May 12, 2026 City Council

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>> ALRIGHT. COUNCIL.

WE'LL START OUR WORK SESSION. THE PURPOSE OF OUR WREEF MEETING HERE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL UNDERSTAND THE RUN OF SHOW HERE TONIGHT. WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

WE HAVE BUSINESS TO CONDUCT WHICH IS TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 7 AND 8 ON OUR AGENDA CANVASING THE RESULTS AND WE'LL ALSO BE GIVING RECOGNITION TO JUDGE MEREDITH LYON FOR HER 15-YEAR SERVICE. FROM THERE, DO YOU HAVE RUN OF

SHOW FOR ME? >> FROM THERE BASICALLY THE IT'S CEREMONIAL FROM THAT POINT FORWARD, RIGHT SO WE'LL START WITH UNSEATING AND SAYING SOME NICE REMARKS ABOUT HIM AND GIVING A COUPLE OF PRESENT AND BRINGING HIS FAMILY UP AND LETTING HIM MAKE SOME REMARKS, AS WELL AND HAVE THAN KIDS ON THE SIDE, RIGHT? PREPARED? SO END OF A GENERATION THERE FOR HIM. TWO FULL TERMS AT SIX YEAR, SO WE APPRECIATE THAT SERVICE. FROM THERE WE'LL START THE SWEARING IN AND WE'LL DO IT IN WITH YOU FIRST.

YOU SECOND. LISA THIRD AND THEN I'LL SWEAR IN AND WE'LL BE UP AT THE DAIS AND IN THE SAME ORDER WE'LL ALLOW REMARKS AS YOU KNOW, DO WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO AND SAY WHATEVER YOU NEED TO SAY AND THANK WHOEVER YOU NEED TO THANK AND FROM THERE, I'LL MAKE A FEW REMARKS AND WE'LL CLOSE UP.

PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING, WE DO HAVE SOME VISITORS FROM THE MERRY A CHICAGO.

OR POKE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THEY'LL PERFORM NAINA HONORARY TRANSITION FOR COUNCILMEMBER PALACIOS LEAVING WITH HIS SERVICE TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SO IT WILL BE TELECAST SO WE'LL PUT THE CAMERAS ON AND ABOUT 10 OR 15 MINUTES OF THE THEIR PERFORMANCE AND WE'LL START OURS AND FROM THERE WE'LL GAVEL IN AND ALLOW PALACIOS TO BE KIND OF THE CENTER OF ATTENTION, TO BE THE PLEDGE, INVOCATION AND THEN THE MOTIONS.

WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION. WHOEVER MAKES THE SECOND IS FINE, RIGHT? ANY QUESTIONS?

>> BEFORE THE CANVASING IS WHAT YOU SAYING?

>> YES. YEAH.

>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE A NOTE AT THE ITEMS IN FRONT OF YOU FOR THE RAN VASTING RUN DATED CUMULATIVE NUMBERS BASED ON THE FINAL RESULTS FROM THREE COUNTIES SO WE'LL BE APPROVING BOTH ITEMS AS AMENDED TONIGHT WITH UPDATED NUMBERS, AND EVEN THOUGH THAT THESE NUMBERS HAVEN'T BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE AGENDA PACKET BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE THEM UNTIL TODAY, WE'LL BE POSTING THE FULL ORDINANCES WITH ALL UPDATED NUMBERS ON OUR CITY OF CARROLLTON WEBSITE TOMORROW FOR THE PUBLIC'S VIEWING.

>> OKAY >> PALACIOS, YOU'LL MAKE THE MOTION AS AMENDED. AND THE SECOND ACCORDINGLY.

LET'S SEE. I THINK THAT'S ABOUT ALL.

WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND WE'LL OPEN THAT UP BEFORE WE TAKE TELL 7 AND 8 INTO CONSIDERATION AND THAT'S THE ONLY TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION SO IT'S NOT A PUBLIC FORUM TONIGHT.

NO PUBLIC FORUM TONIGHT. >> QUESTIONS? WITH THAT WE'LL CLOSE OUR WORK SESSION AND WE'LL BE AT THE DAIS RIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR,

>> THIS IS A WONDERFUL CEREMONY TONIGHT AND WE'RE PLEASED TO HAVE A POKE BAND TO LEAD US OFF WITH ALL OF OUR MEETINGS HOWEVER AS WE CALL OURSELVES TO ORDER WE'LL LEAD WITH THE INVOCATION LED BY DR. ANDREW PALACIOS OUR OUTGOING COUNCILMEMBER AND THE PLEDGE WE HAVE SOME, A SCOUT TROOP HERE AND WE'VE ASKED TO

[INVOCATION - Councilmember Andrew Palacios]

>> THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. LET'S PRAY.

BUT A YOUR HEADS WITH ME. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS EVENING AND FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF GATHERING AS ONE COMMUNITY AT THIS MEANINGFUL EVENT.

WE HONOR THOSE THAT HAVE SERVED AND THOSE STEPPING INTO SERVICE AND THANK YOU FOR EVERY COUNCILMAN THAT HAS GIVEN YOU TIME AND WISDOM AND THEIR HEART TO THE CITY.

BLESSINGS UPON EACH ONE THAT'S GOING TO BE RESWORN IN TONIGHT AND GRANT THE INTEGRITY OF HEART.

WE LIFT OUR MAYOR, COUNCIL AND STAFF AND FIRST RESPONDERS AND THANK YOU FOR THE RESIDENTS OF CARROLLTON AND FOR FAMILIES AND

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BLESS EVERY HOME REPRESENTED HERE IN THE ROOM AND ACROSS CARROLLTON. WE ASK YOU BE PRESENT WITH US TO NO IT AND IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.

>> AS OUR SCOUT TROOP MAKES THEIR WAY TO THE PODIUM HERE IF I CAN ASK FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR OUR COMMUNITY GIVEN

THOSE EVENTS LAST WEEK. >> THANK YOU.

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. >> HONOR TO TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEY AGAINST TO TEE. TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD.

ONE AND INDY SIX VISIBLE. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> OKAY WE HAVE A COUPLE OF BUSINESS MATTERS TO ATTEND TO

[5. 7628 Present 15 Year Service Coin To Municipal Judge Meredith Lyon.]

WE'LL START WITH THE, WE ARE MUNICIPAL JUDGE IS CELEBRATING HER 15 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SO WE HAVE A CHAE LENGTH COIN IF I CAN ASK JUDGE MEREDITH LYON TO JOIN ME AT THE PODIUM.

[APPLAUSE] IN OUR MUNICIPAL JUDGE, SERVE AASEN EFFECTIVE THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF OURSELF CITY.

OVERSEEING THE MAGISTRATES, THE ASSOCIATE JUDGES, ALL THE COURT OPERATIONS. SHE IS AN INDIVIDUAL.

ALL JUDGES ARE OFTEN TIMES BEHIND THE SCENES THEY ARE NOT HERE LOCALLY FOR US AT EVERY COUNCIL MEETING BUT CEREMONIALLY A SERVES AS THE OFFICIANT FOR SWEARING IN CEREMONIES.

AT 15 YEARS SHE HAS HAD AT LEAST TEN PLUS ELECTIONS WHERE SHE HAS SWORN IN COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THE TIME THROUGH CYCLES BECAUSE WHETHER YOU ARE CONTESTED OR NOT YOU ARE SWORN IN.

ROUGHLY 40 SWEARING IN CEREMONIES OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS SO WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF HER THOUGHTFUL WORK ON THE DOCKET AS WELL. CURRENT EFFICIENT DOCKET STANDARDS ARE 30-60 DAYS IN TERMS OF CASE TO CASE HEARING AND SO FORTH. SO HER TRIAL SCHEDULING AND EFFICIENCY FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM FOR THOSE HERE IN CARROLLTON ARE CERTAINLY APPRECIATED.

CASE MANAGEMENT, WARRANT ROUNDUPS, SHE IS FIRM, FAIR, AND EMPATHETIC FOR ALL INVOLVED. SHE IS THE THIRD MOST SENIOR JUDGE IN THE 14 CITIES THAT WE COMPARE AGAINST, OUR BENCH MOST CITIES -- BENCHMARK CITIES. THIRD MOST.

THAT IS A THIRD TO ADDISON, 38 YEARS, AND LOUISVILLE AT 20 SOMETHING YEARS. AT 15 YEARS WE ARE SO PROUD TO HAVE HER AND IT REALLY EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR STAFF WHETHER IT IS COUNCIL APPOINTED POSITIONS OR THE ORGANIZATION TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN A QUALIFIED TEAM SO WE APPRECIATE HER WORK THERE. ENSURING SWIFT JUSTICE FOR ALL AND AS I INDICATED ADMINISTERING COATS TO AT LEAST THREE MAYORS AND 40 OR SO ELECTED OFFICIALS THROUGH HER TERM.

WITH THAT I RECOGNIZE YOU, I PROVIDE YOU THIS CHALLENGE COIN AND HOLDER AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

[APPLAUSE] >> I JUST WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS BOTH CURRENT, FORMER, AND ABOUT TO BE COUNSEL PEOPLE TONIGHT FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND JUST ALWAYS BEING THERE WHEN WE NEED THEM BUT ALSO ALLOWING US THE ECONOMY TO DO WHAT WE DO AND KEEP OUR PROCESS A FAIR AND JUST.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE]

>> THAT TAKES US TO OUR CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD ACCORDING TO STATE LAW, ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS

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I HAVE NO CARDS FOR REGISTERED BUT IF ANYBODY WISHES TO ADDRESS COUNCIL YOU MAY APPROACH THE PODIUM NOW.

[CONSENT AGENDA ]

PALACIOS. >> I MOVE WE APPROVE MOTION

NUMBER 7 AND 8 AS AMENDED. >> COUNCILMEMBER AXBERG.

>> HAVE LIKED A SECOND THAT MOTION.

>> I HAVE A MOTION BY THE OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBER AND A SECOND BY AXBERG AND MAYOR PRO TEM AXBERG.

ANY DISCUSSION OF THE MOTION? SEEING NONE I WILL CALL THE B

[9. 7629 Presentation Acknowledging The Service Of Outgoing Councilmembers And Welcoming The Newly Elected Officials.]

THE RESULTS ARE CANVASSED, WITH THAT THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR CEREMONIAL PART OF THIS MEETING WHERE WE WILL UNSEAT DR. ANDREW PALACIOS, AND SWEAR IN ALL NEW ELECTED OFFICIALS.

WITH THAT IF I COULD HAVE DR. PALACIOS JOINED MANTHEY PODIUM. [APPLAUSE] -- DR. PALACIOS, IF YOU WOULD JOIN ME AT THE PODIUM.

>> GOOD EVENING FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND PEOPLE FROM CARROLLTON EVERYWHERE. TONIGHT WE GATHER NOT TO MARK THE END OF A TERM SIMPLY BUT TO RECOGNIZE A LEGACY OF SERVICE AND COMMITMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF CARROLLTON, THE PEOPLE WE CALL HOME. IT IS MY HONOR TO SPEAK TONIGHT IN RECOGNITION OF COUNCILMEMBER DR. ANDREW PALACIOS AS HE CONCLUDES HIS SERVICE ON THE CARROLLTON CITY COUNCIL.

SERVICE THAT BEGAN WITH THE SELECTION AND MAY 2020 AND HIS REELECTION IN MAY 2023 COMES TO AN IMPACTFUL CONCLUSION BUT WITH RESPECT OF OUR TERM LIMITS. HIS LEADERSHIP OF A VERY JUNIOR COUNCIL AT THE TIME INCLUDES BEING APPOINTED DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM AND 21-22. MAYOR PRO TEM 2022-2023.

AND A STRONG ALLY AND TRUSTED ADVISOR OF MINE.

COMMITTEE OF THE AUDIT CHAIR. FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY ON MY BEHALF. AND SALES TAX CHANGES WERE BEING MADE UNILATERALLY BY OUR COUNCILOR'S OFFICE.

ADDITIONAL COUNCIL POST INCLUDED SELECTED ASSIGNMENTS ON TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. OUR VISION 2040 COMMITTEE, DISTRICT 35 AD HOC COMMITTEE, AMONG VARIOUS OTHER ROTATING POSITIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND THROUGH COMMUNITY COURTS AND RELATIONSHIPS.

INCLUDING AWARD-WINNING CARROLLTON THE MMC MUSIC MINISTRY CONSERVATORY, MAKE IT COUNT, AND THE GRADUATE OF THE CLASS 32 OF THE CLASS LEADERSHIP METRO PRESS CLASS.

PRIOR TO JOINING COUNSEL DR. PALACIOS SERVED AS A COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER ON CPKC -- CPKC -- CPAC, ENSURING CARROLLTON'S INFRASTRUCTURE, THIS WAS SOME FAMILIAR BASED ON THE BOND WE JUST PAST. PUBLIC SERVICES NEVER EVEN -- EASY IT DEMANDS A LONG, COUNTLESS MEETINGS, AND THE NEEDS TO PLACE THE NEEDS OF OTHERS AHEAD OF PERSONAL CONVENIENCE AND AT TIMES HIS OWN FAMILY.

THOSE WHO CHOOSE THIS PATH, AS HE HAS AND THOSE BEHIND US HAVE, DO SO WITH THE FULL RECOGNITION, WITHOUT RECOGNITION RATHER, BUT BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP SHAPE ITS FUTURE.

DR. PALACIOS HAS EMBODIED THE SPIRIT THE ARTIST HIM ON A COUNSEL DURING HIS SERVICE ANDREW APPROACHED EVERY ISSUE WITH THE THOUGHTFULNESS, INTEGRITY, AND A GENUINE DESIRE TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CARROLLTON RESIDENTS.

THE COMMITTEE OF IMMUNITY, SAFETY, INFRASTRUCTURE, PARKS, NEIGHBORHOODS. LONG-TERM VISION 2044 CITY.

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ANDREW LISTENED. ABOVE ALL HIS APPROACH AND EXTREME THOUGHTFULNESS HAS ALWAYS PREVAILED AND HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN PREPARED. YOU LISTENED TO RESIDENTS WITH CONCERNS, TO BUSINESS OWNERS WITH IDEAS, COLLEAGUES WITH DIFFERING VIEWPOINTS, AND TO STAFF MEMBERS WORKING TIRELESSLY BEHIND THE SCENES IN AND EVERYONE PUBLIC DISCOURSE COULD IT TOO OFTEN TIMES BECOME DIVISIVE.

ANDREW DEMONSTRATED THAT LEADERSHIP IS STRONGEST WHEN GRANTED WITH RESPECT AND COOPERATION AND STABILITY.

ALTHOUGH AMONG THE YOUNGEST TO HOLD THE OFFICE AS YOU CAN SEE.

FEAR AND THE RESPECT OF THE ADMIRATION OF HIS COUNCIL PEERS WHO OFTEN LOOK TO HIS LEAD LEADERSHIP.

COUNCILMEMBER KLEIN REMARKED HOW SMART AND INSPIRING HE WAS ON THAT ANDREW BROUGHT A FRESH PERSPECTIVE TO COUNCIL WITH THE BLOSSOMING YOUNG FAMILY THAT INCLUDED A NEWBORN DRINK A SERVICE, ABRAHAM. HIS ADMIRATION FOR HIS WISDOM BEYOND HER YEARS IN HIS ABILITY TO BE A PEACEMAKER AND BUILD BRIDGES WAS SHARED BY COUNCILMEMBER AND DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. COUNCILMEMBER WATERS -- WATTERS REFLECTED THAT HE HAD THE ABILITY TO BRING HUMOR TO OTHERWISE STRESS FOR -- STRESSFUL MEETINGS DURING BREAKS AND TRANSITION DEMONSTRATING HIS HUMILITY AND WARMTH WHICH KEEPS THEM BALANCED GROUNDED. SIMILARLY COUNCILMEMBER CARPENTER SHARED HOW HIS ICEBREAKING APPROACH WITH M&MS DURING HIS FIRST YEAR HELP THEM ACCLIMATE QUICKLY TO THE ROLE OF COUNCIL WITHOUT TAKING HIMSELF TOO SERIOUSLY.

HE HAS ALWAYS GROUNDED HIMSELF BUY HIS FAITH ENSURING WHAT WAS IN HIS HEART. TAKING THE TIME TO SHARE APPRECIATION FOR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS HARD WORK.

EMULATE TODAY THESE TRAITS THAT ARE CARRIED BY ALL OF US.

'S THOUGHTFULNESS IS ON ALL ISSUES.

HIS WORK HELPED MOVE CARROLLTON FORWARD WHILE PRESERVING THE CHARACTER AND VALUES THAT MAKE THIS IT IS SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE TO LIVE, WORK I COULD RAISE A FAMILY.

WE THANK THEM FOR THE TIME HE SACRIFICED A WAY FROM HIS FAMILY AND PERSONAL LIFE. HIS CHILDREN ABRAHAM AND MADISON, HIS WIFE, NANCY, BECAUSE PUBLIC SERVICES NEVER TAKEN ALONE. BEHIND EVERY DEDICATED COUNCILMEMBER AND PUBLIC SERVANT IS A SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT SHARES COMMITMENT AND SACRIFICE. CONTRIBUTIONS TO CARROLLTON WILL HAVE A LOG IN FACT AFTER TONIGHT.

THE EXAMPLE YOU WILL SET WILL CONTINUE TO BENEFIT THE CITY FOR YEARS TO COME. YOUR BACKGROUND IN EDUCATION AND SERVICE AS A CAMPUS ADMINISTRATOR, AND ROLLS AND DISTRICT LEADERSHIP WITH THE IST, COUPLED WITH YOUR MOST RECENT APPOINTMENT AS AN ADMINISTRATOR WITHIN THE CARROLLTON FARMERS BRANCH ISD REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTED TO DIX -- SYNERGISTIC TRANSITION FROM YOUR SERVICE ON CITY COUNCIL TO CONTINUING TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

AS YOU CONCLUDE THIS CHAPTER WITH PUBLIC SERVICE WE HELP YOU DO SO WITH THE PRIDE WITH THE CONFIDENCE TRULY WORKER.

AND WHAT YOU HUNT TRIBUTE TO THE IST AS YOU CONTINUE TO SERVE CARROLLTON, THE COMMUNITY AND BUSINESSES.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN THINKING COUNCILMEMBER AND MAYOR PRO TEM DR. ANDREW PALACIOS FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITY OF CARROLLTON. THANK YOU, BEST WISHES ON THE ROAD AHEAD. [APPLAUSE]

>> DR. PALACIOS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE WITH ME AS MAYOR BUT ALSO OUR FORMER MAYOR, ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY WE INVITE KEVIN FAULCONER, OR COMMISSIONER, TO ALSO MAKE A

PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

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AND I HAD THE HONOR OF -- AND THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING WITH THIS YOUNG MAN AS MAYOR. THAT WAS REALLY SPECIAL.

I JUST WANTED TO COME AND PRESENT FROM DENTON COUNTY AND THE OFFICE OF PERSON TO A RECOGNITION, ANDREW, FOR YOUR SERVICE. I'M NOT GOING TO READ THE TEXT HERE BECAUSE I DID NOT BRING MY CLASS AT -- GLASSES BUT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO READ. I WANT TO THANK YOU THAT WAS REALLY SPECIAL FOR ME AND THAT A SPECIAL TO CALL YOU FRIEND.

YOU ARE THAT AND A CHRISTIAN BROTHER AND SOMEBODY WHO HAS BEEN INSPIRATIONAL TO ME AND WHEN I NEEDED ANY HELP I JUST WANT TO THANK HIM FOR THAT. I PRESENT YOU WITH THIS BLACK.

[APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER]

>> WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OUTGOING PRISONS FROM OUR STAFF THAT THEY DO SUCH A GREAT JOB BUT ALWAYS MEMORIALIZING.

A NICE PICTURE BOOK FOR THE COFFEE TABLE THAT WE LOOK AT FOR YEARS TO COME. OF COURSE YOU CANNOT LEAVE WITHOUT THE CARROLLTON A LOGO. ABSOLUTELY A CHERISHED MEMORY THAT YOU WILL ALSO CHERISH FOR TIME.

CAN I HAVE NANCY JOIN US. [APPLAUSE]

>> MY GOODNESS. HONEY, WILL YOU HELP ME, WILL YOU TAKE THIS FOR ME. GOOD EVENING.

SIX YEARS AGO I GAVE MY FIRST INAUGURAL SPEECH AND THIS VERY BUILDING TO A NEARLY EMPTY ROOM. IT WAS COVID-19.

THE FEW THAT CAME WERE SPACED OUT AND NANCY WAS WATCHING FROM ANOTHER ROOM. EVERYBODY ELSE WAS WATCHING ONLINE. I REMEMBER THINKING WHAT AN UNUSUAL WAY TO START. BUT I THINK GOD WAS TELLING ME IT WAS EITHER GOING TO BE ABOUT THE ROOM, IT WAS GOING TO BE -- IT WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABOUT THE ROOM IT WAS GOING TO BE ABOUT THE WORK. LONG BEFORE ANY OF THIS I CAME TO A CARROLLTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING AS A REGULAR RESIDENT AND I FELT A PULL I COULD NOT EXPLAIN.

I HAD NO BUSINESS FEELING THAT PULL.

I THOUGHT I DID NOT COME FROM THE RED BACKGROUND I DID NOT HAVE THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS, ON PAPER THIS SEQUEL IS NOT FOR ME.

I BELIEVE THE WORK OF BUILDING THE VENDOR COMMUNITY IS NOT CONFINED TO ONE SPACE. THE WORK OF GOVERNING.

SO I HOLD ONTO WHAT I FELT, I SERVED ON CPAC, I VOLUNTEERED, I WAITED. AND WHEN YOU ARE IN A SEASON OF WAITING YOU DO WHAT WAITERS DO, YOU SERVE.

THAT FELT SOMETHING I COULD ONLY DESCRIBE AS THE QUIET CONVICTION BUT THE PATH WOULD BE CLEAR THAT NOBODY WOULD VOTE AGAINST ME.

THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE SEPARATELY TOLD ME THE SAME THING. BY FRIDAY OF THE EXACT DEADLINE FOR THE CANDIDATES TO DROP OUT OR MOVE TO A DIFFERENT RACE BOTH OF MY OPPONENTS HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM MINE.

I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT WAS COINCIDENCE.

FOR ME IT WAS THE HAND OF GOD. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING ME LATELY, IN THESE SIX YEARS WHAT'D YOU DO? WE PLANNED. WE GO TO VISIONS, FISH IN 2040,

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THE FIRST MINUTE OF REVIVED CITY IN TEXAS JUST TO NAME A FEW.

WE TOUCH THE PLACES THAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES USE EVERY SINGLE DAY THE REC CENTERS THE LIBRARIES THE PARKS AND TRAILS THE SPLASH PARK THE BALL FIELDS TRINITY STATION CAN'T FORGET THE GOLF COURSE, PAYMENT SIDE OF THOSE DOWNTOWN.

NEW AMBULANCES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS.

SPACES WHERE CARROLLTON LIVES. I RAN TWICE AND BOTH TIMES I MADE PROMISES INFRASTRUCTURE IN A NATION FOR THE SAFETY, SOUND FINANCES, AND THE TAXES. REDEVELOPMENT.

I'M HAPPY TO REPORT TONIGHT AND SAY EVERYTHING UNTIL THE VOTERS WE WOULD DO WE DID AND MORE. [APPLAUSE] NONE OF IT CUTS A RIBBON THAT YOU WILL SEE ON THE NEWS.

BUT IT IS THE FOUNDATION OUR CHILDREN WILL LIVE ON.

WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS TWO OR THREE YEARS OLD SHE WAS A VERY LITTLE. SHE WATCHED OUR HOME BEING BUILT AT THOMAS PLACE, A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT OUR FORMER COUNCIL HAD THE VISION TO APPROVE. SHE SAW THE FRESHLY DRY FOUNDATION, THE FRAMING, NO WALLS, NO ROOF, SHE SAID OH, NO, IT IS BROKEN. [LAUGHTER] SHE DID NOT UNDERSTAND IT WAS NOT BROKEN IT WAS BEING BUILT.

BUT THAT IS WHAT THESE SIX YEARS WERE.

TO SOME IT MAY HAVE SEEMED UNFINISHED BUT THEY WERE BEING BUILT. AND I DID NOT BUILD ALONE.

TO MY WIFE DR. NANCY PALACIOS AND NONE OF THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT YOU. WHEN I SERVED ON THIS COUNCIL YOU EARNED YOUR DOCTORATE. I WAS A HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AT THE TIME WE HAD TWO SMALL CHILDREN, TO DOCTORATES, TO KIDS, THE CITY TO SERVE ALL UNDER ONE ROOF.

NANCY, WHAT YOU ACCOMPLISHED IN THESE SIX YEARS IS ITS OWN REMARKABLE STORY. YOU HELD OUR HOME TOGETHER.

WHILE BECOMING WHO GOD MADE YOU TO BE.

THIS IS NOT MINE THIS IS OURS. IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF THIS IT HAS BEEN PURSUED A TRIAL PROGRAM IN THEOLOGY.

A PERSONAL STUDY THAT HAS SHAPED HOW I LEAD AND THE DAY OF MY DISSERTATION FOR MY DOCTORATE OF EDUCATION, MIGHT PARENTS WERE THERE, MY PASTORS WERE THERE, MAYOR OF ABBOTT WAS THERE, FORMER MAYOR FAULCONER WAS THERE.

THE QUESTIONS CAME RAPID-FIRE. NOT JUST FROM THE COMMITTEE, BUT FROM THE CHEERING SECTION. ABOUT THE RESEARCH, ABOUT THE METHODOLOGY, AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR OUR SCHOOLS.

I REMEMBER THINKING PLEASE, PLEASE STOP IF I DID NOT ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS CORRECTLY I WON'T GET THIS DEGREE TONIGHT.

BUT I HELD THE FLOOR I ANSWERED EVERY QUESTION ONE AFTER THE OTHER ON MY FEET. TO MY DAUGHTER MADISON, WHO WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD, TO MY SON, ABRAHAM, WHO IS SIX, YOU HAVE KNOWN ME AS CITY COUNCIL MEMBER ACTIVELY YOUR LIFE.

NOT LONG AGO ABRAHAM ASKED ME IF I WAS GETTING FIRED.

AND I TELL HIM NO, SON, I AM JUST TURNING OUT.

MADISON, ABRAHAM, YOUR DAD IS SO PROUD OF YOU.

MADISON, YOUR FIRST CAMERA INTERVIEW, WHAT YOU HAVE BOTH ALREADY DONE THIS ONLY THE BEGINNING.

YOUR MOM AND I WILL BE CHEERING FOR BOTH OF YOU EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. TO MY PARENTS, TO MY GRANDFATHER, TO MY CHURCH FAMILY WHO IS IN THE ROOM, YOU TAUGHT ME BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES, AND YOU SHOWED ME HOW TO TRANSLATE THAT INTO THE WAY THAT I LIVE AND LEAD.

YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.

ON HER, RESPECT, LISTENING FIRST, LOVING EVERY INTERACTION EVEN WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE DIFFERENT FROM ME OR DON'T AGREE WITH ME THAT IS WHAT I TRIED TO BRING INTO EVERY ROOM.

MOM AND DAD, YOU CAN TO THIS COUNTRY TO SEEK A BETTER LIFE FOR ME AND I AM STANDING HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE YOU CROSSED EVERY MILE. AND BELIEVED EVERY PRAYER.

AND I AM GRATEFUL TO GOD FOR YOU.

THESE SIX YEARS HAVE NOT BEEN WITHOUT GRIEF.

DURING THIS TIME NANCY AND I LOST ALL FOUR OF OUR GRANDMOTHERS. BOTH OF MINE AND BOTH OF HERS.

FOR PRAYERFUL WOMEN. WHO LOVED US, WHO PRAYED FOR US THE MOMENT WE WERE BORN. OKAY READ US IN THEIR HEART LONG BEFORE ANY OF THIS. I BELIEVE THERE PRAYERS ARE PART

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I DID NOT INVENT ANYTHING ON COUNCIL.

I'VE BROUGHT WHAT YOU BROUGHT TO BE AS A CHILD.

AND WHAT WAS PLANNED AND ONLY THEN IS FLOURISHING NOW.

WOULD FAITH TO THE GAVE ME IS THIS A TAUGHT ME TO TREAT OTHERS WITH LOVE AND EVERY MOMENT. THAT IS WHAT I TRIED TO LIVE OUT YOU WILL NOT FIND A STORY IN THESE SIX YEARS WHERE I INSULTED SOMEBODY WHO REFUSED THE RESPONSE.

LOVE IS NOT SOFT LOVE IS A HEART LOVE LISTENS WHEN IT IS EASIER TO TALK AND LOVED STATES WHAT IT IS EASIER TO WALK AWAY AND THAT IS WHAT I TRIED TO BRING TO THIS DAIS.

TO OUR CITY STAFF AND CITY MANAGER COUNCIL COMES AND GOES.

ABOUT 15 COUNCIL MEMBERS IN SIX YEARS THAT YOU CARRY THE CITY AND THAT BOND ELECTIONS AND I WANT TO THANK YOU.

TO MAYOR BABICK CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR REELECTION.

PROUD TO HELP TURN THIS A LONG AREAS.

TO FORMER MAYOR KEVIN FAULCONER THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

TO MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS PASSED AND PRESENT THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE AS DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM AS CHAIR FINANCE CHAIR REDEVELOPMENT TO DID NOT ALWAYS AGREE, BUT WE ALWAYS MOVED CARROLLTON FORWARD. TODAY IS CONGRATULATIONS ON RUNNING THAT IS ITS OWN STATEMENT ABOUT THE TRUST THAT THIS COMMUNITY HAS PLACED IN Y YOU.

TO THE THREE CANDIDATES WHO RAN TO MY PLACE, I WANT TO THANK YOU AS WELL PUTTING YOUR NAME ON THE BALLOT TAKES COURAGE.

AND LISA, WHERE IS LISA? LISA, CONGRATULATIONS ON WINNING THE SEAT. CARROLLTON IS IN GOOD HANDS AND I'M HERE WHENEVER YOU NEED TO ME.

TO THIS COUNSEL GOING INTO THE SUMMER, WE HAVE IMPORTANT WORK AHEAD AND I HAVE WATCHED THE LEAD WITH CARE AND CONVICTION.

I AM CONFIDENT THAT YOU WILL TAKE CARE OF THIS AT A STRONG FUTURE. EVERYBODY WHO CAMPAIGNED FOR ME, DONATED, WOULD KNOCK ON DOORS, COULD TELL SOMEBODY ELSE BY NAME ICU AND IT WAS NEVER MIND IT IS ALWAYS OURS.

TO MY NEW HOME IN CARROLLTON PUBLIC A FRANCHISE I SERVE MY TEAM IS RIGHT HERE. [LAUGHTER] I SERVE TODAY AS A DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES AND I WANT TO THANK OUR SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE TRUST AND THE OPPORTUNITY, I WANT TO THANK THE SUPERINTENDENT AND I WANT TO THANK MY SUPERVISOR FOR THE FUTURE THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING ME AND BELIEVING IN WHAT I CAN BRING TO THE TEAM.

THESE SIX YEARS ON COUNCIL WHERE A SECOND EDUCATION AS CHAIR OF FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE I HOPE I HELPED WITH THIS OPERATING BUDGET. WE TALKED ABOUT THE AAA BOND RATING AND MOVED THROUGH VARIOUS BOND ELECTIONS.

I HELPED SHAPE THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE CHILDREN.

AND THE NEIGHBORS WHERE OUR CHILDREN -- THE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE OUR CHILDREN ARE GROWING. I DID NOT OF THIS ALONE.

I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE LESSONS, THEY ARE NOW TO THE BENEFIT OF THE STUDENTS. TO DR. MICHAEL JACKSON, AND SO MANY OTHERS WHO ARE HERE IN THIS ROOM YOU TAUGHT ME TO BE BEFORE I KNEW I WAS BEING SHIPPED TO DO SO.

YOU SAW SOMETHING IN A ME. AND I CARRY IT WITH ME INTO EVERY DECISION. YOU HAVE PRAYED ME IN EVERY SEASON OF THIS WORK AND YOU KNOW THIS WAS NEVER ABOUT POLITICS FOR ME THIS IS A CALLING FROM GOD.

YOU HAVE BEEN THE PEOPLE HELP ME UP WHEN I NEEDED THE MOST.

THANK YOU. AND WHAT IT GOT HARD AND STICK THROUGH IT BECAUSE GOD RAISES US WHERE HE NEEDS US NOT FOR COMFORT REASONS BUT FOR PURPOSE. TO THE MERE REACTION GROUP WHO WAS HERE, IF THEY ARE STILL HERE, I THINK THEY WENT HOME.

I WANTED TO TELL THEM THAT I AM A SON OF IMMIGRANTS.

AND I AM A FIRST-GENERATION HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENT.

I AM PROUD OF WHERE I COME FROM. I'M PROUD OF WHERE YOU COME FROM AS WELL. THE WALL YOU WILL SOMEWHAT TARGET. ASKING TO TAKE UP A SPACE OF THE ROOM LIKE THIS ONE I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT.

HERE IS SOMETHING ELSE WHEN I WAS SELECTED TO COUNCIL I WAS THE YOUNGEST MEMBER, A MILLENNIAL IN MY 20S SITTING ON A DAIS FULL OF SEASONED LEADERS.

TODAY SIX YEARS LATER -- LATER, I AM STILL THE YOUNGEST AND ALL

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GOD'S CALL THINK YOU DO SOMETHING TO YOUR FAITH IS THAT A BARRIER. IT IS PART OF YOUR STORY.

I WANT TO BE CLEAR OF ONE THING, I AM NOT GOING ANYWHERE, I WILL KEEP SERVING THIS COMMUNITY THROUGH CFB, THROUGH MY CHURCH, THE COALITION OF FRIENDS AND PARTNERS I HAVE MET OVER THE SIX YEARS. ARE CITIES IN THE REGION ARE STRONGER WHEN WE WORK AS ONE COMMUNITY ACROSS EVERY DIFFERENCE AND THERE IS MORE WORK AHEAD, THERE ALWAYS IS I AM READY FOR WHAT COMES NEXT. I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I AM LEAVING THIS POST BETTER THAN I FOUND.

I FEEL LIKE A KID LEAVING AN AMUSEMENT PARK HAVING WRITTEN EVERY RIDE FULL, HAPPY, AND GRATEFUL.

THANK YOU, CARROLLTON. IT HAS BEEN THE HONOR OF MY LIFE. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE]

>> OKAY. THE COUNCIL HAS CANVASSED RESULTS, THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN, WE HAVE A VACANT SEAT AND WE HAVE FOR OATH OF OFFICE TO ADMINISTER.

WITH THAT WE WILL INVITE COUNCILMEMBER JASON CARPENTER TO BE SWORN INTO HIS SECOND TERM. [APPLAUSE]

>> I STAND. [LAUGHTER]

>> THEY ARE STILL GOING. ALL RIGHT.

PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

I, JASON CARPENTER, SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL PLACED NUMBER 2, OVER THE CITY OF CARROLLTON, OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WELL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS ESTATE, AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY, SO HELP

ME GOD. >> THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] >> OKAY.

OUR NEXT SEAT TO BE SWORN IN AS DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCILMEMBER DAISY PALOMO. [APPLAUSE]

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>> REPEAT AFTER ME. I KICKED HIS DIPLOMA, SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES, OFFICE OF COUNCIL PLACED SIX, FOR THE CITY OF CARROLLTON, OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE PROTECT AND DEFEND, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THE STATE, AND OF THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY. SO HELP ME GOD.

[APPLAUSE] >> AND YOUR NEWEST COUNCILMEMBER, AND HER TRIUMPHANT RETURN, LET ME WELCOME BACK FORMER MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCILMEMBER LISA SUTTER. [APPLAUSE]

>> PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

I, LISA SUTTER, SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM, THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL PLACED NUMBER 4 FOR THE CITY OF CARROLLTON OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND WELL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

OF THIS ESTATE, AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY SO HELP ME GOD. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE]

>> LAST BUT NOT LEAST PLEASE, MAYOR BABICK, JOIN US SO WE COULD OFFICIALLY SWEAR YOU IN TO ANOTHER TERM AS MAYOR.

>> RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME I, STEVE BABICK, SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM, THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF MAY MAYOR FOR THE CITY OF CARROLLTON OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY,

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CITY, SO HELP ME GOD. >> THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] >> COUNCIL WITH THAT WE WILL ALLOW EACH OF OUR SWORN IN A NEW OFFICERS, REELECTED OR FIRST TIME TO ADDRESS THE FORM HERE. WE START WITH THE COUNCILMEMBER

JASON CARPENTER. >> GOOD EVENING FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS SO GREAT TO SEE SO MANY OF YOU HERE THIS EVENING. I WANT TO START BY THANKING GOD.

YOU WOULD NOT BE ANYWHERE WITHOUT HIM.

SO I WANT TO BE SURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIM FIRST AND EVERYTHING. NEXT, I MUST THANK MY FAMILY FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT. PUBLIC SERVICE ALWAYS INVOLVES SACRIFICE AND THE PEOPLE CLOSEST TO YOU.

AND I COULD NOT DO THIS WITHOUT THEM.

THEY LOVE AND SUPPORT ME CONSTANTLY.

AND FOR THAT I WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY LEADERSHIP AND CITY STAFF, CARROLLTON SUCCESS IS THE RESULT OF MANY PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER FAITHFULLY AND PROFESSIONALLY EVERY SINGLE DAY. IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO COLLABORATE WITH ALL OF YOU OVER THESE PAST THREE YEARS.

THEN I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU.

IT IS AN INCREDIBLE HONOR TO CONTINUE SERVING THE RESIDENTS OF CARROLLTON AS A CITY COUNCILMEMBER.

NOW CAMPAIGNING HERE WAS CERTAINLY LESS STRESSFUL THAN IT WAS YEARS AGO. I DO NOT WANT YOU TO I DO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT SINCE I DID NOT HAVE AN OPPONENT, I GENUINELY TAKE THAT NOT AS A REASON FOR COMPLACENCY, WHAT IS A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE FROM THE PEOPLE OF CARROLLTON.

AND FOR THAT TRUST I AM DEEPLY GRATEFUL.

OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS I BELIEVE OUR CITY HAS CONTINUED TO DEMONSTRATE WHAT MAKES CALC -- CARROLLTON A PLACE THAT SOMEBODY WANT TO CALL HOME. WE HAVE CONTINUED LOWERING THE TAX RATE WHILE MAINTAINING EXCEPTIONAL CITY SERVICES.

WE SEE MAJOR MASTER PLANNING EFFORT SHAPED BY EXTENSIVE CITIZEN NUMBER AND SOME OF THAT CLINIC HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO RETURN TO REALITY. OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS CONTINUE TO SET A VERY HIGH STANDARD, AND ARE CITIES OF CRIME RATE CONTINUES TO BE AMONG THE LOWEST IN THE AREA.

MOST RECENTLY, CARROLLTON AND ITS SIXTH AND FINAL TRANSPARENCY START FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS WAS RECEIVED.

THIS REFLECTS OUR STRONG COMMITMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY AND PUBLIC TRUST. BUT WHAT ENCOURAGES ME THE MOST IS NOT SIMPLY WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED, BUT RATHER IT IS THE FOUNDATION'S THAT ARE BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE.

THE NEXT FEW YEARS WILL REQUIRE US EXECUTING THESE LONG-TERM PLANS THOUGHTFULLY AND RESPONSIBLY.

WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTINUED ECONOMIC INVESTMENT.

CONTINUE TO PUBLIC SAFETY EXCELLENCE, AND CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN OUR NEIGHBOR'S QUALITY OF LIFE.

WE HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO

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THEY WANT A CITY GOVERNMENT THAT LISTENS CAREFULLY, WORKS RESPONSIBLY, BASED ON THE INPUT THAT YOU GIVE AND ONE THAT WORKS WELL TOGETHER. PLEASE NOTE THAT JUST AS I DID IN THE LAST THREE YEARS I REMAINED COMMITTED TO SERVING THAT SAME SPIRIT IN THE YEARS AHEAD.

JUST LIKE I SAID THREE YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS FIRST SWORN IN I STILL BELIEVE THE BEST IS YET TO COME FOR CARROLLTON.

I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE ALL THAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED TOGETHER.

THANK YOU. >> DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DIZZY

PALOMA -- DAISY PALOMA. >> DISTINGUISH COLLEAGUES, CITY STAFF, DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS, MOST IMPORTANTLY THE WONDERFUL RESIDENTS OF CARROLLTON.

TONIGHT I AM HERE BEFORE YOU WITH A FULL HEART OF GRATITUDE AND THIS IS LIKE SUCH A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE TO SERVE A SECOND AND FINAL TERM ON THE CARROLLTON CITY COUNCIL.

THIS MOMENT FEELS ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL.

THREE YEARS AGO YOU INTERESTED ME WITH THE PRIVILEGE OF REPRESENTING Q AND NOW BY CHOOSING TO ME AGAIN UNOPPOSED TO HAVE REAFFIRMED THAT TRUST. I DO NOT TAKE IT LIGHTLY.

SERVING THE PEOPLE OF CARROLLTON HAS BEEN ONE OF THE GREATEST HONORS OF MY LIFE. I'M DEEPLY MOVED THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE THIS IMPORTANT TASK FOR ONE MORE TERM. CARROLLTON IS AN EXTRUDED EVERY CITY WHERE A COMMUNITY OF 130 SOUTH -- 130,000 RESIDENTS WHO REPRESENT THE VERY BEST OF TEXAS, DIVERSITY, HARDWORKING FAMILY ORIENTED AND FORWARD-LOOKING.

COMPLIANT TRAY LINE NEIGHBORHOODS.

AND FAMILIES GATHERING IN THE PARKS FOR A CITY THAT TRULY FEELS LIKE HOME. OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS WE FACE CHALLENGES TO GET THE RAPID GROWTH, INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS, RISING COSTS, AND THE ONGOING WORK OF PRESERVING THE UNIQUE CHARACTER THAT MAKES CARROLLTON SO SPECIAL.

WE HAVE ALSO CELEBRATED REAL PROGRESS.

WE HAVE INVESTIGATED -- INVESTED IN OUR ROADS AND NEIGHBORHOODS WITH A LARGE PORTION OF HER BUDGET GOING TO INFRASTRUCTURE.

KEEP THE CITIZENS SAFE THROUGH SUPPORTING POLICE AND FIRE.

BUSINESSES THRIVE AND RECOVER IN THIS ECONOMY.

RATING JOBS TO KEEP OUR ECONOMY STRONGER.

GIVING THE RESIDENTS MORE PLACES TO CONNECT, EXERCISE, AND ENJOY THE OUTDOORS. WE HAVE WORKED HARD TO MAINTAIN THIS RESPONSIBILITY WHILE DELIVERING SERVICES YOU DESERVE.

LIBERO THINK YOUR TAX RATE 12 STRAIT YEARS, IMPROVING -- IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSE TIMES IN MAKING THIS ONE OF THE SAFEST AND MOST DESIRABLE PLACES TO LIVE IN NORTH TEXAS.

NONE OF THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS HAPPEN IN ISOLATION.

THEY ARE A RESULT OF THOUGHTFUL COLLABORATION BETWEEN CITY MANAGERS, OR COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND STAFF.

AND YOU, THE RESIDENTS TO RESPOND TO OUR MEETINGS.

YOU HOLD US ACCOUNTABLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP.

TOGETHER WE HAVE MADE A STRONGER NATION AND IN THIS NEXT TERM WE BUILD UPON IT WITH PURPOSE AND VISION.

IN THE COMING THREE YEARS MY PRIORITIES REMAINED CLEAR KEEPING CARROLLTON AFFORDABLE AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY, STRENGTHENING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE FUTURE, SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PROTECT THE CAR NEIGHBORHOODS AND TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN THE QUALITY OF AMENITIES THAT MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR EVERY RESIDENT.

WHETHER IT IS EXPANDING RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, PROMOTING SMART GROWTH THAT RESPECTS ARE EXISTING COMMUNITIES, OR ENSURING WE REMAIN GOOD STEWARDS OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS, I WILL APPROACH EVERY DECISION WITH THE SAME FOCUS, INTEGRITY, AND COMMON SENSE YOU HAVE COME TO RESPECT.

THIS WILL BE MY FINAL TERM HONOR COUNCIL.

NO BLANKET THAT I AM EVEN MORE DETERMINED TO MAKE THESE NEXT THREE YEARS ACCOUNT. I WANT TO BE STRONGER, BETTER

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CARROLLTON'S BEST DAYS ARE STILL AHEAD OF US AND I AM COMMITTED EVERY SINGLE DAY TO HELP US REACH THAT BRIGHT FUTURE.

OF COURSE, I CANNOT STAND HERE TONIGHT, OR SIT HERE TONIGHT, AND I CANNOT SERVE THESE PAST THREE YEARS WITHOUT THE LOVE AND SUPPORT OF MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND. THANK YOU, MY LOVE.

FROM THE VERY FIRST CONVERSATION WHERE WE DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF ME RUNNING FOR COUNCIL YOU HAVE BEEN MY BIGGEST CHAMPION.

THROUGH THE COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND THIS WEEKEND IT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE SOMEWHERE TO BE. YOU HAVE BEEN IT RIGHT THERE WITH ME AND I AM GRATEFUL FOR YOU.

YOU HAVE CELEBRATED EVERY SMALL WIND AND BROUGHT PERSPECTIVE DURING THE MOMENTS. YOU SACRIFICE YOUR OWN COMFORT SO THAT I CAN SACRIFICE FOR OUR CITY ALL WHILE CONTINUING TO BE THE INCREDIBLE FATHER, PARTNER, AND FRIEND THAT YOU ARE.

YOU ARE MY ROCK, MY SOUNDING BOARD, MY BEST FRIEND, MY SAFE PLACE. YOUR QUIET STRENGTH, SENSE OF HUMOR, AND UNWAVERING BELIEF IN ME HAVE CARRIED ME THROUGH.

I AM SO GRATEFUL TO SHARE THIS JOURNEY WITH YOU AND I LOVE YOU MORE THAN WORDS CAN EXPRESS. THANK YOU FOR STANDING BESIDE ME EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. THIS ACHIEVEMENT IS AS MUCH CHORES AS IT IS MINE. -- YOURS AS IT IS A MINE.

[APPLAUSE] PART ONE.

[LAUGHTER] I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY ENTIRE FAMILY. FOR THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORTIVE. SORRY, THAT WAS JUST PART ONE.

PUBLIC SERVICE ASKS A LOT FROM THOSE THAT WE MOST LOVE AND I'M THANKFUL TO HAVE SUCH A PATIENT AND CARING FAMILY BEHIND ME.

MATTHEW, RACHEL, I LOVE THAT TOGETHER YOU ARE BOTH VERY SUPPORTIVE OF ME AND INQUISITIVE BEHIND ME 100%.

SPENDING TIME WITH MY ADULT CHILDREN IS A RETREAT BUT SHARING AND VOTING, CREATING GRAPHICS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, PUTTING UP SIGNS IT IS A HUGE BLESSING.

I'M SO PROUD OF THE WONDERFUL CHILDREN THAT I HAVE AND THIS EXPERIENCE HAS ALLOWED ME TO SET A VERY POSITIVE EXAMPLE FOR MY KIDS. ALEXIS, SHAWN, AT ELI HAVE BEEN UNDERSTANDING AND PATIENT WITH NOT GETTING DONE AT HOME AS MUCH BUT THEY ARE WILLING TO HELP WHEREVER THEY CAN.

AND I'M SO APPRECIATIVE OF EACH OF YOU.

SACK AND OLIVIA, THEY CHEER ME ON FROM AFAR.

AND MILESTONES LIKE THIS ARE A BIG WIN FOR THEM AS WELL.

THEY ALSO SHARE THIS WINTER WITH JOSH, MY ACTIVE DUTY SON WHO IS CURRENTLY EMPLOYED WHO IS A FEARLESSLY AND PASSIONATELY SERVING ABROAD. PROUD MOM IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

TO ALL EIGHT OF MY KIDDOS AND MY AMAZING HUSBAND THIS ONE IS FOR YOU. I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH.

TO MY CHURCH FAMILY, I AM BEYOND BLESSED BY YOUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT. PASTOR CHRIS MCRAE, VANESSA, THANK YOU SO MUCH, I ADMIRE YOUR DEDICATION TO OUR CITY AND THE IMPORTANCE YOU PLACE ON HAVING JESUS OVER EVERYONE WHO SERVES AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL. ALSO THOSE WHO SERVE ON THE PASTORAL TEAM RIGHT HERE IN COUNCIL.

I'M THANKFUL TO GOD FOR THIS DISTINCT OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AND I GIVE HIM ALL THE GLORY. TO MY CAMPAIGN SUPPORTERS AND FRIENDS OLD AND NEW THANK YOU. WE DID NOT HAVE A LOT OF WORK SINCE I ABANDONED THE POST AND STILL YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT AND ENTHUSIASM FOR THIS ELECTION CYCLE FUND AND REWARDING.

I ENJOYED MEETING MANY NEW AND INTERESTING PEOPLE.

WE NEED TO GET TOGETHER SOON. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE WHO WISHED ME LUCK AFTER I TOLD THEM I DID NOT HAVE AN OPPONENT.

IT IS ALWAYS GOOD TO STAND ON YOUR TOES AND I'M SURPRISED THERE ARE NO RIGHT AND CANDIDATES.

TO COUNCIL MEMBERS PASSED AND PRESENT THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION IN DOING WHAT IS RIGHT FOR CARROLLTON.

AND TO OUR TALENTED CITY STUFF, YOUR PROFESSIONALISM AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE MAKE OUR CITY RUN SMOOTHLY EVERY DAY.

WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

FINALLY TO EVERY VOTER WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE SELECTION, WITH YOU SUPPORT ME OR NOT, THANK YOU.

DEMOCRACY WORKS BEST WHEN PEOPLE ENGAGE AND YOUR VOICE MATTERS.

I PLEDGE TO REPRESENT ALL OF CARROLLTON WITH THE FAIRNESS AND TRANSPARENCY, I WAS LISTENING AND I WAS STARVING TO EARN YOUR CONTINUAL TRUST. AS I BEGIN THE SECOND AND FINAL TERM I WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE PROMISE.

I WILL SERVE WITH INTEGRITY, BOOK CARROLLTON FIRST, AND WORK

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I WILL NEVER FORGET THE STATE BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE NOT TO ME.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS PROFOUND HONOR.

LET'S CONTINUE MOVING CARROLLTON FORWARD TOGETHER BUILDING THE CITY WE ARE ALL PROUD TO CALL HOME.

I AM PRAYERFUL AND EXPECTED FOR OUR CITY I CANNOT AND WITHOUT GIVING YOU SOME SCRIPTURE. FIRST KINGS CHAPTER 3 VERSE NINE SAYS SO GIVE YOUR SERVANT A DISCERNING CART TO GOVERN YOUR PEOPLE AND TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG.

AND HE WAS ABLE TO GOVERN THIS GREAT PEOPLE OF YOURS.

GOD BLESS YOU, GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILIES, GOD BLESS THE GREAT

CITY OF CARROLLTON THANK YOU. >> AND YOUR NEWEST CITY COUNCIL

MEMBER LISA SUTTER. >> OKAY.

SO FIRST I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU DR. ANDREW PALACIOS FOR YEARS SIX YEARS OF SERVICE. YOU WILL BE HARD TO REPLACE AND WE ARE THANKFUL FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND YOU WILL BE MISSED BY ALL OF US, THANK YOU.

I AM SO GRATEFUL TO EVERYBODY IN CARROLLTON WHO VOTED FOR ME, AND TO FRIENDS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CITY WHO ARE CONSTANTLY SENDING ME MESSAGES OF ENCOURAGEMENT.

FOR OUR GREAT CITY WE SHARE SO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS TOGETHER REGARDLESS OF WHERE WE COME FROM AND WHAT OUR DIFFERENCES ARE.

[APPLAUSE] I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY FOR THEIR LOVE AND SUPPORT THEIR OF THE CAMPAIGN AND ALWAYS BEING THERE FOR ME. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY FRIENDS FROM PARKLAND HOSPITAL THAT ARE HERE FOR COMING HERE TODAY TO CHEER ME ON. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REMEMBER MY DAD, MOM, GRANDDAUGHTER, AND BROTHERS WHO WOULD BE HERE I MISS THEM SO MUCH. TO EVERYBODY WHO CONTRIBUTED TO MY CAMPAIGN AND WHO SUPPORTED ME THROUGH THE LAST FEW MONTHS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO WORKED AT THE POLLS AND SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS CALLING AND PUTTING UP SIGNS, TAKING DOWN SIGNS, EMAILING, TEXTING TO HELP GET OUT THE VOTE YOU WORKED TIRELESSLY ON MY BEHALF AND THEY WOULD NOT HAVE WON THIS RACE WITHOUT ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OUR TEAM WORKED TIRELESSLY THROUGH THE CAMPAIGN.

I WAS UP AGAINST SOCIAL MEDIA SITES WITH THE 40,000 PLUS VIEWERS WITHOUT ACCESS TO SHARE MY STORY AND VISION FOR CARROLLTON. BUT THROUGH HARD WORK AND STRONG GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN WE OVERCAME THE OBSTACLES AND WON A THREE WAY RACE WITH OUR RUNOFF THAT WAS AMAZING AND THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP. OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS I WILL WORK WITH THE MAYOR, FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND STAFF TO ENSURE WE CONTINUE PROVIDING EXCELLENT CITY SERVICES AT THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE COST WHILE PRESERVING WHENEVER POSSIBLE.

I WILL PUSH FOR A CLEAR TRANSPARENCY AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROCESS AND OTHER KEY CITY NEEDS.

AND FOR THE STRONGEST AND MOST COVERAGE AS WE WORK TO GROW REVENUE STREAMS THROUGH PLANT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

CARROLLTON IS A DIVERSE COMMUNITY AND WE MUST REPRESENT AND SERVE ALL THE RESIDENTS. AND AS A LONG TIME LABOR WERE I WILL LISTEN AND STAND WITH YOU AND FOR YOU.

THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING CARROLLTON A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE

THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> FIRST OFF, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS.

COUNCIL MEMBER PALOMA OH, COUNCIL MEMBER LISA SUTTER, I THINK YOU AND ALL OF YOUR SUPPORTERS OF THE WORK THAT WAS PUT FORWARD AS YOU REACH. CAMPAIGN AND DEALT WITH THE SELECTION. I WILL START WITH CERTAINLY TO GOD. THANKING GOD FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS THAT HE HAS GIVEN US. EVERYBODY WHO IS SO IMPORTANT IN OUR SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST IS SO IMPORTANT IN OUR LIFE.

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-- SHE IS MY BUY ONE GET ONE, PEGGY IS MY BIGGEST FAN.

YOU GET HURT YOU GET ME. OR HOW SHE SERVES THE COMMUNITY I AM THERE FOR HER. TO MY KIDDOS MICHAEL, SARAH, KAYLEE, WE APPRECIATE ALL THEIR HARD WORK AND REALLY ENCOURAGEMENT IN THE PRAYERS. MY EXTENDED FAMILY HERE TONIGHT AND THE PROCESS, THE GRANTS AND BEYOND.

I WANT TO THANK ALL THOSE WHO RAN YOU KNOW RUNNING FOR OFFICE AS WE SAID BEFORE TAKES A LOT ON A PERSON IT TAKES A LOT ON YOUR SUPPORT SYSTEM. THEY ARE THERE FOR YOU BUT IT TAKES A TOLL ON THEM. IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW WEIRD THIS ELECTION WAS FOR ME. IT WAS STILL A FULL ELECTION.

CANNOT TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRA GRANTED.

I THINK ALL THOSE IN THE ROOM HER RAN TO WIN AND WHO CAME UP SHORT, I ENCOURAGE YOU NEXT TIME IS IT YOUR.

CONTINUED TO STAY INVOLVED. IF THIS WAS NOT YOUR ELECTION, IT ON THE BOARD OF COMMISSION AND SERVE.

THE APPRECIATE ALL WHO RAN. ALL THE VOLUNTEERS, I'M REMINDED 12 YEARS AGO. LISA SET NEXT TO ME.

SHEET WAS MY NUMBER 1 MENTOR AT THE TIME AND MY FIRST YEAR ON COUNCIL I LEARNED SO MUCH FROM HER.

COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE TONIGHT, PLAY STAND.

[APPLAUSE] THESE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED PASS THE BATON TO US. PASS THE BATON RIGHT HERE WHEN I WAS ELECTED MAYOR. BECAUSE IT TRULY IS A RELAY RACE AND RUNNING THE CITY. THERE IS NOT ONE PERSON WHO IS NOT ANYTHING. IT TAKES A TEAM, WE STAND ON THE SHOULDERS OF ALL THOSE WHO CAME AHEAD OF US.

I THINK ALL THE FORMER MAYORS WHO RAN AND SUPPORTED ME THROUGH THIS, I THINK OUR FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR FAULCONER THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL OF OUR FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS A LOOK ACROSS THE ROOM TONIGHT I WILL NOT PUT THE NAVY I'LL JUST BECAUSE I WILL INEVITABLY LEAVE SOMEBODY OUT.

YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT CONTINUES TO DRIVE ME, REALLY.

IT IS NOT FORGOTTEN ON ME I AM HERE FOR A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IN MY TIME AS WELL WILL PASS.

WE DO OUR PART TO MAKE AN IMPACT IN THE SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

I WANT TO THANK THE POLICE AND FIRE FOR ALL THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT TO THE ASSOCIATIONS. I WANT TO THANK OUR FAMILY, PARISHIONERS AT MARY MAGDALENE AS WELL AND A SACRED HEART.

MY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK AND GETTING THE WORD OUT. REALLY THE CHURCHES AND SURROUNDING THE COMMUNITY. AND PRESTON, NORTHLAKE, ALONG WITH ALL OF OUR FAITHFUL FRIENDS THROUGHOUT CARROLLTON AND OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY. I WANT TO THANK TEACHERS NOT JUST FOR YOUR WORK WITH ME AND SUPPORTING OTHER CANDIDATES YOU CHOSE. WHETHER IT BE THIS ELECTION OR ALL ELECTIONS YOU ARE THE FOOT SOLDIERS.

ENSURING EVERY DOOR AND EVERY POTENTIAL VOTER IS INFORMED THAT THEY CAST A VOTE. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO DOES THIS WORK REGARDLESS OF PARTY. I WANT TO THANK ALL MY SUPPORTERS. MY STAFFERS, MANY OTHERS TO HELP TO DISTRIBUTE SIGNS. AND THEN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT I WANT TO THANK YOU.

GOVERNMENT UP NORTH. SEVERAL GROUPS, THE FLAMINGOS, THE BRIGADE, THE MUD CLUB MEMBERS.

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SOME HARD WORKING INDIVIDUALS. THE BRADYS, THE KAYLA MORRIS, THE HATFIELDS, SOCIETY DALLAS SO IMPORTANT TO US HERE IN CARROLLTON, THEY WORKED HARD TO GET THESE VOTES OUT.

THIS ELECTION TURNED OUT PRETTY GOOD.

OF THE VOTERS IT RIGHT AS THEY ALWAYS DO.

FOR ALL OF THOSE SEATED THANK YOU.

FOR THOSE THAT CAME UP SHORT, YOU KNOW YOUR TIME WILL COME IN THE FUTURE AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR INVOLVEMENT.

NOW TO ALL THE CANDIDATES AND THE SUPPORTERS WHO PUT THEIR HEART AND SOUL INTO WORKING TOWARD A WIN WE MUST PUT ASIDE OUR CAMPING DIFFERENCES AND COMMIT TO WORK TOGETHER.

TO MEND FENCES AND TO WORK TOGETHER, THE HURT FEELINGS, THE RAW EMOTION THAT EMANATES FROM OUR SUPPORTERS, THE HE SAID THE SHE SAID AND MANY POINTS OF THIS AGREEMENT THAT ARE TO GET OUT OF CONTEXT OF PERSPECTIVE. NOW IS THE TIME TO COME TOGETHER WE ALL WANT THE SAME THING EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THE SAME THINK EVERYBODY THAT RAN FOR ANY OF THESE OFFICES WANTS THE SAME THING THAT IS A COMMUNITY THAT FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES WANT TO CALL HOME. LET ME TAKE A MOMENT AND REFLECT BRIEFLY IN TERMS OF ALL WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED.

WHETHER IT IS YOU KNOW AND THIS IS HUMBLING TO TIME OF YEAR AND WE THINK ABOUT THE PLASTIC OF ELECTED OFFICE HOLDERS.

PARTICULARLY IN THIS YEAR THIS YEAR WE CELEBRATE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR GREAT COU COUNTRY.

IT IS A PROFOUND YEAR WITH ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO SERVE NOW, IN THE PAST, IN THE FUTURE, WILL REFLECT ON THIS YEAR IN PARTICULAR IT IS ONE OF THOSE MAJOR MILESTONES AND I THINK WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF THE COUNTRY THAT WE HAVE.

WE CAN ALL DO OUR PART TO MAKE THE COUNTRY BETTER AS WE MOVE FORWARD. AND WE WILL START WITH THAT RIGHT HERE HOME IN CARROLLTON. FROM OUR BEGINNINGS IN 1913 DOWN IN 1840, WHEN THE FIRST MAYOR, MAYOR VINCENT, DENIED THE NOMINATION UNTIL TODAY. 113 YEARS LATER ON RAILROADS.

THE THREE RAILROADS THAT CROSSED PREVIOUSLY, AND THE THREE RAIL SYSTEMS NOW THAT PASS THROUGH CARROLLTON WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE US FORWARD. WE HAVE THE GEOGRAPHIC CENTER OF THE METROPLEX. WE REPRESENT THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE GREATER MARKET. THIS AREA IT WILL GROW FROM 8 MILLION TO 12 AND 15 MILLION PEOPLE OF THE NEXT 15 TO 20 YEARS. WE WILL DO OUR PART OF THE COUNCIL AS A LEADERSHIP IN THIS PLACE THAT WE CALL HOME TO MAKE SURE CARROLLTON TAKES ADVANTAGE OF EVERY ONE OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. THAT WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE DENSITY THAT IT BRINGS IN OUR TRANSIT AGENCIES WHILE RESPECTING THE SANCTITY OF OUR SINGLE-FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON WHAT WE HAVE DONE.

WE PUT A LOT OF PLANS IN PLACE WE WILL EXECUTE THOSE PLANS, WE WILL MEASURE THOSE PLANS WE WILL EXECUTE THOSE PLANS, WHETHER IT BE VISION 2040, WHETHER IT BE THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN, THE PARK'S MASTER PLAN, THE TRAIL'S MASTER PLAN, THE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN, IN THE END WE PLANNED THE WORK AND WE WILL WORK THE PLAN.

WE WILL MEASURE THE RESULT AND BE ACCOUNTABLE TO OUR RESIDENTS.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO POSTURE OURSELVES FISCALLY JUST AS WE HAVE WITH 12 HISTORIC TAX REDUCTIONS MATCH THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD. OR TRIPLE-A RATING, CONGRATULATIONS, WE JUST GOT REAFFIRMED LAST WEEK FOR ONCE AGAIN HAVING BELOW WAS COST OF CAPITAL.

THANK YOU TO THE VOTERS WHO PASSED 4 OUT OF 5 OF OUR RESOLUTIONS, REFERENDUMS FOR THE BONDS.

THAT CONTINUES TO INVEST IN CARROLLTON AT THE LOWEST COST OF CAPITAL. WE FOCUSED ON INFRASTRUCTURE, THIS BOND DOES THE SAME. WE HAVE AUGMENTED IT, WE ARE SPENDING $100 MILLION PER YEAR FOR THE LAST THREE GOING ON FOR YEARS WE WILL CONTINUE TO DOUBLE DOWN ON THAT AND CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR BED WORK -- THAT BROUGHT, OUR FOUNDATION IN CARROLLTON IS AS STRONG TODAY AS IT WAS YESTERDAY AND CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE STRONG COMMUNITY THAT SITS RIGHT HERE IN THE CENTER OF THE GFW METROPLEX. PUBLIC SAFETY WILL ALWAYS BE THE NUMBER 1 THING. YES, IT WAS A UNIFORM, OUR

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WE ADOPTED 25 DEFICIT OF HER FIRST RESPONDERS AND A POLICE WE HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THAT LARGELY FULLY STAFFED.

WE HAVE FOUR FIRE STATIONS TO REBUILD.

FULLY FUNDED. WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THAT AND CONTINUE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS IN PUBLIC SAFETY POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL. AND THE ECONOMIC DEPARTMENT THE CITY IS MOVING. WE HAVE MULTIPLE BILLION-DOLLAR INVOLVEMENTS NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST THROUGHOUT THE CITY, WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE BUSINESS-FRIENDLY POLICIES TO DRIVE US FORWARD OVER THE NEXT TO MAKE THE VISION 24 A REALITY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON BRINGING CORPORATE RELOCATIONS. WE BROUGHT OVER 5000 JOBS TO CARROLLTON JUST IN THE LAST THREE YEARS.

WITH 1800. WITH THE FISHER INVESTMENTS ULTIMATELY RELOCATING THEIR CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS TO INTERNATIONAL PARKWAY HERE IN CARROLLTON.

WITH EXPANSIONS. WITH REYNOLDS EXPANSION AND WITH THE UNION DEFENSE MOVING INTO THE DISTRICT AND AER MANUFACTURING WHICH IS AN AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIER.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

THOSE SUCCESSES ARE JUST POINTS IN TIME THEY ARE SUCCESSES BUT WE WILL NOT REST ON THOSE LOWER ROLES AND MANY OF THOSE SUCCESSES ARE AT A POINT IN THE CONTINUUM OF PROGRESS.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THAT AND YES, WE WILL CELEBRATE AGB COMING TO CARROLLTON. SO AS WE CELEBRATE AMERICA'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY AND BIRTHDAY, CARROLLTON'S LEADERSHIP WILL CONTINUE TO EXPLOIT ALL OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE CARROLLTON A COMMUNITY THAT FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES WANT TO CALL HOME.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE REGIONAL INFLUENCE FOR STRONGER, SAFER, AND VIBRANT LOCAL ECONOMIES AND LINED WITH VISION 2040 AND THE COUNCIL HOME GOALS. BUT REALLY TO SHAPE THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK THAT CONNECTS THIS METROPLEX TOGETHER THAT WE ALL LIVE IN. WE WILL CONTINUE TO I WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD WITH MY PRIDE COMMITMENT.

PUBLIC SAFETY TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE, PLACES, AND THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO US. TO ENSURE THEY HAVE THE TOOLS OF THE TRADE TO DO THEIR JOB, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY AND INVESTMENT WHICH IS A FORCE MULTIPLIER AS THEY LOOK TO KEEP US SAFE. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO STAY THE COURSE STAY THE COURSE AND INFRASTRUCTURE CONTINUING TO DOUBLE DOWN WE WILL EMBRACE OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY.

CONTINUED TO CALL CARROLLTON HOME AND GET INVOLVED.

LASTLY WE WILL FOCUS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. TO GROW OUR INVESTMENT IN CARROLLTON TO CONTINUE IF YOU WILL DROP GROWTH AND ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH BUSINESS-FRIENDLY POLICIES.

ALWAYS KEEPING AN EYE ON THE SANCTITY OF OUR SINGLE-FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD CONGRESS. INDEED WITH ALL THE GREAT RESULTS TODAY AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE WE LOOK OFTEN TOWARDS A BRIGHT FUTURE BASED ON WHAT IS YET TO COME WE ARE REMINDED OF SERVICES AND JUST A GLIMPSE OF TIME.

FROM THE FIRST MAYOR PRO TEM FOR 113 YEARS OF THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED HERE ARE PART A SMALL. WILL HEAR -- YOU HAVE MY COMMITMENT TO MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY MOMENT TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE PRIZE, AND TO GET BACK TO WORK.

WITH THAT, BEFORE I CLOSE AND ADJOURN LET ME JUST SAY IF I CAN HAVE ALL OF THE FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS ON MAYORS WHO HAVE SERVED I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE GET A GROUP PICTURE WITH THE EXISTING COUNSEL, CERTAINLY EVERYBODY SHOULD TAKE THE TIME AND GET THE PHOTOS THAT THEY WANT.

WE HAVE REFRESHMENTS IN THE LOBBY THAT WE INVITE YOU TO WERE TAKEN -- TO PARTAKE IN. WITH THAT GOD BLESS CARROLLTON, GOD BLESS TEXAS, GOT A BLESS THE GREAT COUNTRY THAT WE CALL HOME,

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.