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THE TIME IS 5:33 PM IT IS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19TH, AND I'M GONNA CALL THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER.
WOULD THE CITY SECRETARY PLEASE CALL A ROLL? AND I BELIEVE MR. RIZZO IS VIRTUAL TODAY.
NEXT UP AT CITIZEN COMMENTS, PERIOD.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK? ALL RIGHT.
SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE, A
[1. A Resolution Canvassing the Returns and Declaring the Results of the December 9, 2023 Runoff Election of the City of Kyle, Texas. ~ Jennifer Kirkland, TRMC, City Secretary
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UH, AND IF YOU'LL BEAR WITH ME, I HAVE SOME THINGS TO READ.
IT'S A LITTLE SHORTER THAN THE LAST ONE THOUGH, SO THAT'S NICE.
UH, THERE CAME TO BE CONSIDERED THE RETURNS OF THE RUNOFF ELECTION HELD ON THE NINTH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2023 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT FOUR, AND IT APPEARING FROM SAID RETURNS DULY AND LEGALLY MADE THAT EACH OF THE CANDIDATES SINCE SAID ELECTION, RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING VOTES.
CLAUDIA ZAPATA 120, EARLY 79 ON ELECTION DAY FOR A TOTAL OF 199 VOTES.
LAURA LEE HARRIS, 239, EARLY 138 ON ELECTION DAY FOR A TOTAL OF 377 VOTES.
THEREFORE, IT IS FOUND, DETERMINED AND DECLARED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THAT 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 LAURA LEE HARRIS WAS DULY ELECTED TO DISTRICT FOUR SAID ABOVE NAMED PARTY IS HEREBY 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 I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CANVAS.
ALRIGHT, MOTION BY THE MAYOR, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW, THAT WE APPROVE THE CANVAS.
IS THEIR DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
MOTION CARRIES FOUR TO ZERO AND NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
[2. Recognize Outgoing Council Member Bradshaw.]
TWO.RECOGNIZE OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW.
UH, FOR THOSE YOU DON'T KNOW, WE GOT OUR OPPORTUNITIES TO SAY GOODBYE, UH, TO COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW THE OTHER NIGHT.
UH, SO I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT I WANT TO ADD OTHER THAN I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THE WAY THAT YOU CONDUCTED YOURSELF ON THIS DIOCESE.
YOU WERE VERY MUCH A CALMING PRESENCE.
UH, YOU MADE SURE THAT ON THE THINGS THAT YOU CARED ABOUT, THAT YOU HAD YOUR VOICE HEARD, UH, AND CERTAINLY MADE AN IMPACT IN THAT WAY.
AND SO, UH, WHILE WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE COUNCIL ELECT HARRIS, UH, COME FORWARD, UH, SHE HAS BIG SHOES TO FILL BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT THAT YOU MADE ON THIS COUNCIL.
UM, ANY OTHER COMMENTARY? C MAYOR PRO TEM? OKAY.
UH, JUST AGAIN, WE, WE, WE HAD OUR, OUR, OUR MEETING THE OTHER DAY, AND SO IT WAS GREAT TO SEE EVERYBODY, UM, MS. BRADSHAW, COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW.
UM, IT'S, IT WAS A TRUE HONOR TO SERVE WITH YOU THESE PAST THREE YEARS.
LEARNED A LOT ABOUT YOU, AND AGAIN, UH, TO REFLECT OFF WHAT THE MAYOR SAID, YOU KNOW, YOU WERE A SENSE OF CALM AND DEMEANOR TO, TO OUR COUNCIL.
AND, UH, I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR INPUT AND THE IMPACT THAT YOU MADE, UH, FOR THE CITY, FOR OUR CITY.
AND, UM, SOMETHING THAT'S FOR THE REST OF THE RESIDENTS.
DON'T KNOW ABOUT MS. BRADSHAW HERE.
UH, SOME OF Y'ALL MIGHT SEEN HER THROUGH THE YEARS THAT MAY WILL, MAYBE REAL QUIET.
UH, AND, AND TO HER TO, UM, IN, IN A SENSE TO WHERE SHE WAS ABLE TO, UH, HOLD HERSELF TO WHERE WE'RE AT.
I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE HARD FOR ME, BUT MS. BRADSHAW HAD A VERY COMPASSIONATE AND CARING HEART.
THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN ON THE DAIS, AS YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE YEARS, IT WOULD GET A LITTLE CRAZY.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT, UH, THAT I HAD, LIKE IF I HAD A BAD DAY AT WORK, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, UH, OR LONG COUNCIL MEETING, MS. BRADSHAW WOULD ALWAYS REACH OUT THE NEXT DAY OR SO JUST TO CHECK ON ME TO SEE HOW I WAS DOING AND JUST, UH, GIVE THAT KIND OF SENSE OF FEELING TO WHERE, YOU KNOW, I, WHEN, WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH SOME ISSUES ON COUNCIL AND MAYBE THINGS DIDN'T COME MY WAY, MS. BRADSHAW MADE ME SEE THINGS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.
AND I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING ON THAT END AND, UH, WISH YOU WELL.
AND I WANNA WISH, UH, YOUR FAMILY WELL AS WELL.
UH, NICK ALSO, IF HE'S OUT THERE LISTENING, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO HIM FOR, UH, SHARING HER WITH US ON THE DIOCESE.
'CAUSE I KNOW, UH, BEING AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, SOMETIMES THE OTHER PARENT CAN BE ABLE TO, UH, HAVE TO TAKE THE DUTIES OF A FAMILY MEMBER WHILE THEY'RE AWAY MEETINGS AND SO FORTH.
SO, I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO, TO THE REST OF YOUR FAMILY AS WELL.
AND, AND BEST OF LUCK, ASHLEY.
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UH, THANK YOU.I ALSO WANNA SAY, UH, TO MS. ASHLEY BRADSHAW, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR IMPACT, UH, FOR YOUR NICE WORDS AND FOR TEACHING ME WHEN I, UH, WAS NEW TO THE DAAS AND, UM, FOR JUST, UH, SHOWING ME LOTS OF THINGS TO LOOK FOR IN NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND AGREEMENTS AND FOR KEEPING THOSE HIGH STANDARDS, UH, FOR MANY OF THE NEW AMENITIES THAT ARE COMING TO KYLE.
AND ONCE AGAIN, IT WAS A PLEASURE TO, UH, WORK WITH YOU, AND I JUST WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK AND WHAT IT IS YOU GO AND DO, UM, IN THE FUTURE.
BAS BRADSHAW, CUSTOMER PARTIALLY, YOU'RE UP.
I THOUGHT WE WERE DOING THE TS MEETINGS.
UM, WELL, I'M, I'M REALLY SAD BECAUSE I WISH THAT I WOULD'VE PUSHED FOR TO WORK WITH YOU SOONER THAN LATER.
UH, AND THEN REALIZE THAT WE HAD SO MUCH IN COMMON.
TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT HAD THAT HIGH QUALITY AND HIGH STANDARD VISION THAT I HAD FOR KYLE AND NOT JUST SETTLING FOR ANYTHING.
UM, BUT I KNOW WE, WE WILL KEEP IN TOUCH.
UM, YOU DEFINITELY LEFT, UM, A REALLY, REALLY HIGH STAMP FOR THE CITY OF KYLE, SO TO INCLUDE THE CHAIRS.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD? COME ON.
I, I TOLD BRIAN THAT I WOULD SAY I'M ROLLING OFF THE DAAS.
WE HAVE A LITTLE INTERNAL JOKE GOING ON.
UM, AND SO I GUESS, UM, IT IS MY TIME TO, TO ROLL OFF.
AND, UH, HONESTLY, I'M, I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR THE CITY'S LEADERSHIP AND THE, AND THE STAFF.
I FEEL LIKE YOU ALL ARE IN A REALLY GREAT PLACE, AND I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE WHAT YOU ALL ACCOMPLISH OVER THESE NEXT FEW YEARS.
WELL, UM, EVERY OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBER GETS A, UH, A MEMENTO.
IT DOES NOT EVER FULLY ENCOMPASS THE SACRIFICE AND SERVICE THAT ARE REQUIRED, BUT IT'S, UM, UH, IMPORTANT THAT YOU RECEIVE ONE.
UH, THIS IS A PLAQUE THAT HAS YOUR COUNCIL PHOTO AS WELL AS YOUR TIME OF SERVICE.
UH, AND SO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF KYLE, WE JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR US.
AND, UH, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER, UH, ITEMS, WE WILL ADJOURN INTO THE SWEARING IN FOR MS. LAURA LEE.
UH, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SOME REMARKS.
AND THEN AT SIX O'CLOCK WE WILL START WITH OUR NEXT MEETING.
UM, THIS IS OUR, UH, TIME HONORED TRADITION OF DOING A SWEARING IN CEREMONY.
I'M VERY EXCITED, UH, TO BRING FORWARD LAURA LEE HARRIS TO BE SWORN IN AS OUR NEWEST COUNCIL MEMBER.
UM, UH, MR. JENNIFER HAS AGREED TO DO THE SWEARING IN, AND SO I'M GONNA HAND THE MICROPHONE OVER TO HER WHERE YOU CAN DO YOUR SWEARING IN, UH, AND THEN YOU'LL BE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE SOME REMARKS.
I AM EXCITED TO BE THE PERSON TO SWEAR YOU IN, AND I'M SO GLAD TO, UH, BEGIN OUR WORK TOGETHER OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
SO IF YOU'LL REPEAT AFTER ME, UM, PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND UP.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE, THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE, OF THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT FOUR, CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT FOUR, CITY OF KYLE, CITY OF KYLE, OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.
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 AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THIS STATE.
SO HELP ME, GOD AND OF THIS STATE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE FOR THIS.
YOU WORKED HARD TO HELP ME ACCOMPLISH, BE BEYOND THE DIOCESE TONIGHT, A THRILL TO BE ABLE TO, UM, TAKE THAT, THAT STAND.
UM, INTRODUCE YOU TO MY SON, JAY BACHMAN.
SOME OF YOU HAVE MET HIM, SOME HAVE NOT.
UM, HE LIVES IN WIMBERLEY AND MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW JUST GOT BACK FROM CALIFORNIA AND HE IS EXHAUSTED.
SO, AND MY GRANDKIDS ARE AWARE.
ONE'S ON THE GOLF COURSE, THE OTHER, I DUNNO,
UH, THEY'RE TEENAGERS, YOU KNOW HOW THAT GOES.
SO I'M REALLY TO BEING ABLE TO SERVE THE CITY IN THIS POSITION, I'VE BEEN, UH, SERVING THE CITY AS, UM, A BOARD MEMBER OF PARKS AND RECREATION FOR A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS NOW.
HAVE SO THOROUGHLY ENJOYED IT AND I REALLY RESPECT THE COUNCIL MEMBER.
I THINK THAT IT IS A WONDERFUL GROUP.
THE STAFF ARE AMAZING AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING, UM,
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AN IMPACT AND WITH OUR FRIENDS ON THE COUNCIL OPEN FOR ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.SO ALWAYS FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME.
ALRIGHT, THAT CONCLUDES WE WILL, UH, START OUR NEXT MEETING HERE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.