[Infrastructure Meeting on July 15, 2026.]
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          RIGHT, EVERYONE, I WILL CALL THE CONSORTIUM TO ORDER. IT IS 530. AND JUST TO REMIND EVERYBODY, WE'VE GOT LIVE MICS HERE PICKING UP CONVERSATION. IT IS BEING RECORDED. I DON'T KNOW HOW FAR OUT INTO THOSE SEATS IT GOES. JUST KNOW WHATEVER YOU SAY MAY BE RECORDED AND BROADCAST. SO WE'VE GOT A PRESENTATION TODAY BY STAR TRANSIT. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO COMMISSIONER JOHN STACEY. YEAH. SO WE'VE BEEN HAVING SOME TALKS WITH LEVEL OF SERVICE AND DIFFERENT ISSUES IN THE COUNTY AND WHAT WE CAN DO. AND SO I'VE INVITED STAR TO COME IN AND KIND OF GIVE US A RUNDOWN. SO TOMMY IS HERE FROM STAR TRANSIT, AND I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO TALK ABOUT IT SINCE WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, CITY MANAGERS, MAYORS AND COUNTY OFFICIALS. SO WE CAN KIND OF HAVE A DISCUSSION. YOU GOT TO WALK AROUND. YEAH, YEAH. AND THEN I HAVE SOMEONE ELSE IS GOING TO COME IN AND TALK ABOUT THIS, BUT WE'LL LET TOMMY GO FIRST AND, AND JUST KIND OF DISCUSS HIM. AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING FOR MONTHS NOW JUST ABOUT SOME SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT HAVE COME TO MY ATTENTION. AND THIS ISN'T SOMETHING NECESSARILY THAT THE THAT THE COUNTY CAN FIX IN A BUBBLE. SO I FIGURED THIS WOULD BE A REALLY GOOD PLACE FOR US TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION. SO THE GOAL IS FOR HIM TO I TOLD HIM TO KIND OF GIVE US A BRIEF RUNDOWN AND SOME OF THE STUFF HIM AND I HAVE DISCUSSED, AND THEN TO TRY TO OPEN IT UP INTO AN ACTUAL DISCUSSION OF THE CONSORTIUM AND THE LEADERS THAT ARE HERE. SO WITH THAT, I'LL LET YOU KIND OF START YOUR PRESENTATION. AND I SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU GUYS, YOU'RE YOU'RE YOU'RE IN THE WRONG SEATS. I'M SORRY. TAKE IT AWAY. IT'S OKAY. TRY THAT NOW. YEAH. I THINK WE'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT. AGAIN, THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER STACEY FOR THE WORK HE'S DONE AND, AND ORGANIZING THIS AND COORDINATING THIS. AND SO WE'RE WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE TONIGHT AND GIVE A REVIEW OF TRANSIT OPERATIONS IN THE COUNTY. LOOK AT THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR, AND ALSO LOOK AT SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW WE CAN IMPROVE SERVICE. BEFORE I START, I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR STAR TRANSIT BOARD MEMBERS. AND SO COMMISSIONER DANA MCCULLOCH HAS SERVED ON STAR TRANSIT BOARD FOR EIGHT. GOING ON NINE YEARS NOW, DOES A GREAT JOB REPRESENTING ROCKWALL COUNTY. 
          WE ALSO HAVE A FORMER BOARD MEMBER THAT DANA KIND OF LOOPED BACK ONTO OUR BOARD. AND SO THANK YOU TO MAYOR JANET NICOLL FOR NOW AGREEING TO SERVE AGAIN ON THE BOARD. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU BACK INVOLVED. THANK YOU. SO JUST REAL QUICK, I'LL START WITH SOME BASICS FOR FOLKS IN THE ROOM THAT AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH STAR TRANSIT. SO WE'VE BEEN PROVIDING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR OVER 45 YEARS. MISSION IS TO PROVIDE. IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH SAFE, AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE MOBILITY. WE'VE BEEN OPERATING IN ROCKWALL COUNTY SINCE 2005, SO OVER 20 YEARS NOW SERVING THIS COUNTY, WE DO JUST OVER 235,000 RIDES A YEAR. 
          WE'VE GOT A STAFF OF A LITTLE OVER 80. WE'VE GOT ABOUT 60 ACTIVE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD EACH DAY. OUR CALL CENTER HANDLES OVER 600 CALLS EACH DAY. WE ARE BASED IN KAUFMAN COUNTY, SO OUR OFFICE AND OPERATION IS OUT IN TERRELL. WE OPERATE AS A RURAL TRANSIT DISTRICT. THAT'S HOW WE'RE RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND THAT'S HOW WE RECEIVE SOME OF OUR GRANT FUNDING THROUGH TXDOT AND FTA. WE'RE THE FOURTH LARGEST TRANSIT AGENCY IN GREATER NORTH TEXAS. SO YOU'VE GOT DART, DCTA, TRINITY METRO AND THEN US. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US AND THOSE ENTITIES, WE DO NOT RECEIVE ANY DEDICATED SALES TAX. RIGHT. SO OUR OUR FUNDING IS GRANT. AND THEN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS THAT WE RECEIVE FROM OUR LOCAL PARTNERS. HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR SERVICE AREA. SO AGAIN, ALL OF ROCKWALL COUNTY, KAUFMAN COUNTY, AND THEN THE CITIES LISTED IN DALLAS COUNTY. WE ALSO HAVE SOME SERVICE DOWN IN ELLIS. THAT'S PRETTY LIMITED. 
          AND SO OUT OF THAT SERVICE AREA, IT'S A LITTLE OVER 1000MI■!S TOTAL POPULATION IN OUR MEMBER CITIES OF JUST OVER 730,000. WOW. SO THE SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE HERE IN ROCKWALL COUNTY IS WHAT'S CALLED DEMAND RESPONSE. THAT'S ORIGIN TO DESTINATION. WE OPERATE MONDAY 
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THROUGH FRIDAY, 6 A.M. TO 6 P.M. TRIPS CAN BE BOOKED ANYWHERE FROM ONE BUSINESS DAY UP TO TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE. SO FOR ANYBODY THAT LIVES IN ROCKWALL COUNTY 13 AND ABOVE CAN RIDE UNACCOMPANIED. AS FAR AS DESTINATIONS, YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTY AND THEN OUR SURROUNDING SERVICE AREA THAT THAT I MENTIONED, MESQUITE, KAUFMAN COUNTY, SUNNYVALE AND THEN GOING OUTSIDE THE SERVICE AREA, WE ONLY DO THAT FOR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. SO WE'LL GO INTO DALLAS COUNTY FOR MEDICAL TRIPS. THERE ARE FARES ASSOCIATED WITH OUR RIDES. 
          THOSE RANGE BETWEEN $12, EXCUSE ME, $2 AND $12. AND THAT'S BASED OFF OF DISTANCE. AND THEN THERE'S HALF FARE FOR INDIVIDUALS 60 PLUS VETERANS OR DISABLED RIDERS AND THEN PCAS PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANTS CAN RIDE ALONG AND CHILDREN UNDER 12 CAN RIDE ALONG WITH A FARE PAYING ADULT THAT BOTH OF THOSE CATEGORIES RIDE FOR FREE. HERE'S A LOOK AT RIDERSHIP IN THE COUNTY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. AND SO THIS IS THIS IS BASED ON AVERAGE MONTHLY DATA. YOU CAN SEE WE'VE GOT A PRETTY GOOD TREND LINE OF INCREASING. YOU KNOW, WE WERE RIGHT AROUND 1000 FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS. AND WE'VE SLOWLY BEEN CREEPING UP 1100, 1200. 
          NOW THIS YEAR WE'RE AVERAGING ABOUT 1300 TRIPS PER MONTH HERE IN THE COUNTY. BREAKDOWN OF TRIPS BY CITY. YOU CAN SEE THERE ON THE LEFT WITH FATE, HEATH, ROCKWALL, ROYSE CITY AND THEN TRIP PURPOSE. JUST KIND OF A BREAKDOWN OF THE TRIPS AND RIDES THAT WE PROVIDE. SO YOU CAN SEE DAY HAB TAKES UP ABOUT A THIRD OF OUR SERVICE. AND SO THOSE ARE ADULT DAY HAB CENTERS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES HERE IN ROCKWALL COUNTY. WE'VE GOT A PRETTY GOOD GROUP OF DAY HAB RIDERS FROM ROYSE CITY, FATE ROCKWALL THAT ARE TRAVELING INTO SUNNYVALE. 
          THERE'S A REALLY NICE DAY HAB FACILITY THERE. RAN OUT OF FIRST BAPTIST SUNNYVALE. IT'S CALLED SUNSHINE CENTER. AND SO EVERY DAY WE TAKE A BIG GROUP OF RIDERS THERE ON THAT SAME BUS. AND IT'S IT'S PRETTY MUCH FULL AT THIS POINT. WE ALSO WORK WITH DALLAS COLLEGE, EASTFIELD CAMPUS. THEY'VE GOT A ASPIRE PROGRAM. AND SO THOSE ARE FROM STUDENTS THAT ARE JUST OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION. AND SO WE'VE GOT A COUPLE THAT COME AS FAR AS ROYSE CITY GOING TO THE EASTFIELD COLLEGE CAMPUS. THEY'RE IN MESQUITE. THE OTHER BREAKDOWN TRIPS WHERE YOU CAN SEE 22%. WE'VE GOT SOME MEDICAL, SOME DIALYSIS SENIOR CENTER, ABOUT 10%, AND THEN GROCERY SHOPPING. ONE THING TO NOTE IS THAT OUT OF ALL THAT TRIP PURPOSE, THEY'RE 91% OF THOSE TRIPS ARE RIDERS THAT ARE CONSIDERED 60 PLUS OR DISABLED, RIGHT? SO 90% OF THE TRIPS THAT WE DO ARE FOR THAT, THAT CATEGORY OF RIDER, THAT'S A MISSION OF OURS. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH THE COUNTY TO, TO FOCUS ON, ON THAT, ON THAT GROUP. A LITTLE MORE ON RIDERSHIP STATS. SO WE DO ABOUT OUR ON TIME PERFORMANCE IS ABOUT 90%. WE DO RECEIVE REVIEWS VIA OUR APP ON RIDERSHIP. THE REVIEWS THAT WE RECEIVE, THEY HAVE COME BACK 98% POSITIVE. AND THE COUNTY ARE UNIQUE RIDERS. 1776 RIDERS TO DATE. IN 2025, WE DID JUST OVER 14,000 RIDES. AND THEN THE ONE CHALLENGE OR AREA OF OPPORTUNITY HERE IS OUR DENIAL RATE AT 12%. AND SO THAT'S THAT'S ONE REASON WHY WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, OKAY, WHAT CAN WE DO TO IMPROVE SERVICE? 12% IS HIGHER THAN WHEN WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE OUR THRESHOLD FOR TOTAL SERVICE IS 10%. AND OTHER PARTS OF OUR SERVICE AREA, WE'RE AT 6 TO 8%. AND SO ABOUT HALF OF WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW. AND SO THAT'S A FOCUS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO IMPROVE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE GOOD QUALITY SERVICE. 
          OBVIOUSLY, ROCKWALL COUNTY, A LOT OF GROWTH OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. AND SO THE DENIAL RATE 
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HAS HAS INCREASED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. AND JUST, YOU KNOW, THAT'S OBVIOUSLY WHEN SOMEBODY CALLS IN AND WE'RE NOT ABLE TO BOOK THEIR RIDE, WE MARK THAT TRIP AS A DENIAL. HERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ON THAT. AND I TRIPS AND THERE'S A LOT OF NUMBERS HERE. AND SO I'LL TRY TO TRY TO JUST KIND OF BREAK IT DOWN THE HIGHLIGHTS, THAT TOP SECTION, REALLY JUST TRYING TO SHOW THE HOURS PER DAY THAT THAT WE OPERATE HERE IN THE COUNTY. SO KIND OF THAT FIFTH LINE DOWN. ON AVERAGE, WE'RE DOING ABOUT 48 HOURS OF SERVICE EACH DAY IN ROCKWALL COUNTY. YOU CAN SEE THE TOTAL TRIPS THERE AND WHAT WE AVERAGE, AND THEN THE TOTAL TRIPS PER HOUR. SO WE DO ABOUT ONE AND A HALF TRIPS PER HOUR IS, IS OUR EFFICIENCY, WHICH IS ABOUT INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR DEMAND RESPONSE SERVICE IS DOING ABOUT ONE AND A HALF RIDES PER HOUR. 
          THEN LOOKING AT THE DENIALS, WHICH ON AVERAGE WERE DENYING ABOUT 250 TRIPS A MONTH. OKAY, SO LOOKING AT WHAT WOULD THE NUMBER OF HOURS THAT WE WOULD NEED TO MEET THE DENIALS? SO YOU CAN SEE ON AVERAGE WE WOULD NEED ABOUT 173 HOURS ADDITIONAL, WHICH BREAKS DOWN TO ABOUT EIGHT MORE HOURS A DAY TO REDUCE THOSE DENIALS. THOSE DENIED TRIPS. NOW WITH THAT, EVEN IF WE WERE TO ADD EIGHT MORE HOURS A DAY, THAT'S NOT GOING TO BRING THE NUMBER COMPLETELY DOWN TO ZERO. WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE TRIP REQUESTS THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO DO. SOMEBODY THAT CALLS AND NEEDS TO GO TO TYLER, OR SOMEBODY THAT CALLS AND NEEDS TO GO TO, TO MCKINNEY OR SOMEPLACE OUTSIDE OF OUR SERVICE AREA, THOSE THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN, OR THEY MIGHT BE OUTSIDE OF OUR HOURS OF OPERATION. BUT JUST DOING SOME ANALYSIS ON WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO REDUCE THOSE THOSE DENIED TRIPS AND BRING IT DOWN FROM 12 TO 12% TO MAYBE AROUND 6%? SO LOOKING AT THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR, THIS IS PART OF THE COST OF SERVICE LETTER THAT OUR CITIES GET ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THAT KIND OF SPELLS OUT WHAT THE BUDGET REQUEST IS GOING TO BE. SO THIS IS THE TABLE THAT WE USE. THE NUMBER OF SERVICE DAYS IN THE YEAR TALKED ABOUT. ON AVERAGE, WE'RE DOING 48 HOURS EACH DAY. SO WE ROUND THAT UP TO ABOUT 50. WE'VE GOT A HOURLY COST OF SERVICE THAT OUR BOARD APPROVES EACH YEAR. 
          SO FOR FY 27 THAT'S 6050. WE USE THAT ACROSS ALL OF OUR SERVICE AREA TO MAKE SURE THAT EACH CONTRACT IS EQUITABLE. THAT GIVES US OUR TOTAL OPERATING COSTS. WE GET ABOUT 60% IN FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING. AND THEN THAT LEAVES OUR LOCAL MATCH REQUIREMENT THAT WE RECEIVE THROUGH THE CITIES THAT PARTICIPATE. AND THEN ROCKWALL COUNTY. SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE BREAKDOWN. AND THIS WOULD BE WHAT OUR CITIES WOULD GET THIS YEAR. THOSE LETTERS HAVE BEEN SENT OUT OVER THE LAST MONTH OR SO. HERE IS A EXPANSION REQUEST THAT WE'VE WORKED ON TO SAY, WHAT COULD WE DO TO IMPROVE SERVICE LEVELS HERE IN ROCKWALL COUNTY? WE KNOW THAT WE NEED AT LEAST EIGHT HOURS TO HELP SOLVE THE DENIED TRIP ISSUE, BUT THAT WOULDN'T ADD ANY ROOM FOR GROWTH OR EXPANSION, RIGHT? THAT WOULD JUST SOLVE WHAT THE DEMAND IS CURRENTLY. SO IF WE'RE LOOKING AT A PROPOSAL OF AN ADDITIONAL 16 HOURS EACH DAY, AND THEN HOW DOES THAT BREAK DOWN? SO THAT WOULD ADD AN ADDITIONAL $96,800 TO THE LOCAL MATCH REQUEST. COUNTY COUNTY WIDE. THEN THE BOTTOM FOUR LINES THERE BREAKING IT DOWN BY CITY ON. ALL RIGHT. WHERE, WHERE DO WE NEED TO WHERE DO WE NEED TO ADD SERVICE? WE'VE TALKED WITH THE CITY OF FAYETTE PREVIOUSLY. YOU KNOW, THAT'S A GROWING AREA. THEY'VE HAD SOME REQUESTS FOR FOR MORE TRANSIT. SO DO WE ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE CITY OF FATE? A LITTLE BIT MORE. AND ROYSE CITY, ROCKWALL, AND THEN WORKING WITH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON WHAT THE COUNTY BE WILLING TO, TO BUDGET FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE TO HELP SOLVE SOME OF THESE ISSUES. 
          AND SO THAT YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE THAT BREAKS DOWN TO WHAT WOULD BE THE EXPANSION REQUEST 
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NEXT YEAR. AND THE OTHER ITEM THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED IS THIS ISN'T JUST A ONE YEAR SOLUTION, RIGHT? SO MAYBE WE'RE NOT ABLE TO DO ALL OF THIS IN FY 27. I KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE'RE MIDSUMMER HERE. WE'RE IN FULL SWING OF OF BUDGET, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE THIS REQUEST NOW. SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO ADD SOME MORE SERVICE FOR FY 27 AND THEN BRING THIS BACK NEXT YEAR. AND, AND CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS INCREASING SOME SERVICE SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO MARKET AWARENESS. AND OUTREACH IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALWAYS NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB AT, BUT WE ALSO NEED TO HAVE MORE AVAILABILITY FOR THOSE RIDES TO BE ABLE TO BE BE DONE. SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND STOP THERE AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, THOUGHTS ON THE PROPOSAL OR THE SERVICE OPERATION IN GENERAL. BEFORE WE DO THAT, I HAVE AMBER HAS SHOWN UP AND SHE HAS A VERY UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE. I WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE INTO THIS DISCUSSION. 
          SO, AMBER, IF YOU WANT TO MAKE YOUR WAY UP TO THE PODIUM. AMBER IS A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE AND HAS A LOT OVER PROBABLY 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH STAR TRANSIT, AND I JUST THOUGHT SHE HAD A LOT TO OFFER US AS WE. NO ONE WANTS TO INCREASE BUDGET, NO ONE WANTS TO SPEND MORE MONEY. BUT I DO THINK THAT THERE'S A REAL OPPORTUNITY THAT WE'RE MISSING AS A COUNTY, AND I'M JUST TRYING TO INVOKE THAT INTO THE DIALOG. SO WITH THAT, AMBER. OKAY, I'M AMBER WAGNER, AND I'VE SERVED ROCKWALL ISD FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS OF MY LIFE. I KNOW I DON'T LOOK THAT OLD, BUT WORKING IN PARTICULAR WITH OUR SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATION, IN THE LAST SIX YEARS, I'VE WORKED AS THE TRANSITION SPECIALIST, WHICH IS A FANCY NAME FOR SAYING I WORK WITH OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STUDENTS TO HELP THEM GET READY FOR ADULT LIFE, AND I'M VERY ENTRENCHED IN THAT WORLD. IT IS MY WORLD. I LIVE IN IT AND COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION. IF YOU DID ANY TYPE OF RESEARCH WHICH I WON'T BORE YOU WITH, BUT THERE'S A LOT OUT THERE, IT WILL TELL YOU THAT THE BIGGEST PREDICTOR OF SUCCESS FOR OUR ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, THEIR FAMILIES, IS STRONG COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE THEY CANNOT DRIVE. AND SO WE DO HAVE A NEED. I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE STAR TRANSIT. YOU KNOW, WHEN I STARTED HERE 20 YEARS AGO, WE WERE MUCH MORE RURAL THAN WE ARE NOW. SO EVEN HAVING SOMETHING THEN WAS AMAZING. AND I'M SO THANKFUL WE HAVE SOMETHING NOW TO WORK WITH AND SOMETHING TO BUILD ON. I WOULD NEVER WANT TO DO AWAY WITH WHAT WE HAVE. I WOULD LOVE TO BUILD ON WHAT WE HAVE. AND JUST IN THE LAST SIX YEARS, AFTER TAKING OVER THE POSITION I'VE BEEN IN AND ROCKY ISD. WE PROVIDE TRAINING. RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE LIKE 30 ADULT STUDENTS IN OUR ADULT TRANSITION JUST IN ROCKWALL ISD. SO THAT DOESN'T COUNT LIKE ROYSE CITY OR SOME OF THE OTHER SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE SIMILAR PROGRAMS, BUT THEY ALL GET COMMUNITY TRAINING. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH STAR TRANSIT, SOME OF THE WONDERFUL STAFF THERE IN THE LAST SIX YEARS. ALL OF OUR STUDENTS IN OUR PROGRAM HAVE A DISABLED WRITER CARD BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM, BUT THE DEMAND IS MUCH HIGHER THAN THE SUPPLY AND WHAT THAT CAN LOOK LIKE FOR FAMILIES IN OUR AREA IS PEOPLE QUITTING JOBS TO STAY HOME WITH THEIR THEIR STUDENTS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET TO A DAY PROGRAM. YOU'RE TALKING, YOU KNOW, I HAVE ONE FAMILY RIGHT NOW I'M WORKING WITH IN FAYETTE, WHERE THE DEMAND IS ALSO HIGH. WE HAVE A HIGH NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS MOVING THERE, AS WELL AS JOBS BEING CREATED THERE THAT OUR SPECIAL NEEDS ADULTS CANNOT GET TO BECAUSE THEY CAN'T DRIVE. I MEAN, WE'RE DOING A MASSIVE SOME MASSIVE THINGS OUT IN THAT AREA RIGHT NOW. AND IF WE CAN'T MEET THE NEED, THEN, THEN WE'RE IN TROUBLE AS FAR AS THAT LOCAL POPULATION. SO ONE FAMILY I KNOW OF, JUST LIKE THIS MONTH WERE NOT ABLE TO GET THEIR THEIR STUDENT TO THE SUNSHINE CENTER. AND IT COULD BE BECAUSE THEY WERE LATE ASKING YOU REALLY DO LIKE FROM MY USER POINT OF VIEW, IF WE DON'T ASK FOR RIDES AS SOON AS WE CAN ASK FOR THEM WITHIN THAT TWO WEEK WINDOW, THEN WE ARE REALLY MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT. WE'RE LIMITING OUR CHANCES OF GETTING THAT RIDE. SO WE WE USE IT TO HELP HELP TRAIN OUR STUDENTS. AND WE'VE TRAINED THIS FAMILY, WE'VE TRAINED THIS STUDENT. AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO GET OUT TO THE DAY PROGRAM THIS WEEK. AND THEN THE WEEK BEFORE, THEY CAME LIKE AN HOUR EARLY. AND SO HE HAD TO MISS THAT DAY TOO. AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THAT PARENT WHO THIS, THIS GUY IS WHAT WE CALL AN ELOPER A RUNNER. HE 
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WILL RUN OUT INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. HE DID THAT ONE DAY AND THE POLICE HAD TO GET INVOLVED. AND IT JUST. SO IT'S JUST A SAFER COMMUNITY. SO THE NEED IS DEFINITELY THERE. AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE FOR OUR FAMILIES IS IT'S A BIG DEAL AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR INDIVIDUALS THAT WE SERVE. WE AS HE SAID, THERE'S THE SUNSHINE CENTER AND THEN THERE'S ASPIRE. WE ALSO HAVE SOME WRITERS THAT GO TO LAKES REGIONAL COMMUNITY CENTER AT AT THEIR CONNECTION CENTER. WHEN I HAVE TALKED TO THOSE DIRECTORS, THEY'RE STILL A GREAT NEED. THE SUNSHINE CENTER RIGHT NOW, THEY SAID THE THE FIRST PERSON THAT GETS ON THAT BUS FROM OUR AREA IS A VERY LONG RIDE FOR THEM, AND THAT THEY'RE AT MAX. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT. SO I LOOK AT THIS VERY DIFFERENT AS AN EDUCATOR AND AS SOMEONE WHO'S AN ADVOCATE FOR THE FAMILIES THAT I WORK WITH, I'M SUPER PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS. THE FAMILIES I WORK WITH, I TRAIN A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS HOW TO WORK, HOW TO GET JOBS, HOW TO BE PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS. AND JUST LIKE WE SHOULD HAVE BEAUTIFUL TREES AND BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS IN OUR COMMUNITIES BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS TO DRIVE DOWN THE STREET, THAT DOESN'T LOOK PRETTY, RIGHT? WE DON'T WANT THAT. I DON'T WANT TO GO TO A KROGER THAT I DON'T SEE DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE. THAT IS BEAUTIFUL AND IT MAKES OUR COMMUNITY STRONGER. WHEN YOU SEE INDIVIDUALS WORKING TO GET JOBS, THAT GETS US. PROBABLY ONE OF OUR BIGGEST AREAS OF NEED ALSO IS JUST IN THAT COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT. WE DO A LITTLE BIT BETTER GETTING THEM TO DAY HUBS BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL GOING TO THE SAME PLACE. BUT WHAT ABOUT THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD REALLY LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE AND WOULD LIKE TO GO WORK, BUT THERE'S NOT A BUS FOR NINE OF THEM TO GO WORK AT THE KROGER DOWN THE STREET. THEN THEY GET DENIED. THEY CAN'T GO. I'VE HAD STUDENTS LOSE JOBS GO INTO THE WHATABURGER. IT'S NOT EVEN VERY FAR. IT'S JUST NOT CLOSE ENOUGH FOR THEM TO WALK. AND SO THIS IS JUST A LOSS OF QUALITY OF LIFE, NOT ONLY FOR THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, BUT FOR US. I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR, THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE. I HAVE WORKED FOR 28 YEARS IN EDUCATION, AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT'S WORK WHEN I'M WITH THE KIDS. IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF WORK WHEN I'M WITH LIKE YOU GUYS, LIKE MY BOSSES THAT ARE MAKING ME DO, YOU KNOW, PAPERWORK AND JUSTIFICATION FOR WHY I NEED THINGS, RIGHT? BUT THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL INDIVIDUALS. WE ARE MUCH STRONGER SOCIETY WHEN WE ARE INCLUSIVE AND HAVE DIVERSITY RIGHT NOW, WE'RE NOT MEETING THE NEED AND IT CREATES A BIG BURDEN. WHEN I'M TALKING TO A PARENT AND THE PARENT IS CRYING SAYING, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, I AM GOING TO HAVE TO QUIT MY JOB. IF I QUIT MY JOB, I'M PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO LIVE HERE. IT'S REALLY GREAT WHEN YOU HAVE STRONG OPTIONS LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT, I BET STAR TRANSIT. I BET WE COULD PROBABLY. LET'S TALK TO THEM. LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THEM WHEN WE HAVE STRONGER OPPORTUNITIES, RESOURCES FOR OUR FAMILIES. IT IT HELPS OUR FAMILIES FUNCTION BETTER AND, AND KEEP GOOD PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND TO KEEP GOOD THINGS GOING. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS I SEE WHEN I LOOK AT THAT DENIAL RATE TO SEE, I LOOK AT IT FROM ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW. YOU'RE YOU'RE SEEING 252. YOU KNOW, WE HAD A DENY WE WEREN'T ABLE TO TO DO THAT THIS MONTH IN MARCH. AND THEN YOU SEE ANOTHER 252 THE NEXT MONTH. 
          IT'S A DIFFERENT THEY'RE NOT THE SAME. PEOPLE ARE NOT ALWAYS CALLING. SO SO YOU'RE YOU'RE TALKING IT'S A LARGE NUMBER. WHAT HAPPENS AFTER A WHILE IS PEOPLE RETIRE SOONER. THEY RESTRUCTURE THEIR WHOLE LIFE SO THAT THEIR ADULT INDIVIDUAL CAN CAN FUNCTION SO THAT THEY CAN FUNCTION, SO THAT THEY CAN BE SAFE. SO THE NEED IS GREAT IN OUR AREA, BUT ALONG WITH EXPANSION, WE REALLY PROBABLY HAVE NOT EXPANDED THE SERVICES AT THE SAME RATE THAT THE DEMAND HAS HAS HAS GONE. WHEN I FIRST STARTED MY JOB SIX YEARS AGO, JUST TALKING ROCKWALL ISD, WE HAD NINE STUDENTS IN OUR ADULT TRANSITION PROGRAM. AND LIKE I SAID, NOW WE HAVE 30. 
          THAT NUMBER IS STEADILY RISING. SO THOSE ARE ADULTS THAT WE. I AM WORKING VERY HARD TO GET THEM READY TO BE CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY, AND IT IS REALLY DISHEARTENING WHEN THEY CAN'T GET THERE. WHEN WE WORK SO HARD TO GET THAT PERSON GETS A JOB AND THEN THEY LOSE IT BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET THERE OR SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. SOMETIMES STAR TRANSIT, THEY HAVE TO BOOK WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME FRAME. YOU HAVE TO BOOK AHEAD BECAUSE IF YOU'RE LATE TO YOUR JOB, YOU'RE GOING TO GET FIRED. SO WHAT DOES THIS INDIVIDUAL, YOU KNOW, DO WHEN THEY'RE HAVING TO SIT OUT IN FRONT OF THEIR, THEIR WORK ENVIRONMENT THAT HASN'T OPENED YET, AND THEY'RE HAVING TO SIT THERE FOR AN HOUR. THAT'S A VERY VULNERABLE POPULATION OF INDIVIDUALS SITTING IN FRONT OF A CLOSED RESTAURANT FOR 45 MINUTES, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE 
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ENOUGH. SO WE'VE GOT TO GET YOU ONTO THE BUS AND, AND KIND OF GET YOU THERE. BUT WE DEFINITELY HAVE A GREAT NEED. I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO STAR TRANSIT IN THAT WE, WE PROVIDE COMMUNITY TRAINING FOR OUR FAMILIES AND FOR OUR STUDENTS. AND WE HAVE GROWN IN THAT WE WE HAVE REALLY BEEN ABLE TO WORK OUT A PARTNERSHIP WITH SOME OF THE LADIES. THE STAFF OVER THERE HAVE BEEN GREAT. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING SOME OF THE NEED THAT I MIGHT SEE IN MY POSITION, BUT DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR AMBER OR STAR TRANSIT? I JUST THINK THAT AS A POLICY MAKER, IT'S EASY TO JUST GLOSS OVER THIS. LET'S JUST KEEP IT THE SAME. AND I THINK IT'S TIME THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY, LOOK AT THE HOLE THAT WE HAVE CREATED WITH POPULATION GROWTH AND NOT A GROWTH IN SERVICE. SO MORE MONEY. OKAY. THAT'S THAT'S WHAT THEY ASK IS SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE MORE BUSSES FOR THE COUNTY IS $48,400 MORE THAN WE PAID LAST YEAR. OKAY. WHICH WOULD GET ANOTHER BUS INTO THE COUNTY SO THAT WE CAN START UPPING OUR SERVICE AND TRYING TO GET THE ABILITY TO GET MORE RIDES TO BE MET SO THAT WE CAN START TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THIS NEED IS NOT A COMPLETE KNEE JERK REACTION AND TRY TO, YOU KNOW, GET 12 MORE BUSSES IN HERE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT JUST TRY TO GET MORE HOURS SO THAT WE CAN BEGIN WORKING WITH PEOPLE LIKE AMBER TO GET MORE PEOPLE TO THE PLACES THEY NEED TO GO, AND THEN TO SEE HOW THIS GROWS. AND AS POLICY MAKERS, JUST UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A REAL NEED. THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE I'M TRYING TO GET TO. WELL, ANOTHER BUS SAW THE NUMBERS PROBLEMS. IT WILL START US IN THAT DIRECTION. WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO SOLVE ALL OF THE PROBLEMS, BUT WE DO KNOW THAT 252 PEOPLE A MONTH ARE NOT GETTING SERVICE. SO WE NEED TO SEE CAN WE UP THE SERVICE, AND THEN CAN WE LOOK AT MORE FIXED ROUTES TO THE SUNSHINE CENTER, OR LOOKING AT TRYING TO GET MORE PREDICTABILITY TO DAY, HAVE MORE PREDICTABILITY TO WORK. BUT WE'RE SO FAR BEHIND. IT'S IT'S HARD TO SOLVE ALL THOSE PROBLEMS IN ONE FY. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. I ASKED THIS TO OUR FRIENDS IN MCLENNAN, CHISHOLM TO FABRICE THE OTHER DAY. BUT WHY DO WE SHOW NO DRIVES THROUGH MCLENNAN? CHISHOLM. YEAH. AND SO THAT WAS BROUGHT UP. I TOLD DANA NEXT MONTH WE WILL ADD THAT TO THE COUNTY RIDERSHIP REPORT. AND SO IT'S NOT THAT IT'S NOT THAT THERE'S ZERO RIDERSHIP THERE. THERE'S THERE'S A SMALL AMOUNT OF RIDERSHIP THERE. AND SO WE CAN WE CAN INCLUDE THAT ON THERE. MCLENNAN CHISHOLM IS ALSO ONE BACK WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROGRAM TEN, 11 YEARS AGO, WHEN THERE WAS KIND OF A CHANGE IN IN FUNDING, MCLENNAN CHISHOLM WAS NOT ON THE LIST OF CITIES TO CONTRIBUTE. AND SO THERE'S NOT A MONTHLY RIDERSHIP REPORT BEING SENT TO COUNCIL. WE'VE WORKED WITH FABRICE PREVIOUSLY IN ANOTHER CITY, AND SO THANKFULLY THERE'S A RELATIONSHIP THERE. AND WE WE GOT A WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL, I BELIEVE, IN THE NEXT MONTH. AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. I'M THE MAYOR. OKAY. AND FABRICE BROUGHT IT UP TO ME JUST THE OTHER DAY ACTUALLY, ABOUT HAVING YOU ALL COME TO A PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL. SO WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. 
          YEAH. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY, RIGHT? IF MCLENNAN CHISHOLM ISN'T LISTED ON HERE AS A X NUMBER OF HOURS FOR SUPPORT, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE THAT WE LOOK AT, WE REVIEW RIDERSHIP AND SEE IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY FEELS LIKE. THEY COULD ALSO PARTNER IN THIS. IT'S A IT'S A REGIONAL SERVICE, RIGHT? IT'S NOT THAT THIS BUS IS ONLY FOR ROCKWALL AND THIS BUS IS ONLY DOING UNINCORPORATED COUNTY STUFF. AND SO LIKE COMMISSIONER STACY MENTIONED, THIS MAY NOT BE A OR IT'S NOT A ONE YEAR FI FIX. AND SO WE, WE AIM TO CONTINUE TO GROW THAT I THINK THE THE QUESTION OF ONE BUS SOLVE THIS. IT WON'T. BUT IT'LL IT'LL HELP 100% WHEN WE'VE GOT A FULL BUS GOING TO SUNSHINE SCHOOL AND IT TAKES TWO HOURS FROM THE FIRST TIME WE PICK SOMEBODY UP TO DO THAT. WE DON'T WANT SOMEBODY ON THE VEHICLE LONGER THAN THAT. WE DON'T WANT SOMEBODY ON THE VEHICLE LONGER THAN AN HOUR AND A HALF. BUT THOSE FAMILIES ALSO UNDERSTAND THE THE NEED AND HOW MUCH THEY THEY WANT THAT TRIP TO HAPPEN. BUT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THAT, THEN THAT'S TWO MORE HOURS IN THE AFTERNOON THAT THAT ONE GROUP TRIP HAS TAKEN UP ABOUT FIVE HOURS ALMOST. THAT WHOLE BUS IS DAY 
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IS REVOLVED AROUND TAKING FOLKS TO THE SUNSHINE CENTER. AND SO WE COULD FILL UP ANOTHER BUS. 
          JUST, JUST DOING THAT. THE OTHER ITEM THAT, THAT I DO WANT TO TOUCH ON THAT WAS MENTIONED, SOME OF THESE LOCAL WORK TRIPS. THOSE ARE THOSE ARE THE ONES WE REALLY WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO. I MEAN, THOSE ARE EASY TRIPS, RIGHT? IF IT'S A FETE TO FETE, GOING TO A GOING TO A JOB, HAVING MORE SERVICE ON THE ROAD, 100% DO THAT. YOU KNOW, I, I WENT TO BROOKSHIRE'S AND TERRELL TODAY AND THEY DO THE SAME THING, HIRE THAT DEMOGRAPHIC. I SAW THREE OF OUR WRITERS. I WAS IN THERE FOR TEN MINUTES GETTING LUNCH, AND I'M ABLE TO SEE WRITERS THAT WE THAT, YOU KNOW, USE OUR SERVICE. I WANT TO SEE THE SAME THING IN FATE AND, AND IN THIS AREA AS WELL. SO, BUT I APPRECIATE THE, THE QUESTIONS AND LOOK FORWARD TO, TO FOLLOW UP, I WROTE DOWN THE NUMBERS, BUT NOT THE NAMES. THAT. YEAH. CAN YOU EMAIL THIS TO ME? OKAY, WE'LL MAKE SURE IT GOES OUT TO JENNIFER AND EVERYBODY HERE SO YOU CAN SHARE IT WITH, WITH FOLKS. BUT YES, LAUREN, THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE IS IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME INVESTMENT. AND, YOU KNOW, AT SOME POINT, IT'S, IT'S, YOU CAN'T JUST KEEP THROWING MONEY AT THINGS AND EXPECT IT TO BE BETTER. BUT WE JUST KNOW WE'RE SO FAR BEHIND. WE, I'M JUST ASKING ALL OF OUR PARTNERS IN THIS COMMUNITY TO, TO, TO LET'S, LET'S START TRYING TO, TO MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION RATHER THAN IGNORE IT BECAUSE IT'S A SMALLER PROBLEM. SO YEAH, I WOULD SAY THANK YOU, AMBER AND TOMMY, FOR BEING HERE. I THINK AMBER IS AN AMAZING RESOURCE BECAUSE SHE, YOU KNOW, SHE'S ADVOCATING FOR AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY. SHE DOESN'T, SHE'S NOT ADVOCATING FOR HERSELF OR TO GET, YOU KNOW, HER, HER FAMILY MEMBER FROM ONE PLACE TO THE OTHER. AND SHE'S JUST A REALLY GOOD RESOURCE BECAUSE SHE KNOWS ALL THE FAMILIES. I MEAN, WHEN I, I MEAN, SHE, SHE WAS ABLE TO GET DATA THAT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET WHERE SHE COULD CALL THE CENTERS. HOW MANY PEOPLE FROM ROCKWALL COUNTY GO TO YOUR CENTER AND USE YOUR SERVICES? AND THAT'S HARD INFORMATION FOR US TO GET. SO IT'S JUST LOOKING AT HOW DO WE WORK THE DATA PROBLEM, THE RIDERSHIP PROBLEM, AND THEN MOVING IT INTO A POINT TO POINT SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THESE THESE PEOPLE WORKING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND LIVING AND THRIVING IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE I'M TRYING, THAT'S WHERE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US GO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, TOMMY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR PROJECT STATUS UPDATES. MISS ERICA, I THINK, IS HERE, AND I'M SURE SHE'S GOING TO PULL MISS BRENDA IN, IF NOT IMMEDIATELY. QUICKLY. 
          THAT IS MY PRINTED QUESTION. DID YOU WANT YOUR THUMB DRIVE BACK? IT'S YOURS. SORRY. ALL RIGHT, SO STARTING OUT WITH FM 552, HNTB SUBMITTED A BREAKOUT BREAKOUT OPTIONS FOR REVIEW. 
          STATE HIGHWAY 276 EAST UTILITIES FOR CITY OF ROCKWALL HAVE NOW CLEARED. FM 549. THE ANTICIPATED CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION DATE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO JANUARY 2029. 
          ACTUALLY, IT ACTUALLY MOVED UP. CURRENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDED INCLUDE WORKING ON THE SWAP AND CONSTRUCTING TEMPORARY PAVEMENT AND DRAINAGE INSTALLATIONS. STATE HIGHWAY 66 INTERIM INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS A DRAFT SCOPE WAS SENT TO THE COUNTY FOR COMMENTS, AND CONSORT IS DEVELOPING A FEE. FOR STATE HIGHWAY 205 SOUTH UTILITIES CURRENTLY BEING RELOCATED ARE OPTIMUM SUDDENLINK. FOR FM 35. BGE IS COORDINATING WITH TXDOT REGARDING COMMENTS AND THEIR CONTINUING EFFORTS ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL REPORT. 
          PUBLIC MEETING IS EXPECTED TO BE HELD IN FALL OF 26. FOR FM 1141. ANTICIPATE CONSIDERATION 
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OF THE PSA WITH PAPE DAWSON AT THE NEXT COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING JULY 28TH. FOR FM 548 SOME UPDATED UTILITY LOCATE RELOCATION DATE OF JUNE 2027. 100% PLANS IN OCTOBER OF 2026 AND THE DATE OF JUNE 2027 FOR PSC. BURNS AND MCDONALD IS WORKING ON COMPLETING THE 100% PLANS. FM 548 JUST AWAITING CE APPROVAL FROM TXDOT. CRENSHAW ROAD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH TIZIO WAS APPROVED BY COMMISSIONERS COURT JUNE 23RD. PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING IS BEING SCHEDULED AND WE ANTICIPATE CONSTRUCTION STARTING AUGUST 10TH, 2026. FOR THE OUTER LOOP SCHEMATIC FOR THE FIRST PHASE HALF. SUBMITTED THE DRAFT 100% SCHEMATIC FOR THE ALTERNATIVE PHASE TWO. FURTHER EFFORTS ARE PENDING THE MOU WITH RTC AND SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT. I'M HOPPING DOWN TO THE DISCUSSION ON THE MOU, A MEETING BETWEEN ROCKWALL COUNTY AND RTC STAFF TO DISCUSS THE MOU WAS HELD JULY 8TH. ALL AGREED TO THE MOU WITH ONE MINOR CHANGE AND ROCKWALL COUNTY PROVIDED THE UPDATED MOU TO RTC STAFF ON JULY 9TH, AND THE MOU IS EXPECTED TO BE CONSIDERED BY ROCKWALL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT JULY 28TH AND BY THE RTC ON AUGUST 13TH. GOING BACK TO THE COORDINATION BI MONTHLY COORDINATION MEETINGS WITH TXDOT, WHICH WAS HELD ON JUNE 16TH. MONTHLY COORDINATION MEETING WITH RTC STAFF WAS HELD ON JULY 6TH FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HALF COMPLETED AND EFFORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL REPORTS. THEY'RE AWAITING TXDOT APPROVAL OF THE DRAFT EA AND HAVE CONTINUED PREPARING FOR PUBLIC HEARING ANTICIPATED TO BE HELD THIS FALL FOR HORIZON ROAD BRIDGE FARMERS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP THE SCHEMATIC PLAN VIEW TO DEPICTING FOUR LANE CONFIGURATION WITH POTENTIAL RIGHT OF WAY LIMITS AND PRELIMINARY TYPICAL SECTIONS DEPICTING FOUR LANE CONFIGURATION. THEY'VE ALSO UPDATED THE DESIGN SUMMARY REPORT, CONTINUED THEIR TRAFFIC ANALYSIS, AND THE MONTHLY MEETING WAS HELD WITH THEM BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY ON JULY 13TH. FOR VILLAGE DRIVE, THE REVISED ICA WAS EXECUTED BY COMMISSIONERS COURT JUNE 23RD AND IS PENDING WITH EXECUTION WITH THE CITY OF ROCKWALL. FM 550TMP TO DEVELOP EXHIBIT OF HIGH SPEED THREE YARD DESIGN VERSUS LOW SPEED FOR R DESIGN FOR TXDOT CONSIDERATION AND MONTHLY COORDINATION MEETING WAS HELD JULY 2ND. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THREE R VERSUS LOW SPEED FOUR R. IT'S A DIFFERENT TYPE OF DESIGN CRITERIA. A THREE R IS BASICALLY A REHABILITATION OF WHAT YOU'VE GOT THERE. WHERE FOUR IS NEW CONSTRUCTION. THANK YOU. FM 550. IT'S STATE HIGHWAY 205. MONTHLY COORDINATION WAS MEETING WAS HELD JULY 2ND. FM 549 WSP PROVIDED A SD TO TXDOT ON JUNE 11TH. TXDOT PROVIDED A CSG. AS YOU'LL SEE AT THE TOP DESIGN CONCEPT CONFERENCE HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR JULY 29TH. WSB IS ALSO PREPARING THE DESIGN SUMMARY REPORT, DESIGN CRITERIA, TYPICAL SECTIONS, AND DCC PRESENTATION. THEY'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE RIGHT OF ENTRY LETTERS FOR ROCKWALL COUNTY AND TEX-DOT APPROVAL AND AERIAL FLIGHT WAS COMPLETED ON JUNE 29TH AND THE DATE IS BEING PROCESSED. FM 1777. FM 35 CONNECTOR ROAD IS WORKING ON THE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS AND OBTAINING THE RIGHT OF ENTRY WITH PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE RAILROAD, AND HAS BEGUN RIGHT OF WAY BOUNDARY SEARCHES. THEY'VE ALSO BEGUN RECORD SEARCHES AND SCHEDULING FIELD 
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WORK FOR UTILITIES. FM 740 ANTICIPATE CONSIDERATION OF PSA IN. ON THE JULY 28TH COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING. FM 2453. IT'S HAS PREPARED A DRAFT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS TO SOLICIT ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR THIS PROJECT. THOROUGHFARE PLAN UPDATE F AND I HAS COMPLETED THE DEMOGRAPHIC DATA SET DEVELOPMENT FOR THE TRAFFIC DEMAND MODELING, AND THEY'RE CONTINUING COORDINATION WITH RTC STAFF ON UPDATED MODEL NETWORKS. THEY'VE ALSO PROVIDED THREE DRAFT CHAPTERS FOR THE COUNTY'S REVIEW, AND HAVE HAD A PROJECT COORDINATION MEETING WITH MYSELF, COMMISSIONER MCCULLOCH AND COMMISSIONERS COMMISSIONER LICHTY. SOUTH BEND PAIN ROAD, COORDINATION BETWEEN ROCKWALL COUNTY AND CITY OF FATE IS ONGOING. MISS MAY DRIVE EXTENSION AT&T HAS PROVIDED A ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DATE OF JULY 15TH, AND ENCORE IS COMPLETING DESIGN FOR UTILITY RELOCATION. CURRENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE. EIGHT INCH LIME WAS COMPLETED ON MISS MAY DRIVE ON THE MISS MAY DRIVE SIDE. CONSTRUCTION STARTED AT NORTH KING ROAD WITH TREE REMOVAL AND CLEARING. STEEL REINFORCEMENT HAS BEEN INSTALLED SOUTHBOUND FOR MISS MAY DRIVE. MOA WAS PROVIDED BY ROY ROYSE CITY ISD TO THE CITY OF FATE FOR RESIDENTS ON NORTH KING AND CONCRETE ON SOUTHBOUND LANE IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN MID-JULY. FOR EDWARDS ROAD. IT'S HAS BEGUN BEGUN NEGOTIATING WITH AN ALTERNATE PREQUALIFIED FIRM FOR SCOPE AND FEE FOR POETRY ROAD. IT'S HAS PREPARED A DRAFT RFQ TO SOLICIT ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR THIS PROJECT. SAME THING WITH NORTH COUNTY COUNTY LINE ROAD AND A DRAFT RFQ HAS BEEN CREATED. FOR I-30 DEL ROCK ROAD TO STATE HIGHWAY 205. THE CURRENT ACTIVITIES FOR THIS MONTH INCLUDE CONSTRUCTING BRIDGE DECK FOR EASTBOUND FRONTAGE, ROAD SUBSTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION FOR WESTBOUND FRONTAGE. ROAD. BRIDGE DECK CONSTRUCTION FOR EASTBOUND MAIN LANE WIDENING. RETAINING WALL CONSTRUCTION EMBANKMENT AND SUBGRADE FOR HORIZON ROAD BRIDGE. ASPHALT PAVING AND CONCRETE PAVING FOR EASTBOUND FRONTAGE ROAD AND ROCKWALL REMOVALS. SUBGRADE AND DRAINAGE FOR WESTBOUND FRONTAGE ROAD AND ROCKWALL AND RETAINING WALL CONSTRUCTION AND REMOVALS FOR WESTBOUND MAIN LANE WIDENING AND ROCKWALL. FOR I-30 FROM STATE HIGHWAY 205 TO FM 2642 HUNT COUNTY LINE. THE CURRENT ACTIVITIES FOR THIS MONTH INCLUDED INSTALLING DRAINAGE, ASPHALT AND CONCRETE PAVEMENT ON FRONTAGE ROADS. SUBGRADE CONSTRUCTION ON MAIN LANES FROM STATE HIGHWAY 205 TO JOHN KING, INSTALLING DRAINAGE, SUBGRADE AND EMBANKMENT ON FRONTAGE ROADS, EMBANKMENT, SUBGRADE, ASPHALT UNDERLAYMENT AND CONCRETE REMOVAL ON MAIN LANES FROM FM 3004. SORRY, SORRY 3549 TO IRBY CAMPBELL RETAINING WALL RECONSTRUCTION. SORRY. RETAINING WALL CONSTRUCTION ON IH30 OVERPASS AT BEND PAIN BRIDGE. CONCRETE PAVING, STRIPING AND PLACING TEMPORARY ON MAIN LANES FROM FM 35 TO 2642 AND SUBGRADE EMBANKMENT AND DRAINAGE ON SOUTHBOUND TRAVEL LANES ALONG FM. 548. AND I WAS JUST GOING TO GIVE NICK A CHANCE IF YOU HAD ANYTHING TO ADD. I KNOW EVERYBODY WANTS TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH I-30. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH I-30 THROUGH ROYSE CITY, BECAUSE THIS THING IS GETTING CRAZY. SO WE NEEDED ANYTHING TO ADD. NICK. I WAS GOING TO GIVE NICK A CHANCE BEFORE I JUST KEPT TALKING. BUT I MEAN, WE WE'RE GETTING UPDATES AND THEN THE UPDATES ARE CHANGING AND THEN THEY'RE SHUTTING DOWN ALL KINDS OF ON AND OFF RAMPS AND. 
          ROYSE CITY IS JUST GETTING ABUSED THROUGH THIS PERIOD. AND THEY JUST GOT A NEW CHICK FIL A. 
          SHOULD BE NICE TO THEM. I THINK THE CITY OF ROCKWALL WOULD SAY THEY'RE BEING ADEQUATELY ABUSED 
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AS WELL, MARY SAID. I JUST JOINED THE CLUB. WELL, EITHER WAY, WE'LL LET YOU GO FROM THERE, OKAY, SO THE. TRAFFIC SWITCHES WERE PLANNED EARLIER THIS WEEK. WEATHER DELAYED THEM AND NOW THEY SWITCHED THE FRONTAGE ROAD THIS MORNING, RIGHT. SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YEP. 
          AND THEN THE MAIN LANES ARE SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW IN IDEALLY TONIGHT. BUT WE'LL SEE HOW FAR THEY'RE INTERESTED IN HOW WE CAN GET ON AND OFF THE HIGHWAY. YES. THERE WAS NOT A RAMP FOR 2642 TO GET ON TO 30 IN THE PLAN. SO WE ARE CHANGE ORDERING THAT IN. THEY ARE WORKING ON BUILDING IT CURRENTLY, AND WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE IT OPEN WITHIN TWO WEEKS. SO TWO WEEKS OF SUFFERING. HOW ABOUT JOHN KING BECAUSE THAT'S BEEN CLOSED FOR A YEAR. SO JOHN KING, IT'S A LITTLE TRICKY ON JOHN KING, GIVEN HOW WE'RE REDECKING OLD BRIDGE TRYING TO GET THE RAMPS ON AND OFF. THE 30 IS NOT REALLY A GOOD LOCATION, GIVEN HOW CLOSE THEY ARE TO WHAT WE'RE WORKING. WE ARE LOOKING AT SEEING HOW WE CAN POTENTIALLY OPEN THE BRIDGES WHEN WE SHIFT INTO THE NEXT PHASE, WHEN WE PUT TRAFFIC ON WHAT WE JUST BUILT, IT WILL BE A LITTLE HARDER, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO GET AT LEAST TWO OF THE RAMPS AND IDEALLY FOUR. BUT WE'RE TRYING TO WORK THROUGH THE DESIGN ON THAT. ONE OF OUR BIGGEST ISSUES IS OUR POLICE AND FIRE CANNOT GET ON THE INTERSTATE. FROM 2642 TO FATE. WE HAVE NO WAY TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE. SO THE ONLY THAT'S THE PART OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE CONSTRUCTION IS THE GRADE SEPARATION. SO THE ON RAMP THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY BUILDING WOULD BE THE ONE THAT THEY'D BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE MAIN LANES OF 30 IN 2 WEEKS. WE'RE HOPING SOONER, BUT TWO WEEKS IS THE WORST CASE SCENARIO. WE CAN GO ALL THE WAY INTO 551 AND GET ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND YEAH, BUT OUR DEPARTMENT HAS DECIDED TO GET ON THE ONRAMP AND JUST GO BACKWARDS AND GET ON AND SHUT THE FREEWAY DOWN. I MEAN, WE HAVE NO CHOICE. YEAH. AT THAT POINT, WHAT DO YOU DO? I THINK THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS YOU'LL TELL US YOU'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING TODAY. AND EIGHT HOURS LATER THEY DO THE OPPOSITE. AND THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE. JUST BEING BLUNT. 
          OKAY. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S YOU OR NOT, BUT SOMEBODY'S GOT TO GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER BECAUSE WE'LL PUT IT OUT TO THE PUBLIC. AND FOUR HOURS LATER, YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND AND GO 180 DEGREES DIFFERENT. AND THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK. I KNOW YOU'RE INSULATED, BUT EVENTUALLY THAT'S GOING TO BITE BACK. SO POINT, NOTE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR NICK? COMMENTS. 
          NICK NOT POTHOLE I TOLD YOU ABOUT LAST WEEK ON EASTBOUND 30. IT'S FIXED. AND THANK YOU. NO, I AVOIDED IT A COUPLE OF DAYS. IT'S THE RIGHT CENTER LANE. I MEASURE TO COME OUT ITS FORTUNES ONE MILE WEST OF DOWNTOWN AND THE CENTER LANES HEADING EASTBOUND. THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S DALLAS COUNTY. YEAH. CAN YOU. THIS IS THE ROCK WALL. I'M KIDDING. YEAH. 
          THERE'S A THERE'S A POTHOLE IN THE ASPHALT, THE TEMPORARY ASPHALT SORT OF IN FRONT OF SHENANIGANS. THAT IS JUST A BIG DIVOT IN THE ASPHALT. GOT IT, GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. I MEASURE HOW MANY TENTHS OF A MILE. I COULD DO THAT NEXT TIME. THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED. YEAH. GET WITH ME AFTER IT AND SHOW ME EXACTLY ON GOOGLE EXACTLY WHERE IT'S AT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU NICK, I THANK YOU. SINCE SOME OF OUR CITY'S FRUSTRATION AND IT'S WE'RE ALL PREPARED FOR THE STRUGGLE THAT IS CONSTRUCTION. AND, YOU KNOW, I SPEAK TO GROUPS AND TELL THEM THIS IS THE. IF YOU NEED EVIDENCE THAT ROCKWALL COUNTY IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, I MEAN, YOU HAVE IT AND IT'S ROAD CONSTRUCTION BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE MOVING HERE AND WE NEED THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION. BUT IT'S THE COMMUNICATION THAT I THINK THAT IS THE BIGGEST ISSUE. AGAIN, PEOPLE COME TO US AND WE GIVE THEM WHAT WE THINK IS VALID, CURRENT, THE MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION, AND THEN IT TURNS OUT TO NOT BE ACCURATE. AND THEN IT'S, IT'S A FREE FOR ALL AT THAT POINT. AND IT'S BEEN GREAT. YEAH. YOU WANT TO GET WITH ME AFTERWARDS AND TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. I HAVE IT IN WRITING. YOU CAN SHOW THEM THAT. ALL RIGHT. ONE MORE QUESTION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IS THERE ANY WAY TO HAVE ANY EMERGENCY ON RAMPS OR 
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OFF RAMPS BETWEEN. JOHN KING 2642. SO WE CAN LOOK AT THE OPTIONS AND SEE WHERE THE RAMPS ARE AND SEE WHAT POTENTIALLY HAVE YOUR FIRE CHIEFS REACH OUT TO ME OR POLICE CHIEFS AND DISCUSS WHERE THEY WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THEM. AND I KNOW CHIEF ALDRIDGE AND ROY CITY HAS BEEN LOOKING INTO THAT. WE WERE IN A MEETING LAST WEEK OR THIS WEEK. RIGHT. THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL THOUGH. YEAH, IT'S IT'S A LITTLE HARD ON CERTAIN LOCATIONS. YEAH. YEAH. MITCH, IF YOU WANT ME TO BE IN THAT MEETING, I'D BE HAPPY TO. SO JUST IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND CLUING ME IN. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, NICK. APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE NICK ESCAPES? NOPE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ERICA OR BRENDA? NOPE. IT'S ALL PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO AROUND THE ROOM. 
          ROYSE CITY, WHAT IS GOING ON? WELL, YOU JUST HEARD PART OF IT, BUT I'M GOING TO GET ON THE POSITIVE LEVEL. THANK YOU. OUR CHICK FIL A OPEN. AND IT'S BIG. IT'S BIG. IT'S IS. IT IS AS BIG AS ROCK WALLS. BIGGER, BIGGER THAN ROCKWALL. SO Y'ALL MIGHT KNOW THAT, BUT YOU DON'T BE SURE TO TELL TIM. NO, BUT WE'RE GETTING ANOTHER ONE. MAYBE SO. SO YES, IT OPENED JULY THE 2ND AND OUR STORE BEAT THE STORE THAT OPENED BEFORE US. IT WAS MELISSA AND OUR GOAL WAS TO BEAT THEM, AND WE BEAT THEM SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS ON THE OPENING DAY. SO THEY'RE DOING GREAT. GOT A LOT OF THINGS COMING. SEVEN BREWS COMING TO ROY CITY, AND THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. BJ'S IS LOOKING AT ROY CITY TO TO BE THERE. THEY'RE PRETTY COOL. WE WENT TO FORNEY AND CHECKED THAT OUT. IT'S REALLY NEAT. CRUNCH FITNESS IS COMING OUT BY LOWE'S, SO A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON. DESPITE DESPITE THE TRAFFIC, THE TRAFFIC WONDERFUL. CHRIS OUR HEAVY STILL HEADING FORWARD AND WORKING ON THINGS. SO AND IT'S BIGGER IN ROCKWALL TOO. 
          NOT THAT SHE'S COMPETING. NO, NOT AT ALL. WE GOT ONE FIRST SO WE'RE DONE. I JUST LOVE TO COMPETE WITH TIM. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO SKIP RIGHT OVER CARL WHO'S. YEAH MR. HINSON REFERRED TO. YEAH WE'LL GET AROUND TO THEM. COMMISSIONER LICHTY PEACE, LOVE AND HAPPINESS IN PRECINCT THREE, BABY MAN. ALL RIGHT. LOVE IT. 24 OVER SEVEN. MR. MAYOR, I'M GOING WITH THAT STORY. POETRY IS NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. 
          FROM MCLENNAN CHISHOLM. WE FINISHED UP OUR PORTION OF EDWARDS ROAD. IT WAS INSPECTED JUST AFTER THE 4TH OF JULY. THEY'RE. THEY'RE GOING TO BE STARTING FROM EDWARDS DOWN LEAGUE TO JUST PAST VIA TOSCANO. THAT'LL BE ALL CONCRETED. AND FOR THE NEXT BUDGET SESSION WE'LL BE WORKING ON THE REST OF THAT. PROBABLY NOT CONCRETE, BUT FROM VIA TOSCANO DOWN TO 205 ON LEAGUE. AND WE. WE'RE GOING TO BE. WE TALKED ABOUT AN ORDINANCE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING IN FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH A LOT OF THE TRUCKS DRIVING THROUGH SOME OF OUR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS TO GET TO SOME OF THESE PLACES, CONSTRUCTION SITES. LAST NIGHT WAS A DISCUSSION. WE HAD TO CLEAN UP SOME LANGUAGE. SO IT'LL COME BACK TO COUNCIL NEXT TWO WEEKS. SO THAT'S ABOUT WHAT I CAN TELL YOU. THE COUNTY IS HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. I SUSPECT EVERY CITY IN THE COUNTY IS HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. 
          I THINK THAT'S MR. ALEXANDER DOWN THERE. I THINK I'LL DEFER TO OUR MAYOR. ALL RIGHT, MR. OMB, I'M GOING TO DEFER. COUNCILMAN LEWIS, YOU KNOW, I'M TRYING TO THINK OF EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING IN ROCKWALL, BUT DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING BIGGER THAN ROYSE CITY? WELL, NO, NOT THIS ONE. NOT THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT. OKAY. NOT THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT. YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT IKEA OPENED, AND OUR DESIRE IS TO PUSH THIS DEVELOPER TO GET THAT RETAIL GOING BESIDE IT. SO OF COURSE, WE GOT THE COLEMAN FACILITY THAT'S APPROVED. IT'S GOING TO BE BUILT IN HERE COMING FROM GARLAND. AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY IS COMING ALONG. CHOCOLATE IS COMING ALONG, I DON'T KNOW, I TALKED ABOUT THE OTHER DAY. THEY'RE GETTING CLOSE TO CHOCOLATE IS GETTING CLOSE. I WOULD SAY WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS THERE'LL BE A LONG CORPORATE CROSSING. THAT'S AWESOME. THE TECH PARK? YEAH. BESIDE BAKERIES, RETAIL AND YEAH, ANNA TOUR AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. 549 HAS STARTED THE GOLIAD REIMAGINING THAT THE COUNTY HAS HELPED US WITH THE FUNDING FOR. WE TALKED TO THE CONSULTANT THE OTHER DAY AND SAID, HEY, WE REALLY NEED TO GET THIS INTO THE CONSORTIUM REPORT. AND THIS ONE HAD ALREADY COME OUT. HE WENT AHEAD AND DID THE PAGE, BUT WE TOLD 
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HIM, WE'LL WE'LL BRING THAT UP. WE'LL HAVE THAT DATA NEXT MONTH. WE'LL BE MEETING WITH THEM NEXT WEEK TO HEAR AN UPDATE. THAT'S EXCITING NEWS. AND WE JUST WE JUST HAD THE GRAND OPENING FOR IMPACT COMPANIES TO MILESTONE ELECTRIC ALL THEIR COMPANIES. THEY'VE GOT THEIR, YOU KNOW, WITH THEIR FRIENDS. I'M DONE. THAT'S DONE. MISS MARY, I WOULD ADD THAT WE IF YOU HEAR QUESTIONS, THE BOAT DOCKS AT THE HARBOR ARE UNDER REPAIR. NOW. THEY'RE BUILDING A WAVE ATTENUATOR TO KEEP THE DAMAGE FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. WE'LL HAVE NEW DOCKS IN DECLINE. OKAY, COMMISSIONER. STACY, I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR LISTENING TO STAFF AND AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND THAT'S WHAT I GOT TO SAY ABOUT CRENSHAW BECAUSE I FORGOT. AND SO GETTING THAT GOING. YEAH. SO SO WE CRENSHAW WILL START IN AUGUST 10TH. THAT'S THE PLAN. 
          AND IT'S 360 DAYS OF CONSTRUCTION. SO THE GOAL IS TO GET IT DONE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. 
          BUT IT IS A BIG JOB. IT'S A BIG BRIDGE AND A BIG REROUTE. SO SO THAT'S THE HOPE. AND RIGHT NOW IT IS IT IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED. AND WE JUST HOPE IT'LL THE CONSTRUCTION WILL START QUICK AND WE'LL GET IT GOING. ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMAN LEWIS, YOU HAD SOMETHING ELSE. WELL, I MEANT TO MENTION THIS WITH OUR PRESENTATION, BUT MEALS ON WHEELS CONGRESS CENTER WILL BE OPENING BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. OUR CONTRACTOR SAID NOVEMBER. AND I'M SAYING OCTOBER. SO THAT WILL INCREASE SOME TRAFFIC TO. NOW ONCE AGAIN, THAT CONGRESS CENTER AND PEOPLE CAN COME THERE TO HAVE THEIR MEALS. THAT'S GOING TO INCREASE TRAFFIC AS WELL, BUT IT MAY MAKE THE TRIP SHORTER. SO IT MAY MAKE THE TRIP. YEAH. OH YEAH. AND THERE WON'T BE LONG TRIPS, SHORT TRIPS. GOOD. LOOK FORWARD TO THAT, MR. MAYOR. VERY GOOD. CITY OF HEATH HAS TOO MANY ITEMS TO BRAG ABOUT, SO I'LL KEEP IT SHORT. WE CLOSED OUT. WE'RE CLOSING OUT. 
          ROUNDING OUT OUR BUDGET YEAR WITH ONE OF THE LARGEST YEARS THAT WE'VE DONE OVER 62 ROAD REPAIR PROJECTS. WE CLOSED OUT ALL OF TERRY LANE SPECIFICALLY TO COMMISSIONER ALEX'S HOUSE. 
          SO I DIDN'T WANT TO GET ANY MORE EMAILS AND HARBOR DRIVE. WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO TO SEE THAT ROAD PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO CLOSE OUT IN THE FALL. AND WE HAD OUR LARGE FIRST BIG GRAND OPENING FOR OUR TOWN CENTER PARK. SO ANYBODY LISTENING, IF YOU GUYS HAVEN'T COME, COME OUT. WE HAVE PICKLEBALL COURTS AND ALL KINDS OF FUN STUFF. OUR WATER WELL HAS HIT. IT'S SHOWING GREAT, GREAT RESOURCE THAT'S GOING TO BE BROUGHT INTO THE SYSTEM BEFORE THE SUMMER OF NEXT YEAR WITH OVER A MILLION GALLONS A DAY. AND, AND THEN WE'VE ALSO OPENED UP THE CITY PURCHASED WE NOW OWN OVER A LITTLE, LITTLE UNDER 100 ACRES NOW IN OUR IN OUR TOWN CENTER OVERLAY DISTRICT. AND WE'VE OPENED UP MOST OF THAT WITH DOING NATURAL TRAILS. AND WE HAVE A POND FOR FISHING FOR KIDS. AND THEN WE EVEN PUT IN A TEMPORARY DOG PARK. SO THAT'S MY SHORT LIST. SO WHAT'S GOING ON? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.