[00:00:04] GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING FOR TUESDAY, MAY THE 13TH. [A. CALL TO ORDER] MISS HILBERT, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? YES, SIR. COUNCILMAN KIDDER. I'M GOING TO WAIT JUST A SECOND BEFORE I SAY WELL PLAYED. I'M HERE. COUNCILWOMAN BUTLER BY THE SKIN OF MY PANTS. I'M HERE. COUNCILWOMAN, SCOTT. HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM YOUNG HERE. AND MAYOR CROCKER HERE. IF YOU WOULD. COUNCILMAN DELAGARZA AND COUNCILMAN LOFGREN WILL NOT BE JOINING US THIS EVENING. OKAY. THANK YOU. IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. 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. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AGAIN. WELCOME, EVERYONE. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE A COUPLE OF THINGS AROUND JUST FOR EXPEDIENCY SAKE ON THE AGENDA. SO WE WILL JUMP DOWN TO ITEM C TWO. AND WE WILL TAKE ITEM C2A WHICH IS A PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL TRAVEL AND [2. Public & Employee Recognitions:] TOURISM WEEK. MISS HILBERT. YES, SIR. WHEREAS THE VICTORIA TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES TO OUR ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING AND PROMOTES AN APPRECIATION FOR OUR RICH HERITAGE, AND WHEREAS, THE VICTORIA TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY PROVIDES INVALUABLE SERVICES FOR BOTH LEISURE AND BUSINESS TRAVELERS IN THE GOLDEN CRESCENT REGION, SUPPORTING UNPRECEDENTED INDUSTRIAL GROWTH. AND WHEREAS VOLUNTEERS IN VICTORIA DONATE THOUSANDS OF HOURS EACH YEAR TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP MANAGE AND RAISE FUNDS FOR MUSEUMS, THE TEXAS ZOO, HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND REVITALIZATION, PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVALS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS, THEREBY GREATLY ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND REMEMBER THOSE EARLY TRAVELERS, THE EXPLORERS, THE FOUNDERS, AND THE COLONISTS OF EARLY TEXAS WHOSE LOVE FOR FREEDOM AND WHOSE SACRIFICES PROVIDED THE FOUNDATION FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS IN 2024, THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY IN VICTORIA CREATED AN ESTIMATED TOTAL VISITOR SPEND OF 207 MILLION, EMPLOYED BY EMPLOYED OVER 1200 PEOPLE, AND GENERATED OVER 16 MILLION IN STATE AND LOCAL TAXES, SAVING EACH VICTORIAN HOUSEHOLD OVER $500 ANNUALLY. WHEREAS TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEK IN IS BEING OBSERVED THROUGHOUT THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS AND ALL OF THE UNITED STATES. NOW, THEREFORE, I, DUANE CROCKER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 4TH THROUGH 10TH AS TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEK IN VICTORIA, TEXAS AND INVITE ALL OUR CITIZENS TO ENJOY THE ATTRACTIONS AND AMENITIES OUR COMMUNITY HAS TO OFFER. TO GREET OUR VISITORS WITH A WARM WELCOME AND TO BE AMBASSADORS FOR VICTORIA IN ALL OF THEIR TRAVELS. NO PRESSURE, NO PRESSURE. JUST THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING AND ALL YOUR EFFORTS TO SUPPORT OUR TRAVEL AND TOURISM EFFORTS, ESPECIALLY IN OUR BICENTENNIAL YEAR LAST YEAR, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO A WONDERFUL YEAR OF ACTIVITIES, ESPECIALLY TEJAS FEST. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT. YEAH. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU AND YOUR TEAM DO. ALL RIGHT. SO THEN ITEM LET'S SEE C2B IS A PROCLAMATION FOR NURSES WEEK AND HOSPITAL WEEK. MISS HILBERT, WHERE IS OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM? JOINED THE AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION AND CELEBRATING NATIONAL NURSES WEEK MAY 6TH THROUGH 12TH, 2025 UNDER THE THEME THE POWER OF NURSES, RECOGNIZING THE PROFOUND IMPACT OF OUR DEDICATED AND COMPASSIONATE NURSES. AND WHEREAS WE'RE CALLED TO HONOR AND UPLIFT THE DEDICATED DEDICATION, RESILIENCE AND EXCELLENCE OF THE NURSING WORKFORCE AT OUR HEALTH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, AND TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE WITH A COLLECTIVE AND HEARTFELT THANK YOU. AND WHEREAS NATIONAL HOSPITAL WEEK OBSERVED MAY 11TH THROUGH 17TH, 2025 IS AN ANNUAL CELEBRATION DEDICATED TO RECOGNIZING AND HONORING THE VITAL ROLE OUR HOSPITAL PLAYS IN PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE CARE TO VICTORIA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS, BOTH NURSES WEEK, NATIONAL NURSES WEEK AND NATIONAL HOSPITAL WEEK SERVE AS A TRIBUTE TO THE REMARKABLE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE DEDICATED DEDICATION, SKILL AND COMPASSION DEFINE OUR LOCAL HOSPITALS. AND WHEREAS OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM STANDS AS A PILLAR OF STRENGTH, HEALING AND HOPE FOR THE CROSSROADS REGION, DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL HEALTHCARE THROUGH ITS DEVOTED PHYSICIANS, NURSES, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. [00:05:02] AND WHEREAS THE TEAM OF OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM CONSISTENTLY GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND TO SERVE PATIENTS WITH DIGNITY AND EXCELLENCE, EMBRACING INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION, AND TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS, DURING TIMES OF CRISIS AND CALM ALIKE, THE CARING TEAM MEMBERS OF OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM EXEMPLIFY WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A HEARTFELT HEALTHCARE TO PROVIDE HEARTFELT HEALTH CARE, RISING TO EVERY CHALLENGE, PROVIDING COMFORT AND EXPERTISE, SHOWING UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THEIR MISSION. NOW, THEREFORE, I, DUANE CROCKER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA, TEXAS, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE MAY 6TH THROUGH 12TH, 2025 AS HAVING BEEN NURSES, NATIONAL NURSES WEEK AND PROCLAIMED THE WEEK OF MAY 11TH THROUGH 17TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL HOSPITAL WEEK IN VICTORIA, TEXAS AND ENCOURAGE ALL OUR CITIZENS TO JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING THE DEDICATED TEAM AT DETOUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. THANK YOU. AS MY TEAM KNOWS, I NEVER CAN PASS A MICROPHONE UP WITHOUT SAYING 1 OR 2 THINGS. SO. SO, COUNCIL AND MAYOR. THANK YOU. WHAT WE DO IS SPECIAL PROVIDING FOR THE COMMUNITY. WHAT A GREAT PROCLAMATION IS, ONE THAT I'LL CERTAINLY READ TOMORROW AND SHARE WITH OUR ENTIRE TEAM. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT ACKNOWLEDGMENT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN FINALLY A PROCLAMATION IS SO GOOD. WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AGAIN. CAPTAIN KENNY CAN MAKE IT THIS WEEK. AND SO WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THE PROCLAMATION FOR SALVATION ARMY WEEK. MISS HILBERT, WHEREAS THE SALVATION ARMY'S ONLY BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY OF VICTORIA, AS EVERYWHERE IS STILL HUMAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKEN WITH JOY FOR THE FAMILY OF HUMANKIND. AND WHEREAS, THROUGH SOUND, INNOVATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, THE SALVATION ARMY SERVES THE PEOPLE OF VICTORIA WITH UNSHAKABLE FAITH IN ALL, NO MATTER HOW DESPERATE THE SITUATION, AND VIEWS ALL PEOPLE AS PEOPLE WITH POSSIBILITIES. WHEREAS THE SALVATION ARMY ACTS ON BEHALF OF ALL THE RESIDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY, WITH NEITHER SALVATION NOR ANY OTHER CONDITION, PREREQUISITE, PREREQUISITE AND NOT EXPECTING ANY THINGS. YET NONETHELESS WELCOMING COMMUNITY SUPPORT. NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWAYNE CROCKER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 12TH THROUGH 17, 2025 AS SALVATION ARMY WEEK IN VICTORIA, TEXAS, AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN IN SALUTING THE STEADFAST MEN AND WOMEN WHO BIND THE BROKENHEARTED AND RENEW THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THEIR QUIET SERVICE OF COMPASSION. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'LL BRIEFLY JUST SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOUR GRACIOUSNESS IN DOING THIS AGAIN? IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT LAST WEEK WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHEN YOU'RE IN THE BUSINESS OF HELPING PEOPLE, YOU REALLY CAN'T PUT EVERYTHING ON THE CALENDAR. SO I THANK YOU. I THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE SALVATION ARMY, BECAUSE IT'S NOT MYSELF. IT'S THAT SHIELD THAT I REPRESENT AND THE MANTLE THAT WE CARRY IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST. FOR THOSE THAT LOOK TO THAT SHIELD, FOR THEIR CARE AND FOR THEIR COMPASSION. AND SO. THANK YOU. WE'LL DO THE BEST WE CAN TO HONOR THE CITY OF VICTORIA WITH THIS. THANK YOU. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, THEN WE WILL JUMP BACK UP TO ITEM B. [1. Canvass of Election Results. April Hilbrich, City Secretary] AND WE'LL START WITH ITEM B ONE, WHICH IS TO CANVAS ELECTION RESULTS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TONIGHT, MISS MARGARITA HILL, ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR FOR VICTORIA COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE, IS HERE TO PROVIDE THE OFFICIAL RESULTS OF THE MAY 3RD ELECTION. AND SO THAT WE CAN CANVASS THE RESULTS. MAYOR CROCKER, AS LONG AS YOU GUYS ALL AGREE, WE'LL SIGN THE CERTIFICATION FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION. AND THEN LATER ON IN THE AGENDA, WE WILL HAVE TO PASS A ORDINANCE TO CANVASS THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM THE VENUE TAX ELECTION. MISS MARGARITA. OKAY, HERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. WELCOME, MISS HILL. GOOD AFTERNOON. THESE ARE THE RESULTS FROM THE MAY 3RD ELECTION FOR MAYOR. CITY OF VICTORIA. DUANE CROCKER, 2779 VOTES. JACOB SAUCEDA, 658, FOR A TOTAL OF 3437. AND WE ALSO HAD UNDERVOTES THAT PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T VOTE FOR ANYONE AT ALL WAS 151. AND THEN WE ALSO HAD THE CITY OF VICTORIA, TEXAS PROCLAMATION A FOR 2312 AGAINST 1242, AND 34 PEOPLE DID NOT VOTE FOR ANY [00:10:04] ONE OF THEM. I'M OR JERRY HILL, VICTORIA COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE IS TRUE AND CORRECT OF THE VOTES THAT WERE CAST ON MAY 3RD, 2025 AND THE JOINT ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF VICTORIA MAYOR AND THE TEXAS PROCLAMATION A AND THE ACCOMPANYING PAGES ARE REPRESENTING THE VOTES CAST IN EACH PRECINCT WITHIN THE DISTRICT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, EACH OF YOU RECEIVED COPIES THERE FOR YOUR. YES, EVERYONE HAS COPIES IN FRONT OF THEM. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, WE NEED A MOTION TO BE PASSED TO APPROVE THESE. NO, SIR. OKAY. AS LONG AS AS NO ONE HAS QUESTIONS. AS LONG AS EVERYONE AGREES. YOU CAN SIGN THE CERTIFICATION AT THE END OF THE EVENING. BUT WHEN WE MOVE DOWN TO THE LATER ITEM IN THE COUNCIL AND THE AGENDA, WE WILL HAVE TO ACTUALLY PASS AN ORDINANCE FOR THE VENUE TAX SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THAT ONE HAS TO BE SENT TO THE TO THE STATE OF TEXAS TO APPROVE. SO WE HAVE TO OFFICIALLY DO IT RATHER THAN JUST IN THE MINUTES AS WE DO THE GENERAL ELECTION. OKAY. VERY GOOD. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. SO THEN MOVING THEN TO ITEM B2 IS PRESENTATION OF ELECTION [2. Presentation of Certificates of Election. Duane Crocker, Mayor] CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION. AND I HAVE DOCTOR YOUNG'S CERTIFICATE HERE. YOU WANT TO JUST HAND IT TO YOU OR. THAT'D BE JUST FINE. THERE YOU GO. CONGRATULATIONS, I APPRECIATE IT. YOU BET. DO YOU WANT TO GET A PHOTO? OH, I BELIEVE YOU SHOULD COME TO THE FRONT. I WOULD HAVE DRESSED UP. COME UP TO THE FRONT. MAKE IT LOOK ON PURPOSE. THREE. TWO. ONE. ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. OH, IS THAT MINE? I APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT, SO THEN LET'S MOVE ON THEN TO ITEM C. [1. Announcements/Reminders:] C1 ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REMINDERS. MR. GARZA, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR US THIS EVENING? I THOUGHT YOU HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT ME. BUT NO, I DO NOT HAVE ANY UPDATES FOR YOU THIS EVENING. OKAY. VERY GOOD. ANY ITEMS FROM COUNCIL? NO. OKAY, THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO CITIZEN'S COMMUNICATION. [4. Citizen Communication:] I HAVE TWO CARDS, AND WE'LL START WITH MISS WILMA EDWARDS. WELCOME BACK, MISS EDWARDS. GOOD TO SEE YOU AS ALWAYS. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW, FROM NOW ON, I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE STATEMENTS, BECAUSE LAST TIME I ASKED YOU A QUESTION, YOU CAN ANSWER THEM, SO I'LL JUST MAKE SOME STATEMENTS. OKAY. WHAT Y'ALL GOING TO DO NEXT? NOW THAT WE HAVE THIS BEHIND US, THE COMMUNITY. THAT'S BEHIND US. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO NOW? NEXT FOR THE CITY? Y'ALL HAVE ANY PLANS? THERE'S LOTS OF PLANS, BUT THOSE ARE QUESTIONS. I'M SORRY. SO I SUGGEST THAT Y'ALL CONTINUE DOING WHAT Y'ALL HAVE PLANNED TO DO WITH THE PARK ON MLK PARK. WE HAVEN'T COMPLETED THAT. AND THE MAIN INTEREST. I'M INTERESTED OF PEOPLES. NOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF Y'ALL WENT BY CRISIS KITCHEN LATELY. I KNOW SOMEBODY TALKED ABOUT THAT HERE, BUT IT'S GETTING PRETTY BAD. AND IF YOU CAN WALK, IF I CAN GO OVER THERE AND TALK TO A DRUG DEALER AND HE SAYS, I ASKED HIM WHAT YOU'RE DOING, HE SAYS, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING. HE SAID, I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING. NOW, IF YOU CAN SEE TWO DRUG DEALERS OVER THERE, WHY THE CITY POLICEMEN CANNOT DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT BECAUSE THE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. IF THEY DRINK, IF THEY'RE SMOKING AND ALL THAT, AND YOU KEEP FEEDING THEM. BUT IT'S JUST A IT'S KIND OF SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO PUT ON THE AGENDA TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE I CAN SAY ABOUT THAT, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE DONE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO CLEAN IT UP, BUT NOW THEY GOT TO THE POINT WHERE THE PEOPLE CANNOT GO TAKE A PLATE OUT TO EAT. IT'S A REASON FOR THAT. BUT HALF THE PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO GO INSIDE AND SIT DOWN AND EAT. SO INSTEAD OF EAT, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. MAYOR, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'VE DONE. THEY ARE ON DRUGS. [00:15:02] IF THEY'VE BEEN FED DRUGS, THAT'S ALL THEY GOING TO TAKE. BUT I THINK THEY NEED A PLACE FOR THEM TO STAY AND SOME HELP FOR THEM TO BETTER THEMSELVES. AND I'M WILLING TO WORK WITH ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY BECAUSE THOSE ARE OUR PEOPLES, OUR PEOPLES. NOT JUST MINE, NOT JUST QUEEN CITY, BUT THESE ARE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA. AND YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT HAVING PEOPLE COME THROUGH VICTORIA TO DO THIS AND DO THAT. IF THEY SEE THAT, I DON'T THINK THEY'LL BE HAPPY WITH THAT. AND THE LAST SEGMENT I'M GOING TO MAKE. IS THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WENT DOWN NORTH STREET. WILL YOU PLEASE RIDE DOWN NORTH STREET AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON OVER THERE? THE ROAD IS IN BAD SHAPE AND THAT'S RIGHT BEFORE YOU GET TO STROWMAN HIGH. SO I'M JUST THROWING THIS OUT BECAUSE WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOUR PLANS BESIDES FIXING STUFF UP TO GET GAIN MONEY, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT SEEMED LIKE. EVERYTHING WE DO, WE GOT TO HAVE SOME MONEY COMING IN. BUT THERE'S A TIME WHEN YOU PUT THAT MONEY ASIDE AND REALIZE WE ARE PEOPLES, WE ARE HUMAN BEINGS AND WE NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. EVERYBODY, I PRAY EVERY DAY, EVERYBODY WHO HOLDS OFFICE PREACHERS, DEACONS, TEACHERS, WHOEVER, REALIZE THAT WE ARE HERE TO SERVE PEOPLE. I KNOW THAT'S THE GOAL. SHOULD BE WE, THE COUNCILMAN, PREACHERS, TEACHERS AND MYSELF. WE ARE HERE TO SERVE PEOPLE THAT DON'T MEAN TALK, TALK, TALK LIKE I'M TALKING NOW. NO, THAT'S NOT THAT'S NOT GOING TO GET IT. MISS EDWARDS, YOU'RE OVER TIME. IF YOU COULD PLEASE JUST WRAP IT UP, I'D APPRECIATE IT. I'M GOING TO DO THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANKS FOR THE TIME. NOW I HAVE TO GO AND I WANT Y'ALL TO GO BY NORTH STREET. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. AND THEN COME BACK AND TELL THE MAYOR HOW THE STREET LOOK. THANK YOU, MISS EDWARDS. JUST SO YOU KNOW, NORTH STREET IS ON THE LIST FOR TO BE REDONE. IT'S ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT THE COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. AND IT WILL BE REDONE FROM STEM TO STERN. AND IT IS ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT, THE CIP SCHEDULE. SO WE APPRECIATE YOU REMINDING US, BUT WE ARE WORKING ON IT, I PROMISE YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU BETCHA. THE NEXT CARD I HAVE IS MR. HARVEY FISK. MR. FISK, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE. AND I WANT TO MAKE A REMINDER TO EVERYONE ON THE COUNCIL, OTHER THAN APRIL, WHO LEFT A BOOK AT THE BOOK SALE. RIGHT? THAT THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY IS CONDUCTING OUR THREE TIME A YEAR BOOK SALE AGAIN. THE FUNDS FROM THAT THAT ARE GENERATED FROM THAT GO INTO THE LIBRARY PROGRAMS, IN PARTICULAR PROGRAMS FOR KIDS. SO IF YOU WOULD GIVE THAT TO. DID SHE PAY FOR THAT? THERE WERE SO MANY TO CHOOSE FROM AND I DID. I LEFT MY MIND. THANK YOU. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. FISK. ALL RIGHT. THAT IS ALL THE CARDS THAT I HAVE. SO THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM D ONE, NOT ITEM D ONE IS AN ORDINANCE CANVASING THE RETURNS AND [1. An ordinance canvassing the returns and declaring the results of a spe...] DECLARING THE RESULTS OF A SPECIAL ELECTION DESIGNATING A VENUE, PROJECT AND METHODS OF FINANCE AND OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. I AS. AS I STATED PREVIOUSLY, THE TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE REQUIRES THE OFFICIAL ACTION CANVASING THE ELECTION OR CERTIFICATION OF THE OFFICIAL ACTION CANVASING ELECTION IN RELATION TO BOND TYPE ELECTIONS, WHICH ARE VENUE TAX WILL BE RELATED TO A SALE OF BONDS IN THE FUTURE. SO WE'RE TREATING IT AS THAT. AND IT IT HAS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL. SO WHILE THE CANVASS AND OFFICIAL ACTION ARE RECORDED IN THE MINUTES, THE LEGAL COUNSEL HAS SUGGESTED THAT PASSING AN ORDINANCE WOULD BE THE BEST OPTION TO MEET THE OFFICIAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING THIS PART OF THE CANVASS, JUST JUST SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN NORMAL. SO THE GENERAL ELECTION CANVASS WILL JUST BE RECORDED IN THE MINUTES. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ALLISON AND I WILL DO OUR BEST TO, TO ANSWER THOSE. AND THIS ORDINANCE IS ON EMERGENCY READING, WHICH MEANS THAT WE DO HAVE TO HAVE A FIVE MEMBERS PASS THE THE ORDINANCE IN ORDER FOR IT TO GO THROUGH. OKAY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS HILBERT. WITH THAT, THEN I WILL OPEN UP A PUBLIC HEARING WITH RESPECT TO ITEM D ONE FOR ANYONE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS TOPIC. SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTERTAIN ANY MOTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THIS ITEM. [00:20:01] I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE SECOND. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THAT WAS FIVE AYES. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN MOVING THEN TO ITEM E ONE. [1. Establish a Community Center Venue Project Fund Pursuant to Chapter 33...] ITEM E ONE IS A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A COMMUNITY CENTER VENUE PROJECT FUND PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 334 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. HI. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. WE'VE BEEN UP HERE. BUT ANYWAY I'M NOT WESLEY, BUT I'M GOING TO TRY MY BEST. I DON'T HAVE TO HIT THE WEIGHT ROOM. THEN YOU HAVE TO HIT THE WEIGHT ROOM THEN. YEAH, I KNOW, LIKE THE STEROIDS NOT WORKING NOW. THAT'S WHY THEY DON'T HAVE ME UP HERE ANYMORE. COUNCIL, THIS RESOLUTION WILL ADOPT A FUND CALLED COMMUNITY CENTER VENUE PROJECT FUND, WHICH IS REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE TO CHAPTER 3433 34.042 LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH A VENUE FUND WHERE WE ACCOUNT FOR ALL THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITY FOR THIS PROJECT IN ITSELF TODAY AND MOVING FORWARD WITHIN THAT AREA, I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU MIGHT HAVE. AND IS THAT FUND SOLELY RELATED TO THE VENUE TAX OR THAT'S ALL FUNDS FOR THE PROJECT? NO. THAT'S FUN. RELATED TO THE VENUE TAX. OKAY. GOT IT. BUT, BUT BUT ALSO I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. YOU ASKED ME TO DO THIS. YEAH, I DID. IT'S A FUN FOR ALL ACTIVITY, BUT MY VENUE TAX DOLLARS WILL GO IN THERE. MY PAYMENT FOR MY DEBT STRUCTURE WILL BE PAID FROM THERE. ANY OTHER REMEDY FOR THOSE TYPE OF ACTIVITIES FOR THAT VENUE ITSELF WILL GO THERE TOO. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YES. SO I'M MODIFYING MY ANSWER BECAUSE JESUS WAS GOING TO HELP ME DO THAT. VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WILL ENTERTAIN ANY MOTIONS WITH RESPECT TO ITEM E ONE. MOTION TO APPROVE. ITEM E ONE. SECOND. MOTION A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT. E ONE PASSES, AND I BELIEVE THAT IS ALL OF OUR AGENDA ITEMS. THERE IS NO EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO WE ARE OUT BY. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.