* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [I. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:07] ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BENBROOK CITY COUNCIL. IT IS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2ND. WE'RE GONNA CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER THIS EVENING AT SEVEN O'CLOCK, AND WE'LL START [II. INVOCATION] WITH AN INVOCATION FROM OUR FRIEND, PASTOR LYNN BULLOCK AT THE CHURCH OF BENBROOK, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. AMEN. ALRIGHT, LET'S PRAY. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF THIS DAY AND JUST, UH, FOR THE BEAUTY OF THE DAY. AND FATHER, LET US NEVER TAKE FOR GRANTED THESE OPPORTUNITIES EVERY DAY YOU GIVE US TO LIVE, TO WALK OUT, TO HONOR YOU. BUT I THANK YOU, FATHER FOR JUST THE MANY, MANY BLESSINGS. AND I, I WOULD BE AMISS IF I DIDN'T PRAY FOR SOME OF THOSE, UH, THAT WE LEARNED ABOUT EVEN TODAY AND IN THE UK WHERE SOMEBODY CRASHED INTO A SYNAGOGUE TAKING A COUPLE OF FOLKS' LIVES. AND FATHER, OUR WORLD NEEDS JESUS. THEY JUST DO. AND SO, LORD, I PRAY THAT YOUR BLESSINGS ON THIS COUNCIL, ON OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT, OUR EMS, OUR FIREFIGHTERS THAT WATCH OVER US AND, UH, ARE ALWAYS THERE, ALWAYS AVAILABLE. AND SO BLESS THE TIME TONIGHT. AND JESUS NAME I PRAY, AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE, 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. THANK YOU PASTOR BULLOCK. I APPRECIATE YOU AS ALWAYS. WE'LL OPEN UP THIS [III. CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY AGENDA ITEM (Citizen comments are limited to 3 minutes)] EVENING WITH CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY AGENDA ITEM. IF YOU DID NOT GET AN AGENDA, THEY'RE AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE OVER THERE ON THE PODIUM. IS THERE ANY CITIZEN THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ONE OF OUR TWO AGENDA ITEMS TONIGHT? I SEE NONE. WE'LL MOVE TO THE FIRST ORDER [IV. MINUTES] OF BUSINESS TO CONSIDER, UH, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING HELD SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2025. COUNSEL, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE ON THE MINUTES, DR. MARSHALL? I SAW YOU FIRST, BUT THERE YOU GO. I DIDN'T. ALRIGHT, YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY. UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT, UH, COUNCIL APPROVE THE MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2025. THANK YOU FOR THAT MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND, MR. TYNER? YES, SIR. I'LL SECOND THAT. THE MOTION AND A SECOND. COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MINUTES? I SEE NONE. YOUR VOTING IS OPEN. THAT MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. ALL RIGHT. OUR SECOND AGENDA ITEM [P-292 Purchase of four (4) 2026 Police Package Patrol Vehicles] TONIGHT IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF 4 20 26 POLICE PACKAGE PATROL VEHICLES. AND COMMANDER DAVID MARTIN WILL GIVE US A REVIEW OF THIS ITEM, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, GOOD EVENING CITY STAFF HAS SOLICITED BIDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF FOUR NEW POLICE VEHICLES AS PART OF THE ANNUAL POLICE PATROL VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM THROUGH COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAMS, BIDS WERE RECEIVED FROM TEXAS BY BOARD, TARRANT COUNTY COOPERATIVE JOINT VENTURE, AND TEXAS SMART BUY, WHICH INCLUDES ALL PURCHASING FEES. TEXAS BUYBOARD PROVIDED THE LOWEST PER VEHICLE BID OF $53,960. VEHICLE OUTFITTING COSTS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE BID PRICE. THE ESTIMATED NOT TO EXCEED COST FOR STANDARD POLICE EQUIPMENT. OUTFITTING IS $20,510 PER VEHICLE. THE PURCHASE WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH THE CITY'S CAPITAL ASSET REPLACEMENT FUND, WHICH INCLUDES BUDGETED ALLOCATIONS FOR BOTH THE VEHICLE PURCHASES AND THE STANDARD POLICE EQUIPMENT OUTFITTING STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF FOUR POLICE PACKAGE PATROL VEHICLES OUTFITTED WITH STANDARD POLICE EQUIPMENT FOR A TOTAL PRICE OF $297,880. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR THAT. COUNSEL, DO WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR COMMANDER MARTIN? MR. TYNER? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PRIOR TO, UH, GO RIGHT AHEAD. YES. I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE, UH, UH, APPROVE THE, THE PACKAGE AS, UH, PRESENTED TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND, MS. FRANKLIN? I'LL SECOND THAT, SIR, WITH A MOTION A SECOND. COUNSEL, DO YOU NEED ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? I SEE NONE. WELL THAT WE WILL OPEN VOTING. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, COMMANDER. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM THAT, THAT'S ALL THE FORMAL BUSINESS THAT WE HAVE TONIGHT. IT'S A LIGHT AGENDA EVENING. SO OUR NEXT [VI. INFORMAL CITIZEN COMMENTS] ITEM IS INFORMAL CITIZEN COMMENTS, AND IF THERE'S ANY CITIZEN THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. YOU CAN APPROACH THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, AND AS SOON AS YOU DO SO, YOUR TIME WILL START. [00:05:03] GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CAMPBELL. I'M S AND MY ADDRESS IS 67 0 5 SAPPHIRE CIRCLE, NORTH COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS 7 6 0 3 4. I'M HERE BECAUSE I'M ONE OF THE CANDIDATE FOR TENANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTMENT. I'M THE ONLY CANDIDATE HAS EXPERIENCED KNOWLEDGE OF DUTIES AND FUNCTION OF THE APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD, COMMONLY KNOWN AS A RB. THE A RB IS A VITAL LINK TO THE JOURNEY OF PROPERTY OWNERS EXPERIENCE WHEN DISCUSSING THE PROTESTS WITH THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT. CURRENTLY AS OF JULY OF 2024, THE TAD BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTS THE MEMBER OF A RB FOR TWO YEAR TERM. I WILL BRING THE CLARITY AND UNDERSTANDING OF A RB PROCESS TO THE, UH, TAD BOARD HELPING TO ENHANCE THE GOVERNANCE OF OUR APPRAISAL DISTRICT. NO, CURRENTLY SERVING TAD BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR THE POTENTIAL CANDIDATE HAS THIS TYPE OF EXPERIENCE. SINCE JANUARY OF 2025, I HAVE ATTENDED ALL THE TAD'S CLOSED DOOR ENTITY MEETINGS. I ATTENDED THESE MEETINGS ON BEHALF OF THOSE ENTITIES WHO CAST VOTES FOR MY CANDIDACY IN THE PRIOR ELECTION. THEY INCLUDE COLVILLE, CROWLEY BENBROOK, HALTON CITY, RICHLAND HILLS, GRAPEVINE, HASLET, AZEL, WHITE SETTLEMENT, GRAND PRAIRIE FORWARD, ISD ARLINGTON, ISD, AND EVERMAN ISD. GOING FORWARD, MY PLAN IS TO IMPLEMENT THE RECENT CHANGES BY THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION WITHIN THE TAXES, PROPERTY TAX CODE, FOCUSING ON UNIFORM AND EQUAL APPRAISALS, UNIFORM AND EQUAL TREATMENT TO ALL TAXING ENTITIES AND THE TAXPAYER. THE ACCURACY AND INTEGRITY OF THE TAX ROLE WILL BE MY FIRST PRIORITY. UH, I'M ASKING FOR YOUR NOMINATION. PLEASE JOIN HANDS WITH ME TO ENHANCE THE GOVERNANCE OF OUR APPRAISAL DISTRICT. YOUR SUPPORT IS HIGHLY APPRECIATED AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING THAT THIS YEAR, UH, THESE TWO POSITIONS THAT ARE OPEN ON TAD IS A FOUR YEAR TERM POSITION. THIS IS THE VERY FIRST TIME APPRAISAL DISTRICT IS GOING TO APPOINT SOMEONE FOR FOUR YEAR TERM. ON TOP OF THAT, FIVE OF THE CITIES HAVE ZERO VOTES. 11 OF THE CITIES OUT OF 42 HAVE ONE VOTE. ONE VOTE FOR TWO POSITIONS, AND ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS ZERO VOTES AND NO ONE HAS ENOUGH VOTES TO CAST ALL THOSE VOTES TO ONE CANDIDATE. AND, UH, HOLD ONE SEAT ON THAT. NOT EVEN CITY OF FORWARD, THEY HAVE 281 VOTES. SO HOPE TO GET, UH, IF YOU PLAN TO NOMINATE, THE DEADLINE TO NOMINATE IS NOMINATION IS OCTOBER 14. IF NOT, I'M ALREADY ON THE BALLOT. ONCE YOU GET THE BALLOT IN, UH, LATE OCTOBER, YOU HAVE TIME TO VOTE ANY OF THE MEETING UNTIL DECEMBER 14TH. SO HOPE TO GET VOTES FROM BENBROOK THIS TIME AS WELL. AND, UH, GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT YOU FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? I SEE NOBODY ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK, SO AT THIS TIME WE'LL MOVE TO COUNCIL MEMBER [VII. COUNCIL MEMBER AND STAFF COMMENTS] AND STAFF COMMENTS. MR. TYNER? YES, SIR. I JUST WANTED TO, UH, APPLAUD THE CITY FOR PUTTING ON A, A GREAT HERITAGE FEST, UM, TO SEE THAT THING GROW. I THINK THE FIRST TIME WE WENT WAS MAYBE 10 YEARS AGO, AND IT WAS AROUND THE TRACK IN DUTCH, DUTCH BRANCH PARK, AND I HAD A COUPLE CITIZENS REMIND ME OF THAT. I, I WAS AMAZED TO SEE IT STRETCH FROM THE, THE COMMUNITY YMCA CENTER AROUND THE BACK TO THE BASEBALL FIELDS. HUGE MAIN STAGE WITH A GREAT SINGER. UM, I WAS THERE FOR MOST OF THE DAY AND, AND IT WAS INCREDIBLE TO SEE. I, THE OTHER THING THAT I ABSOLUTELY LOVED WAS OUR EDC DIRECTOR WAS WORKING HER TAIL OFF ALL DAY LONG. UM, SO APPLAUD HER AND HER STAFF FOR, FOR, FOR WHAT SHE DID. BUT ALSO I SAW THE BENBROOK CHAMBER PRESIDENT OUT THERE WIPING DOWN TABLES. I SAW TONS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS SERVING AND, UM, IT WAS AWESOME TO SEE IT. IT WAS SUCH A GREAT EVENT. SO APPLIED TO THE CITY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, MS. FRANKLIN? I JUST HAVE A COUPLE. UM, TO ADD TO THAT, I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE PAR THREE FOR BEING THE CATALYST FOR GETTING A WORLD GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORD TO COME OUT OF BENBROOK. THAT WAS AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE AS WELL. LASTED 10 SECONDS AND THEN BOOM, IT CAME DOWN. IT'S INTERESTING, , BUT IT, IT MET THE RECORD. THAT'S WHAT MATTERED. A COUPLE THINGS COMING UP AS NORMAL. UH, THE BENBROOK, AMERICAN LEGION POST 2 97, THEY HAVE THEIR FISH FRY TOMORROW NIGHT. IT'S THEIR FIRST FRIDAY. THEN FOLLOWED BY THAT ON SATURDAY. THE VFW 1 0 4 2 9 [00:10:01] HAS THEIR STEAK AND PORK CHOP DINNER ON SATURDAY NIGHT. THEN WE HAVE, IT'S THEIR FIRST SUNDAY. SO WE HAVE OUR ARTISAN MARKET ON FRIDAY OUT AT DUTCH BRANCH PARK, AND THEN FOLLOWED BY THAT ON TUESDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 7TH. IT'S OUR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, ALSO AT DUTCH BRANCH PARK. SO A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON IN THIS COMING WEEK. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? I SEE NONE WITH THAT. WE WILL ADJOURN AT SEVEN [VIII. ADJOURNMENT] 10. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.