[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. IF I CAN GET YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE. IF I COULD GET YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE. CAPTAIN BAKER, CAN YOU HELP ME ASSIST WITH GETTING EVERYONE'S ATTENTION, PLEASE? WE'RE GOING TO GET OUR MEETING STARTED. IT'S NOW 6 P.M. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. AGAIN, I'M MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR, AND I WANT TO CALL THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE DESOTO CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER AT 6 P.M. I'M GOING TO ASK OUR CITY SECRETARY, MISS THOMAS, IF SHE WOULD START US OFF WITH A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM LETICIA HUGHES HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. PARKER HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER NICOLE RAPHAEL HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ANDRE BYRD HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER DIANA MARX. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. CRYSTAL CHISHOLM HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS
[a. Presentation of the Best Southwest/Richard S. Pittmon Memorial Scholarship to student recipient ]
THOMAS. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL HAVE THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, PLEASE. YES, MA'AM. FIRST, WE HAVE PRESENTATION OF THE BEST SOUTHWEST RICHARD S PITTMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP TO THE STUDENT RECIPIENT. MAKING THAT PRESENTATION IS POLICE CAPTAIN TERRY BAKER.GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR. COUNCIL. CITY MANAGER. I'M CAPTAIN BAKER WITH THE DESOTO POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND IT IS AN HONOR TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. MISS TERRELL, CAN YOU COME UP WITH ME, PLEASE? SO AS SHE'S COMING UP, I'LL GIVE HER A LITTLE STORY. SO ON JUNE 16TH, 2004, EXACTLY 21 YEARS AGO FROM TODAY, ONE OF THE DESOTO POLICE OFFICERS, RICHARD PITTMAN, ASSIGNED AS A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER, PASSED AWAY. AND AT THAT DAY, THE RICHARD PITTMAN SCHOLARSHIP WAS CREATED THAT DAY BY HIS SPOUSE, WHO'S JOINED US TONIGHT. TONIGHT VIA LIVE STREAM. SO THE 2025 AWARDEE IS MISS TERRELL. MISS TERRELL IS A RECENT DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE. AND WE'LL BRAG ON YOU A LITTLE BIT. SHE WAS PART OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, DESOTO LEADERSHIP TEAM SAW HONOR ROLL AND A UIL STATE MEDAL RECIPIENT AND FINISHED. GET THIS WITH A 4.043 GRADE POINT AVERAGE. SHE DID GREAT. I CAN BARELY SPELL FOR. SO. MISS TERRELL, YOU RECEIVING THIS SCHOLARSHIP BASED BASED UPON YOUR DEDICATION TO YOUR SCHOOLWORK, YOUR COMMUNITY SERVICE, YOUR WONDERFUL PRAISES IN YOUR LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION. ONE WAS FROM A IST TEACHER. WOW. AND YOUR ONGOING INTO SERVICE ORIENTED CAREER IN NURSING. AND I'LL SAY IT AT GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY. SO WITH THAT, THERE'S A PANEL OF SEVEN OF US THAT WORK WITH RICHARD KNEW RICHARD VERY WELL. AND EACH YEAR WE RECEIVE NOMINATIONS FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP. AND THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR IN THE 21 YEARS THAT WE'VE OR 20 YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS, THAT WE ACTUALLY ALL AGREED ON ONE RECIPIENT RECEIVING THAT. SO MISS TERRELL GOT THE ENTIRE AWARD. SO ON BEHALF OF THE RICHARD S PITTMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP SELECTION BOARD AND THE BEST SOUTHWEST PARTNERSHIP, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON BEING UNANIMOUSLY AWARDED THE OFFICER, RICHARD S PITTMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP, FOR $3,000. MANY CONGRATULATIONS. SO VERY MANY CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS THUS FAR. AND BEST WISHES FOR THE FUTURE GROWTH AND SUCCESS.
CONGRATULATIONS. SO, MR. SPEAKER. THIS IS A BIG CHECK. JUST COME OVER HERE IF WE CAN GET A COUPLE PICTURES. THE BEST SOUTHWEST PARTNERSHIP. IF SOME OF Y'ALL WOULD STEP UP, MRS. TORRES KNOWS. AMEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO. ALL RIGHT. YOU GOT A CHIEF. ALL RIGHT.
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CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. ABSOLUTELY. ON BEHALF OF THE DESOTO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ALL ITS PROUD MEMBERS, WE GOT YOU A LITTLE SWAG BAG. SO YOU NEVER FORGET ABOUT DESOTO. SO WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF LITTLE GOODIES IN THERE FOR YOU TO TAKE WITH YOU. ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. WELL DESERVED. THANK YOU. GREAT. CONGRATULATIONS, MISS CARROLL, ON THAT SCHOLARSHIP. AND THANK YOU TO. YES. IF THE FAMILY WANTS TO COME UP, WE CAN GET A PICTURE REALLY QUICKLY IF YOU ALL WANT TO COME UP. THANK YOU ALL FOR PROVIDING THIS SCHOLARSHIP YEAR AFTER YEAR. I KNOW THAT AS THINGS CHANGE, STUDENTS ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO HELP CLOSE THE GAP ON GETTING TO SCHOOL. SO WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU ALL DO FOR THESE STUDENTS. AND. CONGRATULATIONS. I CAN'T HELP IT. HOW MANY TIMES? PRAISE HIM MAMA. THAT'S ALRIGHT.PRAISE THE TRUTH. I THINK SHE HAS A CASE OF THE CAN'T HELP IT. AT THIS TIME MISS THOMAS WILL TAKE THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA PLEASE. YES, MA'AM. NEXT WE HAVE RECOGNITION OF LAQUITA SUTTON ON
[b. Recognition of Lakeita Sutton on NEFD certification completion]
NFD CERTIFICATION COMPLETION. MAKING THAT PRESENTATION IS THE MAYOR, RACHEL PROCTOR. WAIT.AM I ON THE RIGHT CITY? GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THIS IS SUCH AN EXCITING NIGHT FOR MANY REASONS, BUT I HAVE THE DISTINCT PLEASURE OF PRESENTING THIS MAYORAL COMMENDATION TO MISS LAQUITA SUTTON. LET'S GIVE HER A HAND CLAP IN ADVANCE. AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY THIS IS SO SPECIAL. SHE IS RECEIVING. SHE JUST RECEIVED AND COMPLETED THE NEW AND EMERGING FINANCE DIRECTOR'S PROGRAM. AND SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. SHE IS OUR ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF DESOTO. AND AGAIN, THIS NEW AND EMERGING FINANCE DIRECTOR'S PROGRAM IS HOSTED BY THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.
AND SO OVER THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS, LAQUITA PROUDLY PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM, WHICH IS AN ELITE ROUNDTABLE SERIES OFFERED BY COG. THIS RIGOROUS PROGRAM SPANS EIGHT FULL DAY SESSIONS, WHERE RISING LEADERS LIKE LAQUITA ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, DEEP DIVE INTO CRITICAL AREAS SUCH AS BUDGETING, DEBT MANAGEMENT, TREASURY FISCAL POLICIES, UTILITY RATE SETTING, AND INTERNAL CONTROLS. PARTICIPANTS MUST AT LEAST MUST ATTEND. AT LEAST SIX OF THESE SESSIONS, ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO DISCUSSIONS AND COMPLETE HOMEWORK, AND EARN CPE CREDITS FROM THE STATE BOARD OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY. SUCCESSFUL GRADUATES RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF FORMAL LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION AND EVEN A PRESS RELEASE TO ANNOUNCE THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENT. AND SO, SINCE JOINING OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT, LAQUITA HAS DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. AND SO THIS IS MORE THAN A MILESTONE, MISS SUTTON. IT IS A LAUNCHPAD FOR EVEN GREATER CONTRIBUTIONS. AND WE WANT TO APPLAUD YOU. WE CAN PUT OUR HANDS TOGETHER RIGHT THERE FOR YOUR PASSION, FOR YOUR EXCELLENCE AND YOUR EMBODIMENT OF PROFESSIONALISM. SO AGAIN, PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING HER. AND I WANT TO PRESENT YOU AGAIN WITH THIS COMMENDATION.
AND I'M GOING TO READ IT FOR YOUR HEARING. AND YOU CAN COME ON OVER. I DON'T BITE. ON BEHALF OF THE DESOTO CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF DESOTO, WE CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION AND CERTIFICATION OF THE NEW AND EMERGING FINANCE DIRECTOR'S AWARD. THIS RIGOROUS EIGHT MONTH PROGRAM IS AN ELITE, INTENSIVE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SERIES HOSTED BY THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS. THIS RECOGNITION FOCUSES ON CORE AREAS OF MUNICIPAL BUDGETING, AND IS AWARDED TO INDIVIDUALS WHO MUST NOT ONLY ATTEND A MINIMUM OF SIX SESSIONS, BUT ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO PEER ROUNDTABLES, COMPLETE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS, AND EARN CPA CREDITS BY THE TEXAS STATE BOARD OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY.UNCILCATION, AND ENHANCING YOUR PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AND COMMITMENT TO FISCAL STEWARDSHIP. YOUR SUCCESS IS NOT ONLY A PERSONAL TRIUMPH, BUT A REFLECTION OF THE CALIBER OF TALENT WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN ON THIS WELL-DESERVED ACCOMPLISHMENT, AND WE WISH YOU WELL ON YOUR CONTINUED SUCCESS IN YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS. ON BEHALF OF THE DESOTO CITY COUNCIL, SIGNED JUNE 16TH, 2025, MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR.
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CONGRATULATIONS. SHE ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO SAY REMARKS. NO, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. IT WAS A VERY INTENSE PROGRAM, BUT I REALLY JUST APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY THAT THE MAYOR OF OFFICE AF 2025, MAKING BOTH OF THOSE PRESENTATIONS IS LAQUITA SUTTON, INTERIM THANK YOU. GOOG, MAYOR ANDITY COUN OKAY. WE'RE STARTING WITH THE APRIL AS OF TD OF APRIL,[c. Presentation and discussion on the City's current grant applications and funding efforts]
BUDGET YEAR. SO WE'RE BEGINNING BY LOOKING AT THE GENERAL FUND. ON THE LEFT SIDE, WE HAVE OUR REVENUE SOURCES LISTED, BUDGETED NUMBER, OUR AMOUNT RECEIVED YEAR TO DATE, AND OUR[d. Presentation of Financial Report April 2025]
PERCENTAGE YEAR TO DATE, OUR PERCENTAGE YEAR TO DATE AT THE END OF APRIL WAS 78.7%, COMPARED TO 82.5% THIS TIME LAS WE O SOURCES. AS YOU CAN SEE, PROPERTY TAX ALSO OUR FINES AND FORFEITURES, INTEREST REVENUE. SEVERAL CATEGORIES ARE AHEAD. SO WE'RE LOOKING GOOD AT 78.7% INTO THE BUDGET YEAR. AS OF THE END OF APRIL, THE EXPENDITURES ON THE GENERAL FUND SIDE WERE RIGHT AT 55.8%. YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT PERCENTAGES THAT ARE DISTRIBUTED AMONG THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND KIND OF WHERE THEY STAND THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. WE DON'T SEE ANYTHING THAT LOOKS PARTICULARLY OUT OF ORDER, 55.8% COMPARED TO 53.0% THIS TIME LAST YEAR. SO WE'RE PLEASED WITH THAT. THE PUBLIC UTILITY FUND ON THE LEFT SIDE, AGAIN, YOU HAVE YOUR REVENUE SOURCES, YOUR MAJOR REVENUE SOURCES IN THAT PROPRIETARY FUND IS, OF COURSE, WATER SALES METER AND OF COURSE, SEWER SALES AS WELL. $13 MILLION IS WHAT'S BUDGETED FOR WATER SALES. YEAR TO DATE. WE RECEIVED 7.1 MILLION FOR SEWER. 16.1 MILLION IS WHAT WE BUDGETED. AND YEAR TO DATE WE RECEIVED 9.2 MILLION. SO WE'RE AT 52% AND 57% ON REVENUEES THERE.OU CAN ALSO SEE THE VARIOUS OTHER SOURCES LISTED HERE, WHICH LANDS US AT 60.4%, WHICH IS PRETTY FAR AHEAD FROM THIS TIME LAST YEAR WE WERE AT 53.6%. SO WE'RE PLEASED WITH THAT BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY ARE NOT REALLY OVER INTO THE REALLY HOT MONTHS YET WHERE A LOT OF THE WATERING TAKES PLACE. SO IT'S A REALLY GOOD THING TO BE AT 60.4% AT THIS TIME IN THE YEAR. ON THE EXPENSE SIDE, 58.4% YEAR TO DATE WITH THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES LISTED HERE, WHAT WAS BUDGETED VERSUS OUR YEAR TO DATE ACTUALS? THE EXPENSE TOTAL IS 17.8 MILLION, PUTTING US AT 58.4% VERSUS 59% THIS TIME LAST YEAR. AND FINALLY, OUR SANITATION FUND. OF COURSE, THIS FUND IS SELF SUSTAINS ITSELF AND HAS THE SOURCES LISTED HERE OF OUR REVENUES, OUR SANITATION FEES THAT ARE BILLED TO OUR CUSTOMERS. 6.3 MILLION IS WHAT WAS BUDGETED. 3.6 MILLION IS WHAT WE HAVE RECEIVED HERE TO DATE, PUTTING US AT 58.2%. AND OF COURSE, OUR VARIOUS OTHER REVENUE SOURCES ARE LISTED HERE AS WELL. WE'RE AT 58.8% AT 58% INTO THE FISCAL YEAR, AND THE EXPENSES ARE AT 41.5%, COMPARED TO 45% THIS TIME LAST YEAR. WITH THE APRIL REPORT. YOU HAVE ALSO RECEIVED DETAIL ON THE VARIOUS CAPITAL PROJECTS, FUNDS, THE INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS, AS WELL AS THE OTHER FUNDS THAT THE CITY HAS AS WELL AS YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION REPORT THROUGH THE END OF APRIL, AS WELL AS A REPORT. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR THE APRIL FINANCIALS. THANK YOU, MISS SUTTON COUNCIL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE APRIL FINANCIAL REPORT? SEEING NO LIGHTS. THANK YOU. MISS SAID. WE WILL TAKE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGEND NEXT WE'LL MOVE INTO THE MAY REPORT. COMING BACK AS LAQUITA SUTTON, INTERIM[00:15:03]
FINANCE DIRECTOR. OKAY. FOR OUR MAY REPORT, AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO START WITH OUR GENERAL FUND REVENUE. AND AS OF THE END OF MAY, WE ARE 67% INTO THE FISCAL YEAR. SO WE'RE GETTING UP THERE FOR OUR GENERAL FUND. AGAIN. OUR BUDGET AMOUNT IS 64.3 MILLION IN REVENUE WITH THE VARIOUS SOURCES LISTED HERE. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE STILL WAY UP THERE AHEAD WITH PROPERTY TAX AND SOME OF THE OTHER MAJOR SOURCES. LICENSE AND PERMITS HAS BEEN PERFORMING WELL THIS YEAR, AS WELL AS FINES AND FORFEITURES. OUR TOTAL IS 84.5% COMPARED TO 86% THIS TIME LAST YEAR. AND OUR EXPENDITURES IN THE GENERAL FUND. YOU CAN ALSO SEE THOSE AGAIN LISTED BY DEPARTMENT. IN THE MIDDLE COLUMN, YOU'LL HAVE WHAT THEIR FINAL BUDGET IS AND THEIR YEAR TO DATE ACTUALS BY DEPARTMENT TOTAL IS AT 61.5%, COMPARED TO 59% THIS TIME LAST YEAR. IN OUR WATER SEWER FUND. AGAIN, WATER[e. Presentation of Financial Report May 2025]
METER SALES AND SEWER SALES BUDGETED AT 13,000,016 MILLION, RESPECTIVELY. YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'RE AT 52.4% ON OUR WATER SALES AND 57.2% ON OUR METER SALES, SEWER SALES. I'M SORRY.AND THAT PUTS US AT 60.4% TOTAL FOR OUR REVENUE IN THE PUBLIC UTILITY FUND. WE'RE ABOUT RIGHT WHERE WE WERE THIS TIME LAST YEAR WITH OUR PUBLIC UTILITY REVENUE AND AGAIN STATED, AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, WE WILL HAVE MORE REVENUE COMING IN. YOU KNOW, AS THE WARMER MONTHS BEGIN TO APPROACH US IN THE ON THE EXPENSE SIDE, 17.8 MILLION IS WHAT WE HAVE BROUGHT IN SO FAR, SO FAR. AND THAT PUTS US AT 58.4%. IN OUR SANITATION FUND. OUR SANITATION FEES, AGAIN, ARE BUDGETED AT 6.3 MILLION. AS OF THE END OF MAY, WE HAVE RECEIVED 3.6 MILLION. AND THAT PUTS US AT 58%. OUR OTHER REVENUE SOURCES ARE LISTED AS WELL. INTEREST REVENUE. WE KNOW THAT THAT'S BEEN UP ACROSS VARIOUS FUNDS BECAUSE INTEREST RATES ARE HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED, EVEN THOUGH THEY'VE DROPPED DOWN SOME IN THE PAST YEAR, WE STILL HAVE COLLECTED MORE THAN WHAT WE BUDGETED. YOU CAN SEE THAT 273% SO FAR. OUR REVENUE TOTAL IS 58.8% AT 67% INTO THE FISCAL YEAR. AND THEN OUR EXPENSES ON THE SANITATION FUND, WE'RE LOOKING AT 41.5% COMPARED TO 53.8% THIS TIME LAST YEAR FOR MAY. YOU HAVE ALSO RECEIVED A LIST OF OTHER FUNDS. CAPITAL PROJECTS, THE HUD REPORT, AS WELL AS A PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION REPORT THROUGH THE MONTH OF MAY. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. THANK YOU, MISS EDNA. I SEE A LIGHT FROM COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU, MISS SUTTON. I APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. THE FIRST ONE IS REGARDING THE OVERTIME REPORT. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE PROVIDED AT A DIFFERENT TIME OR. YES. SO IT IS QUARTERLY. SO WE DO THAT ONCE QUARTERLY. SO ACTUALLY THAT WILL BE ON THE NEXT FOR THE JUNE FINANCIALS. WE'LL INCLUDE A QUARTERLY OVERTIME REPORT OKAY APRIL MAY JUNE OKAY. YES. AND THEN AS FAR AS THE ACTUAL OVERAGES ARE CONCERNED, WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALL OF THE OTHER FUNDS, I THINK THAT MAY NOT BE A PAGE FOR THAT. THERE ARE A FEW ITEMS THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT OVER THE 67%. YEAH, A LOT OVER THE 67%. AND I WAS JUST WONDERING IF MAYBE YOU CAN GO, YOU KNOW, JUST LOOK AT THOSE AND LIKE THERE'S ONE WITH THE DEBT SERVICE THAT SAYS 88%. CAN YOU GIVE US JUST A EXPOUND ON THAT A LITTLE BIT, WHAT THAT'S ALL ABOUT, WHY THAT'S 88% AT THIS TIME. LET'S SEE. WHICH ONE ARE YOU LOOKING AT. DEBT SERVICE. YES. IT SAID DEBT SERVICE IS ON EXPENSES OKAY. I DON'T KNOW THE PAGE. I'M SORRY. IT DOESN'T HAVE PAGE NUMBERS HERE. OH I'M SORRY, I SEE. OKAY. YES I SEE WHERE WE. OUR BUDGET NUMBER IS 15 MILLION.
AND THEN YEAR TO DATE OUR EXPENSES 13.2 MILLION. THAT IS DUE TO THE SCHEDULE OF OUR BOND PAYMENTS. BECAUSE WHAT COMES OUT OF THAT FUND IS GOING TO BE OUR INTEREST AND OUR PRINCIPAL FOR OUR BOND PAYMENTS. AND SO THEY'RE JUST KIND OF BASED ON A SCHEDULE. AND SO WE'VE ALREADY PAID 88.2% OF THAT THIS FISCAL YEAR OKAY OKAY OKAY. GOOD DEAL. OKAY. I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE
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FOR NOW I YIELD BACK DOCTOR MARX. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. AND THANK YOU, MISS SUTTON, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I KNOW THAT WE PULLED THE PRESENTATION ON GRANTS, BUT I WANT TO KNOW THAT I WANT TO ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THE MONIES THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED. WHERE CAN WE FIND THAT IN THE BUDGET? THOSE FUNDS. WHERE ARE THOSE? HOW DO I IDENTIFY THOSE IN THE BUDGET? THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN AWARDED? YES, I KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION COMING, BUT IF THEY'RE WHATEVER GRANT FUND THAT THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE'S A CDBG FUND, THAT'S A MAJORITY OF OUR GRANTS THERE THAT THAT GRANT IS ACTUALLY LISTED HERE. SO ON YOUR LIST YOU WILL SEE FUND 263. THAT'S THE BIGGEST GRANT THAT THE CITY HAS CDBG GRANT FUND FOR OUR EXPENSES. WE BUDGETED 273,000 YEAR TO DATE. ACTUALS IS 177,000. SO YOU'LL FIND THAT ON THE EXPENSE PAGE AS WELL AS THE REVENUE PAGE. OKAY. IT ALSO SAYS THAT WE RECEIVED 1.6 MILLION IN FEDERAL GRANT. WHERE WHERE IS THAT. LET ME TRY TO ANSWER THAT IF YOU DON'T MIND. HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. GOOD EVENING. MANAGER. CITY MANAGER, USUALLY THOSE SOME SOME OF THOSE GRANTS ARE REIMBURSEMENT TYPE OF GRANTS. WE DON'T RECEIVE THEM AHEAD OF TIME. WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO EXPEND THE FUNDS FIRST IN ORDER FOR US TO RECEIVE THEM.THEY WOULD BE IN A SPECIFIC ACCOUNT EARMARKED FOR THAT SPECIFIC TYPE OF GRANT. OKAY.
HAS ANY OF THOSE BEEN EXPENDED? I'M SORRY. SAY THAT AGAIN. ANY OF THOSE FUNDS BEEN EXPENDED? NO, NOT FOR THE $1.6 MILLION GRANT. YET WE'RE DOING ENVIRONMENTAL PHASING NOW. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU I YIELD BACK. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MISS SAID I DON'T SEE ANY ADDITIONAL LIGHTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS, SO WE WILL CALL FOR THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE RECOGNITION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT PROMOTIONS FOR LIEUTENANT JOSHUA PARKER AND SERGEANT JEREMY KIRCHNER. MAKING THAT PRESENTATION IS POLICE CHIEF JOE COSTA.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, MR. CITY MANAGER AND ALL OF YOU THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT, I'M JOE COSTA, I'M THE CHIEF OF POLICE IN DESOTO. AND ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THAT I GET TO DO IS GET PROMOTIONS AND PROMOTE PEOPLE ON TO THE NEXT RANK AND IN THEIR CAREER. AND SO TONIGHT WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE. AND WHAT WE USUALLY DO IS JUST A LITTLE BADGE PINNING. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO START WITH SERGEANT JEREMY KIRSHNER. CAN YOU COME UP WITH YOUR WIFE SARAH KIRSHNER. AND SERGEANT KIRSHNER HAS BEEN PROMOTED FROM CORPORAL. AND HE WORKS IN PATROL. AND HE LOVES HIS JOB VERY MUCH, AS YOU CAN SEE. AND HIS WIFE, SARAH, IS GOING TO PIN ON HIS BADGE. I'M
[f. Recognition of the Police Department promotions for Lieutenant Joshua Parker and Sergeant Jeremy Kirchner]
VERY PROUD OF YOU. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. TO THE. IS IT OKAY IF I. A LOT OF 10S SURE. YOUR DAUGHTER. DAUGHTER NAME BRANDI. COME ON UP. COME ON. SHE'S BEEN GETTING INTO PHOTOGRAPHY A LOT LATELY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU SIR. I WAS GOING TO INTRODUCE CAPTAIN BAKER, BUT HE INTRODUCED HIMSELF BEFORE. HE DID A GOOD JOB WITH THAT SCHOLARSHIP. SO CAPTAIN BAKER IS HANDING HIM THE PLAQUE. AND THE OTHER PROMOTION WE HAVE TONIGHT IS JOSHUA PARKER GOING FROM SERGEANT TO LIEUTENANT. COME ON UP. HIS DAUGHTER JULIET IS GOING TO PIN ON HIS BADGE. SHE PRACTICED IT EARLY AND STABBED HIM ABOUT FOUR TIMES. I SAID, THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. YOU DO THAT. THERE YOU GO.[00:25:20]
AND. 2003 RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. GOOD JOB. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FOR TONIGHT.SO I TURN IT BACK OVER TO ALICIA THOMAS. THANK YOU CHIEF. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THOSE RECEIVING PROMOTIONS THIS EVENING. AT THIS TIME, MISS THOMAS WILL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, PLEASE. YES, MA'AM. NEXT, WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR ELECTION PROTOCOL. WE'LL HAVE A SLIGHT CHANGE. WE WILL MOVE INTO ITEM C, WHICH IS CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS, CANVASING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL RUNOFF ELECTION HELD ON SATURDAY, JUNE 7TH, 2025, IN THE CITY OF DESOTO, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A COUNCIL MEMBER FOR PLACE THREE AND A COUNCIL MEMBER FOR PLACE FIVE PER THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE. IT STATES. ARTICLE THREE, SECTION FIVE OF THE CITY CHARTER STATES THE RETURNS OF EVERY MUNICIPAL ELECTION SHALL BE DELIVERED FORTHWITH BY THE ELECTION JUDGES TO THE MAYOR AND THE CITY SECRETARY. AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW. THE COUNCIL SHALL CANVASS THE RETURNS, INVESTIGATE THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE CANDIDATES, AND DECLARE THE OFFICIAL RESULTS OF THE ELECTION IN THE MANNER AND WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW, AND DELIVER THE VOTES TO THE CITY SECRETARY. RETURNS OF EVERY MUNICIPAL ELECTION SHALL BE RECORDED IN THE MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL. THE CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO THE PLACES OF COUNCIL MEMBER FOR PLACE THREE AND PLACE FIVE, WHO RECEIVED THE MAJORITY OF BALLOT VOTES FOR EACH PLACE CAST BY QUALIFIED VOTERS. VOTING AT THE ELECTION SHALL BE DECLARED ELECTED. THE
[c. Consider a Resolution of the City Council of the City of DeSoto, Texas, canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the Special Runoff Election held on Saturday, June 7, 2025, in the City of DeSoto, for the purpose of electing a Councilmember for Place 3 and a Councilmember for Place 5 per the Texas Election Code]
RESULTS OF SAID ELECTION SHALL BE POSTED IN CITY HALL AS SOON AS THEY ARE DECLARED OFFICIAL.THE OFFICIAL RESULTS FOR COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE THREE AND PLACE FIVE WERE NOT KNOWN UNTIL AFTER ELECTION DAY AND THE MEETING OF THE EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD DECLARATION OF THOSE RESULTS ARE THE CANVASS. PLEASE NOTE THAT AT THE TIME OF THIS THIS AGENDA POSTING, THERE WERE NO PROVISIONAL BALLOTS ANTICIPATED AND REMAINING MAIL IN BALLOTS WERE NOT YET RECEIVED. DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS PROVIDED THOSE ON TUESDAY BEFORE 5 P.M. PRIOR TO THE START OF THIS MEETING, TO CANVASS THOSE RETURNS, AND THOSE NUMBERS WILL BE UPDATED IN THE CHART AND THE RESOLUTION FOR RECORD PURPOSES. THOSE BALLOTS WILL DID NOT AFFECT THE OUTCOME OF THIS ELECTION. THE CANVASS IS THE OFFICIAL TABULATION OF THE ELECTION RESULTS AND IS MADE BY THE CITY COUNCIL, AS REFERENCED IN THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE. THE CANVASS IS MADE NO EARLIER THAN THE THIRD DAY, NOR THAN THE 11TH DAY AFTER ELECTION DAY. THIS ENSURES THE TABULATION OF ALL PROVISIONAL AND ABSENTEE BALLOTS. THE RESULTS ARE CONSIDERED UNOFFICIAL UNTIL THE CANVASS. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION FOR COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE THREE EVERETT JACKSON, 858 VOTES, 39.50% KEN WATERS, 1314 VOTES, 60.50% FOR PLACE FIVE. WILL E ADAMS JUNIOR, 1046 VOTES, NORTH, 1122 VOTES, 51.75%. THERE IS NO FINANCIAL IMPACT TO THE CITY TO CANVASS. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO CANVASS THESE RESULTS AND DECLARE THE OFFICIAL RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL RUNOFF ELECTION CONDUCTED ON SATURDAY, JUNE 7TH, FOR THE POSITION OF COUNCILMEMBER PLACE THREE AND COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE FIVE, DECLARING KEN WATERS ELECTED AS COUNCILMEMBER PLACE THREE AND DEBORAH NORTH ELECTED AS COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE FIVE. THAT IS ALL MAYOR. THANK YOU, MISS THOMAS. AT THIS TIME. COUNCIL, IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR? MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE AS PRESENTED. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHISHOLM. SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM HUGHES. WE WILL DO A HAND VOTE AT THIS TIME, MISS THOMAS, PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER. PARKER. COUNCIL MEMBER. NICOLE RAPHAEL.
YES. COUNCIL MEMBER ANDRE BYRD. YES. MAYOR. RACHEL PROCTOR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER DIANA MARX. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. CRYSTAL CHISHOLM. YES. MAYOR PRO TEM LETICIA HUGHES, THANK YOU. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. AT THIS TIME, MISS THOMAS WILL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE. YES, MA'AM. NEXT WE WILL GO BACK INTO ITEM A PRESENTATION TO OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBER NICOLE RAPHAEL. MAKING THAT PRESENTATION IS MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR. BUT FIRST WE'LL HAVE A SHORT VIDEO PRESENTATION.
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