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Key approvals recorded in the meeting transcript (consent agenda items as read into the record):

- Approval of city council minutes: 06/17/2025 special meeting and 06/17/2025 regular meeting (date correction noted in minutes from 10/01/2026 to 10/01/2025).
- Resolution approving City of DeSoto Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) consolidated plan 2025'2029 and 2025'2026 action plan for HUD submission.
- Ratification of a professional services agreement with Corbett Mitchell Media LLC for event sponsorship relations; amendment number 1 referenced (amount in transcript unclear).
- Approval of a master interlocal agreement with 791 Purchasing Cooperative to allow access to cooperative procurement contracts.
- Amendment to agreement with Placer Labs Inc. to provide access to Placer AI platform (transcript lists $82,557).
- Purchase of additional fire department uniforms using BuyBoard contract 773-25 in an additional amount of $45,000 for a total not to exceed $140,000.
- Approval of an interlocal agreement with Dallas County for the City of DeSoto to provide fire protection and ambulance service in unincorporated areas of Dallas County.
- Budget amendments: appropriation of $11,820 to reimburse police overtime for a 2024 reggae festival; amendment of seized funds by $15,000 for lab testing; reimbursement of $25,000 to police/code enforcement for apartment assessment services; $78,000 in liability insurance fund to replace a total-loss police vehicle; $33,550 reimbursement for Airbnb database services; $97,000 in liability fund for repairs to the city car wash facility after the January 2024 freeze. Item G13 (software for building inspections/permitting) was pulled and is not being considered.

Vote and procedure: Councilmember Perrette Parker asked clarifying questions about several items. After discussion, council moved and approved the consent agenda; the motion passed unanimously (the transcript records unanimous passage with no recorded nay votes). The transcript does not show individual recorded roll-call votes for each consent item; the group passed as a single motion.

Items pulled or removed: The transcript notes that item G13 has been pulled from the consent agenda \"completely\" and will not be considered at this time; no substitute action was recorded.

Ending: Council approved the consent agenda as a package; staff confirmed they would return to council with details or reallocation proposals tied to some grant funds where public input was requested (CDBG reallocation and senior center project completion were discussed as follow-ups). No further individual votes on consent items were recorded in the meeting minutes presented.

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Why it matters: Staff said the new manual modernizes road cross sections, clarifies classifications for major and minor arterials and collectors, sets design vehicles (including WB67 for large commercial vehicles and fire trucks for local streets), expands traffic-signal and ADA guidance and adds streetscape and irrigation chapters. Officials said the updated manual helps align engineering standards with the city's comprehensive plan and supports multimodal and sustainable infrastructure.

Presentation and council discussion: Meadow Casey, director of the Development Services Department, led the presentation and said the manual replaces the 2005 pavement design manual and provides more detailed typical cross sections, lane widths, buffers and sidewalk guidance. Casey said the update adds requirements such as geotechnical reports for arterials and major thoroughfares and includes chapters on traffic-signal spacing and ADA compliance.

City engineer MD Hossain (presenting as city engineer in transcript) said the draft presented last year and the current document are \"essentially the same\" but staff waited to finalize language until a new comprehensive plan chapter on streetscapes was completed to ensure consistency.

Council queries and follow-up: Council members asked whether the manual will be updated regularly; staff said cities typically revise design manuals every three to five years but may issue annual amendments as needed and that staff will evaluate after practical use. Councilmembers also asked about the manual's relation to specific projects such as Hampton Road; staff said design principles are consistent and that specific street widths and lane counts are addressed in the comprehensive plan and project-level designs.

Formal action: A motion to adopt the manual was moved and seconded (the second was by Councilwoman North) and the motion \"passes unanimously\"; the transcript records five present votes in favor.

Next steps: Staff indicated amendments to the city's subdivision regulations to reference the new manual will return to the council at a later date (the transcript referenced an August 19 follow-up for ordinance amendments). The manual itself was adopted effective Oct. 1, 2025.

Ending: The manual is intended to standardize design, improve long-term maintenance costs and support multimodal, ADA-compliant street design in DeSoto.

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Why it matters: Residents said trash and bulk-collection practices affect neighborhood appearance, public health perceptions and residents' willingness to remain in DeSoto. Multiple speakers called for the city to rescind the current contract with Republic or to return to a prior pickup schedule.

What residents said: Diane Kendrick Hawkins asked the council to \"go back and look at how trash brush removal in particular is being handled\" and said a change to an on-call system made collection less effective than previous street-by-street pickups. Debbie Hicks and Jeanette Hutchinson described code-enforcement cases where adjacent properties with visible overgrowth or trash were not addressed, and Hutchinson urged the city to \"return to the previous schedule by picking up the trash on a weekly basis.\" Hutchinson also said workers complained the current arrangements caused repeated visits and inefficiency.

City response: The city manager said staff is \"looking at revamping that entire policy of brush and bulk pickup, to be more of a standardized process rather than having an on call type of process\" and that Deputy City Manager Eisen Cameron is working on the matter. The manager said staff would \"have a robust publicizing\" of any new changes and might run a neighborhood demonstration of the revised approach.

Deputy City Manager Eisen Cameron told the council, \"We have heard the residents' concerns and, we are reevaluating our current level of service and trying to, ensure that we can get back to providing the level of service that the city is used to receiving and the residents are accustomed to receiving.\"

Requests and unresolved items: Jeanette Hutchinson asked the council to rescind the current Republic contract \"due to its ineffectiveness\"; the transcript records the request but shows no recorded council vote, motion or directive to rescind the contract during the meeting. Residents also asked for clarity about billing and fees when bulk pickup does not meet expectations.

Next steps recorded: Staff said they are reevaluating the pickup policy and would publicize changes; no date for a report back to council was recorded in the meeting minutes presented.

Ending: Council members acknowledged resident concerns and staff said staff would pursue policy changes and public outreach; residents asked for a clearer timetable and for the city to ensure contractors meet service expectations.

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Why it matters: Speakers framed the documents as a potential dilution of public equity in a city-owned property and said the sequence of events raises transparency concerns about who authorized contractual steps before council action.

Gore told the council, \"This deal, negotiated entirely behind closed doors...was made before the public vote, before the purchase, and before the transparent discussion with the residents who funded this acquisition.\" He urged the city to explain \"who authorized the city manager to structure and execute a deal before council approval\" and why council or the county was not fully informed of the LLC.

Resident Gary Ravenell, who had earlier raised concerns about turnover and budget matters, said he expected more information about the Thorn Tree transaction to come forward. No staff presentation or formal response resolving the alleged timeline was recorded during the meeting.

Council action and staff response: No formal council action on the Thorn Tree acquisition was recorded at the meeting. The matter was raised during the citizen comment period; the transcript shows council members acknowledged the request for more information but no vote or directive to staff to produce a written report is recorded in the meeting minutes presented.

What speakers asked for: Gore demanded public accounting of who authorized pre-closing deal steps, disclosure of the LLC's membership and interests, and an explanation of why the city's apparent equity was reduced in the documents he described as executed before the deed was filed.

Next steps recorded at the meeting: The transcript does not record a formal follow-up timeline or any staff report scheduled on the Thorn Tree documents during this session. Council members did not make a recorded motion related to the allegations during the meeting.

Ending: Speakers at the meeting asked the council to address the documents publicly and to explain the legal and procedural sequence that led to the city's interest in the property. The council did not announce a date for a staff report or formal inquiry in the meeting record.

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