Oct 01, 2026 City Council

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[0:07] CALL TO ORDER
[1:22] PRESENTATION
[7:31] CITIZENS' COMMENTS
[19:41] COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
[19:56] CONSENT AGENDA
[20:49] 3. Consider and act upon approving Resolution R2026-1001A, authorizing and designating signatories for all City bank accounts at American National Bank of Texas.
[22:04] 4. Consider and approve an Interlocal Agreement with Dallas County for food inspection services.
[22:53] 5. Consider and approve an Interlocal Cooperative Agreement with Dallas County to provide certain health services on a contract for service basis.
[23:36] 6. Consider and act upon the appointment of Jennifer Villegas to the Community Development Corporation (Type 4B) board.
[24:43] 7. Consider and act upon the appointment of Atenas Ortiz to the Economic Development Corporation (Type 4A) board.
[25:32] 8. Consider and act upon the appointment of Patricia Alaniz to the Community Development Corporation (Type 4B) board.
[26:23] 9. Consider and act upon the appointment of Danielle Curtis to the Economic Development Corporation (Type 4A) board.
[27:09] 10. Consider and act upon the appointment of Lacey Baker to the Economic Development Corporation (Type 4A) board. Owner of Penny Pinchers Thrift Store located at 425 N. Dallas Ave. Wilmer, TX 75172.
[28:16] 11. Consider and act upon the reappointment of Emmanuel Wealthy-Mayfield to the Economic Development Corporation (Type 4A) board.
[30:18] 12. Consider and act upon the reappointment of George Leverett to the Community Development Corporation (Type 4B) board.
[31:15] 13. Consider and act upon the reappointment of George Leverett to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
[31:59] 14. Consider and act upon the reappointment of Linda Nelon to the Community Development Corporation (Type 4B) board.
[32:39] 15. Consider and act upon the reappointment of Candy Madrigal to the Economic Development Corporation (Type 4A) board.
[33:30] 16. Consider and act upon the reappointment of Lorrie McDonald to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
[34:35] 17. Consider and act upon the reappointment of Patricia Havard to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
[35:15] 18. Discuss and consider an Agreement for Professional Services for a review and recommendations for increased efficiency of governmental services with Williams & Associates Government Resources, LLC; authorizing the City Administrator to negotiate and execute the contract by and between Williams & Associates Government Resources, LLC and the City of Wilmer.
[35:40] EXECUTIVE SESSION
[37:14] RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION
[37:18] ANY ACTION AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.

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[0:04] ON THIS GOOD EVENING. I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING OF THE WILMER CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO EXTEND A WARM WELCOME AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING. YOUR PRESENCE REFLECTS A STRONG COMMITMENT TO CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND WE TRULY VA VALUE YOUR INTEREST IN THE WORK AND PROGRESS OF OUR CITY. UM, AT THIS TIME, THE INVOCATION WILL BE DONE BY OUR CITY SECRETARY. IF EVERYONE COULD PLEASE STAND, THAT'S ABLE. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU IN JESUS' NAME, THANKING YOU FOR TODAY. LORD, WE ASK THAT WE HAVE A PRODUCTIVE MEETING TONIGHT AND THAT EVERYONE GET HOME SAFELY AFTER THE MEETING TONIGHT. THESE THINGS WE ASK IN THE NAME OF JESUS WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. NOW, FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. WE WILL NOW HAVE A PRESENTATION. THIS WILL BE A PRESENTATION OF THE JULY 20, 26 FINANCIALS. THE PRESENTATION WILL BE CONDUCTED BY PATRICIA ALBROOK, THE CONSULTING FINANCE DIRECTOR. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL AND MAYOR PRO TEM AND CITIZENS OF WILMER. I AM HERE TO DO THE FINANCIAL PRESENTATION FOR JULY 31ST OF, UH, FISCAL YEAR 2026. AND BY THE WAY, HAPPY NEW YEAR. THIS IS A NEW FISCAL YEAR TODAY THAT WE'RE STARTING. SO, UM, THIS IS FOR LAST FISCAL YEAR NOW. SO HERE ARE THE FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS. AND YOU KNOW, I COME HERE EVERY MONTH OR SO TO PRESENT OUR FINANCIALS. AND THIS IS THE MONTH OF JULY. WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE MONTH OF AUGUST. AND, UM, AND THEN SEPTEMBER, OF COURSE, GETTING EVERYTHING WRAPPED UP FOR AUDIT TIME. SO THIS FIRST SLIDE THAT YOU SEE HERE IS FOR THE GENERAL FUND, AND YOU'LL SEE A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT YOUR FINANCIAL REPORTS, UM, SHOW. AND YOU WILL SEE THAT AS OF JULY 31ST, WE HAVE A TOTAL REVENUE OF $18.3 MILLION. THAT'S HERE TO DATE. AND PROPERTY TAXES ARE ABOUT $8 MILLION. FOR THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES. WE HAVE ABOUT 1.7 MILLION PUBLIC SAFETY, 6.9 MILLION COMMUNITY SERVICES, 138,000 AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, 2.6 MILLION WITH NON-DEPARTMENTAL, UH, AT 1.5 MILLION. AND AS I SAID BEFORE, NON-DEPARTMENTAL, NON-DEPARTMENTAL INCLUDES ANY KIND OF, UH, AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE WITH, UM, DEVELOPERS AND SO FORTH. UH, THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES ARE 12.9 MILLION, GIVING YOU, UH, NET INCOME OF $5.4 MILLION AS OF JULY 31ST. SO THAT'S THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE WATER AND SEWER FUND. AS OF JULY 31ST, THE TOTAL, UH, REVENUE OR INCOME IS 325, I'M SORRY, $3.6 MILLION. AND THEN THE TOTAL EXPENSES, UH, INCLUDING PERSONNEL AND BENEFITS, CONTRACTUAL SERVICES, PAYMENTS TO CITY OF LANCASTER FOR WATER PUR PURCHASES, PAYMENTS TO DALLAS, THE CITY OF DALLAS FOR SEWER TREATMENT, UH, AND CAPITAL OUTLAY. UH, EQUAL $3.7 MILLION TRANSFERS IN OF 253,000 APPROXIMATELY. THAT IS COMING IN FROM THE CAPITAL FUND TO PAY FOR SOME OF THE EXPENSES FOR THE WASTEWATER PROJECT. UH, THE WILMER FOREST MAJOR. AND SO THAT GIVES US AN INCOME AS OF JULY FOR $244,980. THAT WAS A WATER AND SEWER FUND. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, UC. SALES TAX REVENUE IS COMING IN VERY STRONG AT $3.1 MILLION. AND, UH, MISCELLANEOUS INCOME, THOSE ARE JUST DONATIONS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. OR, UM, SOME TYPE OF, UH, REFUND INTEREST INCOME 109,000. NOW IT'S A LOT HIGHER. AS I SAID BEFORE, I'VE MOVED SOME OF THE FUNDS OVER TO THE INVESTMENT POOL SO THAT THEY CAN, UM, EARN SOME INTEREST. AND TODAY YOU'LL ACTUALLY BE, UH, THERE'S AN ITEM IN THE CONSENT AGENDA SO THAT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND OPEN NEW BANK ACCOUNTS. UM, WHEN, UM,
[5:01] TOMORROW ACTUALLY FOR AN AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK OF TEXAS, WHICH WAS A, A MUCH BETTER DEAL, UM, AND IS THE NEW BANK DEPOSITORY, UH, FOR THE CITY OF WILMER. AND SO THE TOTAL REVENUE IS 3.2 MILLION FOR EDC TOTAL EXPENDITURES, $804,019. AND THEIR TOTAL REVENUE OVER EXPENDITURES OR NET INCOME IS $2.4 MILLION. THAT'S AS OF JULY CDC, KIND OF THE SAME THING. UH, THEY ALSO RECEIVED $3.1 MILLION IN SALES TAX REVENUE. AND YOU SEE THEIR INTEREST INCOME, SOME SPECIAL EVENTS, DONATIONS. WE'VE BEEN GETTING SOME REALLY GOOD DONATIONS FROM, UM, COMPANIES AROUND TOWN TO SPONSOR EVENTS SUCH AS PIONEER DAYS, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND SO FORTH. SO THAT IS, UH, A REALLY GOOD NEWS. UM, INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUE THAT'S JUST, UH, UH, THE GREEN RIBBON GRANT THAT WE WRAPPED UP. AND, UM, THEY JUST MADE THE FINAL PAYMENT FROM TDOT. AND THE TOTAL REVENUE IS 3.3 MILLION FOR EXPENDITURES. YOU'LL SEE PERSONNEL AND BENEFITS 83,914. UM, INCENTIVES AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CHARGES, OTHER ITEMS FOR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE AND SO FORTH. THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES ARE 1.1 MILLION WITH AN INCOME OF $2.2 MILLION AS OF JULY. SO EVERYTHING'S COMING IN AS FORECASTED. LOOKING GOOD, GOOD NEWS ALL AROUND. SALES TAXES ARE VERY STRONG. WE'RE STILL GETTING SOME MORE, UM, UP UNTIL NOVEMBER THAT WE WILL, UM, ACCRUE TO FISCAL YEAR 26. SO ONCE THE AUDIT IS FINISHED, UH, SOMETIME IN FEBRUARY, UM, YOU WILL SEE THE TOTAL AMOUNT. BUT I WILL COME BACK IN NOVEMBER, THE FIRST MEETING OF NOVEMBER AND SHARE WITH YOU THE PRELIMINARY, UM, TOTALS, UH, FOR SEPTEMBER 30TH, FOR FISCAL YEAR 26TH, SO THAT YOU HAVE AN IDEA KIND OF WHERE WE ENDED UP. UM, ANY QUESTIONS? NO. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU. NOW, EXCUSE ME. WE WILL NOW MOVE, UH, ON TO CITIZEN'S COMMENTS. CITY SECRETARY KATISHA MILES, DO WE HAVE ANY INDIVIDUALS WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? WE DO. WE HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS TO SPEAK TO, ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. AND WE HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS TO SPEAK TO ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA AT THIS TIME. CITIZENS WHO HAVE PRE-REGISTERED BEFORE THE CALL TO ORDER WILL BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER OTHER THAN PERSONNEL MATTERS OR MATTERS UNDER LITIGATION FOR LENGTH OF TIME NOT TO EXCEED THREE MINUTES, NO COUNSEL ACTION OR DISCUSSION MAY TAKE PLACE ON A MATTER UNTIL SUCH MATTER HAS BEEN PLACED ON AN AGENDA AND POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. ANYONE DESIRING TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM SCHEDULED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING IS REQUESTED TO HOLD THEIR COMMENTS UNTIL THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF THE ITEM. WE WILL FIRST, UM, HAVE MR. GEORGE LEVERETT COME TO THE PODIUM. I PREFER TO SPEAK AT THE TIME THAT THE ITEM BROUGHT UP ON THE AGENDA. THIS WOULD BE THE, THIS WOULD BE THE TIME FOR CITIZEN'S COMMENTS. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY, YOU WOULD WANT TO SAY IT. NOW. CAN I SPEAK AT THE TIME OF THE PUBLIC HEARING? NO, THERE'S NO, UH, PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT. I DO WANT TO LET YOU, YOU HAVE, UH, NUMBER 18 AS A, YOU HAVE IT AS A PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION. SO THAT'S JUST A, THAT'S JUST A HEADING TO SAY THAT WE COULD HAVE PUBLIC HEARING OR ACTION IN THAT SECTION. ALL ITEMS IN THAT SECTION ARE ACTION ITEMS. THERE IS NO, IT DOESN'T STATE THAT. YEAH, THERE IS, THERE IS NO PUBLIC HEARING HOW YOU SPEAK AT THE TIME OF THE PUBLIC HEARING OR THE ACTION ITEM. THERE IS NO PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT. I TOO PREFER AWAY. SO CITIZEN COMMENTS WOULD NEED TO BE NOW, BUT YOU CAN SPEAK AT THE TIME OF AN ACTION IF COUNSEL. SO FOR INSTANCE, FOR A PARTICULAR ITEM NUMBER 18, IF COUNSEL WANTS TO INVITE YOU UP AT THAT POINT IN TIME, YOU CAN SPEAK AT THAT TIME, BUT COUNSEL WOULD HAVE TO INVITE YOU UP. DO YOU WISH TO HAVE A CITIZEN'S COMMENT AT THIS TIME OR YOU WOULD WANT TO WAIT TO SEE IF THEY BRING YOU UP? WHICH ONE WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? YEAH, I'M GONNA SPEAK NOW. OKAY. GEORGE LEVERT, 24 MEADOW AID HERE IN WILBURN. I'M ADDRESSING ITEM NUMBER 18, WHICH IS THE WILLIAMS, UH,
[10:01] CONSULTING CONTRACT. OH, IT'S OWNED BY BROOKS WILLIAMS, THE FORMER CITY MANAGER OF FERRIS, WHO IS NOW THEIR CITY MANAGER, OR YEAH, CITY MANAGER. UH, A, UH, HE'S BEEN THE CITY MANAGER THERE SINCE 2019. FERRIS IS A MUCH SMALLER CITY THAN WE ARE. THEIR POPULATION IS A LITTLE OVER 4,000. WE'RE RIGHT AROUND 7,000. UH, I'M CURIOUS AS TO WHAT EXPERIENCE HE'S HAD MANAGING LARGER CITIES, UH, THAN FERRIS AT THIS POINT IN TIME. THEIR TAX RATE IS OVER TWO TIMES. UH, THAT OF THE CITY OF WILMER. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO. UH, THE FERRIS CITY BUDGET IS ONE THIRD OF WILMER'S TAXABLE VALUES. UH, TAX OF TAXABLE PROPERTY VALUES IN FERRIS IS, UH, JUST UNDER 1 BILLION, WHEREAS HERE IN WILMER, WE'RE A LITTLE OVER 3.7 BILLION IN, UH, PROPERTY VALUES. I AM CURIOUS AS TO HOW MANY CITIES MR. WILLIAMS HAS MANAGED OTHER THAN FERRIS AND HOW LARGE THEY WERE. UH, FRANK IS VERY CAPABLE IN HIS POSITION. HE'S DOING A GOOD JOB. I HAVE RESPECT, UH, AND CONFIDENT IN HIM AS WELL. UH, DOING A GOOD JOB FOR FRANK FADA PATRICIA'S, OUR CITY FINANCE DIRECTOR. UH, SHE HAS WORKED WITH CITIES MUCH LARGER THAN WILMER. SHE IS DOING A GREAT JOB. UH, AND I DON'T, I DON'T UNDERSTAND LOOKING FOR EFFICIENCIES IN THEIR DEPARTMENT AS WELL. SHE HAS MUCH MORE EXPERIENCE WITH FINANCES FOR CITIES THAN MR. WILLIAMS DOES. ANTOINE LONG IS HIGHLY CAPABLE AND EXPERIENCE AS A EDC DIRECTOR. HE'S WORKED FOR MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES, UH, AND MUNICIPALITIES, AND HE'S EXTREMELY EXPERIENCED DOING A GREAT JOB, UH, FOR THE CITY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE CITY IS LOOKING AT PAYING THE CONSULTANT FIRM, $450,000 PER YEAR FOR TWO YEARS FOR A, UH, EFFICIENCY EXPERT. UH, THAT PART KIND OF BOGGLES MY MIND WHEN WE HAD AN EXPERIENCED CITY MANAGER, UH, THAT WAS HERE FOR ONLY FOUR MONTHS, WHO WAS DOING A GREAT JOB, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WAS DECIDED TO TERMINATE HIS CONTRACT, WHICH WAS MUCH LESS THAN, UH, OUR, UH, THE CONSULTANTS ASKING FOR, FOR THIS POSITION. MR. POSADA'S SALARY IS, UH, LESS THAN A THIRD OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT PAYING MR. WILLIAMS AND HIS CONSULTING COMPANY. UH, I DON'T UNDERSTAND PAYING A CONSULTANT, AN EFFICIENCY EXPERT, UH, OVER $37,000 A MONTH. I JUST DON'T SEE WHERE THE CITY IS GOING TO GAIN AND PROFIT FROM, UH, THAT TYPE OF EXPENSE. WHERE'S THE TRADE OFF? WHERE'S THE BALANCE AS TO WHAT WE WILL ACTUALLY GET OUT OF THAT EXPENSE? THAT, IN MY OPINION, UH, IS UNNECESSARY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. LEVERETT. MS. MADRIGAL, DID YOU WANNA SPEAK AT THIS TIME? CANDY MADRIGAL 2 0 5 SUMMER STREET. I TOO THINK THAT FRANK'S DOING A GREAT JOB. HE'S LEARNED A LOT. WE DO HAVE A GREAT EDC DIRECTOR IN ANTOINE LONG. HE'S PROVED TO SELF OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I MEAN, HE HELPED BUILD UP DESOTO DUNCANVILLE. I MEAN, HE, HE DID ALL HE COULD DO WITH ALL OF THEM. SO NOW HE'S HERE AND HE WANTS US TO BUILD UP. I TOO DON'T SEE. IF WE NEED TO SPEND $450,000 PER YEAR, WHY WOULDN'T YOU JUST HIRE SOMEONE THEN? I MEAN, YOU COULD BRING SOMEONE IN FOR, UH, 120,000 IF YOU NEEDED HELP, OR IF YOU NEED HELP OR Y'ALL WANT MORE HELP, 450 A YEAR JUST TO GET HELP. UM, I, I TOO DON'T, I DON'T SEE IT. PATRICIA'S DOING A GREAT JOB. FRANK'S DOING A GREAT JOB. ANTOINE'S DOING A HAND, YOU KNOW, HEADS OVER HEELS. GREAT JOB. I I DON'T SEE WHERE MR. WILLIAMS COULD BRING ANYTHING TO THE TABLE. 'CAUSE I THINK FERRIS WAS HIS FIRST CITY MANAGER JOB. I THINK HE WAS WITH ANOTHER
[15:01] CONSULTING, OR HE HAD THIS CONSULTING FIRM. I DON'T THINK HE'S HANDLED THE KIND OF MONEY THAT WE HAVE. WE NEED SOMEONE WHO'S USED TO HAVING OR WORKING WITH THIS SIZE OF AN ACCOUNT. SO MY, MY, MY VOTE IS IF YOU WANT TO BRING SOMEONE ON, BRING ON, HIRE SOMEONE, BRING THEM ON. SURELY IT'LL BE LESS THAN FOUR 50 A YEAR OR 37 5 A MONTH. SO THAT WAS JUST HOW I FELT ABOUT IT. THANK YOU, MS. MAGICAL. NEXT UP, WE WILL HAVE DR. JOSHUA CARPENTER TO COME TO THE PODIUM. GOOD EVENING COUNSEL, PRO TEMP AND CITIZENS OF WILMER. NONE OF YOU GUYS REALLY KNOW ME, PROBABLY. MY NAME IS DR. JOSHUA CARPENTER. I'M A PRACTICING TRIAL ATTORNEY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND, UH, THROUGHOUT MY LIFE, I'VE, I'VE ENJOYED A CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, MILITARY, AS WELL AS BEING A LAWYER, WEIRDLY, MOST OF THEM OVERLAPPING AT ONE POINT OR ANOTHER. AND THE REASON I'M HERE TONIGHT IS, SO I'M, I, I'M BRINGING TO THE ATTENTION OF A FEW THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN YOUR, IN YOUR FINE TOWN. ONE OF THEM BEING THE ARREST OF MOSES GARCIA, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY WHY I'M HERE. I THINK SOME CONTEXT NEEDS TO COME TO COME TO PLAY, AND SOME UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE CITIZENS AND PEOPLE. A FEW MONTHS AGO IN THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION, MR. GARCIA WAS BORDERLINE CRUCIFIED FOR AN ALTERCATION THAT, UH, HAPPENED AT A GAS STATION THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH HIS POSITION HERE. AND IT DID NOT HAPPEN ANYWHERE NEAR HERE. AND DESPITE THAT, AND DESPITE THE FACT THAT LATER THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY SPECIFICALLY SAID, BASED ON THE APPLICABLE LAW, THE FACTS PRESENTED ON THIS CASE ARE NOT LEGALLY SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT A CONVICTION ON THE CHARGE OF DEFENSE. THEREFORE, THE ABOVE REFERENCED CASE WAS REJECTED BY THE DALLAS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND THUS, THE CASE WILL NOT BE FILED IN THE COURT. THAT MEANS THE CASE WAS SUMMARILY DISMISSED WITH EVEN HAVING, WITHOUT EVEN HAVING TO GO TO COURT. BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN NOT GUILTY. IT DOESN'T MEAN IT DOES MEAN NOT GUILTY. IT MEANS THERE'S NO, IT MEANS, PHYLLIS, YOU NEED TO, YOU NEED TO SPEAK MS. MANGOLD. YES. ALONE. ALONE. I APOLOGIZE. SO THE REALITY IS, IS THE BASIS FOR THIS ARREST AND THE BASIS FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO MR. GARCIA IN MY NOT SO HUMBLE OPINION, IS THAT IT WAS RETALIATORY. AND IT WAS RETALIATORY BECAUSE BASED ON EVEN THE COMMENTARY OF THE, OF THE CITIZENS THAT HAS SPOKEN HERE TONIGHT, THE CITY OF WILMER HAS A MONEY PROBLEM. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU HAD A FORMER MEMBER OF YOUR ADMINISTRATION THAT TOOK A $56,000 SIGNING BONUS, WHICH WAS AGAINST THE LAW SIGNED FOR BY THE PRIOR AND FORMER MAYOR AND, AND LEFT. AND NOTHING'S BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. YOU GUYS HAVE TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN MISSING BANK TRANSFERS THAT YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT. AND NOBODY CAN TRACK THESE, THESE THINGS DOWN. AND SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EMISSION EFFICIENCY EXPERTS AND THIRD PARTY AUDITS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. THE REALITY IS, IS WHAT MR. GARCIA WAS DOING. LIKE IT OR NOT, HE WAS BRINGING THESE THINGS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC. AND IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER, CANDIDLY, IF WE LIKE THE WAY HE DID IT, BECAUSE I, IN MY OWN LIFE, AND MANY OF YOU IN YOUR LIVES, AND MANY OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN, HAVE SERVED IN ANY CAPACITY, HAVE LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES AND PUT THEIR LIVES AT RISK TO PROTECT THE RIGHT TO SAY WHAT THEY NEED AND WANT TO. IT'S CALLED FREE SPEECH. AND THE REASON I BRING THIS IS BECAUSE EVEN, EVEN IN DEALING WITH MR. MOSES AND MAKING DEMANDS AND EVERYTHING ELSE, HE INSISTED AND WENT AGAINST MY ADVICE ABOUT EVEN HOW MUCH WE SHOULD DEMAND AND, AND MOVE FORWARD TO ON ANY TYPE OF SETTLEMENT, ON ANY TYPE OF CASE THAT EVER CAME OUT OF THIS. EVEN IN THAT MOMENT WHEN HE WAS SMEARED PUBLICLY AND DAGG ON NEAR CRUCIFIED, HE WAS STILL LOOKING A AFTER THE CITY OF WILMER. AND THE WEIRD THING ABOUT THIS IS, AS PART OF THAT ARREST, HE WAS PROHIBITED FROM COMING TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND, AND SETTING FOOT ON CITY COUNCIL GROUNDS ILLEGALLY. AND HERE HE IS. SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THE SACRIFICE HE'S MADE AND THE LEADER THAT YOU GUYS HAVE, BECAUSE YOU GUYS DO HAVE A MONEY PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO GET FIXED. AND HE'S THE ONE WILLING TO DO IT. THANK YOU, DOCTOR. HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. WE WILL NOW HAVE MARY PEREZ COME TO THE PODIUM. IT'S HARD TO TOP THAT, BUT MARY PEREZ, WHO TOOK FOUR WIER HEIGHT DRIVE, YOU KNOW, I'M REAL QUICK TO TELL Y'ALL WHAT'S ON MY MIND. MY THING IS, PLEASE, PLEASE, NO MORE WAREHOUSES, NO MORE, NO MORE SUBWAYS AND NO MORE GAS STATIONS, PLEASE. LET'S FIND SOME OTHER STUFF FOR WILMER. I MEAN, THIS IS GETTING OLD, YOU KNOW. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU MS. PEREZ. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS. NEXT TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6TH, WE WILL HAVE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. IT'LL BE HERE IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER FROM 5:30 PM TO 8:30 PM NOW FOR CONSENT. AGENDA ITEMS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED
[20:01] ROUTINE AND ARE GENERALLY ENACTED IN ONE MOTION. THE EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE IS THAT A COUNCIL MEMBER MAY REQUEST ONE OR MORE ITEMS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND ACTION. THE ITEM UNDER CONSENT AGENDA IS CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING OF THE WILMER CITY COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? AND A SECOND? I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I SECOND PLEASE VOTE YES. YES, YES, YES. YES. MS. UH, FIVE ZERO IN FAVOR OF. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE ACTION PORTION OF THE AGENDA. THE FIRST ITEM, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON APPROVING RESOLUTION R 2,000,026 DASH 0 0 1 A AUTHORIZING AND DESIGNATING SIGNATORIES FOR ALL CITY BANK ACCOUNTS AT AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK OF TEXAS. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE? OKAY. IT'S GONNA, OH, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M JUST HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, BUT THERE'S NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT. UH, DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THIS RESOLUTION? R 2026 DASH 1 0 0 1 A AUTHORIZING AND DESIGNATING SIGNATURES FOR ALL CITY BANK ACCOUNTS AT AMERICA NATIONAL BANK. CAN I GET A MOTION PLEASE? SECOND IT PLEASE VOTE YES. YES, YES, YES, YES. FIVE TO ZERO APPROVED. NEXT ITEM, CONSIDER AND APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH DALLAS COUNTY FOR FOOD INSPECTION SERVICES. DO WE HAVE A, UH, DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS OR NO? WE, WE USED TO BE WORKING WITH DALLAS COUNTY. OKAY. OKAY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? AND A SECOND? I'LL MAKE MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND THAT. PLEASE VOTE YES. VOTE YES. YES. YES. MOTION. UM, IT'S APPROVED. VOTE FIVE TO ZERO. WE'LL MOVE ON TO NEXT ITEM. CONSIDER AN APPROVE, AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH DALLAS COUNTY TO PROVIDE CERTAIN HEALTH SERVICES ON A CONTRACT FOR SERVICE BASIS. DO WE HAVE A, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? AND A SECOND? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. PLEASE VOTE. YES, SIR. YES. YES. YES. AND YES. PASSES FIVE TO ZERO. NEXT ITEM, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE APPOINTMENT OF JENNIFER VEGA TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TYPE FOUR B BOARD. I'LL APPOINT JENNIFER LIGA. OKAY. HOLD ON JUST A SECOND. LEMME WITH THIS, THIS OUT. OKAY. CAN WE GET A MOTION ON THIS TO APPOINT, UM, JENNIFER TO THE COMMUNITY BOARD FOR FOUR B. MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. PLEASE VOTE YES. YES, YES. YES. FIVE TO ZERO. UH, SAYING THIS WRONG. VALGAS, UH, VIEGAS VIEGAS, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. TYPE B BOARD YOU APPROVED. NEXT ITEM, CONSIDER AN ACT UPON THE APPOINTMENT OF AT ORTIZ TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. TYPE FOUR A BOARD MOTION. AND A SECOND. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT, UH, MR. ORTIZ. I SECOND THAT
[25:01] MOTION. OKAY. CAN I GET A VOTE PLEASE? YES, YES, YES, YES. YES. TINA ORTIZ OR ORTEZ, UM, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. RIGHT. OKAY. NEXT ITEM. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE APPOINTMENT OF PATRICIA ALANIS TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TYPE FOUR B BOARD. DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THAT? I MAKE A MOTION. THANK PATRICIA EE. I SECOND THAT MOTION VOTE PLEASE. YES, YES, YES, YES. YES. OKAY. MS. PATRICIA, ALL ALLEZ COMMUNITY DEVELOP, DEVELOP COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR TYPE FOUR B BOARD APPROVED FIVE TO ZERO. NEXT ITEM, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE APPOINTMENT OF DANIELLE CURTIS TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. TYPE FOUR, A BOARD MOTION. AND A SECOND ON THAT MOTION. APPOINT CURTIS. MR. CURTIS, I SECOND THAT MOTION VOTE PLEASE. YES, YES, YES, YES. YES. FIVE TO ZERO. NOW, CURTIS, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UM, TYPE A BOARD APPROVED. WE ARE OKAY. COUNSEL, YOU HAVE NOW, UM, POSSIBLY FILLED THE, UH, VACANT SPOTS, BUT WE WILL CONTINUE ON, WE'LL CONTINUE FORWARD. OKAY. OKAY. UM, 'CAUSE YOU DO HAVE SOME REAPPOINTMENTS YES. UH, COMING UP. OKAY. SO WE'LL SEE. SO WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT ONE. UM, WHICH IS LACEY BAKER TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. TYPE FOUR, A BOARD OWNER OF PENNY PINTEREST THRIFT STORE LOCATED AT 4 2 5 NORTH DALLAS AVENUE, WILMER, TEXAS 7 5 1 7 2. OKAY. UM, ON THIS, UH, DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? A MOTION SILL. I SECOND THAT MOTION VOTE PLEASE. YES, YES, YES, YES. YES. THROUGH FIVE TO ZERO, NOTHING. SO, LACEY BAKER APPROVED. NEXT ITEM, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE REAPPOINTMENT OF EMMANUEL, WEALTHY MAYFIELD TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. TYPE FOUR, A BOARD MOTION. AND A SECOND, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT EMMANUEL WILTY MAYFIELD. I MAKE A MOTION, UH, NOT TO APPOINT, UH, MS. EMMANUEL WILTY WORKING ON THAT. UH, MADAM CHAIRMAN, WE GOT A MOTION. WE, I NEED A SECOND. I NEED, I NEED A, I NEED A SECOND, IS WHAT I NEED ON THIS. OH, OKAY. SERGIO. AND, UM, SERGIO MADE THE MOTION TO APPOINT EMMANUEL WEALTHY TO, UH, TYPE A BOARD. AND I, NOW YOU, IS THERE A SECOND? IS THERE A SECOND? YES, A SECOND ON THIS. IF IT FAILS, THEN MR. GARCIA MAY HAVE A MOTION AT THIS TIME. DO I HAVE A VOTE? VOTE YOU DON'T WANT THIS PERSON APPOINTED. YOU WANT SOMEONE ELSE? YOU NEED TO VOTE? NO. AND THEN WE'LL SEE IF, IF IT DOESN'T GET A MAJORITY, THEN THE FLOOR IS OPEN, OPEN TO FOR A NEXT TIME. 'CAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA, SO WE'LL HAVE TO BRING BACK THE NAME OF A, A DIFFERENT CANDIDATE. I VOTE NO. I VOTE NO. OKAY. NO. YES, YES.
[30:04] MOTION HAS FAILED. TWO, FOUR, AND THREE. YES, SIR. OKAY. UM, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT. OKAY. NEXT. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE REAPPOINTMENT OF GEORGE LEVER TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TYPE FOUR B BOARD. OKAY. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND. MAKE A MOTION TO PROVE LETTER. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I CAN SECOND ON THAT. COULD I PLEASE GET A VOTE? NO, NO, NO. YES. FAILED, UH, FOR AGAINST ONE FOUR NE. NEXT ITEM, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE REAPPOINTMENT OF GEORGE LEVERETT TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. DO THAT AGAIN. I NEED A MOTION. AND A SECOND, PLEASE. I A MO I MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT GEORGE LEVI FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD COMMISSION. SECOND, I MAKE A SECOND ON THAT MOTION VOTE PLEASE. YES, YES, YES, YES. FIVE TO ZERO FOUR, APPROVE. NEXT ITEM, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE REAPPOINTMENT OF LINDA NEON TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. TYPE FOUR B BOARD. I NEED A MOTION. AND A SECOND PLEASE. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT LINDA NALLY AND LELAND THE ECONOMIC LEVEL BOARD. TYPE B FOUR. OH SECOND. THAT MOTION COULD GET A VOTE, PLEASE. YES, YES, YES, YES. YES. WE PASSES. NEXT ITEM, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE REAPPOINTMENT OF CANDY MADRIGAL TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. TYPE FOUR A BOARD. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? AND A SECOND? A MOTION TO APPOINT CANDY MAD FOR THE ECONOMIC BILLING BOARD CORPORATION. TYPE FOUR FOUR A BOARD. SECOND. I'LL MAKE A SECOND ON THAT MOTION. PLEASE VOTE NO. NO. YES. NO. HE IS THREE, FOUR, AND TWO AGAINST VOTE. DID THAT PASS? MOTION HAS FAILED. FAILED. MOTION FAILED. NEXT ITEM, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE REAPPOINTMENT OF LORI MCDONALD TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? AND A SECOND PLEASE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION ON THE REAPPOINTMENT OF LORI MCDONALD FOR PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION. HAVE A SECOND. I SECOND THAT MOTION. NO, PLEASE. NO, NO. YES. NO, NO. IT'S ON PANEL 4 4 1. NEXT ITEM. CONSIDER AN ACT UPON THE REAPPOINTMENT OF PATRICIA HAWARD TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MOTION. AND A SECOND I MAKE MOTION TO, TO APPOINT PATRICIA HARVARD FOR PLANNING ZONING. SECOND THAT MOTION VOTE
[35:01] PLEASE. YES, YES, YES, YES. PASSES FIVE TO ZERO. NEXT ITEM, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AN AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR A REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INCREASED EFFICIENCY OF GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES WITH WILLIAMS AND ASSOCIATES. GOVERNMENT RESOURCES LLC AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE THE CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN WILLIAMS AND ASSOCIATES, GOVERNMENT RESOURCES, LLC AND THE CITY OF WILMER MAYOR PROAM AND COUNCIL, I'D REQUEST THAT WE GO AHEAD AND HAVE OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION BEFORE WE DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THAT CONTRACT. 'CAUSE WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT'S ON, UH, TO DISCUSS, UH, SEEK LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING THIS CONTRACT TIME. WE WILL, UH, MOVE TO EXECUTIVE AT 7 36 FOR THE RECORD, THAT WOULD BE TO CONSULT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY. UH, THE CITY COUNCIL IS CONVENING AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, REGARDING RECEIVING LEGAL ADVICE UNDER 5 5 1 0 7 1 REGARDING THE PROPOSED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT, WHICH IS AGENDA ITEM 18. AND ALSO, UM, PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.07. UH, ONE TWO. CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY TO CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION REGARDING DIS ANNEXATION OF PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 43 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, INCLUDING REQUESTS RECEIVED FOR 7 5 3 NORTH GOOD ROAD, 600 PATRICK PIKE, AND 4 0 1 MALLORY BRIDGE ROAD. DO WE HAVE IT? TRY TO GET THIS THING TO WORK. I'M TURN IT OVER TO YES. AS A RESULT OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WITH REGARD TO ITEM 18, I WOULD LIKE THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER A MOTION TO RENEGOTIATE A CONTRACT FOR A ONE YEAR, UH, CONTRACT WITH A ONE YEAR RENEWAL. AND BRING THAT BACK AT YOUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION AND ACTION. JIM. AND A SECOND, PLEASE. I MOTION THAT SECOND THAT, CAN I GET A VOTE, PLEASE? YES, YES, YES, YES, YES. MOTION PASSES. FIVE TO ZERO. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WE RECONVENED INTO REGULAR SESSION AT 8:12 PM CHECK THAT RUMOR. YOU STARTED FRANK. MM-HMM . I SAID, RUMOR YOU STARTED MESSED UP. THIS CONCLUDES OUR AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED AT EIGHT 14 BROOK. 8:14 PM MR.