City Council - Regular Meeting

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Good evening. I'd like to welcome everyone to the June 23rd Special City Council meeting. It's so exciting to see so many of you here to canvass election results. We've never had this level of enthusiasm. That's dry humor, just for you in the audience. Soon to be Councilman Armstrong. We're excited for this evening. You brought a few friends with you, and it's time to get started. So as we always do, we're going to start with an invocation. Councilman Doverly, would you mind leading us in prayer?

Sure. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Doc, I had to park all the way in the back for the first time. If everyone could bow their heads for me, please. Heavenly Father, we thank you for the opportunity to gather here today in service to our community and to the great state of Texas. We ask for your wisdom and guidance and for all who have chosen the path of public service. Grant them clarity in decision making, humility in leadership, and steadfast commitment to justice, integrity, and the rule of law.

Amen. Amen. Amen. If you'd please stand for the Pledges of Allegiance.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. On the Texas flag, I pledge allegiance to the Texas

All right, next in our meeting, we have persons to be heard. This is a time for the public to address the city council on any subject, any subject.

Yeah, this way here.

However, the Texas Open Meetings Act prohibits, thanks, Jarrett, you got the cue there, prohibits the city council from discussing issues which the public has not been given three business days notice. Issues may be referred to city staff for research and possible future action. Each speaker, if there's any, will be allowed three minutes to speak. Would anyone like to speak in persons to be heard? I hope we wait long enough. A few friends from the Lions Club might bite. In all seriousness, would anyone like to speak during persons to be heard? All right. If not, we'll move on to E1. To consider a resolution canvassing the runoff election duly held in the city of Keller, Texas on the 13th day of June, 2026 for city council, place four. We have a motion. Mayor Pro Tem.

Yes, Mr. Mayor, I'd like to make a motion that we approve item E1. Do we need to read the results out loud? Yeah, let's do that, Kelly.

The results from the runoff election held on the 13th day of June 2026 were for City Council Place 4, Russ Medeiros, 1,673 votes, or 44.65%, and Jarrett Dock Armstrong, 2,074 votes, or 55.35%.

All right, we have a motion from the mayor pro tem. I'll second. Let's vote.

Kelly, it says I'm absent.

Are you both in favor? Yes. Do you accept the results? All right, it passes unanimously, 4-0. Next up, we have E2, which is why we're all here today. It's to administer the oath of office to city council place four. Silence your phones, please, Jason. Oh, sorry, did I say your name out loud? I think, speaking of which, I'm going to do the same. I think you have a dignitary here, no stranger to Keller, but I think Mayor McGrail is here to swear you in. So if you wouldn't mind stepping forward and we'll get it done.

Mayor, council. It's my honor to be here to swear in Jarrett Armstrong. I think he's going to make a really great council member. And if he doesn't, you just let me know. Jarrett, before we do anything, why don't you introduce your family to everybody? So I ask everybody here, the only one that didn't make it was child number three.

Jace Armstrong, who is a Keller resident as well, and did vote, thank you. I have Scott, my oldest, and his fiance, Elise. Mitchell is the fourth in line. And then we have Reese, and Reese is the number two baby of all of them. These kids were raised here with, shoot,

Jared, I've never seen you run out of words.

These kids were raised here in a community like Keller that I want to continue to represent and keep it to where people want to bring kids here to raise them. And I think we've been that way. We're going to stay that way. And it's not because of me or anybody else that's got one chair up here. It's because as a group, This is why we all want to be here, and I want to keep that tradition going. And thank you for voting. If you didn't vote for me, please come talk to me and let's get on the same page, at least know where we come from. We're not ever going to agree 100% on anything, but I'm open to listen and bring solutions to it.

You did forget one very important introduction.

We're with each other seven days a week. I don't know how she does it. This is my wife. This is Cheryl. She put the love in them boys that she told me a long time ago. She said, they're not going to like you. And I told them they didn't have to like me. They have to love me. And we raised them that way. And I got my own friends. But very proud of this family.

Cheryl, I want to congratulate you on running, raising, not four, but five boys. Still.

It's true. Still. I need to get you this way, actually. We'll square in and we'll take it.

Okay, you ready? I'm ready. In the name and by the authority of the state of Texas,

My pleasure to administer to you, Jared Armstrong, the oath of office. If you would, follow me. State your name. I, Jared Armstrong. Do solemnly swear. Do solemnly swear. That I will faithfully execute the duties of the office of city council.

That I will faithfully execute the duties of the office of city council. Place four. For the city of Keller, state of Texas. For the city of Keller, state of Texas.

And will. And will. To the best of my ability. To the best of my ability. Preserve, protect, defend. Preserve, protect, and defend. The Constitution. The Constitution. And the laws of the United States. And the laws of the United States. And of this state. And of this state. So help me God. So help me God.

Congratulations. Congratulations, Councilman. Good job. Congratulations.

Yeah, councilman, if you wouldn't mind a few remarks.

I'm going to get to talk with these guys a lot, I'm sure, over at least the next two years. If you still have one of the signs out, I want it back. If you threw it away, it's OK. But I'm planning to run again in two years. I want to save money, so I want the signs back. It has never been a calling for me to run for council. We've been out here 35 years. I served through the Lions Club. That is wholesome. We've yet to irritate anybody except city staff when we're trying to permit the fair. This is gonna be a new effort in my life. I look forward to it, I really do. This has been going on. It seems like we've been campaigning now for three months. I slept until 1030 Sunday morning was the first time I've actually relaxed. I'm not going to get into thinking different people because I'm going to miss somebody and it's going to irritate me for doing it. You're all here for a reason. Hope I make you proud. Always come up. Tell me your concerns. Tell me your concerns, but why you have concerns about it, and let's work together for it. This group of people behind me have the same concerns that you do, but you may not know them like you do me. They will know me well when we're done. It's going to be a good thing, though. It will be. There's some big issues coming up that I wasn't even aware of until this campaign. The 50,000 member or 50,000 population is gonna hit us. Tarrant County don't even know how yet. Mr. Rector's still up in the darkness about that on exactly what it's gonna do to us. We're not gonna stop growth. It's because we have a good community. The growth is coming. We just need to be prepared for it. This community needs more people to step up and do things. Do things. And there's tons of stuff that can be done without you being asked to do it. Let's start a thing in Keller now. How about we go back to waving at each other? I was raised up waving at people. I would like for it to get back to where Keller's known for that. It's not a big deal. but it'll put a smile on somebody's face if not your own. Okay? My number is always available. Anything you talk to me about will be held in strict confidentiality. I have a separate phone number for this effort up here because I carry information on my cell phone as well that patient records don't need to be available. Let's make this thing even better than it is today. I thank you. I appreciate you. And most of all, God bless Keller.

So not so fast, Councilman. I do want to say something. You made a remark, Councilman Armstrong. It feels good to say out loud. We finally have a team of seven people that you intend to make Keller proud. And I can tell you it's a privilege to serve up here. Jarrett certainly knows that, and colleagues know that. But you've already gotten off to a great start, and you've made me as one of 47,000 residents proud. He's already been contributing to our discussions. He's already been a tremendous colleague, and I have no doubt that you'll continue that way. So we're excited to have you. We'd like to present you with one or two tokens, if you don't mind. All right, so first off, It's a certificate of election. Pretty fancy, maybe, if you don't say. And I just want you to know how much we would love to have you. And then we have a pretty awesome lapel pen. I think it matches the color of green pretty good, actually. There you are, sir. Thank you, sir. And it's always been kind of our custom and tradition. Last thing, I didn't get the opportunity. I think old Mayor McGrail is playing favorites here. When I was sworn in by Pat, I didn't even get a speech, man. So you're already beating me already. Thank you. He said, he literally said, Mayor McGrel said, he's sitting right here, he said, Councilman, get up here and vote, and if you vote to approve the Senior Center, you're going to be just fine for the next six plus years. I said, all right, yes, sir. That was my speech, was yes, sir. So, Councilman, it would be our honor if you'd make the motion to adjourn. And then there are light refreshments, I think, Kelly? All right, for those of you that would like to stick around and celebrate a little bit. So, Councilman Armstrong, whenever you're ready. Motion to adjourn. All done? Is there a second? Dr. Radcliffe?

There's already a second, but I'll super second it.

Okay. We have a motion to adjourn by Councilman Armstrong, a second from Mayor Pro Tem, and a super second from, I've never heard of one of those, by the way, thank you, sir, from Dr. Radcliffe. With that, we'll call for a vote. All right, we're adjourned.