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GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO THIS MEETING.
DENTON CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL CALLED MEETING AND IT IS 9 A.M.
ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH, 2023.
[SPECIAL CALLED MEETING BEGINS AT 9:00 A.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS]
[A. Consider adoption of an ordinance canvassing returns of the bond election held on November 7, 2023; and providing for an effective date.]
WE ONLY HAVE ONE ITEM JUST TO CANVASS THE VOTES FOR THE MOST RECENT BOND ELECTION THAT WAS HELD ON THE SEVENTH, I DO BELIEVE SO.I'LL CALL THAT ONE ITEM ID 23220 TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE CANVASING RETURNS OF THE BOND ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 7TH, 2023, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
ON AUGUST 15TH, 2023, THE BOND ELECTION WAS ORDERED BY ORDINANCE 23 1566.
THE UNOFFICIAL RESULTS WERE PRESENTED TO YOU ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA ITEM PROVIDED TO COUNCIL, DEMONSTRATING THAT PROPOSITIONS A, B, C, D, E, F, AND G ALL PASSED WITH A MAJORITY VOTE.
PROPOSITION H DID NOT GET A MAJORITY VOTE AND IT FAILED.
COUNCIL MUST CANVASS THE ELECTION RETURNS TO ACCEPT AND MAKE OFFICIAL THE ELECTION RESULTS.
THE NEXT FOUR SLIDES WILL DEMONSTRATE THE TOTALS FOR PER EACH PROPOSITION.
MAYOR. THAT'S THE. THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION.
GOT IT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? SEEING NONE COUNCILMAN MELTZER.
YES, THIS IS REALLY POTENTIALLY TRANSFORMATIVE.
IT'S WORTH TAKING A MOMENT TO REALIZE HOW MUCH GREAT STUFF THE VOTERS HAVE APPROVED.
I MOVE APPROVAL MAYOR PRO TEM SECOND, OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I'LL JUST TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE THAT WORKED ON THE COMMITTEE, ON THE BOND COMMITTEE.
ABSOLUTELY. THANKS TO STAFF FOR WE HAD A PLAN.
WELL, THE BOND COMMITTEE MEMBERS WORKED VERY DILIGENTLY.
AND AND THEN THOSE THAT WORKED THE COMMUNITY SHOUT OUT TO COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLAND, WHO HOW MANY HOW MANY MEETINGS THAT YOU HAVE FIVE PRESENTATIONS AND BEYOND JUST KIND OF INDIVIDUAL CONVERSATIONS.
SO REALLY YEOMAN'S WORK ON TRYING TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, COUNCILMEMBER HOLLAND.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE THANK THE NICE PEOPLE THAT WORKED AT THE POLLS.
THEY WERE PRESENT, AND IF ANYBODY HAD ANY QUESTIONS, THEY WERE THEY WERE THERE TO TAKE CARE OF THAT.
AND WE CAN'T DO THIS WITHOUT WITHOUT WE THE PEOPLE GETTING OUT AND HELPING WE THE PEOPLE TO VOTE.
AND OF COURSE, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU KNOW, EVERYONE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED.
I AM SO GLAD THAT NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON OUR TRAIN SITUATION.
ANYBODY THAT LIVES IN THE AREA AND NEAR AROUND THE TRAIN KNOWS THAT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
THIS WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO US.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE COMMUNITY FOR SAYING YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCGEE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO THE CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER RHODEN, AND ALSO VICE CHAIR SUSAN ROEMER AND MR. MAYOR. I ALSO WANT TO GIVE YOU YOUR FLOWERS AND A SHOUT OUT TO YOU.
EVEN THOUGH CITY HALL WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED, I WANT TO THANK YOUR LEADERSHIP AND URGING THIS BODY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH PLANS FOR A NEW CITY HALL, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT IT IS SO DESPERATELY NEEDED.
IF THAT'S ANYONE ELSE, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION DISCUSSION, MS..
CITY MANAGER ANYTHING? YES. I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T THANK CASSIE AND THE STAFF, FRANK AND CHRISTINE AND RYAN, ALL THE DIFFERENT STAFF MEMBERS THAT HELPED
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FACILITATE THE MEETINGS.AND THEN THIS BODY WILL MAKE DECISIONS.
SO THAT BEING SAID, COUNCILMAN MELTZER, YOU MADE THE MOTION.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DO A VOICE VOTE.
I'LL SAY YOU I MAYOR PRO TEM A.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLAND, A COUNCILMAN BYRD A COUNCIL MEMBER MCGEE A AND I AM A I AS WELL THAT PASSES 6 TO 0.
OKAY. TAKES US CONCLUDING ITEMS. ANY CONCLUDING ITEMS? OKAY. THEN AT 906.
THANK YOU. HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
YES. OH YEAH. HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.