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CALL TO ORDER THE FEBRUARY 24TH, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS AT THE WYLIE MUNICIPAL CENTER. THE TIME IS 6 P.M. WE DO ASK THAT IF YOU'RE HERE THIS EVENING AND HAVE A CELL PHONE WITH YOU, IF YOU PLEASE SET THAT TO VIBRATE OR TURN IT OFF SO AS NOT TO DISTURB PROCEEDINGS. IF YOU DO RECEIVE A CALL 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. COUNCILMAN DAVID DUKE, PRESENT. COUNCILMAN DAVE STRANG, PRESENT.
COUNCILMAN TODD PICKENS, PRESENT. COUNCILMAN SCOTT WILLIAMS. PRESENT. COUNCILMAN SID HOOVER, PRESENT. MAYOR PRO TEM GINO MALIKI, MAYOR PRO TEM INFORMED ME HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO ATTEND THIS EVENING. WE HAVE A QUORUM, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MISS STORM. AT THIS TIME, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION WHICH I WILL LEAD, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE LED BY COUNCILMAN STRING. DEAR LORD, WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING. WE THANK YOU FOR THE MANY GIFTS THAT YOU HAVE BESTOWED UPON ALL OF US HERE. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO LIVE IN SUCH AN AMAZING CITY, AN AMAZING STATE, AND AN AMAZING COUNTRY. LORD, WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A CITIZEN LED FORM OF GOVERNMENT. WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD BLESS AND PROTECT THOSE WHO SERVE OTHERS, THOSE WHO SERVE AS FIRST RESPONDERS WITHIN OUR CITY AND THOSE WHO SERVE IN OUR MILITARY HERE AT HOME AND AROUND THE WORLD. LORD, WE UNDERSTAND FREEDOM ISN'T FREE, BUT WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD PROTECT THEM WHILE THEY STEP UP FOR US. LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD GRANT WISDOM TO THIS COUNCIL AS WE TAKE UP THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY AND HELP US TO MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT ARE BEST FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO LIVE HERE IN WYLIE. WE PRAY THESE THINGS IN CHRIST'S NAME. AMEN. AMEN. I 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. OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS THIS EVENING ARE PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS.
[PR1. Teen Court Celebrating 10 Years.]
SO IF YOU WILL COME JOIN ME DOWN FRONT WHEN I GET TO YOUR PORTION. OUR FIRST IS CELEBRATING TEN YEARS OF OUR TEEN COURT.GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. SO AS I SAID, OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS THIS EVENING ARE OUR PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS. AND WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO BE HONORING OUR TEEN COURT PROGRAM. SO RATHER THAN ME TRYING TO EXPLAIN SOMETHING FROM THE OUTSIDE IN, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU ALL TO EXPLAIN. AND WE HAVE MISS MANGUM HERE THIS EVENING. KIND OF EXPLAIN TO EVERYONE OUT THERE OR WHO MAY BE LISTENING ONLINE OR LOOKING AT THE VIDEO LATER. WHAT IS TEEN COURT? THANK YOU MAYOR. FIRST, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO SOME PEOPLE FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS PROGRAM. BRANT LEDDY AND RENEE AND THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, OF COURSE, WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT VERY MUCH AND ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THIS FOR OUR YOUTH. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF THAT WE HAVE HERE TONIGHT. DEANNA, OUR COURT SUPERVISOR, JUDGE PHIL, WHO'S WITH US, JOCELYN, OUR DEPUTY COURT CLERK, OUR BAILIFFS AND WARRANT OFFICERS, CLAYTON MAUCK AND MARK HOWARTH. AND THEN MELISSA DAVIS, OUR JUVENILE CASE MANAGER WHO OVERSEES THE PROGRAM. AND I'M GOING TO LET HER TALK ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU. I'M MELISSA DAVIS, I'M THE JUVENILE CASE MANAGER. I DO RUN THE TEEN COURT PROGRAM AS A COURT ALONGSIDE OUR DEPUTY COURT CLERK, JOCELYN. WE TEEN COURT IS A WAY FOR JUVENILES TO KEEP OFFENSES OFF OF THEIR RECORD. WE SEE ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF OFFENSES, FROM ALCOHOL TO FIGHTING AND SOME TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS IN PARTICIPATING IN THAT. THEY ARE GIVEN A CONSTRUCTIVE SENTENCING OF COMMUNITY SERVICE AND SOME
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COURSES TO TAKE THROUGHOUT. SINCE I'VE BEEN WITH THE TEEN COURT FROM 2022 TO NOW, OUR HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE THAT ARE PARTICIPANTS DEFENDANTS HAVE COMPLETED IS ABOUT 1600 HOURS. WE'VE HAD ABOUT DOUBLE THAT FOR THE COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS FROM OUR TEEN VOLUNTEERS.WE ARE GOING TO BE OPENING UP THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THAT PROGRAM SOON. SO IF ANYONE OUT THERE IS INTERESTED IN JOINING, THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE AND WE'LL BE PUTTING FLIERS OUT.
YEAH. THAT'S IT. IT'S BEEN A GREAT PRIVILEGE TO SEE THESE CHILDREN GROW. THEY DO TIME OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL TO PREPARE AND ALSO TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR DEFENDANTS. THESE ARE REAL DEFENDANTS, AND IT'S BEEN A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THEM GROW THEIR SKILL SET THAT WILL HOPEFULLY HELP THEM IN THE FUTURE. AND HERE YOU GUYS WILL. HI GUYS. MY NAME IS AVA. I'M A JUNIOR AT WYLIE EAST AND I'VE BEEN IN THIS PROGRAM SINCE MY SOPHOMORE YEAR. THIS PROGRAM HAS DEFINITELY HELPED ME DEVELOP A PASSION FOR THE LOCAL COURT SYSTEM, AND I WANT TO BE A LAWYER WHEN I GROW UP. SO I'VE GOT SOME REALLY IMPORTANT INSIGHT INTO THE FIELD, AND I FEEL LIKE THIS PROGRAM IS AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR ME, MYSELF AND ALL MY PEERS. AND YEAH. I'M GOOD. FOR THE REST OF YOU WHO DON'T WANT TO GIVE A FULL SPEECH, HOW ABOUT YOU JUST INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND WHAT YOUR INVOLVEMENT WITH THE PEOPLE HERE? I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN INTRODUCED. YEAH. GO AHEAD. OKAY. SURE, SURE. WHAT WE'VE LEARNED. HI, MY NAME IS BOSIBORI NUNDA. I'M ALSO A JUNIOR, BUT I GO TO WYLIE HIGH SCHOOL AND BEING IN TEEN COURT HAS REALLY HELPED ME BUILD UP MY CONFIDENCE IN THE COURTROOM. I'VE MET SOME AMAZING PEOPLE, BOTH FROM HIGH END EAST AND FROM OTHER AREAS AROUND THE WYLIE AREA. I THINK ONE OF THE BEST THINGS I'VE LEARNED IS THAT WHETHER SOMEONE'S LIKE, BEEN ABLE TO HAVE A SLIP UP AND THAT'S WHY THEY END UP IN TEEN COURT. THERE ARE ALSO PEOPLE AT THE END OF THE DAY, AND IT'S JUST NICE BEING ABLE TO HELP OUT OUR PEERS IF THEY'VE EVER GOTTEN IN TROUBLE WITH ANYTHING.
HELLO, MY NAME IS. IS THIS THING ON? I'M SORRY. JUST CHECKING. NOT TRYING TO BE FUNNY, BUT MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER AND I'M A MEMBER OF THE TEEN WYLIE TEEN COURT, AND I'VE ACTUALLY JUST JOINED LAST YEAR IN 2025, MID-SUMMER FOR MY SOPHOMORE, I MEAN, NOT SOPHOMORE SENIOR YEAR HERE. AND THE MAIN REASON I TOOK IT WAS BECAUSE I WAS JUST REALLY INTERESTED TO SEE JUST HOW THE COURT WORKED WORKS. AND SO FAR I'VE PICKED UP KNOWLEDGE ON LIKE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS HOW THE JUDGE AND THE BAILIFF DOES THIS. THIS IS WHAT THE JURY DOES. AND YOU KNOW, A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF JUST HOW THIS SOCIETY WORKS IN TERMS OF JUSTICE AND WHATNOT, AS AS WELL AS PUTTING IN A MORE MINOR SCALE OF SOMETHING THAT'S EASY TO DIGEST, LIKE, YOU KNOW, KNOW, OH, THIS PERSON JUST HAD A MINOR ISSUE WITH LIKE A FIGHT IN THE HALLWAY OR SOMETHING INSTEAD OF JUST SOMETHING REALLY SERIOUS. IT'S AN OVERALL ROLE BEING ABLE TO NOT ONLY GAIN UNDERSTANDING ON ON WHAT I JUST SAID ABOUT THE COURT, BUT ALSO SO BE ABLE TO DECIDE WHAT HAPPENS WITH WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE, YOU KNOW, AS SHE JUST SAID, SAID AREN'T ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, TERRIBLE FUTURE CRIMINALS, BUT RATHER JUST PEOPLE WHO MADE MINOR MISTAKES AND, YOU KNOW, DECIDE TO WORK IT OUT WITH PEOPLE OF THEIR SAME AGE INSTEAD OF STRAIGHT TO THE BIG GUYS IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND HELPFUL. WAYS TO. I DO WANT TO MENTION WE HAVE 52 STUDENTS WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AS OUR TEEN ATTORNEYS. THAT'S THE LARGEST GROUP THAT WE'VE HAD. SO WE'RE WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE FOR THAT. WELL, I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME THAT I CAME AND LEARNED ABOUT TEEN COURT, I, I DO REMEMBER IT BEING POINTED OUT. IT WAS A GREAT WAY FOR PEOPLE TO ESSENTIALLY OWN UP OR TAKE RESPONSIBILITY WITHOUT IT NECESSARILY FOLLOWING THEM FOR THE REST OF THEIR OF THEIR LIFE AS SOMETHING THAT'S REPORTABLE.
BUT I ALSO REMEMBER THE FACT THAT IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT THEIR PEERS ARE OFTEN VERY STRICT, NOT IN AN UNFAIR WAY, BUT THERE IS. BUT IT IS INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THAT ENDS UP WORKING OUT. THAT VERY FAIR PROCESS. BUT AS YOU MENTIONED, THE COMMUNITY HOURS OR COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS THAT HAVE BEEN APPLIED IS SOMETIMES MORE RIGID THAN THAN WHAT IT
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MIGHT BE ELSEWHERE. SO I THINK IT'S ALSO A GREAT WAY FOR OUR TEENS TO LEARN AND CONNECT ON THINGS LIKE THAT AS WELL. SO DEFINITELY ENCOURAGE YOU IF YOU'RE OUT THERE AND YOU HAVE SOMEONE THAT YOU MIGHT KNOW WHO, WHETHER THEY WANT TO LEARN ABOUT THE COURTS, WHETHER THEY'RE LOOKING TO VOLUNTEER OR IF THEY'RE LOOKING FOR AT A CAREER THAT IS CENTERED AROUND THE LAW TO GET THEM INVOLVED IN TEEN COURT. AS THOSE APPLICATIONS OPEN UP. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING, WHEREAS TEEN COURT IS A VITAL YOUTH DIVERSION PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS FIRST TIME JUVENILE OFFENDERS TO BE JUDGED BY A JURY OF THEIR PEERS, PROVIDING A MEANINGFUL ALTERNATIVE TO THE TRADITIONAL JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. AND WHEREAS TEEN COURT PROMOTES ACCOUNTABILITY, CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE BY INVOLVING YOUTH VOLUNTEERS AS JURORS, ATTORNEYS, BAILIFFS AND CLERKS IN REAL COURT PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF LEGAL PROFESSIONALS. AND WHEREAS, PARTICIPATION IN TEEN COURT FOSTERS LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM AMONG ITS YOUTH VOLUNTEERS, EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS. AND WHEREAS TEEN COURT HELPS REDUCE RECIDIVISM RATES AMONG JUVENILE OFFENDERS BY ENCOURAGING THE PRINCIPLE OF FAIRNESS, RESPECT AND JUSTICE. OH, APOLOGIES BY ENCOURAGING THEM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ACTIONS AND MAKE AMENDS TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS THE PROGRAM STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY TIES, ENCOURAGES YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, AND UPHOLDS THE PRINCIPLES OF FAIRNESS, RESPECT AND JUSTICE. AND WHEREAS THE SUCCESS OF TEEN COURT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF STUDENT VOLUNTEERS, SCHOOL PARTNERS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND LEGAL PROFESSIONALS WHO MENTOR AND SUPPORT ITS MISSION. NOW, THEREFORE, I. MATTHEW PORTER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, ON BEHALF OF THE WYLIE CITY COUNCIL, IN RECOGNITION OF THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS VITAL PROGRAM, AM HONORED TO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026 AS WYLIE TEEN COURT DAY IN THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, AND CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF WYLIE TEEN COURT PARTICIPANTS, VOLUNTEERS AND COORDINATORS FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE, EDUCATION AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU ALL.[PR2. Eagle Scout Cooper Allan Reynolds.]
AND THIS EVENING, WE ARE ALSO HERE TO HONOR AN EAGLE SCOUT FROM OUR COMMUNITY. SO I WOULD LIKE MR. COOPER REYNOLDS TO COME DOWN. SO AS WE CAN TELL, HE HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK OVER THE YEARS IN SCOUTING AMERICA. AND I CAN TELL YOU FROM THE EXPERIENCES THAT I HAVE HAD MEETING WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO GO THAT FINAL STEP IN ACHIEVING THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT, IT IS MORE THAN ANOTHER BADGE. IT'S MORE THAN ANOTHER STEP. IT IS A TRUE PROJECT THAT ENCOMPASSES EVERYTHING THAT IS LEARNED ALONG THE WAY. IT IS A CAPSTONE PROJECT, AS WE WOULD SAY IN CORPORATE AMERICA. BUT THAT'S JUST TO SAY THAT THE PROCESS DOESN'T START WITH, OH, THINKING OF A FUN IDEA OR SOMEWHERE THAT HE CAN VOLUNTEER. INSTEAD, IT INVOLVES FINDING SOMETHING THAT NEEDS HELP WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. IT INVOLVES FUNDRAISING AND PLANNING ON HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE ACCOMPLISHED, AND THEN THE SWEAT EQUITY OF GETTING IT DONE.THERE'S A LOT MORE TO IT WHEN YOU HAVE TO TAKE ON AN ENTIRE PROJECT LIKE THAT. A LOT OF TIMES WE GO AND VOLUNTEER. SOMEONE ELSE HAS SET UP ALL THE LOGISTICAL SIDE OF THINGS. YOU
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JUST HAVE TO SHOW UP AND DO WHAT YOU'RE ASKED. AND THAT KIND OF VOLUNTEERING IS GREAT, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE TAKING THAT LEADERSHIP UNDERSTAND, I CALL IT THE BEHIND THE SCENES VOLUNTEERING THAT GOES ON IN ORDER TO GET TO THAT POINT IN TIME. AND SO IT TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT, IT TAKES A LOT OF PLANNING, AND IT TAKES STEPPING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX AND OUTSIDE OF TRADITIONAL COMFORT ABILITIES THAT MOST PEOPLE HAVE. SO I WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU TELL EVERYBODY ABOUT YOUR PROJECT AND ABOUT THE PROCESS OF GETTING THAT IDENTIFIED, FUND RAISED AND COMPLETED. THANK YOU. GETTING AN EAGLE SCOUT IS A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT, ACCOMPLISHMENT, AND IT'S A LOT OF WORK. YOU FIRST HAVE TO GO THROUGH SIX OTHER RANKS TO EVEN THINK ABOUT DEVELOPING A PROJECT. SO WHAT I DID IS THERE'S A PLACE IN ROCKWALL CALLED ROCKWALL HISTORY MUSEUM, AND THEY HAVE A TENANT CABIN. AND WHEN I WENT THERE, IT WAS VERY RUNDOWN PAINT SCRAPED OFF, BOARDS FALLING OFF. SO I EMAILED THEM AND I ASKED, HEY, WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN SEE IF I CAN HELP YOU OUT HERE? SO OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW MONTHS, I SPOKE WITH THE PEOPLE WHO RUN IT, AND WE DEVELOPED WHAT I WOULD DO, HOW I WOULD DO IT, HOW I CAN ACCOMPLISH. AND THAT'S JUST THE PLANNING PORTION. I WOULD HAVE TO GET THAT APPROVED BY MULTIPLE PEOPLE FROM OUR SCOUTING DISTRICT AND COUNCIL AND MY UNIT. I WOULD THEN HAVE TO GO TO MY TROOP, FUNDRAISE FOR THE PROJECT, GET ENOUGH MONEY, AND GET PEOPLE TO HELP ME ACTUALLY COMPLETE IT. AND THEN WE GO OUT THERE. IT TOOK ME TWO WEEKENDS TO FINISH IT, SO WE WENT OUT THERE ONE SATURDAY, CAME BACK ABOUT TWO WEEKENDS LATER, AND THEN FINISHED IT UP, AND THEN HAD TO WRITE A REPORT ON IT TO ACTUALLY FINISH THE PROJECT.BUT IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. I LEARNED A LOT, LEARNED HOW TO DELEGATE, AND HOW SOMETIMES YOU JUST NEED TO ASK PEOPLE FOR HELP RATHER THAN YOURSELF. SO IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND I'M GLAD TO WHERE IT GOT ME. WELL, I THINK THAT WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS. IT'S COOL THAT THIS ONE IS PART OF A HISTORICAL PRESERVATION. AT THE SAME TIME, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS VERY MUCH NEEDED IN THE NEXT GENERATION, BECAUSE I CAN SAY THAT AT THIS POINT, THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE CHANGING HANDS AT THIS POINT IN TIME. AND UNFORTUNATELY AT TIMES THAT CARE FOR OUR HISTORY IS SOMETHING THAT IS DIFFICULT TO FIND PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO GET INVOLVED IN. BUT I, I TELL PEOPLE IT'S IMPORTANT TO ALWAYS KNOW WHERE YOU'VE COME FROM, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE YOU LEARN THE GOOD AND THE BAD. THAT'S WHERE YOU LEARN ABOUT THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL, AND YOU ALSO LEARN ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WERE NOT OR THE THINGS THAT NEEDED CHANGE. AND BY KEEPING THAT ALIVE AND KEEPING THAT PRESERVED, FUTURE GENERATIONS HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN.
AND IN SOME CASES, IT MAY BE AS SIMPLE AS LEARNING THAT LIFE WAS NEVER AS EASY TODAY IN THE PAST. AND MODERN CONVENIENCES YOU SEE, WHEN YOU GO INTO A AN OLD HOUSE LIKE THAT, HOW MUCH THINGS HAVE CHANGED? WE TAKE A LOT OF THINGS FOR GRANTED INDOOR PLUMBING, WATER, AS WELL AS THINGS LIKE ELECTRICITY, LET ALONE SOMETHING LIKE AIR CONDITIONING OR MODERN APPLIANCES. MOST PEOPLE WOULD WOULD TALK ABOUT HOW LONG AGO THAT WAS, BUT IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS, IT'S REALLY NOT THAT LONG AGO THAT THOSE MODERN CONVENIENCES WE TAKE FOR GRANTED WEREN'T THERE. AND SO IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT LOOK BACK. SO I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE ON THAT. I DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION TO READ. YOU'LL HAVE TO BEAR WITH ME IF MY EYES SKIP AGAIN. THE WONDERFUL CEDAR THAT HAS BLOWN IN WITH THIS WIND IS DOING WONDERS FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE CONTACTS IN. WHEREAS COOPER, ALAN REYNOLDS HAS EARNED THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT BY SCOUTING AMERICA. AND WHEREAS THE CONFERRING OF AN EAGLE SCOUT AWARD IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST HONORS BESTOWED UPON A 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 IN ROLE MODEL FOR BOTH COMMUNITY AND NATION. AND WHEREAS SUCH AN AWARD IS EARNED AND THAT THE RECIPIENT MUST PERFORM AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE AND PASS THE RIGID REQUIREMENTS EXACTED TO ACHIEVE THE EAGLE SCOUT AWARD. AND WHEREAS, COOPER, ALAN REYNOLDS EAGLE SCOUT SERVICE PROJECT WAS TO REVITALIZE AND PAINT THE ROCKWALL COUNTY HISTORICAL FOUNDATION'S TENANT CABIN, LOCATED IN THE CITY OF ROCKWELL'S HARRY MYERS PARK. IN RECOGNITION, THEREFORE, I AM MATTHEW PORTER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, HEREBY
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CONGRATULATE COOPER ALAN REYNOLDS FOR HAVING AN EAGLE SCOUT AWARD CONFERRED UPON HIM BY SCOUTING AMERICA AND PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TO COOPER ALAN REYNOLDS, ON THIS, THE 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026, IN HONOR OF HIS ACHIEVEMENT OF ATTAINING THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT. CONGRATULATIONS.SO THAT DOES COMPLETE OUR PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING.
[COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS]
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO COMMENTS ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. IF ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IS PRESENT WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ON AN ITEM NOT LISTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, WE DO ASK THAT A FORM BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING REQUESTING TO SPEAK, AND WE DO REQUEST THAT COMMENTS BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES FOR AN INDIVIDUAL, SIX MINUTES IF OFFICIALLY REPRESENTING A GROUP. IN ADDITION, WE DO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS NOT ALLOWED TO CONVERSE, DELIBERATE OR TAKE ACTION ON ANY MATTER PRESENTED DURING CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. DUE TO THE RULES OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, HOWEVER, WE CAN DIRECT STAFF TO REACH OUT WITH THAT MISS STORM. I BELIEVE WE HAD A COUPLE OF FORMS TURNED IN THIS EVENING.THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY, SO THE FIRST FORM I HAVE HERE IS BRITT VOLKER. AND WHEN YOU COME FORWARD, IF YOU WOULD, THERE'S A HEAD THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S TALKING AT THE BASE OF THE MICROPHONE. THERE. THERE YOU GO. SO IF YOU WILL STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES IN WHICH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL. MY NAME'S BRITT VOLKER. I LIVE AT 1511 ANCHOR DRIVE HERE IN WYLIE. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK THE CITY FOR THE ADDITION OF THE THREE PICKLEBALL COURTS AND THE CANVAS SUNSHADE THAT'S BEEN PUT OVER. IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY WELCOME ADDITION LATER ON THIS YEAR WHEN WE GET OUR NICE WARM DAYS. MY QUESTION IS THE INSTALLATION OF LIGHTS BEEN TOLD THAT THEY'RE COMING VERY SOON. VERY SOON THE LIGHTS ARE GOING TO BE INSTALLED AND I WORKED STILL, SO I NORMALLY DON'T GET HOME UNTIL ABOUT THIS TIME OF THE DAY. AS IF YOU LOOK OUTSIDE, YOU CAN SEE IT'S KIND OF HARD TO PLAY AT THIS TIME OF THE DAY. AND SO TO ME, THAT MAKES THE PICKLEBALL COURTS BASICALLY USELESS FOR MYSELF AND MANY OTHER RESIDENTS OF WYLIE WHO AFTER WORK AND CAN'T USE THE COURTS ONLY ON THE WEEKENDS. AND SO WHAT? I CAME TO ASK IF THE CITY COUNCIL COULD ENCOURAGE THE PARKS AND RECS OR WHATEVER DEPARTMENT TO SEE IF THERE'S A WAY TO EXPEDITE GETTING THE LIGHTS INSTALLED. I KNOW THEY HAVE THE WIRING THERE, AND THE MOUNTS LOOKS LIKE ALL IN PLACE FROM WHAT I CAN SEE. LOOKING LOOKING AT IT, BUT I WOULD JUST LOOKING FOR SOME ENCOURAGEMENT FROM THE CITY COUNCIL TO HELP DIRECT THE PARKS AND RECS TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THOSE LIGHTS INSTALLED SOONER, SO THAT COURTS CAN BE USED MORE BY THE RESIDENTS OF WYLIE. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. OKAY. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A STAFF MEMBER FROM PARKS AND REC WHO CAN SPEAK WITH YOU RIGHT BACK HERE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. OUR SECOND REQUEST TO SPEAK THIS EVENING IS MR. JARED RIDGELEY. AND SO SAME THING, SIR, IF YOU WILL COME FORWARD, TURN IT BACK ON FOR US THERE AND THEN STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES IN WHICH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JARED RIDGELEY. I LIVE AT 330 HIGHLAND RIDGE DRIVE IN WYLIE, TEXAS. HAPPY TO BE HERE AND I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE. I'M GOING TO RAPID FIRE AT YOU. I HAD TO CONDENSE THIS DOWN. VERY SMALL, BIG TOPIC, BUT I'LL GIVE IT A SHOT.
SO, MAYOR COUNCIL, THANK YOU. ON FEBRUARY 10TH, THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED EXPANDING THE FLOCK PLATE READER PROGRAM. TONIGHT, YOU'RE REVIEWING THE RACIAL PROFILING ANALYSIS UNDER CONSENT ITEM G. FLOCKS OWN PATENT DESCRIBES CLASSIFYING PEOPLE BY RACE, GENDER, HEIGHT,
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AND WEIGHT. THOSE DESERVE TO BE EVALUATED TOGETHER. POINT ONE IT'S A PLATFORM, NOT A CAMERA, CHIEF HENDERSON SAID OFFICERS ONLY HAVE ACCESS TO STILL IMAGES OF PLATES, NOT OCCUPANTS.THIS MAY BE TRUE TODAY. FLOCKS PLATFORM GOES FURTHER. FREEFORM AI SEARCH FOR PEOPLE BY PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION. RAVEN SOLD FOR GUNSHOT DETECTION, NOW LISTENS FOR HUMAN VOICES IN DISTRESS. PATENT US 114416545 B1. CLASSIFIES PEOPLE BY RACE, GENDER, HEIGHT, AND WEIGHT IN SEARCHABLE DATABASES. POINT TWO DOCUMENTED LOSS OF CONTROL OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT STATEMENTS, NOT ALLEGATIONS. MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA FLOCK ENABLED A NATIONWIDE SETTING WITHOUT POLICE KNOWLEDGE. FEDERAL AGENCIES ACCESS LOCAL DATA. CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS FLOCK INSTALLED CAMERAS AFTER COUNCIL ORDERED DEACTIVATION TERMINATED FOR BREACH OF TRUST WASHINGTON BORDER PATROL ACCESSED TEN DEPARTMENT DATA, TEN DEPARTMENTS DATA THAT NEVER AGREED TO SHARE POINT THREE HACKABLE AND WELL DOCUMENTED. CHIEF HENDERSON MENTIONED SAFEGUARDS AND AUDITS. INTERNAL AUDITS DON'T FIX VENDOR LEVEL FLAWS 22 CONFIRMED VULNERABLE VULNERABILITIES IN THE FEDERAL CYBERSECURITY DATABASE. A CAMERA CAN BE TAKEN OVER IN 30S CONDOR CAMERAS FOUND ONLINE WITHOUT PASSWORDS. LIVE FOOTAGE VIEWABLE BY ANYONE POINT FOUR THE LAW NO TEXAS LAW REQUIRES A WRITTEN PLATE READER POLICY. ZERO STATE GUARDRAILS. SEVERAL CITIES HAVE ADOPTED POLICIES VOLUNTARILY. WYLIE HAS NOT BLOCK OPERATED WITHOUT A TEXAS LICENSE FOR FIVE YEARS BEFORE DPS ISSUED A CEASE AND DESIST, FLOCK REWROTE ITS CONTRACT THIS MONTH, 147 UNILATERAL CHANGES. DELETING FLOCK DOES NOT OWN AND SHALL NOT SELL CUSTOMER DATA.
THE ASK I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO REMOVE CURRENT CAMERAS, ONLY TO PAUSE THE EXPANSION UNTIL WYLIE HAS ONE. A WRITTEN PLATE READER POLICY TWO RETENTION CAPPED AT 30 DAYS, THREE. SHARING WITHOUT A COUNCIL VOTE. NO SHARING WITHOUT A COUNCIL VOTE FOR A BAN ON AUDIO SENSORS FIVE. AN INDEPENDENT SECURITY ASSESSMENT SIX. NO VENDOR CHANGES WITHOUT WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION 30 PLUS CITIES HAVE CANCELED SINCE 2025. AMAZON KILLED ITS RING FLOCK PARTNERSHIP JUST TWO WEEKS AGO.
WE WOULDN'T APPROVE A WATER PLANT WITHOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT. DON'T APPROVE SURVEILLANCE INFRASTRUCTURE WITHOUT GOVERNANCE CONTROLS. YOU'RE REVIEWING RACIAL PROFILING STANDARDS TONIGHT. REVIEW THE TECHNOLOGY BUILT TO PROFILE TWO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR.
SO THAT DOES COMPLETE OUR NON AGENDA ITEMS I APOLOGIZE I WAS TAKING SOME
[CONSENT AGENDA]
NOTES THERE THAT WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA FOR THE EVENING COUNCIL. AS WE HAVE THAT LAID OUT. DO WE HAVE ANY ITEMS TO PULL FOR INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONS OR CONSIDERATION.STAFF. ANY ITEMS? COUNCILMAN? DUKE? YES, MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM G. OKAY. WE HAVE A REQUEST TO PULL ITEM D OR G, I APOLOGIZE. CONSENT AGENDA G OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER ITEMS TO PULL FOR INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONS OR CONSIDERATION? AND IF THERE ARE NONE, I'D BE OPEN TO A MOTION ON THE OTHER ITEMS A THROUGH F OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS THANK YOU MAYOR. I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS A THROUGH F ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE A THROUGH F. DO WE HAVE A SECOND COUNCILMAN HOOVER I SECOND.
OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AS STATED. COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES
[G. Review, and place on file, the Wylie Police Department 2025 Racial Profiling Analysis.]
SIX ZERO. THE MAYOR PRO TEM ABSENT THIS EVENING. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA, WHICH WILL NOW START WITH ITEM G. REVIEW AND PLACE ON FILE. THE WYLIE POLICE DEPARTMENT 2025 RACIAL PROFILING ANALYSIS. AND I SEE WE HAVE ASSISTANT CHIEF WALTERS HERE THIS EVENING.IS THAT THE RIGHT TITLE? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. MICROPHONE. IF YOU'LL TURN THE MICROPHONE ON FOR US OKAY. DEAR MAYOR AND COUNCIL, WE PRESENT TO YOU THE RACIAL PROFILING REPORT FOR THE
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YEAR 2025. AS MANY OF YOU ALL KNOW, STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE TURN THIS IN AND WE HAVE AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR, DOCTOR ERIC FRITSCH, AND DOCTOR CHAD OLSEN REVIEW ALL OF OUR DATA TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ANALYZED BY AN OUTSIDE SOURCE TO DICTATE ANY ANOMALIES. BE OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ON THE REPORT AS IT'S SUBMITTED. OKAY. COUNCILMAN DUKE, DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. NO, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. I JUST WANTED TO BRING IT TO THE BRING IT UP TO THE ATTENTION. AND I JUST ALSO WANTED TO THANK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND YOUR AND YOUR DEDICATION TO THE CITY AND THE CITIZENS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS? THANK YOU. MAYOR. CHIEF WALTERS I DON'T THINK I SAY ASSISTANT CHIEF WALTERS. DO I THINK I JUST SAY TO YOU. COULD YOU PROVIDE YOUR ASSESSMENT OR OR SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS HERE, OR ANY INCONSISTENCIES FROM YEAR OVER YEAR FROM PREVIOUS YEARS? YEAH, THERE WERE NO REAL GLARING INCONSISTENCIES, NOTHING THAT THE INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS LOCATED ALL OF OUR AS FAR AS THE WAY THEY CALCULATE THE PERCENTAGES OF VIOLATORS VERSUS ENFORCEMENT ACTION VERSUS SEARCHES AND ALL OF THAT IS PRETTY CONSISTENT, SHOW ROUGHLY A 75% WARNING RATE, WHICH IS STILL, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING WE'RE PRETTY PROUD OF, THAT WE OUR GOAL IS TO TRY TO GAIN COMPLIANCE VERSUS NECESSARILY ALWAYS GOING FOR THE THE TICKET.ONE THING THAT I'M REALLY PROUD OF IN THIS IS THAT OUT OF I WANT TO SAY IT WAS 14,000 SOMETHING TRAFFIC STOPS, 14,127 TRAFFIC CONTACTS. WE HAD TWO USES OF FORCES AS A RESULT OF THAT. THAT SPEAKS NOT ONLY TO THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE, BUT IT ALSO SPEAKS TO THE DEDICATION OUR OFFICERS HAVE TO DE-ESCALATION TACTICS AND, YOU KNOW, TREATING PEOPLE WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY THAT THAT THEY GET, USE OF FORCE HAS HAPPENED. WE DON'T LIKE IT WHEN THEY HAPPEN, BUT IT'S STILL IT'S PART OF THE IT'S PART OF THE JOB. SO TO ONLY HAVE TWO OUT OF 14,000 AND NONE OF THOSE RESULTING IN ANY TYPE OF REALLY DOCUMENTED INJURY. SO I THINK THEY WERE SCRAPES AND BRUISES, WHICH THAT HAPPENS. BUT NOTHING, NOTHING EVEN REQUIRING MEDICAL TREATMENT. IT'S GET IT UNDER CONTROL AND DUST, DUST EVERYBODY OFF AND GET ON ABOUT YOUR DAY. BUT EVERYTHING IN THE REPORT IS PRETTY MUCH AS AS WE WOULD EXPECT IT TO BE. FROM EVERY TYPE OF BREAKDOWN THAT THAT IS NOTICEABLE. THANK YOU.
THOSE ARE PRETTY AMAZING NUMBERS. WOULD WOULD I BE RIGHT IN SUMMARIZING ONE PORTION, ALTHOUGH NOT ALL OF IT IS THE REPORT AND THE AUDITING. LOOKING AT WHEN OUR OFFICERS ARE INITIATING A STOP, WHAT DID THEY OBSERVE PRIOR TO INITIATING THAT STOP? ISN'T THAT ONE SECTION OF OF YOU KNOW, HOW ARE THEY? ARE THEY PROFILING US IN ALL? YES.
THEY'RE WE WE'RE REQUIRED TO REPORT WHETHER WE KNEW THE RACE OF THE VIOLATOR PRIOR TO THE STOP AND PRIOR TO THE STOP DECISION, AND THAT HAPPENED IN, I BELIEVE IT WAS LIKE 5.71, IF I REMEMBER RIGHT. I'M TRYING TO FIND IT. BUT IT WAS IT WAS BETWEEN 5 AND 6% OF THE TIME.
THE OFFICER KNEW THE RACE, THE VIOLATOR AT THE TIME THE DECISION WAS MADE TO INITIATE CONTACT, PRETTY MINIMAL. I WAS SEEING THAT SAME THING. THAT'S IT, I APPRECIATE IT. I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HARD WORK. THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THIS EVENING FOR CHIEF WALTERS? OKAY. SO IF THERE ARE NONE, I WOULD BE OPEN TO A MOTION ON ITEM G. COUNCILMAN STRAIN. THANK YOU.
MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. THE ITEM IS PRESENTED. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND, COUNCILMAN DUKE? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I SECOND. OKAY, WE DO HAVE A MOTION WITH A SECOND TO APPROVE. ITEM G COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES
[1. Hold a public hearing, consider, and act upon, authorizing a donation by the City of Wylie to Hope for the Cities in an amount not to exceed $2,000.]
SIX ZERO. WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER ONE THIS EVENING, WHICH IS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AUTHORIZING A DONATION BY THE CITY OF WYLIE TO HOPE[00:35:04]
FOR THE CITIES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,000. THIS STEMS FROM A PRIOR CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD HAD, AS THEY ARE THE BENEFICIARIES OF A LOCAL UPCOMING CROSSFIT EVENT, AND OBVIOUSLY THE CITY IS HAPPY TO WORK WITH OUR NONPROFITS. BUT DO NOT DONATE, OF COURSE, DIRECTLY TO BUSINESSES. NOW THAT WE DO HAVE SOME ADMINISTRATIVE THINGS TO STILL SORT OUT ON THIS. HOWEVER, SINCE IT IS LISTED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING THIS EVENING, I WILL GO AHEAD AND DO THAT AT THIS TIME. SO, MISS STORM, PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT I WILL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM. IF WE HAVE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU STEP FORWARD AT THIS TIME. OKAY, MISS STORM, PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT. NO ONE STEPPED FORWARD TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING, SO I WILL CLOSE THAT PUBLIC HEARING. AND AS STATED, THERE ARE STILL SOME THINGS ADMINISTRATIVELY WITH REGARDS TO PAPERWORK THAT NEED TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE WE CAN PROCESS THIS. COUNCILMAN DUKE, I KNOW THAT YOU HAD BROUGHT THIS FORWARD TO THE FIRST WORK SESSION. WOULD YOU BE AMENABLE TO TABLING THIS ITEM IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR THAT TO BE COMPLETED? YES, MR. MAYOR, OKAY.AND OBVIOUSLY, COUNCIL, THIS IS OPEN FOR ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. I KNOW WE JUST HAD A WORK SESSION DISCUSSING, BUT IF NO ONE IS OPPOSED TO TABLING, THAT IS AN OPTION AS WELL. SO I WOULD BE OPEN TO A MOTION AT THIS TIME. COUNCILMAN DUKE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TABLE THIS ITEM FOR THE STANDARD LENGTH. I THINK IT'S TWO MEETINGS. SO I THINK IT'S THREE TYPICALLY. SO I BELIEVE IT'S IN APRIL. SO I WOULD SAY TO EITHER OF THE NEXT TWO MEETINGS. WOULD YOU AMEND YOUR MOTION TO EITHER OF THE NEXT TWO MEETINGS THEN. YES, I'LL AMEND MY MOTION TO THE NEXT TWO MEETINGS TO TABLE IT. WE HAVE THE MOTION IS STATED AND AMENDED. COUNCILMAN STRANG, I WILL SECOND THE MOTION. OKAY. THIS IS A MOTION TO TABLE TO ONE OF THE NEXT TWO MEETINGS. COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO.
THIS ITEM WILL BE TABLED AND COME BACK AT ONE OF THE NEXT TWO MEETINGS. WE WILL. THAT
[WS1. Community Waste Disposal (CWD) Annual Review.]
DOES CONCLUDE ALL OF OUR ITEMS UNDER OUR REGULAR AGENDA. SO WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR WORK SESSION. THIS EVENING. OUR ONE AND ONLY WORK SESSION IS COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL ANNUAL REVIEW. AND I BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE HERE THIS EVENING FOR JUST THAT, SIR. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT.IF YOU WILL TURN THE MICROPHONE ON, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION TO PROVIDE TO US THIS EVENING, SIR. CORRECT. I BELIEVE THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE IT IN FRONT OF YOU. MY NAME IS ROBERT METKOVICH. I'M WITH COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR HONORING ANDERSON COOPER, THAT EAGLE SCOUT. I GREW UP SCOUTING, AND I'M AN EAGLE SCOUT. AND WHEN I GOT AN EAGLE SCOUT, MY DAD TOOK ME OUT FOR PIZZA. SO IT'S A PRETTY BIG DEAL THAT YOU HONORED HIM TONIGHT. THAT'S REALLY A BIG DEAL. LET ME SEE HOW I CAN GET THIS. ALL RIGHT.
THE PIZZA WAS REALLY GOOD BACK IN THE DAY. YEAH, IT'S BEEN A WHILE, BUT I REMEMBER, ESPECIALLY IF IT HAD BEEN LIKE A PIZZA HUT BUFFET OR SOMETHING. ALL RIGHT. HE'S BEEN SERVICING YOU SINCE 2008. I'M HERE THIS EVENING WITH JB SWEENEY. I BELIEVE YOU GUYS RECOGNIZE HIM.
HE'S ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER. AS YOU CAN SEE, HE'S BEEN SERVICING SINCE 2008. AT THE TIME, ERIC HOGUE WAS THE MAYOR IN A LONG TIME AGO. THE COMMUNITY HAS GROWN 41% THEN, AND WE SERVICE YOU FIVE DAYS A WEEK WITH CNG TRUCKS. THE CNG TRUCKS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS. IT HELPS ON AIR ENTERTAINMENT AND ALSO ON THE NOISE. WE'VE RUN APPROXIMATELY SEVEN TRUCKS EVERY SINGLE DAY AND AND NOT DIRTY DIESELS. AND ANNUALLY THAT'S EQUIVALENT OF TAKING OFF AROUND 16,000 TRUCKS AND CARS OFF THE NORTH TEXAS ROADS. THERE'S A BLUE CART WE RECYCLE. ALSO THERE ON TANGLEWOOD. WE PICK UP RECYCLING ONCE A WEEK WITH A 95 GALLON CART. ALSO, WE DO BRUSH AND BULK. IF YOU REMEMBER, WE CHANGED THAT RECENTLY. NOW WE PICK IT UP ON SATURDAYS. DEPENDING ON YOUR SERVICE DAY.
THERE'S SOME BRUSH AND BULK ON SALEM STREET. WE DO AROUND 20 TO 25 TONS A MONTH DOING THAT.
ALSO ON SATURDAYS WE GO. 949 HENSLEY WE PICK UP ALL THE TRASH THERE. WE HAVE TWO REAR LOADERS THERE AND THEY HELP OUT THE RESIDENTS. AND WE WORK WITH THE KEVIN ENGLUND WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT OUT THERE. AND THAT COLLECTS ANYWHERE BETWEEN 15 TO 20 TONS PER SATURDAY.
CITY OF WILEY WAS ONE OF THE FIRST COMMUNITIES IN DALLAS COUNTY TO MANDATE MULTI-FAMILY
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RECYCLING. THERE'S SOME SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING. WE ALSO DO RECYCLING AT THE CITY HALL THERE IN THE FAR RIGHT HAND PICTURE WYLIE ISD. WE WORK WITH THEM AND WE HAVE RECYCLING IN ALL THE CAMPUSES. WE DO AROUND 55 TONS A YEAR THERE. THE RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING PROGRAM DOES AROUND 5200 TONS A YEAR. IT'S DOWN A LITTLE BIT FROM LAST YEAR, BUT IT BASICALLY IS AROUND 50 POUNDS PER HOUSEHOLD. EVERYBODY'S RECYCLING, EVERYBODY'S NOT MANDATED TO RECYCLE, BUT YOU TAKE THE FULL AVERAGE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE TOP PROGRAMS IN TEXAS CUSTOMER SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES. THIS IS HOW MANY TIMES WE FAIL OR SUCCEED. WE HAVE AROUND 2.2 MILLION SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES ANNUALLY. THAT'S BETWEEN BRUSH AND BULK AND RECYCLING TO SUCCEED OR FAIL. LAST YEAR WE DID AROUND 1400 INQUIRIES. THAT'S AROUND 118 A MONTH, WHICH IS PRETTY LOW. THE LAST QUARTER OF THE YEAR GOT A LITTLE BIT HIGH, AND THE REASON WAS THAT WE HAD SOME TRUCK ISSUES TO ADDRESS THAT WE'RE GETTING SEVEN BRAND NEW TRUCKS IN APRIL. ONE OF THEM IS GOING TO BE DEDICATED TO THE CITY OF WYLIE. WHEN WE GET ONE OUT HERE, WE'LL DO A RIBBON CUTTING. MAKE A BIG DEAL ABOUT IT. YOU GUYS WILL BE INVITED TO SEE THAT.AND WE ALSO HAVE AND HAVE HAVE TWO MAINTENANCE VEHICLES OUT ALSO OUT THERE ALLOCATED FOR THE CITY OF WYLIE SERVICE INCIDENTS REPORTS. THESE ARE WHEN THE DRIVERS ARE ACTING IRRATIONAL OR ON THEIR PHONES OR DRIVING TOO FAST. WE ONLY HAD 36 OF THOSE LAST YEAR. H.H.
EVENTS WE DO THESE 22A YEAR. LAST YEAR IN 2025 WE DID AROUND 52,000 POUNDS. IT'S 949.
HENSLEY. WE'VE ALREADY WORKED WITH CITY STAFF. THERE'S GOING TO BE THIS SATURDAY FROM 9 TO 8, FROM 8 TO 1. AND IN NOVEMBER SEVERAL YOU PEOPLE HAVE COUNCIL PEOPLE HAVE BEEN OUT THERE BEFORE. WHEN WE TAKE WITH THAT PAINT IS WE TAKE IT BACK TO WD AND WE MIX IT. WE CALLED IT TURN INTO SOMETHING CALLED WD SEXY BEIGE. IT'S AROUND 10,000 GALLONS. LAST YEAR, SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THE CITY OF RALEIGH WON A NATIONAL AWARD FOR THAT STATE OF THE CITY. IF YOU LOOK IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER THERE, I BELIEVE THAT'S THE CITY MANAGER DRESSED UP WHEN HE WAS A FIREMAN. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT'S JEFF FORSTER, MAYOR PRO TEM THERE. WE WORKED WITH WYLIE ISD WITH THEIR BARBECUE EVENT, WYLIE ISD. WE WERE COTTON BELT SPONSOR. WE'LL BE DOING THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR. I ALSO SPOKE AT THE CHAMBER EVENT ON EARTH DAY AND WE HANDED OUT REUSABLE BAGS. WE WORKED WITH WYLIE ISD AND ALSO WITH THE CITY OF PARKS DEPARTMENT ON THEIR TASTE OF WYLIE. THIS YEAR, WE'RE WORKING WITH MARIANNE OLSON AND CRAIG AND WYLIE, AND THERE'S THE MAYOR IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT, AND ALL THE ATTENDEES GET REUSABLE BAGS. WE WERE IN THE WASTE CONNECTIONS WYLIE CONNECTION, PARDON ME. AND WE ACTUALLY HAD AN AD ABOUT THE RIMER FAMILY. I ACTUALLY SPOKE AT THE LADIES EVENT THERE. AND THAT'S ALI. SHE'S A LOCAL TELEVISION REPORTER AND WYLIE RESIDENT. WE WORKED WITH WYLIE ISD WITH THE CHAMBER. IT WAS THE FIFTH YEAR IN A ROW WE WERE THE SPONSOR FOR THAT. BASICALLY ANY EVENT IN THE CITY OF WYLIE, WE TRY TO MAKE THEM GREEN. EVENTS FROM THE ARTS EVENTS, JUNE 19TH EVENTS TO ART FESTIVAL BOOTHS AND BALLARD. WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED IN JULY OF LAST YEAR WITH THIS FLOOD DOWN IN CENTRAL TEXAS, CWG DECIDED TO WORK WITH ALL OUR COMMUNITIES. WE GOT IN THE PAPERS THERE. WE DECIDED TO DONATE $10 A TON TO THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. JASON BREMER, THE PRESIDENT OF CWG, WE WENT OUT DOWN THERE, PRESENTED THEIR STAFF. THAT'S JANE ZICKEL ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE AND CATHERINE DOVER ON THE RIGHT.
WE PRESENTED THEM A CHECK WITH ALL OUR CITIES IN THE CITY OF WYLIE WAS ONE OF THEM FOR APPROXIMATELY $42,000. AND ALSO, SOME OF THE COMMUNITY EVENTS WE WORK WITH IS THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF COLLIN COUNTY. THE BENEATH THE WREATH EVENT WAS HELD AT THE PLANO EVENT CENTER. WE MADE THAT A GREEN EVENT WITH COLLIN COUNTY JUNIOR LEAGUE AND WHAT WE ALSO ALSO DO, WE GET INVOLVED IN THE TOYS FOR TOTS. THAT'S THE BOTTOM RIGHT IS WHERE THE WYLIE POLICE DEPARTMENT LAST YEAR THAT'S JB. THIS YEAR WE WORKED WITH WENDY FOX WITH WYLIE ISD AND DID A TOYS FOR TOTS. AND THERE'S THE CHAMBER. WE WERE SPONSOR FOR THAT EVENT. THAT'S, I BELIEVE, MARION NELSON RECYCLING. THESE ARE SOME OF THE COMMUNITY AWARDS WE'VE WON IN THE PAST.
THE KD IS KIND OF DOING A FACELIFT OF THAT. OUR MURF UPGRADE. WE'RE DOING ABOUT 10 TO $15 MILLION. THAT'S ON THE NEXT SLIDE THERE. IF YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE OLD FACILITY.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE PERSONALLY DOING BETWEEN 10 TO 12 TONS OF RECYCLING PER YEAR.
WITH THIS EXPANSION, WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING BETWEEN 23 TO 25 TONS. IT'S GOING TO BE OPENED UP SOMETIME IN LATE SPRING. WE'LL INVITE CITY AND COUNCIL TO LOOK AT THE RECYCLING FACILITY, OUR MAINTENANCE FACILITY. WE'RE DOING SOME UPGRADE. THERE ALSO FOR CNG AND OUR TECHNOLOGY. WE HAVE SOFT PACKS, SO ALL THE DRIVERS HAVE A TABLET. AND ON
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THE ROUTES THEY CAN KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON. AND SO WE CAN SEE WHEN WE WERE THERE OR NOT. THIS IS REAL IMPORTANT BECAUSE SOMETIMES WHILE THE RESIDENTS WILL CALL UP AND SAY WE WERE, WE MISSED THEM. WE CAN ACTUALLY SEE IF THEIR CARTS WERE OUT BY 7 A.M. OR NOT. WE CAN USE THAT AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL. CUSTOMER SERVICE TECHNOLOGY. WE ALSO CAN HAVE A DOWNLOAD APPS OF COMMERCIAL RESIDENTS CAN PAY ON THEIR BILL. LAST YEAR, CITY OF WYLIE RECYCLED AROUND 45,200 TONS OF RECYCLABLES. EVERY YEAR WE GIVE YOU GUYS A GIFT. THERE'S A RECYCLE BINS, WHICH IS AT OLD COUNTY PARK, AND THIS YEAR WE'RE GIVING YOU A CHAIR IN A PLANT BED PLANTER MADE FROM RECYCLED PRODUCTS THAT RIGHT OUTSIDE IN YOUR FOYER AREA. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE SINCE 2008. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER? OKAY. FIRST, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. PRESIDENT ROBERT, I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT WAS THAT WAS AN EFFICIENT WAY TO MOVE THROUGH A LOT OF SLIDES. I APPRECIATE APPRECIATE TOLD ME I HAD TO HURRY UP. YES. WELL WE APPRECIATE. I APPRECIATE YOU SPENDING MORE TIME THOUGH ON THE BEGINNING BECAUSE I KNOW DATING BACK TO WHEN WE LAST ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT, LOOKING AT THE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT OR ESSENTIALLY MOST TIME, IT'S WHEN SOMETHING IS BELIEVED TO BE MISSED OR IS MISSED. BEING ABLE TO TRACK THOSE WAS SOMETHING THAT WE DISCUSSED WITH YOU ALL, SO I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO GO THROUGH AND PRESENT ON THAT PORTION OF IT A LITTLE, A LITTLE MORE IN DEPTH, BECAUSE WHILE I APPRECIATE WHERE WE ARE ON THE NUMBERS AND WELL UNDER THE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, OBVIOUSLY ANYTIME THAT YOUR TRASH IS MISSED AND I SAY THAT AS ANY CITIZEN, IT IS IMPORTANT AND SO APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO THERE IN GETTING BACK OUT AND GETTING THAT PICKED UP. I KNOW IT HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN SMOOTH, BUT I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT BEEN ABLE TO REACH OUT TO YOU AND OTHERS WHENEVER THERE IS A FAILURE POINT SO THAT YOU GUYS CAN TRACK THAT DOWN. SO THAT IS APPRECIATED THAT WE HAVE THOSE ESCALATION PATHS. AGAIN, I KNOW THAT FOR THE PERSON WHO MAYBE IT GETS MISSED ON THE ON THE REROUTE ON A COUPLE DAYS LATER, THE FACT THAT Y'ALL WILL STEP IN AND KIND OF FIND OUT WHAT WENT WRONG ON THAT SO THAT IT DOESN'T OCCUR AGAIN IS APPRECIATED. SO FROM THAT STANDPOINT, I APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP ON CONTINUING TO TRY TO MAKE THIS THE BEST EXPERIENCE WE CAN FOR OUR CITIZENS AS WELL AS I WANT TO POINT OUT REAL QUICK, FOR ANYONE LISTENING, THE GREEN EVENT OR THE THE GREEN EVENT THAT IS THIS THIS SATURDAY OVER THERE OFF OF HENSLEY. SO THAT'S TIRES, ELECTRONICS, SHREDDING, PAINT AND ALL SORTS OF OTHER HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS THAT SHOULDN'T GO DOWN THE DRAIN OR SHOULDN'T REALLY JUST GO STRAIGHT INTO YOUR COMPUTER.YOUR ALL YOUR ELECTRONICS, APPLIANCES, COMPUTERS, MONITORS, ALL OF THAT STUFF. YOU CAN TAKE IT, THEN AVOID IT. GOING TO THE LANDFILL TIRES IS ANOTHER ONE. IF YOU CHOOSE TO CHANGE YOUR TIRES AT HOME AND YOU HAVE THOSE AROUND, JUST MAKING SURE THAT THOSE GET YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE AND ON WILEY WATER BILL TO PROVE YOUR WILEY RESIDENCE. YES. SO AGAIN APPRECIATE THAT.
AND JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT. COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS, I KNOW YOU HAVE COMMENT OR QUESTION. YES, ROBERT, I APPRECIATE WHAT Y'ALL HAVE DONE FOR THE CITY AND ALL THE SPONSORSHIPS Y'ALL DO. I KNOW NOT ALL COMPANIES DO THAT, AND THAT'S A DIRECT INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. IN ADDITION TO THAT, I THINK YOU SKIMMED OVER IT, BUT PROBABLY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MIGHT HELP OUR CITIZENS THE MOST IS TO HIGHLIGHT THE APP THAT Y'ALL HAVE, AND THE ABILITY FOR THEM TO GET THIS INFORMATION ON THAT APP, AS WELL AS UPDATES. ORDER A NEW CAN IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO YOUR CAN. JUST ALL THE BENEFITS OF THE APP AND SOME OF THAT TECHNICAL ADVANCEMENTS ON THE TRUCKS WITH THE CAMERAS, AND THE ABILITY FOR Y'ALL TO ISOLATE EACH SPECIFIC HOUSE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED IN AN INCIDENT, NOT JUST TO REACT. AND I THINK Y'ALL HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB WITH THAT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. OKAY, I JUST WANT TO THANK A SHOUT OUT TO ALEX AND AUDREY. THEY WORK WITH BRANT AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB. THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM MAKES OUR LIFE A LITTLE BIT EASIER FOR EVERYBODY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SIR. OKAY, SO THAT IS OUR ANNUAL UPDATE FROM
[RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION]
CEDAR. THAT DOES CONCLUDE THAT WORK SESSION. FROM THERE WE MOVE INTO REGULAR SESSION TO[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
THEN MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER SECTION 551.07 FOR PERSONNEL MATTERS CLOSED MEETING ES ONE. PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.07 FOR PERSONNEL MATTERS, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DELIBERATE THE EVALUATION DUTIES, COMPENSATION AND CONTRACTUAL TERMS OF THE CITY* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.