WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.500 There you go. 00:00:02.500 --> 00:00:07.000 Whenever you're ready, sir. 00:00:07.000 --> 00:00:11.500 I call to warn the media about it. 00:00:11.500 --> 00:00:15.500 Then communicate on social media. 00:00:15.500 --> 00:00:18.500 Make it real quick. 00:00:18.500 --> 00:00:24.500 I think that I am recording an announcement. 00:00:24.500 --> 00:00:25.500 Yep. 00:00:25.500 --> 00:00:27.000 Just a couple of quick announcements. 00:00:27.000 --> 00:00:29.500 One, Heather, welcome. 00:00:29.500 --> 00:00:34.500 And we've got, of course, membership turnover, as always happens usually in the fall. 00:00:34.500 --> 00:00:42.000 So as a board, we are, as a committee, we stand at 11 members in the enabling ordinance. 00:00:42.000 --> 00:00:44.000 We're currently sitting at seven. 00:00:44.000 --> 00:00:48.000 So we're just waiting on the council to make a few more nominations, appointments, 00:00:48.000 --> 00:00:53.000 that I hope will happen over the next couple of months so that when we have our first scheduled meeting, 00:00:53.000 --> 00:00:59.000 if you pass one of these items in January, that we'll be up to full strength and we'll kind of soldier on. 00:00:59.000 --> 00:01:06.000 Like we did last year, our November meeting is generally kind of an organizing meeting for the next calendar year. 00:01:06.000 --> 00:01:12.000 So like we did in 2021 to prepare for 2022, today we have a number of items that are just going to kind of set us up 00:01:12.000 --> 00:01:19.000 so we as staff kind of know how to plan out next year's items for discussion and decision. 00:01:19.000 --> 00:01:22.500 So it may end up being a relatively quick meeting compared to most of our meetings. 00:01:22.500 --> 00:01:27.000 But, you know, I think we have a couple of important things, at least for our perspective, 00:01:27.000 --> 00:01:32.500 to make sure that we get your clear direction so that we can start planning for 2023 planning right. 00:01:32.500 --> 00:01:38.500 So, and of course, if anytime you guys have any questions, Tammy's around, I'm around, 00:01:38.500 --> 00:01:41.500 and we're always happy to answer any questions you might have. 00:01:41.500 --> 00:01:42.500 Thank you, Joe. 00:01:42.500 --> 00:01:48.000 What? 00:01:48.000 --> 00:01:52.000 That was it. 00:01:52.000 --> 00:01:54.500 Yeah. 00:01:57.500 --> 00:02:00.500 Are any new members coming? 00:02:00.500 --> 00:02:02.500 Do we have any new members coming? 00:02:02.500 --> 00:02:03.500 Are any other members coming? 00:02:03.500 --> 00:02:04.500 No. 00:02:04.500 --> 00:02:05.500 Nope, nope. 00:02:05.500 --> 00:02:10.500 We are a full deck right now, so we're seeing that seven members solidly can't make it today. 00:02:10.500 --> 00:02:13.500 So everyone else is present and counting for it. 00:02:13.500 --> 00:02:14.500 Oh no. 00:02:14.500 --> 00:02:22.500 Do we have any public comment? 00:02:22.500 --> 00:02:25.500 We do not, no sir. 00:02:25.500 --> 00:02:27.500 We have no public comment. 00:02:27.500 --> 00:02:30.500 We don't have any public comment. 00:02:30.500 --> 00:02:33.500 We don't have any public comment. 00:02:33.500 --> 00:02:35.500 We don't have any public comment. 00:02:35.500 --> 00:02:37.500 I have no comment. 00:02:37.500 --> 00:02:39.500 We don't have any public comment. 00:02:39.500 --> 00:02:41.500 I have no comment. 00:02:41.500 --> 00:02:43.500 We don't have any public comment. 00:02:43.500 --> 00:02:49.500 So this item is just, you received the minutes in your packet from the last meeting. 00:02:49.500 --> 00:02:55.500 So if you have any edits, you can make a motion to approve with a certain edit. 00:02:55.500 --> 00:03:01.500 Otherwise, we can just have a motion to approve and then Joe, you can call that vote. 00:03:01.500 --> 00:03:07.500 I call the vote, but we have to make an edit. 00:03:07.500 --> 00:03:11.500 I want to make an edit. 00:03:11.500 --> 00:03:16.500 We need to make no motion to approve. 00:03:16.500 --> 00:03:19.500 So is that a motion to approve? 00:03:19.500 --> 00:03:20.500 In a second. 00:03:20.500 --> 00:03:21.500 Okay. 00:03:21.500 --> 00:03:27.500 Actually, you do have to take the vote, though. 00:03:27.500 --> 00:03:29.500 So it's all in favor. 00:03:29.500 --> 00:03:30.500 All in favor. 00:03:30.500 --> 00:03:31.500 Aye. 00:03:31.500 --> 00:03:32.500 Aye. 00:03:32.500 --> 00:03:56.500 [inaudible] 00:03:56.500 --> 00:04:00.500 So a few of you may have been with us when we did this last year. 00:04:00.500 --> 00:04:05.500 So we, at the end of every year, we always elect a chair and vice chair for the next year. 00:04:05.500 --> 00:04:09.500 Our current chair, Beth, won't be continuing on into the next year with us. 00:04:09.500 --> 00:04:10.500 She's not here right now. 00:04:10.500 --> 00:04:15.500 Joe, our vice chair for 2022, has been stepping in a fair amount this year. 00:04:15.500 --> 00:04:19.500 So the chair will be the one to call the meetings to order. 00:04:19.500 --> 00:04:21.500 They are kind of the mayor of the meeting. 00:04:21.500 --> 00:04:26.500 They make sure that we roll through our agenda items in a way that is effective, efficient, 00:04:26.500 --> 00:04:29.500 and that there's good discussion facilitated. 00:04:29.500 --> 00:04:34.500 And, of course, the vice chair will serve in the absence of the chair. 00:04:34.500 --> 00:04:38.500 So the way we typically do this is that if anyone would like to make a nomination, 00:04:38.500 --> 00:04:40.500 just simply raise your hand. 00:04:40.500 --> 00:04:46.500 Joe, as the presiding officer of the meeting, will call on people as he sees those hands raised. 00:04:46.500 --> 00:04:53.500 You can make the nomination, and we'll ask if that person agrees to be nominated. 00:04:53.500 --> 00:04:58.500 And then once all the nominations are in, we will vote on each one in the order that they receive. 00:04:58.500 --> 00:05:03.500 So if Person A gets nominated first, we'll hold a vote on that person. 00:05:03.500 --> 00:05:07.500 And the first person to receive the majority of votes will be the chair, 00:05:07.500 --> 00:05:10.500 and then we'll take that same process for the vice chair. 00:05:10.500 --> 00:05:17.500 It's not as complicated as I just made it out to be, but that's the way we do it. 00:05:17.500 --> 00:05:19.500 And so you can open the floor for nominations. 00:05:19.500 --> 00:05:22.500 How will we open the floor for nominations? 00:05:22.500 --> 00:05:30.500 Can I nominate Mr. Rivas? I'm sorry. Joe for chair. 00:05:30.500 --> 00:05:35.500 Can I nominate? 00:05:35.500 --> 00:05:38.500 Any other nominations for chair? Okay. 00:05:38.500 --> 00:05:43.500 So you could call a vote for the chair. All in favor of Joe Rivas would probably be the best way. 00:05:43.500 --> 00:05:46.500 I nominate Joe Rivas. 00:05:46.500 --> 00:05:48.500 Aye, aye, aye. 00:05:48.500 --> 00:05:53.500 I'm on chair. And then so we can do the same thing for vice chair. 00:05:53.500 --> 00:05:58.500 I have to nominate Raul. 00:05:58.500 --> 00:06:01.500 That's right, yes. 00:06:01.500 --> 00:06:07.500 Raul has to nominate Joe. 00:06:07.500 --> 00:06:12.500 Um, do we have the vote? 00:06:12.500 --> 00:06:15.500 Are there any other nominations for vice chair? 00:06:15.500 --> 00:06:18.500 No? Okay. 00:06:18.500 --> 00:06:19.500 You can call for a vote. 00:06:19.500 --> 00:06:22.500 I can't vote. 00:06:22.500 --> 00:06:24.500 I have to vote. 00:06:24.500 --> 00:06:27.500 Okay. 00:06:27.500 --> 00:06:30.500 That's good. We have a chair and vice chair. 00:06:30.500 --> 00:06:31.500 Thank you. 00:06:31.500 --> 00:06:32.500 Thank you. 00:06:32.500 --> 00:06:35.500 All right. 00:06:35.500 --> 00:06:53.500 So I'll leave just to give a bit of background for this one. 00:06:53.500 --> 00:06:59.500 Somewhere in here I actually have the dates. Here they are. Let me make this bigger for everybody. 00:06:59.500 --> 00:07:07.500 So for the last maybe two years, we've adopted a every other month schedule for these meetings. 00:07:07.500 --> 00:07:16.500 I don't know that we've had any issues with it. Of course it's really the body's decision about how often they want to meet. 00:07:16.500 --> 00:07:26.500 And so if we've plotted out the schedule for 2023, generally we are on the third Thursday every other month at 3 p.m. right here. 00:07:26.500 --> 00:07:33.500 If this body would like to continue with that schedule for 2023 meeting every other month, we can do that. 00:07:33.500 --> 00:07:38.500 We can modify that if the body would like to do that. 00:07:38.500 --> 00:07:43.500 You're not necessarily married to this. We don't want to deviate it too much just for your schedules. 00:07:43.500 --> 00:07:50.500 But, you know, there have been occasions here or there where we've called a special meeting or I don't think it happened with this one. 00:07:50.500 --> 00:07:58.500 But when the winter weather gets bad, we have at the city had to cancel meetings if it was just too treacherous to get out on the road. 00:07:58.500 --> 00:08:05.500 And so I'll leave this to you guys to discuss. But I did want to give you a starting place as far as your 2023 meeting schedule. 00:08:05.500 --> 00:08:14.500 That should read 2023, not draft 2022. 00:08:14.500 --> 00:08:20.500 I think it looks great. Do you need a vote on that? 00:08:20.500 --> 00:08:27.500 This one, let me double check how we posted it. Yes, yes, we would vote on it. 00:08:27.500 --> 00:08:45.500 I don't have a vote on it. I think everybody okay with it. 00:08:45.500 --> 00:08:48.500 You may have to take a formal vote on this one. 00:08:48.500 --> 00:09:04.500 I would recommend that we take a vote on all the improvements that I think need to be made. 00:09:04.500 --> 00:09:10.500 We. I'm sorry. I'll get you the next item right there. 00:09:10.500 --> 00:09:19.500 You know, I think there's a lot of support on this one. 00:09:19.500 --> 00:09:32.500 You can put it in the community. 00:09:32.500 --> 00:09:39.500 So I do have a presentation for this one, and this one is something that, again, kind of allowing staff to plan out the year. 00:09:39.500 --> 00:09:43.500 We talked about this at our last meeting, and Heather, you weren't there for that, I don't know why. 00:09:43.500 --> 00:09:56.500 So what we typically do or we try to do is to outline our issue priorities, what this board wants to hear and talk about over the ensuing year, knowing that that will evolve and change over time. 00:09:56.500 --> 00:10:08.500 This is all the background you saw last time around, just generally the scope of the committee, you know, generally advising on disability concerns, accessibility and accommodation. 00:10:08.500 --> 00:10:12.500 With respect to city projects and services and activities. 00:10:12.500 --> 00:10:18.500 Here's a little bit more detail about what what the body can discuss. 00:10:18.500 --> 00:10:21.500 One thing that I don't know if this mouse works. 00:10:21.500 --> 00:10:22.500 There it is. 00:10:22.500 --> 00:10:27.500 Improving, improving operations of other entities. 00:10:27.500 --> 00:10:34.500 So that's an area where there's been a lot of interest lately, particularly with maybe our transit authority elections. 00:10:34.500 --> 00:10:38.500 I believe came up as a discussion point, we'll get to that in a minute. 00:10:38.500 --> 00:10:45.500 Most of these city staff have some level of authority to make changes, usually with other entities. 00:10:45.500 --> 00:10:55.500 We bring them in to give them input and feedback and then, you know, we may not see much out of that, depending on their ability to make that change. 00:10:55.500 --> 00:11:09.500 But it is something within the scope of the committee, so if you wanted to have some other, you know, Denton County or the school district, whoever come in because you want to know and provide input on some topic that affects our community, that is within the scope of this committee. 00:11:09.500 --> 00:11:18.500 So it doesn't just have to be city services, although that is one area where we absolutely do appreciate and value your input. 00:11:18.500 --> 00:11:27.500 So I did list our areas of interest from 2022, the bold ones are the ones that we were able to bring forward to the committee. 00:11:27.500 --> 00:11:30.500 There were two that we were not. 00:11:30.500 --> 00:11:36.500 Sheltering during emergencies, while we did talk about emergencies, we didn't really have anything specific on sheltering. 00:11:36.500 --> 00:11:54.500 And then the 311 system, that project is just a little bit more delayed, so right now we just don't have much to bring to you until we're a little bit further along with the implementation of that project and how that would or would not affect persons with disabilities and the accessibility concerns. 00:11:54.500 --> 00:12:00.500 So we're still pretty early in the implementation of that. 00:12:00.500 --> 00:12:09.500 So we talked about the discussion we had last time and what we want to do today is just, I took really good notes or what I hope are really good notes from that discussion last time. 00:12:09.500 --> 00:12:17.500 And this is what came up in terms of this committee's priorities for 2023. 00:12:17.500 --> 00:12:31.500 And what I heard was definitely want to discuss D.C.T.A. at the earliest opportunity, want to discuss elections at the earliest opportunity, I'm sure preferably before our next May elections. 00:12:31.500 --> 00:12:39.500 So that we can, they can talk about how they work with people with disabilities and some of the things they go through regarding accessibility. 00:12:39.500 --> 00:12:52.500 Disaster planning is always seems to be a great theme here in Denton, but I think specific to that I know I heard pretty resoundly that sheltering was one thing that y'all want to specific focus on with disaster. 00:12:52.500 --> 00:13:04.500 So there were a couple other items, so we might, as time allows, have Bob come in on several different meetings just to provide different topic areas because emergency management, disasters, it's incredibly broad. 00:13:04.500 --> 00:13:08.500 You just can't squeeze it into one discussion or presentation. 00:13:08.500 --> 00:13:18.500 Adaptive recreation, and this is probably an area where we would have at least two just updates as a matter of course they can update this group on the program, what they've done. 00:13:18.500 --> 00:13:33.500 And then special events was one that we had a discussion, staff was going to develop a policy, and you guys wanted to, once that policy was developed, y'all wanted that to come back to be federal by this committee. 00:13:33.500 --> 00:13:42.500 So that's what was discussed last time. We went in and we added a couple of additional things that we thought would be helpful for the committee so you can let us know what you think. 00:13:42.500 --> 00:13:57.500 One is an update on the ADA transition plan. So as you know we have an ADA transition plan that includes streets, facilities, and just kind of where we're at on those projects. 00:13:57.500 --> 00:14:09.500 And we also had previously with this committee brought in a discussion on volunteer opportunities, and I think it's probably a good idea to bring that back. That was about three years ago I think that we did that. 00:14:09.500 --> 00:14:30.500 And so just providing more information on how we organize volunteer opportunities in the city and to what extent we are making it very clear that these are roles that folks who have a disability that we're going to make accessible to them. 00:14:30.500 --> 00:14:39.500 Construction design input. That's certainly one where we always come in when when there's input to be given. 00:14:39.500 --> 00:14:52.500 And that's really project driven. So these are projects that are from start to finish take three years so we kind of get in there and the 30% design phase so just kind of when that comes up, we'll bring it up. 00:14:52.500 --> 00:15:02.500 I think the emphasis there would certainly be on the pedestrian, the pedestrian aspects of that project. 00:15:02.500 --> 00:15:06.500 Of course if it's a facility that's open to the public that as well. 00:15:06.500 --> 00:15:14.500 For instance, we had some good feedback on some of our, our police headquarters, and that was going through. 00:15:14.500 --> 00:15:28.500 We had some facilities come down the line, potentially. I don't know if this will happen in 2023, but as we come to a decision on how to use City Hall West, which I think we're going to rebrand historic City Hall. 00:15:28.500 --> 00:15:40.500 If we get to the point where we are doing mockups and design elements there. I'd like to bring that in front of the committee because that is certainly intended to be a community use space in some way or another. 00:15:40.500 --> 00:15:47.500 We have a shelter, which is about to open here in December. 00:15:47.500 --> 00:16:02.500 And that that came before the committee. That might have been in 2021, but it's about to open so once it's open, I'd like to bring that back and ask our daily bread if they would come in to talk about how when people needing shelter or people needing transitional 00:16:02.500 --> 00:16:22.500 housing, whatever it may be, but they also, you know, are working with some level of disability, how Luke 288 staff and how their programs make their services accessible and how they, how they work with folks who may have different needs. 00:16:22.500 --> 00:16:36.500 And so I like once they get up and running, I'd like to bring them in and see if they can talk about that for us. So, on the left is what the committee mentioned on the right is just simply what staff added more things will come up throughout the year I'm sure. 00:16:36.500 --> 00:16:43.500 But I think, you know, if the committee you guys can add or change anything that's on the screen. 00:16:43.500 --> 00:16:53.500 And we're happy to add that in. And we just want to make sure that we're bringing you items and issues that you want to talk about. 00:16:53.500 --> 00:17:07.500 And I will stop talking right now. 00:17:07.500 --> 00:17:24.500 I do have a question and I don't know if you can respond, or you can find out for us on 288 shelter is it exclusively run by our daily bread for the city have any participation in it at all. 00:17:24.500 --> 00:17:40.500 So the city is is we own the property we own the facility and we have an operating agreement with them so it we're not going to be running the operations of it, although we have, I would say we have a great partnership with them work very well so you know there's 00:17:40.500 --> 00:17:57.500 you know any area where we need to collaborate to solve a problem, you know both sides have always shown a willingness to be creative with that so so maybe transferring their all of their supports that are currently on Oak Street over to. 00:17:57.500 --> 00:18:11.500 Yes, so, our daily bread operations and then also they've merged with KOC. Those will and there's a sequence to it. So, when this opens on the ninth of December. 00:18:11.500 --> 00:18:27.500 Both of those operations and sheltering operations and then the our daily bread operations will be located and operating out of the 288 building, along with other wraparound services so social workers will be in there. 00:18:27.500 --> 00:18:44.500 The goal is to create kind of a one stop shop for folks who need shelter housing, other social work, mental health services, they can all get it there and the great thing about that facility is that it's open 24 hours so of course right now if you're 00:18:44.500 --> 00:19:01.500 experiencing homelessness, you sleep in KOC, you eat it, our daily bread and you have to go up about back and forth, and that's, you know, especially when the weather is either really hot or really cold that's a that's a that's a really tough thing to do. 00:19:01.500 --> 00:19:18.500 Very difficult to do. And it, when people come in and we can get them in the shelter, and they don't have to leave. That's more opportunity to get them plugged into services that they may need. 00:19:18.500 --> 00:19:31.500 Did that answer your question? It did. Thank you, and I just have one more. Okay, because it sounds like the model that served didn't use utilizing is with the wraparound services under one roof. 00:19:31.500 --> 00:19:43.500 Is that kind of what they're looking at. It's similar. Yeah, you know, ideally you know we have all of our particular homelessness, we have all of our homelessness services scattered about. 00:19:43.500 --> 00:19:52.500 You don't just need shelter, you don't just need this, you need a couple of different services but if they're all operating on a place. 00:19:52.500 --> 00:20:13.500 And that facility offered a lot of potential. We're not having to do a lot of reconstruction. Yes, and we double our beds in the city. And in an emergency we can go even higher with temporary events so say there's a big snowstorm, there's a URI, we can household. 00:20:13.500 --> 00:20:28.500 Which facility are they using? So, I don't know what it was before. It's right off of Loop 280A. It used to be Denton Development Center. It's kind of across from where the old driver's license is. 00:20:28.500 --> 00:20:54.500 There's a substation right there right next to it. But yeah, so that building was purchased with the intent. City funded, county put in some funding to just really have a one stop shop all day long because, you know, it was great to have the services that we did have here but we just, we had to kind of involve it and meet the needs and we're hoping that this will do. 00:20:54.500 --> 00:21:14.500 I've been hoping that if it's something like this for years, it seems like it's been a lost opportunity so I'm really glad that this is great. If you're free on the 9th of December, 1 o'clock, that's when the ribbon cutting is and then we'll be doing tours. 00:21:14.500 --> 00:21:40.500 It's open to anybody. At what time? 1 o'clock. Yes. So does it have a name or is that Loop 280A Shelter? Right now it's kind of a Loop 280A Shelter. I think they're going to give it a good name that will go good on the sign up fund soon. Thank you. 00:21:44.500 --> 00:21:51.500 Danny's got my back. I lost my pen. 00:21:51.500 --> 00:21:58.500 Do we have a flotter sauce in there? 00:21:58.500 --> 00:22:01.500 I have just a question. 00:22:01.500 --> 00:22:09.500 Are there any particular organizations that we're going to bring in for the volunteer opportunities or that would be considered? 00:22:09.500 --> 00:22:28.500 No, no, that's all right. What I was thinking about and if I could squeeze them into one discussion, I will if I need to spread them out. Obviously, the high touch point volunteer opportunities is typically sustainability. Libraries and parks are kind of the big three. 00:22:28.500 --> 00:22:35.500 And then we have other smaller opportunities but those are the ones that really kind of drive volunteers in the city. 00:22:35.500 --> 00:22:49.500 And so my thought was if I could get all of them together to host a discussion, that'd be great. If not, I'll see if you know if they're discussion points are really similar. I don't want to split them up because you'll be talking about the same thing three different times. 00:22:49.500 --> 00:23:11.500 But probably some combination of those three. But if there's if there's an area where you want to know specifically about, I will bring them in. So, you know, if it's something very, hey, we want to know about volunteer opportunities for this thing, we'll just bring them in. 00:23:11.500 --> 00:23:21.500 Yeah, to talk to the library people. She's an old friend. 00:23:21.500 --> 00:23:42.500 That's all I can buy out. I like this. 00:23:42.500 --> 00:23:55.500 As a group, you can vote on just to you could say I approve the, the issue priorities for next year based on what's shown on the screen, you just reference that that'd be fine. 00:23:55.500 --> 00:24:07.500 That'd be something that that we always like you guys to kind of bless as we go forward. 00:24:07.500 --> 00:24:19.500 I'm going to prevent. 00:24:19.500 --> 00:24:31.500 All in favor. 00:24:31.500 --> 00:24:42.500 That is. 00:24:42.500 --> 00:24:44.500 Too many windows. Here we go. 00:24:44.500 --> 00:24:49.500 So I did want to draw your attention to as part of your packet today. 00:24:49.500 --> 00:25:10.500 The library, they, we spoke to them, I think, in July, July, July, and they took a lot of the feedback that you guys gave them based on their facilities, and they wanted to come just give you guys an update and so they wrote a memo kind of what how they're going to be using 00:25:10.500 --> 00:25:24.500 the information input that you guys gave them in July and kind of improve the accessibility around their libraries, of course, you know, fixed structures that takes time, but anything that can be modified that's not part of a wall or attached to something. 00:25:24.500 --> 00:25:31.500 They, they, they're moving to kind of roll that out. So I think they got a lot of great information from that discussion. 00:25:31.500 --> 00:25:41.500 And I think, you know, normally the one we still, you know, we will keep reporting on grievances or request for accommodations. These are these are ones that come through our official website process. 00:25:41.500 --> 00:25:49.500 Oftentimes we get lots of questions that are just, hey, if I needed to do this, can I do that, or if I wanted to. 00:25:49.500 --> 00:26:03.500 Yeah, I'm in a wheelchair and I want to do this. Can I? Those come in quite often to the main city line to different departments, parks gets quite a bit. Those aren't reflected here. These are just formal requests for combinations of formal grievances. 00:26:03.500 --> 00:26:14.500 So we'll continue to report on those. If there's anything that you'd like regular reporting on here, just mention it to me and we can add it as kind of a standing item to the staff update. 00:26:14.500 --> 00:26:24.500 And of course, since y'all did approve our schedule, our next meeting is on January 19th at 3 PM. 00:26:24.500 --> 00:26:32.500 I have a question on the grievances and request for accommodations. 00:26:32.500 --> 00:26:40.500 Individuals employed with the City of Denton who may have needs, do they have access to services and supports? 00:26:40.500 --> 00:26:48.500 That runs a different route through our human resources if they're employed. The one that I'm referencing here is our public one. 00:26:48.500 --> 00:27:00.500 Okay, just to know that the staff also have. Yes, in fact, if you want to, it needs to be formatted and made pretty. 00:27:00.500 --> 00:27:10.500 But we do have an ADA policy that not only speaks to our public requirements, but also to substantially speaks to how we work with employees who need accommodations. 00:27:10.500 --> 00:27:32.500 So it's out there. I can point you to it if you ever want to see it. That was our last item. 00:27:32.500 --> 00:27:41.500 So you can give me a concluding item. So that was our last one. 00:27:41.500 --> 00:28:02.500 Oh, Joe showed me he made a flag for and I will pull it up here on this computer and a flag for kind of moralizing the students of evolving. 00:28:02.500 --> 00:28:07.500 And I'll pull it up. It's beautiful. If you want to come take a look, I remember that you do. 00:28:07.500 --> 00:28:21.500 I think you said you really get it out of them before too long whenever you can, I think. 00:28:21.500 --> 00:28:34.500 So pulling that up, I just attended a senior event at the American Legion Hall and the chairs over there. 00:28:34.500 --> 00:28:43.500 I don't want to say horrible, but they're not good. OK, and not for elderly people and many of them with some kind of regulatory concerns. 00:28:43.500 --> 00:28:55.500 Was it in that big room? Yes. OK. Just. So how do I address that? Do I go through grievances or? 00:28:55.500 --> 00:29:02.500 You can go through the grievance. I can I can run that down for you. It's an information. 00:29:02.500 --> 00:29:07.500 So grievance is usually for accommodation. 00:29:07.500 --> 00:29:13.500 But tell me more about you and get with me after this and tell me more about that. 00:29:13.500 --> 00:29:17.500 I'm doing that at my church, too. 00:29:17.500 --> 00:29:23.500 And that's why we love you. They have stuff in our church that's not good for the elderly. 00:29:23.500 --> 00:29:33.500 So I just told my pastor Sunday, I think I told you what I have to say. And I'll add concluded. 00:29:33.500 --> 00:29:42.500 You can kind of read the fine print, but generally that's for if you'd like to make any type of announcement or, you know. 00:29:42.500 --> 00:29:50.500 Anything you'd like to say that's not necessarily business of the committee, but you think it's worth mentioning of interest of the committee, 00:29:50.500 --> 00:29:54.500 business of the committee that's worth mentioning. So it can be something of personal nature. 00:29:54.500 --> 00:30:02.500 You know, I have a birthday to my daughter to you were talking about right there to to, you know, event announcements. 00:30:02.500 --> 00:30:10.500 So like if there was a community events that you just want to bring more attention to or let your peers on the committee know about, that's time to do it. 00:30:10.500 --> 00:30:14.500 We have that every meeting. Yeah. Thank you. 00:30:14.500 --> 00:30:20.500 I have two things, if that's OK. 00:30:20.500 --> 00:30:25.500 The first thing is, I would like to personally welcome Heather. 00:30:25.500 --> 00:30:33.500 She's absolutely wonderful. And I've been working with her for a long time, and she's a part of our group. 00:30:33.500 --> 00:30:42.500 And this is tied together. She works. She's a co-founder of a beautiful school in Denton called The Cone School. 00:30:42.500 --> 00:30:49.500 We will have our 10 year anniversary coming up on the first Saturday of January. 00:30:49.500 --> 00:30:57.500 What's the name of the school? The Cone School. C-O-H-E-N. K-O-A-N. Oh, I've seen it. 00:30:57.500 --> 00:31:03.500 I'm going to talk to you about that in a minute. It is a fully inclusive private school. 00:31:03.500 --> 00:31:12.500 How about you? It's on a farm. Yeah, it's amazing. 00:31:12.500 --> 00:31:18.500 But I'm not there right now. I'm finishing my dissertation at UNT. 00:31:18.500 --> 00:31:25.500 I started my PhD in 2010 and they're like ready for me to leave. 00:31:25.500 --> 00:31:33.500 But anyway, I just wanted to let you guys all know that that is an amazing school. 00:31:33.500 --> 00:31:40.500 And we are doing our first Saturday of January, it's in your party and we're inviting the public and it's open to the public. 00:31:40.500 --> 00:31:55.500 This age? All ages. And it's going to be really wonderful. And it's a really, really, really neat school. 00:31:55.500 --> 00:32:04.500 I don't know what you talk. You did it. There's donkeys. That's a pretty big selling point in my household. 00:32:04.500 --> 00:32:11.500 Yeah, donkeys, chickens, this would be wonderful things for the kids, a little scavenger hunt. It's going to be really great. So please come. 00:32:11.500 --> 00:32:20.500 Where is it at? At the school? On campus. Where is that located? Oh my gosh, what's the address? 6441 Fishtrap Road. 00:32:20.500 --> 00:32:28.500 6441 Fishtrap Road. Yes. And we are opening two new buildings. We just opened one new building. 00:32:28.500 --> 00:32:34.500 And we just are finishing our second one, so we'll get to tour that. It'll be absolutely wonderful. 00:32:34.500 --> 00:32:41.500 And we've been working on really hard for the accessibility of the building. Just all kinds of really great things. 00:32:41.500 --> 00:32:46.500 That's amazing. Like Ali, I haven't been there in like a year. I know. It's great though. 00:32:46.500 --> 00:32:56.500 It is a really special place, but I need to go back out there. I miss my donkeys. 00:32:56.500 --> 00:33:03.500 It's right on the website. 15 acres, three donkeys, 12 chickens, one dog. 00:33:03.500 --> 00:33:09.500 Oh, the dog is at my house right now. The dog is a senior dog, so it's okay. 00:33:09.500 --> 00:33:15.500 Yeah, he retired from farm life formally a couple of months ago after an injury. 00:33:15.500 --> 00:33:26.500 So we'll have to recruit the next youngster, yes, to take over. Yeah, that's all I have. That's great. 00:33:26.500 --> 00:33:32.500 That's good. That's what Conclude Nouns are for. Okay, great. 00:33:32.500 --> 00:33:45.500 Any other announcements? Thank you all for having me. I'm really excited to be here so that I can add something to the conversation. 00:33:45.500 --> 00:33:52.500 It sounds like y'all have done a lot. We're happy to be here. Thank you for joining. 00:33:52.500 --> 00:34:07.500 Good to see you all. I know that they were Conclude Nouns. They really are coming and putting in a lot of effort. 00:34:07.500 --> 00:34:11.500 I think you can, this one I actually don't have to take a vote. You can just adjourn the meeting. 00:34:11.500 --> 00:34:13.500 All right, I'll adjourn the meeting. 00:34:13.500 --> 00:34:15.500 All right. Thank you so much. 00:34:15.500 --> 00:34:17.500 This might be our fastest meeting. 00:34:17.500 --> 00:34:19.500 It was the fastest meeting.