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THIS IS TUESDAY, JUNE 23RD, 2026 AT 6:01 P.M. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT. IF YOU WOULD STAND INDICATION, THEN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. AND I'M ASKED PASTOR LARRY BRYCE TO LEAD US IN THE WORD OF PRAYER AT THE PODIUM. 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. WE'RE HAVING PUBLIC COMMENT. NEXT IS PUBLIC
[4. Receive a presentation and conduct board interviews.]
COMMENT. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY. SO WE'RE MOVING TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR. MISS SARAH EGAN WILL PRESENT THIS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL. I WILL JUST PROVIDE A BRIEF BRIEF INFORMATION REGARDING RECRUITMENT. WE USED ALL THE TOOLS AVAILABLE TO THE CITY IN ORDER TO GET THE WORD OUT THAT WE WERE RECEIVING APPLICATIONS OR ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. THIS ALSO INCLUDED THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION. AND SO THE RESULT OF THAT IS WE RECEIVED 26 APPLICATIONS, SEVERAL CURRENT MEMBERS INTERESTED IN THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION AND MOST OF OUR APPOINTEES ALSO REQUESTED TO BE REAPPOINTED. A COUPLE OF NEW APPLICANTS AS WELL. AS FAR AS APPOINTMENTS, WE HAVE 31 PLACES AVAILABLE FOR APPOINTMENTS AND THAT INCLUDES ALL REAPPOINTMENTS. BOA DOES HAVE A SPECIAL REQUEST FROM STAFF TO APPOINT TWO ALTERNATES. IF APPLICANTS ARE AVAILABLE, IN ORDER TO ENSURE CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS FOR BOA, THERE WAS A MOMENT THERE WHERE OUR NUMBERS DROPPED DUE TO VARIOUS PERSONAL REASONS OF THE CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS, AND SO WE DO RECOMMEND THAT WE OR THE COUNCIL CONSIDER APPOINTING ALTERNATES. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. I'M SORRY. WE DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE OFFICERS CORRECT. WE DO, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO. BUT WE DO RECOMMEND THAT YOU APPOINT THEM. IT IT'S REALLY BEST FOR BOA BECAUSE THE BOA CAN'T TAKE ANY ACTION WITHOUT AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF FOUR OUT OF FIVE. SO YOU KNOW THAT. WE HAVE A BOA, CORRECT.BUT WE DO HAVE A FULL HOUSE BOA, CORRECT? YES. CURRENTLY ALL FIVE SEATS ARE FILLED, SO WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR THOSE TWO ALTERNATES. IN THE EVENT THAT SOMEONE BECOMES NOT AVAILABLE TO SERVE FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER, WHETHER THEY RESIGN OR THEY GET SICK OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT MIGHT HAPPEN. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. MOVING TO AGENDA NUMBER FIVE. DISCUSS.
CONSIDER ANNUAL APPOINTMENT OF THE CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. I'M SORRY. OH, SURE. I THOUGHT SHE WAS GOING TO CALL THEM UP. YOU GOING TO CALL THEM UP? ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO CONDUCT INTERVIEWS OF THE BOARD. I'LL PASS THAT UP. SORRY ABOUT THAT. ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE. MISS BETTY BAKER, WOULD YOU COME UP AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF? HELLO, I'M BETTY
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BAKER. GOOD MORNING. AFTERNOON. PLEASE. PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME START THE DAY OVER. SO YOU'RE INTERESTED? SORRY? YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THE ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE? I'VE BEEN ON IT FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS, A LONG TIME. YEAH, YEAH, I'M A FOSSIL, SO. OKAY, WELL, THANK YOU FOR SERVING AND AND ASKING TO BE REAPPOINTED. THANK YOU. SURE, I ENJOY HELPING. SO I'D LIKE TO BE REAPPOINTED. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR HER? I HAVE NONE, THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.MISS KAREN MILTON. OH, SHE'S NOT HERE. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, MISS REESE.
MY NAME IS LISA REESE, AND I WANT TO STAY ON THE BOARD. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT. AND HOW LONG HAVE YOU SERVED ON THE BOARD? NOT THAT LONG. I WAS ON THERE. OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR SERVING. MR. JOHNSON. GOOD EVENING. I'M HARVEY JOHNSON, AND I DID APPLY FOR THE POSITION OF THE ZONING BOARD. I'M ONE OF THOSE THAT THINGS THAT THE CITY IS DOING.
AND YOU WANT TO BE INVOLVED. YOU FOR DOORS OPEN YOU YOU WALK THROUGH THE DOOR. SO INSTEAD OF JUST SITTING BACK COMPLAINING, GET INVOLVED AND TRY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AND YOU'RE RETIRED SO YOU HAVE TIME TO DO IT, RIGHT? YEAH. I WORKED FOR THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE FOR 37 YEARS. I RETIRED FROM THE POSTAL SERVICE. WHILE I WAS THERE, I WAS ON THE CONSTRUCTION ZONING COMMITTEE WITH THE CITY OF GARLAND FOR FOUR YEARS. AND THAT WAS WHERE WHEN THERE WAS CONSTRUCTION GOING ON, WE HAD A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE POSTAL SERVICE MADE SURE THAT THE CONSTRUCTION DIDN'T IMPEDE THE DELIVERY OF THE MAIL, AND THE POSTAL SERVICE POSTAL CARRIERS HAD A SAFE PASSAGE WHEN THEY'RE DOING CONSTRUCTION. SO I SERVED THAT POSITION FOR FOUR YEARS. FOLKS FROM THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. ANY QUESTIONS? NO. THANK YOU FOR APPLYING. MISS GAIL. KAYLA. NOT PRESENT. KEEP IT CIVIL. BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION. MARY. T HERE COME. TINA. OH, OKAY. MR. HI, I'M TINA GAIL, AND I'M APPLYING FOR THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. RE APPLYING. I FILLED IN LAST YEAR. HOW LONG? OKAY, A COUPLE OF MONTHS. HOW DO YOU LIKE IT? IT'S OKAY. I'VE HAD ONE MEETING. IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT BOARD.
VERY IMPORTANT. YOU HAVE A LOT TO SAY. A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK IT'S OUR MOST POWERFUL BOARD THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY, SO I LIKE IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR EXPRESSING INTEREST IN APPLYING. THANK YOU. I GOT A QUESTION. OH, WHILE WE'RE DOING THIS AND GOING DOWN EACH ONE, SHOULD WE NOT VOTE WHILE WE DOING EACH INDIVIDUAL ONE ALONE INSTEAD OF GOING BACKWARDS AND VOTING FOR EVERYBODY? SHOULD WE VOTE WHILE WE'RE ON EACH BOARD? NO. SO CAN WE DO THAT ON THE AGENDA? WE CURRENTLY HAVE INTERVIEWS TO BE COMPLETED FIRST, AND THEN FOR COUNCIL TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS AFTER. OKAY. FAIR ENOUGH. DOUBLE DUTY, KEEP SINGLE. BEAUTIFUL. MARY. I CAN'T PRONOUNCE HER NAME. IS SHE HERE? MISS DONNA HUDSON CONTACTED ME. SHE'S ON HERE BECAUSE SHE'S ON VACATION. BUT SHE SHOWED. SHE ASKED TO BE ON REELECTED THAT BOARD ALSO. BUT SHE IS ON A CRUISE, SO SHE COULDN'T BE HERE. LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD, MISS WHITEHEAD. I'M JUDY WHITEHEAD, AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE REAPPOINTED TO THE LIBRARY BOARD. ANY QUESTIONS YOU'VE SERVED? HOW LONG, MISS WHITEHEAD? PROBABLY ABOUT SIX YEARS. SIX YEARS. OKAY. I READ A LOT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MISS REYNOLDS. HELLO. I'M
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MICHAELA REYNOLDS, AND I'M APPLYING TO BE A PART OF THE LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHT. HOW LONG HAVE YOU SERVED? I HAVE NOT SERVED ON THE BOARD. HOWEVER, I USED TO WORK FOR THE LIBRARY FOR FIVE YEARS, AND I GREW UP THERE LIKE, EVERY SUMMER READING I WAS THERE. I WAS THERE CONSTANTLY READING AND DOING HOMEWORK ON THE COMPUTERS. SO YEAH, THAT'S WHY I SAY I GREW UP THERE. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? NO THANK YOU. MR. BRYCE. MY NAME IS LARRY BRYCE, AND THIS WILL BE MY FIRST APPOINTMENT TO THE LIBRARY BOARD. AND I WOULD SAY THAT LIKE SHE I DIDN'T GROW UP AT THE LIBRARY, BUT I WAS FREQUENTLY THERE AT THE LIBRARY COMING UP. AND I BELIEVE A LIBRARY IS A GREAT PLACE, A GREAT HUB FOR THE COMMUNITY. I BELIEVE IT'S A GOOD PLACE FOR INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN ACCESS, JUST A GOOD PLACE TO ENGAGE AND PLACE THAT YOU CAN LEARN AND CONTINUE YOUR LEARNING SKILLS THERE. SO I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO BE A PART OF THE LIBRARY BOARD. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SIR. PLANNING AND ZONING. SHERRY CHILDRESS. I'M SHERRY CHILDRESS AND I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD, I THINK FOR FOUR YEARS. I COULD BE MISTAKEN. AND I'M REAPPLYING. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU MA'AM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, MISS MOORE. AMANDA MOORE. THOUGHT I SAW HER COME IN. SHE'S NOT HERE. MISS BURKETT, YOU CAN SIT DOWN. WE ALL KNOW YOU. HI, I'M CINDY BURKETT, AND I'M REAPPLYING FOR PNC. AND I'VE JUST FINISHED MY FIRST TERM. I THINK TWO YEARS IS HOW THAT HOW THAT GO. ANYWAY, I'VE ENJOYED IT. WE HAVE A GOOD GROUP ON THE BOARD RIGHT NOW.THANK YOU, THANK YOU. CIVIL EDC. MR. CIPRIANO. MY NAME IS SHELLY CIPRIANO AND I'M CURRENTLY PART OF THE EDC BOARD AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REAPPOINTED. ALL RIGHT. HOW LONG HAVE YOU SERVED, SHIRLEY? TWO YEARS. TWO YEARS, MAYBE A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS. TWO TERMS OR TWO YEARS. WE'LL HAVE TO CHECK ON THAT. OKAY. TWO TERMS, I THINK. TWO TERMS. YEAH. OKAY. TWO TERMS. FOUR YEARS. YEAH. WELL, THANK YOU FOR REAPPLYING. THANK YOU. TIME FLIES. I KNOW WHEN YOU'RE HAVING FUN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS MARSHALL. DIANE MARSHALL, AND I BELIEVE I AM APPLYING FINISH SOMEONE'S TERM MAYBE. CORRECT. YEAH. AND I'D LIKE TO DO IT AGAIN. SERVE AGAIN. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR REAPPLYING. CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION.
TASHA, IS THAT RIGHT? TASHA SMITH YEAH. TASHA SMITH AND I AM APPLYING FOR THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE. I CURRENTLY SERVE ON P AND Z. SO I WANT TO SPREAD MY RINGS OUT. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MIKE FRUIN. MY NAME IS MIKE FRUIN I'VE BEEN IN SINCE 1986. I'M APPLYING TODAY FOR THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS? GOT TIME TO SERVE. YES, SIR.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU MIKE. MISS EPPS. YOU HAVE TO GIVE A FIVE MINUTE REPORT. WELL LET ME GO SIT BACK DOWN. NO, I'M SHANNON EPPS AND I'M APPLYING FOR THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE OR CHARTER REVIEW BOARD. SORRY. AND I'M NOT ON ANY OTHER BOARD AND HAVEN'T SERVED ON ANY OTHER BOARD. BUT I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE A LITTLE REVISED. ALL RIGHT.
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ANY QUESTIONS? NO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SHANNON. IS THERE ANYBODY THAT HAS APPLIED FOR A BOARD THAT WE HAVE NOT CALLED OUT OR THAT WE MISSED? HAS ANYBODY OUT THERE THAT WE OVERLOOKED? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. WE APPRECIATE THE TIME YOU GOT, CHARLOTTE. THERE'S A BEARD. HOW DID YOU FORGET MR. BEARD? WELL, OKAY. MY NAME IS PAT BEARDEN, AND I'M APPLYING FOR THE REVIEW OF THE CHARTER BOARD. YEARS AGO, I WAS ON IT, BUT THAT WAS MANY YEARS. SO I'M INTERESTED IN SEEING HOW IT LOOKS NOW. OKAY. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. MA'AM, YOU GOT CHARLOTTE HIDING BACK THERE. YOU COME IN. I CAN'T MISS HER. I'M CHARLOTTE HERNANDEZ, AND I AM APPLYING FOR THE CHARTER REVIEW BOARD. I'VE BEEN ON KEEP CITY BEAUTIFUL FOR MANY YEARS AND WANT TO DO SOMETHING IN ADDITION. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MISS, MISS, MISS, MISS SHARMAN HERE. THEN SHE APPLIED FOR IT. SHE'S NOT HERE. OKAY. I'M SHEREE CHILDRESS AND I WAS ON THE PREVIOUS CHARTER REVIEW BOARD.AND MAYBE I'M NOT TOO BRIGHT, BUT I'M GOING TO APPLY FOR THE NEXT CHARTER REVIEW BOARD.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I THINK THAT'S EVERYBODY. ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
WE APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT YOU CONTRIBUTE TO SERVE ON EVERY BOARD THAT IS REPRESENTED HERE TONIGHT. IT IS NOT TAKEN LIGHTLY. SOMETIME YOU THINK PEOPLE DON'T NOTICE OR YOU'RE OVERLOOKED. BUT I WILL ASSURE YOU, THE CITY COUNCIL AND ME AS MYSELF, AS MAYOR, WE DO RECOGNIZE THAT. WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF HARD WORK GOES IN TO A LOT OF THESE BOARDS, AND WE
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THANK YOU FOR SERVING ON THEM. MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE. DISCUSS. CONSIDER ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS TO CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS FOR TERMS TO BEGIN ON JULY 1ST OF 2026. DISCUSSION TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT MEMBERS FOR EACH BOARD SEPARATELY EXCEPT THE CHARTER REVIEW. FIRST ONE UP IS THE ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE. MAYOR, DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THOSE THAT ARE SERVING ON MORE THAN TWO BOARDS? IS THAT WHAT, MORE THAN ONE BOARD? I MEAN, SHOULD WE DO THAT NOW? YOU CAN DO THAT NOW. YOU'LL HAVE TO DO IT SEPARATELY FOR CHARLOTTE AND SHEREE, BECAUSE YOU'LL HAVE TO ABSTAIN FROM THE MOTION FOR CHARLOTTE.AND YOU'LL HAVE TO ABSTAIN FROM THE MOTION FOR SHEREE. SO JUST WHENEVER YOU WANT TO DO IT, SURE. AS NOW YOU MIGHT AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO READ OR DO YOU WANT ME JUST. THERE ARE SEVERAL APPLICANTS THAT ARE CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS SEEKING APPOINTMENTS TO THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION. THE CITY COUNCIL MAY, BY AFFIRMATION VOTE OF FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS WAIVE ANY REQUIREMENT THAT A PERSON MAY ONLY SERVE ON ONE BOARD OR COMMISSION. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE ALLOW THE FOLLOWING TO SERVE ON MORE THAN ONE BOARD. IF THEY GET SELECTED FOR, FOR FOR THEIR BOARDS. FOR THEIR APPOINTMENTS. TINA GAYLE, DIANE. MARSHALL. SHELLY. SHELLY. CIPRIANO. BARBARA. SHERMAN. LISA. REESE. MARY. SCHIMMEL.
PAT. BEARDEN. SONYA. HERE. DARBY. TASHA. SMITH. AND THAT WOULD LEAVE TWO OTHERS. I NEED TO GO ON A SEPARATE MOTION, BUT OKAY, SINCE YOU'RE MAKING A MOTION. OH I'M SORRY SHERRY.
SHERRY CHILDRESS OKAY, SO THOSE INDIVIDUALS, IF WE COULD ALLOW THEM TO SERVE ON MORE THAN ONE BOARD, PLEASE, BECAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY SERVING ON THE BOARD, CORRECT? THEY'RE THEY'RE SERVING ON ONE BOARD, ANOTHER BOARD. AND THEN THEY'VE ALSO EXPRESSED INTEREST IN CHARTER ON ANOTHER BOARD. YEAH. CAN WE QUALIFY ON THAT MOTION? THAT IS TO SERVE ON A SECOND BOARD. WE WERE TO SAY IT'S GOING ON THE SECOND BOARD. THAT PERSON. THERE IS SOME THAT WILL BE SERVING ON THREE BOARDS IF THEY GET A CHARTER REVIEW. OKAY. WELL, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT YOUR MOTION TO SAY, THEN SAY UP TO UP TO THREE BOARDS, UP TO THREE BOARDS. ALLOW THEM TO
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SERVE UP TO THREE. THAT IS YOUR MOTION. THAT'S MY MOTION. ALL RIGHT. I HEAR A SECOND. SECOND.WE GOT SEVERAL OF THEM. I'LL PASS IT TO COUNCILMAN ALLEN. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY THE READING OF MR. HERNANDEZ AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR? NONE OPPOSED. OH, NO. THAT'S RIGHT.
I CAN VOTE. SO NOW SOMEBODY NEEDS TO MAKE A MOTION TO ALLOW CHARLOTTE. I MOVE THAT WE ALLOW CHARLOTTE TO BE ON MORE THAN ONE BOARD. SECOND, LET'S SPECIFY HOW MANY. UP TO THREE.
UP TO THREE. SECOND THAT MOTION WE HAVE A MOTION FOR MISS HERNANDEZ TO BE ABLE TO SERVE ON 1 TO 3 BOARDS. AND WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? NONE OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT. WE CAN GO BACK UP TO AGENDA NUMBER FIVE, ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE. MAKE SURE THAT THE MINUTES WILL SHOW THAT THE MAYOR ABSTAINED FROM THE FIRST VOTE, EVEN THOUGH HE DOESN'T TECHNICALLY VOTE. HE ABSTAINED FROM DISCUSSION, AND MR. HERNANDEZ ABSTAINED FROM THE SECOND. DO WE NAME THEM NOW? OKAY, CONTINUE WITH KAREN WILLIAMS, THE DMV, AND BETTY BAKER. PARDON? FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTER. ANIMAL SHELTER? YES. SECOND, YOU'RE MOVING RIGHT.
YOUR MOTION IN THAT. YES. OKAY. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE. WOULD YOU PLEASE NAME THEM IN THE SPEAKER, PLEASE? KAREN WILLIAMS, DMV AND BETTY BAKER, PLEASE, FOR WE DO HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. OH, SORRY. CAN WE GIVE THEIR PLACE, THEIR TERM START AND END DATES IN THE MOTION? KAREN WILLIAMS DMV TERM STARTS AT SEVEN 1 OR 24. TERM ENDS AT 630 OF 2026, MISS BAKER, THE NEW TERM. HAROLD. THE TERM START SEVEN ONE, 26TH JULY 126. RIGHT. YOU'RE WANTING TO WHAT'S ON THE PAPER HERE. SO YEAH. WELL, THAT'S THEIR CURRENT TERM. STARTS ON JULY 1ST OF 2026. YES. TO JUNE 30TH OF 2028. IS IT A TWO YEAR TERM, TWO YEARS? EIGHT. SORRY, SO WHAT IT SAYS WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE GOOD. AND BETTY BAKER, DID YOU GIVE HER TERM? SAME SAME START AND END DATE. OKAY. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. WE GOT A VOTE. WE DID. NO, I SEE SHE INJECTED. SO WE NEED OKAY, THE MOTION BACK ON THE FLOOR.
AND WE DO HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? NONE. OPPOSED. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPOINT TINA GAYLE FOR PLACE TWO FOR JULY 1ST, 2026 TO JUNE 30TH, 2028. MISS REESE TO.
PLACE FOR ALSO FOR THE SAME TERM. JULY 1ST, 26 TO JUNE 30TH 28 AND APPOINT MR. JOHNSON AS AN ALTERNATE ONE FOR THE SAME TERM. JUNE 1ST, 26 TO JUNE 30TH, 27. YOU SAID WHICH ONE FOR BOARD? TWO. NUMBER TWO. SORRY. WHO DID YOU SAY FOR NUMBER TWO? NUMBER TWO, MISS GAYLE. OKAY. I THOUGHT YOU SAID SOMEBODY ELSE, SO I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. OKAY. I GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. THE MOTION AS READ BY MR. HERNANDEZ. ALL IN FAVOR? NONE OPPOSED. I KEEP CIVIL BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION. MAYOR. I MOVE, WE APPOINT DONNA HUDSON PLACE TWO TERM JUNE 1ST, 26 THROUGH JUNE 30TH. 28. MARY SCHIMMEL FOR PLACE FOUR FOR THE SAME TERM AS MISS HUDSON. JULY 1ST. JULY 1ST 26 TO JUNE 30TH, 20. EIGHT. DIANE MARSHALL FOR PLACE 6TH JUNE FIRST 26. JUNE
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30TH. 28 POINT MISS ANDERSON TO PLACE 3RD JUNE FIRST, 26 TO JUNE 30TH 27. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. THE MOTION IS AS READ BY MR. HERNANDEZ. WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? NONE OPPOSED. MOVING TO LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD. MAYOR, I MOVE. WE APPOINT MISS PROBABLY TO PLACE 2ND JUNE FIRST 26 TO JUNE 30TH. 28. MISS WHITEHEAD TO PLACE FOR JUNE. JULY 1ST 26 TO JUNE 30TH. 28. AND MISTER BRYCE TO PLACE SIX. JUNE 1ST, 26 TO JUNE 30TH, 28. THIS IS FOR LIBRARY BOARD. MR. VARGAS DIDN'T REAPPLY. THERE WASN'T ANYTHING IN THE PACKET. RIGHT.SECOND THAT MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. THE MOTION IS READ BY MR. HERNANDEZ. WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? NONE OPPOSED. PLANNING AND ZONING. I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF.
MR. CHAIR. I'D LIKE TO REAPPOINT MISS AMANDA MOORE, PLACE TWO TERM MEANING WOULD BE.
WAS IT SEVEN ONE OF 28? IT WOULD BEGIN 7126 AND 630. 28, 30, 28. THERE'S NONE OF THAT IN OUR PACKET. SO I'M JUST GUESSING AT IT. SO I'D LIKE TO. REAPPOINT MISS CINDY BURKETT WOULD BE FROM SEVEN 1 TO 20 6 TO 630 OF 28. MISS SHERRY CHILDRESS PLACE SIX. 630 OF I MEAN, SEVEN 1 TO 20 6 TO 630 OF 28 SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? JOHN, YOU VOTED. OH, YEAH. YEAH.
THANKS. CONCENTRATING HERE. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO THE BOARD NOW. CAREFUL. CDC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. OKAY. READY. NO. MAYOR'S PICKING BACK UP. BACK UP. OKAY. AND THE ADC TO REAPPOINT MISS DIANE MARSHALL, PLACE TWO AND ZONE. ALL THOSE DATES WERE USED SEVEN ONE. THE DATES ARE. IS IT SIX, 771 OF 26 TO SEVEN, 1 TO 28, 630 TO 28. YES. 630, 28, 28 SONYA DARBY PLACE FOR SAME DATES TIMES. SHELLY CYPRIANO PLACE SIX SAME DATES. SECOND THAT MOTION I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AS READ BY MR. MCGILL. ALL IN FAVOR? NONE OPPOSED.
MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX. THE CITY COUNCIL MAY APPOINT A CITIZEN CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION NOT LESS THAN EVERY SIX YEARS, WITH THE MAYOR AND EACH COUNCIL MEMBER SELECTING UP TO TWO INDIVIDUALS FOR APPOINTMENT. THIS COMMISSION WILL REVIEW THE CHARTER AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING AMENDMENTS. I'D LIKE TO APPOINT ALVIN ROSS AND MIKE FRUIN TO THE CITIZENS CHARTER REVIEW BOARD. I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE THE SLATE THAT'S ON HERE. OKAY, ONE THROUGH 11. NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK IF IT'S ALLOWED. MISS ROBERT. I'M SORRY, MIKAYLA REYNOLDS, IF SHE LIKED TO SERVE AS PLACE 12. I MEAN, THERE IS ONE PLACE LEFT. BUT CHARTER REVIEW BOARD FOR THE CITY CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION. YOU
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CAN LEARN, YOU CAN LEARN, YOU CAN LEARN. IT'S IT'S NOT THAT DIFFICULT. SIR. OKAY. THAT'LL WORK. SO YES. SO LET ME READ THESE PLACE ONE FOR CITIZEN REVIEW COMMISSION BARBARA SHERMAN. AND I'LL DO THE TERMS. AND AFTERWARDS CHERRY SHERRY CHILDRESS PLACE TWO. LISA REESE PLACE THREE. MARY SCHIMMEL PLACE FOUR. PAT BEARDEN PLACE FIVE. SONYA DARBY PLACE SIX.TASHA SMITH, PLACE SEVEN. CHARLIE HERNANDEZ, PLACE EIGHT. ALVIN ROSS, PLACE NINE. MIKE FRUIN, PLACE TEN. SHANA EPPS, PLACE 11. AND MAKAYLA REYNOLDS, PLACE 12. DO WE. HERNANDEZ WON'T VOTE ON. WHAT CAN I NOT. WE JUST TAKE CHARLOTTE OUT ON THIS ONE SO I CAN VOTE FOR SHERRY AND THEN SOMEBODY MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT. OKAY, SO THAT MEANS I WON'T BE ABLE TO VOTE FOR PLACE 11. BUT YEAH, HIS WIFE, MY WIFE IS HERE ALSO. YES. I'M SORRY. SO MANY OF YOU.
SO I'M IN MY MOTION TO REMOVE AT THIS TIME DUE TO A CONFLICT. MISS CHILDRESS. I'M SORRY, MISS HERNANDEZ, PLACE EIGHT AND MISS EPPS, PLACE 11. THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE ON A SEPARATE MOTION. YES.
OKAY, SO THAT'S YOUR MOTION. I'LL SECOND. I'LL SECOND YOUR MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. CAN I BE HERE FOR THAT? OKAY. SORRY, GUYS. OKAY. MAKE A MOTION. MOTION. MOTION MOTION.
SECOND. CALL THE VOTE. OKAY. CALL THE VOTE. YEAH. OH, THE ONES THAT GOT IT. ALL IN FAVOR.
ALL IN FAVOR? OH. ALL IN FAVOR? GOODNESS GRACIOUS. I HADN'T DONE IT IN A WHILE. EVERYBODY DID IT. WE GOOD? ALL RIGHT, SO CAN MAYOR BE BACK? ALL RIGHT, WE CAN CALL THE MAYOR BACK. ALL THE MAYOR BACK. I CAN'T VOTE. I COME BACK TO YOUR SEAT. YEAH, YOU CAN VOTE. YOU CAN VOTE NO, YOU CAN VOTE YOUR MAYOR FOR 30S A MINUTE. YOU HAVE A VOTE. ALWAYS HAVE A VOTE. ALWAYS. YES, YES. ALL RIGHT, SO NOW WE NEED A MOTION. OKAY? NOW WE NEED A MOTION TO FOR MISS SHANNON EPPS AND CHARLIE HERNANDEZ. WELL, NO, JUST ONE AT A TIME. OKAY. YOU'RE RIGHT. OH, WE CAN ONLY DO ONE MORE TIME. WELL, WE'D BE MISSING TWO PEOPLE. YEAH, I CAN MAKE A MOTION FOR MISS SHANNON EPPS FOR THE CITIZENS REVIEW BOARD. I MEAN, CHARTER REVIEW REVIEW. YOU HAVE TO RECUSE YOURSELF. GET OUT OF HERE. NO, YOU STAY THERE. STAY THERE. JUST DON'T VOTE. JUST DON'T VOTE. WE GOT THE MOTION FOR MISS SHANNON EPPS. AND THEN SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT.
AND THEN WE NEED ONE FOR MISS HERNANDEZ. CHARLOTTE HERNANDEZ, I MOVE. WE APPOINT MISS CHARLOTTE HERNANDEZ FOR CITIZEN. I MEAN, CHARTER REVIEW REVIEW BOARD. SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND.
I JUST CAN JUST ABSTAIN. RIGHT. WE HAVE TO LEAVE. OH, I HAVE TO ANNOUNCE. WE HAVE THE MOTION AS READ BY MR. MCGILL. WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, AND I ABSTAIN. THAT GOT US THROUGH.
THAT'S IT. I GOT US THROUGH ALL SIX. AGENDA NUMBER SEVEN, MISS EGAN. THANK YOU. MAYOR. SO FOR
[ 7. Receive and discuss a presentation regarding the establishment of a youth advisory commission and the general commencement of terms for all boards.]
THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, THERE'S TWO THINGS TO ADDRESS THAT STAFF WOULD LIKE DIRECTION ON.WE'VE RECEIVED A REQUEST TO POSSIBLY LOOK TO ESTABLISHING A YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION AND
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WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. IT'S A GROUP OF STUDENTS APPOINTED TO THIS COMMISSION. WE WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER GRADES TEN THROUGH 12, OBVIOUSLY, RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF SEAGOVILLE WITH PARENTAL CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE. IT WOULD ACT AS AN AD HOC, BUT GENERALLY TERMS WOULD BE ONE YEAR TERMS. UP TO TEN MEMBERS WITH THE USUAL OFFICE ROLES OF CHAIR, VICE, CHAIR AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT THE COMMISSION MAY THINK IT NEEDS AND LIAISONS ASSIGNED TO. THIS WOULD BE 1 TO 2 STAFF MEMBERS, GENERALLY MALE AND FEMALE, JUST TO ENSURE WHENEVER TRAVEL DOES OCCUR, THAT WE HAVE ONE OF EACH GENDER. PURPOSE AND BENEFITS OF THIS TYPE OF COMMISSION. FIRST OFF, IT SUPPORTS A MULTI-GENERATIONAL COMMUNITY ASPECT OF THE ADOPTED VISION FOR THE COMMUNITY. IT SERVES AS ITS FORMAL VOICE OF THE YOUTH WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, PROMOTES COMMUNITY RELATED PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES, SO THIS COMMISSION WOULD BE TASKED TO LOOK INTO CERTAIN THINGS, WHETHER IT BE FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE OR EVEN FROM THE COUNCIL. IT ALSO SERVES AS A PLATFORM FOR EDUCATION ON MATTERS OF GOVERNANCE, SO THEY'LL HAVE EXPOSURE TO HOW THE CITY WORKS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, IF THIS WERE TO BE ESTABLISHED, WE WOULD ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE SPONSORED EVENT BY TML, WHICH IS A WHAT THEY CALL A YAK SUMMIT. IT OCCURS EVERY YEAR AND IT'S OVER THE COURSE OF THE WEEKEND. SO FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE GONE TO A TML CONFERENCE, IT'S VERY MUCH LIKE THAT, BUT CATERED AND FOCUSED TOWARDS STUDENTS. THIS WOULD ALSO BENEFIT THE STUDENTS BECAUSE THEY WOULD RECEIVE SERVICE HOURS, WHICH ARE GENERALLY REQUIRED WHEN THEY'RE AT THIS POINT IN, IN STAGE OF, OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CAREERS. RIGHT. MOVING ON TO COLLEGE. SO IT DOES HELP THE RESUMES AND ANY KIND OF APPLICATION THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO BUILD. AND IT ALSO STRENGTHENS LOCAL SCHOOL RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE COUNCIL IS INTERESTED IN ESTABLISHING THIS. WE CAN COME BACK AT A FUTURE DATE WITH MORE DETAILS REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT I DO. THINK IT'S A GOOD START TO BRING IN THE YOUNGER POPULATION. LET THEM SEE WHAT THE CITY IS, WHAT THE CITY HAD OPERATES, THE RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE PUT ON THE CITY THAT KEEP US FROM DOING THINGS WE'D LIKE TO DO.SO IF WE GET THEM STARTED AT AN EARLY AGE, I THINK IT'D BE BENEFICIAL. YEAH, I THINK THEY WOULD SEE OPPORTUNITIES AS CAREER, YOU KNOW, CAREER PATHS. YOU KNOW, SOME SOME OF THESE KIDS HAVE NO IDEA WHAT LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS, AND SOME OF THEM ONLY BEEN EXPOSED TO IT MAYBE BY VISITING PARKS OR BEING PULLED OVER BY ONE OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE COURTS OR SOMETHING. BUT I, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE COULD DEFINITELY LOOK INTO AND POSSIBLY ADOPT. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. SO THAT'S YOUR HEAD NOD. THANK YOU. SO THE NEXT PART OF THIS IS IN ORDER FOR STAFF TO BE AVAILABLE. AND IT WOULD PRIMARILY BE MYSELF AND CARRIE. WE ARE REQUESTING THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER SHIFTING OR TRANSITIONING FROM A MID YEAR TERM TO A CALENDAR YEAR TERM CYCLE. MEANING RIGHT NOW OUR TERMS, AS YOU ALL READ OUT LOUD AS YOU WERE APPOINTING OUR TERMS, BEGIN JULY 1ST. AND IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR THAT TO TO BE IN PLACE, BUT THE COUNCIL CAN MAKE THAT ADJUSTMENT. AND THE REASON WHY WE WOULD WANT TO MAKE THAT ADJUSTMENT IS SO THAT WE CAN FOCUS ON BEING ABLE TO RECRUIT WITH THE SCHOOLS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. IT ALSO HELPS ELIMINATE ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN SUMMER. SO MAY IS A VERY BUSY MONTH RIGHT NOW. WE DO APPLICATIONS IN MAY, BUT IT'S ALSO THE TIME WHEN SCHOOL IS ENDING. FAMILIES ARE PLANNING ON VACATION JUNE AND JULY. YOU CAN GUARANTEE THAT PEOPLE ARE OUT, RIGHT? SO TO TRY AND HOLD INTERVIEWS AND APPOINTMENTS AND DO ORIENTATION, ALL THAT, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, IT DOES KIND OF HOLD PEOPLE BACK IN IN A WAY, BECAUSE THEY AREN'T ABLE TO ATTEND FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER, VERSUS IF WE ARE DURING DOING THIS, THESE PHASES DURING THE FALL WHEN EVERYONE IS HOME BECAUSE SCHOOL IS IN SESSION OR FAMILIES ARE ALREADY IN PLACE DURING OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, IN ORDER TO START JANUARY FRESH. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT THIS DOES OR ANYTHING THAT I CAN HELP KIND OF BRIDGE THE GAP IN UNDERSTANDING WHY WE WOULD SHIFT, WHEN ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT WE DO THAT? WHAT WHAT DATE MONTH ARE THESE BOARD TERMS THAT YOU WE HAVE ON THE SCREEN
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RELATED JUST TO THE YAK? ARE WE TALKING ABOUT FOR ALL BOARDS, FOR ALL OF THEM? IT'LL ALSO KIND OF FREE US IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO RECRUIT DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, NOT JUST FOR BOARDS AND NOT JUST FOR YAK, BUT ALSO JUST BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS IN GENERAL. USUALLY IN MAY, I'M DOING THE ELECTIONS. AND THEN ALSO, IF WE HAVE A RUNOFF, THAT KIND OF INTERFERES A LITTLE BIT WITH THAT BUDGET AND BUDGET, BUDGET BUDGETS IN OCTOBER, ISN'T IT? YEAH. YOU KNOW, WELL, THAT'S WHEN IT STARTS. BUT THEY'RE PLANNING FOR MARCH. YEAH. RIGHT. STAFF STAFF STARTS EARLY EARLIER ON THE BUDGET PROCESS AND THEN IT'S PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL USUALLY AROUND THIS TIME. I MEAN THAT MAKES SENSE FOR ME. DO THE CALENDAR JANUARY. SO YOU JUST WANT TO CALENDAR YEAR FISCAL YEAR JANUARY TO DECEMBER. CALENDAR YEAR. JANUARY TO DECEMBER. CALENDAR YEAR. SO THAT MEANS SOME POSITIONS WILL BE EXTENDED BY A FEW MONTHS.CORRECT. SO WE WOULD BRING BACK A PROPOSAL MAKING EITHER EXTENDING CERTAIN TERMS AND ALSO NOTIFYING THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT THEIR TERMS HAVE EITHER BEEN EXTENDED OR SHORTENED TO MAKE THAT WORK. I FORESEE MORE EXTENSIONS THAN THAN SHORTENING, DEPENDING ON THE PLACE. BUT WE WOULD COME AND YOU ALL WOULD HAVE TO APPROVE IT FIRST AND SAY YAY OR NAY ON THAT. THERE'S NOTHING IN THE CHARTER THAT WOULD STOP US FROM DOING THAT. YOU WOULD? NO, NOT AT ALL. OKAY. GOOD. SOUNDS GOOD. OKAY. I'D LIKE TO CHANGE. ALL RIGHT. WE WOULD PROBABLY COME BACK IN AUGUST WITH THOSE ORDINANCES. UNLESS IF WE COME ACROSS SOMETHING THAT MAKES US WORK A LITTLE HARDER. BUT WE'LL COME BACK WITH THOSE PROPOSED ORDINANCES LATER, OKAY? OKAY.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, SIR. MOVES US TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. BEFORE WE DISMISS, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY AGAIN TO THE PEOPLE PRESENT, THANK YOU FOR SERVING ON THE BOARDS THAT YOU SERVE ON. THANK YOU FOR SERVING ON MORE THAN ONE BOARD. AND EVEN THOUGH YOU JUST PUT UNDER THE BUS, YOU VOLUNTEER TO GET ON ANOTHER BOARD. EVEN THOUGH WE KIND OF PRESSURED YOU INTO IT. WE THANK YOU FOR THAT TOO. SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU ALL FOR FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO. THIS CITY COULD NOT RUN WITHOUT YOU. AND I MEAN THAT. EVERYBODY HAPPY. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 643.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.