May 05, 2025 City Council

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OKAY. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I WANT TO, AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.

[A. Meeting Opening]

HE IS ALREADY OUR JUNIOR MAYOR OF THE DAY, AND THAT'S GOING TO EXTEND INTO TOMORROW.

AND HE IS FROM DRAPER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL IN WYLIE ISD.

AND LIKE I SAID, HE HAS THE HONOR OF BEING A JUNIOR MAYOR OF THE DAY FOR THE DAY.

SO, WITH THAT, I AM GOING TO LET HIM, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT MAYORS DO.

MAYORS START THE MEETING. SO, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MR. WILLIS START OUR MEETING. GOOD EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE OUT TO THE SACHSE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.

IT IS MONDAY, MAY 5TH, 2025. TIME. THE TIME, MISS GRANGER 06:31 P.M. THE TIME IS 6:31. 6:31 P.M. AND WE ARE CALLED TO ORDER.

ALL RIGHT. GREAT JOB. VERY CAREFUL. YOU'RE GOING TO COME AFTER MY JOB HERE PRETTY SOON.

SO WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, WHICH IS OUR INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I'VE ASKED MISS. EXCUSE ME, MR. PRESTENBERG, TO LEAD OUR INVOCATION AND MISS BUHLER TO LEAD OUR PLEDGES.

IF YOU'LL PLEASE RISE. PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS.

GRACIOUS AND ALMIGHTY GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AS WE GATHER TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT WILL IMPACT THE LIVES OF OUR CITIZENS.

GRANT US WISDOM, CLARITY, AND COMPASSION. HELP US TO LISTEN WELL, SPEAK THOUGHTFULLY AND ASK JUSTLY AND ACT JUSTLY.

EXCUSE ME. MAY WE LEAD WITH INTEGRITY AND ALWAYS SEEK THE GREATER GOOD.

BLESS OUR CITY, ITS LEADERS, ITS WORKERS AND EVERY RESIDENT.

MAY PEACE, PROSPERITY AND UNITY BE PRESENT AND ALL WE DO.

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.

THANK YOU. MAY BE SEATED. AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO ASK MR.

[B. Recognition]

AFTER THEY GOT THE TABLE ON THIS SIZE. OKAY, SO AS YOU JUST SAW MR. WILLIS AND REESE, IF I GOT HIS NAME RIGHT, HE WAS.

HE WAS EDUCATING ME ON THAT WAS JUNIOR MAYOR OF THE DAY TO DAY.

AND SO WE ARE SO HONORED AND EXCITED FOR HIM TO BE A PART OF THE MEETING AND WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO.

WE STARTED THIS TRADITION LAST YEAR IS THAT IF YOUR JUNIOR MAYOR OF THE DAY, YOU GET TO START THE MEETING BECAUSE YOU ARE THE MAYOR FOR THAT THAT DAY.

SO REESE DID A GREAT JOB. LIKE I SAID, HE'S AT DRAPER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL IN WYLIE, AND WE'RE JUST SO THRILLED.

YOU DID GREAT, BY THE WAY. YOU DID SO GOOD. HE SAID HE WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS FOR THE MEETING, AND I TOLD HIM, I SAID, WELL, I GET NERVOUS BEFORE THE MEETING, SO. SO, IT'S ALL OKAY. BUT YOU DID A GREAT JOB, AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE WANT TO READ THE PROCLAMATION TO CELEBRATE THE FACT THAT YOUR JUNIOR MAYOR OF THE DAY, AND HE DID TELL ME, HE SAID THAT HIS CLASSMATES DO NOT KNOW YET THAT YOU WERE JUNIOR MAYOR OF THE DAY.

AND SO I'M GOING TO GO OUT TO CAMPUS TOMORROW, AND WE'RE GOING TO SURPRISE HIM.

THAT HE WAS JUNIOR MAYOR OF THE DAY, AND HE TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO BRING MY GAVEL, AND I THINK HE WANTS TO USE IT TOMORROW, I'M PRETTY SURE. SO, BUT WITH THAT, WE ARE GOING TO READ THE PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS SERVING THE CITY IN WHICH ONE LIVES IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF DEMOCRACY AND THE INCLUSION OF ALL PEOPLE IN THE GOVERNING PROCESS, AND WHEREAS GETTING INVOLVED IN LOCAL ACTIVITIES FOSTERS A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND PRIDE IN ONE'S CITY.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL APPRECIATES THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHAMPION OUR YOUTH WITH THE.

ALONG WITH THE WYLIE ISD EDUCATIONAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION AND WHEREAS, FIFTH GRADER REESE WILLIS LEADS BY EXAMPLE AT DRAPER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL AND IN THE COMMUNITY. NOW THEREFORE, I JEFF BICKERSTAFF, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM REESE WILLIS AS JUNIOR MAYOR FOR THE DAY IN SACHSE. THE CITY COUNCIL ENCOURAGES HIM TO CONTINUE TO WORK HARD IN SCHOOL AND IN SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND LOOKS FORWARD TO HIS POTENTIAL AND GROWTH.

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. I THINK HE DESCRIBED ALL OF US. YEAH. SEE YOU TOMORROW, REESE.

OKAY. THE NEXT PROCLAMATION WE HAVE IS WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL BUILDING SAFETY MONTH. IF I COULD GET MEMBERS OF THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO COME DOWN AND RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION.

NO. YOU'RE GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, SO THIS GREAT LINEUP YOU SEE RIGHT HERE HELPS KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE.

AND SO, WE WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND RECOGNIZE WHAT THEY DO FOR OUR CITY TO KEEP OUR CITY SAFE.

NOW, A LOT OF TIMES WE THINK ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY. RIGHTFULLY SO.

WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEY ARE DEFINITELY OUR FRONTLINE RESPONDERS. BUT YOU MAY NOT KNOW THAT THE JOB THAT THESE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN HAVE ALSO KEEP OUR CITY SAFE.

WHETHER IT'S THROUGH BUILDING CODE, MAKE SURE OUR BUILDINGS ARE CONSTRUCTED THE RIGHT WAY. THEY STAY SAFE OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THEY KEEP OUR INFRASTRUCTURE STRONG.

AND SO WE WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO BEHIND THE SCENES, BECAUSE I THINK EVERYBODY WOULD WOULD RECOGNIZE THAT WE WOULD NOT HAVE THE GREAT COMMUNITY WE DO WITHOUT HAVING SAFE BUILDINGS. AND SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO READ THE PROCLAMATION AND RECOGNIZE THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS.

WHEREAS OUR COMMUNITY IS COMMITTED TO RECOGNIZING OUR GROWTH AND STRENGTH, AND OUR STRENGTH DEPENDS ON SAFETY AND THE VALUE OF HOMES, BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SERVE OUR CITIZENS. AND WHEREAS THIS YEAR'S CAMPAIGN GAME ON ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT BUILDING SAFETY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CURRENT SAFETY CODES AND THE ROLE OF CODE OFFICIALS IN CREATING SAFE, SUSTAINABLE STRUCTURES THAT COMMUNITIES CAN RELY ON FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

WHEREAS THE BUILDING AND FIRE SAFETY OFFICIALS, ALONG WITH OTHER PARTNERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, WORK YEAR ROUND TO DEVELOP AND ENFORCE BUILDING CODES TO SAFEGUARD CITIZENS OF SACHSE IN THE BUILDINGS WHERE WE LIVE, WORK AND PLAY AND LEARN.

AND WHEREAS SACHSE RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO CONSIDER THE CURRENT BUILDING AND FIRE CODES. EXCUSE ME ARE ASKED TO CONSIDER THAT CURRENT BUILDING AND FIRE CODES PLAY A VITAL ROLE TO ENSURE SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY AT HOME AND IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ESSENTIAL SERVICE PROVIDED TO ALL OF US BY THE CITY OF SACHSE BUILDING AND FIRE STAFF.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JEFF BICKERSTAFF, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY 2025 AS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH IN SACHSE AND ENCOURAGE ALL TO APPRECIATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AT ALL LEVELS FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY AND CITY. CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS.

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OKAY. OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION IS WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK. AND I WOULD ASK OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, JARED POTTS, AND OUR COORDINATOR, DENISE LEWIS, TO COME ON DOWN.

OKAY, WELL, IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHO THESE TWO ARE, YOU HAVEN'T BEEN PAYING ATTENTION. I THINK THEY'RE DOWN HERE EVERY MEETING, I THINK. THAT'S BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN DOING SOME GREAT STUFF IN SACHSE.

AND EVERY YEAR WE WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND FORMALLY RECOGNIZE THE JOB THAT THEY'RE DOING THROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK.

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YOU WILL FIND DENISE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY EVERY DAY YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS ARE TAKEN CARE OF AND ANY NEEDS THEY HAVE ARE TAKEN CARE OF. AND JARED IS OUT THERE MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST COMMERCIAL DEVELOPERS, RETAILERS, WHAT HAVE YOU, THAT ARE INTERESTED IN OUR CITY.

AND YOU'VE SEEN THE FRUITS OF THOSE LABOR, FRUITS OF THE LABOR ALREADY.

AND SO WITH THAT, WE JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND RECOGNIZE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK AND RECOGNITION OF YOUR DEPARTMENT.

WHEREAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROFESSION CULTIVATES THRIVING NEIGHBORHOODS, CHAMPIONS SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY, BOOST ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, ENHANCES THE QUALITY OF LIFE, AND BUILDS ROBUST TAX BASES.

AND WHEREAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS OPERATE THROUGHOUT DIVERSE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTS, INCLUDING RURAL, SUBURBAN AND URBAN SETTINGS, LOCAL, STATE, AND PROVINCIAL AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AMONG MANY OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS.

WHEREAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS SERVE AS STEWARDS, BRIDGING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS RESIDENTS, BUSINESS LEADERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES, AND EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIONS TO COLLABORATE IN PROMOTING JOB CREATION, COMMUNITY INVESTMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE ADVANCEMENTS, AND AN OPTIMISTIC FUTURE.

AND WHEREAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS CONTRIBUTE TO THE BETTERMENT AND PROGRESS OF THE CITY OF SACHSE WITHIN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

NOW THEREFORE, I, JEFF BICKERSTAFF, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE WEEK OF MAY 12TH THROUGH MAY 16TH, 2025, AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK IN SEXY AND REMIND INDIVIDUALS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS COMMUNITY CELEBRATION, WHICH SUPPORTS EXPANDING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND MAKING LIVES BETTER.

CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS! LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK, AND I WOULD ASK THAT THE CITY OF SACHSE CULTURE COMMITTEE COME DOWN FRONT.

SO, AS YOU AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, WE HAVE ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES ARE TOP NOTCH AND THIS GROUP IS NO EXCEPTION.

NOT ANY, JUST ONE DEPARTMENT IS REPRESENTED HERE TONIGHT.

THIS IS ACROSS SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS. THERE ARE CULTURE COMMITTEE, AND MISS NASH WILL TELL YOU THAT ALL THE GREAT IDEAS THAT THEY COME UP WITH OTHER CITIES STILL AND YOU COULD NOT GET A BETTER COMPLIMENT WHEN SOMEONE STEALS YOUR WORK IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS.

BUT IN THIS CASE, IT'S DEFINITELY A COMPLIMENT. YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES, DRESS CODE, THINGS LIKE THAT. YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, WE I LOVE BEING A TRAILBLAZER.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT STINGS A LITTLE BIT WHEN SOMEONE STEALS IT FROM YOU, BUT THEY KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM.

AND SO, WE JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND RECOGNIZE ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING AND MAKING SEXY THE BEST PLACE TO WORK WITH THAT THE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS AMERICANS ARE SERVED EVERY DAY BY PUBLIC SERVANTS AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY AND CITY LEVELS WHO SUPPLY CONTINUITY TO OUR DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY.

AND WHEREAS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS SERVE IN AREAS SUCH AS HEALTH, EDUCATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY, THE ARTS, THE ENVIRONMENT, FINANCE, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, COMMUNITY PLANNING, HUMAN RIGHTS, RECREATION, AND MORE. AND WHEREAS, THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF SACHSE ARE COMMITTED TO EXHIBITING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE, CREATIVITY, SKILL AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. AND WHEREAS, THE DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS WHO SERVE ON CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS INFORM AND ADVISE POLICYMAKERS AND ARE INTEGRAL, INTEGRAL TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT WE ENJOY HERE.

AND WHEREAS THE EFFICIENCY OF GOVERNMENT RELIES ON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDE THE RIGHT SERVICES, AND THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY REQUIRED AND EXPECTED BY THE PUBLIC.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF SACHSE RECOGNIZES THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS OF TIME AND TALENT BY PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SERVICES THEY RENDER.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JEFF BICKERSTAFF, MAYOR OF THE CITY, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 4TH THROUGH 10TH, 2025 AS PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK IN SACHSE AND ENCOURAGE ALL TO APPRECIATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AT ALL LEVELS FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, AND CITY. CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS.

THANK YOU, GUYS.

THANK YOU. I LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU GUYS. ONE. TWO

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CAN I MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT? WE'RE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE LIVE STREAM.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AND TO THE PUBLIC. WE'RE HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH OUR LIVE STREAM.

RIGHT NOW, OUR IT DEPARTMENT IS WORKING ON IT WITH SWAGIT, OUR PROVIDER.

BUT JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE HAVING SOME ISSUES, AND WE'RE WORKING TO TRY TO REMEDY THOSE AS WE SPEAK.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS NASH. ALL RIGHT. GET SITUATED HERE.

[C. Public Comment]

THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS COUNCIL REGARDING ANY TOPIC NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA FOR ACTION OR PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS REGARDING THE CONSENT AGENDA OR ANY DISCUSSION.

ONLY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA MAY BE ADDRESSED DURING THIS PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION. THE TIME LIMIT IS THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER. A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE MEETING. ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, COUNCIL IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA BUT WILL TAKE COMMENTS UNDER ADVISEMENT. I DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER CARD TRACY BROOKS.

IF YOU WOULD, JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE TRACY BROOKS, TEXAS AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, I ASKED YOU TO NOT TURN A BLIND EYE AND TO LOOK FOR YOURSELF TO WHAT IS BOLDLY IN FRONT OF US REGARDING THE MUSLIM CONQUEST HAPPENING IN SACHSE AND THROUGHOUT TEXAS.

AS I PREVIOUSLY STATED, I BELIEVE WHAT PEOPLE SAY THE FIRST TIME YASIR QADHI, THE MASTERMIND BEHIND THE REAL AGENDA FOR ISLAM, CALLS FOR REJECTING DEMOCRACY, SECULAR LAW AND CAUSES FOR SUPREMACY OF SHARIA OVER WESTERN GOVERNANCE.

THE NEW YORK TIMES SAID THAT QADHI, THE DEAN OF THE ISLAMIC SEMINARY OF AMERICA, IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL CLERICS IN AMERICA.

HE IS ALSO THE RESIDENT SCHOLAR AT THE EAST PLANO ISLAMIC CENTER.

EPIC'S YASIR QADHI'S ROLE INVOLVES LEADING THE COMMUNITY IN SPIRITUAL MATTERS, GIVING SERMONS, PROVIDING RELIGIOUS COUNSELING, AND TEACHING ISLAMIC STUDY.

HE CONTRIBUTES IN THE MEDIA OUTREACH, FUNDRAISING, AND ADVERSARY ROLES.

WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS NO CONNECTION BETWEEN THE MUSLIM SOCIETY TO EPIC, BUT ON MARCH 26TH, THE MUSLIM SOCIETY POSTED ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE THAT AFTER PRAYERS ON MARCH 27TH, THEY WOULD BE HONORED TO WELCOME YASIR QADHI HIMSELF TO THE ISLAMIC CENTER. I SEE THIS AS A DIRECT AND PUBLIC LINK.

AGAIN, LOOK FOR YOURSELVES. THE DEVIL LIVES IN THE DARK.

TURNING A BLIND EYE IS LIVING IN THE DARK. ON APRIL 14TH, THE RARE FOUNDATION INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER AMY MECK POSTED A FUNDRAISING VIDEO MADE BY AND IN FRONT OF THE ISLAMIC CENTER. IN THE VIDEO, IT WAS STATED THAT THE QURAN SAYS THAT THOSE WHO SPEND THEIR WEALTH IN ALLAH'S WAY, BY NIGHT AND BY DAY, IN SECRET OR IN PUBLIC, WILL BE REWARDED.

THE BY NIGHT AND IN SECRET PART IS WHAT HAS ME WORRIED.

AGAIN, THE DEVIL LIVES IN THE DARK. THIS IS DARK VERSUS LIGHT.

AND I'M CONCERNED, AS CITIZENS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT WE ARE LIVING IN THE DARK.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT RELIGION. THIS IS ABOUT A CONQUEST THAT IS OCCURRING ACROSS THIS STATE AND NATION.

WE ALL MUST PAY ATTENTION AND SEEK INFORMATION REGARDING THE RIGHTS WE HAVE TO FIGHT AGAINST THIS MULTIPLE AREA LAND BUILDOUT THAT IS HAPPENING IN SACHSE.

PLAINLY, WE NEED TO WORK WITH THE STATE TO STOP IT.

STAND UP FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND WHAT OUR NATION WAS FOUNDED ON.

COMMUNITY LEADERS. THIS IS NOT IT. ALSO, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AGAIN AT A BOOK THAT WAS SUGGESTED BY KRISTA SHIELD AT THE LAST MEETING. SHE IS WORKING WITH GOVERNOR ABBOTT'S OFFICE.

I GOT THE BOOK. IT IS EXPLORATORY MEMORANDUM FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD.

BROTHERHOOD IN AMERICA IS AN, IT'S A GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT.

IT'S SCARY, IT'S ASTOUNDING, AND IT'S THE START OF WHAT WE'RE LIVING IN.

ALSO, MOSQUE IN AMERICA A GUIDE TO ACCOUNTABLE PERMIT HEARINGS AND CONTINUE CONTINUING CITIZEN OVERSIGHT.

I GOT BOTH OF THESE ON AMAZON FOR UNDER 20 BUCKS TOTAL.

PROBABLY UNDER 15 BUCKS. I COULD, I IMPLORE WITH YOU TO LOOK AT THESE BOOKS, ESPECIALLY THIS ONE.

THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN THE CITY, AND WE ALL NEED TO OPEN OUR EYES TO IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS BROOKS. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

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ITEM TWO ACCEPT THE MONTHLY REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE REPORT FOR THE PERIOD.

SORRY. OH, I DID MISS THAT. MY BAD. SCRATCH THAT.

I JUST LOVE THE CONSENT AGENDA SO MUCH. I JUST WANT TO GET RIGHT TO IT.

BACK UP. SO, ITEM D COUNCIL STAFF REPORTS AND UPDATES MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING SPECIAL EVENTS,

[D. Council/Staff Reports and Updates]

YOU CAN NOW BORROW E-BOOKS AND AUDIO BOOKS TO READ ON YOUR PHONE OR TABLET USING THE LIBBY APP BY OVERDRIVE.

YOU CAN EVEN SEND AND READ BORROWED E-BOOKS TO YOUR KINDLE E-READER, US ONLY.

IT'S FREE AND EASY TO GET STARTED. VISIT THE CITY OF SACHSE WEBSITE TO LEARN MORE AND SIGN UP FOR IT NOW.

ALSO, THEY'RE HAVING AN ACTIVITY OF PAPER CRANES TAKE FLIGHT AT THE LIBRARY IN HONOR IN HONOR OF ASIAN AMERICAN AND ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH. VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF HAVE DECORATED THE FRONT DESK WITH OVER A THOUSAND ORIGAMI CRANES.

THE PAPER CRANES WERE ON DISPLAY DURING MAY AND INTO JUNE, AFTER WHICH THEY WILL BE DONATED TO THE CHILDREN'S PEACE MONUMENT AT THE PEACE MEMORIAL PARK IN HIROSHIMA, JAPAN. ALSO, ON MAY THE 12TH TEEN CRAFT NIGHT.

DECORATE YOUR GRADUATION CAP. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2025 AND JOINED THE LIBRARY ON MAY THE 12TH AT 6 P.M.

TO DECORATE YOUR GRADUATION CAPS. SUPPLIES WILL BE PROVIDED FOR EVERYBODY.

ALSO, ON THE 15TH THEY'RE HAVING A BAD NIGHT.

ART OR BAD ART NIGHT, I SHOULD SAY. LEAVE YOUR PERFECTIONIST ATTITUDE AND MINDSET AT HOME AND JOIN US AS WE TACKLE A PILE OF ART SUPPLIES AND CREATE THE BEST, WORST ART THE LIBRARY HAS EVER SEEN. RELAX, CREATE AND COME AS YOU GO.

OPEN FOR ANYONE 12 AND OLDER. THANK YOU, MR. MILLSAP.

MR. PRESTENBERG. YES, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. A FEW ANIMAL SHELTER ANNOUNCEMENTS.

VACCINATION CLINIC, MAY 10TH 10 A.M. TO 2 P.M.

THE SACHSE ANIMAL SHELTER IS HOSTING A VACCINATION CLINIC ON SATURDAY, MARCH 10TH, FROM 10 TO 2.

THIS CLINIC OFFERS AFFORDABLE VACCINATION AND HEALTH SERVICES FOR DOGS, PUPPIES, CATS AND KITTENS, INCLUDING RABIES, HEARTWORM TEST AND MORE.

ADDITIONALLY, LOW COST HEARTWORM, FLEA AND TICK MEDICATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT THE CITY OF SACHSE WEBSITE OR CALL (972) 675-9662.

OUR PREVIOUS FEATURE, PET JOSH, WAS ADOPTED. HE FOUND HIS FOREVER HOME AFTER BEING IN THE SHELTER FOR ALMOST A YEAR, SO THAT'S FANTASTIC. AND NOW WE HAVE A NEW FEATURED PET.

AS YOU CAN SEE. HER NAME IS OLIVE. SWEET GIRL VISITED CITY HALL LAST WEEK, AND IT'S SAFE TO SAY SHE STOLE EVERYONE'S HEARTS.

OLIVE HAS A BEAUTIFUL SMILE AND EVEN LOVELIER PERSONALITY.

KIND OF LIKE MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS. SHE ADORES PEOPLE AND WILL HAPPILY CUDDLE WITH ANYONE WHO GIVES HER THE CHANCE.

WHILE SHE'S A FRIEND OF ALL HUMANS, SHE CAN BE A LITTLE NERVOUS AROUND BIGGER DOGS, SO SHE WOULD BE BEST AS THE ONLY DOG IN HER NEW HOME.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A LOYAL, LOVING COMPANION, ALL OF IS READY TO MEET YOU AT THE SHELTER.

THANK YOU. I'M NOT SURE WHICH ATTRIBUTES YOU WERE PUTTING IN FRANKS WITH OLIVE, BUT I GUESS A BEAUTIFUL SMILE.

OKAY. WANT TO MAKE SURE? OH, LOOK WHO'S UP NEXT.

MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO LAST FRIDAY NIGHT, WE HAD A CONCERT THAT WAS RAINED OUT.

IT WAS A, THE BEATLES WERE HERE. I'VE NEVER SEEN THE BEATLES IN CONCERT, SO I WAS VERY EXCITED.

THEN I LEARNED IT WAS A TRIBUTE BAND, AND IT WAS RAINED OUT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A LITTLE WET.

IT WAS A LOT WET. SO, IT WAS RAINED OUT. HOPEFULLY WE CAN RESCHEDULE THEM AT A LATER DATE, BUT OUR NEXT EVENT IS COMING UP JUNE 6TH AT JC SACHSE AT 7 P.M.

THERE'S AN OPENING ACT AND A MAIN ACT. YEAH, THAT'S NOT WHAT I WANT TO SAY, BUT A MAIN ACT.

GLOW STICKS WILL BE GIVEN OUT TO THE FIRST HUNDRED FOLKS THERE, AND IT'S AN ALTERNATIVE.

I DIDN'T WRITE IT DOWN, BUT IT'S AN ALTERNATIVE, SOMETHING OR OTHER.

ALSO, IT'S GLOW STICKS. I'M THINKING. YEAH. WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE BLAST. THAT IS OUR 3RD OF JULY EVENT.

IT IS ALWAYS ON JULY 3RD UP AT HERITAGE PARK.

WE. IT SEEMS LIKE WE SELL OUT. I DON'T SEE LANCE'S HEAD IN HERE, BUT WE USUALLY SELL OUT OF SPOTS EVERY YEAR.

SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, GO AHEAD AND SIGN UP EARLY AND OFTEN.

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2025 SUMMER SUMMER. CAMP SERIES. COUNCILMAN. PRESTENBERG.

YOU WILL BE HAPPY TO KNOW THAT THEY WERE OFFERING A CHEER CAMP FOR YOU.

SO MAKE SURE YOU SIGN UP. YOU CAN OR CANNOT BRING YOUR GIRLS.

IT'S UP TO YOU. BUT, YOU KNOW THERE WILL BE PERFORMING ARTS, CHEER, DANCE, STEM SPORTS, COOKING, ART AND MORE. THEY RUN FROM JUNE THROUGH JULY WITH FLEXIBLE TIMES AND AFFORDABLE PRICE.

AFFORDABLE PRICING. TO VIEW THE FULL SCHEDULE AND REGISTER, VISIT THE CITY OF SACHSE WEBSITE.

SPOTS ARE LIMITED. MAKE SURE YOU SIGN UP YOUR KIDS, GET THEM OUT OF YOUR HAIR, MAKE SURE THEY'RE TIRED SO THEY DON'T WEAR YOU OUT AND AT THE JC OR EXCUSE ME MICHAEL J. FELIX COMMUNITY CENTER.

WE'RE HAVING A STAMPEDE. TEEN STAMPEDE NIGHT, MAY 28TH AT 7 P.M.

WE'RE GOING TO HOST AT THE WESTERN THEME FUND FEATURING MECHANICAL BULL.

I SAW A KID IN MY OFFICE THAT BROKE HIS WRIST ON A MECHANICAL BULL, SO THAT SHOULD BE FUN.

GAMES AND SNACKS. TEENS ARE ENCOURAGED TO WEAR THEIR BOOTS AND HATS AND JOIN US FOR AN EXCITING EVENT.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO A GREAT NIGHT OF ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FROM OUR YOUTH.

MY LAST REMINDER IS I HOST A MEMORIAL DAY EVENT EVERY YEAR HERE AT SACHSE, RIGHT AT THE MEMORIAL PLAQUE, IF YOU WILL. OUT FRONT NEXT TO THE FLAGPOLE. IT WILL BE ON MONDAY, MAY 26TH.

THAT IS A FEDERAL HOLIDAY. SO, MOST PEOPLE ARE OFF THAT DAY.

MOST, NOT ALL. IT WILL BE FROM 11:30 TO 12:00.

I ASK THAT YOU GIVE UP 30 MINUTES OF YOUR HOLIDAY.

IT'S NOT A MATTRESS SALE HOLIDAY. IT'S NOT A HOT DOG EATING CONTEST.

IT'S NOT A SWIMMING POOL. IT'S A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR ALL OF THOSE SERVICE MEMBERS WHO DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

SO IF YOU CAN MAKE PLANS TO JOIN ME, I WILL HAVE A GUEST SPEAKER.

AND I WON'T TAKE UP A LOT OF YOUR DAY, SO HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.

MISS HOWARTH, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO EDC, THE EDC WEEK AND THAT TODAY THEIR TASTE OF SACHSE EVENTS.

STARTS ON MAY 5TH, CONTINUES THROUGH JUNE 1ST.

YOU CAN GET ONE OF THESE CARDS FROM EDC OR FROM PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES.

IT'S CALLED TASTE OF SACHSE. SO PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS YOU CAN COLLECT STAMPS FROM THE DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS OR STICKERS, AND IF YOU FILL UP YOUR CARD, YOU CAN TURN IT IN AND GET IN A DRAWING FOR SOME DOOR PRIZES.

AND THAT'S MAY OR MAY 5TH TO JUNE 1ST. AND IT IS ON THE WEBSITE.

AND I'VE SEEN IT ALL OVER ON SOCIAL MEDIA FROM EDC.

DID THEY CHANGE THE RULES YET TO WHERE WE CAN PARTICIPATE? NO.

OKAY. THEY JUST NOT WIN IN SPIRIT. THAT'S TRUE.

IN SPIRIT. WE DEFINITELY PARTICIPATE IN SPIRITS, THAT'S FOR SURE. ANYONE ELSE ON COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE AUDIENCE AT THIS TIME? MISS NASH, THANK YOU MAYOR. JUST TWO QUICK THINGS.

ONE, I'M VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE OUR NEW NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES MANAGER IS STARTED TODAY.

HER NAME IS CHRISTINA RÖMHILD. AND SPENT SOME TIME WITH HER THIS MORNING, AND SHE'S GOTTEN TO MEET EVERYBODY, AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO OVERWHELM HER WITH ALL OF ALL OF US.

AND WE'RE JUST VERY EXCITED TO HAVE HER ON THE TEAM.

SHE BRINGS A LOT OF GREAT EXPERIENCE AND A TON OF ENERGY.

SO VERY EXCITED FOR HER TO JOIN US. AND LASTLY, A STAFF RECOGNITION, ACTUALLY, MIKE SIZEMORE, WHO WAS UP FOR TO GET THE RECOGNITION RELATIVE TO OUR BUILDING STANDARDS HE WAS RECENTLY ELECTED TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REGION TEN FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL.

IT'S A BIG DEAL. THESE FOR OUR REGIONAL CHAPTER.

SO, HE REPRESENTS THE ICC AT STATE AND LOCAL EVENTS.

AND REALLY, THEY PROVIDE A LOT OF THE INPUT AND DIRECTION RELATIVE TO DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CODES THAT WE FOLLOW.

SO, CONGRATULATIONS TO MIKE SIZEMORE. IT'S A BIG ACHIEVEMENT.

YEAH. CONGRATULATIONS INDEED. THANK YOU. MISS NASH.

HAVE A COUPLE ANNOUNCEMENTS. I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT CAME OUT.

AND DURING THE DURING ELECTION DAY AND EARLY VOTING TO VOTE IN OUR ELECTION.

WE JUST HAD THIS PAST SATURDAY, AND YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED IF YOU LOOKED AT THE TOTALS, WE HAD A HIGHER THAN AVERAGE TURNOUT.

SO, CONGRATULATIONS RESIDENTS OF SACHSE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS.

THE UNOFFICIAL RESULTS ARE POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

THE RESULTS WILL BE CANVASED AT OUR SPECIAL MEETING ON MAY 13TH.

THAT WILL BE NEXT TUESDAY. OUR EXTREME GREEN EVENT IS THIS COMING KNOW TWO WEEKS FROM NOW, MAY 17TH, 8 A.M. TO 1 P.M. AS WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, IF YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF SPRING CLEANING, MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR OUR EXTREME GREEN EVENT.

AGAIN, 8 A.M. TO 1 P.M. HERE AT CITY HALL. YOU GOT HAZARDOUS WASTE TREE AND YARD WASTE APPLIANCES.

YOU CAN GET RID OF ALL THAT. DO I HAVE TO GO TO THE DUMP OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? YOU CAN GO RIGHT HERE AT CITY HALL, AND WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT FOR YOU. NOW, AS I AS WE MENTIONED BEFORE, IT IS FOR RESIDENTS ONLY PROOF OF RESIDENCY IS REQUIRED.

OUR FARMER'S MARKET IS THIS SATURDAY, MAY THE 10TH, 10 A.M.

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10 A.M. TO 2 P.M. PLEASE JOIN US FOR LOCAL AND MIDSIZE LOCAL PRODUCE GOODS AND MUCH, MUCH MORE.

SO AGAIN, THIS SATURDAY, 10 TO 2 P.M. ALSO, AS MISS HOWARTH MENTIONED, I'LL JUST AGAIN SAY THAT TASTE OF SACHSE BEGINS TODAY, AND MISS HOWARD'S ADDRESSED THAT. SO, I WON'T REPEAT ALL THAT. AND THEN LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, WE WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND RECOGNIZE MISS GRANGER, OUR CITY SECRETARY.

SHE GOT VOTED BEST CITY MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEE BY THE SACHSE NEWS.

SO, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU FOUGHT WITH YOUR OTHER CITY EMPLOYEES TO GET THAT HONOR, BUT THEY CHOSE YOU, AND VERY WELL DESERVED, SO. THANK YOU, MISS GRANGER.

YES. THANK YOU. AND I DO FIND IT IRONIC THAT I DO HAVE A NOTE HERE THAT SAYS IT'S ALSO A MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK.

I DON'T KNOW WHY WE DIDN'T HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR THAT, BUT MAYBE. OKAY.

A LOT OF PROCLAMATIONS. OKAY. I BET WE COVERED THAT NEXT MEETING, I BET. SO ANYWAY.

BUT AGAIN, AS MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK, AND I KNOW I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE, BUT MISS GRANGER HAS THOSE GREAT INITIALS BEHIND HER NAME.

NOW SHE IS A CERTIFIED MUNICIPAL CLERK AND THAT IS JUST AWESOME.

SO AGAIN, KUDOS ALL THE WAY AROUND, MISS GRANGER.

THANK YOU. AND LASTLY, I'M WEARING MY PINK SHIRT AND MY PINK TIE TODAY.

MOTHER'S DAY IS NOT TILL SUNDAY, BUT WE WON'T MEET BEFORE THEN.

AND SO I WANT TO TAKE A SPECIAL MOMENT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE MOMS OUT THERE FOR WHAT YOU DO.

NONE OF US WOULD BE UP HERE WITHOUT OUR MOMS. WHETHER WE WANT TO ADMIT IT OR NOT, NONE OF US WOULD BE.

AND I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE MOMS OUT THERE FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.

AND IT'S THIS SUNDAY, SO YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE IF YOU FORGOT IT'S THIS SUNDAY.

AND JUST GO LOVE ON ALL THOSE MOMS OUT THERE.

SO. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE FROM COUNCIL? NOW WE CAN GO TO CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH I WAS SO EXCITED TO GET TO BEFORE.

[E. Consent Agenda]

ITEM ONE APPROVE THE APRIL 21ST, 2025 MEETING MINUTES.

ITEM TWO ACCEPT A MONTHLY REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31ST, 2025. ITEM THREE APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR FOOD ESTABLISHMENT, INSPECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES BETWEEN DALLAS COUNTY ON BEHALF OF DALLAS COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND THE CITY OF SACHSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

SIR. COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ANYTHING OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA. IF NOT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO MR. PRESTENBERG. YEAH, I'D LIKE TO MOVE ITEM NUMBER TWO JUST FOR A QUICK CLARIFICATION.

QUESTION. OKAY. ITEM TWO IS REMOVED. ANY OTHER ITEMS NEED TO BE REMOVED.

MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS MOTION THAT WE APPROVE E ONE AND E THREE AS PRESENTED.

MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS TO APPROVE ITEM E ONE AND E THREE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? MR. PRESTENBERG SECOND. SECOND BY MR. PRESTENBERG ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? AGAIN, WE'RE VOTING ON ITEMS ONE AND THREE.

PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT.

ITEMS ONE AND THREE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE APPROVED.

[2. Accept the monthly revenue and expenditure report for the period ending March 31, 2025.]

IT SAYS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ACCEPTING THE MONTHLY REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31ST OF THIS YEAR, AND THIS ONE GOES TO END OF APRIL, WHICH IS FINE.

THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY MY QUESTION, BUT ONE POINT OF CLARIFICATION.

ARE WE APPROVING THIS THROUGH APRIL AND SECOND? IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE A LITTLE BEHIND ON OUR BUDGET FORECAST.

AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS. WE'RE ABOUT 8% IF I DO THE MATH CORRECTLY, BEHIND.

I KNOW SUMMER MONTHS ARE USUALLY A LITTLE BIT BUSIER.

BUT WHEN I LOOK AT LAST YEAR'S AND I REALIZE WE DON'T HAVE AS BIG OF A DENOMINATOR AS WE HAVE A BIGGER DENOMINATOR THIS YEAR THAN WE DID LAST YEAR BASED ON NEW BUSINESSES AND WHATNOT. JUST CURIOUS IF THERE'S ANY CONCERN THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE UP THAT 8% GAP.

THAT'S ALL. NOT, NOT. I DON'T HAVE ANY CONCERNS AT THIS POINT.

I DO BELIEVE THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT UP OVER THE SUMMER.

BUT ALSO, WHY YOU GET THESE YOU ALL GET THESE EVERY MONTH AND WE'LL BE MONITORING IT.

AND IF THERE IS A FLAG WHERE WE HAVE TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT TO THAT AND WE HAVE TO LOWER IT, I'LL LET YOU KNOW THAT. AND THEN HOW THAT WOULD AFFECT EXPENDITURES. OKAY.

ON THE OTHER SIDE, WELL, THE GRAND OPENING TODAY, I MEAN THAT'S JUST GOING TO BE AN ADDITION.

IT'S MORE JUST CLARIFICATION AND I APPRECIATE IT.

SURE. THANK YOU. THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM E.2 AS PRESENTED.

I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. PRESTENBERG TO APPROVE ITEM E.2 AS PRESENTED.

I HAVE A SECOND. MISS BUHLER. SECOND HAVE A SECOND BY MISS BUHLER.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT.

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[1. Receive a briefing on the recent adoption and ongoing implementation of core values for City of Sachse employees.]

MISS NASH MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I BROUGHT UP TO YOU DURING YOUR CITY COUNCIL RETREAT THIS YEAR THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE STAFF HAD BEEN WORKING ON INTERNALLY WAS A MORE ORGANIC PROCESS RELATIVE TO SETTING CORE VALUES FOR THE ORGANIZATION.

AND PART OF THAT WAS THROUGH THE WORK OF THE CULTURE COMMITTEE. AND WHAT THEY DID IN HELPING TO COME UP WITH SOME BASIC CORE VALUES FOR OUR ORGANIZATION AND THEN SOME CHECKPOINTS THROUGHOUT THAT, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT, THAT EMPLOYEES HAD INPUT ON A COUPLE OF TIMES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE REALLY, TRULY CAPTURING AND ENCAPSULATING WHAT WE BELIEVE OUR CORE VALUES ARE IN OUR ORGANIZATION.

AND SO JANA VENTURA, OUR HR DIRECTOR WILL GIVE YOU ALL A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THOSE CORE VALUES AND WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THEM AND INTEGRATING THEM.

HELLO, MISS VENTURA. ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

TONIGHT, ESTHER AND I WILL BOTH SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT OUR JOURNEY IN DEFINING AND EMBEDDING THESE CORE VALUES WITH OUR EMPLOYEES HERE IN SACHSE.

WE'LL COVER THE BACKGROUND OF CORE VALUES AND THE PROCESS OF HOW WE DETERMINE THEM, HOW WE ROLL THEM OUT, OUR PLANS FOR FUTURE PROMOTIONS, AND THEN HOW WE INTEND TO SUSTAIN OUR CULTURE MOVING FORWARD.

SO, WHEN THINKING ABOUT CORE VALUES THEY CAN BE COMPARED TO THE DNA OF ANY ORGANIZATION THEIR BELIEFS AND PRINCIPLES THAT GUIDE HOW EMPLOYEES INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER, INTERACT WITH OUR RESIDENTS, AND JUST HOW WE APPROACH OUR DAILY WORK.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO US. AND I HEARD GINA SAY THIS MANY TIMES, THESE ARE NOT WORDS ON PAPER.

THESE ARE NOT WORDS ON THE WALL. THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO SHAPE OUR DECISIONS AND HELP US SET GOALS AND CREATE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THOSE GOALS.

BY HAVING SHARED VALUES, EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS WHAT'S IMPORTANT AND WHAT'S EXPECTED WHICH ULTIMATELY CREATES A MORE COHESIVE AND POSITIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT.

OH COVID 19. SO EVERYTHING REALLY TRACKS BACK TO THAT, RIGHT? IT WAS KIND OF A TURNING POINT. AND HERE IN SACHSE, IT WAS NO DIFFERENT.

IN THE AFTERMATH OF COVID 19 AND THE GREAT RESIGNATION, IT REALLY CAUSED LEADERSHIP TO STOP AND THINK ABOUT WHAT WE WERE DOING AND IF THERE WERE THINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE DIFFERENTLY. AND OUT OF THAT WAS BORN THE CULTURE COMMITTEE, AND THAT HAPPENED IN 2022. AND IT WAS REALLY DESIGNED TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN LEADERSHIP AND STAFF AND TO HAVE HARD BUT IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS. AND SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE CULTURE COMMITTEE, THEY HAVE HELPED INFLUENCE POLICY UPDATES THAT ULTIMATELY HAVE BOOSTED MORALE AND REDUCED TURNOVER. AND SO, BEING IN THE POSITION OF AN IMPROVED CULTURE, IT MADE SENSE THAT DEFINING CORE VALUES WAS THE NEXT NATURAL STEP AS THE CULTURE WAS REALLY STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE. AND I'LL HAND IT OVER TO ESTHER TO TALK ABOUT OUR PROCESS.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

SO, WE INITIALLY BROUGHT THIS CONCEPT TO THE CULTURE COMMITTEE IN 2024 FOR THEM TO BRING INITIAL SUGGESTIONS TO THE TABLE.

THEY SPOKE WITH MEMBERS OF THEIR DEPARTMENTS TO RECEIVE SOME FEEDBACK FROM THEM, AND THEY SAT DOWN, AND THEY CAME UP WITH THIS INITIAL PROPOSITION FOR THESE CORE VALUES, WHICH WERE SERVICE, HUMILITY, INNOVATION, NEIGHBORLY, EMPATHETIC.

AND THEN THERE WAS A POTENTIAL IDEA FOR A SECOND.

S VALUE. THE CULTURE COMMITTEE WAS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS IDEA OF HAVING THE ACRONYM SHINE OR SHINES, AND THEY HAD A FEW IDEAS THAT THEY FLOATED FOR THAT POSSIBLE SECOND S VALUE, BUT NOTHING FIRM.

SO, AFTER THE CULTURE COMMITTEE CAME UP WITH THESE PROPOSED VALUES, WE SENT OUT A SURVEY TO ALL STAFF IN OUR MONTHLY INTERNAL NEWSLETTER TO RECEIVE SOME FEEDBACK ON THESE VALUES. ONE OF THE MAJOR THINGS THAT WE HEARD BACK FROM RESPONDENTS WAS THAT THEY WANTED THESE VALUES TO BE INTEGRATED INTO OUR DAILY OPERATIONS AND TO SERVE AS OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES, BOTH INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY.

THEY WANTED THESE TO BE THE WAY THAT WE TREAT OUR RESIDENTS, BUT ALSO THE WAY, THE WAY THAT WE TREAT EACH OTHER.

ONE THING THAT WAS GREAT TO HEAR IS THAT MULTIPLE PEOPLE EXPRESSED THAT THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING, BUT THAT PROVIDING THEM WOULD HELP PROVIDE ACCOUNTABILITY AND THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING ASPIRATIONAL FOR US TO ACHIEVE.

OF NOTE, OUR RESPONDENTS WERE PARTICULARLY DRAWN TO THE VALUES OF SERVICE AND NEIGHBORLY.

FOLLOWING THAT SURVEY, WE CAME UP WITH THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS.

NOW YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THESE ARE NOT EXACTLY THE SAME VALUES THAT WERE ORIGINALLY PROPOSED.

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SO, WE DECIDED TO INCLUDE EMPATHY UNDER THE DEFINITION OF NEIGHBORLY.

WE ALSO HEARD BACK FROM SOME STAFF MEMBERS THAT THEY REALLY WANTED A VALUE THAT WOULD GET AT THE IDEA OF GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND IN ACHIEVING HIGH STANDARDS.

SO, WE REPLACED EMPATHY WITH EXCELLENCE. NOW, TYPICALLY IT WOULD BE VERY POOR PRESENTING SKILLS FOR ME TO JUST READ OFF OF A SLIDE.

HOWEVER, IN THIS CASE, ME AND JANA AGREED THAT IT WOULD BE REALLY IMPORTANT TO SPEAK THESE DEFINITIONS OUT LOUD BECAUSE THESE ARE WHAT DEFINE WHO WE ARE AND WHO WE WANT TO BE.

FIRST, WE HAVE SERVICE. WE ARE DEDICATED TO THE SERVICE OF THE SACHSE COMMUNITY.

HUMILITY. WE SERVE OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR TEAM WITH FREEDOM FROM PRIDE OR ARROGANCE.

INNOVATION. WE STRIVE TO TURN OUR IDEAS, OUR IDEAS INTO SOLUTIONS THAT MAKE US MORE EFFICIENT, RESPONSIVE, AND PROACTIVE. NEIGHBORLY. WE LEAD WITH EMPATHY, AND WE TREAT OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR TEAM AS OUR NEIGHBORS.

EXCELLENCE. WE STRIVE FOR HIGH STANDARDS IN PURSUIT OF EXCEEDING COMMUNITY EXPECTATIONS.

WE WANTED TO PULL OUT A FEW OF OUR SURVEY RESPONSES THAT WE JUST FOUND ESPECIALLY INTERESTING.

THIS TIME I WON'T READ ALL OF THEM OFF THE SLIDE. HOWEVER, WE REALLY LIKED THE SECOND QUOTE.

NEIGHBORLY REALLY SURPRISED ME IN A GOOD WAY.

I FELT LIKE IT REALLY CAPTURES THAT EVERYONE WHO WORKS FOR THE CITY HAS A STAKE IN IT.

TREATS OUR RESIDENTS LIKE OUR NEIGHBORS, WHETHER WE LIVE IN SACHSE OR NOT.

AND REALLY, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE CULTURE COMMITTEE WAS FIRST COMING UP WITH CORE VALUES, NEIGHBORLY WAS ONE OF THE FIRST ONES THAT WAS PROPOSED, AND IT'S THE ONE THAT HAS CONTINUED TO RESONATE WITH OUR STAFF AS THEY FEEL LIKE THIS.

YOU KNOW, NOT ALL OF US LIVE IN SACHSE. SOME PEOPLE LIVE OUTSIDE OF SACHSE YOU ARE IN IT.

BUT IT REALLY GETS AT THE IDEA THAT WE ALL LOVE AND CARE ABOUT SACHSE, AND WE CARE ABOUT OUR RESIDENTS AS IF THEY ARE OUR NEIGHBORS.

AND NOW JAN IS GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE ROLLOUT. ALL RIGHT.

SO, WHEN WE GOT TO THINKING ABOUT ROLLOUT AND WE REALLY WANTED TO INTEGRATE THESE INTO OUR EVERYDAY WORK, WE THOUGHT ABOUT OUR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION TOOL THAT WE STARTED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024.

SO, WE CREATED A QUESTION RELATIVE TO THE CORE VALUES IN THAT TOOL, AND REALLY ASKED EVERY SUPERVISOR TO IDENTIFY A VALUE THAT THAT EMPLOYEE WAS EXHIBITING.

WE ALSO CREATED A NEW MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD.

MVP, VOTED SOLELY BY PEERS OF OUR EMPLOYEES TO RECOGNIZE SOMEONE WHO REALLY GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND TO EXEMPLIFY THESE VALUES, AND THAT WAS REALLY WELL RECEIVED THIS YEAR AT OUR ANNUAL EMPLOYEE PARTY IN DECEMBER.

OUR RECRUITMENT MATERIALS NOW HIGHLIGHT THE CORE VALUES TO ATTRACT CANDIDATES ALIGNED WITH OUR CULTURE.

WE'VE RECEIVED REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK ABOUT THAT DURING INTERVIEWS SINCE THAT IMPLEMENTATION, AND EVEN OUR EMAIL SIGNATURES NOW INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO THE CORE VALUES, WHICH REINFORCES INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE TO OUR ORGANIZATION.

CORE VALUES IN ACTION. IT'S IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT REAL EXAMPLES OF WHERE THESE VALUES ARE COMING TO LIFE.

FROM, YOU KNOW, OUR FIRE RESCUE TEAM DELIVERING A BABY TO OFFICERS IN THE COMMUNITY, GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND.

MAYBE THE EXAMPLE OF THE ROGUE HORSE. RIGHT. SO THAT'S DEFINITELY GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND.

AND, YOU KNOW, OTHER EMPLOYEES ACHIEVING PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS OR OUR BUILDING OFFICIAL JOINING THAT BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF EXCELLENCE.

SO, THESE STORIES AREN'T ABSTRACT CONCEPTS BUT LIVED EXPERIENCES THAT BENEFIT OUR RESIDENTS EVERY SINGLE DAY.

AND I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO ESTHER TO FINALIZE OUR CONVERSATION.

ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT FUTURE PROMOTIONS.

AND PERHAPS THE FIRST BULLET POINT SHOULDN'T BE ON FUTURE BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY EXISTING. OUR HR DEPARTMENT WEBPAGE ALREADY DISPLAYS THE CORE VALUES SO THAT WE CAN ATTRACT NEW EMPLOYEES WHO WILL ALIGN WITH THESE VALUES. WE ALSO INTEND ON DOING MORE EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION OF OUR CORE VALUES POSTED ON BOTH SOCIAL MEDIA AND PRESENTED DURING THE CITY MANAGER'S UPDATE AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. ONE THAT WE'RE ESPECIALLY EXCITED ABOUT IS THAT THIS WEEK WE ARE GOING TO BE COMBINING PUBLIC SERVICE APPRECIATION WEEK HIGHLIGHTS WITH OUR CORE VALUES. SO EACH DAY WE'RE GOING TO BE RECOGNIZING EMPLOYEES WHO EMBODY EACH OF OUR CORE VALUES.

WE ALSO INTEND TO DO SPOTLIGHTS IN OUR MONTHLY INTERNAL NEWSLETTER CALLED CONNECTIONS.

AND THIS IS TO REALLY FOSTER THAT TEAM CAMARADERIE AROUND THESE VALUES.

WE HAVE MORE MORE IDEAS FOR MARKETING PROJECTS THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABSTRACT AT THIS TIME.

HOWEVER, WE'RE ALSO INTERESTED IN EXPLORING WAYS FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK OF WHEN OUR EMPLOYEES EMBODY THESE CORE VALUES, BECAUSE WE WANT OUR RESIDENTS TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE OUR STAFF IN THIS WAY.

HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF SOME SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS THAT WE POSTED BEFORE THIS ROLLOUT.

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SO THIS IS KIND OF AN IDEA OF WHAT SOME FUTURE POSTS MAY LOOK LIKE AS WE SHARE THESE GOOD NEWS STORIES WITH OUR RESIDENTS THROUGH THE LENS OF OUR CORE VALUES.

SO AS WE'VE SAID BEFORE, WE DON'T WANT THIS TO JUST BE WORDS ON A PAGE, AND WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT IT TO START OUT STRONG AND THEN TO FIZZLE OUT.

SO WE INTEND TO DO AN ANNUAL REFRESH AND A REINTRODUCTION CAMPAIGN.

WE ALSO HAVE ALREADY BEEN INCLUDING THESE IN THE NEW EMPLOYEE ONBOARDING INTEGRATION SO THAT EVERY NEW EMPLOYEE STARTS OFF WITH THIS ON THEIR MIND.

ANOTHER REALLY INNOVATIVE SOLUTION THAT WE'VE HAD IS WE RECENTLY INTRODUCED DEPARTMENT LED ROUND ROBIN LUNCH AND LEARNS.

SO PREVIOUSLY WE WOULD DO LUNCH AND LEARNS ABOUT WORKPLACE STRESS OR THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT RECENTLY WE SAW THE IDEA THAT PERHAPS THIS COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DEPARTMENTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH OTHER AND TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER.

OUR FIRST ONE WAS THAT OUR PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT LED US IN PICKLEBALL.

AND FOLLOWING THAT, THE CULTURE COMMITTEE ACTUALLY DISCUSSED DOING MORE EMPLOYEE PICKLEBALL BECAUSE EVERYONE HAD SO MUCH FUN WITH IT.

OUR NEXT ONE FOLLOWING THAT WAS OUR CITY SECRETARY, LEAH GRANGER DID A LUNCH AND LEARN WITH US ABOUT ELECTIONS.

AND, AND WE HAD INCREDIBLE ATTENDANCE AT THAT LUNCH AND LEARN.

AND THAT REALLY PROVED TO US THAT IT'S NOT AS MUCH ABOUT THE TOPIC, BUT IT'S THAT WE ALL ENJOY SUPPORTING OUR FELLOW EMPLOYEES.

WE WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT LEAH DOES AND HOW WE CAN SUPPORT HER.

THESE ARE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE FOSTERING THAT CULTURE AND TO CONTINUE BEING INNOVATIVE AS WE LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT EACH OTHER DOES.

WE'RE ALSO LOOKING MORE INTO SOME FUTURE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES, POSSIBLY DOING SOME NOMINATIONS FOR QUARTERLY EMPLOYEE AWARDS, SUCH AS A SHINE AWARD. AND I'M SURE THERE'S MORE IDEAS THAT WE WILL COME UP WITH AS WE GO BECAUSE WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS INITIATIVE.

AT THIS TIME, WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE.

THANK YOU, MISS VENTURA. THANK YOU, MISS WEAVER. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? OR COMMENTS? MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS. SO, I HAVE A TWO PART QUESTION.

I'M GOING TO PUT EVERYBODY ON THE SPOT HERE. YEAH.

BE WORRIED. I MEAN, IS, IS THE LEADERSHIP. I MEAN, ARE THEY 100% BEHIND YOU? I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO SAY YES BECAUSE WE'RE ALL IN THIS SETTING, BUT I MEAN BLINK TWICE IF THEY'RE NOT TYPE THING.

YES, ABSOLUTELY. WE'VE HAD WE'VE HAD SUPPORT FROM THE LEADERSHIP TEAM.

AND THEN WHAT CAN THE COUNCIL DO TO HELP FOSTER THIS ATTITUDE? MAYBE EMBODY THE SAME CORE VALUES IN YOUR INTERACTIONS WITH EMPLOYEES AND POINT THINGS OUT WHEN YOU SEE THEM? VERBAL APPRECIATION GOES A REALLY LONG WAY. JUST, HEY, I NOTICED THIS.

OR SOMEBODY GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND, LIKE, I TELL MY TEAM THAT IS NOT GOING UNNOTICED AND THAT'S VERY, VERY HELPFUL TO THEM. ALL RIGHT. GREAT. THANKS.

YEAH. MR. PRESTENBERG. YES. MAYOR PRO TEM FRANK STOLE MY SECOND QUESTION, BUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT YOU.

BUT I LIKE THIS. I KNOW A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE SEE LITTLE, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE CLIMBING A CLIFF AND SAYS ENDURANCE OR WHATEVER.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK THIS IS WHAT THIS IS.

THIS IS ACTUAL TRUE OF HOW WE WANT TO TREAT OUR CITIZENS, OUR EMPLOYEES.

AND I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC. I'LL PUT THE TIME AND EFFORT TO DO THIS.

SO, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL.

MISS GRANGER, WHAT WAS THE NAME OF YOUR LUNCH AND LEARN? BURGERS AND BALLOTS. BURGERS. AND IT WAS SO MUCH FUN.

YOU ALL WOULD HAVE LOVED IT. YEAH, I'M SURE THE FIRST YOU DIDN'T.

THE FIRST WORD WAS PROBABLY AN ENTICEMENT TO GET THERE.

YOU DIDN'T CALL IT. WE HAD A FEW THAT MAY HAVE ATTENDED JUST FOR THE BURGERS, BUT THAT'S OKAY BECAUSE WE GOT THEM IN THE ROOM.

THAT'S ONLY SPECULATION. HASN'T BEEN PROVEN. WE WILL NEVER KNOW, APPARENTLY.

YEAH. NO, I JUST POINT THAT OUT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE LUNCH AND LEARNS.

I'VE ALWAYS HAD A GOOD EXPERIENCE IN MY PROFESSION WITH THAT.

AND YES, IT'S A FUN WAY TO GET SOMEBODY'S ATTENTION, YOU KNOW? AND FOOD ALWAYS DOES THE TRICK. SO THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. BUT I WOULD ECHO THE COMMENTS.

YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD THAT IT'S A GREAT THING WHAT YOU'RE DOING THAT TAKES TIME AND EFFORT, AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED IN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT SOMETIMES YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO MAKE TIME FOR THAT.

AND BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE EXCUSE OF, I GOT OTHER STUFF TO DO AND YOU DO, BUT THE FACT THAT Y'ALL TAKE THE TIME TO DO IT, AS I SAID EARLIER, WHEN WE READ THE PROCLAMATION, IT'S PAYING DIVIDENDS.

AND THE BEAUTY ABOUT THAT IS, IS THAT SOME YOU CAN SEE IMMEDIATELY, BUT OTHERS YOU'LL SEE DOWN THE ROAD.

AND THOSE ARE IMPORTANT. JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE ONES YOU SEE IMMEDIATELY.

SO, KUDOS TO WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL?

[2. Receive the 2024 Fire-Rescue Year in Review.]

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MISS NASH. WELL, I THINK THE NAME OF IT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.

SO, I'M JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD AND LET CHIEF WADE TALK ABOUT ALL THE GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF FIRE RESCUE IN 2024.

HELLO, CHIEF. GOOD EVENING. LET ME GET ALL SET UP HERE.

BUT MAYOR COUNCIL AND MISS NASH, THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING.

AND I'LL GET IT CRANKED UP HERE SHORTLY. WELL, YOU DO GOT TO FOLLOW THAT.

SO I KNOW, I KNOW, I DON'T HAVE JAKE'S BURGERS OR ANYTHING.

TALK ABOUT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. FIRST OFF, I WANT TO JUST THANK COUNCIL FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT THIS COUNCIL AND PREVIOUS. BECAUSE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S COME A LONG WAY.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF SPECIAL THINGS, BUT A LOT OF IT HAS BEEN BECAUSE OF SUPPORT.

WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT THAT. SO RIGHT OFF.

THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. BUT TONIGHT, YOU KNOW, I'LL GO OVER THE USUAL STUFF THAT I USUALLY DO OUR STAFFING AND THEN OUR OPERATIONAL STATISTICS SOME OF OUR TRAINING, OUR PREVENTION EFFORTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS AND THEN OUR MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

AND THEN WHAT'S NEXT? THIS IS OUR SCHOLAR ORGANIZATION JUST GIVES YOU A LOOK AT HOW EVERYBODY FALLS IN THE ORGANIZATION, GIVES YOU SOME NUMBERS THERE TO KIND OF UNDERSTAND WHAT EVERY, EVERY POSITION IS AND WHERE IT DOES.

RIGHT NOW, CURRENTLY WE HAVE 12 POSITIONS EVERY DAY IN OPERATIONS.

WE NEVER DROP BELOW TEN BECAUSE IF WE THE TEN GIVES US THREE EACH ON THE LARGE APPARATUS AND THEN TWO ON EACH AMBULANCE.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE THE DEPUTY CHIEF POSITION THAT RUNS AROUND AS WELL.

BUT FOR 24 OVER SEVEN, THERE'S ALWAYS AT LEAST TEN PEOPLE.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE MAINTAIN. AND I'M CURRENTLY DOWN ONE PERSON.

I'VE GOT ONE VACANCY THAT WE HAVE A YOUNG MAN IN PARAMEDIC SCHOOL RIGHT NOW, AND WHEN HE GRADUATES, WE'LL BE BRINGING HIM ON BOARD IF HE CAN MAKE THROUGH THE PROCESS.

SO WE SHOULD BE 100% WITHIN ABOUT THREE MONTHS.

SOME OF OUR OPERATIONAL STATISTICS. WE WERE AT THREE, A LITTLE OVER 3000 RUNS LAST YEAR.

LOOKING AT OUR LOWER CONFIDENCE AND UPPER CONFIDENCE PROJECTIONS, WE'RE LOOKING TO HIT ABOUT 32 ISH.

A LOT OF FACTORS PLAY INTO THAT, BUT IT'S A BEST GUESS, AND WE'LL SEE HOW THAT PLAYS OUT.

OUR TYPES OF CALL REMAINS PRETTY CONSISTENT. WE'RE A VERY FIRE SAFE COMMUNITY, BUT WE HAVE A HIGH EMS NEED, AND THEN EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT YEARS, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF VARIANTS, BUT THEY DO FLUCTUATE SLIGHTLY. THIS WAS AN INTERESTING ONE THAT I TRIED TO PULL UP HERE.

IT'S THE FIRE LOSS VERSUS THE SAFE DATA. THIS THING, THIS THING'S A MOVING TARGET.

LIKE, FOR THIS YEAR, WE HAD SEVEN WORKING STRUCTURE FIRES WITH A 41% ON THE LOSS.

BUT ONE OF THOSE STRUCTURE FIRES TURNED OUT TO BE.

IT WAS IT WAS IN WYLIE. WE RESPONDED MUTUAL AID TO THAT ONE AND IT HAD HAD SIGNIFICANT LOSS.

SO, WE ACTUALLY HAD SIX FIRES IN OUR PERCENTAGE WAS AROUND 38 LIKE LAST YEAR.

AND I HIGHLIGHTED THE 2022 THERE BECAUSE IN PREVIOUS PROJECTIONS IT WASN'T THAT.

AND I WAS TRYING TO FIND OUT WHY. AND IT ALL CAME DOWN TO APARTMENT COMPLEX.

WE HAD A SMALL FIRE IN A, IN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX, AND IT GAVE US CREDIT FOR THE WHOLE THING.

SO IT REALLY SKEWS THE NUMBERS, YOU KNOW? SO, IT'S A MOVING TARGET.

BUT WHAT I LIKE TO LOOK AT IT IS WHAT ARE MY TRENDS WHEN I SEE THE FIRES? WE HAD A TOTAL OF 43 FIRES. THESE ARE THE SEVEN STRUCTURE FIRES.

SO, I LIKE TO SEE YOU KNOW WE HAD TWO ELECTRICAL.

ONE WAS A AC MOTOR THAT WAS ON FIRE, ONE LIGHTNING STRIKE.

SOMEBODY USED SOME LIGHTER FLUID TO KILL SOME FIRE ANTS.

GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE HOUSE. AND THEN LET'S SEE, WHAT WAS THE OTHER ONE? LET'S SEE. OH, A COOKING FIRE. SOMEBODY LEFT AND LET THE GREASE CATCH ON FIRE.

SO, WHAT I LOOK FOR ARE SOME SIGNIFICANT TRENDS, YOU KNOW, LIKE, DO WE HAVE WATER HEATERS? DO WE HAVE THREE ALL OF A SUDDEN? WELL, LET'S LOOK AT THE MAKE AND MODEL AND SEE IF WE CAN FIGURE THAT OUT.

YOU KNOW, SO FOR ME, THIS IS AN INTERESTING SLIDE TO LOOK AT AND KIND OF FIGURE OUT WHERE WE'RE AT.

WELL, AT LEAST IN 2022 YOUR LOSS RATIO WAS REAL LOW.

IT WAS EXCEPTIONAL. SO THAT BUT IT'S AN ANOMALY AND IT'S I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S AN ACCURATE NUMBER, BUT I ALWAYS LIKE TO REMIND Y'ALL ABOUT HOW WE CHARGE ON OUR AMBULANCE FEES AS WELL.

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WE'RE GOING TO BUILD THEIR INSURANCE, AND WE'RE GOING TO BILL MEDICARE OR WHATNOT.

BUT IF THERE'S A BALANCE, WE NEVER SEND THAT TO ANY OF OUR RESIDENTS.

NOW, IF YOU'RE JUST DRIVING THROUGH TOWN, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO GET YOU, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO GET YOU ON THAT ONE.

BUT WE HAVE A BLS, ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT, ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT TWO.

AND THEN OUR CRITICAL CARE AND ALL THAT IS AN ESCALATION OF THE PROCEDURES THAT WE DO.

AND YOU KNOW, EMS IS A BIG FOCUS FOR OUR ORGANIZATION.

AND WE ARE TRAINED, AND WE HOLD MORE CREDENTIALS THAN PROBABLY ANY DEPARTMENT IN THE AREA.

WE'RE A HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CE PROVIDER, SO WE CAN GIVE CLASSES AND PEOPLE CAN LEGITIMATELY GET THE CREDIT FOR IT.

AND WE'RE ALSO AN EMT TRAINING CENTER. SO MOST ALL OF THOSE LITTLE THINGS ON THE BOARD THERE, WE CAN PROVIDE CLASSES AND GET THE CERTIFICATIONS FOR THEM.

SO THE ONES IN THE MIDDLE, THE CRITICAL CARE PARAMEDIC, THE FLIGHT PARAMEDIC, WE HAVE SOME OF THOSE MEDICS.

WE HAVE A COMMUNITY, A COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC IN OUR RANKS AND THEN ABOUT THREE TACTICAL PARAMEDICS.

BUT THE FOLKS DO A LOT OF EMS TRAINING. THEY ARE EXCEPTIONAL AT WHAT THEY DO.

THEY IMPRESS ME EVERY DAY. AND ON THE FIRE SIDE AS WELL.

YOU KNOW, WE GO TO A LOW FREQUENCY, HIGH RISK SITUATIONS ALL THE TIME.

WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF FIRES, BUT IF WE'RE NOT PREPARED FOR IT, THE CONSEQUENCES CAN BE DIRE FOR OUR RESIDENTS AS WELL AS MY FIREFIGHTERS.

SO, WE TRAIN A LOT. EACH FIREFIGHTER GOT AROUND A LITTLE OVER 400 HOURS EACH.

THAT'S A LOT. AND OF COURSE, SOME OF THOSE ARE REQUIRED FOR THE ISO, BUT WE MEET THAT EASILY.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH. THOSE ARE SOME NUMBERS THERE.

LIKE I SAID, ON THE FIRE INVESTIGATIONS, WE HAD 48 FIRES.

SOME WERE LITTLE GRASS FIRES, SOME WERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF THINGS.

BUT WE HAD WE DID 13 INVESTIGATIONS OF THEM. FIRE INSPECTIONS.

WE HIT 168. CODE ENFORCEMENT TOOK BACK THE FOSTER ADOPTION AND MULTIFAMILY RENTAL INSPECTIONS.

SO, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE PLAN REVIEWS.

THEY WERE DOWN. WE HAD 40 AS WELL AS PERMITS ISSUED.

THEY WERE. THEY COINCIDE WITH EACH OTHER. BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO SEND ANY COMPLICATED PLANS OUT TO THIRD PARTIES.

PUBLIC EDUCATION, THOSE ARE ALWAYS UPON REQUEST.

AND WE HAD 11. IS IT THE SAME AS THE COMMUNITY EVENTS? ABOUT 30. KIND OF DOWN FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR STATION TOURS AT SIX, BUT THAT'S USUALLY A LOT MORE.

WE JUST DON'T DOCUMENT THEM. BUT PEOPLE POP IN ALL THE TIME.

AND THOSE ARE JUST SOME EXAMPLES OF ALL THE THINGS THAT WE TRY TO BE A PART OF.

IF THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON, WE TRY TO BE THERE AND TRY TO PARTICIPATE.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING. NOTHING IS MORE REWARDING THAN SEE THE LITTLE KIDS SMILE AND CLIMB UP IN THE RIGS.

IT'S YOU. THERE'S NOTHING. NOTHING MORE FULFILLING.

OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT IS GROWING, AND IT'S EXPANDING AND REALLY TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS.

YOU KNOW, KYLE AND I SEE KYLE AND I THINK LOGAN WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING A LOT OF MONEY REIMBURSED FOR THE EXPENSES DURING THOSE STORMS, AND THAT'S A BIG DEAL. IT'S A BIG DEAL. AND I HAD TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT FOR KYLE.

HE EARNED HIS MASTER'S DEGREE AS WAS REQUIRED FOR HIS POSITION.

AND HE KNOCKED IT OUT. DID WELL. WE ADDED THE THREE OUTDOOR WARNING SIRENS AND THEN THE THREE OUTDOOR WARNING SPEAKERS.

THAT'S A THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD DEAL. OUR DRONE PROGRAM, THEY FLEW 17 MISSIONS.

WELL, I SAY KYLE FLEW 17 MISSIONS WHICH WERE PRETTY IMPORTANT.

KYLE AND I WERE ACCEPTED INTO THAT THE TDEM'S INCIDENT SUPPORT TASK FORCE, AND HE WAS DEPLOYED TO LIBERTY COUNTY AS PART OF THAT THIS PAST YEAR. HE DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB AND MADE A MADE AN IMPACT ON THE FOLKS OVER THERE.

IT'S A GOOD DEAL. AND THEN WE WE GOT A SPECIAL HONOR FROM THE GOVERNOR.

WHILE OUR FOLKS WERE IN STAGING WHEN OUR AMBULANCE WAS AT HURRICANE BERYL.

THEY WERE IN THE STAGING AREA. WELL, THE GOVERNOR PAID A VISIT, AND OUR AMBULANCE WAS DEDICATED SPECIFICALLY TO HIM.

IF SOMETHING WERE TO GO WRONG AND HE NEEDED MEDICAL CARE.

SO, HE SENT A NICE LETTER AND READ IT AT OUR BANQUET.

SOME OF YOU MIGHT HAVE REMEMBERED IT, BUT TO ME, THAT'S A PRETTY SPECIAL HONOR.

IT'S A VERY UNIQUE. TALK ABOUT OUR CERT PROGRAM.

THESE FOLKS THEY ARE ALWAYS THERE. THEY CONTINUE TO DO WELL.

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IF THERE'S AN EVENT THERE, THEY'RE HELPING OUT.

TRICIA LINDSEY, SHE WAS AWARDED THE SPIRIT OF SERVICE AWARD IN THE CONFERENCE LAST YEAR.

AND THEN THEY HAD ONE SEARCH CALL OUT, AND THEY DID A COUPLE CPR AND STOPPED THE BLEED.

CLASSES VERY ACTIVE. THEY PUT IN 1929 HOURS, AND THAT'S EQUIVALENT TO AROUND $61,000.

IT'S VERY SIGNIFICANT. THE RACES I COMMUNICATE WITH THEM, ANYTIME THE STORMS ARE ROLLING IN AND ME AND GREG ARE TEXTING OR TRYING TO TALK AND FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT THEY PUT IN 267 HOURS AND THEY'RE A PRETTY SMALL GROUP.

THAT'S A LOT OF HOURS FOR THAT GROUP. THEY HELPED WITH THE WYLIE RODEO.

RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE MEDICAL CITY SACHSE. AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET TOGETHER THE REGIONAL RADIO ACCESS FOR THAT ELEMENT.

THE FIRE CORPS FOLKS. WELL, ANYBODY WHO FINISHES THE FIRE CORPS OR THE FIRE ACADEMY THERE, WE CAN THEY CAN BECOME ONE OF THESE MEMBERS AND THEY'RE HELPING US OUT WITH SOME THINGS, LIKE OUR FIRE HYDRANT STREET MARKERS.

THEY'RE GOING TO DO SOME OF OUR AED PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THE AEDS ARE UP AND RUNNING.

THEY'RE GOING TO HELP OUT WITH SOME FIRE INSPECTION STUFF. AND THEN THE FAITH BASED ORGANIZATION TRYING TO MAKE SURE ALL THE INFORMATION FOR THAT GROUP IS ACCURATE AND THERE ARE GOING TO BE AT CITY EVENTS, YOU'LL SEE THEM DOING THAT.

THEY PUT IN 246 HOURS THIS YEAR. SO, FOR THE MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS. THE FIRE LIEUTENANTS WERE RECLASSIFIED TO FIRE CAPTAINS, WHICH MEETS THE INDUSTRY NORM.

WE HAD 17 INDIVIDUALS THAT GOT NEW CERTIFICATIONS OR UPGRADED THEIR OWN.

AND THEN WE ADDED 42 AEDS TO THE THE CITY. THESE ARE IN VEHICLES FACILITIES.

THAT'S. SIGNIFICANT. AND THEN OF COURSE, WE DID CLASS NUMBER FOUR FOR THE CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY.

WE GOT THE NEW AMBULANCE. WE GOT THE NEW TYPE THREE FIRE ENGINE.

WE CALL IT THE WUI. I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL. IT'S THE WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE ENGINE.

IT'S WUI. SO, ENGINE TYPE THREE SOUNDS GOOD. AND WE TRAINED SEVERAL CITY EMPLOYEES WITH ICS FOR THIS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TRAINING. AND WE'RE DOING ONGOING STRATEGIC PLANNING IN THE DEPARTMENT.

OUR VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS, THEY CONTINUE TO GROW.

AND THEN THOSE OUTDOOR WARNING SIRENS AND PARK SPEAKERS.

WHAT'S NEXT? WELL, I KEEP TRYING TO GROW AND PURSUE THE FIRE PREVENTION AREA.

THE FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU GET THE INSPECTORS THAT WE NEED AND MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY IS WE KNOW THE RISKS AND WE'RE TRAINING THE COMMUNITY AND TAKING CARE OF IT.

FIRE STATION TWO REMODEL AND DESIGN. WE'RE EVALUATING THAT FIRE STATION THREE.

WE'RE EVALUATING THE NEED FOR THAT. THE ONE THING THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN IT COMES TO FIRE STATION THREE IS IT WOULD REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL, AND WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF FIRE STATION ONE AND FIRE STATION TWO BEFORE WE LAUNCH OFF INTO A THIRD FIRE STATION.

IT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ANIMAL. SO BUT THOSE ARE ON THE RADAR AND A TRAINING FACILITY.

WE'RE EVALUATING THE NEED AND PLACES FOR THAT AND PURCHASING APPARATUS, WHICH REQUIRES A LOT OF MONEY.

THAT'S WHERE Y'ALL COME IN. THE AMBULANCES ARE TAKING ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO GET IN AND FIRE ENGINES ABOUT TWO YEARS.

AND FOR A LADDER TRUCK UP TO FOUR YEARS. SO, WE HAVE TO GET STARTED PLANNING AND MOVING FORWARD WITH AT LEAST AN AMBULANCE AND THAT LADDER TRUCK FOR THAT ELEMENT. WE'VE GOT OUR ISO ONE WE'RE LOOKING AT.

WE MEET WITH THE REPRESENTATIVES NEXT WEEK FOR THE GAP ANALYSIS AND SEE WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT WE NEED OR WHERE, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE GOOD, IF WE'RE NOT. SO WE'RE GOING TO KNOW THE DRONE PROGRAM, WE'RE ADDING MORE PILOTS FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.

WE WANT TO KEEP THAT SUSTAINABLE. AND THE CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY CLASS NUMBER FIVE JUST STARTED LAST WEEK.

SO THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT FOR YOU THIS EVENING. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. CHIEF. WADE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL.

MISS BUHLER, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT Y'ALL DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

ON ONE OF YOUR FIRST SLIDES, IT SAYS HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THAT CATEGORY ENTAILS? YEAH, A HAZARDOUS CONDITION IS A HAZARDOUS CONDITION.

NO FIRE. RIGHT. IT COULD BE A GAS LEAK. IT COULD BE A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR GOING OFF WITH THAT IN YOUR HOME.

IT'S. IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S HAZARDOUS, BUT THERE'S NO FIRE INVOLVED.

IT COULD BE ARCS, ARCING WIRES. IT'S A PRETTY BROAD.

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YEAH. CHIEF, ON YOUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH. SOMETHING I DIDN'T EVEN REALLY THINK ABOUT UNTIL RECENTLY.

A YEAR OR TWO AGO HAPPENED. PASSED A HOUSE ON FIRE AT NIGHT, LATE AT NIGHT.

AND THAT WAS THE FOURTH OR FIFTH FUSE BOX, CIRCUIT BREAKER BOX IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAD, QUOTE UNQUOTE, STARTED A FIRE IN THE PAST TWO YEARS.

SO, I DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT STUFF LIKE THAT.

HEY, THIS MODEL OR THIS BRAND MAY BE A BAD BRAND, SO I'M SURE YOU ALL THINK ABOUT THAT ALL THE TIME, BUT SOMETHING I JUST DIDN'T THINK ABOUT UNTIL I WAS MADE AWARE OF IT.

SO, I LIKE THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ACTUALLY LOOK AT THAT KIND OF STUFF. YEAH.

I THINK WHAT Y'ALL ARE DOING IS GREAT. YOU GUYS ARE GREAT, AND YOUR LADIES ARE GREAT. THANK YOU.

YEAH, I'M I'M HAPPY WITH OUR DEPARTMENT, SO I APPRECIATE ALL THAT EVERYONE DOES IN THE DEPARTMENT.

THANK YOU. I WILL TELL YOU, CHIEF WADE PROBABLY MY FAVORITE SLIDE OF ALL.

THAT WAS THE CERTIFICATION SLIDE. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU COULD FILL THE WHOLE SLIDE.

YOU HAD TO MAKE IT SMALL SO YOU COULD FIT THEM ALL ON ONE SLIDE.

AND THE FACT THAT WE DO SEE CLASSES. THAT'S AGAIN, NOT VERY MANY DEPARTMENTS CAN SAY THAT.

AND SO VERY EXCITED AND PROUD THAT Y'ALL TAKE THAT APPROACH IN GETTING THE TRAINING THAT YOU NEED FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THAT. MY ONE QUESTION I JUST WANT TO KIND OF FOLLOW UP ON WHAT YOU SAID.

WHEN WE DO MUTUAL AID, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE TO COUNT THAT IN OUR STATISTICS.

IF I HEARD YOU CORRECTLY. WELL, IF WE RECEIVE IT, WE COUNT IT TOWARD OUR COMMUNITY.

OKAY. IF WE GIVE IT, IT'S ON THEM. OKAY. THAT'S OKAY.

YES. OKAY. THAT'S. SO, IN OTHER WORDS, IT DEPENDS ON HOW WE HOW WE GOT IT, IF YOU WILL, WHETHER IT COUNTS.

I SAY AGAINST US, BUT. RIGHT. YEAH. YEAH, YEAH.

OKAY. DIRECTION IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT, NO MATTER WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

YES, IT IS . BUT AGAIN, WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENT IS DOING.

YOU'RE RIGHT. IT HAS COME A LONG WAY SINCE WE STARTED THIS HOWARTH.

I THINK WE CAN AGREE. CHIEF WADE THAT ANY YEAR THAT THE HOWARTH HOUSE DOESN'T BURN DOWN IS A GOOD YEAR.

SO, YES. SO, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU INDOCTRINATED ME INTO THIS DEPARTMENT WITH THAT HOBBY.

THAT METAL ROOF, MAYBE, I DON'T KNOW, IT KEEPS THE HELL AWAY.

I KNOW THAT MR. PRESTENBERG. YES. THANK YOU, CHIEF BOYD, FOR THIS.

YOUR MEN AND WOMEN DO A GREAT JOB EVERY. EVERY YEAR.

JUST AS OUR COMMUNITY CHANGES. AND I KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND WHATNOT, YOUR WANT TO DO AS MUCH AS YOU CAN THERE, BUT ARE YOU SEEING A NEED FOR ANY SORT OF LIKE, INTERPRETERS OF ANY SORT OR YOU KNOW, WAYS TO GET YOUR MESSAGE OUT IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES? AND IT MIGHT SOUND SILLY, BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT.

EVERYONE CAN READ THIS OR SPEAK THIS. AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF Y'ALL DO TRAINING FROM THAT STANDPOINT OF JUST KEYWORDS ON HOW TO SPEAK AND DO DIFFERENT THINGS AND DIFFERENT LANGUAGES AND WHATNOT. NO, I THINK I THINK, WELL, A LOT OF TIMES WE WILL GO THROUGH OUR, I GUESS, INTERNAL RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE. SOME OF OUR FOLKS ARE FLUENT IN SPANISH.

I HAVE ONE THAT CAN SPEAK. I THINK IT'S. A VIETNAMESE, I BELIEVE, BUT I'D HAVE TO GO BACK ON THAT.

BUT REALLY, A LOT OF TIMES THEY'LL USE THEIR PHONE THEY'LL USE THE RESOURCES AT HAND AS FAR AS THE PRINTED LITERATURE.

BOY, IF I'D HAVE TO. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE REALLY GO BEYOND SPANISH ON SOME OF THAT.

I'D HAVE TO GET WITH ESTHER AND SEE WHAT SHE DOES WITH OUR STUFF.

WELL, SHE'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU. THE REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE, LIKE, JUST THIS LAST WEEK, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ELECTION STUFF, THAT THERE'S ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT LANGUAGES LIKE VIETNAMESE AND SPANISH.

AND SO, I JUST CURIOUS, THAT KIND OF CORRELATES TO OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY.

I THINK IT DOES. I HAVEN'T HAD ANYTHING COME INTO MY OFFICE AS THIS IS WE NEED SOMETHING RIGHT NOW, BUT THE NEED IS ALWAYS THERE. I WOULD ASSUME WE HAVE WE HAVE ELEMENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO YEAH, AS YOU ALL START DOING, YOU KNOW. IS THAT RIGHT? YEAH. AS YOU START DOING THOSE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, YOU'LL GET TO ENTER DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY.

SO MAYBE THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL START SEEING THE NEED IF POSSIBLE.

SO. RIGHT. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE ON COUNCIL? AGAIN, THANK YOU CHIEF.

AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE'VE COME A LONG WAY, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO GOING MUCH FURTHER IN THE FUTURE.

SO, APPRECIATE IT, CHIEF. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

NEXT ITEM ON AGENDA IS ADJOURNMENT. THE TIME IS GRANGER, 07:39 P.M.

WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 7:39 P.M.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.