[I) Call Meeting to Order and Roll Call]
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IS 532. TODAY IS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH, AND I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER. WILL THE CITY SECRETARY PLEASE CALL ROLL? MITCHELL. HEIZER HERE. RIZZO.
ZUNIGA. HARRIS HERE. MCKINNEY. HERE. TOBIAS. PRESENT. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE FOUR MEMBERS PRESENT. WE HAVE A QUORUM. UP NEXT, WE HAVE CITIZEN COMMENT. PERIOD. AT THIS TIME, WE ASK ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO COME, COME FORWARD TO SPEAK. PLEASE DO SO. WE ASK THAT YOU LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES AND THAT YOU DIRECT THOSE COMMENTS TO MYSELF AND THE COUNCIL. WE ASK THAT YOU FILL OUT A CITIZEN COMMENTS FORM AND SUBMIT IT TO EITHER MYSELF OR THE CITY SECRETARY. DO I HAVE ANY FORMS? NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THE CITY
[III.1) Consider approval of a resolution canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the November 4, 2025 General Election of the City of Kyle, Texas.]
CITIZEN COMMENTS PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED. UP NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS. NUMBER ONE UNDER CONSIDERING POSSIBLE ACTION. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION, CANVASING THE RESULTS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025 GENERAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS. I WILL BE PRESENTING THOSE RESULTS, I'M TOLD. SO BEAR WITH ME A MINUTE.YEAH, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SO. JENNIFER, DO YOU WANT ME TO START HERE IN THE AT THE TOP OR IN THE YELLOW? YELLOW. OKAY. COOL. ALL RIGHT, SO CANVASING THE VOTE, THERE CAME TO BE CONSIDERED THE RETURNS TO THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING 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. SO FOR COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE, MYSELF. BEAR HEISER. EARLY VOTES 1188. ELECTION DAY 875 FOR A TOTAL OF 2063. UP NEXT IS KYLE J. LAVELLE. EARLY VOTING 536. ELECTION DAY 667, FOR A TOTAL OF 12 1203. UP NEXT IS ELLEN HERMES. EARLY VOTING 311.
ELECTION DAY 233, FOR A TOTAL OF 544. AND LASTLY, COURTNEY GOZA, WHO RECEIVED 748. EARLY VOTING. ELECTION DAY 657, FOR A TOTAL OF 1405 VOTES. NEXT UP IS COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE. FIRST UP WE HAVE CLAUDIA ZAPATA, WHO EARLY VOTING 1716 VOTES, ELECTION DAY VOTING 1533 VOTES FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF 3249 VOTES. MIGUEL ZUNIGA EARLY VOTING 1042 VOTES. ELECTION DAY 907 VOTES, FOR A TOTAL OF 1949 VOTES. 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, WAS HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW AND THAT CLAUDIA ZAPATA WAS DULY ELECTED TO THE COUNCIL.
DISTRICT THREE SAID ABOVE. NAMED PARTIES HEREBY DECLARED DULY ELECTED TO SET OFFICE, SUBJECT TO TAKING THE OATH OF OFFICE AS PROVIDED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. AS NO CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL, DISTRICT ONE RECEIVED MORE THAN 50% OF THE VOTE, AS REQUIRED BY THE CITY CHARTER, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL ORDER A RUNOFF ELECTION FOR THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE BY SEPARATE ACTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW AND THE CITY CHARTER. THE PERSONS WHO RECEIVED THE MOST VOTES AND WHO SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE RUNOFF ELECTION ARE BEAR HISER AND COURTNEY GOZA. SECTION TWO CANVASS OF THE VOTE. SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL VACANCIES. THERE CAME TO BE CONSIDERED THE RETURNS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR AND A COUNCIL MEMBER. DISTRICT TWO AND AND IT APPEARING FROM SAID RETURNS DULY AND LEGALLY MADE THAT EACH OF THE CANDIDATES IN SAID ELECTION RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING VOTES. FIRST UP IS MAYOR ANDREA VELASQUEZ VELASQUEZ. IN EARLY VOTING, SHE RECEIVED 214 VOTES ON ELECTION DAY 280, FOR A TOTAL OF 494. UP NEXT IS YVONNE FLORES. CARL. EARLY VOTING 978. ELECTION DAY 768 FOR A TOTAL OF 1746. UP NEXT IS DONNIE WILLIS EARLY VOTING 457, ELECTION DAY 450 FOR A TOTAL OF 907. AND LASTLY, ROBERT RIZZO. EARLY VOTING 1243. ELECTION DAY 1062 FOR A TOTAL OF 2305. UP NEXT, WE HAVE COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO MELISSA MEDINA. EARLY VOTING 562.
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ELECTION DAY 497 FOR A TOTAL OF 1059, AND PAUL HILL EARLY VOTING 421. ELECTION DAY 340 FOR A TOTAL OF 761. 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 SET. ELECTION WAS HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW AND THAT MELISSA MEDINA WAS DULY ELECTED TO CITY COUNCIL. DISTRICT TWO SAID ABOVE. NAMED PARTY IS HEREBY DECLARED DULY ELECTED TO SET OFFICE, SUBJECT TO TAKING THE OATH OF OFFICE AS PROVIDED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF STATE OF TEXAS. AS NO CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR RECEIVED MORE THAN 50% OF THE VOTE, AS REQUIRED BY THE CITY CHARTER, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL ORDER A RUNOFF ELECTION FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR BY SEPARATE ACTION. IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW AND CITY CHARTER. THE PERSONS WHO RECEIVED THE MOST VOTES, WHO SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE RUNOFF ELECTION ARE YVONNE FLORES, CARL AND ROBERT RIZZO. THERE CAME TO BE CONSIDERED THE RETURNS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER NINE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER NINE, TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING ON THE FOLLOWING PROPOSITIONS TO AMEND THE CITY CHARTER AND IT APPEARING FROM THE RETURNS OF SAID SPECIAL ELECTION DULY AND LEGALLY MADE. THAT EACH PROPOSITION RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING VOTES FOR THE PROPOSITION SUBMITTED, SUBMITTED, AND AGAINST THE PROPOSITION SUBMITTED. SO WE'LL GO THROUGH THESE ONE AT A TIME.PROPOSITION A FOR EARLY. FOR EARLY VOTING 2173. ELECTION DAY 1891, FOR A TOTAL OF 4064 AGAINST SEVEN. EARLY VOTING 730. ELECTION DAY 691, FOR A TOTAL OF 1421. PROPOSITION B FOR EARLY VOTING 2290. ELECTION DAY 2057, FOR A TOTAL OF 4347 AGAINST. EARLY VOTING 574.
ELECTION DAY 483, FOR A TOTAL OF 1057. PROPOSITION C FOR EARLY VOTING 2085. ELECTION DAY 1777, FOR A TOTAL OF 3862 AGAINST EARLY VOTING 799. ELECTION DAY 798, FOR A TOTAL OF 1597. PROPOSITION D FOR EARLY VOTING 1656. ELECTION DAY 1395, FOR A TOTAL OF 3051 AGAINST. EARLY VOTING 1221. ELECTION DAY 1155, FOR A TOTAL OF 2376. PROPOSITION E FOR EARLY VOTING 1886. ELECTION DAY 1700, FOR A TOTAL OF 3586 AGAINST. EARLY VOTING 949.
ELECTION DAY 783, FOR A TOTAL OF 1732. PROPOSITION F FOR EARLY VOTING 1624. ELECTION DAY 1420, FOR A TOTAL OF 3040 FOR AGAINST IN EARLY VOTING 1136. ELECTION DAY 964, FOR A TOTAL OF 2100. PROPOSITION G FOR AN EARLY VOTING 1000 101,919. ELECTION DAY 1616, FOR A TOTAL OF 3535 AGAINST EARLY VOTING 906. ELECTION DAY 841, FOR A TOTAL OF 1747. PROPOSITION H FOR EARLY VOTING, 2556. ELECTION DAY 2265, FOR A TOTAL OF 4821 AGAINST 300 EARLY VOTING 301. ELECTION DAY 258, FOR A TOTAL OF 559. PROPOSITION I FOR AN EARLY VOTING 2360.
ELECTION DAY 1980, FOR A TOTAL OF 4340 AGAINST. AN EARLY VOTING WAS 517. ELECTION DAY 559, FOR A TOTAL OF 1076. PROPOSITION J FOR 2400. EARLY VOTING 2407. ELECTION DAY 2021, FOR A TOTAL OF 4428 AGAINST DURING EARLY VOTING 403. ELECTION DAY 423, FOR A TOTAL OF 826. PROPOSITION K FOR AN EARLY VOTING 2068. ELECTION DAY 1791, FOR A TOTAL OF 3859
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AGAINST EARLY VOTING 675. ELECTION DAY 577, FOR A TOTAL OF 1252. PROPOSITION L FOR DURING EARLY VOTING 1657. ELECTION DAY 1486, FOR A TOTAL OF 3143 AGAINST EARLY VOTING 1132. ELECTION DAY 971, FOR A TOTAL OF 2103. PROPOSITION M FOR EARLY VOTING 2505. ELECTION DAY 2206, FOR A TOTAL OF 4711 VOTES AGAINST DURING EARLY VOTING 363. ELECTION DAY 321, FOR A TOTAL OF 684. PROPOSITION N FOR AN EARLY VOTING 1106. ELECTION DAY 937, FOR A TOTAL OF 2043 AGAINST DURING EARLY VOTING 1671. ELECTION DAY 1476, FOR A TOTAL OF 3147.PROPOSITION O FOR EARLY VOTING 2541. ELECTION DAY 2162, FOR A TOTAL OF 4703 AGAINST AN EARLY VOTING 289. ELECTION DAY 319, FOR A TOTAL OF 608. PROPOSITION P FOR EARLY VOTING 1571.
ELECTION DAY 1302, FOR A TOTAL OF 2873 AGAINST EARLY VOTING 1170. ELECTION DAY 1054, FOR A TOTAL OF 2224, AND LASTLY, PROPOSITION Q FOR EARLY VOTING 2230 FOR ELECTION DAY 1971, FOR A TOTAL OF 4205 AGAINST DURING EARLY VOTING 552. ELECTION DAY 477, FOR A TOTAL OF 1029. IT IS FOUND, DETERMINED AND DECLARED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. THAT SAID SPECIAL ELECTION WAS DULY CALLED. THAT NOTICE OF SAID SPECIAL ELECTION WAS GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW.
RETURNS OF THE ELECTION HAVE BEEN LAWFULLY MADE BY PROPER OFFICIALS, AND THAT SAID ELECTION WAS HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF EACH OF THE ABOVE STATED PROPOSITIONS BEING SUBMITTED. ONLY QUALIFIED RESIDENT ELECTORS BY THE CITY FOR ONE VOTE. PROPOSITIONS A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J K, L M N L M N O P L M N O P Q RESULTED IN MORE THAN A MAJORITY OF THE QUALIFIED VOTES. VOTING AT THE END DID NOT. SO YOU ADDED A LETTER IN THERE. OH, WHOOPS. MY BAD. IT'S WENT TOO FAST THAT TIME. LET ME LET ME BACK UP HERE. WHERE'S THAT OF EACH OF THE ABOVE STATED PROPOSITIONS BEING SUBMITTED TO ONLY QUALIFIED, QUALIFIED RESIDENT ELECTORS OF THE CITY FOR VOTE PROPOSITIONS A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, O, P, AND Q RESULTED IN MORE THAN A MAJORITY OF THE QUALIFIED VOTES VOTING AT THE ELECTION. HAVING VOTED TO PASS THE PROPOSITION BY THE NUMBER OF VOTES DESCRIBED IN SECTION TWO A AS APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY A MAJORITY OF THE QUALIFIED VOTE. VOTER QUALIFIED VOTERS VOTING.
AT SUCH ELECTION, THE CITY OF KYLE HOME RULE CHARTER SHALL BE AMENDED AS PROVIDED IN THE APPROVED PROPOSITIONS AND THE ORDINANCE CALLING THE CHARTER AMENDMENT ELECTION, AND IT IS HEREBY DECLARED THAT SAID AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF KYLE HOME RULE CHARTER IS FULLY SET OUT IN THE ORDINANCE CALLING SAID CHARTER AMENDMENT ELECTION ARE HEREBY ADOPTED. DO I HAVE ANY MOTIONS? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE. SECOND MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM ONE MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER KENNY MCKINNEY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TOBIAS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OF THE MOTION? LOOKS LIKE ON ONE OF THEM THE PROPOSAL WHEN IT COMES TO THE CITY CHARTER, LOOKS LIKE IT WAS VOTED TO HAVE EVERY SIX YEARS VERSUS EVERY FIVE YEARS, SO WE WON'T SEE THAT FOR A WHILE. CORRECT. I'M SORRY THAT THE CHARTER WAS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO HAVE IT EVERY SIX YEARS NOW VERSUS FIVE YEARS, SO WE WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE ANY CHARTER CHANGES FOR ANOTHER SIX YEARS. SO UNDER THE CHARTER, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL STILL BE REQUIRED TO REVIEW IT EVERY TWO YEARS. WE WILL JUST BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A CITY CHARTER, A CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION EVERY SIX YEARS, SO THAT THAT WAY THE TWO AND THE SIX ARE DIVISIBLE BY EACH OTHER AND IT ADDS UP. OKAY, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NO. ALL IN
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FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES FOUR ZERO. MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.