[CALL TO ORDER]
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          GOOD EVENING. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THIS SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, AT THE WYLIE MUNICIPAL CENTER AND THE TIME IS 6:08 P.M. WE DO ASK IF YOU HAVE YOUR CELL PHONE WITH YOU THIS EVENING. IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT IT IS SET TO VIBRATE OR TURNED OFF SO AS NOT TO DISTURB PROCEEDINGS. IF YOU DO GET A CALL WHICH YOU NEED TO TAKE, WE DO 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. 
          COUNCILMAN DAVID DUKE. PRESENT COUNCILMAN DAVE STRANG, PRESENT. MAYOR PRO TEM JEFF FORSTER. 
          PRESENT. COUNCILMAN SCOTT WILLIAMS. PRESENT COUNCILMAN SID HOOVER. PRESENT. COUNCILMAN GENE MALICKI PRESENT. WE HAVE A QUORUM. MAYOR THANK YOU, MISS STORM. AT THIS TIME, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION TO BE LED BY OUR MAYOR PRO TEM, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE TO BE LED BY COUNCILMAN MALIKAI. PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER. HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY. FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THE CITY OF WYLIE AND FOR THE CITIZENS WHO HAVE JOINED US HERE THIS EVENING. FATHER, WE ARE SO BLESSED TO BE IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE OUR CITIZENS AND THEIR BUSINESSES FLOURISH. FATHER, WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT. FATHER, I ASK THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO WATCH OVER US AND GUIDE US. FATHER. GRANT US MERCY AND BLESSINGS. FATHER, THANK YOU FOR FIRST RESPONDERS. FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THOSE MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM WHO PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS TO ALLOW US TO GATHER THIS EVENING TO EXPRESS AND DO THE BUSINESS OF THIS CITY FATHERS IN THE NAME OF YOUR SON JESUS CHRIST, THAT I PRAY THESE THINGS. AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE BE SEATED. SO WITH THAT, THIS EVENING, WE WILL START WITH 
          [PR1. Manufacturing Day.]
OUR PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS, OUR FIRST ONE THIS EVENING IS FOR MANUFACTURING DAY. SO IF YOU ARE HERE FOR MANUFACTURING DAY, IF YOU WILL JOIN ME DOWN FRONT, I KNOW THAT'S THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE HERE, SO PLEASE MEET ME DOWN FRONT. WELCOME. TO. ALL THESE PEOPLE. IT'S BEEN INTERESTING. RIGHT. SO WE ARE AT THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT WAS JUST YESTERDAY WHERE WE ARE CELEBRATING MANUFACTURING DAY. THIS IS A SPECIAL AND IMPORTANT PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. INDUSTRIAL JOBS PROVIDE GOOD PAYING CAREERS FOR INDIVIDUALS TO WORK HERE IN WYLIE. THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED OVER THE YEARS WITH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT PROVIDE THOSE CTE PROGRAMS WITH PRICELESS TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, INTERNSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS AND MORE. IT ALSO HELPS OUR MANUFACTURERS HERE LOCALLY BECAUSE IT PROVIDES A STREAM OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES OF EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE BEEN TRAINED, WHO HAVE AN INTEREST, WHO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GETTING INTO. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO PARTNER OUR EDC, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIO, TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AND GROW THESE BUSINESSES. WHEN I LOOK AROUND AT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PRESENT HERE, THIS EVENING, TO BORROW JASON'S STATEMENT EARLIE, WE SEE A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NEW BUSINESSES TO WYLIE WHO HAVE EXPANDED IN WYLIE OR BROUGHT NEW LINES INTO THE ORGANIZATION. PEOPLE WHO HAVE RECENTLY INVESTED IN THE COMMUNITY, PEOPLE WHO WE'VE HAD PARTNERSHIPS WITH OVER THE LONG TERM, PEOPLE WHO WE CONTINUE TO HAVE GROWTH PLANS FOR AND HAVE SEEN SO MANY EXCITING THINGS FROM. IF YOU WERE HERE EARLIER, YOU GOT TO SEE SOME OF THE AMAZING FOOD PRODUCTS AND BEVERAGES THAT ARE MANUFACTURED HERE. BUT THAT IS JUST A SMALL TASTE OF WHAT WYLIE OFFERS. THE INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT OF OUR CITY AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE COUNTY IS DOUBLE WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT BASED ON POPULATION NUMBERS WITHIN THE CITY. WE HAVE BUSINESSES THAT ARE PART OF THE DEFENSE INDUSTRY, SOME OF IT HIGHLY TECHNICAL, TO THE POINT WHERE WHEN YOU GO TO VISIT, THEY TELL YOU YOU CAN'T HAVE A CAMERA AND CANNOT TAKE PICTURES, BECAUSE THOSE THINGS ARE TOP SECRET AND ARE UTILIZED IN RADAR ASSEMBLIES ACROSS OUR ARMED FORCES. WE ALSO HAVE INDIVIDUALS, COMPANIES HERE WHO ARE CONTRIBUTING TO SOME OF OUR NEWEST JET PROGRAMS IN THE AIR FORCE. WE HAVE PEOPLE HERE WHO ARE HELPING OTHER NONPROFITS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE AREA MAKE MONEY THROUGH THEIR POPCORN, AND HAVE 
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CONTINUED TO EXPAND THAT OVER THE YEARS AND ARE NOW DOING PRIVATE LINES AND MORE. WE HAVE PEOPLE HERE TODAY WHO ARE HELPING OTHERS WITH PHARMACEUTICALS AND CONTINUE TO EXPAND THAT. WE HAVE PEOPLE HERE WHO ARE SERVING FOOD AND BEVERAGES TO THE COMMUNITY. IT IS REALLY JUST AN AMAZING TESTAMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE DEVELOPED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO SEE WHAT WYLIE HAS BECOME AND TO SEE WHERE WE'RE HEADED. SO WITH THAT, JASON, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? I KNOW YOU SAY I ALWAYS STEAL THE TALKING POINTS. I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING TONIGHT. AND, YOU'RE GOING TO PASS IT AROUND AND LET EVERYBODY INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. YES. OKAY. PEOPLE SHOULD LEARN BY NOW. IF YOU STAND ON THE END, YOU GET TO TALK FIRST. PEOPLE ALWAYS FILTER TOWARDS THE OUTSIDE AND THAT'S. 
          THIS IS ACTUALLY A VERY SMALL SAMPLE OF OUR LOCAL MANUFACTURERS, BUT A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR NOT ONLY TO OUR LOCAL ECONOMY, BUT ALSO TO THE SCHOOL, OR ALL OF OUR PARTNERS. 
          WITHOUT THEM, THIS WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE. SO I'LL PASS THIS DOW. WELL, KELLY WYLIE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. GOOD EVENING. I'M STEVE CASE WITH GLEN ECHO BREWING. CHRISTY STEWART WITH THE WYLIE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. RACHEL HERMES WITH WYLIE EDC. MARISSA BUTTS WITH WYLIE EDC. 
          JASON HUDSON, WYLIE ISD. STEVE ROBERTSON, SAND INTERNATIONAL. DANIEL KLEISS SAND, AN INTERNATIONAL. STEPHEN MCGEE. SANDS PHARMACY. CRAIG LANCASTER, CASE CONTROL SYSTEMS. EMILY SMITH, CASE CONTROL SYSTEMS. MELISSA WHITEHEAD, WYLIE, EDC BOARD. ANGEL WYGANT WYLIE, EDC. 
          CURTIS HELM, OWNER OF HELM DENTAL LABORATORY. JACOB DE WYLIE ISD SCHOOL BOARD. TREVOR HODGE WITH THE DEAN GOURMET POPCORN. KIM SPICER WITH THE WYLIE ISD. DAVID VINCENT, WITH KIM SPICER. BARBARA HODGE, WITH DEAN GOURMET POPCORN. TINA STANICKY, WITH THE WYLIE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. SO BEFORE I READ THIS PROCLAMATION, DOCTOR DAY, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD FROM. OR DOCTOR VINCENT, FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE DISTRICT? YEAH, I JUST CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HOW PROUD WE ARE TO LIVE IN A COMMUNITY LIKE THIS THAT ENCOURAGES OUR STUDENTS, THAT REACHES OUT TO OUR STUDENTS, THAT GIVES THEM OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN IN OUR CLASSROOMS, BUT THEN LEARN IN YOUR, YOUR WORKSHOPS AND YOUR WORK ROOMS. AND SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. WE LOVE THAT YOU GUYS PROVIDE VIABLE CAREERS WHERE THE FOLKS IN WYLIE CAN COME THROUGH, GRADUATE FROM US, AND THEN MAKE A CAREER HERE IN HOME AND SO WE JUST APPRECIATE THAT. THANKS FOR THE PARTNERSHIP. EVERYBODY SO I WILL REMIND EVERYONE THAT YOU CAN FIND I THINK THE EDC HAS IT POSTED, SOME OF THE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR MANUFACTURING DAY, BOTH THE THIRD AND THE 10TH, I BELIEVE WE HAVE, DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AND COMPANIES HERE IN WYLIE WHO ARE OPENING THEIR DOORS FOR TOURS. SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT INTERESTS YOU AND YOU HAVE TIME ON ONE OF THOSE DAYS, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK IT OUT. 
          WITH THAT, I DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION TO READ THIS EVENING. WHEREAS MANUFACTURING IS THE BACKBONE OF AMERICA POWERING OUR ECONOMY AND BUILDING OUR MIDDLE CLASS, AND WHEREAS WE CELEBRATE THE STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE OF THE AMERICAN WORKER AND RECOMMIT TO THE INVESTMENTS AND INNOVATION THAT WILL ENSURE THE FUTURE IS MADE IN AMERICA. AND WHEREAS MANUFACTURING DAY RECOGNIZES THAT THE NEXT GENERATION IS VITAL TO THE FUTURE SUCCESS OF MANUFACTURING AND ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO EXPLORE THE OPPORTUNITIES, A CAREER IN MANUFACTURING PRESENTS. WHEREAS THE CITY OF WYLIE, THE WYLIE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE WYLIE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ARE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL MANUFACTURERS, THE WYLIE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND COLLIN COLLEGE TO EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS ABOUT THE MANY CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE MANUFACTURING WORLD. AND WHEREAS TEXAS IS HOME TO MORE THAN 34,000 MANUFACTURING FIRMS EMPLOYING MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION TEXANS. WHEREAS WYLIE, 63 MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES GENERATE IN EXCESS OF $140 MILLION IN ANNUAL MANUFACTURING SALES AND PROVIDE MORE THAN 770 MANUFACTURING JOBS FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, BOOSTING OUR ECONOMY AND ENSURING THAT IT. WYLIE IS A GREAT PLACE TO CALL HOME. NOW, THEREFORE, I, MATTHEW PORTER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, 
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TEXAS, ON THIS THE 24TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024, AM HONORED TO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE FOURTH DAY OF OCTOBER 2024 AS NATIONAL MANUFACTURING DAY IN WYLIE, TEXAS, AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO SUPPORT LOCAL MANUFACTURERS AND PROMOTE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKERS TO PURSUE CAREERS IN MODERN MANUFACTURING. THANK YOU. 
          THIS EVENING, WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH THAT RUNS FROM SEPTEMBER 15TH THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH. WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE OF HISPANIC HERITAGE AND DESCENT WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY WHO WERE PART OF THE FOUNDING GROUPS AND OFTEN HAD LARGE TRACTS OF LAND. 
          I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE, IT'S NOT ALANIS, IT'S NOT ATLANTIS, IT'S ALANIS, NAMED AFTER THE FAMILY WHO USED TO OWN THE PROPERTY THAT THAT ROAD RUNS THROUGH, WE'VE ALSO HAVE A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS OF HISPANIC HERITAGE WHO ARE PART OF OUR TEAM HERE WITH THE CITY IN VARYING POSITIONS. I SEE ONE SITTING HERE THIS EVENING. AND SO AGAIN, WE JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HISPANIC HERITAGE THAT HAS HELPED MAKE WYLIE WHAT IT IS AND THOSE WHO ARE CONTINUING TO DO SO TODAY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. WITH THAT, THAT 
          [COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS]
DOES COMPLETE OUR PRESENTATIONS AND OUR RECOGNITIONS. SO WE WILL MOVE TO COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. IF ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IS PRESENT AND WISHES TO ADDRESS COUNCIL REGARDING AN ITEM NOT LISTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, WE DO ASK THAT YOU COMPLETE A FORM IN ADVANCE OF ATTENDING OR IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. IN ORDER TO SPEAK. COUNCIL DOES REQUEST COMMENTS BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES FOR AN INDIVIDUAL OR SIX MINUTES FOR A GROUP? WE DO REMIND EVERYONE COUNCIL IS NOT ALLOWED TO CONVERSE, DELIBERATE OR TAKE ACTION ON ANY MATTER PRESENTED DURING CITIZEN PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS DUE TO THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT. WITH THAT STATED, MISS STORM, I BELIEVE WE'VE HAD ONE FORM TURNED IN. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. 
          SO I WILL ASK MR. DOUG JONES TO COME FORWARD. IT DOES SAY THAT HE IS SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF TRINITY VALLEY RANCH. SO YOU WILL HAVE SIX MINUTES IN WHICH TO SPEAK IF YOU WILL START BY STATING YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, BEFORE YOU DO, THOUGH, IF YOU'LL HIT THE LITTLE VOICE SPEAKING PERFECT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MY NAME IS DOUG JONES, AND I BELIEVE YOU ASKED ME TO REFER TO THE ADDRESS. 2300 MCMILLAN ROAD, MR. MAYOR. YES YOU'LL HAVE SIX MINUTES. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT, AS I WAS CHECKING IN WITH STEPHANIE, SHE TOLD ME I HAD SIX MINUTES, AND SO I THOUGHT I SHOULD HAVE PREPARED SOME COMMENTS, THINKING I ONLY HAD THREE MINUTES. BUT THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT. AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL DO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY, AND ESPECIALLY YOU, SIR, FOR WHAT YOU ALL DO AT THE WYLIE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. MY NAME IS DOUG JONES. I'M HERE WITH MY WIFE, RACHEL. THIS EVENING, AND AS I STATED PREVIOUSLY, WE ARE THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2300 MCMILLAN ROAD. WE, ARE HERE TONIGHT. I HOPE TO PRESENT WHAT IS RESPECTFUL CONCERNS AROUND THE IMPACT THAT THE MCMILLAN ROAD PROJECT IS HAVING ON OUR SMALL BUSINESS, ON THE PROPERTY WE OWN AND OPERATE AN EQUESTRIAN BOARDING, TRAINING, BREEDING AND EVENT CENTER CALLED TRINITY VALLEY RANCH, WE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY AND ESTABLISHED THE SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS ALMOST TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO, AS PART OF A WAY FOR US TO TEACH OUR KIDS ABOUT VALUES OF HARD WORK AND JUST BEING GOOD CITIZENS AND 
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CONTRIBUTING TO THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT SMALL BUSINESS LOOKS LIKE, IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE, AND WE'VE REALLY ENJOYED OUR TIME IN THE, IN THE, IN THE CITY. I THINK WHAT I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS TONIGHT, IN PART, MR. MAYOR, IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU, IS JUST, SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS REGARDING THE ROAD. WE UNDERSTAND THAT IN ORDER TO OPERATE A CITY LIKE WYLIE, IT TAKES A LOT OF HARD WORK AND DEDICATION. AND THERE'S PLANNING THAT HAS TO TAKE PLACE. AND PROJECTS THAT NEED TO TAKE PLACE AND IMPROVEMENTS THAT ULTIMATELY ADVANCE THE COMMUNITY. AND SO WE'RE NOT BY ANY MEANS AGAINST THAT, HOWEVER, LIKE ALL OF THE RESIDENTS ON MCMILLAN ROAD, I THINK IT'S FAIR TO STATE THAT AS THE ONLY BUSINESS, THE ONLY SMALL BUSINESS THAT REQUIRES DAILY ACCESS IN AND OUT OF THE PROPERTY, THE WAY IN WHICH THE PROJECT HAS BEEN CONDUCTED AND EXECUTED IS ULTIMATELY HAVING A UNIQUE IMPACT ON US AS A SMALL BUSINESS. IN REVIEWING SOME OF THE NOTES FROM LAST SEPTEMBER'S MEETING, WHERE I BELIEVE IT WAS DECIDED IN THE AND THE COUNCIL ELECTED TO PROCEED WITH THE MCMILLAN ROAD PROJECT, THE DECISION WAS MADE TO ULTIMATELY AND I THINK AS A RESULT OF A LOW BID THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE CITY TO SAVE TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND TIME ON THE PROJECT TO CLOSE DOWN THE ROAD COMPLETELY TO THE WEST, WHILE ALLOWING ONLY THROUGH TRAFFIC TO A CERTAIN POINT FOR THE RESIDENTS. BUT A COMPLETE ROAD CLOSURE. TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, BEING LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF THE S CURVE WHERE OUR PROPERTY IS AND HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON BOTH THE TRAFFIC THAT RUNS DOWN THE S CURVE, AND ALSO JUST THE GENERAL ACCESS WITH HORSE TRAILERS, UTILITY VEHICLES, OTHER CITY UTILITIES AND ORDINANCES THAT ARE REQUIRED TO DELIVER SHAVINGS, FEED AND OTHER MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR THE BUSINESS, IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT SINCE THE PROJECT BEGAN IN NOVEMBER FOR US TO CONDUCT THAT BUSINESS, SOME OF THE SPECIFICS REGARDING THAT DIFFICULTY WOULD INCLUDE, LINES IN THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY UNINTENTIONALLY BEING SEVERED. INTERNET BEING OUT FOR DAYS AT A TIME, WE'VE ALSO HAD DIFFICULTY RECEIVING PACKAGES. WE'VE HAD FEDEX DELIVERIES THAT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO BE DELIVERED AT CERTAIN TIMES, AND WE'VE ALSO HAD A NUMBER OF UTILITY VEHICLES, INCLUDING TRASH TRUCKS, NOT BE ABLE TO GET TO THE PROPERTY AT CERTAIN POINTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CONSTRUCTION ALONG THE ROAD IS AT FULL SCALE, WHICH SINCE MARCH OF THIS YEAR, IT HASN'T BEEN. BUT IT CERTAINLY IS DIFFICULT WHEN THE CONSTRUCTION IS ONGOING. AND OUR CONCERN IS THAT WHEN THE CONSTRUCTION PICKS BACK UP, THAT WILL RESUME AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE ISSUES. I THINK THE FINAL PIECE THAT THE COUNCIL MAY NOT BE AWARE OF IS THAT THE GPS THAT WOULD ROUTE YOU TO 2300, MCMILLAN ROAD AND ALSO TO TRINITY VALLEY RANCH, REGARDLESS OF WHAT SYSTEM YOU PUT IN, MEANING GOOGLE MAPS ETC. REROUTES YOU TO LAKE ROAD OR THE CHURCH AND IT DOES NOT TAKE YOU TO OUR PROPERTY. AND SO FOR US TO CONDUCT OUR EVENTS AND OTHER CLINICS, CUTTINGS, ETC. THAT WE'VE DONE ON THE PROPERTY PRIOR TO THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION STARTING, WE NOW HAVE TO CONTEND WITH LOST VENDORS, LOST CONSTITUENTS, LOST CUSTOMERS, I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT OUR PROPERTY IS HOME TO NORTH TEXAS THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER. 
          THEY'RE ONE OF OUR LARGEST TENANTS. THEY ARE A LONG STANDING, NONPROFIT THAT ESSENTIALLY DOES THERAPEUTIC RIDING FOR KIDS WITH DISABILITIES, FIRST RESPONDERS, VETERANS, ETC. AND THEY HAVE APPROACHED US MULTIPLE TIMES REGARDING THE EASEMENTS AND THE DISRUPTION TO THEIR OPERATIONS, AND HAVE GONE SO FAR AS TO REQUEST RENT RELIEF DUE SPECIFICALLY TO THE ROAD PROJECT. AND WE'RE NOT SURE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE AT THE PROPERTY, ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE A LEASE THAT REMAINS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS IN THE FUTURE. AND SO I GUESS WITH LESS THAN A MINUTE REMAINING, THAT'S SOME OF THE CONTEXT AND CONCERNS, AND I AND I WOULD APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK AND SPEAK FOR ANOTHER SIX MINUTES AT THE NEXT MEETING, TO LAY OUT SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS. BUT I GUESS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS EVENING, UNDERSTANDING TRANSPARENTLY THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE ROAD, WHICH THERE HAS BEEN NO PROGRESS MADE SINCE THE END OF MARCH, WHERE WE UNDERSTAND AND BELIEVE THAT THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ISSUED A CEASE AND DESIST TO THE CITY, AND THE DELAYS HAVE BEEN AT LEAST PUBLICLY STATED TO BE DUE TO WEATHER. WE DO BELIEVE THAT THERE'S SOME LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY THAT THE CITIZENS ARE DUE SO THAT WE CAN ANTICIPATE WHEN THE PROJECT, WILL BE WILL RESUME. AND THEN ON A FINAL MATTER THAT IS A BIT PERSONAL, IF YOU WOULD ALLOW ME AN EXTRA 10S. WE HAVE A HANDFUL OF OTHER QUESTIONS, BUT THE COUNCIL MAY NOT BE AWARE THAT SOMEONE WITHIN THE CITY AUTHORIZED THE INSTALLATION OF CAMERAS ON OUR FEE. SIMPLE 
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PROPERTY DIRECTLY POINTED AT OUR DRIVEWAY, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING OUR MORE FORMAL REQUEST TO GET AN UPDATE FROM THE CITY. AND SO WE FEEL LIKE THAT HAS BEEN LESS THAN BECOMING OF THE CONDUCT OF A COMMUNITY AND A GROUP OF LEADERS SUCH AS YOURSELF, THAT WANT TO SEE OUR BUSINESS THRIVE. 
          AND SO TO THE DEGREE YOU COULD ADDRESS THAT, OR AT LEAST HELP US UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE OF THOSE CAMERAS ON OUR PROPERTY, THAT WOULD BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. OKAY MISS STORM, HAVE WE HAD ANY OTHER FORMS TURNED IN THIS EVENING? NO, MAYOR. OKAY. SO 
          [CONSENT AGENDA]
WITH NO OTHER FORMS FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS, WE WILL MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA, FOR CONSENT AGENDA. I KNOW THAT WE NEED TO PULL ITEM A. I'M ALSO GOING TO ASK THAT WE PULL ITEMS G H, AND L. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT COUNCIL OR STAFF WOULD LIKE PULLED FOR INDIVIDUAL QUESTION OR CONSIDERATION? WITH NONE INDICATED, I'D BE OPEN TO A MOTION ON THE REMAINING ITEMS. AGAIN, THE ONES PULLED ARE A G, H, AND L COUNCILMAN MALIKAI. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS ITEM H, G H AND L. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AS STATED. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS? I'LL SECOND IT. MOTION WITH A SECOND. AS STATED. COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. WITH THAT, WE'LL START 
          [A. Consider, and act upon, approval of September 10, 2024 Regular City Council Meeting minutes.]
WITH ITEM A, WHICH WAS THE MINUTES FROM OUR PRIOR MEETING. MISS STORM. YES, MAYOR. THE JUNIOR MAYOR'S NAME WAS INADVERTENTLY COPIED OVER FROM THE LAST MEETING IN AUGUST. AND THEY WEREN'T PRESENT AT THE FIRST MEETING IN SEPTEMBER, SO I'M JUST REQUESTING THAT COUNCIL IN THE MOTION. GIVE STAFF PERMISSION TO REMOVE THE NAME OF THE JUNIOR MAYOR UNDER THE CALL TO ORDER. OKAY, SO YOU ALL HAVE HEARD, UNLESS THERE ARE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE MINUTES. IF COUNCIL HAS A MOTION, INCLUDING THE RECOMMENDED OR REQUESTED CORRECTION. OKAY. COUNCILMAN DUKE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT THE MEETING MINUTES BE AMENDED AS AS DIRECTED BY THE CITY SECRETARY. OKAY, SO APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENTS WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES, WITH THE AMENDMENT SUGGESTED BY MISS STORM. THAT'S FINE. OKAY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILMAN STRANG? I WILL SECOND THE MOTION WITH A SECOND. AS STATED. COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE TO 
          [G. Consider, and act upon, approving the Debt Management Policy.]
ITEM G, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON APPROVING THE DEBT MANAGEMENT POLICY. SO, MISS BROWN, NOT NECESSARILY. QUESTIONING THE POLICY, SO TO SPEAK, BUT I KNOW WE'VE HAD WE HAVE SOME NEWER MEMBERS OF COUNCIL WHO AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AT DIFFERENT MEETINGS OR NOT, JUST WANTED TO SEE IF YOU COULD GIVE US A BRIEF OVERVIEW AND IT WILL BE THE SAME FOR THE NEXT ITEM ON ON WHAT OUR POLICY CURRENTLY IS. OKAY. FOR THE DEBT POLICY, WHAT CAN I SORT OF EXPLAIN THEM TOGETHER THAT THE FINANCIAL POLICIES IN GENERAL ARE JUST TO GIVE GUIDANCE FOR EVERYONE RELATIVE TO THE RULES THAT APPLY? BETWEEN GAAP AND GASB AND THEN ALSO INTERNAL POLICIES THAT WE HAVE FOR CONTROL, IT MAY BE WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO APPROVE. WHO'S AUTHORIZED TO SIGN A CONTRACT? THE LEVELS OF APPROVAL FOR DOLLARS, ETC. IT COVERS THE FINANCIAL POLICIES COVER, THE ACCOUNTING, AUDITING, FINANCIAL REPORTING, INTERNAL CONTROLS, OPERATING IN CAPITAL BUDGETING, REVENUE MANAGEMENT AND EXPENDITURE CONTROL. AND THEN IN 2020, WE ADDED A SEPARATE DEBT MANAGEMENT POLICY. WE HAD SORT OF ADDRESSED THAT IN OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES ORIGINALLY, BUT IT WAS JUST A VERY SMALL PARAGRAPH. AND, WE ACTUALLY CREATED A SEPARATE POLICY AT THE SUGGESTION OF THE RATING AGENCIES, WHICH ALSO WAS, VERY FAVORABLE TO US IN OUR IN THE RATINGS THAT WE GOT FROM THAT POINT FORWARD, BECAUSE IT ADDRESSES SPECIFIC MARKERS LIKE MATHEMATICAL MARKERS THAT WE'VE SET FOR OURSELVES THAT WE CHECK EVERY YEAR TO BE SURE THAT WE DON'T EXCEED. OKAY. SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE TOOK A MINUTE TO EXPLAIN THOSE AS WE LOOK AT APPROVING THEM. SURE, AND JUST TO REMIND PEOPLE, IF ANYONE IS WATCHING OR LISTENING LATER, THAT YOU CAN GO READ THIS FULL POLICY WITH UNDER OUR 
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PACKETS OF WHAT IS BEING PRESENTED AND THAT IT DOES PRESCRIBE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED ABOUT, GOALS AND TARGETS FOR DEBT LIMITS WITHIN THE CITY, AS WELL AS WHAT DEBT CAN WHAT WE CONSIDER PROPER USES FOR DEBT WITHIN THE CITY. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY SO WITH THAT COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? AND IF NONE, I'D BE OPEN TO A MOTION. COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS. THANK YOU MAYOR. I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED. A MOTION TO APPROVE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? MAYOR PRO TEM, THANK YOU. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. MOTION WITH A SECOND TO APPROVE. COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. 
          [H. Consider, and act upon, approving the Financial Management Policies.]
MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM H. WHICH MISS BROWN ALREADY KIND OF EXPLAINED THAT, IN THE LAST ITEM, BUT AGAIN, JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THAT NO MAJOR CHANGES TO THIS. CORRECT. THAT IS CORRECT. WE STILL HAVE OUR EXTERNAL AUDITING THAT IS PART OF THIS. CORRECT? IT IS CORRECT. SO JUST FOR ANYONE THAT MAY BE CURIOUS OR HAVE QUESTIONS, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE POINTED OUT THAT NONE OF THAT IS CHANGING, DURING THIS AND THAT WE CONTINUE TO RECEIVE, CLEAN AUDITS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. SO WITH THAT, NOTHING ELSE THAT I HAVE QUESTIONS ON. MAYOR PRO TEM, DID YOU HAVE A MOTION OR A QUESTION MOTION. I'D BE OPEN. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I MAKE A MOTION. WE ACCEPT ITEM H AS PRESENTED. MOTION TO APPROVE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND, COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS? I'LL SECOND IT. MOTION WITH A SECOND TO APPROVE. COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO, AND 
          [L. Consider, and act upon, Ordinance No. 2024-30 amending Ordinance No. 2023-39, which established the budget for fiscal year 2023-2024; providing for repealing, savings and severability clauses; and providing for an effective date of this ordinance.]
THAT WILL MOVE US TO ITEM L. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS BROWN. AND I KNOW AT LEAST MISS BROWN ON THIS ONE, BUT I THINK WE HAVE MR. STOWERS JOINING US. SO THIS IS JUST AN AMENDMENT, TO OUR WATER BUDGET, BASED ON OUR NEW DOG PARKS AND THE EXTENSIVE FIELD RENOVATIONS. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. YES MAYOR. NOW, IN DOING SO, THIS IS NOT CAUSING US TO RAISE RATES OR WE'RE NOT PASSING THAT EXPENSE ON TO OUR CITIZENS. CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. YES. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS IS NOT GOING TO NEGATIVELY IMPACT EVERYONE'S WATER BILL WHEN THEY SEE THAT WE HAD THIS CHANGE IN THE BUDGET. OKAY. AND I ASSUME THAT WAS THIS WAS THIS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION FOR BUDGETING FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR? YES, SIR. SO WE DID INCREASE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2425. WE INCREASED IT BY 75,000. NOW WE DO HAVE ANOTHER FIELD RENOVATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING AT FOUNDERS PARK. I DO ANTICIPATE, POSSIBLY HAVING TO DO ANOTHER AMENDMENT, MAYBE MID-YEAR OF NEXT YEAR JUST TO COVER THOSE EXPENSES AND JUST TO EXPAND A LITTLE BIT ON WHAT THE MAYOR WAS SAYING. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ALSO, BASICALLY OVERHAULED OUR OUR IRRIGATION SYSTEM AT FOUNDERS PARK WITH THE RENOVATION THAT WE DID. WE ALSO ADDED A PUMP. IN ADDITION, WE ALSO ADDED AN ADDITIONAL PUMP AT SOFTBALL. WE SEPARATED THIS SYSTEM IN THREE DIFFERENT PARTS, AND IT'S REALLY THROWING WATER ALL OVER THE FIELDS. AND SO IT'S ALL OF THOSE INCREASES OUR CONSUMPTION IS JUST REALLY GONE UP. AND I FORESEE IT GOING UP, YOU KNOW, IN THIS NEXT YEAR THAT WE'RE COMING UP ON. OKAY. FAIR ENOUGH. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD THAT AND THAT THE REASON FOR IT IS THE PARK IMPROVEMENTS THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE BEEN WORKING ON OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, THAT ALL OF THE KIDS AND A FEW ADULT LEAGUES UTILIZE ON A REGULAR BASIS OVER THERE? YES SIR. THAT'S CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ITEM L AND IF NONE I'M OPEN TO A MOTION ON THE ITEM. COUNCILMAN MALIKAI MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM L AS PRESENTED. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILMAN DUKE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I SECOND. WE HAVE MOTION WITH A SECOND TO APPROVE. 
          COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THAT MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, 
          [1. Consider, and act upon, Ordinance No. 2024-31 amending Wylie’s Code of Ordinances, Ordinance No. 2021-17, as amended, Chapter 42 (Environment), Article II (Noise), Section 42-22(5) (Prohibited Acts; Enumeration); to include federal holidays in which construction is generally prohibited; providing for repealing, savings and severability clauses; providing for an effective date of this ordinance; and providing for the publication of the caption hereof.]
WE'LL MOVE TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS THAT WERE LISTED WITH THE FIRST ONE BEING TO CONSIDER ITEM ONE, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE NUMBER 20, 24, 31 AMENDING WILEY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2021, DASH 17, AS AMENDED. CHAPTER 42 ENVIRONMENT. ARTICLE TWO NOISE. SECTION 40 2-225 PROHIBITED ACTS ENUMERATION TO INCLUDE FEDERAL HOLIDAYS IN WHICH CONSTRUCTION IS GENERALLY PROHIBITED. PROVIDING FOR REPEALING, SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSES. PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE, AND PROVIDING FOR THE 
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PUBLICATION OF THIS CAPTION HEREOF. MR. HASKINS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. OUR CURRENT CITY ORDINANCE PROHIBITS CONSTRUCTION OR CONSTRUCTION RELATED, ACTIVITIES, EXCEPT, BASICALLY ALLOWS THEM MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY FROM 7 A.M. TO 9 P.M. AND THAT'S GENERALLY JUST TO, YOU KNOW, CONTROL NOISE AND NOISE POLLUTION, ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO RESIDENTIAL AREAS, AS WILEY HAS FILLED OUT, YOU KNOW, A LOT MORE CONSTRUCTION HAS HAPPENED AND A LOT CLOSER TO EXISTING RESIDENTIAL OR, YOU KNOW, LIVED IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS, NOW. SO WHAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING IS THAT WE ADD THE 11 FEDERAL HOLIDAYS TO THIS LIST. FOR EXAMPLE, RIGHT NOW, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CANNOT ENFORCE BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN THE CITY CODE WHERE. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE THIS LAST, LABOR DAY, LABOR DAY FALLS ON MONDAY. THE CODE SAYS YOU CAN BUILD ON MONDAY, BUT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HOME AND THAT SORT OF THING. SO WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND ADD THOSE 11 FEDERAL HOLIDAYS INTO THE ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT CONSTRUCTION ON THOSE DAYS. OKAY. MAYOR PRO TEM, THANK YOU. MAYOR. SO JASON, IF THIS IS PASSED, THIS EVENING, HOW WILL IT BE COMMUNICATED TO BUILDERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY HAVE PERMITTED PROJECTS AND GOING FORWARD, WILL IT BE PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE THAT EACH DEVELOPER RECEIVES, MY BUILDING INSPECTIONS TEAM WILL MAKE SURE THAT AS THEY, THEY COME IN AND GET THEIR PERMITS, THAT THEY KNOW THEY KNOW THAT THEY ARE NOW NOT ALLOWED TO, CONSTRUCT ON, ON THE FEDERAL HOLIDAYS. OKAY. HOW ABOUT THE ONES WHO CURRENTLY HAVE PROJECTS UNDERWAY, THEY STILL GET INSPECTIONS. SO THE BUILDING INSPECTORS, WHEN THEY GO OUT, CAN, WILL COMMUNICATE THOSE TO THE TO THE GCS ON SITE. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. SIR OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM, COUNCILMAN MALIKI? JASON, WILL THIS APPLY TO COMMERCIAL SPACES THAT ARE NOT CLOSE TO RESIDENTIAL AREAS? YES, SIR. SO IT WILL APPLY THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE CITY? YES, SIR. OKAY AND I WILL POINT OUT THAT, IT DOES STILL CONTAIN THE PROVISION THAT THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE MAY ISSUE PERMITS, SPECIAL PERMITS FOR WORKER DELIVERIES AT THOSE TIMES, IF IT WAS DEEMED IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CONVENIENCE OR URGENT NECESSITY. AND AGAIN, I THINK I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GETTING AT. I THINK IF I THINK IF WE HAD SOMEONE WHO CAME TO OUR CITY MANAGEMENT OR CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, AND STATED A COMPELLING REASON AND COULD DEMONSTRATE THAT IT WASN'T GOING TO BE NEXT DOOR, THAT WOULD BE A DECISION ON A CASE BY CASE THAT THEY COULD HANDLE. SO IN THOSE INSTANCES, I THINK I THINK THEY'D BE ABLE TO AVAIL UPON OUR OUR CITY MANAGER'S WISDOM TO MAKE THAT DECISION, I THINK THIS GETS TO WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS AROUND LABOR DAY, WHERE THERE'S A NEIGHBORHOOD GOING IN NEARBY AND THEY ARE ALL OUT THERE WORKING AT 7:00 IN THE MORNING. PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO ENJOY A DAY OFF WITH FAMILY. WHETHER IT'S BEING WOKEN UP IN THE MORNING OR JUST TRYING TO BE OUTSIDE IN THE BACKYARD AND LISTENING TO CONSTRUCTION NOISE ON A DAY THAT THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND AS A FAMILY OR WITH THEIR CHILDREN, OR EVEN BY THEMSELVES. SO TO SPEAK, IN PEACE ON THE BACK PORCH. SO, I THINK THIS IS JUST AN ANSWER TO THAT. I KNOW, WE ARE STILL VERY FRIENDLY TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT, BUT AS YOU POINTED OUT, WE HAVE VERY LITTLE LEFT AND MOST OF IT IS GOING TO BE CONTIGUOUS TO OTHER INDIVIDUALS. SO I THINK THAT IT MAKES SENSE TO MAKE THIS CHANGE WITH THAT BEING SAID, MAYOR PRO TEM, I ASSUME YOU HAVE A MOTION. I DO. I'D BE OPEN. THANK YOU MAYOR. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED. MOTION TO APPROVE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND COUNCILMAN STRAIN? I HAVE A LITTLE, SECOND THAT WE HAVE A MOTION WITH A SECOND TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED. COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER TWO THIS 
          [2. Consider, and act upon, Ordinance No. 2024-32 amending Wylie's Code of Ordinances, Ordinance No. 2021-17, as amended, Chapter 66 (Library), Article I (In General), Section 66-3 (Refusing to Pay Overdue Fine; Misdemeanor), and Appendix A (Comprehensive Fee Schedule), Section VIII (Public Library), Subsection A (Library Fees) to amend overdue fine, repeal extended use fees, add hotspot replacement fees, and amend meeting room fees; providing a savings/repealing clause, severability clause, penalty clause and an effective date; and providing for the publication of the caption hereof.]
EVENING, WHICH IS AMENDING OUR LIBRARY FEES. AND WE WILL BE CONSIDERING AND ACTING UPON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024. DASH 32, AMENDING WILEY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2021, DASH 17 IS AMENDED. CHAPTER 66 LIBRARY ARTICLE ONE. IN GENERAL, SECTION 60 6-3 REFUSING TO PAY OVERDUE FINE, MISDEMEANOR, AND APPENDIX A COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE. 
          SECTION EIGHT PUBLIC LIBRARY. SUBSECTION A LIBRARY FEES TO AMEND OVERDUE FINE, REPEAL EXTENDED USE FEES, AD HOTSPOT REPLACEMENT FEES, AND AMEND MEETING ROOM FEES. PROVIDING SAVINGS. REPEALING CLAUSE, SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PENALTY CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTIONED HEREOF. MISS BARRERA, THANK YOU. 
          THAT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE, MAYOR, THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT ABOUT LIBRARY FEES. SO WE ARE PROPOSING THAT WE ELIMINATE OVERDUE FINES AT THE LIBRARY. WE HAVE OUR FULL BOARD SUPPORT WHO ARE HERE THIS EVENING, AS WELL AS SOME OF OUR 
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SUPERVISORY STAFF IS HERE TO HELP SUPPORT THE MEASURE. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND FOR HELPING US WITH THAT. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE AGENDA, MOST OF THE METROPLEX HAVE ALREADY ELIMINATED THESE FEES. THIS IS A NATIONAL TREND. LIBRARY JOURNAL SURVEY RECENTLY WENT, CITED THAT BETWEEN 2017 TO 2022, THAT PERCENTAGE DROPPED FROM 92 TO 36% OF LIBRARIES. THAT ACTUALLY STILL DO OVERDUE FEES. SO THIS IS KIND OF A THING OF THE PAST. SO WE'RE TRYING TO CATCH UP AND BE PART OF THE MOVEMENT TO REMOVE THOSE, THEY DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PATRONS AS WELL AS OUR FAMILIES. SO WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HELP THEM OUT. AND THOSE FEES ARE ONLY LESS THAN HALF A PERCENT OF THE TOTAL FEES TAKEN IN BY THE CITY, .426 5%, TO BE EXACT. SO THAT'S THE FEE PORTION. THE HOTSPOT PORTION THAT ACTUALLY THOSE ARE FEES THAT WE DO STILL HAVE. HOWEVER, SOMEHOW THEY GOT OMITTED IN ONE OF THE, REPRINTING OF THE ORDINANCE THAT SOMEHOW THEY GOT LEFT OFF. SO WE'RE JUST ASKING TO PUT THOSE BACK ON PRETTY EASY. AND THEN THE FINAL ONE FOR THE MEETING ROOM, THAT'S JUST TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE TO SHOW THAT THE MEETING ROOMS ARE NOT AVAILABLE ON SUNDAYS. SINCE THE LIBRARY IS NOT OPEN ON SUNDAY, AND OUR POLICY SHOWS THAT THE MEETING ROOMS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE DURING LIBRARY, WHEN THE LIBRARY IS OPEN. OKAY MAYOR PRO TEM, THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT ELIMINATING THE FEES. I REALIZE THAT IT IS MORE FRIENDLY NOT TO ASSESS FEES ON OVERDUE PRODUCTS. HOWEVER, HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT PEOPLE RETURN PERIODICALS, BOOKS, THINGS THAT THEY CHECK OUT? IF WE DON'T HAVE SOME WAY TO RECALL THEM THROUGH PENALTIES, ETCETERA? IT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION. SO BASICALLY, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SOMEONE CHECKS SOMETHING OUT IF THEY DON'T BRING IT BACK, AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME, THEIR ACCOUNT IS FROZEN SO THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO USE THEIR ACCOUNT AT ALL UNTIL THOSE ITEMS ARE RETURNED OR PAID FOR IF THEY ARE LOST. SO THE ONLY FEES THAT WE ARE ELIMINATING ARE THE OVERDUE FEES. WE STILL HAVE FEES ON LOST OR DAMAGED ITEMS, SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE OLD NETFLIX MODEL. REMEMBER YOU USED TO HAVE TO YOU GET THREE DVDS AND YOU HAVE TO SEND ONE BACK BEFORE YOU GET THE OTHER ONE. IT'S KIND OF LIKE THAT. YOU'D HAVE TO BASICALLY CLEAR, BRING THOSE ITEMS BACK BEFORE YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO CHECK OUT AGAIN. OKAY, SO I NOTICED ON HERE WE ALSO HAVE MOBILE HOTSPOTS ON THE MOBILE HOTSPOTS. THEY'RE CHECKED OUT. IF ONE IS NOT RETURNED. HOW LONG DO WE WAIT BEFORE WE SAY, HEY YOU GOT TO REPLACE THAT. WE AUTOMATICALLY AFTER 30 DAYS ANYTHING GETS SENT TO LOST WITH THE MOBILE HOTSPOTS, IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE CAN TURN THOSE OFF. SO THEN THEY DON'T WORK ANYMORE AFTER AFTER THAT DUE DATES OVER, WE CAN PUSH A BUTTON. THEY NO LONGER WORK. 
          IT'S BASICALLY JUST A PIECE OF PLASTIC, SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO MOST OF THE TIME THEY RETURN IT AFTER THAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK. IT'S NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. THANK YOU. YEAH OKAY. COUNCILMAN MALIK THANK YO. MAYOR. DO WE INCUR A COST FOR THOSE MOBILE HOTSPOT PLASTICS THAT ARE NOT RETURNED? YES. WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THEM. OKAY. AND DO WE KNOW ON TOP OF YOUR HEAD WHAT THAT COST IS, I BELIEVE. IS IT AROUND 100? YEAH, I THINK IT'S AROUND $100. 
          IT'S PRETTY RARE WHAT WE STARTED OUT WITH 25, AND THAT WAS DURING THE PANDEMIC BECAUSE WE GOT A GRANT FOR THOSE. AND THEN I THINK WE'VE ONLY EVER HAD TO REPLACE 2 OR 3. OKAY SO WE'VE HAD THEM FOR A WHILE AND THEY'RE VERY WELL USED. BUT PEOPLE BRING THEM BACK. OKAY THANKS. I DID WANT TO ASK, ON THE MEETING ROOMS, I SAW THAT THE SUNDAY LANGUAGE OR THE REFERENCES TO SUNDAY WAS REMOVED, BUT ALSO THE REFERENCES TO THE FOYER MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY IS STRICKEN AS WELL. COULD YOU SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT? YES. NO ONE HAS EVER REQUESTED IT. SO WE'VE BEEN OPEN NOW SINCE 2011, AND NO ONE HAS EVER REQUESTED TO RENT OUT THE FOYER. SO WE DECIDED THAT'S PROBABLY NOT REALLY SOMETHING WE NEED TO BE DOING, SO WE JUST REMOVED IT. OKAY, SO I ASSUME CONVERSELY THOUGH, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE DON'T USE IT AS A WORKAROUND SPACE AND THEN KIND OF BLOCK THE AREA OR TURN IT INTO THEIR OWN MEETING SPACE. RIGHT OKAY. CORRECT. OKAY ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? MAYOR PRO TEM, IF YOU'RE PREPARED, I'D BE OPEN TO A MOTION. YES. THANK YOU. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED. MOTION TO APPROVE IS PRESENTED. DO WE HAVE A SECOND, COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS? I'LL SECOND IT. MOTION WITH A SECOND TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED. COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THE MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. AND I DO WANT TO THANK OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF MEMBERS FOR COMING THIS EVENING. WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS TAKING THE TIME NOT ONLY TO SERVE ON THE BOARD, BUT ALSO TO COME AND SUPPORT OF A MEASURE THAT'S BEING PROPOSED. WE DON'T ALWAYS SEE THAT HAPPEN, SO WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO 
          [3. Consider, and act upon, Resolution No. 2024-26(R) casting a nomination for a candidate(s) for the Board of Directors of the Rockwall Central Appraisal District.]
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DO THAT THIS EVENING, WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024. DASH 26 R CASTING A NOMINATION FOR A CANDIDATE FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ROCKWALL CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, MISS STORM ON THIS ONE, IF WE DO NOT HAVE SOMEONE TO PUT FORWARD, WE CAN JUST SIMPLY TAKE NO ACTION. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. 
          OKAY, WELL, I WILL OPEN IT UP TO MY COLLEAGUES HERE, AGAIN, THIS IS FOR ROCKWALL COUNTY'S, CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT. DO WE HAVE ANY NAMES THAT ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO PUT FORWARD, AGAIN, THIS IS JUST TO NOMINATE THEM AS A CANDIDATE, NOT TO PLACE THEM ON THAT, MAYOR PRO TEM, I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON THIS, ITEM. DOES THE INDIVIDUAL IS IT A REQUIREMENT THAT THE INDIVIDUAL LIVES IN ROCKWALL COUNTY IN ORDER TO BE PLACED ON THIS BOARD? I BELIEVE IT IS, YES, IT DOES STATE, TO BE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AN INDIVIDUAL MUST BE A RESIDENT OF THE DISTRICT AND RESIDED THERE FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS. SO OKAY. THANK YOU. 
          AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, I BELIEVE, ONLY ONE VERY, VERY SMALL COMMUNITY, NEIGHBORHOOD, VERY SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S ACTUALLY ROCKWALL COUNTY. AND I DON'T KNOW OF ANYONE WILLING TO SERVE FROM IT. COUNCIL. I'M GOING TO TAKE THE SILENCE THAT NO ONE HAS. SOMEONE THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE THAT THEY'D LIKE TO PUT FORWARD. SO WE WILL TAKE NO ACTION ON THIS ITEM, MISS STORM, 
          [4. Consider, and act upon, Resolution No. 2024-27(R) casting a nomination for a candidate(s) for the Board of Directors of the Collin Central Appraisal District.]
AND WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR THIS EVENING. THIS IS TO NOMINATE OR ITEM FOUR IS TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024. DASH 27 R CASTING A NOMINATION FOR A CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATES FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COLLIN CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT. SO THIS ONE OBVIOUSLY IS A WIDER NET. AND WOULD BE NOMINATING A CANDIDATE FOR COLLIN COUNTY FIVE. AS WITH THE CHANGE OF LEGISLATION, YOU CAN NOMINATE UP TO FIVE CANDIDATES. NOW, BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL UP IN JANUARY, THE WAY IT FALLS THIS YEAR. BUT YOU HAVE TO NOMINATE ONE CANDIDATE PER POSITION. OKAY SO DO WE HAVE ANY INDIVIDUALS ON COUNCIL WHO HAVE, NOMINATIONS? THEY WOULD LIKE TO PUT FORWARD AT THIS TIM? I KNOW I REACHED OUT TO A COUPLE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE NOT, WHO HAVE SINCE BEEN APPOINTED TO BOARDS AND ARE SPENDING THEIR TIME, THEIR AND I'M NOT AWARE I WAS NOT CONTACTED BY ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN SERVING COUNCI. OKAY. SO AS WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INTEREST IN INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SERVE, WE WILL AGAIN TAKE NO ACTION AND WITHHOLD PLACING ANY NOMINATIONS, WE'LL REMIND COUNCIL THAT WE WILL STILL RETAIN OUR RIGHT TO VOTE ON THE NOMINATIONS THAT ARE PRESENTED, USING THE VOTES THAT ARE PROPORTIONATELY APPORTIONED TO THE CITY. FOR THIS. SO WITH THAT, THAT DOES COMPLETE OUR REGULAR AGENDA THIS EVENING, AS WE DO NOT HAVE ANY EXECUTIVE SESSION SCHEDULED OR NEED TO 
          [READING OF ORDINANCES]
MOVE INTO ONE, WE CAN MOVE TO OUR READING OF THE ORDINANCES. MISS STORM. YES, MAYOR. WE HAVE FOUR. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 DASH 29, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, SO AS TO CHANGE THE ZONING ON THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED PROPERTY ZONING CASE NUMBER 2020 405 FROM COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR TO COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR SPECIAL USE PERMIT ON 18.754 ACRES TO ALLOW FOR A COMMERCIAL DRONE DELIVERY USE, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE. 
          PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES AND CONFLICT. PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024. DASH 30, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023. DASH 39, WHICH ESTABLISHED THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 TO 2024, REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024. DASH 31 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, AMENDING WILEY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2021, DASH 17, AS AMENDED. CHAPTER 42 ENVIRONMENT. ARTICLE TWO NOISE. SECTION 42 DASH 22 FIVE PROHIBITED ACTS ENUMERATION TO INCLUDE FEDERAL HOLIDAYS IN WHICH CONSTRUCTION IS GENERALLY PROHIBITED. PROVIDING FOR REPEALING A PENALTY CLAUSE. 
          SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSES. PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024. 
          DASH 32, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, AMENDING WILEY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2021, DASH 17, AS AMENDED. CHAPTER 66 LIBRARY ARTICLE ONE INCH GENERAL SECTION 60 6-3 REFUSING TO PAY OVERDUE FINE, MISDEMEANOR, AND APPENDIX A COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE SECTION A PUBLIC LIBRARY SUBSECTION A LIBRARY FEES TO 
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AMEND OVERDUE FINE, REPEAL EXTENDED USE FINES, ADD HOTSPOT REPLACEMENT FEES, AND AMEND MEETING ROOM FEES. PROVIDING A SAVINGS. REPEALING CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PENALTY CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF THAT IS ALL, MAYOR. THANK YOU MISS STORM. QUITE A BIT TO READ TONIGHT FOR SUCH A SHORT, AGENDA, WITH THAT THOUGH, THAT DOES COMPLETE OUR AGENDA FOR THE EVENING. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN, COUNCILMAN STRANG? THANK YOU, MAYOR, A MOTION TO ADJOURN. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS I'LL SECOND IT. MOTION WITH A SECOND TO ADJOURN. COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THE.
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