[00:00:04] OKAY, IT IS OFFICIALLY 7:00 AND IT'S TIME TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND GET THIS PARTY STARTED. WE'RE GOING TO START TONIGHT WITH THE INVOCATION BY OUR CITY MANAGER, CHRIS BARKER, AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COUNCIL MEMBER ANNABELLE EDES. PLEASE STAND. PLEASE BOW YOUR HEAD AND JOIN ME IN PRAYER. DEAR LORD, WE COME BEFORE YOU TONIGHT GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER HERE TO CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY. WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD GUIDE AND DIRECT THE COUNCIL LORD, AS THEY DELIBERATE AND MAKE DECISIONS THAT WILL HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY. LORD, WE SPECIFICALLY ASK THIS EVENING THAT YOU WOULD WATCH OVER AND COMFORT THE TAPIA FAMILY DURING THEIR TIME OF LOSS. WE PRAY YOUR PEACE WOULD PROVIDE HEALING AND HELP EASE THEIR PAIN AND SUFFERING. FINALLY, LORD, I ASK THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO BLESS THE CITY OF EULESS AND ALL OF HER RESIDENTS. WE ASK ALL THESE THINGS IN YOUR SON'S NAME. AMEN. [1. PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARSHIP TO EVYN THAMES] OKAY. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF REALLY NEAT THINGS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT. THE VERY FIRST IS GOING TO PRESENTATION OF A SCHOLARSHIP TO EVAN JAMES. I'M SORRY, DID I SAY THAT WRONG? I DID, I APOLOGIZE. ANYWAY, OUR CITY MANAGER, CHRIS BARKER, IS GOING TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION. SO, EVAN, IF YOU WANT TO COME UP FRONT WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND EVERYBODY YOU'VE EVER MET. NOW, CHRIS, YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU'RE RETIRED, BUT YOU KNOW HOW THIS WORKS. SO, EVAN, I WANT YOU TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND THEN INTRODUCE YOUR FAMILY THAT'S HERE IN ATTENDANCE. OKAY. HI, I'M EVAN JAMES, AND THIS IS MY FATHER, CHRIS JAMES. OH, AND MY MOM, MINDY. AND EVAN. YOU DON'T KNOW THIS, BUT THESE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE FOR THE CHILDREN OF EMPLOYEES. SO YOU JUST BARELY QUALIFIED. BUT WE FIGURED CHRIS WORKED HERE LONG ENOUGH TO. WE'D LET THAT LITTLE TECHNICALITY SLIDE. SO WHEN YOU SUBMITTED, YOU WERE EMPLOYED AGAIN. I LIKE THAT. SO NOW TELL US JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE INTENDING TO DO POST-GRADUATION. SO I'M GOING TO GO TO OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY AND I'M GOING TO MAJOR IN MINISTRY AND THEOLOGY. VERY GOOD. SO IF YOU DON'T KNOW, A COUPLE YEARS AGO, WE HAD AN ANONYMOUS DONOR MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY, AND THEY ASKED THAT WE AWARDED A SCHOLARSHIP EVERY YEAR TO A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE. AND THEY HAD VERY SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS. AND THEY ASKED, IT'S A $1,000 SCHOLARSHIP. AND THEY ASKED THAT WE AWARD THAT TO A A EMPLOYEES CHILD. AND SO EVERY YEAR WE HAVE A SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST AND WE CHOOSE A WINNER. AND THIS YEAR'S ANONYMOUS DONOR SCHOLARSHIP IS EVAN. AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THAT TO YOU. EVAN, THIS IS CASH MONEY IN HERE. SO DON'T DON'T LOSE THIS. AND ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS. WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR YOU. AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED THAT YOU WERE THIS YEAR'S WINNER. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [2. PRESENTATION OF JULIE K. FREEMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP TO RAINY FARRIS, CHEYENNE THIEL, AND AUBREY WILLIAMSON] AND AS LONG AS CHRIS IS ALREADY DOWN THERE, WE'RE GOING TO DO PRESENTATION OF THE JULIE K FREEMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP TO RANDY FERRIS, CHEYENNE, CHEYENNE THIEL AND AUBREY WILLIAMSON. SO, CHRIS, DO YOU WANT THEM ALL UP AT ONCE? LET'S ALL COME DOWN AT ONCE. LET'S BRING EVERYBODY DOWN AT ONCE. ALL YOUR FAMILY. FRIENDS. EVERYBODY THAT HELPED MAKE THIS POSSIBLE. I WANT TO ASK YOU TO LINE UP ALPHABETICALLY ACCORDING TO HEIGHT. PLEASE. SO THAT'S THE REACTION I WAS LOOKING FOR. THAT'S PERFECT. THANK YOU. NOW COME ON. COME RIGHT OVER HERE. ALL RIGHT. OKAY, SO BOB FREEMAN, YOU KNOW WHO BOB FREEMAN IS? YES. THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE YOU KNOW WHO BOB FREEMAN IS. BOB, RAISE YOUR HAND BACK THERE. BOB AND SUZY SITTING RIGHT BACK THERE. BOB FREEMAN RETIRED FROM THE CITY OF EULESS AFTER 40 YEARS [00:05:03] OF SERVICE AND RETIRED AS THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, BUT SPENT THE MAJORITY OF HIS CAREER IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND I THINK, BOB, YOU WOULD YOU WOULD CONSIDER YOURSELF A POLICEMAN AT HEART, FOR SURE. SO BOB HAS ESTABLISHED A SCHOLARSHIP. WHEN HE RETIRED IN HONOR OF HIS LATE WIFE, JULIE FREEMAN. AND IT'S $1,000 SCHOLARSHIP FOR, AGAIN, A STUDENT WHO WHO'S GOING TO PURSUE A DEGREE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. AND IT IS FOR THE A EMPLOYEES CHILD. SO CITY OF EULESS EMPLOYEE. AND SO THIS YEAR, BOB INFORMED US THAT HE WAS GOING TO FUND THREE OF THOSE SCHOLARSHIPS. SO BOB, THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH FOR DOING THAT AND FOR THE FREEMAN FAMILY. AND SO WE HAVE THREE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS WITH US TONIGHT. AND I'M GOING TO HAND THE MIC TO THE FIRST ONE. I WANT TO ASK YOU TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND THE FAMILY THAT'S WITH YOU. HI, MY NAME IS AUBREY AND THIS IS MY DAD, CHRIS WILLIAMSON. AND THEN MY MOM AND MY SISTER ARE RIGHT THERE. AND THEN THE WHOLE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WELL, SOME OF THEM, YOU COUNT ALL THOSE GUYS THAT COUNT. I WANT TO. HI, MY NAME IS SHANE THIEL. I HAVE MY DAD, RUSSELL THIEL, MY MOM AND MY SISTER AND HIS COWORKERS, WHICH ARE UP THERE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. HELLO. MY NAME IS RANDY FERRIS. THIS IS MY MOM, ROSIE, MY DAD, JASON, AND THEN MY TWO LITTLE SISTERS, LEAH AND RIVERS. ALL RIGHT, LET'S HAVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THESE THREE FOLKS. AND THEN, AUBREY, WE'RE GOING TO START WITH YOU. WE'LL PUT YOU ON THE STAND HERE. WHY DON'T YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOUR PLANS ARE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION? I PLAN TO ATTEND STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY TO MAJOR IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, AND I WILL MOST LIKELY END UP BEING A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER. VERY GOOD. GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD. I PLAN ON GOING TO TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY AND MAJORING IN ANIMAL SCIENCE WITH A CONCENTRATION PRE-VET MEDICINE, AND I WANT TO BECOME A VET. VERY GOOD. YEAH. I'M CURRENTLY ENROLLED AT TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE FOR PRE-NURSING, AND WHEN I FINISHED MY ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE, I'M GOING TO GO TO UT TO GET MY BACHELOR'S. VERY NICE. ON BEHALF OF THE FREEMAN FAMILY, WE'RE HAPPY TO AWARD YOU THIS SCHOLARSHIP. THIS IS CASH IN THIS ENVELOPE AS WELL, SO DON'T LOSE THAT. AUBREY FOR YOU. IN FOR YOU, BRITTANY. FOR YOU. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT YOU DO IN THE FUTURE. SO. JASON, YOU GOT TO COME DOWN AND SHAKE EVERYBODY'S HAND REAL QUICK. [3. PRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEE SERVICE PINS] ALL RIGHT. IN KEEPING WITH THE CELEBRATORY MOOD, WE'RE GOING TO DO PRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEE SERVICE PINS. AND CHIEF LANDERS IS GOING TO COME DOWN FOR THIS. WE HAVE A FIVE YEAR PIN FOR ASHLEY DUDLEY, CRIME SCENE TECHNICIAN, POLICE DEPARTMENT, A FIVE YEAR PIN FOR LOGAN GASTROC, SENIOR POLICE OFFICER, POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND A 30 YEAR PIN FOR BRIAN BRENNAN, POLICE, CORPORAL, POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO ALL OF YOU COME DOWN HERE WITH ALL YOUR FRIENDS, EVERYBODY YOU'VE ARRESTED IN THE PAST, ANYBODY ELSE THAT'S HERE FOR YOU? HE TURNED IT OFF, I GOT IT. I'M ALL YOU GIVE ME A MICROPHONE. I KNOW HOW TO WORK IT. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHERE ARE MY PEOPLES? LOGAN, YOU CAN COME OVER HERE. ASHLEY, YOU'RE OVER HERE. AND YOUR YOUR FAMILY, WHOEVER YOU BROUGHT, YOU'RE UP FIRST. HERE. THIS IS HOW WE DO [00:10:06] THIS. YOU'RE NUMBER TWO. NUMBER ONE, RYAN. YOU'LL BE NUMBER THREE. WHERE'S YOUR. OH, THERE HE IS. ALL RIGHT, SO WE READY? YEAH. ALL RIGHT. ASHLEY, INTRODUCE WHO YOU BROUGHT WITH YOU. ALL RIGHT. I'M ASHLEY, THIS IS MY HUSBAND, NATE. AND THEN THESE ARE ALL MY WONDERFUL POLICE FAMILY MEMBERS OVER HERE. AND JAMES GORDON OVER HERE. AND PETERSON, WHO LEFT THE PD. BUT THAT'S OKAY. OH, NO ONE AT A TIME, SIS. ONE AT A TIME. ALL RIGHT. IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE ASHLEY AND CONGRATULATE HER ON FIVE YEARS. IT SEEMS LIKE TEN, RIGHT? WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT EARLIER. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE MAYBE 20. ASHLEY GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL. SHE HAS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN SCIENCE FROM UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON. SHE HAS TRAINING IN THE FOLLOWING. SO I WANT YOU TO PAY ATTENTION. DON'T COMMIT ANY MORE CRIMES. SHE IS A BASIC FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION. INTERMEDIATE LATENT FINGERPRINT COMPARISON. ADVANCED LATENT FINGERPRINT COMPARISON. PALM PRINT RECOGNITION TECHNIQUES FOR INVESTIGATING VIOLENT CRIMES. FOUNDATIONS FOR FORENSIC PHOTOGRAPHY. ADVANCED CRIME SCENE PHOTOGRAPHY AND INTERMEDIATE CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION. SHE KNOWS HOW TO WORK THE PHARAOH SYSTEM. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE ACRONYM IS FOR, BUT IT'S OUR LASER SCANNER BOMB MAKING MATERIALS AWARENESS. SHE'S A TECH INSTRUCTOR, A PART 107 DRONE PILOT. SHE DOES CELL TECHNOLOGY, RECORDS ANALYSIS, YOU NAME IT. IF YOU COMMIT A CRIME, SHE'S GOING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID. SHE WORKS IN CRIME SCENE IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND WE COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD THAT SHE'S AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. CHOSE US TO WORK. WE STOLE HER AWAY FROM ARMSTRONG LABS, WHICH WAS THE LAB WHERE WE SEND OUR EVIDENCE TO BE PROCESSED AND WENT OVER THERE AND SAID, HEY, YOU NEED TO COME WORK FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SHE SAYS, OH, GREAT. I GET OUT OF THE OFFICE, I GET TO GO TO GOOEY, OOEY GOOEY CRIME SCENES AND SEE ALL THAT STUFF. SO SHE SIGNED RIGHT ON. SHE WAS EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH IN NOVEMBER OF 2022. CIVILIAN OF THE YEAR 2022. SHE GOT A UNIT CITATION THE SAME YEAR A DRONE TEAM UNIT CITATION, CERTIFICATE OF MERIT IN 2022 AND 2024. AND SHE SAYS ASHLEY LOVES HER JOB. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT SHE WROTE DOWN. WE LOVE HER. NOT ONLY DOES SHE DO ALL THE CRIME SCENE STUFF, BUT SHE IS LIKE THE CHEER POLICE AROUND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SHE ALWAYS HAS THAT SMILE ON HER FACE, AND SHE'S ALWAYS DOING SOMETHING FUN AROUND BIRTHDAYS AND HOLIDAYS. HER FAVORITE HOLIDAY IS HALLOWEEN, BY THE WAY. SHE LOVES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT MAYBE IT GOES WITH CRIME SCENE, BUT THAT'S HER FAVORITE HOLIDAY. BUT AT CHRISTMAS, IF YOU'RE. IF YOUR DOOR ON YOUR OFFICE IS BLANK, SHE'LL WRAP IT IN CHRISTMAS PAPER. I THINK THERE'S STILL SOME. WHAT ARE WE IN JUNE THAT STILL WRAPPED TO THIS DAY? SHE'S A GREAT PERSON TO HAVE. THANK YOU FOR FIVE YEARS. 30 MORE AND YOU'LL BE GOOD, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. AND YOU'LL STILL LOOK THAT YOUNG, STILL SMILING. THANK YOU FOR FIVE YEARS. AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING HER WITH US. IS SHE THIS SMILEY AT HOME? OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A HUG. YOU WANT TO DO IT NOW? YOU GET A LOT MORE. AND I THINK I KNOW WHY YOU THINK IT'S 20 YEARS. BECAUSE YOU DO THE WORK OF FOUR PEOPLE. THAT'S TRUE. YOU HEAR THAT, GUYS? WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE. IS THAT A PALM READER, RICK? YEAH. LOOK AT THIS. THANK YOU. THE NEXT VICTIM OF FIVE YEARS IS LOGAN GASTROC. AND HOW MANY PEOPLE THINK HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A FIREMAN WITH THAT MUSTACHE RIGHT THERE? HE'S GOT IT MADE IF HE EVER WANTS TO CHANGE CAREERS. MARK WILLIAMS, IS THAT OKAY? ALL RIGHT, THERE YOU GO. SEE, LOGAN GRADUATED FROM ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, AND HE EARNED HIS BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN CRIMINOLOGY CRIMINOLOGY WITH A MINOR IN SOCIOLOGY. SO RIGHT NOW, HE'S ANALYZING ME AS TO [00:15:01] WHETHER I SHOULD BE HERE OR NOT. IN THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS IN FAYETTEVILLE, RIGHT. HE'S A DRONE PILOT, FIELD TRAINING OFFICER, CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR, INTERMEDIATE PEACE OFFICER, AND A PART 107 LICENSE DRONE OPERATOR. LOGAN AND I WERE TALKING BEFORE YOU CAME TO THE EULESS POLICE DEPARTMENT. HE WAS GALLIVANTING AROUND THE COUNTRY AND ENDED UP AT A SKI RESORT. RIGHT. AND HE WORKED ON A SKI PATROL. HE WORKED ACTUALLY WORKED UP ON THE LIFT. AND HE SAID HE HAD A GREAT TIME. THAT WAS SOMETHING HE DID UNTIL COVID CAME ALONG AND KIND OF RUINED THAT. SO HE HEADED BACK THIS DIRECTION. HE'S DRIVING AND HE'S EXITING THE FREEWAY AND HE SAYS, LOGAN'S ROADHOUSE. MY NAME IS LOGAN. THAT'D BE A GOOD JOB. SO HE CALLS HIM AND HE GOES TO WORK FOR LOGAN'S ROADHOUSE. AND HE SAID, SOME PEOPLE DON'T TIP. AND I THINK HE WAS REFERRING TO SOME SOME OTHER PEOPLE AROUND HERE. SO THAT'S WHY HE LEFT THERE AND DECIDED TO GET INTO POLICE WORK. AND WE'RE GLAD HE CAME TO THE EULESS POLICE DEPARTMENT TO JOIN US. YOU'RE MARRIED WIFE FOR THREE YEARS, HE SAID. HE WAS 25 WHEN HE CAME TO WORK HERE. HE'S 30 NOW AND HE'S BEEN MARRIED FIVE YEARS. AND HE SAYS LIFE IS GOOD. HE LOVES WHAT HE DOES. HE'S VERY GOOD AT IT. I A STUDIOUS YOUNG MAN, BECAUSE HERE RECENTLY I HAD TO WATCH ONE OF HIS VIDEOS AND HE GOES, SIR, PENNSYLVANIA VERSUS MIMS GIVES ME THE RIGHT TO DO. I HAD TO GO LOOK UP WHAT PENNSYLVANIA VERSUS MIMS MEANT SO THAT. BUT HE WAS EXACTLY RIGHT AND VERY RESPECTFUL. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO EACH AND EVERY DAY. HIS WIFE IS A IS NOT HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE SHE IS A FITNESS OR A PHYSICAL THERAPIST. I WANT TO SAY FITNESS INSTRUCTOR BECAUSE YOU SAID YOU GO WORK OUT AT CROSSFIT GYM, BUT SHE'S A PHYSICAL THERAPIST AND HAD TO WORK. THANK YOU FOR FIVE YEARS. IT'S A GOOD START. CONGRATULATIONS. THREE OF THEM HAVE. WHERE'S YOUR MOM? WHERE'S YOUR MOM? YOU WANT TO COME UP HERE? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, YOU CAN GO WHEN HE'S DONE. YOU SEE? YEAH. IN A DAY WE THOUGHT WOULD NEVER COME. BRIAN BRENNAN, 30 YEARS WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. LET'S GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. JUST FOR 30 YEARS. BRIAN, INTRODUCE WHO'S HERE TO SEE YOU GET THIS 30 YEAR. MY MOTHER CINDY, RIGHT THERE IN THE WHITE. MY SECOND MOTHER FROM FLORIDA. CHERYL SITTING NEXT TO HER. OF COURSE, JAMES AND KIM, THEY'RE LIKE FAMILY AS WELL. MY WIFE AND KIDS ARE OUT. I HAVE ONE THAT'S A STUDENT IN AUSTIN, AND MY WIFE AND MY YOUNGEST ARE IN MEXICO FOR THEIR SENIOR TRIP, SO THEY'RE ENJOYING IT. SAID SHE COULDN'T COME WITH THEM, RIGHT? YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SO LOTS OF INFORMATION OVER THE 30 YEARS. AND I REMEMBER BACK IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS, WHENEVER WE WERE, I THINK I WORKED THREE DISTRICT, YOU WORK FOR DISTRICT, AND THERE WASN'T A CRIMINAL SAFE IN THE CENTER OF THE CITY. WE PUT THEM ALL IN JAIL, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY. HE GRADUATED FROM GRAFTON HIGH SCHOOL IN GRAFTON, MASSACHUSETTS, AND SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE FROM 1985 TO 1995. HE HAS NUMEROUS AIR FORCE TRAINING ACADEMIES THAT HE'S GONE TO. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT USED TO HANG IN YOUR OFFICE. HE WAS PART OF THE MOUNTED PATROL IN THE PHILIPPINES, AM I RIGHT? SO IMAGINE THIS GUY, THIS GOOD LOOKING YOUNG MAN ON A HORSE IN THE PHILIPPINES, RIDING AROUND AS PART OF THE AIR FORCE? I DON'T KNOW WHAT HORSES HAD TO DO WITH AIR FORCE, BUT OKAY, IT WORKS. YEAH, IT'S A GOOD JOB. BUT HE ALWAYS TALKS ABOUT THAT. AND I THINK RECENTLY YOU JUST HAD A HOW MANY YEAR REUNION WITH THEM GUYS, A 40 YEAR REUNION WITH THE GUYS THAT HE WAS ON MOUNTED PATROL WITH. SO BEFORE JOINING THE EULESS POLICE DEPARTMENT, OBVIOUSLY HE WAS IN THE AIR FORCE, BUT HE WAS A STAFF SERGEANT. HE JOINED IN 96, PROMOTED TO SENIOR POLICE OFFICER IN 2010, AND THE RANK OF SENIOR CORPS OR RANK OF CORPORAL SHORTLY THEREAFTER. HE IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE EULESS PEACE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. THAT'S OVER 20 YEARS. AM I RIGHT? OVER 20 YEARS HE'S BEEN THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION AND A GREAT PARTNER TO ANYONE THAT SITS IN THE CHIEF'S OFFICE, GREAT PARTNER TO THE OFFICERS THAT HE SERVES DAY IN AND DAY OUT, AND A GREAT PARTNER TO CITY ADMINISTRATION WHENEVER IT COMES. ALL ASSOCIATION BUSINESS HAVING TO DEAL WITH. HE ARGUES FOR EVERY EMPLOYEE IN THE CITY WHEN IT COMES TO PAY PLAN. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER YOU'RE WORKING [00:20:04] IN PUBLIC WORKS, YOU WORK IN THE LIBRARY OR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. BRIAN IS AN ADVOCATE OF EVERY CITY EMPLOYEE. HE WAS A HE'S A FRAUD INVESTIGATOR. AND THAT'S WHERE HE REALLY FOUND HIS KNACK WAS IN INVESTIGATING FRAUD. IF YOU GOOGLE BRIAN BRENNAN, YOU'RE GOING TO FIND A WHOLE BUNCH OF DIFFERENT CASES THAT ARE SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES AND SOME EVEN ACROSS THE WORLD, THAT BRIAN HAS BEEN A PART OF, BRINGING DOWN HUGE RINGS OF FRAUD FRAUDSTERS ACROSS THE ACROSS THE WORLD. HE HAS A LOT OF HELP IN DOING THAT. BUT BUT HE DOES A GREAT JOB. HE WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRAUD INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FINANCIAL CRIMES INVESTIGATORS FROM 2003 TO 2008. HE'S A TASK FORCE OFFICER WITH THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE. AND HE'S THE NORTH TEXAS, OR PART OF THE NORTH TEXAS FINANCIAL CRIMES TASK FORCE FROM 2004 TO PRESENT, HE'S BEEN THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FOR THE FRAUD INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS SINCE 2022. HE HAS NUMEROUS AWARDS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 9703 OFFICER OF THE YEAR UNIT CITATION, AND HE WAS ALSO THE EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR IN 2019. BRIAN IS ONE OF THOSE GUYS THAT WHEN YOU'RE A CHIEF OF POLICE OR ANYONE REALLY IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THE PHONE RINGS AND YOU PICK UP THE PHONE AND THEY SAY, I'VE GOT A DOOZY FOR YOU. I'VE GOT SOMETHING THAT I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER IT HAS TO DO WITH FRAUD OR ANYTHING ELSE. THE NEXT STOP FROM MY OFFICE IS TO BRIAN BRENNAN AND BRIAN, I NEED THIS HELP. I NEED YOU TO LOOK INTO THIS. AND USUALLY BY THE END OF THE DAY, HE'S GOT A LEAD. HE KNOWS WHO THE SUSPECT IS, AND HE'S WORKING ON GETTING THAT PERSON PUT IN JAIL. BRIAN, 30 YEARS, 30 YEARS. YOU SAY YOU'RE GOING TO RETIRE IN A YEAR FROM NOW? YES, SIR. IF YOU RETIRE IN A YEAR, IF YOU RETIRE WITHIN A YEAR, YOU GOT TO COME BACK BECAUSE YOU CAN'T TAKE ALL THE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE AND ALL THE SKILL THAT YOU HAVE AND KEEP THAT AT HOME WITH YOU. YOU GOT TO IMPART IT UPON OTHER PEOPLE HERE AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR YEARS TO COME. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THANKS FOR BEING A GOOD FRIEND. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. YOU PROBABLY KNOW THE NIGERIAN PRINCE UP IN. [CONSENT AGENDA] OKAY, WE'VE RUN OUT OF AWARDS TO GIVE. SO IT'S TIME FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA. AND ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER LAWRENCE BRYANT IS GOING TO REGALE US WITH THE ENTIRE AGENDA. THANK YOU MAYOR. TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS TO CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF LIBRARY MATERIALS FROM AMAZON BUSINESS CHILDREN'S PLUS INCORPORATED, DOING BUSINESS AS LIBRARIAN AND FOLLETT CONTENT SOLUTIONS, LLC THROUGH THE BAE BOARD AND OMNIA PARTNERS INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAMS. ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS TO CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH IMPACT PROMOTIONAL SERVICES, LLC. DOING BUSINESS AS GOT YOU COVERED WORKWEAR AND UNIFORMS INCORPORATED FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT UNIFORMS AND UNIFORM ACCESSORIES THROUGH THE BAE BOARD PURCHASING COOPERATIVE. ITEM NUMBER SIX IS TO CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH DALLAS MECHANICAL GROUP FOR THE DEMOLITION AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW ICE RINK PLANT AT THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH STAR CENTER THROUGH THE INTERLOCAL PURCHASING SYSTEM. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS TO CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH DALLAS MECHANICAL GROUP FOR RINK CONCRETE DEMOLITION. INSPECTION OF ICE FLOOR HEADER AND DISTRIBUTION, PIPING AND REPLACEMENT OF SURFACE AT THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH STAR CENTER THROUGH THE INTERLOCAL PURCHASING SYSTEM. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT WITH CMP SERVICES INCORPORATED DOING BUSINESS AS VINE GROUP FOR TEMPORARY HOSPITALITY SUPPORT STAFF THROUGH AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE. AND FINALLY, ITEM NUMBER NINE IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON MAY 26TH, 2026. THANK YOU, MR. BRYANT. COUNCIL, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE, MAYOR? I MOVE FOR [00:25:02] APPROVAL AND THEN I WILL. SECOND MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER STARK, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TOMPKINS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. AND THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSES ON THE [10. CONSIDER FIRST AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 2451] REGULAR AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER TEN IS TO CONSIDER FIRST AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2451. VACATING AND ABANDONING A 2569 SQUARE FOOT PORTION OF MID PARK LANE RIGHT OF WAY, LOCATED AT THE WESTERN TERMINUS OF THE STREET DIRECTLY WEST OF DARLENE TRAIL AND OUR DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, REAGAN ROTHENBERGER, WILL PRESENT THE ITEM. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS ITEM IS NOT SO WARM AND FUZZY AS THESE ONES WE JUST HAD, BUT WE'LL MOVE RIGHT THROUGH IT. SO THIS IS A CONSIDERING FOR THE VACATION AND ABANDONING OF A 2569 FOOT SQUARE FOOT PORTION OF A RIGHT OF WAY. AS YOU'VE SAID BEFORE, IT'S LOCATED AT THE WESTERN TERMINUS OF MID PARK LANE. THE APPLICANT, WHO IS CONSTRUCTING A HOME AT 400 HIDEAWAY COURT, IS REQUESTING THE ABANDONMENT OF THIS RIGHT OF WAY IN ORDER TO INCORPORATE IT BACK INTO THAT PROPERTY IN WHICH WAS THE ORIGINAL PARENT TRACT FROM WHICH THIS RIGHT OF WAY WAS DEDICATED FROM, AS SEEN ON THIS FINAL PLAT THAT WAS FILED IN 1998. YOU CAN SEE THE PORTION OF RIGHT OF WAY THAT WAS DEDICATED, PRESUMABLY TO HAVE A FUTURE EXTENSION OF MID PARK LANE TO THE WEST. THAT EXTENSION WAS NEVER REALIZED DUE TO WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE A CHANGE IN THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN SOMETIME LATER THAN THAT. AND SO THE DEVELOPMENT PATTERN IN THE REGION DID NOT ACTUALLY REFLECT THE NEED NOR FUTURE NEED FOR THE EXTENSION OF MID PARK LANE. THEREFORE, THIS SMALL PORTION OF RIGHT OF WAY EXISTS THERE. TODAY IS JUST AN OPEN PIECE OF LAND THAT HAS NO FUTURE BEING DEVELOPED OR USED AS RIGHT OF WAY. AS YOU CAN SEE, MIDWAY SQUARE TO THE SOUTH HAS ALREADY BEEN DEVELOPED IN ANOTHER MANNER. AND SO THIS IS AN EXHIBIT SHOWING THE AREA TO BE ABANDONED. WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS IS NOT GOING TO ALTER ANY EASEMENTS THAT ARE SHOWN ON THE PLAT EXISTING. THERE IS A FILED PLAT THAT SHOWS A FIRE ACCESS EASEMENTS OF THAT NATURE. THOSE WILL REMAIN. THE APPLICANT WILL NEED TO COME IN AND SUBMIT A NEW PLAT INCORPORATING THIS PROPERTY INTO THE PARENT TRACT. THIS LOT 14 IN ORDER TO OWN IT FREE AND CLEAR. THE ACTION TONIGHT IS SIMPLY TO ALLOW THE MAYOR TO SIGN A QUITCLAIM DEED WHEN THAT IS, WHEN IT'S READY TO DO SO, FOR IT TO BE FILED SO THAT THE PROPERTY MAY BECOME THEIRS. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL JUST DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT'S IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN AND. AND THE APPLICANT HOPES TO HAVE IT AS PART OF THEIR PROPERTY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL. WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE, MAYOR? I'LL MOVE APPROVAL. MAYOR. A SECOND APPROVAL MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER PRICE. SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER EADS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. AND THE MOTION [11. CONSIDER FIRST AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 2452] PASSES. ITEM NUMBER 11 IS TO CONSIDER FIRST AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2452 AMENDING THE CITY OF EULESS. CODE OF ORDINANCES. CHAPTER 54 PARKS, RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL FACILITIES. SECTION 54-115 PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES TO CLARIFY THE PROHIBITION ON SCOOTERS BEING OPERATED IN PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. AND OUR CITY MANAGER, MR. BARKER, IS GOING TO EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT. MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND AUDIENCE. THIS IS A CLARIFICATION. AS THE MAYOR SAID TO OUR CURRENT SCOOTER PROHIBITION IN CITY PARKS THAT APPLIES. THE CLARIFICATION IS THAT OUR PROHIBITION WILL ALSO APPLY TO MOTOR SCOOTERS. AND THEN THIS ORDINANCE GOES ON TO DEFINE EXACTLY WHAT A MOTOR ASSISTED SCOOTER IS. AND THAT'S ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW. SO AT THE TIME THAT THE CURRENT ORDINANCE WAS WRITTEN, I DON'T BELIEVE MOTOR SCOOTERS WERE EVEN IN ANYBODY'S MIND. AND SO AS THINGS HAVE CHANGED AND DEVELOPED, WE JUST NEED TO GO IN AND TO ATTACH THAT TO THIS AS WELL, SO THAT WE CAN REALLY CLARIFY THAT THOSE ARE NOT ALLOWED AS WELL. COUNCIL, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? MAYOR? MOVE APPROVAL. AND SECOND MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER BYNUM SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER. PADDLE. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. AND THE MOTION PASSES. WE'VE COME TO THE TIME NOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE'LL LOOK AT OUR [13. REPORTS] STAFF REPORTS THE CITY ATTORNEY. DO WE HAVE ANY REPORT? MR. CITY MANAGER, COUNCIL, WE DO HAVE ONE ANNOUNCEMENT I'D LIKE TO MAKE ON SATURDAY, JUNE 27TH AT 10 A.M. THE COMMUNITY IS INVITED TO THE DEDICATION CEREMONY OF THE LINDA L MARTIN FIRE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. MAYOR MARTIN WILL BE HERE AT THAT TIME. WE'D LOVE TO SEE AS MANY PEOPLE AS CAN BE HERE TO [00:30:02] ATTEND, TO HONOR HER AND HER 22 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY. BE A GREAT DAY FOR ALL OF US TO BE HERE. SO JUNE 27TH, PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR 10 A.M. AND * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.