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ESSAY[*This meeting is joined in progress]
[5. Action: Review and approve an updated scope of work and budget for Young Women’s Preparatory Network’s FY26 human development grant]
PROGRAM, UM, AND REDUCED THE TOTAL AMOUNT TO 70 THOU OR $7,000.SO THEY REDUCED THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND THEN THEY REDUCED THE AMOUNT CORRESPONDINGLY.
SO THERE, THE REDUCTION, UH, JUST IF THERE'S A CORRECT, THERE WAS A, A REDUCTION FROM THE BOARD APPROVED AMOUNT TO, UH, THEN REFLECT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT, UH, THE PEOPLE THAT THEY WERE SERVING IN SOUTH DALLAS, CORRECT? CORRECT.
AND BECAUSE IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE, WE THOUGHT IT SHOULD COME BACK TO THE BOARD FOR YOUR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR FEEDBACK? I BELIEVE I SAW SOMEBODY ON THE LINE FOR YOUNG WOMEN'S PREPARATORY NETWORK, AND I ALSO WANNA TAKE A QUICK MOMENT.
I BELIEVE CE AND CARION, UH, JOINED, UH, MR. CARION, COULD YOU FLIP YOUR CAMERA TO ON IF IT IST ALREADY, AND, UM, CONFIRM YOUR PRESENCE PLEASE.
UM, THIS IS CINDY RYAN WITH YOUNG WOMEN'S PREP.
COULD I MAKE A QUICK COMMENT, PLEASE? UH, JUST ONE SECOND.
ARE, DO, ARE YOU, UH, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? JUST WANNA CONFIRM.
HI, YES, UH, CC AND CARION PRESENT.
IT'S SHOWING ON MY END THAT MY VIDEO'S ON, BUT I'M TURNING IT OFF AND ON.
UM, UH, MS. RYAN? UH, I BELIEVE, YES.
UH, YOU HAD A COMMENT OR, OR, OR A STATEMENT THAT SHE WANTED TO MAKE? YEAH.
UH, I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY ON THE LATEST, UH, WHAT I HAD SENT TO NICHOLAS AT THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST.
IT WAS ACTUALLY, UM, THE BUDGET WAS FOR SEVEN STUDENTS, UM, AND NOT THE 13 THAT WAS JUST STATED.
UM, HOWEVER THAT WAS SENT PRIOR TO US HAVING, UM, COMPLETE ENROLLMENT FOR THE SCHOOL.
AND WE DO ACTUALLY NOW KNOW THAT WE HAVE 12 STUDENTS IN THE SPECIFIC CENSUS TRACKS.
UM, BUT THE BUDGET I HAD SENT WAS FOR SEVEN STUDENTS, WHICH WAS BEFORE, UM, SCHOOL HAD OPENED.
YOU WANNA TAKE THAT ONE? YEAH, SURE.
SO WE CAN, WE CAN CHANGE THE NUMBER, UM, TO REFLECT 12 STUDENTS TO SET UP 13.
SO THAT WOULD ACTUALLY PROBABLY INCREASE THE BUDGET A BIT.
WOULD WE STILL BE ABLE TO, UM, REQUEST HOW MUCH WE ACTUALLY SPENT FOR 12 STUDENTS RATHER THAN SEVEN? JUST GIMME ONE SECOND.
I JUST RECEIVED, UM, THESE UNOFFICIAL ENROLLMENT NUMBERS TODAY, UM, BASED ON GIRLS THAT ACTUALLY LIVE IN THE SPECIFIC CENSUS TRACKS.
SO YOUR PROGRAM COST IS, IT'S NOT AN ACTUAL PER COST PER STUDENT? IT DEPENDS ON, UH, WE HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT ARE, UH, UH, SECTIONS THAT ARE OFFERED DEPENDING ON THE GRADE LEVEL.
SO IT'S MORE KIND OF A, UM, A GUESSTIMATE DEPENDING ON, UH, AVERAGE OF THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROGRAM PER STUDENT.
BUT FOR INSTANCE, A 12TH GRADE PROGRAM AT IS ACTUALLY LESS THAN THE MULTI-DAY NINTH GRADE.
SO, UM, IT, WE WOULDN'T HAVE FINAL BUDGET NUMBERS UNTIL WE ACTUALLY PROVIDE THE SERVICE, DEPENDING ON, WE ARE, WE ARE ASSUMING THAT ALL 12 GIRLS IN THE GRADE THAT WE HAVE, UH, UNOFFICIAL ENROLLMENT FOR WILL BE PARTICIPATING.
BUT IT, IT'LL DEPEND ON WHICH GRADE, WHAT GRADE THEY'RE IN.
LET ME, LET ME JUST GIVE ME ONE MINUTE TO LOOK THROUGH THIS.
UM, 'CAUSE OBVIOUSLY THIS IS LIVE ACTION AND PROBABLY NOT THE BEST WAY TO MAKE DECISIONS.
UM, SO WE, I MEAN, WE COULD CERTAINLY JUST GO WITH THE 7,000 AND TRY AND FIND ADDITIONAL FUNDING, UM, FOR THE OTHER GIRLS THAT LIVE IN THE TRACK, IF THAT'S EASIER.
SO THE BUDGET THAT I HAVE, THAT WAS ENTERED IN, SO IT WAS $7,000.
SO THE, THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE THAT WAS SUBMITTED, UM, IN AUGUST FROM WHAT I GOT FROM NICHOLAS SHOWED 13 STUDENTS AND $7,000.
SO I MIGHT, YOU KNOW WHAT, I MIGHT BE INCORRECT ON THAT THEN.
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UH, AND I APOLOGIZE IF I AM, I HAD JUST PRINTED UP THE BUDGET.UM, SO IF WHAT YOU HAVE FROM NICHOLAS THEN IS PROBABLY CORRECT.
SO WHAT I WOULD, MY, MY APOLOGIES ON THAT.
SO WHAT I WOULD PROPOSE TO DO IS THAT WE CHANGE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS SERVED TO 12, AND THEN WE'LL REIMBURSE THE ACTUAL EXPENSES NOT TO EXCEED $7,000.
UM, AND THEN JUST AS A NOTE, I GOT A MESSAGE FROM AMY THAT SHE'S NOT ABLE TO TURN ON HER CAMERA, BUT SHE'S ONLINE.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ANY ABILITY TO TROUBLESHOOT THAT, BUT I DID WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, THAT, DO YOU SEE HER ONLINE? I THINK SHE'S MAYBE LISTED AS AN ATTENDEE RATHER THAN A PANELIST.
'CAUSE SHE'S NOT ALLOWED TO UNMUTE HERSELF EITHER.
UH, UH, HEATHER, COULD YOU JUST, UH, JUST FOR CLARITY, RESTATE, UM, THE MODIFICATION THAT WE'RE GONNA MAKE FOR THE YOUNG WOMEN'S, UH, PREPARATORY, UH, NETWORK.
WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WE'RE GONNA CHANGE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS SERVICED FROM SEVEN TO 12.
WHICH IS, WHICH IS WHAT THE ORIGINAL REQUEST, UH, UH, THE APPLICATION STATED 13.
THE ORIGINAL REQUEST COMING INTO THIS MEETING WAS FOR 13.
UM, ONCE SHE REVIEWED THE NUMBERS AS OF TODAY, THAT WENT DOWN TO 12.
AND SO, UH, WHAT WE'LL BE VOTING ON ESSENTIALLY IS, UH, TO APPROVE THE FUNDING, UH, NOT TO EXCEED, UH, $7,000, WHICH, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE A REIMBURSEMENT FOR ONE ADDITIONAL STUDENT, UM, IF ANOTHER ONE TO WERE TO ENROLL.
OBVIOUSLY SHE CAN ALWAYS SERVE MORE THAN THE NUMBER, THE MINIMUM NUMBER.
BUT WE'LL CHANGE THAT MINIMUM NUMBER FROM, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE GRANT WAS AWARDED, I THINK IT WAS AROUND 30 STUDENTS OR 80, RIGHT? IT WAS A MUCH HIGHER NUMBER.
SO WE PROPORTIONALLY REDUCED THE SIZE OF THE GRANT AND THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS SERVED.
THIS IS BASED ON WHAT SHE JUST SAID FROM 13, WE'LL TAKE IT TO 12 BECAUSE SHE WON'T BE ABLE TO MAKE 13 FROM THE OUTSET.
UM, AND THEN WE'LL REDUCE THE GRANT AWARD TO 7,000.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT HAS, THAT HAS A QUESTION, UH, COMMENT, FEEDBACK, UH, NEED ANY ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION ON, UM, THAT SPECIFIC ITEM, UH, WHICH IS A VOTING ITEM, BY THE WAY, WOULD BE VOTED ON THAT.
UH, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATIONS ON THAT? CAN, HEARING NONE, I THINK WE'RE STILL TRYING TO GET MS. FREEMAN ON THE LINE AND SHE SAID SHE WOULD LOG OFF AND TRY LOGGING BACK ON.
UH, WELL, WE'LL, WE'LL CONTINUE TO MOVE ON AND, UH, WE'LL MAKE SURE WE'LL GET HER COUNTED, UH, IF SHE'S ABLE TO GET ON THE LINE.
SO, UH, ON AGENDA AND ITEM NUMBER FIVE, UH, WHICH IS, UH, THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE YOUNG WOMEN'S PREPARATORY NETWORK.
IS THERE A MOTION, IS THERE A MOTION ON ITEM AGENDA ITEM? SO, SO, SO JUST TO RE REPEAT, UH, JUST REAL QUICK, THERE WAS A, A CLARIFICATION REQUEST JUST TO REPEAT, UH, FOR THE ITEM WE JUST REMOVED, REVIEWED FOR THE AMENDED SCOPE FOR YOUNG WOMEN'S PREPARATORY NETWORK TO AMEND THE, UH, THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS SERVED FROM 12, FROM 13 TO 12, AND THE REQUESTED FUNDING, UH, COMMENSURATE TO THAT DOWN TO $7,000.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, THAT AMENDED SCOPE AND FUNDING AMOUNT? SO MOVED.
[6. Briefing: Staff Updates – Office of Economic Development (Heather Lepeska, Deputy Director, Office of Economic Development)]
ITEM, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX, UH, WHICH IS A BRIEFING ON THE STAFF UPDATES FROM THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.UM, WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS HERE, SO I WILL TURN IT OVER TO, UH, MS. SKA TO, UH, GO THROUGH ITEMS A, B, AND C.
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THROUGH ALL ITEMS AND IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, UH, COMMENTS OR FEEDBACK OF ANY OF THE ITEMS, WE'LL LET, UH, UH, HEATHER FINISH THOSE AND THEN WE'LL CIRCLE BACK AROUND WITH ANY, UH, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT, THAT ANYONE HAS.AND, UH, UH, MS. LOWE, IF YOU COULD JUST MONITOR MS. FREEMAN TO BE ABLE TO GET ON, UH, UH, MAKE SURE YOU GET HER ACCOUNT AS WELL.
UH, SO THE FIRST ITEM IS AN UPDATE ON THE DATE FOR THE SEPTEMBER MEETING.
THE CITY IS ACTUALLY FLOWS FOR FURLOUGH DAY ON SEPTEMBER 28TH.
SO AS A RESULT, WE'RE PROPOSING, OR WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO MOVE THE MEETING, UH, FROM SEPTEMBER 28TH TO SEPTEMBER 21ST.
THE SECOND ITEM IS, UH, DE UM, STAFFING CHANGES.
SO YOUR NOTICE THAT NICHOLAS IS NOT HERE, HE, UH, WE'RE SAD TO SEE HIM GO VERY SAD, AND I MISS HIM ALREADY, BUT AS WE'RE ON, BUT HIS LAST DAY WAS ON THURSDAY.
UM, AND SO WE WILL BE DESIGNATING A NEW PRIMARY STEP IN SOUTH DALLAS FAIR PARK OPPORTUNITY FUND.
UM, HE ACCEPTED A JOB THAT IS BUILDING ON HIS CITY ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOVE, BUT IT'S SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.
UM, AND SO WE APPRECIATE ALL HIS TIME AND EFFORT THAT HE GAVE TO THE BOARD.
UM, AND WE WILL HAVE A NEW PRIMARY STAFF PERSON MOVING FORWARD, WHICH IS TBD, BECAUSE LESLIE WAS THURSDAY, BUT I'LL SEND THAT OUT VIA EMAIL.
UM, AND THEN THE THIRD ITEM IS A UPDATE ON THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT NOFA TIMELINE.
UM, AND SO NICHOLAS GOT EVERYTHING READY BEFORE HE LEFT.
UM, SO WE WILL BE OPENING THE NOFA ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH AND DELLA, IF YOU WANNA DO SLIDES, THEN ON SEVEN, UH, SO HE'LL OPEN IT UP ON OCTOBER 13TH, OR WE WILL OPEN IT UP ON OCTOBER 13TH.
THE NOFA WILL CLOSE ON DECEMBER 4TH, 2026.
PLAN ONE IS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22ND, UM, AT THE SOUTH DALLAS CULTURAL CENTER, AND THE SECOND IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, UM, AT 10 30 AT THE MLK LIBRARY.
UM, AND JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND FOR THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS.
THE NOFA, UM, CYCLE OPENS ANNUALLY, AND THE SOUTH DALLAS FAIR PARK OPPORTUNITY FUND HAS $200,000 TO AWARD EACH CYCLE.
UM, AND THAT THESE GRANTS MUST ALIGN WITH ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM GOALS.
IT INCREASES WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION AND READINESS, UM, STIMULATES SMALL BUSINESS ACTIVITY AND GROWTH, IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES, IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY, OR IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES.
UM, AND THEN I GUESS ONE THING THAT I WOULD JUST THROW OUT AS A QUESTION TO THE BOARD IS, WOULD YOU BE OPEN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONSIDER PROVIDING LARGER GRANTS TO FEWER ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS AWARD CYCLE? UM, BECAUSE THAT'S KIND OF A PUSH AND PULL WE'VE HAD ON DOING A LOT OF SMALL GRANTS TO A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS, OR A FEW LARGER GRANTS TO PERHAPS DEMONSTRATE MORE IMPACT.
I'M NOT TELLING YOU WHAT TO DO, BUT I'M JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE.
YOU HAVE A COUPLE MONTHS TO KIND OF THINK ABOUT IT.
UM, WE'LL SEE WHAT WE GET FOR THE APPLICATIONS AS WELL, BUT JUST WANTED TO PLANT THAT UP.
UM, DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR UPDATE, HEATHER? OKAY.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, UH, FEEDBACK ABOUT EITHER ITEMS A, B, OR C? OKAY.
SORRY, DELLA, IT LOOKS LIKE AMY'S LISTED AS AN ATTENDEE.
CAN YOU MOVE HER TO A PANELIST? I THANKS FOR EVERYBODY'S PATIENCE THIS WORKING THROUGH A COUPLE THINGS.
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UH, MS. FREEMAN, UH, ARE YOU, IS YOUR CAMERA ON AND ARE YOU ABLE TO HEAR US? I, OKAY.WE'LL, WE, SOUNDS LIKE SHE CAN HEAR BUT CANNOT UNMUTE.
I'M NOT SURE IF HER CAMERA'S ON OR NOT.
SHE'S ABLE TO, SHE, SHE'S ON, BUT SHE'S AS AN ATTENDEE RATHER THAN A PANELIST.
AND SO NORMALLY WE CAN ELEVATE TO PANELISTS ON THE BACKEND, AND THAT'S WHAT D IS TRYING TO DO.
OKAY, WE'LL KEEP MOVING IN THE MEANTIME.
UM, UH, JUST A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS, HEATHER.
UH, REGARDING THE, UH, NOTEBOOK INFO SESSIONS, UH, I KNOW WE HAD DONE A, A TON OF OUTREACH OR, YOU KNOW, YOU AND NICK WAS IN THE DEPARTMENT, HAD DONE A TON OF OUTREACH, UH, WITH A LOT OF THE ORGANIZATIONS, AND WE HAD GOTTEN QUITE A BIT OF MOMENTUM, UH, AS IT RELATES TO GETTING INFORMATION OUT TO THOSE FOLKS AND KIND OF GETTING THEM ACCUSTOMED TO WHAT THE PROCESS IS.
UM, DO YOU ANTICIPATE ANY INTER INTERRUPTION IN THAT? HAVE THESE ORGANIZATIONS BEEN NOTIFIED OR DO THEY KNOW, I SUPPOSE NICHOLAS WAS THE PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT FOR A LOT OF THEM, SO THAT, ARE THEY AWARE OF WHERE TO GO NOW? OR, YOU KNOW, WHO TO, WHO TO REACH OUT TO FROM HERE? UM, FOR THE EXISTING GRANTEES OR FOR THE NEXT STEPS? FOR, FOR, FOR, FOR, UH, THE EXISTING GRANTEES OR WHOEVER THE FOLKS THAT HE HAD DIALOGUE WITH, WHETHER IT BE ON THE ECO DEV SIDE OR THE, THE GRANT SIDE.
UH, DID THEY YEAH, I HAVE, WE HAVE ALL THOSE RECORDS AND WE HAVE, WE'VE BEEN IN REGULAR CONTACT WITH, SO I, I DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT BEING AN ISSUE.
UM, YOU KNOW, HE ALSO HAS PREARRANGED ALL OF THE, ALL THE MEETING SPACES BOOKED, ALL THOSE CONTACTS ARE TAKING PLACE.
ALL OF IT'S IN THE COMPUTER, IT'S IN THE SHAREPOINT SITE.
SO I'M NOT ANTICIPATING ANY ISSUES WITH THE TRANSITION.
AND, AND I JUST WANNA PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, WHAT A GREAT JOB, UH, JUST FOR THE RECORD THAT, THAT NICHOLAS DID, UH, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, HE WAS AN INCREDIBLE PARTNER FOR THE BOARD, UH, DID A GREAT JOB, UH, WITH THE CITY.
UH, YOU KNOW, WE ALL SEE, CONTINUE TO COORDINATE THINGS AND, UH, MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING'S HANDED OFF, UH, CLEANLY.
AND SO IF HE EVER WATCHES THIS OR IF HE'S ON RIGHT NOW, UH, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK THAT HE DID AND, UM, LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT, THAT HE DID DID, AND THE PROGRESS THAT HE WAS, UH, ABLE TO, TO, TO HELP US MAKE, UH, DURING THIS TIME, UH, HERE.
AND GOOD LUCK TO HIM MOVING FORWARD.
UH, I KNOW WE'LL SEE HIM DOWN THE ROAD AND WE'LL PROBABLY, UH, INTERACT WITH HIM AGAIN AND WORK WITH HIM DOWN THE ROAD.
SO JUST WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO PUBLIC ACKNOWLEDGE HIM, UH, ON THAT.
UH, JUST FOR THE RECORD, UM, ALRIGHT, I THINK WE'RE STILL WORKING ON GETTING MS. FREEMAN ON.
I KNOW SHE CAN HEAR, UH, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO, TO, TO TRY TO WORK TO GET, GET HER ACCOUNT.
[7. Action: Review and approve the FY27 human development program Notice of Funding Availability and application]
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, UH, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE, UH, NOFA FISCAL YEAR 2027.AND THIS IS THE APPROVAL FOR IT TO BE RELEASED IN AND TO GO OUT ESSENTIALLY.
UH, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE DATES ON THE CALENDAR.
OCTOBER 22ND, NOVEMBER 10TH ARE GONNA BE THE TWO INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS, UH, THAT WE HAVE ON THE, ON THE BOOKS.
UH, THE ACTUAL APPLICATION WINDOW OPENS AGAIN ON OCTOBER 13TH, AND WE'LL RUN THROUGH DECEMBER, UH, FOURTH.
UH, BUT WE'LL HAVE TWO INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS, UH, PER THE USUAL, UH, IN THE INTERIM BEFORE THAT WINDOW CLOSES, WE'LL BE ABLE TO FILL, UH, COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS AND, UM, UH, HELP PEOPLE, UM, UH, APPLY.
SO, UH, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND, UH, ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE BEFORE YOU DO THAT.
CAN I JUST POINT OUT TWO DIFFERENCES THAT WE HAVE IN THIS YEAR'S NOPA VERSUS LAST YEAR'S? NO.
UM, SO ONE THING THAT WE DID IS WE ARE REQUIRING ALL APPLICANTS TO SUBMIT A SCOPE OF WORK TEMPLATE.
UM, AND I THINK THAT WILL HELP IMMENSELY ON SPEEDING UP THE CONTRACTING BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE RESPONDING ORGANIZATIONS TO FINALIZE THE SCOPE OF WORK.
UM, SO IF THEY SUBMIT A SCOPE OF WORK WITH THEIR APPLICATION, WE WILL THEN ISSUE AN AWARD LETTER WHEN THEY DID IT RETURNING THE SCOPE OF WORK TO THEM.
AND SO THEY WILL SIGN ON THAT OFFER LETTER SO THEY'LL UNDERSTAND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ACHIEVING FROM THE BEGINNING.
UM, AND I THINK THAT WILL HELP MAKE US BE ABLE TO PUT
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THEM UNDER CONTRACT A LITTLE BIT FASTER.UM, BECAUSE I THINK ULTIMATELY WE WANNA GET THE AWARDS OUT QUICKLY AND KIND OF KEEP THIS ALIGNING WITH THE, THE, YOU KNOW, OUR NOFA CYCLE.
UM, AND THE SECOND THING THAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO DO IS ALIGN THIS MORE WITH HOW THE CITY RUNS PROCUREMENT AND REQUIRE ALL THE QUESTIONS TO BE SUBMITTED VIA WRITING.
UM, AND SO PREVIOUSLY WE WERE TAKING PHONE CALLS AND WHILE THAT'S FINE, NOT EVERYBODY THEN IS GETTING THE SAME INFORMATION, RIGHT? AND SO IF WE TAKE 'EM ALL IN WRITING, WE CAN THEN ISSUE AN FAQ OR A LIST OF QUESTION SO THAT EVERYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED IN THE PROGRAM UNDERSTANDS ALL THE QUESTIONS AND SO THAT EVERYBODY HAS THE SAME INFORMATION MOVING FORWARD.
SO THOSE ARE THE TWO, I MEAN, THERE ARE SOME OTHER MINOR CHANGES, BUT THOSE ARE THE TWO LIKE RE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THAT WE'RE PROPOSING UNDER THIS CYCLE, CORRECT.
SO I THINK THE FINAL DE, YOU KNOW, ALSO WE SAID WE CERTAINLY CAN TAKE QUESTIONS LIVE AT THE INFO SESSIONS.
THAT'S PART OF THE BENEFIT OF GOING TO THE INFO SESSIONS.
YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS IN REAL TIME.
UM, BUT WE ARE ALSO REQUESTING ALL QUESTIONS BE SUBMITTED THE FRIDAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING.
UM, SO THEN WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE A WEEK TO REVIEW THE RESPONSES BEFORE THE APPLICATION IS DUE.
THAT WAS BILL DOGGETT'S DISTRICT 10.
I HAD ASKED MR. PESCO ABOUT TIMING OF QUESTIONS AND F FAS GOING BACK OUT TO APPLICANTS SO THAT, UH, THERE WOULD BE SOME CONSISTENCY WITH REGARD TO THE INFORMATION DISSEMINATED.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR FEEDBACK, UH, ABOUT THE UPCOMING MODIFICATIONS, UM, TO THIS YEAR'S NOFO AS IT RELATES TO THE, THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND, UH, THE PROPOSED WORKFLOW TO, UH, STREAMLINE THE PROCESS A BIT FURTHER? IF THERE'S SOMEONE ONLINE, UH, PLEASE SPEAK UP.
UH, I'M NOT ABLE TO SEE YOU CURRENTLY AT THE MOMENT, SO IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, UH, JUST PLEASE GO AHEAD AND, AND SPEAK OUT.
SO WE WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR 2027, UH, NOFA, THE RELEASE OF THE NOFA FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027.
IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION? SO MOVE.
AND WE HERE TO HEARD A SECOND BY MR. HUGHES.
[8.a. Marketing Subcommittee (Karl Enriquez, Chair)]
UH, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, UH, WHICH IS A BRIEFING, UH, FROM OUR MARKETING SUBCOMMITTEE.UH, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO CHAIRMAN ENRIQUEZ, UH, FOR A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE MARKETING SUBCOMMITTEE.
UM, SO, UH, AS, AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, WE'VE BEEN WORKING TO PLAN A, UH, ANOTHER BOARD TOUR THIS YEAR, UM, AS MS. LAP PEKA MENTIONED WITH THE RECENT CHANGE, UM, AND STAFF SUPPORT.
UM, WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING TO, TO CHANGE THAT DATE FROM SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER.
THE DATE THAT WE WE'VE IDENTIFIED IS OCTOBER 30TH OF FRIDAY.
UM, THAT DATE AGAIN IS OCTOBER THE 30TH OR FRIDAY, UM, TO BE ABLE TO GIVE STAFF TIME TO CONTINUE THE PLANNING PROCESS.
UM, SO AGAIN, ONE LAST TIME, WE'LL BE LOOKING TO CHANGE THAT DATE TO OCTOBER 30TH FOR THE, UH, UPCOMING BOARD TOUR.
WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL DATE? THE ORIGINAL DATE I BELIEVE WAS SEPTEMBER THE 18TH, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
SEPTEMBER THE 25TH WAS THE ORIGINAL DATE.
AND WE'RE MOVING IT TO 30 OCTOBER.
UM, WE HAVE FOUR PRIMARY BUSINESSES THAT WE HAD BEEN DISCUSSING, UM, TOURING.
THAT WAS MALCOLM'S POINT CONSTRUCTION SITE, UH, FOREST THEATER, YMCA OF METRO DALLAS AND WATERMARK.
UM, YOU KNOW, AS WE, UH, ALLOW STAFF TO, YOU KNOW, RE RETRENCH, UH, WE'LL BE LOOKING TO REENGAGE ON THAT TO, TO FINALIZE THOSE, THOSE PARTICULAR, UH, SITE TOURS.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU'RE LOOKING AT DOING THAT? UH, WE DON'T HAVE THOSE DETAILS JUST YET.
WE JUST KIND OF LETTING STAFF GET ALL SETTLED FIRST.
UH, FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, I THINK IT'S EASIER TO MEET IN THE MORNING, PROBABLY EIGHT 30 OR NINE O'CLOCK.
UM, AND THEN GO THROUGH ABOUT MIDDAY, YOU KNOW, NO ONE.
UM, BUT IT'S NOT INTENDED TO BE AN ALL DAY EVENT.
AND I THINK WE WOULD TRY TO HIT TWO SITES OF THAT LIST, UM, AND, YOU KNOW, 45 MINUTES, GET A QUICK TOUR AND THEN MAYBE HAVE A SOCIAL LUNCH AFTERWARDS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE LAST TIME.
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TO MALCOLM POINT INSTRUCTIVE SITE, LIKELY YES.UM, I THINK WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT LIKE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FIRST.
UM, SO WE STAFF WORK AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WE DO FOR THAT ALSO, IS THAT, UH, HOW DOES THAT WORK WITH OUR ATTENDANCE? DOES THAT COUNT TOWARDS OR ANYTHING IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND? THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION AND I WILL NEED TO CHECK IT WITH THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE BECAUSE OF HOW STRICTLY THEY, YOU KNOW, MARK ON THE, BECAUSE IT, IT WOULD ADD A MEETING, RIGHT? UM, AND YOU CAN MISS THREE, YOU CAN MISS ONE QUARTER IN A CALENDAR YEAR.
UM, AND THE CALENDAR YEAR RESETS KIND OF ON A CONSTANT CHURN.
UM, SO LET ME CHECK INTO THAT AND I WILL GET AN ANSWER FOR YOU.
UM, DOES THAT CONCLUDE? DO, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR FEEDBACK, UH, FOR CHAIRMAN AND RETAILER? I, I HAD A, I HAD A QUESTION.
THIS SAYS MS. WISE, EXCUSE ME.
AND MY CONNECTION IS BAD, SO I APOLOGIZE IF I'M LAGGING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO THE LAUNCH DAY FOR THE THEATER IS NOVEMBER 1ST FOR THE FOREST THEATER.
SO, UM, AND I KNOW THAT MALCOLM'S POINT IS IN NOVEMBER AS WELL.
ARE THESE, YOU KNOW, ARE THESE PLACES THAT WE MIGHT NEED A TOUCHPOINT OR DO WE HAVE LIKE A SCHEDULED TOUCHPOINT WITH THEM BEFORE WE, UH, KIND OF FINALIZE EVERYTHING? SO, YES.
UM, ACTUALLY WHEN I SPOKE WITH NICHOLAS, UH, BEFORE HE, HE LEFT, HE HADN'T REALLY STARTED THE PROCESS ON GETTING THINGS SCHEDULED, WHICH IS WHY WE NEEDED TO PUSH THE TOUR ONCE HE ANNOUNCED THAT HE WAS GONNA BE LEAVING, UM, TO GIVE STAFF SOME TIME TO, TO MAKE THOSE INITIAL TOUCH POINTS.
SO YEAH, THE, THE EXPECTATION IS THAT WE'LL HAVE A TOUCH POINT TO GET EVERYTHING SCHEDULED, UM, FOR THAT SPECIFIC DAY THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO TOUR.
'CAUSE THAT, THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE COMPLICATED JUST SPEAKING FOR THE THEATER WITH IT BEING LIKE TWO DAYS LATER, I WOULD SAY THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE LIKE, REALLY, YOU KNOW, REALLY BUSY, UM, PREPARING FOR THE 1ST OF NOVEMBER.
SO, UM, I JUST DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, THAT JUST, I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION.
UM, WE CAN RECONVENE THE STAFF TO, TO FIGURE OUT IF THAT'S ONE WE WANNA DO.
I THINK AS, AS MS. LIPSKA MENTIONED, WE WILL PROBABLY LOOK TO TARGET ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT ONES.
WE HAD FOUR LISTED TOTAL JUST TO KINDA, UM, GIVE US SOME BUFFER ROOM IN THE EVENT THAT WE HAD SOME THAT WE COULDN'T TOUR.
UM, BUT WE'LL PROBABLY SHOOT FOR ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT, UM, PLACES TO GO TOUR FOR THAT, THAT, THAT BOARD TOUR.
ENRIQUEZ, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR, OR FEEDBACK, UM, FOR THE MARKETING SUBCOMMITTEE REGARDING THE UPCOMING BOARD TOUR DATE, UH, AND THE RESCHEDULING OF THAT, UH, PUSHING THAT BACK, UH, A FEW WEEKS.
DID, WERE WE ABLE TO GET, UH, MS. FREEMAN, UH, MS. CAMERON WORKING? YES, I'M HERE.
UH, MS. FREEMAN, I CAN SEE YOU.
SO FORM, I WILL FORMALLY, UM, REQUEST YOU TO ANNOUNCE YOUR PRESENCE, UH, FOR THE ROLE, UH, MS. AMY FREEMAN PRESENT.
UH, DO WE HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR FEEDBACK OR, UH, BUSINESS THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS, UM, AS IT RELATES TO THE MEETING OR ANYTHING UPCOMING REGARDING THE NOFA BOARD TOUR OR ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY, I'M HEARING NONE.
SO, UH, THAT CONCLUDES THE AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING.
UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED.
SO MOVE BY CHAIRMAN ENRIQUE A SECOND.
WE HAVE ONE IN OPPOSITION, MS. SIMS, UH,
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AND SHE RETRACTS THAT OPPOSITION.SO, UM,
SO JUST REAL QUICK BEFORE WE, BEFORE WE, UH, OFFICIALLY ADJOURN, WE HAVE A QUICK TURNAROUND NEXT MONTH.
UM, SO THE MEETING IS ON SEPTEMBER 21ST, A WEEK EARLIER.
UH, UH, THE, THE CITY, UH, HAS FURLOUGH DAY ON THE 28TH, WHICH IS OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED DAY.
SO JUST, UH, EVERYBODY PLEASE BE ON THE LOOKOUT AND MAKE A NOTE OF THAT, THAT THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE SEPTEMBER 21ST.
SO WE A QUICK TURNAROUND THERE.
SO, UH, BE ON THE LOOKOUT, UH, FOR THE EARLY MEETING INVITE.
AND, UH, YOUR COMMITTEE SECRETARY WILL BE REACHING OUT TO YOU ALSO.
SO PLEASE BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ANY CORRESPONDENCE FROM NOW.
THE TIME IS 6:35 PM WE WILL SEE EVERYBODY ON SEPTEMBER 21ST.