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JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND THE CARROLL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING MINUTES AP RIL 16, 2019
LOCATION: 1400 Main Street, Southlake, Texas 76092
Executive Conference Room in Town Hall
CITY COUNCIL PRESENT: Mayor Laura Hill, Mayor Pro Tem Randy Williamson, Deputy
Mayor Pro Tem Shawn McCaskill, and Councilmembers Shahid Shafi, Chad Patton, John
Huffman and Christopher Archer.
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Shana Yelverton, Assistant City Manager Ben
Thatcher, Assistant City Manager and Director of Economic Development & Tourism
Alison Ortowski, Assistant to the City Manager Lauren LaNeave, Deputy Director of
Marketing and Communications Pilar Schank, Communications Manager Vicky Schiber,
Chief Financial Officer Sharen Jackson, Police Chief James Brandon, Fire Chief Mike
Starr, Director of Human Resources Stacey Black, and City Secretary Amy Shelley.
CISD BOARD PRESENT: President Sheri Mills, and Trustees Michelle Moore, Bradley
Taylor, David Almand, Todd Carlton, and Matt Bryant.
CISD BOARD ABSENT: Danny Gilpin.
CISD STAFF PRESENT Dr. Faltys, Julie Thannum, Janet McDade, Matt Miller, Scott
Wrehe.
WORK SESSION:
1. CALL TO ORDER
Work Session was called to order by Mayor Laura Hill at 4:38pm.
2. INVOCATION
Councilmember John Huffman gave the invocation.
3. DISCUSSION: SCHOOL SAFETY TASK FORCE – RECOMMENDATION
IMPLEMENTATION
Assistant Superintendent for Board & Community Relations, Julie Thannum, gave an
update on the status of implementation of various school safety initiatives as identified by
the School Safety Task Force committee.
A. OTHER
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Board President, Sheri Mills, announced that Carroll ISD is building storm shelt ers at
several campuses. The Mayor and City Council members will be invited on a tour of the
new storm shelter facilities at a future date after their completion.
4. DISCUSSION: CISD DIVERSITY COUNCIL/MAYOR’S ALLIANCE FOR
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION.
Assistant Superintendent for Student Services, Janet McDade, and Board President,
Sheri Mills, gave an update on the district’s new District Diversity Council (DDC). The
DDC has met three times since its inception. Janet McDade, CISD Executive Director for
Special Programs, Tyisha Nelson, and two citizen Co-Chairs (CISD parents Pam Francis
and Eric Ransom) lead the Council. The district also has a web page dedicated to the
DDC that can be accessed by the public at any time:
https://www.southlakecarroll.edu/Page/2883.
Mayor Hill provided an update on the Mayor’s Alliance for Unity and Culture. The Alliance
has 31 members and its work is tied to the Strategic Plan. Their first event was th e
“Celebrate Southlake” Community Dinner which was held at The Marq in Southlake on
the evening of March 23, 2019. The next meeting of the Alliance is scheduled for
Wednesday, April 24, 2019.
5. DISCUSSION: ISSUES/INITIATIVES WITH RESPECTIVE STRATEGIC FOCUS
AREAS.
City Council and CISD Board members shared their thoughts and comments on the
progress that has been made towards addressing diversity issues in the school district
and community.
Board member, David Almand, discussed the possibility of re-establishing the Joint
Facilities Use Committee.
The Work Session concluded at approximately 5:19pm.
REGULAR SESSION: Immediately following the work session
1. CALL TO ORDER
Regular Session was called to order by Mayor Hill at 5:19pm.
2A. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mayor Hill announced the City Council would go into Executive Session pursuant to the
Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, Section 551.07 6 Deliberate
the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel or
devices, or to deliberate a security audit. City Council adjourned for Executive Session at
5:19pm. Executive Session began at 5:19pm and concluded at 5:33pm.
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2B. RECONVENE
Mayor Hill reconvened the meeting at 5:33pm.
3. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hill adjourned the meeting at 5:33pm.
MINUTES APPROVED ON THIS, THE 7TH DAY OF MAY 2019.
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Laura Hill
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Amy Shelley, TRMC
City Secretary