I WAS ABOUT TO SAY YES. SO. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE JANUARY 27TH, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE CITY [CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:10] OF WYLIE, TEXAS AT THE WYLIE MUNICIPAL CENTER. THE TIME IS 6 P.M.. WE DO ASK IF YOU ARE HERE THIS EVENING AND YOU DO HAVE A CELL PHONE WITH YOU. IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE MAKE SURE IT'S EITHER SET TO VIBRATE OR TURNED OFF SO AS NOT TO DISTURB PROCEEDINGS. IF YOU DO GET A CALL WHICH YOU NEED TO TAKE, WE ASK YOU TO STEP OUT TO OUR ATRIUM. MADAM CITY SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE ROLL AT THIS TIME? YES, MAYOR. MAYOR MATTHEW PORTER. PRESENT. COUNCILMAN DAVID R DUKE. PRESENT. COUNCILMAN DAVE STRANG. PRESENT. COUNCILMAN TODD PICKENS. PRESENT. COUNCILMAN SCOTT WILLIAMS. PRESENT. COUNCILMAN SID HOOVER. PRESENT. MAYOR PRO TEM GINO MILICI 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 COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE BY OUR MAYOR PRO TEM. I WOULD PRAY WITH ME, FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE WAYS THAT YOU BLESS US. WE THANK YOU FOR THE HEART THAT YOU HAVE TOWARD US. WE PRAY THAT YOU'LL HELP US TO HAVE THAT SAME HEART TOWARD OTHERS. HELP US TO REMEMBER THOSE THAT ARE FIGHTING, THOSE THAT ARE STANDING, AND THOSE THAT ARE PROTECTING ALL OF OUR RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES ABROAD, AS WELL AS HERE IN OUR COUNTRY. LORD, WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL BE WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AS THEY'RE OUT, ESPECIALLY IN THIS EXTREME WEATHER. BE WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR FAMILIES WORRIES. BRING THEM HOME SAFELY AND HELP THEM TO BE RESPECTED. FOR THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE SACRIFICE THAT THEY GIVE BOTH THEIR FAMILIES AND THE ONES GIVING THE SERVICE. LORD, AS WE COME TOGETHER TO MAKE WISE DECISIONS FOR OUR CITY, WE PRAY THAT YOU'LL HELP US TO SEEK YOUR WILL AND YOUR UNDERSTANDING, TO SEEK TRUTH AND LIGHT, AND TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE WISE FOR ALL CITIZENS. LORD, I PRAY TONIGHT, THIS WEEK, THIS WEATHER, THE TIME THAT FAMILIES HAVE AT HOME. WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL USE THAT TIME TO INVEST IN FAMILIES AND HELP FAMILIES TO SEE THE BENEFIT OF TIME TOGETHER. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR BLESSINGS. I PRAY ALL THIS IN JESUS CHRIST, MIGHTY NAME. AMEN. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. PLEASE BE SEATED. SO OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS THIS EVENING ARE OUR PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS. WE HAD ONE THAT WAS SCHEDULED TO RECOGNIZE AN EAGLE SCOUT, MR. JACOB CRABTREE. BUT DUE TO SOME OF THE ROAD CONDITIONS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE WE WILL BE RESCHEDULING THAT RECOGNITION UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING ON FEBRUARY 10TH. AND SPEAKING OF WEATHER CONDITIONS, JUST WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO THANK OUR STAFF FOR ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT HAS BEEN PUT IN SINCE THE EOC WAS STOOD UP LATE LAST WEEK, WHICH IS THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER. THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY, VERY DILIGENTLY AT ALL HOURS. THAT IS OUR POLICE. THAT'S OUR FIRE, THAT'S OUR PUBLIC WORKS. AND MANY, MANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS DISPATCH AS WELL. AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN PITCHING IN TO HELP EVERYTHING FROM WATER MAINS TO TRYING TO ADDRESS STREETS TO NUMEROUS, NUMEROUS CALLS FOR SERVICE DURING TIMES THAT I'M SURE THEY WOULD HAVE PREFERRED TO BE AT HOME WITH THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL. SO WE JUST WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE BEFORE WE START THE MEAT OF OUR MEETING THIS EVENING TO JUST THANK AGAIN ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN SERVING THE CITY DURING THIS WINTER ICE EVENT THAT WE'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WILL MOVE TO OUR COMMENTS ON NON AGENDA ITEMS THIS EVENING. [COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS] IF ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IS PRESENT AND WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL REGARDING AN ITEM NOT LISTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU COMPLETE A FORM IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING AND TURN THAT IN. AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE TURNED IN A FORM, WE DO REMIND EVERYONE THAT ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, COUNCIL IS NOT ALLOWED TO DELIBERATE, CONVERSE OR DISCUSS ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA. HOWEVER, WE CAN DIRECT STAFF TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS AFTER OR OUTSIDE, SO TO SPEAK, OF THE MEETING. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I DID HAVE ONE FORM TURNED IN MISS STORM, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. SO I WILL ASK MR. DENNIS. IF YOU WILL STEP FORWARD NOW, SIR, YOU'LL HAVE IF YOU'LL HIT THE HEAD THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S SPEAKING TO TURN THE MICROPHONE ON AND START WITH YOUR NAME AND [00:05:10] ADDRESS. AND THEN YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES IN WHICH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. CAN I DO THAT, PLEASE? HERE WE GO. OKAY. I'M DENNIS, I'M AT 1002 FOXWOOD LANE. I'VE LIVED IN WILEY OVER 40 YEARS. YOU MAY HAVE GOTTEN AN EMAIL FROM ME. I KNOW YOU'RE ALL BUSY. BUT FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE TIME AND ENERGY YOU ALL PUT INTO THIS AND SERVING WILEY AND ALL OF US. AND YOU ALL DO A GREAT JOB. BUT MY NEIGHBORS AND I ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT AT THE CORNER OF BROWN AND EUBANKS. AND WE RECENTLY LEARNED THAT A LARGE LITHIUM STORAGE FACILITY, OR BS, IS SLATED THERE. WE MAY BE A LITTLE BEHIND ON THAT NEWS, BUT THEY THOSE YOU PROBABLY ARE AWARE THEY'RE LIKE A SEMI TRAILER SIZE BATTERIES CONNECTED TO THE GRID. WHEN THE ELECTRIC IS CHEAP, THE BATTERIES ARE CHARGED. WHEN ELECTRIC IS MORE EXPENSIVE, IT'S SOLD BACK INTO THE GRID. THE INVESTMENT COMPANY PROFITS ON THE DIFFERENCE. AND SO THIS IS NOT A BATTERY BACK UP FOR WILEY. THIS IS A MONEY MAKING BUSINESS. OUR RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THERE'S POTENTIAL FOR RUNAWAY FIRES OR EXPLOSIONS. THERE'S CURRENTLY NO TECHNOLOGY TO EXTINGUISH THESE FIRES. THE RECOMMENDED SOLUTION IS TO LET THEM BURN THEMSELVES OUT, TAKING UP TO SEVEN DAYS POURING TOXINS AND CHEMICALS INTO THE AIR. THE LEGISLATION AND REGULATION IS LIGHT ON THIS NEW BUSINESS. IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE EXPLOSION, IT'S HIGHLY LIKELY THAT RESIDENTS, SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES IN A TWO MILE RADIUS BE EVACUATED. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BATTLING THESE FIRES, EXPOSING THEM TO DANGEROUS CHEMICALS AND POSSIBLE EXPLOSIONS. THE COMPANY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE. THOUSANDS OF GALLONS ARE ALSO USED. EVEN THOUGH IT WON'T EXTINGUISH A FIRE LIKE THIS. AND THAT WATER ALL ROLLS RIGHT INTO THE SOIL AND STREAMS. IT'S GOING TO POLLUTE ALL OUR WATER SUPPLIES. OUR HOMES, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES WILL BE POLLUTED WITH TOXIC CHEMICALS IN THE AIR. AND WHO'S GOING TO PAY TO CLEAN UP OUR HOMES AND SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES? WILL ANYONE EVER WANT TO BUY OUR HOMES OR TAKE ON SUCH A RISK? AT THE END OF LIFE OF THIS FACILITY, WHO IS GOING TO CLEAN UP AND DECOMMISSION THIS SITE, YOU KNOW, WILL WIDELY BE LEFT WITH AN EYESORE OF DANGEROUS AND POLLUTING BATTERIES? I'M NEITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS TECHNOLOGY, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE FACILITIES LIKE THESE MIGHT BE BETTER SUITED TO A REMOTE, SPARSELY POPULATED AREA, AS MANY OF THE EXISTING SITES ARE. WHILE THE POSSIBILITIES OF THESE FAILURES ARE REMOTE, THEY DO HAPPEN. WHY PUT WILEY IN THIS POSITION? LIKE WE ALL HAVE INSURANCE FOR THINGS THAT RARELY HAPPEN, RIGHT? WE ALL HAVE HOME INSURANCE FOR FIRES, USED HAILSTORMS. OH, YEAH, THAT DID HAPPEN. TORNADOES. THAT ALSO HAPPENED IN THE EARLY 90S. THE FACT IS, A DISASTER AT A LITHIUM BATTERY FACILITY IS A VERY, VERY REAL POSSIBILITY. THERE ARE HOUSES DIRECTLY ACROSS BROWN BUSINESSES, DIRECTLY ACROSS EUBANKS AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, A COUPLE OF BLOCKS AWAY. MULTIPLE SCHOOLS, HUNDREDS OF BUSINESSES, THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS. WELL, WITHIN THAT TWO MILE RADIUS. THAT'S A FOUR MILE SPAN. AND THAT INCLUDES ONE OF MY FAVORITE ITALIAN RESTAURANTS. AND IT MIGHT GET POLLUTED. SHOOT. AND SO YOU KNOW, CAN WILEY AFFORD THIS RISK? IS THERE ANYTHING WHAT CAN WE DO TO HALT THIS PLAN? AND I THANK YOU FOR THE TIME, FOR LISTENING TO ME. THANK YOU. SIR. OKAY, SO, MISS STORM, I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE ONLY FORUM FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS THIS EVENING. THAT'S CORRECT. MAYOR. OKAY, SO WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE FORWARD TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. [CONSENT AGENDA ] COUNCIL AND STAFF, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING. DO WE HAVE ANY THAT WOULD BE REQUESTED TO BE PULLED FOR INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONS OR CONSIDERATION? AND IF WE DO NOT, I WOULD BE OPEN TO A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCILMAN DUKE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I MOTION TO APPROVE ALL THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. DO WE HAVE A SECOND, COUNCILMAN PICKENS A SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION WITH A SECOND TO APPROVE TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO CONSENT ITEMS ARE APPROVED. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER ONE THIS EVENING, WHICH IS CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ACCEPTANCE OF THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR [1. Consider, and act upon, acceptance of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for FY 2024-25 following a presentation by the audit firm Weaver, LLP. ] [00:10:03] FISCAL YEAR 20 2425. FOLLOWING A PRESENTATION BY THE AUDIT FIRM WEAVER LLP. NOW, UNFORTUNATELY, AS DUE TO THE ICE CONDITIONS AND THE DISTANCE THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE TO GET HERE AND BACK. THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT THIS EVENING. AND AS WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR FROM AND SPEAK DIRECTLY WITH OUR AUDIT FIRM THEY ARE REQUESTING TO MOVE THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING IN FEBRUARY. SO I WOULD ASK ON THIS ITEM, COUNCIL, IF WE WOULD BE OPEN TO TABLING THIS ITEM. MR. PARKER, WOULD YOU BE HAPPY FOR US TO STATE TO THE FEBRUARY 10TH MEETING, OR JUST SIMPLY TABLE THE NEXT MEETING? OKAY. SO TABLING TO THE TO THE FEBRUARY 10TH MEETING IF WE HAVE SUCH A MOTION, I WOULD BE OPEN TO IT AT THIS TIME. MAYOR PRO TEM, THANK YOU. MAYOR. I MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM UNTIL THE NEXT FOLLOWING MEETING. FEBRUARY 10TH. YES. OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION, AS STATED TO TABLE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS? I'LL SECOND IT. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION WITH A SECOND TO TABLE THIS ITEM TO THE FEBRUARY 10TH MEETING. COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ITEM TWO, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE RESIGNATION OF BRIAN ARNOLD AND THE APPOINTMENT OF A NEW BOARD MEMBER TO THE CITY OF WYLIE [2. Consider, and act upon, the acceptance of the resignation of Brian Arnold, and the appointment of a new board member to the City of Wylie Parks and Recreation Board to fill the term of January 27, 2026 to June 30, 2027.] PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD TO FILL THE TERM OF JANUARY 27TH, 2026 TO JUNE 30TH, 2027. MISS. STORM. YES. MAYOR. SO WE DID GET A RESIGNATION FROM THIS PARKS AND REC BOARD MEMBER. AND DURING THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS IN JUNE, COUNCIL DID APPROVE A REPLACEMENT ONE FOR THE PARKS AND REC BOARD. SO WE REACHED OUT TO HER TO SEE IF SHE WAS STILL WILLING TO SERVE. AND SHE IS. SO IN THE AGENDA REPORT IS OR IN THE AGENDA PACKET, THERE'S HER APPLICATION. AND SO OUR RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO APPOINT HER FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM. BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO REACH OUT, WE DO NOT HAVE A REPLACEMENT TO SET ASIDE FOR THIS BOARD. SO WE ONLY HAVE THE ONE REPLACEMENT. OKAY. AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE NOT TECHNICALLY GOTTEN TO ITEMS THREE AND FOUR YET, BUT DO WE KNOW IF SHE WOULD QUALIFY UNDER THOSE PROVISIONS? YES, SIR. SHE WOULD BE. SHE'S A AT THE TIME OF HER APPLICATION LAST YEAR, SHE HAD LIVED HERE FOR THREE YEARS. SO IT'S PROBABLY ALMOST FOUR NOW. AND SHE'S A WILY RESIDENT, NOT IN THE ETJ. SO. OKAY. AND I BELIEVE WE HAD REQUIRED VOTER REGISTRATION, WHICH SHE WAS, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY. SHE INDICATED SHE WAS CORRECT. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. COUNCILMAN. WILLIAMS, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I WAS JUST GOING TO MAKE A MOTION ON ITEM TWO. I DON'T THINK I WOULD BE OPEN TO THAT. OKAY. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ON ITEM TWO. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION OF BRIAN ARNOLD. AND TO APPOINT VALERIE WARRIOR TO THE CITY OF WILEY PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD TO FILL THE TERM OF JANUARY 27TH, 2026 TO JUNE 30TH, 2027. THAT IS MY MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION AS STATED. DO WE HAVE A SECOND COUNCILMAN HOOVER? I SECOND MOTION WITH A SECOND AS STATED. COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM THREE THIS EVENING, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026. [3. Consider, and act upon, Ordinance No. 2026-08 amending certain sections of the Wylie Code of Ordinances, Ordinance No. 2021-17, as amended, relating to qualifications for membership on specified boards and commissions; establishing residency, voter registration, and employment restrictions; and providing limited exceptions. ] DASH ZERO EIGHT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE WILEY CODE OF ORDINANCES. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2021, DASH 17, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP ON SPECIFIED BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. ESTABLISHING RESIDENCY, VOTER REGISTRATION AND EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS AND PROVIDING LIMITED EXCEPTIONS. MR.. YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED THIS BACK ON AUGUST 26TH. AND IN YOUR AGENDA REPORT SPECIFIED THE DIFFERENT TOPICS THAT WE DISCUSSED AND THE EXCEPTIONS THAT WE ARE ALLOWING FOR THE FOUR BOARDS. SO THIS ORDINANCE IS FOR ALL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS TO IMPLEMENT THESE NEW QUALIFICATIONS, WHICH INCLUDE THE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT A MINIMUM RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT OF 12 MONTHS, A VOTER REGISTRATION AND EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS WHERE THEY CANNOT BE AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY OR MEMBERS OF THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY. SPOUSE OR DOMESTIC PARTNER COULD NOT BE A CITY EMPLOYEE. SO WE DRAFTED THIS ORDINANCE. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PARKS AND REC FOUR B BOARD AS THEIRS WAS ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION. SO THAT'S THE NEXT ITEM. AND THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE EDC BECAUSE THE EDC HAS TO TAKE IT BEFORE THEIR BOARD FIRST TO AMEND THEIR BYLAWS, AND THEN IT WOULD COME BACK BEFORE COUNCIL. NOW, MOST OF THE QUALIFICATIONS THEY ALREADY HAVE IN EFFECT FOR THEIRS, EXCEPT I THINK REGISTERED VOTER AND THEN THE SPOUSE RESTRICTION IS NOT CURRENTLY IN PLACE FOR THE EDC. [00:15:02] SO THEY ARE GOING TO DISCUSS AT THEIR NEXT BOARD MEETING, I BELIEVE, AND THEN IT WOULD COME BACK BEFORE COUNCIL. I DID WANT TO MAKE A NOTE THAT THERE IS ONE CURRENT BOARD MEMBER WHOSE SPOUSE IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY AT THE REC CENTER. AND SO THAT IS THE ONLY CURRENT BOARD MEMBER THAT WOULD HAVE A CONFLICT WITH THIS. SO IN THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AND WE CAN DO AS COUNCIL DESIRES, BUT FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE WE CURRENTLY HAVE IT, AS THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON ADOPTION AND SHALL APPLY TO ALL APPOINTMENTS MADE ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE. SO THAT WOULD ALLOW THIS BOARD MEMBER TO CONTINUE THEIR TERM, WHICH EXPIRES IN 2027. SO THEY WERE APPOINTED LAST YEAR. AND SO THAT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF, OF STAFF. BUT IF COUNCIL WOULD LIKE IT TO BE IMMEDIATELY AND THEN WE WOULD REPLACE THAT BOARD MEMBER SO WE COULD IF THAT'S WHAT YOUR DESIRE, WE COULD YOU WOULD MAKE THAT AMENDMENT IN YOUR MOTION AND WE WOULD MAKE THAT CHANGE TO ORDINANCE, AND THEN WE WOULD BRING BACK A MEMBER TO FILL THAT TERM. SO. OKAY. SO OBVIOUSLY COUNCIL, WE HELD WORK SESSIONS AND DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS AND PUT QUITE A BIT OF TIME INTO THAT. SO IF ANYONE IS WATCHING OR LISTENING TO THIS LATER AND WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK AND REVIEW, THAT WAS A BIT A BIT A FEW MONTHS AGO, BUT YOU CAN GO BACK AND FIND THE DISCUSSION ON THAT. WITH THAT BEING SAID, OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE THE DECISION TO IMPLEMENT AS SUGGESTED OR TO MAKE THAT CHANGE. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON IT? AND IF NOT, I WOULD BE OPEN TO A MOTION ON THIS ITEM. COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS THANK YOU MAYOR. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILMAN DUKE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION WITH A SECOND TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED. COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR THIS EVENING, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026 02R OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE [4. Consider, and act upon, Resolution No. 2026-02(R) of the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas, amending Resolution Nos. 1994-21(R), 2005-37(R), and 2020-01(R) approving Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Park and Recreation Facilities Corporation; approving new qualifications for membership on the Park and Recreation Facilities Development Corporation, including residency, voter registration, and employment restrictions, and other updates. ] CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS. AMENDING RESOLUTION NUMBERS 1994. DASH 21, R 2005 37 R AND 2020 01R APPROVING, AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF THE PARK AND RECREATION FACILITIES CORPORATION. APPROVING NEW QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP ON THE PARK AND RECREATION FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, INCLUDING RESIDENCY, VOTER REGISTRATION AND EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER UPDATES. MR.. YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SO THIS IS THE SAME QUALIFICATIONS AS THE PREVIOUS ITEM, BUT JUST FOR THE PARKS AND FORBY BOARD MEMBERS, THIS IS BEFORE YOU AS AMENDING THEIR FULL BYLAWS, BECAUSE THEIR BYLAWS HAVE BEEN AMENDED FOUR TIMES SINCE 1994. SO IT'S A LITTLE MESSY AND TEDIOUS TO GO THROUGH AND TRACK WHAT WAS CHANGED OVER THE LAST FOUR TIMES. SO WE JUST WENT THROUGH THE WHOLE SET OF BYLAWS AND AMENDED THEM FULLY. AND THEN IN REVIEWING THEM, THERE WAS SOME ANTIQUATED LANGUAGE IN THERE. SO IN YOUR PACKET IS A TRACK CHANGES FORMAT, KIND OF MAKING SOME UPDATES TO SOME OLD VERBIAGE AS WELL AS MAKING IT COMPLIANT WITH STATE LAW, BECAUSE IN THERE IT STATES ABOUT THE 72 HOUR REQUIREMENT FOR AGENDAS, WHICH IS NOW THREE BUSINESS DAYS. SO WE ADDRESSED ALL OF THAT AT ONE TIME. SO THIS DOES HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY BOTH COUNCIL AND PARKS AND REC FOR BOARD BEFORE IT'S BEFORE IT'S ACTUALLY FULLY IN PLACE. TYPICALLY WE WOULD TAKE IT BEFORE THE FORB BOARD FIRST AND THEN COME BEFORE Y'ALL. BUT SINCE THERE WAS OTHER CHANGES MADE I WANTED COUNCIL TO SEE THOSE CHANGES BEFORE IT WENT TO THE FORB BOARD IN CASE Y'ALL WOULD LIKE ANY CHANGES MADE TO THOSE CHANGES. SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS IF YOU ALL APPROVE IT THIS EVENING, THEN AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, WILL CONVENE THE FOUR BOARD DURING THAT MEETING AND ALLOW THEM TO CONSIDER IT AND THEN APPROVE IT. AND IF THEY APPROVE IT, THEN IT WOULD BE ADOPTED ON THAT DATE. OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS STORM. SO OBVIOUSLY, WE HAD PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED THE SIMILAR UPDATES THAT WE DID TO THE REST OF THE BOARDS, BUT APPRECIATE THAT YOU ALL TOOK THE INITIATIVE, ALONG WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEYS AND THEIR STAFF TO TO GET THIS UPDATED. I NOTICED THERE WERE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CHAPTERS OF GOVERNMENT CODE AND THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN CHANGED. IT WAS REFERRING TO LAWS THAT ARE ACTUALLY NO LONGER ON THE BOOKS, SO TO SPEAK, OR HAVE BEEN SUPERSEDED BY THE STATE IN RECENT LEGISLATIVE TERMS. AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT THIS WILL KIND OF CLEAN THAT UP, BRING IT ALL BACK TOGETHER, AND UPDATE IT AS A WHOLE IN ONE BITE OF THE APPLE, SO TO SPEAK. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, COUNCIL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT WE HAVE ABOUT EITHER THE PROVISIONS FOR [00:20:05] UPDATED MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS OR APPOINTMENT REQUIREMENTS OR THE OTHER UPDATES THAT ARE INCLUDED? AND IF THERE ARE NONE, I WOULD BE OPEN TO A MOTION ON THE ITEM. COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS. THANK YOU MAYOR. I FIRST MAKE A COMMENT BEFORE MAKING A MOTION. MISS STORM JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT'S A LOT OF WORK GOING THROUGH THAT PIECEMEAL. AS WELL AS TRACKING ALL THOSE CHANGES. AND YOU DID A GREAT JOB AS FAR AS SENDING IT TO US TO WHERE IT WAS REAL EASY TO READ AND EASY TO FOLLOW. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. APPRECIATE IT. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CHANGES AS PRESENTED. OKAY, SO A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILMAN HOOVER, I SECOND IT. OKAY. MOTION WITH THE SECOND TO APPROVE THE ITEM. COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. AND THE MOTION DOES CARRY SEVEN ZERO. WITH THAT. THAT COMPLETES OUR REGULAR AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR WORK SESSION. OUR FIRST WORK SESSION THIS EVENING IS TO DISCUSS AUTHORIZING A DONATION BY THE CITY OF WYLIE TO THE REGIMENT TRAINED IN SUPPORT OF [WS1. Discuss authorizing a donation by the City of Wylie to The Regimen Trained in support of The Regimen Cup fitness competition to be held on April 18, 2026, benefiting Hope for the Cities. ] THE REGIMENT CUP FITNESS COMPETITION BEING HELD APRIL 18TH, 2026, BENEFITING HOPE FOR THE CITIES IN WYLIE, TEXAS. COUNCILMAN DUKE. I BELIEVE YOU HAD REQUESTED THIS ITEM, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE OTHERS HERE FROM EITHER OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS, BUT I'LL THROW IT TO YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. YES, I HAVE A MR.. MR. AND MR. COLLINS HERE FROM THOSE TWO ORGANIZATIONS, IF THE COUNCIL WISHES TO ASK THEM QUESTIONS. BUT THIS IS MAINLY ME JUST ASKING THE CITY FOR MONEY TO SUPPORT THEM, BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO THROW ALL PROCEEDS TO THE HOPE OF THE CITIES AFTERWARDS. AND I THOUGHT THE CITY IT WOULD BE GOOD TO GET THE CITY'S NAME OUT THERE. THE EVENT IS GOING TO DRAW SOME PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE DFW AREA, SO THERE WILL BE SOME TAXPAYER, SOME EXTRA SALES TAX MONEY COMING IN. I JUST THINK IT'D BE GOOD FOR THE CITY TO GET THE NAME OUT. AND IT GOES TO A GOOD ORGANIZATION. PROCEEDS FOR IT. OKAY. MR. PARKER. WE NEED Y'ALL'S DIRECTION ON THIS. BASED ON OUR CURRENT ORDINANCE, MISS STORM HAS THAT INFORMATION THAT SHE CAN REVIEW WITH YOU ALL. WHICH IS WHY WE MADE THIS A WORK SESSION VERSUS AN ACTION ITEM. SO BASED ON THE DIRECTION TONIGHT WE WILL BRING SOMETHING BACK ON FEBRUARY 10TH, IF THAT'S THE DESIRE OF COUNCIL. SO I CAN LET MISS STORM TALK ABOUT THIS. OKAY, MISS STORM. YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET, WE INCLUDED THIS SECTION ABOUT DONATIONS TO NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. AND THEN ALSO THE TWO ORDINANCES THAT ORIGINALLY ADOPTED THAT AND AMENDED IT. AND SO THERE ARE SOME STIPULATIONS IN READING THIS WHERE IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT THE DONATION WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE DIRECTLY TO THE NOT FOR PROFIT AND NOT TO ANOTHER ORGANIZATION. AND THEN ALSO ANOTHER THING WAS THAT IF IT'S A QUALIFIED APPLICANT, THEN ACCORDING TO OUR ORDINANCE, A PRESENTATION WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE AT A CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND IT WOULD INCLUDE A PUBLIC HEARING. SO WE WOULD HAVE TO ADD A PUBLIC HEARING TO IT. SO THAT'S WHY IF WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD THAT WAY, THEN WE WOULD PUT A PUBLIC HEARING ON AN AGENDA FOR A PRESENTATION. THERE ARE ALSO SOME RESTRICTIONS LISTED IN THE CODE ABOUT USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS. I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WOULD FIT UNDER THERE OR NOT, BUT JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT. SO ANYWAYS, IF IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, WE CAN GO OVER THE ORDINANCE. BUT THAT IS WHAT I HAVE. THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO PUT THAT ALL IN THERE FOR YOU ALL TO REVIEW. OKAY. AND I APPRECIATE YOU INCLUDING THOSE FOR US TO REVIEW THERE. SO I GUESS MY FOLLOW UP QUESTION. OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE THE ABILITY UNDER THE ONE ORDINANCE TO DONATE TO A NOT FOR PROFIT. WHICH WOULD BE HOPE FOR THE CITIES IN THIS CASE WITH REGARDS TO THE EVENT THAT'S BEING PUT ON. HOW DOES THAT WORK AS FAR AS FROM A SPONSORSHIP? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE ARE TIMES THAT WE SPONSOR DIFFERENT GROUPS AROUND THE CITY THAT ARE HAVING DIFFERENT TYPES OF EVENTS. SOME ARE IN THE NAME OF A NONPROFIT, SOME ARE NON. NOT NECESSARILY NONPROFITS. I DON'T IS THE CHAMBER NONPROFIT? I ASSUME SO. SO I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW THIS HOW DOES THAT WORK FOR BEING ABLE TO SPONSOR SOMETHING. I, I PERSONALLY CANNOT SPEAK TO THAT. IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL IS INTERESTED IN BRINGING BACK AT A FUTURE AGENDA, [00:25:02] THEN WE CAN REACH OUT TO LEGAL AND MAKE SURE THAT WE COMPLY WITH ALL THAT AND BRING THAT BACK TO YOU AT THAT ITEM, EVEN IF WE ADD AN ITEM. COUNCIL CAN WE CAN UPDATE YOU AT THAT TIME. THERE IS A SECTION IN HERE IN THE CODE WHERE THE PUBLIC FUNDS CAN'T BE USED ABOUT SOCIAL FUNCTIONS, PARTIES, RECEPTIONS, FUNDRAISING, BENEFITS, REFRESHMENTS OR BEVERAGES. SO THAT'S WHY I'M NOT CLEAR ON THAT ON A SPONSORSHIP LEVEL. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO OBVIOUSLY, COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS, I'LL TURN TO YOU WHILE I'M KIND OF THINKING THROUGH. SURE, SURE. I HAD A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS AND QUESTIONS, AND I DON'T KNOW WHO THEY'LL END UP GOING TO, BUT IN WHAT I READ, IT SOUNDS LIKE AN AWESOME EVENT THAT COULD POSSIBLY BRING SOME PEOPLE TO THE CITY AND CREATE SOME ECONOMIC STIMULUS. MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE THAT WE POSSIBLY LOOK AT IS IT SOMETHING THAT THE EDC IS INTERESTED IN SPONSORING? JUST BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT'S GEARED FOR AND HAS MORE MANEUVERABILITY, I THINK, TO WORK WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF BEING A SPONSOR RATHER THAN DONATING, BECAUSE, AS YOU SAID, EVERYTHING I READ WITHIN OUR REQUIREMENTS REQUIRE US TO SUPPORT A NONPROFIT, TO SUPPORT THE NONPROFIT, NOT TO SUPPORT THE NONPROFIT TO TO TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE NONPROFIT. SO IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO ME IF WE POSSIBLY LOOKED AT, YOU KNOW LOOKING AT THE EDC TO SEE, DO THEY HAVE IT IN THEIR BUDGET? SO THAT WOULD FALL BACK. ALSO ON IF WE WERE GOING TO DO THIS MR. PARKER, WHERE IN OUR BUDGET WOULD THAT COME FROM? WHAT WHAT BUDGET LINE DOES THAT COME OUT OF? OR I WOULD JUST HAVE TO LOOK IN OUR BUDGET AND SEE. IT'D PROBABLY COME OUT OF WE HAVE A LINE ITEM IN THERE FOR, FOR DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE SPONSOR IN THE CITY THROUGH THE CHAMBER. WE JUST HAVE TO LOOK AND SEE WHERE THAT WOULD COME FROM. AND THAT'S AND THAT'S MORE CITY STUFF OF CITY INVOLVEMENT IS, I WOULD ASSUME, RATHER THAN RATE THAN A NONPROFIT RAISING FUND SPONSOR. YEAH, I'M GUESSING CORRECT. YEAH, THAT WOULD BE MY ASSUMPTION. OKAY. CORRECT. THAT'S MY SUGGESTION. AND JUST MY MY THOUGHTS ON IT IS THAT WE POSSIBLY LOOK AT THE EDC BEING ABLE TO FILL THAT ROLE. OKAY, MAYOR PRO TEM, THANKS, MAYOR. JUST HAD A QUESTION FOR BRANT OR MR.. AND I GUESS FROM THE APPLICANT STANDPOINT, WILL SOME OF THESE TEAMS BE STAYING OVERNIGHT HERE AND SPENDING A NIGHT HERE, OR MOST OF THEM WILL BE IN AND OUT? OKAY. I WAS JUST THINKING OUT LOUD IN TERMS OF THE HOTEL. MOTEL PART OF IT. SO THAT'S THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD. MAYOR. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILMAN DUKE. I GUESS FOR MRS. AND MR. COLLINS. SO WE CAN EITHER DONATE DIRECTLY TO THE HOPE FOR TONIGHT, OR WE CAN TRY TO ASK THE EDC FOR MONEY. IS THAT WHAT I'M. WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING. SO WE COULD FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IS WE WE WE KNOW WE COULD MAKE A DONATION TO A NONPROFIT THAT WE CAN DO. IF IT WAS SPONSORING THE EVENT, WE WOULD HAVE TO CHECK WITH LEGAL, I BELIEVE. IS THAT CORRECT? I'M GETTING A YES. AND THEN WE WOULD FIND OUT THE ANSWER AND EITHER WAY, BE ABLE TO TAKE ACTION ON FEBRUARY 10TH. THE OTHER OPPORTUNITY AS WAS SUGGESTED BY MR. OR COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS, IS POTENTIALLY SPEAKING TO THE EDC IF THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP FOR A LOCAL EVENT THAT'S BRINGING PEOPLE INTO THE AREA. SO OBVIOUSLY THEY I DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS IS. YEAH. FEBRUARY 18TH IS THEIR NEXT MEETING. I DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU ALL'S EVENT IS APRIL IN APRIL. SO THAT WOULD BE THE OTHER OPTION. OBVIOUSLY WHICHEVER DIRECTION, IF ANY DIRECTION COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO MOVE IS GOING TO REQUIRE SOME RESEARCH. AND STAFF JUST NEEDS TO MAKE SURE WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR IS THAT WE HAVE A MAJORITY OF COUNCIL WHO WOULD LIKE THEM TO GO OUT AND DO THAT WORK. SO I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW IF THE THE TWO GUESTS WOULD LIKE TO STEP FORWARD AND SPEAK AT ALL THIS EVENING. SO, YEAH, WE HAVE TO ASK YOU TO COME FORWARD, TURN THE MIC ON AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD FOR US. MAYOR QUESTION. SURE. WHILE YOU'RE DOING THAT, LET ME GET COUNCILMAN PICKENS QUESTION IN CASE IT PERTAINING. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS MAY BE FOR STEPHANIE OR BRANT. HAVE WE SPONSORED HOPE FOR THE CITIES THIS YEAR OR IN THE PAST. [00:30:03] HAVE WE DONATED MONEY TO THEM? SO THERE'S WE DO TASTE. WYLIE. THANK YOU. FOR SOME REASON, IT LEFT ME. SO THAT'S AN ANNUAL. SO THAT'S AN ANNUAL EVENT. AND ALL THE MONEY THAT IS RAISED THROUGH THAT GOES TO NOT JUST HOPE FOR CITIES, BUT ALL THE NONPROFITS IN OUR IN OUR AREA. FIVE LOAVES. CHRISTIAN CARE CENTER. I DON'T REMEMBER ALL OF THEM, BUT THERE'S 4 OR 5 THAT THOSE GO TO. THAT'S REALLY THE THE MAIN FUNDRAISER THAT WE USE FOR THOSE NONPROFITS. OKAY. AND THERE'S NOT ANY OTHER MONEY THAT'S DONATED TO THEM OUTSIDE OF TASTE OF THE SEA. NO. NOT TYPICALLY. OKAY. CRAIG, CAN YOU THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE OUTSIDE OF TASTE OF WYLIE THAT WE DONATE TO NONPROFITS? NO. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO IF YOU'LL TURN THAT ON FOR US, AND IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. YEP. MY NAME IS LOGAN COLLINS. I OWN THE REGIMEN, SO I'VE KIND OF A LITTLE BACKSTORY FROM US. WE'VE BEEN OPEN FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS NOW. PREVIOUSLY IT WAS CROSSFIT. REJOICE. AND THEN WE MOVED OVER INTO KIND OF OUR OWN BEING, THE REGIMEN. AND WE WANTED TO PUT THIS, THIS COMPETITION ON BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE OUR FIRST ONE IN THE TEN YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN OPEN. BUT WE'VE ALWAYS HAD THE THOUGHT OF IT, AND THERE'S BEEN REAL NO OTHER OR NO BETTER THOUGHT FOR US THAN TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY IN THE BEST WAY THAT WE KNOW HOW, WHICH IS THROUGH FITNESS. RIGHT? SO WE FOUND A GREAT FOUNDATION THROUGH BRAD, WHO'S A MEMBER OF THE REGIMEN. AND THIS IS JUST KIND OF OUR MAINLY OUR SERVICE AS A, AS A BUSINESS TO BETTER SERVE OUR COMMUNITY FROM A WIRELESS PERSPECTIVE. SO WHETHER THAT BE THROUGH HEALTH AND WELLNESS, THROUGH OUR VENDORS, SPONSORSHIPS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING THROUGH YOU KNOW, PEOPLE THAT BRING THEIR LOCAL BUSINESS POP UP TENTS, YOU KNOW, GIVING THEM EXPOSURE TO BOOST OUR ECONOMY. I OWN THREE BUSINESSES AS WELL, TWO MORE ON TOP OF THE REGIMEN, AND I KNOW HOW LONG THAT GOES FOR US TO GET YOUR NAME OUT THERE, GET IT EXPOSED, AND THERE'S NOT GOING TO JUST BE PEOPLE FROM THE DFW, BUT IT'S HOUSTON, WEST TEXAS. IT'S A IT'S MAINLY A STATEWIDE DEAL FOR US. THAT'LL BE HERE LOCATED IN WYLIE. SO AND THE MORE SCOTT WAS TALKING ABOUT THE EDC, THE MORE THAT KIND OF DOES MAKE SENSE, BECAUSE THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I'M SPEAKING ABOUT NOW, BUT MAINLY FROM A CITYWIDE PERSPECTIVE, IS SOMEHOW BOOSTING OUR MARK ON HEALTH AND WELLNESS WITHIN OUR CITY, RIGHT? WHETHER THAT BE THROUGH OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT OR ANY KIND OF SUPPORT WE CAN GET FROM A WILEY PHD, A WILEY PD. YOU KNOW FACE AT OUR COMPETITION THE BETTER. AND THAT'S MAINLY WHAT I WANTED TO BRING TO THE CITY OF WILEY WAS KIND OF A COLLECTIVE EFFORT NOT JUST TO DRIVE MONEY, BECAUSE ALL OF OUR DONATIONS, WE REQUIRE THAT TO GO DIRECTLY TO HOPE FOR THE CITY JUST TO SPEAK ON THAT. SO WE DON'T TAKE DONATIONS AS A BUSINESS. IT'S DIRECTED DIRECTLY AT HOPE FOR THE CITY. SO MAIN THING FOR US WAS JUST TO GET THE SUPPORT AND WHETHER THAT BE THROUGH MARKETING, THROUGH A FACEBOOK OR MARKETING THROUGH AN EVENTS PAGE ON YOUR WEBSITE, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, JUST TO PROVIDE, AGAIN, US THE EXPOSURE TO AFFECT PEOPLE DOWN THE LINE OF WHAT WE'RE PUTTING ON. SO OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU. THAT HELPS. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO HAVING HEARD THAT, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE DESIRE IS NOT SO MUCH TO NECESSARILY HAVE ANYTHING FUNDED THROUGH YOU. YOU WOULD BE FINE WITH IT BEING A DONATION, IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY, SO IT WOULD BE A DONATION RELATED OR THE POTENTIAL TO TALK TO THE EDC AS WELL. AND THEN FURTHERMORE, THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE REQUEST FOR POTENTIAL SUPPORT FROM A STANDPOINT OF JUST PUTTING THE WORD OUT ABOUT THE EVENT. MR. PARKER, THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. WE CAN TALK TO THE EDC AS WELL. AS FAR AS MARKETING FOR MY BRAIN'S A FOG RIGHT NOW. I HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO THINK OF WORDS HISTORIC DOWNTOWN DISCOVER. WYLIE. THANK YOU. I KNEW IT WAS ONE OF THEM. THROUGH THE DISCOVER. WYLIE. YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE EVENTS THAT THEY POST ON THAT FACEBOOK PAGE AS WELL THAT REACHES THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. SO WE CAN TALK TO THEM ABOUT THAT TO SEE IF THEY CAN GET THAT INFORMATION OUT AS WELL. SEE IF THEY'D BE INTERESTED IN THAT. OKAY. SO COUNCIL OBVIOUSLY [00:35:01] OBVIOUSLY, AS STATED, THE REGIMENS LOOKING FOR ANY DONATIONS RELATED TO THIS EVENT TO GO DIRECTLY TO HOPE FOR THE CITY'S SO THAT OBVIOUSLY IS AN OPTION. ANOTHER OPTION, AGAIN, TALKING TO THE EDC I NEED TO KIND OF GET THE PULSE FROM COUNCIL ON ON WHAT YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO DO, OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE MORE THAN ONE AND COME BACK BASED ON WHAT WE FIND OUT ON THOSE. SO. SO I DON'T MIND. I'LL START THEN. SINCE, SINCE EVERYONE'S KIND OF PROCESSING, I THINK FOR ME I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH DISCUSSION GOING OVER TO THE EDC TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO, EVEN AT A MINIMUM, BEING ABLE TO ASSIST WITH DISCOVER WHILE PROMOTING THE EVENT. THINGS LIKE THAT. THEY HAVE A SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM ON THAT. NOT NOT THAT WE DON'T EITHER, BUT THEY SPECIFICALLY HAVE OUTREACH AND HAVE DESIGNED A PROGRAM TO KIND OF PUMP UP SOCIAL MEDIA FROM THAT STANDPOINT, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY DO TO DRIVE LOCAL BUSINESS. AND TO DISCUSS WITH THEM IF THEY WOULD BE POTENTIAL PARTNERS, WHETHER IT'S SPONSORSHIP OR DONATION. AND IN THE MEANTIME, AS WE'RE FINDING OUT FROM THEM ALSO HAVING STAFF LOOK INTO THE EXACT PROCESS FOR IF THE EDC CAN ONLY DO THE MARKETING SIDE, BRINGING BACK AN OPTION FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER A DIRECT DONATION AS PART OF THIS EVENT THAT WOULD GO TO HOPE FOR THE CITY'S IN SUPPORT OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY. SO KIND OF A TWO STEP. THAT WAY WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER WORK SESSION. BUT STARTING WITH THE EDC, FROM THE STANDPOINT OF BUSINESS SPONSORSHIP AND THEIR WORK IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT HAVING THE FALLBACK OR SECONDARY OPTION OF THE CITY GETTING INVOLVED AS WELL. SO THAT WOULD GIVE STAFF THAT KIND OF DIRECTION TO MOVE FORWARD. THAT WOULD BE MY OPINION. AND OF COURSE, STAFF WOULD NEED TO TO LOOK AT OUR BUDGET AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS, PERHAPS FROM ONE OF THE COUNCIL FUNDS THAT'S IN THERE TAKING IT FROM MONEY THAT IS TYPICALLY IN THAT PORTION OF THE BUDGET. SO, COUNCILMAN DUKE, YOUR THOUGHTS? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I AGREE WITH YOU. YOUR BETTER ARTICULATION AND SPEECH IS BETTER THAN MINE. SO I'LL JUST SAY I AGREE WITH YOU. FAIR ENOUGH, I DO. I DO TALK QUITE A BIT, SO I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM THE OTHER MEMBERS. THAT'S THAT'S TWO OF US. COUNCILMAN PICKENS. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I AGREE WITH YOU, TOO. YOU SPEAK MORE ELOQUENTLY THAN I DO, MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU, MAYOR MICHAEL. YOUR SENTIMENT. OKAY I'LL ASK EVERYONE. COUNCILMAN HOOVER, I ECHO YOUR SENTIMENTS. COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS YES, I BELIEVE MY SENTIMENT ALIGNED WITH THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WHEN WE GET TO THE END OF HEARING FROM EVERYONE, THAT THAT SOMETIMES OPINIONS CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE AND COUNCILMAN STRAIN I AGREE. OKAY. THERE WE GO. SO THAT GIVES US DIRECTION TO MOVE FORWARD. WE WILL KEEP YOU ALL UPDATED. AND I KNOW STAFF WILL KEEP US UPDATED AS WELL. THANK YOU ALL FOR BRINGING VISITORS TO WILEY, ALWAYS LOOKING TO BRING PEOPLE INTO THE AREA FROM OUTSIDE. AND THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH SUCH A GREAT LOCAL ORGANIZATION WHO DOES SO MUCH IN OUR COMMUNITY. I KNOW THEY'VE BEEN, AGAIN, TALK ABOUT THE THE WEATHER. THEY HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED THROUGHOUT THAT PROCESS AS WELL. SO THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN, FOR COMING THIS EVENING AND WE'LL KEEP YOU ALL UPDATED. ALL RIGHT. THAT ALL THE DIRECTION WE NEED OKAY. PERFECT. SO WITH THAT THAT DOES CONCLUDE OUR WORK SESSION THIS EVENING. SO FROM THAT WE COME INTO REGULAR SESSION, BUT WE WILL THEN MOVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER SECTION 551.072. [RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION] [EXECUTIVE SESSION] DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY CLOSED MEETING S1 DISCUSSION. DISCUSS THE RELOCATION OF THE STONEHAVEN HOUSE. [RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION] WITH THAT, I WILL RECONVENE US OR BRING US OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. RECONVENING INTO OPEN SESSION. WITH NO ACTION TO TAKE. MR.. ARE THERE ANY ORDINANCES TO READ THIS EVENING? [READING OF ORDINANCES ] YES, MAYOR. THERE'S ABOUT SIX, I THINK. JUST ONE SECOND. SIX. YES, SIR. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2020 603, 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 20 2516, AMENDING PLAN DEVELOPMENT 2024 TEN TO A PLAN DEVELOPMENT PD WITH SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND OPEN SPACE ON 5.037 ACRES, 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 2020 604. 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 20 2517 TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL SPECIAL USE PERMIT LIST ON 0.88 ACRES TO ALLOW FOR VEHICLE DISPLAY SALES [00:40:09] AND SERVICE. 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 2026 0505. 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 A HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED PROPERTY. ZONING CASE NUMBER 20 2519. PLAN DEVELOPMENT 20 2027 PD 20 2027 TO COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR TRACK TWO AND PLAN DEVELOPMENT, TOWNHOUSE DISTRICT TRACK ONE CC AND PD ON 20.381 ACRES TO ALLOW FOR COMMERCIAL AND TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENT, 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 2020 606. 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 20 2518 FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL LIE TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL SPECIAL USE PERMIT LIST ON 5.578 ACRES TO ALLOW FOR A WAREHOUSE USE, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE. PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES AND CONFLICT. PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2020 607. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 2532, WHICH ESTABLISHED THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 TO 2026. REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2020 608, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS. AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE WYLIE CODE OF ORDINANCES ORDINANCE NUMBER 2021, DASH 17, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP ON SPECIFIC BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. ESTABLISHING RESIDENCY, VOTER REGISTRATION AND EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS. PROVIDING LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, PROVIDING FOR REPEALING SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSES, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THAT IS ALL. YOU SURE THAT'S IT? THANK YOU, MISS STORM. WITH THAT, THAT DOES CONCLUDE OUR MEETING THIS EVENING. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? COUNCILMAN. MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION TO ADJOURN. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILMAN HOOVER, I SECOND MOTION WITH A SECOND TO ADJOURN. COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. WE'RE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.