[00:00:05] THAT'S WEIRD. GO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE AUGUST 27TH, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS AT THE WYLIE MUNICIPAL CENTER. THE TIME IS 6:01 P.M. WE DO ASK IF YOU HAVE YOUR CELL PHONE WITH YOU THIS EVENING. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE PLACE THAT ON VIBRATE SO AS NOT TO DISTURB PROCEEDINGS, OR YOU ARE WELCOME TO TURN IT OFF. IF YOU DO GET A CALL THAT YOU NEED TO TAKE. WE ASK THAT YOU STEP OUT TO OUR ATRIUM. MADAM CITY SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE ROLL AT THIS TIME? YES, MAYOR. MAYOR MATTHEW PORTER, PRESENT. JUNIOR MAYOR. PARKER DE HERE. COUNCILMAN DAVID DUKE PRESENT. COUNCILMAN DAVE STRING. PRESENT. MAYOR PRO TEM. JEFF FORRESTER, PRESENT. COUNCILMAN SCOTT WILLIAMS. PRESENT. COUNCILMAN SID HOOVER. PRESENT. COUNCILMAN GINO MALIKI. PRESENT. WE HAVE A QUORUM, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MISS STORM. AT THIS TIME, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE RISE AND STAND FOR THE INVOCATION, WHICH WILL BE LED BY OUR MAYOR PRO TEM, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE LED BY COUNCILMAN DUKE. PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER. FATHER GOD, WE ARE SO THANKFUL. SO THANKFUL FOR THIS DAY. FATHER, WE ARE. WE ARE BLESSED TO BE LIVING IN A CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS. FATHER AND COMING TOGETHER THIS EVENING TO CELEBRATE OUR JUNIOR MAYOR PARKER DAY AND OUR EAGLE SCOUT, MATTHEW JORDAN. FATHER, THESE YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE HAVE COME TOGETHER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR THAT. FATHER, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD WATCH OVER OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND FATHER, WATCH OVER THE MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM WHO PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS DAY AND NIGHT THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE WORLD. FATHER, WE THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AS A CITY. FATHER, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD BE WITH THE LEADERS OF OUR COUNTRY, THE LEADERS OF OUR STATE, AND BE WITH US HERE THIS EVENING AS WE DO THE BUSINESS OF OUR CITY. IT'S IN THE NAME OF JESUS. I PRAY THESE THINGS. AMEN. GOD. PLEASE BE SEATED. SO THE FIRST ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA, THIS [PR1. Junior Mayor - Parker Day.] EVENING FALL UNDER OUR PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS. SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND WORK THROUGH THOSE ONE AT A TIME. AND I WOULD ASK THAT OUR JUNIOR MAYOR JOIN ME FOR OUR FIRST PRESENTATION DOWN HERE IN FRONT. AND THEN I WILL CALL OTHERS UP IN TURN. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE VERY MUCH ENJOY DOING AND THAT I ENJOY DOING, SERVING AS MAYOR, IS HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE JUNIOR MAYORS. SO OUR JUNIOR MAYORS, EARN THAT POSITION THROUGH THEIR FAMILY SUPPORT OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. OFTEN OUR PTAS AND GROUPS LIKE THAT. AND SO IT GIVES US THE CHANCE TO GO SPEND SOME TIME. I WAS AT BUSH ELEMENTARY EARLIER THIS DAY, GETTING GRILLED BY FOURTH GRADERS, WHICH IS ALWAYS INTERESTING BECAUSE I GET QUESTIONS FROM HOW OLD I MUST BE TO WHAT PETS I HAVE TO. QUESTIONS THAT YOU CAN TELL THAT THEY ARE KEEPING PRETTY GOOD ATTENTION ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD, WHEN THEY'RE ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A MAYOR OR I'VE ACTUALLY DIDN'T HAVE IT TODAY, BUT THE LAST TIME I WAS AT A CLASSROOM ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT INFLATION. SO YOU CAN TELL THAT THEY TAKE A TRUE INTEREST IN WHAT'S GOING ON AND LEARNING ABOUT IT, BUT ALSO STILL HAVE THAT NATURAL CURIOSITY OF GETTING TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE POSITIONS AS WELL. SO WE HAVE PARKER DAY WITH US TODAY. SHE IS IN FOURTH GRADE THERE AT BUSH, AND SHE HAS A LOT OF VARIOUS INTERESTS WHICH WE WILL HEAR ABOUT IN OUR PROCLAMATION HERE, AND AGAIN, IN THE PAST, SHE HAS BEEN WITH US FOR OUR SHINING THE WILY WAY AWARD, NOT TOO LONG AGO, AS WELL AS HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN SOME OF OUR READING PROGRAMS, AND HAS, I BELIEVE, EARNED AN AWARD FOR PIANO AS WELL. IS THAT CORRECT. AND SO MULTIPLE AWARDS FOR HER WORK ON PIANO. PERFECT. YEP. THEY GET AN AWARD FOR ALL RECITALS, WHICH IS ALWAYS GREAT [00:05:03] TO SEE. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I ALWAYS LAUGH ABOUT, WHETHER IT'S JUNIOR MAYOR DAYS OR THE DAYS WHEN WE'RE HONORING OUR WILEY WAY, SHINING THE WAY STUDENTS, THEY'RE NEVER AFRAID TO CORRECT YOU EITHER, WHICH HELPS TO ALWAYS KEEP YOU ON YOUR TOES. SO WE HAD A GREAT DAY. THEN GETTING TO MEET HER PARENTS ACTUALLY KNEW THEM A LITTLE BIT BEFOREHAND, BUT CAME AND JOINED US EARLY HERE AT CITY HALL, SHARED A COUPLE SLICES OF PIZZA AND ANSWERED SOME DIFFERENT QUESTIONS AND GOT TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HER DAY AND LEARNED WHAT A SQUISHY IS AND WAS NOT WASN'T SURE WHAT IT WAS. YEP, I'VE BEEN INFORMED IT'S AN ALIEN LION IN THIS INSTANCE, SO ALWAYS FUN TO HEAR. SO WITH THAT, WE DO HAVE A CHALLENGE COIN FOR YOU THAT YOU CAN KEEP. IT'S GOT DIFFERENT. IT'S GOT CITY HALL ON ONE SIDE AND OUR SEAL ON THE OTHER. AND I HAVE A I HAVE A PROCLAMATION TO READ TO YOU AS WELL. WHEREAS PARKER DAY HAS THE PRIVILEGE TO BE HONORARY MAYOR FOR THE DAY IN THE CITY OF WILEY AND EXPERIENCED THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR BY JOINING MAYOR PORTER AND THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE DAIS FOR A CITY COUNCIL MEETING. AND WHEREAS PARKER DAY EARNED THE RIGHT TO BE MAYOR FOR THE DAY THROUGH HER SUPPORT OF THE WILEY ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION AT THE ANNUAL BOOTS AND BARBECUE BANQUET. AND WHEREAS PARKER DAY IS A PROUD GEORGE W BUSH ELEMENTARY EAGLE WHO LOVES SINGING, PLAYING PIANO, READING, PAINTING, BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU, VOLLEYBALL, AND SERVING AND ATTENDING AT GATEWAY COMMUNITY CHURCH. AND WHEREAS PARKER DAY IS A WELL-ROUNDED STUDENT WHO HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH A SHINING THE WAY AWARD, HOOKED ON BOOKS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, AND AN ACHIEVEMENT PIANO AWARD, WHICH WE NOW KNOW ARE SEVERAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS. AND WHEREAS PARKER DAY IS A STUDENT TODAY AND A LEADER OF TOMORROW IN RECOGNITION, THEREFORE I, MATTHEW PORTER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WILEY, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST 20TH 20:04 A.M. HONORED TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION IN RECOGNITION OF BEING MAYOR FOR THE DAY TO PARKER DAY. CONGRATULATIONS. MOM, I HAD YOU COVERED ON THAT. I KNOW IF YOU COVER YOUR FACE IN A PICTURE, MOM WILL MAKE YOU TAKE THE PICTURE AGAIN AND ALL THE MOMS ARE LAUGHING BECAUSE THEY KNOW IT'S TRUE. NOW, OUR [PR2. Eagle Scout Award - Matthew Jordan.] SECOND PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING I WILL ASK MATTHEW JORDAN TO JOIN ME. GOOD EVENING. SO YOU ARE A MEMBER OF TROOP 730? IS THAT RIGHT? AND I KNOW THAT THIS IS THE REALIZATION OF A LONG HELD DREAM. AND I KNOW THAT, LIKE MANY PEOPLE, COVID KIND OF SET YOU BACK. BUT WHY DON'T YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU WERE SET BACK NOT JUST BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT BECAUSE YOU WERE RENDERING SERVICE TO ANOTHER. YES. SO I WAS ORIGINALLY PLANNING TO JOIN BOY SCOUTS. DURING THE YEAR THAT COVID STARTED. UNFORTUNATELY AND SO DURING THAT YEAR, ALSO, MY DAD, TOOK A TOLL BECAUSE OF COVID. SO I HAD TO PUT AWAY OTHER THINGS THAT I HAD RESERVED TO MYSELF, AND I HAD TO OFFER MY ASSISTANCE, WHICH I GLADLY DID TO HELP MY DAD TO BETTER HEALTH. AND SO I'M VERY FORTUNATE THAT I WAS ABLE TO DO THAT. AND NOW I'M ABLE TO JOIN BOY SCOUTS, AND NOW I'M AN EAGLE SCOUT. SO I ENJOYED THE JOURNEY. AND NOT ONLY HAVE WE SEEN THAT SERVICE THAT YOU HAVE RENDERED TO FAMILY, BUT I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN YOUNGER SCOUTS AND HELPING THEM GET STEM BADGES, SOMETHING THAT HELPS ALSO PREPARE THEM FOR A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES IN TODAY'S WORLD. I KNOW YOU HAVE EXCELLED IN HIGH SCHOOL. YOU'RE AT SAINT MARK'S, WHERE, FROM WHAT I HEAR YOU ARE DOING EXTREMELY WELL AND PLAN A DOUBLE MAJOR IN MATHEMATICS AND ENGINEERING. IS THAT STILL THE PLAN? WHERE DO YOU PLAN TO GO? HOPEFULLY GO TO BERKELEY. THERE YOU GO. THAT WILL BE A CHALLENGE, BUT IT'S GREAT TO CHALLENGE YOURSELF, AND BEYOND THAT, I KNOW WE'VE GOT SOME PICTURES UP HERE. I'D LIKE TO [00:10:04] LET YOU TELL EVERYBODY ABOUT THE SERVICE PROJECT, BECAUSE IN ORDER TO BECOME AN EAGLE SCOUT, NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE TO COMPLETE MANY OTHER REQUIREMENTS AND BADGES, BUT YOU HAVE KIND OF A CAPSTONE KEYSTONE PROJECT THAT HAS TO BE GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. SO LET ME LET YOU TELL EVERYONE ABOUT WHAT YOU CHOSE FOR YOURS, SO FOR MY EAGLE PROJECT, I CHOSE TO MAKE AIR FILTERS FOR A AMERICAN LEGION POST POST 802, IT IS FILLED WITH VETERANS WHO ARE IN NEED. I PREVIOUSLY DID A PROJECT WITH THEM FOR SOCKS FOR VETERANS. I RAISED OVER 750 SOCKS FOR THEM, AND SO I DECIDED TO PARTNER WITH THEM AGAIN TO MAKE AIR FILTERS FOR THEM. I MADE A TOTAL OF TEN, AND SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF THESE VETERANS, NEED HELP THAT THEY ARE NOT GIVEN. SO I JUST WANTED TO BE A HELPING HAND TOWARDS THEM. SO AGAIN, THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I TRULY ENJOY IS BEING ABLE TO HONOR THOSE WHO ARE DOING SO MUCH FOR THE COMMUNITY, PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW. YOU KNOW, IT'S OUR YOUTH WHO BECOME OUR LEADERS. AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUCH AN INTEREST IN NOT JUST THEMSELVES, NOT JUST THEIR OWN AWARD, NOT EVEN JUST ONLY HELPING FAMILY, BUT REACHING OUT TO THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED, REACHING OUT TO OTHERS WHO ARE COMING BEHIND. BECAUSE THAT'S THE KIND OF LEADERSHIP THAT SETS THE STAGE TO KEEP US SUCCESSFUL. WHENEVER I'M SITTING OUT THERE, HAVE A LITTLE MORE GRAY HAIR OR NO HAIR, DEPENDING ON HOW THAT GOES. AND SOMEONE LIKE YOU IS SITTING UP HERE AND MAKING THOSE DECISIONS. SO IT'S GREAT TO SEE WHERE THAT HEART IS AND TO SEE, AN EXCITEMENT IN THE YOUTH TO SERVE. SO WITH THAT, I DO HAVE A CHALLENGE COIN FOR YOU. IT'S GOT OUR SEAL AND OUR CITY HALL ON THE BACK. AND I ALSO HAVE A PROCLAMATION HONORING YOU, WHEREAS MATTHEW JORDAN HAS EARNED THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT BY THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA. AND WHEREAS THE CONFERRING OF AN EAGLE SCOUT AWARD IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST HONORS BESTOWED UPON A BOY SCOUT. AND WHEREAS LESS THAN 5% OF ALL SCOUTS ATTAIN THIS GOAL, AND WHEREAS THIS ACHIEVEMENT CARRIES WITH IT GREAT HONOR AND A COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND TO SERVE AS A GUIDE AND ROLE MODEL FOR BOTH COMMUNITY AND NATION, AND WHEREAS SUCH AN AWARD IS EARNED IN THAT THE RECIPIENT MUST PERFORM AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE AND PASS THE RITE REQUIREMENTS OR RIGID REQUIREMENTS EXACTED TO ACHIEVE THE EAGLE SCOUT AWARD. AND WHEREAS MATTHEW JORDAN'S EAGLE SCOUT SERVICE PROJECT WAS TO BUILD QUALITY AIR PURIFIERS FOR AMERICAN LEGION POST 802 DESIGNED TO PROVIDE POWERFUL FILTRATION, REDUCING AIRBORNE VIRUSES INCLUDING INFLUENZA AND COVID 19, AS WELL AS MOLD SPORES AND SMOKE. IN RECOGNITION, THEREFORE, I. MATTHEW PORTER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, HEREBY CONGRATULATE MATTHEW JORDAN FOR HAVING AN EAGLE SCOUT AWARD CONFERRED UPON HIM BY THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA AND PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TO MATTHEW JORDAN ON THIS, THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2024, IN HONOR OF HIS ACHIEVEMENT OF ATTAINING THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT, CONGRATULATIONS. [PR3. National Payroll Week.] THIS EVENING, WE ARE ALSO HONORING NATIONAL PAYROLL WEEK. SO THOSE WHO ARE HERE FOR THAT, IF I COULD GET YOU TO COME JOIN ME DOWN FRONT. SO PAYROLL WEEK IS SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS MOST PEOPLE IN AMERICA IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. WHILE VERY FEW OF US ARE IN THE PAYROLL PROFESSION, ALL OF US LIKE TO GET OUR CHECKS WHEN WE GO HOME FROM WORK AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GETTING EVERYTHING TAKEN CARE OF, AS WE AS ANYONE WHO HAS EVER DONE THEIR OWN TAXES OR ACCOUNTING OF ANY LEVEL KNOWS, THERE'S A WHOLE LOT THAT GOES INTO IT ON DEDUCTIONS AND BENEFITS AND MANY THINGS THAT THE PAYROLL PROFESSION TAKES CARE OF FOR US. AND SO I'D LIKE TO LET YOU ALL INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT BEFORE I PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TO YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I'M MICHEL RIBEIRO, I'M THE PAYROLL SPECIALIST HERE WITH THE CITY THE MOST WONDERFUL THING ABOUT THIS JOB IS THAT YOU [00:15:02] GET TO KNOW EACH AND EVERY EMPLOYEE THAT WE HAVE, THERE ISN'T A SINGLE EMPLOYEE THAT MY OFFICE DOESN'T COME IN CONTACT WITH. AND SO I FIND THAT ACTUALLY, THE MOST FAVORITE PART OF MY JOB. SO I'M ENJOYING IT IMMENSELY, I AM CATHY FERGUSON, AND I AM HERE REPRESENTING THE DALLAS CHAPTER OF PAYROLL ORG, WHICH IS THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS AND NATIONAL PAYROLL. PAYROLL WEEK IS JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF THE PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND GLOBALLY THAT WORK HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS GETTING THEIR PAYCHECK, BECAUSE YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO WORK IF YOU DIDN'T GET A PAYCHECK, SO HAPPY NATIONAL PAYROLL WEEK. AND I KNOW IT CAN OFTEN BE INTERESTING TIMES WORKING. I KNOW IN MY ORGANIZATION THAT I WORK FOR IN THE DAY TO DAY WORLD. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO'S IN PAYROLL, AND THAT MEANS THAT EVERY OTHER WEEKEND SHE GETS TO WORK SUNDAYS BECAUSE OF WHEN OUR PAYROLL FALLS. SO I KNOW IT OFTEN KIND OF CONFLICTS WITH, HOLIDAYS AND WEEKENDS, AND NONE OF US OUT THERE WANT TO EVER HEAR THAT AS AN EXCUSE AS TO WHY WE DIDN'T GET PAID, AND SO THEY ARE OFTEN THE ONES WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES DOING THAT. AND SO GREATLY APPRECIATED AND NEEDED. AND I HAVE A PROCLAMATION TO PRESENT TO YOU. WHEREAS NATIONAL PAYROLL WEEK WAS ESTABLISHED TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS WHO SUPPORT THE AMERICAN SYSTEM BY PAYING WAGES, REPORTING WORKER EARNINGS AND WITHHOLDING FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT TAXES. AND WHEREAS THE OFFICIAL SLOGAN FOR NATIONAL PAYROLL WEEK IS AMERICA WORKS BECAUSE WE'RE WORKING FOR AMERICA. AND WHEREAS TOGETHER, PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS COLLECT, CONTRIBUTE AND REPORT 70% OF THE US TREASURY'S ANNUAL REVENUE THAT IS VITAL TO THE FUNDING OF IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS THAT KEEP AMERICA RUNNING SMOOTHLY. AND WHEREAS PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY PROACTIVE IN EDUCATING BOTH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE ABOUT THE PAYROLL TAX WITHHOLDING SYSTEMS, AND WHEREAS, PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS IN WYLIE, TEXAS, PLAY A KEY ROLE IN MAINTAINING THE ECONOMIC HEALTH OF WYLIE, TEXAS, CARRYING OUT SUCH DIVERSE TASKS AS PAYING INTO THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SYSTEM, PROVIDING INFORMATION FOR CHILD SUPPORT, ENFORCEMENT, AND CARRYING OUT TAX WITHHOLDING, REPORTING AND DEPOSITING. NOW, THEREFORE, I, MATTHEW PORTER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2024, AM HONORED TO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2024 THROUGH THE SIXTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2024, AS NATIONAL PAYROLL WEEK IN WYLIE, TEXAS, AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN IN RECOGNIZING THE VITAL ROLE OUR PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS PLAY IN THE DAILY OPERATIONS OF OUR CITY. THANK YOU AGAIN. THAT DOES COMPLETE OUR PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS FOR THE EVENING. JUNIOR MAYOR DAY, THANK YOU FOR COMING AND JOINING US THIS EVENING. I KNOW YOU'VE GOT A WHOLE FAN CLUB BACK THERE IN THE BACK WHO CAME, BUT I AM SURE THAT THEY ARE NOT PLANNING ON STAYING AND I DON'T WANT TO MAKE YOU STAY EITHER. NOW, OF COURSE, YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY. WE HAVE BUDGET AND TAXES ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING, SO YOU'RE MORE THAN MORE THAN WELCOME TO STAY, BUT I WILL LET YOU GO BACK TO YOUR FAMILY. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING WITH US THIS EVENING. YEAH, YOU CAN TAKE THAT WITH YOU. YOU CAN LEAVE THAT. CAN YOU CARRY EVERYTHING? ALL RIGHT. AND THANK YOU ALSO TO THOSE WHO WERE HERE, BOTH THE MR. JORDAN AND HIS FAMILY, AS WELL AS OUR PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS. WE'LL GIVE EVERYONE JUST A SECOND. [COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS] [00:20:01] OKAY, SO WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE TO OUR COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. IF ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IS PRESENT AND WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT LISTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, WE DO ASK THAT YOU COMPLETE A FORM IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. WE REMIND YOU THAT INDIVIDUALS WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK, SIX MINUTES TO SPEAK. IF OFFICIALLY REPRESENTING A GROUP, AND WE DO WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT ANY COMMENTS BROUGHT FORWARD DURING THE NON-AGENDA PORTION UNDER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT THAT THE COUNCIL IS NOT ALLOWED TO CONVERSE, DELIBERATE OR TAKE ACTION. HOWEVER, STAFF DOES HAVE THAT INFORMATION AND CAN REACH OUT AND CONTACT INDIVIDUALS OR PROVIDE INFORMATION BACK THAT WAY. SO, MISS STORM, I BELIEVE WE HAD ONE FORM THAT WAS TURNED IN TO SPEAK THIS EVENING. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY, SO I WILL CALL RICARDO MARTINEZ FORWARD AND SIR, IF YOU WOULD, WHEN YOU START, IF YOU WILL JUST, THERE'S A LITTLE TALKING LOOKING VOICE ON THERE THAT WILL TURN THE MICROPHONE ON. OKAY. DO YOU HOLD IT OR YOU JUST HIT IT ONCE? THERE YOU GO. IF YOU WILL START WITH YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR OUR RECORDS. AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES IN WHICH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. OKAY. SO RICARDO MARTINEZ, MY ADDRESS IS 248 ARMSTRONG LANE, LAVON, TEXAS. 75166, SO I GUESS I'LL START THIS OFF. YOU KNOW, PREFACE IT BY SAYING, YOU KNOW, MAKE A COUPLE POINTS. NUMBER ONE, YOU KNOW, I WAS RAISED IN WYLIE, TEXAS, WENT TO KINDERGARTEN HERE, WENT TO BIRMINGHAM ELEMENTARY, I ALSO HAVE MY FAMILY HAS A BUSINESS HERE THAT THEY'VE HAD FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS IN WYLIE, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE RIGHT FORMAT TO ADDRESS THIS, BUT THIS IS WHAT WE WERE DIRECTED TO FROM THE WYLIE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO RECENTLY THERE WAS A DECISION MADE TO PUT A NO U-TURN SIGN ON HIGHWAY 78 AND SKYVIEW LANE THAT'S BEEN WITHIN THE PAST WEEK OR SO THAT THAT'S TAKEN PLACE, THE ISSUE AND I DON'T MEAN TO BE A DAMPER, THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, BROUGHT UP IN THIS MEETING. CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE PEOPLE. BUT, THE ISSUE IS THAT IS COMPLETELY BLOCKED. THE ABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO GET TO MY FAMILY'S BUSINESS. SO HIGHWAY 78 AUTO, THAT'S RIGHT THERE ON 78. SO YEARS BACK, THEY MADE THE DECISION TO PUT A MEDIAN THERE THAT COMPLETELY NEGATED THE ABILITY TO TURN INTO THE BUSINESS, THEY DID TELL US IT WOULD BE ABOUT $50,000 TO PUT A TURN IN THERE. SO THE ONLY WAY TO ACCESS THE BUSINESS IS TO GO DOWN TO WHERE SKYVIEW IS, MAKE THE U-TURN AND COME BACK UP AND TURN INTO THE BUSINESS, NOW, WITH THAT NO U-TURN SIGN THAT IS COMPLETELY, YOU KNOW, REALLY GOT RID OF THAT ACCESS, FOR CUSTOMERS TO GET THERE. NOW YOU HAVE TO TURN DOWN SKYVIEW, THEN DOWN COUNTY ROAD 435. COME UP THAT ACCESS ROAD AND THEN, YOU KNOW, GET ON 78 AND TURN RIGHT THERE, THE PROBLEM WITH THAT NOW AND YOU KNOW, THERE'S A SCHOOL THERE, WYLIE PREP, WHICH, YOU KNOW, IRONICALLY, OUR MY DAUGHTER IS ACTUALLY ATTEND THAT SCHOOL, THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, CONSTANTLY HAVE FOOTBALL PRACTICE OR THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON THAT THEY ACTUALLY PARK UP AND DOWN THAT ROAD AND BLOCK THAT ROAD THIS MORNING. THEY ACTUALLY HAD CONES THAT YOU COULDN'T EVEN TURN DOWN THAT ROAD. SO NOW AT THIS POINT, THE ABILITY TO GET TO MY FAMILY'S BUSINESS HAS BEEN COMPLETELY BLOCKED, YOU CAN'T MAKE THE U-TURN. THERE IS POLICE THERE THAT WERE GIVEN TICKETS OUT OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS, SO AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE RIGHT FORMAT TO ADDRESS THIS. THIS IS WHAT WE WERE DIRECTED TO, BUT, I REALLY JUST KIND OF WANTED TO ASK A COUPLE QUESTIONS. AND AGAIN, I KNOW YOU SAID THAT THEY MIGHT NOT BE ANSWERED, BUT REALLY THE QUESTIONS ARE, NUMBER ONE, WHAT NECESSITATES A SIGN TO BE PUT UP, IF IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE, I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO KNOW HOW MANY WRECKS HAVE TAKEN PLACE. YOU KNOW, WHAT'S TAKEN PLACE TO REALLY NECESSITATE THAT, AND THEN NUMBER TWO, THE OTHER QUESTION WOULD BE THE JURISDICTION THERE. SO AGAIN, WHY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN OUT THERE HANDING TICKETS OUT, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IS ACTUALLY COUNTY AREA. IT ISN'T. IT IS CONSIDERED WYLIE, BUT IT'S COUNTY. SO, YOU KNOW, WHAT JURISDICTION IS THERE, AND IRONICALLY, WHEN WE WERE TURNING INTO THIS COUNCIL MEETING, THERE WAS A SILVER TAHOE. THERE'S A NO U-TURN SIGN RIGHT HERE WHEN YOU TURN IN, THERE WAS A SILVER TAHOE POLICE TAHOE THAT ACTUALLY MADE A U-TURN AT THAT NO U-TURN SIGN. SO IT'S KIND OF KIND OF IRONIC, BUT. YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S REALLY WHAT I WANTED TO BRING UP IS THE FACT THAT THAT NO U-TURN SIGN WAS PUT UP, AND QUESTIONING WHAT NECESSITATES THAT DECISION, AND THEN WHAT COULD BE DONE, ABOUT THAT, WE ALSO CONTACTED THE TEXAS DOT. THEY DID STATE THAT IT WOULD NOW BE $100,000 TO MAKE A TURN IN TO GET TO THE BUSINESS. SO OKAY, I JUST WANT TO PROVIDE SOME CLARIFICATION. THAT'S OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS. SO WE DO NOT HAVE ANY AUTHORITY. WE DID NOT PUT THAT SIGN THERE. THAT IS EITHER DONE BY THE COUNTY OR TXDOT. SO I WOULD JUST [00:25:06] DIRECT YOU TO, TO ONE OF THOSE ENTITIES. BUT I VERIFIED THAT, COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS HAD ACTUALLY SENT ME AN EMAIL EARLIER LAST WEEK ABOUT THE SIGN, AND I VERIFIED THAT WE DID NOT INSTALL THAT SIGN, SO. OKAY, THAT WASN'T US. YEAH. HEY AGAIN, THE POLICE TOLD US, HEY, ATTEND A COUNCIL MEETING. SO THAT IS THAT IS WHY WE CAME HERE. SO. YEP YEP. AND, AGAIN, WE CAN'T DISCUSS. BUT YOU'RE ALSO WELCOME, OF COURSE, TO EMAIL US, AND THAT'S A FORM THAT WE, WE COULD, AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, POTENTIALLY RESPOND TO YOU TO GIVE YOU ANY OTHER FEEDBACK WE COULD PROVIDE. AWESOME. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. APPRECIATE I. MISS STORM, HAVE WE HAD ANY OTHER FORMS TURNED IN THIS EVENING? NO. MAYOR OKAY. WITH NO OTHER FORMS TURNED IN, WE WILL [CONSENT AGENDA] NOW MOVE FROM THERE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA PORTION OF THE AGENDA, DO WE HAVE ANY ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE PULLED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION QUESTIONS OR FOR CORRECTION? AND IF THERE ARE NONE, I WOULD BE OPEN TO A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. MAYOR PRO TEM, THANK YOU. MAYOR. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND COUNCILMAN HOOVER? I SECOND OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION WITH A SECOND TO APPROVE. COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THE MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. SO WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE INTO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS TO [1. Hold a Public Hearing, consider, and act upon Ordinance No. 2024-25 adopting a budget for all City funds, including the Wylie Economic Development Corporation (4A) and the Wylie Parks and Recreation Facilities Development Corporation (4B) and appropriating resources for Fiscal Year 2024-25 beginning October 1, 2024 and ending September 30, 2025.] HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024. DASH 25 ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR ALL CITY FUNDS, INCLUDING THE WILY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR A AND THE WILEY PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR BE AND APPROPRIATING RESOURCES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 DASH 25. BEGINNING OCTOBER FIRST, 2024 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025, MISS BROWN, THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AFTER WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT, WE WILL BE ASKING FOR AN APPROVAL OF THE 2425 BUDGET. AND THAT IS IN REFERENCE TO THE FUND SUMMARY THAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET, WHICH SHOWS APPROPRIATE FUNDS. OF $187,830,623. THIS IS FOR ALL OF THE OPERATING FUNDS, THE DEBT SERVICE FUNDS AND THE CAPITAL FUNDS. AND IT ALSO INCLUDES FOUR A AND FOUR B, AND WE HAVE MET ALL OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS. WE HAD THE PUBLICATION IN THE WILEY NEWS LAST WEEK, AND, WE'VE POSTED EVERYTHING ON OUR WEBSITE AND SO WE HAVE MET THOSE REQUIREMENTS AND WE WILL NEED A RECORD VOTE TONIGHT TO ADOPT THIS BUDGET. OKAY SO WITH THAT, BEFORE I OPEN IT TO ANY POTENTIAL QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL, WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING THIS EVENING. SO WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM. IF ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IS PRESENT AND WISHES TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, OR ASK ANY QUESTIONS, WE'D ASK THAT YOU STEP FORWARD AT THIS TIME, I DO NOT BELIEVE WE HAD ANY FORMS TURNED IN FOR ITEM ONE, BUT IT IS STILL OPEN TO ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC PRESENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. OKAY, MISS STORM, PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT NO ONE HAS STEPPED FORWARD TO SPEAK DURING THIS PUBLIC HEARING. SO WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. NOW I WILL OPEN IT BACK UP TO COUNCIL. I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN A MULTIPLE MONTH PROCESS, BUT JUST IN CASE THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS OR CLARIFICATIONS OR ANYTHING ELSE NEEDED, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU, SPEAK AT THIS TIM. AND IF THERE ARE NONE, I WOULD BE OPEN TO A MOTION ON THE ITEM. COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED. DO WE HAVE A SECOND MAYOR PRO TEM? THANK YOU. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. WE DO HAVE A MOTION WITH A SECOND TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED. COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO AND THIS IS A RECORD VOTE. CORRECT DAVE STRANG FOR DAVID, DUKE FOR GINA, MALIKI FOR JEFF FORRESTER FOR MATTHEW PORTER FOR SCOTT WILLIAMS FOR. AND SID HOOVER FO. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM TWO, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER AND [2. Consider, and act upon, approving the property tax revenue increase reflected in the budget.] ACT UPON APPROVING THE PROPERTY TAX, PROPERTY TAX REVENUE INCREASE REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET, MISS BROWN. OKAY THIS AGENDA ITEM IS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW BECAUSE THERE WILL BE AN [00:30:05] INCREASE IN THE REVENUE THAT THE CITY RECEIVES FROM THE PROPERTY TAXES. AND, HOUSE BILL 3195 REQUIRES A GOVERNING BODY TO HOLD A SEPARATE VOTE TO RATIFY THIS INCREASE IN THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE. THAT IS REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET THAT WAS JUST ADOPTED. OKAY. AND IS THIS A RECORD VOTE AS WELL? NO. OKAY. JUST MAKING SURE I HAVE MY PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES CORRECT ON THESE THIS EVENING. SO WITH THAT COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCILMAN? IF NOT, I'D BE OPEN TO A MOTION. COUNCILMAN MALIKI, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED. DO WE HAVE A SECOND, COUNCILMAN STRANG? I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE MOTION WITH A SECOND COUNCIL. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN [3. Hold a Public Hearing on the proposed tax rate of $0.534301 per $100 assessed valuation for the fiscal year 2024-2025 and provide all interested persons an opportunity to be heard, either for or against the tax rate.] ZERO. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM THREE, WHICH IS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE OF 0.534301 PER $100 ASSESSED VALUATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024, 2025, AND PROVIDE ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THE TAX RATE. MISS BROWN, AND THANK YOU. ALL OF THE REQUIRED TAX INFORMATION WAS PUBLISHED IN THE CITY'S OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER, THE WILEY NEWS, ON AUGUST THE 21ST. COUNCIL WILL NEED TO APPROVE THE TAX RATE BY ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE THAT WILL FIX THE PROPERTY TAX RATE LEVY OF 0.534301 PER $100 ASSESSED VALUATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2425, AND THAT WILL BE IN THE NEXT ITEM SEPARATE FROM THIS PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. SO THIS ITEM IS TO HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING ITSELF. SO WITH THAT I WILL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM. I HAVE HAD ONE FORM THAT HAS BEEN TURNED IN. WE'LL CALL THAT INDIVIDUAL FIRST. IF AFTERWARDS THERE IS ANYONE ELSE PRESENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, OR ASK QUESTIONS, WE'LL ASK THAT YOU STEP FORWARD AT THAT TIME, I BELIEVE WE HAVE A LAURA GATES. OKAY AND IF YOU WILL HIT THE SPEAK BUTTON THERE ON THE MIC FOR US, AND IF YOU WILL INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOUR ADDRESS, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS LAURA GATES. I LIVE AT 1208 ANCHOR DRIVE. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE HAD TO COME TO A CITY COUNCIL MEETING. BACK AT THE OLD PLACE, WHEN I HAD TO ARGUE ABOUT GETTING DRAINAGE RELIEF DOWN IN THAT CIRCLE. I'M THE ONE THAT INITIATED THAT WHOLE CASCADE DEVELOPMENT WITH THE CASCADING PONDS AND BURYING THE PIPE. INSTEAD OF HAVING A 50 FOOT CULVERT BESIDE MY HOUSE. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW, WE JUST VOTED IN TEXAS TO GET RELIEF FROM PROPERTY TAXES. AND Y'ALL JUST STATED THAT YOU'RE GETTING AN INCREASE IN TAX REVENUE. DID I UNDERSTAND THAT CORRECTLY? YES MA'AM. OKAY, SO I WOULDN'T AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME, ALL THE VALUES OF THE HOUSES HAVE GONE UP. I HAVE TO GO EVERY YEAR AND FIGHT THE PROPERTY VALUE OF MY HOUSE. IT'S ABOUT TO THE POINT WHERE YOU'RE TAXING US OUT OF OUR HOUSES. RIGHT NOW. WE'RE IN A IN A IN A TOUGH ECONOMY FOR EVERYBODY CITIES. I MEAN, I KNOW Y'ALL ARE HAVING TO SQUINCH ON YOUR BUDGETS. THIS IS WHEN YOU COME DOWN TO THE WANTS AND THE NEEDS. YOUR WANTS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT. AND YOUR NEEDS IS WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO, JUST LIKE WE ALL DO IN OUR HOMES, YOU KNOW, WITH OUR PERSONAL MONIES. IT'S WHAT WE EXPECT OF OUR OF OUR GOVERNMENTS, WHETHER IT'S CITY, STATE, FEDERAL. SO I DON'T THINK RIGHT NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO INCREASE. RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT HOUSES STILL BEING BUILT. YOU GOT BUILDER FEES ON THAT. ALL THE PROPERTY VALUES HAVE GONE UP, WHICH IS WHY THERE'S INCREASE IN YOUR IN YOUR TAX BASE, YOU KNOW, TO SUPPORT THIS. IF WE'RE STILL HANDING OUT, ABATEMENTS ON BUSINESSES, LET'S STOP DOING THAT. YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT MORE RETAIL, WE'VE GOT MORE HOUSES. THE VALUES ARE UP. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE NEED TO DO A TAX RATE INCREASE. THIS ISN'T THE TIME. THE ECONOMY IS NOT RIGHT FOR IT. WE'VE ALL STRETCHED OURSELVES AS FAR AS WE CAN TO RIDE THIS RECESSION OUT. ALTHOUGH THEY DON'T WANT TO SAY IT'S A RECESSION. WE ALL KNOW IT IS, LET'S BE HONEST. BUT WE'RE STRETCHED. WE NEED RELIEF. WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER BURDEN PUT ON US BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY MAXED OUT. I NEED Y'ALL TO PLEASE LISTEN TO WHAT WE'RE SAYING. I'M SHOCKED. I'M THE ONLY PERSON HERE FOR THE CITY OF WILEY COMPLAINING ABOUT GETTING AN INCREASE IN THE PROPERTY TAXES. THAT'S SHOCKING TO ME. AND IT JUST SHOWS THERE'S NOT A LOT OF PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WHICH IS WHERE YOU'RE ACTUALLY MOST AFFECTED IN YOUR LIFE. IF PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT SO I'M HERE TO PLEA TO YOU, PLEASE RECONSIDER THE TAX INCREASE. WE CAN REVISIT IT NEXT YEAR. LET'S SEE IF THE ECONOMY TURNS AROUND. LET'S SEE IF THINGS ARE A LITTLE BIT BETTER FOR EVERYBODY. BUT RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE NOT. AND WE'RE MAXED OUT. I'M A WIDOW OF TEN YEARS. IT'S TAKEN ME TEN [00:35:02] YEARS TO GET ON MY FEET. I'VE BEEN BATTLING THIS TAX SITUATION FOR A WHILE NOW. I NEED A REPRIEVE FROM SOMEBODY. THAT'S ALL I GOT. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR COMING. SO I WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW, JUST FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, THE RATE ACTUALLY DECREASES SLIGHTLY, BUT IT IS A TAX INCREASE. AND WE DON'T WANT TO PRETEND THAT IT IS NOT. OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS, PRIOR TO THIS, AS A NET RELATION, THE CITY HAS ACTUALLY DROPPED OR TAKEN THE REVENUE FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS, DURING THAT TIME, WE'VE DROPPED OUR RATES SOMEWHERE AROUND 35% OR MORE, TO TRY TO HELP OUT WITH THOSE VALUATIONS, DURING THAT TIME, WHAT THAT MEANT IS WE DIDN'T GET ANY NEW REVENUE COMING IN AND OTHER PROPERTY VALUES HAVE DONE NOTHING BUT GO UP. YES, BUT WE'VE DONE NOTHING BUT GO UP AROUND HERE AND WE'VE LOWERED IT AT THE SAME LEVEL. SO THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE SAYS THAT IF THE PROPERTY VALUES GO UP 10% IN THE CITY AND WE LOWER THE RATE 10%, THEN IT KEEPS THE TAX BILL FROM EXISTING PROPERTIES. THE SAME. WE'VE DONE THAT FOR SIX YEARS AND WE'RE NOT ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT THIS YEAR IN OUR OPINION, BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVE OVER THAT TIME, ADDED A FOURTH FIRE STATION. WE'VE HAD INFLATIONARY PRESSURES, AS YOU MENTIONED. AND SO AT THIS POINT, WE ALSO HAD EMS. WE HAD A CONTRACT WITH A THIRD PARTY. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT PARTY COULD NO LONGER RELIABLY SUPPLY PEOPLE. WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE. WHEN YOU CALL 911 AND NEED AN AMBULANCE, THAT SOMEONE COMES THAT WAS NO LONGER RELIABLE FOR THE NUMBER OF AMBULANCES. WE HAD. AND AS YOU KNOW, ALL THE HOMES THERE WAS A NEED TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL AMBULANCE TO KEEP THE TIMES WHERE THEY ARE. UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN WE RUN INTO THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU MENTIONED MAKING A LOT OF CHOICES ON WHAT WE DID AND DIDN'T INCLUDE. WE CHOSE TO GO IN AND USE SOME OF THE FUNDS THAT ARE SITTING THERE TO COVER VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, INSTEAD OF RAISING THE TO DO CHEAPER VEHICLES. WE DON'T NEED TAHOES. WE COULD DO EXPLORERS. SO IT COMES DOWN TO JUST SAYING, YEAH, AND A LOT OF THAT COMES DOWN TO WHAT'S AVAILABLE ON SOME OF THOSE. SO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW WE'VE WE FEEL LIKE WE'VE TRIED. AND WE DO REALIZE THERE'S AN INCREASE. BUT OVER SEVEN YEARS TO HAVE BELIEVE THIS YEAR IT'S ABOUT 8%, OVER THE COURSE OF A SEVEN YEAR PERIOD IS NOT A LOT. AND PART OF THAT IS ALSO ON NEW PROPERTY. WELL, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THESE VALUES HAVE GONE UP DOUBLE IN FOUR YEARS. FOUR YEARS DOUBLE. I WENT FROM FROM AROUND TWO, TWO, 20 TO 400,000. I'M TALKING AROUND NOW THAT'S OVERVALUED. YOU KNOW. AND I KNOW WE ALL KNOW THE PRICES OF REAL ESTATE HAVE GONE KIND OF STUPID IN TEXAS. WE WERE WE WERE SAVED FROM THAT BACK IN 2008. WE WEREN'T ONE OF THE STATES, BUT THIS TIME WE ARE, BECAUSE EVERYBODY CAME. THAT'S BESIDE THE POINT. I'M JUST SAYING. I'M NOT SAYING NEVER. I'M JUST SAYING MAYBE LET'S LET'S LET'S KICK IT DOWN THE ROAD ONE MORE YEAR AND LET'S SEE IF MAYBE THE ECONOMY HELPS US OUT A LITTLE BIT AROUND HERE. THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING. THANK YOU. OKAY. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IF WE HAVE ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PRESENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO STEP FORWARD AND SPEAK THIS EVENING, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU DO SO AT THIS TIME. MISS STORM, PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS STEPPED FORWARD TO SPEAK DURING THIS TIME. SO WITH THAT, I WILL CLOSE OUR PUBLIC HEARING AND AS THIS ITEM IS SIMPLY TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO GAIN INPUT FROM OUR CITIZENS WHO WISH TO COME AND SPEAK, WITH NO ONE ELSE HERE, THERE IS NO ACTION TO TAKE ON ITEM THREE THAT WILL MOVE US TO ITEM NUMBER [4. Consider, and act upon, Ordinance No. 2024-26 fixing the ad valorem tax rate/levy for the Tax Year 2024 and Budget Year 2024-2025 at $0.534301 per $100 assessed valuation.] FOUR THIS EVENING, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024. DASH 26 FIXING THE AD VALOREM TAX RATE LEVY FOR THE TAX YEAR 2024 AND BUDGET YEAR 2024. DASH 2025 AT 0.534301 PER $100 ASSESSED VALUATION. MISS BROWN, THANK YOU MAYOR. THE TAX RATE OF 0.534301 CONSISTS OF TWO COMPONENTS. THE 0.417244 IS FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, AND 0.117057 IS FOR DEBT SERVICE. THE VOTE ON THIS ORDINANCE MUST BE A RECORD VOTE, AND AT LEAST 60% OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY MUST VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE ORDINANCE AND THE MOTION MUST BE READ EXACTLY AS IT STATED IN THE AGENDA. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO WITH THAT COUNCIL, MAYOR PRO TEM, IF YOU'RE READY FOR A MOTION, LET ME SEE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANYONE HAS. FIRST, AND THEN I WILL HAVE YOU AS THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR. SO I DO WANT TO OPEN IT IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS THANK YOU. MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO STATE TO THOSE THAT ARE [00:40:02] LISTENING INTO OUR AUDIENCE THAT I FEEL LIKE AS A COUNCIL, I OR WE I'LL SPEAK FOR MYSELF HAVE SEEN THIS COMING OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS AND WE'VE HELD BACK TO THE POINT THAT THIS YEAR WE WERE NOT ABLE TO HOLD BACK ANYMORE, AND WE HAD TO START TAKING CARE OF THE EMPLOYEES HERE AT THE CITY, AND WE HAD TO STEP UP TO SOME THINGS TO DO IN THE PREVIOUS, YOU KNOW, 2 TO 4 YEARS DUE TO KEEPING THAT RATE. SO, YOU KNOW, FIXED. AND SO I â– THINK WE'RE ALREADY BEYOND THE WE'VE STRETCHED THAT, IN THIS. AND SO I THINK, I THINK THE TOTAL INCREASE I THINK IT ENDS UP WHEN YOU TAKE THE NEW OUT BEING ABOUT FIVE, FIVE POINT SOMETHING PERCENT, 5.5.27. SO THAT THAT AMOUNT OF AN INCREASE OVER THAT 5 TO 7 YEAR PERIOD IS ACTUALLY VERY, VERY MINIMAL. WHEN YOU LOOK AT HOW THE TAX, THE SCALE TIPS, WHEN YOU DO A, NO, NO NEW REVENUE RATE. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT IT DOES SIT ON ALL OF US HEAVY. WE MIGHT NOT SAY UP HERE AND TALK ABOUT IT MUCH, BUT I CAN GUARANTEE YOU GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS OF THE WEEKS LEADING UP TO THIS AND EVEN THE LAST YEAR TO TWO YEARS, WHAT WE'VE SEEN COMING WITH EVERYTHING, INCLUDING THE EMS AND THE ADDITIONAL COST, THE CITY HAS TAKEN ON, WE HAVE AND I'VE GOT TO GIVE OUR FINANCE TEAM TREMENDOUS KUDOS. OUR CITY MANAGER, BRANT PARKER, TREMENDOUS KUDOS ON WORKING AND WORKING AND WORKING, JUST LIKE ON PERSONAL BUDGETS TO KEEP COMING BACK TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAN YOU CHANGE, WHAT CAN YOU DELAY, WHAT CAN YOU DO NOT NOT DO NOW THAT MAYBE YOU DO LATER? HOW DO YOU MOVE THINGS HERE? SOME THINGS YOU'RE COMMITTED TO THAT YOU CAN'T MAKE THOSE DECISIONS BUT JUST KNOW IT'S VERY COMPLICATED. BUT THOSE EFFORTS ARE THERE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. IT MATTERS. NO ONE WANTED TO RAISE TAXES. NO ONE WANTS TO DO THAT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO FUNCTION. SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE AND FEEL GOOD BEFORE I VOTE THAT THAT I SAID MY PIECE. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? AND IF NOT, MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR FOR A MOTION. THANK YOU MAYOR, I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF 0.534301, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 5.27% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE. AND THAT IS MY MOTION. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AS STATED. DO WE HAVE A SECOND COUNCILMAN STRANG I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. OKAY. MOTION WITH A SECOND IS STATED. COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. DAVE STRANG FOR DAVID DUKE FOR GINA MALIKI FOR JEFF FORRESTER FOR MATTHEW PORTER FOR SCOTT WILLIAMS, FOR SID HOOVER, FOR WITH THAT. THAT DOES COMPLETE OUR REGULAR AGENDA SECTION SO FAR THIS EVENING, I WILL NOW MOVE TO RECESS. OUR CITY COUNCIL AND WE'LL CALL OUR PARKS, WILEY PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITY CORPORATION FOR BE, TO COME FORWARD FOR OUR MEETING THIS EVENING [CALL TO ORDER THE WYLIE PARKS & RECREATION FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (4B)] AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER OUR FOUR B MEETING FOR WILEY PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR B, MISS STORM, WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE ROLL AT THIS TIME? YES, MAYOR. WE HAVE COUNCILMAN SCOTT WILLIAMS PRESENT. COUNCILMAN DAVID DUKE PRESENT. COUNCILMAN SID HOOVER PRESENT. MAYOR MATTHEW PORTER, PRESENT. BOARD MEMBER AUSTIN FOSTER, BOARD MEMBER WHITNEY MCDOUGALL. PRESENT AND BOARD MEMBER SCOTT HUBBLE. PRESENT. WE HAVE A QUORUM, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MISS STORM. WITH THAT, WE WILL START WITH COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. IF ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IS PRESENT AND WISHES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING AN ITEM NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING, WE ASK THAT YOU HAVE COMPLETED A FORM IN ADVANCE. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK AS AN INDIVIDUAL OR SIX IF REPRESENTING A GROUP, WE DO REMIND YOU THAT UNDER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD MAY NOT CONVERSE, DELIBERATE, OR TAKE ACTION ON ANY MATTER WHICH IS PRESENTED DURING CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. MISS STORM, HAVE WE HAD ANY FORMS TURNED IN? NO, MAYOR. OKAY WITH NONE TURNED IN, WE WILL MOVE TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. ITEM ONE IS TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON APPROVAL OF AUGUST 22ND, 2023. REGULAR WILEY PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR BOARD MEETING MINUTES. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE MINUTES? AND IF NOT, I'D BE OPEN TO A MOTION. COUNCILMAN, BOARD MEMBER DUKE. I'M NOT SURE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I'LL MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND BOARD MEMBER? I'D LIKE TO SECOND MOTION WITH A SECOND TO APPROVE. COUNSELOR OR BOARD, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO, WITH ONE ABSENT. WITH [00:45:12] THAT, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER TWO. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE APPOINTMENT AND OR REAPPOINTMENT OF THE WILEY PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR BE OFFICERS, AND APPOINT A CHAIR AND VICE CHAIRMAN FROM ITS BOARD MEMBERS FOR A TERM BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2025. ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026, MISS STORM, WHO DO WE CURRENTLY HAVE? SO CURRENTLY, THE CITY MANAGER IS THE PRESIDENT. THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER IS THE FIRST VICE PRESIDENT. THE FINANCE DIRECTOR IS THE TREASURER. THE CITY SECRETARY IS THE SECRETARY. AND THEN OUR CHAIR IS CURRENTLY MAYOR MATTHEW PORTER. AND OUR VICE CHAIR IS CURRENTLY COUNCILMAN SCOTT WILLIAMS. OKAY SO WE NEED TO SELECT A CHAIRMAN AND A VICE CHAIRMAN FOR THE BOARD. BE OPEN TO HEARING WHO WOULD LIKE TO SERVE OR IF PEOPLE HAVE A NOMINATION, WE CAN START WITH CHAIRMAN AND THEN MOVE TO VICE CHAIRMAN. COUNCILMAN WILLIAM OR BOARD MEMBER WILLIAM. MAYOR, IF YOU'RE WILLING TO SERVE, I'D PUT YOUR NAME BACK UP TO STAY AS CHAIR. I'D BE WILLING TO. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SERVE AS CHAIR? OKAY. WHAT ABOUT VICE CHAIR? I'M INTERESTED. OKAY BOARD MEMBER MCDOUGALL WOULD BE INTERESTED. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT IS INTERESTED IN SERVING AS VICE CHAIR? OKAY, THEN. I WILL OPEN IT TO A MOTION. THE MOTION DOES HAVE TO BE READ AS STATED. SO I KNOW A COUPLE OF US HAVE IT OPEN. I WILL GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION. THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT MATTHEW PORTER AS CHAIRMAN AND WHITNEY MCDOUGALL AS VICE CHAIRMAN AND BRANT PARKER AS PRESIDENT, RENE ALLEY AS VICE PRESIDENT, MELISSA BROWN AS TREASURER, AND STEPHANIE STORM AS SECRETARY OF THE WILEY PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR BE FOR A TERM BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. THAT IS MY MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND BOARD MEMBER, DUKE? I SECOND THE MOTION. MOTION WITH A SECOND, BOARD, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM THREE, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 2025. FOUR B BUDGET AND AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 2025. COMMUNITY SERVICES, FACILITIES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN. MISS BROWN, THANK YOU. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE FOUR B CORPORATION ARE ACCOUNTED FOR IN TWO DIFFERENT FUNDS. ONE IS THE FOUR B SALES TAX REVENUE FUND AND THE OTHER IS THE FOUR B DEBT SERVICE FUND. THE PROPOSED REVENUES FOR THE SALES TAX REVENUE FUND FOR THE 2425 BUDGET YEAR ARE. $6,214,492, AND THE PROPOSED EXPENDITURES ARE $8,730,050, THERE IS A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE THAT IS PROJECTED OF A LITTLE OVER $2.2 MILLION, AND THE POLICY REQUIREMENT FOR THAT FUND BALANCE IS $1.2 MILLION. THE FOUR B DEBT SERVICE FUND WILL MAKE BOND PAYMENTS IN THE 2425 BUDGET YEAR OF $390,000, 770,300. LET ME START OVER. $390,000. OKAY. $390,775, WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY A TRANSFER FROM THE FOUR B SALES TAX REVENUE FUND. AND AFTER THIS PAYMENT, THERE WILL BE NO OUTSTANDING BOND DEBT FOR THE FOUR B FUND. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. YES. WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY GREAT NEWS THAT THAT WILL BE PAID OFF AND WILL OPEN THE AVENUE FOR EITHER USING THE FUNDING THAT'S GOING TOWARDS IT FOR SOMETHING ELSE. THAT'S CORRECT. OR POTENTIALLY IF WE HAVE SOME OTHER LARGE PURCHASE THAT COMES ALONG, IT WILL FREE UP THOSE FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO BE USED TO SUPPORT THAT. YES, SIR, SO BOARD, BEFORE I ASK FOR A MOTION, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. THAT IS BEING PROPOSED. COUNCIL OR BOARD MEMBER. WILLIAMS. THANK YOU. MAYOR FOR THOSE THAT ARE LISTENING AND JUST A FEEL LIKE I SAID IT, FOUR B CANNOT BE USED FOR RUNNING THE CITY. JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE THAT IF WE START TALKING ABOUT HAVING FUNDS THAT COULD BE USED FOR PARKS AND STUFF, IT'S BECAUSE THAT COMES IN THROUGH SALES TAX DOLLARS THAT ARE ALLOCATED THROUGH STATE MEANS AND PROGRAMS, OF WHICH WE CANNOT USE THOSE FUNDS TO OPERATE THE CITY ON. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. THANK YOU. YES, THAT'S A GREAT POINT TO MAKE THAT OUR FOUR B FUNDS AND THE FOUR A FUNDS THAT GO TO OUR [00:50:03] ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION CANNOT BE USED FOR THE GENERAL BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS OF THE CITY. THOSE WERE VOTED ON BY THE CITIZENS OF WILEY IN ELECTIONS AND BY STATE LAW, ARE SET ASIDE FOR THOSE SPECIFIC PURPOSES. THAT'S CORRECT. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, I WOULD BE OPEN TO A MOTION ON THE ITEM, BOARD MEMBER MCDOUGALL, MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND BOARD MEMBER? HUMBLE, I'D LIKE TO SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION WITH A SECOND TO APPROVE. COUNCIL OR BOARD? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. AND THE MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS BROWN. WITH THA. THAT DOES COMPLETE OUR MEETING THIS EVENING FOR OUR FOR BOARD. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR TWO MEMBERS WHO WERE HERE THIS EVENING FOR THAT PROCESS, FOR THEIR CONTINUED WILLINGNESS TO VOLUNTEER, AS I KNOW IT'S NOT A BOARD THAT MEETS REGULARLY, BUT I WILL SAY THERE MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU ALL TO JOIN US FOR OTHER PLANNING MEETINGS IN THE FUTURE, SINCE WE ARE GOING TO BE MAKING THAT LAST BOND PAYMENT. AND THIS YEAR WITH THAT, I WILL ADJOURN TH YOU. WITH THAT, I WILL CALL THE RECONVENE US BACK INTO THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE WILEY [WS1. Discuss potential future Charter Amendment Election.] CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THIS EVENING. WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR REGULAR AGENDA AND ARE MOVING INTO OUR WORK SESSIONS, WORK SESSION ONE IS TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL FUTURE CHARTER AMENDMENT ELECTION, MR. PARKER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I'VE SENT AN EMAIL TO YOU ALL SEVERAL WEEKS AGO IN REGARDS TO DOING A CHARTER ELECTION, TO MAKE SOME AMENDMENTS, THAT ARE NEEDED OR THAT STAFF FEELS ARE NEEDED THIS EVENING. THIS IS REALLY JUST BRIEF. I JUST WANT TO PROVIDE YOU THE RUNDOWN OF KIND OF WHAT OUR THOUGHTS ARE AND SEE IF YOU ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THOSE, AS WELL AS IF YOU HAVE ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS YOU'LL HAVE TO ASK MISS STORM, BECAUSE I DO NOT WILL PROBABLY NOT HAVE THOSE ANSWERS. SO, CURRENTLY, STAFF IS REVIEWING THE CHARTER AND THOSE COMMENTS WILL BE BACK, BY SEPTEMBER. THE 17TH. AND WE WILL REVIEW THOSE AND SUBMIT THOSE TO YOU ALL AND DISCUSS THOSE DURING THE SEPTEMBER 24TH COUNCIL MEETING, WE WOULD ASK THAT ANY COUNCIL SUGGESTIONS BE BACK TO US BY, OCTOBER THE 7TH, AND THEN WE'LL BRING THOSE FORWARD. WE'LL DISTRIBUTE THOSE. SO Y'ALL CAN HAVE TIME TO REVIEW THOSE. AND THEN WE'LL DISCUSS THOSE DURING THE OCTOBER 22ND MEETING, AND THEN AT THAT MEETING, GET ANY FINAL COMMENTS AND HAVE THAT FINALIZED BACK FOR THE NOVEMBER 12TH MEETING. AND THEN WE'LL GIVE, THE FINAL, SUGGESTIONS TO THE ATTORNEY TO FINALIZE THAT LANGUAGE. AND THEN IT WILL NEED TO BE APPROVED. THE FINAL LANGUAGE NEED TO BE APPROVED AT THE FEBRUARY 11TH MEETING, SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT ON THE MAY BALLOT. CAN YOU STATE THOSE AGAIN? YES, SIR. I'LL EMAIL THEM TO YOU AS WELL. SO. WELL, JUST JUST IN CASE ANYONE IS FOLLOWING JUST THE STAFF COMMENTS ARE DUE BACK TO STEPHANIE, SEPTEMBER THE 17TH AND WE'LL GET THOSE DISTRIBUTED. TO Y'ALL AHEAD OF THE COUNCIL MEETING, WE'LL REVIEW THOSE COMMENTS WITH YOU ALL ON SEPTEMBER THE 24TH. WE WOULD ASK THAT ANY COUNCIL SUGGESTIONS OR COMMENTS BE BACK TO STEPHANIE BY OCTOBER THE 7TH, AND WE'LL REVIEW THOSE COMMENTS, DURING THE OCTOBER 22ND COUNCIL MEETING. AND THEN ANY FINAL DIRECTION FROM THAT MEETING WE'LL HAVE FINALIZED DURING THE, FOR THE NOVEMBER 12TH MEETING. AND THEN WE'LL, SEND THAT TO OUR, ATTORNEY TO FINALIZE THE LANGUAGE SO THAT Y'ALL CAN ADOPT IT ON FEBRUARY THE 11TH. TO HAVE ON THE MAY 2024 BALLOT. NO, I'M SORRY, 25. WE'LL WE'LL HAVE CHANGED THE CALENDAR BY THEN. AS I SAY, MAN, WE'RE GOING TO GO BACKWARDS IN TIME. THAT'S MY APOLOGIES. NO, OKAY. SO THAT IS ALL I HAD THIS EVENING, UNLESS Y'ALL HAD ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, I BELIEVE I SENT YOU ALL A LINK TO THE CHARTER, IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT Y'ALL NEED FROM US, JUST LET US KNOW. AND, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS STORM OR [00:55:02] NOT, BUT THAT WAS ALL I HAD THIS EVENING. OKAY, SO WOULD IT BE CORRECT TO ASSUME THAT OR. I GUESS THE BEST WAY TO ASK IS IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL BELIEVES IS BEYOND A TYPO AND IS LOOKING TO CHANGE, IS IT BEST TO TRY TO PRESENT THAT GENERICALLY? SO TO SPEAK, SO THAT IT CAN BE WORKED THROUGH, WHETHER THAT NEEDS TO BE WHAT THE PROPER WORDING IS WITH THE ATTORNEY? HOW WOULD YOU LIKE THAT PRESENTED? YES, IF IT'S JUST A ESSENTIALLY, WE DON'T NEED TO TRY TO CRAFT IT EXACTLY CORRECTLY. YOU KNOW, FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT OF HOW HE, HOW MR. ABERNATHY OR HIS TEAM WOULD PHRASE IT, BUT MAKE SURE THAT WE COMMUNICATE THE IDEA BEHIND THE CHANGE OVER. WOULD THAT BE A FAIR WAY TO PUT IT? YES OKAY. I MEAN, IF YOU WANT COUNCIL TO WEAR PINK SHIRTS AT EVERY COUNCIL MEETING AND JUST GIVE US THAT IDEA AND WE'LL SEND IT TO, WE'LL JUST CHANGE THE CITY COLORS TO MANDATORY MAROON AND WHITE. MAROON. YES WE'LL JUST SEND IT TO HIM AND HE'LL ADD ALL THE LEGALESE, WHEREAS AND THOU SHALT NOT AND THOU SHALL AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF IN THERE. OKAY. YES, SIR. PERFECT COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS, THANK YOU, MAYOR, MR. PRIOR, I WAS GOING TO CHECK IF STAFF IS GETTING COMMENTS BACK ON 917 AND THEN BEING PRESENTED ON 924. CAN YOU MAYBE GIVE US A HEADS UP JUST AS FAR AS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT'S COMING DOWN THE PIPE BEFORE IT'S PRESENTED? WE'LL DISTRIBUTE THAT BEFOREHAND? YES, SIR. ON BOTH OF THOSE, ONCE WE GET IT BACK ON THE 17TH, WE'LL COMPILE THAT AND GET IT TO YOU BEFORE THE 24TH. SO YOU ALL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THAT AND THE SAME, BETWEEN OCTOBER 7TH AND THE 22ND. WE'LL GET THAT BACK. SO YOU ALL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW. SO IT'LL BE CLOSER TO RIGHT WHEN Y'ALL AFTER Y'ALL GET THEM RATHER THAN FRIDAY BEFORE THE MEETING ON TUESDAY. CORRECT. WE WANT YOU ALL TO HAVE THAT TIME TO DIGEST IT. YES, SIR. AWESOME OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. WELL WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE BACK INTO OUR [EXECUTIVE SESSION] REGULAR SESSION AND THEN MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER SECTION 551.07 FOR PERSONNEL MATTERS. CLOSED MEETING IS ONE DISCUSSING [RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION] WITH THAT, I WILL RECONVENE US BACK INTO OUR REGULAR SESSION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH NO [READING OF ORDINANCES] ACTIONS TO TAKE COMING OUT, I WILL MOVE TO THE READING OF THE ORDINANCES. MISS STORM, DO WE HAVE ANY ORDINANCES TO READ THIS EVENING? YES, MAYOR. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024, DASH 25, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS. ADOPTING A BUDGET AND APPROPRIATING RESOURCES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2425 BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2024 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025. REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024. DASH 26, AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE TAX RATE AND LEVY FOR THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, UPON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE CURRENT EXPENSES OF THE CITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025, AND FOR THE FURTHER PURPOSE OF CREATING A SINKING FUND TO RETIRE THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST OF THE EMBODIED BONDED INDEBTEDNESS OF THE CITY, PROVIDING FOR A LIEN ON ALL REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY TO SECURE A PAYMENT OF TAXES DUE THEREON. CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THAT IS ALL, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MISS STORM. WITH THAT, THAT DOES COMPLETE OUR AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN, COUNCILMAN STRANG THANK YOU. MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION TO ADJOURN? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILMAN MALIKAI? I'LL SECOND. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION WITH A SECOND TO ADJOURN? COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.