Nov 18, 2025 Mayor's Advisory Board for People with Disabilities

YEAH, WE'RE ALL GOOD NOW. OH, WAIT. YEAH. DID YOU SAY YOUR NAME?

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I AM A MCMURRY GRADUATE, HARDIN-SIMMONS GRADUATE WITH MY MASTER'S FROM HARDIN-SIMMONS, AND I AM THE CEO AT DISABILITY RESOURCES.

WELCOME. YES. WE'VE BEEN DOING INTRODUCTIONS BEFORE, SO I THINK YOU'VE MET EVERYONE.

NOT. I DON'T THINK DOWN THAT WAY EXCEPT FOR MARY.

NO, NO, HE MET MARY. MARY, TOO. SO WE'RE GOOD.

IT IS ACTUALLY WE STARTED EXACTLY AT 3:00, SO WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON DOWN THE AGENDA.

SO I'M CHECKING TO SEE IF IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THE FLOOR IS OPEN. NOPE. I SEE NO ONE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

SO WE'LL GO ON DOWN TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

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AWESOME. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT. GREAT.

AND I'LL ABSTAIN SINCE I WASN'T HERE. I KNOW THAT NEXT MEETING YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DO IT.

SO WE'RE GONNA WE HAVE A PRETTY FULL AGENDA TODAY.

SO WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED. SO WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE JB DANIELS PLAYGROUND DISCUSSION.

[2. G.V. Daniels Playground (Discussion, Public Hearing and Possible Action)]

SO YOU DON'T USUALLY GET TO SEE ME. SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT GV IF OUR SLIDE WILL WORK.

HERE WE GO. SO WE HAVE A NEW PLAYGROUND GOING IN AT CARVER PARK.

THIS IS ONE PART OF THE PROJECT WE HAVE FOR THE NEW REC CENTERS THAT ARE BEING BUILT.

AND SO AS PART OF THE BOND, WE ACTUALLY GOT FUNDING TO TO PUT IN A NEW PLAYGROUND IN THERE THAT WAS THAT WE HAD TO TEAR OUT WAS ACTUALLY END OF LIFE, AND IT WAS TIME FOR THAT TO BE REPLACED ANYWAY.

SO IT WORKED OUT REALLY WELL. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE LOCATION HERE IS THE IS GOING TO ACTUALLY BE AT THE SOUTH END OF WHERE THE EXISTING BASKETBALL COURT IS. SO IF YOU GO SOUTH OF THAT BASKETBALL COURT YOU CAN LOOK AT THE MAP UP HERE AND IT ACTUALLY RUNS FROM THAT SOUTH SIDE DOWN TOWARDS THE STREET ON THAT END. SO IT'S GOING TO HAVE A NICE FULL WE WERE FILLING UP THAT, THAT PARK PRETTY MUCH WITH THE NEW REC CENTER, WITH THE BASKETBALL COURT AND OF COURSE, THE NEW PLAYGROUND.

SO IT'S A PRETTY GOOD SIZE FOOTPRINT. AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THE MOST OUT OF THAT SPACE THERE.

SO THE LARGE PLAY STRUCTURE IS GOING TO BE ON THE VERY FARTHEST SOUTH UP NORTH OF IT.

THERE'S GOING TO BE A COUPLE OF LOCATIONS THAT ARE CALLED SPIN CHAIRS AND SOME WHAT IS CALLED WIZARDS OR SEESAWS THAT ARE FULL BUCKETS SEATED.

SEESAWS. THIS IS AN ALL INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND OR A PAIR OF WHAT WE LIKE TO CALL PARALLEL PLAY PLAYGROUND TO WHERE WE CAN HAVE KIDS OF ALL AGES AND ADULTS OF ALL AGES PARTICIPATE AND PLAY TOGETHER IN THESE STRUCTURES.

SO YOU'LL SEE THAT AS THE RUNNING THEME THROUGHOUT THE ACTUAL PLAYGROUND.

I DID WANT TO POINT OUT DURING THIS PART OF THE WHERE THE SCHEMATIC IS LAYING OUT SOME OF THE THE DIAGRAMS. THERE IS A PARKING LOT THAT'S LOCATED JUST TO THE TO THE WEST OF THE PLAYGROUND.

THERE ON THE SOUTH SIDE, YOU'LL NOTICE THE REC CENTER OUTLINE OR FOOTPRINT IS THERE TO THE NORTH WEST SIDE OF THAT.

BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THAT PARKING LOT, THERE'S A SIDEWALK THAT ACTUALLY RUNS ON THAT END PARKING LOT.

AND WE'RE GOING TO TIE INTO THAT PLAYGROUND FROM THAT SIDEWALK, INTO THE PLAYGROUND AREA.

SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GO TO BOTH SIDES. THE SURFACE AREA FOR THE PLAYGROUND IS TURF SURFACE, SO IT WILL ACCOMMODATE MOBILITY, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

SO WE WE CAN ACCOMMODATE FOR THAT. SO LET'S TAKE A QUICK LOOK.

THIS IS KIND OF STANDING AWAY FROM IT. THE STREET.

WE'LL HAVE A FULL SHADE STRUCTURE OVER THE PLAYGROUND TO HELP PROTECT THOSE KIDS.

AND THOSE THAT ARE USING AND PATRONS THAT ARE USING THE PLAYGROUND STRUCTURE. WE'LL ALSO HAVE THE IT'LL ALSO KEEP SOME OF THE TEMPERATURES DOWN ON THAT EQUIPMENT ITSELF AND THOSE PLAY STRUCTURES. SO THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. A LOT OF TIMES WHEN ESPECIALLY KIDS THAT ARE ON AUTISTIC SPECTRUM CAN HAVE SOMETIMES DIFFICULTIES IN MODERATING HEAT AND TELLING WHEN

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NOW WHAT'S VERY UNIQUE. AND YOU KIND OF HAVE TO REALLY PAY ATTENTION IN THIS SLIDE.

BUT IT'S THE BEST ONE I COULD FIND FOR THIS PRESENTATION. ONE OF THE KEY FACTORS OF THIS PLAY STRUCTURE IS SOMETHING CALLED IT'S CALLED A NET.

OR WE'RE JUST CALLING THE NET. IT IS IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THAT PLAY STRUCTURE.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE VERY MIDDLE RIGHT PAST WHERE THE BELT, THE BELT WALKWAY IS AND THERE'S A STRUCTURE, THERE'S ACTUALLY NETTING THAT GOES FROM THERE ALL THE WAY UP THE STRUCTURE, AND IT CONNECTS OVER 20 DIFFERENT PLAY STRUCTURES AND FEATURES THROUGHOUT THAT WHOLE PLAY THING. AND IT'S REALLY THE CENTER POINT, BECAUSE NOW YOU CAN CLIMB NOT ONLY FROM ALMOST THE GROUND LEVEL ONTO THE PLAY STRUCTURE TO ACCESS THOSE OTHER 20 FEATURES.

BUT YOU CAN ACCESS IT FROM ANY OF THE FEATURES THAT YOU'RE CLIMBING. IF YOU'RE CLIMBING ON ONE FEATURE AND CLIMB UP, YOU CAN ACCESS THAT NET. YOU CAN ALSO ACCESS ACCESS THE NET THROUGH A HOLE IN THE INNER PORTION OF THE NET.

IT'S INTENTIONALLY DONE SO THAT YOU CAN CLIMB UP THROUGH THAT HOLE AND GET ONTO THE TOP OF THE NET THAT WAY.

SO IT'S REALLY TO HELP REINFORCE NOT ONLY THE BUILDING AND CONDITIONING AND STRENGTHENING, BUT IT'S ALSO TO HELP BALANCE IN BUILDING SOME OF THOSE BALANCE THINGS THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT FOR KIDS.

AND SO IT WAS A REALLY UNIQUE STRUCTURE. WE DON'T HAVE ANY STRUCTURES LIKE THAT RIGHT NOW IN OUR PLAY, ANY OF OUR PLAYSCAPES. SO WE'RE REALLY KIND OF EXCITED ABOUT HAVING SOMETHING THAT'S THIS PRETTY UNIQUE ABOUT THE ABOUT THE, THE WHOLE FEATURE ITSELF. I WILL SAY THAT IF YOU'LL NOTICE ON ONE END OF IT, THE THERE'S A SENSORY BOARD THAT'S LOCATED ON ONE SIDE OF THE PLAY STRUCTURE.

IT ALSO ACCOMMODATES SOME DRUMS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS TO MAKE SOME, SOME PHONICS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS THAT HAVE A REACTION TEXTURE WISE IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT FEATURE WITHIN THE STRUCTURE. THIS MAY EVEN HAVE A BETTER ACTUAL PICTURE OF THE THE THE NETTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STRUCTURE AS WELL.

IT HAS A COUPLE OF FEATURES WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT LATER THAT ARE SPIN FEATURES. IT HAS SOME OTHER DRUMMING AREAS THAT ARE KIND OF GO AROUND THE STRUCTURE ITSELF SO THAT YOU CAN PLAY FROM REALLY JUST ABOUT ANY ANGLE OF THE STRUCTURE.

THERE'S ALSO SEVERAL PLACES THAT ARE CALLED QUIET ZONES, SO THAT ONCE IF THE KIDS WANT TO KIND OF HAVE A PLACE TO SOCIALIZE AND GET TOGETHER THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, THERE'S QUITE A FEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. AND SOME OF THE KIDS THAT HAVE BECOME A LITTLE OVER OVERSTIMULATED WILL HAVE A PLACE THAT THEY CAN GO AND KIND OF KIND OF TAKE A BREATH AND CATCH THEMSELVES ON IT.

SO AND THEN ONE OF THE, THE FEATURES THAT I WAS GOING TO GET TO, MAYBE I TOOK THAT ONE OUT, BUT THERE ARE SOME OTHER STANDALONES. YEAH, I GUESS I DID IS THAT I'M SORRY.

I DON'T KNOW THE PROTOCOL. GO AHEAD. IS THAT ONE END? IS CAN I? IS IT A RAMP? THE ONE END? I CAN'T TELL OVER BY THE IS THERE ANY RAMPS, LIKE ANY WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY TO THIS? WELL, IT'LL BE ACCESS FROM SURFACE GROUND FROM THE FROM THE TURF ITSELF.

THERE IS ONE STEP UP THERE THAT'S LOCATED, BUT YOU CAN ACCESS IT.

THERE'S OTHER AREAS ON THE OTHER SIDE. I JUST DON'T HAVE A PICTURE OF IT THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY CLIMB UP IF YOU WERE IN A WHEELCHAIR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

YEAH, BUT IF YOU CAN'T CLIMB I THINK YOU KNOW, I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER IF THERE'S A I WAS JUST TRYING TO SEE. YOU CAN SEE IT KIND OF WAY BEHIND THIS, THIS LITTLE AREA THAT LOOKS LIKE A CHINESE CHECKERS BOARD OR SOMETHING.

CENTURY BOARD. YOU SEE, THE THING BEHIND IT IS THAT A RAMP THAT YOU CAN GO UP OR.

I DON'T DOWN? MAYBE THAT'S A SLIDE. YEAH, THAT'S A SLIDE.

THAT'S THE THEY CALL IT THE ASPEN OR THE ALPINE SLIDE.

BUT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT DIRECTLY BEHIND IT WHERE THE THE PLATFORM IS RIGHT HERE. YEAH.

ON THAT SIDE. THE OTHER SIDE. I HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK.

SLIDE. IT LOOKS LIKE JUST I WANT TO SAY THERE'S TURF THAT GOES UP TO THAT.

I DON'T REMEMBER DO YOU. DO YOU REMEMBER THAT? OH I SEE. I'M THINKING THERE'S A WAY NOT TO ROLL A WHEELCHAIR UP INTO THERE.

BUT I DO BELIEVE IF I REMEMBER RIGHT THERE IS THAT GROUND SERVICE AND THE BLACK THING ON THE FAR SIDE, OR THE DARKER AREA ON THE FAR SIDE IS A GROUND LEVEL THAT YOU COULD.

YEAH. I MAY JUST NOT HAVE A GOOD PICTURE OF IT HERE.

SEE THIS THIS RIGHT HERE BLACK THING. I THINK THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE REFERRING TO.

YEAH. OKAY. SO THAT'S AND THOSE ARE MOST OF MINE.

THERE WAS THE GOT OUT OF ORDER HERE FROM WHERE I WAS GOING TO GO WITH THIS.

IF YOU LOOK ON THE FAR SIDE OF THAT WHERE THE ALPINE SLIDE IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF.

THAT'S WHERE THOSE SEESAW. THOSE ARE FULL BUCKET SEESAWS, AND THEY CALL THEM THE WEE SAWS, BECAUSE YOU CAN DO UP TO FOUR PEOPLE IN ONE OF THEM.

AND THOSE ARE YOU CAN ACTUALLY STRAP INTO THOSE, THOSE THOSE SEESAWS, THE TRADITIONAL SEESAW.

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IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SEE, BUT IT'S RIGHT. IF YOU GO AT THE END OF THE THE SLIDE THERE, THERE'S ACTUALLY A FULL BUCKET SEAT THERE.

AND IT'S A, A, A SPINNER SEAT, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR, FOR TO DEVELOP SOME OF THE BALANCE AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS IN THAT.

SO IT'S, THERE'S A LOT GOING ON THERE. WITH THE STRUCTURE, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS YOU CAN DO FROM SENSORY THINGS TO BALANCE TO STRENGTH BUILDING. AND THEN THERE'S IT'S ALSO KNOWN AS A IT'S NOT A, IT'S A, IT'S CALLED A FREE PLAY IN WHICH THERE'S NOT A LOT OF THE WAY THAT PLAYGROUNDS ARE DEVELOPED. THEY'RE DEVELOPED SO THAT IT KIND OF HAS A SCRIPTED PLAY TO IT, SO THAT YOU GO INTO ONE AREA TO GO TO ANOTHER AREA TO GET INTO ANOTHER AREA, WHETHER IT'S CLIMBING UP INTO A STAGED AREA WITH A SLIDE THAT HAS A TRI LEVEL PLAY TO IT, WHERE YOU GO UP INTO THAT AREA TO GET TO THE NEXT LEVEL SLIDES, THEY KIND OF LEAD ONE TO THE OTHER. WHEREAS THIS HAS TO WHERE YOU CAN ACCESS MULTIPLE PLAY FEATURES FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES.

SO IT ALLOWS WHAT'S CALLED FREE PLAY FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO COME IN AND DO THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

AND THEN LIKE I SAID, IT'S COMBINED WITH THE, THE THOSE KIND OF THOSE QUIET ZONES AS WELL FOR THE SOCIALIZATION ASPECT.

AND WILL THIS BE ENCLOSED LIKE FENCED FROM THE ROAD SINCE IT IS SO CLOSE TO THE STREET? OR IS HOW IS THAT GOING TO BE. THIS PART'S NOT THE BASKETBALL COURT IS THERE IS GOING TO BE FENCING ON THE STREET SIDE THAT GOES AROUND.

WELL, THERE WILL BE DOWN THE STREET ON THE OTHER SIDE. TO THE SOUTH SIDE. YEAH, IT WILL BE. SO IT WON'T BE LIKE COMPLETELY ENCLOSED.

SO IT'LL BE COMPOSTED COMPOST ON THE SIDES THAT HAS THE STREETS WHERE THERE'S STREET ACCESS UP TO WHERE THE PARKING LOT IS.

OKAY. IT'S KIND OF IF YOU KIND OF LOOK OUT THERE NOW, EXCEPT FOR THE OF COURSE, IT'LL BE NICE FENCING.

IT WON'T BE THE CONSTRUCTION FENCING. AND WHAT ROAD IS THIS ON? I'M SORRY. SOUTH. IS IT EIGHTH, SEVENTH OR EIGHTH? EIGHTH IS THE NORTH SIDE? YEAH, IT'S THE NORTH SIDE.

SO THIS WOULD BE SEVENTH. OKAY. YEAH. AND THEN OFF TREADWAY IS JUST TO THE EAST OF IT, WHERE YOU SEE PEOPLE PLAYING BASKETBALL ALL THE TIME ON TREADWAY.

TREADWAY. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. I JUST WAS TRYING TO MAKE SURE.

YEAH. WE'RE WE'RE TYPICAL WEST TEXAS PEOPLE. WE DON'T GO BY STREETS.

WE SAY, OH, THAT'S CARVER, GO DOWN BY THE CHURCH, TAKE A LEFT.

YEAH, OVER THERE, OVER THERE, OVER YONDER. OTHER QUESTIONS ASKED.

WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT. IT'S A IT'S A NEAT PLAYGROUND. IT'S A LOT DIFFERENT THAN SOME OF THE OTHERS WE'VE BUILT SO FAR. SO WE'RE WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO PUT IT IN. SO I JUST HAVE ONE. IT'S A BIG QUESTION. I FEEL IF AN INDIVIDUAL CANNOT GET OUT OF THE WHEELCHAIR, THEY CAN DO THE SENSORY CORRECT. AND THEY, UNLESS YOU CAN'T, ARE NOT ABLE TO TRANSITION FROM LIKE THAT TO A BUCKET CHAIR, WHICH IS WHAT SOME OF THE OTHER PLAY FEATURES ARE. IT COULD BE CHALLENGING BECAUSE IT'S BUILT FOR IT'S BUILT TO CLIMB ON.

IT'S IT'S BUILT TO GO AND KIND OF TRANSITION ON.

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S OTHER PARTS OF IT BECAUSE I WAS EXCITED BECAUSE WHEN I FIRST LOOKED AT THE PICTURE WHERE THOSE GRAY LIKE, BRIDGE STAIR TYPE THING, BELT RAMP, YES, IT LOOKED LIKE THERE WAS A RAMP BESIDE IT, BUT THAT'S NOT IT. THAT'S WHAT I ORIGINALLY SAW.

YEAH. AND I WAS ALL EXCITED. YEAH. IT WAS. NO, THAT'S MORE OF A WHAT'S CALLED A SLACK BRIDGE THAT GIVES RIGHT THERE.

IS THERE ANY WAY THAT THERE CAN BE SOME TYPE OF RAMP PUT IN THERE SOMEWHERE? I DON'T KNOW. WE WILL DOUBLE CHECK BECAUSE I BELIEVE THERE WAS I THINK IT'S JUST NOT SHOWING UP ON THESE CONCEPTUAL DRAWINGS.

BUT I WILL DOUBLE CHECK BECAUSE I AM FAIRLY SURE THAT THERE IS, BUT I WILL DOUBLE CHECK.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YES. IT'S JUST PART OF BEING.

HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF INCLUSIVITY THERE. YEAH.

NO, NO, THE WHOLE THING IS PRETTY INCLUSIVE. I MEAN, THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT AS INCLUSIVE, BUT WE'LL CHECK ON THE RAMP THING TO SEE BECAUSE PART OF THAT WILL BE THE INCLINE AND THE RAMP ON HOW IT GETS TO THAT POSITION AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

BUT I WANT TO SAY PART OF IT, I JUST WANT TO KEEP LOOKING AT IT BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE IT WENT THE TURF. IT WAS ACCESSIBLE BY THE TURF.

I MEAN, I MAY NOT HAVE A GOOD ANGLE ON IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE'S DEFINITION FOR INCLUSIVE CAN BE DIFFERENT, BUT BUT TO ME, INCLUSIVE MEANS A PERSON CAN GET ANYONE CAN GET TO IT.

AND THERE'S NOT LIKE THE SENSORY AND THAT'S WHY THE PARK

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ROSE PARK. ROSE PARK. LIKE, THAT'S COMPLETELY INCLUSIVE, PARALLEL.

AND SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO SAY THAT IT'S INCLUSIVE PARALLEL PARK, I FEEL LIKE THERE NEEDS TO BE.

WE'LL GO BACK AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND SEE WHAT'S THERE, BECAUSE, I MEAN, IT'S GREAT FOR OUR AUTISTIC AND SENSORY NEED.

AND THOSE THAT HAVE MOTOR DELAYS AND STUFF WITH THE, YOU KNOW, THE NET AND ALL THAT.

THOSE NEEDS ARE ALL I MEAN, YOU CAN SEE THEM BEING MET.

IT WOULD JUST BE LIKE THOSE WHO NEED ASSISTANCE WITH TRANSFERS IN AND OUT OF WHEELCHAIRS, OR HAVE LIMITED USE OF UPPER AND LOWER BODY TO ACCESS. BUT, I MEAN, I THINK THE DEFINITELY I KNOW THE AUTISM COMMUNITY WILL BE THRILLED TO SEE A LOT OF THIS SENSORY BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM LIKE THAT VESTIBULAR, YOU KNOW, THE SPINNING AND THE CLIMBING AND ALL OF THAT.

SO I KNOW FOR THAT, AND I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT'LL BE TOTALLY MET.

YEAH, I THINK YOU'RE I THINK YOU'RE BOTH BRINGING UP SOME PRETTY GOOD POINTS. PART OF THIS, TOO, IS TO HELP MEET SOME OF THE NEEDS WE DON'T HAVE IN SOME OF OUR OTHER PLAYGROUNDS, SOME OF THE OTHER PLAYGROUNDS, WE WERE ABLE TO DO THINGS FOR SPECIFIC AREAS, WHEREAS THIS ONE, WE DIDN'T HAVE AS MUCH FOR SOME OF THE OTHER STUFF THAT THE KIDS.

I DO THINK IN THAT ASPECT THAT WILL MEET THOSE NEEDS FOR SURE.

I'M LOOKING AT THIS AND THE COMMUNITY THAT I WORK WITH, AND I'M THINKING THOSE CHILDREN, I CAN I CAN ENVISION THEM CRAWLING ALL OVER IT SAFELY, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF ON SOME PLAYGROUNDS WHERE THEY'RE CRAWLING AND CLIMBING IN AREAS THAT WEREN'T DESIGNATED FOR THAT, THAT NET IN THE MIDDLE KIND OF IT REALLY RUNS THEIR IMAGINATION OF SAFE PLACES THAT THEY CAN CRAWL FROM AND TO, AND IT NOT BE A DANGER OR OFF LIMITS. RIGHT. I HAVE A QUESTION, PLEASE.

WHAT IS THE TIMELINE ON COMPLETION OF THIS? THE PLAYGROUND WILL BE WE'RE GOING TO START IT BACK IN, I THINK APRIL OF APRIL OF 26. IT'S GOING TO OPEN AT THE SAME TIME AS THE RECREATION CENTERS.

SO THAT'S STILL GOING TO BE THAT IT'S STILL YET TO BE DETERMINED, BUT WE'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT LATE FIRST QUARTER EARLY SECOND QUARTER OF 26. OKAY. THANK YOU.

WE WON'T ALLOW ACCESS TO THE SITE UNTIL THE CONSTRUCTION AND ALL THE CONSTRUCTION IS SAFE TO ENTER THE SITE, SO. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WHEN WE SAY ALL INCLUSIVE, IT'S ALL INCLUSIVE.

SURE. BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT, YOU DON'T. THAT'S THE THING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE WITHIN THIS COMMITTEE THAT. WE GET THAT WORD OUT AND PEOPLE AREN'T GOING TO UNDERSTAND.

OH, WELL, THIS PARK IS FOR THE AUTISM CHILDREN, YOU KNOW, SPECIFIED FOR THEM.

AND THIS PARK IS SPECIFIED FOR THE INDIVIDUALS, KIDS THAT HAVE MORE PHYSICAL.

SO IF WE DIDN'T CALL IT INCLUSIVE, WHAT WOULD WE CALL IT? WELL, THAT'S WHY I THINK IT'S BETTER IF WE CAN JUST FIND A WAY TO MAKE IT JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE INCLUSIVE, TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT IT IS INCLUSIVE, BECAUSE I THINK ALL PARKS, I THINK THAT'S OUR GOAL HERE IN ABILENE, IS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING'S INCLUSIVE. I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT DEFINITELY BEEN WORKING TOWARDS THAT.

YES. BEST WE CAN AND AND THAT'S THAT'S I THINK FROM THE VERY BEGINNING THAT'S WHAT THIS BOARD HAS BEEN VERY ALMOST ADAMANT ABOUT. AND SO AS LONG AS WE CAN JUST, JUST THAT LITTLE STEP, YOU KNOW, WE WILL DEFINITELY LOOK INTO IT.

AND, AND, AND I MEAN, I KNOW THOSE ARE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS.

IT HASN'T GONE TO CITY COUNCIL OR HAS IT GONE.

IT HAS GONE TO CITY COUNCIL. OKAY. AND I GUESS WE CAN SEE, BECAUSE THEY MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE PARTS THAT WEREN'T ON AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE, YOU KNOW, WITH WITH WHAT WE DIDN'T SEE, IT'S IN THERE. AND THEN THIS WOULD FILL THAT GAP FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL.

AND MOTOR LIMITATIONS THAT WOULD PROHIBIT THEM FROM HAVING FULL ACCESS.

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AND THEY MAY COME BACK AND GO, THIS IS GOING TO BE AS ACCESSIBLE AS WE CAN GET IT ON THE FOOTPRINT WE HAVE WITH THIS, THAT OR THEY COME BACK. OH YEAH, WE CAN DO THIS. YOU KNOW, SIMPLY, IF THAT IS NOT A RAMP THAT I SEE AND I DON'T KNOW THAT IT IS OR ISN'T, BUT IF THAT AREA WAS WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE SOMEHOW JUST RIGHT THERE, THAT PLATFORM AREA, THAT WOULD BE DESIRABLE. YEAH. OKAY. BECAUSE WHAT OKAY. SO IF THAT RAMP IS THERE, WHAT IS THAT AREA BETWEEN THE TOP OF THAT BRIDGE.

TO THE SLIDE. BECAUSE THERE'S A SLIDE I'M TRYING TO IS THAT JUST IT LOOKS LIKE A SLIDE AND MAYBE A WALL OR SOMETHING. YEAH. WHAT'S ON THE WALL TO CLIMB ON OR.

I WANT TO ZOOM IN AND SURE, I KNOW I CAN'T. I WANT TO PINCH THE SCREEN OUT AND BE LIKE, I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE A BETTER PICTURE THAN THAT ONE.

I MEAN, EVEN IF THERE'S SOME TYPE OF ACTIVITY FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO, LIKE GO UP THAT RAMP AND THERE'S SOME TYPE OF ACTIVITY FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO, LIKE AT ROSE PARK, AND THEY HAVE THE THINGS THAT THEY CAN.

YES. AND IF THEY ARE ABLE TO TRANSFER OUT, THERE'S LIKE A LITTLE, I THINK, ALCOVE OR SOMETHING WHERE THEY CAN GET IN AND THERE WAS SOME ACTIVITY.

I HAVEN'T BEEN UP THERE IN A WHILE, BUT I THOUGHT THERE WAS A SPOT IF YOU COULD TRANSFER OUT AS A KID THAT YOU COULD GET IN AND PLAY WITH MORE STUFF.

SO JUST ANOTHER QUESTION ABOUT IT. IF WE PUT A RAMP WHERE THAT LITTLE STEP IS, WHAT ELSE CAN THEY GET TO FROM THAT LITTLE PLATFORM? THE NETTING WOULD BE THE MAIN THING BECAUSE THAT LEADS TO SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS, TO SO MANY DIFFERENT PLAY STRUCTURES.

I THINK THAT'S THE BIG PART OF IT, IS I JUST DON'T SEE A WHOLE LOT THAT SOMEBODY WHO'S CONFINED TO A WHEELCHAIR COULD ACTUALLY DO IN THERE.

WELL, I MEAN, THERE'S NOT, BUT SIMPLY IN MY MIND, IF THAT AREA CLOSEST TO THE CENTURY BOARD OVER THERE. YEAH.

IF THAT COULD BE A RAMP AND MAYBE WHERE THAT STEP IS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT THERE BETWEEN THE BETWEEN THE OTHER CENTURY BOARD THAT'S ACTUALLY ON THE PLAYGROUND AND THE LITTLE PEDESTAL THING.

IF THAT COULD BE A RAMP, AT LEAST IT WOULD GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEBODY IN A WHEELCHAIR TO GO UP AND DOWN AND PLAY ON THAT ONE CENTURY BOARD TYPE DEAL. WHAT'S THE WHAT'S ON THE BACK OF THAT CLIMBING WALL? THAT BLUE ONE, ANOTHER SLIDE. OH YEAH. THE THE ROCK ON THE OTHER SIDE.

OH LIKE I KNOW, BUT WHAT'S ON THE LIKE? WHAT'S THE BACK OF THE CLIMBING WALL? ANYTHING THERE'S NOT. OR IS THERE OTHER ROCKS NEXT TO THE ONE NEXT TO THE SLIDE? YEAH. YEAH. OKAY. I MEAN, I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THERE'S MULTIPLE CLIMBING WALLS. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN GET UP TO THE EQUIPMENT.

YEAH. IN A WHEELCHAIR. YEAH. AND AND YOU CAN BE A PART OF THE PLAY.

IT'S A LITTLE MORE. YOU HAVE TO BE A LITTLE MORE CREATIVE TO BE PART OF THE PLAY.

YEAH, BUT BUT IT IS NICE THAT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY COULDN'T WHEEL UP TO THE END OF THE END OF THE PLAYGROUND, YOU KNOW. BUT WE HAVE TO ALSO CONSIDER TO NOT ALL WHEELCHAIR USERS ARE NOT ABLE TO BE PHYSICAL.

MOST OF THE POPULATION IS AMBULATORY. AND A LOT OF THEM ARE THAT I HAVE MET, HAVE GREAT UPPER BODY STRENGTH AND WOULD PROBABLY HAVE A HEYDAY ON THAT NET BECAUSE IT'S JUST THE RIGHT SIZE AND ANGLE THAT THEY COULD GET UP SAFELY AND NOT BE TOO STEEP ABOUT IT BEING, YOU KNOW, WHERE YOU CAN WHEEL RIGHT UP TO IT, RIGHT? BUT I MEAN, FOR THOSE THAT ARE COMPLETELY, YOU KNOW, IMMOBILE, THERE IS THE CHALLENGE, YOU KNOW, AND I AND I HAVE TO WONDER FROM A PARENT'S PERSPECTIVE HOW MUCH THEY PROBABLY WOULD BE WANTING TO HELP CARRY OR

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YEAH, AND COME DOWN. YEAH. AND SO WHEN I SAW THIS ORIGINALLY, I THOUGHT, OH WELL IT'S COOL.

BUT THEN YOU LOOK A LITTLE CLOSER AND IT DOESN'T HAVE ALL OF THOSE SAME FEATURES.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A MILLION PLAYGROUNDS IN DALLAS.

I'M SURE THAT. YES. JUST THE ONE THAT IS CLOSEST TO MY CHILDREN'S HOUSE HAPPENS TO BE COMPLETELY HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE.

THIS I WILL TELL YOU, THIS FOOTPRINT OF PROPERTY IS NOT BIG ENOUGH TO HAVE THAT KIND OF ACCESSIBLE LOCATION.

WE ARE VERY LIMITED IN WHAT WE COULD PUT HERE BECAUSE WE'RE LANDLOCKED.

BETWEEN THE RECREATION BUILDING, A GAS LINE, THE TXDOT RIGHT OF WAY, A STREET AND A BASKETBALL COURT AND A PARKING LOT.

DONE A PRETTY GOOD JOB. I MEAN, YOU FIT WHAT YOU COULD FIT.

WE WERE PRETTY PROUD. WE STRETCHED THIS OUT AS FAR AS WE COULD.

JUST SCRAPPED IT AND SAID THIS WOULDN'T WORK AND WE'LL JUST MAKE IT A REGULAR PLAYGROUND.

SO FOR WHAT IT DOES HAVE, IT'S GREAT AND I THINK IT WILL BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

AND, YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU SAID, I AM FROM DALLAS.

I REMEMBER WHEN WHITE ROCK CREATED ONE OF THE FIRST ACCESSIBLE AND WE WENT.

IT WAS RIGHT BEFORE I JOINED THE BOARD, AND I WAS AMAZED BY IT, BECAUSE EVERYBODY COULD GO AT EVERY ASPECT AND GET ON AND ENJOY IT. AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE EVEN STARTED AND IMPLEMENTED SOME HERE IS, IS FASCINATING AND WONDERFUL, BECAUSE WHERE WE CAME HERE 15 YEARS AGO, THERE WAS NONE OF THAT.

I THINK THE ZOOS PARK THAT WE JUST UNFORTUNATELY LOST, I THINK THAT WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT HAD ACCESSIBLE SWINGS FOR THE LONGEST TIME.

SO TO SEE HOW WE HAVE HAVE GROWN AND EVOLVED AND EVEN PUT THIS IN OUR PLANS AS I LIKE WONDERFUL THINGS ON THIS I THINK ARE COOL.

YEAH, YEAH, BE VERY HELPFUL AND NEAT. I THINK IT'LL BE WELL USED AND APPRECIATED BY MANY FAMILIES IN OUR OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS. YES. THANK YOU I WAS READING I'VE GOT INSTRUCTIONS HERE SO I'M SEEING IF THERE'S ANY.

IT MENTIONS GROUND LEVEL STRUCTURES A LOT. SO THE BIT THERE'S ON THE OTHER SIDE AND WE JUST DON'T HAVE A GOOD IMAGE OF IT.

YEAH. SO BUT JUST JUST FOR FUTURE REFERENCE, WHEN WE BUILD ANOTHER PLAYGROUND SOMEWHERE, ANY RAMPING THAT CAN BE DONE WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL. AND THAT'S AND THAT'S TO THE POINT, LESLIE. WE IT DEPENDS ON THE FOOTPRINT OF THE PLAY SPACE THAT WE HAVE.

WE HAVE TO TAKE ALL THOSE THINGS IN CONSIDERATION FOR A RAMP FOR THOSE.

YEAH, ESPECIALLY MULTIPLE RAMPS. IT TAKES A LOT OF DISTANCE, A LOT OF THE GRADING OF IT.

YOU KNOW TO YOU DON'T WANT IT. YEAH. WE CAN PUT IT A RAMP BUT IT'S GOING TO BE THIS STEEP.

SO YEAH, YOU CAN'T DO THAT. YOU NEED A LOT OF LAND.

YES. WELL THAT WAS THAT'S A GREAT THING ABOUT OVER AT ROSE IS THAT WE HAVE ALL THAT LAND.

IT'S A LARGE PARK, LARGE AREA. SO WE GOT TO KIND OF REALLY EXPAND ON THAT.

SO WE'RE KIND OF LIMITED HERE. BUT SILLY QUESTION WHY IS THIS BOARD SO FAR AWAY JUST SO THEY COULD HAVE SOME QUIET.

THE SENSORY BOARD PART WELL ONE THIS ANGLE MAKES IT LOOK FAR TOO THERE HAS TO BE A FALL ZONE.

AND SO YOU HAVE TO SET IT JUST OUTSIDE THE FALL ZONE.

MAKES SENSE. AND THERE'S THREE PLAY FEATURES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT TOO.

OR I THINK THAT MAYBE IT JUST KIND OF LIKE IT'S ON THAT IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S JUST KIND OF STUCK OUT THERE AND AND IT'S REALLY NOT OKAY.

YEAH. AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S KIND OF A NICE, QUIETER, LESS BUSY WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT LIKE THE PLAY STRUCTURE AND THOSE WHO ARE OVERWHELMED BY ALL THAT VISUAL. MOST MOST OF IT IS COVERED.

THE AREA THE SWINGS ARE DO NOT HAVE COVERING BUT THE REASON FOR THAT IS THOSE ARE CLOSER TO THE RECREATION CENTER AND THE RECREATION CENTER WILL PROVIDE THE SHADE ONCE WE GET PAST. I THINK ABOUT WE DID A WHOLE SHADE STUDY, AND WE COVERED THE PART THAT ISN'T GOING TO BE COVERED BY THE RECREATION THING.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S AND THE DIAGRAM THAT YOU HAVE UP RIGHT NOW, THE SENSORY BOARD IS THE ITEM CLOSEST TO US, CORRECT? CORRECT. WHAT'S THE THAT OTHER BOARD BY THE SPINNER SEAT.

[00:30:01]

THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING TOO I DON'T HAVE. THAT ONE.

OKAY. YEAH. THERE IT IS. THIS. THAT'S THE ONE THAT I WAS ASKING.

YEAH, THAT'S ANOTHER SENSORY BOARD BECAUSE OVER HERE WOULD BE THE SWINGS THEN OKAY.

SO THAT ONE'S NOT. OH, THERE'S ONE OF THOSE. I'M GUESSING IT'D BE COVERED BY THE SHADE OF THE BUILDING IS WHAT THEIR STUDY SHOWED, RIGHT? OKAY. YOU GUYS ARE DOING SO, LIKE, I KNOW THAT WE'VE MADE BIG STEPS IN THE FROM WHERE WE STARTED. I JUST KNOW THAT I DON'T WANT TO SEE A KID WHO CAN'T GET OUT OF A CHAIR, GET EXCITED ABOUT A NEW PARK, AND. YOU KNOW, THERE'S.

YEAH, BUT I FORGET THAT THEY'RE NOT OLD LIKE I AM.

AND THEY CAN GET OUT OF THEIR CHAIR. AND I USED TO CLIMB.

I USED TO BE THE MONKEY. SO I GET IT. I WAS THE ONE AT THE TOP, SO GREAT JOB.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME? NO. YOU GUYS ARE GREAT.

THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. AFTERWARDS. OKAY.

[3. Airport Improvements (Discussion, Public Hearing, Possible Action)]

I AM ATTEMPTING TO BE DON GREEN TODAY, SO IF I CANNOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS I WILL TRY AND FIND THE ANSWERS.

OR PUNT TO DON. HE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE HERE TO MAKE THIS PRESENTATION FOR YOU, AND HAD A FAMILY EMERGENCY AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE.

SO HE DOES SEND HIS APOLOGIES AND I AM GOING TO BE THE BEST WINGMAN I CAN.

SO WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE CURRENT AIRPORT AND WHAT IT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN YOU COME UP TO THE AIRPORT. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING IS EXPANDING THE AIRPORT SO THAT THERE IS MORE ROOM FOR THE PASSENGERS AND TAKING OUT THE ESCALATORS, PUTTING IN ELEVATORS, ADDING ADDING RESTROOMS, ADDING AMENITIES TO RESTROOMS. SO THERE'S MANY THINGS THAT ARE COMING OVER THE NEXT 3 TO 5 YEARS.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A MULTI-PHASE PROJECT BECAUSE WE WILL NEED TO BE DOING THIS WHILE STILL MAINTAINING THE AIRPORT BEING OPEN.

SO ABILENE'S TERMINAL WAS BUILT IN 1968 AND IS IN NEED OF SIGNIFICANT.

AND I DON'T MEAN TO READ TO YOU, IT'S JUST I DIDN'T TYPE THESE, SO I'M SOMEWHAT HAVING TO.

I'M SORRY. SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS. THE SCREENING CHECKPOINT, IF YOU HAVE BEEN TO THE AIRPORT, IS VERY CLOSE TOGETHER. THERE'S REALLY ONLY ONE LANE FOR PASSENGERS AND THE TSA LANE.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THEY'RE LOOKING AT IS EXPANDING THAT CAPABILITY, AS WELL AS THE HVAC EQUIPMENT IS ALL AT END OF LIFE, TYPICALLY HVAC IS IS 20 YEARS AND WE HAVE HIT 20 YEARS AND AND A LITTLE BEYOND.

SO WE ARE LOOKING AT COMPLETELY RENOVATING THE MECHANICAL SYSTEM, ELEVATORS, BAGGAGE CLAIMS, FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS, ACCESS CONTROL AND THE GENERATOR, AND GETTING RID OF THE ELEVATORS AND ADDING IN MULTIPLE ELEVATORS.

THAT'S GOOD. WHEN THIS WAS BUILT THE PLANES CARRIED 60 PASSENGERS.

NOW THEY CARRY 76 PASSENGERS FOR AMERICAN. NOW, SINCE THIS WAS PRESENTATION WAS PUT TOGETHER, THERE HAS BEEN AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WE ARE GETTING ANOTHER AIRLINES.

SO NOT ONLY WILL WE HAVE AMERICAN THAT'S HAVING 76 PASSENGERS GET ON THEIR PLANES, WE WILL HAVE UNITED AS WELL WITH THE PLANES THAT THEY HAVE ADDING PEOPLE. AND A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW, BUT WE ARE A DESTINATION FOR EMERGENCIES, LIKE IF THERE IS BAD WEATHER AT DFW. A LOT OF TIMES THEY WILL LAND HERE IN ABILENE BEFORE THEY CAN, BEFORE THE STORM PASSES AND THEY CAN MOVE ON TO DFW.

SO WE HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO HAVE OVER 200 PEOPLE IN OUR AIRPORT, SOMETIMES INTO THE WEE HOURS OF THE NIGHT WHILE WE'RE HELPING OUT DFW IF THEY ARE HAVING BAD WEATHER. ALSO, OUR AIRPORT HAS SIGNIFICANT CHARTER PLANES THAT THEY MANAGE AS WELL AS THEY ARE A STAGING LOCATION FOR WILDFIRES. IF THERE'S GOING TO BE IN WEST TEXAS WHEN IT GETS REALLY DRY.

OUR AIRPORT IS A STAGING AREA FOR THAT AS WELL.

AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE LIKE EACH OTHER, BUT THEY STILL ALSO DON'T WANT TO SIT SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH STRANGERS.

SO HERE IS A COUPLE OF PICTURES OF WHAT THE AIRPORT LOOKS LIKE.

NOW, WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO PUT 76 PEOPLE IN AN AREA THAT IS FOUR 60 WE STARTED

[00:35:06]

THE PARK HILL IS OUR PARTNER. THEY ARE THE ONES THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH TO DESIGN THE NEW AIRPORT ON THURSDAY, THERE WILL BE A CONTRACT GOING TO CITY COUNCIL FOR A CMR THAT IS A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK, THAT IS ACTUALLY BRINGING THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY ON AT THE SAME TIME THAT YOU'RE DOING THE DESIGN, SO THAT WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT WE GET THE BEST BANG FOR OUR BUCK.

WHEN YOU'RE HAVING TO DO A, A COMPLICATED PROJECT LIKE THIS, WHEN YOU'RE HAVING TO KEEP FACILITIES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AT THE SAME TIME YOU'RE HAVING A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, AND THEN YOU ADD ON, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER LAYER OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS THAT YOU ALSO HAVE TO MEET. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IS ON AT THE SAME TIME, AT THE VERY BEGINNING, TO REALLY HELP BE ABLE TO MANAGE HOW THE MOBILIZATION IS GOING TO WORK AND HOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD SO THAT YOU CAN STAY ON TIME AND ON BUDGET.

SO WE WILL BE GETTING A FULL, FULLY MODERN OUTSIDE WITH LOTS OF GLASS TO MAXIMIZE SUNLIGHT.

THE UPPER DRIVE. IF YOU'VE BEEN TO THE AIRPORT, THE UPPER DRIVE WILL BE GOING AWAY.

THERE WILL ONLY BE A LOWER DRIVE, WHICH WILL BE FOR DROP OFF AND PICK UP WITH A THIRD LANE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT NEED TO FLOW ON THROUGH.

SO IF YOU'VE BEEN TO OTHER AIRPORTS, THEY'RE THERE 3 OR 4 LANES ACROSS.

THAT WILL WILL BE THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT GOING.

ALL ESCALATORS ARE GOING TO BE REPLACED WITH LARGER, MORE VISIBLE ELEVATORS, INCLUDING INCLUDING A GLASS ELEVATOR IN THE FRONT.

AND THE SCREENING CHECKPOINT WILL BE RELOCATED FOR A LARGER FOOTPRINT.

THE AIRLINE TICKET COUNTERS ARE ALSO GOING TO BE MOVED DOWNSTAIRS TO FACE NORTH ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE NEW GROUND LOBBY.

THE THE CAR RENTAL COMPANIES WILL BE RELOCATED TO FACE NORTH ON THE GROUND LEVEL ON THE WEST SIDE, AND THERE'LL BE A GLASS ELEVATOR IN THE MIDDLE WHERE THE ESCALATOR CURRENTLY IS LOCATED.

THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATOR, A GLASS ELEVATOR THERE.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST WE'RE HOPING TO BE ABLE TO FIX UP THE ADMINISTRATION OFFICES.

HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE OUTSIDE. AS IF YOU CONCEPTUAL DRAWING.

AS IF YOU WERE PULLING UP TO THE AIRPORT WHERE THE DROP OFF AND PICKUP WILL BE LOCATED.

HERE IS ANOTHER PICTURE. YOU WILL SEE THAT IT IS A LOT OF GLASS, A LOT OF NATURAL SUNLIGHT AT THIS LOCATION.

HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE LOBBY. YOU CAN SEE THE STAIRS GOING UP TO THE SECOND FLOOR OR THE GLASS ELEVATOR.

IN TOTAL THERE WILL BE THREE ELEVATORS. SO RIGHT NOW WHERE WE HAVE AN ESCALATOR THAT WORKS SOMETIMES MOST OF THE TIME.

AND ONE ELEVATOR. THIS WILL BE WE WILL HAVE THREE ELEVATORS THAT WILL BE LARGER IN IN SIZE.

HERE'S A PICTURE OF WHERE THE TICKET COUNTER WOULD BE, WHETHER IT'S THE KIOSK OR THE WALK UP COUNTER.

THE BOARDING AREA EXPANDS TO THE EAST AND THE WEST, AND WE WILL BE ADDING ON 5000FT² OF SPACE, WHICH GOES BACK TO THE WE NEED ALL NEW MECHANICAL WITH AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING AND ALL THOSE THINGS.

THERE WILL BE LARGER RESTROOMS ASSISTED RESTROOMS, A NURSING MOTHER AREA, A VENDING AREA, A VIP BUSINESS SPACE, AND SEATING FOR UP TO 200 PEOPLE.

WOW. SO THAT SHOULD BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE BOTH AIRLINES SIMULTANEOUSLY, AND EVEN POSSIBLY HAVE ROOM FOR EXPANSION INTO THE NEW WE DO WE ARE DESIGNING THIS WHERE IF WE DID NEED TO ADD A THIRD GATE, WE WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT.

THIRD GATE. SO HERE IS A FEW MORE PICTURES OF WHAT IT POTENTIALLY WILL LOOK LIKE.

HERE'S A PICTURE OF THE INSIDE WAITING AREA. WITH ITS OWN FIREPLACE.

THERE'S TWO. I KNOW ONE OF THE BIGGEST DILEMMAS OF COURSE, I'VE MENTIONED THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES.

WILL BE TAKING A 1968 AIRPORT, REMODELING IT INTO A 2020 AIRPORT AND KEEPING IT OPEN THE WHOLE TIME THROUGH CONSTRUCTION. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE WONDERFUL.

ABILENE. AND WE'RE WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

A LOT OF PATIENCE IS GOING TO BE NEEDED. SO THE BOLDNESS YET PRACTICALITY OF THIS PROJECT IS TO

[00:40:05]

IT SHOWS PRIDE OF PLACE, PURPOSE AND VISION FOR OUR FUTURE.

AND I AM HAPPY TO TRY AND ANSWER ANY OF DON'S QUESTIONS.

SO GO AHEAD. WOULD IT BE A PLEASURE TO TO RELIEVE THE GUARD DOGS? OH, YEAH. I WILL ASK THAT QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW, YOU JUST TOOK MY QUESTION FOR SERVICE DOGS.

I'M GOING I'M GOING TO SAY YES, BUT I WILL DOUBLE CHECK.

OKAY. I DON'T HAVE ONE, BUT I MEAN, I USED TO, AND SO I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT.

ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. THANK YOU. ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE COMING IN RIGHT ON A FLIGHT.

THAT WAS THE FIRST THING OUR SERVICE DOG WANTED TO DO WAS FIND A SPOT TO TO GO.

SO THE. THE ITEMS THAT CAME TO US A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

DID THOSE GET DONE? THE THE RESTROOM THAT WE LOOKED AT THE THE FIRST FLOOR RESTROOM WAS DONE.

THAT WAS BROUGHT TO Y'ALL A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

AND SO THEY ARE THOSE ARE GOING TO REMAIN THE SAME, RIGHT? YES. BUT WE'RE DOING A SECOND ONE IN THE WAITING AREA.

RIGHT. OKAY. SO THERE'LL BE SOMEWHERE FOR SOMEONE DURING THIS PROCESS THAT THEY CAN GO TO.

THAT IS CORRECT. YEP. THAT'S AWESOME. ENCOUNTERS ALL OF THAT OBVIOUSLY.

ADA. IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD. I'M EXCITED TO SEE IT.

I HAVEN'T FLOWN OUT BUT MAYBE I'LL START. I KNOW I'M THINKING.

MAYBE I WILL START FLYING, RIGHT? AND NOW YOU GO ABILENE.

HOUSTON OR DENVER? YEAH, THAT'D BE GOOD. YEAH.

TWO OF MY FAVORITE PLACES. THE WHAT, ARE WE STILL GOING TO BOARD UPSTAIRS? YES. YOU WILL STILL BOARD UPSTAIRS. THERE'LL BE AN ELEVATOR TO TAKE YOU TO THE SECOND FLOOR.

SOUNDS GREAT. YEAH. I SAW SOMETHING ABOUT THE JET BRIDGE ON AN EARLIER SLIDE, BUT WE DIDN'T GET THAT FAR.

IS THAT THAT MEAN WE HAVE. WE HAVE TWO GATES THAT GO TO JET BRIDGES.

IF WE ARE EXPAND OR THE NEED REQUIRES US TO ADD ON ANOTHER FLIGHT, WE HAVE THE ABILITY AND THE WAY WE'RE DESIGNING IT, WE COULD ADD ON A THIRD JET BRIDGE. IT IS NOT PART OF THIS CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, BUT WE'RE DOING THIS BEING MINDFUL IF WE NEEDED TO ADD A THIRD ONE IN THE FUTURE.

THAT'S GOOD. THANK YOU. AWESOME. GOOD JOB. THANK YOU.

TELL DONNA YOU FILL THEM VERY WELL. YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

WE'LL DO THAT. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS

[4. Marketing Videos (Discussion)]

I REALLY WOULD. I DON'T I DON'T SEE MY MY COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY.

AND SO AFTER MUCH ANTICIPATION, WE'VE REACHED A PLACE WHERE WE HAVE A FEW VIDEOS TO SHOW YOU FROM LAST TIME OR I THINK THE PRIOR TIME, I KNOW I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE LAST MEETING. WE MET.

WE DO HAVE OUR OUR LANDING PAGE THAT'S BEEN UP ON, ON OUR WEBSITE.

SO THERE'S A PLACE TO CONTACT THERE. AND JUST GIVING A LITTLE BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON, ON WHAT THE BOARD IS AND WHAT YOU GUYS DO.

AND SO WE HAVE THESE TWO VIDEOS TO SHARE THAT WE CAN GET OUT TO THE PUBLIC AND JUST HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT THE ADVISORY BOARD DOES AND, AND HOW TO REACH OUT. AND SO I THINK I SHOULD GO FORWARD.

HERE WE GO. OH MY GOODNESS. SMILE. AND LUKE AND I'VE BEEN A PART OF THE MAYOR'S ADVISORY BOARD FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, ACTUALLY, SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING.

AND I'VE SEEN IT GROW. IF IF PEOPLE ARE MADE AWARE OF THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, THEN THERE'S MORE LIKELY TO BE AN ACTION TO TO MEET THOSE NEEDS.

EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE HEARD. WE ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY TO SHOW UP TO OUR OUR BOARD MEETINGS EVERY OTHER MONTH.

THAT IS KIND OF THE BEST WAY FOR US TO KNOW TO TO COME UP AND SHARE, YOU KNOW, THEIR THOUGHTS, CONCERNS, OPINIONS, IDEAS, SUGGESTIONS. THAT'S THAT'S WHY IT'S HERE.

I'VE SEEN PEOPLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ARE ABLE TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS, BUT ALSO THEIR JOYS ABOUT LIVING IN ABILENE. SO SICK. I LOOKED FOR YOU.

[00:45:09]

I'M. I'M REALLY EXCITED AND GLAD TO BE ABLE TO BRING A VOICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY TO CITY COUNCIL AND THE POWERS THAT BE. IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME. RAISING A CHILD WITH A DISABILITY.

HE WAS GOING TO LIVE IN ABILENE. IT'S MY JOB AS HIS MOM AND AS A MEMBER OF THIS BOARD, TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY HE WANTS TO LIVE IN, ALONG WITH HIS PEERS. AND, YOU KNOW, OUR AGING DISABILITY COMMUNITY HAVE ACCESS TO ALL THE SAME THINGS AS EVERYONE ELSE WE MEET EVERY OTHER MONTH AT THE CITY HALL AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD.

I COME EVERY MEETING WITH NEW IDEAS AND THOUGHTS.

I'M HERE TO LISTEN TO WHAT IS ON OUR AGENDA AND WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS BRINGING FORWARD.

BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO JUST GET INVOLVED.

THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY. WE'RE STRONGER WHEN THERE'S MORE.

AWESOME. THAT'S TRUE. HEY. VERY GOOD. SO, YOU KNOW, WE JUST WANTED TO, OF COURSE, JUST BRING AWARENESS TO AN ACCESS POINT THAT FOLKS CAN HAVE AND AND HAVE VOICES AND OPINIONS SHARED ON THINGS.

SO THESE TWO VIDEOS, IF THE BOARD IS HAPPY WITH THEM, WE CAN GET THEM, OF COURSE, ONTO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND PUTTING THOSE OUT THERE.

BUT OF COURSE, PLAYING CONTINUOUSLY ON OUR, ON OUR CHANNEL AND WHICH ALSO THEN STREAMS ONTO THE WEBSITE WHEN PEOPLE ARE CATCHING THAT AS WELL.

AND HAVE THAT, YOU KNOW, LINKED OUT TO, TO GET BACK TO THE PAGE.

OF COURSE, IF FOLKS WANT TO GET INVOLVED OR FIND A POINT OF CONTACT.

YOU DON'T NEED A MOTION, DO WE? I'M HAPPY WITH IT.

YEAH, I THINK IT'S GREAT. I LOVED IT. WELL, WE'LL GET HIM OUT AT ANY MOMENT NOW.

WE'RE GOING TO POST IT, BUT THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. YOU HAVE A REALLY GOOD TEAM. YES.

OH I KNOW WE'RE I'M VERY ETERNALLY GRATEFUL. NELLY BACK HERE OF COURSE, IS OUR VIDEOGRAPHER AND EDITOR EXTRAORDINAIRE FOR ALL OF IT.

AND JEN BACK THERE DOING OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION AS WELL.

AND SO. AND THEN EVERYONE ELSE IS HIDING IN CORNERS.

JUST KIDDING. NO. BUT WE. YES. GREAT JOB. WE'RE A CRAZY BUNCH, BUT WE HAVE A GOOD TIME.

YES. CAN I REAL QUICK, SINCE I HAVE YOU UP HERE.

THERE WAS A VIDEO THAT WAS BROUGHT, LIKE I SAW IT ON FACEBOOK, AND IT HAD TO DO WITH, LIKE, HEALTH DEPARTMENT. DO YOU KNOW WHICH ONE I'M TALKING ABOUT? I'M FAMILIAR WITH WITH THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN POSTED LATELY. SO THERE MIGHT BE SO IT WAS A PRETTY IT WASN'T JUST A 32ND BLURB.

IT WAS KIND OF A LARGER VIDEO. AND THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING COMMUNITY CAME OUT AND EMAILED ME AND ASKED WHY THERE WASN'T ANY, LIKE, CLOSED CAPTIONING.

I THINK IT MAY BE. I WONDER IF IT HAS TO DO WITH THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT THAT THEY'RE PUSHING RIGHT NOW.

I THINK IT WAS THAT. OKAY. GOTCHA. YEAH. I DON'T THINK THAT ONE HAS CAPTIONS SORT OF, LIKE, BAKED INTO THE ACTUAL EDITING. AND IT DOESN'T HAVE AN INTERPRETER VERSUS LIKE OTHER TIMES WE'LL JUST LET THE SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILE PRODUCE THE CAPTIONS FOR IT ON THERE.

SO I'LL GO BACK AND CHECK AND SEE WHAT THAT ONE'S IF.

WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT. OKAY. YEAH. YEAH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MAN, WE'RE DOING GOOD.

OKAY, SO DOWN TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, THE CITYLINK REPORT DISCUSSION.

[5. CityLink Report (Discussion)]

YEAH. WELL DONE.

HE'S LIKE, I DON'T HAVE THE REPORT. I WAS SITTING HERE GOING, I KNOW I SAW THAT LOOK.

HE DIDN'T KNOW. SURPRISE. WELL, I KNOW HE WAS SUPPOSED TO DO THAT.

GOOD. I DIDN'T MEAN TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. A NEW MANAGER FOR CITYLINK.

I WILL LET HIM INTRODUCE HIMSELF. SO WE'RE CATCHING HIM A BIT BY SURPRISE.

SORRY, SO, DON, THIS IS YOUR INITIATION. WELCOME.

HI, EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS JOE FERNANDEZ. I'M THE NEW GENERAL MANAGER FOR CITYLINK.

OH, DON. WELL I WAS NOT PREPARED, BUT I CAN READ OFF OF A SCREEN.

[00:50:02]

THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT WE WERE DOING IN JUNE OF 2025 WITH BA ONE.

THE NUMBERS ARE UP 13 60 FOR JULY 2025 2347. IN AUGUST 2000, 102 SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2500 OCTOBER 3006. I WANT TO MOVE STRAIGHT TO THE BIG ONE THAT EVERYBODY'S NOT TALKING ABOUT. BA2. SO DON HAS GIVEN ME A SPECIFIC DIRECTIVE TO HAVE IT UP AND RUNNING TO BE FULLY STAFFED. AFT. AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT TO DON.

AND FOR DON THAT WE ARE READY NOW. WE'RE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

WE HAVE MADE THE PUBLIC AWARE VIA EVERY PLATFORM THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE.

WHETHER SOCIAL MEDIA WE SENT IT OUT THROUGH ALL OF OUR APPLICATION APPS THAT WE USE FOR THE SERVICE.

AND EVERYBODY WILL BE READY TO GO FOR DECEMBER 1ST.

I AM ANTICIPATING I'VE BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS A LONG TIME.

I AM ANTICIPATING A 50% RISE ON ALL THE NUMBERS ACROSS THE BOARD ONCE WE OPEN UP DECEMBER 1ST.

I AM ALSO ANTICIPATING THE FIRST WEEK WILL BE ROUGH.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASY, BUT I CAN ALSO GUARANTEE THAT BY WEEK THREE AND WEEK FOUR WE WILL LEVEL OUT.

AND THE NUMBERS WILL STILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN ANY NUMBER THAT ABILENE HAS SEEN SINCE BERTUCCI'S INCEPTION.

THE REASON I'M SAYING THAT THIS THIS WILL BE THE CASE IS BECAUSE NOT ONLY ARE WE UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP, BUT WE ARE ALSO PUSHING IT ON EVERY AGENDA. THERE ISN'T A PLACE THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THAT OUR SERVICES DON'T ALREADY PROVIDE.

SO THAT'S GREAT. SO FOR THOSE REASONS, I'LL, I'LL CONTINUE DOWN THE NUMBERS.

BUT I KNOW THAT THAT WAS A BIG QUESTION MARK FOR EVERYBODY.

ADA. WE WERE AT 98 IN JUNE OF 2025. FAST FORWARD TO OCTOBER 2025.

WE'RE AT 233. WE'VE HAD 23 GUESTS, 32. 23 GUESTS.

AND 20, 25 AND 32 IN OCTOBER OF 2025. WE HAVE ZERO TRIP DENIALS.

WHILE THAT'S JUST A NUMBER ON THE SCREEN, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU MEET THE ELIGIBILITY, WE WILL NOT LEAVE YOU BEHIND. SIMPLE STUFF FOR ME.

WE COULD READ A BUNCH OF STUFF, BUT I'M TELLING YOU STRAIGHT.

IF YOU MEET THE ELIGIBILITY, WE WILL PICK YOU UP.

WE WILL TAKE YOU TO WHERE YOU NEED TO GO, PARTICULARLY TO COME IN DECEMBER 1ST AGAIN, WHEN BA2 OPENS UP FULLY.

NUMBER OF ON TIME TRIPS. THESE ARE MY FAVORITE NUMBERS.

1899 AND 2025. WE ARE AT 3690 NOW. IN OCTOBER OF 2025, WHEN I CAME ON BOARD YOUR ON TIME PERFORMANCE FOR EVERY PART OF CITYLINK WAS RIGHT AROUND 63%.

WE ARE AT 84, 85% RIGHT NOW IN LESS THAN 60 DAYS.

SO WE'VE DONE A LOT. WE'RE DOING A LOT. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD.

PARATRANSIT TRANSIT APPLICATION. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED.

WE WENT FROM 69. WE WENT DOWN TO 33. WE'VE ONLY DENIED ONE FOR THE MONTH.

FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2025 CERTIFIED PASSENGERS.

WE HAVE 2564 IN JUNE OF 2025. AND TO DATE WE HAVE 2709.

AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING PREPARED. I TOLD HER THAT THAT'S NOT US.

WHEN YES, IT WAS US. DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME THAT I MAY ANSWER THAT MAY NOT BE ON THE SCREEN? WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT THING YOU'VE DONE TO AND YOUR TEAM HAS DONE TO TURN THIS AROUND SO QUICKLY? GREAT, I KNOW GREAT. THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION.

SO I'M NOT THE BEST GUY FOR THE FOR THE BUT BUT HERE'S WHAT I'LL TELL YOU BECAUSE I LIKE TO SHOOT STRAIGHT.

LOOK WE CAN PLAN, PLAN PLAN PLAN. TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT.

I CAN TELL YOU IF I CAN DELIVER, DON, SAID JOE.

I NEED YOU TO DO X, Y, Z. DECEMBER 1ST. THAT'S WHAT YOU GOT UP TO.

I SAID, OKAY. I GOT WITH THE TEAM AND SAID, THIS IS THE PLAN OF ACTION.

TOO MUCH PLANNING. YOU WANTED THIS. THIS IS WHAT WE COULD DO.

THIS IS WHAT WE CAN'T DELIVER. CITY COUNCIL SAID X, Y, Z.

RIGHT. WE CAN'T DELIVER THIS. BUT I CAN DO THIS, SO LET'S GET TO IT.

[00:55:01]

WE HIRED ACROSS THE BOARD. RIGHT. CITY COUNCIL APPROVED SOME RAISES.

THAT'S GREAT. MONEY'S NOT GOING TO PROVIDE FOR WHAT THE CITY NEEDS.

IT'S NOT THE ONLY FACTOR. IT'S A BIG FACTOR BUT NOT THE ONLY FACTOR.

SO I WENT INTO THE FILES AND CALLED PEOPLE WHO USED TO WORK FOR CITYLINK, WHO MAYBE LEFT FOR WHATEVER THE REASON WAS.

I CALLED THEM BACK BASED ON THEIR RECORD AND SAID, HEY, I GOT A NEW OFFER FOR YOU.

I CAN MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FAMILY TIME, BUT I NEED THIS SERVICE.

EVERYBODY WE CALLED CAME BACK. WOW. THERE WAS NOT ONE DENIAL.

I ACTUALLY DENIED ONE PERSON FROM COMING BACK, BUT NONE OF THEM DENIED US FROM COMING BACK ON BOARD.

THE SECOND THING IS THAT I WENT OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY, AND I ACTUALLY WANT TO KNOW, WHAT IS IT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, RIGHT? WHAT WHAT IS THE ISSUE? WHY ARE WE NOT PROVIDING X SERVICE OR WHY ARE WE SLOW OVER HERE? AND SO PEOPLE SEE ME OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AT THE BUS STOPS MY CHILDREN RIDE OUR SERVICES.

MY WIFE IN, IN A VERY SHORT TIME, WILL RIDE OUR PARATRANSIT SERVICES.

SO I'M HIGHLY VESTED, AND THE COMMUNITY KNOWS THAT.

AND AND HERE'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART THAT EVERY MOVE THAT I'M MAKING, THE TEAM IS AWARE OF.

SO IN OTHER WORDS, WHEN I GET THE CALL FROM DON.

HEY, JOE, WHAT ARE WE DOING? NOT TO WORRY. I HAVE A MEETING RIGHT THERE AND RIGHT THEN.

WE NEED AN ANSWER. THERE'S TOO MUCH PLANNING.

SO. NO, THIS IS WHAT IT IS. LET'S GET TO IT. CAN WE DO IT? YES OR NO? AND LET'S BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT IT.

SO, SO FAR, EVERYTHING THAT DON HAS REQUESTED, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO.

I'M SURE THERE MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WE WON'T BUT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PROCEED FORWARD.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT I'M NOT DONE. BY FAR. WE ARE NOT DONE.

SOME OF THE PLANS THAT I. THAT I HAVE FOR THE SERVICE I'M JUST WAITING FOR APPROVAL NOW ON THE OTHER END.

SO. SO THAT HAS BEEN WHAT HAS ALLOWED US TO MOVE FORWARD.

GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHAT ARE THE PLANS OR INCENTIVES OF MAINTAINING AND KEEPING YOU BROUGHT EVERY YOU KNOW, EVERYONE CAME BACK, BUT SO SO SOME OF THE INCENTIVES THAT I OFFERED IS MORE FAMILY TIME, FAMILY LIFE, A PROFESSIONAL FAMILY LIFE BALANCE, RIGHT? FOR EXAMPLE. RIGHT. SOME OF MY SOME OF THE EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING WAY TOO MUCH, RIGHT.

BECAUSE THE LACK OF STAFFING. SO I HAVE A VERY, VERY EASY WAY TO GO ABOUT THAT.

NOT ONLY DID I HIRE PEOPLE, BUT IF YOU HAVE TO TAKE IF YOU HAVE A CHILD, I HAVE A I HAVE A SIX YEAR OLD AT HOME.

YOU I CAN'T TELL YOU THAT TOMORROW HE'S GOING TO HAVE A STOMACH ACHE IN THE MORNING.

I CAN'T TELL YOU THAT. NO PARENT CAN. RIGHT. SO I'LL GET A CALL AT 4:00 IN THE MORNING.

JOE, MY SON OR DAUGHTER IS NOT FEELING WELL. OKAY.

DON'T COME IN. HERE'S A LAPTOP. WORK FROM HOME.

WE'VE OPENED THE DOOR FOR TRANSPARENCY TO GO BOTH WAYS, AND FOR THE EMPLOYEES TO FEEL COMFORTABLE IN SAYING, I ACTUALLY HAVE A PARENT PROBLEM RIGHT NOW. A CHILD PROBLEM.

YOU KNOW, I ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE MONEY TO GET TO WORK.

OKAY. IT'S ALRIGHT, I'LL SEND THE CAR FOR YOU. SO SOME OF THE REAL LIFE THINGS THAT ARE NOT IN AN EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK SOME OF THE REALLY MOST OF MY TEAM HAS TO TAKE CARE OF SOMEONE AT HOME, WHETHER IT BE THEIR PARENT, THEIR CHILD, THEIR HUSBAND.

IF YOU'RE A LEADER AND YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THOSE THINGS, OR YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS ARE THEY COMING TO WORK OR ARE THEY GOING TO DO THEIR JOB? WELL, THAT'S WHAT YOU HAD BEFORE. AND THE RESULTS WERE HORRIBLE.

SO I'M BRINGING A DIFFERENT TYPE OF LEADERSHIP STYLE WHERE, HEY, OKAY, YOUR HUSBAND'S SICK AND YOU'RE THE CARETAKER.

GO HOME. IS YOUR WORK DONE? CAN YOU PASS IT ON? RIGHT. SO HAVING THAT UNDERSTANDING, THAT REALISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF OF THINGS THAT POP UP THAT ARE NOT IN ANY CD, DVD PLAYER OR IN AN EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK? I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S HELPED US.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE? SO I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN A CHANGE WHEN IT COMES TO HOW THEY ARE ABLE TO PAY DIBS. GONE AWAY AS OF THE 12TH, I BELIEVE, OF NOVEMBER.

AND SO WHAT THAT MEANS, IF ANYONE WHO DOESN'T RIDE THE BUS MEANS THAT, LIKE, A PERSON WAS ABLE TO HAVE AN ACCOUNT AND THEY WERE ABLE TO HAVE MONEY ON THAT ACCOUNT.

SO ONCE THAT MONEY IS GONE FROM THAT ACCOUNT, THAT OPTION FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO PAY WILL NO LONGER BE THERE.

[01:00:02]

SO MY QUESTION IS, BECAUSE WE BROUGHT THIS UP PROBABLY ABOUT A YEAR AGO, AND I KNOW YOU WEREN'T HERE, BUT MY QUESTION IS, WE ARE TO A PLACE NOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE CASH.

I MEAN, THE FEDERAL JUST TOOK AWAY OUR PENNY, YOU KNOW? SO. WHERE ARE WE WITH BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THE OTHER OPTION OF DEBIT OR CREDIT? SURE. I CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION. YOU AND I SPOKE ONLY ONE WEEK AGO, RIGHT? YES WE DID. I ALREADY HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU.

THIS IS. THIS IS MY SUPERVISOR. AND ALSO IN-HOUSE IT GUY.

CAN YOU PLEASE TELL THEM WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON? WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON KIOSKS TO PROVIDE ADA PASSES AS FAR AS THE BUS RIDES.

ANY DIB THAT IS ON THE ACCOUNTS, THEY CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO TICKETS.

THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE GIST OF IT. BUT OUR BIGGEST THING RIGHT NOW IS JUST GETTING THE KIOSKS THERE TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR, AS WELL AS GETTING THE SERVICES TO PROVIDE A CARD PAYMENT FOR LAND OR WHATEVER SERVICE WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH.

SO THAT'S OUR BIGGEST THING RIGHT NOW. WE'RE TRYING TO GO TO LESS CASH PAYMENTS, MORE TO THE MODERN CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS LIKE THAT.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE WHAT YOUR GUYS'S GOAL DAY OR ANYTHING THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT? YES, I DO. ABSOLUTELY. AGAIN, BECAUSE I HATE PLANNING SO MUCH.

RIGHT. WE KNOW WHAT WE WANT. SO I ALREADY HAVE ONE PROPOSAL.

WE HAVE ONE PROPOSAL. SO FAR, WE'RE WAITING ON TWO MORE PROPOSALS SO THAT I CAN PUT IT UPSTAIRS TO THE POWERS THAT BE.

AFTER I HAD MY MEETING, THEY SAID 90 DAYS FROM AN APPROVAL.

90 DAYS FROM APPROVAL. SO WAITING ON THE PROPOSALS IS OUR BIGGEST OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW.

THAT IS WHERE THE WAIT TIME IS RIGHT NOW. I'VE REACHED OUT TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT COMPANIES, INCLUDING THE ONE THAT WE'RE USING RIGHT NOW. I HAVE A MEETING NOT NEXT WEEK, BUT THE FOLLOWING WEEK WITH AN EXISTING COMPANY THAT WE ALREADY USE FOR ON OUR PARATRANSIT DIVISION, TRYING TO SEE HOW WE CAN IMPLEMENT IT ON THAT.

SO, AGAIN, JUST WAITING ON THE SECONDARY AND THIRD PROPOSAL SO THAT I CAN HAVE THE PERMISSIONS TO DO IT.

BUT TO THAT POINT, YOU BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION.

WE'RE TAKING ACTION RIGHT AWAY. I AGREE WITH YOU 100%.

WE'RE A LITTLE BIT DELAYED WHEN I SAY WE. I'M TALKING ABOUT CITYLINK, AND THE CITY OF ABILENE IS A LITTLE BIT DELAYED ON THE TECHNOLOGY PART FOR OUR TRANSIT SYSTEM. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT AND THE THUMBS UP FROM FROM FROM THE POWERS THAT BE AGAIN IN THE CITY OF ABILENE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. I'M JUST WAITING FOR PROPOSALS, SO. AND WE HAVE WE HAVE MADE THE CALLS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL THAT IT'S ACCESSIBLE TO THOSE OF US THAT DOESN'T HAVE SIGHT.

I'M SORRY. CAREFUL TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ACCESSIBLE FOR THOSE OF US THAT ARE VISION IMPAIRED AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

I CAN ABSOLUTELY ASSURE YOU THAT I HEARD YOU WHEN YOU SAID TO BE SPECIFIC ABOUT THE WORD INCLUSIVITY.

YEAH. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT I WORK WITH PARTNERS ALL ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT GUIDE ME WHEN I HAVE A DOUBT.

AND ANY MACHINE THAT YOU APPROVE PURCHASE OF WILL COME WITH EVERYTHING INCLUDED.

EVERY SINGLE MACHINE. SOME OF THE PLACARDS THAT WILL BE PUTTING WHEN WHEN WE GET THE MACHINES THAT WILL BE PUTTING ON EVERY UNIT WILL BE FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED AS WELL. SO I'M NOT.

IT'S THE CITY'S MONEY. YOU'VE GIVEN IT TO ME TO MANAGE, AND I'M GOING TO USE THAT MONEY TO DO EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS ON THE LINE ITEM.

SO I WON'T HESITATE FOR ANY PRINTING, ANY COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT WE NEED IN ORDER FOR EVERYONE TO BE GIVEN THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACROSS THE BOARD.

WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. OKAY. IT'S PRETTY ACCESSIBLE TO GET ON FOR ME TO GET ONLINE AND SEE WHEN MY TRIPS ARE COMING AND STUFF LIKE THAT AND SCHEDULE THEM.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND THE AND THE ALSO THE PHONE CALLS THAT YOU DO THAT LET US KNOW THAT STUFF.

SO THAT DOESN'T JUST DEPEND ON US READING ABOUT IT IN PRINT SOMEWHERE OR READING A POSTED SIGN.

IT'S JUST VERY APPRECIATED. WELL THANK YOU. THAT IS NOT MY DOING.

[01:05:04]

THIS MAN HAS A TEAM OF 6 OR 7 INDIVIDUALS WHO WHO ARE ON TOP OF THAT.

THAT IS THE OTHER PART OF WHY WE CHANGE THINGS AROUND WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE PAYING FOR, WHAT WE'RE DOING, AND WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO GO.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I JUST WANT TO MAKE A STATEMENT THAT I HOPE THAT THE BOARD OF SOOY SEES THAT THERE'S A CHANGE AND AND IT'S A POSITIVE. LIKE, I MEAN, I'VE BEEN ON THE BUS AND TOTALLY I MEAN, FROM THE GM DOWN LIKE IT'S YOU'VE DONE A YOUR TEAM. I KNOW IT'S NOT JUST YOU BECAUSE IT'S THEM.

YOU YOU WOULD YOU WOULD NOT WANT ME TO SAY JUST YOU.

IT IS A TEAM EFFORT. AND WHEN WE SAY A TEAM EFFORT, I, I REALLY CAN I FEEL LIKE I CAN SAY WHEN CITYLINK SAYS TEAM EFFORT RIGHT NOW IT'S FROM THE I MEAN, IT'S EVERYONE.

THANK YOU. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET ALL OF YOU.

AND I HOPE DON IS IS PROUD. THANK YOU. SORRY WE PUT YOU ON THE HOT SPOT.

WELCOME TO ABILENE. PERFECT. OKAY, I'M GETTING A LITTLE TOO ENTHUSIASTIC HERE.

I KNOW WE'RE EXCITED. I KNOW THIS IS REALLY GOOD.

I LOVE WHEN WE CAN SEE, LIKE, WE'RE SEEING POSITIVITY.

SO IN ABILENE SO THE NEXT ITEM IS UPCOMING BOARD TOPICS.

[6. Upcoming Board Topics (Discussion)]

SO. LIKE I SAID, JUST BE LOOKING AHEAD FOR THAT BECAUSE I KNOW WE WILL NEED A QUORUM.

ROOM. AND I KNOW. YEAH. I'M JANUARY. JANUARY.

WHAT IT WOULD BE THE SECOND TUESDAY THIS MONTH.

WE HAD TO MOVE IT BACK A WEEK DUE TO VETERAN'S DAY, BUT IT'S NORMALLY THE SECOND TUESDAY.

I WON'T. IF THAT WOULD BE THE 13TH, I WON'T BE HERE.

WE WILL BE ON OUR TRIP RIGHT ALL THE WAY OVER TO BRECKENRIDGE.

BRECKENRIDGE, TEXAS. IT IS. IT IS SCHEDULED FOR THE 13TH.

YEAH. IS THERE ANYTHING WE NEED TO GO LOOK AT OR ANYTHING? WHAT DO WE HAVE SO FAR ON OUR AGENDA? ANYTHING? I DON'T BELIEVE SO. OKAY. IS THIS WHERE I CAN PITCH? YES, YOU CAN PITCH. OKAY, OKAY. I DON'T KNOW WHO.

WHO DO I TALK TO? YOU. YOU, WHOEVER. JUST TALK.

OKAY. JUST STOP. OKAY. SO FIRST PART OF MY QUESTION, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CITY JUST TOOK OVER THE CHRISTMAS PARADE. LIKE FROM FOX. WE DIDN'T. WE? YES. FOX CHOSE THIS YEAR NOT TO DO THE CHRISTMAS PARADE.

SO YES, WE PICKED IT UP. THANK YOU. OKAY. DO YOU THINK THE CITY WILL PICK IT UP NEXT YEAR, OR IS THAT, LIKE, A ONE TIME THING OR. I CAN'T ANSWER THAT AT THIS POINT IN TIME.

OKAY. I JUST HAD AN IDEA. I DON'T ANY MIGHT ALREADY HAVE THIS.

I MIGHT HAVE JUST NEVER SEEN IT. BUT IF THERE WAS MAYBE, LIKE, A SPOT SOMEWHERE ON THE STREET THAT WAS, LIKE, DESIGNATED FOR HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUALS TO WATCH THE PARADE, AND MAYBE IT WAS ROPED OFF AND IT WAS LIKE, STRATEGICALLY PLACED KIND OF AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PARADE, BECAUSE I KNOW THEY CAN'T.

YOU KNOW, THAT PARADE GETS SO LONG EVERY YEAR.

AND I KNOW PEOPLE WITH, LIKE, AUTISTIC CHILDREN CAN'T SIT FOR THREE HOURS AND MAYBE LIKE IN THAT AREA, IT WOULD BE NEXT TO ONE OF THE FOOD TRUCKS. SO LIKE EASY FOOD AND LIKE HAVING ADA PORTA POTTY WITH IT.

EASY ACCESS OUT. YEAH, LIKE EASY ACCESS FOR MAYBE A PARKING LOT OR SOMETHING, BUT JUST SOMETHING AROUND THAT IDEA IS JUST SOMETHING I, ANGELO, HAS DONE THAT THEY'VE STARTED TRYING TO TO MAKE IT.

NOT ONLY I WANT TO SAY VIP, BUT IT'S LIKE A VIP, LIKE SPECIAL SEATING AREA TO MAKE IT EASY IN AND OUT ACCESS IF NEED BE. SO THAT THEY'RE NOT STUCK IN THE EVENT THAT A MEDICAL EVENT OR THAT THEY JUST NEED TO TO LEAVE. BUT I WAS TOLD THAT IT WON'T BE NEARLY AS LONG THIS YEAR BECAUSE THEY HAVE LIMITED THE AMOUNT OF FLOATS GOING IN.

[01:10:05]

WELL LESS THAN A MONTH. IT'S LIKE THREE WEEKS. BUT JUST MAYBE FOR NEXT YEAR TO, GOSH, TWO WEEKS FOR NEXT YEAR.

YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT BE THE CITY OR FOX OR WHATEVER SMALL PART.

OR. NO. THAT'S MY IDEA. SO IF Y'ALL DIDN'T HEAR HER QUESTION, SHE SAID, ARE Y'ALL ARE YOU RESPONSIBLE WITH THAT? AND I SAID, A SMALL PART. MY OFFICE MANAGES SPECIAL EVENTS.

SO WE HELP OVERSEE IT. BUT I AM MY DEPARTMENT IS NOT THE GROUP THAT IS IS ACTUALLY PUTTING ON THE PARADE.

I MEAN, WE'RE HELPING, BUT WE'RE NOT IN CHARGE.

THANK YOU. THAT IS GOOD. BUT LIKE FOR OTHER FUTURE PARADES TO CONSIDER THAT.

WELL, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN THE PAST. OUR EVENT LIKE ACCESSIBILITY CHECKLIST.

OH YEAH WE DID. HOW Y'ALL REMEMBER THAT? MEANING THAT THE ACCESSIBILITY EVENT CHECKLIST, IF IT WAS A CITY EVENT, WOULD HAVE THOSE OPTIONS LIKE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT.

AND SO I STILL THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED WITHIN THE CITY.

AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT UP AGAIN, BECAUSE IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN TO MAKE EVENTS LIKE I KNOW THAT WHAT'S IT CALLED? MY MY BRAIN JUST WENT BLANK.

THE THE NATIONAL KID NICKEL, THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED LITERATURE.

YEAH, YEAH. I KNOW THAT AS THEM ORGANIZING THAT THEY HAVE STARTED DOING MORE THINGS LIKE SENSORY AREA, LIKE THINGS LIKE THAT. AND I THINK THAT THOSE TYPE OF THINGS NEED TO BE BROUGHT UP.

AND SO ONCE AGAIN, WHO, WHO DOES THOSE, THE PARADES LIKE THE INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZERS ARE IN CHARGE OF DOING THE PARADES.

THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME THE CITY HAS EVER ACTUALLY BEEN THE ORGANIZER FOR A PARADE, AND IT WAS MAINLY JUST JUMPING IN LAST MINUTE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT HAPPENED. BECAUSE THE THE NEWS OF THIS WAS NOT THAT LONG AGO.

AND FOR THE CITIZENS, BECAUSE THIS IS A LARGE PARADE AND FOR THE CITIZENS OF ABILENE, WE DIDN'T WANT IT TO NOT BE TO NOT HAPPEN.

BUT NORMALLY THE CITY IS NOT. I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE FUTURE AND WEATHER AT THIS POINT WHETHER THIS WILL BE SOMETHING WE CONTINUE THAT IS YET TO BE DETERMINED, BUT WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE AT LEAST HAD ONE THIS YEAR AND THEN HAD TIME TO PLAN, LIKE FOR THE WHAT'S IT CALLED, CALF LIKE? WE WOULD IT WOULD PROBABLY INVOLVE LIKE TALKING TO THE COORDINATORS AND SAYING LIKE, HEY, HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THE WE AS INDIVIDUALS.

WE CAN DO THAT, RIGHT? WHAT? THIS WHAT THIS BOARD COULD DO IS, IS IF YOU WANTED TO DRAFT AN ACCESSIBILITY CHECK LIST IF YOU HAVE A SAMPLE OR WANT TO ADOPT ONE THAT WE COULD HAND OUT.

THAT'S WHAT THIS BOARD COULD DO. IT WOULD BE ACTUALLY DRAFTING THE CHECKLIST.

WE WE HAVE IN THE PAST, I KNOW THAT WE HAD ONE THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

I JUST DON'T KNOW. THEN COVID HIT AND I DON'T KNOW WHATEVER HAPPENED BECAUSE WE HAD ONE.

I REMEMBER WE TALKED ABOUT IT FOR LIKE THE CIVIC CENTER, ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT.

SO I KNOW IT WAS IT'S PROBABLY SOMEWHERE IN NOTES 4 OR 5, SIX.

BUT WITH THE CYBER A LOT OF THOSE THINGS GOT.

SO WE NEED TO START OVER. IT SOUNDS LIKE START BRAINSTORMING SOME IDEAS TO PRESENT AT THE NEXT MEETING TO TO START DRAFTING THAT. SO THAT WOULD BE A GOOD AGENDA ITEM FOR NEXT TIME.

YES. FORTUNATELY I WON'T BE HERE, BUT I WILL SUBMIT MY NOTES.

SO JUST SO THE BOARD, I MEAN, THIS IS SOMETHING I THINK THE BOARD NEEDS TO KNOW TOO.

IS THE CITY. FISCAL YEAR STARTS OCTOBER 1ST. SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT IF WE WANT TO GET STARTED FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, FOR 20, 26, 27, THAT I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WOULD BE OUR GOAL IS THAT LIST COULD BE PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL.

IS THERE A SUGGESTION ON WHEN THOSE TYPE OF BOARDS DON'T HAVE BUDGETS.

[01:15:06]

OKAY. IT WOULD JUST BE DO WOULD WE NEED TO SUBMIT THAT LIST? I WOULD FEEL COMFORTABLE. AND AS THIS BEING A MAYOR'S BOARD, I WOULD FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT THIS IS AT LEAST PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL, BECAUSE THIS ALSO SHOWS WHAT WE'RE DOING AS A BOARD PRESENTING WHAT? THE LIST THAT WOULD BE CREATED. OH, LIKE AN ADA EVENT CHECKLIST.

THE ACCESSIBILITY CHECKLIST. OKAY. THAT IS NOT BUDGETARY.

SO IT DOESN'T TIE TO THE THE FISCAL CALENDAR THAT COULD BE PRESENTED AT ANY TIME WHEN WE'RE READY.

GREAT. OKAY. I MEAN, OUR CALENDAR YEAR DOES RUN OCTOBER 1ST TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, BUT THAT MAINLY DICTATES FUNDING.

OKAY. SO SO SO THIS ISN'T TIED TO FUNDING. SO THIS ISN'T PRESENT STUFF.

ANY TIME WE CAN PRESENT STUFF ANYTIME. OKAY. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR MONEY.

CORRECT. OKAY. SO YEAH I WOULDN'T MAKE THAT AN AGENDA ITEM.

OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? IF Y'ALL THINK OF THINGS YOU THINK NEED TO BE ON ACCESSIBILITY CHECKLIST, IF YOU WANT TO EMAIL THEM TO ME BETWEEN NOW AND JANUARY 13TH MEETING, I CAN COMPILE THEM ALL AND HAVE THEM AVAILABLE FOR YOU.

THANK YOU. THAT'S AWESOME. I GUESS SINCE WE'VE HAD A BIG SHIFT WITH CITYLINK AND ALL THAT, I KNOW WE HAVE THE CHECKLIST, WE GO DOWN, BUT MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DETAIL OF THE PROGRESS THAT HE'S MENTIONED TODAY, YOU KNOW, AND WHERE WE ARE FOR, YOU KNOW, JANUARY, BECAUSE, I MEAN, I KNOW WE HAVE THE SPREADSHEET, BUT I FEEL LIKE AFTER WHAT HE PRESENTED TODAY, THEY'LL PROBABLY BE MORE DETAILS THAT HE'LL WANT TO SHARE.

AT LEAST I'M GIVING HIM TWO MONTHS TO PREPARE, NOT TWO MINUTES.

I MEAN, HE KNOWS. HE DOES KNOW. SO I MEAN, I WAS JUST I WAS LOOKING OUT FOR YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NOT THROWING YOU UNDER THE BUS, SO TO SPEAK.

HE JUST HAD SO MUCH TO SHARE. I FEEL LIKE IN JANUARY THERE WILL BE A LOT MORE.

ESPECIALLY LIKE WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PAYMENT METHOD AND ALL OF THAT, THAT THAT WILL PROBABLY BE SOMETHING THAT WILL EITHER BE GOING INTO PLAY SOON OR ALREADY. SO. OKAY. JUST FOLLOWING UP WITH ALL THAT WOULD BE GOOD TO TO HEAR TOO.

AND CAN WE FOLLOW UP WITH THE PARK JUST TO LET THE BOARD KNOW ABOUT.

OUR QUESTION. WE CAN, BUT THAT ONE I WILL. I WILL TRY AND FIND OUT QUICKLY AND JUST EMAIL IT TO YOU.

OKAY. SINCE THAT'S GOING TO GO UP IN APRIL, BUT BY THEN IT'LL BE TOO LATE.

SO I'LL HAVE TO FIND A GOOD TIME BECAUSE JANUARY, IT'S SUPPOSED TO OPEN IN APRIL.

YEAH. WE NEED WE NEED TO. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING. VERY INFORMATIVE. YEAH.

ACTION PACKED TODAY. I FEEL LIKE WE'VE HAD TWO VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETINGS BACK TO BACK.

THE LAST SEVERAL MEETINGS, SO I'M PLEASED. SO GOOD.

YEAH. EVERYBODY'S PARTICIPATED. YEAH. I DO WANT TO.

ALSO IN CLOSING, SAY WE HAVE A FULL BOARD. I KNOW IT'S LIKE EVERY SEAT IS FILLED TODAY.

THAT'S EXCITING. SO AS A BOARD MEMBER, WE'VE BEEN BLESSED WITH SOME GREAT VIDEOS.

SO ENCOURAGE YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND PLACES YOU WORK TO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THE BOARD.

AND OUR GOAL IS THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY CAN FEEL WELCOMED AT THESE MEETINGS AND CELEBRATE OUR JOYS, OUR CONCERNS, AND MAKE ABILENE EVEN A BETTER PLACE THAN WHAT IT ALREADY IS.

YAY! OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN.

IS THERE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR US TO ADJOURN.

SECOND. YOU CAN SECOND THAT JUMPING RIGHT IN 620.

AND WE HAVE ADJOURNED. I MEAN, NOT SIX 2420. AND WE HAVE WE ARE HERE AT SIX POINT.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.