DeMonica Gooden
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 27
- Total speaking time
- 3:02:39
- Avg per meeting
- 6:46
- Segments
- 2333
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Top issues during term (9)(Parks Rec)
Library Programming and Outreach
Potential for increased grant funding if the program aligns with multi-year grant cycles.
Library Naming
None anticipated at this stage.
Parks Master Plan Update
Future budget allocations for park improvements will be informed by the master plan findings.
Poet Laureate Program Policy Revisions
Involves an annual honorarium of $3,500, subject to annual appropriation.
Arts Grant Program First-Year Review
Evaluates grant allocation and administration for community arts funding.
Duncanville Fieldhouse Mural Design
Financial impact details were not specified in the staff report.
KDB Event Calendar and Volunteer Activities
Events operate within the approved Keep Duncanville Beautiful operational budget.
BloomFest Event Planning
The event is intended to serve as an economic driver for local businesses.
Olden Year Museum Proposal
The proposal suggests using a mix of private donations, hotel tax grants, and a potential Public Improvement District (PID) to fund operations.
Moved or seconded (26)
Motions Gooden personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- secondedpassed 7-02026-06-16
Councilmember Don McBurnett made a motion to approve the item
- secondedpassed 7-02026-06-16
approve the consent agenda
- secondedpassed 5-02026-06-02
Election of Mayor Pro Tem for 2026-2027
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-02
approve the item
- movedfailed 0-72026-05-19
Mayor Pro-Tem DeMonica Gooden made a motion to approve the item
- secondedpassed 7-02026-05-19
approve the consent agenda
- secondedpassed 7-02026-05-05
approve the consent agenda
- secondedpassed 6-02026-04-21
approve the consent agenda
- movedpassed 7-02026-04-07
Consider a Resolution for Hotel Occupancy Tax FY2026 for The Duncanville Chamber of Commerce
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 7-02026-04-07
Councilmember Don McBurnett made a motion to approve the consent agenda, Mayor Pro-Tem DeMonica Gooden seconded the motion.
- secondedpassed 7-02026-04-07
to close the public hearing
- secondedpassed 7-02026-04-07
to close the public hearing
- movedfailed 0-72026-04-07
to approve the item
- secondedpassed 7-02026-03-17
Councilmember Don McBurnett made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda
- movedpassed 6-12026-03-03
Mayor Pro-Tem DeMonica Gooden made a motion to table this item pending the approval of item H
- secondedpassed 7-02026-03-03
Councilmember Don McBurnett made a motion to approve the consent agenda
- secondedpassed 7-02026-03-03
Councilmember Don McBurnett made a motion to approve the item
- secondedpassed 7-02026-03-03
Conduct a public hearing to consider a Chapter 380 Agreement with Pegaso California Construction Corporation as part of the acquisition and redevelopment of the Railroad Flats Property, owned by the Duncanville Community and Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC)
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 7-02026-03-03
Mayor Pro-Tem DeMonica Gooden made a motion to approve the item
- movedpassed 6-12026-03-03
Mayor Pro-Tem DeMonica Gooden made a motion to table this item
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Gooden was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Parks Rec.
Voting record (0)(Parks Rec)
No votes found matching Parks Rec.