May 13, 2026 Special Town Council Archive

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

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CHAPLAIN WAKEFIELD AND REMAIN STANDING AFTER THE INVOCATION FOR THE PLEDGES.

IF YOU GUYS WOULD JOIN ME AS WE SAY A PRAYER.

HEAVENLY FATHER, I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE TAKING THE TIME TO LEAD OUR TOWN, AND I DO JUST ASK THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM WISDOM AND GRACE AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS AND AS THEY HANDLE DISAGREEMENTS.

BUT I PRAY SPECIFICALLY FOR THEM TO HAVE BALANCE IN SERVING OUR COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO IN FINDING THE TIME NEEDED TO INVEST IN THEIR OWN FAMILIES.

LORD, I THANK YOU FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO STEP INTO THESE ROLES AND I JUST ASK THAT YOU WOULD BLESS OUR PROCEEDINGS TONIGHT.

AMEN. AMEN.

WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU CHAPLAIN. OUR NEXT ITEM FOR THE EVENING IS PUBLIC COMMENT.

[D. PUBLIC COMMENT]

AND WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT. SO YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

WHEN YOUR TIME IS 30S OUT, YOU WILL HEAR A BUZZER.

AND THEN WHEN YOU'RE WHEN YOUR TIME IS FINISHED, YOU WILL HEAR THAT BUZZER AGAIN.

AND WE ONLY HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT CARD. RIGHT.

TRACY. THAT'S IT. OKAY. JOSEPH MARTIN. AND IF YOU WILL JUST SAY YOUR NAME AND THE MUNICIPALITY WHERE YOU'RE FROM.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS JOSEPH MARTIN, AND I CURRENTLY LIVE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DALLAS, BUT I WAS A PROUD FLOWER MOUND RESIDENT FOR ABOUT 25 YEARS.

SO VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE. REALLY EXCITED TO BE ADDRESSING EVERYONE AND JUST WANTED TO MARK THE SIX WONDERFUL YEARS OF SERVICE THAT MY MOTHER AND MARTIN HAS GIVEN THIS TOWN. I KNOW WE'RE ALL VERY PROUD AND GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF HER HARD WORK THAT SHE'S GIVEN US, AND JUST WANTED TO SHARE A FEW QUICK WORDS TO EVERYONE.

SO WHEN I FOUND ABOUT MY MOM'S RESOUNDING ELECTION VICTORY IN 2020, UNFORTUNATELY I WAS OUT OF STATE.

I WAS FAR AWAY IN GRAD SCHOOL AND COULDN'T CELEBRATE THE WAY I WANTED TO CELEBRATE WITH HER.

SO I THOUGHT THAT WHILE SOME POLITICIANS REALLY LIKE SWORDS, WHAT THEY SHOULD ALL HAVE IS A GOOD PEN.

SO I DECIDED TO BUY HER A NICE PEN. YOU KNOW, SHE COULD BRING IT UP AT THE PODIUM WITH HER AND MAYBE SIGN SOME ORDINANCES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I WENT ON TO MONT BLANC AND REALIZED THAT A STUDENT COULDN'T AFFORD A MONT BLANC PEN.

SORRY, MOM. SO I WENT TO A MUCH MORE REASONABLE PEN SELLER AND FOUND SOMETHING I THOUGHT YOU WOULD LIKE, AND I PUT AN INSCRIPTION ON IT. I WAS A POLITICAL SCIENCE STUDENT AT SMU PREVIOUSLY, AND I THOUGHT A LOT ABOUT REPUBLICS AND WHAT THEY ARE, WHAT THEY MEAN, WHAT THEY ESTABLISH FOR PEOPLE.

AND THE ROOT OF THAT IN LATIN IS THE PHRASE RES-PUBLICA, WHICH MEANS THE PUBLIC THING.

LITERALLY AND METAPHORICALLY. IT MEANS THE PUBLIC GOOD.

WHAT WE ESTABLISH GOVERNMENT FOR, WHAT WE DO, AND HOW IT ALLOWS US TO SECURE OUR FREEDOMS AND PURSUE OUR HAPPINESS.

SO I WROTE AN INSCRIPTION ON THE PEN, MEMENTO RES-PUBLICA.

SO EVERY TIME SHE WAS UP THERE, SHE WOULD REMEMBER ALL OF YOU, THE PUBLIC.

AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY ALL OF YOU ARE UP THERE.

SO I'D LIKE TO TAKE A COUPLE MINUTES AND JUST TALK ABOUT THE WAYS THAT SHE REMEMBERED YOU. I KNOW HOW EXCITED SHE WAS TO SET UP HER PHONE AND HER EMAIL TO START RECEIVING LETTERS AND TEXT MESSAGES AND EMAILS FROM EVERYONE. SHE READ EVERY SINGLE ONE, NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TOOK HER AND NO MATTER HOW HEATED SOME OF THE EMAILS WERE FOR THE SAME ACTION. SOMETIMES SHE WAS CALLED A FAR LEFT PERSON OR A FAR LEFT RIGHT PERSON DOING THE EXACT SAME THING.

I KNOW THAT SHE MADE EVERY SINGLE EFFORT TO THINK AS LONG AS SHE COULD, AND DO WHAT SHE THOUGHT WAS BEST FOR THE TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND.

AND I KNOW HOW MUCH SHE CARED. THE MEETINGS SHE HAD, THE BINDERS SHE WOULD ALWAYS PICK UP AND READ THE ENTIRE THING.

I CAME DOWN ONE MORNING AND I THINK SHE PUT AN ENTIRE DECK OF POST-IT NOTES MARKING UP A TOWN BUDGET.

JUST REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DID FOR THIS TOWN, AND I CAN'T SAY HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

AND I JUST WANT TO CHALLENGE EVERYONE ELSE WHO STILL SITS AT THE PODIUM AND WHO'S ABOUT TO COME UP TO WHENEVER YOU'RE UP THERE,

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THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].

OKAY. THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE I CLOSE THIS? OH, WE HAVE SCOTT LANGLEY COME FORWARD. BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO SAY YOUR NAME AND WHERE YOU'RE FROM. SCOTT LANGLEY. AND I'M IN FLOWER MOUND.

AND, TRACY, I SENT YOU A PICTURE TO THE TOWN SECRETARY'S OFFICE TO LOAD ON THE.

IS IT ON THE LAPTOP? YEAH, IT WAS LESS THAN 24 HOURS SO THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO DOWNLOAD IT.

YEAH. SO BASICALLY IT'S WHAT IT DOES IS IT ILLUSTRATES I'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING TO ANN, THE LAST SIX YEARS WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS, A LOT OF POLICY DISCUSSIONS.

AND BASICALLY, IF YOU'VE EVER WATCHED STAR WARS AND YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S THIS SCENE WITH DARTH VADER WHERE HE ENCOUNTERS PRINCESS LEIA AFTER THEY BOARD THE SHIP AND DARTH VADER'S LIKE THIS, AND PRINCESS LEIA IS LIKE THIS, LIKE, I'M NOT HEARING YOU. SO THAT WAS BASICALLY KIND OF THE GIST OF A LOT OF OUR CONVERSATIONS [LAUGHS].

SO, SO, SO I, I DON'T KNOW IF I HELPED AND IN, IN SOME OF HER DECISIONS KNOW THAT SHE WAS, SHE WAS DEFINITELY RIGHT AFTER LISTENING TO ME OR I DON'T KNOW, BUT WE WE HAD SOME GOOD CONVERSATIONS.

A LOT OF POLICY TALK OVER THE YEARS, AND I'M GOING TO MISS THAT AND I, I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HOW MUCH TIME THAT YOU'VE PUT IN.

AS FAR AS JUST BEING A STUDENT OF EVERYTHING THAT CAME YOUR WAY, YOU EMBRACED EVERYTHING AND GOT INTO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU PROBABLY HAD NO IDEA WHAT YOU WERE GETTING INTO WHENEVER YOU RAN FOR COUNCIL AND YOU FIRST GOT ON COUNCIL.

SO YOU REALLY JUST LIKE DOVE HEAD FIRST. AND YOU, YOU, YOU WERE A STUDENT OF IT AND WE APPRECIATE IT.

YOUR, YOUR CAMPAIGN SLOGAN WAS A VISION AND A VOICE, RIGHT? AND SO YOU WERE, YOU HAD A VISION AND YOU WERE OUR VOICE.

AND SO WE ALL APPRECIATE AND THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THE TIME THAT YOU'VE YOU'VE SERVED TO OUR GREAT TOWN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. BEFORE WE CLOSE. WHAT. ARE YOU? OH, OKAY. DOES ANYONE ELSE WISH TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE I CLOSE THIS OUT? OKAY. WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO CONSENT ITEM. THIS IS NON-CONTROVERSIAL ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW.

[E. CONSENT ITEM(S) ]

SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. TRACY, IF YOU'LL TAKE THE ROLL.

COUNCIL MEMBER WARNER. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER TAYLOR.

AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM MARTIN. AYE. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM SCHIESTEL.

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER DREW. AYE. CONSENT ITEMS PASSED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

SO AS I SAID EARLIER TONIGHT, WE ARE SAYING GOODBYE TO ONE OF OUR LONG TIME COUNCIL MEMBERS.

[F. RECOGNITION OF AND REMARKS FROM MAYOR PRO TEM ANN MARTIN]

THANK YOU, MAYOR MOORE. THANKS, EVERYONE FOR COMING.

IT'S SO AMAZING TO SEE YOU ALL HERE. IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE THAT SIX YEARS HAVE FLOWN BY SO QUICKLY.

NOW THE TIME HAS COME TO MAKE SOME FINAL REMARKS FROM MY SEAT ON THIS DAIS.

IN PREPARING FOR TONIGHT, I HAVE MULLED OVER SO MANY THEMES TO GUIDE MY COMMENTS, BUT NONE OF THEM WERE REALLY HITTING THE MARK UNTIL I WAS THINKING ABOUT ONE OF OUR REGULAR EVENT INVITATIONS. THE FLOWER MOUND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SPONSORS A MONTHLY EVENT CALLED 12 AT 12.

AND THIS CONSISTS OF 12 CHAMBER MEMBERS AND PRESIDENT LORI WALKER, WHICH I KNOW I SAW HER.

THERE SHE IS. RIGHT THERE. OKAY, SO I TOLD YOU I HAD A SURPRISE FOR YOU.

SO LORI HAS A WONDERFUL MEETING. AND BASICALLY, THERE'S A ROTATION OF GOVERNMENTAL REPRESENTATIVES WHO GO TO THESE MEETINGS, AND THERE'S ENOUGH OF US SO WE CAN GO ABOUT ONE TIME A YEAR.

AND IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH IN A SMALL GROUP.

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BUT IN HER INTRODUCTIONS, LORI ALWAYS MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT AND MAYBE TODAY WE'LL HEAR SOME INSIDER NEWS, MAYBE A SECRET OR TWO. RIGHT, LORI. SO I'VE ALWAYS POLITELY DECLINED.

RIGHT? I'M NOT GOING TO TELL ANY SECRETS. AND I'VE SAID MAYBE A FEW MILDLY AMUSING THINGS, BUT BUT REALLY NO DISHING. BUT TONIGHT, SINCE IT'S MY LAST NIGHT, I'M GOING TO SPILL THE TEA.

AND I'M GOING TO SHARE SOME PERSONAL INSIGHTS AND OPINIONS THAT I FORMED OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS.

AND THE INITIAL LIST WAS SO LONG. BUT IMAGINING WHAT YOU'D REALLY LIKE TO HEAR AND THEN BELIEVING WE'RE ALL REALLY EXCITED TO GET TO CLARE'S OATH OF OFFICE.

I'LL JUST SHARE WHAT I THINK WOULD BE THE TOP THREE. SO THE FIRST ONE IS WHO'S YOUR FAVORITE STAFF MEMBER? WELL, OF COURSE, THERE'S NO EASY WAY TO ANSWER THIS. I FEEL LIKE A MOTHER BEING ASKED TO PICK HER FAVORITE CHILD WHEN OF COURSE SHE LOVES THEM ALL.

EACH STAFF MEMBER BRINGS A WEALTH OF TALENT AND EXPERIENCE, MAINTAINING PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION RIVALED BY NONE.

THE TROPHY CASE IS FULL. THE ACCOLADES ARE MANY, BUT NONE CAN EQUAL THE PRICELESS VALUE OF THE TRUST.

THEY'VE EARNED THE HARD WAY BY TRULY SHOWING UP, BY OWNING IT, AND BY PROVIDING RESIDENTS, BUSINESS PEOPLE, AND GUESTS OF FLOWER MOUND WITH EXEMPLARY QUALITY OF LIFE THAT WE EXPERIENCE VIA THE SHARED SERVICES THEY PROVIDE.

JAMES, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET AWAY WITHOUT BEING MENTIONED.

YOU KNOW THAT. UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP, I'VE SEEN THIS ORGANIZATION STRETCH, GROW AND ACHIEVE OUTCOMES PREVIOUSLY UNIMAGINED.

THANK YOU TO TIFFANY TOMMY, LEXIN, JOHN, JP, CHUCK, RAY, RACHEL, JEEVES CULLEN AND HENLEY AND TRACY.

I'VE HAD THE GREAT PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH YOU MOST OFTEN.

THANK YOU FOR THE COUNTLESS HOURS OF EDUCATION OFFERED WITH GREAT PATIENCE AND HUMILITY.

BECAUSE YOU ALL KNOW I CAN ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

YOU'LL NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOU. AND TO ALL STAFF EVERYWHERE, YOU ARE THE LIFEBLOOD OF THIS COMMUNITY AND I HUMBLY AND SINCERELY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR US EVERY SINGLE DAY. NEXT QUESTION.

WHAT DO YOU REALLY THINK OF THIS COUNCIL? I SAW YOU WITH YOUR LITTLE COLLAR THERE, ADAM.

FROM A VANTAGE POINT OF ALMOST 30 YEARS OF RESIDENT EXPERIENCE, I TRULY BELIEVE THESE HAVE BEEN THE CAMELOT YEARS.

FOR ANYONE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE METAPHOR, THE CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARY DEFINES CAMELOT AS A NAME FOR A PLACE, TIME, OR GROUP OF PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY A COUNTRY OR GOVERNMENT, WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF EXCITEMENT, HOPE AND BELIEF ABOUT WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED. THE LEGEND OF CAMELOT HAS ITS HISTORICAL ROOTS IN THE 12TH CENTURY, ENJOYING A RESURGENCE IN THE EARLY 60S. COINCIDENTALLY ABOUT THE SAME TIME FLOWER MOUND WAS BORN.

CAMELOT WAS BOTH A POPULAR MUSICAL AND ALSO A TERM JACKIE KENNEDY POPULARIZED TO DESCRIBE HER HUSBAND'S WHITE HOUSE AS A BRIEF AND SHINING MOMENT.

NOW, I DOUBT ANY OF US ON COUNCIL OR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS WOULD BELIEVE WE'RE REALLY WORTHY OF SUCH HIGH PRAISE, BUT I KNOW I FELT AN UNDENIABLE, RARE, AND TRANSFORMATIVE ENERGY IN THE COLLECTIVE WORK WE'VE ACHIEVED.

ZONING ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN, PAVING THE WAY FOR A VIBRANT, PROSPEROUS AND LONG TERM PLAN.

DELIBERATE STRATEGIC AND ECONOMICALLY RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ACROSS TOWN, PRESERVING, PROTECTING AND PROMOTING OUR MOST PRECIOUS ATTRIBUTE, OUR UNIQUE COUNTRY ATMOSPHERE AND FAMILY FORWARD ENVIRONMENT AND OF COURSE, UNITING TO BATTLE THE GREATEST IMMINENT THREAT TO OUR FUTURE, STATE OVERREACH AND THE DEMISE OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE.

ALL THIS NOT IN SPITE OF OUR DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, EDUCATION, CAREERS, AND PERSPECTIVES, BUT BECAUSE OF THEM, WE HAVE PASSIONATELY ARGUED POSITIONS FROM DIVERGENT PERSPECTIVES AND STILL HAVE DONE SO RESPECTFULLY, PROFESSIONALLY AND ALWAYS WITH AN EYE TOWARD ACHIEVING THE BEST OUTCOME FOR OUR TOWN.

TO MY SUCCESSOR, VERY SOON TO BE COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, YOU'VE EARNED YOUR PLACE ON THIS DAIS FROM A POSITION OF AUTHENTICITY, CAPABILITY AND COMMITMENT. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU CONTRIBUTE TO CAMELOT 2.0 IN A WAY THAT EMBODIES YOUR VALUES OF INTEGRITY AND SERVICE AS YOU PRIORITIZE SHARED GOALS AND YOUR DILIGENT, DISCIPLINED DECISION MAKING.

I'M HONORED TO HAVE BEEN PART OF A WOULD BE TEAM OF RIVALS WHO ROSE ABOVE PARTISAN LABELS, WHO WERE COMMITTED TO DRAMA FREE DISCUSSIONS AND REMAIN TRUE TO THE PLEDGE OF PROMOTING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF LIFE AT THE MOST REASONABLE COST POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU, ONE AND ALL. LAST QUESTION. WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEXT? THE VERY FIRST THING I'M DOING IN RETIREMENT IS GOING OUT TO DINNER WITH MY FAMILY.

I COULDN'T IMAGINE BEING ABLE TO NAVIGATE THE PAST SIX YEARS WITHOUT THEM AND THEIR GRACIOUS,

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THE TWO OF YOU HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY INSPIRATIONAL, AND I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOU BOTH FROM YOUR VAST KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY AND FOUNDATIONAL GOVERNANCE PHILOSOPHIES, WHICH YOU ALL HEARD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT.

SO THAT'S WHERE THAT COMES FROM. TO YOUR COMMITMENT TO LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE, THE RISING TIDE OF WHICH CARRIED ME THROUGH MY SERVICE TO THE TOWN, TO MY DAUGHTER IN LAW MADHULIKA, I SEE YOU THERE, AND TO THE VARMA AND PENMETSA FAMILIES, YOU'VE ENRICHED MY LIFE IN WAYS I NEVER IMAGINED AND I'M FOREVER GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR EMBRACING ME AND MY FAMILY INTO YOUR LOVING AND SUPPORTIVE FAMILY.

THANK YOU. FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, AND FLOWER MOUND ALL OF YOU HERE WHO'VE BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE AND BEEN GOOD SOUNDING BOARDS.

AND SCOTT, YES, WE'VE HAD MANY OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS.

I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR TRUSTING ME WITH YOUR VOTES AND FOR SENDING YOUR WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND APPRECIATION THROUGHOUT THIS JOURNEY.

I EXPECT TO KEEP SEEING YOU AT ALL THE VARIOUS EVENTS IN TOWN, AS I CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THE FRIENDS OF THE FLOWER MOUND LIBRARY AND IN THE NEW NONPROFIT, THE FLOWER MOUND ARTS LEAGUE, WHICH I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT.

STAY ENGAGED, RAISE YOUR HAND TO SERVE AND KNOW THAT ONLY TOGETHER CAN WE ENSURE A LONG AND PROSPEROUS FUTURE FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL, LEGENDARY TOWN, FLOWER MOUND. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].

SO YOU CAN'T LEAVE YET. WE HAVE SOME COMMENTS TO MAKE.

I THINK YOU ALL WANT TO START. ADAM, DO YOU WANT TO START? YES, I WOULD LOVE TO START. SO AN IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO SHARE THE DAIS WITH YOU FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND WAS ELECTED DURING A KEY INFLECTION POINT WHEN THE VOTERS, THE RESIDENTS HAD TO DECIDE BETWEEN THE LAST VESTIGES OF THE OLD PRO-GROWTH REGIME AND CEMENTING THE NEW RESIDENTS FIRST VISION FOR THE TOWN. AND YOU WON THAT ELECTION BY A LOT.

NO ONE HAS EVER HAD OR WILL EVER HAVE A MORE CLEAR MANDATE FROM THE VOTERS THAN YOU HAD IN 2020.

SOMETIMES WE TALK ABOUT TURNOUT IN LOCAL ELECTIONS.

CAN YOU DRAW CONCLUSIONS FROM AN ELECTION WHERE YOU HAVE 10 TO 15% TURNOUT? WELL, WHEN ANN WAS ELECTED, IT WAS ABOUT 80% TURNOUT AND SHE GOT 75% OF THAT VOTE.

SO I THINK WE CAN DRAW THE CONCLUSION AND THAT THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF FLOWER MOUND RESIDENTS APPROVE OF YOUR VISION FOR THE TOWN.

AND YOUR VISION HAS BEEN REAFFIRMED IN EVERY ELECTION SINCE, INCLUDING THIS ONE.

YOU DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB. IF ANYONE OUT THERE ASPIRES TO BE ON COUNCIL, I SUGGEST YOU STUDY ANN MARTIN.

HER APPROACH, HER PREPARATION, HER CONDUCT IN MEETINGS IS SECOND TO NONE.

I'VE SEEN HER GO TOE TO TOE WITH MONEYED DEVELOPERS AND WITH LEGISLATORS DOWN IN AUSTIN, AND SHE PREVAILS AGAIN AND AGAIN.

AND YOU'VE BEEN MY BEST FRIEND, MY BEST ALLY, AND OCCASIONALLY MY MOST FORMIDABLE ADVERSARY.

I WILL MISS YOU VERY MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE].

ANN, YOU'VE BEEN AMAZING TO WORK WITH. SO I ACTUALLY TRIED TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT WHEN WE HAD FIRST MET, WHEN WE HAD FIRST INTERACTED. SO I FOUND OUR FIRST EMAIL EXCHANGE.

MR. DREW, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WRITING AND SHARE YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON THIS ITEM.

AND THANK YOU FOR COMING TO MEETINGS AND PUBLIC COMMENT.

I KNOW HOW MUCH EFFORT YOU ARE PUTTING IN TO ENSURING YOUR VOICE IS HEARD.

REST ASSURED, I WILL ASK ALL INPUT. I WILL TAKE ALL INPUT INTO VERY SERIOUS CONSIDERATION AS I PREPARE TO MAKE THE BEST DECISION POSSIBLE.

AND EVENTUALLY YOU LISTENED TO OUR RESIDENTS AND YOU DENIED THE CROSS TIMBERS BUSINESS PARK.

IT'S ABOUT 300 OF US HERE ADVOCATING AGAINST IT, BUT EVERY DECISION THAT YOU MAKE IS VERY ANALYTICAL.

YOU LOOK THROUGH ALL THE DETAILS, EVERY WORD, EVERY EVERY COMMENT YOU MAKE IS, IS, IS VERY THOUGHTFUL.

AND YOU ARE ALWAYS THE LOUDEST VOICE IN THE ROOM.

YOU'RE ALWAYS CHALLENGING THE DETAILS AND FIGHTING FOR WHAT'S RIGHT.

WE MIGHT NOT ALWAYS AGREE. MOST OF THE TIME WE AGREE.

BUT I DO AGREE YOU MADE A DIFFERENCE AND IMPROVED OUR TOWN FOR THE BETTER.

I DO HOPE YOU CONTINUE THAT EFFORT, WHICH IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU WILL COME THROUGH THE LIBRARY AND OTHER FUNCTIONS.

AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE SERVING WITH YOU ON TOWN COUNCIL.

THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. BRIAN, YOU WANT TO GO NEXT?

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AND, YOU KNOW, I REALLY GOT TO KNOW YOU AFTER I WAS ELECTED AND WE STARTED SERVING TOGETHER.

AND I'VE HAD THAT GREAT HONOR FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

AND I VALUE YOUR FRIENDSHIP. I VALUE YOUR GUIDANCE.

AND AS A NEW COUNCIL MEMBER IT'S A LOT. YOU'RE DRINKING FROM A FIRE HOSE AND TO, TO BE ABLE TO OBSERVE AND WATCH THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN HERE A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN YOU AND SEE HOW YOU HANDLE YOURSELF, HOW YOU HOW YOU DON'T LEAVE ANY STONE UNTURNED ON YOUR RESEARCH.

YOU DIG DEEP AND THAT'S, THAT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR THE REST OF US.

AND YOU LED BY EXAMPLE, NOT ONLY WITH THE TOWN, BUT WITH YOUR FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AND FOR THAT, I'M ETERNALLY GRATEFUL. I'VE GREATLY APPRECIATED YOUR PRAGMATIC APPROACH TO WHATEVER COMES BEFORE US, WHETHER IT'S A ZONING ORDINANCE, WHETHER IT'S A BUDGET ITEM, WHETHER IT'S YOU NAME IT, IT'S ALWAYS A PRAGMATIC APPROACH.

YOU LOOK AT THE DATA AND YOU MAKE A DECISION. IT'S GOING TO BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF THIS TOWN.

AND I THINK YOU'VE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB. THIS THIS COUNCIL, THIS TOWN IS STRONGER BECAUSE OF YOU, AND YOU LEAD THIS IN A BETTER SPOT THAN WHEN YOU GOT HERE.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. AS OTHERS HAVE SAID, I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE GOING TO REMAIN ENGAGED IN OTHER WAYS AND JUST LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR YOU. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. AND I THINK YOU KNOW THAT I WILL MISS YOU ON COUNCIL. YOU ARE KIND AND TOUGH. YOU ARE PERSISTENT AND DEDICATED TO OUR TOWN.

YOU LED WITH INTEGRITY. I MEAN, YOU'RE A RULE FOLLOWER AFTER ALL, AND I CAN RELATE TO THAT.

I, I DON'T THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE IGNORED THAT WHEN YOU WERE ELECTED, YOU WERE THE FIRST WOMAN ON COUNCIL SINCE JEAN LEVITT LEFT OFFICE IN 2015. AND IT WAS A PRETTY TURBULENT TIME IN THE MEANTIME.

YOU BECAME AN INSPIRATION FOR OTHER WOMEN TO SERVE, AND I DO PARTICULARLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU REMINDED JUST BY BEING YOU, THAT YOU REMINDED US THAT WE ARE BETTER WITH SOME CALM FEMALE VOICES TO BALANCE OUR COUNCILS.

ANY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. YOU ARE VERY APPRECIATED.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS IS THIS NIGHT IS A TRANSITION, BUT IT'S A CELEBRATION OF ALL THE SERVICE THAT YOU'VE GIVEN.

I WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOU AS A PHENOMENAL MAYOR PRO TEM.

I TRULY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT THAT YOU'VE, YOU'VE GIVEN ME AND THE WHOLE TOWN COUNCIL AND THE RESIDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY. YOU YOU'VE GIVEN SO MUCH ENERGY. YOU ARE THOUGHTFUL IN YOUR DECISION MAKING. YOU ARE VERY DATA DRIVEN AS AS BRIAN SAID, AND IT REQUIRES SO MANY LONG HOURS. AND I KNOW YOU PUT THAT WORK IN.

I THANK YOUR FAMILY FOR BEING THERE TO GIVE YOU UP TO OUR TOWN, TO THIS COUNCIL, BECAUSE IT TAKES SO MUCH TIME. IT HAS BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE TO GO TO THE LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS WITH YOU, AND TO SEE YOUR DRIVE AND COMMITMENT TO ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE GOING ON IN TOWN.

AND PEOPLE DON'T SEE THAT. THEY JUST DON'T SEE ALL THE EFFORT THAT YOU PUT FORWARD.

AND I SEE IT, WE SEE IT, STAFF SEES IT. WE KNOW HOW MUCH THIS MEANS TO YOU.

AND I LOOK AT YOU AS A ROLE MODEL. I SEE YOU AS A COLLEAGUE AND I SEE YOU AS A FRIEND.

YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU'RE WELCOME. OKAY, WELL, WOULD EVERYBODY RISE AND GIVE THIS LADY A WONDERFUL ROUND OF APPLAUSE? [APPLAUSE] MAYOR PRO TEM ANN MARTIN. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. WE'RE NOT DONE WITH YOU YET. WE GET TO COME DOWN THERE.

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THIS IS SOMETHING I WANT YOU TO OPEN THIS. AND ACTUALLY, I PUT IT IN A BOX.

I PUT A FLOWER MOUND STICKER ON IT. YOU ALWAYS WEAR SCARVES.

YOU ALWAYS WEAR A SCARF. BUT THIS IS A GIRL SCOUT BADGE FOR WOMEN.

I KNOW, THAT'S WHY WE GOT YOU A GIRL SCOUT BADGE, A PATCH.

YES. [INAUDIBLE] AND THEN. [LAUGHS] IT IS. IT REALLY IS.

THIS IS YOUR OFFICIAL STREET SIGN.

AND YOU DO GET A KEY TO THE CITY. THE TOWN KEY TO THE TOWN [APPLAUSE].

SO WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU BECAUSE WE THINK WE LOOK SO GOOD.

WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A PICTURE OF US, BUT WE ARE GOING TO SIGN THE BACK WE MEANT TO SIGN.

WE GOT SO BUSY AT THE SIGN. YEAH. AND THEN YOU HAVE A LITTLE EXTRA SWAG, I DON'T KNOW.

YEAH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

LOVE IT. THANK YOU. SO.

THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE SAYING OF THE OATH FOR CLARE HARRIS AND CHRIS DREW.

[G. ADMINISTER STATEMENT OF OFFICER, OATH OF OFFICE FOR RE-ELECTED AND NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS AND ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION]

HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBER DREW. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO DO YOUR STATEMENT FIRST, AND THEN WE'LL DO YOUR OATH.

OKAY. REPEAT AFTER ME IF YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

I CHRIS DREW. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.

THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID. THAT I HAVE NOT INDIRECTLY OR DIRECTLY PAID.

OFFERED PROMISE TO PAY. OFFERED PROMISE TO PAY.

CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE. OFFERED OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE.

ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE. ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE.

OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE. OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE.

OR EMPLOYMENT. OR EMPLOYMENT. FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF A VOTE.

AT THE ELECTION IN WHICH I WAS ELECTED. OR AS A REWARD TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT.

OR AS A REWARD TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT. OR CONFIRMATION.

OR CONFIRMATION. WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE, SO HELP ME GOD.

WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE SO HELP ME GOD. ALL RIGHT.

NOW, ON TO THE OATH. THE OFFICIAL, THE OFFICIAL.

RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OKAY. I CHRIS DREW. I CHRIS DREW.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES. OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE TWO.

OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE TWO. OF THE TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS.

OF THE TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS. AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

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PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND. THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND OF THIS STATE. AND OF THIS STATE. AND OF THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES.

OF THIS TOWN. SO HELP ME GOD. OF THIS TOWN, SO HELP ME GOD.

CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE].

YES, PLEASE GET YOUR FAMILY UP HERE. LET'S GET A GOOD PICTURE.

CLARE. ARE YOU? SWITCH SIDES ON ME.

OKAY. NO, MA'AM. YOU ARE GOOD. WE'RE GOING TO START OUT WITH YOUR STATEMENT FIRST.

IF YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. I, CLARE HARRIS.

I, CLARE HARRIS, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM. THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID.

THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID. OFFERED, PROMISED TO PAY, CONTRIBUTED.

OFFERED PROMISED TO PAY OR CONTRIBUTED. OR PROMISE TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY.

OR PROMISE TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY. OR THING OF VALUE. OR THING OF VALUE. OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE. OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE. OR EMPLOYMENT.

OR EMPLOYMENT. FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING.

FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING. OF A VOTE AT THE ELECTION AT WHICH I WAS ELECTED.

AS A REWARD TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT. OR CONFIRMATION.

WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE. SO HELP ME GOD. ALL RIGHT, OATH OF OFFICE. RAISE THAT RIGHT HAND. I, CLARE HARRIS, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES. OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE FIVE OFFICE OF THE COUNCIL, MEMBER OF THE TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS, AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE AND OF THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THIS TOWN SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU. OKAY, THE TIME IS 06:35. WE'RE JUST GOING TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS.

OKAY. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

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WE'RE UP THERE. OKAY. THE TIME. THE TIME IS NOW 6:38.

SO WE'RE COMING BACK INTO SESSION. AND AT THIS TIME WE HAVE TWO, ONE NEW COUNCIL MEMBER, AND CHRIS DREW IS CONTINUING IN HIS ROLE AS OUR COUNCIL MEMBER.

[H. REMARKS FROM COUNCILMEMBER DREW AND COUNCILMEMEBER HARRIS]

SO FIRST, I WANT TO SINCERELY THANK THE RESIDENTS OF OUR TOWN ONCE AGAIN PLACING THEIR TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN ME FOR FOR TOWN COUNCIL.

IT HAS BEEN A TRUE HONOR, AND I SAY THAT LIGHTLY AND I REMAIN DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE SERVING THIS COMMUNITY FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS.

OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, THIS COUNCIL HAS WORKED HARD TO KEEP OUR PROMISES TO RESIDENTS.

TOGETHER, WE HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERED THE TAX RATE WHILE CONTINUING TO INVEST IN THE FUTURE OF OUR TOWN.

WE HAVE LISTENED TO RESIDENTS PRIORITIZE RESPONSIBLE GROWTH AND FOUGHT TO IMPROVE OVERALL QUALITY THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY.

WE'VE MADE MEANINGFUL PROGRESS THROUGHOUT OUR TOWN.

ON THE WEST SIDE, WE ARE FINALLY BEGINNING TO SEE ADDITIONAL AMENITIES AND INVESTMENTS COME INTO EFFECT.

AT THE SAME TIME, WE TOOK DECISIVE ACTION TO SHUT DOWN ANY FUTURE WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENTS OUT THERE.

WE ALSO FOCUSED ON PROTECTING AND ENHANCING THE BEAUTY OF OUR TOWN, WE CREATED A TREE PLANTING PROGRAM FOR BOTH THE TOWN AND THE RESIDENTS TO CONTINUE OUR EFFORT TO EXPAND THE TOWN'S TREE CANOPY. DEVELOPMENT HAS ALSO BEEN APPROACHED MORE THOUGHTFULLY AND RESPONSIBLY.

PROJECTS LIKE MONARCH LAKE SIDE EAST AND FIRST RANCH WERE MODIFIED AND IMPROVED THROUGHOUT THROUGH RESIDENT FEEDBACK AND COUNCIL INPUT TO BETTER REFLECT THE EXPECTATIONS AND QUALITY OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE'VE CONTINUED TO EXPAND OUR PARKS AND TRAILS AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE ADDITION OF TROTTER AND THE, EXPAND THE IMPROVEMENTS AT LEONARD AND HELEN JOHN AND THE EXPANSION OF THE COMMUNITY ACTIVITY CENTER.

PUBLIC SAFETY HAS REMAINED A TOP PRIORITY. WE STRATEGICALLY PLAN FOR FUTURE POLICE HEADQUARTERS BY SECURING LAND FOR THE NEXT LOCATION, AND WE OFFICIALLY KICKED OFF THE CONSTRUCTION OF FIRE STATION SIX ON THE WEST SIDE.

OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS, I WILL CONTINUE FIGHTING FOR OUR RESIDENTS, I WILL CONTINUE PUSHING FOR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND WORKING TO DRIVE OUR BUDGET LOWER WHEREVER POSSIBLE. I WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT, PROTECTING NEIGHBORHOODS, IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE AND AMENITIES AND PRESERVING A CHARACTER OF OUR TOWN THAT WE ALL LOVE.

THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. YEAH. YEAH. ADAM, IF YOU WANT TO, DO YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS BEFORE

[00:40:07]

SO, MISS CLARE HARRIS, YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE YOUR COMMENTS [APPLAUSE].

FIRST, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO THE RESIDENTS OF FLOWER MOUND.

I AM TRULY HONORED TO HAVE EARNED YOUR TRUST AND TO SERVE AS A COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THIS GREAT TOWN.

THROUGHOUT THIS CAMPAIGN, I HEARD FIRSTHAND WHAT MATTERS MOST TO YOU FROM MAINTAINING LOW TAXES, PRESERVING OUR UNIQUE CROSS TIMBERS CONSERVATION DISTRICT, PROTECTING OUR TREE CANOPY AND COUNTRY ATMOSPHERE.

WHETHER IT IS SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES, MANAGING TRAFFIC OR PROTECTING OUR OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE.

PLEASE KNOW I HAVE HEARD YOUR CONCERNS. THIS CAMPAIGN WAS A COLLECTIVE EFFORT BY PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM, AND WE WERE UNITED BY A SHARED LOVE OF THIS COMMUNITY AND A COMMITMENT TO ITS FUTURE.

FLOWER MOUND HAS A RICH HISTORY OF VISIONARY LEADERS WHO HAVE SERVED OUR TOWN SINCE 1961, AND I AM HUMBLED TO BE PART OF THIS NEXT CHAPTER.

OUR LOCAL ISSUES ARE NOT THE SAME AS THOSE IN AUSTIN OR WASHINGTON, AND MY SUPPORTERS VOTED BECAUSE, VOTED FOR ME BECAUSE OF MY EXPERIENCE AND RECORD OF DOING WHAT IS RIGHT FOR FLOWER MOUND.

I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR I HAVE NO ASPIRATIONS FOR COUNTY, STATE OR OTHER PARTISAN OFFICE.

MY ENTIRE FOCUS IS SERVING THE RESIDENTS OF FLOWER MOUND IN AN OPEN MINDED AND NONPARTISAN MANNER.

TO MY HUSBAND, JAMES, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT AND FOR TAKING ON SO MUCH WHILE I WAS ON THIS CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

WE CERTAINLY SAVED MONEY ON GROCERIES OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS BECAUSE I LEARNED IF IT ISN'T ON THE LIST, JAMES DOESN'T BUY IT [LAUGHS]. TO OUR CHILDREN, LAURA, HANNAH AND BEN.

THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH GREAT SOUNDING BOARDS AND SUPPORTING ME.

EVEN IF YOU THOUGHT I WAS A LITTLE CRAZY FOR DOING THIS TO MY FRIENDS, OLD AND NEW, MANY OF WHOM ARE HERE TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. YOU SUPPORTED ME WHOLEHEARTEDLY, WORKED TIRELESSLY AT THE POLLS, HOSTED MEET AND GREETS, PLACED SIGNS, SHARED MY VISION WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS.

WHETHER YOU DONATED YOUR TIME ON RESOURCES, PLEASE KNOW I COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT YOU.

ESPECIALLY MARSHA GAVIT. I WANT TO THANK THE FORMER MAYORS, COUNCIL MEMBERS, COMMISSIONERS AND RESIDENTS WHO'VE OFFERED THEIR WISDOM.

TO ALL MY FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES IN THE DENTON COUNTY MASTER GARDENER ASSOCIATION, I COULDN'T ASK FOR BETTER CHEERLEADERS.

AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO KAREN AT AMBER MICHELLE'S SALON FOR KEEPING ME DEBATE READY.

I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK ANN MARTIN FOR HER SIX YEARS OF DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO OUR TOWN.

I KNOW SHE WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY.

MAYOR MOORE, FELLOW TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS, I LOOK FORWARD TO COLLABORATING WITH YOU AND OUR TOWN STAFF.

I WILL WORK HARD TO BE PREPARED, STAY RESPECTFUL OF EVERYBODY'S VIEWS AND REPRESENT EVERY RESIDENT TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

SO I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU REACH OUT TO YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS.

STAY ENGAGED, AND LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE FLOWER MOUND REMAINS THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE.

THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].

OKAY. SO, ADAM, DO YOU WANT TO START? YEAH, I WOULD LOVE TO.

SO WE ALL WANT TO HAVE AN EASY PATH TO VICTORY.

RUNNING UNCONTESTED OR BARELY CONTESTED IS VERY FLATTERING.

IT AFFIRMS YOUR VISION FOR THE TOWN. CHRIS, NOT ONLY DID YOU RUN UNCONTESTED, YOU WON BY A HUGE MARGIN THE LAST TIME, SO THE VOTERS HAVE YOUR SUPPORT. CONGRATULATIONS. I'M THRILLED THAT YOU'RE HERE FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS. WE'RE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE YOU. BUT FOR A NEW CANDIDATE FOR A NEW ELECTED OFFICIAL, WELL, LOCAL POLITICS IS TOUGH, AND YOU HAVE TO BE TOUGH.

SO TO RUN A CONTENTIOUS CAMPAIGN AGAINST A FORMIDABLE OPPONENT WHO'S WELL FUNDED AND TO SURVIVE THE CRUCIBLE OF A LOCAL ELECTION IS A GREAT AND GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR A NEW COUNCIL MEMBER.

BY DOING SO, YOU PROVE TO US, YOU PROVE TO THE PUBLIC AND YOU MOSTLY YOU PROVE TO YOURSELF THAT YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES, THAT YOU CAN TAKE THE HEAT WITHOUT CRACKING, THAT YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN YOUR COMPOSURE UNDER TRYING CONDITIONS, AND YOU HAVE THE TEMPERAMENT FOR THE JOB BECAUSE IT DOESN'T GET ANY EASIER ONCE YOU COME UP HERE ON THE DAIS.

CLARE, YOU'VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES. I ALWAYS THOUGHT YOU DID, BUT NOW WE KNOW FOR SURE.

I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYONE WORK SO HARD. I'M THRILLED TO HAVE SOMEONE FROM LAKESIDE ON COUNCIL.

I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU.

YOU HAVE A CLEAR MANDATE. YOU HAVE BIG SHOES TO FILL, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB.

CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE]. BRIAN. YOU WANT TO GO NEXT?

[00:45:03]

CHRIS. I'LL, RUNNING UNCONTESTED FOR THE REELECTION IS A BLESSING THAT I CANNOT THINK, I DON'T THINK CAN BE OVERSTATED.

SO CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. AND A SECOND RESOUNDING VICTORY.

I THINK YOU'RE UNDEFEATED. I DON'T THINK ANY, I DON'T THINK ANY NAY VOTES FOR YOU CAST THIS TIME.

SO SO WELCOME BACK. LOOK FORWARD TO THREE MORE YEARS WITH YOU, CLARE.

WELCOME. AND MUCH LIKE ADAM SAID YOUR YOU DO HAVE BIG SHOES TO FILL.

I THINK THE WORLD OF ANN, AND I THINK THE WORLD OF YOU.

AND I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO DO A PHENOMENAL JOB REPRESENTING THE RESIDENTS OF FLOWER MOUND.

AND, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU, YOU HELD YOURSELF WITH COMPOSURE AND PREPAREDNESS AND INTEGRITY THROUGHOUT THE ELECTION.

AND THAT'S APPRECIATED. THAT IS NOTICED. AND YOU HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN SERVICE OF THE TOWN ALREADY.

YOU'VE PROVEN YOUR PREPARATION. YOU'VE PROVEN THE EFFORTS THAT YOU WANT TO TAKE TO MAKE SURE YOU YOU HAVE ALL THE ALL THE DATA THAT YOU NEED TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION TO REPRESENT THESE RESIDENTS. AND SO AGAIN, FOR THE FINAL TIME, WELCOME.

I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING WITH YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE]. CHRIS, I AM THRILLED AND RELIEVED THAT YOU CRUISED BACK INTO OFFICE WITHOUT AN OPPONENT, WHICH WE'VE ALL, WE ALL KNOW IS JUST A TESTAMENT TO THE GREAT JOB THAT YOU'VE DONE SERVING OUR RESIDENTS SO FAR.

I KNOW THIS JOB REQUIRES A LOT OF COMMITMENT IN TERMS OF ENERGY AND TIME AWAY FROM YOUR WORK CAREER AND YOUR YOUNG FAMILY.

SO I ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WILLING TO SERVE ANOTHER THREE YEARS.

SPEAKING AS A RESIDENT, WE ARE LUCKY THAT YOU ARE REPRESENTING US FOR ANOTHER TERM.

SO THANK YOU. CLARE, I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT'S NO SECRET THAT I AM BEYOND ECSTATIC TO HAVE YOU SEATED ON THIS DAIS.

YOU CAMPAIGNED ON ALL THE QUALITY OF LIFE COMPONENTS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO ME.

AS A COUNCIL MEMBER AND AS A RESIDENT. YOU ARE SMART AND FIERCE, AND I'M EXCITED TO HAVE YOU JOIN US AND SERVE FLOWER MOUND WITH YOU.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY WE WELCOME YOU BACK TO THE DAIS, CHRIS, AND WE WELCOME YOU TO THE DAIS, CLARE. CHOOSING TO SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY IS A BIG COMMITMENT.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO STEP FORWARD AND TAKE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS WHERE YOU WORK CLOSEST TO TO PEOPLE.

YOU MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. WHILE WE MAY NOT ALWAYS AGREE ON ISSUES THAT COME FORWARD, WE ALL SHARE THE SAME GOAL TO REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY. LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKS BEST WHEN WE TREAT ONE ANOTHER WITH GREAT RESPECT, LISTEN THOUGHTFULLY, AND REMAIN FOCUSED ON SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND OUR NEIGHBORS FIRST.

SO CHRIS, I JUST WANT TO SAY IT'S BEEN A GREAT TOOL.

I'VE BEEN ON ON HERE FOR TWO YEARS, AND IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH YOU, TO SEE, TO HEAR HOW YOU THINK THROUGH THINGS AND YOUR, YOUR PROCESS OF, OF DECISION MAKING. AND YOU REPRESENT THE TOWN SO WELL.

AND I CAN SEE WHY NO ONE RAN AGAINST YOU FOR SURE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR WORK TOGETHER.

AND CLARE YOU, SEEING YOU WORK ON ECC AND, AND THEN ON PLANNING AND ZONING.

YOU JUST AMAZE ME WITH ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO.

AND I SO RESPECT WHAT YOU PUT IN TO THE COMMUNITY EACH AND EVERY DAY.

AND YOUR EFFORTS ARE WELL DESERVING OF BEING IN THIS POSITION.

SO MOVING FORWARD, I'M EXCITED ABOUT WORKING WITH YOU.

AND LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS. THIS IS GREAT. EVERYONE, IF YOU WILL, PLEASE.

I HAD I HAD ONE MORE REMARK FOR CLARE. SORRY.

I SAVED IT FOR THE END. OH, OKAY. CLARE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE, PUBLIC SERVICE IS NOT ALWAYS EASY, BUT IT MATTERS. IT MATTERS GREATLY, AND OUR TOWN BENEFITS FROM A THOUGHTFUL, ENGAGED RESIDENTS WHO STEP FORWARD TO LEAD.

I KNOW YOUR PASSION FOR CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS TOWN COUNCIL'S INITIATIVE AND FUTURE GROWTH.

AS OUR COMMUNITY GROWS, IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE NEVER LOSE SIGHT OF THE CHARACTER OF THE NATURAL BEAUTY AND QUALITY OF LIFE THAT MAKES THIS TOWN SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE TO LIVE.

[00:50:05]

STRONG COUNCILS ARE BUILT ON OPEN DIALOG, RESPECTFUL DEBATE AND A SHARED DESIRE TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS POSSIBLE FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

I KNOW YOU WILL SERVE THIS COMMUNITY WITH DEDICATION, INTEGRITY AND HEART.

I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU IN THE YEARS AHEAD.

CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO TOWN COUNCIL [APPLAUSE].

SO AT THIS TIME WE, THE TOWN COUNCIL, WILL CONVENE INTO A CLOSED MEETING.

[I. CLOSED MEETING]

SO PURSUANT TO, WE WILL GO INTO CLOSED MEETING PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551 INCLUDING, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SECTIONS FIVE, 071, 00, AND 074.

WE WILL BE BACK PROBABLY IN FIVE MINUTES. I.

IT'S.

I WAS LIKE.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE ON OR NOT. I THINK WE'RE LIVE.

ARE WE LIVE? OKAY. FLOWER MOUND, THE TIME IS NOW 6:55 AND WE ARE RECONVENING INTO OPEN SESSION AT THIS TIME.

[J. RECONVENE ]

I'LL TAKE IT. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE ELECT FOR MAYOR PRO TEM ADAM SCHIESTEL FOR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM BRIAN. WAIT WAIT WAIT. WE HAVE TO. WE HAVE TO DO IT FOR THAT, DON'T WE? DO YOU WANT US TO DO ROLL FIRST FOR HIM? IF YOU THINK IT'S NECESSARY.

IF THE VOTE WILL BE DIFFERENT, THEN THAT MIGHT BE THE BEST WE CAN.

OKAY, LET'S DO ROLL FOR FIRST FOR HIM, AND THEN WE'LL DO OKAY.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. FOR MAYOR PRO, DID SOMEBODY MAKE A SECOND ON THAT? DID SOMEBODY OKAY. SECOND. OKAY. SECOND AND THIRD.

COUNCILMEMBER DREW. AYE. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM SCHIESTEL.

[00:55:02]

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER TAYLOR. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER WARNER.

AYE. OKAY. ADAM SCHIESTEL IS APPOINTED TO MAYOR PRO TEM BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

AND NOW WOULD SOMEBODY LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM I WOULD I MOVE THAT WE ELECT FOR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM BRIAN TAYLOR.

SECOND. TAKE THE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER WARNER.

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER TAYLOR. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

AYE. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM SCHIESTEL. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER DREW.

AYE. OKAY. BRIAN TAYLOR IS APPOINTED TO DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

CONGRATULATIONS, BEN. COUNCILMAN. ALL RIGHT. THE LAST ITEM

[K. COORDINATION OF CALENDARS]

WE HAVE A MEETING. REGULAR MEETING ON MAY 18TH.

WE HAVE A WORK SESSION ON MAY 21ST. WILL EVERYONE BE ABLE TO ATTEND THAT? OKAY. IT LOOKS LIKE YES. AND SO THE TIME IS NOW 6:57 AND FLOWER MOUND, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

GOOD EVENING. GOOD NIGHT [APPLAUSE].

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.