7. Mayor Tate to present a proclamation in recognition of National Police Week and Peace Officers Memorial Day.

[10. Main Street Fest Co-Chairs, Claudine and Barney Annis, to present information regarding the 39th Annual Main Street Fest that will take place May 19-21.]

WE HAVE SOME PRESENTATIONS THAT ARE STILL GOING TO BE MADE.

ONCE AGAIN, ERNIE DOCLAR.

WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY ABOUT YOUR CAREER AS A BOY SCOUT? 80 YEARS AS A BOY SCOUT OF AMERICA.

WOW. THIS IS GOOD.

GOOD. WELL, GRAPEVINE HAS BEEN A GREAT PLACE TO WELCOME AND TO CULTIVATE SCOUTING.

AND IN NO LESS RECOGNITION THAN WE OWE YOU AND YOUR PREDECESSORS TO CREATE A CLIMATE THAT WELCOMES YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA.

AND SO WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOU PROVIDING YOU AND YOUR OPPORTUNITY FOR SCOUTING TO THRIVE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] THAT'S A MILESTONE THAT VERY FEW HAVE ACHIEVED IN THIS COUNTRY.

AND WE'RE HONORED THAT YOU'RE ONE OF OUR CITIZENS TONIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ERNIE, FOR THOSE COMMENTS.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT, THE CO-CHAIRS OF MAIN STREET FEST, CLAUDINE AND BARNEY ANNIS, IS HERE TO TELL US ABOUT THE 39TH ANNUAL MAIN STREET FEST THAT WILL TAKE PLACE THE 19TH THROUGH 21ST.

LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

CLAUDINE AND BARNEY.

THANK YOU, MR. TATE AND COUNCIL, FOR ALLOWING US TO SPEAK ABOUT THE 39TH ANNUAL MAIN STREET FEST, A CRAFT BREW EXPERIENCE PRESENTED BY BANK OF THE WEST,

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WHICH WILL HAPPEN ON MAY 19TH, 20TH AND 21ST.

MY NAME IS BARNEY ANNIS, AND THIS IS MY WIFE, CLAUDINE ANNIS.

WE ARE HONORED TO SERVE AS THIS YEAR'S CO-CHAIRS FOR THE MAIN STREET FEST AND TO REPRESENT THE AMAZING GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS THAT SERVE ON THE FESTIVAL STEERING COMMITTEE.

SOME OF WHICH ARE HERE WITH US TONIGHT.

WE ARE THRILLED TO INTRODUCE THE THEME TASTE OF TEXAS OR TEXAS ON TAP TO CELEBRATE THE 39TH ANNUAL MAIN STREET FEST AND TO DISPLAY THE LOVE AND PRIDE WE ALL HOLD FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE.

LIVE MUSIC WILL PLAY ON LIBERTY PARK PLAZA STAGE.

THE COCA-COLA SOUTHWEST BEVERAGE MAIN STAGE, WHICH WILL BE RELOCATED AGAIN BACK TO THE TOLBERT'S AND FOUST PARKING LOT.

THE TOWN SQUARE GAZEBO STAGE SPONSORED BY HOP AND STING BREWING COMPANY AND THE CRAFT BREW EXPERIENCE STAGE WHERE YOU'LL HEAR COVER BANDS LIKE THE MOJO BROTHERS, KING GEORGE, CHAMPAGNE YACHT CLUB, FLEETWOOD X AND MORE.

ALL OF THIS LIVE MUSIC ENSURES A CONTINUAL ROTATION OF ENTERTAINMENT.

INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN MUSICAL ARTISTS HEADLINING THE FESTIVAL WILL BE LITTLE TEXAS ON FRIDAY EVENING AND VERTICAL HORIZON ON SATURDAY NIGHT.

BOTH PERFORMANCES WILL START AT 9:30 P.M..

STREET ENTERTAINMENT WILL OFFER EXCITING EXPERIENCES FROM ACROSS THE NATION AND AROUND THE WORLD.

THOSE DARING, INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED STREET PERFORMERS, INCLUDING THE FAN FAVORITE TRAVELING PIANO, THE WORLD CLASS TRICK ROPER, JOHNNY LONE STAR , GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HOLDER, POGO FREED AND THE RED TROUSERS.

ALL NEW THIS YEAR WILL BE PICKLEBALL COURTS, WHICH WILL BE LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF MAIN AND HUDGINS, WHERE GUESTS CAN PLAY SHORT GAMES OF TWO ON TWO. ALSO BRAND NEW THIS YEAR WE WILL HAVE A ROCK CLIMBING EVENT LOCATED AT MAIN AND WALL STREET.

KIDS ZONE IN WEEMS ALLEY IS SPONSORED THIS YEAR BY 121 COMMUNITY CHURCH.

GRAPEVINE SEA LIFE AQUARIUM, LEGOLAND, DISCOVERY CENTER, AND COOK'S CHILDREN'S.

WE WILL HAVE VARIOUS TEXAS THEMES ARTS AND CRAFTS AND BALLOON TWISTING BY THE BALLOON GUY.

ALSO NEW THIS YEAR IS COMPLIMENTARY CIRCUS WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN OFFERED EACH DAY AT THE STREET PERFORMERS STAGE AT 11:15 A.M.

RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE KIDS ZONE.

GOOD EVENING.

THE BELOVED MAIN STREET FEST FAVORITE THE CRAFT BREW EXPERIENCE IS GETTING A NEW HOME THIS YEAR THAT WE ARE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT.

YOU CAN FIND THE CRAFT BREW EXPERIENCE, WHICH IS GOING TO BE SPONSORED BY KARBACH BREWING COMPANY IN THE COTTON BELT RAILROAD DISTRICT NEAR THE SOUTH GATE, WHICH IS GOING TO BE BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER.

A TASTE OF TEXAS, WHICH IS BREWS OF THE LONE STAR STATE SPONSORED BY THE GAYLORD TEXAN RESORT, IS A NEW EXPERIENCE.

IT'S GOING TO BE LOCATED IN LIBERTY PARK PLAZA.

THE AREA WILL BE HOME TO THE TASTING OF CRAFT BREWS FROM 20 BREWERIES OVER THE STATE OF TEXAS EXCUSE ME, POURING MORE THAN 40 DIFFERENT BREWS.

AND WOULDN'T YOU KNOW IT, THAT MAIN STREET FEST THIS YEAR ACTUALLY COINCIDES WITH AMERICAN CRAFT BREW WEEK AS WELL.

SO WE ALL KNOW THAT IT WOULDN'T BE A FESTIVAL IN GRAPEVINE WITHOUT SOME FANTASTIC WINES.

PATRONS CAN ENJOY WINES FROM GRAPEVINE TASTING ROOMS LOCATED IN THE GRAPEVINE WINE PAVILION.

LET'S TALK VOLUNTEERS.

VOLUNTEERS ARE SUCH A HUGE PART OF THE FESTIVAL.

IN ADDITION TO SEVERAL HUNDRED VOLUNTEERS, WE ARE SUPPORTING MORE THAN 25 CIVIC AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL SCHOOL GROUPS THAT ARE WORKING GATES, BEVERAGE BOOTHS, FOOD BOOTHS, PARKING LOTS.

ALL TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THEIR ORGANIZATIONS.

BETWEEN THESE GROUPS AND VOLUNTEERS, WE WILL TOTAL MORE THAN 1000 INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.

PRETTY AMAZING.

WE COULD NOT RAISE FUNDS FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION, CIVIC AND SERVICE AND SCHOOL GROUPS WITHOUT THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF OUR VOLUNTEERS.

IF ANYONE YOU KNOW IS INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING, PLEASE SEND THEM TO REGISTER AT THE MAIN STREET FEST WEBSITE.

NOW, IF YOU'LL TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SCREENS TO SEE A 32ND COMMERCIAL FOR OUR UPCOMING MAIN STREET FEST.

PLAN TO CELEBRATE MAY 19TH THROUGH THE 21ST.

SAVOR FLORIDA AND CAJUN SEAFOOD SPECIALTIES, GREEK, ASIAN CORN DOGS, FUNNEL CAKES AND MORE.

LISTEN TO LIVE MUSIC ALL WEEKEND, INCLUDING HEADLINERS LITTLE TEXAS AND VERTICAL HORIZON.

ENJOY THE ALL NEW KARBACH CRAFT BREW EXPERIENCE WITH OVER 50 BREWERIES AND THE FIRST EVER VIP TASTE OF TEXAS ONLY BREWERIES MAKE IT A WEEKEND AT GRAPEVINE'S

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MAIN STREET FEST.

GET TICKETS AND GREAT HOTEL RATES TODAY.

MANY THANKS TO OUR PRESENTING SPONSOR, THE BANK OF THE WEST, FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT, ALONG WITH OUR ANNUAL SPONSOR, THE TEXRAIL TRINITY METRO.

WE ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE GAYLORD TEXAN, COCA-COLA SOUTHWEST BEVERAGES, KARBACH, HOP AND STING, BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE AND MEOW WOLF GRAPEVINE TO JUST NAME A FEW.

WE WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN, GRAPEVINE CITY COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING BARNEY AND I TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT AN OVERVIEW FOR MAIN STREET FEST.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU OUT THERE HAVING A GREAT TIME.

SO WE'LL SEE YOU SOON.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FESTIVAL.

IT'S BEEN A YEAR IN THE MAKING AND I'M SURE AS ALWAYS, IT'S GOING TO BE VERY NICE, VERY SUCCESSFUL.

I THINK PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT, AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A LOT OF FUN AND NOT HAVE TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION.

[11. Rich Andreski from Trinity Metro to provide Trinity Metro update to Council.]

NEXT, WE HAVE ANOTHER PRESENTATION.

I'M GOING TO ASK COUNCILMAN PAUL SLECHTA, WHO'S GRAPEVINE IN NORTHEAST TARRANT COUNTIES, MEMBER OF THE TRINITY METRO BOARD, TO INTRODUCE OUR SPEAKER. ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST PUT ME ON THE SPOT THERE, WHY DON'T YOU? [LAUGHTER] I'LL ASK CEO RICH ANDRESKI TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM.

HOPEFULLY IT'S A BRIEF PRESENTATION OF ALL GREAT THINGS TRINITY METRO.

HE DIDN'T LET ME PROOF IT.

[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IT'S AN HONOR TO BE WITH YOU THIS EVENING AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

BEFORE I JUMP INTO THE PRESENTATION, MAYOR TATE, I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE YOU.

SOMETHING YOU DID ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN I MOVED TO TARRANT COUNTY.

MY FAMILY, MY SON'S HERE WITH ME THIS EVENING, FORD.

WE WE DID NOT KNOW THIS COMMUNITY.

WE DID NOT.

WE'RE NOT FROM TEXAS.

THIS OPPORTUNITY PRESENTED ITSELF, AND YOU ROLLED OUT THE RED CARPET FOR US A FEW WEEKS ONTO THE JOB.

YOU HAD CONVENED AN EVENT HERE IN GRAPEVINE WITH MAYOR MATTIE PARKER.

AND MAYOR OSCAR TREVINO WAS A WONDERFUL EVENING.

AND I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT THAT MEANT TO ME PERSONALLY TO JUST KNOWING THAT WE HAD A WELCOME RECEPTION HERE, SAID A LOT ABOUT THE CHARACTER OF THIS COMMUNITY AND MADE US FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT THE DECISION HERE TO MOVE TO WE'RE ACTUALLY NEIGHBORS HERE DOWN THE ROAD IN KELLER.

I'M GOING TO RUN THROUGH A BIT OF A PRESENTATION, AN UPDATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON AT TRINITY METRO.

I KNOW YOU ALL WANT TO HEAR ABOUT TEXRAIL.

I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT TEXRAIL.

BUT FIRST I JUST WANT TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERVIEW OF HOW WE'RE DOING MORE GLOBALLY WITH OUR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

COVID TOOK HAD QUITE AN IMPACT ON MANY, MANY OF OUR ENTERPRISES.

WE WERE NO EXCEPTION.

RIDERSHIP DECLINED SIGNIFICANTLY DURING COVID.

I'M PLEASED TO SAY WE'RE ALMOST BACK TO 100% AND WE EXPECT TO BE BACK TO 100% OF OUR RIDERSHIP BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.

SO THAT'S A GREAT AND HEARTENING TREND.

RIDERSHIP. WE ARE A FULL SERVICE ENTERPRISE.

WE PROVIDE ALL SORTS OF MOBILITY OPTIONS.

TEXRAIL IS THE ONE, YOU KNOW, BUT WE ARE A BUS PROVIDER.

WE JOINTLY PARTNER WITH DART TO PROVIDE TRINITY RAILWAY EXPRESS.

WE HAVE OTHER SERVICES SUCH AS ZIPZONE AND FORT WORTH BIKESHARE.

I'M GOING TO TEASE THOSE IN A MINUTE.

WANT YOU TO THINK PERHAPS I INVITE YOU TO THINK ABOUT MAYBE SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF THOSE PROGRAMS GOING FORWARD TO GRAPEVINE . ROBUST GROWTH ON TEXRAIL 74% YEAR OVER YEAR GROWTH.

AND THAT SHOWS NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN, THANKS IN PART TO THE GREAT REASONS TO COME TO GRAPEVINE.

GRAPEVINE IS THE NUMBER TWO BUSIEST STATION IN THE SYSTEM.

I'M GOING TO RUN THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF OUR TOTAL ENTERPRISE AND THEN I'M GOING TO COME BACK TO TEXRAIL.

WHAT'S NUMBER ONE? DFW. OH OF COURSE, THAT MAKES PERFECT SENSE.

OKAY, THAT'S OKAY. THEN WE'RE OKAY TO BE SECOND.

[LAUGHTER] BUT YOU KNOCKED OUT DOWNTOWN CENTRAL STATION IN FORT WORTH.

I THOUGHT WE DID. SO TRINITY RAILWAY EXPRESS, THE SERVICE THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR SOME TIME.

A GOOD SERVICE, BUT NEEDS SOME UPDATING.

IT'S NOT QUITE UP TO OUR STANDARDS.

AND WHAT WE'VE DELIVERED ON TEXRAIL.

TRINITY RAILWAYS EXPRESS WAS HISTORICALLY IMPLEMENTED AS A COMMUTER RAILROAD TO MOVE PEOPLE DOWNTOWN TO DOWNTOWN.

AND WE'RE WORKING ON A PROGRAM THERE TO REINVEST AND UPGRADE THAT SERVICE.

WE HAVE AN EXTENSIVE BUS NETWORK.

THAT BUS NETWORK DOESN'T COME TO GRAPEVINE, BUT WE ARE PROUD THAT WE PARTNER WITH P W MCCALLUM IN TERMS OF LOCAL ACCESS TO GET OVER TO THE GAYLORD AND GREAT WOLF LODGE.

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SO WE DO REALIZE THERE'S OTHER TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS HERE LOCALLY.

WE HAVE A FANTASTIC BIKE SHARE PROGRAM THAT'S BEEN TREMENDOUSLY SUCCESSFUL.

WE CARRIED 72,000 RENTALS LAST YEAR OF OUR BIKES IN AND AROUND FORT WORTH.

THAT'S GROWING LIKE [INAUDIBLE] BUSTERS.

PEOPLE LOVE IT. WE HAVE ELECTRIC BIKES.

SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HERE IN GRAPEVINE, WE WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT.

WE'RE ALSO INNOVATING.

SO WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT WELL, WE SEE SOMETIMES BUSSES AREN'T QUITE FULL.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO DRIVE RIDERSHIP? WELL, ONE OF THE WAYS WE'RE TACKLING THE RIDERSHIP QUESTION IS INNOVATING AND ZIPZONE IS ONE OF THE WAYS WE'RE DOING THAT.

IT'S SMALLER VEHICLES THAT ARE ON DEMAND.

THEY COME TO YOU RATHER THAN YOU GO TO THAT TRANSIT ROUTE, NOT UNLIKE UBER AND LYFT.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS THE SERVICE THAT WE WOULD LOVE TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT AS A POSSIBLE DEMONSTRATION HERE IN GRAPEVINE.

MAYOR TATE, I HEARD YOU TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THIS, SORT OF HOW GRAPEVINE HAS BECOME THE CENTER OF OUR REGION IN MANY RESPECTS.

AND THAT'S INCREDIBLY TRUE IN SO MANY WAYS.

OUR RAIL SYSTEM, THE FOLKS THAT PRECEDED ME, BOTH AT DART AND TRINITY METRO, HAD ACQUIRED RAIL LINES MANY, MANY DECADES AGO, AND LAND BANKED THEM AND SURE ENOUGH, TOOK SOME TIME, BUT THOSE RAIL LINES HAVE BEEN PUT BACK INTO USE.

TEXRAIL, YOU KNOW, IS OPERATIONAL, BUT THERE IS A SILVER LINE PROJECT COMING.

DART WILL CONNECT TERMINAL B THERE AT THE AIRPORT TO PLANO AND WE'RE TALKING TO DART ABOUT WHETHER WE AND HOW WE PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICE BETWEEN FORT WORTH THROUGH GRAPEVINE ALL THE WAY TO PLANO.

SO THAT'S AN INTERESTING OPPORTUNITY AHEAD.

SO BACK LET'S GO BACK TO TEXRAIL BECAUSE I KNOW YOU WANT TO HEAR ABOUT TEXRAIL.

SO TEXRAIL IS TREMENDOUSLY SUCCESSFUL IN ONLY FOUR AND FOUR YEARS AND A FEW MONTHS.

WE HAVE CARRIED NEARLY 2 MILLION PEOPLE ON TEXRAIL TRAINS.

IT'S EXTRAORDINARY. ABOUT 23% OF THOSE PEOPLE BEGIN OR END THEIR TRIPS HERE IN GRAPEVINE, WHICH IS ANOTHER STUNNING SUCCESS.

AS I LOOK AROUND THE COUNTRY AND MANY OF THE COMMUTER RAILROADS THAT OPERATE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, THERE'S 33 OF THEM.

MOST OF THEM ARE ORIENTED TO GETTING TO A JOB AT A DOWNTOWN CENTER.

BUT WHAT WE'VE FOUND HERE IS THAT THIS IS REALLY THE ENTERTAINMENT AND THE FUN LINE.

THIS IS THE LINE YOU TAKE TO GET TO THE AIRPORT TO GO SOMEWHERE ON VACATION.

THIS IS THE LINE YOU TAKE TO COME TO A FESTIVAL, HAVE DINNER.

THIS IS THE LINE THAT WE HAD THE MAIN STREET ARTS FESTIVAL IN DOWNTOWN FORT WORTH RECENTLY.

THAT WAS LAST WEEK, A TREMENDOUSLY SUCCESSFUL.

AND WE'RE REALLY PROUD, REALLY PROUD OF WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE.

AND I HEARD FROM MY COLLEAGUES AROUND THE COUNTRY WHEN I WAS COMING DOWN HERE TO LEAD TRINITY METRO.

WELL, WOULD TEXANS TAKE TRANSIT? WOULD TEXANS TAKE RAIL? AND I TELL THEM EVERY DAY I SAID YES, YES AND YES.

IT'S A REMARKABLE STORY.

AND I THINK IT BODES WELL FOR THE FUTURE OF WHAT WE DO.

TEXRAIL RIDERSHIP IS BACK TO ALL TIME HIGHS AGAIN.

WE TOOK A DIVE WITH COVID, BUT WE ARE CLIMBING MONTH OVER MONTH.

PAUL, YOU HEAR THIS UPDATE, NOTHING NEW.

AND BUT WE ARE, WE'RE ON TRACK TO AGAIN SET ALL TIME RECORDS THIS YEAR FOR RIDERSHIP.

THIS IS A FUNNY I HAD TO PUT THIS ON HERE BECAUSE WE WE CARRY YEAR TWO.

THIS IS INCEPTION TO DATE, ABOUT 300,000 PEOPLE HAVE COME HERE TO GRAPEVINE ON TEXRAIL.

BUT WHAT'S FUNNY IS THAT 301,000 CAME HERE ONLY 295,000 LEFT.

SO 16,000 PEOPLE LIKED US SO MUCH THEY STAYED.

THAT'S A GOOD THING.

[LAUGHTER] SO I'M NOT SURE WHERE THEY'RE HANGING OUT.

BUT IT IS AN INTERESTING STATISTIC.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, OUR RELIABILITY IS EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH.

WE'VE BUILT A RAILROAD TO REALLY FIRST CLASS STANDARDS AND WE HAVE A HIGH DEGREE OF RELIABILITY THAT PEOPLE CAN COUNT ON.

AND WE SEE THIS EVERY DAY IN FOLKS GOING OUT TO THE AIRPORT, AIRLINE ATTENDANTS, PILOTS, AIR TRAVELERS.

THEY KNOW THEY CAN COUNT ON IT AND THEY'RE USING IT.

ONE STORY I'D LIKE TO SHARE AND LET ME FINISH THIS AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO MY STORY.

PAUL WAS KIND ENOUGH TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION THAT YOU HAD PREPARED, LOOKING AT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TEXRAIL.

AND WE ARE I'VE RUN WITH THIS INFORMATION BECAUSE I FIND IT VERY IMPRESSIVE.

LOOKING AT AVERAGE SALES TAX REVENUES IN A FIVE, TEN MINUTE AND CITYWIDE DISTANCE OF TEXRAIL.

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AND THERE'S CLEARLY GREATER ECONOMIC ACTIVITY HAPPENING AROUND RAIL.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT RAIL AND WHY WE INVEST, IT'S REALLY NOT ONLY ABOUT MOBILITY, IT'S ABOUT GENERATING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, HELPING PEOPLE REACH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY.

I LOVE THIS BECAUSE IF YOU'RE A DOLLARS AND CENTS KIND OF PERSON, THIS REALLY TELLS PART OF THAT STORY.

WE ALSO LIKE TO TAKE CREDIT FOR YOUR SUCCESS.

SO OUR SUCCESS IS YOUR SUCCESS AND VICE VERSA.

VISITS ALONE IN 2022, YOU HAD THESE KIND OF NUMBERS ARE IMPRESSIVE, OF COURSE, 481 EVENTS AND 200 PEOPLE THERE WORKING IN AND AROUND THE HOTEL AND HARVEST HALL, ALL ARGUABLY HAPPENING BECAUSE OF TEXRAIL.

BEFORE I GET TO THE EXTENSION, MY BRIEF STORY, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME THROUGH GRAPEVINE FOR THE FIRST TIME ABOUT A YEAR AGO.

AND I REMEMBER TAKING THE TRAIN FROM THE AIRPORT AND LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW AT HARVEST HALL AND THE HOTEL AND THINKING, WHAT AN INCREDIBLE HISTORIC PRESERVATION EFFORT WAS HAPPENING HERE IN GRAPEVINE.

I SAID, LOOK AT THAT GRAND TRAIN STATION.

THAT IS JUST INCREDIBLE.

I HAD NO IDEA THAT IT WAS JUST BUILT.

AND I REMEMBER ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT WHO, HOW POSSIBLY WAS THERE SOMEONE WITH THE VISION TO MAKE SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN? AND I QUICKLY CAME TO LEARN THAT YOU, MAYOR TATE AND YOUR LEADERSHIP TEAM HERE HAD AN ENORMOUS VISION AND FORWARD THINKING.

THIS WAS NOT A PROJECT THAT HAPPENED OVERNIGHT.

IT TOOK PERSEVERANCE.

IT TOOK COMMITMENT.

I'M REALLY AND WE HAVE BEEN BACK SO MANY TIMES.

EVERY TIME I GET TOGETHER WITH MY COLLEAGUES IN THE REGION, MY PARTNERS IN DALLAS, IN DENTON COUNTY, WE ALWAYS END UP MEETING A GRAPEVINE AND GRAPEVINE IS JUST THE PLACE PEOPLE WANT TO BE.

SO I THINK MORE THAN MORE THAN MOBILITY AND MORE THAN TEXRAIL.

WHAT WE'VE CREATED HERE TOGETHER IS SOMETHING EXCEPTIONAL.

AND TWO OTHER QUICK NOTES.

WE HAD THE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION COME THROUGH HERE LAST WEEK.

SHE WAS AT THE GAYLORD.

INCREDIBLE TO HOST HER AND TALK TO HER ABOUT TEXRAIL.

SHE DIDN'T MEET IN GRAPEVINE.

SHE MET US IN IN FORT WORTH.

OTHERWISE YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE.

AND WE ALSO HOSTED THE FTA LEADERSHIP TEAM, THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION LEADERSHIP TEAM, AND THEY ALL WANT TO SEE GRAPEVINE.

SO I THINK IT'S NOT JUST LOCALLY.

I THINK NATIONALLY THERE'S QUITE AN IMPRESSION BEING MADE.

AND I'LL WRAP UP HERE WITH A QUICK UPDATE ON THE EXTENSION.

SO TEXRAIL, WE WERE ABLE TO DELIVER THAT PROGRAM NOT ON MY WATCH, BUT ON MY PREDECESSOR'S WATCH, UNDER $80 MILLION DOLLARS, UNDER BUDGET.

IT WAS AN EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT, ONE OF THE RARE TIMES WHEN THESE BIG PUBLIC SECTOR PROJECTS COME IN WELL UNDER BUDGET.

THAT'S ENABLED US TO REAPPLY THOSE FUNDS TO AN EXTENSION TO THE MEDICAL DISTRICT IN FORT WORTH.

IT'S A TWO MILE EXTENSION, GOING TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO 50,000 JOBS.

MANY, I'M GUESSING MANY OF THOSE FOLKS THAT HOLD THOSE JOBS ARE RESIDENTS HERE IN GRAPEVINE.

AND SO THIS WILL BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT DIRECTLY INTO THAT EMPLOYMENT CENTER.

WE ARE WRAPPING UP.

WE'RE ACTUALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF FINAL DESIGN.

WE'LL WRAP UP NEXT MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR.

AND THE CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN IN LATE, LATE END OF NEXT YEAR WITH SERVICE BEGINNING AT THE END OF 26.

SO REALLY IN MY VIEW, A PRETTY TRANSFORMATIONAL OPPORTUNITY RELATIVE TO THE SIZE OF THE PROJECT.

AND THEN JUST IN CONCLUSION, SOME OF THE QUESTIONS I GET ARE WHAT IS THE FUTURE SHOULDN'T WE BE THINKING MORE REGIONALLY? WHAT ARE WE DOING TO FURTHER THE ADVANTAGES OF RAIL AND MAKE SURE WE STAY AHEAD OF ISSUES? AND I GOT TO TELL YOU, WE HAVE GREAT PARTNERS IN DART, NADINE LEE, THE CEO AT DART, AND PAUL KRISTINA, THE CEO FOR DENTON COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY.

WE TALK OFTEN.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COORDINATED SERVICE.

WE'LL HAVE TO SEE HOW THAT WORKS.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ADDITIONAL EXTENSIONS OF TEXRAIL POTENTIALLY.

WE'RE LOOKING AT RELAUNCHING OUR TRINITY RAILWAY EXPRESS AT SOME POINT WITH NEW NEW TRAINS TO KIND OF KEEP UP TO THE STANDARD THAT WE'VE SET AT TEXRAIL.

A MATTER OF FACT, TOMORROW I'M MAKING A DAY TRIP TO SALT LAKE CITY.

WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL TEXRAIL TRAINS BECAUSE WE'RE RUNNING RUNNING THESE CURRENT TRAINS QUITE A BIT AND WE NEED MORE EQUIPMENT.

AND THEN JUST IN CONCLUSION, I GET SOMETIMES, WELL, WHY DON'T WE PARTNER AND JUST HAVE A REGIONAL RAIL AUTHORITY?

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AND THAT'S THAT'S CERTAINLY A CONVERSATION I'M WILLING TO HAVE AS WELL IN TERMS OF THE FUTURE.

BUT WHAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DO AT TRINITY METRO IS THAT WE'RE ACCOUNTABLE TO YOU THROUGH YOUR YOUR BOARD MEMBER, PAUL.

PAUL SLECHTA WE'RE GRATEFUL, PAUL, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AT TRINITY METRO.

WE'RE HERE. WE'RE A SERVICE ORGANIZATION.

WE'RE HERE TO PROVIDE GREAT SERVICE.

AND I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I'M AVAILABLE TO YOU.

SO IF YOU EVER HAVE QUESTIONS, IF YOU EVER FEEL THAT YOU'VE GOT IDEAS FOR WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO REACH OUT TO ME.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME [APPLAUSE].

APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AND YOUR SERVICE AND KEEPING THE TRAINS ROLLING.

I KNOW SOMETIMES DURING THE DAY THERE NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THEM AND YET YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP IT FUNDED AND KEEP IT RUNNING.

THAT'S NOT EASY.

I THINK THAT IT'S THE LONG TERM SOLUTION TO OUR TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS FOR THIS CITY.

WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO PROVIDE HIGHWAYS FOR ONE PERSON TO DRIVE TO WORK AND BACK.

THEY WERE ARGUMENTS WHEN WE WERE VOTING ON THE TRAIN THAT IT WOULD BRING CRIME TO TOWN.

IT DIDN'T DO THAT.

WHEN I WAS A KID, WE USED TO HAVE HOBOS THAT CAME FROM THE FREIGHT CARS LOOKING FOR FOOD IN TOWN.

ABOUT THE ONLY STRANGERS WE SAW BACK THEN.

LAST SUMMER, WE HAD SEVERAL HOMELESS PEOPLE DOWNTOWN THAT SEEMED TO SPEND THE SUMMER.

I KNOW SOME PEOPLE WERE CONCERNED THAT THEY WERE RIDING THE TRAIN.

THEY. WE TRIED TO HANDLE THAT THROUGH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND GET THOSE PEOPLE PLACED.

HAVEN'T SEEN THAT IN SOME TIME.

BUT IN THE LAST TEN DAYS, I'VE SEEN WHAT APPEARED TO BE A HOMELESS PERSON EVERY DAY AND IT'S A DIFFERENT ONE.

AND THEY APPEAR TO BE HANGING OUT NEAR OUR RESTAURANTS.

OUR PEOPLE ARE PRETTY GENEROUS.

I'M SURE PEOPLE ARE MAKING SURE THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT, BUT THEN THEY DISAPPEAR.

SOMEONE ELSE APPEARS.

HAVE YOU ALL HAD ANY? ARE THESE PEOPLE RIDING THE TRAIN YOU THINK? ARE THEY RIDING FREE OR ARE THEY HAVING TO PAY A TICKET? OR HAVE YOU ALL HAD ANY CONCERN, ANY PLACE ELSE THAT THAT HAPPENING, OR DO YOU THINK THESE PEOPLE ARE JUST WALKING IN? ON OCCASION WHAT WE WILL SEE IS DURING THE VERY COLD WEATHER OR VERY HOT WEATHER, WE WILL SEE, FOLKS, BUT THEY DO THEY DO FIND MONEY FOR A TICKET.

SO AS LONG AS SOMEONE HAS A TICKET ON OUR TRAIN, WE, OF COURSE, HONOR THAT TRANSPORTATION.

BUT IT HAS IT'S ALSO SOMETHING THAT WE'RE AWARE OF MORE GENERALLY IN TERMS OF HOMELESSNESS IN OUR REGION AND WORKING WORKING WITH MAYOR MATTIE PARKER AND HER ADMINISTRATION ON ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS.

IT'S A VERY, AS YOU KNOW, A VERY CHALLENGING ISSUE.

I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE ALL SEEM TO BE PRETTY YOUNG.

I THINK IT'S A REFLECTION OF THE ECONOMY AND HOW SO MANY PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING, ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE.

AND IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO BE ON TOP OF AND HELP TAKE CARE OF THESE PEOPLE AND MAKE SURE THEY DON'T BECOME A PROBLEM. SO IF YOU SEE ANY PATTERN, I APPRECIATE THAT YOU WOULD GIVE US YOUR ADVICE ON HOW TO DEAL WITH THAT.

HOPEFULLY IT'S JUST A PHENOMENAL GOOD WEATHER AND PEOPLE WANTING TO COME TO GRAPEVINE AND GET SOMETHING TO EAT.

BUT WE REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO.

WE APPRECIATE THE RAIL.

I KNOW IT'S FRUSTRATING.

SOMETIMES IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME I CROSS THE TRACK, THE ARMS COME DOWN AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR A WHILE.

BUT THAT'S PART OF IT.

IT'S PART OF SAFETY.

IT'S PART OF OUR FUTURE.

AND WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

QUICK QUESTION, RICH.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THE EXACT ANSWER.

FIRST, I WANT TO SAY I LOVE YOUR SON'S HAT.

I MEAN, HE'S HE'S GOTTEN TO TEXAS.

HE'S ALL IN. HE'S ALL IN IN TEXAS.

YOU MENTIONED 89% RIDERSHIP RECOVERY SINCE COVID.

HOW DOES THAT I MEAN, I KNOW YOU MAY NOT KNOW THE EXACT NUMBERS.

HOW DOES THAT COMPARE TO OTHERS IN THE STATE, YOUR COUNTERPARTS? THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

SO WE ARE LEADING IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

SO WE THERE'S NO EXCEPTIONS.

WE'RE A TOP TOP OF THE HEAP.

MANY OF THE TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN TEXAS ARE SOMEWHERE IN THE 70 TO 75% RECOVERED RANGE.

AND SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT.

I SHOULD THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

YEAH. THANK YOU.

GOOD PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHTY. THAT COMPLETES OUR PRESENTATIONS.

[12. Consider the purchase of the roof structure at the Grapevine Service Center from Weatherproofing Services, Resolution No. 2023-008 expressing intent to reimburse certain expenditures, and take any necessary action.]

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12 CONSIDER THE PURCHASE OF THE ROOF STRUCTURE AT THE GRAPEVINE SERVICE CENTER.

BRIAN BECK. THANK YOU.

HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

ITEM NUMBER 12 ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT IS TO AUTHORIZE THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW ROOF FOR THE MAIN BUILDING AT THE MUNICIPAL SERVICE CENTER.

AS YOU NOTED IN YOUR PACKET, THE ROOF WAS DAMAGED IN THE DECEMBER 13TH, 2022 TORNADO.

OUR ARCHITECT HAS COMPLETED THE DESIGN FOR THE NEW ROOF, INCLUDING STRUCTURAL REPAIRS CAUSED BY THE STORM.

WE HAVE SELECTED WEATHERPROOFING SERVICES AS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR.

THIS COMPANY HAS WORKED WITH US BEFORE WITH EXCELLENT RESULTS.

I'D LIKE TO DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO THE IMAGE ON THIS SCREEN.

THE AREA IN RED IS THE DAMAGED SECTION OF THE ROOF AND MUST BE REPLACED.

THE AREA, THE NEW ROOFING WILL BE A STANDING SEAM METAL ROOF WITH AN R 25 INSULATION RATING.