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CALL THIS MEETING OF THE RICHARDSON CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER AT 6 P.M. AT THIS TIME.
I'LL ASK COUNCIL MEMBER BARRIOS TO LEAD US IN THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE COUNCIL MEMBER BARRIOS. THANK YOU MAYOR. PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER. ACCORDING TO YOUR OWN BELIEF, DEAR GOD, CREATOR OF ALL, WE THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US HERE TODAY. WE THANK YOU FOR EVERY PERSON IN THIS ROOM, THOSE HERE AS ELECTED OR APPOINTED HERE, WORKING OR HERE AS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THEIR GOVERNMENT. WE HUMBLY COME BEFORE YOU TONIGHT AND ASK FOR THE HEDGE OF PROTECTION. LORD, I THANK YOU FOR THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF THIS GREAT CITY FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS. I ASK THAT YOU BE WITH MY SUCCESSOR, AND EVERY MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL MAY GIVE THEM WISDOM, A KIND HEART, THE COURAGE TO STAND AND FIGHT FOR WHAT THEY BELIEVE IN. MAY THEY REMEMBER THE LEAST AMONG US AS THEY MAKE THEIR DECISIONS. MAY THEY WALK TH HUMILITY. MAY THEY BE REMINDED OF THEIR PURPOSE TO SERVE EVERY RESIDENT, NOT JUST THE VOCAL OR THE WELL CONNECTED. GIVE THEM STRENGTH TO STAND WHEN OTHERS CAN'T GIVE THEM THE EMPATHY, SELF DISCIPLINE AND FAIRNESS NEEDED TO SERVE OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY NEEDS. MAY THEY HAVE THE EARS TO LISTEN, THE WORDS TO COMFORT, AND THE EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE TO LEAD. MAY YOUR GRACE GUIDE THEM, PROTECT THEM, AND BE WITH THEIR FAMILIES IN THE TIME OF SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. GOD, THANK YOU FOR THIS INCREDIBLE CITY, THOSE THAT CAME BEFORE US AND THOSE THAT WILL STEP UP TO LEAD WHEN OUR TIME IS DONE. MAY, MAY WE, MAY WE BE REMINDED DAILY THAT WE ALL YOUR CHILDREN, AND MAY WE REFLECT THE GRACE THAT YOU HAVE SHOWN US. IN JESUS NAME I PRAY. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THE TEXAS FLAG. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. BARRIOS. AT THIS TIME,
[3. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS AND VISITORS FORUM]
WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHICH ARE THE PUBLIC 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. HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE SEVERAL SPEAKERS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TONIGHT, SO I'LL READ THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THOSE WHO INTEND TO MAKE COMMENTS TONIGHT.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'S TIME LEFT DURING THE INITIAL 30 MINUTES ALLOCATED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, THE REMAINING TIME WILL BE PROVIDED AS A VISITORS 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 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 SPEAKER, COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. THE MAYOR OR CITY MANAGER MAY RESPOND WITH FACTS TO 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 REMIND EVERYONE TO SILENCE THEIR CELL PHONES FOR THE DURATION OF THE MEETING. MISS NEMER CRAIG NEWMAN. HI, MY NAME IS CRAIG MR. NEWMAN. THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BUTTON RIGHT THERE. THERE YOU GO. HI, MY NAME IS CRAIG NEWMAN. I'M AT 3066 BLACKFIELD DRIVE IN RICHARDSON. I'VE BEEN A CITY RESIDENT FOR PROBABLY JUST OVER 30 YEARS. I'M AN ORIGINAL HOMEOWNER IN CREEK HOLLOW, ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS THERE HAS BEEN WAS A PREVIOUSLY FUJITSU WAS A VERY WAS A GREAT NEIGHBOR. IT'S BEEN RECENTLY REPLACED IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO WITH CELESTICA.
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I UNDERSTAND IT COMES WITH, YOU KNOW, SOME SOME ZONING. IT'S QUITE A DIFFERENT BUSINESS. I, I'M NOT HERE TO, TO REALLY TO DEBATE AT ALL THE PURPOSE OF THE BUSINESS OR THE FACT THAT IT'S TRUCKING. BUT, BUT WHAT I DO HAVE SOME CONCERN WITH, I'VE REALLY GOT SEVERAL CONCERNS IS REALLY THE TRUCK CIRCULATION PLAN. AND THIS WAS APPROVED. ACTUALLY, THE TRUCK CIRCULATION PLAN IS NOT NEW. THE TRUCK CIRCULATION PLAN THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BUSINESS IS, IS THE ORIGINAL TRUCK CIRCULATION PLAN. IT'S ALWAYS IT'S ALWAYS BEEN IN PLACE AND IT CALLS FOR. AND I INCLUDED A COPY OF IT IN THE DOCUMENT, BUT IT CALLS FOR TRUCK TRAFFIC TO COME AND GO BASICALLY THROUGH TELECOM PARKWAY AND, AND RESEARCH BOULEVARD. AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS, IS NOT THAT AT ALL. WE'RE SEEING, YOU KNOW, AT TIMES 11 PLUS TRUCKS PARKED AND QUEUED UP ON BRECKENRIDGE ON BRECKENRIDGE BOULEVARD WAITING TO GET IN. AND THEY TEND TO COME AND STOP AND, AND. AND GET INSTRUCTIONS FOR WHAT BAY TO GO TO OR, OR, OR BASICALLY DON'T HAVE ANY PLACE TO GO. SO THEY'RE BASICALLY TAKING THE RIGHT LANE OF BRECKENRIDGE BOULEVARD AND THEY'RE THERE ALL DAY LONG. THEY USED TO HAVE CONES UP. I'VE COMPLAINED. I'VE CALLED THE POLICE SEVERAL TIMES. THEY'RE. SO THAT'S KIND OF MY, MY PRINCIPAL, MY PRINCIPAL ISSUE. IT CREATES A LOT OF SAFETY HAZARDS AS WELL. IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO SEE AROUND THEM. MY WIFE AND I BIKE QUITE A BIT. THERE'S A LOT OF PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC. IT'S SO IT'S HARD TO SEE AROUND THE TRUCKS. THEY'VE ALSO HAD THE TRUCKS GOING THE WRONG WAY AGAINST TRAFFIC. I PHOTOGRAPHED ONE OF THEM, OTHER PEOPLE. I'M NOT THE ONLY THE ONLY ONE. THEY BASICALLY SHORTCUT TO. SO RATHER THAN RATHER THAN FOLLOW THE THE CORRECT TRAFFIC, THEY THEY SHORTCUT THE TRAFFIC AND THEY GO THE WRONG WAY DOWN BRECKENRIDGE BOULEVARD APPROACHING TRAFFIC. SO THERE'S, THERE'S REALLY, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS I'M LOOKING FOR IS I'M, I'M INTERESTED IN SEEING THEM ADHERE TO THE ORIGINAL EXHIBIT D OF THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE 4553 THAT IT'S THE ORIGINAL LAYOUT THAT THEY AGREED TO. THERE'S SOME OTHER CONCERNS THAT I'VE HAD REALLY WITH THE POLICE THAT I, THAT THAT WHEN I'VE ASKED THE POLICE TO, TO, TO ENFORCE IT, I AT ONE POINT I WAS TOLD, WELL, THEY'RE IT'S LEGITIMATE THAT THEY CAN THEY CAN PARK ON THE ROADWAY. AND, AND I'VE REALLY SPENT SOME, A GOOD BIT OF TIME TRYING TO REVIEW THIS. AND THERE'S DEFINITELY THE SECTION 22. 143 SPECIFIES THAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE TEN FEET OF ROADWAY. I MEAN, SO AS I UNDERSTAND IT, YOU COULD IF, IF THERE WAS ENOUGH ROOM THAT THEY COULD LEAVE TEN FEET OF ROADWAY, THEY COULD PARK THERE. BUT THERE'S, THERE'S NOT THEY'RE BLOCKING THE ROAD ALSO. THEY CAN'T BE THERE AFTER DARK. AND I SEE THEM REGULARLY THERE AT 630 IN THE MORNING, 6:00 IN THE MORNING, AND AFTER DARK AT 8:00.AND I MEAN, I'VE GOT NEIGHBORS THAT ARE LIVE, YOU KNOW, RIGHT ADJACENT TO THAT FACILITY. AND THEY'RE DEALING WITH TRUCK TRAFFIC. YOU KNOW, THEY THEY LIVE CLOSER TO IT THAN I DO.
AND IT'S IMPACTING ME. IT'S IMPACTED ME ENOUGH TO, TO WRITE MULTIPLE LETTERS TO COME HERE TONIGHT TO, TO PRESENT. SO, SO REALLY, THAT'S MY SECOND CONCERN IS THE, IS REALLY THE, THE ORDINANCES THAT SAY THEY CAN'T PARK THERE. THE THIRD THING I WANTED TO BRING UP IS, IS THAT THEY HAVE, WHEN THEY APPLIED FOR, FOR THE ORIGINAL ZONING CHANGE, THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE LESS TRAFFIC. THEY SPECIFICALLY SAID THERE WAS GOING TO BE 910 FEWER VEHICLES PER DAY. SO THEY REDUCED THE I SAY THEY I MEAN, I GUESS IT'S REALLY THIS COUNCIL APPROVED A REDUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF PARKING REQUIRED FOR THAT FACILITY. SO SO THERE'S KIND OF I GUESS MY QUESTION WOULD BE WHY? WHY, IF THE WHY DID WE REDUCE PARKING? AND NOW THEY'RE HAVING TO PARK ON THE STREET. SO IF THEY IF THEY REALLY DIDN'T HAVE THE NEED FOR THE PARKING, THEN THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PARK ON THE STREET. SO, SO I'M REALLY HOPING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WILL TAKE ACTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, MR. NEWMAN. RANDY EISENHART. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR A FEW MINUTES OF YOUR TIME. THIS IS JUST A FOLLOW UP. I SPOKE TWO WEEKS AGO ABOUT THE AMAZON DRONE OVERFLIGHTS. I DON'T HAVE ANY HANDOUTS TODAY BECAUSE I EMAILED EVERYONE A SHORT FIVE SLIDE PRESENTATION. OUR NEIGHBORHOODS NOW HAVE 6 TO 7 DRONE TRACKER RECEIVERS SCATTERED ABOUT THE DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS, SO WE CAN SEE AND TRACK THE FLIGHTS IN REAL TIME. THAT INFORMATION IS THEN
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BEING TRANSMITTED TO A COMPANY CALLED JET DRONE SITE THAT TAKES THAT GEOLOCATION INFORMATION AND MAPS IT ON A MAP. SO YOU CAN GO TO THEIR WEBSITE ZONE INTO THE AREA. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE HOW MANY FLIGHTS ARE FLYING OVER THE NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS. SO JUST AS A QUICK STUDY, I TOOK A 112 HOUR PERIOD FRIDAY, LAST FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH FROM 7:30 A.M.TO 7:30 P.M. AND LOOKED AT JUST THE AMAZON'S DRONES. AND I MAPPED ALL THOSE ONTO A SINGLE MAP BACKGROUND. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF FLIGHTS THAT ARE GOING OVER THOSE NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS, AND YOU LOOK AT THE CORRIDOR, THE CORRIDOR THAT THOSE DRONES FLY OVER, YOU'LL SEE THAT SOME OF THE HOUSES THAT ARE DIRECTLY UNDER THOSE FLIGHT CORRIDORS ARE GETTING 40 TO 80 DRONE OVERFLIGHTS A DAY. SO IT REALLY IS A NUISANCE AND A QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES FOR THOSE DIRECTLY UNDER THE UNDER THE FLIGHT PATHS OF THOSE. SO I URGE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE FIVE SLIDES. THE DRONES THEMSELVES HAVE TO, BY FAA REQUIREMENTS, HAVE TO BROADCAST WHAT'S KNOWN AS A DRONE REMOTE ID MESSAGE. THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BROADCAST AT ONCE A SECOND, AND IT'S SORT OF LIKE AN AIRPLANE TRANSPONDER. THAT DRONE ID MESSAGE PROVIDES A UNIQUE ID THAT IDENTIFIES THE OPERATOR AND THE SPECIFIC DRONE, THE FLIGHT OR THE LOCATION, THE ALTITUDE, THE SPEED, THE HEADING, AND A TIMESTAMP. SO AGAIN, DRONE.COM THEN TAKES THAT INFORMATION AND MAPS IT ONTO AN ACTUAL PHYSICAL READABLE MAP. AND YOU CAN SEE THOSE FLIGHTS OVERHEAD. SO USUALLY WHEN WE HAVE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS, ONCE YOU SEE IT VISUALLY, IT REALLY BRINGS HOME THE NEED TO TAKE ACTION. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE FIVE SLIDES. HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET MOVING ON THIS ISSUE. AND I KNOW THE BRIEFING PACKAGE I PASSED PROVIDED LAST TIME. A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL HAVE HAD GOOD REVIEW AND DISCUSSION. SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS ISSUE. THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, MR. EISENACH. JASON JONES. JASON JONES. THAT'S ALL THE CARDS, MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE SEEKING TO SPEAK THIS EVENING?
[4. CONSIDER AN APPOINTMENT TO FILL THE VACANCY FOR CITY COUNCIL PLACE 3 FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY AND END MAY 1, 2027.]
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WHICH IS CONSIDER AN APPOINTMENT TO FILL THE VACANCY FOR CITY COUNCIL. PLACE THREE FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY AND END ON MAY 1ST, 2027. COUNCIL MEMBER BARRIOS MAYOR. I RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS VOTE. ACCORDING TO THE CITY CHARTER MAYOR PRO TEM HUTCHENRIDER MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO FILL THE VACANCY FOR CITY COUNCIL. PLACE THREE FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY AND END MAY 1ST, 2027. OF MR. DANIEL BURDETT. COUNCILMEMBER CORCORAN.SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM HUTCHENRIDER, A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CORCORAN. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? THAT PASSES 6 TO 0, WITH COUNCIL MEMBER BARRIOS
[5. REMARKS RECOGNIZING OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBER DAN BARRIOS]
RECUSING HIMSELF. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WHICH ARE REMARKS RECOGNIZING OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBER DAN BARRIOS AND THOSE OF YOU THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT. THIS IS AS GOOD A TIME AS ANY. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JUSTICE, I'LL GO. COUNCIL MEMBER BARRIOS, CONGRATULATIONS ON THE CONCLUSION OF YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY OF RICHARDSON. AND K YOU SINCERELY FOR THE TIME, ENERGY AND COMMITMENT YOU HAVE GIVEN OUR COMMUNITY. DON'T START CRYING AGAIN. SERVING ON CITY COUNCIL IS A SIGNIFICANT COMMITMENT THAT REQUIRES COUNTLESS HOURS, DIFFICULT DECISIONS, AND A WILLINGNESS TO PUT OUR COMMUNITY FIRST. YOUR DEDICATION TO RICHARDSON AND ITS RESIDENTS IS SOMETHING THAT DESERVES RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION. PUBLIC SERVICE IS ULTIMATELY ABOUT MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY YOU CALL HOME, AND YOUR SERVICE HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT PART OF RICHARDSON'S CONTINUED GROWTH AND SUCCESS. THANK YOU FOR STEPPING FORWARD TO SERVE, FOR SHARING YOUR TIME AND PERSPECTIVE, AND FOR REPRESENTING THE RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY. I HOPE YOU TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN WHAT YOU HAVE CONTRIBUTED DURING YOUR TIME ON THE COUNCIL. AARON AND LEO, THANK YOU FOR SHARING DAN WITH ALL OF US AND WITH OUR COMMUNITY. DAN, I WISH YOU GOOD LUCK IN THIS NEXT CHAPTER OF YOUR PURSUIT OF PUBLIC SERVICE.AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SERVICE TO RICHARDSON. COUNCILMEMBER CORCORAN. IF YOU
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KNOW ME, YOU KNOW THAT I HAVE AN EXTREME LOYALTY AND AFFECTION FOR THE PEOPLE WHO SERVE ON THIS COUNCIL WITH ME. NOBODY BESIDES THOSE WHO HAVE SAT HERE CAN UNDERSTAND THE RESPONSIBILITY AND BURDEN THAT COMES WITH FACING THE PUBLIC THE WAY WE DO. AND WHATEVER OUR DIFFERENCES BEHIND THE SCENES, SOMETHING THAT HAS MADE THE RICHARDSON CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL IS THAT WE TRY TO KEEP DISAGREEMENT IN THE FAMILY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. AND DAN, YOU EXEMPLIFY THAT TO A TEE. LOOK, YOU'RE STUBBORN, YOU'RE PASSIONATE, YOU'RE FULL OF UNMOVABLE CONVICTION. YOU'RE NEVER AFRAID TO CHALLENGE LONG STANDING CONVENTIONS WHEN YOU DISAGREE WITH THEM. BUT YOU GIVE ME FAITH IN THE AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC SPIRIT, BECAUSE YOU COME IN EVERY MONDAY WITH THE ARGUMENTS OF LAST WEEK BEHIND YOU, OFTEN JOKING AROUND WITH THE SAME PERSON OR PEOPLE YOU VEHEMENTLY DISAGREED WITH THEM. MONDAY BEFORE YOU AND I RUN IN SOME OF THE SAME CIRCLES, AND I HAVE NEVER HEARD YOU SPEAK DISPARAGINGLY OF OUR COLLEAGUES IN A PUBLIC SETTING THAT IS SO UNIQUE THIS DAY AND AGE, WHILE BEING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF YOU ON AN ISSUE THAT YOU CARE ABOUT CAN BE ANNOYING. IT'S EXTREMELY INVIGORATING AND DARE I SAY, EVEN FUN TO BE DEBATING ALONGSIDE YOU WHEN WE AGREE. I'VE OFTEN SAID THAT I'D RATHER HAVE YOU AS MY COUNCILMAN THAN ME BECAUSE OF JUST HOW PASSIONATE YOU ARE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU THINK GOVERNMENT IS IN A PLACE TO HELP PEOPLE. ALL IN ALL, YOU HAVE LEFT RICHARDSON AND OUR COUNCIL'S GOVERNANCE, ESPECIALLY IN A BETTER AND MORE ORGANIZED PLACE THAN WHEN YOU CAME IN. YOU ALL KNOW I LOVE GAME OF THRONES, AND THERE'S THIS CHARACTER, STANNIS BARATHEON, WHO IS VYING FOR THE IRON THRONE, AND HE SAYS, IF I DO NOT PRESS MY CLAIM, MY CLAIM WILL BE FORGOTTEN. I WILL NOT BE A PAGE IN SOMEONE ELSE'S HISTORY BOOK. AND DAN, I FEEL LIKE THAT QUOTE DESCRIBES YOUR SPIRIT SO WELL. AND I DO HOPE THAT WHEN THEY WRITE A BOOK ABOUT YOU, THAT YOUR FRIENDS FROM LITTLE OLD PROVINCIAL RICHARDSON CITY COUNCIL WILL AT LEAST BE WORTHY OF A PAGE OR TWO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE, BUD. COUNCILMEMBER DORIAN. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN BARRIOS. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, YOU WILL BE MISSED. DAN, WHILE ON COUNCIL, YOU HAVE PROVIDED SELF INDEPENDENCE AND VIEWED AS YOUR OWN MAN, ALWAYS WILLING TO STAND ALONE ON ISSUES YOU BELIEVED IN. YOU WERE KNOWN FOR YOUR ACCOUNTABILITY AND HELPING TO ENSURE STEADY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. IN RICHARDSON, YOU WERE NOTED FOR WORKING ACROSS DIFFERENCES TO BUILD PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS AND FOSTERING A SENSE OF COMMON GOOD. FOR THIS COUNCIL, ONE TAKEAWAY IS YOUR LEADERSHIP STYLE. ALWAYS PEOPLE CENTERED AND SERVING THE PEOPLE.YOU'RE CHALLENGED. YOU'VE CHALLENGED THIS COUNCIL TO CONSIDER DIVERSE HOUSING NEEDS AND ENSURE BROADER REPRESENTATION WITH SUCCESS. DAN, IT HAS BEEN MY PLEASURE TO WORK ALONGSIDE YOU AND DEDICATED FELLOW CITY MEMBERS, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. I WILL ONLY SAY THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING ME IN THIS EXPERIENCE. DURING MY SERVICE WITH YOU, I TAKE AWAY A MORE ENRICHED, HUMBLED APPROACH FOR MY CONSTITUTS AND A MORE RIGOROUS DESIRE TO CONTINUE MY SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF RICHARDSON AND THE NORTH TEXAS REGION. I WISH YOU THE BEST IN YOUR ENDEAVORS, AND THIS COUNCIL WISHES YOU THE STRENGTH IN YOUR NEXT CHAPTER, WHATEVER THAT MAY BE. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN CURTIS DORIAN.
COUNCILMEMBER GRIFFIN, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WELL, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT MY COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND, DAN BARRIOS. THEN IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT TONIGHT IS YOUR LAST NIGHT SERVING WITH US ON THE CITY COUNCIL. AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, DAN SERVICE TO RICHARDSON BEGAN LONG BEFORE HE JOINED THE CITY COUNCIL THROUGH SCHOOLS, THE YMCA, THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, HIS CHURCH AND MANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THIS COMMUNITY. AS HAS ALWAYS BEEN IMPORTANT TO HIM, I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING WITH DAN SINCE 2023. WE. WE AGREED ON MANY THINGS, DISAGREED ON OCCASIONALLY AND SOMETIMES THEN HAD A QUESTION AND ANOTHER QUESTION AND MAYBE ONE MORE. BUT THAT IS PART OF A GOOD COUNCIL. WE RESPECT EACH OTHER AND ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT WE ARE HERE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF RICHARDSON. DAN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP, YOUR DEDICATION AND YOUR SERVICE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOUR FAMILY FOR SHARING YOU WITH OUR COMMUNITY. I KNOW YOUR SERVICE WILL NOT END HERE AND NOW THAT YOU ARE LEAVING THE COUNCIL, MAYBE YOU WILL FINALLY FIND OUT WHAT MONDAY EVENINGS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE. BUT KNOWING YOU, YOU WILL PROBABLY FIND ANOTHER WAY TO STAY BUSY SERVING OTHERS. MAYBE THE WHOLE WEEK'S. THANK YOU MY FRIEND. MY.
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MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE FOR THE CITY OF RICHARDSON. MAYOR PRO TEM HUTCHENRIDER DAN, I'LL GET TO YOU IN A MINUTE. AARON, I JUST WANT TO SAY MELINDA AND I HAVE JUST ABSOLUTELY ENJOYED GETTING TO KNOW YOU, SEEING YOU AT VARIOUS EVENTS. COTTONWOOD, OTHER PLACES WHERE WE HAD THE CHANCE TO SPEND TIME WITH YOU.YOU KNOW, THE WE ALL DECIDE TO, TO GO OFF INTO THIS WONDERFUL THING KNOWN AS CITY CITY POLITICS. AND WE ALWAYS DRAG OUR SPOUSES SOMETIMES KICKING AND SCREAMING. I CAN SAY THAT TO GO TO VARIOUS EVENTS OR TO EVEN GET INTO THE WHOLE POLITICAL ARENA TO BEGIN WITH.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU FOR SHARING. DAN. I ALSO, LEO, I HOPE YOU'RE WATCHING TONIGHT. I WANT TO SAY OVER THE LAST. I'VE REALLY GOT TO KNOW Y'ALL. EIGHT YEARS AGO, WHEN DAN RAN THE FIRST TIME AND MET A YOUNG MAN WHO I WAS INCREDIBLY IMPRESSED WITH, WHAT A. WHAT A FINE YOUNG MAN. I KNOW HE'S NOW OFF AT COLLEGE, PROBABLY LIVING HIS BEST LIFE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I THINK EVERY. I THINK EVERYBODY THAT'S IN COLLEGE LIVES THEIR BEST LIFE AT SOME POINT. AND LEO, I'M AS MUCH AS I'LL BE INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT DAN DOES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, I'M REALLY INTERESTED TO SEE WHERE LEO GOES, BECAUSE WHAT A FINE YOUNG MAN YOU BOTH HAVE RAISED. HE IS. HE IS ABSOLUTELY A PLEASURE TO BE AROUND TO TALK WITH, AND I KNOW YOU'RE PROUD OF HIM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT THAT ON THERE AS WELL. SO HANG IN THERE BECAUSE GIVEN WHAT YOUR HUSBAND'S DECIDED TO DO, YOU'RE, YOU'RE KIND OF GOING FROM THE FRYING PAN TO THE FIRE, I THINK. I HATE TO SAY THAT, BUT I'M AFRAID IN THE WORLD 2026, NO MATTER WHO, WHAT, WHEN OR WHERE. SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH, DAN TO YOU. DEFINITELY NO SECRET. WE DIDN'T ALWAYS AGREE, BUT BOY, WHEN WE DID, IT WAS PRETTY DOGGONE POWERFUL, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. I REMEMBER AGAIN EIGHT YEARS AGO, I GUESS IT WAS ALMOST NINE YEARS AGO NOW, SITTING OUT IN FRONT OF THE THEN CITY HALL. IT WAS STILL STANDING AT THAT POINT, HADN'T BURNED DOWN AND REALLY GOT TO KNOW YOU GOT TO KNOW AARON, GOT TO KNOW LEO AGAIN.
YOU KNOW, NO DOUBT IN MY MIND, SERVICE WAS ALWAYS IN YOUR HEART. SERVICE WAS ALWAYS WHAT YOU WANTED TO DO. AGAIN, DIDN'T ALWAYS AGREE. BUT THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S THE BEAUTY. THAT'S THE ABSOLUTE BEAUTY OF OUR SYSTEM IS THERE'S SEVEN OF US HERE. WE ALL COME AT IT. I HAVE NO DOUBT IN MY MIND, EVERYBODY I'VE SERVED WITH OVER THE LAST YEAR, INCLUDING YOU, COME AT IT FROM THE STANDPOINT OF TRYING TO DO WHAT YOU FEEL IS BEST FOR YOUR COMMUNITY, FOR YOUR CITIZENS, FOR EVERYONE HERE. WE ALL COME AT IT A DIFFERENT WAY. THAT'S NOT RIGHT. THAT'S NOT WRONG.
IT'S IT'S HONESTLY THE AMERICAN WAY. AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES US SO STRONG. SO I THANK YOU. I'VE LEARNED SOME THINGS FROM YOU, AND I THINK I'VE TAUGHT YOU A FEW THINGS. I THINK I FINALLY TAUGHT HIM WHERE BRECKINRIDGE PARK IS WITHOUT APPLE MAPS. I'M JUST TEASING. THAT WAS KIND OF A RUNNING JOKE FOR A WHILE. HE'D ALWAYS BE LIKE, WELCOME TO THE WEST SIDE. I WAS ALWAYS LIKE, WEOME TO THE EAST SIDE. IT WAS FUN. IT'S ALL IN JEST, BUT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF KIND OF LIKE CURTIS SAID, YOU KNOW, IT'S WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE TO RUN, WHEN YOU SERVE ON THIS COUNCIL, YOU TAKE A LOT OF ARROWS, YOU TAKE A LOT OF THINGS THROWN AT YOU. BUT IF THERE'S ONE THING I KNOW, I KNOW YOU CAME AT IT FROM A PURE HEART AND FROM A PURE POINT OF, OF TRULY TRYING TO CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR OUR CITIZENS.
I WISH YOU LUCK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN NOVEMBER. GOD ONLY KNOWS. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY KNOWS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN NOVEMBER. NOBODY KNOWS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AFTER THAT. SO I WISH YOU LUCK ON THAT. BUT SOMETHING TELLS ME, NO MATTER HOW THAT TURNS OUT, WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE LAST OF, OF, OF DAN BARRIOS BEING IN, IN SERVICE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S IN YOUR HEART AND I KNOW THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. SO I WISH YOU THE ABSOLUTE BEST OF LUCK. IT TRULY HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO SERVE WITH YOU. AND I'M TRULY PROUD TO SAY THAT WE SERVED ON A COUNCIL TOGETHER FOR FOR THIS TIME. AND I TRULY DO MEAN THAT.
SO CONGRATULATIONS. WELL, DAN, I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY OF RICHARDSON AND OBVIOUSLY TO THIS COUNCIL BEING LIAISON TO THE LIBRARY BOARD, SERVING AS THE BUSINESS COMMITTEE CHAIR. ALL THOSE THINGS MATTER. AND I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR THAT. SERVING ON THIS CITY COUNCIL ASKS A GREAT DEAL OF ANYONE TIME, ENERGY, JUDGMENT, WILLINGNESS TO STEP FORWARD ON BEHALF OF A COMMUNITY. AND WE APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT YOU'VE GIVEN, THE PERSPECTIVE THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT. AND OF COURSE,
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YOUR OVERALL COMMITMENT TO OUR CITY ON BEHALF OF THE REST OF THE COUNCIL. AND THE COUNCIL HAS ALREADY KIND OF DONE IT ON, ON MY BEHALF. SO I'LL JUST SECOND SO MUCH OF WHAT THE COUNCIL HAD TO SAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND WISHING YOU AND AARON AND LEO THE VERY[6. REMARKS FROM OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBER DAN BARRIOS]
BEST. SO AT THIS TIME, COUNCIL MEMBER BARRIOS, ITEM NUMBER SIX IS YOUR REMARKS. REMARKS FROM OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBER DAN BARRIOS. THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL FOR YOUR SWEET WORDS. I THINK PEOPLE WERE TAKING BETS EARLIER ON HOW LONG IT WAS GOING TO TAKE ME TO CRY. I DON'T KNOW WHO WON, BUT I DIDN'T LAST VERY LONG. COUNCILWOMAN JUSTICE, DO NOT WORRY. I KEPT MY COMMENTS DOWN TO 12 PAGES IN AN EIGHT POINT FONT, SO SHOULDN'T TAKE MORE THAN AN HOUR. I I'M JOKING, I'M JOKING. HOW DOES ONE SUM UP THEIR TIME ON THE DAIS? I WANT TO APOLOGIZE AHEAD OF TIME BECAUSE I ASSURE YOU I WILL NOT GIVE THIS EXPERIENCE JUSTICE, NOR COMPLETELY SUMMARIZE MY FEELINGS AND GRATITUDE IN THE NEXT FEW MINUTES. IT'S GOING TO BE HARDER THAN I THOUGHT. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY, MY WIFE AARON, MY SON LEO, WHO MAYBE IS WATCHING. THANK YOU FOR BEING MY BIGGEST SUPPORTERS. MY SIGNED DELIVERS, MY BLOCK WALKERS. LEO, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN HERE WITHOUT YOU. AARON. YOU'RE MY ROCK. THANK YOU FOR BEING THE YEAR THAT LISTENED. WHEN I GOT FIRED UP ON A MONDAY NIGHT, OFTENTIMES BY COUNCILMAN HUTCHENRIDER. OR FOR UNDERSTANDING WHEN AT THE LAST MINUTE I ASKED YOU TO ATTEND ANOTHER COUNCIL MEETING OR EVENT THAT I SOMEHOW DIDN'T TELL YOU ABOUT OR THOUGHT I HAD TOLD YOU ABOUT, BUT DIDN'T END UP ON YOUR CALENDAR, I COULD NOT HAVE SURVIVED WITHOUT YOU AND LEO'S SUPPORT. AND I THANK YOU. TWO STAFF. I APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO. I CANNOT THANK EACH OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY, BUT WHAT YOU DO MATTERS AND MAKES A DIFFERENCE FOR EVERY RESIDENT IN THE CITY AND BUSINESSES WITHIN OUR BOUNDARIES TOO. LEO AND I THANK YOU. AND PLEASE DO NOT SHARE WITH EVERYONE HOW MANY TIMES YOU HAD TO HELP ME RESET A PASSWORD OR COMPLETE SOME TASK. THAT PROBABLY MADE YOU QUESTION MY INTELLIGENCE TO OFFICER REYES, JERRY, CHAD, AND PROBABLY A FEW OTHER NAMES I FORGOT. JERRY, I KNOW YOU'RE IN ROOM. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US SAFE IN THIS BUILDING. TO ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE RPD AND RFD, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT TO KEEP US SAFE. MOST WILL NEVER GET A CHANCE TO FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU DO. DAY IN, DAY OUT. BUT THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME A GLIMPSE INTO YOUR WORLD. AMY, YOU AND YOUR STAFF KEEP US ON TRACK. ENSURE FAIR ELECTIONS AND KEEP US ALL HONEST. YOU'RE TRULY A TREASURE TO THE CITY, HE STREET DEPARTMENTS, TO ACCOUNTING FACILITIES, ANIMAL SHELTER TO CODE ENFORCEMENT, TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, TO MANY OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT MAKE THE CITY WORK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIRELESS IN OFFICE, THANKLESS WORK. TO ABRAHAM AND GREG AND COMMUNICATIONS. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO TO HELP US LOOK GOOD AND STAY OUT OF TROUBLE.AND THEY'RE PROBABLY WATCHING IN THE BACK ROOM. TAVON, OUR PARKS DIRECTOR. THANK YOU.
PARKS MAKE THE CITY. WE HAVE INCREDIBLE PARKS. THANK YOU. THANKS TO YOU, SEAN, AND THE ENTIRE TEAM. I PRAY THAT FUTURE COUNCILS CONTINUE TO FUND AND PRIORITIZE OUR PARKS. TO JENNY AND THE INCREDIBLE STAFF AT THE RICHARDSON PUBLIC LIBRARY, I TRULY ENJOY BEING YOUR CITY COUNCIL LIAISON. LIBRARIES OPEN US TO A WORLD OF IMAGINATION AND LEARNING. THEY ALLOW US TO SEE BEYOND OUR UNDERSTANDING AND STRETCH OUR MINDS AND SOULS. I KNOW THE IMPACT THEY MADE IN MY PERSONAL LIFE AS A CHILD. AND AS A FATHER. I SAW FIRSTHAND THE ROLE LIBRARIANS PLAYED THE DEVELOP MY OWN CHILD FROM WHEN HE WAS JUST MONTHS OLD, AT A LAP SITTING, READING TO OUR. IT IS OUR DUTY TO PROTECT LIBRARIES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THANK YOU JENNY, FOR ALL YOU AND YOUR STAFF DO. IF NOVEMBER DOESN'T QUITE GO MY WAY, YOU MAY FIND ME FILLING
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OUT A VOLUNTEER APPLICATION. TO MY FELLOW MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR OF A LIFETIME TO SERVE ALONGSIDE YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.THANK YOU EACH FOR STEPPING UP TO BE A PART OF THIS PROCESS. WHILE WE DIDN'T ALWAYS AGREE, I LEAVE FULLY KNOWING THAT EACH OF YOU DOES YOUR BEST TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY WE LOVE. AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE SHARE A SPECIAL BOND THAT SHARED EXPERIENCE THAT FEW WILL EVER UNDERSTAND. FOR THAT, WE ARE FOREVER CONNECTED. AND SOMEDAY I WILL TELL STORIES OF YOU ALL.
WHEN I'M IN A NURSING HOME SOMEWHERE. THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF MY LIFE STORY. THANK YOU FOR THE MEMORIES. THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME, A BETTER PERSON, AND A BETTER PUBLIC SERVANT. TO DANIEL. LIKE OTHERS, I CAME TO THIS SEAT WITH SOME IDEAS, THINKING I KNEW WHERE I WOULD LEAVE MY MARK. I NOW LOOK BACK, REALIZING THAT MY PURPOSE AND IMPACT WAS QUITE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT I HAD PLANNED. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO SERVE WITH AN OPEN HEART AND A CURIOUS MIND. LOOK WITHIN AS OFTEN AS YOU CAN AND REMIND YOURSELF THAT WE ON THE COUNCIL OFTEN EXIST IN AN ECHO CHAMBER.
STEP OUT OF THAT AS OFTEN AS YOU CAN. GET DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND KEEP YOUR EAR TO THE GROUND. REMEMBER THAT MOST PEOPLE THIS DAIS SERVES WILL NEVER REACH OUT, WILL NEVER ENTER A VOTING BOOTH, OR COME AND SPEAK BEFORE THIS BODY AT THAT PODIUM. SERVE AND LOVE BOLDLY. TO LAUREN DECKER I SAW LAUREN. LAUREN. LAUREN, I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT YOU OTHER THAN THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVESTIGATIVE EYE INPUT AND FEEDBACK. I HOPE TO SEE YOU UP HERE SOMEDAY. TO JUSTIN F SCOTT, RICK. MORE. ANDREW LASKA, RICHARD MARK STEGER YOUR COVERAGE AND WATCHFUL EYE ON THE COUNCIL SERVE AS A MIRROR, ADDS TO THE CONVERSATION AND HELPS KEEP US ACCOUNTABLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. I KNOW SOME OF THEM ARE IN HERE. TO THE RESIDENTS OF RICHARDSON, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE YOU. SERVING THIS COUNCIL ON THIS COUNCIL WILL BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST HONORS OF MY LIFE. THIS IS NEVER INTENDED TO BE MY SEAT. THIS IS YOUR SEAT. WHEN I JOINED THE COUNCIL, I QUICKLY LEARNED I HAD THREE JOBS. ONE, I HAD TO MAKE A DECISION AT THAT MOMENT THAT MOST POSITIVELY IMPACTED THE MOST AMOUNT OF PEOPLE BASED ON WHAT I KNEW AT THAT TIME. TWO, I HAD TO BE ABLE TO SLEEP THAT NIGHT WITH THE DECISIONS I MADE. THREE, I HAD TO BE ABLE TO WAKE UP AND FACE MY FAMILY KNOWING THE DECISIONS I MADE THE NIGHT BEFORE I LEAVE TODAY, KNOWING I DID MY JOB. RICHARDSON. I AM ETERNALLY GRATEFUL. ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE TIME ENTRUSTED TO ME TO REPRESENT AND MAKE DECISIONS ON YOUR BEHALF. I HOPE TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE YOU IN D.C. WIN OR LOSE THAT RACE, I WILL CONTINUE TO FIND A WAY TO SERVE THIS CITY, AND YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND ME AT FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, RICHARDSON, WHERE THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A SEAT NEXT TO ME. I WILL SAVE YOU A SPOT. THERE IS CURRENTLY AN ATTACK ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT FROM OUR CURRENT STATE LEADERSHIP. LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES ARE LOSING THEIR ABILITY TO SELF-GOVERN WITH EVERY LISLATIVE SESSION, FUTURE COUNCILS WILL HAVE TO MAKE SOME VERY DIFFICULT DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT OUR PROGRAMS, WHICH PROGRAMS OR STAFF TO CUT AND WHICH ONES TO FUND. I WANT TO REMEMBER, I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER ONE THING GOOD GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PARTICIPATION. WE ALWAYS NEED MORE PARTICIPATION, EITHER THROUGH SPEAKING AT THAT PODIUM, RUNNING FOR OFFICE, VOTING, WRITING AN EMAIL, OR ORGANIZING WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS. OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS YOUR PARTICIPATION. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME. AS A PROUD UNITED METHODIST, I WANTED TO LEAVE YOU WITH A QUOTE ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN WESLEY, THE FOUNDER OF THE METHODIST MOVEMENT. THROUGH GOD'S GRACE, I TRY TO LIVE THIS QUOTE EVERY DAY. I END WITH THIS DO ALL THE GOOD YOU CAN, BY ALL THE MEANS YOU CAN. IN ALL THE WAYS YOU CAN. IN ALL THE PLACES YOU CAN, AT ALL THE TIMES YOU CAN, TO ALL THE PEOPLE YOU CAN. AS LONG AS YOU
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EVER CAN. AMEN. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, WHICH IS TO[7. ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE 3]
ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE THREE. MR. MAGNER, OR MISS NEMER, PERHAPS MISS NEMER. COUNCIL MEMBER ELECT, WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN ME? YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I STATE YOUR NAME. I, DANIEL, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF COUNCIL MEMBER. THE DUTIES OF COUNCIL. MEMBER OF THE CITY OF RICHARDSON, OF THE CITY OF RICHARDSON, AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THIS STATE AND OF THIS STATE. SO HELP ME GOD, SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS. PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS. THERE'S NO. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IF YOU WOULD JOIN GREG AT THE CENTER OF THE ROOM, HE'S GOING TO DO A GROUP PHOTO.THIS IS THE REAL HARD PART, RIGHT? IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE. BIG SMILES. IT'S ALWAYS. HARD.
YEAH. ALL RIGHT, AT THIS TIME, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. I'LL SAY IT FOR THE
[8. INTRODUCTION AND REMARKS FROM NEWLY APPOINTED COUNCIL MEMBER]
FIRST TIME. COUNCIL MEMBER BURDETT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TURN ON YOUR MIC? AND WE WILL GO[00:40:02]
AHEAD AND HEAR FROM YOU ON ANY REMARKS YOU MIGHT HAVE AS YOU TAKE THIS POSITION. VERY GOOD.THANK YOU. MAYOR. GOOD EVENING. I WANT TO RUN THROUGH A FEW THANK YOUS TO THOSE WHO HAVE ENCOURAGED ME AND SUPPORTED ME IN PREPARATION FOR THIS SERVICE. FIRST TO MY FAMILY. THIS PAST MONTH HAS BEEN A MONTH OF DEEP REFLECTION AND GRIEVING. AS SOME ARE AWARE, MY MOM PASSED AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY EARLY IN THE MORNING OF THE DAY OF OUR FIRST INTERVIEW FOR THIS APPOINTMENT PROCESS. I HAD TALKED TO MOM THE WEEK BEFORE AND EXPLAINED HOW THE PROCESS WAS GOING TO WORK AND WHAT I WAS DOING TO PREPARE. AS USUAL, SHE GAVE ME ENCOURAGEMENT AND TOLD ME HOW PROUD SHE WAS OF ME FOR OFFERING TO SERVE THE CITY OF RICHARDSON AND ITS RESIDENTS.
IN THIS ROLE. SHE AND MY DAD, WHO'S HERE IN THE AUDIENCE WITH US TONIGHT, ALONG WITH MY SIBLINGS AND EXTENDED FAMILY AND A FEW NIECES AND NEPHEWS, INSTILLED THE WORK ETHIC AND MODELED THE WAY OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT MY LIFE, AND I WILL FOREVER BE GRATEFUL FOR THAT. THANK YOU TO MY WIFE, CATHERINE, WHO HAS INSPIRED AND SHARED A DECADES LONG INTEREST IN GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY IN RICHARDSON, WITH US OFTEN TAKING TURNS SERVING ON DIFFERENT COMMUNITY BOARDS AND CITY COMMISSIONS, SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING EACH OTHER ALONG THE WAY. THANK YOU TO MY EMPLOYER, MY DIRECTIVES, AND THE LEADERSHIP TEAM WHO ALSO ENCOURAGED ME TO STEP UP AND SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY. TO THE MANY FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS WHO ENCOURAGED ME AND ASKED HOW THEY COULD HELP, I THANK YOU AND LOOK FORWARD TO REPRESENTING YOU ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER NEIGHBORS. I HAVEN'T YET HAD A CHANCE TO MEET. I WANT TO THANK MR. BARRIOS FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE ON THIS COUNCIL, AND FOR ALLOWING THIS TRANSITION TO PROCEED AS HIS FOCUS HAS CHANGED TO RUNNING FOR A DIFFERENT OFFICE TO THE OTHER 12 APPLICANTS WHO ALSO RAISED THEIR HAND OFFERING TO SERVE. I'M QUITE IMPRESSED, AND I MEAN THAT GENERALLY, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING DISCUSSIONS WITH YOU ABOUT THE NEEDS AND PRIORITIES OF RICHARDSON. AND FINALLY, TO MY NEW COLLEAGUES ON THE DAIS, THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ME TO SERVE IN THIS ROLE. ANOTHER PROCESS WAS NOT EASY FOR YOU, AND DELIBERATIONS WERE NOT ALWAYS UNANIMOUS, BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EACH OF YOU IN THE NEXT SEVEN MONTHS AS WE STRIVE TOGETHER TO KEEP RICHARDSON MOVING IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION. I'M EXCITED TO GET TO WORK. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BURDETT. I WANT TO JUST SAY A COUPLE QUICK WORDS, AND WE MAY HAVE A FEW OTHERS THAT HAVE THAT, OTHERWISE WE MAY SAVE IT FOR ANOTHER TIME. BUT I DO WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO THE RICHARDSON CITY COUNCIL. AS YOU MENTIONED, WE HAD A THOUGHTFUL SELECTION PROCESS WITH A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WILLING TO STEP FORWARD AND SERVE, AND WE APPRECIATE THE WILLINGNESS FROM EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED.
TONIGHT DEFINITELY BEGINS A NEW CHAPTER FOR YOU, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOUR VOICE, YOUR PERSPECTIVE, AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO RICHARDSON AT THIS TABLE. SO CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS, WE'LL MOVE ON
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TO NUMBER NINE, WHICH IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. MAYOR PRO TEM HUTCHENRIDER. WELL, MAYOR, LET'S GET TO WORK. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PUBLISHED.COUNCIL MEMBER I WOULD SECOND IT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM HUTCHENRIDER, A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SERAFINI. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE WILL
[10. CONSIDER THE RICHARDSON CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION'S FY26 ARTS GRANTS FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS]
MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER TEN, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER THE RICHARDSON CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION'S FISCAL YEAR 26 ARTS GRANTS FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS. MR. MAGNER, THANK YOU, MAYOR, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MICHAELA DOYLE, OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, IS GOING TO LEAD THIS BRIEFING. I ALSO WANT TO JUST RECOGNIZE OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, RILEY THOMAS, AND OUR MANAGEMENT ANALYST, JAKE ADELE, WHO ARE ALSO VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN THE PROCESS THIS YEAR. THIS IS AN ANNUAL CONSIDERATION ON YOUR PART. THE COMMISSION IS AGAIN MADE A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUNDING FOR CULTURAL ARTS, AND MICHAELA IS GOING TO COVER THAT. AND THEN WE'LL LOOK FOR AN ACTION ITEM FOR YOU SO THAT WE CAN GET THIS IMPLEMENTED ON OCTOBER 1ST. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION FALLS UNDER THE CITY COUNCIL'S STRATEGIC GOAL TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS. WE HAVE A GROUP OF SEVEN WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS THAT SELECT THE THE ALLOCATIONS FOR THE CULTURAL ARTS GRANTS. AND THEN OF COURSE, OUR COUNCIL LIAISON IS COUNCIL MEMBER DOREEN. WE LAUNCHED THE APPLICATION PROCESS JUNE 1ST,[00:45:01]
AND THEN IT GOES THROUGH THE END OF JULY. AND THEN WE HAVE AN ALL DAY INTERVIEW MARATHON IN AUGUST AND THEN ALLOCATIONS DELIBERATION IN SEPTEMBER. THE EVALUATION CRITERIA THAT THE COMMISSION FOCUSES ON IS THE ORGANIZATION'S FOCUS ON RICHARDSON AND THE SERVING THE RICHARDSON RESIDENTS. OF COURSE, WITH ALIGNMENT WITH THE ARTS AND CULTURE MASTER PLAN AS WELL.THE GRANT REQUESTS THAT WE HAD THIS YEAR, WE HAD 26 APPLICATIONS COME IN. WE HAD FOUR NEW APPLICANTS. WE INTERVIEWED 22 OF THOSE. WE HAD OVER $550,000 REQUESTED, AND $375,000 WAS BUDGETED IN THE HOTEL MOTEL FUND. LISTED HERE IS THE RECOMMENDED ALLOCATIONS FROM THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION. THESE WERE ALSO PUBLISHED IN THE AGENDA PACKET FOR YOUR PREVIEW. NEXT STOPS AFTER APPROVAL TONIGHT WOULD BE FOR EACH ORGANIZATION TO SUBMIT THEIR YEAR END FINAL REPORT BY THE END OF THIS MONTH. WE DISBURSE THE CHECKS AT OUR OCTOBER FALL CULTURAL ARTS WORKSHOP, AND THEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION MEMBERS ACT AS LIAISONS TO ALL OF THE GROUPS, WORK WITH THEM AND BRING BACK INFORMATION AND REPORT BACK TO THE COMMISSION. AND THAT IS IT FOR MY PRESENTATION THIS EVENING. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. ANY. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER DORAN, WE'D LIKE TO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. SURE. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CONSIDER THE RICHARD RICHARDSON CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION F 26 ARTS GRANT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER BURNETT. SECOND THAT MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER DORIAN, A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BURDETT. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? THAT PASSES
[11. REPORT ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]
UNANIMOUSLY. THIS TIME WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 11, WHICH IS REPORT ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. ANYONE DO ANYTHING INTERESTING, COUNCIL MEMBER JUSTICE. THANK YOU.MAYOR, I JUST I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO MAKE COMMENTS RELATED TO OUR NEW COUNCIL MEMBER HERE.
SO I WANT TO DO THAT QUICKLY. JUST ECHOING YOUR COMMENT ABOUT HOW DIFFICULT TO PROCESS IT WAS, I WILL SAY IT WAS THE HARDEST DECISION. WE DIDN'T GET TO MAKE COMMENTS LAST WEEK. I THINK IT WAS AN OVERSIGHT AND WE JUST SORT OF MOVED FORWARD WITH THE VOTE. SO I WANT TO SAY IT WAS THE HARDEST DECISION THAT I'VE MADE SINCE JOINING THE COUNCIL. IT WASN'T A DECISION ABOUT WHETHER WE SHOULD ISSUE A SPECIAL PERMIT OR SOME OTHER LAND USE. IT WAS A DECISION ABOUT PEOPLE AMONGST THREE EXTRAORDINARY VOLUNTEERS AND LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND YOU CAN EXTEND THAT, EXPAND THAT OUT TO THE 12 APPLICANTS. REALLY ALL INCREDIBLE FOLKS THAT APPLIED FOR THIS POSITION, CHOOSING ONE AS OUR CHARTER MANDATES MEANT NOT BEING ABLE TO CHOOSE ANOTHER. I GENUINELY HOPE A FUTURE COUNCIL IS NOT FORCED TO MAKE A SIMILAR DECISION, AND I SUPPORT CHANGING THE CHARTER THE NEXT TIME IT'S REVIEWED SO THAT THE COUNCIL DOES NOT HAVE TO STAND IN FOR THE VOTERS SHOULD THIS SITUATION EVER ARISE AGAIN.
WITH THAT, I WANT TO SAY I'M VERY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU JOIN US. YOU HAVE SERVED OUR COMMUNITY SO WELL BEFORE NOW, AND I KNOW YOU WILL GOING INTO THE FUTURE. I KNOW IT'S ONLY BEEN A WEEK SINCE YOU WERE NAMED THE LONE FINALISTS, AND I'M SURE YOU'VE DISCOVERED THAT IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY TO BE IN THE PUBLIC SPOTLIGHT. AS I SAID TO COUNCIL MEMBERS BARRIOS AND DORIAN WHEN THEY JOINED THE COUNCIL, YOU WILL NO DOUBT BE SUBJECTED TO CONSISTENT SCRUTINY, COMPETING INTERESTS AND STRONG OPINIONS AS YOU TRY TO GOVERN. MY ADVICE IS TO ENGAGE WITH RICHARDSON'S RESIDENTS IN EARNEST SO THAT YOU CAN QUICKLY UNDERSTAND THEIR CONCERNS. I HAVE NO DOUBT YOU ARE UP TO THE CHALLENGES THAT MAY COME YOUR WAY, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING WITH YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CORCORAN. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I WILL JUST REAL QUICK, AS A ITEM OF COMMUNITY INTEREST, WE HAD AN AWESOME TIME. SOME OF US AT THE TRANSIT COALITION OF NORTH TEXAS LUNCHEON IS JUST ALWAYS A NICE EVENT, A GOOD CHANCE TO NETWORK WITH OTHER LIKE MINDED PEOPLE, AND ALWAYS GOOD TO HEAR WHAT OUR TRANSIT AGENCIES ARE UP TO. AND COUNCILMEMBER BURDETTE, I'M EXTREMELY EXCITED TO WORK WITH YOU. 2021 JUST HAS LONG TAILS, AND IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING THAT FOUR OF US THAT WERE ON THE BALLOT ARE NOW HERE ON THE COUNCIL SERVING TOGETHER, AND IT'S GOING TO BE IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD SEVEN MONTHS, AND I'M EXCITED TO FINISH IT OUT WITH YOU, MAN. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM HUTCHENRIDER. THANK YOU MAYOR. TWO THINGS JUST REALLY QUICKLY, I WANT TO A HUGE THANK YOU TO AMY NEMER FOR PULLING TOGETHER THE GET ON BOARD RECEPTION FOR OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, WHICH WAS LAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE HOW YOU TURNED THIS ROOM INTO A
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RECEPTION HALL WITH THE FOOD, THE DRINK, WITH EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAD SET UP FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND LEARN MORE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FROM THE CITY, ALL OF. WE HAD ALL OF THE. I BELIEVE WE HAD ALL THE CHAIRS OF THE VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS HERE REPRESENTING. AND SO JUST REALLY, REALLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THAT. AND THEN ALSO JUST ONE OTHER THING REAL QUICK, ON THURSDAY EVENING.COUNCIL COUNCILMEMBER DORIAN AND MYSELF HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT OUR COUNCIL AT THE FROST BANK'S FINANCIAL CENTER, RIBBON CUTTING. AND IT WAS IT WAS A REALLY, REALLY NICE EVENT, HAD GREAT TURNOUT FROM THE COMMUNITY AND GREAT TURNOUT FROM FROST BANK. AND SO I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THEM ON OPENING THIS NEW CENTER AT BASICALLY THE CORNER OF COYOTE AND CAMPBELL TO SERVE THE THE WEST SIDE OF THE CITY FROM A FINANCIAL STANDPOINT, AND JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE THEM ON DOING THAT. I ALSO WANT TO ADD, I THINK COUNCILWOMAN JUSTICE SAID IT BEST. THIS WAS BY FAR, I THINK, ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT DECISIONS I'VE HAD TO MAKE ON THIS COUNCIL SINCE I'VE SERVED OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. BUT I WANT TO WELCOME YOU, DANIEL. I ALSO CAN'T HELP IT. NOW IF I IF I DO THE MATH, I THINK WE HAVE THREE AGGIES AND TWO RED RAIDERS JUST SO WE MAKE SURE WE WE DO THE MATH, BUT I'M JUST SAYING, I'M JUST I'M, I LIKE TO DO MATH. I LIKE TO DO FACTS AND CHANGE MY VOTE. WHAT'S THAT DO. I JUST HAD TO PUT THAT OUT THERE FOR THE FUN OF IT. ALTHOUGH AFTER THIS WEEKEND AND FOOTBALL, WE'RE NOT GOING TO TALK MUCH MORE ABOUT THAT. BUT ANYWAY, IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, BECAUSE THAT WAS UGLY. IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, WELCOME. LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING WITH YOU, WORKING WITH YOU. AND KAT, WELCOME. AND THANK YOU FOR, FOR SHARING DANIEL WITH US. AND JUST BE READY BECAUSE HE'S GOING TO COME HOME AND HE MAY COMPLAIN. HE MAY I DON'T KNOW IF HE'LL CRY OR NOT, BUT I'LL AT LEAST SAY HE MAY COMPLAIN, HE MAY ASK FOR ADVICE. SO JUST BE PREPARED.
AND SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T FIX THINGS. AS I'VE TOLD MELINDA, JUST LISTEN TO ME FOR FIVE MINUTES. SO ANYWAY, WELCOME AND LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING WITH YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER.
THANK YOU MAYOR. YES, I HAVE TO AGREE. PROBABLY WILL BE A LOT OF YELLING AND SCREAMING. AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SO MUCH ENERGY BY THE TIME YOU GET HOME. DANIEL, THAT YOU WILL HAVE TAKE YOU A COUPLE OF HOURS TO KIND OF WIND DOWN A LITTLE BIT, YOU KNOW? SO BUT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. YOU HAVE SERVED THE COMMUNITY EXTREMELY WELL. AS COUNCILWOMAN JUSTICE MENTIONED EARLIER. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, PUTTING YOURSELF OUT THERE AND BEING A PART OF THIS TEAM. AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET A LOT OF WORK DONE. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. I WANT TO ALSO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN TO AMY NIEBUR FOR THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. YOU REALLY DID OUTDO YOURSELF. I MEAN, THE SPREAD WAS INCREDIBLE AND BEAUTIFUL. IT WAS A SUPER, SUPER BUSY WEEK LAST WEEK. I MEAN, WE HAD WE HAD EVENTS EVERY DAY AND ALMOST EVERY SINGLE NIGHT. AND I'M JUST I WON'T ELABORATE ON EACH ONE OF THESE BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S OTHERS THAT WILL REITERATE. BUT JUST AS A QUICK RUN THROUGH, WE HAD THE DIALOG INSTITUTE LAST WEEK, HAD THEIR EVENT OVER ACTUALLY OVER AT THE HILTON HOTEL, WHICH IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THEY NORMALLY HAVE THEIR EVENTS. THEY USUALLY HAVE IT OVER AT THE DIALOG INSTITUTE, BUT VERY, VERY, VERY NICE AWARD CEREMONY, HUGE TURNOUT. THEY HAD A VERY NICE DINNER. WE GOT TO HEAR FROM SOME REALLY GOOD SPEAKERS. AND IT WAS IT WAS REALLY INCREDIBLE.
I THINK COUNCILMAN, OUR OUR SAM SHULL JOINED ME ALONG WITH COUNCILMAN DAN BARRIOS. SO I THOUGHT IT WAS A REALLY EXCEPTIONAL EVENT. AND ONE OF MY ONE OF MY FAVORITE ORGANIZATIONS. THE OTHER THING WE DID IS WE HAD A DAY EVENT, A TAIWANESE OR TAIWAN EXPO DOWN AT THE BAY, I THINK. ANYWAY. KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON CENTER, THAT WAS ALSO A VERY GOOD TURNOUT. THAT'S AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT WE ATTEND EVERY YEAR. VERY, VERY NICE, VERY APPRECIATIVE.
WE ALSO HAD THE TRANSIT COALITION, WHICH WAS MENTIONED BY COUNCILMAN CORCORAN, WHICH ALSO A VERY NICE EVENT. AND LET'S SEE, WHAT ELSE DID WE DO? LORD. OKAY. ANYWAY, I'LL LEAVE IT THERE FOR NOW. THERE'S THERE'S SEVERAL OTHERS, BUT I'LL I'LL LEAVE. I'LL LEAVE IT OPEN. BUT AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN, DANIEL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER ARFIN THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WELL, DEFINITELY. LAST WEEK WAS REALLY A WONDERFUL, BUSY WEEK. I TOOK THE WEEK AS A VACATION, SPENDING MOST OF THE TIME FOR THE COUNCIL. I DID ENJOY THIS. YOU KNOW, THE DIALOG INSTITUTE, THE EVENT THEY HAD, IT WAS NOT ABOUT
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REALLY THE DINNER, THE DEFINITELY THAT THE DINNER WAS GREAT, BUT THERE WERE SOME PEOPLE, LOTS OF GOOD PEOPLE OUT THERE. AND THE CONVERSATION WAS GREAT. SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND THEY'RE DOING GREAT JOB WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY, FOR THE COMMUNITY AND, AND TAIWANESE EXPO THAT THEY HAD THERE IS AMAZING. THE WORLD IS REALLY MOVING FAST. AI IS MOVING FAST. NOT SURE HOW TO MANAGE THAT, BUT I'LL WRITE THE RIGHT. SO LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE FUTURE AND REGARDING PLACE THREE, THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBER, I LOOK FORWARD NOT TO WORK WITH YOU OR FOR YOU FOR THE CITY. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING FOR THE CITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITY. I THINK WE WILL HAVE, YOU KNOW, NOT NECESSARILY. THE GREAT TIME IS NOT THE RIGHT WORD, BUT DEFINITELY WE'LL ENJOY WORKING ON THE SAME GOAL. I KNOW THAT WE ALL HAVE THE SAME THING IN OUR MIND. THE BEST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN FOR OUR CITY, I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO. SO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ON THE SAME THINGS HERE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I'LL HIT A COUPLE OF THINGS AND THEN I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER CORCORAN. YOU'VE GOT YOUR LIGHT ON AS WELL. LET ME START WITH PROBABLY AS BUSY AS IT WAS LAST WEEK. I KNOW ALL OF US AND REALLY THE ENTIRE CITY OF RICHARDSON CAN HAVE A LOT OF PRIDE IN THE FACT THAT OUR CITY MANAGER WAS RECOGNIZED IN A VERY BIG WAY WITH THE NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION. IT'S NOT AN EASY JOB, AND IT IS NOT A SMALL THING TO BE RECOGNIZED BY SUCH A MAJOR REGIONAL ORGANIZATION AND TO HAVE OUR VERY OWN DON MAGNER, REPRESENT OUR CITY SO WELL, AND TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THAT AS A REGIONAL LEADER WAS JUST AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH THAT. AND I KNOW A NUMBER OF US COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WERE THERE WERE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THAT AS WELL. IT WAS A VERY BUSY WEEK. I'LL COVER A FEW THINGS THAT WERE NOT TOUCHED ON. BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD DID A A HUGE EVENT WHERE THEY BEGAN KIND OF THEIR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE FOR SUSAN G. KOMEN, WHICH WE HOST IN MID-OCTOBER OVER ON UTD'S CAMPUS. AND I WAS HONORED TO BE ABLE TO TAKE PART IN THAT.THERE'S A NEW LA BREA SALONS OVER AT THE CORE DISTRICT. SO A NEW KIND OF NEAT BUSINESS THERE AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF FOLKS FILLING UP THOSE SALONS. THEY WERE WAY AHEAD OF SCHEDULE IN TERMS OF GETTING EVERYTHING FROM HAIRSTYLISTS TO FOLKS THAT DO, YOU KNOW, FACIALS AND ALL SORTS OF OTHER THINGS IN THERE. IT WAS IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO KIND OF MEET THOSE FOLKS. THIS WEEK OR LAST WEEK ENDED ON MY END. SERVING ON A PANEL AT THE TEXAS TRIBUNE TRIB FEST IN AUSTIN, WHERE WE GOT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THAT LOCAL CONTROL ISSUE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER BARRIOS HAD BROUGHT UP WAS A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TO REPRESENT RICHARDSON THERE, AND I WAS HONORED TO DO THAT. I ALSO AM FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF A NUMBER OF YOU BEFORE ME, BUT I STARTED MY WORK WITH LEADERSHIP NORTH TEXAS. THEY HAD THEIR RETREAT THIS WEEKEND. AND YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT THAT MEANT THAT I HAD A WHOLE WEEKEND OF JUST THAT. BUT WE DID HAVE A CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR AN AMAZING LONG TIME.
RESIDENT AND VOLUNTEER, SANDY LAUDER. THAT HAPPENED THIS WEEKEND. WOODCREEK CHURCH OPENED UP THEIR AMAZING TRAILS. THEY HAVE CUT THROUGH THE WOODS AND BUILT TRAILS ON THEIR DIME AND ARE OPENING IT UP TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THEY ASKED ME TO COME AND BE A PART OF KIND OF A A SMALL RIBBON CUTTING, BUT IT WAS JUST REALLY NEAT TO SEE THEIR DESIRE TO BE THE BEST NEIGHBOR THEY COULD BE BY ADDING SUCH A COOL TRAIL AMENITY AND CONNECTING IT TO OUR OUR OWN TRAILS. UTD HAD AN AMAZING MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL, TAIWANESE FESTIVAL. AND THEN LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, A GENTLEMAN NAMED AND A LONG TIME RESIDENT. I THINK HE SAID 50 YEARS. ROBERT PURCELL, GENTLEMAN TURNED 80 YEARS OLD AIR FORCE VETERAN, AND I GOT A CHANCE TO DO A LITTLE KIND OF HAPPY BIRTHDAY PROCLAMATION FOR HIM OVER THE WEEKEND. JUST REALLY, REALLY COOL TO SEE HOW MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS HAD SERVED OUR COUNTRY. AND THERE WERE A NUMBER OF THEM THAT WERE THERE AND AND HOW MANY OF THEM WERE JUST SO PROUD BOTH TO HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY AND TO BE RESIDENTS OF RICHARDSON. SO WITH THAT AND SEEING NO OTHER
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LIGHTS ON, PLEASE, THOSE OF US, THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE IN THE AUDIENCE, FEEL FREE TO JOIN US.WE HAVE A SMALL RECEPTION JUST OUT THE DOOR, BUT WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS. THIS MEETING WILL BE ADJOURNED
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.