[A. REGULAR SESSION AGENDA - CALL TO ORDER]
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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. IT IS 6 P.M. I'M MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR, AND I WANT TO WELCOME EVERYBODY TO OUR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING, IT IS TUESDAY, JUNE 18TH, 2024. I AM GOING TO CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER AND ASK FOR A ROLL CALL. PLEASE MAYOR RACHEL L PROCTOR HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM LETICIA HUGH HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. PARKER HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER NICOLE RAPHAEL HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER ANDRE BYRD, SENIOR HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. DIANA MARX HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER.
KRYSTAL CHISHOLM HERE. THANK THANK YOU, DOCTOR WILLIAMS, BEFORE WE GET INTO OUR AGENDA TONIGHT, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO CLARIFY IF YOU ARE HERE FOR THE VESPER EMERALD ENERGY MEETING, WITH THE ENERGY COMPANY THAT IS ACTUALLY NOT IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, THAT IS ACTUALLY IN THE BLUEBONNET ROOM HERE IN THE CIVIC CENTER. SO IF YOU ARE HERE, IS ANYBODY HERE FOR THAT MEETING? YES SO THAT IS NOT IN OUR COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THAT IS GOING TO BE OVER IN THE BLUEBONNET ROOM, THERE IN OUR CIVIC CENTER. IF YOU GO OUT THESE DOORS, GO TO YOUR RIGHT.
JUST KEEP WALKING ALL THE WAY DOWN. YOU'LL SEE CIVIC CENTER. YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO RIGHT OUT THAT DOOR. YOU'LL SEE CIVIC CENTER, AND IT IS IN THE BLUEBONNET ROOMS. AND I BELIEVE IT'S SCHEDULED TO START AT 6:30 P.M. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL HAVE OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA. FIRST ITEM IS INVOCATION BY PASTOR BRYANT PHELPS FROM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLE, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PAULETTE PARKER.
LET US PRAY. ETERNAL GOD, OUR CREATOR, OUR REDEEMER, AND OUR SUSTAINER. WE COME THIS EVENING FOLLOWING THE CRAZE OF THE DAY TO DO THE WORK OF COMMUNITY BUILDING. WE PRAY YOUR CONTINUED BLESSINGS UPON THIS CITY AND THOSE YOU HAVE CALLED TO LEAD IT. WE PRAY THIS EVENING FOR RENEWED AND RAISED CONSCIOUS BIAS AND FOR AN ETHIC OF GOOD WORK AND PURPOSE TO BUILD BELOVED COMMUNITY ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN. WE PRAY, OH GOD, THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO AFFIX OUR MINDS AND OUR HEARTS ON THINGS THAT ARE HIGH AND MORAL. AND ON THE EVE OF JUNETEENTH, WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO TURN US INWARD AND TOWARD EACH OTHER. SO THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO SEE THE DIVINE SPARK IN EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOUR BELOVED CREATION. IN THIS WE PRAY IN YOUR MANY NAMES, AND EVERY HEART SAID AMEN, AMEN.
THANK YOU, PASTOR PHILLIPS, FOR LEADING US IN OUR PRAYER THIS EVENING. AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER, FOR LEADING US IN OUR PLEDGE. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR
[B. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]
AGENDA. NEXT ITEM WOULD BE ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5510415, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY REPORT ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. EXPRESSION OF THANKS.CONGRATULATIONS FOR CONDOLENCES. INFORMATION ABOUT HOLIDAY SCHEDULES, RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUALS, REMINDERS ABOUT UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL EVENTS, INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENT INVOLVING IMMINENT THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH AND SAFETY , AS WELL AS LIAISON UPDATES. THANK YOU, DOCTOR WILLIAMS, COUNSEL. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST? YES, MAYOR PRO TEM, THANK YOU. MADAM MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK EVERYONE TO PREPARE TO JOIN THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT IN THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR THE PARK AT MCCOWAN PARK. MUCH ANTICIPATED THAT WILL BE JUNE 24TH, 2024. BETWEEN 10 A.M. AND 12 P.M. AT MCCOWAN PARK, 1129 SOUTH EWELL ROAD HERE IN DESOTO, PLEASE JOIN US. WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE EVERYONE COME OUT. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN BERT, THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS, THE FIRST ONE IS THAT, THERE WILL BE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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FORUM ON JULY THE 18TH, WHICH IS ON A THURSDAY IN THE PECAN ROOM. WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT, DESOTO , ITS ECONOMIC FUTURE. AND THERE YOU CAN FIND OUT THE ANSWERS FROM OUR OWN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM ON HOW WE HAVE POSITIONED OURSELVES, FOR THE FUTURE, WHAT HAS BEEN OUR ACHILLES HEEL, IF YOU WOULD, ON WHY WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ATTRACT CERTAIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS HERE IN THE CITY. IT WILL BE A VERY INTERACTIVE OF A VERY INFORMATIVE COMMUNITY.EVENT. AND WE INVITE YOU TO PUT. PLEASE PUT THAT ON YOUR CALENDAR. THAT IS JULY THE 18TH.
IT WILL BE IN THE PECAN ROOMS, HERE AT TOWN CENTER AND ALSO, I BELIEVE NEXT WEEK, WE WILL HAVE AN ICE CREAM SOCIAL AT THE SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER. WE INVITE YOU ALL TO COME OUT. I BELIEVE THAT THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR THE 26TH, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, JUNE THE 26TH IS THE ICE CREAM SOCIAL, NEXT FRIDAY, IT'S A GOOD TIME TO COME AND MEET YOUR SENIORS, AND THE STAFF, SO PLEASE PLAN TO BE THERE, THEN. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYORTHANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY'S GOING TO BRING UP THE BUDGET FORUM, SO I WANTED TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE BUDGET FORUM IS A PLACE FOR YOU TO TALK THROUGH THE BUDGET WITH US, AND THE STAFF, A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET.
THAT'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO COME OUT AND GET SOME MORE INFORMATION AND TO SHARE YOUR INFORMATION AND YOUR VIEWS. BUT I ALSO WANT TO JUST THROW THIS OUT THERE. THERE'S A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION GOING ON WITH TWO OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR PRO TEM HUGHES AND MYSELF, PLACE TWO AND PLACE SEVEN. WE ARE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT CODE CODE COMPLIANCE. I WANT YOU TO NAVIGATE THE CODE. SO I WANT TO HELP YOU DO THAT. THAT'S WHY WE NEED YOU TO COME OUT. AND THEN WE ALSO WANT TO TALK THROUGH, CDBG, WHICH IS, BUILDING BETTER COMMUNITIES. SO WE'RE TRYING TO DO THAT AND MAKE THAT AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE. SO THAT'S JULY 1ST FOR NAVIGATE THE CODE AND CDBG, CDBG. AND THEN THE BUDGET FORUM IS JUNE 27TH. SO YOU GOT A LOT GOING ON IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST? DOCTOR MARX THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. I DO HAVE TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS TO GO FORTH. THE FIRST ONE IS THE 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION FIREWORKS SHOW, FEATURING THE BAR-KAYS, THE LEAD SINGER IS LARRY DOTSON. NATURAL CHANGE BAND. DOMINIQUE HAMMONDS AND THE GO GO BAND. THIS WILL TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY, JULY 4TH FROM SIX UNTIL 9:30 P.M. THERE WILL BE FIREWORKS, LIVE PERFORMANCES AND IT WILL BE FAMILY FUN. THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE WANTING TO, ATTEND, PLEASE GO TO DESOTO EVENTS. DOT EVENTBRITE.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION. THE GATES WILL OPEN AT 5:00. FESTIVITIES WILL BEGIN AT SIX AND OF COURSE, THE FIREWORK SHOW WILL BEGIN AT 9 P.M. IT WILL BE HELD OVER AT GRIMES PARK, LOCATED AT 501 EAST WINTERGREEN ROAD. HERE IN THE CITY OF DESOTO. THE SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT IS JAZZ AND NEO SOUL CONCERT PRESENTED BY SNOOP ROBINSON IS LIVE IN CONCERT. CALVERT AND MAHOGANY HOSTED BY DRAPER WINSTON. THIS WILL TAKE PLACE ON JUNE 22ND. SHOWTIME IS AT 7:00 PM HERE AT THE DESOTO CORNER THEATER. MADAM MAYOR, I YIELD BACK. THANK YOU. ONE POINT OF INFORMATION. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT EVERYBODY KNEW THAT THE, NAVIGATE THE CODE AND CDBG IS IN THE LIBRARY, AND THEN THE BUDGET FORM IS HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THANK YOU. AND THERE IS A CORRECTION. THE ICE CREAM SOCIAL AT THE SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER IS ON THURSDAY FROM 10:00 TO ONE ON THURSDAY THE 27TH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR MARKS. DO YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL. I DON'T HAVE A CORRECTION. I'M GOOD. OKAY. YOUR YOUR LIGHT WAS ON SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T OVERLOOK YOU. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST BEFORE WE MOVE TO OUR NEXT ITEM? OKAY. HEARING NONE, I KNOW WE ARE NOT MOVING FORWARD, WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGING A BIRTHDAY THAT IS COMING UP. WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER, AND SHE'S LOOKING AWAY FROM ME BECAUSE THEY KNOW HOW I DO. SHE HAS A BIRTHDAY COMING UP IN THE MONTH OF JULY, SO WE WANT TO CELEBRATE HER A LITTLE BIT EARLY BECAUSE WE WON'T BE BACK.
IT'S PERFECT. WE KNEW BETTER THAN TO COME IN HERE WITH ANYTHING OTHER THAN PURPLE.
THANK YOU. AND COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER, YOU KNOW HOW WE DO IT. YOU GET TO CHOOSE WHICH VERSION OF HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOU WANT, AND WE'LL SING TO YOU. OF COURSE, THE, STEVIE WONDER, THE STEVIE WONDER VERSION. OKAY, SO WE'LL HAVE THE COUNCIL CHAMBER CHOIR. WILL WILL SING, THE STEVIE WONDER VERSION ON THE COUNT OF THREE. ONE, TWO, THREE. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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TO YOU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAY. OR MAY, JUNE OR JULY. WHAT DID YOU SAY? JULY. IT'S JUNE. JULY? YES. JULY 3RD. JULY 3RD. YEAH. RIGHT BEFORE 4TH OF JULY. YES SO WE WON'T BE BACK BEFORE THAT THAT DAY. SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE GOT HER, WE GOT HER, GOT HER CELEBRATED BEFOREHAND. ALL RIGHT. WE HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY. ALL RIGHT, WELL, AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. I'M SORRY. OH, POINT OF POINT OF INFORMATION. JUST REAL QUICK. WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THE ACTUAL PUBLIC SAFETY TOWN HALL. YES, WE DO HAVE THAT AS WELL. DOES ANYBODY, MAYOR, THAT YOU HAVE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT IN FRONT OF THE MAYOR'S 360. SO WE HAVE AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT IN THE SUMMER THERE'S A LOT OF EVENTS THAT GO ON WHERE THE ACTUAL STAFF AND THE CITY COUNCIL ARE INVOLVED TO HELP YOU ALL KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON AND TO GET MORE INFORMATION FROM YOU. SO THE PUBLIC TOWN HALL, TOWN HALL IS ACTUALLY JULY 9TH IN CITY CHAMBERS. AND THEN THE MINISTRY 60S IS JULY 11TH. SO WE AGAIN HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME WE WILL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. NEXT WE HAVE CITIZEN APPEARANCES. THE CITY COUNCIL[C. CITIZEN APPEARANCES]
INVITES CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY TOPIC NOT ALREADY SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING.CITIZENS WISHING TO SPEAK SHOULD COMPLETE A CITIZEN COMMENT CARD AND PRESENT IT TO THE CITY SECRETARY, OR RETURN TO THE AMBASSADOR'S TABLE PRIOR TO THE MEETING. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT, THE CITY COUNCIL CANNOT TAKE ACTION ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA.
HOWEVER YOUR CONCERNS MAY BE ADDRESSED BY CITY STAFF PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA OR RESPONDED TO BY SOME OTHER COURSE. ATTENDEES MAY SPEAK ON ANY ITEM LISTED ON THE AGENDA DURING THAT PORTION OF THE AGENDA. HOWEVER, FOR TOPICS NOT SCHEDULED, ATTENDEES WILL SPEAK DURING CITIZEN APPEARANCES. THE STANDARD TIME LIMIT IS THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER AND MAY BE MODIFIED AT THE MAYOR'S DISCRETION TO MAINTAIN AN EFFICIENT FLOW OF THE MEETING.
COMMENT CARDS RELATED TO SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS ARE DUE PRIOR TO THE INTRODUCTION OF AN AGENDA ITEM. HOWEVER, COMMENT CARDS RELATED TO THE CITIZEN APPEARANCES PORTION OF THE AGENDA MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE AMBASSADOR'S TABLE PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING. I DO HAVE SEVERAL, CITIZEN APPEARANCE CARDS, THERE ARE SOME THAT SAY THEY DO NOT WISH TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL ON AGENDA ITEMS. HOWEVER THEY DO NOT HAVE COMMENTS, SO I WILL CALL YOUR NAME. AND IF YOU DO WISH TO SPEAK ON YOUR TOPIC, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. WE HAVE SHENITA CLEVELAND. OKAY, THE DORETHA SMITH OH, I'M SORRY. LET ME ONE AT A TIME. YEAH, OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS CLEVELAND. IF YOU COULD PRESS THAT BUTTON ON THERE SO YOUR MICROPHONE CAN BE CUT ON, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE FOR THE RECORD. AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. AWESOME. I AM SHENITA LASHA, CLEVELAND. I LIVE IN SOUTH DALLAS, TEXAS. I COME BY WAY OF SOUTH OF THE TRINITY INTO THE MURKY WATERS OF A CITY CALLED DESOTO, TEXAS. THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATED MAY 21ST, 2024, IN DESOTO, TEXAS, GOES AS SUCH. JUST AFTER THE MOTION PASSES 4 TO 3 TO HIRE MR. ALL GOOD, GOOD. FRED, AM I SAYING THAT RIGHT? HOPEFULLY HE SAYS A FEW WORDS, MENTIONING HOW EXCITED HE IS TO BE A PART OF MOVING THE CITY OF DESOTO FORWARD. I BELIEVE THAT VERY DAY DESOTO MOVED BACKWARDS BY NOTWITHSTANDING THE CITY'S COUNCIL RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR ALL TO SEEK TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND IMAGE OF THE CITY. CASE IN POINT AT MARKER NUMBER THREE HOURS, 11 MINUTES AND 17 SECONDS, THERE WAS A WOMAN WHO STATED THAT IT WAS TIME TO CONSIDER A SELECTION FOR MAYOR PRO TEM FOR A ONE YEAR TERM, AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY'S HOME RULE CHARTER. AT MINUTE MARKER THREE HOURS, 11 MINUTES, 27 SECONDS, MR. ISOM CAMRY BEGINS TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS FOR MAYOR PRO TEM AT MINUTE MARKER NUMBER THREE HOURS, 11 MINUTES, 52 SECONDS. MAYOR, HE STATED THAT THE MAYOR WILL CALL FOR NOMINATIONS AT MINUTE MARKER THREE HOURS, 12 MINUTES AND ONE SECOND. MR. CAMRY ALSO STATED A SECOND IS REQUIRED BY ANOTHER COUNCIL MEMBER AT MINUTE MARKER THREE HOURS, 12 MINUTES AND FOUR SECONDS, MR. CAMRY STATED, WITH THE NOMINATION, THERE MUST BE A SECOND AND THAT PERSON BECOMES THE OFFICIAL NOMINEE FOR MAYOR. PRO TEM MINUTE MARKER THREE HOURS, 12 MINUTES, 13 SECONDS.
MR. CAMRY ALSO STATED THE MAYOR WILL CALL FOR MORE NOMINATIONS AND IF SO, THE PROCESS REPEATS ITSELF AND SO ON, AND MINUTE MARKER THREE HOURS, 12 MINUTES, 54 SECONDS. MR. CAMRY STATED.
THEN THE VOTE THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBER SHALL GO IN ORDER OF THE NOMINATION IN WHICH THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A MAJORITY VOTE FOR THE FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, WHICH IS FOR THREE MINUTE MARKER
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THREE HOURS, 13 MINUTES AND ONE SECOND. MR. CAMRY CONTINUES BY STATING THAT THE FIRST NOMINEE RECEIVES FOUR OR MORE VOTES. THE VOTE STOPS THERE, RIGHT THERE. BUT NO, NOT IN DESOTO, TEXAS.THREE HOURS, 13 MINUTES, NINE SECONDS, HE SAYS. AND THEN THAT PERSON BECOMES MAYOR PRO TEM.
THIS IS WHERE THE RULE TO ALWAYS BE COMMITTED, TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE BEST INTERESTS OF ALL OF ITS CITIZENS AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY BECAME MURKIER IN THE WATER. FIRST VOTE. THE FAIR VOTE HAPPENS AT THREE, THREE HOURS, 16 MINUTES AND 20S, WHERE COUNCILWOMAN DONNA DOCTOR MARKS IS ELECTED AT THREE HOURS, 16 MINUTES AND 38 SECONDS. THE MOTION IS PASSED 4 TO 3.
CONGRATULATIONS, MAYOR PRO TEM, BUT NO, THERE'S A SECOND UNLAWFUL VOTE THAT WAS STRIPPED HER OF THAT TITLE. SHE STARTED TO DISSENT. BUT GUESS WHAT? AT THREE HOURS, 16 MINUTES, 48 SECONDS, DOCTOR MARKS BEGINS HER GRACIOUS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH TALKING ABOUT DEMOCRACY. THREE HOURS, 17 MINUTES AND 10S MAYOR PRO TEM THEN SAY SHE DID NOT VOTE CORRECTLY. BUT I'M JUST BECAUSE I WATCHED THE VIDEO MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE TIMES AND I SAW IT THREE HOURS AND 17 MINUTES AND 19 SECONDS, MAYOR PROCTOR THEN ASK MAYOR PRO TEM HUGHES IF SHE WOULD LIKE TO VOTE AND IF SHE WOULD LIKE TO REVOTE TIME. BUT NO MISS CLEVELAND, NO MISS MISS PROCTOR, YOU GUYS HAVE CORRUPTION IN THE CITY AND IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE. IT'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE. MAYOR PRO TEM, CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE HAVE DORETHA SMITH. DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK? OKAY. GOOD EVENING, MISS SMITH. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE. ONLY FOR THE RECORD. AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. OKAY. MY NAME I DORETHA SMITH, AND I'M FROM THE CITY OF MESQUITE, TEXAS . AND MY, THE REASON WHY I'M COMING HERE TONIGHT IS BECAUSE I'M. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. MY GRANDSON WAS MOLESTED OVER HERE IN DESOTO. AND BECAUSE IT HAPPENED IN DESOTO, THE MOM REPORTED IT IN MESQUITE. MESQUITE REPORTED IT BACK OVER TO DESOTO AND I STILL HADN'T HEARD ANYTHING. AND THAT WAS BACK IN 2020. BACK IN 2021, THE MOLESTATION HAPPENED AGAIN. ONCE WE TOOK OUR GRANDSON TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, THEY DIAGNOSED HIM WITH FIRST INITIAL ENCOUNTER CHILD MOLESTATION. THAT WAS BACK IN 21, AND A DETECTIVE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE CASE. BUT WE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING FROM THE DETECTIVE. SO I KEPT CALLING AND CALLING. AND FINALLY I GOT A HOLD OF ONE OF THE DETECTIVES THAT WAS ON THE CASE, DETECTIVE ARCHIBALD, AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE WASN'T GOING TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS ANOTHER CHILD THAT DID IT, AND HE WASN'T GOING TO ARREST A CHILD. SO I ASKED HIM, IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO ARREST THAT CHILD.
I DIDN'T ASK HIM TO DO THAT. I ASKED HIM TO FOLLOW UP TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON, BECAUSE IN ORDER FOR ANOTHER CHILD TO BE MESSING WITH SOMEONE ELSE, SOMETHING HAD TO BE HAPPENING TO THAT OTHER CHILD BECAUSE YOU DON'T. IT DON'T JUST COME ON AT ONCE. SO SO HE TOLD ME HE WASN'T GOING TO DO ANYTHING. HE WASN'T GOING TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE OR ANYONE. SO BACK IN 2000, JANUARY 2022, THE INCIDENT, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. SO THE SECOND TIME THE CHILDREN'S, DIAGNOSED HIM WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD. WE HAVE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AND EVERYTHING, AND YET STILL THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. NOTHING. NOTHING HAPPENED. AND THEN AGAIN, I MADE AN APPOINTMENT, AND I SPOKE WITH THE WITH CHIEF COSTA, AND I GAVE HIM A COPY OF THE MEDICAL RECORDS AND ALSO OTHER ITEMS THAT WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN THAT MEDICAL RECORDS. AND, AND TO THIS DAY, NOTHING STILL HAS BEEN DONE, HASN'T BEEN DONE WITH MY GRANDCHILD AND HE STILL SITTING IN HARM'S WAY. AND IT COULD BE STILL HAPPENING RIGHT TODAY. AND MY QUESTION IS, WHO'S GOING TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR LETTING THE BALL DROP WITH THE CHILD? YOU HAVE CPS STATING THAT IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM. YOU HAVE THE SOTO POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYING CHILDREN. I MEAN, CPS DIDN'T DO THEIR JOB, SO NO ONE'S BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO A CHILD. AND THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN THIS DAY. AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE RACHEL JONES. DO I HAVE TO TURN? OH IT'S ON OKAY. I DO WISH TO SPEAK. OKAY MISS JONES, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR
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CITY OF RESIDENCE FOR THE RECORD. AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. MY NAME IS RACHEL JONES. I'M A RESIDENT OF DESOTO, TEXAS. I'M HERE TODAY AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN. I NOT ONLY AM I A CONCERNED CITIZEN, I'M A MOTHER OF A SOON TO BE 17 YEAR OLD. ON THURSDAY, HE'S A RISING SENIOR. I'M AN EDUCATOR OF 17 YEARS. ON TOP OF THAT, I'M A FORMER CITY EMPLOYEE AND I'M MEMBERS OF ORGANIZATION. WHY AM I SAYING ALL THAT? BECAUSE I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT OUR CITY. I MOVED HERE ALMOST TEN YEARS AGO AND LAID MY ROOTS DOWN, AND I REALLY LOVE THE MEMBERS. THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY. I'VE LOVED THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT I'VE BUILT HERE AND I ACTUALLY DID LIKE THE SAFETY THAT I HAD ACQUIRED HERE UNTIL RECENTLY. I LIVE HERE NOW IN DESOTO TOWN CENTER FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW, AND IT'S JUST GETTING RIDICULOUS ABOUT THE, THE LACK OF SECURITY AND HOW IT'S BECOMING VERY UNSAFE FOR THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE HERE. EVERY TIME AN INCIDENT OCCUR, WE ALWAYS GET A RESPONSE BACK FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WELL, THIS IS A PUBLIC PLACE. WELL, PEOPLE LIVE HERE AND THIS IS THE MECCA OF THE CITY. BUSINESSES ARE ATTRACTED HERE. WE HOLD MEETINGS HERE. WE HOLD VERY IMPORTANT EVENTS HERE. WHY IS IT NOT GETTING THE PATROL THAT IT NEEDS? I TOO HAVE A ISSUE WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE ON JUNE 6TH, WE HAD A OVER 40 TEENAGERS THAT CAME INTO THE PARKING GARAGE WITH SKI MASKS ON AND FLAK GUNS PULLING UP IN CARS JUMPING OUT LIKE THEY DOING DRIVE BYS. AND MY SON GOT CAUGHT IN IT. HE WAS COMING HOME FROM WORKING AT MOSLEY POOL TRYING TO COME HOME, OPEN UP HIS DOOR, AND HE GOT FACED WITH TWO GUNS IN HIS FACE. HE TOOK OFF RUNNING AND WHEN HE TRIED TO BUST THROUGH THE DOOR, THAT'S WHEN I WOKE UP FROM MY NAP BECAUSE I AM TEACHING SUMMER SCHOOL AND I WENT OUTSIDE AND IT'S JUST A HUMONGOUS AMOUNT OF TEENAGERS WITH THESE GUNS IN THEIR HAND. I DID CALL THE POLICE AND THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, AND IF I DON'T LIKE IT, I NEED TO MOVE. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS OFFICER SAID OR OWNS. I ALREADY FILED MY COMPLAINT. I DON'T WANT TO MOVE. I LIKE BEING HERE. BUT IF I GOT TO GET UPROOTED BECAUSE I'M IN FEAR, I'VE HAD TO GO THROUGH NUMEROUS OF THERAPY SESSIONS. MY SON DON'T EVEN WANT TO WALK THE DOG ANYMORE. I'VE HAD A PARENT CAME AND KNOCK ON MY DOOR UNANNOUNCED AND WANTED TO KNOW WHY THEY GOT A LEASE VIOLATION BECAUSE THEIR CHILD WAS A PART OF THAT. OF ALL OF THAT, ALL OF THAT EVENTS HAPPENING. AND IT WAS JUST I TOLD THE POLICE, THESE KIDS DON'T EVEN LIVE HERE.THEY'RE TRESPASSING. VERY RUDE, VERY ABRUPT. I'M JUST NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY. WHY OR WE, THE PARENTS, THE ONES WHO PAY THE TAXES, THE PEOPLE WHO PAY THE RENT. WHY ARE WE NOT GETTING PROTECTED? IT SAID. WE'RE SAYING THAT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING TO THESE CHILDREN. I HAVE A 17 YEAR OLD COMING UP, AND I HAVE BEEN PARENTING HIM, SO I JUST URGE THE CITY TO PLEASE, PLEASE, I'M BEGGING. PLEASE GIVE US MORE PROTECTION OVER HERE AS WE ARE RESIDENTS IN A VERY HIGHLY TRAFFICKED AREA. AND I JUST I'M COMING UP WITH SOME SUGGESTIONS IN A FUTURE DATE, BUT I JUST WANT TO BRING THIS ATTENTION BECAUSE THIS DIDN'T JUST HAPPEN. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING EVERY YEAR WITH THE WITH THE YOUTH. AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, MISS JONES. NEXT WE HAVE BERNADINE HAIR. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR. AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I'M BERNADINE HARRISON, AND I LIVE AT 1030 NORTH WESTMORELAND ROAD HERE IN DESOTO . AND I'M HERE WITH PROBABLY THE SAME KIND OF COMPLAINT AS MY COLLEAGUES. I DO NOT LIKE THE WAY OF THE DIRECTION IN WHICH DESOTO IS HEADED. I SAID TO THE PREVIOUS MAYOR, AND I THINK I'VE SPOKEN WITH YOU ABOUT IT, OUR PRESENT MAYOR, NOTHING SEEMS TO GET BETTER IN THIS CITY OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT EVERYTHING GETS TO BE MORE EXPENSIVE. OKAY, I THINK TO PUT THREE MINUTES UP THERE. NO ONE. THEY CAN TALK TO YOU FOREVER WHEN THEY'RE OUT THERE LOOKING FOR VOTES FOR THREE MINUTES. THERE'S A MINIMUM THAT WE GET TO COME UP HERE AND VOICE OUR CONCERNS. OKAY WE HAD AN EDUCATION PROBLEM IN IN THE CITY. $7 MILLION MISSING, NO ONE ACCOUNTABLE. BUT YET WE'RE BASICALLY CAN'T EVEN TAKE CARE OF THE NEEDS OF A CHILD THAT'S BEEN MOLESTED. OUTRAGEOUS. EVERYTHING GOES UP. I'VE BEEN NICKELED AND DIMED SO MUCH UNTIL I'M SICK AND TIRED OF IT. THE GUY THAT USED TO BE THE MANAGER FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT. VERY NICE GUY. I GOT TIRED OF CALLING HIM COMPLAINING. THIS GUY HAD TRIED TO DO THE JOB OF FIVE PEOPLE. I'M FINDING NOW THAT DOWN AT CITY HALL WE HAVE PEOPLE DOING MULTIPLE JOBS BECAUSE WE PROBABLY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY THEM. MONEY SEEMS TO BE A REAL PROBLEM. AND AS I SAID, THE ONLY THING THAT GOES UP IS THE COST OF GOODS AND SERVICES. SO I CAN SIT HERE AND TALK FOREVER. NOW, WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS TRY TO MAKE SOME CHANGE. I'M GOING
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TO GO ONLINE, START A WEBSITE, GO TO ONE OF THE WEBSITES I KNOW AND ASK WE THE PEOPLE. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS TAKE ONE DAY OUT OF YOUR BUSY DAY. AND I WISH THE COUNCIL WOULD REMIND PEOPLE REGULARLY THAT YOU CAN GET THIS MEETING ONLINE SO THAT WE CAN START DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT.NOW, I'M AN ELDERLY PERSON. I'M 77 YEARS OLD. I KNOW THAT YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE TO GO TO WORK EVERY DAY. THEY COME HOME FOR US TO GO TO GET A JOB. WE GOT TO GO TO NORTH DALLAS. FOR PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN NORTH DALLAS, WHITE PEOPLE, THEY GO DOWN THE STREET, THESE PARENTS COME HOME. THEY'RE VERY TIRED. THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE ARGUING WITH JOHNNY. WE DIDN'T THEY DIDN'T USED TO HAVE TO DO THAT BECAUSE THE TEACHERS TOOK CARE OF IT. THE TEACHERS TOOK CARE OF PEOPLE'S KIDS. NOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS STEALING THE MONEY. THERE'S ALL KINDS OF ISSUES, AND THEY'RE TELLING THE TEACHER OFF THROWING BOOKS. WE'VE GOT TO STOP THIS. SO I'M GOING TO GO TO MY COLLEAGUES.
I'M GOING TO START A WEBSITE, AND I'M GOING TO ASK THEM, LET'S TURN THIS CITY AROUND. WE CAN DO IT. BUT WE THE PEOPLE HAVE TO DO IT. WE HAVE TO GO OUT AND VOTE. I SEE SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE THAT I THINK HAVE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB, BUT THERE'S ONE PROBLEM. IF YOU HAVE 1 OR 2 PEOPLE THAT WANT CHANGE AND THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WANTING THE STATUS QUO, NOTHING CHANGES.
NOTHING CHANGES. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING GET BETTER IN TS COMMUNITY. OTHER THAN MOSELEY PARK, WHICH IS NICE. VERY NICE SWIMMING POOL. I SWAM IN IT ONCE. WE ARE GOING TO TURN THIS CITY AROUND. I'M GOING TO EITHER DO MY EFFORT TO TURN IT AROUND OR I'M GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE. I REALLY CAN'T AFFORD TO MOVE. WHERE AM I GOING TO MOVE TO? PRICES ARE SKY HIGH, SO FOR THOSE OF YOU AT HOME CONCLUDES YOUR TIME ALL WE CAN TALK ABOUT IS TIME. I WISH YOU TOOK THE TIME OUT TO. NEXT WE HAVE MARY MORRIS BONAPARTE. GOOD EVENING, MISS BONAPARTE. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE FOR THE RECORD. AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
MARY BONAPARTE, CITY OF DESOTO, 34.5 YEARS. GOOD EVENING. TODAY I STAND HERE AMONG MY ELECTED OFFICIAL TO CHALLENGE YOU TO DO THE RIGHT THING. I'M GOING TO START BY SAYING THIS IS NOT THE DESOTO I MOVED INTO 34 YEARS AGO. THIS CITY HAS DECLINED AS YOU HAVE ALLOWED DEVELOPERS, INVESTORS, AIRBNB AND RENTAL PROPERTY OWNERS TO RUN THIS CITY DOWN WHILE THEY MAKE BIG MONEY ON THE BACKS OF US TAXPAYERS LIVING A LAVISH LIFESTYLE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF DESOTO AS WE ARE FORCED TO LIVE IN HELL, NOT ONLY ARE THEY RUINING OUR CITY, WE HAVE A CITY ATTORNEY WHO HAS NOT ATTEMPTED TO ADDRESS THIS DESTRUCTION YET BEING PAID ON OUR TAX DOLLARS, AND Y'ALL ARE ALLOWING HIM TO REMAIN. MY MOTHER ALWAYS REMINDED ME OF TWO THINGS ONE, YOUR NAME WILL GO FURTHER THAN YOU EVER WILL. AND THE SECOND, ABOVE ALL THINGS, BE TRUE TO THYSELF. WITH THAT BEING SAID, THERE WAS A MAYOR PRO TEM NOMINATION DURING THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING WHEN COUNCIL MEMBER MARSH WAS NOMINATED AS THE NEW MAYOR PRO TEM. AFTER MARKS DID HER ACCEPTANCE SPEECH, MAYOR PROCTOR ALLUDED THAT THERE WAS A VOTING MISTAKE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUGHES AT THIS TIME, THE NOMINATION OF MAYOR PRO TEM GIVEN TO COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS WAS RESCINDED AND THEN GIVEN TO COUNCIL MEMBER HUGHES. WHAT A COMPLETE AND UTTER EMBARRASSMENT . BEFORE THIS VOTE, MR. ISOM GAVE CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS AND ON THREE OCCASIONS IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS COULD VOTE FOR THEMSELVES, GO BACK AND WATCH IT BASED ON THIS AND THE DESOTO COUNCIL RULES AND PROCEDURES, COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS RIGHTFULLY WARNED THAT MAYOR PRO TEM NOMINATION. AS I SAID, IGNORANCE OF THE LAW IS NO EXCUSE. THAT'S WHAT THE JUDGE TELL EVERYBODY DOWNTOWN. YOU CANNOT START A MEETING USING ROBERT'S RULE OF ORDER, AND THEN CHANGE THE RULES TO BENEFIT YOUR OWN AGENDA. I'M GOING TO ASK THAT YOU PUT YOUR DIFFERENCES ASIDE AND HONOR THE INITIAL MAYOR PRO TEM VOTE BY CONFERRING COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS AS NEW MAYOR PRO TEM. AND ALSO, PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT THIS CITY BELONGS TO EVERY CITIZEN IN DESOTO AND NOT THE NINE INDIVIDUALS ON THIS DAIS. IF WE, THE CITIZENS, HAVE TO PUT OUR DIFFERENCES ASIDE AND RALLY TOGETHER TO GET CHANGE IN DESOTO, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IN THE WORDS OF THE LATE DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, WE NEED LEADERS NOT IN LOVE WITH MONEY, BUT IN LOVE WITH JUSTICE.
NOT IN LOVE WITH PUBLICITY, BUT IN LOVE WITH HUMANITY. I'M ASKING Y'ALL TO DO THE RIGHT THING. NEXT WE HAVE ANNA WILLIAMS. NOTHING'S GOING TO CHANGE UNLESS WE MAKE A CHANGE.
GOOD EVENING, MISS WILLIAMS. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE. FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. ANNA WILLIAMS, DESOTO, TEXAS. AS A 33.5 YEAR RESIDENT, I STAND BEFORE YOU IN SHAME AND DISBELIEF OF WHAT OUR MORALS HAVE ADAPTED TO. WE HAVE ALLOWED
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PERSONAL FEELINGS AND GREED TO RUN, TO RUIN OUR ONCE BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY AND CITY. WE HAVE ALLOWED INVESTORS, DEVELOPERS AND SLUMLORDS TO DISTURB THE PEACE OF OUR ONCE QUIET COMMUNITY. WE, THE RESIDENTS OF DESOTO, SAY NO MORE. YOU ARE PUTTING $10,000 WORTH OF TIRES ON A $1,000 CITY THINKING DEVELOPER. IT IS WHAT'S NEEDED. WELL, PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT WE, THE CITIZENS, NEED AND WANT. WHAT WE WANT IS TRANSPARENCY. A MASSIVE CITY CLEANUP BANNED AIRBNB, ABS AND STRINGENT RENTAL PROPERTY ORDINANCE. THERE IS A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE. SOME OF YOU MAY NOT WANT THIS BECAUSE OF YOUR OWN INVESTMENT AND FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE SAME RULES AND SPECIAL USE PERMIT ORDINANCE THAT YOU INVOKE MONTHLY ON OTHER RESIDENTS. NO MORE. WE THE TAXPAYERS WILL NOT BE FORCED OUT BECAUSE OF CITY LEADERS TAKING A BLIND EYE AND WORKING WITH DEVELOPERS, HOTEL MOTEL OWNERS. WE ARE TAKING OUR CITY BACK. ALSO, WHAT YOU DID TO COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS IS A DISGRACE PLACE. SHAME ON YOU FOR NOT DOING THE RIGHT THING. COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS WAS DEEMED TO BE NEXT THE NEXT MAYOR OF PROTEIN YET SHE WAS CHEATED OUT OF HER RIGHTFUL WINNINGS. THERE IS A PRICE TO PAY AS THE LATE GREAT DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING SAYS, INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE. EVERYWHERE. WE ARE CAUGHT IN AN INESCAPABLE NETWORK OF MUTUALITY, TIED TO A SINGLE GARMENT OF DESTINY. WHATEVER AFFECTS ONE DIRECTLY AFFECTS ALL OF US INDIRECTLY. LET YOUR CONSCIENCE BE YOUR GUIDE BY CLEANING UP WHAT YOU MESSED UP.WHAT WE NEED IS A SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT SENTIMENT A CITY MANAGER. WELCOME TO HELL. THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET. WE ARE NOT GOING TO PUT UP WITH THIS ANYMORE. FOR THE THREE EVILS OF SOCIETY IS WHAT ONE PERSON, A COUNCIL MEMBER HAD TO WALK AWAY FROM. AND I WAS THAT PERSON THAT TALKED ABOUT IT. BUT YET AND STILL, MISS HUGHES, I THINK YOU'RE A NICE WOMAN. BUT THAT LADY DOCTOR DIANA MARKS, IS THE CITY COUNCIL PRO TEM. THAT'S WHAT SHE IS. AND NOBODY SHOULD TAKE THAT AWAY FROM HER AND ASK, DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE? YEAH, WE WANT TO CHANGE. NOW THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME. WASN'T EVEN FOR BOTH PARTNERS. NEXT WE HAVE JULIE MANZI. I LIKE THIS MEETING . GOOD EVENING. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE, FOR THE RECORD. AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JEWEL MANZI. I'M A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF DESOTO. MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED IN THE DESOTO AREA SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 25 YEARS. SO I THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. AND I'M HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF DISTRICT 109 AND STATE REPRESENTATIVE CARL SHERMAN. I WORK WITH CARL SHERMAN IN HIS OFFICE ON BEHALF OF SENIOR CITIZENS IN THE IN THIS DISTRICT, WHILE MY WIFE AND I CAME HERE 25 YEARS AGO, WE WERE FIRST INTRODUCED TO THEN CITY MANAGER, CARL SHERMAN, WHO LATER BECAME OUR MAYOR HERE IN DESOTO. AND WE GOT TO KNOW HIM A MUCH BETTER, WE KNEW HIM FROM AFAR, AND THEN WE'VE KNOWN HIM CLOSE UP, AND NOW I PLAY A SMALL PART, AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF, ON BEHALF OF THE SENIORS IN HIS DISTRICT. SO WE ARE PLEASED TO BE HERE TONIGHT, WE CONGRATULATE THE COUNCIL ON ON YOUR SELECTION OF A NEW CITY MANAGER. PLEASE KNOW THAT REP SHERMAN KNOWS AND APPRECIATES THE COMMITMENT AND THE SERVICE AND THE SERVICE THAT THAT YOU GIVE TO THIS, TO THIS AREA. HE ALSO KNOW THAT, REPRESENTATIVE SHERMAN EXTENDS HIS COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING THE WORK OF THIS COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THIS CITY. AS WELL. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING, AND MAY YOU HAVE A PRODUCTIVE
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AND SUCCESSFUL MEETING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. NEXT, WE HAVE CHASTITY MCKISSICK.GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT MCKISSICK. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE FOR THE RECORD. AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. GOOD EVENING, CHASTITY MCKISSICK. I'M A RESIDENT OF GLEN HEIGHTS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST START OFF BY GREETING MAYOR PROCTOR AS WELL AS OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND TONIGHT I AM JOINED BY OUR SUPERINTENDENT, DOCTOR USAMA ROGERS, TONIGHT, I JUST WANTED TO SPEND. EXCUSE ME, JUST A FEW MINUTES, JUST TO EXPRESS A GREAT THANK YOU AND A SINCERE GRATITUDE TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, OVER THE LAST YEARS, YOU ALL HAVE BEEN DEEPLY SUPPORTIVE OF DESOTO ISD. AND TONIGHT WE DO HAVE A SMALL TOKEN OF APPRECIATION. AGAIN, YOU GUYS HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN, REPRESENTATIVES OF MANY REPRESENTATIVES AT MANY OF OUR FUNCTIONS. AND SO, AGAIN, WE DEEPLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU. AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DOCTOR ROGERS TO SAY ANY WORDS OF GRATITUDE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PROCTOR AND CITY COUNCIL. I TOO WANT TO ECHO PRESIDENT MCKISSICK'S. THANKS. ON BEHALF OF THE FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS IN DESOTO ISD, LAST YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO DO SEVERAL THINGS BASED ON SUPPORT FROM THE CITY, FIRST, THE RE, PURPOSING OF THE COVID RELIEF FUNDS TO PROVIDE ACADEMIC SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS. WE WERE ABLE TO PAY FOR THE SALARIES OF FIVE INTERVENTIONISTS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT FOR STAFF AT A TIME WHEN OUR DISTRICT WAS GOING THROUGH, BUDGET CUTS DUE TO DECREASED ENROLLMENT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. IN JANUARY, WE WERE ABLE TO, DO A RIBBON CUTTING FOR OUR ESPORTS DUE TO A GRANT THROUGH THE A PARTNERSHIP WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AND, OUR TEAM WITHIN SIX MONTHS WAS A QUALIFIER FOR A STATE TOURNAMENT . AND THEN WHENEVER THERE HAS BEEN A CLARION CALL ON BEHALF OF OUR DISTRICT, YOU ALL HAVE SHOWN UP WHETHER IT IS TO PROVIDE, JUST ENCOURAGEMENT, SUPPORT OR MENTORING TO OUR STUDENTS. AND SO, WE HAVE CONCLUDED ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR SUCCESSFULLY. AND AGAIN, JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT, BECAUSE TEAMWORK TRULY MAKES THE DREAM WORK. THANK YOU. AND SO TONIGHT, ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AS WELL AS EVERY SINGLE TRUSTEE IN DESOTO ISD, WE HAVE A BASKET OF BLANKETS FOR EACH OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL AS THE THANK YOU CARD. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE FOR US.
AND AGAIN, WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YES AND I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT WE DID HAVE NINE STUDENT INTERNS. SO AGAIN THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT MCKISSICK. THANK YOU, DOCTOR ROGERS, FOR BEING HERE. AND WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN THAT PARTNERSHIP AS WE CONTINUE TO GO FORWARD. THOSE ARE ALL THE COMMENT CARDS. THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO MORE CARDS
[D. CONSENT AGENDA Items are listed on the Consent Agenda by the City Manager and are recommended to the City Council for single vote approval. An item( s) may be removed from the Consent Agenda for separate vote at the request of a Councilmember, the Mayor, or the City Manager. ]
FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO SPEAK. THEREFORE, WE WILL MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA.NEXT, WE HAVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ARE LISTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA BY THE CITY MANAGER AND ARE RECOMMENDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR SINGLE VOTE APPROVAL. AN ITEM MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE VOTE AT THE REQUEST OF A COUNCIL MEMBER, THE MAYOR OR THE CITY MANAGER. FIRST, WE HAVE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR MAY 1ST, 2020 FOR SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR APRIL 19TH, 2020 FOR LAW AND REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR MARCH 5TH, 2024. PLEASE NOTE THAT UPDATED MINUTES IN THE MAY 1ST MEETING REFLECT MAYOR PRO TEM HUGHES ADDED TO THE PRESENT ROLE AND UPDATED MINUTES REFLECT REFLECTED IN THE MAY IN THE MARCH 5TH, 2024 MEETING. ADDS VERBIAGE NO ACTION TAKEN AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE OTHER CONSENT ITEMS ARE RECOGNITION OF PROCLAMATION HONORING NATIONAL HOME OWNERSHIP MONTH, HONOR AND RECOGNIZE A PROCLAMATION HONORING GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT OF JEANETTE HUTCHINSON TO KEEP DESOTO BEAUTIFUL BOARD AND RICHARD ROGERS TO KEEP DESOTO BEAUTIFUL BOARD. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 TO 2024. ADOPTED BUDGET TO PURCHASE TWO AMBULANCES. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 2024 ADOPTED BUDGET FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MOTORS OF TWO FIRE TRUCKS. CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A PURCHASE CONTRACT WITH SAM PARKS. FIVE STAR FORD FOR AN
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AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $217,174.06 FOR THE PURCHASE OF THREE FORD EXPLORERS AND ONE FORD F-150 TRUCK. UTILIZING BY BOARD CONTRACT NUMBER SEVEN, TWO, FOUR, TWO THREE AND THE STATE OF TEXAS SMART BY SMART BY CONTRACT NUMBER 070. DASH 1M1 FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT VEHICLES IDENTIFIED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2024. VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A PURCHASE CONTRACT FOR ONE BLACK V8. 2024 POLICE DURANGO FOR THE AMOUNT OF $51,295. UTILIZING HVAC CONTRACT FS 12 DASH TWO THREE WITH FREEDOM DODGE FOR A POLICE DEPARTMENT VEHICLE IDENTIFIED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH PRIORITY PUBLIC SAFETY, LLC, UTILIZING THE CITY OF ALLEN'S BID NUMBER 2020-6-101, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $81,359.01 FOR THE REMOVAL OF EQUIPMENT FROM THREE EXISTING VEHICLES, THE PURCHASE OF NEW EQUIPMENT AND THE INSTALLATION OF NEW AND EXISTING EQUIPMENT TO OUTFIT FOUR NEW EMERGENCY VEHICLES. ONE DODGE DURANGO AND THREE FORD EXPLORERS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH A CONSTRUCTION LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $132,114 AND APPROVING A TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET OF $150,609.96 TO INCLUDE MATERIAL TESTING, CONSTRUCTION AND CONTINGENCY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE STORM DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS FOR LAKE GROVE LANE PROJECT.CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A ONE YEAR PURCHASING CONTRACT WITH A WITH A ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTION WITH EAGLE LABS, INC FOR THE PURCHASE OF SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE AND LIQUID AMMONIUM SULFATE FOR THE WESTMORELAND AND HAMPTON ROAD PUMP STATIONS, AND THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $100,000. CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A THREE YEAR SERVICE CONTRACT WITH A ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTION WITH PRIME CONTROLS, L.P. FOR SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION SERVICES NOT TO EXCEED N A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $280,000, AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A PURCHASE CONTRACT WITH ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY, LLC FOR THE PURCHASE OF A DUAL ELECTRICAL FEED SYSTEM AT THE WESTMORELAND PUMP STATION IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $550,000. THANK YOU, DOCTOR WILLIAMS COUNCIL, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR ITEMS ON THIS CONSENT AGENDA? YES, COUNCIL MEMBER CHISUM. THANK YOU. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM E NINE FOR DISCUSSION. PLEASE DISCUSSION AND A SEPARATE VOTE. OR JUST QUESTIONS? I HAVE QUESTIONS I DON'T THINK. I DON'T PRESUME IT WILL RESULT IN NEEDING A SEPARATE VOTE. OKAY.
DO I NEED TO STATE MY QUESTIONS NOW? YES. YOU CAN, PREVENT YOUR, PRESENT YOUR QUESTIONS. I'M SORRY, DOCTOR MARKS. I DID SEE YOUR LIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THIS ITEM, SO THIS IS A INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT USING THE BID THAT THE CITY OF ALLEN USED FOR THE REMOVAL OF EQUIPMENT WITH FOR THREE EXISTING VEHICLES. SO MY QUESTION REGARDING THIS ITEM IS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'VE NEVER LIVED IN CITY OF ALLEN. I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT IT, BUT I CAN IMAGINE THEY DON'T HAVE AN MWBE GOAL. AND THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN WORKING FOR YEARS NOW TO, HIT OUR MWB GOAL.
AND SO WHEN I SEE THINGS LIKE BY BOARD CONTRACTS AND INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS, I ALWAYS TRY TO COME UP WITH A FINE EYE BECAUSE THOSE ARE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'RE MISSING TO DO OUR RFP. SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS, WAS THE BID PULLED FOR THIS, AND IF SO, WHAT WAS THE PROCESS IN WHICH THEY WENT ABOUT, SELECTING THE COMPANY THAT THEY USED? I CANNOT PROVIDE THE ANSWER TO HOW THEY'RE THEIR SELECTION PROCESS WAS. I'M SURE THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS. THAT PROCESS THAT WE ARE WITH THE THREE QUOTES MINIMUM, I'M SURE THAT THEY THEY I CANNOT PROVIDE THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION. I KNOW THAT IN MY RESEARCH AND MY HISTORY OF DEALING WITH FLEET SERVICES AND POLICE VEHICLES TO MEET THAT GOAL WITH THAT SPECIAL CUSTOMIZED TYPE OF SERVICE THAT IS BEING DONE TO POLICE VEHICLES , THOSE BUSINESSES AT THIS TIME, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THEM. THAT'S UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE I DID ASK ABOUT THIS BEFORE THIS MEETING. IF IT'S ALL POSSIBLE, COULD BECAUSE THIS ALSO THE BID INFORMATION WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE STAFF DOCUMENTS EITHER.
COULD THAT BE PROVIDED TO THE COUNCIL AT A LATER TIME? I CAN ASK FOR THAT INFORMATION FROM THEM. I KNOW THAT WE ARE USING THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT THROUGH DALLAS COUNTY, WHICH IS HOW
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ALLEN HAS PRESENTED THEIR AGREEMENT AND THEIR BID TABS TO THEM. SO I SHOULD BE ABLE TO ACQUIRE THAT. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. I HAVE A QUESTION RELATED. YES, DOCTOR MARKS, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. YOU HAD A QUESTION IN REFERENCE. OKAY. I HAD A RELATED QUESTION. DOCTOR MARKS, CAN SHE. ABSOLUTELY. TAKE YOUR QUESTION ON. THANK YOU. SURE THING, I HAVE THE SAME. HAD THE SAME KIND OF QUESTIONS, BUT RELATED TO CUSTOMIZATION. SO WE'VE PURCHASED THIS THROUGH THIS AGREEMENT, ARE THERE ANY SPECIFIC CUSTOMIZATIONS NEEDS THAT WE HAVE THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN ALLEN'S? SO FOR INSTANCE, I BELIEVE THAT, THAT EVERYTHING IS LINED OUT FOR A POLICE UNIT AND IT'S JUST THE WIRING, THE LIGHTS , ETC. THAT HAS TO BE CUSTOMIZED. AND THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT IS HANDLED THROUGH A LOT OF, CORPORATIONS OR COMPANIES OUT THERE. OKAY AND SO WHAT WE'RE RECEIVING IS SOMETHING THAT'S STANDARD. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? IT IS IT IS STANDARD. THE POLICE UNITS ARE, ARE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME ACROSS THE BOARD. SOME DEPENDING ON IF IT'S A K9 UNIT OR A SWAT VEHICLE OR SPECIAL TACTICAL TACTICAL VEHICLE. THAT WOULD THAT WOULD VARY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER RAFAEL. DOCTOR MARKS. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. YOU KNOW, MWB IS ALWAYS ONE OF MY QUESTIONS, BUT SINCE THAT'S ALREADY BEEN ASKED, I'M GOI TO ASK ABOUT THE VEHICLES, THERE WAS THREE FORD EXPLORERS, ONE F-150 AND ONE POLICE DURANGO THAT COST. DOES IT INCLUDE WRAPPING OF THOSE VEHICLES, OR IS THAT A SEPARATE COST FOR THAT? IT INCLUDES THE WRAPPING OF THE VEHICLES AS THE WRAPPING. AGAIN, THAT WAS NOT IN THE WRITE UP. SO I DIDN'T GATHER THAT. SO THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT THAT QUESTION. I CAN I CAN PROVIDE A BREAKDOWN SHEET. OKAY. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE BREAKDOWN OF THE WRAPPING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. DOCTOR MARX WAS YOUR ORIGINAL QUESTION RELATED TO A DIFFERENT ITEM? IT WAS OKAY, COUNCIL, AT THIS TIME, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR, COMMENT, QUESTION. DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION? COUNCILMEMBER? YES. OKAY ARE RELATED TO ITEM 11. E 11 NOT ONE IS RELATED TO EAGLE LABS INC. AND SO THEY WERE THE SOLE BIDDER. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND THE LACK OF COMPETITION FOR THIS PARTICULAR PRODUCT AND JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND. AND THE PRICING, YOU KNOW, IS THE PRICING THAT WE RECEIVE MARKET, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS SOLE BIDDER JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST LOOKING AT OTHER PLACES WHERE IT CAN BE PURCHASED, EVEN THOUGH THEY DIDN'T BID FOR IT. ALL RIGHT. YES, MA'AM. SO I CAN'T EXACTLY SPEAK TO THE LACK OF COMPETITION. I DO KNOW THAT WE READILY PUT IT OUT THERE AS FAR AS ON OUR, STANDARD FORMAT THROUGH PUBLIC PURCHASE. SO IT WAS AVAILABLE TO MULTIPLE ENTITIES, ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE RUN INTO HERE IN DESOTO IS, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE A TREATMENT PLANT, SO THEREFORE WE DON'T BUY IN THE KIND OF QUANTITIES THAT OTHER ENTITIES DO. SO SOME OF THE TERMS AND AGREEMENTS THAT OTHER ENTITIES WOULD NORMALLY AGREE TO, THEY WON'T AGREE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE KIND OF BUYING POWER. THE ONLY OTHER ALTERNATIVE THAT WE COULD LOOK INTO IS ENTERING INTO POSSIBLY AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH OTHER, NEIGHBORING MUNICIPALITIES. BUT THAT ALSO DOES COME WITH SOME RISKS AS WELL, BECAUSE YOU'RE SUBJECTED TO THEIR TERMS AND AGREEMENT AS OPPOSED TO WHAT WE REQUIRE HERE. SO WE DO WE ARE FORTUNATE IN THE FACT THAT ALL THAT WE DO NOT HAVE THAT BUYING POWER, WE DO HAVE A COMPANY HERE LOCALLY THAT HAS SERVED US WELL IN THE PAST AND HAS OFFERED US A FAIR MARKET PRICE AND EVALUATING OUR PRICES FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR, THEY DID NOT INCREASE ALL THAT MUCH, WE'RE GOING FROM, LIKE A 30 CENT INCREASE ON OUR SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE AND A, A $0.31 INCREASE ON OUR LIQUID AMMONIUM SULFATE. OKAY. DO WE HAVE A CONTINGENCY PLAN IF THEY CAN'T FULFILL THE CONTRACT? SO AS FAR AS, A CONTINGENCY PLAN, WE DO HAVE CONTINGENCIES BUILT INTO THE CONTRACT THAT THEY ARE TO PROVIDE US WITHIN 24 HOURS NOTICE. NOW, WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE DO DO AS PART OF OUR TREATMENT PROCESS, WE BOOST THE CHLORINE. SO WE DON'T REALLY RUN INTO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS ALL THAT OFTEN WHERE WE NEED, DELIVERIES REALLY ON THE DOUBLE. BUT IF THEY AREN'T, WE DO HAVE OTHER COMPANIES THAT WE CAN CALL TO POSSIBLY GET ONE TIME EMERGENCY DELIVERIES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, COUNCIL, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MADAM MAYOR, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY DOCTOR MARX. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
THERE IS A ORDINANCE THAT NEEDS TO BE READ. AND THIS ORDINANCE IS TO BE READ FOR ITEMS E FIVE AND SIX. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING CERTAIN BUDGET AMENDMENTS PERTAINING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 TO 2024. ADOPTED BUDGET AND PROVIDING FOR
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AN EFFECTIVE DATE, WHEREAS THE CITY IS REQUIRED UNDER ARTICLE SEVEN, SECTION TEN OF THE CITY CHARTER TO APPROVE A BUDGET AMENDMENT BY ORDINANCE AND UPON APPROVAL, SUCH AMENDMENT SHALL BECOME AN ATTACHMENT TO THE ORIGINAL BUDGET, AND WHEREAS THE BUDGET AMENDMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES IN THE 20 2324 BUDGET AND SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL, AND A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS, SECTION ONE, THAT PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLE SEVEN, SECTION TEN OF THE CITY CHARTER IN THE YEAR 2023 TO 2024, A BUDGET AMENDMENT ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND APPROVED. I'M SORRY, DOCTOR WILLIAMS, JUST THE CAPTION. OKAY. OOPS. THANK YOU, IS THAT DOES THAT CONCLUDE THE ORDINANCE FOR THAT? YES, MA'AM. AGENDA OKAY. THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND OUR ORDINANCE HAS BEEN READ. COUNCIL. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. SAME SIGN.OKAY. THAT MOTION PASSES. SIX ONE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL, AT THIS TIME, I WANT TO TAKE JUST A SECOND TO ACKNOWLEDGE SOME OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS THAT WERE CONFIRMED THIS EVENING, MISS JEANETTE HUTCHINSON, AS WELL AS MISTER RICHARD ROGERS, WHO WAS BOTH CONFIRMED TO THE KEEP DESOTO BEAUTIFUL BOARD. IF YOU ARE HERE TONIGHT, COULD YOU PLEASE STAND SO THAT WE CAN ACKNOWLEDGE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE? WE'RE ALWAYS VERY GRATEFUL, AND HONORED THAT WHEN RESIDENTS STEP UP TO HELP US AND COME ALONGSIDE US AND SERVE ON THESE BOARDS TO HELP MAKE OUR COMMUNITY THE BEST THAT IT CAN BE. SO WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AT THIS TIME, THAT CONCLUDES THE LAST ITEM ON OUR REGULAR AGENDA. WE DO HAVE AN
[H. EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RESULTING POTENTIAL ACTION 1. The City Council will convene into executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.074(a)(1), Personnel Matters, and Section 551.071(2), consultation with City attorney, regarding Article II, Section 7 Of the City of DeSoto Home Rule Charter, titled Mayor-Mayor Pro Tem, to deliberate the process for the selection of the Mayor Pro Tem. 2. Any action as a result of executive session.]
EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM. SO I'M GOING TO ASK IF DOCTOR WILLIAMS WILL READ THAT, THAT AGENDA ITEM FOR US, PLEASE. SURE. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.07 FOR A ONE PERSONNEL MATTERS AND SECTION 551.0712 CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING ARTICLE TWO, SECTION SEVEN OF THE CITY OF DESOTO HOME RULE. HOME RULE CHARTER TITLED MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM TO DELIBERATE THE PROCESS FOR THE SELECTION OF THE MAYOR PRO TEM AS WELL AS ANY ACTION AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME IT IS 6:52 P.M. AND WE WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. HOWEVER, I WANTED TO, RESTATE IF YOU ARE HERE OR LOOKING FOR THE MEETING THAT IS WITH EMERALD ENERGY, THAT MEETING IS NOT IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THAT MEETING IS ACTUALLY IN THE BLUEBONNET ROOM OVER IN OUR CIVIC CENTER. SO IF YOU ARE HERE OR LOOKING FOR THAT MEETING, THAT IS WHERE THEY ARE HOSTING THAT MEETING. I BELIEVE IT BEGAN AT 630. SO AT THIS TIME, COUNCIL, WE WILL. I'M SORRY. YES, THAT'S NOT A CITY SUPPORTED MEETING. THAT'S. IT IS NOT. OKAY. JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT IS NOT. YES THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. RAFAEL, AT THIS TIME, WE WILL NOW
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