May 07, 2025 Town Council

[A. CALL SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE A QUORUM PRESENT]

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GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE WESTLAKE TOWN COUNCIL BOARD OF TRUSTEES SPECIAL MEETING FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH. I CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. IT IS 4:00 AND WE HAVE A QUORUM.

WE'LL START TONIGHT WITH THE INVOCATION FROM PASTOR CLAYTON REED FROM SOUTHLAKE BAPTIST CHURCH.

HOW ARE YOU? THANKS FOR BEING HERE. LET'S PRAY.

LORD, WE GIVE THANKS FOR THIS EVENING. AND WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IN EVERY ENDEAVOR IN LIFE THAT WITHOUT YOU WE DON'T HAVE A COMPASS.

AND SO WE PRAY TONIGHT AS THIS COUNCIL MEETS AND NEW PEOPLE JOIN THIS COUNCIL, THAT YOU WOULD FILL THEM WITH THE SPIRIT OF WISDOM, INTEGRITY AND PASSION FOR WHAT THEY DO. THANK YOU, LORD, FOR THE TIME THAT THIS GROUP WILL MEET TONIGHT.

WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BLESS THEM AS THEY DELIBERATE, AS THEY CELEBRATE, OR WE JUST PRAY THAT YOU WOULD USE THIS GROUP TO ADVANCE YOUR KINGDOM IN THIS WORLD. THANK YOU MOST OF ALL FOR JESUS.

AND IT'S IN HIS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU SIR.

GOOD TO SEEING YOU. PLEASE RISE AND JOIN. RISE AND JOIN ME AND RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS FLAG.

TODAY WE HAVE ISHII MISHRA IN GRADE FIVE AND PALASH MISHRA IN GRADE ONE AND MONZY ZUCKER FROM GRADE 11.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TO HELP US TONIGHT.

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.

NOW, TIME FOR THE TEXAS PLEDGE. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

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

PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND A REFLECTION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. GOOD JOB.

THANK YOU. FIRST.

THANK YOU ALL AGAIN VERY MUCH. ARE THERE ANY CITIZEN OR PARENT COMMENTS TONIGHT OR NOT? TWO ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. DO I HAVE ANYTHING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ANYONE WANTS TO DISCUSS,

[04.29.2025 Draft TC BOT Meeting Minutes]

THANK YOU. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. WESTLAKE. WHA.

[E.1. (TABLED 4/15/2025) Discuss, consider and act regarding WA Resolution 25-07 approving and adopting a policy requiring submittal of returning student registration forms within the designated time frame set by the school to guarantee continued enrollment at Westlake Academy]

CONSIDER AN ACT REGARDING RESOLUTION 2507. BE APPROVING AN ADOPTED A POLICY REQUIRING SUBMITTAL FOR RETURNING STUDENTS REGISTRATION FORMS WITHIN THE DESIGNATED TIME FRAME SET BY THE SCHOOL TO GUARANTEE CONTINUED ENROLLMENT AT WESTLAKE ACADEMY.

HI, DARCY. HI, MAYOR AND BOARD, THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT THIS POLICY AGAIN TODAY.

WE TOOK IT BACK. WE ADDED THE STIPULATION THAT THE DEADLINE WOULD BE MAY 31ST TO TIGHTEN UP THE LANGUAGE ON IT.

I'M HAPPY TO LET YOU KNOW. WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED OUR ENROLLMENT PROCESS, AND WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.

I THINK SOME OF OUR FAMILIES LISTEN TO THE BOARD MEETING LAST TIME.

AND WE HAVE. WELL, I HAVE NOTES ON IT WHERE THEY WERE.

THERE WE ARE. WE HAVE 4158 STUDENTS THAT HAVE RETURNED THEIR ENROLLMENT.

WE STILL HAVE 340 THAT WE'RE WAITING ON. AND WE HAVE TWO AND A HALF WEEKS TO GET THOSE 340 IN WE ARE CONTACTING WE'VE CONTACTED THEM PERSONALLY BY EMAIL THREE TIMES, AND IT'S BEEN IN THE COMMUNIQUE THREE TIMES.

AND AFTER THIS MEETING, WE WILL START WITH OUR TECH ROBOTICS, ROBO CALLS AND CONTINUE WITH EMAILS AND THROUGH THE COMMUNIQUE.

AS WE GET CLOSER DOWN TO THE DEADLINE, WE WILL ALSO DO REGISTERED LETTERS IF NECESSARY FOR OUR REMAINING ONES.

BUT WE ARE BACK ASKING FOR THAT MAY 31ST DEADLINE.

AND IF WE DON'T HAVE REGISTRATION BY THAT TIME, WE WOULD CONSIDER THE STUDENTS DISENROLLED FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. OKAY. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT AGAIN TO PEOPLE LISTENING OR THAT WILL LISTEN.

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AND WE'RE ASKING THE PARENTS, IF YOU'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO SCHOOL TO FILL OUT THE CORRECT PAPERWORK BY MAY 31ST THE CURRENT YEAR.

IF NOT, YOU WILL NOT BE ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL GOING FORWARD.

CORRECT. OKAY. THAT'S PRETTY EASY TO UNDERSTAND.

ANY QUESTIONS? CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2507? SO MOVED. SECOND. I GOT A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. DARCY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR OUTGOING MEMBERS FOR THEIR SERVICE.

[F. RECOGNITION OF OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBERS/TRUSTEES]

MIKE, BECAUSE YOU RAN A YEAR AGO. I KNOW IT SEEMS LONGER, BUT YOU RAN YOU FILLED A PERSON THAT THAT HAD RESIGNED.

AND I JUST ON BEHALF OF OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR TOWN COUNCIL.

I REMEMBER ALMOST OVER TWO YEARS AGO WHEN WE STARTED TALKING, AND YOU WEREN'T HAPPY WITH THE CONDITION OF THINGS, AND I WASN'T. AND MANY ON THIS DAIS WERE NOT.

BUT YOU STEPPED UP TO RUN, AND YOUR COUNCIL AND YOUR WORK HAS BEEN JUST FABULOUS.

AND I'M STILL GOING TO REACH OUT TO YOU. BUT YOU'VE JUST DONE A GREAT JOB, AND WE HAVE A TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION.

AND IT SAYS TO MIKE ASSELTA WITH GREAT APPRECIATION AND RECOGNITION OF YOUR GUIDANCE, LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT.

SERVING WESTLAKE A COUNCIL MEMBER, BOARD OF TRUSTEE, MAY 2024, 2025.

I REALLY MEAN THAT. AND THESE SEATS WILL BE OPEN WHEN YOU GET INTO YOUR THIRD RETIREMENT.

OKAY. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE. AND YOU'RE LEAVING SOON TO GO. THANK YOU. THANKS. DOCTOR WHITE IS NOT HERE TODAY.

I DON'T KNOW IF OUR RESIDENTS REALIZE HOW MUCH THAT WE OWE ANNA.

ANNA WAS ON COUNCIL FOR TWO TERMS FOR FOUR YEARS.

SHE HAD THREE PRETTY TOUGH YEARS ON COUNCIL GOING THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP AT THAT TIME.

AND I WAS KIND OF RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING ME TO RUN AND OTHERS TO RUN.

SHE'S ALSO RESPONSIBLE OF KIND OF SHEDDING SOME LIGHT ON OUR FINANCIAL CHALLENGES, ON OUR INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES.

SHE ALSO, THE REASON THESE THINGS ARE VIDEOTAPED AND LIVE STREAMED IS BECAUSE OF DOCTOR WHITE.

WE OWE HER A LOT, AND I'M GOING TO MISS HER. AND, YOU KNOW, THE AMOUNT OF TIME AND EFFORT SHE PUT IN THIS JOB, SHE DID SHE DID A NOTIFICATION TELLING EVERYBODY WHAT'S IN THE MEETING.

THEN SHE DID A NOTIFICATION AFTER THE MEETING, WHAT HAPPENED? AND THEN SHE DID HER NEWSLETTERS. BUT SHE PUT IN SO MANY HOURS, AS ALL OF YOU DO. AND I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO SWEAR IN SOME NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE IN A LITTLE BIT.

I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD ON HOW COUNCIL HAS REPRESENTED ITSELF.

AND THAT WAS OUR, YOU KNOW, WHOLE GOAL AND THE THINGS WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US.

SO NOT ONLY TO OUR NEW MEMBERS COMING IN AND THE MEMBERS THAT ARE SIGNING UP FOR SECOND TERM, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING AND SUPPORTING THE CITY AND OUR SCHOOL.

SO ANY COMMENTS FROM ANY COUNCIL OR AND USUALLY QUIET LIKE, I GOT TO SERVE WITH ANNA DOCTOR WHITE FOR ONE YEAR. BUT TO JIM'S POINT, SHE PUT IN A LOT OF YEARS AND TREMENDOUS PASSION.

SHE HAD A WHEN SHE HAD A STRONG OPINION, SHE LET US KNOW WE GOT TO WRESTLE WITH IT.

AND THAT'S PART OF THE PROCESS. WHEN SHE FELT SOMETHING WAS WORTH SUPPORTING, SHE, SHE SUPPORTED.

I WISH SHE WERE HERE TO HEAR THIS AND I'LL PASS IT ALONG TO HER. BUT ANNA REALLY HAS WORKED HARD FOR THIS TOWN, AND THAT'S PRETTY TERRIFIC, NO DOUBT. THANK YOU.

AND I HAVE ANNA. I KNOW YOU'LL WATCH THIS LATER.

WE HAVE THE SAME TOKEN OF APPRECIATION. AND WE DO REALLY DO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.

[G. PRESENT CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION AND ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS ]

I'LL CALL YOU UP ONE AT A TIME.

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

OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER. PLACE ONE OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES

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YES, WE ALMOST DID. I'M MICHAEL YACKIRA. YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL.

MEMBER OF PLACE TWO OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE. SO HELP ME GOD.

I'VE GOT IT MEMORIZED.

I, KEVIN SMITH, SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE.

COUNCIL MEMBER THREE TWO WESTLAKE STATE OF TEXAS.

THAT'S MY ABILITY. PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS.

STATE.

I, TODD GAUTHIER, SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE FIVE WESTLAKE STATE OF TEXAS.

BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE.

SO HELP ME GOD.

DOUBLE SAFE. OKAY.

WE WILL. YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. AND I DO MEAN IT.

THANK YOU FOR RUNNING AND YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT YEAR.

WE HAVE A LOT OF STUFF WE NEED TO DO. THE TIME IS NOW 4:13.

[H. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

SECTION 5510712. CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE FOR BOND COUNSEL REGARDING CONTEMPLATED ISSUANCE OF MULTIPLE BONDS AND REGULATED LEGAL MATTERS. ALL RIGHT.

RECEPTION TIME. OH, WE NEED WADE.

I KNOW THAT SONG. OKAY. WE ARE. IT IS

[I. TAKE ANY ACTION, IF NEEDED, FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS]

I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY TODAY VERY MUCH. WELCOME OUR NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS YET AGAIN.

OUR NEXT TOWN COUNCIL BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING WILL BE HELD MAY 20TH, 2025 AT 4 P.M..

I NOW ADJOURN THE SPECIAL MEETING AT 6:13. THANK YOU ALL.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.