[ NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS City Hall, Council Chambers William E. Dollar Municipal Building 200 N. Fifth Street Garland, Texas May 13, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. The Garland City Council extends to all visitors a sincere welcome. We value your interest in our community and your participation in the meetings of this governing body. Visit GarlandTX.gov/Council for a full list of meeting dates. The Council Chambers at Garland City Hall is wheelchair accessible, and ADA parking is available on the street as well as in the public parking garage. Persons with disabilities who may need auxiliary aids or services must contact the City Secretary's Office at 972-205-2404 at least two working days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Braille is not available. NOTICE: Pursuant to Section 551.127 of the Texas Government Code, one or more members of the City Council may attend this meeting by internet/video remote means. A quorum of the City Council, as well as the presiding officer, will be physically present at the above identified location. Members of the public that desire to make a public comment must attend the meeting in person.]
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WELL, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE MAY 13TH, 2025 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. WE ARE HERE THIS EVENING TO CANVAS THE ELECTION RESULTS FROM WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF OTHER STUFF ON THE AGENDA, SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. ITEM ONE
[1. Consideration and Possible Approval of an Order Canvassing the returns and declaring the results of a Special Bond Election held on May 3, 2025 Adopt the ordinance canvassing the May 3, 2025 Special Election results.]
CONSIDER CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF AN ORDER. CANVASING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL BOND ELECTION HELD ON MAY 3RD, 2025. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. COUNCIL. THE BOARD IS OPEN. COUNCILMEMBER DUTTON, LET'S MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA ITEM AS A AS A PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON TO APPROVE ITEM ONE AS PRESENTED. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. COUNCIL.HUME. MAYOR MURPHY. MAYBE IF I PUSH IT WITH MY OTHER HAND, IT WILL WORK. NO. SEEING NO BUTTONS WORKING, THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE. ALL IN FAVOR? BY RAISE YOUR HAND OR BY RAISING YOUR HAND. EXCUSE ME. AND LET IT SHOW THAT THAT IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO ITEM
[2. Consider Approval of an Ordinance Canvassing and Declaring the Results of the General Election for Mayor and City Councilmembers for Districts 3, 6, 7, and 8 held on May 3, 2025 and Issue Certificates of Election to the Newly Elected Councilmembers Adopt the ordinance canvassing the May 3, 2025 General Election results.]
TWO, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE CANVASING AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION FOR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS IN DISTRICTS THREE, SIX, SEVEN, AND EIGHT HELD ON MAY 3RD, 2025, AND ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION TO THE NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS. IT'S A LOT OF WORDS. AGAIN, THE BOARD IS OPEN. COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I MOVE TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE. CANVASING THE MAY 3RD ELECTION. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER HEDRICK AND A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM MOORE TO APPROVE ITEM TWO AS PRESENTED.YOU KNOW, I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO MESS WITH THAT. ALL IN FAVOR? BY SHOW, BY RAISING YOUR HANDS. LET IT REFLECT THAT THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO ITEM THREE, CALL A RUNOFF
[3. Call a Runoff Election Pursuant to Ordinance No. 7568 and the May 3, 2025 General Election Results Call a runoff election to be held on June 7, 2025 for the purpose of electing a Mayor, as no candidate received a majority of the votes cast in the May 3, 2025 General Election; providing for the conduct and administration of the election in accordance with applicable laws; providing a severability clause; and providing an effective date.]
ELECTION PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NUMBER SEVEN, FIVE, SIX EIGHT AND THE MAY 3RD, 2025 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS. ANYONE WANT TO JUMP IN THE FRAY ON THAT ONE? DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK.MOTION TO CALL FOR A RUNOFF ELECTION. SECOND, HAVE A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS TO APPROVE ITEM THREE. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SHOW YOUR RAISE YOUR HAND. GET THAT WORD RIGHT SOONER OR LATER. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. ENOUGH OF THAT. ALRIGHT, SO. SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO NOW IS THE FUN PART.
YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS. I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION WAS IN HERE LAST NIGHT. AND SO THAT COULD HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE REASON THE VOTING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. YEAH. THAT'S PROBABLY. YEAH. NEVER, NEVER TRUST THE PLANNING COMMISSION. YES. WELL, ALRIGHT, SO WE HAVE YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOME SWEARING IN TO DO HERE THIS
[4. Conduct Swearing in Ceremony Conduct swearing in ceremony to the newly elected members of the City Council of the City of Garland, Texas, following the May 3, 2025 General Election. ]
EVENING. AND AS I WAS LOOKING WE HAVE YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A FIRST TERM, WE'VE GOT SECOND TERM, WE'VE GOT A THIRD TERM AND WE'VE GOT A TERM OUT. SO I THINK WE'RE HITTING ALL OF, ALL OF THE POSSIBILITIES THIS EVENING. SO WE WILL START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER DYLAN HEDRICK WHO IS TERMING OUT THIS EVENING. COUNCILMAN, IF YOU JOIN ME. DYLAN AND I MET SEVERAL YEARS AGO. SPEAKING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, MY PLAN COMMISSIONER RESIGNED VERY UNEXPECTEDLY AND SOMEBODY TOLD ME ABOUT THIS YOUNG GUY DOWN IN OAK RIDGE WHO WAS BRAVE ENOUGH TO STEP UP AND[00:05:05]
JOIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. I SAID, RIGHT THERE, THIS IS THE GUY. YOU WANT SOMEBODY? WELL, HE'S HE'S EITHER HE'S EITHER REALLY DEDICATED OR HE'S COMPLETELY CRAZY, WHICH IS PERFECT FOR PUBLIC SERVICE. AND SO DYLAN AND I MET AND WE TALKED, YOU KNOW, TALKED ABOUT PLANNING COMMISSIONS AND ALL THAT ZONING AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. AND, YOU KNOW, I WAS I WAS VERY HAPPY TO APPOINT HIM TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AND THEN, AS I TERMED OUT OF MY DISTRICT SEVEN SEAT, DYLAN RAN FOR THAT SEAT. SO WE HAVE BEEN AROUND EACH OTHER QUITE A LONG TIME AT THIS POINT, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND TO THIS CITY COUNCIL, AND YOU WILL CERTAINLY BE MISSED, SIR. AND BEFORE WE I'M GOING TO HAND YOU THESE THINGS, BUT FEEL FREE TO SET THEM BACK DOWN. I DO HAVE I DO HAVE THIS FOR YOU ON BEHALF OF GARLAND CITIZENS, DYLAN HEDRICK IS HONORED AND RECOGNIZED FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO THE CITY AS A MEMBER OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL, MAY 2019 TO MAY 2025. I ALSO HAVE A FLAG FOR YOU THAT YOU CAN PUT UP NEXT TO YOUR ASTROS FLAG. AND YOU KNOW, I'M SURE THE TWO OF THOSE WILL GO WELL TOGETHER. BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. AND THE PODIUM IS YOURS. THANK YOU. WELL, A COUPLE THINGS. FIRST, I WOULD TAKE 100 CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS OVER ONE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING ANYTIME. AND I AM GOING TO THE ASTROS RANGER GAME THIS SATURDAY. SO MAYBE I'LL TAKE THIS WITH ME AND YOU'LL SEE ME OUT IN THE IN THE CHEAP SEATS. SO GOOD EVENING GARLAND. TODAY MARKS THE END OF MY SIX YEARS SERVING DISTRICT SEVEN, AND AS I PREPARE TO TURN THE SEAT OVER TO JOE THOMAS, A DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANT AND SOMEONE I'M HONORED TO CALL A FRIEND, I AM FILLED WITH BOTH PRIDE AND DEEP GRATITUDE. WHEN I STOOD HERE IN MAY 2019, I WAS NEW TO CITY GOVERNMENT BUT EAGER TO GET TO WORK. MY WIFE, KATIE, WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY STEADY SUPPORTER, STOOD BESIDE ME WRANGLING OUR KIDS AND SHE HAS NEVER WAVERED FROM MY SIDE. KATIE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE THROUGH ALL THE LATE NIGHT WORK SESSIONS, THE COMMUNITY EVENTS, THE CALLS AT HOME AND THE TIMES I WASN'T HOME. I COULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT YOU AND MY CHILDREN, MY DAUGHTERS KARA AND ALYSSA, AND MY SON TYLER, WHO JOINED US ALONG THE WAY. HE REMIND ME EVERY DAY WHY THIS WORK MATTERS. IT'S AMAZING TO THINK HOW MUCH WE'VE DONE OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS. FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, I SAW FIRSTHAND HOW MUCH HEART AND STRENGTH GARLAND POSSESSES.IT IS A COMMUNITY THAT RALLIES DURING HARDSHIP, WEATHER, A DEVASTATING TORNADO, A WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC, OR A ONCE IN A GENERATION FREEZE. AND EVERY CHALLENGE GARLAND CAME TOGETHER.
AND IN THAT SPIRIT, I'VE TRIED TO SERVE WITH RESILIENCE, WITH PURPOSE, AND ALWAYS WITH HEART.
I REMEMBER THE HOPE AND AMBITION THAT SURROUNDED THE 2019 BOND PACKAGE. $423.7 MILLION OF PROJECTS THE PEOPLE OF GARLAND BELIEVED IN. I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT NOW NEARLY ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS ARE NOW IN MOTION OR COMPLETED. WE'VE RENOVATED RENOVATED PARKS AND LIBRARIES, BROKEN GROUND ON LONG AWAITED ROADS, OPENED SPLASH PADS, AND BUILT A DOWNTOWN SQUARE THAT WILL SERVE GENERATIONS TO COME. AND IN DISTRICT SEVEN, WE'RE SEEING TRANSFORMATION AS WELL.
HOLFORD RECREATION CENTER IS NOW OPEN. THE NORTH GARLAND BRANCH LIBRARY HAS BEEN RENOVATED, AND WE HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT REFLECTS THE NEEDS OF OUR GROWING AND VIBRANT COMMUNITY.
BUT MORE THAN BRICK AND MORTAR, WHAT I'LL REMEMBER MOST IS THE PEOPLE. IT'S THE STUDENT WHO ASKED ME WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A COUNCIL MEMBER DURING CAREER DAY. IT WAS THE NEIGHBORS WHO SHOWED UP AT MY TOWN HALLS. IT WAS THE RESIDENTS WHO CHALLENGED ME TO THINK DIFFERENTLY, AND THE ONES WHO THANK ME AND THE ONES WHO DIDN'T BUT MADE ME BETTER. AND ALL OF YOU WHO TRUSTED ME TO MAKE DECISIONS ON YOUR BEHALF. TO THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT SEVEN. SOME ARE HERE TODAY. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAITH, YOUR CALLS, YOUR EMAILS, YOUR VOTE OF CONFIDENCE, AND YES, EVEN YOUR CRITIQUES. WE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT AND WE DID IT TOGETHER. GARLAND IS A CITY WHERE YOU CAN TRULY MAKE YOUR MARK. AND I SAID THAT DURING MY FIRST INAUGURATION SPEECH SIX YEARS AGO, AND I BELIEVE IT NOW MORE THAN EVER. I WANT TO THANK MAYOR SCOTT LEMAY FOR HIS STEADY LEADERSHIP AND MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THEIR COLLABORATION, COMMITMENT, AND SHARED DEDICATION TO SERVING GARLAND'S RESIDENTS. IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO WORK ALONGSIDE ALL OF YOU. I ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS MY DEEP GRATITUDE TO OUR INCREDIBLE CITY STAFF. THEY'RE USUALLY SITTING OVER THERE. THE
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WORK WE DO AS A COUNCIL IS ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THEIR TALENT, PROFESSIONALISM, AND TIRELESS EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT THE POLICIES AND VISION WE SET FORTH. THANK YOU FOR BEING THE ENGINE THAT KEEPS GARLAND MOVING AHEAD TO JOE THOMAS. I LEAVE YOU WITH MY FULL CONFIDENCE AND SUPPORT. I KNOW THAT YOU WILL SERVE WITH DEDICATION AND CARE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT YOU WILL ACCOMPLISH. AND FINALLY, TO THE CITY OF GARLAND. IT HAS BEEN THE HONOR OF MY LIFE TO SERVE YOU. THANK YOU. AND AS I SAID BACK IN 2019, LET'S GET TO WORK. THERE'S ALWAYS MORE TO DO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO NOW. OVER HERE, OVER HERE.YOU HAVE TO SIT HERE NOW. OTHERWISE, I HAVE TO PUT YOU NEXT TO THE ATTORNEY. ALL RIGHT.
NOW WE WILL DO OUR SWEARING INS. WE WILL WORK THROUGH THE ORDER NUMERICALLY. BECAUSE AS WE ALL KNOW, THAT IS THE WAY THAT I LEARNED ALL OF THEIR NAMES. I KNOW THEM BY THEIR DTRICT NUMBERS. IF THEY GET OUT OF ORDER, I JUST LOCK UP AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHO THEY ARE. SO WE'RE GOING TO START WITH DISTRICT THREE AND MAYOR PRO TEM ED MOORE, WHO HAS BEEN ELECTED TO HIS THIRD AND FINAL TERM ON THIS CITY COUNCIL. I, I HOPE THAT THEY'RE CLAPPING BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN ELECTED TO YOUR THIRD TERM, NOT YOUR FINAL. RIGHT. YEAH, THAT'S THE WAY I'M INTERPRETING IT. OKAY. BUT, YOU KNOW, I'VE KNOWN ED FOR A LONG TIME. ED AND I MET LONG BEFORE HE WAS A MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL, AND HE WAS ALSO ONE OF THOSE FOLKS WHO WAS BRAVE AND WAS LEADING HIS HOA AND DOING THAT KIND OF WORK IN THE COMMUNITY. AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE SERVED WITH HIM NOW FOR, WHAT, FOUR YEARS ON THIS COUNCIL. AND IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO WATCH HIM GROW IN THIS JOB AND UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE DO. AND HE REPRESENTS US WELL OUTSIDE OF THE COUNCIL. AND SO CONGRATULATIONS, SIR, I APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I KNOW THE PLANS THAT I HAVE FOR YOU, PLANS TO PROSPER AND NOT TO HARM YOU, PLANS TO GIVE YOU HOPE, PLANS TO GIVE YOU A BRIGHT FUTURE. AND I SAY THOSE WORDS BECAUSE THERE IS SOMEONE SITTING OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.
AND. THERE ARE PLANS IN STORE FOR YOU AS IT RELATES TO THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR CITY AS IT RELATES TO WHAT GOD HAS IN STORE FOR YOU. AND I SAY TO YOU TODAY, STAND UP, BE CONFIDENT, AND KNOW THAT IF GOD TAKES YOU TO IT, HE'LL CERTAINLY BRING YOU THROUGH IT. I STAND BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, DEEPLY HONORED AND PROFOUNDLY GRATEFUL AS I BEGIN THIS FINAL TERM SERVING AS YOUR CITY COUNCILMAN FOR DISTRICT THREE. WHILE MANY AT THIS STAGE OF LIFE MIGHT BE PREPARING TO SLOW DOWN AND STEP AWAY. YOU'VE GIVEN ME THE EXTRAORDINARY PRIVILEGE AND THE BOLD CONFIDENCE TO CONTINUE OFFERING MY MIND AND MY HEART AND MY SOUL IN SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY FOR THAT TRUST. GARLAND. I'M TRULY THANKFUL. THANK YOU. 53 YEARS AGO, I MADE A VOW TO MY WIFE, DIANE, WHO'S HERE WITH ME. AND LET ME TELL YOU, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STAND HERE TONIGHT WERE IT NOT FOR THIS WOMAN IN MY LIFE. I MADE A VOW TO MY WIFE, DIANE, WHO REMAINS MY ROCK, MY PARTNER AND THE MOTHER MOTHER OF MY BEAUTIFUL FAMILY. AND TODAY I'M MAKING A RENEWED VOW TO THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH GARLAND TO SERVE YOU WITH INTEGRITY, HUMILITY, AND A CONTINUED PASSION FOR PROGRESS. AS GOD GIVES ME STRENGTH. YOU SEE, THIS IS NOT JUST ANOTHER TERM. IT IS THE CULMINATION OF A SIX YEAR JOURNEY OF LISTENING, LEARNING AND LEADING. WE GARLAND TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY, HAVE TRANSFORMED DISTRICT THREE FROM WHAT SOME USED TO CALL THE ARMPIT OF GARLAND, INTO A LEADER IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE RENEWAL AND NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION. AND WE HAVE DONE IT TOGETHER. I'M PROUD OF WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED
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FROM THE FINALIZATION OF EASTERN HILLS GOLF COURSE COUNTRY CLUB, THE REDEVELOPMENT OF WINDSOR PARK, AND THE VISION FORARBOR POINT TO THE STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS OF THE 2025 BOND PROGRAM IN OUR STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND CULTURAL ARTS. YOU DID THIS GARLAND THROUGH YOUR TRUST, YOUR VOICE, AND YOUR VOTE. YOU MADE THIS PROGRESS POSSIBLE. AND LET ME BE CLEAR THIS FINAL TERM IS NOT ABOUT WINDING DOWN. IT REALLY IS ABOUT FINISHING STRONG. WE'LL CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR SMART GROWTH, INCLUSIVE POLICIES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT UPLIFT EVERY FAMILY. WE'LL CONTINUE TO SPEAK UP FOR THOSE WHO FEEL UNSEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD WITH COMPASSION, TRANSPARENCY AND FAITH. NOW, THIS IS MORE THAN PUBLIC SERVICE. AND LET ME SAY THIS TO ANY OF YOU WHO ARE TALKING ABOUT BECOMING A CITY COUNCIL PERSON. THIS IS NOT A PART TIME JOB. DON'T YOU LET NOBODY FOOL YOU. THIS IS FULL TIME. THIS IS ALL THE WAY LIVE, AND I PLEDGE TO HONOR IT EVERY DAY THAT I SERVE. SO LET'S WALK FORWARD, UNITED, UNDETERRED AND UNAPOLOGETICALLY COMMITTED TO A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR GARLAND. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, GARLAND, I LOVE YOU. LOVE YOU SO MUCH. BUT I WANT TO SAY TO THIS ONE PERSON IN MY LIFE WHO, AS THE COUNTRY SONGWRITER WOULD SAY, SHE BELIEVES IN ME, MY WIFE, DIANE MOORE, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND? DID EUGENE MAKE IT? THERE HE IS. AND MY WONDERFUL SON. YOU ARE EUGENE MOORE. THE THIRD. THE SECOND. I'M SORRY. THE THIRD, THE SECOND. CONGRATULATIONS, MAN. YOU READY? WELL. OKAY.PLEASE REPEAT AFTER ME. I EDITOR MOORE, I, EDITOR MOORE, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICOF CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT THREE. THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL. MEMBER FOR DISTRICT THREE OF THE CITY OF GARLAND. OF THE CITY OF GARLAND.
OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND WILL AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THIS STATE AND OF THIS STATE. SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD.
THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MOVING DOWN THE ORDER TO DISTRICT SIX, COUNCIL MEMBER CARISSA DUTTON, IF YOU COULD JOIN ME. I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T REMEMBER WHEN I MET CARISSA. HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW. AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WAS, BUT I'M SURE IT WAS A IT WAS IN A TIME OF NEED. THERE WAS SOMETHING GOING ON. CARISSA IS THE ABSOLUTE HEART AND SOUL, THE EPITOME OF SERVICE OF OTHERS BEFORE SELF. AND SO I'M SURE AT SOME TIME, I'M SURE THAT'S HOW THE TWO OF US CAME TOGETHER LONG BEFORE SHE WAS ON THIS CITY COUNCIL. AND IT IS A PLEASURE TO SERVE WITH HER, AND IT IS A PLEASURE TO SEE, TO SEE HOW INVOLVED AND ACTIVE SHE IS IN THIS CITY. AND IF THERE IS SOMEONE IN NEED, SHE WILL COME TO A FULL ON STOP AND TRY TO DO WHATEVER SHE CAN FOR THEM. AND SO I GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT. I WANT TO THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SECOND TERM. THE PODIUM IS YOURS. THANK YOU. OKAY. DID Y'ALL HEAR THAT? HE SAID, NO CRYING. BECAUSE IF YOU KNOW ME, YOU KNOW I CRY. I ALSO DON'T COME PREPARED FOR ANYTHING. I JUST LIKE TO WING IT. SO BUCKLE UP. SO, SCOTT. GOD, I CAN'T STAND THAT GUY SOMETIMES. HE'S AMAZING. HE'S GOING TO BE SO MISSED. WE DO LOVE HIM. THIS IS SCARLETT.
SHE'S WAY BETTER THAN ME. COME HERE. COME ON. THIS IS MY SIDEKICK, SCARLETT. CAN YOU SAY
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HI? NO, NO. SHE SHE TAKES AFTER HER LOLLY, SO. BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IT'S AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE TO GET TO SERVE DISTRICT SIX FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS. AND WE'VE GOT BIG THINGS GOING, AND SO WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT MOMENTUM AND LOOK FORWARD TO KEEPING IT GOING AND ALL OF THAT FUN STUFF AND MORE AWKWARD TIMES WITH ME, MORE RANDOM CRYING. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR SUPPORTING ALL OF US IN WHATEVER WAY THAT MAY BE. WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT EVERY ONE OF YOU GUYS HERE, SO. AND I'M NOT GOING TO CRY, SO I'M GOING TO STOP TALKING. OKAY? THAT'S YOU.YOU'RE ON. OKAY. ARE YOU READY? READY, READY. OKAY. DO YOU, CARISSA DUTTON, SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT SIX, CITY OF GARLAND, STATE OF TEXAS, AND WILL BE THE AND WILL BE THE BEST AND WILL DO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY TO PRESERVE, PROTECT, DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THIS STATE. SO HELP ME GOD. HECK YES I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO. I DID IT, WE DID IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP WE ARE AT DISTRICT SEVEN AND OUR NEWEST MEMBER, MR. JOE THOMAS. JOE AND I LIVE IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD. AND WE MET THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, YOU KNOW, AS AS WHAT HAPPENS IS, YOU KNOW, YOU IT'S A VOLUNTARY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. AND SO WE HAVE A BOARD THERE LIKE 4 OR 5 OF US, AND WE BASICALLY JUST CHANGE SEATS EVERY FEW YEARS AND ROTATE OURSELVES THROUGH THE BOARD. IT'S AN OPEN SPOT. YEAH.
WELL, YOU'RE LOOKING FOR YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A NEW HOBBY. SEE, HERE'S THE PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME I DID THAT, I ENDED UP HERE. BUT ONE NIGHT WE'RE HAVING OUR OUR MONTHLY, OUR MONTHLY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING, AND A NEW GUY WALKS IN. EVERYBODY'S LIKE, WHO'S THE NEW GUY? AND WE, YOU KNOW, INTRODUCTIONS ARE MADE AND EXPLANATIONS OF WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO OCCUR. AND WE HAVE THE MEETING, AND THEN WE ALL GO BACK HOME. AND THEN THE NEXT MONTH WE SHOW UP AGAIN AND THE NEW GUY SHOWS UP AGAIN. IT'S LIKE, WOW, I MADE THAT MISTAKE.
THIS GUY MADE IT. I WAS LIKE, WAIT, MAYBE HE'S MAYBE HE'S SERIOUS ABOUT THAT. AND HE HE WAS. HE JUMPED INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITH BOTH FEET, IMMEDIATELY STARTED TAKING ON ALL THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND HAS CONTINUED TO DO THOSE THINGS AND HAS CONTINUED TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO SERVE, SERVED ON OUR OUR BOND STUDY COMMITTEE FOR 2025, AND NOW IS MAKING THE LEAP OF FAITH INTO THE CITY COUNCIL.
AND SO CONGRATULATIONS, SIR. THANK YOU. WELCOME. THE PODIUM IS YOURS. ACTUALLY, MY REMARKS ARE BASED ON TAKING THE OATH FIRST. WOULD YOU MIND I, I GET PAID THE SAME EITHER WAY. OKAY.
THE FIRST TIME COMING DOWN. HERE IF YOU'LL STAND RIGHT. HEY, YOU WANT TO STAND RIGHT HERE AND FACE ME? I DON'T KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO STAND RIGHT HERE AND FACE THE CROWD BECAUSE YOU'RE MORE USED TO IT. OKAY, THIS IS THE. OH, REPEAT AFTER ME, PLEASE. I, JOE THOMAS, I, JOE THOMAS, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE OFFICES. THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT SEVEN. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE FOR COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT SEVEN OF THE CITY OF GARLAND. OF THE CITY OF GARLAND. OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND WILL
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TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THIS STATE AND OF THIS STATE. SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. HI. MY STAY RIGHT HERE. I DON'T WANT TO STAND UP HERE. I'M GOING TO SIT. GO AHEAD. BABE, YOU'RE NOT TO CALL ME IF YOU NEED HELP. TONIGHT. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TONIGHT. YOUR PRESENCE AND SUPPORT DO MEAN A LOT TO ME. I WANT TO THANK THE VOTERS OF GARLAND. AS YOU KNOW, I RAN UNOPPOSED. SOMEONE TOLD ME, WELL, ALL YOU'VE GOT TO DO IS VOTE FOR YOURSELF AND YOU'RE IN. AND I SAID, YEAH, BUT I DON'T WANT TO WIN ONE TO NOTHING. AND EVEN WORSE, I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TWO PEOPLE WRITE IN MICKEY MOUSE AND LOSE AN UNCONTESTED ELECTION. SO I WANT TO THANK THE 977 OTHER PEOPLE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO CHECK THE JOE BOX ON THE BALLOT. I WANT TO THANK MY LOVELY WIFE OF 37 YEARS, DIANA. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME TAKE ON THIS RESPONSIBILITY AND PUTTING US IN THE SPOTLIGHT A LITTLE BIT. DIANE AND I PLAY GOLF, AND BACK IN OUR BEST DAYS, SHE WAS A 13 HANDICAP. WELL, I COULD ONLY MANAGE A 17. SO IF YOU HEAR THAT I'M BRINGING A RINGER TO THE GOLF TOURNAMENT. IT'S HER. GOLF CART DRIVING IN THE PARADE.GUESS WHO'S GOING TO BE DOING THAT? I WANT TO THANK MY BROTHER LANCE, WHO USED TO BE MY LITTLE BROTHER. NOW HE'S JUST MY BABY BROTHER. HE'S MY BIOGRAPHER AND WILL LIKELY ALSO WRITE MY OBITUARY SINCE, AS HE OFTEN REMINDS ME, I'M HIS MUCH OLDER BROTHER. WHEN I TOLD MY MOM I WAS RUNNING UNOPPOSED, SHE WAS VERY HAPPY AND WHEN I CALLED LANCE, HE SAID, GREAT, YOU SIGNED UP FOR A JOB NO ONE ELSE WANTED. THANKS, BRO. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY SISTER TANYA. SHE IS THE COOKIE BAKING QUEEN OF OKLAHOMA. I CANNOT WAIT TO TASTE SOME OF THE SNICKERDOODLES. SHE BROUGHT ME DOWN HERE TODAY. THANK YOU, TANYA, FOR COMING. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY SISTER TERRY AND MY BROTHER MARK, WHO SUPPORTED ME BUT COULD NOT BE HERE TODAY.
NOW, LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THIS LITTLE LADY, JODY THOMAS. THIS IS MY MOM. AND WHEN YOU SAID, HEY, JOE, AT MY HOUSE, WE COULD CLAP FOR MOM. THANK YOU. WHEN YOU SAID, HEY, JOE, AT MY HOUSE, YOU GOT A LOT OF ATTENTION SINCE I'M JOE JUNIOR. SHE AND MY LATE FATHER, WHOSE BIBLE I JUST TOOK THE OATH ON, ARE MY INSPIRATION FOR THE NEXT STEP IN MY PUBLIC SERVICE LIFE. I'M WEARING ONE OF DAD'S SPORTCOATS TONIGHT SO THAT A PIECE OF HIM IS HERE WITH ME TONIGHT, AND MY NAMEPLATE WILL SAY JOE THOMAS JR AS A TRIBUTE TO HIM. I CAN TELL YOU, MY MOM IS 89 YEARS OLD, BECAUSE IF I DON'T TELL YOU, SHE PROUDLY WILL. MY MOM TAUGHT IN THE OKLAHOMA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR 26 YEARS BEFORE RETIRING, AND THEN STARTED A 28 YEAR CAREER AT THE OKLAHOMA STATE CAPITOL, FIRST AS A TOUR GUIDE AND THEN LATER IN BILL PROCESSING. WHEN SHE TOLD ME ABOUT THAT JOB, I SAID, MOM, YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, SHE SAID, NOT THAT KIND OF BILLS, THE LAWS.
OH. SO SHE RECENTLY COMPLETED HER SEVENTH MEDICAL MISSION TO WESTERN HONDURAS. THIS IS RURAL HONDURAS, WHICH MEANS SHE DIDN'T EVEN START DOING THAT UNTIL SHE WAS 82. SHE WILL TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE NEVER TOO OLD TO BE USEFUL. IF USEFUL IS WHAT YOU WANT TO BE. TRUE. YOU SEE WHERE I GET IT? SHE ALREADY TOLD ME TODAY, THOUGH, THAT THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST TIME SHE EVEVER HED ME SWEAR AND BE HAPPY ABOUT IT. THANK YOU MOM. THANK YOU HONEY, I LOVE YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS.
I WANT TO SAY A THANK YOU TO MY TREASURER AND CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN, LAURIE BARDET. DODSON I'M GLAD I WAS ABLE TO SAVE YOU THE TROUBLE OF HAVING TO FILE ANY CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS BY SPENDING ONLY $188 ON THOSE THREE MAGNETIC SIGNS YOU'VE SEEN ON MY TRUCK SINCE THE LABOR DAY PARADE. AND
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ALSO THANK YOU TO MY ADVISOR, JASON COLLARD, WHO IS THE HEAD OF GARLAND FOODIES, ADVISED ME ON SOME GREAT RESTAURANTS TO TRY. THIS IS NOT YOUR FAULT, JASON. THIS IS ON ME. IN YOUR MOUTH. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK MY BROTHERS AT OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY FRATERNITY DELTA GAMMA SIGMA. MANY OF THOSE FELLOWS HAVE GONE ON TO TAKE LEADERSHIP ROLES AT ALL LEVELS, AND I'M PROUD TO JOIN THEIR RANKS TODAY. ON MAY 22ND, I WILL GRADUATE FROM THE LEADERSHIP GARLAND PROGRAM AS PART OF CLASS 44, THE BEST CLASS I GOT. CLASSMATES HAVE SHOWED UP. I LEARNED I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT GOVERNING AT ALL LEVELS. WE JUST RETURNED FROM OUR TRIP TO AUSTIN, TEXAS. THOSE LESSONS SHOULD SERVE ME WELL GOING FORWARD. SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO JENNA AND DIANE AND LAURA AND MATT FOR ALL THEY DID FOR THIS CLASS. ANYONE CONSIDERING RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL SHOULD DEFINITELY CONSIDER THAT PROGRAM. THE CAMELOT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS, SCOTT MENTIONED, WILL ALWAYS HOLD A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART. SOME OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS ARE HERE TODAY. THE HIGH, REBA, JOE, SANDRA, PEGGY, KIM, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. THAT BOARD TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT LEADING A VOLUNTEER GROUP. THAT BOARD, OF COURSE, IS WHERE SCOTT LEMAY GOT HIS START, AND I AM DOING MY BEST TO FOLLOW IN THOSE FOOTSTEPS. THANK YOU, SCOTT, FOR BEING SUCH AN OUTSTANDING LEADER FOR OUR CITY. I WISH YOU WOULD COME BACK, BUT I KNOW YOU'R EAGER TO GET AWAY FROM IT FOR A WHILE. THANK YOU SIR. AND LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK OUR NOW FORMER DISTRICT SEVEN COUNCILMAN DILLON HEDRICK. HE DID A GREAT JOB AS OUR COUNCILMAN THIS LAST SIX YEARS. I'M PROUD TO CALL YOU MY FRIEND. BEST OF LUCK IN YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS. OH, AND ONE MORE THING, DILLON. YOU'RE PARKED IN MY SPOT. THANK YOU ALL. LET ME GIVE YOU THIS. BUT I TELL YOU, YOUR MOM'S RESUME SOUNDS A LITTLE BETTER THAN YOURS. I GOT A LONG WAY TO GO. PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. ALTHOUGH I GOT A LOT OF TIME STILL LEFT, IF THAT'S ANY INDICATION. SO WE HAVE A TRADITION HERE. OH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIX THAT. BUT.THAT SIGN'S GOT TO GO. THIS SIGN'S GOT TO GO IN ITS PLACE. SO IF YOU TWO WANT TO DO THE CEREMONIAL SWITCHING OF THE SIGNS. THAT'S HALF AND HALF. YEAH. GET OUT OF THE WAY. THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO. THERE IT IS. THANK YOU. SO. THANK YOU. IT'S ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE. SO, JOE, COME JOIN US. JOE. THAT'S IT. THAT THAT IS. TO GET A LITTLE MORE. THAT IS NOT HOW THIS WORKS. ONE OF THEM NOW COMING OVER HERE. YES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU JUDGE I'LL WAIT. SORRY. ALL RIGHT. ALL THE WAY DOWN. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE NOT DONE HERE. WE WILL. YOU KNOW, WE WILL FINISH UP NOW IN DISTRICT EIGHT WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS OTT, WHO IS HAS BEEN ELECTED TO HIS SECOND TERM ON THE CITY COUNCIL. AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE EIGHT COUNCIL DISTRICTS AND CHRIS IS NUMBER EIGHT. SO CHRIS ALWAYS HAS TO GO LAST. HE IS ALWAYS LAST. AND WHEN I INTRODUCE THEM, I INEVITABLY SAY LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, COUNCILMAN OTT. AND PLEASE COME OVER AGAIN.
I'VE KNOWN CHRIS. YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY. YOU KNOW, ALL THESE. WE ALL KNOW EACH OTHER. WE'VE WE'VE WE'VE BEEN IN AND OUT OF EACH OTHER'S LIVES. AND IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE SERVING ON THIS COUNCIL WITH CHRIS. I WILL TELL YOU, CHRIS IS CHRIS IS THE QUIET PRODUCER. HE DOESN'T MAKE A LOT
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OF NOISE, DOESN'T MAKE A LOT OF HAVOC. BUT HE IS CONSISTENT AND STAYS TRUE TO HIS BELIEFS WITHOUT QUESTION. AND I DEEPLY RESPECT THAT. AND SO I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR SECOND TERM. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU SIR. PODIUM. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW. SHOULD WE LET HIM GO OR.WELL GOOD EVENING. I STAND BEFORE YOU TONIGHT FILLED WITH GRATITUDE. GRATITUDE FOR THE TRUST PLACED IN ME ONCE AGAIN BY THE CITIZENS OF DISTRICT EIGHT. AND FOR THOSE WHO MADE THIS CAMPAIGN NOT ONLY POSSIBLE, BUT JOYFUL TO MY WIFE KENYA, WHO ONCE AGAIN LED THIS CAMPAIGN WITH WISDOM, GRACE AND TENACITY. YOU HAVE BEEN MY COMPASS AND MY CALM. AND TO LOUIS MOORE, OUR CAMPAIGN TREASURER, WHOSE INTEGRITY AND DILIGENCE HAVE KEPT US STEADY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAITHFUL SERVICE BOTH THEN AND NOW. TONIGHT, MY PARENTS, GRANVILLE AND REBA AND MY SISTER CYNTHIA, ARE WATCHING FROM AUSTIN. THEIR LIFELONG EXAMPLE OF SERVICE HAS GUIDED ME FROM THE START, AND I THANK THEM FOR THEIR UNWAVERING SUPPORT. TWO YEARS AGO, WHEN I FIRST STOOD HERE, I SPOKE OF STEWARDSHIP. THAT BELIEF HAS ONLY DEEPENED. THESE OFFICES ARE NOT POSSESSIONS TO BE HELD. THEY ARE RESPONSIBILITIES TO BE FULFILLED. AND OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE HAVE WORKED TO HONOR THAT RESPONSIBILITY. WE BROUGHT BACK A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR OUR CITY EMPLOYEES. BECAUSE HONORING PUBLIC SERVICE BEGINS WITH TAKING CARE OF THOSE WHO SERVE. WE MAINTAINED OUR FOCUS ON FISCAL SANITY, BALANCING RESPONSIBLE BUDGETS WITH STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS THAT WILL BRING A BUILD. GARLAND'S FUTURE. WE CHAMPIONED OPEN SPACES, PARKS AND TRAILS. WE ADVANCED CONVERSATIONS AND ACTION AROUND RESTORING OUR COMMUNITY'S MEDICAL STRENGTH, WORKING TOWARD THE RETURN OF A HOSPITAL, EXPANDING OUR MEDICAL DISTRICT, AND ADVOCATING FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR CITY CLINIC. JUST THIS MONTH, THE 2025 GARLAND BOND JUST PASSED ALL FOUR PROPOSITIONS WITH HISTORIC SUPPORT. THAT BOND REFLECTS, THAT BOND REFLECTS GARLAND'S SHARED BELIEF IN ITS FUTURE, AND I WAS PROUD TO BE A VOCAL AND ACTIVE SUPPORTER, AND I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK OUR CITY STAFF, THE COUNTLESS HOURS, THE BEHIND THE SCENES WORK AND THE COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE OFTEN GO UNNOTICED, BUT NOT BY ME. YOU ARE THE QUIET FORCE BEHIND GARLAND'S PROGRESS, AND I AM GRATEFUL FOR YOUR DEDICATION.
OF COURSE, NOT EVERYTHING AT CITY HALL IS ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE OR FINANCE.
SOMETIMES IT'S ABOUT THE EVERYDAY JOYS AND QUIRKS THAT MAKE OUR COMMUNITY SPECIAL. I'VE FIELDED COUNTLESS QUESTIONS ABOUT NAMING SCHOOL ROAD AND YES, IT'S FINALLY UNDERWAY. AND IF I HAD A DOLLAR FOR EVERY PICKLEBALL REQUEST, WE COULD BUILD A STADIUM. HOLFORD REC NOW HAS BRAND NEW COURTS AND MORE COMING TO THE JACK COLEMAN CENTER. THAT'S THE JOY OF SERVING HERE. THE BLEND OF BIG GOALS AND SMALL VICTORIES. TONIGHT, I'M REMINDED AGAIN OF HOW DEEPLY I ADMIRE THE PEOPLE OF THIS DISTRICT. I'VE BEEN FASCINATED TO LEARN ABOUT THE CITIZENS OF DISTRICT EIGHT AND THE FINE FOLKS OF GARLAND AS A WHOLE. IT IS TRULY AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE TO THE 1031 OF YOU WHO CAST YOUR VOTE FOR ME. THANK YOU. I WILL NEVER TAKE YOUR CONFIDENCE FOR GRANTED. LET'S MOVE FORWARD WITH OPEN MINDS, SERVANT'S HEARTS AND SHARED PURPOSE. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS. GARLAND. YOU, SIR. YEAH, LET'S DO IT THAT WAY. WELL. YOUR HAND OR YOUR HAND ON THE RIGHT. I, CHRISTOPHER OTT, I, CHRISTOPHER OTT, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE, THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY, FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCILMAN FOR DISTRICT EIGHT, THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE OFFICE AND DUTIES OF DISTRICT EIGHT.
GARLAND'S DISTRICT EIGHT OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND WILL AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND TO THE BEST OF MY
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ABILITY. PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THIS STATE AND OF THIS STATE. SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD. THAT AGAIN, SO I COULD GET A PICTURE OF IT.OH, THERE IS NO KISSING ALLOWED AT CITY HALL. ALL RIGHT. WE MADE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF THE ROW. SO I THINK WE'RE DONE, BUT NOT QUITE YET. THE PODIUM MAGIC THERE FOR YOU. THAT'S COOL. I'M AT THE CHURCH. SO. YEAH. YOU. ALL RIGHT? THAT WAS THE LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. BUT ALSO, WE ALSO WILL ALWAYS HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENTS SECTION. SO IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL THIS EVENING, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. COUNCIL, DO YOU KNOW AS MANY TIMES AS I'VE SAID THAT PHRASE, YOU WOULD THINK I WOULD HAVE IT MEMORIZED. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, BUT COUNCIL IS NOT ALLOWED TO COMMENT ON ITEMS, NOT ON OUR AGENDA. SO I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS. BUT IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? SEEING NONE AT
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.