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[00:00:06]

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD EVENING.

IT IS SEVEN 30 AND WE WILL GET STARTED HERE.

WELCOME TO THE JULY 20TH

[I. CALL TO ORDER]

REGULAR MEETING OF THE BENBROOK CITY COUNCIL.

WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER RIGHT AT SEVEN 30 THIS EVENING.

WE WILL START WITH AN INVOCATION

[II. INVOCATION]

LED BY DR. MARSHALL.

FOLLOWING THAT, WE'LL HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

OKAY, OUR FIRST AGENDA ITEM TONIGHT WILL BE CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY OF TONIGHT'S AGENDA

[III. CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY AGENDA ITEM (Citizen Comments Are Limited To 3 Minutes)]

ITEMS. DOES ANY CITIZEN WISH TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? I SEE NONE.

SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM.

WE'LL BE TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING THAT WAS HELD ON

[IV. MINUTES]

JULY 6TH, 2023.

COUNSEL, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE, DR. MARSHALL? YES, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING HELD ON JULY 6TH, 2023.

THANK YOU FOR THE MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND MR. MACKEY? I'LL SECOND THAT, SIR.

THANK YOU.

WITH A MOTION.

A SECOND.

COUNCIL, ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS AGENDA ITEM BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE? I SEE NONE.

PLEASE PROCEED.

MOTION CARRIES.

OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM WILL BE PRESENTATION BY MAYOR MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.

THIS WILL BE TO CONSIDER

[V. PRESENTATION BY MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL]

ADOPTING A RESOLUTION AND ELECTION ORDER FOR A GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 7TH, 2023 AND AUTHORIZED A JOINT ELECTION BETWEEN TARRANT COUNTY ELECTIONS AND THE CITY OF BENBROOK.

AND MS. FISHER, YOU HAVE A REPORT FOR US ON THIS, I BELIEVE.

YES, MAYOR, A MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL.

THE CITY SECRETARY IS REQUESTING THE CITY ENTER TO A JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT WITH TARRANT COUNTY FOR ELECTION SERVICES.

THE ADVANTAGES OF JOINING TARRANT COUNTY FOR THE NOVEMBER 7TH ELECTION ARE TARRANT COUNTY IS A VOTE CENTER AS DESIGNATED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE AS A VOTE CENTER, TARRANT COUNTY VOTERS ARE ALLOWED TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS IN ANY POLLING PLACE IN THE COUNTY DURING EARLY VOTING AND ON ELECTION DAY.

AND BY JOINING THEM, TARRANT COUNTY PROVIDES ALL NECESSARY VOTING EQUIPMENT, OBTAINS ALL POLLING PLACES, OBTAINS AND TRAINS ALL ELECTION OFFICIALS AND OBTAINS ANY NECESSARY JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUBMISSIONS AND PROVIDING THE EQUIPMENT.

THE NECESSITY OF LEASING THE EQUIPMENT FROM ANOTHER VENDOR OR MAKING AN OUTRIGHT PURCHASE IS ELIMINATED, RESULTING IN A SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS.

UM, EXHIBIT A OF THE RESOLUTION, UM, LISTS BOTH EARLY VOTING AND ELECTION DAY POLLING PLACES THIS EXHIBIT WILL BE MODIFIED AS TARRANT COUNTY NOTIFIES PARTICIPATING ENTITIES OF THOSE LOCATIONS.

THE COST ASSESSED TO BENBROOK WILL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TOTAL NUMBER OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.

CONTRACTING FOR THE ELECTION.

STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT RESOLUTION 2023 DASH OH TWO, ORDERING THE GENERAL ELECTION FOR NOVEMBER 7TH, 2023, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN ELECTION CONTRACT WITH TARRANT COUNTY ELECTIONS.

THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT.

COUNSEL.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MRS. FISHER? IF NOT, I'LL BE LOOKING FOR A VOTE ON, UH, AN A MOTION ON THIS ITEM.

MS. FRANKLIN, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

JUST MOVE THAT CITY COUNCIL ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023 DASH OH TWO, ORDERING THE GENERAL ELECTION FOR NOVEMBER 7TH, 2023 AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN ELECTION CONTRACT WITH TARRANT COUNTY ELECTIONS AS PRESENTED.

THANK YOU FOR THAT MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND MR. PHILLIPS? THANK YOU MAYOR.

I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION.

THANK YOU.

WITH A MOTION TO SECOND COUNCIL LOONEY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM BEFORE WE VOTE BE NONE.

SO PLEASE PROCEED.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

OUR NEXT SECTION WILL BE FROM THE REPORTS FROM A CITY MANAGER.

[VI. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER]

THIS WILL BE TO CONSIDER AUTHORIZATION OF AN INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH FORT WORTH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PROVIDE FOUR POLICE OFFICERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL SCHOOL SECURITY INITIATIVE.

AND CHIEF BABCOCK, YOU'VE GOT A REPORT FOR US ON THIS.

I UNDERSTAND.

I DO MAYOR MEMBERS

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OF COUNCIL.

FOR MANY YEARS, THE MEMBER AT POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS PROVIDED THREE FULL-TIME SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS FOR THE FORT WORTH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT CAMPUSES LOCATED IN BENBROOK FOR THE 20 23 20 24 SCHOOL YEAR.

THE FORT WORTH ISD HAS REQUESTED THE ADDITION OF A FOURTH SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER AS PART OF AN INITIATIVE TO INCREASE CAMPUS SECURITY FOUR OFFICERS SERVE AS A LIAISON BETWEEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE BENBROOK SCHOOLS.

ALL REPORTS AND INCIDENTS OCCURRING ON SCHOOL PROPERTY ARE HANDLED PRIMARILY BY THE SROS DURING HOLIDAYS AND SUMMER BREAK.

THE OFFICERS PERFORM REGULAR PATROL DUTIES FOR WORTH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT SUBSIDIZES 50% OF THE SALARY BENEFIT OVERTIMES AND TRAINING FOR THE FOUR OFFICERS.

STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BENBROOK AND THE FORT WORTH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR FOUR UM, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU CHIEF BABCOCK.

ANY COUNSEL? ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF BEFORE DINER? UH, THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION THAT THE CITY OF COUNCIL APPROVE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BENBROOK AND THE FORT WORTH ISD FOR FOUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS.

THANK YOU FOR THAT MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND, DR. MARSHALL? I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.

THANK YOU.

MOTION IS SECOND COUNCIL.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I SEE NONE.

PLEASE VOTE ON THIS ITEM.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM WILL BE INFORMAL

[VII. INFORMAL CITIZEN COMMENTS]

CITIZEN COMMENTS.

DOES ANY CITIZEN WISH TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING THIS EVENING? SEE NONE.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM.

WE'LL, WE COUNCIL MEMBER AND STAFF

[VIII. COUNCIL MEMBER AND STAFF COMMENTS]

COMMENTS, ANY COUNCIL MEMBER OR STAFF HAVE ANYTHING THEY WISH TO SHARE THIS EVENING? BE NONE THERE AS WELL.

SO WE WILL CALL THIS MEETING ADJOURNED

[IX. ADJOURNMENT]

AT SEVEN THIRTY SEVEN.

OOPS.