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[A. CALL TO ORDER AND CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION]
MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR.IT IS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH, AND I WANNA WELCOME YOU ALL TO THE, UH, DESOTO CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
UM, AT THIS TIME, WE DO HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TONIGHT, UH, WHICH REQUIRES US TO START AT 5:00 PM TONIGHT.
SO I'M GONNA ASK IF OUR CITY SECRETARY WOULD GIVE US A ROLL CALL AT THIS TIME, AND THEN GIVE US THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, PLEASE.
COUNCIL MEMBER NICOLE RAPHAEL.
COUNCIL MEMBER DYNA MARKS HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER CRYSTAL CHISHOLM HERE.
FIRST WE HAVE THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.074 PERSONNEL MATTER OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE FOR THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CITY SECRETARY, AND RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION AND TAKE ANY ACTION AS NECESSARY.
AT THIS TIME, UH, WE WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RETURN, UH, ONCE THAT IS COMPLETE WITH ANY ACTION AS A RESULT OF IT.
GOOD, EVERYONE? GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
[B. REGULAR SESSION AGENDA - CALL TO ORDER (immediately following Executive Session)]
GET YOUR ATTENTION.IT IS 6:02 PM AND IT IS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH.
AND I WANNA WELCOME EACH OF YOU TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE DESOTO CITY COUNCIL.
AT THIS TIME WE WILL, UH, WE DID, UH, JUST FOR THE PUBLIC THAT HAS BEEN FOLLOWING OUR MEETING TODAY.
WE ARE CONTINUING OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, MR. CITY ATTORNEY.
UM, WE ARE CONTINUING OUR PREVIOUS EXECUTIVE SESSION TO, UM, THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AFTER I CONTINUE.
UM, AT THIS TIME WE'LL HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
COUNCIL MEMBER NICOLE RAPHAEL.
COUNCIL MEMBER DYNA MARKS HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER CRYSTAL CHISHOLM HERE.
WE'LL HAVE THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, PLEASE.
FIRST WE HAVE OUR INVOCATION BY VINCENT DELGADO WITH NVO NUEVO VIDA NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY DESOTO, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, LED BY STUDENT AMBASSADOR RIA KINCAID WITH RUBY YOUNG, PERSONALIZED STEAM ACADEMY.
IF EVERYONE CAN PLEASE STAND, KISS ME.
LET US SPRAY BY YOUR HEADS AND CLOSE YOUR EYES, EMILY.
FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER DAY OF LIFE.
GOD, FATHER LORD, IF IT IS THAT WE ARE ALIVE, IT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT FINISHED WITH US FATHER.
AND WE THANK YOU GOD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, THE BLESSING, THE MIRACLE GOD TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE BEFORE YOU.
WE THANK YOU, LORD, FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE AND WILL DO, FATHER LORD, IN AND THROUGH US, GOD, IN AND THROUGH OUR, OUR CITY, IN AND THROUGH OUR LEADERSHIP, GOD, FOR WHAT IS A HOME WITHOUT A FAMILY, AN ORGANIZATION, A COMPANY WITHOUT ITS LEADERSHIP, GOD.
AND SO OUR CITY WITHOUT FATHER LORD, THIS COUNCIL THAT, THAT IS GATHERING.
FATHER LORD, THIS EVENING, WE THANK YOU, FATHER, FOR THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE DONE AND WILL DO IN AND THROUGH US, IN AND THROUGH THIS COUNCIL, IN AND THROUGH OUR CITY.
FATHER, WE THANK YOU, FATHER FOR WHAT LIES AHEAD.
UH, FATHER, WE JUST PRAY THAT YOU COULD JUST CONTINUE CONTINUOUSLY, FATHER LORD, REVEAL OF YOUR WILL AND YOUR GLORY, FATHER LORD, IN AND THROUGH ALL THE PLANS, ALL THE STRATEGIES, FATHER LORD, ALL METHODS THAT ARE, THAT ARE BEING CONSIDERED, THAT ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED.
FATHER LORD, THROUGH THIS, THIS COUNCIL, THROUGH THIS BODY, FATHER, WE THANK YOU, WE HONOR YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE, ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING, AND ALL THAT IS STILL TO COME IN OUR CITY.
AND YOUR PRECIOUS NAME WE PRAY, AMEN AND AMEN.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN SAYING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
THANK YOU PASTOR DELGADO FOR RENDERING THAT BEAUTIFUL PRAYER FOR US THIS EVENING.
AND CAN WE PUT OUR HANDS TOGETHER TO GIVE IT UP FOR OUR STUDENT AMBASSADOR FROM TONIGHT? MS. RIA KING CAGE.
SHE'S AN EIGHTH GRADER AT RUBY YOUNG, PERSONALIZED STEAM ACADEMY.
AND I'M GOING TO READ JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MS. KINCAID AS THE ELDEST SIBLING.
LORAY IS A NATURAL LEADER THROUGHOUT HER EIGHTH GRADE YEAR.
SHE HAS SERVED AS STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND WAS INDUCTED INTO THE NATIONAL HONORS SOCIETY IN RECOGNITION OF HER OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS.
SHE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT SPORTS, EXCELS IN READING AND WRITING, AND IS DEDICATED TO GIVING BACK
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TO HER COMMUNITY THROUGH SERVICE INITIATIVES, LORAY ASPIRES TO ATTEND COLLEGE AND PURSUE A DEGREE IN THE MEDICAL FIELD WHERE SHE CAN CONTINUE MAKING AND A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OTHERS.LET'S GIVE THAT ONE MORE TIME FOR OUR STUDENT AMBASSADOR.
MS. KINKA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO APPROACH THE MICROPHONE ONE MORE TIME, UM, AND HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENT BODY AT RUBY YOUNG PERSONALIZED STEAM ACADEMY? I WANNA THANK MY SCHOOL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR, UM, INVITING ME HERE.
AND I WANNA THANK MY PARENTS FOR LEADING ME AND GUIDING ME ON THIS PATH.
AND I DO SEE OUR SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT HERE, MS. CHASITY MCKISSICK, IS HERE WITH US TONIGHT, IS, UH, YOUR PARENTS ARE HERE.
YOU SAID MS. KINCAID, IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO STAND AS WELL AND BE ACKNOWLEDGED, AND, UM, ANYONE FROM RUBY YOUNG, IF YOU ARE HERE, PLEASE STAND SO THAT WE CAN ACKNOWLEDGE YOU AND PUT OUR HANDS TOGETHER FOR YOU.
YES, WE'RE GONNA TAKE SOME PHOTOS.
UH, OUR STUDENT AMBASSADOR IS HERE TONIGHT TO HELP US FACILITATE, UM, UH, COMMENT CARDS.
UM, THERE, SHE'S GOING TO BE WORKING AT THE TABLE.
YOU CAN SPEAK ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
HOWEVER, BEFORE YOU DO THAT, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT A COMMENT CARD AND SO SHE WILL BE ABLE TO ASSIST YOU WITH THAT, SHOULD YOU NEED ASSISTANCE.
[C. PRESENTATIONS]
TIME, MS. THOMAS, WE'LL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE.NEXT WE HAVE PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION HONORING SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH.
MAKING THAT PRESENTATION IS MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR, RECEIVING OUR DESOTO ISD TRUSTEES.
I AM GONNA ASK OUR SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT TO JOIN ME AT THE LECTERN FOR THIS PRESENTATION.
WE KNOW THAT, UM, THAT SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH WAS LAST MONTH.
HOWEVER, OUR SCHEDULES ALWAYS CONFLICT.
THEY ARE HARD AT WORK JUST LIKE WE'RE HARD AT WORK.
AND SO, UH, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO HONOR THEM LAST MONTH, SO WE COULDN'T, WE WOULD BE REMISSED.
UH, NOT TO PRESENT YOU ALL WITH SOMETHING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE HARD WORK THAT YOU ALL DO EV EACH AND EVERY DAY FOR OUR STUDENTS, UM, HERE IN DESOTO AND BOTH GUN HEIGHTS.
AND SO WE JUST APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH.
YOU CAN JOIN ME HERE AND I'M GONNA READ THIS PROCLAMATION FOR YOUR HEARING AND I SUPPOSE THAT YOU WILL SHARE THIS WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES AS WELL.
AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DO SO.
PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS THE MEMBERS OF THE DESOTO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES CONSISTENTLY ADVOCATE FOR OUR COMMUNITY MAKING DECISIONS THAT SERVE THE BEST INTEREST OF DESOTOS STUDENTS, FAMILIES, TEACHERS, AND STAFF.
AND WHEREAS THE DESOTO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING STUDENTS AND BELIEVE THAT EVERY CHILD HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A SUCCESSFUL LEARNER WITH THE MOST EFFECTIVE EDUCATION BEING ONE THAT IS INDIVIDUALIZED TO ADDRESS THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EACH STUDENT.
AND WHEREAS DESOTO, ISD SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS MAINTAIN A FOCUSED COMMITMENT TO PROGRESS TOWARDS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S GOALS AND FACILITATE OPEN BIPARTISAN COMMUNICATION WITH ALL SEGMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS DESOTO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS ARE STRONG ADVOCATES FOR QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION, COLLABORATING WITH EDUCATORS, PARENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO UPHOLD STATE AND NATIONAL STANDARDS IN WAYS THAT REFLECT THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS THE THEME FOR THE 2025 SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH IS LEADERSHIP FOR TOMORROW'S TEXAS, EMPHASIZING THE TRUSTEES DEDICATION AS THEY DEVOTE THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE TO OVERSEEING SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOSTERING, ENRICHING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND PREPARING STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE CAREERS AND BEYOND.
NOW, THEREFORE, I RACHEL O PROCTOR BY THE POWER OF VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS DALLAS COUNTY, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JANUARY, 2025, A SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH IN THE CITY OF DESOTO AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN IN RECOGNIZING THE UNWAVERING DEDICATION AND HARD WORK OF THE
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DESOTO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AS THEY CONTINUE WORKING TO SHAPE AND EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF BOTH CURRENT AND FUTURE STUDENTS.I HAVE SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2025.
MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR, SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO BY ALICIA THOMAS, CITY SECRETARY, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
JUST GONNA GET A PHOTO THE WAY.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS SO MUCH FOR, UM, THIS RECOGNITION.
I WANNA THANK THE CITIZENS OF DESOTO, ISD, UM, AS WELL AS THE CITIZENS OF GLEN HEIGHTS THAT SERVE INTO DESOTO ISD.
UM, EVEN THOUGH I'M STANDING HERE ALONE TONIGHT, I AM NOT ALONE IN SPIRIT.
UM, AS RACHEL MAYOR PROCTOR STATED, YOU KNOW, FEBRUARY IS A BUSY MONTH FOR THE BOARD, SO WE'RE ALL OVER THE PLACE.
UM, RECEIVING RECOGNITION, SHOWING, UM, SUPPORT TO OUR STUDENTS AS WELL AS RECEIVING BOARD TRAINING, AS WELL AS OUR SUPERINTENDENT IS ALSO IN TRAINING.
SO RIGHT NOW, WE'RE A LITTLE STRETCHED THIN, BUT WE ARE MIGHTY IN, IN OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE STUDENTS OF DESOTO ISD.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, UM, FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL DO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO HAVE OUR EAGLE SOURCE.
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT MCKISSICK.
AT THIS TIME, MS. THOMAS, WE'LL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM
[D. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]
ON OUR AGENDA, PLEASE.NEXT WE MOVE INTO ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.0415.
THE CITY COUNCIL MAY REPORT ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, EXPRESSION OF THANKS, CONGRATULATIONS OR CONDOLENCES INFORMATION ABOUT HOLIDAY SCHEDULES, RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUALS, REMINDERS ABOUT UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL EVENTS, INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS INVOLVING IMMINENT THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, AS WELL AS ANY LIAISON UPDATES.
AND MAY, IF I MAY, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL HOLD A GENERAL ELECTION ON MAY 3RD, 2025 FOR MAYOR.
PLACE ONE COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE THREE AND COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE FIVE CANDIDATE PACKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP FROM THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE IN PERSON, OR MAY BE EMAILED BY REQUEST.
THE APPLICATION FILING PERIOD IS CURRENTLY OPEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, BEGINNING AT 9:00 AM TO 4:30 PM AND WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 5:00 PM ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH, 2025.
THE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED FOR LUNCH FROM 12 TO ONE DAILY.
PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AT 9 7 2 2 3 0 9 6 6 4 OR EMAIL YOUR REQUEST FOR A CANDIDATE PACKET TO CANDIDATE INFO AT DESOTO, TEXAS.
ALL SPELLED OUT.GOV VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MAY 3RD ELECTION IS APRIL 3RD.
YOU MAY CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION STATUS@DALLASCOUNTYVOTES.ORG OR VOTE TEXAS.GOV.
ADDITIONALLY ELECT ADDITIONAL ELECTION QUESTIONS AND MAIL-IN BALLOT INFORMATION.
PLEASE CONTACT DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS AT 4 6 9 6 2 7 8 6 8 3.
COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? YES.
ADDITIONAL ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST? YES.
I WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF SOME GREAT OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE RIGHT, RIGHT FOR YOU FOR THE, THE LIBRARY THAT IS THE DESOTO LIBRARY.
WE HAVE SUCH GREAT GOOD STUFF HAPPENING.
SO RIGHT NOW, IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, OPEN MIC NIGHT.
NOW REMEMBER, BRING IT, IT NEEDS TO BE CLEAN, BUT IT'S OPEN MIC NIGHT, SIX TO 7:00 PM EVERY MONDAY IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, WE WANNA SEE YOU OUT THERE DOING STORYTELLING INSTRUMENTS, PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT SPOKEN WORD, UH, SNAPS, DO EVERYTHING AND COME ON OUT TO THE LIBRARY.
SIX TO SEVEN EVERY MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.
WE ALSO HAVE, AND I SAY WE BECAUSE I'M A LIAISON WITH THE LIBRARY.
WE HAVE A BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION HAPPENING ON FEBRUARY 15TH IN THE LIBRARY'S MULTIPURPOSE ROOM.
SO COME ON OUT WITH YOUR, YOUR GARBONE, YOUR, YOUR AFRICAN ATTIRE AND, AND JOIN IN ON A CELEBRATION.
AND IT'S HAPPENING BETWEEN 11 AND 1:00 PM AND THE LAST THING ON THE LIST FOR THE LIBRARY IS THEY HAVE VOLUNTEER NEEDS.
THEY HAVE AN EXPO THAT THEY PUT ON PUT ON IN APRIL THAT IS ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS FOR THE TEENS.
THEY NEED THE TEENS TO COME OUT.
THEY NEED EVERYBODY WHO IS WILLING TO COME OUT AND VOLUNTEER TO HELP THESE TEENS WITH AN EXPO.
SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THAT, I, I URGE YOU AND YOU NEED TO VISIT THE LIBRARY
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ON, I'M SORRY, UH, APPLY BEFORE MARCH 8TH IN ORDER TO BE A VOLUNTEER.SO COME ON OUT, BRING YOUR TALENTS, LET THE THE TEENS KNOW THAT YOU'RE THERE AND, UH, HELP THE LIBRARY PUT ON ANOTHER GREAT EVENT.
I HAVE A FEW QUICK ANNOUNCEMENTS.
THE FIRST ONE IS FEBRUARY 21ST, THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH, MOVIE NIGHT, $7 ENTRY FEE.
THAT SHOULD BE VERY ENJOYABLE.
UM, IT WILL BE FROM SIX O'CLOCK TO 10:00 PM THEY WILL HAVE FOODS AND GIVEAWAYS.
THIS IS BEING SPONSORED BY OUR DESOTO TEEN COUNCIL IN HER SHOES, THE TEEN VERSION.
JOIN US IN EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION IN HELP IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY OUR D VAC COMMISSION, AND IT WILL BE FEBRUARY 22ND FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM AND THERE IS A QR CODE THAT, AND IT IS FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13 AND 19.
IT'LL BE HELD AT NEW LEGACY COMMUNITY CHURCH AT 200 SOUTH POLK STREET ON FEBRUARY 22ND, FROM SEVEN TO 9:00 PM VOICES OF THE PAST IN THAT WILL BE CELEBRATING OUR R AND B LEGENDS FROM THE THIRTIES TO THE EIGHTIES.
AND, UH, TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE.
THAT WILL BE HERE AT OUR DESOTO CORNER THEATER.
MARCH 15TH, WE'LL HAVE THE 5K SHAMROCK SHAPE RUN OR WALK.
GET READY, GET READY ON MARCH 15TH AT 8:00 AM TO 11 O'CLOCK, AND THAT WILL BE AT ZIEGLER PARK.
THESE ARE SOME THINGS FOR YOU TO SAVE THE DATE.
AND, UH, MARCH 22ND, THE DESOTO CORNER THEATER WILL BE HOSTING THE SPOKEN WORD, THE KNOCKOUT TWO.
AND THAT WILL BE $20 PRESALE, $25 AT THE DOOR, AND 7:00 PM SHOWTIME.
AND GET YOURSELF READY FOR THE EASTER EGG EXTRAVAGANZA, WHICH IS SATURDAY APRIL 12TH.
CHECK IN IS AT 8:00 AM ACTIVITIES WILL BEGIN AT EIGHT 15, UH, ON FEBRUARY 15TH FROM 9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM WE ARE HAVING THE VOLUNTARY GUN SURRENDER PROGRAM.
IT WILL BE AT THE EAST DESOTO MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THAT IS LOCATED AT 6 0 1 EAST BELTLINE.
WE ARE A SINGLE FIREARM, WILL BE FOR $100 AND ADDITIONAL, EACH ADDITIONAL FIREARM IS $50.
SO IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE THAT HAS, YOU KNOW, HAVE ANY GUNS LAYING AROUND THAT YOU WANT TO SURRENDER, PLEASE UH, BRING THEM OUT ON FEBRUARY 15TH FROM NINE TO ONE.
I'D LIKE TO GIVE CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR VERY OWN MAYOR WHO, UH, AT THE DESOTO EAGLES GIRLS BASKETBALL GAME WAS RECOGNIZED AS MAYOR PROCTOR KNIGHT.
UM, GREAT THING TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE ALMA MATER.
I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT ENNIS WILL CALL ME SOMEDAY,
UH, BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO HER.
AND FINALLY, SHE IS THE 22ND MAYOR OF DESOTO, OWNER OF NCLC OF DALLAS, INC.
NONPROFIT FOUNDER OF EMERGE LEADERSHIP INC.
OWNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMPANY, OWNER OF RACHEL L PROCTOR INTERNATIONAL SALADA SALAD KITCHENS FRANCHISE, TWO-TIME BOOK AUTHOR AND A PUBLIC SPEAKER.
AND SHE IS THE OUTSTANDING WOMAN OF THE YEAR FOR THE EPSILON TOW CHAPTER OF IOTA FIVE LAMBDA SORORITY, INC.
CAN WE GIVE IT UP FOR OUR VERY OWN NATURE? AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
YES, COUNCILMAN BY, UH, THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR, AND TO OUR WONDERFUL CITIZENS.
WE WANT TO INVITE YOU TO THE SEVENTH ANNUAL LIVING LEGEND AND SCHOLARSHIP GALA, FEBRUARY THE 21ST, 2025.
OUR VERY OWN THE PEOPLE SERVANT, UH, PASTOR RON BIVENS IS THE, UM, VISIONARY OF THIS PARTICULAR GALA.
IT'LL BE AT THE STATLER HOTEL, UH, DALLAS, UH, 1914 COMMERCE STREET.
AND THERE IS JUST A, A WONDERFUL HOST OF HONOREES FOR THE 2025, UH, SEASON.
AND THE GUEST SPEAKER WILL BE OUR OWN DESOTOS OWN MR. HAHA WILLIAMS. HE'LL BE THE GUEST SPEAKER AT THIS PARTICULAR EVENT.
WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A CONGRATULATIONS TO MS. SHALANDA WEAVER.
MS. WEAVER, ALL OF US KNOW HER AND FOR HER HARD WORK WITH THE GREAT CHILDREN OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL.
BUT MS. WEAVER, IF YOU GOT THE COVER OF THE SOUTHWEST MAGAZINE, YOU SAW A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE OF MS. WEAVER.
AND FROM, UM, A, A MORE SOMBER NOTE, THE FAMILY OF SISTER IVA HUGHES, UH, WHO IS A RESIDENT OF THIS CITY, WHO WORKED ON THE PAC COMMITTEE, ALSO WAS A PAST PRESIDENT
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OF THE CANDLE MEADOWS, HOA, HER FAMILY.WANT TO THANK, UH, MAYOR PROCTOR IN THE ENTIRETY CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR RESOLUTION, AS WELL AS THE FAMILY OF BISHOP ROBERT LEE NICHOLS.
BISHOP NICHOLS AND HIS, UH, SON, BOTH HAVE MINISTRIES HERE IN THE GREAT CITY OF DESOTO.
AND, UH, THE REPRESENTATION FROM, UH, MAYOR PROCTOR AND FROM THE CITY WAS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
ANY ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS? YES, COUNCILOR CHISHOLM.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO, UH, CITY STAFF, UH, MR. BREWER AND YOUR TEAM, UM, MR. MD AS WELL AS, UM, UTILITY, UH, MR. MR. LACEY, YOUR TEAM FOR ATTENDING OUR JANUARY 25TH, UH, COMMUNITY CONVERSATION.
UM, WE HAD VERY, UH, GREAT DIALOGUE AROUND ZONING, AROUND HAMPTON ROAD, AROUND, UH, PERMITS.
AND I'M MISSING ONE OTHER THING.
UM, BUT NONETHELESS, I WANNA THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING OUT YOUR TIME TO COME BACK TO WORK ON A SATURDAY MORNING.
IT'S GREATLY APPRECIATED, UH, UH, YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY.
UM, I WANT TO PUT THIS CALL OUT TO EVERYONE AGAIN.
THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED.
THERE IS A CALL FOR ARTISTS FOR THE VETERANS MEMORIAL SCULPTURE, RFQ.
AND SO IF YOU KNOW ANYONE, WELL, LET ME JUST READ THIS.
THE DESOTO CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION IS HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THE EXTENSION OF THE VETERANS MEMORIAL SCULPTURE RFQ.
PLEASE TELL YOUR FELLOW ARTISTS ABOUT THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR OUR SERVICE, MEN AND WOMEN FROM ALL EVENT BRANCHES OF THE MILITARY.
INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE UNDER ARTS IN DESOTO.
AND NOW, UM, FOR YOUR INFORMATION, IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED, PLEASE RESUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO BE COUNTED.
SO IF YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO HAS APPLIED FOR THIS PARTICULAR OPPORTUNITY, UM, TO BE CONSIDERED, PLEASE RESUBMIT.
COUNSEL, ANY ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS? OKAY.
NO, I'LL, I'LL MAKE THE FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
I, UM, I WAS TRYING TO, UH, WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE NOT GONNA DO THE SAME ONE, BUT I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO CONGRATULATE, UH, COUNCILWOMAN PARKER AND, OH, YES, MA'AM, I DO HAVE, OKAY, WELL I'LL LET YOU DO IT.
I GOT A, I GOT A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARD REGARDING THAT TO MAKE TONIGHT.
WE ARE VERY PROUD, UH, TO SAY SO.
I WANT TO, UM, MAKE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS.
UM, KEEPING IN THE FLOW OF MAYOR PRO TEM AND JUST ACKNOWLEDGING, UH, THE WAY THAT DESOTO COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE STEPPING OUT THERE AND PUTTING DESOTO ON THE MAP, UH, WITH THEIR PARTICIPATION IN GETTING APPOINTED TO DIFFERENT COMMITTEES.
THE FIRST I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE IS COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER, WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE 2025 NLC, WHICH IS NATIONAL, UH, NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS FEDERAL ADVOCACY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS SHE WAS ALSO APPOINTED TO THE 2025 SMALL CITIES COUNCIL.
WE CAN GIVE HER A GREAT BIG HAND CLAP RIGHT THERE.
I ALSO HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER, DR.
DYNA MARKS, WHO WAS, WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE 2025 NLC SMALL CITIES COUNCIL AS WELL.
WE CAN GIVE HER A GREAT BIG KING CLAP.
WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER CHISHOLM, WHO HAS RECEIVED APPOINTMENTS TO BOTH THE 2025 NLC FEDERAL ADVOCACY COMMITTEE FOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, OR CED AS IT'S OTHERWISE KNOWN AS, AND THE NLC RACE EQUITY AND LEADERSHIP, OR THE REAL COUNCIL.
LET'S GIVE HER A HAND CLAP AS WELL.
AND FINALLY, WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RAFAEL, WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO BOTH THE NLC SMALL CITIES COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AS WELL.
LET'S GIVE HER A HAND CLAP AND NOW WE CAN BRING IT ALL TOGETHER.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING COUNCIL MEMBERS, PARKER, MARKS, CHISHOLM, AND RAPHAEL ON THE WELL DESERVED APPOINTMENTS.
WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU ALL, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED LEADERSHIP AND YOUR WORK, UH, TO KEEP OUR CITY ABREAST AND IN THE MIX ON THESE IMPORTANT NATIONAL INITIATIVES.
UM, THE LAST THING THAT I WANT TO ANNOUNCE IS SOMETHING THAT IS COMING UP NEXT WEEK AND IS VERY EXCITING AND WE ARE ALL VERY EXCITING TO, FOR THIS EVENT EACH YEAR.
AND THAT IS THE STATE OF THE CITY.
AND THE THEME THIS YEAR IS MAPPING THE FUTURE.
AND SO WE WILL BE HAVING THAT STATE OF THE CITY.
THE IN-PERSON LUNCHEON WILL BE NEXT THURSDAY.
UM, AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER, I DO BELIEVE THEY STILL HAVE SOME TABLES AVAILABLE FOR REGISTRATION AND TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR THAT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF THE IN-PERSON LUNCHEON, BUT YOU MUST DO THAT THROUGH THE DESOTO AREA CHAMBER AND THEY CAN GET YOU REGISTERED FOR THAT PARTICULAR EVENT.
HOWEVER, IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE, UH, TO THE IN-PERSON EVENTS OR, AND YOU
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STILL WANT TO BE A PART OF IT AND YOU STILL WANNA GET THE INFORMATION, WE WILL BE HOSTING, UH, OUR WATCH PARTY AGAIN THIS YEAR.SO WE WILL BE HOSTING THAT IN REAL TIME WHERE YOU CAN WATCH IT ON THE CITY'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
UM, AND I BELIEVE THERE IS A FACEBOOK INVITATION THAT HAS THE LINK TO THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
OTHERWISE, YOU CAN GO TO YOUTUBE AND LOOK FOR THE CITY OF DE SOTO'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND BE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE THERE SO THAT YOU CAN BE NOTIFIED WHEN WE GO LIVE THERE.
AND ALSO THE BENEFIT OF THAT IS IF YOU'RE EVEN NOT ABLE TO WATCH IT LIVE, YOU CAN GO BACK AND WATCH THE REPLAY AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WANT.
SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL ARE AWARE OF THAT.
AND AGAIN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND IN PERSON, PLEASE REACH OUT TO THE REPRESENTATIVES THERE AT THE DESOTO AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY.
[E. CITIZEN APPEARANCES]
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.NEXT, A MOVING TO CITIZEN APPEARANCES.
THE CITY COUNCIL 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 MEETINGS 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, 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 A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS ARE DUE PRIOR TO THE INTRODUCTION OF AN AGENDA ITEM.
HOWEVER, COMMON 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.
AND MAYOR, I DO NOT HAVE ANY CARDS, SO I WILL MOVE
[F. 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. ]
INTO CONSENT.AGENDA I 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 RE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE VOTE AT THE REQUEST OF A COUNCIL MEMBER, THE MAYOR OR THE CITY MANAGER.
FIRST, WE HAVE, UH, CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 18TH, NOVEMBER 19TH AND DECEMBER 3RD, 2024, AS WELL AS RECOGNITION OF PROCLAMATION HONORING NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK AND AMERICAN HEART MONTH, AS WELL AS CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, ORDERING A GENERAL ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR FOR PLACE.
ONE COUNCIL MEMBER FOR PLACE THREE, AND COUNCIL MEMBER FOR PLACE FIVE DESIGNATING POLLING PLACES, ORDERING NOTICES OF ELECTION TO BE GIVEN, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT AND ELECTION SERVICES CONTRACT WITH DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT, PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CALL CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
AS WELL AS DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS ON BEHALF OF THE SOUTHWEST REGIONAL COMMUNICATION CENTER AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, DALLAS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING 9 1 1 COMMUNICATION SERVICES TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS DALLAS, VIA THE NEW 9 1 1 CAD SYSTEM.
UH, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR A MOTION ON THE FLOOR? MAY I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? YES, MA'AM.
JUST CLARIFYING QUESTIONS OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO PULL IT FOR A SEPARATE VOTE? NOT A SEPARATE VOTE, JUST SOME CLARIFYING QUESTIONS.
UM, I WAS READING OVER THE BUSINESS DOCUMENT FOR THE ITEM, UM, G FOUR AND I JUST HAD SOME QUESTIONS REGARDING THE AGREEMENT AS I WAS READING IT, JUST MAKING SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND AND JUST GET SOME CLARITY ON SOMETHING.
SO, UH, THE CITY OF DESOTO 9 1 1 OPERATING, UM, UH, CENTER WILL, UH, HAS, HAS ALWAYS TAKEN 9 1 1 CALLS FOR UNC DALLAS DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS.
HOWEVER, THAT'S CHANGING TO A 24 7 MODEL.
SO WE DON'T RECEIVE THEIR 9 1 1 CALLS.
THOSE CALLS GO THROUGH DALLAS BECAUSE THEY ARE IN DALLAS.
HOWEVER, IF THERE IS A POLICE MATTER, THEY DALLAS WILL TRANSFER THE CALL TO US, UH, PROVIDE THEIR DISPATCH SERVICES.
AND THEN YOU BROUGHT DOWN A, UH, UH, THE COST THERE WAS AN ANNUAL FEE OF $30,000 AND OR, OR ONE TIME FEE OF $30,000 AND AN ANNUAL FEE FOR 19,000.
UM, AND A TOTAL ESTIMATE OF $50,000 FOR JUST THE, THE, THE DISPATCH AND JUST ADDING IN THE SYSTEM? CORRECT.
SO CURRENTLY UNT UH, CONTRIBUTE $27,000 ANNUALLY FOR OUR SERVICES PERIOD.
HOWEVER, WE ARE INCREASING THAT 27,000 TO 50,000, UH, BECAUSE OF THE SERVICE THAT WE'RE GONNA PRO MORE OF THE SERVICE THAT WE'LL PROVIDE FOR THEM THROUGH VPN SERVICES, CONNECTION SERVICES.
SO THE 19,000 AND THE 30,000 IS FOR TYLER.
THEY, THEY'RE, THEY'RE GONNA PAY THAT FOR THEIR TYLER SYSTEM SO THAT THAT WON'T BE ANNUALLY.
THAT'S JUST THEIR ONE TIME COST.
THE 19,000 IS THE ONE TIME COST.
THE 30,000 IS THEIR ANNUAL COST FOR THE TYLER CAT, THEIR TYLER CAT PORTION OF THE PROJECT.
AND THEY'RE PAYING THAT DIRECTLY.
THEY'RE THAT, THEY'RE NOT PAYING THAT TO THE CITY.
AND SO MY QUESTION IS THEN, UM, BECAUSE OF STAFFING NEEDS, 'CAUSE I IMAGINE THAT FROM A BUDGETARY STANDPOINT IS, DO YOU ANTICIPATE
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THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO INCREASE STAFFING BECAUSE OF BRINGING IN THESE ADDITIONAL CALLS FOR NOT CURRENTLY.IS THE VOLUME, IS THE VOLUME NOT RIGHT NOW.
AND THEN MY SECOND QUESTION IS, DOES THIS CHANGE WHEN WE CALL INTO, UH, THE NINE ONE ONE SYSTEM FROM A RESIDENTIAL STANDPOINT, IS THERE NOW AN OPTION FOR UNC DALLAS OR, OR IS IT JUST THE CITY OF, OF DESOTO? I'M JUST AS A RESIDENT, HOW DOES THAT WORK WHEN YOU, SO IF YOU NEED UNC DALLAS UHHUH, YOU SHOULDN'T CALL S-W-R-C-C, HOWEVER, WE CAN ADD THAT TO OUR, UM, I WAS JUST CURIOUS.
YEAH, IT'S NOT CURRENTLY ON OUR, UM, ADMIN PHONE LINE ON THE RECORDING.
IT'S NOT, UM, SO THE WAY THEY HAVE A BOX ON THEIR CAMPUS, IF THEY PICK UP THE PHONE FROM THEIR BOX ON CAMPUS, IT RINGS DIRECTLY TO S-W-R-C-C.
SO THESE ARE LIKE THE EMERGENCY CALLS? YES.
UM, AS FAR AS THE, AND MINOR CLARIFYING QUESTIONS AS WELL.
FROM AN IT PERSPECTIVE, UM, THE LOAD FOR UNT BEING ADDED ON AT THE LEVEL AT WHICH YOU'RE SAYING THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ADDED NOW, UM, IS THE SYSTEM, IS THERE A REDUNDANCY? IS THERE SOME, IS THERE SOME BACKUP SYSTEM THAT SHOULD OURS GO DOWN THAT THEY WOULD STILL BE HANDLED OR VICE VERSA? SO THAT'S PART OF THE INCREASE IN THE PRICE TO ADD THAT VPN, THAT EXTRA SERVICE.
AND WE HAVE, UH, THE BACKUP, WE HAVE BACKUP CURRENTLY WITH S-W-R-C-C.
SO WE DO HAVE, I'M SORRY, UH, COUNCILMAN PARKER? I DO NOT KNOW THE PROPER TECHNOLOGY TERMS. I SPEAK 9 1 1, HOWEVER, I'M GONNA EXPLAIN THIS AS BEST AS I CAN.
SO WE DO HAVE, UM, WE DO HAVE A CONNECTION AND IF WE GO DOWN, WE DO HAVE REDUNDANCY, WE USE OUR FIBER AND, OH, SO WHILE I'M UP HERE, I'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND ADD THAT WE HAVE, UM, A NEW PLATFORM IN WHICH OUR SERVICES RUN ON THE ESNET.
AND SO WE HAVE UPGRADED, I KNOW I'VE COME BEFORE COUNCIL BEFORE, SO WE HAVE UPGRADED.
SO WE DO HAVE RELIABLE SERVICE, A MORE RELIABLE SERVICE THROUGH THE ESNET SYSTEM.
AND THAT ACTUALLY ANSWERED THE QUESTION.
AND SO WITH THE, UM, WITH THE AGREEMENT OF THIS, IF, 'CAUSE IN YOUR ACTUAL AGREEMENT IT SAYS THAT 90 DAYS THAT YOU CAN TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT, UM, IS THERE ANY OTHER STAKEHOLDERS THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THAT TERMINATION? SHOULD IT OCCUR WITH UNT? NO, MA'AM.
AND THEN, UH, AS FAR AS THE, HANG ON JUST A SECOND.
I GOT MYSELF MIXED UP HERE AND TIGHT.
LET ME GO BACK TO MY QUESTIONS.
AS FAR AS THE, UH, OH MY GOODNESS, I'M NOT HAVING A GOOD DAY TODAY.
OH, AS FAR AS THE IMPLEMENTATION IS CONCERNED, WHAT, HOW, WHAT KIND OF TIMELINE IS THAT LOOKING LIKE AS FAR AS BETWEEN WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY AND IT ACTUALLY BEING IMPLEMENTED? SO WE JUST HAD A CALL, UH, THIS MORNING AND WE'RE LOOKING LIKE GOING LIVE IN NOVEMBER WITH OUR NEW TYLER KAZ SYSTEM.
NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR? CORRECT.
AND IS THERE ANY PARALLEL, UH, USAGE? I MEAN, IS IT GO LIVE AND WE'RE DONE? THERE'S NO RUNNING TWO SYSTEMS AT AT THE SAME TIME? NO, NO.
RUNNING TWO SYSTEMS AT THE SAME TIME.
ONCE WE GO LIVE, WE'RE DONE WITH THE OLD SYSTEM.
WOULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR POSITION? I AM SAMARI.
BE DIRECTOR OF 9 1 1 SOUTHWEST REGIONAL COMMUNICATION CENTER.
AT THIS TIME, COUNSEL, IS THERE A MOTION? I HAVE A QUESTION, MADAM MAYOR, RELATED TO G THREE, THE ELECTIONS, IT'S NOT A QUESTION RELATED TO INVOICING, SO JUST WANTED TO, UM, JUST MAKE CERTAIN I'M CLEAR AND FULLY UNDERSTAND.
AND SO OUR TOTAL BILL FOR THE EARLY ELECTION AND THE ELECTION ITSELF IS THE 60 4K, 64,000.
AND THEN IF, SHOULD WE GO INTO A RUNOFF ELECTION? HOW IS THAT CALCULATED? IS IS, IS IT ABOUT THE SAME OR IS IT REDUCED BECAUSE WE'RE ONLY FOCUSED ON JUST OUR CITY? UM, WELL, FOR A RUNOFF RIGHT NOW, I THINK WE HAVE AND THEN 34 ENTITIES.
SO I NORMALLY THE, THE ENTITY COUNT IS REDUCED.
AND SO IF WE HAVE A RUNOFF, WE MAY HAVE TO COME FOR BEFORE COUNCIL FOR A BUDGET AMENDMENT.
AND THAT IS SOMETHING I WAS GONNA TALK TO YOU ABOUT.
AND IF WE DO GO TO A RUNOFF MM-HMM
I THINK MY QUESTION, MY BROADER QUESTION IS WILL IT BE VOTE CENTERS OR WILL IT JUST ONLY BE FOCUSED ON, UH, THE, THE POLLS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THE COUNTY IS FOR DESOTO, WHATEVER THE COUNTY IS.
IS THERE A MOTION MATTER MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS PRESENTED.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MAYOR PROAM HUGHES.
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COUNCIL MEMBER CHISHOLM TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.COUNSEL, UH, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
THERE IS AN ORDINANCE TO BE READ.
WE DO HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS, ORDERING A GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE THIRD DAY OF MAY, 2025.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING MAYOR, PLACE ONE.
COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE THREE, AND COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE FIVE.
DESIGNATING POLLING PLACES ORDERING NOTICES OF ELECTIONS TO BE GIVEN, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT AND ELECTION SERVICES CONTRACT WITH DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT, PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WE DO HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR THAT WAS MADE BY MAYOR PROTE HUGHES.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHISHOLM.
COUNCIL ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[1. Consider authorizing the expenditure of $1,658,749.00 out of the General Fund for the purchase and implementation of the Tyler CAD/RMS System with reimbursement from Duncanville and Cedar Hill pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding executed on December 16, 2024]
THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.HAVING NO PUBLIC HEARINGS, WE MOVE INTO OUR REGULAR AGENDA.
FIRST, WE HAVE CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF $1,658,749 OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE PURCHASE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TYLER CAD RMS SYSTEM WITH A REIMBURSEMENT FROM DUNCANVILLE AND CEDAR HILL, PURSUANT TO THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, EXECUTED ON DECEMBER 16TH, 2024.
MAKING THAT PRESENTATION IS S-W-R-C-C, DIRECTOR TAM MARIBEL.
COUNCILOR MAYOR, SENIOR MANAGER.
SO BACK IN AUGUST, AUGUST 20, I CAME BEFORE COUNCIL TO PRESENT AN, UM, MOU BETWEEN, UH, THE THREE CITIES ON BEHALF OF S-W-R-C-C TO FUND THE PROJECT.
THE, THE, THE TYLER CAB PROJECT UPON, UH, SOLICITATIONS FROM THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT FROM THE CITY OF DESOTO, MOST OF THE INFRA THE, UH, QUOTES THEY RECEIVED BACK WERE 5% OR HIGHER.
AND SO WITH THAT, WE ARE ASKING FOR THE, THE TOTAL OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT WILL BE, I'M SORRY, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE LOAN WILL BE $1,658,749.
A MORE TIMES OVER FIVE YEAR PERIOD.
WE'RE ASKING FOR THE CITY OF DESOTO TO LOAN TO FINANCE THIS PROJECT FROM THE GENERAL FUND.
UM, THE TOTAL INTEREST AMOUNT WILL BE $256,897 AND 8 CENTS FOR A TOTAL PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST AMOUNT OF $1,915,646 AND 8 CENTS.
THE CITY OF DESOTO WILL BE REIMBURSED BY THE CITIES OF CEDAR HILL AND DUNCANVILLE.
AND AGAIN, THIS GOES WITH THE AGREEMENT THAT WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL BACK IN OC AUGUST OF 24.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE EXPENDITURE OF $1,000,658 AND SEVEN $1,000,658 749 OH MY MAN.
$1,658,749 OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE PURCHASE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TYLER CAT RMS SYSTEM WITH REIMBURSEMENT FROM DUNCANVILLE AND CEDAR HILL PURSUANT TO THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, EXECUTED ON DECEMBER 16TH, 2024.
UM, COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, I DO SEE A LIGHT COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER.
THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR, AND THANK YOU, UM, DIRECTOR.
I KNOW HOW THAT FEELS SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO TALK.
CAN YOU JUST, YOU, YOU'RE SO EXCITED AND YOU KNOW IT, IT DOESN'T COME OUT QUITE THE WAY YOU WANT IT TO, BUT YOU DID GREAT.
UM, I DO WANNA ASK A QUESTION BASED ON YOUR, UH, RECOMMENDATION.
IF YOU'RE SAYING THAT THIS WAS ACTUALLY APPROVED IN AUGUST FOR THE ACTUAL CITY BUDGET FOR OCTOBER, IT WAS APPROVED FOR FINANCING.
HOWEVER, THE CITY OF DESOTOS FINANCE TEAM DID REACH OUT FOR QUOTES FROM FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND THE RATES JUST CAME BACK HIGHER THAN EXPECTED.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA ASK THE QUESTION.
SO THEY'RE MUCH HIGHER OR I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH HIGHER.
TRACY, YOU WANNA UM, GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL.
ACTUALLY WE SENT OUT QUOTES TO PLAINS CAPITAL PNC, TEXAS TRUST, CREDIT UNION, INWOOD BANK, BANK OF DESOTO, AND TRUIST BANK.
ONLY TWO BANKS RESPONDED, TRUIST AND PLAINS CAPITAL, TRUIST END UP WITHDRAWING THEIR RATE.
AND THEN PLAINS CAPITAL, UH, ISSUED US A RATE.
BUT IT WASN'T FAVORABLE? IT WASN'T FAVORABLE, NO.
SO THE RATE THAT WE HAVE IS HIGHER THAN WHAT? LOWER IS LOWER, YES.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS ASKING.
SO IN AUGUST WE HAD A RATE AND WE'RE LOWER THAN THAT RATE? YES.
TRACY, IF YOU DON'T MIND FOR THE RECORD, UM, TRACY COR, FINANCE DIRECTOR.
MADAM MAYOR, I'M ALWAYS INTERESTED IN THE, IN THE MONEY PIECE.
UH, WHEN DOES THE, UM, PAYMENTS GET STARTED?
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WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE MOVING FORWARD? UH, THE FIRST PAYMENT WILL BE IN, UH, FISCAL YEAR 26.I'M SORRY, FISCAL YEAR 26 WOULD BE THE FIRST PAYMENT.
IS THAT JANUARY? UM, WE HAVEN'T DETERMINED A DATE YET, BUT, UM, PROBABLY SOMETIME IN THE MIDDLE PORTION OF THE YEAR.
SO JUNE? YES, IT WOULD BE PAID BY JUNE FOR EACH CITY.
COUNCIL COUNCILMAN BY, UH, MR. COMIER, JUST TO BE, UH, CLEAR WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY SAYING.
THE PRO THE PLAIN'S CAPITAL INTEREST RATES WERE HIGHER.
SO ARE WE SELF-FINANCING? YES.
SO THE REQUEST IS FOR DESOTO OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND TO CARRY THE NOTE? YES.
UH, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE INTEREST RATES WOULD'VE BEEN WITH PLAIN CAPITAL? UH, 6.75.
AND FROM YOUR ESTIMATION, US UM, US SETTING ASIDE $1.7 MILLION, IT WILL NOT JEOPARDIZE ANY NO.
ANY, ANYTHING IN THE FUTURE? OUR CASH FLOW IS FINE.
COUNCIL MEMBER, IF I MAY ADD, I, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ACTUALLY, IT WOULD BE SET IN TWO THIRDS OF THE 1.675 BECAUSE WE OWN, WE OWE A PORTION OF IT AS WELL.
SO IT WOULD BE ONLY FINANCING THE TWO THIRDS OF IT.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? YES.
SO IS THIS OUR FIRST TIME DOING THIS UNIQUE OFFERING? NO, WE DID A LONG, SIMILARLY ALONG WITH SWRC PROBABLY ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO.
AND THEN WE ALSO DID ONE YEARS AGO FOR THE TRAIN TRAINING FIRE, JUST FIRE STATION TRAINING CENTER.
UM, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEFORE WE CALL FOR A MOTION? UH, HEARING NONE COUNCIL WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE AS PRESENTED.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCILMAN BYRD, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER RAPHAEL TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED.
UM, COUNSEL, PLEASE USE YOUR VOTING PADS.
THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
AT THIS TIME, THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF THE ITEMS ON OUR REGULAR AGENDA AND WE DO
[J. EXECUTIVE SESSION The City Council will convene in the Executive Session pursuant to Texas Government Code: Section 551.074, Personnel Matters, of the Texas Government Code, to discuss the evaluation process for the City Manager. Section 551.074, Personnel Matters, Semi-annual review of the City Manager Reconvene into Regular Session Take any necessary action as a result of the Executive Sessions]
HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.SO I'M GONNA ASK IF OUR CITY SECRETARY WILL READ THAT LANGUAGE FOR US, PLEASE.
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS, EXCUSE ME, FOR THE ANNUAL REVIEW CONTINUATION OF THE CITY SECRETARY, AS WELL AS TO DISCUSS THE EVALUATION PROCESS FOR THE CITY MANAGER AND CONDUCT THE SEMI-ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CITY MANAGER TO RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION AND TAKE ANY ACTION AS NECESSARY.
AT THIS TIME WE WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WE'LL RETURN, UH, WITH ANY ACTION AS A RESULT.
IS 6:44 PM CAME THROUGH THERE IT WELL, SIR.
IT IS NOW 10:50 PM AND WE HAVE, UH, ADJOURNED FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SO AT THIS TIME, COUNCIL, I WILL ENTER.
THERE IS NO ACTION AS A RESULT OF THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION COUNCIL.
AT THIS TIME I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RAFAEL.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHISHOLM TO ADJOURN.
SO WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED AT 10:51 PM EVERYONE HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.