[I. Call Meeting to Order]
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THE TIME IS 6:02 PM UH, IT IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH, AND I'M GONNA CALL THIS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
TO ORDER WITH THE CITY SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MITCHELL.
[II. Citizen Comment Period with City Council]
SORRY.UH, NEXT UP IS CITIZEN COMMENTS.
AT THIS TIME, WE ASK ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK TO, PLEASE DO SO.
WE ASK THAT YOU LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES, AND THAT YOU DIRECT THOSE COMMENTS TO THE MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
UH, THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON COUNSEL ITEMS AT SEVEN O'CLOCK WHEN WE HAVE OUR REGULAR MEETING.
THIS IS JUST FOR CANVASSING THE ELECTION, AND THEN HAVING A, UH, SEND OFF AND SWEAR IN CEREMONY.
SO, FIRST UP, MR. DAVID WILSON.
UH, I'M DAVID WILSON, AND I AM UP HERE TONIGHT, UH, TO SHOW APPRECIATION FOR A COUNCIL THAT CARES ABOUT VETERANS.
UH, I WILL TELL YOU, I WAS, UH, MARCHING IN A PARADE, UH, RECENTLY HERE IN KYLE AND, UH, A VETERAN'S PARADE.
AND, UH, DMC, UH, WAS GIVING US SOME LOVE.
I WILL TELL YOU, UH, AS A VETERAN, I FELT IT TO THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BOTTOM OF MY FEET.
UM, I ALSO WANNA THANK YOU FOR THE HERO'S MEMORIAL.
IT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
UM, I HAVE, UH, YOU KNOW, ONE PERSON WHEN I WAS ON COUNCIL, UH, AND HE WAS ON COUNCIL, UH, UH, MAYOR MITCHELL.
UH, UH, AND I HAVE TO, I HAVE TO NAME THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS CUZ THEY WERE REALLY SUPPORTIVE OF VETERANS.
UH, BECKY SLOBBER, UH, UH, WAS VERY SUPPORTIVE.
UM, WE HAVE, UH, UH, WE HAD TWO VETERANS, UH, UH, UH, ON THE, UH, COUNCIL AS WELL, UH, THREE VETERANS TOTAL.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THEM OR THIS, THAT WOULD NOT HAVE MOVED FORWARD, BUT YOU MOVED IT FORWARD TO FINISH.
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE TO THANK.
I'M NOT GOING TO, UH, I AM GONNA GIVE, UH, UH, UM, MAYOR PRO TIM RIZZO SOME LOVE.
UM, I DIDN'T TALK TO HIM MUCH, BUT I SAID, YOU KNOW, UH, WE HAD A FEW CONVERSATIONS AND I SAID, YOU KNOW, PLEASE SUPPORT VETERANS.
THE COURAGE JUST SENT IT HOME TO ME.
UH, UH, THE LOVE OF THE COMMUNITY FOR VETERANS, FOR SACRIFICE, FOR SERVICE, UM, UH, ON HEROES, MEMORIAL POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, EMS AS WELL.
WHAT A GOOD JOB Y'ALL HAVE DONE.
UH, SO I WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME LOVE.
UM, I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER RIZZO IS, UH, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, FIXING TO STEP DOWN.
UH, BUT WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE VETERANS OF THE CITY OF KYLE AND, UH, THE COMMUNITY.
SHE, THIS IS SUCH A NICE PODIUM,
IT WAS AN HONOR TO WORK WITH YOU PREVIOUSLY.
UM, BUT I ALSO WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE ON COUNCIL.
AND FOR THE POLICE, UH, THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING, THE HEROES MEMORIAL IS, UH, FORMER MAYOR, UH, FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON MENTIONED, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY AND TO THE RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY.
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SOME OF OUR CITIZENS LOST THEIR JOBS DUE TO A, UH, PANDEMIC THAT WE'RE STILL GOING THROUGH A LITTLE BIT, BUT, UM, AND COULDN'T FEED THEMSELVES NOR THEIR FAMILY.YOU STEPPED UP AND
AND TO THAT, THAT JUST SHOWS THE SERVICE THAT IS IN YOUR HEART THAT YOU JUST, YOU'RE A WONDERFUL PERSON.
OKAY? UM, AND I KNOW THAT TONIGHT, YOUR LAST NIGHT OF OFFICIAL SERVICE FOR THE CITY, BUT I ALSO KNOW YOU'RE NOT DONE.
I KNOW THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE FOOD BANK.
I KNOW THAT YOU WILL, UH, CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WITH THE, UH, KYLE POLICE AS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.
AND ALSO I KNOW YOUR WORK WITH THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.
SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.
OKAY, THAT IS ALL OF THE CITIZEN COMMENTS THAT I HAVE FILED.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO COME FOR AND SPEAK? I SEE JULIE.
MY NAME IS JULIE SNYDER AND ON BEHALF OF THE KYLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OUR MEMBERS OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU MR. RIZZO, FOR ALL OF THE SERVICE THAT YOU HAVE, UH, GIVEN TO THE COMMUNITY.
THERE IS NO QUESTION IN OUR MIND THAT, UH, YOU WILL CONTINUE.
AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL STEP DOWN, BEING VERY PROUD OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT YOU HAVE, UH, SHOWN AND DEDICATED TO THIS CITY.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK? OKAY, SEEING NONE.
I'M GONNA GO THROUGH THREE, UH, CANVASSING ITEMS. ONE ITEM REQUIRES ME TO READ FOR A MINUTE THE RESULTS OF THE MOST RECENT ELECTION.
UH, THEN WE WILL CANVAS THOSE VOTES.
WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT, UH, MAYOR PRO TIM RIZZO.
UH, THEN WE WILL ADJOURN AND, UH, IMMEDIATELY BEGIN OUR SWEARING IN OF, UH, CUSTOMER LIKE.
[1. A Resolution Canvassing the Returns and Declaring the Results of the November 8, 2022 General Election of the City of Kyle, Texas. ~ Travis Mitchell, Mayor
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ITEM NUMBER ONE, CONSIDER IMPOSSIBLE ACTION.
A RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE NOVEMBER 8TH, 2022 GENERAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS.
UH, UH, THERE CAME TO BE CONSIDERED THE RETURNS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON THE EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2022 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR DISTRICTS ONE AND THREE.
AND IT APPEARING FROM SAID RETURNS DULY AND LEGALLY MADE THAT EACH OF THE CANDIDATES IN SAID ELECTION RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING VOTES, UH, FOR, UH, COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE MARINA TAKOFF EARLY 1173, UH, ELECTION DAY 4 83 FOR A TOTAL OF 1,656 VOTES, NEIL EARLY 446 VOTES AND 161 VOTES CAST ON ELECTION DAY FOR A TOTAL OF 607 VOTES.
MARK MCKINNEY 1,470 VOTES ON, UH, EARLY AND 581 VOTES CAST ON ELECTION DAY FOR A TOTAL OF 2051 VOTES, AMANDA STARK, UH, 2,275 VOTES EARLY 853 VOTES CAST ON ELECTION DAY FOR A TOTAL OF 3,128 VOTES.
NICK MATTSON 774 VOTES CAST EARLY 310 VOTES CAST ON ELECTION DAY FOR A TOTAL OF 1084 AND BEAR HEISER 1,535 VOTES EARLY AND 685 VOTES CAST ON ELECTION DAY FOR A TOTAL OF 2,220.
AND FOR THE DISTRICT THREE COUNCIL RACE, MIGUEL A ZUNIGA 4,042 VOTES, EARLY 1,687 VOTES ON ELECTION DAY FOR A TOTAL OF 5,729 VOTES.
ROBERT RIZZO, 3008, UH, 681 VOTES, EARLY 1,377 VOTES ON ELECTION DAY FOR A TOTAL OF 5,058 VOTES.
IT IS FOUND, DETERMINED AND DECLARED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE SAID ELECTION WAS DULY CALLED THAT NOTICE OF SAID ELECTION WAS GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW.
AND THAT SAID ELECTION WAS HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW.
AND THAT MIGUEL A ZUNIGA, WAS DULY ELECTED TO COUNCIL.
DISTRICT THREE SAID ABOVE NAMED PARTY IS HERE BY DECLARE DULY ELECTED TO SET OFFICE SUBJECT TO THE TAKING OF THE OATH OF OFFICE AS PROVIDED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.
AND AS NO CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE TO RECEIVE MORE THAN 50% OF THE VOTE IS REQUIRED BY THE CITY CHARTER.
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL ORDER A RUNOFF ELECTION FOR THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE BY SEPARATE ACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW AND THE CITY CHARTER.
AND HAVING READ OUT THE CANVASSING, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO
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APPROVE A CANVAS.SECONDED BY MAYOR PROTE IS THEIR DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION.
[2. A Resolution of the City of Kyle, Texas, Calling a Runoff Election on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, for the Purpose of Electing a Council Member District 1; Providing for Early Voting and for Notice of the Election; and Providing for Other Matters Relating to the Election and Setting an Effective Date. ~ Travis Mitchell, Mayor]
RIGHT.NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF KYLE TEXAS CALLING A RUNOFF ELECTION ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13TH, 2022.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT ONE, PROVIDING FOR EARLY VOTING FOR, UH, NOTICE OF SET ELECTION AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE ELECTION AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
UH, IS THERE ANYTHING THE STAFF WISHES TO BRIEF ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT.
SEEING NONE, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CALLING OF THE RUNOFF ELECTION.
SECOND ABOUT COUNCIL MAYOR PARSLEY IS THEIR DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO.
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Consideration and approval of a Resolution Canvassing the Returns and Declaring the Results of a Bond Election; and other matters in connection therewith. ~ Travis Mitchell, Mayor
]NUMBER THREE, CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF A BOND ELECTION AND OTHER MATTERS IN THE, UH, IN CONNECTION THERE WITH, UH, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT I HAVE TO, I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT I HAVE TO READ OUT.SO THERE WAS STILL DISCUSSION ON THAT.
SO THE, IT IS THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF 294 MILLION FOR STREETS, BRIDGES, AND SIDEWALKS, AND THE LEVING OF ATTACKS AND PAYMENT THEREOF, UH, EARLY VOTES, UH, UH, FOUR 6,204 AGAINST 3,275 ELECTION DAY VOTES, 2000 371 4 1,405 AGAINST FOR A TOTAL OF 8,000 575 4 AND 4,680 AGAINST NOW.
THEREFORE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY FOUND, DECLARED, AND RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS, UH, THAT THE COUNCIL OFFICIALLY FINDS, DETERMINES AND DECLARES THAT THE ELECTION WAS DULY AND PROPERLY ORDERED.
THAT PROPER LEGAL NOTICE OF SUCH ELECTION WAS DULY GIVEN, UH, GIVEN IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND IN THE SPANISH LANGUAGE TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY LAW, THE PROPER ELECTION OFFICERS WERE DULY APPOINTED PRIOR TO THE ELECTION.
AND THAT THE ELECTION WAS DULY AND LEGALLY HELD THAT ALL RESIDENTS QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY WERE PERMITTED TO VOTE AT THE ELECTION.
THAT, UH, DUE RETURNS OF THE RESULT OF THE ELECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE AND DELIVERED, AND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS DULY CANVAS SUCH RETURNS ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RE, UH, RESOLUTION, CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE BOND ELECTION.
MOTION BY THE MAYOR, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO.
THEIR DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION.
THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF OUR, UH, MAIN BUSINESS.
[4. Recognize Outgoing Mayor Pro Tem Robert Rizo. ~ Travis Mitchell, Mayor]
ITEM, UH, FINAL BEFORE ADJOURNMENT IS TO RECOGNIZE OUTGOING MAYOR PROTE, UH, ROBERT RIZZO.IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SAY ANYTHING? FIRST CUSTOMER.
UM, ROBERT, WE'VE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS AND THROUGH THE YEARS.
IT HAS BEEN A VERY HONOR TO SERVE WITH YOU, MY FRIEND.
UM, WE HAVE A VERY UNIQUE STORY THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS.
WE, I MOVED TO KYLE IN FOURTH GRADE AND YOU WERE THE ONE OF THE FIRST KIDS THAT MET ME ON THE PLAYGROUND AND INTRODUCED YOURSELF TO ME.
AND FOR US TO BE WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW, I MEAN, THAT WAS GOD'S SIN, YOU KNOW? SO I WANT TO TAKE TOO MUCH TIME CAUSE WE'VE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS, BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE.
YOU GAVE ALL EVERYBODY OUT THERE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
YOU GAVE EVERYTHING YOU HAD TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY.
AND YOU KNOW THAT IN A TOWN THAT WE GREW UP WITH, WHEN MAYBE ABOUT A THOUSAND PEOPLE.
AND TO SEE WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW, TO SEE ALL YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, MY BROTHER, YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY.
I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU OF WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND ACCOMPLISHED AND SUPPORTED AND MISS SHIELD TRACY, YOU ARE CORRECT.
IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU TO GET THE CAPITAL FOOD BANK ON BOARD, IMAGINE ALL THOSE FAMILIES DURING THE PANDEMIC, STANDING IN THOSE LINES AT THE GROCERY STORE, NOT ABLE TO GET FOOD.
BUT WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT WITH YOUR GUIDANCE AND YOUR HELP.
YOU DID THAT AND YOU OWNED THAT.
YOU, YOU PROVIDED FOOD FOR YOUR COMMUNITY.
YOU PROVIDED A SAFETY NET FOR THEM.
I WILL NEVER FORGET, EVEN WORKING OUT THERE WITH ALEX VILLALOBOS, WE WERE OUT THERE.
THAT ONE LADY THAT WAS SITTING IN LINE FOR FOUR HOURS WAITING TO GET FOOD, CUZ SHE WAS THERE LIKE AT SIX IN THE MORNING.
SO WHEN WE STARTED DOING IT EARLY, SHE GOES, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'VE BEEN LAID OFF BECAUSE OF THIS PANDEMIC.
SO KNOW IN YOUR HEART, ROBERT, THAT EVERYTHING YOU DID WAS THROUGH SERVERS, THROUGH GOD, GOD LED
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YOU TO THIS WAY, LED YOU HERE.BE PROUD OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
YOUR FRIENDS APPRECIATE EVERYTHING.
SO TAKE THIS AS A, A MOMENT TO REFLECT BACK OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND KNOW THAT YOU'RE NOT DONE YET, SIR.
AND WE'RE STILL GOING FISHING.
ANYONE ELSE? CUSTOMER FORCE SCALE.
UM, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR, UM, EVERYTHING.
THANK YOU FOR, FOR WORKING WITH ME.
UM, THANK YOU FOR ARGUING WITH ME.
UM, WE ALL HAVE SOMETHING TO BRING AND, AND I THINK WE ALL KNOW FROM THAT ASPECT THAT WE CAN APPRECIATE THAT YOU BROUGHT THAT INFORMATION.
UM, OUTSIDE OF HERE, WE'RE MORE THAN JUST COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AND I THINK, UM, I DON'T WANT YOU TO FORGET THAT, YOU KNOW, WE, OUR KIDS HANG OUT TOGETHER.
OUR KIDS PLAY BASKETBALL TOGETHER.
WE EAT TOGETHER AFTER DINNER, AFTER THE GAMES.
AND SO THIS RELATIONSHIP DOESN'T JUST, YOU KNOW, DIE HERE.
AND, AND THAT'S NOT JUST ME SAYING IT, LIKE I HAVE GENUINE LOVE FOR YOUR FAMILY AS MUCH AS I DO FOR MY OWN, AND THAT'S AN UNDERSTATEMENT.
UM, AND SO ASIDE FROM HERE, WHICH THIS IS JUST A CHAPTER OF OUR LIVES, UM, NOBODY HAS PROMISED, YOU KNOW, MORE THAN WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
SO, BUT ASIDE FROM HERE, I KNOW WITHOUT A DOUBT, WE WILL STILL SEE EACH OTHER AND WE WILL STILL SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND THEIR FAMILIES.
UM, AS, AS WE CONTINUE TO RAISE OUR KIDS AS INTO TEENAGERS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND
SO, UM, BUT IT, IT'S, IT WAS A COMPLETE, UM, PLEASURE T TO MEET YOU AND TO BE INTRODUCED TO YOUR FAMILY AND FOR YOU TO ALLOW ME AND MY FAMILY TO MEET YOU AND YOUR FAMILY OUTSIDE OF THIS, UM, OUTSIDE OF THE DI.
SO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU TO PAULA AND THANK YOU TO BELLA FOR GIVING SO MUCH OF YOUR DAD AND YOUR HUSBAND TO THE CITY.
SO, UM, I WILL BE SEEING YOU GUYS, I THINK ON WEDNESDAY THERE'S A GAME.
SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE YOU GUYS GO, RANGERS,
UM, SO LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, I WAS SITTING WHERE MIGUEL SUNGA IS SITTING, AND I'M PRETTY SURE THAT MAJORITY HERE HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO EXPECT FROM ME.
AND I'M, I KNOW YOU HEARD SOME FUNNY HORROR STORIES ABOUT ME, BUT WHEN I GOT HERE, YOU GAVE ME A CHANCE.
AND I AM VERY GRATEFUL OF THE THREE AND A HALF HOURS THAT WE SPENT TOGETHER WHEN GOING TO FRISCO.
AND IF YOU KNOW RIZZO, YOU KNOW, HE TALKS, SO I GOT TO KNOW HIM DURING THOSE THREE HOURS.
UM, BUT IT, IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND WE FOUND OUT WE HAD SO MUCH IN COMMON.
AND AFTER THAT, IT'S JUST LIKE WE TOOK OFF AND YOU BECAME, AS I TOLD YOU, LIKE ONE OF MY MAIN POINTS OF CONTACTS FOR EVERYTHING.
AND YOU NEVER DENIED HELP, ALWAYS HAD SOMETHING POSITIVE TO SAY.
UM, GUIDED ME THROUGH THINGS WITH COUNSEL.
UM, I'M INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
AND I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU KEPT SAYING, I'M JUST A PHONE CALL AWAY.
AND YOU, YOU HAVE BEEN, UM, I CALL HIM AT 6:00 AM THE OTHER DAY BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE LIGHT IN THE PARK AND WITHIN 10 MINUTES HE WAS THERE FIXING IT.
SO, UM, IT HAS BEEN SO GREAT TO SERVE WITH YOU AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU TAUGHT ME AND I KNOW WE ARE JUST GONNA KEEP SEEING EACH OTHER.
ANYONE ELSE? CUSTOMER BRADSHAW, DO YOU WANNA SPEAK? I CAN'T QUITE TELL.
UM, I, I, UH, I HAVE A, A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS TO SAY.
I, YOU KNOW, UH, I'M ONE OF THE FEW FOLKS, UH, WHO, UH, WAS HERE THE FIRST DAY YOU SHOWED UP AT CITY HALL WANTING TO, UH, RUN, RUN FOR COUNCIL, GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO PROBABLY 20 16, 20 17, WHEN ALL THAT STARTED.
UH, THIS MAN HAD A, A FIGHT TO GET ON THE COUNCIL, UH, FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.
AND IT'S, IT'S HARD TO, TO RUN AN ELECTION.
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ELECTION AND THEN HAVE TO RUN AN ELECTION ALL OVER AGAIN, UH, AND CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY OF RUNOFFS AND EVERYTHING.IT WAS A TOTAL, I THINK OF THREE TIMES ON THE BALLOT AND ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF'S WORTH OF TIME.
UM, YOU CUT YOUR TEETH AND YOU EARN THE SEAT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
AND, UM, YOU EVOLVED AS A COUNCIL MEMBER.
WHEN YOU GET ELECTED, UH, YOU, YOU EVOLVE WHEN YOU GET UP HERE AND YOU LEARN ABOUT THE JOB.
UH, I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYONE WHO, UH, DEDICATED THEMSELVES TO THE CITY, UH, INTO SERVICE MORE THAN YOU DID.
UH, AND I, I THINK COUNCIL RIZZO ALSO DEFINITELY HAS SOME VERY UNIQUE IMPRINTS THAT HE'S GONNA LEAVE BEHIND ON, ON THE CITY.
UH, THE ONE THAT COMES TO MY MIND THE MOST IS ACTUALLY, UH, MARY CAL HARTSON CITY SQUARE PARK.
BECAUSE I HAD, YOU KNOW, HAD DREAMS AND IDEAS OF, OF, UH, REDOING THAT PARK ON THE SQUARE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
UH, I WAS NEVER ABLE TO, UH, SOLVE THE RUBIK'S CUBE OF THE SQUARE.
AND, UH, AND ROBERT RIZZO, I REMEMBER THE DAY WHEN YOU SAID YOU HAD A SOLUTION FOR HOW TO HONOR THE HISTORIC SIDEWALKS, UH, WHILE STILL BRINGING IT UP TO ADA COMPLIANCE IN A WAY THAT WOULD PROVIDE A COMPROMISE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND ONE THAT WOULD WORK.
I REMEMBER YOU TELLING ME TO TRUST ME.
THAT IS, AND, UH, AND I DID, UH, AND THAT, AND THAT SIDEWALK WAS ABLE TO GET GREEN LIGHT AND CONSTRUCTED.
AND WITHOUT THAT VERY IMPORTANT COMPROMISE THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RIZZO AT THE TIME BROKERED, I DON'T THINK THAT PARK WOULD'VE WORKED.
UH, SO I, TO ME THAT'S, THAT THAT PARK HAS YOUR, YOUR STAMP, YOUR IMPRINT, UH, NOT TO MENTION THE, THE COUNTLESS OTHER PROJECTS THAT YOU'VE HAD AN INTIMATE HAND IN.
AND, AND CERTAINLY, UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK PROBABLY THE THING THAT I THINK OF THE MOST IS, UH, IT'S PEOPLE, IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN WHAT THIS JOB IS.
UH, IT'S, IT'S REALLY NOT THESE MOMENTS, THESE HOURS EVERY, YOU KNOW, TWICE A MONTH WHEN WE SIT UP HERE AND GO THROUGH CEREMONY AND, AND HAVE DEBATES AND DISCUSSIONS, IT'S THE COUNTLESS HOURS IN BETWEEN, UH, WHERE I'VE WATCHED YOU STRESS AND WORRY FOR THIS TOWN ALWAYS WITH THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY, UH, AT HEART, DAY AFTER DAY, UH, WRESTLING OVER DECISIONS AND, UH, DIRECTION AND VISION AND WHAT TO DO.
UH, BUT YOU DIDN'T ALLOW FOR THAT TO SLOW YOU DOWN.
UH, IN FACT, YOU, YOU LEANED INTO IT IN A WAY I THINK THAT, THAT VERY FEW WILL EVER UNDERSTAND.
JUST, JUST HOW MUCH YOU SACRIFICED AND SERVED, UH, THIS COMMUNITY OVER THE, THE YEARS THAT YOU WERE INVOLVED HERE ON THIS DIOCESE.
SO, UH, I, I COULDN'T COMMEND YOU HIRE ROBERT, UH, FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE PUT IN.
UH, AND IF, IF THANKS AND, AND PAT'S ON THE BACK OF THE REASON THAT YOU GET INTO THIS JOB, NO ONE WILL EVER, UH, UH, BE SATISFIED.
BUT THAT'S NOT WHY YOU'VE GOTTEN INVOLVED.
YOU BELIEVED IN YOUR HEART OF HEARTS THAT YOU WANTED, YOU SAID TO ME A LONG TIME AGO THAT YOU WANTED TO LEAD BY, UH, EXAMPLE AND SET THE EXAMPLE TO YOUR FAMILY AND TO THE COMMUNITY OF WHAT SERVICE AND SERVICE ORIENTED LEADERSHIP REALLY LOOKED LIKE.
UH, AND YOU FULFILLED THAT PROMISE WEEKEND AND WEEK OUT FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS SERVING THIS COMMUNITY IN ALL THE LITTLE WAYS AND IN THE BIG WAYS.
AND SO, UH, I'M GOING TO MISS YOU, YOU KNOW, OVER, OVER THE COURSE OF THESE YEARS, YOU KNOW, I'VE GROWN FROM SOMEONE WHO, UH, HAD TO CONTEND WITH YOU, TO SOMEONE WHO STILL CONTENDS WITH YOU, BUT CALLS YOU FRIEND.
UH, AND I'VE GOTTEN TO SEE YOUR HEART, UH, JUST SHINE, UH, IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR A LONG TIME.
AND I'LL SAY THIS, AND, UH, IT WAS A, IT WAS A TOUGH, GOOD, CLEAN, HARD RACE.
UH, I NEVER SAW A SINGLE PERSON IN THE COMMUNITY SAY A BAD WORD ABOUT YOU.
AND THAT'S RARE GOING THROUGH AN ENTIRE ELECTION.
YOU KNOW, THE, UM, THE, THE COMMUNITY HAS ALWAYS RESPECTED YOU.
AND, AND I'VE ALWAYS RESPECTED YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE PUT IN.
SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
UM, I'LL TURN IT FORWARD TO YOU, MAYOR.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA SAY IT, IT'S BEEN AN HONOR SERVING WITH ALL THE PEOPLE THAT I'VE SERVED WITH.
THIS COUNCIL HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY SINCE THE FIRST TIME I FIRST GOT ELECTED.
AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SERVED HERE HAVE DONE IT FOR ONE REASON.
AND THAT'S TO SERVE THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.
THERE'S NEVER A REASON YOU SHOULD SERVE FOR ANY OTHER REASON EXCEPT TO SERVE THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THIS CITY.
THAT MEANS ALL THE PEOPLE IN THIS CITY ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT YOU'RE ELECTED HERE AND IT'S A SHORT TIME, BUT IT'S FOR ONE REASON AND ONE REASON ALONE TO DO THE WORK AND TO SERVE.
IT'S ALWAYS TO SERVE WITH A SERVANT'S HEART.
AND IF YOU DO THAT, YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.
ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT IT'S ABOUT THE COMMUNITY.
IT'S NOT ABOUT ONE SELF NEEDS OR WANTS OR A PAT ON THE BACK, LIKE THE MAYOR SAID.
I MEAN, CLEAR AND BASIC SERVICE ALWAYS COME UP HERE AND SAY A PRAYER LIKE I DO.
I WILL START THE MEETING WITH SAYING A PRAYER, GOD COME INTO MY MIND AND TO MY HEART SO THAT I CAN DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY OF KYLE.
AND THAT'S WHAT I STARTED MY COUNCIL MEETINGS WITH.
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TRULY BELIEVE THAT GOD PUT ME HERE AT THE RIGHT TIME CUZ GOD SAW THE PANDEMIC COMING.GOD SAW THE FREEZE COMING IN AND HE KNEW THAT I WOULD STEP UP AND THIS COUNCIL WOULD STEP UP IF SOMEBODY WOULD LEAD THEM.
THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE SERVED WITH ME.
TO SEE THE WORK THAT THEY PUT IN AND TO FOLLOW ME IN ALL MY CRAZY ENDEAVORS IS PRETTY AWESOME.
BUT, UH, THEY, THEY, THEY DEFINITELY HAVE BEEN SPECIAL TO ME.
EVERYONE THAT I'VE SERVED WITH, I CAN SAY THAT I, I HAVE TRULY ENJOYED SERVING WITH THEM.
AND IT'S NOT, NOT ALWAYS BEEN EASY CUZ WE DO ALL HAVE DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES.
THE GREAT THING ABOUT A COUNCIL IS WHEN THERE'S A COUNCIL THAT ISN'T A BUNCH OF ROBOTS, WHEN PEOPLE HAVE INDEPENDENT MINDS, IT'S AMAZING WHAT THEY CAN ACCOMPLISH IF THEY CAN COMPROMISE AND COME TOGETHER AS WELL, BECAUSE IT'S GREAT TO HAVE DIFFERENT IDEAS AND EVERYBODY'S ALWAYS GOT, IS IS BUILT IN A DIFFERENT IMAGE FOR THAT REASON, TO COME TOGETHER LATER AND TO WORK OUT, UH, WHATEVER THE CITY NEEDS.
BUT JUST, IT IS KIND OF TOUGH RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I'VE REALLY ENJOYED SERVING THE COMMUNITY TO KYLE.
AND IN THE LAST FOUR DAYS I'VE REALIZED HOW MUCH TIME I REALLY HAVE GIVEN TO THIS COMMUNITY BECAUSE I HAVEN'T HAD ANY TIME FOR MYSELF.
AND, UH, I THINK GOD HAS FINALLY SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO TAKE A BREAK, GRIZZ.
AND, UH, I'M, I'M DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT BREAK.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING, SPENDING TIME WITH MY FAMILY, WITH MY WIFE AND MY CHILDREN AND MY GRANDKIDS AND ALL MY FRIENDS, AND INVITING EVERYBODY TO GO FISHING WITH ME CUZ THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GONNA FIND ME IS ON THE BEACH OR IN THE RIVER.
SO, DEFINITELY, UM, IT'S BEEN A GREAT THREE AND A HALF YEARS AND IT'S BEEN, I'LL NEVER REGRET ANY OF IT.
IT'S BEEN AMAZING AND IT'S BEEN AMAZING TO GET TO KNOW THE PEOPLE THAT I WAS ABLE TO WORK WITH, WITH OUR WONDERFUL POLICE DEPARTMENT.
KPD, YOU HAVE GREAT MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY, WHO PUT THEIR HEARTS, TRULY HAVE SERVANT HEARTS.
AND I, THIS IS PART, I'LL PROBABLY GET AN EMOTIONAL, I THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS DOING WHAT'S RIGHT FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND ALWAYS BEING THERE FOR US AND ALWAYS KEEPING US PROTECTIVE.
THE NUMBER ONE JOB OF A COUNCIL MEMBER IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY'S SAFE.
AND BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH A GREAT DEPARTMENT THAT HAPPENS, WE HAVE GREAT MEN AND WOMEN, AND IT STARTS AT THE LEADERSHIP ROLES AS WELL.
SO WE HAVE GREAT LEADERS AND THAT TRICKLES DOWN TO GIVE US A GREAT POLICE DEPARTMENT.
OUR CITY STAFF, SUPER AMAZING.
I SAW THEM GO TO WORK WHEN THE, THE WEATHER WAS BELOW ZERO FOR WEEKS, AND THEY STAYED OUT THERE AND THEY HAD TORCHES AND THEY DID EVERYTHING THEY COULD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD GET WATER BACK IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THAT WAS AMAZING TO SEE WHAT OUR STAFF DOES AFTER THE FIRE HERE.
TO SEE THE IT DEPARTMENT OUTSIDE IN THE MAKESHIFT, YOU KNOW, UH, TABLE IN THE MIDDLE OF A HUNDRED.
AND SO DEGREE HEAT WORKING THERE, TRYING TO KEEP THE CITY SERVICES ONLINE WAS AMAZING.
AND I COULD GO ON AND ON OUR PARTS DEPARTMENT FOR THE BEAUTIFUL PARTS THAT WE HAVE ON OUR TRAILS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
I MEAN, WE HAVE A GREAT FAMILY HERE AT THE CITY OF KYLE.
WE HAVE AMAZING EMPLOYEES AND EVERYBODY IN THIS TOWN SHOULD BE PROUD OF THE PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR THE CITY OF KYLE AND OUR, SORRY, I KNOW I'M RAMBLING NOW, BUT I, I JUST, THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE TO THANK.
BUT FINALLY, I WANT TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE BEFORE ME.
UM, EVERYONE THAT HELPED ME GROW AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
FROM OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS TO OUR, UH, CITY ATTORNEYS, OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS, EVERYONE THAT WAS AROUND DURING THAT TIME, OUR CITY MANAGER.
I MEAN, I LEARNED, I TOOK A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE FROM ALL OF THEM AND APPLIED IT IN MY JOB.
AND I GREW AS A COUNCIL MEMBER.
I WAS VERY HUNGRY AND VERY WILLING TO LEARN.
AND THEY TOOK THE TIME OUT OF THEIR BUSY SCHEDULES TO HELP ME AND ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD.
I'M SORRY ABOUT ALL THE PHONE CALLS EARLY ON AS A COUNCIL MEMBER.
AND FINALLY WANNA THANK MY FAMILY WITH, I KNOW Y'ALL GIVEN UP A LOT OF MY TIME TO THE CITY, AND I WANNA THANK Y'ALL FOR Y'ALL'S PATIENCE AND FOR Y'ALL'S LOVE AND Y'ALL'S ENCOURAGEMENT.
PAULA, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR THE WORDS OF ADVICE YOU ALWAYS GAVE ME WHEN I LEFT THE DOOR FOR A COUNCIL MEMBER.
YOU SAID, REMEMBER WHERE YOU COME FROM, STAY HUMBLE.
AND I ALWAYS DID BABY, I PROMISE.
AND, UH, FINALLY, I WANNA THANK DR.
MICHELLE COHEN AND, UH, THANK HER FOR BEING MY CAMPAIGN MANAGER EARLY ON FOR ALL THE WORK AND FOR BELIEVING IN ME AND KNOWING THAT I WANTED TO SERVE AND FOR HELPING ME.
AND I NEVER REALIZED THAT WE WOULD BE IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC OR A FREEZE.
AND THAT, UH, ALICE VILLA LOLES AND I WOULD BE DELIVERING WATER AND FOOD THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COUNTY DURING THAT FREEZE.
UH, YOU REMEMBER THAT RIVER WE WENT DOWN THROUGH? I DIDN'T THINK WE WERE GONNA MAKE IT, ALEX.
I REALLY THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA DIE THAT DAY, BUT IT WAS PRETTY AWESOME.
UM, THANK YOU ALL AND THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY OF KYLE FOR ALLOWING ME TO, TO SERVE THESE LAST THREE YEARS, THREE AND A HALF YEARS.
IT HAS BEEN A BLESSING AND I'LL CARRY THAT WITH ME FOREVER.
BUT RIGHT NOW, I KNOW EVERYBODY'S GONNA ENTERTAIN ALL THEIR WILDEST DREAMS, BUT I'M, I'M, I'M DEFINITELY TIRED, I'M NOT GONNA LIE.
IT'S DEFINITELY BEEN A LONG THREE AND A HALF YEARS AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME TIME OFF.
SO THANK Y'ALL AND GOD BLESS Y'ALL.
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YOU.OKAY, UH, WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A COUPLE GIFTS THAT WE'RE GONNA GIVE, UH, MAYOR PROTE AND WE'LL PROBABLY POSE FOR ONE LAST PHOTO WITH HIM DOWN HERE.
IF ANYBODY WANTS TO COME AND PARTICIPATE, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND MOTION TO ADJOURN.
UH, WE ARE GONNA TAKE ABOUT SEVEN MINUTES, UH, AND THEN AT 20 TILL WE'LL START OUR SWEARING IN CEREMONY FOR, UH, CUSTOMER LIKE ZU.
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OKAY.WE'RE GONNA, UH, WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED WITH OUR SWEARING IN CEREMONY NOW.
SO IF THOSE WHO, UH, IF THOSE, IF THOSE WHO WANT TO, UH, UH, STAY FOR THE SWEARING
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IN, Y'ALL CAN GO AHEAD AND, UH, COME BACK TO YOUR SEATS.AND IF ANYBODY'S WANTING TO JUST SOCIALIZE, YOU CAN GO OUT INTO THE FOYER.
WE'RE ABOUT READY TO GET THE MEETING, THE SWEAR END GOING.
WE CAN GO AHEAD AND HAVE EVERYBODY WORK THEIR WAY OUT, PLEASE, TO, IF YOU'RE GONNA VISIT, IF WE CAN MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE LOBBY, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE MORE AUTHORITATIVE.
I KNOW, RIGHT? CAN YOU HEAR ME? CORRECTIONS VOICE? I CAN'T HEAR YOU.
IF EVERYBODY, UH, WOULD LIKE TO VISIT, IF YOU DON'T MIND HEADING TO THE LOBBY, WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND GET THE SWEAR AND IN CEREMONY GOING.
AND THERE'S CAKE AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
UH, WELL IF I CAN HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER ELECT ZUNIGA AND JUDGE BEST SMITH, COME FORWARD.
UH, SO WE, IF Y'ALL WANNA COME HERE, I'M GONNA HAND IT OFF AND STEP ASIDE.
SO Y'ALL, IF Y'ALL WANNA GET RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE, UM, UH, ALL RIGHT.
SO WHAT WE ARE GONNA DO NOW IS WE'RE GONNA TAKE AN OATH OF OFFICE FOR COUNCIL MEMBER ELECT ZUNIGA.
UH, WHEN THE OATH OF OFFICE IS FINISHED, HE'S GONNA HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CROWD AND SAY A FEW WORDS.
UH, THEN WE WILL HAVE APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES FOR SOCIALIZING.
THERE'S CAKE AND PUNCH OUTSIDE.
SO, ALRIGHT, JUDGE SMITH, STEP ON THIS 10 MINUTE THING.
FIRST OF ALL, IT'S ALWAYS AN HONOR AND A PLEASURE TO SWEAR IN, TO BE ASKED TO SWEAR IN A COUNCIL PERSON.
I USED TO SUBSTITUTE FOR MIGUEL IN WHEN HE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.
ONE OF MY STUDENTS STANDING UP HERE TAKES A LOT OF HARD WORK, DEDICATION, AND PASSION, AND I CONGRATULATE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND PLEASE REPEAT AFTER ME.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE, THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES AT THE OFFICE, THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT THREE OF CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE FOR THE CITY OF KYLE, FOR THE CITY OF KYLE.
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 LAWS, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THIS GREAT STATE AND OF THIS GREAT STATE.
YEAH, THAT'S, I THINK IT'S, TURN IT ON.
UM, FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK THE, UH, VOTERS AND THE COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTED ME, THAT BELIEVED IN ME, UH, THAT GOT ME INTO THIS OFFICE.
IT WAS A, A GREAT, UH, RUN GREAT CAMPAIGN.
WANNA THANK MR. REZO FOR, UM, MAKING ME A BETTER CANDIDATE, UH, FOR THE, UH, ADVICE, UH, WHEN WE WOULD MEET EACH OTHER AND TALK AND TRY TO PUT OUR POLLS AND OUR FLAGS NEXT TO EACH OTHER.
HE GAVE ME A LOT OF GREAT ADVICE FOR HIS PUBLIC SERVICE, FOR EVERYTHING HE'S DONE FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK, UM, MY FAMILY FOR STANDING BY ME, UM, FOR ALLOWING ME TO PUT IN THE HARD WORK, UM, ALL THE HOURS, MY CAMPAIGN MANAGER, MY FRIENDS, UH, PEOPLE I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH MISS BET FOR, UH, SWEARING ME IN, UM, FOR BEING A TEACHER TO ME, UM, WHEN I WAS GROWING UP.
UM, AND, AND EVERYONE WHO, UM, WAS JUST THERE, UH, TO SUPPORT ME.
I ALSO WANNA TELL THE CITY OF KYLE, UM, HERE TO, UH, WORK WITH ALL THE STAFF, WORK WITH OUR NEW COUNCIL, WITH WORK WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, BE PART OF TEAM KYLE AND I WANNA HELP US MOVE FORWARD, UM, MAKE THE CITY BETTER, UH, FOR EVERYONE.
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THAT WAS MY MESSAGE.I THINK THE COMMUNITY HEARD THAT MESSAGE AND SO, UM, AGAIN, I'M JUST EXCITED TO, UM, GET THE WORK OR TO START THE WORK FOR, FOR EVERYONE.
UH, WE ARE GONNA BREAK FOR NOW AND WE WILL GAVEL IN THE MEETING AT SEVEN O'CLOCK.