Jun 23, 2026 City Council

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ALL RIGHT. TIME IS NOW 6:00. WE CAN CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE BEDFORD CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER. IT IS TUESDAY,

[CALL TO ORDER/GENERAL COMMENTS]

FIRST THING UP, WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING AN INVOCATION LED TO US BY COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL, FOLLOWED BY A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BEING LED TO US BY COUNCIL MEMBER LEMMAN.

SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND STAND. FOR THE GOOD OF OUR CITY, LET US ALL THINK ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND HOW WE CAN MAKE IT EVEN BETTER.

WE WISH FOR SAFE STREETS, GOOD PARKS, SCHOOLS, LIBRARY AND A STRONG PUBLIC SAFETY.

MAY WE HAVE THE COURAGE TO MAKE THE INVESTMENTS NECESSARY FOR OUR SHARED FUTURE.

RECOGNIZING THAT IT IS A REINVESTMENT IN ITS FOUNDATION, WE ASK THAT WE BE GUIDED BY THE LONG TERM HEALTH OF OUR CITY, AND WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE WILL TO BUILD IT.

THINKING OF EVERYONE IN THE SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY.

LET'S GO FORWARD. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME IN SAYING THE PLEDGE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

AND NOW THE TEXAS PLEDGE. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBERS SABOL. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER LEMMAN. ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

AND NOBODY SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SO THEN WE CAN GO AHEAD AND MOVE RIGHT INTO COUNCIL RECOGNITION.

[COUNCIL RECOGNITION]

I SAW YOU FIRST COME IN. SO YOU'RE UP FIRST. [LAUGHTER].

IT'S NOT HERE YET THAT'S ALL RIGHT, I UNDERSTAND, I UNDERSTAND. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO IN ORDER THEN. WELCOME TO THE DAIS POLICE CHIEF, BOBBY LAPENNA.

ALL RIGHT [LAUGHTER]. MAYOR, COUNCIL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT. WE'RE HERE TO HONOR IGNACIO DIAZ DE LEON ON HIS FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE BEDFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT.

HE BEGAN HIS CAREER FIVE YEARS AGO. HE'S QUICKLY BECOME ONE OF OUR VERY SKILLED EMPLOYEES, AND ONE OF THE BEST ATTITUDES I THINK I EVER SEE AROUND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

HE'S A FTO. HE'S A MEMBER OF OUR HONOR GUARD.

HE HOLDS HIS INTERMEDIATE PEACE OFFICER LICENSE, AND HE'S ONE OF OUR BILINGUAL OFFICERS SPEAKING SPANISH.

IN 2022, HE RECEIVED A LIFE SAVING AWARD 2022.

HE ALSO RECEIVED MULTIPLE CERTIFICATES, CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION AND COMMENDATION.

IN 2025, HE RECEIVED MULTIPLE CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION.

OFFICER DE LEON IS LIKE I SAID, HE'S ONE OF THE BEST ATTITUDES WALKING AROUND THE DEPARTMENT.

HE'S SOMEONE THAT YOU WANT TO TAKE THE JOY AND BOTTLE IT UP AND TAKE IT WITH YOU FOR THE DAY, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO KEEP YOU IN A GOOD MOOD, NO MATTER REALLY WHO YOU DEAL WITH. HE'LL PUT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE AND HE'S, HE'S WELCOMING TO BE AROUND. I WILL SAY, VERY PROUD OF HIM.

IN MAY OF 2026, HE COMPLETED HIS MASTER'S IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FROM TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY.

JUST SHOWING HIS DRIVE AND EAGERNESS TO EXCEL IN HIS CAREER IN PUBLIC SAFETY AND WITH THE CITY.

THAT'S A PROGRAM THAT, THAT TESTED HIM QUITE A BIT AND HIS RESOLVE AND WORK THROUGH IT.

LIKE I SAID, I MAY NOT HAVE DONE IT WITH AS BIG OF A SMILE ON MY FACE AS HE DID ON HIS.

SO IT'S VERY PROUD TO SEE OUR OFFICERS THAT ARE EXCELLING AND DOING BETTER THINGS FOR THEMSELVES AND MOVING THEIR CAREER FORWARD ON.

CAREER FORWARD, ON THEIR OWN. SO I APPRECIATE OFFICER DIAZ DE LEON AND I APPRECIATE HIS FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE BEDFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT.

[APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU SO MUCH ALL RIGHT. SECOND UP FOR RECOGNITION, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME TO THE DAIS LIBRARY DIRECTOR MARIA REDBURN.

I HAVE TO PUT MY READERS ON. [LAUGHTER]. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE DAPHNE VELASQUEZ FOR HER OUTSTANDING SERVICE AS A YOUTH SERVICES LIBRARIAN AT THE BEDFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY. ALTHOUGH DAPHNE WAS HIRED DIRECTLY OUT OF LIBRARY SCHOOL, SHE BROUGHT VALUABLE EXPERIENCE FROM HER TIME AT THE WACO PUBLIC LIBRARY, WORKING IN BRANCHES. SINCE JOINING OUR TEAM, SHE'S EXCELLED IN EVERY ASPECT OF HER ROLE AND HAS MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WE SERVE. DAPHNE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SELECTING PICTURE BOOKS, EARLY READERS, SPANISH BOOKS,

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SHE IS A WIDE READER. SHE READS ALL AGES OF BOOKS.

AND SO WHEN YOU ASK HER WHAT WAS A GOOD BOOK FOR FOR MY CHILD, OR IF YOU'RE AN ADULT, YOU KNOW, WHAT KIND OF BOOK WOULD I ENJOY? SHE HAS THE ANSWERS BECAUSE SHE READS SO MUCH.

SHE PUTS A LOT OF THOUGHT AND CARE AND ATTENTION TO EVERY TITLE SHE SELECTS.

HER DEDICATION EXTENDS FAR BEYOND THE COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT.

SHE'S BEEN MY PARTNER IN CRIME FOR MARIACHIS AND MARGARITAS.

WHEN THERE WERE ONLY TWO STAFF MEMBERS WHO WERE FULL TIME WILLING TO WORK ON A FRIDAY NIGHT, DAPHNE WAS WITH ME ALL THREE YEARS. DAPHNE KEEPS NOTEBOOKS FILLED WITH IDEAS FOR HER PROGRAMS AND CAREFULLY CONSIDERS THEMES AND TITLES LONG BEFORE THE EVENT TAKES PLACE.

WHETHER SHE IS TINTING, FROSTING, AND BAKING DOZENS OF CUPCAKES FOR STORYTIME OR LEARNING THE NAMES OF ALL THE BABIES WHO ATTEND HER BABY GARDEN PROGRAMS, WHICH NOW THEY'RE IN KINDERGARTEN AND THEY STILL REMEMBER MS. DAPHNE. SHE HELPS THE PARENTS, YOU KNOW, MOVE ON TO THE TODDLER TIME.

YOU KNOW, THE MOMS AREN'T READY. AND SHE'S LIKE, NO, YOUR BABY'S READY.

YOU KNOW, THEY'LL GET SO MUCH MORE OUT OF IT.

BUT SHE'S SHE IS A TRUE MOTHER HEN TO THE BABIES AND TO THE MOMS. SHE GOES OUT OF HER WAY TO MAKE EVERY CHILD FEEL SPECIAL AND WELCOME BY REMEMBERING THEIR NAMES.

SHE'S BEEN AN ENTHUSIASTIC CHEERLEADER FOR HB READS.

EACH YEAR, SHE SETS THE NUMBER OF MINUTES FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO READ AND CAN BE SEEN ACTIVELY ENCOURAGING CHILDREN AND PARENTS TO READ AND LOG THEIR MINUTES.

LAST YEAR WE HAD A GOAL OF 4,000,000 MINUTES AND OUR COMMUNITY READ 4.7 MILLION MINUTES.

SO THIS YEAR, SHE SAID, WE'RE SETTING THE GOAL AT 5 MILLION.

I KNOW THEY CAN DO IT. AND SARAH AND I ARE LIKE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST DO 4.5.

AND SHE'S LIKE, NO, WE'RE DOING 5 MILLION. AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT WE WILL HIT 5 MILLION.

ANOTHER THING THAT SHE DOES IS SHE WORKS MENTORING OUR NEW YOUTH LIBRARIAN, KITTY.

SHE CAME ON BOARD WITH US THIS YEAR. SHE'D BEEN A SCHOOL LIBRARIAN, AND SHE'S REALLY TAKEN HER ROLE OF BEING A MENTOR AND HELPING HER FIGURE OUT THIS PUBLIC LIBRARY SETTING BECAUSE IT'S DIFFERENT THAN SCHOOL LIBRARIES. AND KITTY IS FLOURISHING WITH THAT FRIENDSHIP AND MENTORSHIP.

DAPHNE'S PASSION, CREATIVITY, AND DEDICATION HAVE ENRICHED OUR LIBRARY AND OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR ALL SHE DOES AND ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE HER FOR HER FIVE YEARS OF CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

DAPHNE LIVES WITH HER HUSBAND JOSE, AND HER CAT GIGI.

[LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE]. GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU.

LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOOD THEY HAD A RECENT APARTMENT FIRE, SO IT KIND OF DELAYED THINGS A LITTLE BIT.

SO WE'RE ALL BACK AND READY TO ROLL. ALL RIGHT.

SO THE WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE CAPTAIN JERRY WATSON FOR 30 YEARS, DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BEDFORD COMMUNITY.

CAPTAIN WATSON BEGAN HIS CAREER JUNE 27TH, 1996.

DURING HIS TIME WITH THE DEPARTMENT, HE HAS CONSISTENTLY REFLECTED PROFESSIONALISM, DEDICATION AND POSITIVE SPIRIT THAT MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON THOSE AROUND HIM.

SINCE JOINING BEDFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT, CAPTAIN WATSON HAS BEEN KNOWN AS ONE OF THE MOST POSITIVE AND APPRECIATIVE GUYS THAT WE HAVE THAT WE HAVE.

HE'S. HE SEES THE GOOD IN EVERYTHING, AND I LOVE THAT BECAUSE HE'S ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THAT AND EVERYBODY RESPONDS TO IT.

SO. THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, CAPTAIN WILSON ALSO DEMONSTRATED HIS STRONG COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICE EXCELLENCE.

HIS CERTIFICATIONS INCLUDE FIRE OFFICER TWO, DRIVER OPERATOR, INSTRUCTOR TWO, MASTER FIREFIGHTER, INCIDENT SAFETY OFFICER, AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENT COMMANDER.

SO HE'S DONE QUITE A BIT FOR US. THE BEDFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTENDS ITS SINCERE GRATITUDE TO CAPTAIN JERRY WATSON FOR HIS 30 YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE, STEADY LEADERSHIP AND POSITIVE INFLUENCE. HIS COMMITMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNITY IS DEEPLY APPRECIATED AND WORTHY OF RECOGNITION.

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OKAY, OKAY. ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP ON OUR COUNCIL RECOGNITION, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF JULY 2026 AS NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME TO THE PODIUM RECREATION MANAGER, HUNTER HARDEMAN. ALL RIGHT, HUNTER, I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THIS AND THEN. YEAH. GO KICK IT OFF TO YOU.

SO AS. WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS. AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION PROMOTES HEALTH AND WELLNESS, IMPROVING THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR PARKS AND WHEREAS, PARKS AND RECREATION PROMOTES TIME SPENT IN NATURE, WHICH POSITIVELY IMPACTS MENTAL HEALTH BY INCREASING COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE AND WELL-BEING AND ALLEVIATING ILLNESSES SUCH AS DEPRESSION, ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS, AND ALZHEIMER'S.

WHEREAS, PARKS AND RECREATION ENCOURAGES PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES BY PROVIDING SPACE FOR POPULAR SPORTS TRAILS, SWIMMING POOLS, AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE ACTIVE LIFESTYLES.

AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION INCREASES THE COMMUNITY'S ECONOMIC PROSPERITY THROUGH INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES, EXPANSION OF THE LOCAL TAX BASE, INCREASED TOURISM AND ATTRACTION AND RETENTION OF BUSINESSES AND CRIME REDUCTION.

AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION IS FUNDAMENTAL TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION IS ESSENTIAL TO THE ADAPTABLE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MAKES COMMUNITIES RESILIENT IN THE FACE OF NATURAL DISASTERS AND CLIMATE CHANGE. AND WHEREAS, PARKS AND NATURAL. NATURAL RECREATION AREAS ENSURE THE ECOLOGICAL BEAUTY OF THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE A PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO CONNECT WITH NATURE AND RECREATE THE OUTDOORS. AND WHEREAS, THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS DESIGNATED JULY AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH.

AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF BEDFORD RECOGNIZES THE BENEFITS DERIVED FROM PARKS AND RECREATION RESOURCES.

NOW THEREFORE, LET IT BE KNOWN THAT I, DAN COGAN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD AND CITY COUNCIL, CALL UPON ALL CITIZENS AND CIVIC EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS TO OBSERVE THE MONTH OF JULY 2026 AS NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

EXCELLENT YOU KNOW, AS ALWAYS, WE LOVE SUMMER PARKS AND RECREATION THRIVES IN THE SUMMER.

PEOPLE ARE OUT AND ABOUT. PEOPLE ARE ENJOYING NATURE.

EVEN IN THE HEAT. SO WE'VE ALREADY HAD A FEW EVENTS OCCUR THIS SUMMER.

WE HAD OUR ICE CREAM SOCIALS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF JUNE.

WE HAD A DRIVE IN MOVIE. WE DID OUR JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION.

WE'VE HAD CONCERTS IN THE PARK IN MAY, AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO CONTINUE THE FUN IN JULY.

YOU CAN SEE UP THERE, WE'VE GOT A CALENDAR OF SOME EXTRA ITEMS THAT WE'LL BE HAVING.

THE BIGGEST ONE AND THE BIGGEST ADDITION IS OUR FOURTH FEST THIS YEAR.

IT IS 250TH YEAR OF OUR GREAT COUNTRY. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE CELEBRATING IT BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER.

WE HAVE A BIGGER STAGE. GOT A BIGGER BAND. WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A MORNING EVENT AT CENTRAL PARK THAT'S GOING TO BE FREE, MORE LIKE A FAMILY PICNIC TYPE EVENT. SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT DAY AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LOTS OF FUN.

SO THANK YOU. THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO SAY BEFORE I LEAVE IS NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT ALL THE DEPARTMENTS.

SO OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT, THEY HELP SET UP EVERYTHING.

THEY HELP TAKE CARE OF THE PARKS AND HELP US GET GOING.

FIRE, POLICE, COMMUNICATIONS. EVERYBODY WORKS TOGETHER TO MAKE PARKS AND RECREATION WORK FOR THE CITIZENS.

SO WE'RE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF EVERYBODY AND COUNCIL SUPPORT.

OF COURSE. AND I JUST WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT. YOU KNOW, KUDOS TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM OUT THERE.

AND I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THIS PREVIOUSLY, BUT EVERYBODY I TALKED TO, THEY JUST SAID, MAN, BEDFORD IS JUST KILLING IT RIGHT NOW WITH THE EVENTS. YOU GOT SO MUCH GOING ON.

I MEAN, IT'S JUST IT'S JUST AMAZING. AND SO JUST, JUST KUDOS TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DO.

I'D SAY LET'S GIVE YOUR TEAM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

[APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR COGAN. I'M SORRY TO MAKE IT AWKWARD, BUT I WANTED TO ALSO SEND A VERY, VERY SPECIAL AND BIG THANK YOU.

AND TO THE COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD AND DIRECTOR FOX FOR THE REALLY, REALLY AWESOME 250TH ANNIVERSARY 4TH OF JULY SHIRTS THAT THEY HAVE DESIGNED AND ARE FOR SALE.

YEAH, I'LL BE ROCKING THEM, EVERYBODY AND COUNCIL BE ROCKING THEM AND THEY ARE FANTASTIC.

AND THE 4TH THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE BIG. IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME.

PRETTY GOOD. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. OKAY. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

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[PRESENTATION]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I WILL RUN THROUGH A BRIEF PRESENTATION PROVIDING AN UPDATE ON OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.

IF YOU ALL RECALL, IT WAS OCTOBER OF 2025 WHEN WE DID A FULL REVAMP OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND WENT THROUGH THE EXERCISE OF LOOKING AT OUR FOCUS AREAS, OUR MISSION, OUR VALUES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND CAME UP WITH AN ENTIRE NEW SET OF GOALS THAT WE WERE GOING TO MOVE TOWARD.

AND SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND JUMP INTO THAT JUST AS A REFRESHER.

OUR VISION STATEMENT, OUR MISSION STATEMENT VIRTUALLY, YOU KNOW, DID REMAIN THE SAME.

OUR GOALS ARE STILL HEADING THAT DIRECTION. IT'S JUST THE PIECES THAT MAKE THAT UP AND POINT US IN THAT DIRECTION HAVE HAVE BEEN MODIFIED SLIGHTLY.

SO WE DID REPLACE OUR FOCUS AREAS INTO FOUR SIMPLE, VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD FOCUS AREAS, WHICH MAKES IT EASIER FOR STAFF.

I THINK IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET AT.

AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK FOCUS AREA NUMBER 4 WAS ONE OF MY I WAS HAPPY TO SEE WE LANDED ON IT IS WHAT IT IS.

QUALITY OF LIFE IS SOMETHING THAT WE JUST HAVE TO MEASURE.

AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR. AND SO MOST COMMUNITIES STRUGGLE WITH THAT AND OVERANALYZE AND COME UP WITH LOTS OF FLOWERY WORDS.

AND IT IS IT'S A SIMPLE THING. IT'S A QUALITY OF LIFE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO WORK TOWARD HERE.

SO ESSENTIALLY, I'LL GIVE YOU SOME UPDATES ON THE PROJECTS THAT THEN ESSENTIALLY ROLL UP UNDER THOSE FOCUS AREAS THAT YOU ALL IDENTIFIED.

FOCUS AREA NUMBER 1 IS ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE.

OBVIOUSLY, WE CAN'T HAVE A GREAT COMMUNITY IF WE DON'T HAVE GREAT STAFF DOING WONDERFUL THINGS, AS EVIDENCED BY WHAT WHAT YOU'VE SEEN HERE TONIGHT ALREADY.

SO TO KIND OF JUMP IN UNDER ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE, WE HAD A COUPLE INITIATIVES.

PERFORM AN ASSET AUDIT AND CREATE A CAPITAL ASSET STRATEGIC PLAN.

AND SO I'M NOT GOING TO READ EVERY ONE OF THESE OR WE'LL BE HERE ALL NIGHT.

AND I DON'T THINK WE WANT TO, WE WANT TO DO THAT, BUT I WILL TOUCH ON THESE AND JUST LET YOU KNOW SOME OF THE BIGGER ITEMS THAT WE'RE, WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS ON. AND AGAIN, THERE IS AN ATTACHMENT WITHIN THE PACKET THAT HAS ABSOLUTELY EVERY PROJECT THAT STAFF HAS IDENTIFIED THAT FALLS UNDER THESE THINGS.

ULTIMATELY, IF WE ARE WORKING ON SOMETHING AND IT DOESN'T FALL INTO THESE STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS, WE SHOULD BE QUESTIONING, WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? BECAUSE ULTIMATELY EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING SHOULD ROLL UP UNDER THESE. AND THIS IS WHY WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE WORKING AND WHAT OUR PROJECTS THAT WE SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON. SO AGAIN, IT GIVES YOU AN IDEA HERE ON SOME OF THESE THINGS.

WE'VE OBVIOUSLY MADE SOME HEADWAY ON A LOT OF OUR PLANS THERE AS FAR AS OUR STRATEGIC ASSET PLAN IS ACTUALLY COMPLETE.

IT IS. IT'S REALLY NOTHING TO SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC.

IT IS A ASSET AUDIT THAT'S BEEN COMPLETED. WE HAVE A LIST NOW OF OUR AUDIT, YOU KNOW, OF OUR OF, OF OUR ASSETS. AND IT IS AVAILABLE FOR US TO BUILD FROM AND GROW ON AND MAINTAIN AND MAKE SURE WE'RE TRACKING AND WE'LL UTILIZE THAT IN MANY AREAS, BUT THAT IS ACTUALLY COMPLETED. AND THEN AGAIN, AS FAR AS STRATEGIC PLAN AND OUR CAPITAL ASSETS, THOSE ARE MANY, MANY THINGS THAT ARE IN THE WORKS.

ONE OF THOSE ITEMS UNDER THAT AS WELL WAS OUR FLEET.

I THINK THAT'S BEEN A BIG AREA THAT WE HAVE REALLY, REALLY MADE A LOT OF HEADWAY ON.

AND OUR FABULOUS STAFF OVER IN FLEET HAS REALLY LOOKED AT OUR FLEET IN A DIFFERENT WAY, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE GETTING THE BIGGEST BANG FOR OUR BUCK OUT OF ALL OF OUR VEHICLES. SO THEY'VE MADE A LOT OF HEADWAY ON THAT AND ARE WORKING TOWARD AND REALLY HAVING A FORMALIZED FLEET AND A VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PLAN.

MOVING AHEAD. OBVIOUSLY, ANIMAL SHELTER HAS BEEN SOMETHING, AND I CAN SAY IT'S BEEN COMPLETE BECAUSE WE HAVE EVALUATED THE SHELTER AND DETERMINED OUR GO FORWARD EFFORTS. AND SO THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AS FAR AS THAT GOES.

NOW THE PROJECT CAN ACTUALLY BEGIN. AND SO YOU CAN SEE THERE THERE'S THE ORIGINAL FLOOR PLAN WITH THE ADDITION AREA, A RENDERING OF WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE. AND THOSE ARE PICTURES AS OF LAST WEEK OF THE INTERIOR OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER AS IT'S BEING DEMOLISHED.

SO YOU CAN SEE IT'S A MASSIVE RENOVATION. MOST OF THE INTERIOR WALLS ARE BEING REMOVED.

MOVING FORWARD AGAIN, ANOTHER EFFORT UNDER THAT IS EVALUATE OUR IMAGE.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE CONSTANTLY DOING AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE PROJECTING THE IMAGE OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT PEOPLE WANT TO WORK FOR.

AND THEN THAT ALSO BLEEDS INTO THE COMMUNITY. SO MAKING SURE WE'RE EVALUATING THAT AS A CLIP FROM THE LIBRARY SURVEY.

AND THEN ALSO MAKING SURE WE'RE UNDERSTANDING WHERE OUR STAFF IS AND THEIR NEEDS, AND WE'RE ADDRESSING THOSE AS WELL.

SO WE WERE VERY HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE DID RECEIVE A COUPLE TOP PLACE WORK AWARDS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND WORK LIFE FLEXIBILITY, WHICH IS A HUGE THING THAT I THINK GOES A LONG WAY WITH YOUR EMPLOYEES.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT THE SALARY, IT'S ABOUT THE WORK LIFE BALANCE.

MOVING AHEAD, OBVIOUSLY PRIORITIZE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS.

PUBLIC SAFETY HAS BEEN A BIG ISSUE AND WE OBVIOUSLY ARE IN A WONDERFUL PLACE WITH THAT RIGHT NOW.

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AND OBVIOUSLY, A LOT OF THAT COMES DOWN TO THE CAPITAL ASSETS THAT THEY LIVE AND WORK IN EVERY DAY.

AND SO YOU'LL SEE FIRE STATION NUMBER 2 WAS LISTED THERE AS A PRIORITY.

THAT RENOVATION IS ACTUALLY COMPLETE, AND WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE A REDEDICATION CEREMONY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.

SO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THAT. AND WE'LL GET TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT NEW, REALLY 100% FULLY RENOVATED FIRE STATION.

AND THEN MOVING ON THE NEW CENTRAL FIRE STATION, OBVIOUSLY ANOTHER BIG PROJECT THAT WE ARE UNDERGOING AND THAT IS OBVIOUSLY IN THE WORKS AND IS IN REDESIGNED RIGHT NOW. THEY'RE MAKING SOME MODIFICATIONS TO THAT DESIGN AND MOVING TOWARD A FINAL DESIGN ON THAT PROJECT.

MOVING INTO STRATEGIC AREA NUMBER 2, ALWAYS A FAVORITE OF MINE AND CLOSE TO CLOSE TO MY HEART ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS.

AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON IN THERE.

AND AGAIN, I THINK COUNCIL REALLY NARROWED IN ON THAT AND HIT THE AREAS THAT WE REALLY HAVE TO FOCUS ON STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ZONES.

THOSE HAVE REALLY BEEN IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

AND SO ESSENTIALLY IT IS STILL IN PROGRESS, BUT IT IS A MATTER OF REALLY FINE TUNING THAT AND GETTING SOME POLICY BEHIND THAT.

SO THOSE AREAS HAVE REALLY BEEN IDENTIFIED. AND THEN ALSO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND INCENTIVES.

CHRISTIAN HAS DEVELOPED A NEW POLICY FOR US. SO THAT IS IN PLACE.

IT IS AN INTERNAL POLICY. SO IT DID RECENTLY JUST GET FINISHED.

I WILL SHARE THAT WITH COUNCIL AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

BUT THAT IS ALSO FINISHED. GATEWAY VILLAGE WHICH IS OUR OLD CAMPUS WEST SITE AND BEDFORD COMMONS.

THOSE TWO PROJECTS ARE MOVING ALONG. OBVIOUSLY THE CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY ON SPROUTS AND THEN THE ANNOUNCEMENTS OF NOTHING BUNDT CAKES AND CHIPOTLE.

AND WE HOPE THAT THERE'S MORE COMING. MAKING GREAT PROGRESS ON THAT.

SPROUTS SHOULD OPEN IN THE FALL. AND THEN BEDFORD COMMONS IS ACTUALLY STILL MOVING ALONG WITH THE DEVELOPER THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO.

AND I HOPE TO HAVE SOMETHING TO YOU ALL VERY SOON ON THAT.

SO THIS WAS THE OLD CONCEPT. IT WILL LOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THAT, BUT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE WITH THE GROUP.

AND I THINK I THINK EVERYONE'S GOING TO BE REALLY PLEASED WITH WHERE WE LAND ON THAT.

FURTHERING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. OBVIOUSLY, A BIG ISSUE IS OUR COMMERCIAL VACANCIES.

CHRISTIAN IS FOCUSING ON INTERACTIONS WITH ALL OF OUR MAJOR RETAIL OWNERS AND MAKING SURE WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR ISSUES ARE.

AND THEN OBVIOUSLY WE NEED TO BRING FOLKS IN AND WE ARE WE'RE NOT HAVING TO TROUBLE.

ANY TROUBLE WITH THOSE EFFORTS. AND OBVIOUSLY, OUR EVENTS THIS YEAR WITH BEATS AND EATS, AND OBVIOUSLY OUR 250TH FOR FOURTH FEST ARE BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER. SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THOSE AND KEEP THAT GOING.

MOVING AHEAD. OBVIOUSLY, GROW SALES TAX OCCUPANCY TAX H-E-B WAS A HUGE WIN.

ATP PICKLEBALL, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE RENOVATION OF OUR TWO OLDER SHOPPING CENTERS.

WE HOPE THAT THOSE ARE MODELS THAT WE CONTINUE.

MOVING INTO TRANSFORMATION AND REDEVELOPMENT.

I KNOW WE SAY IT A LOT, BUT WE ARE 98% BUILT OUT.

SO OUR PRIMARY GROWTH IS GOING TO BE IN THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA AND NOT NEW GROWTH.

SO AS WE DO THAT, THERE IS A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON.

THIS IS PROBABLY OUR BIGGEST CATEGORY IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN EFFORTS.

CODE ENFORCEMENT IS A HUGE EFFORT THAT IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE ONGOING.

THAT WILL NEVER GO AWAY. THAT WILL ALWAYS BE ON OUR LIST.

WE ARE FULLY STAFFED RIGHT NOW. COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THE ADDITION OF A NEW CODE OFFICER PREVIOUSLY.

THAT GENTLEMAN IS NOW ON BOARD WITH US. WE ARE ABLE TO HONE IN ON OUR MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS A LITTLE BIT BETTER AND STAYING ON TOP OF THOSE.

AND OUR GROUP HAS REALLY BEEN WONDERFUL IN TRAINING THOSE PROPERTY MANAGERS AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR AND HOW THOSE THOSE PROPERTIES NEED TO BE AND THE QUALITY THEY NEED TO BE AT SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. THAT IS REALLY ALSO IN PROGRESS, BUT IT IS KIND OF AN ONGOING ISSUE.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T NEED, WHAT YOU NEED TO UPDATE UNTIL YOU KIND OF RUN INTO CERTAIN SCENARIOS.

SO I KNOW THAT MARA HAS A WHITEBOARD IN HER OFFICE THAT HAS A LIST OF THOSE THINGS ON THERE, AND AS SOON AS SHE CAN TAKE A BREAK FROM THE 80 OTHER PROJECTS SHE'S WORKING ON, WE CAN, WE'LL GET THAT ON YOUR AGENDA AND AT LEAST TAKE A PASS AT A FIRST PHASE ON THOSE. IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE. OBVIOUSLY, A HUGE FOCUS AND A LOT OF EFFORTS BEING MADE ON THAT.

THAT IS PARKWOOD, TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. AND THE IMAGE ON THE RIGHT THERE IS THE NEW SOLAR LIGHTING THAT IS INSTALLED ON PARKWOOD, AND THOSE ARE COMPLETELY OFF THE ELECTRIC GRID.

AND THEY HAVE BEEN GREAT. THEY ARE VERY EASY TO USE PROGRAM, AND WE WILL LIKELY BE CONTINUING THEIR USE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

AND THE OTHER ONE THERE IS THE H-E-B MEDIAN AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL THAT WE INSTALLED THERE.

CONTINUING TRANSFORMATION. YOU CAN SEE THE TWO IMAGES ON THE LEFT.

THOSE ARE HARWOOD AND MARTIN AND HARWOOD AND CENTRAL.

WE JUST RECEIVED A GRANT FOR A LITTLE UNDER $2 MILLION TO INCREASE THE SAFETY OF THOSE TWO INTERSECTIONS.

I KNOW THERE IS LITERALLY A FACEBOOK GROUP THAT IS CALLED, I DON'T KNOW THE BAD DRIVERS OF BEDFORD,

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SO WE WON'T NEED THAT ANY LONGER AND GET THAT AREA A LITTLE BIT SAFER.

SO AGAIN, THE SEWER LINE IMPROVEMENTS THAT'S IN THE WORKS.

OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN SEE MAJOR. THE MAP ON THE BOTTOM THERE IS MAJOR ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS DOWN IN SOUTH BEDFORD THERE, AND THEN ALSO AN ADA TRANSITION PLAN, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN LACKING FOR SOME TIME.

AND WE JUST APPLIED FOR A GRANT THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO HAVE A VERY COMPREHENSIVE ADA TRANSITION PLAN.

SO WE'RE MOVING IN 80 DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS ON THAT, BUT ALL THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE AGAIN, FURTHERING TRANSFORMATION, REDEVELOPMENT, IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE STILL, THE LEFT TWO IMAGES ARE SIDEWALK CONNECTIONS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ADD DOWN ON PIPELINE AT THE CARDINAL PIPELINE INTERSECTION THERE, SO THAT THOSE RESIDENTS ARE NO LONGER REALLY STUCK ON AN ISLAND.

THEY CAN ACTUALLY GET TO BROOK HOLLOW PARK WITHOUT HAVING TO TAKE THEIR LIVES INTO THEIR HANDS AND TRYING TO GET ON PIPELINE.

AND SO YOU CAN SEE THE IMAGE ON THE RIGHT. THERE IS A TURNOUT THAT WILL CONNECT INTO BROOK HOLLOW.

AND THEN MARK HAD BROUGHT THE TRAIL IN BROOK HOLLOW TO YOU ALL RECENTLY WITH HIS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND PARKS.

AND THAT WILL BE CONTINUED INTO BROOK HOLLOW.

SO YOU'VE GOT FOLKS THAT WILL BE ABLE TO GO STRAIGHT INTO THE PARK NOW GOING FORWARD. ZONING ORDINANCE.

SO YOU CAN SEE WE'VE BEEN BUSY ON THAT. I HAD A LITTLE I DIDN'T GET THAT IN THERE.

WES HAS PROVIDED A BASICALLY A PRIORITY LIST, AND WE ARE GOING TO BE BRINGING THAT TO YOU ALL IN PHASES.

AND THURSDAY NIGHT, ANOTHER PHASE IS GOING TO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WHERE THEY'LL BE TACKLING, TACKLING SOME OF THE LANDSCAPING AND TREE PRESERVATION MATTERS.

AND YOU WILL SEE THAT. SO GOING FORWARD, WE WERE GOING TO BE BRINGING THAT TO YOU IN LITTLE BITES BECAUSE IT IS QUITE AN UNDERTAKING.

SO THAT'LL HAPPEN OVER THE NEXT 3 OR 4 MONTHS AS FAR AS MOVING THAT FORWARD.

MOVING INTO AGAIN, STRATEGIC REDEVELOPMENT. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT, THERE ARE AREAS THAT, YOU KNOW, DENOTED THERE IN SOUTH BEDFORD THAT WILL REQUIRE OUR, OUR INVESTMENT, OUR ATTENTION, AND AGAIN, SPECIFIC POLICIES TO ADDRESS ENHANCEMENTS AND REDEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA.

AND THEN AGAIN, THE MASTER PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED, I THINK IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS AGO NOW.

WE DO HAVE AN IMPLEMENTATION DOCUMENT THAT WE ARE WORKING THROUGH, AND THAT GROUP DID A GREAT JOB OF REALLY OUTLINING THE STEPS TO MOVE FORWARD THAT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT.

AT SOME POINT, WE'LL SHARE AN UPDATE ON THAT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS WE MOVE THROUGH SOME OF THOSE THINGS.

THERE IS A LOT, AND YOU'LL SEE IT. THERE'S A LOT OF OVERLAP ON MANY OF THESE THINGS.

WHEN YOU SAY, YOU KNOW, INFRASTRUCTURE, IT CARRIES AND COVERS MANY, MANY AVENUES.

SO WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO BE CAUTIOUS NOT TO SAY THE SAME THING TOO MANY TIMES.

ANOTHER THING THAT I'M VERY PROUD OF WAS THE SIGNAGE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO HERE IN CITY HALL, THE ADDITION OF OUR FRONT RECEPTION AREA. YOU ARE NO LONGER, YOU KNOW, WALKING INTO CITY HALL AND WONDERING WHERE TO GO FOR THINGS.

YOU ARE GREETED BY TWO, ONE OF THE TWO WONDERFUL LADIES WE HAVE AT THE FRONT.

AND WE ALSO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE SECURITY FOR STAFF AS WELL.

SO THAT ALONG WITH THE SIGNAGE, WE HOPE FOLKS CAN FEEL WELCOME AND FIND THEIR WAY AROUND HERE A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN THEY WERE PREVIOUSLY.

ANOTHER CITY HALL IMPROVEMENTS WERE ADA PARKING ACROSS THE STREET.

AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THERE THE LIBRARY CHILDREN'S AREA.

AND THEN REALLY THERE WERE A MYRIAD OF LIBRARY IMPROVEMENTS FROM THE ADDITION OF ADDITIONAL SEATING, HVAC UNITS, THE COVERED WALKWAY AND INTERACTIVE PLAY ITEMS WITHIN THE CHILDREN'S AREA.

SO A LOT OF DEDICATION TO OUR CITY FACILITIES THAT BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS.

AND AGAIN, THAT WILL ALWAYS BE THERE. THAT'S NEVER GOING TO COME OFF OUR, OUR PLAN.

CONTINUED CREATE A PLAN FOR OLD BEDFORD SCHOOL.

WE ARE LITERALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT RIGHT NOW.

BIDS ARE DUE ON JULY THE 8TH. THANK YOU. AND SO WE DID EXTEND THAT A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE WE HAD A LOT OF INTEREST, WHICH IS WONDERFUL, BUT WE ALSO HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT WE HAD TO ANSWER.

SO WE DID ISSUE AN ADDENDUM TO THAT BID DOCUMENT.

AND WE ARE HOPING TO BRING SOMETHING FORWARD TO Y'ALL SOON.

AS FAR AS RENOVATING OLD BEDFORD SCHOOL AND GETTING OUR YOU KNOW, GETTING OUR COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER ACTIVE AND, AND STAFFED WITH OUR FOLKS OUT THERE AGAIN. CONTINUING ON THAT, ELEVATE THE IMAGE OF THE CITY.

AGAIN, AS FAR AS TRANSFORMATION REDEVELOPMENT GOES.

SO A LITTLE BIT FOCUS ON THAT. AND YOU CAN SEE AGAIN, IT IS MAKING PEOPLE AWARE THAT WE ARE DOING THE RIGHT THINGS HERE.

WE ARE REINVESTING IN THE COMMUNITY IMAGE OF OUR LIBRARY STAFF AS THEY WON THEIR EXCELLENCE AWARDS.

YOU CAN SEE THE BEAUTIFICATION HAPPENING IN THE MIDDLE THERE WITH THE HARWOOD 121 MEDIAN IMPROVEMENTS.

AND SO WE'RE ESSENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, CONSTANTLY TRYING TO REDEVELOP AND RE REINVENT AND REINVEST IN THE COMMUNITY.

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AND SO BOTH OUR FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE REACHING FOR THEIR DESIGNATED AWARDS WITHIN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND THEN ALSO WE'RE GOING FOR TRANSPARENCY STARS WITHIN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

THAT'S SOMETHING THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE DEVELOPED.

IT'S BEEN QUITE A WHILE NOW AGO, BUT ESSENTIALLY WHAT IT DOES IS WHEN YOU CAN PUT THAT LOGO ON YOUR WEBSITE, IT MEANS THAT YOU'VE PASSED A VERY RIGOROUS TEST FOR YOUR TRANSPARENCY.

AND SO BASICALLY, OUR BOOKS WILL BE COMPLETELY THEY REALLY ALREADY ARE.

IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT EASIER FORMAT THAT THE COMPTROLLER FEELS IS JUST MORE TRANSPARENT TO THE PUBLIC.

SO WE ARE WORKING TOWARD THAT TRANSPARENCY STAR.

SO WHEN YOU SEE THAT, YOU WILL KNOW THAT WE ARE COMPTROLLER CERTIFIED AND BLESSED, AND EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND EVERYTHING PRETTY EASILY AT THAT POINT.

I SKIPPED THE APARTMENTS. AGAIN THAT'S SOMETHING TIED WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON AS WELL.

AND I THINK WE'VE ALL KNOWN THAT IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REDEVELOP ONE OF OUR EXISTING 34 APARTMENT COMPLEXES, I WILL BE COMING TO YOU ALL FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY.

AND WE WILL CERTAINLY EMBRACE THAT. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, QUALITY OF LIFE, AS I'VE MENTIONED.

MOVING THROUGH. IMPLEMENT OUR MASTER PARKS, TRAILS AND BIKES PLAN THAT IS OBVIOUSLY IN PROGRESS, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT BY THE ITEMS COMING FORWARD THROUGH THE PARK CIP AND THEN AGAIN DETERMINE A FEASIBILITY OF AN EVENT VENUE.

THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL DID WANT TO LEAVE ON.

THAT WAS A REMNANT OF WHEN WE HAD PURSUED A PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.

AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, INITIALLY I WASN'T WE WERE WE WERE WONDERING.

BUT AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THINGS AND THE COMMUNITY'S EVOLVING AND WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR PROJECTS, I THINK THAT WE'RE GLAD IT'S THERE. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT AND EXPLORING, AND IT MAY BE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF VENUE MOVING FORWARD, BUT WE'RE DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, CONSIDERING THAT AS WE'RE EVOLVING AND DOING AND DOING THINGS.

YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A SMALL KIND OF PAVILION TYPE AREA OR AN AMPHITHEATER TYPE SITUATION.

SO THAT'S STILL OUT THERE. AND WE'RE DEFINITELY LOOKING AT THAT AS WE MOVE ALONG.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE INVESTMENT IN THE PARKS AS WELL, WITH THE SHADE COVERS, THE BATHROOMS, THE BALLPARKS, TENNIS, PICKLEBALL AND NEW PARK EQUIPMENT.

WE'RE REINVESTING AS MUCH AS WE CAN THERE AND CONTINUING THAT WITH OUR EVENTS.

WE ARE LOOKING AT EACH OF THOSE EVENTS. WHEN WE HAVE THE SUCCESSES, WE MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE IT AND WE'RE GOING FURTHER AND AFTER EVERY EVENT.

YOU KNOW, I THINK I'VE TOLD YOU, MAYOR, THAT WE DEFINITELY DEBRIEF AND LOOK AT WHAT WENT WRONG, WHAT WENT RIGHT. AND, YOU KNOW, TRY TO FINE TUNE EVERY YEAR SO THAT WE CAN AVOID ANY HICCUPS.

BUT THERE ALWAYS WILL BE WHEN YOU HAVE EVENTS OF THOSE SIZES.

SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO EXPLORE OTHER OPTIONS TO GET FOLKS HERE AND INTERESTED IN COMING TO BEDFORD.

AND THEN HONORING OUR HISTORY. I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE EXCITED TO DO.

OLD BEDFORD SCHOOL, I THINK, IS A WONDERFUL ASSET THAT REALLY IS GOING TO HELP TELL US THAT STORY.

AND YOU CAN SEE THOSE ARE JUST SOME OLDER PICTURES OF OBS, JUST AS A REMINDER THAT, YOU KNOW, IT IS. IT IS PART OF OUR HISTORY, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING THERE.

AND THEN ALSO OUR VETERANS MEMORIAL IS IN THE WORKS RIGHT NOW.

SO THAT WILL BE COMING FORWARD SOON. AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE.

IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS. SO WHAT I GET FROM THAT IS THAT YOU HAVEN'T BEEN REAL BUSY.

WE HAVE NOT BEEN BUSY, NO. [LAUGHTER]. YOU NEED MORE TO DO.

[LAUGHTER]. NO, VERY MUCH, VERY GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT UPDATE, THAT UPDATE, THAT COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.

YOU KNOW, WHEN WE DO THE STRATEGIC PLAN YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD THAT WE SIMPLIFIED IT TO, TO THESE, THESE FOUR FOCUS AREAS. I THINK IT'S, WE ALL KNOW THOSE OF US SITTING UP HERE KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO GET DONE WITH THE CITY.

IT'S HARD TO. I REMEMBER DURING THAT, DURING THAT MEETING, IT'S HARD TO VERBALIZE IT. IT'S HARD TO PUT IT IN THESE DISTINCT LITTLE NICELY FITTED CATEGORIES. BUT WE ALL KNOW WHAT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE HERE IN THE CITY.

AND, AND I THINK WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB IN ISOLATING THAT AND PRESENTING THAT IN A NICE PROFESSIONAL WAY.

SO THIS IS AN ONGOING, ONGOING THING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING.

SO I KNOW THAT THE NEXT STEP IS WE'LL HAVE TO MEET AGAIN AND TAKE A LOOK AT THESE INITIATIVES.

AND WE'RE THINKING, WHEN WOULD THAT BE? PROBABLY NEXT YEAR? PROBABLY BY THE END OF THE YEAR WE WOULD PROBABLY NEED TO TAKE ANOTHER ANOTHER LOOK AT IT AND SEE, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THE WORLD IS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING AND WHAT NEEDS TO COME OFF AND WHAT NEEDS TO GO, GO ON AND BE ADDED. OKAY. SO THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF THE NEXT STEPS GOING FORWARD.

OKAY. PERFECT. PERFECT. EXCELLENT. IT GIVES US SOME TIME TO THINK ABOUT WHAT INITIATIVES WE WANT TO DO AND WHERE WE WANT TO GO FROM HERE.

SO THAT'S EXCITING. EXCITING GOING FORWARD. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON. I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY, WHEN I SEE ALL THIS, WHEN YOU PUT IT, LIKE HE SAID, INTO THESE CATEGORIES, I'M AMAZED AT HOW MUCH THE CITY GETS DONE. I'M GRATEFUL TO ALL THE STAFF AND HOW HARD THEY WORK, AND I'M GRATEFUL TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVING THINGS.

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THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE IT. I KNOW OUR STAFF DOES WORK VERY HARD. AND YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU PUT IT INTO ONE DOCUMENT AND YOU REALIZE THAT IT IS FRUSTRATING SOMETIMES BECAUSE THINGS IN OUR WORLD, JUST IN THE GOVERNMENT, NATURE CAN TAKE A LONG TIME.

AND SO EVEN WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ABLE TO, TO MAKE PROGRESS AND MOVE THROUGH.

SO WE'LL, WE'LL KEEP AT IT. I MEAN, I'VE HEARD PEOPLE EVEN SAY, YOU KNOW, EVEN, YOU KNOW, JUST FOR OUR CITY, YOU KNOW, WE, WE'RE A SMALLER CITY, RIGHT? WE'RE 10 SQUARE MILES. WE GOT 50,000 PEOPLE. BUT, YOU KNOW, GENERALLY SPEAKING, FOR A CITY OUR SIZE, WE DO SO MUCH. WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON. AND THAT'S JUST KUDOS TO THE AMAZING STAFF WE HAVE RIGHT NOW THAT IS TAKING CARE OF EVERYTHING AND REALLY HELPING OUT THE RESIDENTS AND SEEING COUNCIL'S VISION THROUGH. SO KUDOS TO EVERYBODY AND THE GREAT JOB YOU'RE DOING.

THANKS. I'LL PASS THAT ALONG. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE STILL UP. [LAUGHTER]. SO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT IS NEXT ON OUR AGENDA.

[CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT]

ITEM NUMBER 1. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING CITY COUNCIL MINUTES FROM JUNE 9TH, 2026 OF OUR REGULAR MEETING.

ITEM NUMBER 2. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO A ONE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH TWO ONE-YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR THE MICROSOFT ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT FROM SHI GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

THROUGH A MASTER COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES, DIR.

FOR AN ANNUAL AMOUNT OF $141,951, TOTALING $425,853 IF ALL EXTENSIONS ARE EXERCISED.

THIS AGREEMENT ESSENTIALLY PROVIDES THE CITY WITH CONTINUED ACCESS TO CRITICAL MICROSOFT SOFTWARE AND SERVICES USED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING OUR EMAIL, CLOUD STORAGE, AND COLLABORATION TOOLS SUCH AS TEAMS AND SHAREPOINT, MICROSOFT OFFICE APPLICATIONS AND SQL DATABASE LICENSING, AND AZURE ACTIVE DIRECTORY FOR USER AUTHENTICATION.

THAT'S THAT ANNOYING THING THAT WE HAVE TO DO MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET INTO ANYTHING, BUT IS THERE FOR A REASON.

AND ESSENTIALLY, RENEWAL OF THIS AGREEMENT IS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS TO THESE SYSTEMS AND SERVICES WHEN THE CURRENT AGREEMENT EXPIRES JUNE 30TH OF THIS MONTH AND THIS YEAR, FUNDING FOR THIS IS AVAILABLE IN THE IT OPERATING BUDGET, $130,595 WILL COME OUT OF THAT, AND THEN THE REMAINING $11,356 WILL COME OUT OF THE WATER SEWER FUND, THE NON-DEPARTMENTAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR THAT.

AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR CONSENT. VERY GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR CONSENT? SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO. MOTION TO APPROVE.

MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA BY COUNCIL MEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON.

A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARCO. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. ALL RIGHT.

THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU COUNCIL. THANK YOU, STAFF.

ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER 3. CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL AGREEMENTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF BODY WORN CAMERA,

[3. Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager or her designee to negotiate and execute all agreements for the purchase of body worn camera, fleet in-car camera, TASER electronic control devices, automated license plate reader systems, and additional hardware and software components from Axon Enterprises through a Master Cooperative agreement with BuyBoard for an amount totaling $5,323,195.08 to be paid in annual installments over a 120-month program period.]

I GIVE YOU POLICE CHIEF BOBBY LAPENNA. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HEARING ME OUT ON THIS.

I HAVE A POWERPOINT THAT WILL FOLLOW THROUGH AND AT THE END, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS HOPEFULLY I WILL HAVE COVERED EVERYTHING.

WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT IS KIND OF BROKEN DOWN INTO FOUR CATEGORIES.

WHY? WHY NOW? THE URGENCY BEHIND INVESTING IN THIS.

WHAT WE'RE GETTING? TALK ABOUT THE FULL EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY BREAKDOWN THAT COMES WITH THIS SYSTEM.

WE TALK ABOUT A FINANCIAL OVERVIEW, TALK ABOUT COST, THE SAVINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND WHAT THE PAYMENT SCHEDULE ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE.

AND THEN ALSO WHAT THE ACTUAL 10-YEAR VALUE TO THIS SYSTEM IS AND HOW IT PAYS OFF OVER TIME.

SO WHY NOW? CURRENTLY OUR TASER FLEET AND BODY WORN CAMERA CONTRACTS ARE EXPIRING.

WE WENT INTO CONTRACT IN 2021 WITH AXON. PAST FIVE YEARS, THE AXON'S USEFUL LIFE IS RECOMMENDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY NO LONGER COVER THOSE DEVICES.

THESE HIGH VOLTAGE COMPONENTS DEGRADE WITH AGE CREATING FIELD FAILURE RISK.

AXON'S PRODUCT LIABILITY COVERAGE DOES NOT EXTEND PAST THE FIVE YEARS.

AND THIS CURRENT CONTRACT EXPIRES IN SEPTEMBER OF 2026.

WE DON'T WANT TO RUN INTO A LIABILITY GAP WITH THESE ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICES.

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PUTTING OUR HARDWARE AT ITS END OF LIFE, OUR CLOUD STORAGE ENDS AT THAT TIME.

ALSO KIND OF LEAVING A GAP IN OUR SOLUTION WHEN IT COMES TO OUR DIGITAL MEDIA EVIDENCE STORAGE OUR CURRENT PLAN KIND OF LACKS SOME REAL TIME OPERATION CAPABILITIES.

THERE'S NO DRONE DETECTION, NO AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS IN THIS SYSTEM.

NO UNIFIED CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION VIEWS FOR DISPATCH AND COMMAND STAFF TO BE ABLE TO WATCH THROUGH.

WE'VE LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS MOVING INTO SOME OF THESE CATEGORIES WITH THIS COMPANY MOVING SOME THINGS AROUND, ADDING ADDITIONAL CONTRACTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. BUT NOTHING HAS EVER PANNED OUT THROUGH THE LIFE OF THE FIVE YEAR CONTRACT WE'VE BEEN CURRENTLY IN.

ADDITIONALLY, WHY NOW LOOKING AT WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE TODAY THROUGH AXON THAT WAS SIGNED IN 2021.

WE, WE HAVE OUR TASER 7S, WHICH LIKE I MENTIONED, THEY EXPIRE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2026.

OUR AXON BODY CAMERAS AND FLEET WILL EXPIRE ALSO AT THE END OF THIS CONTRACT.

THERE'S SOME NOT INCLUDED ITEMS ON THIS SLIDE THAT I JUST WANT TO VIRTUAL REALITY AT THE TIME IN 2021 WAS JUST KIND OF COMING TO FRUITION.

IT WAS PRETTY NEW. SO NOT REALLY SOMETHING THAT WE FOCUSED ON REAL TIME OPERATIONS, DRONE DEFENSE AND AI REPORT WRITING AND AI ASSISTANTS ARE ALL ITEMS THAT HAVE COME OUT OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. WITH THIS COMPANY AND ALSO IN 2026 UNDER OUR CURRENT CONTRACT THAT'S EXPIRING IS OUR HARDWARE REFRESH.

THE OSP, THE OFFICER SAFETY PLAN 10 PLUS THAT RIGHT CATEGORY THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT PROPOSING IN THIS.

THIS COMES WITH A NEW CONTRACT FOR A TEN-YEAR PLAN THAT INCLUDES 81 TASER 10S.

THAT'S THE MODEL NUMBER. JUST SO YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING SPECIFIC ABOUT THAT THAT ARE CONNECTED, FULL WARRANTY AND CERTIFICATION THROUGH ALL THAT.

ENOUGH AXON BODY 4 CAMERAS TO OUTFIT OUR ENTIRE DEPARTMENT.

THAT COME WITH UPGRADED STORAGE AND, AND SYSTEMS WITHIN THEM.

30 AXON FLEET. THREE CAMERAS FOR OUR VEHICLES THAT WE DRIVE THAT COME WITH THE AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER CAMERAS AND REAL TIME LIVE STREAMING. THE FULL AXON VR TRAINING, WHICH I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT HERE IN A LITTLE BIT THAT FOCUSES ON TEACHING OFFICERS HOW TO BETTER DE-ESCALATE AND WEAPON SELECTION AND ITEMS LIKE THAT. THE 150 CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION STREAMS AND BODY WORN CAMERA LIVE STREAM SYSTEMS. THIS IS A PLATFORM THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY AIR WHAT'S GOING ON FROM OUR BODY CAMERAS, FROM OUR CAMERAS, FROM ADDITIONAL CAMERAS IN THE CITY THAT REGISTER AND WE HAVE CONNECTION TO INTO OUR DISPATCH CENTER OR ONTO EVEN MY COMPUTER.

IF I WANT REAL TIME SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, IF WE HAVE OFFICERS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH A SCHOOL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND I WANT TO WATCH AS IT'S HAPPENING, YOU CAN ACTUALLY VIEW THAT THROUGH THAT SYSTEM. THE DRONE DEFENSE IT'S KIND OF WHERE THE WORLD'S GOING, RIGHT? THERE'S A VERY, THERE'S UNMANNED AIRCRAFT FLYING THROUGH AND THESE, THIS COMPANY HAS ACQUIRED DEDRONE, WHICH IS A COMPANY THAT FOCUSES ON RADIO FREQUENCIES TO DETECT WHEN A UNMANNED AIRCRAFT IS FLYING THROUGH YOUR AREA AND WILL ACTUALLY REPORT IT TO YOU AND ALERT TO YOU THAT THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE SKY ABOVE WHERE THESE SENSORS ARE.

WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT ALSO. OBVIOUSLY, AI HAS COME A LONG WAY IN THIS PROJECT THAT OFFERS LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT PROVIDE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS FOR OFFICERS. AND THEN PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THE TECHNOLOGY ASSURANCE PLAN.

IT'S CALLED THE TAP PLAN, WHICH ENSURES THAT YOU'RE GETTING NEW EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE CONTRACT.

SO I DON'T BUY A CAMERA TODAY AND I HAVE IT FOR TEN YEARS.

NO, THEY HAVE A PLAN TO REPLACE YOUR EQUIPMENT OVER THE TEN YEARS, AND I'LL SHOW YOU MORE ON THAT HERE IN JUST A MINUTE. DURING OUR ORIGINAL CONTRACT DISCUSSIONS IN 2021, IT WAS DECIDED THEN NOT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE BUNDLE PLAN, WHICH IS THE OFFICER SAFETY PLAN.

BACK THEN, IT WAS THE OFFICER SAFETY PLAN 7, BECAUSE THE TASER THEY WERE OFFERING AT THE TIME WAS THE SEVEN.

WE DIDN'T DO THAT. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING NOW IS TO, TO JUMP INTO THE BUNDLE PLAN.

THAT WAY WE'RE GETTING ALL THE COVERAGE FOR ALL THE NEEDS OF THE DEPARTMENT AT THAT TIME.

WE INSTEAD, WE DECIDED TO PURCHASE THINGS IN AN A LA CARTE FORMAT.

AND WE AT THAT TIME, WE ALSO PAID UP FRONT CASH FOR OUR TASERS.

WE ENDED UP PURCHASING 65 TASERS AT THE TIME, PAYING CASH FROM SOME SAVINGS THAT WE HAD FROM SOME REALIGNMENT IN THE DEPARTMENT.

AND I ALSO BELIEVE CLOSING DOWN THE JAIL FACILITY THE YEAR BEFORE CREATED SOME SAVINGS THAT ALLOWED US TO DO THAT AND BASICALLY DECIDED AT THAT TIME ALL THE FRONTLINE

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ALL THE BACKLINE OFFICERS, DETECTIVES, ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AND STUFF LIKE THAT WERE GOING TO CARRY OLDER TASERS THAT WERE STILL FUNCTIONING BUT NO LONGER COVERED.

BY NOT BOWLING, WE HAD SOME SIGNIFICANT EVIDENCE STORAGE ISSUES.

IN 2023, WE ACTUALLY CAME BACK AND ADDED ANOTHER CONTRACT TO THE SYSTEM THAT INCREASED OUR STORAGE DATA TO UNLIMITED STORAGE.

WE QUICKLY FOUND THAT WE FILLED UP THE SERVER REAL FAST.

CONTRARY TO WHAT WAS GOING ON, THINGS WEREN'T FALLING OFF FAST ENOUGH BECAUSE WE WERE GENERATING ENOUGH CASES.

AT THAT TIME. ALSO IN 21. 21, WE PASSED ON THE LIVE STREAMING DUE TO COST AND ALSO THE UNLIMITED AUTO TRANSCRIBE, WHICH IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE BUNDLE DUE TO COST.

WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT AXON ENTERPRISES IS KIND OF THAT COMPLETE PUBLIC SAFETY ECOSYSTEM THAT EXISTS WHERE BASICALLY YOUR TASER, YOUR CAMERA, YOUR COMPUTER, YOUR REPORT, THE INFORMATION THAT GOES TO YOUR SUPERVISOR FOR REVIEW IS ALL COLLECTED IN ONE ATMOSPHERE. IT'S ALL ABLE TO BE SEARCHED AND HANDLED WITHIN ONE EVIDENCE.COM AREA.

I'M GOING TO TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT HARDWARE IN JUST A SECOND, BUT IT'S, IT CREATES SO MUCH EFFICIENCY FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO GO INTO ONE SYSTEM AND FIND AN OFFICER DEPLOYED A TASER THAT THAT VIDEO IS TAGGED WITH IT, WHICH ALSO HAS A USE OF FORCE THAT'S ATTACHED TO IT.

THAT HAS TO NOW BE REVIEWED. AND FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OF OUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, WHICH ACTUALLY IS NOW ANOTHER PORTION OF THIS BUNDLE THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY PUT OUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES INTO THE SYSTEM.

AND AS IT REVIEWS THE USE OF FORCE, IT WILL TELL US IS THIS IS THIS SYSTEM OR IS THIS INCIDENT WITHIN STANDARDS? IS IT WITHIN OUR POLICIES? TALKING ABOUT THE HARDWARE THAT COMES WITH THIS COMES WITH 81 TASER 10 ENERGY WEAPONS. WHICH JUST COVERS THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT.

I BELIEVE THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. I LIKE HAVING ONE PLATFORM.

THE TASER 10 IS IT IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT THAN THE TASER 7.

SO AS OFFICERS ARE OUT ON THE STREETS AND IN SITUATIONS I, I DON'T REALLY LIKE MIXING DIFFERENT TYPES OF WEAPON SYSTEMS AMONGST THE OFFICERS AS THEY'RE OUT THERE WORKING. SO UNDERSTANDING THAT EVERYBODY'S TRAINED ON ONE SINGLE PLATFORM AND IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN AND I HAVE TO GRAB MY BUDDY'S TASER IN ORDER TO USE IT, I'M NOT GRABBING SOMETHING I'M NOT USED TO FUNCTIONING WITH.

IT COMES WITH 98 BODY 4 CAMERAS. IN ADDITION TO OUR 81 OFFICERS, WE DO EQUIP TWO PUBLIC SERVICE OFFICERS, TWO CRIME SCENE TECHNICIANS, FIVE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS, TWO PART TIME OFFICERS WITH BODY CAMERAS FOR THEIR FUNCTIONING AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

AND IT ALSO HAS SOME SPARE CAMERAS ALLOTTED FOR EVERY 30 CAMERAS YOU'RE GETTING, YOU'RE GETTING A SPARE CAMERA FOR IN CASE ONE GOES DOWN OR FALLS, FAILS AND YOU HAVE TO SEND IT BACK. THERE ARE 30.

30 FLEET IN-CAR SYSTEMS. THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL FIVE CAMERAS TO OUR PREVIOUS CONTRACT IN 2021.

WITH THE RECENT ADJUSTMENTS WE'RE MAKING TO OUR FLEET, WE'RE EQUIPPING MORE VEHICLES TO BE PATROL READY AND READY TO GO OUT ON THE STREETS.

IT ALSO. THIS SYSTEM ALSO INCLUDES THE AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER.

IF YOU EVER LOOK AT OUR AXON CAMERAS THAT ARE AFFIXED TO THE VEHICLES, IT ACTUALLY HAS TWO LENSES.

ONE OF THOSE LENSES IS A CAMERA THAT'S RECORDING LIVE VIDEO.

THE OTHER ONE IS ACTUALLY A LICENSE PLATE READER. OURS HAS JUST TURNED OFF.

IT'S NOT ACTIVATED. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT THE OFFICERS ARE DRIVING AROUND EVERY CAR THAT GETS IN FRONT OF THEM.

THAT CAMERA IS READING THE LICENSE PLATE AND PUTTING IT INTO THE SYSTEM, AND IS ABLE TO GIVE THE OFFICER THE RETURN.

THIS CREATES WHERE THE OFFICER DOESN'T HAVE TO KEY IN THE NUMBERS TO THE LICENSE PLATE.

THEY'RE ABLE TO AUTOMATICALLY GET THE RETURN ON THAT VEHICLE.

IT'S SEEN A LOT OF SUCCESS. AUTOMATED AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS HAVE SEEN A LOT OF SUCCESS OF WHEN WE'RE RESPONDING TO A CRIME.

IF THE PERSON'S ALREADY LEFT, WE CAN GO BACK AND REVIEW THE CARS THAT WE PASSED BY AS WE'RE GOING AND POTENTIALLY BE ABLE TO LOCATE A SUSPECT OR IDENTIFY A SUSPECT VEHICLE THAT WAS LEAVING. IT ALSO INCLUDES 9 AXON OUTPOST CAMERAS.

THESE ARE ALSO AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER CAMERAS THAT ALSO HAVE LIVE VIEW CAPABILITY.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE MULTIPLE AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER CAMERAS THROUGH OTHER VENDORS, AND SOME OF THOSE CONTRACTS ARE EXPIRING, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO RENEW THOSE IN ORDER TO REPLACE WITH THESE MOVING FORWARD.

THAT COST SAVINGS WOULD OBVIOUSLY GO INTO THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NEW CONTRACT.

THE 4 DEDRONE RADIO FREQUENCY SENSORS. THIS IS VERY NEW TECHNOLOGY, ESPECIALLY TO ME.

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4 SENSORS PLACED THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO READ IF AN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT IS FLYING AROUND.

AND MY FIRST THOUGHT COMES TO OUR BEDFORD THE 4TH OF JULY FESTIVAL BEATS AND EATS, HAVING ONE AT GENERATIONS PARK IN ORDER TO DETECT IF SOMETHING'S GOING ON.

OBVIOUSLY, IF WE HAVE A DRONE SHOW, WE'LL BE ABLE TO ARTICULATE, WE'LL BE ABLE TO PUT IN THE SYSTEM, HEY, WE RECOGNIZE THESE DEVICES SHOULD BE HERE, BUT IS THERE A DEVICE THAT WE DON'T RECOGNIZE THAT'S COMING IN? I THINK ABOUT THE FOOTBALL STADIUM. I THINK ABOUT POTENTIALLY THE HOSPITAL AREA AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.

THAT COULD BE EASY TARGETS IN THE CITY FOR ANY KIND OF ATTACK THAT COULD COME THAT WAY.

LARGE VENUES AND MASS GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS GATHERING, I THINK, WOULD BENEFIT FROM HAVING THOSE DEVICES BEING ABLE TO READ THAT.

THE 88 SIGNAL SENSORS. THESE ITEMS ARE ITEMS THAT ACTIVATE OUR CAMERAS WITHOUT THE OFFICER ACTUALLY HAVING TO PUSH THE BUTTON PHYSICALLY.

OUR CAMERAS WILL ACTIVATE IT. OFFICER TURNS ON THEIR PATROL VEHICLE LIGHTS WHEN THEY'RE STOPPING A CAR ON TRAFFIC, IT TURNS ON THEIR CAR CAMERA, THEIR BODY CAMERA, EVERYTHING.

IF THEY DEPLOY THEIR TASER, THEIR TASER ACTUALLY AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATES THEIR CAMERA IF IT WASN'T ALREADY ACTIVATED.

IF THEY DRAW THEIR WEAPON FROM THEIR HOLSTER, THERE'S A SENSOR ON THE BACK OF IT THAT ACTUALLY ACTIVATES THEIR CAMERA IF IT WASN'T ACTUALLY ALREADY ACTIVATED. THIS IS AMAZING BECAUSE IT'S TECHNOLOGY THAT CAME OUT AFTER WE SAW LOTS OF OFFICERS BEING AMBUSHED AND STUFF LIKE THAT, THAT THEY'RE NOT THINKING ABOUT PUSHING THE BUTTON ON THE CAMERA AS THEY'RE BEING ATTACKED BY SOMEBODY, THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS AND HANDLING UP ON IT. AND WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT THAT IS ONCE THEY DEPLOY WHATEVER WEAPON SYSTEM IT IS OR WHATEVER HAPPENS, THE CAMERA AUTOMATICALLY COMES ON. THERE'S A PLAYBACK THAT RECORDS THE MINUTE PRIOR TO THAT INCIDENT OCCURRING.

AND WE'RE ABLE TO GET THAT, THAT DATA AND THAT INFORMATION IN THAT RECORDING.

THERE'S 98 AI TRANSCRIBE SEATS. THE NEXT SLIDE GOES A LITTLE BIT FURTHER INTO A LOT OF THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT'S NEW TO THIS COMPANY AND STUFF THAT'S COME OUT RECENTLY. SO WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT IN JUST A SECOND.

AND THERE'S 4 VIRTUAL REALITY TRAINING STATIONS.

TRAINING IS AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TOPIC IN OUR DEPARTMENT. AS WITH MOST ALL POLICE DEPARTMENTS VR TRAINING FOCUSES ON DE-ESCALATION, WEAPONS SELECTION AND USE OF FORCE TRAINING SCENARIOS.

THIS ALLOWS US, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF Y'ALL DO VR VIRTUAL REALITY, THROW THOSE GOGGLES ON AND PLAY THE GAMES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

IT ALLOWS US TO PUT OFFICERS IN SITUATIONS THAT WE'RE USUALLY HAVING TO BRING A BUNCH OF PEOPLE IN, CREATE SCENARIOS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

YOU HAVE ACTORS. THE VIRTUAL REALITY SCENE IS A LOT BETTER BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT TAKES AWAY KIND OF THAT HUMANISTIC I KNOW THIS GUY, YOU KNOW, IT'S COMING IN AND TRAINING WITH ME, BUT WE ALREADY KNOW EACH OTHER. SO I KNOW HE'S GOING TO MAKE ME LAUGH OR DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT'S, IT'S A GREAT TRAINING PLATFORM. IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DEPLOY TO OFFICERS WHILE THEY'RE ON SHIFT.

WE CAN, WE CAN TAKE TIME OUT OF THEIR DAY. WE CAN PULL THEM IN AND SAY, HEY, PUT YOURSELF ON A TRAINING. WE'RE GOING TO THROW YOU INTO A COUPLE SCENARIOS BECAUSE WE'RE CONSTANTLY LEARNING, WE'RE CONSTANTLY TRYING TO BE BETTER.

AND SOME IF YOU IF YOU JUST GO TO WORK EVERY DAY AND, AND YOU'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, GETTING BACK TO CENTER AND RELEARNING SOME THINGS OR BEING PUT IN SITUATIONS, YOU CAN FORGET, YOU LOSE SKILLS OVER TIME IF YOU DON'T CONTINUALLY TRAIN.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO AVOID WITH OUR OFFICERS.

AND SO ANY TRAINING ALLOWS US TO BE BETTER, BETTER EQUIPPED FOR OUR OFFICERS AND BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THE ATMOSPHERE THAT'S OUTSIDE.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE POWERED SOFTWARE. I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT EACH ONE OF THESE BOXES.

DRAFT ONE AI REPORT WRITING. OFFICERS SPEAK THEIR NARRATIVES.

AI DRAFTS THE FULL REPORT. THEY'RE SEEING AN ESTIMATED IN PRACTICAL TRIAL SENSES OF SAVING TWO HOURS OF TIME PER OFFICER PER WEEK AND DOCUMENTATION TIME.

THIS IS A, THIS IS AN AREA OF POLICING TECHNOLOGY THAT I SEE A VERY BRIGHT FUTURE IN.

I'M SOMETIMES I WONDER WHY WE STILL WRITE REPORTS AND WE DON'T JUST SUBMIT VIDEOS AT TIMES, BUT THIS IS ACTUALLY HELPING THE OFFICERS TAKE THE VIDEO, GENERATE THAT REPORT, GET A LOT OF THOSE NUTS AND BOLTS AND FACTS AND THINGS THAT HAPPENED ON, ON THE INCIDENT, PUT IT INTO A REPORT AND THE OFFICER HELPS CLEAN UP THE DETAILS, MAKING THAT REPORT WRITING TIME QUICKER.

YOU KNOW, POLICING, WE ALWAYS SAY WE HAVE ABOUT ONE MINUTE WORTH OF FUN AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THREE HOURS WORTH OF REPORT WRITING.

THIS IS INTENDED TO SPEED THAT UP BECAUSE WE WANT TO GET OFFICERS BACK OUT ON THE STREETS, BACK OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY FASTER. AUTO TRANSCRIBE.

UNLIMITED AUTOMATIC TRANSCRIPTION OF BODY CAMERA AUDIO.

THIS IS SEARCHABLE INFORMATION TIMESTAMP TRANSCRIPTS FOR PROSECUTORS, DEFENSE ATTORNEY, SUPERVISORS.

THIS IS WHERE I CAN GO IN AND I CAN, I CAN PULL UP A BODY CAMERA RECORDING AND I CAN TYPE IN KNIFE AND IT'LL GO TO THE POINT IN THE RECORDING WHERE IT HAS A KNIFE OR IT SEES A

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WE CAN UPLOAD OUR POLICIES TO IT. YOU CAN ASK IT FOR STATE LAW ADVICE.

IF I HAVE A PERSON THAT DOES THIS, WHAT IS THE STATE LAW FOR THAT.

WE, LIKE I MENTIONED, WE CAN UPLOAD OUR POLICIES.

YOU CAN SAY, TELL ME THE BEDFORD POLICY ON THIS.

THUS JUST PROVIDING OUR OFFICERS WITH ANOTHER TOOL.

THEY CAN DO IT WHILE THEY'RE ON THE CALL. THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE TO LEAVE THE SITUATION, GO TO THEIR CAR, PULL OUT THE POLICY BOOK LIKE WE USED TO HAVE TO DO AND, AND SAY, OKAY, WHAT DO I DO? EVERY TIME A CHILD IS MISSING, YOU CAN RUN DOWN THAT INFORMATION.

IT ALSO HAS A LANGUAGE TRANSLATION. WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING A TRIAL RUN ON THIS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF FIFA.

AXON OFFERED A TRIAL RUN, A 90 DAY TRIAL RUN FOR THIS, AND IT IS PRETTY COOL.

PUSH A BUTTON ON THE CAMERA AND YOU TELL IT WHAT LANGUAGE YOU WANT TO TRANSLATE, AND YOU EXPLAIN TO THE INDIVIDUAL THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SPEAK CHINESE INTO THE CAMERA, AND IT'S GOING TO TRANSLATE IT TO ENGLISH FOR ME, I'M GOING TO SPEAK ENGLISH INTO THE CAMERA. IT'S GOING TO TRANSLATE IT TO CHINESE FOR YOU.

I WAS JUST I WAS AT THE RANGE YESTERDAY AND I WAS TALKING TO MY RANGE GUYS AND THEY SAID THEY USED IT THE OTHER DAY COMMUNICATING WITH SOMEBODY. AND IT WORKED PERFECT FOR THEM.

THERE'S ABOUT 59 PLUS LANGUAGES THAT ARE ALREADY ENTERED INTO THIS SYSTEM.

AND IT'S JUST AN EFFICIENCY TOOL THAT, YOU KNOW, WE USED TO WRITE THINGS DOWN AND TRY OUR BEST TO COMMUNICATE WITH INDIVIDUALS THAT WE DIDN'T SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE. AND IT'S THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING THINGS I'VE SEEN IN PRACTICE.

RUSSIAN. I MEAN, IT'S, [LAUGHTER] IT'S REALLY INTERESTING TO WATCH. SO SUPER IMPORTANT TOOL.

I LOVE THAT OUR OFFICERS ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE ON THE SCENE, NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH A LANGUAGE LINE, NOT HAVE TO CALL SOMEBODY, ACTUALLY BE TALKING TO THE INDIVIDUAL INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH AN INTERPRETER.

EVIDENCE.COM AND UNLIMITED STORAGE. THIS IS BASICALLY WHERE WE DO ALL OF OUR BACK END WORK.

WE, WE RETAIN ALL OF OUR VIDEOS. WE DO OUR REDACTIONS.

OUR RECORDS DIVISION DOES ANY REDACTIONS AND WORK PROCESSES FOR OPEN RECORDS REQUEST.

ALL OF THIS IS HAPPENING THROUGH THIS EVIDENCE.COM WEBSITE THAT THAT MANAGES OUR DIGITAL MEDIA EVIDENCE.

AXON FUSUS AND REAL TIME OPS. WE AS A DEPARTMENT, WE'VE LOOKED AT A FUSUS IN THE PAST.

THEY'VE GONE INTO PARTNERSHIP WITH AXON NOW. THIS IS THE LIVE STREAMING TO A PLATFORM WHERE WE CAN WATCH WHAT'S GOING ON, ON THESE CAMERAS. I CAN, I CAN PLUG IN ANY OF THE CITY CAMERAS AND HAVE ONE PLATFORM WHERE I CAN BE WATCHING GENERATIONS PARK.

I CAN BE WATCHING OFFICERS BODY CAMERAS AND FLEET CAMERAS IF THEY'RE SEARCHING THROUGH A SCHOOL.

IF I GO INTO PARTNERSHIP WITH A SCHOOL AND I USE SOME OF THEIR CAMERAS TOWARDS THIS 150 CAMERA STREAMS, I CAN WATCH I CAN PLUG IN IF WE HAVE AN EVENT THERE OR AT THE HOSPITAL, WE CAN PLUG IN AND WE CAN LOOK AT THE HALLWAYS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THERE THROUGH THIS SYSTEM OR THE OUTPOST CAMERAS ALSO THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, HAVE A LIVE FEED THAT YOU CAN PULL UP THIS INTERSECTION OR THIS STREET AND SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THAT AREA. IT'S GREAT FOR OUR DISPATCHERS WHEN OUR DISPATCHERS ARE DISPATCHING CALLS AND THEY CAN'T SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.

THIS PROVIDES THEM THAT OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT THERE FOR COMMAND STAFF AND ANY MAJOR INCIDENTS THAT WE'RE WORKING.

AS I'VE MENTIONED, AS OFFICERS ARE DOING STUFF AND DEPLOYING, I CAN ACTUALLY WATCH WHAT'S HAPPENING IN REAL TIME TO KNOW WHAT OTHER RESOURCES THEY MAY NEED. AXON'S STANDARDS AND PERFORMANCE. SUPERVISORS, REVIEWS OF WORKFLOWS, BODY WORN CAMERA AND TASER POLICY COMPLIANCE TRACKING. THIS WAS THE WHERE I MENTIONED EARLIER.

WE CAN ACTUALLY EMBED OUR POLICIES INTO THIS SYSTEM, AND THE SYSTEM WILL TALK TO US ABOUT DID IT OBSERVE A POLICY VIOLATION? DID IT OBSERVE SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO TRAIN BETTER ON WITH OUR OFFICERS BECAUSE IT'S SEEING THIS KIND OF CONDUCT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? THE FINANCIAL OVERVIEW, BECAUSE IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THIS IS NOT A LOW COST INVESTMENT.

AND I NEVER WOULD STAND HERE AND TELL YOU THAT IT WAS, BUT AS WE LOOK INTO THIS SYSTEM, THE BUNDLED PRICE AT THE $5.32 MILLION VERSUS THE RETAIL PRICE OF THE 8.33. IF YOU WERE TO PURCHASE A LA CARTE, IT HAS A REAL TIME SAVINGS OF $3.1 MILLION OVER THE LIFE OF THE PROGRAM. WE CURRENTLY SPEND WITH AXON UP $163,926.

AND THEN FACTORING IN THAT ADDITIONAL CONTRACT WITH A SEPARATE VENDOR THAT'S GOING TO BE GOING AWAY OF ANOTHER $65,000.

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WHICH KIND OF GIVES US A NET INCREASE LOOKING AT THIS AT $301,294 FOR THE FIRST YEAR, AND THEN $303,622 FOR THE REMAINDER YEARS OF THE CONTRACT. SO WHILE I KNOW WE ALL SEE FIRSTHAND THE $500,000 TAG ON ALL THOSE YEARS, SOME OF IT'S ALREADY IN OUR BUDGET, JUST REALLOCATING FROM THE EXPIRING CONTRACTS TO THE NEW CONTRACT.

FROM A BUDGETARY STANDPOINT, IN MY MIND, IT'S VERY COMFORTING TO KNOW THAT FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS, WE'RE COVERED. GO AHEAD AND ASK A QUESTION. YEAH.

YEAH. COUNCIL MEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON. OKAY, WE'RE MISSING RICH.

AND WE'RE MISSING SHELL. [LAUGHTER] WHO ARE THE NUMBERS, PEOPLE? YOU GOT A JOURNALISM MAJOR RIGHT HERE, AND YOU'RE SAYING 300,000 AND 500,000? DO YOU MEAN MILLION? NO, THAT'S PER YEAR. SO.

OKAY. YEAH. THE $500,000 IS THE CONTRACT.

ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO YEAH. THE LIFE OF THE TEN-YEAR CONTRACT IS $5.3 MILLION YEARLY THOUGH OVER THE YEARS IT'S $500,000. OKAY. I'VE GOT. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. I WAS LOOKING IN THE WRONG PLACE. JUST TO CLARIFY, WE'RE, YOU KNOW, GIVEN EVERYTHING, WE'RE GOING TO SEE A NET INCREASE IN THAT IN THE BUDGET OF ABOUT.

ABOUT $300,000. YES, SIR. AS I WAS SAYING, FROM A BUDGETARY STANDPOINT, IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK ABOUT.

IT'S VERY COMFORTING TO KNOW THAT FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS, WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE SPENDING ON THIS SYSTEM BECAUSE THIS IS A SYSTEM THAT'S NOT REALLY I'M NOT GOING TO SAY IT'S NOT A WANT. IT'S A WANT, BUT IT'S A NEED IN OUR INDUSTRY.

BODY WORN CAMERAS, FLEET CAMERAS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

TASERS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IT'S AN INDUSTRY STANDARD.

IT'S SOMETHING WE WORK WITH EVERY DAY. SO KNOWING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE COVERED FOR TEN YEARS AND FIXED INTO A PRICE FOR TEN YEARS AND NOT LOOKING AT ANOTHER INCREASE IN FIVE YEARS IS KIND OF ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I STAND ON.

AND, AND ONE OF THE THINGS IN SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH MY COLLEAGUES OF TALKING ABOUT LOCKING THIS IN SO IT DOESN'T CONTINUE TO GO UP ON US OVER THESE YEARS.

YES. COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL. WHAT HAPPENS? TECHNOLOGY IS MOVING PRETTY QUICKLY.

SO WHAT HAPPENS IN FOUR YEARS IF THEY COME UP WITH A DIFFERENT.

DO THEY UPGRADE YOU AUTOMATICALLY AND WE STILL KEEP THE SAME PRICE OR, YOU KNOW, DO YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING? I ASK YOU TO GIVE ME ONE MORE SLIDE AND I'LL TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT. OH, SORRY. [LAUGHTER]. NO, I MEAN, I COULD TALK ABOUT IT NOW. AS THEY INCREASE IN TECHNOLOGY, LIKE WITH THIS LAST FIVE YEAR CONTRACT WE HAD WHEN WE STARTED, WE STARTED ON AN AXON BODY CAMERA 3. THEY, THEY SWITCHED TO THE AXON BODY CAMERA 4 DURING THIS FIVE YEAR CONTRACT.

WHEN WE WENT IN FOR OUR REFRESH FOR BODY CAMERAS, WE GOT THE AXON BODY 4.

SO AS THEY CONTINUE TO INCREASE THEIR TECHNOLOGY AND BETTER THEIR TECHNOLOGY AS WE COME UP FOR REFRESH, WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT IN A MINUTE WE GET THAT NEWER TECHNOLOGY.

IT COMES WITH IT. I'LL, I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT WHAT THE REFRESHES ARE AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

WHY BUNDLING SAVES. WHY BUNDLING SAVES THE CITY MONEY.

YOU KNOW, THE. I'VE PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM IN 2021.

I KIND OF ADOPTED IT FROM A PREVIOUS COMMAND STAFF WHENEVER I CAME IN.

AND QUICKLY FOUND THAT NOT BUNDLING AND NOT BEING WILLING TO KIND OF SPEND THE MONEY KIND OF CREATED SOME INEFFICIENCIES ON OUR PART.

AND LIKE I SAID, WE CONSTANTLY WERE GOING BACK IN AND LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL CONTRACTS TO INCREASE UNLIMITED STORAGE BY NOT BUYING TASERS FOR EVERYBODY.

WE WERE HAVING TO MOVE TASERS AROUND OFTEN. BODY CAMERAS.

WE DIDN'T BUY BODY CAMERAS FOR EVERYBODY THAT WAS IN OUR PROGRAM.

SO WE WERE HAVING TO SHUFFLE BODY CAMERAS AROUND.

AND IT JUST IT CREATED A LOT OF INEFFICIENCY IN THE DEPARTMENT.

AND WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT EVERYBODY HAS THE EQUIPMENT THEY NEED.

WE WOULD, WE WOULD CONSTANTLY HAVE TO BE CHANGING LICENSING FOR OFFICER LEVELS WHERE IF YOU BUNDLE, EVERYBODY GETS A PRO LICENSE. SO EVERYBODY HAS EVERY ACCESS TO EVERY BIT OF THE SYSTEM THAT THEY OFFER, INSTEAD OF BUYING BASIC LICENSES FOR HALF THE DEPARTMENT AND THEN PRO LICENSES FOR SUPERVISORS, IT JUST CREATES A LOT MORE EFFICIENCY TO LOCK INTO THIS BUNDLE AND LOOK AT WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

THE HARDWARE REFRESH IS AS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT JUST A SECOND AGO, IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT COMES WITH THIS CONTRACT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO HAVE UNNECESSARY CAPITAL PROPOSALS IN TWO YEARS SAYING, HEY, WE NEED 80 MORE BODY CAMERAS BECAUSE THESE HAVE ALL FAILED.

NO, THEY THEY ARE REPLACING THOSE THINGS THROUGH THAT TECHNOLOGY ASSURANCE PLAN.

AND THIS IS THIS IS THE SLIDE THAT COVERS.

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[LAUGHTER]. BUT LIKE THIS CONTRACT PAYS FOR 90.

RIGHT. THERE COULD BE A SITUATION THAT HAPPENS THAT WE NEED TO ADD MORE OFFICERS YOU KNOW, AND YOU GO BACK TO THE COMPANY AND YOU SAY, HEY, WE'RE EXPANDING. WE, HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY AND SOME MOVEMENT IN THIS PLAN TO BE ABLE TO MOVE CAMERAS AROUND. LIKE I SAID, IT COMES WITH EXTRA CAMERAS.

WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT SOME LICENSING ADJUSTMENTS AT THAT POINT TO SAY HOW DO WE BRING ON ADDITIONAL OFFICERS IN THE FUTURE? NOT SOMETHING THAT I'M LOOKING AT IN THE IMMEDIACY.

YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAVE, I WANT TO OUTFIT ANIMAL CONTROL.

I WANT TO OUTFIT CRIME SCENE. BUT REDUCTIONS IN SOME OF THOSE OTHER AREAS COULD ALSO COVER ADDITIONAL OFFICERS IN THE FUTURE.

THE HARDWARE REFRESH TIMELINE, WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT A SECOND AGO OBVIOUSLY IN 2026, THE PROGRAM STARTS AND THIS IS WHEN THEY DEPLOY TO US ALL THE NEW TASERS, ALL THE NEW BODY 4S AND THE FLEET 3S. THE, THE IN-CAR CAMERAS IS WHAT THE FLEET 3 IS THE OUTPOST CAMERAS, THE DRONE DETECTIONS AND THE VIRTUAL REALITY.

IN 2029, YOU HAVE YOUR FIRST REFRESH WAVE IS WHAT THEY CALL IT WHERE IN 2029 WE'LL GET ALL NEW REFRESH OF BODY WORN CAMERAS.

VR EQUIPMENT WILL BE REFRESHED, AND THE FLEET CAMERAS THEY REFRESH EVERY FIVE YEARS.

SO IN 2031, ABOUT EVERY TWO YEARS, TWO AND A HALF YEARS, YOU'RE LOOKING AT ANOTHER COMPLETE REFRESH OF EQUIPMENT OF YOUR BODY CAMERAS, YOUR FLEET CAMERAS, YOUR OUTPOST CAMERAS. AT THAT TIME, THEY'LL ALSO REPLACE OUR TASER 10S.

AND ANY OTHER HARDWARE INCLUDED WITH THAT IN ORDER TO UPDATE THOSE SYSTEMS AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE NEW AND WARRANTY COVERED ITEMS ON OUR BELTS IN 2034.

AGAIN ANOTHER WAVE THREE OF THE REFRESH WOULD OCCUR WHERE WE'D GET NEW BODY CAMERAS, VR EQUIPMENT WOULD BE UPDATED.

AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING AT 2035, 2036 OF THE PROGRAM COMING TO AN END.

AND AT THAT TIME, BE LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL CONTRACTS WITH THEM IN THE FUTURE AND HOW WE'RE LOOKING AT UPDATING OUR SYSTEMS AT THAT TIME IN TEN YEARS, AS YOU MENTIONED, TECHNOLOGY MOVES FAST. IN TEN YEARS, WHO KNOWS WHERE WE MAY BE [LAUGHTER].

ESPECIALLY WITH TECHNOLOGY. BUT IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS, I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT IN KNOWING, BECAUSE I'VE EXPERIENCED THIS WITH THEM BEFORE.

AS THEY GET BETTER, THEY MAKE US BETTER. THEY PROVIDE US WITH THAT EQUIPMENT.

IF THEY COME OUT WITH THE AXON BODY 5, THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE SUPPLYING TO US IN THE FUTURE.

THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT THAT THIS HAS ON OFFICERS IN THE COMMUNITY.

THIS, THIS EQUIPMENT, AS I MENTIONED A COUPLE MINUTES AGO, THIS IS A, THIS IS A HAVE TO HAVE IN OUR INDUSTRY THESE DAYS, BODY CAMERAS TASERS AND ALL THIS EQUIPMENT. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE USING DAILY IN OUR OPERATIONS.

EVEN THE AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER CAMERAS, WE'RE SOLVING CRIMES BETTER THAN WE EVER HAVE.

SO IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T PASS UP WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT.

WE DON'T SAY, OH, WE CAN DO WITHOUT THAT. TASERS ALLOW US TO SUBDUE COMBATIVE SUSPECTS WITHOUT GOING HANDS ON AND FURTHER RISKING THE INJURY TO THAT PERSON OR THE OFFICERS. IT ALSO ALLOWS US A FORCE OPTION THAT'S LESS THAN DEADLY FORCE IN SOME SITUATIONS.

OUR USE OF FORCES ARE AUTOMATICALLY DOCUMENTED, ALLOWING US TO HAVE A TRANSPARENT REVIEW OF OUR SITUATION UNDER THIS ACCOUNTABILITY TAB.

EVERY USE OF FORCE, IT'LL BE DOCUMENTED BY GPS LOCATION TIMESTAMPS OF WHAT'S OCCURRING.

AND THEN OF COURSE, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, IT'S GOING TO FLAG OUR ACTS ON STANDARDS AND POLICY DEVIATIONS PROACTIVELY FOR US.

SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT THE FLEET ALPR AS THE OFFICERS ARE DRIVING AROUND, GIVES THEM A KNOWLEDGE OF THE VEHICLES THAT ARE AROUND THEM.

IF THEY'RE COMING BACK STOLEN, IF THEY'RE COMING BACK MISSING, IF THEY HAVE ANY CRIMINAL ACTS AFFILIATED TO THEM.

IT'S TELLING OUR OFFICERS IN REAL TIME OF, HEY, THAT VEHICLE IS WANTED.

OUR FIXED OUTPOST CAMERAS ALSO DOING THE SAME THING, THE 150 CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION STREAMS. THIS IS WHAT'S GIVING US THAT PROACTIVE LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY AND ABLE TO ADDRESS SITUATIONS AS THEY COME FORWARD.

OFFICER EFFICIENCY AND THROUGH THE AI REPORT WRITING DRAFT ONE, AUTO-TRANSCRIBE ALL OF THE AI SYSTEM THAT'S AFFILIATED WITH THE LANGUAGE TRANSLATION. IT'S GETTING OUR OFFICERS TO BEING MORE PROACTIVE.

IT'S, IT'S SOLVING THE TIME CONSUMING ELEMENTS THAT GO INTO OUR JOB AND GETTING THEM BACK OUT ON THE STREETS FASTER, GETTING THEM TO BE ABLE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS FASTER AND DEAL WITH THE SITUATION THEY'RE IN MORE EFFICIENTLY HANDLE THAT, BE ABLE TO BE BACK ON THE STREETS, PATROLLING THEIR DISTRICTS AND BEING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. THE DRONE AND AEROSPACE DEFENSE.

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IF I SEE TIM'S DRONE, I'M HAPPY IF I SEE ANYBODY ELSE'S DRONE.

I'M CURIOUS WHOSE DRONE IS THAT? AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT AS WE LOOK AT IN FUTURE YEARS, IT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE ARE ARE GETTING THAT BRAZEN.

THEY'VE TALKED ABOUT IT RECENTLY AT A COUPLE OF WORLD CUP EVENTS, STOPPING PEOPLE FROM FLYING THEIR DRONES IN THE AREAS OF THE STADIUMS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION OVER IT, THOUGH. DO WE HAVE THE CAPABILITY? SO THIS IS JUST THE DEDRONE. THAT'S FOR SENSORS, RIGHT? TO SENSE IF SOMETHING'S HAPPENING. YEAH. MY QUESTION IS, DO WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO TAKE DOWN A DRONE IF IT'S POSING A THREAT? DO WE HAVE THAT CAPABILITY? WELL, WE HAVE THAT CAPABILITY. SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT LIKE IT, BUT WE FIND THE CAPABILITY.

OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. BECAUSE I ASKED THIS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT SECOND STEP, RIGHT? I MEAN, IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT IT'S THERE, BUT WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN THAT HAPPENS? WE HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE. WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO.

RIGHT. TO TAKE CARE OF THAT SITUATION IF THAT WERE TO OCCUR.

YES, SIR. OKAY. COMMUNITY TRUST. THIS SYSTEM ALLOWS US TO WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY TO SOLVE THEIR NEEDS.

THEY CAN AUTOMATICALLY UPLOAD VIDEO FILE LINKS TO US IN ORDER TO INVESTIGATE THEIR CRIMES.

I BELIEVE THIS SYSTEM GIVES THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO BRIDGE THE GAP WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND BE ABLE TO SHOW THEM THE INCIDENTS AS THEY HAVE OCCURRED.

I LOVE TRANSPARENCY IS CRUCIAL IN OUR BUSINESS.

I ENJOY BRINGING PEOPLE IN THAT DISAGREE WITH SOMETHING THAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED ON THE STREETS AND SITTING DOWN AND GOING THROUGH THE VIDEO WITH THEM AND WATCHING IT AND SAYING, THIS IS THIS IS WHAT WE DID. BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S PERCEPTION CAN ALWAYS BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

AND IN SOME OF THOSE INCIDENTS, BUT WE SHOW THEM THIS IS WHAT WE DID.

AND WHEN YOU SIT DOWN WITH SOMEBODY AND YOU WATCH THE VIDEO WITH THEM IT BRINGS ON A WHOLE NEW LIGHT BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LIKE, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT HAPPENED OR THAT WAS SAID OR THAT OCCURRED.

SO HAVING A BODY CAMERA SYSTEM, HAVING A FLEET CAR SYSTEM THAT WE'RE ABLE TO ACTUALLY SIT DOWN WITH PEOPLE AND SHOW THEM VIOLATIONS AND STUFF LIKE THAT BRINGS ON A GREAT SENSE OF ACCOUNTABILITY. IT MAKES ME THINK, YOU KNOW, TWO OF OUR FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT IS TO PREVENT CRIME AND PREVENT THE FEAR OF CRIME. THESE TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY REALLY PROVIDE US THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO ACCOMPLISH THOSE DUTIES.

CRIMINALS FEAR THIS KIND OF STUFF. I THEY DON'T LIKE CAMERA BASED POLICING IS KIND OF WHAT I'VE CALLED IT IN A SENSE, BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY CAN'T HIDE FROM IT. THEY'LL DRIVE THROUGH NEIGHBORHOODS AND LOOK FOR THOSE LPR CAMERAS AND THEY'LL, THEY'LL CONTINUE TO MOVE ON. THEY DON'T, THEY DON'T LIKE WHEN WE HAVE INFORMATION THAT COMES TO US AUTOMATICALLY THAT THEY CAN'T, YOU KNOW, HIDE FROM IT. WE'VE PROVEN THIS TECHNOLOGY TO WORK IN SEVERAL OF OUR CASES, LIKE I SAID, BEING ABLE TO SOLVE CRIMES THAT WE COULDN'T SOLVE BEFORE. THEY ALSO WE CAN ALSO EXPECT OUR OFFICERS WILL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THEIR PAPERWORK FASTER, GET BACK ON THE STREETS AND BE ABLE TO CREATE THAT PRESENCE, OUT IN THE COMMUNITY FASTER BECAUSE OF ALL THE ALL THE ADVANCEMENTS THIS TECHNOLOGY IS GIVING THEM. I AM. I AM OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

ALL RIGHT. [LAUGHTER]. ALL RIGHT CHIEF. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VERY DETAILED, VERY DETAILED PRESENTATION, OBVIOUSLY. AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU ALSO RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT IT'S A IT'S A BIG ASK FOR US GIVEN THE SITUATION.

OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES THAT WE WILL HAVE WITH THIS, WITH THIS ADDITION THAT'S BEING PROPOSED.

I DO HAVE PROBABLY A FEW QUESTIONS, DEFINITELY ON THE FINANCIAL SIDE OF THINGS, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I, THAT I LIKED SEEING. I'LL START THERE. I CAN PROBABLY GUARANTEE YOU THAT, THAT, THAT AI TRANSCRIBE FOR THE REPORT WRITING, I KNOW THAT'S GOING TO HELP YOUR OFFICERS QUITE A BIT BECAUSE I'M SURE THAT THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY LOATHE ABOUT ABOUT THE POSITION, AND THEY'D RATHER BE OUT THERE ON THE STREETS ANYWAYS. AND SO THAT THAT'S ALWAYS A GOOD THING.

AND HAVING GETTING OUR OFFICERS BACK ON THE STREETS, THAT'S VERY EFFICIENT. SO THAT'S, THAT'S SOMETHING I THINK THAT I FIND VERY, VERY COMPELLING AND INTERESTING, AS WELL AS THE VR TRAINING.

YOU CAN'T HAVE ENOUGH TRAINING WHEN YOU'RE A POLICE OFFICER. THAT IS ONE THING THAT IS ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY NEEDED. AND THE CAPABILITIES THAT THEY HAVE NOW, I'VE TAKEN PART IN THE CIVILIAN FORM OF THAT FOR CONCEALED CARRY.

AND, AND I, IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT JUDGMENT, RIGHT? AND THAT'S, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS CRITICAL AND IT'S HARD TO, IT'S HARD TO GET IN THE REAL WORLD, RIGHT? AND REAL WORLD SITUATION AND ACTING CAN ONLY GET YOU SO FAR SO THAT THAT VR IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR THOSE CRITICAL SITUATIONS.

LOOKING AT WHAT WAS BIDDED HERE AND LOOKING AT THE QUOTES, I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON WHAT WAS QUOTED AND EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON HERE.

[01:15:02]

SO ACTUALLY THAT'S THE OS, THE OS THE LINE YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE OSP 10.

10 PLUS. THAT'S ACTUALLY THE ENTIRE PLATFORM, NOT JUST THE TASER.

SO THAT GETS THE OFFICER THERE EVIDENCE.COM LICENSE.

IT GETS THEM THEIR BODY WORN CAMERA LICENSE. IT ACTUALLY INCORPORATES EVERYTHING THAT THAT OFFICER IS GETTING.

OKAY. SO THIS IS THE PACKAGE THEN. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT.

OFF? RIGHT? AND THOSE ARE THE GUYS THAT ARE GETTING THE TASER 10S.

THERE'S A THERE'S A LINE IN THERE THAT HAS THE NUMBER 7 NEXT TO IT.

PROFESSIONAL OSP LICENSE. IT'S GOT A 7. THAT'S MY THAT'S MY BACK LINE.

MY RECORDS. MY RECORDS TECHNICIAN NEEDS PRO LICENSE IN ORDER TO DO THE REDACTION.

MY DIGITAL MEDIA EVIDENCE PERSON NEEDS A PRO LICENSE IN ORDER TO CONDUCT ALL THE EVIDENCE STORAGE AND TAGGING AND SUBMISSIONS TO COURT AND ALL THAT HE DOES. SO I THERE'S ADDITIONAL LICENSES IN THERE BUILT IN THE 81 IS SPECIFIC TO THE POLICE OFFICERS THAT ARE GETTING THE BUNDLED PACKAGE WITH THE TASER, WITH THE BODY CAMERA AND ACCESS TO THAT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. THAT CLARIFIES A LITTLE BIT MORE WHAT'S GOING ON THERE.

AS FAR AS US TRANSITIONING OUT FROM THE LICENSE PLATE READERS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.

SO CURRENTLY WE WERE IN FLOCK. CORRECT? IS THERE A REASON WHY WE ARE WANTING TO GO THIS ROUTE INSTEAD? SO BOTH COMPANIES ARE GREAT COMPANIES. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING BAD TO SAY ABOUT THEM.

I'M LOOKING.

HAVE A SUSPECT OR SOMEBODY THAT COMES THROUGH THAT HAS A WARRANT AND IT GETS PICKED UP AND FLAGGED WOULD IT ONLY TALK TO OTHER FLOCK CAMERA SYSTEMS OR DEPARTMENTS ON THAT? OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? IT DOES. MOST DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE BOTH SYSTEMS ARE RUNNING BOTH SYSTEMS. RIGHT? I'LL HAVE THE FLOCK WEBSITE OPEN. THEY'LL HAVE THE AXON WEBSITE OPEN.

THEY CAN TALK TO EACH OTHER IN A SENSE THROUGH THE FUSUS PLATFORM THEY, THEY KIND OF STAY IN THEIR OWN LANES FROM EACH OTHER.

THEY ARE TWO DIFFERENT COMPANIES THAT ARE IN A COMPETITIVE KIND OF NATURE. BUT NOTHING BAD TO SAY ABOUT FLOCK.

I AM LOOKING TO INCORPORATE EVERYTHING INTO KIND OF ONE ECOSYSTEM.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE TWO CONTRACTS WITH FLOCK. ONE OF THEM IS COMING TO AN EXPRESSION THIS YEAR.

ANOTHER ONE EXPIRES IN 2029, I BELIEVE. SO WE'RE NOT LOSING ALL OF OUR FLOCK CAMERAS.

WE WILL BE RUNNING TWO. TWO SEPARATE. SYSTEMS FOR A WHILE.

AND IN DOING THAT, IT'S NOT AN ISSUE. THE CAMERAS WILL STILL TALK TO US.

THEY'LL TALK TO OUR OFFICERS. WE'LL STILL HAVE ACCESS TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN OTHER CITIES ON THEIR FLOCK, CAMERAS OR THEIR AXON CAMERAS ALSO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SO WHAT I'M GETTING IS THAT SINCE THEY USE KIND OF THE SAME SYSTEM AND SO, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS CAPABILITIES GO OR ANYTHING TO THAT SORT, IT'S GOING TO REMAIN FAIRLY THE SAME. YES, SIR.

OKAY. TO THAT END WHAT WHEN IT COMES TO COMPARING BOTH OF THEM, HOW, HOW LONG ARE THESE DATA STORED ON THESE STACKS IN ONCE. YOU SET THE SAME PARAMETERS.

YES. YOU KNOW, WE WILL CONTINUE TO SET THE SAME PARAMETERS THAT WE'VE SET WITH FLOCK CAMERAS WITH THE AXON OUTPOST CAMERAS.

THAT'S UP TO US, OUR END AND HOW THE PARAMETERS WE WANT TO PUT AND HOW LONG WE WANT TO STORE IT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SO FLOCK CAMERAS THAT AUTO TRANSCRIBE, AI REPORTING, LICENSE PLATE READERS. OH MY GOODNESS. ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVEN'T WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THOSE FLOCK CAMERAS AT ALL FOR? NO SIR FOR RETRIEVAL OR ANYTHING OF THAT, OF THAT SORT? NO, SIR. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT GETS SAID OUT THERE.

AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, CRIMINALS DON'T LIKE CAMERA BASED POLICING.

WE'LL CALL IT THAT. BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY CAN'T HIDE FROM IT.

SO A LOT OF DRIVE GETS PUSHED TO GET RID OF THAT KIND OF STUFF BECAUSE IT'S EFFECTIVE.

IT'S WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES IN OUR AREA WITH LOSING ANY INFORMATION OR DATA THAT COMES FROM THAT SYSTEM.

OKAY. SO IT'S ENCRYPTED AND SAFE. AND IS THERE ANY, DOES, IS THAT INFORMATION EVER SOLD TO THIRD PARTIES OR ANYTHING TO THAT SORT OR

[01:20:02]

OKAY. US AND DO FLOCK AND THE PEOPLE THAT WE SHARE THE INFORMATION WITH.

WHICH IS? OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

YES. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER LEMMAN.

SORRY. WHAT OTHER NEIGHBORING CITIES ARE USING THIS AXON TECHNOLOGY? SO I ACTUALLY TEXTED THAT QUESTION. THERE'S ABOUT 18,000 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE UNITED STATES USING IT.

AXON HAS CONTRACTS WITH ABOUT 90% OF AGENCIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, WHERE THEY'RE USING IT FOR THE FULL SYSTEM, BODY CAMERA, FLEET CAMERA, AND TASER, OR THEY'RE JUST USING IT FOR TASER AND USING OTHER SYSTEMS FOR OTHER DEALS.

BUT OUR NEIGHBORING AGENCIES WE ALL TALK QUITE OFTEN HURST, EULESS, BEDFORD GRAPEVINE, ROANOKE, WE ALL USE AXON. WE ALL ARE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM.

I DO HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON. THAT WAS ONE OF MY QUESTIONS IF YOU TALK TO YOUR PEERS AND SO THIS HAS BEEN IN OPERATION FOR A WHILE.

IT'S NOT A NEW COMPANY. YES, MA'AM. THEY'VE BEEN.

HAS A HISTORY. THEY'VE BEEN AROUND FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS.

OKAY. BACK TO THIS IS MORE SPECIFIC ON THE, YOU SAID THERE'S 150 CAMERAS, STREAMS AND THAT THEY CAN MOVE. IS THAT A BIG DEAL OR CAN YOU DECIDE THERE'S A BIG FOOTBALL GAME AND NEED MORE THE FOOTBALL FIELD.

AND TOMORROW WE NEED ONE AT OLD BEDFORD SCHOOL.

CAN YOU MOVE THEM THAT QUICKLY OR IS IT PRETTY STATIONARY? THOSE THOSE 150 STREAMS WE WOULD WE WOULD ESTABLISH IN THE BEGINNING.

YOU KNOW, IF I WANT TO WATCH THE FOOTBALL STADIUM BECAUSE IT'S FOOTBALL SEASON, I'M GOING TO ESTABLISH THAT. I WANT TO WATCH THOSE CAMERAS AND I'M GOING TO HAVE THEM STREAMING THROUGH OUR SYSTEM. AND IT'S PROBABLY NOT SOMETHING I'M GOING TO MOVE, BECAUSE THAT'S AN AREA LOCATION THAT WE WANT TO WATCH QUITE OFTEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

BUT YOU COULD IF YOU NEEDED TO? YEAH, THE OUTPOST CAMERAS.

WE COULD DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. COULD SET UP STREAMS THAT WAY.

YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL.

HOW MANY FLOCK CAMERAS DO WE HAVE RIGHT NOW? WE CURRENTLY HAVE 24.

AND SO WE'RE ONLY GOING TO GET 9 OUT OF THIS, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO KEEP THE REST OF THE FLOCKS UNTIL THEY ARE EXPIRED? YES, MA'AM. SO. WE'RE GOING TO LOSE ABOUT A NET SIX CAMERAS.

WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE. WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE.

WE JUST WANT TO MOVE THEM OUT BECAUSE WE'VE GOT AXON COMING IN? YES, MA'AM. WITH THIS EQUIPMENT. SO THE TASERS.

NOW PREVIOUSLY WE BOUGHT THOSE TASERS OUTRIGHT.

YES SIR. AND THEN WE OWNED THEM AND WHATNOT. SO WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE THAT WE BOUGHT PREVIOUSLY FROM AXON? THIS IS A TASER THAT WE BOUGHT PROBABLY TEN YEARS AGO, PROBABLY MORE THAN TEN YEARS AGO.

WE, WE'LL KEEP, WE COULD KEEP SOME OF THOSE IN THE FLEET TO UPFIT OUR PUBLIC SERVICE OFFICERS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT IF WE WANTED TO, BUT THEY'RE OUT OF WARRANTY. SO AS THEY BECOME OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY BREAK, IT COSTS US MONEY TO REPLACE THEM.

OKAY. IT COSTS US MONEY FOR THOSE CARTRIDGES WHICH ARE DIFFERENT AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO THERE'S OPTIONS TO SELL THEM. THERE'S OPTIONS TO, YOU KNOW, GIVE THEM BACK TO TASER FOR, FOR SOME, THEY'RE NOT REALLY, THEY'RE NOT REALLY GIVING ANY CREDIT FOR THEM. I'VE TALKED TO THEM ABOUT THIS SO. SO THERE'S REALLY NO FINANCIAL BENEFIT TO. NO SIR.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WHOEVER THOUGHT ABOUT SELLING THEM TO OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THAT MAY NEED THEM? I'VE TALKED TO A COUPLE AGENCIES AND ASKED THEM IF YOU NEED THEM, COMMUNICATE WITH ME.

GOTCHA. SO THAT'S ALWAYS AN OPTION. SO WITH THIS, THIS SEEMS ALMOST SINCE THEY'RE GOING TO BE REPLACING THEM, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT. DO WE TECHNICALLY OWN THESE? IT'S MORE OF A LEASE. ISN'T IT? IT'S MORE OF A LEASE AGREEMENT. YEAH. WITH THIS, WITH THIS EQUIPMENT SO ONGOING.

SAME WITH ALL THE OTHER EQUIPMENT TOO. YES SIR.

CORRECT. OKAY. THE BENEFIT THOUGH, BEING THAT WE HAVE ALWAYS THE TOP, YOU KNOW, TOP EQUIPMENT THAT IS NEWER AND THEN OBVIOUSLY NOT PRONE TO FAILURES OR ANYTHING OF THAT SORT. AND TO THAT END, WE ALSO HAVE WARRANTY ON EVERYTHING.

YES SIR. COMPLETE REPLACEMENT? YES, SIR. OKAY.

FOR THAT, FOR THE ENTIRE TERM OF THE TEN YEARS.

YES, SIR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

DOES THE SCHOOL OFFICERS HAVE THE. WILL THEY BE OUTFITTED WITH ALL THIS, TOO? YES, MA'AM. AND IF I'M NOT IN A CAR. IT WILL STILL.

I'M GOING TO BE WIRED UP. YES, MA'AM. WOW MY VEST IS PRETTY IMPORTANT.

[LAUGHTER] WOW. IT DOES ALL THIS. SO I WILL GO BACK TO THE SHOP OR GO BACK TO THE STATION AND I CAN RECORD WHAT I WANT TO DO.

[01:25:08]

OR WHATEVER. YOUR SHIRT, I GUESS, OR YOUR EQUIPMENT.

YES, MA'AM. I THINK I'M FOLLOWING WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. YEAH. WHATEVER'S. YEAH. WHATEVER'S RECORDED ON THE CAMERA CAN BE DOWNLOADED AND TRANSCRIBED ONTO A REPORT.

YES. AND IS IT WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE. A WORD DOCUMENT.

NO, BUT [LAUGHTER] THE EQUIPMENT. OH. THE CAMERA.

I'M NOT WEARING ONE. IT LOOKS LIKE THE SAME CAMERA.

YES. COUNCIL MEMBER FARCO. CHIEF, I'M ALL FOR GIVING YOU WHAT YOU NEED.

YES, SIR. HAVE WE LOOKED AT GRANTS OR ANYTHING FOR? BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE ADDITIONAL $300,000 INTO YOUR BUDGET, WHICH IS TWO OFFICERS, WHICH IS.

YEAH. I START LOOKING AT THINGS LIKE THAT, AND I SEE BRADY PUTTING HIS HANDS ON HIS FACE BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO BE YOU'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR STUFF RIGHT NOW.

BUT HAVE WE LOOKED INTO GRANTS OR ANYTHING FEDERAL GRANTS FOR ADDITIONAL? PREVIOUSLY, THERE WERE NO GRANTS FOR AXON BODY CAMERA SYSTEMS, ESPECIALLY FOR AGENCIES THAT ALREADY HAD A BODY CAMERA SYSTEM IN PLACE.

SO WE'VE NEVER GONE FOR A GRANT ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

WE GO FOR A GRANT ON OTHER ITEMS AND SUCH. THERE, THERE IS SOME GRANT TALK HAPPENING FROM THE DOJ.

I GOT AN EMAIL ON IT BEFORE I CAME TO COUNCIL TODAY, SO I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK TO IT BECAUSE I'M NOT EDUCATED.

THE ONLY THING I KNOW IS THAT THERE'S A REQUEST FOR AN AGREEMENT TO SIGN ON TO THE 287G IMMIGRATION POLICY THAT COMES WITH THAT GRANT AGREEMENT.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO DISCUSS AT A LATER TIME TO EVEN VISIT ABOUT.

OKAY, ARE WE GOING TO LOOK INTO SINCE ALL OUR RESOURCE OFFICERS ARE GOING TO HAVE THEM, WE'LL.

A POSSIBILITY OF ASKING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO? YES. TO HELP? YEAH. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NEGOTIATING THE SCHOOL CONTRACT RIGHT NOW AND UPPING THEIR PAYMENT THAT THEY GIVE BACK TO US FOR THOSE RESOURCES AND STUFF. I THINK IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM.

I LIKE IT, I LIKE THE SAFETY. I THINK THE MAYOR'S RIGHT ABOUT YOU KNOW WE THINGS ARE CHANGING.

TIMES ARE CHANGING. AND IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THAT ADDITIONAL SECURITY AROUND FOR THE FOR THE CITY.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT. COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI.

THANK YOU MAYOR. SINCE EVERYONE ELSE HAS TALKED, I GUESS I SHOULD TOO.

THIS MAY COME AS A SHOCK TO YOU, CHIEF LAPENNA AND TO EVERYONE, BUT IN MY SOCIAL MEDIA ALGORITHM IS A LOT OF BODY CAM FOOTAGE. WHY IS THAT? I DON'T KNOW. [LAUGHTER] I THINK I'VE LIKED AND SO I GET ALL OF THESE THINGS AND I'M LIKE, OH MY GOD, WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO? SO THIS GUY OUT OF ARIZONA. PINAL COUNTY. ANYWAY, SO LONG STORY SHORT, AFTER I'VE WATCHED ALL OF THESE, IF WE CAN GIVE THE OFFICERS THE MOST INFORMATION TO MAKE THE MOST EDUCATED DECISION, TO HELP THEM AND TO PROTECT THEM AND ULTIMATELY PROTECTS OUR CITY. I MEAN, WE, I DON'T EVEN I DON'T QUESTION IT, YOU KNOW, SO I. THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY, BUT IT KEEPS US SAFE.

IT KEEPS OUR OFFICERS SAFE. IT HELPS THEM MAKE BETTER DECISIONS DURING THE PROCESS.

IT HELPS THEM WITH THE PROCESS. I JUST DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T SEE, I DON'T SEE A DOWNSIDE TO IT. SO I'M ALL FOR IT.

THANK YOU CHIEF. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. AND TO THAT END, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS, ONE OF THE BENEFITS WHEN I'M LOOKING OVER THEIR IMPACT TO OFFICERS IN THE COMMUNITY, ONE THING THAT I THINK THAT WAS ALSO NOT MENTIONED, BUT IT'S HARD TO QUANTIFY, BUT WOULD BE THE RECRUITMENT OF NEW OFFICERS AND RETAINING OF OUR OFFICERS, BECAUSE IF THEY ARE ABLE TO HAVE THIS EQUIPMENT, TOP NOTCH EQUIPMENT ALL THE TIME, THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THINGS BREAKING. THEY DON'T HAVE TO SPEND THREE HOURS WRITING A REPORT. THEY CAN JUST HAVE THE THIS NEW AND CUTTING EDGE EQUIPMENT THAT MAKES US PROBABLY ONE OF THE TOP AGENCIES AROUND US THAT ALSO IS USED, AGAIN, AS A RECRUITING TOOL.

HEY, YOU NEED TO COME TO BEDFORD BECAUSE THEY TAKE CARE OF THEIR OFFICERS. YOU HAVE THIS, THIS, AND THIS. IT SAVES US THIS AMOUNT OF TIME.

THE JOB OF A POLICE OFFICER IS ONE OF THE MOST STRESSFUL, ONE OF THE MOST.

IT. I MEAN, THE THINGS THAT YOU ALL HAVE TO DO ON A DAILY BASIS TO PROTECT OUR CITY IS JUST INSURMOUNTABLE.

AND SO GIVING YOU THE AMOUNT OF TIME AND EFFORT FOR OUR OFFICERS TO, TO GIVE THAT BACK SO THAT THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO AND DO THE THINGS THAT THEY LOVE AND HAVE THE EQUIPMENT THAT'S NOT GOING TO BREAK ON THEM.

I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY NEEDED. IT'S DEFINITELY NEEDED GOING FORWARD. AND YOU KNOW, SUPPORTS THAT AND TO GIVE THEM THE TRAINING THAT THEY NEED AND THE CAPABILITIES.

YEAH, YOU KNOW, TO THAT END, I THINK, I THINK THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE, WE NEED TO SUPPORT AND GOING FORWARD.

AND IT IS A BIG ASK, BUT IT, AGAIN, IT'S THE PRICE OF, OF SECURITY AND SAFETY THAT IS OUR PRIMARY CONCERN.

[01:30:08]

THANK YOU PISTOLS, WE CARRY THE CAMERAS, WE CARRY THE RIFLES THAT WE ISSUE AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

AND THEY DO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. OKAY. SURE.

AGAIN. SO BEFORE WE BEFORE WE, I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI IS UNDER THE GUN HERE AND HE'S READY TO, HE'S READY TO PUT A MOTION IN. I DO, I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR BRADY BECAUSE I DO SEE HIM OUT THERE IN THE BACK, SO I WOULDN'T LET HIM GET AWAY HERE. BUT THANK YOU CHIEF.

THAT'S WHY I'M HERE IF APPROVED, I'M LOOKING AT THIS. THIS IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT BECAUSE NORMALLY WHEN WE APPROVE SOMETHING IT IS FOR CURRENT YOU KNOW, BUDGETED AMOUNTS. AND SO CAN YOU TALK TO US ABOUT WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE.

SO WHAT ARE WE PROPOSING? AND, AND THIS IS KIND OF UNORTHODOX FOR US TO APPROVE SOMETHING BEFORE WE'VE EVEN SEEN THE UPCOMING BUDGET SO.

THAT'S TRUE. WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE A NON APPROPRIATIONS CLAUSE IN THE AGREEMENT.

OKAY. SO IF YOU AS A COUNCIL DECIDE TO PASS THIS TODAY, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE YOUR MIND IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.

WHENEVER THE BUDGET COMES ACROSS AND YOU CAN DECIDE YOU DON'T WANT TO FUND IT AT THAT POINT, YOU FOR WHATEVER REASON SO. IF THE NUMBERS COME BACK VERY BAD.

YEAH, THE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO BE WHAT THEY ARE. [LAUGHTER] YEAH. YES, YOU WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO NOT FUND IT AT THAT POINT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THERE'S ALWAYS THAT OPTION AVAILABLE.

THIS IS JUST GIVING US CLEARANCE TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE THROUGH THE PROCESS.

YES. AND IT LOCKS IN THE PRICE RIGHT NOW. I THINK THEY'RE PEOPLE ARE EAGER TO LOCK IN PRICES.

YES. I THINK THAT'S ALSO THAT'S ALSO THE NAME OF THE GAME IS LOCKING IN PRICES BECAUSE INFLATION JUST KEEPS ON DOING ITS THING.

YES IT DOES. AS YOU'VE REPORTED EVERY SINGLE TIME.

YES. [LAUGHTER] SO OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR.

I APPRECIATE THAT BRADY. ALL RIGHT THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE DO, [LAUGHTER] BEFORE WE DO A MOTION? I'VE BEEN TOLD I NEED TO KICK IT TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY SO, BRYN.

I'M ENJOYING THIS, ACTUALLY. [LAUGHTER] I KNOW. SO WE REVIEWED THE AGREEMENT AND THIS IS HOW THE SOFTWARE COMPANIES WORK.

THEY USUALLY SEND YOU A PURCHASE ORDER, USUALLY A COUPLE PAGES LONG. AND AT THE VERY BOTTOM, MAYBE NEAR THE LAST PAGE, IT SAYS IN FINE PRINT. OH, BY THE WAY, IT'S ALSO SUBJECT TO THE CONTRACT HERE.

SO YOU HAVE A HYPERLINK HERE. I CLICKED ON IT AND THERE'S 34 CONTRACTS ON THAT PAGE.

[LAUGHTER] AND NEITHER THE CHIEF NOR I WERE SURE WHICH ONES WERE THE APPROPRIATE ONES.

SO I JUST TOLD THEM WE WEREN'T GOING TO BE READY FOR THE PACKET.

SO I SAID, LET'S ADD THE WORD NEGOTIATE. OKAY.

THE GOOD NEWS IS WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT DONE AFTER THE PACKET POSTING.

SO THE MOTION DOES NOT NEED TO INCLUDE NEGOTIATE.

OKAY. SO WE'RE GOOD TO GO. WE'RE READY TO GO.

AND IT'S FINALIZED. OKAY. THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR.

ALL RIGHT. THANK GOODNESS. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT [LAUGHTER] NO SPECIAL WORDAGE IS NEEDED.

SO COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI, I SEE YOU. I WOULD LOVE TO MOTION TO APPROVE TO SUPPORT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENTS.

ALL RIGHT. AND I HAD A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARCO.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THIS ONE. AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU COUNCIL. THANK YOU STEPH ON THAT ONE.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP WE HAVE REPORTS. AND SO I'LL START THINGS OFF.

[4. Mayor/Council Member Reports]

[5. City Manager/Staff Reports]

REALLY, REALLY FUN TIME. IT WAS GREAT BECAUSE IT WAS JUST CLOUDY ENOUGH AND IT WAS SPRING.

IT WAS LIKE SPITTING RAIN, BUT BARELY. SO IT WAS COOL, WHICH WAS VERY NICE.

SO MY DAUGHTER AND I GOT TO ENJOY SOME NICE ICE CREAM THAT WAS PROVIDED TO US BY H-E-B, AND I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY ARE JUST A GREAT PARTNER WITHIN THE CITY.

WHEN ANYTIME THE CITY ASKS FOR SOMETHING, THEY ARE QUICK TO JUST, HEY, HERE'S A GIFT CARD ANY WAY WE CAN HELP.

SO THEY HAVE BEEN A GREAT PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

AND SO THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR, FOR HOSTING THESE ICE CREAM SOCIALS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

I THINK IT'S REALLY, REALLY FUN FOR ALL THE KIDS AND PARENTS AND EVERYONE TO GO OUT THERE AND, AND HAVE A GOOD TIME. ALSO AS WAS MENTIONED HERE TODAY MARKET CALENDARS FOR JULY 4TH BECAUSE THAT IS NEXT WEEK.

AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WHICH IS HARD TO BELIEVE. AND THAT IS GOING TO BE AN AMAZING EVENT THAT WE HOST IN THE CITY.

I'VE SAID IT BEFORE, THAT'S PROBABLY OUR MOST ATTENDED EVENT, WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DESCENDING UPON THE CITY FOR THAT, FOR THAT FESTIVITIES, AND EVEN MORE SPECIAL, AS WE CELEBRATE 250 YEARS OF THIS GREAT NATION.

SO BE SURE TO MEET US OUT THERE AT GENERATIONS PARK OR AT BOYS RANCH FOR AN EXCITING TIME.

ALL RIGHT, KICK IT ON DOWN TO THE COUNCIL MEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON.

[01:35:02]

AND WE DIDN'T HAVE A LIBRARY MEETING, BUT IT WAS MY HONOR TO ATTEND THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

THEY HAVE AN ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND ALL THE MEMBER MUNICIPALITIES OR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, SOME OF THEM ARE COUNTIES, GET ONE VOTE. AND BECAUSE THE MAYOR WAS BUSY, I GOT TO REPRESENT BEDFORD AND VOTED FOR THE SLATE. IT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A YOU COULD HAVE POPPED POPCORN AND WATCHED IT.

THERE WAS SOME PARLIAMENTARY MANEUVERING, BUT IT ALL WORKED OUT.

WE ACCEPTED THE SLATE, WHICH INCLUDED OUR NEIGHBOR AND FRIEND HER CITY COUNCILMAN JOHN MCKENZIE, IS NOW ON THE BOARD FOR THE NORTH TEXAS. NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.

WE ALSO HEARD AS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER, DOCTOR CALUM CLARK, WHO IS A FELLOW WITH THE BUSH INSTITUTE AND AT SMU.

AND HE SAYS IMMIGRATION FROM OTHER STATES IS SLOWING DOWN.

OUR REGION IS ABOUT AT 9 MILLION RESIDENTS. BUT OUR PROPERTY VALUES ARE HOLDING THEIR OWN BECAUSE THEY'RE SHRINKING AFFORDABILITY.

JUST THAT SOMETHING FOR YOU ALL TO THINK, TO THINK ABOUT.

SO, YOU KNOW, HOUSING VALUES ARE STAYING THE SAME.

AND THEN I HAVE A POINT OF PRIVILEGE MAYOR. YES.

OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S MY JOB TO EDUCATE YOU PEOPLE.

I JUST EARLIER TODAY, I WAS IN THE GREAT STATE OF NEBRASKA, OMAHA, WHERE THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA TOOK HOME THE TROPHY FOR THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES IN BASEBALL. [LAUGHTER].

AND I WAS THERE TO AFFIRM THAT THE SOONERS ARE THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE CITY OF BEDFORD WAS AWARE.

I KNOW. WHERE'S BOB COCHRAN? I DON'T KNOW, HE'S MISSING, BUT I HAVE THE T SHIRT TO PROVE IT.

SO THERE YOU GO. ANYWAY, BOOMER SOONER. [LAUGHTER] PLEASE STRIKE THAT FROM THE RECORD.

NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. [LAUGHTER] I'M ONLY KIDDING.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

COUNCIL MEMBER LEMMAN. SO I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF GOING TO THE JUNETEENTH ON THE 12TH AT OBS, AND I HAD A CHAMBER THING PRIOR TO THAT, BUT THEN I GOT THERE ABOUT 8:00, SO IT WAS A LITTLE LATER IN THE EVENING.

IT WAS STILL HAPPENING. THE BANDS WERE AMAZING.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT BAND WAS PLAYING WHEN I WENT, BUT IT WAS SO MUCH FUN.

PEOPLE WERE DANCING AND SINGING ALONG THE. THERE WERE AMAZING FOOD TRUCKS THAT I DIDN'T PARTAKE, BUT THEY LOOKED SO GOOD. THEY HAD A PRETZEL THING THAT LOOKED SO GOOD, BUT IT WAS JUST.

IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. IT WAS LOVELY AT NIGHT.

THE MUSIC WAS FUN. EVERYBODY WAS HAVING A GREAT TIME.

I TRULY ENJOYED IT. VERY GOOD. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT.

ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER FARCO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THE ANIMAL SHELTER HAS MOVED THERE AT 201 WEST BOULEVARD IN EULESS.

PLEASE. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE JUST DROPPED STRAY DOGS OFF AT OUR ANIMAL SHELTER.

PLEASE DO NOT DO THAT. TAKE THEM OVER TO EULESS.

AND TAKE CARE OF THEM. THEY'LL TAKE CARE OF THEM AND LOVE THEM WITH ALL THE CAPABILITIES OF OUR GREAT ANIMAL SHELTER.

WE HAD AN ADOPTION EVENT TODAY AT THE GAYLORD TEXAN.

THEY HAD SIX DOGS THAT THEY WERE HOPING TO GET ADOPTED, AND EVERYTHING'S GOING GREAT.

IF YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY DONATIONS OR DROP STUFF OFF, PLEASE DROP THEM OFF AT THE SHELTER AND YOU'LL GET 201 WEST EULESS BOULEVARD AND EULESS, TEXAS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT.

COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI. NOTHING TO REPORT. HOWEVER, I WASN'T HERE LAST MEETING.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NOTICED. I WAS ONLY AN IMPORTANT ONE.

I'M SORRY. I WAS EVALUATED. SO HERE'S THE DEAL.

I WAS OFFICIATING THE WEDDING OF A CLOSE FRIEND OF JACK AND THE NEWLY MARRIED JACK AND TARA TYSON.

WE WENT OUT TO LONG VIEW, AND MY WIFE AND I. AND WE BROUGHT ALL THE DOGS.

THAT WAS AN ADVENTURE. BUT EVERYONE'S ALIVE. BUT, YEAH, I GOT TO OFFICIATE A WEDDING, AND THAT'S.

THIS IS MY THIRD WEDDING OF THE YEAR TO OFFICIATE.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO REPORT.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO.

I LITERALLY I'M AVAILABLE FOR WEDDINGS AND FUNERALS.

NO, NO, BUT I JUST, YOU KNOW, SO I'M NOT RANDOMLY NOT HERE.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO JACK AND TARA. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, SO WE DO HAVE A EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT WE HAVE TO GO TO PURSUANT TO SECTION

[EXECUTIVE SESSION ]

[01:40:06]

[6. Take any action necessary as a result of the Executive Session. ]

MAYOR COGAN I WOULD LOVE TO MOVE TO ADJOURN. ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN, AND I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER LEMMAN.

ALL IN FAVOR OF THE VERBAL VOTE OF AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED.

ALL RIGHT. AND THAT PASSES AND WE ADJOURN AT 8:06.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.