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GOOD EVENING.[CALL TO ORDER ]
CALL THIS MEETING OF THE RICHARDSON CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER.I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT A GREAT LOOKING GROUP WE HAVE HERE TONIGHT.
THANK YOU FIRST ON OUR AGENDA.
COUNCIL MEMBER CURTIS DOLE WILL LEAD US INTO PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND OUR PRAYER.
IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE TOGETHER TODAY AS WE ENTER INTO OUR EVENING OF COUNCIL MEETINGS.
WE THANK EVERYONE GATHERED HERE TONIGHT.
HELP US VALUE AND APPRECIATE THE ONES WE ARE ABOUT TO MEET.
FILL THIS MEETING WITH YOUR PRESENCE.
WE ASK FOR THIS, YOUR GLORY AND PRAISE.
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.
FLAG, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG ACT.
[3. MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 11, 2024 MEETING AND NOVEMBER 11, 2024 SPECIAL CALLED MEETING ]
GO TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 11TH, 2024 MEETING.AT THIS TIME I'LL BE LOOKING FOR A MOTION.
MR. DORIAN, I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS ME AS SHOWN.
ALL IN FAVOR? SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS IN VISITORS FORUM.
MR. MAGNER, UH, THANK YOU MAYOR.
WE ARE NOT IN RECEIPT OF ANY CARDS IN ADVANCE OF THE 5:00 PM DEADLINE, SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MS. NEMAN TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY SPEAKERS IN THE AUDIENCE.
[5. CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE ANIMAL SERVICES ADVISORY COMMISSION, BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, CITY PLAN COMMISSION, CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION, LIBRARY BOARD, PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION, SIGN CONTROL BOARD, AND THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT/BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION ]
TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE.CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE ANIMAL SERVICE ADVISORY COMMISSION, BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, CITY PLAN, COMMISSION, CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION, LIBRARY BOARD, PARKS AND EXCUSE, RECREATION, COMMISSION SIGNING CONTROL BOARD, AND THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS, BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION.
UM, UH, AS WE GATHER TONIGHT, UH, THIS, UH, IS COMING ON THE, UH, CONCLUSION OF, UH, NUMBER OF IMPORTANT MEETINGS THAT YOU'VE HAD TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS AS PART OF YOUR ANNUAL REVIEW PROCESS, UH, IN, UH, KIND OF FOLLOWING THE, UM, BOARDING COMMISSION, UH, OPEN HOUSE THAT WE HAD IN THIS VERY ROOM.
UH, YOU MET, UH, TWICE NOW TO, UH, MAKE YOUR SELECTION FOR, UH, THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS OUTLINED BY THE MAYOR JUST A SECOND AGO.
I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO MS. ER NOW.
SHE'S GOING TO, UM, GO AHEAD AND, UH, ADDRESS, UH, EACH, UM, OF THE SWEARING IN OPPORTUNITIES BY, UH, BOARD, COMMISSION.
UH, WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR NAME CALLED, YOU'LL COME UP.
MS. NEER WILL READ THE OATH TO YOU, AND THEN SHE'LL HAVE A, UH, OATH FOR YOU TO SIGN, AND THEN YOU'LL BE OFFICIAL.
AND THEN MAYOR, UM, THE, UH, CHARTER COMMISSION, UH, WILL BE HANDLED IN ITEMS NUMBER SIX AND SEVEN ON YOUR AGENDA.
MS, DO YOU WANNA HAVE A MOTION FIRST? I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A MOTION.
MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR ALL OF THE, DO WE WANT DO 'EM ALL AS ONE? ARE WE GOOD WITH ALL ONE OR DO WE HAVE TO DO EACH OF 'EM SEPARATELY? SEPARATELY? YES.
DO WE DO BUT EACH, DO WE NEED 10 DIFFERENT MOTIONS OR ARE WE DOING IT AS ONE MOTION? JUST FOR CLEAR EACH.
SO THEN I'LL, I'LL START BY SAYING I'M, LET'S DO THIS.
YOU TAKE ONE AND THEN WE'LL COME RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD.
AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU.
THEN I WOULD MOVE TO REAPPOINT MAR MAUREEN DOHERTY AS VICE CHAIR ERICA BASLER, HOLLY GOODSIDE AND NORA JAMAL FOR A TERM EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31ST, 2024 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2026 FOR THE ANIMAL SERVICES ADVISORY COMMISSION.
ALRIGHT, WE GOT A MOTION TO SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE.
MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPOINT, UM, THE FOLLOWING FOR THE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
BRENDA HARD WILSON AS VICE CHAIR DIANE LITTKY, MATTHEW MARTIN FOR A TERM EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31ST, 2024 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2026, MS. JUSTICE SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE.
PASSES UNANIMOUSLY MS. JUSTICE, I MOVE TO REAPPOINT TO THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION.
UH, BRIAN BENTLEY, TED COIA AND AMY TAYLOR FOR A TERM EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31ST, 2024 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2026.
AND TO APPOINT LELA SHOOK TO A TERM EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31ST, 2024 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2026.
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RUDDER.ALRIGHT, WE GOT A MOTION TO SECOND.
SHOW OF HANDS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
I MOVE TO REAPPOINT BRIAN MARSH AS CHAIR KEN SOUTHARD AS VICE CHAIR MICHAEL KELLER AND NATE ROBERTS FOR A TERM EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31ST, 2024 TO DECEMBER 31ST.
ALL IN FAVOR? SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE.
I MOVE TO APPOINT RICHARD LIE AS CHAIR AMANDA GALA GALAGOS AS VICE CHAIR, AND TO REAPPOINT PATRICIA MULVIHILL FOR A TERM EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31ST, 2024 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2026.
AND TO APPOINT JANET ALTER TO FILL A VACANCY FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND EXPIRING DECEMBER 31ST, 2025.
AND SIRI IERS TO A TERM EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31ST, 2024 TO DECEMBER 31ST.
MR. BARRIOS, MAY I SECOND THAT? GOT A MOTION TO SECOND.
OKAY, I'D LIKE TO MO MOVE TO APPOINT TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD GREG K AS VICE CHAIR AND TO REAPPOINT BETTY STRIPLING FOR A TERM EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31ST, 2024 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2026.
AND TO APPOINT JENNIFER JACKSON AND JEFF DAVIS TO A TERM EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31ST, 2024 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2026.
ALL IN FAVOR? SHOW OF HANDS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
MAYOR IN, UH, TO SIGN CONTROL BOARD, I MOVE TO APPOINT JILL BLEVINS AS CHAIR AND JOSEPH QUIRK AS VICE CHAIR FOR A TERM EFFECT OF DECEMBER 31ST, 2024 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2026 TO APPOINT JAN TAYLOR AS A FULL MEMBER FOR THE REMAINDER OF HER TERM, ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2025 TO REAPPOINT NEIL ORLAND TO A TERM EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31ST, 2024 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2026.
AND TO APPOINT BILL ROGERS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO FILL A VACANCY FOR TERM EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2025.
MS. JUSTICE, UH, FOR THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION, I MOVE TO APPOINT, UH, JASON LEMONS, REAPPOINT JASON LEMONS AS CHAIR, UH, AND TO REAPPOINT BRENT STURMAN, PHIL THAMES AND HAMAD
DECEMBER 31ST, 2024 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2026.
I WILL CALL YOU UP HERE BY BOARD.
PLEASE BRING YOUR OATH WITH YOU.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND RESPOND.
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF BOARD MEMBER FOR THE CITY OF RICHARDSON CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION AND, AND TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE.
NEXT WILL BE THE SIGN CONTROL BOARD IS BILL ROGERS.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME OR YOU'LL RESPOND.
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF BOARD MEMBER FOR THE CITY OF RICHARDSON, SIGN CONTROL BOARD AND TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
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AND OF THE STATES.PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND RESPOND.
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF BOARD MEMBER FOR THE CITY OF RICHARDSON LIBRARY BOARD AND TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE.
YOU NEXT WILL BE THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND RESPOND.
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF BOARD MEMBER FOR THE CITY OF RICHARDSON PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION AND TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE, HELP SO HELP YOU? GOD.
IS THERE ANYONE I MISSED BESIDES CHARTER? OKAY.
[6. CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 4524, CREATING A CHARTER COMMISSION; AND ESTABLISHING CHARTER COMMISSION GUIDELINES. ]
SIX, WE'LL CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE NUMBER 45 24, CREATING A CHARTER COMMISSION AND ESTABLISHING A CHARTER COMMISSION GUIDELINES.MR. MAGNER, UH, THANK YOU MAYOR.
MAYOR AND COUNSEL AFTER YOU, UH, TAKE ACTION.
UH, HERE ON NUM, ITEM NUMBER SIX, UM, WE WILL THEN, UH, MOVE TO ITEM SEVEN, WHICH WILL BE THE SWEARING IN OF YOUR CHARTER COMMISSION AT THAT TIME, UH, WE WILL ASK EVERYONE WHO, UH, IS BEING APPOINTED TO COME UP.
UH, MS. EMER WILL READ THE OATH OF OFFICE TO THEM COLLECTIVELY.
AND THEN IF YOU'D LIKE, WE'D LIKE TO DO A, A, A PHOTOGRAPH JUST TO KIND OF COMMEMORATE, UH, THE CHARTER COMMISSION'S, UH, INITIATION.
MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 4 5 2 4, CREATING A CHARTER COMMISSION AND ESTABLISHING CHARTER COMMISSION GUIDELINES.
ALL IN FAVOR? SHOW OF HANDS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY BRINGS
[7. CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION ]
US TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION.
ALRIGHT, MS. NEBER, YOU GONNA READ THOSE NAMES OR ARE WE SUPPOSED TO READ THEM FIRST? UH, WE HAVE 'EM.
WOULD ANYONE ON THE COUNCIL LIKE TO DO THAT? MR. SHAM SCHUL.
MAYOR PRO, TIMM, TAKE IT AWAY.
ALRIGHT, UH, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO APPOINT GERALD BRIGHT AS CHAIR OF CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION 2025.
KIMBERLY WORK AS VICE CHAIR CHEYENNE GANI, JERRY WALKER, JERRY ZIEGLER, RICHARD REKER, LISA DUNN, JENNIFER BECKER, DORIS BENNER, JEREMY THOMPSON, AND CHIEF BRETT FOR A TERM EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2025 TO JULY 31ST, 2025.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MS. JUSTICE.
ALL RIGHT, MS. EMER, CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION MEMBERS, PLEASE BRING YOUR OATHS WITH YOU.
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Y'ALL CAN LINE UP THERE AND FACE THE COUNCIL.JUST LINE UP THERE AND PLACE COUNSEL.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND YOU'LL RESPOND.
AFTER I READ THE OATH, DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF BOARD MEMBER FOR THE CITY OF RICHARDSON 2025 CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION AND TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE.
OKAY, GO AHEAD AND SIGN YOUR OATHS AND THEN WE'RE GONNA LINE UP FOR A PICTURE WITH COUNSEL.
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THAT BRINGS[8. REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING CALENDER AND 2025 COUNCIL ELECTION CALENDER]
US TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING CALENDAR AND THE 2025 CITY COUNCIL ELECTION CALENDAR.MR. MAGNER? I THANK YOU MAYOR.
MAYOR COUNCIL, AMY NEER IS GOING TO, UH, TAKE THE LEAD ON THIS BRIEFING.
THIS IS AN ANNUAL EXERCISE THAT WE GO THROUGH TO, UH, SET THE UPCOMING YEAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING CALENDAR.
UH, IN ADDITION THIS YEAR, AMY IS GOING TO PREVIEW, UH, AN ELECTION CALENDAR THAT BEGINS IN JANUARY LEADING UP TO, UH, THE MAY, UH, THIRD, UH, UH, CITY COUNCIL ELECTIONS AND OTHER, UH, UH, RACES THAT MAY BE, UH, MAY BE ON THAT BALLOT.
SO, AMY, THANKS FOR ALL YOUR WORK.
UH, COUNSEL, IF, UH, YOU'RE AGREEABLE TO THIS CALENDAR, WE'LL PLACE THIS ON YOUR, UH, NEXT, NEXT WEEK'S MEETING FOR YOUR ADOPTION.
Y'ALL ARE MAKING ME WORK TONIGHT,
UH, SO THANK YOU MR. MAGNER AND GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNSEL, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT YOUR 2025 COUNCIL MEETING CALENDAR TONIGHT, AS WELL AS REVIEW DATES FOR THE 2025 CITY COUNCIL ELECTION IN MAY.
SO I'VE BROKEN IT UP INTO TWO SECTIONS SO WE CAN DISCUSS THEM SEPARATELY.
UH, FIRST WE'LL REVIEW THE CALENDAR FOR YOUR MEETING DATES, AND THEN I WILL GO OVER, UM, KEY DATES FOR THE MAY 3RD, 2025 ELECTION AS WELL AS CANDIDATE CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS.
THESE BOTH FALL UNDER THE GOAL OF PROMOTE AVENUES FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND INPUT, AND I JUST ADDED OUR MOTTO THAT WE ALL SAY PLAN OUR WORK AND WORK OUR PLAN.
SO, AS YOU KNOW, WE, UH, ALWAYS BRING THE PROPOSED CITY COUNCIL MEETING CALENDAR TO YOU EACH YEAR ABOUT THIS TIME SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE A SCHEDULE FOR OUR WORK PLAN, INFORM OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITY OF COUNCIL MEETING DATES, AND THEN SCHEDULE AROUND HOLIDAYS AND PROVIDE FOR IMPORTANT BREAKS FOR COUNCIL AND STAFF.
UM, COUNCIL MEETINGS, AS YOU KNOW, ARE MONDAYS AT 6:00 PM WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FIFTH MONDAYS.
TYPICALLY CITY HOLIDAYS AND THE WEEK OF SPRING BREAK FOR BOTH RISD AND PISD.
ALL MEETINGS ARE HELD AND MAY BE CALLED AT ANY TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY CHARTER AND THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, WHICH REQUIRES 72 HOURS PUBLIC NOTICE FOR 2025.
THE FIFTH MONDAY FALLS IN MARCH, JUNE, SEPTEMBER, AND DECEMBER RISD.
SPRING BREAK IS MARCH 10TH THROUGH 14TH.
SO THERE WILL BE NO MEETING ON MARCH 10TH.
THE PISD SPRING BREAK IS MARCH 17TH THROUGH 21ST.
SO THERE'LL BE NO MEETING ON THE 17TH.
A SUMMER BREAK IS PROPOSED FOR JUNE 30TH AND JULY 7TH WITH JULY 4TH BEING ON A FRIDAY.
THE FALL BREAK IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 17TH AND THE 24TH, AND THEN A WINTER BREAK IS DECEMBER 22ND AND 29TH.
SO HERE YOUR MEETING DATES, THE ONES HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW ARE THE DATES THAT ARE NO MEETINGS.
AND THEN A FEW, UM, IMPORTANT DATES TO NOTE.
FEBRUARY 10TH WILL BE THE COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION AWARDS AND RECEPTION.
MAY 12TH WILL BE THE CITY COUNCIL ELECTION CANVAS AND THE OATH CEREMONY AUGUST 4TH AND FIFTH IS YOUR BUDGET WORKSHOP.
THE CITY MANAGER WILL PRESENT THE BUDGET ON AUGUST 18TH.
BUDGET ADOPTION IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 15TH AND THE CARES RECEPTION WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 27TH.
AND OF COURSE, KEEP IN MIND AGAIN THAT AN A WORK SESSION AND REGULAR MEETINGS CAN BE INTERCHANGED DEPENDING ON IF COUNCIL ACTION IS NEEDED FOR ANOTHER ITEM.
AND ANY DATE MAY BE COUNT CANCELED OR ACTIVATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS LAW.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY FEEDBACK ON THIS CALENDAR, PLEASE PROVIDE IT TO MR. MAGNER BEFORE DECEMBER 9TH.
THAT'S WHEN WE WILL BRING THE CALENDAR BACK FOR ADOPTION AND THEN WE WILL POST IT ON OUR WEBSITE AND ALL THE PLACES WHERE PEOPLE GET THE MEETING INFORMATION.
SO MAYOR, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS SECTION BEFORE I MOVE ON? COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? WE'RE GOOD.
SO AS YOU ARE AWARE, THE MAYOR AND
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ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, ARE ELECTED TO TWO YEAR TERMS. THIS OCCURS ON THE FIRST SATURDAY IN MAY IN ODD YEARS.SO OUR NEXT ELECTION DATE IS MAY 3RD OF 25.
NO MEMBER MAY SERVE MORE THAN SIX CONSECUTIVE TWO YEAR TERMS IN ANY PLACE.
THE CITY CHARTER REQUIRES NOMINATION BY PETITION CIRCULATED ON BEHALF OF EACH CANDIDATE TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT.
AND THE REQUISITE NUMBER OF SIGNATURES FOR THE 2025 ELECTION IS 48.
THIS IS PER THE ELECTION CODE AND IT'S BASED ON A CALCULATION OF ONE HALF OF 1% OF THE NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED IN THE LAST MAYORAL ELECTION.
FOR MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, PLACES 1, 2, 3, AND FOUR MUST LIVE IN THEIR CORRESPONDING DISTRICT.
THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS PLACE FIVE AND SIX MAY LIVE IN ANY DISTRICT IN THE CITY, AND THE MAYOR AND ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ELECTED AT LARGE BY ALL VOTERS THAT VOTE IN THE ELECTION.
HERE ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
QUALIFICATIONS COME FROM STATE LAW AND OUR CITY CHARTER.
YOU MUST BE A UNITED STATES CITIZEN, NOT DETERMINED TOTALLY OR PARTIALLY INCAPACITATED WITHOUT THE RIGHT TO VOTE, NOT CONVICTED OF A FELONY, BE A REGISTERED VOTER OF THE CITY, BE A RESIDENT OF THE CITY FOR ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE ELECTION, AND BE AT LEAST 21 YEARS OF AGE.
SO HERE ARE THE KEY ELECTION DATES.
CANDIDATE PACKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN MY OFFICE ON JANUARY 2ND.
JANUARY 15TH IS THE FIRST DATE OF FILE AND APPLICATION AND PETITION ON THE BALLOT.
FEBRUARY 10TH IS THE DAY WE WILL CALL THE ELECTION.
FEBRUARY 14TH IS THE DEADLINE TO FILE AN APPLICATION AND PETITION FOR PLACE ON THE BALLOT.
AND WHEN CONSIDERING THIS DEADLINE, UH, CANDIDATES SHOULD REMEMBER THAT APPLICATION AND PETITIONS HAVE TO BE VERIFIED.
SO, UM, I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND WAITING TO THAT DEADLINE DATE BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE NO TIME TO CURE A DEFECT IF THAT WAS FOUND.
FEBRUARY 17TH WILL BE THE DRAWING FOR ORDER OF NAMES ON THE BALLOT.
WE'LL DO THAT HERE BEFORE A COUNCIL MEETING.
AND THEN ON FEBRUARY 21ST, THAT'S THE LAST DAY FOR A CANDIDATE TO WITHDRAW THEIR NAME FROM THE BALLOT.
THESE STATES ARE FINANCIAL REPORTING DEADLINES.
I'LL COME BACK TO THE MARCH 6TH DATE IN JUST A MOMENT.
SO YOU HAVE YOUR TWO SEMI-ANNUAL DUE DATES, THAT'S JANUARY 15TH AND JULY 15TH.
FOR ELECTION REPORTING, YOU HAVE A 30 DAY REPORT, 30 DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION, WHICH IS APRIL 3RD AND AN EIGHT DAY REPORT THAT IS DUE EIGHT DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION, WHICH IS APRIL 25TH.
SO, AS YOU MAY RECALL, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CANDIDATES ARE NOW REQUIRED TO FILE A PERSONAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND IN A NON-ELECTION YEAR.
THESE REPORTS ARE DUE ON APRIL 30TH, BUT IN AN ELECTION YEAR, THEY ARE DUE THE 20 20TH DAY AFTER THE APPLICATION FILING DEADLINE, WHICH IS FEBRUARY 14TH.
SO ALL CANDIDATES, INCLUDING INCUMBENTS, WILL BE REQUIRED TO FILE THE PERSONAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT BY MARCH 6TH.
IF AN INCUMBENT IS NOT RUNNING FOR REELECTION, THEN THEY WILL FILE THEIRS ON APRIL 30TH.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT BEFORE I MOVE ON? OKAY.
SO HERE ARE SOME KEY DATES FOR VOTERS AND CANDIDATES TO BE AWARE OF.
APRIL 3RD IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN ORDER TO VOTE IN THE MAY 3RD ELECTION.
EARLY VOTING BEGINS APRIL 22ND AND ENDS APRIL 29TH.
AND I WANTED TO MAKE A NOTE ON THAT.
IT DOES NOT START ON MONDAY THIS YEAR.
APRIL 21ST IS A STATE HOLIDAY AS SAN JACINTO DAY.
SO THERE'S NO VOTING ON THAT DAY.
AND THEN OF COURSE, MAY 3RD IS ELECTION DAY.
AND THE CANVAS AND OATH CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE ON MAY 12TH AT THE EISMAN CENTER.
IF THERE SHOULD BE A RUNOFF IN ANY PLACE, THE RUNOFF WILL ELECTION WOULD TAKE PLACE ON JUNE 7TH WITH THE CANVAS ON JUNE 16TH.
AND RECALL THAT A RUNOFF ELECTION WOULD BE REQUIRED IF ANY CANDIDATE DOES NOT RECEIVE MORE THAN 50% OF THE VOTES IN THAT RACE.
NOW JUST A FEW DETAILS REGARDING THE CANDIDATE PACKETS AND FILING THE PAPERWORK.
AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, THE PACKETS ARE AVAILABLE JANUARY 2ND TO FEBRUARY 14TH.
AN APPOINTMENT IS NOT REQUIRED TO PICK UP A PACKET, BUT IT IS RECOMMENDED FOR ANYONE WHO IS A NEW CANDIDATE OR ANYONE THAT HAS, MIGHT, MIGHT HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCESS.
CANDIDATE PACKETS ARE AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY BY EMAIL REQUEST TO ME.
UH, SO UPON RECEIVING A REQUEST, I WOULD EMAIL THE ELECTRONIC PACKET TO THEM.
HARD COPY PACKETS ARE SO ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.
IN ADDITION TO FILING YOUR PAPERWORK IN PERSON APPLICATIONS, PETITIONS AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE FORMS MAY BE DELIVERED BY MAIL CONTRACT CARRIER OR THEY ALSO MAY BE MAY BE EMAILED.
AND OF COURSE, IF YOU ARE SENDING THEM BY MAIL OR EMAIL, THEY NEED TO BE PROPERLY AND TIMELY SUBMITTED AND NOTARIZED AS APPLICABLE.
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UM, CANDIDATES SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO ALL FORMS, REQUIREMENTS, AND DEADLINES AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY BECAUSE, UH, THOSE APPLICATIONS AND PETITIONS WILL BE REVIEWED FOR ELIGIBILITY.AND A FINAL REMINDER OF THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE IS LOCATED HERE AT THE TEMPORARY CITY HALL.
SO AS FAR AS NEXT STEPS, WE WILL BRING A RESOLUTION TO CALL THE ELECTION TO YOU ON FEBRUARY 10TH.
AND THEN OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, I'LL BE WORKING WITH THE COUNTIES TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS.
I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS? WE ARE GOOD.
[9. CONSENT AGENDA]
NUMBER NINE, OUR CONSENT AGENDA.CALL FOR A MOTION, MS. JUSTICE MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PUBLISHED.
THAT MOTION GOT A MOTION IS SECOND.
[10. REPORT ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST ]
ITEM NUMBER 10, REPORT ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST COUNSELI'M ONE SPECIFIC EVENT WAS SERVING THE SENIOR CITIZENS AT, FOR THE, UH, THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.
I ENJOYED GREETING EVERYONE UP FRONT.
I THINK I WANNA DO THAT NEXT YEAR.
WELL, YOU DID IT WELL, THANK YOU.
THAT'S, THAT'S THE ONE THING I HAVE TO SAY.
AND I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GOOD THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.
UH, OVER OUR SORT OF BREAK, THERE WAS TWO MORE AMAZING EISMAN CENTER PRESENT EVENTS AT THE EISMAN, UH, CAR.
IT WAS AN EVENING WITH FRAN LEBOWITZ AND, UH, THE MATTHEW WHITAKER QUINTET, UH, BOTH AT THE EISMAN CENTER.
UM, AND WE, I THINK HAD ABOUT HALF A DOZEN HOA OR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, UH, MEETINGS THAT WE ATTENDED OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
UM, SO WHERE EVERYBODY'S SELECTING THEIR BOARDS AND, UM, MR. MAGNER DID A GOOD JOB PRESENTING IT, MANY OF THEM.
UM, AND SO IT WAS, UH, A GREAT TO TO BE ALL OVER THE, THE CITY AT THE VARIOUS MEETINGS.
I WOULD AGREE WITH MS. JUSTICE.
AND I ALSO WANNA POINT OUT ONE, I THINK ONE OF THE SECRET SAUCES WE TALK ALL ABOUT ALL THE TIME IS OUR HOA PRESIDENT'S MEETING.
AND WE HAD THAT ON THE 19TH, EARLY IN THE MORNING IN THIS ROOM, AND A GREAT PRESENTATION BY OUR FIRE CHIEF ON THE RICHARDSON, UM, CITY FIRE, UH, FIRE EMS AND JUST REALLY WANNA APPRECIATE HIM FOR COMING OUT AND DOING THAT PRESENTATION.
I HEARD A LOT OF POSITIVES ON THAT.
AND THEN ALSO ON THE 21ST WE HAD, UM, PM PINTS WITH SPEAKER AMIR ABBA, UM, CEO OF B NETWORKS.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAD LEADERS AFTER HOURS OUT AT THE UTD ANDUM.
I NEVER SAY THAT RIGHT, UM, WITH CALVIN.
AND, UH, JUST WANNA APPRECIATE THEM AS WELL FOR BOTH OF THOSE EVENTS AS WELL.
UM, I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, BUT I'M CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH LEADERSHIP NORTH TEXAS AND ON NOVEMBER 22ND, UH, WE HAD A, UH, NORTH TEXAS ECONOMY DAY WITH THE, OVER AT THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK.
AND THAT WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO, UM, TO GO THROUGH.
I KNOW SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE ON THE COUNCIL HAVE BEEN THROUGH THAT.
UM, AND IT, IT WAS REALLY NEAT TO, UM, JOINED, UH, NTC IN THAT ON NOVEMBER 23RD, UM, WAS THE 19TH ANNUAL RICHARDSON GOBBLE HOBBLE 5K AND FAMILY RUN PRESENTED BY METHODIST RICHARDSON AND WHICH BENEFITED THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF RICHARDSON.
UM, THAT OF COURSE IS, UH, PUT TOGETHER AND MANAGED BY MANY PEOPLE.
BUT, UH, RICHARDSON'S OWN, UH, ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF KOBE EWT, UH, IS A BIG PART OF THAT AND HAS BEEN DOING THAT FOR MANY YEARS.
AND SO HE NOT JUST SERVES OUR CITY IN THE UNIFORM, BUT DOES THAT.
AND AS A FORMER, UH, CLUB KID MYSELF, WHEN I WAS A KID DOWN IN BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS GROWING UP, I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT SO MANY VOLUNTEERS PUT INTO THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF RICHARDSON.
SO THANK YOU TO, UH, METHODIST RICHARDSON MEDICAL CENTER FOR, FOR SPONSORING THAT.
BUT THANK YOU TO, UH, ALL THOSE THAT WERE INVOLVED IN PUTTING THAT TOGETHER AND RAISE MONEY FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF RICHARDSON BENEFITS A LOT OF STUDENTS.
AND I KNOW BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB IS RIGHT THERE IN PLACE THREE RIGHT OFF THE BELTLINE, NEAR RHS.
UM, AND THIS YEAR I LEARNED WHAT A FUN RUN WAS.
'CAUSE I, I DIDN'T QUITE KNOW WHAT IT WAS, BUT I THINK I MIGHT HAVE TO JOIN, UM, SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES NEXT YEAR ON THAT ONE.
SO, UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO LOOK FORWARD TO JOINING YOU GUYS ON THAT ONE.
I I THINK I COULD WORK TOWARDS THAT.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA CLOSE THAT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE, I HAVE ONE THAT, WELL, A COUPLE THAT I'M GOING TO SHOUT OUT TONIGHT.
[00:35:01]
FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE WORLD THAT SENT ME BIRTHDAY.UM, I HIT ONE OF THOSE ZEROS THIS YEAR AND, UH, SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT.
I, THERE WERE MANY, MANY CITIZENS THAT, UH, SENT ME A WELL WISHES ON MY BIRTHDAY AND SO THAT WAS REALLY NICE.
AND I HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING.
BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I HAVE TO ANNOUNCE TONIGHT IS, THIS IS HOT OFF THE PRESS, THE CITY OF RICHARDSON JUST WON THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT COMPETITION, NUMBER ONE IN THE NATION.
SO THAT, THAT JUST COMING OUT, IT, IT OUGHT TO HAVE A PRESS RELEASE SOMETIME TOMORROW ON THAT.
BUT I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF TO GIVE CHIEF TITTLE AND HIS TEAM THE BIG THUMBS UP.
AND UM, GOING BACK TO WHAT COUNCILMAN MEMBER, HUTCHER WRITER SAID ABOUT OUR HOA PRESIDENTS AND OUR HOAS, THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO DO WITHOUT THEIR PARTNERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO BEING NUMBER ONE.
SO THANK YOU TO THE HOAS AND THANKS TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE ARE VERY, VERY PROUD OF THAT AND REALLY EXCITED.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION ]
WE'RE GOING TO, IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 5 51 0.0 8, 7 1, AND TWO OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE COUNSEL WILL CONVENE INTO A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS, COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, US 75 SLASH MAIN STREET, US 75 EAST ARAPAHOE ROAD, AND US 75 EAST RENA ROAD AREAS.