♪ >> I NOW DECLARE THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL CONVENED. ALL ARE PRESENT EXCEPT FOR PRINCE. THE FIRST ITEM IS CANVASSING THE ELECTION RESULTS. LISA. >> GOOD EVENING. BEFORE WE BEGIN, LET ME REVIEW SOME INFORMATION RELATED TO THE MAY 6TH GENERAL ELECTION. THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE MAIN MAINTAINS THE RESULTS, FROM COLLIN AND DENTON COUNTIES. EACH INCLUDES CERTIFICATION THAT ALL BALLOTS HAVE BEEN TABULATED. INCLUINCLUDED ARE A SUMMARY REPT AND INDIVIDUAL REPORTS. PLANO HAS 177,962 REGISTERED VOTERS AND A TOTAL OF 68 PRECINCTS. THE TERM CONTEST TOTALS INDICATES THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS THAT CAST BALLOTS. FOR THIS ELECTION, THAT WAS 20,327, OR 11.42% OF VOTERS. WHEN IT SAYS VOTE CAST, THIS INDICATES THE NUMBER OF VOTES CAST IN EACH RACE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME INDIVIDUALS ONLY VOTED IN ONE OF THE RACES AND DID NOT VOTE IN OTHERS. THESE UNCAST BALLOTS ARE REFLECTED BY TIMES BLANK VOTED OR UNDER-VOTES. TIMES OVERVOTED INDICATES IF A VOTER SELECTED MORE THAN ONE CHOICE IN A RACE. IF THIS OCCURS, THE BALLOT WILL REVIEW OVERVOTED BALLOTS TO DETERMINE IF THEY CAN PROVE SPENT. THERE WERE NO OVERVOTES. 287 INDIVIDUALS VOTED VIA MAIL OR ABSENTEE, 7 PROVISIONAL BALLOTS CAST, 2 WERE COUNTED. WE WILL NOW BEGIN CANVASSING T GENERAL ELECTION. A RESOLUTION TO CANVASS THE ELECTION RETURNS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION OF MAY SIX, 2023, FOR THE ELECTION OF FOUR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL [PLACES 1, 3, 5 AND 7] FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS; DECLARING THE RESULTS; AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS ON THE SUBJECT. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES CAST FOR EACH CANDIDATE IS AS FOLLOWS. PLACE NO. 1 MARIA TU 12,019; PLACE NO. 3 RICK HORNE 10,334; COLLEEN AGUILAR-EPSTEIN 8,886; PLACE NO. 5 SHELBY WILLIAMS 10,332; BRETT COOPER 8,782; PLE NO. 7 JULIE HOLMER 12,356. THIS CONCLUDES THE CANVASS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION. >> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE CANVASS RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED? >> MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED. >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE CANVASS RESOLUTION. AND WE'RE GOING TO RAISE OUR HANDS. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES 7-0. IT WAS REALLY CLOSE. [ LAUGHING ] >> WE'LL NOW HAVE THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR INCOMING COUNCIL MEMBERS. >> MARIA? >> YES, I'M HERE. >> ALL RIGHT. [ LAUGHING ] >> DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF OFFICE, PLANO CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE NUMBER 1 OF THE CITY OF PLANO, STATE OF TEXAS, AND WILL TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE AND THE CHARTER AND THE ORDINANCES OF THIS CITY, AND FURTHER MORE, THAT YOU HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID, OFFERED, PROMISED TO PAY, CONTRIBUTED NOR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR VALUABLE THING OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT AS A REWARD FOR GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF A VOTE AT THE ELECTION AT WHICH YOU WERE ELEED, SO HELP YOU GOD? >> YES. >> CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> PLACE THREE, RICK HORNE. [ CHEERING AND APPLAUSE ]E >> DO YOU -- [ LAUGHING ] >> DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF OFFICE, PLANO CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE NUMBER 3 OF THE CITY OF PLANO, STE OF TEXASAND WILL TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE AND THE CHARTER AND THE ORDINANCES OF THIS CITY, AND FURTHER MORE, THAT YOU HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID, OFFERED, PROMISED TO PAY, CONTRIBUTED NOR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR VALUABLE THING OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT AS A REWARD FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF A VOTE AT THE ELECTION AT WHICH YOU WERE ELECTED, SO HELP YOU GOD? >> I DO. >> CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] [ LAUGHING ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> I HAVE TWO. THIS, AND ANOTHER. [ LAUGHING ] >> PLACE 5, SHELBY WILLIAMS. YAY. COME ON DOWN. [ APPLAUSE ] >> HUH? MY OLDEST DAUGHTER ISN'T HERE YET, SO I'D LIKE TO DEFER TO JULIE HOLMER. >> ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO SLOW WALK THIS. PLACE 7, JULIE HOLMER. YAY. [ CHEERING AND APPLAUSE ] >> ALL RIGHT. DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF PLANO CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE NUMBER 7 OF THE CITY OF PLANO, STATE OF TEXAS, AND WILL TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THIS CITY; AND FURTHERMORE, SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID, OFFERED, PROMISED TO PAY, CONTRIBUTED, NOR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR VALUABLE THING OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT AS A REWARD FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF A VOTE AT THE ELECTION FOR WHICH YOU WERE ELECTED, SO HELP YOU GOD? >> Holmer: YES. [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> COME ON, GUYS. [ LAUGHING ] [ APPLAUSE ] [ LAUGHING ] >> SURE. [ LAUGHING ] >> PICTURE OF MY SON. MORE SLOW ROLL, MAYOR. >> NO, YOU FINE. >> WHY DON'T WE DO THIS? [ LAUGHING ] >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> OKAY. WE DO HE ONE OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBER WHO HAS FINISHED THE RACE OF EIGHT YEARS. HE NO LONGER CAN SERVE, ACCORDING TO OUR ORDINANCES, BUT HE HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB DURING THESE EIGHT YEARS FOR THE CITY OF PLANO. AND WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH, RICK. AND SO RATHER THAN HEAR FROM ME, I THINK EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU. AND WE'D LOVE TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS AS THIS IS YOUR MEETING. AND WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF PLANO. >> Smith: WELL, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS WILL BE SORT OF -- I'M GOING TO SAY A BITTERSWEET CONVERSATION. I WAS GOING TO HAVE ANTHONY WRITE SOME REMARKS BECAUSE I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT IT, BUT AFTER HE GOT TO THE SIZE OF WAR AND PEACE, I DECIDED -- [ LAUGHING ] >> I'LL GIVE YOU T CLIFF NOTES VERSION. >> Smith: THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. FOR ALL OF THOSE THAT REALLY KNOW ME, PROBABLY REALIZE THAT I HAVE A REALLY STRONG MILITARY BACKGROUND. AND I SPENT SIX YEARS ON ACTIVE DUTY, BUT I REALLY STARTED TECHNICALLY IN MY YOUTH WHEN I WAS 13 YEARS OLD BECAUSE I FRGREWUP IN A MILITARY TOWN ANDD THE AIR FORCE, THE CIVIL AIR PATROL. STILL, IT WAS A UNIFORM O AN R BASE. AND I ENJOYED IT A GREAT DEAL. SO BY THE TIME THAT I WAS OUT OF COLLEGE, AND WAS IN THE ARMY, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO AND BE STATIONED OVERSEAS WITH A UNIT CALLED MILITARY SYSTEM COMMAND VIETNAM. AND THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS, WHILE WALKING THE HALLWAYS, I RAN INTO A GIANT, STOCKY LIEUTENANT COLONEL WHO HAD A TEMPER FUSE -- VERY SHORT. HE WAS THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER AT THE TIME. HIS NAME WAS NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF. AND HE TAUGHT ME SOMETHING THERE THAT STUCK WITH ME FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE IN ALL THE SERVICE THAT I'VE EVER DONE IN THE COMMUNITY. AND WHAT HE SAID WAS, THAT IT DOESN'T TAKE A HERO TO ORDER SOMEBODY IN BATTLE. IT TAKES A HERO TO BE ONE OF THOSE WHO GOES INTO BATTLE. AND THAT STUCK WITH ME, BECAUSE HIS LEADERSHIP STYLE WAS LEAD FROM THE FRONT AND NOT FROM BEHIND. THEALLED THE BEHIND THE CESSPOOL AND HE DIDN'T EVER WANT TO BE THERE. SO I GOT TO KNOW HIM. I WON'T SAY VERY WELL. HE WAS OBVIOUSLY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND I WAS PRETTY LOW. BUT HE TAUGHT ME THE ROPES. AND HE TAUGHT ME ABOUT WHERE I WAS GOING TO BE FIRST STATIONED, WHICH WAS THE TWO CORE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. AND WHEN HE RETIRED, HE HAD A MESSAGE THAT WE CARRIED WHEN I WAS IN THE SERVICE, WHIC WAS EN THERE IS A CHANG OF COMMAND, THERE IS THREE THINGS THAT THE COMMANDER HAS TO DO. THE FIRST THING IS HE NEEDS TO PREPARE THE COMMAND AND THE NEW COMMANDER. THE SECOND THING HE NEEDS TO DO IS THANK THE COMMAND FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE. AND THE THIRD THING THAT HE& NEEDS TO DO IS GET OUT OF THE WAY. I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY IN THE PAST MANY DAYS TO PREPARE THE NEXT COMMANDER FOR THIS SEAT. FORTUNATELY, HE COMES TO THIS SEAT WITH A LOT LESS HAI TN I HAVE, AND YOU'LL LOSE MORE. [ LAUGHING ] >> Grady: SO BE PREPARED. BUT REALLY, I WANTED TO SPEND SOME TIME THANKING EVERYONE THAT HAS WORKED WITH ME AND FOR THIS COUNCIL OVER A PERIOD OF A VERY LONG TIME. I SPENT SOMEWHERE K NORTH OF 730 DAYS IN THE JUNGLES FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM FOR PEOPLE THAT HAD A TOUGH TIME FIGHTING FOR THEIR N FREEDOM. DURING THAT COURSE OF TIME, I LOST AND WILL REMEMBER ON MEMORIAL DAY, COMING UP, 105 MEN IN MY UNIT. THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE FREEDOM OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS. IN THE PAST 18 YEARS, OR THREE TIMES LONGER THAN WHEN I WAS IN THE SERVICE, I HAVE FOUGHT FOR THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY. 209,020 OF THOSE, FOUR TIMES MORE THA IPENT IN THE JUNGLE HAVE BEEN SITTING IN THIS SEAT TRYING TO HELP THE OTHER PEOPLE AROUND ME MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS FOR THE RIGHT P PEOPLE AT THE RIGHT TIME, AND THEN GETTING OUT OF THE WAY AND LETTING THE CITIZENS HAVE THE CITY. AND I SPENT SOMEWHERE CLOSE TO 12 YEARS, 10 YEARS ON PLANNING AND ZONING AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS DOING THE SAME THING. MY FEELING HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT OUR JOB HERE, AT LEAST MINE WHEN I LOOK AT IT, IS TERVE THE PEOPLE THAT CAN'T BE SERVED. THESE ARE THE HOMELESS, THE HUNGRY, THE HELPLESS, THE HAPLESS NEGLECTED OVERLOOKED AND POORLY UNDERSTOOD. OTHER PEOPLE CAN FEND FOR THEMSELVES, BUT THESE PEOPLE CAN'T. THAT'S MY JOB. AND SO I'M GOING TO GIVE THE COUNCIL AND EVERYONE MY OWN SELF-REFLECTIONS. WHEN THERE IS A SPEAKER AT THE DAIS, I SPENT A L OF TIME FOCUNG ON WHAT THE SPEAKER HAD TO SAY. I SPENT A LOT OF TIME TAKING NOTES AS TO WHAT THE SPEAKER WS SAYING. THERE WAS A REASON FOR THAT. IT'S BECAUSE THAT AT THE MOMENT WAS WHAT WAS IMPORTANT AND I NEEDED TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION. I DIDN'T SPEND TIME TEXTING. I NEVER HAD MY PHONE OUT. I DIDN'T HAVE SIDEBAR CONVERSATIONS, BECAUSE IT'S RUDE TO THE PERSON AT THE DAIS. I FOCUSED ALL MY DISCUSSIONS EITHER ON THE PEOPLE THAT WERE AT THE DAIS, OR WHEN WE WOULD HAVE CONVERSATIONS IN OUR DISCUSSIONS AROUND WITH OUR PEERS HERE. I FOCUSED ON THEM AND NOT THE AUDIENCE, BECAUSE THE CONVERSATION WASN'T FROM ME TO THE AUDIENCE AT THAT TIME. IT IS TONIGHT, BUT IT WASN'T AT THAT TIME. THE DISCUSSION WAS HERE. AND SO MY OWN SELF-REFLECTIONS HAVE BEEN THE POLITENESS OF SPENDING TIME REALLY UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE ISSUE WAS, WHAT THE ISSUES WERE, AND HOW WE COULD SOLVE THEM. WE HAVE SOME CHALLENGES AS WE THE FIRST ONE WILL BE THE BUDGET. THE BUDGET WILL BE HUGE. MY ADVICE TO MY PEERS -- THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE WILL NOT WORK. SIMPLE AS THAT. IT IS SOMETHING WHERE OUR CITY NEEDS SOME HELP AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT VERY STRATEGICALLY. WE HAVE DONE SOMETHING IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS, ALMOST FIVE YEARS NOW THAT HAS CAUSED THE EXPENSES TO CTINUE TO RISE, THE REVENUE CONTINUE TO STAY FLAT. AND IF YOU RAN THAT AS A PRIVATE BUSINESS, YOU WOULD HAVE GONE BROKE TWO YEARS AGO. IT CAN'T CONTINUE. MY OWN INDIVIDUAL BELIEFS ALSO ARE THAT THERE ARE THOSE THAT HAVE VERY STRONG PASSIONS AND CONCERNS. AND THEY MAY SIT IN THE AUDIENCE. THERE MAY BE 50 OF T THEM OR 60F THEM. AND THEY WILL RAISE THOSE CONCERNS VERY LOUDLY. BUT I THI WHAWE HE TO REMEMBER IS THERE'S 289,950 THAT ARE NOT SITTING HERE. AND THINGS SEEM TO BE FINE WITH MOST OF THEM. AND SO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO AS A COUNCIL, WHAT I HAD TO DO MYSELF, IS NOT BRING MY INDIVIDUAL BELIEFS, MY INDIVIDUAL POLITICAL STANDINGS TO THIS CHAIR. I HAD TO LOOK AND GET OUT OF MY OWN SHELL AND PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT WAS GOING ON AROUND ME AND GATHER THE INFORMATION THAT I NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A DECISION FOR THE OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES. IT DIDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE WHETHER I AGREED OR NOT, I NEEDED TO MAKE A DECISION THAT WAS BEST FOR EVERYBODY IN THIS CITY, WHETHER I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD OR BAD DECISION FOR ME WAS IRRELEVANT. AGAIN, IT CAME BACK FROM MY MILITARY DAYS. MY JOB WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT MY MEN GOT OUT OF THE FIELD ALIVE. AND THAT'S THE WAY THAT I SAT IN THIS SEAT. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND REALLY SAY A GREAT DEAL OF APPRECIATION TO A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HELPED ME OUT. FIRST AND FOREMOST, DEEDEE. SHE HAS BEEN ON MY SIDE ALL THIS TIME. AND SHE HAS BEEN MY RIGHT-HAND PERSON AS I HAVE SPENT 2,920 DAYS ON THIS COUNCIL. AND I CAN'T THANK HER ENOUGH FOR MAKING SURE I WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME WITH THE RIGHT THING TO SAY THE RIGHT STUFF. AND THAT'S WHAT SHE DID EVERY SINGLE D. I REMBER WHEN I FIRST STEPPED ONTO COUNCIL AND SHE ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO CONTROL MY CALENDAR OR IF SHE WANTED TO CONTROL MY CALENDAR. I SAID I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM CONTROLLING MY CALENDAR. I'VE DONE IT ALL MY LIFE. AND SO WITHIN FIVE DAYS, I HAD AN EVENT TO PLACE ON MY CALENDAR AND I PUT THE EVENT ON MY CALENDAR. AND WITHIN FIVE MINUTES DEEDEE CALLED AND SAID, DID YOU MEAN TO INVITE THE ENTIRE CITY STAFF TO THE EVENT? [ LAUGHING ] >> Grady: AND I SAID, NO. AND SHE SAID, THAT'S OKAY. I'LL FIX IT. AND FROM THAT POINT ON, I NEVER PUT ANOTHER THING ON MY CALENDAR EVER AGAIN. [ LAUGHING ] >> Grady: I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF OF THIS CITY, ESPECIALLY THE LEADERSHIP TEAM. SOME OF THEM ARE SITTING UP HERE. SOME OF THEM ARE DOWN HERE. BUT LISA AND MARK AND PAIGE AND ALL OF OUR CREW THAT USUALLY SITS OVER HERE ON THIS SIDE, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THE JOB THAT WE DO AND TALK ABOUT THE THINGS IF IT WASN'T FOR THESE PEOPLE FEEDING US THE AND I WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE THAT REPORT TO THEM AS WELL, BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT HAVE TO GO OUT, COLLECT ALL THIS STUFF AND FEED IT BACK TO US. I WANT TO THANK THE TEAMS THAT WE ALWAYS SEE, TEAMS THAT WE NORMALLY SEE LIKE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND OUR 9 911 OPERATORS, BUT THE ONES WE DON'T NORMALLY THANK -- OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT. A CRITICAL DEPARTMENT LIKE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES. LEAVE YOUR TRASH OUT TOO LONG, HAVE YOUR SER BACK UP, IT' GOING TO BE A DISASTER. AND THEY'RE THE UNSUNG HEROES THAT PICK THAT UP EVERY DAY. THE ANIMAL SERVICES PEOPLE, THE LIBRARIES, COUNTLESS OTHER DARTS DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED BUT THEY PROVIDE THE AMBIANCE WE NEED AS A CITY AND I THANK THEM FOR ALL OF THEIR WORK. I THANK MY PEERS AROUND THIS DAIS TO HELP ME AS I HAD QUESTIONS AND TO BE ABLE TO HAVE CIVIL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ISSUES THAT WE MAY OR MAY NOT AGREE ON ENTIRELY, BUT AT LEAST WE UNDERSTOOD EACH OTHER. AND I'VE GROWN TO LIKE EACH OF THEM AS MY FRIEND, VERY CLOSE FRIENDS. AND I WILL MISS THAT TERRIBLY. AND I HOPE TO KEEP IN CONTACT WITH THEM. BUT I MISS THAT KIND OF CONTACT THAT WE HAVE. I THANK MY DAUGHTER FOR PUTTING UP WITH THIS FOR A L LONG PERIOD OF TIME. I THANK MY FRIEND AND NEIGHBORS N I WENT ON FIVE-DAY MISSIONS IN WASHINGTON, D.C., OR AUSTIN. AND I THANK THE CITIZENS FOR PUTTING UP WITH ME AS WELL. AND REALLY, REACHING OUT WHENEVER THEY HAD AN ISSUE. MY NEIGHBOR ACROSS THE STREET WHO WOULD COME OVER AND KNOCK ON MY DOOR ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON JUST TO TELL ME THE STOPLIGHT DOWN ON THE CORNER'S NOT WORKING ANYMORE AND I SAID, I'LL GET MY TOOL BELT AND GO AND FIX IT. [ LAUGHING ] >> Grady: BUT FOR ALL OF THOSE THAT FEEL THAT I'M GOING TO STEP AWAY, I'M NOT. I CAN'T. I HAVE GOT TOO MUCH HEART INVESTED IN THIS CITY AND TOO MUCH HEART INVESTED IN THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THIS CITY THAT I CAN'T JUST WALK I WAY. SO I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU TWO PIECES OF INFORMATION. THE FIRST ONE IS MY EMAIL ADDRESS rickgrady@msn.com. YOU WANT TO GET IN CONTACT, SEND AN EMAIL. YOU WANT TO TALK, GIVE ME A CALL. I DON'T CARE WHAT TIME IT IS. I . AS FAR AS MY FUTURE IS CONCERNED, I'LL FIGURE THAT OUT STARTING TOMORROW. TODAY IS NOT THE DAY FOR ME TO THINK ABOUT THAT. TODAY IS OUR NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER AND OUR RE-APPOINTED COUNCIL MEMBERS, BUT I WILL TELL YOU, I CANNOT LET GO, I WILL NOT LET GO, I WILL NEVER GO. I WILL ALWAYS BE INVOLVED. I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED AND STAY INVOLVED RIGHT NOW WITH THE BOARDS OF SIX NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. I VOLUNTEER TO THE HILT AS CH AS I POSSIBLY CAN. I LOVE THIS CITY AND I LOVE THE CITIZENS WITHIN IT. SO ALL I CAN SAY, GOD BLESS YOU. GOD KEEP YOU. GODSPEED TO YOU. AND I LOVE YOU ALL. AND THERE AIN'T NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. [ LAUGHING ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> RICK, THIS IS JUST A SMALL TOKEN OF ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THE CITY OF PLANO. WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH. AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, FROM ALL OF US HERE ON COUNCIL, WE ARE INSPIRED BY YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOUR WISDOM. AND JUST ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU GIVE US EACH TIME WE GET TOGETHER. IT'S INVALUABLE AND WE THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. >> FROM MY HEAD. [ LAUGHING ] >> SHELBY WILLIAMS, PLACE 5, KOCOME ON DOWN. [ APPLAUSE ] >> DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF PLANO CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE 5 OF THE CITY OF PLANO, STATE OF TEXAS, AND WILL TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THIS CITY; AND YOU FURTHERMORE SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID, OFFERED, PROMISED TO PAY, CONTRIBUTED, NOR PROMISED TO NTRITE A MONEY OR VALUABLE THING OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT AS A REWARD FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF A VOTE AT THE ELECTION FOR WHICH YOU WERE ELECTED, SO HELP YOU GOD? >> I DO. [ APPLAUSE ] >> OKAY. [ LAUGHING ] >> IT'S TIME TO TAKE A PICTURE OF YOU. [ LAUGHING ] [ LAUGHING ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> CONGRATULATIONS, ALL OF THE NEW ELECTED. RICK, I'D LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO THE DAIS. [ APPLAUSE ] [ LAUGHING ] >> YOU KNOW HOW TO ADJUST THAT. >> I DON'T KNOW HOW. >> WELCOME, FROM ALL OF US. HAPPY FOR YOU HERE. AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE IN THE PAST AND YOU'LL DO IN THE FUTURE. >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, FELLOW COUNCILMEN. THANK YOU, AUDIENCE. I WANT TO THANK THE CITIZENS OF PLANO. I NT TTHANK M OPPONENT, COLLEEN AGUILAR-EPSTEIN, WHO PROMISED TO RUN A CLEAN CAMPAIGN AND WE DID. I TRULY APPRECIATE THAT, COLLEEN. YOU'RE A SOLID PERSON. I WISH YOU WELL IN THE FUTURE. I THAT THANK MY WIFE AND FAMILYR THE SUPPORT THEY'VE GIVEN ME. AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE ARE THE STRENGTH OF OUR FAMILIES. SO IT'S AN HONOR TO SERVE. IFKIF I CAN DO HALF A AS GOOD B AS RICK GRADY DID, I WILL SERVE THE CITY WELL. THANK YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. >> CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE ADJOURNED. ♪