[00:00:02] SO WE ARE GOING TO BE STARTING OUR MAYOR'S ADVISORY BOARD FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. [CALL TO ORDER] BEFORE WE GO INTO OUR AGENDA, I WOULD IN PUBLIC COMMENTS. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO GIVE MY CONDOLENCES TO THE MARSHALL FAMILY. ABSOLUTELY. FOR THE PASSING OF ROBERT, I, I WILL SAY I WAS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HIM. HE VERY MUCH HAD A BIG HEART FOR THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY AND FOR ABILENE. SO I HOPE THAT IN THE FUTURE WE CAN KEEP DOING JUSTICE AND AND LET HIS LEGACY LIVE ON WITH THE THINGS THAT HE HAD ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED AND WHAT HE WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH. SO. THANKS, JOANNE. YOU'RE WELCOME. WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO [PUBLIC COMMENTS] OPEN WITH PUBLIC COMMENTS. SO IF ANYONE HAS ANYTHING TO SAY, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP TO THE MIC WITH PUBLIC COMMENTS, JUST A REMINDER. WE CANNOT SPEAK ON ANYTHING. THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. WE CAN LISTEN. AND IF IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, WE CAN PUT IT ON OUR NEXT MEETING'S AGENDA. SO I KNOW THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE. AND JUST A REMINDER WE YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. THREE MINUTES. SORRY. HELLO, MY NAME IS AL. I THINK SOME OF YOU ALL MAY RECOGNIZE ME. I'VE ATTENDED THIS MEETING. CAN CAN THEY HEAR HIM? NOT VERY WELL. WE'RE GOING TO GET YOU ON A DIFFERENT MIC, OKAY? OKAY. THERE YOU GO. VERY GOOD. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M GLAD THAT YOU ALL ARE HERE. I'M THANKFUL THAT YOU ALL DO THIS WORK. MY NAME IS AL HULL. I'VE ATTENDED THIS MEETING IN THE PAST. SOME OF YOU MAY RECOGNIZE ME. I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S ON THE AGENDA OR IF IT'S SOMETHING YOU ALL CAN ADDRESS. I'M NEVER SURE OF THE NAME OF THIS COMMITTEE. IS THERE ANYONE THAT CAN HELP ME WITH THAT? THIS MAYOR'S ADVISORY BOARD FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. THE MAYOR'S ADVISORY BOARD FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY. IS THERE A CONTACT PERSON IF A PERSON IS TRYING TO GET MORE INFORMATION, HOW DO WE DO THAT? WHO IS THE CONTACT PERSON WITHIN THE CITY OF ABILENE. I AM NOW, WHEN YOU SEE I AM. MY NAME IS LESLIE ANDREWS, BUT ON THE CITY WEBSITE AT ABILENE, TX.GOV. THERE IS NOW A PAGE FOR THIS BOARD, AND THERE IS A LINK ON IT THAT YOU CAN CLICK ON AND IT WILL EMAIL ME DIRECTLY. VERY GOOD. THAT WILL BE HELPFUL. I KNOW I HAVE CALLED HERE IN THE PAST TO THE CITY AND NO ONE HAS BEEN FAMILIAR WITH THIS COMMITTEE, SO THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THIS. IS THERE ALSO A TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO DO NOT OR ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCESS INTERNET? THERE IS. IT IS (325) 676-6218. OKAY. AND THE MEETINGS ARE HELD MONTHLY OR HOW OFTEN? EVERY OTHER MONTH ON THE ODD ODD MONTHS OF THE YEAR. EVERY OTHER MONTH ON THE ODD MONTH OF THE YEAR AND WHAT DAY WOULD IT BE? IT'S THE SECOND TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 3 P.M., THE SECOND TUESDAY OF EVERY EVERY OTHER MONTH. EVERY OTHER MONTH. OKAY. VERY GOOD. THOSE THOSE ARE THE THINGS I WAS WANTING TO KNOW. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? HELLO. MY NAME IS SCOTT GADBERRY. I LIVE AT 295 TOMBSTONE ROAD. I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU TAKE THE OTHER MIC. OKAY. JUST BECAUSE IT'S CORDLESS AND YOU CAN HOLD IT IF, IF YOU'D LIKE. OKAY. MY NAME IS SCOTT. I LIVE AT 295 TOMBSTONE ROAD. THAT'S IN THE LYTLE DISTRICT. I LIVE 14TH BARRY OLDMAN JUST NORTH OF THE STATE SCHOOL IN A NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CALLED CIMARRON MEADOWS. I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW HOUSE IN THAT DEVELOPMENT, [00:05:06] AND ONE OF THE SPECIFIC REASONS I BOUGHT A NEW HOUSE WAS, BESIDES NOT WANTING SOMEBODY ELSE'S JUNKY OLD HOUSE WAS IS I WANT I HAD A I HAVE A AN AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT I HAVE TO RENOVATE THE HOME TO MAKE IT BASICALLY A WHEELCHAIR DREAM HOUSE. AND SO KNOWING THAT I COULD DO THAT AND THE SUBDIVISION HAD SIDEWALKS AND THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. BEEN HIT BEFORE IN INTERSECTIONS AND DIFFERENT PLACES. AND I LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THE SERVICE DOG FOR A WALK A FEW TIMES A DAY. AND THE SIDEWALKS SERVED ME WELL. AND I ALSO NOTICED THAT IT SERVES THE CHILDREN AND THE COMMUNITY THAT WALK TO THE SCHOOL BUS AT THE INTERSECTION OF BOTH WATERLOO AND TOMBSTONE AND 14TH. IT SERVES THEM WELL TO KEEP THEM SECURE, TOO, IN THE MORNINGS WHEN IT'S DARK, RIGHT? AND ALSO THE NEW MOTHERS IN MY COMMUNITY THAT ARE PUSHING STROLLERS WITH INFANTS. MY CONCERN IS THAT I WANTED TO BRING UP THE PEOPLE THAT BLOCK THE SIDEWALK WITH THEIR CARS IN THEIR DRIVEWAY AND IT PUSHES THE PEDESTRIANS, THE CHILDREN, THE PEOPLE OF DISABILITY, SENIOR CITIZENS, AVERAGE EVERYDAY PEOPLE, MOTHERS WITH TODDLER BASKETS INTO THE STREET, WHICH IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS. I THINK THE COUNCIL HAD BEEN TALKED TO ALSO THAT MOST OF OUR EQUIPMENT ISN'T MADE TO BE OUT IN THE STREET LIKE THAT. IT'S MEANT TO BE KIND OF ON SIDEWALKS. I CONFERRED WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THEY SAID, WELL, NO, IT'S NOT ILLEGAL FOR YOU TO PARK OVER. THAT'S YOUR DRIVEWAY. AND I THOUGHT, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT ONE. AND THEY SAID IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM. SO I WENT TO CODE ENFORCEMENT. CODE ENFORCEMENT SAID, NO, YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO BLOCK A RIGHT OF WAY IN THE COMMUNITY. I THEN REQUESTED CODE ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT RIGHT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I ASKED THEM TO COME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, RIGHT. AND DO JUST A VISUAL. AND AT THE MINIMUM, DO SOME WARNINGS, RIGHT. I DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET TO EVERYBODY'S FRONT DOOR AND ASK THEM. AND MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T WANT ME TO ASK THEM TO ALLOW ME TO HAVE A RIGHT OF WAY IN COMMUNITIES. THEY GET UPSET WITH ME. SO I'M HERE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND KNOWING THAT SOME CODES ARE ENFORCED AND SOME CODES IN THIS COMMUNITY ARE NOT ENFORCED. AND AFTER TALKING TO THE ASSISTANT OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR YESTERDAY WHO URGED ME TO COME HERE AND I GUESS MY NEXT TRIP IS GOING TO BE TO A CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO TRY TO GET ON THE LIST, TO BE ABLE TO, TO TO SAY THIS, I DON'T WANT TO GET HIT AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW IF I GOT ANOTHER ONE IN ME. IT TOOK ALMOST 30 YEARS TO GET TO THIS POINT, AND I CAME HERE TO DIE WHEN IT'S TIME. AND I CAME HERE TO LIVE. I DIDN'T COME HERE TO DO ECONOMIC. I DIDN'T COME HERE TO DO POLITIC. I DIDN'T COME HERE TO DO THEOLOGIC. I DIDN'T COME HERE TO DO EDUCATION. I DIDN'T COME HERE OTHER THAN TO WANT TO LIVE IN A NICE LITTLE TWO BATHROOM, THREE BED HOUSE WITH ENOUGH SPACE FOR THE BROWN DOG AND ME AND SOME SIDEWALKS TO GO OUTSIDE A FEW TIMES A DAY. AND THAT. AND THAT WAS IT. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO ACHIEVE. AND I'M JUST SORRY. THAT'S YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. SO ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? SO WE WILL TAKE UP WHAT THE COMMENTS WERE TODAY. AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT UPCOMING BOARD TOPICS, WE CAN GET THAT ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING. AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, GOD, SO GOING ON DOWN OUR AGENDA WE NEED TO [MINUTES] APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE SESSION FROM NOVEMBER. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN. [00:10:02] IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU. THE MINUTES FOR THE NOVEMBER MEETING. ACTUALLY, YEAH. THE NOVEMBER MEETING HAVE BEEN APPROVED. WE HAVE SOME DISCUSSIONS NOW, STARTING WITH THE [3. CityLink Payment Methods (Discussion)] PAYMENT METHOD OF CITYLINK. IS ANYONE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT? I HOPE WE DID NOT LIKE I KNOW, I HOPE WE DID NOT SURPRISE YOU THIS TIME. I AM READY THIS TIME. OKAY. AND WELCOME BACK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK HERE. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED. WELL SO FIRST I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US AT CITYLINK TO BEGIN SOME PROJECTS THAT WILL BENEFIT EVERYBODY. HERE'S WHAT I DID. RIGHT. TO CUT TO THE CHASE. SO I CONTACTED SEVERAL DIFFERENT VENDORS OF THE VENDORS THAT WE CONTACTED. WE'VE GOTTEN TWO RESPONSES BACK THUS FAR. I CAN TELL YOU THAT WITHOUT ANY QUESTION OR DOUBT, IT IS NOT PREPARED FOR ME TO PUSH IT UP THE LADDER. WE'RE NOT THERE YET. I HAVE TO WAIT FOR A THIRD VENDOR TO THEN APPROACH US. AND THEN AT THAT POINT, THEN I'M GOING TO HAVE THE DISCUSSION ABOVE ME, WHICH OF COURSE, AS WE KNOW, WOULD BE MR. DON GREEN, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE ALL OF MY DUCKS IN A ROW BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A SMALL TASK. WHILE WE HAVE THE CAPABILITIES NOW, THERE ARE OTHER THINGS ON THE BACK END THAT REALLY NEED TO GET DISCUSSED BEFORE I CAN PUSH IT OUT. WOULD YOU EXPLAIN WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO? I MEAN, I KNOW I WAS HERE AT THE LAST MEETING. SPECIFICALLY, WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? USING CREDIT CARDS OR OR SOME OTHER FORM OF PAYMENT OR KIND OF WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT? I'LL GIVE YOU SOME GREAT EXAMPLES. I REACHED OUT TO ONE. AND WE ASKED ABOUT KIOSKS. HOW CAN I HAVE A KIOSK? TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AT THE BASE, AND THE NUMBERS WERE ASTRONOMICAL. I WOULD NOT EVEN APPROACH DON WITH THOSE NUMBERS. THEY WERE ASTRONOMICAL. AND THIS IS ESSENTIALLY FROM THE SAME COMPANY THAT WE'RE ALREADY DEALING WITH ON OUR UNITS. SO I REACHED OUT AND TRIED TO GO A DIFFERENT ROUTE OF HOW CAN WE MAKE IT AN APP BASED SYSTEM WHERE YOU COULD GET ON THE BUS AND JUST TAP AND GO. AND SO WE'RE GETTING MORE QUOTES ON THAT TYPE OF SYSTEM. THAT'D BE GREAT. OKAY. AND THEN THE LAST PART THAT WE'RE INVESTIGATING TO SEE IF IT WORKS, RIGHT, WAS WITH ANOTHER VENDOR, BUT THEN THAT PARTICULAR VENDOR, HE WANTED TO CHANGE THE WHOLE WI-FI SYSTEM. AND SO THE NUMBER FOR THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIGHER THAN. AND WHEN I'M TALKING ABOUT A HIGH NUMBER IT IS WELL OVER THE SIX FIGURE NUMBER JUST FOR KIOSKS TO PROVIDE US THE OPTION OF PAYING GOLD RIGHT THERE. AND AS YOU IMAGINE, YOU HAVEN'T TRUSTED ME WITH A BUDGET. AND I AM NOT PREPARED TO GO TO DON AND SAY I WANT TO TAKE 80% OF MY BUDGET FOR THIS ONE PROJECT. I DON'T THINK IT WOULD END WELL FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. BUT ALL JOKES ASIDE, WE STILL HAVE ONE MORE SHOT AND IT'S NOT THE END. I AM WORKING WITH A COMPANY WHO IS PRICE GIVING ME PRICING, AND I'M LOOKING TO MINIMIZE THE ASK SO THAT I THINK IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO EVERYBODY. SO ONE OF THE THINGS I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER THE QUOTE FROM THE LAST TIME, BUT IT WAS TO THE EXTENT THAT WHAT'S GOOD FOR ONE IS GOOD FOR ALL. SO WHATEVER I DO FOR THE PARATRANSIT DIVISION, I HAVE TO BE ABLE TO DO FOR THE FIXED ROUTE DIVISION. I FOUND A COMPANY THAT THEIR TECHNOLOGY CAN TALK TO BOTH THE OTHER TWO TECHNOLOGIES. SO THAT'S THE QUOTE I'M WAITING ON. AND THEY HAVE ASSURED ME THAT IT'S LOWER THAN THE KIOSK, SO. YES. AND, YOU KNOW, IT IS A PROCESS, BUT I DEFINITELY WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT SOMETHING, WHEN WE LEFT HERE, WE STARTED THE VERY NEXT DAY ON GETTING THE QUOTES AND REACHING OUT TO INDIVIDUALS. WE DEFINITELY DID. BUT WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR OUR OUR NEXT ONE. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO I SKIPPED NUMBER TWO, AND I'M GOING TO SAY THAT'S BECAUSE I'M GETTING OLDER. SO ON THE AGENDA. SO SINCE WE ALREADY HAVE YOU UP HERE, THAT WAY YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK UP. [4. CityLink Report (Discussion)] [00:15:05] IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO THE CITYLINK REPORT. THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. CERTAINLY. SO AGAIN, WE'RE GOOD NEWS. YEAH. SO OUR BA ONE OUR BA ONE NUMBERS ROSE FROM 2647 TO 2770. ONE OF THE BEST THINGS I'M PROUD OF IS THAT WE ROSE ALMOST 100% ON OUR TWO TRIPS FROM 39 TO 95, SO THAT WAS A PRETTY BIG DEAL. OUR ADA AND PCAS ROSE ONLY BY TWO. OUR GUEST ROSE BY 20. TOTAL DE TOTAL TRIPS ROSE BY 200 FROM 2800 TO 3001. AND THEN AGAIN, PRETTY PROUD TO REPORT THAT OUR OTP IS AT 88.6%. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT A LITTLE BIT, BECAUSE THIS IS A PRETTY BIG DEAL FROM THE NEW GUY COMING IN WHEN WHEN I COME INTO A LOCATION, WHEREVER IT IS THAT I'M STATIONED AND I COME INTO A LOCATION, MY FIRST QUESTION IS ALWAYS THE SAME WHAT IS YOUR OTP? BECAUSE BASED ON YOUR OTP, THAT WILL OPEN THE DOOR FOR EVERYTHING ELSE IN YOUR SYSTEM. SO IF YOUR OTP IS LOW, I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT THE REST OF YOUR SYSTEM IS HORRIBLE. SO IT WENT FROM SEPTEMBER. IT ROSE BY 10%. THAT IS A HUGE PERCENTAGE TO RISE IN THE LAST 90 DAYS. IT IS A HUGE NUMBER BECAUSE REMEMBER THAT THOSE PERCENTAGES ARE IMPLEMENTED BY THE AMOUNT OF MINUTES PEOPLE WAIT. AND THAT IS A REALLY BIG DEAL. SO KUDOS TO THE OPERATORS WHO OPERATE DAILY. OUR APPLICATIONS ARE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME AS NOVEMBER. WE HAD NO DENIALS AND NO APPLICATIONS PROCESSED LATE. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REPORT? I'D LIKE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS. THESE ARE. IT'S A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE. THANK YOU. I WON'T TAKE THE KUDOS. BUT I WILL SAY THAT THE TEAM. THANK YOU. TEAM. THEY THEY THEY'RE THE SUPERHEROES. ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? JUST SOME COMMENTS. YES, MA'AM. SO I'VE USED PARATRANSIT NOW FOR. OH MY GOODNESS. WE'RE GOING ON ALMOST THREE YEARS OFF AND ON. AND I'M HAVING TO CHANGE HOW WHEN I GET YOUR GUYS'S TEXTS TO SAY, OH, WELL, LIKE, PERFECT EXAMPLE TODAY WE'LL BE HERE BETWEEN 207 AND 236. YOU GUYS WERE THERE BEFORE 207 AND IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT WITH THOSE TEXTS SINCE PROBABLY OCTOBER. SO THAT'S A COMPLIMENT. THANK YOU. BUT I'M. I JUST KIND OF WANT TO BRING THAT UP JUST BECAUSE YOU MAY HAVE SOME OTHER CONSUMERS AND WRITERS WHO AREN'T LIKE USED TO THAT. SO THEY MAY BE LIKE, OH WAIT, SO SO IF THEY'RE ALREADY THERE, I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS HAVE THE FIVE MINUTE LIKE LIMIT AND THEN WE MOVE ON. JUST KNOW IF THAT NUMBER HAS GONE UP THAT THERE'S BEEN LIKE A NO SHOW OR A LATE THAT MIGHT BE THE REASON WHY. AND DON'T I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT MIGHT BE WHY MAYBE CHANGE THE TEXT A LITTLE BIT. NO, NO, NO, I DON'T. I LOOK AT THIS AS A COMPLIMENT. YES. BUT JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, NOT EVERYONE IS USED TO YOU GUYS BEING ON TIME. THANK YOU. WELL, WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE IMPLEMENTED AND IT'S GOING TO GET BETTER AGAIN, I'M AT MY LAST PHASE BEFORE I GO TO HAVE A SEAT WITH DON. RIGHT? HE'S WHAT I CALL THE LAST PHASE. IF I GET THROUGH, DON IT. I'M GOOD TO GO, RIGHT? I MEAN, I GOT MY DUCKS IN A ROW. RIGHT NOW, I'M LOOKING AT A WHOLE NEW SYSTEM THAT'S ALREADY ON OUR ZIP ZONE UNITS. AND THAT SYSTEM IS UP TO DATE. IT'S NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO EVEN FURTHER RAISE OUR ON TIME PERFORMANCE. IT WILL GIVE THE OPERATOR, AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER, A MORE LIVE VIEW. [00:20:05] IT'LL GIVE THEM MORE ON TIME INFORMATION WITH NO LAG. SO WE'RE WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION WITH THE TECHNOLOGY. AND THEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, IS THAT WE HAVE THE STAFF TO DO THE JOB. OH, YEAH. THERE ISN'T ANYBODY THAT HAS REQUESTED NOT EVEN TIME OFF BECAUSE THEY WANT TO COME TO WORK. THEY WANT TO BE A PART OF US. AND THEY'RE HAPPY BECAUSE IT'S A TWO WAY STREET. WHEN THE OPERATORS ARE HAPPY, THAT MEANS THE PASSENGERS ARE HAPPY. I ACTUALLY GOT A CALL FROM ONE OF THE COMMENTATORS WHO CALLED ME TO TELL ME ABOUT WHAT THE DRIVERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE LEADERSHIP TEAM, AND THAT WAS JUST BLEW ME AWAY. IT WAS THE BEST THING I HEARD ALL WEEK. BUT AGAIN, NOTHING I'M DOING. IT'S ALL THE TEAM THAT IS DOING THE WORK. I'M JUST THE FACE WITH ON THE FRONT PAGE. THAT'S IT. SO. SO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE NEW TECHNOLOGY I'M STILL PRETTY MUCH OLD SCHOOL. LIKE I CALL YOU. I LOOK AT THE TEXT, I GET THE VOICEMAIL. IS THERE ANOTHER SYSTEM THAT YOU GUYS ARE USING THAT SHOWS, LIKE, WHERE THE BUS IS TO WHERE AND HOW CAN A PERSON FIND THAT? AND HOW CAN WE GET THAT OUT TO THE PUBLIC MORE THAT THAT'S AVAILABLE? RIGHT. SO THERE IS ANOTHER SYSTEM THAT WE ARE USING. AND IT WAS RUN ON A PILOT PROGRAM PRIOR TO ME GETTING HERE. THE PILOT PROGRAM IS OVER. GREAT. I'M LOOKING TO EXPAND THAT PROGRAM BECAUSE IT'S USED IN LARGER LOCATIONS SUCH AS AUSTIN, NEW YORK, LA. I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE SYSTEM AND THE SYSTEM. IF I COULD EXPLAIN IN LAYMAN'S TERMS, IT DOES EXACTLY WHAT THE SYSTEM DOES NOW, JUST FASTER, BETTER AND MORE PRECISE. SIMPLE STUFF. RIGHT? IT'S MORE USER FRIENDLY. THE COST IS COMPARABLE. THAT'S THE WORD HE LIKES TO USE. THE COST IS COMPARABLE. SO, YOU KNOW, I. I GOT THE NOD, RIGHT. AND I'M JUST TRYING TO TIGHTEN THINGS UP BEFORE, AGAIN BEFORE I GO AND SIT DOWN WITH THE MAN, BUT I. BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE APPLICATION HAS A PROVEN TRACK RECORD ON THEIR PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE ZIP ZONES. I AM LOOKING TO TRANSFER AND BROADEN THAT INTO OUR PARATRANSIT DIVISION. IT DOES NOT CANNOT GO WITH FIXED ROUTE BECAUSE THEY DON'T DO IT FOR ANY FIXED ROUTE IN ANY OF THEIR LOCATIONS. BUT THE GOAL IS TO GET IT INTO OUR POWER TRANSIT AND THEN BECOME THE FIRST IN THE COUNTRY FOR THEM TO PILOT THE PROGRAM WITH FIXED ROUTE. SO I GOT A COUPLE MORE TRICKS UP MY SLEEVE THAT I'M TRYING TO CUT TO DEAL WITH THESE FOLKS. SO. SO IS THAT SYSTEM AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW? THE SYSTEM IS ONLY AVAILABLE ON YOUR ZIP ZONES. OKAY. AND AGAIN, OTHERS OTHER LOCATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY IN TEXAS ACTUALLY USE IT FOR THEIR PARATRANSIT DIVISION. THE CLOSEST ONE WOULD BE DART IN DALLAS AND ALSO CAPMETRO IN AUSTIN. THEY USE IT FOR THEIR PARATRANSIT. IT'S AN AMAZING SYSTEM. OF COURSE, THEIR SYSTEM IS LARGER. OURS WOULD BE MORE MANAGEABLE. AND SO FAR THERE ISN'T A DEBATE ABOUT IT. THEY'VE GIVEN ME THE NOD. I'M JUST TRYING TO TIGHTEN THINGS UP BEFORE AGAIN, BEFORE SITTING DOWN. AWESOME. YEAH. ANY OTHER TIMELINE ON THAT FOR ROLLING IT OUT? YES. SO IF. BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SAY LIKE IT'S A DONE DEAL, IF EVERYTHING GOES ACCORDING TO PLAN, THEN IT WOULD BE IN JUNE. OKAY, THAT'S GREAT BECAUSE THIS WAY IT WOULD GIVE I BELIEVE THAT WHEN I DISCUSSED THIS TYPE OF ACTION, I NOT ONLY REACHED OUT TO, I REACHED OUT TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT VENDORS, AND ALL THE VENDORS TOLD ME THE SAME THING. IT'S 120 DAYS OF IMPLEMENTATION NOW BECAUSE WE ALREADY USED IT ON ONE OF OUR SYSTEMS. THOSE DAYS OF IMPLEMENTATION WILL LOWER BUT NOT BY MUCH. RIGHT. BUT I WOULD I STILL WOULDN'T BE IF I GOT THE TOTAL APPROVAL, IT STILL WOULDN'T BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JUNE, SO I STILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF WAYS TO GO, BUT I DEFINITELY WANTED TO KEEP YOU GUYS IN IN THE KNOW. I CAN SEE WHERE THAT WOULD REALLY BE AN ASSET TO PEOPLE WAITING FOR A BUS. OH YEAH. WHERE IT IS AND WHEN IT'S GOING TO GET THERE. AND THEN THAT ALSO GOES FOR THE FOLKS THAT ARE COMING TO VISIT OUR OUR ACTUAL LOCATION. YEAH. YEAH. YOU WILL ABSOLUTELY SEE A WHOLE DIFFERENT CITY LINK IN THE COMING MONTHS. I GOT THE NOD AND THEN YOU'LL SEE BOARDS THAT WILL TELL YOU WHERE THE BUS IS ON A LIVE LOCATION. GOOGLE STUFF THAT SORT OF DOES. YEAH. COULD YOU HEAR HER? NO. I'M SORRY. THERE'S THERE'S THE GOOGLE STUFF THAT I'VE BEEN KIND OF LOOKING AT A LITTLE BIT AND WHERE IT GIVES THE, [00:25:03] YOU KNOW, THE BUS ROUTES AND STUFF LIKE THAT, BUT IT PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S WHERE I'M GETTING THE DATA FROM. CORRECT. AND SO THE, THE CURRENT APPLICATION THAT WE USE, IT DOES TELL YOU. BUT THERE IS A LARGE LAG, RIGHT. AND IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THIS. WHEN WE GOT THAT APPLICATION OR WHEN THE CITY OF ABILENE GOT THAT APPLICATION, YOU WERE TALKING 2019. THE SYSTEM IS OLD AND TECHNOLOGY GROWS, RIGHT. AND SO WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW IS WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GROW WITH THE TECHNOLOGY AND TO GIVE THE GENERAL PUBLIC A BETTER LOOK AT EXACTLY WHERE THEIR UNITS ARE. AND SO AGAIN THOSE THINGS ARE COMING IN THE COMING MONTHS. IT'S NOT AS IF IT'S NOT EVEN A WHEN IT'S PROBABLY IT WILL BE WITHIN THE NEXT 90 DAYS THAT YOU'LL SEE AT THE CENTER, THE REST FOR THE PUBLIC, YOU'LL SEE, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD BE IN THE JUNE TIME FRAME AS LONG AS IT ALL GOES THROUGH. SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? GREAT JOB. NO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. AND WE'LL SEE YOU ON THE NEXT ONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK UP TO [2. Special Events Accessibility Checklist (Discussion)] AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS WHICH IS SPECIAL EVENTS ACCESSIBILITY CHECKLIST. SO IF YOU REMEMBER, WE WE'VE HAD THIS CONVERSATION BEFORE. BUT I, I FEEL LIKE THAT THERE IS IT WAS BROUGHT UP AT THE LAST MEETING THAT THERE CAN WE LOOK AT DOING A CHECKLIST TO HELP WITH EVENTS? AND IT WOULD BE CITY EVENTS. AND THIS KIND OF CAME UP BECAUSE OF THE CHRISTMAS PARADE AND, AND HOW THAT WENT WITH THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY AND HOW WE CAN MAKE IT MORE ACCOMMODATING. AND SO WITH THAT BEING SAID I KIND OF WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU ALL SOME VERBAL EXAMPLES. AND THEN IF WE CAN GET THOSE VERBAL EXAMPLES SENT TO YOU THROUGH LESLIE WITH MORE OF THE DISCUSSION TODAY AND START MAKING THIS LIST EVEN MORE LIKE MORE INCLUSIVE AND, AND MY QUESTION IS, ONCE THE BOARD IS APPROVED, THIS LIST WHAT WOULD BE THE NEXT STEPS? WOULD WE NEED TO TAKE IT SOMEWHERE? DO WE NEED OR CAN WE JUST HAVE IT BE A PART OF CITY EVENTS? DOES IT NEED TO BE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL? WELL, DEPENDING ON WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE. IT WOULD BE A DOCUMENT THAT FORCED, NOT THAT SPECIAL EVENTS COULD USE AS A REFERENCE WHEN THEY'RE PLANNING EVENTS. IT'S NOT IT'S NOT A. MANDATORY. IT'S NOT A REQUIRED OR YOU'RE NOT APPROVED. RIGHT. IT'S IT'S JUST A CHECKLIST. AND IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT THE SPECIAL EVENTS OFFICE WOULD HAVE THAT THEY WOULD HAND OUT TO SPECIAL EVENTS OR EMAIL TO SPECIAL EVENTS OR, YOU KNOW, DEPENDING SPECIAL EVENT INFORMATION COMES TO US IN DIFFERENT WAYS. DEPENDING ON ON THE SIZE AND COMPLEXITY. BUT IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD HAND OUT AS JUST A STANDARD PART OF OUR PACKAGE WHEN IT COMES TO SPECIAL EVENTS. CAN YOU GIVE US SOME EXAMPLES OF SPECIAL EVENTS? I KNOW I'M PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT, LESLIE. IT COULD RANGE ANYTHING FROM A BIRTHDAY PARTY, AT A PAVILION, AT A PARK TO THE CHRISTMAS PARADE, TO THE CALF FESTIVAL TO A STREET DANCE, TO ARTWALK, ART WALK. I MEAN, IT'S IT'S THE GAMUT. IT'S IT'S EVERYTHING. THAT'S WHAT I JUST WANTED THE BOARD TO KNOW. WHAT WE WERE SORRY, WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT. SO I DO HAVE SOME TO GET YOU GUYS TO START THINKING AS A BOARD. ONE OF THEM WOULD BE A PLACE THAT WOULD BE INDICATED AS AN EMERGENCY CONTACT TABLE. SO IF THERE WERE TO BE AN EMERGENCY AT THE [00:30:05] EVENT, THE PEOPLE ATTENDING THAT EVENT WOULD KNOW WHERE TO GO. SO AND THAT WOULD DEPEND ON THE SIZE OF THE EVENT. BUT LIKE THE PARADE ALL THE THINGS THAT LESLIE JUST MENTIONED AND ANOTHER THING THAT COULD BE A PART OF THAT EMERGENCY CONTACT TABLE, THERE WOULD BE AN AREA THAT PEOPLE WOULD KNOW THAT IF THEY WERE USING POWER CHAIRS, POWER WHEELCHAIRS, THAT THERE WOULD BE POWER THERE FOR THEM TO CONNECT THEIR POWER WHEELCHAIR TO ELECTRICITY TO GET THEM REBOOTED AND TO BE ABLE TO KEEP MOVING. AND I WILL TELL YOU NOW, HAVING A POWER WHEELCHAIR FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW, IT SEEMS LIKE THAT BATTERY LIGHT CAN BE LIKE AT FULL POWER, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT GOES DOWN TO ALMOST THREE. AND IT SOMETIMES DEPENDS ON OBVIOUSLY THE BATTERY AND ALL THAT, BUT IT CAN HAPPEN. SO THE EMERGENCY CONTACT TABLE WOULD BE LIKE THE CENTER OF THAT CHECKLIST. BUT WITHIN THE EVENT, MAKE SURE THAT THE THERE'S SPACE FOR WHEELCHAIRS, STROLLERS, INDIVIDUALS WHO USE CANES COULD GET THROUGH EASILY. AND IF YOU HAVE INDIVIDUALS THAT YOU'RE WITH THAT MAY NEED A QUIET AREA THAT WOULD BE ALSO THAT EMERGENCY INFORMATION TABLE. THEY WOULD KNOW WHERE THAT IS. IS THIS GETTING YOU GUYS THINKING OF SOME OTHER THINGS? SO I'M GOING TO BE QUIET NOW AND SEE WHAT YOU GUYS. WELL, I THINK WHAT ACCESSIBLE WALKWAYS WOULD HAVE TO BE PART OF THAT. YEAH. I HAVE A I HAVE A BIG CHUNK OF IDEAS. GOOD. OKAY. SO WE'RE READY. OKAY. WELL, I KNOW FOR THE LAST CHRISTMAS PARADE, THE CITY TOOK IT OVER, WHICH. THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. IT WAS SUPER FUN. AND IT WAS NOT UNTIL 10 P.M.. SO GOOD JOB, BUT DEFINITELY THE SPECIAL EVENTS CHECKLIST. BUT I, IN MY OPINION AS SOMEONE WHO WORKS IN THE EVENT INDUSTRY, I THINK THE PARADES ARE ONLY GOING TO GET BIGGER EVERY YEAR. SO IF THERE WAS. SOME TYPE OF NOTED AREA. JUST IT COULD BE ONE BLOCK THAT THE CITY COULD HELP PROMOTE, EITHER LIKE ON OUR BOARD PAGE, OR JUST SOMEWHERE NOTED THAT THERE WAS AN ADA VIEWING AREA. AND MAYBE IF IT IS JUST LIKE ONE SANCTIONED BLOCK, PERHAPS THERE COULD BE AT THAT SPECIFIC BLOCK AN ADA ACCESSIBLE PORTA POTTY. YOU CAN MAKE SURE THERE WAS AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOOD TRUCKS, BECAUSE I KNOW Y'ALL ARE ASSIGNING THE SPOTS FOR THOSE NOW, SO IF THERE COULD BE A FOOD TRUCK, YOU KNOW, WITHIN ONE BLOCK SO THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE IN A WHEELCHAIR OR MOTORIZED POWERCHAIR AREN'T HAVING TO GO BLOCKS AND BLOCKS TO GET FOOD IF THEY WANT FOOD DRINKS. AND THEN MAYBE DEFINITELY LIKE I HAVE FOUND WHEN DOING OUR LARGE SCALE EVENTS, JUST SIGNAGE REALLY HELPS. LIKE THOSE BIG A-FRAME SIGNS. SO MAYBE IF Y'ALL DID HAVE ONE BLOCK THAT WAS THE ADA VIEWING BLOCK, AND THERE WERE JUST SOME SIGNS THAT JUST SAID, HEY, THIS IS AN ADA AREA. YOU KNOW, BE MINDFUL OF YOUR DISTANCE. PEOPLE ARE IN WHEELCHAIRS, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. BUT I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD REALLY HELP JUST IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE FOR THE ADA COMMUNITY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? DEBORAH, DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS WITH. THAT I CAN THINK OF? OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. USUALLY WHEN I GO OUT, [00:35:05] YOU KNOW, KIND OF STICK WITH A CROWD WHERE THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE AROUND AND STUFF. WELL, I MEAN, THE GOAL OBVIOUSLY, IS NOT TO SEPARATE THE ADA LIKE THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY. SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THERE COULD BE A PHONE NUMBER SOMEBODY COULD CALL IF THEY GOT SEPARATED. IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA. IS THERE A CHECKLIST ALREADY? JUST A NORMAL CHECKLIST FOR SPECIAL EVENTS THAT THEY GO OVER? DO YOU KNOW. OKAY. IT ALL DEPENDS ON ON THE EVENT AND THE SIZE. BECAUSE OUR OUR MUCH LARGER EVENTS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS A PART OF THAT. AND THEY HAVE CHECKLISTS. SO, SO I DON'T WANT TO SAY NO, THERE'S NOT CHECKLISTS BECAUSE THERE'S CHECKLISTS. BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT THOSE CHECKLISTS ARE WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO. YEAH. THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. IT'S A SIDE. YEAH YEAH. I THINK WE'VE GOT A GOOD START JOANNE TOO. I MEAN, I DON'T I DON'T THINK YOU WANT TONS OF THINGS ON THE LIST, BUT I DEFINITELY THINK IF WE. THE ONES THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SO FAR IS NOTED AREA FOR ADA ADA PORTA-POTTY MORE SIGNAGE EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION, TABLE AND WITHIN THAT CONTACT INFORMATION TABLE. YOU WOULD HAVE. A POWER SOURCE. INFORMATION ABOUT A QUIET AREA. IS THERE ANY PROVISION CURRENTLY MADE FOR SUPPORT DOGS AT BIG EVENTS? DO YOU KNOW? I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE COULD DO, BUT. MAYBE BY THE PORTA POTTY IS A LITTLE GRASSY AREA. YEAH, THAT WOULD BE COOL, BECAUSE I KNOW THE DOGS ARE IMPORTANT. YEAH, I ALWAYS JUST TRY TO FIND A PLACE DOWNTOWN AWAY FROM EVERYBODY. I USED TO HAVE A DOG. OKAY. SO OUR NEXT MEETING IS ADA. NO. MARCH. IT'S ALWAYS DURING SPRING BREAK. SO DO WE HAVE A CALENDAR? I WAS LOOKING AT IT EARLIER. I DIDN'T BRING MY CALENDAR, I SHOULD HAVE. IT IS DURING SPRING BREAK. THE NEXT MEETING IS MARCH 10TH. OKAY. IF. IF YOU GOT. IF WE AS A BOARD CAN DO SOME MORE THING. LIKE IF SOMETHING COMES UP. BUT IF WE CAN POSSIBLY DO LIKE A SUGGESTED I DON'T LIKE DEADLINE, BUT GET ANY MORE SUGGESTIONS TO YOU BY A CERTAIN DATE AND THEN WE CAN HAVE IT PRINTED UP FOR THE NEXT MEETING. IF I COULD GET ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS I'LL THINK OF BY THE END OF FEBRUARY. THAT GIVES ME THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH TO TO TYPE IT UP AND HAVE IT READY FOR THE AGENDA ON THE 10TH. OKAY. AND DO WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING OR JUST LEAVE IT FOR NOW? I WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE UPCOMING BOARD TOPICS, BUT USUALLY WE'VE WAITED UNTIL WE'VE GOTTEN CLOSER TO SEE IF WE NEED TO MOVE IT BECAUSE [00:40:03] WE WON'T BE. WE WE EITHER NEED TO HOLD TO MARCH 10TH BECAUSE AS OF RIGHT NOW, KNOWING WHAT THE REST OF THE CALENDAR IS, THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE IT. SO SO WE NEED TO SEE IF WE CAN HAVE A QUORUM ON THE 10TH, OR WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MAY. YEAH. I KNOW THAT I CAN I CAN BE THERE. I'M PRETTY SURE I'LL DO IT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT. CAN YOU BE THERE FOR SPRING BREAK? YES. YEAH. WE'RE ALL OKAY. YEAH, I THINK. GOOD. I THINK JAMIE MIGHT BE THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS A CONFLICT. YEAH. YEAH, SHE PROBABLY WOULD. YEAH. OKAY. SO. WE. UPCOMING MOVING ON DOWN. UNLESS YOU GUYS HAVE ANY MORE SUGGESTIONS. [5. Upcoming Board Topics (Discussion)] OKAY, MOVING ON DOWN TO THE UPCOMING BOARD TOPICS. I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP. BOARD TOPIC OF. I KNOW THAT THE VIDEOS THAT WERE DONE HAVE BEEN POPPING UP BECAUSE I'VE HEARD ABOUT IT. IS THAT GOOD OR BAD? NO, IT'S GOOD. IT'S JUST SCARY. EVERYONE'S LIKE, YOU'RE ON TV. YEAH. SO BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID WE NEED TO BRING UP THE TOPIC OF WHAT THE GENTLEMAN TALKED ABOUT TODAY. IN OUR NEXT MEETING, ALONG WITH FINALIZING THE THE LIST. AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION IS IF WE COULD DO A FOLLOW UP, JUST A QUICK FOLLOW UP TO SEE HOW. HOW THOSE VIDEOS. WERE WELCOMED I IS A LACK OF WORDS LIKE YEAH HOW THE OUTCOME WAS WITH THAT. I WILL SAY THAT, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, THIS TOPIC OF SIDEWALKS AND JUST COMMON COURTESY, I ALMOST FEEL LIKE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOREVER, AND I ALMOST FEEL LIKE MAYBE WE CAN DO A PSA OR SOMETHING. TO BRING IT UP TO THE PUBLIC IN A $450 TICKET. WELL BUT TO EDUCATE. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE BOARD IS HERE TO DO IS EDUCATE. AND SO IF WE SEE A NEED, IF WE CAN HELP BY EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ON THIS ISSUE. BECAUSE REALLY IF ANY SIGNAGE MIGHT BE AVAILABLE TO PUT IN NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE IT'S WHERE WE HAVE THAT PROBLEM ALREADY. OKAY, GOOD. I MEAN, JUST I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE A DISCUSSION. AND IF THE DEPARTMENT THAT IS IN CHARGE OF THAT, MAYBE IF THEY COULD BE AVAILABLE AND WE COULD WORK WITH THEM ON THAT ISSUE, THAT WOULD BE GOOD. YEAH. LIKE, ARE WE ABLE TO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE POLICE AND THEN CODE ENFORCEMENT TO ASK ABOUT THAT? I CAN REACH OUT AND ASK. BECAUSE THAT SPRING BREAK WEEK, I DON'T WANT TO COMMIT ANYBODY. YEAH. BUT I CAN REACH OUT AND ASK AND SEE IF SOMEBODY IS AVAILABLE TO COME SPEAK ON THAT TOPIC. THAT WOULD BE GOOD JUST TO GET EDUCATED. IF SOMEONE DOES COME TO US LIKE, HEY, HERE'S HOW YOU CAN HANDLE THAT. HERE'S HOW YOU SHOULD CONTACT. THAT'S FOR YOU. YEAH, THAT WOULD BE RAD. IT TOOK ME, LIKE A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF TUMBLING THROUGH PHONE NUMBERS AND PHONE CALLS TO KIND OF EVEN GET TO THIS POINT. I NEED TO GET ON OUR WEBSITE TO SEE IF THEIR NEEDS, YOU KNOW, MAYBE SOME IF AND SEE WHAT'S ALL ON THERE BECAUSE I I HAVE NOT. SO TO SEE IF THERE MAY BE SOME THINGS THAT MAYBE WE CAN SUGGEST NEEDS TO BE PUT ON THERE. BUT I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING BECAUSE I HAVEN'T LOOKED. SO. THAT IS OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE [00:45:10] IT EASY OR FOR THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY TO KNOW WHERE TO FIND THAT INFORMATION. SO. ANY OTHER TOPICS? SO IF WE'RE LOOKING AT MARCH. MAY. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY PRESSING MATTERS. HAS ANYTHING ELSE COME UP ON THE. DID WE EVER GET ANY ANSWERS ABOUT THE PARK? THE ANSWER THAT WE GOT IS THE DESIGN THAT WE PRESENTED IS ALL THAT WILL FIT IN THAT SQUARE FOOTAGE. IT HAS INCLUSIVE PIECES. IT WOULD NOT FALL UNDER THE DEFINITION OF ALL INCLUSIVE, BUT IT'S EVERYTHING WE COULD FIT IN THE SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT WE HAD TO WORK WITH. OKAY. BECAUSE WE'RE LANDLOCKED, VERY, VERY TIGHTLY LANDLOCKED THERE. YEAH. THAT'S THIS IS PRETTY MUCH A PARK QUESTION. SO WHERE ARE WE WITH AFTER THE INCIDENT AT THE ZOO, THE PARK THERE. ARE WE REBUILDING MORE AGAIN? DISCOVERY CENTER. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING? ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT. IMAGINATION. OH, THAT HAS NOT. THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE ZOO. I WAS. I COULD NOT PUT THE ZOO WITH THAT. NO. FOR THE IMAGINATION, WE ARE PARTNERING WITH JUNIOR LEAGUE TO FUNDRAISE TO HELP RAISE THE FUNDS TO REBUILD IT. WE'VE HAD ONE MEETING ON THAT AND SHOULD BE HAVING ANOTHER MEETING IN SOON. IDEALLY, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE IT REBUILT BY THE END OF 26. BUT THERE'S IT'S ALL GOING TO DEPEND ON, ON FUNDING AND, AND WHEN ENOUGH MONEY COMES IN. SO IT'S IN THE WORKS. BUT WE'RE A LONG WAYS AWAY OKAY. AN INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND FOR CHILDREN THAT HAVE MOBILITY CONCERNS. IT'S TOO SOON FOR ME TO EVEN BE ABLE TO TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. ARE WE? I DON'T WANT TO KEEP YOU GUYS FOREVER IF WE'RE JUST. BUT I FEEL LIKE WE'VE GONE THROUGH OUR AGENDA. IF YOU GUYS THINK OF ANYTHING WITH THE WITH THE LIST TO LET LESLIE KNOW BY THE END OF FEBRUARY, AND WE'LL JUST KEEP MOVING FORWARD. ONE THING I WILL THROW OUT IS WE DO HAVE AN OPEN POSITION ON THE BOARD. YES. SO IF SOMEBODY KNOWS OF SOMEBODY WHO MAY BE INTERESTED IN IN SERVING, WE ARE TAKING APPLICATIONS. DOES ANYONE KNOW OF ANYONE WHO WOULD BRING WHAT ROBERT BROUGHT TO THE BOARD? I MEAN, HE'S JUST SOMEONE WHO IS SO CHARISMATIC AND SO INFLUENTIAL IN OUR COMMUNITY AND SO CARING ABOUT THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR. NOT A WARM BODY TO FILL A CHAIR. HE WAS WONDERFUL. WE WERE SO GLAD TO HAVE HIM. AND THAT'S NOT AN ANSWER I EXPECT TODAY. JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE. WE CAN THINK ABOUT IT. HEIDI WACHTEL, FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF THE GREATER THAN THREE OUTREACH, WHICH IS A LOCAL ABILENE CREATED DISABILITY SPORTS ACTIVITY GROUP THAT MEETS ON FRIDAYS AT THE FIELD HOUSE GYM AND DOES SPORTS TOGETHER. SHE IS MY NEIGHBOR. SHE'S IN THE SAME KIND OF SITUATION THAT SOME OF US ARE IN. SHE'S AN EX DETROIT FIREFIGHTER WHO'S OVERCOME SOME COOL THINGS. AND I, FOR A GUY WHO'S BROKE OFF, DON'T USUALLY CARE TOO MUCH ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE'S ADVENTURE. BUT I HAVE FOUND HER BEING MY NEIGHBOR. I FOUND I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF RESPECT FOR HER ADVENTURISM. SO HER NAME IS HEIDI WACHTEL. THEY HAVE. I HAVE A CARD, IF YOU WOULD LIKE THAT. [00:50:01] YEAH. IF YOU. YEAH. IF YOU COULD JUST SPEAK WITH LESLEY OR JANINA. JANINA AFTER. OKAY. AFTER THE MEETING. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. SORRY FOR SPEAKING OUT OF HAND. WELL, I KNOW THIS IS PROBABLY SHORT AND SWEET, BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO DISCUSS, IT IS 51. AND WE WILL. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING FOR THE MAYOR'S ADVISORY BOARD FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. I'LL SECOND IT. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. AND OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE MARCH 10TH AT 3 P.M. HERE AND THE CHAMBERS. AND IF YOU GUYS, IF THE COMMUNITY HAS ANY QUESTIONS BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, LIKE WE SAID, WE DO HAVE A PAGE ON THE CITY WEBSITE THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION. WITH THAT BEING SAID, THANK YOU. GOOD. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.