[CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:07] ALL RIGHT. I HAVE US AT 6PM, SO WE WILL CALL OUR REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER. AND IF YOU ARE ABLE, PLEASE JOIN ME. STANDING, IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE TROOP 1699 WITH THE DECATUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT HERE AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THEM TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. ALLEGIANCE]. THANK YOU AND AT THIS TIME I HAVE A [PRESENTATIONS, RECOGNITION] PROCLAMATION FOR THE BUSINESS OF THE MONTH. WHEREAS IN 1938, WISE ELECTRIC, A NOT FOR PROFIT ELECTRIC CORPORATION, WAS FOUNDED AS PART OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S NEW DEAL. FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO LIVED IN UNDERSERVED RURAL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AND WHEREAS WISE ELECTRIC OPENED ITS FIRST FACILITY ON THE SQUARE IN DECATUR WITH AN OFFICE SPACE OF LESS THAN 1000FT², AND HIRED TWO EMPLOYEES, ONE TO MANAGE THE OFFICE AND ONE TO MANAGE ELECTRICAL LINES THAT WERE BUILT IN WISE, MONTAGUE, AND JACK COUNTY AND WHEREAS IN 1958 THE CORPORATION NEEDED A NEW FACILITY FOR THE GROWING MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES. SO A NEW STRUCTURE WAS BUILT ON THE CORNER OF HALE AND COWAN STREET AND DECATUR IN 2003. WISE ELECTRIC EXPANDED ONCE AGAIN, BUILDING A NEW FACILITY AT ITS CURRENT LOCATION AT 1900 NORTH TRINITY STREET IN DECATUR, SITTING ON 20 ACRES OVER 22,000FT² OF OFFICE SPACE AND OVER 20,000FT² OF WAREHOUSE SPACE. CURRENTLY SERVING 27,000M IN SEVEN COUNTIES WHILE EMPLOYING 70 EMPLOYEES AND WHEREAS WISE ELECTRIC BUSINESS MODEL HAS REMAINED SIMPLISTIC, WHEREBY THE COOPERATIVE IS OWNED BY THOSE WHO SERVE AND ARE MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVE, SHARE IN BOTH THE EXPENSES AND PROFITS. FOR THE PAST 87 YEARS, WISE ELECTRIC'S PURPOSE HAS BEEN TO PROVIDE RELIABLE AND SAFE ELECTRICITY THAT ENHANCES THE LIVES OF COOPERATIVE MEMBERS AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES WHERE WISE ELECTRIC SERVES AND NOW, THEREFORE, I'M MIKE MCQUISTON, MAYOR CITY OF DECATUR DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THIS DAY. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH, 2025 AS WISE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE DAY. COUNCIL, IF YOU WOULD JOIN ME. SO AGAIN, IT'S OUR PLEASURE AS THE CITY OF DECATUR AND CITY COUNCIL TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TO YOU. COUNCIL, IF YOU WOULD JOIN ME. [INAUDIBLE]. ABSOLUTELY. WE'D LOVE TO HAVE ALL OF OUR MEMBERS, OUR TEAM. SO Y'ALL COME ON UP WITH. THANK YOU AND IF SOMEBODY WOULD LIKE TO STAND RIGHT HERE WITH ACCEPTING THE PROCLAMATION . [INAUDIBLE]. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL. APPRECIATE IT. ALSO WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE NOTE OF AN APPRECIATION OF OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, WHO PART OF THEIR WORK IS RETENTION AND BUSINESS AND WE APPRECIATE THEM REACHING OUT TO OUR ORGANIZATIONS HERE IN WISE COUNTY AND SPECIFICALLY IN DECATUR, TEXAS. THAT HAS MADE A GREAT IMPACT IN OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AT THIS TIME, I HAVE ANOTHER PROCLAMATION, AND I WOULD. I'D LIKE TO ASK IF THE TROOP 6099 MIGHT WANT TO COME ON UP TO THE FRONT AND CENTER STAGE, IF I USE THAT APPROPRIATELY. [00:05:03] YES. THANK YOU AND MEMBERS OF OUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT ARE HERE, PLEASE JOIN US. [INAUDIBLE]. YES. MOBILE MAYOR. SO THIS PROCLAMATION IS TO THE THEATER IN OUR SCHOOLS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH. THANK YOU FOR MY LINE. WHEREAS THE ARTS, AND SPECIFICALLY THEATER PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN. INSPIRING CREATIVITY, DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING AND NURTURING A LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING. AND WHEREAS THEATER PROGRAMS IN OUR SCHOOLS PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH VALUABLE SKILLS IN COMMUNICATIONS, COLLABORATION, PROBLEM SOLVING, AND EMPATHY, ALL OF WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE SUCCESS OF BOTH ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SETTINGS. WHEREAS THE ARTS ARE A POWERFUL TOOL FOR FOSTERING INCLUSIVITY, SELF-EXPRESSION, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING, OFFERING STUDENTS FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS A PLACE TO SHARE THEIR UNIQUE VOICES AND PERSPECTIVES AND WHEREAS THEATER EDUCATION ENRICHES THE LIVES OF STUDENTS, TEACHERS, FAMILIES, AND THE COMMUNITY, FOSTERING AN UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION FOR DIFFERENT CULTURES, HISTORIES, AND TRADITIONS. NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE KNOWN ALL PRESENT. I'M MIKE MCQUISTON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DECATUR DO PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MARCH HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS THEATER IN SCHOOLS MONTH. SO CONGRATULATIONS. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. SO, COUNCIL, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF DECATUR AND OUR CITY COUNCIL, WE'D LIKE TO MAKE THIS PROCLAMATION AND A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE. ALL RIGHT. AWESOME. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] . ABSOLUTELY. IF YOU JUST WOULD GIVE US A MOMENT. AND I'M SORRY TO DO THIS. NO. THESE YOUNG ADULTS AND THEIR WORK IN THEATER ARTS IS EXEMPLARY IN THE STATE. AND YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TWO STUDENTS WHO ARE MOVING ON TO THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL IN THEATER ARTS, WHICH IS A HIGH LEVEL OF ACCOMPLISHMENT. MAGGIE? MAGGIE IS HERE. SHE WON THE TEXAS SCHOLARS AWARD IN THEATER ARTS, AND THAT IS ONE OF A. IN FACT, THE ONE FOR THE STATE, I BELIEVE. SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN THEATER ARTS. YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE THEATER MANAGER. YOU'RE LOOKING AT STUDENTS WHO ARE IN THEIR FRESHMAN AND UPPERCLASSMEN YEARS. THEY ARE THE HEART OF THEATER ARTS, AND WE RECOGNIZE THEM AND APPRECIATE THEM AND WE THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR HONORING THIS GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND OUR PROGRAM TONIGHT. SO THANK YOU. OKAY. WELL, I WILL SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CARRYING ON THE RICH TRADITION OF THEATER IN DECATUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. I KNOW THAT [INAUDIBLE]. I JUST AM SO THRILLED FOR YOU ALL. IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT IN OUR DISTRICT. AS WE MENTIONED IN THE PROCLAMATION, I JUST FEEL LIKE IT'S SUCH A VALUABLE THING FOR US TO BRING TO ENRICH CULTURE AND TO THE CITY OF DECATUR. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE ONE MORE RECOGNITION. ASUCENA DELGADO HAS RECENTLY ACCOMPLISHED HER MUNICIPAL CLERKS CERTIFICATE. SUSIE, IF YOU WOULD COME ON UP TO THE FRONT AND WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE YOU . [INAUDIBLE]. COUNCIL. IF YOU WOULD ALSO JOIN ME. THANK YOU. SUSIE MAKES SURE THAT EVERYTHING'S IN GREAT SHAPE FOR OUR CITY AND ALSO FOR ME. SO I'M VERY AND FOR THE REST OF OUR TEAM. SO WE APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH. COME ON JUMP ON IN HERE. WE'RE GOOD. OKAY. I FEEL LIKE I'M NEVER IN THE FRONT ROW OF A PHOTO. THANK YOU. GOOD JOB. SUSIE. GREAT WORK. WE LOVE YOU. [00:10:07] YEAH. IT'S A CHALLENGE TO SURPRISE SUSIE WITH ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA. SO WE ACTUALLY HAD TO STEAL THAT FROM HER WALL AND FRAME IT AND PUT A DECOY IN PLACE. SO THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, FOR HONORING SUSIE. YES. SUSIE, DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR A PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT? NO, SIR WE DON'T. ALL RIGHT. ITEM TWO, RECEIVE AN OUTSIDE AUDIT REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024. [2. RECEIVE OUTSIDE AUDIT REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE DISTRIBUTION.] MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I WANT TO SAY A QUICK THANK YOU TO STAFF WHO, THROUGH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, WHO HAVE DEALT WITH OUR OUR ANNUAL AUDIT. AND I'M PLEASED TO INTRODUCE JOSH FINDLAY TONIGHT, WHO REPRESENTS FOUR OF US AND [INAUDIBLE], WHO DID OUR ANNUAL AUDIT FOR US. SO JOSH IS GOING TO COVER THE HIGHLIGHTS WITH YOU. JOSH. YEAH. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. MAYOR. COUNCIL, THANKS FOR HAVING ME. WELCOME. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. YEAH. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS TO STAFF AGAIN. YOU KNOW, IT'S A LOT OF WORK. I THINK THE DOCUMENTS ARE IN FRONT OF YOU GUYS. A LOT OF WORK GOES INTO PUTTING THOSE TOGETHER, ESPECIALLY ON MY TEAM AUDITING THEM AS WELL. THEY'RE NOT WITH ME, BUT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THEM. THEY'RE BACK IN THE OFFICE WORKING. IT'S OUR BUSY SEASON RIGHT NOW AND THEN THANKS TO JEN ALWAYS. I KNOW SHE'S PROBABLY TIRED OF ME CALLING HER. I TOLD HER I'D LEAVE HER ALONE UNTIL NEXT SEPTEMBER, BUT NO. SO I'M JUST GOING TO GO OVER A FEW HIGHLIGHTS. IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO JUST INTERRUPT ME. LIKE LIKE HE SAID, MY NAME IS JOSH FINDLAY. I WAS THE LEAD DIRECTOR OVER THE AUDIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 24. SO THAT'S ENDING 9/30/2024. FIRST, I'M JUST GOING TO START RIGHT WITH THE OPINIONS. I THINK IT'S ON PAGE 2 OR 3 OF THAT REPORT. WE GO RIGHT INTO OUR OPINIONS. YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO RECEIVE AN UNMODIFIED OPINION. SO IN LAYMAN TERMS THAT IS A CLEAN AUDIT OPINION. SO THAT'S THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ASSURANCE THAT A FIRM LIKE US CAN GIVE. IT'S A CLEAN UNMODIFIED AUDIT OPINION ON THE PRIME FINANCIALS. OKAY. YOU GUYS ARE ALSO GOING TO RECEIVE TWO OTHER OPINIONS. AND THAT RELATES TO WHAT WE CALL A SINGLE AUDIT. SO ANY YEAR YOU GUYS SPEND OVER $750,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING, WHICH WAS FROM YOUR ARPA FUNDS. ANYTIME YOU SPEND OVER 750, WE DO WHAT WE CALL A SINGLE AUDIT, WHICH IS WHERE WE AUDIT JUST THAT THOSE EXPENSES AND THAT ACTUAL MAJOR PROGRAM FROM THE FROM THE GOVERNMENT. SO YOU GUYS RECEIVED TWO SEPARATE OPINIONS FOR THAT. ONE IS OVER INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING. SO YOU THINK OF YOU KNOW, HOW YOU GUYS ARE REPORTING THAT THOSE FUNDS, ARE YOU ACCOUNTING FOR THE FUNDS PROPERLY. AND THEN YOU ALSO GET AN OPINION ON COMPLIANCE FOR THOSE FUNDS. SO ARE YOU SPENDING THOSE FUNDS PROPERLY AND WHAT THE FED HAS ALLOWED TO SPEND THE MONEY ON. OKAY. SO TWO MORE UNMODIFIED OPINIONS. OKAY. SO A TOTAL OF THREE CLEAN AUDIT OPINIONS. SO THAT'S KIND OF LIKE AN A PLUS ON YOUR REPORT CARD. SO A REALLY GOOD RESULTS. ALL RIGHT. AND REALLY NEXT I JUST WANTED TO HIT, YOU KNOW FORRIS MAZARS OUR NEW FIRM NAME. WE USED TO BE JUST FOUR OF US. SO WE WENT THROUGH A MERGER THIS PAST YEAR. SO WHEN YOU SEE FORRIS MAZARS OUT IN THE MARKETPLACE, THAT IS US. NOTHING CHANGED. IT'S JUST OUR NAME. WE USED TO BE RED. THEY CHANGED OUR COLOR TO BLUE, CHANGED SOME OF OUR MARKETING, WHICH IS SUPER FRUSTRATING FOR US OUT IN THE PEOPLE ACTUALLY OUT IN THE MARKET. BUT THAT IS YOUR NEW FIRM. OKAY. SO SO NOTHING CHANGES. STILL ME OUT OF DALLAS DOING THE AUDIT AND THEN LAST THING I'LL SAY FOR THE FINANCIALS IS I DON'T EXPECT EVERYONE TO READ EVERY PAGE COVER TO COVER. I KNOW IT'S LIKE 100 PAGES THERE, BUT THE MDNA, THE FIRST LIKE TEN PAGES. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU ALL READ. THAT'S REALLY THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE FINANCIALS KIND OF FINANCIAL OVERVIEW OF WHAT HAPPENED THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR. IT GIVES YOU EVERY QUESTION YOU CAN PROBABLY IMAGINE IS ANSWERED IN THAT TEN PAGE SECTION. SO I HIGHLY RECOMMEND READING THOSE AND WITH THAT I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS MAY HAVE OR YOU KNOW, ANYONE IN COUNCIL HAVE QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR WORK. YEAH. APPRECIATE IT. I AGAIN WANT TO ECHO THIS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO CITY STAFF, ALL OF OUR DIRECTORS, I KNOW THAT OUR BUDGET PROCESS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS WORK VERY DILIGENTLY ON, AND IT'S ONGOING. IT'S IT SEEMS TO BE PROBABLY ONE OF OUR PROCESSES THAT WE SPEND ALL OF OUR TIME IN, FOR SURE, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT. BUT I WANT TO SPECIFICALLY RECOGNIZE EACH OF OUR DIRECTORS AND BEING VERY COST CONSCIOUS AND THEN PUTTING US IN A POSITION TO HAVE A GREAT BUDGET. SO AND A GREAT AUDIT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT, MAYOR. IT IS AN ACTION ITEM FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO AND THAT WOULD BE, WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE RECEIPT OF THE AUDIT AND AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTION. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECEIPT OF THE AUDIT AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE DISTRIBUTION. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES. THANK YOU. [00:15:01] ITEM THREE HERE, AN ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING POLICE RACIAL PROFILING REVIEW STATISTICS FOR JANUARY 2024 THROUGH DECEMBER 20TH, [3. HEAR ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING POLICE RACIAL PROFILING REVIEW STATISTICS FOR JANUARY 2024 THROUGH DECEMBER 2024 AND DISCUSS WITH COUNCIL AND STAFF. ] 2024. I BELIEVE IT IS NOW. ALL RIGHT, MAYOR, COUNCIL THIS IS OUR ANNUAL RACIAL PROFILING REPORT THAT WE'RE REQUIRED EVERY SINGLE YEAR TO GIVE. IT IS A REQUIREMENT OF TEXAS STATUTE THAT WE GIVE THIS. SO THIS IS JUST KIND OF THAT STATUTE AS WE GO ALONG THROUGH HERE, THAT YOU CAN SEE WHAT IS REQUIRED OF US AND THEN WE'LL GET INTO REALLY KIND OF THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF IT, JUST KIND OF LOOK AT SOME OF THE NUMBERS, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE OF IMPORTANCE. THIS REPORT IS RATHER LENGTHY. I JUST TOOK OUT SOME OF THE BIG PICTURE ITEMS AND THREW OUT HERE FOR YOU. SO WE CAN KIND OF TALK ABOUT WE JUST LOOK AT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STOPS. WE HAD 60 OR 6546 TOTAL STOPS THIS YEAR. THAT WAS DOWN QUITE SUBSTANTIALLY FROM PREVIOUS YEARS AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN OF WHERE EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE STOPS WERE MADE, WHETHER IT'S A CITY STREET, US HIGHWAY, COUNTY ROAD, OR STATE HIGHWAY PRIVATE PROPERTY, THOSE ARE PARKING LOT TYPE INTERACTIONS THAT WE MAY HAVE AS IT RELATES TO RACIAL PROFILING. ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE REALLY LOOK AT IS IT'S KIND OF AN IMPORTANT THING IS THAT VERY BOTTOM SECTION WAS RACE OR ETHNICITY KNOWN PRIOR TO THE STOP. THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF OUR STOPS ARE. WE HAVE NO CLUE WHAT THE INDIVIDUAL'S RACE, ETHNICITY, GENDER, WHAT THAT IS. YOU SEE THE FEW OCCURRENCES WHERE THERE'S A YES, SOME OF THOSE COULD BE EITHER BECAUSE WE'RE DISPATCHED AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S A CALL THAT RESULTS IN A TRAFFIC STOP. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT, HEY, IT'S A MALE, IT'S A WHITE MALE OR A HISPANIC FEMALE. IT COULD BE WHATEVER. THAT'S THE MAJORITY OF WHERE THAT COMES FROM. SO AS WE GO AHEAD AND YOU BREAK THIS REPORT DOWN FURTHER, YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DEPTH OF THESE NUMBERS AS WE START TO LOOK AS IT RELATES TO RACE AND ETHNICITY. THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE STOP ARE CAUCASIAN OR WHITE. AGAIN, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY KIND OF LOOK AT IS TO KIND OF COMPARE THAT TO THE DEMOGRAPHICS THAT ARE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL. IT CAN BE A LITTLE BIT MISLEADING, JUST FOR THE SIMPLE FACT THAT WE SIT RIGHT IN THE MAJOR OF TWO MAJOR THOROUGHFARES AND A LOT OF THE TRAFFIC THAT WE DEAL WITH IS NOT NECESSARILY THE PEOPLE THAT CONSTITUTES OUR DEMOGRAPHICS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE CITY, BUT IT'S STILL SOMETHING THAT WE KIND OF LOOK AT TO KIND OF MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE STAYING RIGHT WHERE WE NEED TO BE. ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT AS FAR AS THE RESULT OF THE STOP. AS TO WHAT WE DO. WE HAVE REALLY MADE AN ATTEMPT THAT WE DON'T DO ANY TYPE OF VERBAL WARNINGS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PUTTING SOMETHING ON PAPER. SO YOU'LL ALWAYS SEE THIS IS A REALLY, REALLY LOW NUMBER FOR US. MOST YEARS, WE MAY ONLY HAVE 1 OR 2. THIS PAST YEAR WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY THAT WE GAVE A VERBAL WARNING TO. THE REASON WHY WE DON'T WANT TO DO VERBAL WARNINGS IS JUST SIMPLY BECAUSE IT'S EXTREMELY HARD TO TRACK THE RACIAL PROFILING ASPECTS OF A STOP OR OF A CONTACT, AND THE STATE REQUIRES THAT YOU DO THAT AND SO WE REALLY EMPHASIZE TO NOT DO THAT. BUT YOU CAN KIND OF SEE AS IT RELATES TO THE CITATIONS AND THE BREAKDOWNS OF WARNINGS OF HOW THAT KIND OF LOOKS. THEN WE LOOK AT THE REASON FOR THE STOP WHETHER IT'S A CONSENT SEARCH. OR WHETHER IT'S A, YOU KNOW, PROBABLE CAUSE. PROBABLE CAUSE COULD BE ANYTHING FROM WE WALK UP TO THE VEHICLE, WE SEE PARAPHERNALIA, WE SEE SOME TYPE OF CONTRABAND, OR PERHAPS OUR OFFICERS SMELL ALCOHOL OR SOME TYPE OF NARCOTIC OR SOMETHING THAT WOULD GIVE US THAT PC OR THAT PROBABLE CAUSE. IT COULD ALSO BE RELATED TO, YOU KNOW, LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, A PREVIOUS CALL OR SOMETHING WHERE THEY SAID, HEY, LOOK, THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE INVOLVED IN THIS. THAT CAN ALSO CREATE SOME PROBABLE CAUSE FOR US. AND AGAIN, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT IS JUST KIND OF HOW THAT BREAKDOWN, AGAIN, TO KIND OF THE DEMOGRAPHICS THAT WE LOOK AT THE OVERALL PICTURE AND THEN ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT THAT WE WANT TO SEE IS LIKE, WAS CONTRABAND DISCOVERED? SO WE WANT TO LOOK AND SEE, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY TIMES ARE WE SEARCHING VEHICLES AND HOW MANY TIMES ARE WE FINDING STUFF? YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT TO BE ONE OF THESE THINGS. WE'RE SAYING, HEY, LOOK, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT THIS OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF PROBABLE CAUSE, AND THEN WE'RE NOT FINDING ANYTHING THAT THAT SHOULD BE A RED FLAG TO ANY AND EVERYBODY RIGHT THERE AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE KIND OF MAKE SURE THAT WE PAY ATTENTION TO AND TAKE NOTE OF AS WE'RE DOING OUR REPORT AND THEN FINALLY, ONE OF THE LAST THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT IS, WAS PHYSICAL FORCE HAD TO BE USED AT ANY POINT IN TIME DURING THESE TRAFFIC STOPS. THIS PAST YEAR, WE DID HAVE TWO INCIDENTS IN WHICH PHYSICAL FORCE HAD TO BE USED DURING A STOP. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, FROM THAT ONE OF THE OTHER LITTLE KEY FACTORS OF THIS IS, WAS, YOU KNOW, WAS INJURIES SUSTAINED BY ANYBODY, PARTICULARLY AS OFFICERS OR THE INDIVIDUALS. [00:20:04] THE TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT DID SUSTAIN INJURIES ON THIS WERE BOTH THE SUSPECT AND NOT THE OFFICERS AND THEN FINALLY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OF RACIAL PROFILING. AGAIN, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY INSTANCES THIS PAST YEAR WHERE ANYBODY CAME IN AND CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS ANY TRAFFIC STOP OR ANYTHING BASED UPON A RACIAL BIAS AND THEN FINALLY, THE STATE REQUIRES US TO PREPARE AN ANALYSIS OF EVERYTHING AS WELL. THAT HAS TO BE A STANDALONE ANALYSIS FROM WHAT YOU PREVIOUSLY SAW AND SO THIS IS JUST KIND OF THAT DATA AS IT RELATES TO ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I PLAN TO DO FOR NEXT YEAR IS TO TAKE THESE NUMBERS AND THEN COMPARE SOME OF THESE SAME CATEGORIES TO WHAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE PAST 2 OR 3 YEARS AND PRESENT TO YOU AS WELL, BECAUSE WHAT YOU REALLY WANT TO SEE IS YOU WANT TO SEE THAT TRENDS TO WHERE IF THERE'S ANY DEVIATION UP OR DOWN IN ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, THAT THEN YOU CAN KIND OF, YOU KNOW, DELVE DOWN INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER TO SEE WHY MAYBE THERE ARE THOSE DEVIATIONS. BUT FOR WHAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THIS YEAR, EVERYTHING AGAIN, PRETTY WELL ALIGNS WITH THE DEMOGRAPHICS AND THINGS THAT WE CAN COMPARE COMPARED TO AND UTILIZE FOR OUR OFFICERS. SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE RACIAL PROFILING REPORT. IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS AS IT MAY RELATE TO ANY OF THOSE NUMBERS. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE REPORT. WE APPRECIATE ALL THE THINGS YOU DO. THANKS, JAKE. ALL RIGHT. ITEM FOUR. CONSIDER THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DECATUR DECLARING UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES FOR THE MAY 3RD, [4. CONSIDER FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, DECLARING UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES IN THE MAY 3, 2025, CITY GENERAL ELECTION ELECTED TO OFFICE; CANCELING THE ELECTION IN THE CITY OF DECATUR FOR THE OFFICE OF COUNCILMEMBER FOR PLACES 2, 4 AND 6; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] 2025 GENERAL ELECTION. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, YOU ARE AWARE BY NOW THAT COUNCIL PLACES TWO, FOUR AND SIX. THE INCUMBENTS WERE THE ONLY ONES THAT FILED FOR REELECTION TO THOSE PLACES, SO THERE IS NO CONTESTED RACE. SO THIS ORDINANCE JUST REMOVES THE NEED FOR AN ELECTION TO BE HELD AT THAT MAY DATE. AND THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A FIRST READING. ALL OF OUR ORDINANCES REQUIRE TWO READINGS. SO AT OUR NEXT APPOINTED TIME WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE A RECORD VOTE AND GET THIS OVER TO OUR PARTNERS AT WISE COUNTY. VERY GOOD. COUNCIL, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THAT? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE. CONSIDER SECOND READING AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX B, ZONING CODE OF ORDINANCES. [5. CONSIDER SECOND READING AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX “B” “ZONING” OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW TO ALLOW PERMANENT MAKEUP APPLICATION, AS A SECONDARY USE, AND A TATTOO SHOP IN A C1A, DOWNTOWN ZONING DISTRICT, ON APPROXIMATELY 0.523 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 206 N. STATE STREET, SUITE 203. (SPECIFIC USE PERMIT APPLICATION 25-0001—MS. MAGNOLIA BICKFORD, ON BEHALF OF MAGNOLIA ROSE AESTHETIC) (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL 6-0) ORDINANCE 2025-02-08] CITY OF DECATUR TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE TO ALLOW PERMANENT MAKEUP APPLICATION AND A USE OF A TATTOO SHOP. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. NO CHANGES SINCE YOU SAW THIS AT YOUR FEBRUARY 10TH MEETING. STAFF STANDING BY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. OTHERWISE, IT IS YOURS FOR ACTION TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL WITH NONE. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, PLEASE. WELL, JAKE WANTS TO RUDELY CUT IN FRONT OF ME. WELL, YOUR MIC'S NOT ON. WELL THAT'S FINE. JUST BECAUSE MY MIC'S NOT ON DOESN'T MEAN I'M NOT PROPHETIC. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? NO. JAKE DOES. WE'LL STAND BY FOR A MOTION. WE'LL MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2025-2-08. I'M GOING TO SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. ITEM SIX. [6. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AN EXTENSION REQUEST FOR THE REPLAT OF LOTS 1 – 20, BLOCK 1, PIPER ADDITION, BEING A REPLAT OF LOT 1-R, BLOCK 11-R, NORTH DECATUR ADDITION, AND PART OF CHENOWETH STREET, CITY OF DECATUR, WISE COUNTY, TEXAS. RP-2022-02] CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AN EXTENSION REQUEST FOR THE REPLAT OF LOTS ONE THROUGH 20, BLOCK ONE. THIS IS PART OF THE CHENOWITH STREET, CITY OF DECATUR, WISE COUNTY. ARP 202202. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, LISA HANNON DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. THIS IS JUST A EXTENSION REQUEST FOR SIX MONTH REPLAT EXTENSION. FIVE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS HAS REQUESTED THIS EXTENSION OF THEIR REPLAT. A SIX MONTH EXTENSION IS THE MAXIMUM EXTENSION THAT COUNCIL CAN APPROVE, AND THEY'RE ONLY ALLOWED ONE EXTENSION REQUEST. IT'S FOR 20 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS, AND THE LOCATION IS AT THE CORNER OF DEVEREAUX AND CHENOWETH STREETS. COUNCIL DID APPROVE THE REPLAT MAY 9TH OF 2022. RE PLATS ARE VALID FOR TWO YEARS UNLESS CONSTRUCTION HAS COMMENCED, AND THIS IS FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION. AND TO TAKE ACTION ON WHETHER YOU WILL GRANT THE EXTENSION REQUEST FOR SIX MONTHS. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? LOOK FOR A MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I'D MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE. RP- 2022-02. SECOND. ALL RIGHT, SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [00:25:01] I OPPOSED SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES. ITEM SEVEN. [7. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, ADOPTING TAX ABATEMENT GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. RESOLUTION R2025-02-05] CONSIDER TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, ADOPTING TAX ABATEMENT GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA. THIS IS . RESOLUTION R2025-02-05 . MAYOR AND COUNCIL, YOU HAVE A LOOSE ITEM UP THERE THAT HAS THAT RESOLUTION NUMBER ON THE TOP OF IT. IF YOU'LL RECALL, EVERY OTHER YEAR WE GO THROUGH THE MOTIONS OF APPROVING THE TAX ABATEMENT POLICY SO THAT IN THE EVENT EDC OR THE CITY IS PRESENTED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ABATE PROPERTY TAXES AS A PART OF AN INCENTIVE TO BRING A CERTAIN TYPE OF CUSTOMER TO THE CITY, WE COULD DO THAT WITHOUT THIS RESOLUTION BEING APPROVED EVERY TWO YEARS. THAT WOULD NOT BE A TOOL IN OUR TOOLBOX. SO TO A CERTAIN DEGREE, THIS MOVE TONIGHT IS ADMINISTRATIVE. HISTORICALLY, THIS BODY HAS NOT GRANTED A PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT. BUT THIS GIVES US THAT TOOL SHOULD WE NEED IT IN THE FUTURE. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE RESOLUTION R2025-02-05 . SECOND, HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES. ITEM EIGHT. CONSIDER TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH WISE COUNTY ANTIQUE CAR CLUB AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL [8. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION TO APPROVE A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH WISE COUNTY ANTIQUE CAR CLUB, INC. AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.] NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS MEMORANDUM OF LEASE IS BETWEEN US AND THE ANTIQUE AUTO CLUB. THEY'RE GENUINELY GENERALLY SITUATED UP ON ROSE AVENUE BENEATH THE ROSE AVENUE WATER TOWER. WE OWN THE PROPERTY AROUND THE WATER TOWER, AND THEIR BUSINESS BUTTS UP TO THAT PROPERTY. THEY'RE ASKING FOR THE USE OF A SMALL STRIP OF LAND. IF YOU LOOK IN YOUR PACKET ON PAGE 118, AND IF YOU COULD SCROLL TO THAT PAGE, YOU CAN SEE IT'S A VERY SMALL PIECE OF PROPERTY. THEIR DESIRE IS TO PARK THERE WHEN THEY HAVE MEETINGS OR EVENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THE AGREEMENT IS UP TO THREE YEARS AND IT CAN BE RENEWED, BUT THERE'S NO MONEY EXCHANGING HANDS. IT'S JUST A SIMPLE AGREEMENT. THAT PAPER TAKES IT ONE STEP BEYOND A HANDSHAKE AGREEMENT. SO. VERY GOOD. IT'S REALLY AS SIMPLE AS THIS AGREEMENT IS HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NO QUESTIONS, WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION. UNLESS THERE IS A QUESTION. OKAY. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH WISE COUNTY ANTIQUE CAR CLUB. AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. HAVE A MOTION BEFORE US. SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSE. SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES. ITEM NINE. CONSIDER. TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING MOU BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR, [9. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR, DECATUR EDC, DECATUR CHAMBER AND WISE COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO IMPLEMENT THE BEFORE DURING AFTER (B4DA) PROGRAM.] TEXAS AND DECATUR CHAMBER AND WISE COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO IMPLEMENT THE BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER PROGRAM. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. YOU MAY RECALL A FEW MONTHS BACK WE SENT OUT AN EMAIL DETAILING THIS PARTNERSHIP THAT WAS KIND OF COMING BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND A GROUP CALLED BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER. AND I'LL INTRODUCE JUSTIN NOKES, WHO REPRESENTS THE BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER PROGRAM. HE'LL TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT. THE MOU JUST BASICALLY FORMALIZES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY, THE COUNTY AND BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER BRINGING ALONG OUR PARTNERS AT THE CHAMBER AND OUR PARTNERS AT MAIN STREET. THIS IS GEARED TOWARDS HELPING OUR SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY LEVEL UP THEIR RESILIENCY, AND SO THAT THEY'RE MORE PREPARED DURING A DISASTER OR SOME SORT OF CRISIS THAT MAY SWEEP THROUGH THE COMMUNITY. SO I'LL LET JUSTIN COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND JUST SAY A FEW THINGS THAT I MAY NOT HAVE COVERED. THANK YOU. JUSTIN. YEAH. WELCOME, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS JUSTIN OAKES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR BEFORE. DURING. AFTER. VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY. CODY POWELL BRINGING IT TOGETHER. THIS IS REALLY A PILOT PROJECT. IT'S A NEW PROGRAM THAT WE OFFER FREE RESILIENCY SERVICES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, REALLY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN SURVIVE ANY TYPE OF DISASTER. WHAT THIS WILL REALLY GIVE US TO DO IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE THE PROGRAMS THAT WE IMPLEMENT ARE EFFECTIVE FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY. THAT WAY, WE CAN ROLL IT OUT THROUGH THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND SO JUST KUDOS TO YOU GUYS, AND KUDOS TO THE COUNTY FOR BEING WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. IT REALLY IS EXCITING FOR US. WE'RE PLEASED TO BE A PART OF THIS AND AGAIN, WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE IT GREAT FOR THE STATE AND DECATUR IS GOING TO BE A BIG PART OF THAT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? AND THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD TO THAT, THAT I MEANT TO MENTION EARLIER IS COMMISSIONER COURT APPROVED A COMPLEMENTING MOU THIS MORNING ON THEIR BEHALF. SO THIS WOULD BE THE SAME THING THEY DID THIS MORNING AT COMMISSIONER COURT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. IF NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION. [00:30:05] OH, GO AHEAD, MISS JACKSON. NO. GO AHEAD. LOOK AT ME. ALRIGHT. NO. THAT'S TAKEN. GO AHEAD. JAKE. ALL RIGHT. I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE THE MOU BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR, DECATUR EDC, DECATUR CHAMBER AND WISE COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO IMPLEMENT THE BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER PROGRAM. I'LL SECOND THAT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BEFORE US. AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES ITEM TEN. AS A REMINDER FOR REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. [10. COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.] AND THAT GETS US TO THE END OF OUR AGENDA. SO WE WILL ADJOURN AT 6:31. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.