* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. READY. [00:00:02] SO I CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER BEFORE WE START THAT STAND UP FOR THE PLEDGE, AYE. TO THE FLAG AND TO THE REPUBLIC, FOR WHICH YOU'RE SAYING ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALL RIGHT. THAT SESSION ITEMS. BUT I LIKED THE FIRST ONE RIGHT NOW. AND THE SECOND ONE WE'RE WAITING FOR THE MEETING. RIGHT? SO LET ME READ THE FIRST ONE CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH THE ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE, FIVE ONE ZERO SEVEN OH ONE, TEXAS GOVERNMENT AND CODE CONSULTATION WITH AN ATTORNEY TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION OFFER REGARDING COMP OR ADDISON, TEXAS VERSUS CP. WHEN YOU SEE DAN DVA USA, FKA COMPASS, BAM, CLOSE NUMBER CC TWO ZERO ZERO WAS THE COLONY LAW. NUMBER TWO HOURS, COFFEE DAY GREENFIELD. SO LET'S ENTER IT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION SIX OH THREE. YEAH. SO RIGHT NOW IT'S 7:34 PM. WE ARE EXITING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. THERE'S NO ACTION TAKEN WELL, I DIDN'T THROW MY, OH, I RAN OUT OF 7:34 PM. WELL, ACTUALLY THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THERE'S NO ACTION TAKEN, BUT HOWEVER, I LIKE TO READ A STATEMENT. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT. AND IN FACT, EVERYONE WHO HAS REACHED OUT TO THE CONSOLE ABOUT REVITALIZATION PROJECT AND ITS IMPACT ON THE TREES ALONG THE RAILWAY ROAD CORRIDOR, WE HAVE RECEIVED YOUR EMAILS AND WE ACKNOWLEDGE AND RESPECT YOUR CONCERNS. THE TOWN IS CURRENTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS WITH A GREENFIELD TOLERANCE PROPERTY ON THE TOM REMAT IS COMMITTED TO WORKING THROUGH THE LEGAL PROCESS IN GOOD FAITH TO CONSIDER REASONABLE OPTIONS THAT RESULT IN AN AMICABLE SOLUTION FOR BOTH PARTS. WHILE WE ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE MORE DETAILS AT THIS TIME, WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONSIDERING WHAT RESULTS FROM THE ONGOING DISCUSSIONS THE CASA WANTS TO COME IN AND YOU DO KNOW THAT ADDISON'S APPEARANCE AND THE HOW PEOPLE MOVE THROUGHOUT ALL COMMUNITY. UM, VERY IMPORTANT TO US. EDISON HAS ALWAYS UNDERTAKEN PROJECTS WITH A VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR TOWN AND MIDDLEWEIGHT OLD IS NO EXCEPTION. THE YEAR LONG EXTENSIVE PUBLIC EFFORT TO REVITALIZE THIS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY HAS NOT BEING TAKEN LIGHTLY. I HOPE YOU'LL BE PATIENT AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THIS PROCESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. ALL RIGHT. [1. Present and Discuss Any Action Necessary or New Information Regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic. ] SO, UH, WHAT SESSION I HAVE, NUMBER ONE, PRESENT, DISCUSS ANY ACTION NECESSARY OR VIEWING INFORMATION REGARDING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. GOOD, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SORRY ABOUT THAT. UH, JUST AS A REMINDER, AND FOR, UH, THE COMMUNITY'S EDIFICATION ON TUESDAY, MARCH 2ND, GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT ANNOUNCED HIS PLAN TO REMOVE MOST OF HIS COVID-19 RELATED STATEWIDE MANDATES EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10TH AS TOMORROW MORNING AT 12:01 AM. GOVERNOR ABBOTT'S ACTION ALLOWS ALL TEXAS BUSINESSES TO OPERATE AT 100% CAPACITY AND LA HANDLE ALLOWS THE STATEWIDE FACE MASK ORDER TO EXPIRE THE GOVERNOR'S MOST RECENT EXECUTIVE ORDER, GA 34 STRONGLY ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUALS TO WEAR FACE COVERINGS OVER THE NOSE AND MOUTH, WHEREVER IT IS NOT FEASIBLE TO MAINTAIN SIX FEET OF PHYSICAL DISTANCING AND FOR EVERY PERSON AND LEGAL ENTITY TO USE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO FOLLOW THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS AS PERMITTED BY THE GOVERNOR'S LATEST EXECUTIVE ORDER TOWN EMPLOYEES [00:05:01] WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS, INCLUDING THE FRAN PHYSICIAN PRACTICES, PHYSICAL DISTANCING, AND WEARING FACE MASKS IN TOWN FACILITIES PROTECT OUR EMPLOYEES AND RESIDENTS. AT THIS TIME, TOWN FACILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE AS THEY HAVE BEEN FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. THIS INCLUDES THE ATHLETIC CLUB WEAR FACE MASKS ARE REQUIRED AND COMMON AREAS. UM, AND WE WILL BE USING THE SAME OPERATING DAYS AND TIMES THAT WE'VE BEEN USING FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. AND THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE SPECIAL TIMES FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO WORK OUT, UH, WITH FACE MASKS HOME STAFF, WE'LL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE THE AVAILABILITY OF, EXCUSE ME, THE ABILITY TO SAFELY RESUME NORMAL OPERATIONS AT THE ATHLETIC CLUB AND OTHER TOWN FACILITIES IN THE NEAR FUTURE. AND AS CIRCUMSTANCES DICTATE A SO IT'S CIRCUMSTANCES LIKE THE AVAILABILITY OF THE VACCINE, ET CETERA. IN THE MEANTIME, TOWN STAFF REMAINS READY AND COMMITTED TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO OUR CUSTOMERS THAT USE OF OUR VIRTUAL SERVICE OFFERINGS CONTINUES TO BE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED. IF AN IN-PERSON APPOINTMENT IS NECESSARY, WE WILL WORK TO SAFELY ACCOMMODATE THE REQUEST AS WE HAVE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC WHILE WE ANXIOUSLY AWAIT THE DAY WHEN WE CAN WELCOME, UH, RESIDENTS, UH, BACK WITH A GREAT BIG SMILE. WE ASK THAT ALL VISITORS TO TOWN FACILITIES CONTINUE TO WEAR MASKS FOR YOUR SAFETY AND OURS IN SHORT, IT WILL BE NO MEDIA CHANGED OUR CURRENT OPERATING MODEL AT THIS TIME, BUT WE HOPE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO RETURN TO A MORE NORMAL OPERATING ENVIRONMENT SOON. SO THAT IS, UH, HOW THE TOWN IS GOING TO BE RESPONDING TO GOVERNOR ABBOTT'S RECENT, UH, ORDER, UH, UH, THAT HE ANNOUNCED LAST TUESDAY. AND THAT GOES INTO EFFECT TOMORROW, MARCH THE 10TH. I'M HAPPY THE ANSWERING QUESTIONS, BUT, UH, I WANT TO ASK, MAKE SURE ON THE CITY STAFF STILL PUT A MASK ON, IS THAT THE CASE? YES, SIR. WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE EMPLOYEES WORKING ON THE SAME TOKEN. I WANT TO ENCOURAGE ALL THE PEOPLE, ALL BUSINESS OWNERS STILL REQUIRE EMPLOYEES AND TO WEAR A MASK AND NOT UNTIL EVERYBODY HAS A VACCINE. SO THAT'S WHAT I MASH IT ON. YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HAS VACCINE SHOTS AND THEN IT'S REALLY SAFE BEFORE WE TAKE OFF ON MASKS IS TO EVERYBODY'S GOODNESS. YEAH. ANY COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. THAT'S IT. NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT. SO [ Announcements and Acknowledgments Regarding Town and Council Events and Activities Discussion of Meetings / Events] READ THE MEETING STARTS, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO INVITE, YOU KNOW, CITY MANAGER TO MAKE SOME TIME. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, MY PLEASURE, THE ONLY ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WE HAVE TONIGHT IS, UH, RELATED TO MIDWAY ROAD. UH, AS A REMINDER, SHORT DURATION LANE CLOSURES BEGAN THIS WEEK AT THE INTERSECTION OF MIDWAY AND BELTLINE ROADS AND WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS AS WORK STARTS ON THE MIDWAY ROAD REVITALIZATION PROJECT. UH, PEOPLE CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT, UH, AT OUR WEBSITE, WWW DOT ADDISON, TEXAS.NET FORWARD SLASH MIDWAY. AND PEOPLE CAN REGISTER FOR PROJECT UPDATES BY TEXTING THE WORD MIDWAY TO EIGHT EIGHT, EIGHT, SEVEN, SEVEN, SEVEN, OR SUBSCRIBING TO THE FOUR EMAIL UPDATES, UH, VIA THE TOWN WEBSITE. SO AGAIN, IF YOU WANT TO RECEIVE TEXT UPDATES, YOU CAN TEXT THE WORD MIDWAY TO EIGHT EIGHT, EIGHT, SEVEN, SEVEN, SEVEN, AND SUBSCRIBE FOR EMAIL UPDATES AT ADDISON, TEXAS.NET FORWARD SLASH MIDWAY ROAD MIDWAY. EXCUSE ME. DOES, DOES CAPITALIZATION MATTER? SO DOES MIDWAY NEED TO BE CAPITALIZED OR NOT CAPITALIZED? I, I, THE REASON I, I ASKED THAT QUESTION IS BECAUSE I SIGNED UP FOR THAT AND IT'S VERY CONVENIENT TO GET THOSE TEXT MESSAGES ON YOUR PHONE. SO I, YOU KNOW, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO DO THAT. ANY MORE QUESTION TO US? ALRIGHT. UH, OMAR, [ Public Comment The City Council invites citizens to address the City Council on any matter, including items on the agenda, except public hearings that are included on the agenda. Comments related to public hearings will be heard when the specific hearing starts. Citizen comments are limited to three (3) minutes, unless otherwise required by law. To address the Council, please fill out a City Council Appearance Card and submit it to a staff member prior to the Public Comment item on the agenda. The Council is not permitted to take any action or discuss any item not listed on the agenda. The Council may choose to place the item on a future agenda.] DO WE HAVE ANYBODY'S UH, PUBLIC COMMENT? UH, NO SIR. UH, BUT I DID RECEIVE TWO EMAILS TODAY, ONE FROM ELIZABETH MCDOWELL, ANOTHER ONE FROM ROXANNE MILLER, WHICH I DID SEND TO COUNCIL. AND IT WAS REGARDING THE MIDWAY ROAD PROPERTY, UH, I BELIEVE, UH, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, JOHN CRAWFORD, OR YOU EMAIL BACK THE RESPONSE, RIGHT? YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO CONSENT AGENDA, ITEM [ Consent Agenda All items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion with no individual consideration. If individual consideration of an item is requested, it will be pulled from the Consent Agenda and discussed separately.] NUMBER TWO, AND THE THREE [00:10:02] AND THE ITEM TO BE POOLED FOR QUESTION MOVE APPROVAL. SECOND. SO I PUT A MOTION FROM IVAN AND SECOND COLUMN AND ALL IN FAVOR TO APPROVE THOSE ITEMS, PCI, I SUPPOSE, REGULAR ITEMS, ITEM, NUMBER FOUR, [4. Present, Discuss, and Consider Action to Accept the Addison Police Department's 2020 Racial Profiling Report and Motor Vehicle Contact Search Analysis.] PRESENT, DISCUSS IT AND CONSIDER ACTION TO ACCEPT THE EXIT POLICE DEPARTMENTS, 2020 RACIAL PROFILING REPORT AND MOTOR VEHICLE CONTENT SEARCH CHIEF COUNSEL, PAUL SPENCER, CHIEF OF POLICE. I MEAN, WE'VE GOT OUR PRESENTATION UP AND RUNNING, SO WE'LL PROCEED. OPEN IT UP, GIVE YOU AMERICAN BASKETBALL. SO THAT'S CHEAP PLACE. WE'RE EXCITED TO PRESENT OUR 20, 20 OR 2020 RACIAL PROFILE AND REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW. UH, COUNCIL RECEIVED THE DOCUMENT, UH, PRIOR TO MARCH 1ST WAS REQUIRED AND THEN WE'RE REQUIRED TO BRING IT TO YOU AND SHARE IT, DISCUSS IT. SO I'LL, I WILL MOVE FORWARD. AS A REMINDER, OUR TEXAS RACIAL PROFILING LAWS REALLY STARTED WITH SENATE BILL 10 74 IN 2001. THAT'S WHAT CREATED OUR INITIAL, UH, RACIAL PROVIDING WALLS INSTEAD OF TEXAS IN 2009, HOUSE BILL 33 NINE UPDATE THE REQUIREMENTS. SO OUR RACIAL PROVIDE LAWS IN TEXAS, AND FINALLY THE MOST RECENT AS THE SANDRA BLAND ACT OF 2017, AND THAT WE HAD MAJOR CHANGES, SORROW OUR RIFLE BIBLE AT THAT TIME. AND REALLY WHAT IT DID WAS REQUIRED US TO COLLECT SPECIFIC DATA ON ALL OF THE PEOPLE. TRAFFIC STOPS THAT RESULTED IN ARREST CITATION OR WARNING, AND SANDRA BLAND TOOK IT A STEP FURTHER WITH SEARCH ANALYSIS TO TELL US WHY OR HOW OUR PERFORMANCE WAS IN REGARDS TO, AGAIN, THE REQUIRED DATA COLLECTION AND STATE LAW, UH, DICTATES TO US, UH, IS TO COLLECT THE RACE AND OR ETHNICITY OF THE PERSON, GENDER, THE RACE OR ETHNICITY KNOWN PRIOR TO THE STOP. THE REASON FOR THE STOP STOP LOCATIONS SEARCH CONDUCTED YES OR NO. THE REASON FOR SEARCHES CONTRABAND BOUND, YES OR NO, CONTRAVENT TIME. THE RESULTS OF THE STOP. IF THERE WAS AN ARREST, WHAT WAS THE ULTIMATE CHARGE FOR VIOLATION? AND THEN WAS THERE A USE OF FORCE RELATED TO THE STOP? WE USE AN ELECTRONIC TICKET RIDER INSTEAD OF THE OLD PANS AND WRITTEN CITATIONS. THAT INFORMATION IS ENTERED INTO OUR STUDENT RACIAL PROFILING COMPONENTS ITEMS THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO COLLECT ARE ENTERED IN OUR ELECTRONIC TICKET RIDERS. AND THEN THEY'RE CHECKED FOR ACCURACY BY OUR INTERNAL STAFF POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND ULTIMATELY IT'S SENT TO OUR, OUR, UH, RACIAL PROFILING CONSULTANT, DR. ALEX DEPARTMENT FOR REVIEW AND ANALYSIS. SO AGAIN, THE DATA IS ALL IT DID ANNUALLY, UH, BY DR. DEL CARMEN AND ALSO EACH QUARTER, UH, WITHIN THAT YEAR, UH, TO DO A RANDOM SAMPLING DATA IS CHECKED WITH COMPLETE ZACK DIZZINESS EVALUATED DURING EACH AUDIT. AND THE SANDRA BLAND ACT REQUIRES THAT A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE DATA IS PERFORMED. AND DR. DEL CARMEN DOES THAT FOR US. SO WE HAVE A THIRD PARTY LOOKING AT OUR DATA AND OUR QUARTERLY BASIS AND COMPILING IT ANNUALLY FOR THIS REPORT. AND THAT'S, THAT'S THE SAME IT'S DONE SINCE REALLY THE LAST THREE OR FOUR OR FIVE YEARS. THERE ARE OTHER REQUIREMENTS REQUIRED BY THE STATE LAW, OTHER THAN JUST COLLECTING THE DATA. WE ALSO HAVE TO HAVE A POLICY ON RACIAL PROFILING AND BIAS REDUCTION, WHICH WE, WHICH WE DO. THERE'S PUBLIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. WE HAVE THE WEBSITE INFORMATION, ALSO BROCHURES, THE TOWN HALL AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT OR COMPLIMENT ON AN OFFICER. WE HAVE TRAINING FOR ALL OFFICERS ON RACIAL PROFILING. A LOT OF THAT IS COMPLETED POLICE SCATTERY PRIOR TO APPROXIMATELY COMING ON THE STREET, BUT WE ALSO HAVE DEPARTMENT AND THEN SERVICE TRAINING THAT IT HELPS US DO THAT AS WELL. AND THEN WE HAVE QUARTERLY REVIEWS ON OUR VIDEO, BOTH BODY CAMERA AND IN CAR VIDEO THAT DOES A RANDOM SAMPLING OF TRAFFIC STOPS EVERY QUARTER QUARTERS ACROSS REVIEW SPOT RANDOM STOPS, UH, FROM EVERY OFFICER. AND THIS IS ALSO AN ASSOCIATE, AN ACCORD FOR A TEXAS POLICE USE ASSOCIATION, BEST PRACTICES. AND AGAIN, THIS, THIS IS THEATER SNAPSHOTS OF THE DATA FROM, FROM OUR 2020 REPORT. UH, THIS, THIS SHOWS THE MOTOR VEHICLE CONTACTS AND INCLUDES THE TICKETS CITATIONS AND WARNING WITHOUT IS BROKEN OUT BY RACE, ETHNICITY, UH, MOTOR VEHICLE CONTACTS, NUMBER OF PERCENTAGES, TICKETS CITATIONS. WE DON'T DO VERBAL WARNINGS AND EDISON POLICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THAT SLIDER ZEROS, THERE WERE POINTS CHIEF YES. ASSOCIATE TO ROT. BUT LOOK, THE NUMBER LOOKED LIKE IT'S JUST ABOUT A ONE CERT OR PREVIOUS [00:15:01] YEARS. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT THE NEXT PRESENTATION REPORT, BUT IT IS, THIS IS AN EFFECT OF COVID, RIGHT? SO WE, UH, OUR, OUR OPERATIONS PROTOCOLS CHANGED TO TRY AND REDUCE THE EXPOSURE OF OFFICERS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. AND SO OUR TRAFFIC SITE CONTEXTS ARE WAY DOWN COMPARED TO GRIEVANCE PERSON. SHE'S CHIEF, DO OTHER DO OTHER CITIES. UM, IS SHE VERBAL STILL, STILL DO VERBAL WARNING? I'M GOING TO MAKE THAT I'M GONNA MAKE AN ASSUMPTION THAT THEY MAY OR MAY THEY MAY DO VERBALS AS WELL. UM, A LOT OF US STOPPED DOING VERBALS BECAUSE WE NEED TO TRACK, UH, WITH, UH, SOMEBODY WHO USED TO BE A PAPER NOW IS ELECTRONIC. SO I WOULD HAVE MADE IT IS, IT WOULD BE AN ASSUMPTION TO SAY THAT WE WILL STILL DO IT, BUT NOW I MENTIONED IT, UH, THIS, THIS CHART SHOWS THE MOTOR VEHICLE CONTEXT AS COMPARED TO THE HOUSEHOLDS, IF YOU LOOKED INSIDE THE REPORT. UH, AND I CAN, I THINK IT'S ON PAGE 24, DR. DEL CARMEN TALKS ABOUT THE, THAT WE USE THE US CENSUS BUREAU'S, UH, FAIR ROAD STANDARDS, UH, ASSIGNMENT TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS HAVE ACCESS TO VEHICLES. UH, AND SO THAT, THAT'S WHAT THIS CHART SHOWS THAT BASICALLY, UH, YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, WHITE, BLACK, HISPANIC, ASIAN, AMERICAN, AND OTHER IT'S THE, IT'S THE CONTACTS VERSUS WHAT THE, THE 2010 CENSUS DATA TELLS US ABOUT HOUSEHOLDS. AND THAT'S, IT'S VERY MUCH DATED. WE'RE WAITING FOR THE, THE UPDATED CENSUS TO COME OUT FOR 2020, AND THEN THERE'LL BE AN ADJUSTMENT TO THAT. SO THIS SHOULD CHANGE. UH, JUST NEXT CHART IS FOR THE ACTUAL SEARCH DATA. SO THAT IN MY INTRODUCTION, WE TALKED ABOUT THE TYPES OF THE TRAFFIC STOPS AND NUMBER OF CITATIONS ARRESTS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. THE SANDRA BLAND ACTS TALKING ABOUT SEARCH ANALYSIS AND THAT'S, THAT'S THIS CHART SHOWS AND IT, IT, AGAIN, IT USES THE SAME BRACELET, RACE AND ETHNICITY. AS A STANDING POINT, WE HAVE SEARCHES, CONTRABAND FOUND CONTRABAND ROAD IS NOT FOUND IN THAT ARREST. ULTIMATELY, THE END OF THE DAY, THE COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE LAW IS, IS, IS THE VERY IMPORTANT, HOWEVER, AN ADDISON, AS LONG AS I'M HERE, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA DO THINGS THE RIGHT WAY FOR THE RIGHT REASONS. WE'RE GONNA TREAT PEOPLE WITH EVERYONE, DIGNITY, RESPECT. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BUILD, MAINTAIN TRUST IN THE COMMUNITY, THROUGH OUR ACTIONS AND WRITING AND SUCH STOP TALKING ABOUT IT. AND YOU HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE IT IN PUBLIC. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, DR. DEL CARMEN HAS HELPED US FULFILL OUR REQUIREMENTS WITH RACIAL PROFILING AND LAWS WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS, THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND WE ARE IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH ALL DIRECTORS, LAWS, GOVERNMENT RACIAL PROFILING FOR 2020, YOU CAN FIND THE, UH, OBVIOUSLY THE REPORT WAS ATTACHED TO OUR COUNCIL AGENDA AND STABLE TO PUBLIC ART ON ARCHITECTURE WEBSITE. IT'S ALSO ON THE TINKLE WEBSITE THAT SAID TEXAS KEEPS, YOU CAN SEE OUR DATA THERE AS WELL. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, IF IT ANY, YEAH. CHIEF, I'VE GOT A QUESTION ON SLIDE EIGHT, UM, WAS TALKING ABOUT, UH, SEARCHES, TOTAL NUMBER OF SEARCHES AND PERCENTAGES AND SO FORTH. ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD WAS, UH, IT, IT APPEARS IF I'M READING THIS CORRECTLY, THAT ROUGHLY 46% OF THE TIME THAT OUR, OUR POLICE FORCES IS DOING THE SEARCH, THEY'RE FINDING SOME TYPE OF CONTRABAND OR EVIDENCE OF SOME KIND OF I READING THAT CORRECTLY. THEY'VE DONE 219 SEARCHES. AND THEN OUT OF THAT, A HUNDRED OF THEM, THE NUMBER OF HUNDRED TIMES THEY'VE FOUND, FOUND SOMETHING. SO READING THAT CORRECTLY. WELL, THE 219 IS THE NUMBER OF SEARCHES AND THE A HUNDRED PERCENT IS THE A HUNDRED NUMBERS. TELL HIM ABOUT THE A HUNDRED PERCENT COME WITH THE HUNDREDS, THE NUMBER 100 NEXT TO THE A HUNDRED PERCENT. OKAY. SO THE CONTENT CONTRABAND OR EVIDENCE FOUND THE NUMBERS IS 100 AS YOUR WHAT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY. WHAT I'M SAYING IS IT APPEARS IF I'M READING THIS DATA CORRECTLY FOR ALMOST 46% OF THE TIME, OUR OFFICERS DO A SEARCH, THEY'RE FINDING SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, DRUGS CONTRABAND SAID, THAT SEEMS LIKE AN INCREDIBLY GREAT PERCENTAGE. I MEAN, I WAS JUST KIND OF FLOORED THAT IT WOULD BE THAT, THAT HIGH, THAT THEY WERE FINDING SOME, IS THAT NORMAL OR IS THAT WHEN YOU USE PROFESSIONAL SOUND LAW ENFORCEMENT PRACTICES AND TACTICS, I GUESS, BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING AT CLUES ARE RELEVANT, THE PERSON DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THERE'S LOTS OF CLUES THAT THE OFFICERS USE TO TELL THAT A PERSON MAY BE THE BEAR, OR, YOU KNOW, LIKE MAYBE HOW TO PATROL SMUGGLING, NEW NARCOTICS BUSINESSES. I HAVE IT'S IT'S WHEN YOU GET INTO OTHER FACTORS LIKE, LIKE WHO IS WHAT THE PERSON LOOKS LIKE DRIVING [00:20:01] IS YOUR SOLE SOURCE FOR YOUR STOPPING OR SEARCHES, WHERE YOU START BY LIKE STABLE ON YOUR, IN YOUR, AND YOU'RE ACTING UNPROFESSIONALLY AND ON THAT, RIGHT. CAUSE THEN THAT'S, THAT'S THE RACIAL PROFILE. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT OUR SEARCH DATA AND WE DO IT ON A QUARTERLY BASIS IS, ARE WE ALREADY CIRCLED? WE, WHAT, WHAT, UH, HOW ARE WE, HOW ARE WE FINDING CONTRABAND? HOW ARE WE BEING SUCCESSFUL IN OUR READING? ARE WE LOOKING AT THAT FROM THE STANDPOINT OF, IF I TAKE A THOUSAND, A THOUSAND LIGHT DRIVERS, AND I'LL FIND 10% OF THE TIME I'M FINDING CONTRABAND, FOR EXAMPLE, OR ANOTHER GROUP, I'M FINDING 80% OF THE TIME. WELL THEN THE FIRST GROUP THAT I MENTIONED WHERE IT'S A VERY LOW PERCENTAGE OF SUCCESS AND WHY ARE YOU MAKING THE STOPS? RIGHT? SO THE ASSUMPTION IS BASED ON THAT, THAT WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS TO STOP AND SEARCH PEOPLE BASED ON SOMETHING ELSE, OTHER THAN SOUND OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, PRIVATES TACTICS, AND OUR NUMBERS HAVE CONSISTENTLY SHOWN, SHOWN OVER MANY YEARS AND WE'RE DOING IT, WE'RE DOING IT THE RIGHT WAY FOR OUR REASONS, NOT ON WHERE WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW OR LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATIONS. I WAS IMPRESSED WITH IT, SOME KIND OF REPORT, BUT NOT THAT THAT JUMPED OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN KUDOS TO THE COURSE. CHIEF, DO YOU SOMETIMES RECEIVE SOME TIPS FROM OTHER CDS AND PUT YOURSELF AS SOON AS, SO SOMEBODY TRAVELS TO ADIS ANY AREA POSSIBLY WITH NARCOTIC? WE DID. WE RECEIVED THE TIPS FROM THE PUBLIC AS A WHOLE. WE HAVE A TIP FOR ONE 11, A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE. YOU CAN FOLLOW THAT. OR WE HAVE A VERY ROBUST, THE CRIME SHIP, CRIME INFORMATION SHARING NETWORK IN THE METROPLEX WHERE ALL AGENCIES TALK. AND IF WE HAVE LIKE OUR CRIME ANALYSIS ANALYSTS, PUT SOMETHING OUT SAYING, WE'VE GOT A TIP THAT THERE'S A CAR COMING DOWN, BELTLINE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY COME INTO EDISON HIT BELTLINE. IT'S A MATTER OF A COUPLE OF MINUTES. I EITHER DALLAS, OVER AT CARROLLTON CROSS RAMP. SO WE DO THAT QUITE A BIT. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THANKS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. EMOTION AND EMOTION. WHAT SECOND IS POINT OF FAILURE TO ACCEPT THIS RACIAL PROFILING REPORT AND MOTIVATED? SO GENTLEMEN, THIS IS PCI OPPOSE. THANK YOU, CHIEF NUMBER FIVE [5. Present, Discuss, and Consider Action on an Ordinance Declaring Unopposed the Mayoral Candidate in the May 1, 2021 Mayoral General Election, Elected to Office; Canceling the Election for the Office of Mayor; and Providing an Effective Date.] SOUNDED LIKE A GOOD THE MALE CANDIDATE IN THE MAY 1ST, 2021, MAYBE TO A GENERAL ELECTION ELECTED TO ALL FACE CANCELING ELECTION FOR THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND PROVIDING AN EFFECT EFFECTIVE DAY BURMA, MAYOR AND COUNCIL EARL PARKER'S. DID HE SECRETARY ATTACHED TO THIS ORDINANCE IS A CERTIFICATION FROM THE CITY SECRETARY, UH, STATING THAT THE MAYOR IS RUNNING AT A POST AND UPON RECEIVING THE CERTIFICATION COUNCIL HAS THE OPTION TO CANCEL THE ELECTION OR, UH, GO AHEAD AND SAY THAT THE MAYOR CANDIDATE IS UNOPPOSED AND CAN COMPLETELY CANCEL THAT PORTION OF THE ELECTION, OR THEY CAN DECIDE THAT HE WILL STAY ON THE BALLOT AND PEOPLE COULD VOTE FOR HIM. UH, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT YOU ACCEPT THE AND CANCELED THE MAYORAL, UH, MAYORAL ELECTION IN MAY. YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING BEFORE WE, UM, WAS THERE A SECOND. SO I THINK A LOT OF WAS THERE A SECOND PAUSE AT THE BOTTOM. OKAY. UM, WHEN I, WHEN I LOOK BACK THE HISTORY OF ADDISON AND I SEE PAST MIRRORS AND HOW LONG THEY'VE SERVED AND SO FORTH, I SEE, UH, UH, I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS IT HERE WITH MARIN MORRIS SERVED FOR 16 YEARS. UM, AND YOU'RE READY, SIR, FOR 13 YEARS. AND, UH, MERE CHILD GETS DONE. HE WILL SERVE FOR, FOR 12 YEARS PLUS PLUS THREE YEARS ON THE COUNCIL FOR THAT IS EIGHT, EIGHT, 15 YEARS, EIGHT, EIGHT BALANCE, RIGHT? I MEAN IT JUST EIGHT CAMPAIGNS. THEY WERE CONTESTED OR NOT. AND I JUST, UM, WELL, I, I APPRECIATE WHAT THESE PREVIOUS MARRIAGE DID. I THINK MODERN TIME, I DON'T, [00:25:01] I DON'T THINK THIS WILL EVER BE MET. I DON'T JUST, SO IT'S AMAZING TO ME WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND YOU'RE STILL DOING IT. UM, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT. AND, UH, IT'S ALWAYS AN HONOR TO, UH, FIND THE TIME TO SETTLE THE COMMUNITIES. YEAH, IT'S CHALLENGING, BUT YOU'LL AT THE END OF THE NIGHT AND THEN YOU'LL FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING, SO IT WILL HAPPEN AS WELL. YEAH. SO I HAVE A MOTION FROM ALL IN FAVOR TO CANCEL THE MAYOR ELECTION, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE ARE GOING TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IDEA THIS AGAIN. ALL RIGHT. SECTION FIVE, FIVE ONE ZERO SEVEN FOUR, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TWO. IF WE LEAVE THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE PRETENDING TO CITY OF DUELS AND IT WOULD BE VALUATION. ALL RIGHT, RIGHT NOW IS 7:59 PM. WE ARE ENTERING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. ALL RIGHT, RIGHT NOW IS 8:39 PM. AND THEN WE ARE EXITING THE EXOTIC SESSION ALONE BY CASA MEMBER, OTHER CUES, TO READ THE STATEMENTS MAYOR. AFTER OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION, I MOVED TO DIRECT OUR CITY MANAGER TO CONDUCT AN RFP PROCESS TO PROCURE LEGAL SERVICES FOR OUR TOWN. I WOULD MENTION THAT WE WILL CONSIDER ALL RFPS, INCLUDING ONE FROM OUR CURRENT LEGAL FIRM. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. ALL RIGHT. SO A MOTION FROM SECOND FROM PAUL WARDEN. IF YOU'LL APPROVE THIS, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH MEETING WITH JOAN. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.