* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [1. Call to Order] [00:00:03] I THINK WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. I APOLOGIZE. I, UH, I HAVE ALLOWED, UH, ALLERGIES TO TAKE MY LIFE OVER FOR THE LAST WEEK. UH, SO I'M GONNA GET THROUGH THIS TONIGHT, UH, THROUGH THE AGENDA ITEMS, AND MY TEAM'S GONNA HELP ME. SO APOLOGIZE TO YOU UP FRONT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. UM, OCTOBER 7TH, UH, STARTING THIS MEETING AT 7 0 2. I AM MAYOR BILLY WALLACE, AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE ALL HERE, WHETHER YOU HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM OR NOT. IF WE COULD HAVE DOMINIQUE COME TO THE PODIUM, HE'S GONNA GIVE OUR INVOCATION, IF YOU WOULD STAND, PLEASE. UH, LORD, I THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. I THANK YOU FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE. I THANK YOU THAT YOU'RE A GOOD GOD THAT LOVES US AND THAT CARES DEEPLY FOR EVERYONE. AND HERE, GOD, AND I JUST PRAY THAT YOU GUIDE THE CONVERSATIONS TODAY. YOU GOT THE GUIDE, THE THOUGHTS AND MINDS AND DECISIONS THAT GO ON TONIGHT. AND I JUST PRAY THAT YOU, UM, BLESS THIS TIME. AND JESUS NAME. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU. PLEASE FACE THE FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES, AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THAT TEXAS FLAG OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU. DOMINIC DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS GONNA PRAY TONIGHT, BUT , I LOOKED AT HIM AND HE LOOKED LIKE MAYBE HE WANTED TO DO THE PRAYER, AND I ASKED HIM AND HE SAID, SURE. SO THANK YOU, DOMINIQUE. APPRECIATE IT. NOW'S [4. Public Comments] THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. PERSONS MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY ISSUES. THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY CONCERN, WHETHER ON THE AGENDA ITEM OR NOT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. THE COUNCIL MAY NOT COMMENT OR DELIBERATE SUCH STATEMENTS DURING THIS PERIOD, EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 5 5 1 0 4 2 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. SPEAKERS MUST OBSERVE THE FIVE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. IF YOU HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. ALLEN FOX, FRX, UH, 3 27 UNIVERSITY, OUR FIRST CITY RATCH. I JUST WANNA MAKE COMMENT ON MR. SCOTT. UH, Y'ALL WORK WITH HIM EVERY TIME WE, YOU KNOW, YOU SEE WHAT HE DOES BEHIND THE SCENES AND HOW HE BASICALLY GETS THINGS GOING, KEEPS THINGS GOING, ADDRESSES ANY ISSUES THAT COME UP, AND YOU ARE NO BETTER THAN ME. HOW HE DOES THAT ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS. HOWEVER, WE MYSELF, AS A CITIZEN, I SEE ON THE STREETS TO TRY THE MAN'S DOING. WE'VE HAD PRESIDENT GROWTH HERE. WE'VE HAD MANY DEMANDS PUT ON THE CITY, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN OUT THERE, HE'S DOING A GREAT JOB AND WE'RE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE HIM HERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. UH, YEAH, UH, MY NAME IS DOMINIC. I LIVE IN 25 67 BELLS CHAPEL, UM, ROAD IN ACHI, TEXAS. UM, SO, UH, MY NAME IS DOMINIC. I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE ACHI SKATE PARK INITIATIVE. UM, FOR OVER A DECADE NOW, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING AND PETITIONING THE CITY TO BUILD A SKATE PARK, UM, IN WASATCH. AND WHILE WE HAVE PLENTY OF NO SKATING SIGNS, UH, WE STILL DON'T HAVE A DESIGNATED PLACE, UM, WHERE PEOPLE CAN SAFELY PRACTICE THE SPORT, WHICH CAN EITHER LEAD THEM TO LOSE OR, UM, OR, UH, MISS OUT ON A HOBBY THAT COULD KEEP THEM CONNECTED AND, UM, ACTIVE OR RIDE IN PLACES THAT ARE NOT SAFE, UH, FOR THE SPORT. UH, MAJORITY OF SKATEBOARD RELATED ACCIDENTS ACTUALLY INVOLVE MOTOR VEHICLES, SO IT'S REALLY CRUCIAL TO HAVE A SAFE AND DESIGNATED PLACE TO PRACTICE THE SPORT. UH, BUT SKATE PARK'S NOT ONLY FOR SKATEBOARDS, UM, THEY'RE MULTI-USE FACILITIES, UH, FOR, UH, PROVIDING A PLACE FOR BMX BIKES, SCOOTERS, INLINE AND QUAD SKATES, AND EVEN SPECIALIZED WHEELCHAIRS. AND THEY'RE OFTEN COMBINED WITH THINGS LIKE, [00:05:01] UM, UH, PUMP TRACKS AND THAT SORT OF STUFF. UM, THERE ARE GREAT PLACES FOR YOUNG AND OLD, UM, PEOPLE TO HAVE FUN, MEET NEW FRIENDS, STAY OUT OF TROUBLE, BUILD RESILIENCE, AND STAY ACTIVE AND HEALTHY. UH, WITH ALL THE DEVELOPMENTS GOING ON AT LIGHTENS PARK AND, UH, THE POTENTIAL UPCOMING, UM, COMMUNITY CENTER, WE THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE A GREAT TIME TO MAKE THIS LONG TIME DREAM OF MANY A REALITY. UM, OUR GOAL IS TO HELP IN ANY WAY WE CAN. UM, IF IT WOULD BE HELPFUL, WE COULD DO A PRESENTATION TO THIS BOARD LIKE WE DID TO THE PARKS BOARD IN JANUARY. UH, BUT REALLY WE'RE JUST HAPPY TO HELP ANY WAY WE CAN. LET US KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? HELLO, I'M KIM FULLER WITH THE ELLIS COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION, AND I WANTED TO GIVE A REPORT ON TWO QUICK ITEMS. THE FIRST ITEM IS THE, UH, POINT IN TIME COUNT FOR ELLIS COUNTY FOR THIS YEAR. THIS IS A, UH, COUNT THAT'S DONE OVER A 24 HOUR PERIOD IN PERSON WITH THE HOMELESS. SO FOR 2024, WE HAD A HUNDRED AND TWENTY SIX, THIRTY EIGHT OF THOSE BEING CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18. AFTER THIS, UH, COUNT WAS CONDUCTED, WE WERE UNOFFICIALLY TOLD BY THREE OF OUR, UH, OR INFORMATION FROM THREE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS THAT WE HAVE BETWEEN 200 AND 225 HOMELESS STUDENTS. THEY'RE COUCH SURFING, SO THEY'RE NOT COUNTED IN THE HOMELESS COUNT. SO THAT PUTS US CLOSE TO THREE 50, CLOSE TO TWO THIRDS OF THOSE BEING AGE 18 AND UNDER. MY SECOND ITEM IS, UH, PEOPLE THAT ARE UNDER THE BRIDGE, 2 87. THERE WAS A COUPLE ON THE WESTERN MEDIAN, AND WE WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM AND GET THEM TO, UH, AN AVAILABLE STUDIO IN CORTANA. THAT WAS THE CLOSEST PLACE THAT WE COULD FIND SOMETHING. MAYOR WALLACE, I APPRECIATE YOU GOING WITH ME ON THAT VISIT. WE'VE, I'VE ALSO MET WITH THE LADY WITH THE UMBRELLA ON THE MEDIAN IN FRONT OF WALMART, WORKING WITH HER, TRYING TO GET HER CAR REPAIRED. SHE POSSIBLY DOES HAVE A PLACE TO GO, SO WE'RE WORKING WITH HER. WE'VE GOTTEN OUR INFORMATION TO, I THINK THERE ARE AT LEAST FOUR OTHER GENTLEMEN, UH, IN THAT, SORRY, IN THAT AREA. AND WE'RE TRYING TO TALK WITH THEM TOO. WE WORK WITH CLIENTS TRYING TO HELP THEM CREATE A PLAN, A SYSTEM WITH THAT PLAN TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET IN COLLABORATION WITH, UH, OTHER NONPROFITS IN ELLIS COUNTY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. SEEING NO OTHER. NEXT IS THE CONSENT [5. Consent Agenda] AGENDA. ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER ITEM FIVE. CONSENT AGENDA CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL, WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. THERE WILL NOT BE SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR, CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL MATTERS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT EACH ITEM. ANY ITEM MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION BY ANY MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL. COUNCIL. ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I MOVE TO APPROVE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER AND OR MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS AS NECESSARY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. NEXT [6. Introduce Honorary Council Member] WE'RE GONNA INTRODUCE OUR HONORARY COUNSEL MEMBER, COUNCILMAN ATKINS IS GONNA INTRODUCE, UH, MS. JACKIE RAY TO US TONIGHT. THANK YOU, MADAM MADER. UM, IT'S AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO, UH, RECOGNIZE, UH, MRS. JACKIE RAY. UH, MS. MRS. RAY WAS BORN IN WAXAHATCHEE AT THE WAXAHATCHEE SANITARIUM IN 1950. SHE ATTENDED WAXAHATCHEE, UH, INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND AFTERWARDS STARTED HER CAREER WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND WORKED AS A DRIVER'S LICENSE CLERK HERE IN WAXAHATCHEE FOR 17 YEARS. MS. RAY WAS KNOWN AS THE DRIVER'S LICENSE LADY IN THE COMMUNITY, . AFTERWARDS, SHE WORKED WITH HER HUSBAND JERRY, IN A BUSINESS UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 2005. FROM THERE, SHE WENT TO WORK IN THE ELLIS COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE HANDLING PRO SE LITIGANTS. SHE LOVES WAXAHATCHEE AND HAS SERVED ON MANY BOARDS FOR LOCAL CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. NAMING A FEW OUR SYMPHONY BOARD, WORKING WITH BELLS AND BOWS. CHAUTAUQUA BOARD DANIELS DEN, ELLIS COUNTY CHILD WELFARE BOARD COMMUNITY ADVISOR FOR NURO COLLEGE AND PRESIDENT [00:10:01] OF THE WAXAHATCHEE EX STUDENTS FOR TWO YEARS. SHE'S A MEMBER OF FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND HAS BEEN ON OVER 10 MISSION TRIPS WITH THE CHURCH AND SERVED IN ALMOST EVERY MINISTRY. SHE HAS ONE SON, JOHN RAY, WHO HAS SERVED AS MAYOR OF WAXAHATCHEE AND STATE REPRESENTATIVE OF HOUSE DISTRICT 10. SHE HAS A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, MICHELLE, WHO IS ALSO INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY, A GRANDDAUGHTER MORGAN, WHO IS A SECOND YEAR LAW STUDENT AT VANDERBILT. AND A GRANDSON PATRICK, WHO IS IN HIS THIRD YEAR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS. PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING MRS. RAY TO OUR HONORARY AS OUR HONORARY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. ALL RIGHT, NEXT [7. Recognize outgoing Board and Commission member with more than 10 years of service] ITEM UP. RECOGNIZE OUTGOING BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBER WITH MORE THAN 10 YEARS OF SERVICE. WE'LL BE RECOGNIZING, UH, MISS BONNIE RAMSEY FOR 18 YEARS OF SERVICE ON PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. IF YOU'LL COME ON UP, BONNIE. OKAY. SHE'S MY FRIEND. IN HER ROLE. SHE'S IN HER ROLE. SHE SERVED AS THE PNZ LIAISON TO THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION FOR 15 YEARS. UH, SHE SERVED FROM 2009 TO 2024. UH, WE DON'T HAVE A LIST OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN, BONNIE. 'CAUSE THAT'S OKAY. WE WOULD BE HERE ALL NIGHT, . OKAY. AND, AND MY VOICE IS NOT GONNA HOLD UP. I, I PROMISE YOU. UH, BUT WE WANTED TO, UM, BRING YOU HERE, UH, THIS EVENING AND, UH, HONOR YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY, UH, THE MANY HOURS THAT, THAT YOU'VE GIVEN TO THE CITY. AND I KNOW THAT, UH, YOU'VE SERVED IN SO MANY OTHER ROLES TOO, BONNIE, BUT FOR TONIGHT IT'S FOR PNZ. AND WE'D LOVE TO GET A PICTURE WITH YOU AND PRESENT THIS TO YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I HAVE LIKE A 30 MINUTE TIME. OH, OKAY. IT'S HEAVY . THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BONNIE. UH, WHEN WE SAY WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT LOVE THIS CITY, UH, WE'RE NOT JOKING. WE REALLY DO. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, [Items 8 & 9] WE'LL RECOGNIZE THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR RECEIVING THE ACHIEVEMENT OF EXCELLENCE AND PROCUREMENT AWARD FOR THE NATIONAL PROCUREMENT INSTITUTE. UH, THE, THE, ALONG WITH RECOGNIZING THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR RECEIVING THE DISTINGUISHED BUDGET PRESENTATION AWARD FROM THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION AS WELL. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MAYOR. AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UH, CHAD TUSCAN AND FINANCE DIRECTOR. YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO START OUT BY SAYING IT FEELS GOOD NOT TO BE UP HERE TALKING ABOUT NUMBERS OR ASKING FOR BUDGET APPROVALS, . SO I'M SURE THE FEELING IS, UH, LIKEWISE. BUT, UM, I, I AM ABSOLUTELY THRILLED TO BE UP HERE TODAY TO BE, UM, TO HELP RECOGNIZE SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF OUR FINANCE TEAM AND SOME OF THE WORK THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING, AND RECOGNIZE THEM SPECIFICALLY FOR TWO, UH, INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AWARDS, UM, THAT WE'VE RECEIVED OVER THE LAST, UH, FEW MONTHS. UM, THE FIRST ONE IS THE DISTINGUISHED BUDGET PRESENTATION AWARD. UH, THIS AWARD WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION AND THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON STATE AND LOCAL BUDGETING. AND SO TO EARN THIS RECOGNITION, UH, THE ANNUAL BUDGET DOCUMENT MUST REFLECT BEST PRACTICES AND MUST MEET PROGRAM CRITERIA AND EXCEL AS A POLICY DOCUMENT, FINANCIAL PLAN, OPERATIONS GUIDE, AND A COMMUNICATION TOOL. UH, SO THIS AWARD IS, UM, AGAIN, IT'S REFLECTIVE OF THE BUDGET DOCUMENT THAT WE, UH, PRODUCE EACH YEAR. UM, THE AWARD IS GIVEN OUT, UH, AS PART OF A PLAQUE. AND SO YOU CAN [00:15:01] SEE HERE, THIS IS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 20 23, 20 24. THIS IS FOR LAST YEAR'S BUDGET DOCUMENT. AND SO, UM, TAKES THEM A WHILE TO GET TO REVIEWING IT. AND ONCE THEY REVIEW IT, UM, WE'RE ABLE TO BE NOTIFIED IF WE RECEIVE THAT AWARD. ONCE WE RECEIVE THAT AWARD, WE ALSO ARE ABLE TO PUT THAT RECOGNITION IN THE, UH, IN THE NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET DOCUMENT. AND SO, KIND OF AS A SEGUE YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU, WE'VE JUST PRODUCED THE 20 24, 20 25 BUDGET DOCUMENT, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT AWARD, UM, PAGE ON THE SECOND PAGE OF THAT DOCUMENT AS WELL. UM, SO WITH THAT, I ALSO WANT TO, UH, SPECIFICALLY RECOGNIZE TWO INDIVIDUALS ON OUR FINANCE TEAM THAT REALLY, UH, PUT A LOT OF WORK AND EFFORT AND THOUGHT INTO THE BUDGET EACH YEAR. UH, CHRIS CHILDS, HERE'S OUR BUDGET OFFICER, AND HE'S STANDING THERE IN THE BACK. UM, HE'S REALLY HELPED OVER THE LAST, UM, FOUR YEARS NOW. THE WAY WE APPROACH THE BUDGET EACH YEAR AND THE DOCUMENT, WE'VE CHANGED A FEW THINGS IN THERE TO BE ABLE TO MEET THIS CRITERIA JUST OVER THE LAST, UM, THREE YEARS. UM, AND HE'S BEEN VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN THAT. AND THEN GAIL TURNER, OUR ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR, UM, WHO, UM, IS, UH, WHO WILL BE RETIRING IN DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR AFTER 15 YEARS OF SERVICE. SO WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF HER EFFORTS, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUDGET EACH YEAR. AND IT'S REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET DOCUMENT AND HOPEFULLY, UM, YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO READ IT, BREEZE THROUGH IT, AND WE'LL BE ALSO PUTTING THAT ON THE WEBSITE FOR FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS AS WELL. SO THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE FIRST AWARD. UM, OKAY. YEAH. UH, WE'LL BE, I GUESS WE'LL BE TAKEN TWO PHOTOS, SO, UH, WHENEVER YOU'RE READY TO DO THAT. SURE. WE'LL GO. OKAY. I'LL, I'LL TALK ABOUT THE SECOND ITEM SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO GET UP MULTIPLE TIMES. OKAY. UM, I'M ALSO EXCITED TO, UH, BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE OUR PURCHASING, UM, TEAM FOR RECEIVING THE ACHIEVEMENT IN EXCELLENCE, UM, OR ACHIEVING ACHIEVEMENT OF EXCELLENCE IN PROCUREMENT AWARD. THIS WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE NATIONAL PROCUREMENT INSTITUTE. UM, THIS IS A VERY PRESTIGIOUS HONOR, UH, GIVEN TO THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT, UH, QUOTE, DEMONSTRATE EXCELLENCE BY OBTAINING A HIGH SCORE BASED ON CRITERIA DESIGNED TO MEASURE INNOVATION, PROFESSIONALISM, PRODUCTIVITY, E-PROCUREMENT AND LEADERSHIP ATTRIBUTES OF THE PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION. SO WHEN I SAY PRESTIGIOUS, IT IS REALLY DEFINES THAT WORD. WE ARE, THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE IS ONLY ONE OF 72 CITIES, UM, THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA THAT HAVE RECEIVED THIS AWARD. AND SO I WANT TO SPECIFICALLY RECOGNIZE TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE REALLY TAKEN ON THIS EFFORT AND, AND GOTTEN US TO WHERE WE ARE. UM, THE FIRST PERSON, JULIE RAMOS, SHE'S OUR PURCHASING MANAGER, UM, SHE'S BEEN, UH, UM, WITH US OVER THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS AND HAS REALLY TRANSFORMED HOW WE APPROACH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS AND REALLY GOT US UP TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE AND APPRECIATIVE, VERY APPRECIATIVE OF HER EFFORTS. AND THEN OF COURSE, LELA COLE, SHE IS OUR BUYER RIGHT THERE. AND, UH, SHE'S BEEN IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR A YEAR NOW, HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, BUT WE'RE NOT LETTING HER GO FROM THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, BUT SHE'S REALLY HELPED US TAKE, UM, TAKE THINGS TO THE NEXT LEVEL AS WELL. AND SO THEY BOTH, UH, HAVE HAD A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON THE CITY, UH, THROUGH THEIR PROFESSIONALISM, THEIR INNOVATION, AND THE USE OF BEST PRACTICES. AND, UH, THIS AWARD THAT THEY'VE RECEIVED IS A REALLY A TANGIBLE SYMBOL OF, OF THEIR EFFORTS ON THAT. AND I APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THAT THEY'VE DONE FOR THAT. SO, AND THEN THIS IS, THIS IS THE AWARD FOR THAT AS WELL. VERY GOOD. I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA, [00:20:08] ALL RIGHT. NEXT [10. Public Hearing on a request by the City of Waxahachie for a textual amendment to the City Zoning Ordinance, Ordinance No. 3020, to Article IV Definitions and Use Regulations, Section 4.01 Definitions, and to Article IV Definitions and Use Regulations, Section 4.03 Use Charts, to address Event Center Uses (ZTA-126-2024)] IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON OUR REQUEST BY THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE FOR OUR TEXTUAL AMENDMENT TO THE CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE. ARTICLE FOUR DEFINITIONS AND USE REGULATIONS SECTIONS 4 0 1 DEFINITIONS AND DEFINITIONS. USE REGULATIONS SECTIONS 4 0 3 USE CHARTS TO ADDRESS EVENT CENTER USES ZTA 1 2 6 20 24. JENNIFER, SURPRISE, . SO THIS, YES, THIS IS SEAN, UH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR, UH, ITEM NUMBER 10, UH, ZONING TEXTUAL AMENDMENT. UH, THIS IS FOR THE, UH, THE USE OF EVENT CENTERS. UM, SO WHAT THIS DOES IS IT, UM, IT CHANGES THE LANGUAGE IN THE EXISTING ZONING ORDINANCE FROM PRIVATE CLUB. KIND OF HAD A NEGATIVE CONNOTATION ON THAT USE. UH, WE'VE SEEN A NUMBER OF JUST TRUE EVENT CENTERS, YOU KNOW, PARTY, PARTY, UH, PARTY PLACES FOR, FOR CHILDREN'S, UH, BIRTHDAY PARTIES AND THE LIKE, UH, THAT REALLY JUST FIT THE, THAT ACTUAL DEFINITION A LOT BETTER, UH, THAN, THAN WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY LISTED AS A PRIVATE CLUB. SO, UH, UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION BY A VOTE OF SEVEN TO ZERO STAFF ALSO MAKES RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL FOR THIS TEXTUAL AMENDMENT. THANK YOU, SEAN. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. ANYBODY WANNA SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. NEXT ITEM, [11. Consider proposed Ordinance approving ZTA-126-2024] CONSIDER PROPOSED ORDINANCE APPROVING CTA 1 26 20 24. COUNSEL, JUST TO CONFIRM, WE'RE NOT GONNA REQUIRE THOSE THAT ARE PRIVATE CLUBS NOW TO COME BACK AND GET A NEW SUP. THANK YOU FOR, FOR THAT QUESTION. NO, WE ARE NOT, UH, EXISTING CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY, UH, FOR THOSE LOCATIONS ARE STILL VALID AND WILL REMAIN SO AWESOME. THANK YOU, SIR. MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE ZTA 1 26 20 24. I REQUEST TO THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE FOR A TEXTUAL AMENDMENT TO THE CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION 4.01 AND SECTION 4.03 AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN ON NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. NEXT ITEM, [12. Public Hearing on a request by Karen Snow, for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for a Short Term Rental use within a Single-Family-2 (SF-2) zoning district located at 103 University Avenue (Property ID 176370) – Owner(s): Winding It Down, LLC (ZDC-167-2024)] PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST BY KAREN SNOW FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A SHORT TERM RENTAL USE WITHIN A SINGLE FAMILY TWO ZONING DISTRICT LOCATED AT 1 0 3 UNIVERSITY AVENUE. THE OWNER'S WINDING IT DOWN. LLC SEAN? YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. THIS IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUEST FOR A SHORT-TERM RENTAL, AS YOU STATED AT 1 0 3 UNIVERSITY AVENUE. UM, MR. AND MRS. SNOW, UH, HAVE PURCHASED THIS RESIDENCE TO BE USED AS A SHORT-TERM RENTAL. UM, THE, UH, AT THE CORNER OF MARVIN AND UNIVERSITY AVENUE, UH, THE ADJACENT USES ARE SINGLE FAMILY TWO. UM, THIS LOCATION IS TWO BEDROOMS, 1,968 SQUARE FEET. IT DOES HAVE THE REQUIRED OFF STREET PARKING. UH, THE APPLICANT HAS NOT BEEN OPERATING A SHORT-TERM RENTAL AT THIS LOCATION, AND THERE IS NOT A CURRENT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AT THIS PROPERTY. UH, WE'VE HAD NO NUISANCE RELATED CALLS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS AT THIS LOCATION. AND THE EMERGENCY CONTACT IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IN THE HOME NEXT DOOR. UH, THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED THE FLOOR PLAN AS REQUIRED BY THE ORDINANCE AS WELL AS THE SITE PLAN FRONT ELEVATION. AND, UH, STAFF HAS RECEIVED 22 LETTERS OF SUPPORT AND SEVEN LETTERS OF OPPOSITION FOR THE PROPOSED SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. YOU CAN SEE HERE THOSE, UH, THOSE WITHIN THE 500, UM, FOOT BUFFER. WE HAVE THE 20, UH, 22 IN SUPPORT AND SEVEN IN OPPOSITION, UM, ON YOUR MAP. THAT DOES INCLUDE THOSE OUTSIDE OF THAT BUFFER AREA. UH, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 24TH, RECOMMENDED A, UH, A VOTE FOR APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF SEVEN TO ZERO, AND THE MOTIONS ARE PROVIDED FOR YOU THIS EVENING. STAFF IS AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. SEAN, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING IF YOU WANNA SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. THE OWNER'S HERE TONIGHT. YES. DO Y'ALL WANNA COME UP IN CASE COUNSEL HAS ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU? SURE, SURE. UM, MADAM MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS CHRIS SNOW. THIS IS MY WIFE KAREN. WE ARE THE APPLICANTS FOR THE SHORT TERM RENTAL. AND, UH, AS WAS MENTIONED, WE LIVE RIGHT NEXT DOOR. UH, WE ORIGINALLY BOUGHT THE PROPERTY HOPING [00:25:01] MAYBE MY MOTHER WOULD COME LIVE NEXT DOOR, BUT SHE DIDN'T WANT TO LIVE THAT CLOSE TO US . SO, UH, WE'VE DECIDED THAT WE WANT TO TRY TO DO THIS WITH THE PROPERTY. OKAY. OKAY. AND WE'RE HERE TO FIELD ANY QUESTIONS OR SPEAK TO ANY COMMENTS THE COUNCIL OR CITIZENS MIGHT HAVE. COUNSEL, Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING? I JUST WANT TO MAKE ONE COMMENT BECAUSE I'VE HAD SOMEONE MENTION IT TO ME BEFORE. JUST TO CLARIFY ON THE LETTERS OF, UH, OF, UH, OPPOSITION, NOT OPPOSITION, THE ONE SUPPORT, SUPPORT, SUPPORT ONE'S IN LETTERS OF SUPPORT. I REALIZE THERE'S 22, BUT SEVERAL OF THOSE ARE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT OWN MULTIPLE PROPERTIES. IS THAT CORRECT? LIKE BRAD YATES AND DUSTY ERY AND JIMMY PORCH. SO JUST, JUST IN FAIRNESS TO LET KNOW, SOME OF THOSE GUYS HAD FOUR PROPERTIES OR FIVE PROPERTIES AROUND THERE. SO IT WAS BROUGHT UP, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION, SO I TOLD 'EM, I WOULD CLARIFY. THAT MAKES SENSE. YEAH. THEY, THEY HAVE MULTIPLE PROPERTIES. HAVE Y'ALL EVER OPERATED A SHORT TERM RENTAL? WE HAVE NOT, BUT WE HAVE LONG, UH, USED THEM WHEN WE TRAVEL, WE'D RATHER DO THAT THAN GO TO, UM, UH, A HOTEL BOX HOTEL. WE FEEL MORE SECURE AND WE, IT'S MORE ACCOMMODATING TO US. UM, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT AND HAVE DONE, UH, WHAT WAS ASKED IN THE ORDINANCE. WE'VE GOT RECORDING CAMERAS ON THE FRONT DOOR, BACK DOOR AND CARPORT, UH, BECAUSE THAT GAVE US A COMFORT LEVEL. AND WE HAVE A PASSION FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS. NOT PARTY HOUSES, BUT SHORT TERM RENTALS. RIGHT. SO YOU'RE AWARE OF ALL THE RULES THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE YES. TO OPERATE ONE? YES, WE ARE. OKAY. THANK YOU. MM-HMM, . JUST A MINUTE, MR. FOX. HOLD ON. COUNSEL. Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR HIM? NO. OKAY. YOU CAN COME ON UP. AND I LIVE ON THE OTHER END OF THE STREET FROM WHERE THE PROPERTY, AND, AND THEY'VE RECENTLY PAINTED IT IMPROVED. IT, IT SAID FITS IN WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE ACCESSIBILITY TO MARVIN. IT SHOULDN'T. I, I, WHY NOT? WHY NOT APPROVE AND HE CAN USE IT AS A SHIRT TO RENT ON. IT WOULD BE BASICALLY A, AN ASSET TO THE AREA, TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, IT WOULD JUST FIT IN. THEY'VE DONE GREAT IMPROVEMENTS ON IT, AND I THINK, I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY WE SHOULDN'T, YOU KNOW, APPROVE IT. SO, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WANNA SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING? SEEING NONE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. NEXT ITEM, [13. Consider proposed Ordinance approving ZDC-167-2024] CONSIDER PROPOSED ORDINANCE APPROVING ZDC 1 6 7 20 24. COUNSEL, MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE ZDC 1 67 20 24 SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A SHORT TERM RENTAL USE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE STAFF REPORT AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND OR MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS ACCORDINGLY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU COUNSEL. MADAM MAYOR, MAY I, UH, MAKE A COMMENT HERE AFTER WE GOT THE VOTE? I, I DO JUST WANT TO THANK THE SNOWS AND, AND THE RENOVATION THEY HAVE, UH, NOT ONLY IN, IN, IN, IN RENOVATING THE PROPERTY BACK TO WHERE IT'S ATTRACTIVE AND, AND USEFUL AND, AND, AND A GOOD, GOOD REPRESENTATION OF WAXAHATCHEE, BUT THEY ALSO WORKED WITH HPC, UH, TO ENSURE THE HISTORICAL INTEGRITY EVEN DOWN TO THE LAST, LAST MEETING, A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AGO WHERE WE WERE LOOKING AT DOORS, RIGHT? AND, UH, THEY ACTUALLY WITHHELD TAKING ANY ACTION UNTIL THEY GOT GUIDANCE FROM HPC. SO THEY'VE BEEN VERY RESPONSIBLE FROM THE HISTORICAL SIDE. SO THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH FOR DOING THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM, [14. Consider proposed Resolution for Candidate Nominations for the Ellis Appraisal District Board of Directors for the Year 2025] CONSIDER PROPOSED RESOLUTION FOR CANDIDATE NOMINATIONS FOR THE ELLIS APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE YEAR 2 25. MICHAEL, THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, YEAH, THIS ITEM SHOULD LOOK FAMILIAR TO YOU. IT'S ON THE LAST AGENDA AS WELL, JUST TO KIND OF, UM, BEGIN YOUR, YOUR THOUGHT PROCESS. UM, NOT NOT REALLY RECEIVING ANY NEW NAMES, UH, FROM YOU ALL. UM, I TOOK THAT AS KIND OF CONSENSUS THAT WE WANNA MOVE FORWARD, UH, POTENTIALLY WITH, UM, THE INDIVIDUAL WHO WE PUT OUR VOTES BEHIND LAST TIME. THIS IS JUST A NOMINATION RESOLUTION. UM, AND I CAN SAY THAT, THAT, UH, SO DANNY MCELROY'S, WE PUT OUR VOTES BEHIND BEFORE, UH, THE OTHER CANDIDATES WHO ARE CURRENT INCUMBENTS, UM, OF THE, UM, FIVE MEMBERS THAT ARE ACTUALLY APPOINTED TO THIS BOARD, [00:30:01] UM, DO ALREADY HAVE SUPPORT FROM OTHER ENTITIES. UM, AND SO THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO ONCE AGAIN NOMINATE DANNY MCELROY, UM, TO THE BALLOT. AND THEN WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS COME DECEMBER, UH, WE WILL ACTUALLY BE CASTING OUR VOTES, UM, FOR, UM, THE SLATE OF, OF DIRECTORS, UM, AT THAT TIME. SO THIS IS JUST THE NOMINATION PIECE, AND AGAIN, UH, DANNY MCELROY'S, WHO STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND. OKAY. COUNSEL. OH, WILL YOU WAIT FOR A MOTION? I MOVE TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION OF ACCOUNT NOMINATIONS FOR THE LS APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE YEAR 2025. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. ALRIGHT, THE NEXT ITEM IS TO CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO REVIEW PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FOR CITY MANAGER AS PERMITTED BY SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 4 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. WHENEVER WE'RE FINISHED, WE'LL BE BACK IN HERE. STILL HERE. YEAH. UM, YEAH, WE CAN GO AHEAD WITH THE, UH, COMMENTS WHILE PEOPLE ARE STILL HERE. WE COULD BE BACK THERE A LITTLE BIT AND, UM, OBVIOUSLY YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAY, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO PUBLIC COMMENTS NOW IF WE COULD. UM, TERRY, [17. Comments by Mayor, City Council, City Attorney and City Manage] DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NOTHING, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU, SUTER. UH, JUST QUICKLY, UM, AGAIN, WANT TO, TO CONGRATULATE, UH, CITY STAFF. UM, I THINK IT'S REPRESENTATIVE OF THE QUALITY OF PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM THAT, UM, IN THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR MEETINGS, THEY'RE EITHER ACHIEVING SOME CERTIFICATION THAT TAKES A LONG TIME AND A LOT OF EFFORT TO GET TO, OR THEY'VE BEEN JUDGED BY THEIR PEERS OR ORGANIZATIONS AS BEING THE, THE, THE, THE TOP OF THE HEAP AND WHAT THEY DO. SO I THINK IT'S, UH, IT, IT'S, UH, UH, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE QUALITY OF PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE ON STAFF THAT LEAD OUR DEPARTMENTS, UM, THAT MICHAEL AND ALBERT HAVE PUT TOGETHER. AND I JUST WANNA THANK THEM FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK. THANK YOU MAYOR PRO, TIM WRIGHT. I'M REALLY SHORT WINDED TONIGHT. I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE BONNIE FOR ALL THE YEARS AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK AND STUFF YOU'VE DONE. UH, MOST OF THE PEOPLE HERE PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW, BUT THOSE THAT DON'T, THERE'S THE CREPE MYRTLE, THAT'S WHERE THE CRE MYRTLE'S ALL CAME FROM. THAT'S HOW IT BECAME . THAT'S WHERE IT BECAME THE CREPE MYRTLE CAPITAL OF, OF TEXAS. SHE'S SAID CREPE MYRTLE, QUEEN, GET IT RIGHT. . EXACTLY. BUT SHE'S, SHE'S BEEN ON TOP OF THINGS. AND I'M SURE THAT EVEN THOUGH SHE'S NOT ON THAT BOARD AND COMMISSION, I'M SURE SHE'S STILL INVOLVED AND WILL BE INVOLVED IN OTHER ASPECTS OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY AND AROUND THE CITY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. JUST WANNA THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU. ALBERT, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING, TRAVIS? YEAH, I JUST WANT TO, UH, I GUESS PLUG AND, UM, THANK AGAIN OUR CVB, UM, FOR ALL THAT THEY HAVE DONE TO, UH, KICK OFF THE, I GUESS FOR THE THIRD YEAR NOW, THE, UH, PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, UM, OR TEXAS MOTORPLEX. UM, AND THAT, UH, 10 DAYS OF RACING AND CONCERTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. UM, UNFORTUNATELY, UH, COUNCILMAN, COUNCILMAN ATKINS, UH, LOST HIS RACE TODAY AGAINST THE ENNIS MAYOR. UM, HE SUBBED IN FOR BILLY, AND THAT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST DISAPPOINTING THING HE'S DONE SINCE HE'S BEEN ON THE COUNCIL. UH, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, IF, UH, YOU CAN PLEASE GET OUT TO ENNIS, UH, THEY DO CELEBRATE HERE. THE THE DRIVERS ARE HERE PRETTY OFTEN. UM, AND IT IS A BIG BOOST FOR OUR ECONOMY. SO, UM, TO THAT POINT, AND THEN BONNIE, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE. UM, YOU'VE BEEN ON THAT, YOU'VE, YOU'VE SERVED ON P AND Z SINCE I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND THAT'S A, THAT'S A VERY REAL, THAT'S A VERY REAL THING. DON'T HAVE TO SAY THAT, RIGHT? UM, SO TO SEE HOW MUCH THE CITY HAS CHANGED, UM, SINCE THEN, AND HOW, I MEAN, HOW, HOW HEAVY YOUR THUMB HAS BEEN ON THAT PRINT, UM, IS PRETTY AWESOME. SO THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN ATKINS. WELL, UH, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU, UH, COUNCILMAN SMITH FOR THROWING ME UNDER THE RACE CAR. IN ALL FAIRNESS, UH, UH, THE, THE MAYOR OF ENNIS IS ALMOST 20 YEARS YOUNGER THAN ME, SO HIS EYES ARE A LITTLE SHARPER ON THE TREE. UH, I BEAT HIM IN ALL OTHER CATEGORIES EXCEPT FOR THE LAUNCH. UH, BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID, UM, [00:35:02] BONNIE, THANK YOU. I'VE, I I MEAN, I I, I GRADUATED WITH, WITH YOUR KIDS. I, I'VE, I'VE LIVED ON THE SAME STREET OF, YOU KNOW, ALL YOUR, YOUR HARD WORK AT THE HOSPITAL. UH, EVERYTHING YOU DO, IT'S JUST, IT, IT REALLY MAKES ME PROUD TO KNOW YOU. AND I THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK Y'ALL. UH, ALSO TO THE UP IN A MINUTE, CONGRATULATIONS TO, UH, THE FINANCE AND PURCHASING DEPARTMENT'S JOB. WELL DONE. UM, AND I GUESS THAT'S, THAT'S ABOUT ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, MICHAEL. I THINK I'M GONNA SOUND A BIT LIKE A BROKEN RECORD HERE, BUT I, I DO JUST WANT TO, UH, THANK AGAIN, CHAD AND HIS TEAM, LELA AND JULIE AND CHRIS AND GAIL, AND REALLY YOU ALL, UM, ARE THE, UM, ARE ARE THE STANDARD AND, AND YOUR INDUSTRIES. AND, AND WE JUST THANK YOU FOR SETTING THAT STANDARD AND JUST MAKING US SO PROUD AND, AND BRINGING THESE AWARDS BACK TO ACHI AWARDS WE'VE NEVER RECEIVED BEFORE. UM, WE'RE NOW ABLE TO ATTAIN BECAUSE OF GIRLS'S PROFESSIONALISM. SO, UM, IT IS, IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK. UM, AND BONNIE, UH, YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR YEARS OF, OF, IT'S BEEN SUCH A JOY TO WORK ALONGSIDE YOU AND MIKE, UH, THROUGH THE YEARS. AND WHETHER IT BE THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OR HOSPITAL OR, OR PNZ OR WHATEVER WE'VE GOT GOING ON, YOU ALL SEEM TO BE INVOLVED IN THOSE THINGS. AND, UM, AND YOU'VE, YOU'VE REALLY LEFT YOUR MARK ON THIS COMMUNITY AND IN SUCH A, SUCH A POSITIVE WAY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. AND IT'S REALLY, IT'S, IT'S NOTICED AND IT'LL BENEFIT GENERATIONS TO COME. AND I, I MEAN IT SINCERELY, WELL, IT'S A LABOR OF LOVE WHEN YOU LIVE IN THIS CITY AND YOU LOVE IT, LIKE WE DID STILL DO. UH, SO IT'S AN HONOR. IT'S TRULY AN HONOR. WELL, STAY INVOLVED. 'CAUSE YOU ALL, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN STILL, YOU CAN STILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE. YEAH. YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE, RIGHT? NO, WE APPRECIATE THAT. UM, AND THEN, THEN LASTLY, I DO JUST WANT TO, UM, GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO A NUMBER OF STAFF THAT, THAT PUT IN A NUMBER OF EXTRA HOURS, UM, UH, LAST, LAST EVENING AND THIS MORNING. UM, UM, ALICE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR, YOUR LATE NIGHT AND YOUR HARD WORK. AND MARCUS, YOU AND, AND, AND MIKE AND, AND, AND STAFF. AND I KNOW A NUMBER OF OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS WERE ALSO INVOLVED IN THAT. AND SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR EXTRA EFFORT, JUST AGAIN, YOUR PROFESSIONALISM AND, AND MAKING US PROUD AND, AND RESPONDING IN SUCH A WAY THAT, UM, WE KNOW THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS SAFE. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU, MICHAEL. UM, JUST WANNA ECHO THOSE SAME COMMENTS. I COULD GO DOWN THE LIST OF, UH, UH, THE, OUR TEAM, UH, IN DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT MAKE US PROUD EVERY DAY, UH, WHETHER IT'S, UM, GOOD THINGS HAPPENING OR NOT. SO GOOD THINGS HAPPENING THAT WE'RE HAVING TO HANDLE. SO I, I APPRECIATE THAT AND I KNOW, UH, CITY STAFF AND, AND CITY COUNCIL DOES AS WELL. AND AGAIN, BONNIE, THANK YOU, UH, FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THE CITY. I EXPECT TO SEE YOUR NAME ON ANOTHER LIST IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO, UH, SERVE AGAIN, , GETTING OLD, . OH, YOU HAVE A LOT OF TIME LEFT, BONNIE. AND UM, UH, OF COURSE, JACKIE, SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU. YOU'VE BEEN A FACE, THANK YOU. UM, A POSITIVE FACE IN WAXAHATCHEE FOR SO MANY YEARS. AND, UM, I REMEMBER YOU AT THE DL OFFICE TOO. I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T SAY THAT, BUT , I REMEMBER YOU BEING THERE FOR A LONG TIME AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US TONIGHT. THANK YOU. SO WE'RE GONNA GO [15. Convene into Executive Session to review Performance Evaluation for City Manager as permitted by Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code] INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY OR, UH, WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME. ALRIGHT. [16. Reconvene and take any necessary action] UM, WE ARE BACK IN SESSION AT 10:20 PM I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNSEL. MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE EXTEND THE, OR RENEW THE CONTRACT FOR THE CITY MANAGER FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ANY OPPOSED? UM, ACTUALLY IT'S, UH, ANONYMOUS OR, UM, ALL IN FAVOR FOR, SO, OKAY. UM, MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. I THINK WE'RE DONE. UH, WE'VE ALREADY SET OUR, OUR COMMENTS. SO THAT'S IT FOR NOW. THANK Y'ALL FOR STAYING 10 21. YEAH, THANK Y'ALL. SORRY. IT. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.