The Taylor City Council held its regular meeting on August 19, 2025, with six members present (one excused). The meeting opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and roll call confirming a quorum. Following approval of the agenda (with the mayor's communication item removed) and amended minutes, the council addressed a range of routine and significant items, including a presentation from the Ethics Commission, a resolution honoring Judge Sutherland, multiple infrastructure contracts, a contentious zoning first reading that failed, amendments to gas station regulations, and a public hearing resulting in reversal of a business license suspension. The meeting concluded with closed session for pending litigation and open business.
Thank you. Let us pray. Blessed are you, O Lord our God, maker of everything, giving thanks to you, O Lord, for another wonderful day of life. Father, we know and understand that according to your word, the earth is yours, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to you as well. So we stand united in prayer, asking for your hand of protection, wisdom, and guidance. Thank you, and thanks to you, Father, for your servants, such as our mayor, chairman, Chairman Pro Tim, Councilmen and our Councilwomen are blessed with a special calling to serve our community. Father, continue your hand of wonderful blessings upon this body of leaders, including our legal team and our plethora of team members working beside our leaders as well as those working behind the scenes. Also asking for your continuous supply of protection and your watchful eye upon our municipal servants, including our police, firefighters, and medical team. For all Taylor citizens, safety, comfort, good health, and healing. May fairness, equity, and justice continue to be our practice throughout all our lives. I pray for the goals of tonight's agenda be met. And if there are discussions, may your wisdom be our compass. As always, Father, we thank you for your unseen hedge of protection over us and our families during our absence. And may we exercise harmony, patience, respect, and peace throughout our evening together, for we are truly better together. So let it be written, so let it be done in Jesus' name. Amen. Amen. Thank you, Mr. Sola. That brings us to the Pledge of Allegiance. Um I know I had the mayor do this last meeting, but technically it wasn't a meeting, so I'll have you do the Pledge of Allegiance again. One nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. All right, that brings us to the roll call. Um just note I'm not certain if you uh Treasure Toko. Uh at a family emergency, so uh she'll be marked as excused. All right, thank you. Mrs. Daniels, here this Rose here, Mr. Jatson, here Mrs. Bradetta, Miss Winter here, Mr. Geist? Here, Mayor Woolley, here Mrs. Bauer here, Mrs. Toko is excused. All right, we have six members present. We have a quorum. That brings us to the agenda and minutes. Uh item 5.1 is a motion to approve the agenda. Councilwoman. I make a motion to approve the agenda. Yes. I make a motion to approve the agenda with the removal of mayor's communication item 6.1. Support. Motion by Councilwoman Brandana supported by Councilwoman Witton. Is there any discussion? Hearing none, all those in favor say yes. Yes. All is opposed, say no. Yes, is have it.