[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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THERE IT IS. WE WILL CALL TO ORDER THE FACILITIES NAMING COMMITTEE MEETING. THURSDAY, JULY 16TH, 2026, 6 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 201 EAST NASH STREET, TERRELL, TEXAS. IF I COULD GET MISS VERONICA TO DO THE INVOCATION, IF EVERYBODY WOULD STAND, PLEASE. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU TODAY AND WE ASK ONCE AGAIN FOR YOUR MERCY, YOUR WISDOM, AND YOUR INSIGHT. LORD, WE KNOW THAT YOU WANT TO BLESS THIS TOWN AS MUCH AS WE WANT TO BE BLESSED. AND WE ASK THAT TONIGHT AND ALL NIGHTS THAT WE DO WHAT IS GOOD AND RIGHT IN YOUR SIGHT, AS WELL AS FOR EACH OTHER. AND IT'S IN YOUR GREAT SON'S NAME THAT WE PRAY. AMEN, AMEN. THANK
[3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES ]
YOU. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO SECTION THREE. 3.1. DISCUSS APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE CITY FACILITIES NAMING COMMITTEE ON JUNE 18TH. HAS EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE MINUTES? OKAY, ONE SILLY LITTLE THING IS VERY POWERFUL. CARY. ANY OTHER CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? I HEARING? NONE. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE CORRECTION OF MISTER HARWELL'S NAME TO CARY? MAKE A MOTION. I HAVE A MOTION. CAN I GET A SECOND MOTION? ALL RIGHT, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO[4. BUSINESS ITEMS (ACTION ITEMS) ]
4.1. RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE RENAMING OF THE UNNAMED SOFTBALL FIELDS AT BEN GILL PARK TO RAYFORD HARWELL MEMORIAL SOFTBALL COMPLEX. SO THIS IS THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION. AND I DO HAVE ONE PARTICIPANT FORM, MISTER RODNEY LAWSON. IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE, SIR. I THINK THE RAIN MIGHT HAVE SCARED HIM OFF A LITTLE BIT. I MEAN, I THOUGHT, WELL, SO I'M NOT REALLY GOING TO LEAN INTO THIS BECAUSE I MIGHT BLOW Y'ALL OUT. SO, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN PART OF THE LITTLE LEAGUE, I BELIEVE, SINCE THE EARLY 70S.AND I HAVE KNOWN AND I KNOW BOTH. I'VE MET MR. GILL AND I WITH. THE PART WITH THE BIG HILL. I DEFINITELY THINK THAT SOFTBALL COMPLEX WILL BE A FITTING THING TO NAME IT AFTER RAY PARLOR, I DON'T THINK THERE WAS ANYONE IN MY RECOLLECTION OF THE HISTORY OF TAROT AND BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL THAT WOULD STAND A CHANCE FOR BEING EQUAL TO WHAT HE HAS. I MEAN, HE WAS OUT THERE VIRTUALLY EVERY NIGHT, EVERY NIGHT, SOMETIME. AND WHETHER IT BE CHURCH SOFTBALL OR LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL OR SOFTBALL OR WHATEVER, I THINK THE ONE REQUEST I WOULD MAKE, AND THIS MAY BE MORE TO THE CITY COUNCIL, BUT DUE TO FUNDING AND SOMETHING. I THINK THOSE THINGS WITH SOFTBALL AT HOME SOFTBALL COMPLEX. SOME SERIOUS. YOU KNOW, FEATURE, I GUESS IS THE RIGHT WORD. AND I THINK MR. HARWELL WOULD NOT EVER SAY ANYTHING THAT YOU ARE OVER 40. AND LIVE IN THIS TOWN FOR MOST OF YOUR LIFE. AND YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO IF THINGS ARE. FROZEN AND. THE WE DIDN'T LIVE UP TO WHAT I THINK IT'S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO. YEAH. AND I MEAN, THERE'S ALWAYS THINGS AND ALWAYS. PUT IN THERE. AND THEY TOOK CARE OF HIM. I JUST THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY NEED TO DO THE SAME BECAUSE I'VE BEEN OUT TO THE FIELD AND BREAKFAST. I MEAN THEY DO, BUT NOT VERY WELL MAINTAINED. AND. AND GO OVER AND LOOK AT SOMETHING OVER HERE AND THERE. THEY COULD BE THEY COULD DO SOME SERIOUS, YOU KNOW,
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AND I THINK IT DOES. BUT I DO THINK AND I KNOW THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR TONIGHT, BUT I DO THINK THAT APPROPRIATE FOR 21 DAYS AND THEN. SOMETHING. ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE WANTING TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. ON THAT SUBJECT. OKAY. HEARING NONE. WE WILL MOVE TO THE 4.2 DISCUSSING. CONSIDER RENAMING THE UNNAMED SOFTBALL FIELDS AT BEN GILL PARK TO RAYFORD HARWELL MEMORIAL SOFTBALL COMPLEX. I KNOW WE HAVE SPOKEN A LOT ON THIS THE LAST FEW MEETINGS. AND NICOLE, I THINK YOU WERE GOING TO BRING SIGN IDEAS, AM I CORRECT? YES. SO FOR 4.2, WE SENT OUT. I JUST WANTED TO DO SOME HOUSEKEEPING. WE SENT OUT 41 LETTERS FOR THE 200 FOOT BUFFER MAP. WE RECEIVED ZERO RESPONSES. AND I ALSO RECEIVED A PROOF OF WHAT THE SIGN WOULD LOOK LIKE. AND THIS WOULD BE PUT UP OVER BY THE SOFTBALL FIELDS AT BEN GILL. I LIKE THAT. I LIKE THAT ALL OUR SIGNAGE ARE STARTING TO LOOK THE SAME. I WANT TO KUDOS TO YOU FOR THAT FOR SURE. SO.ANY FEEDBACK FOR NICOLE I. YEAH. I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK IF I COULD HAVE A MUSTACHE ON IT, BUT PROBABLY NOT. ALL RIGHT. AND PUT A STICKER. ALL RIGHT. SO WE DO HAVE THE DECISION TO MAKE. IT'S A DISCUSSING CONSIDER. SO WE DO HAVE TO OFFICIALLY VOTE FOR THIS TO GO TO COUNCIL. SO I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO RENAME THE UNNAMED SOFTBALL FIELDS AT BINGO PARK TO RAYFORD HARWELL MEMORIAL SOFTBALL COMPLEX. I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. ALL RIGHT, I HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND MOTION? OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR VOTE BY SAYING I, I ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES. MADAM CHAIR, DID WE SKIP ANY REMARKS FROM THIS I THINK YEAH. WE DID, BUT IT WAS NOT ON MY AGENDA AND I APOLOGIZE. OH, AND NICOLE, IS IT OKAY IF WE CIRCLE BACK TO YOUR REMARKS FROM VISITORS? YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL WE
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WILL START NUMBER 4.3, HEAR REMARKS FROM VISITORS. AND I'M HERE TO HAVE A LATE NIGHT. AND I CAN REMEMBER THE TIME WHEN I. IN 2008 ON THE SOUTH GROVE AND. FRANCIS STREET. THANK YOU. OKAY.AND YOU'RE ASKING FOR HIS NAME TO BE ADDED HIS HIS PICTURE UP THERE WITH THE REST OF THE. ON THE WALL. OKAY, OKAY. AND I BELIEVE IT'S.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, THAT IS OUR AGENDA FOR THE DAY. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MADAM CHAIR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.