[1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:08] MAYOR WILL CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR 6 P.M. TUESDAY, APRIL THE 21ST OF 2026. THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 201 EAST NASH STREET, TERRELL, TEXAS HAVE WITH US ON THE DAIS THIS EVENING, DISTRICT TWO DONNA RENEE ANDERSON, OUR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DISTRICT 3RD MAY. RONNIE VELASQUEZ, DISTRICT FIVE. PHIL ROBINSON, OUR MAYOR PRO TEM NOT WITH US, BUT EXCUSED THIS EVENING IS DISTRICT FOUR, STEPHANIE HOLMES THOMAS. SO WE HAVE A QUORUM. WE MAY CONTINUE WITH THE MEETING. WE ALSO HAVE OUR CITY MANAGER, MARK MILLS, OUR STAFF AND OUR ATTORNEY. SO WE'LL CONTINUE WITH OUR MEETING. AT THIS TIME, I'D ASK FOR EVERYONE TO STAND FOR INVOCATION, REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGES. HEAVENLY FATHER, IN THE NAME OF JESUS, WE ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM, YOUR KNOWLEDGE, AND YOUR UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO SOLOMON. WE ASK THAT WE LISTEN WITH YOUR EARS AND THAT WE HEAR. WE SPEAK WITH YOUR MOUTH. LET US REPRESENT YOU WELL THIS EVENING. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. 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. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS. ONE STATE, UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. [2. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMUNITY RECOGNITION AND EVENTS] ALRIGHT, NEXT ON THE AGENDA ARE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, COMMUNITY RECOGNITION AND EVENTS. BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER, YOU KNOW THAT IT IS JUBILEE WEEKEND. I THINK IF YOU NEED A DROUGHT BUSTER, JUST HAVE THE CHAMBER SCHEDULE SOMETHING IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOU MIGHT GET A LITTLE RAIN. BUT NO, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS KNOW THAT THE JUBILEE IS GOING ON THIS WEEKEND. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO OUT THURSDAY NIGHTS FAMILY NIGHT, I BELIEVE. SO THE CARNIVAL WILL BE GOING ALSO FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. COME OUT AND HAVE A HOT DOG, TURKEY LEG, CORN ON THE COB AND AND ENJOY THE COMMUNITY AND THE HARD WORK THAT NOT ONLY THE CHAMBER DOES, BUT SOME OF OUR CITY STAFF DOES. SO I HOPE YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. I ALSO LIKE TO REPORT THAT THE COUNCIL HAS BEGUN WORKSHOPS FOR OUR STAFF. AS WE LOOK AT NEXT YEAR, IN THE UPCOMING YEARS, AND LAST SATURDAY WE HAD OUR FIRST ONE. WE'LL FINISH UP THIS SATURDAY, AND WE'VE HAD SOME REALLY GOOD CONVERSATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ALSO OUR STAFF MEMBERS THAT WERE THERE AND PARTICIPATED. THEY ALWAYS DO A GOOD JOB. SO THANK EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATED IN THAT. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMUNITY RECOGNITIONS OR EVENTS? YES, I HAVE A COMMUNITY EVENT THAT IS HAPPENING ON THE 1ST OF MAY, WHICH IS NEXT FRIDAY. IT IS GIRLS ACHIEVING AND LEADING IN SOCIETY FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL, YOUNG LADIES, SIXTH, SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADERS WHO WILL BE INTRODUCED TO WOMEN IN NONTRADITIONAL ROLES. WE WILL HAVE FROM OUR CITY ENGINEERS, AN ENGINEER AND A WELDER, SAFETY OFFICER, AND WE WILL HAVE A FIREFIGHTER AND A POLICE WOMAN AND MEMBERS FROM THE COMMUNITY, WOMEN FROM THE COMMUNITY WHO REPRESENT NONTRADITIONAL ROLES. AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE NAJERA'S WHO ARE GOING TO BE OFFERING LILLY'S EVENT CENTER FOR FREE. AND THEY WILL ALSO BE PROVIDING BREAKFAST, WHICH WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE EDC AND AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK. AND ANOTHER ORGANIZATION WILL BE PROVIDING LUNCH, WHICH WILL BE ROSA'S. YES. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME. AND IT'S ALL ABOUT THESE YOUNG LADIES LEARNING THAT THERE ARE NONTRADITIONAL ROLES THAT THEY CAN THEY CAN TAKE PART IN. I LEARNED OF THIS WHEN I WENT TO THE WOMEN IN MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE LAST YEAR, [00:05:04] AND THEY HAD THEIR THEIR PROGRAM BRANCHED OFF INTO A WEEKEND WHERE THEY HAD OVER A THOUSAND YOUNG GIRLS. AND SO WE'RE STARTING WITH 48. THAT'S WONDERFUL. EXCITING. YEAH. THAT'S GOOD. ANYONE ELSE? I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MENTION AND CONGRATULATE FIRST CHRISTIANS 150TH ANNIVERSARY THAT WILL BE CELEBRATED ON SUNDAY, MAY THE 3RD AT 10:50 A.M. SO A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM. IT'S 150 YEARS, JUST A LITTLE SHORT OF OF HOW LONG THE CITY OF TERRELL HAS BEEN FORMALLY INTO EXISTENCE. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM. WONDERFUL, GOOD. WELL. ANYONE. OKAY. AND THEN ALSO AT THIS TIME, THIS IS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH. SO WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO READ. THE MAYOR WOULD LIKE TO READ. IT'S FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF TERRELL. AND IT READS, WHEREAS CHILDREN SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE IN SAFE, STABLE, NURTURING, NURTURING FAMILIES WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS, IT IS CRITICAL TO BUILD SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORTS FAMILIES BEFORE THEY ARE IN CRISIS, TO PREVENT ABUSE AND MISTREATMENT OF TEXAS CHILDREN. AND WHEREAS, BY ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAMILIES, WE CAN BUILD STRONG, HEALTHY FAMILIES AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES WHERE CHILDREN CAN THRIVE. AND WHEREAS, CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION OCCURS EVERY DAY, THROUGH THE DILIGENT WORK AND TIRELESS ADVOCACY UNDERTAKEN BY FAMILIES, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, HOUSES OF FAITH, ADVOCACY GROUPS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. AND WHEREAS AGENCIES DEDICATED TO THIS MISSION INCLUDE KAUFMAN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, EMPOWER, KAUFMAN COUNTY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER, KAUFMAN COUNTY, WHILE CHILD WELFARE BOARD, LONE STAR, CASA. REACH. CHILD. PLACING. AGENCY. A FERN NORVILLE SHELTER FOUNDATION AND BIKERS AGAINST CHILD ABUSE. AND WHEREAS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION IS A MULTIFACETED AND COOPERATIVE EFFORT THAT PROVIDES A WAY FOR FAMILIES TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT AND STABLE. NOW THEREFORE, I, RICK CARMONA, BY THE VIRTUE VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL THE 20TH I MEAN, APRIL OF 2026 AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH IN RECOGNITION OF OUR COMMUNITY'S MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK TIRELESSLY TO CREATE POSITIVE, HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES TO ENSURE TOMORROW'S LEADERS HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO THRIVE AND REACH THEIR POTENTIAL. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND CALLS THE CORPORATE SEAL OF THE CITY OF TERRELL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED. THIS THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL OF 2026. CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH OF YOU. IF YOU WOULD. IF YOU'RE REPRESENTING ONE OF THE ORGANIZATION, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND WE'LL TAKE A PHOTO, PLEASE. COUNCIL. WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN ME? I'VE GOT TWO. YEAH, WE CAN HOLD ON. DID Y'ALL WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? JUST BRIEFLY, I'LL SAY THANK YOU. I'M WITH THE GARDENER, AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS DOING THE PROCLAMATION AND JUST BRINGING AWARENESS TO THE ISSUE, RIGHT? IS THE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES ON PEOPLE'S CHILDREN. AND IT'S NOT AN EASY THING TO TAKE LIGHTLY. SADLY, WE HAD A PRETTY SIMPLE. WITHIN THE FAMILIES THAT WE SERVE WITH QUARTER ONE MEMBERS ALREADY REGISTERED. AND SO NOT GREAT, [00:10:02] RIGHT? BUT I JUST, JUST REALLY. WITHOUT ANYTHING. BUT IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT. SO. [3. HEAR REMARKS FROM VISITORS] RIGHT. ALRIGHT, NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS TO HEAR REMARKS FROM VISITORS. I HAVE VICKI ANDERSON MAYBE, OR ANDERS. HELLO. YES, MA'AM. MY NAME IS VICKI ANDERSON. I RESIDE AT 1017 SOUTH MEDORA. AND MY ISSUE IS THERE IS A GUY, HIS I DON'T KNOW HIS NAME. I CALL HIM ONE I. I THINK HIS FIRST NAME IS TOMMY. NOW LET ME LET LET ME TELL YOU THIS FIRST. I AM A SINGER PERSON. I LIVE ALONE, TOMMY COMES TO MY HOUSE. HE TAKES MY MAIL OUT OF MY MAILBOX. WE'VE HAD ONE ALTERCATION AND SEVERAL OTHER ALTERCATIONS, SEVERAL OTHER THINGS THAT'S GOING ON. HE WOULD COME AND LEAVE A LETTER TAPED TO MY DOOR. AND RECENTLY HE SCRATCHED MY TRUCK UP. YOU'RE PROBABLY SAYING, WELL, HOW DO YOU KNOW IT WAS HIM? I CAME HOME LATE ONE NIGHT. NOTHING IN MY DOOR. THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I GOT UP. THERE, I HAD YARD ART IN MY YARD. HE HAD BROKEN THE YARD OR ART UP. I HAD THREE SIGNS. PUT IT AT MY FRONT DOOR WITH A LETTER. AND THEN I NOTICED WHEN I WENT TO MY CAR THAT HE HAD JUST SCRATCHED MY CAR. I DID CALL THE POLICE AND THEY DID TELL ME THAT THEY ARRESTED HIM, BUT THEY COULD ONLY KEEP HIM 24 HOURS. I WANT TO KNOW IF EVERYBODY PULLED TOGETHER. THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS MAN. BECAUSE ONE NIGHT ABOUT 2:00, I'M STILL SITTING UP WATCHING TV, AND I HEAR MY DOOR KNOB RATTLING. I GET UP, PEEPED AROUND THE CORNER TO SEE, AND IT WAS HIM. THE NEXT MORNING HE LEFT A PICTURE TAPED TO MY DOOR IN A LETTER. SO I'M ASKING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL GET TOGETHER WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND DO SOMETHING BECAUSE I AM AFRAID. BUT I DO HAVE A WEAPON. NOT A GUN, BUT A WEAPON THAT IF HE EVER GETS INTO MY HOUSE, I'M HOPING I CAN'T FIGHT HIM. I'M HOPING THAT I'LL BE READY FOR HIM WITH, LIKE, MACE AND THAT KIND OF STUFF. BUT I NEED THE CITY TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT HIM BECAUSE I KNOW THAT HE'S GOING IN MAILBOXES ON THE NORTH SIDE, THE SOUTH SIDE, EVERYWHERE. BUT HE LITERALLY WAS AT MY MAILBOX. HE TOOK THE MAIL OUT AND I WAS STANDING IN MY DOOR AND I THOUGHT IT WAS MY SON GETTING THE MAILBOX, GETTING THE MAIL OUT. THEN HE TOOK MY MAIL OUT. HE READ THE ENVELOPE, THEN HE PUT IT IN HIS POCKET. SO I HOLLERED AT HIM, BRING MY MAIL BACK. HE STARTED CURSING AND SAYING A LOT OF THINGS, BUT HE BROUGHT MY MAIL BAG AND I HIT HIM WITH A STICK. SO HE DID GIVE ME MY MAIL. BUT WHAT IF SOMETHING GREATER THAN THAT HAPPENS? WHAT AM I GOING TO DO? SO I'M JUST ASKING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL GET WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT THEY CAN DO ABOUT HIM. OKAY? AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. IS IT TAMMY? SPENCER? TAMMY. TAMMY. TAMMY? YES. TAMMY. SPENCER AND I LIVE AT 704 SAINT JOHN'S, AND I'M COMING BEFORE THE BOARD TONIGHT TO SEE YOU. PLEASE. AS A CITIZEN AND WE AS [00:15:06] TAXPAYERS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW. I THOUGHT IN THE BACK OF. AND THE REASON IS I WALK SIX MILES A DAY WHEN I GO TO GET A WALK AND I SEE THE BOYS UP THERE WITH THEIR BACKPACKS ON ME. IT WAS JUST AN INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED AT THE AIRPORT. AND I KNOW ALL Y'ALL ARE WORRIED. IF THE POLICE HAD A CAME OUT AND DID WHAT THEY SUPPOSED TO BE DOING BECAUSE IT WAS A REPORT MADE THAT SOME YOUNG MAN WAS WALKING THROUGH THE PARK WITH WITH GUNS, BUT THE POLICE DID COME THROUGH, BUT THEY DIDN'T GET OUT AND WALK. SO I'M, I'M COMING BEFORE Y'ALL ON TODAY TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO, MAYBE SIGN A PETITION OR HAVE OTHER PEOPLE COME UP HERE. WE NEED TO GET THESE BOYS, LIKE, BAN THE BACKPACKS. I MEAN, POINT BLANK, PERIOD. I WOULD SAY THE BACKPACKS AND THE, THE HOODIES BECAUSE IMMA TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED JUST LAST WEEK. I WAS SITTING OVER TO A LADY'S HOUSE ON PREM AND THERE WAS A BOY, A YOUNG BOY CAME THROUGH, HE HAD A HOODIE ON AND IT WAS A POLICE REPORT MADE ABOUT THIS. SOMEBODY SENT HIM GOING DOWN MOORE AVENUE. HE HAD A HOODIE ON. HE SAID SOME SHORTS ON, SOME FLIP FLOPS. AND THE BACKPACK, THE HOODIE WAS OPEN. I MEAN, THE FLOOR WAS OPEN JUST LIKE THIS. HE HAD A BLACK HOLE. IF I SEEN IT, I KNOW ANYBODY. AT LEAST THEY ARE AWARE OF THESE YOUNG BOYS, BUT THEY'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING. I FEEL LIKE IF THEY WERE TO GET MORE ON THAT THE OTHER DAY, THAT COULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING OUTSIDE. SO I'M COMING TO Y'ALL AS A COUNCIL MEMBER TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. WHAT WE CAN DO NOT MEAN WHAT WE CAN DO. I HAVE A FIVE YEAR OLD GRANDSON. WE GOT ABOUT 6000 BABIES, I CAN'T TELL YOU WHEN THE ASKING IF THEY THINK THE BABY BOY'S OKAY. I'M NOT GOING TO BE LIKE, I'M SCARED FOR MY LIFE, SO I'M COMING TO Y'ALL. SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP US, I CAN. OKAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. ANDRE PHILLIPS. MY NAME IS CORDREA PHILLIPS. I LIVE AT 320 ADELAIDE CIRCLE. ON APRIL THE 17TH, I WAS ARRESTED. I WAS ACCUSED OF HAVING NO DRIVER'S LICENSE BY MILTON JAMES MILTON, BADGE NUMBER 6155. TO HEAR THAT IT'S KIDS WALKING AROUND WITH GUNS AND IT'S PEOPLE BREAKING INTO PEOPLE'S MAILBOXES. AND I'M OVER HERE GETTING PULLED OVER, GOING TO JAIL FOR NO DRIVER'S LICENSE AND SAYING THAT MY INSURANCE WAS INVALID. ON TOP OF THAT, MILTON WAS GRABBING ME OUT OF MY CAR, TRYING TO ACT LIKE I WAS REFUSING TO REST, WHICH I WAS JUST ASKING WHAT WAS I GOING TO JAIL FOR? WHEN HE SET ME IN THE VEHICLE? FOR ONE, WHEN HE GOT MY CAR TOWED FROM A HOME THAT I WAS GOING TO, HE HAD THEM CRANK MY CAR UP AND DRIVE MY CAR OUT THE DRIVEWAY ONTO THE TOW TRUCK. I GO TO PICK MY CAR UP FROM THE POUND. THEY DON'T ASK ME FOR INSURANCE BECAUSE I HAVE INSURANCE, SO I PAID $320 TAKEN AWAY FROM MY FOUR BABIES THAT I CARED FOR MYSELF. BEING A SINGLE PARENT. HE PLAYED A SONG THAT HAVE MADE ME WANT TO LEAVE TYRELL. I'M FROM DALLAS, TEXAS. I FELT LIKE I WAS BRINGING MY KIDS TO MOVE AWAY FROM DALLAS, AND THE CHAOS THAT'S DOWN THERE, JUST TO COME TO MORE CHAOS. HE PLAYED A SONG THAT IS VERY HURTFUL TO ME, IF YOU DON'T MIND ME PLAYING IT, I. I HARDLY CAN SLEEP AT NIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THE SONG THAT HE WAS PLAYING WHILE I WAS UP UNDER HIS CUSTODY. I WOULD LIKE FOR THE CITY COUNCILORS TO PLEASE DO SOMETHING BECAUSE I HEARD HIS NAME WHEN I FIRST MOVED DOWN HERE, BUT I'M LIKE, NO, I DON'T. I DON'T BELIEVE WHAT I HEAR UNTIL I WAS ACTUALLY IN THAT POSITION. AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE HE'S HERE TO PROTECT AND SERVE. AND I RAISED MY KIDS TO BELIEVE IF YOU'RE IN A SITUATION, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO CALL THE POLICE, THEY WILL HELP YOU. AND IF I'M BEING HARASSED BY A POLICE OFFICER OR A POLICE OFFICER IS TAKING ACCOUNTABILITY THAT WAY, HOW AM I TEACHING MY KIDS THAT IT'S SAFE TO CALL THE POLICE? I FEAR FOR MY LIFE WITH MILTON. I DON'T FEEL SAFE ANYMORE. IT'S TO THE POINT WHERE I WANT TO MOVE. I WANT TO GET AWAY, AND I GO TO WORK AND GO HOME AND TAKE CARE OF MY BABIES. LIKE IT'S NO WAY I WENT TO JAIL. LIKE I DO BLAME MYSELF FOR NOT HAVING A [00:20:02] DRIVER'S LICENSE. BUT I WAS IN FOSTER CARE. I HAD NO ONE TO TEACH ME THESE THINGS. AS I GOT OLDER. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GO AND DO EVERYTHING CORRECT. I CAN'T GET A DRIVER'S LICENSE IF I'M BEING HARASSED BY A POLICE OFFICER THAT'S NOT HERE TO PROTECT AND SERVE. OKAY, SO BECAUSE OF TIME CONSTRAINTS, WE CAN'T LET YOU PLAY THE SONG. BUT WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE SONG? IT'S A MO THREE SONG. IT'S CALLED HOLD YOUR TONGUE BECAUSE YOU MIGHT SAY SOMETHING I MIGHT NOT LIKE. IF YOU DO, THEN YOU MIGHT LOSE YOUR LIFE TONIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. LET ME. STEPHANIE TURNER. STEPHANIE TURNER 315 LOVER'S LANE. I'M DAUGHTER OF LEONARD, DAUGHTER OF LORETTA HICKMAN GIBSON. I'M SPEAKING ON THE BACKPACKS. I'M HERE IN FAVOR OF DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THE BACKPACKS BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST A PARK ISSUE. IT'S A SCHOOL ISSUE. IT'S A PARTY ISSUE. EVEN THE KIDS THAT ARE HAVING MY KIDS FOR THE FIRST TIME WENT TO A PARTY ON TWO WEEKENDS AGO, AND I DON'T LET MY KIDS GO TO PARTIES. AND I TRIED TO SAY, OKAY, THEY'RE GROWING UP. THEY'RE 16 NOW, SO I WANT THEM TO GO TO A PARTY. AND AS I'M STILL SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY BECAUSE I'M STAYING THERE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE, IT'S A FIRST PARTY. I SAW KIDS CARRYING BACKPACKS INTO THE PARTY. NOW, THE PEOPLE WHO WAS HAVING THE PARTY TURNED THEM AROUND AND WAS SENDING THEM BACK OUT THE DOOR. BUT AS THE KIDS WERE PASSING ME, THEY HAD ALL KINDS OF LANGUAGE, YOU KNOW, CURSING AND STUFF, YOU KNOW? OH, BECAUSE THAT, YOU KNOW WHAT IS IN THERE. AND I WOULD HAVE DID THIS TO HIM. AND I'M LIKE, WHOA. SO I CALLED MY KIDS, YOU KNOW, PRETTY MUCH COME OUT NOW. I'M NOT JUST HERE TO SAY JUST BAN THE BACKPACKS. I'M HERE TO SAY THAT I KNOW THE PROPER WAY OF RENTING THE CENTER IS THAT YOU RENT THE CENTER AND YOU DO LIKE FAMILY EVENTS AND THOSE THINGS, THOSE NATURES. AND IT'S KIND OF WITHIN YOUR FAMILY, AND IT'S ONLY A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE ALLOWED OR ALLOTTED TO BE AT THAT BUILDING. WELL, WE KNOW THAT BUILDING WASN'T RENTED. WE KNOW THAT THAT THAT WAS SOMETHING. SOMEBODY CAME ON THE GROUNDS AND WANTED TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR THE KIDS. THE GESTURE WAS GOOD. THE KIDS HAD FUN. THEY DID SHUT THE EVENT DOWN AT 830. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING AND MY RESEARCH IN THE. THIS HAPPENED AFTER THE EVENT WAS OVER. BUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE WHOLE THING IS JUST LIKE A CLUB. WHEN YOU HAVE A CLUB AND IF YOU'RE THE. IF YOU'RE THE PERSON THAT'S OVER, YOU TAKE THE MONEY. LIKE THE PROBLEM WE USED TO HAVE AT THREE SISTERS. IF YOU TAKE THE MONEY AND YOU SAY, OKAY, I'M DONE, I'M GONNA LET THE CLUB KEEP GOING. WHOEVER'S THERE, THEN YOU ARE REALLY RESPONSIBLE. SO THAT MEANS THAT I FEEL LIKE IF WE'RE HAVING EVENTS FOR THESE KIDS, WE AS ORGANIZATIONS, MY ORGANIZATION, BREEZY HILL, IT'S SOME MORE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAN I THINK THEY NEED TO COME TOGETHER. I THINK THAT IF IT'S A BIG ORGANIZATION LIKE THAT, IT NEEDS TO BE PERMITTED. I THINK THAT IT NEEDS TO HAVE SECURITY. AND I THINK THAT THE POLICE OFFICER, AS A COURTESY, MAYBE GO THROUGH THE PARK EVERY NOW AND THEN TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS HOLDING, YOU KNOW, THE SECURITY UP TO THE STANDARDS, BECAUSE THIS IS ONLY GOING TO KEEP GOING. WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE THE FUND FROM THE CHILDREN OF BREEZY HILL, BECAUSE I WAS ONE OF THOSE CHILDREN OF BREEZY HILL. BUT I WANT TO TELL Y'ALL THAT I GOT THE WORD OF THIS SHOOTING. AND I WAS IN DALLAS. I DROVE BACK IN. WHEN I GOT BACK IN, I SAW KIDS WHILE THEY WAS INVESTIGATING AT THE RESTROOMS, PLAYING. THEY WAS GAMBLING, PLAYING DICE, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS VERY DISRESPECTFUL. SO MY WHOLE THING IS THAT IF YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO DO THIS, FIGURE OUT A WAY THAT THE KIDS CAN HAVE A GOOD TIME STILL AND THAT IT'LL BE APPROPRIATE. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? HEARING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THAT AGENDA ITEM. RODNEY, DO YOU HAVE ALL YOUR FAMILY HERE? ARE WE [4. CONSENT AGENDA] WAITING? KEEP GOING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA WILL BE OUR CONSENT AGENDA. THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON APRIL THE 7TH OF 2026. ALSO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ORDINANCE NUMBER 3171 DISCUSSING. CONSIDER ORDINANCE NUMBER 3172. COUNCIL. WE MAY TAKE ALL THREE OF THOSE ITEMS AT ONCE, OR IF YOU CHOOSE, WE CAN PULL ONE IF YOU WISH. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA. I HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM DONNA RENEE ANDERSON, OUR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM FROM DISTRICT TWO, A SECOND FROM MAYOR RONNY VELASQUEZ, OUR DISTRICT THREE REPRESENTATIVE, TO EXIT PASS THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING [00:25:06] NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY STATING I. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES AN END OF VOTERS PRESENT. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS FIVE POINT. YES, MA'AM. YOU HAVE TO FORGIVE ME. I'M STILL LEARNING THE ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER. YES, MA'AM. BUT MAY I SAY SOMETHING? OKAY. SO WHEN MAY I SAY SOMETHING? BECAUSE IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA. I'M ASSUMING, LIKE, I. I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE THE REMARKS THAT I'VE HEARD FROM THE VISITORS. IS THAT WHAT IT WAS? ME TOO. I WOULD TOO, BUT I, I DON'T BELIEVE WE CAN BECAUSE IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA. CORRECT. CITIZEN COMMENTS ARE ON TOPICS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA. SO WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ALLOW YOU TO. BUT I CAN MAKE. I CAN MAKE A RECOMMENDATION AS CHAIR TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE GET WITH MARK AND GET WITH THE POLICE CHIEF AND GET WITH WHOMEVER YOU FEEL LIKE YOU NEED TO SPEAK WITH ON CERTAIN REMARKS THAT YOU HEARD, PLEASE DO SO. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO, AND THAT WOULD BE A BETTER WAY TO HANDLE IT. AND IF WE NEED TO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA FOR A FUTURE MEETING, WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT. JUST LET DON KNOW AND SHE CAN GET IT ON THERE. ALL RIGHT. WE CAN INCLUDE IT AS AN AGENDA ON ON ONE OF THE AGENDAS IN MAY, IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO, IF YOU. BUT LET'S HAVE A CONVERSATION. WE'LL GO FROM THERE. I WOULD CO-SPONSOR THAT WITH YOU TO GET ON THE ON THE AGENDA. THANK YOU. THEN WE WILL JUST PLAN ON ADDING THAT TO THE AGENDA ON THE ON THE FIFTH. SOUNDS GOOD. [5. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS] NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS 5.1 DISCUSS PARK BOARD APPOINTMENTS. I'M GOING TO ASK TO POSTPONE THIS. THERE'S A MOTION TO POSTPONE. 5.1 SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION FROM THE MAYOR, SECOND FROM RONNY VELASQUEZ, DISTRICT THREE, TO POSTPONE OUR DISCUSSION ON THE PARK BOARD APPOINTMENT. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING I, I ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS DISCUSS APPOINTMENTS REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION. DON. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THE BUILDING AND STANDARDS ROSTER COMMISSION ROSTER IS IN YOUR PACKET. WE HAVE TWO POSITIONS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED ON THIS BOARD, AND WE ALSO HAVE TROY DROLLINGER AND BRIAN THAYER THAT ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE REAPPOINTED. THIS FALLS UNDER THE OVERSIGHT OF PHIL ROBERTSON, AND IT WILL BE BROUGHT BACK NEXT WEEK OR AT A LATER DATE. AS YOU WISH. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE'LL WE'LL POSTPONE A LATER DATE. DO WE HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION WE JUST DISCUSSED? OKAY. I WAS JUST KIND OF GIVING YOU. THANK YOU. YES. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS 5.3. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPOINTMENT TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. DON. YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ROSTER IS IN YOUR PACKET. JORGE VARGAS WILL BE SWORN IN AS COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT THREE ON MAY 5TH. SO THAT WILL LEAVE ONE OPEN POSITION ON THIS BOARD. AND THIS BOARD FALLS UNDER THE OVERSIGHT OF MORONI VELASQUEZ, COUNCILWOMAN, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT KELLY WALKER TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD AS A COMMISSIONER, EFFECTIVE MAY THE 6TH. OKAY. THAT'S YOUR MOTION. HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM MORONI VELASQUEZ, DISTRICT THREE, A SECOND FROM PHIL ROBERTSON, OUR MAYOR PRO TEM FROM DISTRICT FIVE TO APPOINT KELLY WALKER TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? YES. YES. HER NAME'S NOT ON THE LIST. HIS NAME IS ON. HE SUBMITTED A APPLICATION, BUT IT WAS PLACED UNDER A DIFFERENT AGENDA ITEM. THANK YOU. OF COURSE. OKAY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN BY STATING I, I, I, I. ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES. ALL THOSE PRESENT. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS 5.4 DISCUSSING. CONSIDER LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENTS. DON. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. STEPHANIE HOLMES THOMAS OVERSEES THIS BOARD AND SHE IS NOT. SHE'S NOT PRESENT THIS EVENING. CAN WE POSTPONE. YES. IF IT'S NOT A DISCUSSION. OH, IT IS A DISCUSSION. CONSIDERING THE MAYOR WILL MOTION TO POSTPONE ITEM 5.4. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. HAVE A MOTION FROM THE MAYOR, A SECOND FROM MADONNA. RENEE ANDERSON, OUR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM FROM DISTRICT TWO TO POSTPONE ITEM 5.4. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN [00:30:03] BY STATING I, I ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES AND ALL THOSE PRESENT OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE [6. BUSINESS ITEMS (Part 1 of 2)] AGENDA OR BUSINESS ITEMS. WE HAVE. 6.1 DISCUSSION. CONSIDER RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TERRELL, TEXAS. AMENDING THE TERMS OF SERVICE, MODIFYING THE COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE, AND AMENDING THE FACILITY'S NAMING COMMITTEE POLICY. MARK. YES, SIR. SO THIS EVENING WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU SEVERAL SUGGESTED CHANGES TO THE. POLICY FOR THE NAMING COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE STRUCTURE OF THE BOARD. RIGHT NOW, THE BOARD IS NINE MEMBERS, TWO MEMBERS APPOINTED BY EACH DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE, AND THEN ONE INDIVIDUAL THAT IS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR TO BE CONSISTENT WITH OUR OTHER BOARDS, THIS BOARD. CURRENTLY, EVERY MEMBER OF THE OF THE BOARD SERVES A ONE YEAR TERM. STAFF AND THE BOARD ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THESE BE CHANGED TO BE A THREE YEAR STAGGERED TERM SIMILAR TO CITY COUNCIL AND TO OTHER BOARDS. AND WHAT WE WOULD PROPOSE IS THAT EACH POSITION BE SET TO EXPIRE EITHER IN ONE, 2 OR 3 YEARS, SO THAT WE CAN GET THREE MEMBERS ON EACH CYCLE. SO THREE WOULD BE THREE WOULD SERVE TO THE END OF THIS YEAR, THREE WOULD SERVE TO THE END OF NEXT YEAR, AND THREE MORE WOULD SERVE TO THE YEAR, THE END OF 2029. AND THAT WOULD GET US ON A THREE YEAR ROTATION. SO THAT'S THE FIRST THING THAT WE ARE ASKING. THE NEXT ITEM IS THAT. THE NAMING FACILITIES, THE FACILITY NAMING COMMITTEE, INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE MEMBER THAT HAS SOME LEVEL OF HISTORICAL EXPERTISE WHEN IT COMES TO TERRELL. AND IF NO VOTING MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE IS DEEMED TO HAVE A HISTORICAL EXPERTISE FOR THE COMMITTEE, THAT THE COMMITTEE CAN REQUEST THAT A NON-VOTING EX OFFICIO BE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE AT LEAST TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT SATISFY THIS REQUIREMENT, BUT IF THEY WERE TO ROTATE OFF AT SOME POINT, IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO HAVE A NON-VOTING MEMBER THAT WOULD HAVE SOME HISTORICAL EXPERTISE WITH THE CITY. FOR US, THE NEXT ITEM IS THAT NONE OF THE HISTORICAL STREETS ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED IN THE CITY OF TERRELL BE ELIGIBLE FOR RENAMING. THIS INCLUDES STREET TOPPERS. OKAY, SO FRANCES, CATHERINE ALLEN, THOSE TYPES OF STREETS WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE COMMITTEE TO RENAME. OKAY. AND THEN THE LAST ITEM IS THAT THE BOARD IS THE FACILITY'S NAMING COMMITTEE IS ASKING FOR SOME MORE LATITUDE FROM COUNCIL. CURRENTLY, THEY ONLY CONSIDER THINGS THAT ARE PRESENTED TO THEM ON A LIST BY CITY COUNCIL. THEY WOULD LIKE THE ABILITY TO IDENTIFY THINGS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN INCLUDED ON THAT LIST. FOR POTENTIAL NAMING. THERE ARE FACILITY. WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS FOR WHICH FACILITIES CAN BE NAMED THAT IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL IF THEY COULD ASSESS ALL OF THE FACILITIES AND FEATURES AVAILABLE FOR NAMING, AND BE ABLE TO NAME THOSE THINGS AS THEY COME UP. IT WOULD STILL COME TO CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL APPROVAL. BUT FOR EXAMPLE, RIGHT NOW THEY'RE LOOKING AT BEN HILL PARK. IF WE HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL, THERE'S SOMETHING AT ARLEY WHITE PARK THEY'D LIKE TO JUST GO AHEAD AND NAME IT AFTER HIM AFTER THAT INDIVIDUAL, OR IF THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT CAME UP THAT WAS NOT IDENTIFIED ON THE LIST, INSTEAD OF SLOWING THE PROCESS DOWN BY BRINGING IT BACK TO COUNCIL AND ASKING FOR PERMISSION AND THEN TAKING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE, THEY WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO JUST BRING FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION. OKAY. AGAIN, STILL SUBJECT TO COUNCIL APPROVAL. AND THOSE ARE THE ITEMS THAT WE ARE REQUESTING ON THE FIRST ITEM, THE ROTATION OF THE TERMS OF SERVICE. HAVE WE REACHED OUT TO THE BOARD MEMBERS? ARE THEY AWARE OF THAT? AND HOW WOULD YOU DETERMINE WHO WOULD HAVE AA1 YEAR SECOND AND THIRD? WE JUST TOOK WE STARTED WITH DISTRICT TWO. OKAY. DISTRICT TWO. ALI, TOMORROW WOULD BE ONE YEAR. GUSTAVO ORTEGA WOULD BE TWO YEARS. THEN WE MOVED TO DISTRICT THREE. AUTUMN WAGNER, WHO WAS JUST APPOINTED TO THE BOARD, WOULD HAVE THREE YEARS. ESTELLA JOHNSON, WHO'S BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR A WHILE. SHE WOULD HAVE ONE. OKAY. LEONARD LANCASTER TWO. VERONICA SLATON THREE. TASHA ELLIS AND JIM MCGINTY. TASHA ELLIS WOULD BE ONE YEAR. JIM MCGINTY, WHO'S JUST RECENTLY BEEN APPOINTED WOULD BE TWO YEARS. AND THEN JESSICA KING, WHO IS OUR ESSENTIALLY OUR HISTORIAN, OUR HAS THAT LEVEL OF EXPERTISE FOR US AND IS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR WOULD BE THREE YEARS. OKAY. NO. WELL, I SAW THAT THE INITIAL TERM AND THEN EXPIRATION YEAR, BUT THEY'RE AWARE OF THE CHANGES THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE AS FAR AS SERVICE. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE STAGGERING. THEY ARE AWARE OF A THREE YEAR TERM. AND I DO NOT KNOW IF THEY. I DO NOT BELIEVE THEY'RE AWARE OF THE STAGGERING. [00:35:01] OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN AT THIS POINT, THEY ALL ARE SERVING ONE YEAR TERMS. SO ALL OF THEM EXCEPT FIRE AT THE END OF THE YEAR WITHOUT THIS CHANGE, RIGHT? NO, AND I AGREE. I THINK THE CHANGE NEEDS TO. BUT I JUST WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY SIGNS UP FOR A ONE YEAR AND THEN THEY FIND OUT THAT THEY'VE GOT THREE YEARS VERSUS ONE, THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO STEP DOWN. OKAY. IF THEY IF THEY CHOOSE TO. YEAH. AND, AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S OKAY IF THEY DO. YEAH. AND WE HAVE TO BECAUSE WE HAD ASKED THEM FOR A ONE YEAR COMMITMENT, BUT GOOD. THEN THE, THE FINAL QUESTION WOULD BE IN THE NAMING. BEING PRE-APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL ANYWAY FOR THE FINAL APPROVAL. RIGHT. AND. WHO WHO ESTABLISHES THAT I THINK IS IS FAIR. WOULD WE NOT SUBMIT THEN IT WOULD JUST HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE THE NAMING COMMITTEE OR IF THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL HAD SOMEONE, WE WOULD STILL ASK, YES, SIR. IF YOU'VE GOT A SPECIFIC FACILITY THAT YOU WANT CONSIDERED AT THE TOP OF THE LIST OR A SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL, JUST LET US KNOW. OKAY? AND WE'LL GET THAT ON THE AGENDA FORM. THIS IS IN CASE WE HAVE SOMETHING COMES UP WHERE WE HAVE FOR, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE WAS AN INDIVIDUAL THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT SOMETHING FOR BEN GILL AND IT IT'S PROBABLY NOT THE BEST FIT, BUT THERE MAY BE SOMETHING ELSE IN THE CITY THAT IS A BETTER FIT. SO INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, STEPPING OUT AND PUTTING SOMEBODY'S NAME ON SOMETHING THAT'S NOT THE BEST FIT, IT GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER SOMETHING ELSE THAT YOU'VE NOT CHARGED. OKAY, GOOD. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL ANYBODY JUST AS A QUICK POINT OF ORDER, LOOKING AT THE DISTRICT APPOINTEES, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE THE APPOINTEES LISTED CORRECTLY AS FAR AS THE DISTRICTS FOR WHICH THEY WERE APPOINTED FOR DISTRICT FIVE, FOR EXAMPLE, I THINK I SHOULD HAVE VERONICA SLATON AND JIM MCGINTY AS MY APPOINTEES. AND JUST IF WE'RE LOOKING TO ORDER THEM PROPERLY, ONE, TWO, 3123123. AND I THINK AUTUMN IS IN MY DISTRICT AND NOT MR. ORTEGA. WELL, WE'LL GET THAT CORRECTED. WHAT LIKELY HAPPENED IS WE PUT IT TOGETHER, WE SORTED IT AND IT DIDN'T SORT THE WAY WE INTENDED IT TO SORT. AS A SECOND QUESTION FOR SECTION THREE HERE, IT MENTIONS HAVING ONE AT LEAST ONE MEMBER WITH HISTORICAL EXPERTISE. I WOULD ENCOURAGE COUNCIL TO ONLY APPOINT MEMBERS WITH HISTORICAL EXPERTISE THAT. I FEEL LIKE THAT'S KIND OF THE THE INTENTION OF THIS PARTICULAR BOARD. CORRECT? AGREED. ARE THERE CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THESE DISCUSSIONS WHO HAVE NO HISTORICAL POINT OF VIEW OR EXPERTISE, OR WHEN WE ARE WHEN WE ARE REFERENCING THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE THAT LIKE JESSICA AND AUTUMN, THAT THAT IS WHAT THEY DO. THEY ARE AT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE RECORDS. OKAY. SO ONLY THOSE WHO ARE EMPLOYED BY THE CITY IN HISTORICAL CAPACITY. NO, NO THEY DON'T. THERE MAY BE INDIVIDUALS THAT I DON'T WANT TO PICK ON ANY MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, BUT JUST BECAUSE THEY HAPPEN TO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF SOMETHING DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE KNOWLEDGE IS ACCURATE. WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY THAT KNOWS HOW TO DO THE RESEARCH AND GET THE ANSWER. OKAY, MAYBE WE NEED WORDING THAT KIND OF CLARIFIES THAT A BIT REGARDING WHO NEEDS TO BE PRESENT, WHO DOESN'T NEED TO BE PRESENT. IF IT IS SOMEONE WHO IS WITH THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, THAT THAT MAKES SOME SENSE. MAYBE. BUT IF WE'RE JUST SAYING KIND OF ARBITRARILY WITH HISTORICAL EXPERTISE, WE MIGHT NEED TO GET THAT WORDING A LITTLE MORE CLARIFIED. SOMEONE WHO'S. AND THEN YOU HAVE GOT A LOT OF GOOD ANECDOTES THAT THAT HAVE LIVED HERE SINCE. YEAH. LIKE WHIT AND KNOW STUFF. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT SAYING ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD NEED TO HAVE SOME SORT OF HISTORICAL EXPERTISE OR BELONG TO A, A, A SOCIETY, A TO DONNA RENEE'S POINT, LIKE WE HAVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT HAVE HISTORICAL EXPERTISE, BUT YOU KNOW, HOW DO YOU NECESSARILY DEFINE THAT? WELL, IT JUST SAYS THAT THERE'S ONE MEMBER WITH HISTORICAL EXPERTISE. IS THAT WHAT AM I READING THAT RIGHT? YES, SIR. AND IF THERE'S NOT, THEN THAT. YEAH. THEN WE WOULD NEED TO APPOINT SOMEONE THAT THE FACILITY'S NAMING COMMITTEE FEELS HAS THAT LEVEL OF EXPERTISE. THEY WOULD COME BACK TO THE STAFF WHO WOULD COME TO THE MAYOR, AND HE WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO APPOINT AN EX OFFICIO. BUT I THINK ALL OF THE DETERMINATION OF THE FACILITY'S NAMING COMMITTEE ITSELF. OKAY. YEAH, I THINK IT'S ALL RIGHT. I MEAN, WE CAN PULL IT BECAUSE WE WE WE MEET THAT STANDARD CURRENTLY. I THINK WE WOULD ANYWAY. I DON'T SEEMS A BIT NEBULOUS. HOW DO YOU DETERMINE IF SOMEONE HAS HISTORICAL EXPERTISE IN THAT CONTEXT? JUST THEY SAY THEY DO AND SEEMS LIKE THEY DO. OR DO THEY NEED A CERTAIN CREDENTIAL OR. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. WHO WOULD DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE MEMBER IS AN EXPERT? YEAH, I THINK WE NEED [00:40:06] TO. WOULD THAT BE THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL? WE WOULD LOOK AT IT AND SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW, WHAT ABOUT ALL THESE PEOPLE ON THE YOU'RE OUR EXPERT. YEAH. THERE ARE I DISAGREE WITH MAYOR PRO TEM OVER THERE ABOUT THIS ONE. SO. NO, I. ALRIGHT, LET'S, LET'S CLARIFY SOME OF THE LANGUAGE AND COME BACK. BUT ON THIS. ITEMS, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH THE DIRECTION WE'RE GOING. RIGHT. IT'S JUST WE NEED CLARITY ON. WHO WOULD DETERMINE THE. ONE MEMBER WITH THE HISTORICAL EXPERTISE IS THAT IS THAT THE COUNCIL OR IS THAT THE CHAIRWOMAN, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE? DO WE KNOW OR DO WE NEED TO DO WE NEED TO IDENTIFY THAT? AGAIN, IT WOULD BE AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE OF THE BOARD WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A LEVEL OF EXPERTISE THAT MADE THE BOARD COMFORTABLE. OTHERWISE THE COMMITTEE WOULD REQUEST A NON-VOTING EX OFFICIO BE APPOINTED THAT HAD THAT LEVEL OF EXPECTATION, THAT LEVEL OF EXPERTISE THAT WOULD BE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR. IT WOULD BE A DETERMINATION OF THE NAMING COMMITTEE. OKAY, THAT'S THE WAY SECTION THREE IS WRITTEN. GREG, CAN THEY APPROVE THE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION THIS EVENING AND STRIKE SECTION THREE? THEY CAN. AND THEN WE'LL BRING SECTION THREE BACK. OKAY. YES. I'M LIKE TAKING ACTION ON STUFF THAT COMES BEFORE US. SO IF WE COULD DO THAT, STRIKE SECTION THREE OF THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPT IT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. SO MOVED. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION FOR MAY. RONNY VELASQUEZ, DISTRICT THREE, A SECOND FROM DONNA RENEE ANDERSON, OUR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DISTRICT TWO TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2313, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF STRIKING OUT THE SECTION THREE OF THE ORDINANCE, A RESOLUTION. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY STATING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED AND ALL THOSE PRESENT. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS SIX POINT. YES. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. SORRY. [Additional Item] ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, AT THIS TIME, THE MAYOR WOULD LIKE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND ASK IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT AND RECOGNIZE OUR COUNCILWOMAN FROM DISTRICT THREE. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION? NONE. HEARING NONE. WE'LL DO SO. ALRIGHT. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT, WE'LL BE MAY RONNIE VELASQUEZ'S LAST MEETING. SHE REPRESENTS DISTRICT THREE AND SHE HAS HER FAMILY HERE. AND WE WERE WAITING FOR EVERYONE TO GET HERE BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD. MAY RONNIE HAS SERVED THE CITY OF TERRELL WITH HONOR AND PASSION. SHE HAS MADE TERRELL BETTER DURING HER TIME AS A REPRESENTATIVE FOR DISTRICT THREE. SHE IS A REMARKABLE LEADER AND MADE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE FOR THIS COMMUNITY. AND SOMETIMES IN OUR CONVERSATIONS, THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS SPECIFICALLY MAY RONNIE, HER CONCERN FOR OTHER MEMBERS STOOD OUT. SOMETIMES AFTER A MEETING, I WOULD CALL HER. SHE WOULD CALL ME AND SHE WOULD COMMENT THAT WHILE SHE UNDERSTOOD WHAT I MEANT AND THAT WHILE SHE UNDERSTOOD WHERE I WAS COMING FROM, THAT PERHAPS, AND JUST PERHAPS, SOME OF THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY NOT HAVE TAKEN AT THE SAME WAY OR HEARD IT DIFFERENTLY. SHE WAS DEFINITELY A PEACEMAKER. AND SO SHE WOULD CALL THE MAYOR BACK IN LINE AND SAY, YOU KNOW, I'VE SERVED WITH YOU A LONG TIME. I KNOW WHAT YOU MEANT, BUT WE'VE GOT NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYBE THEY HEARD IT DIFFERENTLY. SO FOR THAT, MAYOR RONNIE, THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS AND THAT CRITICISM. I NEEDED TO HEAR THAT. BUT I HAVE SERVED MORE TIME WITH MAY RONNIE THAN ANY OTHER PERSON. AS MAYOR. WE HAVE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS OVER THOSE YEARS. HER CONCERN AND CARE FOR THE CITY WAS ALWAYS TELLING. SHE WANTED TO ALWAYS DO WHAT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY. AND SHE WAS A PART OF SOME OF THE [00:45:01] TOUGHEST AND MOST DIFFICULT DECISIONS THAT WE AS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND AS MAYORS, HAD TO MAKE AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CITY. SHE SOMETIMES. WANTED TO SECOND GUESS SOME OF HER DECISIONS. AND I ALWAYS TOLD HER THAT THAT, LOOK, IF YOU DID WHAT WAS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY WHEN YOU MADE THE DECISION THAT YOU MADE, YOU DID WHAT WAS RIGHT AND HOLD YOUR HEAD UP BECAUSE YOU CAN'T. YOU CAN'T ALWAYS PLEASE EVERYONE, EVEN THOUGH SHE WANTED TO. AND SHE TRIED. AND THAT WAS ONE OF HER GOALS, WAS SHE WANTED EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT SHE WAS DOING THE RIGHT THING AS A REPRESENTATIVE. SO ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY, WE SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT AND FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SACRIFICE AND YOUR HARD WORK, AND FOR YOUR HEART THAT YOU'VE GIVEN TO THIS COMMUNITY AND TO THIS CITY AND TO THIS COUNCIL. YOU'VE MADE US BETTER. AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO LET THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE A FEW WORDS. OKAY, MAYOR PRO TEM, I WANT TO FIRST SAY THAT COUNCILWOMAN VELASQUEZ IS A VERY, VERY BRAVE PERSON. AND I'VE SEEN THAT FIRSTHAND THROUGH SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH AS A COUNCIL OVER THE LAST YEAR AND WHAT SHE'S ENDURED PERSONALLY. AND I'VE JUST REALLY ADMIRED THE WAY THAT SHE'S WEATHERED THOSE STORMS. AND I WROTE A TRIBUTE TO HER ON SOCIAL MEDIA RECENTLY. I WANT TO READ IT INTO THE RECORD BECAUSE I THINK IT ENCAPSULATES HOW I FEEL ABOUT SERVING WITH HER IN PUBLIC OR PROFESSIONAL PURSUITS. IT'S RARE TO ENCOUNTER SOMEONE WHO TRULY POSSESSES A SINCERE HEART FOR SERVICE, AND OPERATES FROM A PLACE OF SELFLESS DEDICATION TO THE WELL-BEING OF OTHERS. MY RONNY VELASQUEZ EXEMPLIFIES THESE QUALITIES. EVEN WHEN SHE AND I DID NOT SEE EYE TO EYE ON A GIVEN ISSUE, IT WAS ALWAYS MORE THAN APPARENT THAT COUNCILWOMAN VELASQUEZ IS. ASSERTIONS CAME FROM A PLACE OF GOOD FAITH, PRAGMATISM AND LOVE FOR THE CITIZENS. SHE REPRESENTED HER DIPLOMATIC APPROACH TO DISAGREEMENT AND DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF PUBLIC POLICY MATTERS WILL BE GREATLY MISSED. I WILL ALSO MISS STEALING HER M&MS DURING MEETINGS AND HER AUDIBLE SIGHS OF DISAPPROVAL AT MY JOKES. THOUGH SHE WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND HER TERM ENDS, I KNOW SHE WILL MOST CERTAINLY FIND OTHER WAYS TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY THEREAFTER. AND I ASK YOU ALL TO PLEASE JOIN ME IN OFFERING OUR COUNCILWOMAN OUR HEARTFELT THANKS FOR HER HONORABLE SERVICE TO TERRELL, AND BEST WISHES FOR ALL HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCILWOMAN VELASQUEZ IS A FORCE OF NATURE. METICULOUS. AUTHENTIC. A PLANNER. AND SHE CARES. YOU CARE FOR HOW YOU PRESENT YOUR THOUGHT PROCESS, HOW YOU COME TO A DECISION. I AM GOING TO MISS YOU. REMINDING ME. WHAT WAS THE PLAN WHEN THIS STARTED? WHAT ARE THE METRICS? WHAT IS THE STANDARD? HOW ARE WE GOING TO MEASURE OUR SUCCESS OR OUR FAILURE? YOUR KIND HEARTED. AND YOU TAUGHT ME MANNERS. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO MISS YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND WITH THOSE WORDS FROM THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL. MAYOR RONNIE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCILWOMAN DONNA RENEE ANDERSON AND COUNCILMAN BILL ROBSON. AND I'VE HEARD FROM COUNCILWOMAN STEPHANIE THOMAS. AND THERE'S TIMES WHERE WE CAN'T MAKE IT TO THE DAIS AND NEED TO BE BESIDE OUR FAMILIES. AND AND SO I HOPE THAT I KNOW THAT SHE'S TONIGHT WHERE SHE NEEDS TO BE WITH HER FAMILY. I, I HAVE SOMETHING FOR HIM. I'VE, I'VE READ BEFORE AND I'VE, I'VE SHARED ONLINE, BUT BEFORE THAT RECENTLY I WAS ASKED IF, IF THE [00:50:04] CITY OF TAROT WERE TO BURN DOWN OR THERE WAS LIKE A NATURAL DISASTER THAT WOULD HIT THE CITY, WOULD I CHOOSE TO REBUILD IT? WOULD WE REBUILD IT? AND WITHOUT A DOUBT I SAID YES, WE WOULD REBUILD THE CITY OF TAROT, BUT WE WOULD DO SO AS A COMMUNITY AND MAKE IT BRIGHTER. AND FOR ME, THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF SERVING THE CITY OF TAROT, THE COMMUNITY THAT RAISED ME, THE COMMUNITY THAT I JUST I, I FEEL DESERVES MORE AND DESERVES THE VERY BEST. MY GOAL HAS BEEN TO MAKE IT A BRIGHTER PLACE. AND I KNOW SOMETIMES THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE ON COUNCIL OR ON BOARDS DON'T ALWAYS TAKE THAT IMMEDIATE EFFECT THAT WE WOULD WANT TO SEE, AND SOMETIMES IT CAN. COMMUNITY MEMBERS DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT THE DECISIONS WE MAKE TOGETHER WILL HAVE EFFECTS MANY YEARS DOWN DOWN THE ROAD. SO I WOULD CERTAINLY REBUILD IT AGAIN AND AGAIN AND EVERY TIME, CHOOSE TO MAKE IT BRIGHTER WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY NOW AND THE PEOPLE THAT WILL CONTINUE TO JOIN US. AND SO AS A FORMAL NOTE, SERVING THE CITY OF TAROT ON THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS HAS BEEN AN HONOR OF A LIFETIME. AND AFTER MUCH PRAYER, REFLECTION, AND MANY CONVERSATIONS THAT I HAD WITH MY LOVED ONES, THOSE THAT HAVE JOINED ME HERE TODAY, AND MANY FRIENDS THAT WE'RE ARE NOT HERE TODAY, BUT THEY ARE WITH MY HEART AND IN MY COMMUNITY. I DECIDED NOT TO SEEK REELECTION THIS COMING TERM, BUT I CHOSE TO SERVE, AS I MENTIONED, BECAUSE I TRULY BELIEVE IN THE CITY OF TARA'S HEART. AND IN THAT BRIGHTER FUTURE OF OUR CITY, I HAVE ALWAYS SEEN OUR COMMUNITY'S INCREDIBLE POTENTIAL, AND IT HAS BEEN MY GOAL TO HELP BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN CAN THRIVE, AND TOGETHER WE HAVE MADE MEANINGFUL PROGRESS. PROGRESS THAT WE HAVE SEEN THROUGHOUT MY LAST SEVEN YEARS ON COUNCIL AND PROGRESS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE OVER THE NEXT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS AND, AND MANY YEARS AFTER THAT. AND SO I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE. I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE IN MY COMMUNITY AND SERVE IN IN A DIFFERENT WAYS THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, ANY EFFORTS THAT CAN HELP BUILD OUR COMMUNITY FORWARD, WHETHER THEY'RE SMALLER OR BIGGER WAYS. THIS WORK IS NEVER A SOLO EFFORT. SO I'M REALLY DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO MY FELLOW CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR TO CITY STAFF, MANY OF OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS ARE INCLUDED IN THAT WHO ARE HERE TODAY, AND MANY WHO ARE NOT HERE TODAY. BUT JOIN US ON SATURDAYS FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSIONS AND DO MUCH MORE THAN JUST JOIN MEETINGS. SO IT HAS BEEN A PRIVILEGE OF A LIFETIME TO SERVE ALONGSIDE INDIVIDUALS WHO CARE SO DEEPLY ABOUT TARIQ'S SUCCESS. AND SO MY FOCUS IN FINISHING MY TERM HAS BEEN SO TO DO SO WITH THE DEDICATION AND FOCUS THAT I HAVE, THAT I ALWAYS WANTED TO BRING AND HAVE BROUGHT TO THIS ROLE. AND SO OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE IS VERY BRIGHT, AND MY COMMITMENT REMAINS STRONG. I APPRECIATE THE COMMUNITY FOR PLACING A TRUST. IT'S NOT AN IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE. IT IS. I TRULY BELIEVE IT'S IN HONOR OF LIFETIME TO BE CHOSEN BY YOUR COMMUNITY, TO BE ABLE TO SERVE AND MAKE DECISIONS ON ON THEIR BEHALF. AND AT THE SAME TIME, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH THE INDIVIDUALS. WHO HAVE JOINED ME TODAY, LIKE MY FAMILY AND MY FRIENDS. AND IN THE BACKGROUND, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU CAN HEAR BABY S, PLEASE. GOOS AND GAGA'S, BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO SPENDING MORE TIME WITH HER AND MY LOVED ONES AND AND AND, AND WITH MY FRIENDS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND MANY MORE WAYS. SO THANK YOU COUNCIL. THANK YOU TO CITY STAFF AND THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY FOR CHOOSING ME. AND I WILL CONTINUE. AND I, I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT CONTINUING TO CHOOSE OUR COMMUNITY AND MANY OTHER DIFFERENT WAYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR RANI, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE JOIN ME IN APPLAUSE FOR COUNCILWOMAN. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS [00:55:04] TIME, I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE THAT WE RECESS FOR A FEW MINUTES. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE FAMILY MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE SOME PHOTOS. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF GIFTS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO MAYOR RONNIE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF TERRELL. AND THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL. IT SAYS, DEAR MAYOR RONNIE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE AS OUR DISTRICT THREE COUNCIL MEMBER, MAYOR, COUNCIL AND STAFF. THANK YOU. YEAH, IT'S. ARE WE GOOD? JUST MISSING MARK. DO WE NEED HIM? MARK? WE DON'T NEED MARK. ALRIGHT, NEXT ITEM [6. BUSINESS ITEMS (Part 1 of 2)] ON THE AGENDA IS 6.2, WHICH IS DISCUSSING. CONSIDER ORDINANCE NUMBER 3169. I MEAN, DID I GO BACK IN AND RECESS? NO. OKAY. WE'RE BACK INTO OUR REGULAR SESSION. ITEM 6.2 DISCUSSING. CONSIDER ORDINANCE NUMBER 3169 AMENDING APPENDIX TWO ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TERRELL. ARTICLE FOUR USE REGULATION USE REGULATIONS. SECTION 32 USE REGULATIONS. CHARTS. ARTICLE VERSE. ARTICLE FIVE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. SECTION 42 SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF USES AND SECTION 44 DEFINITIONS AS SET FORTH IN EXHIBITS A, DASH A THROUGH D ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF FOR ALL PURPOSES, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. RAYLAN. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL. YES. MARK'S NOT ON. OH, YES, IT IS. OKAY. NEVER MIND. JUST ME. THIS EVENING WE BROUGHT BACK TO YOU THE ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT. AND WHAT YOU WILL NOTICE IS THAT WE DID TAKE OUT THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS REFERRING TO CHANGING THE TOWNHOME ZONING USE THE PATIO HOME OR GARDEN HOME. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S A BIGGER TOPIC AND ONE THAT PROBABLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED DURING LAND USE OR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO WHAT YOU HAVE THIS EVENING IS WE TOOK ALSO THE CONSIDERATION FOR HAVING SPECIFIC USE PERMITS FOR ALL BED AND BREAKFAST IN RESIDENTIAL, AND THEN EVERYTHING ELSE IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS WHAT WAS PRESENTED AT OUR LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH INCLUDE YOUR BED AND BREAKFAST DEFINITIONS, YOUR DELIVERY KIOSK, AND YOUR USAGE CHART. SO I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR RAYLAN. NO QUESTIONS FOR RAYLAN. BUT RAYLAN, I APPRECIATE ALONG WITH THE, YOU KNOW, AND TO THE COUNCIL AS WELL, MAKING SURE WE HAVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THE BED AND BREAKFAST WHEN THEY'RE ALSO LOOKING TO GO INTO THE RESIDENTIAL AREA. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? AGAIN, THIS IS RESOLUTION ORDINANCE NUMBER 31693169. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 3169A MOTION IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION FROM OUR MAYOR PRO TEM DISTRICT FIVE, PHIL ROBINSON, OUR SECOND FROM OUR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DISTRICT TWO, DONNA RENEE ANDERSON TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 3169 AS PRESENTED. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY STATING I. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ALL THOSE PRESENT. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS 6.3. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 2307 APPROVING A CHAPTER 380 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF TERRELL PARK AND DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION, A TYPE B ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AND M A STATE LLC, A TEXAS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, TO PROVIDE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE TO BE USED FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES. AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER 380 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AND SECTIONS 501.10350, 5.152 AND 505.158 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. RAYLAN. THIS PROJECT MAKES ME VERY HAPPY. BACK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR, THE CITY OF TERRELL DID RELEASE RFQ 20 6-01, AND IT WAS FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF WHAT WE COMMONLY REFER TO AS THE CHAPMAN BUILDING. IT IS A CITY OF TERRELL OWNED BUILDING DOWNTOWN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PARK AND DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION. WE HAVE PUT WE PUT TOGETHER AN EVALUATION TEAM AND REVIEWED THE SINGLE STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS THAT WAS RECEIVED BY M AND F REAL ESTATE. THE BOARD ITSELF AND ALSO STAFF RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF THIS 380 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. WE ARE VERY [01:00:04] APPRECIATIVE THAT THIS IS A LOCAL DEVELOPER THAT HAS COME TO US HERE IN TERRELL. WE FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE A REALLY GOOD HISTORY OF TAKING SOME OF OUR EXISTING DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS AND SOME OF OUR HISTORIC PLACES HERE IN TERRELL, AND TURNING THEM INTO SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE WILL ALL BE PROUD OF. THE 380 AGREEMENT IS ALSO A PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT. IT WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET FOR YOUR REVIEW. SO THERE IS A TOTAL AMOUNT THAT WE WILL NOT EXCEED. WE EXPECT FULL NOT CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, BUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING ITSELF TO PASS FINAL INSPECTION BY MAY OF 2028, AND IT WILL BE OPEN FOR TENANTS. SO I'M GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. WE ALSO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM M AND F REAL ESTATE HERE TONIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE DEVELOPERS. BUT WE DID. TOOK US A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO GET TO THIS POINT, BUT WE ARE VERY EXCITED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CODES, THE PADDOCK BOARD DID HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING DURING THEIR APRIL 10TH BOARD MEETING. JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ANNOUNCED THE INCENTIVE AND THE AMOUNT FOR WHAT IT WAS, AND NO ONE SPOKE FOR OR AGAINST DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE PADDOCK BOARD APPROVED IT. BUT WAS IT UNANIMOUS OR WAS IT? IT WAS UNANIMOUS VOTE, RIGHT? NO DISSENT FROM ANYONE. OKAY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR RAYLAN? AGAIN, THIS IS RESOLUTION NUMBER 2307. REIMBURSEMENT, AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 1.6 MILLION. IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS RESOLUTION? SO MOVED. WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM DONNA RENEE ANDERSON, OUR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DISTRICT TWO, A SECOND FROM A RONNY VELASQUEZ, DISTRICT THREE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2307 RESOLUTION. IT'S A RESOLUTION. I'M SORRY, A RESOLUTION NUMBER 2307 AS PRESENTED. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY STATING I, I. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES NONE OF ALL THOSE PRESENT. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS 6.4 DISCUSSION. CONSIDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 2312. APPROVING PARKING. DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION BOARD RECOMMENDATION OF AN INCENTIVE AND PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT WITH PENA HOLDINGS, LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $250,000 FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 213 EAST MOORE AVENUE. THE SKINNY BUILDING PROJECT AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE THE USE OF ADJACENT CITY OWNED PROPERTY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. RAYLAN, ANOTHER EXCITING DOWNTOWN PROJECT. THIS ITEM WAS BROUGHT BEFORE PADDOCK ON APRIL THE 10TH. THEY HAVE RECOMMENDED A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF 250,000 TO PENA HOLDINGS. AGAIN, THIS IS A PERFORMANCE GRANT. THE FUNDS WOULD NOT BE RELEASED UNTIL THERE WAS A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY ON THE PROPERTY. THE LEASE AGREEMENT ITSELF HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY LEGAL. THE RESOLUTION ALSO AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE CITY OWNED PROPERTY. IF YOU LOOK IN YOUR PACKET, SOME OF THE DRAWINGS REFERENCES A PATIO AND ALSO A PUBLIC RESTROOM FACILITY THAT WOULD BE LOCATED ON CITY OWNED PROPERTY THAT IS, THEY'RE ADJACENT TO OUR CITY PARKING LOT. SO THAT'S WHY SPECIFICALLY THE RESOLUTION IS ASKING FOR THAT NEGOTIATION, THE LAND ACQUISITION OR LEASE THEREOF WOULD COME BACK TO CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL APPROVAL. BUT THIS GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF THE PROJECT. AND AGAIN, THIS IS A PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT THAT WOULD NOT BE PAID OUT UNTIL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. WONDERFUL. I'M JUST GLAD TO SEE THAT WE'RE DOING SOME IMPROVEMENTS AND REINVESTMENTS IN OUR DOWNTOWN. THAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE PADDOCK BOARD. SO PLEASE LET THE CHAIRWOMAN IS IT CHAIRWOMAN? SHE MADAM CHAIR, MADAM CHAIR, MADAM CHAIR. THAT THE MAYOR APPRECIATES THEM MOVING FORWARD WITH SOME OF THESE PROJECTS. COUNCIL DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WHAT IS SORT OF THE THE OVERALL PLAN FOR THE THE SKINNY BUILDING THERE? WHAT'S WHAT'S WHAT CAN WE EXPECT TO BE BUILT OUT THERE WITH THIS THIS FUNDING? THEY THEY ARE PROPOSING A RESTAURANT IN THE BUILDING AND THEN BUILDING OUT A GLASS ENCLOSURE, WHICH WOULD BE A PATIO SPACE SO THAT THERE WOULD BE OUTDOOR SEATING. PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION WILL ALSO BE TWO PUBLIC RESTROOMS THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE AND SEPARATE FROM THE RESTAURANT FACILITY, TO CONSTRUCT PUBLIC RESTROOMS FOR DOWNTOWN. AND THIS FUNDING IS GOING TO HELP WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BATHROOMS AS WELL. YOU MENTIONED. SO I BELIEVE THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT PLANS FOR THAT BUILDING IN THE PAST, RIGHT? SO THIS PARTICULAR PLAN, [01:05:01] THE RESTAURANT PLAN IS PRETTY SET IN STONE AT THIS POINT. OR ARE WE STILL IS THERE STILL SOME FLEXIBILITY THERE OR IT'S WHAT'S BEEN PROPOSED? WE IN MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE PLANS FOR A BUILDING PERMIT. OKAY. I THINK THEY WERE JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE TASTE FOR PADDOCK AND IF THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT PADDOCK WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH. SO WE'RE WE'RE HOPING THAT APPLICATIONS FOR BUILDING PERMITS WILL BE FORTHCOMING. IS THERE AN EXISTING KITCHEN WITHIN THIS FACILITY? NO. SO THAT'LL BE SOMETHING THAT THE THE BUILDING TENANT OR THE OWNER WOULD WOULD CONSTRUCT THERE. YES. AND ARE THEY GOING TO OPEN IT UP TO BE OPEN TO THE LIKE A BIG LIKE, HOW'S THAT GOING TO LOOK TO OPEN UP TO THAT PATIO? EXACTLY. FROM THAT SKINNY BUILDING THERE, THERE WILL BE DOORS SO THAT THERE CAN BE FULL SEPARATION, BUT THEN THERE WILL ALSO BE OPENINGS TO WHERE YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PATIO INTO THE BUILDING, LIKE A ROLL UP DOOR KIND OF SITUATION. I'M NOT CERTAIN, OKAY, THAT THAT'LL COME OUT IN THE BUILDING PLAN AND THE BATHROOMS WILL BE OUTSIDE ON THE GREEN SPACE. THE BATHROOMS WILL BE ACCESSIBLE THROUGH OUTSIDE. THERE WILL ALSO THERE WILL BE A RESTROOM INSIDE OF THE RESTAURANT, BUT WE WILL BE CONSTRUCTING THE TWO PUBLIC RESTROOMS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE BUILDING. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO TOUR THE BUILDING WITH THE, THE, THE OWNER. AND IT'S AN EXCITING, EXCITING PLAN IN TERMS OF LIKE THE, THE GLASS THAT WOULD BE LIKE ESSENTIALLY THE GREEN SPACE IN BETWEEN THE WALL AND WHERE THE PARKING LOT IS, IS AT. AND AT THE SAME TIME, I WOULD ASK OF CITY STAFF, AS OUR CITY MANAGER NEGOTIATES, I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT ANY. IF WE'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, THE DIVISION OF, OF. BECAUSE IT'S A VERY TIGHT. IN MY OPINION, IT'S A VERY TIGHT SPACE BETWEEN WHERE THE SKINNY BUILDING AT THE, THE SIDEWALK AND THEN THE PARKING SPOTS. JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MINDFUL OF, OF POTENTIAL INDIVIDUALS THAT MAY BE PARKING THERE TO GO TO ANY OF THE LOCAL BUSINESSES IN THE AREA AND HAVE THAT VERY NARROW, WHAT SEEMS LIKE WILL BE A VERY NARROW DIVISION BETWEEN THE PARKING LOT AND WHAT WILL BE BUILT IN THAT AREA. THAT'S THE THE ONE THING THAT I WOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT. BUT OVERALL, IT SOUNDS LIKE AN EXCITING PROJECT, REALLY COOL BUILDING. WE'LL WORK THROUGH THE, THE SETBACKS AND, AND ALL OF THE ADA COMPLIANCE, ETCETERA DURING THE BUILDING PERMIT. YEAH, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS TO CONSIDER, BUT IT IS EXCITING. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU AGAIN. THIS IS RESOLUTION NUMBER 2312. IS THERE A MOTION MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2312. I HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION FROM PHIL ROBERTSON, A MAYOR PRO TEM DISTRICT TWO. DISTRICT FIVE A SECOND FROM OUR DONNA RENEE ANDERSON OR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DISTRICT TWO TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2312 AS PRESENTED. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY STATING I, I ANY OPPOSED. [7. INFORMATION REPORTS] MOTION CARRIES AND ALL THOSE PRESENT. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA COUNCIL ARE INFORMATION REPORTS. THOSE ARE TRANSIT OR STAR TRANSIT REPORT. ALSO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT. I WOULD ASK THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS REACH OUT TO THE POLICE CHIEF AND ALSO, MARK, [8. ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING] FOR ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THOSE REPORTS AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WITH SECTION FIVE FIVE, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING. SECTION 551.071 CONSULTATIONS WITH ATTORNEY. SECTION 551.087 DELIBERATIONS REGARDING ECONOMIC DEV NO NO NO. NO ACTION FROM EXECUTIVE [9. RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION AND CONSIDER ACTION, IF ANY, ITEMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION] SESSION. SO WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. ALRIGHT? 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