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ITEM A ON THE AGENDA, PUBLIC COMMENTS AND AGENDA ITEMS AND VISITORS FORUM.
MR. MAGNER, UH, MAYOR, UH, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO AMY NEER TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
WE HAD TWO SIGN UP IN ADVANCE, MAYOR.
THE FIRST ONE IS JUDE AUGUST, AND THE SECOND ONE WAS ALEX STEIN.
IS THERE ANY, ANYONE, ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT AND ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? OKAY.
[B. REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE UPCOMING U.S. AND TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS]
ITEM B, REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE UPCOMING US AND TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.MR. MANGER, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I'M VERY EXCITED TONIGHT TO HAVE, UH, GARY TITTLE JOIN US, UM, TO LEAD OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA DISCUSSION.
UM, UH, YOU HAVE BEEN PROVIDED THE AGENDA IN ADVANCE, AND OF COURSE IT'S NOW, UH, ON THE WEBSITE, UH, FOR, UH, RESIDENTS TO, UH, LOOK AT AS WELL.
UH, GARY'S GONNA RUN THROUGH A COUPLE OF KEY COMPONENTS OF THIS, AND THEN WE'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK, UH, THIS IS NOT ON FOR ACTION TONIGHT.
UM, SO WE HAVE TIME TO, UM, TAKE YOUR FEEDBACK AND AMEND IT, AND AGAIN, PUT IT OUT THERE, UH, FOR, UH, FOR THE, UH, PUBLIC TO REVIEW BEFORE WE HAVE ANY ACTION CONTEMPLATED.
SO, UH, I DO WANNA RECOGNIZE GARY AND THANK HIM FOR, UH, AGREEING TO LEAD THIS HORSE.
UH, GARY'S, AGAIN, A LONG HISTORY OF, UM, OF, UH, LEGISLATIVE, UH, AFFAIRS WORK IN AUSTIN, UM, AND ALSO SERVES, UH, THIS, UH, THE CITY AND REPRESENTS THE CITY ON THE TEXAS POLICE CHIEF'S ASSOCIATION, UH, IN THE LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS ROLE AS WELL.
AND SO GARY'S REALLY PREPARED TO, TO LEAD OUR CONVERSATION TONIGHT.
SO, GARY, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
UH, THANK YOU MR. MAGNER AND, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, UH, MEMBERS, UH, GOOD EVENING, AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME, ME, THIS OPPORTUNITY.
UM, WE WILL RUN THROUGH SOME THINGS AND, UH, HAVE GOOD DISCUSSION, HOPEFULLY, UH, AS, AS WE MOVE THROUGH, UH, RECOGNIZING THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION, BUT ALSO THE HUNDRED AND 19TH, UM, US CONGRESS.
UM, JUST A FEW THINGS TO REFLECT ON AS, AS WE MOVE FORWARD, KEEPING IN MIND THE, UM, STRATEGIES THAT YOU HAVE SET FORTH IN MAKING SURE THAT WE ADHERE AND HELP ACCOMPLISH THOSE STRATEGIES.
UM, IMPROVING ACCESS AND USABILITY AND USER EXPERIENCE WITH POLICIES, PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES, UH, MOVING THROUGH LEGISLATION AS WE PROMOTE AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO BUSINESS PRACTICES.
AND CERTAINLY LOOKING TO WORK TO MAINTAIN A BALANCE BETWEEN THE RESPONSIBLE NEIGHBORHOOD INTEGRITY AND THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT.
LEVERAGING OUR REGIONAL LEADERSHIP POSITION TO, UM, POSITIVELY IMPACT, UM, COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL ISSUES.
AND ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE MAINTAIN A STRONG FUND BALANCE IN BOND GRADING, SOMETHING VERY VALUABLE TO, UM, UH, CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, UH, YOU AS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND OUR COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO VALUING AND PROTECTING AND CREATING A POSITIVE RETURN ON CITY RESIDENT AND OTHER STAKEHOLDER INVESTMENTS FOR THE CITY.
AND OF COURSE, LEVERAGING OUR COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL OPPORTUNITIES.
JUST, UH, A LITTLE BIT OF A REMINDER GOING BACK TO 2021 AND THE REDISTRICTING THERE THAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
UH, THE FIRST SESSION THAT WAS, UH, HAD THE NEW DISTRICTING WAS IN 2023.
AND AS WE MOVE INTO THE 2025, UM, 89TH SESSION, THEN, UH, WE'RE CERTAINLY INTO THAT SECOND SESSION AS THE, THE NEW, UM, REDISTRICTING FROM THE AFTERMATH OF, UH, 2021.
UM, REDISTRICTING HAPPENS EVERY 10 YEARS BASED ON THE NEW, UM, CENSUS, THE DATA THAT'S RELEASED HERE IN TEXAS.
WE PICKED UP AN ADDITIONAL TWO CONGRESSIONAL SEATS, UH, ONE OUT OF THE HOUSTON AREA, ONE OUT OF THE AUSTIN AREA.
AND THEN, UM, JUST A, A REFLECTION ON NEW STATEWIDE ELECTION MAPS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THIS UPCOMING NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024 ELECTION.
AND, UM, WE'LL GET INTO A COUPLE OF SLIDES HERE JUST REMINDING US ALL OF, UH, THE DISTRICTS AND HOW THEY, UM, CROSS, UH, OVER, UM, OUR CITY.
THAT BEING SAID, TAKING A LOOK AT THE FOUR SEPARATE DISTRICTS IN, UM, OUR CITY, YOU CAN SEE THAT TOP NORTH PORTION, UM, BEING DISTRICT, UH, 33 BEING THE BLUE THAT COVERS IN, GOES INTO THE PANHANDLE OF OUR CITY, UH, THAT IS ACTUALLY UNCONTESTED RIGHT NOW WITH KATRINA PEARSON, UM, SERVING IN THAT CAPACITY.
AND THEN AS IT RELATES TO UNCONTESTED, UH, RACES ON, UM, NOVEMBER 5TH, WE WILL LOOK AT 1 0 2, UM, THAT DISTRICT THERE IN THE YELLOW OR GOLD BEING A LARGE CENTERPIECE OF OUR CITY, UM, UNCONTESTED WITH THE INCUMBENT BEING ANNA MARIA RAMOS.
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AS WE LOOK AT DISTRICT 70, UM, THAT IS THERE, THAT GREEN PORTION, UH, UP IN THE, UH, THE NORTHWEST CORNER AND THE INCUMBENT, UM, MAHALA, PLACEA BEING, UH, CONTESTED BY STEVE KENARD.AND THEN AS WE REFLECT ON THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF OUR CITY AND DISTRICT, UM, THE, UH, 1 0 2 THAT ACTUALLY, THAT IS, UH, WE'VE GOT A FLIP FLOP THERE.
AND, UM, THAT RED DISTRICT IS GOING TO BE ANGIE CHEN BUTTON, UH, AS THE INCUMBENT BEING CHALLENGED BY AVERY BISHOP AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE SENATE.
UH, WE WILL NOTICE THAT I HAVE LISTED DISTRICT TWO, UM, HERE, BUT JUST A REMINDER, THE ONLY REASON I'VE LISTED DISTRICT TWO IS SIMPLY BECAUSE BOB HALL BEING OUR SENATOR IN A LARGE PORTION THERE IN DISTRICT TWO, BUT HE IS NOT UP FOR REELECTION THIS NOVEMBER 5TH, UM, AS THE STATE SENATE STAGGERS WITH FOUR YEAR TERMS. UM, HE WILL BE UP IN TWO YEARS, BUT CERTAINLY NOT UP NOW.
BUT AGAIN, LEAVING THAT, UH, DISTRICT TWO DESIGNATION, JUST AS A REMINDER OF HIM HAVING THAT SPACE AND THAT DISTRICT, UM, DISTRICT 16 IS, UM, NATHAN JOHNSON INCUMBENT, AND HE IS NOT BEING CHALLENGED, BUT, UM, A VERY SMALL PORTION OF OUR CITY IN DISTRICT EIGHT IS JUST, UH, AT THAT FAR NORTHERN TIP RIGHT OFF OF 75, UH, THREE RUNNING ON DISTRICT EIGHT, THE INCOME BEING ANGELA PAXTON, CHALLENGED BY RACHEL, RACHEL, UM, MILO, AS WELL AS ED CLE.
UM, AS WE MOVE FORWARD, UH, US HOUSE, LOOKING AT THAT, UM, AGAIN, TWO SEPARATE DISTRICTS THERE.
ONE BEING THE LARGEST PORTION, UM, NO INCUMBENT IN THAT RACE IN DISTRICT 32, BUT CHALLENGES FROM, UM, DARRELL DAY, JULIE JOHNSON AND KEVIN HALE, AND THEN DISTRICT 24, UM, OVER ON THAT WESTERN SIDE AND CENTERPIECE OF THE CITY, UH, INCUMBENT BETH VANDYNE AND CHALLENGED BY SAM LER.
SO AS WE LOOK TO SOME, SOME KEY DATES DURING, UM, BOTH SESSIONS, BOTH STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AS WELL AS THE HUNDRED 19TH CONGRESS, LOOKING AT THE 89TH SESSION, UM, AS I'VE ALREADY MENTIONED, CERTAINLY HAVING THAT PRIMARY ELECTION, OR I'M SORRY, THAT GENERAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 5TH, BUT THEN, UM, NOVEMBER 11TH WILL ACTUALLY BE THE FIRST DAY FOR OUR STATE LEGISLATORS TO FILE BILLS THAT BEGINS PRE-FILING.
AND THEN THAT WILL GO ON FOR, I BELIEVE, A TOTAL OF 60 DAYS.
AND, UH, SOMETHING THAT I OFTEN REMEMBER IS WHEN DO THEY STOP FILING AND THAT, UM, THAT DATE WILL BE LATER ON.
AND, UM, AND THE SESSION ONCE SESSION BEGINS, AND THAT DATE IS MARCH 14TH, AGAIN, BEING 60 DAYS, UM, IN, INTO THE SESSION.
UM, ANOTHER DATE TO REMEMBER IS CERTAINLY THE START OF SESSION BEING JUNE, I'M SORRY, JANUARY 14TH.
THAT'S, UH, SECOND TUESDAY OF JANUARY, WHICH IS WHEN, UH, THE STATE SESSION WILL, WILL CONVENE AND SIGNY DIE IS THE CONCLUSION OF THE STATE SESSION ON JUNE 2ND, 2025.
UM, FLIPPING OVER TO THE, UH, NEXT COLUMN THERE, JUST RECOGNIZING THE HUNDRED 19TH CONGRESS, UH, THEY CONVENE ON JANUARY 3RD, 2025 AND CONCLUDE ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 3RD, 2027.
AS WE MOVE FORWARD, JUST TAKING A LOOK, UM, BROADLY AT THE OVERALL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND WHAT THE PURPOSE, UM, IS HERE IN THE SENSE OF GIVING YOU ALL AS COUNCIL AND, AND CERTAINLY AS STAFF FOR US TO, UM, JUST TO GUIDE, TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT OUR, OUR INTEREST HERE AS A CITY AND MUNICIPAL INTEREST AS A WHOLE.
WE SO OFTEN TALK ABOUT THAT LOCAL CONTROL AND BEING ABLE TO GOVERN AND, AND LEAD AND MANAGE OUR CITY THE WAY THAT IS MOST APPROPRIATELY FOR, UM, THE CITY OF RICHARDSON AND THOSE, UM, WHO ARE OUR RESIDENTS HERE IN OUR CITY.
UM, ALSO ESTABLISHING POLICY DIRECTION FOR TOPICS THAT COULD AFFECT THE CITY OF RICHARDSON ORIENTATION AND REORIENTATION FOR, UM, YOU ALL AS ELECTED OFFICIALS REPRESENTING OUR CITY, BUT ALSO SEEKING ACTIVE AND POSITIVE, UM, PARTNERSHIPS WITH YOU ALL.
UM, BUT ALSO MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS LEG LEGISLATURE AND, UM, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
AND, UM, LASTLY ON THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE, JUST LOOKING AT POSSIBLE ACTION
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FOR US TO TAKE AS, AS STAFF AS IT RELATES TO SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING PIECES OF LEGISLATION, LOOKING AT, UM, WHETHER OR NOT THAT TESTIMONY IN PERSON OR WRITTEN IS MOST APPROPRIATE LETTERS, EMAILS, JUST THE COMMUNICATION WITH OUR ELECTED MEMBERS IN THE, UM, IN THE LEGISLATURE, AND CERTAINLY LOOKING FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ESTABLISH, UM, A RICHARDSON LEGISLATIVE DAY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH, UH, SOME OF THE OTHERS THAT WE CERTAINLY PARTNER WITH ON LEGISLATIVE AGENDAS, LOOKING AT THE HIGHEST LEGISLATIVE, UM, UH, PRIORITY OR AGENDA PRIORITY, CERTAINLY TO PRESERVE THE ABILITY, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, FOR US TO, UH, AS, AS YOU ALL FOR LOCALLY ELECTED, UM, MEMBERS TO GOVERN AND RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO AND EFFICIENTLY TO THE INDIVIDUAL AND TO THE MARKET DRIVEN NEEDS OF OUR CITY.UM, OPPOSE LEGISLATION ACTION THAT WOULD ERODE, UH, AS MENTIONED EARLIER, HOME RULE AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITIES OR ESTABLISH UNFUNDED MANDATES THAT CONSTRAIN OUR ABILITIES TO, UM, TO ALLOCATE ACCORDINGLY.
ALSO, SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT, UH, WOULD SEEK TO RESTORE LOCAL CONTROL AND HOME RULE AUTHORITY THAT HAS BEEN ERODED BY PREVIOUS, UM, LEGISLATION.
AND ALSO SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT BLOCKS ANY ATTEMPTS TO PROHIBIT THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO USE PUBLIC FUNDS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE LEGISLATORS AND STATE AGENCIES, AS WELL AS PAY MEMBERSHIP DUES TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT HIGHER LOBBYISTS.
AGAIN, MAKING SURE THAT WE MAINTAIN THE ABILITY TO REPRESENT YOU AS OUR ELECTED BODY IN, UM, IN AUSTIN TO, TO REFLECT WHAT YOU BELIEVE THE NEEDS OF OUR CITY ARE.
UM, LOOKING AT THE AREAS OF FOCUS, CERTAINLY FISCAL MANAGEMENT, TRANSPORTATION, ECONOMIC VIBRANCY, PUBLIC SAFETY ENVIRONMENT, AND CERTAINLY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE.
JUST A, A GLIMPSE AT, UM, SOME OF THE REGIONAL PARTNERS THAT WE CERTAINLY AIM TO PARTNER WITH.
UM, SOME IN GOVERNANCE, SOME IN PUBLIC SAFETY, CERTAINLY TRANSPORTATION PARTNERS, CERTAINLY BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS, AND CERTAINLY, UM, A MULTITUDE OF THE EDUCATION PARTNERS THAT WE, UH, ENJOY, UH, RELATIONSHIP AND, AND, UH, PARTNERSHIPS WITH.
SO WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS? UM, CERTAINLY ACCEPTING, UH, YOUR FEEDBACK AND SUGGESTIONS, BUT AFTER NOVEMBER, NOVEMBER 5TH, UH, AFTER THE ELECTION, I'LL CERTAINLY START SCHEDULING MEETINGS AND, UH, WITH STAFF MEMBERS OF ELECTED MEMBERS, UM, AND GETTING ON THEIR AGENDA, PLACING, UM, A FINAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA ON FUTURE COUNCIL AGENDA FOR YOU TO APPROVE, BUT ALSO LOOKING AT INFORMATION AND RESOURCES, UM, SO THAT WE CAN POST, UM, A DOCUMENT FOR OUR, UM, CITY MEMBERS', RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO SEE FROM A TRANSPARENCY STANDPOINT.
AND I WILL PARTNER WITH OTHER DIRECTORS IN THE CITY AND WILL CERTAINLY TRACK DEVELOPMENTS THAT, UH, MAY REQUIRE YOUR PARTICIPATION OR ASSISTANCE IN, BUT CERTAINLY WILL TRACK, UM, NUMEROUS, UH, BILLS THAT WILL, UH, IMPACT OUR CITY OR COULD IMPACT OUR CITY.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, PROVIDE REGULAR UPDATES, UM, THROUGHOUT THE SESSION, UH, TO YOU ALL AS COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WILL, UH, CONCLUDE THIS PRESENTATION, BUT CERTAINLY TAKE ANY, UM, UH, QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS AS WE MOVE, UH, FORWARD WITH OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF? MR. CORWIN? WE JUST HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION ON JUST THE, THE TIMING OF WHEN THIS IS BROUGHT BACK BEFORE US FOR FINAL RATIFICATION.
I KNOW, UM, GIVEN THAT I'M SPECIFICALLY, I'M THINKING, THE REASON I'M ASKING IS, UH, SPECIFICALLY IN REGARDS TO, YOU KNOW, PLANO AND THEIR STATED, THEIR STATED DEADLINE, SO TO SPEAK, OF NOVEMBER 11TH WITH DART FUNDING AND SORT OF THEIR, THEIR POSITION ON THAT, AND THEN, BUT ALSO WITH OTHER POTENTIAL REGIONAL SORT OF REGIONAL ADVOCACY THINGS THAT COULD COME UP RIGHT BETWEEN, BETWEEN NOW AND THE, THE START OF BILL FILING.
I MEAN, WHEN, I GUESS THE TWOFOLD QUESTION I HAVE WITH THAT CONTEXT IS ONE, WHEN WERE YOU THINKING OF BRINGING THIS BACK TO US RATIFICATION, AND THEN IS THERE ANY BENEFIT TO, TO PUSHING IT OUT OR WHAT IS THE MOST FLEXIBLE DATE WE COULD, WE COULD HAVE FOR THAT JUST SO WE CAN BE REACTIVE TO OTHER PEOPLE OR OTHER ENTITIES OR SITUATIONS THAT COULD COME UP? RIGHT.
UM, SO MY PLAN WAS TO BRING IT BACK ON OCTOBER 21ST.
I UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, THE DESIRE TO KIND OF CUE OFF OF WHAT OTHER, YOU KNOW, CITIES OR EVEN SOME OF OUR INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS OR EVEN SOME OF OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS MIGHT
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DO.BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'VE, WE'VE TRIED TO STRIKE A BALANCE, UH, WITH THE AGENDA, PARTICULARLY WITH SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE AROUND SOME OF THE MORE SAILING ISSUES IN THE, IN THE REGION RIGHT NOW THAT WE BELIEVE IT'S INCLUSIVE REGARDLESS OF, FOR INSTANCE, WHAT THAT ONE MM-HMM,
UM, SO I, I BELIEVE IF YOU ADOPTED, I WANTED TO PROVIDE IT TWO WEEKS, UM, UH, YEAH, FOR ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK, UM, WE'LL PLACE IT ON THE, PLACE IT ON THE WEBSITE AND SEE IF THAT'LL GIVE, UH, RESIDENTS TWO, TWO MEETINGS TO, TO MAKE COMMENTS AT IF THEY, IF THEY HAD IT, IF THEY WANTED TO PROVIDE INPUT.
UM, BUT COUNCILMAN, I BELIEVE IT'S FLEXIBLE ENOUGH THAT, UM, THAT IT, IT, IT, IT ADDRESSES, UH, FOR INSTANCE, THE TRANSIT OF 2.1, I'M SORRY, 2.0, UM, UH, ISSUE, UH, IN A WAY THAT IT WOULD ALLOW US, UM, TO, TO REACT TO ANYTHING THAT MIGHT HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF, UM, KIND OF THE, THE, UM, THE, THE, THE ISSUE THAT'S BEEN PLACED BEFORE, UM, DART BY, BY UM, OTHER CITIES, UM, IN THE, IN OTHER MEMBER CITIES.
AND SO I THINK THAT YOU COULD COMFORTABLY MOVE FORWARD ON THE 21ST AND STILL MAINTAIN THAT FLEXIBILITY.
CHIEF, UH, THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS.
I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS, UH, BOTH FALL UNDER THE PACKET HERE THAT WE RECEIVED UNDER PUBLIC SAFETY, THE FIRST BULLET POINT, IT STATES SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT PROVIDES GRANT FUNDING AND OR RESOURCES TO PROTECT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND ENHANCE THEIR ABILITY TO SERVE.
AND IT GOES ON TO HAVE MULTIPLE SUB BULLET POINTS.
UH, I'M LOOKING AT SUB BULLET TWO AND SUB BULLET FOUR.
UM, SUB BULLET TWO, I GUESS I, I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND WHY ANY OF THESE ARE KIND OF SUB-BULLETS, BUT THE QUESTION AROUND CONCEAL CLASS C ARRESTS, WE'RE NOT SAYING WE'RE GONNA START ARRESTING PEOPLE FOR SPEEDING DOWN BELT LINE.
ARE WE? WE'RE GONNA SAY, WE'RE GONNA SAY LEAVE IT ALONE AND LET'S CONTINUE DOING WHAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO TODAY.
AND THAT IS USE OFFICER DISCRETION.
UM, AND IF THE, IF THE NEED OCCURS TO ARREST FOR A CLASS C MISDEMEANOR, THEN WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT TOOL, UM, AS AN, AS AN OFFICER DISCRETION TO UTILIZE JUST LIKE WE DO TODAY.
DOES IT MEAN THAT WE WILL CON THAT WE WILL DO WHAT YOU'RE, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY NOT.
WE'LL CONTINUE AS A CITY TO OPERATE JUST THE WAY WE ARE OPERATING TODAY.
WHAT, WHAT GENERALLY ARE CLASS C ARRESTS? LIKE? I MEAN, I'M NOT AN OFFICER, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT, SO IT COULD BE A VARIETY OF THINGS.
IT COULD BE DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, IT COULD BE SPEEDING.
UM, I'M SORRY, IT COULD NOT BE SPEEDING BECAUSE THERE ARE TWO THINGS THAT WE WILL NOT ARREST FOR.
AND STATE LAW PROHIBITS US FROM ARRESTING FOR TRAFFIC, UM, VIOLATIONS OF SPEEDING AS WELL AS OPEN CONTAINER.
SO JUST KNOW THAT FOR YOU CAN'T ARREST FOR OPEN CONTAINER, CANNOT ARREST CUSTODIAL ARREST FOR OPEN CONTAINER NOR SPEEDING ALL OTHER TRANSPORTATION CODE, UM, VIOLATION WE CAN MAKE AN CUSTODIAL ARREST FOR.
SO, WELL, THAT'S WHY I ASK QUESTIONS.
THAT'S, THAT'S A TO LEARN, RIGHT? UM, ABSOLUTELY.
SO ARE, UM, OPPOSED LEGISLATION TO DECRIMINALIZE MARIJUANA? WHAT'S KIND OF, I GUESS FROM THE, UH, I MEAN IF IT'S DECRIMINALIZED, WHY WOULD IT BE A, I GUESS A, A PRIORITY THERE? I MEAN, WHAT'S THE, SO NUMBER ONE, IT'S NOT CRIMINALIZED.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT DECRIMINALIZED NOW, RIGHT? AGAIN, LEAVE IT ALONE, UM, FROM A, FROM A BIG STANDPOINT.
BUT I WILL, I WILL ASK THIS QUESTION.
WHAT, WHAT DOES MARIJUANA MEAN IN TODAY'S CONTEXT? ARE WE TALKING THE TRADITIONAL LEAFY SUBSTANCE? ARE WE TALKING THC EDIBLES? ARE WE TALKING THC VAPE PENS? ARE WE TALKING DELTA EIGHT, DELTA NINE? THOSE ARE MAJOR ISSUES THAT ARE GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON THIS UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
IN FACT, THERE ARE INTERIM STUDIES RELATED TO DELTA EIGHT AND NINE.
I BELIEVE THERE'S ABOUT TO BE A CHARGE INTERIM'S CHARGE ON THE SENATE SIDE THAT IS GOING TO LOOK AT THE THC LEVEL IN ENERGY DRINKS.
AND SO IT JUST CONTINUES TO EVOLVE.
AND I THINK THAT WE ON THE FRONT END HAVE TO BE PROACTIVE AND RECOGNIZE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WITH MARIJUANA, THC, SO ON AND SO FORTH.
UM, FURTHER LOOKING, UM, DOWN THE ROAD AND, AND LOOKING AT SOME OF OUR SISTER STATES WHO HAVE TRIED SOME OF THE DECRIMINALIZATION.
UH, AND, AND QUITE FRANKLY, IT JUST, IT HASN'T WORKED WELL FOR THEM.
JUST LAST MONTH, I THINK IT WAS GOVERNOR NEWSOM IN, UM, IN CALIFORNIA HAD AN EMERGENCY, UH, DIRECTION THAT, UM, ACTUALLY ISSUED.
THERE WILL BE NO MORE THC PRODUCTS,
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UM, SOLD TO HAVE ANY DETECTABLE AMOUNT OF THC.AND SO RECOGNIZING THAT WHERE HERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS YOU CAN HAVE A THC LEVEL THAT IS 0.3%.
SO AGAIN, LOOKING AT SOME OF THE STATES WHO HAVE TRIED THIS, JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE DON'T ERRANTLY GO DOWN THAT PATH.
'CAUSE IF IF IT'S NOT DEFINED BY LAW, THEN IT INCLUDES IT VERSUS A LOT OF US JUST THINK, AS YOU SAID, THE THE LEAFY SUBSTANCE.
AND IT, NOT TO KEEP GOING ON THIS, BUT IT WAS FOUR YEARS AGO THAT SOME OF THIS WAS GENERATED AS IT RELATES TO A FARM BILL RELATED TO HEMP.
AND THAT KIND OF OPENED THE DOOR ON SOME THINGS.
I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT A SENATOR, UM, WHO HAD THAT PARTICULAR PIECE OF LEGISLATION WILL WORK ON CLEANING SOME OF THAT UP, BUT ALSO JUST, JUST KNOW THAT THERE IS THE COMPASSIONATE USE PROGRAM, UM, THAT WILL STILL BE IN EFFECT AND, AND MOVE FORWARD FOR THOSE FROM A TRULY MEDICINAL PURPOSE.
AND AS A, AS A TEACHER MYSELF, I'M NEVER, NEVER CEASE TO AMA AMAZE ME WHAT, UH, SOME OF THESE KIDS TALK ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO THAT.
SO I'M ALWAYS LEARNING NEW THINGS.
CHIEF, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
[C. REPORT ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]
THIS TO ITEM C REPORT ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST COUNSEL, MS. JUSTICE, I GOT TO GO TO A NATIONAL CRICKET LEAGUE GAME THIS WEEKEND, AND IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING THE TOURNAMENT'S BEING HOSTED AT UTD, UH, WATCH A 10 MINUTE TUTORIAL BEFORE I WENT TO TRY AND UNDERSTAND THE RULES.UH, IT'S VERY DIFFERENT IF YOU THINK IT'S LIKE BASEBALL, IT'S NOT, OTHER THAN THAT THERE'S A BALL AND SORT OF A BAT.
SO IT WAS VERY, VERY INTERESTING, A REALLY GOOD TIME.
UM, I THINK IT GOES ON THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND, SO, YOU KNOW, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO UTD HAS THIS STADIUM THAT'S, YOU KNOW, TEMPORARY STADIUM WITH 3,500 SEATS AND ANYWAY, REALLY FASCINATING.
AND THEN JUST WANTED TO SAY CONGRATS TO THE RSA FOR THEIR OPENING CONCERT.
WE ALL HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
AND SO WHILE THE CHIEF IS STILL HERE, CONGRATULATIONS, THOUGHT IT WAS AN ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING EVENT.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE TEAM PUT TOGETHER.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY I DIDN'T GET TO SEE OUR DANCING SINGING SERGEANT ACTUALLY IN ACTION THIS YEAR.
WE, WE, WE TALKED TO HER ABOUT IT SEVERAL TIMES, BUT WE COULDN'T QUITE GO TO HER INTO IT.
SO WE MAY NEED SOME HELP NEXT YEAR FROM YOU TO GET HER TO, TO GET TO THAT POINT.
BUT ANYWAY, UM, ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING.
UM, AND THEN WE HAD, UH, UH, COTTONWOOD ART FESTIVAL, UH, THIS WEEKEND STARTING OUT WITH THE DINNER AND THEN THE EVENT THE ENTIRE WEEKEND AND HEARD MANY, MANY POSITIVES, UM, FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE AS, UM, I THINK WE ALL DID AS WE HAD THE CHANCE TO GO OUT AND SPEND TIME OUT THERE.
SO, HUGE THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE STAFF, UM, DON FOR, FOR EVERYONE WHO PUTS ON OUR DIFFERENT FESTIVALS AND, UM, JUST REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CORCORAN.
UM, WELL, CITY COUNCIL DIDN'T MEET LAST MONDAY.
WE HAD A WONDERFUL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS APPLICANT RECEPTION, SO BY AMY ER, UH, AND YOUR WONDERFUL STAFF.
AND IT WAS JUST SO GREAT TO HAVE, UM, TO HAVE APPLICANTS COME IN AND, AND WE MET SOME REALLY COOL ENGAGED PEOPLE AND I'M, I'M EXCITED TO SEE THOSE APPLICATIONS KIND OF FLOOD IN HERE ANY MINUTE.
AND THEN, OH, THE OTHER COOL THING, UM, ON, ON THURSDAY, UH, SOME OF US WENT TO ROCKTOBER FEST, UH, AT THE TEXAS COUNTERFEITERS AND IT, UH, IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
UM, IT WAS MOSTLY INDUSTRY PEOPLE.
CURTIS SEEMED TO KNOW LIKE EVERY OTHER PERSON THERE,
BUT, UM, BUT MAN, IT IS JUST IS NEAT TO HAVE A, A COMPANY THAT HOSTS STUFF LIKE THAT AND IS SO ENGAGED, UM, IN THAT COMMUNITY HOUSE HERE IN RICHARDSON.
SO IT WAS JUST, IT WAS A NEAT EVENT FOR SURE.
UH, COUNCILMAN CORCORAN, THAT WAS, THAT WAS AMAZING EVENT.
AND, UM, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS THERE.
SO I, I LEARNED OF ANOTHER GREAT BUSINESS THAT RICHARDSON HAS.
UH, I JUST WANNA SECOND EVERYTHING THAT COUNCILMAN, UH, HUTCHIN WRITER SAID AN ANOTHER AWESOME COTTONWOOD ARTS FESTIVAL.
I MEAN, I, I MOVED IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, RIGHT, UM, BECAUSE OF THAT EVENT.
AND I JUST CONTINUALLY EVERY YEAR JUST TO LOVE IT MORE AND MORE EVERY TIME.
SO, UM, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE A LOT OF RESIDENTS OUT THERE.
I KNOW, I KNOW EVERYBODY FROM THE POLICE TO PARKS, TO STREETS, EVERYBODY.
AND UM, DON, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND THE ENTIRE STAFF 'CAUSE IT WAS WELL DONE.
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MR. DORIAN.YES, I, UH, I CONCUR WITH EVERYONE.
WE ALL WENT TO A LOT OF EVENTS THIS WEEK AND NATIONAL NIGHT OUT WAS INCREDIBLE THIS YEAR.
I THINK EVERYONE HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME AND THEY WERE REALLY HAPPY TO SEE ALL OF US ATTEND.
AS MANY AS WE COULD GET TO AS MANY EVENTS AS WE COULD GET TO.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHIEF.
UM, ALSO I WANTED TO SAY, UH, THERE'S QUITE A, QUITE A WEEKEND I'M, I'M NOT GONNA GO INTO ALL SEVEN EVENTS, BUT I'LL START OFF BY SAYING I HAD A FULL AGENDA OF TAIWANESE AND CHINESE CULTURE THIS WEEKEND.
IT STARTED OFF WITH, UH, THROWING THE FIRST PITCH BASEBALL PITCH FOR THE DOUBLE 10TH TAIWANESE ANNUAL TOURNAMENT.
SO, NO, I DID, I GOT A STRIKE.
I'M SURE IT'LL BE ON YOUTUBE, BUT IT'S NOT ALREADY
AND THEN, UM, THAT AFTERNOON I WAS ABLE TO, UM, UH, TO GO TO THE DALLAS CHINESE, UH, COMMUNITY CENTER AND LISTENED TO THE, UH, MUSIC OF GO JANG AND THE TEA CEREMONY.
I LEARNED HOW TO ACTUALLY BREW TEA AND HOW LONG TO KEEP THE TEA LEAVES IN THE, THE BOWL, UH, BEFORE THEY START GETTING, YOU KNOW, TAUNT
AND THEN THAT EVENING, UM, THERE WAS ANOTHER CONTINUATION OF THE TAIWANESE, UH, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HELD AT, UH, THE KEAN COURT.
THAT WAS A REALLY EXCEPTIONAL EVENT, I HAVE TO SAY.
THEY HAD A GREAT TURNOUT AND IT WAS, UH, IT WAS VERY, VERY NICE.
SO ANYWAY, AND THAT WAS JUST A FEW OF THE 15 THINGS THAT I DID THIS WEEK.
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