[CALL TO ORDER]
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          RICHARDSON CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER AT 6 P.M. WE'LL START OFF WITH ITEM A, WHICH IS PUBLIC 
          [A. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS AND VISITORS FORUM ]
COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS AND VISITORS FORUM, MR. MAGNER. THANK YOU, MAYOR, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE ARE NOT IN RECEIPT OF ANY CARDS IN ADVANCE OF THE 4 P.M. DEADLINE, BUT I AM AWARE OF SEVERAL SPEAKERS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT, SO I'LL READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS FOR ANYONE PLANNING TO MAKE COMMENTS DURING THIS PORTION OF THE COUNCIL MEETING. 30 MINUTES IS ALLOCATED FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON AGENDA ITEMS. IF THERE IS TIME LEFT DURING THE INITIAL 30 MINUTES ALLOCATED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, THE REMAINING TIME WILL BE PROVIDED AS A VISITOR'S FORUM OPEN TO ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY TOPIC IN WHICH THE SUBJECT MATTER IS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY. IF THE FULL 30 MINUTES ALLOCATED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IS REACHED, THEN SPEAKERS WHO HAVE SUBMITTED A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD MAY SPEAK AT THE VISITORS FORUM SCHEDULED AT THE END OF THE MEETING. ALL SPEAKERS SUBMIT A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD, SHOULD COMPLETE A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD AND SUBMIT IT TO THE CITY SECRETARY. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER THEY ARE RECEIVED. WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, PLEASE STEP TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, ALL SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF FIVE MINUTES AS INDICATED BY THE TIMER. WHEN THE TIMER BEEPS, THE SPEAKER SHOULD CONCLUDE THEIR COMMENTS PROMPTLY. SPEAKERS MUST NOT PHYSICALLY APPROACH MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OR STAFF, AND SHOULD REMAIN AT THE PODIUM DURING THEIR COMMENTS. SPEAKERS WITH HANDOUTS MUST PROVIDE THEM TO THE CITY SECRETARY FOR DISTRIBUTION. SPEAKERS SUBMITTING COMMENTS ON THE SAME TOPIC ARE ENCOURAGED TO REDUCE REPETITIVE REMARKS BY INDICATING THEIR COMMENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED OR BY SELECTING A REPRESENTATIVE SPEAKER. THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT PROHIBITS THE CITY COUNCIL FROM DISCUSSING OR TAKING ACTION ON ITEMS THAT ARE NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA. CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF WILL NOT AFFIRM OR OPPOSE ANY SPEAKERS, COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. THE MAYOR OF CITY MANAGER MAY RESPOND WITH FACTS OF POLICY OR DIRECT CITY STAFF TO RESPOND TO THE SPEAKER. AFTER THE MEETING, THE AUDIENCE IS ASKED TO REFRAIN FROM APPLAUDING OR OTHER EXPRESSIONS OF SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION. A COPY OF THE COUNCIL RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE, AND THESE GUIDELINES MAY BE FOUND ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE TO SILENCE THEIR CELL PHONES FOR THE DURATION OF THE MEETING. MISS BROWN. JOE HALE. THANK YOU. 
          EVERYBODY PART. PARDON MY ATTIRE. I'M BEEN RETIRED FOR FOUR AND A HALF YEARS AND I DON'T EVEN DO CASUAL ANYMORE, SO. I'M HERE TO GET A LITTLE INSIGHT. MR. HALE, DO YOU MIND STARTING WITH YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE? I'M SORRY. YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. 
          JOE. WILLIAM HILL, THE THIRD OUT OF. IT'S 623. LOCKWOOD. I'M HERE TODAY. I GUESS A LITTLE BIT OF A FRUSTRATED CITIZEN OF THE CITY OF RICHARDSON. I'VE OWNED THAT PROPERTY FOR LIKE 45 YEARS. ALL BUT TWO YEARS. WHEN I WENT BACK TO AUSTIN TO GO DO GRADUATE WORK, I'VE LIVED THERE. 
          I'D LIKE SOME INSIGHT TODAY ON SOME THINGS THAT I THINK ARE INHERENTLY FLAWED AND CODE IN PARTICULAR. GOSH, I WISH BARRY HAHN WERE HERE TODAY. TWO OF THE HOUSES THAT HE CITED AS THE WORST HOMES ON ALL OF WEST RICHARDSON ARE BEHIND MY HOUSE, WHICH IS 62622 WEST BELTLINE. 
          I'VE TALKED TO A CODE ENFORCEMENT BEFORE. I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND FULLY WHY, BUT IT APPEARS THAT IF YOU CHOOSE TO PARK AN UNLIMITED AMOUNT OF CARS IN YOUR BACKYARD, YOU'RE NOT PRECLUDED FROM THAT PART. 20 CARS IN YOUR BACKYARD. I'LL TRY TO WRAP YOUR HEAD AROUND THAT. WHY? AS LONG AS THEY'RE OPERATIVE. IF THEY'RE NOT OPERATIVE, THEN THAT'S A NO NO. SO. 620 WEST BELTLINE IS UNDERGOING RENOVATION. 62622 ARE BOTH PERENNIAL RENTAL PROPERTIES, HORRIBLE PROPERTIES, AS ARE MANY ON WEST BELTLINE. IT'S REALLY AN EMBARRASSMENT. 
          I'M ALL OVER THE PLACE POINT HERE, BUT WE SPENT A A LOT OF MONEY ON A VERY, VERY NICE NEW POLICE DEPARTMENT FIRE STATION. ONCE YOU GET DUE EAST OF THERE AND WEST OF THERE, ON THE SIDE OF 75. IT'S ABYSMAL. AND I EXCLUDED THE HARDSCAPE THAT WE PUT IN. SO. AND AND EXCUSE ME. 
          IT IS JUST BELTLINE IS IT'S A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE THAT RUNS THROUGH THE CITY. PEOPLE THAT 
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DRIVE THROUGH HERE, IT'S THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE CITY AND THEY GO THROUGH THERE. IT'S IT'S BAD NEWS. SO I'M TRYING TO GET A HANDLE ON WHY IT'S OKAY TO PARK THOSE KIND OF CARS THERE. ANOTHER THING ISSUE THAT I HAVE WITH THE HOMES THAT THE THE SMALLER HOMES THAT WERE BUILT IN THE HEIGHTS WEREN'T BUILT WHEN REAR ENTRY HOMES WERE CONTEMPLATED. SO THESE ARE RELATIVELY SMALL APRONS IN ALLEYWAYS. PEOPLE THAT GO IN THERE AND TEAR DOWN THEIR FENCE AND PARK AN UNLIMITED AMOUNT OF CARS, AND THEY TRY TO BACK UP AT 90 DEGREES. IT INTERFERES WITH YOUR FENCE. IT INTERFERES WITH YOUR GAS METER. IT'S NOT SAFE. I CAN TELL YOU FOR A FACT THAT I HAD TO REPLACE MY GAS LINE. I WENT SKIING AND STEAMBOAT, I CAME BACK, I HAD NO GAS PRESSURE AND I HAD DOCUMENTED WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT THIS GREEN CAR, EXCUSE ME, THAT KEEPS ON BACKING INTO MY METER. AND I POINTED OUT THAT TURQUOISE COLOR ON THE TIRES MATCHES MY GAS METER. IT'S NOT SAFE. AT SOME POINT IN TIME, THE CITY OF RICHARDSON IS GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT, ESPECIALLY IF PEOPLE CONTINUE TO OPEN UP THEIR BACKYARDS, PUT A FREESTANDING GARAGE IN THERE OR WHATEVER, BECAUSE THESE ARE NOT MADE FOR TWO WAY TRAFFIC IN THE STORY. WE HAVE ANOTHER ISSUE REAL QUICK. I TRY TO GET TO IT ON CODE ENFORCEMENT. THERE'S A VIOLATOR THAT'S BEEN VIOLATING PUTTING A TRAILER, CONSTRUCTION TRAILER IN THEIR DRIVEWAY FOR OVER TWO YEARS. THEY LEAVE EARLY, THEY COME BACK LATE. I TRY TO ACCOMMODATE RELATIVE TO TAKING PICTURES FOR CODE. THEY GET IT. BUT IT ALWAYS APPEARS THAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE PICS THEMSELVES. I'VE AGREED TO GIVE AN AFFIDAVIT AND SO THAT THEY CAN UTILIZE MY PICS TO TESTIFY. I'VE DONE THAT BEFORE, BY THE WAY, OPERATING A BUSINESS BEHIND ME AND THEY PONIED UP AND SAID, YEAH, OKAY, I WILL PAY THE FINE. BUT FOR SOME REASON OR ANOTHER, OUR OUTSIDE COUNSEL BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE INTERNAL COUNSEL TOLD CODE ENFORCEMENT. WELL, I JUST DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO FLY. I GUESS MY TIME IS UP. I GOT 34. I'M FIVE FIVE SECONDS OVER. IS THAT CORRECT? SURE. TAKE TAKE ANOTHER 10S IF YOU NEED PARDON. WE'RE DONE. YOU CAN TAKE ANOTHER 10S OR SO IF YOU NEED. 
          SO WHY HAVE THAT? YOU KNOW, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE AN AVENUE IF YOU'RE WILLING TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND, AND SOMETIMES IT'S A LITTLE PRECARIOUS NOT KNOWING WHAT THE BLOWBACK IS GOING TO BE ON YOU THAT GO TO MUNICIPAL COURT AND TESTIFY TO BAD ACTORS. I'M A BIG PROPONENT OF THE BROKEN WINDOW. IF YOU ALLOW THIS, THEN THIS PERSON THINKS IT'S OKAY AND THIS PERSON THINKS IT'S OKAY. ANYWAY, THAT'S MY STORY. I'M STICKING TO IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. THANK YOU SIR. YEP. SHIRLEY. RAVEN. SHIRLEY RAVEN, 1402 FLEETWOOD DRIVE IN RICHARDSON. I JUST WANT I JUST HAVE A FEW STATEMENTS TO MAKE. I HAVE LIVED IN RICHARDSON FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, AND I'VE ALWAYS BEEN PROUD TO BE A RESIDENT OF THIS CITY AND TO CALL RICHARDSON MY HOME. I DO FEEL THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE CITIZENS OF RICHARDSON TO ALWAYS HAVE A VOICE IN IMPORTANT ISSUES, UPCOMING ISSUES. THEREFORE, I DO HOPE THAT THIS PERSON THAT IS CHOSEN TODAY TO TAKE THE TEMPORARY SEAT OF JOE COCHRAN, WHO'S STEPPING DOWN, IS JUST A TEMPORARY POSITION, AND THAT THE NEW ELECTION IN IN MAY WILL HOLD THE PROMISE TO ELECT A NEW CITY COUNCILMAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MA'AM, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION SAKE. COUNCILMEMBER BARRIOS IS THE ONE WHO RESIGNED SOMEWHAT RECENTLY, BUT THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A TEMPORARY PERSON. IT'LL BE WE'LL ACTUALLY BE TALKING ABOUT LATER TODAY WHAT THAT PROCESS WILL LOOK LIKE. OKAY, SO BUT JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY SO THAT NO ONE GOT IN THE THOUGHT PROCESS THAT COUNCIL MEMBER CORCORAN WAS GOING ANYWHERE. DID I SAY THE WRONG NAME? IT'S OKAY. OH. I'M SORRY. IT'S TOTALLY OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY FOR THE RECORD. I LOOKED RIGHT AT DAN AND SAID THE WRONG NAME. OKAY. 
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THANK YOU, OF COURSE. DIANE DEESE. HI, I'M DNE DEESE, ONE GETTYSBURG LANE IN RICHARDSON. 
          AND I DON'T WANT TO SAY HOW MANY YEARS I'VE LIVED HERE, BUT LET'S SAY SINCE I WAS PROBABLY TWO AND I WENT ALL THROUGH RICHARDSON SCHOOL, SO AND GREW UP HERE AND THEN CAME BACK AND RAISED MY KIDS HERE. SO I ALSO OBVIOUSLY LOVE THIS CITY AND I AM JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROCESS. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE ABOUT IT AND SO FORTH, BECAUSE I DO FEEL LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE PERSON THAT SHOULD REPLACE THAT COUNCIL SEAT IS ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE. 
          AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I REALLY WANTED TO SAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS DEESE. BARBARA AIKEN. HELLO. HOW ARE HOW IS EVERYBODY TODAY? GOOD. OKAY. SO YES, I WAS SPEAKING ON ITEM NUMBER, ACTION ITEM NUMBER G. AND I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO DISCUSS IT LATER TODAY. MA'AM, DO YOU MIND STARTING WITH YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, BARBARA AITKEN. OKAY. AND ADDRESS IS BOX 8521 IN PLANO. SO ACTION ITEM G. I KNOW YOU'RE PLANNING. I KNOW MR. BARRIOS RESIGNED, I GUESS RECENTLY. AND YOU NEED TO FILL PLACE THREE POSITION. AND I'M SURE YOU'LL BE DISCUSSING THAT LATER TODAY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROCESS IS. I'M I'M CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THAT PROCESS MIGHT LOOK LIKE. I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE APPOINTING SOMEBODY TEMPORARILY TO THAT POSITION, JUST AS A PLACEHOLDER UNTIL THE ELECTION IN MAY OF NEXT YEAR. IN MAY 2027. WE DEFINITELY WANT THE VOTERS TO BE ABLE TO CHOOSE WHO ACTUALLY SITS IN THAT SEAT FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS, RATHER THAN THIS COUNCIL DECIDING THAT. I MEAN, WE DON'T WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE THERE WAS SOMETHING INAPPROPRIATE THAT TOOK PLACE OR ANY QUID PRO QUO. SO WITH THAT IN MIND, ARE WE LOOKING AT JUST PUTTING SOMEBODY IN THERE TEMPORARILY FOR THESE FEW MONTHS COMING UP? AND THEN THE ELECTION WILL STILL TAKE PLACE IN MAY? WILL THIS PERSON HAVE AMBITIONS TO RUN AGAIN IN MAY, OR IS THIS SOMEBODY THAT JUST WILL BE JUST HOLDING THAT SEAT FOR THESE MONTHS? I NEEDED TO KNOW THAT I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT WE WERE PLANNING TO DO WITH THAT. LET'S SEE. WILL YOU BE ADVERTISING THIS POSITION ON YOUR WEBSITE? AND IF SO, WHEN WILL THAT START AND HOW LONG WILL IT BE ADVERTISED THAT POSITION? AND THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU MA'AM. AGAIN, IF YOU STAY AROUND FOR THAT PART OF THE AGENDA, YOU'LL YOU SHOULD HAVE A PRETTY GOOD READ OUT OF ALL THOSE QUESTIONS. NO MORE CARDS, MAYOR. WONDERFUL. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE LOOKING TO SPEAK TONIGHT? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. I'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO ITEM B, WHICH IS THE 
          [B. RECOGNITION OF RICHARDSON GIRL SCOUT TROOP 7726 FOR SERVICE PROJECT DONATION]
RECOGNITION OF RICHARDSON GIRL SCOUT TROOP 7726 FOR SERVICE PROJECT DONATION. MR. MAGNER, THANK YOU. MAYOR. MAYOR, COUNCIL. FIRST, WE WANT TO WELCOME OUR GUESTS FROM TROOP 7726. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU WITH US THIS EVENING. SPENCER DOYLE, OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF RECREATION AND EVENTS, IS GOING TO TELL THIS REALLY SPECIAL STORY. AND THEN ONCE HE CONCLUDES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, WE'D LOVE TO INVITE YOU UP TO HAVE A COMMEMORATIVE PHOTO WITH THE WITH THE MEMBERS OF TROOP 7726. SPENCER, THANKS FOR ALL THAT YOU DID TO HELP FACILITATE THIS, THIS REALLY NEAT STORY AND PROJECT, AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU FOR FURTHER BRIEFING. AWESOME. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU, MR. MAGNER, FOR LETTING ME COME AND SHARE THIS COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT WITH YOU ALL. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THIS STORY. THESE GIRLS, THEY CAME TO OUR PARKS AND REC ADMINISTRATION LATE LAST YEAR WANTING TO DO SOMETHING IN AND AROUND HEIGHTS PARK. AND SO AFTER SOME DISCUSSION WITH STAFF, IF YOU DO RECALL, WE WERE DOING OUR HEIGHTS FAMILY AQUATIC CENTER REFRESH OVER THE LAST FALL, WINTER AND SPRING, AND WE IDENTIFIED A POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO, TO DO THEIR SERVICE PROJECT WITH SOME SORT OF STORAGE LOCKER OR BOX THAT WOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THE POOL AREA WHERE WE HAD SOME DILAPIDATED SHELVING THAT WE 
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NEEDED TO REPLACE. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THESE PHOTOS. LATER, THE PROJECT DEVELOPED INTO A LOST AND FOUND BOX TO TO REPLACE THAT THAT SHELVING AREA. AND I'M GLAD TO SAY THAT THEY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB ON WHAT THEY DID. BUT JUST THE PROJECT OVERVIEW IN GENERAL IS THEY DESIGNED A LOST AND FOUND BOX WITH. IT HAS TWIN COUNTERTOP LIDS, STAINLESS STEEL HOOKS FOR HANGING TOWELS AND GOGGLES. THERE'S A SMALL TRAY FOR SMALLER ITEMS. AND THEN FINALLY IT'S GOT HYDRAULIC PISTONS FOR EASY OPENING AND CLOSING SO THAT WE DON'T SLAM ANY FINGERS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, LIKE THE CONCEPTUAL DRAWINGS HERE, IT'S VERY WELL DESIGNED PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. AND WE'RE SO THANKFUL THAT THEY INSTALLED IT FOR US. BUT JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU SOME NUMBERS ON WHAT THEY DID, DONATE TO OUR DEPARTMENT, THEY SPENT OVER $1,200 ON MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES, THE PLANNING AND RESEARCH THAT WENT INTO IT TOOK 45 HOURS. THE CONSTRUCTION TOOK OVER 50 HOURS. AND THEN THE VOLUNTEER LABOR WITH THE PLANNING AND FABRICATION AND WHATNOT, TOOK 40 HOURS. SO HERE'S WHAT THE FINISHED PRODUCT LOOKS LIKE. THIS WAS INSTALLATION DAY THERE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SLIDE. AND THEN WE WERE ABLE TO GET A BRAND NEW SIGN PUT IN THERE. 
          AND I'D LIKE TO PRESENT A DUPLICATE OF THIS SIGN TO THE GIRLS AND INVITE THEM UP FOR PHOTOS WITH YOU IN THE COUNCIL. DO YOU WANT TO HOLD IT? SURE. JUST RIGHT HERE. YEP. YES. 
          THANK YOU. GIRLS WANT TO COME UP FRONT FOR A SECOND. ALL THE GIRLS COME UP FRONT AND STAND IN A LINE RIGHT HERE REAL QUICK. A LITTLE BIT. RIGHT THERE. SO. THAT YOU CAN STEP BACK. TAKE A STEP BACK OVER HERE. YOU'RE GOING TO GO RIGHT HERE. YOU'RE GOING TO GO RIGHT HERE. GO TO THE RIGHT LEFT. YOU'RE GOING TO GO RIGHT HERE. YOU'RE GOING TO GO BACK HERE. JUST COME RIGHT OVER HERE. IS THAT THE FIRST ITEM? MAYOR SIGN. RIGHT UP HERE. AND MAKE SURE THAT YOUR SHOULDER. PARENTS COME BACK HERE. SO HOLD. BECAUSE MY MOM IS HERE. ALL RIGHT. NICE JOB 
          [C. REVIEW AND DISCUSS NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH]
LADIES. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM C, WHICH IS TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH. MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, OUR DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION, YVONNE, IS GOING TO LEAD THIS BRIEFING AGAIN. I WANT TO WELCOME SPENCER, AS WE DID PREVIOUSLY, AS WELL AS SEAN ROGERS, OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTORS. THIS IS A REALLY SPECIAL TIME 
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OF THE YEAR THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PAUSE AND REALLY RECOGNIZE ALL OF THE AMAZING WORK THAT OUR PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT DOES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, COMING OFF OF COTTONWOOD AND WILDFLOWER AND 4TH OF JULY, AND HEADING INTO THE CORPORATE CHALLENGE, ESPECIALLY BUSY FOR THE TEAM. AND SO IT'S REALLY MEANINGFUL FOR US TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY EACH YEAR TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION. AND THANKS TO EVERYBODY ON THE PARKS TEAM FOR BEING HERE TODAY. AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO VAUGHN TO KIND OF RUN US THROUGH THE NATIONAL RECOGNITION MONTH. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TONIGHT, I AM GOING TO JUST BRIEFLY GO OVER WHAT OUR DEPARTMENT LOOKS LIKE, AS WELL AS WHAT THE NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH CONSISTS OF AND OUR CELEBRATION EFFORTS. SO OUR DEPARTMENT CONSISTS OF SEVEN SEVEN DIFFERENT DIVISIONS. ALL TOGETHER, WE HAVE 73 FULL TIME STAFF WITH OVER 100 PART TIME STAFF. AND THEN DURING THE SUMMER, OUR SEASONAL STAFF GO UP TO ABOUT 125 STAFF MEMBERS. 
          SO ALL TOGETHER IN OUR PEAK SEASON, WE HAVE 300 STAFF. DURING OUR NON-PEAK SEASON, IT'S ABOUT 150 STAFF. AND AS YOU CAN SEE ON HERE THAT OUR DEPARTMENT CONSISTS OF OUR ADMINISTRATION TEAM, OUR AQUATICS, ATHLETICS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, PARK MAINTENANCE, PARK PLANNING, RECREATION, AND OLDER ADULTS. AND WE DO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM MOST OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS OR DIVISIONS HERE TONIGHT. THESE STAFF ARE THE ONES THAT TAKE CARE OF THE FACILITIES, OUR PARK SYSTEMS. THEY RUN, THE SPECIAL EVENTS. THEY OFFER THE PROGRAMS. THIS IS A TEAM THAT ACTUALLY MAKES THE MAGIC OF PARKS AND REC HAPPEN. SO FOR PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S CELEBRATED EVERY JULY. IT'S AN EXCITING TIME FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT OUR PROFESSION AND THE VALUE THAT PARKS AND RECREATION CAN BRING TO A COMMUNITY. AND OUR NATIONAL ORGANIZATION. AND OUR PA STANDS FOR NATIONAL NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION. THEY ESTABLISHED AN ANNUAL THEME THAT EVERY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL UTILIZE AND HIGHLIGHT. SO THIS YEAR'S THEME IS THE POWER OF PARKS AND RECREATION. AND I THINK THIS IS A VERY FITTING THEME FOR US THIS YEAR. IT WORKS SO WELL BECAUSE THE REALITY IS PARKS AND RECREATION BRINGS SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY AND IT BRINGS THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. IT CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR WELL-BEING AND STRENGTHENS INDIVIDUALS AND OUR USERS. IT'S A LITTLE BUG UP HERE. IT ALSO BUILDS RESILIENCE AND COMMUNITIES THAT CONNECTION. SO THIS THEME ALLOWS THE POWER OF WHAT CONNECTS US TO COME THROUGH. AND HERE'S A FEW ITEMS TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. SO THE POWER OF CONNECTION PARKS AND RECREATION IS WHERE RELATIONSHIPS GROW, CULTURES MEET AND COMMUNITIES BOND THE POWER OF PLAY. PLAY FUELS CREATIVITY, JOY, AND INNOVATION, AS WELL AS LIFELONG LEARNING. THE POWER OF COMMUNITY THAT PROVIDES PUBLIC SPACES FOR PEOPLE TO GATHER, FOR THEM TO COME TOGETHER, TO CELEBRATE AND EVEN TO HEAL. AND THEN THE POWER OF NATURE, NATURE RESTORES AND IT INSPIRES. AND HAVING A PARK SYSTEM IN YOUR COMMUNITY ENSURES THAT EVERYONE WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE BENEFITS. AND THEN THE POWER OF BELONGING, WELCOMING PARKS AND PROGRAMS MAKE PEOPLE FEEL VALUED. AND IF YOU'VE ATTENDED ANY OF OUR SERVICES, YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT CONNECTION IS. AND THEN THE POWER OF WELL-BEING. PARKS AND RECREATION IS AN ADVOCATE FOR HEALTH AND RESILIENCE AND SHARED WELL-BEING OVERALL. AND I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU, IF YOU GO TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR OUR INSTAGRAM PAGE, YOU WILL SEE STORIES THAT HIGHLIGHT THESE VERY ITEMS EVERY, EVERY DAY. YOU'LL SEE THOSE ITEMS ON THERE BECAUSE WE DO TRY TO HIGHLIGHT THAT BECAUSE THERE IS SUCH A HUGE BENEFIT TO WHAT WE DO. AND YOU WILL DEFINITELY GET A TASTE OF IT. IF YOU HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED OUR PROGRAMS. SO HOW DO WE CELEBRATE PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH? THIS IS SOMETHING EVERY YEAR WE WILL KICK THIS OFF WITH THE FAMILY FOURTH FESTIVAL. THAT'S OUR FIRST INITIATIVE. THIS YEAR WE CREATED COLORING BOOKS. EACH OF YOU HAVE ONE. HOPEFULLY YOU ENJOY THAT OR YOU CAN SHARE IT WITH SOMEBODY. WE ALSO HAD STICKERS MADE THIS YEAR. PLAY LIKE DILLY AND I'LL TALK ABOUT DILLY IN JUST A SECOND. THE OTHER THING THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR IS WE TRY TO DO SOME CUSTOMER APPRECIATION EVENTS BECAUSE WE HAVE GOT THE BEST CUSTOMERS REALLY EVER. RICHARDSON HAS GOT SO MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE, BUT WE TRY TO THANK ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS FOR THE SUPPORT THAT THEY GIVE US THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO. AND THEN, IF YOU RECALL, LAST YEAR WE BROUGHT DILLY OUT. DILLY IS OUR ARMADILLO MASCOT WHO LOVES TO PLAY, AND HE IS 
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BACK THIS YEAR. AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED BECAUSE OUR THEME THAT'S AROUND DILLY AND THIS MONTH IS PLAY LIKE DILLY. SO DILLY HAS CREATED A SUMMER BUCKET LIST OF ACTIVITIES THAT HE'S GOING OUT AND DOING, AND WE'RE SHARING ALL OF THAT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT DILLY HAS DONE ALREADY. HE WAS AT THE FAMILY FOURTH EVENT. HE'S GONE TO THE HEIGHTS FAMILY AQUATIC CENTER GYMNCS. HE WAS AT A DRIVE IN MOVIE. HE ACTUALLY SPENT A DAY IN DAY CAMP AND PLAYED WITH SOME DAY CAMP FRIENDS. AND HE'S GOT A LOT MORE FUN THINGS COMING UP, SO KEEP YOUR EYES OUT FOR THAT. IN ADDITION TO DILLY, WE'VE CREATED SOME REALLY GREAT VIDEOS. I'VE ALREADY HEARD A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT. ONE OF THEM THAT WAS WAS SHARED JUST RECENTLY, BUT WE HAD A PARKS AND RECREATION AS A CENTRAL SERVICES AS WELL AS THE NATIONAL PLAY DAY, THE POWER OF PLAY. THOSE ARE JUST A TASTE OF SOME THINGS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE FOR THE REST OF THIS MONTH THROUGH OUR DEPARTMENT. AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, STAFF, HOW DO WE CELEBRATE OUR STAFF? DURING THIS MONTH? WE HAD A KICKOFF LUNCHEON EARLY IN THE MONTH TO REALLY THANK THEM AND GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO DECOMPRESS JUST A LITTLE BIT. 
          AND THEN WE ALSO WILL DO THANK YOU VISITS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH TO ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT SITES TO, TO MAKE SURE STAFF FEEL LOVED AND APPRECIATED. AND I DO WANT TO POINT OUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AN ENTIRE TEAM OF PEOPLE WHO ARE DEDICATED AND PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT THEY DO, AND WE HAVE A FEW OF THEM HERE. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEM AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE DEPARTMENT. THEY PUT IN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK TO REALLY SHOWCASE THE POWER OF PARKS AND RECREATION IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO EVERY SINGLE DAY BECAUSE THEY MAKE MY JOB A LITTLE BIT EASIER. BUT PARKS AND RECREATION IS A VITAL PART OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT THROUGH THIS MONTH, IS TO JUST SHARE WITH OTHERS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO, TO GET OUT AND EXPERIENCE THE PARK SYSTEM, TO EXPERIENCE THE PROGRAMS AND TO ACTUALLY RELEASE AND ENJOY SOME OF THAT, THAT EXPERIENCE. SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'LL BE GLAD TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER BARRIOS. THANK YOU, MAYOR YVONNE, I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO MAKE A COMMENT. I'VE SAID IT MANY TIMES BEFORE. I'M ONE OF THE PARKS BIGGEST FANS. AS A PARENT. 
          ITS PARKS ARE THE REASON I. I MOVED INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD I LIVE IN. IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT FIRST REALLY GOT US TO FALL IN LOVE WITH RICHARDSON, AND I HEAR IT EVERY DAY FROM RESIDENTS ALL OVER THE CITY, SO I KNOW I WANT TO. I JUST WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY, SINCE IT'S PROBABLY THE LAST TIME I'LL SEE YOU IN FRONT OF US BEFORE I DEPART THIS DAIS. 
          THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING AND THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE TEAM, WHICH YOU ALL DO IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING WHAT YOU ALL DO FOR THE RESIDENTS OF RICHARDSON. IT'S UNMATCHED IN THIS AREA OF NORTH TEXAS. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROFESSIONALISM. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER DORIAN. THANK YOU. I TO YVONNE, WANT TO JUST COMMEND YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR DOING SUCH AN INCREDIBLE JOB. I KNOW THAT IT TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT, A LOT OF TIME TO PUT TOGETHER ALL THE PROGRAMS AND KEEP UP WITH ALL THE PARK RECREATIONS AND EVEN EVEN ALL THE EVENTS. 
          SO YOUR DEPARTMENT DOES AN INCREDIBLE JOB, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. AND WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE ALL THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT TO OUR AGENDA IN TERMS OF JUST THE ORDER OF THINGS, PRIMARILY JUST BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE QUESTION AND KIND OF CONFUSION AROUND OUR 
          [G. REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENT PROCESS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION]
PROCESS AND THAT SORT OF THING. SO I'M GOING TO MOVE UP ITEM G, AND AT THIS TIME, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL ON IT. AND THERE WE GO. SO ITEM G IS TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENT PROCESS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION. MR. MAGNER THANK YOU, MAYOR, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I HAVE PREPARED FOR YOU A RECOMMENDATION TONIGHT FOR ADVANCING THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR PLACE THREE. I'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND SLIDES I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE. JUST AS A REMINDER, MORE THAN ANYTHING FOR YOU AND FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN I'LL PROVIDE YOU WITH A CALENDAR, AND WE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THE APPLICATION, WHICH YOU HAVE A HARD COPY OF AND IS PART OF THE PACKET THAT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AS WELL. SO JUST AS A REMINDER, THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE, SECTION 201-023, ENTITLED RESIGNATION, STATES THAT IF AN OFFICER SUBMITS A RESIGNATION, WHETHER IT BE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY OR AT A FUTURE DATE, A VACANCY WILL OCCUR ON THE 
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DATE THE RESIGNATION IS ACCEPTED BY THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY OR ON THE EIGHTH DAY AFTER THE DATE OF ITS RECEIPT BY THE AUTHORITY. COUNCILMAN BARRIOS PRESENTED THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL WITH A HIS LETTER OF RESIGNATION LAST MONDAY. AS SUCH, THAT RESIGNATION WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE TOMORROW. THAT VACANCY IS CREATED. AS I MENTIONED, WHEN THE RESIGNATION BECOMES EFFECTIVE TOMORROW. BUT THE RESIGNING MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL DOES HOLD OVER UNTIL. 
          UNTIL THE SUCCESSOR IS ELECTED OR APPOINTED. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW THAT HAPPENS. 
          VACANCIES. THIS IS YOUR CITY CHARTER, SECTION 307-B VACANCIES IN THE CITY COUNCIL, OTHER THAN IN THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, WHERE THE SAME NUMBER DOES NOT EXCEED ONE AT ANY ONE TIME, SHALL BE FILLED BY APPOINTMENT BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. AND THAT'S A SHALL. SO THERE'S THAT'S A THAT'S A REQUIREMENT FOR THE COUNCIL. IT MUST BE A PERSON MEETING THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE CHARTER TO SERVE THE REMAINDER OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM PROVIDED. HOWEVER, A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL WHO HAS RESIGNED OR OTHERWISE VACATED THEIR POSITION MAY NOT VOTE ON THE APPOINTMENT OF SUCH COUNCIL MEMBERS. REPLACEMENT ON THE CITY COUNCIL TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM. AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE HAVE TWO MORE VACANCIES. AT ANY TIME. VACANCIES SHALL BE FILLED BY SPECIAL ELECTION. THAT'S NOT APPLICABLE AT THIS POINT IN TIME. YOUR CITY CHARTER SECTION 4.04. TALKING ABOUT THE QUALIFICATIONS, EACH MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL, IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER QUALIFICATIONS PRESCRIBED BY LAW, BE. ON THE DATE OF THE ELECTION, A QUALIFIED VOTER, A RESIDENT OF THE CITY FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE ELECTION, AT LEAST 21 YEARS OF AGE. COUNCIL MEMBERS DESIGNATED IN PLACES ONE, TWO, THREE AND FOUR. PLACE THREE IS AT ISSUE HERE SHALL, IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER QUALIFICATIONS PRESCRIBED BY LAW AND THIS CHARTER, BE A RESIDENT OF THEIR CORRESPONDING DISTRICT FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE DATE OF ELECTION AND CONTINUOUSLY RESIDE IN THAT DISTRICT DURING THE PERSON'S TERM OF OFFICE. THIS IS YOUR COUNCIL RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE. I'M GOING TO BRIEFLY GO THROUGH THIS, BUT I WANTED TO HAVE IT AVAILABLE TO YOU BECAUSE MY RECOMMENDATION FOR A CALENDAR FOR THIS PROCESS IS LARGELY DICTATED BY THIS. AND YOU MAY SAY WHY ONLY LARGELY BECAUSE THERE ARE ALSO CONSIDERATIONS AROUND YOUR AVAILABILITY THAT PLAYED INTO MY RECOMMENDATION, OBVIOUSLY, RIGHT IN THE IN THE CENTER OF THIS WAS A FIFTH MONDAY THAT WE DID NOT HAVE A MEETING SCHEDULED FOR, AS WELL AS THE FOLLOWING WEEK, THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY. AND SO THAT ALSO IMPACTED. SO APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT AND APPROVAL. THAT IS WHAT WE HOPE TO ACHIEVE TONIGHT WITH YOUR CONCURRENCE APPLICATION AVAILABILITY APPLICANT'S APPLICATION SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, BOTH ONLINE AND HARD COPY. WE'RE PREPARED TO MANAGE THAT. THE APPLICATION PERIOD. THE CITY SHALL ACCEPT APPLICATIONS PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED A PERIOD. WE'LL DISCUSS THAT. AND THEN FINALLY, PUBLIC RELEASE OF THE APPLICANT LIST. THIS IS A LIST WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN THE AGENDA PACKET. ONCE THE COUNCIL MEETING TO REVIEW THE APPLICATION IS SCHEDULED AND POSTED. COUNCIL REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS. COUNCIL MEMBERS SHALL RECEIVE AN APPLICATION BINDER CONTAINING ALL SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS DURING THE REVIEW REVIEW THE REVIEW PERIOD. COUNCIL MEMBERS SHALL NOT CONTACT OR COMMUNICATE WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE APPLIED SELECTION OF THE APPLICATIONS FOR INTERVIEWS AT AN OPEN MEETING, OPEN AND RECORDED COUNCIL MEETING, THE COUNCIL SHALL REVIEW THE APPLICANTS. THE COUNCIL SHALL SELECT INDIVIDUALS TO BE INTERVIEWED FOR OR INVITED FOR INTERVIEWS, AND THEN THE INITIAL APPLICATION INTERVIEWS. INTERVIEWS WITH SELECTED APPLICANTS SHALL BE CONDUCTED DURING AN OPEN AND RECORDED COUNCIL MEETING. FOLLOWING THE INTERVIEW, THE COUNCIL MAY DELIBERATE IN A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION AS PERMITTED BY LAW. HOWEVER, WHEN IT BECOMES. WHEN IT COMES TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINALISTS FOLLOWING THAT DELIBERATION, WHETHER IT BE OPEN OR CLOSED SESSION, THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL RECONVENE IN AN OPEN SESSION TO ANNOUNCE THE FINALIST, AND THEN YOU HAVE FINALIST INTERVIEWS. FINALIST INTERVIEWS SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN AN OPEN AND RECORDED COUNCIL MEETING. FOLLOWING THE INTERVIEWS AGAIN, COUNCIL MAY DELIBERATE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AS PERMITTED BY LAW. FOLLOWING THAT DELIBERATION, THE COUNCIL SHALL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION AND IDENTIFY A LONE FINALIST FOR APPOINTMENT. THE CITY CITY COUNCIL SHALL THEN DIRECT CITY MANAGER TO PLACE THAT LONE FINALIST ON A FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA. THE APPOINTMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH SHALL OCCUR AT AN OPEN AND RECORDED COUNCIL MEETING. SO THAT'S YOUR RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE RECENTLY ADOPTED BASED ON THAT PROCESS. AGAIN, THE PURPOSE OF TONIGHT'S MEETING IS TO GAIN YOUR CONCURRENCE AROUND THE APPLICATION AS WELL AS THIS CALENDAR. THE APPLICATION PERIOD AS PROPOSED WOULD BEGIN ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 22ND AND WOULD RUN THROUGH FRIDAY, AUGUST THE 14TH. AS WE PREPARE FOR THE AUGUST 24TH MEETING, THE PUBLIC RELEASE OF THE APPLICANT LIST WOULD TAKE PLACE ON TUESDAY, AUGUST THE 18TH. 
          WITH THE AGENDA PACKET BEING PUBLISHED. YOU WOULD HAVE OBVIOUSLY THROUGH THE 23RD OR EVEN THROUGH THE DAY ON THE 24TH TO REVIEW THOSE APPLICANTS. AND THEN ON MONDAY, THE AUGUST 24TH, WE WOULD GO THROUGH A PROCESS OF REVIEWING THE APPLICANTS, AND YOU WOULD DIRECT ME ON WHICH TO SCHEDULE FOR INTERVIEWS. THIS IS WHERE A VARIETY OF CALENDARING ISSUES EMERGED THERE. IF I RECALL, THERE'S A TOTAL OF ABOUT 16 DAYS DURING THE AUGUST 24TH AND MONDAY THE 14TH, WHERE AT LEAST ONE COUNCIL PERSON, SOMETIMES TWO COUNCIL PEOPLE ARE 
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UNAVAILABLE TO TO ATTEND. AND THAT'S LARGELY BASED OFF THE FACT THAT WE HAD AGAIN PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED WITH THE ADOPTION OF THIS YEAR'S CALENDAR, THE MARCH THE 31ST, I'M SORRY, AUGUST THE 31ST AS A FIFTH MONDAY BEING OFF AND THEN THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY HOLIDAY. 
          AS SUCH, YOUR INITIAL APPLICANT INTERVIEWS WOULD OCCUR ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH. YOU WOULD THEN PAUSE, REFLECT ON THAT FOR THE NEXT WEEK, AND THEN ON SEPTEMBER 21ST, ANNOUNCE YOUR FINALIST. THOSE FINALISTS WOULD BE SCHEDULED FOR INTERVIEWS ON MONDAY THE 28TH, AND THEN, AFTER INCORPORATING MY RECOMMENDATION TO YOU IS BE AFTER YOU CONDUCT THOSE INTERVIEWS ON THE 28TH TO INCORPORATE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC INPUT BEFORE YOU HEAD INTO YOUR DELIBERATIONS, YOU WOULD THEN, AFTER TAKING ANY PUBLIC INPUT, GO INTO YOUR DELIBERATIONS AND IDENTIFY A LONE FINALIST WHO YOU WOULD DIRECT ME TO APPOINT ON OCTOBER THE 5TH. AND SO, MAYOR, THAT'S MY THAT'S MY RECOMMENDATION TO YOU BASED ON THE PROCESS THAT YOU ADOPTED, AS WELL AS THE CALENDARING CONSIDERATIONS THAT I RECEIVED FROM FROM YOU, AND I'LL BE STAND BY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE APPLICATION OR THE OR THE CALENDAR. SURE. SO JUST FOR CLARIFICATION SAKE AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE, WHOEVER IS SELECTED THROUGH THIS APPOINTMENT PROCESS, THAT IS THE PROCESS ISN'T MANDATED, BUT THE FACT THAT WE APPOINT IS MANDATED BY OUR CHARTER. BUT WHOEVER IS APPOINTED BY THIS WOULD NEED TO RUN FOR REELECTION IN MAY OF 2027. IS THAT CORRECT? IF THEY CHOSE TO, YES, IF THEY CHOSE TO. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER JUSTICE. THANK YOU. MAYOR, JUST A QUESTION ON THE INITIAL APPLICANT INTERVIEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINALISTS. IS THERE A REASON WE NEED A WEEK TO DO THAT? MY MY RECOMMEND OR RECOLLECTION FROM FROM THE COUNCIL WAS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE, SUBSEQUENT TO THOSE INTERVIEWS BEING CONDUCTED IN AN OPEN SESSION THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THE PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME PROVIDE FEEDBACK. AND SO THAT FEEDBACK COULD BE PROVIDED AT THE START OF THE FOLLOWING MEETING. PRIOR TO YOU, AGAIN, YOUR OPTION PERHAPS GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR DELIBERATION, MAYBE NOT DOING THAT OPEN SESSION, WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE. BUT THAT WAS THE PRIMARY DRIVER. AGAIN, THIS IS WHERE IT GETS A LITTLE BIT TRICKY. IF YOU HAVE THREE APPLICANTS, YOU MAY CHOOSE TO ADDRESS THIS VERY DIFFERENT THAN IF YOU HAVE 12 APPLICANTS. FOR INSTANCE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I VISITED WITH THE MAYOR ABOUT IS KIND OF RESERVING ANY RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT HOW YOU APPROACH THE INTERVIEWS UNTIL WE KNOW EXACTLY HOW MANY APPLICANTS WE MIGHT HAVE FOR YOU TO FIRST, FOR YOU TO JUST KIND OF REVIEW AND DECIDE WHO WILL BE INTERVIEWED. BUT THEN WITH THAT INTERVIEW PROCESS MIGHT LOOK LIKE, BUT THAT'S THE PRIMARY DRIVER IS TO ALLOW AGAIN, ME THINKING THAT RECOLLECTING THAT YOU WANTED TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO WEIGH IN SUBSEQUENT TO THE INTERVIEWS PRIOR TO YOUR DELIBERATION, BEFORE YOU CHOOSE THE THREE FINALISTS, FAIR ENOUGH. AND WAS THERE NOT AVAILABILITY ON THE 31ST TO ACTIVATE THAT MEETING? AT LEAST ONE COUNCIL MEMBER IS UNAVAILABLE. OKAY. 
          COUNCILMEMBER BARRIOS. DON, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. I WANTED TO. IN CASE ANYBODY MISSED IT. THAT WHILE I'LL BE A PART OF THIS PROCESS, CITY MANAGER JUST DID JUST CLARIFY SOMETHING THAT WE ALL AGREED ON THIS SPRING WHEN WE REVIEWED, DIDN'T PUT THIS POLICY IN PLACE. 
          AND THAT WAS AS AS THE MEMBER OF COUNCIL THAT WILL BE STEPPING DOWN, I WILL NOT BE A PART OF THAT FINAL VOTE. SO I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT TO ANYBODY, BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT SHARED THERE, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS NICE AND CLEAR. SO WE I WILL, AS THE MEMBER WHO IS RESIGNING, BE A PART OF THE DISCUSSION, BUT NOT BE A PART OF THAT FINAL VOTE. 
          WITH THAT SAID, DON, DO YOU MIND SHARING? I KNOW IT WAS SOMETIME THIS SPRING WHEN WE DISCUSSED THIS, JUST SO THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE THIS WASN'T JUST SOMETHING YOU CREATED IN THE LAST WEEK, BUT THERE WERE OPEN DISCUSSIONS. IT'S SOMETHING WE I KNOW WE TOOK A COUPLE WEEKS. DO YOU HAVE THOSE DATES OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD YOU MIGHT WANT TO SHARE JUST FOR THE PUBLIC? I DON'T I SEE AMY LOOKING. AMY, IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A SECOND TO TO LOOK IT UP, THAT'D BE FINE. OKAY, COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE CAN MOVE ON. AND THEN AMY WILL REPORT THAT WHEN SHE WHEN SHE HAS THE DATES, THAT'S PERFECT. AS FAR AS ON DATES, MY RECOMMENDATION, MY THOUGHTS TO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL, JUST FROM WHERE I STAND. I KNOW I MENTIONED LAST WEEK MY GOAL IS TO REMAIN ON THROUGH THE BUDGET, AND THIS TAKES US FAR BEYOND THE BUDGET. 
          THIS WILL. I'LL BE HONEST, I HAVE SOME. I KNOW I'M OUT ON THAT TUESDAY OR MONDAY THE 17TH, BUT I CAN JOIN VIRTUALLY PART OF THAT. MY SON'S MOVING INTO COLLEGE THAT WEEK, SO I'LL BE 
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SENDING HIM OFF. BUT I DO KNOW I HAVE SOME OUT OF STATE TRAVEL ON SEPTEMBER 28TH AS WELL FOR MY CAMPAIGN. SO MY GOAL IS TO REMAIN THROUGH THE 14TH OR 21ST AT THE LATEST, JUST SO THAT YOU GUYS ARE AWARE OF WHERE I'M AT ON THAT. COUNCIL MEMBER DORIAN. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. MAGNET, FOR GENERALIZING THIS AND GOING OVER FOR THE PUBLIC. I KNOW OVER THE PAST WEEK, I'VE SPOKEN TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME ON THE PROCEDURES THAT THAT WE PUT TOGETHER IN THE RULES OF RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE, AND ALSO TO, TO SOME OF THE POINTS THE SPEAKERS BROUGHT UP TONIGHT ABOUT AN ELECTED POSITION. ONE OF THE THINGS I JUST LIKE FOR US TO CONSIDER OR LOOK AT, WHICH IS NOT DEVIATING FROM OUR RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE, BUT TO POTENTIALLY PARTICULARLY LOOK AT IT FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. ONE, I DO AGREE THAT CITY COUNCIL SEATS SHOULD BE AN ELECTED POSITION, AND THE RESIDENTS OF RICHARDSON SHOULD HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE FOR THOSE SEATS. SO ONE OF THE THINGS I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE IS THAT THE COUNCIL APPOINT A TEMPORARY INDIVIDUAL ON THE SEAT FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME. NOW, I REALIZE THEY COULD POTENTIALLY FILL OUT AN APPLICATION OR NOT, BUT THE POINT IS, I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOMEONE THAT'S APPOINT A POTENTIALLY LOOK AT SOMEONE APPOINTED THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO RUN FOR THE ELECTION. IN OTHER WORDS, PUT SOMEONE IN THERE TEMPORARILY AND WAIT TILL JANUARY WHEN THEY CAN PICK UP THEIR PACKETS FROM OUR CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AND THEN PROCEED FROM THERE. WITH THE ELECTION IN MAY, I'D LIKE TO HEAR ANYONE'S COMMENTS ON THIS SEAT, THIS COUNCIL SEAT. JUST SEE IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE AMENABLE. I, I THINK JUST FROM MY JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. SO YOU'RE SUGGESTING THAT WE WOULD APPOINT THEM, WHICH IS WHAT WE ARE PLANNING ON DOING. SO IS YOUR SUGGESTION THAT WE WOULD APPOINT SOMEONE THAT WOULD. ARE YOU SAYING THAT THAT PERSON WOULD BE DISQUALIFIED FROM BEING ABLE TO RUN FOR THE POSITION IN MAY OR WHAT? I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS BECAUSE EITHER WAY, WE'RE APPOINTING. YEAH, WELL, OF COURSE, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. 
          AND TWO, THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THAT SOMEONE APPOINTED, WHETHER THEY ARE WANTING TO RUN FOR OFFICE OR NOT. THE POINT IS, I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPOINT SOMEONE THAT IS PARTICULAR, POTENTIALLY NOT INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR A SEAT, AND LET IF THAT PERSON'S NOT INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR A COUNCIL SEAT, THEN THAT ALLOWS THE. THE CANDIDATES TO PICK UP THEIR PACKET IN JANUARY AND TO RUN FOR OFFICE. AND THEREFORE THE THE THE CITIZENS OF RICHARDSON CAN VOTE FOR THAT, THAT SEAT. IF WE APPOINT SOMEONE NOW, GENERALLY THAT PERSON WOULD NOT BE POTENTIALLY WANTING TO RUN FOR THAT SEAT. THAT MEANS THAT PERSON WOULD STEP DOWN IN MAY ONCE THE. ONCE THE ELECTION IS HELD. OKAY. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? I THINK SO I'LL LET OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS. YEAH, OF COURSE. AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER LIGHTS ON. SO I'LL START OFF WITH THOSE AND THEN WE CAN GO FURTHER FROM THERE. COUNCIL MEMBER FINE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. QUESTION TO DON THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY APPLICATIONS WE'RE GOING TO GET BECAUSE NOBODY KNOWS THE FUTURE WE MIGHT GET, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, A LOT MORE THAN WE ARE THINKING. OR WE COULD GET EVEN LESS THAN WHAT WE ARE THINKING. SO WITH ALL THIS THING CONSIDERED, DO WE HAVE TO STICK TO THIS CALENDAR? BECAUSE IF WE HAVE MORE CANDIDATES, I DON'T SEE ANY PROBLEM WITH THAT CANDIDATE IN A CALENDAR THAT WE HAVE SCHEDULED. BUT FOR SOME REASON, YOU HAVE LESS NUMBER OF CANDIDATES THAT APPLIED. IS THERE ANY FLEXIBILITY WITH THIS CALENDAR OR WE HAVE TO STICK TO THIS CALENDAR AS WE, THE, THE, THE, THE CALENDAR, THE CALENDAR IS MORE IMPACTED RIGHT NOW BY COUNCIL'S AVAILABILITY THAN IT IS BY THE DATES ON THIS. ON THIS CHART, FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU FEEL LIKE THE APPLICATION PERIOD IS AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF TIME, YOU COULD, YOU COULD REDUCE THE APPLICATION PERIOD THAT'S GOING TO MOVE THINGS UP. BUT ULTIMATELY, BECAUSE OF THE AVAILABILITY OF COUNCIL, EITHER ONE MEMBER OF OR SEVERAL MEMBERS, IN SOME CASES BETWEEN AUGUST THE 26TH AND SEPTEMBER THE 11TH, THAT'S ALMOST THAT ENTIRE PERIOD OF TIME. THERE'S THERE'S AT LEAST ONE COUNCIL MEMBER WHO'S UNAVAILABLE. AND AGAIN, THIS IS, YOU KNOW, MONTHS OF PLANNING THAT THAT THE SEVEN OF YOU HAD HAVE DONE. SO IT'S JUST IT'S, IT'S THE APPROPRIATE TIME, RIGHT? IT'S THE FIFTH MONDAY. YOU DIDN'T EXPECT A MEETING AND YOU'VE GOT A LABOR DAY HOLIDAY. THAT'S WHY, THAT'S WHY THAT'S WHY WE FIND OURSELVES IN THIS SITUATION. BUT SO YOU COULD POTENTIALLY 
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REDUCE THE APPLICATION PERIOD BEYOND THAT PRIOR TO THE BREAK. THERE'S NOT A LOT OF ROOM TO MOVE THIS UP. NOW YOU MAY SAY, WELL WHAT IF WE HAVE 12 CANDIDATES? MY RECOMMENDATION TO YOU WOULD BE TO PROBABLY LIKE, IF WE COULD NOT DO ALL, LET'S SAY YOU WANTED TO INTERVIEW TEN CANDIDATES AS PART OF THE INITIAL. MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD PROBABLY BE THAT WE DO A MONDAY AND TUESDAY THAT WEEK, FOR INSTANCE. BUT AGAIN, THAT'LL BE THAT'LL BE DETERMINED BY THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES THAT WE WOULD GET. SO I THINK WE JUST HAVE TO STAND BY FOR THAT. BUT BUT, COUNCILMAN, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE THIS UP BECAUSE THE THE DATE BETWEEN THE 25TH AND THE AND THE 11TH, THOSE ARE UNLESS AGAIN, UNLESS SOME OF YOU HAVE I OPPORTUNITIES TO TO DO THIS VIRTUALLY, THAT THAT MAY NOT BE THE MOST IDEAL WAY TO INTERVIEW SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, WITH, WITH, WITH SOMEBODY BEING ON A CAMERA. 
          AND THEN IT COULD BE A LITTLE BIT OF A, OF A, OF A, OF AN AWKWARD SITUATION JUST HAVING THAT PERSON BE VIRTUAL. BUT THAT'S UP TO YOU GUYS. NO, THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. 
          I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT HOW STRICTLY WE NEED TO FOLLOW UP AND WHAT ARE THE OTHER THINGS THAT COULD BE AFFECTING THIS? BUT DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, VIRTUAL, YOU KNOW, BEING VIRTUALLY ON THE, ON THIS TYPE OF MEETING, IT REALLY DOESN'T WORK. AND, AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE APPLICATION, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO SAY WHAT CANDIDATE WE'RE GOING TO BE CHOOSING BECAUSE WE ARE NOT GOING ACTIVELY RECRUITING A CANDIDATE. SO IT HAD TO COME THROUGH THE APPLICATION. THEN WE CAN SEE INDIVIDUALLY THAT HOW THINGS WORK. SO LOTS OF THINGS COULD HAPPEN BETWEEN NOW AND THE APPLICATION COMES IN. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JUSTICE. YEAH, I WAS GOING TO SAY TO THAT LAST TO THAT LAST POINT, I MEAN, IF SOMEONE WANTS TO JUST BE A SEAT FILLER FOR A FEW MONTHS, THEY CAN CERTAINLY APPLY TO DO THAT. BUT I'M NOT I DON'T THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR US TO MAKE SOME SORT OF A COMMITMENT TODAY, THAT WE WOULD BE SEEKING OUT THAT TYPE OF PERSON. IF IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO APPLY AND MAKE THAT COMMITMENT, YOU KNOW, WE TAKE THEM AT THEIR WORD, FINE. BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE GIVEN THE MONTHS OF CONVERSATION WE'VE HAD ABOUT THIS PROCESS, TO TRY AND MAKE SOME SORT OF A COMMITMENT THAT THAT'S WHAT WE ARE SEEKING OR HOW WE SHOULD APPROACH THIS PROCESS. SEE WHO APPLIES IF THEY WANT TO MAKE THAT COMMITMENT. THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION AT THAT TIME. MAYOR PRO TEM HUTCHENRIDER, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR. AS FAR AS THE THE THE SCHEDULE, I GUESS THE THE ONE QUESTION I WOULD HAVE IS, IS THE IF I LOOK AT THIS APPLICATION, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S GOING TO TAKE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TIME TO FOR SOMEONE TO FILL IT OUT. SO I'M JUST WONDERING IF I'M SORRY. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY IS COULD WE SHORTEN DOWN THE APPLICATION PERIOD? I THINK, YOU KNOW, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE CALLED ME, I THINK PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY'RE INTERESTED OR NOT INTERESTED. SO THAT WOULD BE MY ONLY QUESTION, ESPECIALLY GIVEN WHAT COUNCILMAN BARRIO SAID EARLIER ABOUT HIS AVAILABILITY AS WE GET INTO SEPTEMBER. IF WE COULD IF WE COULD SHAVE SOME TIME OFF OF THE OFF OTHAT APPLICATION PERIOD, I THINK THAT WOULD THAT WOULD HELP THE SCHEDULE OVERALL. SO I JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT BECAUSE, AGAIN, I LOOKED THROUGH IT AND IT'S NOT A YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT A LENGTHY APPLICATION. I'M GUESSING IT WOULD TAKE SOMEONE, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE 30 MINUTES TO FILL IT OUT. I THAT MIGHT BE I'M NOT EVEN SURE IT'LL TAKE THAT LONG TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. SO I'M JUST, I'M JUST THINKING THAT THAT APPLICATION PERIOD COULD BE COULD BE SHRUNK AND WE COULD SAVE SOME TIME THERE. AND THEN I GUESS GIVEN THE HOLIDAYS, I WAS TRYING TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY OTHER PLACE WE COULD SHAVE SOME, SOME TIME OFF. BUT I'M NOT SURE THERE, I'M NOT SURE THERE REALLY. THERE REALLY IS. 
          IN ALL HONESTY, THANK YOU. SO DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE CAN OR SHOULD DISCUSS AND DEBATE AT THIS POINT. IF WE DO WANT TO CONSIDER ADJUSTING THE LENGTH OF TIME FOR THE APPLICATIONS, MY ONLY ARGUMENT FOR FOR EXTENDING IT IS, AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, IT'S SUGGESTING THAT THE APPLICATION PERIOD OPENS IN TWO DAYS. WE HAVE YET, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, PUT OUT ROBUST ADVERTISING TO PEOPLE. ALTHOUGH A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO FOLLOW THINGS DAY TO DAY ALREADY KNOW, AND THEY ALREADY KNOW THAT THEY MIGHT PUT THEIR NAME IN THE HAT, AND IT'LL ONLY TAKE THEM HOWEVER LONG TO FILL OUT THIS APPLICATION. BUT WE WE GIVE PEOPLE, I BELIEVE, A WHOLE MONTH TO PUT IN AN APPLICATION TO RUN FOR OFFICE. SO IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST FOR WHATEVER IT'S WORTH, I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE THAT, YOU KNOW, HYPOTHETICALLY, EVERY TWO YEARS, EVERYONE KNOWS THERE'S GOING TO BE ELECTIONS AND IT DOESN'T 
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TAKE VERY LONG TO FILL OUT THOSE APPLICATIONS OR AT LEAST THOSE DOCUMENTS EITHER. BUT WE STILL GIVE PEOPLE A MONTH TO DO IT. AND IN THIS CASE, I THINK IN THE IN THE DESIRE TO TRY AND KEEP THIS AS TIGHT TO COUNCIL MEMBER BARRIOS. DESIRED EXIT DATE, THERE'S, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T GO A FULL MONTH ON THE APPLICATION. WE WENT THREE WEEKS AND IT LITERALLY STARTS TWO DAYS FROM NOW. SO IT'S, IT'S, I THINK IT'S JUST IF WE WANT TO SHORTEN IT, LET'S JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND THAT WHATEVER TIME IT TAKES TO ADVERTISE, GET PEOPLE A CHANCE TO THINK ABOUT IT AND THEN HAVE THEM FILL IT OUT, THAT THAT WHOLE PROCESS JUST DOES TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME FOR PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY GOT TO PROCESS THIS. SO YEAH, PLEASE. ABSOLUTELY. THE ONE THING THOUGH, IS, IS THAT WHEN YOU'RE APPLYING FOR COUNCIL, WE ALSO HAVE TO GO OUT AND GET THE APPROXIMATELY, WHAT IS IT, 55 SIGNATURES FROM VOTERS. SO THAT THAT TAKES TIME AS COMPARED TO IN THIS PROCESS, WE'RE LITERALLY ASKING THEM TO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION AND TURN IT IN. AND THAT'S ALL THAT HAS TO BE DONE. I'M, I'M JUST SUGGESTING THAT IF WE COULD NARROW IT DOWN BY ONE WEEK, I'M NOT I'M NOT SUGGESTING ANYTHING SHORTER THAN THAT. BUT IF WE COULD, IF WE COULD JUST PULL IT UP BY ONE WEEK, I THINK THAT WOULD BE. I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. THAT WAS GOING TO THAT WAS MY SUGGESTION TODAY. AS FAR AS THE CALENDAR GOES TODAY, THE END OF THE BUDGET CONVERSATION, WHICH MEETING IS THAT THE 21ST OR THE 28TH BUDGET ADOPTION IS ON THE 21ST 21ST. OKAY. I'M ALSO JUST TRYING TO BE MINDFUL OF IF WE SQUEEZE THINGS CLOSER, THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME REALLY LONG COUNCIL MEETINGS THERE THAT'LL BE FILLED WITH BOTH BUDGET AND THIS. SO WHAT THAT ONE WEEK GETS US IS JUST IT MOVES IT CLOSER TO LIKE THE HEAT OF THE BUDGET. BUT I'M OPEN TO IT. I'M NOT GIVING ANY ARGUMENTS ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. 
          I'M JUST LAYING IT OUT THERE. SO WE'RE ALL THINKING ABOUT IT. LET'S START WITH THAT END AND WE'LL WORK OUR WAY OVER HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER CORCORAN. THANK YOU. MAYOR. MAYOR, I'M AGREEING WITH YOU. I MEAN, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, FROM WHAT OUR CITY MANAGER HAS SAID, THE ISSUE ISN'T EVEN THE BEGINNING. THE ISSUE IS REALLY THE SECOND HALF OF THIS WHERE IT DOESN'T MATTER IF WE CONDENSE IT, IT'S NOT GOING TO MOVE ANYTHING UP BECAUSE WE'RE ANCHORED BY THOSE LAST DAYS IN SEPTEMBER. RIGHT. OR THE WHOLE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, REALLY. SO CONDENSING IT DOESN'T MOVE THE TIMELINE UP REALLY ANY RIGHT. I MEAN, DOES IT I THINK THERE'S A HYPOTHETICAL WORLD WHERE SEPTEMBER 20TH, WHERE THE SWEARING IN OR APPOINTMENT COULD BE SEPTEMBER 28TH INSTEAD OF OCTOBER 5TH. THAT WOULD BE PROBABLY WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE TOOK A WEEK OFF, IF I'M CORRECT. YES, SIR, I DON'T I DON'T SEE ANY SCENARIO WHERE THE SWEARING IN CAN OCCUR BEFORE THE 28TH. RIGHT, RIGHT. YEAH. I'M JUST POINTING THAT OUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CONDENSING THE APPLICATION PERIOD AT THIS POINT, DOES IT EVEN MAKE SENSE TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOING TO MOVE THE APPOINTMENT DATE UP MORE THAN A WEEK ANYWAY. YEAH. IF THAT. COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU. MAYOR, I WANT TO ADDRESS TWO THINGS. ONE, TO COUNCILMAN DORAN'S COMMENTS. I, I UNDERSTAND WHERE HE'S COMING FROM ON THAT BECAUSE I THINK THERE WERE SEVERAL OF US WHO KIND OF HAD SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. OBVIOUSLY, OUR PROCESS AND OUR CHARTER CALLS FOR FOR AN APPOINTMENT VERSUS AN ELECTION. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL THAT HAD THIS CONCERN ABOUT, WELL, YOU KNOW, WHAT KIND OF ADVANTAGE WOULD THAT GIVE SOMEBODY WHO'S APPOINTED OR IN AN ELECTION? I'LL BE HONEST, THAT WAS ONE OF THE, YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT PLAYED INTO MY MY TIMING. IT WAS ONE OF THE MANY, MANY FACTORS THAT PLAYED INTO THE TIMING OF WHEN I WOULD STEP DOWN. SO WHILE WE CANNOT HOLD SOMEBODY AND ASK THEM, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT WOULD BE TO JUST BE APPOINTED AND SOMEBODY WHO, WHO. PERHAPS WOULDN'T WANT TO RUN IN THE SPRING, I DO THINK SOMEBODY BEING APPOINTED DOES GIVE SOMEBODY THAT UPPER HAND IN A SPRING ELECTION, JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE SOME TIME TO PROVE THEMSELVES AS A MEMBER OF THE DAIS. IF SOMEBODY WERE TO STEP UP AND SAY, LOOK, I WANT TO HELP US GET GET THE CITY THROUGH THIS PERIOD, BUT I HAVE ZERO DESIRE OF RUNNING. I THINK THAT'D BE HONORABLE OF THAT PERSON. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY THAT IS IN THAT POSITION. WITH THAT SAID, I DO KIND OF AGREE WITH MAYOR PRO TEM HUTCHENRIDER ON HIS POINT REGARDING THE TIMING. I DO KNOW THAT I'LL BE HONEST. I MEAN, FROM THE MOMENT THAT I ANNOUNCED IN DECEMBER, I'VE PEOPLE START IMMEDIATELY CALLING ME AND ASKING ME AND ASKING ME TO MEET FOR COFFEE OR TRYING TO TRY TO GET SOME TIME, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS AND DISCUSSED, YOU KNOW, AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER. 
          AND AS WE WENT THROUGH THIS ENTIRE. SO I KNOW THERE ARE PROBABLY A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE, 
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MANY WHO ARE IN THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW WHO PROBABLY ALREADY THINKING ABOUT APPLYING FOR THIS OPEN SEAT. SO I THINK THAT A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WOULD BE IN A POSITION FOR AN APPOINTMENT DO KIND OF KNOW. SO I WOULD BE OPEN TO, TO A SHORTER APPLICATION PERIOD ONLY BECAUSE THIS IS KIND OF A UNIQUE SITUATION. AND IT HAS BEEN IT WASN'T SOMETHING SUDDEN, IT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN I WOKE UP AND DECIDED TYPE SITUATION. IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE SAW IT COMING AT SOME POINT. WELL, NOBODY KNEW WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN. PEOPLE SAW IT COMING AT SOME POINT. SO SO THERE WAS ALREADY THAT KIND OF DISCUSSION IN THE FIELD OF PEOPLE WHO WATCH WHAT WE DO HERE. SO I'D BE OPEN, AND I DO AGREE WITH MAYOR PRO TEM HUTCHENRIDER. COUNCILMEMBER DAWN, THANK YOU. AND I'M GLAD TO HEAR EVERYONE'S COMMENTS ON THIS. I IT KIND OF REASSURES WHAT I WAS ORIGINALLY SAYING, THOUGH. WE'VE PUT THIS TIMELINE TOGETHER AND THE PROCEDURES IT'S, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS PROPOSING IS ONE, TO MINIMIZE THIS TIME AND TO GET SOMEONE IN THAT SEAT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE BY APPOINTING SOMEONE, WHETHER THAT PERSON DECIDES THEY WANT TO RUN OR NOT. THE POINT IS, IS GETTING SOMEONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE APPOINTED TO THAT SEAT. 
          AND I'M HAPPY TO, YOU KNOW, ENTERTAIN THAT AS AN IDEA, EVEN IF WE POTENTIALLY COULD VOTE ON IT TO POTENTIALLY HAVE THE COUNCIL APPOINT SOMEONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. AND THAT WOULD SPEED UP THIS TIMELINE, CONSIDERING WE'RE GETTING READY TO RUN INTO AN EXTREMELY BUSY BUDGET SEASON, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER FACTORS. AND I DO AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN BARRIOS, AND I APPRECIATE HIS FEEDBACK ON THIS, THAT THE TIMELINE IS AN ISSUE. THE APPOINTMENT IS AN ISSUE, AND WHETHER THOSE INDIVIDUALS WILL RUN OR NOT RUN, THAT THAT'S COMPLETELY UP TO THEM. 
          BUT IT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THIS THING DONE MUCH QUICKER AND NOT HAVE IT DRAG OUT FOR THREE MONTHS. COUNCILMAN DORIAN, AGAIN, I'M GOING TO ASK FOR CLARIFICATION ONLY JUST SO I CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE POTENTIALLY PROPOSING. AND OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE WE'VE CREATED A PROCESS, BUT YOU'RE PROPOSING THAT WE MAYBE DO SOMETHING SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM IT, WHICH HYPOTHETICALLY, WE COULD DO AS A, AS A, AS A DECISION MAKING BODY. BUT TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING, THE APPOINTMENT RIGHT NOW IN THAT LIST OF ITEMS IS ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT NINE ON THE LIST. ARE THERE PARTICULAR ITEMS ABOVE NUMBER NINE THAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING THAT WE REMOVE OR SKIP OR SOMETHING TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THAT APPOINTMENT? ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT WE DO WE GO INTO WHATEVER AND COME BACK OUT WITH AN APPOINTMENT, LIKE RIGHT AWAY? OR WHAT ARE YOUR AND I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND. YEAH. AND THOSE ARE ALL VALID QUESTIONS. YES. I WOULD LIKE TO ELIMINATE SOME OF THOSE PROCESSES THAT ARE PROPOSED AS WHICH ONES I. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THE APPLICATION PROCESS THAT SHOULD NOT TAKE MORE THAN A WEEK OR TWO TO SUBMIT. WHOEVER WANTS TO PUT THAT IN OKAY, APPLICATION, THAT'S FINE. OTHER THAN THAT, THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO REVIEW THOSE VERY QUICKLY AT A POINT IF WE WANT TO. THE OTHER OPTION OF THAT IS THAT WE JUST DECIDE WE APPOINT SOMEONE AS A SEAT HOLDER, OKAY, AND PUT SOMEONE IN THE SEAT IMMEDIATELY SO WE CAN MOVE ON, GET THROUGH BUDGET AND CONTINUE ON. THAT PERSON COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE OR NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RUN IN JANUARY, WHETHER THEY WHETHER THAT INDIVIDUAL THAT IS APPOINTED AS SORT OF A PLACEHOLDER OR SEAT HOLDER TEMPORARILY, JUST SO WE CAN KEEP THE PROCESS GOING. SO I WOULD THAT WOULD ELIMINATE PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THOSE, ALL THOSE. AND AGAIN, I'M OPEN TO HEARING ANYONE ELSE ON THE COUNCIL THAT WOULD BE WILLING TO LET APPOINT SOMEONE AND WE COULD APPOINT SOMEONE IMMEDIATELY IF WE NEED TO. OKAY, WITHIN A WEEK OR TWO, AND WE CAN MOVE ON AND NOT GO THROUGH ALL OF THOSE PROCESSES. AND THEN COME JANUARY, ANYONE THAT DOES WANT TO RUN, THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RUN FOR OFFICE, JUST LIKE WE ALL DO BY PICKING UP A PACKET. OKAY, SO I THINK I'VE HEARD TWO DIFFERENT THINGS THAT I'D LOVE FOR US TO KIND OF GET TO A CONCLUSION ON. ONE IS THAT WE CUT DOWN THE APPLICATION PERIOD FROM THREE WEEKS TO TWO WEEKS, AND THE SECOND IS TO DO AWAY WITH THE PROCESS AND PERHAPS RIGHT AFTER THE APPLICATION PERIOD, JUST SIMPLY PICK SOMEONE FROM THOSE APPLICANTS. ALTHOUGH I SEE ALL THE LIGHTS ON AND I AM GOING TO CALL ON EACH PERSON, I'M JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD AND WEIGH IN. AT THIS POINT. A FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN WE DID THIS, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I ASKED THAT THIS GET ON THE AGENDA IS SO THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE A DEBATE ONCE THERE WAS ACTUALLY SOMEONE RESIGNING. AND AS A GROUP WE ALL DISCUSSED, DEBATED, WENT THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT PIECES OF WHAT WE DID AND DIDN'T WANT, WHICH PARTS WERE GOING TO BE AN OPEN MEETING, WHICH PARTS WERE GOING TO BE ALLOWED TO BE IN CLOSED 
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MEETINGS. WE HAD A VERY VIGOROUS CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT, AND FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, WE NOT ONLY SETTLED ON A PROCESS, WE ACTUALLY ADDED IT TO OUR COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE. SO FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I'M VERY PROUD OF WHAT WE PUT TOGETHER HERE. AND THE REASON I'M PROUD OF IT IS BECAUSE THE LAST TIME SOMEONE WAS SELECTED FOR THIS ROLE, IT WAS DONE VERY MUCH LIKE YOU'RE SAYING, WHICH IS THERE WERE A FEW NAMES THROWN OUT THERE, AND THEN SOMEONE WAS IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THEY JUST CAME OUT AND HAD SOMEONE BROUGHT IN AS A COUNCIL MEMBER. TO ME, THAT WAS NOT AN OPEN AND TRANSPARENT PROCESS. I THINK IT CREATES A LOT OF DOUBT OR UNCERTAINTY. THERE WAS A GREAT COUNCIL MEMBER SELECTED FROM THAT AND I'M NOT PUTTING ANY SHADE THERE, BUT THE PROCESS ITSELF IS SOMETHING THAT I DON'T THINK WAS ANYWHERE NEAR AS TRANSPARENT AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE POINT OF US BUILDING THIS. BUT IT IS COUNCIL'S DECISION TO BE ABLE TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT ON THE FLY HERE, IF WE SO CHOOSE. AND SO AGAIN, THERE ARE TWO THINGS. THOSE OF YOU WITH LIGHTS ON, I WOULD LOVE, IF POSSIBLE, TO HEAR FROM YOU ON NUMBER ONE, WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO SHORTEN THE APPLICATION PERIOD. AND THEN NUMBER TWO, WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO JUST JUMP TO AN APPOINTMENT AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE STAGE IN THIS, AND THEN LET PEOPLE RUN IN JANUARY, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO RUN IN JANUARY REGARDLESS. BY THE WAY, THE LAST THING I'M GOING TO SAY ON THE APPLICATION PERIOD IS THAT DESPITE THE FACT THAT I PUT IT OUT ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE CITY AND COUNCIL MEMBER BARRIOS AND A FEW OTHERS MAY HAVE PUT IT OUT THERE, WE HAVE NOT IN EARNEST ANNOUNCED THAT WE ARE TAKING APPLICATIONS OR EVEN WHAT THE HECK THE APPLICATION LOOKS LIKE. AND LIKE PEOPLE WHO ARE THINKING ABOUT THIS, THIS IS A BIG DECISION TO TRY AND PUT YOUR NAME IN THE HAT FOR THIS ROLE. AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE TO TALK TO FAMILY AND ALL OF THAT, AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE PROCESS IS BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T SEEN THE APPLICATION QUITE YET. SO FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, GIVING THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME WORKS. IF WE SETTLE ON TWO WEEKS VERSUS THREE, I'M NOT I DON'T THINK IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD, BUT I ALSO DON'T SEE HOW MUCH FASTER THAT MAKES ANY OF THIS. IT DOESN'T MAKE IT THAT MUCH DIFFERENT. BUT I'M, I'M OPEN ON THAT. I'M I'D BE FAR LESS, FAR MORE WORRIED IF ALL OF A SUDDEN WE THREW OUT THE WORK WE DID TWO MONTHS AGO, BECAUSE THE MOMENT HAS FINALLY DAWNED ON US. AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN, WE WANT TO TOTALLY ABANDON THE PROCESS. BUT I'LL START FROM THAT THEN WORK OUR WAY HERE AND I'LL ASK EVERYONE IF THEY CAN TO CHIME IN ON THOSE TWO ITEMS. SO, COUNCILMEMBER, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I HAVE A QUESTION. NUMBER ONE, THEN I CAN I'LL MAKE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT THE OTHER THINGS. WHEN SOMEONE IS APPOINTED THROUGH THIS PROCESS, CAN HE OR IF THEY DECIDED OR THAT HE OR HE OR SHE DECIDED TO RUN IN JANUARY OR IN THE MAY, CAN HE OR SHE PUT THAT REELECT OR IT'S GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU PUT THAT CAN'T PUT REELECT BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T ELECTED. OKAY. SO SO THERE IS LIKE, EVEN THOUGH THE ANSWER JUST TO CATCH IT ON THE MICROPHONE, IT'S NOT A PROBLEM. BUT GO AHEAD. IF YOU DON'T, IF YOU WANT TO, I WAS GOING TO ANSWER IT FOR YOU, BUT IF YOU WANT TO SAY IT AGAIN, THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO PUT REELECTED BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T ELECTED. THEY'LL BE APPOINTED. THANK YOU. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT GOES PUBLIC. AND WE ARE CLEAR ON THIS THING. AND YES, WE HAVE DISCUSSED THE WHOLE PROCESS A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND I THINK WE SHOULD STICK TO THE PROCESS THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED AND FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE THAT WE HAVE DECIDED AND, AND SHORTENING THIS ONE WEEK AND ELECTING SOMEONE ONE WEEK BEFORE IS I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO MAKE ANY BIG DIFFERENCE. AND EVEN NOW, SOME COUNCIL MEMBER COULD GET SICK AND MISS MEETING. LOTS OF THINGS CAN HAPPEN. IT HAPPENED IN THE PAST TOO. SO COUNCIL CITY MOVED ON, AS YOU KNOW, SCHEDULED. SO NOTHING'S GOING TO STOP BECAUSE OF ONE PERSON. 
          SO I THINK WE'RE GOOD. I MEAN, MY OPINION, I THINK WE'RE GOOD WITH THAT SCHEDULE. THAT WOULD GIVE PLENTY OF TIME FOR A POTENTIAL CANDIDATE TO THINK ABOUT IT, BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE TO TALK TO THE FAMILY AND HAVE TO SEE MANY OTHER THINGS, YOU KNOW, AND, AND OF COURSE, IN THE PAST, WE MIGHT HAVE A GREAT CANDIDATE CAME THROUGH THE, YOU KNOW, THE EXECUTIVE MEETING THAT BUT WE COULD HAVE GOT EVEN BETTER CANDIDATE PROBABLY THROUGH THROUGH THE TRANSPARENT PROCESS. BUT AT LEAST EVERYONE, EVERYONE WHO ARE WILLING TO SEE THEY WILL SEE THAT THERE IS A PROCESS THAT THAT WAS THERE AND WE HAVE FOLLOWED THAT THING. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE GO THROUGH OUR PROCESS THAT WE HAVE DECIDED, EVEN THOUGH, YOU KNOW, IT'S A TEMPORARY. BUT I THINK OUR CITIZENS, THEY DESERVE TO HAVE THE MOST QUALIFIED CANDIDATE. I MEAN, I'M SURE THERE ARE MORE. YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE PEOPLE I HEAR THAT THEY ARE VERY MUCH QUALIFIED. BUT BUT AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, EVEN THIS IS SELECTION APPOINTMENT. PEOPLE 
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WILL SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE DUE PROCESS WAS DONE AND IT WAS ALL TRANSPARENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CORCORAN. I'M GOING TO ANSWER YOUR MAYOR. I'M GOING TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS IN REVERSE ORDER. I THINK THAT WE NEED TO STICK TO THE PROCESS THAT WE INITIALLY COMMITTED TO. AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT WHETHER WE APPOINT SOMEONE WITH THE INTENTION OF HAVING THEM, WHETHER WE APPOINT SOMEONE WITH HAVING THE INTENTION OF THEM SERVING AS PART OF A WIDER COMMITMENT, OR JUST FOR THE 5 OR 6 MONTHS THAT THEY'RE THERE. THAT WHOLE THING IS DICTATED BY THE APPLICATIONS WE RECEIVE. AND I'M CERTAINLY VERY OPEN TO APPOINTING SOMEONE FOR THE SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME, BUT THAT THAT HAS TO BE DICTATED BY THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS. RIGHT. AND WHO APPLIES? FAIR ENOUGH. ON THE APPLICATION. THE NUMBER OF WEEKS FOR THE APPLICATION. ARE YOU COMFORTABLE? I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THREE WEEKS. OKAY. IT DOESN'T MAKE IN MY OPINION, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE FOR THE BOTTOM OF THE SCHEDULE REGARDLESS IS WHAT I'M HEARING. 
          SO I DON'T SEE THE POINT IN SHORTENING IT. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER BARRIOS, THANK YOU. MAYOR, REGARDING THE PROCESS. YEAH, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT AND THIS WAS ONE OF MY CONCERNS IN THE SPRING, IS THAT THERE WAS NO CLEAR PROCESS. AND ONE OF THE REASONS I DEFINITELY WAS EXCITED TO GET TO, TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION LIKE WE DID THIS SPRING, IS TO CREATE A PROCESS. WE AGREED ON IT. WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION AROUND IT. IT TOOK A FEW WEEKS. 
          WE AGREED ON IT. I THINK WE NEED TO FOLLOW THIS PROCESS. ALSO, THE IDEA OF APPOINTING SOMEBODY RIGHT BEFORE THEY VOTE AND MAKE DECISIONS AND IN THE MIDDLE OF A, YOU KNOW, $420 MILLION BUDGET IS A LOT. THAT'S NOT, I THINK, FAIR TO THE TO THE COUNCIL. IT'S NOT FAIR TO THE PUBLIC AND TO THE DECISION THAT COMES FROM POINTING THAT PERSON WEEKS PRIOR TO A BUDGET. 
          AND THAT WAS, IN ALL HONESTY, PART OF A BIG, BIG FACTOR IN TIMING IS I DIDN'T WANT TO DO THAT TO STAFF, IS HAVE THEM HAVE SOMEBODY APPOINTED WHO DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT IN A BUDGET. AND SO, SO I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE A BIG MISTAKE IF THE COUNCIL WERE TO DECIDE TO GO THAT DIRECTION. I SAY FOLLOW THE BUDGET. I MEAN, FOLLOW THE PROCESS LIKE WE DISCUSSED THIS SPRING. AND I THINK THE STEPS THERE WAS A LOT OF THOUGHT, THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION, THERE WAS AGREEMENT, THERE WAS DISAGREEMENT. THERE WAS THE ENTIRE BEAUTIFUL PROCESS OF GOVERNANCE HAPPENED IN THIS PROCESS OF CREATING THIS. SO I THINK IT'S FAIR AND WE SHOULD FOLLOW THE PROCESS. THE 2 TO 3 WEEKS I'D BE OPEN TO I'M NOT AGAINST THREE. I'D BE OPEN TWO. I COULD GO EITHER WAY ON IT. I'M OPEN TO TO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL. I DO THINK THREE IS MORE OF A I DON'T LIKE THE WORD PERFORMANCE, BUT IT'S MORE OF A KIND OF A COURTESY THING VERSUS WHAT'S TRULY NEEDED. BUT I DO WANT TO CLARIFY BECAUSE IT WAS BROUGHT UP EARLIER IN OUR DISCUSSIONS AROUND GIVING STAFF. I THINK, MAYOR, YOU MENTIONED IT. YOU KNOW, STAFF HASN'T OR WE HAVEN'T EVEN BEGUN TO FROM AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY OTHER THAN WHAT WE'VE DONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. I KNOW THE CITY PUT OUT A PRESS RELEASE. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT MADE A COUPLE OF LOCAL NEWS STATIONS, I GUESS, THE FOLLOWING DAY. BUT WHAT IS THE PROCESS? I DON'T KNOW, DONNER. AMY, IF THIS IS A QUESTION, I MEAN, WHAT IS GOING TO BE THE PROCESS? WHAT IS THE ADVERTISEMENT OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS LOOK LIKE? BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO THIS DISCUSSION AT THIS POINT IN TIME. SURE. WELL, WE'LL USE ALL OF OUR NORMAL COMMUNICATION CHANNELS. WE'LL START WITH SOCIAL MEDIA. WE'LL HAVE THE WEEK IN REVIEW. I THINK WE'RE HOLDING RICHARDSON TODAY. HOPEFULLY IF WE HAVE A DECISION TONIGHT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT. IT'LL BE ON OUR WEBSITE. SO ALL OF OUR NORMAL COMMUNICATION CHANNELS WILL BE LEVERAGED TO TRY TO RAISE AWARENESS. AND WE CAN INCLUDE THIS PROCESS, WHATEVER IS DECIDED AS PART OF THAT AND SAY, LOOK, AND I THINK THAT IF IF WE FIND IF, SAY, IF THIS COUNCIL WERE TO DECIDE, MAYOR, LIKE WHERE YOU'RE LEANING TOWARDS A THREE WEEKS, IF THERE WERE IF IN THE PROCESS YOU FIND EFFICIENCIES OR IF THE COUNCIL DECIDES, YOU KNOW, WHAT THERE ENDED UP BEING A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE WILL TALK ABOUT IT, BUT WHO WILL ACTUALLY PUT THEIR NAMES? SOMETIMES IT'S LESS. I SUSPECT THAT IT WILL BE LESS THAN. IF THAT ENDS UP HAPPENING, THEN THERE MAY BE SOME EFFICIENCIES WHERE YOU MAY BE ABLE TO MOVE SOME STUFF AROUND. 
          I THINK THAT'S AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COUNCIL. AS LONG AS WE FOLLOW THE SPIRIT AND THE TIMING OF OF THE PROCESS. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JUSTICE. I'LL PICK UP ON THAT LAST POINT. I'M IN FAVOR OF SHORTENING IT FOR THE LAST POINT THAT COUNCILMAN BARRIOS JUST MADE, WHICH IS IF WE WIND UP GETTING THREE APPLICANTS, DO WE NEED TO REALLY HAVE AN ENTIRE MEETING WHERE WE TALK ABOUT WHICH OF THE APPLICANTS WE'RE GOING TO INTERVIEW, OR CAN WE JUST INTERVIEW THE THREE APPLICANTS? AND SO I THINK WE CAN GAIN A WEEK FOR THE APPLICATION PERIOD. AND THEN PERHAPS WE CAN JUST MOVE STRAIGHT INTO THE 
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APPLICANT INTERVIEWS. NOW WE'VE GAINED TWO WEEKS. AND SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T KNOW. 
          WE COULD GET TEN APPLICANTS AND WE COULD NEED ALL THIS TIME. I JUST THINK GIVING OURSELVES AN EXTRA WEEK AND THEN MAYBE BEING ABLE TO BUY A WEEK IN THE MIDDLE WILL GIVE US A LITTLE BIT RE FLEXIBILITY AND BOTHERS ME A LITTLE BIT THAT COUNCILMAN BARRIOS WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FINISH OUT HIS TIME ON COUNCIL. HE MIGHT NOT BE HERE THE NIGHT THAT THE NEW PERSON IS SWORN IN. AND SO IF WE CAN FIND A WAY TO BY A WEEK OR TWO, AND THEN HE CAN BE HERE FOR THE FINAL MEETING, THAT WOULD BE IDEAL. AND MY WORLD AND I GET IT MIGHT NOT WORK OUT THAT WAY. 
          AS TO THE PROCESS, WE TALK ABOUT IT AD NAUSEAM. I KNOW SOME OF THE PEOPLE, THE SPEAKERS TONIGHT WERE NOT AWARE THAT WE ALREADY HAD A PROCESS IN PLACE. I HAVE ABSOLUTELY ZERO INTEREST IN REOPENING THAT WE WE TALKED ABOUT IT UNTIL WE WERE BLUE IN THE FACE. AND QUITE FRANKLY, I'M SICK OF TALKING ABOUT THE PROCESS. WE HAVE ADOPTED A PROCESS. THIS IS THE PROCESS, AND I AM NOT INTERESTED IN CHANGING IT. COUNCILMEMBER JUSTICE, I THINK I HEARD YOU SAY THAT YOU WOULD BE OPEN TO THE TWO WEEK AS OPPOSED TO THREE WEEK APPLICATION PROCESS, IS THAT. I THINK THAT'S MY PREFERENCE JUST BECAUSE AGAIN, IF WE GET 2 OR 3 APPLICANTS, I DON'T THINK WE NEED AN EXTRA WEEK IN THIS PROCESS TO SELECT WHICH ONES WE'RE GOING TO INTERVIEW. I THINK WE WOULD JUST AGREE TO INTERVIEW ALL OF THEM AT THAT POINT. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER DORIAN. GO AHEAD. YEAH. WELL, I JUST WANT TO CIRCLE BACK TO A COUPLE OF POINTS. ONE, I AGREE, I WOULD LIKE DAN TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, TURN OUT AS, AS THAT TIME ALLOTMENT STANDS. AND I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO SHORTEN THE PROCESS. I STILL WANT TO ALSO HOLD TO MY ORIGINAL THOUGHT IS IN THE APPOINT AND TO SOMEONE'S POINT EARLIER THAT WE DON'T WANT SOMEONE IN A SEAT THAT POTENTIALLY COULD NOT UNDERSTAND A BUDGET, BUT IF WE COULD, IF WE WERE TO FIND SOMEONE OR TO APPOINT SOMEONE THAT DID HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE, POTENTIALLY FROM A, YOU KNOW, A, LET'S JUST SAY A CANDIDATE, I WOULD POTENTIALLY BE STILL OPEN TO THAT. I'M NOT TRYING TO REINVENT THE WHEEL. AND I DON'T WANT TO SIT HERE AND, YOU KNOW, AS AS COUNCILMAN JUSTICE SAID OR COUNCILWOMAN JUSTICE SAID ABOUT, YOU KNOW, REDOING THIS, I'M NOT INTERESTED IN THAT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A SUGGESTION. IN THE EVENT WE WERE TO LOOK AT APPOINTING SOMEONE THAT DID HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE TO WORK THROUGH THAT, BUT WE COULD GET THROUGH THIS MUCH FASTER. AND ALSO TO THE POINT IF WE ONLY HAVE 3 OR 4 APPLICATIONS AND WE CAN CUT DOWN AND PROCESS THIS IN TWO WEEKS, I'M OPEN TO THAT. I WOULD MUCH RATHER SEE THIS CUT ALMOST IN HALF IF WE CAN, AND I'M OPEN TO KEEPING THAT PROCEDURE IF WE CAN DO THAT. ALL RIGHT. AND YOU WANT THERE TO BE. ARE YOU ALSO SUGGESTING A TWO WEEK APPLICATION PERIOD VERSUS A THREE TWO? OKAY. IF WE IF WE DON'T USE IF WE DON'T, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY LOOK AT JUST APPOINTING SOMEONE THAT POTENTIALLY HAS, I THINK BASED ON THE COMMENTS I'VE HEARD SO FAR, I DON'T THINK THERE'S A CHANCE THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET TO FOUR PEOPLE FOR THAT. SO THE 2 TO 3 WEEK IS REALLY THE QUESTION LEFT ON THAT. ALTHOUGH ALTHOUGH MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU CAN YOU CAN DISCUSS EITHER PORTION OF THIS. SO YOU'RE UP NEXT IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD. NO I AGREE, I THINK THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. SO OBVIOUSLY I WOULD VOTE OR I WOULD BE ON THE SIDE OF THE TWO WEEK APPLICATION PROCESS. I. WHEN WHEN COUNCILMAN BARRIOS TALKED THROUGH THE THE IDEA OF THE APPLICANTS, YOU KNOW, YOUR COMMENT ABOUT I WANT TO TRY AND USE YOUR WORDS. AND IF I IF I MISS THEM, IF I MISS THEM UP, YOU KNOW, GIVE SOMEONE A LEG UP. IF WE APPOINT THEM GOING INTO THE ELECTION. SO MY ONLY QUESTION WOULD BE IS, IS SORT OF TO KEEP THIS PROCESS SORT OF PICK UP WHAT COUNCILMAN DORIAN WAS SAYING ALONG A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT COUNCILMAN BARRIOS WAS SAYING. WOULD A WAY AND THIS IS A QUESTION I'M NOT I'M I JUST WANT TO PUT THIS OUT HERE AS A QUESTION. SO DON'T ANYBODY MISUNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING. WOULD WE WANT TO CONSIDER THE IDEA THAT WE WOULD WANT THAT WE WOULD ASK FOR PEOPLE TO APPLY WHO SPECIFICALLY STATED THAT THEY WANT TO BE A, IN ESSENCE, SEAT HOLDER AND NOT RUN FOR ELECTION IN OR NOT RUN FOR MAYOR, NOT RUN FOR ELECTION, NOT REELECTION. SORRY, NOT RUN FOR ELECTION IN THE JANUARY MAY TIME FRAME, WOULD WE WOULD WE SPECIFICALLY ASK THAT QUESTION? BECAUSE AGAIN, IF IF IF WE IF WE WANT IT TO? AND AGAIN, THESE ARE ALL QUESTIONS. I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT WE WOULD, BUT I'M JUST ASKING THE QUESTION. IF WE WANTED TO TAKE THAT STANCE AND SAY WE WANT SOMEONE TO, IN ESSENCE, HOLD THE SEAT BUT NOT RUN IN THE NEXT ELECTION, THAT WOULD PROBABLY REDUCE BY SIGNIFICANTLY THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS. SO I JUST I THROW THAT OUT THERE TRYING TO MARRY ALL OF THE DIFFERENT THOUGHTS IN THAT HAVE BEEN KIND OF VERBALIZED TONIGHT. 
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SO IT'S A QUESTION. IT'S NOT A I'M, I'M, I'M VOTING SOLIDLY ON THE APPLICATION PERIOD, BUT THROWING THAT OUT AS A, MAYBE A SUGGESTION, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. AND ON THE APPLICATION PERIOD, TWO WEEKS, TWO WEEKS. YES, SIR. MAY I JUST ADD TO THAT REALLY QUICKLY, MAYOR. I AGREE WITH THAT. AND I LIKE AND I ACTUALLY PHRASED THAT A LITTLE BETTER. THAT APPOINTMENT IS GOOD, BUT FOR SOMEONE TO PUT ON THEIR APPLICATION, DO THEY WANT A PERMANENT SEAT OR NOT? AND TWO WEEKS IS GOOD. OKAY, I'LL TAKE MY OWN STAB AT THIS AND THEN WE'LL GET A FEW MORE LIGHTS ON THAT ARE ON. WE'LL GET THROUGH THOSE REAL QUICK. I, I THINK IF I THINK THAT EACH ONE OF US MAY HAVE OUR OWN QUESTIONS THAT WE MAY WANT TO ASK AN APPLICANT IN THESE OPEN APPLICATION INTERVIEWS OR APPLICANT INTERVIEWS, ONCE WE DO THEM, IT MAY BE THAT CERTAIN ONES OF US WANT TO WEIGH MORE HEAVILY. THE IDEA OF SOMEONE WANTING TO ONLY BE THERE FOR FOUR MONTHS VERSUS NOT. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK EACH ONE OF US CAN USE AS OUR OWN DECISION MAKING CRITERIA FOR WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO INTERVIEW SOMEONE, AND WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO MAKE SOMEONE A FINALIST OR EVEN BE THE FINAL DECISION. THAT MAY BE A TIEBREAKER FOR SOME OF YOU. 
          NOW WE COULD, ALTHOUGH I'D PREFER NOT RIGHT NOW, KIND OF WORK THROUGH WHAT WE THINK ARE LITMUS TESTS ARE GOING TO BE. BUT I THINK THAT'S I THINK THAT'S A VERY DIFFICULT THING TO DO, BECAUSE I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE MAY EACH CARE ABOUT, ONE OF WHICH MAY BE WHETHER OR NOT SOMEONE WANTS TO STICK AROUND FOR LONGER THAN THE, THE, THE NUMBER OF MONTHS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE ON THE DAIS. SO MY PREFERENCE IS, IS THAT WE KIND OF GET TO THE POINT OF FIGURING OUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO WEIGH MORE HEAVILY OR LESS HEAVILY ONCE WE GET TO MEET THE APPLICANTS AND GO FROM THERE. AND ANYWAY, THAT'S MY $0.02. COUNCILMEMBER. FINE. I SEE THAT YOU'VE GOT YOUR LIGHT ON. YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO ADD A COUPLE MORE THINGS ON THIS. YOU KNOW, I'M OKAY WITH IF WE CAN, YOU KNOW, GAINING ONE WEEK. I DON'T THINK IT'S A BIG DEAL TO CHANGE. BUT IF WE CAN GAIN MORE THAN A WEEK, TWO WEEKS, I'M WILLING TO GO SHORTER APPLICATION PERIOD, WHICH IS GET ONE WEEK THERE. 
          AND THEN IF WE DECIDE TO INTERVIEW EVERYONE, THEN WE CAN WE CAN GAIN ANOTHER WEEK THERE. 
          SO WE HAVE TWO WEEKS, THEN I'M WILLING TO GO WITH THAT, WITH THAT PROCESS. BUT REGARDING, YOU KNOW, MY POSITION HAS BEEN ALWAYS THAT, YOU KNOW, THE VOTERS SHOULD BE ELECTING THE REPLACEMENT. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE A PROCESS THAT WAS ALREADY THERE THAT, YOU KNOW, IF IT IS ONE COUNCIL RESIGN, IT WOULD BE BY THE COUNCIL. AND IF IT IS TWO COUNCIL MEMBER RESIGN, THEN IT WILL GO TO THE VOTE. SO I WAS PRETTY MUCH I JUST YOU KNOW, I DO HAVE TO FOLLOW WHATEVER WE HAVE IS IN THE CHARTER. NOW WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, HAVING SOMEONE LIKE SHORT PERIOD, THAT WOULD BE IDEAL THINGS, BUT I WOULD NOT LIKE QUALIFICATION IS IMPORTANT. WE DON'T WANT ANYONE FOR FOUR MONTHS JUST TO PUT LIKE A DOLL. IT'S NOT THE THINGS WE WANT. 
          SOMEONE QUALIFIED. DEFINITELY. SO DURING AS MAYOR SAID THAT I AGREE WITH THAT. DURING INTERVIEW PROCESS. WE CAN WE CAN LOOK FOR THOSE KIND OF QUALIFICATION AND SEE HOW EACH COUNCIL MEMBER FEELS FOR, YOU KNOW, THE QUALIFICATION AND OTHER THINGS. BUT EVEN WITH THAT, SOMEONE GUARANTEED THAT THAT NOT GOING TO RUN STILL LEGALLY COULD CHANGE THE MIND ON THAT DAY. SO THERE IS NO 100% GUARANTEE THAT ALSO THAT I'M NOT GOING TO RUN. BUT THEY CAN ALWAYS CHANGE THEIR MIND. SO THIS IS BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, SO THOSE I THINK I WILL KNOW WHEN AFTER THE APPLICATION AND DURING THE INTERVIEW, LOTS OF THINGS. SO THINGS WILL EVOLVE DURING THE PROCESS. BUT IF WE CAN GAIN TWO WEEKS, I'M OKAY WITH TWO WEEKS INTERVIEW AND BUT ALSO IF WE INTERVIEW EVERYONE, THAT WOULD GIVE US ANOTHER WEEK IN THAT YOU SAID TWO WEEKS INTERVIEW, BUT DID YOU MEAN TWO WEEKS APPLICATION, TWO WEEKS APPLICATION, I'M SORRY, TWO WEEKS APPLICATION. AND IF WE CAN REDUCE TWO WEEKS FROM THE THE WHOLE PROCESS, I'M OKAY WITH REDUCING. I DON'T THINK WE I MEAN, IF WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE PROCESS, I DON'T THINK WE CAN GUARANTEE TWO WEEKS BEING ELIMINATED. WE CAN ONLY GUARANT IF IF THE COUNCIL DESIRES TO MOVE IT FROM THREE WEEKS TO TWO WEEKS, WE CAN GUARANTEE ONE WEEK SAVINGS THERE. ABSOLUTELY. AND LET ME POINT SOMETHING OUT. IF YOU'RE SUGGESTING THAT THE SELECTION OF APPLICATIONS OR I'M SORRY, THE SELECTION OF APPLICANTS FOR INTERVIEWS WOULD BE ELIMINATED AND EVERYONE WOULD BE A COUNCILMAN BARRIOS IS NOT HERE ON THE 17TH. SO THAT MOVING, 
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MOVING, MOVING THAT STEP UP TO THE 17TH WOULD MEAN, AND AGAIN, IT'S UP TO YOU IF YOU WANT TO ALLOW SOMEONE TO PARTICIPATE VIRTUALLY ON THE 17TH OR ANY OTHER DAY. BUT MOVING THAT THAT WAS ONE OF THE CONSIDERATIONS IN THIS ORIGINAL PLAN. SO JUST KNOW THAT ON THE 17TH, COUNCILMEMBER BARRIOS WILL NOT BE HERE PHYSICALLY. SO IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING APPLICANT INTERVIEWS THAT NIGHT, THAT WOULD BE HALF THAT WOULD HAVE HIM JOINING VIRTUALLY IF HE COULD JOIN. NO, I THINK WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY THAT YOU WILL HAVE THE INITIAL APPLICANT INTERVIEW. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ON SEPTEMBER 14TH, COUNCILMAN, SO THAT THAT IS NOT THE CORRECT DATE. IF YOU REDUCE THE APPLICATION PERIOD BY ONE WEEK, YOU'RE 24 IS NOW 17, RIGHT? IT'S GOING TO BE ON 17. SO IF YOU TRY TO ELIMINATE A WEEK IN THE APPLICATION PERIOD AND THEN ELIMINATE A WEEK BY NOT GOING THROUGH A SELECTION OF APPLICANTS FOR INTERVIEWS AND JUST JUMPING TO INTERVIEWING EVERYONE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER COUNCIL CONFLICT. 
          UNLESS WE ADD ANOTHER DAY. WELL, ACCORDING TO I'LL LET COUNCILMEMBER SPEAK FOR HERSELF FOR THAT WEEK. OKAY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER BARNES, SO ON AUGUST 17TH, WHEN I'M OUT OF TOWN, I ACTUALLY MOVE HIM INTO THE DORM THE DAY BEFORE ON SUNDAY. SO MONDAY IS WHAT I'M CALLING THE BOOZE AND WOOHOO COLLEGE VERSION, WHERE WE SLOWLY SAY GOODBYE TO OUR TO OUR BABY. BUT I HAVE NO PROBLEM. I'M IN OKLAHOMA CITY. I'LL BE IN A HOTEL. I HAVE NO PROBLEM JOINING VIRTUALLY ON AUGUST 17TH. OKAY, WHICH WOULD MAKE THE SELECTION OF WHICH APPLICANTS WE WOULD INTERVIEW HAPPEN ON THE 17TH, HYPOTHETICALLY, IN THAT SCENARIO. AND THEN THAT WOULD DO WHAT OUR INITIAL INTERVIEWS WOULD HYPOTHETICALLY BE. WELL, I THINK I THINK WHAT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED, I THINK, BY AT LEAST TWO COUNCIL PEOPLE, IS THAT DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS, WE WOULD NOT HAVE A SELECTION OF APPLICANTS STEP. 
          EVERY APPLICANT WOULD BE INTERVIEWED. THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO MOVE IT UP TO THE 17TH. 
          IF WE IF YOU HAVE A DOZEN APPLICANTS AND YOU. AND YOU WANT TO SELECT. SO SO REALLY THERE'S THERE'S NO WAY TO. THERE'S NO WAY FOR ME TO SAY TO YOU FOR CERTAIN WHETHER YOU CAN CUT TWO WEEKS OFF OF THIS, YOU CAN CUT. THE ONLY THING YOU CAN GUARANTEE IS YOU CAN CUT ONE WEEK AT THE APPLICATION PERIOD. BEYOND THAT IS GOING TO BE TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS YOU RECEIVE, AND WHETHER YOU DECIDE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO INTERVIEW EVERYONE WHO APPLIES, OR YOU'LL GO THROUGH A SELECTION OF APPLICANTS TO INTERVIEW. SO THE BET THAT GETTING BACK TO OUR MAYOR, TO THE POINT, THE QUESTION YOU ASKED EARLIER, IT'S LIKE THE BEST WE CAN DO IS ENSURE THAT A SWEARING IN WOULD TAKE PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 28TH INSTEAD OF OCTOBER THE 5TH. THAT'S THE ONLY THING WE CAN GUARANTEE. EVERYTHING ELSE IS GOING TO BE DEPENDENT UPON THE NUMBER OF RESPONSES AND INTEREST THAT YOU RECEIVE FROM APPLICANTS. JUST ASK A FOLLOW UP QUESTION. SURE. GO AHEAD. SO I DO GET IT. IF WE FOR SOME REASON, IF WE GET 20 APPLICATIONS, THEN THAT'S THAT'S, YOU KNOW, TO ME, I THINK 20 OF THEM, ALL OF THEM ARE QUALIFIED. BUT IF WE DECIDE TO INTERVIEW LESS THAN THAT, THAT'S THE THING. BUT COULD WE ELIMINATE THAT ONE WEEK DEPENDING HOW, YOU KNOW, DURING THE PROCESS, IF WE SEE NOT MANY APPLICATIONS COMING THROUGH? I, I, I THINK IF LET'S, LET'S DO AN EXTREME EXAMPLE. LET'S SAY THAT ONLY ONE APPLICANT APPLIES, THEN YES, PROBABLY WE'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND CONDENSE A LOT OF THIS STUFF AND WE CAN GET THERE. RIGHT. THAT WILL BE A COUNCIL DECISION AT THE TIME. WE NEED TO KIND OF GO IN THIS WITH JUST THE KNOWLEDGE THAT IT COULD BE 20 AND IT COULD BE ONE. AND I GUESS WHAT I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING, ESPECIALLY FROM THE URGENCY OF MAKING IT HAPPEN FASTER, IS COUNCIL MEMBER BARRIOS IS DETERMINED TO STAY WITH US THROUGH THE. THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS, WHICH IS APPRECIATED. AND SO FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE, REALLY THE DIFFERENCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS WHETHER WHETHER IT HAPPENS THE FOLLOWING WEEK OR WHETHER IT HAPPENS ANOTHER WEEK AFTER. I MEAN, IT'S IT'S NOT SUCH A DRAMATIC DIFFERENCE YET. WE'RE MAKING MOVEMENTS THAT FEEL LIKE ALMOST EXTRAORDINARY AND ASSUMPTIVE OF HOW MANY APPLICANTS WE DO AND DON'T HAVE. AND I DON'T THINK WE CAN ASSUME THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO BE 10 OR 2 OR 1 OR 17. IT JUST IT'S GOING TO BE WHATEVER IT IS. AND BY HAVING THESE DATES OUT THERE AND PEOPLE KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT, AND THEN WE CAN JUST WORK THROUGH IT IN A WORK PLAN. KEEP IN MIND EACH ONE OF THESE MONDAYS HAVE VERY HEAVY AGENDAS ALREADY TIED TO EVERY ONE OF THEM. THERE'S SEVERAL AGENDA ITEMS ON EACH ONE OF THOSE MONDAYS. SO WE ARE, I THINK THE STAFF'S DONE A GREAT JOB OF DOING THEIR BEST TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY CAN SQUEEZE THIS IN WITHOUT CAUSING OR ASKING US TO ALL COME IN FOR EXTRA DAYS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. BUT WE CAN DO HERE. I MEAN, LET ME FINISH, FINISH, FINISH UP. COUNCILMEMBER. YEAH. THANK YOU. I THINK I THINK WE ARE DISCUSSING JUST WE'RE JUST GOING AROUND. YEAH. DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. I THINK WE SHOULD 
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STICK WITH THE CALENDAR WE HAVE. IT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE OUR LIFE. LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE TONIGHT. IF THERE IS A ROOM WE CAN STAY AFTER EVERY MONDAY MEETING. SURE, IF THAT'S THE CASE. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER BARRIOS. YEAH, I DO WANT TO CLARIFY MY COMMENTS. 
          EARLIER IN THE OTHER DAY ABOUT STAYING THROUGH THE AGENDA WAS WAS UNDERSTANDING WE WERE VOTING ON THE AGENDA ON SEPTEMBER 14TH. SOUNDS LIKE TONIGHT IT WAS CLARIFIED THAT WE'RE VOTING ON THE AGENDA ON SEPTEMBER 20TH. I'M SORRY, THE BUDGET, I KEEP SAYING AGENDA. 
          THANK YOU COUNCILMAN. VOTING ON THE BUDGET ON SEPTEMBER 21ST. I DO HAVE SOME SCHEDULED TRAVEL IN DC ON THE 28TH, BUT I CAN I CAN GO BACK AND TRY TO CHANGE THAT BECAUSE MY MY GOAL IS ONE, NOT TO ADD ANYTHING. SO SO MY, I AM COMMITTING TO THE COUNCIL AND TO ANYBODY WHO'S WATCHING THAT. I WILL MAKE SOME CALLS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO TRY TO RESCHEDULE SOME THINGS SO THAT I AM HERE THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER. I CANNOT GUARANTEE ANYTHING AT THIS POINT. OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A LOT OF FACTORS THAT GO INTO THAT, BUT. BUT WITH THAT SAID, I AGREE, MAYOR, AND I THINK I MENTIONED IT EARLIER. I AGREE WE CAN'T COMMIT TO ANYTHING AT THIS POINT, BUT UNTIL AND LIKE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED, TIL WE KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE APPLYING. AND I THINK ONCE LET'S GET US TO THAT POINT. AND THEN ONCE WE SEE THAT, WE'LL SEE WHAT WHAT YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE OR THREE PEOPLE APPLY, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S 12, THEN THAT'S A DIFFERENT SITUATION AND, AND MAY END UP WITH IF YOU END UP JUST ASK SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE WE'RE, WE YOU'VE ALREADY ACKNOWLEDGED AND WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THAT ON SEPTEMBER 28TH, WHEN THE LONE FINALIST IS SELECTED. OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S NOT A PART THAT YOU GET TO BE A PART OF. CORRECT. YOU DO GET TO BE A PART, IF YOU WANTED TO BE A PART OF THE FINALIST INTERVIEWS LEADING UP TO THAT DECISION. CORRECT. I GUESS THE POINT IS, IS IF YOU MISSED THAT DATE FOR WHATEVER REASON, BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO RESCHEDULE IT, WE'D MISS OUT POTENTIALLY ON YOUR QUESTIONS. BUT WE EITHER WAY, YOU WOULDN'T NECESSARILY BE ONE OF THE VOTES IN THAT FINAL PART. CORRECT? OKAY. AND THERE IS NO DAY BETWEEN NOW IN SEPTEMBER 21ST WHERE I COULD NOT JOIN VIRTUALLY. OKAY. I'M GOING TO WORK ON THE 28TH, 28TH AS WELL. AND IDEALLY, THAT WOULD BE THE DAY WHERE I GET TO SAY MY FINAL THANK YOUS AND STEP OFF. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IN A PERFECT WORLD COUNCIL MEMBER JUSTICE, I THINK THE REMOVING ONE WEEK FROM THE APPLICATION PERIOD SOLVES ALL OF THAT. HE GETS TO BE HERE, ASK HIS QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW, AND MAYBE HE CAN'T BE HERE THE 28TH, OR MAYBE HE CAN'T. AND PERHAPS WE SPEED UP THE PROCESS. PERHAPS WE DON'T. BUT REMOVING ONE WEEK FROM THE APPLICATION PERIOD SOLVES THE END OF THIS. SO I THINK TWO WEEKS. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER DORAN. YES. THANK YOU. 
          YOU KNOW, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN BARRIOS, FOR, YOU KNOW, ALLOWING YOUR SCHEDULE TO BE FLEXIBLE. I APPRECIATE I KNOW, THE CITY OF RICHARDSON RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS APPRECIATE THAT. I KNOW THAT EVERYONE WANTS TO SEE THIS PROCESS HAPPEN FAIRLY QUICKLY. AND IF YOU'RE WILLING TO STEP IN AND PROVIDE SOME ZOOM MEETINGS THAT SO WE CAN KEEP THIS DOWN TO ABOUT TWO WEEKS, THAT WOULD BE VERY APPRECIATIVE. 
          AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT. AND AGAIN, I REALLY THINK, YOU KNOW, THE PUBLIC, YOUR CONSTITUENTS WOULD APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL. AND THIS DOES ELIMINATE US WHETHER WE GO INTO A FINAL APPOINTMENT, WHETHER WE KNOW HOW MANY APPLICANTS ARE ARE GOING TO APPLY, I REALLY DON'T THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET AS MANY AS WE, YOU KNOW, THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO KEEP THIS AT TWO WEEKS AND ALLOWING COUNCILMAN BARRIOS TO BE ABLE TO STEP IN. MAYBE IF HE NEEDS TO MAKE SOME ALTERATIONS TO HIS SCHEDULE OR EITHER ZOOM IN, I'M HAPPY WITH THAT TO KEEP IT IN TWO WEEKS. AND I THINK THAT'S FAIR. AND I THINK THAT'S FAIR FOR THE CITIZENS OF RICHARDSON. MAYOR PRO TEM HUTCHENRIDER. WELL, I BELIEVE THE TWO WEEK APPLICATION PERIOD. BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION BASED ON YOUR COMMENT A MINUTE AGO, MAYOR, COULD WE CONSIDER STARTING COUNCIL MEETING EARLIER THAN 6 P.M. GIVEN THE HEAVINESS OF THE AGENDAS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE FACING THESE DAYS AND LOOK TO EITHER, YOU KNOW, WE WE CURRENTLY ALL USUALLY ARRIVE BY 530. I KNOW THERE'S SOMETIMES THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF, OF VARIABILITY ON THAT. BUT IF WE, IF WE TALKED ABOUT IT TONIGHT AND COULD ALL SET OUR SCHEDULES, COULD WE, COULD WE, YOU KNOW, POSSIBLY EAT AND TALK AT THE SAME TIME WHILE WE'RE DEALING? MAYBE WE PUT THIS AS THE FIRST COUNCIL ITEM, WHATEVER THE WHATEVER THE NIGHT IS THAT WE'RE DEALING. SO IN OTHER WORDS, COUNCIL REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS. IF WE STARTED THAT AS THE FIRST AGENDA ITEM AND MOVE THE THE TIME UP 
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BECAUSE I, I DON'T WANT TO SEE US GO TILL MIDNIGHT OR 1 A.M. I'LL JUST BE VERY HONEST. AND SO COULD WE, COULD WE CONSIDER THAT LET'S, LET'S DO THIS ON THAT. WE'LL JUST I'LL, I THINK OUR CITY MANAGER CAN PULL US INDEPENDENTLY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WORKS IN OUR SCHEDULES AND SEE IF SOMETHING LIKE THAT COULD WORK. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE TILL MIDNIGHT. I'M ONLY SUGGESTING THAT PILING TOO MANY OF THESE STEPS INTO ANY ONE BUSINESS DAY, ANY ONE OF THOSE MONDAYS WOULD HAVE POTENTIALLY CAUSED THAT. SO. SO THAT'S BUT HE CAN PULL EVERYBODY AND WE CAN. I JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE. NO, I THINK THAT'S FAIR. SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO SUMMARIZE WHERE I THINK WE ARE. AND THEN. MR. MAGNER, IF YOU DON'T MIND, YOU CAN YOU CAN DO YOUR BEST TO SUMMARIZE MY SUMMARY OR FEEL COMFORTABLE STATING IT YOURSELF. 
          AND THEN WE CAN GO FROM THERE. I, I THINK THE MAIN PRIMARY CHANGE THAT'S HAPPENED SO FAR IS THAT THE TWO WEEK APPLICATION PERIOD, IT APPEARS THAT THE MAJORITY OF US ARE IN FAVOR OF MOVING THAT FROM THREE WEEKS TO TWO WEEKS. AND ACTUALLY IT'S NOT. YEAH, IT'S LIKE THREE AND A HALF TO TWO AND A HALF OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. OKAY, SO TO TWO WEEKS. SO ENDING THE WHAT IS THAT 29TH OR THE I DON'T KNOW WHAT DATE THAT WOULD BE. IS  THE AUGUST THE 5TH OR SOMETHING? I, SO I WAS GOING TO PROPOSE THROUGH FRIDAY, AUGUST THE 7TH. OKAY. THERE'S THE ONLY REASON I WOULD PROPOSE THE FIFTH IS THAT GIVES US THE ENTIRE WEEKEND. AND WE COME IN ON THE 10TH READY TO TALK ABOUT IT VERSUS JUST HAVE THE WEEKEND. THAT GIVES US TWO MORE DAYS TO REVIEW APPLICATIONS. THAT'S NOT. WE YOU'VE YOU'VE COMMITTED TO HAVING A PUB IN, IN YOUR RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE, YOU'VE COMMITTED TO RELEASING THE NAMES OF THE APPLICANTS PUBLICLY. IF YOU CLOSE THE APPLICATION PERIOD ON THE SEVENTH, THAT WOULD HAPPEN IN THE AGENDA PACKET ON THE 11TH. AND THEN YOU WOULD HAVE COUNCIL WOULD HAVE THE 18TH, I'M SORRY, THE 11TH THROUGH THE 16TH TUESDAYS. THE ISSUE, RIGHT. WE COULDN'T JUST PUT IT ON A. YEAH. 
          OKAY. AGAIN, YOU CAN DEVIATE FROM. I'M JUST THIS THIS IS THIS IS WHAT IT'S IN THE RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE. SO IF YOU WANT TO RELEASE THE NAMES OF THE APPLICANTS SOONER, THEN JUST DIRECT ME TO DO THAT. BUT THIS IS WHAT'S IN THE RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE. SO YOUR APPLICANT, YOU PUBLIC RELEASE OF THE APPLICANT LIST WOULD BE ON THE 11TH OF AUGUST. THAT'S WITH WITH YOUR PACKET YOU WOULD HAVE THROUGH THE THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, WHICH WOULD BE THE 17TH. 
          YOUR SELECTION OF APPLICANTS TO INTERVIEW WOULD BE ON THE 17TH. YOUR INITIAL APPLICANT INTERVIEWS WOULD BE ON THE 24TH. YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINALISTS SEPTEMBER 14TH, AND THEN YOUR FINAL INTERVIEWS AND AND YOUR YOUR IDENTIFICATION OF THE LONE FINALISTS ON THE 21ST, ON THE 21ST, AND THEN APPOINTMENT ON THE 28TH. NOW, EVERYTHING FROM ESSENTIALLY THE 11TH ON COULD BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON HOW MANY APPLICANTS YOU GET AND THE DIRECTION YOU GIVE ME. BUT THAT'S, THAT'S THE CALENDAR THAT I WANTED TO READ THAT OUT LOUD, BECAUSE THAT'S THE CALENDAR THAT WE'RE GOING TO POST IN OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND IN ALL OF OUR PUBLICATIONS. IS THAT FOR THE FIFTH AS WELL? I'M SORRY, THAT'S THE JULY THE 20TH THROUGH AUGUST 5TH. THE APPLICATION PERIOD IS JULY 22ND THROUGH FRIDAY, AUGUST THE 7TH. YES. I'M SORRY. 22ND. RIGHT. 
          OKAY. THROUGH THE SEVENTH. YES. THAT'S SO THAT'S WHAT WE'VE GOT IN TERMS OF A SUMMARIZED VERSION OF ALL THIS. DO WE NEED TO BE VOTING ON THIS? YES, SIR. WE MADE IT AN ACTION ITEM SO YOU COULD APPROVE THE APPLICATION IN THE CALENDAR. YEAH. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE THAT CALENDAR THAT WAS JUST READ BY THE CITY MANAGER. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'VE GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM HUTCHENRIDER, A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER JUSTICE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? COUNCIL MEMBER DORIAN, DO YOU HAVE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION. OH I'M SORRY. YEAH. I HAVE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION. I AM GOING TO BE VOTING FOR THIS, BUT I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD HAVE AN EXTRA WEEK IN THE APPLICATION PERIOD. THAT SAID, I'D RATHER BE VOTING FOR THE ENTIRE PROCESS THAN THAN NOT ON THAT ONE DISAGREEMENT. 
          SO THAT'S MY POSITION. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? YES. AND I JUST YEAH, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS CLEAR EARLIER. I, YEAH, I, I'M GOING TO APPROVE THIS TWO WEEKS, BUT I STILL WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT I WAS A WILLING TO LOOK AT THIS AS A SHORTER APPOINTED POSITION WITH SOMEONE THAT'S EXPERIENCED THAT COULD BE THE SEAT HOLDER, BUT IN THIS CASE, WE WILL CONTINUE FOLLOWING A PROTOCOL THAT WE THAT WE APPROVE. ALL RIGHT. 
          WITH NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR. ANY OPPOSED? THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY 7 TO 0. 
          THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER MAGNER, FOR TAKING THAT ON. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE GOING TO GO BACK TO OUR AGENDA ORDER. YES. WE ONLY MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROCESS. DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO 
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APPROVE THE APPLICATION AS WELL? I APOLOGIZE. DID YOU IF YOU READ THE CAPTION THEN IT WOULD CAPTURE BOTH. OKAY. YEP. I DIDN'T READ THE. ALL RIGHT. LET'S LET'S GO AHEAD AND READ THE. LET'S DO THAT. I'M SORRY. IT IS TWO SEPARATE. IT IS TWO SEPARATE ITEMS. OH, NO. I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY. IT IS ONE. YEAH. IT IS, IT IS. IF YOU READ THE CAPTION ON THE AGENDA THEN IT CAPTURES BOTH. HE DID NOT. HE JUST REITERATED WHAT YOU SAID. DO YOU WANT TO. LET'S JUST DO THAT. PLEASE REDO A MOTION. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENT PROCESS CALENDAR AND CONSIDER AND AND APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION AND THE PROCESS THAT YOU ARE REQUESTING IS THE PROCESS THAT THAT WAS JUST STATED BY CITY MANAGER MAGNER THAT ADJUSTS THIS FROM THREE WEEKS TO TWO WEEKS, ROUGHLY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM HUTCHENRIDER, A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER JUSTICE. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. NOW 
          [D. REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE FY 2026-2027 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WORK PLAN]
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM MOVE BACK TO ITEM D, WHICH IS TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS FISCAL YEAR 2026 2027 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WORK PLAN. MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. MAYOR, WE ARE WRAPPING UP OUR DEEP DIVES THIS EVENING FOR OUR UPCOMING BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. DAN STEEG, OUR CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, AND JOSH KINSLOW, OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ARE HERE, AND WE'RE GOING TO THANK THEM BOTH FOR PUTTING THIS BRIEFING TOGETHER FOR YOU TONIGHT. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF OUR GREATEST ASSETS AND ALSO ONE OF OUR STRONGEST BUDGET DRIVERS. 
          DAN'S GOING TO SHARE SOME REALLY INTERESTING INFORMATION WITH YOU WITH RESPECT TO THE COST OF SOME OF OUR HARDWARE IN THE CONTEXT OF THIS VERY COMPETITIVE AND I AM TALKING BECAUSE WE'RE GOING BACKWARDS IN SLIDES HERE. THIS IS VERY COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE FIND OURSELVES IN COMPETING FOR, FOR THIS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. SO DAN, THANKS FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. AND JOSH, THANKS FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT OUR IT WORKPLAN THIS EVENING. SO THERE ARE REALLY THREE AREAS THAT I'LL BE DISCUSSING. OUR DEPARTMENT PROFILE, FUNDING AND PROJECTS, AS WELL AS THE LEGACY SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION STATUS. SO OUR IT ORGANIZATION IS MADE UP OF 32 MEMBERS. AT THIS POINT, WE ARE FULLY STAFFED. I'M HAPPY TO SAY WE'RE BROKEN DOWN INTO THREE DIVISIONS. SO WE HAVE OUR APPLICATION SERVICES TEAM THAT JOSH ACTUALLY HEADS UP. SO THAT INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT TO APPLICATION ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT. OUR GIS TEAM WHO DOES A FANTASTIC JOB IN CREATING MAPS, WHICH I THINK YOU ALL GET TO ENJOY FROM TIME TO TIME, AS WELL AS OUR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT OFFICE. AS PART OF THAT DIVISION, WE ALSO HAVE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES TEAM, SO THAT DOES EVERYTHING FROM HELP DESK SUPPORT, DESKTOP SUPPORT, SERVER, STORAGE NETWORK, AND EVEN RADIO. AND THEN FINALLY WE HAVE OUR PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE. THEY HANDLE OUR PORTFOLIO OF PROJECTS AS WELL AS OUR CYBERSECURITY PRACTICE. SO THERE ARE REALLY FOUR KEY PILLARS FOR AREAS THAT WE FOCUS ON IN IT. WE START WITH OPERATIONAL READINESS. SO THAT'S KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON. AS WE LIKE TO SAY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR TECHNOLOGY IS CONSTANTLY AVAILABLE AND FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. WE ALSO TRY TO PLAN AHEAD AND LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT ARE COMING IN THE FUTURE AND TRY TO GET AHEAD OF THAT. WE ALSO TRY TO CREATE REDUNDANCY WITHIN OUR NETWORK. SO WE DO HAVE NETWORK STRIKE OR SO FORTH. WE HAVE REDUNDANT SYSTEMS THAT CAN STEP UP AND CARRY THE LOAD, AND ALSO KEEP US IN FRONT OF ANY EMERGENCIES THAT MAY HAPPEN ON THE SECURITY FRONT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROTECTING OUR DATA AND LIMITING THE ACCESS TO THE DATA AND THE SYSTEMS TO ONLY THOSE FOLKS WHO SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE THOSE SYSTEMS. WE'RE ALSO REGULARLY CHECKING FOR ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE REMEDIATED. SO ANY RISKS THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT WE NEED TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF, SO WE DO RISK REMEDIATION. THAT'S NOT A ONE TIME EFFORT. THAT'S A CONTINUAL EFFORT. NEXT IS INTEROPERABILITY. SO THAT'S THE ABILITY FOR SYSTEMS TO SPEAK TO ONE ANOTHER. I THINK A PRIME EXAMPLE OF THAT, AS WE TALKED ABOUT TYLER LATER ON, IS TYLER'S ABILITY TO INTERFACE WITH GIS. SO WE KEEP OUR LAND FILE INFORMATION IN GIS. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH SYSTEMS SUCH AS TYLER. SO HAVING THAT COMMUNICATION BRIDGE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT IS KEY. AND THEN ON CUSTOMER SERVICE SIDE OF THE HOUSE, SO RARELY DO WE ACTUALLY INTERFACE DIRECTLY WITH CITIZENS. OUR CUSTOMER IS REALLY OUR INTERNAL STAFF. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE EMPOWERING THEM AND GIVING THEM THE ABILITY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR CITIZENS. AND THEN ALSO ALONG THOSE LINES, WE HAVE 
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PROJECT DELIVERY. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DELIVERING OUR PROJECTS ON TIME, WITHIN BUDGET AND OF SUPERIOR QUALITY AND QUANTITY, NOT ONLY HOPEFULLY MEETING OUR CUSTOMERS NEEDS, BUT EXCEEDING THEM. SO OUR IT TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO, I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL THESE, BUT I DO WANT TO POINT OUT A FEW. SO THE 397 ROUTERS AND SWITCHES YOU SEE THERE, THAT'S AN INCREASE OF 90 FROM OUR PREVIOUS YEAR. WE ACTUALLY HAD A DECREASE IN OUR SERVERS. SO WE DROPPED BY 19 TO 205 SERVERS. AND THAT'S THROUGH SOME CONSOLIDATION AND DECOMMISSIONING EFFORTS. AND THEN AGAIN WITH GIS, WE'VE INCREASED OUR MAP COUNT BY 45. SO WE'RE NOW UP TO 313 MAPS THAT THEY MANAGE. SO WITH IT WE ALWAYS HAVE CHALLENGES IN. I'M REALLY GOING TO FOCUS IN ON TWO AREAS OF CHALLENGES FOR THIS PRESENTATION, STARTING WITH OUR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FACTOR. 
          SO I THINK THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT AI IS GOING TO HELP US BE MORE PRODUCTIVE AND PROVIDE GREATER EFFICIENCIES FOR OUR CUSTOMERS. SO IT'S KIND OF ONE OF THOSE EMPOWERMENT SCENARIOS WHERE WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY. SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE UTILIZING THESE TOOLS, BUT IN A VERY RESPONSIBLE WAY WHERE WE'RE BEING TRANSPARENT AND MAINTAIN OUR CITIZENS TRUST. IT'S ALSO A DOUBLE EDGED SWORD, RIGHT? SO NOT ONLY CAN IT BE PRODUCTION ENHANCEMENT FOR US, IT'S ALSO SOMETHING THAT BAD ACTORS OUT THERE CAN UTILIZE TO DO NEFARIOUS THINGS. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO LONG FOR THE DAY WHEN WE USED TO BE ABLE TO EASILY SPOT A PHISHING EMAIL THROUGH, YOU KNOW, BAD GRAMMAR WITH AI. NOW THE BAD FOLKS CAN REALLY POLISH THOSE, THOSE EMAILS. SO WHAT ARE WE DOING TO TRY TO HELP ADDRESS THESE AREAS? SO IT REALLY STARTS WITH EDUCATION AND TRAINING. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING VARIOUS TRAINING. AS SEVERAL OF YOU KNOW, WE NOW HAVE AI AS PART OF OUR ANNUAL TRAINING PROCESS. I WAS SAYING KUDOS TO COUNCIL MEMBER JUSTICE FOR COMPLETING ALL HER TRAINING ELEMENTS ALREADY. SO ALONG WITH THE THE TRAINING, I ALSO HAVE A PRESENTATION THAT I'VE DONE THAT I'VE GIVEN WHO'S IN SECOND PLACE, MAYOR? YOU ARE. OH THANK YOU. I JUST JUST WAS ASKING FOR A FRIEND. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, LISTEN, IF THERE'S A WINNER, THERE'S A SECOND PLACE. 
          SORRY. THAT'S FINE. SO SO YEAH, I HAVE A PRESENTATION THAT I'VE GIVEN TO VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AGAIN, TRYING TO GET THROUGH THE THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS. WE'RE ALSO FINALIZING AN AI POLICY. SO WE'RE REALLY GETTING CLOSE TO THAT. THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE DID RESEARCH. 
          IT WASN'T JUST ME DOING IT FROM SCRATCH OR GOING TO AI AND SAY, AI, CREATE A POLICY. WE FOUND A COALITION OUT THERE, THE GOV AI COALITION, WHO REALLY PROVIDED A GREAT FOUNDION FOR US TO START OUR PROCESS WITH. SO NOW I WANT TO MOVE TO A SECOND CHALLENGE. THIS FIRST LINE TECHNOLOGY COSTS OF ACCELERATED WELL BEYOND HISTORICAL TRENDS DOESN'T REALLY GIVE YOU THE MAGNITUDE OF WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE. SO I WILL TELL YOU IN MY HOT MINUTE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, MEANING THE IT CAREER, I'VE SEEN SOME VOLATILITY, BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN VOLATILITY TO THIS LEVEL. WE HAVE SCENARIOS WHERE OUR VENDORS WON'T EVEN GIVE US MORE THAN A 14 DAY QUOTE, BECAUSE PRICES ARE CHANGING THAT QUICKLY. AND I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT HERE IN A LITTLE BIT. SO WHAT'S THE DRIVER BEHIND ALL THIS? AGAIN IT GOES BACK TO AI, RIGHT? SO I THINK YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN ARTICLES ABOUT DEMAND FOR MORE DATA CENTERS BEING BUILT. AGAIN, AI IS THE DRIVER FOR MORE DATA CENTERS. THEY'RE EATING UP PROCESSORS, MEMORY CHIPS AND DRIVING THOSE PRICES UP. AND I THINK I'VE GOT A FEW EYE OPENING EXAMPLES TO SHARE WITH YOU HERE. SO THESE ARE REAL WORLD. THESE ARE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN OUR WORLD, OUR IT WORLD, STARTING WITH OUR NETWORK FIREWALLS. SO WE DID A PURCHASE BACK IN 2022 AFTER THE CITY HALL FIRE. SO FOR TWO FIREWALLS, THE ASSOCIATED SOFTWARE AND MAINTENANCE, WE PURCHASED THAT AT $232,884. BACK IN 2022. WE REQUESTED THAT SYSTEM HERE IN 2026. THE PRICE CAME IN AT AGAIN, SAME SETUP, JUST NEWER GENERATION OF HARDWARE AT $875,516, SO A 276% INCREASE. AFTER THEY PICKED ME UP OFF THE FLOOR AND WE MADE 
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SURE THAT THOSE WERE THE RIGHT NUMBERS, IT IT IS TRULY WHAT IT WAS. TO A LESSER DEGREE. WE ALSO HAVE OUR HIGH END WORKSTATIONS. JUST IN ONE YEAR, THE PRICE WENT FROM 2000 TO $21 AND 2025 TO $4641. 2026 AGAIN, 130% INCREASE IN PRICE. STANDARD LAPTOP WENT FROM $1,435 IN 2025 TO $3056 IN 2026, AGAIN, 113% INCREASE NETWORK SWITCH PRICES. NOW, THIS ISN'T A YEAR. THIS IS FIVE MONTHS. WE WENT FROM $10,785 TO $25,668, SO 138% INCREASE IN FIVE MONTHS. 
          THAT'S HOW VOLATILE THE PRICES ARE. NOW I'M GIVING YOU HARDWARE EXAMPLES. THIS ALSO TRANSCENDS TRANSITIONS INTO SOFTWARE AND MAINTENANCE AS WELL. BUT WITHOUT QUESTION HARDWARE IS THAT THE THE HIGHER END. SO WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IN IT GOING FORWARD? WE'RE LOOKING AT ALTERNATE VENDORS AND PRODUCTS. SO ARE THERE OTHER THINGS, OTHER PRODUCTS OUT THERE THAT WE CAN DO THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT PROVIDES THE SAME LEVEL OF FUNCTIONALITY, BUT WE CAN GET IT AT A CHEAPER PRICE. WE'RE LOOKING AT THINGS LIKE INTEL PROCESSORS VERSUS AMD, AND I'LL GET INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE HERE LATER. AGAIN, THE DELL VERSUS HP IS A VENDOR SCENARIO. WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT EXTENDING HARDWARE LIFE. SO WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING A BASED OFF OF TIMING OF 4 TO 5 YEAR REFRESH CYCLE FOR, SAY, PCS. NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING THAT IN THE 6 TO 7 YEAR, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO HOLD ON TO THAT HARDWARE A LITTLE BIT LONGER. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT THINGS LIKE DESIRE VERSUS TRUE NEED, RIGHT? SO I MAY WANT A HIGH END SYSTEM, WHICH OBVIOUSLY COSTS HIGH, BUT I MAY BE ABLE TO DO MY JOB SUFFICIENTLY WITH OUR, OUR MAIN. OUR MAIN STANDARD SYSTEM. SO WE'RE GOING BACK AND WE'RE TRYING TO DO SOME EVALUATION THERE AND, AND MAKING SOME CHANGES. SO TRANSITIONING INTO FUNDING AND PROJECTS. SO WE HAVE VARIOUS SOURCES THAT WE TAP INTO FOR OUR IT FUNDING. SO WE USE THE GENERAL FUND FOR BASIC OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE CAPITAL REPLACEMENT FUND. SO THAT'S FOR HARDWARE STUFF. LIKE WE WERE JUST DOING THE EXAMPLES WITH WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY FUND FOR OUR LEGACY SYSTEM REPLACEMENTS, AND THEN WE HAVE OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDS, LIKE UTILIZING THE CEOS OR CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION FOR THINGS LIKE THE RADIO SYSTEM. SO THIS CHART REALLY SHOWS OUR GENERAL FUND AND OUR CAPITAL REPLACEMENTS. SO THE FIRST BAR IS THE STACKED BAR FOR GENERAL FUND AND REALLY SHOWING FOUR MAJOR CATEGORIES. OUR CLOUD COMPUTING HARDWARE, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND SOFTWARE. THE SECOND BAR IS THE CAPITAL REPLACEMENT FUND. WE'RE SHOWING THE ACTUALS FOR 24 AND 25 FOR REFERENCE. AND THEN WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING FOR 26 AND THEN WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR 27. SO SOME OF THE KEY CHANGES BETWEEN THE 26 AND 27, STARTING WITH CLOUD COMPUTING. SO YOU'LL SEE A $251,000 INCREASE. SO 244,000 OF THAT IS MADE UP OF OUR AXON SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. SO THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF 133,000. FOR THAT. WE HAVE A NEW SOFTWARE PACKAGE THAT CALLED CITYWIDE THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO REPLACE CITYWORKS WITH. THAT'S $89,000. AND THEN FASTER FORUR OUR FLEET SYSTEM, THAT'S A $22,000. ON THE HARDWARE SIDE, WE HAD AN INCREASE OF $178,325. AND THAT WAS REALLY MADE UP OF OUR DELL SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE FOR DELL SERVERS. AND THEN ON THE SOFTWARE SIDE, WE HAVE AN INCREASE OF $530,000. ROUGHLY. 
          THE VAST MAJORITY OF THAT IS THE SECURITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. SO YOU'LL SEE IN A LATER SLIDE WHERE WE'RE DOING A TRANSITION OF THE $283, $283,000 FROM OUR TECH FUND INTO OPERATING, AND THEN MOCK ALERTS, WHICH IS A LEARNING SYSTEM FOR FIRE. THAT'S ANOTHER 85,000. AND THEN VMWARE, WHICH IS SOFTWARE USED FOR SERVER VIRTUALIZATION, MADE $122,000 OF THAT. SO GOING INTO SOME OF OUR MAJOR PROJECTS FOR THIS YEAR, AGAIN, I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL OF THESE, BUT I DID WANT TO TOUCH BASE ON A FEW OF THEM. SO THE PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM HARDWARE UPDATE THE C 
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FOR 440,000. THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. IT GOT DELAYED BECAUSE WE COULDN'T GET THE HARDWARE IN BECAUSE OF SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES. SO WE ACTUALLY FINALLY DID GET THE HARDWARE IN THIS MONTH. AND WE'RE ANTICIPATING HAVING THAT COMPLETED NEXT MONTH. I'LL JUMP TO THE ROUTER AND SWITCH TECH REFRESH. SO WITH THAT, WE'VE REPLACED 56 SWITCHES IN OUR ENVIRONMENT. VERY SUCCESSFUL THERE. I DID WANT TO POINT OUT ON THE DESKTOP LAPTOP REPLACEMENT. SO THE 436,000 PRICE TAG THERE WAS FOR OUR SYSTEMS IN. OUR 269 SYSTEMS FOR FY 26 THAT WE REPLACED. THAT TIES INTO SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING FOR FY 27. AGAIN, LOOKING AT THE DESKTOP LAPTOP REPLACEMENT LINE ITEM, WE'RE NOT TOO FAR OFF WITH THE $422,505. SO A LITTLE BIT OVER 13,000 DIFFERENCE, BUT THAT ONLY COVERS 228 SYSTEMS. SO A DIFFERENCE OF 41 FEWER SYSTEMS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE WITH, WITH THAT MONEY BECAUSE OF THE PRICE VARIANCES. AGAIN, THIS IS A PLACE WHERE WE LOOKED AT AMD PROCESSORS VERSUS INTEL PROCESSORS. THE AMD, WE CAN SAVE ANYWHERE FROM 500 TO $1500 DEPENDING ON THE THE MODEL. SO WE'VE GONE THAT ROUTE TO TRY TO SAVE MONEY. HAD WE NOT DONE THAT, THE DISCREPANCY IN THE NUMBER OF SYSTEMS THAT WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REPLACE WOULD HAVE BEEN EVEN GREATER. I ALSO WANT TO LOOK AT THE SWITCHES AND WAPS. SO THOSE ARE WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS FOR CITY HALL AND LIBRARY. SO THAT'S 27 SWITCHES AND 111 WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS. THAT WILL BE GOING INTO THE THE NEW CITY HALL AND THE REFURB LIBRARY AS WELL. AND AGAIN, I TOUCHED A LITTLE BIT ON THE CITY WORKS TO CITY WIDE MIGRATION. SO AGAIN, THAT'S AN APPLICATION THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT REPLACING AT A COST OF 154,600. SO MOVING INTO OUR LEGACY SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTATION, AGAIN, GOING BACK TO SOME OF THE HISTORY. SO OUR LEGACY SYSTEMS DATE BACK TO THE LATE 80S, LATE 80S, EARLY 90S, MOSTLY ON AN AS 400 PLATFORM, VERY MUCH DATED. WE DID THE IT MASTER PLAN, WHICH RECOMMENDED DOING THE REPLACEMENT OF THOSE SYSTEMS AND ADOPTING NEW MODERN SYSTEMS. IN 2020, WE IDENTIFIED TYLER AS THE THE RIGHT SOLUTION FOR US. TYLER, WITHOUT QUESTION, IS THE LEADER IN THE GOVERNMENT SPACE. AND THEN, DESPITE SOME CHALLENGES, COVID, CITY HALL, FIRE, STAFFING CHALLENGES, WE'VE CONTINUED TO MAKE PRETTY GOOD PROGRESS. TECHNOLOGY FUND. I KNOW MARK NELSON HAD COVERED THIS WITH YOU IN A PREVIOUS PRESENTATION, SO I WON'T REHASH IT. I JUST WANTED TO PUT IT HERE FOR FOR CONTEXT AND REFERENCE POINT. SO WITH OUR TECHNOLOGY FUND, REALLY THIS IS OUR PORTION OF IT. TRAFFIC HAS A PORTION AS WELL. THAT MARK ALSO WENT OVER WITH YOU. SO FROM THE IT SIDE OF THE HOUSE WE HAVE THE TYLER SAAS MAINTENANCE. SO THAT'S THE ONGOING HOSTING FEES, IF YOU WILL, LOOKING AT MAKING A SMALL JUMP FROM 26 TO 27. TYLER IMPLEMENTATION. SO THAT'S EVERYTHING FROM OUR TYLER COST TO OUR THIRD PARTY CONSULTANT THAT WE BRING IN TO ASSIST WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION AND THEN THE HARDWARE AND MAINTENANCE OR I'M SORRY, HARDWARE AND MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANEOUS PIECE IS TYPICALLY ADDITIONAL TRAINING THAT WE, WE, WE PURCHASE. AND THEN THE SECURITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS WHAT I ALLUDED TO PRIOR, WHERE WE'RE TAKING THAT OUT OF THE TECHNOLOGY FUND AND MOVING IT OVER TO OUR GENERAL FUND. SO FROM A LEGACY SYSTEM PROJECT TIMELINE, WE'VE IMPLEMENTED THE MUNICIPAL COURTS, OUR FINANCIALS, TIME ENTRY AND PAYROLL, AS WELL AS THE HR COMPONENTS. WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING THE UTILITY BILLING AND JUST STARTED THE BUILDING CODE AND HEALTH OR WHAT TYLER CALLS THE ENTERPRISE PERMITTING AND LICENSING COMPONENT OR EPL. WE HAVE TARGET DATES FOR UB OF OCTOBER OF 2027 AND EPL OF NOVEMBER OF 2027. AND AGAIN, SOME QUICK STATUS HERE. SO WITH THE UTILITY BILLING, WE BEGAN THIS PROCESS BACK IN 2024. WE ACTUALLY GOT TO A POINT WHERE OVER 30,000 RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS WERE PRETTY MUCH SET UP AND FUNCTIONING PROPERLY IN THE SYSTEM FOR BOTH WATER AND SOLID WASTE. THE VAST MAJORITY 
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OF THE COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS, SO SAY 3240 ISH. WE'RE ALSO SET UP PROPERLY FOR WATER AND SEWER, BUT WE DO HAVE 60, WHAT WE CALL COMPLEX ACCOUNTS OUT THERE, MEANING THEY HAVE COMPLEX SETUPS IN THE TYLER SYSTEM DOESN'T HANDLE IT THE WAY THAT WE'RE ABLE TO HANDLE IT WITH OUR CUSTOMIZATION AND OUR EXISTING SYSTEM. SO THERE MAY REQUIRE BE BE REQUIRED TO DO SOME ADDITIONAL PROGRAMING ON THE TYLER SIDE. ONE OF THE OTHER CHALLENGES WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THE ROUTING AND SCHEDULING FOR SOLID WASTE. AND THEN OF COURSE, WE'VE GOT THE NEW WATER AND SEWER RATE STRUCTURE THAT'S GOING TO GO INTO PLAY. SO BASICALLY WHAT WE DID TO GET OUR RESIDENTIAL AND CUSTOMER SET UP ALL COMPLETED, WE'VE GOT TO GO BACK AND REDO. 
          NOW WITH THE NEW STRUCTURE. WE KNOW IN ANY PROJECT THERE'S ALWAYS CURVEBALLS. SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE'LL ADAPT AND, YOU KNOW, RESOLVE AND MOVE FORWARD, BUT IT WILL TAKE US A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO DO THAT. ON THE BUILDING INSPECTION, CODE ENFORCEMENT AND HEALTH PERMITTING SYSTEMS. SO WE'VE STARTED THAT UP. AS OF MAY 2026. 
          WE'LL CONTINUE OUR SETUP THROUGHOUT 2026. BUT BOTH UB AND EPL WILL DEFINITELY GO WELL INTO 2027. AS FAR AS NEXT STEPS, WE'RE LOOKING TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK FROM YOU ON OUR WORK PLAN. WE'RE, LIKE I SAID, GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO THE LEGACY SYSTEM WITH OUR FOCUS ON UB AND EPL. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE FINALIZED THE IT WORK PLAN AS WE RECEIVE CERTIFIED PROPERTY TAX VALUES AND THE CITY MANAGER PREPARES TO FILE THE BUDGET. SO WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. MAYOR PRO TEM HUTCHENRIDER. YES, SIR. GREAT PRESENTATION. APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. COULD YOU GO BACK TO SLIDE 14 FOR ONE SECOND? I HAD ONE QUICK QUESTION. OH, MAYBE GO BACK ONE RIGHT THERE. PERFECT. OKAY. CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND? I, I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT THE SWITCHES AND THE, THE ACCESS POINTS FOR CITY HALL AND LIBRARY WOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED AS A PART OF THE PROJECT. WHY, WHY DID WE NOT HAVE THAT AS A PART OF THE PROJECT? AND WE'RE DOING IT UNDER OUR CAPITAL REPLACEMENT FUND. YES. SO THIS ACTUALLY WORKED OUT WELL FOR US. WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE ONE OF OUR REFRESH CYCLES AND FIT IT INTO THE STRUCTURE. SO BASICALLY THINK OF IT AS WE'RE DOING A REFRESH. BUT THE REFRESH IS HAPPENING AT CITY HALL AND THE LIBRARY. SO DAN ELABORATE ON THAT. EXPLAIN THAT. I'M SORRY. MY QUESTION IS, IS WHY WOULDN'T THE $601,000 BE A PART OF THE PROJECT AMOUNT, NOT AS A SEPARATE LINE ITEM, AS A CAPITAL REPLACEMENT FUND? NORMALLY, WHEN I SEE A BUILDING BEING BUILT OR REFURBISHED, LIKE WE'RE DOING WITH CITY HALL AND LIBRARY, THOSE COSTS ARE ALL IN THE OVERALL PROJECT COST, NOT LINE ITEM OUT SEPARATELY AND THEN BROUGHT IN TO THE PROJECT. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? WHAT I'M ASKING? I THINK SO I THINK, DAN, THIS IS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT THAT WAS PART OF A LOT OF YOUR ORIGINAL CITY HALL DATA CENTER THAT'S BEING REPLACED. SO IT WASN'T FACTORED IN TO THE BUDGET BECAU IT WAS EQUIPMENT WE ALREADY HAD WHEN IT WAS. HE'S REPLACING EQUIPMENT THAT WAS AT THE OLD CITY HALL, OR THAT WE TRANSITIONED TO THE DATA CENTER. AND I THINK IS WHAT THIS IS, IF I'M RECALLING. SO IF WE FOR INSTANCE, IF WE'D HAVE MOVED INTO THE NEW CITY HALL A YEAR AGO, THIS EQUIPMENT WOULD HAVE CAME WITH US AND WE WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT NEW EQUIPMENT JUST BECAUSE WE WERE MOVING INTO CITY HALL. THIS EQUIPMENT WITH A MIGRATED. IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT IT'S ON THIS, THAT IT'S ON THE SAME CYCLE. OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. THAT MAKES SENSE. YEAH. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU. SURE. COUNCILMEMBER CORCORAN, THANK YOU. MAYOR. YOU KNOW, I THINK. 
          SOMETHING THAT. LET ME SEE. SORRY. YOU KNOW, I THINK JUST A COMMENT ON ONE OF THE SLIDES THAT YOU HAD IS, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF LIKE LAPTOPS AND HARDWARE AND STUFF, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT OUR, OUR FUNDS ARE, ARE TIGHT TO DO THAT, BUT JUST SORT OF A COMMENT, LIKE A POLICY COMMENTARY, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I THINK IT'S, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO LET EMPLOYEES, IF THEY REALLY FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE A JUSTIFICATION FOR SAVING TIME, RUNNING REPORTS OR DOING THEIR JOBS, YOU KNOW, NOT, I GUESS, ON ONE HAND, NOT TO BE TOO STRICT AND, AND ASSIGNING SORT OF UPDATED EQUIPMENT AS LONG AS, YOU KNOW, JUST YOU'RE, THEY'RE ALSO BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO ALL THE DIFFERENT STANDARDS THAT COME WITH THAT JUSTIFICATION, RIGHT? I MEAN, MAKING THEM REALLY PROVE OUT THAT THEY'RE SAVING THE TIME THAT THEY SAY THEY WILL, RIGHT? YEAH. NO, I THINK TO YOUR POINT, IT'S ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. 
          AND IF THERE TRULY IS A CASE, YOU KNOW, MADE, THAT MAKES SENSE, AND THEY TRULY DO NEED 
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THAT HIGHER END SYSTEM, THEN BY ALL MEANS, WE DON'T WANT TO BE PENNY WISE AND POUND FOOLISH AS THE AS THE SAYING GOES. YEAH. AND LET ME ALSO TAG ON THAT SLIGHTLY. SO NEXT WEEK YOU'LL SEE ON CONSENT AGENDA A PURCHASE REQUEST FOR OUR PCS. I WILL TELL YOU IF WE IF WE DON'T GET THAT APPROVAL, WITHOUT QUESTION, THE PRICES ARE GOING TO GO UP AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BUY FEWER SYSTEMS. SO CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION NEXT WEEK FOR, FOR THAT THAT PLUG IN. YEAH, I APPRECIATE THE CONTEXT. THANK YOU. I THINK WE'LL ADD ONE MORE THING. WE'VE ALSO BEEN KIND OF TALKING ABOUT STRATEGY. SO FOR EXAMPLE, WE USED TO IF WE REPLACED A SYSTEM, IT MIGHT BE THE LAPTOP. AND A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE TWO MONITORS RIGHT NOW SO THEY CAN MOVE DOCUMENTS AROUND. MAYBE WE DON'T NEED TO REPLACE THE MONITORS WITH THE SYSTEM. 
          MAYBE WE KEEP SOME MONITORS IN STORAGE. SO IF THEY GO OUT, WE CAN REPLACE THEM AT THAT TIME. 
          BUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO LOOK FOR SOME STRATEGIES THAT MITIGATE THE TOTAL COST OF THE SYSTEM. COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU, MAYOR DAN, THAT LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS ALONE, YOU KNOW, THE BOTTOM LINE ON ON 17, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT $820,000 INCREASE, WHICH IS A SIZABLE PERCENTAGE INCREASE FOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I ALSO KNOW THAT WHAT YOU ALL DO, AND I KNOW JUST IN MY, MY TIME ON THE COUNCIL, BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU HAVE ACCESS TO AND BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU GUYS KEEP UP TO DATE ON, IT'S PROTECTED OUR CITIZENS AND OUR OPERATIONS ON A COUPLE DIFFERENT INSTANCES. SO, SO I GUESS THE QUESTION THERE IS, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT WHAT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH BUDGET, THAT'S NOT YOU KNOW, THE REALITY IS THE NEXT YEAR, IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET TOUGHER, ESPECIALLY IF CERTAIN THINGS GET PASSED THE STATE LEGISLATURE. WHERE DO YOU LOOK? I KNOW A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT I THINK IT WAS I DON'T REMEMBER IF IT WAS POLICE CARS OR SOMETHING WITH VEHICLE. I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT WHAT MAYBE IT WAS FLEET VEHICLES WE LOOKED AT MAYBE KEEPING THEM AN EXTRA YEAR. CAN YOU KIND OF SPEAK TOWARDS, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT THAT CYCLE LOOKS LIKE. I KNOW, CAN'T JUST MENTION YOU ALL ARE THINKING ABOUT STUFF TO KIND OF BE CONSERVATIVE AND THINK OF SOME THINGS THAT MIGHT BE COST. CAN YOU JUST KIND OF MAYBE TALK ABOUT THAT A THING OR TWO THERE? AND THEN ALSO WHEN YOU'RE DISCUSSING THAT, CAN YOU SPEAK TO A LOT OF THESE INCREASES ARE DUE TO COSTS, OBVIOUSLY SUPPLY AND DEMAND WITH DATA CENTERS BEING THERE'S A THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF SUPPLIES THAT GETS, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT GETS BALANCED BY NEW ENTRY INTO THE MARKETPLACE FROM THE PRODUCER SIDE, CAN YOU SHINE SOME LIGHT ONTO WHAT WE'RE DOING TO NSERVE IT, BUT ALSO GET US THROUGH THIS KIND OF DIFFICULT PERIOD? SURE. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. SO LIKE I SAID, WITH THE PCS, WE'RE LOOKING AT TRYING TO EXTEND THE TIME FRAME THERE FROM INSTEAD OF A 4 TO 5 YEAR CYCLE REPLACEMENT, MAKING IT A 6 OR 7 YEARS ON OUR SWITCHES. I WILL TELL YOU, WE'VE ALREADY LOOKED AT THAT AND GOTTEN WITH OUR VENDOR AND SAID, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO SQUEEZE AS MUCH TIME AS WE CAN. OUT OF ALL THE SWITCHES, THE CHALLENGE WE HAVE THERE IS WE WERE TRYING TO LEVEL OUT THE COSTS AND DO A REPLACEMENT, YOU KNOW, IN SMALLER INCREMENTS EVERY YEAR. WHAT THIS IS GOING TO DO IS MAKE MORE OF A BALLOON PAYMENT, IF YOU WILL. WE'RE TRYING TO GET IN FRONT OF THAT BY SAVING DOLLARS NOW, GETTING READY TO SPEND LATER. BUT THE CHALLENGE, AS YOU'RE ALLUDING TO AS WELL, IS WE ASKED OUR VENDORS, HEY, GIVE US A LOOK INTO YOUR CRYSTAL BALL AND WHAT DO YOU THINK? INITIALLY, THEY TOLD US THEY THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING TO BE LIKE A SIX MONTH BUBBLE. NOW THEY'RE TELLING US 2030 AND WE'RE GOING BACK TO THEM AND SAYING, HOW IS THIS POSSIBLY SUSTAINABLE THROUGH 2030? SO ONLY TIME WILL TELL. RIGHT? I APPRECIATE THAT EXTRA INSIGHT AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ALL DO. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CORCORAN. THANK YOU. SORRY, I JUST HAD TO GET MY WORDS TOGETHER FOR MY SECOND QUESTION. SO WITH THE TYLER SYSTEMS, YOU KNOW, WITH THE NEW WATER AND RATE STRUCTURE REQUIRING PROGRAMING IN THE CURRENT SYSTEM AND BUMPING THAT IMPLEMENTATION DATE BACK, I MEAN, I, I DON'T KNOW HOW OFTEN WE ANTICIPATE REDOING OUR WATER AND SEWER RATE, YOU KNOW, RATES, BUT WITH, WITH ANYTHING, RIGHT? WHETHER IT'S THOSE OR ANY OTHER SORT OF UTILITY WHENEVER WITH THE TYLER WITH, WITH TYLER, I MEAN, WHENEVER WE ADOPT A NEW POLICY, WE DON'T ANTICIPATE IT TAKING THAT LONG OF A PERIOD OF TIME TO PROGRAM. THAT'S JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT DONE PROGRAMING IT NOW. RIGHT? RIGHT. 
          YEAH. IT'S THE INITIAL SETUP. ONCE WE HAVE THE SETUP DONE WHERE WE HAVE A METER AND A RATE CARD ASSOCIATED WITH THAT METER, IF THE RATE CARD CHANGES, WE JUST GO CHANGE THE RATE CARD. 
          PART OF THE CHALLENGE HERE IS WE'VE GOT TO DO THE INITIAL TYING THE METER AND THE RATE 
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CARD TO EVERY SINGLE CUSTOMER, RIGHT? BUT ONCE THAT'S DONE, IT'S JUST A LIKE I SAID, ONCE WE'VE SAID, HEY, THESE CUSTOMERS HAVE METER A WITH RATE CARD, A IF RATE CARD A CHANGES, WE CHANGE IT THERE. I DON'T HAVE TO GO CHANGE IT FOR EVERY SINGLE CUSTOMER BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY, YOU KNOW, SET AND ESTABLISHED. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO YEAH, IT'S JUST TRULY THE INITIAL SETUP. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL 
          [E. REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE FY 2026-2027 FACILITIES AND FLEET SERVICES MAINTENANCE  STRATEGIES  ]
MOVE ON TO ITEM E, WHICH IS TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS FISCAL YEAR 2627 FACILITIES AND FLEET SERVICES MAINTENANCE STRATEGY. MR. MAGNER THANK YOU, MAYOR, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS IS OUR FINAL DEEP DIVE OF THIS BUDGET SEASON. AND WAYNE IS GOING TO COVER BOTH OUR FLEET AND FACILITIES PLANS FOR FY 27, AS WELL AS GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE OF WHERE WE STAND ON FY 26. 
          WAYNE, THANKS FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          IT'S MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT THE FISCAL YEAR 27 FACILITIES AND FLEET BUDGET AND OUR WORK PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR. IN THE PRESENTATION, WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER BRIEFLY KIND OF AN ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, KIND OF HOW WE'RE PUT TOGETHER. TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TWO DIVISIONS. FIRST. I'LL START WITH FLEET, THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT FACILITIES AND THE VARIOUS THINGS UNDER EACH ONE OF THOSE, WHICH DEALS WITH FUNDING COSTS, HOW WE WORK, OUR OPERATIONS AND ANY PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON WITH THAT. AND THEN WE'LL CLOSE WITH GETTING YOUR COMMENTS FOR NEXT STEPS. SO THIS IS OUR ORGANIZATION AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS. WE ARE GOING TO REDUCE DOWN TO 54 STAFF MEMBERS THIS YEAR. THAT WILL BE 29 IN FACILITIES, 20 IN FLEET WITH FIVE ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS. WE MAINTAIN OVER 40 BUILDINGS FOR THE CITY AT JUST OVER 1,000,000FT■S. ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES FOR NEXT YEAR IS THREE FACILITIES WILL BE COMING ONLINE, WHICH WILL NET US AN ADDITIONAL 53,000FT■S. 
          AND SO THAT'S GOING TO INCREASE SOME OF OUR OPERATING COSTS AND SOME OF THE EXPENSES WE HAVE. 
          AND WE'LL SEE THAT IN A FEW SLIDES. ON THE FLEET SIDE, OUR FLEET STAYING FAIRLY FLAT, 759 VEHICLES IN THE FLEET CURRENTLY. AND WE MANAGE FOUR FUEL SITES TO HELP OPERATE THOSE VEHICLES. 
          SO SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH EVERY YEAR, WE'RE DEALING WITH THE COMPLEXITY OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS. MANUFACTURERS RE-ENGINEER THEIR STUFF EVERY YEAR, NEW AC SYSTEMS, NEW VEHICLE SYSTEMS. AND SO OUR STAFF HAS TO STAY ON TOP OF THE INDUSTRY, GET RETRAINED IN SOME OF THOSE NEWER SYSTEMS. SO THAT'S AN ONGOING CHALLENGE FOR US. SECOND, DAN MENTIONED THE IT IS WORKING WITH US ON OUR NEW FLEET MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE. 
          WE'RE GOING THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF THE CURRENT DATA TO CLEAN IT UP SO THAT WHEN WE MAKE THE TRANSITION, WE HAVE GOOD INFORMATION IN THE SYSTEM. I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL 53,000FT■S THAT WILL BE COMING ONLINE, WHICH IS PUTTING SOME ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES TO US. AND THEN FINALLY, SIMILAR TO DAN'S PRESENTATION, NOT QUITE AS ELABORATE AS SOME OF HIS, BUT WE HAVE ADDITIONAL COSTS THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH ALSO, PRIMARILY WITH SOME OF THE MATERIALS. YOU'LL SEE SOME EXAMPLES THERE ON THE FIRST FOUR LINES OF THINGS LIKE ATTIC FANS, THE FRONT LOADER FOR SOLID WASTE DECALS FOR POLICE CARS, THE INCREASE THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING THERE, AND THEN ALSO CONTROL BOXES FOR OUR KNUCKLE BOOM GRAPPLE TRUCKS. BUT THE TWO ITEMS AT THE BOTTOM I WANTED TO MENTION IS BECAUSE THE HOURLY RATE OF THE LABOR THAT WE OUTSOURCE IS JUMPING EXPONENTIALLY AT 25% JUMP IN ELECTRICAL LABOR. THAT'S HAPPENING IN THE OTHER TRADES ALSO. AND THEN THE LAST ITEM THERE I WANT TO MENTION, BECAUSE THAT PRICE INCREASE FOR OUTSOURCED CUSTODIAL LABOR IS AT OUR CURRENT FOOTPRINT, THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE ADDITIONAL 53,000FT■!S THAT WE'RE GOING TO ADD. SO WE'VE GOT A SOLUTION FOR THAT. AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT WHEN WE GET TO THE CUSTODIAL SECTION. NOW WE'LL GO TO THE FLEET SIDE. FLEET IS FUNDED THROUGH THE GENERAL FUND FOR MOST OF OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION, WHERE WE DO PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS ON ALL OF THE CITY FLEET. WE ALSO MANAGE THE FUEL OPERATIONS AND DO ALL THE ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF THOSE VEHICLES. ON VEHICLE ACQUISITION, WE HAVE DIFFERENT FUNDING OPTIONS THERE. THE PRIMARY ONE IS THE CAPITAL REPLACEMENT FUND, WHICH COMES OUT OF THE AD VALOREM TAX CUT OUT EACH YEAR, AND WE USE THAT TO BUY THE MAJORITY OF REPLACEMENT VEHICLES IN THE FLEET, EXCEPT FOR THE HIGH DOLLAR ONES, THE HIGH DOLLAR VEHICLES, THEY COME OUT OF KOS, MAINLY FIRE APPARATUS AND SOLID WASTE EQUIPMENT. AND THEN WE DO PURCHASE ITEMS FOR SOME OF THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS WITH WATER AND SEWER AND SOLID WASTE TO REPLENISH THEIR FLEET. SO THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR IS FAIRLY FLAT, A 1% INCREASE THAT WE'RE SHOWING. WE'VE REALIZED SOME SAVINGS AND SOME CONTRACTUAL WORK THAT WE'RE DOING. WE'RE 
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NOT SENDING. WE ARE FULLY STAFFED FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE I'VE BEEN THERE ON THE FLEET SIDE. SO WE'RE NOT SENDING AS MUCH WORK OUT WHEN WE NEED THAT WORK DONE. WE'RE KEEPING IT IN-HOUSE, WHICH IS SAVING US SOME MONEY THERE. AND ALSO, WE'VE DONE SOME REMEDIATION ON SOME OF OUR FUEL SYSTEMS, WHICH MAKES THEM MORE EFFICIENT, AND WE'RE NOT HAVING TO DO AS MUCH MAINTENANCE ON THOSE SYSTEMS. SO THAT'S SOME OF THE SAVINGS. WE REALIZED THE COST OF SUPPLIES WITH SUPPLIES IS MAINLY THE COST OF FUEL. AS WE ALL KNOW, THE PRICE OF FUEL HAS GONE UP AND WE'RE TRYING TO ABSORB THAT. SO THIS SLIDE SHOWS NEXT YEAR'S PROPOSED CAPITAL REPLACEMENT PLAN. I'LL QUICKLY YOU CAN SEE THE DETAIL THERE. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. 
          I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE OVERALL 52 VEHICLES GETTING REPLACED AT JUST OVER $6.2 MILLION. NOW TO TRANSITION FROM FLEET TO FACILITIES ON THE FACILITY SIDE, JUST LIKE ON THE FLEET SIDE, THEY HAVE A GENERAL FUND BUDGET THAT THEY MANAGE TO DO THEIR SERVICE REQUEST AND THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF THE CITY FACILITIES. JUST SO YOU KNOW, MOST MAJOR PROJECTS, WE OUTSOURCE, MOST MAJOR REPAIRS, WE OUTSOURCE. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO GENERAL REPAIR, WE DO MOST OF THAT IN-HOUSE. WE USE THE FACILITIES MAINTENANCE FUND, WHICH IS ALSO A CARVE OUT OF THE AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX EACH YEAR. AND WE USE THAT TO DO MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS IN A FEW MINUTES. AND THEN FROM TIME TO TIME, AND THIS YEAR WE HAVE A NUMBER OF THEM. WE GET ALLOCATIONS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS, AND WE'LL GO OVER SOME OF THOSE SPECIAL PROJECTS IN A FUTURE SLIDE. SO ON THE FACILITY MAINTENANCE SIDE, JUST AN EXAMPLE HERE OF YEAR OVER YEAR UNIT COST, YOU'LL SEE HOW SOME OF THOSE COSTS ARE IMPACTING US. FROM A SERVICE REQUEST STANDPOINT. WE'VE BEEN PRETTY FLAT THIS YEAR. ONLY THREE MORE SERVICE REQUESTS OR THREE FEWER SERVICE REQUESTS THAN WE HAD LAST YEAR. BUT WE SAW SPIKES IN HVAC AND ROOF AND LOCK AND KEY. WE SAW DECREASES IN PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL. SO IT BECAME A WASH OVER TIME. 
          WHERE WE DO SEE THE IMPACT IS ON THE SECOND BULLET, WHICH IS THE TRADE LABOR COST, WHICH I SHOWED THE EXAMPLE EARLIER FROM THE ELECTRICAL LABOR. AND THEN ALSO ON THE HVAC SIDE, THERE'S A NEW REFRIGERANT REQUIREMENT THIS YEAR. SO THAT'S BEEN COSTING US A LITTLE EXTRA ON THAT. ONE OF THE MOST HEAVILY USED THINGS THAT WE HAVE IS DOORS, GATES AND ACCESS POINTS. 
          AND THOSE TAKE A LOT OF MAINTENANCE BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC IN AND OUT OF THE BUILDINGS, IN AND OUT OF THE YARDS. AND SO THAT THERE'S A LOT OF REPAIRS THAT WE HAVE TO DO ON THOSE SYSTEMS BECAUSE THEY'RE USED VERY HEAVILY. SO NOW WE'LL LOOK A LITTLE BIT AT THE ACTUAL BUDGET FOR FACILITIES. TWO MAJOR DRIVERS IN THE INCREASE FOR THIS YEAR. 
          ONE IS THOSE ADDITIONAL SQUARE FEET THAT WE HAVE TO MANAGE AND THE COST FOR OUR OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS TO MANAGE MOST OF THAT. THOSE TWO CENTER LINE ITEMS IN THE CHART ARE ALL DRIVEN BY OUTSIDE VENDORS. SO THAT'S WHERE AND THAT'S WHERE MOST OF OUR COST INCREASE IS. 
          THE OTHER ITEM IS THE COST OF HEATING AND COOLING. THE EXTRA SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT IN PLAY NEXT YEAR. SO TO LOOK AT SOME OF OUR PROJECTS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, THIS IS THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAD ASSIGNED FOR THIS YEAR. ALL OF THEM WERE COMPLETED WELL AHEAD OF SCHEDULE IN MARCH. THESE ARE THE ONES THAT WE DO IN GENERAL REPAIRS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. I'LL HIGHLIGHT THREE OF THOSE HERE. FIRST, THE FIRE TRAINING CENTER GATE SENSOR, WHICH IS THE BLACK POLE BELOW THE THREE YELLOW PYLONS. BASICALLY, WE REPLACED A GROUND LOOP WITH THAT SENSOR SO THAT WE CAN HAVE BETTER ACCESS, INGRESS AND EGRESS OUT OF THE FIRE TRAINING CENTER AT HEIGHTS, THEY HAVE A BRAND NEW SAUNA, SO IF YOU CARE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT, THAT'S THERE AND IT'S BRAND NEW. AND THEN AT FINES, WE PUT IN A NEW STAGE CURTAIN AT THAT SITE. SO PROPOSED FOR NEXT YEAR ON THE GENERAL FUND FUNDING PORTION OF FACILITIES PROJECTS. WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING A FEW PROJECTS AT THE FIRE STATIONS WITH CABINET REPLACEMENTS AND REFINISHING SOME FLOORS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER, SOME OF THE DOG PARTITIONS HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY JUST WEAR AND TEAR AND THE USE, AND SO WE'RE REPLACING SOME OF THOSE AT THE REC CENTER. THERE'S A FOLDING DOOR THAT SEPARATES A ROOM THAT NEEDS A REPAIR, AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON THAT AT MUNICIPAL COURT. ABOUT HALF OF THAT BUILDING IS STORAGE, EITHER FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS OR FOR PARKS OR FOR CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE. 
          SO WE'RE INCREASING SOME OF THE SECURITY IN THAT AND ALSO PROVIDING A BETTER ACCESS WITH A NEW DOOR STRUCTURE THERE AT POLICE. THAT BUILDING'S FIVE YEARS OLD. BUT OVER THOSE FIVE YEARS, WE'VE IDENTIFIED SOME CHALLENGES. WHEN WE HAVE AN EXTREME HOT DAY LIKE TODAY OR 
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AN EXTREMELY COLD DAY LIKE WE EXPERIENCED IN JANUARY AT THE BACK CENTER PORTION OF THE BUILDING WHERE THE QUARTERMASTER OFFICE IS, IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY HEATED OR COOLED. 
          SO WE'RE GOING TO PUT IN ANOTHER SYSTEM THERE TO HANDLE THAT. AND IN EISENMAN HAS AN ELECTRICAL REPAIR THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ON ONE OF THEIR AIR HANDLER UNITS ON THE ROOF. SO TRANSITIONING FROM THE GENERAL FUND PORTION TO THE MAINTENANCE FUND, WHICH IS THE AD VALOREM TAX PIECE, WE HAVE THESE PROJECTS THAT WE HAD THIS YEAR, AGAIN, COMPLETED ALL OF THEM ON TIME. JUST FINISHED THE LAST ONE THIS PAST MONTH, AND I'LL HIGHLIGHT THREE OF THOSE, THE ONE THAT JUST FINISHED THE GYMNASTICS CENTER, OUR BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM, WHICH ALLOWS OUR STAFF TO VIEW HOW THE HVAC SYSTEM IS WORKING REMOTELY, WAS DIFFERENT AT GYMNASTICS THAN IT WAS IN THE REST OF OUR FACILITIES. SO WE HAVE NOW STANDARDIZED THAT WITH ALL OF OUR FACILITIES SO WE CAN SEE THEM ONLINE. SECOND, IF YOU'VE GONE TO THE IQ, THEY HAVE A BRAND NEW ROOF JUST GOT PUT IN IN MAY, THAT NICE WHITE ROOF THAT YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE. 
          AND THEN FINALLY THE FIRE TRAINING CENTER, BOTH THE PUBLIC SAFETY CAMPUS AND THE FIRE TRAINING CENTER WORK ON THE SAME SOFTWARE SYSTEM FOR THEIR PARKING LOT LIGHTING. AND THERE WERE SOME CHALLENGES IN BOTH FACILITIES. AND WE FOUND SOME FIX AT THE FIRE TRAINING CENTER THAT HELP CORRECT THE PROBLEM. SO WE'RE OUR LIGHTS ARE COMING ON WHEN THEY SHOULD BE. SO OUR WORK PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR IN THE FACILITIES MAINTENANCE FUND, WE HAVE PROPOSED TO DO SOME WORK OUT OF THE WOMEN'S CLUB, MAINLY REPLACING PATIO DOORS AND SIDE LIGHTS AT THE FIRE TRAINING CENTER. THREE DIFFERENT PROJECTS, ONE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ROOF OF THE MAIN BUILDING, AND THEN ALSO ADJUSTING THE HVAC CONTROLS AT BOTH THEN BUILDING AND AUXILIARY BUILDING. AND THEN FINALLY, WE'VE GOT SOME HVAC CONTROLS TO FIX AT THE SERVICE CENTER. NOW THE SPECIAL PROJECTS. SO THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT WERE FUNDED IN PREVIOUS YEARS OR EARLIER THIS YEAR BY APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL. 
          AND THE FIRST THREE ON THE LIST ARE FROM THE GENERATOR MASTER PLAN. SO THREE YEARS AGO, THE GENERATOR MASTER PLAN, THERE WAS A STUDY DONE. THERE WAS A PLAN APPROVED, A WORK PLAN APPROVED. WE WERE ABOUT TO FINISH OUT THAT WORK PLAN THIS YEAR. AND I'LL HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THOSE PROJECTS. THE REST OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT ARE LISTED. IF YOU RECALL BACK LATE LAST YEAR, WE WERE BROUGHT FORTH A PROPOSAL FOR ITEMS IN THE BOND PROGRAM. THERE WASN'T SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO FUND HOURS THAT THE CHOICE WAS MADE TO USE LEFTOVER FUNDS FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET TO FUND THOSE FOR US, WHICH THE GOOD THING ABOUT THAT IS WE DIDN'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE ELECTION TO START THE PROJECT. SO WE STARTED THOSE PROJECTS IN JANUARY WHEN THE FUNDING CAME, AND WE'VE ALREADY GONE A GOOD WAYS DOWN THE ROAD FOR THOSE. SO TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THOSE, THE DETENTION CENTER CELL RENOVATION, YOU SEE WHAT THE CURRENT STATE IS. 
          WE'VE ALREADY STARTED THIS PROJECT. WE'VE ORDERED THE NEW CELL DOORS. THEY HAVE A LONG LEAD TIME AND NEW WINDOWS. SO WE'LL PROBABLY COMPLETE THIS PROJECT EARLY NEXT YEAR AFTER WE GET DELIVERY OF THOSE ITEMS. THE SECOND PICTURE THERE IS THE SERVICE CENTER GENERATOR IN THE IN THE GENERATOR MASTER PLAN, THE ONE GENERATOR THAT WAS THE MOST NEEDY TO BE REPLACED WAS AT THE SERVICE CENTER. IT'S WHERE SCADA IS HOUSED FOR 24 OVER SEVEN OPERATION OF OUR WATER SYSTEM. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THAT POWER THERE. SO THAT GENERATOR YOU SEE IN THE BACK OF THE PICTURE WILL GO AWAY BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. AND THERE'S ACTUALLY TWO GENERATORS THAT ARE BEING PUT IN IN ITS PLACE WITH A REDUNDANT SYSTEM. AND YOU'LL SEE ACTUALLY THAT CONDUIT IN THE PICTURE IS NOW IN THE GROUND. WE'VE GOT THE TRANSFER SWITCH IN THE WAREHOUSE READY TO INSTALL, AND THE GENERATORS ARE DUE TO ARRIVE NEXT MONTH. 
          AND THEN THE LAST ITEM, THEY'RE PART OF THE STRATEGY THAT THE STUDY GAVE US WAS THE USE OF PORTABLE GENERATORS. SO WE HAD FUNDING TO PURCHASE FOUR PORTABLE GENERATORS. THEY WILL ARRIVE ON AUGUST 12TH. THEY WILL PRIMARILY BE USED TO POWER A FACILITY THAT DOESN'T HAVE A A STANDALONE BACKUP GENERATOR ON SITE. EXAMPLES OF THAT IS LIKE BOTH THE REC CENTERS, THE SENIOR CENTER, THE LIBRARY, A PLACE LIKE THAT. BUT WE HAVE THE CONNECTIONS TO PLUG IN A PORTABLE. NOW, THE OTHER GOOD THING THAT THESE DO IS THAT IN A FACILITY WHERE WE HAVE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE DATA CENTERS, 911 THINGS OF THAT NATURE, WHICH WILL BE CITY HALL AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY CAMPUS, WE CAN USE THAT PORTABLE. IF FOR SOME REASON SOMETHING HAPPENS TO THE BACKUP GENERATOR OR WE NEED TO DO MAINTENANCE ON THE BACKUP GENERATOR GENERATOR, WE CAN MAINTAIN POWER EVEN IF A POWER OUTAGE HAPPENS. SO WE'LL KEEP EVERYTHING UP AND RUNNING. 
          SO THAT'S IT ON SPECIAL PROJECTS. LASTLY, WITH CUSTODIAL SERVICES, THEY'RE FEELING THAT CHALLENGE WITH THE ADDITIONAL SQUARE FOOTAGE. BUT ONE OF THE GOOD NEWS STORIES IS FROM THE LIVING WAGE INCREASES THAT WE'VE HAD OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS. OUR RECRUITMENT OF CUSTODIANS USED TO WE HAD NUMEROUS VACANCIES THERE BECAUSE THEY WERE BASICALLY 
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UNDERPAID. NOW WE'RE BACK TO MARKET AND WE CAN WE ARE COMPLETELY FULL ON ALL OUR FULL TIME POSITIONS. AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO DO MORE WORK. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP SOME OF THAT IN-HOUSE. WHEN WE GO TO THE LIBRARY, WHICH SHOWS A LITTLE BUMP IN LABOR. BUT YOU SEE HOW MUCH WE'RE GOING TO SAVE IN CONTRACTUAL SERVICES. AND THEN ULTIMATELY, EVEN WITH THE COST OF ADDITIONAL CHEMICAL SUPPLIES, WE'RE GOING TO NET OUT A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE BUDGET. AND WITH THAT, OUR NEXT STEPS WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE CAPITAL PROJECTS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS UNTIL THEY'RE COMPLETED. THE SECOND ITEM WE'VE BEEN PARTNERING FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS WITH OTHER TRADE SCHOOLS, BECAUSE RECRUITMENT IN A TRADE POSITION, WHETHER YOU'RE A TECHNICIAN OR AN ELECTRICIAN, IS A CHALLENGE IN THIS DAY AND AGE, WE'RE SEEING THAT START TO TURN AND GET BETTER. BUT LAST WEEK I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE NEW PLANO ISD CTE PROGRAM THAT I BELIEVE YOU ALL WERE BRIEFED ON. I HAVE A MEETING SET UP WITH THEM THIS WEEK TO TRY TO START THAT DISCUSSION. WE'VE BEEN PARTNERED WITH COLLIN COLLEGE TECHNICAL CAMPUS FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS, AND WE SERVE ON THEIR ADVISORY BOARD AND THEIR AUTOMOTIVE TECH GROUP. AND THEN WE ARE CURRENTLY IN TALKS WITH TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE, WHO JUST GOT A LARGE SUM OF MONEY FROM THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO BUILD MORE CAMPUSES. AND SO WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEM AND TRYING TO GET ON THEIR ADVISORY BOARD FOR THEIR RED OAK CAMPUS. SO FOURTH POINT OR THIRD POINT THERE, WE'RE GOING TO COORDINATE WITH ENGINEERING CAPITAL PROJECTS ON ALL OF THE 2026 BOND PROGRAMS. WE STAND ALONGSIDE WITH THEM AS WE DEVELOP THOSE BUILDINGS AND DESIGN THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE STRUCTURED IN A WAY THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN AFTER WE TAKE THOSE BUILDINGS. AND THEN FINALLY, IT TALKED ABOUT AND WORKING WITH US ON THE FLEET MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE. SO. AND WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, COUNCILMEMBER CORCORAN, JUST REAL QUICK, REMIND ME, THE DETENTION CENTER ROOF WAS FOLDED INTO THE BOND PROGRAM, RIGHT? AND THAT'S WHY IT'S NOT ON YOUR WORK PLAN HERE. IT WAS IN IN THE MONEY THAT WE GOT ALLOCATED EARLIER THIS YEAR. IT WILL BE PART OF THAT PROGRAM. 
          OKAY. SO IN THE SPECIAL PROJECTS. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. YEAH. ALSO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HANDLING SOME OF THOSE OTHER FACILITIES UPGRADES, THAT STUFF IN PARKS COMMISSION WE HEAR ALL THE TIME, OR WE HEARD ALL THE TIME ABOUT STUFF LIKE THE SAUNA, THE, THE CURTAIN, RIGHT? ALL THAT STUFF IS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FOR A LONG TIME. WE IDENTIFIED IT AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN ON THE PARKS COMMISSION, EVERY SINGLE MEETING. AND SO SMALL THINGS, BUT REALLY, REALLY CRITICAL TO LIKE THE CITIZENS WELL-BEING. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER BARRIOS. THANK YOU. MAYOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POINTING OUT SOME OF THE COST SAVINGS AND HOW INCREASING PAY IMPACTED AND ULTIMATELY SAVED US MONEY. WELL, INITIALLY IT MAY LOOK LIKE WE'RE SPENDING MORE, BUT ULTIMATELY IT DOES SAVE US MONEY BY ALLOWING US TO BRING SOME OF THOSE IN-HOUSE. I'M GOING TO ASK A SIMILAR QUESTION TO WHAT I ASKED THEM REGARDING GOODS I'M LOOKING AT SLIDE SEVEN. THE FLEET PROPOSED CAPITAL REPLACEMENT. AND I'M KIND OF CURIOUS, LIKE, AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, I THINK PATROL VEHICLES ARE EVERY 3 TO 4 YEARS. AM I WRONG? BUT CAN YOU GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT SOME OF THESE. TIMES, I WOULD ASSUME AS SOMEBODY WHO DOESN'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BACKHOES AND POTHOLE PATCHES, THOSE LAST A LOT LONGER THAN A THAN A POLICE VEHICLE THAT'S GOING UP AND DOWN AND HAS A LOT OF HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND DECREASE IN THE BRAKING ON THEM AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A BIG NUMBER. AND LOOK AT PICKUP, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THE PICKUP WE HAVE WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS THE. I CALL IT CHAD'S TRUCK, BUT THEY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION VEHICLE. LIKE WASN'T THAT NEW OR WAS THAT JUST THE ORGANIZATION SYSTEM THAT WAS NEW? I FEEL LIKE THAT IS NEWER. SO THEY HAVE MULTIPLE PICKUPS AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I MEAN, THEIR ENTIRE FLEET IS OVER 150 VEHICLES FOR THE ENTIRE OF THAT 750. SO THEY HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES, A NUMBER OF THEM. I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT COUNT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT IT'S IN THE DOUBLE DIGITS OF TRUCKS THAT THEY HAVE. THEY MAY USE THEM FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INSPECTION. THEY MAY USE THEM FOR OTHER USE THEY HAVE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. THIS IS THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER'S PICKUP TRUCK THAT I THINK IS BEING REPLACED. CORRECT. SO THIS IS NOT PATROL. THIS IS NOT TRAFFIC. THIS IS THE PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER. GOT IT. PICKUP TRUCK. RIGHT. OKAY. CAN YOU GIVE US AN IDEA OF HOW OFTEN SOME OF THE, YOU KNOW, LIKE A MOWER OR A BACKHOE IS REPLACED? BECAUSE I KNOW 
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BACKHOES ARE OBVIOUSLY A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE THAN A REGULAR VEHICLE. SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT CYCLE FOR THE VARIOUS VEHICLES REPLACEMENT. WE TAKE EVERY VEHICLE WHEN WE GET IT, AND EACH ONE BY THE DIFFERENT TYPE HAS A DIFFERENT LIFE CYCLE. SO AS YOU MENTIONED WITH POLICE, WE'VE LOOKED AT RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE ON A FIVE YEAR CYCLE FOR POLICE PATROL. WE LOOKED AT THIS YEAR POTENTIALLY GOING TO SIX ON THAT WITH THAT SAME SIMILAR DISCUSSION, WE YOU MAY HAVE SOME PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT MAY STAY 20 YEARS. IF IT'S A HEAVY STEEL BULLDOZER, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE. BUT I'VE HAD IN PREVIOUS FLEETS, YOU COULD KEEP THOSE 20 OR 30 YEARS. IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. BACKHOES TEND TO BE MORE OF A 10 TO 15 YEAR LIFE. OVERALL, OUR CITY FLEET IS BETWEEN 7 AND 8 YEAR AVERAGE, WHICH MEANS YOUR OLDEST ARE ABOUT 14 OR 15 AND YOUR NEWEST OR BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHEN YOU MIX IT ALL TOGETHER. BUT EACH VEHICLE HAS A DIFFERENT LIFE TO IT, WHETHER IT'S OURS THAT WE EXPECT TO USE IT OR MILES THAT WE EXPECT TO USE IT, WE CALCULATE THAT INTO THIS CALCULATION. SO WHEN WE DO THIS STUDY, WE DO A STUDY THAT DETERMINES THE TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP, WHICH SAYS, OKAY, WHAT'S WHAT IS THE EXPECTED LIFE OF THIS VEHICLE AND WHAT IS THE ACTUAL LIFE? WHAT IS THE EXPECTED MILEAGE THIS VEHICLE AND WHAT IS THE ACTUAL MILES? AND THEN WHAT IS THE EXPECTED COST TO MAINTAIN IT AND THE ACTUAL. AND THEN WE CALCULATE THAT OUT TO RANK EVERY VEHICLE IN THE FLEET. AND THESE ARE THE TOP VEHICLES THAT CAME ON THAT LIST. I APPRECIATE THAT AGAIN, GIVING PEOPLE INSIGHT INTO KIND OF THE PROCESS THERE. AND GOOD TO HEAR THAT YOU ALL ARE ALWAYS THINKING OF WHERE TO SAVE MONEY IN YEARS LIKE THIS. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY YOU GUYS ARE HAVING INTERNAL CONVERSATIONS THAT ABOUT WHAT CAN YOUO? AND WHERE'S THE REALITY OF WHEN WE START LOSING MONEY VERSUS SAVING MONEY? RIGHT? SO THANK YOU FOR CONTINUOUSLY DOING THAT. THANKS AGAIN FOR THE 
          [F. REVIEW PROPOSED SALE OF 604 VERNET TO DALLAS AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ]
PRESENTATION. SURE THING. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM F, WHICH IS TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED SALE OF 604 VERNON TO DALLAS AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. MR. MAGNER, THANK YOU, MAYOR, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. RILEY THOMPSON, OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, IS GOING TO LEAD THIS BRIEFING. COMING OUT OF YOUR HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT, WE IDENTIFIED SEVERAL POTENTIAL STRATEGIES FOR DEALING WITH SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS. RILEY IS GOING TO PRESENT A REALLY NEAT OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH HABITAT AND TO HOPEFULLY SET THE STAGE FOR FUTURE REINVESTMENT WHEN OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS ARISE. SO RILEY HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB SHEPHERDING THIS PROJECT THROUGH BOTH NEGOTIATIONS WITH DALLAS COUNTY AND THEIR RELATED TAX AND ENTITIES, AS WELL AS OUR ISD. SO THIS THIS HAS TAKEN AN AWFUL LOT OF WORK AND EFFORT ON HER PART TO GET IT TO THIS PART, TO THIS POINT TONIGHT. SO, RILEY, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. 
          THIS IS THE PROPERTY, 604 BURNETT STREET. SO IT'S IN THE NORTHRIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE CURRENT ESTIMATED MARKET VALUE IS 105,000 $105,000. AND IT'S VACANT, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS AERIAL PHOTO. SO THAT'S JUST FOR THE LAND ONLY. SO JUST SOME QUICK BACKGROUND ON 604 BURNETT STREET. IN AUGUST 2023, THE CITY DEMOLISHED THE STRUCTURE AFTER MORE THAN A DECADE OF REGULAR CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTION. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THESE PHOTOS HERE. SO JUST SOME BACKGROUND FOR FOR YOUR TIMELINE HERE. IN APRIL OF 2024, A JUDGMENT AGAINST 604 BURNETT STREET FOR NONPAYMENT OF TAXES AND LIENS FOR THE TAX YEARS, 1999 THROUGH 2022 WAS HAD. IN AUGUST OF 2024, THERE WAS A SHERIFF'S SALE TO RECOVER THE AMOUNT OUTSTANDING FOR TAX YEARS 99 THROUGH 2022. NO BIDS WERE RECEIVED DUE TO THE OUTSTANDING COSTS FAR EXCEEDING THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY AFTER THE EXISTING STRUCTURE WAS DEMOLISHED IN MAY OF 2025, THE PROPERTY WAS STRUCK OFF TO THE CITY OF RICHARDSON, AND SO THE CITY HOLDS THE PROPERTY IN A TRUST ON BEHALF OF ALL THE TAXING ENTITIES, WHICH INCLUDES DALLAS COUNTY RICHARDSON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AS WELL AS PARKLAND HOSPITAL IN DALLAS COLLEGE. SO EACH TAXING ENTITY STILL HOLDS A LEGAL INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY. AN OPPORTUNITY WAS IDENTIFIED FOR DALLAS AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY TO DEVELOP A HOME ON THE 604 BURNETT STREET VACANT LOT. THIS PROJECT ALIGNS WELL WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED IN THE CITY'S HOUSING STUDY, WHICH YOU REVIEWED IN 2025. OF NOTE IS PRIORITY HOUSING NEED NUMBER TWO, WHICH WAS A NEED FOR MORE REASONABLY PRICED FOR SALE HOUSING UNITS TO ACCOMMODATE FAMILIES WITH 
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CHILDREN AND MULTI-GENERATIONAL FAMILIES, WHICH ALIGNED WELL WITH THE DALLAS AREA. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY MISSION AND PROPOSAL IN MAY OF 2026, WE HELD A COMMUNITY GATHERING IN OPEN HOUSE AT THE RICHARDSON SENIOR CENTER, WHICH IS RIGHT BY THE NORTHRIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          INVITED MEMBERS OF THAT COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS NORTHRIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, TO COME OUT AND PROVIDE THEIR FEEDBACK ON ON THE CONCEPT AND JUST HEAR MORE FROM THE DALLAS AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY EXECUTIVE TEAM. IN JUNE OF 2026. THE RESOLUTION MATERIALS WERE PREPARED BY THE CITY'S ATTORNEYS. JUST AN OVERVIEW OF THE CITY'S PURCHASE PROCESS AND THEN THE SALE PROCESS TO DALLAS AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. SO TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY, THE CITY WILL NEED TO ACQUIRE ALL THE INTERESTS FROM THE OTHER TAXING ENTITIES. SO THIS INCLUDES RICHARDSON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, DALLAS COUNTY, PARKLAND HOSPITAL AND DALLAS COLLEGE. ALL TAXING ENTITIES MUST AGREE TO FORGIVE OUTSTANDING TAXES. THE CITY WILL PAY APPROXIMATELY $15,000 IN COURT COSTS. THE SALE PRICE FOR DALLAS AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY TO PAY THE CITY IS $25,000, AND THOSE PROCEEDS FROM THAT SALE WILL SOLELY GO TO THE CITY OF RICHARDSON TO RECOUP THE COURT COSTS AND A PORTION OF THE DEMOLITION COSTS. THAT DEMOLITION COSTS APPROXIMATELY $60,000, SO THAT WILL HELP HELP RECOUP SOME OF THOSE LOST COSTS THERE. AS FOR NEXT STEPS, ON THE JULY 27TH AGENDA, THERE WILL BE A RESOLUTION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY IN AUGUST. DALLAS COUNTY AND RICHARDSON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT INTEND TO TAKE ACTION TO WAIVE THEIR TAXES AND TRANSFER OWNERSHIP TO THE CITY. PARKLAND HOSPITAL'S APPROVAL IS TO BE INCLUDED IN DALLAS COUNTY'S ACTION, AND THEN DALLAS COLLEGE, WE ANTICIPATE, WILL TAKE THEIR ACTION AFTER DALLAS COUNTY. AND THEN FOLLOWING THOSE ACTIONS, IF EVERYONE APPROVES IN FALL OF 2026, WE WILL FINALIZE THE SALE AGREEMENT AND OFFICIALLY TRANSFER THE PROPERTY TO DALLAS AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. THE SCHEDULE IS, OF COURSE, SUBJECT TO CHANGE, BUT THIS IS WHAT WE'RE HOPING FOR. AND THEN, ONCE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS, DALLAS AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY STATED THAT THE PROJECT SHOULD BE COMPLETED WITH APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 6 MONTHS. SO AT THIS TIME, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, I GUESS WE'LL SEE IT ON THE AGENDA SOON. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE BACK OVER 
          [H. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE NOMINATION AND PRESENTATION OF THE KEY TO THE CITY TO THE HONORABLE RAY NOAH]
TO OUR ACTION ITEMS AND THE LAST ACTION ITEM OF THE EVENING, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE NOMINATION AND PRESENTATION OF THE KEY TO THE CITY, TO THE HONORABLE RAY NOAH. 
          MR. MAGNER, THANK YOU, MAYOR, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS IS A FOLLOW UP ACTION ITEM TO YOUR DISCUSSION LAST WEEK. ONCE TAKING THIS ACTION TONIGHT, I'LL SET ON THE COURSE TO ARRANGE FOR THE EVENT AND MORE DETAILS WILL FOLLOW. MAYOR PRO TEM HUTCHENRIDER. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PRESENTATION OF THE KEY TO THE CITY TO THE HONORABLE RAY NOAH, COUNCIL MEMBER JUSTICE. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM HUTCHENRIDER, A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER JUSTICE. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'LL CONCLUDE 
          [I.  REPORT ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST  ]
WITH REPORTING ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING INTERESTING? YES. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER DORIAN. THANK YOU. I A COUPLE THINGS. ONE FRIDAY NIGHT WAS JIMMY BUFFETT'S CONCERT COVER BAND. IT WAS A REALLY AN INCREDIBLE EVENING. THE ENTIRE VENUE WAS SOLD OUT, ICEMAN WAS FULL AND ALI DID SUCH A GREAT JOB PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. SO LOTS OF HIGH ENERGY AND JUST AND JUST LOTS OF FUN. SECONDLY, I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO CRISTA EVANS. HER LAST DAY IS GOING TO BE THIS FRIDAY AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THANK HER FOR HER SERVICE AND PROVIDING US FOOD EVERY MONDAY NIGHT. SO WE'LL MISS HER A LOT. BUT SHE'S MOVING ON TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS. SO THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CORCORAN. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SO ONE, I WOULD REALLY QUICKLY JUST AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER DORIAN AND JUST SAY WE'RE LOSING A REALLY FRIENDLY FACE AT THE FRONT DESK WITH CRISTA. BUT I'M SO, SO HAPPY FOR HER AND WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO MISS HER. DURING THESE MEETINGS, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MET BEFORE OUR COUNCIL MEETING TODAY AT 5 P.M. AND TOOK TWO SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS. ONE, WE 
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RECEIVED A. ONE, WE RECEIVED A REPORT ON ALL OF THE DIFFERENT ACTION ITEMS THAT HAD TAKEN PLACE AND HAD BEEN SUCCESSFULLY RESOLVED AS A RESULT OF THE ACT, FOR AS A RESULT OF THE. THE ACT FOR FINDINGS EARLIER TODAY, AND I'M JUST TRYING TO GET THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT PAPERS WE HAVE HERE TO TO GET TO THAT. SO I'LL GIVE A QUICK SUMMARY ON THAT. BUT FIRST. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WHILE I LOOK FOR THAT PAPER, WE ALSO RECEIVED A RED LINE COPY OF THE CITY OF RICHARDSON FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICIES. THIS CONSTITUTED SOME MATERIAL CHANGES, BUT ALSO QUITE A FEW JUST CLERICAL CHANGES AND CHANGES IN RESPONSE TO DIFFERENT STATE LAWS AND ACCOUNTING STANDARDS. I CAN ASSURE EVERYONE THAT THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REALLY REVIEWED THIS VERY THOROUGHLY. THE MEETING ACTUALLY WENT OVER TIME AS WE WERE ASKING QUESTIONS ON IT. 
          THE AUDIT COMMITTEE HAS COME OUT RECOMMENDING THAT COUNCIL ADOPT THIS IN FULL AT OUR NEXT MEETING. IT SHOULD BE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. SO I'LL JUST ASK EVERYONE WHO'S A NON AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBER WHO MAYBE IS LOOKING AT IT FOR THE FIRST TIME. I'LL JUST ASK EVERYONE TO READ IT AHEAD OF TIME AND ASK YOUR QUESTIONS TO STAFF SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO PULL IT OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. THAT'S ONE THING. AND THEN JUST AS I'M SHUFFLING THROUGH MY PAPERS HERE, YOU KNOW, IN GENERAL WITH THE REPORTS ON THE THE ACTION PLANS REGARDING THE AQUIFER, THERE'S JUST A LOT OF NEW CONTROLS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE THAT WERE REPORTED, SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED SPECIFICALLY JUST AROUND HOW STAFF DOES THEIR INTERNAL CHECKLISTS AND INTERNAL REPORTS, AND THEN CHECKS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CHECKLISTS ARE BEING FOLLOWED. RIGHT, AND CHECKS TO MAKE SURE THAT INTERNAL MEETINGS ARE ACTUALLY HAPPENING AND DOCUMENTS ARE BEING CENTRALIZED. AND AFTER THIS REALLY THOROUGH ACTION PLAN, I THINK WE CAN ALL EXPECT THAT WE'LL PASS THIS, THIS ITEM ON THE NEXT INTERNAL OR THE NEXT EXTERNAL AUDIT THAT WE RECEIVE. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY STAFF DID A REALLY GOOD JOB EXECUTING ON ALL OF THIS VERY QUICKLY. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THAT TEAM AND FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THE AUDIT COMMITTEE DOES. COUNCIL MEMBER JUSTICE. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THIS PAST WEEK, THE COMMUNITY INCLUSION AND ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION MET FOR THEIR EVERY OTHER MONTH MEETING, AND THEY HAD A GREAT TRAINING ON HOW THEY CAN STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY BUILDING. SO IT WAS FANTASTIC. THANKS TO FELICIA JOHNSON WHO LED THE TRAINING REALLY, REALLY GREAT. AND THEY'RE DOING A WONDERFUL WORK OVER THERE AND HAVE LOTS OF GREAT IDEAS. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE THEY'RE DOING GREAT THINGS OVER THERE AND FIGURING OUT WAYS TO GET INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY. SO THANKS TO FELICIA JOHNSON AND GREG SOUL FOR GETTING THAT TRAINING SET UP. AWESOME. MAYOR PRO TEM HUTCHENRIDER. THANK YOU MAYOR, AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO MISS CRISTA. WE'RE GOING TO MISS HER FOR SURE. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL SHE'S DONE FOR US. AGREE. HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO ALLEY AND TO MICHAELA FOR THE I THINK THEY PRONOUNCE IT WHAT JIMMY BUFFET BUFFET BUFFET BUFFET I THINK IS WHAT THEY CALL THEMSELVES. GREAT GREAT CONCERT FRIDAY NIGHT. A LOT OF FUN. ALSO ON TUESDAY WE HAD THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR ABOUT THE PLANO CENTER FOR THEIR HEALTH SCIENCES ACADEMY AND THEIR TECH PROGRAM AND ALL OF THEIR DIFFERENT THINGS. YOU HEARD TONIGHT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THAT WAS GETTING THEM CONNECTED UP WITH WAYNE AND LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO USE SOME OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT ARE ON OUR PLANO SIDE OF THE THE CITY TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE CITY. 
          AND THEN ALSO THAT SAME EVENING, SOMETHING THAT GOT STARTED A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO BETWEEN OR WITH CITY OF RICHARDSON'S HELP, UTD'S HELP METHODIST'S HELP, THE NORTH TEXAS PARAMEDIC EDUCATION CONSORTIUM HAD THEIR THIRD GRADUATION OF PARAMEDIC STUDENTS. AND IT WAS A REALLY NEAT EVENT. ABOUT 4040 NEW PARAMEDICS ARE HITTING THE STREETS THANKS TO THIS CONSORTIUM. AND JUST A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO'S INVOLVED IN THAT. CHIEF POOVEY ASSISTANT CHIEF CENTER INVOLVED A LOT OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN IT. SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE OUT A BIG SHOUT OUT AND A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO'S INVOLVED IN THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I JUST HAVE TWO ITEMS. HAD A GREAT MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVE PLAZA THIS LAST WEEK, HER AND A COUPLE OF HER STAFF MEMBERS THAT I HADN'T HAD A CHANCE TO MEET WITH BEFORE, AND SOME OF WHICH WERE NEW, GAVE ME A A LOVELY OPPORTUNITY TO REMIND HER ABOUT WHAT IS NEAR AND DEAR TO, I BELIEVE, EVERY ONE OF OUR HEARTS, WHICH IS THE DESIRE TO HAVE AS MUCH LOCAL CONTROL AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. AND SO SHE SHARED SOME POINTERS ON HOW WE CAN DELIVER 
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THAT MESSAGE MOST EFFECTIVELY, WHICH I KNOW IS KIND OF NEAR AND DEAR TO MOST OF OUR HEARTS, AND ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF IT WAS KIND OF, I HATE TO SAY A RIBBON CUTTING, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RIBBON THAT WAS CUT. BUT AT PCI HEALTH TRAINING CENTER, THEY'VE BEEN THERE FOR QUITE A NUMBER OF YEARS, BUT THEY WENT THROUGH A REBRANDING AND IT WAS REALLY COOL BEING IN THAT BUILDING. IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH IT AT ALL, IT'S THE IN THE IQ. IT'S THE TWO LITTLE SPACESHIP LOOKING BUILDINGS WITH THE SQUARE BUILDING IN THE MIDDLE. I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE IN THE SPACESHIP PART, AND FINALLY GOT TO CHECK THAT BUCKET LIST ITEM OFF. AND GREAT TIMES. HOW WAS IT? GREAT TIMES WERE HAD. IT WAS ACTUALLY REALLY COOL. AND THEY, THEY. I HAD ALWAYS ASSUMED AS I DROVE BY THAT SOMEHOW IT WAS JUST THEY WERE WASTING THE SPACE AND IT WAS AWFUL. AND ONE OF THEM WAS A, A GREAT LIKE ROOM THAT WAS USED JUST FOR LIKE KIND OF DECOMPRESSION OF STUDENTS. AND THEN THE OTHER WAS USED AS LIKE A LIBRARY AND HAD REALLY KIND OF COOL LITTLE CABINETRY AND STUFF IN THERE. I JUST WAS THRILLED THAT THEY WERE USING IT IN WAYS THAT SEEMED APPROPRIATE FOR THE SPACE, I SUPPOSE. SO ANYWAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO INTO EXECUTIVE 
          [EXECUTIVE SESSION  ]
SESSION AND WE'LL DO A BIT OF A RECESS BETWEEN THIS GAVEL AND WHEN WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 551.07, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION. CITY OF RICHARDSON VERSUS NORTHGATE VILLAGE ASSOCIATION DC-26-01294. THE TIME IS 841 AND WE WILL TAKE A
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