* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:14] IT IS A GRAND PRAIRIE TRADITION TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES WHILE SERVING OUR COUNTRY TO DEFEND OUR FREEDOM. AND ONCE AGAIN, A LARGE CROWD GATHERED AT VETERANS PARK FOR THE CITY'S 22ND ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE THAT BEGAN WITH A SPECIAL FLYOVER BY A SERVICE AIR CORPS VOLUNTEER PILOT IN A VINTAGE WORLD WAR II ERA AIRPLANE. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES A PROCLAMATION FROM THE GRAND PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL, A MEMORIAL WREATH LAYING PRESENTATION BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. THERE'S ALSO A MUSICAL SALUTE TO THE FIVE BRANCHES OF THE US ARMED FORCES, THOMAS F FANNING JR. AND INDIVIDUAL RECOGNITION FOR EVERY ONE OF THE 56 MILITARY MEMBERS FROM GRAND PRAIRIE WHO DIED SERVING OUR NATION. THIS NATION OWES YOU MORE THAN APPLAUSE AND A SPECIAL ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THIS YEAR'S GUEST SPEAKER, 33 YEAR SERVICE VETERAN AND RETIRED US NAVY FLEET MASTER CHIEF RAYMOND KEMP. WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH AMERICAN MILITARY CEMETERIES, UH, OVERSEAS, YOU QUICKLY REALIZE SOMETHING VERY, VERY POWERFUL. THE FALLEN, THE NOT BY POLITICS. THEY'RE BURIED BY SERVICE, WHETHER THEY BE BLACK OR WHITE, OR HISPANIC OR ASIAN, NATIVE AMERICAN, CHRISTIAN, JEWISH, MUSLIM, WHETHER THEY BE RICH OR OR NOT, WHETHER THEY'RE FROM THE COUNTRY OR FROM THE CITY. DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, DIFFERENT STORIES, BUT IN DEATH THEY STAND UNITED BENEATH ONE FLAG. THAT IS AMERICA AT ITS BEST. CP WAGNER PARK CYCLING WITH THE MAYOR. THAT'S RIGHT. CYCLING WITH THE MAYOR IS FINALLY BACK IN GRAND PRAIRIE AFTER SEVERE WEATHER. PREVENTED IT A COUPLE OF TIMES EARLIER THIS SPRING. AN EAGER GROUP JOINED MAYOR RON JENSEN ON A PLEASANT TUESDAY EVENING FOR HIS FIRST BIKE RIDE OF THE SEASON, TO PEDAL ALONG THE GOOD LINK TRAIL THAT CONNECTS WAGNER AND MIKE LEWIS PARKS ON GPS NORTH SIDE. THE RETURN OF THE POPULAR SERIES ALSO INCLUDES WALKING AND RUNNING EVENTS, COMMUNITY AND HEALTH FAIRS, ALONG WITH THE RIDES THAT WILL BE STAGED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AROUND GRAND PRAIRIE THROUGHOUT THE REST OF 2026. NOW WELL INTO ITS SECOND DECADE. AND FOUNDED BY THE MAYOR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY'S GET FIT GP INITIATIVE TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES. THE FREE EVENTS ARE AN OPEN INVITATION FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO COME TOGETHER FOR A LITTLE FITNESS FELLOWSHIP AND FUN. AND AS ALWAYS, TO WELCOME NEW RECRUITS. RIDE WAS GREAT, UM, SHORT RIDE, UH, VERY IN TERRAINS AND JUST TO CYCLE THROUGH THE PARK AND SEE ALL THE PEOPLE IN. SO IT'S NICE. IT'S NICE TO COME OUT AND MEET PEOPLE AND SOCIALIZE AND, YOU KNOW, GET TO SEE THE MAYOR AGAIN AND RIDE WITH THE MAYOR. IT'S GREAT. THE SERIES CONTINUES ON SATURDAY, MAY 30TH WITH THE RESCHEDULED MAYOR'S 5K COMMUNITY WALK AND HEALTH FAIR AT THE FARMER'S MARKET. FOR DETAILS AND THE FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR 2026, GO TO GPTX.ORG/FIT GP. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM I'LL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES. I'LL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES DURING GRAND PRAIRIE'S. SECOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN MAY. IT WAS MADE OFFICIAL, SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD, BOTH INCUMBENTS. GEORGIA CLEMSON REPRESENTING DISTRICT ONE AND BESSIE ADAMS IN PLACE. SEVEN AT LARGE. WERE SWORN IN AFTER RETAINING THEIR SEATS. FOLLOWING THE MAY 2ND GENERAL ELECTION, CLEMSON AND ADAMS WILL EACH SERVE NEW THREE YEAR TERMS ELSEWHERE. NO WINNER WAS DETERMINED TO FILL THE VACANT SEAT IN DISTRICT THREE. SO A RUNOFF WILL BE HELD BETWEEN DAVID CHAPPELLE AND AMBER TIMBERLAKE ON SATURDAY, JUNE 13TH WITH EARLY VOTING TAKING PLACE FROM JUNE 1ST THROUGH JUNE 9TH AT THE LORENZO DE ZAVALA ACADEMY ON KIRBY CREEK DRIVE. FOR A FULL LISTING OF DATES, TIMES, OR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT GPTX.ORG/ELECTIONS. 4 3 2 1. [00:05:03] THE LATEST RIBBON CUTTING EVENT IN GRAND PRAIRIE MARKS ANOTHER MILESTONE FOR THE CITY. AS BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB HAS OPENED ITS NEWEST LOCATION, THE MUCH ANTICIPATED GRAND PRAIRIE OPENING GIVES THE MASSACHUSETTS BASED MEMBERSHIP WHOLESALE CLUB ITS FOURTH NORTH TEXAS STORE, BRINGING AS MANY AS 150 NEW JOBS TO THE CITY WHILE OFFERING ITS MEMBERS A WIDE RANGE OF SAVINGS ON THOUSANDS OF ITEMS FROM EVERYDAY GROCERY NEEDS LIKE MILK, BREAD, MEAT, POULTRY, AND PRODUCE TO ELECTRONICS, SPORTING GOODS, APPAREL, AND SHOES WITH THE OPTION OF CURBSIDE PICKUP OR DELIVERY. BJ'S ALSO BOAST DISCOUNT DEALS ON TIRES AND GAS, AS WELL AS OPTICAL TRAVEL AND HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES, ALL AT ITS BRAND NEW LOCATION. DEEP IN THE HEART OF GRAND PRAIRIE, BJ'S CHOSE TO TO BRING US THEIR BRAND OF WHOLESALE SHOPPING, AND THIS IS A BIG DEAL. THEY'RE ADVERTISING REAL BIG. IT'S A HUGE THING FOR US TO GO ALONG THE 1 61 QUARTER. IT'S JUST ANOTHER OPTION FOR OUR CITIZENS THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD BEFORE. BJ'S GRAND PRAIRIE IS NOW OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO BJS.COM. FOUR. THEY'RE ON 2026 AT LONE STAR PARK. THEY'RE RACING AGAIN AT LONE STAR PARK IN GRAND PRAIRIE OF THE MAIN AND RV DATE NIGHT WILL PREVAIL. IT'S THE 29TH SEASON AT THE PREMIER HORSE RACING FACILITY IN TEXAS. AND ONCE AGAIN, MANY OF THE STATE'S TOP HORSES, OWNERS, TRAINERS, AND JOCKEYS WILL COME TO THE TRACK TO COMPETE FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN PRIZE MONEY OVER THE 41 RACING DATES ON THE SCHEDULE FOR THE 2026 THOROUGHBRED RACING SEASON. IN ADDITION TO THE ACTION ON THE TRACK ALSO BACK ARE MANY OF THE SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROMOTIONS THAT CONTINUE TO MAKE LONE STAR PARK SUCH A POPULAR AND UNIQUE ENTERTAINMENT DESTINATION FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS OUT HERE AT THE RACETRACK THAT YOU MAY NOT SEE ANYWHERE ELSE. UH, ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT I LIKE TO MENTION TO EVERYONE THAT COMES OUT HERE, YOU'RE JUST A FEW FEET AWAY FROM THE STAR ATHLETES THAT ARE OUT THERE. THERE'S NOT MANY PLACES AROUND THAT FOR $10 GENERAL MISSION. YOU CAN GET RIGHT UP CLOSE TO THE ATHLETES LONE STAR PARK. YOU CAN GET RIGHT UP CLOSE TO THE HORSES. THIS IS A GREAT SPOT WHERE THEY CAN COME OUT, SEE THE HORSES, AND YOU KNOW, JUST HAVE A FUN DAY OUT OF THE RACETRACK. THE ATMOSPHERE OUT HERE IS FABULOUS. EVERY, THE FACILITIES ARE INCOMPARABLE REALLY. I MEAN, WITH THE, THE, UH, EVERYTHING ABOUT IT IS WONDERFUL. IT'S JUST EXCITING. THERE'S SOMETHING YOU GET IN TEXAS WE DON'T GET A CHANCE TO DO VERY OFTEN. AND BEING A, AN OWNER OF HORSES ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, I JUST LOVE IT. IT'S JUST GREAT. AND THIS PLACE IS WONDERFUL. THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE IT. THE 2026 THOROUGHBRED RACING SEASON AT LONE STAR PARK CONTINUES THROUGH JULY 12TH. FOR A FULL SCHEDULE TICKETS OR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT LONE STAR PARK.COM. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.