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GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. IT IS 5 P.M. TODAY IS TUESDAY, APRIL 1ST, AND I'M MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR AND I WANT TO WELCOME YOU ALL TO OUR REGULAR MEETING OF THE DESOTO CITY COUNCIL. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HAVE THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR HERE, MAYOR PRO TEM LETICIA HUGHES HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. PARKER HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. NICOLE RAFAEL, COUNCIL MEMBER ANDRE BYRD HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER DIANA MARX. COUNCIL MEMBER. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. CRISTAL CHISHOLM. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. NICOLE. RAFAEL. THANK YOU. FIRST WE HAVE THE
[A. EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RESULTING POTENTIAL ACTION]
EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.07 FOR PERSONNEL DELIBERATION REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT, EVALUATION, DUTIES OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, TO WIT, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, AS WELL AS REGARDING THE FOLLOW UP ON EMPLOYEE EVALUATION EVALUATIONS FOR THE CITY MANAGER, CITY SECRETARY AND MUNICIPAL JUDGE, AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE AND ANY ACTION AS A RESULT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS THOMAS. IT IS 5:01 P.M.[B. REGULAR SESSION AGENDA - CALL TO ORDER]
GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. IT IS 6:02 P.M. AND I WANT TO CALL TO ORDER OUR REGULAR SESSION OF THE DESOTO CITY COUNCIL. WE WILL BE CONTINUING OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION UNTIL AFTER AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS MEETING. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ASK OUR CITY SECRETARY IF SHE WOULD GIVE US A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR HERE, MAYOR PRO TEM LETICIA HUGHES HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. PARKER HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER NICOLE RAPHAEL. COUNCIL MEMBER ANDRE BYRD HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER DIANA MARX HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. CRYSTAL CHISHOLM HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER NICOLE RAPHAEL, I SEE YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL HAVE THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. FIRST, WE HAVE INVOCATION BY PASTOR KELLY WOOLVERTON WITH HAMPTON ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY STUDENT AMBASSADOR DEJA TODD WITH DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL. IF EVERYONE CAN PLEASE STAND. ALL RIGHT, MAYOR PROCTOR, CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU. THIS IS TRULY AN HONOR TO COME BEFORE YOU AND I AM. WE HAVE A BLESSED CITY THAT STILL ALLOWS PRAYER BEFORE THESE MEETINGS. GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. LET'S PRAY. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE NEED YOUR DIVINE WISDOM. GOD OUR CITY, THROUGH TURBULENT SEAS OF DISAGREEMENT, BRIDGE OUR DIVISIONS. SUBDUE THE STORM OF DISCORD, INSPIRING US TO DETERMINE ACTION FOR MUTUAL GOOD. INSTILL IN US A SPIRIT OF FELLOWSHIP AND COMBINED DECISION MAKING THAT KNITS TOGETHER DESOTO'S DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES. BY YOUR GRACE, MAY WE FORGE DECISIONS DRAPED IN EQUALITY AND JUSTICE THAT PROPELLED MUTUAL FORWARD STRIDES IN AGREEMENT. ALLOW US TO SEEK AND TO SERVE UNDER YOUR WATCHFUL GAZE. IN YOUR NAME AND THROUGH YOUR RESURRECTION POWER, WE ASK YOU TO BLESS OUR COMMUNITY AND BLESS THIS CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM. MAY YOU CONTINUE TO LEAD THEM AND INSPIRE THEM AS THEY DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND THESE THINGS WE ASK YOU, BLESSED AND HOLY NAME. AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME IN PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOWED BY THE TEXAS PLEDGE. 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. UNDER THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU, PASTOR WALTON, FOR LEADING US IN PRAYER TONIGHT. AND THANK YOU, MAYOR TODD, FOR BEING WITH US THIS EVENING. I'M GOING TO READ JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT, ABOUT MAYOR TODD. HE OR SHE IS OUR STUDENT AMBASSADOR FOR THE EVENING. TODD IS A SENIOR AT DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE SHE CURRENTLY SERVES AS SENIOR CLASS VICE PRESIDENT, A MEMBER OF THE DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, A NEXT[00:05:04]
GENERATION GEAR UP AMBASSADOR, AND A CHARTER MEMBER OF THE DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL SECTION OF PRETTY WITH A PURPOSE, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHICH FOCUSES ON FUTURE GOALS AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS. SHE HOLDS SEVERAL NOTABLE TITLES, INCLUDING MISS TEEN OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DALLAS COUNTY CHAPTER AND TREASURER FOR TOP TEENS OF AMERICA. DAYSHA IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS DELTA GEMS AND INROADS OR COLLEGE LINKS, AN ORGANIZATION THAT EQUIPS STUDENTS WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE, CAREER, AND LIFE. IN ADDITION, DAYSHA SERVES AS A YOUTH LEADER, MENTOR, AND COACH FOR INTERMEDIATE AGE CHILDREN, FAITH FORMULA, FOOD PANTRY, VOLUNTEER AND PRAISE DANCE MINISTRY MEMBER AT FRIENDSHIP WEST BAPTIST CHURCH. DAYSHA ALSO VOLUNTEERS ON THE SENIOR SUPPORT TEAM AT VARIOUS NURSING CENTERS, AS WELL AS A VOLUNTEER FOR AN ORGANIZATION WHICH OFFERS SUPPORT FOR LOCAL VETERANS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION. DAYSHA IS ALSO AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE ALL STAR YOUTH SPORTS ASSOCIATION, WHICH HOSTS HOLIDAY TOY DRIVES, BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVES, AND THANKSGIVING BLESSING BOXES.AFTER GRADUATION, DAYSHA PLANS TO ATTEND CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY TO MAJOR IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH A MINOR IN MARKETING. CURRENTLY, MISS TODD IS WORKING TOWARDS BECOMING A REAL ESTATE AGENT BY ATTENDING CHAMPIONS SCHOOL OF REAL ESTATE WITH A LONG TERM GOAL OF EXCELLING IN THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY. DURING HER FREE TIME, SHE ENJOYS A RANGE OF HOBBIES INCLUDING FASHION, PHOTOGRAPHY, SEWING, DANCING, TRAVELING AND EXPLORING NEW PLACES WHICH ALLOW DAYSHA TO EXPRESS HER CREATIVITY AND DEVELOP SKILLS ALIGNED WITH HER CAREER INTERESTS. LET'S GIVE OUR STUDENT AMBASSADOR FOR THIS EVENING TODD, A HAND CLAP. MISS TODD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE ANY WORDS ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENT BODY AT DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL? YES. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
AND YEAH. THANK YOU. OKAY. DON'T GO TOO FAR. MISS TODD, STAY FOR ONE SECOND. WE THANK YOU AGAIN.
MISS TODD IS OUR STUDENT AMBASSADOR. SO SHE CAN ASSIST YOU WITH. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA, YOU CAN DO SO. HOWEVER, YOU MUST FILL OUT A CARD IN ORDER TO DO THAT. AND SO SHE WILL BE ABLE TO ASSIST YOU AT OUR AMBASSADOR TABLE. THE CHIEF IS HOLDING UP THAT CARD FOR US. AND SHE WILL BE ABLE TO ASSIST YOU. I'M GOING TO COME DOWN. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PHOTO.
[C. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. AT THIS TIME, MISS THOMAS WILL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. NEXT, WE MOVE INTO ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.0415, 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 MAYOR, IF I MAY, THE CITY OF DESOTO WILL HOLD A GENERAL ELECTION ON MAY 3RD, 2025 FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS MAYOR PLACE ONE, COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE THREE AND COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE FIVE. VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS APPROACHING, THAT IS APRIL 3RD. TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS ELECTION, THE STATE LAW REQUIRES YOU TO BE REGISTERED TO VOTE AT LEAST 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ELECTION, SO PLEASE BE SURE TO GET REGISTERED TO VOTE AGAIN BY APRIL 3RD. VOTER REGISTRATION CARDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP AT THE ACTION CENTER, THE LIBRARY, SENIOR CENTER, PARKS DEPARTMENT, AND THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE. THOSE COMPLETED CARDS MUST BE MAILED AND RECEIVED BY MAY 3RD TO DALLAS COUNTY. ELECTIONS. 1520 ROUNDTABLE DRIVE, DALLAS, TEXAS 75247. FOR QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS AT (469) 627-8683. AGAIN, THAT'S (469) 627-8683. EARLY VOTING DATES BEGIN ON TUESDAY, APRIL 22ND AND WILL RUN THROUGH TUESDAY, APRIL 29TH. THAT LOCATION FOR EARLY VOTING IS DISCIPLE CENTRAL COMMUNITY CHURCH, LOCATED AT 901 NORTH POLK STREET. A LIST OF CANDIDATES, VOTING TIMES, AND ELECTION DAY VOTING LOCATIONS ARE ALL AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WW DESOTO, TEXAS. DOT GOV OR WW DALLAS COUNTY VOTES.ORG. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT (972) 230-9664. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS THOMAS COUNCIL. OTHER ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. YES, MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF OUR CITY SECRETARY, THERE WILL BE A[00:10:04]
DESOTO CANDIDATE FORUM HELD THIS THURSDAY AT ON BEHALF OF DESOTO AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, ALONG WITH CONCERNED DESOTO CITIZENS. AND THAT WILL BE IN THE BLUEBONNET ROOM AT 6:30 P.M. ON BEHALF OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, ON APRIL 12TH, THEY WILL HAVE THE EASTER EGG STRAVAGANZA CHECK INS AT 8:00 AND IS FOR THE AGES OF FIVE AND UNDER, 6 TO 8, 9 TO 12.THERE'S GOING TO BE FOOD TRUCKS, EGG HUNTING, LIVE DJ, BOUNCE HOUSE, FACE PAINTING AND ZEIGLER PARK, 405 EAGLE DRIVE. DON'T MISS IT. THERE'S ALSO A HAPPY EASTER CELEBRATION ON TUESDAY, APRIL 15TH AT 9:00. AND THAT IS MUSIC, A MUSIC CELEBRATION. THE GOLDEN NEW GOLDEN VOICES CHOIR WILL BE PERFORMING AND SPECIAL EASTER CONCERT. YOU WON'T. YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THAT. SO PLEASE GO OUT AND SUPPORT. THEN ON APRIL 26TH IT IS GOING TO BE THE TRASH PICKUP DAY CELEBRATING EARTH DAY CLEANUP ACTIVITIES. BLESS YOU. THAT'S SATURDAY, APRIL 26TH, 8 A.M. TO 11 A.M.
AND YOU CAN MEET AT THE DESOTO TOWN CENTER. ALSO, DESOTO COLLEGIATE P TECH AT 620 SOUTH WESTMORELAND. AND LASTLY, WE HAVE A CONCERT, A NIGHT OF JAZZ FEATURING JORDAN CURLS, THE MILES TATE ALLIANCE HOSTED BY TONYA HALL, AND THAT WILL BE THE DESOTO CORNER THEATER, 211 EAST PLEASANT RUN ROAD, APRIL 26TH. PRESALE TICKETS ARE $25 AT THE DOOR. THEY'RE 35 AND THE SHOW STARTS AT 7 P.M. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.
AND JUST A REMINDER TO OUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES HERE IN THE GREAT CITY OF DESOTO, TWO SCHOLARSHIPS THAT WE ARE AWARE OF RIGHT NOW, AND BOTH ARE VERY PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS. AND IF YOU WOULD JUST APPLY FOR ONE, YOU'RE ALMOST GUARANTEED MONEY. THAT IS WITH THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. IT'S CALLED ISSAM S U M E. AND THE WEB SITE IS. E S U M E.ORG. IF YOU GO THERE, MR. AND MRS. CHARLES WILLIAMS ARE THE BRAINS BEHIND THAT PARTICULAR SCHOLARSHIP. IF YOU GO THERE AND APPLY, IF YOU'RE GOING TO A SCHOOL OR EVEN IF YOU'RE ALREADY IN COLLEGE, YOU CAN STILL APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP THERE. SOME MORE MONEY COULD BE FOUND WITH THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF BLACK CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. YOU CAN APPLY APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP THERE.
THAT WEBSITE IS T A B C DOT T B DOT ORG. I RECEIVED OVER 20 CALLS ALREADY, AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S MORE THAN 20 KIDS THAT'S GOING TO COLLEGE FROM DESOTO, SO PLEASE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL ME. JUST GO TO THE WEBSITE, APPLY FOR IT, AND LET'S MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE READY FOR THE FALL. GOD BLESS YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS? COUNCILWOMAN RAPHAEL, DO YOU HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? NO. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. OKAY. AT THIS TIME, I DO HAVE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS TO. ONE IS REGARDING AN EVENT THAT IS COMING UP ON APRIL 24TH. IT IS THE PATHWAY TO FRANCHISING EVENT AND PATHWAY TO FRANCHISING IN THE DFW METROPLEX. AND IT ASKS, ARE YOU READY TO TAKE YOUR BUSINESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL THROUGH FRANCHISING? THE DESOTO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH ECFA, WHICH IS THE INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FOR THE UPCOMING PATHWAY TO FRANCHISING THAT TAKES PLACE ON THURSDAY, APRIL 24TH FROM 5 P.M. TO 8 P.M, AND IT'S GOING TO BE HOSTED AT THE DECC NETWORK AT REDBIRD, WHICH IS 3560 WEST CAMP WISDOM ROAD IN SUITE 200. AND THAT'S IN DALLAS, TEXAS. WHETHER YOU'RE AN ENTREPRENEUR, A FRANCHISEE LOOKING TO EXPAND A FRANCHISE OR LOOKING TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS OR AN INVESTOR EXPLORING NEW OPPORTUNITIES, THIS EVENT WILL EQUIP YOU WITH THE RESOURCES AND CONNECTIONS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CONFIDENCE. THIS IS A FREE EVENT. HOWEVER, SPACE IS LIMITED, SO VISIT THE.ORG AND CLICK THE LINK ON THE BANISTER TO REGISTER. AGAIN, THAT IS DDC.ORG AND CLICK THE LINK TO REGISTER. THE LAST ONE IS IN LINE WITH MY COLLEAGUE HERE WITH SCHOLARSHIP MONEY. IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN. THE EMERGE LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION IS OPEN. EMERGE LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP IS WORTH $1,000 AND IT IS OPEN TO GRADUATING SENIORS, BOTH YOUNG MEN AND YOUNG WOMEN, THIS YEAR. AND THIS IS A SCHOLARSHIP THAT MY NONPROFIT HAS DONE PROBABLY OVER A DECADE AT THIS POINT, GOING ON A DECADE. WE'VE GIVEN ABOUT $25,000 TO DATE, AND SO ALL APPLICANTS MUST LIVE IN DESOTO OR ATTEND DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL. SO THAT THAT INCORPORATES ANY STUDENT THAT'S AT DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL. SO IF THAT'S IN IN THE GLEN HEIGHTS
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AREA. THEY ARE WELCOME TO APPLY AS LONG AS THEY ATTEND DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SCHOLARSHIP IS TO HELP A DESERVING STUDENT WHO NEEDS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THEIR JOURNEY AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. ALL APPLICANTS MUST PLAN TO ATTEND A COLLEGE, COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, COMMUNITY COLLEGE, JUNIOR COLLEGE, MILITARY, OR A TRADE SCHOOL IN THE SUMMER OR FALL OF 2025. THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS FRIDAY, APRIL 18TH AT 11:59 P.M. NO LATE INFORMATION WILL BE ACCEPTED. ONLINE APPLICATIONS ONLY. WE DO NOT HAVE PAPER APPLICATIONS AND YOU CAN APPLY AT RACHEL FOR DESOTO.COM/E I AGAIN THAT'S RACHEL FOR DESOTO.COM/E. THANK YOU SO MUCH.[D. CITIZEN APPEARANCES]
MISS THOMAS WILL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. YES MA'AM. NEXT WE MOVE INTO OUR CITIZEN APPEARANCES. THE CITY COUNCIL INVITES CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY TOPIC NOT ALREADY SCHEDULED. 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 START OF 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 OR RESPONDED TO BY SOME OTHER COURSE. FOR ATTENDEES WANTING TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM LISTED ON THE AGENDA, THE COMMENT CARDS RELATED TO THE SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS ARE TO BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY SECRETARY. PRIOR TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THAT AGENDA ITEM. 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. PLEASE NOTE THAT COMMENTS ARE TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL AND NOT TO INDIVIDUAL CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS OR STAFF. CITIZENS SHALL REFRAIN FROM MAKING PERSONAL, IMPERTINENT, PROFANE, OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS, OR BECOMING BOISTEROUS WHILE ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL. IF SUCH CONDUCT OCCURS AND IS NOT CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY, THE CITY, THE CITIZEN MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE ROOM FOR THE REMAINING SESSION OF THE MEETING, AND THE CITIZEN SHALL BE BARRED FROM APPEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THAT SESSION. CITIZENS SHALL OBSERVE THE SAME RULES OF PROPRIETY, DECORUM, AND GOOD CONDUCT APPLICABLE TO THE CITY COUNCIL, AND I DO HAVE ONE MAYOR BERNADENE HARRISON. GOOD EVENING, MISS HARRISON. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE. FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. PLEASE CUT YOUR MICROPHONE.THANK YOU. MY NAME IS BERNADINE HARRISON AND I LIVE HERE IN DESOTO. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 29 YEARS. I JUST WANT TO GIVE MY IMPRESSION OF NUMBER ONE. WHAT HAPPENED AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING. NOW, CITY MANAGER, I KNOW THAT YOU. I THINK IF MEMORY SERVES ME CORRECTLY, YOU MAY BE FROM A FOREIGN COUNTRY WHERE WOMEN ARE NOT TOO WELL RESPECTED. BUT IN THIS COUNTRY WE DO NOT. WE DO NOT INSULT WOMEN. THAT'S SOMETHING WE DON'T DO. AND I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I'M VERY UNHAPPY WITH THAT. NOW, I'M NOT HERE TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SAY ANYTHING. I'M SPEAKING TO THE COMMUNITY, AND I'M VERY HOPEFUL THAT EVERYONE WILL GO TO THE POLLS AND MAKE SOME CHANGES HERE IN CITY HALL. I AM UNHAPPY WITH GIVING $50,000 TO A PRIVATE SCHOOL WHEN WE'RE BROKE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL. I'M UNHAPPY WITH ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS BEING ENGAGED AS BROKER OF RECORD IN THE. THE. PURCHASE OF THAT CHURCH. NOW, I'VE BEEN A REAL ESTATE AGENT FOR MANY YEARS. I'VE ALSO WAS A LOAN OFFICER.
AND WHAT I'VE LEARNED IN THIS BUSINESS IS THAT USUALLY YOU HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FROM JUMP STREET IN A REAL ESTATE ENDEAVOR. USUALLY, EVERY SELLER FEELS HE SOLD HIS PROPERTY TOO CHEAP, AND EVERY BUYER FIGURES HE'S PAID TOO MUCH MONEY FOR IT. SO I HAVE A SITUATION WHERE PEOPLE COME DOWN AND THEY'RE VERY, VERY HAPPY WITH THE SITUATION. BOTH BUYER AND SELLER WITH BUYING OF THIS CHURCH. THAT HAS ME VERY CONCERNED. WE HAVE ANOTHER COUNCIL MEMBER WHO BASICALLY WAS DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH THE SITUATION WHERE A SENIOR CITIZEN WAS PUT IN JAIL BASED ON SOME INPUT BY A COUNCIL MEMBER HERE. WE HAVE A CITY ATTORNEY WHO BASICALLY GIVES NO COMMENT. HE TAKES THE FIFTH ON EVERYTHING. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY HE'S NOT ABLE TO CLEAR UP THINGS. MISS PROCTOR, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TIME FOR ME. MISS HARRISON, YOU ARE NOT TO ADDRESS US BY NAME. OKAY. PLEASE ADDRESS YOUR COMMENTS TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL. TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL. WE'RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO COME THIS ELECTION, TO TRY TO PUT NEW PEOPLE UP HERE WHO GENUINELY HAVE OUR INTEREST AT HEART. THAT'S IMPORTANT. WE HAVE ANOTHER COUNCIL MEMBER THAT BASICALLY MEETS WITH DEVELOPERS. THAT SHOULD BE A NO NO. YOU
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CAN'T SERVE TWO MASTERS. THE TYPE OF THINGS THAT TAKE PLACE ON THIS COUNCIL ARE JUST, WHAT SHALL I SAY, UNCONSCIONABLE. WE NEED TO JUST GET NEW BLOOD UP HERE. WE ALSO NEED TO GET RID OF OUR MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE. ALL HE DOES IS MAKE MONEY BY PASSING OUT. I NEVER SEE HIM GET UP AND SAY, WELL, YOU KNOW, LET'S HAVE SOME MEETING AND EXPLAIN TO STUDENTS WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO COME TO SCHOOL. WHAT DOES HE DO? PASS OUT ALL THESE TICKETS TO EVERYBODY FOR PEOPLE THAT CAN'T REALLY AFFORD IT ANYWAY. I AM UNHAPPY. I'M GOING TO DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER AND GO TO THE POLLS AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE. IF YOU DON'T COME TO THESE MEETINGS, YOUR TIME JUST TO.MADAM MAYOR, I NEED TO ASK A QUESTION TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY. MR. GRAFFITI. YES, YOU MAY YOU MAY CLARIFY. THANK YOU THAT THERE ARE NO BROKERS OF RECORD THAT ARE SITTING ON THIS DAIS.
WHO'S A PARTY TO THE CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF YOU AND YOUR FIRM ARE NOT A BROKER OF RECORD FOR THE PURCHASE SALE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE CHURCH. THAT WAS AN INCORRECT STATEMENT.
THANK YOU. THAT'S PASS A PASS THAT I DID SAY IN THE PAST. MISS HARRISON, PLEASE DO NOT ADDRESS.
YOUR TIME IS CONCLUDED. THANK YOU. YOUR TIME HAS CONCLUDED. AND IF YOU CANNOT CONCLUDE YOUR TIME, WE WILL ASK THAT YOU BE DISMISSED FROM THE FROM THE DAIS, FROM THE CITY COUNCIL
[E. 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. ]
CHAMBERS. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, MISS THOMAS WILL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. YES, MA'AM. NEXT WE MOVE INTO OUR 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. AND FIRST WE HAVE APPROVAL OF SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 7TH 17TH. I'M SORRY, 2025. EXCUSE ME. AS WELL AS CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2425 ADOPTED BUDGET IN THE PUBLIC UTILITIES FUND 502 BY $50,000 TO PURCHASE A TRUCK FOR THE NEWLY CREATED ASSISTANT MANAGER OF UTILITY SERVICES. POSITION APPROVED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 25 BUDGET, AS WELL AS IN THE GENERAL FUND 101 BY $29,519 TO PAY FOR INCREASED COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED USAGE OF NEO GOV SOFTWARE PLATFORM, AS WELL AS IN THE GENERAL FUND 101 BY $30,000 RELATED TO THE CONTRIBUTION OF $10,000 EACH FROM CITIES OF LANCASTER, CEDAR HILL AND DUNCANVILLE FOR THE 2025 JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL, TO BE HOSTED BY THE CITY OF DESOTO, AS WELL AS IN THE REC REVOLVING FUND TWO, TWO, SEVEN BY $360,000 TO COVER THE COST OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, SOFTWARE CONSULTANT FEES, EQUIPMENT COSTS, AND REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE COSTS, AS WELL AS IN THE POLICE GRANT FUND TWO TWO, NINE BY $12,067 FOR THE PURCHASE OF FLOCK CAMERAS AND PORTABLE RADIOS UTILIZING PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED GRANTS, AS WELL AS FOR THE SOUTHWEST REGIONAL COMMUNICATION CENTER EQUIPMENT FUND FOR 13 BY $177,978 FOR CONTINUED MAINTENANCE SUPPORT FOR THE EXISTING CENTRAL SQUARE, COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND AS WELL AS IN THE FIRE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND FOR ZERO TWO BY $35,000 FOR THE PURCHASE OF REQUIRED EQUIPMENT TO OUTFIT TWO NEW FIRE DEPARTMENT BRUSH TRUCKS. AND MAYOR, I DO HAVE ONE COMMENT CARD. BERNADINE HARRISON. MISS HARRISON, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE.FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. MY NAME IS BERNADINE HARRIS AND I LIVE HERE IN DESOTO. I WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THE BUDGET, MY UNDERSTANDING FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO READ ONLINE IS THAT WE'RE KNEE DEEP IN DEBT. OKAY. AND SO THEREFORE, MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE NOT TO APPROVE OF ANY MORE ITEMS THAT WE, THE PEOPLE, HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT ARE NOT ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY BEFORE THE ELECTION, BECAUSE AFTER THE ELECTION, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET PEOPLE IN HERE THAT ARE GOING TO BASICALLY BE DOING THINGS THAT ARE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF DESOTO. I AM NOT IN FAVOR OF ANY BONDS FOR ANYTHING, ESPECIALLY FOR THE SCHOOLS. AND THERE'S A CORRELATION BETWEEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OUR TAX DOLLARS. MOST OF THEM GO TO THE SCHOOLS. SO THEREFORE I'M SUGGESTING THAT WE NOT SUPPORT ANY BONDS, OKAY. ESPECIALLY SCHOOL BONDS. AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS WHAT MAKES A CITY. IS IT SCHOOLS AND ITS BUDGET. WE'RE FAILING ON BOTH OF THOSE AGENDAS. OUR BUDGET IS A MESS. EXCUSE ME FOR INTERRUPTING.
HOWEVER, YOU NEED TO SPEAK TO AN ITEM THAT'S ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA. I BELIEVE IT'S ON THE AGENDA RELATIVE TO BUDGET. THE SCHOOL BONDS ARE NOT ON OUR AGENDA. WELL, THEY'RE ONE. YOU
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CAN'T HAVE ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER. THERE'S ACTUALLY NO BONDS ON THE AGENDA. THERE ARE NO BONDS ON. BUT WE DO HAVE A BUDGET THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING ADDITIONAL BUDGET ITEMS. IS THAT CORRECT? PLEASE SPEAK TO THAT. OKAY. I'M SAYING I CAN MAKE A GENERAL STATEMENT IN TERMS OF THE BUDGET, CAN I NOT? WHAT ITEM ARE YOU SPEAKING ON ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA. ALL OF THEM. WE I'M SAYING THAT I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD APPROVE ANY MORE BUDGET ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. WE'RE ALREADY IN DEBT. WHY CONTINUE TO GET FURTHER IN DEBT? I LOOK AT MY BUDGET. IF I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO DO SOMETHING, I DON'T DO IT. I DON'T JUST GO IN AND PASS, TRY TO WRITE BAD CHECKS. NO, I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT. I'M SAYING IN GENERAL, SO THAT IT'S CLEAR SO THAT I MAKE MYSELF CRYSTAL CLEAR. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD APPROVE ANY ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS THAT THAT THAT INVOLVE THE BUDGET UNLESS THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. MISS THOMAS. WILL EXCUSE ME. I HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL CARD THAT WAS RECEIVED JUST NOW. HOWEVER, THIS PERSON WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK. BUT I WILL READ THE COMMENTS. FELICIA K STANLEY OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS NOT IN AGREEMENT WITH NUMBER ONE PURCHASE TRUCK FOR ASSISTANT MANAGER. USE A USE A VEHICLE ALREADY IN SERVICE AND NUMBER FOUR AND HAS REQUESTED TO COMMENT ON ITEMS ONE, THREE AND FOUR. HOWEVER, I RECEIVED IT AFTER I'VE CALLED FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM. OKAY THANK YOU COUNCIL, IS THERE A ANY QUESTIONS? YES. I SEE YOUR LIGHT OF COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER. YES. WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT AGENDA ITEM F ONE AND F FOUR. AND JUST A CLARIFICATION ON F5. THE CLARIFICATION ON F5 THAT I HAD WAS DO WE NEED TO PULL THOSE ITEMS? COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER SURE. OKAY. WHICH ITEMS ARE YOU SPECIFICALLY REQUESTING TO BE PULLED F ONE, F FOUR AND F FIVE.FF4F1. SO F ONE, F FOUR AND F FIVE? YES. SO ONE, FOUR AND FIVE. OKAY. COUNCIL, THOSE ITEMS HAVE BEEN PULLED. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE REMAINING ITEMS? MADAM MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED, MAKING SURE THAT WE PULL UP ONE, FOUR AND FIVE SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARK, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHISHOLM TO APPROVE, AS PRESENTED, REMOVING ITEMS F ONE, FOUR AND FIVE. COUNCIL. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY I THERE'S AN ORDINANCE. I'M SORRY MAYOR. OKAY, SO THIS ORDINANCE WILL I. OKAY. THIS ORDINANCE WILL APPLY TO F TWO, THREE, SIX AND SEVEN. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING CERTAIN BUDGET AMENDMENTS PERTAINING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2425, ADOPTED BUDGET AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER, YOU MAY RESUME YOUR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU. OH, I'M SORRY THAT THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. I APOLOGIZE,
[1. Consider an Ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Adopted Budget in the Public Utilities Fund (502) by $50,000 to purchase a truck for the newly created Assistant Manager of Utility Services position approved in the FY2025 budget]
COUNCILMAN PARKER. THANK YOU. I DID HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT F ONE, AND THEN WE'LL GO TO THE OTHERS ON F1. IS IT CUSTOMARY FOR US TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE FOR A PHYSICIAN? ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AND YES, MA'AM, FOR FIELD OPERATIONS POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE CITY. IT IS CUSTOMARY THAT WE FUND THAT. THE ORIGINAL INTENT FOR THIS POSITION WAS A WAS A REQUEST, ACTUALLY IN THE FY 24 BUDGET AS A MID-YEAR RECLASSIFICATION. BUT THE DECISION WAS MADE TO HOLD OFF UNTIL FY 25, WHICH THE POSITION WAS APPROVED. BUT WE PUNTED. WE DIDN'T DO IT AS A RECLASSIFICATION. WE DID IT AS AN ADDITIONAL POSITION. AT THAT POINT, WE SHOULD HAVE REQUESTED IT AS A PART OF THE POSITION PACKAGE ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER WORK SUPPLIES IN THE VEHICLE, BUT THAT WAS AN OVERSIGHT ON OUR PART, SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE REQUESTING IT AT THIS TIME. OKAY. AND SO THIS THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE WILL BE USED BY THIS PERSON ONLY DURING BUSINESS HOURS. OR IS THIS A BUSINESS VEHICLE THAT WILL GO HOME. IT'S ACTUALLY A FLEET VEHICLE. SO IT WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THAT POSITION, BUT IT WILL BE OPEN TO ANYBODY WHO WORKS IN PUBLIC UTILITIES. SO IT WILL BE USED DURING BUSINESS TIME FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES. IT'S NOT JUST FOR THAT POSITION NECESSARILY. OKAY. SO IT WILL BE PARKED ON, ON ON CITY PROPERTY. YES. IT WILL NOT BE A TAKE HOME VEHICLE OKAY. THANK YOU I YIELD BACK OKAY. THANK YOU. MISS LACY, DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR YOU. HAVE YOU REQUESTED FOUR AND 500. YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION ABOUT FIVE. OKAY. SO WE HAVE F ONE THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED.COUNSEL. IS THERE A MOTION? MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE F ONE SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCILMAN BYRD. SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM HUGHES TO APPROVE F ONE AS PRESENTED.
COUNCIL. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. THAT MOTION PASSES
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UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE. MAY I NEED TO READ THE ORDINANCE? AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING CERTAIN BUDGET AMENDMENTS PERTAINING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2425, ADOPTED BUDGET AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU, MISS THOMAS.JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION. I ACTUALLY SAID MAY. THAT MOTION PASSES SIX ONE. THANK YOU. AT
[4. Consider an Ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Adopted Budget in the Rec Revolving Fund (227) by $360,000 to cover the cost of Artificial Intelligence (AI) software, consultant fees, equipment costs, and repair and maintenance costs]
THIS TIME WE HAVE F FOUR. FOR F FOUR. IT REALLY IS JUST A CLARIFICATION ON A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT ARE IN THERE. THE ITEM THAT GOES TO THE CITY, THIS I'M SORRY, NOT THE CITY, BUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE BUILDING ITSELF. THOSE CHANGES HAVE BEEN THOSE WOULD GO THROUGH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND I MEAN, HELP ME UNDERSTAND THAT PART. I JUST I REALLY WAS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE 154 EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL. OKAY. AND GET IT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, AND I'M CHRIS GLOVER, THE PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR. THAT'S FOR WE HOST TOURNAMENTS AT EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND WE'RE ALSO STARTING A PICKLEBALL PROGRAM. AND SO THAT'S A FACILITY THAT'S PART OF OUR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. AND WE'RE BASICALLY HAVING SPACE ISSUES AT THE RECREATION CENTER. AND SO BEING ABLE TO HELP MAINTAIN THAT FACILITY SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO GENERATE REVENUE AT THAT FACILITY WITH OUR TOURNAMENTS IN PARTICULAR, AND WITH PICKLEBALL PROGRAM THAT WE'RE STARTING, THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING THERE. AND AGAIN, THE FUNDING THAT YOU ALL SEE IS OUR IT COMES FROM OUR TWO, TWO, SEVEN FUND, WHICH IS AN ENTERPRISE FUND. SO IT'S MONEY THAT'S GENERATED FROM OUR PROGRAMS. SO IT'S NOT GENERAL FUND MONEY. SO IT'S ALREADY EXISTING. IS IT ALREADY EXISTING. YES. IT'S A IT'S AN ENTERPRISE FUND THAT ROLLS OVER FROM YEAR TO YEAR. AND WE HAVE A FUND BALANCE IN THAT PARTICULAR ACCOUNT FOR ABOUT $700,000. AND SO EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS OR SO, I DON'T KNOW IF SOME OF YOU ALL MAY REMEMBER WHEN WE PUT OUT THE GRAVEL AT MCALLEN PARK. IT CAME OUT OF THIS ACCOUNT AS WELL. OKAY. AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD ABOUT THAT WAS THE PLACER. I, I DO KNOW WHAT IT IS, AND I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND IS THIS FOR A YEAR FOR THIS PARTICULAR APPLICATION OR IS THIS, YOU KNOW, HOW HOW IS THAT? I MEAN, IS IT LIKE A, A RENEWAL THAT WILL OCCUR WITH THIS PLACE OR I OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? IT'S FOR TWO YEARS, TWO YEARS ONLY. AND THEN AFTER THAT YOU WOULD MAKE THE DECISION OR SOME, YOU KNOW, THE DEPARTMENT WOULD MAKE THE DECISION WHETHER IT IS GIVING YOU WHAT IT NEEDS.OKAY. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU I YIELD BACK OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON F FOUR. THERE IS AN ORDINANCE, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING CERTAIN BUDGET AMENDMENTS PERTAINING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2425, ADOPTED BUDGET AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL, IS THERE A MOTION? MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE. ITEM F FOUR AS PRESENTED. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MAYOR PRO TEM HUGHES. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHISHOLM TO APPROVE F FOUR AS PRESENTED. COUNCIL. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? ALL OPPOSED. SAME SIGN.
THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. THIS TIME I'LL LET DOCTOR MARX DO HERS FIRST BEFORE I ASK MY QUESTIONS ABOUT FIVE. OKAY. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YIELDING. I HAVE
[5. Consider an Ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Adopted Budget in the Police Grant fund (229) by $12,067 for the purchase Flock Cameras and Portable Radios utilizing previously received grant funds]
JUST A CLARIFYING QUESTION. FIRST OF ALL, THE FLOCK SAFETY. I REALLY LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT BECAUSE MY HOA DOES USE THAT. IT'S AN EXCELLENT LICENSE PLATE READER. IF WE HAVE ANY CONCERNS, IT GOES STRAIGHT TO YOU GUYS AND YOU GUYS ARE ABLE TO REALLY, REALLY JUMP ON IT. SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT. NOW IT SAYS THAT YOU HAVE 12. WHAT IS IT, 12,000 AND SOMETHING. NOW THOSE CONTRACTS, WHAT ARE ABOUT 6000 IF I RECALL CORRECTLY. RIGHT. HOW MUCH MONEY IS IN THAT POT.AND THEN TWO, AS YOU ANSWER THAT QUESTION FROM READING THE BACKGROUND, YOU SAID THAT YOU WERE GOING TO BE SPECIFIC AND STRATEGIC IN PLACING THOSE FLOCK CAMERAS. SO HOW MANY FLOCK CAMERAS ARE WE GETTING? AND DO WE KNOW WHERE THEY WILL BE PLACED. AND THEN TELL US WHY THEY'RE BEING PLACED WHERE THEY'RE BEING PLACED, I YIELD BACK. ALL GOOD QUESTIONS. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL. SO EVERY YEAR WE GET THESE JAG GRANTS AWARDED TO US.
WE HAD ONE THIS YEAR AND WE I BROUGHT IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL. WE ACCEPTED IT AND VOTED TO BRING IT, WE HAVE TO OUTLINE WHAT KIND OF EQUIPMENT WE'RE BUYING. WITH THAT, THERE WAS A HOLD UP ON FY 22 AND FY 23, AND WE JUST RECEIVED THOSE CHECKS THIS FISCAL YEAR. AND THAT'S
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WHAT THIS MONEY IS HERE. IT'S 122 WAS 9725 $29. AND I'M SORRY THAT'S 23 AND 22 $9,454.44 CAME OUT TO A TOTAL OF 19,179, 76. AND SO WE HAD OUTLINED SOME EQUIPMENT THAT WE NEEDED BACK IN 22 AND 23. AND THAT EQUIPMENT WAS PURCHASED BECAUSE WE DIDN'T GET THIS MONEY IN TIME. SO WE PURCHASED IT WITH FEDERAL FORFEITURE MONEY. WHEN THIS MONEY WAS AWARDED TO US, WE HAD TO REEVALUATE WHAT WE WANTED TO BUY. SO WE DECIDED TO GO WITH FLOCK CAMERAS AND A RADIO. WE'RE GOING TO GET THREE FLOCK CAMERAS AND ONE RADIO, AND ONE RADIO COSTS UPWARDS NEAR $5,000 A PIECE. SO THAT WE STILL HAVE SOME SOME MONEY LEFT OVER FROM THIS, THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW WE WANT TO APPROPRIATE THAT MONEY, AND WE WILL APPLY TO THE GRANTING AUTHORITY TO GET THEIR APPROVAL. AND THAT'S USUALLY JUST A MATTER OF JUST SENDING THEM A LETTER AND, AND ASKING THEM TO ALLOW US TO PURCHASE WHATEVER IT IS WE DECIDE WE WANT TO PURCHASE THE FLOCK CAMERAS THAT WE HAVE. WE HAVE FOUR OUT THERE CURRENTLY IN OUR CITY, AND WE HAVE THREE. THESE THREE WHEN WE BUY THEM. WE ARE GOING TO EVALUATE OUR WE. WE HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE OF HOW WE WANT TO PLACE THEM AND WHAT AREAS OF THE CITY. AND WE STARTED WITH DISTRICT TWO, WHICH IS OUR MOST ACTIVE AREA WITH HOTELS, RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL AND OUR PARKING LOTS WHERE THERE ARE CARS AND PEOPLE ARE MOST VULNERABLE. SO WE WANT TO KNOW WHO'S COMING AND GOING IN THOSE AREAS, AND WE WILL STRATEGICALLY PLACE THOSE ALONG A WINTERGREEN. WE ALREADY HAVE ONE ON THE ACCESS ROAD, AND WE'LL PUT ANOTHER ONE FURTHER SOUTH, AND WE'LL DO ANOTHER ONE WITHIN DISTRICT TWO SO THAT WE CAN MONITOR THOSE CARS AND VEHICLES COMING AND GOING. OKAY. VERY GOOD. ARE THEY DO YOU SWITCH THEM AROUND ACCORDING TO YOUR DATA THAT YOU RECEIVE AT ANY GIVEN POINT? WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO ADD ON TO THEM SO WE CAN MOVE THEM. BUT THEY'RE, THEY'RE THEY'RE STATIC IN NATURE THAT THEY'RE ONCE THEY'RE PUT UP THEY STAY THERE. AND IT JUST COSTS US TO TAKE THEM DOWN AND MOVE THEM AROUND. TO PUT UP A TEMPORARY ONE WOULD DEFEAT THE PURPOSE. IT'D BE EASY TO FOR SOMEONE TO PICK IT UP AND TAKE IT IF IT WERE TEMPORARY. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT EXPANDING THESE FLOCK CAMERAS IN THE CITY. CITIES AROUND US HAVE QUITE A FEW OF THEM, SO THAT THEY HAVE ALL INGRESS AND EGRESS ROADS COVERED BY FLOCK CAMERAS, SO THEY KNOW WHO'S COMING AND GOING IN THEIR CITY. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, THEY CAN TRACK DOWN VEHICLES THROUGH THE USE OF THOSE CAMERAS. AND MY LAST QUESTION WHO HAS ACCESS? ALL OUR OFFICERS HAVE ACCESS OUT IN THEIR VEHICLES THROUGH THEIR MOBILE DATA, COMPUTERS AND ALSO THEIR PHONES THAT THEY HAVE. AND EVERY OFFICER HAS IT. IF THEY HAVE A CELL PHONE WITH THEM OR AN IPAD. OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU, I YIELD BACK. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS, THOSE WERE GREAT QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, CHIEF, FOR BRINGING THIS. YOU KNOW, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A PROPONENT FOR FLOCK CAMERAS. I LOVE THEM AS WELL. I DO HAVE QUESTIONS BECAUSE I WAS WONDERING I KNOW IT CAME BACK IN FEBRUARY. IS THIS IN ADDITION TO WHAT WAS DONE IN FEBRUARY? SO WHEN WE DID THAT IN FEBRUARY, THAT WAS FOR FISCAL YEAR 25 THAT WE GET AWARDED THAT MONEY. THESE TWO WERE IN 22 AND 23. OKAY. SO THAT SHOULD BE THAT WOULD BE WRITTEN SOMEWHERE THAT IS FOR 22 AND 23. IS THAT IS THAT HOW THAT WORKS? I DON'T I DON'T SO I CAME TO YOU BACK IN 22 TO ACCEPT 2022. AND WE GOT THAT APPROVAL AND WE ACCEPTED THE MONEY. HOWEVER, THE MONEY DIDN'T, WASN'T, WASN'T SENT TO US BACK THEN. IT WAS HELD UP AND SAME IN 23. AND NOW IT JUST CAME FORWARD THIS FISCAL YEAR. SO NOW WE COULD SPEND IT. OKAY, OKAY. BUT I MEAN, I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING IS THERE'S NOTHING IN THE DOCUMENTATION IS SHOWING IS FROM 2022 AND 2023.OH AND WHAT I, WHAT I PUT FORWARD. NO, I DON'T THINK I, I DON'T THINK I PUT THAT THERE. NO I JUST PUT WHAT WE WERE SPENDING JUST ASKING SHOULD IT ACTUALLY HAVE IT IN HERE SOMEWHERE SO THAT PEOPLE WILL KNOW THAT I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE PUT IT IN THERE. BUT I WAS CONCERNED WITH WHAT WE WERE BUYING BECAUSE WE HAD ALREADY APPROVED THAT. SO I JUST TOOK THAT. I ASSUMED THAT IT WOULD BE OKAY, BUT I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE PUT IN THAT. THE MONEY WAS FROM 22 AND 23, AND I'D DEFINITELY LIKE TO REVISIT SOMEHOW REVISIT THIS DURING BUDGET SEASON, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WITH FLOCK CAMERAS COMES DATA. YOU KNOW, THE ACTUAL FLOCK CAMERA, THE ARTIFACTS THAT COME FROM THAT. AND SO MY ONLY QUESTION TO THAT WOULD BE IS WHERE IS THAT INFORMATION
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STORED? NOT THAT YOU HAVE TO TELL ME WHERE IT'S STORED, BUT WHERE WOULD IT BE STORED? AND HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO STORE IT? BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES TIME FOR A CRIME, I'M SURE YOU GUYS ARE NOT GOING AND SAYING, OKAY, WE HOPE WE GOT THE CAMERA. YOU KNOW, WE HOPE WE GOT THE YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? I'M JUST THINKING OUT LOUD THAT MAYBE THERE'S A PLACE WHERE THE STORAGE WOULD BE AND THAT WOULD COST MONEY. SO SHOULD THERE BE SOMETHING IN THE BUDGET THAT ACTUALLY TAKES CARE OF HOLDING ON TO THIS TYPE OF DATA AND OR EXPANDING THE FLOCK CAMERA SYSTEM? BUT I YIELD BACK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CHISHOLM. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. CHIEF COSTA, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND YOUR PRESENTATION. I WON'T TELL YOU THAT I'M A FAN OF FLOCK CAMERAS. I WILL ASK YOU THOUGH, HOWEVER, WHAT HOW THE THIS SAYS THAT THIS IS BEING PAID THROUGH GRANT FUNDS RECEIVED. COULD YOU ELABORATE ON THAT? SINCE WE'RE DISCUSSING THE BUDGET, IT'S JAG GRANT FUNDING THAT COMES DOWN FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO THE COUNTY. DALLAS COUNTY DISTRIBUTES THAT MONEY. AND EVERY YEAR I COME BEFORE YOU, WHEN WE GET AWARDED THAT MONEY. I CAME AS THE COUNCIL MEMBER, PARKER SAID. I WAS HERE IN FEBRUARY AND ASKED TO APPROVE THAT. AND I TELL YOU EVERY YEAR WHAT WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE GETTING AND WHAT WE HAVE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COUNTY BECAUSE OF THEM HANDLING THAT MONEY. SO THE MONEY WAS WAS ACCEPTED BACK IN 22 AND 23, AS WELL AS THIS YEAR. AND, AND THEN WE ALREADY HAVE TO IDENTIFY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THAT MONEY ON WHEN WE GET IT IN. AND WE HAVE TO SEND THAT TO THE GRANTEE. OKAY. SO THIS IS MONEY THAT IS NOT COMING OUT OF TAXPAYERS DOLLARS, BUT IT'S COMING FROM A DALLAS COUNTY GRANT THAT YOU'RE RECEIVING AROUND PUBLIC SAFETY, WHICH IS A FEDERAL MONEY THAT YOU'RE RECEIVING FROM THAT THEY'RE RECEIVING FROM THE PEOPLE IN ON PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. AS AS IT RELATES TO THE DATA THAT IS STORED FROM THIS PURCHASE FOR THIS FLOCK, IS THAT ALSO PLAYED WITH YOUR GRANT MONEY OR IS THAT PAID THROUGH ANOTHER SOURCE OF FUNDING? THERE'S NO CHARGE FOR THAT. THERE'S NO CHARGE FOR THAT. THAT COMES WITH THE WITH THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE. SO EVERY YEAR WE HAVE TO PAY A MAINTENANCE FEE FOR THAT TO KEEP UP THOSE CAMERAS, TO UPDATE THEM IF THERE ARE ANY UPDATES, AND ALSO TO THAT STORAGE OF THAT. SO THERE'S NO EXTRA FEE THAT COMES FOR THAT FOR THE STORAGE OF THE DATA.THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. YOUR MAINTENANCE FEE IS THAT PAID THROUGH YOUR GRANT MONEY OR IS THAT PAID THROUGH YOUR BUDGET? THAT GRANT THAT MONEY IS GOING TO BE THAT MONEY WILL BE PAID FOR THROUGH THAT GRANT THAT COMES EVERY YEAR. THAT'S THE PLAN. AND IF WE DON'T GET AWARDED, THEN IT WILL COME THROUGH EITHER FEDERAL FORFEITURE OR STATE FORFEITURE, SOME EXTRA MONEY THAT WILL NOT COME FROM THE GENERAL BUDGET. THANK YOU, CHIEF COSTA. SO JUST TO CLARIFY, FOR THOSE AT HOME WATCHING US HERE IN THE CHAMBER, WHAT I JUST HEARD YOU SAY IS THAT THE FLOCK CAMERAS ARE PAID THROUGH A FEDERAL GRANT THAT DALLAS COUNTY RECEIVED. AND IN THAT GRANT, NOT ONLY DO YOU PAY FOR THE FLOCK CAMERAS, BUT YOU ALSO PAY FOR THE MAINTENANCE, THE COST, NOT ALL OF THEM, BUT YES, THESE THREE, THESE THREE THAT WE'RE PAYING FOR NOW, THESE HERE. AND I HAVE ONE MORE THAT WE BOUGHT I YIELD. MAYOR. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
COUNCILWOMAN CHISHOLM, YOU ACTUALLY ASKED MY QUESTION THAT I WAS GOING TO ASK COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? BEFORE WE CALL FOR A MOTION AND HEAR THE READING, WE'LL HEAR THE READING OF THE ORDINANCE AND THEN CALL FOR A MOTION, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING CERTAIN BUDGET AMENDMENTS PERTAINING TO FISCAL YEAR 2425, ADOPTED BUDGET AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL, IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCILMAN MARK, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM HUGHES TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED COUNCIL. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. I THINK THAT WAS WITH US ON THE I SIDE. A LITTLE DELAYED. Y'ALL CAN SEE HER HERE. SO I THINK SHE'S WITH THE EYES. THE EYES HAVE IT I THAT MOTION PASSES. THAT MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN RAPHAEL. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, MISS THOMAS WILL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. YES, MA'AM. NEXT. WILL. HAVING NO PUBLIC HEARINGS, WE'LL MOVE INTO
[1. Consider a Resolution establishing the City of DeSoto's priorities in the 2025 Texas Legislature]
OUR REGULAR AGENDA. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE CITY OF DESOTO'S PRIORITIES IN THE 2025 TEXAS LEGISLATURE, PROVIDING A BRIEF REVIEW OF CITY ATTORNEY GEOGRAPHY TO SO COUNCIL. BASED ON OUR WINTER RETREAT WE PUT TOGETHER, BOTH MYSELF AND STAFF WORKED ON PUTTING TOGETHER A RESOLUTION THAT LISTED THE PRIORITIES. ALTHOUGH IT'S A LITTLE LATE, I THINK IT DOES REFLECT WHAT THE PRIORITIES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WERE CARRYING OVER SOME OF THE PRIORITIES THAT WE HAD LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION. SO SPECIFICALLY ON THE EXHIBIT A, THAT LIST OF THE PRIORITIES PRESERVING LOCAL AUTHORITY, THE ABILITY OF THE CITY TO CONTINUE TO HIRE A LOBBYIST OR USE HTML AS THEIR LOBBYIST, OPPOSE A PROHIBITION ON MINIMUM LOT SIZES, SINGLE FAMILY ZONED AREAS OPPOSE THE RIGHT TO BUILD ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS WITH NO RESTRICTIONS. OPPOSE LEGISLATION THAT SEEKS TO LIMIT DIE PROGRAMS, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO PURCHASING AND SO FORTH. SUPPORTING PUBLIC SUPPORTING PUBLIC EDUCATION. AND THEN ALSO THE STAFF WENT THROUGH ON THE BILLS THAT WE THAT WAS SENT TO YOU, BILLS OF INTEREST.[00:45:01]
ALTHOUGH THESE ARE NOT ALL THE BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED AND LISTED, WHETHER OR NOT YOU WOULD OPPOSE OR SUPPORT IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THIS RESOLUTION, I WOULD BE THE TIME TO ADD THOSE, AND THEN WE CAN GO AHEAD AND ADOPT IT WITH WHATEVER ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS YOU WOULD HAVE. I WOULD NOTE ON ON HOUSE BILL 1893 LICENSE PLATE NUMBERS, THERE IS A BILL RIGHT NOW THAT WOULD SAY LICENSE PLATE NUMBERS WOULD NO LONGER BE DEEMED CONFIDENTIAL. WHY THAT'S IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE MANY CITIZENS WOULD REQUEST VIDEOS THROUGH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO TAKE TIME TO GO THROUGH AND DELETE THE LICENSE PLATE NUMBERS THAT ARE IN ALL OF THOSE VIDEOS, WHICH IS VERY TIME CONSUMING AND CAN BECOME COSTLY BASED ON THE TIME THAT'S INVOLVED. IT WAS PUT TO OPPOSE THAT. THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT YOU DO WANT TO SUPPORT, BECAUSE THAT WOULD REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT ON REDACTIONS. WHEN THE PUBLIC MAKES REQUESTS FOR THE VIDEO VIDEOS, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S THE DASH CAM OR BODY CAM VIDEOS.
DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR PRESENTATION? MY PRESENTATION. OKAY, COUNCIL MEMBER CHISHOLM, I SEE YOUR LIGHT. IT IS. THANK YOU. MADAM MAYOR. AS YOU MENTIONED, CITY ATTORNEY MR. TO THAT THE FILING DATE FOR BILLS HAS NOW EXPIRED AT THE HOUSE. CONSIDERING THAT AND WE'RE WE'RE PASSING THIS RESOLUTION. DO WE HAVE A CURRENT LOBBYIST THAT IS AT IN AUSTIN ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF DESOTO? WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND. CITY MANAGER. MR. GODFREY, IS THERE AN INTENTION FOR THE CITY OF DESOTO TO HAVE A LOBBYIST DOWN IN AUSTIN ON OUR BEHALF TO CHAMPION THESE AND SUPPORT BILLS? I THINK IT'S GOOD AFTERNOON, HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, MANAGER, CITY MANAGER. I THINK IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE A LOBBYIST IN AUSTIN. WE DO HAVE A AN UNOFFICIAL LOBBYIST, WHICH IS LINEBERGER AND ASSOCIATES. WE HAVE WE HAD UP UNTIL DECEMBER, E GROUP THAT'S CALLED FOCUS GROUP. BUT WE GET THEIR INFORMATION ANYWAY, I THINK I THINK IT'S ALWAYS GOOD. AGAIN, IT'S AN ADDED COST FOR US. WE CAN WE CAN ALWAYS DEPEND ON WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING. AND ALSO WE HAVE THE NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION THAT LOBBIES FOR US ON BEHALF OF US AS WELL AS OTHER CITIES IN AUSTIN AND ON TRANSPORTATION MATTERS. SO WE HAVE SEVERAL AVENUES TO DO THIS. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. OF COURSE, WE HAVE OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES WHO ALWAYS TALK TO US AND ALWAYS WORK WITH US TO ENSURE THAT BILLS OF INTEREST FOR US ARE ARE HEARD BY BY, YOU KNOW, THE CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU. SO SHOULD THIS PASS THIS RESOLUTION PASS WILL ARE YOU STATING THAT THIS RESOLUTION WILL BE SENT TO THOSE VARIOUS ENTITIES THAT YOU DESCRIBED THAT WOULD SUPPORT CITIES ON, ON THEIR BEHALF? IN WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH THIS RESOLUTION IN THE PAST IS IF, FOR EXAMPLE, IF HTML REACHES OUT AND SAY, LET'S SAY THERE'S A BILL THAT THEY ARE ALSO OPPOSING THAT WE'VE LISTED, WE PUT ON OUR LIST TO OPPOSE, THEY WILL ASK THE CITY TO GO AHEAD AND SEND OUT A LETTER WITH THE CITY MANAGER OR THE MAYOR'S SIGNATURE ON IT. SO USING THIS, THIS WOULD BE OUR CRITERIA TO ANYTHING THAT THAT THEY REQUEST THAT WE SEND A LETTER DOWN OPPOSING. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. AND I JUST AS I HAVE YES, I HAVE SAT IN ON THE LEGISLATIVE UPDATES FOR HTML THIS YEAR. I THINK WE'VE DONE 2 OR 3 SO FAR. WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT HTML IS ASKING FOR ELECTEDS TO COME DOWN ON BILLS THAT IMPACT CITIES DIRECTLY. AS WE KNOW MORE, MORE THAN 80% OF THE BILLS FILED CURRENTLY IN AUSTIN ARE RELATED TO MUNICIPALITIES. THIS DIRECTLY IMPACTS HOW WE GOVERN. AND SO I THINK IT BEHOOVES THIS BODY THAT IF WE DON'T HAVE A LOBBYIST CURRENTLY ON OUR BEHALF, AND WE'RE SENDING OUT TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE THINGS THAT WE SUPPORT, WE SHOULD FOLLOW THESE BILLS THROUGH. AND WHEN WE DO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO AND HAVE OUR VOICE HEARD THAT WE DO THAT. AND WE ALSO LET HTML KNOW, BECAUSE THEY DO WANT TO BE MADE AWARE TO. AND I, I FORGOT TO MENTION HTML, SO THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME OF THAT. HTML IS A BIG ADVOCATE FOR THE CITIES, ESPECIALLY SMALL CITIES. COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU ATTORNEY FOR CITY ATTORNEY FOR COMING DOWN WITH THESE. I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT ONE OF THEM, SINCE ONCE THIS PASSES, THAT WOULD BE THE LIST THAT WE WOULD GO BY. HOUSE BILL 487 THAT TALKS ABOUT GAMBLING MACHINES. I THOUGHT WE AS A CITY WERE OPPOSED TO THOSE.
THAT SHOULD BE OPPOSED. WHAT THE EIGHT LINERS ARE GAMBLING DEVICE THAT WE WOULD SUPPORT THAT BEING A THAT THAT ACTUALLY BEING A DEFINITION ADDED TO THAT THAT WOULD HELP ON ON THE ENFORCEMENT FOR ANY MINORS AS BEING GAMBLING DEVICES. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, IF PEOPLE TRY TO GET AROUND THAT, BUT. CAN YOU. HOUSE BILL 487 EIGHT LINERS ARE GAMBLING DEVICES. WE WOULD SUPPORT THAT
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BECAUSE THAT WOULD HELP IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF EIGHT LINERS. TRULY, AS GAMBLING DEVICES, NOT GAMING DEVICES OR WHAT WE CALL THE FUZZY DICE EXCEPTION. SO IT ACTUALLY DEFINES EIGHT LINERS AS TRUE GAMBLING DEVICES THAT WOULD ASSIST IN ENFORCEMENT. OKAY, I YIELD BACK. AND ALSO KEEP IN MIND THESE AREN'T THE ONLY BILLS THAT WE WILL EITHER SUPPORT OR OPPOSE. YOU HAVE THE GENERAL CATEGORIES BECAUSE THERE'S OBVIOUSLY OTHER BILLS IN THESE GENERAL CATEGORIES THAT WERE LISTED IN THE RESOLUTION THAT WE WOULD EITHER SUPPORT OR OPPOSE. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. AND JUST JOE, JUST JUST TO ADD, I THOUGHT MY COLLEAGUE WAS GOING TO ADDRESS IT, BUT ON THE LOBBYIST BILL, THERE WAS A CARVE OUT FOR HTML. SEVERAL OF US WAS AT A CONFERENCE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. AND SO ONE OF THE VERY BRAVE SENATORS OR REPRESENTATIVES STOOD UP ON THE FLOOR AND ACTUALLY ADDED AN AMENDMENT, AND THAT AMENDMENT WAS ACCEPTED. SO THERE SHOULD BE A CARVE OUT FOR HTML JUST SO THE PUBLIC NOT KNOWLEDGE. THEY WERE THEY WERE INCLUDING ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS HTML AS LOBBYISTS. AND SO NOW WITH THE BILL THAT I THINK WILL ADVANCE FORWARD. MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCILWOMAN CHISHOLM AND MYSELF, WE WERE THERE. I THINK THE BILL THAT WILL GO FORWARD WILL HAVE HTML CARVED OUT. SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO USE HTML TO INTERCEDE AND TO WORK ON OUR BEHALF AND DO EDUCATION AS WELL. SO JUST AS YOU LOOK AT THAT LOBBY BILL, MAKE SURE YOU'RE TRACKING THAT TOO FOR US.THANK YOU. OKAY, MAYOR, I JUST WANT TO ADD ALSO, I THINK I THINK THIS BILL IS GOING TO FIND SOME REAL RESISTANCE COUNCIL MEMBER BECAUSE NCT COG. NO, NO CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN LOBBYISTS AND ATTORNEYS. THEY ADVOCATE FOR SMALL CITIES AS WELL. AGAIN, THE NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION, THEY DO THAT AS WELL. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME EXCEPTIONS TO THAT BILL, I'M ASSUMING, BECAUSE THOSE ORGANIZATIONS ARE GOING TO FIGHT IT AS WELL. SO CAN WE GET GO AHEAD AND GET A CLARIFICATION ON THAT. 1893 REGARDING LICENSE PLATES, DO WE SUPPORT GOING TO AND HAVING THAT THAT DO WE SUPPORT THAT AS OPPOSED TO OPPOSE THAT BILL, THAT LICENSE PLATES WOULD NO LONGER BE CONFIDENTIAL FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION PURPOSES? STATE YOUR RATIONALE AGAIN, PLEASE. MR. SO HOUSE BILL 1893 BASICALLY WOULD STATE THAT LICENSE PLATE NUMBERS WOULD NO LONGER BE DEEMED CONFIDENTIAL. SO RIGHT NOW, LICENSE PLATE NUMBERS ARE DEEMED CONFIDENTIAL. SO WHEN A PUBLIC WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL CITIZEN MAKES A PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST, FOR EXAMPLE, TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEY WANT ANY AND ALL BODY CAM OR VIDEO AS IT RELATES TO A CERTAIN INCIDENT. WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND REDACT OUT ALL THE LICENSE PLATE NUMBERS, WHETHER THEY'RE WHETHER THEY'RE SAID VERBALLY OR WHETHER THEY'RE SHOWN ACTUALLY ON THE VIDEO ITSELF. WE NEED TO REDACT THOSE OUT, DESPITE THE FACT THAT YOU CAN SEE THEM DRIVING IN, YOU KNOW, ALONG THE ROADWAYS. DO WE WANT TO SUPPORT THAT? BECAUSE THEN IT'S JUST GOING TO SAY WE CAN RELEASE THAT WITH THOSE LICENSE PLATE NUMBERS IN THOSE VIDEOS, OR THE VERBAL CALL OUT OF THE LICENSE PLATE NUMBERS. IF AN OFFICER'S CALLING OUT A LICENSE PLATE NUMBER AND YOU STATED, YOU STATED, I GUESS SOME PROS OR DO WE HAVE NO OPINION, RIGHT? WE COULD HAVE NO OPINION. I'M ALMOST KIND OF NEUTRAL ON IT. BUT YOU STATED PROS, BUT ARE THERE ANY UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF DOING SUCH? BECAUSE AS YOU MENTIONED, THEY COULD SEE THEM ANYWAY. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE THEY'RE OUT THERE. HOWEVER, WITH US REMOVING THEM.
I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND AND YOU PROBABLY DON'T HAVE THIS INFORMATION, BUT JUST UNDERSTAND WHY THAT WAS REQUIRED IN THE FIRST PLACE. AND THAT MAY BE A QUESTION. IF THE CHIEF WANTS TO ADDRESS, IF HE FEELS THAT THERE'S ANY CONCERNS WITH LICENSE PLATE NUMBERS BEING RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC UNDER PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST, AS IT RELATES TO. JUST MY NOTES.
YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR CAMERAS OR ANOTHER EXAMPLE, AND TALK ABOUT HOW IT RELATES TO THE FLOCK CAMERAS THAT WE JUST APPROVED, WHICH IS A LICENSE PLATE READER. SEE HOW THAT CONNECTS THOUGH? SO WE WOULDN'T BE OPPOSED TO THAT. WHAT WHAT IT WOULD HELP US WITH IS, AS JOE SAID, THE REDACTION. SO IF WE GET AN OPEN RECORDS REQUEST AND A VIDEO OR IN A REPORT, WE HAVE TO REDACT, AS YOU SAID, THE WRITTEN NUMBERS OUT OR IN A VIDEO, WE HAVE TO REDACT EVERY LICENSE PLATE THAT COMES INTO BEING. SO YOU GET 20 MINUTES OF VIDEO AND SOMEONE HAS TO GO AND REDACT ALL THE LICENSE PLATES OUT OF THAT, AND THEY CAN GET THEM ANYWAY. IF THEY'RE ON A STREET, THEY CAN THEY CAN SEE THE LICENSE PLATE AND THEY CAN DO WHATEVER. BUT FOR US, IT WOULD HELP US WITH THAT. I DON'T SEE A REASON WHY WE WOULD. WE WOULD BE IN OPPOSITION TO THAT.
SO YOU'RE SAYING YOU WOULD SUPPORT REMOVING THE REQUIREMENT TO MAKE LICENSE PLATES CONFIDENTIAL? YES. WELL, I KNOW, BUT I'M JUST FOR THE ISSUE. YOU WOULD BE YOU WOULD SUPPORT THE REMOVAL OF THE REQUIREMENT TO MAKE IT CONFIDENTIAL. YES. OKAY. BUT NOW TO DOCTOR MARKS'S QUESTION ABOUT FLOCK CAMERAS. DOES WOULD THAT HAVE ANY ANY IMPACT ON THAT. NO, BECAUSE THE
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FLOCK CAMERAS ARE JUST SENT TO US TO POLICE. SO WE HAVE ALL THOSE ALL THOSE, ALL THOSE CAMERAS. HOWEVER, IF SOMEONE WERE TO ASK FOR A VIDEO OF THAT, THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO BLOCK OUT EVERY, EVERY LICENSE PLATE THAT WOULD COME DOWN IN A IN A SPAN OF TIME WHERE WE WERE WORKING.SO YES, IT COULD AFFECT THAT, BUT IT WOULDN'T AFFECT IT FOR US. IT WOULD JUST BE IF THERE WAS AN OPEN RECORDS REQUEST FOR THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL, ARE THERE ANY OTHER OPINIONS ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC BILL? YES, COUNCILMEMBER. I THINK THAT UNLESS IT'S RELATED TO A CRIME, I DON'T THINK PEOPLE'S PERSONAL INFORMATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO A RANDOM CITIZEN JUST BECAUSE THEY REQUESTED IT. SO I WOULD I WOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IN SUPPORT OF THAT BILL PASSING. MAY I ASK A QUESTION? I'M SORRY, CHIEF, I KNOW YOU. YOU WENT ALL THE WAY BACK OVER THERE. SORRY ABOUT THAT. AS FAR AS MAN HOURS ARE CONCERNED, TO REDACT THE INFORMATION, IS THERE A AN AVERAGE OR ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE AS TO WHEN YOU GET A REQUEST, HOW LONG IT TAKES TO ACTUALLY REDACT THE INFORMATION FROM THE VIDEOS? AND DOES FLOCK CAMERA NOT ALREADY HAVE SOME WAY THROUGH THE CAMERAS TO REDACT A FLOCK? CAMERAS DON'T HAVE ANY ANY WAY TO REDACT BECAUSE THAT'S NOT PUBLIC INFORMATION. SO IF WE WERE TO GET A REQUEST FOR EVIDENCE THAT WAS SUPPLIED IN A CASE AND WE USE FLOCK VIDEO AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PROVIDE THAT, AND IF WE DID THAT, WE'D HAVE TO REDACT THAT. SO THE FLOCK CAMERA IS JUST PRODUCING VIDEO OF ALL THE VEHICLES AND THE PLATES THAT COME THROUGH. IT'S, IT'S CAMERA. AND WHAT WAS THE OTHER QUESTION YOU ASKED AS FAR AS THE MAN HOURS IT TAKES THE MAN HOURS IT TAKES. SO WHAT WE DO IS WE LOOK AT HOW LONG THE VIDEO IS AND WE SEND IT TO GRAFFITI'S OFFICE. THEY GIVE US WHAT THEY BELIEVE IT WOULD TAKE TO REDACT THAT THAT VIDEO. SO IT. YEAH, IT'S ALL SET OUT IN THE STATUTE. LIKE THE TIME BASICALLY HOW LONG THE VIDEO IS AND WHAT THAT WHAT THAT AMOUNT WOULD BE. AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE THE ABILITY THERE'S SOME SOFTWARE OUT THERE AND IT'S EXPENSIVE TOO. SOME CITIES HAVE PURCHASED IT NOW AUTOMATICALLY WILL GO THROUGH. SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO SIT THERE AND GO FRAME BY FRAME BY FRAME AND DO IT. YOU KNOW, THE RECORD CLERKS WILL HAVE TO DO IT, BUT THE COMPUTER WOULD DO IT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL HAVE THAT OR NOT, BUT IT'S STILL YOU STILL HAVE TO GO BACK AND CHECK AND WATCH THE ENTIRE VIDEO TO MAKE SURE SOMETIMES IT LANDS IT ON ONLY PART OF THE PLATE OR HALF OF THE PLATE. SO WE DO HAVE THAT. AND THAT'S IN OUR AXON VIDEO THAT WE DO HAVE THAT REDACTION DATA THAT WE CAN THAT WE CAN USE, BUT THEY STILL HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE WHOLE VIDEO, MAKE SURE THAT THINGS DID GET REDACTED FACES. SOMETIMES IT'S JUST A PARTIAL PLATE, SO ON AND SO FORTH. OKAY. THANK YOU I YIELD BACK. YES, YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MADAM MAYOR, I WAS JUST GOING TO GIVE MY OPINION. I DON'T LIKE THE I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE PUBLIC. I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF MAKING THAT INFORMATION PUBLIC. THERE'S ALREADY ENOUGH INFORMATION ON THE PUBLIC WEB THAT PEOPLE. AND SO JUST. IN THE EVENT AND I DOUBT IN THE EVENT THAT WE WERE ASKED TO, YOU KNOW, TO SUPPORT IT OR NOT SUPPORT IT, I MEAN, WE COULD PUT WE COULD JUST PUT NO OPINION IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT AND JUST LET, LET IT, LET IT RIDE. COUNCIL, WHAT IS THE CONSENSUS? WE'LL START WITH YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM IN TERMS OF SUPPORT, OPPOSE OR NO OPINION FOR THIS ITEM. I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION. I'M SORRY, CHIEF, I WAS TRYING TO READ THROUGH IT.
WAS THERE ANY TYPE OF STIPULATION THAT THEY WOULD ONLY USE IT FOR CERTAIN INSTANCES OR.
NO, NO, THIS IS NO. SO IF YOU IF YOU MAKE A REQUEST TO THE CITY OF ANY AND ALL VIDEO RELATING TO VEHICLES THAT PASSED THROUGH BIKE, CAMERA, WHATEVER, WHATEVER, THEN WE WOULD NOT BE REDACTING OUT THE PLATES. I'M UNDECIDED. IT'S GOING TO BE A NO OPINION. THAT'S A NO OPINION.
I'M SORRY. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER CHISHOLM OPPOSED OPPOSING. NO. OKAY. SO LET'S MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND WHAT EACH THING MEANS. SO THE WHAT IS THE BILL STATING. CAN YOU BE LET'S BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT THE BILL IS ASKING. AND THEN YOU TELL ME WHETHER DEEMED CONFIDENTIAL. AND SO IN SUPPORT OF THAT, YOU'RE SAYING THAT I AM OKAY WITH IT NO LONGER BEING CONFIDENTIAL. SO THAT IS THAT WHERE YOU ARE? IS THAT WHERE YOU STAND, DOCTOR MARKS? THAT IS CORRECT. BECAUSE I WELL, I DON'T NEED TO OFFER AN EXPLANATION, BUT. YES. OKAY. SO AND COUNCIL MEMBER CHISHOLM, YOU ARE NOT OPPOSED. YOU ARE OPPOSED TO SUPPORTING THAT. OKAY. AND THEN WE HAVE ONE THAT IS NEUTRAL OR NO OPINION. OKAY. AND THEN WE HAVE ONE THAT SUPPORTS IT. I AM OF NO OPINION. COUNCIL MEMBER I
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OPPOSED YOU OPPOSED. SO YOU DO NOT SUPPORT LICENSE PLATES BEING MADE PUBLIC. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER IS SHE STILL WITH US? NO OPINION. NO OPINION. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. PARKER. YOU KNOW, YOU SAID ALL THAT AND I ACTUALLY SAT HERE THINKING IN SUPPORT MEANS I'M IN SUPPORT OF THEM MAKING IT PUBLIC. IS THAT WHAT THAT MEANS? YES. CORRECT. AND THEN NOT IS JUST. NO. KEEP IT. KEEP IT THE WAY IT IS CURRENTLY. I'M GOING TO SAY I DON'T HAVE AN OPINION BECAUSE I CAN GO EITHER WAY. OKAY. YEAH WE CAN I MEAN WE YEAH. EITHER WAY, I THINK NO OPINION SPELLS THAT OUT EITHER TAKE IT OFF THE LIST OR NO OPINION. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE FOR THAT PARTICULAR ONE. SO THE RESOLUTION THAT IS AS PRESENTED WILL WE WILL REMOVE THAT ONE. SO COUNCIL WHERE DO WE HAVE AN A MOTION FOR THE REMAINDER. THE REMAINDER OF THE ITEMS. MAYOR I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS APPROVED AS PRESENTED WITH THE AMENDMENT TO REMOVE THE BILL RELATED TO HOUSE BILL 1893 FROM THE RESOLUTION. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER CHISHOLM. SECOND BY. COUNCILMAN BYRD TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED. REMOVE STRIKING THE NOTED HOUSE BILL. DO WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE FOR THIS ONE? WE DO NOT HAVE AN ORDINANCE FOR THIS ONE. COUNCIL.ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY I, I. I ALL OPPOSED SAME SIGN. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF OUR REGULAR SESSION AGENDA ITEMS. WE WILL BE CONTINUING OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION AT THIS TIME. SO, MADAM CITY SECRETARY, CAN YOU PLEASE JUST FOR THE FOR THE PUBLIC TO READ, REREAD OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION TOPICS, PLEASE? YES, MA'AM. COUNCIL WILL RECONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 55 1.07 FOR PERSONNEL DELIBERATION REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT, EVALUATION, DUTIES OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, TO WIT, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS REGARDING ALSO REGARDING THE FOLLOW UP ON EMPLOYEE EVALUATIONS FOR THE CITY MANAGER, CITY SECRETARY AND MUNICIPAL JUDGE, AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE AND RETURN WITH ANY ACTION AS A RESULT. THANK YOU.
IT IS 7:04 P.M. AND WE WILL NOW CONVENE INTO AND I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. I'M STILL TALKING. GOOD EVENING. WE ARE. THE TIME NOW IS 8:44 P.M.
AND THERE WAS NO ACTION AS OF OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION. AND NOW I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? I ALL OPPOSED.
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