HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 2023-02-13 Minutes MINUTES OF THE WORK SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS
HELD IN THE CITY HALL 4301 CITY POINT DRIVE
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
WORK SESSION
The City Council of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas met in work session on the
13th day of February at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber prior to the 7:00 p.m.
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Present: Oscar Trevino Mayor
Tito Rodriguez Mayor Pro Tern, Place 1
Suzy Compton Place 3
Blake Vaughn Place 5
Scott Turnage Associate Mayor Pro Tern, Place 6
Kelvin Deupree Deputy Mayor Pro Tern, Place 7
Absent: Rita Wright Oujesky Place 2
Mason Orr Place 4
Staff Members: Mark Hindman City Manager
Paulette Hartman Deputy City Manager
Karen Manila Assistant City Manager
Jimmy Perdue Director of Public Safety
Alicia Richardson City Secretary/Chief Governance Officer
Maleshia B. McGinnis City Attorney
CALL TO ORDER
1. DISCUSS ITEMS FROM REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
City Council had no questions for staff.
2. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION - PUBLIC OFFICIAL, PUBLIC EMPLOYEE,
OR CITIZEN.
Director of Public Safety Jimmy Perdue introduced the department's new Mental Health
Coordinator Laura Jones.
3. DISCUSS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 2023 CHARTER AMENDMENT
ELECTION.
Mayor Trevino thanked the Charter Review Task Force Committee ("Task Force") for
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their service. He called on Council member Turnage who served as the Chair of the Task
Force to make comments.
Council member Turnage introduced the following Task Force members present at the
meeting, Steve Koons, Brianne Goetz, Phil Beckman, and Jason Winans. Council
member Turnage stated the proposed language brings the City Charter in line with state
law and strengthens the code of conduct for the City Council. The majority of the
amendments pertain to the Civil Service section.
City Manager Mark Hindman provided an overview of the twenty-six (26) proposed
charter amendments.
Proposition A - clarifies the City Council receives $50.00 per meeting where the entire
City Council is called to attend.
Propositions B, C, and D - pertain to the qualifications for City Council.
Proposition B - requires a candidate for City Council be a registered voter of North
Richland Hills.
Proposition C - expands the list of crimes that cause a City Council member to forfeit
their position.
Proposition D - provides authority to establish a succession plan in the absence of the
mayor and mayor pro tern.
Proposition E - removes requirement of the City Council to appoint assistant city
secretaries and the Clerk of the Municipal Court; removes City Council's appointment of
the municipal court judge and also removes requirement that judges be residents of North
Richland Hills.
Proposition F - provides for the appointment of alternate(s) to the Planning and Zoning
Commission.
Proposition G - removes requirement that Planning and Zoning Commission members
own property in North Richland Hills.
Proposition H - provides the appointment and removal of Planning and Zoning
Commission members reflect the sameprocess rocess as other boards and commissions.
Proposition I - removes the requirement that all plats be approved by the City Council and
allows the City Council to delegate authorization as allowed by state law.
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Proposition J - provides that civil service only applies to sworn firefighters (ranks below
Fire Battalion Chief), sworn peace officers in the police department (ranks below Police
Captain) and sworn city marshal positions who have completed a one (1) year probation.
Proposition K - allows for app ointment of alternates to the Civil Service Commission and
authorizes removal of a member by majority vote of the City Council; also requires the
Commission to comply with the city's board and commission attendance requirements;
and modifies meeting requirement to once annually.
Proposition L - authorizes the Civil Service Commission to recommend rules governing
hiring, promotion and discipline to the City Council; hear appeals of disciplinary
terminations, suspensions, and demotions; report on all matters for enforcement and
compliance; and prohibits the Commission from interfering or providing instructions to
city staff outside their formal responsibilities.
Proposition M - clarifies the Civil Service Commission's authority to administer oaths,
compel and subpoena witnesses and records.
Proposition N - removes rules (hiring, promotion, re-appointment, transfer or demotion, to
include method of examination and eligibility) of all civil service positions from the City
Charter and establishes these rules be recommended by the Commission to the City
Council.
Proposition 0 - extends the time the Commission holds an appeal hearing from 30 to 45
days.
Proposition P - requires a reinstated employee by the Commission be reinstated within
10 days of the order and have all compensation and benefits restored; limits ability of
Commission to reinstate an employee charged with a crime (other than a minor traffic
offense); and eliminates automatic requirement that the City Manager remove a
department head for not following the Commission's order to reinstate an employee.
Proposition Q - clarifies that appeals go to the District Court in Tarrant County.
Proposition R - replacement language - "head of department" with "Department Head";
"employee" with "Civil Service Employee"; and "Director of Personnel" with "Director of
Human Resources".
Proposition S - removes Sections 10, 14, 22, 22A, and 22B from the City Charter and
places them in the Civil Service Rules and Regulations, other applicable sections of the
charter or the City's Personnel Policy Manual.
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Proposition T - removes requirement to distribute the Civil Service Rules and Regulations
to each department and require the document be made accessible for review.
Proposition U - clarifies sworn civil service employees retain their civil service
classification, if amendment is approved.
Proposition V - moves procedures regarding settlement of employee beneficiary account
from the City Charter to the City Personnel Policy Manual.
Proposition W - authorizes city manager to increase vacation accruals on a temporary
or permanent basis.
Proposition X - moves disciplinary procedures for violation of prohibition from the City
Charter to the Civil Service Rules and Regulations and the City Personnel and
Procedures Manual.
Proposition Y - reduces the number of times an adopted ordinance that assesses a fine,
fee, or penalty is published in the paper to one time.
Proposition Z - update language in the charter from "members of the City Council" to
"Council members" or "Council member"; remove redundancies or inconsistencies;
correct any typographical errors; and remove or modify language that conflicts with or is
preempted by other state or federal legislation.
City Council discussed the number of propositions and the importance of educating the
citizenry.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
1. SECTION 551.072: DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR
VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY - TRACT 5E01, ABSTRACT 1652, LANDON C
WALKER SURVEY AND LOT 3E, BLOCK 1, NORTHEAST CROSSING
ADDITION.
2. SECTION 551.087: DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS - TRACT 5E01, ABSTRACT 1652, LANDON
C WALKER SURVEY AND LOT 3E, BLOCK 1, NORTHEAST CROSSING
ADDITION.
Mayor Trevino announced at 6:33 p.m. that the Council would adjourn into Executive
Session as authorized by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, specifically Section
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551.072: Deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property - Tract
5E01, Abstract 1652, Landon C Walker Survey and Lot 3E, BLock 1, Northeast Crossing
Addition and Section 551.087: Deliberation regarding Economic Development
negotiations - Tract 5E01, Abstract 1652, Landon C Walker Survey and Lot 3E, Block 1,
Northeast Crossing Addition. Executive Session began at 6:35 p.m. and concluded at
6:49 p.m.
REGULAR MEETING
A. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Trevino called the meeting to order Monday, February 13th at 7:03 p.m.
Present: Oscar Trevino Mayor
Tito Rodriguez Mayor Pro Tem, Place 1
Suzy Compton Place 3
Blake Vaughn Place 5
Scott Turnage Associate Mayor Pro Tern, Place 6
Kelvin Deupree Deputy Mayor Pro Tern, Place 7
Absent: Rita Wright Oujesky Place 2
Mason Orr Place 4
Staff Members: Mark Hindman City Manager
Paulette Hartman Deputy City Manager
Karen Manila Assistant City Manager
Alicia Richardson City Secretary/Chief Governance Officer
Maleshia B. McGinnis City Attorney
A.1 INVOCATION
Council member Dupree gave the invocation.
A.2 PLEDGE
Council member Deupree led the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States and Texas
flags.
A.3 SPECIAL PRESENTATION(S) AND RECOGNITION(S)
There were no items for this category.
A.4 CITIZENS PRESENTATION
Ms. Shelly Drouillard, 7212 Bonanza, #213, North Richland Hills, spoke about corruption
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in federal, state and local jurisdictions.
A.5 PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no requests to speak from the public.
A.6 REMOVAL OF ITEM(S) FROM CONSENT AGENDA
No items were removed from the consent agenda.
B. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
APPROVED
A MOTION WAS MADE BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM KELVIN DEUPREE,
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BLAKE VAUGHN TO APPROVE THE CONSENT
AGENDA.
MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 5-0.
B.1 APPROVE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 23, 2023 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
B.2 AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF A 2024 HINO L7 CREW CAB DUMP
TRUCK FROM RUSH TRUCK CENTERS OF TEXAS, LP USING BUYBOARD
CONTRACT NO. 601-19 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $165,563.13.
B.3 AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS FROM
DELL MARKETING, LP, THROUGH DIR COOPERATIVE CONTRACT NO.
DIR-TSO-3763 IN THE AMOUNT OF $47,761.14 USING TEXAS ANTI-GANG
CENTER GRANT #2848908 FUNDING, AND CONSIDER RESOLUTION NO.
2023-XX AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A REGIONAL
ASSET TRANSFER ADDENDUM WITH THE DALLAS COUNTY CRIMINAL
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
B.4 AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF FIFTEEN (15) BULLET-RESISTANT
SHIELDS FROM GT DISTRIBUTORS IN THE AMOUNT OF $61,974.44 USING
FY2023 BULLET-RESISTANT SHIELD PROGRAM GRANT 4631601 FUNDING
THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE
DIVISION.
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CONSIDER RESOLUTION NO. 2023-013, AUTHORIZING THE CITY
B.5
MANAGER TO EXECUTE A REGIONAL ASSET TRANSFER ADDENDUM
WITH THE CITY OF FORT WORTH TO TRANSFER EQUIPMENT
PURCHASED BY THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS USING TAG
GRANT#2848908 FUNDS.
B.6 AUTHORIZE PAYMENT TO MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., FOR THE
ANNUAL PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT IN THE
AMOUNT OF $297,619.88.
B.7 CONSIDER RESOLUTION NO. 2023-014, AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF
THE GRANT APPLICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF ALLOCATED FUNDS IF
AWARDED FOR THE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM FY23
URBAN AREAS SECURITY INITIATIVE.
C. PUBLIC HEARINGS
There were no items for this category.
D. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
D.1 PLAT23-0031 CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FROM GEONAV LLC FOR A
PRELIMINARY PLAT OF LOTS 1 AND 2, BLOCK 1, SMITHFIELD GATEWAY
ADDITION, BEING 4.0547 ACRES LOCATED AT 6251 DAVIS BOULEVARD.
APPROVED
Director of Planning Clayton Comstock informed City Council the applicant is requesting
a preliminary plat for 4.0547 acres located at 6251 Davis Boulevard. The area is
designated on the Comprehensive Land Use Plan as transit oriented development and the
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current zoning is transit oriented development. Mr. Comstock provided site photos of the
property.
Applicant representative Mickey Thomas with MJ Thomas Engineering LLC presented the
request. He stated that the applicant GeoNav LLC is developing a drive through coffee
shop.
Mr. Comstock presented staffs report. The proposed preliminary plat creates two
nonresidential lots. At a future date, the owner will submit a final plat for the southern lot
(Phase one) intended for a coffee shop with drive-through service. The drive through will
require consideration of a special development plan. The Planning and Zoning
Commission, at their January 19, 2023 meeting, recommended approval with the
conditions outlined in the Development Review Committee comments with a vote of 6-0.
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A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER COMPTON, SECONDED BY
ASSOCIATE MAYOR PRO TEM TURNAGE TO APPROVE PLAT23-0031 WITH THE
CONDITIONS OUTLINED IN THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE COMMENTS.
MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 5-0.
E. PUBLIC WORKS
There were no items for this category.
F. GENERAL ITEMS
F.1 CONSIDER AND APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 2023-015, CALLING THE MAY
6, 2023 CITY COUNCIL ELECTION, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
EXECUTE A JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT WITH TARRANT COUNTY AND
OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS FOR ELECTION SERVICES.
APPROVED
City Secretary/Chief Governance Officer Alicia Richardson informed City Council the
item before them this evening is to approve Resolution No. 2023-015, calling the City's
General Election to be held on May 6, 2023 to elect persons to City Council Places 1, 3,
5, and 7. The candidate filing period began January 18 and the last day to file for a place
on the ballot is February 17. Early voting for the election begins April 24 and continues
through May 2. Early voting locations in North Richland Hills include the City Library,
9015 Grand Avenue and Former Bursey Senior Center, 7301 Bursey Road. In addition,
voters will be able to vote at any early voting location in Tarrant County. On Election Day,
the City Library and Former Bursey Senior Center will serve as polling locations. As with
Early Voting, qualified voters will be able to vote at any Election Day polling location in
Tarrant County.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER COMPTON, SECONDED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER VAUGHN TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 2023-015.
MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 5-0.
F.2 CONSIDER AND APPROVE ORDINANCE NO. 3777, ORDERING A SPECIAL
ELECTION ON MAY 6, 2023, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE
QUALIFIED VOTERS FOR ADOPTION OR REJECTION, PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO THE EXISTING CHARTER OF THE CITY OF NORTH
RICHLAND HILLS.
APPROVED
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Mayor Trevino called on Council member Turnage who served as the Chair of the
Charter Review Task Force Committee ("Task Force") to make comments.
Council member Turnage introduced the following Task Force members present at the
meeting, Steve Koons, Brianne Goetz, Phil Beckman, Jason Winans, and Patti Hourihan.
Council member Turnage stated the proposed language brings the City Charter in line
with state law and strengthens the code of conduct for the City Council. The majority of
the amendments pertain to the Civil Service section.
Mayor Trevino thanked the Task Force members for their assistance and review of the
City Charter.
City Manager Mark Hindman provided an overview of the twenty-six (26) proposed
charter amendments.
Proposition A - clarifies the City Council receives $50.00 per meeting where the entire
City Council is called to attend.
Propositions B, C, and D - pertain to the qualifications for City Council.
Proposition B - requires a candidate for City Council be a registered voter of North
Richland Hills.
Proposition C - expands the list of crimes that cause a City Council member to forfeit
their position.
Proposition D - provides authority to establish a succession plan in the absence of the
mayor and mayor pro tern.
Proposition E - removes requirement of the City Council to appoint assistant city
secretaries and the Clerk of the Municipal Court; removes City Council's appointment of
the municipal court judge and also removes requirement that judges be residents of North
Richland Hills.
Proposition F - provides for the appointment of alternate(s) to the Planning and Zoning
Commission.
Proposition G - removes requirement that Planning and Zoning Commission members
own property in North Richland Hills.
Proposition H - provides the appointment and removal of Planning and Zoning
Commission members reflect the same process as other boards and commissions.
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Proposition I - removes the requirement that all plats be approved by the City Council and
allows the City Council to delegate authorization as allowed by state law.
Proposition J - provides that civil service only applies to sworn firefighters (ranks below
Fire Battalion Chief), sworn peace officers in the police department (ranks below Police
Captain) and sworn city marshal positions who have completed a one (1) year probation.
osition K Prop
- allows for app ointment of
alternates to the Civil Service Commission and
the CityCouncil; also requires the
authorizes removal of a member by majority vote of q
Commission to comply with the city's board and commission attendance requirements;
and modifies meeting requirement to once annually.
Proposition L - authorizes the Civil Service Commission to recommend rules governing
hiring, promotion and discipline to the City Council; hear appeals of disciplinary
terminations, suspensions, and demotions; report on all matters for enforcement and
compliance; and prohibits the Commission from interfering or providing instructions to
city staff outside their formal responsibilities.
Proposition M - clarifies the Civil Service Commission's authority to administer oaths,
compel and subpoena witnesses and records.
Proposition N - removes rules (hiring, promotion, re-appointment, transfer or demotion, to
include method of examination and eligibility) of all civil service positions from the City
Charter and establishes these rules be recommended by the Commission to the City
Council.
Proposition 0 - extends the time the Commission holds an appeal hearing from 30 to 45
days.
Proposition P - requires a reinstated employee by the Commission be reinstated within
10 days of the order and have all compensation and benefits restored; limits ability of
Commission to reinstate an employee charged with a crime (other than a minor traffic
offense); and eliminates automatic requirement that the City Manager remove a
department head for not following the Commission's order to reinstate an employee.
Proposition Q - clarifies that appeals go to the District Court in Tarrant County.
Proposition R - replacement language - "head of department" with "Department Head";
"employee" with "Civil Service Employee"; and "Director of Personnel" with "Director of
Human Resources".
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Proposition S - removes Sections 10, 14, 22, 22A, and 22B from the City Charter and
places them in the Civil Service Rules and Regulations, other applicable sections of the
charter or the City's Personnel Policy Manual.
Proposition T - removes requirement to distribute the Civil Service Rules and Regulations
to each department and require the document be made accessible for review.
Proposition U - clarifies sworn civil service employees retain their civil service
classification, if amendment is approved.
Proposition V - moves procedures regarding settlement of employee beneficiary account
from the City Charter to the City Personnel Policy Manual.
Proposition W - authorizes city manager to increase vacation accruals on a temporary
or permanent basis.
Proposition X - moves disciplinary procedures for violation of prohibition from the City
Charter to the Civil Service Rules and Regulations and the City Personnel and
Procedures Manual.
Proposition Y - reduces the number of times an adopted ordinance that assesses a fine,
fee, or penalty is published in the paper to one time.
Proposition Z - update language in the charter from "members of the City Council" to
"Council members" or "Council member"; remove redundancies or inconsistencies;
correct any typographical errors; and remove or modify language that conflicts with or is
preempted by other state or federal legislation.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY ASSOCIATE MAYOR PRO TEM TURNAGE, SECONDED BY
DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DEUPREE TO ORDINANCE NO. 3777, ORDERING A
SPECIAL ELECTION ON MAY 6, 2023, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE
QUALIFIED VOTERS FOR ADOPTION OR REJECTION, PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
THE EXISTING CHARTER OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS.
MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 5-0.
G.1 EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS - CITY COUNCIL MAY TAKE ACTION ON ANY
ITEM DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION LISTED ON WORK SESSION
AGENDA
APPROVED
Director of Economic Development Craig Hulse presented items G.1 and G.2. He
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informed City Council that the City has been working with Cromwell Hospitality, LLC. for
an upscale hotel in the HomeTown area. There are two agreements for consideration by
the City Council.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY ASSOCIATE MAYOR PRO TEM TURNAGE, SECONDED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER VAUGHN TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE
AND EXECUTE A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY
AND RELATED DOCUMENTS WITH CROMWELL HOSPITALITY, LP FOR LOT 3E,
BLOCK 1, NORTHEAST CROSSING ADDITION AND TRACT 5E01, ABSTRACT 1652,
LANDON C WALKER SURVEY
MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 5-0.
G.2 EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS - CITY COUNCIL MAY TAKE ACTION ON ANY
ITEM DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION LISTED ON WORK SESSION
AGENDA
APPROVED
This item was presented in conjunction with item G.1.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY ASSOCIATE MAYOR PRO TEM TURNAGE, SECONDED BY
DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DEUPREE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH
CROMWELL HOSPITALITY, LP FOR LOT 3E, BLOCK 1, NORTHEAST CROSSING
ADDITION AND TRACT 5E01,ABSTRACT 1652, LANDON C WALKER SURVEY.
MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 5-0.
H. INFORMATION AND REPORTS
H.1 ANNOUNCEMENTS
Council member Compton made the following announcements.
The Common Ground Community Garden invites you to their Spring Gardening Seminar
on Saturday, February 19, starting at 9:00 a.m. in the Grand Hall at the North Richland
Hills Centre. Gardening experts will speak on a variety of topics and answer all of your
gardening questions. Admission is free. Please visit the city's website for more
information.
Friends of the North Richland Hills Library will hold a Pop Up Book Sale on Saturday,
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February 18, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Library Community Room. Proceeds
from the book sale will go to a fundraiser for a new mural in the children's area of the
library. Please visit the library's website for more details.
City Hall and other non-emergency city offices will be closed on Presidents Day for
employee in-service training. This includes the Library, Animal Adoption & Rescue
Center, Senior Center and Municipal Court. The North Richland Hills Centre and Iron
Horse Golf Course will be open. Garbage and recycling service will not be impacted by
the Presidents Day holiday.
Kudos Korner - Bri Shipman in Animal Services - The city received a handwritten note
from a resident about the great service Bri provided. It stated: "I want to thank NRH
Animal Services who sent the young lady to our house to pick up a deceased opposum.
The young lady who arrived was cheerful, friendly and efficient and definitely showed the
core values of our city! Thank you City of NRH Animal Services for all you do!"
I. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Trevino adjourned the meeting at 7:48p.m.
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