1. Tabled from 06-25-2024 Remove from table and consider Consider, and act upon, an appointment to fill a Board of Review vacancy for a term to begin July 1, 2024 and end June 30, 2026.

[1. Tabled from 06-25-2024 Remove from table and consider Consider, and act upon, an appointment to fill a Board of Review vacancy for a term to begin July 1, 2024 and end June 30, 2026.]

JULY 30TH, 2026.

SO WITH THAT, WE DO HAVE THREE INDIVIDUALS WHO APPLIED OR EXPRESSED INTEREST, EITHER AS AN ALTERNATE OR AS A NEW MEMBER.

I'M GOING TO GO JUST DOWN THE LIST THAT I HAVE HERE.

IF YOU'RE HERE THIS EVENING, WE'LL ASK YOU TO STEP FORWARD, INTRODUCE YOURSELF, AND THEN TAKE SOME QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

THE FIRST ONE LISTED I HAVE IS WILLIAM CROWE.

IS MR. CROWE HERE THIS EVENING? OKAY.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, SIR.

SO I KNOW YOU WERE PREVIOUSLY APPOINTED AS AN ALTERNATE.

AND YOU ARE INTERESTED IN MAKING A CHANGE INTO BEING A FULL MEMBER, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. AND YOU ARE STILL WILLING TO SERVE ON THIS PARTICULAR BOARD, KNOWING WHAT IT HANDLES? YES, SIR. OKAY.

SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO OPEN IT UP TO MY COLLEAGUES TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE.

I'M GOING TO START WITH JUST ONE FROM MYSELF BEYOND THAT.

AND THAT IS IF YOU COULD TELL ME A LITTLE BIT.

IT'S CALLED THE BOARD OF REVIEW, BUT OBVIOUSLY IT DEALS WITH MAKING SURE THAT OFFICIALS, APPOINTEES, ETC.

ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO AN ETHICAL STANDARD.

CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO ANY EXPERIENCE THAT YOU HAVE WITH KIND OF ORGANIZATIONAL ETHICAL STANDARDS, WHETHER IT'S A PROFESSIONAL GROUP YOU'VE BEEN IN

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OR ANYTHING, OR A LICENSING BOARD OR ANYTHING ALONG THOSE LINES THAT YOU'VE EXPERIENCED.

SO ESSENTIALLY, ON A DAILY BASIS, WORKING WITH PATIENTS NOT ONLY IN DEALING WITH FEDERAL LAW, BUT ALSO STATE AS WELL AS JUST HOW YOU WOULD WANT TO BE TREATED AS A PATIENT.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THAT MEANS THAT THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU ASKS, HEY, WHAT HAPPENED IN SUCH AND SUCH ROOM? THE ANSWER TO THAT IS, SORRY, I CAN'T DISCUSS IT.

I THINK THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I WAS ASKED, HAD I READ THE CODE OF ETHICS? MY APOLOGIES.

I FORGOT TO ASK YOU.

AS FAR AS I'M ASSUMING, THAT WAS THE LITTLE HYPERLINK.

AND SO THE ANSWER TO THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN YES.

AND I SHOULD HAVE CLARIFIED THAT AT THAT TIME.

OKAY. SO COUNCILMAN, WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS DO WE HAVE FOR MR. CROWE THIS EVENING? COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS. MR. CROWE, THANK YOU FOR SERVING AS AN ALTERNATE FOR THE TIME THAT YOU HAVE.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. EVEN THOUGH I DON'T THINK YOU WERE CALLED OR USED.

BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLING, BECAUSE IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE JUST HAVING THAT AVAILABILITY.

AND THE QUESTION I HAD WAS, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN AN ALTERNATE? ONE TERM TO ONE TERM.

ONE TERM. OKAY. OKAY.

IT JUST GIVES ME A LITTLE BIT OF AN UNDERSTANDING, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU BEING AVAILABLE.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS DO WE HAVE THIS EVENING? SO I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH ONE.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT WOULD PROHIBIT YOU FROM BEING ABLE TO, IN YOUR OPINION, BE ABLE TO SIT AND FAIRLY RENDER JUDGMENT, WHETHER IT WAS ON A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD, BOARD MEMBER OR ANYONE ELSE THAT FELL UNDER THE BOARD OF REVIEW.

NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

OKAY. AND AND I SEE YOU'VE.

THAT WOULD NOT PRECLUDE ME FROM EXCUSING MYSELF IF I FOUND IT.

OF COURSE NOT. NO.

WE WOULD WE WOULD HIGHLY EXPECT SOMEONE ON OUR BOARD OF REVIEW IF THERE WAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU DIDN'T SEE ANY MAJOR CONFLICTS THAT ALREADY MAY EXIST THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO BE AWARE OF.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, GENTLEMEN? OKAY. AND DO YOU TYPICALLY HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO ATTEND MEETINGS AS CALLED? OBVIOUSLY, WE HOPE THAT THERE'S NEVER A NEED FOR THE BOARD OF REVIEW TO MEET FOR ETHICS REVIEW OF AN INDIVIDUAL, BUT IF SO, THEY'RE NOT STANDING MEETINGS.

SO DO YOU STILL HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND WHEN CALLED WITH REASONABLENESS? BUT MY WORK SCHEDULE WORKS OUT 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE.

SO IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, LET'S SAY WERE TO HAPPEN THURSDAY I WORKED 12, 24 HOUR SHIFTS.

SO IF SOMETHING WAS ON THE, ON THE SHORT IT WOULD BE JUST A MATTER OF LUCK IF, WHETHER OR NOT I WAS AVAILABLE OR NOT.

OKAY, SO.

YEAH, BUT YOU DON'T TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF THE CITY FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME FOR WORK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

NO POTENTIALLY MORE SHIFTS AT THE HOSPITAL.

OKAY. YEAH, YEAH.

AND WE UNDERSTAND SOMEONE MAY HAVE AVAILABILITY ON A MONDAY OR THURSDAY OR WEDNESDAY OF A PARTICULAR WEEK, BUT HOPING THAT IT DOESN'T TAKE SOMEONE MONTHS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ANY AVAILABILITY. OH NO. NO.

OKAY. THOSE ARE ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE.

I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, BUT WE'LL RESERVE THE RIGHT TO POTENTIALLY CALL YOU UP IF THERE ARE.

AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO SERVE AND FOR COMING THIS EVENING TO LET US ASK YOU A FEW QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERATION.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE TO OUR SECOND LISTED INDIVIDUAL WHO IS ALSO AN ALTERNATE ON OUR BOARD.

MARY NITSCHKE.

HOPEFULLY I GOT THAT CORRECT.

PERFECT. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO SERVE.

IT'S STILL ON. YOU'RE GOOD.

AS AN ALTERNATE FOR US IN THE PAST.

ARE YOU STILL WILLING TO OR STILL WISHING TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A PERMANENT POSITION, SO TO SPEAK, OR A FULL POSITION ON THE BOARD? I AM. OKAY.

AND DO YOU STILL FEEL THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO SERVE IN THAT CAPACITY, GIVEN WHAT THE BOARD OF REVIEW IS? I DO. OKAY.

AND I'LL START WITH ONE OF THE LATER QUESTIONS I ASKED HIM.

AND THAT WAS DO YOU FEEL THAT YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THAT WOULD PRECLUDE YOU FROM BEING ABLE TO SERVE? NO. OKAY.

AND THEN I'LL GO INTO KIND OF THE FRONT END OF THAT.

AND THAT IS TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF AND ANY EXPOSURE THAT YOU HAVE TO ETHICS STANDARDS OR ANY GOVERNMENTAL OR ORGANIZATIONAL TYPE OF STRUCTURES THAT YOU HAVE WORKED UNDER.

YES. SO I WAS A NOTARY PUBLIC FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR OVER A DECADE.

IN MY ROLE WITH MY PREVIOUS COMPANY, I WAS AN OFFICER OF THE COMPANY.

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SO RESPONSIBLE UNDER THEIR CODE OF ETHICS AND REPRESENTED THAT CODE IN MY HIRING AND LEADING OF 34 INDIVIDUALS.

OKAY, THAT DEFINITELY HELPS.

COUNCIL WANT TO OPEN IT UP TO OTHERS WHO MAY HAVE QUESTIONS.

COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THIS MIGHT BE A LITTLE OFF TOPIC, BUT I'M CURIOUS AS TO YOU PUT IT IN HERE FOR A REASON.

SO WHAT MADE YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH WILEY? WHAT'S YOUR WHAT'S YOUR DRAW THERE? THE DRAW IS THE THE PROFOUND SENSE OF COMMUNITY EVEN AN EXAMPLE TONIGHT, WE HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL HERE TO REPRESENT LIGHTING FOR A DOG PARK.

JUST THE THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY KNOWING EACH OTHER.

AND I THINK HOW THE TOWN HAS BEEN FORMED CREATING THAT CENTRAL MEETING PLACE, HOW EVEN HOW THESE BUILDINGS ARE STRUCTURED WITH THE LIBRARY AND THE REC CENTER AND CITY HALL ALL TOGETHER. I THINK THIS IS REALLY RARE AND REALLY SPECIAL.

AWESOME. THANK YOU.

AND SO KIND OF LIKE MAYOR ASKED EARLIER, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE AN ISSUE HOLDING ONE OF US OR ANY OTHER MEMBER THAT FALLS UNDER THE BOARD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ETHICS.

NO. OKAY.

JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S SOME OF IT IS YOU WANT PEOPLE THAT ARE HOLDING YOU ACCOUNTABLE THAT FEEL LIKE THEY'LL HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE.

OTHERWISE THEY'RE NOT REALLY HOLDING YOU ACCOUNTABLE.

SO YOU, YOU KNOW, EVEN AS A CHILD THAT HAS A PARENT, WE KNOW THAT WE WE NEED THAT DISCIPLINE EVEN IF WE DON'T THINK WE WANT IT AT THE TIME.

BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT.

YEAH, EXACTLY. OKAY.

MAYOR PRO TEM, THANK YOU.

MAYOR. SO, MR. NISHIKI, IN YOUR CORPORATE EXPERIENCE, HAVE YOU EVER HAD TO CALL SOMEONE OUT FOR A VIOLATION OF ETHICS? FORTUNATELY, NO.

OKAY. SO IF YOU WERE TO HAVE HAD TO HAVE DONE THAT.

I GUESS IT'S TOUGH TO SAY.

WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE SAID OR WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE? BECAUSE SITUATIONS CAN VARY.

BUT I THINK THE ONE THING THAT WE ARE WE FIND IMPORTANT IS THAT THAT WE WANT TO BE HELD TO A HIGH STANDARD AND WE EXPECT THE BOARD TO DO THAT. SO AGAIN, I'M JUST GOING TO REITERATE ONE MORE TIME THAT YOU WOULD HAVE NO ISSUE HOLDING ANYONE ON THIS COUNCIL OR ANYBODY ON A BOARD THAT WOULD FALL UNDERNEATH THE BOARD OF REVIEW ACCOUNTABLE.

NO. GREAT. THANK YOU.

OKAY. COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THIS APPLICANT? DOESN'T APPEAR SO AT THIS TIME.

AGAIN, I'LL SAY, IN CASE ANYTHING COMES UP, WE MAY CALL YOU BACK, BUT THANK YOU FOR COMING THIS EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.

IT'S MY PLEASURE. THANK YOU.

AND THEN WE HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL APPLICANT, DIPU HIRALAL.

HOPEFULLY I GOT THAT CORRECT.

OR CLOSE? YOU DID.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE I DO MY BEST.

WELL, FIRST, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR APPLYING AND FOR COMING THIS EVENING TO STAND BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND INTERVIEW.

WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THAT TIME.

I'LL START WITH THE THE QUESTION THAT COMES UP SEVERAL TIMES OFTEN, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WOULD PRECLUDE YOU FROM SERVING ON THE BOARD AS FAR AS A KNOWN CONFLICT OF INTEREST? NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF. OKAY.

AND AGAIN, WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CAN'T BE AWARE OF EVERY SITUATION.

WE JUST. IF THERE'S SOMETHING LARGE OUT THERE THAT YOU DIDN'T THAT YOU ALREADY KNOW ABOUT, AND YOU DO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE BOARD OF REVIEW DOES, I DO.

OKAY, PERFECT.

OBVIOUSLY IT'S IT'S TO HOLD ALL OF US ACCOUNTABLE TO THE ETHICS STANDARDS THAT HAVE BEEN LAID OUT AND ARE PUBLISHED FOR ANYONE THAT WANTS TO LOOK AT THEM.

WE OBVIOUSLY WE HAD YOUR APPLICATION HERE, BUT I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU THE SAME QUESTION THAT I GAVE THE OTHER TWO INDIVIDUALS.

AND THAT IS WHAT EXPOSURE HAVE YOU HAD TO ETHICAL STANDARDS OR PRACTICES, WHETHER IT'S IN THE WORKPLACE OR ELSEWHERE? AND KIND OF WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THAT? SURE. I'LL START WITH THE LATEST.

I AM IN IT AND ALSO IN MORTGAGE.

SO I COME ACROSS A LOT OF APPLICATIONS CONTAINING VERY PERSONAL INFORMATION.

SO IT IS WITHIN MY IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS KEPT CONFIDENTIAL AND ALSO TO DEAL WITH SITUATIONS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, THAT MIGHT THAT PERSON MIGHT HAVE GONE THROUGH SOMETHING IN THE PAST TO MAKE SURE THAT I MAKE DECISIONS, NOT FROM A JUDGMENTAL PERSPECTIVE, BUT, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE SURE THAT I TAKE THE RIGHT DECISION.

NOW, GOING BACK, I'M ALSO A VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY.

I BELIEVE ALL SOLDIERS ARE HELD TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF ETHICS, SO I'VE BEEN ABLE TO BE PART OF THAT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORT. I THINK OUR MAYOR PRO TEM HAS A QUESTION.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE IN THE ARMY.

IT'S GREATLY APPRECIATED.

IN YOUR CURRENT POSITION, DO YOU MANAGE PEOPLE?

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I'M I'M A CONSULTANT, SO IT DEPENDS ON THE PROJECTS THAT I'M ON RIGHT NOW.

SO THE CURRENT PROJECT.

NO, BUT IN OTHER TERMS, YES, I DO.

OKAY. SO IF YOU WERE TO STUMBLE ON TO AN ETHICS VIOLATION OR ISSUE WITHIN AN ORGANIZATION THAT YOU WERE RENDERING CONSULTING SERVICES FOR, HOW WOULD YOU HANDLE THAT? I WOULD DEFINITELY HAVE TO BRING THAT UP BECAUSE IT IS REQUIRED FROM THE POSITION THAT I WORK IN, I HAVE TO ADDRESS THOSE, AND I THINK I HAVE THE TRAINING THAT THE COMPANY IS REQUIRED TO IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THOSE SITUATIONS.

SO YES. OKAY.

AND I WILL DOVETAIL ONTO THAT WITH HOLDING EVERYONE ON THIS COUNCIL ACCOUNTABLE WOULD BE NO ISSUE AND I DON'T THINK SO.

GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT WE MAY HAVE THIS EVENING.

OKAY. WELL I WILL ASK AS WELL SINCE SINCE YOU LET US KNOW YOU'RE WORKING IN CONSULTING, WOULD YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH BEING AVAILABLE IF YOU WERE CALLED UPON? AGAIN, NOT NECESSARILY A SPECIFIC DAY, BUT IF THEY SAID, HEY, WHAT'S YOUR AVAILABILITY OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, WOULD YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH BEING AVAILABLE? AND NO, NOT OKAY.

THAT HELPS. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT IT BEING STANDING MEETINGS, THAT THERE IS SOME FLEXIBILITY THERE.

SO ALL RIGHT.

WELL, WITH NO OTHER QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR COMING THIS EVENING.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.

THANK YOU EVERYONE. AND I AM GOING TO ASK MISS NITSCHKE TO COME BACK UP REAL QUICK FOR ONE QUESTION.

I REALIZE I DIDN'T ASK YOU AND WANT TO MAKE SURE I GIVE EVERYONE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND AS BEST I CAN TO ALL OF THEM.

WOULD YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT WOULD PRECLUDE YOUR AVAILABILITY IF YOU WERE CALLED UPON ON AN AD HOC BASIS TO COME IN? NO. OKAY.

THAT WAS IT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE.

I REALIZED I HADN'T ASKED YOU, AND I'D ASKED THE OTHER TWO APPLICANTS.

AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT SET MEETINGS, YOU KNOW, OURS ARE SECOND AND FOURTH TUESDAY.

THESE ARE AS NEEDED WITH A CALL.

SO THAT HELPS.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. IN FACT, WITH MY CURRENT EMPLOYER, ONE OF THE THINGS I NEGOTIATED INTO MY AGREEMENT WAS THAT AS AN ALTERNATE, IF I WERE TO BE CALLED THAT, THAT WOULD TAKE PRECEDENT.

OKAY. GOOD TO KNOW.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, WE ONLY HAVE ONE POSITION THAT IS CURRENTLY VACANT.

I BELIEVE WE FILLED THE OTHERS PRIOR TO THIS.

SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO MY COLLEAGUES.

IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS I'D LIKE TO HEAR THEM AT THIS TIME.

COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS, THANK YOU.

MAYOR, I THINK I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MISS STORM.

STORM. I SEE WE'VE GOT TWO THAT ARE CURRENTLY ALTERNATES WITH A TERM THAT EXPIRES IN JUNE.

IF WE WERE TO APPOINT ONE OF THOSE, WOULD WE THEN NEED TO APPOINT SOMEONE AS AN ALTERNATE FOR THE REST OF THAT TERM? THAT'S CORRECT. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT.

THANK YOU. YES.

OKAY, COUNCILMAN MALIK, I'M READY FOR A MOTION.

IF YOU ARE OKAY, I WILL OPEN IT ONE LAST TIME.

IF ANYONE HAS A SPECIFIC COMMENT.

OTHERWISE, I HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

IS A COMMENT OR QUESTION OR COMMENT? SURE. AND I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY.

SOUNDS LIKE MR. CROWE WORKS IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY.

AND SO LET THE RECORD SHOW, MR. CROWE IS SAYING, IS NODDING HIS HEAD.

YES, THAT HE DOES.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

THAT THAT'S ALL I NEEDED.

THANK YOU. OKAY. AND I WILL SAY, FOR THE RECORD, HE DOES NOT HAVE ANY WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH ME.

I KNOW SOME PEOPLE KNOW I'M IN HEALTH CARE.

MR. CROWE AND I DO NOT HAVE ANY SORT OF A WORKING RELATIONSHIP OR ANYTHING ALONG THOSE LINES.

SO JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT'S CLEAR.

COUNCILMAN. MELISSA, YOU HAD YOU HAD ASKED TO MAKE A MOTION.

SO I WILL TURN IT TO YOU AND I WILL REMIND YOU, IF YOU ARE YOU WILL NEED TO READ IT AS WRITTEN.

AND IF YOU DO APPOINT ONE OF OUR CURRENT ALTERNATES, THEN MISS STORM CAN WALK US THROUGH ADDITIONALLY APPOINTING AN INDIVIDUAL TO FILL THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM.

BUT I'M OPEN TO WHATEVER TO YOUR MOTION AT THIS TIME, SIR.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

MARY MCLENNAN ESSER TO FILL THE BOARD OF REVIEW VACANCY BEGINNING AUGUST 13TH, 2024, AND ENDING ON JUNE 20TH.

JUNE 30TH, 2026.

ALSO APPOINTING DU PAULA AS A ALTERNATE FOR THE SAME TERM.

OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AS STATED.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND TO THE MOTION? MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU. MAYOR.

I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION WITH A SECOND COUNCIL.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

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THE MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO WITH COUNCILMAN STRANG ABSENT.

TO ALL THREE OF OUR INDIVIDUALS HERE THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO SERVE.

I KNOW FROM THE PAST, THE FEW TIMES THIS BOARD HAS MET, OUR ALTERNATES HAVE BEEN NEEDED IN THOSE SITUATIONS.

SO FOR THOSE WHO ARE SERVING AS AN ALTERNATE.

ADDITIONALLY, KEEP YOUR EYE ON YOUR EMAIL.

IF WE FOR ANY REASON LOSE ANOTHER MEMBER BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF THEIR TERM, WE'LL BE REACHING BACK OUT TO YOU ALL AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING THIS EVENING.

WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE TO OUR SECOND ITEM, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024, DASH 21 R OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, ACCEPTING THE

[2. Consider, and act upon, Resolution No. 2024-21(R) of the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas, accepting the proposed property tax rate for the fiscal year 2024-25, accepting the calculation of the no new revenue tax rate and the voter approval tax rate, establishing August 27, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at the City of Wylie Municipal Complex for a public hearing and vote on the proposed property tax rate, and providing for the publication as provided by the Texas Property Tax Code, Chapter 26.]

PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 DASH 25, ACCEPTING THE CALCULATION OF THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE AND THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE.

ESTABLISHING AUGUST 27TH, 2024 AT 6 P.M.

AT THE CITY OF WYLIE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AND VOTE ON THE PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AS PROVIDED BY THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE, CHAPTER 26.

AND THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.

THIS ITEM IS TWOFOLD.

LIKE THE MAYOR JUST READ.

THE FIRST IS THAT WE NEED ACCEPTANCE OF THE OFFICIAL CALCULATION OF THE PROPOSED TAX RATE.

THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE AND THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE.

AND IN YOUR PACKET, WE INCLUDED THE OFFICIAL COPY FROM THE TAX OFFICE OF THOSE CALCULATIONS.

THIS YEAR, THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE IS 0.507537.

AND THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE IS 0.534301.

AND THE PROPOSED 2425 BUDGET IS BASED ON THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE OF 0.534301 PER $100 VALUATION.

ANY CHANGES TO THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WOULD REQUIRE REVISION OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET, AND WE HAVE TO HAVE A RECORD VOTE TONIGHT.

AND THE INFORMATION OR THE WAY THAT THE VOTE IS, IS PROPOSED TONIGHT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER, ALONG WITH THE INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, WHERE THERE WILL BE ANOTHER VOTE AT THE SAME TIME AS THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.

OKAY. MAYOR PRO TEM, THANK YOU.

MAYOR. SO, MISS BROWN, IF I'M CORRECT, THIS PROPOSED TAX RATE THAT THE BUDGET WAS BASED ON IS ACTUALLY ABOUT A HALF A CENT LESS OR ACTUALLY LESS THAN THAT. IT'S 0.004581 LESS THAN OUR CURRENT TAX RATE.

THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY.

AND THAT INCLUDES ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED PREVIOUS TO THIS MEETING.

YES, SIR. GREAT. THANK YOU.

OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? AND IF THERE ARE NONE, I'D BE OPEN TO A MOTION.

MAYOR PRO TEM, THANK YOU.

MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS. I'LL SECOND IT.

MOTION WITH A OR.

YES. MOTION WITH THE SECOND TO APPROVE.

COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

THE MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO WITH COUNCILMAN STRANG ABSENT VOTING FOR.

I DO, I NEED I NEED TO READ THIS.

CORRECT, MISS STORM. VOTING FOR COUNCILMAN DAVID DUKE.

VOTING FOR GINO MALIKI.

VOTING FOR JEFF FORRESTER.

VOTING FOR MATTHEW PORTER.

VOTING FOR SCOTT WILLIAMS. VOTING FOR SID HOOVER.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS TO ESTABLISH A DATE, TIME AND PLACE TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 2025 PROPOSED

[3. Establish a date, time and place to hold a Public Hearing on the fiscal year 2024-2025 Proposed Budget so that all interested persons may be heard, either for or against any item in the proposed budget before final approval. The date, time and place for the hearing and the final vote will be published in the City's official newspaper, as provided by the Texas Local Government Code, Section 102.006.]

BUDGET SO THAT ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY BE HEARD EITHER FOR OR AGAINST ANY ITEM IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET BEFORE FINAL APPROVAL.

THE DATE, TIME, AND PLACE FOR THE HEARING AND THE FINAL VOTE WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE CITY'S OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER, AS PROVIDED BY THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 102.006 MRS BROWN.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. THIS ONE IS PRETTY SIMPLE.

WE JUST NEED THE DATE, TIME, AND PLACE TO BE ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE BUDGET.

THE BUDGET WAS PLACED ON FILE WITH THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE ON AUGUST THE 5TH, AS REQUIRED BY OUR CHARTER, AND IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW FROM CITIZENS ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

AND THERE ARE COPIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE HERE IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING AS WELL AS THE LIBRARY.

OKAY. COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? OH, NO. OKAY.

I'M JUST TOO LONG. NO PROBLEM.

SO I KNOW WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME GOING THROUGH BUDGET.

AND AS YOU POINTED OUT THERE IT IS AVAILABLE MANY, MANY PLACES.

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FOR ANY REASON. SOMEONE CAN'T FIND IT THERE.

I'M SURE THEY'RE WELCOME TO EMAIL THE COUNCIL OR STAFF, AND WE CAN SEND A LINK TO THAT WITHOUT MUCH WITHOUT A PROBLEM.

SO AGAIN, IF ANYONE HAS ANYTHING THEY CAN COME TO US AT.

BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, OR AT THE NEXT MEETING THAT WE WOULD HERE PROPOSE.

I WILL REMIND COUNCIL ON THIS ONE.

YOU WILL NEED TO READ THE MOTION AS IT IS PRESENTED.

AND SO IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I'D BE OPEN TO A MOTION.

MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ESTABLISHING AUGUST 27TH, 2024, AT 6 P.M..

IN THIS COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX, 300 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD, WYLIE, TEXAS, AS THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE AT WHICH THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL OCCUR AND COUNCIL WILL VOTE ON THE FINAL BUDGET.

THAT'S THE MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION AS STATED.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND COUNCILMAN MALIKI.

I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION WITH A SECOND COUNCIL.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

THE MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO WITH COUNCILMAN STRANG ABSENT.

IS THIS A ROLL CALL VOTE AS WELL? IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE OKAY.

THEN WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM FOUR.

[4. Consider, and act upon, the award of contract #W2024-75-I to Fuquay, Inc. for repairs and rehabilitation of 1,700 feet of the 15-inch sewer main, in the estimated amount of $389,240.00, through a cooperative purchasing contract with Buyboard and authorizing the City Manager to execute any and all necessary documents.]

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS BROWN, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE AWARD OF CONTRACT.

W 2020 475-I TO FUQUA INCORPORATED FOR REPAIRS AND REHABILITATION OF 1700 FEET OF THE 15 INCH SEWER MAIN IN THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $389,240 THROUGH A COOPERATIVE PURCHASING CONTRACT WITH BY BOARD, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.

MR. WEIR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

SO A LITTLE BIT BACKGROUND ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

THIS IS ACTUALLY GOING TO START THE 1700 FEET.

IT'S GOING TO START IN THE CRAMER CRAMER DEVELOPMENT.

ON THE BACKSIDE OF LYNDHURST DRIVE.

THERE'S A WALKING TRAIL THAT COMES THAT CUTS DOWN THROUGH CROSSES OVER TO ALAN AND THEN GOES BEHIND THE CRAMER EAST DEVELOPMENT.

THIS AGAIN.

THIS WOULD START AT THAT LYNDHURST DRIVE CUL DE SAC, COME SOUTHEAST, CUT ACROSS ALLEN, AND THEN END ROUGHLY BEHIND THE HOUSE OF 1802. I JUST LOST MY PEACOCK.

PEACOCK LANE. THIS THIS PIPE WAS WAS PUT IN PLACE BACK IN THE 1950S.

IT WAS ORIGINALLY A SLUDGE LINE FROM NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT.