[Call to Order, Pledges, and Invocation ] [00:00:07] >> GOOD EVENING. IT'S 6 P.M. TUESDAY JUNE THE 9TH. WE HAVE A QUORUM OF THE MIDLOTHIAN CITY COUNCIL PRESENT, SO I OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. WE'RE GOING TO DO THINGS THIS EVENING A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY AND OUT OF ORDER, SO JUST BEAR WITH ME. BUT WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN TONIGHT BY DOING OUR PLEDGES AND THEN HONOUR A VERY SPECIAL PERSON AND THEN CLOSE IT OUT. SO IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGES. 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. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVISIBLE. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. [2026-177 Announcements/Presentations ] KIND OF A LONG WALK DOWN THERE. I APOLOGIZE. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE DR. RICK DAVIDS TO JOIN ME UP HERE. WE HAVE THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO HONOUR A LEGEND IN OUR COMMUNITY TONIGHT, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO IT RIGHT, AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES, SO BE PATIENT WITH US. SO DR. DAVIS, WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, DR. DAVIS IS A LONG-TIME COMMUNITY ADVOCATE PASSIONATE SERVANT OF OUR COMMUNITY. YEAH. A MAN THAT HAS DONE, WORN MANY HATS IN OUR COMMUNITY ALL THE WAY FROM CALLING BALLS AND STRIPES ON BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FIELDS TO THROWING UNRULY PARENTS OUT OF BASKETBALL GAMES TO THE SUBSTITUTING AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WAS GOING TO MAKE A SELF-DETRIMENTAL JOKE OF MYSELF ONE TIME WHEN I GOT IN TROUBLE WHEN HE WAS A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER BUT I WON'T GO THERE. >> YOU STUDIED. >> SURE DID. TO BAPTIZING NUMEROUS PEOPLE AND MINISTERING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY FOR A HUNDRED YEARS OR MORE. A HUNDRED YEARS OR MORE. >> HE'S DONE, HE'S TOUCHED EVERY SEGMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY IN A MIGHTY WAY, AND IT IS MY HONOUR TONIGHT TO LEAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT HONOURING DR. DAVIS TONIGHT. AND WE'RE GOING TO DO A PROCLAMATION IN A MOMENT AND THEN MAKE A PRESENTATION, BUT BEFORE I GET THERE, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AND HONOUR DR. DAVIS. AND WE'LL GO REVERSE ORDER THIS TIME BECAUSE I KNOW ALL OF YOU HAVE A UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WITH DR. DAVIS. BUT I WANT TO GIVE EVERYBODY A FEW MINUTES TO HE CAN INTO IF YOU WOULD. DR. SHEFFIELD. >> I'M VERY HONOURED. I COULD DO THIS FOR A LONG TIME TONIGHT. I EVEN DRESSED UP FOR THE OCCASION OR STAYED DRESSED UP FOR THE OCCASION. DR. DAVIS WAS NOT ONLY MY PASTOR BUT ALSO MY PREDECESSOR BECAUSE WHEN HE TOOK AN ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE, I BECAME INTERIM PASTOR OF THAT CHURCH FIRST ESTABLISHED AND WAS THERE QUITE A WHILE. IT WASN'T ONE OF THOSE KIND OF CLEANING UP THE MESS THAT HE MADE. IT WAS TRYING TO FOLLOW IN THE FOOT STEPS OF A LEGEND. AND BEING TOLD VERY OFTEN, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T PREACH THE WAY HE DOES, YOU KNOW. >> THAT WASN'T A POSITIVE THING. >> HE WAS ALSO MY SUPERVISOR IN THAT MINISTRY ROLE THAT HE TOOK. HE IS ALSO A DENOMINATIONAL COLEADER AND COLLEAGUE. HE'S BEEN MORE IMPORTANTLY A FRIEND FOR DECADES. AND DR. DAVIS IS ONE THAT HE ALWAYS SHOT STRAIGHT WITH YOU. YOU ALWAYS KNEW WHERE HE STOOD ON ANY ISSUE. I ALWAYS STOOD BACK AND ETCHED WITH A HIM WITH LESSER INTELLIGENT PEOPLE TO LOSE DEBATES WITH HIM. HE WOULD NOT ONLY DO THAT WITH WORDS SOMETIMES, TAKE A STAND IF IT NEEDED TO BE FOR WHAT IS RIGHT. I HAVE SEEN HIM BEFORE BOARD MEMBERS AND MAJOR CORPORATIONS AND MAJOR DENOMINATIONS. SEEN HIM BEFORE CEOS AND COOS AND CFOS AND ONE TIME HE WOULD DO IT, SOMETIMES HE WOULD DO THAT NOT ONLY WITH THE WORDS THAT HE COULD SPEAK AND SETTLE ISSUES BUT SOMETIMES SYMBOLICALLY. GOT ON AN ELEVATOR ONE TIME. HE WAS GOING UP TO THE FOURTH FLOOR FOR A MEETING AND HE WAS DRESSED UP. FULL DECK. THE UNIFORM THAT WE HAD TO WEAR AND COAT AND TIE, AND HE HAD FLIP FLOPS ON. THE AND HE SAID I'M MAKING A STATEMENT TODAY. YOU REMEMBER THAT? [00:05:03] WITHOUT SAYING A WORD. I LOVE HIM AND HIS FAMILY. THEY HAVE BEEN VERY INFLUENTIAL IN MY FAMILY AND THE UPBRINGING OF MY CHILD AND OUR FAMILY, AND WE APPRECIATE AND THINK THIS IS A VERY GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US TONIGHT AS A COMMUNITY. >> THAT'S A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW. ONE THING THAT I HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED ABOUT DR. DAVIS IS WHEN I GO IN TOWN AND I, YOU KNOW, SEE PEOPLE WALKING DOWN THE STREET, I WOULD ALWAYS SEE HIM SOMEWHERE, STARBUCKS, SOMEWHERE IN TOWN, WHEREVER WE'RE GOING AND TWO THINGS CROSS MY MIND. ONE, I KNEW I SAW A FRIEND. AND TWO, IT'S KIND OF WEIRD IN A WAY BUT YOU WOULD LIGHT UP BECAUSE YOU KNEW YOU WERE ABOUT TO HAVE A GOOD CONVERSATION. AND HE INSTILLED SOME WISDOM WHICH YOU ALWAYS HAD AND WAS ALWAYS GREAT ADVICE EVEN IF I DIDN'T KNOW I NEEDED IT. AFTER I FINISHED THAT CONVERSATION THERE WAS A REASON I RAN INTO HIM TODAY. IF THERE'S ANYTHING I COULD SAY TO FOLLOW UP, WAYNE, IS THERE'S NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE I THINK THAT FIND SOMETHING THEY'RE TRULY PASSIONATE ABOUT AND CAN LIGHT UP THE ROOM WHEN THEY SPEAK ABOUT AN ISSUE, BUT I WOULD SAY DR. DAVIS DEFINITELY IS A MAN OF PASSION FOR THE COMMUNITY AND EVERYTHING HE'S EVER DONE. AND HE'S THE ONE PERSON I KNEW THAT WOULD ALWAYS TELL ME THE TRUTH NO MATTER WHETHER I LIKED IT OR NOT. AND HE'S DEFINITELY GIVEN ME A TON OF WISDOM THAT I STILL CARRY WITH ME TODAY. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE. >> SO ON THE WAY HERE I WAS TRYING TO REMEMBER HOW WE MET, AND I DON'T REALLY KNOW OTHER THAN MAYBE JUST PURELY RUNNING INTO EACH OTHER AT STARBUCKS, LIKE, EVERY DAY IN A ROW. BUT I KNOW THAT WHEN I WANTED TI WILLS ALWAYS IMPRESSED BECAUSE YOU BROUGHT YOUR OWN MUG AND THEY DID A THING AND THIS GUY MUST BE A REGULAR. BUT I KNOW THAT WHEN I WANTED TO INTENTIONALLY START GETTING INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY YEARS AGO, LIKE, YOU WERE DEFINITELY ON THE LIST OF BEING MENTORED BY AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. I THINK THE THING I LOVE MOST ABOUT YOU IS IF I WERE AND THIS IS PURELY HYPOTHETICAL, BUT IF I WERE EVER IN REALLY, REALLY BAD TROUBLE, LIKE, YOU WOULD BE ON MY SHORT LIST TO CALL BECAUSE THE WISDOM AND YET NONJUDGMENT, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? THE LOVE AND THE TRUTH COMBINED WITH THE HELP IF I EVER WERE, LIKE, I MEAN IN A SITUATION WHERE I REALLY NEED HELP IN. I FEEL LIKE HE WOULD BE, LIKE, ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO THIS. AND I THINK WE NEED MORE PEOPLE LIKE THAT TO SPEAK THE TRUTH, TO LOVE THE LORD AND TO LOVE OTHERS THE WAY THAT YOU DO. AND IT'S NOT JUDGMENTAL, AND IT'S NOT CONDEMNING. AND THAT'S WHAT I LOVE MOST ABOUT YOU. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE MENTORING AND EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE IN OUR COMMUNITY. >> NOW I'LL KIND OF ECHO THOSE STATEMENTS AND JUST A VERY WELL-DESERVED HONOUR TONIGHT. I HAVE ONLY REALLY GOT TO KNOW YOU OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AND YOU HAVE BEEN A VERY DIRECT, PASSIONATE PERSON, BUT YOU HAVE A GENTLE SPIRIT AND YOU'RE AN ENCOURAGER AS WELL. AS I STEP INTO THIS ROLE I APPRECIATE THAT. THIS GUY IS A GYM RAT. I TYPICALLY CROSS PATHS WITH I AM HAD AT MAIN STREET GYM. AND SO I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO THAT LITTLE BANTER BACK AND FORTH. SO THANK YOU FOR INSPIRING ME TO NOT SKIP MY WORKOUTS. >> DOES HE OUTLIFT ISN'T IT TRUE. >> I WON'T GO THERE JUST YET BUT IT'S ALL GOOD. >> DR. DAVIS, WE HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR 30 YEARS NOW. YOUR FAMILY IS PROBABLY THE FIRST FAMILY WE MET. YOU WERE OUR PASTOR INITIALLY. OUR DAUGHTER SARAH AND YOUR SON JORDAN WERE IN THE SAME CLASS IN HIGH SCHOOL. AND THAT WAS A LOT OF INTERESTING TIMES. I'M NOT GONNA TALK ABOUT YOUTH SPORTS AND REFEREES. THAT'S A DARK PART OF MY LIFE. I DON'T TALK ABOUT. CHILD IN BASKETBALL, AND HE HAD THE SHORTEST AND YOUNGEST TEAM IN THE LEAGUE. AND WE PLAYED THE TALLEST IN THE LEAGUE, AND WE WON IN OVERTIME. HE COACHED MY SON SO HARD I WAS ACTUALLY A LITTLE MAD, BUT IT WAS GOOD FOR SAM. IT WAS GOOD FOR SAM TO BE COACHED HARD. HE RESPONDED TO IT. SO ANYWAY, I HAVE BEEN A GREAT ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY, AND I APPRECIATE OUR FRIENDSHIP, SO THANK YOU. >> DR. DAVIS EMBODIES THE SPIRIT OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A MIDLOTHIAN CITIZEN, AND I AM PROUD TO KNOW HIM, PROUD TO BE A FRIEND. BIBLE SAYS TO GIVE HONOUR WHERE HONOUR IS DUE, AND IT'S CERTAINLY DUE HERE. SO IT'S MY GREAT HONOUR TO ISSUE THIS PROCLAMATION IN HONOUR OF THE COMMUNITY AND MINISTERIAL [00:10:01] SERVICE OF DR. RICK DAVIS. WHEREAS HE IS A CUM LAURIATE GRADUATE OF THE SEMINARY IN FORT WORTH AND WHEREAS HE SERVED AS LEAD PASTOR IN MIDLOTHIAN FROM 19LIFE-THREATENING TO 2001 WHERE HE BAPTIZED, MARRIED, AND EULOGIZED A LARGE NUMBER IN OUR COMMUNITY AND SERVED AS MIDLOTHIAN POLICE CHAPLAIN DURING THIS TIME AND WHEREAS HE SERVED THE ELLIS COUNTY CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES BOARD, BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION, MIDLOTHIAN BASKETBALL BOOSTER CLUB, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, DARE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRE FOR STRATEGIC EVANGELISM ALL LEADING TO A KIWANIS AWARD IN THE MAY SONIC LODGE AND WHEREAS HE IS A DEVOTED HUSBAND TO HIS WIFE DR. JOAN DAVIS WHO HELPED MAKE ALL OF THIS POSSIBLE AND A PROUD FATHER OF FOUR AND GRANDFATHER OF 12. AL WHEREAS HE HAS IMPACTED THE LIVES OF EVERYONE HE COMES INTO CONTACT WITH AND CURRENTLY DEVOTES HIS TIME AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CHAINS OF GRACE AND KEEPING STARBUCKS IN BUSINESS. AND NOW THEREFORE I JUSTIN COFFMAN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL DEEM IT A PRIVILEGE ON THIS 9TH DAY OF JUNE TO HONOUR DR. RICK DAVIS FOR HIS ALMOST 40 YEARS OF SERVICE IN OUR COMMUNITY. >> ANOTHER THING I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS TO GIVE DR. DAVIS ONE OF MY CHALLENGE COINS. THIS CHALLENGE COIN IS A SYMBOL OF KNOWING WHO IS WITH US IN SERVICE. KNOWING WHO IS WITH US IN SERVICE AND WHO SERVED OUR COMMUNITY. IT'S A MONITOR GIVE YOU ONE OF MY CHALLENGE COINS. AND FINALLY THE LAST PIECE BY COUNCIL FOR A PHOTO. THERE IS A STREET IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT IS UNNAMED AT THIS POINT, AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT IS THE INTENT OF THE FUTURE DEVELOPER OF THIS STREET TO I AM IN A THIS ROAD AFTER DR. RICK DAVIS, SO IT'S MY HONOUR TO GET TO PRESENT THAT IN THE FUTURE WE WILL HAVE A FUTURE ROAD BETWEEN THE HOSPITAL AND THE FOOTBALL STADIUM THAT WILL BE CALLED DR. RICK DAVIS WAY BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY WAY, ONE WAY, AND THAT'S THE DR. RICK DAVIS WAY. THE DR. BUT IF YOU KNOW DR. RICK DAVIS, YOU'RE GONNA DO THINGS HIS WAY, SO IT JUST MAKES SENSE. AND I WANT TO CLOSE THIS WITH UNLESS YOU WANT TO GET YOUR FAMILY UP FOR A PHOTO. >> CAN I ASK FOR MY FAMILY MEMBERS TO STAND HERE TONIGHT? >> THEY CAN. COME ON UP FOR A PHOTO. >> ONE OF MY GRANDSONS. >> AND WE'LL CLOSE THIS SEGMENT OUT BY ASKING DR. DAVIS TO LEAD US IN OUR INVOCATION BEFORE WE START TONIGHT'S MEETING. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET'S PRAY. OUR LORD GOD, I THANK YOU FOR THE TOWN OF MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS, AND ALL ITS 48, 49,000 SOME ODD INHABITANTS. SOME OF THEM ARE VERY ODD. AND I THANK YOU FOR THEM. I THANK YOU FOR THE REDS AND THE YELLOWS AND THE BROWNS AND THE BLACKS AND THE WHITES. AND I PRAY THAT YOU WILL KEEP MIDLOTHIAN PEACEFUL AND UNIFIED. I THANK YOU FOR OUR TOWN THAT [00:15:06] HAS DONE SO MUCH MORE FOR ME THAN I HAVE -- THAN I HAVE EVER BEEN ABLE TO DO FOR THIS TOWN. AND I PRAY YOUR BLESSING ON THIS TOWN. AND GOD, JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS COUNCIL AND FOR ALL THE THINGS THEY DO FOR US. AND FOR EACH PERSON HERE TONIGHT. AND WE PRAY THIS TIME IN GEES SOMEONE NAME, AMEN. >> AMEN. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE. I'LL ALLOW A COUPLE OF MINUTES FOR PEOPLE TO MOSEY OUT. I DO WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT REAL QUICK AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN AND THE HOUSTON FAMILY LOST A GREAT MAN IN FORMER MAYOR JIM HOUSTON. HIS SERVICE TODAY WAS A BEAUTIFUL SERVICE, AND WE WILL BE ISSUING A PROCLAMATION AT OUR NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN HONOUR OF HIM. I WANT EVERYBODY TO BE AWARE THAT WAS NOT FORGOTTEN OR OVERLOOKED, THAT THAT WILL BE DONE AT THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING W THAT WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM B ON OUR NUMBER 177 WHICH IS RECOGNITION OF THE MIDLOTHIAN POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT ARE RECEIVING A TEXAS POLICE CHIEF'S ASSOCIATION ACCREDITATION. I BELIEVE WE HAVE THE CHIEF FROM GRAND PRAIRIE HERE THIS EVENING TO LEAD THAT. YES, SIR RIGHT THERE. >> A LITTLE BIT JAZZIER THAN WE HAVE IN GRAND PRAIRIE, SIR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE A PART OF SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY SPECIAL. MY NAME IS DANIEL SEZNEY. I'M THE POLICE CHIEF IN GRAND PRAIRIE AS MENTIONED. TONIGHT I AM SERVING IN THE CAPACITY OF AN ASSESSOR FOR THE TEXAS POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION BEST PRACTICES ACCREDITATION PROGRAM, BUT I IS PROBABLIES WHAT MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU IS THAT I'M A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN. SO THIS IS COOL FOR ME TOO BECAUSE I LIKE TO SEE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHERE I LIVE OPE OPERATING ON ALL CYLINDERS, SO TO SPEAK. SO THE TEXAS POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION IS MADE UP OF HUNDREDS OF POLICE CHIEFS ACROSS THE STATE AND COMMAND STAFF THROUGHOUT THE STATE THAT ARE DEDICATE TO PROFESSIONALISM IN POLICE STATION. I AM PROUD TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE MIDLOTHIAN POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH A CERTIFICATE OF THEIR ACCREDITATION FOR BEST PRACTICES WITH THE TEXAS POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION. SO ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO THE TEXAS POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION DEVELOPED A PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY TENANTS THAT REALLY CULMINATE WHAT'S BEST FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. SO RIGHT NOW THERE'S 173 STANDARDS THAT TOUGH ACHIEVE IN ORDER TO GET THIS ACCREDITATION. AND THEY'RE FROM A WHOLE HOST OF DIFFERENT PRACTICES INCLUDING USE OF FORCE, PROTECTING INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR CIVIL RIGHT. THINGS LIKE VEHICLE PURSUITS, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, YOU NAME T IT'S THE GOLD STANDARD OF PROFESSIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IN TEXAS. OVER 2,700 DIFFERENT POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN TEXAS. THERE'S ONLY 229 OF THEM THAT HAVE ACHIEVED THIS ACCREDITATION. MIDLOTHIAN IS NUMBER 229. QUICK SNAPSHOT ON WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE. IT TAKES ABOUT A YEAR FOR YOUR PROGRAM MANAGER TO REALLY DIG INTO ALL YOUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. I AM TOLD THAT'S COMMANDER TIM HICKS OVER HERE. HIS LIFE HAS BEEN MISERABLE I EXPECT OVER THE LAST YEAR. AND THEN THE CULMINATION OF THAT IS POLICE CHIEFS FROM OUTSIDE THAT ARE ASSESSOR. I WASN'T ONE OF THEM BECAUSE I'M TOO CLOSE TO YOUR ORGANIZATION, BUT WILL COME IN, LIFT UP THE HOOD, AND REALLY DIG INTO YOUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. WE'RE REALLY PICKY. IF YOU DON'T ALIGN, WE WILL SEND YOU PACKING BECAUSE IT'S TOO IMPORTANT THAT HE WITH GET IT RIGHT. WHILE THERE NOT JUST LOOKING AT YOUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, THEY'RE GOING TO AMBUSH YOUR STAFF, GOING TO INTERVIEW THEM, GOING TO DO RIDEOUTS, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE DOING EVERYTHING CORRECTLY. SO TONIGHT I AM OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZING THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN FOR ACHIEVING THIS MILESTONE, AND THEIR ACCREDITATION. BRASS TACKS. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOUR [00:20:01] COMMUNITY? IT'S GREAT TO GET A CERTIFICATE, AND I'LL GIVE IT IN A MINUTE TO SAY THAT YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT ACHIEVED THIS MILESTONE, BUT IT'S REALLY BIGGER THAN THAT. YOU DON'T JUST GET THE ACCREDITATION HANGING ON THE WALL AND IT'S OVER. IT'S REALLY AN ONGOING PROCESS THAT YOU HAVE TO MAINTAIN. SO EVERY YEAR THEY GET AN AUDIT. IT CONTINUES. AND THEN EVERY FOUR YEARS YOU GOTTA LIFT THE HOOD BACK UP AND ASSESSORS COME BACK IN. AND I SUSPECT TIM IS GONNA WANT TO HAND THIS OFF AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE IT'S A BEATING, BUT IT IS REALLY WORTH IT AND CERTAINLY WORTH IT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AS I SAID AS A RESIDENT WE'RE REALLY GLAD YOU'RE ACCREDITED. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THIS HANDSOME GENTLEMAN NEXT TO ME. TO GET HIS CERTIFICATE. ALSO IF I COULD JUST A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. MY DAUGHTER IS A SENIOR HERE AT MIDLOTHIAN HIGH SCHOOL. AND SHE'S ON THE THEATRE GROUP. PROBABLY NOT WHAT THEY CALL IT. BUT THEY JUST WENT TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. YOU KNOW THIS I'M CERTAIN OF IT. AND THE PARENTS GOT A CHANCE TO COME OVER AS THE BUS LEFT TO COMPETE. AND I WAS EXPECTING TO BE ONE OF HALF A DOZEN PARENTS LAUGHING AND CHEERING THEM ON. I WAS WRONG. YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT BIG FOR THOSE KIDS. ESCORTED THEM WITH THE LIGHTS AND SIRENS ALL THE WAY OUT. AS A DAD, IT WAS A COOL MOMENT. I APPRECIATE YOU HAVING, ALLOWING THAT TO OCCUR. NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR ACCREDITATION. SORRY ABOUT THAT. SO CONGRATULATIONS, CHIEF SMITH. I SUSPECT SOMEBODY MIGHT WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE. CONGRATULATIONS, OFFICERS. WELL DONE. >> HE REALLY DOES SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN MIDLOTHIAN. JUST AS A FOLLOW-UP YOU KNOW THAT THIS WAS AN AMBITIOUS UNDERTAKING FOR US. WE WANTED TO COME OUT, AND WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO IT WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT. THAT BUILDING WITHS A BIG ASSET IN TERMS OF ACCOMPLISHING A LOT OF THE STANDARDS IN TERMS OF WE TALK ABOUT ASSET MANAGEMENT, THE IDEA OF CHAIN OF EVIDENCE, THE FLOW OF THAT EVIDENCE, THE FLOW OF WHAT WE DO ON A DAILY BASIS. THAT PURPOSE BUILT FACILITY A MADE THIS A POSSIBLE REALITY FOR OUR DEPARTMENT. NOT ONLY NOT TAKING AWAY FROM TIM AND HIS EFFORTS. THE ENTIRE COMMAND STAFF AND OUR OFFICERS HAD TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNAL AUDITS TO GET THERE AND PROVIDE THE INFORMATION THROUGH THE TEXAS POLICE CHIEFS ACCREDITATION PROCESS AND THE AUDITORS. I WILL TELL YOU THAT THEY CAME OUT AND ONLY FOUND TWO MINOR AMENDMENTS OUT OF THE 173 STANDARDS THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED. AND THEY WERE REALLY JUST UPDATES ON INFORMATION. SECONDLY THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN REALLY VALIDATING FOR OUR ORGANIZATION. WE WANT TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IN ELLIS COUNTY AND NORTH TEXAS, AND WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP MAKE YOU PROUD OF THIS. WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF STUFF OVER THE LAST 10 OR 15 YEARS. AND IT'S GREAT TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO REPRESENTS NOT ONLY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CAPACITY BUT WHAT WE SEEK AS WELL. >> COUNCIL IF I MAY, I FORGOT TO MENTION SOMETHING I THINK IS IMPORTANT. ONCE THEY GET DONE WITH YOUR AUDIT, IT GOES TO ANOTHER BODY THAT REVIEWS ALL THAT. AND THEN THEY VOTE UP OR DOWN. SO YOU MENTION THAT IS TWO MINOR DEALS ALL OVER THE STATE. I NEVER DONE ONE THAT WASN'T TWO. A VERY GOOD SCORE CARD. ANYWAY. I'M DONE YAPPING. >> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. COUNCIL, CHIEF SMITH, CONGRATULATIONS. [00:25:03] THANK YOU, CHIEF, FOR COMING. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM C. CITY COUNCIL. >> REPORTER: ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. ANYBODY FROM THE COUNCIL LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ANY ITEMS IN THE COMMUNITY FROM THE PAST FEW WEEKS? >> ONE HAS ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED BUT IT THE DRAMA TEAM AT MIDLOTHIAN HIGH SCHOOL GOING TO STATE AND WINNING DOING WHAT THEY DID. AND JUST A PROUD MOMENT ESPECIALLY FOR A PARENT WITH A TEACHER IN THE FAMILY. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. >> YEAH, THANK YOU. AA. >> JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUTOUT FOR WHAT WE HAVE COMING UP THIS WEEKEND. I KNOW OUR PARKS AND REC STAFF HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY, SO WE HAVE THE WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY AND FESTIVAL ON FRIDAY AND THEN OUR FIRST SUMMER BEATS, THE LUKE COMBS TRIBUTE TO THE YEAHS. WE'RE KICKING OFF THE SUMMER DOING REALLY FUN THINGS. WANT TO POINT THAT OUT. [2026-178 Citizens to be heard ] >> THANK YOU. NO OTHERS. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 2028. ADDRESS CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL FOR ANY SUBJECT NOT SCHEDULED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. CITIZENS WISHING TO SPEAK SHOULD COMPLETE A PARTICIPATION FORM, PRESENT IT TO THE SECRETARY. SPEAKERS ARE LIMIT TO THREE MINUTES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN FEETINGS ACT. >> WE HAVE TWO. THE FIRST IS JIM BRUNSON. >> IF YOU WANT TO COME ON UP. THERE'S A RED BUTTON ALREADY ON. IF YOU CAN INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU LIVE IN THE CITY AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> YES. MY NAME IS JIM BRUNSON. I'M A RESIDENT OF 6211 PLAINVIEW ROAD. AND AFTER WHAT HAPPENED EARLIER I FEEL LIKE WE CAN ALL GO HOME. WE HAD A GREAT MEETING. BUT I JUST WANTED TO REQUEST ONE ITEM WITH REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME DISCUSSION FROM ITEM C WHICH IS AN ACT OF RESOLUTION NOT TO EXCEED $339,000 BY THE MIDLOTHIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND IT'S FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ARTIFICIAL TURF AT THE MIDLOTHIAN TRAINING BUILDING. THIS IS A SUBSTANTIAL EXPENDITURE AND WARRANTS A LITTLE BIT MORE DISCUSSION BEFORE THE CITIZENS THAT ELECTED Y'ALL TO REPRESENT US. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT I GUESS ESPECIALLY THE COST BENEFIT RATIOS AND WHAT YOU ALL HAVE LOOKED AT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS, JIM. >> ANY OTHER SPEAKERS. >> YES, LISA HEALY. >> IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE IN THE CITY AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES AS WELL. >> HI. MY NAME IS LISA HEALY. I LIVE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. AND I AM ACTUALLY HERE TO REQUEST THAT THE COUNCIL REMOVE ITEM C FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. I ATTENDED THE BOND COMMITTEE MEETING THAT WAS HELD LAST MONDAY. AND THEY PRESENTED ITEMS FOR SAFETY BONDS. AND ONE OF THOSE ITEMS WAS THIS BUILDING. AND THEY'RE REQUESTING AN OVER $3 MILLION BOND TO REHAB THE BUILDING. AND ONE OF THE STATEMENTS MADE BY CHIEF SMITH WAS THAT IN ESSENCE THIS BUILDING IS UNUSABLE UNLESS IT'S REHABBED. AND MY QUESTION IS WHY ARE WE INVESTING $349,000 IN SOMETHING THAT IS POTENTIALLY UNUSABLE. I'M NOT SAYING WE SHOULD NEVER TURF IT. I'M JUST SAYING ARE WE PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE. AND I ASK THAT ALSO TO PUT AN ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT IS OVER $500,000 WITHOUT A FULL DISCUSSION IS VERY UNFAIR. AND NOT TRANSPARENT. SO IT ALSO LEAVES A QUESTION FOR ME IS THE COMMITTEE FOR THE BONDS A CHECKING THE BOX EXERCISE AND THE FIX IS IN FOR THE SAFETY BONDS. SO I REALLY THINK IT WOULD HELP THE COMMUNITY IF WE REMOVE THAT ITEM AND BE CONSIDERED POST [00:30:01] NOVEMBER DECISIONS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. ANY OTHER SPEAKERS, MAYOR SOME. [CONSENT AGENDA] >> COUNCIL, WE WILL MOVE ON TO CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 2026, 179. ALL MATTER UNDER THE AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND ENACTED BY ONE MOTION WITHOUT SEPARATE DISCUSSION. HOWEVER, IF DISCUSSION IS DESIRED ON ANY OF THE ITEMS THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. >> I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ITEM C. >> ITEM C IS REQUESTED FOR REMOVAL. ANY OTHER ITEMS? I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS ITEM C. >> I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MOTION MADE BY MAYOR AND SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR CHESHIER TO MOVE MINUS ITEM C. I DON'T HAVE A VOTE BUTTON HERE, MIKE. WE'LL JUST TAKE A VERBAL VOTE OR SHOW OF HANDS. PLEASE VOTE ALL IN FAVOUR. ANY OPPOSED? [C.Consider and act upon a resolution authorizing an expenditure not to exceed $539,080 by the Midlothian Community Development Corporation (MCDC) to the City of Midlothian Police Department for the costs associated with installing artificial turf at the Midlothian Training Building.] ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. SO WE WILL OPEN ITEM C WHICH IS CONSIDER AN ACT UPON THE RESOLUTION FOR EXPENDITURE NOT TO EXCEED 539,000 AND $80 TO THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR A COST ASSOCIATED WITH INSTALLING ARTIFICIAL TURF AT THE MIDLOTHIAN TRAINING BUILDING. MELISSA AND CHIEF. >> THANK YOU. JUST JUMP IN THERE. >> WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION FOR MELISSA OR CHIEF. >> I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS FIRST OFF. I APOLOGIZE. I MISSED THE LAST BOND MEETING. I DON'T THINK MY WIFE WOULD HAVE FORGAVE ME FOR THAT ONE. BUT I DO KNOW WHEN I WAS UPDATED THAT PUBLIC SAFETY WAS PRESENTED, AND THIS BUILDING WAS AN OPTION, I BELIEVE. I WASN'T AT THE MEETING SO SOMEONE MIGHT HAVE TO EDUCATE ME THERE. IF THERE'S A POTENTIAL THAT THAT IS PLACED ON THE BOND AND THAT THIS IS REHABBED, WOULD THAT REHAB DAMAGE THE TURF AREA THAT WE ARE POTENTIALLY ABOUT TO PUT IN. >> MOST OF THE REHAB OF THIS FACILITY'S INTERIOR WE DON'T HAVE A CO RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE HAD BUILDING OFFICIAL GO IN AND LOOK AT THAT AND SOME THING WE DO NEED THE UPDATE. THE FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM HAS BEEN REACCLIMATED. MAINLY THERE IS ELECTRICAL TO BE COMPLETED. IT NEEDS TO BE PLACED UNDERGROUND. THAT'S NOT THE $3 MILLION THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR. WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS TO PUT THIS THING INTO A POSITION WHERE WE ARE DOING HIGH LEVEL TRAINING. AS WE EXPLAINED TO THE BOND THIS WILL BE REHABBED TO DO ENHANCED TRAINING FOR THE POLICE OFFICERS. WE CALL IT FORCE TRAINING GO FROM CLASSROOM TO ACTUAL LIVE TRAINING IN THE FACILITY IN A WAY THAT BRINGS I FORGET WHAT THE TERM IS BUT ACCELERATES THE AMOUNT OF EXCITEMENT AND EMOTIONS AND ALL THE THINGS THAT GO IN LIVE SHOOT SCENARIOS. IT WAS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT WHERE WE HOUSED OUR GYM, DEFENSIVE TACTICS. SO ALL THAT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT BACK INTO THE FACILITY, AND THERE'S SOME AIR CONDITIONING ISSUES. THERE'S VARIOUS STATIONS AT AS YOU KNOW, COUNCIL, THAT THERE WAS PLANS DESIGNED AS A PART OF THE SECOND PART OF OUR BOND. PLACED INTO THE BOND TO REPLACE THE ROOF. AN ELEVATOR OR LIFT IN THAT TO BRING IT IN THE ADA COMPLIANCE. SO WHAT HAPPENED AGAIN WAS THE BOND WAS FULLY EXTENDED, AND WE DID NOT HAVE THE BONDS FINISHED. SO THAT'S WHY IT'S ON THE BOND RIGHT NOW. WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS NOT CONTINGENT ON THAT BUILDING BEING ACTIVE. THIS ALLOWS US THE ABLE TO TO USE THE WIDE OPEN AREA IN FRONT OF THAT TO DO FITNESS TESTING AND DO ALL TYPES OF OTHER EXERCISES IN THE POLICE ACADEMY. THAT'S WHY WE WENT TO MCDC IS THIS WAS AN ORGANIZATIONAL ATTEMPT TO BRING IN OUR COMMUNITY INTO THE FACILITY. SO IT'S NOT GOING TO HAMPER US BY FIXING THAT NOW. WE DON'T ANTICIPATE ANY TEARING OF THAT AREA UP AFTER WE HAVE IT PLACED. I DON'T SEE WHY I HAVE TO PULL OFF A BOND TO EXPLAIN THAT BUT THEY'RE NOT HAND IN HAND OR HAND IN GLOVE AS YOU WOULD SAY. IT'S TWO DIFFERENT OPERATIONS. IT WILL BE A PART OF OUR FITNESS PROGRAM ONCE IT COMES BACK ON LINE. >> IF THE BOND, IF WE DON'T PUT [00:35:03] IT ON THIS BOND ON THE GROUP DECIDE NOT TO PUT IT ON THIS BOND. DO YOU PLAN TO -- I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T PUT THE TURF IN AND KNOCK THE BUILDING DOWN. >> NO. THE BUILDING CAN GO BACK INTO SERVICE WITH SOME MINOR ALT ALTERCATIONS. >> ALL RIGHT. WE DON'T NEED THE $3 MILLION TO DO THE BUILDING. >> RIGHT NOW IT'S STAGNANT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A CO THAT NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH FOR THE ELECTRICAL AND SOME AIR CONDITIONING AND PLUMBING. BUT IT'S NOT A REVAMP FOR USING THIS FOR ADVANCED POLICE TRAINING. >> MY LAST QUESTION AND I'LL LET OTHER PEOPLE GO AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS FROM MELISSA AND STAFF BUT CAN SOMEBODY JUST CLARIFY WHY IT ENDED ON CONSENT AGENDA VERSUS REGULAR AGENDA OR VICE VERSA. >> THERE'S NO PARTICULAR REASON. WE KNOW THINGS CAN BE PULLED OFF ON THE CONSENT AGENDA SO AS LONG AS WE'RE ADVERTISING WHAT THE ITEM IS WENT THROUGH THE MCD, APPROVED IT, YOU KNOW, REALLY WEREN'T ANTICIPATING THAT MANY QUESTIONS, SO THERE'S NO RIGHT OR WRONG. AND WE KNOW THAT ITEMS CAN BE PULLED OFF AND TALKED ABOUT. SO THANK YOU. >> COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. WAS THIS UNANIMOUS APPROVAL BY YOUR BOARD AFTER DISCUSSING AND HEARING FROM THE -- >> YES, SIR. WE HAD A PRESENTATION AND STILL HAVE A 60-DAY NOTICE AND THAT BUT IT WAS UNANIMOUS. >> CHIEF SMITH, ON THE OTHER END OF THIS AND WE GET SOMETHING IN THE BOND AND GOING TO BE DOING SOME REHAB OF THIS BUILDING, IS THAT AREA GOING TO BE DAMAGED BY THE NEED FOR THE REHAB TO TAKE PLACE? BECAUSE THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT AREA BY THAT BUILDING. I'M THINKING TRUCKS BRINGING STUFF IN. >> COMPLETE ACCESS TO THE FACILITY. AND THIS IS ALL INTERNAL. WE HAVE ALREADY DONE THE REHAB TO THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING. SO WHEN WE TOOK THE OLD CHURCH THE PART WE USED TO PREACH, THAT CAME DOWN. WE FIX THAT AND SEPARATED THE BUILDING AND THE OLD ELECTRICAL, THE PLUMBING HAS BEEN COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM ANY OLD INFRASTRUCTURE. A LOT OF THE INGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE HAS ALREADY BEEN FINISHED. THE ELECTRICAL FEED COMES FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING WHICH IS NOT GOING TO IMPACT THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING WHERE THIS WILL BE DONE. SO WE HAVE ELECTRICAL THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND THERE ARE ALL THE INFERENCES THEY WILL BE GOING IN. ANY TRADES THAT WILL BE GOING INTO THE FACILITY WILL BE USING ENTRANCES AWAY FROM THAT ERR A. SURROUNDED BY PARKING. >> IT'S NOT GOING TO COME INTO EFFECT IF WE GET DOWN THAT OTHER ROAD. >> WHAT IS THE SIZE OF THE AREA BEING COVERED? >> GOSH. IT'S PROBABLY ALMOST 50 BY 50. >> 30,000 SQUARE FEET. >> YOU MENTION THE ENHANCEMENT CAPABILITIES. WHAT DOES THE CURRENT SET UP LOOK LIKE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT A MENTIONED FOR TRAINING. WHAT ARE Y'ALL UTILIZING THAT YOU WOULD TRANSFER TO THIS LOCATION? >> WELL. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. FIRST OF ALL ALREADY WE'RE USING A GYM. WE ARE CONTRACTED OUT WITH A LOCAL GYM TO DO DEFENSIVE TACTICS IN OUR WEIGHT TRAINING. SO IT'S OFF SITE FOR THE MOST PART. THE CLASSROOM WHERE WE ARE MAKING DO WITH EOC BUT THAT'S WHAT IT WAS NOT DESIGNED TO TRAIN OUR OFFICERS. WE ALREADY HAVE A CLASSROOM THAT WILL HANDLE 50 OFFICERS. WE WILL DOUBLE THAT CAPACITY WHEN COMPLETED. AND AGAIN WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THIS AMMUNITION TRAINING WITHOUT GOING OFF SITE. SO EVERYTHING WILL BE ON SITE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THAT. AS YOU KNOW WE ARE PART OF A REGIONAL SRT. WE WILL DO A LOT OF TRAINING TO INCREASE CAPACITY THERE WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT ARE ALL HIGH FREQUENCY LOW RISK EVENT. FROM A LIABILITY STANDPOINT, THIS IS THE TRAINING YOU WANT MOST. THIS IS NOT DRIVING EVERY DAY BECAUSE THEY GET THAT ON THE JOB TRAINING, BUT THESE ARE THE THINGS THEY DON'T DO ON A REGULAR BASIS AND NEED TO TRAIN ON A REGULAR BASIS. USING THEIR WEAPONS AND HAND TO HAND COMBAT SELF-DEFENCE AS WE TALKED ABOUT. SO THIS IS A BIG PART OF WHAT WE DO IN PUTTING THIS INTO PLAY WILL CEMENT THAT TRAINING [00:40:04] REGIMENT FOR THE OFFICERS MOVING FORWARD. >> AND JUST ADDRESS THE CONCERNS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT. WHAT MOTIVATED YOU AS FAR AS THE SPECIFIC TIMING. >> WELL, THE TIMING WAS THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW WE WOULD BE ABLE TO FINISH THE PROJECT. THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY THEY WERE GOING TO IN THAT PLAN WAS JUST A GRASS FIELD WHICH PREVENTED US FROM DOING ALL WEATHER EVENT. AND FOR US WE HAVE TO TRAIN WHETHER IT'S BEEN RAINING BUT THIS PRESENTS A DAILY OPPORTUNITY TO BE OUT THERE. PHYSICAL FITNESS IS PART OF AS YOU KNOW, YOU MAY NOT KNOW, BUT WE HAVE A PHYSICAL FITNESS PROGRAM. WE HAVE A HEALTH PROGRAM. WE HAVE A LOT OF INVESTMENT TO DEESCALATE, GIVE THEM A PLACE TO WORK OUT. AND AS YOU KNOW WE HAVE THE FOLKS THERE TOO SOMETHING WE CAN MAKE ACCESSIBLE TO THEM. SO IT'S PART AND PARCEL OF THE ONGOING TRAINING ON THE PHYSICAL SIDE, THE MENTAL SIDE AND TACTICAL SIDE. >> MY ONLY QUESTION IS HAS THERE BEEN ANY THOUGHT GIVEN TO THE OUTS OF THE FIELD FOR COMMUNITY PURPOSES OR WHATEVER IT'S NOT IN USE OR IS IT I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS NOT BEHIND THE FENCE. >> IT IS BEHIND THE FENCE. THIS IS DIRECTLY NORTH OF THE OLD BUILDING WHERE THE CHURCH USED TO BE. SO IT'S A VERY LARGE, WE WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT SITE. SO OUR CPA DOING TRAINING OUT THERE AND OUR JUNIOR POLICE ACADEMY WILL BE IN THAT ENVIRONMENT. THERE ARE A LOT OF OUTREACH PROGRAMS AS WELL. >> WHEN I SAID FENCE, I MEAN THE GATE. IT'S NOT BEHIND THE GATE. >> YEAH. IT'S IN OUR SECURE FACILITY. >> IF YOU DON'T MIND WHAT EQUIPMENT OUT THERE DO YOU HAVE EXERCISED OR OBSTACLE OR TRAINING EQUIPMENT THAT YOU HAVE OR JUST A FLAT FIELD? >> IT IS A FLAT FIELD BY IF YOU SEE THE WAY THEY TRAIN TODAY, THEY DO SLEDS, A LOT OF CROSS FIT. THEY DO A LOT OF KALISTENICS. THIS IS AN OBSTACLE COURSE WE CAN PLACE THAT'S MOVEABLE CALLED A LEOPARD'S CHALLENGE. IT ACTUALLY GIVES US A PICTURE OF WHAT THE OFFICERS IF THEY CAN ACTUALLY DO THE JOB THAT WE'RE ASKING THEM TO DO. IT HAS BEEN ARCHED FOR 20 YEARS. IT'S SCALABLE AND MOVEABLE. THERE IS ACTUALLY A FIELD WHERE THEY CREATED THAT ENVIRONMENT, AND IT'S PERMANENTLY PLANNED. THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO EVALUATE THE OFFICERS. >> QUESTIONS ANSWERED? TAKE A MOTION ON ITEM C. GOT A MOTION MADE TO APPROVE SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN RENO. STILL DON'T HAVE A LOT VOTE BUTTON. DO IT VERBALLY AGAIN. ALL IN FAVOUR, RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL OPPOSED. ITEM PASSES 6-0. MOVING ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. [2026-180 Consider and act upon an Agreement for Professional Services with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for providing professional engineering services for the design of the 2026 Utility Projects at a total cost of $497,000.] 2026, 180. AN AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH KIMBERLEY HORN AND ASSOCIATES FOR PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING DESIGN FOR THE 2026 UTILITY PROJECTS AT A TOTAL COST OF 497,000. ADAM. >> SORRY ABOUT THAT. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, GOOD EVENING. BEFORE YOU IS A GO REQUEST TO BEGIN THE DESIGN FOR SOME UTILITY PROJECTS THAT ARE NEEDED AROUND THE COMMUNITY. ONE OF THEM IS ONE OF THE FEW WE ARE ASKING FOR IS A MAJOR WATER LINE DOWN HIGHWAY 67. IT'S NOT A REPLACEMENT. IT'S AN INSTALL TO HELP WITH THE REDUNDANCY, CAPACITY LOADS ON THAT SIDE OF TOWN. NOT THAT WE HAVE PROBLEMS BUT HAVING THAT SECONDARY FEED WOULD ENHANCE THAT AREA. THERE IS NO WATER LINE CURRENTLY GOING DOWN. THIS WOULD PROVIDE SOME OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME TO TIE IN OR USE IT AS A TRANSMISSION MAIN ONLY. GIVES US A CHANCE TO THINK ABOUT IT. ALSO THERE ARE EXISTING LINES ON NORTH RIDGE AROUND SEWER LINES AND SANITARY SEWER LINES AND RIGHT NOW IT'S DESIGN. WE HAVE AN IDEA WHAT THE COST MAY BE BASED ON TODAY'S COST AND [00:45:04] TRENDS, BUT FOR RIGHT NOW WE ARE JUST ASKING FOR DESIGN AND SEE WHERE WE WILL BE IN THE FUTURE TO GET THE JOB DONE. THANK YOU. ANYBODY SIGN UP TO SPEAK ON THAT? OKAY, COUNCIL QUESTIONS FOR ADAM? >> I HAD ONE. AL NORMALLY WE USE THE TERM UTILITY FUND. SO THEY ARE SUBLINE ITEMS OF UTILITY FUND. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. MOTIONS. MOVE APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE BY THE MAYOR. SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR HAMMONDS. ALL IN FAVOUR, RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. [2026-184 Consider and act upon an agreement between Mid-Way Regional Airport, the cities of Midlothian and Waxahachie and Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc. for professional construction administration services for the Mid-Way Regional Airport Fuel Farm project at a cost of $172,539 and authorize the City Manager to execute.] PASSES 6-0. WE ARE GONNA SKIP TO ITEM 2026, 184. CONSIDER AN ACT UPON AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN MIDWAY REGIONAL AIRPORT, THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN AND PARK HILL SMITH AND COOPER FOR PROFESSIONAL CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR THE MIDWAY REGIONAL AIRPORT FUEL FARM PROJECT AT A COST OF 172,539 AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE. >> MAYOR AND COUNCIL, GOOD EVENING. THIS IS FOR THE PROJECT THAT JUST CAME THROUGH ON OUR FUEL FARM. I THINK IT CAME THROUGH ON MAY 12TH, 2026. THAT WAS APPROVED T ALSO GOT APPROVED AT THE CITY AFTER THAT. THIS IS FOR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION. KSA WILL BE DOING THE -- I'M SORRY. IT'S PARK HILL NOW. WILL BE DOING THE CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT DESIGNED IT. SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THIS OUT OF THE SAVINGS OF THE ORIGINAL PROJECT AND THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. THIS IS BASICALLY JUST DOING CONSTRUCTION PHASE CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION. RESIDENT PROJECT REPRESENTATIVE WHICH WILL HAVE SOMEBODY VISITING THE SITE. AND THEN ALSO SUBCONSULTANT SERVICES FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM PROJECT. SO WITH THAT I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND. >> ANYBODY SIGN UP TO SPEAK? COUNCIL, QUESTIONS. >> JUST ONE BASIC ONE HERE. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION. IS THAT A SHARED ASSET WITH THE CITY? OR IS THIS SOMETHING SPECIFIC? >> THIS IS SOMETHING SPECIFIC FOR THE AIRPORT. SO THE AIRPORT FUND WILL BE PAYING PER THAT. >> ANY QUESTIONS, MOTIONS? MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND BY COUNCILLOR CHESHIER. ALL OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. ITEM PASSES 6-0. THANK YOU. COUNCIL, BEFORE HEARING CASE [EXECUTIVE SESSION ] 181, 82, 38 WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT OF SECTION 551.071, LEGAL CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ON ANY AGENDA ITEM LISTED HEREIN. AND ALSO SECTION 200 2 DELIBERATION TO PURCHASE THE REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY LIMITS OF MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS. SO THE A. >> ALL RIGHT. IT IS 8:11 P.M. WE ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. THERE IS NO ACTION AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, SO AT 8:1D ADJOUR * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.