[CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:36] HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING WITH GRATEFUL HEARTS, THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER IN SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE THANK YOU FOR THE CITY OF EULESS, FOR ITS FAMILIES, BUSINESSES, FIRST RESPONDERS, EMPLOYEES, AND ALL WHO WORK EACH DAY TO MAKE THIS CITY A PLACE OF SAFETY, OPPORTUNITY AND HOPE. LORD, WE ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM AND GUIDANCE OVER THIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING. GRANT CLARITY, UNITY AND HEARTS COMMITTED TO SERVING OTHERS WITH INTEGRITY, HUMILITY, AND COMPASSION. WE OFFER A SPECIAL PRAYER FOR OUR NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR. BLESS THIS NEW SEASON OF LEADERSHIP WITH STRENGTH, DISCERNMENT, AND STEADY ENCOURAGEMENT. GRANT HIM WISDOM, PATIENCE, AND A SERVANT'S HEART AS HE HELPS GUIDE OUR CITY FORWARD. WE ALSO THANK YOU FOR OUR TWO RETURNING COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR CONTINUED WILLINGNESS TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY, RENEW THEIR ENERGY, DEEPEN THEIR WISDOM, AND CONTINUE TO GUIDE THEM AS THEY BUILD UPON THE EXPERIENCE AND DEDICATION TO THE RESIDENTS OF EULESS. AND LORD, WE PRAY FOR OUR NEWLY ELECTED CITY COUNCIL MEMBER. GRANT CONFIDENCE, WISDOM AND A SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION AS HE BEGINS HIS WORK ALONGSIDE FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THIS CITY. WE ASK FOR YOUR PROTECTION AND ALL WHO CALL IT HOME. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME IN OUR PLEDGES. 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. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ADMINISTRATION OF OATH OF [1. ADMINISTRATION OF OATH OF OFFICE AND PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION] OFFICE AND PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION FOR THE OFFICES OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. PLACE ONE, TWO, FOUR. SO I GUESS WE CAN ALL GO DOWN HERE. OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO START WITH. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH YOU. ANYBODY JOINING? COME ON. STAND IN FRONT OF ME SO I WON'T LOOK SO FAT. NOW YOU NEED TO GET IN FRONT OF THE MICROPHONE IN FRONT OF THE MICROPHONE. OKAY. YOU GOTTA LET ME IN. ALL RIGHT. ARE YOU READY? I AM READY. OKAY. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I STATE YOUR NAME. I, TIM STAFFORD, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF. OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR. MAYOR OF THE CITY OF EULESS, OF THE CITY OF EULESS, STATE OF TEXAS, 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, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE UNITED STATES, STATE OF TEXAS, THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND THE CITY OF HEWLETT AND THE CITY OF EULESS. SO HELP ME GOD, SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I STATE YOUR NAME. I, ZARINE STARK, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES THOU FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF. OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER. PLACE ONE COUNCIL MEMBER. PLACE ONE. CITY OF EULESS. CITY OF EULESS. STATE OF TEXAS. STATE OF TEXAS, AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF [00:05:01] MY ABILITY. PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS, THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE UNITED STATES, THE STATE OF TEXAS, THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND THE CITY OF EULESS, AND THE CITY OF. SO HELP ME GOD, SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS. BE SURE YOU CAN SPEAK INTO THE MIC. OKAY? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I STATE YOUR NAME. I, JEREMY TOMPKINS, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES, THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER. PLACE TWO. COUNCIL MEMBER. PLACE TWO. CITY OF EULESS. CITY OF EULESS. STATE OF TEXAS. 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. THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE UNITED STATES, THE STATE OF TEXAS, THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND THE CITY OF EULESS AND THE CITY OF EULESS. SO HELP ME GOD, SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. HELLO. IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW, THIS IS THE BOSS IN MY FAMILY. I THINK WE KNEW. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I STATE YOUR NAME. I, PERRY BYNUM, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES THAT WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THIS PLACE FOR CITY. EULESS PLACE FOR CITY OF EULESS, STATE OF TEXAS, 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. THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE UNITED STATES, THE STATE OF TEXAS, THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND THE CITY OF EULESS IN THE CITY OF EULESS. SO HELP ME GOD, SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS. [2. SELECTION OF MAYOR PRO TEM] OKAY, THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS SELECTION OF THE MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL. WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? MAYOR? I MOVE THAT THE MAYOR PRO TEM BE PERRY BYNUM. AND THEN I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER PRICE. SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TOMPKINS. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. AND WHAT A SURPRISE. UNANIMOUS. PERRY, YOU VOTED FOR YOURSELF. ALL [3. PRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEE SERVICE PINS] RIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEE SERVICE PINS. ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF MARK WILLIAMS WILL MAKE THE PRESENTATIONS. SO LET'S BRING ALL OF OUR FIRE PEOPLE DOWN HERE AND ALL OF OUR AWARD OR PIN RECIPIENTS. DALTON BARTEL, FIREFIGHTER, TWO PARAMEDIC, FIRE DEPARTMENT, FIVE YEAR PIN. JOSE LOZANO, A FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC, A 20 YEAR PIN FOR SAL PADILLA, FIREFIGHTER, DRIVER, PARAMEDIC AND A 25 YEAR PIN FOR MELISSA THOMAS, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO. SO COME ON DOWN. ANTHONY, DOWN TO. [00:10:14] SURE, YOU CAN INVITE FAMILY, FRIENDS, ANYBODY YOU EVER SAVED FROM A FIRE. WELL, I'M GLAD WE HAD ALL THESE PEOPLE SHOW UP TONIGHT SPECIFICALLY TO HONOR OUR GUEST HERE AND NOT ANYTHING ELSE IMPORTANT THAT WAS GOING ON TONIGHT EARLIER. BUT YEAH, SO NO, BUT WE APPRECIATE THE BIG CROWD TONIGHT FOR ALL OF OUR SERVICE AWARD WINNERS. SO FIRST TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER DALTON BARTELLE AND HIS FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE. WHERE'S YOUR FAMILY AT. THEY SHOULD BE DOWN. Y'ALL WANT TO COME. Y'ALL SHOULD BE DOWN HERE. SO I'M GOING TO LET YOU INTRODUCE THEM AS THEY COME DOWN. COMING FIRST IS MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE, SKYLER, MY OLDEST HARTLEY, MY MOTHER IN LAW STACEY WITH MY YOUNGEST LANEY. GREAT. OKAY, SO DALTON WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL IN MUNSTER, IS THAT RIGHT? SO THAT'S A TOWN OF ABOUT 1500 PEOPLE, RIGHT? PRETTY SMALL. PRETTY SMALL TOWN UP NEAR THE RED RIVER AREA UP THERE, I BELIEVE. ATTENDED WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY IN PLAINVIEW, TEXAS, WENT TO NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE IN GAINESVILLE, WHERE HE COMPLETED HIS FIRE AND PARAMEDIC TRAINING. HE HAS LOTS OF TRAINING. DALTON'S BEEN VERY BUSY THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER. HE'S HE'S GOT A RESUME THAT'S VERY LONG. HE'S GOT TRAINING IN URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE. SWIFTWATER, TEXAS TASK FORCE BOAT TEAM IS A MEMBER OF THAT. GOT VEHICLE RESCUE TRAINING, CONFINED SPACE TRAINING, STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE, ROPE AND RESCUE AND PEER SUPPORT. YOU GO TO THE WE'RE WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER A PEER SUPPORT TEAM FOR MENTAL HEALTH IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. HE'S VOLUNTEERED TO BE ONE OF OUR PEER SUPPORT MEMBERS IN OUR DEPARTMENT. SO THAT WAS VERY RECENT. LET'S SEE, AS FAR AS CERTIFICATIONS FROM TEXAS COMMISSION ON FIRE PROTECTION, HE ALSO HAS DRIVER OPERATOR AND AERIAL OPERATOR CERTIFICATIONS. HE'S A HAZMAT TECH, ROPE RESCUE TECH. AND THEN BEFORE HE CAME TO US, HE WAS WORKING AT MUNSTER MILLING. WHAT DID YOU DO THERE? JUST PRETTY MUCH BAG DOG FOOD BAG, DOG FOOD. THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I LOOKED THAT UP BEFORE, YOU KNOW, BEFORE TONIGHT. AND I KIND OF SAW THAT'S WHAT IT WAS ON THE ON THE WEBSITE. AND I WANTED TO SEE IF YOU WOULD ADMIT TO THAT OR NOT. SO HE DID. SO WELL, WE'RE GLAD YOU LEFT THAT THRILLING JOB. AND I KNOW PEOPLE WORK THERE THAT ARE GREAT PEOPLE. BUT ANYWAY, YOU GOT GOT A VERY EXCITING JOB NOW. SO AS FAR AS IN THE DEPARTMENT, HE'S RECEIVED OUR WAYNE BRIT AWARD TWICE. THAT'S BASICALLY OUR FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR AWARD IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT NAMED AFTER WAYNE BRITT. HE WON THOSE AWARDS IN 2023 AND 2024. HE ALSO HAS BEEN AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED UNIT AWARD IN 2025, AND IN HIS SPARE TIME, ENJOYS HUNTING AND SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS. SO. DALTON BARTEL, FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE. THANK YOU. THIS IS YOUR FIRST ONE. HE HAS ONE LITTLE GIRL ON THERE. OKAY, EXTENDED LIKE ANOTHER 30 YEARS. WE'LL GET MUCH MORE ON. CAN WE GO OUT TOGETHER? THANK YOU EVERYBODY. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT JOSE LOZANO UP NEXT. HE GOES BY MONDO. EVERYBODY CALLS HIM MONDO. AND I'M GOING TO LET HIM INTRODUCE HIS FAMILY. THIS IS MY WIFE KYLIE. WE'RE ALSO CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS OF MARRIAGE THIS YEAR AS WELL. THEN I HAVE MY DAUGHTER MILA AND MY SON SUEDE. AWESOME. GOOD DEAL. OKAY, SO, LOZANO, YOU WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL IN KOPPERL, CORRECT? THAT. AND THAT IS A TOWN OF 165 PEOPLE. IF 14 STUDENTS. SO WERE YOU [00:15:04] VALEDICTORIAN? NO. WHERE ARE YOU IN THE TOP 14. OKAY, EXCELLENT. FINISHED SEVENTH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT IS, IT'S DOWN BY LAKE LAKE WHITNEY. SO HE DID HIS FIRE SCHOOL AT MCLENNAN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN WACO. THAT WAS IN 2016. DID COMPLETED PARAMEDIC SCHOOL AT DALLAS COLLEGE IN 2021. HAS HIS DRIVER OPERATOR FROM TEXAS COMMISSION OF FIRE FIRE PROTECTION. BEFORE HE CAME TO US, HE WORKED AT CORSICANA FIRE DEPARTMENT. FROM 2017 TO 2021. WE HAD A RUN OF FIREFIGHTERS THAT WE KIND OF STOLE FROM CORSICANA. HE WAS HE WAS ONE OF THOSE. WE HAVE SEVERAL MORE. AND THEN HE WON ROOKIE OF THE YEAR IN 2021 AND LIKES TO GO KAYAKING, HIKING, FISHING, CAMPING AND TRAVEL WITH HIS FAMILY. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME HERE. YOU GET THIS FOR FIVE YEARS. HOW DID YOU GET HER? A JEWEL FOR SOMETHING FOR FIVE YEARS. SHE HAS IT ON IN THE CAR. TRYING TO HELP YOU OUT. NO, THEY COULDN'T MAKE IT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT, SO NEXT WE HAVE SAUL. SO HE'S BEEN HERE 20 YEARS. HIS FAMILY COULDN'T MAKE IT TONIGHT, SO WE'RE GOING TO HIS FIRE DEPARTMENT. FAMILY IS GOING TO BE HIS FAMILY FOR US, FOR HIM TONIGHT. SO HE STARTED 20 YEARS AGO, WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL IN ROSCOE, TEXAS. THAT'S OUT WEST OF ABILENE, I BELIEVE, ANOTHER SMALL TOWN. EVERYBODY'S FROM SMALL TOWNS. TONIGHT I WENT TO COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE. IT WAS THAT FOR YOUR FIRE CERT OR NO? YES. OKAY. FIRE AND EMT. HE'S GOT AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE FROM TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE AS WELL. HE'S MASTER FIREFIGHTER. HE HAS HIS INSTRUCTOR, TWO CERTIFICATION DRIVER AND AERIAL OPERATOR WITH TCP. INSPECTOR, ROPE RESCUE INCIDENT SAFETY OFFICER, AND FIRE OFFICER TWO. SO IN HIS 20 YEAR CAREER, HE'S BEEN VERY BUSY ON THE EDUCATION ASPECT AS WELL. AND HE IS CURRENTLY IN OUR PROMOTIONAL PROCESS FOR LIEUTENANT RIGHT NOW. SO GOOD LUCK WITH THAT. THAT FINISHES UP NEXT WEEK. SO BEFORE HE CAME HERE TO EULESS, HE WORKED WITH THE SHERMAN FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR A VERY SHORT TIME ABOUT SIX MONTHS. RIGHT. OKAY. THEN CAME TO US, WORKED AT HERA LITTLE BIT PART TIME FOR A FEW YEARS. I THINK. NOW HE TEACHES FIRE SCHOOL AT TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE, NORTHWEST CAMPUS AT THE FIRE SCHOOL OVER THERE. SO THAT'S HIS PART TIME JOB. AND HE HE EXTENDS THAT KNOWLEDGE THAT HE KNOWS TO NEW FIREFIGHTERS OVER THERE AT THE COLLEGE. HE WAS PROMOTED TO DRIVER ENGINEER IN 2019, AND HE'S A MEMBER OF THE HONOR GUARD. HE WON THE DISTINGUISHED UNIT AWARD IN 2009, 2011 AND 2016. AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE. THANK YOU SIR. THANKS, EVERYONE. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE. AND CHIEF WASHINGTON IS GOING TO DO OUR FINAL PRESENTATION TONIGHT, OUR FIRE MARSHAL. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, 25 YEARS. MISS MELISSA, DO YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE YOUR FAMILY? THIS IS MY MOM, DONNA. MY BROTHER'S GIRLFRIEND, CARISSA, MY YOUNGEST SON, TYLER. MY DAUGHTER IN LAW, ADRIANA, MY NEXT. THE YOUNGEST GRANDDAUGHTER, ELIZABETH. AND [00:20:01] WE HAVE BABY H ON THE WAY NEXT MONTH. WELL, ALL RIGHT, SO TO START, MELISSA IS A GRADUATE OF THE TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL. SO KEEP IT KEEP IT LOCAL HERE. MELISSA'S ALSO COMPLETED 66 HOURS OF OF COLLEGE HOURS WITH TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE. SHE STARTED WITH THE CITY OF EULESS. LET'S SEE, IN 2001. BUT ACTUALLY BEFORE THAT SHE WAS A PART TIME. SHE WAS PART TIME WITH THE RAVENS GRILL. AND THAT WAS IN AUGUST OF 2000. SHE THEN SWITCHED OVER IN 2001 TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND SHE'S BEEN WITH US EVER SINCE. MELISSA IS A GRADUATE OF THE EULESS CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY, CLASS NUMBER THREE. SHE RECEIVED TWO SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS IN 2003 AND 2007. WAS THE AUGUST 2005 EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR THE CITY OF EULESS. SHE ENJOYS WATCHING FOOTBALL, BASEBALL. BASEBALL IS A GIVEN BECAUSE HER. IF SHE'S NOT WORKING HERE, SHE'S WORKING THE TEXAS RANGERS, WHERE SHE'S A SECURITY SUPERVISOR, SO SHE'S KEEPING ALL THOSE ROWDY FANS IN LINE OVER THERE. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, SHE LOVES SPENDING TIME WITH HER FAMILY AND HER FIVE GRANDDAUGHTERS AND BONUS GRANDSON. AND SO MELISSA IS AT THE FRONT DESK OF FIRE ADMIN. SHE'S THE FIRST PERSON THAT PEOPLE ENCOUNTER AS THEY COME IN TO OUR BUILDING, BUT ALSO THE FIRST PERSON IF THEY CALL. AND SO SHE MAKES THE INITIAL AND VERY IMPORTANT IMPACT WITH ANYBODY THAT'S IN NEED OF, OF ANYTHING THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAN HANDLE. AND SHE ALWAYS DOES IT VERY, VERY WELL. I MEAN, THE PHONE IS CONSTANTLY RINGING OFF THE HOOK, AND SHE'S ABLE TO DO IT AS A CITY OF OR A CITIZEN OF EULESS WOULD WANT. SO SHE KEEPS THIS BOAT FLOATING. AND, AND WE REALLY THANK YOU FOR 25 YEARS AND 25 MORE. CONGRATULATIONS. [CONSENT AGENDA] OKAY. THE FUN STUFF IS OVER. NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER LAWRENCE BRYANT WILL READ WITH EMOTION AND ALACRITY. NO PRESSURE. THANK YOU. MAYOR. TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS CONSIDER RENEWAL OF BID NUMBER 010-23 FOR THE ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR MOWING MAINTENANCE WITH SMITH LAWN AND TREE. ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS TO CONSIDER RENEWAL OF BID NUMBER 004-24 FOR THE ANNUAL CONTRACT. FOR READY, MIX CONCRETE WITH COWTOWN CONCRETE. ITEM NUMBER SIX IS TO CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH ATHLETIC SPORTS SYSTEMS INCORPORATED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF PERIMETER GLASS FRAMEWORK AND IMPACT BOARDS AT THE DALLAS STAR CENTER. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS TO CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH NEXT GEN CONSTRUCTION FOR ROOF REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SR HEADQUARTERS THROUGH THE INTERLOCAL PURCHASING SYSTEM. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS TO CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH OR BETWEEN THE CITY OF EULESS AND TARRANT COUNTY FOR ASPHALT OVERLAY IMPROVEMENTS. ITEM NUMBER NINE IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 2626-1699, AGREEING TO MEET ALL MATCH CONTRIBUTIONS. REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPENDITURES UNDER TARRANT COUNTY HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM FOR PROGRAM YEAR 2026. AND [00:25:02] FINALLY, ITEM NUMBER TEN IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON APRIL 28TH, 2026. THANK YOU, MR. BRYANT. COUNCIL, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? MAYOR? I MOVE FOR APPROVAL. I SECOND MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER TOMPKINS, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER STARK. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. AND THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSES. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE, SEEING NONE. DO WE HAVE [12. REPORTS] ANY STAFF REPORTS? CITY, CITY ATTORNEY. DO WE HAVE A REPORT? MR. CITY MANAGER JUST SIMPLY TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW MAYOR AND OUR RETURNING COUNCIL MEMBERS AND OUR NEW COUNCIL MEMBER. THE STAFF IS LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND JUST CONTINUING WHAT WE DO HERE. SO THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? OKAY. I'VE GOT A FEW ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST COMING UP. FRIDAY, MAY 15TH WILL BE PEACE OFFICERS. MEMORIAL DAY, SATURDAY, MAY 16TH WILL BE HEB READS THE SUMMER READING CHALLENGE, KICK OFF AT PENNINGTON FIELD AT 10 A.M. IF YOU HAVEN'T EVER BEEN THERE BEFORE, IT'S WELL WORTH GOING OUT THERE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE ANY YOUNG LITTLE KIDS. I GUESS. YOUNG LITTLE KIDS, LITTLE YOUNG KIDS, KIDS. READING IS FUNDAMENTAL. SATURDAY, MAY 23RD. OUR AQUATICS PARK WILL BE OPEN FOR THE SUMMER AND ALSO ON SATURDAY, MAY 23RD WILL BE JUNIOR ANGLERS FISHING AT WILSHIRE PARK. THAT WILL BE FROM NINE TILL NOON. AND WITH THAT, THE * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.