[A. CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE A QUORUM PRESENT]
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>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. WELCOME.
TONIGHT IS MONDAY FEBRUARY 16, 2026 AT 6:30 P.M. WE'LL CALL OUR COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER.
LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT EVERYONE IS PRESENT.
AT THIS TIME, PASTOR SHERMAN, WOULD YOU DO US THE HONOR OF DOING THE
HOLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOUR THROWN WN THANKING YOU DEAR GOD.
NONE OF US DESERVE THE MERCY AND GRACE AND LOVE YOU HAVE GIVEN EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US.
FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE SEEN AND UNSEEN BLESS INGS.
LORD JESUS, WE KNOW THAT IN YOUR WORD YOU DEMONSTRATE OVER AND OVER THAT YOU SHOW NO FAVORITISM YOU ARE NOT BIAS AND SHOW NO RESPECT FOR PERSON. LORD WE KNOW YOU TELL US OVER AND OVER IN YOUR WORD AND ACTS AND SO ON AND SO ON, FATHER. EVEN IN THE TORAH AND DEUTERONOMY LORD YOU REMIND US THAT IN CHAPTER 10 VERSE 17, THAT YOU LORD ARE GOD OF GODS AND LORD OF LORDS.
YOU ARE THE GREAT GOD. AWESOME AND MIGHTY LORD.
AND YOU SHOW NO FAVORITISM AND YOU ACCEPT NO BRIBES.
SO, WE THANK YOU ALL MIGHTY GOD FOR BLESSING THIS CITY WITH THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL YOU HAVE GIVEN IT.
WE THANK YOU LORD AND PRAY FOR COUNCILWOMAN RODRIGUEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER ODOM, COUNCILMAN ELMORE. COUNCILWOMAN CAMPBELL AND LORD, WE PRAY A SPECIAL PRAY FOR COUNCIL-MAY ARE PRO TEM NICHOLS AND KNOWING THAT HE'S HAD TO DEAL WITH A LOT OVER THE LAST YEAR, LORD.
AND FINALLY FATHER, WE PRAY FOR OUR MAYOR.
MAYOR VASQUEZ. WE PRAY AS HE'S A MAN WHO STANDS AT THE GATE OF THE CITY.
WE PRAY DEAR GOD YOU CONTINUE TO GIVE HIM COURAGE AND BOLDNESS AND BLESS THE CITIZENS OF THIS GREAT CITY HUTCHINS.
AND LORD, WE ASK DEAR GOD YOU BLESS MAJESTIC AND THAT THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT IN YOUR SIGHT AS WELL AS THIS GOVERNMENT AND JESUS NAME, AMEN.
>> AMEN. >> MR. NICHOLS WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE?
>> 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. AT THIS TIME, BEFORE WE GET STARTED ON CITIZENS COMMENTS, MAYOR PRO TEM NICHOLS GOING TO READ A STATEMENT FROM OUR ATTORNEY ON WHERE WE STAND AND WHAT TRANSPIRED WITHIN THE LAST 24 HOURS AND YOU GUYS CAN SEE WHERE WE ARE COMING FROM AT THIS POINT.
>> AS MANY ARE AWARE MAJESTIC REALTY RELEASED A STATEMENT EARLIER TODAY THEY WILL NORTH ENTERTAIN AGREEMENTS FOR THE PURCHASE OR LEASE OF ANY BUILDINGS TO DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FOR USE AS DETENTION FACILITY.
(APPLAUSE) I ARE TO COMMEND THE OWNERS OF THERE BUILDING FOR THEIR DECISION AND LOOK FOR WORD WORKING WITH MAJESTIC REALTY TO FIND A TENANT WHO IS GOOD FIT FOR CITY OF HUTCHINS.
THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS HAVE BEEN CHALLENGING FOR MANY.
HOWEVER I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR PATIENCE AS WE WORK THROUGH CHALLENGING ISSUES MPT EELECTED OFFICIALS AND STAFF HEARD YOUR VOICES AND WE COULDN'T SAY MUCH DURING THIS TIME REGARDING THE SALE, YOUR CONCERN DID NOT GO UNNOTICED AND PROFESSIONAL DEQUORUM IN CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND PROTESTS WERE APPRECIATED.
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AS A CITY COUNCIL WE CONTINUE TO WORK BEST TOWARDS WHAT IS BEST FOR THE CITY OF HUTCHINS.(APPLAUSE) >> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
[C. CITIZEN COMMENTS ]
NICHOLS. AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE CITIZEN COMMENTS, WE ARE GLAD TO SHARE THEM WITH US.>> YES. AT THIS TIME, WE WANT TO REMIND YOU THERE IS A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT FOR EACH CITIZEN TO SPEAK, HOWEVER IN ACCORDANCE MEETINGS ACT THE COUNCIL CAN NOT DISCUSS ISSUED RAISED AT THIS TIME.
WE DO HAVE A FEW CITIZENS REGISTERED TO SPEAK.
I'LL CALL IN THE ORDER SUBMITTED.
MR. VIRGIL JONES, IF YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
>> MY NAME IS VIRGIL JONES, I LIVE AT 1307 TROUT ROAD HUTCHINS TEXAS 75141. I KNOW Y'ALL YOU WILL BE DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE I WASN'T HERE TO TALK ABOUT ICE ANYWAY. WHAT I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT IS SPEED BUMPS ON TROUT ROAD.
WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENT ON TROUT ROAD WITHIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS THAT HAVE REALLY CONCERNED ME.
SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS EVEN HAVE HAD DAMAGE DONE TO THEIR PROPERTY. WE HAVE HAD FOUR MAIL BOXES WIPED OUT. THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE MINE.
MINE WAS WIPED OUT SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, AND IT REALLY IS BOTHERING ME, BECAUSE WHENEVER THESE INDIVIDUALS MAKE A LEFT TURN OFF OF DOUGHTY FERRY ON TROUT ROAD, THEY SOMETIMES BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE DAYTONA 500.
AND I'LL GIVE YOU A EXAMPLE. EXCUSE ME.
THE MAIL BOX THEY TOOK OUT FOR ME IS APPROXIMATELY FOUR FOOT, FOUR AND A HALF FOOT TALL, MADE OUT OF BRICKS.
HAS BEEN THERE FOR EVER SINCE 2007, AND THE INDIVIDUAL THAT HIT THAT MAIL BOX, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE SPEED WAS, BUT THE LONGEST DISTANCE THE BRICK SAILED WAS APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50 FEET. HE ENDED UP HITTING THE NEXT TREE. NOW, IT WAS REPORTED TO THE POLICE AND THE GENTLEMEN ACTUALLY FIXED THE MAIL BOX. HE HAD IT FIXED, BUT THE SITUATION ARISES IS, WHAT ARE WE GOING DO ABOUT IT? WE NEED SOME SPEED BUMPS ON TROUT ROAD. SPEED BUMPS WERE SLOW THEM DOWN.
WE HAVE ANOTHER PROBLEM THERE TOO AND THAT IS, THERE IS A NO TRUCK SIGN AS YOU ENTER FROM TROUT FROM DOUGHTY FERRY AND YOU ENTER TROUT FROM WINTERGREEN.
TRUCKS EVENTUALLY IGNORE THOSE SIGNS.
THE TRUCKS MAKE A LEFT TURN OFF DOUGHTY FERRY, COME ON TO TROUT ROAD AND AWAY THEY GO.
TROUT ROAD IS NOT DESIGNED, NOR IS IT HAVE ENOUGH BASE MATERIAL UNDERNEATH THE CURRENT PAVEMENT TO SUPPORT THE TRUCKS THAT ARE THERE. IT IS JUST NOT FEASIBLE AS A TRUCK ROUTE AND I HAVE ACTUALLY STOPPED ONE OF THE TRUCKS AND SAID, WHY ARE YOU COMING THIS WAY AND IGNORING THE NO TRUCK SIGN.
HIS ANSWER WAS, GPS. THIS IS A GPS.
I SAID, NOT GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT I TOLD HIM ABOUT HIS GPS, BUT IT WAS VERY INTERESTING MY COMMENTS WERE AND HE IGNORED ME. BUT WE SEE TRUCKS ALL THE TIME.
NOW, I HAVE-I TOLD CHIEF AND TOLD SEVERAL DEPUTIES THAT THE DRIVE IN TO MY BACK PART OF MY PROPERTY THEY CAN PARK THERE ANY TIME THEY WANT TO.
THEY CAN PARK IN MY DRIVEWAY AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
JUST UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS A BIGGEST ISSUE THAT I HAVE IS THE SPEED BUMPS. HOWEVER, I REALIZE THERE IS ONE
PROBLEM. >> MR. JONES, YOUR TIME IS UP.
>> MY TIME IS UP? ONE QUICK THING.
THE SPEED BUMPS WILL INTERFERE WITH THE FIRE TRUCKS AND AMBULANCES.
THAT WAS MY CONCERN. THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RAY DELANEY.
>> MY NAME IS RAY DELANEY, I LIVE AT 1317 TROUT ROAD, AND I INTENDED
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TO GET UP HERE AND JUST SAY YEAH, WHAT HE SAID.HOWEVER, I DON'T HEAR WELL ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT HE SAID, SO I CAN'T REALLY DO THAT.
BUT, I WILL SAY THAT I LIVED THERE FOR 19 YEARS, AND FOR THE LAST 6 OR 8 YEARS, I'VE ASKED VARIOUS TIMES VARIOUS PEOPLE TO SEE ABOUT GETTING SPEED BUMPS ON OUR STREET.
WE HAVE TRAFFIC COMING DOWN THAT STREET DOING 50, 60 MILES AN HOUR AND AT ONE POINT I HAD ONE PASS ME ON THE RIGHT, WENT BETWEEN ME AND MY MAIL BOX ACROSS MY DRIVEWAY WHILE I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A TURN I SIGNALED FOR.
I ASKED AT ONE POINT OF GETTING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT DOUGHTY FERRY AND TROUT ROAD.
I WAS TOLD IT COST A HUNDRED THOUSANDS TO BUT IN A TRAFFIC LIGHT.
NOW, IF THAT'S THE CASE PERHAPS WE NEED TO EXPAND THE BID POOL BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT CAN BE DONE FOR LESS THEN A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. HAVING BEEN A CONTRACTOR AT ONE TIME, PRETTY SURE THAT TRUE.
BUT, BASICALLY OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS MORE THINGS TO DO THAT ARE IMPORTANT THEN TO BE SITTING OUT THERE ON TROUT ROAD WATCHING FOR THE TRUCK TO COME THROUGH THERE TWICE A DAY OR SOMEBODY TO SPEED 4 OR 5 TIMES A DAY.
I WOULD RATHER SEE THEM OUT DOING SOMETHING ELSE AND SURE THEY WOULD RATHER BE DOING SOMETHING ELSE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SOLUTION IS.
I KNOW THERE IS SPEED BUMPS ALL OVER SKY LINE DRIVE AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM.
I THINK IF THEY HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO GO OVER A SPEED BUMP, EVEN IF THEY ARE RESPONDING TO A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, THEY ALSO HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO GO AROUND A CORNER, AND I'M NOT ASKING FOR A SPEED BUMP EVERY 50 YARDS, BUT I THINK 3 OR 4 ON TROUT ROAD WOULD BE WORTHWHILE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> BOB GROSS. >> BOB GROSS, 206 NORTH PACIFIC STREET HUTCHINS TEXAS.
I KNOW YOU CAN'T RESPOND, BUT DID YOU ALL GET AN E-MAIL FROM ME? I KNOW MR. ODOM DID BECAUSE HE RESPONDED TO ME.
THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING TO ME. MY CONCERN WAS THE MEETING LAST WEEK WHEN WE PAY A ATTORNEY TO MAKE A STATEMENT AND THEN THE MAYOR GOT UP AND MADE ANOTHER STATEMENT AFTER.
I DON'T CARE IF YOU ARE PRO OR CON ICE IT DOESN'T MATTER.
I'M GLAD IT ISN'T COMING AND GLAD TO HEAR THE DECISION TODAY.
I FOUND OUT TODAY AND THINK THAT IS GREAT.
BUT, HE WAS UP THERE MAKING THE ASSUMPTION ALL YOU MADE A DECISION BEFORE YOU HAD INFORMATION ON WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE BUILDING OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD OCCUR WITH IT.
NOW, I WAS EVEN ACTUALLY TOLD DURING THE STATEMENT THAT WE WERE IN THE WRONG BUILDING IF WE THOUGHT SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IF I THOUGHT-I VOTED FOR Y'ALL ON THE COUNCIL AND PROUD OF YOU ON THE COUNCIL.
I VOTED FOR YOU. BUT MY CONCERN WAS BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE WAS SAID THE MAYOR SAID Y'ALL ALREADY MADE THE DECISION ON WHAT YOUER WERE GOING TO DO BEFORE YOU HAD INFORMATION ON WHAT IS GOING ON.
THAT CONCERNS ME, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU ARE ALL LEVEL-HEADED PEOPLE AND IF THAT'S TRUE, I'M CONCERNED WHETHER YOU WILL TAKE PRO OR CON DOESN'T MAT.
TER. LOOK AT IT AND SEE BEFORE YOU DID. I CALLED THE MAYOR AND DURING THE CONVERSATION GOT OFF THE PHONE AND SAID HE WOULD CALL BACK AND NEVER DID.
THE ONLY ONE THAT DID IS MR. ODOM.
I APPRECIATE THAT. ER SW YOUR E-MAILS.
IF YOU ARE GETTING YOUR E-MAILS, IF YOU ARET NO, WE NEED TO FIX THAT TOO BUT LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU ARE.
THAT WAS MY CONCERN IS WE VOTE YOU ALL IN FOR LEVEL-HEADED DECISION MAKING TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING BEFORE YOU MAKE A DECISION ON ANYTHING AND I THINK THE LAWYERS LETTER YOU WROTE-WRITTEN WAS A EXCELLENT ANSWER TO IT.
YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON ANYTHING GOING ON WITH IT.
ME PERSONALLY, GLAD IT ISN'T COMING AND GLAD THEY MADE THE DECISION.
HAPPY ABOUT THAT, BUT MY CONCERN WAS, I HOPE BEFORE ANY OTHER DECISIONS COME UP BEFORE THIS COUNCIL THAT YOU AT LEAST LOOK INTO IT AND SEE WHAT IT IS BEFORE YOU PASS EITHER A GOOD OR BAD OPPORTUNITY. THAT'S JUST MY CONCERN.
THANK YOU. >> JUST REMINDER AS A COURTESY PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES.
OUR NEXT REGISTERED SPEAKER IS MR. FELIX MADRIGAL.
>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
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MY NAME IS FELIX, MADRIGAL, 1527 TROUT ROAD.IT IS WITH PRIDE I STAND BEFORE YOU TO BRAG ABOUT OUR HUTCHINS POLICE DEPARTMENT UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF CHIEF PERRY.
WE CITIZENS KNOW WE HAVE A OUTSTANDING POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AN OUTSTANDING CHIEF OF POLICE. EXCELLENT POLICE OFFICERS AND STAFF. HUTCHINS HAS A HISTORY OF OUR OFFICERS AND STAFF BEING HIRED AWAY BY OTHER CITIES BECAUSE THEY ARE WELL-TRAINED, THEY ARE VISIBLE AND WALK AMONG US, THEY KNOW US BY OUR NAME AND ARE FRIENDLY AND TALK TO US, THEY VISIT OR CHECK IN ON US.
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN HUTCHINS AND OTHER U.S. CITIES WITH ICE MUCH MEDIA ATTENTION AND MANY VISITORS HAVE COME TO OUR CITY.
OUR HUTCHINS POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD TO HANDLE A INFLUX OF VARIOUS MEDIA, ELECTED OFFICIALS, NON-HUTCHINS CITIZENS AND CONCERNED HUTCHINS CITIZENS. THE ENTIRE NATION HAS SEEN CHIEF PERRY AND HIS ENTIRE STAFF IN COMPLETE CONTROL, RECOGNIZING US, TALKING TO US, MINGLING AND TALKING TO ALL VISITORS AND WHEN NECESSARY, POLITELY ASKING ALL PERSONS NOT TO BLOCK CERTAIN AREAS DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS.
THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO FULLY COMPLEMENT OUR HUTCHINS PLEASE DEPARTMENT. THE SECOND COMMENT I MAKE IS REALLY I GUESS IMMATERIAL NOW.
MY SECOND COMMENT IS ABOUT ICE COMING TO THE WAREHOUSE AT 950 NORTH INTERSTATE 45. MORE AND MORE CITIZENS AND ORGANIZATIONS ARE CONCERNED AND COMING OUT TO SUPPORT PEACEFULLY DEMONSTRATE AND BE HEARD ABOUT THIS HORRIBLE SITUATION. ADVOCACY GROUPS, N A A CP, LULAC, A CLU. CLERGY, LOCAL MEDIA DEDICATED REPORTING TO WHAT IS HAPPENING.
DFW STUDENT WALKING OUT TO PROTEST FOR THOSE UNABLE TO STAND UP FOR THEMSELVES. PARENTS WHO SEE THE COURAGE AND VALUE OF THEIR CHILDREN CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE.
EDUCATORS WHO SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS RIGHT TO CIVILLY PROTEST.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS BEGINNING TO PUSH-BACK ON STATE AND FEDERAL THREATS OF INVESTIGATIONS AND SANCTIONS. PUBLIC PRESSURE FROM MAYORS AND CITY COUNCILS.
ALL OF THIS IS BEING DONE TO DEMAND OUR LAW MAKERS TO STOP ICE FROM COMING TO OUR CITY, BREAKING EVERY CITY ORDINANCE TO ARREST, WAREHOUSE AND DESTROY HELPLESS MIGRANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IF WE ALLOW THIS, THEN NO ONE IS SAFE. OUR HUTCHINS LEADERS MUST DO THE SAME. WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS NOW.
WE WON AND WE CAN HELP OTHER CITIES DO THE SAME THING.
>> MR. PAUL JAMES. >> THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
AND I MEAN THANK YOU. THE CITY COUNCIL WORK IS OBVIOUSLY USUALLY VERY LOCAL AND NEVER TAKES A NATIONAL BEND, BUT FOR THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS IT CERTAINLY HAS AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BROUGHT THIS ISSUE AND NATION ATTENTION TO OUR CITY. FORMALLY I WOULD LIKE TO THANK PASTOR CARL AND THE HUTCHINS CITIZENS AND THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE ADOPTED US AND BEEN BEHIND US AND SHOWN THEIR CARE AND CONCERN.
I DO WANT TO THANK MAJESTIC REALTY.
I WANT TO THANK LOCAL MEDIA. ESPECIALLY YOU HELPED US AMPLIFY THIS MESSAGE AND OUR SITUATION.
AND WHEN YOU REALIZE THAT THEY BROUGHT US A NATIONAL ISSUE, WE FELT LIKE IT NEEDED A NATIONAL RESPONSE.
I THINK ONE THING I LEARNED GOING THROUGH THIS IS THAT THERE IS A
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VAST GROUP OF PEOPLE.OUTSIDE I CALLED THEM TODAY'S VERSION OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.
THEY ARE WHAT ARE CALLED MUTUAL AID GROUPS AND THEY DO ALL KINDS OF THINGS TO HELP IMMIGRANTS WITH UNCERTAIN LEGAL STATUS. WE NOW HAVE A GROUP, HUTCHINS CITIZENS UNITED THAT WILL BE INVOLVED LOCALLY, REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY. WE WILL BE A RESOURCE FOR OTHER COMMUNITIES TO HELP THEM AND OFFER THEM SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS OF THINGS THAT WE DID.
THIS CHANGE AND WHAT OCCURRED TODAY DRAMATICALLY CHANGED THE TRAJECTORY OF OUR CITY, AND THE LEGACY THAT YOU ALL HAVE AND WE AS CITIZENS IN THIS POINT IN TIME HAVE.
AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
YOU HAVE INSPIRED US TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HAVE A VOICE.
>> OUR LAST SPEAKER MR. ELMORE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
EVERYBODY IS JUST ABOUT COVERED EVERYTHING I WAS GOING TO SAY AND THAT'S, WE NEED SPEED BUMPS BUT MORE THEN THAT, OUR MAIL BOX WAS ONE THAT GOT MOWED DOWN AND I'M THANKFUL IT DID IN A WAY, BECAUSE WE NEEDED TO MOVE IT TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET JUST FOR SAFETY BECAUSE THE TRUCKS COME BY SO FAST YOU CAN ALL MOST FEEL YOUR CLOTHES SCOOT OUT, THEY ARE SO CLOSE. PUT YOU IN THE DITCH.
THANKFUL I'M GETTING MY MAIL BOX TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN CONSIDER SPEED BUMPS IN THE FUTURE.
THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FOR CITIZEN COMMENTS.
[D. PRESENTATIONS]
WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM PRESENTATIONS.CITY HUTCHEN POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT PRESENTED BY CHIEF PERRY.
LIEUTENANT PUCKETTS LIEUTENANT LINDLEY, PHELPS AND BECKY BLAITEN.
>> TONIGHT WE'LL PRESENT THE 2025 ANNUAL POLICE REPORT.
THE HUTCHINS POLICE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO EMBRACE INVASION AND SAFETY. MODERN TECHNOLOGY AND TOOLS ARE FORCE MULTIPLIER INTEGRATING NEW SYSTEM WE AIM TO PROACTIVELY REDUCE CALLS FOR SERVICE, SOLVE CRIME MORE EFFICIENTLY, AND WORK MORE EFFECTIVELY TO ENHANCE SAFETY OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND THE PUBLIC.
A TECHNOLOGICAL PROJECTS THAT HAVE PROVEN INVALUABLE TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN THE FLOCK PROJECT.
THAT IS PROJECT WE WORKED ON LAST YEAR AND STILL WORKING ON THAT PROJECT TO GET THAT PROJECT COMPLETED AND WE SOLVED AGGRUIVATED ASSAULT CRIMES AND STOLEN VEHICLE AND STOLEN EQUIPMENT CRIMES.
THE P25 RADIO PROJECT WAS COMPLETE IN 2025 AND THAT WAS A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT TO OUR RADIO COMMUNICATION FOR BOTH POLICE AND FIRE TO BE ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE IN WAREHOUSES WE HAVE AROUND TOWN AND OUTLYING AREAS AS WELL.
FUTURE PROJECT COUNCIL APPROVED FOR THE CITY, LAST YEAR WE TALKED ABOUT A NEW CAD AND RMS SYSTEM FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, SO THAT PROJECT WILL BE COMING UP SHORT LY JUST AS SOON AS WE COMPLETE THE CURRENT 911 PROJECT WE ARE WORKING ON. ANOTHER PROJECT WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING ON IS DRONE FIRST RESPONDER.
THIS SEEMS TO BE A FOREVER GROWING AREA THAT POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE USING MORE TECHNOLOGY TO RESPOND TO CALLS.
A LOT FASTER THEN A OFFICER CAN RESPOND TO A CALL.
IN SOME CASES MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS IS ONE WE RESPOND A LOT OF TIMES AND GET THERE AND THERE ISN'T A ACCIDENT.
IF WE SEND A DROWN OUT, MAYBE WE CAN SAVE THE OFFICER THE TIME HAVING TO GO OUT TO THAT TYPE OF CALL.
PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD IS A CURRENT PROJECT THAT WE ARE WORKING ON.
WE WANT TO HIRE CRIME ANALYST FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO BE ABLE TO BETTER ASSESS WHERE WE NEED TO DEPLOY OUR ASSETS IN THE CITY. VEST GRANT WE WORKED ON THE PROJECT BEFORE AND STILL WORKING ON THAT PROJECT. INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE HUTCHINS POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR ACHIEVEMENTS AND DIRECT RESULT OF THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO THE CITY AND JUST AS MR. MADRIGOL SAID THEY
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WORKED HARD THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS.BEEN HERE EVERY MEETING LONG HOURS WORKING ALL DAY AND STAYING THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON TO INSURE OUR CITIZENS ARE SAFE. WITH THAT SAID, I'LL INVITE STAFF UP AND THEY'LL GO THROUGH THEIR PORTION OF THE ANNUAL REPORT AND IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CERTAINLY REACH OUT AND LET US KNOW YOU ALL HAVE QUESTIONS.
>> GOOD EVENING LIEUTENANT PUCKETT.
YOU KNOW ME. BEEN HERE A WHILE.
THE PART OF THE PRESENTATION IS ACTION AND INJURIES.
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES AND PERSONAL INJURY TO OFFICERS.
THIS YEAR, WE HAD TWO MOTOR VEHICLE DAMAGED IN ACCIDENTS.
ONE NO CITIZEN THAT OPERATED. NO UNSWORN OFFICERS HAD A ACCIDENT. UNIT 147 INVOLVED IN RESPONDING TO CALL FOR SERVICE.
UNIT 153 STRUCK WHILE PARKED ON THE HIGHWAY OF 45 WHILE WORKING A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT.
2025 ALL OFFICERS RECEIVED DEFENSIVE DRIVING TRAINING AND CONTINUE IN 2026. 2025 OFFICERS INJURIES OFFICERS TWO OFFICERS INJURED DURING THE ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY ON UNIT 147, NORTHBOUND 45.
ONE OFFICER INJURED WHILE ON DUTY WORKING IN THE ICE AND BROKE HIS LEG. CONTINUE TO TRAIN LIKE WE DO EVERY YEAR. THIS YEAR I THINK WE HAVE RECOGNITION TRAINING.
BRING UP THE MORE DEFENSIVE DRIVING AND PRACTICAL DRIVES EXERCISES.
MY SECOND ONE WILL BE COMPLAINTS.
2025, THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED FROM CITIZENS WE HAD TWO.
BOTH WERE OVER CONDUCT. ONE WAS A COMPLAINT ABOUT A ARREST AND DETENTION.
INVESTIGATION THAT PARTICULAR INCIDENT FOUND IT WAS UNFOUNDED WHICH MEANS IT DIDN'T OCCUR.
NO POLICY WAS VIOLATED DURING THE-THAT PARTICULAR TIME.
WE DID HAVE ONE CONDUCT DURING THE ACCIDENT OFFICER WAS [INAUDIBLE] MINER POLICY VIOLATION.
THAT WAS TWO OFFICERS IN THE ACCIDENT.
REPRIMANDED AND WRITTEN-TWO CONDUCTS MINER POLICY VIOLATION FOR WRITTEN REPRIMAND FOR MINER STUFF.
NOTHING MAJOR AS FAR AS THAT. DID ROUTINE MONTHLY INSPECTION OF CAR VIDEOS.
WHICH MEANS SUPERVISOR RAN AND WE WATCHED VIDEOS TO INSURE POLICY ARE FOLLOWED AND NOTHING VIOLATED.
NO BODY CAMERA INCIDENT OR VEHICLE CAMERA INCIDENT THAT LEAD TO FURTER INVESTIGATION.
ONE COMPLAINT FILED BY A CITIZEN.
THE INVESTIGATION WAS STOPPED. MY LAST IS COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
ANY QUESTIONS ON ANYTHING ABOUT ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES? SORRY, PICKED UP SOMEBODY ELSE'S STUFF.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH, WHICH MEANS I'M OVER STUFF THAT DEALS WITH THE COMMUNITY. IN 2025, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT PARTNERED WITH PUBLIC SAFETY-DID FIRST FIRE KWR POLICE DEPARTMENT ACADEMY. GRADUATED SIX STUDENTS.
WE HOPE TO DO ANOTHER THIS YEAR. THIRTEEN WEEK PROGRAM.
COULD BE EXTENDED. WE'LL DO-BASICALLY GET POLICE DEPARTMENT ONE WEEK AND FIRE DEPARTMENT NEXT WEEK AND ONE DAY DURING THE WEEK. ALL COUNCIL PEOPLE AND CITIZENS OF HUTCHINS AND PEOPLE THAT WORK 17 AND OLDER WE LOVE YOU TO SHOW UP AND COME BASICALLY GIVES YOU INSIDE LOOK WHAT THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT DO DAILY.
THERE IS A CLASSROOM PORTION AND ALSO GOING TO BE MORE HANDS ON THIS YEAR. WE REVAMPED IT BEFORE PARTNERED WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND FIRST WE ARE DOING A POLICE DEPARTMENT SIDE AND NOW EXPANDED TO TAKING ALL PUBLIC SERVICE. IT OFFERS CITIZENS AND THE
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ACADEMY MEMBERS TO DO RIDE OUTS WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND SEE WHAT THE OFFICERS DO DAILY.NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH IN 2025 WE DID START NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAM.
THIS GROUP MEETS EVERY THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH AND THE GOAL IS CRIME PREVENTION.
[INAUDIBLE] MRS. DAVIS I THINK IS THE HEAD THAT PARTICULAR SO SHE IS THE ONE TO CONTACT.
OFFICER O'BRIEN IS UNFORTUNATELY THE OFFICER INJURED BUT HE'S OVER THAT SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR ANYBODY WANT TO JOIN NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH YOU CAN CALL ME OR SOMEBODY AT THE DEPARTMENT WILL HELP YOU OUT WITH THAT.
JUST SHOW UP, YEAH. MEETINGS ARE 6:30 OR 7 THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH.
2025, WE AGAIN DID NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
THIS GIVES BASICALLY OPENS UP THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO MEET WITH CITIZENS BY THE COMMUNITY TO MEET IN A NON FORMAL SETTING. HANG OUT WITH US AND TALK TO THE STATION OR QUESTIONS JUST HANG OUT IN A NON OFFICIAL CAPACITY. WE DID HELP WITH THE CITY FALL FEST. IT IS ALWAYS GREAT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, ALSO A TIME WE GET TO INFORMALLY MEET PEOPLE ON A PERSONAL BASIS:[INAUDIBLE] WE DID AGAIN THIS YEAR AND CHANGED IT UP.
WE USED TO GO OUT AND DELIVER TOYS.
THIS YEAR AND LAST YEAR WE CHANGED IT TO HAVE THE PEOPLE COME SEE US SO MAKE IT MORE ABOUT THE FAMILIES NOT ABOUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT GIVING AWAY STUFF.
WE PARTNERED UP WITH 24 HOUR TOWING TOUGH SHED AND CITY HALL AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL THAT DONATED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. WE HELPED OVER 60 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INSIDE HUTCHINS, SO THAT WAS A GOOD DEAL. WE DO THAT EVERY YEAR.
CHRISTMAS PARADE AND WINTER FEST, PARTICIPATED IN THAT.
CHRISTMAS PARADE WENT GREAT. NO INCIDENT ON THAT AND THE GOAL IS TO CONTINUE GROWING IN THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO BUILD A STRONGER RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND ANY SUGGESTIONS YOU ALL IF YOU WANT TO COME AND JOIN ONE OF OUR GROUPS, WE LOVE TO HAVE YOU AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
I'LL QUIT BORING Y'ALL. >> HELLO.
COUNCIL, MAYOR. LIEUTENANT PHELPS PATROL LIEUTENANT. PROVISION IS LARGEST AND MOST VISIBLE PRESENCE OF THE HUTCHINS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
PATROL WORKS [INAUDIBLE] ONE LIEUTENANT, 4 SERGEANTS ONE CORPORATE AND 9 OFFICERS. DIVIDED INTO TWO DISTRICTS.
RESPONDED TO 31.558 CALLS FOR SERVICE DURING 2025.
7625 SELF-INITIATED WHICH IS LIKE ROUTINE PATROLS OF THE BUSINESSES AND THE RESIDENTS, NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE ABILITY TO SAFELY RESPOND TO CALLS FOR SERVICE IS HIGH PRIORITY FOR THE CITY.
DESPITE SIGNIFICANT GROWTH OUR APPROACH COMBATTING CRIME IN HIGH VISIBILITY PATROLS, HUTCHINS REPORTED CASES HAVE GONE FROM 461 IN 2024, TO 467 IN 2025.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS-- IT HAS THE MAIN-31.558.
THERE'S LITTLE OVER IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, 800 SOMETHING ACCIDENTS, MAYBE 200 OF THOSE WERE ACCIDENTS REPORTS WHERE WE PHYSICALLY DID A REPORT.
SOME OF THE ACCIDENTS WE GET CALLED TO ISN'T OURS, IT IS ANOTHER JURISDICTION. WE WILL STILL RESPOND AND IT TAKES OUR TIME AND STUFF FROM OUR OFFICERS.
>> ONE OF THE MAJOR CALLS FOR SERVICE THAT WE HAVE SEEN HUGE INCREASE IN AND ARE TRENDING UP EVERY YEAR.
MORE AND MORE MOTOR VEHICLES [INAUDIBLE] THE TRAFFIC IN THE AFTERNOON HAS BECOME A NIGHTMARE, BOTH FREEWAYS AS THE AREA CONTINUES TO GROW.
>> ANY QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO THE NUMBERS?
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OKAY. THANK YOU.>> GOOD EVENING. JON LINDLEY, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION COMPRISED OF DIVISION LIEUTENANT, SERGEANT TWO DETECTIVES. THIS DIVISION OVERSEES THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND REVIEWS REPORTS GENERATED BY THE PATROL DIVISION.
2025, 467 REPORTS CREATED WITH EACH ASSIGNED TO A DETECTIVE FOR INVESTIGATION. IN 2025, THE HUTCHINS CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION HAD A 31.91 PERCENT CLEARANCE RATE FOR ALL CRIMES. CLARIFY ANY THAT FOR YOU ALL? WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT ONE, WHICH IS COMMUNICATIONS.
COMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISOR BECKY BLANTON WANT HERE.
SHE IS ILL SO I'LL DO IT IN HER STEAD.
COMMUNICATION DIVISION IS COMPRISED OF COMMUNICATION SUPERVISOR AND SIX COMMUNICATION PERSONNEL.
THE DIVISION PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY IS TO ANSWER ALL 911 CALLS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS IN ADDITION TO COMMUNICATION OVERSEES SPECIALIZED UNITS THAT PROVIDE CRITICAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS.
OFFICERS AND DETECTIVES. UTILIZE STATE OF THE ART COMPUTER, PHONE AND NETWORK SYSTEMS TO CARRY DUTIES EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY OPERATING 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR.
COMMUNICATION DIVISION ANSWERED APPROXIMATELY 18.873 ADMINISTRATIVE CALLS, 7143 EMERGENCY 911 CALLS, AND DISPATCH OFFICERS OVER 36.378 CALLS IN 2025.
THROUGHOUT DAILY OPERATIONS THE COMMUNICATION TEAM PROVIDES ESSENTIAL SUPPORT AND DIRECTION TO OFFICERS INVOLVED IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS RANGING FROM PURSUITS TO CRITICAL INCIDENT, POLICE COMMUNICATIONS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THE CITY PRIMARY RADIO TALK GROUPS WHICH ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSIGNED THROUGHOUT THE HUTCHINS VIA MOTOROLA 325 RADIO SYSTEM. THE NEXT GENERATION 911 PROJECT, THE CITY HUTCHINS 911 SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY ADVANCING TOWARDS PHASE 2 COMPLIANCE.
A PROJECT SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN 2026 ONCE COMPLETE OUR COMMUNICATION DIVISION WILL BE CAPABLE OF RECEIVING LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE DATA FROM PHASE 2 COMPLIANCE CELLULAR PHONES DURING EMERGENCY CALLS.
EACH 911 OPERATOR WILL POSITION THE EQUIPMENT WITH MAPPING SOFTWARE DESIGNED TO PROCESS THESE CORDINANTS AND PROVIDE ACCURATE LOCATIONS, INFORMATION FOR FIRST RESPONDERS.
RECORDS-IN ADDITION TO MANAGING EMERGENCY AND NON EMERGENCY DISPATCH FUNCTIONS FOR BOTH POLICE AND FIRE PERSONNEL, THE RECORDS DIVISION OPERATES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMUNICATION SUPERVISOR.
IN 2025 THE HUTCHINS PLEASE DEPARTMENT RECORD MANAGER FULFILLED 1007 OPEN RECORDS REQUEST AND ASSIST THE COMMUNICATION OVERSIGHT AND OPERATIONS. AND LET ME CLARIFY ON THE 36 THOUSAND CALLS FOR SERVICE ANNUALLY.
A LITTLE MORE THEN THAT. THAT INCLUDES ANY TIME A OFFICER DOES A BUSINESS CHECK.
HE DOES A ROUTINE PATROL. IT GETS RECORDS AS CALL FOR SERVICE. TRAFFIC STOP IS CALL FOR SERVICE. HOUSE CHECK IS RECORDED FOR CALL FOR SERVICE SO THOSE CALLS FOR SERVICE ARE NOT JUST TAKING A THEFT REPORT OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CALL.
THAT INCLUDES EVERYTHING GENERATED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT RECEIVES A CALL.
VANESSA. >> I WANT TO SAY LIEUTENANT LINDLEY, THIS IS LIVE STREAM SO WE WILL BE
GRADING YOU TOMORROW. >> GOODEGEENING MAYOR, COUNCIL.
I WILL PRESENT THE ANIMAL SHELTER.
WE HAVE BEEN OPEN FOR A YEAR. THE SHELTER IS STAFFED BY TWO FULL TIME EMPLOYEES PRIMARILY TO SERVE THE CITY AND REDUCE THE STRAYS. SORRY.
LITTLE NERVOUS FIRST TIME. SO, APPROXIMATELY TOOK IN 167-WE TOOK IN 167 LIVE ANIMALS THAT IS DOMESTIC AND WILDLIFE. OF THOSE, 115 WERE TRANSFERRED TO A RESCUE, ADOPTED AND 37 OF THOSE WERE
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RETURNED TO OWNER. THAT WAS GOOD WE WERE ABLE TO HELP EDUCATE OWNERS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF KEEPING THEIR DOGS IN. WE DID DO 697 CALLS FOR SERVICE AND THAT INCLUDES JUST ROUTINE PATROLS, STRAY DOG CALLS, DOG BITES, CHECKING TRAPS TRYING TO CATCH.THEN WE HAD 7 DOG BITES. THEY WERE ALL QUAUREN TEED AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE WITH THOSE. AND THEN, THIS YEAR WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO THANKS Y'ALL THE COUNCIL FOR APPROVING THE PARTNERSHIP COLLABORATION WITH CEDAR VALLEY COLLEGE THEY WERE ABLE TO TAKE IN DOGS TO HELP STUDENT BECOME VET TECHS AND EVERY DOG THEY TOOK FROM US DID GET ADOPTED.
WE HAD OUR-ENDED OUR YEAR WITH 80 PERCENT LIVE SAVINGS WHICH WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY AND SO, THEY WERE ABLE TO HELP US WITH SOME MEDICAL FUNDS AND THEN AS WELL AS I WAS ABLE TO GET IF TO THE ANIMAL SERVICE MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP CLASS THEY PROVIDE.
ANY QUESTIONS? >> I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE HARD WORK OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ANIMAL SERVICES DIVISION.
THIS IS A FIRST FULL YEAR FOR OUR ANIMAL SHELTER AND REALLY, IT'S BEEN A FABULOUS YEAR.
IT HAS BEEN LOW KEY, SO I APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK THE TWO LADIES AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER.
SO, MOVING ALONG INTO THE ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE RACIAL PROFILING REPORT.
THIS IS PROVIDED TO YOU ALL. YOU ALL PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO GO THROUGH THIS AT YOUR LEASURE, WHEN YOU HAVE A OPPORTUNITY. IT IS A RATHER THICK BOOK.
60 OR 70 PAGES. SO, THE REPORT IS PRODUCED BY DR. DELL CARMEN AND ASSOCIATES.
THE RACIAL PROFILING LAW IN TEXAS WAS ENACTED IN 2001.
THE 77TH LEGISLATURE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
SINCE THAT TIME, WE HAVE BEEN COLLECTING RACIAL PROFILING DATA AND WE EXPOUNDED THE STATE LAW HAS BEEN EXPOUNDED UPON AND WE EXPOUNDED ON OUR COLLECTION CAPABILITIES AS WELL.
SO, IN 2001, THE STANDARD WAS IS THAT EACH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY HAVE A DETAILED WRITTEN DIRECTIVE THAT CLEARLY DEFINE ACTS THAT CAURNSITUTE RACIAL PROFILING.
STRICTLY PROHIBITS PEACE OFFICERS EMPLOYED BY THE AGENCY ENGAGING IN RACIAL PROFILING.
IMPLEMENT PROCESS BY WHICH A INDIVIDUAL MAY FILE A COMPLAINT IF THE INDIVIDUAL POLICES THE PEACE OFFICER EMPLOYED ENGAGED IN RACIAL PROFILING. PROVIDES PUBLIC EDUCATION.
REQUIRES APPROPRIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO BE TAKEN AGAINST A POLICE OFFICER AND REQUIRES COLLECTION OF CERTAIN DATA FOR SUBSEQUENT REPORTING. AS I SAID, I'M NOT GOING TO READ THIS ENTIRE BOOK VERBATIM BUT I WILL READ THE SUMMARY FINDING FROM DR. DELL CARMEN AND AS MANDATED BY TEXAS BY THE CURRENT TEXAS RACIAL PROFILING LAW, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT DATA AUDITS TO VALIDATE THE ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY OF REPORTED DATA. IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS REQUIREMENT THE HUTCHINS POLICE DEPARTMENT ENGAGED DELL CARMEN SCUNLTING TO PERFORM INDEPENDENT DATA AUDIT CONSISTENT WITH NORMATIVE STATISTICAL PRACTICE AND METHLOGICAL STANDARD AS DOCUMENTED IN THE AUDIT REPORT VALIDATION PROCESS CONFIRMS THE DATA SUBMITTED IS BOTH VALID AND RELIABLE. FURTHER, AS REQUIRED BY STATUTE, THIS REPORT INCLUDES A COMP HENCE WAS ANALYSIS OF SEARCH ACTICKTY INCLUDING DOCUMENTATION WHETHER CONTRA BAN DISCOVERED AS A RESULT OF SEARCHES WHILE CONTROLLING FOR RACE, ETHNISLY OF SEARCHED INDIVIDUALS.
THE SEARCH ANALYSIS DEMONSTRATE ENGAGE IN SEARCH PRACTICES CONSISTENT WITH PREVAILING NATIONAL TRENDS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND DOES NOT REVEAL PATTERNS INDICATIVE OF DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE. BASED ON THE ANALYTICAL FINDINGS, THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDS ARE OFFERED TO INSURE CONTINUED COMPLIANCE AND BEST PRACTICES, CONTINUE TO COLLECT MOTOR VEHICLE-COMMISSION INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS CONTACTING SEARCH DATA DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD WHICH WE HAVE DONE OR IN THE PROCESS OF DOING.
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COMMISSION PERIODIC DATA AUDITS TO INSURE DATA INTEGRITY AND VERIFY COLLECTED DATA IS CONSISTENT WITH REPORTED DATA MAINTAINING VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF THE SUBMISSION.THE COMPREHENSIVE DATA ANALYSISPRINTED IN THE REPORTS SERVES AS DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE THE HUTCHINS POLICE DEPARTMENT ACHIEVED FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE TEXAS RACIAL PROFILING LAW AND ALL ASSOCIATE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS.
THE REPORT DEMONSTRATES THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS IMPLEMENTED AND MAINTAINED A COMPREHENSIVE RACIAL PROFILING POLICY IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS.
ESTABLISHED AND PUBLICIZED PROCEDURES TO FILE COMPLAINT OR GIVE A COMPLEMENT TO A OFFICER.
COMMISSION PERIODIC DATA AUDITS TO INSURE VALIDITY AND VIABILITY OF DATA COLLECTED AND REPORTED.
COLLECTED THE COMMISSION INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF TIER 2 DATA ELEMENTS AND INSURE PRACTICES OF RACIAL PROFILING IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED AND NOT ACCEPTED OR TOLERATED WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. THE HUTCHINS POLICE DEPARTMENT REMAINS COMMITTED TO CONSTITUTIONAL POLICE PRACTICE EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF ALL INDIVIDUALS AND CONTINUED COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO RACIAL PROFILING, PREVENTION AND REPORTING AND SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THIS RACIAL PROFILING REPORT, WE HAVE USED DR. DELL CARMEN EVERY YEAR.
WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM.
HE DOES REALLY GREAT WORK. HE IS RECOMMENDED ACROSS THE NATION. HE IS RECOGNIZED ACROSS THE NATION. WITH THAT, I WILL CERTAINLY TAKE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ANNUAL REPORT OR THE RACIAL PROFILING REPORT THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE.
YES, IT IS. >> [INAUDIBLE] BY SENATOR WEST.
HE IS THE ONE THAT BEGAN THIS. >> YES, SIR.
>> MOVE TO ITEM 2 OF THE PRESENTATION BY CHIEF PERRY.
WE HAVE AWARD PRESENTATION. >> MAYOR COUNCIL, A LONG STANDING TRADITION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WE RECOGNIZE EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO THE CITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO RECOGNIZE TWO OF OUR EMPLOYEES, ONE AS SWORN POLICE OFFICER OF THE YEAR AND THE NEXT IS SAVELLEIAN OF THE YEAR. BOTH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS COME TO WORK EVERY DAY.
THEY WORK HARD. THEY ARE DEDICATED AND COMMITTED TO THE CITY OF HUTCHINS AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE BOTH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS AS TONIGHT AS RECEIVING THE AWARDS THEY ARE GOING TO RECEIVE. JON.
DOESN'T MATTER. ONE OF Y'ALL COME UP.
>> MAYOR, COUNCIL, HONORED TO STAND BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING AND GIVE YOU MY IMPRESSION OF CHRISTOPHER WILKERSON.
FROM THE MOMENT HE WAS HIRED HAS BRIN A STRONG PERFORMER, HARD WORKER AND MADE A INVALUABLE ASSET TO THE CITY.
CHRIS DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF WITH OUTSTANING WORK ETHICS WILLINGNESS TO STEP OUT OF COMFORT ZONE WHEN NEEDED AND PERFORM AT HIGHER LEVEL THEN HIS YEARS OF SERVICE WOULD DICTATE.
CHRIS IS WELL LIKED BY HIS PEERS.
WITH MANY PATROL STAFF MAKING STATEMENT HOW HE ALWAYS HAS THEIR BACK GIVING CLEAR CONCISE RELATIVE INFORMATION WHICH HELPS THEM PERFORM AT PEAK LEVEL.
COMMUNICATION OFFICERS CAN SOMETIMES BE VIEWED AS A SUPPORT ROLE.
I CONTEND IT IS MOST VITAL TO THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF CITIZENS AND FIRST RESPONDER FAMILY.
CHRIS TAKES THIS TO HEART AND SHOWS IN HIS DEDICATION, PROFESSIONISM AND CARE HE PUTS INTO EACH AND EVERY COMMUNICATION WATCH HE WORKS.
CHRIS RECENTLY BECOME A COMMUNICATION TRAINING OFFICER.
HE EXEMPLIFIES THE QUALITIES WE FEEL ARE BENEFICIAL TO ALL OUR TRAINERS. HIS CONDUCT IS THAT OF A PROFESSIONAL AND EFFORTS ELEVATE NEW HEIGHTS IN STRESSFUL CONDITIONS. HIS TEMPER AND DEMEANOR HELP IN CRITICAL SITUATIONS. FOR MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTION TO CITY OF HUTCHINS IT IS MY HONOR TO PRESENT THIS AWARD TO SAVELLEIAN OFFICER CHRIS WILKINSON OF THE YEAR.
>> HAVE YOU CALLED 911 OR POLICE DEPARTMENT ON THE NIGHT SHIFT
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YOU PROBABLY TALKED TO CHRIS SOME POINT IN TIME. THANK YOU CHRIS FOR ALL YOURHARD WORK. >> I APPRECIATE YOU ALL.
THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MAYOR.
TONIGHT I WILL BE PRESENTING OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARD.
THIS OFFICER DOES HIS JOB WITHOUT HESITATION.
I HAD THE PRIVILEGE WORKING ALONGSIDE THIS OFFICER AS I WAS HIS SERGEANT FOR QUITE A WHILE.
THIS OFFICER GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND ALL THE TIME.
THIS OFFICER IS ALWAYS LOOKING TO BETTER HIMSELF AS WELL AS LOOK FOR BETTER WAYS TO IMPROVE THE-TO SERVE THE CITIZENS IN THIS COMMUNITY. THIS OFFICER WILL ASK QUESTIONS AND IS VERY ACCEPTABLE TO FEEDBACK PROVIDED.
ALWAYS HAS A GREAT ATTITUDE AND EAGER TO LEARN.
THIS OFFICER WITH A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND A HALF CONTINUES TO MENTOR NEWER OFFICERS COMING IN TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT FIELD HOPEFULLY HAVE HIM AS A TRAINER EEVENTUALIALLY.
THE OFFICER OF THE YEAR IS OFFICER MARQUES KINERSON.
(APPLAUSE) >> HE WON'T TAKE ME UP ON IT, BUT I TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET HIM TO APPLY FOR THE CORPORAL POSITION, AND I DO STRONGLY BELIEVE SOME DAY HE WILL BE A SUPERVISOR WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION, BUT HARD WORKER AND DEFINITELY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR EFFORTS.
I'LL GET RIGHT ON IT. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> I LIKE TO THANK THE CHIEF FOR HIS LEADERSHIP.
I THINK HE IS A OUTSTANDING POLICE CHIEF.
I WAS TELLING LIEUTENANT LINDLEY LAST WEEK I'M SATISFIED WITH THE COMMAND STAFF OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I THINK IT IS REALLY GOOD TEAM. LIEUTENANT PHELPS WAS A OUTSTANDING AND GLAD HE GOT PROMOTED LIEUTENANT.
HE IS AN OUTSTANDING PERSON SO I LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY AND MRS. BLANTON, IF SHE'S NOT HERE, SHE IS REALLY STELLAR COMMUNICATION OFFICER SO I APPRECIATE YOU ALL.
[E. REGULAR AGENDA]
>> AT THIS TIME WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEDM.
ITEM 3, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONTINUED PARTICIPATION WITH THE STEERING CITY OF CITIES SERVED BY ONCOR AND AUTHORIZE THE PAYMENT OF 10 CENTS PER CAPITA TO THE STEERING COMMITTEE TO FUND REGULATORY LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. THIS ITEM IS PRESENTED BY CATH LEN LINDSEY, ASSISTANT TO CITY ADMINISTRATOR.
>> GOOD EVENING. THE CITY HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE ONCOR CITY STEERING COMMITTEE.
THE OCSD IS MADE OF 174 MEMBER CITIES AND THE MID-TEX REGION SERVED BY ONCOR INCLUDING LANCASTER, DESOTO AND DUCKENVILLE AND FORT WORTH.
OVER THE PAST FURT YEARS THE STEERING COMMITTEE IS PRIMARY PUBLIC INTEREST ADVOCATE BEFORE THE PUC, THE COURTS-
>> SORRY, KATHERINE- >> CAN YOU PAUSE FOR A SECOND? WE CAN'T HEAR WHAT IS GOING ON UP HERE.
>> SHOULD I CONTINUE FROM WHERE I LEFT OFF? FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS THE STEERING COMMITTEE HAS BEEN THE PRIMARY PUBLIC INTEREST ADVOCATE BEFORE THE PUC, THE COURTS AND LEGISLATURE ON ELECTRIC BILLING REGULATION.
THIS INCLUDES BEING INVOLVED IN RATE CASES, RULE MAKING AND LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS THE RATES CHARGED BY ONCOR.
THE GOAL IS TO KEEP THESE ELECTRIC RATES AS LOW AS POSSIBLE FOR MUNICIPAL RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.
FOR INSTANCE, IF ONCOR FILES FOR A RATE INCREASE, THE STEERING COMMITTEE LEGAL COUNSEL WILL EVALUATE IF THE INCREASE IS REASONABLE AND IF NOT, DOES WHAT IT CAN TO GET IT LOWERED.
AT THE-IF YOU NEED IT, THE 2015 NEWS LETTER BY THE STEERING COMMITTEE IS INCLUDED IN THE PACKET.
MEMBER CITIES PAY ANNUALLY MEMBERSHIP FEES THAT FUND THE COMMITTEE EXPENSES, INCLUDING THE LEGAL CONSULTING.
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IN 2016, THE 2016 MEMBERSHIP ASSESSMENT IS 10 CENTS PER CAPITA BASED ON THE CITY POPULATION BRINGING THE ANNUAL AMOUNT DUE THIS YEAR TO $614. I [INAUDIBLE]90 CENTS. THE RESOLUTION WOULD AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO RENEW THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP OF THE
STEERING COMMITTEE. >> I MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE RESOLUTION R2026-02-01326 AS PRESENTED.
>> SECOND. >> THERE IS A MOTION BY MR. NICHOLS AND SECOND BY MRS. CAMPBELL TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R2026-02-1326 AS READ BY KATHERINE LINDSEY OR ASSISTANT CITY ADMINISTRATOR.
>> MOTION CARRIES. >> AT THIS TIME WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 4. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO PURCHASE ONE NEW 2026 CHEVROLET TAHOE FROM CALDWELL COUNTRY LOCATED IN CALDWELL, TEXAS, AT THE QUOTED BID PRICE OF $53,950.00 FOR THE HUTCHINS POLICE DEPARTMENT UTILIZING BUY BOARD OF TEXAS CONTRACT; AND APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF ADD-ON EQUIPMENT FOR THE CHEVROLET TAHOE IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 13,729.40; FOR A TOTAL PURCHASE EXPENDITURE OF $67,679.40. THIS ITEM IS
PRESENTED BY CHIEF PERRY. >> MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IN THE PRESENTATION THAT WE DID EARLIER, TALKING ABOUT ONE OF THE VEHICLES THAT WAS HIT ON A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, UNIT 153 WE WERE ON A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ON I45.
OFFICERS WERE WORKING THE ACCIDENT.
A FELLOW THAT SAID HE DIDN'T SEE THE CARS FELL ASLEEP, WHATEVER HE DID, HE DROVE AROUND AND HE SMACKED UNIT 153, IT TOTALED THE CAR. IT IS A 2022 TAHOE.
RELATIVELY NEWER VEHICLE. ALL THE EQUIPMENT ON THE VEHICLE IS NEWER EQUIPMENT.
WHAT WE ARE ASKING TONIGHT, INSURANCE PAID $36.914 FOR THAT VEHICLE CONSIDERING THE DEPRECIATION AMOUNT OF THE VEHICLE.
TO REPLACE A VEHICLE ITSELF IS $53.950 AND TO SWAP THE EQUIPMENT OVER FROM THE UNIT 153 TO THE NEW VEHICLE AND THEN THE PURCHASE ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT THAT HAS GOT DAMAGED, THE CAGE GOT DAMAGED, THE PRISONER SEAT WAS DAMAGED, THE REAR BOX WAS DAMAGED IN THE CAR SO WE HAVE TO PURCHASE NEW EQUIPMENT AS WELL THAT IS $13.729.40.
THE TOTAL EXPENDITURE WOULD BE $30.765.40 ALONG WITH THE PROCEEDS FROM THE INSURANCE MONEY TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE.
WE WOULD TAKE THIS MONEY FROM BUDGET SAVINGS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAD OPEN POSITIONS THAT WE HAVE NOT FILLED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
I HOPE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME SAVINGS IN THE BUDGET TO OFF-SET THE COST OF
REPLACING THIS VEHICLE. >> OKAY.
I MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE RESOLUTION R2026-02-1327.
>> THERE IS A MOTION BY MR. ELMORE AND SECOND BY MRS. RODRIGUEZ TO APPROVE R2026-02-1326 AS READ BY CHIEF PERRY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ANY OFFICER WILL TELL YOU WORKING TRAFFIC IS THE MOST DANGEROUS THING THEY ENCOUNTER. THERE ARE SEVERAL OF THEM HIT UNFORTUNATELY.
>> WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 5. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO PURCHASE A NEW ALL TRAFFIC SOLUTIONS DIGITAL SPEED AND MESSAGE BOARD SIGN AT
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THE QUOTED BID PRICE OF $18,999.14 UTILIZING TEXAS BUY BOARD CONTRACT; APPROPRIATING FUNDS FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 2025/2026 AMENDED BUDGET. THE ITEM IS PRESENTED BY CHIEFBACK ON NOVEMBER 10 OF 2025, THE SPEED TRAILER MESSAGE BOARD THAT WE HAVE, YOU PROBABLY HAVE SEEN IT OUT AROUND TOWN AT SOME POINT IN TIME, IT GOT HIT.
IT DEMOLISHED THE TRAILER. INSURANCE DEPRECIATED THE TRAILER AND GAVE US $17.100 FOR THE TRAILER.
TO REPLACE THE TRAILER IS $18.999.44.
AGAIN, THE PROCEEDS TO OFF-SET THE COST OF THE TRAILER WOULD BE $1899.44 THAT COMES FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET IN SAVINGS OVER THE YEAR IF WE ARE ALLOWED TO PURCHASE A NEW
>> RIGHT! >> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R2026-02-1328 AS PRESENTED BY CHIEF
>> THERE IS A MOTION BY MR. NICHOLS, SECOND BY MRS. CAMPBELL TO APPROVE R2026-02-1328 AS READ BY CHIEF PERRY.
>> MOTION CARRIES. >> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
>> MOVE TO ITEM 6. DISCUSS AND CONSIDERATION RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL RECEIVED TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RELATING TO THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF WOODCREST LANE AND SOUTH DENTON STREET; AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH KIMLEY-HORN, INC, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $148,000.00; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS ITEM IS PRESENTED BY THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR MR. QUIN.
>> LAST MEETING YOU APPROVED THE CDBG PROJECT WOODCREST LANE AND DENTINE INCLUDED IN THE FUND BECAUSE WE HAD MONEY LEFT OVER FROM TWO CDBG YEARS.
PREDOMINANTLY MOST COVERED UNDER CDBG.
WE MAY HAVE TO PICK UP $20 THOUSAND WHICH WE HAVE IN THE GENERAL FUND. LAST FRIDAY I THINK WE GOT [INAUDIBLE] FROM RACHEL BROWN OF DALLAS COUNTY THAT WE CAN BEGIN DESIGN, WHICH IS GOOD NEWS FOR US.
THAT MEANS EVERYTHING THEY SUBMITTED WAS GREAT, SO WE REQUEST YOU APPROVE THE DESIGN SERVICE FEE FROM KIMBLY HORN
ASSOCIATE FOR $148 THOUSAND. >> MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION
>> THERE IS A MOTION BY MR. NICHOLS AND SECOND BY MRS. RODRIGUEZ TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R2026-02-1329 AS READ BY OUR CITY ADMINISTRATOR JIM QUIN. ALL IN FAVOR?
[F. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]
>> WE DO HAVE OUR ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST.
OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS MONDAY MARCH 2.
THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING ON TUESDAY MARCH 3.
THE ZONING BOARD ADJUSTMENT MEETING WEDNESDAY MARCH 18.
>> MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> SECOND.
>> THERE IS A MOTION BY MR. NICHOLS AND SECOND BY MRS. CAMPBELL TO ADJOURN. ALL IN FAVOR? THANK YOU
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