* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:02] WELCOME EVERYBODY. WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS, UH, COUNCIL SESSION, UH, TO ORDER. [ Call to Order] UH, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND START OUT WITH THE OPENING PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAGS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF TEXAS. UH, COUNCILMAN WESTBROOK, IF YOU'LL LEAD US IN PRAYER, PLEASE. YES, MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. LET US TAKE A MOMENT OF REFLECTION. AS WE GATHER THIS EVENING DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, A TIME OFTEN MARKED BY LIGHT, GENEROSITY AND TOGETHERNESS, WE PAUSE TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE. IT MAY THIS SEASON REMIND US OF THE IMPORTANCE OF KINDNESS, PATIENCE, AND CARE FOR ONE ANOTHER, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO MAY BE EXPERIENCING HARDSHIPS OR LOSS. AS THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL CONDUCT THE WORK OF THIS MEETING, MAY THE DISCUSSIONS BE THOUGHTFUL, THE DECISIONS FAIR AND THE OUTCOMES GUIDED BY GENUINE DESIRE TO STRENGTHEN THE CITY, CHURCHS AND THE LIVES OF ALL WHO CALLED IT HOME. MAY THE SPIRIT OF THE HOLIDAYS INSPIRE UNITY WHERE THERE MAY BE DIFFERENCES, HOPE, WHERE THERE MAY BE UNCERTAINTY AND GOODWILL IN ALL THAT WE DO. GOD BLESS. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC, WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE TEXAS, ONE STATE ON GOD, ONE AN INDIVISIBLE. WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND START WITH PRESENTATIONS. [3. Presentations 25-Year Tenure Milestone Service Pin Presentation - Bryan Timmons, Engineering Inspector (S.Williams)] UH, WE HAVE SOMEONE WHO'S REACHED A 25 YEAR MILESTONE, SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL UP, UH, STEVE WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, BRIAN. UH, MAYOR, IF I COULD HAVE BRIAN, TIM, COME ON UP. LET ME, I'VE GOT A LITTLE PRESENTATION I'M GONNA OPEN UP HERE. ALRIGHT. SO Y'ALL KNOW THAT THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO, THE EMPLOYEES HERE, BECAUSE WE ACKNOWLEDGE TENURE ON THE ONE YEAR, THE FIVE YEAR, AND FIVE YEAR INCREMENTS THERE UP. AND WHEN WE GET TO 20 YEARS, WE ACKNOWLEDGE FOLKS IN THE COUNCIL MEETING. SO THE WHOLE WORLD, AND IT COULD BE BROADCAST OUT THERE, AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT THEY DO FOR THE CITY. AND WE VALUE TENURE, AND WE VALUE THAT COMMITMENT TO OUR ORGANIZATION, TO WHAT YOU DO AS A PROFESSION AND, AND WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SO, BUT I LIKE TO START OFF WITH A LITTLE FUN. SO 25 YEARS AGO WAS AUGUST OF 2000, A LITTLE BIT AGO. SO WHAT WAS GOING ON BACK THEN? WELL, THE WORLD DIDN'T END 'CAUSE IT WAS Y 2K. REMEMBER, WE WERE ALL GONNA DIE AND EVERY COMPUTER WAS IN CRASH, BUT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. SO WE'RE OKAY. YOU ACTUALLY HAD TO PRINT OUT YOUR DIRECTIONS FROM MAPQUEST ON THE COMPUTER BECAUSE THAT WAS THE HIGH TECH WAY TO DRIVE. SOME OF THE KIDS ARE GOING, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT MAPQUEST IS. WHAT IS THAT? ? I WON'T EVEN BRING UP MAPSCO OR KEY MAP. SO A DOZEN EGGS COST YOU ABOUT 89 CENTS, FIVE POUNDS OF POTATOES OR 79 CENTS, AND SPAGHETTI SAUCE WAS 99 CENTS FOR THE BIG 16 OUNCE JAR. AND THE WAY THAT YOU ORDERED TAKEOUT, IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, YOU PULLED ALL THOSE PAPER MENUS OUT OF THE DRAWER AND YOU THUMBED THROUGH THOSE AND YOU, OR MADE YOUR ORDER OVER THE TELEPHONE, AND YOU HOPED THAT IT WAS GOOD BECAUSE THERE WAS NO KIND OF YELP REVIEWS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, BRIAN, TIM HAS JOINED THE SHIRTS TEAM IN 2000 AUGUST, AND WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE HIM. SO LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BRIAN. I'M ACTUALLY, I'M GONNA PUT THAT PICTURE UP THERE WITH SOME PICTURES. SO BRIAN STARTED WITH THE CITY AS A STREET WORKER ONE, AND THEN WITHIN TWO YEARS, HE WAS PROMOTED TO STREET WORKER TWO, AND HE HELD THAT POSITION UNTIL 2022, WHICH HE, IN WHICH DURING THAT TENURE INCLUDED MANAGING THE SIGN SHOP FOR QUITE A WHILE. THEN IN 2022, HE MOVED TO THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AS AN ENGINEERING INSPECTOR, IN WHICH NOW HE DOES THE INSPECTING OF CONSTRUCTION SITES, INCLUDING COMMERCIAL AND PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. BRIAN WAS BORN IN EAGLE PASS, TEXAS ATTENDED RIO GRANDE CITY HIGH SCHOOL. WHAT WAS THE MASCOT? . GO RATTLERS. ALL. THERE YOU GO. AND HE WENT TO LAREDO JUNIOR COLLEGE AND DID THE TWO YEAR WELDING PROGRAM AND EARNED A A CERTIFICATE IN STRUCTURAL. [00:05:01] HE'S A CERTIFIED STRUCTURAL WELDER. YES, SIR. HE'S MARRIED TO ALMA ROSE OR ROSIE, AND THEY'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR 31 YEARS. AND HE SAID MOST OF THEM, HAPPILY NO, I, HE SAID ALL OF THEM HAPPILY BE CAREFUL. NOW, , HE LOVES WORKING ON WELDING PROJECTS, HELPING OTHERS, DOING YARD WORK, GROWING PEPPERS, CHILI PEPPERS, AND, AND LOVES BEING INVOLVED IN THE CHILDREN MINISTRY AT THE COUNTRY CHURCH IN MARION. THEY ENJOY TRAVELING WITH THE CHURCH MEMBERS. AND I GUESS YOU'RE GONNA GO TO THE GRAND CANYON SIN. WE JUST WENT, JUST WENT TO THE GRAND CANYON. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR, FOR YOUR SERVICE. WE APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH. AND THE MIC, THE MIC IS YOURS IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING. WELL, I'D LIKE TO SAY I'M READY FOR ANOTHER 25 YEARS, BUT LET'S NOT GET CARRIED AWAY. OKAY. . UH, I'M THANKFUL FOR THE WHOLE MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS. WHEN I SAY BROTHERS AND SISTERS, THE, THE WHOLE CITY OF SHIRTS, UH, AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, WE HAD A TRAGEDY BACK IN, UH, OCTOBER. THAT'S WHY MY WIFE ISN'T HERE. SHE'S STILL RECOVERING THE HOSPITAL, BUT EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY OF SHIRTS STOOD UP TO THE PLATE AND OFFERED ME A KIND WORD AND SUPPORTED ME. I'D LIKE TO THANK, UH, MS. GUTIERREZ, UH, FORMER MAYOR, UH, WIFE WAS VERY KIND AND TO THIS DAY, CHECKS ON ME AND MY WIFE. UH, MY IN-LAWS ARE ALL FROM OUT OF TOWN AND THEY, THEY WERE SURPRISED AND MY RESPONSE TO THEM WAS, THAT'S HOW WE ROLLED IN SHIRTS. THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU. THANK YOU. LET'S COME OVER HERE, GRAB IT WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO 25 MORE. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS, BRIAN, ON THAT HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT. WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE WITH, UH, CITY EVENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS. [ City Events and Announcements Announcements of upcoming City Events (B.James/S.Gonzalez) Announcements and recognitions by the City Manager (S.Williams) Announcements and recognitions by the Mayor (R.Rodriguez)] UH, MR. JAMES. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, SO JUST A REMINDER TO FOLKS, TODAY WAS THE LAST DAY OF VOTING, UH, OR EARLY VOTING RATHER. UH, SO THE NEXT AVAILABLE DATE IS THE ELECTION DAY, AND THAT'S SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20TH FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION. 7:00 AM TO 7:00 PM YOU CAN DO THAT EITHER IN THE GUADALUPE COUNTY ANNEX BUILDING 1101 ELBOW ROAD IN SHIRTS. YOU CAN HEAD OVER TO EGINE, UH, THE ELECTION OFFICE THERE. 3 2 5, 1 STATE HIGHWAY 1 23. UM, AND, UH, AGAIN, ALL RESIDENTS OF SHIRTS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY LIVE IN BEAR, COMEAU OR GUADALUPE COUNTIES, WILL NEED TO VOTE AT ONE OF THOSE LOCATIONS ON, ON SATURDAY. CANVASSING WILL BE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30TH, HERE AT 6:00 PM IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS. AND THERE'S A REMINDER TO FOLKS, UH, CITY OFFICES ARE CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS, DECEMBER 24TH, 25TH, 26TH, AND FOR NEW YEAR'S, JANUARY 1ST AND SECOND. OUR NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING IS TUESDAY, JANUARY 6TH, HERE AT 6:00 PM THANK YOU, MR. WILLIAMS. DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS OR RECOGNITIONS? YES, MAYOR. I HAVE A COUPLE. SO, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WAS A LITTLE WHILE BACK, BUT SHIRTZ PD HAS SUBMITTED FOR AN AWARD NATIONALLY AND PLACED SEVENTH IN THE STATE IN 20TH NATIONALLY. SO COMPARING THAT TO LAST YEAR, WHICH WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY HAD EVER SUBMITTED FOR THIS AWARD, THEY FINISHED NINTH STATEWIDE IN 27TH NATIONALLY. SO THEY'RE IMPROVING QUITE A BIT. AND THEN, I MEAN, IT'S A GREAT JOB BY OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR RESIDENTS, AND ALL THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS CHIPPING IN TO MAKE THIS A GREAT, WONDERFUL EVENT. I ALSO WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF PHILLIP WALLER FOR GRADUATING FROM THE FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY, AND THAT IS SESSION 2 96. SO WHAT THIS IS, IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT, IS A 10 WEEK PROGRAM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERS FROM ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY TO TO GO TO QUANTICO, VIRGINIA AND, AND, UH, TO THE FBI HEADQUARTERS ESSENTIALLY. AND THEY DEAL WITH ADVANCED COMMUNICATION, LEADERSHIP AND FITNESS TRAINING. IT IS A VERY HIGHLY SELECTIVE ADMINIS, UH, UH, PROGRAM TO BE ADMITTED TO. AND IT HAS A VERY, VERY STRONG LEADERSHIP, UM, REPUTATION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. SO SINCE 1935, THE FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY HAS GRADUATED 56,688 LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS. AND IT'S, WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF PHILIP FOR DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB AND REPRESENTING US WELL, ONCE AGAIN, WE'VE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE IN OUR DEPARTMENT, WHICH JUST SHOWS QUITE A BIT ABOUT OUR DEPARTMENT AND HOW STRONG IT IS AND HOW STRONG THE LEADERSHIP IS AND THE GREAT JOB THEY DO. SO WE'RE PROUD OF HIM THERE. THANK YOU. THANK [00:10:01] YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION. UM, AND DEFINITELY APPRECIATE MR. WALLER FOR HIS GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS WELL. UM, I DEFINITELY WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO CONGRATULATE, UH, AND SHOW A LOT OF APPRECIATION TO OUR CITY STAFF. UH, THEY DID A GREAT JOB, UH, WITH, UH, CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING. THEY ALSO DID A GREAT JOB WITH THE HOLIDAY DAZZLE. THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES TO BE ABLE TO GET ALL THAT READY FOR OUR CITIZENS TO BE ABLE TO COME OUT AND JOY. UH, SO I DEFINITELY WANT TO THANK OUR CITY STAFF FOR ALL THE HARD WORK, UH, NOT ONLY DURING THE EVENT, BUT, UH, THE HARD, UH, DAYS THAT THEY, UH, WORK TO TRY AND MAKE THAT HAPPEN. SO THANK Y'ALL FOR THAT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO HEARING [ Hearing of Residents This time is set aside for any person who wishes to address the City Council. Each person should fill out the speaker’s register prior to the meeting. Presentations should be limited to no more than 3 minutes. All remarks shall be addressed to the Council as a body, and not to any individual member thereof. Any person making personal, impertinent, or slanderous remarks while addressing the Council may be requested to leave the meeting. All handouts and/or USB devices must be submitted to the City Secretary no later than noon on the Monday preceding the meeting. Handouts will be provided to each Councilmember prior to the start of the meeting by the City Secretary. All USB devices will be vetted by City IT staff to ensure City property is protected from malware. Discussion by the Council of any item not on the agenda shall be limited to statements of specific factual information given in response to any inquiry, a recitation of existing policy in response to an inquiry, and/or a proposal to place the item on a future agenda. The presiding officer, during the Hearing of Residents portion of the agenda, will call on those persons who have signed up to speak in the order they have registered.] A RESIDENCE. THIS TIME IS SET ASIDE FOR ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL. EACH PERSON SHOULD FILL OUT THE SPEAKER'S REGISTER PRIOR TO THE MEETING. PRESENTATION SHOULD BE LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN THREE MINUTES. ALL REMARKS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE COUNCIL AS A BODY AND NOT TO ANY INDIVIDUAL. MEMBER THEREOF. MAYOR PRO TIM, UH, DAVIS, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK? YES, MR. MAYOR, FIRST UP IS MR. CARLOS DELACRUZ. WHEN YOU COME UP, YOU'LL PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL. UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. UH, MY NAME'S CARLOS DELACRUZ. UH, ADDRESS IS GONNA BE 2 1 5 0 2 FOX PARK LODGE. IT'S ACTUALLY SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 6 1. UH, SO LISTEN, I AM A HUSBAND, A FATHER, AND I AM RUNNING FOR CONGRESS RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. I CAME HERE TODAY TO ADDRESS A MATTER OF THE HIGHEST NATIONAL URGENCY THAT AFFECTS EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US, AND THAT IS WHAT'S HAPPENING TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. YOU KNOW, BEFORE MY WIFE AND I OPENED A SMALL BUSINESS IN SAN ANTONIO, I SERVED 20 YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, AND I'VE DEPLOYED TO MULTIPLE HOSTILE LOCATIONS OVERSEAS AFTER NINE 11, AND I'VE DEPLOYED DOWN TO OUR SOUTHERN BORDER TO WORK SIDE BY SIDE, OUR CUSTOMS AGENTS CONDUCTING DRUG INTERDICTION AGAINST SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS CARTEL IN THE WORLD. I KNOW A THREAT WHEN I SEE ONE AND I'M DEEPLY TROUBLED. BUT WHAT I, BY WHAT OUR YOUTH ARE NOW FACING, THEY'RE GROWING UP IN A CULTURE THAT TEACHES THEM TO QUESTION THEIR OWN WORTH AND TO TURN AWAY FROM INSTITUTIONS THAT GIVE LIFE MEANING, LIKE FAITH IN GOD, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY. NOW, I KNOW THESE CHALLENGES AREN'T EASY, BUT IF WE KEEP IGNORING THIS CRISIS, WE WILL LOSE MUCH MORE THAN OUR ECONOMY. WE WILL LOSE OUR CHILDREN AND WITH THEM OUR COUNTRY. NOW I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE DIFFERENCE THAT DISCIPLINE, FAITH, AND MENTORSHIP CAN MAKE. AND I WANT OUR KIDS TO KNOW THREE THINGS, THAT THEIR LIFE MATTERS, THAT GOD HAS A PLAN FOR YOU, AND THAT YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU. NOW, EVERY PARENT WANTS THEIR CHILD TO INHERIT A NATION STRONGER THAN THE ONE THAT THEY FOUND. AND THAT IS WHY I'M RUNNING FOR CONGRESS, AND I PRAY THAT YOU'LL JOIN ME IN THIS EFFORT. AGAIN, MY NAME'S CARLOS STELLA CRUZ. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND GOD BLESS. THANK YOU MAYOR PROAM DAVIS. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER RESIDENTS WISHING TO SPEAK? YES, MR. MAYOR, NEXT UP IS MR. RALPH GUTIERREZ. GOOD EVENING, UH, COUNSEL. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS. I'M RALPH GUTIERREZ, 10 16 SEWER TREE SHIRTS, TEXAS 7 8 1 5 4. EXCUSE ME HERE. OKAY, I'M SPEAKING TONIGHT. SIMPLY AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN WHO CARES DEEPLY ABOUT OUR CITY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF FOLLOWING STATE LAW. IT IS NOT ABOUT OPINIONS OR INDIVIDUALS, BUT ABOUT ENSURING THAT THE LEGAL THRESHOLDS ARE MET. THE PROPER PROCESS IS FOLLOWED BY THE BEST INTEREST OF THIS CITY AND THE PUBLIC TRUST THAT WAS PLACED IN YOU BASED ON TEXAS LAW. THE RESIGNED TO RUN PROVISIONS REQUIRE THAT A CITY, CITY OFFICIAL BECOMES WHEN THEY BECOME A CANDIDATE FOR ANOTHER OFFICE AND CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET, THAT ACTION CONSTITUTES AN AUTOMATIC RESIGNATION. WHILE SOME CONFUSION MAY ARISE FROM FOCUSING SOLELY ON ARTICLE 16 OF SECTION 65, A BROADER READING [00:15:01] OF THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION INCLUDE, INCLUDING ARTICLE 11. SECTION 11 MAKES IT CLEAR THAT THESE PROVISIONS APPLY TO MUNICIPAL OFFICERS WHOSE TERM EXCEED TWO YEARS. UNLESS A CITY CHARTER PROVIDES A PROVI PROVISION OF AN EXCEPTION, WHEN THESE CRITERIA ARE MET, THE VACANCY MUST BE ADDRESSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW, WHETHER BY APPOINTMENT, SPECIAL ELECTION, OR LEAVING THE SEAT VACANT. AND ANY RE ANY RELATED ACTION MUST BE PROPERLY POSTED ON AN AGENDA, YOU SIMPLY CANNOT BE A HOLDOVER. YOU HAVE TO MAKE THAT DECISION AS A COUNCIL UNTIL SUCH ACTION IS TAKEN. THE MATTER WARRANTS CLARIFICATION TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS OUTTA RESPECT FOR THE PROCESS AND TRANSPARENCY. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT COUNSEL, SEEK FORMAL CLARIFICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY AND ADDRESS THIS AND ADDRESS THIS MATTER APPROPRIATELY AND POST IT ON AN AGENDA AS IT SHOULD BE WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR DECISIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO RESPOND WITH FACTS WHICH WE'RE ALLOWED TO RESPOND WITH FACTS? IF YOU'D LIKE ME TO YES, SIR. IF YOU MAY. OKAY. BE HAPPY TO. SO, UM, GLAD THAT YOU BROUGHT THAT UP, UH, MR. GUTIERREZ. BUT, BUT THE OTHER THING ABOUT ARTICLE, UH, 16 SECTION 17 OF THE SAME TEXAS CONSTITUTION STATES THAT ALL OFFICERS WITHIN THE STATE SHALL CONTINUE TO PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THEIR OFFICES UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSOR SHALL BE DULY QUALIFIED PURSUANT TO THIS PROVISION. OFFICE HOLDER, SUBJECT TO THE AUTOMATIC RESIGNATION PROVISION, HOLD OVER AN OFFICE UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS DULY QUALIFIED. AND THAT'S FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION TO THE NUMBER HERE, AP 0 3 5 1. UH, AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS, THE CITY DID CHECK WITH THE CITY'S ATTORNEY AND, UH, VERIFIED ALL THAT INFORMATION AND A SPECIAL ELECTION WILL BE, WILL BE CALLED AT A FUTURE MEETING. SO THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. NEXT UP IS, UH, MELVA PEREZ. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. UM, MY NAME IS MEL VAR PEREZ. I AM A PROUD TEXAN. I AM A RETIRED LIEUTENANT COLONEL OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND A CANDIDATE FOR THE STATE REPRESENTATIVE HOUSE DISTRICT ONE 19, WHICH A PORTION OF SHIRTS FALLS IN. I WAS RAISED IN DEL RIO IN A CHRISTIAN FAMILY, UM, THAT WAS VERY HARDWORKING. UH, THEY TAUGHT ME ABOUT FAITH, DISCIPLINE, AND INTEGRITY, WHICH WERE VALUES THAT I CARRIED WITH ME IN LIFE AND THROUGH MY CAREER. AFTER 25 YEARS, I SAY 25, BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY 28 AND A HALF. BUT WHO'S COUNTING, UH, YEARS IN UNIFORM? I KNOW WHAT LEADERSHIP, ACCOUNTABILITY, INTEGRITY, AND CHARACTER LOOK LIKE IN THE MILITARY. YOU LEARN HOW TO TAKE CARE OF OTHERS AND HOW TO PUT THEIR NEEDS FIRST. AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I PLAN ON DOING FOR HOUSE DISTRICT ONE 19. OUR FAMILIES DESERVE TO FEEL SAFE WALKING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. AND I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE TO LIVE IN THE CITY OF SHIRTS WHERE IT WAS NAMED ONE OF THE TOP, I THINK IT WAS THE NINTH CITY, THE NINTH SUBURB, ONE OF THE SAFEST SUBURBS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. UH, IN THE ARMY. I SAW HOW DISCIPLINE AND OPPORTUNITY CAN CHANGE LIVES HERE AT HOME. WE NEED TO GROW OUR ECONOMY FOR EVERYONE, FROM SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TO WORKING PARENTS SO THAT EVERYBODY HAS THE CHANCE TO SUCCEED. THAT MEANS CUTTING RED TAPE, REPORTING, JOB TRAINING, AND ATTRACTING INVESTMENTS HERE IN OUR OWN COMMUNITIES. THE DISTRICT IS FULL OF PROMISE, BUT WE NEED LEADERS WHO LISTEN AND BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER. AS A CONSERVATIVE, I BELIEVE OUR PRINCIPLES OF FAITH, FAMILY, UH, IN A SUBURBAN VOTERS ALIKE. TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE TEXAS STRONGER, SAFER, AND MORE PROSPEROUS FOR EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS MELVA ES A FORMER SOLDIER, A MOTHER, AND A TEXAN. I'M READY TO SERVE AGAIN. I THIS TIME OUT OF [00:20:01] UNIFORM, UM, FOUR HOUSE DISTRICT ONE 19, WHICH INCLUDES SHIRTZ, TEXAS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. NEXT UP IS JONATHAN MARQUEZ. JONATHAN MARQUEZ, 58 17 ST. ANDREWS SHIRTZ, TEXAS 7 8 1 0 8. UM, I WANT TO BEGIN BY SAYING THIS PLAINLY AND SINCERELY, I BELIEVE IN OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT NOTHING IN MY LIFE HAS EVER HAPPENED BY JUST LUCK, OUR COINCIDENCE, I KNOW THE TRASH DEBACLE, THE CONSTRUCTION ON MY STREET AND SIDEWALK ISSUE MADE ME VEER MY UGLY HEAD BACK IN THE CITY COUNCIL FOR A REASON. AS FATE WOULD HAVE IT, IT JUST HAPPENED TO BE THE FIRST MEETING WITH OUR NEW MAYOR. NOT LUCK, DIVINE PURPOSE. AND I CAN'T WAIT TO WORK WITH YOU, MR. RODRIGUEZ IN THE FUTURE AND CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE IT'S THE BEST CITY IN TEXAS AND GOD WILL IN THE COUNTRY. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO REQUEST THE CITY OF CHURCHS TO FILL IN THE GAPS OF SIDEWALK ON BOTH SIDES OF HIAS ROAD. SO THE STUDENTS WHO MUST WALK CAN DO IT SAFELY. NO WALKING, NO MORE WALKING THROUGH THORNY BUSHES OR CONGESTED STREET WITH ALREADY EXISTING SIDEWALKS. THIS IMPROVEMENT WOULD BE NO MORE THAN A MILE IN LENGTH, A MILE OF SIDEWALK THAT CAN PREVENT, THAT CAN PREVENT A MILE OF HEARTACHE FOR A PARENT. ADDITIONALLY, I WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC SIDEWALK REQUEST. THIS REQUEST IS NOT A CONVENIENCE REQUEST, NOR IS IT FROM A SCHOOL TO A REC, A KARATE CLASS REQUEST. THIS IS A SCHOOL TO HOME REQUEST. FURTHERMORE, I'M NOT HERE TO PLACE THE BLAME ON THE CITY. I KNOW THE CITY DID NOT MAKE THE DECISION TO BUILD TWO SCHOOLS IN THE MIDDLE OF BFC KAMAL, ISD DID. AND BELIEVE ME, JANUARY 22ND, I WILL EXPRESS MY DISCONTENT WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE COLE MOUNT ISD BOARD FOR NOT CONSIDERING THE HAZARDS INVOLVED WITH STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT OFFERED TRANSPORTATION. TO RE TO REITERATE, THIS IS NOT THE FAULT OF THE CITY OR SHIRT'S PAST OR PRESENT, BUT IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CITY TO CORRECT IT AND ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS. CITIES ARE NOT JUDGED BY WHETHER PROBLEMS EXIST, THEY'RE JUDGED, WHETHER THEY ACT WHEN PROBLEMS ARE BROUGHT TO LIGHT. THEREFORE, TONIGHT I'M RESPECT RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING TWO SPECIFIC ACTIONS. FIRST, I'M ASKING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECT STAFF TO FORMALLY SURVEY THE PROPOSED REQUEST. AND SECONDLY, I'M REQUESTING THAT THIS ISSUE BE PLACED ON A FUTURE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA SO IT CAN BE DISCUSSED PUBLICLY, TRANSPARENTLY, AND WITH FULL CONSIDERATION. TO CONCLUDE, ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN ENTRUSTED WITH LEADERSHIP AT THE MOMENT WHEN THE CITY IS GROWING, FAMILIES ARE GROWING AND EXPECTATIONS ARE GROWING. LIKE PREVIOUSLY, LIKE PREVIOUSLY STATED, I BELIEVE IN THIS NEWLY APPOINTED COUNCIL IS HERE FOR A REASON. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU AND MAKE THIS THE BEST CITY IN AMERICA. BUT RIGHT NOW WE NEED TO PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, OUR CHILDREN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CAN YOU PLEASE SHARE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION WITH OUR CITY MANAGER? YES SIR, WE HAVEN'T AND WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT. OKAY, MR. MAYOR, FINAL NAME ON THE LIST IS DAN SWART. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. UM, ABOUT FIVE 20 THIS EVENING. WE ENTERED INTO THE THIRD DAY OF HANUKKAH, SO I'M NOT SURE WHO'S ADVISING ON YOUR HANUK KIA. THAT'S OUT BY THE CHRISTMAS TREE, BUT THAT SHOULD HAVE THREE LIGHTS ON IT NOW, NOT TWO. AND THERE'S ONE IN THE MIDDLE AND THREE, NOT TWO. AND OF THE PUBLIC HANUKKAHS THAT I'VE SEEN, THEY'VE ALWAYS GONE FROM RIGHT TO LEFT FROM THE STREET SIDE. BUT YOU CAN CHECK WITH WHOEVER'S ADVISING YOU ON THAT PARTICULAR ITEM OF THE HOLIDAYS. AND THE LAST THING IS THAT, AS YOU ALL KNOW, I'M RUNNING FOR SEAT SEVEN AND I WANNA ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO VOTE EARLY AND OFTEN. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT, MR. MAYOR, SINCE WE HAVE NO OTHER RESIDENCE TO BE HEARD, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE CONSENT AGENDA IS CONSIDERED SELF-EXPLANATORY AND WILL BE ENACTED BY THE COUNSEL WITH ONE MOTION. OH, I'LL GO AHEAD AND STOP THE CONSENT AGENDA IF YOU GO AHEAD AND COME UP SPEAK. NO, SORRY, YOUR HONOR. FORGIVE, FORGIVE ME. NO. HI CHAMBER. UH, SORRY ABOUT THIS. I WANTED TO ASK VERY SIMPLY IF THE CITY'S [00:25:01] EVER CONSIDERED. OH, YES SIR. YES SIR. MY NAME IS TOMAS OSCAR ESPINOSA. I LIVE OVER HERE ON A, IN AVIATION HEIGHTS AT FIVE 14 AVIATION BOULEVARD, UH, AVIATION AVENUE. SO NICE TO MEET YOU ALL. UM, MY CONCERN, UH, AND I'D LIKE TO RAISE THE OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER ASSISTANCE ON, UH, IS HOPEFULLY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS KNOW, BUT WE CAN APPLY AS A CITY FOR TO BE A QUIET ZONE, UH, ESPECIALLY FOR AVIATION WHEN IT COMES TO THE TRAIN. UM, I BELIEVE THERE IS A FEDERAL REQUIREMENT, UM, WHERE I THINK WE ALMOST MEET IT OUTSIDE OF PUTTING UP SOME, UH, MORE DEFINITIVE, UH, BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE TWO ONGOING LANES, AT LEAST FOR THE THREE CROSSINGS THAT THAT WOULD AFFECT. UM, OBVIOUSLY WHERE THE TRAIN NEEDS TO MAKE THE MOST NOISE TO LET, TO KEEP THE RESIDENTS SAFE, TO KEEP, YOU KNOW, TRAFFIC SAFE, I WOULD IMAGINE COULD, UH, COULD REMAIN, BUT AT LEAST THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS, ESPECIALLY AT ONE OR TWO O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, SLO ENJOYS THAT, THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THAT HONKING GOING THROUGH THEIR, UH, THAT HORN BLARING AT TWO O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING THROUGH THEIR TOWN. AND I BELIEVE IT'S BECAUSE THEY'VE, THEY'VE, THEY'VE FILED FOR THAT PERMIT. UM, IT'S A, IT'S AN INVOLVED LITTLE BIT OF A PROCESS IN TERMS OF THE APPLICATIONS THEMSELVES, BUT IT GIVE US THE RESIDENTS AT AVIATION A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK, UM, AROUND TWO O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, JUST ABOUT EVERY SINGLE DAY WHEN THAT TRAIN GOES BY. I'M APPRECIATIVE OF IT. EITHER WAY, IT'S MOVING COMMERCE THROUGH. THANK GOD FOR TEXAS BEING AS BLESSED AS SHE IS. BUT I THINK THE RESIDENTS, AVI, UH, AVIATION HEIGHTS WOULD REALLY LIKE IT. NOT GOING OFF ABOUT TWO O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING WHEN THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THEIR KIDS, YOU KNOW, START OFF THEIR WORK DAYS AND THEN THEIR KIDS OVER TO SCHOOL. SO I'LL GIVE YOU GUYS MY CONTACT INFORMATION. I PUT ALL THE INFORMATION TOGETHER, WHAT THE CITY WOULD NEED, AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY DESIGNATE HALF MILE STRETCHES OF HOWEVER LONG YOU WANT, UM, TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT QUIET ZONE WHERE THEY DON'T BLOW THEIR, THEIR HORN THROUGH THE, UH, THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO, UH, LET ME KNOW IF YOU GUYS NEED ANY HELP WITH THAT. I DID LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR THE SECRETARY, UH, TO GIVE HER THAT INFORMATION AND THEN I'D LOVE TO HELP OUT PUT THAT, UH, TO PUT THAT TOGETHER. I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE ALL VERY BUSY. THAT'S ALL I HAD. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GRAB HIS INFORMATION AS WELL. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ARE THEY ANY OTHER RESIDENTS WISHING TO BE HEARD. HAVING NONE. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA [ Consent Agenda Items The Consent Agenda is considered self-explanatory and will be enacted by the Council with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless they are removed from the Consent Agenda upon the request of the Mayor or a Councilmember.] ITEM. THE CONSENT AGENDA IS CONSIDERED SELF-EXPLANATORY AND WILL BE ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL WITH ONE MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS THEY ARE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. UPON THE REQUEST OF THE MAYOR OR COUNCIL MEMBER, ANY COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, WISHING TO REMOVE ANY OF THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. HAVING NONE, CAN I GET A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN HAYWARD AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN WATSON. UH, GO AHEAD AND CASH YOUR VOTES IF I CAN GET THE VOTES PUBLISHED. WE'RE WAITING TO GET THE VOTES PUBLISHED. ALRIGHT, SINCE WE'RE NOT ABLE TO POST IT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO IT VERBALLY. WE HAVE SIX YAYS, NO NAYS. SO, UH, CONSENT AGENDA PASSES. ALRIGHT, NOW WE'LL HAVE, UH, DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS. [4. Ordinance 25-T-049 - Authorizing an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget (S.Gonzalez/J.Walters)] WE HAVE, UH, NUMBER FOUR, ORDINANCE 25 DASH T DASH 0 4 9 AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2024. 2025. BUDGET, UH, MR. WALTERS? YES, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JAMES WALTERS. I'M THE FINANCE DIRECTOR HERE FOR THE CITY OF SHIRTZ. UH, TONIGHT WE HAVE OUR FIRST BUDGET AMENDMENT, UH, ORDINANCE BEFORE COUNCIL. UH, WE TRY TO PACKAGE THESE INCOME QUARTERLY, UH, WHEN NECESSARY. UH, THE FIRST ONE IS GENERALLY MADE UP OF DIFFERENT ITEMS THAT WERE BUDGETED AND APPROVED FOR LAST FISCAL YEAR, BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON ROLLED INTO THIS FISCAL YEAR, IT NEED TO BE REAPPROPRIATED. UH, SO ANOTHER ALTERNATE NAME FOR THIS ONE IS THE REAPPROPRIATION ORDINANCE, UH, IN THIS, UH, RECOMMENDATION, UM, SOME OF IT IS NOT ALL REAPPROPRIATION. SOME OF IT'S JUST, UH, SOME, UH, CLEANING, SOME CLEANING SOME HOUSE. UH, THE SENIOR CENTER BUDGET, UH, WAS ACTUALLY THE SENIOR CENTER WAS TAKEN ON BY THE CITY THIS LAST YEAR WITH THE [00:30:01] BUDGET PROCESS. SO WE'RE GOING TO, UH, MOVE THE SENIOR CENTER BUDGET INTO THE PARKS BUDGET. SO THAT'S WHO'S TAKING IT OVER. SO BEFORE IT HAD SEPARATE LINE ITEM, ITS OWN GROUP, WE'RE GONNA MOVE THAT AND COMBINE IT WITH THOSE, UH, WHICH ARE NOT DONE DURING THE NORMAL BUDGET PROCESS. UH, WE ALSO HAVE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, UH, FOR THE GTAC, WHICH IS THE POLICE, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY, UM, COMPUTERS, UH, REPLACEMENTS FOR 25 26. THESE WERE SCHEDULED REPLACEMENTS THAT NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE BASE BUDGET. UH, FUNDING WILL COME FROM ADDITIONAL SALES TAX. WE RECEIVED A BUDGE ABOVE THE, UH, UH, EXPECTATIONS. ALSO INCLUDED IN THE IT ADJUSTMENT IS $30,050 FOR A GIS AUDIT UPGRADE AND ADDITIONAL SERVERS BUDGETED IN THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR THAT, UH, UM, WERE, WERE DELAYED IN PURCHASING FACILITIES. BUDGET HAS PROPOSED TO INCREASE 105,000 TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE UNUSED FUNDS APPROVED FOR THE LIBRARY REPAIRS THAT WE BEGAN LAST FISCAL YEAR. DM US BUDGET IS PROPOSED TO INCREASE, UH, $359,694 TO COVER THE AMBULANCE REMOUNT THAT IT WAS DELAYED DUE TO LONGER LEAD TIMES THAN EXPECTED. UH, FINALLY, THE LIBRARY BOARD BUDGET IS PROPOSED TO INCREASE BY 11,000 FROM A BOARD APPROVED, UH, NEW ELECTRONIC RESOURCE, UH, FI CODE AND ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THE NEW OUTREACH VEHICLE AND OTHER LIBRARY PROGRAMS. THIS WAS NOT PART OF, UH, REAPPROPRIATION ORDINANCE. THIS IS ACTUALLY REQUESTING FOR NEW MONEY. UH, THESE ITEMS HAVE ALREADY GONE BEFORE THE LIBRARY BOARD AND WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. AND SO THEY'RE COMING TO COUNCIL TONIGHT BASICALLY, UH, TO ASK FOR COUNCIL TO AUTHORIZE THOSE FUNDS. THE LIBRARY BOARD IS FUNDED THROUGH ITS OWN RESOURCES THROUGH ITS BOOKSTORE, SO THEY RAISE THEIR OWN FUNDS. AND SO, UH, NONE OF THIS IS RELATED TO PROPERTY TAX OR ANY OTHER TAXING OR FEES, UH, BY THE CITY. UH, ALL THESE ITEMS, UH, UH, OUTSIDE OF THE LIBRARY BOARD WERE INCLUDED IN THE FIVE YEAR FORECAST. SO THE EXPENSES ARE STILL IN THAT, THAT ZONE EVEN AUTHORIZING, UM, THIS ADJUSTMENT TONIGHT. SO WE DON'T HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE FIVE YEAR BUDGET. UM, SO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE TONIGHT, UH, 25 T 49. AND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS BY COUNSEL, I'M HAPPY TO ADDRESS THEM. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? UH, ANY QUESTIONS BY COUNCIL? OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE ORDINANCE 25 DASH T DASH 0 4 9? SO MOVE SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY, UH, COUNCILWOMAN HAYWARD. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN WATSON. UH, CAN I GO AHEAD AND GET A VOTE? CAN I GET THE VOTES PUBLISHED? OKAY. UH, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO PUBLISH THE VOTES. UH, SO WE'LL GO, GO AHEAD AND JUST DO IT VERBALLY. UH, MOTION PASSES. WE HAVE SIX YAYS, NO NAYS. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME WE'RE GONNA [ Closed Session] GO AHEAD AND GO AND CLOSE SESSION TIME NOW IS 6:32 PM OKAY. WE'LL [ Reconvene into Regular Session] GO AHEAD AND COME OUT OF A, A CLOSED SESSION AND, AND WE'LL GO BACK INTO OUR REGULAR MEETING. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN THE CLOSED SESSION. SO, UM, ITEM NUMBER FIVE ON THE, UH, CLOSED SESSION UNDER AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD TO TAKE ACTION ON RESOLUTION 25 DASH R DASH 1 72. A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHEZ, TEXAS AUTHORIZING AN EXPENDITURE AS REFLECTED IN THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND ASSIGNMENT OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHURCH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND THE EAST GROUP PROPERTIES, LP AND OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. SO COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS ON THAT ITEM? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND . ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION, UH, BY, UH, COUNCILMAN MACALUSO AND A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN HAYWARD. GO AHEAD AND CASH YOUR VOTES AND IF WE CAN POST THE VOTES. LET'S POST THE VOTES. OKAY. UH, NOT BEING ABLE TO POST THE VOTES. UH, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, UH, DO IT VERBALLY. WE HAVE, UH, SIX YAYS, NO NAYS. MOTION PASSES. [ Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR] OKAY. UM, SO THERE WILL BE, UH, NO DISCUSSION THAT WILL OCCUR ON ITEM SEVEN AND EIGHT. UH, IT IS IN THE CITY COUNCIL PACKETS. UH, WE'LL MOVE ON TO REQUEST AND [ Requests and Announcements Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers for updates or information from Staff Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items or presentations be placed on a future City Council agenda City and Community Events attended and to be attended (Council) ] ANNOUNCEMENTS, UH, REQUEST BY MAYOR [00:35:01] AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR ANY UPDATES OR INFORMATION FROM ANY OF THE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS. HAVING NONE, UH, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, UH, GO TO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, ANY ITEMS THAT Y'ALL ARE WANTING TO PUT IN PLACE FOR ANY FUTURE AGENDAS? NONE FOR ME. MR. RODRIGUEZ. DO WE GO AHEAD AND DO A WORKSHOP IN REGARDS TO ANNOUNCEMENTS IN REGARDS TO COMMIT THE COMMISSION COMMISSIONER'S POSITION OR HOW, HOW DO WE PROCEED WITH THAT? UH, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND HAVE A SPECIAL WORKSHOP AT A LATER DATE. OKAY. UM, AND THEN, UH, WE WILL END UP HAVING A SPECIAL WORKSHOP ON THE 30TH FOR THE, UH, TO BE ABLE TO CAN THE VOTES FOR THE CURRENT ELECTION. OKAY. FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION. IT'S AN EMAIL SENT AN EMAIL, RIGHT. SHEILA? SHEILA, DO YOU WANNA CLARIFY YOUR EMAIL? THE PROCESS? YES. GOOD EVENING. THE EMAIL I SENT PRIOR TO THE COUNCIL MEETING WAS JUST TO INFORM COUNSEL THAT WITH, UH, MS. HAYWARD FILING THAT THERE WOULD NEED TO, COUNCIL WILL NEED TO CONSIDER AND ORDER A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR PLAY SIX AT A LATER DATE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. HAVING NO OTHER AGENDA ITEMS, UH, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, UH, CLOSE THE MEETING AT 6 49. MAYOR, OH, WE DIDN'T GET TO SAY YEAH, ADVOCACY. I'M SORRY. THE ITEM PLACES AND THINGS THAT WE ATTENDED IN THE CITY. OH, OOPS. OOPS. I'M SORRY. WELL, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND KEEP THE MEETING OPEN. SO GO AHEAD AND, UH, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ANYTHING SPECIAL TO SHARE. NO, NOTHING FROM PLACE. ONE, NOT AT THIS TIME. WELL, UM, THE, THE, THE HOL DAZZLE, UH, WE HAD A GREAT TIME WITH THAT. HAD THE PARTAKE IN ALL THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES THAT THEY HAD AND, UH, THE TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY AS WELL. SAME HERE. TREE LIGHTING, HAZEL DAZZLE, AWESOME DECK. THE HALLS, UM, HOL DAZZLE THE PARADE, CD SHIRTS, UM, HOLIDAY MINGLE EVENT WITH THE STAFF MEMBERS, UH, COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT NORTHEAST PARTNERSHIP LUNCHEON AND THE CHAMBER LUNCHEON. TODAY I GOT TO ATTEND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HOLIDAY LUNCHEON. I GOT THE BIGGEST PIECE OF PECAN PIE YOU'D EVER WANNA SEE. . UH, I DID THE TREE LIGHTING, HOL DAZZLE, THE HOLIDAY MINGLE AND JINGLE WITH THE STAFF. UH, RIBBON CUTTING FOR NEW ADA SIGMA ALUMNI CHAPTER OF THE SIGMA GAMMA ROSE SORORITY, WHICH I AM ALSO A, A SORORITY SORO AS WELL. SO THAT WAS A NICE, UH, RIBBON CUTTING. UH, THE NORTH DEAM PARTNER LUNCHEON AND THE CHAMBER LUNCHEON TODAY. AND THAT IS ALL. AND, UH, I, UH, ATTENDED THE TREE LIGHTING, UH, WHICH WAS, UH, VERY NICE. WE HAD A HUGE TURNOUT FOR THAT. AND THEN ALSO DID THE HOL DAZZLE AND, UM, AND ALSO THE PARADE. AND, AND THE PARADE WAS FANTASTIC SHOW OUT THERE. SO, GOOD JOB, UH, TO THE CITY STAFF FOR THAT AS WELL. DO WE HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER? WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE MEETING AT 6 51. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.