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The Plano City Council convened in open session with all members present except Councilmember Levine. The meeting included canvassing of a special election, a farewell address from outgoing Councilmember Julie Homer, the swearing-in of new Councilmember Sean Thomas, and staff presentations on the annual audit results, sales tax cap policy, DART transit update, and zoning ordinance rewrite. Votes were taken on election certification, a litigation settlement, and acceptance of a zoning code module.
I now declare that the Plano City Council is convened in open session, that all council members are present with the exception of Councilmember Levine. Our first item this evening is canvassing the election results. Lisa, uh, would you please proceed with the canvassing? Absolutely, sir. Everybody should have a canvassing packet at their seats. So the results are from both Denton and Collin counties and include the certification that they've been checked, compared, and all ballots tabulated for the special for all ballots tabulated in the special election. Um just know that there are 183 982 registered voters in the city of Plano. Of those eligible voters, 10,341 voted, or 5.621% of the eligible voters cast ballots. 160 of those ballot, those individuals voted by mail. There were 14 provisional ballots cast and 13 were counted. So now we will move on to the actual canvassing of the election in consideration of the resolution. Consideration of a resolution canvassing the election results of the special election of the January 31st, 2026 for the election for a member of council place seven for an unexpired term until the May 27th general election, declaring their results and resolving all other matters on the subject. So for council member place number seven, Sean Thomas received six thousand one hundred and fifty-four votes. Colleen Aguilar Epstein received four thousand one hundred and eighty-seven votes. And this concludes my report thank you. Do I have a motion to adopt the canvas resolution as presented? Mr. Mayor, I move that we adopt the resolution as presented. Mayor, I'll second the motion. Okay, thank you. I have a motion and a second to accept and adopt the canvas resolution as presented. Please vote. What did I do? Oh motion uh passes seven to zero. Okay. Ms. Thomas, would you like to come to the podium, please? If you'll raise your right hand. Do you solemnly swear or affirm that you will faithfully execute the duties of office of Plano City Council member place number seven of the City of Plano State of Texas and will to the best of your ability preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution and Laws of the United States and of this state and the charter and ordinances of the city. And you further some furthermore solemnly swear or affirm that you have not directly or indirectly paid, offered, promised to pay, contributed, nor promised to contribute any money or valuable thing or promised any public office or employment as a reward for the giving or withholding of your vote at the election at which you were elected, so help you God. Yes. Congratulations. And I'll scan these and send you a copy of the thing. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. See it right there because I'm gonna have Julie come up and then we're gonna see you. Okay. Okay. It's my honor to have Deputy Mayor Pro Tim Julie Homer, place seven, come and give remarks. Huh?