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MANY PARENTS ARE BRINGING THEIR CHILDREN FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME TO THE MUSEUM, AND WHEN THEY START EXPERIENCING ART FIRSTHAND IN PERSON, YOU CAN SEE THE SENSE OF WONDER ON THEIR FACES. WHO MADE THAT? THOSE COLORS ARE BEAUTIFUL. CAN I PAINT LIKE THAT? EXPERIENCING ART FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME IMMEDIATELY OPENS A CHILD'S MIND TO CREATIVE POTENTIAL. IT ALSO OPENS THE PARENTS MINDS. THIS HAPPENS THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF ARTS PATRONS, DONORS, FOUNDATIONS, AND THE CITY OF DALLAS THROUGH SUPPORT OF THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE. HELP DELIVER THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF THE ARTS TO DALLAS. WE OFTEN TOUT THAT DALLAS HAS THE LARGEST ARTS DISTRICT IN THE COUNTRY, LARGER THAN KENNEDY CENTER, LARGER THAN THE LINCOLN CENTER. WE ALSO HAVE RECEIVED MANY ACCOLADES THAT WERE THE BEST ARTS DISTRICT IN THE COUNTRY. WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO DO THAT WITH FURTHER CUTS. PLEASE, NO MORE CUTS TO ARTS FUNDING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MUBARAK. HASSAN. MUBARAK. HASSAN IS NOT PRESENT. ALEX. STEIN. HELLO. DALLAS. MAYOR. I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE VOTING ON WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD FUND THESE FLOCK CAMERAS, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE A WHITE SUPREMACIST IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, NAMED GOVERNOR ABBOTT THAT'S TRYING TO RESTRICT FLOCK TECHNOLOGIES. AND I KNOW THAT OUR LEGAL LAW ENFORCEMENT RELIES ON THESE TO CATCH CRIMINALS. AND SO I'M HERE TODAY WITH SOME OF THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY FROM ISRAEL. I CONNECTED AND WORKED IN COLLABORATION WITH BENJAMIN NETANYAHU AND ELON MUSK, AND I'VE CREATED THE FLOCK. DADDY. 9900. THIS IS THE NEWEST TECHNOLOGY ABLE TO FILM AT 960 DEGREES. IF YOU COMMIT A CRIME, I CAN CATCH YOU. AND WHAT MAKES ME BETTER THAN GROCK IS I'M ACTUALLY MOBILE. I MEAN, WHAT MAKES YOU BETTER THAN FLOCK IS I'M MOBILE, BUT I USE GROCK. ANYTIME I SEE A LICENSE PLATE, I'M ABLE TO CONNECT INSTANTLY WITH GROCK. SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS, MARY JOHNSON, YOU'RE GOING TO BE AT THE RNC. LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. WHAT I CAN DO IS I CAN GO IN THE WOMEN'S RESTROOM AND MAKE SURE NO TRANNIES WALK IN THERE AND TRY TO TAKE A POOP NEXT TO MY GIRLFRIEND. AND I THINK THAT THAT PROTECTS THEM MUCH BETTER THAN A FLOCK CAMERA THAT'S STUCK OUT ON THE STREET. I CAN GO INTO A CHILDREN'S CLASSROOM AND FILM CHILDREN ALL DAY AND MAKE SURE THAT NO PEDOPHILES TRY TO ABDUCT THEM. WHAT I'M DOING HERE TODAY IS GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGY. SO I WOULD ASK YOU THAT I WILL GIVE YOU A HOMETOWN DISCOUNT BECAUSE I AM ALEX STEIN. I'M A LIFELONG DALLAS RESIDENT. AND I CAN BE YOUR FLOCK HERO. AND IF YOU WANT TO JUST TRY TO SAVE SOME MONEY, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE BUDGET. I KNOW IT'S HARD TO BALANCE, BUT JUST LIKE I BALANCE THESE CAMERAS ON MY HEAD, I CAN HELP BALANCE THE BUDGET AND I CAN BE YOUR HERO. I CAN BE YOUR HERO. I CAN FILM ALL OF THE CHILDREN. WHEN YOU CHEAT ON YOUR WIFE. I WON'T TELL LIKE THAT. DOORBELL CAMERA. POINT OF ORDER. YOU CAN TRUST ME. POINT OF ORDER. NOT SUPPOSED TO GET PERSONAL AND COMMENTS. VIOLATION OF OUR RULES. I'LL GO AHEAD AND SUSTAIN. THANK YOU. ERIC JOHNSON, I'M ON YOUR SIDE. I CAN FILM ALL OF THE TRENCH ENDERS WHEN THEY TRY TO PROVE NEXT TO MY BRIDE. BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SHOULD BE PRESIDENT. I WANT TO BOMB IRAN AND KILL MORE WEDDINGS AND SCHOOLS, AND THIS TECHNOLOGY HELPS US BOMB CHILDREN IN ISRAEL AND PROTECT CHILDREN. WHEN I'M SITTING AT THE SCHOOL. LET ME WORK FOR THIS CITY BECAUSE THESE COPS NEED MY HELP. THAT'S YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. SO. CORRO. RAMOS. AVILES. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS SOCORRO RAMOS AVILES.
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MY ADDRESS IS 3530 FOREST LANE, DALLAS, TEXAS. I'M IN DISTRICT SIX. I AM THE ORGANIZING MANAGER FOR WORKERS DEFENSE, AND I AM HERE TO SPEAK ON THE PROPOSAL TO DIVORCE THE CITY'S LIVING WAGE POLICY FROM THE MIT LIVING WAGE CALCULATOR. THIS WOULD BE A MISTAKE. WE ALL KNOW THIS HAS BEEN AN UNPRECEDENTEDLY DIFFICULT BUDGET SESSION. YOU ARE FACING HARD CHOICES AND THE PRESSURE IS REAL. I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND. BUT SHIFTING THE BURDEN ONTO WORKERS WHO MAKE THIS CITY RUN WILL NOT FIX THE BUDGET. IT WILL ONLY DEEPEN THE CRISIS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO CAN LEAST AFFORD IT. WHEN YOU REDUCE A LIVING WAGE TO A NUMBER ON A SPREADSHEET, IT MAY LOOK LIKE A SIMPLE ADJUSTMENT. BUT FOR WORKERS AFFECTED THAT LINE ITEM IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MAKING RENT OR OR FALLING BEHIND BETWEEN KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON OR FACING ANOTHER SHUT OFF NOTICE. BETWEEN STABILITY AND CRISIS. DALLAS CANNOT BUILD A STRONGER FUTURE BY CUTTING WAGES FOR THE VERY PEOPLE WHO CLEAN OUR BUILDINGS, MAINTAIN OUR STREETS, CARE FOR OUR FAMILIES, AND KEEP THIS CITY FUNCTIONING EVERY SINGLE DAY. IF THE CITY'S BUDGET IS STRAINED, THEN AS ELECTED LEADERS, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FIND SOLUTIONS THAT DO NOT BALANCE THE BOOKS ON THE BACKS OF WORKING PEOPLE. THE MIT LIVING WAGE CALCULATOR IS NOT AN ABSTRACT. IT REFLECTS THE REAL COST OF LIVING IN THIS CITY. DISCONNECTING FROM IT WOULD MEAN ADOPTING A WAGE THAT YOU MAY KNOW, THAT YOU MAY KNOW IS NOT ENOUGH FOR A WORKER TO SURVIVE HERE. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN A CHANCE, YOU CAN GO TO A GAS STATION OR A SUPERMARKET AND YOU CAN KNOW AND LEARN HOW TO MANAGE A BUDGET. SO TODAY I AM ASKING YOU TO VOTE NO ON AMENDING THE CITY'S LIVING WAGE POLICY. PROTECT THE WORKERS WHO MAKE DALLAS POSSIBLE. PROTECT THE DIGNITY OF THE FAMILIES WHO DEPEND ON THESE WAGES TO LIVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR COMMITMENT FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY. HAVE A GOOD DAY. THANK YOU. MARIANA HURTADO. IT'S NOT ONLINE. IT'S NOT IN THE AUDIENCE. NOT PRESENT. JONATHAN LOCKRIDGE. HELLO, I'M JONATHAN LOCKRIDGE AND I'M FROM CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT ONE. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT ADAM BAZALDUA AMENDMENT, WHICH WOULD REMOVE FUNDING FROM FLOCK CAMERAS AND REALLOCATE THAT. SO ONE THING I'M HERE TO SAY, WELL, MORE THAN ONE THING, BUT OPPOSITION TO FLOCK CAMERAS IS BIPARTISAN. PEOPLE ON FROM ALL DIFFERENT SORTS OF PEOPLE DISLIKE SURVEILLANCE. I KNOW PEOPLE IN GUN RIGHTS GROUPS WHO DISLIKE IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T LIKE THE CAMERAS BEING OUTSIDE THE GUN RANGES. I KNOW PEOPLE WHO ARE WORRIED BECAUSE THEY DON'T LIKE IT BEING USED BY ICE AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES TO TRACK IMMIGRANTS. IT'S THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT REASONS TO OPPOSE THIS TECHNOLOGY ALL ACROSS THE AISLE. AND IN OAK CLIFF IN PARTICULAR, THERE ARE SO MANY OF THEM THAT I CAN HARDLY LEAVE MY NEIGHBORHOOD WITHOUT GOING PAST ONE. AND EVEN IF WE WERE GOING TO HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY, WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE THAT MANY NOW. I THINK WE'D BE BETTER OFF NOT EVEN USING THEM. BUT THAT IS DIFFERENT ANGLE TO IT. BUT I'VE TALKED WITH PEOPLE IN INDIVISIBLE. I'VE TALKED WITH PEOPLE IN LABOR GROUPS. I'VE TALKED WITH ALL PEOPLE, ALL ACROSS THE AISLE, LIBERTARIANS, GREENS, FORWARD PARTY REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS, LIKE THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO OPPOSE THIS TECHNOLOGY ALL ACROSS THE SPECTRUM. AS PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY SAID BEFORE, GREG ABBOTT RECENTLY CAME AND CURTAILED THE POLICY, WHICH IS ACTUALLY AFFECTING OUR CITY BUDGET. AND AND ON THE OTHER SIDE, TALARICO JUST A COUPLE DAYS AGO CAME OUT AGAINST FLOCK CAMERAS AS WELL. THE MOMENTUM IS BUILDING AGAINST THIS TECHNOLOGY, AND WE NEED TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER WE SHOULD BE USING IT AT ALL. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK BEFORE THE COUNCIL TODAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR JOHNSON. I THANK YOU FOR THE ENTIRE COUNCIL. THANK YOU TO ADAM BAZALDUA FOR YOUR PROPOSAL. THANK YOU, MADDIE OLSEN. MATTI OLSEN. IT'S NOT. IT'S NOT PRESENT. DIANA RAMIREZ. GOOD MORNING.
