* 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. [ Call to Order] [00:00:06] OKAY, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND CALL TO ORDER THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 9TH, 2026 AT 6:00 PM THANK Y'ALL FOR COMING OUT. I REALLY ENJOY THE PACKED HOUSE. TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND START WITH AN OPENING PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES AND TO THE STATE OF TEXAS. I'M GONNA COME ON DOWN SO I CAN GIVE THE OPENING PRAYER IF I CAN GET EVERYBODY TO BOW THEIR HEADS. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE BAR HEADS TONIGHT IN GRATITUDE FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF LIVING IN THIS FREE SOCIETY AND FOR THE COMMUNITY OF CHURCHS THAT WE CALL HOME. WE THANK YOU FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS THAT BRINGS US HERE, AND FOR THE CITIZENS WHO MADE THEIR VOICES HEARD. AS WE OFFICIATE THE CANVASSING OF THE VOTES, WE ACCEPT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE WITH RESPECT AND INTEGRITY. WE ASK A SPECIAL BLESSING TONIGHT UPON DR. ROBERT SHERIDAN II AS HE TAKES THE OATH OF OFFICE. GRANT HIM WISDOM AS HE ASSUMES THIS SEAT. GIVE HIM A LISTENING EAR, A DISCERNING MIND, AND A HEART DEDICATED TO THE SERVICE OF HIS NEIGHBORS. MAY HIS BACKGROUND AND PERSPECTIVE BE A BLESSING TO THIS CHAMBER. LORD, GUIDE THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO WORK TOGETHER IN UNITY. AS DR. SHERIDAN JOINS THIS, THIS TEAM, MAY, THIS TRANSITION BRING NEW ENERGY AND A UNIFIED PURPOSE. WE ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE IN ALL OUR DECISIONS SO THAT THE CITY OF SHIRTS MAY CONTINUE TO PROSPER AND REMAIN A WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE. IN JESUS' NAME WE PRAY AND EVERYBODY SAID, ALL RIGHT, NOW THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. GIVE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. TO THE UNITED STATES AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC. TO THE REPUBLIC, WHICH, WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION. ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE. WITH LIBERTY. LIBERTY AND JUSTICE. JUSTICE ALL. NOW THE TEXAS PLEDGE, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. OKAY, AT [ 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.] THIS TIME WE'RE GONNA HAVE A HEARING OF THE RESIDENTS. THIS TIME IS SET ASIDE FOR ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL. EACH PERSON SHOULD FILL OUT THE SPEAKER 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, WE HAVE ONE TONIGHT. UH, MS. SYLVIA SALAS BROWN, UH, CAN YOU COME UP AND, AND SPEAK INTO THE MIC, AND IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS PLEASE. NAME, ADDRESS. ALL RIGHT. MY NAME IS SYLVIA S BROWN. 9 7 7 8 MO HOUSE OVER IN THE RHINE VALLEY AREA. UM, SO AS I'M SURE A LOT OF US HAVE BEEN AWARE TODAY, WE HAD A TRAIN WRECK AT SHS PARKWAY AND, UM, 78 WHERE THE TRAIN GOES. SO I'M WONDERING WHAT HAS BEEN DONE OR IS THERE SOMETHING IN THE WORKS WITH EITHER BEXAR COUNTY OR KAMALA GUADALUPE COUNTY TO SEE WHAT ARE THE SOLUTIONS TO KIND OF ALLEVIATE THOSE ACCIDENTS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN? BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN IT MULTIPLE TIMES THIS YEAR, AND IT'S CONCERNING AS A RESIDENT TO HAVE BEEN LITERALLY RIGHT THERE WHEN IT HAPPENED. UM, AS I'M PICKING UP MY CHILD FROM SCHOOL, AND SO AT THAT TIME IT WAS AROUND TWO O'CLOCK, SOME OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE LETTING OUT. SO YOU'VE GOT BUS DELAYS AND TRAFFIC DELAYS FROM NOT JUST SHIRTS, UM, BUSES, BUT EVEN SLO AS THE TRAIN, YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON THE LENGTH OF A TRAIN. SO WONDERING IF THERE HAD BEEN SOMETHING IN THE WORKS ALREADY, UM, BECAUSE WE'VE HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH OF THOSE, YOU KNOW, IN THE LAST YEAR, I'VE SEEN MORE THAN WHEN I FIRST MOVED HERE. SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE SIGNAGE THAT'S, YOU KNOW, CAUSING AN ISSUE THAT THEY'RE, THE TRUCK DRIVERS ARE NOT SEEING IT. YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT IS GOING ON? THAT THE TRUCK DRIVERS ARE JUST NOT HEATING TO THE, THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. SO THAT'S MY ONE CONCERN OR ONE OF [00:05:01] MY MAIN CONCERNS. AND THEN TWO, UM, AT RYAN VALLEY PARK, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH LIGHTS THERE, OR ACTUALLY NO LIGHTS AT ALL. WE HAVE KIDS WHO PLAY THEIR SOCCER GAMES. THEY COME TO PRACTICE DURING THE WEEK AND, YOU KNOW, DURING THE WINTER WE KNOW THAT IT'S DARKER EARLIER. IS THERE SOMETHING THAT THE PARKS AND REC HAS ALSO GOING IN MOTION TO PROVIDE MORE LIGHTING FOR THEM? BECAUSE PARENTS ARE HAVING TO BRING THEIR OWN LIGHTS AND IT'S STILL NOT ADEQUATE ENOUGH FOR THEM. YOU GOT LITTLE KIDS RUNNING AROUND AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S WILDLIFE BACK THERE. I'M A RESIDENT OF THAT AREA, SO THERE COULD BE SNAKES THAT ARE CRAWLING AROUND AT THAT HOUR. WE DON'T KNOW POISONOUS SCORPIONS. AND THOSE COULD AFFECT THE KIDS AS FAR AS SAFETY. SO THAT'S A CONCERN, UM, FOR THEM. YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF BENEFITS THAT THE KIDS CAN USE. THE PARK, WE'VE GOT FOLKS FROM OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WALK THE PARK, PEOPLE WITH THEIR DOGS, FAMILIES THAT COME IN FROM OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS TO USE IT. SO IT'S A BIG CONCERN FOR SAFETY FOR OUR RESIDENTS. UM, ALSO THERE ISN'T A COVER FOR THE BASKETBALL COURT. AND DURING THE SUMMER I HEAR COMPLAINTS FROM THE KIDS THAT GO TO CLEMONS, CORBETT, YOU KNOW, THE ELEMENTARY KIDS TOO. IT'S TOO HOT TO PLAY IN THAT CEMENT. WHAT CAN WE DO TO PROVIDE AT LEAST EVEN A HALF CANOPY OR SOMETHING FOR THEM TO GET SOME KIND OF SHADE BECAUSE THERE'S NO SHADING IN THERE. SO THAT'S ANOTHER CONCERN. SO IT, YOU KNOW, GETTING OVERHEATED CAN CAUSE HEAT EXHAUSTION. HEAT STROKE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE SUMMER WHEN WE KNOW IT CAN GO UP TO ONE OH FIVE, ONE OH SIX, A HUNDRED EIGHT DEGREES. WHEN THAT CEMENT GETS REALLY HOT, NOBODY WANTS TO BE OUT THERE. BUT IF THERE WAS SOME SHADE, IT DROPS IT DOWN A COUPLE OF DEGREES AND KIDS CAN STILL ENJOY, YOU KNOW, GOING OUT TO THE PARK FROM NOT ONLY, AGAIN, NOT ONLY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, MAYOR PRO TIM DAVIS, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK? NO, SIR. OKAY. HAVING NO OTHER RESIDENTS WISHING TO SPEAK, WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR FIRST DISCUSSION ACTION ITEM. SO NUMBER [1. Resolution 26-R-020 - Approving the canvassing of the election returns and declaring the results of the January 31, 2026, Runoff Election for Place 7, and other matters in connection therewith. (Mayor/Council/S.Edmondson) ] ONE, RESOLUTION 26 DASH R DASH 0 2 0 APPROVING THE CANVASSING OF THE ELECTION RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE JANUARY 31ST, 2026 RUNOFF ELECTION FOR PLACE SEVEN AND OTHER MATTERS AND CONNECTION THEY'RE WITH. AND WE HAVE, UH, OUR CITY SECRETARY, SHEILA EDMONDSON. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF. TONIGHT I BRING FORWARD RESOLUTION 26 R 0 2 0 TO APPROVE THE CANVASSING OF THE RUNOFF ELECTION THAT WAS HELD ON JANUARY 31ST, 2026 FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF PLACE. SEVEN. THE TWO CANDIDATES IN THE RUNOFF ELECTION WERE JOHN D CARBON AND ROBERT L SHERIDAN II. THE OFFICIAL FINAL VOTE COUNT OF THE RUNOFF ELECTION ARE AS FOLLOWS, JOHN D CARBONE RECEIVED 249 VOTES, OR 35 POINT 54% OF THE TOTAL VOTE, ROBERT L SHERIDAN. THE THIRD RECEIVED 472 VOTES, OR 65.46% OF THE VOTE TOTAL. THE TOTAL VOTES CAST DURING THE EARLY VOTING BY PERSONAL APPEARANCE AND ABSENTEE WAS 464 VOTES OR CAST. YEAH. VOTES CASTED, WHICH INCLUDES THREE UNDER VOTES. ON ELECTION DAY, THERE WERE 260 VOTES CAST. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES CAST IN THIS RUNOFF ELECTION WAS 724. STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT YOU APPROVE RESOLUTION 26 R 0 2 0 AND ACCEPT THE FINAL VOTE COUNT FROM THE GUADALUPE COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE. THANK YOU. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE, THE VOTE? SO MOVE SECOND I. MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 26 DASH R DASH 0 2 0. OKAY. WE HAVE A, A MOTION BY, UH, COUNCILMAN GUERRERO, UH, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 26 R DASH 0 2 0. SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON, CAN I GO AHEAD AND GET YOU ALL TO, UH, CASHIER VOTES? CAN I GET THE VOTES PUBLISHED? ALL RIGHT. HAVING SIX Y SIX YAYS, NO NAYS. MOTION PASSES. MOVING ON TO [2. Oath of Office Council Member Place 7 (S.Edmondson/S.Courney)] NUMBER TWO, THE OATH OF OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE SEVEN. UM, I BELIEVE WE HAVE OUR, UH, COUNTY JUDGE JOHN TERRY TO, UH, DO THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR PLACE. SEVEN. I GET, UM, DR. ROBERT SHERIDAN THIRD TO COME ON UP. [00:10:07] HI, MR. SHERIDAN. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND FOR ME. PLEASE REPEAT AFTER ME. AYE. STATE YOUR NAME. I ROBERT SHERIDAN. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY, THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES, EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE SEVEN OF COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE SEVEN, AND WILL TO THE BEST. AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. OF MY ABILITY. PRESERVE, PRESERVE, PROTECT. PROTECT AND DEFEND. AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION. THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. OF THE UNITED STATES. AND OF THIS STATE. AND OF THIS STATE. SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS. WOW. UH, [3. Comments: Council Member Place 7] FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA THANK GOD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY IN THIS COMMUNITY. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK ALL MY VETERANS AND MY ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL. PLEASE STAND UP, PLEASE. MY VETERANS. WHERE ARE MY VETERANS AT? I GOT A LOT OF'EM OUT HERE TODAY AND MY THANK Y'ALL FOR COMING OUT HERE TODAY. YOUR SACRIFICE AND COMMITMENT TO THIS COUNTRY MAKE MOMENTS LIKE THIS POSSIBLE. AND I AM DEEPLY GRATEFUL. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE MY PARENTS WHO ARE HERE TODAY. MY FATHER, A 26 YEAR AIR FORCE VETERAN, ALONG WITH MY MOTHER. SHE, THEY TAUGHT ME THE VALUE OF SERVICE, DISCIPLINE AND COMMITMENT AND INTEGRITY AND HONESTY. MUCH OF MY PASSION FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE AND VOLER VOLUNTEERISM COMES FROM MY DAD AND MOTHER. WHEN I WAS A YOUNG KID, MY DAD WOULD TAKE ME AROUND AS A CHILD TO EVERY EVENT, VOLUNTEERING FOR WHATEVER IT MAY BE, SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY, THE BASE, WHATEVER IT WAS. AND SO WITH THAT, IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE ALWAYS BEEN DOING MY WHOLE CAREER AND INTO MY SECOND CAREER AS A, UH, CIVILIAN. IT IS THE WAY OF LIFE FOR ME. I WOULD ALL ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MY FAMILY, MY SIBLINGS THAT ARE HERE, UH, ANTHONY SHERIDAN, BUSINESSMAN, WILLIAM SHERIDAN, BANKER, DR. ROBERSON, A UH, SOCIAL THERAPIST, FAMILY THERAPIST, AND HER HUSBAND RETIRED LIEUTENANT COLONEL BILLY ROBERSON. DR. SAMUEL SHERIDAN, WHO'S HERE, AND MY NIECES AND NEPHEW. NOW I WANNA SHOUT OUT TO ONE OF MY NIECES, JULIANA SHERIDAN. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, THERE WAS ACTUALLY TWO SHERIDANS AT THE POLL. GUADALUPE COUNTY HAD A, UH, I VOTE, UH, CONTEST, UH, CONTESTANT. AND, UH, JULIANA WON THE FIRST PRIZE, THE FIRST PLACE, UH, PRIZE. SO IF YOU RECEIVED THE BLUE BONNET STICKER DESIGN, THAT WAS GIULIANI. THAT WAS ISABELLA. STAND UP BELLA. SO FOR WHOEVER THOSE WHO GOT THOSE STICKERS, THAT WAS HER. THANK YOU BELLA. AND THEN A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MY CHILDREN, CHANEL, MAYA, SIMONE, AND ROBBIE, WHO ARE HERE TODAY, JANAE AND SAYA, MY GRANDDAUGHTER. KALIA COULDN'T MAKE IT. I WANTED TO KNOW, LET YOU KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU AND APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE FOR ME WITH THIS CAMPAIGNING, GETTING THE MESSAGE OUT TO ESPECIALLY OUR YOUNG FOLKS, UH, TO COME OUT AND VOTE. I APPRECIATE YOU AND LOVE YOU, AND TO MY WIFE SABRINA, WHO'S BEEN MY ROCK FOR OVER 30 YEARS. THANK YOU FOR STANDING BESIDE ME AND THROUGH EVERY STEP OF THE [00:15:01] JOURNEY. I LOVE YOU AND APPRECIATE YOU EVERY SINGLE MOMENT. AND ALSO TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SERVED ON THE PARSON REC RECREATION BOARD FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS, AND ALSO A BOARD MEMBER OF THE GREAT RANDOLPH AREA YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION THAT I'VE BEEN DOING FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS. I THINK SOME OF THE TEAM MEMBERS ARE HERE TODAY. AGAIN, THANK Y'ALL FOR BEING HERE. ALSO WANT TO THANK THE COUNTLESS VOLUNTEERS WHO HELPED ME SPREAD MY MESSAGE TO THE LOCAL LEADERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS HERE TODAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COLLABORATION, YOUR MENTORSHIP, AND CONTINUE COMMITMENT TO OUR CITY. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR, AND FINALLY, TO THE SHIRTS, TO THE RESIDENTS OF SHIRTS. DURING THIS CAMPAIGN, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET MANY OF YOU, HEAR YOUR CONCERNS, AND LEARN ABOUT YOUR HOPES FOR OUR CITY. MY VISION IS SIMPLE TO LEAD WITH HONESTY, TRANSPARENCY, AND INTEGRITY. TO LISTEN, TO LEARN, AND ENGAGE WITH OUR RESIDENTS, AND TO MAKE THOUGHTFUL DECISIONS THAT STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRUST, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING THE CITY OF SHIRTZ. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SHERIDAN, IF YOU'LL, IF YOU'LL GO THE OTHER WAY, COUNCIL MEMBER SHERIDAN, GO THIS WAY. TO YOUR RIGHT, GO TO YOUR RIGHT. NO, DON'T. ON BEHALF TRADITION THAT I DONE, TIM BROWN WAS WELL. COUNCIL MEMBER SHERIDAN, ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL AND MYSELF, WE WELCOME YOU TO THE DIOCESE AND WE LOOK, UH, FORWARD TO SEEING GREAT THINGS FROM YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. SO AT THIS TIME, WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY FOR SOME LIGHT REFRESHMENTS, UH, IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM. WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THE MEETING SO WE CAN SPEND TIME IN FELLOWSHIP WITH ONE ANOTHER. SIX 18. * 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.