[1. Call Meeting to Order and Announce that a Quorum is Present.]
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IT IS SIX O'CLOCK AND I'LL CALL TO ORDER THIS MEETING OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE ADDISON CITY COUNCIL ON MAY 14TH, 2024.
AND WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT IN THE ROOM WITH SIX MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
AND AS ALWAYS, WE'LL START THE MEETING WITH PLEDGES TO BOTH OF OUR FLAGS.
IF YOU PLEASE RISE, I PLEDGE TO P TO FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FRAUD.
ON, ON THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDERGRAD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
IT'S NICE TO SEE EVERYBODY THIS EVENING.
THAT'S WHY WE CALL IT A SPECIAL MEETING.
[a. Presentation to outgoing City Council Members.]
THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS ITEM NUMBER THREE, PROCLAMATIONS PRESENTATION.THIS IS PRESENTATION TO OUR OUTGOING CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS OF WHICH WE HAVE TWO OF THOSE.
AND I WOULD INVITE EILEEN RESNICK, MAYOR PRO TEM, AND THE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM GUILLERMO QUINTANILLA TO JOIN ME IN FRONT OF THE DAYS, PLEASE.
WE LIKE TO GIVE PARTYING GIFTS TO ANYBODY THAT SERVED THE TOWN FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME.
AND THESE FOLKS HAVE SERVED THE TOWN VERY WELL FOR A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME.
SO WE HAVE GIFTS IF YOU'D LIKE TO, UH, SHOW US WHAT YOU HAVE OVER HERE, EILEEN.
AND YOU CAN OPEN THAT OR NOT OPEN THAT, BUT I'LL TELL YOU, IT'S A PICTURE OF THE COUNCIL.
I'LL BET IT IT'LL BE VERY SIMILAR.
VERY GOOD FOR HANGING IN YOUR GARAGE.
AND YES, THIS IS, THIS HAS IN THE GARAGE
SO THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT THING THAT WE STARTED DOING A FEW YEARS BACK.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S A GREAT, GREAT, UH, GREAT THING TO TAKE AWAY.
SO, SO THANK YOU BOTH AND WE'LL ASK YOU TO TAKE A SEAT AND HERE'S SOME REMARKS FROM BOTH OF YOU.
DO I GO FIRST? EILEEN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO FIRST? I WOULD LOVE TO GO FIRST.
UM, FIRST I JUST HAVE TO THANK MY SWEET HUSBAND WHO SPENT LOTS OF TIME ON THE GOLF COURSE WHILE I WAS IN, IN COUNCIL MEETINGS, AND SOON I WILL BE JOINING HIM.
UM, ALSO, I WANNA THANK SUSIE AND MARGIE WHO WERE MY, UM, CAMPAIGN CHAIRS, COULD NOT HAVE RUN AND BEEN SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT THEM.
AND ALL OF THOSE OF YOU THAT CAMPAIGNED FOR ME AND VOTED FOR ME.
IT HAS BEEN, UH, A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE TOWN.
THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE COURSE OF THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THAT I THINK WE SHOULD ALL BE PROUD OF.
ONE IS HIRING OF DAVID GAINES, OUR CITY MANAGER, UM, WHO IS A GREAT HIRE.
HE'S DOING A GREAT JOB, AND I KNOW YOU WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT HIM.
I KNOW IT'S BEEN CONTROVERSIAL, BUT I THINK THE RIGHT DECISIONS WERE MADE AND I'M VERY PROUD TO HAVE BEEN A PART OF THAT.
AND OF COURSE, THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT, UM, ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.
SO, WHILE I WILL NOT BE ON COUNCIL, UM, I WILL PROBABLY BE A BIGGER VOICE THAN BEFORE BECAUSE I CAN.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THIS AND, UH, IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE THIS TOWN.
THANK YOU EILEEN, FOR YOUR SERVICE.
UH, I ECHO THE, UH, THOUGHTS ABOUT WHAT WE'VE COME ACCOMPLISHED HERE ON THE COUNCIL.
UH, THE LAST SIX YEARS WE'VE GONE THROUGH A LOT OF CHANGES, UH, WITHIN THE TOWN.
AND OF COURSE, UH, SOCIALLY, UH, WE'VE, WE'VE, UH, LIVED UP THE, THE, UH, STAFF HAS LIVED UP TO THE CHALLENGE.
I'M VERY PROUD OF THEM AS I ALWAYS HAVE BEEN.
I HAVE A FEW, UH, REMARKS HERE THAT I HAVE WRITTEN DOWN.
I WANNA MAKE SURE I GET 'EM ALL HERE.
SO THIS LAST YEAR HAS GONE BY VERY QUICKLY FOR ME.
I'M PROUD AND THANKFUL FOR THE WORK UNDERTAKEN BY THIS COUNCIL AND MANY IN
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THE PAST.I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK THE RESIDENTS, THE STAFF, AND MY FAMILY.
RESIDENT INVOLVEMENT IS THE FUEL THAT HELPS FEED A COUNCIL MEMBER'S DESIRE TO SERVE.
WITHOUT OUR RESIDENTS INFORMED INPUT, WE COULDN'T RESPOND TO THEIR THOUGHTS, THEIR CONCERNS, AND THE NEEDS OF OUR TOWN EFFICIENTLY.
I WANT TO THANK THE MANY RESIDENTS WHO HAVE IN THE PAST SIX YEARS INVITED ME INTO THEIR HOMES OR HAVE REACHED OUT TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE TOWN AND ITS DIRECTION.
YOUR INPUT AND SUPPORT ALONG WITH YOUR WILLINGNESS TO VOLUNTEER FOR GROUPS, COMMITTEES, AND EVENTS IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR CURRENT AND PAST STAFF FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO OUR TOWN.
OUR STAFF, ALONG WITH THE FIRST RESPONDERS, ARE THE GEM OF OUR COMMUNITY.
WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE REPAIRED A ONCE INJURED CULTURE TO HELP MAKE ADDISON A PLACE.
STAFF IS ONCE AGAIN PROUD TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF.
FINALLY, I WANT TO THANK MY FRIENDS FAMILIES FOR THEIR SUPPORT.
MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE DENISE, WHO PUTS UP WITH MY MILD OBSESSION TO KEEP ADDISON AS STRONG AS IT CAN BE, HAS SAVED ME FROM MYSELF A COUPLE OF TIMES.
I CONTINUE TO BE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT ADDISON AND ITS RESIDENTS AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING SERVING OUR TOWN IN THE FUTURE.
SO NOW I WANT TO CONGRATULATE AND WELCOME THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND TO THEM ALWAYS REMEMBER THE OATH YOU ARE ABOUT TO TAKE.
THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR SERVICE.
IT'S BEEN BEEN MY PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO, TO SERVE WITH BOTH OF YOU AND, UH, AND I KNOW YOU'LL BE VERY INVOLVED GOING FORWARD AND, AND I KNOW YOU WILL BE AS WELL GQ.
AND I APPRECIATE YOUR FRIENDSHIP.
I APPRECIATE YOUR WISE COUNSEL AND THAT'S THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF BEING THE PRO TEMS, THE MAYOR, PRO TEM, AND THE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM IS THAT THAT'S, YOU NEED TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT HAS YOUR BACK AND THAT'S LOOKING OUT FOR YOU AND TELLING YOU THINGS THAT MAYBE YOU'RE NOT, YOU'RE NOT SEEING.
AND, UH, I APPRECIATE BOTH OF YOU BEING, UH, BEING A GREAT PERSON FOR THAT IN THAT ROLE.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.
OKAY, GOING TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR ITEMS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
[a. Administer the Oath of Office to three (3) Council Members following the originally scheduled May 4, 2024 election date in accordance with State law and Ordinance No. O24-05 which declared the Council Members unopposed and therefore elected.]
[b. Present Certificates of Election to the three (3) Council Members following the originally scheduled May 4, 2024 General Election date.]
FOUR A AND FOUR B.WE'LL DO THOSE AT THE SAME TIME.
FOUR A ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS FOLLOWING THE ORIGINAL SCHEDULED, ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED MAY 4TH, 2024 ELECTION DATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW IN ORDINANCE NUMBER OH TWO FOUR DASH ZERO FIVE, WHICH DECLARED THE COUNCIL MEMBERS UNOPPOSED AND THEREFORE ELECTED ITEM FOUR B.
PRESENT CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION TO THE THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS FOLLOWING THE ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED MAY 4TH, 20, 20, 20, 24 GENERAL ELECTION DATE.
SO IF AT THIS TIME I WOULD INVITE OUR THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS, INCOMING COUNCIL MEMBERS TO JOIN ME AT THE FRONT.
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, IF YOU WOULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
I DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM AFFIRMING, SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE, EXECUTE OF THE OFFICE OF TOWN OF ADDISON CITY COUNCIL MEMBER OF ADDISON CITY COUNCIL MEMBER OF 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 LAWS, CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE, OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE.
AND WE HAVE SOME CERTIFICATES FOR EACH OF YOU.
AND WHAT THE FLEX IS, UH, THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT AT A GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON MAY 4TH, 2024, DARREN GARDNER WAS DULY ELECTED TOWN OF ADDISON
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CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH OF YOU COURT, COURT WITH EACH OF YOU.
SO AT THIS TIME, PROBABLY TIME TO TAKE YOUR SEATS UP HERE AND REPLACE THESE TWO, YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING AND Y'ALL CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE YOU'RE GOING.
[c. Present, discuss, and consider action on nominations and appointment of the Mayor Pro-Tempore and Deputy Mayor Pro-Tempore.]
AND THEN OUR FINAL ITEM IS ITEM FOUR C.FOUR C, PRESENT, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON NOMINATIONS AND APPOINTMENT OF THE MAYOR PRO TEM AND DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM.
AND THIS IS WHAT THE TIME FOR ME TO, UH, NOMINATE MY, MY APPOINTEES FOR THESE TWO POSITIONS.
AND AS I STATED EARLIER, THIS, THESE ARE VERY IMPORTANT ROLES FOR SOMEBODY THAT'S GOING TO BE THERE TO SUPPORT ME, TO SUPPORT THE COUNCIL.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, IN AND THEY SERVE.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PRO TEMS DO, THE MAYOR PRO TEM BY DEFINITION WILL SERVE, WILL, WILL, WILL CHAIR THE MEETINGS IN CASE THE MAYOR IS NOT AVAILABLE.
AND THE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WILL DO THE SAME THING IF THE MAYOR AND THE MAYOR PRO TEM ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
AND SO, SO THOSE ARE IMPORTANT ROLES AND IF THERE'S EVENTS THAT I CAN'T GO TO, THEN THEY'LL GO FILL IN IN THOSE POSITIONS AND THEY REPRESENT THE TOWN OF ADDISON.
AND SO THAT'S AN IMPORTANT, IT'S AN IMPORTANT ROLE TO HAVE.
SO MY NOMINATIONS FOR THESE TWO, UH, POSITIONS WOULD BE, UM, UH, FOR MAYOR PRO TEM DARREN GARDNER AND DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM NANCY CRAIG.
AND THAT IS, UH, IN THE FORM OF A MOTION.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, VERY GOOD.
AND THAT ITEM FOUR, FIVE C, FOUR C PASSES.
UH, MAYOR PRO TEM DARREN GARDNER, DEPUTY MAYOR, PRO TEM, NANCY CRAIG.
AND WITH THAT, WE WILL ADJOURN FOR THE EVENING.