* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. OKAY, [00:00:03] GOOD EVENING. I CALL THIS MEETING THE RICHARDSON [CALL TO ORDER] CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER AT 6:00 PM FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENTS AND AGENDA ITEMS AND VISITOR FORUM. MR. MAGNER, UH, EXCUSE ME, MAYOR, UH, CITY SECRETARY, MEAN NEER IS INDICATING NO SPEAKERS AT THIS TIME. [B. PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION FOR ARBOR DAY] ALL RIGHTY, WE'LL GO TO ITEM ITEM B, PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION FOR ARBOR DAY. MR. MANOR, UH, THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE, UH, OUR DIRECTOR OF PARKS IN RECREATION OF VON FAO AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR SEAN ROGERS WITH US TODAY. UH, AS YOU KNOW, ARBOR DAY IS CELEBRATED IN RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF TREES IN THEIR VITAL ROLE IN PRESERVING THE HEALTH OF OUR ENVIRONMENT, SUPPORTING WILDLIFE, AND IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE. THE CITY OF RICHARDSON IS COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING AND EXPANDING ITS TREE CANOPY THROUGH EDUCATION, SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY PRACTICES AND ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH ITS RESIDENTS. UH, IN HONOR OF AND RECOGNITION OF, UH, THIS YEAR'S ARBOR DAY, WHICH IS GONNA BE, UH, THIS, UH, FRIDAY, APRIL 25TH, WE'D, UH, LIKE TO, UH, INVITE, UH, YVONNE AND SEAN, UH, AND THE COUNCIL UP TO TAKE A, A PICTURE COMMEMORATING THE, UH, UH, PRESENTATION OF THE PROCLAMATION. I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE OF TWO REALLY IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS RECENTLY. UH, OF COURSE, UH, SEAN WAS HERE NOT THAT LONG AGO AND, AND, UH, ANNOUNCED THAT, UH, WE WERE, UH, UM, GIVEN THE RECOGNITION OF TREE CITY, USA, UH, FOR 2024, UH, GREAT, UH, HONOR AND, AND GREAT WORK BY THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. AND THEN ALSO, OF COURSE, UH, RIGHT IN THE MIDST OF, UH, I THINK THE SECOND OF OUR THIRD, UM, UH, RICHARDSON REPLANTS INITIATIVE FOR THE SPRING HAS BEEN COMPLETE. I THINK WE HAVE, UH, ONE MORE THIS SATURDAY, RIGHT? AND, UH, SO THAT'S BEEN A, A GREAT PROGRAM AS WELL SINCE, UM, UH, THE MAY 28TH STORM OF LAST YEAR, UH, MAYOR COUNCIL, THE GOAL THAT YOU SET OUT, UH, WILL SOON BE ACCOMPLISHED, WHICH IS, UH, THE CITY PROVIDING 1000, UH, TREES TO RESIDENTS TO HELP REPLANT, UH, AND START TO REESTABLISH OUR, OUR TREE CANOPY CITYWIDE. AND SO, UH, MAYOR, IF, IF NOTHING ELSE, I, UH, YVONNE AND SEAN WILL JOIN YOU AT THE, UH, AT THE FRONT OF THE ROOM HERE, AND GREG WILL TAKE SOME COMMEMORATIVE SHOTS. THANK YOU, MR. BANGER. UH, IF, IF YOU, YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT. ONE WITH THE HAT. NOTHING PERSONAL, BUT I WAS GONNA SHOW MY HAIR. . WELL, IT'S ALL, I CAN'T MESS MINE UP. I'M JUST GONNA WIPE MINE ON TOP. YOU WITHOUT HATCH. UH, SURE. TAKE THAT, TAKE THEM OFF FIRST AND WE CAN SEE HOW THAT, ALRIGHT. TELL EVERYBODY TAKE A SMALL STEP TO YOUR RIGHT. MORE IT. ALRIGHT, WE GO. HOLD THAT SPOT. AND BIG SMILES. BIG SMILES. HOLD THAT SPOT. ALRIGHT. HATS ON. THAT'S ALL. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT, YOU GUYS IN YOUR HALLWAY. [C. REVIEW AND DISCUSS NATIONAL ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL APPRECIATION WEEK] THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM C. REVIEW AND DISCUSS NATIONAL ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL APPRECIATION WEEK. MR. MAGNER. UH, THANK YOU MAYOR. UM, VERY EXCITED TONIGHT TO HAVE OUR DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, UH, BILL ALSUP, ANDRA JAMAL, OUR ANIMAL SERVICES MANAGER, AS WELL AS, UH, MOST IMPORTANTLY, UH, SOME OF OUR ANIMAL SERVICES OFFICERS. UM, THAT, UM, UH, DO GOOD WORK EVERY DAY. YOU KNOW, ANIMAL SERVICES, UH, IS, UH, A CRITICAL AND VITAL, UM, AND VITALLY IMPORTANT ROLE, UM, AND, UH, DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITY THAT A CITY HAS. UM, OUR TEAM, UM, [00:05:01] REALLY TAKES AN EXCEPTIONAL APPROACH TO THIS AND NOT ONLY, UH, DOING, UM, KIND OF THE, THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE JOB, BUT THEY DO IT WITH TREMENDOUS CARE, UH, FOR THE ANIMALS AND FOR MOST THE, THE PEOPLE THAT CARE FOR THE ANIMALS. AND SO IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO HAVE NORA HERE SO WE CAN CELEBRATE NATIONAL, UH, ANIMAL CARE. WE CAN, I WANNA REMIND YOU, UM, IN THE COMMUNITY THAT NOT ONLY HAVE THEY DONE THIS FOR, FOR THE PAST, UM, UM, UM, HALF YEAR, UH, PLUS, UM, THEY'VE DONE THIS IN TEMPORARY FACILITIES, WHICH HAS BEEN, UH, ONE ADDED WRINKLE TO, UH, THE VERY IMPORTANT JOB THAT THEY DO. AND, UH, THEY HAVE, UH, UH, EBBED AND FLOWED WITH THE UPS AND DOWNS OF CONSTRUCTION, WHICH WE ALL KNOW IS INEVITABLE. AND, UH, SO NORA, THANKS TO YOU AND THE ENTIRE TEAM, UH, FOR REALLY, UM, BEING FLEXIBLE AND ACCOMMODATING AND, AND ADAPTABLE. SO IF YOU WANNA TAKE YOUR, UH, MAKE YOUR WAY THROUGH THE PODIUM, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU FOR FURTHER BRIEFING. SO TODAY I TURN IT ON. WHAT? THAT WOULD BE GOOD. . UM, I APPRECIATE YOU, UM, HAVING US HERE TODAY. UM, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AN, UH, ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL APPRECIATION WEEK. UH, THIS PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITIES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS AND EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE TOWARDS THESE DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS. THE ANIMAL'S, UH, CARE OFFICERS ROLE IN PROVIDING A SAFE COMMUNITY. IT'S A, THEY PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN RESPONDING AND INVESTIGATING REPORTS OF PET ABUSE AND NEGLECT. PROMPT INVESTIGATION HELPS PROTECT BOTH ANIMALS AND HUMANS FROM POTENTIAL HARM, RESCUE OF STRAY ANIMALS, REUNITES LOST PETS WITH THEIR OWNERS AND MITIGATES POTENTIAL HARM OF UNATTENDED PETS. AND HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF OUR ADOPTABLE PETS AT OUR SHELTER. A COUPLE OF THEM HAVE ALREADY BEEN ADOPTED. UM, THE OTHER IMPORTANT SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE IS ASSIST WITH INJURED, SICK, OR STRAY DOGS AND CATS. ASSIST WITH SICK, INJURED, OR ORPHANED WILDLIFE. EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT COEXISTING WITH WILDLIFE, UM, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT PROPER PET CARE, INVESTIGATING AND ENFORCING ALL ANIMAL SERVICES, LAWS AND ORDINANCES, ASSIST OTHER AUTHORITIES SUCH AS POLICE, EMERGENCY SERVICES, AND PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES WHEN NECESSARY TO PROTECT ANIMALS AND PEOPLE. AND OF COURSE, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, RABIES CONTROL, ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE CONTROL. SO THESE ARE THE STATISTICS FROM LAST YEAR. WE TOOK IN OVER 2300 ANIMALS. WE DISPATCHED OVER 8,000 CALLS, AND WE ADOPTED OUT OVER 1700 ANIMALS DUE TO A GENEROUS DONATION. OUR MEDICAL SERVICES CLINIC HAS BEEN CONTINUALLY, UM, PROVIDING SPAYS AND NS TO OUR SHELTER PETS. WE'VE DONE OVER 800, UH, OVER 900 RABIES VACCINATIONS, UM, BASIC VACCINATIONS, HEARTWORM TESTING AND HEARTWORM TREATMENT ACTIONS FOR THE PET COMMUNITY, MAKING SURE TO CONSULT WITH YOUR VETERINARIAN TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE VACCINATION REGIMEN FOR YOUR PETS. EQUIP YOUR PETS WITH PROPER IDENTIFICATION, EMAILING YOUR MICROCHIP INFORMATION TO THE SHELTER FOR FUTURE REFERENCE JUST IN CASE THEY GET EVER GET LOST. TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO OFFICERS IF YOU ENCOUNTER THEM DURING THEIR PATROLS. AND VIEW ADOPTABLE ANIMALS, UH, AVAILABLE PETS AT CO.NET/ADOPT ME. BECOME A FOSTER OR VOLUNTEER. THIS IS A RENDERING OF OUR HOPEFUL, UH, LOBBY RENOVATION SOMETIME VERY SOON. AND, UM, SO RIGHT NOW THIS IS WHAT, UH, WE HAVE SO FAR. UM, ON THE LEFT IS THE LOBBY, WHEN YOU WALK IN ON THE TOP RIGHT IS OUR INTAKE ROOM. THIS IS WHERE ANY ANIMALS THAT ARE COMING INTO THE SHELTER CAN BE, UH, MEDICATED, VACCINATED, WEIGHED, AND ALL THAT IN A SPECIAL ROOM. SO THAT WAY IT'S NOT TAKING UP LOBBY SPACE. AND THEN THE BOTTOM IS OUR DEDICATED OFFICE SPACE FOR OUR SUPERVISORS AND STAFF. WE ARE VERY EXCITED AND HOPEFUL FOR THE NEW, UH, LOBBY, AND WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL HAVE THAT SPACE SOMETIME IN LATE SUMMER, HOPEFULLY. . THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, DO YOU HAVE, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO, THANK, YEAH, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE GREAT PRESENTATION [00:10:01] AS ALWAYS. YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE YOUR GUYS, GUYS, WHOEVER ALL WE GOT OUT THERE WITH YOU? SO WE HAVE ANIMAL SERVICES OFFICERS, UM, THOMAS MILBURN, DANIEL GONZALEZ, AND I'M SORRY, I'M VERY PAUL PAUL ZA. AND THEN, UM, OUR SUPERVISOR, UH, I'M JUST, SORRY, , I'M SO EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY. . THANK Y'ALL COUNSEL AND JOSHUA PIDO. ALRIGHT, MS. JUSTICE, DO YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE? UH, NO QUESTION. I JUST WANTED TO, TO RECOGNIZE YOU FOR THE AMAZING WORK YOU DO. I'VE BEEN THROUGH THERE TO LOOK AT PETS. I'VE ADOPTED A PET SINCE YOU'VE BEEN IN YOUR TEMPORARY SPACE. AND I CAN JUST, JUST SORT OF A TRAFFIC JAM THAT YOU EXPERIENCE IN THE, IN YOUR TEMPORARY SPACE. YOU KNOW, DOGS COMING IN, DOGS COMING OUT, TRYING TO ADOPT A CAT. IT'S, UH, A LITTLE BIT WACKY OVER THERE AND, AND WE KNOW, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE, WE'VE BEEN IN THERE AND, AND I I'VE BEEN IN THERE AND, AND I JUST SO APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AS YOU'VE BEEN, UM, YOU KNOW, LIVING IN THIS SPACE. AND I HOPE THAT, YOU KNOW, AS YOU'VE SAID, THAT IT'LL BE WORTH THE WAIT, UM, ONCE, ONCE WE FINALLY GET THIS UP AND RUNNING. UM, AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, I, I LOOKED ON THE WEBSITE AND FRANK IS GONE. UM, HE GOT ADOPTED. HE'S ONE OF THE ONES THAT WAS ADOPTED. I WAS TRYING TO CONVINCE MY HUSBAND THE OTHER DAY THAT WE NEEDED A THIRD CAT. UM, 'CAUSE FRANK WAS SO ADORABLE, THE CAT THAT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT COLLAGE. SO ANYWAY, CONGRATULATIONS. I'M, UM, I'M JUST REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO. YOU DESERVE THE RECOGNITION, YOU DESERVE THE APPRECIATION. UM, YOU KNOW, YOU ALL HAVE JUST AMAZING ARTS AND SOULS TO DEAL WITH ANIMALS EVERY DAY. SO I'M, I'M SUPER PROUD OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO. THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR GRATITUDE AND ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT. UM, I KNOW I CAN BE A LITTLE, UH, EMOTIONAL SOMETIMES, BUT I REALLY DO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU GUYS HAVE DONE FOR US, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS NEW LOBBY. IT HAS BEEN SO AMAZING FOR OUR STAFF AND FOR THE ANIMALS AS WELL. SO I JUST WANNA SAY AGAIN, FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. DORIAN COMMENT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I, YOU KNOW, COUNCILWOMAN JUSTICE BASICALLY SAID EVERYTHING THAT I WAS GOING TO SAY AS WELL. I JUST THINK Y'ALL ARE DOING AN AMAZING JOB. THIS IS SUCH AN INVALUABLE PIECE OF OUR CITY. AND, YOU KNOW, BEING A DOG LOVER AND ANIMAL LOVER MYSELF, IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, IT, IT IS KIND OF EMOTIONAL. I WILL TELL YOU THOUGH, YOU'RE GONNA REALLY ENJOY WORKING IN THIS NEW BUILDING. THE DESIGN IS, IS REALLY REMARKABLE. SO ONCE Y'ALL GET A CHANCE TO GET SETTLED IN, I THINK EVERYONE'S GONNA HAVE A NICE PLACE TO COME TO WORK EVERY DAY. SO ENJOY AND THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT, MR. CHU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WELL, THANK YOU NORA, FOR DOING SO MUCH AND GOING THROUGH THIS DURING THE, YOU KNOW, TROUBLE DURING THE CONSTRUCTION TIME AND ALL THIS. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE, I HAVE SEEN HOW MUCH YOU AND YOUR STAFF, OTHER PEOPLE, OTHER GROUP MEMBERS HAVE DONE. UH, I TRULY APPRECIATE THAT. AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, EMAILS, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN SPEAK, UH, IN A WAY THAT WE SPEAK. BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, CARING FOR THOSE, I THINK THAT'S THE LESSON THAT WE CAN TAKE AND TREAT THE HUMAN EQUALLY AT LEAST SOMETIMES. BUT THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE, UH, AND I APPRECIATE THE CITY AS A WHOLE, THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE, UH, MAKING THIS THING ALSO A VERY IMPORTANT THINGS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. BARRIOS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, I KNOW THE PAST, UH, THIS TIME WHERE YOU'VE BEEN UNDER RENOVATION HAS NOT BEEN EASY. I KNOW Y'ALL HAVE HAD TO BE REMAIN REAL FLEXIBLE, UH, FOR VARIOUS THINGS. SO, UM, GOOD, GREAT JOB ON REMAINING FLEXIBLE. I KNOW THAT'S, THAT'S NOT ALWAYS THE EASIEST PIECE OF ALL THIS. UM, NOT JUST BEING OUT OF YOUR HOME, BUT ALSO REMAINING FLEXIBLE WHEN IT COMES TO HOURS AND HAVING TO TAKE CARE OF IT ALL. UM, THE I'LL DO, I ALSO WANNA GIVE Y'ALL A SHOUT OUT. THE MOBILE, I FORGET WHAT WE CALL IT, BUT THE MOBILE ADOPTION UNIT, THE VEHICLE THAT COMES OUT TO THE EVENTS. YEAH. UM, I ALWAYS, I ALWAYS HEAR COMPLIMENTS. I ALWAYS LOVE SEEING PEOPLE. WHEN YOU GUYS ARE AT THE EVENTS AND THE COMMUNITY'S FEEDBACK AND THE WAY THEY'RE INTERACTING WITH YOUR STAFF, IT'S ALWAYS A POSITIVE. I THINK THAT IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY SHINES ABOUT RICHARDSON IS, UM, THAT, THAT ADDS A LOT OF VALUE TO, I THINK TO OUR CITY. SO, GREAT JOB ON THAT. I ALWAYS LOVE SEEING THE, THE INTERACTION OF THE PUBLIC AND Y'ALL ALWAYS DO A GREAT JOB AT THAT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN CORCORAN. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MAYOR. SO Y'ALL FOUR IN THE AUDIENCE, Y'ALL ARE THE ONES THAT ARE OUT IN THE CITY KIND OF TRACKING EVERYTHING DOWN AND FOLLOWING UP ON THINGS. IS THAT, IS THAT RIGHT? YES. I MEAN, I THINK THAT THAT IS, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT, I'M NOT A PET OWNER MYSELF, RIGHT? I GREW UP WITH THEM, BUT JUST NOT FOR ME. BUT I CAN REALLY RESPECT Y'ALL FOR REALLY, I MEAN, YOU CAN HEAR FROM THE OTHER PEOPLE ON THIS COUNCIL. I MEAN, THEY'RE SO CLOSE TO THEIR PETS. AND FOR Y'ALL TO HAVE TO NAVIGATE SORT OF THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THAT IN YOUR DAY TO DAY, I CAN REALLY RESPECT [00:15:01] SORT OF THE UNIQUENESS OF YOUR JOB AND HOW CHALLENGING THAT MUST BE. AND THE FACT THAT I REALLY HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS FROM ANY PET OWNER IN FOUR YEARS ON HOW Y'ALL HAVE HANDLED ANY PROBLEMS THAT THEY'VE HAD IS REALLY A TESTAMENT TO THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO. BECAUSE I'LL TELL YOU, I GET COMPLAINTS ABOUT EVERYTHING, BUT THAT, SO THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR, FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND THE DELICATE BALANCE THAT Y'ALL HAVE TO TREAD. AND I KNOW A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN ADOPT A PET, JUST SAYING. YEAH. I MEAN, I SAID IT WASN'T FOR ME, BUT I, I RESPECT EVERYBODY. . I RESPECT EVERYBODY WHO, WHO DOES. AND I, I KNOW KEEP WORKING ON ME. MAYBE ONE DAY, MAYBE ONE DAY, JOE, YOU START OUT WITH A PET, THEN YOU MOVE TO CHILDREN IS HOW IT WORKS. OH, REALLY? JUST TO, JUST TO HELP YOU OUT A LITTLE BIT. I ALWAYS, I WAS THE OPPOSITE. OKAY. COUNCILMAN HUTCHER RUN. THANK YOU MAYOR. UM, DITTO. EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID, THANK YOU ALL SO VERY, VERY MUCH THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU DO. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. UM, Y'ALL, Y'ALL HAVE DONE THIS PRESENTATION SEVERAL TIMES AND I DON'T REMEMBER, AND IT MAY BE THAT I JUST MISSED IT. I DON'T REMEMBER IN THE PAST SAYING THAT Y'ALL COULD ACCEPT THE, THE CHIP NUMBERS THAT, THAT THOSE SHOULD BE EMAILED. AND I'M JUST, I, I DON'T EVER REMEMBER SEEING US, UM, UM, WHATEVER I WANNA SAY, ADVERTISE THAT, IF YOU WILL. SO, UM, I MEAN WE SET UP THAT WE CAN TAKE, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, AND AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY, I I HAVE NO CLUE. MIKE, MIKE PET IS, HE'S AT HOME AND, AND I CAN ONLY SAY, I KNOW I HAVE ONE. UM, BUT ARE WE SET UP TO WHERE, YOU KNOW, IF EVERYONE IN RICHARDSON, IF THEY, THEY SEND IN THEIR NUMBERS, ARE WE SET UP TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THAT? AND IF SO, CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT WE, UM, GET THAT OUT, ADVERTISE IT, WE, BECAUSE I, AND, AND MAYBE WE HAVE, I JUST DON'T EVER REMEMBER SEEING IT. CORRECT. WE HAVE, UM, BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEND OUT PROMOTIONS AND INFORMATIONAL PACKETS AND, UH, GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY. UM, WE'VE POSTED ON FACEBOOK AND SOCIAL MEDIA. SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. THAT'S AWESOME. I, I THINK THAT'S REALLY AWESOME. SO KEN, IF YOU, THAT WAS PART OF OUR UPDATED ANIMAL SERVICES ORDINANCE THAT, UH, WE'VE WORKED ON IN THE PAST RECENTLY THAT WE MOVED FROM THE REGISTRATION TAGS TO THE MICROCHIP. OKAY. SO IT'S BEEN A PRETTY RECENT DEVELOPMENT. OKAY. OKAY. I JUST, I WAS GONNA SAY, I JUST, I DON'T REMEMBER THAT I'VE SLEPT ONCE OR TWICE SINCE YOUR LAST PRESENTATION. UM, BUT I, I THINK IT'D BE GREAT IF WE CAN JUST GO, , WHAT YOU DOING? JUST CRYING. I'M GETTING USURPED BY A CAT. UM, THAT'S ALL GOOD. UM, UM, ANYWAY, GREAT JOB. THANK YOU ALL VERY, VERY MUCH. AND I THINK IT'D BE GREAT IF WE COULD ADVERTISE THAT MORE. THANKS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I GREAT PRESENTATION. I'LL JUST ADD ONE THING. Y'ALL ARE AMAZING WITH YOUR ADVERTISING, YOUR VIDEOS, THE PICTURES OF THE DOGS WHEN YOU DRIVE BY THE MARQUEE AND ALL THOSE THINGS. BUT THE ONE COMPLAINT I HAVE, YOU GOT NOTHING BUT COMPLIMENTS TONIGHT, BUT I HAVE ONE COMPLAINT. WE HAVE ADOPTED WAY TOO MANY CREATURES OUTTA YOUR, UM, FACILITY THERE. AND MY WIFE LOOKS AT YOUR ONLINE EVERY DAY. DOES SHE? I THINK THERE IN PARTICULAR, SHE, SHE KNOWS THE NAME OF EVERY ANIMAL YOU HAVE AND UNFORTUNATELY SHE, SHE'S CONSTANTLY WANTING THESE. SO I THINK YOU NEED TO PUT UP A LITTLE SECTION IN THE NEW FOYER MM-HMM . THAT HER PICTURE PUT HER PICTURE UP AND HAVE AN X OVER IT. SHE'S NOT ALLOWED TO GET ANY MORE, NO MORE ANIMALS. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. . I'LL SAY IT WAS BY THE MAYOR. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NO, AWESOME JOB. Y'ALL ARE AMAZING. BILL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. ANY COMMENTS YOU WANNA MAKE BEFORE WE CLOSE THIS OUT? THANK YOU, MAYOR. I APPRECIATE THAT. AND, AND I'VE, I'VE SAID IT BEFORE AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN. YOU WILL NOT FIND A, A GROUP OF CITY STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE MORE PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT THEY DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT. UM, THEY'RE ALL ANIMAL LOVERS AND THAT'S WHY THEY'RE DOING THIS. SO, UM, IT IT, YOU, THE COMMENTS WERE RIGHT ON. IT IS AN EMOTIONAL JOB. IT IS A BALANCE OF MANAGING THE PSYCHOLOGY OF, OF THE RESIDENTS AND THE STAKEHOLDERS, UM, BECAUSE IT IS SO EMOTIONAL AND, UH, AND THESE GUYS JUST DO A FANTASTIC JOB WITH IT. THEY'RE SO EMPATHETIC, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY THE SOFT SKILLS ARE WHAT MAKE, UH, THIS, THIS TEAM SO SUCCESSFUL. SO, BILL, REAL QUICK, COULD YOU CLARIFY, I I BELIEVE WE ARE A NON, IS IS THE RIGHT WORD, KILL OR WHATEVER. WE DON'T PUT ANY ANIMALS TO SLEEP UNLESS THERE'S SOME OTHER ISSUE, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. SO THE, EXPLAIN, EXPLAIN THAT BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE YEAH, SO THE STANDARD, THE STANDARD FOR WE DON'T EUTHANIZE, RIGHT? YEAH. THE STANDARD TO BE, TO BE, TO BE DESIGNATED. THAT IS A 90% LIVE RELEASE RATE, WHICH WE ARE OVER THAT NUMBER, RIGHT? UM, DO WE STILL HAVE TO EUTHANIZE ON OCCASION? YES WE DO, BUT IT'S EITHER BECAUSE THE ANIMAL IS, IS SO ILL THAT IT'S JUST A HUMANE THING TO DO OR IT WOULD BE SUCH, THE ANIMAL HAS SUCH A BEHAVIOR PROBLEM THAT IT WOULD REALLY BE, UM, UH, A LIABILITY TO TRY TO ADOPT THAT OUT TO, TO A FAMILY OR AN INDIVIDUAL, [00:20:01] UH, BECAUSE THE DOG'S JUST SUCH A BEHAVIOR AND AGGRESSIVE IN NATURE AND, AND COULD BE END UP AS A, AS, YOU KNOW, A BITE ISSUE OR, OR AN ATTACK ISSUE. SO, UM, WE, WE DO NOT EUTHANIZE FOR SPACE. UM, WE HAVE KENNEL SPACE AND UM, YOU KNOW, THESE GUYS DO A GREAT JOB WITH MARKETING AS YOU, AS YOU, AS YOU'VE HEARD. AND WE'VE BECOME A DESTINATION ANIMAL SHELTER FOR THE REGION. PEOPLE COME TO US TO SPECIFICALLY ADOPT TO US FROM ALL OVER NORTH TEXAS. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. 'CAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AND I KNOW THAT I'VE TRIED TO DISPEL THAT WHENEVER POSSIBLE, BUT YOU SAY IT MUCH BETTER THAN I WOULD'VE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU NORA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [D. REPORT ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST] THAT TAKES US TO ITEM D REPORT ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST COUNSEL, MS. JUSTICE, UH, THANK YOU MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A QUICK SECOND TO, UM, UH, LET DENTON COUNTY COMMISSIONER BOBBY MITCHELL, KNOW THE CITY OF RICHARDSON IS THINKING ABOUT HER AND SENDING HER PRAYERS. SHE AND HER FAMILY WENT THROUGH A TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE TODAY, UM, AND WE ARE LIFTING HER AND HER FAMILY UP TODAY. UM, AND, AND, AND PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS AND, UH, WISH OUR VERY SPEEDY RECOVERY. THANK YOU MR. BARRIOS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO, UH, SEND MY CONDOLENCES OUT TO CATHOLICS AND CHRISTIANS HERE LOCALLY AND AROUND THE WORLD AS, UM, THIS MORNING MANY, WE LEARNED THE, THE DEATH OF POPE FRANCIS. SO, UM, THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS OUT TO ALL OF US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNSEL, ANYMORE. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I TOO, UH, WANNA RECOGNIZE POPE FRANCIS AND YOU SAID IT VERY ELOQUENTLY, SO I DO NOT NEED TO GO ON PAST THAT. BUT ALSO LOCALLY, WE, ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS, ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS THAT IS KNOWN FOR ALL THE GOOD THINGS THAT THEY DO FOR THE CITY. UM, VERY BIG IN THE WILDFLOWER FESTIVAL CELEBRATION, ROB BAKER PASSED AWAY. AND, UH, SO WE WANNA SEND OUT OUR LOVE AND WELL WISHES TO HIS FAMILY, HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTERS, AND THE REST OF HIS FAMILY. BUT THEY ARE, UM, YOU KNOW, HE HELPED WITH THE BRINGING THE TALENT TO WILDLY, HE WAS ALWAYS ONE THAT ENTERED ONE OF THE VERY FIRST GUITARS AND DID A, DID A GUITAR, UM, FUNDRAISER THAT WAS SOLD AT WILDFLOWER EVERY YEAR. SO HE'S GONNA BE MISSED. HIS LOVE FOR MUSIC, HIS LOVE FOR PEOPLE, AND LOVE FOR THE ARTS IS SOMETHING THAT ALL OF US WILL HAVE A VOID IN OUR LIVES FOR A LONG TIME. BUT GREAT GUY, GREAT COMMUNITY MEMBER. SO SHOUT OUT TO THEM. AND WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 6:22 PM THANK YOU VERY MUCH. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.