Oct 27, 2026 City Council on 2026-10-27 5:30 PM

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE! TODAY IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27TH, 2026 AND THE TIME IS 5:31 P.M.

[1. Call to Order]

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT, SO I'M CALLING THE MEETING TO ORDER.

WE'LL BE CONVENING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN THE FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM.

[2. Executive Session (Closed to the Public) 1st Floor Conference Room]

THANK YOU. HAPPY HALLOWEEN. ONCE AGAIN, THE TIME IS 6:43 P.M.

[3. Work Session (Open to the Public) 1st Floor Conference Room Citizen comments will not be heard during the Work Session, but will be heard during the Regular Session under Citizens' Appearance.]

IN THE FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED AND ENCOURAGED TO JOIN US. THANK YOU.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO WORK SESSION. WE ONLY HAVE TWO ITEMS TONIGHT.

FIRST ITEM IS DELIBERATION REGARDING THE AGENDA.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE AGENDA MARK I DO.

ITEM D ON THE. THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE MBTA.

LET'S SAY I BRING DANNY. DANNY. OH, HERE WE GO.

HE HEARD IT. THIS IS THE ENTITY? YEAH. SO I JUST HAD A QUESTION.

SO $110,302. ARE WE OBLIGATED TO 247365. MONITORING OF THAT STRIP OF ROAD. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.

YES. THAT WORKS OUT TO BE $12.59. NOW LET ME CLARIFY WHAT THAT MEANS.

WE, WE HAVE THE SAME OBLIGATION TO MONITOR THE TOLLWAYS AND TURNPIKES AS WE DO ANY OTHER STREET IN TOWN.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE AGREEMENT DOESN'T REQUIRE US TO MAN OR STAFF AN OFFICER ON THE TURNPIKE OR TOLLWAY 24 OVER SEVEN.

WE CAN IF WE WANT TO, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO IF WE DON'T WANT TO.

AND FRANKLY, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, IF WE CHOSE NOT TO POST AN OFFICER OUT THERE EVER THE BURDENS ON THE ANY TO TO COMPLAIN ABOUT IT.

WE'VE, WE'VE GOT SORT OF AN OBLIGATION TO ENFORCE OUT THERE, BUT, BUT WE CERTAINLY HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO IF WE WANT TO.

BUT THE GOAL OF THE AGREEMENT IS TO ENABLE THE CHIEF TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF LAW ENFORCEMENT APPROPRIATE FOR THOSE TOLLWAYS, AND WE STILL GET PAID BY THE MTA REGARDLESS. OKAY.

WHEREAS BEFORE WE DIDN'T GET PAID AT ALL. AND WE STILL HAVE.

A IS A MONEY MAKING ENTITY. SO THEY'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DEFER COSTS TO MUNICIPALITIES.

SO I THINK THEY'RE LOWBALLING NTT, NTT IS A GOVERNMENT ENTITY OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.

THEY MAY GENERATE PROFITS FROM THE TURNPIKE CONSULTANTS.

BUT THE PURPOSE BEHIND THE WHOLE AGREEMENT AT ALL IS TO GIVE THEM SOME LEVEL OF COMFORT THAT THERE WILL BE SOME TYPE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OUT THERE. NOT BECAUSE WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE ANY LEVEL OF SERVICE.

YOU'LL NOTE THAT THE AGREEMENT DOESN'T CONTAIN ANY METRICS WHATSOEVER.

YEAH, I WAS LOOKING FOR THAT. MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT THE SHERIFF'S, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WAS PROVIDING THIS FOR THE TOLLWAYS DPS AND, AND SO THEY HAVE BEEN TERMINATING THE AGREEMENTS WITH THE, WITH THE TOLL COMPANIES.

THAT'S WHY THESE COMPANIES ARE GOING TO THE CITIES.

SO DALLAS CITY ALSO NOW HAS THIS HUGE THING THAT THEY, THEY HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR.

I BELIEVE THEY HAVE ONE DPS OFFICER ASSIGNED FOR THE ENTIRE TURNPIKE.

WOW. AND BY THE WAY, I'M SORRY, BY THE WAY, CARLTON WAS TRYING TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH COPPELL TO GET INTO TO PAY FOR THIS SERVICE TEN YEARS AGO, AND THEY DECLINED TO DO IT.

SO I SAW THIS AS A STEP FORWARD, JIM. I MEAN, I GUESS MY QUESTION IS THAT, CHIEF, IF AM I CORRECT IN UNDERSTANDING THAT IF IF THERE'S A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH A MEDICAL EMERGENCY ON 121 WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS, WE'RE GOING TO DISPATCH POLICE AND FIRE TO THE LOCATION ANYWAYS. WE ALWAYS HAVE, BUT IN THE PAST WE WEREN'T GETTING PAID FOR IT.

SO NOW WE'RE AT LEAST GETTING COMPENSATED ON AN ESTIMATE OF WHAT OVERALL.

SO ON A YEAR TO YEAR BASIS, DO WE HAVE AN ABILITY TO KIND OF EVALUATE WHAT OUR ACTUAL COSTS WERE IN TERMS OF CALLS AND OR DO WE EVEN CARE? BECAUSE, I MEAN, WE'LL GET COMPENSATED BY THE INSURANCE, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR THAT CALL TO THE EXTENT THERE'S INSURANCE.

RIGHT. SO THE AMBULANCE, IT'S A HALF A MILE. IT PASSES THROUGH COPPELL CITY LIMITS.

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DPS IS NOT ALWAYS AVAILABLE, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD THE CONTRACT WHEN WE BOUGHT THOSE RACKS FOR THEM.

SO. OKAY. AND WE OCCASIONALLY GO UP THERE AND, AND CATCH A DRUNK DRIVER.

SO BUT WE JUST WEREN'T GETTING PAID FOR IT. WE WEREN'T GETTING PAID FOR IT.

YEAH. THANK YOU. SO THIS IS ONLY FOR 121. WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER HIGHWAYS GOING THROUGH.

635 AND. WE JUST PATROL. NOBODY GIVES US MONEY FOR THAT.

I DON'T KNOW WHO WOULD, BUT IT'S NOT THE STATE.

WE STILL WE STILL PATROL THOSE. BUT WE DON'T SIT OUT THERE LIKE WE'RE NOT GOING TO SIT ON.

121. 21247, BUT WE STILL MAKE OUR PASSES THROUGH THEM TO MAKE SURE THE DRIVING IS SAFE.

SO BECAUSE IT'S 121 IS A TOLL ROAD. THAT'S WHY WE ARE GETTING THIS MONEY.

THAT'S WHY I'M TRYING TO GET IT. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.

YEAH. NITA DIDN'T. NEGOTIATING WITH THEM ON THIS AGREEMENT WAS RATHER DIFFICULT, EVEN ON BEHALF OF MORE THAN HALF A DOZEN CITIES.

THEY HAVE THE POSITION OR THEY TOOK THE POSITION THAT WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO ENFORCE.

AND WE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT WE HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO ANY MORE SO THAN WE DO ON.

635 OR ON MOCKINGBIRD LANE. BUT THEY JUST KIND OF FELT LIKE, YOU KNOW, DPS BACKED OUT.

STATE TROOPERS NO LONGER HAVE ANY OBLIGATION TO ENFORCE OUT THERE.

AND JUST I JUST THINK THAT THEY WERE NERVOUS.

THEY JUST WANTED TO HAVE SOME LEVEL OF COMFORT THAT SOMEONE WAS COMMITTING TO PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES AND UNDERSTAND THAT FIRE IS DIFFERENT.

BY THE WAY, ACCIDENT RECOVERY IS A DIFFERENT MECHANISM AND DOESN'T FALL WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THIS CONTRACT.

THIS IS JUST LAW ENFORCEMENT. OKAY. SO RAMESH.

THANK YOU MAYOR. AND CHIEF, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE ARE ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM IS A TWO YEAR AGREEMENT. AND DURING THE TIME OF RENEWAL, YOU CAN ALWAYS COME BACK AND SAY THE AMOUNT SHOULD BE HIGHER.

AND IF THEY AGREE, THEY AGREE. CORRECT. YES, SIR.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DON? I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION ON THIS DEAL.

OKAY. I'M MOVING ON. WOW. WE'RE MOVING ON. WOW.

BE TO SIT DOWN, WHICH IS PROBABLY FOR ME OR I DON'T KNOW WHICH.

SO JUST CURIOUS. SO, SEE, IT LOOKS LIKE THAT BANK STABILIZATION PROJECT THAT LIKE, THERE'S, THERE'S ACTUALLY INFRASTRUCTURE AT RISK ON THAT, RIGHT. SO THAT'S THAT'S THE BIGGER DEAL.

BUT THAT'S A VERY MUCH A NEEDED DEAL. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT HOW BE CAME TO BE.

WAS IT JUST WAS IT JUST RESIDENT. CORRECT. SO IF YOU RECALL LAST SUMMER, THE SUMMER BEFORE LAST WHEN WE HAD A LARGE RAIN EVENT AND JULY I THINK IT WAS JULY 4TH RAIN EVENT THAT WE HAD.

THERE'S A COUPLE OF RESIDENTS ALONG WINDING HOLLOW THAT HAD WATER INTO THEIR HOME.

OKAY. THERE'S ABOUT THREE HOMES THAT HAD WATER AND IT WAS BACK CHARGED SURCHARGE FROM THE STORM DRAIN SYSTEM BECAUSE OF THE WAY, THE WAY THE SYSTEM OUTFALLS INTO THE CREEK DOESN'T ALLOW IT KIND OF PERPENDICULAR TO THE CREEK.

SO AS THE CREEK IS FLOWING, WATER IS SURCHARGING INTO THE PIPE.

SO IT IT SURCHARGE OUT INTO THE STREET AND THEN DOWN INTO THEIR HOMES.

AND SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT DESIGNING THE OUTFALL TO EXTEND FURTHER ALONG TO WHERE IT WHERE IT TIES INTO THE CREEK IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, SO THAT AS THE CREEK DRAINS, THE WATER WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW AND IT WON'T CHARGE. AND SO APPARENTLY WE'VE HAD.

THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME IT ACTUALLY GOT INTO THEIR HOMES, BUT WE'VE HAD A COUPLE INSTANCES WHERE IT GOT CLOSED BECAUSE OF THE SURCHARGE.

OKAY. AND JUST TO UNDERSTAND SORT OF THE PROCESS OF HOW THAT WORKS.

SO LIKE, EXCUSE ME, THAT PROJECT, I'M ASSUMING WE CAN FIND A BUNCH OF PROJECTS LIKE THAT AROUND TOWN IF WE NEED TO.

SO YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PRIORITIZE.

THAT'S CORRECT. SO AND REALLY IT'S BASED OFF OF THE RISK.

OKAY. AND WHAT THOSE DAMAGES COULD OCCUR IF WE DON'T DO ANYTHING.

AND FORTUNATELY FOR US, WE DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF DRAINAGE ISSUES IN TOWN.

YOU KNOW, WHEN THE CITY WAS DEVELOPED YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A LOT OF CONSIDERATION IN THE WAY WE DESIGNED OUR STORM SYSTEM.

IT JUST, IT JUST OVER TIME THINGS HAPPEN OR THINGS, WE'RE STARTING TO SEE MORE STORM EVENTS THAT ARE HIGHER FREQUENCY EVENTS THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN IN THE PAST. AND SO THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE POPPING UP THAT ARE JUST, JUST BEEN HANGING OUT THERE THAT WE JUST NEED TO GET TO THEM AND BY CHANCE ON THIS ONE.

SO I THINK WHATEVER THE NUMBER IS, QUARTER OF A MILLION FOR THE DESIGN PHASE. YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WE HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT KIND CAN HELP WITH THIS PROJECT MIGHT COST.

WE ANTICIPATE, I BELIEVE I BELIEVE THE ESTIMATE IS ABOUT $1 MILLION.

OKAY. YEAH. COMES OUT OF THE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THANKS. I JUST WAS CURIOUS HOW THAT ONE POPPED UP.

IT LOOKED DIFFERENT THAN. YEAH. TWO DIFFERENT TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROJECTS.

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IT IS. AND A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH THE WAY THE HYDROLOGY, THE GEOMORPHOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING OCCUR THAT USUALLY THAT USUALLY PLAYS INTO A ROLE WHEN YOU'RE IN WORKING IN CREEKS. IT'S NOT IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IN OUR TYPICAL DESIGN FEE STRUCTURE.

THESE ARE USUALLY A BIT HIGHER FEE STRUCTURES BECAUSE OF ALL THE EXTRA HYDRAULIC ANALYSIS AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS, STUDIES, STUDIES. OKAY. THANK YOU. RAMESH. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. MIKE. THIS THIS DESIGN. WHAT KIND OF WARRANTY DOES IT COME WITH? BECAUSE, I MEAN, WE ARE HAVING A PROBLEM NOW BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU'VE DESCRIBED.

I WANTED TO REPEAT IT. WAS THERE A DESIGN ISSUE? AND NO. SO IN THAT PARTICULAR EVENT, IT WAS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

WE THE RAINFALL INTENSITY WAS ABOUT A 500 YEAR EVENT.

AND SO WE ONLY. OUR STORM DRAIN SYSTEM IS DESIGNED FOR 100 YEAR EVENT.

AND FOR THE MOST PART, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'VE EVER SEEN A 500 YEAR EVENT.

JUST THE WAY THE INTENSITY FELL IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

AND SO EVEN WHAT WE DESIGNED, THERE ARE THERE ARE POTENTIAL CASES WHERE WE JUST CAN'T DESIGN EVERYTHING FOR 500.

BUT WE DO KNOW THE WAY IT WAS. IT WAS DESIGNED, HAS BEEN WORKING FOR YEARS.

IT JUST SO HAPPENED THAT WHEN THE CREEK RISES AT THAT, IN THAT EVENT, WE CAN DO SOMETHING TO ALLEVIATE FROM THAT HAPPENING AGAIN.

SO. SO BACK TO MY ORIGINAL QUESTION. THIS DESIGN FOR ITEM B AND C, WHAT IS THE WARRANTY PERIOD FOR THE DESIGN.

SO SO SO THE ENGINEER THAT DESIGNS THESE PROJECTS, THEY THEY DO STUDIES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY WHAT THE OVERALL IMPACTS ARE FOR FUTURE FOR THE WAY OF STORM DRAIN SYSTEM IS DESIGNED IS FOR ULTIMATE DEVELOPMENT BASED OFF 100 YEAR STORM DESIGN.

WE KNOW THAT THIS EVENT HAPPENED AT A 500 YEAR EVENT.

SO WE ARE GOING TO DESIGN AS BEST OF OUR ABILITY THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

WE MAY OR MAY NOT EVER SEE THAT TYPE OF INTENSITY AGAIN, BUT WE DO KNOW THAT THE WAY THEY DESIGN IT, THEY SIGN AND SEAL THEIR DESIGN PLANS. AND SO THEY GUARANTEED THAT FROM WHAT THEY DESIGN THAT I DON'T I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT'LL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW.

THERE COULD BE OTHER THINGS THAT CAUSE FLOODING.

IT COULD THERE COULD BE BLOCKAGES, THERE COULD BE OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES. BUT IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THAT STORM EVENT, THAT THE DESIGN WILL ACCOMMODATE THAT. AND SO IT'S HARD TO GUARANTEE BECAUSE MOTHER NATURE IS MOTHER NATURE.

BUT WE DESIGNED THE BEST OF THE BEST, THE ABILITY.

I THINK WHAT RAMESH MIGHT BE ASKING, WHAT'S THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CIVIL ENGINEERS DESIGNS? I'LL BE HONEST OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I'M NOT, I'M NOT, I'M NOT SURE. I WOULD THINK TWO YEARS.

NO ARCHITECTS ON THE HOOK MUCH LONGER. WELL, IT MIGHT BE LONGER.

MAYBE I'M THINKING IT IS LONGER, BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

BUT I WANT TO BE VOLUNTEERING INFORMATION. BUT NOBODY'S ASKED ME. BUT I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SET IT ANYWAY. IT'S ABOUT A TEN YEAR LIMITATION. YEAH.

AND THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES IN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS, BUT THERE IS AN, YOU KNOW, IN ERRORS AND OMISSIONS POLICY THAT YOU TYPICALLY REQUIRE IN OUR DESIGN CONTRACT.

SO IF THERE IS A DEFECT, IF THERE'S A DESIGN DEFECT, NOT NOT A CONSTRUCTION DEFECT BECAUSE THAT'S DIFFERENT.

BUT DESIGN ISSUE WE HAVE EXTENDED REMEDIES. SORRY.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON AGENDA? ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM B, WHICH IS DISCUSSION ON THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS APPOINTMENTS.

YOU SHOULD HAVE A LIST OF ALL THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS SITTING IN FRONT OF YOU.

LAUREN, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THE DISCUSSION? NO, SIR. NO. MAYOR IS A GOOD ANSWER. OKAY. THE ONLY THING I HAD.

AND IT WAS JUST. IT'S A KNIT. WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN VERY VOCAL ABOUT WANTING TO GET AS MANY CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE AS POSSIBLE.

AND I NOTICED THAT ONE PERSON IS APPOINTED TO TWO BOARDS OR TWO COMMISSIONS.

NOW THAT IS LEGAL BY THE CITY CODE. LAUREN, FIX ME ON THAT ONE.

SO IT'S COMPLETELY OKAY. BUT WE DO HAVE ONE PERSON SERVING ON TWO IS JEFFREY ROLLER.

JEFF ROLLER. NO. VIVEK PATEL. WE WERE INTERVIEWING PEOPLE FOR OUR POSITIONS THAT HADN'T EVEN SIGNED UP FOR OUR POSITIONS.

WE JUST SAID, HEY, WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE, APPLICANTS TO FILL THE VACANCY.

YEAH, WE HAVE A DEARTH OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO SERVE.

YEAH. AND IF THAT'S THE ANSWER, THAT'S FINE. YEAH.

WELL, AT LEAST BRIAN AND I, WE'RE KIND OF LONELY.

YEAH. WE DIDN'T HAVE JUST A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE. YEAH. WE DIDN'T. JUMPING OUT THERE. I JUST WANTED TO BRING IT UP FOR DISCUSSION. BIJU.

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HOW MANY PEOPLE APPLIED THIS YEAR? YOU DON'T WANT TO APPLY FOR QUALIFIED BECAUSE THERE ARE QUALIFICATIONS ON THE APPLICATION, LIKE RESIDENCY AND THINGS LIKE TOTALLY QUALIFIED PEOPLE APPLIED FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THIS YEAR.

DEFINITELY WAS LOWER THAN PREVIOUS YEARS. YEAH, I'M TRYING TO GET THE NUMBER TO COMPARE FROM LAST YEAR.

I'M JUST. AND IT'S INTERESTING. VIRAF PATEL WAS ACTUALLY ON SMART CITY TILL THIS YEAR, AND HE IS NOW ON TWO DIFFERENT BOARDS. SO MR. PATEL'S TERM EXPIRES NEXT YEAR.

HE WAS REAPPOINTED LAST YEAR. SO HE STILL SITS ON THE SMART CITY BOARD.

HE CAN HAVE IT ALL. SO IT EXPIRES THIS DECEMBER.

IT EXPIRES DECEMBER OF 2027. SO HE REMAINS ON THE CITY BOARD.

SO HE'LL BE ON THREE BOARDS. YES, SIR. BUT THE ONE IS DOESN'T LEAVE.

NO, I DON'T SEE HIM. OH, THAT'S BECAUSE HE'S NOT.

HE WASN'T BEING INTERVIEWED FOR THE SMART CITY.

HE'S ALREADY ON IT. HE'S ON THREE BOARDS. NO, THE THE ETHICS REVIEW PANEL, WHICH IS ONE OF THEM IS IS ALMOST NEVER. WELL, HE WAS A SUPER NICE GUY. WE INTERVIEWED HIM AND YOU KNOW, HE'S RETIRED.

AND HE SAID, I'VE GOT TIME. I'D LOVE TO SERVE.

AND SO HE HE WAS HAPPY TO BE ON TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE THING TO DO.

SO. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE OTHER.

NOMINEES OR APPOINTEES. WELL I MIGHT, I MIGHT ADD.

SO WE ALSO INTERVIEWED HIM. IF BY CHANCE THERE WAS SOMEONE ELSE THAT ISN'T GETTING APPOINTED THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN QUALIFIED THAT SOMEBODY GOT LEFT OFF SOMEBODY ELSE'S LIST, WE COULD PROBABLY SWITCH HIM OUT.

LIKE HE'S ONE OF OUR, THE ONE, THE ONE WE INTERVIEWED FOR. HE WAS LIKE AN ALTERNATE. SO WE COULD, IF WE HAD SOMEBODY THAT WE WANTED TO APPOINT FOR ALTERNATE.

YEAH. IF WE HAD SOMEONE WHO WANTED, WE WANTED TO APPOINT TO A BOARD THAT DIDN'T ISN'T ON THE LIST.

I'M JUST I'M JUST PUTTING IT OUT THERE, JUST OPENING IT UP. WE COULD PROBABLY ROTATE SOMEBODY ELSE, BUT DID ANYBODY HAVE ANY EXTRA PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T WANT TO APPOINT? I MEAN, HE'S AN ALTERNATE. I WILL HAVE FOLLOW UP DONE.

BUT I'M LOOKING FOR THE NUMBERS. WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING? SO THIS IS A QUICK ESTIMATE.

ABOUT 55. OKAY. COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, DO WE HAVE A NUMBER FROM LAST YEAR? GIVE ME JUST A MOMENT. OKAY. NO. THE REASON IS I DIDN'T KNOW THAT BARACK WAS STILL IN SMART CITY.

BOARD. DID YOU? WELL, I WOULD SAY THAT WE LOOKED AT THE SMART CITIES MORE, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT HE WAS BEING INTERVIEWED BY THOSE OTHER BOARDS, LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? RIGHT. SO IF HE'S ALREADY SERVING ON SMART CITY BOARD, I THINK WE SHOULD GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SOMEBODY ELSE FROM THE PEOPLE THAT WE ALREADY INTERVIEWED AT SMART CITY TO ONE OF THESE POSITIONS.

IF THERE IS ANY PULLING THEM OFF OF AN ACTIVE SPOT THAT HASN'T EXPIRED YET.

NO, NO, NO, NO, HE STILL REMAINS IN SMART CITY.

I DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS. HIS TERM WAS NOT EXPIRED.

YEAH. YOU KNOW, HE PULLED HIM OFF OF ONE OF THE PLACES WE PUT HIM ON AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN EMPTY SLOT. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY SHOWING UP. YEAH, BUT THAT'S WHAT I THINK.

MAY I SPEAK? YEAH. WHAT HE'S SAYING IS THE SMART CITY.

BOARD MAY HAVE HAD SOME IDEA THAT THEY COULD MOVE OVER TO YOUR BOARD.

WELL, THEY WERE ASKED IF THEY HAD AN ALTERNATE INTEREST AND THE PEOPLE THAT WERE INTERVIEWED.

SO THAT'S WHY WE INTERVIEWED HIM. HE WAS JUST THERE AS LIKE, I HAD NO INTEREST IN THIS.

I WASN'T SIGNED UP FOR THIS. BUT HEY, IF Y'ALL HAVE A NEED, I'D LOVE TO SERVE.

SO IT WAS RANDOM THAT HE EVEN SHOWED UP TO INTERVIEW WITH US.

SO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT. YEAH. OKAY. SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS VIRAF IS ALREADY SERVING ON SMART CITY BOARD.

THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE THAT WE INTERVIEWED DID NOT APPOINT.

SMART CITY BOARD ARE AVAILABLE. WE THINK HIGHLY OF THEM.

SO WE CAN APPOINT THEM TO THESE BOARDS. YEAH.

I MEAN, THAT'S FINE, EXCEPT I THOUGHT HE WAS GREAT FOR THE BOARD WE INTERVIEWED HIM FOR.

YEAH, IT TURNED OUT HE WAS A GOOD GUY. AND I WOULD I WOULD SAY HE'S A FORD ALTERNATE IS WHAT WE DECIDED HE WOULD BE AVAILABLE IF THERE WAS ANOTHER, IF WE HAD SOMEBODY ELSE THAT WE WANTED. HE'S NOT LIKE A RIGHT.

HE I WOULD IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO NOT PUT HIM IN THAT SPOT ON THE FORD BOARD IF WE HAD SOMEONE ELSE.

HERE'S THE FIRST QUESTION IS, DOES ANYBODY EVEN HAVE ANYBODY ELSE THAT THEY THOUGHT WAS QUALIFIED? BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE A SPOT FOR IT. YEAH. I CAN SELECT FROM THE SMART CITY BOARD.

I THINK WE HAD TWO CANDIDATES THAT WE WEREN'T.

WE WERE HIGHLY THINKING OF. YEAH. I MEAN, YEAH, BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO REMOVE HIM IF HE'S AN ACTIVE MEMBER.

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YEAH. YEAH. BUT IF YOU REMOVE HIM AS AN ALTERNATE TO FORD, THAT'S NOT EXACTLY.

WELL THAT'S THE THING IS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE THAT APPLY FOR SMART CITIES.

AND THEN I THINK, WELL, THEY MAY NOT WANT THEY HAD A SECOND CHOICE AND THEY.

AND THEN WE'RE SAYING, HEY, WE CAN'T PUT YOU THERE.

DO YOU EVEN WANT TO SERVE ON THE BOARD? YOU KNOW, THAT TO ME WOULD OFFER IT TO THEM BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT WANT IT.

THEY MAY NOT WANT TO BE ON THE BOARD. IT'S ACTUALLY A TASK FORCE FOR THE TASK FORCE.

YES. VERY TECHNICAL, IF I MAY. REALLY QUICKLY.

BEST ESTIMATE FOR 2025 APPLICATIONS WAS 66. OKAY.

BECAUSE EVEN IN THE LIBRARY BOARD, WE HAD TO INTERVIEW ALTERNATE.

I MEAN, SECOND CHOICES THIS YEAR, IS IT IS IT APPROPRIATE TO TALK ABOUT THE LIBRARY BOARD INTERVIEWS AT THIS TIME? I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE DOING CANDIDATES BECAUSE BIJU AND I HAD SOME, I THINK SOME PRETTY CANDID CONVERSATIONS AMONGST OURSELVES ABOUT PARTICIPATION IN LIBRARY BOARD IS, IS THAT APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THERE WASN'T A LOT OF PARTICIPATION FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD.

SO BIJU AND I HAD TO WE BASICALLY HAD TO TAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM PEOPLE WHO WERE WELL LIKED MAYBE LIKE PARKS AND REC.

AND CONSIDERING THAT'S UNDER THAT UMBRELLA, WE TOOK SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OTHER PEOPLE, BUT I'M GOING TO USE THE WORD. I FELT LIKE WE HAD TO COBBLE TOGETHER AND WE HAD SOME PEOPLE.

YEAH. JIM AND I HAD THE EXACT SAME THING. PEOPLE.

THERE SEEMS TO BE WANING INTEREST IN THE LIBRARY BOARD, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING IF THIS IS APPROPRIATE TIME.

YEAH. THAT TOO, IF I UNDERSTAND THAT DIRECTION, THAT WAS SOMETHING WE WERE GOING TO TALK ABOUT.

PERFECT. OKAY. SO THAT'S WHY I WANT TO PARK THAT.

LET'S PARK THAT ONE FOR DISCUSSION. I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE YOU WERE HEADED, BUT ABSOLUTELY WE WERE GOING TO BRING THAT BEFORE THE COUNCIL FOR A SEPARATE DISCUSSION.

I THINK BIJU AND I WERE IN ALIGNMENT ON A COUPLE THINGS ABOUT THAT. SO WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. SO I'M LOOKING AT VIRAT PATEL.

HIS NAME IS ALREADY ON ETHICS REVIEW PANEL. THAT'S ALSO ANOTHER BOARD.

SO NOW HE WILL BE SERVING IN THREE BOARDS RIGHT.

THAT'S WHAT WE SAID. BUT ETHICS REVIEW PANEL MAY NEVER HE MAY NEVER DO ANYTHING HE DOESN'T EVER MEET.

OKAY. YEAH. I MEAN, IT'S A GOOD THING, I KNOW, THANK GOODNESS.

UNLESS WE GIVE THEM CAUSE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE ONE WHERE THEY BASICALLY RANDOMLY PICK THREE PEOPLE FROM THAT, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. RIGHT? LIKE IT'S JUST KIND OF A WHEN THERE'S AN ETHICS COMPLAINT.

YEAH. YEAH. BUT IT IS CHOSEN BY LOT THREE. MEMBERS.

AND THEN THE MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM, IN ADDITION TO THOSE THREE MEMBERS CHOSEN BY LOT COMPRISE THE BOARD OR THE REVIEW.

I KNOW THAT. DID YOU NOT. WHAT IS MY TERM? SO.

WE WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THE LIBRARY BOARD SEPARATELY.

I LOVE THAT. DO TO BIJU SUGGESTION. DO YOU WANT TO RECONSIDER? THE ALTERNATE POSITION ON THE FORD BOARD. WITH A MEMBER FROM.

DOES ANYBODY WANT TO ASK THEM? WELL, I WAS GOING TO ASK WHO WHO WERE THE FORD BOARD? NOT ME. MARK. MARK. MARK. YEAH. WELL, CAN I DO Y'ALL HAVE A RECORD? I WOULD DEFER TO YOU GUYS SINCE Y'ALL DID THE INTERVIEWS.

WE BUILT WE BUILT A SPOT. OKAY. WE DIDN'T. YEAH, WE PUT EVERYBODY IN A SPOT.

YEAH. EVERYBODY WE INTERVIEWED. SO IS THE MAIN CONCERN THAT YOU SAW THAT HE WAS ON THERE TWICE.

AND THEN OBVIOUSLY WE'RE FINDING OUT HE'LL BE ON THREE TIMES. YEAH.

THAT IS THAT IS THE CONCERN. COULD I MAYBE SUGGEST SOMETHING THAT WAY TO MAYBE THAT WE NEED TO DO IN THE FUTURE. MAYBE WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF, OF LIKE, MAYBE LOOKING AT LIKE TOTAL ROSTERS OF LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEONE IS SERVING AND WE'RE ARMED WITH THAT INFORMATION AHEAD OF TIME OR WE'RE BETTER PREPARED FOR THAT BECAUSE JUST THE WAY THAT I LOOK AT IT IS I'M INCLINED TO TRUST MY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO HAVE PROVIDED A SUGGESTION TO ME AND SAY, HEY, THIS IS WHO WE FEEL IS GOING TO BE BEST FOR THIS ROLE.

SO I WOULD BE INCLINED TO SAY MAYBE WE NEED TO CHANGE THAT PROCEDURE FOR THE FUTURE.

WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING AGAINST HAVING PEOPLE ON MULTIPLE BOARDS.

NO, IT'S COMPLETELY LEGAL. BUT IF THAT IS A DIRECTION THAT WE WANT TO MOVE TO THE FUTURE, MAYBE WE NEED TO DECIDE THAT AS A COUNCIL IF WE WANT TO DO THAT AND THEN CONSIDER THAT IN THE FUTURE. IT'S ACTUALLY, AND I THINK SORRY.

OKAY, SO WE HAVE TO HAVE A CHARTER AMENDMENT. YEAH. I WAS GOING TO SAY I THINK THIS YEAR WAS HONESTLY A RARE SITUATION.

LIKE I HONESTLY, I MEAN, IF YOU LOOK AT ALL THE YEARS IN THE PAST, AND I THINK YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT TO WHEN YOU CAME IN, WE HAD OUR INTERVIEWS BECAUSE I THINK WE WERE THE FIRST ONES TO BE INTERVIEWING. LIKE WE JUST DID NOT HAVE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE.

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LIKE THERE'S OTHER THINGS. SO I THINK WE'RE JUST IN A UNIQUE SITUATION THIS YEAR AND WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT BEFORE WE GO AND START MAKING ANY CHANGES. SO THE OTHER THE OTHER THING, AND IT MAY NOT BE OBVIOUS, BUT THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THIS DISCUSSION RIGHT HERE.

SO THAT THAT THAT IS THE PURPOSE. WE'RE NOT NO ONE'S EXPECTING THIS GROUP TO COME IN AND TELL YOU TO THAT YOU DIDN'T LIKE THE WAY THAT YOU DID THE SMART CITY.

BOARD SELECTION. THAT'S NOT THE PURPOSE OF THIS.

YEAH. RIGHT. IT'S BASICALLY THE WAY WE USED TO DESCRIBE IT WAS TO DO SOME HORSE TRADING.

BUT LIKE IN THE PAST, LIKE SPECIAL COUNCIL, WE'VE HAD LIKE HALF THE BAR ASSOCIATION DECLINED.

AND WE LITERALLY, I THINK WE HAD LIKE TWO PEOPLE AND TWO SLOTS.

SO IT WAS JUST AN UNUSUAL EXPERIENCE. IT WAS A LIGHT, IT WAS A LIGHT TURNOUT HERE.

SUPER LIGHT. AND SO LAUREN IS GOING TO BE PROPOSING THAT WE START THE SIGN UP EARLIER.

I PERSONALLY THINK THAT TRYING TO DO IT, YOU KNOW, AT THE SAME TIME AS THE START OF SCHOOL ISN'T ISN'T THE GREATEST THING TO DO.

SO IT WAS ALSO A HOLIDAY THAT ON THAT DAY THAT WE WERE INTERVIEWING FOR SCHOOL, I MEAN, IT WASN'T FOR ME AT WORK, BUT IT WAS A HOLIDAY FOR SOME PEOPLE. AND THEY WERE OUT OF TOWN. A LITTLE FALL THAT FALL BREAK, THAT FALL BREAK. YEAH. IT WAS A WHAT WAS THAT DAYS HOLIDAYS.

I KNOW, I MEAN, WHAT IS THAT ABOUT? LIKE IDEAS THAT Y'ALL ARE TALKING ABOUT. WHAT WE NEED TO HEAR IS BECAUSE WE HAD TO CONTACT THESE FOLKS.

YES, I KNOW, AND IF THERE'S AN INTEREST IN HAVING SOME OTHER NAMES, THE QUESTION IS, ARE YOU EVEN WILLING TO SERVE IN THAT CAPACITY? RIGHT. SO KNOWING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO THE APPOINTMENTS IN NOVEMBER, WE HAD A LITTLE TIME, NOT A WHOLE LOT, BUT WE HAVE A LITTLE TIME TO CONTACT PEOPLE. BUT WE NEED TO KNOW WE DON'T WALK OUT OF HERE.

IF THIS IS THE LIST, THIS IS THE LIST OF NAMES THAT YOU WANT US.

Y'ALL SAID THAT YOU HAD SOME NAMES, THEIR NAMES THAT YOU WANT TO DO.

SOME FOLLOW UP ON TO SAY, ARE YOU EVEN INTERESTED SO THAT WHEN WE COME BACK IN IN NOVEMBER, YOU HAVE A COMPLETE LIST? YES I DO. I HAVE LISTS FROM THE SMART CITY BOARD, I THINK WILL BE WE CAN LOOK INTO FOR BOARD ALTERNATE OF PEOPLE YOU ACTUALLY INTERVIEWED. YES.

OKAY. DO YOU AND KEVIN WANT TO COME UP WITH THAT SEPARATELY? YES. WE DID OUR WORK. OH. WELL, NOW YOU JUST NEED TO FIND OUT IF IT'S.

NOW, YOU GOT TO JUST ASK THEM IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN BOARD.

BOARD, BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT, OR WE DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE ANYTHING. I MEAN, I WAS JUST OFFERING IT UP.

I WAS JUST SAYING IF THERE WAS, THAT'S KIND OF MY POINT WAS LIKE, WE HAVE A SLATE HERE.

AND IF WE WANT TO MAKE SOME CHANGES OR ADJUSTMENT IN THE FUTURE, WE CONSIDER THOSE THINGS FOR THE FUTURE.

AND THAT'S KIND OF WHERE. OH, GOOD POINT, GOOD POINT.

YEAH. WHERE DO YOU GO? YOU'RE A SMART MAN. I'M TRYING TO BE HELPFUL.

BECAUSE I THOUGHT THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOME PEOPLE, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW, SO.

BUT IF NOBODY WANTS TO DO THAT, THEN LET'S MOVE ON. SO, YEAH, LAUREN DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT.

SO ARE YOU TWO GOING TO COME UP WITH AN ALTERNATE? I MEAN, I CAN I CAN GIVE YOU TWO NAMES THAT WE I THINK AGREED ON THAT WE WANTED TO NEXT.

BUT IN MY OPINION WE HAVE A SLATE. SO I MEAN, I CAN GIVE YOU NAMES IF THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO CONSIDER THAT.

BUT AS FAR AS LIKE, I'M HAPPY WITH WHO WE PUT UP AND PRESENTED, YOU KNOW, AS CANDIDATES.

AND I FEEL LIKE THE WORK THAT WE WERE CHARGED TO DO WAS DONE.

SO IN MY OPINION, IT DEPENDS ON THE FORD BOARD.

IF THEY YOU KNOW, SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT POSITION, IF YOU GUYS WANT TO ADJUST YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS, THAT'S WHAT I WOULD SAY. WELL, WOULD YOU WOULD YOU JUST SAY WE'RE FINE THEN? WELL, NO, I WOULD SAY IN THE PAST WE'VE DONE THIS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, VERY GOOD QUALITY CANDIDATES.

AND WE SAID, OKAY, LET'S SEE IF WE WOULD BE WILLING TO SERVE ON THIS OTHER BOARD.

SO IF YOU GUYS HAVE TWO OPTIONS, PICK THE TOP ONE, PICK THE SECOND ONE AND ASK IF I DON'T WANT THEM, WE'D BE READY TO SERVE AS AN ALTERNATIVE ON THE FOURTH BOARD.

YEAH. JUST TO BE SPECIFIC. YES. YEAH. SO IS THAT WHAT THE IS THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL CHARGING US TO DO THAT? I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT IF THAT'S WHAT THE DIRECTION IS.

WHEN IS WHEN IS OKAY. SO. IS THIS GROUP COMFORTABLE HAVING LAUREN GO TO THE TWO

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YES. YES. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. BRIANNA. WELL, I HAD A QUESTION.

WHEN THIS IS WHEN IS HIS TERM UP ON THE SMART CITY BOARD OR ON THE.

IT'S GOT ONE YEAR LEFT AFTER THIS YEAR. OKAY.

SO HE HAS ONE YEAR LEFT OF THAT. AND THEN THE ALTERNATE IS A ONE YEAR ON FORD.

RIGHT. IT'S TWO YEAR OR IS THE ALTERNATE TWO YEARS.

SO I'M I'M REALLY SURPRISED THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SERVING ON THE BOARD CAN APPLY FOR ADDITIONAL BOARDS.

EVEN THOUGH THE TERM IS NOT EXPIRED, IT'S IN THE CHARTER.

IT'S IN THE CHARTER. I DID RESEARCH THAT IT IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY CHARTER, THAT IT SPECIFICALLY AND EXPLICITLY STATES THAT RESIDENTS ARE MORE THAN IT USED NOT TO BE THAT, AND IT SAYS MULTIPLE. I BELIEVE WE NEEDED HIM FOR ETHICS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE VERY MANY PEOPLE.

SO. YEAH. OKAY. DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NO, I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF I MEAN, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE PEOPLE, SO I'M FINE WITH THAT TOO. I WAS JUST, I WAS JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT LIKE, I DIDN'T WANT TO PUT HIM IN A SITUATION WHERE.

RIGHT. WE HAD HE HAS ONE YEAR LEFT HERE AND THEN HE'S LEFT WITH NOTHING BECAUSE WE JUST TOOK THIS OTHER THING AWAY FROM HIM THAT WAS JUST STARTING.

SO MAYBE HE WAS THINKING ABOUT THAT. MAYBE HE WAS THINKING LIKE, I'M ABOUT TO BE DONE WITH MY TERM AND SMART BOARD AND I WANT TO BE AN ALTERNATE ON BOARD, I DON'T KNOW. BOARD BOARD WOULD ONLY LAST THAT YEAR ANYWAY, I THINK I MAYBE MISSPOKE.

I DO HAVE 2028 AS THE EXPIRATION. OH SORRY, IT'S TWO YEARS.

TWO YEARS. HE COULD BE REAPPOINTED TO THIS BOARD.

YEAH. MAYOR. IF YOU'D LIKE TO, YOU AND I CAN TALK RIGHT AFTER THIS MEETING, AND THEN WE CAN PRIORITIZE THE TWO CANDIDATES THAT I BELIEVE YOU AND I.

LET'S MAKE SURE THAT THOSE TWO CANDIDATES ARE WHO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, AND THEN WE COULD PROVIDE THAT THOSE TWO NAMES TO LAUREN, AND SHE WILL GO TO THE FIRST ONE AND ASK THEM IF THEY'RE WILLING TO SERVE ON THE FOURTH BOARD.

SHE WILL. IF THEY SAY YES, THAT WILL BECOME PART OF THE SLATE.

IF THE FIRST PERSON SAYS NO, SHE'LL GO TO THE SECOND ONE.

ASK THE SAME QUESTION. IF THAT PERSON SAYS YES, THAT WILL BECOME THE SLATE.

AND IF THE SECOND PERSON SAYS NO, THEN WE'LL GO WITH MR. PATEL. RIGHT. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I WOULD SAY. DID YOU AGREE WITH THAT? I'M GOOD. EVERYBODY GOOD WITH THAT? ALL RIGHT.

I'M SO GOOD WITH THAT. ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT THE TIME IS 7:19 P.M..

WE WILL MOVE. WE'RE ADJOURNED FROM A WORK SESSION.

MOVE INTO REGULAR SESSION. LAUREN HAS A SPECIAL REQUEST.

OH, WHAT HAVE I DONE? THIS IS THE LAST MEETING THAT WE WILL BE HAVING IN THIS COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

GET TO TAKE THE CHAIRS WITH US. I ALREADY TAKEN THE CHAIRS, SO. NO, BUT SHE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A PICTURE.

OH. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S SMART. YEAH. SO 7:32 P.M.

[4. Invocation 7:30 p.m.]

THIS EVENING WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE. AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THE NAME.

I'M GOING TO GET THIS WRONG. PRINTNAME SRIKANTH WITH THE ALLIES INTERFACE GROUP HERE TO GIVE OUR INVOCATION, AND THEN WE WILL RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

SO PLEASE REMAIN STANDING.

O GOD, AS WE GATHER TODAY, WE CALL UPON YOU TO BLESS THE CONGREGATION WITH YOUR BOUNTIFUL COMPASSION AND IMMEASURABLE LOVE.

AS YOU HOLD THE VICTORY OVER EVIL IN THIS WORLD, GRANT US WISDOM IN KNOWING THAT WE ARE PURSUING NOTHING ELSE BUT YOUR PURPOSE FOR OUR LIVES. RECALIBRATE OUR INTENTIONS. DRAW US CLOSER TO YOURSELF.

IF WE GET WAIVED FROM THE PATH OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.

WHILE WE SERVE YOUR PEOPLE, AS YOU ALONE ARE ALWAYS OUR UNWAVERING PROTECTOR AND SHIELD.

WE PRAY THAT OUT OF YOUR GOODNESS AND KINDNESS, YOU WOULD MAKE OUR FOOTSTEPS FIRM AND MAKE US STRONG BY YOUR BOUNDLESS FAVOR AND GRACE.

GOD, MAY WE BE BLESSED WITH YOUR DIVINE PRESENCE HERE WITH US TODAY.

OPEN OUR MINDS SO THAT WE MAY RECEIVE YOUR ETERNAL WISDOM.

OPEN OUR SPIRITS SO THAT WE MAY KNOW YOUR LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE, AND OPEN OUR HEARTS SO THAT WE MAY RECEIVE YOUR GENEROUS AND ABUNDANT LOVE.

OM SHANTI. SHANTI SHANTI. AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME IN 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.

PLEASE BE SEATED. NUMBER SIX ON THE AGENDA IS A PROCLAMATION OF ITEM NUMBER

[6. Proclamations]

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SO I CAN BRING FRIENDS WITH ME. FRIENDS. OF FRIENDS.

GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL. HELLO. HELLO.

IT'S LIKE IT SHOULD BE THE ALL RISE. YEAH. WE GET A LITTLE.

WE USED TO DO IT AS A HORSESHOE, BUT SINCE WE'RE NOT THAT MANY TODAY, WE'LL BE A HALF A HORSESHOE.

WE'RE GOING TO BE GOOD. WE'LL BE GOOD. ALL RIGHT.

WHEREAS EACH YEAR THE STATE OF TEXAS RECOGNIZES THE FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER AS MUNICIPAL COURTS WEEK TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE OVER 945 MUNICIPAL COURTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. AND WHEREAS, THE COPPELL MUNICIPAL COURT IS A TIME HONORED AND VITAL PART OF OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND WHEREAS, THE COPPELL MUNICIPAL COURT SERVES AS A LOCAL JUSTICE CENTER FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF OUR LOCAL ORDINANCES AND FINALLY, STATE OFFENSES THAT UPHOLD THE PEACE AND DIGNITY OF OUR CITY.

AND WHEREAS, THE COPPELL MUNICIPAL COURT PLAYS AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN THE OVERALL SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR COMMITTED JUDGES, PROSECUTOR, COURT ADMINISTRATOR, CLERKS OF THE COURT AND MARSHALS.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, WES MAYS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 2ND THROUGH SIXTH, 2026 AS MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK AND A WITNESS THEREOF OF SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY TO BE AFFIXED THIS 27TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2026. SO CONGRATULATIONS, JUDGE. THANK YOU MAYOR.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU EVERYONE.

JUST ON BEHALF OF THE COPPELL MUNICIPAL COURT, WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THE COURT AND ALL THAT IT DOES FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 2ND THROUGH THE SIXTH. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT EVERY MUNICIPAL COURT WILL BE DOING THAT WEEK.

AND SO IF YOU'RE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WANT TO STOP BY, WE WILL BE HAVING COURT.

NO, WE WILL HAVE COURT THE NEXT WEEK. I'M SO SORRY.

YOU CAN'T COME AND SEE. BUT MAYBE NEXT TIME YOU CAN JUST COME WHENEVER YOU WANT.

WE HAVE COURT THE SECOND FULL WEEK OF OF EVERY MONTH, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

SO THE PUBLIC IS ALWAYS WELCOME TO COME AND SIT IN AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT.

AND JUST BRIEFLY, LET ME ACKNOWLEDGE SOME OF OUR STAFF.

SOME OF THEM COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT. WE HAVE JUDGE MITCHELL WITH US THIS EVENING.

WE HAVE ZARA. SHE'S ONE OF OUR COURT CLERKS. WE HAVE MICHAELA.

SHE'S ALSO A COURT CLERK, OUR DEPUTY COURT ADMINISTRATOR, MARIA, AND OUR COURT ADMINISTRATOR, MISS LABORIE. THANK YOU ALL AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

BUT WE'RE NOT DONE YET. WE'RE NOT DONE YET. I THINK WE NEED A.

I THINK WE NEED A LITTLE PHOTOGRAPH HERE. OH, YOU IN THE PHOTOGRAPH.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GET BOTH OF YOU HERE. ARE YOU READY? ALL RIGHT.

THREE. TWO. ONE. OH. ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT.

AND ONE MORE TIME. THREE. TWO. ONE. THANK YOU.

AND I AND I THINK BEFORE YOU GUYS SIT DOWN. COUNCIL MEMBER NEVELS HAD SOMETHING TO SAY.

THANKS, MAYOR. WELL, I DO HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, SHARE WITH ALL MY MY COLLEAGUES HERE ON THE DIAS.

SO I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR THE COURT RECENTLY AND IT WAS, WAS THIS VOLUNTARY OR INVOLUNTARY? THAT'S ALL I, THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY. BUT I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THE THE PROFESSIONALISM NUMBER ONE REALLY STOOD OUT TO ME THE WAY THAT YOU WERE TAKING CARE OF EVERYONE.

YOU KNOW, JUST FROM THE FIRST INTERACTIONS AT THE YOU KNOW, KIND OF AT THE ENTRYWAY THERE.

AND THEN WATCHING, YOU KNOW, I GOT TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF THE TEEN COURT AND IT WAS VERY, VERY WHAT'S THE RIGHT WORD? EDUCATIONAL. I THINK FOR THOSE, THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE IN THERE.

JUST A REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATED THE PROCESS.

I WILL SAY THE LAST TIME I WAS IN THAT COURT WAS WHEN I WAS 16, TAKING CARE OF A SPEEDING TICKET.

SO IT'S BEEN A HOT MINUTE SINCE I'VE BEEN IN THERE.

BUT IT WAS, IT WAS VERY IT WAS A VERY COOL AND VERY EDUCATIONAL TO SEE THAT PROCESS IN PERSON.

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. YOU GUYS ARE A VITAL ARM OF OUR CITY AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK, THE PROFESSIONALISM, AND THE COURTESY THAT YOU PROVIDE TO EVERYONE THAT COMES IN. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[7. Citizens’ Appearance]

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PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. MUST SIGN THE REGISTER AND LIST THEIR ADDRESS.

PRESENTATIONS BY INDIVIDUALS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES EACH, DURING WHICH TIME SPEAKERS MUST REMAIN AT THE PODIUM.

FACE FORWARD AND ADDRESS. ONLY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER THAT THEY SIGNED UP.

IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN AN ORDERLY AND RESPECTFUL MEETING ENVIRONMENT TO CONDUCT THE PUBLIC MEETING IN BUSINESS, SPEAKERS WILL ADHERE TO THE STANDARDS OUTLINED IN ORDINANCE DESK.

1633 THERE WILL BE NO COMMENTS OR DELIBERATIONS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL DUE TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

WE DID HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TONIGHT, AND I WILL CALL THEM IN THE ORDER THAT THEY SIGNED UP.

AND THE FIRST ONE I'M GOING TO. SHE KNOWS SHE'S COMING, SIR.

I CAN'T EVEN GET CLOSE TO THE LAST NAME, BUT YOUR.

NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. ABSOLUTELY.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SONIA. AND ADDRESS? OH, I JUST WANT TO STAY.

IT'S. IT'S STAYING FOR TEN CHELSEA BAY COPPELL.

MY NAME IS SONIA. AS I SAID, I'M A PHYSICIAN AND A PARENT AND A MEMBER OF COPPELL COMMUNITY.

TODAY WE'RE HERE TO BRING FORWARD THE VOICES OF NEARLY 400 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO SIGNED THE PETITION SUPPORTING AN AQUATIC CENTER IN COPPELL.

IN JUST THREE DAYS, WE COLLECTED MORE THAN 400, CLOSE TO 400 SIGNATURES.

AND THAT NUMBER CONTINUES TO GROW. I BELIEVE WE ALL SHARE THE SAME GOAL TO MAKE COPPELL A PLACE WHERE FAMILIES CAN LEARN, GROW, STAY HEALTHY, AND THRIVE. AN IMPORTANT PART OF BUILDING THAT COMMUNITY IS NOT JUST LISTENING TO RESIDENTS, BUT TRULY HEARING WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY. COPPELL HAS VERY LIMITED AQUATIC FACILITIES.

THE INDOOR POOL IS PRIMARILY DESIGNED FOR RECREATIONAL SPLASH PLAY, WHILE UMC IS A SHARED FACILITY WITH LIMITED SPACE AND IS NOT WELL SUITED FOR HOSTING LARGER SWIM MEETS. MOST NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES HAVE DEDICATED AQUATIC CENTERS SERVING BOTH STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS.

I RECOGNIZE THE SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL CHALLENGES FACING COPPELL ISD, BUT PERHAPS THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CREATIVE APPROACH.

A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF COPPELL, COPPELL, ISD AND POTENTIALLY YMCA OR PRIVATE PARTNERS COULD OFFER A WAY FORWARD.

SIMILAR COLLABORATIONS ALREADY EXIST AND SUCCESSFUL IN NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES.

WE'RE ASKING COPPELL ISD TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY NOT TO COMMIT TO ANY CONSTRUCTION.

WE HOPE THE CITY OF COPPELL WILL TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITIES, COSTS AND BENEFITS OF A SHARED AQUATIC FACILITY.

MY YOUNGER SON IS ON THE SWIM TEAM AND WE OFTEN ATTEND MEETS IN NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES.

I SEE PARKING LOTS FILLED WITH FAMILIES AND WE OFTEN STOP FOR COFFEE, GO OUT TO EAT AFTERWARDS OR BEFORE THE MEET.

THOSE VISITS SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE COPPELL BENEFIT FROM SIMILAR OPPORTUNITIES.

AS A PHYSICIAN, I SEE AN AQUATIC CENTER IS MUCH MORE THAN AN INVESTMENT IN SPORTS.

IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN COMMUNITY HEALTH, SAFETY, WELL-BEING WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL ECONOMY.

COPPELL ISD SERVES MORE THAN 13,000 STUDENTS, AND APPROXIMATELY 13% OF COPPELL RESIDENTS ARE 65 AND OLDER.

A COMMUNITY AQUATIC CENTER COULD PROVIDE SWIMMING LESSONS AND TRAINING, WATER SAFETY.

EDUCATION, HEALTHY AGING AND ADAPTIVE PROGRAMS, AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES.

I WOULD ALSO. IT WILL ALSO GIVE COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAMS AS MUCH NEEDED HOME TO TRAIN, COMPETE AND PROUDLY REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY. IF WE SET ASIDE THIS IDEA FOR ANOTHER FIVE, TEN YEARS, IT'S IT'S. IT'S NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN. TIME IS NOW.

OUR COMMUNITY IS ASKING THE CITY OF COPPELL TO TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THIS CONVERSATION AND HELP US EXPLORE WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE TOGETHER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS TONIGHT.

OUR SECOND SPEAKER IS KARTHIK SUNDARARAJAN. YOU GOT IT RIGHT.

HEY. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS KARTHIK SUNDARARAJAN AND I STAY AT 513 EDINBURG LANE, COPPELL. CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? SO AGAIN, THIS IS ABOUT THE SAME THING ABOUT THE COPPELL SWIM TEAM.

SO I'M A PROUD MEMBER OF A CAPPELLA COMMUNITY.

AND THEN I'M A PARENT OF A FRESHMAN WHO'S, WHO'S AT THE SWIM TEAM, WHO REPRESENTS THE SWIM TEAM.

WE ARE SUPER IMPRESSED WITH THE FACILITIES WITH COPPELL PROVIDES TO EVERYTHING ON IN TERMS OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND EVERYTHING. BUT WE WERE NOT IN THE SENSE WE WERE KIND OF

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IT COULD CREATE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY LIKE THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER SAID. SO IT COULD BE A WIN WIN PARTNERSHIP FOR BOTH COPPELL AND THE AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF COPPELL. AND THEN AT THE MOMENT, THESE KIDS AND THE ATHLETES AND THE COACHES TRAVEL A LOT DURING EVENINGS, MORNING PRACTICE, EVENING PRACTICE, THEY GO TO MULTIPLE LOCATIONS.

THEY SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN TRAFFIC, WHICH THEY COULD USE FOR STUDYING, DOING THEIR HOMEWORK AND ALL THOSE THINGS IN RELAXING AS WELL.

SO AT THAT TIME, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TIME IN TRAFFIC. SO AND THEN ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THING IS, SINCE THEY PRACTICE OFF SITE IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION.

THEY DON'T HAVE AN IDENTITY OF THEIR OWN, SO THEY JUST DON'T HAVE. BECAUSE I REMEMBER WHEN MY KID WAS IN A DIFFERENT SWIM TEAM, I DID NOT REALIZE THAT THERE WAS A COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL SWIM TEAM SWIMMING IN THE SAME LOCALITY, THE SAME LOCATION. WE DID NOT KNOW THAT UNTIL WE CAME TO JOIN THE SWIM TEAM.

SO I THINK IF THEY HAVE AN IDENTITY, IF THEY HAVE A LOCATION OF THEIR OWN, OF THE HOME STADIUM OF THEIR OWN, I THINK THEY COULD THEY COULD HAVE A GREAT IDENTITY. AND ONE OF THE THINGS WHY NOT? WE COULD WE COULD CREATE OLYMPIANS IN THE FUTURE, OLYMPIANS THAT COULD IMPRESS THE YOUNGER KIDS TO KIND OF TAKE UP SWIMMING AS A PROFESSION, AS A. AND WE COULD CREATE OLYMPIANS IN THE FUTURE.

WE COULD WE COULD DO THAT. SO LIKE, LIKE THE PREVIOUS, LIKE SONIA SAID, WE COULD WE REQUEST YOU TO PARTNER WITH CST ON A JOINT FEASIBILITY STUDY TO KIND OF CONSIDER THIS. CONSIDER PLANNING AN AQUATIC CENTER FOR THE KIDS.

I THINK IT WILL CREATE A GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR FOR FOR THE KIDS AND THE COACHES AND THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS TONIGHT.

OUR THIRD SPEAKER TONIGHT IS EL PARDO. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.

MY NAME IS ELDER PARDO 420 DEALER LANE IN COPPELL.

MY NAME IS EL PARDO. I'M PROUDLY A RESIDENT OF CITY OF COPPELL.

FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, I PURCHASED MY HOUSE EXACTLY, ALMOST EXACTLY THREE YEARS AGO IN COPPELL AND WE LOVE IT.

I LEAD AND REPRESENT A GROUP OF CURRENT AND FORMER COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL SWIM AND DIVE PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING MORE THAN 400 PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED THE PETITION.

MY FAMILY MOVED FROM MISSOURI, AND WE FOUND COPPELL BECAUSE THE GOOD, GREAT LIVING, LIVING FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE AND ALSO BECAUSE WE HAD THE SCHOOL HAS GREAT REPUTATION FOR ACADEMICS AND SWIMMING.

MY DAUGHTER GRADUATED LAST YEAR FROM COPPELL ISD AND AND SHE BENEFITED A LOT FROM COPPELL ISD SWIM PROGRAM.

AND NOW SHE'S SWIMS FOR COLLEGE. ALTHOUGH MY CHILDREN.

BECAUSE I HAVE ONE MORE COMING UP IN GRADUATING THIS THIS YEAR, MOST LIKELY THEY WILL NOT USE THIS FACILITY AS A STUDENTS.

SO BUT HERE I'M ADVOCATING FOR THE FUTURE OF COPPELL, FOR THE FUTURE GENERATION OF FAMILIES AND RESIDENTS THAT WILL LIVE HERE OR WILL MOVE TO OUR CITY. WHY THIS MATTERS? COPPELL SWIMMERS HAVE ACHIEVED REMARKABLE SUCCESS DESPITE NOT HAVING A DISTRICT OWNED AQUATIC FACILITY.

STUDENT ATHLETES AFTER TRAINING FACILITIES THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT'S CONTROL AND WERE NOT DESIGNED TO MEET LONG TERM NEEDS FOR A PREMIER SWIMMING PROGRAM.

THIS EXTENDS FAR BEYOND COMPETITIVE SWIMMING AND IS ABOUT YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH, WELLNESS AND RECREATION, WATER SAFETY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES.

IT IS A GREAT PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY OF COPPELL AND COPPELL ISD.

IT SHOULD BE VIEWED AS NOT ONLY AS A PROJECT FOR INDIVIDUALLY EACH ONE OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS, BUT IT SHOULD BE VIEWED AS A COMMUNITY PROJECT.

COPPELL, ISD AND THE COPPELL SERVE THE SAME FAMILIES, THE SAME TAXPAYERS, THE STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS.

PARTNERSHIP WILL ALLOW ORGANIZATIONS TO SHARE CAPITAL INVESTMENT, OPERATION EXPENSES, LONG TERM MAINTENANCE COSTS, AND FACILITY PROGRAMING COMMUNITY ACCESS. WORKING TOGETHER CAN CREATE A FACILITY THAT EITHER ORGANIZATION CAN ACHIEVE EFFECTIVELY.

BENEFITS TO STUDENTS. DEDICATED SPACE FOR SWIMMING, DIVING, AND WATER POLO PROGRAMS. OPPORTUNITIES FOR WATER SAFETY EDUCATION AND AQUATIC LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS AND YOUTH IN COPPELL FACILITIES THAT REFLECT THE EXCELLENT REPUTATION OF COPPELL. CITY OF COPPELL AND COPPELL IS THE BENEFITS FOR THE CITY EXPANDING RECREATION, FITNESS AND WELLNESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES.

BESIDES THE CORE PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH, FAMILIES, ADULTS AND SENIORS.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR REHABILITATION, HEALTH AND WELLNESS PARTNERSHIPS.

INVALUABLE COMMUNITY AMENITY AND STRENGTHENED COMMUNITY REPUTATION OF A PREMIER PLACE TO LIVE.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS TONIGHT.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS SHEENA. SERENA.

HI, EVERYONE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SHEENA SHARMA.

I LIVE AT 2003 CHINABERRY WAY. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE COPPELL SWIM AND DIVE.

DIVES OWN NATATORIUM IDEA, AS THE SPEAKERS BEFORE ME SAID THE NEED OF IT.

THEY DON'T HAVE. THE SWIM TEAM IS EXCELLENT. THEY ARE DOING GREAT IN U.I.L.

BUT THEY DON'T HAVE A DEDICATED FACILITY AND THEIR IDENTITY OF THEIR OWN.

THEY ARE TRAVELING TO CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD NATATORIUM EVERY DAY, FIVE DAYS A WEEK.

IT'S A LOT OF CHORE. IT'S TIME WASTED FOR STUDENTS AND IT'S A HEAVY ON FAMILIES TO DO THAT IN THE EVENING.

WHILE THEY CAN DO IT IN THE DAYTIME, DURING SCHOOL HOURS, IF THEY HAD THEIR OWN NATATORIUM AND DEDICATE THE EXTRA HOURS TO THEIR OWN STUDIES OR DIFFERENT THINGS. SO WE HAVE BROUGHT THIS IDEA HAS COME UP WITH THE ISD, AND THEY HAVE CITED FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES FOR THE REASON THEY CANNOT BUILD IT. THAT'S WHY WE BROUGHT THIS ISSUE HERE.

THIS IDEA OVER HERE, SO THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE CITY CAN PARTNER UP WITH THE ISD HELP ISD TO BRING THIS IDEA TO REALITY.

ONE OF THE IDEA AND AT LEAST EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY.

RIGHT NOW WE ARE. WHEN WE BROUGHT IT UP IN THE MEETING IN THE BOND STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING, THE IDEA WAS PUT QUICKLY SHOVED ASIDE FOR THE LACK OF FUNDS.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S THAT'S THE RIGHT APPROACH OR WE SHOULD DO THAT.

IT'S UNFAIR FOR THE STUDENTS AND THE FAMILIES WHO ARE EXPLORING THIS POSSIBILITY, OR WANT THE COMMITTEE TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES.

AT LEAST THEY DESERVE THAT FAIR TREATMENT. AND SECOND IS I MEAN I FEEL THAT FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS GOING TO BE A NO EXPENDITURE THAT THEY SHOULD LOOK AT. AND THEN THERE IS A FACILITY IN PINKERTON ELEMENTARY THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO RENOVATE A SHED. AND IT'S A LOT OF AREA THE SCHOOL HAS PARKED BEHIND IT, AND EVEN THE ADJACENT LOT IS FREE. IT'S ITS OWN CITY ZONE, AND THAT'S A PERFECT SPOT FOR AN AUDITORIUM.

AND THINK ABOUT THE ACCESSIBILITY. IT IS STRAIGHT FROM BELTLINE TO US PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH AND STRAIGHT FROM DENTON UP TO 121.

HIGHLY CONNECTED WITH METRO. SO IT IS SUCH A GREAT SPOT FOR PEOPLE FROM DFW AREA TO BE ABLE TO COME TO THE CITY AND MEETS HAPPEN TWICE EVERY MONTH. AND THAT BRINGS A LOT OF TRAFFIC.

I KNOW THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN STRUGGLING FOR GETTING THE TRAFFIC, AND THEY COMPLAIN THAT PEOPLE GO OUT ON WEEKENDS.

THEY DON'T SPEND THE MONEY HERE. AND IF WE CAN GET THAT KIND OF TRAFFIC LIKE TWO TIMES A MONTH, LIKE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, THAT THAT PROBABLY WILL HELP THE ECONOMY AND THE BUSINESSES, THE OLD TOWN AREA AROUND THAT.

SO PLEASE CONSIDER IT. CONSIDER THE IDEA. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS TONIGHT. OUR FIFTH SPEAKER IS KIMBERLY HARRELL.

HELLO. HELLO, I'M KIMBERLY HEROLD. I LIVE AT 104 HEATHER GLEN DRIVE, AND I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF COPPELL FOR 25 YEARS.

I WAS JUST GOING TO OFFER MY THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL FOR APPROVING THE DESIGN WORK FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS ON HEATHER GLEN DRIVE AND DRIVE IN THE DRAINAGE PROBLEM THAT WE'RE HAVING THERE. I JUST WANTED TO OFFER MY. THANK YOU.

AND ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS ON COPPELL OR ON HEATHER GLEN DRIVE TO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS TONIGHT.

SPEAKER NUMBER SIX IS VAISHALI AGNIHOTRI.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'M VAISHALI AGNIHOTRI. MY ADDRESS IS 1105 SPINNAKER CODE.

I LIVE IN IRVING. I'VE BEEN LIVING IN THE COPPELL ISD DISTRICT FOR THE LAST 16 YEARS.

I AM A SWIM PARENT, SO I CAN TOTALLY TESTIFY TO HOW MANY HOURS IT TAKES TO DROP OFF THE KIDS AND DRIVE THEM AROUND.

MY KIDS HAVE EIGHT PRACTICES A WEEK, AND DRIVING THEM ALL THE WAY TO LEWISVILLE ISD IS LIKE A GOOD 20 MINUTES ONE WAY.

SO DROP THEM, BRING, YOU KNOW, COME HOME, GO BACK AGAIN.

IT'S A GOOD TWO HOURS EVERY DAY. LUCKILY MY KIDS CAN.

MY SON CAN DRIVE NOW SO I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT.

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WE MOVED TO CAPELLA ISD BECAUSE IT HAS AN EXCELLENT CURRICULUM AND IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE AN AQUATIC CENTER. SO WE HAVE NORTH LAKE COLLEGE ON THE OTHER SIDE, WHICH IS ANOTHER 20 MINUTES. WE HAVE CFB ISD, WHICH IS 20 MINUTES IN THE OTHER DIRECTION, AND THEN WE HAVE LEWISVILLE ISD IS WACK, WHICH IS ANOTHER 20 MINUTES.

SO I WAS ALSO PART OF THE 2023 BOND STEERING COMMITTEE.

AND THANK YOU. I SEE A LOT OF FELLOW MEMBERS FROM THAT COMMITTEE HERE, AND I AM A PART OF THE 2027 BOND STEERING COMMITTEE, AND I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING OFFERED AND HONORED TO SERVE ON THAT COMMITTEE.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAD COME UP IN THE 2023 BOND, WHEN WE BROUGHT UP THE IDEA OF AN AQUATIC CENTER, WAS NOT THE COST IT WOULD TAKE TO BUILD THE POOL, BUT WHAT IT WOULD COST TO MAINTAIN IT.

SO WE'VE SPENT THE LAST FOUR YEARS TRYING TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION OF HOW TO BUILD.

WHAT WOULD IT TAKE? HOW CAN WE MAKE IT PROFITABLE? IF YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO IT, THEN YES, YOU CAN ABSOLUTELY MAKE YOUR POOL PROFITABLE.

AND WE'VE DONE THE ANALYSIS FOR THAT. SO THE FINANCIAL PICTURE IS ACTUALLY QUITE ENCOURAGING.

OUR PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES ARE PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES MODEL AROUND A 500,000 REVENUE AGAINST A MID RANGE OF $484,000 IN OPERATING COSTS. THE OPERATING COSTS INCLUDE EVERYTHING FROM, YOU KNOW, THE CHEMICALS REQUIRED, THE HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, THE LIFEGUARDS, THE MANAGEMENT STAFF, EVERYTHING, THE SANITATION, ETC.. THE REVENUE GENERATION THAT I FOUND OUT AND I TALKED TO A LOT OF COACHES THAT RENT FACILITIES LIKE LAKESIDE AQUATIC RENTALS, AS MANY LANES AS THEY CAN GET. WATER POLO IS EQUALLY INTERESTED IN POOL LANES.

IF YOU ESTIMATE THAT THEY CAN DO A COUPLE OF HOURS IN THE MORNING, 5 TO 630, AND ANOTHER FOR 4 OR 5 HOURS IN THE EVENING, IT RENTS AT LIKE $15 A LANE. THEY WILL TAKE ALL THE LANES THAT YOU HAVE.

THAT ITSELF WILL GENERATE ABOUT $200,000 IN REVENUE.

IN ADDITION, EVERY SWIM MEET, THEY HAVE TO PAY AT LEAST $500 AN HOUR FOR THE ENTIRE MEET.

SO EVERY MEET TYPICALLY LASTS 2 TO 3 DAYS. THEN WE CAN ALSO GO AHEAD AND ASK FOR SPONSORSHIPS.

AND ALL OF THAT WILL BRING IN ANOTHER $400,000.

SO WE WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT THE POOL, THE AQUATIC CENTER, CAN BE PROFITABLE.

WE CAN MANAGE IT. THE OTHER POINT TO THAT, THE WHOLE RENTAL THING IS THAT IT COSTS MONEY TO BUILD THE POOL, BUT IN FIVE YEARS IT'S GOING TO BE MORE EXPENSIVE.

SIMILARLY, WITH THE INTEREST RATES, THE RENTAL RATES ARE GOING TO GO UP AS WELL. IF WE BUILD A POOL NOW, YOU'RE YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO GET MORE MONEY IN THE FUTURE BASED ON THE RENTAL COSTS.

SO I WANT YOU TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSAL AND MAKE IT IN YOUR FAVOR.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS TONIGHT.

OUR SPEAKER TONIGHT IS ERASMO SALEMA.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. IT'S VERY SENSITIVE, EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THIS.

SORRY. ANADASMUS SALEMA AND LIVING IN 605 FIRST ONLINE COPPELL AND I CAME WITH THE SAME SITUATION FOR ALL THE STUDENTS AND PARENTS THAT WE ARE.

WE HAVE A ATHLETE SWIMMERS IN THE IN THE ISD COPPELL ISD.

WE CAME FROM THE COMMUNITY. WE ARE PART OF THEM RIGHT NOW.

THEY ARE LOOKING FOR SOME DIFFERENT INVESTMENT.

MORE ON THE REPAIR. BUT LOOK, LOOK YOURS AND LOOK LIKE ALL OF YOUR PART.

BE PART OF THE COPPELL FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.

I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT YOU LISTEN THIS CONVERSATION.

I THINK IT'S MORE THAN ONE TIME, BUT I GUESS IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOURS TO HAVE A CHANGE.

MY DAUGHTER SWIMMING IN LAKE CLUB AND SWIMMING IN THE IN THE COPPELL ISD YOUNGER SWIMMERS, THEY HAVE TO GO TO JUSTIN ISD, TO LOUIS ISD AND OTHERS.

ISD THEY HAVE TO SWIM IN ALL THOSE FACILITIES, NOT JUST HAVE THE POOL FOR THE ISD ALSO, THEY RENTING THE PLACES FOR A MEDICAL SUPPORT OR TREATMENT FOR SENIOR CITIZENS.

I THINK IT'S CONSIDERABLE. I THINK YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EVALUATE THIS OPPORTUNITY.

I DON'T WANT TO EXPLAIN MORE THAN THEY EXPLAINED TO TO YOURS, BUT IT'S JUST TO BRING THE POINT THAT FOR THIS GENERATION, FOR THE NEXT ONE, IF WE WANT TO BE MORE GOOD CITIZENS TO THE COPPELL AND YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB RENOVATING COPPELL, DOING DOING A GREAT JOB TO BRING PEOPLE SAFETY IN THE LOCATION, NOW WE NEED TO BRING MORE HEALTHY OPPORTUNITY FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS TONIGHT.

OUR EIGHTH AND LAST SPEAKER FOR THE EVENING IS ISHA PATEL.

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GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ISHA PATEL, AND I'M HONORED TO STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY AS A PROUD CITIZEN OF COPPELL TO EXTEND A WARM INVITATION ON BEHALF OF THE BAPS SHREE SWAMINARAYAN MANDIR IN DALLAS, WE INVITE THE MAYOR.

WE INVITE THE MAYOR AND EACH MEMBER OF THE COPPELL CITY COUNCIL TO JOIN US WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES IN CELEBRATING THE AUSPICIOUS FESTIVAL OF DIWALI, ALSO KNOWN AS THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS, ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, 2026, FROM 1 P.M.

TO 8 P.M. AT THE BAPS IN DALLAS. DIWALI CARRIES PROFOUND SIGNIFICANCE ACROSS CULTURES, SYMBOLIZING THE VICTORY OF GOOD OVER EVIL KNOWLEDGE, OVER IGNORANCE AND HOPE OVER DESPAIR. WHILE PRIMARILY WHILE PRIMARILY CELEBRATED BY HINDU, JAIN AND SIKH FAITHS, ITS CENTRAL THEME OF LIGHT RESONATES WITH ALL OF HUMANITY AND SERVES AS A POWERFUL SYMBOL OF UNITY BY BRIDGING GAPS BETWEEN PEOPLE OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. THIS YEAR, WE ANTICIPATE WELCOMING OVER 11,000 VISITORS FROM ACROSS ACROSS THE METROPLEX FOR A CELEBRATION CENTERED AROUND THE THEME LIGHT BEYOND LAMPS.

THROUGHOUT THE EVENT, GUESTS CAN ENJOY A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT FOODS FROM FOOD STALLS.

IN ADDITION, IN OVER 10,000FT². AN IMMERSIVE EXHIBITION WILL BE DISPLAYED, WHICH WILL PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE AND HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTURAL AND MORAL VALUES, CELEBRATING COMMUNITY, GRATITUDE AND THE TRADITIONS THAT BIND GENERATIONS TOGETHER.

VISITORS WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE THE TRADITIONAL DISPLAY, ALSO CALLED MOUNTAIN OF FOOD, FEATURING AN OFFERING OF OVER 1100 VEGETARIAN DISHES ALONGSIDE A BAPS CHARITIES FOOD DRIVE TO GIVE BACK TO THOSE IN NEED.

IN THE SPIRIT OF CIVIC PRIDE, OUR EVENING STAGE PROGRAM INCLUDES A SPECIAL AMERICA 250 CELEBRATION FEATURING VETERANS AND FRONTLINE WORKER APPRECIATION TO HONOR OUR NATION AND LOCAL HEROES, FOLLOWED BY AN EVENING CULTURAL PROGRAM AND A GRAND FIREWORKS FINALE.

BY JOINING US AT THE EVENT ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, YOU WILL NOT ONLY PARTAKE IN A VIBRANT CULTURAL CELEBRATION, BUT ALSO EXPERIENCE THE UNIVERSAL MESSAGE OF UNITY, REFLECTION, AND HOPE THAT DIWALI BRINGS.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING THE MAYOR. EACH MEMBER OF THE COPPELL CITY COUNCIL AND EACH MEMBER OF THE COPPELL CITY COUNCIL TO OUR CELEBRATION.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT. PLEASE VISIT BAPS.ORG/DALLAS OR CONTACT US AT DFW PUBLIC AFFAIRS TEAM@GMAIL.COM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE INVITATION TONIGHT.

MAYOR, QUICK POINT OF PRIVILEGE, PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER NEVELS.

I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT THAT THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION FROM THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE. I WON'T, BUT THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING AND MAKING YOUR VOICES HEARD.

THAT'S EXCELLENT. GREAT JOB. VERY BRAVE. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[8. Consent Agenda]

THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED BY THE COUNCIL THROUGH BUDGET OR OTHER ACTIONS.

THE ITEMS ARE SCROLLING THROUGH THE SCREEN. WE HAVE FIVE ITEMS ON CONSENT TONIGHT.

ANY. MAYOR PRO TEM WALKER. THANK YOU. MAYOR MAYS.

AT THIS TIME I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH E SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MATHEW.

ALL IN FAVOR? WALKER. HINOJOSA-SMITH. CARROLL.

NEVELS. PREMKUMAR. MATHEW. HILL. NONE. OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER NINE.

[9. City Manager Reports, Project Updates, Future Agendas, and Direction from Work Session ]

MR. LAND, WELCOME BACK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

BY THE WAY, THE MAYOR WAS ABLE TO JOIN ME IN LONG BEACH ALONG WITH MRS MAYS MRS MAYOR O.

ANYWAY, WE IT WAS THE LARGEST CONFERENCE. SO IF YOU REMEMBER LAST YEAR, YOU THOUGHT IT WAS A LOT.

THERE WERE 5600 MEMBERS AT THIS CONFERENCE. SO IT WAS THE LARGEST ONE THAT WE'VE EVER HELD BEFORE.

WE HAD KEYNOTES FROM SIMON SINEK AND JON MEACHAM.

IF YOU'RE A HISTORIAN AND KIM SCOTT AND LIZ, I CAN'T REMEMBER LIZ'S LAST NAME.

BUT ANYWAY, IT WAS GREAT. FINISHED MY YEAR OF SERVICE AS THE ICMA PRESIDENT.

NOW I AM THE PAST PRESIDENT, WHICH STILL MEANS I'M STILL TRAVELING, BUT JUST REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR SUPPORT.

I SENT YOU ALL A NOTE ON THAT. BUT IT'S BEEN A, BEEN A GREAT YEAR.

A LOT OF GOOD STUFF HAPPENED AND JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT THIS PAST YEAR.

REGARDING PROJECTS ROYAL LANE RECONSTRUCTION THE CONTRACTOR HAS POURED TWO SOUTHBOUND MAIN LANES FROM SANDY LAKE TO TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, THE WOODRIDGE CHANNEL BANK STABILIZATION.

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THE JUSTICE CENTER REMODEL IS NEARING COMPLETION.

THE PUNCH LIST ITEMS. FIRE STATION THREE, IF YOU NOTICED OUT FRONT, THE STRUCTURAL FRAMING IS 95% COMPLETE AND THE ROOF WILL BEGIN NEXT WEEK AND COUNCIL CHAMBERS REMODEL. AND I THINK THE MAYOR IS GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. THAT ACTIVITY WILL BEGIN THIS WEEK WITH THE CONTRACTOR EXPECTED TO MOBILIZE WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. THE REASON WHY WE TOOK THAT PICTURE TONIGHT, FOLKS, IS BECAUSE THIS IS THE LAST TIME YOU'LL SEE THIS COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN THIS CONFIGURATION. SO THAT'S MY REPORT, MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ITEM NUMBER TEN IS MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS ON RECENT AND UPCOMING EVENTS.

[10. Mayor and Council Reports on Recent and Upcoming Events.]

DALLAS COUNTY RESIDENTS CAN VOTE AT ANY DALLAS COUNTY VOTE CENTER.

THE POLLING LOCATION FOR THE CITY OF COPPELL WILL BE IN THE MEETING ROOMS OF THE COSBY LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY COMMONS AT 177 NORTH HERTS ROAD, DENTON COUNTY RESIDENTS MUST VOTE WITHIN THEIR PRECINCT.

PARKING AT THE LIBRARY IS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO INCLUDE.

ALSO ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE STREET. PLEASE JOIN COPPELL.

TOGETHER WE DINE OUR ONE COPPELL. TOGETHER WE DINE ON NOVEMBER 5TH FROM 530 TO 7:30 P.M.

AT THE COPPELL ARTS CENTER. NEIGHBORS WILL SHARE STORIES ABOUT THEIR JOURNEYS THAT BROUGHT THEM TO COPPELL.

TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT, PLEASE VISIT WWW.COPPELL.COM/EVENTS.

I'VE BEEN TO SEVERAL OF THESE AND IT IS ACTUALLY A FABULOUS EVENT.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO ATTEND. NEXT ITEM.

THE NOVEMBER 10TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE AT LIFE SAFETY PARK ON 820 SOUTH COPPELL ROAD IN COPPELL.

THIS COUNCIL CHAMBERS IS SCHEDULED FOR A COMPLETE RENOVATION, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH FEBRUARY.

WE WILL BE MAKING IT ADA COMPLIANT. WE'RE GOING TO BE RAISING THE LEVEL OF THE SPEAKING PLATFORM AND GETTING RID OF THE VERY AWKWARD STAIRS OR STAIR STEPS IN THE CENTER. SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE RENOVATED COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

PLEASE BEAR WITH US AS WE DO KIND OF A. ROTATING COUNCIL LOCATION FROM, FROM WEEK TO WEEK.

WE WILL BE AT THE LIFE SAFETY PARK FOR OUR NEXT MEETING.

ITEM NUMBER 11 OR CITY COUNCIL OR COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS CONCERNING ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT WITH NO COUNCIL ACTION OR DELIBERATION PERMITTED.

[11. Council Committee Reports concerning items of community involvement with no Council action or deliberation permitted.]

ALL RIGHT LET'S START OFF WITH LEWISVILLE, ISD UPDATE IN AUGUST, LISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPTED A TAX RATE OF.

1.0778 FOR THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR, AND THAT IS THE DISTRICT'S LOWEST TAX RATE SINCE 1999. LSLISDS ENROLLMENT REMAINS VERY STRONG, WITH MORE THAN 44,650 STUDENTS REACHING 99.07% OF ITS PROJECTED ENROLLMENT FOR THE YEAR. PRINCIPAL DOCTOR TIM BAXTER WAS NAMED REGION 11 HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR AND IS NOW MOVING ON TO BE A FINALIST FOR TEXAS PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR.

LIFE SKILLS TEACHER MARY MCKINNEY MCMENOMY IS ONE OF THE THREE STATE FINALISTS FOR TEXAS SECONDARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR. THE DISTRICT CELEBRATES 43 NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALISTS IN THE CLASS OF 2027, AS WELL AS THREE NEW APPLE DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS WHICH IS THE GRIFFIN MIDDLE SCHOOL, ARBOR CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HEBRON NINTH GRADE CENTER.

MARCUS HIGH SCHOOL'S BAND OFFICIALLY ACCEPTED AN INVITATION TO PERFORM IN THE 2027 MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE. SO YOU GUYS MAKE SURE YOU'RE IN FRONT OF THE TV FOR THAT ONE.

AND THEN WE WANT TO SENIOR VIP ACCESS REMIND RESIDENTS 60 PLUS OR GRANDPARENTS OF STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT TO SIGN UP FOR FREE.

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VISIT EL ISD.NET BACKSLASH STAR EXPRESS. AND WE HAVE THE NEXT ONE IS CFB ISD UPDATE. OCTOBER IS PRINCIPAL APPRECIATION MONTH AND CFB INVITES THE COMMUNITY TO HELP US RECOGNIZE AND THANK OUR INCREDIBLE CAMPUS LEADERS EVERY DAY. YOU CAN FIND SPECIAL PRINCIPLE PROFILES ONLINE AT CFB ISD.EDU. BACKSLASH NEWS. CFB ISD STUDENTS SHOWCASE THEIR SPACE FOCUSED INVENTIONS TO MARK CUBAN'S ORGANIZATION.

THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. AFTER THE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING AT RANCHO HIGH SCHOOL RECEIVED A GENEROUS $10,000 DONATION, THE VISIT HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS CREATED FOR THE NASA HUNCH PROGRAM, DEMONSTRATING THE DISTRICT'S EXCEPTIONAL TALENT AND INNOVATION.

THE PARTNERSHIP RECENTLY RECOGNIZED CFB EARLY HIGH EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL, TURNER HIGH SCHOOL AND RANCHVIEW HIGH SCHOOL FOR STRONG LEADERSHIP, COLLEGE ENROLLMENT AND TASB READINESS AT THE 2026 ECONOMIC MOBILITY SUMMIT. THIS HONOR IS A TESTAMENT TO THE WORK THAT'S IT'S HAPPENING ACROSS THE DISTRICT TO ENSURE OUR STUDENTS ARE PREPARED TO GRADUATE AND PURSUE GOALS BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL.

THE DISTRICT RECOGNIZED AMERICA'S SAFE SCHOOLS WEEK OCTOBER 29TH BY SHARING PRACTICAL SAFETY TIPS AND RESOURCES WITH STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FAMILIES. AND THEN THE NEWLY LAUNCHED BUMBLEBEE COLLECTIVE WAS FEATURED ON NBC FIVE FOR CREATING THE DISTRICT'S FIRST STUDENT RUN BUSINESS FOR ADULT TRANSITION STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. BY PRODUCING AND SELLING HANDCRAFTED MUGS, THE COLLECTIVE HELPS BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. CUSTOMERS CAN ORDER THROUGH THE MERRY.

ON THE MARY GRIMES BUMBLE BUMBLE BUMBLE BEE COLLECTIVE WEBSITE AT GRIMES.CF BIJU.EDU. AND THEN KEVIN HAS SOMETHING HE'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS REGARDING CFB ISD. COUNCIL MEMBER. HILL.

SO I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HILL'S BLESSING, OF COURSE, TO VISIT ONE OF THE CFB ISD CANCER CAMPUSES RECENTLY WHICH IS RIVERCHASE ELEMENTARY. AND RIVERCHASE ELEMENTARY IS LOCATED HERE IN THE CITY OF COPPELL, BUT AS A PART OF CFB ISD AND GOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR PRINCIPAL FOR A DAY PROGRAM. AND IT WAS AWESOME. THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THAT SCHOOL ARE FANTASTIC.

PRINCIPAL CHERRY RUNS A TIGHT SHIP. BUT SHE DOES A GREAT JOB WITH ALL THE KIDS.

THERE WAS A NINE WEEKS RECOGNITION CEREMONY FOR SOME STUDENTS WHO WON SOME AWARDS.

I THINK THE PRINCIPAL WAS IN HER OFFICE A TOTAL OF 12 MINUTES.

THE ENTIRE TIME WE WERE THERE, SHE WAS WALKING THE HALLS.

SHE WAS PARTICIPATING IN, IN VARIOUS EVENTS. AND THEN WE WERE ABLE TO ATTEND A RECEPTION AT THE CULINARY SCHOOL THAT CFBISD HAS AND COUNCIL MEMBER. HILL. THEY ACTUALLY PRESENTED SOME OF THOSE MUGS THAT YOU WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT FROM THE BUMBLEBEE COLLECTIVE. SO WE WERE PRESENTED THOSE AS A GIFT.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR BLESSING TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND.

I KNOW YOU'RE THE LIAISON THERE, BUT THANKS FOR LETTING ME FILL IN FOR YOU THERE. I'M GLAD THAT YOU COULD MAKE IT, BUT IT WAS AN EXCELLENT VISIT.

AND WHAT I WILL SAY IS, IS I THINK THAT THAT CAMPUS, YOU KNOW, BEING LOCATED IN OUR, YOU KNOW, IN OUR CITY LIMITS IT, IT HAS SOME DIFFERENT CHALLENGES THAN OUR CAMPUSES THAT ARE IN COPPELL.

ISD HAS. SO DEFINITELY GOING TO TRY TO RALLY AROUND AND TRY TO PROVIDE SOME EXTRA SUPPORT TO THAT CAMPUS.

I WILL SAY MY WIFE AND I DROPPED OFF SOME SNACKS THAT WERE I THINK, DESPERATELY NEEDED FOR SOME OF THE KIDS WHO MAYBE ARRIVE A LITTLE A LITTLE LATE AND,

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ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS A REPORT ON COPPELL, ISD AND COPPELL SENIORS FROM COUNCIL MEMBER NEVELS. ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S TALK ABOUT. COPPELL. ISD. NOW.

SO A COUPLE OF GREAT THINGS TO TALK ABOUT. SO NICKNAMES IS A NICHE, NICHE, NICHE, NICHE, NICHE, NICHE. ALL RIGHT. HOWEVER YOU WANT TO SAY IT.

ALL RIGHT. THEY NAMED COPPELL ISD, THE NUMBER ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN DALLAS COUNTY FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR.

SO THIS IS LET'S HEAR INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT REFLECTS THE DEDICATION OF OUR EDUCATORS AND SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP THEY PROVIDE EVERY DAY TO ENSURE EVERY STUDENT GROWS AND SUCCEEDS.

IN ADDITION, ALL RSD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS RANKED IN THE TOP 20, ALL MIDDLE SCHOOLS RANKED IN THE TOP FOUR, AND ALL HIGH SCHOOLS RANKED IN THE TOP 11 IN DALLAS COUNTY.

THE RANKINGS ARE BASED ON STATE ACADEMIC REPORT DATA AND FAMILY REVIEWS OF SCHOOLS, SO THE COMMUNITY IS ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REVIEWS OF THEIR SCHOOL EXPERIENCE TO THE PLATFORM. ALSO A COPPELL ISD IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT WILSON ELEMENTARY, DENTON CREEK ELEMENTARY, COPPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH AND VICTORY PLACE RECENTLY EARNED THE HEART SAFE SCHOOL DISTINCTION THROUGH PROJECT ADAM.

MEANING ALL 17 RSD CAMPUSES HAVE NOW EARNED THIS IMPORTANT RECOGNITION.

PROJECT ADAM, WHICH STANDS FOR AUTOMATED DEFIBRILLATORS IN ADAM'S MEMORY, HELPS SCHOOLS PREPARE FOR SUDDEN CARDIAC EMERGENCIES, PROVIDING TRAINING, EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING, AND ACCESS TO AN AED TO HELP SAVE LIVES.

FOR AN ATHLETIC UPDATE, COPPELL CROSS COUNTRY DELIVERED AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AT THE DISTRICT SEVEN SIX A MEET ON OCTOBER 12TH IN MCKINNEY, CAPTURING THREE DISTRICT TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS. VARSITY BOYS, JV BOYS AND JV GIRLS.

BOTH VARSITY TEAMS QUALIFIED FOR THEIR REGIONAL MEET.

COPPELL TENNIS TEAM ALSO WON DISTRICT AFTER HAVING AN UNDEFEATED SEASON LAST WEEK.

THE TEAM FINISHED ITS PLAYOFF RUN AS A REGIONAL SEMIFINALIST AND FINISHED THE SEASON 20 AND ONE.

NOW ON TO BOND UPDATES. SO 2023 BOND PROJECTS FOR COPPELL ISD LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY RENOVATIONS ARE PROGRESSING AND WORK CONTINUES ON THE NINE AUDITORIUM.

PRELIMINARY DESIGN WORK IS ALSO UNDERWAY ON THE REMODEL OF AUSTIN ELEMENTARY, SET TO BEGIN THIS SUMMER, WHEN LAKESIDE WILL MOVE OUT OF ITS TEMPORARY HOME AT NEW TECH HIGH AT COPPELL LOCATION, AND AUSTIN WILL MOVE IN AS ITS BUILDING IS BEING RENOVATED NEXT SCHOOL YEAR FOR THE 2027 STEERING COMMITTEE. UPDATE THE 2027 BOND STEERING COMMITTEE CONTINUES ITS WORK ON EXPLORING POSSIBLE FUTURE LIFE CYCLE AND REPAIR BOND PROJECTS FOR A POTENTIAL MAY 2027 BOND. PART OF THE COMMITTEE'S WORK INCLUDES A BUS.

A BUS TOUR LAST WEEK TO REVIEW COMPLETED 2023 PROJECTS AND POSSIBLE FUTURE LIFE CYCLE REPAIR BOND PROJECTS.

AND THEN LET'S SEE HERE. OH YEAH. NO, WE MISSED THAT.

THAT WAS LAST NIGHT. SO THAT IS IRRELEVANT. SO THERE WE GO.

SO ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR SENIOR REPORT.

OKAY. JUST A COUPLE OF UPDATES WITH THE COPPELL SENIOR AND COMMUNITY CENTER.

SO NEW AC UNIT IS GOING TO BE INSTALLED ABOVE THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM.

THAT WAS, I THINK, INSTALLED YESTERDAY. SO MAYBE THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT.

THE SENIOR CENTERS HANDMADE HARVEST, AKA THEIR CRAFT FAIR IS GOING TO BE 9 A.M.

TO 2 P.M. ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH. AND THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

SO WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME CHECK OUT THE AWESOME CRAFTS THAT THE SENIORS ARE WORKING ON.

AND THEN, OH, THIS IS FUN. THERE IS A SECOND MURDER MYSTERY NIGHT EVENT THAT'S GOING TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH. AND THEN LASTLY, I DO WANT TO EXTEND AN INVITATION TO THE COUNCIL AS TOMORROW IS THE.

THE ANNUAL CHILI COOK OFF, WHICH IS A BIG HIT AT THE SENIOR CENTER.

AND WE'RE GOING TO BE GIVING OUR OUR MONTHLY UPDATE YOU KNOW, ABOUT WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON IN THE CITY.

SO WE WELCOME ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO COME AND JOIN US.

WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

ONE QUESTION, ARE YOU GOING TO BE IN COSTUME TOMORROW? I DON'T KNOW, I HAVEN'T EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT THAT. SHOULD WE GO IN COSTUME? NO. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER PREMKUMAR SAYS NO.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 12 ARE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS CONCERNING ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST WITH NO ACTION OR DELIBERATION PERMITTED.

DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS? SEEING NONE THERE WAS NO NECESSARY ACTION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SO THEREFORE, THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THIS COUNCIL, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 8:18 P.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.