* 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. BEFORE THE [00:00:01] MEETING. BEFORE THE MEETING. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS OUR LAST MEETING FOR [ Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance] MYSELF, FOR TOM BROWN, FOR LAURIE WARD AND CATHERINE WIER, PLEASE STAND UP FOR THE PLEDGE. AYE. PLEDGE ALLEG, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HAS FOR WHICH STANDS? ONE NATION UNDER GOD, JUSTICE, JUSTICE FOR ALL. UM, OUR CITY MANAGER. YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY BEFORE WE START? NO UPDATES FROM ME. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. I WANNA RECOGNIZE MAYOR OF, UH, CAPEL WEST MAY AND, AND HIS SON. SO THANK YOU FOR COMING. THANK YOU FOR LETTING US, UH, CRASH YOUR PARTY. , YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A GOOD PARTNERSHIP, YOU KNOW, AND WITH THE NEIGHBORING CITY, CAPELLE FARMER BRANCH, AND CARROLTON. IN THE MEANTIME, YOU KNOW, RICHARD, STAY REAL CLOSE WITH US TOO, YOU KNOW. WELCOME. ALRIGHT. THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEM TODAY [1. Present, Discuss, and Consider Action on an Ordinance Canvassing the Returns of the May 6, 2023 General Election for the Office of Mayor and Three (3) Council Members.] IS NUMBER ONE. THE FIRST ITEM PRESENT, DISCUSS, CONSIDER ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE MAY 6TH, 2023 GENERAL ELECTION FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR AND THE THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS. UM, OMAR, OUR CITY SECRETARY, OMAR PARKER GOING TO MAKE THIS REPORT. YEP. OKAY. IN FRONT OF YOU ON THE GUYS IS AN ORDINANCE INDICATING WHAT THE RESULTS WERE FROM THE LAST ELECTION. AND IF YOU LOOK, UM, BACK ON THE UNOFFICIAL RESULTS THAT WE RECEIVED, UH, WE HAVE A 10,706 REGISTERED ORDERS IN THE CITY, AND THERE WAS 1048, UH, BALLOTS CAST, WHICH IS ONLY 9.79% OF THE ELECTRIC VOTE. AND ON THE NEXT PAGE, YOU WILL SEE WHAT THE TOTALS ARE. BRUCE ARM IS NINE 14, UH, JP 100 FOR A TOTAL OF 1014 VOTES THAT WERE, UH, COUNTED, UH, AND FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. NEXT, WITH GRACE 753, DAN LUCIO WITH 695 MARLON WILLISON WITH 682, AND VALERIE VAN PELT 461, UH, VOTES CAST. ON THE NEXT PAGE, YOU WILL SEE WHAT, UH, HOW MANY VOTES WERE CAST IN EACH PRECINCT, AND THERE ARE MAPS INCLUDED FOR YOU TO SEE, UH, WHAT PRECINCTS, UH, THOSE ARE, UH, MENTIONING. THAT'S, THOSE ARE SEVEN PRECINCTS THAT THE CITY OF ADDISON IS IN. UH, ALSO ON THIS REPORT, YOU WILL SEE HOW MANY, UH, UNDER VOTES AND HOW MANY PEOPLE DID NOT VOTE. BUT THIS IS THE OFFICIAL TOTAL. AND IF, IF COUNSEL WILL PLEASE APPROVE AND, UH, WITH A MOTION TO ADOPT THIS ORDINANCE. NUMBER 26. THANK YOU ARM. SO, ANY QUESTION THEN? DO I HAVE A MOTION? CAN I MOVE APPROVAL? SECOND. IT'S TWO WEEKS. ALRIGHT, THAT'S YOUR LAST APPROVE. MOTION . LAST SECOND. SO, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOS. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. ALRIGHT, [2. Presentation to Outgoing Mayor and City Council Members.] [3. Administer the Oath of Office to the Mayor and Three (3) Council Members Elected at the May 6, 2023 General Election.] [4. Present Certificates of Election to the Mayor and Three (3) Council Members Elected at the May 6, 2023 General Election.] I WILL READ THE SECOND, THIRD, AND THE FOURTH ITEM AT THE SAME TIME BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS IN CONTINUATION, THEN LEAVE THE APPOINTMENT. AND, UH, FOR MAYOR PROTEAN, DEPUTY MAYOR PROTEAN TO OUR NEW MAYOR AND BRUCE AUSTIN. SO I READ THE SECOND ITEM PRESENT TO ONGOING MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. IT'S NUMBER THREE. I ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO THE MAYOR AND THE THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS ELECTED AT THE MAY 6TH, 2023 GENERAL ELECTION. ALL RIGHT, NUMBER FOUR, PRESENT CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION TO THE MAYOR IN THE THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS ELECTED AT THE MAY 6TH, 2023 GENERAL ELECTION. SO, UH, I WANT ASK TOM BROWN TO SAY A FEW WORDS FIRST, BUT IF YOU CRY ALL THE OUT THERE . SO I DID, I DIDN'T WANT TO GET OUT THERE AND RAMBLE. UM, DONE THIS BEFORE. THE LAST TIME I DID IT, I DON'T THINK I WAS PREPARED, SO I FIGURED I'D WRITE SOME STUFF DOWN. SO I HAVE SOME, SOME DIFFERENT SECTIONS HERE. OKAY. FIRST OF ALL, MY MESSAGE TO STAFF, ADDISON IS SMALL. AND WE MUST COMPLETE COMPETE [00:05:01] WITH MARCH MUCH LARGER CITIES. THANK YOU, . WE DIDN'T ACHIEVE OUR SUCCESS BY FOLLOWING THE LEAD OF OTHER CITIES. WE SET THE BAR, BE PROACTIVE AND NOT REACTIVE. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX, BE CREATIVE, AND DON'T BE AFRAID TO FAIL AND ALWAYS KEEP THE ADDISON WAY. THAT'S IT. THAT'S TO, THAT'S THE STAFF TO, TO MY, TO MY, TO THE NEW, TO THE NEW COUNCIL. AND A LOT OF YOU GUYS, NO, THAT'S NOT IT. TO THE NEW COUNCIL, THERE'S A LOT. AND MOST OF YOU GUYS KNOW THIS, BUT I'M GONNA, I HAVE TO SAY IT ANYWAY. SO THESE ARE MY COMMENTS FOR THE, FOR THE COUNCIL. BE PREPARED FOR ALL YOUR COUNCIL MEETINGS AND ASK QUESTIONS. AND REMEMBER, THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A STUPID QUESTION. MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON WHAT IS BEST FOR THE TOWN AS A WHOLE AND NOT A SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREA OR DEMOGRAPHIC. ENGAGE ALL CITIZENS OF ADDISON, INCLUDING RENTERS. EACH COUNCIL MEMBER BRINGS THEIR OWN SET OF SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEAM. SO LEAN ON EACH OTHER'S EXPERTISE IN MAKING THOSE DECISIONS. LISTEN TO ALL YOUR COUNCIL COLLEAGUES AND ALL POINTS OF VIEW. AND TREAT EVERYONE WITH RESPECT. PROMOTE AND ENHANCE ADDISON'S STRENGTHS. REMEMBER WHO WE ARE, HOW WE GOT HERE, AND FOLLOW OUR STRATEGIC PLANS. AND DON'T TRY TO CHANGE THE FABRIC OF ADDISON. PAY EMPLOYEES A FAIR COMPENSATION FOR THEIR WORK SET POLICY. AND LET THE CITY MANAGER AND TOWN STAFF TAKE CARE OF THE EXECUTION. STAY OUT OF THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS. , INSIST AND INSIST ON EVERYONE UPHOLDING ADDISON WAY. MY MESSAGE TO THE CITIZENS OF ADDISON. BE INFORMED, ENGAGED, AND PARTICIPATE. REMEMBER WHO WE ARE WITH A DAYTIME POPULATION OF OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND IN OUR, IN OUR 4.4 SQUARE MILES. WE HAVE NEVER BEEN A TRADITIONAL SUBURB. ADDISON WAS DESIGNED AS AN URBAN CENTER AND NOT A TYPICAL BEDROOM COMMUNITY. WE ARE BLESSED BY A LARGE COMMERCIAL BASE THAT PROVIDES OVER 88% OF THE TOWN'S REVENUE. AND IN FACT, OUR SIGNIFICANT COMMERCIAL BASE AND OUR LOCATION, SIZE AND DENSITY ARE SOME OF OUR GREATEST STRENGTHS TO STAY COMPETITIVE WITH THE SURROUNDED COMMUNITIES. ADDISON MUST INVEST IN OUR ASSETS, INCLUDING REPLACING ROADS, WATER LINES, SEWER LINES, LANDSCAPING, AND REDEVELOP OUR COMMERCIAL INVENTORY. THERE WILL BE GROWING, THERE WILL BE GROWING PAINS DURING THIS PROCESS. SO PLEASE BE PATIENT AND, AND EMBRACE THESE CHANGES. AND FINALLY, I WANT TO THANK ALL MY SUPPORTERS AND CITIZENS OF ADDISON FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE ON THE CITY COUNCIL. I WANNA THANK MY WIFE, ANITA, FOR SUPPORTING ME DURING MY FOUR YEARS OF P AND Z AND 12 YEARS ON COUNCIL. AND I WANT TO THANK, GET THIS 23 DIFFERENT COUNCIL MEMBERS, TWO MAYORS WHO ARE BOTH HERE TONIGHT. THREE CITY MANAGERS THAT I HAVE SERVED WITH DURING MY 12 YEARS ON CITY COUNCIL. AND I WANNA THANK THE CITIZENS TOWN STAFF, CONSULTANTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCCESS OF ADDISON. WITHOUT THEIR DIRECTION AND EFFORTS, ADDISON WOULD NOT BE THE EXEMPLARY TOWN THAT IT IS TODAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE ALL DONE. CONGRATULATIONS, LARRY. WOW, THAT'S A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW. AND I WOULD SAY LITERALLY DITTO, UH, EVERYTHING THAT TOM SAID AND HIS MESSAGING TO THE THREE DIFFERENT GROUPS. UM, YOU KNOW, UH, ADDISON WAS A THE GREATEST CITY IN NORTH TEXAS LONG BEFORE I GOT HERE. AND IT HAS BEEN A TRUE PRIVILEGE AND HONOR FOR ME TO BE A PART OF THIS WELL-OILED MACHINE THAT HAS A VERY DISTINCTIVE FABRIC AND THE DNA AS WE KNOW IT, THE ADDISON WAY, AND EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM, UH, THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE AND BEHIND THE DIAS AND THOSE THAT WILL BE COMING UP HERE AND TAKING ON THIS ROLE, UM, I KNOW IN MY HEART THAT THAT TRADITION IS GONNA CONTINUE. UM, I'LL STILL BE AROUND AND I WOULD LOVE TO STAY ENGAGED AND, UM, HELP IN ANY WAY I CAN. UH, WE ARE IN SUCH GOOD HANDS. FIRST OFF WITH OUR NEW CITY MA MANAGER, DAVID GAINES. I WAS LUCKY TO BE A PART OF THE PROCESS. WE HAD A TREMENDOUS POOL OF CANDIDATES. UH, WE, WE G WE HAD OUR PICK OF THE BEST OF THE BEST IN NORTH TEXAS, AND WE FOUND THE ONES. SO, UM, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ARE COMING IN, AND IT'S JUST BEEN A PRIVILEGE AND AN HONOR, AND I'LL BE, I'LL BE FINISHED NOW. . ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY? THANK YOU. UM, AS YOU ALL KNOW AND HAVE WITNESSED, I'M A TERRIBLE PUBLIC SPEAKER, ESPECIALLY IF [00:10:01] MARY HAS NOT WRITTEN MY SPEECH. AND SHE, AND SHE DIDN'T I ASKED. SO LUCKILY FOR ALL OF YOU, I WROTE A FEW NOTES. SO FOR A FUN FACT, I'M NOT SURE THIS IS FUN. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 30 YEARS THAT A WHEELER WON'T HAVE SOME KIND OF ROLE IN ADDISON. OKAY? I'M STARTING IRMA PREPARED. UM, WHAT A LEARNING EXPERIENCE THIS HAS BEEN. I WOULD NEVER HAVE DREAMED WHEN I MOVED HERE THOUGHT I WOULD START OUT A NEW BRIDE, AN IN UP MAYOR PRO TE I WANNA THANK EVERYONE FOR SEEING THE ABILITIES IN ME THAT I NEVER SAW IN MYSELF, ESPECIALLY THOSE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO HAD ENOUGH FAITH IN ME TO APPOINT ME OVER AND OVER AGAIN. AS YOU CAN TELL, , THIS IS, THIS IS MY BADGES OF LOVE AND DEVOTION TO THIS TOWN. AFTER 26 YEARS OF SERVICE TO ADDISON, HERE ARE MY WORDS OF WISDOM. SERVING THIS TOWN IS NOT ABOUT YOU AND WHAT YOU GET. IT'S ABOUT WHAT YOU GIVE TO THE TOWN AND TO THE STAFF. AND LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK MY HUSBAND, SCOTT, WHO ACTUALLY MADE IT HERE TO SOMETHING FOR ME, , FOR BRINGING ME TO ADDISON WHEN WE STARTED DATING ALMOST 29 YEARS AGO. AND SHOWING ME HOW MUCH JOY AND PERSONAL GROWTH CAN COME FROM PUBLIC SERVICE. THAT'S IT, IT'S MY TERM. YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY HONORED TO HAVE BEEN YOUR MAYOR FOR THIS LONG, 12 YEARS, THREE YEARS ON THE CITY COUNCIL, SIX YEARS MAYOR, SET OF SIX YEARS. CAME BACK FOR SIX YEARS AS A MATTER OF FACT. I CAN'T WAIT, YOU KNOW, WEEK MINUTES, JUST DEPENDS ON HOW LONG I WANT TO TALK . BUT I WANNA THANK ALL THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR I HAVE SERVED WITH. WITHOUT YOU, WE DON'T HAVE THIS GREAT CITY. WE WORK AS A TEAM, EVEN THOUGH EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WE DON'T AGREE WITH EACH OTHER, BUT WE STILL LOVE EACH OTHER AS BROTHERS, SISTERS, HE AND A LOT OF FORGIVENESS. LOT OF LOVE. YOU KNOW, END OF THE DAY I HAVE SEEN EDISON MOVE TO THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND, UH, FOUND WHAT MY OBSERVATION IS. OTHER ELECTIONS, ALL THIS MANY YEARS THAT GOT INVOLVED AND OTHER CANDIDATES WENT TO POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND EVERY ONE OF THEM WOULD'VE WON. SO THAT'S EXACTLY AS EDISON IS EDISON WAY. EVERYTHING NEED TO BE POSITIVE. AND I REALLY HAPPY TO WORK WITH ALL THE GOOD COUNCIL AND MAYORS TOGETHER. AND ALSO I APPRECIATE WE HAVE SO MANY PROFESSIONALS, WHETHER IT WAS RON WHITEHEAD, WAS PEARSON AND DAVID GANS AND ALL THE PEOPLE WORK UNDER THEM. WE WALK AS A TEAM AND ALL THE DIRECTOR WALK THEIR BUTT OFF. I FEEL SO HAPPY AND SO GLAD THEY HAVE THIS KIND OF PROFESSIONALISM. YOU KNOW, THAT ORDER COUNTS. WHAT I ASK FOR IS NOT JUST COMPLETE YOUR WORK, COMPLETE YOUR WORK WITH A HAPPY ATTITUDE AND GO ABOVE AND BEYOND. THAT'S WHAT I'M PROUD OF. OVER THE YEARS, I WAS ASKED BY PEOPLE, WHAT I FEEL PROUD, MOST, PROUD OF IS SILVER LION FINALLY COME IN. AS YOUR KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS POLITICAL. EVERY TIME I SEE SANDY GRAYSON WAS ELECTED, RON NASKI, YOU KNOW, THEN I KNOW IT WILL BE HAUNTED FOR QUITE A WHILE, BUT WE MADE IT THROUGH AFTER, SINCE 1983. WE MADE IT THROUGH 40 YEARS. ONCE IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION, THEN I HAVE LESS WORRY, . SO THEN WE WORK SO HARD FOR THE T OD PROJECT, TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT, BUT WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE. WE HAVE GOOD CANDIDATES WE THAT IT WILL BE A GREAT PROJECT, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE NOT GONNA SEE IT IN VERY SOON, VERY NEAR YEARS, BUT IT'S HAPPENING. SO I'M HAPPY AND I'M, I WANT TO THANK ALL THE CITIZENS VOTERS WHO VOTED ME IN FOR ALL THESE MANY YEARS. I HAVE GONE THROUGH TWO TIME, TWO ELECTIONS AS CITY COUNCIL, SIX ELECTIONS AS MAYOR, BUT TWO OUT OF SIX, I DIDN'T NEED TO CAMPAIGN WONDERFUL . BUT I'M THE HEART CAMPAIGNER AS YOU ALL KNOW. YOU KNOW, I NEVER TAKE EVERYTHING FOR GRANTED AND KNOCK ON EVERY DOOR THREE TO FIVE TIMES, NO JOKE. AND, UH, I CARE AND EVERYBODY CAN LOOK FOR ME AT MY RESTAURANT. [00:15:01] AND, UH, I'M MOST APPROACHABLE MAYOR YOU CAN EVER FIND, YOU KNOW, SINCE OFTEN I CAME BACK TO MY RESTAURANT, SOMEBODY LOOK FOR ME, AND, UH, I SAID I DIDN'T HAVE AN APPOINTMENT, BUT I TOOK CARE OF IT, YOU KNOW, UM, I FEEL LIKE I COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT MY LOVELY WIFE. SHE ALWAYS WORK HARDER WHILE I'M AWAY. ALSO, I NEED TO HIRE MORE PEOPLE WORKING WHILE I'M AWAY. SO IN OTHER WORDS, AS MAYOR, I LOSE MONEY EVERY DAY. BUT I LOVE WHAT I DO, BUT ALSO I'M VERY HAPPY. NO HAPPY TEARS, BUT I'M VERY HAPPY THIS LAST FEW MINUTES LEFT. SO, UM, I WILL STAY AROUND TOWN FOR ANOTHER AT LEAST SIX MONTHS BEFORE I HAVE ANY MOVE. SO, UH, ANYBODY WANNA SEE ME? JUST PLEASE STOP BY. I'M ALWAYS THERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING ME AND TO SUPPORT ME ALL THIS MANY YEARS. YOU KNOW, I HAVE A LOT OF PASSION AND LOVE AND I'M VERY GLAD I HAVE YOUR THANK YOU SO MUCH. ITEM 2 34. SO EVERYTHING IS IN CONTINUATION. SO APPARENTLY WE ARE GOING TO BE GIVEN SOME, UH, UH, FAIRWELL GIFTS OR SOMETHING. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO STEP DOWN. YEAH, PLEASE. OKAY, LAURIE AND TOMMY WAY. WHERE ARE WE GOING? COMING DOWN. SO WE'RE GONNA RECEIVE SOME STREET SIGN OR SOME AGAIN, GOTTA WALK AROUND THIS WAY. THE SHORT WAY FIRST. WHAT WE WANT TO GET IN THE PICTURES. THIS ON MY OH, THAT'S COOL. FOR SPECIAL EVENT. I STILL HAVE ABOUT HUNDRED OF LANYARDS, JUST WITHOUT A NAME. THIS, THESE ARE DANGEROUS. I KNOW. YES. TWO SECONDS. COME BACK. HAVE SO MANY PRESIDENTS NOT . LEMME SEE. I DON'T, OH MY GOODNESS. BRICK FOR REDWAY ROAD. IT'S A BRICK FROM MIDWAY ROAD. . I KNOW WHAT IT IS. OKAY, BUT I, BUT I KNOCK KEY HAVE, YEAH, YOU NEED TO BE STRAIGHT HERE. I'LL JUST HOLD IT. [00:20:04] IT HAS HIS YEARS OF SERVICE INSIDE ABBY. THANK YOU. AND ABBY, YOU WANNA GIVE THEM YOUR TASTE? ABBY AND VALIA? YEAH. CHRISTMAS HAVE SPECIAL EVENTS. UH, WE'RE OH, THANK YOU. MY LIFETIME. I GOT IT TO KEEP THIS. OKAY. ACTUALLY ALL YOU AND THEN THE OTHERS ARE VERY SIMILAR. HOW DO YOU WANT TO, YEAH, WE'LL, WE'LL I WONDER WHAT IT IS. . WE CAN DO THIS. WE CAN FIGURE THIS OUT. THANK YOU. REAL, THERE'S, UH, THAT ADDITIONAL BAG. THIS? YES, THAT, THAT ONE. OKAY. AND THAT'S GOT EVERYTHING YOU'VE EVER DONE INSIDE OF THAT. THAT'S THE, YOUR NO, IT'S INSIDE THAT YOU WANT. THANK YOU DAVID. THANK YOU. MERCY PHOTO. TOO MANY GIFTS. THAT'S ALRIGHT. ONE OF THESE. YEAH, ALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER BAG. OKAY. THIS ONE HERE. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN, OH, SO HEAVY. YES SIR. BREAK. YES, SIR. SAME TIME. THAT'S ALL MINE. ALRIGHT. I LIKE THIS ONE. . THERE YOU GO. ALRIGHT. I THINK THERE'S END OF THE, WAIT A MINUTE. THIS IS, WELL NO, THIS IS LORI'S IS AS SPECIAL BECAUSE IT'S DIFFERENT. SURPRISE. IT'S, IT'S A SURPRISE. YOU WANNA OPEN, YOU WANNA, YOU HAVE TO OPEN IT. IT'S NOT A OH OH OH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OH, THIS IS, UH, YEAH, NICE. THIS ISCC, IT'S THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF MAYORS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND COMMISSIONERS, FOR WHICH I WAS ON THE BOARD FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. AND SO IT'S A NICE MAYOR THOUSAND 17. [00:25:02] SO, GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS, THIS YEAR WE HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT GIFT. REALLY APPRECIATE THE STAFF. THEY, UH, THEY ARE VERY CONSIDERATE. AND SOME FORMER COUNCIL AND FORMER MAYOR'S REGRET THEY DIDN'T GET THE SAME . THAT'S OUTGOING CITY COUNCIL, MAYORS, WORDS AND GIFTS. SO NOW I NEED TO SWEAR IN OUR MAY. SO YOU WANT STAND UP RIGHT HAND? JUST A SECOND. MAYOR, CAN YOU LET THESE PEOPLE COME UP HERE? OKAY. COME IN, COME. PLEASE GO RIGHT HERE. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HERE, . I'LL GET BEHIND. WE'RE GOOD. ALRIGHT. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HERE. REPEAT FROM ME, BUT I SAY HI. YOU STAY ON . SO HI. HI, BRUCE ORTON, WELL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE MY DUTIES, WILL BASICALLY EXECUTE MY DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR OF TOWN MEDICINE, OF THE TOWN OF MASS. AND A WILL. AND I WILL TO THE BEST. MY ABILITY TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. PRESERVE, PRESERVE, PROTECT. PROTECT AND DEFEND. AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION. THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. OF THE UNITED STATES. AND OF THIS STATE. AND OF THIS STATE. SO YOU WANNA GIVE THE CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION? YEAH. SO WE CAN GIVE YOU RIGHT AWAY. OKAY. UH, YEP. ALRIGHT. THAT'S A COMING TO WORK. ALL RIGHT. SO, YOU KNOW, UH, NANCY, DAN, AND THE MODEL TOGETHER. YES. YEAH. OKAY. PLEASE STAND UP. THAT'S SARAH. YEP. THAT'S IT. SHE DOESN'T WANT, SHE'S COMING. MY SON'S HERE. YOU WANT TAKE HER PLACE? SHE, SHE MIGHT BE HERE TROUBLE WITH THE BABY. OH, OKAY. I'M SORRY. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALRIGHT. JUST FOLLOW ME WHEN I SAY, AYE. YOU NEED TO STATE YOUR OWN NAME, NOT MINE. . ALL RIGHT. OKAY. READY? OKAY. AYE. AYE. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR SOLE SOLELY SWEAR. SWEAR. AFFIRM OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY, FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTY. EXECUTE, EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF CITY COUNCIL. CITY COUNCIL. COUNCIL OF TOWNVILLE ANDERSON. TOWN OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. STATE OF TEXAS. AND WILL TO THE BEST ABILITY AND WILL BEST BILITIES BEST ABILITY. PRESERVE, PRESERVE, PRESERVE, PROTECT, PROTECT, PROTECT. AND DEFEND. AND DEFEND. AND THE CONSTITUTION. CONSTITUTION AND LAWS AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. OF THE UNITED STATES. AND ALL THIS STATE. AND OF THE STATE. SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS. WE HAVE OUR SPOT. SO NANCY. OKAY. ONE BY ONE. EVERYBODY [00:30:03] ALL. I WANNA GET ONE TO HER DAUGHTER. OH, YOUR DAUGHTER. OH, OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SON, YOU, THAT'S ACTUALLY MY SON AND MY SON-IN-LAW. I HAD TWO GRANDSONS. GREAT. YEAH. NEXT. CATHERINE. YOU WANT ? THAT WAS PRETTY ALL RIGHT. HOLD IT. SO THIS, UH, I'M NOT SURE, WE'RE JUST GONNA HERR TELL US. , WE KNOW WHERE YOU SAID THAT'S THE EASY ONE. YEAH, SIR. PARDON? OH, WOW. HI. HEY, WELL, DID YOU EVER GO TO SOMEBODY'S HOUSE FOR ONE OF THE HOLIDAYS, CHRISTMAS OR SOMETHING, AND WATCH ALL THEIR KIDS OPEN GIFTS? TELL WHAT WE JUST DID HERE. . WHAT UP? HUH? THAT WAS REALLY GREAT. BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, UH, I, I'M JUST, I'M, I'M SO SHOCKED. WELL, I'M, I GUESS I'M NOT SHOCKED THAT MY, MY NIECE AND MY SISTER CAME. CUZ THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING UP WITH MY NIECE. SHE'S, SHE'S A LITTLE BIT CRAZY, BUT , I'M SO APPRECIATIVE. THEY, THEY CAME FROM, UH, OWOSSO, OKLAHOMA AND OKLAHOMA CITY. SO I APPRECIATE Y'ALL COMING DOWN. THAT'S, THAT'S, SO WE'RE ALMOST DONE. DONE. I PROMISE IT'S, THIS WON'T TAKE LONG AT ALL, BUT I JUST WANNA MAKE A COUPLE COMMENTS. UH, I'M SO GRATEFUL, UH, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND FOR THE SUPPORT THAT I'VE GOTTEN FROM SO MANY PEOPLE, UH, ADDISON, RESIDENTS AS ADDISON BUSINESS OWNERS, FRIENDS OF MINE THAT DON'T EVEN LIVE IN ADDISON, THAT THAT STILL COME AND, AND GIMME SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT ALONG THE WAY. AND, UH, AND, AND I'M SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO SERVE ADDISON ONCE AGAIN. YOU KNOW, I DID SIX YEARS ON THE CITY COUNCIL AND P AND Z BEFORE THAT. UH, BUT, BUT NOW TO, TO BE HERE AND WITH, WITH THIS CREW OF, OF CITY COUNCIL, AND WE REALLY, WE GOT A GREAT GROUP. WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING TOGETHER. I'M SO EXCITED FOR THAT. AND WE, OF COURSE, WE KNOW THE HAPPIEST PEOPLE IN THE ROOM WITH THE SMILES THAT CAN'T GET OFF THEIR FACE. SO THE GUYS THAT JUST GOT OUT . BUT, UH, BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE. IF YOU'VE NEVER DONE THIS, I DON'T KNOW, THERE ARE MANY IN THE ROOM THAT HAVE DONE THIS ALREADY. IT'S, IT IS SACRIFICIAL SERVICE. AND IF YOU THINK THAT IT'S SOME, SOME EASY JOB THAT DOESN'T, DOESN'T TAKE A LOT OF TIME AND SACRIFICE, IT CERTAINLY DOES, AND THE SPOUSES KNOW THAT. BUT, BUT, BUT I'M, I'M THANKFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE. THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE COME BACK MORE THAN ONCE, TOM AND JOE, AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU DOUBLE. BUT, UH, IT, IT IS SACRIFICIAL SERVICE, BUT IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. AND, AND THERE'S NO PLACE THAT I WOULD DO THIS OTHER THAN ADDISON BECAUSE ADDISON, I'VE LIVED HERE FOR 20 YEARS AND IT'S A WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE. IT'S A TOWN THAT I LOVE. AND THAT'S WHY I THINK ALL OF US DO THAT, DO THIS SERVICE IS FOR, BECAUSE WE, BECAUSE WE LOVE THE TOWN SO MUCH. UH, IT'S NOT OVERLY POLITICAL. IT HAPPENS ONCE IN A WHILE, BUT, UH, IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO SERVE AND TO HAVE AN IMPACT. AND SO I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. AGAIN, LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THIS COUNCIL, OUR AMAZING NEW CITY MANAGER, DAVID GAINES. I'M, I'M ALREADY VERY IMPRESSED WITH HIM. WE'VE BEEN MEETING SINCE DECEMBER, EVEN BEFORE THINGS WERE HAPPENING. BUT, UH, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND THEN THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE, THESE, THESE PROFESSIONALS THAT ACTUALLY DO ALL THE HEAVY LIFTING AND THE HARD WORK AROUND TOWN, UH, THEY, THEY PUT UP WITH US AMATEURS UP HERE, AND, UH, AND THEY, THEN THEY TAKE US ALONG THE WAY. AND, AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. AND, UH, AS WE ALL JUST DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE TOWN AND, AND, AND MAKE IT THE VERY BEST THAT WE POSSIBLY CAN AND CONTINUE, [00:35:01] CONTINUE THE GREAT WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE WITH THIS COUNCIL. SO ITEM [5. Present, Discuss, and Consider Action on Nominations and Appointment of the Mayor Pro-Tempore and Deputy Mayor Pro-Tempore.] NUMBER FIVE, PRESENT, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON NOMINATIONS. AN APPOINTMENT OF THE MAYOR PRO TEM AND THE DEPUTY MAYOR PROTE. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, UH, THE TRADITION HAS BAND AND JOE'S DONE IT, AND IT'S BEEN PRETTY MUCH A TRADITION FOR A WHILE THAT WE, THAT WE ROTATE THIS, YOU KNOW, ON A, ON A, MAYBE AN ANNUAL BASIS TO GIVE EVERYBODY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ONE OF THESE LEADERSHIP ROLES. AND I, AND I REALLY THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA AND I, AND, AND I INTEND TO CONTINUE THAT. BUT STARTING OUT THIS YEAR, UH, I HAVE REALLY TWO, TWO GOOD CHOICES THAT, UH, THAT I, THAT I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH. AND I WOULD LIKE TO PUT IN FORM OF EMOTION FOR MARI PROAM, EILEEN RESNICK, AND FOR DEPUTY MAYOR PROAM GUILLERMO QUINAN, ALSO KNOWN AS GQ. AND THAT IS MY MOTION BECAUSE THESE ARE TWO WONDERFUL PEOPLE, REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCED PEOPLE. THEY'VE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL FOR A WHILE, AND, UH, AND THEY, THEY BRING SO MUCH TO THE TABLE AND, UH, AND I'LL NEED THEM BY MY SIDE HELPING ME THROUGH THIS PROCESS. AND SO THAT IS MY MOTION. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A SECOND FROM SECOND, THAT MOTION SECOND FROM MARLON. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. HI. OH, THANK YOU, DARREN. OH, HEY, DARREN . ANY OPPOSED? NO. ALL RIGHT. WELL THEN THAT, THAT PASSES AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. YOU'RE WELCOME. * 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.