May 16, 2023 City Council

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ALOL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING.

[1. Call to order]

I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND WE ARE GOING TO START, AS WE DO EVERY COUNCIL MEETING WITH AN INVOCATION FROM OUR CITY CHAPLAIN, PASTOR CLAY REED.

SO YOU GUYS PLEASE RISE FOR THE INVOCATION AND STAY STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

PASTOR REED. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

LET'S PRAY. LORD, WE GIVE THANKS FOR THIS EVENING AND FOR THE TIME THAT THIS GROUP SETS ASIDE TO DELIBERATE MATTERS ABOUT OUR CITY.

WE PRAY FOR WISDOM AND PEACE AND HELP FOR EVERY DECISION THAT THEY MAKE.

WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM CLARITY AND STRENGTH.

LORD, WE ALSO GIVE THANKS TONIGHT FOR THE SERVICE AND CONTINUED SERVICE OF KATHY AND RANDY.

WE PRAY BLESSINGS ON THEM AS THEY SERVE IN THE FUTURE, BLESSINGS UPON THEIR FAMILIES.

WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM STRENGTH.

GIVE THEIR FAMILIES THE PEACE AND SATISFACTION OF KNOWING THAT THEY'RE SERVING YOU BY SERVING THIS CITY.

LORD, WE ALSO PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BE WITH US TONIGHT.

WE GIVE THANKS THAT YOU ARE A GOD WHO LOVES US AND WE GIVE THANKS FOR JESUS.

AND IT'S IN HIS NAME. WE PRAY.

AMEN. AMEN.

THANK YOU. SHOW ME THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THE TEXAS PLEDGE HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE.

TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT, BEFORE WE GET TO THE FUN, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS AND UPDATES.

[3. Honors & Recognition: Proclamation for Water Safety Month]

AND MS. BLAIR, DO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION? ALL RIGHT.

AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL GUEST, MISS LORI CIRAMI, WHO'S THE FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AS YOU ALL KNOW, FOR THE SWIM FOR ELISE FOUNDATION.

LORI, TAKE IT AWAY.

MAKING SURE I TURN THIS OFF.

SORRY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. MY NAME IS LORI CIRAMI AND I AM WITH THE SWIM FOR ELISE FOUNDATION.

THANK YOU, MAYOR HUFFMAN, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ALSO THE CITY STAFF.

I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEM FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO THIS COMMUNITY AND FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER SAFETY.

MAY IS INTERNATIONAL WATER SAFETY.

MAY IS WATER SAFETY MONTH, AND MAY 15TH IS INTERNATIONAL WATER SAFETY DAY.

THESE DATES ARE SET ASIDE AS NATIONAL CAMPAIGNS REMINDING THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO BE WATER AWARE.

THE SWIM FOR ELISE FOUNDATION WORKS TIRELESSLY TO RAISE AWARENESS OF WATER SAFETY IN SOUTHLAKE AND IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

THIS WORK IS VERY PERSONAL TO US AS WE WAKE UP EVERY DAY WITHOUT OUR OLDEST DAUGHTER, ELISE.

WE HAVE SHARED HER STORY ON REPEAT SO THAT IT LIVES IN THE FOREFRONT OF YOUR MINDS.

WE WANT ELISE'S STORY TO TOUCH YOUR HEART SO THAT OUR TRAGEDY IS NEVER YOUR TRAGEDY.

OVER 20 YEARS AGO, ELISE HAD SWIMMING LESSONS AT THE AGE OF ONE.

AS A MOM, I KNEW IF SHE COULD CRAWL, SHE COULD ACCESS WATER.

LAST YEAR, TEXAS LOST 76 CHILDREN TO FATAL DROWNINGS.

TARRANT COUNTY LOST NINE OF THOSE CHILDREN, AND FIVE OF THOSE CHILDREN WERE TWO YEARS OLD.

TWO OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT PARENTS TELL THEMSELVES TO FEEL SAFE AROUND WATER.

ONE, MY CHILD KNOWS HOW TO SWIM.

AND TWO, MY CHILD IS OLDER WHILE KNOWING HOW TO SWIM KEEPS YOU 80% SAFE IN THE WATER.

WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER 20%? OF THE 76 CHILDREN THAT FATALLY DROWNED IN 2022.

15 OF THEM WERE TEENAGERS.

WHILE YOUNGER CHILDREN ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ACCIDENTS IN BACKYARD POOLS.

DON'T FORGET, OLDER CHILDREN ARE AT GREATER RISK TO OPEN WATER.

ELISE WAS 13 YEARS OLD AND SHE COULD SWIM A MILE IN UNDER 20 MINUTES.

YET SHE DROWNED AT SWIM PRACTICE WHEN NO ONE WAS WATCHING.

WE URGE THE COMMUNITY TO IMPLEMENT WATER SAFETY PARTNERSHIPS, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE WATER WATCHERS, DESIGNATE A CAPABLE ADULT TO WATCH THE WATER WITHOUT DISTRACTION AND TEACH CHILDREN TO ALWAYS GET AN ADULT BEFORE THEY EVER GO NEAR THE WATER.

WHILE WE TEND TO FOCUS ON WATER SAFETY FOR CHILDREN, KEEP IN MIND THAT IN THE US, ON AVERAGE, TEN PEOPLE DIE FROM FATAL DROWNING EVERY SINGLE DAY.

THIS IS CHILDREN AND ADULTS.

I WANT TO CLARIFY ANOTHER THING ABOUT DROWNING.

IT'S NOT DRY AND IT'S NOT A NEAR DROWNING EITHER.

YOU MAY HEAR THESE TERMS AND SUMMER IS COMING, SO I'M SURE THE MEDIA WILL BE USING THEM.

BUT THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION DEFINES DROWNING AS.

SORRY. WHERE'S THE BUTTON FOR THIS THING? OKAY, HERE WE GO. THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION DEFINES DROWNING AS RESPIRATORY IMPAIRMENT FROM SUBMERSION OR IMMERSION IN LIQUID.

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AND IT'S ESTIMATED THAT FOR EVERY ONE FATAL DROWNING, THERE ARE 5 TO 10 NON-FATAL DROWNINGS.

SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THE WORK WE DO TO RAISE AWARENESS OF WATER SAFETY IN NORTH TEXAS IS VITAL.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT WE RECEIVE FROM THE COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THIS MESSAGE.

AND PLEASE NOTE THAT THE UPCOMING RUN FOR ELISE HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO MAY 20TH.

THIS IS THE THE FUNDRAISER THAT WE HAVE THAT HELPS TO SUPPORT OUR WATER SAFETY EFFORTS IN THE COMMUNITY.

THERE'S STILL TIME TO REGISTER.

YOU CAN HOP ON OUR WEBSITE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY ON OUR WEBSITE, THERE ARE A TON OF WATER SAFETY RESOURCES THAT ARE COMPLETELY FREE TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND I GUESS THE ONE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY IS THE CARROLL SCHOOL BOARD.

I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEM FOR THE UPCOMING NAMING OF THE AQUATIC CENTER.

THEY WILL BE NAMING THE AQUATIC CENTER, THE ELISE RAMEY MEMORIAL AQUATIC CENTER.

AND I'M GRATEFUL TO THEM FOR HEARING US.

SO MARK YOUR CALENDARS AUGUST 21ST.

THAT WOULD BE ELISE, THE WEEK OF ELISE'S 21ST BIRTHDAY.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE WATER SAFETY PROCLAMATION.

I AM VERY GRATEFUL THAT THE CITY ACKNOWLEDGES ALL OF THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER SAFETY.

WELL, THANK YOU, LAURIE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK IN THIS IMPORTANT AREA AND CERTAINLY VERY TIMELY AS WE ALL PREP FOR OUR POOL SEASON AND LAKE SEASON AND OCEAN SEASON.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'M GOING TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION AND THEN WE'LL GET A PICTURE.

IS THAT OKAY? SURE. OKAY.

SO WHEREAS THE CITIZENS OF SOUTH LAKE RECOGNIZE MORE THAN ANY OTHER, THE VITAL ROLE THAT SWIMMING AND AQUATIC RELATED ACTIVITIES RELATE TO GOOD PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL PEOPLE.

AND. WHEREAS, IT IS UNDERSTOOD THE ESSENTIAL PART OF WATER SAFETY EDUCATION PLAYS IN PREVENTING DROWNING AND RECREATIONAL WATER RELATED INJURIES.

AND. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE IS AWARE OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE RECREATIONAL WATER INDUSTRY TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND HEALTHY PLACES TO RECREATE, LEARN AND GROW, BUILD SELF ESTEEM, CONFIDENCE AND A SENSE OF SELF WORTH WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND. WHEREAS, IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT TO COMMUNICATE INFORMATION ABOUT WATER SAFETY RULES AND PROGRAMS TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING PRIVATE POOL OWNERS OR VISITORS TO PUBLIC FACILITIES, LAKES AND WATER PARKS.

AND NOW, THEREFORE, I.

MAYOR JOHN HUFFMAN, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY 2023 AS WATER SAFETY MONTH IN THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE.

AND I URGE ALL CITIZENS OF ALL AGES AND SWIMMING ABILITIES TO BECOME BETTER EDUCATED ABOUT WATER SAFETY AND WAYS THEY CAN BE MORE WATER AWARE.

AND ONE LAST PLUG FOR RUN FOR RELEASE SATURDAY MORNING, 8 A.M.

STILL TIME TO REGISTER, RIGHT? YES, IT IS. COME OUT AND BEAT CITY COUNCIL.

I PROMISE YOU, YOU WILL BEAT ALL OF US.

WITH EXCEPTION OF AMY TORRES-LEPP.

SHE WILL BEAT YOU. CAN WE GET A PICTURE NOW? ALL RIGHT. THE FANCY PHOTOGRAPHER FOR CASUAL PIC.

YEAH. EVERYBODY, LOOK HERE.

YES. RUNNING SHOES ON.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH MS. RAMEY. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO WORK SESSION AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WHICH IS AN UPDATE FROM METHODIST SOUTHLAKE HOSPITAL.

[4. Update from Methodist Southlake Hospital]

GIVE US YOUR UPDATE, PLEASE.

ONLY GOOD NEWS. GOOD EVENING, TEAM.

YES, I HAVE A SHORT 45 MINUTE PRESENTATION.

SO SORRY. NEW LOOK AT THE TIME.

OH, THANK YOU, MR. CHUCK.

I WAS WARNED THAT THIS RED LIGHT MAY GO OFF HERE.

IT'S ABOUT TO, JUST BE CAREFUL.

OKAY. GOOD EVENING, TEAM.

I JUST WANT TO GIVE A QUICK UPDATE ON THE HOSPITAL.

AND FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT OUR BACKGROUND, JUST GIVE A BRIEF BACKGROUND ON THE HOSPITAL.

SO WHAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU IS OUR MISSION AND VISION AND VALUES FOR THE HOSPITAL.

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AS A HEALTH SYSTEM, OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE AND SAVE LIVES THROUGH COMPASSIONATE, QUALITY HEALTH CARE AND FOR OUR CORE VALUES.

YOU SEE IT SPELLS OUT THE WORD SHINES.

SO BETWEEN SERVANT HEART, HOSPITALITY, INNOVATION, NOBLE ENTHUSIASM AND SKILLFUL, THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE WORK FORWARD AS FAR AS MAKING SURE ALL OF OUR TEAMMATES EVALUATE THAT.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEM.

AND SO WHENEVER I MEET WITH FOLKS, I SAY PART OF METHODIST FOLKS IMMEDIATELY SAY, OH, I'VE BEEN TO YOUR FORT WORTH HOSPITAL.

WE DON'T HAVE A FORT WORTH HOSPITAL.

WE'RE METHODIST OUT OF DALLAS.

AND SO THE HOSPITALS BEING THE HEALTH SYSTEM, WAS FOUNDED BACK IN 1924 BY A GROUP OF METHODIST MINISTERS.

AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF TIMES WHERE WE GET CONFUSED WITH TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES AND HARRIS METHODIST HERE IN SOUTHLAKE.

AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE DIFFERENTIATE OURSELVES OF WHO WE ARE IN THE COMMUNITY.

WHAT I LIKE TO SAY IS WE'RE THE HOSPITAL WITH THE WHITE AND BLUE CROSS.

AND SO THAT IS WHEN YOU SEE THAT LOGO, THAT IS THE METHODIST SOUTHLAKE RIGHT OFF 114.

TODAY, THE HOSPITAL HEALTH SYSTEM HAS GROWN FROM ONE HOSPITAL TO SIX FULLY OWNED HOSPITALS BY METHODIST.

AND WE'VE GOT ANOTHER 4 OR 5 JOINT VENTURES.

AND SO IT ALL STARTED AT METHODIST DALLAS IN KESSLER PARK, OAK CLIFF.

AND THEN WE OPENED UP A HOSPITAL IN SOUTH DALLAS, IN CHARLESTON, AND THEN WE PURCHASED METHODIST RICHARDSON IN THE 90S.

AND THEN AFTER THAT WE I'M SORRY, WE OPENED UP MANSFIELD AND THEN WE OPENED UP RICHARDSON.

THEN WE'VE JUST OPENED MIDLOTHIAN, SOUTHLAKE AND SOON TO BE SALINA HERE IN BY 2025.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'VE GOT A VAST ARRAY OF ACCESS POINTS, JOINT VENTURE SURGICAL HOSPITALS AND ALSO INTERNATIONAL ACCESS POINTS FOR TRANSPLANT.

AS FAR AS OUR CARE COMMITMENTS HERE AT THE HEALTH SYSTEM, WE EMBODY FOR CARE COMMITMENTS THAT WE VALUE OURSELVES EVERY DAY.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, TAKING CARE OF OUR PATIENTS.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE IN THIS BUSINESS, TAKING CARE OF EACH OTHER AS HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, LEANING ON EACH OTHER, AND THEN ALSO TAKING CARE OF METHODISTS, MAKING SURE WE ARE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE ORGANIZATION.

AS A NONPROFIT FAITH BASED ORGANIZATION, IT TAKES ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER.

AND THEN ONE THING THAT AS CAREGIVERS WE DON'T DO VERY OFTEN IS TAKING CARE OF OURSELVES.

AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR STAFF AND TEAM MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS, AT MINIMUM, LOOKING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE IN A GOOD SPOT.

SO FOR THOSE WHO KNOW, THE BUILDING THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW WAS BUILT IN APRIL OF 2013 AS A PHYSICIAN OWNED HOSPITAL.

IN 2016, THAT HOSPITAL WENT INTO BANKRUPTCY AND METHODIST CAME IN TO CREATE A JOINT VENTURE SURGICAL HOSPITAL WITH METHODIST, THE PHYSICIANS AND NEW HEALTH. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, METHODIST MADE THE DECISION THAT WE WANTED TO BRING A FULL SERVICE ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL HERE TO NORTHEAST TARRANT COUNTY.

AND WE STARTED THAT JOURNEY.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT MILESTONES THERE.

THAT ALL CONCLUDED IN JUNE OF 2021 WHEN THE HOSPITAL CONVERTED FULLY TO METHODIST HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND BECAME A NON PROFIT ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL.

CURRENTLY WE'RE ON 30 ACRES OF LAND.

WE HAVE 54 ROOMS. AND ALSO WE EXPANDED OUR SERVICES TO CONVERT ONE OF THE ONE OF THE 12 ORS INTO A CARDIAC CATH LAB.

WE ALSO EXPANDED THE EMERGENCY ROOM TO 12 E.R.

BEDS. IT WAS THREE BEDS.

AND SO NOW WE'VE GOT FULL SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY HERE.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT NORTHEAST TARRANT COUNTY IS VERY COMPETITIVE.

AND SO WHAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU ARE THE HEALTH SYSTEMS THAT ARE HERE IN NORTHEAST TARRANT COUNTY.

THE YELLOW ZIP CODES IS WHAT WE CONSIDER OUR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA.

AND SO WE ARE ECSTATIC BEING BASED HERE IN SOUTHLAKE BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE OUR FOUNDATION IS.

BUT UNDERSTANDING WE CAN SERVE THE ENTIRE NORTHEAST TARRANT COUNTY FOR THOSE THAT ARE LOOKING FOR ACCESS POINTS, AS YOU SEE TO THE WEST OF US, THERE ARE NO OTHER FULL ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS.

AND SO WITH THE GROWTH GOING ON IN ROANOKE AND ALSO THE OTHER AREAS INTO FORT WORTH, IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SERVICE THOSE NEEDS FOR THOSE PATIENTS.

AND ALSO TO TO MENTION HERE IN SOUTHLAKE, WE ARE THE ONLY NON PROFIT HOSPITAL.

WE ARE THE ONLY ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL AND THE ONLY FAITH BASED HOSPITAL.

AND SO METHODIST IS VERY STRONG ON THOSE BELIEFS AS FAR AS BEING A FAITH BASED HOSPITAL AND SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND THE PRINCIPLES OF CHRIST, LOVE AND CARING FOR ALL OF OUR PATIENTS.

ONE OF THE WHEN I CAME INTO THE ORGANIZATION NOVEMBER OF 21, THESE WERE THE FOUR AREAS THAT WE FOCUSED ON TO ENSURE THAT TO BECOME THAT PROVIDER OF CHOICE, THESE ARE THE THINGS WE NEED TO DO FOR THE HOSPITAL, DEVELOPING THE MEDICAL STAFF, TAKING IT FROM A SURGICAL HOSPITAL TO A FULL ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL.

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DOCTORS. THESE ARE ALL THE SAME DOCTORS THAT WE USE AT OUR OTHER HOSPITALS WITHIN METHODIST.

AND SO IT BRINGS A HIGHER LEVEL OF CARE TO BE ABLE TO NOT TRANSFER PATIENTS OUT, THAT WE CAN KEEP THE PATIENTS IN OUR HOSPITAL PRIMARY CARE.

WE'VE ALSO ESTABLISHED PRIMARY CARE ROOTS HERE.

DR. MAHARA AND RONELL HAVE A PRACTICE RIGHT ON SOUTHLAKE BOULEVARD, A NEW PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS TO TAKE TO CARE FOR ADULTS AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS.

WE'RE ADDING MORE MEDICAL SPECIALTIES, SO WE NOW HAVE 24 OVER SEVEN NEUROLOGY CALL TO BE ABLE TO CARE FOR PATIENTS THAT MAY NEED NEUROLOGY CONSOLES IN ADDITION TO GENERAL SURGERY, ORTHOPEDICS, GYNECOLOGY, CARDIOLOGY, SURGICAL SPECIALTIES, WE'RE WORKING ON BRINGING ON NEW PHYSICIANS TO PROVIDE CARE TO OUR PATIENTS HERE SINCE NOVEMBER OF 21.

AND THIS IS NOT ALL MY DOING, BUT THE TEAM.

WE'VE BROUGHT ON 34 NEW PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS TO CARE FOR THOSE PATIENTS, 34 NEW PHYSICIANS INTO THIS MARKET TO TAKE CARE OF PATIENTS.

AND SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

UM, AS I MENTIONED, DR.

MAHARAM RONELL THEIR PRACTICES.

WE'VE ALSO BROUGHT CARDIOLOGY TO THE AREA.

AND SO WHILE THE CARDIOVASCULAR CONSULTANTS OFFICE IS IN NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, THEY MOVED TO US FROM A PRACTICE IN NORTH RICHLAND HILLS.

AND SO WE NOW HAVE DOCTORS ALOMAR, DR.

FAYE AND DR.

KRUEGER. DR. KRUEGER AND DR.

ALOMAR ARE SOUTHLAKE RESIDENTS, AND DR.

FAYE IS FROM BORN AND RAISED.

COLLIERVILLE. SO.

I'M NOT COLLEYVILLE RESIDENTS.

I'LL SHARE THAT AS WELL.

AS WE TALKED ABOUT EXPANDING, NO ONE'S PERFECT, MR. CHARCOT. I WON'T.

I WON'T SAY ANYTHING. I'LL JUST KEEP GOING.

EXPANSION OF HOSPITAL SERVICES.

SO WE'VE DONE A LOT OF FIRSTS, NOT JUST FOR THE HOSPITAL, BUT HERE IN SOUTHLAKE.

AND SO WE'RE PROUD OF THAT.

AS FAR AS BEING EXPANDING THE CARE OF CARDIOLOGY SERVICES HERE IN SOUTHLAKE.

SO WE DID OUR FIRST VIDEO, ASSISTED THORACOSCOPY.

YOU'LL SEE THAT IMAGE TO THE TOP RIGHT AS FAR AS GOING IN, PULLING OUT FLUID FROM THE LUNGS.

FIRST TIME THAT THAT HAPPENED HERE, WE'RE ABLE TO DO THROMBECTOMIES.

WE'VE DONE TWO OF THOSE AND WE'VE ALSO DONE THE FIRST IMPLANTABLE PACEMAKER.

AND SO THAT IS EXCITING TO BE ABLE TO CARE FOR THESE PATIENTS.

THE THROMBECTOMY WAS A IS A INDIVIDUAL WHO IS VISITING THEIR FAMILY IN SOUTHLAKE.

THE PACEMAKER WAS ALSO A SOUTHLAKE RESIDENT.

AND SO WE'RE JUST BEING ABLE TO CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY RIGHT HERE, WHETHER IT BE IN SOUTHLAKE, COLLIERVILLE OR KELLER.

VERY GOOD. WE DID OUR 100TH CARDIAC CATH CASE, SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

NOW WE'RE ON TO OUR 145TH, AND SO WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY TO GET TO OUR 200TH HERE VERY SOON.

THESE ARE THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

AND IT'S NOT NUMBERS.

IT'S ABOUT PEOPLE'S LIVES.

AND SO THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE CARED FOR IN THE HOSPITAL THAT WERE NOT FROM SOUTHLAKE RESIDENTS, BUT RATHER ONE INDIVIDUAL FROM KELLER WHO THOUGHT HE HAD COVID 19. BUT IT ENDED UP BEING A PULMONARY EMBOLISM.

AND IT WAS MY FIRST WEEK ON THE JOB.

WOW. AND WE BROUGHT A HAD TO GET A HELICOPTER ON BOARD AND GET HIM TO DALLAS.

AND SO WHAT WAS GREAT ABOUT THAT STORY IS WHILE HE CAME INTO OUR HOSPITAL WITH A MASSIVE PULMONARY EMBOLISM, IT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE IF IT MOVED, HE WOULD HAVE DIED AND WE WERE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH SOUTHLAKE FIRE TO CREATE A LANDING ZONE AND TO TRANSPORT HIM OUT VIA HELICOPTER TO DALLAS.

HE COULDN'T GET THE CARE ANYWHERE IN THIS AREA.

THE PROCEDURES THAT HE NEED WAS DONE AT A BIGGER HOSPITAL AT METHODIST DALLAS.

AND SO WHAT WAS GREAT WAS THAT ON A FRIDAY EVENING WE SCANNED HIM, WE COORDINATED THE CARE.

THE TEAM AT DALLAS WAS ALREADY PREPPING, WAITING FOR HIM.

HE WAS DISCHARGED TWO DAYS LATER.

WOW. AND SO THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO SAY, IS THAT WE CAN BE PART OF THAT CONTINUUM OF CARE WHERE WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DO EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW, BUT WE'VE GOT IT IN OUR SYSTEM.

AND SO, AGAIN, A KELLER RESIDENT, THE NEXT GENTLEMAN WAS THE ONE I MENTIONED ABOUT THE INVASIVE LUNG SURGERY.

AND SO HE WAS FROM COLLIERVILLE, WENT INTO A SOUTHLAKE FREESTANDING E.R., AND THEY TRANSFERRED THE PATIENT, TRANSFERRED HIM TO US, AND HE STAYED OVER DURING CHRISTMAS. AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO CARE FOR HIM AND GET HIM OUT BEFORE NEW YEAR'S EVE.

AND SO, AGAIN, THESE ARE THE STORIES THAT WE LIKE, THE FACES OF WHO WE'RE TAKING CARE OF.

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I'M NOT GOING TO READ ALL THE QUOTES, BUT YOU CAN READ THAT THE NUMBERS I WANT TO LEAVE Y'ALL IS THAT OUR INPATIENT SATISFACTION IS THE 95TH PERCENTILE.

OUR EMERGENCY ROOM IS AT THE 99TH PERCENTILE AND OUR OUTPATIENT IS AT THE 96TH PERCENTILE.

AND SO ALL TOP DECILE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU SAY TOP 5% FOR WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR PATIENT EXPERIENCE, BUT IT'S ALWAYS THE COMMENTS THAT WE GET BACK AND IT'S NOT 100%.

THERE'S ALWAYS OPPORTUNITY THAT WE LOOK BACK INTO AND SEE WHERE WE CAN FIX THE PROCESSES.

BUT THESE ARE THE COMMENTS THAT WE THAT WHY WE GET UP EVERY DAY TO COME TAKE CARE OF PATIENTS.

ONE OF THOSE STORIES IS EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS.

WAS A FAMILY MEMBER OF A SOUTHLAKE CHAMBER MEMBER.

THIS INDIVIDUAL CAME TO US FROM NORTH TEXAS, SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA.

THEY WEREN'T GETTING THE CARE THAT THEY NEEDED, AND SO THEY CAME TO SOUTHLAKE, THE INDIVIDUAL CAME INTO OUR EMERGENCY ROOM, HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE, WENT INTO THE ICU, ENDED UP ON A VENTILATOR.

AND SO WHEN YOU'RE ON THE VENTILATOR, THE CHANCES ARE NOT ALWAYS THE BEST.

OUR CARE TEAM TOOK CARE OF THIS INDIVIDUAL, THE FAMILY, AND BROUGHT THE PATIENT BACK OUT.

AND SO THE PATIENT GOT TO GO HOME.

I LOVE THIS SLIDE BECAUSE BEING PART OF THE CHAMBER HERE, THIS IS A CHAMBER MEMBER HONORING ANOTHER CHAMBER, CHAMBER MEMBER USING A CHAMBER MEMBER.

SO WHEN THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL WANTED TO BUY PIZZA FOR THE TEAM, I THOUGHT IT WAS A DEPARTMENT.

IT WAS THE ENTIRE HOSPITAL.

WOW. AND SO BECAUSE THEY SAID FROM EVERYBODY THAT THEY EXPERIENCED, THEY RECEIVED A GREAT CARE.

AND SO FOR THE ENTIRE HOSPITAL DAY SHIFT AND NIGHT SHIFT, THEY PROVIDED PIZZA, WHICH IS A GREAT WAY TO JUST SHOW THEIR THEIR APPRECIATION.

COOL. AS WE'RE BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE SURROUNDING EMS DEPARTMENTS BETWEEN SOUTHLAKE WESTLAKE TROPHY CLUB, WE ARE EXCITED THAT WE HELPED COORDINATE THE FIRST EMS CONFERENCE HERE IN NORTHEAST TARRANT COUNTY FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS.

TYPICALLY, THEY GOT TO GO TO FORT WORTH OR DALLAS TO GET THEIR CEUS.

AND SO FOR THE FIRST TIME A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, WE WERE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH SOUTHLAKE FIRE TROPHY CLUB, AND I THINK WE HAD ABOUT 45, 50 INDIVIDUALS COME PARTICIPATE.

AND SO WE'LL BE DOING MORE OF THAT INTO THE COMMUNITY AS FAR AS TAKING CARE OF EACH OTHER.

AND FINALLY, THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH.

HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN OUR COMMERCIALS.

YOU'VE SEEN IT ON YOUTUBE, PANDORA, FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE TOO CHEAP TO PAY FOR THE REGULAR PANDORA AND ALSO EVERYWHERE ELSE.

PERSONAL, SIR. I'M IN THAT SAME BOAT.

I'M LIKE EVERY TIME I'M IN THE CAR, MY KIDS HERE, THEY GET EXCITED.

SO BUT YES, OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT BE OUT IN THE SQUARE, DIWALI FEST, OKTOBERFEST, WHATEVER IT IS, WE WANT TO BE OUT THERE INTO THE COMMUNITY SO FOLKS CAN SEE THAT BLUE AND WHITE CROSS AND ASSOCIATE US WITH THE CARE THAT WE PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITY HERE.

SORRY. AND I THINK THAT'S IT.

ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I'LL MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. JUST AS A PHYSICIAN AND EVERYTHING, I'LL TELL YOU, WE COULDN'T BE MORE BLESSED THAN TO HAVE SOMEONE LIKE VINCENT LEADING THIS HOSPITAL.

WE GO TO OUR PRACTICE, GOES TO 70 FACILITIES ACROSS THE METROPLEX, AND VINCENT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST ENGAGING LEADERS WE HAVE AT ANY FACILITY WE GO TO.

AND HE'S MADE A MASSIVE DIFFERENCE IN THE CARE THAT'S THAT'S PROVIDED AT THIS HOSPITAL.

I MEAN, TWO YEARS AGO WE HAD A HEART ATTACK.

YOU WERE GOING TO GRAPEVINE OR PLANO OR SOMETHING.

I MEAN, WE'RE REALLY MAKING A DIFFERENCE THERE.

AND I THINK HE IS A HUGE, HUGE PART OF IT.

I TOLD HIM HE'S NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE.

SO WE TRULY HAVE A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL THAT'S LOOKING TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY AND BECOME A TRUE DESTINATION HEALTH CARE INSTITUTION.

YEAH, I JUST WANT TO ADD, AS YOU SAW FROM THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, IT WAS GREAT TO PARTNER WITH METHODIST FOR ART AND SQUARE AND YOU TRULY ARE AN AMBASSADOR FOR YOUR HOSPITAL AND I THINK OUR COMMUNITY BENEFITS FROM THAT GREATLY.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

THANK YOU. YEAH, I'LL JUST ADD AND ECHO THE COMMENTS, BUT I'D SAY THAT IT'S BEEN A HIDDEN, YOU KNOW, A HIDDEN GEM TO HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT IT'S NO LONGER HIDDEN. I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT IT.

THEY'RE HEARING ABOUT IT. WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

BENSON, YOUR LEADERSHIP IS JUST THIS.

THIS FACILITY IS EXPLODING AND THE SERVICES YOU'RE PROVIDING ARE OUTSTANDING.

AND I WOULD JUST SAY WE WERE TALKING JUST IN THE LOBBY, COUNCIL MEMBER ROBBINS AND AND BENSON AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT OUR EXPERIENCE, OUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, ACTUALLY, WITH ONE OF MY CHILDREN, MY DAUGHTER, HAVING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

AND THAT'S WHERE WE WENT.

AND FANTASTIC CARE PROVIDED BY THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND DR.

ROBBINS. AND, YOU KNOW, IT WAS IT WAS FANTASTIC.

SO WELL DONE.

THANK YOU. AND I'LL ECHO THAT AS WELL.

I HAD A FAMILY MEMBER CHECK INTO THE E.R.

AND IT WAS TOP TO BOTTOM THE BEST EXPERIENCE AT ANY HOSPITAL.

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I SERVED ON COUNCIL.

I THINK THEY HAD NO IDEA.

AND SO THAT REALLY SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT YOU, YOUR LEADERSHIP, THE LEVEL OF CARE THAT YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE THEIR YOUR LOVED ONES.

AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

I THINK THAT THAT'S SO GREAT THAT YOU'RE OUT AT OUR FESTIVALS AND YOU'RE SUPPORTING ART IN THE SQUARE AND DIWALI FEST AND BEING REALLY A TRUE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IT'S AS TO ECHO THE SAME SENTIMENTS.

IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SEE YOUR FACE AROUND TOWN.

IT'S. I REALLY APPRECIATE WHEN I SEE PEOPLE INVESTING IN THIS COMMUNITY, OUR COMMUNITY, MY COMMUNITY, WHAT I LOVE AND CONTINUE TO LOVE IS WE HAVE A NUMBER OF FRIENDS WHO HAVE YOUNG KIDS TO BE ABLE TO REFER THEM SOMEWHERE LOCALLY.

I TRY TO KEEP AS MUCH OF OUR MONEY IN SOUTHLAKE AS POSSIBLE.

MY WIFE AND DAUGHTERS DO A REALLY GOOD JOB OF THAT, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO FOR THE COMMUNITY.

I WOULD JUST ADD TO ALL THAT, I'VE REALLY ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU.

WE'RE BOTH ON THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SO WE'VE HAD A LOT OF MEETINGS AND A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER.

AND EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID HERE IS TRUE.

I'VE SEEN IT FIRSTHAND THROUGH YOUR WORK WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND ALL THE GOOD WORK YOU'RE DOING IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO I'M PROUD TO CALL YOU MY FRIEND, AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR THE COMMUNITY.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO MANY MORE THINGS IN THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOUR FOOD.

IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD.

GREAT COFFEE.

AND YOU DO A WONDERFUL JOB, AS THEY'VE ALL SAID.

THANK YOU FOR DIVING IN.

YOU CERTAINLY HAVE MADE A BIG IMPACT.

I REMEMBER MEETING ON YOUR WAY IN AND SAYING YOU WANTED TO IMPACT THE COMMUNITY AND YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB.

YOUR WHOLE TEAM IS AMAZING.

Y'ALL KEEP IT UP. OKAY.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.

ALL RIGHT. VERY EXCITING.

THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE.

AND WITH THAT, TIME FOR THE MAIN EVENT.

[5. Administer the Oath of Office for City Council Place 1 and 6. Reception in the lobby immediately following. ]

AND YOU KNOW, TONIGHT, IF YOU ARE WATCHING, WE GET TO ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO NOT TO NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS, BUT TO RETURNING COUNCIL MEMBERS, BOTH OF WHOM HAVE SERVED WITH GREAT DISTINCTION, KATHY TALLEY AND RANDY WILLIAMSON.

SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO NOW IS GO AHEAD AND DO THE OATH OF OFFICE.

SO I'M GOING TO CALL JUDGE CAROL MONTGOMERY UP AND WE ARE GOING TO START WITH PLACE ONE KATHY TALLEY NOW WAY THIS IS GOING TO WORK.

WE'RE GOING TO ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE WITH THE FAMILIES AND WE'LL TAKE PICTURES AND DO FLOWERS.

MIKE, I THINK YOU GET FLOWERS.

CONGRATULATIONS. NO.

AND THEN. AND THEN THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE SWEARING AND COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL RETURN TO THE SEAT.

YOU GUYS WILL BE GIVEN A CHANCE TO SPEAK, AND THEN WE GET TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU.

AND SO, KATHY, ONCE WE'RE DONE, THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO TO RANDY.

SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, COUNCIL MEMBER.

KATHY. TALLEY. COME ON UP, TALLEY.

COME ON UP. KATHY WOULD YOU LIKE? THAT'D BE GREAT. DO YOU WANT HIM TO COME OVER HERE? YEAH. MIKE? ALL RIGHT.

CONGRATULATIONS. I'M SO GLAD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

GLAD TO BE HERE. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

I KATHY TALLEY.

I KATHY TALLEY.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF SOUTHLAKE CITY COUNCIL PLACE ONE THE DUTIES OF SOUTHLAKE CITY COUNCIL PLACE ONE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND.

PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE AND OF THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME GOD.

SO HELP ME GOD.

THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

HOW WE'RE CELEBRATING TONIGHT.

KIMLEY-HORN.

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COUNCILWOMAN. KATHY TALLEY.

THE FLOOR IS YOURS, MA'AM.

WOW. WELL, I'M CERTAINLY MORE PREPARED THAN I WAS THREE YEARS AGO.

THANK YOU. AS I'M SURE RANDY HAS, I'VE DONE SOME REFLECTING OVER THE LAST TWO.

WELL, TWO AND A HALF YEARS.

WE. IF YOU DON'T REMEMBER, WE WERE.

WE WERE ELECTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2020.

SO WE LOST ABOUT SIX MONTHS OF OF OUR TERM.

AND IT FEELS LIKE IT'S REALLY FLOWN BY.

I JUST I BASICALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT JUST REAL BRIEFLY EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE TO BE THANKFUL FOR SINCE THAT TIME.

I MEAN, WE HAD A 11 MONTH CAMPAIGN.

IT WAS HARD FOUGHT AND HARD WON AND DIDN'T HAVE A CAMPAIGN THIS TIME AROUND.

AND I HAVE TO SAY, I PREFER THIS WAY TO THE OTHER WAY.

I FIRST WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY.

WHEN I FIRST THOUGHT I WAS DECIDING TO RUN, I REACHED OUT TO THEM AND THEY WERE IMMEDIATELY SUPPORTIVE.

HAD THEY NOT BEEN, I PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE SITTING HERE.

I CAN'T IMAGINE DOING THIS WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF YOUR FAMILY.

AND THEY'VE BEEN SUPPORTIVE ALL ALONG THE WAY AND IT'S BEEN GREAT.

YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE SUPPORTERS, NOT ONLY THE SUPPORTERS THAT THAT I FOUND THAT WE FOUND WHEN WE RAN OUR CAMPAIGN THREE YEARS AGO.

BUT ALL THOSE THAT HAVE COME ALONG THE WAY THAT I'VE COME TO KNOW MET AND HAVE BEEN GREAT FRIENDS IN THE COMMUNITY AND STILL ARE AND WILL BE AND IT JUST SOUTHLAKE JUST SHINES TO ME.

IT MAKES ME HAPPY.

WE HAVE WE JUST HAVE SUCH A GREAT COMMUNITY OF GIVING, LOVING PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN OUR CITY.

I DO WANT TO THANK MY CAMPAIGN MANAGER, KAREN SHERMAN, WHO'S HERE.

SHE WAS READY TO GO AGAIN.

SHOULD WE HAVE NEEDED HER AND THAT THAT KIND OF SUPPORT IS IMMEASURABLE.

IT JUST REALLY IS.

SO, YEAH, ALL THE ALL THE FOLKS I'VE MET ALONG THE WAY AND FRANCIS SHIRLEY WAS RANDY'S CAMPAIGN MANAGER, BUT SHE WAS GREATLY HELPFUL TO ME AT THE VERY BEGINNING AS WELL.

SO AND ALWAYS GREAT ADVICE ALONG THE WAY.

AND LIKE I SAID, WE WERE READY.

SHOULD WE HAVE HAD OPPONENTS? THANKFULLY, WE DID NOT.

SO THAT'S BEEN GREAT.

THE OTHER THING I WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR IS JUST ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE AFFORDED US BECAUSE OF OUR POSITIONS THAT YOU DON'T REALIZE.

RIGHT. YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS IS OR WHAT'S COMING UNTIL YOU DO IT.

AND FIRST AND FOREMOST ARE MY COLLEAGUES UP HERE.

YOU GUYS ARE SOME PRETTY AMAZING PEOPLE.

AND LIKELY I MEAN, I'VE MET SEAN IN THE COMMUNITY A LITTLE BIT BEFORE I RAN.

I MET CHAD A LITTLE BIT.

I DON'T THINK WE HAD EVER MET MAYOR OR ANYONE ELSE.

AND SO YOU ALL ARE JUST AMAZING COLLEAGUES, SUPPORTERS, FRIENDS.

AND FOR THAT, I'M ETERNALLY GRATEFUL AND I'VE SPOKEN TO THIS BEFORE.

I WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOWN I MEAN, I HAD AN IDEA BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH A GREAT GREATLY RUN CITY, BUT YOU TRULY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT AN INCREDIBLE STAFF WE HAVE IN OUR CITY UNTIL YOU'RE ACTUALLY ABLE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THEM.

AND SO THEY'RE PHENOMENAL.

AND IT'S IT'S FROM THE TOP DOWN.

IT'S EVERYBODY I'VE EVER ENCOUNTERED HAS JUST BEEN VERY FRIENDLY, VERY NICE, VERY, YOU KNOW, HOW CAN I HELP YOU? IT'S AMAZING.

AND THEN I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY FOR A LONG TIME.

BUT THE OTHER THING I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR IS, IS OPPORTUNITIES TO BE FURTHER INVOLVED BECAUSE OF THIS POSITION THAT THAT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'RE AFFORDED.

SO I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH SKILL.

THE SOUTHLAKE KIDS INTERESTED IN LEADERSHIP SOUTHLAKE SISTER CITIES IS BACK IN ACTION AFTER A LONG COVID BREAK.

WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE A JAPAN TRIP NEXT YEAR, WHICH IS EXCITING.

SOUTHLAKE ARTS COUNCIL.

I'VE BEEN REALLY INVOLVED WITH THEM AND THEN JUST OTHER UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO THIS POSITION.

SO, SO REALLY MY MESSAGE IS JUST ONE OF THANKS TO ALL OF YOU AND THANKS GOING FORWARD BECAUSE I KNOW ALL OF THESE RELATIONSHIPS AND THE GOOD THINGS THAT CAN COME OUT OF THEM ARE GOING TO CONTINUE. SO THANK YOU.

WELL SAID.

I BELIEVE EVERYONE ON THE DICE WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS AS WELL.

SO. COUNCIL MEMBER ROBBINS.

NO, I'M GOOD. NO, I'M JUST KIDDING.

GOOD START. KATHY IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN HONORED TO SERVE WITH YOU HERE.

I MEAN, AS A NEWBIE, I GET TO SIT NEXT TO YOU, AND SO YOU GET TO HEAR ALL MY QUESTIONS ABOUT, DO WE STAND UP HERE OR DO WE SIT DOWN HERE? WHAT DO WE DO HERE? WHAT DO WE SAY? SO IT'S IT'S YOU'VE HELPED ME A TON UP HERE JUST WORKING THROUGH SOME OF THESE THINGS AND TRYING TO FIGURE THINGS OUT.

YOUR PASSION FOR THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, JUST IT'S.

IT'S. IT'S AN INCREDIBLE THING.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING ANOTHER THREE YEARS.

HOPEFULLY. I HAVE THE SAME CAMPAIGN YOU HAD THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR WE'LL SEE.

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AND I JUST I THINK IT'LL BE ANOTHER GREAT THREE YEARS FOR YOU.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER MCCASKILL THANK YOU, MAYOR.

WELL, LIKE YOU SAID, YOUR ELECTION THE FIRST TIME WAS DELAYED.

AND SO OUR FIRST CHANCE TO WORK TOGETHER, WE KIND OF GOT, YOU KNOW, SHORTED BECAUSE YOU CAME ON IN NOVEMBER.

I LEFT IN MAY.

AND A BIG PART OF WHY I WANTED TO COME BACK WAS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T REALLY GET A FULL TERM TO WORK TOGETHER.

AND I'M THANKFUL THAT WE'VE HAD THIS TIME TOGETHER AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MANY MORE YEARS.

YOU'VE LIVED UP TO EVERYTHING.

I THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE ON COUNCIL.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN TALK THE TALK, BUT YOU REALLY WALK THE WALK.

YOU PUT IN ALL THE EFFORT THAT WOULD BE EXPECTED OF FROM THE COMMUNITY OF OUR COUNCIL, AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO SERVE WITH YOU.

YOU DO EVERYTHING THAT'S ASKED YOU AND THEN SOME, INCLUDING SOME COMMITTEES THAT I THINK WE'RE GOING TO APPOINT YOU TO HERE IN A FEW MINUTES.

SO SPOILER ALERT, BUT I'M JUST HONORED TO BE ON THE SAME DAIS WITH YOU.

AND I APPRECIATE YOUR FRIENDSHIP AND WITH MIKE.

AND I'M THANKFUL THAT WE GET TO CONTINUE SERVING TOGETHER.

SO CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN SMITH, YOU'LL APPRECIATE THIS, HOPEFULLY.

BUT TODAY I WAS ACTUALLY.

THINKING ABOUT THIS. I DON'T KNOW WHY I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS, BUT I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME RACHEL ASKED ME ABOUT YOU, AND I REMEMBER SAYING, SHE'S A TERRIBLE PERSON. SHE'S LIKE, THAT'S NOT TRUE.

AND I WAS LIKE, NO, SHE'S ACTUALLY LIKE A BIG SISTER.

SHE'S JUST A SWEET, GREAT PERSON.

I DON'T KNOW WHY I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT TODAY, BUT MY LAST THING, MY OVERRIDING MEMORY OF YOU PROBABLY FOREVER WILL BE THE FIRST TIME WE MET AT YOUR KITCHEN TABLE, AND I THINK YOU HAD TO TAKE IT UPON YOURSELF OR ASK ONE OF THE THINGS YOU'RE INVOLVED IN AND I REMEMBER SEEING THEN, AND I ALWAYS SAY THIS ABOUT YOU.

YOU WERE THE EMBODIMENT, EMBODIMENT OF THE TYPE OF PERSON WHO SHOULD BE ON COUNCIL.

THAT ALL THE THINGS YOU'VE DONE, I ALWAYS THINK WITH THE FAMOUS QUOTE, ACCESS TO POWER SHOULD BE DENIED TO THOSE WHO WANT IT MOST.

AND I THOUGHT YOU WERE JUST A GREAT EXAMPLE OF SOMEBODY WHO WASN'T THERE, WHO DIDN'T DIDN'T OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T NEED IT.

ALL THE THINGS YOU WERE INVOLVED IN, ALL THE THINGS YOU WERE DOING BEHIND THE SCENES, YOU JUST ARE THE EMBODIMENT OF THE TYPE OF LEADERSHIP THAT I REALLY HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF APPRECIATION FOR.

AND YOU'RE JUST A TREMENDOUS PERSON.

I ENJOY TEASING YOU, OBVIOUSLY, BUT IT'S GREAT SERVING YOU, SERVING WITH YOU AS WELL.

YOU'RE JUST A WONDERFUL PERSON AND A GREAT FRIEND.

SO THANK YOU. YEAH, WELL SAID.

COUNCIL MEMBER. TORRES-LEPP. KATHY.

TALLEY. I HAVE COME TO KNOW YOU SO WELL THROUGH THIS JOURNEY TOGETHER, AND I ACTUALLY CAN'T BELIEVE I DIDN'T KNOW YOU THAT WELL BEFORE WE SERVED ON COUNCIL. YOU HAVE BECOME A TRUE FRIEND AND SOMEBODY THAT I AM PROUD TO CALL A FRIEND.

SOMEBODY THAT I'M PROUD TO SERVE ON COUNCIL WITH.

I THINK YOU'RE AN INCREDIBLE PERSON.

I THINK YOU'RE AN INCREDIBLE MOM.

I THINK YOU'RE AN INCREDIBLE WIFE.

I THINK YOU'RE AN INCREDIBLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AND REALLY JUST A COMMUNITY ADVOCATE THAT ALL OF US REALLY STRIVE TO BE.

RIGHT. BUT YOU YOU WALK THE WALK AND YOU PUT IN SO MANY COUNTLESS HOURS BEYOND WHAT WE SEE HERE.

AND I KNOW A LOT OF US DO, MANY, ALL OF US DO.

BUT THE NUMBER OF YOU'RE THE FIRST ONE TO RAISE YOUR HAND TO SERVE ON EXTRA COMMITTEES, TO TO BE INVOLVED IN WHATEVER IT TAKES TO INTERVIEW APPLICANTS FOR THIS BOARD OR THAT BOARD OR COMMISSION.

AND AND IT DOESN'T GO UNRECOGNIZED.

YOU REALLY ARE JUST TRULY EXCEPTIONAL.

AND I LOVE SERVING WITH YOU.

ONE THING NOT MANY OF YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT KATHY.

SHE PLAYS WORDLE EVERY MORNING WITH ME AND THE MAYOR AND SHE'S REALLY GOOD.

SHE IS GOOD, BUT IT'S JUST BEEN A GREAT JOURNEY AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THREE MORE YEARS WITH YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS. WELL SAID, MEMBER WILLIAMSON.

I MEAN, GOING LAST IS TOUGH BECAUSE SO MUCH HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID.

BUT KATHY CONGRATULATE US.

I MEAN, WE ALSO MET FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THE START OF THE 11 MONTH CAMPAIGN THAT WE THOUGHT WOULD BE JUST A FEW MONTHS.

AND YOU DO YOU GROW CLOSE TO SOMEBODY AND YOU REALLY GET TO KNOW THEM INSIDE AND OUT.

WHEN YOU GO THROUGH A CAMPAIGN FOR 11 MONTHS, THERE'S NOTHING LIKE WALKING THE MEAN STREETS OF SOUTHLAKE TRYING TO GET VOTES.

I MEAN, NOTHING LIKE SOUTHLAKE KNOW.

AND AND KATHY WAS A GREAT PARTNER, SO.

BUT CONGRATULATIONS.

I MEAN, YOU'RE THREE YEARS OR TWO AND A HALF HAVE BEEN FANTASTIC AND IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLE TO SEE YOU GROW INTO THE ROLE AND HOW MUCH YOU PROVIDE TO THE COUNCIL. AND AND I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE FANTASTIC TAKING ON ADDED RESPONSIBILITIES TO IN THE DAYS AHEAD.

SO CONGRATULATIONS.

YEAH. I DON'T HAVE ANY CLUE HOW I'M SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW ALL OF THAT.

DITTO. WELL SAID, EVERYONE.

YOU KNOW, KATHY. WE DID MEET WHEN YOU WERE PREPPING TO RUN.

AND ACTUALLY, I THOUGHT WHAT COUNCIL SMITH SAID WAS REALLY ACCURATE AND FITTING FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU WERE ASKED TO RUN, WRITE YOU YOUR RESUME, YOUR

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YOUR INCREDIBLE SPIRIT OF GIVING BACK MADE YOU THE CHOICE WHEN WHEN WE NEEDED SOMEBODY TO STEP UP.

AND YOU HAVE YOU STEPPED UP IN AN INCREDIBLE WAY.

I'M SO HAPPY TO WELCOME YOU TO YOUR SECOND TERM.

YOU CERTAINLY DESERVE IT.

YOU KNOW, YOU'VE JUMPED INTO THIS WORK HEADFIRST AND AND YOU'VE JUST DONE A GREAT JOB.

LIKE COUNCILWOMAN TORRES-LEPP SAID, YOU VOLUNTEER ON EVERYTHING.

YOU'RE THE FIRST PERSON TO RAISE YOUR HAND FOR EXTRA WORK.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED.

AND IT'S VERY, VERY APPRECIATED.

YOUR YOUR INSIGHTFUL COMMENTS AND YOUR YOUR BACK AND FORTH ON THE DAIS IS EXCELLENT.

YOU'RE JUST YOU JUST ARE A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL COUNCIL MEMBER.

AND WE ARE DEEPLY, DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE OF ALL YOUR WORK.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT. ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR COUNCILWOMAN PATTON.

AND NOW A GENTLEMAN WHO HAS DONE THIS A FEW TIMES IN HIS CAREER.

NUMBER FOUR, I BELIEVE.

NUMBER FOUR, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK COUNCIL MEMBER RANDY WILLIAMSON TO COME ON DOWN.

JUDGE MONTGOMERY, HE PROBABLY HAS IT MEMORIZED AT THIS POINT.

I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU NEED TO READ IT BACK TO HIM.

BUT IF THE WILLIAMSON FAMILY CAN COME ON DOWN, TAKE IT AWAY.

I'M SO GLAD TO SEE. CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NICE TO SEE A FRIENDLY FACE.

YOU KNOW THE DRILL.

PLEASE REPEAT AFTER ME.

RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. I, RANDY WILLIAMSON.

I, RANDY WILLIAMSON, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF SOUTHLAKE CITY COUNCIL PLACE SIX THE DUTIES OF SOUTHLAKE CITY COUNCIL PLACE SIX IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND.

PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THIS UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE AND OF THIS STATE. SO HELP ME GOD.

SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.

THANK YOU.

BRICK. AND.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

THANK YOU. WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO SHE IS.

I PICTURE HER EVERYWHERE. ONE, TWO, THREE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S SO FUNNY TO LOOK BACK AT THESE OLD PICTURES FROM OLD SWEARING INS.

AND RANDY, I'M PRETTY SURE YOUR KIDS WERE A LOT SMALLER IN YOUR FIRST SWEARING IN.

ESSER WELL, COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMSON, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

NO, THAT IS. THAT IS ACCURATE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. YEAH, I GUESS ABBY WOULD HAVE BEEN 14 AND JAKE WOULD HAVE BEEN EIGHT.

AND BEN, WHO'S NOT HERE, HE'S AT WORK.

AND GRACE WOULD HAVE BEEN JUST ALMOST 11.

SO. TEN YEARS OLD.

YEAH. AND.

AND I THINK AMY WAS 26, SO.

YEAH, SO, NO, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE COMMUNITY.

I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S SUPPORT.

OBVIOUSLY IT MEANS A LOT TO COME UNCONTESTED.

SO LIKE YOU SAID, THERE'S BEEN FOUR FOUR OF THESE SWEARING INS, WHICH IS INCREDIBLE THE WAY TIME FLIES.

BUT SO THREE OF THOSE WERE UNCONTESTED, ONE WAS CONTESTED.

AND I CONCUR WITH COUNCIL MEMBER TALLEY THAT THE UNCONTESTED ONES ARE DEFINITELY THE WAY TO GO, ALTHOUGH YOU DO LEARN A LOT IN THE CONTESTED ONES, THEY REALLY BRING OUT A LOT AND YOU CERTAINLY GAIN SOME EXPERIENCES.

BUT I AM EXCITED TO BEGIN MY FOURTH TERM.

I MEAN, AGAIN, SAYING THAT IS IS CRAZY.

I'VE THOUGHT BACK AS I WAS PREPARING THESE COMMENTS.

I'VE WORKED WITH THREE MAYORS NOW.

SO MAYOR TERRILL, MAYOR HILL AND MAYOR HUFFMAN.

AND I FEEL LIKE ONE OF THOSE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WHO EVERYBODY GOES, ARE THEY EVER GOING TO RETIRE? I MEAN, HOW MANY MAYORS CAN THEY WORK WITH? HOW MANY PRESIDENTS CAN THEY WORK WITH?

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AND THEN THIS TEAM, THIS TEAM OF COUNCIL IS INCREDIBLE COUNCILS AND MAYORS THAT I'VE WORKED WITH IN THE PAST.

I THINK WE'RE CONTINUING THAT LEGACY AND JUST DOING FANTASTIC WORK FOR THE FOLKS OF SOUTHLAKE.

AND AND THAT MEANS A LOT TO ME AS FAR AS THE THINGS THAT I THINK WE JUST NEED TO CONTINUE CONCENTRATING ON AS A CITY BECAUSE WE'RE DOING SOME GREAT THINGS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO KEEP WORKING ON TAX RELIEF.

WE I'M HONORED EVER SINCE 2013 TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO VOTE FOR TAX RELIEF FOR OUR RESIDENTS EVERY YEAR SINCE 2013.

AND I INTEND FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS TO DO THE SAME THING.

PUBLIC SAFETY HAS TO CONTINUE TO BE A PRIORITY FOR US.

PARTICULARLY SPECIAL FOR ME IS WHAT WE DO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR CISD AND AND OUR SRO PROGRAM BY PROVIDING OFFICERS AND PROTECTION TO OUR STUDENTS AT ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS.

THAT'S THAT'S SOMETHING I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT AND HAVE BEEN SO HONORED TO BE ABLE TO SERVE ON SOMETHING INTERESTING.

THE DEVELOPMENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

QUALITY DEVELOPMENT.

I ACTUALLY HEARD THE MAYOR SPEAK EARLIER TODAY AS IT RELATES TO THE CITY AND HOW WELL WE'VE DONE ALL OF OUR COUNCILS IN THE PAST OF DEVELOPING OUR CITY AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE DOING THAT. BUT IT'S ESPECIALLY CHALLENGING NOW BECAUSE WE HAVE THESE POSTAGE STAMP PIECES OF PROPERTY THAT ARE MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO DO IT TO MAINTAIN QUALITY. SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP DOING THAT AND THEN JUST ENSURING THAT THE HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT ALL OF YOU GUYS EXPECT AND HAVE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO AS RESIDENTS, THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT.

BUT I'M HONORED TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH THIS COUNCIL.

COUNCIL MEMBER TALLEY MENTIONED THE STAFF AS WELL, OUR STAFF, YOU KNOW, SHANA ALL OF OUR DIRECTORS, OUR CHIEFS, OUR DEPUTY DIRECTORS.

I CAN'T IMAGINE A BETTER GROUP TO WORK WITH.

AND SO TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT FOR THREE MORE YEARS IS AN INCREDIBLE HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE.

IT REALLY MAKES THIS JOB QUITE EASY TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THESE FOLKS.

SO A COUPLE OF THINGS THIS TERM, PROBABLY NOT A HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT, BUT THIS IS MY FOURTH TERM.

THIS WILL BE MY LAST TERM ON COUNCIL, AT LEAST IN THIS CAPACITY.

FOUR IS A LOT AND I'VE ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT.

BUT THIS WILL BE THE LAST THREE YEARS AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, SO I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

IT'S GOING TO BE EXCITING.

IN FACT, WE'VE GOT SO MANY GREAT LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS, FOLKS THAT ARE READY TO STEP IN AND SERVE ON COUNCIL.

AND SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN THE YEARS AHEAD.

AND EVEN IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

I'M GOING TO STEP BACK A BIT LIKE AS MAYOR PRO TEM RIGHT NOW.

I'M GOING TO STEP BACK STARTING TONIGHT.

AND THOSE ARE GOING TO BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHER FOLKS TO FILL.

AND I THINK WE HAVE FOLKS THAT ARE READY FOR THAT.

AND IT'S JUST GOING TO BE EXCITING TO SEE THE THE LEADERSHIP EMERGE AMONGST THE COUNCIL.

SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? I'M NOT STEPPING OUT OF PUBLIC SERVICE AFTER THIS LAST TERM.

I KNOW THAT THE NEXT THREE YEARS WILL GIVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THINGS, LOOK AT OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER THAT BE HERE IN SOUTHLAKE, WHETHER IT BE AT THE COUNTY LEVEL, THE STATE LEVEL, I DON'T KNOW.

BUT RIGHT NOW I'M FOCUSED ON SOUTHLAKE.

I'M FOCUSED ON DOING OUR BUSINESS AND I WANT TO FINISH YEAR 11, WELL, I GUESS TEN AND 11 AND 12.

I WANT TO FINISH THOSE STRONG AND I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THAT.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE THE TRUST TO SERVE ANOTHER TERM AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THREE MORE YEARS.

WELL SAID, COUNCIL MEMBER TORRES-LEPP.

WELL, RANDY, I FIRST MET YOU BECAUSE OUR CHILDREN WERE RUNNING CROSS COUNTRY TOGETHER, AND I ACTUALLY DIDN'T KNOW AT THAT TIME THAT YOU WERE ON CITY COUNCIL, WHICH NOW BLOWS MY MIND.

BUT IT'S ALSO A TESTAMENT TO WHO YOU ARE BECAUSE YOU ARE JUST SO HUMBLE AND YOU DON'T.

YOU'RE JUST YOU'RE JUST GENUINE AND YOU'RE REAL.

AND IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I REALLY LOVE ABOUT YOU.

I THINK THAT YOU HAVE JUST THIS CHARACTER ABOUT YOU AND THIS SENSE ABOUT YOU THAT JUST EXUDES HUMBLE CONFIDENCE AND YOU USE THAT TO TO REALLY BETTER OUR CITY.

ME AS A NEWBIE UP HERE, IT'S LIKE WHAT RANDY SAID ABOUT KATHY.

YOU'RE LIKE, OKAY, WHAT DO I DO? WHEN DO I STAND UP? OKAY, NOW WE'RE DOING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

AND I JUST I KNEW I COULD ALWAYS TURN TO YOU AS SOMEBODY THAT WOULD GET ME THROUGH OR HELP AND SAY, WHAT DO WE DO? HOW DO I VOTE? MY THING'S NOT WORKING, YOU KNOW, AND YOU'VE JUST BEEN A GREAT SEATMATE.

I GUESS, RIGHT? SO I'M I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

I'M SURE WE'RE GOING TO FIND HIM IN SOME LEVEL OF CAPACITY.

HE'LL BE LIKE. HE'LL BE LIKE, RAISING HIS HAND, DO P AND Z OR SOMETHING.

BUT, BUT YOUR LAST THREE YEARS ON COUNCIL, THEY'RE GOING TO BE GREAT AND IT'S BEEN GREAT SERVING WITH YOU.

REALLY APPRECIATE OUR TIME TOGETHER.

COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH COUNCILWOMAN ABSOLUTELY.

SO THE WEIRD THING IS I TOOK YOUR SPOT AND I REMEMBER BEING AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM.

I MEAN, I WAS I WAS NERVOUS, BUT I WAS ANXIOUS.

AND I REMEMBER WALKING OFF AND ME AND RACHEL WALKING BACK TO THE CAR.

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AND I REMEMBER THINKING I GOT SOME SERIOUS SHOES TO FILL.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK YOU EMBODIED THIS AS WELL.

I ALWAYS SAY WHAT MAKES SOUTHLAKE SOUTHLAKE IS THE THE PEOPLE.

LIKE I THINK IT'S COOL TO BE ON COUNCIL.

WHAT I LOVE MORE THAN ANYTHING IS, IS TO GET TO KNOW THE CITY, GET TO KNOW THE PEOPLE, INCLUDING YOU ALL.

BUT YOU JUST BUMP INTO LEADERS AROUND THIS TOWN AND YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE, PEOPLE WHO HAVE JOBS, WHO HAVE CAREERS, BUT WHO STEP UP TO BE INVOLVED IN A MEANINGFUL, SIGNIFICANT WAY AND DO AS YOU DO IT AT A HIGH LEVEL.

IT'S I LIKE YOU.

ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT YOU, JUST THE NO FRILLS, LET'S JUST GET IT DONE, WHICH IS MY TYPE OF PERSON.

BUT YOU JUST EXEMPLIFY THE TYPE OF LEADERSHIP THAT THAT I REALLY, REALLY ENJOY AND APPRECIATE.

AND IT'S GREAT. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WOULD PROBABLY TEASE YOU ABOUT HOW MANY TIMES YOU'VE BEEN HERE, BUT I THINK THAT'S A GREAT TESTAMENT TO SOMEBODY WANTING TO CONTINUE TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR CITY. THAT'S THAT'S HOW I SEE IT.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WHY LEAVE IT UP TO SOMEBODY ELSE? YOU HAVE A DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE, CERTAINLY WITH THE YOUNGER COUNCIL, LIKE WITH ME AND AMY AND MANY OF THE OTHERS.

I JUST THINK IT'S GREAT THAT YOU CONTINUE TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. WELL, RANDY, I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE AND I'M NOT AFRAID TO SAY IT AGAIN.

YOU'RE A ROLE MODEL AND A MENTOR TO ME.

AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE OLDER THAN ME BY A LITTLE BIT, BUT I REALLY DO LOOK AT YOU AS A ROLE MODEL.

I WAS DOING THE MATH AND I'VE SERVED FOR SEVEN YEARS AND SIX OF THEM HAVE BEEN WITH YOU.

AND A BIG PART OF WHY I WANTED TO COME BACK WAS TO FOLLOW THE PATH THAT YOU HAD SET OF TAKING THAT BREAK AND THEN RECHARGING AND COMING BACK AND JUMPING IN WITH BOTH FEET.

AND I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE ALSO SOMETIMES WHETHER IT'S OUT HERE ON THE DAIS OR IN THAT ROOM OR JUST PRIVATELY WHEN WE DEBATE THINGS AND IT'S NEVER AN ARGUMENT.

WE DEBATE THINGS AND WE MAY COME AT THINGS FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES OR DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, BUT ALMOST ALWAYS WE END UP IN THE SAME SPOT.

AND IT'S I LEARN FROM YOU, I LEARN MORE FROM YOU THAN I'M SURE YOU'RE LEARNING FROM ME.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND INDULGE ME IN THAT.

SO I'M THANKFUL THAT YOU'RE UP FOR FOR A FOURTH TERM.

IT'S A TREMENDOUS COMMITMENT, A VOLUNTEER SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND AND THAT GOES FOR YOUR FAMILY AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU FOR DOING IT. I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING WITH YOU AGAIN.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ROBBINS WELL, I KNOW WE UP HERE ON THE DAIS KIND OF AFFECTIONATELY REFER TO YOU AS THE OTHER RANDY.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SACRIFICIAL LEADERSHIP.

IT HAS BEEN YOU'VE BEEN A HUGE HELP TO ME.

KIND OF LIKE KATHY. YOU'RE THE PERSON THAT GETS THE PHONE CALL FROM ME WHEN THERE'S SOMETHING THAT REALLY I NEED TO UNDERSTAND OR HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT, WHETHER IT'S PROCEDURAL OR WHETHER IT'S SOMETHING ELSE.

YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN THERE. YOU'VE ALWAYS ANSWERED THE PHONE AND IT'S BEEN A HUGE HELP TO ME.

SO YOUR SERVICE TO THIS CITY, AS AS EVIDENCED OVER TEN YEARS, YOU KNOW, IS IS MONUMENTAL.

SO I THINK YOUR MATURITY ON THIS DAIS AND THE THINGS YOU BRING TO THE TABLE, THE QUESTIONS YOU ASK, I MEAN, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT YOU CARE A GREAT DEAL.

AND LIKE SEAN SAID, I THINK YOU ARE YOU'RE A MODEL TO US ALL.

SO I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE.

I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN THOSE TIMES OF NEED FOR ME.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANKS, COUNCIL MEMBER TALLEY.

I MEAN, CAN I JUST SAY DITTO? THE FIRST THING THAT COMES TO MIND AFTER LISTENING TO.

EVERYBODY IS SERVANT LEADERSHIP.

AND I JUST IT'S BEEN SUCH A BLESSING FOR ME TO GET TO KNOW YOU.

AND AND WE DID WE DID RUN TOGETHER FOR 11 MONTHS.

YOU GET TO KNOW A PERSON.

YOU ARE AN INCREDIBLE DAD, A MAN OF GOD.

YOU ARE JUST AN AMAZING HUMAN BEING.

AND I HAVE THE UTMOST AMOUNT OF RESPECT FOR YOU.

AND IT'S BEEN GREAT TO SIT DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM YOU AND LEARN FROM YOU OVER THE PAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS.

YOU KNOW, WHENEVER YOU TAKE THE MIC, I'M LIKE, OKAY, WHAT HAVEN'T I THOUGHT OF? BECAUSE HERE IT COMES AND THEN THERE IT IS.

AND YOU, YOU JUST CRAFT THESE INCREDIBLE QUESTIONS AND REALLY DIVE INTO WHATEVER IT IS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT UP HERE.

AND I HAVE THE UTMOST RESPECT FOR YOU AND YOU HAVE A FANTASTIC FAMILY.

AND THEY THEY HAVEN'T GROWN THAT IT HASN'T BEEN THAT LONG.

THEY'RE THEY'RE STILL YOUNG.

YEAH. BUT GETTING TO MEET THEM AS WELL.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY REMEMBERS THIS.

I WAS THINKING ABOUT HOW I DON'T THINK YOU WERE THERE, BUT GRACE WAS WHEN THE VEHICLE THING HAPPENED.

WE WERE WE WERE AT THE POLLS AND GRACE WAS THERE, AND A YOUNG MAN CAME UP AND WAS FLIRTING WITH HER.

AND AS AS THE END TO HIS FLIRTATION, HE HE DECIDED TO STEP ON THE GAS AND HE RAN UP THE LIGHT POLE THAT WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF US WITH HIS CAR. AND THEN THE CAR CAME CRASHING DOWN ON ITS SIDE.

AND IF I HADN'T SEEN IT IN PERSON, I WOULD HAVE NEVER BELIEVED IT.

AND IT WAS IT WAS SOMETHING AND HE WAS OKAY.

I THINK HE HOPPED OUT OF THE CAR AND KIND OF RAN AWAY.

BUT IT WAS VERY THE WHOLE THING WAS KIND OF SURREAL.

BUT BUT WE DIDN'T GET HER BACK TO THE POLLS AFTER THAT.

YEAH. NO, THAT WAS THE LAST YEAR, RIGHT? THAT'S RIGHT. SHE DID NOT RETURN.

BUT BUT IN STANDING THERE AT THE POLE, WE HAD 21 DAYS OF EARLY VOTING.

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AND I NEVER FORGET MY FIRST DAY SITTING HERE.

I'M STARING AT THE BIG SCREEN.

I MEAN, I'M JUST LIKE A DEER IN THE HEADLIGHTS.

AND I REMEMBER LOOKING AT RANDY AND HE'S HE'S KIND OF POINTING AT THE SCREEN.

AND I WAS LIKE, OKAY, OKAY.

MUST BE PROFESSIONAL. BUT AND THAT'S A SILLY EXAMPLE.

BUT, BUT OVER THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS, JUST BEEN A GREAT PERSON OF GUIDANCE FOR ME AND FOR ALL OF US.

AND, AND THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP TO SERVE AGAIN.

IT MEANS A LOT TO ALL OF US.

THANKS. YEAH, WELL SAID, EVERYONE.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I GOT ON COUNCIL IN 2015 AND SEAN AND I CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AND WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE AND WE WERE FORTUNATE IN THE WAYS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THESE ROLES AREN'T, BECAUSE WE GOT TO SIT AND LISTEN AND WATCH AND LEARN.

WE GOT TO LEARN FROM MAYOR TERRELL, LAURA HILL, MARTIN SHELLEY, BRANDON BLEDSOE, AND WE GOT TO LEARN FROM RANDY WILLIAMSON.

YOU YOU'VE BEEN A MENTOR TO ME LIKE YOU HAVE TO SEAN AND THE REST OF US.

I PERSONALLY HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE.

YOU'RE VERY METHODICAL WAY OF APPROACHING THINGS, YOUR, YOUR, YOUR CHAIN OF REASONING.

AND YOU ALWAYS SEEM TO GET TO A VERY LOGICAL PLACE.

YOU'RE ALSO NOT CAPTIVE TO EMOTIONAL UPS AND DOWNS.

YOU JUST APPROACH EVERYTHING WITH A SENSE OF RATIONALITY.

I MEAN, YOU'VE REALLY DEFINED THROUGH THIS LONGEVITY OF SERVICE, A GENERATION OF COUNCIL WORK.

AND UNLIKE SEAN'S, THAT IS NOT AN OLD JOKE.

NO, BUT YOUR FINGERPRINTS TRULY ARE ON SO MANY DEVELOPMENTS AROUND TOWN.

RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS, COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS.

YOUR NAME IS ON SO MANY PLAQUES SITTING ON, SO MANY CORNERSTONES OF SO MANY BUILDINGS, PUBLIC DEVELOPMENTS.

I MEAN, IT'S REALLY AMAZING.

THERE ARE I WOULD SAY PROBABLY THE MAJORITY OF SOUTHLAKE HAS NEVER KNOWN A SOUTHLAKE WITHOUT RANDY WILLIAMSON ON CITY COUNCIL.

AND YOU TRULY HAVE SERVED WITH A LEVEL OF DISTINCTION THAT WE ALL HOPE AND ASPIRE TO.

AND AND WE THANK YOU FOR THAT.

YOUR LONGEVITY OF SERVICE IS A BLESSING TO THIS COMMUNITY AND YOUR LONGEVITY OF YOUR FAMILY SERVICE.

THANK YOU TO THE WILLIAMSON FAMILY FOR YOUR AMAZING, SELFLESS SACRIFICE AND THE TALLEY FAMILY AS WELL.

YOU GUYS GIVE A WHOLE LOT OF YOUR HOURS AND YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER'S HOURS.

WE REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

AND LET ME SAY A WORD REALLY QUICKLY ABOUT THE FACT THAT THESE TWO AMAZING COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD NO OPPONENTS, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY SPECIAL THING.

IT'S NOT A GIVEN AT ALL.

IT'S AN ENDORSEMENT OF THE WORK THEY DO.

IT'S AN ENDORSEMENT OF THE EFFORT THAT THEY'VE PUT INTO THE COMMUNITY, THE NETWORKS THAT THEY'VE FORMED, THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT THEY'VE FOSTERED AND MANAGED.

YOU KNOW THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN, THAT WE HAVE THIS STRING OF UNOPPOSED RACES AND KATHY AND RANDY, YOU GUYS HAVE EARNED IT.

YOU GUYS EARNED THE SPRING OFF FOR SURE.

AND IT'S REALLY SPECIAL. IT'S A WIN FOR YOU.

IT'S A WIN FOR YOUR FAMILIES. IT'S A WIN FOR COUNCIL.

AND IT'S AN INCREDIBLE ENDORSEMENT OF THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE.

YEAH, JOHN, LET ME SAY ONE MORE THING, TOO.

I ACTUALLY HAVE IT WRITTEN DOWN HERE ON MY NOTES, BUT I WHEN I STARTED THANKING PEOPLE AND SAYING THINGS, SOMEHOW I MISSED FRANCES SITTING BACK THERE AND YOU SAW HER IN THE PICTURE WITH ME. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNEW, THOUGH.

BUT WE TALKED ABOUT KAREN AND FRANCES AND WHAT THEY DID IN OUR CAMPAIGNS.

BUT FRANCES HAS BEEN WITH ME NOW FOR FOR THE LAST TWO CAMPAIGNS.

EINS FOR SURE. AND THEN WE WORK TOGETHER ON DIFFERENT GROUPS BEFORE THAT.

BUT SHE'S AN INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY. BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY, I MEAN, WOULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT YOUR HELP.

SO THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY.

WELL SAID. CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS.

ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS.

OKAY. AND BEFORE WE GO OUT AND EAT AND DRINK, WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF WORK.

OKAY. JUST A LITTLE BIT.

SO RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO A DISCUSSION OF THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[6. Discuss all items on tonight's agenda. No action will be taken and each item will be considered during the Regular Session. ]

EVERYTHING'S ON CONSENT. SO FIRST ITEM FOR A APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 20TH MAY 2ND, 2023 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

ITEM FOUR B APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 3-010.

APPOINTING MAYOR PRO TEM AND DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM.

AND AS RANDY SAID, HE IS GRACIOUSLY AGREED THAT A COUPLE OTHER FOLKS ARE GOING TO ROTATE INTO COUNCIL LEADERSHIP.

AND SO WE WILL BE FOR THIS YEAR APPOINTING MAYOR PRO TEM AS SEAN MACASKILL AND DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WILL BE.

KATHY TALLEY. WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS AGREEING TO SERVE IN THESE ROLES.

MOVING ON TO ITEM FOUR, C, APPROVE THE RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 3-011, APPOINTING CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE.

SOUTHLAKE PARKS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND THE CORRIDOR PLANNING COMMITTEE.

OH, AMY, DO WE NEED TO GO OVER THOSE NAMES RIGHT NOW OR DO WE DO THEM WHEN WE COME BACK OUT? SO SO AUDIT COMMITTEE IS GOING TO STAY THE MAYOR OR MAYOR, PRO TEM AND DEPUTY MAYOR, PRO TEM.

AND THEN I PROPOSE WE LEAVE SP DC THE SAME AND CORRIDOR PLANNING THE SAME.

UNLESS ANYBODY REALLY WANTS TO CYCLE ON OR CYCLE OFF.

AGREED. ANY ISSUES? OKAY. AND WE'LL JUST WE'LL JUST UPDATE THE NAMES ON AUDIT COMMITTEE TOO.

YEAH. JUST THE NEW ROLES OF MAYOR PRO TEM AND DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, RIGHT?

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ITEM FOUR D REJECT THE PROPOSAL FOR RFP 2301B540 JC 230002 PROVIDING AS REQUESTED HIGHWAY GORE POINT SWEEPING GENERAL HIGHWAY, NON HIGHWAY AND PARKING LOT SWEEPING AND RELATED DEBRIS REMOVAL SERVICES.

ITEM FOUR E APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF LANDSCAPING IRRIGATION SUPPLIES FROM SITE ONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $120,000.

ITEM FOUR F APPROVE ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH FREESE AND NICHOLS TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING SERVICES TO UPDATE THE CITY'S WATER MODEL AND MASTER PLAN IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $202,400.

ITEM FOUR G. APPROVE AN ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH FREESE AND NICHOLS TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING SERVICES TO UPDATE THE CITY'S DENTON CREEK GRAPEVINE LAKE WASTEWATER MODEL AND MASTER PLAN IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $169,800.

ITEM FOUR H. AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURES WITH FREESE AND NICHOLS FOR CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS COMPLIANCE PROGRAM IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $97,563. ITEM FOUR I APPROVE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH TZC TO PROVIDE ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES FOR THE SOUTHLAKE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER RELOCATION PROJECT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $166,250.

AND ITEM FOUR J.

EXCUSE THE ABSENCE OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CHAIRMAN DANIEL KUBIAK FROM THE REGULAR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING SCHEDULE FOR MAY 18TH, 2023.

COUNCIL. I WOULD ASK IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE WE WANT TO PUT ON CONSENT, BUT THERE IS LITERALLY NOTHING ELSE.

THAT IS IT. DID WE MISS ANYTHING, DENNIS? LOOK GOOD. OKAY WITH THAT? WE'LL CALL THE REGULAR SESSION TO ORDER.

[1. Call to order. ]

SO LET ME DO THAT.

AS MAYOR, I HEREBY ADVISE YOU THAT WE'RE GOING INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551

[2.A. Executive Session]

AND SO I IMAGINE BETWEEN THE RECEPTION AND EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE SHOULD BE BACK BY ABOUT 730, I THINK.

OKAY. WE'LL BE BACK AT 730.

WE'LL SEE YOU GUYS IN THE LOBBY.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, IT'S RIGHT AT 705 OR 7:00, AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS SESSION TO ORDER AND GET SOME WORK DONE.

SO IS THERE ANY ACTION NEEDED OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION? NO, MAYOR. ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL MOVE ON THEN TO THE MAYOR'S REPORT AND NOTHING'S SCHEDULED.

AND WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT OR SHANA.

[3.B. City Manager's Report]

NO, I'M GOOD.

MAYOR, I WANT TO INTRODUCE MADELINE PRATHER TO COME FORWARD.

SHE'S GOING TO TALK TO US ABOUT THE ANNUAL DEVELOPMENT REPORT.

ALL RIGHT. I DID GET HER NAME, CORRECT? YES, I DID HAVE A RECENT NAME CHANGE.

SO NOW I AM USING MY MARRIED NAME.

SO CONGRATULATIONS. IT IS NO LONGER OUJESKY.

EVERYBODY WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED WHERE MADELINE OUJESKY WENT.

SHE'S STILL HERE. SHE'S STILL HERE.

IT'S JUST NOW PRAYER.

IT'S PRATER OR PRATER.

HOW DO YOU SPELL PRATER? PRATER.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR.

ABSOLUTELY. OKAY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.

TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO PRESENT SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 ANNUAL DEVELOPMENT REPORT.

THE ANNUAL DEVELOPMENT REPORT IS CREATED BY THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH FINANCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE OFFICE OF COMMUNICATION AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE.

AND THIS REPORT WAS PUBLISHED ONLINE IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR WILL BE OCTOBER 1ST OF 2021 TO SEPTEMBER 30TH OF 2022. THERE ARE SEVEN SECTIONS IN THIS REPORT THAT INCLUDE ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND DEVELOPMENT RELATED DATA.

AND THE ECONOMIC OVERVIEW SECTION.

WE HIGHLIGHT BUSINESS ACTIVITY, RETAIL AND OFFICE OCCUPANCY, LABOR FORCE STATISTICS AND HOUSING MARKET DATA.

IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, SOUTHLAKE ADDED 53 NEW BUSINESSES TO THE CITY, AND THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE 2600 PLUS BUSINESSES THAT ARE CURRENTLY WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE.

THE BUILDING INSPECTIONS DIVISION OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT ISSUED 218 CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY AND 99 NEW RESIDENTIAL PERMITS IN 2020 TO.

AND THE RESIDENTIAL PERMITS ARE ACTUALLY AN INCREASE FROM FISCAL YEAR 2021, WHICH WAS 74 AT THE TIME.

SO WE HAVE INCREASED TO 99.

IN THE UNDERSTANDING DEVELOPMENT SECTION OF THE ANNUAL DEVELOPMENT REPORT, WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK OF THE SOUTHLAKE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MATRIX TEAM.

THIS GROUP'S GOAL IS TO FURTHER THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN SOUTHLAKE BY CHAMPIONING CHAMPIONING ITS DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION.

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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND 2025 BELOW, WE HAVE OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLANS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO WORK ON WITHIN THOSE NEXT FEW FISCAL YEARS.

ON THIS SECTION. WE HAVE A YEAR IN PLANNING AND A YEAR IN BUILDING DIVISION.

SECTION ALONG WITH OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE FIGURES AND LAND USE PERCENTAGES IN THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022.

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BUILDING PERMITS INCREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR TO FY 2022 FROM 3209 PERMITS TO 3372 PERMITS.

AND OUR BUILDING INSPECTIONS COMPLETED ALSO INCREASED FROM 10,000 TO APPROXIMATELY 12,000 BUILDING INSPECTIONS WITHIN THE CITY.

I INCLUDED A NEW FEATURED SPOTLIGHT TO HIGHLIGHT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE FIGURES EACH QUARTER.

IN FY 2022, WE HELD ABOVE OUR 95% PERFORMANCE MEASURE FOR ONLINE QUESTION FORMS RESPONDED TO WITHIN A 48 HOUR PERIOD.

WITHIN OUR NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY.

I DID MENTION THAT WE DID INCREASE THAT PERMIT LEVEL TO 99 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 AND OUR NEW RESIDENTIAL PERMIT FEES COLLECTED ALSO INCREASED FROM ABOUT $420,050 TO $505,949.

AND EACH SECTION OF THE PERMIT VALUE AND SQUARE FOOTAGE PERMITTED ALSO INCREASED FROM 21 TO 22.

FOR OUR NEW COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY.

I HIGHLIGHTED THAT WE HAD 19 NEW COMMERCIAL BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED.

THIS WAS RAISED FROM TEN INCHES THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR.

AND AGAIN, WE DID SEE A RISE IN OUR NEW COMMERCIAL PERMIT FEES COLLECTED, WHICH TOPPED OUT TO BE ABOUT 1.7 MILLION HIGHER THAN THE $769,694 FROM THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR.

AND THE SQUARE FOOTAGE PERMITTED AND PERMIT VALUE ALSO INCREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR AS WELL.

AND FOR MY LAST SLIDE OF THE EVENING, I DID SOME STATISTICS ON OUR PREVIOUS COLLECTED TAX BASES AND PERMANENT FEES COLLECTED FROM PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS.

HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX WAS INCREASED FROM 2021.

THE ASSIGNED PERMIT FEES COLLECTED DID TAKE A SLIGHT DECREASE, BUT STILL PRETTY AVERAGE WITH ALL OF THE OTHER AMOUNTS FROM FISCAL YEARS AND OUR BUILDING PERMIT FEES COLLECTED DID SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE IN 2022 TO 2.47 MILLION.

THAT IS AMAZING.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL CONCLUDE THE PRESENTATION.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS POSSIBLE.

SURE. GREAT JOB, MRS PRATER.

YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IT'S SUPER INTERESTING, ESPECIALLY THE TREND LINES ON ON THE ON THE FEES AND THE PERMITS.

IT'S AMAZING. HAPPY TO SEE THAT THEY CONTINUE TO INCREASE FISCAL YEAR TO FISCAL YEAR.

AND I'D LIKE TO MENTION ALL OF THIS IS ONLINE.

WE DO HAVE THE REPORT PUBLISHED ON MY SOUTHLAKE NEWS AS WELL AS THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES HOMEPAGE.

AND WE HAVE ALL OF THE ONES BACKTRACKING FROM FISCAL YEAR 2018.

WONDERFUL. LOOKS LIKE WE NEED TO CHARGE MORE FOR THOSE SIGN VARIANCES, ESPECIALLY THE STRUCTURED SCULPTURE SIGNS.

TOO SOON. GREAT.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MRS. PRATER? THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

SO APPRECIATE IT. APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING THE EFFORT INTO THAT.

THAT WAS WONDERFUL. MR YELVERTON.

YES, SIR. WE THIS EVENING, WE HAVE MIKE WHITE, OUR BUILDING OFFICIAL.

WE HAVE SUZY HERNANDEZ, OUR DEPUTY BUILDING OFFICIAL, AND WE HAVE MISTY EAVES, ALSO A NEW LAST NAME, RELATIVELY NEW.

AND THEY'RE GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT A PROCESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN UNDERWAY.

IT'S VERY EXCITING.

THIS IS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH AND SO WE'RE DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT THEM IN THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING TO MAKE THINGS MORE EFFICIENT, MORE CUSTOMER FRIENDLY.

ALL RIGHT, COME ON DOWN.

HELLO, I'M MR. EAVES, CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER FOR THE WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT.

AND AS SHANA STATED OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A PROCESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WITH OUR BUILDING SERVICES TEAM.

I'VE SUSIE HERNANDEZ, DEPUTY BUILDING OFFICIAL, HERE WITH ME TONIGHT.

THAT PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN IMPLEMENTING PROCESS CHANGES IN THE DEPARTMENT IN ORDER TO GAIN EFFICIENCIES.

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SO IN QUARTER ONE OF THIS FISCAL YEAR, MY MAIN TASK WAS TO COMPLETE AN EVALUATION OF THE DAILY PROCESSES THAT HAPPEN WITHIN THE BUILDING SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

I WAS FOCUSING ON THREE KEY AREAS CUSTOMER SERVICE PERMIT PROCESS AND SUCCESSION PLANNING.

THE GOALS WERE TO IDENTIFY AREAS THAT ARE NOT EASY FOR THE CUSTOMER TO NAVIGATE, ENSURING WE'RE PROVIDING AN EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE.

IDENTIFY AREAS THAT CAUSE DELAYS IN REVIEW TIME, PROVIDING AN EFFICIENT PERMITTING PROCESS AND IDENTIFY ANY ADDITIONAL OR AN ADDITIONAL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT IN THE INNER GROOVE SOFTWARE, WHICH IS THE MAIN SOFTWARE THAT THE BUILDING SERVICES DEPARTMENT UTILIZES FOR THEIR PERMITS TO HELP ELIMINATE A SINGLE POINT OF FAILURE.

TO ACCOMPLISH. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS IN THE AREA OF CUSTOMER SERVICE, I REVIEWED THE BUILDING SERVICES WEB PAGES AND THEIR CONSTRUCTION GUIDELINES AND NAVIGATED THROUGH THE ONLINE PORTAL AS IF I WAS A CUSTOMER THAT WAS TRYING TO SUBMIT A PERMIT.

REVIEWED FEEDBACK RECEIVED FROM THE VOICE OF THE CUSTOMER.

AND THEN UNDER THE PERMIT PROCESS, I MET WITH THE BUILDING SERVICES TEAM, MAPPED OUT EACH PERSON'S STEPS IN THE BUILDING PERMITTING PROCESS, REVIEWED INTERNAL MATRIX WITH THE TEAM TO SEE WHERE TIME DELAYS WERE REFLECTED.

AND THEN SUZY AND I WENT TO TWO OTHER CITIES TO COMPARE HOW THEIR PERMITTING PROCESS COMPARED TO OURS.

FOR THE SUCCESSION PLANNING.

I PARTNERED WITH BOTH MANAGEMENT TEAMS FROM BUILDING SERVICES AND INFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN AN EFFORT TO HELP MAP OUT A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.

AFTER EVALUATING ALL THE DATA, INEFFICIENCIES WERE RECOGNIZED IN THREE CATEGORIES INFORMATION BEING PROVIDED TO THE CUSTOMER.

UTILIZATION OF THE SOFTWARE AND CROSS-DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION.

THE BUILDING SERVICES TEAM AND MYSELF BEGAN TO WALK THROUGH PROCESS CHANGES THAT NEEDED TO OCCUR IN EACH ONE OF THESE AREAS.

TO HELP ORGANIZE THE TASK ON THIS PROJECT, WE CATEGORIZE THEM INTO TWO DIFFERENT AREAS QUICK HITS OR WORK PLAN ITEMS. QUICK HITS CAN BE COMPLETED WITHIN 2 TO 5 BUSINESS DAYS, AND A WORK PLAN ITEM WAS A TASK THAT INVOLVES A LITTLE BIT MORE LONGER TIME TO COMPLETE.

SO IT WAS IT WAS CATEGORIZED AS A WORK PLAN ITEM.

THERE WERE 20 TASKS THAT WERE CATEGORIZED AS QUICK HITS AND 30 WE CATEGORIZED AS WORK PLAN ITEMS. SO AT THIS POINT, I HAD COMPLETED MY EVALUATION STAGE OF THE PROJECT AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO SUSIE FOR HER TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS IMPLEMENTED BASED UPON WHAT I HAD IDENTIFIED.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH ME TODAY OR INVITING ME TODAY.

AS MR PREVIOUSLY STATED, INEFFICIENCIES WERE IDENTIFIED IN AREAS OF INFORMATION BEING PROVIDED TO THE CUSTOMER.

WITHIN THAT CATEGORY, WE HAVE COMPLETED THE FOLLOWING IN AN EFFORT TO DEVELOP A MORE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE CUSTOMER.

THE BUILDING SERVICES SUITE WAS REOPENED AFTER COVID, WHICH THAT REALLY HELPS THE CUSTOMERS A LOT, A LOT MORE FACE TO FACE THAN GOING TO GO THROUGH A WINDOW. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THE CONSTRUCTION GUIDELINES WERE UPDATED TO REFLECT MORE DETAILED INFORMATION OUTLINING PERMITTING AND THE INSPECTION PROCESSES.

THE RE OCCUPANCY GUIDELINES WERE UPDATED TO A STEP BY STEP PROCESS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR APPLICANTS WHO HAVE NEVER SUBMITTED FOR PERMITS.

THEY'RE THE ONES WHO SEEM TO BE THE HAVE THE MOST DIFFICULTY BECAUSE THEY'VE NEVER DONE A PERMIT AND PROBABLY WILL NEVER DO ONE AGAIN.

SO THEN TO HELP THE CUSTOMERS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT IS NEEDED VERBIAGE WAS ADDED TO THE CUSTOM FIELDS ON THE ONLINE PERMIT PORTAL.

THIS IS INFORMATION THAT AS A STAFF DURING THE REVIEW PROCESS, THINGS THAT WE ASK THE APPLICANT IN THE INITIAL SUBMITTAL AND AFTER THESE WERE COMPLETED, WE LINKED ALL OF THE PERMIT APPLICATIONS IN THE ONLINE SOFTWARE TO ALL OF THE GUIDELINES FOR EACH PERMIT TYPE.

THAT WAY IT'S ACCESSIBLE BOTH THERE ON THE ON THE CITY SOUTHLAKE MAIN PAGE AND THROUGH THE PERMIT ITSELF.

WE ALSO ATTACH THOSE GUIDELINES SO THEY HAVE IT IN MANY PLACES SO THEY CAN ALWAYS FIND IT.

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SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SOFTWARE WERE NOTIFICATIONS TO CITY STAFF, SUCH AS WHEN A TASK WAS ASSIGNED DURING PLAN REVIEW, WHEN A CUSTOMER UPLOADED NEW DOCUMENTS TO A PERMIT OR PLANNING CASE, WHEN A CUSTOMER MADE A PAYMENT AND WHEN AN INSPECTION WAS SCHEDULED.

THESE WERE DONE BOTH AS EMAIL AND AS A NOTIFICATION INSIDE THE SOFTWARE, DEPENDING ON HOW EACH STAFF MEMBER WORKS AND WHAT THEY PREFER.

CROSS-DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION, BUILDING SERVICES, FIRE DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS ALL PLAY A KEY ROLE IN SUCCESSFUL BUILDING PROCESS FROM BEGINNING TO END.

Q2 IS DEDICATED ON FOCUSING ON THE PROCESS BETWEEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE BUILDING SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

Q3 WILL BE DEDICATED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, THE GOAL BEING TO IMPLEMENT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS AND THE INSPECTION PROCESS WITHIN EACH DEPARTMENT TO HELP REDUCE THE TIME DELAYS.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THIS IS WHAT WE FINISHED IN Q2.

PLANT FIRE PLAN REVIEW WAS LIMITED ORIGINALLY TO MAJOR PERMITS SUCH AS NEW COMMERCIAL AND NEW RESIDENTIAL.

THIS LEFT ROOM FOR ERROR BY MISSING OUT ON FIRE REVIEWS ON ALL OTHER PERMIT TYPES.

THE NEW PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS HAVE INCLUDED FIRE REVIEWS ON ALL PERMIT TYPES THAT MAY REQUIRE A FIRE INSPECTION.

FOR EXAMPLE, A POOL PERMIT YOU WOULDN'T THINK WOULD NEED A FIRE INSPECTION, BUT POOL PERMITS HAVE HAVE METAMORPHOSIZED OVER TIME TO JUST INCLUDE NOT JUST INCLUDE POOLS, BUT INCLUDE A LOT OF OUTDOOR FEATURES LIKE FIRE FEATURES.

SO FIRE NEEDS TO REVIEW WHAT TYPE OF FIRE FEATURE THEY'RE GOING TO PUT IN AND WHERE IT'S LOCATED, ESPECIALLY NOT UNDER, SAY, A WOOD STRUCTURE LIKE A WOOD PATIO COVER, BECAUSE THE LAST THING WE WANT IS A WOODEN FIRE, A FIRE PIT UNDER A WOODEN PATIO COVER.

THE NEW STREAMLINED FIRE INSPECTION PROCESS WORKS WITH THE EXISTING FIRE SOFTWARE, WHICH, WHEN AN INSPECTION IS COMPLETE, EMAILS A REPORT TO THE CUSTOMER. THE CUSTOMER THEN UPLOADS THE REPORT TO THE PERMIT.

THIS PROCESS IS VERY FAMILIAR TO THE CUSTOMER AS THEY ARE REQUIRED TO UPLOAD MANY DOCUMENTS THROUGHOUT THE PERMIT INSPECTION PROCESS.

THIS NEW PROCESS FOR THE FIRE INSPECTORS ALLOWS THEM TO SAY THEIR SOFTWARE AND NOT HAVE TO DUPLICATE THE INFORMATION IN BOTH SOFTWARES.

THAT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE HELP DOING THAT.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IN Q THREE.

WE HAVE STARTED COLLABORATING WITH OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

IN THE FIRST MEETING, IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT SOME OF OUR FIELD PERSONNEL STAFF DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE BY GRANTING ACCESS.

THIS ALLOWED THEM TO VIEW CONSTRUCTION PLANS WHILE ON SITE AND AUTOMATICALLY COMPLETE FIELD VERIFICATION TASKS FROM A SMART DEVICE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING DONE MANUALLY ON PAPER.

IN OUR SECOND MEETING, WE HAVE STARTED MAPPING OUT THE COMMERCIAL NEW DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW PROCESS TO IDENTIFY INEFFICIENCY.

THIS IS A LARGE PROCESS THAT CONSISTS OF SEVERAL STEPS AND TIMELY COORDINATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE POSITIONS.

CONCURRENTLY, THERE IS A LEAN SIX SIGMA GREEN BELT CERTIFICATION TEAM THAT IS WORKING ON OUR IMPACT FEE PROCESS TO HELP GAIN EFFICIENCIES IN A PROCESS THAT TOUCHES FOUR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WHEN A BUILDING PERMIT IS SUBMITTED.

SUCCESSION PLANNING.

SUCCESSION PLANNING IS VITAL TO THE CITY, AS MANY OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS ARE CLOSE TO RETIREMENT.

FOR THE INDIGO SOFTWARE, THERE IS A TWO STEP APPROACH.

IT STAFF ARE THE KNOW HOW TO FIX ISSUES, BUT BUILDING SERVICES STAFF ARE THE KNOW WHAT FOR THE PROCESS ISSUES.

TRAINING FOR THE NEW IT TEAM MEMBERS IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT AND TRAINING FOR THE BUILDING SERVICES TEAM MEMBER WILL START SOON.

NOW I'M GOING TO TURN IT BACK OVER TO MISTY FOR HER TO OUTLINE THE NEXT STEPS IN THE PROCESS.

CHANGE YOUR SLIDE. THANKS, SUSIE.

SO FOLLOWING FOLLOWING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AT THE END OF Q THREE, THE TEAM WILL HAVE BUILT A SOLID FOUNDATION.

AT THAT POINT, MEASUREMENTS WILL BE PUT INTO PLACE TO ENSURE THE STEPS WE HAVE TAKEN HAVE IMPROVED THE DEPARTMENT'S MATRIX.

NEXT, WE WILL BEGIN TO ASSESS THE RESUBMITTAL PROCESS, WHICH IS A SECOND LAYER OF THE PERMITTING PROCESS.

SO FOR THIS LAST SLIDE, I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME EMPLOYEES THAT PLAYED A ROLE IN THIS PROJECT WITH US.

MIKE WHITE, CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL.

KELLY CLEMENTS, DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF.

ANGIE LOPEZ, FIRE INSPECTOR DOLORES MARTINEZ BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST.

[01:20:04]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM.

SO FIRST OF ALL, GREAT JOB.

AND LET ME SAY, I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING SUBSTANTIVE ABOUT WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE GOING ON.

BUT FIRST, LIKE, I DON'T WANT TO MISS THE FACT THAT I MEAN, IT'S INCREDIBLE THAT YOU GUYS UNDERTAKE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT IN SUCH AN ORGANIZED MANNER.

I MEAN, IT'S TRULY AMAZING THE STEPS THAT YOU GUYS TAKE.

IT'S SO LOGICAL. IT'S, YOU KNOW, YOU IDENTIFY THE PROBLEMS AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO SOLVE THEM IN A VERY METHODICAL WAY.

IT'S VERY, VERY IMPRESSIVE.

LIKE, I CAN'T IMAGINE EVERY CITY SITS AROUND WITH THIS LEVEL OF SOPHISTICATION.

SO I'M SO PROUD. I'M JUST GOING TO JUMP IN HERE.

JUMP IN. COME ON NOW, JUMP IN.

I WANT TO MENTION THAT MR HAS A GREEN BELT CERTIFICATION AND LEAN SIX SIGMA, AND SHE'S NOT ALONE.

WE HAVE OTHERS IN OUR ORGANIZATION AS WELL.

AND RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A NEW CLASS.

I THINK GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO CAN TAKE LEAD ON THESE PROJECTS.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO MENTION HOW PROUD I AM OF THE BUILDING SERVICES DIVISION.

IT'S REALLY KIND OF INTIMIDATING WHEN SOMEBODY SAYS, WE WANT TO LOOK IN YOUR CLOSETS, YOU KNOW, AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON THERE.

AND THEY HAVE JUST BEEN GREAT ABOUT EMBRACING THE PROCESS AND EMBRACING SOME OF THE IDEAS.

AND I THINK WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS THAT THESE NEW IDEAS ARE ASSISTING OUR CUSTOMERS, WHICH FEELS REALLY GOOD TO THEM, BUT ALSO IT'S MAKING THEIR LIVES EASIER BY UTILIZING THE TECHNOLOGY MORE EFFICIENTLY.

SO SO FAR IT'S BEEN WIN WIN WIN.

BUT YEAH, I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING.

YEAH, GREAT JOB. AND I WILL SAY SUBSTANTIVELY, AS A FREQUENT USER OF YOUR SERVICES, YOU ALL ARE BY FAR THE BEST CITY WE WORK WITH.

IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE AND I KNOW I'M BIASED, BUT IT'S STILL TRUE.

I MEAN, IT'S REALLY NOT CLOSE.

YOU GUYS ARE JUST DO A PHENOMENAL JOB AND EVERYBODY KNOWS IT AND EVERYBODY SAYS IT.

SO GREAT, GREAT JOB.

COUNCIL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. WONDERFUL.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, ON THAT HIGH NOTE, WE'LL GO OVER THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

WE'VE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED THIS CONSENT, SO IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I'LL TAKE A MOTION.

YES, MAYOR. COUNCIL. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEMS FOUR A THROUGH J CONSENT AGENDA, NOTING AS IT RELATES TO ITEM FOUR B, WE'RE APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER 23010.

APPOINTING COUNCIL MEMBER SEAN MACASKILL AS MAYOR.

PRO TEM COUNCIL MEMBER KATHY TALLEY AS DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM.

ALSO AS IT RELATES TO ITEM FOUR C APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER 23011, APPOINTING CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES TO THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES AS FOLLOWS.

AS IT RELATES TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, APPOINTING MAYOR JOHN HUFFMAN WITH A TERM EXPIRING JUNE OF 24.

MAYOR PRO TEM SEAN MACASKILL JUNE EXPIRING JUNE 24TH AND DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM KATHY TALLEY WITH A TERM EXPIRING JUNE 24TH AS IT RELATES TO SOUTHLAKE PARKS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, APPOINTING COUNCIL MEMBER RANDY WILLIAMSON TO A TERM ENDING JUNE 2024.

DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM KATHY TALLEY TO A TERM JUNE OF 2024.

COUNCIL MEMBER RONELL SMITH TERM UNTIL JUNE 2024, AND COUNCIL MEMBER AMY TORRES-LEPP.

WITH THE JUNE EXPIRING OR TERM EXPIRING JUNE 2024.

AND THEN FINALLY, AS IT RELATES TO THE CORRIDOR PLANNING COMMITTEE, APPOINTING DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM KATHY TALLEY TERM OF JUNE 2024.

COUNCIL MEMBER RANDY ROBBINS, JUNE 2024.

MAYOR PRO TEM SEAN MACASKILL, JUNE 2024 AND COUNCIL MEMBER AMY TORRES-LEPP TO A TERM ENDING JUNE 20TH, 24.

OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

ALL RIGHT. AND THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSES.

SEVEN ZERO. CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL THE APPOINTMENTS AND THE FREE WORK THAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO UNDERTAKE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS OUR PUBLIC FORUM AND OUR LAST ITEM FOR THIS EVENING.

PUBLIC FORUM, AS EVERYONE KNOWS, IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ABOUT SOMETHING NOT ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS EVERYTHING, BECAUSE NOTHING'S ON THE AGENDA.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC FORUM.

DOES ANYBODY IN THE CROWD WHO WISHES TO COME AND SPEAK? SEEING NONE. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC FORUM AND WE WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING.

THANK YOU. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.