* 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. WE WILL STAND [00:00:01] IF WE CAN. ALRIGHT, LET ME CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER [ Call to order: City Hall Council Chamber ] RIGHT NOW. SIX O'CLOCK. LET US PRAY. ALMIGHTY GOD, YOU HAVE BLESSED US WITH THESE LEADERS WHO WILL BE SWORN IN TODAY. WE THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THESE LEADERS TO OUR CITY. PLEASE KEEP OUR CITY UNDER YOUR CARE. BLESS OUR ELECTED LEADERS WITH WISDOM AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS. PATIENCE IN DEALING WITH EACH OTHER AND KINDNESS TOWARDS ALL THEY SERVE TO THEIR WORK. PROTECT OUR LIBERTIES AND LET JUSTICE AND PEACE REIGN IN OUR CITY. I ASK YOU THIS, IN THE NAME OF JESUS, MY LORD AND SAVIOR. AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. ALRIGHT, PASTOR NATE, WOULD YOU MIND? YES, SIR. MAKING THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. JUST TO SHARE A MOMENT, UM, SINCE PASTOR LANGI ALREADY HAD A WORD OF PRAYER, I'LL JUST, UH, SHARE A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS REAL QUICKLY. IT IS A BLESSING TO, UM, BE A PART OF AND SUPPORT THE CITY COUNCIL. AND WE ARE GRATEFUL, UM, FOR YOU, FOR YOUR SERVICE, AND FOR ALL OF OUR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THOSE THAT WILL, UM, STEP IN TO SERVE TODAY. ROMANS CHAPTER 13, VERSE FOUR SUGGESTS TO US THAT THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES ARE GIVEN TO US TO, UM, PUT DOWN WHAT IS EVIL AND TO PROMOTE WHAT IS GOOD. SO WE ARE THANKFUL, UM, THE GOD HAS PLACED Y'ALL THANKFUL FOR CITIZENS THAT TOOK PART IN, UM, NAMING YOU TO THESE POSITIONS. SO ULTIMATELY, YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE TO THE CITIZENS, BUT I THINK PRIMARILY WE'RE ALL RESPONSIBLE TO GOD TO UTILIZE THE PRIVILEGE AND THE, THE ROLES THAT HE'S PLACED US IN. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I'LL JUST CLOSE WITH THAT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AMEN. PASTOR, IF YOU SAY A FEW WORDS AND THEN LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE. SURE. SURE. UH, ANYTIME PEOPLE GET TOGETHER, WHETHER IT'S WHEN THEY MOVE TO A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD OR ACCEPT A JOB OR JOIN A CHURCH INTERNALLY, THEY ASKED THREE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PEOPLE IN THEIR LIVES. AND NUMBER ONE, DO YOU CARE FOR ME? NUMBER TWO, CAN YOU HELP ME? AND NUMBER THREE, CAN I TRUST YOU? AND I THINK, MR. MAYOR, YOU HAVE DEMONSTRATED ALL OF THAT. UH, WE SAW YOU TODAY. YOU, YOU REMEMBER PEOPLE'S NAMES, YOU CARE ABOUT PEOPLE. AND, UH, IT IS A TESTIMONY TO THE FACT THAT YOU'VE BEEN ELECTED AGAIN. AND I WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND TO THE REST OF OUR DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES HERE TONIGHT, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE IN YOUR DISTRICT OBVIOUSLY BELIEVE IN YOU. AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT AT THE PENTECOSTALS OF ROSENBERG, WE'RE PRAYING FOR YOU. AND, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, ATTENTION SALUTE 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. GOD BLESS YOU ALL, AND THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR FOR THE INVITATION TONIGHT. THANK YOU, PASTOR. ALL RIGHT. UH, WE ALL WANT TO THANK OUR FAMILIES, THOSE THAT ARE HERE AND THOSE THAT COULD NOT BE HERE. WITHOUT THEM, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE DO. RIGHT. ALRIGHT, SO THE FIRST THING WE GOT TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO GO TO, I SHOULD ASK, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? WE DO NOT. BESIDES THE GREAT PASTORS. WE SHOULD DO THAT EVERY MEETING. HAVE MORE THAN ONE PASTOR. WOULDN'T IT UPLIFT EVERYBODY? THAT WOULD BE VERY NICE. [1. Consideration of and action on Ordinance No. 2026-17, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the General Municipal Election held on May 2, 2026, within the City for the purpose of electing a Mayor, two City Council Members, At Large, Position No. 1 and At Large, Position No. 2, and four single member District Council Members, and containing other provisions relating to the subject. (Danyel Swint, City Secretary)  ] OKAY. I'M GONNA READ THE FIRST ITEM, CONSIDERATION OF AN ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 DASH 17 IN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF ROSENBURG, TEXAS, CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON MAY 2ND, 2026 WITHIN THE CITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR TO COUNCIL MEMBERS AT LARGE, POSITION ONE AND AT LARGE POSITION TWO. AND THEN OF COURSE FOR SINGLE MEMBER, DISTRICT MEMBERS AS WELL, AND [00:05:01] CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. DANIELLE, DO YOU WISH TO ELABORATE? DO WE HAVE TO READ THE NUMBERS OR DO WE JUST NEED A MOTION? NO, I NEED TO READ THE NAMES AND THE, THE TOTAL VOTES WITH PERCENTAGE. OKAY. OKAY. SO FOR THE POSITION OF MAYOR CANDIDATE SUSAN KROLL TON HAD 582 VOTES FOR 40 POINT 30%. WILLIAM BENTON HAD 846 TOTAL VOTES FOR 58 POINT 59%. COUNSELOR AT LARGE POSITION ONE LATOYA PHILLIPS HAD 312 VOTES, 21.61%. ALICE JAAK HAD 336 TOTAL VOTES WITH 23 POINT 27%. AND RICHARD OLSON HAD 738 FOR 51 POINT 11%, I'M SORRY, 51 POINT 11%. COUNSELOR AT LARGE POSITION TWO, WE HAD BRANDON WEST WITH 520 TOTAL VOTES, 36.01%. AMANDA J BARTA 829. TOTAL VOTES 57.41%. COUNSELOR, DISTRICT ONE FELIX VARGAS UNOPPOSED HAD 180 TOTAL VOTES 77.92%. COUNSELOR DISTRICT TWO, STEVE DE GREGORIO HAD 192 TOTAL VOTES 62.34%. JOHN BURLINGAME HAD 91 29 0.5%. COUNSELOR DISTRICT THREE, ALICIA CASILLAS HAD 225 TOTAL VOTES FOR 39.4%. ANTHONY CAMPOS HAD 17 VOTES, 2.98%. ELIZABETH SCOTT HAD 47 8 0.23%. SCOTT ROBERT PETERSON HAD 252 TOTAL VOTES FOR 400 AND I'M SORRY, 44 POINT 13%. AND COUNCILOR DISTRICT FOUR, GEORGE ZEPEDA, ALSO UNOPPOSED HAD 259 TOTAL VOTES 77.54%. SO NOW YOU HAVE, UM, UPDATED ORDINANCES AT THE DIOCESE THAT HAS THE CANVAS REPORTS. I JUST GOT THOSE YESTERDAY. YOU JUST NEED THE ACTION WE DO BEFORE WE TAKE THE ACTION. I JUST WANT TO NOTE SOMETHING 'CAUSE I DIDN'T MENTION HIM. UH, RICHARD IS NOT HERE, BUT RICHARD OLSON WON. HE HAD TWO OPPONENTS AND HE WON WITHOUT A RUNOFF AND WE'RE PROUD OF HIM. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE. I SECOND. ALRIGHT. THE BUTTONS ARE NOT WORKING ON THE DEAL, BUT WE'LL DO VOICE VOTES TONIGHT. ALRIGHT, SO, UH, JESSICA MADE THE MOTION. STEVE SECOND IT. YES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. YOUR OPPOSED SAY NO. ALRIGHT. AYES HAVE IT. ALRIGHT, [2. Consideration of and action on Ordinance No. 2026-18, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, ordering a Municipal Runoff Election to be held on June 13, 2026, for the purpose of electing a City Council Member for District 3; providing for early voting and for notice of the election; and providing for other matters relating to the election. (Danyel Swint, City Secretary) ] WE'LL GO WITH THE NEXT ITEM. CONSIDERATION OF AN ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 DASH 18. AN ORDINANCE TO CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF ROSENBERG, TEXAS, ORDERING A MUNICIPAL RUNOFF ELECTION TO BE HELD JUNE 13TH FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT THREE, PROVIDING FOR EARLY VOTING AND THE NOTICE OF THE ELECTION IN PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE ELECTION. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MAYOR. THE CANVAS OF THE MAY 2ND, 2026 GENERAL ELECTION REFLECTED THAT FOR DISTRICT THREE, NO SINGLE CANDIDATE RECEIVED MORE THAN 50% OF THE VOTES TO BE ELECTED BY A MAJORITY VOTE. THEREFORE, A RUNOFF ELECTION IS REQUIRED FOR THE CANDIDATES WHO RECEIVED THE HIGHEST AND SECOND HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES. THE CITY COUNCIL MUST ORDER THE RUNOFF ELECTION NO LATER THAN THE FIFTH DATE AFTER THE DATE OF FINAL CANVAS OF THE MAIN ELECTION IS COMPLETED. HOUSE BILL 3 57 AMENDED SECTION 2.025 OF THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO SET THE RUNOFF DATE FOR ALL RUNOFF ELECTIONS RESULTING FROM AN ELECTION HELD ON A UNIFORM ELECTION DATE. PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.025, THE TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE DESIGNATED SATURDAY JUNE 13TH, 2026 AS THE ELECTION DATE FOR ALL RUNOFF ELECTIONS RESULTING FROM ELECTIONS HELD BY LOCAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS ON THE MAY 2ND UNIFORM ELECTION DATE, THE MAYOR HAS CERTIFIED TO THE CITY SECRETARY THAT FOR DISTRICT THREE CANDIDATES, ALICIA CASILLAS AND SCOTT ROBERT PETERSON SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT FOR THE RUNOFF ELECTION. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 DASH 18 CALLS THE RUNOFF ELECTION FOR JUNE 13TH, 2026 TO ELECT ONE COUNCIL MEMBER TO DISTRICT THREE TO PROVIDE EARLY VOTING AND FOR NOTICE OF THE ELECTION AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE ELECTION. ALRIGHT, WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL? WE NEED A MOTION TO RATIFY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO RATIFY AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, STEVE, SECOND IT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY JUST SAYING AYE. AYE. IF YOU'RE OPPOSED, SAY NO. ALRIGHT. ACT ITEM NUMBER THREE, [3. Consideration of and action on Ordinance No. 2026-19, an Ordinance canvassing the returns and declaring the results of a Special Election held on May 2, 2026, in the City for the purpose of submitting to the duly qualified resident electors of the City consideration of five (5) Charter propositions, adopting certain amendments to the City Charter as determined by the voters, and declaring that said Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its adoption. (Danyel Swint, City Secretary)  ] CONSIDERATION OF AN ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 DASH 19. AN OR AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON MAY 2ND [00:10:01] IN THE CITY IN THIS CITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE DULY QUALIFIED RESIDENT COLLECTORS ELECTORS, UH, RESIDENT ELECTORS, I SHOULD SAY FREUDIAN SLIP. UM, AND THIS OF THE CITY CONSIDERATION OF FIVE CHARTER PRO PROPOSITIONS ADOPTING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER AS DETERMINED BY THE VOTERS AND, AND DECLARING THAT SAID, ORDINANCE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON ITS ADOPTION. WHAT ARE THE WISHES OF THE COUNCIL? MAYOR, THIS IS ANOTHER ONE. I HAVE TO READ THE VOTES AND THE PROCEDURES FOR THE PROPOSITIONS. SO FOR PROPOSITION A, IT WAS TO CHANGE THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE COMPENSATION TO $600 PER MONTH FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND 700 PER MONTH FOR THE POSITION OF MAYOR FOR, UM, THE YES. 710 FOR 49 POINT 17%. VOTES CAST AGAINST OR 674 FOR 46 POINT 68%. PROPOSITION B UH, LET'S SEE, REPEALED IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT, IMPLEMENT AND REVIEW A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO THE VOTES CAST FOR YES, WERE 551 AT 38.6% AND VOTES CAST AGAINST 785 FOR 40 54 0.36%. SO FOR PROPOSITION C SHALL, UM, SECTION 3.515 BENEFITS BE ADOPTED IN ORDER TO PERMIT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CITY'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN ON THE SAME TERMS AS FULL-TIME CITY EMPLOYEES VOTES CAST FOR YES, 671 FOR 46.47%. VOTES CAST AGAINST 704 FOR 48.75% PROPOSITION D FORM OF RECALL INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM. UM, SHOULD IT BE AMENDED IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CIRCULATE A PETITION WITH THE CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO CIRCULATING A PETITION FOR RECALL INITIATIVE OR REFERENDUM VOTES CAST FOR YES. 608 AT 42 POINT 11% VOTES CAST AGAINST 727 FOR 50.35% PROPOSITION E SECTION 9 0 1 POWER TO BORROW MONEY SHOULD IT BE AMENDED IN ORDER TO REQUIRE A UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL TO AUTHORIZE OR ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION VOTES CAST FOR YES. 803 OR 55 POINT 61% VOTES CAST AGAINST 558 38 POINT 64%. ALRIGHT, SO SOME OF THOSE MEASURES PASSED, SOME OF THEM DID NOT. YES. THE FIRST ONE AND THE LAST ONE PASSED. OKAY. AND, AND THE THREE IN BETWEEN FAILED. ALRIGHT. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. WHAT ARE THE WISHES OF THE COUNSEL? IT, IT, IT'S ONE OF THESE MUST APPROVE ITEMS. SO I, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE, RIGHT? APPROVE THE ORDINANCE. I'LL SECOND. ALRIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? INDIC. OKAY. FELIX MADE THE MOTION. JESSICA SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. IF YOU'RE OPPOSED, SAY NO. OKAY. THAT PASSED. NOW, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT MEETING, I'VE GOT TO SAY WE STILL HAVE A FOUR. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SIX. GOOD. WE HAVE TO CANVAS THE SPECIAL . ALRIGHT, BEFORE WE DO THOUGH, I GOTTA SAY HI TO SOME, SOME FOLKS. MY BUDDY VERNON, JIMMY, DARREN, WALTER, AND CAROLYN. THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH. YOU HELPED. I ALSO GOT OTHER FRIENDS, CHRIS AND TAMMY. I SEE LILY BROWN. SEE THE BIGOTS. UH, THANK Y'ALL ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP. MARQUITA, EVERYBODY. MR. CARILLO. TOO MANY PEOPLE. I'M SORRY. WE'RE GONNA MISS SOME. WHAT? GEORGE. YOU TOO. THANK YOU GEORGE. HE DID HIS PART. HE WAS UNOPPOSED , BUT HE DID HIS PART. ALRIGHT, [4. Consideration of and action on Ordinance No. 2026-20, an Ordinance canvassing the returns and declaring the results of a Special Election held on May 2, 2026, in the City for the purpose of submitting to the duly qualified resident electors of the City consideration a proposition on the creation of the Rosenberg Crime Control and Prevention District and the adoption of a sales and use tax at a rate of one-fourth of one percent (0.25%); providing for the reduction of the sales and use tax currently levied for the Rosenberg Development Corporation from one-half of one percent (0.50%) to one-fourth of one percent (0.25%) in order to maintain the same overall sales and use tax rate within the city, and declaring that said Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its adoption. (Danyel Swint, City Secretary) ] WHAT'S NEXT? FOUR. YOU KNOW, MINE DOESN'T HAVE AN ITEM FOUR. YOU WANT ME TO READ IT, BILL? YEP. OKAY. CONSIDERATION OF AN ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 DASH 20 IN ORDINANCE, CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF A SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON MAY 2ND, 2026 IN THE CITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE DULY QUALIFIED RESIDENT ELECTORS OF THE CITY. CONSIDERATION A PROPOSITION ON THE CREATION OF THE ROSENBERG CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT, AND THE ADOPTION OF A SALES AND USE TAX AT A RATE OF ONE FOURTH OF 1%, WHICH IS POINT 25%, PROVIDING FOR THE REDUCTION OF THE SALES AND USE TAX. CURRENTLY LEVIED FOR THE ROSENBERG DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FROM ONE HALF OF 1% 0.5% TO ONE FOURTH OF 1%, POINT 25% [00:15:01] IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE SAME OVERALL SALES AND USE TAX RATE WITHIN THE CITY. IN DECLARING THAT SAID, ORDINANCE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON ITS ADOPTION. UH, MS. WENT YES. THANK YOU. SO FOR THAT PROPOSITION, VOTES CAST FOR YES, WERE 779 FOR 53.95% AND VOTES CAST AGAINST 603 FOR 41.76%. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. I'LL SECOND IT. OH YEAH, I'LL SECOND IT. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION. UH, MOTION MADE BY JESSICA. SECONDED BY FELIX. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. A AYE. YOUR OPPOSED SAY NO. THANK YOU. JESSICA, DO YOU [5. Administration of Oaths of Elected Office, Presentation of Certificates of Election to Newly Elected Officials, and Presentation of Gifts to Departing Council Members. (Danyel Swint, City Secretary) ] HAVE NUMBER FIVE? I DO YOU BUT YOU READ IT. OKAY. YOU READ BETTER THAN I DO. SO, , ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS OF ELECTED OFFICE. PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION TO NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS AND PRESENTATION OF GIFTS TO DEPARTING COUNCIL MEMBERS. MS. SWT? YES. UM, THE MAYOR HAD AN ORDER HE WANTED TO GO IN AND SO WE'LL START THE OATHS. SO WHOEVER WANTS TO GO. OKAY. GEORGE, YOU WANNA GO FIRST? YOU GO AHEAD AND GO FIRST. THEY GOTTA RES SWEAR AT YOU. YOU WANT, YOU WANT GEORGE, YOU'RE A COUNCILMAN. YOU HAVE TO GET SOME, YOU GOTTA GO. COME ON GEORGE. COME ON. COME ON. YOU DO IT IN SPANISH. IN SPANISH. MY MOM CAN DO IT IN SPANISH. . YOU WANT IT IN SPANISH? WE GOT YOUR OPTION HERE. WE WE'RE GONNA GET IT BILINGUAL. GEORGE . GEORGE, DO YOU WANT, DO YOU WANT, YOU WANT DEAN TO SWEAR YOU HE CAN'T HEAR? YES, HE CAME. OH, IS HE, SHE'S ALREADY DECIDED. SHE CAN'T HEAR. JUST STEP OVER HERE. GEORGE. CARRIE, YOU'RE GONNA STEP ON THAT STAR, STAR STEP ON THIS STAR. HOW ABOUT THAT? NO, NO. YOU GET THE SMALL START. WE'RE GOING , IF YOU WANT TO STEP ON THE BIG ONE, YOU CAN. OKAY. , THAT'S GEORGE. GEORGE, IF YOU COULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND PLEASE. . GOOD. AT LEAST WE GOT THE RIGHT ONE THERE. AND REPEAT AFTER ME. AND LET ME START OUT AT FIRST CITY OF ROSENBERG, OATH OF OFFICE IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, I, GEORGE A ZDA, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNSELOR DISTRICT FOUR FOR THE CITY OF ROSENBERG, DISTRICT FOUR OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE. SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS. . I WILL COMMENT. GEORGE HAS BEEN A, A FRIEND OF MY SON FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. SO I'VE KNOWN GEORGE FOR A LONG TIME. SO MAYOR, WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO NEXT? UH, WELL STEVE, YOU WANNA GO NEXT? YEAH. YOU CAN'T REFUSE KIND OF WALK DOWN THERE. I'M NOT STAND WITH YOU. PRETTY GOOD, STEVE. YOU FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS BETTER THAN JOY . OKAY. OKAY. CITY OF ROSENBERG, OATH OF OFFICE IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. REPEAT AFTER ME. I I'M SORRY. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. I STEVE GREGORIO, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM DO SOLEMN SWEAR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNSELOR. OF THE OFFICE COUNSELOR. DISTRICT TWO TWO FOR THE CITY OF ROSENBERG, ROSEN OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, [00:20:01] PROTECT, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION, DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE. SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS COUNCIL. AMANDA'S ANOTHER PERSON I'VE KNOWN FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. SO I'M VERY, VERY HONORED TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS. SO CITY OF ROSENBERG, OATH OF BOSTON. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND PLEASE. AND THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AFTER ME, I, AMANDA J BARTO. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE, FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNSELOR DUTIES. OF THE OFFICE OF COUNSELOR AT LARGE. POSITION TWO. AT POSITION TWO FOR THE CITY OF ROSENBERG. CITY OF ROSE. OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. STATE OF TEXAS. AND WIL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT, DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS, CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, UNITED STATES, AND OF THIS STATE OF THIS GOD. CONGRATULATIONS, FELIX, YOU READY? YES, SIR. OKAY. CITY OF ROSENBERG, OATH OF OFFER IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. REPEAT AFTER ME. I, FELIX VARGAS JR. I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE. I FAITHFULLY THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNSELOR DUTIES DISTRICT ONE FOR THE CITY OF ROSENBERG, APPOINTED FOR THE OF ROSEN. OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND. PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, OF UNITED STATES, AND OF THIS STATE. AND SO HELP ME GOD. NOW REPEAT. ALL [00:25:01] RIGHT. AND I'M GONNA COMMENT, I'M HONORED TO DO MY FRIEND, UH, BILLY HERE. BILLY AND I HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR 25, 30 YEARS. WE, WE GO WAY, WAY BACK. SO IT'S AN HONOR ON MY PART TO BE ABLE TO DO AND I APPRECIATE HIM ASKING. I DO, I DO. SO, VERY GOOD. WELL THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE NOW. WELL I'M HONORED CITY OF ROSENBERG, OATH OF OFFICE AND THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I'M WILLIAM. I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I'LL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE. THAT I'LL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR FOR THE CITY OF ROSENBERG. CITY OF ROSENBERG. OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. STATE OF TEXAS. AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, BEST TO MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, UNITED STATES, AND OF THIS MAYOR. 12TH. 12TH. JESSICA, WE'RE NOT GONNA FORGET ABOUT YOU, DANIELLE LONG. SHE'S IN CHARGE. I USED HER GL KILLER . YOU WANT ME TO OPEN IT UP? YES, PLEASE. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. WE'LL GET A PICTURE AND THEN WE CAN GET A GROUP PICTURE, RIGHT Y'ALL, AND THEN WITH HER FAMILY. YEAH. SO THE FAMILY, UM, RICHARD OLSON WILL BE OUT, WILL BE BY TOMORROW TO DO HIS YES. UH, DEAL. AND THEN WE'LL BE COMPLETE UNTIL THE RUNOFF YES. UM, IN JUNE. YES. AND THEN WE, UH, WE'LL HAVE A, I GUESS A NOT USHER NOW [00:30:02] HECTOR WILL BE GOING OFF THE COUNCIL, UH, NEXT MONTH AS THE WINTER OF THE RUNOFF COMES ON. SO, WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE THAT. HAVE THAT. OKAY. SO WE'RE DONE WITH THIS OBJECT. DID YOU WANNA DO THAT NOW? YEAH, I GUESS YOU CAN. I WAS GONNA OFFER TO SWEAR IN, UH, MR. IN SPANISH. OH YES. DO IT. DO IT. COME ON, GEORGE. COME DOWN. GEORGE. GET YOU SPANISH. WE DO IN SPANISH. MAKE HISTORY. GEORGE FIRST SWEAR AGAINST THANK WHEN YOU GET HIM. THANK YOU. SPEAK UP. OKAY. YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO SPEAK UP THIS TIME. NO WHISPER. THANK YOU. OKAY, GEORGE. I HOPE, I HOPE YOU UNDERSTOOD . HE WAS JUST BRAIN. HE CAN'T SPEAK A WORD SPANISH, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. UH, SOMEBODY DID THE WATERMELON THAT DIDN'T COME BACK WITH TOOK IT TWICE, SO I CANCELED THEM OUT. OKAY, MAYOR, WE JUST NEED TO ADJOURN THIS ONE. THEN WE CAN GO INTO THE OTHER ONE. OKAY, WELL, LET ME TELL EVERYBODY AND THEN WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE SO THANK Y'ALL ALL FOR COMING FOR THIS PORTION OF THE, OF THE, UM, MEETING IS OVER. WE'RE GONNA GET INTO ANOTHER MEETING. YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY. IT WILL BE A VERY QUICK MEETING AND THEN WE CAN GO ABOUT OUR EVENINGS, UM, AND DO THE THINGS THAT WE WISH TO DO WITH OUR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS AND SUPPORTERS. UH, IF BEFORE PEOPLE DO GO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, TAKING TIME FROM YOUR, YOUR DAY, YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR LIVES TO BE HERE. THANK Y'ALL FOR VOTING. I WANNA MAKE ONE OTHER POINT. UM, I THINK IN ALL, ALL THE ELECTIONS THAT I'VE BEEN IN, UH, PEOPLE HAVE EITHER SOCIAL MEDIA SLASH TOOL OF THE DEVIL, UM, SAYS, OR MAYBE PEOPLE WRITE IN THE PAPER OR, OR YOU GET THIS GOSSIP THAT SAYS, UH, YOU KNOW, WE GOT SO FEW PEOPLE GOT ALL THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE AND SO FEW PEOPLE VOTED. WELL, UH, IT'S CERTAINLY NOT BECAUSE I HAVEN'T TRIED TO GET PEOPLE TO VOTE. UM, 800 AND SOMETHING, UH, VOTED FOR ME AND 500 AND SOMETHING VOTED FOR SUSAN. AND IF YOU'VE EVER TRIED TO GET 800 AND SOMETHING PEOPLE TO DO ONE ACTION, IT'S NOT EASY. SO WE TRIED, I'LL GIVE HER CREDIT. AND, AND ALL, ALL, EVERYBODY THAT WAS ON THE BALLOT CREDIT, UM, FOR, FOR, FOR GETTING 400, 1400 AND SOME ODD PEOPLE TO VOTE, IT'S, IT'S NOT EASY, UH, IN A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. YEAH, BECAUSE YOU GOT ALL THE, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT ALL THE MEDIA THERE, BUT, UM, UH, WE, WE, I THOUGHT WE DID. UH, I THOUGHT WE DID A GOOD JOB. AND YES, WE WILL CONTINUE. WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THAT, THAT MANTRA. THAT BEING SAID, WE WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. I'LL SECOND IT. ALRIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADJOURNING SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. IF YOU'RE OPPOSED, SAY [00:35:01] NO. ALRIGHT. IF YOU DON'T MIND, LET'S TAKE A TWO MINUTE BREAK 'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA LET SOME OF THESE FOLKS OUT. * 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.