Oct 07, 2025 City Council Meeting

[A. CALL TO ORDER AND CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RESULTING POTENTIAL ACTION 1. The City Council will convene into executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.074, Personnel Deliberation: a. To discuss the employment, duties and compensation of the City Secretary b. To discuss the employment, duties and compensation of the Municipal Judge 2. The City Council will convene into executive session pursuant to Section 551.071(2) of the Texas Government Code for the purpose of seeking confidential legal advice from the City Attorney regarding the Citizen Appearances portion of the Agenda. 3. Reconvene into Regular Session 4. Take any necessary action as a result of Executive Session]

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MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR. IT IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH. IT IS 5 P.M. AND I WANT TO WELCOME EVERYBODY TO THE DESOTO CITY COUNCIL. I'M GOING TO ASK OUR INTERIM CITY SECRETARY, MISS GARRISON REYNOLDS, IF SHE WOULD CONDUCT A ROLL CALL FOR US. PLEASE EXCUSE ME. MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR HERE, MAYOR PRO TEM CRYSTAL CHISHOLM, COUNCIL MEMBER. PARKER HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER KEN WATERS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ANDRE BYRD, SENIOR HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER DEBORAH NORTH HERE. AND COUNCIL MEMBER LETITIA HUGHES HERE. THANK YOU. WE'LL HAVE THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.07 FOR PERSONNEL DELIBERATION TO DISCUSS THE APPOINTMENT, DUTIES AND COMPENSATION OF THE CITY SECRETARY, AND TO DISCUSS THE EMPLOYMENT, DUTIES AND COMPENSATION OF THE MUNICIPAL JUDGE, AS WELL AS CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.0712 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE FOR THE PURPOSE OF SEEKING CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING THE CITIZEN APPEARANCES PORTION OF THE AGENDA. AFTERWARDS, WE WILL RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION AND TAKE ANY NECESSARY ACTION AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANK YOU, MISS REYNOLDS. AT THIS TIME, COUNSEL, IT IS GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I'M MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR. I WANT TO WELCOME YOU ALL TO THE REGULAR SESSION FOR THE DESOTO CITY COUNCIL. WE DID CONVENE OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 5:43 P.M. AND THERE WAS NO ACTION AS A RESULT OF OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION.

DO WE NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN? YES. SO WE THERE IS NO ACTION AS A RESULT OF OUR EXECUTIVE

[B. REGULAR SESSION AGENDA - CALL TO ORDER]

FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE AROUND HER FATHER, THE OTHER COUNCILMEN.

FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE THINGS THAT THEY ARE DOING FOR THIS CITY. FATHER. AND WE PRAY, FATHER, WHEN THEY COME INTO THIS GREAT STATE OF TEXAS, FATHER, THEY STOP INTO THIS ALL AMERICAN CITY OF DE SOTO FATHER AND THEY BEGIN TO DO GREAT THINGS WITH OUR COUNCIL. FATHER.

FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO BE ON THE PROGRAM TONIGHT. WE THANK YOU FOR FATHER. WE JUST PRAY, FATHER, THAT YOU COME IN AND YOU JUST SMOOTH OUT SOME OF THOSE ROUGH AREAS, FATHER, AND THAT YOU LET THIS CITY FATHER BE WHAT WE SAY. IT IS THE ALL AMERICAN CITY OF DE SOTO THAT IS SET UPON A HILL SET TO DO GREAT THINGS IN JESUS NAME. WE PRAY AND WE BELIEVE, AND WE ALL SAID AMEN, AMEN. AND NEXT WE HAVE OUR STUDENT AMBASSADOR. I

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[C. PRESENTATIONS]

DEVONTE DANIELS, COCKRELL HILL, CHARLOTTE WILLIAMS, CATHERINE JOHNSON, TECHNOLOGY MAGNET ACADEMY, SANDY WILLIAMS, WICK, CATHERINE JOHNSON TECHNOLOGY MAGNET ACADEMY, JEFFREY JACOBS, DESOTO ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM, MONIQUE WYATT AND WOODRIDGE FINE ARTS AND GIFTED ACADEMY ERIC ALVAREZ LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AS THEY COME. WE ALSO HAVE TIMMY RAY OF FRANK MOATS. IS SHE IS SHE HERE? SHE OKAY? SHAWN JOHNSON FROM DESOTO WEST. DO WE

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AND WHEREAS, THE 2025 THEME FOR WORLD TEACHERS DAY IS RECASTING TEACHING AS A COLLABORATIVE PROFESSION, HIGHLIGHTING THE TRANSFORMATIVE POTENTIAL OF COLLABORATION FOR TEACHERS, SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION SYSTEMS. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF DESOTO AND DESOTO CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZE THE EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR LOCAL EDUCATORS WHOSE DEDICATION, ADAPTABILITY, AND INNOVATION ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RACHEL L PROCTOR, BY THE POWER VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS, DALLAS COUNTY, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 5TH, 2025 AS WORLD TEACHERS DAY. YAY, YAY! ALL RIGHT. IN THE CITY OF DESOTO AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS AND MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO JOIN IN CELEBRATING AND EXPRESSING APPRECIATION FOR OUR TEACHERS TIRELESS COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION AND THE BETTERMENT OF SOCIETY. IN OFFICIAL RECOGNITION WHEREOF, I HAVE SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF DESOTO TO BE AFFIXED. THE SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025. RACHEL L PROCTOR, MAYOR. ATTEST. OH, THE JASON REYNOLDS, INTERIM CITY SECRETARY AND I APOLOGIZE. I MESS UP HER NAME ALL THE TIME, BUT WE'RE SO THANKFUL Y'ALL GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

EVERYBODY AT HOME. EDUCATORS. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND EVERYONE BEHIND ME. IT'S GREAT TO TEACH EVERY DAY IN THIS DISTRICT AND AT MY SCHOOL. CATHERINE JOHNSON TECHNOLOGY MAGNET ACADEMY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ONE. TWO. THREE. PRINCIPALS PLUS THE PRINCIPALS. DO THE PRINCIPALS WANT TO COME UP FOR A PHOTO? OKAY.

[D. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]

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COUNCILMEMBER HUGHES, THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT. UNPLUGGED, UNPLUGGED TEXAS PARKS AND RECREATION, AND THAT WILL BE OCTOBER 21ST FROM 5 TO 8 P.M. GET READY TO SWEAT, SMILE AND SOCIALIZE. AND IT WILL BE RIGHT HERE AT OUR RECREATION CENTER. AND THAT IS FREE. REGISTRATION ON OCTOBER 24TH AT THE DESOTO ACTIVITY CENTER. Y'ALL COME ON IN. NOW IS THE THEME. IT'S A FRIDAYS WESTERN WEAR COME OUT AND SUPPORT YOUR BEST WESTERN OUTFIT. Y'ALL KNOW THEY DO IT BIG AT THE SENIOR CITIZENS SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER, SO PLEASE JOIN THEM. THERE'S A GARAGE SALE ON NOVEMBER 1ST SATURDAY FROM 8:00 TO 2:00 PM, AND IT WILL BE AT 204 LION STREET, $15 VENDOR SPACE FOR SENIORS AND $20 VENDOR SPACE FOR NON SENIORS. NOVEMBER 4TH CELEBRATE THE SPIRIT OF THANKSGIVING. JOIN THE NEW NEW GOLDEN VOICE CHOIR, WHICH WILL FILL THE AIR WITH JOY, HARMONY, AND GRATITUDE. AND THERE WILL BE AT 9:00 AM AT THE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER AT 204 LYNN STREET. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE FIVE K TURKEY TROT. YOU CAN REGISTER NOW AND THAT IS GOING TO BE ON NOVEMBER 22ND. MORE DETAILS TO COME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER HUME. COUNCIL MEMBER. PARKER. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. AND HELLO, DESOTO.

I DON'T KNOW ANY OTHER LANGUAGE TO SPEAK, BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT LANGUAGES. TONIGHT, THE DESOTO LIBRARY HAS A NEW APP THAT IS AVAILABLE TO ANYBODY WHO HAS A DESOTO LIBRARY CARD. SO YOU GOT TO HAVE THAT CARD IN YOUR POCKET. IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR CARD, GET YOUR CARD. IT'S CALLED MANGO. AND IT ACTUALLY IS A WAY TO UNLOCK A WORLD OF LANGUAGE LEARNING. WITH MANGO LANGUAGES. IT'S FREE WITH YOUR LIBRARY CARD. SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR LIBRARY CARD, GO AHEAD AND VISIT DESOTO'S WEBSITE. DESOTO, TEXAS. GOV DATABASES FOR THE LIBRARY, GO TO THE LIBRARY. YOU CAN ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY GO INTO THE LIBRARY, GET THAT CARD FIRST AND THEN PUT YOUR LANGUAGE IN YOUR POCKET. YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE YOU WANT TO GO, I YIELD BACK. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER NORTON. THANK YOU MAYOR. GOOD EVENING DESOTO. GOOD EVENING. DESOTO. DESOTO FIRE RESCUE TOWN HALL WITH FIRE CHIEF BRIAN SOUTHER WILL BE ON OCTOBER 14TH, 2025. STATION 261, LOCATED AT 501 EAST WINTERGREEN ROAD FROM 6 P.M. TO 8 P.M. THIS IS A FAMILY EVENT TO GET TO KNOW YOUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. EXPLORE OUR APPARATUS. FIRE TRUCKS, BRUSH TRUCKS, AMBULANCE, EMERGENCY ATV. LEARN HOW FIREFIGHTERS WORK. SPRAY WATER EXTINGUISHER. DEMO, FIRE SAFETY HOUSE. Q&A WITH THE FIRE CHIEF. MEET AND GREET. GET TO KNOW YOUR FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS AND INTERACT WITH STAFF. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THAN ALL OF THAT, FREE TACOS. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER.

COUNCILMEMBER BYRD. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. OUR HEARTS AND OUR PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE HERNDON FAMILY. DOCTOR HERNDON, WHO SERVES ON OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD. SHE'S A BOARD MEMBER AND HAVE BEEN SUCH FOR SOME TIME NOW. AT THE LOSS OF HER BROTHER, WE WANT HER TO KNOW THAT THE ENTIRETY OF THE CITY. WE'RE PRAYING WITH YOU AND FOR YOU, DOCTOR HERNDON, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS? OKAY. HEARING NONE. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR YOUR HEARING ON THIS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9TH. WE'LL HAVE OUR MAYOR'S 360 QUARTERLY MEETING THAT WILL BEGIN AT 6:30 P.M.

THIS MEETING IS NOT ONLY FOR HOA'S, BUT THIS MEETING IS FOR ANY OF OUR RESIDENTS TO COME OUT, MEET WITH OUR STAFF. HERE ARE UPDATES. WE'LL BE HAVING SEVERAL UPDATES. SOME OF THOSE INCLUDE GETTING INFORMATION ON OUR CIP PROJECTS. ALSO, GETTING INFORMATION ON THE BRUSH AND BULK PICKUP SCHEDULE THAT WE'RE ROLLING OUT, ALONG WITH THE ABILITY FOR YOU ALL TO COME AND ASK QUESTIONS TO AGAIN GET ASSISTANCE FROM OUR STAFF FOR WHATEVER YOUR NEEDS MAY BE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AGAIN, THAT WILL START HERE IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 6:30 P.M.

AND WE WILL WRAP UP OF AT 7:30 P.M. THIS THURSDAY NIGHT, SO PLEASE MAKE PLANS TO BE THERE.

ALSO, WE HAVE OUR FINAL FAITH LEADERS QUARTERLY BREAKFAST THAT'S HAPPENING ON OCTOBER 22ND. THIS IS A BREAKFAST MEETING THAT WE HAVE STARTED IN ORDER TO ENGAGE OUR FAITH COMMUNITY. SO IF YOU ARE A FAITH LEADER THAT LIVES IN THE CITY OF DESOTO, OR IF YOU ARE A FAITH LEADER WHOSE HOUSE OF WORSHIP IS IN THE CITY OF DESOTO, THIS BREAKFAST IS FOR YOU. THIS BREAKFAST IS FREE. HOWEVER, WE ASK THAT YOU SIGN UP AND YOU CAN GO TO

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COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER. WE HAVE TEXAS NIGHT OUT. AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THAT HAS ALREADY BEGUN. AND THAT IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING TONIGHT FROM 6 TO 9 P.M. LET ME GRAB MY NOTES ON THIS. THAT'S HAPPENING AT 6 TO 9 P.M. AND THAT WILL BE HAPPENING AT THE FORMER EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHICH IS AT 601 EAST BELTLINE ROAD. JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF COMMUNITY SAFETY AND FUN. YOU CAN MEET YOUR LOCAL OFFICERS AND NEIGHBORS. THEY'RE GOING TO BE MUSIC, FOOD AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES. ALSO, I HEARD THERE WILL BE A FIRE VERSUS POLICE COOKOFF, SO YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THAT. AND THAT IS BEING HOSTED AGAIN THIS YEAR BY THE DESOTO POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO PLEASE MAKE PLANS TO STOP BY THERE ON TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

[E. CITIZEN APPEARANCES]

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 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 OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS MR. TERRANCE GORE. GOOD EVENING, MR. GORE. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE ONLY. FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. ALL RIGHT. MY NAME IS TERRANCE GORE. I STAND BEFORE THIS COUNCIL TO EXERCISE MY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO SPEAK FREELY. THE ONE THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS FORBIDDEN, AND TO YOU ALL ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE TAKEN SOME ACTION ON THIS EXECUTIVE SESSION. BUT YOU DID NOT. SO WITH THAT IN MIND, AGAIN, I STAND BEFORE YOU AS A RESIDENT DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE CITY'S ACQUISITION OF THORN TREE GOLF CLUB. THE RECORD NOW SHOWS A CLEAR AND TROUBLING PATTERN OF MALFEASANCE IN OFFICE UNDER UNDER UNAUTHORIZED PAYMENT, MISUSE OF PUBLIC FUNDS, AND FALSE REPRESENTATION MADE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF CITY OF THE CITY MANAGER. BETWEEN JUNE AND AUGUST OF 2025, MORE THAN TWO $200,000 IN TAXPAYERS MONEY AND PUBLIC MONEY HAS BEEN DISBURSED TO PRIVATE DEVELOPERS WITHOUT CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL AND WITHOUT LAWFUL PUBLIC NOTICE. THE SO-CALLED THORN TREE GOLF CLUB VENTURE LLC, USED TO JUSTIFY THESE PAYMENTS NEVER LEGALLY EXISTED, WITH THE TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE, YET THE COMPANY AGREEMENT WAS EXECUTED SHOWING ZERO CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION, AND FUNDS WERE ISSUED AS TO THE ENTIRETY WERE REAL, THE WHOLE $212,500 IN PUBLIC MONEY. WHEN THESE IRREGULARITIES SURFACED. SURFACED, A MUTUAL TERMINATION AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND AFTER THE FACT, TO CONCEAL WHAT HAS BEEN DONE, I'M CALLING ON THIS COUNCIL TO ACT IMMEDIATELY TO PLACE THE CITY MANAGER ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE, DIRECT A FORENSIC AUDIT ON ALL THORN TREE TRANSACTIONS, AND COOPERATE FULLY WITH DALLAS

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THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE GARY RAVENEL, AND THEN AFTER MR. RAVENEL, WE HAVE THE HONORABLE DIANA MARKS. GOOD EVENING, MR. RAVENEL. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE. FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. GARY RAVENEL, DESOTO, TEXAS. OUR TAGLINE SHOULD BE DESOTO. SO MUCH TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT. EMPLOYEE TURNOVER CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF MY CONCERNS. DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT IT HAS ON OUR CITY FINANCIALLY, ITS REPUTATION, AND THE DIFFICULTY IT CREATES FOR HR TO ATTRACT QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS? IN MAY OF 24, YOU WERE TASKED WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISION FOR THE SUCCESS AND FUTURE OF OUR CITY.

HOWEVER, ONLY COUNCILWOMAN MARKS, RAFAEL AND ONE OTHER CAST THE RIGHT VOTE. THEY EXEMPLIFIED COURAGE, WISDOM AND KEEN JUDGMENT WHEN THEY VOTED NO TO HIRING A PERSON THAT OTHER CITIES PASSED ON, A PERSON NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR OTHER CITIES. BUT YET YOU VOTED YES. GOOD ENOUGH FOR DESOTO. WHY WAS THIS? ESPECIALLY WITH THE INFORMATION THAT WAS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE NEWS? ALSO CONCERNING IS THE DECISION TO PAY OUTSIDE THE BUDGETED RANGE FOR THIS POSITION AND OFFER A SALARY THAT WAS FISCALLY IRRESPONSIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR SOMEONE WHO IS SHOWING THEY ARE NOT THE BEST FIT FOR OUR CITY. THE ALARMING TURNOVER THAT OUR CITY IS EXPERIENCING IS INDICATIVE THAT A CULTURE EXISTS THAT RESULTS IN THE LOSS OF GOOD PEOPLE AND INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE. MAYBE IT'S ALL PART OF A MASTER PLAN AND YOU ARE PART OF IT. PERHAPS YOU RECOGNIZE YOU MADE A BAD HIRING DECISION, BUT YOU REFUSED TO ADMIT IT. YOU'D RATHER SEE DESOTO DESTROYED INSTEAD OF CORRECTING YOUR MISTAKE, FIND US SOMEONE THAT WOULD BUILD OUR CITY UP AND NOT BREAK IT DOWN. CULTIVATE EXCELLENCE AND NOT. AND INSTEAD OF CREATING CHAOS, DELIVER SIGNIFICANT RESULTS. INSTEAD OF DRIVING SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYEES AWAY FROM OUR CITY, FIND THE COURAGE TO DO IT AND DO IT NOW.

THE SEVERANCE PACKAGE WILL BE WELL WORTH IT TO STOP THE TRAJECTORY THAT THAT THAT THIS CITY IS ON. THE HONORABLE DIANA MARKS. AND THEN FOLLOWING MISS MARKS, WE HAVE SCOTT MCDONALD.

DOCTOR MARKS, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE. FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. THE HONORABLE DOCTOR DIANA MARKS COUNCIL. AS YOU MAY RECALL, AT THE SEPTEMBER 16TH COUNCIL MEETING, I RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED THAT YOU CONSIDER ESTABLISHING A POLICY REGARDING TRAVEL. FOLLOWING THAT MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, I PROVIDED A DRAFT POLICY FOR YOUR REVIEW AND ASKED THAT IT BE TAKEN UNDER CONSIDERATION AND PROVIDE ME WITH FEEDBACK. AND OF COURSE, I DID RECEIVE CONFIRMATION FROM OUR INTERIM SECRETARY THAT THE INFORMATION WAS SENT OUT. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY FEEDBACK FROM THE COUNCIL.

HOWEVER, I DID RECEIVE AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBER IN PLACE TO AS MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY, IT IS YOUR PRIMARY DUTY TO GIVE DUE CONSIDERATION AND PROVIDE A RESPONSE TO MATTERS THAT ARE FORMALLY BROUGHT BEFORE YOU, ESPECIALLY WHEN THOSE REQUESTS INVOLVE POLICY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. WHEN IT'S A GOOD IDEA, IT'S A GOOD IDEA. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO GETS THE CREDIT FOR IT. IT'S A GREAT IDEA. IT DOESN'T HAVE A NAME.

IT DOESN'T HAVE A FACE. IT'S A GOOD IDEA. SO I MUST ASK YOU, IS YOUR SILENCE DUE TO THE FACT THAT I, DOCTOR DIANA MARKS, IS THE ONE THAT BROUGHT THE IDEA BEFORE YOU. YOUR ROLE IS TO SERVE AS SERVE THE PUBLIC, RESPD TAKE ACTION ON THE PROPOSED TRAVEL POLICY THAT WAS PROVIDED TO YOU WITHOUT DELAY. I YIELD BACK MY TIME. NEXT WE HAVE SCOTT MCDONALD AND THEN THE FINAL COMMENT CARD FOR THIS SECTION OF THE AGENDA IS MR. JIM WHITE. GOOD EVENING, MR.

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AND YOU KICKED TWO GOOD INDIVIDUALS OFF OF PLANNING AND ZONING BECAUSE THEY DISSENTED FROM YOUR VIEW AND FROM YOUR VISION. AND WE CAN'T HAVE DISSENT IN THIS COMMUNITY, NOT AT THAT LEVEL. SO YOU MASTERMINDS HAVE DONE IT AGAIN. GOOD LUCK. ALL RIGHT. THE FINAL COMMENT CARD FOR THIS SECTION OF THE AGENDA IS FROM MR. JIM WHITE. GOOD EVENING, MR. WHITE.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE. FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. JIM WHITE. I'M FROM DESOTO. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE MEADOWBROOK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT NANCE FARM, WHICH IS DIFFERENT. AFTER HEARING THE CONVERSATION AT THE SEPTEMBER 15TH SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING, I UNDERSTOOD THE CITY STAFF WERE ASKED TO PAUSE ALL ALL OUR EFFORTS WITH RESPECT TO THE NANCE FARM PROJECT. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR THAT AFTER WORKING PERSONALLY, WHICH MOST OF YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I'VE PRESENTED SEVERAL TIMES, WORKED ON THE PROJECT FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. IN 2022, THE LOCAL RESIDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY WERE TOTALLY AGAINST IT. WE HAD MEETINGS WITH THEM, WE PUT TOGETHER, AND THE CITY STAFF WORKED WONDERFUL WITH THE COMMUNITY AS IT SHOULD BE, AND WE PUT TOGETHER OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES AND THEY ARE NOW VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROJECT.

IN FACT, THEY'RE WONDERING WHY IT'S TAKEN SO LONG. TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I UNDERSTAND THE ROI ROI ARGUMENT, BUT THE PROJECT WAS REALLY NEVER CONCEIVED AS IN THE ROI TERMS WE REALLY WERE. OUR GOAL WAS TO RESTORE THE HISTORIC NANCE FARM AND ALSO MAKE IT PROFITABLE RUNNING. SO IT WASN'T A COST TO THE CITY. PRODUCE ENOUGH OF THE REVENUE. CURRENTLY, THE FUNDING FOR NANCE FARM COMES OUT OF THE HOT FUND IN IN 2024, WE PUT $3 MILLION IN A SPECIAL ALLOCATION CAPITAL OUTLAY FOR NANCE FARM. WE CURRENTLY PROJECT ABOUT 1,000,004 INTO THE FUND EACH YEAR. AND WITH SEVERAL NEW HOTELS, WHICH I SEE SOME OF THEM BEING BUILT, AND I

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WE WERE NOT WE DID NOT ASK STAFF TO PAUSE. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR THE PROJECT TO BE PAUSED. WHAT WE DID ASK FOR IS SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. AND STAFF IS BRINGING THAT BRINGING THAT INFORMATION BACK, BUT JUST JUST SO THAT THE RESIDENTS ARE CLEAR AND YOU'RE CLEAR, WE DID NOT ASK FOR THEM TO PAUSE THE PROJECT. THAT'S NOT OUR INTENT. I DID HEAR THE WORD YES, SIR. YES. WELL, I WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT AND WE'RE ABLE TO CLARIFY IT IF IT'S A MATTER OF FACT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU

[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.]

CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE CONTRACTS WITH SPECTRUM FOR UPGRADED WI-FI SERVICES TO ENHANCE WI-FI CONNECTIVITY FOR THE TOWN CENTER FACILITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $82,270 FOR 36 MONTHS, AND FOR THE LIBRARY IN THE AMOUNT OF $75,600 FOR 60 MONTHS.

CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DESOTO AND THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL TO PROVIDE RETAIL WATER SERVICES AT 1317 EAST BELTLINE ROAD. CONSIDER RATIFYING EXPENDITURES WITH EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONALS FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR THE PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPARTMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $18,905.32, AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND MEDICATIONS FOR DESOTO FIRE AND RESCUE FROM BOUND TREE MEDICAL, LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $120,000. UTILIZING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN AND MAYOR, IF I MAY, WE DID RECEIVE ONE COMMENT CARD FOR ITEM NUMBER G 11 ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. OKAY.

G 11. YOU CAN CALL THEM UP TO TO SPEAK THE HONORABLE NICOLE RAPHAEL. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL.

MR. RAFAEL, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE. FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. NICOLE RAPHAEL, DESOTO, TEXAS. MEMORIAL DAY 2026 WAS A DATE TO

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[11. Confirmation of Reappointment of Dr. Da’rron Daniel to the Veterans Affair Committee - Place 1]

[16. Consider authorizing the City Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement between the City of DeSoto and the City of Cedar Hill to provide retail water services at 1317 East Beltine Road]

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THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL DOES NOT DO WE GET IMPACT FEES FROM THE OTHER ITEMS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CEDAR HILL? WITH CEDAR HILL? NO, MA'AM. SO WE WILL NOT BE AS A PART OF THIS AGREEMENT, COLLECTING IMPACT FEES. THE PROVISION OF THE CONTRACT, I BELIEVE, STATES THAT IF THE IF IT'S IF THE PROPERTY IS EVER REPLATTED, YOU KNOW, INTO A SUBDIVISION OR REDEVELOPED INTO SOMETHING OTHER THAN WHAT IT IS RIGHT NOW, THEN WE COULD TAKE RELOOK AT THAT. IF AN INTAKE IMPACT FEES THAT WAY. BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, AS A PART OF THIS AGREEMENT SERVING THAT PROPERTY ITSELF, NO, WE WILL NOT BE COLLECTING IMPACT FEES. OKAY. AND THE ADDRESS FOR THIS PARTICULAR ITEM SITS BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT PLOTS OF LAND. AND ARE THOSE TWO PLOTS OF LAND ALSO RECEIVING WATER FROM THE CITY OF DESOTO? NO. SO IT MIGHT BE. IS IT, YOU SAID TWO DIFFERENT PLOTS OF LAND. SO 1317 EAST BELTLINE. CEDAR HILL ACTUALLY SITS RIGHT BETWEEN.

IT'S A SPOT RIGHT ON, I MEAN, DUNCANVILLE ROAD AND THEN THE ONE RIGHT NEXT TO IT, THEY ARE ALL THE SAME OWNER. CORRECT. THEY'RE JUST THREE DIFFERENT DISTINCT PLOTS. AND SO I'M ASKING IS THE CITY OF DESOTO SERVICING WATER TO THOSE AS WELL? NO, MA'AM, NOT AS OF NOW.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE BRINGING THIS AGREEMENT FORWARD. SO AS OF NOW, IT'S ACTUALLY SERVED BY A GROUNDWATER WELL THAT'S OWNED BY THAT PROPERTY OWNER. AND HE HAS REQUESTED FROM THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO BE ON CITY WATER. HOWEVER, THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE THE PROPER CITY OF CITY HILL DOES NOT HAVE THE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE TO SERVE THIS RESIDENCE PROPERTY, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE BRINGING THIS AGREEMENT TO YOU ALL. AND SO ALL THE BUILDING AND ALL THE COSTS WILL BE ON THE CITY OF DESOTO TO BUILD. OR IS THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL PAYING THE CITY OF DESOTO TO BUILD THAT? NO, MA'AM. SO ALL OF THE BUILDING OF THE NEW FACILITIES WILL BE ACTUALLY THE RESIDENTS RESPONSIBILITY. SO I DON'T WANT TO STEAL MISTER THUNDER HERE, BUT AS OKAY, SO A PRIVATE RESIDENT CANNOT BE A PART OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. SO WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY EXECUTE THIS IN TWO PARTS. WE HAVE TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DESOTO AND THE CEDAR CITY HILL, AND THEN A SEPARATE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF DESOTO AND THIS RESIDENT. AND IN IN THAT AGREEMENT, IT WILL STATE THAT ALL OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES, SUCH AS BORROWING ACROSS THE THE ROAD, EXCAVATING, HIRING A A APPROVED UTILITY CONTRACTOR TO RUN THE SERVICE LINE, ALL OF THAT WILL BE ON THE RESIDENT'S RESPONSIBILITY. AFTER THEN WE WILL OPERATE AND MAINTAIN IT.

BUT THE START UP AND ALL THE INSTALLING OF THE NEW FACILITIES WILL BE ON THAT RESIDENT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. BECAUSE I KEPT WONDERING I SAID, WELL IT KEEPS SAYING NEW FACILITIES AND I'M THINKING WHERE IS THE NEW FACILITIES IN THE IN THE CONTRACT. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT REALLY MEANT. BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION BECAUSE THAT GIVES ME SOME CREDENCE AS TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT ACTUALLY IS THE THERE'S ANOTHER STEP THAT'S GOING TO BE DONE. WILL THAT COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL. SO, MR. GORE, I ASKED HIM THAT AND HE STATED THAT THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY, THAT COULD BE APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY BECAUSE THERE'LL BE NO THERE'LL BE NO FUNDS BEING EXPENDED FOR THAT PROJECT. BUT IT IS A RESIDENCE. AND SO THEY WILL BE ON RESIDENTS WATER FROM THE CITY OF DESOTO. YES, MA'AM. CITY OF DESOTO. WATER. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, I YIELD BACK.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL, IS THERE A MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE AS WRITTEN. SECOND, IT'S REMOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER. SECOND, BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUGHES TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED COUNCIL. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL, BEFORE WE MOVE ON FROM OUR CONSENT AGENDA, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE BOARD MEMBERS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THAT WERE APPOINTED OR REAPPOINTED TONIGHT. PLEASE STAND IF YOU ARE HERE. RAPHAEL, SAINT JOHN, WHO WAS APPOINTED TO THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. WE ALSO HAVE MICHELLE EDWARDS JOHNSON TO THE BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION AND THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. WE HAVE VICTOR VITAL TO THE BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION AND THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. WE HAVE JAMES COLLIER. I DON'T SEE HIM TONIGHT, BUT HE IS BEING REAPPOINTED TO CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. BRANDY JOHNSON TO THE DESOTO ARTS, CULTURAL DESOTO CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION. WE HAVE PAMELA SPOONER. IS SHE HERE? PAMELA SPOONER TO THE

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GOOD TO SEE YOU, MISS WOODARD. WE HAVE DEREK BROWN, WHO IS ALSO BEING APPOINTED TO THE DESOTO PARK BOARD. WE HAVE VANESSA WIMBERLEY, WHO IS BEING APPOINTED TO THE DESOTO PARK BOARD. AND THEN WE HAVE DOCTOR DARREN DANIELS, WHO'S BEING REAPPOINTED TO THE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. WE HAVE JAMES HENDERSON JUNIOR, BEING REAPPOINTED TO THE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. SO WE WANT TO THANK AGAIN WITH A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO ALL OF THOSE RESIDENTS WHO ARE GIVING OF THEIR TIME, THEIR TIME, TALENT AND ENERGY TO SERVE ON OUR

[1. Consider making and approving a nomination for a candidate to be a member of the Board of Directors for the Suburban Cities Representative to the Dallas Central Appraisal District and authorizing the Mayor to submit a Nominating Resolution for the approved nominee]

SUPPORT THE INCUMBENTS, BUT I'LL OPEN UP THE FLOOR FOR COUNCIL TO HAVE DISCUSSION.

COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I HAVE A QUESTION A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY. BECAUSE OF THE ACTUAL TIMELINE. IS THERE A REASON THAT WE'RE JUST RECEIVING IT AND WE DIDN'T GET IT LAST MONTH? WELL, SO WE JUST BECAME AWARE OF IT WHEN WE

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BECAUSE WE WE KNOW WE'RE TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE ON THIS ITEM. SO IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE CALL FOR A VOTE? I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO SUGGEST THAT WE PUT OUR BECAUSE I'M MORE FAMILIAR WITH MISS MEDRANO IN HER WORK THAT SHE HAS DONE. I'M GOING TO SUGGEST THAT OUR COUNCIL PUT OUR VOTES BEHIND MISS MEDRANO. BUT AGAIN, THAT IS AGAIN A COUNCIL DECISION, AND WHATEVER COMES OUT IN THE MOTION IS WHAT WE'LL DO. SO IS THE FLOOR. I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR A MOTION. I POINT OF CLARITY, MADAM MAYOR. SO DO WE HAVE TWO POSITIONS? I KNOW WE CAN. WE CAN SUBMIT AS MANY AS WE WANT TO. BUT IF WE ONLY ADVANCE ONCE ONE DO ALL OF OUR VOTING POWER GO BEHIND THAT ONE? IS THAT THE WAY IT WORKS? OKAY. VERY GOOD. ARE YOU READY FOR MOTION, MADAM MAYOR? I MOVE THAT WE ADVANCE. MISS MEDRANO, WITH ALL OF OUR FULL SUPPORT AND ALL OF OUR VOTES AS THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR PLACE FIVE FOR THIS BOARD, I SECOND, THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE OUR VOTING MACHINE? IS THAT WORKING TONIGHT? LET'S SEE. CAN WE GET IT ON THE SCREEN, PLEASE? WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR MADE BY COUNCILMAN BIRD, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER NORTH TO ADVANCE TO PUT OUR VOTES WITH THE INCUMBENT, MISS PAULINE MEDRANO.

COUNCIL, PLEASE USE YOUR VOTING PAD. LET'S SEE IF WE CAN. THERE WE GO. THAT MOTION PASSES FIVE

[2. Discuss and consider a Resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign an official ballot casting the City of DeSoto's vote for the election of the Texas Municipal League (TML) Region 13 Director on the TML Board of Directors]

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I'M GOING TO MAKE THIS EASY, MR. CITY ATTORNEY, IF THAT'S OKAY, IF WE CAN GO DOWN AND GET CONSENSUS FROM COUNCIL AS FAR AS WHICH INDIVIDUAL THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE MAJORITY RULE. IS THAT OKAY? OKAY. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HUGHES. THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER MAYOR PRO TEM CHISHOLM THANK YOU I'M VOTING FOR MAYOR PRO TEM CHISHOLM. COUNCIL MEMBER. MAYOR PRO TEM CHISHOLM THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN WATERS. MAYOR PRO TEM CHISHOLM THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER PARKER. STANLEY JANKOWSKI THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE MAJORITY FOR MAYOR PRO TEM CRYSTAL CHISHOLM FOR THAT. AND SO THAT IS WHO WE WILL SUBMIT ON OUR OFFICIAL BALLOT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM HEARING NONE. NEXT WE HAVE DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A

[3. Discuss and consider a Resolution adopting the 2026 City Council Meeting dates calendar for regular and special meetings conducted by the DeSoto City Council]

THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ITEM, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAD THE NOVEMBER 2020 ELECTION, WHICH SET THE COMPENSATION FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS CALENDAR IN ORDER TO HAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS RECEIVE COMPENSATION. WE DID CHANGE FOR DECEMBER. TYPICALLY WE JUST HAVE THE 14TH AND THE 15TH AS A THE DAY OFF, BUT WE DID SWITCH THAT TO HAVE THAT ON. SO THE CALENDAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN UPLOADED IN THE PACKET. OKAY. ARE YOU I'M I'M SORRY, MISS REYNOLDS. I'M CONFUSED BY YOUR LAST STATEMENT. I'M SORRY I SAID THAT. INCORRECT. SO IN LIEU OF DECEMBER 14TH AND DECEMBER 15TH, NORMALLY WE WOULD HAVE THAT AS OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED SESSION. WE HAVE CHANGED THAT TO WINTER BREAK. SO WE HAVE CANCELED THE DECEMBER 1ST AND THE DECEMBER 14TH AND 15TH MEETINGS, AND INSTEAD WE'LL HAVE THE DECEMBER 7TH AND DECEMBER 8TH WORK SESSION AND REGULAR SESSION. SO THAT WAS THE ONLY CHANGE OR UPDATE THAT WE HAD TO THE CALENDAR. I'M WITH YOU AND MAYOR. THAT'S TYPICALLY TO GAIN THE WORK SESSION THAT WE WOULD HAVE LOST IF THE 14TH AND 15TH WOULD HAVE CANCELED. CERTAINLY.

COUNCILMEMBER PARKER, THAT ACTUALLY WAS ALL I WAS GOING TO SAY. BUT ARE YOU BACK? YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. COUNCIL, ARE THERE ANY ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS BEFORE WE CALL FOR A MOTION ON THE CALENDAR? HEARING? NONE. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE AS PRESENTED. APPRECIATE THE WONDER. COUNSELORS. YES. SO THE ONES THAT WILL BE CANCELED FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, MR. CITY ATTORNEY? YES. SO THE MONTH OF DECEMBER IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR DUE TO THE DESIRED WINTER BREAK. SO OUR NORMAL

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THANK YOU. AND THE DATES I'M SORRY, THE DATES FOR THE REMAINING COUNCIL MEETINGS THIS YEAR HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL, AND SO YOU CAN FIND THOSE WHEN YOU GO TO OUR COUNCIL'S WEBSITE AT THE. IF YOU SCROLL ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM, YOU'LL SEE THE REMAINING DATES FOR THIS YEAR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL, IS THERE A MOTION? YOU DID IT.

YES I HAVE LH HERE. SO WE NEED A SECOND. SECOND. YES WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUGHES.

SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED COUNCIL. ALL IN FAVOR. WELL LET'S USE OUR VOTING PENS COUNCIL I APOLOGIZE. YOU GOT IT. THERE WE GO. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. MISS REYNOLDS, WE'LL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WHICH I BELIEVE BOTH OF THESE ITEMS. LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. CORRECT. I BELIEVE, BUT JUST THE THE LAST ITEM IS BEING PULLED. SO COUNCIL, WE ARE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AND REVIEW AND VOTE ON ITEM I FOR. HOWEVER ITEM I FIVE IS BEING PULLED. IS THAT OKAY

[4. Consider approval of a Resolution amending section 1(b)(3) of the City Council Rules and Procedures to establish the election of a Deputy Mayor Pro Tem ]

OKAY. THIS WAS JUST FOLLOW UP FROM COUNCIL MEMBER LETITIA HUGHES, HER INITIATIVE FOR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA PACKET, THAT SECTION. IT JUST SAYS THAT THE MAYOR PRO TEM WOULD BE ELECTED AFTER THE ELECTION. SO THAT PRECEDENT IS IN THE ACTUAL COUNCIL RULES AND PROCEDURES. AND SO THAT'S WHAT YOU WILL BE VOTING ON TONIGHT. WE'RE JUST VOTING ON THE ADDITION OF THAT LANGUAGE IN THERE. NOTED COUNCIL. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE CALL FOR A MOTION HEARING? NONE.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE AS PRESENTED. A SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUGHES, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WATERS TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED.

COUNSEL, PLEASE USE YOUR VOTING PADS. THIS MOTION PASSES FIVE ONE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING. AGENDA ITEMS FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING. AT THIS TIME COUNCIL, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUGHES.

SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER NORTH TO ADJOURN COUNCIL. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY IS 6:54 P.M. COUNCIL AND WE ARE OFFICIALLY ADJOURNED. YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. HOPEFULLY W

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