[00:00:05] AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE ORDER THE MARCH 14TH 2023 CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, AT THE WILING MUNICIPAL CENTER. THE TIME IS 602 PM WE DO ASK THAT IF YOU HAVE A CELL PHONE WITH YOU THIS EVENING THAT YOU WOULD PLEASE SET IT TO VIBRATE OR TURN IT OFF SO AS NOT TO DISTURB PROCEEDINGS. IF YOU DO NEED TO TAKE A CALL, WE DO ASK THAT YOU STEP OUT TO OUR ATRIUM FORESTS. MADAM CITY SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE ROLE AT THIS TIME? YES MAYOR, MAYOR MATTHEW PORTER. PRESENT COUNCILMAN DAVID ARE DUKE COUNCILMAN DAVE STRING COUNCILMAN STRAINING FOR ME HE WOULD BE RUNNING A LITTLE LATE THIS EVENING. MAYOR PRO TEM GEOFF FORESTER PRESIDENT COUNCILMAN SCOTT WILLIAMS. PRESIDENT COUNCILMAN TIMOTHY WALLACE. COUNCILMAN GARRETT MICE PRESENT WARREN MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR HORN. AT THIS TIME, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION TO BE LED BY OUR MAYOR, PROTEIN FORRESTER, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE, LED BY COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS. THANK YOU. PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY, FATHER. WE THANK YOU FOR THE BREATH IN OUR LUNGS. AND THE BEAT IN OUR HEARTS, FATHER. WE JUST COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING. IN ALL OF YOUR MAJESTY AND THE BEAUTIFUL CREATION. WE THANK YOU FOR WYLIE, TEXAS STATE OF TEXAS. THIS BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY THAT WE LIVE IN. RATHER, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD WATCH OVER AND GUIDE THE LEADERS OF OUR COUNTRY, WATCH OVER AND GUIDE THE LEADERS OF OUR STATE AND BE WITH US THIS EVENING. AS WE CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY FATHER. RATHER WATCH OVER OUR FIRST RESPONDERS IN UNIFORM BE WITH THEIR FAMILIES AS THEY ARE SEPARATED. WATCH OVER THE MINIMUM IN UNIFORM THAT PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS GLOBALLY. FATHERS THESE THINGS I ASK IN THE NAME OF YOUR SON. JESUS. AMEN. DID YOU LEAVE IT TO FIVE? THE MARRIAGE STATES OF AMERICA. AND THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. NATION UNDER GOD. PLEASE BE SEATED. SO WITH THAT WE WILL [PRESENTATIONS & RECOGNITIONS] MOVE ON TO THE FIRST SECTION OF OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING, WHICH ARE PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS. SO WHEN I GET TO THE SECTION THAT YOU'RE HERE FOR IF YOU WILL COME JOIN ME DOWN FRONT. SO OUR FIRST RECOGNITION THIS EVENING IS TO RECOGNIZE WILEY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS WHO WERE INVOLVED IN HEROIC ACTIONS AND LIFE SAVING ACTIONS. CHIEF ANDERSON IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CALL THEM DOWN AND THEN TELL US WHY THEY'RE HERE. SO WHAT? I'M EXPLAINING WHAT'S KIND OF HAPPENING. AND WHILE WE'RE RECOGNIZING THESE OFFICERS, I'M GOING TO ASK OFFICER CHRISTOPHER MCKINNEY, ANDREW ABBOTT AND XAVIER MASON. IF YOU ALL WILL COME DOWN AND I'M GOING TO ASK MR KEVIN FUNNEL IF YOU'LL COME DOWN. SO MR FUNNEL HAD REACHED OUT TO ME, AND HE WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THESE THREE OFFICERS. SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS KIND OF GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF THE INFORMATION OF WHY THEY'RE HERE TONIGHT. ON DECEMBER, THE 18TH OF LAST YEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 7 42 PM WILEY POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED. TO A RESIDENCE IN REFERENCE TO A RESIDENT RESIDENT HAVING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. OFFICERS LEARNED THAT A 19 YEAR OLD MALE, LOCKED HIMSELF INSIDE A RESIDENCE AND MADE THREATS TO CAUSE HARM TO HIMSELF. BY SETTING THE HOUSE ON FIRE. WHILE SPEAKING WITH A FAMILY MEMBER ON SCENE, OFFICERS NOTICED A FLAME IN AN UPSTAIRS BEDROOM. OFFICERS KICKED OPEN THE FRONT DOOR TO THE RESIDENTS AND WENT INSIDE. ONCE INSIDE, OFFICERS OBSERVED THE MALE ACTIVELY SOAKING THE STAIRS WITH LIGHTER FLUID. AFTER REFUSING ALL COMMANDS TO EXIT THE ROOM. OFFICERS QUICKLY MADE THE DECISION ACROSS THE FIRE TO SAVE THE YOUNG MAN. WHICH THEY DID. WALLY FIRE AND RESCUE ASSISTED WITH PUTTING OUT THE FIRE AND THE RESIDENTS. AND I'M GONNA TO PASS THIS ALONG TO MR FUNNEL SO THAT HE CAN TALK TO YOU ABOUT WHY HE REACHED OUT TO ME AND WHAT HE WANTS TO DO FOR THESE OFFICERS. THANK YOU, CHIEF. UM I'M WITH MODERN WOODMAN FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY, AND WE HAVE AWARDS FOR DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON THE COMMUNITY AND I SAW THIS. UH, NEWS BLURB ON THE FACEBOOK AND I THOUGHT THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE [00:05:08] RECOGNIZED. SO ON BEHALF OF THE WILY CHAPTER OF MODERN WOODMAN FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OFFICER MASON OFFICER ABBOTT AND OFFERED SURMA KITTY. AH FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND THEIR COLLEGE DUTY TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS OF WILEY. ALONG WITH THIS AWARD, $100 DONATION WILL GO TO THE CHARITY OF EACH ONE OF THEIR CHOICE. THANK YOU. HOW DO YOU CAN'T LEAVE? NEXT. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE WILY HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND FORWARD WHO YOU WERE ABLE TO LISTEN TO BEFORE THE COUNCIL MEETING DEFINITELY MAKES FOR AN ENTERTAINING START TO THE MEETING. WE WERE LAUGHING THAT WE SHOULD JUST HAVE YOU GUYS COME OUT EVERY WEEK. HI THERE. MY NAME IS STEVE LESKO. I'M ONE OF THE BAND DIRECTORS FROM WILEY HIGH SCHOOL. WE WERE HERE TONIGHT TO PROMOTE AN EVENT THAT WE'RE DOING ON SATURDAY, APRIL 15TH IN THE EVENING. WE'RE PUTTING ON A SWING DANCE. UM I LEFT SOME INFORMATION WITH STEPHANIE STORM SOME FLYERS AND WHATNOT. SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO PURCHASE TICKETS YOU CAN GET THAT. IT'S ALSO ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA. YOU CAN FOLLOW THAT WIDELY BANDS ON FACEBOOK AND FIND THE SAME INFORMATION. YOU CAN ALSO GO TO THAT, WHILE THE BAND DOT NETS UM WE ARE HAVING A GUEST ARTISTS COME OUT AND PERFORM WITH US. WE'RE HAVING SOMEBODY COME AND TEACH SWING DANCE. SO IF YOU'RE A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT DOING SWING DANCE, THERE'LL BE SOMEBODY THERE TO TEACH. PRIOR TO THE EVENT, THERE WILL BE A SILENT AUCTION. SO WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU OUT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING US. NEXT WE WOULD LIKE TO HONOR PUBLIC PROCUREMENT MONTH. SO WE HAVE SOME INDIVIDUALS HERE. FROM OUR DEPARTMENT. MISS HAYES. IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU ALL DO AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF IN THE TEAM. IT MIGHT BE SHORTER. THANK YOU. UM THIS IS YOUR PROCUREMENT TEAM WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR SPENDING YOUR MONEY HERE AT THIS CITY WITH GOODS AND SERVICES THAT ARE NEEDED. I HAVE CHRIS RODRIGUEZ ON HER TEAM WHO'S FAIRLY NEW BEEN WITH US TWO MONTHS, AND HELEN BARTON, WHO IS NEW INSIDE OF PURCHASING THAT HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY 10 YEARS NOW. UM AND POINT OUT THE FACT THAT BETWEEN THE THREE OF US, WE CALCULATED UP OUR, UM THE NUMBER OF YEARS WE HAVE 43 YEARS OF PROCUREMENT SERVICE BETWEEN THE THREE OF US, AND HELEN BRINGS GREAT STRENGTH TO OUR TEAM WITH HER SEVEN YEARS THAT SHE WAS IN THE ACCOUNTING SIDE AND HERE AT WILEY SO KNOWING THE DEPARTMENT'S KNOWING HOW WE SPEND OUR MONEY, UH, AND SEEING THINGS FROM THE BACK SIDE SO THAT WE CAN MAKE IMPROVEMENTS ON THE FRONT SIDE. SO BASICALLY WHERE YOUR PROCUREMENT TEAM. AND WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO FOR US AS WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALWAYS FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE TO ALL OF OUR TAXPAYERS AND CITIZENS HERE . IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE SURE WE'RE GETTING THE RIGHT PRODUCT AT THE RIGHT PRICE AND THEN THE RIGHT MANNER. THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR US WHEN WE'RE GOING OUT FOR BIDS AND CONTRACTS THAT THIS TEAM WORKS TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE MEETING ALL OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS AT THE STATE LEVEL AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. BUT ALSO WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GETTING THE BEST DEAL BUT THE RIGHT DEAL FOR OUR CITIZENS AND ENSURING THAT WE HAVE THE CORRECT BLEND OF PRICE AND EXPERIENCE SO THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT THE PRODUCT THAT GETS DELIVERED ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OR TO THE CITIZENS FROM WITH THEIR OWN TAX DOLLARS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF. SO WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO. AND I HAVE A PROCLAMATION. I WOULD LIKE TO READ FOR YOU. WHEREAS [00:10:06] THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROFESSION PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF BOTH GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS AND WHEREAS IN ADDITION TO THE PURCHASE OF GOODS AND SERVICES PROCUREMENT ADDS VALUE TO OUR ORGANIZATION BY PERFORMING FUNCTIONS SUCH AS EXECUTING, IMPLEMENTING AND ADMINISTERING CONTRACTS DEVELOPING STRATEGIC PROCUREMENT STRATEGIES. AND CULTIVATING WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH SUPPLIERS AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. IN A GOOD WAY TO SHOW THAT IS, WE ARE A MEMBER WITH MANY DIFFERENT CITIES AND SOMETIMES STATEWIDE IN ORDER TO WORK TO GET THE BEST DEAL THAT WE CAN FOR OUR CITIZENS. IT'S NOT ONLY JUST OUR OWN INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS. WHEREAS THE CITY OF WILEY'S PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING HIGH CALIBER STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT OF ALL DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY OF WILEY. AND WHERE IS THE CITY OF WILEY RECOGNIZES SUPPORTS AND PRACTICES, THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT VALUES AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES ESTABLISHED BY THE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC PROCUREMENT WITH THE GOAL TO PROMOTE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY BY OBTAINING THE RIGHT PRODUCT FOR THE RIGHT PURPOSE AT THE RIGHT TIME. FOR THE RIGHT PRICE TO ACTIVELY SEEK FAIR COMPETITION IN THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS TO ENSURE ETHICAL COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS TO TREAT SUPPLIERS FAIRLY AND EQUITABLY AND TO INCREASE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN PUBLIC PURCHASING. NOW THEREFORE, I'M MATTHEW PORTER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF WILEY CITY COUNCIL AND CITIZENS OF WILEY ON THIS THE 14TH DAY OF MARCH, 2023 AM HONORED TO HEREBY PROCLAIMED THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023 AS PUBLIC PROCUREMENT MONTH IN WYLIE, TEXAS, AND URGED ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN IN RECOGNIZING THE VITAL ROLE OUR PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT PLAYS IN THE DAILY OPERATIONS OF OUR CITY AND ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY. TRANSPARENCY ETHICS AND IMPARTIALITY. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU. VERY BRIEFLY TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR. AND THIS EVENING. WE'D ALSO LIKE TO HONOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, SO IF I CAN GET OUR STAFF MEMBERS TO JOIN ME. SO WYLIE IS BLESSED TO HAVE MANY WOMEN IN MANY OF OUR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WHO CONTRIBUTE SO GREATLY TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR CITY. WE HAVE MISS ALI AND MISS YANNI'S WHO WORK IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. WE HAVE DEPARTMENT HEADS PUBLIC INFORMATION, CITY SECRETARY PARKS AND RECREATION ENGINEERING PURCHASING SO MANY AND ACCOUNTING FINANCE. SO WE HAVE THE INDIVIDUALS AND SO MANY DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WHO MAKE SUCH AN IMPACT ON OUR CITY AND THEY HAVE IN THE PAST AND THEY CONTINUE TO DO MOVING FORWARD, AND WE JUST WOULD LIKE TO HONOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND IN DOING SO HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE TAKEN THE STEPS TO DO SO MUCH GIVING BACK TO OUR CITY AND WORKING SO HARD IN ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, SOME OF WHICH MAY BE CONSIDERED A NONTRADITIONAL ROLE. BUT WE SEE THEM AS FIXTURES. ON OUR STAFF AS THEY HAVE DONE SUCH AN AMAZING JOB IN THE MANY YEARS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN WITH US. SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU ALL TO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND WHAT YOU DO HERE IN THE CITY. HI I'M LARRY YONAS, THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER HERE. RENE ALI, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER. KRISTINA KELLY. I'M IN THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE. MELISSA BROWN. I'M IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND THE FINANCE DIRECTOR. JANINE O CALLED. I'M THE ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGER. STEPHANIE STORM, CITY SECRETARY. I'M CARMEN PALIN PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR. THE HAZE PURCHASING MANAGER. AND HELEN BARTON PURCHASING BUYER. THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU [00:15:14] DO, AND IT IS OUR HONOR TO HAVE SO MANY VALUABLE STAFF MEMBERS, AND I BELIEVE THAT YOU ALL REPRESENT WOMEN EVERYWHERE AND WITHIN OUR CITY DAILY THROUGH ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO, AND THROUGH THE EXEMPLARY WAY THAT YOU HANDLE YOURSELVES IN ALL OF THE CITY'S BUSINESS, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING. WITH THAT I DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION THAT I WOULD LIKE TO READ. WHEREAS AMERICAN WOMEN OF EVERY RACE CLASS AND ETHNIC BACKGROUND HAVE MADE HISTORIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GROWTH AND STRENGTH OF OUR NATION IN COUNTLESS RECORDED AND UN RECORDED WAYS, WHEREAS AMERICAN WOMEN HAVE PLAYED AND CONTINUE TO PLAY CRITICAL ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL ROLES IN EVERY SPHERE OF THE LIFE OF THE NATION BY CONSTITUTING A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE LABOR FORCE. WHEREAS AMERICAN WOMEN HAVE STRUGGLED THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY TO GAIN RIGHTS, NOT SIMPLY FOR THEMSELVES, BUT FOR MANY OTHER UNDERREPRESENTED AND DISENFRANCHISED GROUPS IN AMERICA, WHEREAS SINCE THE CITY OF WILEY'S FOUNDING IN 18 87 WOMEN HAVE PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN BUILDING SHAPING AND IMPROVING OUR COMMUNITY. WHEREAS WILEY CELEBRATES THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF PAST AND PRESENT WOMEN WHO HAVE RISEN TO THE TOP AND THEIR CAREERS, CONTRIBUTING TO WILEY'S CULTURE, STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS GROWTH AND SUCCESS AND WHEREAS WOMEN WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO THE OCCASION AND MAKE HISTORY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME, THEREFORE I. MATTHEW PORTER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF WILEY CITY COUNCIL. AND CITIZENS OF WILEY ON THIS THE 14TH DAY OF MARCH, 2023 AM HONORED TO HEREBY PROCLAIMED THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023 AS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND WYLIE, TEXAS AND URGE ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN MYSELF IN THE CITY COUNCIL AND HONORING AND CELEBRATING THE HISTORY AND CONTRIBUTION OF WOMEN IN OUR NATION AND TOWN. THANK YOU. AND NOW WE WOULD LIKE TO HONOR ARE WIDELY WAY STUDENTS AND I KNOW THAT MISS SMITH, PRESIDENT OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD IS HERE TO HELP HAND OUT OUR MEDALS. HE LIKES TO GET HERE, BUT NO SELFIES, BUT YOU CAN. YOU CAN FIND THE PHOTOS ON FACEBOOK. AND SO IT DOESN'T OH, THE THAT SHINY FOREHEAD IN IT. HAVE A GREAT FOREHEAD TOO GREAT FOR HER. I'M NOT AS GOOD AS THE SELFIE GAME AS DR VINCENT AND BERNIE MONTGOMERY. THEY'RE THE KINGS DOESN'T I'VE TRIED. IT DOESN'T COME OUT WELL WITH ME SO BUT I WILL CALL YOU THE STUDENTS DOWN ONE AT A TIME AND READ WHAT THE TEACHER WHO NOMINATED THEM HAD TO SAY I WOULD ASK THAT YOU COME JOIN US DOWN FRONT. AND THEN STAY FOR PICTURES. AND IF I DO MISPRONOUNCED ANYONE'S NAME, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CORRECT ME AND I'LL RESTATE IT CORRECTLY. I DO MY BEST. BUT I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE I AM HUMAN. SO FIRST UP THIS EVENING, JOVI BENSON. AND SHE IS IN FOURTH GRADE. IT'S SMITH ELEMENTARY, AND THIS IS WHAT MRS HARTFIELD AND MRS LEE HAD TO SAY. GOV IS SUCH A RAY OF SUNSHINE. SHE BRINGS OUR CLASSROOM SO MUCH JOY EVERY SINGLE DAY. ALTHOUGH THIS AWARD IS SPECIFICALLY FOR GRIT AND PREPARATION, JOVI IS THE KIND OF STUDENT THAT EXEMPLIFIES EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE WILY WAY CHARACTERISTICS. SHE HAS A LOVE FOR LEARNING. SHE IS ALWAYS ENCOURAGING AND UPLIFTING OTHERS AND HAS A HEART OF GOLD. CONGRATULATIONS. [00:20:51] I LOVE IT. THANK YOU FOR COMING TO SUPPORT HER. NEXT. WE HAVE ANGEL ALVISO. HE IS AT BURNETT JUNIOR HIGH IN SEVENTH GRADE WITH MRS HOPPY. FROM READING CLASS. ANGEL SHOWS UP DAILY, READY TO WORK AND FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS. HE HAS A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND A SMILE ON HIS FACE EVERY DAY FOR CLASS. HE PARTICIPATES IN CLASS AND IS WILLING TO HELP OUT A CLASSMATE WHEN NEEDED. EVEN WHEN CLASS GETS CHALLENGING, HE PUSHES AHEAD AND ALWAYS GIVES IT 100. HE IS A JOY TO HAVE AS A STUDENT. CONGRATULATIONS. AND NEXT ANNA RUSSELL. ANNA RUSSELL. AND SHE IS AT COOPER JUNIOR HIGH IN EIGHTH GRADE WITH MRS SCHMIDT. ANNA COMES TO CLASS EVERY DAY WITH A SMILE ON HER FACE AND A POSITIVE ATTITUDE. SHE ACTIVELY LOOKS FOR WAYS TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND IN THE LIBRARY WHILE ASSISTING STUDENTS WITH THE PROCESS OF LOCATING BOOKS. WHICH I'M SURE IS EASIER THESE DAYS THAN WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL. ORGANIZING THINGS IN THE LIBRARY, HELPING TO CREATE DISPLAYS AND MORE. SHE SETS A GREAT EXAMPLE FOR HER PEERS OF WHAT IT MEANS TO SHOW UP FULLY AND TO MAKE THE MOST OF EACH DAY. CONGRATULATIONS. THE TEACHER WALLET. I THINK IF YOU TOLD MOST STUDENTS TODAY THAT WE USED TO GO TO A LITTLE RACK ON THE WALL, LOOK UP BOOKS ALPHABETICALLY AND FIND FIND NUMBERS AND THEN GO SEARCHING THROUGH THE RACKS. AND . IT'S KIND OF LIKE WHEN I TELL STORIES ABOUT TELEPHONES HAD CORDS AND WE'RE STUCK TO THE WALL. MY BROTHER LOOKS AT ME LIKE I'M CRAZY VIDEO THAT TALKS ABOUT HOW LIKE IT'S GIRLS LIKE WHAT IF WE HAD, LIKE ONE PHONE STAYED IN THE HOUSE? NO. THAT'S A NOVEL IDEA. YEAH. REMEMBER THOSE PHONES? NEXT THIS EVENING . WE WOULD LIKE TO HONOR NATALIE HOWL. SHE MAY NOT HAVE MADE IT THIS EVENING, SO WE WILL SAVE THAT FOR HER. NEXT IS WYATT JEFFRIES. AND WHY IT IS FROM WILEY EAST HIGH SCHOOL. HE IS A SENIOR, AND THIS IS FROM COLONEL MACFARLAND. AS OUR AIR FORCE [00:25:01] JUNIOR ROTC CORPS COMMANDER WYATT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE RELIEVED OF HIS RESPONSIBILITY. IN ORDER TO MOURN AND GRIEVE, HIS MOTHER WHO RECENTLY PASSED AWAY. HE INSISTED ON FULFILLING HIS RESPONSIBILITIES. IN DOING SO HE LED OVER 100 CADETS IN THE COMPLEX PREPARATION AND EXECUTION OF HOSTING UP TO 25 VISITING SCHOOLS AT OUR ANNUAL DRILL MEET AT WILEY EAST HIGH SCHOOL ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH. FURTHERMORE HE INCORPORATED HIS SISTER INTO THE FINAL PREPARATION ACTIVITIES SO THAT SHE WOULD NOT BE HOME ALONE DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. HE IS THE WILY WAY. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE HAVE JASMINE SALLIS. JASMINE IS A WILY EAST HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL. SHE IS IN 10TH GRADE. AND THIS IS WHAT MRS TAMMY PERDOMO HAD TO SAY. JASMINE IS A VERY DETERMINED IN HARDWORKING STUDENT WHO TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN HER WORK. HAVING ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR ONLY THREE YEARS, SHE HAS TO WORK EXTRA HARD TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN ENGLISH CLASS. I AM PROUD AND THANKFUL TO HAVE HER AS A STUDENT THIS YEAR. CONGRATULATIONS. DID ALEXANDER MAKE IT THIS EVENING? WE'LL MAKE SURE TO GET THAT TO HIM AS WELL. AND NEXT HANNAH WALTERS. HANNAH IS IT WILDLY HIGH SCHOOL SHE IS IN 10TH GRADE. AND THIS IS WHAT CHEF TONY SLOAN HAD TO SAY. HANNAH HAS OVERCOME A LOT. SHE HAS LEARNED TO ADVOCATE FOR HERSELF. AND HER EDUCATIONAL NEEDS WHILE STILL BEING RESPECTFUL. SHE IS ALWAYS WORKING TO UNDERSTAND HER NOTES AND HER READING TO ENSURE SHE CAN COMMUNICATE HER UNDERSTANDING OF CLASS KNOWLEDGE EFFECTIVELY. SHE WORKS DURING LUNCH AND STAYS UP LATE TO COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS. EVEN AFTER WORKING A JOB RIGHT AFTER SCHOOL. HER SMILE IS INFECTIOUS AND REFLECTS HOW SHE ADDRESSES HER DAY WITH HOPE, PROMISE AND DETERMINATION. I WANT TO BE JUST LIKE HANNAH. CONGRATULATIONS. AND NEXT WE HAVE ABDUL WALA. HE IS FROM ACHIEVE ACADEMY. AND THIS IS WHAT CHRISTINE HARRIS HAD TO SAY. ABDUL EXEMPLIFIES THE CORE VALUES OF GRIT AND PREPARATION. HIS POSITIVE [00:30:01] ATTITUDE AND CONSISTENT WORK ETHIC ARE A WINNING COMBINATION. ABDULLAH IS A FOCUSED STUDENT, PROVEN AND SELF MOTIVATED TO ACHIEVE HIS GOALS. HE IS DELIBERATE AND THOUGHTFUL ABOUT HIS WORK AS WELL AS HIS INTERACTIONS WITH OTHERS. HE IS ONE OF THE POLITIS STUDENTS I'VE EVER MET. DEDICATED RESPECTFUL AND HARDWORKING. ABDUL IS THE WILY WAY. CONGRATULATIONS. SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION AND RECOGNITIONS, SO WE'LL GIVE THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO YES, AND PICTURES WILL BE ON FACEBOOK IF YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO GET ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE STUDENT. FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO STEP OUT WE WILL GIVE YOU JUST A FEW MINUTES TO DO SO. OF COURSE YOU'RE WELCOME TO THE ENTIRE MEETING. IT'S AN OPEN MEETING. WE ALWAYS WELCOME ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND COUNCIL. BUT FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO STEP OUT THANK YOU FOR COMING. SO WITH THAT. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO COMMENTS ON MAN AGENDA ITEMS IF ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IS PRESENT WISHES TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT LISTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU HAVE COMPLETED A FORM IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING AND YOU WOULD BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES AS AN INDIVIDUAL OR SIX MINUTES IF REPRESENTING A GROUP WE DO REMIND EVERYONE THAT IF YOU ARE SPEAKING ON AN ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA COUNCIL CANNOT CONVERSE DELIBERATE OR TAKE ACTION ON ANYTHING THAT IS SAID DUE TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT REQUIREMENTS UNDER STATE LAW , MISS STORM HAVE WE HAD ANY FORMS TURNED IN FOR COMMENTS ON NON AGENDA ITEMS? NO MAYOR WITH NON TURNED IN. WE WILL THEN MOVE [CONSENT AGENDA] TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCILOR STAFF WOULD LIKE TO PULL ANY ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION DO SO AT THIS TIME , AND I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEMS SEE JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CLARIFY FOR ANYONE WHO MAY HAVE QUESTIONS. ABOUT ITEM C. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT STAFF COUNSEL WOULD LIKE COLD FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION? WITH NON INDICATED I WOULD BE OPEN TO EMOTION ON THE REMAINING ITEMS. COUNCILMAN DUKE. YES MR MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A, B AND D WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS A B AND D DO WE HAVE A SECOND COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS SECONDED MAYOR. WE HAVE EMOTION WITH A SECOND TO APPROVE THOSE ITEMS. COUNCIL POLICE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES 70. WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE TO OUR [C. Consider, and act upon, Ordinance No. 2023-11 an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas, declaring unopposed candidates in the May 6, 2023 General City Election, elected to office; canceling the election; providing a severability clause; and providing an effective date.] REGULAR AGENDA, WHICH WILL NOW START WITH ITEM C, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023-11 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, DECLARING UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES IN THE MAY 6 2023 GENERAL CITY ELECTION, ELECTED TO OFFICE, CANCELING THE ELECTION AND PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MISS STORM. JUST A FEW WILL WALK US THROUGH WHAT HAS LED US TO THIS POINT AND WHAT IT MEANS. WE HAD OUR FILING DATES FOR THE THREE OPEN POSITIONS FOR CITY COUNCIL, WHICH WAS MAYOR. PLACE FIVE AND PLACE SIX. WE HAD ONE CANDIDATE FOR EACH PLACE. AND SO THAT MEANS THAT PER STATE LAW. WE HAVE TO DO AN ORDINANCE TO CANCEL THE ELECTION AS THERE WAS NO OPPOSED CANDIDATES. SO THIS IS THE ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU IS, AND THERE'S THREE COPIES. UM AS WILY IS IN A SMALL PORTION OF [00:35:04] DALLAS COUNTY AND DALLAS COUNTY REQUIRES VIETNAMESE TRANSLATION . SO THERE'S AN ORDINANCE IN ORDER IN ENGLISH, SPANISH AND VIETNAMESE AND THE PACKET FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK THANK YOU, MISS STORM. I APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IF ANYONE SEES THAT ON THE AGENDA THAT THEY UNDERSTAND IT WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS ONE CANDIDATE PER POSITION, AND THEREFORE THAT IS THE REASON FOR THE ELECTION BEING CANCELED. UM DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM THE STORM CAN CAN YOU TELL US BY CANCELING THE ELECTION? HOW MUCH DOES THAT SAVE AS FAR AS TAX DOLLARS? ROUGHLY I WOULD SAY ABOUT 40,000 CLOSE TO $40,000. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? IF THERE ARE NONE OF THE OPEN TO EMOTION. COUNCILMAN STRENGTH. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM IS PRESENTED. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS SECONDED MAYOR. WE DO HAVE EMOTION WITH A SECOND OF COUNCIL WILL PLEASE CAST THEIR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES 70 WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER ONE ON A REGULAR AGENDA, WHICH [1. Tabled from 01-24-2023 Remove from table and consider Interview applicants and consider, and act upon, the appointment of a new board member to the City of Wylie Economic Development Corporation to fill the term of March 2023 to June 30, 2023.] IS TO INTERVIEW APPLICANTS AND CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE APPOINTMENT OF A NEW BOARD MEMBER TO THE CITY OF WILEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO FILL THE TERM OF MARCH 2023 TO JUNE 30TH 2023. THIS ITEM WAS TABLED SO IT WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM TABLE TO BE CONSIDERED. MAYOR PRO TEM THANK YOU. MAYOR I'D LIKE TO REMOVE THIS ITEM FROM THE TABLE FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE MOTION TO REMOVE FROM TABLE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS SECOND MAYOR. WE HAVE A MOTION WITH THE SECOND TO REMOVE FROM TABLE FOR CONSIDERATION. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES 70. WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE. INTO THIS ITEM TO START THIS OFF THIS EVENING. WE HAVE A VACANCY DUE TO RESIGNATION, AND WE DID ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM INTERESTED PARTIES FOR THIS BOARD BEFORE WE GET INTO INTERVIEWING THE CANDIDATES, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, AS I KNOW THE SUBCOMMITTEE OFTEN DOES FOR THE LIAISON, WHICH IS OUR ECONOMIC DIRECTOR. TO COME FORWARD MR JASON GRINER AND JUST GIVE COUNSEL INFORMATION ON WHAT IT IS THAT THE E D. C BOARD DOES WHAT THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE BOARD ARE SIMILAR TO THE LIAISONS. DO WHENEVER WE DO THE SUBCOMMITTEE TO FOR BOARD APPOINTMENTS, MR GRINER, JASON BRENNAN WITH WILEY DC. THANKS FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING. I'VE GOT THREE BOARD MEMBERS HERE WITH ME TONIGHT AS WELL. AND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANY OF THEM WITH ABOUT THE TIME AND COMMITMENT IT TAKES TO SERVE ON THE BOARD, AS YOU KNOW, TWICE A MONTH MEETINGS WITH COUNCIL. THERE'S A LOT OF BOARD PACKETS A LOT OF AGENDAS. LOT OF READING TO GO THROUGH. OUR BOARD IS VERY SIMILAR, AND OUR BOARD WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE CITY WHERE IT WAS CITY STAFF CITY COUNCIL AND WORK FOR PLANNING AND ZONING WITHIN THE PARAMETERS SET FORTH IN THE FUTURE LAND USE AND THEN, UH, APPLY A LITTLE STRATEGY AND TARGETED MARKETING TO GO AFTER SOME OF THE INDUSTRIES IN WHICH ARE SET FORWARD BY OUR BOARD AND BY COUNCIL IN WHICH YOU WANT TO GO AFTER SO WE HELP BRING IN BUSINESSES AND DIVERSE BY THE LOCAL ECONOMY BY ADDING TAXABLE VALUE, AND AS SUCH, ARE BORED WORKS WITH US, TOO. WORK ON PROJECTS. WE HAVE MEETINGS AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. WE HAVE SPECIAL CALLED MEETINGS. EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS. WE HAVE BUDGET PROCESS WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH. WE DO TRADE SHOWS AND TRIPS AND TRAVEL AND WE HAVE AFTER OUR MEETING'S AND, UH, IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN SOME OF THE OTHER COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS THAT THE CITY HAS A LITTLE BIT MORE HANDS ON. THE PROJECTS ARE VERY LONG TERM. AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE. IT DOES HELP TO HAVE SOME BOARD MEMBERS THAT HAVE LONGEVITY, BECAUSE SOME OF THESE PROJECTS AS COUNCILMAN FORRESTER TEST THESE PROJECTS TAKE A LONG TIME. SOME OF THE PROJECTS WE FIRST STARTED TALKING ABOUT STILL HAVEN'T EVEN HAPPENED WHILE SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN IN OFFICE, SO HAVING THAT LENGTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE WORKING IN INDUSTRY, WE DO TARGET PRIMARY EMPLOYERS, WHICH ARE A LOT OF MANUFACTURERS OFFICE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. WE HAVE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO THESE THAT ARE LOOKING AT OUR MARKET NOW. WE DO ALSO TARGET RETAIL RECRUITMENT AND, UH WE HAVE A LOT OF BR, WHICH IS BUSINESS RETENTION EXPANSION SERVICES. LOT OF OUR LOCAL COMPANIES ARE DOING EXPANSIONS, RETOOLING AND AUTOMATING AND A LOT OF THAT, THEN IS ME COMING AND TALKING TO OUR BOARD ABOUT THOSE PROJECTS IN DEPTH AND TALKING ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND ENGINEERING AND COST OVERRUNS AND BUDGETS AND. A LOT OF THAT IS TIED DIRECTLY TO WHAT THE CITY DOES MAYOR PRO TEM THANK YOU, MR GRINDER. ONE QUESTION I DO HAVE FOR YEARS. YOU ARE [00:40:04] MENTIONING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THE CORPORATION FUNCTIONS WITH THE BOARD. WHAT IS THE SPECIFIC FUNCTION OF THE BOARD MEMBERS SO THAT EVERYBODY WHO'S HERE TO INTERVIEW THIS EVENING WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT THE JOBS AND DUTIES OF THOSE BOARD MEMBERS ARE AS WELL AS I KNOW THAT WE'VE JUST KIND OF GIVING HIM 50,000 FT VIEW ON THE TIME AND COMMITMENT, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS PEOPLE ARE COMING BEFORE US THIS EVENING, THE INTERVIEW FOR THIS POSITION THAT THERE IS NO MISUNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS NOT A PICK UP YOUR PACKET. READ IT. SHOW UP TO THE MEETING. GIVE ADVICE. WALK AWAY OR ON THE OTHER HAND, IT'S NOT HEY, AS SOON AS YOU GET PUT ON THE BOARD THAT YOU GRAB YOUR BRIEFCASE AND RUN OUT THE DOOR AND START TRYING TO BRING ANOTHER RESTAURANT TO TOWN OR ANOTHER BUSINESS, A TOWN BUT HOW DOES IT WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH YOURSELF TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS A PLAN OF ACTION IN PLACE AND THAT THAT PLAN OF ACTION IS FOLLOWED? WE HAVE ANNUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THAT ARE SET FORTH BY OUR BOARD AND THEN ALSO PRESENTED HERE AT COUNCIL. THOSE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ARE REALLY KIND OF MANAGER OF THE YEAR BY PROFESSIONAL STAFF, SO OUR BOARD IS MORE OF AN ADVISORY BOARD. UM I MANAGE A SMALL TEAM IN MY ANSWER TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CITY COUNCIL AND WORKED WITH CITY MANAGER AND LEADERSHIP HERE IN THE CITY, TAKE DIRECTION FROM OUR BOARD AND A LOT OF WHAT WE NEED FROM BOARD MEMBERS, MUCH LIKE COUNCILS, FEEDBACK AND DIRECTION. UM THEY DON'T DO A LOT OF THE OUTREACH. THEY DON'T DO A LOT OF THEIR RECRUITMENT. THEY DON'T HAVE THE LATE NIGHT MEETINGS AND EVERYTHING. THEY DON'T HAVE ALL THE LUNCH MEETINGS AND THINGS THAT I GO TO IS MORE ADVISORY. I GO OUT AND TALK TO ALL THESE BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. BRING BACK PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN QUALIFIED AND THEN GET STRATEGIC GUIDANCE IN FEEDBACK AND DIRECTION FROM OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND MEETINGS TO DETERMINE WHICH DIRECTION TO GO. OKAY? ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD. SO I'D LIKE TO ASK BEFORE WE GET INTO THE INTERVIEWS, IF ANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT TOOK THEIR TIME TO COME THIS EVENING, WOULD LIKE TO STATE ANYTHING REGARDING THE TIME COMMITMENT OR ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THE POSITION. IF YOUR STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR US OR ACTUALLY, YOU CAN JUST STATE NAME AND POSITION ON THE BOARD. GOOD EVENING, COMMANDER HAWKINS . PRESIDENT WILEY E. D. C FIRST I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME TO JUST HEAR SOME FEEDBACK AND WANT TO THANK ALL THE CANDIDATES FOR THEIR TIME AND INTEREST IN THIS BOARD. THE THING THAT I WOULD ASK IS THAT THE CANDIDATE AS WELL AS YOU THAT'S MAKING A DECISION WOULD CONSIDER IS THE WHY. WHY DOES SOMEONE WANT TO BE ON THIS BOARD? IT'S A SERIOUS COMMITMENT OF TIME. IT'S A SACRIFICE. WHY DO THEY WANT TO BE ON THE BOARD? AND THEN ASSESS IF THAT FITS WITH WHAT YOU HEARD THAT WE DO AS A RELATES TO WHAT JASON JUST SPOKE TO AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS JUST TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS A WILLINGNESS A WILLINGNESS TO SERVE AND IT IS A SACRIFICE AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW HOW YOU FAVOR A PARTICULAR FAST FOOD JOINT. EVEN IF IT'S YOUR WIFE'S FAVORITE RESTAURANT. IF IT'S NOT IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CITIZENS OF WILEY, YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE THE DECISION THAT'S NOT BASED ON YOUR OWN INTERESTS. BUT OTHERS AND SO WITH AS LITTLE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE LEFT WITH LAND AND EVERYTHING THAT'S SURROUNDING US. I THINK IT'S TIME FOR US TO MAKE GOOD STRATEGIC DECISIONS, AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE THAT'S GOING TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS, BE A TEAM PLAYER AND UNDERSTAND THAT THE DECISIONS OF THIS BOARD IS NOT AN INDIVIDUAL. IT'S BASED ON US WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM . AND, OF COURSE, WORKING WITH YOU, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, SIR. WOULD EITHER OF THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING. GOOD EVENING. GENOME ELIQUIS. THANKS FOR HAVING US TONIGHT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S CLEAR THE POSITION BECAUSE SOMETIMES I THINK WE LOOK AT THE INTERNET AND WE'LL LOOK AT SOCIAL MEDIA AND WHATNOT AND WE'LL SEE. WELL, DCS BRINGING CHICKEN PLACES. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S NOT AS PERSPECTIVE BOARD MEMBER OR I WANT TO BE A BOARD MEMBER IN THE DC THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN CONTROL. UNLESS WERE SPECIFIC WHISTLE CELEBRATING SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YOU KNOW THE DEVELOPERS IN THE TOWN? PLACES TO HAVE ALREADY HAVE BUILT IN THE TOWN. WE HAVE REALLY NO JURISDICTION OVER TO TELL THEM THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTIES WHO TO BRING IN WHAT TO BRING SO WE DON'T CONTROL THE CHICKEN PLACES HAS SPREAD ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOU REALLY HAVE NO SAY ON ON THAT SENSE. AS FAR AS THE EVC. WE'RE PRIMARILY A JOB. EMPLOYER YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE BRINGING JOBS TO WILDLY, NOT ONLY UM JUST ANY KIND OF JOBS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEIR HIGH PAYING JOBS AS OUR INFRASTRUCTURE HAS CHANGED. THAT'S WHERE POSSIBLE LIVING HAS CHANGED IN WILDLY AND EVERY DAY IS CHANGING. WANT TO [00:45:01] MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S BEEN MET AND THE JOBS THAT ARE COMING INTO WILDLY AND LITTLE LAND THAT WE HAVE. IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE. YOU KNOW, HIGHER PAYING JOBS. UM AND I THINK IT'S BEEN STRESSED BY JASON AND BY DEMAND AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S IT SAYS WHERE NONWORKING BOARD, BUT WE'RE ALSO WORKING BOARD. BECAUSE THERE IS MEETINGS THAT TRACING SETS WITH PERSPECTIVE. DEVELOPERS PERSPECTIVE JOB EMPLOYERS THAT WANT TO HAVE MEETINGS WITH US AND WANT TO TALK TO US ABOUT IT. JASON ALWAYS INVITES ONE OR TWO BOARD MEMBERS TO GO IN THE MEETINGS WITH THEM. AND IT'S A SHOW OF UNITY. YOU KNOW, AT TIMES COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR JOINS THOSE MEETINGS THAT SHOW OF UNITY AND WIDELY IS AND WHAT WE DO AND WILD THAT WE'RE ALWAYS TOGETHER. WE'RE ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT DEVELOPING WILDLY IN THE SENSE OF TOGETHERNESS, NOT ONE ENTITY BY ITSELF. SO IT'S A TIME COMMITMENT. IT'S A WORKING BOARD. I WOULD SAY, IN ESSENCE, THAT YOU HAVE TO ATTEND THESE MEETINGS AND SHOW SUPPORT FOR YOUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MAN DIRECTOR AND FOR THE CITY. ALSO THERE'S MEETINGS OUTSIDE OF THE TOWN. SOMETIMES THAT WE ALL HAVE TO SACRIFICE OUR TIME TO GO AWAY. OUR FAMILIES, OUR BUSINESSES, OUR JOBS. SO IT'S NOT JUST SHOWING UP. ONCE A MONTH. RAISING YOUR HAND. IT HAS TO BE MORE THAN THAT, BECAUSE THE PROJECTS DON'T FINISH WITHIN A MONTH. THE PROJECTS ARE MONTHS AHEAD. AND IF YOU LAG BEHIND YOU KNOW YOU MISS A MONTH. YOU FEEL LIKE YOU MISSED A LOT. YOU MISSED. YOU KNOW, AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT OF IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT CAME IN FOR THE SPECIFIC PROJECT THAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THREE YEARS TO BE. PUT ON SCHEDULE. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES ARE NOT AS MUCH AS YOU THINK. AND YOUR TIME COMMITMENT IS PRETTY HOT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. GOOD AFTERNOON. BRITAIN STILL BOARD MEMBER. UH DEMAND AND GINO KINDA HIT ON THE HEAD. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A LOT I CAN ADD , BUT, UM, TIME COMMITMENT ONCE AGAIN. IT'S A BIG DEAL. UH, WE ARE WORKING BOARD. THERE'S MORNINGS. THERE'S AFTERNOONS. THERE'S UH, TRIPS. THERE'S JUST STUFF YOU GOTTA DO. SO YOU KNOW , THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT IF YOU CAN'T COMMIT THEN PROBABLY NOT, YOU KNOW FOR THAT PERSON AND THEN MY ONLY OTHER EDITION WOULD BE BEING ABLE TO WORK IN A TEAM ENVIRONMENT. UM EVERYONE IS VERY SMART AND EVERYONE HAS GOOD EXPERIENCE. THEY ALL BRING A LOT TO THE TABLE, AND I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT LISTEN TO IT AND KNOW HOW TO WORK WITHIN A GROUP TO FIND THE BEST SOLUTION OR BEST WAY FORWARD. AND THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU, SIR. AND I'LL JUST ADD JUST QUICKLY JUST FOR OUR APPLICANTS. SO THAT THOSE WHO ARE HERE THIS EVENING? NO UM, SINCE I SERVED AS AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER, I'M AWARE OF THE MEETINGS AND THE NUMBER OF MEETINGS JUST TO GIVE EVERYONE IDEA THAT THE STANDARD MEETING THAT WE HAVE EVERY MONTH OFTEN GOES FOR THREE OR FOUR HOURS. YOU'RE COMMITTING MAJORITY OF THAT WEDNESDAY MORNING. MEETINGS WITH DEVELOPERS COULD BE AND OTHER TIMES DURING THE DAY MORNINGS AFTERNOONS. EVENINGS THERE'S NOW WHILE WE DO TAKE SOME TRIPS TO RECRUIT OR TO TRY TO GIVE A TALK TO DEVELOPERS TO BRING INTEREST TO THE CITY. THERE ARE ALSO TRAINING SESSIONS FOR SALES TAX UNDERSTANDING. NOT NOT A GLAMOROUS, UH CONFERENCE TO ATTEND. BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT AND BUILDS THE KNOWLEDGE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS, AND THAT IS A MULTIDAY COMMITMENT. UM, SO THERE ARE THINGS LIKE THAT THAT COME WITH IT, AND I UNDERSTAND, UM I BELIEVE ALL OF US UP HERE HAVE A FAMILY AS WELL. UM, AND JOBS AND TIME COMMITMENTS. AND SO I JUST ASKED THAT IF YOU STEPPED FORWARD TO SERVE THAT, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE MAKING A COMMITMENT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT TIME BACK. TO THE CITY BECAUSE OTHERWISE IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT ON A BOARD WITH FIVE MEMBERS TO EFFECTIVELY CONDUCT BUSINESS FROM MONTH TO MONTH. IF THERE'S A HIGH RATE OF ABSENTEEISM, AND SO, UH, WITH THAT WOULD LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO BRINGING THE CANDIDATES WHO ARE HERE THIS EVENING AND ARE INTERESTED IN THIS BOARD FORWARD. SO I WILL CALL INDIVIDUALS AND THE ORDER THAT I HAVE YOU IN THE PACKET. AND IF THEY ARE PRESENT THEY CAN COME FORWARD. FOR US TO DISCUSS AND ASK THEM QUESTIONS. SO THE FIRST CANDIDATE LISTED AS MR ZHAO DENNIS. OKAY SO IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT MR DENNIS WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT THIS EVENING. [00:50:07] OBVIOUSLY HIS INFORMATION IS CONTAINED IN THE PACKET. THE NEXT ON MY LIST IS GERALD DYSON. MR DYSON HERE THIS EVENING. I APOLOGIZE. MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WOULD WANT TO POINT OUT AS WE GO THROUGH THESE NAMES THAT THE INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT HERE. THEY STILL WANT TO BE. YES AND THIS IS A QUESTION, I GUESS FOR OUR CITY SECRETARY. THESE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE NAMES ARE CALLED THAT ARE NOT IN THE ROOM. THEY STILL WANT TO BE, UM CONSIDERED FOR THE POSITION ON THE BOARD. IS THAT CORRECT? YES MAYOR PRO TIM AND WE KNEW FOR SURE, THREE APPLICANTS WEREN'T ABLE TO ATTEND BECAUSE I ALREADY HAD PRIOR ENGAGEMENTS, AND THEY DID WANT TO STILL KEEP THEIR NAME FOR CONSIDERATION. UM AND THE OTHER APPLICANTS DID CONFIRM THAT THEY WERE STILL INTERESTED IN SERVING. GREAT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM. SO IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT AND SOME OF THESE INDIVIDUALS LET US KNOW. BUT JUST IN CASE PLANS CHANGED. I LIKE TO CALL EACH NAME. NEXT IS MR AARON JAMISON. DID I GET THAT LAST NAME? CORRECT. OKAY? AND SO WE HAVE YOUR PACKET HERE. THE FIRST THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO TO START OUT FOR QUESTIONS WILL BE FOR ME. AND THAT IS JUST IF YOU WOULD TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF AND WHY YOU WANT TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD. WELL GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS AARON JAMESON. I LIVE AT 29 11 GLENDALE DRIVE HERE IN WYLIE AND YOU ASKED ME THE BEST QUESTION FIRST. WHY DO I WANT TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD? FOR ME. IT'S A CULMINATION OF SINCE THE MOMENT I STEPPED FOOT AND WIDELY TEXAS IN MAY 2019 AND REALLY PURCHASED A HOME AND BELIEVE THAT THIS WOULD BE A PLACE TO RAISE MY FAMILY. I'VE RAISED THREE BOYS ALREADY STARTED OVER WITH A FIVE YEAR OLD. SO HE'LL BE GOING TO KINDERGARTEN THIS FALL. UM IT'S A FORTUITOUS OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD WITH THE BACKING OF MY EMPLOYER. SO MANY OF YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW THAT FROST HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN THIS COMMUNITY BY BUILDING A FANTASTIC FINANCIAL CENTER WHERE THE OLD FUZZY'S TACO WAS AND HAS GIVEN ME THE LEADERSHIP OF A COMMERCIAL TEAM TO OPERATE THERE. THIS IS REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO JUST LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CITY, AS I HAVE CONTINUED TO DO SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CITIZENS BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN 2021. CERTAINLY VOTING IN EVERY ELECTION THAT HASN'T BEEN CANCELED. AND ALSO BEING A PART OF LEADERSHIP. WILEY WILEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND OTHER INTEREST HERE IN THE CITY. SO FOR ME, THIS IS JUST REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO JUST CONTINUE ON WITH THINGS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN DONE. GREAT WORK HAS BEEN DONE BY THIS COUNCIL AND ALSO REPRESENT MY FAMILY AND TRYING TO UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THE THINGS THAT ARE COMING TO. IN AND OUT OF WILEY. OKAY? AND OUR FOLLOW THAT UP WITH OBVIOUSLY GAVE US A LITTLE BACKGROUND AND WE HAVE THE INFORMATION YOU SUBMITTED. WHAT SKILL SET DO YOU BELIEVE YOU BRING TO THE TABLE THAT WILL HELP FURTHER THE DISCUSSION. THE DISCUSSIONS AND THE, UM GOALS OF THE IN ITS BOARD. AGAIN ANOTHER GREAT QUESTION. I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING FOR ME IS THAT, UH LEADING A COMMERCIAL TEAM AND HAVING KIND OF THE EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITH PROJECTS THAT AREN'T TRANSACTIONAL THAT ARE LONG TERM THAT ARE HAVE A LONG SALES CYCLE THAT UM, BEING A PART OF THAT AND UNDERSTANDING THE PATIENTS AND THE COMPONENTS. COMBINED WITH THE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND TRANSPARENCY THAT THE CITY OF WILEY HAS ALWAYS DEMONSTRATED THAT I CAN AT LEAST PROVIDE ADVICE, INDUSTRY EXPERTISE AND ALSO COLLABORATE WITH OTHER COLLEAGUES WITHIN MY INDUSTRY THAT THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO SOLUTIONS. CAN MAYOR, PROTEIN. THANK YOU. MAYOR MR JAMISON, AS YOU PREPARED THIS EVENING TO COME FOR US TO INTERVIEW FOR THE POSITION. WHAT INFORMATION DID YOU GATHER AS FAR AS THE CURRENT BOARD. OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON WITHIN THE CITY. I REALLY TRIED TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO JUST LOOK AT SOME OF THE RECENT BOARD MINUTES, PARTICULARLY THE WILY E. D. C IN COMBINATION WITH DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL, BENNETT'S AND BOARDS. WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS THAT UM, KANSAS CITY. SOUTHERN IS A BIG COMPONENT THAT WILL PLAY A BIG ROLE IN WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE ECONOMIC FUTURE OF THIS AREA AS WE CONTINUE TO DEVELOP, DEVELOP THE COMMERCIAL SPACE AND LOTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE. WE'RE VERY MINDFUL OF THE IMPACT ON TAXES AND CITIZENS AND REALLY MINDFUL OF SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS [00:55:02] THAT ARE BEING PLACED IN PLACES THAT WHERE PEOPLE CAN COMFORTABLY ENJOY LIVING HERE IN WYLIE. WHILE ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE IMPORTANT, I'M HOPING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A MULTIGENERATIONAL, UM, JUST ADVISORY VIEW. HAVING LIVED ANOTHER REALLY STRONG CITIES HERE IN THE AREA, RICHARDSON AND ALLEN AND HOPEFULLY CONTRIBUTE SOME OF THE EXPERIENCES THAT BOND PACKAGES OR OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THOSE AREAS. HOW THEY MIGHT PLAY OUT IN WYLIE AGAIN, ULTIMATELY. I KNOW THAT IT'S A SMALL BOARD. I KNOW IT'S LED BY SOME PEOPLE THAT HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME WORKING HERE IN WYLIE AND QUITE HONESTLY, OF ALL THE PEOPLE. THAT HAVE ALSO RAISED THEIR HAND. I MIGHT BE THE ONE WITH JUST THE MOST AMOUNT OF EAGERNESS BUT CERTAINLY WILLINGNESS TO LEARN. OKAY SO OUT OF THE PROJECTS THAT YOU REVIEWED, WHAT WOULD YOU ASSUME THAT HAS BEEN THE LONGEST TERM PROJECT? AND WHAT DO YOU THINK THE FINANCIAL IMPACT ON THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THAT PROJECT WOULD BE TO THE CITY? UM THAT'S QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW THAT I CAN ANSWER DIRECTLY AGAIN. I SPENT A LOT OF TIME THINKING ABOUT KANSAS CITY. SOUTHERN UM, ACTUALLY WORKING WITH SOME OF OUR SENIOR LEADERSHIP AT THE BANK UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT WAS A REASON WHY THEY PLACED FINANCIAL CENTER HERE IN WYLIE. WAS TO BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO, UM MORE OF THE MAIN STREET BUSINESS APPROACH. THE SUPPLIERS UM MANUFACTURERS, SMALL MANUFACTURERS AND PARTICULARLY INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, THAT WILL BE CONTRIBUTING TO THAT, MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE A SAFE SOUND PLACE. UH TO BANK GIVES ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO WORK AND FIND OUT WHETHER THOSE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ARE REACHING THEIR GOALS AND NEEDS SO FOR ME. IT'S REALLY ABOUT KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN. I'LL SAY IT AGAIN. THAT LOGISTICS PARK WILL HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON NOT ONLY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THIS AREA, BUT THE RESIDENTS OF WILEY OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY? COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. MR JAMISON. THANK YOU FOR COMING. I WANTED TO FIND OUT ONE. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY. AND THEN WHAT ELSE HAVE YOU DONE ASIDE FROM THAT? THAT AREA. THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION. I'VE BEEN IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS. I STARTED OUT AS A BRANCH MANAGER FOR RESOURCE ONE CREDIT UNION. SPENT TIME WORKING. FOR SEVERAL OTHER LARGE BANKS IN THE AREA, INCLUDING TRUEST AND U. S BANK. UM BEFORE HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK FOR FROST. UM BEFORE THAT. I HAD A COMPLETE CAREER IN ADVERTISING AND MARKETING. RADIO. NEWSPAPERS. LOTS OF OTHER THINGS AND THE ONE PROFESSION THAT I HIRED HOLD IN HIGH ESTEEM AS AS A PROFESSIONAL RUGBY REFEREE, UH, PART OF THE TEXAS RUGBY REFEREE ASSOCIATION , AND I TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY, SO HOPEFULLY THERE WON'T BE TOO MANY TRIPS ON SATURDAYS THAT I'LL HAVE TO MISS . AH WHEN I COULD BE DOING A LITTLE RUGBY WORK. THANK YOU. OKAY DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? COUNCILMAN THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR COMING AND TALKING TO US TONIGHT, MR JAMISON. SO WHAT CONTRIBUTIONS WILL YOU BRING TO THE TO THIS POSITION. I THINK IT WAS AND I LOVE THAT. YOU'VE ASKED ME THAT AND THAT EVERYONE HAS ASKED THAT OF ALL THE INTERVIEWEES HERE. I'M NOT HERE TO CONTRIBUTE ANYTHING OTHER THAN AN EAGER WILLINGNESS TO LEARN I'M NOT TRYING TO DON'T HAVE AN AGENDA. I WANT TO CHANGE THINGS. I THINK THIS CITY HAS RUN INCREDIBLY WELL. THAT'S WHY I LIVE HERE. I MADE A CHOICE TO BE HERE. UM MY CONTRIBUTIONS WILL BE AS A TEAM PLAYER AS A WILLING ADVOCATE OF THE CITY AS SOMEONE WHO CAN BRING IN ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE FROM MY INDUSTRY, ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED BANKS IN THIS STATE. UM IT IS A TEXAS BANK AND WE ONLY OPERATE IN TEXAS AND FOR ME, KNOWING THAT I HAVE THE SUPPORT OF MY ENTIRE ORGANIZATION WHO QUITE CONSULTED BEFORE EVEN CONSIDERING RAISING MY HAND FOR THIS POSITION. I FEEL LIKE AGAIN I CAN CONTRIBUTE. AN ENTHUSIASTIC LEARNERS MENTALITY TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE CITY WORKS. AND THEN BEYOND THAT, THERE WILL BE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTINUE TO SERVE. ALRIGHT AND WHAT THREE THINGS OR WHAT? THREE QUALITIES DO YOU FEEL YOU NEED TO WORK ON THE MOST IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I THINK PATIENTS ONE THAT I'M WORKING ON QUITE A BIT. CERTAINLY I WOULD I CONTINUE TO HONE MY SKILLS AS A COMMERCIAL LENDER AND UNDERSTANDING THE CHANGING MARKETS AND WHAT MAIN STREET BANKING CUSTOMERS NEED AND. I COULD PROBABLY BE A LITTLE MORE FIT. I HAVEN'T MADE MY WAY AROUND THE PITCH THAT I WOULD AS QUICKLY AS I WOULD LIKE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, SO THOSE ARE THREE THINGS I WOULD LOVE TO WORK ON. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN MAYES. MR JAMESON. THANK YOU FOR COMING TO APPLY THIS EVENING. UH [01:00:05] I'M JUST APPRECIATE ALL YOUR FEEDBACK AND I'M CURIOUS IF YOU COULD SHARE WITH US. UM, WHAT ARE BROADLY SPEAKING, YOU KNOW SOME OF THE TYPES OF BUSINESSES AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES THAT YOU THINK WOULD BENEFIT WILDLY IN THE NEAR AND LONG TERM FUTURE. IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I'M FINDING THAT, UM THE BUSINESS LANDSCAPE IS CHANGING AND THE SEGMENTATION BETWEEN ZERO AND $10 MILLION IN ANNUAL REVENUES. I'M SPENDING A LOT OF TIME WORKING WITH STARTUPS, NOT NECESSARILY TECH COMPANIES, BUT SECOND GENERATION BUSINESS OWNERS MEANING THEY'VE HAD LONG PROFESSIONAL CAREERS. THEY'VE SAVED UP. THEY HAVE A DREAM, AND I GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP THEM EXECUTE THAT WITH TOOLS LIKE THIS SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, UM FUNDING THROUGH SECONDARY LENDERS OR JUST RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO MANAGE THEIR DAY TO DAY ENDS AND OUTS, THE CASH FLOW OF THEIR BUSINESS. SO I'M FINDING THAT THERE ARE MORE LESS OF THE SEA AND I CLASSIC. OLDER MANUFACTURING COMPANIES AND A LOT MORE PEOPLE THAT HAVE VISION FOR A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SERVICES THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF THE OF THE AREAS COMMUNITIES IN PUBLIC. A GREAT EXAMPLE IS A JUNK HAULING REMOVAL SERVICE BUSINESS. THAT'S FRANCHISE THAT I'M WORKING WITH. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE A WAY TO REMOVE THINGS AND BE ABLE TO, UH UTILIZE, KEEPING THEIR PROPERTY AT A HIGH LEVEL IN HIGH VALUE. COMPANY LIKE JUNK LOGGERS IS REALLY WELL POSITIONED TO BE ABLE TO HELP WITH THAT SERVICE AND BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR COMPANIES LIKE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S A PRIORITY FOR ME. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. DOES NOT APPEAR THAT WE HAVE ANY. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR COMING THIS EVENING BEING WILLING TO COME AND INTERVIEW AND ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS AND FOR YOUR INTEREST IN SERVING THANK YOU. NEXT. I HAVE. DALLAS JONES. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DALLAS JONES. MY ADDRESS IS 518 SUN MEADOW DRIVE IN THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS. AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME FORWARD, AND HOPEFULLY I DON'T SAY CHICKEN TOO MUCH AND DON'T COMPLETELY BLENDED THIS, SO THANK YOU FOR COMING THIS EVENING, SIR. LIKE TO START YOU WITH THE SAME QUESTION. IF YOU COULD TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF AND WHY YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE BOARD. WELL I MOVED TO WILEY IN 2006 AND, UM. I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE SMALL TOWN THAT HAD NO IDEA THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY A SUBURB OF DALLAS. UM I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE CULTURE HERE , AND I'VE SEEN THE CITY GROW A LOT. WHEN I MOVED HERE. WALMART WAS BRAND NEW, AND, UM, THEY WERE DIGGING THE DIRT FOR TARGET. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF GROWTH IN THE CITY AND HAVE ENJOYED EVERY BIT OF IT AND THAT SOMEHOW, EVEN THOUGH OUR POPULATION IS EXPONENTIALLY INCREASED A LOT MORE BUSINESSES COME THROUGH. I ENJOY SEEING THE SMALL TOWN CULTURE AND THE PEOPLE THAT REALLY? YOU DON'T GET TO SEE THE KIND OF PEOPLE AND WILDLY OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS. IT'S A GREAT CITY WITH GOOD PEOPLE THAT CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER. AND I'M PROUD TO BE A RESIDENT. AND WITH THAT WITH THAT LOVE OF THE CULTURE, WHAT IS THE WHAT IS THE EXACT REASON THAT YOU WOULD SAY YOU HAVE FOR IS? IS IT TRYING TO PRESERVE THAT CULTURE? WHAT IS IT THAT YOU'RE LOOKING TO DO BY STEPPING UP TO SERVE ON THE BOARD? WELL SINCE OH, SINCE I'VE LIVED HERE , I'VE JOINED SEVERAL DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION. UM AT FIRST I WAS JUST AN EMPLOYEE OF A COMPANY AND IN DALLAS AND SINCE THEN TOOK THE RISK AND BECAME A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND ESTABLISHED SMALL TECH BUSINESS HERE IN WYLIE AND HAVE AN OFFICE IN DOWNTOWN WILEY STARTED MY BUSINESS IN MAY OF 2011, AND THIS COMMUNITY HAS BLESSED ME WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO CHASE MY DREAMS AND TO BE AN INDEPENDENT BUSINESS OWNER AND FIGURE WITH AS MUCH AS I HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF. BEING A RESIDENT . IT'S TIME FOR ME TO START PAYING MY DUES, NOT JUST PAYING SALES TAX EVERY MONTH AND PAYING MY PROPERTY TAXES AND ALL THAT, BUT TO STEP UP AND SEE IF THERE [01:05:02] MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE AND BRING VALUE TO THE CITY BEYOND JUST A BUSINESS , AND I HEARD AROUND THE OPENING IT COME UP TEMPORARILY FOR THE DC AND I'VE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN WHAT THE DOES AND HOW IT USES. IT'S UTILITIES AND FUNCTIONS TO LEVERAGE ATTRACTING BUSINESSES. NOT ONLY BUSINESSES OUTSIDE OF WILY TO SHOW UP BUT HELPING BUSINESSES THAT ARE ALREADY IN WYLIE TO GROW AND EXPAND AND GIVE BACK MORE TO THE COMMUNITY. OKAY? MAYOR PRO TEM THANK YOU, MAYOR. GONNA ASK THE SAME QUESTION THAT I ASK OF MR JAMISON, WHICH IS IN YOUR PREPARATION FOR THIS EVENING'S MEETING. WHAT INFORMATION HAVE YOU GLEANED FROM? OUR RESOURCES ONLINE FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AS FAR AS REVIEWING MINUTES OF THEIR PREVIOUS MEETINGS, AND SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE ONGOING WITHIN THE CITY. I DID REVIEW THE WEBSITE FOR THE DC AND TRY TO GET A BETTER GRASP FOR WHAT EXACTLY THE DC DOES BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF PUBLIC MISINFORMATION ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITY AND TO BE QUITE HONEST, I DID NOT REVIEW ANY MINUTES. UH I KNOW THAT THEY ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE, BUT I DID NOT GO IN AND LOOK AT ACTUAL MINUTES AND I DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFIC. UH KNOWLEDGE OF CERTAIN PROJECTS ARE ONGOING PROJECTS. I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO DIVE INTO THAT AS SOON AS, UM. AS SOON AS IF I'M APPOINTED LIKE TO DIVE INTO THAT, BUT I WANTED TO COME IN WITH JUST A FRESH SET OF EYES THAT HASN'T. GONE THROUGH EVERY LITTLE TINY DETAIL AND MICROMANAGED ALL THE DIFFERENT PIECES AND INTRICACIES OF THE BOARD. OKAY, THANK YOU. OKAY? COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM MR JONES. WHAT IS YOUR PERCEPTION OF UM, AREAS OF GROWTH THAT WILY NEEDS HELP FROM THE SUPPORTING AND HOW WOULD YOU CATEGORIZED OR SUGGEST GOING ABOUT HELPING WITH THAT GROWTH. UM THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION. I FEEL LIKE THERE ARE A LOT OF SMALL BUSINESSES IN WYLIE THAT DON'T GET AS MUCH PUBLIC ATTENTION AS LARGE COMPANIES LIKE SAND IN AND I BELIEVE THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE TO PARTNER WITH SMALL BUSINESS TO HELP THEM GROW AND EXPAND WITHIN WILDLY AND AS THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES GROW THAT THEY SEE THAT THERE IS OPPORTUNITY IN THE CITY THAT THERE ARE WAYS THAT THAT THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE INSTEAD OF JUST ONCE THEY GET A LITTLE BIT BIGGER THAN THEY'RE NOT THINKING . OKAY, NOW THAT I'M AT THIS SIZE, IT'S TIME FOR ME TO MOVE TO RICHARDSON OR TO DALLAS THE YOU KNOW, WILEY CAN RETAIN SOME OF THE EXISTING BUSINESSES THAT ARE ALREADY HERE AND NO, THE COMMUNITY. OKAY MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'M GOING TO EXPAND A LITTLE BIT ON WHAT? COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS JUST ASKED. WHAT OPPORTUNITIES DO YOU SEE WITHIN THE CITY? AS FAR AS THERE IS REMAINING VERY SMALL PARCELS OF PROPERTY REMAINING. WHAT OPPORTUNITY DO YOU SEE FOR COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL ETCETERA , BUT THE WOULD BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN OH, UM, I DO BELIEVE THAT THERE STILL ARE SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR SINGLE FAMILY GROWTH WITHIN THE CITY AS FAR AS RESIDENTIAL WHEN IT COMES TO COMMERCIAL, SINCE MOST OF THE TRACKS THAT REMAINING ARE SMALLER. I FEEL LIKE THERE'S AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR, UM AND FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM. MULTI BUSINESS FACILITIES LIKE SMALL OFFICE FACILITIES WHERE MULTIPLE SMALL BUSINESSES CAN MOVE IN AND COLLABORATE TOGETHER AND, YOU KNOW TO WHERE, IF, IF A BUSINESS IS TOO SMALL TO SPEND 4 TO $10 MILLION, BUILDING OUT A FACILITY THAT THEY CAN COLLABORATE WITH MULTIPLE OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES AND EACH HAVE A PIECE OF A, UM KNOWN OFFICE COMPLEX BUILDING. OKAY? I'LL ASK YOU A SIMILAR QUESTION THAT I ASKED EARLIER TO MR JAMISON. AND THAT IS, WHAT SKILLS DO YOU THINK YOU BRING THAT WILL BENEFIT THE BOARD. IN THE E. D. C AS A WHOLE. WELL I AM CURRENTLY THE CHAIR OF THE ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE YMCA, COLLIN COUNTY ADVENTURE CAMP, WHICH IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AND I'M PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE, UM THE BOARD. WE'VE WHETHER THROUGH COVID AND ACTUALLY HAVE GROWN THE ORGANIZATION AND OUR [01:10:08] REVENUES BACK TO PRE COVID NUMBERS IN SPITE OF EVERY OTHER CAMP AND FACILITY STRUGGLING AND SOME OF THEM EVEN GOING UNDER AND SHUTTING DOWN BECAUSE OF THE EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC. OKAY? SO I DO HAVE EXPERIENCE SERVING ON OTHER ADVISORY BOARDS. OKAY? COUNCILMAN MINERS. I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR APPLYING TO SERVE ON THE BOARD. IT MEANS A GREAT DEAL. THANK YOU. AND I WANTED TO ASK AS ONE OF THE EXISTING BOARD MEMBERS MENTIONED EARLIER. THERE'S A GREAT DEAL THAT IS BEYOND THE CONTROL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS. UH A LOT OF IT FROM MY UNDERSTANDING COMES DOWN TO JUST ECONOMICS AND NUMBERS, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THE DATA ABOUT WHO LIVES HERE AND HOW THAT MAKES SENSE FOR A NEW BUSINESS, POTENTIALLY I'M CURIOUS, YOU KNOW? EVEN THOUGH THAT MIGHT BE THE LION'S SHARE OF ONE OF BUSINESSES LOOKING AT. I KNOW THERE'S AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT OF THE EQUATION THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE HEART AND SOUL OF OUR CITY. I'M CURIOUS IF YOU COULD TELL US JUST A LITTLE BIT, YOU KNOW IF YOU WERE TO JOIN THE DIRECTOR WHEN HE'S MEETING WITH THE PERSPECTIVE BUSINESS, YOU KNOW HOW YOU MIGHT PITCH OUR CITY TO, YOU KNOW, BUSINESS THAT IS CONSIDERING UH, MOVING HERE OR EXPANDING HERE. UM I THINK THE. THE BIGGEST THING IS THAT OUR CITY HAS A SET OF VALUES AND CORE VALUES. UM THERE IS A LOT OF PRIDE IN THE COMMUNITY. THERE IS A SPIRIT OF GIVING BACK TO THIS COMMUNITY AND CONTRIBUTING NOT JUST SHOWING UP AND HAVING A BIG FANFARE. BUT REALLY BEING INVOLVED IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITY EVENTS. WE HAVE A LOT OF EVENTS IN DOWNTOWN WILEY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME OF THOSE GROW AND EXPAND. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE BUSINESSES THAT MOVE INTO TOWN PARTNER WITH EXISTING ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS TO HELP TAKE SOME OF THOSE EVENTS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND THE OTHER STUFF THAT WE DO AS A COMMUNITY TO THE NEXT LEVEL. AND SO WHEN APPROACHING POTENTIAL BUSINESSES THAT WANT TO COME INTO THE CITY. I LIKE TO THINK OF IT, NOT JUST IN THE SENSE OF NUMBERS, ALTHOUGH NUMBERS ARE VERY IMPORTANT, HAVING A GOOD TAX REVENUE AND BEING ABLE TO FOR THE CITY TO GET ITS MONEY'S WORTH FROM A BUSINESS SHOWING UP IT'S ABOUT QUALITY OVER QUANTITY. MAKING SURE THAT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING IN AND BUILDING AND DEVELOPING IN OUR CITY I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF CONTROL OVER THAT. BUT WHERE WE CAN INFLUENCE I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE BOARD. ATTRACTING AND. UM REALLY FOCUSING ON BUSINESSES THAT MATCH WILEY'S VALUES. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? DOES NOT APPEAR THAT WE HAVE ANY OTHERS AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU AGAIN, SIR. FOR COMING THIS EVENING AND FOR BEING WILLING TO STEP UP AND VOLUNTEER AND ALSO TO STAND AND ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. CITY COUNCIL. WITH THAT THE NEXT INDIVIDUAL I HAVE LISTED AS MR HAROLD SMITH. AND THEN I HAVE MR JOHN STROUD JUNIOR. AND THEN I. MR NAVEEN KUMAR. THEIR CULTURE. VISION. UH, KUMAR. I DID MY BEST. MY APOLOGIES TO THE GENTLEMAN IF I MISPRONOUNCED HIS NAME THERE. IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT HE IS PRESENT EITHER. SO WITH THAT. I BELIEVE MISS STORM THAT WAS EVERYONE UNDER CONSIDERATION HAS BEEN CALLED FORWARD. I DID NOT MISS ANYONE. CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY, SO. I WILL REMIND COUNSEL, AS WAS POINTED OUT BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM AND MISS STORM . I BELIEVE THERE WERE SEVEN TOTAL APPLICANTS. UM, WE DID HAVE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO CAME THIS EVENING TO INTERVIEW WITH THE COUNCIL. BUT ALL SEVEN HAVE SAID THEY WOULD THEY WOULD STILL LIKE TO SERVE. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS SOME DISCUSSION THAT ANYONE WANTS TO HAVE AGAIN EVERYTHING. IS OPEN TO DISCUSSION ON IT. UM COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS. I'M READY FOR EMOTION [01:15:07] WHEN YOU ARE OKAY? WE DON'T HAVE ANY. DISCUSSION THEN I WOULD BE OPEN TO EMOTION ON THIS ITEM. COUNCILMAN MAYES MAYOR, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT AND OF COURSE, PLEASE. I THINK. WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, I BELIEVE THAT COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS WAS POISED TO MAKE A MOTION WAS ASKING IF YOU WOULD ACCEPT THE MOTION AT THAT TIME. AND NOT TO JUMP AHEAD . BUT AS HE LET GO OF THE BUTTON IN THE NUT THAT ANOTHER COUNCIL MEMBER JUMPED IN, BUT I BELIEVE COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS WAS PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION. THAT'S WHY HE HAD SAID HE WAS READY TO MAKE A MOTION IF I'M INCORRECT, PLEASE. AND THAT WOULD BE A MRS STORM AS PARLIAMENTARIAN WOULD HAVE TO MAKE THAT CALL. SO MISS STORM SO YOU HEARD THE COMMENT FROM THE COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS? YES, MAYOR WAS HOLD ON MISS STORM. UM SHOULD THAT HAVE BEEN TURNED OVER THEN I BELIEVE HE WAS ASKING TO MAKE A MOTION IF THERE WAS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. SO I WILL THEN REFER BACK TO COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS SINCE HE HAD MADE THE REQUEST FIRST. SO COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH THANK YOU, MS STORM, SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT AARON JAMESON. AS A NEW BOARD MEMBER TO THE CITY OF WILEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO FILL THE TERM OF MARCH 2023 TO JUNE. 30TH 2023. THAT IS MY MOTION. OKAY, WE HAVE EMOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? MAYOR, PROTEIN. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION WITH THE SECOND, UM WERE YOU? I APOLOGIZE, BUT WE HAVE A MOTION WITH THE SAME. SORRY. SO IF YOU DON'T NEED MINE ON ANYMORE, CORRECT? YEAH. IS IT TURNED OFF FOR NO, IT'S ON IF YOU'LL HIT IT AGAIN FOR ME. THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE. WE DO HAVE EMOTION WITH THE SECOND TO APPOINT AARON JAMESON FOR THE TERM OF MARCH 2023 TO JUNE 30TH 2023. COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST THEIR VOTE. SO THE MOTION CARRIES FIVE TO MR JAMISON IS APPOINTED. SO WITH THAT I AM GOING TO MOVE US TO A QUICK BREAK BEFORE WE MOV ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT. I'LL CALL US BACK INTO SESSION. WE ARE IN OUR REGULAR AGENDA. AT THIS TIME [2. Consider, and act upon, authorizing the Mayor and the City Manager to negotiate with ESFNA and authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract not to exceed $100,000 to support ESFNA for a sporting event to be held July 2, 2023 – July 8, 2023.] . WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER TWO. WHICH IS TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE SF AND A AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT NOT TO EXCEED $100,000 TO SUPPORT SF AND A FOR SPORTING EVENT TO BE HELD JULY 2ND 2023 THROUGH JULY 8TH 2023. SO JUST TO I KNOW THERE'S SOME INFORMATION IN THE PACKET. UM THE ETHIO ETHIOPIAN SPORTS FEDERATION OF NORTH AMERICA. THEY ARE NONPROFIT TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, AND THEY ARE LOOKING TO HOLD THEIR 40TH ANNUAL UM, TOURNAMENT. IT'S A SPORTS AND CULTURAL EVENT. THEY'RE LOOKING AT HOSTING IT IN WYLIE FROM JULY 2ND THROUGH EIGHTH AS IT STATES IN HERE, IT'S EXPECTED TO BRING IN AROUND 1000 PLAYERS, COACHES AND STAFF WITH AN ADDITIONAL 30 TO 40,000 FANS. BEFORE WE GET TOO DEEP INTO DISCUSSING THE EVENT MORE UM, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT. I WANT TO ASK MISS ALI TO SPEAK TO A LITTLE BIT OF WHERE THE FUNDING FOR THIS WOULD POTENTIALLY COME FROM PENDING COUNCIL THOUGHTS ON IT AND THE RESTRICTIONS ON THAT FUND. SO MAYOR, UM THIS WOULD COME FROM OUR HOTEL OCCUPANCY OCCUPANCY TAX, WHICH IS REGULATED BY THE TAX CODE BELIEVERS CHAPTER 3 51. AND IT'S ALSO SPELLED OUT IN OUR CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES. SO THE MONEY COMES FROM THE HOTELS THAT ARE IN TOWN. THE MOST OF THEM, I THINK ARE LIKE 14% TAX THAT THEY CHARGE THE CITY GETS 7% THE STATE GETS THE OTHER 7% SO BY ORDINANCE AND BY STATE LAW, THE CITY CAN TAKE THAT 7% AND USE IT. UM FOR EXPENDITURES, BUT. AGAIN BY STATE LAW. IT IS VERY SPECIFIC IN WHAT THOSE FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR. AND THEY KIND OF DO IT BY TWO PART TEST. THE ONE SIMPLY PUT IS JUST HEADS AND BEDS. UM THAT IN IT THAT IT SUPPORTS THE HOTEL OR THE CONVENTION INDUSTRY. SO IF YOU HAVE AN EVENT, AND IT'S BRINGING PEOPLE BRINGING TOURISTS TO YOUR TOWN, THEN YOU CAN USE THOSE FUNDS. THE SECOND PART OF THAT THERE'S NON STEPS AND AGAIN IN THE STATE LAW, YOU HAVE TO MEET AT LEAST ONE OF THOSE NINE. UM, [01:20:06] AND IT'S CONVENTION OF VISITORS CENTERS, CONVENTION, DELEGATE REGISTRATION, ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION THAT REALLY PROMOTE YOUR CITY TO BRING TOURISTS AND PROMOTION OF THE ARTS, WHICH, UM, A LOT OF NOT A LOT ALL OF OUR ARTWORK THAT WE HAVE INSTALLED THROUGHOUT THE CITY USED THOSE FUNDS. UM SPORTING EVENTS, AND THAT'S. EVEN THAT HAS A TEAR, SO IT'S SPORTING EVENTS. BUT YOUR COUNTY HAS TO BE UNDER A MILLION. AND THEN THERE'S ONE THAT YOU HAVE TO BE NEXT TO THE SAINT GABRIEL RIVER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT AND THEN, UM, ENHANCING OR UPGRADING EXISTING SPORTS FACILITIES AND SIGNAGE THAT DIRECTS THE PUBLIC TO EVENTS. AND THEN TOURIST TRANSPORTATION CENTER. SO AS LONG AS YOU MEET ONE OF THE FIRST PART, AND THEN ONE OF THE NINE THEN YOU ARE ABLE TO USE THOSE FUNDS AGAIN. THEY COME FROM HOTEL TAXES. IT'S NOT FROM PROPERTY TAXES OR FROM SALES TAX. UM WE CURRENTLY HAVE A BELIEVE MAYBE 500. 1000 IN THERE, AND WE DO HAVE, UM SOME OF THAT HAS BEEN ALLOCATED TOWARDS SOME OF THE ARTS PROJECTS AS WELL. THAT'S JUST THAT'S KIND OF IT'S CALLED A HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX. AND WE DO BELIEVE THAT WE COULD USE IT FOR THIS PURPOSE. YES, YES, OKAY. SO WITH THAT, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE BOARD. OF E S F. N A. UM, MR ZIGUI, HAGMAN. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK AS WELL AS BE AVAILABLE TO IF YOU JUST WANT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. FOR COUNCIL IF YOU'LL HIT THE LITTLE IT WILL BE THE PERSON WITH THERE YOU GO. SO IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS ZIGGY'S OGA, COGNITIVE. OKAY? AND THEN I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL OR JUST MAKE YOURSELF AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ACTUALLY I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF PREPARED JUDGMENT EXPLAINING, AH, GOOD EVENING, MR MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FIRST. AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL. FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE A SHORT BACKGROUND OF THE ORGANIZATION. I SERVED FOR THE LAST 35 PLUS YEARS. MY NAME IS ZIGGY. I JUST MENTIONED UM PEOPLE CALL MUSIC IN TO MAKE IT EASY. UM A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF WILEY AND THE CITY OF DALLAS. ACTIVELY SUPPORT SIRI INSTEAD INITIATIVES. AND ENGAGE IN THE POLITICAL ACTIVITIES AS LONG AS THE BENEFITS IN ADVANCING. THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF MY CITY. I LOVE I LOVE SO DEARLY. I HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE RUNNING FOR A WIRELESS CITY COUNCIL IN 2017. EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T MAKE IT. THANKS TO DR WALLACE. BY THE WAY, I'M VERY HAPPY. THE CITY OF WILDLY CHOSE DR WALLACE. FOUNDED IN 1984, THE CHAMPIONS SPORT FEDERATION IN NORTH AMERICA, DEFINITELY IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH 50 AND C THREE ACTIVE STATUS DESTINED TO PROMOTE AMATEUR SOCCER. AND GT OPEN CULTURE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THE GOAL OF MY ORGANIZATION IS TO BRING EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. TO NETWORK. BUILD POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT TO EXCHANGE IDEAS. SUPPORT. FOR PROFIT AND NONPROFIT BUSINESSES BOTH IN THE US AND ETHIOPIA. AND EMPOWER THE YOUNG. BY PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP. AND MENTORING PROGRAMS. I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM THIS ASSEMBLY THAT S F ANY HAS SELECTED THE CITY OF WILEY AS A CELEBRATION HAVE FOR IT'S 40. SOCCER TOURNAMENT. AND CULTURAL FESTIVAL. BECAUSE OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FOREST YEARS ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR CELEBRATION IS ANTICIPATED TO BE BIGGER. AND MUCH MORE SPECIAL. WE COULD NOT IMAGINE TO HOST THIS TOURNAMENT IN ANY OTHER CITY. THEN, FOLLOWING THE TEXAS TRADITION AND GO BIG IN WYLIE. BASED ON THE SURVEY. WE COLLECTED THIS FAR AND MONITORING THE ACTIVITIES INVOLVING THE TOURNAMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WE EXPECT EVENT ATTENDANCE FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES. AS WELL AS SUPPORTERS ACROSS THE US, CANADA, AFRICA AND EUROPE. INTEREST IS BUILDING UP AND WE EXPECT TO REACH OUR TARGET. DAY [01:25:03] EVENT IS SCHEDULED FROM JULY 2ND TO JULY 8TH. SEVEN DAY TOURNAMENT CONSISTS. BOYS FRIENDLY SOCCER MATCH FROM LOCAL TEAMS. DAILY SOCCER GAMES, TOURNAMENTS OF DIVISION ONE AND DIVISION TWO. GIRLS SOCCER GAMES , CULTURAL MUSIC AND FASHION SHOWS. DRY GOODS AND FOOD SALES FROM APPROVED VENDORS. MESSAGE FROM OUR MEMBERS. AND OTHER STATE OFFICIALS. TO MENTION SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF HOSTING ITSELF IN A TOURNAMENT. GENERATE REVENUE FOR THE CITY OF WILEY FROM AIRFARE, HOTEL ROOMS FOR ENTERTAINMENT. CURRENTLY ETCETERA. GUARANTEED TO BOOK OVER 350. PLUS HOTEL ROOMS ON A MASTER ACCOUNT. AND MORE INDIVIDUAL BOOKINGS ARE EXPECTED. PROMOTE DIVERSITY, CULTURAL EXCHANGE. CULTURE SHARING EVENT. AND THEN BUILDING EXPOSURE ATTRACTION TO THE CITY OF WILEY. AND THE TELL US METROPLEX. EXPECTATION IS DURING PEAK DAYS, AND ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ALONE WE EXPECT TO ATTRACT 6000 TO 7000 SPECTATORS. WITHIN THE ENTIRE SEVEN DAYS. WE EXPECT ATTENDANCE NUMBER TO BE ANYWHERE FROM 30 TO 35,000. I HOPE THIS EXECUTIVE. SOME SUMMARY I PROVIDED GIVES YOU ENOUGH INFORMATION OF THE EVENT. WE KINDLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. TO SECURE WHILE HIGH SCHOOL TO SHOWCASE THIS GAME OF SOCCER. AND ITS EUROPEAN CULTURE TO OUR COMMUNITY. THE. BUDGET THE STADIUM COST IS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN WE'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING BEFORE. THAT'S WHY WE NEED YOUR ASSISTANT. THANK YOU, SIR. MAYOR PRO TEM EXCUSE ME, MR CABINET. I NOTICED SOMETHING WHEN I WAS REVIEWING YOUR WEBSITE AT SFM, UM, THAT. WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO HOST THIS TOURNAMENT IN THE CITY OF WILEY DURING THE UNITED STATES INDEPENDENCE DAY. AS WELL AS ETHIOPIAN DAY. UM. TO ME. THAT'S AWESOME, BECAUSE IT DOES SHOW DIVERSITY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CONSIDERING WILEY TO BEGIN WITH. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. SO WITH THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE IF COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS EITHER. FOUR STAFF OR FOR MR CAGNEY COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH THANK YOU, UH, MR CAGNEY FOR COMING AND LOVE YOUR ORGANIZATION AND LOVE WHAT THEY GIVE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE EVENT. THE QUESTION I HAVE IS FIRST WE'LL TICKET SALES BE OPEN TO RESIDENTS AS WELL. YES IT'S OPEN FOR EVERYBODY. WILEY AND EVERYONE WHICH BRINGS A GREAT VENUE HERE A GREAT EVENT. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. UH THE SECOND THING I WANTED TO ASK IS, UM OR I GUESS MENTIONED MORE THAN ANYTHING IS FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT THE FUNDS THAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR, UM DON'T EVEN COVER HALF OF THE OF THE COST, SO I WANT TO MAKE REALLY CLEAR THAT, UM YOUR ORGANIZATION OR AND I'M BAD WITH ALL THE LETTERS AND EVERYTHING E S F N A, UM IS PUTTING A LOT OF SKIN IN THE GAME. THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS ASKING THE CITY TO FOOT THE ENTIRE BILL FOR, BUT JUST SOME HELP IN THE REALITY IS THE CITY IS GOING TO END UP GETTING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN THE THAN WE WOULD END UP GIVING BY HAVING NOT ONLY THAT IT IS MISS ALI. SAID HEADS IN BEDS AND NOT ONLY THAT, AND NOT ONLY THE INITIAL IMPACT, BUT THE LONG TERM IMPACT AND THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING ABLE TO BRING THIS EVENT BACK YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR AS IT GROWS AND AS WE GROW, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT IT'S BEEN REPEATEDLY COMING. THE TOURNAMENT WAS REPEATEDLY COMING TO TEXAS. ESPECIALLY $2, AND SO MANY REASONS. AND I'M POSITIVE. WILEY WILL SHOW THEM SOMETHING WHICH NEVER BEEN NEVER SEEN IN OTHER CITIES AND THEIR KEEP COMING. MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I DID WANT TO ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO THE ECONOMIC IMPACT. I KNOW THAT WE THAT, UH MISS SALLY AND, UH. CUSTOMER WILLIAMS HAD MENTIONED ECONOMIC IMPACT AND JUST KIND OF WANTED TO GET A FEEL FOR WHAT THE ESTIMATED ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE EVENT WILL BE BASED ON SOME HISTORICAL DATA. JUST KIND OF GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT IT'S BEEN NOT. THERE IS NO CURE IT. ANALYSIS HAVE BEEN DONE, BUT IT'S ALWAYS [01:30:04] ESTIMATED ESTIMATION IN DIFFERENT CITIES, INCLUDING DIFFERENT STATES. INCLUDING TEXAS. IT'S ANYWHERE FROM 56 7000, INCLUDING EVERYTHING EVERY EXCHANGE IN THE CITY. SO WE'RE EXPECTING MILLIONS. IT HAS BEEN DONE IN MILLIONS BEFORE. FANTASTIC. THAT SOUNDS GREAT. THANK YOU. YES AND I THINK THAT'S A GREAT POINT. I KNOW WHEN I WAS MEETING WITH YOUR BOARD PRESIDENT, HE POINTED OUT THAT IT'S BEEN ANYWHERE FROM IN SOME STATES IN DEPENDING ON THE YEAR BETWEEN FIVE AND 10 MILLION , AND AT OTHER TIMES IN LARGE CITIES. IT'S BEEN UP TO 15 MILLION. UM AND OF COURSE, WE KNOW SOME OF THAT WILL BE OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. WE ONLY HAVE SO MANY HOTELS IN WYLIE AND THE AIRPORT IS NOT IN WILDLY, BUT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT. THAT WOULD BE WHAT HE HAD RELAYED TO ME DURING OUR MEETING TO YOUR POINT THAT IT WOULD BE ONE THING THAT I NOTICED AROUND THE STADIUM. THERE'S A LOT OF UH HUH. FAST FORWARD AND RESTAURANTS AND EVERYBODY'S EXCITED BECAUSE IN SOME CITIES, ONE IN SOME OF THE STADIUMS WHEN WE'VE BEEN BEFORE IT WAS JUST DRY. THERE WAS NOTHING PEOPLE HAVE TO DRIVE. 345, MILES 10 MILES. TO GET EVEN A SMALL RESTAURANT, BUT WE'RE BLESSED AROUND THE AREA IS A LOT OF RESTAURANTS AND PLACES THAT PEOPLE WILL LOVE. UM AND JUST SO COUNCIL IS AWARE, UM THE GOAL WITH THIS WOULD BE TO INVOLVE THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS AND ALL OF OUR OTHER PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HIGHLIGHT THE RESTAURANTS THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE CITY, THE ENTERTAINMENT OPPORTUNITIES SO THAT WHEN THE PLAYERS AND FANS ARE NOT BUSY PLAYING THAT THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE ALL THAT WILEY HAS TO OFFER. AND KIND OF COME TOGETHER AS A CITY TO DO SO WITH THE UNITED FRONT SO. WITH THAT? ARE THERE OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. IF NOT, I WOULD BE OPEN TO A MOTION ON THE ITEM. UM COUNCILMAN STRENGTH. THANK YOU. MAYOR I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM IS PRESENTED . WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE HIS PRESENTED. DO WE HAVE A SECOND MAYOR? PROTEIN THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. WE HAVE EMOTION WITH THE SECOND TO APPROVE THE ITEM HAS PRESENTED COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES 70. MR CAGNEY MYSELF IN THE CITY MANAGER WILL REACH OUT TO YOU ALL TO NEGOTIATE THE CONTRACT AS DIRECTED BY COUNCIL. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING THIS EVENING. SO WITH THAT. THAT COMPLETES OUR REGULAR AGENDA. NOW MOVE US INTO [WS1. Discuss moving the regularly scheduled May 23, 2023 City Council meeting date.] OUR WORK SESSION WORK SESSION. ONE IS TO DISCUSS MOVING THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAY 23RD 2023 CITY COUNCIL MEETING DAY. THIS HAS COME UP AS THE CITY DOES HAVE AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE THAT WE ATTEND WITH THE E D. C UM OUT IN LAS VEGAS, WHICH TAKES PLACE. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE DAYS THAT WE HOLD MANY, MANY MEETINGS WITH DEVELOPERS AND POTENTIAL. BUSINESS IS THE MAYOR. MYSELF MAYOR PRO TEM CITY MANAGER, CDC DIRECTOR AND OTHERS WILL ALL BE ABSENT AND WE WILL HAVE AS WE KNOW AFTER TONIGHT, TWO BRAND NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO WITH TWO ALREADY GONE, UM THE RECOMMENDATION OR THE REQUEST HAS BEEN WOULD COUNSEL CONSIDER MOVING THE MEETING. UH, FROM MAY 23RD TO TUESDAY. MAY 30TH MAYOR PRO TEM THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOVE, OKAY? COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOVIE COUNCILMAN DUKE THANK YOU, MR MAYOR, I WOULD BE IN FAVOR. OKAY. COUNCILMAN MYERS. I KNOW IT DOESN'T IMPACT YOU DIRECTLY, BUT IT DOES NOT NECESSARILY, BUT I DO. YOU KNOW, I DO ENJOY BEING A COUNCIL MEETINGS, AND PERHAPS I'LL BE WATCHING THEM. VERY CLOSELY AFTERWARDS, BUT AH, I SUPPOSE I'LL REARRANGE MY VIEWING SCHEDULE. THANK YOU AND I'LL SUPPORT THE MOVE. OKAY. COUNCILMAN WALLACE. SAME THING. BUT YES, I'D BE IN SUPPORT OF MOVING THAT TO THE 30TH. OKAY. AND COUNCILMAN STRENGTH. YEAH I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA. OKAY SO I GUESS WE WILL DIRECT STAFF TO MOVE THAT MEETING FROM THE 23RD THROUGH TO THE 30TH. OKAY? WITH THAT THAT CONCLUDES OUR WORK SESSION WILL MOVE US BACK INTO [EXECUTIVE SESSION] REGULAR SESSION AND THEN I'LL MOVE THIS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. UNDER SECTION 551.72 DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY CLOSED MEETING YES, ONE DISCUSSED PROPERTY, LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BROWN STREET AND BALLARD AVENUE. [READING OF ORDINANCES] ON EVERY CONVENIENCE AND INTO OPEN SESSION OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION MS STORMED WE HAVE IN THE ORDINANCES TO READ THIS EVENING. YES, MAYOR ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023-11, AN ORDINANCE OF [01:35:01] THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, DECLARING UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES IN THE MAY 6 2023 GENERAL CITY ELECTION ELECTED TO OFFICE CANCELING THE ELECTION, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THAT IS ALL MAYOR. THANK YOU, MISS STORM. WITH THAT THAT COMPLETES OUR AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN COUNCILMAN STRENGTH MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. HAVE A SECOND. COUNCILMAN DUKE. YES, MR MAYOR. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION WITH THE SECOND TO ADJOURN COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. POLICE CAST YOUR VOTE. MHM * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.