* 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. [00:00:01] ALL RIGHT. I CALLED THE MEETING. JOEL, PLEASE STAND UP. I UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY, [ Announcements and Acknowledgments Regarding Town and Council Events and Activities Discussion of Meetings / Events] THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE ANNUAL HOUSEMATE. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. UM, JUST TWO BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENTS. UH, THIS SATURDAY, MAY THE 15TH. YOU'RE CONTINUING OUR ADDISON AFTER DARK SERIES. IT'S UH, WE WANT EVERYBODY TO, TO STEP IT OVER TO BOOTS, BREWS AND BARBECUE AND ADDISON CIRCLE PARK. SO WRANGLE UP YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND LISTEN TO SOME COUNTRY MUSIC ALONG WITH LINE DANCING, LASSO THROWING, AND SOME TASTY BARBECUE STARTS AT 7:00 PM ON A SATURDAY. THE 15TH OF MAY, AND ANYBODY CAN GET DETAILS ON THIS FREE EVENT@WWWDOTADDISONAFTERDARK.COM. AND THEN FINALLY THE LEGENDARY TASTES ADDISON FOOD AND MUSIC FESTIVAL, OR RETURNS TO ADDISON PARK ON JUNE 4TH AND FIFTH, IT WOULD BE MORE THAN TWO DOZEN RESTAURANTS PARTICIPATING AND THE MUSICAL HEADLINERS OR OUR FLOW RIDER. AND ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND THIRD EYE BLIND ON SATURDAY COVID SAFETY PROTOCOLS ARE IN PLACE. UH, WE'VE GOT TO RE REDESIGNED EVENTS SITE. SO TAKE A PHYSICAL DISTANCING BETWEEN GROUPS. UM, YOU HAVE REDUCED DAILY CAPACITY FOR CROWDS AND, UH, SOCIAL CIRCLES, PEANUT ON THE GROUND AND THE IN FRONT OF BOTH STAGES. UH, AND WE'RE MINIMIZING TOUCH POINTS AS WELL. SO, UH, WE ARE GONNA HAVE, UH, FACE COVERINGS, UH, THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR ATTENDEES AGES 10 AND UP, UH, WHEN THEY'RE SEATED OR WHEN THEY'RE NOT SEATED OR NOT INSIDE ONE OF THOSE CIRCLES. SO THAT'LL BE SOMETHING AS WELL. TICKETS ARE ON SALE AND THEY'RE GOING QUICKLY SINCE CAPACITY'S LIMITED AND AS ALWAYS, UH, HOTEL PACKAGES ARE AVAILABLE AND ONCE TICKETS SELL OUT THE HOTEL PACKAGES ARE THE ONLY GUARANTEED WAY TO GET ENTRANCE INTO THE EVENT. SO IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT, THEY CAN VISIT THE WEBSITE AT WWW DOT T STATUS, TEXAS.COM. DEAR COUNSEL. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS FOR THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. UH, ANYBODY COY FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES, SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, [1. Present, Discuss, and Consider Action on an Ordinance Canvassing the Returns of the May 1, 2021 General Election for the Mayor and Three (3) Council Members.] LET'S GO TO THE RENTAL ITEM. THE FIRST ONE IS PRESENTED, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON MAY 1ST, 2021 GENERAL ELECTION FOR THE MAYOR AND THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR COUNCIL, OR MAYOR PARKER, CITY SECRETARY. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR BEING LATE. I LEFT SOME OF THE PAPERWORK ON MY DESK. I'M READY TO MOVE BACK TO TOWN HALL. SO EVERYTHING'S IN HERE. OKAY. UH, I PASSED OUT TO EACH ONE OF YOU, A FINAL CANVAS REPORT FROM, UH, DALLAS COUNTY IN THE PACKET OUT. SO GAVE YOU, UH, HIS COPY OF THE ORDINANCE THAT WE PUT IN THE PACKET FOR WHEN TO SEE, UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S A DIFFERENCE IN VOTE COUNT, EXCUSE ME, RANDY SMITH AT 495, LORI WARD, 689, TOM BROWN, 746, CATHERINE WHEELER, 647 OUT OF THEN 495 AND LILLY. OKAY. UH, 224. THAT IS THE OFFICIAL COUNT. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'D LIKE MY FINAL MOTION, EXCEPT I'M SORRY. I'D LIKE MY FINAL EMOTION TO BE THAT WE ACCENT PIECE VOTES. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID AS PART OF THIS MOTION? NO, SIR. IS THERE A SECOND? SO MOSHE FIVE AND HUGHES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? CONGRATULATIONS. SO I TEND [2. Presentation to Outgoing Council Member Ivan Hughes. ] NOT TO PRESENT INFORMATION TO OUTGOING AND CONSTANTLY IN GROUP, UH, THAN CUBES, YOU KNOW? UM, I PROBABLY WILL. [00:05:02] I HAVEN'T HAS BEEN SO HELPFUL AND, UH, YOU KNOW, ALWAYS WELL-PREPARED FOR EVERY MEETING. ALSO HE HAS REGULAR TEMPERAMENT, RIGHT? HUMBLE, POLITE, RIGHT. I HOPE A LOT OF GOOD WORDS I CAN USE. SO, UH, HE WON'T BE MISSED, YOU KNOW, I, UH, I CAN TELL YOU, I HOPE THAT HE COULDN'T SELL HIS HOUSE. I TRIED TO SELL IT TO YOU, JOE. ANYBODY WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? MIRELLA LOVE, SAY SOMETHING. UM, JUST, IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT LONG AGO THAT WE WEREN'T THAT CLOSE AND WE MET, UM, CAME GOOD FRIENDS, YOU AND I, AND MARK MORMAN, AND, UH, STARTED WORKING OUT TOGETHER. AND SO MANY OF THE RESIDENTS WOULD, I MEAN, I HEARD THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THEY WOULD SAY, GOSH, I'VE BEEN, SHOULD BE OUR TOWN GREETER. WE NEED A TOWN READER AND I'VE BEEN, SHOULD BE THAT PERSON. AND I, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE YOU'D HEAR THAT FROM, IF YOU'RE IN ATHLETICS AND, UH, JUST EVER, EVER SINCE DAY ONE, YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT AMBASSADOR FOR PENN, UM, AS A COUNCIL CALLER. AND EVEN BEFORE I GOT ON THE COUNCIL, UM, YOU, YOU WERE ALWAYS A GREAT MENTOR. UM, AND YOU WERE A MODEL OF HOW YOU SHOULD APPROACH VOLUNTEERISM IN THE COMMUNITY. AND, AND, UH, ALWAYS LOOKED UP TO THAT. SO MANY OF THE THINGS THAT I DO TODAY ARE BECAUSE WHAT I'VE SEEN YOU DO, AND MOST OF ALL, YOU'VE JUST BEEN A GREAT FRIEND. YOU'VE ALWAYS TAKEN MY CALLS. UH, WE NEED TO MEET ABOUT SOMETHING. YOU ALWAYS, ALWAYS MADE TIME WHEN YOU'RE, I KNOW YOU'RE BUSY, WE'RE ALWAYS BUSY, RIGHT? YOU'VE ALWAYS MADE TIME THROUGH THICK OR THIN, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN THERE. AND, UH, SO THIS IS DIFFERENT. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH A GREAT FRIEND TO ME, AND, UM, AND ALSO WANT TO THANK OF WANDA. UM, YOU KNOW, WE WOULDN'T, WE WOULDN'T HAVE YOU ALL HERE, IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND HELP AND, AND, UH, AND BE A PART OF THIS. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THIS TEAM. AND, UH, AND, UH, MAINLY JUST THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH A GREAT FRIEND. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? MARY, DO YOU, IT'S ABOUT YOU. AS WE ALL KNOW, JOHN WOVEN AT ADDISON CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, NOT A FULL JOB YOU HAVE, OR HAVE CERTAINLY SHOWN THAT IT CAN BE A FULL-TIME PASSION SINCE YOU SET YOUR FIRST TERM ON COUNCIL IN 2015. AND BEFORE THAT ON PNC, YOU'VE DEMONSTRATED A COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY AND HAS BEEN A POSITIVE EXAMPLE OF INVOLVEMENT FOR THAT. I'M GRATEFUL. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR LOVELY WIFE, WANDA, FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR TOWN, WE WILL IN THIS LISTENING SKILL, YOU CALL THEM WISDOM AND CONFIDENT DECISION MAKING. WE'LL ALSO MISS YOUR DESSERT, PASTRY, CRITIQUES AND YOUR PLENTY JOKES. WE WISH YOU THE BEST AND WE'LL BE ALONE. WE'RE NOT REALLY LOSING A RESIDENT. WE'RE GAINING A REMOTE AMBASSADOR, COME BACK AND SEE US. VERY NICE. ANYBODY ELSE? YEAH, I'LL SAY I HAVE REALLY GROWN YOU AND I HAVE GROWN AS FRIENDS, IVAN AND I HAVE BEEN SO DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EXPERTISE ON ACCOUNT. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE FIRST STARTED WORKING TOGETHER, WE DIDN'T KNOW EACH OTHER AS WELL, EVEN THOUGH WE WERE IN ROTARY. AND THEN AFTER YOU HAVE A FEW DISAGREEMENTS AND, UM, REALLY GETS TO KNOW SOMEONE, YOU START TO REALLY LEARN SOMEONE'S INNER CHARACTER AND YOU HAVE BEEN EXEMPLARY OF WHAT INNER CHARACTER LOOKS LIKE UNDER DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES. AND I'M DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR WHAT I'VE LEARNED FROM YOU. I ALSO WITNESSED YOU, UH, GROW IN THE LAST, ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, YOU WERE ALWAYS REALLY GREAT [00:10:01] AT BEING A COUNCILMAN, BUT THE LAST TWO YEARS, YOU REALLY BECAME A LEADER TO US ON COUNCIL. AND, UH, YOUR, YOUR, UH, EXECUTIVE SKILLS WERE, UM, JUST SO APPRECIATED WITH THE WAY YOU PACKAGE WORDS. UH, IT SEEMS LIKE SO MANY TIMES YOU WOULD SAY WHAT WE WERE ALL TRYING TO FUMBLE AROUND AND SAY, AND YOU, YOU ALSO HAVE A KNACK FOR SAYING THINGS THAT ARE CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM THAT I DON'T KNOW THAT THE REST OF US WOULD HAVE, WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PULL OFF QUITE LIKE THAT WAY. AND THANK YOU TO, TO WANDA, BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S A COMMITMENT FAMILY COMMITMENT. IT'S NOT JUST THE COUNCIL MEMBER, SO I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE TO HELP IVAN BE SUCCESSFUL. SO YOU'LL BE SORELY MISSED, AND WE DO HOPE YOU'LL COME BACK AND VISIT AND A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED THAT YOU'RE GOING TO STILL WATER INSTEAD OF NORMAN. BUT , I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF, COUPLE OF THINGS PREPARED FOR THIS, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER, YOU AND I HAVE GROWN PRETTY CLOSE. AS FAR AS COUNCIL STUFF GOES, I'M GOING TO WANT TO MISS MOST IS YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO BOUNCE IDEAS OFF OF EACH OTHER FOR CERTAIN THINGS. I REALLY ENJOY THOSE TIMES THAT WE HAD. UM, I WISH I COULD HAVE HALF THE, YOUR PATIENCE, SOME OF IT SOMETIMES I, I KNOW THAT I'M GOING TO BE A CRANKY GUY ON ACCOUNTABLE. SOMETIMES I JUST LOVED, I LOVED HER TEMPERAMENT. I WISH I WISH I COULD BOTTLE THAT UP AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO, HOW I COULD DO THAT. UM, I'M GOING TO MISS BOTH OF YOU GUYS. I KNOW WE'RE STILL WATER IS I PROMISE YOU, WE WERE GOING TO STOP. WE'RE GOING TO INVITE OURSELVES TO STAY THERE. WE STILL HAVE TO DO OUR TRIP. SO WE HAVE, I HAVE AN IDEA. WE LOVE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE MISSED. THANK YOU. WELL, I'M GOING TO THANK TOM CAPTURED A COUPLE OF MY THOUGHTS PRETTY WELL. UM, LACK OF PATIENCE. UM UM, BUT YOU KNOW, THE OTHER, THE OTHER PIECE WAS LIKE TOM MENTIONED IN HIS, HE EXPERIENCED JOY THE TIMES WHEN WE GET TOGETHER, EITHER IN ADVANCE OR AFTER MEETINGS OVER A GLASS OF WINE OR SOMETHING, AND, UM, DO A POST-MORTEM ON IT. OR WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THINGS OVER COMING UP THAT THAT WERE ON OUR WINE, YOU KNOW, MAJOR THINGS AND, AND, UH, UM, YOU KNOW, I FOUND THOSE CONVERSATIONS TO BE VERY, UH, VERY INFORMATIVE, UH, THOUGHT PROVOKING AND CONSTANTLY TO, UH, SOMETIMES WE CONSIDER MY POSITION OR AT LEAST CONSIDER OTHER ALTERNATIVES ON THAT. AND I THINK THAT'S, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF VALUE IN THAT AND THAT'S BASED ON TRUST AND THAT THAT'S, THAT'S AN INVALUABLE CHARACTERISTIC. KNOW THIS COUNCILS HAVE TRUST IN EACH OTHER, RIGHT. AND, AND, AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN THAT TRUST IS PORTRAYED THAT STUFF, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S HARD TO WORK. THAT'S HARDER TO RECOVER THAT, BUT, UM, I NEVER, NEVER FELT THAT TRUST WAS BETRAYED. I APPRECIATE IT THAT I'LL MISS YOU. THE TOWN IS BETTER BECAUSE OF YOU. AND I THINK THAT'S THE BEST WE CAN HOPE FOR. I THINK THAT IS THE, THE HONORABLE REASON THAT, UH, WE WON FOR COUNCIL IS TO EITHER LEAVE THE TOWN BETTER THAN WE FOUND IT. AND, UM, SO I WOULD SAY, WELL, THAT YOUR TURN BEFORE, BEFORE HE DOES THAT MAY OR MAY I SAY SOMETHING BECAUSE, UM, I'VE, IT IS THE LAST MAN STANDING FROM THE GROUP THAT HIRED ME. AND SO I A EXPRESS AND I WILL ALWAYS FOREVER BE GRATEFUL FOR YOU AND THE COUNCIL THAT TOOK A CHANCE ON ME FIRST TIME. SAY TO ME, THAT MEANS A LOT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, YOUR KINDNESS, AND ALWAYS BEING PREPARED AS YOU WERE SEVEN. AND I THINK ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT, UM, [00:15:02] WE ALL ARE GRATEFUL FOR IS THE SUPPORT THAT YOU SHOWED, NOT ONLY YOUR COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, BUT STAFF. WE FELT THAT IN A MEANT THE WORLD TALLEST. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT SET A TONE OF OPENNESS OF RESPECTFULNESS, AND IT SHOWED A COMMITMENT, UH, FOR DOING THE RIGHT THING. AND THAT'S IMPORTANT. YOU ARE THE CONSTANT PROFESSIONAL. AND AS PAUL SAID, YOU HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN ADDISON AND WE ARE ALL BETTER FOR THEM. SO THANK YOU. I FEEL LIKE I'M LOOKING UP FOR MY CAST. THANK YOU. UM, IT WAS SORT OF A MUDDLE IN MY MIND IS THAT AS THE BABY, BUT I WANTED TO SAY TO THAT, AND THEN I REALIZED THAT A COUPLE OF THINGS JUST REPEATEDLY KEPT COMING OUT. AND ONE IS A DEEP SENSE OF GRATITUDE TO EVERYONE THAT I HAVE GOTTEN TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS ADVENTURE. IT HAS BEEN AMAZING. I AM SO THANKFUL TO THE PEOPLE WHO HELP ME CAMPAIGN PEOPLE WHO ENCOURAGED ME AND TOOK A CHANCE ON SAYING, GEE, WHY DON'T YOU RUN FOR COUNCIL? AND THE PEOPLE WHO ELECTED ME AND THE RESIDENTS THAT THEN CAME THROUGH CHARTERED VOTES AND BOND VOTES, AND REALLY VOTES OF CONFIDENCE FOR, FOR US A HUGE FEELING OF GRATITUDE TO MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES. AND I'LL GO BACK TO THAT IN A SECOND. AND OF COURSE MY WIFE SAID, I'LL COME BACK AND TALK ABOUT THAT. I'M AN HR GUY. AND WHEN I THOUGHT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW DO I FEEL ABOUT THE TIME THAT I WAS GOING TO COUNSEL AND HOW DO I JUDGE THE ORGANIZATION OVER TIME? I STARTED COME DOWN WITH THREE THINGS THAT I USED TO JUDGE. AND THE FIRST IS HOW GOOD DOES THE GROUP DO IT, HAVING DEBATES AND DISCUSSIONS. AND IT COMES BACK TO WHAT PAUL WAS SAYING WITH TRUST. I REALLY THINK THAT I'VE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO SPEAK MY PIECE. AND BY THE WAY, SOMETIMES I KNOW THAT MY PIECE IS TAKEN LONGER THAN SOME PEOPLE WOULD LIKE, BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE IS SOMETHING TO HAVE THAT FEELING THAT YOU'RE WELCOMED TO VOICE IN IT. AND I THINK WHEN YOU FEEL WELCOMED, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT AS A GROUP, THIS TEAM HAS DONE REALLY WELL. AND I THINK JOE HAS DONE A PARTICULARLY GOOD JOB OF ENCOURAGING, ALWAYS WAITING UNTIL EACH OF US HAS HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK. NOBODY'S CUT OFF, SAY YOUR PIECE. THAT'S SORT OF THE FIRST IS HOW DO WE DO ON DISCUSSIONS AND DEBATES AND DO ALL THE POINTS OF VIEW GET CONSIDERED. GENERALLY, IF YOU DO THAT, YOU COME UP WITH GOOD DECISIONS. AND I FEEL LIKE AS A TEAM WE HAVE, AND I'VE BEEN REALLY PLEASED IN ADDISON WHEN I GO BACK TO THE ATHLETIC CENTER AND I WANTED TO GO AFTER SOME BIG DECISION, WHAT PEOPLE WERE GOING TO SAY. AND WHAT I FOUND WAS THAT THE STUDENTS WERE INCREDIBLY ACCEPTING WHEN WE HAVE A GOOD DISCUSSION AND WE UNDERSTOOD COMING FROM, EVEN IF IT WASN'T PARTICULARLY SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE WANTED. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING, THIS TEAM HAS DONE A GOOD JOB AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. SO THE SECOND IS, DO YOU MAKE THE DECISIONS? AND THE THIRD IS, DO YOU EMPOWER THE REST OF THE ORGANIZATION TO DO THINGS? AND I THINK STAFF HAS PROVEN THAT THEY WILL PICK IT UP AND RUN WITH IT. AND I THINK WE JUST HAVE, WE REALLY HAVE A TERRIFIC STAFF. MY GOSH, WHEN I LOOK AROUND STARTING WITH LAST ONE OF MY PROUDEST THINGS IS HAVING THE PART OF THE TEAM THAT HIRED HIM. BUT MY GOSH, GREAT POLICE CHIEF, GREAT FIRE CHIEF, GREAT CFO, GREAT DEPUTY MANAGERS FOR EIGHT CITY SECRETARY. OKAY, GREAT MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS, GREAT EVENTS. I DON'T KNOW IF I LEFT SOMEBODY OUT, BUT I THINK IF ANYBODY DOES A TOUR OF THE CITY, YOU LOOK AT IT AND SAY, WOW, AND AGAIN, TOM, THE HR GUY. SO WHEN I THINK OF IT, I THINK THIS TEAM'S DONE A GREAT JOB. IT'S HAS DONE A GREAT JOB AND IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO BE PART OF AN AWFUL LOT HAS BEEN DONE DURING THESE SIX YEARS THROUGH ALL THE VARIOUS THINGS. BUT IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR A PRIVILEGE. AND I COUNT JOHN WAS AMONG MY VERY CLOSE FRIENDS. AND, AND I THINK I HAVE REALLY GOTTEN TO KNOW PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, THAT DECIDED COUNCIL, NOBODY'S SEEN THIS VIDEO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS WHEN YOU'RE ON VIDEO AND SPEAKING, YOU TEND TO BE CAREFUL. YOU'RE A LITTLE LESS CAREFUL WHAT I'VE BEEN PLEASED WITH. THOSE. WE ALWAYS COME OUT CORDIAL AND RESPECTFUL AND STILL FRIENDS AT SOME OF THE DECISIONS WE'VE TAKEN HAVE BEEN REALLY HARD. AND SO [00:20:01] THAT'S WHERE YOU FIND OUT THAT THE CHARACTER AND THE TRUST IT'S THERE. SO KUDOS TO EVERYBODY. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE HONOR AND THE PRIVILEGE. IT FINALLY ASKED TO CLOSE WITH A HUGE THANKS TO MY WIFE. I'M NOT SURE BY THE WAY, SHE WOULD AGREE WITH THE COMMENTS OF MY TEMPERAMENT PATIENTS. I AM SURE SHE WOULD NOT AGREE WITH IT. I THINK IT WAS GEARBUBBLE WELL, HIS COMMENT ABOUT MY JOKES, WHICH BY THE WAY, THE ONE PLACE YOU ALL HAVE LED ME DOWN THIS, MY JOSEPH'S SO MUCH BETTER THAN YOU HAVE APPRECIATED. THERE YOU GO RIGHT PAST YOU. SO THAT'S BEEN A LITTLE FRUSTRATING WITH ME EVERY WAY, FROM GOING ON EVERY CAMPAIGN, KNOCKING ON EVERY DOOR AND BEING SO SUPPORTIVE. AND I THINK IT'S BEEN GOOD FOR US. AND I THINK AS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, CLOSER BECAUSE OF IT ALLOWED THAT STUDENT, I THINK GREAT QUALITY OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF HAVING IN OUR LIVES. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. BY THE MAJOR, UM, WHAT HAS IVAN'S CAREER IN HUMAN RESOURCES BEGAN WITH HAS US INSTRUMENTS, WHICH, WHICH HE JOINED AFTER COMPLETING MASTER DEGREES IN LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND GERMAN. SO IN MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, OVER THE COURSE OF HIS CAREER, I WORKED FOR A NUMBER OF COMPANIES, INCLUDING STARTING SOFTWARE AND CENTURY LINK, WHERE IVAN WAS THE SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER IVAN'S CAREER ALLOWED HIM TO LIVE IN A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES IN CODING, FRANCE, GERMANY, AND THE UK. SO THAT'S THE REASON I EVEN SPEAK FLUENT GERMAN DIAZ, GERMAN DECIS, GERMAN SONGS NEVER PLAYED THE PIANO AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. SO I WAS SKIPPED. HAS COMPLETED HIS CITY COUNCIL TERM. HE WAS INITIALLY ELECTED IN 2015 AND REELECTED IN 2017 AND 2019 EITHER HAS SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE CONSOLE LIAISON TO THE RTC REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL, THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLANNING COMMITTEE, THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL AND THE METRO CREST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMBER. YOU KNOW, WHAT DOES ERIN CARDI ESPECIALLY TONE? I WON IRELAND TONGUE. SO YOU SEE, SO I'VE BEEN IS SO MUCH FAVOR. I HAVEN'T, HASN'T BEEN A GREAT MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND THEN WE SAT HIM FOR SEVEN NUMBER OF CIVIC AND PRIVATELY VOLUNTEER ROLES TO ENSIGN CITY COUNCIL WAY SATURDAY TO HIM TODAY. SO NOW THEREFORE JOE CHILD, MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF ADDISON AND ON BEHALF OF CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE OVEN HUGHES DAY. YOU ALREADY FULLY ASK THIS DAY, MAY 11TH, 20, 21 CAMERA. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. YEAH. DID A LOT. I STILL HAVE A GIFT, BUT IT'S VERY HEAVY. YOU HAVE TO EXERCISE SO HEAVY LOOK. OH MY GOODNESS. YOU'RE RIGHT. [00:25:01] THIS IS THE BOOKENDS. I THINK IRMA. I SPENT A LOT OF GOOGLE, MY FIVE MINUTES JUST FROM ALL THEM OLD FOSSILS. HE DOES SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO IT'S STILL HEAVY GRAY, HEAVY. SO YOU CAN PUT IT ON A BOOK. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU WANT TO OPEN IT? YEAH. AND YOUR LOVELY WIFE. THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. [3. Administer the Oath of Office to the Mayor and Three (3) Council Members Elected at the May 1, 2021 General Election. ] I KEPT NUMBER THREE MAIN STORE OFFICE THROUGH THE YEAR AND THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS ELECTED ON THE MAY 1ST, 2021, GENTLEMEN. SO WHERE AM I REPEAT AFTER ME, SIR? DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE, THE BEAUTY OF THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, MADISON MAYOR, MADISON OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WE'LL DO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND A WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAW AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THE STATE AND ALL THIS STUFF. SO HELP ME, GOD. IN FACT, YOU HAVE SO MUCH TROUBLE. CATHERINE LAURIE PUMP TO THE FRONT. I JUST SWEAR. YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE SAME TIME. ONCE THEY STAY YOUR NAME, THEY'LL SAY, I SAY YOUR NAME, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTY OF CITY COUNCIL OF TOM AND ADDISON, THAT ALL THE STATE OF TEXAS, THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND THEN WELL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY TO PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND ALL OF THIS STATE. SO HOW HAVE YOU GONE? [4. Present Certificates of Election to the Mayor and Three (3) Council Members Elected at the May 1, 2021 General Election. ] THE NEXT ITEM? TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ELECTED AND THE MAY 1ST, 2021 ACTION. NO. SO, SO YOU WANT TO GET TO ME FIRST OR YOU GIVE TO ME [00:30:09] THE PRESENTATION. THERE WE GO. OKAY. NO, MY TURN PLEASE, SIR. CATHERINE ALL RIGHT. ITEM [5. Present, Discuss, and Consider Action on Nominations and Appointment of the Mayor Pro-Tempore and Deputy Mayor Pro-Tempore. ] NUMBER FIVE, PRESENT, DISCUSSED AND CONSIDERED ACTION ON NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENTS OF THE MAYOR PROTON AND DEPUTY MAYOR POACHER. THIS ITEM IS THE CHOICE OF THE MAYOR BECAUSE WHATEVER HAPPENS, THE PERSON WOULD MAY A PROTESTS GOING TO REPRESENT THE MAYOR AND THE TOP. AND THEN BOTH DEPUTY MAY HAVE POLITICIAN, MAY HAVE BOTH HIM, A MAYOR ON NOT AVAILABLE. SO DEFINITELY MAYOR POLITICIAN GOING TO EXECUTE ON A MAYOR DOES. SO I LIKE TO APPOINT AS OUR MAYOR POTENT AND ALSO PAUL WATER AS DEPUTY MAYOR PROPERTY. I MAKE THIS MOTION. DO I HAVE SECOND, SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT. MAKING THE JAR. * 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.