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GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE APRIL 30TH, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE INVOCATION FROM COUNCILMAN NICHOLS, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE. IF YOU'LL PLEASE STAND. LET US PRAY. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS SPRING WEATHER LORD, AND EVERYTHING IT BRINGS WITH US THE RAIN AND THE SPRING COLORS.
LORD, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL THE RENEWAL THAT COMES THIS SPRING. LORD, WE PRAY FOR OUR CITY, OUR CITY EMPLOYEES, ALL THEY DO FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS. LORD, WE'RE SO THANKFUL THEY'RE THERE AND ESPECIALLY OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. LORD, WE HAVE SPECIAL PRAYER THIS WEEK FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. AS AS THOSE WHO ARE GRIEVING OF LOSING ONE OF THEIR OWN. LORD, WE PRAY THAT THE FAMILY RECOGNIZES YOUR PRESENCE THROUGHOUT AND THAT THEY LEAN INTO YOU AS THEY GO THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT TIME. LORD, I WANT TO THANK YOU. MOSTLY, THOUGH, FROM WHAT I WITNESSED YESTERDAY HERE IN THE CITY OF TYLER, THAT THE COMMUNITY THAT CAME TOGETHER YESTERDAY EVENING AS WE WATCHED PROTESTANTS AND CATHOLICS AND JEWISH RABBI AND HIS WIFE ALL COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF A BUSINESS OF ONE OF OUR LOCAL ISLAMIC LEADERS. HOW WE ALL CAME TOGETHER, EMBRACED IT IN A COMMUNITY, CELEBRATED HIS BUSINESS, AND HOW WE STICK TOGETHER THAT WAY. LORD, JUST SO THANKFUL THAT TYLER EMBRACES EVERYONE THAT WANTS TO BE EMBRACED. LORD, WE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO SIT ON THE SIDELINES SOMETIMES AND TAKE THOSE SHOTS.
AT LEADERSHIP. WE PRAY THAT THEY COME AND JOIN THE FELLOWSHIP. LEARN TO ENJOY WHAT GOES ON IN OUR CITY BECAUSE WE SEE. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR MANY BLESSINGS. IN JESUS NAME I PRAY, AND ALL GOD'S PEOPLE SAID AMEN. 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. ALRIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE MINUTES FROM MARCH THE 12TH, 2020 FIVE
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MINUTES APPROVED. SECOND, A MOTION BY WIND. SECOND BY MCKELLAR. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. WE'RE GOING TO COME[AWARDS ]
DOWN FOR A QUICK AWARD. OF. THANK YOU.FIRE SERVICE AWARD FOR A YOUNG. HIS WORK FOR THE CITY OF COLLEGE 25 YEARS AND I'M NOT SURE WHERE HE'S GOING TO BE FOR SOME WORK TODAY, BUT HE'S A GUY THAT THAT FELLOW EMPLOYEES REALLY CARE ABOUT. AND HE'S AN EMPLOYEE THAT THAT PEOPLE ASK ABOUT AND ASK FOR. WE HAD AN EVENT AT THIS PLACE. IF I SAY WHO IT IS OR OR WHERE IT IS, I KNOW WHO IT IS. SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE CLARENCE ANDERSON 25 YEARS.
AND THIS PICTURE. IT'S BEEN GREAT. EVIDENTLY THOSE PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO STICK AROUND AND
[Z-1 C25-001 STRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC (A PORTION OF ROSE STREET) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving the closure of an unimproved street right-of-way for Rose Street, adjacent to 819 Boyd Avenue. ]
WATCH GOOD GOVERNMENT WORK. ALRIGHT. CAMPBELL Z1 ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.FIRST ITEM IS A REQUEST FOR A THOROUGHFARE CLOSURE FOR AN UNDEVELOPED PORTION OF ROSE
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STREET. THIS IS BETWEEN BENTON AVENUE AND OR BENNETT AVENUE. I'M SORRY. AND BOYD AVENUE, AS YOU SEE HERE ON THE MAP, IT IS A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE STREAM WAS NEVER CONSTRUCTED. IT WAS PLATTED A LONG TIME AGO, AND THERE'S NO PLANS TO MAKE THIS CONNECTION. AND SO THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED TO HAVE THIS RIGHT OF WAY ABANDONED SO THEY CAN INCREASE THE BUILDABLE AREA OF THAT LOT THAT THEY PLAN TO DEVELOP ON THE NORTH SIDE. OF THE NOTICES THAT WERE SENT OUT, NUMBER RETURNED IN FAVOR OR IN OPPOSITION TO THIS REQUEST. AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION BY UNANIMOUS VOTE, RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS RIGHT OF WAY CLOSURE, SUBJECT TO BEING REPLANTED WITHIN SIX MONTHS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CARL? NOPE. SO MOVED. SECOND, GOT A MOTION BY HAWKINS. SECOND BY WIND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED?[Z-2 Z25-004 R4U VENTURES LLC (314 EAST BERTA STREET) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving a zone change from C-1, Light Commercial District to R-1B, Single-Family Residential District. ]
MOTION CARRIES Z TWO. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A ZONE CHANGE FROM COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO R1.SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, BURNET STREET, AS YOU SEE HERE, IS LOCATED NORTHEAST OF THE GENTRY PARKWAY OVERPASS OF FANNIN AVENUE. THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE A MIXTURE OF LIGHT, COMMERCIAL AND SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. THERE ARE SOME MULTIFAMILY IN THERE AS WELL, BUT A LOT OF THOSE PROPERTIES ON THAT SIDE OF THE STREET, IT'S A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO MAKE SENSE HERE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE STREET WHERE THAT PROPERTY IS NOT ON GENTRY PARKWAY. IT'S OFF OFF THE OFF BURNET STREET THERE. AND A LOT OF THOSE PROPERTIES ARE STILL SOME SINGLE FAMILY. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS AREA WAS ZONED COMMERCIAL WHEN GENTRY PARKWAY WAS PUT IN, BUT THOSE PROPERTIES ARE STILL RESIDENTIAL. AND THE APPLICANT PLANS TO DEVELOP A SINGLE FAMILY HOME ON THIS PROPERTY. IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE GUIDE, AS WELL AS THE GOAL OF ADDING MORE RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOPS TO THE NORTH END, AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION, BY UNANIMOUS VOTE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CARL? MOVE TO APPROVE THE TWO. SECOND. GOT A MOTION BY WINN. SECOND BY MCKELLAR. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES Z3 AND THIS IS A ZONE
[Z-3 Z25-007 MARIO CORNELIO (3021 CHANDLER STREET) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving a zone change from R-1B, Single-Family Residential District to R-1D, Single-Family Detached and Attached Residential District. ]
CHANGE REQUEST FROM R1. SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO R1. SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED AND ATTACHED AND DETACHED RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT ON CHANDLER STREET. AS YOU SEE HERE IS SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE ZONED A MIXTURE OF R1, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, R1, A SINGLE FAMILY. IT'S ON CHANDLER STREET JUST NORTH OF CHANDLER HIGHWAY. THERE, THE APPLICANT PLANS TO REDEVELOP THE PROPERTY WITH A NEW SINGLE FAMILY HOME. THIS REQUEST WOULD AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE GUIDE TO SINGLE FAMILY. SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED. THERE WAS A ZONE CHANGE JUST EAST OF HERE, PROBABLY TEN YEARS AGO, AS YOU SEEN, THAT THAT PROPERTY WAS ALSO REZONED TO R1, SIMILAR TO THIS ONE. LIKE I MENTIONED, THE APPLICANT PLANS TO REBUILD A SINGLE FAMILY HOME ON THIS LOT.THEY HAVE STATED THAT THE ZONE CHANGE WOULD ALLOW A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY IN THE BUILDABLE AREA ON THE PROPERTY. IT IS A SEMI REGULAR LOT. IT DOES GET SKINNIER AS YOU GO TO THE NORTHEAST, AND SO THIS WOULD ALLOW A REDUCED REAR YARD SETBACK AND MAKE BETTER USE OF THE PROPERTY. THE NOTICES THAT WERE SENT OUT, NONE WERE RETURNED IN FAVOR OR IN OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST. AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION, BY UNANIMOUS VOTE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR KYLE SO MOVED. SECOND, GOT A MOTION BY SECOND BY COURTESY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION
[R-1 Request that the City Council consider adoption of a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Local On-System Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for the FM 2493 (Old Jacksonville Highway) and Capital Drive Traffic Signal. ]
CARRIES. THANKS, KYLE. THANKS, R-1. CAMERON. GOOD MORNING. MAYOR. COUNCIL CAMERON WILLIAMS, TRAFFIC ENGINEER FOR CITY OF TYLER. SO THIS IS A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A LOCAL ON SYSTEM AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT FM 24, 93, OLD JACKSONVILLE HIGHWAY AND CAPITAL DRIVE. SO JUST THE LOCATION, IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR, THIS IS ON OLD JACKSONVILLE, JUST SOUTH OF LUKE 323 AND NORTH OF RICE ROAD. AND A LITTLE HISTORY. WE DID A TRAFFIC SIGNAL WARRANT BACK IN 2023. AND THE EXISTING TRAFFIC THERE ON CAPITOL DRIVE DID JUSTIFY TRAFFIC SIGNAL.BROOKSHIRE'S GROCERY COMPANY IS IN THE PROCESS OF REALIGNING THEIR ENTRY DRIVEWAY THAT WILL LINE UP WITH CAPITOL DRIVE, WHICH ALSO FURTHER EMPHASIZE THE NEED FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT THIS LOCATION JUST TO EFFICIENTLY AND SAFELY MOVE TRAFFIC THROUGH THAT LOCATION.
AND SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT. IN ORDER TO DO SO, WE DO HAVE TO HAVE THIS
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AGREEMENT TO CONSTRUCT WITHIN TEX DOT RIGHT AWAY. SO A LITTLE BIT OF FROM THE FUNDING STANDPOINT IS BROOKSHIRE'S GROCERY COMPANY HAS FUNDED THE DESIGN OF THIS TRAFFIC SIGNAL.THEY ARE ALSO PURCHASING PERMANENT TRAFFIC STEEL MAST ARM POLES THAT WILL BE INSTALLED WITH THE WIDENING OF FM 2493. AND THEY'RE DONATING THOSE TO THE CITY OF TYLER. THAT'S ACTUALLY A CONSENT ITEM TODAY IS TO ACCEPT THAT DONATION. AND THEN WE WILL BE GOING OUT TO BID TO CONSTRUCT THIS TRAFFIC SIGNAL. NOW, THIS WILL ACTUALLY BE A SPAN WIRE. SO IT'LL BE TIMBER POLES RIGHT NOW. AND THE REASON FOR DOING SO IS ONE TO KIND OF REDUCE THAT COST, KNOWING THAT OLD JACKSONVILLE IS GOING TO WIDEN IN THE FUTURE. WE DIDN'T WANT TO PUT SOMETHING THAT HAD TO GET TORN OUT. AND ALSO THAT SPAN WIRE WILL ALLOW THE MOVING OF THOSE SIGNAL HEADS WHENEVER THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT COMES SEVERAL YEARS FROM NOW. SO FLEXIBILITY. SO THAT'S KIND OF MAY NOT BE AS ESTHETIC RIGHT NOW, BUT THAT'S THE REASONS FOR DOING SO IN THIS MANNER. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE BACKGROUND. AND YOU SEE THE ULTIMATE KIND OF ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST AT THIS POINT IS A LITTLE OVER 300,000 SCHEDULE WISE. WE LOOK TO GO OUT TO BID LATER IN MAY AND THEN PROBABLY AUGUST SEPTEMBER, IF AN IDEAL TIME FRAME WORKS OUT WOULD BE CONSTRUCTION, WE HAVE TO GET THIS AGREEMENT IN PLACE WITH TEX DOT, GET OUR CONTRACTOR UNDER CONTRACT AND GET ALL THE EQUIPMENT ORDERED AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. SO WITH THAT, IT IS REQUESTED THAT CITY COUNCIL ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A LOCAL ON SYSTEM AGREEMENT WITH TXDOT FOR THE FM 2493 OLD JACKSONVILLE HIGHWAY AND CAPITAL DRIVE TRAFFIC SIGNAL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CAMERON? I'VE GOT ONE. AND, CAMERON, I KNOW YOU'RE NOT IN CHARGE OF THIS, BUT DO YOU KNOW HOW FAR OUT IS THE WIDENING? SO AT 2028 AT THIS POINT. BUT I THINK THERE'S STILL A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE MOVING PIECES.
BUT THAT'S THE EARLIEST I THINK AT THIS POINT, CAMERON ON THIS ONCE THIS LIGHTS INSTALLED ON THE TIMING OF THE SIGNAL, IT WILL BE MORE FOR THE NORTH SOUTH TRAFFIC ON OLD JACKSONVILLE AND LESS FOR THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC ON CAPITAL TURNING. JUST SO THAT KEEPS THAT OLD JACKSONVILLE TRAFFIC FLOWING. AND SO ACTUALLY WHEN WE RETIMED OLD JACKSONVILLE HIGHWAY, BASICALLY A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, AS PART OF OUR ANNUAL SIGNAL TIMING, WE HAD OUR CONTRACTOR BUILD IN FUTURE SIGNAL TIMINGS FOR THIS COORDINATION. SO WE'LL HAVE TO KIND OF MAYBE REFRESH THAT. BUT WE WERE THINKING ABOUT THAT AT THAT TIME. SO WE HAVE SOME STUFF READY TO GO. ALL RIGHT. WHEN WE MAKE THIS MOTION, DO WE NEED TO INCLUDE ACCEPTING THE DONATION OR JUST THE RESOLUTION THAT'S ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? OKAY. FOR THE DONATION? SECOND, GOT A MOTION BY SECOND BY NICHOLS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. THANKS, CAMERON.
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ALRIGHT. WE ARE DOWN TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE ARE GOING TO PULL A EIGHT. SO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS WRITTEN MINUS A. SO MOVED. SECOND. THANK YOU. OKAY.GOT A MOTION BY CURTIS. SECOND BY MCKELLAR. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION
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CARRIES. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. THANK YOU MAYOR. AND AS COUNCILMAN NICHOLS MADE MENTION IN HIS PRAYER THIS MORNING THAT IT IS SPRING AND IT'S THE WEATHER IS BEAUTIFUL. WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES GOING ON. OUR MAIN STREET STAFF HOSTED THEIR SECOND DOWNTOWN DISCUSSION OF THE YEAR FOR DOWNTOWN BUSINESS OWNERS, RESIDENTS, PROPERTY OWNERS AND GENERAL PUBLIC WHO MAY BE INTERESTED IN DOWNTOWN UPDATES. AMONG THE TOPICS WERE UPDATED DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INFORMATION, THE NEW FAIR PLAZA, PARKING GARAGE, ELEVATOR INSTALLATION, UPCOMING TEXAS DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION ASSESSMENT VISIT, AND MAIN STREETS. PLANS TO BEAUTIFY THE BROADWAY BRIDGE UNDERPASS BETWEEN OAKWOOD AVENUE AND GOODMAN DRIVE. CURRENTLY AT WINTER PARKS, STAFF IS REMOVING THE LAST REMAINING PORTIONS OF THE OLDER PLAYGROUND IN PREPARATION FOR THE FINAL PIECES OF NEW EQUIPMENT TO BE INSTALLED OVER. STEWART PARK IS READY TO HAVE THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT PUT UP TO BID AS SOON AS THE LEGACY TRAIL CONSTRUCTION OFFICIALLY CLOSES OVER THERE, AND THEN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW REVEREND RALPH CARRAWAY SENIOR T-BALL FIELD IS NEARLY COMPLETE AT FUN FOREST PARK. THANKS TO OUR HARD WORKING AND KNOWLEDGEABLE STAFF. KEEP TODD BEAUTIFUL ACCEPTED A GENEROUS DONATION OF 34 TREES FROM KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL, CONTRIBUTING TO THE ONGOING EFFORT TO ENHANCE OUR URBAN GREEN SPACES. WITH THE GUIDANCE OF OUR CITY ARBORIST, LUKE ALFARO, WE CAREFULLY SELECTED TREE VARIETIES BEST SUITED FOR OUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENT. WE ALSO COORDINATED A PICKUP OF TREES FROM WINNSBORO. THESE TREES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN SEVERAL CITY PARKS IN THE COMING DAYS. AS PART OF OUR CONTINUOUS COMMITMENT TO BEAUTIFICATION AND SUSTAINABILITY. YOU MAY HAVE ALSO NOTICED TEMPORARY CLOSURES IF YOU HAD WALKED ON THE ROSE RUDMAN TRAIL NORTH OF SHILOH ROAD. WE'VE BEEN PERFORMING MUCH NEEDED TREE MAINTENANCE TO KEEP TREE TRAILS SAFE. TO KEEP THE TRAILS SAFE AND VISUALLY APPEALING. THIS MAINTENANCE INCLUDES REMOVAL OF DEAD AND OR[00:15:05]
HAZARDOUS TREES, RAISING THE CANOPY SO BIKERS CAN PASS SAFELY THERE, AND CLEARING OF DEBRIS NEAR THE TRAIL. THURSDAY WAS THE LAST DAY OF THE SMALL PORTION OF THE TRAIL WAS CLOSED AND FULLY OPENED ON FRIDAY, APRIL 18TH. AND THEN FINALLY, ONE OF OUR OWN FINEST PASSED AWAY THIS WEEKEND.AS WAS MADE MENTIONED EARLIER. ALSO IN THIS MEETING, OFFICER SAM LIVELY PASSED AWAY AFTER A TRAGIC VEHICLE ACCIDENT. HE HAD BEEN WITH US FOR TWO YEARS AS A POLICE OFFICER. HE WAS VERY PERSISTENT. HE ACTUALLY WENT TO THE POLICE ACADEMY TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THROUGH HE BROKE HIS ARM AND I LIVED IN THAT KIND OF LOOKED FOR HIM TO LOOK AT OTHER CAREERS OR WHATEVER. HE WANTED TO BE PART OF TYLER'S FINEST AND PUSHED THROUGH AND WENT BACK THE SECOND TIME TO PASS POLICE ACADEMY. HE ALWAYS HAD A SMILE AND WAS READY TO ROLL, AND HE'LL BE MISSED BY MANY IN THIS ORGANIZATION AND WITH HIS NAME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE PROCEED? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A AN ELECTION SATURDAY. AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE AN ELECTION AND YOU HAVE A COUNCIL MEMBER? THAT TURNS OUT A TRANSITION TAKES PLACE AND THAT TRANSITION WILL TAKE PLACE AT OUR NEXT MEETING. THEREFORE, I THINK IT'S PROBABLY PROBABLY A GOOD TIME TO JUST SA, DOCTOR KELLER, THANK YOU FOR SERVING DISTRICT THREE. THANK YOU. I'VE BEEN WITH YOU ABOUT SIX YEARS AND YOUR LOVE FOR THE CITY IS SO EVIDENT. BUT YOUR LOVE FOR DISTRICT THREE IS SOMETHING YOU SAY EVERY TIME. I LOVE DISTRICT THREE, SO I, I, I DO. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, YOUR LOVE FOR THE CITY. AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO SERVE WITH YOU. AND I KNOW NEXT WEEK WHEN, WHEN USUALLY THE PERSON WALKS OUT THE BACK DOOR AS THE OTHER PERSON WALKS UP THE TO UP HERE. IT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH, TOUGH TIME. BUT WE DO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
AND I'M SURE OTHERS WANT TO MAKE COMMENTS AS WELL. THANK YOU. YEAH, I JUST LIKE TO THANK SHIRLEY FOR HER CONTINUED ADVOCACY FOR VETERANS IN OUR COMMUNITY. SHE'S A VETERAN AND SHE ALWAYS ADVOCATES FOR THEM AND OF COURSE, FOR THE LADIES. SHE'S ALWAYS A STRONG WOMAN, AND MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER JUST LOVE YOUR OUTFITS. HEY JACKIE ALL THE TIME. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THANK YOU. YEAH, I WAS GOING TO SAY THE I THINK I'LL HAVE TO GET A LIME GREEN OR PINK TIE BECAUSE WE HAVE A PRETTY AS MANY OF THE PRETTY COLORS. BUT I HAVE VERY MUCH ENJOYED SERVING WITH YOU.
YEAH. YOU'VE BEEN HERE THE WHOLE TIME I HAVE. THESE ARE MY LEAST FAVORITE TIMES, BECAUSE YOU KIND OF GET USED TO THE DYNAMICS AND THE, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S EVERYBODY'S TOGETHER AND YOU'RE REMINDED, WELL, THAT'S THAT'S OUR PROCESS THAT WE CHANGE. BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THE CITY. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING A GOOD MENTOR FOR ME TO. SHIRLEY, I'M AT A LOSS OF WORDS. I, YOU KNOW, DIDN'T EXPECT THIS DAY TO GET HERE SO QUICKLY. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE WITH YOU, LEARN FROM YOU. AND. YEAH. CAN WE JOIN YOUR SORORITY? YES. YOU CAN MAKE AN HONORARY MEMBER. YEAH, YEAH. THANKS FOR BEING A GOOD ADVOCATE FOR DISTRICT THREE. WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. SHIRLEY. YOU KNOW, ONCE YOU MEET SHIRLEY, YOU'RE GOING TO FIND OUT REAL QUICKLY WHAT HER PASSIONS ARE. DISTRICT THREE, NORTH SIDE OF TYLER. SHE'LL TELL YOU UP FRONT. THAT'S WHERE HER HEART IS. THE MILITARY, HER SORORITY. THOSE ARE HER THREE LOVES THAT I'VE GOTTEN FROM HER IN THE FIVE PLUS YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN AROUND HER. AND SHE'S THE ONLY PERSON THAT I'VE SEEN THAT CAN BEDAZZLE SHOES THE WAY SHE DOES. WELL, I HAVEN'T SERVED THAT LONG, BUT IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE. I HAVE TO STEP UP MY GAME, AND SHE TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD WEAR MY PEARLS BECAUSE THIS IS FASHION STATEMENT. SO I MAKE IT A POINT TO WEAR MY PEARLS. BUT NO. TRULY THOUGH DID A PLEASURE AND I WISH YOU THE BEST OF SUCCESS IN YOUR NEXT ENDEAVORS. THANK YOU MAN, APPRECIATE YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING BEFORE WE LEAVE? NO EDITOR IS ALSO AWKWARD. YEAH. SORRY. YEAH. I'M NOT OF THE COUNCIL, I JUST. THE STAFF.
WE'RE HERE. WE'RE WE'RE HIRED HANDS, AS CÉDRIC PUTS IT, TO HELP AS NEEDED. BUT I WILL SAY THIS ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION. BEHALF THE STAFF, AT LEAST. YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF OUR BIGGEST CHEERLEADERS, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT SO MUCH. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE YOU ARE THERE TO HELP KIND OF PUSH US AND PROMPT US, BUT ALSO TO CHEER US ON. AND THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT GOES A LONG, LONG WAY. AND WE ARE SO DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT AND APPRECIATIVE OF JUST ALL THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED THIS COMMUNITY AND OUR ORGANIZATION. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SORRY I CUT YOU OFF. NO, YOU. YEAH. SO AGAIN, I SAID, YOU KNOW, DEBORAH AND I SIT UP HERE AND SOMETIMES,
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YOU KNOW, DEBORAH, YOU WERE SAYING SOMETIMES DEBBIE. WELL THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SUPPORT THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN OUR OFFICE AND THE STAFF.
WE TO ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR PASSION FOR THE CITY OF TYLER AS A WHOLE, AND FOR DISTRICT THREE HAS MADE OUR JOB MUCH EASIER. AND CERTAINLY APPRECIATE AND HOPE TO SEE YOU STILL IN THE COMMUNITY DOING ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT YOU HAVE DONE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO.
SO, MR. MAYOR, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY TO DISTRICT THREE, I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THAT'S WHO ELECTED ME INTO THE POSITION. BUT IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO KNOW THE CITY FROM THE INSIDE. I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN THE CITY FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW IT FROM THE INSIDE. AND SO I SAY SALUTE TO THE STAFF FOR THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING IN THIS COMMUNITY. IT MAKES ME FEEL REALLY GREAT THAT YOU DO TAKE THAT SPECIAL INTEREST IN DISTRICT THREE. I LOVE DISTRICT THREE, AND I WANT TO SEE IT GROW EVEN MORE. AND SO WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME. AND THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. AND THANK YOU FOR THOSE THAT ARE SITTING OUT THERE. IT'S BEEN A GREAT HONOR TO SERVE IN THIS POSITION FOR SIX YEARS. ALL RIGHT. AND I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN. BUT THERE'S USUALLY ONLY ONE PERSON THAT MAKES THAT MOTION. SO WE'LL CONTINUE THE TRADITION. TODAY I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.
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