[CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:07] AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE OCTOBER 24TH 2023 CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, AT THE WILY MUNICIPAL CENTER. THE TIME IS SIX O'CLOCK. MR IF WE DO ASK, DO YOU HAVE A CELL PHONE WITH YOU THIS EVENING? PLEASE SET IT TO VIBRATE OR TURN IT OFF SO AS NOT TO DISTURB OUR PROCEEDINGS. IF YOU DO HAVE A CALL THAT YOU NEED TO TAKE, WE DO ASK THAT YOU STEP OUT TO OUR ATRIUM. MADAM CITY SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE ROLE THIS TIME? YES MAYOR MAYOR MATTHEW PORTER. PRESIDENT COUNCILMAN DAVID ARE DUKE. PRESENT COUNCILMAN DAVE STRING PROTEIN. GEOFF FORESTER COUNCILMAN SCOTT WILLIAMS, PRESIDENT. COUNCILMAN SAID HOOVER PRESIDENT COUNCILMAN GINO MALIKI MAYOR. THANK YOU MISS STORM. UNFORTUNATELY REVEREND OMAR WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT THIS EVENING. BUT IF YOU WILL STILL PLEASE RISE AND JOIN US FOR OUR INVOCATION, WHICH WILL BE LED BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS. LET'S JOIN ME IN PRAYER. FATHER. I UNDERSTAND. GOOD JOB. AND. A PLEASURE AGENT LAST UNITED STATES. ONE NATION UNDER GOD. 13 INJUSTICE. PLEASE BE SEATED. SO WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE INTO THE FIRST SECTION OF OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING, WHICH IS [PR1. Wylie Way Students (K-12).] OUR PRESENTATION AND RECOGNITION SECTION. OUR FIRST FOR THIS EVENING IS ARE WIDELY WAY STUDENTS. SO I DO SEE THAT OUR SUPERINTENDENT, DR DAVID VINCENT IS HERE THIS EVENING, AS IS OUR PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD, MISS STACY SMITH. SO IF YOU ALL WILL JOIN ME DOWN FRONT. OF COURSE. SO WE WILL CALL EVERYONE DOWN ONE AT A TIME, AND I WILL READ OUT WHAT THE NOMINATING TEACHER OR TEACHERS HAD TO SAY ABOUT OUR AWARD WINNER. AND THEN WE WILL TAKE INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS. AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, DR VINCENT IS HERE. SO YOU KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE A SELFIE FOR EVERYONE AS WELL. OKAY SO AND IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO GET A GOOD PICTURE, WE DO POST THESE ONLINE AFTER SO THE PICTURES THAT ARE TAKEN HERE YOU CAN GO TO THE WYLIE, TEXAS CITY HALL FACEBOOK PAGE AND GET A PICTURE FROM RIGHT DOWN HERE IN FRONT, AND THEY ALSO GET POSTED WITH WHAT WAS WRITTEN BY THE NOMINATOR. SO YOU CAN CAPTURE ALL OF THAT FOR POSTERITY SAKE! SO WITH THAT I WANT TO CALL EVERYONE DOWN AND I DO REMIND EVERYONE I DO MY ABSOLUTE BEST WITH NAMES. BUT IF I MISPRONOUNCED YOUR NAME, PLEASE CORRECT ME NICELY WHEN YOU COME UP. THAT WAY. I CAN MAKE SURE I GET IT RIGHT AS I FINISHED READING EVERYTHING OUT. I TRY, BUT I TELL PEOPLE I AM HUMAN AND I DO MAKE MISTAKES. SO UM, OUR FIRST INDIVIDUAL THIS EVENING IS ZACHARY LISK. UM DO YOU MAKE IT IN THIS EVENING? ALL RIGHT. IT LOOKS LIKE HE DID NOT MAKE IT THIS EVENING, BUT WE WILL MAKE SURE HE GETS THAT. AND NEXT WE HAVE SORAYA PEARSON. SO SHE IS AT BIRMINGHAM IN SECOND GRADE, AND THIS IS FROM MRS BIRD AND MRS ALABAMA. SORAYA WORKS HARD IN EVERYTHING SHE DOES. SHE IS KIND, CONSIDERATE AND DEPENDABLE. SHE'S A STUDENT WHO TAKES INITIATIVE AND SOLVES [00:05:02] PROBLEMS WHEN SHE SEES THEM ARISE. THERE ARE TIMES IN CLASS WHERE SHE WILL NOTICE SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE FIXED. OR SOMEONE NEEDS HELP. AND SHE WILL STEP UP AND BE A PROBLEM SOLVER. SHE DOESN'T SHY AWAY FROM RESPONSIBILITIES AND INSTEAD THRIVES ON BEING A STUDENT. THE TEACHER CAN RELY ON CONGRATULATIONS. AND NEXT WE HAVE MCKENNA SHAMAS. SHE IS THAT BUSH WHERE SHE IS IN FIRST GRADE, AND THIS IS FROM MRS JONES. MCKENNA SETS A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE FOR OTHER STUDENTS IN VARIOUS WAYS. SHE IS EAGER TO LEAD AND ALWAYS MAKING SURE THAT OTHER STUDENTS ARE ON TASK. SHE DEMONSTRATES INCREDIBLE RESPECT. BY ALWAYS RESPONDING WITH A YES MA'AM AND USING, PLEASE AND THANK YOU. SHE IS INCREDIBLY CARING AND INCLUSIVE OF ALL CLASSMATES, MAKING SURE THAT ALL HER PEERS ARE TAKEN CARE OF. THANK YOU. MCKENNA FOR BEING OUR BUSH EAGLES SHINING STAR. CONGRATULATIONS. I FEEL LIKE WE GOT. AND NEXT WE HAVE CASON SEARS. IN FOURTH GRADE AT COX ELEMENTARY. AND THIS IS FROM MRS OZOLS AND MRS AGUIAR. CASON IS THE EPITOME OF RESPECT AND RESPONSIBILITY. HE EVEN SIGNED UP TO HELP WITH SAFETY PATROL DUTY MORE THAN ONCE. HE SETS AN INCREDIBLE EXAMPLE THAT INSPIRES OTHERS TO USE GOOD MANNERS AND BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS AT SCHOOL. KEEP SHINING CASE IN THE WORLD NEEDS AWESOME INDIVIDUALS LIKE YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. AND NEXT UP. WE HAVE CHRISTOPHER LIAM HIT. WE'LL GIVE HIM A MINUTE HE HAD TO COME FROM THE VERY BACK. AND HE IS AT DOT ELEMENTARY IN THIRD GRADE, AND THIS IS FROM MISS BRYANT. LIAM IS A MODEL DODD, DINO. STUDENT AND CLASSMATE. HE COMES TO SCHOOL, READY TO LEARN AND ALWAYS HAS A GREAT ATTITUDE. HE SHOWS RESPECT TO NOT ONLY ADULTS BUT TO HIS PEERS. HE IS THE WILY WAY AND WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE HIM NOT ONLY AT DOT ELEMENTARY, BUT IN WIDELY, I S D. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE HAVE AVA MANZ INGO. SHE IS AT GROWS ELEMENTARY IN FOURTH GRADE. AND HOW THIS IS FROM. MRS [00:10:05] BLAHA. CORRECT. EVA EXEMPLIFIES THE WILY WAY EACH DAY AS SHE WALKS IN AND PREPARES HERSELF FOR THE DAY. EVA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WAY SHE COMPLETES HER ASSIGNMENTS ON TIME. HAS HER MATERIALS PREPARED AND DOUBLE CHECKS FOR CLARIFICATION WHEN SHE IS UNSURE ABOUT SOMETHING. SHE TREATS EVERYONE THE SAME WAY SHE WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED AND DOES SO IN THE MOST CHEERFUL WAY. CONGRATULATIONS. AND NEXT WE HAVE NOLAN CHRIS WELL. NO. ONE'S AT HARTMAN ELEMENTARY. IN FOURTH GRADE, AND THIS IS FROM MRS RAMIREZ. NOLAN IS RESPECTFUL TO ALL ADULTS AND FELLOW CLASSMATES. NOLAN ALSO SHOWS GREAT RESPONSIBILITY. HE ALWAYS HAS HIS ASSIGNMENTS AND SUPPLIES FOR CLASS. HE HAS TAKEN THE INITIATIVE TO HELP OTHER STUDENTS BE MORE RESPONSIBLE AND TO ASSIST THE HOMEROOM TEACHER WITH THE BEHAVIOR CLIPBOARD. THIS YOUNG MAN IS A GLOWING EXAMPLE OF RESPECT AND RESPONSIBILITY. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT. WE HAVE KINSLEY. VELASQUEZ. AT SMITH ELEMENTARY, ALSO IN FOURTH GRADE, AND THIS IS FROM MRS WILKINS. KINSLEY IS A SWEET, KIND AND POLITE STUDENT WITH A SERVANT'S HEART. SHE IS ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP WHENEVER SHE IS ASKED AND GENEROUSLY GIVES OF HER TIME AND TALENT BY VOLUNTEERING FOR SAFETY PATROL. SHE IS ALWAYS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN CLASS DISCUSSIONS. PUTS DEEP THOUGHT AND EFFORT INTO HER CLASS WORK. AND HIS MOTIVATED TO ACHIEVE CONGRATULATIONS. SHE'S ASKING ME ABOUT IT. AND NEXT WE HAVE NELLIE FRANCO. AT TIBBLES ELEMENTARY, ANOTHER FOURTH GRADER, AND THIS IS FROM MR COOPER REALLY IS A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF RESPECT AND RESPONSIBILITY. SHE IS PREPARED AND READY TO LISTEN TO THE NEXT CHALLENGE THAT IS PRESENTED TO HER. SHE SHINES WITH RESPECT FOR EVERYONE WHO IS AROUND HER, WHETHER IT IS ANOTHER STUDENT OR A TEACHER. KELLY IS THE WILY WAY. CONGRATULATIONS. AND NEXT UP. WE HAVE MAGGIE LORIMER. SHE IS AT WATKINS ELEMENTARY AND ANOTHER FOURTH GRADER. THE FOURTH GRADERS ARE REPRESENTING TODAY. AND THIS IS FROM MRS TORRES. MAGGIE EXUDES RESPONSIBILITY. SHE COMES TO CLASS, READY TO LEARN WITH A BRIGHT SMILE ON HER FACE. SHE IS ALWAYS ON TASK AND WILLING TO HELP OTHERS. MAGGIE IS CONSIDERATE AND KIND TO ALL HER [00:15:01] PEERS. AND ADULTS. SHE IS RESPECTFUL AND HAS THE BEST MANNERS. MAGGIE YOU ARE THE WILY WAY. CONGRATULATIONS. AND NEXT WE HAVE ELIZABETH REESE. YES. ANOTHER LONG WALK FROM THE BACK. SHE IS AT WITH ELEMENTARY I WOULDN'T HAVE GUESSED. SHE'S IN FIRST GRADE AND THIS IS FROM MRS FAOUR. EACH DAY, SHE STRIVES TO SHOW HER PEERS AND ADULTS THE RESPECT THAT THEY DESERVE. SHE LISTENS ATTENTIVELY TO THOSE THAT ARE SHARING IDEAS AND GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND TO BE A LEADER AND HELPER. SHE IS A TRUE ROLE MODEL FOR THOSE AROUND HER. AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SEE HER SHARE HER RESPECT AND RESPONSIBILITY WITH OTHERS THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. DID NOT CHECK IN BUT WANT TO SEE IF HE MADE IT. TATUM AKINS. ALRIGHT, WE'LL MAKE SURE HE GETS HIS MEDAL. NEXT. WE HAVE KADEN, SOUTH SEDA. OH, YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. DRAPER INTERMEDIATE IN FIFTH GRADE. AND THIS IS FROM MRS ECCLES. KAYDEN IS ALWAYS VERY RESPECTFUL TOWARDS HIS TEACHERS AND PEERS. HE IS ALWAYS WILLING TO RECITE CLASS EXPECTATIONS WHEN OTHER STUDENTS MAY NOT BE FOLLOWING THEM. KAYDEN IS RESPONSIBLE BY ALWAYS WORKING AND HAVING HIS SUPPLIES. HE ALWAYS ASK QUESTIONS AND DOES HIS BEST. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT. WE HAVE DANNY SMITH. I HAVE TO CHECK. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I DON'T UPSET THE PARENTS. AND AT HARRISON INTERMEDIATE. FIFTH GRADE, AND THIS IS FROM MRS SHIPS. DANNY IS A GREAT STUDENT. IN GENERAL. SHE IS SO RESPECTFUL OF HER TEACHERS. YES MA'AM. NO, MA'AM, ALWAYS WITH A SMILE ON HER FACE. WHEN DANNY MISSES CLASS, SHE ALWAYS COMES TO HER TEACHER TO ASK WHAT SHE HAS MISSED. SHE IS RECEPTIVE TO LEARNING. DANNY ASKED QUESTIONS TO GAIN FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONTENT. SHE'S LEARNING. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS, KIDDO. CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE AMAZING. CONGRATULATIONS. AND NEXT WE HAVE BRUNO NUNEZ. AT BURNETT JUNIOR HIGH EIGHTH GRADER, AND THIS IS FROM MR BAILEY. BRUNO IS VERY RESPECTFUL IN THE WAY HE GREETS ME EVERY TIME HE SEES ME BY TREATING HIS [00:20:06] CLASSMATES IN A FRIENDLY MANNER AND RESPECTING THE SCHOOL ITSELF BY PICKING UP AFTER HIMSELF AND OTHERS HE DISPLAYS RESPONSIBILITY. HE IS RESPONSIBLE IN THAT HE ALSO DOES HIS WORK WHEN IT IS DUE. AND HE COMMUNICATES WITH ME WHEN HE NEEDS HELP. AND NEVER MAKES EXCUSES FOR ANY MISTAKES. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT IS CHI HARRIS. AND THIS AND YOU WERE AT COOPER JUNIOR HIGH AND EIGHTH GRADER. THIS IS FROM MRS BROWN, THOUGH IN GEMS. OKAY. I IS A GREAT STUDENT TO HAVE IN THE CLASSROOM AND IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF RESPECT AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR PIERS. IF A STUDENT IS STRUGGLING CHI IS ONE OF THE FIRST TO OFFER SUPPORT. THESE ATTRIBUTES ARE THE EPITOME OF THE SHINING WAY AWARD. AND CHI IS THE PERFECT FIT FOR THIS HONOR. CONGRATULATIONS. AND NEXT WE HAVE ENRIQUE LOPEZ. AND I HAVE TO SAY ALREADY HAS TO BE ONE OF MY FAVORITES. THE PICTURES SUPPLIED HAS AN A AND M SHIRT ON SO. AND HE'S AT MCMILLAN JUNIOR HIGH EIGHTH GRADER AND THIS IS FROM MRS WEEKS. ENRIQUE IS ONE OF MY MOST RESPECTFUL AND RESPONSIBLE STUDENTS. HE TREATS HIS TEACHERS AND CLASSMATES WITH RESPECT AND ALSO RESPECTS THE CLASSROOM BY ALWAYS PICKING UP TRASH HE FINDS ON THE GROUND BEFORE LEAVING AND ALWAYS WISHING ME A GOOD DAY. HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING UP WITH HIS WORK AND TURNING IN ASSIGNMENTS ON TIME AND EVEN CHECKED IN WHEN HE WAS ABSENT FROM SCHOOL TO ENSURE HE WAS CAUGHT UP. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE HAVE PERLA SANTA BANYA. AND SHE IS AT WILEY EAST HIGH SCHOOL. AND AS A SENIOR, AND THIS IS FROM MRS JILL HILL. THE PRACTICUM AND EDUCATION. RIGHT? YEAH. SHE'S NOT COMMITTING QUITE YET. I FELT LIKE HMM. PERLA. IS THE KIND OF STUDENT THAT UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF SHOWING RESPECT. AND BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BIG THINGS. AND THE LITTLE THINGS. SHE HAS CULTIVATED A RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHERS THAT IS BUILT ON TRUST, CONNECTION AND HUMOR. I AM HONORED TO BE HER TEACHER AND TO LEARN FROM HER JUST AS MUCH AS SHE LEARNS FROM ME. I DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE EVER HAD A MORE RESPECTFUL STUDENT. OR ONE WHO TAKES EVERYTHING SHE DOES SO SERIOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT UP. WE HAVE BRANDON HERNANDEZ. ALSO FROM WILEY EAST HIGH [00:25:17] SCHOOL. ANOTHER SENIOR, AND THIS IS FROM MRS MARY CARTER IN PRE CALCULUS AND MRS SHARON VERNON IN ENGLISH FOUR. BRANDON IS THE TRUE DEFINITION OF RESPECT AND RESPONSIBILITY. MY CLASS IS NOT AN EASY CLASS. YET BRANDON CONTINUES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIS LEARNING. HE ALWAYS ASK QUESTIONS IF HE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND. AND HE ALWAYS COMES IN FOR EXTRA HELP WHEN NECESSARY . FURTHERMORE EVERY TIME I ANSWER A QUESTION OR HELP HIM, HE SAYS, THANK YOU. LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE TIME. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW DIFFICULT IT WOULD BE FOR A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL TO START IN A BRAND NEW SCHOOL DISTRICT. BUT BRANDON HAS EMBRACED THIS CHANGE. AND I AM SO THANKFUL HE IS IN MY CLASS. WHAT A WONDERFUL YOUNG MAN HE IS. CONGRATULATIONS. AND NEXT WE HAVE ADRIAN. AGAIN. ELGIN. APOLOGIES. ADRIAN ELGIN. THAT WILY HIGH SCHOOL AND SHE IS A SENIOR AS WELL. THIS IS FROM SUSAN WEST, YOUR ART TEACHER. ADRIAN PERFORMS AT AN ACCELERATED LEVEL ON PROJECTS. SHE VOLUNTEERS TO HELP STUDENTS WHO ARE STRUGGLING BY SHOWING THEM HOW TO DO THE WORK AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS. SHE ARRIVES EARLY TO CLASS AND PUTS IN EXTRA TIME TO WORK ON PROJECTS DURING LUNCH OR HER FREE PERIOD. SHE IS RESPECTFUL TO TEACHERS AND CLASSMATES AND SHOWS KINDNESS AND CARING WHEREVER IT IS NEEDED. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT. WE HAVE COLIN VOODOO. AT WILEY HIGH SCHOOL. WHERE WE ARE A SOPHOMORE. AND THIS IS FROM EMILY MARA CHOIR TEACHER. COLIN VU IS THE WILY WAY. HE IS ALWAYS PREPARED AND IS SO RESPONSIBLE THAT HE GOES OUT OF HIS WAY TO HELP LESS PREPARED STUDENTS BE SUCCESSFUL. HE MAKES SURE EVERYONE LOOKS SHARP BEFORE A CONCERT REMINDS EVERYONE ABOUT EVENTS THAT ARE STILL A MONTH AWAY. WHEN WE HAVE A SUB FOR CLASS COLONISTS THERE GO TO FOR HELP. WHATEVER IT IS, HE WILL GET IT DONE. HE IS RESPECTFUL TOWARDS ADULTS AND FELLOW STUDENTS, WHICH IS WHY HE IS A GREAT LEADER. HE IS NOT ARROGANT OR SELF IMPORTANT. HE KNOWS THAT ACQUIRE SUCCEEDS WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER. CONGRATULATIONS. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. ALL RIGHT, AND ALSO DIDN'T CHECK IN, BUT JUST IN CASE MADE IT IN LATE CESAR CERVANTES. ALL RIGHT, AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT GETS TO HIM AS WELL. THAT IS EVERYONE THAT WE HAVE TONIGHT FOR OUR WIDE LEEWAY AWARDS. CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE. SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER PROCLAMATIONS, BUT I KNOW THERE MAY BE PEOPLE WHO NEED TO GET TO PRACTICES AND THE [00:30:01] LIKE. SO WE'LL GIVE EVERYONE JUST A QUICK SECOND, BUT AS ALWAYS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY. JOIN US FOR OUR PROCLAMATIONS OR THE ENTIRE MEETING. EITHER WAY, BUT THANK YOU FOR COMING. [00:35:07] ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE WITH OUR PRESENTATION AND RECOGNITION [PR2. Texas Arbor Day.] SECTION THIS EVENING. NEXT UP IS TEXAS ARBOR DAY, SO I KNOW WE HAVE MORE PARKS AND RECREATION FOLKS HERE THIS EVENING. SO IF YOU WOULD IF YOU WILL INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND KIND OF LET EVERYBODY KNOW. I KNOW WE HAVE AN ARBOR DAY EVENT THAT'S PLANNED COMING UP. SO JUST LET EVERYBODY KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ARBOR DAY. BUT ESPECIALLY HERE IN WYLIE AND THE EVENT WE HAVE HI. I'M CARMEN PALIN. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF PARK CENTER CREATION AND WILEY. UM WE DO HAVE THIS EVENT EVERY YEAR. TEXAS CELEBRATES ARBOR DAY, THE DIFFERENT TIME AS THE REST OF YOUR WHAT'S THE REST? THE REST OF THE STATES. APRIL, UM AND WE DO THAT BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER HERE. UM ARE EVENT IS GOING TO BE NEXT FRIDAY ON NOVEMBER 3RD WEEK ARE HANDING OUT TREES BETWEEN THE RECREATION CENTER IN THE LIBRARY FROM THREE O'CLOCK UNTIL FIVE O'CLOCK. WE'LL HAVE STAFF PRESENT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TREES WERE HANDING OUT REDWOOD AND TEXAS PECAN THIS YEAR. UM AND WE DO HAVE A TREE FOR EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER. SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU TAKE ONE BEFORE YOU LEAVE TODAY. THERE ARE THE REDWOODS REDWOODS. UM AND WE'LL HAVE, LIKE I SAID, WE'LL HAVE THE STAFF PRESENT AT THE EVENT TO TALK ABOUT THE TREES, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, AND THEN WE HAVE SOME ARTS AND CRAFTS AVAILABLE FOR THE CHILDREN. OH, ALMOST GOT AWAY WITH IT. MY NAME IS BRENT STARR HOURS ON THE ASSISTANT PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR AND, UH, THE ONLY THING I WANT TO ADD, IS THIS IS OUR 10TH YEAR. BEING RECOGNIZED AS TEXAS TREE CITY USA. AH THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE DONE FOR THE LAST. WELL, I GUESS, 10 YEARS. AND AH, IT'S AN EXCITING ONE. IT'S A BIG ONE FOR US. SO YEAH, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. SO COME OUT AND JOIN US LOVE TO HAVE EVERYONE SHOW UP. TAKE HOME. THESE TREES GET IMPLANTED AGAIN. EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT DEVELOPMENT WE OFTEN HAVE TO REPLANT TREES AND REPLANT AREAS. AND SO IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO ADD TO THE AESTHETICS OF THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO HAS PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS FOR WILDLIFE. AND THE SHADE HELPS WITH HEATING AND COOLING BILLS AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON DURING THE SUMMER. WHICH IS WHY WE DO IT THIS TIME OF YEAR AND NOT IN APRIL BECAUSE TREES DON'T DO WELL PLANTED IN TEXAS IN APRIL, AS WE SAW THIS PAST SUMMER, SO BUT WE DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING. AND SO WHEREAS IN 1872 J. STERLING MORTON PROPOSED TO THE NEBRASKA BOARD OF AGRICULTURE THAT A SPECIAL DAY BE SET ASIDE FOR THE PLANTING OF TREES CALLED ARBOR DAY. AND WHEREAS ARBOR DAY WAS FIRST CELEBRATED IN TEXAS IN 1890 IS NOW CELEBRATED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, WHEREAS TREES CAN REDUCE THE EROSION OF OUR PRECIOUS TOPSOIL BY WIND AND WATER, LOWER OUR HEATING AND COOLING COSTS. MODERATE TEMPERATURES CLEAN THE AIR, PRODUCE OXYGEN AND PROVIDE HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE. AND WHEREAS TREES SYMBOLIZE ENDURING STRENGTH AND OUR RENEWABLE RESOURCE THAT PROVIDES PAPER AND WOOD FOR OUR HOMES, FUEL FOR OUR FIRES AND COUNTLESS BENEFICIAL PRODUCTS, WHEREAS TREES IN OUR CITY INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF BUSINESS AREAS AND BEAUTIFY OUR COMMUNITY, AND WHEREAS A TREE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE WAS ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF WILEY IN AUGUST 2012 RECOGNIZING THE BENEFITS OF TREES IN OUR COMMUNITY, THEREFORE I. MATTHEW PORTER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, AM HONORED TO PROCLAIM THE THIRD DAY OF NOVEMBER 2023 AS ARBOR DAY IN TEXAS IN THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, AND URGED ALL CITIZENS TO CELEBRATE ARBOR DAY. AND SUPPORT EFFORTS TO PROTECT OUR TREES AND WOODLANDS AND FURTHER URGED ALL CITIZENS TO PLANT AND CARE FOR TREES TO PROMOTE THE WELL BEING OF CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. AND NOW I WOULD ASK THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS JOIN US DOWN IN FRONT, AS HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR A PICTURE. AND THEY WOULD LIKE THE CITY MANAGER TO JOIN AS WELL. [PR3. Municipal Court Week.] [00:41:00] WE ARE ALSO CELEBRATING MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK. SO THOSE WHO ARE HERE FOR MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK IF YOU WILL JOIN ME DOWN FRONT AS WELL. DOWN THE BACK. YEAH. THE MICROPHONE WILL FIND EVERYONE. SO WE'RE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE AN AMAZING MUNICIPAL COURT HERE AND WILEY. THEY DO JUST AN EXCELLENT JOB OF WORKING WITH OUR CITIZENS OF SUPPORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT WHERE NEEDED ON BEING ABLE TO GIVE PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME THROUGH AND TAKE CARE OF THE SMALLER AS I CALL THEM, THE SMALLER OFFENSES THAT HAPPENED UM, BUT THEY DO A LOT OF WORK, UM THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, AND SO I WANT TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO TELL EVERYONE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHO YOU ARE WHAT YOU DO AND WHAT MAKES THE WEEK SPECIAL TO YOU. I'M LISA MANGHAM. I'M THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR AND I MANAGED THE OPERATIONS OF THE COURT. UH MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK FOR ME IS A WAY TO CELEBRATE OUR TEAM AND OUR DEPARTMENT FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THEY DO, UM, OFTENTIMES PEOPLE LOOK DOWN AT COURTS BECAUSE IT'S NOT A FUN EXPERIENCE TO GO THROUGH AND SO ANYTIME WE CAN MAKE SOMETHING FUN PARTICIPATING IN NATIONAL NIGHT OUT MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK. UM I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO THAT. OUR PASS IT ON. INTRODUCING THANK YOU. I'M RON SPEARS. I'M COURT. BAILIFF MY JOB IS I TELL PEOPLE STAND UP AND JUDGE COMES IN. SHE TELLS THEM SIT DOWN AND I'M DONE. YEAH. AND DEANNA AND THE SENIOR DEPUTY CLERK. UM I JUST KIND OF HELP. UM LISA. UM. TRAIN UM THE OTHER EMPLOYEES LOOK OVER THEIR WORK THINGS LIKE THAT. UM I DIDN'T HAVE ANY NOTES. I WOULDN'T PLANNING ON GIVING THE SPEECH. UM BUT YES. I'M READY TO CAHILL, DEPUTY COURT CLERK AND I DO WHATEVER DEANNA TELLS ME TO. HI I'M JUDGE ASHLEY MCSWAIN. I'M ONE OF THE ASSOCIATE JUDGES IN OUR COURT. WE HAVE THREE JUDGES TOTAL. SO WE DO OUR JETS STUFF. AND ONE THING I THINK THAT OFTEN GETS OVERLOOKED IS THE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES. WE WORK A LOT WITH THE COMMUNITY TO KIND OF PREVENT FUTURE CRIMES AND WHO DID HER IN THINGS, AND WE SEE A LOT OF THAT ONE WHEN THEY'RE AT THE MINOR CRIMINAL EMAIL. I MEAN, A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR LIVES GET A SPEEDING TICKET. BUT WE ALSO SEE MINOR THEFTS ARE HIGHER CRIMES AND WE TRY TO TREAT AND RE BILLET EIGHT BEFORE THEY ADVANCE INTO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM , AND THEN WE ALSO WORK WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE JAIL. SO AND THE CLERKS WORK WITH THAT, TOO. AND I THINK THAT DIDN'T GET MENTIONED. SO I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT AS WELL. MY NAME IS AMANDA BRANDON. I'M A DEPUTY COURT CLERK. AND UM, WHAT'S GONNA MAKE THIS SPECIAL FOR ME IS THIS IS MY FIRST MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK. EVER I'VE ONLY BEEN DOING THIS SINCE JANUARY. SO THIS HAS BEEN A WHOLE NEW RODEO, BUT IT'S BEEN A LOT OF FUN. IT'S A LITTLE BIT. THAT'S THAT'S WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW. OKAY? OKAY, TRUE. MY NAME IS MARK, HOW WITH I AM THE WARRANT OFFICER AND COURT BAILIFF. IT'S A WHOLE LIFETIME. YEAH, I DON'T. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY MELISSA DAVIS COULDN'T BE WITH US TONIGHT. SHE'S OUR JUVENILE CASE MANAGER AND SHE HANDLES ALL THE JUVENILE CASES. TRUANCY FOR WILEY ICED TEA, AND SHE ALSO OVERSEES OUR TEAM COURT PROGRAM. SURE UM, THE [00:45:05] TEEN COURT PROGRAM IS A AN OPTION THAT WE HAVE FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS TO HAVE THEIR CASE HEARD IN FRONT OF THEIR PEERS TO DETERMINE SENTENCING. IT KEEPS THE VIOLATION FROM BEING A CONVICTION. ON THEIR RECORD. WE HAVE OUR BIGGEST GROUP THIS YEAR 14 VOLUNTEERS. I THINK IT'S 36. YEAH, IT'S. IT'S THE BIGGEST ONE. SO WE HAVE ABOUT 30. SIXTEEN'S THAT GO TO WILEY. I S D. AND ALSO I THINK WE HAVE SOME HOME SCHOOL STUDENTS AS WELL THAT ARE TEEN ATTORNEYS, UM, PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS, DEFENSE ATTORNEYS, AND IT'S A REALLY NEAT PROGRAM. IT'S ONCE ONCE A MONTH. IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC IF ANYBODY WANTS TO COME IN AND OBSERVE BUT IT'S REALLY GREAT FOR THE KIDS TO COME IN AND LEARN ABOUT THE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND A LOT OF THEM, UM, GRADUATING HAVE WANTED TO GO INTO LAW AND DO DIFFERENT THINGS RELATED TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE. SO IT'S GREAT. AGAIN THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO ON A DAILY BASIS FOR OUR CITIZENS AND FOR THE CITY. AND WE DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION TO READ THIS EVENING. WHEREAS MUNICIPAL COURTS PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN PRESERVING PUBLIC SAFETY AND PROMOTING QUALITY OF LIFE IN TEXAS, AND WHEREAS MUNICIPAL JUDGES AND COURTS SUPPORTED PERSONNEL HAVE PLEDGED TO BE EVER MINDFUL OF THEIR NEUTRALITY AND IMPARTIALITY, RENDERING EQUAL SERVICE TO ALL AND TO CONFORM TO THE STANDARDS SET BY THE CANONS OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT. WHEREAS MORE PEOPLE, CITIZENS AND NONCITIZENS ALIKE COME IN PERSONAL CONTACT WITH THE MUNICIPAL COURT THAN ALL OTHER TEXAS COURTS COMBINED. AND WHEREAS THE MUNICIPAL COURTS PLAY SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN PRESERVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN TEXAS COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE ADJUDICATION OF CLASS C MISDEMEANOR CASES, INCLUDING TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS, CITY ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS AND OTHER NON TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. AND WHEREAS THE MUNICIPAL JUDGES IN COURTS SUPPORT PERSONNEL CONTINUALLY STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN JUDICIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND THE ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THEIR STATE AND LOCAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS NOW THEREFORE I MATTHEW PORTER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS. ON BEHALF OF THE WILY CITY COUNCIL ON THIS 24TH DAY OF OCTOBER. 2023 AM HONORED TO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER THROUGH THE 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2023 AS MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK IN THE CITY OF WILEY AND RECOGNIZED THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF WILEY MUNICIPAL COURT AND SALUTE ITS CRITICAL ROLE IN PRESERVING PUBLIC SAFETY. PROTECTING OUR QUALITY OF LIFE AND DETERRING FUTURE CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU. [PR4. Breast Cancer Awareness Month.] AND FOR OUR NEXT ONE, I'M GOING TO ASK THE MAYOR PRO TEM TO JOIN ME DOWN FRONT IF YOU WOULD JUST TO ASSIST ME WITH PRESENTING THIS. I KNOW IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO YOUR HEART AS IT IS TOO MANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS ON THE COUNCIL AND WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT I KNOW YOU'VE GOT YOUR PIN ON TONIGHT. AND SO WE ALSO YES, AND COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS IF YOU WOULD JOIN ME. SO OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS AFFECTED. PROBABLY EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER, WHETHER IT'S A FAMILY MEMBER. A FRIEND. OR JUST SOMEONE THAT THEY WORK WITH. BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT TOUCHES SO MANY LIVES AND IS SOMETHING WHERE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS AWARE OF THE NEED TO ENSURE THAT YOU ARE GETTING CHECKED BECAUSE EARLY DETECTION IS ONE OF THE PRIMARY FACTORS IN A POSITIVE OUTCOME, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO STAND WITH THOSE WHO ARE [00:50:03] CURRENTLY FIGHTING THE BATTLE AGAINST BREAST CANCER AND WITH THOSE WHO HAVE BEATEN BREAST CANCER AND ARE STILL HERE TODAY WITH US AND FINALLY TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO WE HAVE LOST I ASKED THESE TWO GENTLEMEN TO JOIN ME. I KNOW IT'S NEAR AND DEAR WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU BOTH SPEAK. YES I HEAR ON BEHALF OF MY MOTHER IN LAW. WE LOST HER IN 2017 MARY ELIZABETH. FERGUSON. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THEM. MY AUNT AND MY MOTHER IN LAW. BOTH OF WHOM ARE STILL WITH US AND ARE FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT. SO AGAIN. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO CALL AWARENESS TO. WE WANT TO ASK PEOPLE TO SUPPORT TO GET OUT. THERE ARE MANY, MANY WAYS TO BE INVOLVED AND TO ENCOURAGE AGAIN. THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY FIGHTING TO KEEP UP THE FIGHT. AND FOR THOSE WHO NEED TO GO IN AND GET CHECKED. PLEASE DO SO. IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. I KNOW MY WIFE WORKED AT SUSAN B. KOMEN FOR MANY YEARS, AND IT'S STILL INVOLVED ON THE RESEARCH SIDE OF THINGS. UM AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CONTINUE TO PRAY THAT THERE WILL BE A TRUE CURE. AND NOW WE HAVE TREATMENTS BUT A TRUE CURE OR PREVENTION ABILITY IN THE FUTURE. WITH THAT. DO YOU HAVE A PROCLAMATION TO READ THIS EVENING? WHEREAS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH SERVES AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE DISEASE AND TO ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS TO HAVE A PLAN TO DETECT THE DISEASE IN ITS EARLY STAGES. WHEREAS BREAST CANCER IS THE SECOND MOST COMMONLY DIAGNOSED FORM OF CANCER FOR WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES AND REMAINS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH AMONG AMERICAN WOMEN. WHEREAS MAMMOGRAPHY IS RECOGNIZED AS THE SINGLE MOST EFFECTIVE METHOD OF DETECTING BREAST CHANGES LONG BEFORE PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS CAN BE SEEN OR FELT. AND WHEREAS EARLY DETECTION AND IMPROVED TREATMENT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THE NUMBER OF DEATHS CAUSED BY BREAST CANCER, AND WHEREAS RESEARCHERS, SCIENTISTS AND NUMEROUS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ARE DEDICATED TO DISCOVERING THE CURE FOR BREAST CANCER. DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXTRAORDINARY COMMITMENT AND EFFORT THAT HAS BEEN INVESTED IN THIS CAUSE, AND WHEREAS IT IS VITAL THAT THOSE AFFECTED BY BREAST CANCER HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE CARE, AND THAT RESEARCH OF ALL FORMS OF BREAST CANCER CONTINUES TO BE VIGOROUSLY SUPPORTED. THEREFORE I MATTHEW PORTER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS. WITH SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO COPE WITH BREAST CANCER AND ON BEHALF OF THE WILY CITY COUNCIL ON THIS THE 24TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2023 AM HONORED TO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023 AS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, AND CALL UPON THE CITIZENS OF WILY TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS FOR EARLY DETECTION. RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO STANDING BY SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND SUPPORT WORTHY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO FIND A CURE. THANK YOU. [PR5. National Dyslexia Awareness Month.] WE DO ALSO HAVE A COUPLE OF RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING. FOR NATIONAL DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH. I KNOW WE HAVE MANY INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE STRUGGLED WITH THIS. AND WE CONTINUE. TO WANT TO PROCLAIM OUR SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO DO STRUGGLE WITH DYSLEXIA AND THANK THE SD FOR THE WORK THEY DO AS WELL WITH OUR STUDENTS TO ENSURE THEIR [PR6. Woman Owned Business Month.] SUCCESS. IT IS ALSO WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS MONTH AND WE WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT WE HAVE A GREAT NUMBER OF SMALL BUSINESSES AND LARGE BUSINESS OWNERS WITHIN THE CITY OF WILEY, WHO ARE WOMEN OWNED. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO CELEBRATE THEM AND WHAT THEY BRING TO OUR COMMUNITY. WITH THAT. THAT COMPLETES. OUR PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS FOR THE EVENING. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE COMMENTS ON MAN AGENDA ITEMS IF ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IS PRESENT AND WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL REGARDING AN ITEM NOT LISTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, WE DO ASK THAT YOU HAVE [00:55:01] COMPLETED A FORM IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING IN ORDER TO SPEAK. WE DO REQUEST COMMENTS BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES FOR AN INDIVIDUAL OR SIX MINUTES OF OFFICIALLY REPRESENTING AN ORGANIZATION OR GROUP. IN ADDITION, WE REMIND EVERYONE DUE TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT COUNCIL MAY NOT CONVERSE DELIBERATE OR TAKE ACTION ON ANY MATTER, PRESENTED DURING CITIZEN PARTICIPATION FOR ITEMS NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. MISS STORM HAVE WE HAD ANY FORMS TURNED IN [CONSENT AGENDA] A ER. WITH NO FORMS TURNED IN, WE WILL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. SO I KNOW FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA. IF WE HAVE ANY ITEMS TO BE PULLED, I BELIEVE ITEM H. MR PARKER. DUE TO A CHANGE IN THE AMOUNT THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY AND I DID WANT TO ASK TO PULL ITEM I JUST TO HIGHLIGHT AND ASK FOR THE DETAIL ON ON WHAT THAT WILL BE WITHIN OUR PARKS. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT COUNCIL OR STAFF WOULD LIKE PULLED FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION? IF THERE ARE NONE, I WOULD BE OPEN TO A MOTION ON THE REMAINING ITEMS. COUNCILMAN DUKE. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT IN GENERAL AND E THROUGH G. AND THE ITEMS J. THROUGH Q. OKAY WE HAVE A MOTION AS STATED. DO WE HAVE A SECOND COUNT? MAYOR PROTEIN FORRESTER. THANK YOU. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. MOTION WITH A WITH A SECOND AS STATED TO APPROVE COUNCIL PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES 70. FOR THOSE [H. Consider, and act upon, the award of AT&T E Hosted 9-1-1 Services from Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a AT&T in the estimated amount of $699,060.00, and authorizing the City Manager to execute any necessary documents.] ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL NOW MOVE TO THE REGULAR AGENDA, WHICH WILL START WITH ITEM H TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE AWARD OF A T AND T E HOSTED 911 SERVICES FROM SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY. THE V A. T AND T IN THE YESTERDAY MADE AN AMOUNT OF 699,060. AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. AND I BELIEVE IT IS THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT HAS CHANGED. CHIEF BLACK YES. AMERICA COUNCIL. THANK YOU. UM THE DOLLAR AMOUNT CHANGE. WE WORK HARD TO PUT THAT TOGETHER AND HAVE IT DONE, BUT WE HAVE TO INSTALL A FIREWALL SO THAT WE CAN RECORD TEXT 911. THAT'S A NEW FEATURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE. TODAY WE HAVE TEXTED 911, BUT NOT THE RECORDING CAPABILITIES. AND AS THAT'S BECOME MORE USED, WE FEEL LIKE IT'S TIME THAT WE RECORD THAT, LIKE WE DO ALL OF OUR OTHER NOVEL ONE CALLS. OKAY? SO COUNCIL THE NEW AMOUNT IS $700,860 AND I DO. I AM OPEN IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ITEM. AND IF NOT, I'D BE OPEN TO EMOTION. AND THERE IS A SPECIFIC MOTION THAT THAT WAS SENT OUT FOR THIS. I'D BE WILLING TO GIVE THAT SO I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AWARD OF A T AND T E HOSTED 911 SERVICES FROM SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY D V. A D B, A T AND T IN THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $700,860 AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. THAT'S THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND COUNCILMAN? MALIKI SECOND OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION WITH A SECOND TO APPROVE IF COUNCIL WILL PLEASE CAST THEIR VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES [I. Consider, and act upon, the award of contract #W2024-12-I Community Park Playground Equipment, Poured-In-Place Surfacing, and Pavilions at East Meadow Trailhead to WEBUILDFUN, in the estimated amount of $544,723.99 through a cooperative purchasing contract with Sourcewell and authorizing the City Manager to execute any and all necessary documents.] 70. BUT THAT WILL MOVE TO ITEM I WHICH IS TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE AWARD OF CONTRACT. W 20 24-12 DASH I COMMUNITY PARK PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT POURED IN PLACE SURFACING AND PAVILIONS AT EAST MEADOW TRAILHEAD TO WE BUILD FUND AND THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $544,723. THROUGH COOPERATIVE PURCHASING CONTRACT WITH SOURCE WELL AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. MR STARR HOURS. THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP ITS JUST WANTED TO SEE IF YOU COULD ENLIGHTEN THE PUBLIC WHO MAY MISS IT IF IT'S IN THE CONSENT AGENDA, GIVEN IT IS A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY SO. THIS PLAYGROUND WAS RENOVATED BACK IN 2017. WE WENT WITH A VERY UNIQUE COLOR SCHEME THAT THE VENDOR THAT WE ACTUALLY SELECTED ACTUALLY CAME UP WITH. JUST A MIXTURE OF BLUES AND GRAYS AND, UH, JUST A REALLY NEAT COLOR SCHEME. AT THE TIME. WE WEREN'T WE DIDN'T HAVE FUNNY TO COMPLETE THE PLAYGROUND OUT, SO THIS PART OF THIS IS GOING TO BE TO COMPLETE THAT OUT, WHICH IS JUST ADDING SOME AN ADDITIONAL THREE BASED SWING SET. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ALL INCLUSIVE SWING. THAT'S GOING TO BE A PART OF THAT. AS WELL AS A IT'S A PARENT AND KIDS SWING SO THE YOU KNOW THE PARENT CAN ACTUALLY SWING WITH THE CHILD. THAT'S GOING TO BE ADDED. THERE'S ALSO GOING TO BE THAT'S KIND OF A NEST SWING THAT THEY CALL IT, BUT IT'S A BIG SWING ALMOST LIKE A TIRE SWING. IT'S GOING TO BE IN BETWEEN THE TWO SWING BEES. MULTIPLE KIDS CAN GET ON THE SWING AND, YOU KNOW, [01:00:02] PLAY AROUND ON THAT. AN EXCITING FEATURE THAT WE WANTED TO ADD IN 2017 WAS THIS NEXUS PHILOSOPHY? IT'S BASICALLY JUST A BIG CLIMBER. IT'S GOT SO MANY DIFFERENT ANGLES THAT YOU CAN CLIMB ON IT. WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ADD THAT WITH THIS COST THE BIGGEST PART OF THIS COST IS GOING TO BE THE POURED IN PLACE, SURFACING IMPORTANT PLACE SURFACING. SO IF YOU REMEMBER WE DID THAT BACK IN JANUARY THIS YEAR AT OLD CITY PARK. WE RECEIVED A LOT OF REALLY GOOD COMMENTS ON THAT. SO THIS IS A MUCH BIGGER ONE. I THINK OLD CITY PARK WAS ABOUT 800 SQUARE FOOT. WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 1400. EXCUSE ME, 14,000 SQUARE FOOT. FOR THIS ONE. SO IT'S A LOT THAT'S THAT'S OUR BIGGEST COST. I THINK WE HAD A BUDGET NUMBER OF ABOUT 375,000. AND THIS CAME IN AROUND 364. SO 364,000. OKAY, SO. AND UH, PART OF THIS IS ALSO GOING TO BE USING THE SAME VENDOR THAT'S GOING TO BE DOING THE BILLION AND THE GATEWAY STRUCTURE THAT'S AT THE EAST MEADOW SPLASH PAD THAT WILL BE SEEING SOON, OKAY? THANK YOU, SIR. MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU, MAYOR. MR TOWERS ON THE REVAMP OF THIS PLAYGROUND IS JUST GOING TO HELP WITH THE ACCESSIBILITY FOR A D. A. AND ALLOW MORE CHILDREN WHO ARE HANDICAPPED OR PHYSICALLY INCAPABLE OF CURRENTLY GETTING TO THAT PLAYGROUND BECAUSE OF THE CHIP WOOD CHIPS AND GRAVEL ETCETERA WILL ALLOW THEM TO PARTICIPATE. YES, SIR. I MEAN, THIS IS THIS IS ANOTHER COMPONENT TO ALL INCLUSIVE IN THE PLAYGROUND STILL WON'T BE 100% ALL INCLUSIVE, BUT THIS IS THE PORT IN PLACE SURFACING IS ANOTHER STEP CLOSER TO GETTING OUR PLAYGROUND THERE. SO WILL THERE BE ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT ADDED FOR TO HELP COMPLY WITH THAT. SO THE ACTUAL SWING THAT THE NEST SWING THAT IS ALSO, UH AND INCLUSIVE SWING ALONG WITH A SEPARATE, INCLUSIVE SWING THAT'S GOING TO BE ON ONE OF THE BAY. THE THREE BASE WING SET SO WE ARE ADDING A COUPLE OF SWING COMPONENTS, BUT NOT NOT IN THAT NEXUS CLIMBER THAT WON'T BE TRUE . FULLY INCLUSIVE OF EQUIPMENT. OKAY WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND I GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU YOURSELF IN THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT TAKING THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AS WE BEGAN TO RE PLAN AND RESTRUCTURE THIS PLAYGROUND THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. MR MR STARS AGAIN. GREAT JOB AS USUAL ON ALL THAT YOU TAKE IT OVER AND HAVE DONE WITH THE PURCHASE ORDERS AND WHATNOT. I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THE 544,000 IS THAT THAT IS WITHIN OUR EXISTING BUDGET, AND WE WILL NOT NEED ANY KIND OF BUDGET OVER AGE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WE SHOULD NOT NEED IT. THIS IS ACTUALLY USING, UM, TWO SEPARATE FUNDS. ONE OF THEM WAS FUN OR GENERAL FUND FUND BALANCE THAT THE SPLASH PAD IS COMING OUT OF THAT'S THE PAVILIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMING OUT OF THAT ONE. AH THIS PLAYGROUND VENDOR WE'VE WORKED WITH MANY TIMES DONE MANY PLAYGROUNDS FOR US. WE'VE NEVER HAD A CHANGE ORDER BEFORE, SO I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT WE'LL STAY WITHIN THOSE NUMBERS. THANKS SO MUCH APPRECIATE IT. OKAY COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? IF NOT, I'D BE OPEN TO EMOTION. MAYOR, PROTEIN. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER I AS PRESENTED MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM I AS PRESENTED. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS? SECOND, IT WE HAVE A MOTION WITH A SECOND TO APPROVE COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES 70 WITH THAT WE [1. Consider, and act upon, Resolution No. 2023-26(R) casting a vote for a candidate(s) to the Board of Directors of the Rockwall Central Appraisal District for a one-year term beginning January 1, 2024.] WILL MOVE TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA NUMBER ONE OR ITEM ONE. WHICH IS TO CONSIDER AN ACT UPON RESOLUTION NUMBER. 20 23-26 ARE CASTING A VOTE FOR A CANDIDATE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ROCKWELL CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR A ONE YEAR TERM BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST 2024. THE STORM. DID YOU HAVE ANY ANY INFORMATION TO ADD ON THIS ONE FOR US. UM THE BALLOT WAS PART OF THE AGENDA PACKET FOR THE NOMINEES. THERE ARE FIVE NOMINEES AND THE CITY OF WILEY HAS 10 VOTES, AND THOSE VOTES CAN BE CAST FOR ONE INDIVIDUAL OR CAN BE SPLIT UP AMONGST MULTIPLE PEOPLE. ARE WE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A BALLOT? IT SAYS EACH TAXING UNIT IS ENTITLED TO VOTE AND SHALL DETERMINE ITS VOTE BY RESOLUTION. SO I WOULD ASSUME THAT WE PROBABLY NEED TO DO WE HAVE ANY ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM ANY OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS. I DON'T BELIEVE ANY OF THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE REACHED OUT TO US. MR PARKER CONFIRMED HE HAS NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING. SO I BELIEVE THERE ARE FIVE INDIVIDUALS. SO IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY INDIVIDUAL THAT WERE [01:05:06] SPECIFICALLY AWARE OF, I WOULD PROPOSE POTENTIALLY SPLITTING OUR VOTE TO EACH SINCE WE DON'T HAVE A PARTICULAR CANDIDATE. THAT'S COUNCIL. ANY OTHER PROPOSALS OR AGAIN? ANYONE THAT ANYMORE THAN ANYONE HERE IS FAMILIAR WITH. IF NOT, THEN I WOULD BE. OPEN TO A MOTION AND IT WILL HAVE TO BE READ AS LISTED, UM AND THEREFORE FOR IF YOU THE VOTER WILL BE SPLIT, IT WILL NEED TO BE READ OUT WITH VOTES FOR THIS PERSON VOTES FOR THAT. BUT I'D BE OPEN TO EMOTION. OKAY? COUNCILMAN MALIKI. YEAH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION MARRY IF YOU WILL. SO EACH NAME I HAVE TO READ EACH NAME SO YOU WOULD HAVE TO. YOU'D HAVE TO READ IT AS IT'S RECOMMENDED THERE AND THEN? YES, EACH NAME WITH THE NUMBER OF VOTES YOU'RE ASSIGNING IN THE BLANK SPACE. ALRIGHT MOTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023 26 ARE CASTING A VOTE FOR TIM HARTLEY. AS A CANDIDATE TO VOTES AS A CANDIDATE. TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. OF THE ROCKWALL COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR ONE YEAR TERM BEGINNING JANUARY. 1ST 2024 MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER. 20 23-26 ARE CASTING ABOUT FOR JOHN HASSAN. SHELL. TWO VOTES AS A CANDIDATE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ROCK HALL CENTER APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR ONE YEAR TERM BEGINNING JANUARY. 1ST 2024 MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2023. THAT'S 26 ARE CASTING A VOTE FOR LORRAINE. 62 VOTES AS A CANDIDATE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ROCKWELL CENTER APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR THE ONE YEAR TERM BEGINNING JANUARY. 1ST 2024 MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2023. THAT'S 26 ARE CASTING A VOTE FOR RUSSELL SUMMERS. TWO VOTES AS A CANDIDATE. TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ROCKWELL CENTER APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR THE ONE YEAR TERM BEGINNING JANUARY. 1ST 2024 AND MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. 2023 THAT'S 26 ARE CASTING A VOTE FOR VICKY WALLACE TWO VOTES AS A CANDIDATE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. OF THE ROCKWELL CENTER OF FRASER DISTRICT. WHERE A ONE YEAR TERM BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST 2024. WE HAVE EMOTION AS STATED. DO WE HAVE A SECOND COUNCILMAN? STRENGTH? THANK YOU. MIRA, SECOND. MOTION WITH THE SECOND COUNCIL POLICE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES 70. WITH THAT THAT COMPLETES OUR REGULAR AGENDA FOR THE EVENING. WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO OUR WORK SESSION. WE HAVE ONE WORK SESSION, WHICH IS TO DISCUSS THE 2023 COLLIN COUNTY BOND ELECTION. I'LL GIVE US JUST A QUICK BREAK TO LET [WS1. Discuss 2023 Collin County Bond Election.] WITH THAT I'LL RECONVENE US. WE ARE IN OUR WORK SESSION AND WE HAVE WITH US TONIGHT. MR TIM BENNETT. YOU ARE HERE TO PRESENT ON THE 2023 COLLIN COUNTY BOND ELECTION, AND YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE PLANNING BOARD. CORRECT. IF YOU WILL DO US A FAVOR. I THINK THEY TURN THE MICROPHONE OFF, HAS A LITTLE HEAD UNDERNEATH IT WITH THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S TALKING. THERE YOU GO. PERFECT HOUSE THAT CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES, SIR. GOOD SO GO AHEAD. ALRIGHT. WELL UH, FIRST FOR MY NAME IS TIM BENNETT. I LIVE AT 601 PARKER ROAD AND WILEY. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR SERVICE TO WALLY AND I WOULDN'T TIME CONSUMING THING IT CAN BE TO BE ON THESE COUNCILS AND BOARDS AND WHATNOT. UM I WAS APPOINTED TO THE CALLING COUNTY PLANNING BOARD BY OUR CAR. COUNTY COMMISSIONER DARRYL DARRYL. HAIL WE'RE A GROUP OF ENGINEERS AND BUSINESSMEN AND OTHER CITIZENS THAT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED TO ADVISE AND ASSIST THEM OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS. THE ONE BEING RIGHT NOW IS THE COLLIN COUNTY BOND PROGRAM. SO WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THE MONEY THAT'S AVAILABLE AND YOU KNOW HOW WE WANT TO SPEND IT. UM THERE'S A THERE'S A BIG BIG PUSH. OH TO GET TO GET TO SOME NEW COURT BUILDINGS. AND SOME JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES. BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ANIMAL SHELTER, AND THERE'S GONNA BE SOME PARKS BONDS. SO LET ME JUST KIND OF RUN THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION REAL FAST. [01:10:03] FIRST PART IS JUST IF YOU WOULD SPEAK UP, OR, UH, COUNCILMAN ON THE END HERE WANTS TO MAKE SURE HE CAN CATCH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. OKAY, SO TALK INTO THE MICROPHONE BETTER OKAY? OKAY THAT WAY. ALSO THE PUBLIC WHO MAY TUNE IN TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE BOMB. MAKE SURE OUR RECORDING EQUIPMENT YEAH, SURE. NO PROBLEM. SO ANYWAY, I'LL JUST RUN THROUGH THIS LITTLE PRESENTATION. PRETTY PRETTY FAST . UM EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT COLLIN COUNTY HAS GROWN VERY, VERY FAST. OF COURSE, THAT MEANS OF WE NEED NEW FACILITIES. COURTROOMS UM, PARKS AND ROADS. SO HERE'S A LITTLE THING ABOUT HOW MANY RESIDENTS ARE COMING IN. IT. HERE'S A GRAPH THAT SHOWS HOW HOW WE'VE GROWN THROUGH THE YEARS. EVERYBODY KNOWS WE'RE GROWING REALLY FAST. THIS SHOWS WHAT WE WERE IN 2000 COMPARED TO 2020 MAP OF COLLIN COUNTY SHOW ON THE POPULATION. AND THEN PROJECTED FUTURE GROWTH. SO, OF COURSE, WITH THE FUTURE GROWTH. WE NEED TO TRY TO PLAN OUR ROADS AND FACILITIES TO GO ALONG WITH THAT. SO WE HAVE FIVE DIFFERENT PROPOSALS THAT WILL BE ON THE IN THE BOND ELECTION THAT'S COMING UP NOVEMBER, THE SEVENTH WILL BE THE ELECTION DAY. OF COURSE, EARLY BOTHERING HAS ALREADY STARTED. BUT THE PROPOSITIONS PROPOSITION I ASK FOR JUSTICE AND I'LL GO THROUGH THESE IN A LITTLE MORE DETAIL. THERE'S AN ANIMAL SHELTER PROPOSITIONS FOR HEALTH PARKS AND ROADS. BIGGEST ONE BEING ROADS. SO FOR THE JUSTICE FACILITIES WERE THE COURTROOM. THE COURTROOM FACILITIES ARE GETTING, UH, OVERLOADED, SO THEY NEED MORE COURTROOMS, AND THERE'S A BIG PART OF THE BOND PROGRAM IS TO EXPAND THE COURTROOMS AND TO BUILD A NEW PARKING GARAGE. THE ADULT, THE ADULT THE ADULT DETENTION INFIRMARY IS OVER. CAPACITY IS OVER CAPACITY AND NEEDS TO BE, UH, RENOVATED. THE JUVENILE JUVENILE FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE DETENTION AREA IS GETTING CROWDED, AND WE NEED MORE ROOM FOR JUVENILE DETENTION. 260. 261 MILLION TOTAL. UH. THE PROPOSITION I FOR THE JUSTICE SYSTEM FACILITIES, SO THAT'S PROPOSITION 261 MILLION. PROPOSITION B IS FOR AN ANIMAL SHELTER. THERE'S MANY TOWNS IN COLLIN COUNTY THAT DON'T HAVE THEIR I'M ANIMAL SHELTER. I BELIEVE WILEY DOES. BUT LOOK WHAT THERE'S DIFFERENT ONES THAT DON'T HAVE IT LIKE FRISCO. SO THEY PART THEY PAY COLLIN COUNTY TO TAKE THEIR THEIR ANIMALS AND THEN FRISCO PACE CALLING COUNTY AND COLLIN KELLY TAKES CARE OF IT. WILL THE ANIMAL SHELTER THAT WE HAVE IS OVER, OVERLOADED AND SO THEY NEED TO EXPAND IT. AND THIS IS A GREAT THING ABOUT HOW MANY MORE CHANNELS WILL BE ADDED FOR DOGS AND CATS. INSPIRED MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE FOR THE NEW ANIMAL SHELTER. PUBLIC HEALTH. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU, MR BENNETT THAT MAYBE YOU WOULD KNOW FOR PROPOSITION B FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTER. SO DOES THAT IMPOSED THE UM, THE TAX CHANGE ACROSS THE COUNTY OR ACROSS THE 18 MUNICIPALITIES. THAT ARE PARTICIPATING. WELL THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION IS FOR THE FOLKS FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY. SO IT'S NOT JUST FOR THE NOT JUST FOR THE TOWNS LIKE FRISCO THAT NEED THE ANIMAL SHELTER WHILE THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE PAYING, TOO, SO THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION. WHY SHOULD WILEY PLAY FOR FRISCO'S ANIMAL SHELTER? YOU KNOW, SO MAYBE MAYBE WILEY DOESN'T WANT TO VOTE FOR THAT PART OF IT. I'M NOT REALLY SURE BEYOND THAT, BUT BUT YOU'RE BUT NO, IT WAS JUST A QUESTION, BECAUSE I KNOW GROWING AROUND THE POTENTIAL NEED FOR US TO BOND IN THE FUTURE. BASED ON THE CONVERSATIONS I KNOW FROM OUR ANIMAL SHOTS ADVISORY BOARD TO UP SIZE AND REPLACE OURS. UM, AND TO YOUR POINT. OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE SOME OF THE CITIES LIKE FRISCO THAT ARE MUCH LARGER, MUCH LARGER REGIMEN AND STREAMS THAT ARE RELYING ON THE COUNTY. THAT'S TRUE. THAT'S A GOOD POINT. I MEAN, I GUESS REALLY WILDLY HAS THEIR OWN ANIMAL SHELTER. THEY DON'T REALLY NEED COLLIN COUNTY. SO MAYBE THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD WANT TO VOTE FOR AGAIN. AND I'M NOT TRYING TO INFLUENCE PEOPLE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. I JUST WANTED TO DECLARE JUST JUST THE FACTS. SO THE PUBLIC HEALTH MEANT THAT THE MEDICAL EXAMINER, I GUESS THAT'S WHERE THEY GO AFTER SOMEBODY DIES. IF THEY WANT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. AUTOPSIES AND WHATNOT IS A VERY OLD FACILITIES THAT NEEDS TO BE THEY NEED A NEW FACILITY. SO THAT'S $14 MILLION FOR THAT. THAT'S PROPOSITION C. THE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE WILL BE PROPOSITION DAY. THIS IS A ONE [01:15:04] THAT USUALLY PASSES OVERWHELMINGLY. EVERYBODY WANTS PARKS AND OPEN SPACE AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE APPOINTED TO THE PARKS BOARD. SEVERAL YEARS AGO, I SERVED ON THE CALL IN COUNTY PARKS BOARD FOR THREE YEARS. AND AT THAT TIME WE HAD $10 MILLION TO SPEND. OVER A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS. SO WE HAD $2 MILLION A YEAR. UH TO ALLOCATE TO SORRY TO ALLOCATE TO THE CITIES AND THE WAY THE WAY THIS MONEY IS DEALT OUT IN CITIES PUT IN APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDS FROM FROM THE COUNTY AND. THE MAIN ONE THAT THE COUNTY WANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PURCHASE OF LAND, AND THE SECOND ONE IS FOR PARKS TRAILS. SO THE COMMISSIONERS ARE BIG ON TRYING TO TRYING TO GET THESE ALL THE CITIES TO HAVE TRIALS THAT WOULD JOIN TOGETHER AND HAVE A TRAIL SYSTEM ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE COUNTY, SO THEY ALWAYS WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THOSE SO IF THE CITY OF WILEY HAS ANY HE TRAILS PLANNED I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO . SEND THAT TO THE TWO COLLIN COUNTY THESE NEXT YEAR OF THE MONEY THAT'S ON THE PROPOSITION D IS $20 MILLION, SO WHEREAS WE HAD $2 MILLION A YEAR BEFORE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE $4 MILLION A YEAR. NOW WE'RE SO IF THE CITY WALLY HAD A TRAIL THEY WANTED TO BUILD. THEY COULD SHOW THE COUNTY OF THE PLAN OIL. IT'S GOING TO COST IT COST $2 MILLION. WELL THE COUNTY WOULD PARTICIPATE, PARTICIPATE IN HALF OF THAT. SO YOU COULD GET A MILLION DOLLARS FROM FROM THE COUNTY FOR TO HELP BUILD YOUR TRAIL. ALSO THE SAME THING WITH THE LAND IF YOU HAVE ANY LAND, MAYBE THERE'S A $5 MILLION PIECE OF LAND YOU WANT TO BUY. THE COUNTY WOULD PARTICIPATE IN 2.5 A MILLION OF THAT. THAT'S THE MAIN THING THAT THEY WANT TO DO IS HELP PURCHASE LAND AND TRAIL SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU. BECAUSE WE DIDN'T. WE NEVER DID SEE ANYTHING FROM WILDLY IN THE TIME THAT I WAS ON THE BOARD FOR TRAILS OR LAND. AND SO JUST REMEMBER THAT THAT THAT THAT, UM , OPPORTUNITY IS THERE FOR A WHILE TO USE SO THE THERE WILL BE $20 MILLION ON THERE FOR HER PARKS. PROPOSITION D. AND THEN, UM SEE HERE. PROPOSITIONING EVERYONE'S INTERESTED IN ROADS. UM LOOK, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL KIND OF BE ABLE TO USE THIS MONEY THAT'S KIND OF BAD AT THEIR DISCRETION. CAN'T REALLY SAY EXACTLY HOW MUCH WOULD BE REALLY BENEFITING WILDLY DIRECTLY, BUT ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT THEY DO IS THEY PURCHASE RIGHT AWAY FOR NEW TECH STOP ROADS THEY ARE PURCHASING RIGHT AWAY FROM THE ALBERT LOOP. THE OUTER LOOP IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER ROAD THAT COMES AROUND THAT USE PART THROUGH JOSEPHINE. KIND OF LIKE 190 DOES. NOW THERE'S GONNA BE ANOTHER ONE THAT CAN KIND OF DIVERT TRAFFIC AWAY FROM WILEY EVENTUALLY, SO THAT WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT THING. COUNTIES PURCHASING RIGHT AWAY TO HAVE TO CONTRIBUTE TO DETECT STOP FOR THE OUR TWO LOOPS SO THAT THAT IS ONE THING THAT THAT WOULD BENEFIT WILDLY OTHER ROADS OR THEY'RE GOING TO BE WIDENING 380, CREATING A FREE WAY UP THERE. DIFFERENT ONES, SO . SPECIFICALLY SAY WHICH ONES THEY WILL BUILD, BUT THEY DO PARTICIPATE TEXT OFF THE PURCHASE RIGHT AWAY. WHAT COUNTY IS GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH JUST AROUND ROADS TO KEEP THOSE UP. SO THAT'S $380 MILLION FOR THE ROADS, SO THAT'S MORE THAN HALF OF THE MONEY THAT THEY HAD TO SPEND. THERE'S KIND OF A SUMMARY OF ALL THE MONEY. KIND OF THE END OF THE PRESENTATION. SO JUST JUST KIND OF THE COMMISSIONERS MARVELOUS TO COME OUT AND KIND OF LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WE GOT THE SIGNS TOGETHER AND PUT YOU PROBABLY SEEN THE SIGNS UP AROUND AND PUTTING UP SIGNS ABOUT THE BOND ABOUT THE BOND PROGRAM. SO THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING JUST KIND OF GETTING THE WORD OUT AND LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT WHAT THE BONDS ABOUT SO THAT'S THE END OF THE PRESENTATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. OKAY WELL, THANK YOU FOR COMING THIS EVENING AND SHARING INFORMATION. YOU MENTIONED ON PROPOSITION E ON THE ROADWAY. THAT THAT'S JUST SIMPLY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSIONERS, SO THERE'S NO WAY TO KNOW IF CERTAIN AMOUNTS WILL BE DEDICATED TO PARTNERING PROJECTS ON THOROUGHFARE, IMPROVEMENTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THE LAST BOND HAD SOME MONEY THAT WAS AVAILABLE SPECIFICALLY FOR PARTNERSHIPS WITH CITIES ON DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THAT WE ASKED, AND THEY SAID, WELL, IT GETS IT GETS KIND OF TRICKY IF WE DEDICATE SO MUCH TO THE CITIES. CAN BE A PROBLEM THAT THE CITY'S DON'T COME ALONG WITH THE PROJECTS AND CREATIVE PROBLEMS, BUT THEY DO. THEY DO. LOOK AT ANY ANY REQUEST FROM THE [01:20:07] CITIES FOR FIVE, SO JUST BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING SPECIFICALLY ALLOCATED FOR CITIES DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY WON'T PARTICIPATE IN PROJECTS. SO IF THERE IS AN IMPORTANT PROJECT THAT WHILE HE HAD THAT COULD CERTAINLY SUBMIT THAT TO THE COUNTY FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION. THAT HELPS APPRECIATE THAT. COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM MR BENNETT. AND I DID WANT TO. I KNOW WE HAVE. MR RIGHT IS HERE THIS EVENING AS WELL. AND I KNOW HE SPECIFICALLY WORKS ON THE TRANSPORTATION SIDE OF PLANNING, SO I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO SPEAK, SIR, AS WELL THIS EVENING IF THERE WAS ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, UM OR KIND OF BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF COUNCIL AND I APOLOGIZE. IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO HEAR. SO IF I REPEAT ANYTHING, PLEASE FORGIVE ME. OKAY? MY NAME IS STEVE. RIGHT I LIVE AT 113 NORTH, WINDING OAKS AND WILEY AND I'M ON THE TRANSPORTATION BOARD. UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO SOME BUSINESS CONCERNS, I HAVEN'T BEEN AS ACTIVE WITH THIS MODELS I WOULD LIKE TO BE, BUT I DO KNOW A FEW THINGS THAT I THINK WE'RE REALLY IMPACT WHILE I THAT I'D LIKE TO BRING OUT THE FIRST ITEM HAS TO DO WITH THE JUSTICE THAT THEY WANT TO BUILD THAT THAT WHOLE NEW AREA FOR SALES AND WHATNOT. WHAT A PART OF THAT IS GOING TO BE FOR IS FOR PEOPLE. LET ME SEE IF I CAN READ THIS. IT'S GOING TO BE CELLS IN BEDS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON BEING ABLE TO CARE FOR THOSE IN OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM WITH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. AND SO IF YOU REMEMBER I DON'T KNOW. GOOD 40 YEARS AGO. I'M SURE MANY OF YOU CAN REMEMBER BACK THAT FAR. UM THOSE OF YOU WERE BORN. BUT ANYWAY, UM THERE WAS A TIME WHEN OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR SOMEBODY IN THERE. GOOD WISDOM DECIDED TO SHUT DOWN A LOT OF THE INFIRMARIES HERE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. AND SO THOSE PEOPLE WERE TURNED OUT ON THE STREETS, AND IT'S ONLY GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME. AND SO SHERIFF SKINNER WANTS TO ADDRESS THAT AND WANTS TO DO THAT, IN A FASHION THAT WOULD BE COMPASSIONATE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO NEED THAT TYPE OF COMPASSIONATE CARE. AND SO BY APPROVING THAT PART OF THE BOND, YOU'RE GOING TO BE PARTICIPATING IN THE ABILITY FOR THE CITY OF WILDLAND TO BECOME SAFER BY GETTING SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT HELP THAT THEY NEED. AND I WANTED TO MENTION ALSO, THE COVID FUNDS WERE A HUGE WINDFALL FOR THE COUNTY. AND SO WE HAD ALL THESE FUNDS COME IN FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND THEY SAID, IF WE SPEND THE MONEY IT HAS TO BE PANDEMIC RELATED OR IN THE FUTURE. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WE COULD BUILD A PARKING GARAGE AND AS LONG AS PEOPLE COULD DRIVE UP AND GET SHOT, WE COULD THEN TIE THAT IN AND USE THOSE COVID FUNDS. SO THE COUNTY DID USE THAT AND HAS DONE VERY WELL WITH THOSE FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE. AND I THINK I HEARD YOU MENTION THIS. I DON'T WANT TO HOPEFULLY STEP ON ANY TOES, BUT A PORTION OF THIS WOULD BE FOR THE SERIES TO CONTINUE WITH MATCHING GRANTS. EXACT SAME THING WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST AND THIS JUST GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE THAT. AH, PARTNERSHIP IN THE FUTURE. I SERVED UNDER MYERS PARK BOARD. ALSO SO THE PARK'S GRANT IS GOING TO MEAN A LOT FOR ME, AND I DON'T THINK A LOT OF THE CITIES OR COMMUNITIES REALIZE HOW MUCH MYERS PARK PLAYS INTO THE WHOLE COUNTY. UM LOT OF YOUR F F A GOES TO MYERS PARK, AND THEY PARTICIPATE. A LOT OF YOUR BOY SCOUTS GIRL SCOUTS. TRAIL LIFE THEY GO AND THEY CAMP OUT AT MYERS PARK. IT IS A LARGE DEVELOPMENT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE I DON'T UNDERSTAND. UH YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT WITH THOSE GROUPS THAT USE IT, BUT TRUST ME, EVEN DOG AGILITY GOES OUT THERE AND HAS SHOWS. OF THE TRANSPORTATION. I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY THE GREATEST AREA OF CONCERN FOR THE CITIZENS OF WILEY. WE'RE GOING TO DOUBLE THE POPULATION OF COLLIN COUNTY AS YOU SAW, OKAY AND WHAT IT DOUBLES. GUESS WHERE IT'S ALL GOING TO GO THROUGH. WIRELESS. AND SO IF YOU CAN IMAGINE, WITHOUT THESE ROADS, IF WE DON'T PASS THIS BOND, THAT MEANS THE WILY IS GOING TO BE THE GATEWAY. IN VERY SPECIFICALLY 544 AND 78. YOU THINK IT'S CROWDED NOW? JUST WAIT. AND SO MY GREAT PUSH OUT OF ALL THIS WOULD BE PROPOSITION NEED TRANSPORTATION. AND. WHAT'S THE WORD? I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT HAPPENS TO BE HONEST. IF WE'RE AT ALL RESPONSIBLE, WE WILL SPEND THIS ON MAJOR ARTERIES TO RELIEVE WHAT'S GOING TO COME THROUGH. WILEY. AND HOPEFULLY IN AND IT'S ALL ON THE COUNTY COUNTY WEBSITE. YOU CAN SEE WHERE ALL THE MONEY'S GOING. HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO BUILD AND BUILD QUICKLY AND BEGIN TO RELEASE SOME OF THE STRESS. ON A PERSONAL NOTE. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS I'D LIKE TO SEE THE CITY OF WILEY ALSO GO AFTER SOME OF THESE ROADS. AND I'VE USED THE FOR EXAMPLE OF COUNTRY CLUB. AND 544. IN MY EYES. THERE'S NO REASON WHY WE CAN'T HAVE TWO LEFT TURN LANES. IN THE [01:25:02] AFTERNOONS. I'VE SEEN IT DONE DONE IN OTHER CITIES. OKAY, SO IT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED HERE. IN MY EYES THE SAME WAY COULD HAPPEN IN THE MORNINGS WHEN PEOPLE ARE COMING OUT OF COUNTRY CLUB AND TURNING RIGHT. THERE'S NO REASON WHY WE CAN'T HAVE TWO LANES. TURN RIGHT, THEY'LL SIT. THOSE ROADS HAVE NOW BEEN TURNED OVER TO THE CITY IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. IS THAT TRUE, MR PARKER? SO THE INTERSECTION. I'M SORRY INTERSECTION IS STILL THERE WITH TEXT DOT AND THAT ACTUALLY, THOUGH, IS THE PROJECT THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON. YOU SEE ALL THE DIGGING AND THE RELOCATION OF UTILITIES. THERE THEY ARE EXPANDING IT TO MULTIPLE TERM LENGTHS AND EVERY DIRECTION. YES, SO, BUT IT IS A TEXT THAT PROJECT SO IT'S TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF TIME. BUT TEXT DOT IS, ACTUALLY WE WERE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH THEM, AND I BELIEVE OUR CITY STAFF SECURED THE TEXT THAT TO PAY FOR IT AS WELL. SO BUT YES. SO THAT IS THAT IS SOMEWHERE THAT WE DO HAVE IN PROGRESS. OKAY, UM MY UNDERSTANDING WAS AND YOU'LL HELP ME WITH THIS. MY UNDERSTANDING IS WHEN WE REACH THE POPULATION. WE'RE AT CURRENTLY THAT TEXT THAT WOULD BE TURNING OVER THE ROADS TO US HAS THAT CHANGED, SO THEY TURN OVER THE MAINTENANCE OF THE SIGNALS, BUT, FOR INSTANCE, STATE HIGHWAY 78 AND SOME OF THE OTHERS, THEY STILL MAINTAIN THE AUTHORITY FOR DECISION MAKING. THEY CONTINUE. THEY SURFACED AND RESURFACED THE ROAD AS YOU CAN SEE THEM DOING NOW, BUT IT'S AND BUT ESSENTIALLY WE BECOME RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BILL FOR MAINTAINING THE SIGNALS AND FOR ALL THE WORK THAT GOES INTO IT, SO OKAY, WE MAINTAIN IT, AND BUT THEY GET TO DECIDE IF WE ADD OR SUBTRACT LANES OR ANY OF THAT IS STILL AN EXCLUSIVE TEXT DOT DECISION THAT WE HAVE TO SUBMIT AND REQUEST. OKAY. MY FINAL STATEMENT WOULD BE THAT. IF I WERE TO HAVE THINGS MY WAY, WE WOULD HAVE LIGHTS TIME ALL THE WAY FROM FIRST STREET IN GARLAND DOWN 7878 UP TO FARMERSVILLE. WORD THAT THE STOPS AND STARTS AND TRAFFIC WOULD GO AWAY. WE COULD DO THE SAME THING ON 544 AGAIN. I'VE SEEN THIS IN OTHER COMMUNITIES, AND WE COULD BEGIN TO FLOW TRAFFIC SO MUCH BETTER EVEN TODAY. THE ISSUE. THERE IS THE CITIES ALL HAVE TO COOPERATE FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN. I THINK IT'S POSSIBLE AND I WOULD LIKE TO CITY ACCOUNT LIKE TO SEE THE CITY ACCOMPLISHED THOSE TWO ITEMS THAT I JUST MENTIONED. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME. THANKS, SIR. ALL RIGHT, MR BENNETT. DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WANTED TO ADD THIS EVENING? WILL NOT REALLY, BUT I'M GONNA DIGRESS JUST JUST A LITTLE BIT FROM FROM THE MAIN PRESENTATION HERE. HE KIND OF OPENED THE DOOR ABOUT SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE WITH CURRENTLY HAVE WITH OUR ROADS, AND I JUST WANTED TO BRING THIS TO THE COUNCIL'S ATTENTION. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GETTING READY TO WIDEN PARKER ROAD. IT'S GOING TO BE WIND ALL THE WAY TO BALANCE STREET IN DOWNTOWN WILEY. WELL I'M NOT. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'RE AWARE OF THIS OR NOT, BUT CURRENTLY YOU KNOW WHEN YOU'RE YOURSELF BALANCED PARKER ROAD WE HAVE ONE LINE. THAT THE TURNS INTO TWO LANES WE HAVE. TO STOP YOU THERE BECAUSE I KNOW WE WENT A LITTLE BIT OFF WITH WITH MR RIGHT. BUT SINCE IT IS SPECIFICALLY STATED THAT WERE ONLY ABLE TO DISCUSS THE BOMB PROJECT, WE HAVE TO STICK TO THAT. OKAY UM, APPRECIATE WHERE YOU WERE HEADING. SO IF YOU WOULD DO IF YOU WOULD REACH OUT, MAYBE SEND US AN EMAIL SURE THAT WE CAN DIRECT THAT TO STAFF OR SEND IT DIRECTLY TO STAFF, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE ESPECIALLY WITH PROJECTS LIKE THAT. THE CITIZENS MAY WANT TO COME AND PARTICIPATE. IF WE WERE JUST ABSOLUTELY WANT TO MAKE SURE WE STICK TO THE BOXER. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE FARM PROGRAMS. OKAY AGAIN. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING THIS EVENING AND PRESENTING ON THAT. AND THAT COMPLETES OUR WORK SESSIONS FOR THE EVENING. SO WE'LL MOVE BACK INTO OUR REGULAR [EXECUTIVE SESSION] SESSION BUT THEN CONVENIENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER SECTION 551 THAT 072 DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY CLOSED, MEANING YES, ONE DISCUSSING PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT THINGS WERE OUT. WITH THAT I WILL RECONVENE US INTO OPEN SESSION FROM OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION. NO ACTIONS TO TAKE MISS STORM. DO WE HAVE ANY ORDINANCES THAT NEED TO BE READ THIS EVENING? WE HAVE ONE ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 23-50 IN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, ABANDONING RIGHT OF WAYS BEING 0.118 ACRE OF THE UNIMPROVED FIFTH STREET WITHIN THE FDA, LATINOS SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 688 TRACK 202 AND 0.044 ACRES OF AN UNIMPROVED ALLEY WITHIN THE RAILROAD EDITION BLOCKED TOO. AND TO WAIVE THE REQUIREMENT FOR AN APPRAISAL FOR SAID RIGHT AWAYS AND PROVIDING FOR 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? STRAIN THANK YOU. MARY MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MOTION TO ADJOURN. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILMAN [01:30:01] WILLIAMS SECOND IT MOTION WITH THE SECOND TO ADJOURN COUNCIL. POLICE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES 70. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.