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GOOD EVENING.[ CALL TO ORDER]
I CALL THIS MEETING OF THE RICHARDSON CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER AT 6:31 PM FIRST ON OUR AGENDA WILL BE MAYOR PRO TEM, LEADING US IN THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PRAYER.
DEAR GOD, THE MOST GRACIOUS AND THE MOST MERCIFUL, WE COME BEFORE YOU WITH GRATITUDE IN OUR HEARTS, FOR THE ABUNDANT BLESSINGS YOU HAVE BESTOWED UPON US AND OUR BUILDUP CITY.
DEAR LORD, BLESS AND SUSTAIN THOSE WHO SERVE AND SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY.
WE PRAY FOR HEALING FOR THOSE IN NEED AND FOR UNITY AND LOVE WITHIN OUR FAMILIES AND AROUND THE COMMUNITIES.
BRING PEACE AROUND THE WORLD AND PROTECT INNOCENT LIVES.
MAY WE ALWAYS REMEMBER THE SACRED RESPONSIBILITY ENTRUSTED TO US TO SERVE ALL WITH FAIRNESS, COMPASSION, AND COMMITMENT TO THE COMMON GOOD.
GRANT US ALL, LORD, THE WISDOM TO DISCERN WHAT IS RIGHT, THE COURAGE TO PURSUE IT, AND THE HUMILITY TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL.
HELP US MAKE THE BEST DECISION FOR ALL.
COMMUNICATE WITH RESPECT AND CLARITY AND ACT WITH KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING REQUIRED TO GUIDE OUR CITY FORWARD.
IN YOUR NAME, THE ALMIGHTY WE PRAY.
PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEASURE PLEDGE OF RELIGION.
I PLEDGE ITS ANCE FOR THE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY TO JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE WITH REASONS TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE AND INDIVIDUAL.
THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM THREE ON THE AGENDA ON PUBLIC COMMENTS CARDS.
MR. MAGNER, UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR.
WE ARE NOT IN RECEIPT OF ANY CARDS IN ADVANCE OF THE 5:00 PM DEADLINE, AND WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE ANY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
[4. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION CANVASSING AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HELD ON MAY 3, 2025, AND ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION TO THE NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS]
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION CANVASSING AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HELD ON MAY 3RD, 2025 AND ISSUE CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION TO THE NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS.THE RETURNS OF THE MAY 3RD, 2025 CITY COUNCIL ELECTION HAVE BEEN DULY AND LEGALLY MADE AND SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR CANVASSING AND A TABULATION OF THE RETURNS FOR EACH POLLING PLACE AND FOR EARLY VOTING AS CANVASSED AND TABULATED BY THIS GOVERNING BODY SHOWING 12,313 BALLOTS CAST AND EACH CANDIDATE RECEIVING THE NUMBER OF VOTES AS FOLLOWS.
MAYOR ALLEN C NORTH 489, MAYOR AMIR MAR, 6,000 6 96 MAYOR BOB DUBY, 5,112 PLACE ONE CURTIS DORIAN, 8,031 PLACE, TWO, JENNIFER JUSTICE, 8,159 PLACE, THREE, DAN BARRIOS, 8,285 PLACE, FOUR, JOE CORCORAN 8,038 PLACE, FIVE KEN HUTCHIN, RIDER 8,204 PLACE, SIX ORPHAN SHA SHUL 7,053 PLACE, SIX LISA MARIE CUP 4,265.
BE LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION, MS. RET AND RIDER, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.
YOUR GOT A MOTION? AND SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? SHOW OF HANDS PLEASE.
THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE CITY OF RICHARDSON.
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT A GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON MAY 3RD, 2025.
AMIR MAR WAS DULY ELECTED MAYOR PLACED SEVEN.
CURTIS DORIAN WAS DULY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER PLACED ONE.
JENNIFER JUSTICE WAS DULY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER PLACED TWO.
DAN BARRIOS WAS DULY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER PLACED THREE.
JOE CORKIN WAS DULY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER PLACED FOUR.
KEN HUTCHEN RIDER WAS DULY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER PLACED FIVE AND ORHAN SHA WAS DULY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER.
THIS CONCLUDES THE CANVAS OF THE MAY 3RD, 2025 CITY COUNCIL ELECTION AT 6:36 PM
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AT THIS TIME.[5. REMARKS RECOGNIZING OUTGOING MAYOR BOB DUBEY FOR HIS CITY COUNCIL SERVICE ]
MR. MAGNER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ACTUALLY, LEMME I'LL DO IT.COUNCIL MEMBERS, THIS IS WHERE YOU GET TO, UH, SEND ME OUT, SAY A FEW THINGS ABOUT ME,
I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS AN ENVIABLE POSITION OR NOT.
UM, MAYOR BOB, I JUST WANNA THANK YOU.
I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF OUT OF ANYONE SERVING THE LONGEST WITH YOU OVER FOR MY, FOR MY SIX YEARS, I ALWAYS FOUND, FOUND YOU TO BE SOMEONE WHO WAS DEFINITELY A HUGE SUPPORTER OF OUR CITY, OUR COACH, OUR LEADER.
FROM THE VERY FIRST TIME THAT I MET YOU, YOU SAID TO ME THAT YOU WERE ALWAYS GOING TO WORK FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR CITY AND WORK FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR TEAM.
AND I CAN TRULY SAY OVER THE SIX YEARS THAT I SERVED WITH YOU, AND CERTAINLY FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS WHILE YOU WERE MAYOR, YOU CERTAINLY DID THAT.
YOU EXHIBITED IT FROM DAY ONE.
EVERY YEAR WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO OUR POLICE MEMORIAL AND BOB TOLD US THAT HE WOULD IMMEDIATELY INVITE US UP TO BE WITH HIM ON THE STEPS OF THE POLICE STATION.
AND BOB DID IT THAT DID THAT EXACTLY.
UM, WHEN, WHEN STATE OF THE CITY CAME AROUND, BOB INVITED US TO ALL TO PARTICIPATE.
EVERY EVENT THAT I EVER WENT WITH, WENT TO WITH YOU, YOU HELD BY YOUR WORDS.
AND I WANNA THANK YOU FOR THAT BECAUSE IT TAKES ALL SEVEN OF US TO BE A CITY COUNCIL, TO BE, TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY TOGETHER.
WE DON'T ALWAYS AGREE, BUT WE CERTAINLY ALWAYS WORK TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY TOGETHER.
AND YOU ALWAYS MADE SURE THAT WE DID THAT.
IT WAS TRULY MY HONOR AND MY PLEASURE TO SERVE WITH YOU.
I WILL MISS YOU, AND I WISH YOU THE ABSOLUTE BEST OF LUCK.
AND PLEASE DON'T BE A STRANGER.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, MAYOR.
THANK YOU, KEN MAYOR PRO TE IT'S VERY CHALLENGING TO SAY SOMETHING I WAS NOT REALLY TOTALLY PREPARED FOR LIKE THIS MOMENT, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, IT WAS AN HONOR DEFINITELY TO SERVE WITH YOU LEARN A LOT.
UH, WE HAVE DONE AN OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO OUR CITY, AND I'LL JUST READ FEW THINGS, UH, TO CONTROL THE EMOTION AND GOING OFF SCRIPT.
SO MAYOR DOY, YOUR LEADERSHIP STEADY HAND AND DEEP CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY HAS LEFT A LASTING MARK ON RICHARDSON THAT YOU AND OI CAN BE PROUD OF.
YOU HAVE GUIDED US THROUGH CHALLENGES AND GROWTH WITH INTEGRITY AND HEART, AND ALWAYS PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST.
THANK YOU MAYOR BOB, FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND ALL YOU HAVE DONE.
ALSO, I WANT TO SEND APPRECIATION TO YOUR WIFE, TAMMY, WHO HAS BEEN SO GENEROUS TO SHARE YOU WITH OUR COMMUNITY FOR SO MANY YEARS, TAMMY, THANK YOU.
AND, UH, DEFINITELY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'LL MISS AND, UH, AND, UH, YOU'LL BE ALWAYS REMEMBERED.
MINE'S A A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN THE OTHER TWO.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES AND TALK ABOUT THREE THINGS.
OUR FRIENDSHIP, OUR LEADER, YOUR LEADERSHIP STYLE, AND WHAT WE ACCOMPLISH TOGETHER.
WHEN I WAS FIRST ELECTED TO CITY CITY COUNCIL, I HAD NO IDEA THAT YOU AND I WOULD BECOME FRIENDS.
MY FIRST IMPRESSION WAS THAT YOU WERE GRUFF, THAT YOU WERE PROBABLY SET IN YOUR WAYS AND THAT YOU WERE ONE OF THE GOOD OLD BOYS.
AND YOU KNOW, I GOTTA TELL YOU, I AM VERY EMBARRASSED BECAUSE I WAS ENTIRELY WRONG ABOUT YOU.
OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, YOU'VE TUNED, YOU'VE TURNED OUT TO BE A MAN WITH AMAZING PRINCIPLES, A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, SOMEONE WHO REALLY, REALLY CARES AND I MEAN, TRULY CARES AT A PERSONAL LEVEL ABOUT THE WELLBEING OF EVERY SINGLE PERSON UP HERE ON THIS COUNCIL.
I'LL NEVER FORGET THE WAY THAT YOU TREATED THE PEOPLE WHO MATTER THE MOST TO ME.
WHEN SHE KNOCKED ON YOUR DOOR AND YOU CHARMED HER WITH YOUR FRIENDLY ATTITUDE AND YOUR TOTALLY UNWARRANTED KIND WORDS ABOUT ME WHEN I FIRST STARTED DATING THELMA AND BROUGHT HER TO WILDFLOWER, OF COURSE, MOST PEOPLE WERE HAPPY TO SEE HER AND SUPPORTIVE, BUT YOU WERE DEFINITELY THE FRIENDLIEST OF ALL WITH A BIG SIDE HUG AND A GENUINE SMILE.
YOU MADE HER FEEL WELCOME AND IMMEDIATELY AT EASE.
WHEN I TOLD YOU I WAS A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS ABOUT MAKING COCKTAILS FOR HER FAMILY THANKSGIVING, YOU STOPPED WHAT YOU WERE DOING AND WROTE DOWN NOT ONE, BUT TWO MARGARITA RECIPES FOR ME,
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BY LINE.AND WHO CAN FORGET THAT NIGHT WHERE EVERYONE WAS GONNA BRING THEIR SIGNIFICANT OTHER TO TML, BUT SOMEHOW ALL THE SIGNIFICANT OTHERS DROPPED OUT EXCEPT FOR THELMA.
YOU MADE SUCH AN EFFORT TO INCLUDE HER THAT NIGHT.
AND, YOU KNOW, FROM A FRIENDSHIP PERSPECTIVE, I CAN JUST GO EXAMPLE AFTER EXAMPLE OF THE WAYS YOU TRULY CARE.
AND, UH, I'LL NEVER GET OVER THAT.
BUT FROM A LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVE, YOU REALLY CARRIED THAT FORWARD.
I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST BROUGHT SOMETHING TO YOU AS MAYOR, THE FIRST TEST OF THAT LEADERSHIP, I WANTED TO REFINE THE SCOPE OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND CODIFY SOME THINGS.
AND SO AFTER AN EVENT, YOU AND I, YOU REMEMBER THIS, WE GOT A BEER, WE HASHED OVER A COUPLE DIFFERENCES, AND THEN YOU WERE FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF EVERYTHING.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, WHAT I FOUND IS THAT WITH ANY OF MY IDEAS, WITH ANY OF OUR IDEAS, YOU'RE WILLING TO LISTEN.
AND IF YOU COULDN'T, YOU, YOU'D EITHER MEET US HALFWAY OR YOU'D MEET US ALL THE WAY AND REALLY HELP US ENACT THEM.
AND, YOU KNOW, I MIGHT BE REACHING HERE, BUT YOU KNOW, EVEN FOR THINGS THAT MAY BE AGAINST WHAT YOUR NORMAL INSTINCTS WOULD BE, YOU MET US WHERE WE WERE.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT TOO.
UH, EVEN THE WAY YOU CONDUCT OUR MEETINGS, THE WAY YOU LET US BREATHE, THE WAY THAT YOU LET US EXPRESS OUR THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS AND ALL OF IT WITH INFINITE PATIENCE.
YOU'VE NEVER PRESSURED ME ON A SINGLE VOTE.
AND WHAT'S MORE, WHEN WE DON'T VOTE THE SAME WAY, I'VE NEVER FELT THAT YOU HAVE HELD ANY OF MY VOTES AGAINST ME.
AND BY THE WAY, UH, PRETTY MUCH EVERY SPLIT VOTE, MAYOR AND I ARE ON OPPOSITE SIDES.
BUT EVEN GOING BACK TO WHEN WE WERE ON CITY COUNCIL TOGETHER, NONE OF THAT WAS PERSONAL.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, ANY DISAGREEMENT WAS NEVER PERSONAL.
AND THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES TO THE KIND OF MAN YOU ARE, THE CHARACTER THAT YOU HAVE, AND THE KIND OF LEADER THAT YOU'VE BEEN.
AND FOR THAT, I'VE REALLY LOVED YOU BEING MAYOR.
AND FINALLY, UM, I KNOW I'M RUNNING UP ON A LOT OF TIME HERE.
I'M GONNA GO FAST, BUT I'M GONNA KEEP GOING 'CAUSE I DO WANT PEOPLE TO HEAR ALL THE WAYS THAT YOUR, YOUR LEADERSHIP STYLE HAS LED US TO BE EXCEPTIONALLY PRODUCTIVE THESE PAST TWO YEARS.
I MEAN, REALLY, WE'VE CREATED AN A COMMUNITY INCLUSION ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
WE CREATED A BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
WE ADDED MILES AND MILES OF BIKE LANES.
WE APPROVED A LOT OF MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING.
WE'VE EXPANDED TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.
AND THESE AREN'T LITTLE THINGS.
I MEAN, UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP.
WE HIRED A FULL-TIME ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES COORDINATOR TO HELP SPREAD THAT MESSAGE WHERE WE'RE PLANTING TREES ALL OVER THE CITY.
UH, WE PASSED A TREE PROTECTION ORDINANCE.
WE PASSED A BIKE PARKING ORDINANCE.
WE HAD FULL THROATED SUPPORTIVE DART UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP.
AND FINALLY WE JOINED THE COLLIN COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION AND HOUSING FORWARD.
LIKE I SAID, THESE ARE NOT LITTLE THINGS, MR. MAYOR, YOU NEVER SAW THIS ROLE AS A REPUBLICAN OR A DEMOCRAT, JUST AS A COMMITTED PUBLIC SERVANT DOING WHAT WAS BEST FOR OUR HOME AND WHAT A HELL OF A JOB WE ALL DID.
NOT HALF AS MUCH WOULD'VE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT YOU AS OUR LEADER.
I'M GONNA MISS HAVING YOU UP HERE WITH ME, COACH.
I THINK JOE LOOKED OVER AT MY SPEECH, BUT I'M GONNA SAY THE SIM SIMILAR THINGS, JUST USE MORE WORDS.
IT WAS, IT WAS DEFINITELY DIFFICULT, UM, TO GET THIS ALL INTO A SHORT TIME.
BUT, UH, ACCORDING TO THE STUDENTS WHO I'VE MADE LISTEN TO THIS OVER THE PAST COUPLE DAYS, UH, THEY SAID IT WAS OKAY TO READ
UH, MAYOR, IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO WORK WITH YOU.
MOST PEOPLE HAVE TWO LIVES, THEIR WORK LIFE, THEN THEIR PERSONAL LIFE IN POLITICS AND PUBLIC SERVICE.
THE PUBLIC LIFE AND HOW WE ARE VIEWED.
IT'S OFTEN THE HARDEST ONE BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE GET A GLIMPSE OF THAT PIECE OF OUR LIFE.
AND THEIR UNDERSTANDING IS USUALLY FORMED NOT BY THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH US, BY, BY WHAT OTHERS SAY OF US.
BUT AS POLITICIANS, WE KNOW THIS AND IT'S WHAT WE SIGNED UP FOR.
ALTHOUGH, AND I USE THAT WORD BECAUSE MAYOR DOES NOT LIKE BEING CALLED A POLITICIAN.
SO I, I USE THAT WORD ON PURPOSE.
WE PASSIONATELY VOTE FOR THOSE WE GROW TO LOVE.
AND SOMETIMES THOSE ELECTIONS CAN GET UGLY.
THIS MAYORAL RACE WAS NO EXCEPTION.
MANY MAY FIND THIS A SURPRISE BECAUSE YOU AND I DIFFER IN MANY IDEOLOGICAL AND POLITICAL VIEWS, BUT I HAVE A DEEP HELD RESPECT FOR YOU.
I WANT TO SHARE WHY DO, UH, WITH YOU AND THOSE WATCHING AND WITH US HERE TODAY.
AND MY FIRST INTERACTION WITH YOU WAS WHEN I FIRST RAN IN 2019.
WE WERE BOTH POLL GREETING DURING EARLY VOTE AT THE OLD CITY HALL.
YOU WERE BUSY RUNNING YOUR RACE, AND YOU WERE CLOSE FRIENDS WITH ONE OF MY OPPONENTS.
WE STARTED CHATTING AND YOU ASKED IF I WANTED TO PLAY BACKGAMMON.
I HAD NEVER PLAYED IT BEFORE, BUT YOU ATTEMPTED TO TEACH ME.
NEEDLESS TO SAY, YOU WHOOPED ME PRETTY BAD.
I MAY ADD, LOOKING BACK, I'M NOT SURE WHAT MADE US START TALKING.
I'D LIKE TO THINK THAT YOU RECOGNIZE THE AMOUNT OF WORK, WORK I PUT INTO THAT ELECTION AND APPRECIATED MY HUSTLE.
I KNOW THAT YOU TWO ARE AN INCREDIBLY DETERMINED AND HARDWORKING INDIVIDUAL.
YOU RUN CIRCLES AROUND MOST AND SOMEONE HAS TO WAKE UP PRETTY
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EARLY TO OUTWORK YOU.DURING THAT ELECTION, YOU ALSO TAUGHT MY SON TO PITCH QUARTERS, AND YOU BOTH ENJOYED MANY GAMES OVER THE YEARS SINCE AS MAYOR, I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW YOU BETTER AS BOB THE MAN, NOT JUST THE POLITICIAN.
WE'VE SHARED LAUGHS, HAD TOUGH DECISIONS, TRAVELED ON CITY BUSINESS, CELEBRATED WINS, AND EVEN SUNG KARAOKE TOGETHER LAST YEAR YOU ATTENDED.
I DO APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, THOSE THAT LISTEN TO THAT.
BY THE WAY,
I'VE SEEN YOU BRING YOUR GRANDKIDS TO EVENTS, HEARD THE STORIES ABOUT HOW THEIR SPORTING EVENTS WENT AND WHAT THEY WERE UP TO.
ON ANY GIVEN SATURDAY, I'VE SEEN YOU SMILE WITH PRIDE WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN, I'VE SEEN YOU MOURN WHEN YOUR FAMILY FACED THE TRAGIC DEATH OF YOUR SON-IN-LAW AS THE PATRIARCH OF YOUR FAMILY.
YOU WERE THERE FOR THEM AS THEY GRIEVE THROUGH A VERY DIFFICULT TIME, BUT ALSO MANAGED TO BE HERE, BE THERE FOR THE CITY THAT ELECTED YOU.
I'M NOT SURE HOW YOU DID THAT.
I DON'T THINK I MYSELF WOULD'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT.
MOST RECENTLY, I WAS ALSO WITH YOU AND SAW YOU GRIEVE.
AS YOU REALIZE YOU'RE LOST THIS SELECTION TO TAMMY AND THE REST OF THE FAMILY.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING BOB WITH RICHARDSON, THE KINDEST.
THIS KIND OF SERVICE TRULY TAKES A FAMILY COMMITMENT AND SACRIFICE.
FROM OUR FIRST MEETING WHEN WE ELECTED A MAYOR PRO TEMP, YOU DID NOT FORCE YOUR HAND.
YOU ALWAYS HAD A WAY OF ALLOWING THE PROCESS TO HAPPEN AND STEPPED IN.
WHEN WE NEEDED A COACH TO GET US BACK ON TRACK, THE FIRST DECISION YOU MADE WAS TO INCREASE THE TIME ALLOTMENT FOR RESIDENTS TO SPEAK BECAUSE YOU BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK WHETHER YOU AGREED WITH THEM OR NOT.
I'M SOMEONE WITH OPINIONS ON EVERYTHING AND I NEED TO SPEAK MY MIND.
IN CASE YOU'VE NEVER MET ME,
I THINK WE BOTH CONNECTED OVER OUR DEEP LOVE FOR DEMOCRACY, THE PROCESS OF GOVERNMENT, THE LOVE ONLY A FATHER UNDERSTANDS, AND THE LOVE WE HAVE FOR RICHARDSON.
I ALSO THINK MY WIFE IS THE GREATEST.
I LOVE THAT WOMAN AND WOULD TAKE A BULLET FOR HER.
BUT WE DISAGREE AT LEAST ONCE DAILY.
AND THAT'S JUST BEFORE BREAKFAST.
I'VE HAD A FRONT ROW VIEW OF YOU AND YOUR LEADERSHIP OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, AND FOR THAT YOU'LL ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE IN MY LIFE STORY AND MY RESPECT.
AS LONG AS I HAVE A SEAT AT THIS TABLE, YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE MY EAR.
IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE ALONGSIDE YOU.
THANK YOU MAYOR BOB, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LIFE OF SERVICE TO RICHARDSON.
FIRST AS AN RISD COACH AND TEACHER, THEN AS THE DISTRICT'S ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, AS THE CHAIR OF THE 2015 CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION AS THE VICE CHAIR AND CHAIR OF THE PARKS COMMISSION, AS COUNCIL MEMBER AND AS MAYOR, THAT'S 50 YEARS OF SERVICE FOR ANYONE WHO'S COUNTING TAMMY, PROBABLY YOU, BUT YOUR LIFE OF SERVICE, YOUR LEGACY HAS PERSONALLY AND POSITIVELY IMPACTED THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS AND RICHARDSON RESIDENTS.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT YOU IS YOUR ELEPHANT NEVER FORGETS ABILITY TO RECALL JUST ABOUT EVERY STUDENT OR ATHLETE THAT YOU WORKED WITH WHILE YOU WERE IN RISD.
BUT MORE THAN THAT, YOU CAN RECITE WHERE THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY'RE UP TO TODAY.
YOU KEPT IN TOUCH WITH THEM, HELPING THEM MAKE CONNECTIONS OR FIND JOBS, CELEBRATING THEIR SUCCESSES AND ENCOURAGING THEM THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES.
I MYSELF FIRST MET YOU AS A STUDENT MANAGER OF THE BERKER FOOTBALL TEAM MORE THAN 25 YEARS AGO.
I DON'T THINK EITHER OF US COULD HAVE IMAGINED THAT THAT HEADSTRONG GIRL DIRECTING PEOPLE AS SHE ZOOMED AROUND THE PRACTICE FIELD ON A GOLF CART, WOULD GROW INTO AN EQUALLY HEADSTRONG WOMAN SERVING WITH YOU ON THE CITY COUNCIL ALL THESE MANY YEARS LATER.
I COUNT MYSELF LUCKY TO HAVE KNOWN YOU AND WORKED WITH YOU IN BOTH, IN BOTH CAPACITIES, FROM ONE HOMEGROWN COUNCIL MEMBER TO ANOTHER.
YOU ARE RICHARDSON THROUGH AND THROUGH.
IT HAS BEEN A TRUE HONOR TO GET TO SERVE WITH YOU FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS.
I WISH YOU AND TAMMY THE ABSOLUTE BEST AS YOU START THIS NEXT CHAPTER OF YOUR LIFE TOGETHER.
TAMMY, TAMMY, AND THE ENTIRE DOOBIE FAMILY.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING BOB WITH RICHARDSON.
HE HAS NEVER BEEN PROUDER THAN HE IS WHEN HE'S TALKING ABOUT EACH OF YOU.
I THINK DAN STOLE THAT FROM MY SPEECH
I SAY, MAY THE BIRDIES AND EAGLES BE MANY AND MAY THOSE PESKY GRASSHOPPERS BE FEW.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THANK YOU.
WELL, THIS MIGHT NOT BE A DAYTIME EMMY LIKE KEN'S, BUT WE'LL, WE'LL GIVE IT A SHOT.
AS A NEWLY ELECTED COUNCILMAN, YOU WONDER WHAT IT WILL BE LIKE TO JOIN A NEW TEAM.
YOU ASK YOURSELF, WILL I STAND UP TO THE TASK THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED AND WHICH OF MY ASSETS WILL
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ULTIMATELY BENEFIT THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY? I'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED YOU HAVE THE NICHE AND YOU TRY TO STAY IN YOUR LANE MOST OF THE TIME AND BRING EXPERIENCE TO THE TABLE.AFTER A FEW MONTHS, THE HEAVY ONBOARDING AND NEWNESS STARTS TO WEAR OFF AND YOU START REALIZING WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.
I QUICKLY LEARNED THE REAL EFFORTS OF THE WORD TEAM.
MAYOR BOB DUBY EXEMPLIFIED THIS NICHE AND PROCEEDED TO UNIFY THE COUNCIL.
IT TAKES TIME TO BUILD A TEAM AND GET USED TO WORKING WITH ONE ANOTHER.
BOB MADE IT A PRIORITY TO CONNECT THE COUNCIL AND ALLOW ALL OF US TO SHINE.
WE ALL GOT OUR TURN TO PROVIDE PROCLAMATIONS, SPEAK AT EVENTS NETWORK IN A MULTITUDE OF NORTH TEXAS FUNCTIONS AND SEMINARS AND MEET OTHER LEADERS.
THERE WAS NEVER A TIME WE DID NOT, OR HE DID NOT INTRODUCE US IN A POSITIVE AND PASSIONATE WAY.
IT WAS ALWAYS A PRIORITY AND HE IS ENCOURAGEMENT TO EVERYONE TO DO BETTER AND BE PART OF A WORKING TEAM TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CITY AND THE RESIDENTS AND THE STAKEHOLDERS.
OVER MY LAST TWO YEARS AND BOB'S ADDITIONAL YEARS AS CITY COUNCILMAN BOB CERTAINLY DID THAT, AND I HOPE I CAN SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL WHEN I SAY YOU DID IT.
AND WE WILL MISS YOU AND YOUR LEADERSHIP.
[6. REMARKS FROM OUTGOING MAYOR BOB DUBEY]
RESPOND AND THAT'S GONNA BE TOUGH.Y'ALL ARE MAKING AMAZING TEAM.
UM, KNOWING THAT I PROBABLY COULDN'T GET THROUGH THIS WITHOUT MAYBE SHEDDING A TEAR OR TWO, I GAVE EACH ONE OF THEM A HANDWRITTEN NOTE PRIOR TO SO I DIDN'T HAVE TO ADDRESS THEM INDIVIDUALLY.
TONIGHT, THAT'S CALLED A GAME PLAN.
NOW WITH THAT BEING SAID, I I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST THANK MY WIFE TAMMY.
ALL MY GRANDKIDS, ALL MY KIDS, THE FAMILY IN GENERAL FOR ALLOWED ME TO DO THIS JOB.
WHEN I LEFT RISD AFTER 40 YEARS, I DON'T THINK THIS WAS THE VISION THEY HAD FOR ME.
I THINK THEY INTENDED I WOULD BE AT A LOT MORE GRANDCHILDREN, EVENTS AND THEIR EVENTS AND DIFFERENT THINGS.
AND I WENT TO A LOT AND STILL DO AND WILL CONTINUE.
BUT, UM, THIS IS REALLY FULFILLING.
I WANNA ALSO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HELP WITH MY CAMPAIGN, NOT JUST THIS TIME, BUT OVER ALL THE FOUR TIMES THAT WE HAD CAMPAIGNS.
I WANT TO THANK OUR COMMUNITY, THE DIVERSITY IN THIS COMMUNITY, ALL THE DIFFERENT HOUSES OF FAITH, THE DIFFERENT CULTURES WHO ALL WELCOMED ME, GAVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM THEM, GAVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THEIR FAMILIES.
AND I WENT HOME AND I ALWAYS SHARED WITH TAMMY AND MY KIDS GRANDKIDS.
WE'RE JUST A BIGGER FAMILY AND IT'S REALLY GOOD TO GO AND BE PART OF THESE THINGS AND TO LEARN THE DIFFERENT CULTURES.
I ALSO WANNA REACH OUT AND THANK DON MAGNER AND, UM, HIS TEAM, ALL OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS.
YOU MADE EVERYTHING A LOT EASIER FOR ALL OF US BECAUSE YOU'RE THE ULTIMATE PROFESSIONALS.
I WANNA THANK OUR, UH, POLICE CHIEF, FIRE CHIEF AND ALL THEIR CREW FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO.
THEY, UH, CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE THAT WE AS A COUNCIL CAN READILY ASSURE THE CITIZENS THAT OUR CITY'S SAFE.
OUR CITY IS SOMETHING SPECIAL.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF 'EM, EVERY DEPARTMENT HEAD, WHETHER IT'S PARKS, WHETHER IT'S LIBRARY, WHETHER WHO, WHOEVER YOU KNOW, THAT YOU HAD THIS COUNCIL'S A HUNDRED PERCENT SUPPORT AND BECAUSE YOU WERE WORKING DILIGENTLY AT A HUNDRED PERCENT PACE TO DO WHAT WE ASKED AND WHAT OUR GOALS WERE.
SO I'M TRULY HONORED TO HAVE BEEN THE MAYOR FOR THE LAST SEVERAL, WELL LAST TWO YEARS IN THE GREATEST CITY IN THE WORLD.
IN MY OPINION, IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE AND ONE THAT I TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY.
I DON'T NECESSARILY TAKE MYSELF SERIOUSLY AS YOU CAN TELL, BUT I DO TRULY TAKE THE JOB SERIOUSLY.
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT
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PEOPLE KNOW THAT EVERY DAY I WORKED EXTREMELY HARD TO EXCEL AT BRINGING THE BEST TO THE CITY OF RICHARDSON.I BROUGHT KNOWLEDGE, PASSION, ENERGY, EXCITEMENT, AND A CAN-DO ATTITUDE TO THE OFFICE.
I LOOKED FOR SOLUTIONS AND WAYS TO BUILD POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS.
I NEVER WENT INTO A MEETING SAYING NO.
I WENT INTO A MEETING USUALLY WITH MR. MAGNER SAYING, HOW CAN WE HELP 'EM? AND I THINK THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN THE BIG SCHEME OF THINGS.
SO WHEN YOU STOP AND THINK, IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS NOW THAT I'VE BEEN THE MAYOR, WHAT DID WE ACCOMPLISH? ALONG WITH LOTS OF CITY ENGAGEMENT, LOTS OF CITIZENS BEING ABLE TO VOICE THEIR OPINIONS.
WE COMPLETED THE ENVISION RICHARDSON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE, WHICH HELPED US DEVELOP STRATEGIC PLANS FOR KEY REDEVELOPMENT AREAS WHILE WORKING WITH BUSINESSES AND INSTRUCTIONAL PARTNERS.
WE COMPLETED THE AQUATIC MASTER PLAN, THE SOLID WASTE MASTER PLAN.
WE CREATED THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND INCLUSION COMMISSION, BPAC.
WE PLANTED OVER A THOUSAND TREES.
WE NAMED THE CITY CHARTER COMMISSION.
WE APPROVED AND STARTED CONSTRUCTION ON A NEW CITY HALL, A LIBRARY FIRE STATION FIVE, THE ANIMAL SHELTER.
WE ADDED NEW PLAYGROUNDS, A NEW PARK, A DISC GOLF OUT IN, OUT IN BRECKENRIDGE PARK.
WE RENOVATED CHERYL PARK COURSE TWO APPROVED A NEW TRAINING AREA AND A PHYSICAL PLANT FOR CHERYL PARK AND A PARTNERSHIP WITH TIDE LIST.
NO OTHER CITY CAN SAY THEY'VE DONE ALL THAT.
WE HAVE REPAVED OR FIXED THIR OVER 37 MILES OF STREETS, ALLEYS, AND SIDEWALKS.
JUST THE OTHER NIGHT I WAS AT AN HOA MEETING AND I HAD A CITIZEN COME UP AND SAY, YOU FIXED THE POTHOLE THAT I CALLED ABOUT.
BUT THERE'S ANOTHER POTHOLE OUT IN FRONT OF THE FIRE STATION.
CAN YOU GET THAT? I SAID, ABSOLUTELY I CAN.
AND I PROMISE YOU IT WAS FIXED WITHIN ONE HOUR.
THAT'S THE KIND OF CITY STAFF WE HAVE AND PEOPLE THAT TAKE PRIDE IN WHAT THEY DO.
WE LOWERED THE TAX RATE EACH OF THE LAST TWO YEARS, RAISED THE SENIOR EXEMPTION FOR EACH OF THE LAST TWO YEARS, IMPROVED AND BROUGHT IN NEW RENTAL AND OFFICE DEVELOPMENTS WHILE ACCOMPLISHING ALL THESE TASKS WE EARNED AS A CITY OVER 55 AWARDS RECOGNIZED BY REGIONAL, STATEWIDE, OR NATIONAL REPUTATIONS OR ORGANIZATIONS.
THESE, THESE AWARDS DID NOT JUST HAPPEN.
THIS COUNCIL STUCK TO OUR STATED GOALS.
DON AND HIS TEAM CREATED TACTICS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR US TO BE SUCCESSFUL AS WE MOVED FORWARD.
OUR MEETINGS WERE OPERATED WITH RESPECT AND GRACE, WITH DIGNITY, INTEGRITY, AND OPEN MINDS THAT WERE SOLUTION DRIVEN.
WE EVEN INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF TIME CITIZENS COULD SPEAK DURING OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS FROM THREE TO FIVE MINUTES, WHICH WORKING OFF OF MY PLATFORM PROMISE, I WOULD LISTEN, LEARN AND LEAD, WHICH I'VE LEARNED A GREAT DEAL.
AND I THANK THE COMMUNITY AND OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR PROVIDING THAT KNOWLEDGE TO ME, TO WHERE WE COULD MAKE COLLECTIVE DECISIONS THAT IMPACTED IN A POSITIVE WAY OUR ENTIRE CITY.
IN CLOSING, I WANT TO THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR THIS HONOR AND THIS PRIVILEGE.
I WILL MISS THE DAILY SMILES AND THE OPPORTUNITIES TO TELL PEOPLE HOW GREAT THE CITY OF RICHARDSON REALLY IS.
WE ARE GREAT BECAUSE OF THE AMAZING PEOPLE.
THIS ROOM IS FULL OF AMAZING PEOPLE.
WHETHER YOU VOTED FOR ME OR NOT, YOU GOT OUT AND VOTED AND THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
THE PROCESS WORKS, TIME HEALS, AND THERE'S A FUTURE.
WHAT THAT HAS TO DO WITH ME, I'M NOT SURE YET, BUT I WILL MAKE DECISIONS SOON.
AND WHATEVER IT IS, I'LL HAVE RICHARD IN MY RICHARDSON IN MY MIND WHEN I MAKE THAT DECISION.
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ALL RIGHT, MR. MAGNER, YOU HAVE IT.[7. ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ]
INSTRUCTIONS RELATED TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.THE RE UH, REELECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL LINE UP, UH, IN PLACE, ORDER TO STAGE LEFT OF THE LEFT OF THE STAGE.
UH, MS. ER, OUR CITY SECRETARY, WILL CALL YOU TO THE CENTER OF THE STAGE INDIVIDUALLY FOR YOUR OATH.
UH, MAYOR ELECT AMIR OMAR WILL JOIN COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THE STAGE AND BE ADMINISTERED HIS OATH OF OFFICE.
AFTER THE OATH, EACH MEMBER WILL SIGN THEIR OATH AND STAND TO THE RIGHT OF THE ST OF THE SIGNATURE TABLE UNTIL ALL O OATHS ARE COMPLETED.
AFTER MAYOR OMAR'S OATH AND SIGNATURE, ALL MEMBERS WILL STAND IN FRONT OF THE FLAG TO BE INTRODUCED AS THE 25 27 RICHARDSON CITY COUNCIL.
UH, SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, ALL MEMBERS WILL TAKE THEIR SEATS AND WHERE, UH, WE WILL CONCLUDE, UH, THE REMAINDER OF THE MEETING.
UH, SO NOW AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO CITY SECRETARY, UH, EMER TO ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO THE NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
SO COUNSEL, UH, IF YOU COULD TAKE YOUR PLACE, MAYOR ELECT, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US ON THE STAGE.
COUNCIL MEMBER, DORIAN, WILL YOU JOIN ME ON THE STAGE? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
I, CURTIS DORIAN, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE.
I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE, EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF COUNCIL MEMBER, THE DUTY OF COUNCIL, MEMBER OF THE CITY OF RICHARDSON, OF THE CITY OF RICHARDSON, AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND, PROTECT, PRESERVE, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTIONS AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
COUNCIL MEMBER JUSTICE, PLEASE RATE YOUR RIGHT, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE, THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF COUNCIL MEMBER THE DUTIES OF COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE CITY OF RICHARDSON, OF THE CITY OF RICHARDSON AND WILL 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.
COUNCIL MEMBER BARRIOS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE, THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF COUNCIL MEMBER THE DUTIES OF COUNCIL MEMBER AND WILL 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.
COUNCIL MEMBER CORCORAN I PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I'LL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE, THAT I'LL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF COUNCIL MEMBER THE DUTIES OF COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE CITY OF RICHARDSON, FOR THE CITY OF RICHARDSON AND WILL 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 UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THIS STATE, AND OF THIS DAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER HUTCHEN RIDER, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE, THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF COUNCIL MEMBER THE DUTIES OF COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE CITY OF RICHARDSON, OF THE CITY OF RICHARDSON AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, AND WITH TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT,
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AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.COUNCIL MEMBER SHAEL, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE, THAT I FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF COUNCIL MEMBER THE DUTIES OF COUNCIL, MEMBER OF THE CITY, OF RICHARDSON, OF THE CITY OF RECESSION, AND WILL 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 THE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THE STATE AND END OF THE STATES.
THANK YOU, MAYOR ELECT OMAR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
I AMIR OMAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE, THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF MAYOR, THE DUTIES OF MAYOR OF THE CITY, OF RICHARDSON, OF THE CITY OF RICHARDSON, AND WILL 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.
PLEASE LET ME INTRODUCE YOUR 20 25, 20 27 CITY COUNCIL.
I JUST INTRODUCE NUMBER EIGHT.
[8. INTRODUCTION AND REMARKS FROM NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR ]
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, INTRODUCTION AND REMARKS FROM THE NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR.UH, BEFORE I BEGIN, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, UH, THAT I TOO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MAYOR BOB DUBY.
UH, BOB EMBODIES THE VERY DEFINITION OF PUBLIC SERVANT, A LIFELONG RESIDENT, A COACH, AN ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, A BOARD MEMBER, A COUNCIL MEMBER, AND OF COURSE OUR MAYOR.
BOB HAS POURED DECADES OF SERVICE INTO OUR COMMUNITY.
WE ALL OWE YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY A DEBT OF GRATITUDE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND FOR LAYING A FOUNDATION OF SERVICE THAT I INTEND TO HONOR AND BUILD UPON.
ALTHOUGH I KNOW WE DID IT EARLIER, PLEASE JOIN ME IN ANOTHER THANK YOU FOR HIS DECADES OF SERVICE TO OUR CITY HERE IS TO MAYOR BOB DUBBY.
BEING HERE WITH YOU TODAY AS THE NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR OF RICHARDSON, IS ONE OF THE GREATEST HONORS OF MY LIFE.
UM, I SEE IN OUR AUDIENCE TODAY, FORMER MAYORS, UH, THAT I AM SURE KNOW THIS FEELING VERY WELL AS THEY EACH ALSO SERVED ADMIRABLY.
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UH, IF I DON'T, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'D, I'D LOVE FOR YOU TO STAND IF YOU'RE HERE.I I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SEE EACH OF YOU AT THE VERY BEGINNING, BUT IS MAYOR PAUL VEER HERE, IF YOU'LL PLEASE STAND.
MAYOR GARY SLAGEL, IF YOU'RE HERE.
THANK YOU MAYOR STEVE MITCHELL.
I KNOW WE HAVE A, A NUMBER OF FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE TONIGHT AS WELL.
UM, IF YOU'LL DO ME A FAVOR, I'M NOT GONNA NAME ALL OF YOU, BUT IF YOU DON'T MIND, UH, STANDING UP, I'D LOVE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS WELL.
SO I PLAN TO REACH OUT TO EACH OF YOU IN THE COMING WEEKS, UH, TO ASK FOR YOUR HELP AND ADVICE, UH, BETWEEN OUR FORMER MAYORS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THERE IS A MASSIVE WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND SOME INCREDIBLE NETWORKS.
UH, I'M NOT GONNA LET THOSE GO TO WASTE AND HOPE THAT YOU'LL JOIN US, UH, WHEN I REACH OUT TO YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE AND FOR THE SERVICE THAT IS YET TO COME.
SPEAKING OF COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, I AM ALSO INCREDIBLY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE WITH EACH OF OUR CURRENT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, CURTIS HISTORIAN, JENNIFER JUSTICE, DAN BARRIOS, JOE CORCORAN, UH, KEN HUTCHIN RIDER AND HUM.
I'M THRILLED AT THE CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH EACH OF YOU, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE SERVICE YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN PUTTING IN.
I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU CARE ABOUT THIS CITY AND HOW SERIOUSLY YOU TAKE YOUR ROLES.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH EACH OF YOU.
WE'RE ALSO BLESSED, UH, TO HAVE AN EXCEPTIONAL CITY MANAGER IN DON MAGNER, AS WELL AS AN INCREDIBLE CITY MANAGEMENT TEAM, AND EVERY SINGLE CITY EMPLOYEE THAT I'VE EVER RUN INTO.
THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE TO MAKE OUR CITY SO GREAT.
IF YOU'LL JOIN ME IN THANKING THEM, AND PARDON ME, MY SWEARING IN TONIGHT, UH, IN THIS, THIS MOMENT IS, IS NOT MINE ALONE.
UM, IT'S THE RESULT OF A LOT OF WORK.
UH, THE BELIEF AND THE LOVE OF SO MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE STOOD BESIDE ME AND IN MANY CASES LIFTED ME UP.
UH, THERE ARE SO MANY THANK YOUS AND, AND I HOPE YOU'LL, YOU'LL BEAR WITH ME IF POSSIBLE.
UM, LET ME FIRST BEGIN BY ACKNOWLEDGING MY FAMILY THAT COULD NOT MAKE IT HERE TONIGHT, INCLUDING MY FATHER WHO IS WATCHING FROM CORPUS CHRISTI, MY SISTER, MY BROTHER, AS WELL AS MY OLDEST SON.
JID, I CARRY YOUR LOVE AND YOUR HOPES WITH ME EVERY DAY.
YOU KNOW, I SPENT MY ENTIRE LIFE, MY ENTIRE CHILDHOOD, I SHOULD SAY, WATCHING MY DAD PRIORITIZE GIVING BACK TO OTHERS.
AND HIS EXAMPLE INSPIRES ME EVERY DAY.
THANK YOU, DAD, FOR THAT IMPORTANT LIFELONG LESSON.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT OVER THESE YEARS, AND I PROMISE TO MAKE YOU PROUD.
AND THEN THERE ARE THOSE WHOSE VOICES I STILL HEAR WHOSE PRESENCE I FEEL OFTEN, ESPECIALLY AT TIMES LIKE THIS.
MY MOTHER WHO INSTILLED IN ME THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A PURPOSE-DRIVEN LIFE, OF GIVING BACK HER FOCUS ON LEAVING EVERY PLACE BETTER THAN SHE FOUND.
STILL, IT FEELS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HER ONE DAY PAST MOTHER'S DAY.
MOM, I MISS YOU AND I HOPE I MAKE YOU PROUD EVERY DAY.
I'VE ALSO LOST A FEW FRIENDS OVER THE YEARS, UM, THAT TONIGHT SEEMS TO BE, UH, TOO SPECIAL TO NOT MENTION MATT BOSKY AND, AND PAUL PECK, UH, WHO WERE LONGTIME CHAMPIONS AND CONFIDANTS ALWAYS STOOD BY ME IN GOOD TIMES AND BAD.
AND MY DEAR, DEAR FRIEND, JANET DEPUY, WHOSE LEGACY OF SERVICE AND COMMITMENT TO RICHARDSON HAS LEFT A PERMANENT MARK.
YOU ARE ALL MISSED, AND I WISH YOU COULD BE HERE TO CELEBRATE THIS MOMENT WITH ME IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT, UH, IS MY WIFE IKA, WHO I AM CERTAIN WILL MAKE AN EXCEPTIONAL FIRST LADY IKA
UH, YOU'VE WALKED EVERY STEP OF THIS JOURNEY WITH ME.
YOU'VE CARRIED MORE THAN YOU BARGAINED FOR AND STOOD STRONG THROUGH IT ALL.
I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR YOU.
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MY, MY SON ANSON AND MY DAUGHTER ELENA, UH, ARE HERE AS WELL.AND IT, IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY TO SHARE, UH, THIS EXPERIENCE WITH YOU AS WELL.
UH, YOU WERE BOTH SO MUCH YOUNGER, UH, WHEN I WAS LAST SERVING ON CITY COUNCIL.
UH, AND TO SEE YOU BOTH ALL GROWN UP, UH, CELEBRATING THIS MOMENT MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE.
UH, ALSO IN THE AUDIENCE, UH, OUR MEMBERS, AND I APOLOGIZE A WHOLE LOT OF NAMES ARE COMING YOUR WAY, BUT MEMBERS OF MY ADVISORY TEAM, UH, KEVIN JEMISON, HEATHER STEVENS, BLAKE LEWIS, UH, MAX SIMPSON, JASON LEMONS, MARIAH ROBERTS, JUSTIN NTH, AND PAUL VEER.
THEY WERE ALL JUST BRILLIANT AND HELPING ME ALONG THE WAY THROUGH THIS CAMPAIGN.
UH, I'M ALSO THANKFUL FOR YOUR FAMILIES WHO ALLOWED YOU TO SPEND SO MANY HOURS WITH A, WITH A PERSON, UH, WITH A, WITH A VISION AND A DREAM.
AND SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE THINGS YOU GUYS DID.
AND ALSO, UH, I HAD THESE HONORARY CO-CAPTAINS WHO WERE KIND OF THE FIRST NAMES THAT WERE WILLING TO BE OUT THERE AS SUPPORTERS OF MINE, CINDY JACKSON, ROHIT KPA, CANDACE WALTER, AND, AND CHRIS SIDLE.
YOU, YOUR FAITH IN ME, UH, MEANT A LOT AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING WITH ME FROM THE VERY START OF THE CAMPAIGN.
SO VOLUNTEERS IN THESE CAMPAIGNS, UH, ARE, ARE JUST CRITICAL.
UH, AND THIS ONE'S NO DIFFERENT.
UH, IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO NAME EVERYONE WHO HELPED OUT.
UH, BUT ONE VOLUNTEER THAT KNOCKED ON MORE DOORS, PUT MORE HOURS IN THAN ANY OTHER.
AND PROBABLY THE ONE VOLUNTEER THAT WOULD HATE BEING NAMED THE MOST IS A GENTLEMAN NAMED SAMIR DAGA.
UH, SAMIR, I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HELP, YOUR FAITH AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU PUT INTO HELPING OUR CAMPAIGN TO MY MORE THAN 150 VOLUNTEERS WHO GAVE THEIR TIME, TALENT, AND ENERGY.
YOU WERE THE BEATING HEART OF THIS CAMPAIGN.
I'M DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR TRUST AND FOR EVERYTHING YOU DID TO HELP FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.
MANY OF YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS, BUT BEFORE I EVER EVEN MADE THE DECISION TO RUN, I HAD MORE THAN 200 CUPS OF COFFEE WITH PEOPLE FROM ALL ACROSS RICHARDSON.
I LISTENED TO YOUR CONCERNS, YOUR HOPES, AND YOUR LOVE FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
IT WAS THROUGH THOSE CONVERSATIONS THAT I REALIZED THAT I COULD AND SHOULD DO MORE.
AND THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO RUN FOR OFFICE.
BUT THE CONVERSATIONS DIDN'T STOP THERE.
BY THE END OF THE CAMPAIGN, I HAD SPOKEN WITH OVER 400 RESIDENTS OVER COFFEE, KNOCKED ON THOUSANDS OF DOORS.
AND WHY? WHAT I DISCOVERED WAS THAT EVERY PERSON IN RICHARDSON MATTERS.
EVERY VOICE ADDS TO THE LARGER VISION OF WHAT OUR CITY CAN BE.
EACH HOUSEHOLD BRINGS A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE, AND EVERY STORY ADDS DEPTH TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AS YOUR MAYOR, THAT ENGAGEMENT WILL CONTINUE.
REGULAR COFFEE CHATS, QUARTERLY TOWN HALLS, OPEN CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE TRUST IS BUILT THROUGH CONNECTION AND WE CAN NEVER BUILD TOO MUCH TRUST WITH THE PEOPLE WE SERVE.
AND ALONG WITH TRUST, I BELIEVE IN EXPANDING TRANSPARENCY.
I SPOKE ABOUT IT THROUGHOUT THE CAMPAIGN AND I WILL ADVOCATE FOR IT AT EVERY STAGE.
YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW HOW YOUR CITY WORKS AND HELP SHAPE ITS FUTURE.
RICHARDSON HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CITY OF VISION AND INNOVATION.
FROM OUR EARLIEST DAYS, WE'VE BEEN A HUB FOR FORWARD THINKING COMPANIES LIKE COLLINS RADIO AND TEXAS INSTRUMENTS.
AND THEY PUT RICHARDSON ON THE MAP AND HELPED FOSTER A CULTURE OF PROGRESS THAT STILL DEFINES US TODAY.
BUT OUR IDENTITY DOESN'T REST SOLELY WITH BIG COMPANIES.
IT'S ALSO FOUNDED IN THE SMALL BUSINESSES, THE LOCAL COFFEE SHOPS, NEIGHBORHOOD MECHANICS AND FAMILY RUN RESTAURANTS.
THESE ENTREPRENEURS ARE THE HEART AND SOUL OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THEY DESERVE OUR FULL SUPPORT.
WE NEED TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO SUCCEED.
AND THAT MEANS ACTIVELY LISTENING TO THEIR NEEDS AND ADVOCATING FOR AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO GROW AND FLOURISH.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE NEED TO BE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT HOW WE GROW.
YES, WE MUST REMAIN BUSINESS FRIENDLY, BUT WE MUST ALSO HONOR THE VISION OUR RESIDENTS HAVE SHAPED THROUGH YEARS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
GROWTH SHOULD NEVER COME AT THE EXPENSE OF THE VALUES AND CHARACTER THAT MAKE RICHARDSON UNIQUE.
WE NEED TO STRIKE A BALANCE, PROGRESS WITH PRESERVATION,
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DEVELOPMENT WITH IDENTITY, ECONOMIC GROWTH, WITH NEIGHBORHOOD STABILITY.BECAUSE RICHARDSON DOESN'T BELONG TO JUST ANY ONE GROUP OR INTEREST.
IT BELONGS TO ALL OF US, THE FAMILIES, THE SENIORS, THE STUDENTS, THE BUSINESS OWNERS, EVERYONE WHO CALLS THIS CITY HOME.
SO LET'S MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER.
LET'S LEAD WITH TRANSPARENCY, BUILD WITH INTENTION, INNOVATE WITH BOLDNESS, AND PRESERVE WHAT MAKES US SPECIAL.
I AM HONORED TO BE YOUR NEXT MAYOR AND I'M READY TO SERVE WITH THIS CITY COUNCIL, OUR CITY STAFF, AND WITH ALL OF YOU, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRUST.
[9. INTRODUCTION AND REMARKS FROM NEWLY ELECTED/RE-ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS ]
ITEM NUMBER NINE IS INTRODUCTION AND REMARKS FROM NEWLY ELECTED AND REELECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS.I GUESS WE CAN START OVER THERE WITH YOU, MR. DORIAN, IF YOU LIKE.
I'M DEEPLY, I'M DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS.
IT IS ABSOLUTELY ONE OF MY GREATEST HONORS, REALLY AND TRUTHFULLY, I LOVE THIS CITY AND THE COMMUNITY.
AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND BELIEVING IN ME.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO BUILD ON THE MOMENTUM.
THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER AND STAFF HAVE EFFECTIVELY NAVIGATED THE LAST TWO YEARS BY FOCUSING ON COMMUNITY SAFETY SOLUTIONS, WHILE TRANSFORMING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND FOCUSING ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND INFILL WHILE STRENGTHENING OUR DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS AND PROMOTING INTEGRITY AND INVOLVEMENT.
THESE STRATEGIES AIM TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY WHILE BUILDING UPON OUR NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
BEING A COUNCILMAN IS A SIGNIFICANT COMMITMENT, AND I COULDN'T FULFILL THIS ROLE WITHOUT THE INCREDIBLE SUPPORT OF MY FAMILY, ESPECIALLY MY DAUGHTER, HEATHER BARR, MY HUSBAND MICHAEL BARR.
IT TAKES TREMENDOUS STRENGTH AND PATIENCE TO ENDURE THE HOURS AND DEDICATION NEEDED TO HELP LEAD OUR COMMUNITY.
I AM GRATEFUL, HONORED AND HUMBLED BY YOUR TRUST, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING ALONGSIDE OUR COUNCIL AND THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION.
UH, IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE THE RESIDENT RESIDENTS OF RICHARDSON FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS.
MY SERVICE IS ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE SELFLESS SUPPORT OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
THIS ROLE REQUIRES THAT WE COMMIT COUNTLESS EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS.
AS COUNCILMAN DORIAN JUST SAID, THERE HAVE BEEN MISSED MEALS, MISSED CALLS, MISSED MEMORIES, BUT YOU HAVE NEVER ONCE COMPLAINED.
YOU HAVE BEEN MY BEDROCK, STEADY AND UNWAVERING.
I WOULD LIKE TO ESPECIALLY THANK MY HUSBAND MIKE SANDERS, WHO HATES THIS MOMENT RIGHT NOW, FIRST AND FOREMOST FOR EMBRACING THE SMALL ZOO THAT WE'VE BROUGHT INTO OUR HOME AND THAT MANY OF YOU FOLLOW ONLINE.
UH, AND FOR WITHOUT HESITATION, ENCOURAGING MY CONTINUED SERVICE, THANK YOU TO THE VOTERS.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VOTE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTIONS AND FOR YOUR DISCERNMENT.
I'M HONORED TO HAVE EARNED YOUR APPROVAL AND THAT YOU HAVE ENTRUSTED ME TO RE REPRESENT YOU AND ALL OF THE RICHARDSON RESIDENTS FOR TWO MORE YEARS.
THANK YOU TO DON MAGNER AND THE MANY EMPLOYEES THAT KEEP OUR CITY RUNNING SMOOTHLY.
I RECOGNIZE YOUR EFFORT, YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND YOUR COMMITMENT.
AND I AM GRATEFUL FOR EACH OF YOU, CURTIS, DAN, JOE RF.
AND KEN, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO SERVE WITH YOU OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR CONTINUED SERVICE TOGETHER.
IIR, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ELECTION TO THIS NEW ROLE.
YOU ARE JOINING A COUNCIL COMMITTED TO THE BETTERMENT OF RICHARDSON AND OUR REGION SUPPORTED BY CITY MANAGEMENT AND STAFF THAT ARE SECOND TO NONE.
I WELCOME YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE SEVEN OF US MOVING THE CITY FORWARD TOGETHER.
I WANNA SAY SIMILAR THINGS IN MUCH MORE WORDS.
UM, THERE, YOU KNOW, I MENTIONED BEFORE THERE, THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS WHEN AN ELEPHANT WALKS IN THE ROOM, SOME PEOPLE CHOOSE TO RUN.
I CHOOSE TO ADDRESS AND MOVE FORWARD.
FIRST I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, MY MOTHER AND
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WIFE AND SON IN THE AUDIENCE.I WOULD NOT BE UP HERE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT.
MY MOTHER WAS SICK AND NOT ABLE TO JOIN US WHEN I GOT SWORN IN TWO YEARS AGO.
I'M GLAD SHE'S ABLE TO JOIN US TONIGHT.
THANK YOU MOMMY, FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE FOR US GROWING UP.
I KNOW I DID NOT MAKE IT EASY, UH, BUT I'M GRATEFUL FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, RICHARDSON, SERVING YOU WILL BE ONE OF THE GREATEST HONORS IN MY LIFE.
I'M HUMBLED AND ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND DO NOT TAKE IT LIGHTLY.
I APPRECIATE YOUR CONFIDENCE IN MY SERVICE AND LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING YOU ANOTHER TERM.
REMEMBER THAT CIVIC ENG ENGAGEMENT DOES NOT STOP AT THE BALLOT BOX, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD WORK TOWARDS YEAR ROUND.
WHETHER YOU'RE A CANDIDATE WON OR LOST THIS ELECTION, I INVITE YOU TO ENGAGE WITH US WITH STAFF RICHARDSON HAS MANY BRIGHT DAYS AHEAD COME BE A PART OF THE GREAT THINGS HAPPENING.
MAYOR OMAR, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WIN.
I KNOW THAT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS YOU MET WITH MANY RESIDENTS AND WORKED HARD TO BUILD A COALITION OF VOLUNTEERS TO GET YOU HERE.
AND FOR THAT, I SAY THANK YOU.
BECAUSE YOU ENGAGED AND BROUGHT IN NEW VOTERS AN INCREASING PARTICIPATION DEMOCRACY SHOULD ALWAYS BE CELEBRATED.
THIS CAMPAIGN SEASON, THE MERLE RACE, THIS CAMPAIGN SEASON, THE MAYORAL RACE TOOK A NASTY TURN AND PUNCHES WERE THROWN FROM ALL SIDES.
THINGS WERE SAID THAT WERE EITHER INTENTIONALLY OR UNINTENTIONALLY MISLEADING.
IT IS UNFORTUNATE, BUT I TOO KNOW HOW CAMPAIGNS SOMETIMES TAKE ON A LIFE OF THEIR OWN.
I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER THESE WORDS.
YOU'LL NOW WORK ALONGSIDE A COUNCIL.
THAT EFFECT THAT FELT ATTACKED, UH, BY JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.
THERE'S HURT AND FRUSTRATION BEING FELT.
YOU'RE COMING TO WORK WITH SENIOR CI, SENIOR CITY STAFF WHO FELT THE BLOWS OF SOME OF THE DECISION, DISCUSSION AROUND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING CASES.
YOU WERE STRONGLY SUPPORTED BY A MAYOR THAT MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES EXPERIENCED WORKING WITH AND HAD A REPUTATION FOR BEING A LITTLE HEAVY HANDED AT TIMES.
SOME MAY BE CONCERNED THAT YOU HAVE MAY HAVE THE SAME APPROACH.
I HAVE FAITH THAT YOU LIKE THE ONES THAT HAVE COME BEFORE YOU, UH, THAT COME BEFORE US, WILL FIND YOUR STRIDE, LEAD WITH DIGNITY, AND SERVE OUR CITY TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY.
I DO NOT DOUBT THAT YOU HAVE THE INTELLIGENCE AND EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE TO HEAL ANY WOUNDS THAT THIS ELECTION CREATED OR REOPENED.
IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO GET TO KNOW YOUR WIFE, ALIKA.
SHE IS AS BEAUTIFUL INSIDE AS SHE IS OUTSIDE AND WILL MAKE AN INCREDIBLE FIRST LADY OF RICHARDSON TO ALIKA AND THE REST OF THE FAMILY SERVING AS A FAMILY COMMITMENT.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING HIM AND SO MUCH OF YOUR OWN LIFE IN SERVICE TO OUR CITY.
MAY GOD GRANT YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY AN EXTRA DOSE OF WISDOM, GRACE, PROTECTION, AND PEACE AS YOU ALL SERVE TOGETHER.
I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT MUCH LIKE WORKING WITH MAYOR DOOBY, WE'LL HAVE TIMES OF AGREEMENT AND TIMES OF DISAGREEMENT.
THIS IS PART OF THE PROCESS AND I WELCOME IT.
WE AS A COUNCIL MUST NOW WORK AS A TEAM TO DO WHAT IS TO DO THE BEST WE CAN FOR THIS CITY TO SHARPEN EACH OTHER IN OUR SERVICE TO THE CITY WE LOVE.
WE EACH HAVE OUR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES.
WE, WE, WE WERE EACH CHOSEN BY VOTERS.
WE EACH BRING A UNIQUE VOICE AND EXPERIENCE TO THE TABLE.
WE ALL WANT A WELL-EQUIPPED, STRONG RICHARDSON TO SERVE ALL OF ITS RESIDENTS FOR AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO COME.
MAYOR, I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING ALONGSIDE YOU TO HELP CREATE A STRONGER, SAFER, AND MORE ENGAGED COMMITTEE.
I THOUGHT HE WAS SAYING HOW GREAT THAT WAS.
SO OBVIOUSLY FIRST I WANT TO THANK THELMA, WHO HAS TO PUT UP WITH ME TALKING ABOUT DRAINAGE FEES AND ZONING CASES AT SUNDAY BRUNCH.
AND WE WHIP OUT OUR, WHIP OUT OUR CALENDARS EVERY SINGLE SUNDAY TO TELL HER WHAT DAYS I WILL AND WILL NOT BE HOME
MY PARENTS ARE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE, AS IS MY SISTER KATE.
AND, UM, I WOULD'VE NEVER GOTTEN UP HERE WITHOUT ALL OF THEIR TIRELESS HELP AND SUPPORT.
SO, YOU KNOW, REALLY NONE OF US CAN DO WHAT WE DO UP HERE WITHOUT THOSE WHO ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO US.
UH, THAT IS JUST TRULY A FACT.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE DO WHAT WE DO, UM, BECAUSE WE LOVE OUR CITY.
AND, YOU KNOW, WHILE YOU'RE AT HOME TUCKED IN BED LISTENING TO THE LATEST CITY COUNCIL MEETING AS YOU DOZE OFF TO BED, PLEASE REMEMBER THAT.
UM, YOU KNOW, PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE LOVE OUR COMMUNITY.
WE DO THIS BECAUSE WE ARE ALL BROUGHT UP WITH CIVIC PRIDE AND WITH A LOVE OF SERVICE.
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KNOW, AND I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, MR. MAYOR, WELCOME TO THE TEAM.I'M EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE WITH YOU.
I'M EXCITED FOR THE ENERGY YOU BRING AND NOT JUST BECAUSE WE FINALLY HAVE SOMEONE UP HERE WHO CLEARLY LOVES CAFFEINE AS MUCH AS I DO, I KNOW YOU HAVE MANY IDEAS AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING THROUGH THEM TOGETHER.
SO FOR ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT LAY BEFORE THE SEVEN OF US UP HERE, I AM GRATEFUL AS WE TAKE THESE OPPORTUNITIES HEAD ON.
I WOULD ASK THE AUDIENCE TO PLEASE GIVE US SOME GRACE UP HERE ON THE DAAS BECAUSE WE DON'T ALWAYS COME INTO OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS AT OUR FRESHEST, BUT WE DO TRY OUR HARDEST.
ALRIGHT, TAKE MYSELF FOR INSTANCE.
I MANAGE INTERNAL AUDITS FOR AN INSURANCE COMPANY.
AND SO EVERY MONDAY I COME HOME FROM EIGHT HOURS OF WHAT HAS TO BE UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE MOST BORING JOB ON THE PLANET AND GO STRAIGHT TO COUNCIL WHERE I LISTEN TO PRESENTATIONS ON DRAINAGE FEES AND BOND SCHEDULES AND ZONING CASES.
WHAT'S MORE, IT CAN BE 10 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT.
AND SOME PEOPLE SEEM TO EXPECT US TO SPEAK INTELLIGENTLY ON THESE TOPICS AS IF WE JUST WOKEN UP FOR OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE DAY.
SO GUYS, JUST IN CLOSING, I WANT TO THANK THE AUDIENCE.
I WANT TO THANK MY LOVED ONES.
I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES, UH, FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS UP HERE.
AND JUST LET'S ALL MOVE FORWARD WITH SOME OPTIMISM AND TAKE ON THESE CHALLENGES HEAD ON.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN HUTCHIN.
WELL, WHETHER I WANTED IT OR NOT, I'VE BECOME THE SENIOR STATESMAN OF THE COUNCIL AND THAT I'LL BE STARTING MY SEVENTH YEAR.
SO I'M THE LONGEST SERVING COUNCIL MEMBER SITTING HERE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.
UM, I, I TAKE THAT RESPONSIBILITY VERY, VERY SERIOUSLY.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBER BARRIO SAID THE GREATEST THING HE'S EVER BEEN CALLED AS A COUNCIL MEMBER.
AND I WOULD AGREE WITH HIM EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THE GREATEST THING I'VE EVER BEEN CALLED IS DADDY BY FAR.
SO I HAVE TO START OUT BY, FIRST OFF, THINKING MY WIFE OF 33 YEARS, I DON'T THINK 33 YEARS AGO, OR ACTUALLY IT WAS PROBABLY 35 YEARS AGO WHEN I FIRST MET HER, THAT SHE HAD ANY IDEA THAT WE'D BE SITTING IN THE CITY OF RICHARDSON WITH ME ON STAGE AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, HER IN THE AUDIENCE WITH MY SISTER SAYING TO HERSELF, WHAT IN THE WORLD HAS HE GOTTEN ME INTO NOW? UM, BUT I'VE DONE THAT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, LIKE THE TIME THAT I EXPLAINED TO HER, IT'LL BE AWESOME TO MOVE TO DODGE CITY, KANSAS.
IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD, BUT YOU CAN SEE IT FROM THERE.
UM, SORRY IF YOU'RE FROM KANSAS, WE LIVED THERE FOR 10 YEARS.
WE HAVE TWO BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS FROM THERE.
BUT UM, AND I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.
I'VE MOVED YOU MORE TIMES THAN I CAN EVEN COUNT ANYMORE.
UM, BUT WE'RE HOME 15 YEARS LATER.
I UNFORTUNATELY, MY PARENTS PASSED BEFORE THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE ME SERVE AS A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.
BUT MY DAD TAUGHT ME SOMETHING VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
FIRST THING HE TAUGHT ME IS IF YOU'RE GIVEN MUCH, YOU NEED TO RETURN.
AND SO ONE OF THE WAYS I RETURN IS BY TRYING TO WORK VERY, VERY DILIGENTLY EVERY DAY IN THE BETTERMENT OF OUR CITY.
THE SECOND THING HE TAUGHT ME, BECAUSE MY DAD BEING THE GENTLEMAN THAT HE WAS, WAS AN ARDENT POLITICAL OPTIMIST AND WATCHER.
AND HE SAID SOMETHING TO ME, AND, AND I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT IT A LOT SINCE THE ELECTION, AND WHAT HE WOULD SAY TO ME ALL THE TIME IS, IS KEN ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES, BUT ALWAYS GO IN WITH A VERY OPEN MIND.
BECAUSE HE SAID, IF YOU'RE EVER ON A PLANE AND YOU GET ON THE PLANE AND YOU START ROOTING AGAINST THE PILOT, BOY ARE YOU IN TROUBLE.
SO MAYOR, I STAND AS ONE OF THE SEVEN OF US TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH YOU TO MOVE US FORWARD.
I AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN BARRIOS.
WE DON'T DO IT EVERY, EVERY MONDAY NIGHT.
SO MARK, TONIGHT DOWN, THAT'S A FAIR STATEMENT.
IT WAS UGLY IN A LOT OF WAYS, BUT WE NEED TO COLLECTIVELY TURN THAT PAGE AND GET BACK TO DOING WHAT WE DO BEST UP HERE, WHICH IS WORK COLLABORATIVELY TOGETHER IN THE BETTERMENT OF OUR CITY.
I THINK IT WAS 8,000 AND CHANGE VOTED FOR ME.
FOR THE FOLKS WHO DIDN'T VOTE FOR ME, I'M STILL YOUR CITY COUNCIL PERSON IN PLACE, FIVE.
AND I PROMISE YOU THAT EVERY MORNING THAT I WAKE UP, I WILL DO MY DEAD LEVEL BEST TO SERVE OUR CITY AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITY TO MY FELLOW COUNCIL PEOPLE.
IT'S TRULY MY HONOR AND MY PRIVILEGE TO HAVE SERVED WITH YOU,
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SOME OF YOU FOR FOUR YEARS, SOME OF YOU FOR TWO YEARS.I LEARN FROM YOU EACH AND EVERY MONDAY NIGHT.
I TAKE THINGS, I LEARN, I GROW.
IF THERE'S ONE THING MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME, SHE WAS A TEACHER AND SHE WAS DEFINITELY A LIFELONG LEARNER.
AND SHE SAID, KEN, THE DAY YOU STOP LEARNING IS THE DAY YOU DIE.
I DON'T PARTICULARLY WANT TO DIE.
IN FACT, I FOUND OUT TODAY IN MY OFF OF MY FACEBOOK PAGE THAT ONE OF MY CLOSE FRIENDS THAT I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL WITH, WHO'S MY AGE, UM, PASSED AWAY THIS WEEKEND UNEXPECTEDLY 61 YEARS OLD.
UM, THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A SHOCK TO ME.
BUT ONCE AGAIN, I THOUGHT ABOUT IT AND I SAID, I WILL CONTINUE TO LEARN.
LIKE JOE SAID, WE'RE NOT PROFESSIONAL POLITICIANS, WE'RE NOT, WE'RE WE'RE BASICALLY VOLUNTEERS AT THE END OF THE DAY THAT YOU'VE, THAT YOU'VE ASKED TO COME UP AND SERVE.
WE SERVE AT OUR, AT OUR DEAD LEVEL BEST.
I MISTAKE, MAKE MISTAKES EVERY SINGLE DAY.
YOU SAID YOU HAD A DISAGREEMENT WITH YOUR WIFE.
I PROBABLY MADE THREE MISTAKES AS I GOT OUT OF BED THIS MORNING.
UM, AND SO WE'RE GONNA MAKE MISTAKES.
WE'RE GONNA STEP ON EACH OTHER'S TOES.
WE'RE GOING TO UPSET EACH OTHER FROM TIME TO TIME.
WE'RE DEFINITELY NOT ALWAYS GOING TO AGREE.
BUT I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT ALL SEVEN OF US, AND I TRULY BELIEVE THIS IN MY HEART OF HEARTS, WANT TO DO WHAT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR CITY.
AND I BELIEVE TONIGHT, YOU'RE HEARING FROM ALL SEVEN OF US THAT THAT IS ABSOLUTELY WHAT WE WILL DO.
WE'RE NOT ALWAYS GOING TO AGREE.
I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT ALL SEVEN OF US WILL SERVE TO THE ABSOLUTE BEST OF OUR ABILITY.
SO I WANNA THANK, SAY THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR NUMBER ONE BEING HERE TONIGHT.
WE COULD HAVE HAD THIS AND HAD JUST OUR FAMILIES AND IT WOULD'VE BEEN, IT'D BEEN NICE, BUT IT'S REALLY, REALLY NICE TO SEE EVERYONE HERE THIS EVENING.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME.
WHETHER WE AGREE OR NOT, DOESN'T MATTER.
YOU'RE ENGAGED IN WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS IN THE BEST FOR OUR CITY.
AND IF YOU'RE ENGAGED AND DOING WHAT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR CITY, WE CANNOT LOSE IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM TO OUR CITY STAFF.
FOLKS, I CAN TELL YOU IN MY, IN MY PROFESSIONAL CAREER, I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR PLAN, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION FOR OUR ENTIRE SYSTEM.
THERE'S NOT A DAY THAT GOES BY THAT I DO NOT HEAR FROM OUR, FROM MY SISTER HOSPITALS ABOUT, WOW, IF WE JUST HAD THE KIND OF CITY STAFF THAT YOU HAD, WE COULD GET SO MUCH MORE DONE.
DON, TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM, AMAZING, AMAZING WORK.
CHIEF PUY, IT'S TRULY, TRULY AN HONOR TO LIVE IN THIS CITY, BUT TO ALSO SERVE ON THIS COUNCIL BECAUSE THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND THE CARE OF OUR CITIZENS IS SECOND TO NONE.
SO THANK YOU, DON, TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM, TO ALL OF THE CITY STAFF THAT ARE EITHER HERE, UM, AND A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU.
I'M NOT GONNA TRY AND NAME THEM ALL, BUT TO ESPECIALLY ALL OF THE POLICE OFFICERS THAT COME OUT AND PROTECT US ON A GIVEN MONDAY NIGHT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CHEETO BANDIT SHOWS UP, IT'S KIND OF AN INSIDE JOKE.
SOME OF YOU MIGHT UNDERSTAND IT.
UM, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE AND, AND CARING AND SERVING AND TAKING CARE OF US.
SO TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, PLEASE CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH US.
WHETHER YOU LIKE US OR NOT, THAT'S NOT THE IMPORTANT PART.
WHETHER YOU AGREE WITH US OR NOT, THAT'S NOT THE IMPORTANT PART.
THE IMPORTANT PART IS THAT WE'RE WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TOGETHER.
AND THE LAST THING I'LL SAY IS, BOY, HAVE Y'ALL DONE IT NOW? 'CAUSE IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW THIS, OUTTA THE SEVEN OF US, YOU NOW HAVE TWO FIGHTING TEXAS AGGIES ON THIS DAIS.
ALRIGHT, I HAVE SOMETHING WRITTEN DOWN, BUT I'M GONNA GO OFF SCRIPT SOMETIMES.
MY LIFE IS AMAZING BECAUSE OF THIS CITY, AND I APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE OF OUR CITY EVERY DAY, EVERY MOMENT FOR THAT.
NOW, THIS IS WHAT I HAVE SAID MANY TIMES DURING THE CAMPAIGN LAST FOUR YEARS, THAT WHEN I WAS ABOUT 25, I CAME TO THIS COUNTRY FROM BANGLADESH MORE THAN 10,000 MILES.
AND THAT'S, THAT WAS 33 YEARS AGO.
SO IF YOU DO THE MATH, IT'S A BIG NUMBER.
UH, NOW, I COULD NOT GROW, YOU KNOW, LIKE OUR MAYOR BOB USED TO SAY THAT HE GREW UP IN FRONT OF YOU OR THIS CITY.
I CAN'T SAY THAT, THAT I WAS, I'VE BEEN GROWING UP, I WAS GROWING UP IN FRONT OF YOU, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT I'VE BEEN GRAYING
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IN FRONT OF YOU,SO IT'S A, IT'S AN, YOU KNOW, IT KNOW RICHARD IS ABOUT PEOPLE DIVERSITY, AND THIS IS ABOUT EVERYONE.
SO DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, NOBODY CAN SAY THAT RICHARD IS NOT FOR EVERYONE.
UH, NOW I'M NOT GONNA GO BACK AND SAY IT EVERYTHING THAT I DID BEFORE, BUT I'LL STILL, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SAY A FEW THINGS THAT I WORK HARD, VERY HARD.
I HAVE TAKEN MANY PUNCH IN MY LIFE, AND I NEVER REALLY CARE FOR THOSE PUNCH PUNCH.
SO THROW ME, DON'T THROW ME PANTS BECAUSE YOU GUYS LOVE ME.
UH, AND EVEN THOUGH SOMEONE MIGHT THINK THAT DON'T LOVE ME, BUT I, AND I CAN TELL YOU, KEN, THAT EVERYBODY LOVES ME,
SO I THINK THAT'S WHY PROBABLY SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE A CHALLENGE AT THIS TIME.
UH, NOW, YOU KNOW, I, YOU KNOW, I CAME AS A STUDENT TO THIS COUNTRY.
I STARTED A JOB SAVE EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR, EVERY SINGLE PENNY, EVEN BY NOT EATING MCDONALD'S FRIES.
IT WAS A DOLLAR, BUT IT DID ADD UP.
EVENTUALLY I STARTED A BUSINESS AND I, YOU KNOW, LIFE CHANGE.
AND I'M SO MUCH GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
AND EVERY DAY I THINK THAT I NEED TO GIVE BACK TO THIS COUNTRY.
MY CHILDREN'S THINK THE SAME WAY.
BUT AGAIN, I CAN TELL YOU THAT ABSOLUTELY, THERE IS NO WAY I CAN GIVE BACK BECAUSE EVERYTHING THAT I DO, WE DO, WE GET 10 TIMES, A HUNDRED TIMES MORE BACK FROM THIS COMMUNITY.
SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING FOR OTHERS, YOU GET RETURN FROM SOMEWHERE MANY TIMES BECAUSE THE TIME, EVEN THOUGH WE SAID THAT I DON'T HAVE THE TIME, WE, SOMETIMES WE SAY THAT, BUT ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, THINK ABOUT IT.
YOUR TIME IS GIVEN BY SOMEBODY ELSE.
AND YOU NEED TO USE YOUR TIME PROPERLY.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN ANSWER TO SOMEONE THAT, YES, I USE MY TIME PROPERLY.
AND YOU, YOU WILL SEE THAT YOU CAN GET SO MUCH DONE WITH SO SMALL TIME.
SO THERE ARE PLENTY OF TIME, 24 HOURS, YOU CAN MULTIPLY THAT WITH 60 MINUTES.
SO THE REASON I SAID THAT I WORK HARD.
UH, I USED TO WORK 70 PLUS HOURS FOR WHEN I WAS HAVING A JOB, BUT NOW I DO 70 HOURS, BUT NOT FOR MY BUSINESS.
I SPEND LOTS OF HOURS OUTSIDE, OUTSIDE THE FAMILY.
UH, NOW I CAN, I'M GOING BACK TO THE SCRIPT.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO VOTED, VOLUNTEERED, AND BELIEVED IN OUR VISION.
I'M DEEPLY HONORED AND HUMBLED TO HAVE BEEN REELECTED TO SERVE YOU ON THE CITY COUNCIL PLUS SIX FOR THE CITY OF RICHARD ASHAN.
I WANT TO THANK MY WIFE, MY SON, AND MY THREE DAUGHTERS FOR THEIR UNWAVERING SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT IN CONTINUING THIS JOURNEY OF PUBLIC SERVICE.
UH, YES, THEY PUSH ME TO DO THIS, AND I ASK THEM EVERY TIME, SHOULD I DO THAT? AND, AND THEY SAY, YES, YOU NEED TO DO IT.
AND THEY SEE THAT HOW MUCH I LOVE PEOPLE.
I TRULY LOVE PEOPLE DURING THE PANDEMIC.
IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO STAY INSIDE.
I USED TO GO OUT ALL THE TIME.
UH, YOU KNOW, SMILE IS SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, MAKES ME LIKE GO BACK AND SEE THAT.
UH, AND A HUGE TEXAS SIZE THANK YOU TO ALL THE FRIENDS WHO SUPPORT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME.
AND OF COURSE, SITTING HERE, EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T WORK TOGETHER, MY FRIENDS ARE HERE.
UH, AND I DID GET ENCOURAGEMENT FROM THEM TO CONTINUE THIS SERVICE, INCLUDING OUR MAYOR, BOB DOBY AND THEIR FAMILY.
I'M TRULY GRATEFUL TO BE SURROUNDED BY SUCH A STRONG AND CARING COMMUNITY.
AND THANK YOU BILL ROGERS, MY GOOD FRIEND AND MY CAMPAIGN TREASURER, AND MY GOOD FRIEND ZACH BULLARD, WHO IS LIKE A BROTHER TO ME FOR ALL THE DIFFICULT WORK AND RIGHT AMOUNT OF SUPPORT THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN ME.
I WANT TO THANK MANY MORE INDIVIDUAL, BUT I WILL NEED TO DEDICATE A CHAPTER TO THEM.
SO I'LL JUST STAY ON THE SCRIPT.
AND I'M TRULY GRATEFUL FOR THE TRUST YOU HAVE ONCE AGAIN PLACED IN ME.
AND OF COURSE, AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AGAIN, MAYOR BOB, FOR EVERYTHING HE YOU HAVE DONE AND I DID NOT WANTED TO WRITE A LITTLE MORE
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SO THAT I DON'T GET EMOTIONAL.UH, YOU ARE AMAZING PERSON THAT I MET.
UH, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO AMIR O OMAR ON YOUR ELECTION AS MAYOR OF RICHARD.
YOUR DEDICATION TO OUR COMMUNITY IS EVIDENT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU.
AND WITH ALL OUR FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS, CURTIS, COUNCIL MEMBER CURTIS DURIAN, CURTIS MEMBER, UM, COUNCIL, OMAN
AND, UH, DON MAGNER, CITY MANAGER.
UH, ONE SECRET THAT I DON'T SLEEP EARLY, I SLEEP LATE, AND HE ALSO SLEEP.
WE SOMETIMES TALK TWO O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.
AND, UH, BY THE WAY, I DON'T, I DON'T TAKE MY, I DON'T DISCUSS ANY WORK THAT I DO OUTSIDE WITH MY FAMILY, OR EVEN I DON'T DISCUSS THE COUNCIL THINGS WITH THE FAMILY.
I DON'T WANT THEM TO BE BORED.
UH,
AND THAT'S WHY I THINK THEY PUSH ME TO, UH, DO THESE THINGS.
SO I MIGHT NEED TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT THIS.
UH, NOW TO MY CHALLENGE, LISA, THANK YOU FOR RUNNING A RESPECTFUL AND PASSIONATE CAMPAIGN FOCUSED ON YOUR PRINCIPLES.
CAMPAIGNS OF IDEAS ARE ESSENTIAL PART OF OUR ELECTION PROCESS, AND I'M GRATEFUL WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN THOUGHTFUL DIALOGUE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF RESEARCH AS WE LOOK AHEAD.
I REMAIN, REMAIN COMMITTED TO OPEN LEADERSHIP, INCLUSIVE DECISION MAKING AND THOUGHTFUL PLANNING THAT GIVES RICHARD MOVING FORWARD WHILE HONORING THE PEOPLE AND VALUES THAT MAKE OUR CITY SO SPECIAL.
LET'S CONTINUE THE JOURNEY AND LET'S KEEP BUILDING RICHERS AND FUTURE TOGETHER.
UM, IT'S, IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, BUT MEN, IT'S PROBABLY ON A LOT OF PEOPLE'S MINDS.
SO THAT, YOU KNOW, UH, THE SELECTION OF THE MAYOR PRO TEM WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE MAY 19TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN ACCORDANCE TO THE CITY CHARTER SECTION 3.02.
UM, WE ARE GONNA BE DOING A DESSERT RECEPTION JUST OUTSIDE.
UH, WE'LL BE ADJOURNING MOMENTARILY AND TAKING OUR OFFICIAL PHOTOS, BUT WE'D LOVE TO BE ABLE TO MEET YOU OUTSIDE IF, IF THAT WOULD WORK FOR YOU.
AND, UH, IF IT'S ALL RIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME, I WILL NOW CALL THIS MEETING ADJOURNED AT SEVEN FORTY EIGHT.