Remarks by Robert Harrington
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Okay, there is a motion to close the public hearing and to adopt an annexation ordinance with an effective date of September 28, 2026 to extend the corporate limits to include this property and assign it to the adjacent City Council District 4. Any further discussion? There's been a second. All in favor, please raise your hand. Any opposed? Okay, motion passes with two objections. All right, that takes us to opening the public hearing on Taylor Grove. This is item 13, opening the public hearing on Taylor Grove at Mallard Creek Voluntary Annexation. Madam Clerk, do we have any speakers? It…
It's getting late. Motion to close the public hearing and adopt the ordinance.
All right, it's moved and seconded. Is there, Council Member Johnson? Did you?
We have closed the public hearing. There's a motion to close the public hearing and proceed. And so I think that we're now ready for discussion.
Okay. All in favor of the motion to close public hearing and adopt the ordinance as described in 13B, please raise your hand. Yes. Any opposed?
All right. Item number 14. We're now going to open the public hearing on the Yardley-Westown voluntary annexation. Madam Clerk, I have two speakers, and I believe the speakers are Skylar White and Megan Ledbetter. You come down.
I want to make sure you're, you're done. Okay. Motion to close public hearing second and adopt and adopt. Okay. This is a motion closed public hearing and adopt the ordinance as described in 14 B second. All in favor, raise your hand. Any opposed? All right. It passes.
We are now going to open the public hearing on the refunding of outstanding certificates of participation. Madam Clerk, I don't have anyone listed here. Do we have any speakers? Is there a motion to close the public hearing?
All in favor of closing the public hearing and then we'll move on to the two-part motion. Any opposed all right do we have a motion to adopt initial findings resolution calling for the execution of various documents necessary to refund outstanding arena certificates of participation series 2025 and authorize the city manager or his designee to take necessary actions to complete the financing including submitting the application to the local government commission is there a motion still moved is there a second second all right council member
Is there any further discussion on the motion? Okay, there has been a motion and a second discussion on items 15B and C. The motion is reflected there. All in favor, please raise your hand. Any opposed? All right, the motion carries. That takes us through the public hearing section of our agenda and on to policy. We'll move to the policy section. City Manager, do you have any updates for Council this evening?
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Thank you. Council member Johnson, council member Graham.
Thank you, Council Member Graham. Council Member Owens.
Thank you, Council Member Masuera-Arias. Council Member Anderson.
Thank you, Council Member Ashbira. I want to end with Chair, with Council Member Mayfield. Is there anyone else who would like to be heard or have questions on this? Council Member Driggs and then Council Member Mayfield.
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Thank you, Council Member Mayfield. Thank you to staff for this. We are going to flex the schedule a bit and move on from the manager's report, particularly because I think there are likely some younger folks in the audience who may want to be heard on the youth protection ordinance pilot program. So we're going to move to that. We're going to open with the comments from the public. I think there are 30- 38, 37, 37 folks who are signed up to speak on the youth ordinance. And I will start at the top. Because of the number and the hour, we're going to limit to two minutes apiece. And the first…
Thank you, Bishop Mayfield. Our next two speakers are Lee Ratliff and Debbie Mitchell.
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