[CALL TO ORDER]
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GOOD LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. AND WELCOME TO OUR SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. IT IS THURSDAY, MARCH, THE 30TH AND THE OPENING TIMES SIX O'CLOCK. I SEE MR BEAR CRUISES. YOU HAVE COMMENTS, SIR? YES SIR. IS IT OKAY? IF I OPEN THIS UP IN PRAYER? I KNOW IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, BUT I FEEL STRONGLY THAT IT WOULD BE A BENEFICIAL TO US COUNCIL. ANY OBJECTION TO THAT. GO AHEAD, SIR. PLEASE. PLEASE RISE. LET US PRAY. FATHER, WE THANK YOU. FOR GATHERING US HERE TONIGHT. HIS COUNCIL MEMBERS WE THANK YOU FOR CALLING US TOGETHER AT THIS HOUR. OUR PRIVILEGE AND OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SUPPORT AND FOSTER AND ADVANCE YOUR KINGDOM. THANK YOU FOR EVERY SEAT THAT IS FILLED HERE TONIGHT. I PRAY FOR BLESSING OVER EACH MIND AND HARD AS WE COME TOGETHER TO SET GOALS, VISIONS AND SOLUTIONS TO ALL AND ANY SITUATION. WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE MATTER. OUR CITY MANAGER, OUR MAYOR. IN OUR CITY EMPLOYEES ABUNDANTLY. GRANT US WISDOM AND GUIDANCE AND THE PLANS YOU HAVE FOR US TONIGHT. OVER THE CITY. OR CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. WE ASK THIS IN, YOU MIGHT NAME AMEN. IF YOU DON'T MIND. GOODBYE. AS WELL, MAN. ABSOLUTELY THE PLEASURE STORE FLAG AS WELL ON THE ENGINE. GET OFF MY MIND. LEGISLATION TO THE FLAG. ONE NATION. I PLAYED TWO WEEKS. TEXAS IS ONE SICK. ONE. THANK YOU. AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 5 51.0 71 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. THIS MEETING MAY BE CONVENED INTO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION. FOR THE PURPOSES OF SEEKING CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA AT ANY TIME DURING THE MEETING. IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ORDER OF THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR ISSUED ON MARCH THE 18TH OF 2020 HAS EXTENDED THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS, WILL CONDUCT A CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS IN PERSON OR BROADCAST ON THE WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND BY VIDEO CONFERENCE ON SIX P.M. THIS EVENING TO ADVANCE PUBLIC HEALTH GOAL IN AN EFFORT TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID PANDEMIC. THIS IS AN OPEN MEETING CONDUCTED IN PERSON AND IS BEING BROADCAST BY WEBSITE ON SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. AND ANY INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE NOT ATTENDING TONIGHT MAY ATTEND AS WELL, VIRTUALLY USING THE SWAGGER APPLICATION THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO RECEIVE PUBLIC
[RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS]
COMMENTS. I WILL NOTE THAT EACH OF US HERE AT THE COUNCIL HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH SOME WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE CITY. BUT EMAIL FROM OUR CITIZENS. AND IT IS OUR POLICY.NOW. WE DO NOT READ THOSE COMMENTS OUT LOUD, BUT EACH OF US HAVE THESE COMMENTS AND THESE COMMENTS ARE GOING TO BE ENTERED INTO THE RECORD. AS FOR THE MINUTES OF THIS PARTICULAR MEETING. MOVING ON IN PERSONAL CITIZEN COMMENTS WILL BE HEARD DURING THE REGULAR SESSION IN KEEPING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURES ADOPTED OCTOBER 18 OF 2022. ELECTRONIC MAIL COMMENTS ARE NOT NO LONGER READ PAPER COPIES WOULD BE PROVIDED TO OUR CITY COUNCIL AT THE DAY. IT'S AS I'VE SAID. PURSUANT TO 5 51.7 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL CONCERNING ANY MATTER OF PUBLIC BUSINESS OR ANY POSTED AGENDA ITEM, HOWEVER. THE ACTUAL HIBBITTS, THE CITY COUNCIL FROM DELIBERATING ISSUES NOT ON PUBLIC AGENDA. AND SUCH NON AGENDA ISSUES MAY BE REFERRED TO CITY STAFF FOR RESEARCH IN ANY FUTURE ACTION. ALL PERSONS ADDRESSING OR SUBJECT COUNCIL ADOPTED RULES AND LIMITATIONS PERMITTED BY LAW. AT THIS TIME. WITH OUR RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. THOSE CITIZENS COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO A TWO MINUTE TIMEFRAME. AND THAT TWO MINUTE TIMEFRAME THERE'S A TIMER THERE ON THE LECTERN AND ALSO CITY SECRETARY IS TIMING. ALSO WE WOULD ASK THAT IF YOU HAVE A CITIZEN COMMENT TO PLEASE RESPECT THAT TWO MINUTE TIME LIMIT. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXTING. OPEN MEETINGS ACT. CITY COUNCIL CANNOT DISCUSS ISSUES RAISED OR MAKE ANY DECISIONS AT THIS TIME ISSUES MAY BE REFERRED TO CITY STAFF FOR RESEARCH AND POSSIBLE FUTURE ACTION. IN PLAIN LANGUAGE. SOME PEOPLE HAVE SAID
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TO ME. HOW COME YOU NEVER ANSWER ME WHEN I MAKE A CITIZEN COMMENT THE ANSWER IS WE JUST READ Y WE LISTEN. BUT WE DO NOT DISCUSS OR HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO MAKE CITIZEN COMMENTS. WE LISTENED TO THOSE WE MAKE NOTES AND ANY POINT IN TIME WE CAN DISCUSS THOSE FUTURE. BUT WE DO NOT ENGAGE IN CONVERSATION AND DIALOGUE WITH INDIVIDUALS MAKING THOSE CITIZEN COMMENTS. ONE BIT OF HOUSEKEEPING BEFORE WE GO INTO THE CITIZEN COMMENTS. I KNOW EACH OF YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE GENDER OR HAS SEEN IT. AND THERE ARE FOUR EXECUTIVE SESSIONS ON THAT AGENDA. HOWEVER. IN VIEW OF THE EMPLOYEES REQUESTS AND THAT EMPLOYEE BEING THE CITY MANAGER.IN VIEW OF THE EMPLOYEE'S REQUEST AND RIGHTS UNDER SECTION 5 51.0 74, THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. EXECUTIVE SESSION A WILL BE ENCLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION. EXECUTIVE SESSION BE WILL BE IN CITY COUNCIL OPEN SESSION. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM C AND IT'S EXTRA SESSION D WILL BE PROPERLY ADDRESSED PENDING THE OUTCOMES OF ITEMS A AND B. SO NOW GO TO CITIZEN COMMENTS. AND I'LL READ THESE IN THE ORDER. THEY WERE GIVEN TO ME BY CITY SECRETARY DOROTHY BRIDGES.
DOROTHY BRIDGES. AND PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THIS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
THANK YOU. DOROTHY BRIDGES. 54 10. ATLANTIS TERRORISTS ARLINGTON, TEXAS. IN 2001. I RETIRED FROM THE CITY OF FORT WORTH AFTER 30 YEARS OF SERVICE 22 YEARS WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AS HEAD OF THE ACTION CENTER. AND ANOTHER SEVEN YEARS PRIOR TO THAT, WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DISPATCH, AND I STILL SUPPORT THE BLUE. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE MANY PARENTS LOOK FORWARD TO THEIR CHILDREN FOLLOWING IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS WHEN MINE TOLD ME THAT SHE AFTER HAVING MET MANY DYNAMIC CITY MANAGERS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. I PLAN TO BE A CITY MANAGER ONE DAY. MY RESPONSE WAS , THAT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA. JEWS WHO HAVE BEEN IN GOVERNMENT. NO.
ALTHOUGH IT IS PUBLIC SERVICE, THERE'S MANY ADVERSE POLITICAL AGENDAS. THAT COME WITH THE JOB.
OBVIOUSLY, THAT IS MUCH MORE PREVALENT. THEN NOW, THEN, BACK IN THE DAY. ALTHOUGH I WOULD HAVE BEEN PROUD OF WHATEVER CAREER PATH SHE ELECTED TO TAKE. I FEARED HER BECOMING A VICTIM OF THE UGLINESS AND BACK BITING. I HAD TOO MANY OCCASIONS TO BEAR WITNESS TO MENTOR. MANY FRIENDS STRUGGLING THROUGH SOME OF THE DEFICIT DEVASTATION THAT THIS JOB CAUSED. DETERMINED WITH THE POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND GOOD SPIRIT. SHE WORKED HARD FOR THE NEXT 35 YEARS. AT ALL LEVELS.
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READY. NO. MIKE JACK 12345678 ANYBODY VIRTUAL? COULD ANYBODY THAT'S[00:18:13]
VIRTUAL? CAN THEY GIVE A THUMBS UP OR A WAVE OR SOMETHING? YOU'RE SEEING IT, OKAY? YOU CAN HEAR IT. OKAY ALL RIGHT, SO THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE WATCHING ONLINE THROUGH SWAG IT ? UM ONE THING I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT WE NORMALLY DO DURING THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, IS ADVISED THAT DURING THE ELECTION PERIOD, WHICH BEGINS AFTER THE FILING OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO SEEK ELECTION IN THE MAY ELECTION, WE DO NOT BROADCAST SOUND. WE BROADCAST VIDEO. AND HERE IN PERSON. WE DO NOT RECORD CITIZEN COMMENTS, EITHER. SO THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE WATCHING VIRTUALLY YOU DID NOT HAVE SOUND DURING THOSE FIRST CITIZEN COMMENTS, BUT I WANTED TO SOUND BACK ON TO EXPLAIN TO THOSE WATCHING VIRTUALLY WHAT'S GOING ON. SO AFTER I FINISHED THIS, WHICH IS GOING TO BE MOMENTARILY, WE WILL SHUT THE SOUND BACK OFF. FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WATCHING VIRTUALLY YOU MAY TURN OFF THE SOUND.[00:41:27]
FROM THE SOUND BACK ON, PLEASE.[00:41:45]
WE'RE BACK ON. OKAY? SURE. SURE. MIC CHECK. 1234 DOES IT COMING THROUGH?[00:42:13]
WE HAVE SOME INDICATION IT'S COMING THROUGH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BEFORE WE PROCEED ANY[00:42:18]
FURTHER WANT TO REITERATE WHAT I STATED EARLIER SO THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE PROCEDURE WILL GO[00:42:22]
THROUGH TONIGHT. WHILE THE AGENDA DOES SHOW ALL FOUR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA GOING TO BE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE'RE DEPARTING FROM THAT PROCEDURE. THE REASON IS THAT MRS FARRELL BENEFITS HAS BUT FOURTH HER DESIRE UNDER HER RIGHTS AND REQUEST TO HAVE WHAT WOULD NORMALLY BE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION IN OPEN SESSION. SO WE WILL DO SO. SO ITEM BE ON YOUR AGENDA IS GOING TO BE AN OPEN SESSION. SO ALL OF OUR COMMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO CITY COUNCIL WITH NORMALLY MAKE IN CLOSED SESSION. WE WILL HAVE BACK HERE ON THE DAIS IN OPEN SESSION. PLEASE UNDERSTAND.NO ITEM A DOES SAY THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE FROM CITY ATTORNEY ON PROPER PROCEDURE AND THAT WE ARE GOING TO DO SO IN JUST A MOMENT OR SO, WE ARE GOING TO RECESS, THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY COUNCIL ARE GOING TO GO BACK INTO OUR BRIEFING ROOM AND EXECUTIVE SESSION AND GET LEGAL ADVICE FROM CITY ATTORNEY MATTERS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING. PLEASE STAY WITH US. BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN SOME IMPORTANT COMMENTS MADE, AND I THINK THAT YOU NEED TO HEAR EXACTLY WHICH WAY THINGS WILL TRANSPIRE. AND SO THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE MANAGEMENT OF YOUR CITY AS WELL.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION (Part 1 of 2)]
SO WITH THAT. THE TIME STAMP. IS 6 44. WE WERE RECESSED CITY COUNCIL AT 6 44. CITY COUNCIL.PLEASE GO TO THE BRIEFING ROOM. WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.