[00:00:01] >> GOOD EVENING. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. [CALL TO ORDER] THE TIME IS NOW 06:52 PM. THIS WILL BEGIN OUR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON. TODAY'S FEBRUARY 27TH, 2023. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE ROLL CALL. MYSELF, BRIANNA CHACON IS PRESENT. MR. DEFFIBAUGH? >> HERE. >> MR. KLEIBER. >> HERE. >> MR. OBERA. >> HERE. >> MR. WASHINGTON. >> HERE. >> AND MR. UNDERWOOD IS NOT WITH US TONIGHT. GO ON AND STAND WITH ME FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW DO I PLEDGE. [PUBLIC APPEARANCE] WILL TAKE US TO OUR PUBLIC APPEARANCE. SPEAKERS ARE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. THE COUNCIL IS UNABLE TO RESPOND TO OR DISCUSS ANY ISSUES THAT ARE BROUGHT UP DURING THIS SECTION THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA, OTHER THAN TO MAKE STATEMENTS OF SPECIFIC FACTUAL INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO A SPEAKER'S INQUIRY OR TO RECITE EXISTING POLICY IN RESPONSE TO THE INQUIRY. TONIGHT, I HAVE SANDEEP BACHALA. IF YOU'LL COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. WHEN YOU GET TO THE MICROPHONE, THEY'LL BE A BUTTON ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE, TURN THAT ON. HERE YOU GO. >> HI. THIS IS SANDEEP. I'M STAYING IN WHY DOING TRAIL. WE HAVE MOVED LAST YEAR. THE MAIN REASON WHY I CAME HERE IS WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOME BADMINTON COURTS NEARBY, BUT WE HAVEN'T FOUND ANY AND IF WE WANT TO PLAY BADMINTON, WE NEED TO GO TO PLAY FRISCO, IT'S PRETTY FAR FROM HERE. IT'S LIKE WE'RE PLANNING FOR SOME DAILY ACTIVITY, WHICH WE ARE LOOKING FOR. IT'D BE REALLY HELPFUL IF WE GET SOME BADMINTON COURTS NEARBY. >> JUST FOR CLARITY, I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH BADMINTON AT ALL, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE USED ON JUST A GENERAL MULTIPURPOSE FIELD OR JUST A SPECIFIC FIELD? >> WE CAN MAKE IT A MULTIPURPOSE. MAYBE WE CAN ADD BASKETBALL IN THE SAME COURTS. FOR BADMINTON, ACTUALLY, WE CAN HAVE WOODEN COURTS, EVEN THAT SHOULD BE FINE. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> GHAURI MANI. AGAIN, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. >> LET ME INTRODUCE MY SELF GHAURI SHANKER AND I'M LIVING IN [INAUDIBLE]. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I'M HERE TO REPRESENT A CRICKET TEAM. WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR A MULTIPLE QUIZ OUTDOOR FIELD WHERE WE CAN PLAY CRICKET. TODAY WE'RE JUST USING A BASEBALL TONE FOR TICKET AND WE USED TO PLAY EVERY DAY, EVERY SATURDAY MORNING AND AS THE SUMMER IS KICKING IN, PEOPLE MAY COME IN, SO WE MAY NOT HAVE A PLACE TO PLAY. WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR SOME COMMON PLACE WHERE WE CAN PLAY. THERE'RE ACTIVELY 45 PEOPLE PLAYING EVERY SATURDAY AND WE DO HAVE 150 PLUS MEMBERS. AS WE DON'T HAVE A PROPER DOWNBEAT ARE NOT ABLE TO PLAY. CURRENTLY, WE ARE JUST GOING OUT OF CITY FOR RESCORE ALLEN FOR A TOURNAMENT. IF YOU HAVE A FIELD HERE, THEN WE CAN START CONDUCTING TOURNAMENTS AND THAT WILL BRING IN SOME REVENUE ALSO. THAT'S THE MAIN AGENDA HERE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY YOUR FIRST NAME, LAST NAME, SINGH? IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. >> HI EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] SINGH, ADDRESS IS 532 POPLAR STREET. WE MOVED IN RECENTLY TO ARCADIA FARMS. MY REASON FOR BEING HERE IS I WANT TO RECIPROCATE ON THE REQUEST AS SANDEEP AND THE OTHER GUY MADE. WE DON'T HAVE MUCH PLAYING FACILITIES IN THE CITY. I WOULD SUGGEST IF YOU CAN GET GYMNASIUM WHEREIN WE COULD HAVE MULTIPLE SPORTS HOSTED, WHICH CAN BE BADMINTON, VOLLEYBALL, BASKETBALL, SWIMMING POOL, AND CRICKET AS WELL. I'VE SEEN GYMNASIUMS WHEREIN THEY HAVE A COMMON PLACE AND THEY HAVE AT LEAST STRIKE. ALL OF THE FACILITIES HOST IN A SINGLE PLACE. MY IMMEDIATE REQUEST WOULD BE IF WE CAN GET SOMETHING TO PLAY BADMINTON BECAUSE IT DOESN'T REQUIRE MUCH SPACE AND SOMETHING TO PLAY INDOORS. [00:05:04] AS SANDEEP MENTIONED, WE CAN ALSO HAVE A COMBINED FACILITY IN TERMS OF BASKETBALL, AND BADMINTON. I WOULD SAY ONE BASKETBALL COURT CAN HOST THREE BADMINTON COURTS. IT'S INTERCHANGEABLE. YOU JUST HAVE TO GOT THE MARKINGS. CURRENTLY WE ARE GOING TO FRISCO AND EVEN AROUND THE AIRPORT TO PLAY. IT TAKES AROUND MORE THAN AN HOUR TO GO THERE. IT WILL BE DEFINITELY NICE TO HAVE SPORTS FACILITIES HERE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. FIRSTNAME, KAUSHIK. >> HI. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS KAUSHIK [INAUDIBLE]. I RECENTLY MOVED FROM CONNECTICUT TO PRINCETON, I'M JUST 20 DAYS OLD. NOW I'M EXCITED TO SEE THE GROWTH OF PRINCETON FOR THE PAST ONE YEAR. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE FURTHERMORE IMPROVEMENTS OVER HERE. I'M HERE FOR CRICKET GROUND, WHERE I'VE BEEN GOING WITH THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY PLAYING CRICKET. WE TEND TO GO FOR FRISCO ALAN LIKE IN 30 MINUTES OR 40 MINUTES TO DRIVE TO GO OVER THERE. IF YOU HAVE A CRICKET FIELD OVER HERE, SO IT WOULD BE BENEFITING FOR US IN THE FUTURE AS WELL. THAT'S A REASON FOR TODAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. MR. KUMAR. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, THIS IS [INAUDIBLE]. I'M HERE TO REQUEST FOR THAT CRICKET GROUND AGAIN. CURRENTLY WE'RE GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE 40 MILES, 30 MILES. WE'RE GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE AIRLINE AND FRISCO AND OTHER AREAS TO CARRY THE CRICKET. BUT FROM THE WAY ONE NIGHT IN MY APPROACHING HERE LIKE SOMETHING MULTIPURPOSE FIELD CAN TAKE CRICKET FRIENDS. THAT'S WHAT I MEANT GUESSTIMATE THE TASTES LIKE A COUPLE OF TIMES. IT'LL BE GREAT THAT IT'S IN OPEN GROUNDS. WE DON'T WANT ANY FLOODGATES. WE DON'T WANT ANY OTHER FACE A LITTLE BIT, JUST WE NEED A TWO ACRES GROUND JUST FOR THAT CRICKET FIELD, THAT'S WHAT WE NEEDED. WE HAVE MORE THAN 130 PLAYERS HERE THEN ALREADY MORE THAN 43 PLAYERS WERE PLAYING IN THE COUPLE OF TOURNAMENTS IN DALLAS AREA THAT WILL LOOK AT MORE THAN 100 TEAMS IS ALREADY PLAYING OVER THERE. BUT IT WILL BE GREAT [NOISE]. THAT'S A REQUEST FROM US. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. EELAM? >> MY NAME IS EELAMURGO WAYAPURI. PLEASE CALL ME EELAM, NO PRONOUNS, PLEASE, 903 GREAT STREET. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE SECRETARY AND THE STAFF FOR QUICKLY FIXING DOCUMENT ERROR THAT WAS IN THIS PART OF THIS TODAY'S AGENDA. I WANT TO THANK THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR AND THE LIBRARY BOARD FOR HAVING CHESS CLUB AND THE EXPERIENCE OF INTERACTING WITH THE CITY STAFF WAS VERY NICE AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE THINGS DONE. SAME THING IF I HAD TRIED WITH CDC, I DON T THINK I WILL BE HERE TODAY. THANKS FOR SIDEWALK CONSIDERATION. I DID COME ASKING FOR SIDEWALKS AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT THERE ARE MORE SIDE, THE NEWER ROADS AND THE RECONSTRUCTED ROADS, I SEE MORE SIDEWALKS. THANKS FOR THAT. EDC, I THINK IT ISN'T THE AGENDA TODAY. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA FOR NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS TO HAVE A SEPARATE DEPARTMENT. I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE GOOD WORK THAT OUR EDC, CDC COORDINATE IS DOING. I'M CONFIDENT SHE'LL BE ABLE TO DO GOOD THINGS REGARDING BRINGING IN MORE BUSINESS THAT IS ON THE TOP PRIORITY FOR MANY OF THE RESIDENTS. [NOISE] PARKS AND RECREATION. IN THE DRAWING THAT WE SAW IN THE WORKSHOP ON PAGE 8, IT WAS SHOWING THAT THE RIGHT-WING TRAIL AMENITY CENTER IS A CITY PARK AS WELL. IT WAS A SURPRISE TO ME BECAUSE ALL ALONG I HAD BEEN UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT IT'LL BE IN THE COMMUNITY PARK MEANING WHILE DOING TRAIL COMMUNITY ONLY, WITH ACCESS TO OTHERS, BUT EXPLICITLY I NOTED THAT IT WAS MARKED AS A CITY PARK. THE HOA IS CHARGING EXTRA TELLING THAT WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN THAT. BUT WHILE I COME AND SEE THE ACTUAL LOT WHEN IT IS CITY PARKS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING. WE DON'T HAVE THIS ABILITY BECAUSE THE DEVELOPER IS CONTROLLING AND THERE'S THE MSA WITH THE CITY, NOT WITH ME AS A HOA MEMBER. [NOISE] THE TRAIL SHOWN ON PHASE 2. IT IS SHOWN WITH THE PURPLE SOLID LINE. IT SHOULD BE DOTTED LINE BECAUSE IT IS NOT THERE AS OF TODAY. VOLLEYBALL, BADMINTON, CRICKET WAS REQUESTED. ALONG WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST FOR MORE HIKING TRAIL. I GO TO NEARBY TOWNS FOR HIKING AND I SPEND MY MONEY. I HAVE MY COFFEE AND HAVE MY MEAL. [00:10:03] I WOULD RATHER SPEND IN THE CITY INSTEAD OF GIVING IT OUTSIDE. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR. SO THE SIREN WAS NOT WORKING. ONE TIME THAT WAS REQUIRED. I WAS HOPING TO HEAR SOME FEEDBACK WHAT HAPPENED AND HOW IT WILL BE RESOLVED. I DID NOT HEAR IN OUR OPEN MEETING, MAYBE YOU GOT UPGRADES. BUT HONORABLE MAYOR, YOU ARE THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR. COMMUNICATION TO GENERAL PUBLIC WILL GIVE SOME LITTLE MORE. I'M NOT SUPER WORRIED, BUT FOR ME OR MY FAMILY BECAUSE I TAKE CARE OF THAT MYSELF BY READING THE PUBLIC INFORMATION. BUT I'M SURE THERE ARE OTHERS WHO MIGHT SPECIFICALLY BENEFIT. EVEN THE SIREN TESTING, I DON'T THINK IT IS GOING ON VERY WELL THESE DAYS. PCDC, I RECOMMEND THAT IT BE DISSOLVED. IT'S JUST NOT FUNCTIONAL. TWO MEETINGS WAS MISSED. PEOPLE ARE NOT SHOWING UP. IF THE DIRECTORS ARE NOT INTERESTED, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL COME OUT OF THAT PARTICULAR INSTITUTION. PDC DIRECTOR, I THINK IT IS PLACE SIX, THE NAME THAT WE APPROVED THE CITY AND THE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED ON WHAT VTNTW WATER BOARD DON'T MATCH. I DON'T KNOW IF THE PERSON IS USING DIFFERENT NAMES AT DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS AND THAT IS IN MY MIND NOT OKAY. COMMUNITY CENTER WAS A CHURCH AND STILL IT LOOKS LIKE A CHURCH. THERE ARE ARTIFACTS OF CHURCH. I WAS INITIALLY UPSET WHEN ONE OF THE RESIDENT WAS SAYING THAT IT SHOULD BE USED ONLY AS A CHURCH. BUT NOW I CHANGED MY MIND MYSELF. IT LOOKS LIKE A CHURCH. WHEN CDC TOOK OVER EITHER IT SHOULD DO SOMETHING SO THAT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A CHURCH OR USE IT EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHURCH ACTIVITIES. I THINK WE ARE IN A BAD SITUATION. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A GOOD SITUATION EITHER WAY. SOMEBODY WAS SAYING THAT THEY CAN PURCHASE IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS A JOKE. IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, PLEASE REFER TO FP2019. WHAT'S IT? FOR THE WHITE WING PLATE TRAIL PHASE 2. SO THAT APPROVAL, PLANNING AND THE STAFF PUT FORTH TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND STAFF TO GET BACK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED IN 72 HOURS. YOU PUT IT FORWARD. WHERE DO YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK? THAT MEANS YOU DIDN'T DO A GOOD JOB. OR DELIBERATELY YOU WANTED TO HELP THE RIGHT-WING DEVELOPER, EITHER ONE IS NOT GOOD. BEECHUM PEDESTRIAN CROSSING AT THE US380. I DO NOT KNOW IF IT HAS TO BE DONE BY THAT. I BELIEVE YOU GET ASKED ABOUT TO DO WITH THE TEXT DOT. I DON'T KNOW IF THE CITY IS ALREADY WORKING ON IT. I DON'T KNOW IF THE STREET IS FINISHED OR NOT. IF YOU WANT ME TO REACH OUT TO TEXT DOT, I'M HAPPY TO DO, BUT IF A CITY IS RESPONSIBLE THERE, I WOULD EXPECT CITY TO BE WORKING ON IT AND MAKE THE INFORMATION VISIBLE TO PEOPLE THAT CITY IS WORKING ON IT. HELP TO EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY AND SYRIA. WE DID HELP UKRAINE PROBLEM LAST YEAR. AS A GENERIC THING, I CAME FROM ANOTHER TOWN WHERE EARTHQUAKE WAS VERY COMMON. I DO HAVE SOME UNDERSTANDING FROM THE TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVE AND ALSO THE PLIGHT OF PEOPLE WHO SUFFER. I WISH OUR CITY HAS SOME GUIDELINES HOW WE HELP PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY IN SUCH SITUATIONS. SOME SETUP DOCUMENTATION OR DOT UBER LINK IS THERE FOR SOME CITIES, I AM SEEING MORE PEOPLE ASKING FOR A CARPOOL AND OTHER TYPES OF MECHANISMS IF A CITY CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. RANDY POWELL. >> GOOD. EVENING. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. I'M DORINDA, KNOWN AS RANDY POWELL, 3792 COUNTY ROAD, 770, PRINCETON. I HEAR THAT THERE IS ANOTHER DRAG QUEEN EVENT GOING TO BE HELD THIS SPRING IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER AGAIN. REPRESENTATIVE CHRIS TODD, I INTRODUCED A BILL TO PROHIBIT DRAG QUEENS AND THEIR SEXUAL ACTIVITY AROUND MINORS BECAUSE IT IS HARMFUL TO CHILDREN AND GROOMING THEM TO DANGEROUS DBS BEHAVIOR AND PEDOPHILE PERVERSION. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT MINORS FROM BEING PRESENT AROUND THIS PERVERTED BEHAVIOR. THANK YOU. [00:15:09] >> CHEN LIU. >> MY NAME IS CHEN LIU AND I'M REPRESENTING THE LADY ON THE FOURTH ROW THAT'S THE OWNER OF THE BUSINESS. SHE HAD ENOUGH LANGUAGE TO OPERATE IN BUSINESS, BUT PROBABLY NOT GOOD ENOUGH THAN HERE. I'M REPRESENTING, VIVY MASSAGE ON 201 WISE THE PRINCETON ROAD., SWEDEN NUMBER 100B, THE SAME SHOPPING CENTER WITH A PIZZA HUT. SHE OPENED THE BUSINESS AT A LATE JANUARY AND THE SECOND WEEK SHE RECEIVE ORDER FROM THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SAID THAT SHE COULDN'T OPEN ON SUNDAY ACCORDING TO THE SECTION 18- 55 HOURS OF OPERATION. ON END SET OF MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT, NO MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT SHALL OPEN ON SUNDAY. WE SPEAK TO THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, ALSO TALKING TO OTHER PEOPLE. THEY TOLD US THE CODE THAT WAS ESTABLISHED THE 50 YEARS AGO AND WE ARE ASKING THE SURROUNDING CITY FOR THE SIMILAR BUSINESS. LIKE A ELISA ANN MACKINAC ISLAND, NO ONE HAD THE SAME RESTRICTION. THE SECOND MOST COMPARABLE MASSAGE TRYING TO BOOK ON THE WEEKEND. IF A WAY NOT OPEN ON SUNDAY, LIKE LOSING A 50% OF THE BUSINESS ON COUPLES. ALSO, WHEN WE SIGNED THE LEASE WITH THE LANDLORD, NO ONE KNOWS WE ARE NOT ABLE TO OPEN ON SUNDAY AND THE WITH HER PLANNING, FOR THE INCOME, SHE DID ENCOUNTER THAT AND SHE IS OF A SINGLE MOTHER WITH A HIGH-SCHOOL SON. THE INCOME IS VERY IMPORTANT TO TO HER. WE ALSO TALKED TO THE NAIL SHOP. I THINK THAT THEY ARE PROBABLY IN THE SIMILAR INDUSTRIAL. THEY DON'T HAVE ANY RESTRICTION ON THIS ONE TOO. ALSO SHE HAS OPERATION HOUR FROM 10 TONIGHT AFTER SHE'D BEEN TOLD NOT TO OPEN ON SUNDAY, SHE TENDED TO ATTEND TO 9:30 IN HOPE CAN GET YOU MORE BUSINESS. THE OWNER LOSING INCOME BY CLOSING ON MONDAY. ALSO AS A CONSEQUENCES, THE CITY RECEIVE LESS TAX TO THAT A PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS. SHE REALLY HOPING IF YOU CAN REMOVE THE RESTRICTION ON SUNDAY. THAT'S IT. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> MR. FOREX, CAN YOU E-MAIL ME A COPY OF THE CURRENT ORDINANCE SHOWING THAT IF THAT IS WHAT THAT IS? >> YES, MA'AM AND I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST IF THE GENTLEMAN IN A BUSINESS OWNER, I WILL GET WITH MYSELF AND MR. WALTER SO WE CAN WE CAN ASSIST THEM THROUGH THOSE ISSUES. >> THANK YOU. >> MR. LIU, CHEN LIU. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE FOR SURE YOU HEARD THIS IS OUR DIRECTOR OF OUR DEVELOPMENT HERE, SEAN FLOYD AND HE WILL BE GETTING WITH YOU ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS AND SEE HOW WE CAN ADDRESS THAT. OKAY? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> I HAVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION HERE AND I'LL PASS THAT ALONG TO HIM. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. MR. TODD BOWTIE? >> I'M TODD BOWTIE AND CHURCH PASTOR'S AT 212 MCKINNEY AVENUE NEAR THE OLD POLICE STATION. I RESIDE AT 2220 COUNTY ROAD 495 AND THE 75 IN THE PRINCETON SCHOOL DISTRICT. YOUR HONORABLE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER, AND SUPPORT STAFF, I JUST WANTED TO COME HERE ON BEHALF OF MY OTHER PASTORAL COLLEAGUES IN THIS TOWN TO SAY HOW MUCH THAT WE SUPPORT YOU. I HAVE BEEN A PASTOR AND IN MINISTRY FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS. I HAVE SERVED ON MORE COMMITTEES, MORE BOARDS, ATTENDED MORE MEETINGS WITH MORE BOSSES AND CHIEFS THAN I WOULD LIKE TO REMEMBER WITH MANY CONSTITUENTS WITH VERY DIVERSE OPINIONS THAT I HAD TO TRY TO PLEASE AND I HAVE YET FOUND THE SATISFACTORY ANSWER IN HOW TO DO THAT. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I SUPPORT YOU AND I [00:20:02] WANTED TO OFFER UP A PRAYER THAT WAS GIVEN AT THE OPENING OF OUR US CONGRESS IN WASHINGTON THIS PAST WEEK THAT I THINK MIGHT SPEAK WELL TO ALL OF US, IF I MAY. >> THANK YOU. >> IF YOU'D LIKE TO PRAY WITH ME. GO AHEAD. FATHER OF PEACE. WE PRAY TODAY FOR THE MEMBERS OF THIS BODY WHO HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE PRIVILEGE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF CONDUCTING THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS. THEY HAVE TREMENDOUS TASK BEFORE THEM. THEY MUST SEEK TO ESTABLISH JUSTICE, ENSURE DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY, PROVIDE FOR THE COMMON DEFENSE, PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE, AND SECURE THE BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY TO OURSELVES AND OUR POSTERITY. CLEARLY, NO ONE PERSON BY THEMSELVES IS EQUAL TO SUCH A TASK. HOWEVER, GUIDED BY YOUR LOVING HAND AND WORKING TOGETHER, SUCH GOALS CAN BE ACHIEVED. THEREFORE, BE WITH THEM THIS DAY AND EVERY DAY THEY SERVE HERE, GIVE THEM THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON, THE PATIENCE OF JOB, AND THE COMPASSION OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN SO THAT AT THE END OF THEIR DAYS, THEY MAY HAVE THE SURE AND CERTAIN KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE SERVED THEIR COUNTRY WELL. AMEN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. LALIT SHARMA. >> I AGREE STRONGLY. I'VE NO INTENTIONS TO SPEAK ANYTHING. >> THAT'S OKAY. THANK YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE HERE TONIGHT FOR PUBLIC APPEARANCE? NOT. WE WILL MOVE FORWARD. THAT'LL TAKE US TO OUR MAYOR'S COMMENTS. [MAYORS COMMENTS] I DO NEED TO REFLECT ON SOMETHING TONIGHT, AND I WILL APOLOGIZE THAT I DID NOT DO THIS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH. FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND THE CITY OF PRINCETON HAS A FEW PEOPLE THAT WE DO NEED TO RECOGNIZE FOR MAKING HISTORY THAT WOULD COINCIDE WITH OUR BLACK HISTORY MONTH. JASON RUTLEDGE AND TERRENCE JOHNSON, BOTH OF THEM ARE OUR EDC AND CDC CURRENT SITTING CHAIRS. THEY ARE THE VERY FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN TO EVER HOLD THOSE POSITIONS. THAT'S A VERY BIG HISTORICAL MOMENT FOR THEM. WE WANT TO MAKE FOR SURE WE HONOR THEM. ALSO, MR. WASHINGTON WAS OUR VERY FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALE TO SIT ON CITY COUNCILS. IT'S BEEN EXCITING TO SEE THAT GROWTH IN OUR CITY AND WE WANT TO MAKE FOR SURE WE ALWAYS CELEBRATE AND HONOR THAT. IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH, I WANT TO THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN VERY MUCH. >> ACTUALLY, IT'S AN HONOR. >> MARLOWE, I'M SORRY, YOU WEREN'T THE FIRST BRIAN STOLE YOUR THUNDER. [LAUGHTER] [CONSENT AGENDA] >> IT'S OKAY. >> THAT'S GOING TO TAKE US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS LISTED ARE CONSIDERED TO BE RETAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. THERE'LL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSIONS OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS THE COUNCIL MEMBERS SO REQUEST IN WHICH EVENT THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDER IN ITS NORMAL SEQUENCE ON THE AGENDA. TONIGHT WE HAVE OUR MINUTES. RACIAL PROFILING REPORT, PRINCETON POLICE DEPARTMENT 2022, ANNUAL REVIEW, PL 2023 0254 PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR SCRUB COMMERCIAL. RESOLUTION NUMBER CD2023-O2-27-RO1 FOR VETERAN PARK IPO AMENDMENT. RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-O2-27-RO2 FOR PUBLIC WORKS MASTERPLAN. RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-O2-27-RO3, SANITARY SEWER CONDITION ASSESSMENT; AND RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-O2-27-RO4 FOR INNER GOV USERS. GENTLEMEN, IF THERE IS NOTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FROM THAT, IF I CAN GO AHEAD AND GET A MOTION, PLEASE. >> YOUR HONOR, IF THERE'S NOTHING TO BE REMOVED, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS IN. >> THANK YOU, DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> WITH THAT WE WILL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE, MR. DEFFIBAUGH. >> YES. >> MR. KLEIBER. >> YES. >> MR. OBERA. >> YES. >> MR. WASHINGTON. >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIED 4 0 FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA TONIGHT. [REGULAR AGENDA] WE WILL BEGIN WITH AGENDA ITEM 2023-038, PROCLAMATION FOR SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK. PROCLAMATION HONORING SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK FOR MARCH 6TH THROUGH THE 10TH, 2023. I DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION TO READ TONIGHT. WHEREAS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IS MARCH 6TH THROUGH MARCH 10TH, 2023 AND WHEREAS TEXAS HAS EXPERIENCED MORE FEDERALLY DECLARED DISASTERS IN RECENT YEARS THAN ANY OTHER STATE IN THE NATION, AND WHEREAS EACH YEAR BRINGS THE POTENTIAL FOR VIOLENT WEATHER TO TEXAS. WHEREAS THE LARGE PORTIONS OF OUR STATE, INCLUDING THE CITY OF PRINCETON, CAN BE DEVASTATED BY FLOODING, TORNADOES, HAIL WIND STORMS, AND OTHER POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS EVENTS, AND WHEREAS THE GOVERNOR'S DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, [00:25:01] FEMA, HAVE JOINED TOGETHER URGING ALL CITIZENS TO PREPARE FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES. WHEREAS GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT HAS DECLARED THE WEEK OF MARCH 6TH THROUGH THE 10TH, 2023 AS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN TEXAS, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON, TEXAS, OR JUST EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO LEARN AND TO PARTICIPATE IN SEVERE WEATHER PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE IN PRINCETON, TEXAS. THEREFORE, AN OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF THE STATEWIDE EVENT, I BRIANNA CHACON, MAYOR FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON, PROCLAIM MARCH 6TH THROUGH MARCH 10TH, 2023 AS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN PRINCETON, TEXAS. THAT IS GOING TO TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-039, DEI RFP PRESENTATIONS. PRESENTATION DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING DEI PRESENTATIONS FROM QUALIFYING SUBMISSIONS. WE HAVE MS. WALKER HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THIS FOR US. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR, DISTINGUISHED BOARD MEMBERS. FOLLOWING THE DETERMINATIONS OF OUR COUNCIL TO SETUP DEI INITIATIVES, WE HAVE THE THREE MOST QUALIFIED CANDIDATES HERE TO MAKE PRESENTATIONS. THERE IS AN ACTION HERE, BUT IT IS NOT REQUIRED. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE TIME TO CONSIDER EACH CANDIDATE, WE CAN BRING THIS BACK TO THE NEXT AGENDA FOR A SELECTION. THE THREE FINALISTS WILL PRESENT IN ORDER AS LISTED ON THE AGENDA STARTING WITH ABELITA, I HOPE I PRONOUNCED THAT CORRECTLY, LLC, FOLLOWED BY DEI CONSULTANTS LLC. THEN FINALLY, ETHOS TALENT. IF YOU HAVE NO QUESTIONS FOR ME, WE CAN GET STARTED. ABELITA LLC WILL BE FIRST. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CHACON AND MEMBERS OF THE PRINCETON CITY COUNCIL. I AM DR. ADRIAN WRIGHT, FOUNDER, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF ABELITA LLC. WE ARE A COMPANY BASED IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA, AND I AM EXTREMELY HONORED TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR PROPOSAL. NEXT SLIDE. THANK YOU. I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME SALIENT POINTS FROM OUR PROPOSAL, INCLUDING THE COMPOSITION OF OUR TEAM, OUR EXPERIENCE, OUR EXPERTISE, SPECIFICALLY AS IT RELATES TO THE OBJECTIVES OF THE RFP. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT OUR ABILITY TO PERFORM WORK HERE IN THE CITY OF PRINCETON AND SHARE WITH YOU AN OVERVIEW OF OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE SCOPE OF WORK, OUR APPROACH, OUR TIMELINE, COST, AND THEN OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. NEXT SLIDE. OUR CORE TEAM IS COMPRISED OF TWO COMPANIES. MY COMPANY, ABELITA WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN MIAMI, FLORIDA IN 2012. WE SPECIALIZE IN THE AREA OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION INITIATIVES. I AM JOINED ON MY TEAM BY MS. BRITTANY KNOWLES-HARRIS, WHO IS FOUNDER, PRESIDENT, AND CEO OF BKH CONSULTING, AND SHE IS BASED IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. MS. HARRIS IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR HER WORK AS A CURRICULUM CREATOR, FACILITATOR, AND CONSULTANT IN THE AREA OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. SHE IS CREDENTIALED HAVING COMPLETED HER COURSE AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY IN DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. SHE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A NATIONAL FINALIST FOR ADVANCING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND CO-CREATED THE FIRST EVER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM AT THE FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE IN JACKSONVILLE. OUR TEAM ALSO CONSIST OF MS. CHLOE SAINT CLAIRE. CHLOE IS DISCIPLINED IN THE AREA OF ENGLISH, GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATION, AND TECHNOLOGY. SHE WILL BE JOINING OUR TEAM AND WILL LEAD US IN DEVELOPING THE APPLICATION [00:30:08] AND THE MATRIX TO DETERMINE THE CANDIDATES FOR THE DEI AD HOC COMMITTEE. AS PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF ABELITA, I AM VERY DIVERSE IN BOTH DEI AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. I HOLD CREDENTIALS AND DEI FROM THE ACADEMY FOR INNOVATION IN HUMAN RESOURCES BASED IN ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS. I ALSO HOLD CERTIFICATIONS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION AND I REPRESENT THE US ON THE INTERNATIONAL BOARD AND I CHAIR THE GLOBAL TASK FORCE ON DEI. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR CLIENT EXPERIENCE AND THE EXPERTISE THAT WE BRING TO THIS INITIATIVE. NEXT SLIDE. THANK YOU. WE HAVE WORKED ACROSS MULTI-MARKET SECTORS, INCLUDING CORPORATIONS, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, ACADEMIA, EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WITH SMALL BUSINESSES. BUT MOST CRITICALLY, WE HAVE WORKED WITH MUNICIPALITIES IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS. WE BRING THAT EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND UNDERSTANDING OF WORKING WITH MUNICIPALITIES. WE'VE DONE WORK WITH THE CITY OF TALLAHASSEE, THE CITY OF BUNNELL IN FLORIDA, THE CITY OF NEW YORK, SWANEE COUNTY. WE'VE WORKED IN CALIFORNIA. WE'VE WORKED WITH A NUMBER OF DIVERSE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE NATION. WE ALSO BRING SUBSTANTIAL EXPERIENCE IN COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT THAT IS THE CORE OF THE WORK THAT WE DO IN ABELITA. WE HAVE WORKED AND BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR THE WORK THAT WE DO IN PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT OUTREACH FROM PROJECTS SUCH AS THE BMW COMPANY, NORTH AMERICA ORGANIZATION IN GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA, ALSO WITH MERCEDES BENZ IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA. WE HAVE ALSO WORKED WITH THE NUMBER OF CORPORATIONS, INCLUDING RIGHT HERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. WE ARE STEEP IN DEI WITH OUR TEAM. WE BRING EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS, HELPING THEM TO DEVELOP DEI FRAMEWORKS, LEADING DEI INITIATIVES, DOING AUDITS AND ASSESSMENT, DESIGNING AND DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING CURRICULUM THAT IS NOT ONLY TAILORED FOR THE ORGANIZATION, BUT IS CUSTOMIZED BASED ON OUTCOMES FROM DATA AND SURVEYS. WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO WORK HERE IN TEXAS. I AM A NATIVE BORN TEXAN, HAVING FAMILY IN MANY PARTS OF TEXAS. WE ARE ALSO A DBE CERTIFIED FIRM HERE IN TEXAS. I ALSO HAVE SPECIAL TIES TO SOMEONE THAT YOU LOVE VERY DEARLY, THE LATE GREAT BOB HAYES FORMERLY WITH THE DALLAS COWBOYS. NEXT SLIDE. OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THIS PROJECT IS THAT THE CITY OF PRINCETON IS LOOKING TO RETAIN AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTING COMPANY THAT WILL HELP IDENTIFY, RECRUIT, AND CONVENE AN AD HOC COMMITTEE. THAT AD HOC COMMITTEE IS TO BE TRAINED IN DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION AND PROVIDED AN ORIENTATION FOR THIS INITIATIVE. IT IS ALSO OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE WILL BE GUIDED BY THE CONSULTING FIRM TO DEVELOP A DEI FRAMEWORK WHICH CAN HELP THE CITY OF PRINCETON TO ADVANCE ITS INTERESTS IN A DEI INITIATIVE. NEXT SLIDE. OUR APPROACH TO THIS IS WE START EVERY PROJECT WITH AN ALIGNMENT KICKOFF MEETING, AND THAT IS TO ENSURE THAT BOTH PARTIES UNDERSTAND THE SCOPE OF WORK INVOLVED, TIMELINES, SCHEDULES, BUDGETS, DELIVERABLES, SO THAT EVERYONE BEGINS ON THE SAME PAGE. THAT IS VERY CRITICAL TO OUR ORGANIZATION. WE WILL ADVANCE OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT USING A NUMBER OF BEST PRACTICE TOOLS AND APPROACHES. BUT WE ALSO WORK USING A SET OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES, [00:35:02] ESPECIALLY IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR, WE ARE GUIDED BY TRANSPARENCY, PROVIDING ACCESS TO INFORMATION, AND ENSURING THAT DIVERSE AUDIENCES ARE INCLUDED IN THE PROCESS. WE HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AND WE ARE OFTEN SOUGHT OUT FOR THE WORK THAT WE DO IN ENGAGING DIVERSIFIED COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. WE ARE STEEP PROJECT IN MANAGEMENT THAT IS SO CRITICAL TO MAKING SURE THAT YOUR PROJECT REMAINS ON SCHEDULE, ON TASK, ON BUDGET, AND SO FORTH. THE DEI TRAINING WILL BE CUSTOMIZED BASED ON THE SKILL LEVEL OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND TAILORED SO THAT THEY ARE VERSED IN UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPTS OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION AND NOT JUST THE CONCEPTS, WE WILL MOVE BEYOND THAT, MOVING BEYOND AN UNDERSTANDING OF COMPLIANCE, BUT ALSO UNDERSTANDING THE VALUE OF DEI. WE WILL ALSO DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK THAT WE WILL PROVIDE TO THE CITY AS THE CONCLUDING DELIVERABLE FOR THIS INITIATIVE. NEXT SLIDE. AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT IS IT THAT YOU GET WITH THE ABELITA TEAM. WE STAND APART BECAUSE WE BRING A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM. WE BRING RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN THE AREAS OF BOTH DEI AND COMMUNITY, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH. WE BRING PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE. WE UNDERSTAND THE CRITICALITY OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS, USING A MULTILEVEL APPROACH TO COMMUNICATIONS, PLATFORMS INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA, DIGITAL PRINT MEDIA, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THIS INITIATIVE AND GET PEOPLE TO APPLY TO BECOME A PART OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE. WE ALSO BRING EXPERTISE IN DEI, EXPERTISE IN FORMING AD HOC COMMITTEES. WE HAVE DONE THIS FOR A NUMBER OF OUR CLIENTS, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT CLIENTS, AS WELL AS IN THE FEDERAL SECTOR. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN HERE AGAIN, RECOGNIZED FOR THE WORK THAT WE DO. WE DELIVER VALUE BEYOND YOUR GOALS AND WE'RE POSITIONED TO START WITHIN SIX WEEKS. I DO HAVE HARD COPIES OF THE PRESENTATION THAT I WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE WITH YOU. BUT AT THIS TIME, I WILL ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE THAT. GREAT PRESENTATION. GENTLEMEN, DID YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? >> I JUST HAVE ONE. CAN YOU SPEAK TO ANY OTHER MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS THAT YOU'VE WORKED WITH? >> YES. THE MOST RECENT ONE IS THE CITY OF BUNNELL WHICH IS IN FLORIDA. IT IS A TOWN ABOUT THE SIZE OF PRINCETON AND THEY WERE WORKING ON A MASTER PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY. ONE OF THE CRITICAL FACTORS IN ADVANCING THIS MASTER PLAN, WHICH WAS TO REVAMP THEIR UTILITIES, SEWAGE WATER, WASTEWATER SYSTEM, AND INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH WAS AGING, WAS TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY. I WAS RETAINED BY THE CITY OF BUNNELL AND KIMBERLY-HORN, THE COMPANY LEADING THE MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT, TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE CITY. THROUGH THAT PLAN, WE LAUNCHED A SURVEY TO GET THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY. WE HELD TOWN HALL MEETINGS, WE HELD ROUNDTABLES. WE DID OUTREACH USING MULTI-CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITES. WE SENT INFORMATION THROUGH THE CITY UTILITY BILLS TO THE CLIENTS. WE HAD INFORMATION IN NEWSLETTERS AND WE WORKED THROUGH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO GET THE WORD OUT THROUGH THEM SO THAT THEY COULD SPREAD THE WORD THROUGH THEIR NETWORKS. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHERS? IF YOU WILL LEAVE YOUR HARD COPIES WITH MS. ANDERSON OVER HERE BUT MAKE FOR SURE WE GET THOSE. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. [00:40:08] [BACKGROUND] LADIES, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. BEFORE YOU BEGIN, IF YOU'LL TURN YOUR MICROPHONE ON ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CHACON. IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE BEFORE YOU AND THIS TEAM COUNCIL AT PRINCETON, TEXAS. WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT. I'M REPRESENTING DEI CONSULTANTS, LLC. WE ARE DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION CONSULTING AND TRAINING FIRM BASED IN THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA. OUR NETWORKS RUNS VERY DEEP AND LONG IN NORTH TEXAS, ALL THREE OF OUR CO-FOUNDERS HAVE LIVED AND WORKED IN THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA FOR MANY YEARS. WE ALSO DO WORK NOT ONLY IN TEXAS, BUT ALSO AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND WE DO HAVE SOME INTERNATIONAL CLIENTS AS WELL. WE ARE A NATIONALLY CERTIFIED WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE, WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS AND WE'RE CURRENTLY PURSUING OUR NATIONAL MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE CERTIFICATION. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE THERE, WE CREATE DIALOGUE AND SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES THAT ADVANCE DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION BY CREATING COMMUNITIES OF BELONGING. HOPEFULLY AS YOU HEAR OUR STORY THIS EVENING, YOU'LL SEE THE WAY WE APPROACH OUR CLIENTS AND OUR PHILOSOPHY BEHIND THIS INITIATIVE. MEET OUR TEAM. WE HAVE THREE CO-FOUNDERS OF OUR FIRM. YOU HAVE TWO OF THEM THIS EVENING, AND MR. ESTRUS TUCKER, PRESIDENT AND CEO, YOU WILL SEE HIM SHORTLY VIA VIDEO. HE'S IN FORT WORTH THIS EVENING, FACILITATING A VERY IMPORTANT EVENT THAT'S BEEN ON THE CALENDAR FOR MANY MONTHS BUT WE WANTED YOU TO HEAR HIS VOICE AS A LEADER OF THE FIRM. I'M GOING TO BRIEFLY INTRODUCE MYSELF AND THEN I'LL TURN OVER THE MICROPHONE TO CATHY HOLT. MY NAME IS SHIVAUN PALMER AND MY ROLE WITH THE COMPANY IS CHIEF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER AND JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ABOUT MYSELF. WHEN CATHY AND ESTRUS AND I CAME TOGETHER, WE WERE ALL WORKING IN VARIOUS FACETS OF DEI SPECIALIZING AND WE MET ONE ANOTHER. WE THOUGHT IF WE REALLY COMBINED OUR PASSIONS, THAT THIS COULD BE VERY POWERFUL IN TERMS OF HOW WE APPROACH THIS WORK. MY BACKGROUND IS IN MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS, PUBLIC RELATIONS. I WAS A MEDIA RELATIONS PERSON FOR AN AEROSPACE COMPANY. I'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK WITH MEDIA AND THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA AROUND THE COUNTRY AS WELL. I SERVED AS GENERAL MANAGER AND HOSTS FOR A FINANCIAL NEWS RADIO NETWORK THAT HAD STATIONS AND DALLAS AND HOUSTON. ALSO ONE OF MY PROUDEST RECOGNITIONS, MY COMPANY WAS AWARDED WITH THE CORPORATE DIVERSITY AWARD, CORPORATE CHAMPION AWARD BY THE NATIONAL DIVERSITY COUNCIL AT HOUSTON. I'M A NATIONALLY CERTIFIED SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINER AND I'VE TRAINED HUNDREDS OF FIRST RESPONDERS, MILITARY VETERANS, EDUCATORS, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS OVER THE YEARS. PERSONALLY, I HAD A BROTHER SUFFERED FROM MENTAL ILLNESS AND SO THAT WAS A CHANGE MAKER FROM MY FAMILY AND MENTAL HEALTH AS WE ALL KNOW, AND MENTAL WELLNESS IS A HUGE ISSUE IN THIS COUNTRY AND THEN AS A HUGE FOCUS THAT WE, I LEAD THAT EFFORT FOR DEI CONSULTANTS, WE WORK TO DEVELOP MENTALLY WELL AND HEALTHY CULTURES FOR ORGANIZATIONS, NON-PROFITS, AND ASSOCIATIONS. WE'VE DONE MANY WORK WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, HISPANIC WOMEN'S NETWORK OF TEXAS, VARIOUS BLACK CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND DALLAS-FORT WORTH, THE TEXAS MUSLIM WOMEN'S FOUNDATION, LGBT GROUPS BECAUSE WE FEEL LIKE EVERYBODY'S VOICE NEEDS TO BE HEARD IF WE'RE TO MOVE FORWARD AND TO MAKE THIS DEI INITIATIVE REALLY BE IMPACTFUL AND SUSTAINABLE. AT THIS TIME PLEASE LET ME INTRODUCE CATHY HOLT, MY CO-FOUNDER AND CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER FOR THE COMPANY. >> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. AS THE CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER, I USE MY EXPERTISE AS A PAST ADJUNCT PROFESSOR AT TCU TO DEVELOP ENGAGEMENTS AND CURRICULUM BASED ON DEI PRINCIPLES. I AM NATIONALLY CERTIFIED TO CREATE ONLINE AND IN-PERSON CURRICULUMS IN THIS AREA. [00:45:05] THE THREE OF US, WE'VE BEEN WORKING IN THE DEI ARENA FOR DECADES AND HAVE EXPERIENCED AT ALL DIFFERENT LEVELS OF COMMUNITY-BASED NATIONAL GLOBALLY. I'M PASSIONATE. MY AREA OF EXPERTISE AND PASSION WOULD BE ABOUT DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING WOMEN LEADERS TO PARTICIPATE IN DECISION-MAKING SPACES AND I EVEN DO THAT THROUGH THE UN AND VARIOUS NGOS AROUND THE WORLD. MY MASTERS THOUGH IS IN PUBLIC POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION AND LATER THIS MONTH I WILL ACTUALLY BE PROVIDING A TRAINING FOR THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ON DEI STRATEGIC PLANNING. I HAVE ALSO WORKED, I WORKED FOR 30 YEARS IN THE POLITICAL ARENA. I REALLY THANK YOU FOR THE SERVICE YOU'RE DOING. I'D NEVER REALLY WANTED TO BE THE FACE, I ONLY WANTED TO BE THE PERSON BEHIND THE SCENES. BUT THAT ALSO ENHANCED AND STRENGTHENED MY COMMITMENT TO CREATING COMMUNITIES THAT RESPECT AND WELCOME DIFFERENCES AND ALSO WHERE EVERYONE FEELS LIKE THEY BELONG. THE TECHNOLOGY IS WHAT IS MAKING US NERVOUS. LET'S ADMIT IT HERE. LET'S GO TO SLIDE AND INTRODUCE ESTRUS HERE. HERE WE GO. OUR NEXT SLIDE, WE'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE MR. ESTRUS TUCKER. HE IS OUR PRESIDENT AND CEO OF DEI CONSULTANTS, LLC. I LOVE THAT PATRIOTIC MUSIC. HE'S GOING TO GIVE YOU A SHORT MESSAGE AND WELCOME, BECAUSE HE COULD NOT BE HERE THIS EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING, HONOURABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS. MY NAME IS ESTRUS TUCKER. >> CAN YOU HEAR THAT OKAY? [OVERLAPPING] >> PRESIDENT AND CEO OF DEI CONSULTANTS, LLC. I REGRET NOT BEING ABLE TO BE WITH YOU IN PERSON DUE TO A PREVIOUS COMMITMENT. I CURRENTLY SERVE AS CONVENER FOR THE CITY OF FORT WORTH COALITION FOR JUSTICE IMMUNITY AND TONIGHT FROM 6-8, I WILL FACILITATE AS OUR POLICE CHIEF COMMAND STAFF, FAITH LEADERS AND CITY LEADERS ENGAGE IN AN IMPORTANT DINNER AND DIALOGUE DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS AND BUILD TRUST. THERE'RE FEW WORDS ABOUT OUR WORLD. AS A PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT WITH THE CITY OF FORT WORTH RACE AND CULTURE TASKFORCE IN 2017 AND 2018, AND THE CITY OF ARLINGTON UNITY COUNSEL FOR RACIAL EQUITY IN 2019. I EXPERIENCED THE INVALUABLE IMPACT OF THE FEEDBACK AND PARTICIPATION OF DIVERSE VOICES AND DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. EACH CITY'S INITIATIVES, RESIDENTS WORK TOGETHER IN CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS IN SMALL AND LARGE GROUPS TO DEVELOP ACTIONABLE RECOMMENDATIONS AND FORMED OUR COMPREHENSIVE DISAGGREGATED DATA. DEI CONSULTANTS, LLC HAS A UNIQUE APPROACH TO ADVANCING DEI. THAT IS OUR VALUE PROPOSITION. >> SORRY. JUST TRYING TO GIVE YOU THE FULL SCREEN HERE. >> GOOD EVENING, HONOURABLE MAYORS AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS. MY NAME IS ESTRUS TUCKER. CO-FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT AND CEO OF DEI CONSULTANTS, LLC. I REGRET NOT BEING ABLE TO BE WITH YOU IN PERSON. >> IT'S GOOD STUFF. WE'LL DO IT AGAIN. >> I CURRENTLY SERVE AS CONVENER. [OVERLAPPING] >> WE JUST NEED YOUR PATRIOTIC INTRO AGAIN. [OVERLAPPING] >> TONIGHT FROM 6-8, I WILL FACILITATE, AS OUR POLICE CHIEF COMMAND STAFF, FAITH LEADERS AND CITY LEADERS ENGAGE IN AN IMPORTANT DINNER AND DIALOGUE DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS AND BUILD TRUST. A FEW WORDS ABOUT OUR WORK. AS THE PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT WITH THE CITY OF FORT WORTH RACE AND CULTURAL TASK FORCE IN 2017, AND 2018, AND THE CITY OF ARLINGTON COMMUNITY COUNCIL FOR RACIAL EQUITY IN 2019. I EXPERIENCE THE INVALUABLE IMPACT OF THE FEEDBACK AND PARTICIPATION OF DIVERSE VOICES AND DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. IN EACH CITY'S INITIATIVES, RESIDENTS WORK TOGETHER IN CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS AND SMALL AND LARGE GROUP TO DEVELOP ACTIONABLE RECOMMENDATIONS AND FORM OUR COMPREHENSIVE AGGREGATED DATA. DEI CONSULTANTS, LLC, HAS A UNIQUE APPROACH TO ADVANCING DEI. [00:50:02] THAT IS OUR VALUE PROPOSITION. WE BELIEVE THAT DIGNITY, EMPATHY, AND INTEGRITY, ARE A CENTRAL PRECURSORS TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. OUR PHILOSOPHY IS SIGNIFICANTLY INFORMED AND INSPIRED BY OUR DEEP COMMITMENT TO THE VALUES AND PRACTICES OF HUMAN DIGNITY, EMPATHY, AND INTEGRITY. PARTICULARLY IN PLACES WHERE LANGUAGE IS INCREASINGLY POLITICIZED, WEAPONIZED, AND EXPLOITED, RESULTING IN DIVISION, CONFLICT, INSTABILITY, AND MISUNDERSTANDING. OUR PHILOSOPHY IS A VIABLE GAME CHANGER IN THE DEI FIELD. OUR INTENT IS TO ENCOURAGE GOODWILL, A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND BELONGING, AND A GREATER CAPACITY TO COLLABORATE AND CONTRIBUTE TO A MORE RESPECTFUL HUMAN-CENTERED CULTURE AND IT'S MY PLEASURE TO HAND THIS MY COLLEAGUES SHIVAUN AND CATHY WHO WILL LIVE UP KEY ELEMENTS OF OUR STRATEGY THAT INFORMS, ADVANCES THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND THE SUCCESSFUL, SUSTAINABLE LAUNCHING OF A PRINCETON DEI COMMITTEE. >> WE DO HAVE THREE OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM WHO ARE WHAT WE CONSIDER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ADVOCATES. THEY NETWORK WITH DIFFERENT COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS THROUGHOUT NORTH TEXAS AND THEY ARE DR. DANON CARTER WHO HAS HER DOCTORATE IN ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIES AND SHE HAS WORKED AS A DEI STAFF PERSON AND LEADER IN A CORPORATION. SHARON HERRERA IS A VETERAN AND IS A COMMUNITY ACTIVIST, AND MARJEANNA BURGE, SHE IS IN CHARGE OF STUDENT DIVERSITY AT UTA AND ALSO VERY LINKED TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY. TO START OUR PROCESS, WE LIKE TO LOOK AT ONE OF OUR STRATEGIES IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF EXACTLY WHAT IS PROPOSED AND WHAT IS WANTED BY OUR CLIENTS. WHAT WE WOULD DO IS DISCUSS WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF WHAT EXACTLY ARE THE PURPOSE, INTENT, HOPE, GOALS, AND OBJECTIVES OF HAVING THIS COMMITTEE BECAUSE ANY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM, ALWAYS STARTS WITH THE WHY. BECAUSE UNDERSTANDING THE WHY AND MAKING SURE THAT IT RESONATES WITH BOTH THE CITY AND AROUND THE CITY IS IMPERATIVE TO SUCCESS. THEN WE START WHERE YOU ARE. WE WOULD USE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY, WHETHER IT'S EXISTING CITY DATA. YOU CAN READ ON THE SLIDES. WHAT IS THE COMMUNITY LIKE? HAVE YOU DONE ANY INFORMATION ANALYTICS? HAVE YOU DONE ANY PREVIOUS WORK IN DEI, WE LOOK AT LOCAL OCCURRENCE EVENTS IN YOUR HISTORY. WE ALSO TRY AND WORK WITH THE CITY STAFF AND USING THIS DATA TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS AND THE GROUPS THAT MAKE UP PRINCETON, TEXAS. WE ALSO LIKE TO GET INTO WHAT ARE THE SHAREHOLDERS UNDERSTANDINGS OF WHAT DEI REALLY IS AND WHAT IT ISN'T. BECAUSE THAT'S ALSO VERY IMPORTANT IN CREATING THIS WHOLE PROGRAM. WELL, AS CATHY SAID, WE START WHERE YOU ARE. THIS INFORMATION IS GOING TO INFORM THE APPLICATION THAT WE CREATE AND CRITERIA DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF PRINCETON, TEXAS, AND OUR FIRM. THE MARKETING AND CITY-WIDE COMMUNICATIONS PLAN, OUR PROCESS WILL ENSURE THAT WE INCLUDE ALL CONSTITUENTS OF ALL THE PRINCETON, TEXAS COUNCIL DISTRICTS, UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES, MARKETING STRATEGY, AND MATERIALS THAT EFFECTIVELY REACH THE STAKEHOLDERS USING THE BEST METHODS OF COMMUNICATING WITH EACH GROUP. MANY TIMES PEOPLE PUT OUT A BLANKET METHODOLOGY TO GET A DIVERSE GROUP. BUT YOU'RE NOT REALLY REACHING PEOPLE DEPENDING ON DEMOGRAPHICS AND WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO REACH THEIR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE A FULLY STAFFED BILINGUAL TEAM. WE CAN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, IF WE'RE GOING TO BE REACHING THOSE TYPE OF COMMUNITIES. [00:55:01] ALL CURRENT CITY COMMUNICATION METHODS, WE WILL WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE CITY OF PRINCETON AND THIS SIGN STAFF INFORMING CITY RESIDENTS AS WELL AS OTHER ESTABLISHED ORGANIZATIONS WITH CONSTITUENCIES LIKE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. LET'S SEE. OVERDUE ORIENTATION AND TRAINING. EXCUSE ME. I SKIPPED DEI SELECTION. SORRY ABOUT THAT. THERE YOU GO. WHAT WE DO WHEN WE GET A LOT OF THIS IS ALREADY IN OUR PROPOSAL, BUT WE JUST WANTED TO PRESENT IT TO GO OVER IT ONE MORE TIME, IS ONCE AGAIN, WE WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY STAFF, AND TO DEVELOP THE SELECTION CRITERIA. WE WANT THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT REFLECTS THE CORE VALUES OF THE CITY AND DEI PRINCIPLES. THEN WE MAKE SURE THAT THE APPLICATIONS ARE DISTRIBUTED AND PUBLICIZED TO RESIDENTS. WE USE ROBUST METHODS OF COMMUNICATING WITH EACH STAKEHOLDER AND EACH STAKEHOLDER GROUP. BECAUSE EACH STAKEHOLDER GROUP HAS A DIFFERENT WAY OF INTERACTING WITH THE CITY AND BEING INVOLVED IN THE CITY AND WE WANT TO CAPITALIZE ON THAT AND USE THOSE METHODS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM. WE WILL RECEIVE, REVIEW AND RECORD THE APPLICATIONS AS PER THE RFP. THEN OUR PROPOSAL IS TO IDENTIFY AND RANK THE TOP 20 APPLICANTS WHO WILL THEN BE SURVEYED AND INTERVIEWED. WE FEEL THAT TO HAVE A ROBUST COMMITTEE, THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE THAN JUST AN APPLICATION PROCESS THAT THE FINALIST, IF YOU WANT TO CALL THEM THAT, WE SHOULD HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM TO REALLY DETERMINE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF DEI, THEIR COMMITMENT TO SERVING ON A COMMITTEE. IT IS A BIG COMMITMENT AND JUST DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF WHO THEY ARE AND THEIR EXPECTATIONS, WHICH WE FEEL NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN CONVERSATION. THEN WE WOULD CHOOSE THE RESULTING 10 FINALISTS AND SOME ALTERNATIVES FOR THE COMMITTEE TO BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY. AS FAR AS THE ORIENTATION AND TRAINING, WE HAVE PROPOSED A TWO-DAY WORKSHOP. WE ARE LOCAL, SO IT IS NOT DIFFICULT FOR US TO GET HERE, ALTHOUGH IT WAS A LONGER DRIVE THAN WE THOUGHT ORIGINALLY. BUT WE FEEL THAT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THIS COMMITTEE HAS THE BASIS OF INFORMATION TECHNIQUES, SKILLS, AND A DETERMINATION OF MISSION AND INTENT OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND ALL THOSE THINGS TO REALLY BE ABLE TO BE EFFECTIVE IN BEING AN AD HOC COMMITTEE. WE WOULD ALSO PROPOSE A MEETING SCHEDULE THAT WOULD BE MOST EFFECTIVE TO ACCOMPLISH THE TASKS THAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE IMPLEMENTING. IN THE PROPOSAL, IT ASKED ABOUT RULES OF ORDER OR RULES FOR GOVERNING THEIR ACTIVITIES. WE DO FEEL THAT THOSE ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND WE WOULD PROVIDE THEM, BUT THOSE ARE MORE FOR DECISION-MAKING. THOSE ARE THE HOW DO, WE ALL KNOW ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER OR SOMETHING SIMILAR, THE HOW TO DO BUSINESS. BUT WHAT WE WOULD ALSO PROVIDE IS MORE OF THE GROUND RULES AND THE BEST PRACTICES WHERE THEY ACTUALLY, HOW THEY INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER, HOW THEY INTERACT WITH THE COMMUNITY, HOW THEY CAN MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE HEARING THE DIFFERENT VOICES AND LIVED EXPERIENCES OF THE DIVERSE COMMUNITY YOU HAVE HERE. THIS ALSO INVOLVES CREATING A SAFE SPACE WITHIN THE COMMITTEE SO THAT THEY FEEL THAT THEY CAN COMMUNICATE AUTHENTICALLY AND CANDIDLY WITH EACH OTHER. THAT TAKES SOME TIME TO DEVELOP, BUT WE CAN GIVE THEM THOSE SKILLS AND PRACTICES AND WE MAKE THEM PRACTICE TO FACILITATE THOSE INTERACTIONS. TO WRAP UP, AND THIS IS AGAIN FROM ESTRUS, OUR PRESIDENT AND CEO. THIS SPEAKS TO THE CORE OF WHO WE ARE AS A COMPANY. ADVANCING THE TRUTH THAT EVERY HUMAN BEING FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF THEIR LIFE TO THE END OF THEIR LIFE HAS INHERENT WORTH AND VALUE. HUMAN DIGNITY. RESOURCING THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND AND SHARE THE FEELINGS OF OTHERS, WHICH IS EMPATHY AND PROMOTING THE ALIGNMENT OF OUR PERSONAL AND SHARED VALUES WITH OUR PUBLIC PRACTICES AND BEHAVIOR, [01:00:01] INTEGRITY, THAT STRENGTHENS THE HUMAN-CENTERED CULTURE OF ANY SYSTEM. THEN FINALLY, WE LEAD WITH D, DIGNITY, E, EMPATHY, AND I, INTEGRITY IN SERVICE OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. WE WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF PRINCETON, TEXAS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY BEFORE THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, AND THOSE WATCHING LIVE AND WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GENTLEMEN, DID YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS IS TENACIOUS. >> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US. >> [BACKGROUND]. >> NO. ONE MORE TIME ON YOUR BUTTON TO TURN THE MICROPHONE ON. RIGHT-HAND SIDE. WE HAVE TECHNOLOGY PROBLEMS TOO, IT'S OKAY. HERE WE GO. >> THERE WE GO. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING HONORABLE, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS MARIA EMILIA LASSO DE LA VEGA, AND I AM HERE TO REPRESENT ETHOS TALENT, A FULL-SERVICE DIVERSITY EQUITY, INCLUSION AND BELONGING TRANSFORMATION FIRM WITH HEADQUARTERS IN ILLINOIS AND TEXAS. I ACTUALLY SPENT MY COLLEGE YEARS, AS WELL AS THE BEGINNING OF MY PROFESSIONAL CAREER IN COLLIN COUNTY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS. WOOSH, FOR ANY COMMENTS IN HERE, I WOULD LIKE TO START OUR PRESENTATION BY TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY WE'RE HERE. FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE BEEN INVITED HERE TODAY BECAUSE IT SHOWS THAT THE CITY OF PRINCETON HAS IDENTIFIED THIS AS AN AREA OF IMPORTANCE TO CREATE THIS AD HOC DEI COMMITTEE. THE TEAM MEMBERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE SUPPORTING YOU IN THIS PROCESS ARE ALL LISTED HERE. WE HAVE SEVERAL CERTIFICATIONS, AS YOU CAN SEE IN HERE AS WELL. SOME OF THE MOST NOTABLE ONES ARE IDI CERTIFICATE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGETOWN HELD BY OUR FOUNDER AND CEO, ALIDA MIRANDA-WOLFF, AS WELL AS A DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION FOR HUMAN RESOURCES CERTIFICATION FROM CORNELL UNIVERSITY FROM IVANA SAVIC-GRUBISICH WHO IS ALSO OUR CHIEF OF STAFF. AS OTHER MEMBERS OF THE TEAM, YOU CAN SEE OTHER CERTIFICATIONS HERE. I AM ALSO IDI CERTIFIED, WHICH MEANS I AM A QUALIFIED ADMINISTRATOR OF THE INTERCULTURAL DIVERSITY INVENTORY. THIS IS A TEAM THAT'S GOING TO BE WORKING WITH YOU. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS MULTIPLE BACKGROUNDS, A DIVERSE BACKGROUND FROM PEOPLE TO REPRESENT PEOPLE FROM THE CITY OF PRINCETON. WE HAVE BROUGHT ALL OF THESE EXPERTS TO BE PART OF YOUR TEAM HERE TODAY. SOME OF THE AWARDS THAT ETHOS TALENT HOLDS, YOU CAN SEE HERE AS WELL, BUT I REALLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT ONE OF OUR BIGGEST MOMENTS OF PRIDE. WHAT WE REALLY LIKE TO SHARE IS THAT OF THE OVER 130 CLIENTS THAT WE WORK WITH, WE HAVE A RETURN RATE OF 95%. ALL OF OUR CLIENTS REALLY ENJOY WORKING WITH US. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A LIST OF CLIENTS THAT WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT HERE TODAY. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE REALLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE CITY AND MUNICIPALITIES THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH. WE'RE WORKING CURRENTLY WITH THE CITY OF GENEVA IN ILLINOIS. WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CITY OF SEQUIM IN WASHINGTON AND ADDITIONALLY, WE ALSO WORK WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO AND HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM THROUGHOUT SEVERAL PROJECTS AS WELL. YOU CAN SEE SOME OTHERS AS WELL HERE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THEM. BUT OUR EXPERTISE EXPANDS THROUGHOUT MUNICIPALITIES AND CITIES. NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AS WELL AS TECH COMPANIES, AND PRETTY MUCH THE WHOLE RANGE. ADDITIONALLY, WE DO WANT TO SHARE THAT SOME OF THE FRAMEWORKS WE'RE GOING TO BE SHARING WITH YOU AND WHILE WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER TO THE DEI AD HOC COMMITTEE, [01:05:05] WOULD BE COMING FROM CERTIFIED FRAMEWORKS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH. THEY'VE BEEN PROVED TO WORK, WOULD HAVE BEEN USED AND PROVED AND REFINED THROUGHOUT TIME. TWO OF OUR BIGGEST RESOURCES COME FROM THE BOOK THAT WAS WRITTEN BY OUR CEO AND FOUNDER ALIDA MIRANDA-WOLFF, WHICH IS CULTURES OF BELONGING, BUILDING INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATIONS THAT LAST, AND AS WELL AS FROM PROMISES TO PROGRESS WRITTEN BY ANDREW BEAMON. I MENTIONED, WE HAVE USED SEVERAL OF THESE FRAMEWORKS AND THEY HAVE BEEN PROVED TO WORK AND NOW THEY HAVE BEEN CREATED INTO LITERARY PIECES AS WELL. I WANTED TO TAKE SOME TIME AND THIS IS WHERE I WOULD LIKE TO SPEND MOST OF OUR TIME AS WELL, IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO. WE'RE LOOKING AT A PHASED APPROACH. WE'RE LOOKING AT THREE PHASES. PHASE 1, WHICH COULD START AS SOON AS MARCH. WITHIN THAT SIX-WEEK PERIOD WOULD BE TO SET THAT BASELINE AND TO REALLY LOOK FOR THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. THE WAY THAT WE DO THAT IS WE WOULD START WITH A KICKOFF SO THAT WE CAN ALIGN, WORK WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND THEN WE WOULD MOVE TO DETERMINING THE CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND THOSE WHO ARE GOING TO BE APPLYING. THEN FINALLY, DEFINITELY WORKING ON THAT MARKETING STRATEGY AND PLAN. ONE THING THAT WE WANT TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT HERE IS THAT THIS IS A PHASE WHERE WE'RE REALLY GOING TO BE STRONGLY COLLABORATING WITH CITY STAFF BECAUSE WE WANT TO RELY ON THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE CITY AND WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COLLABORATING TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE, SEE, UNDERSTAND, AND KNOW WHERE IT'S COMING FROM AS WELL. THE NEXT PHASE WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON IS GOING TO BE PRETTY MUCH JUST SELECTING THE COMMITTEE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS GOING TO BE THE LONGEST PHASE BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO TAKE US FROM THE MOMENT AN APPLICATION IS OPEN, PEOPLE SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS, CLOSING APPLICATIONS, AND THEN FINALLY, REVIEWING ALL OF THOSE APPLICATIONS AND FINDING THESE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. WE'RE LOOKING AT 10 COMMITTEE MEMBERS AS POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVES, ESPECIALLY IF WE HAVE MORE APPLICANTS THAN SPOTS. THEN FINALLY, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE WITH OUR PHASE 3, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH PUTTING TOGETHER AND TRAINING THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO DO THE WORK THAT THEY NEED TO DO. WE WANT TO START THAT BY KICKING THEM OFF, GIVING THEM A BASELINE, TRAINING THEM, MAKING SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE SIGNING UP FOR AS WELL, AND THEN WALKING THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING OBJECTIVES, KEY RESULTS, THE WORK THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO, AND AS WELL, THIS WOULD BE DEFINED IN PHASE 1, FINDING OUT FROM THE CITY WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES WE WANT TO MEET SO THAT THEN WE CAN COMMUNICATE THOSE WITH THE NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS SO THAT THEY CAN BUILD ON THAT AND CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY? THEN FINALLY, WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT COMMITTEE HANDOFF WHERE WE'RE GOING TO PREPARE THEM TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE WORKING AND DOING WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO AND BE ABLE TO ONBOARD NEW MEMBERS IF THEY NEED TO, BE ABLE TO TRANSITION IF THEY NEED TO, AND JUST CONTINUE CREATING OBJECTIVES AND JUST DRIVING RESULTS. ONE THING WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, AGAIN IS WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COLLABORATING WITH THE CITY. BECAUSE AGAIN, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM, WHERE YOU WANT TO GO, AND WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH THIS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS ALIGNED WITH WHAT CITY STAFF IS LOOKING FOR, WHAT THE CITY OF PRINCETON IS LOOKING FOR. WE HAVE A BREAKDOWN OF THE COST. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE HONORED TO BE HERE TODAY BECAUSE AGAIN, YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED THIS AS SOMETHING IMPORTANT AND SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. BECAUSE WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS TAXPAYER DOLLAR THAT IS BEING USED FOR THIS INVESTMENT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE ALSO REDUCING THE COST OF THIS SO THAT IT IS AFFORDABLE FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON AND BECAUSE WE REALLY WANT TO SUPPORT YOU AS A CITY TO BE ABLE TO MEET YOUR GOALS. AS YOU CAN SEE, JUST A ROUGH BREAKDOWN HERE. THE FIRST PHASE IS GOING TO TAKE ABOUT A FIFTH OF THAT INVESTMENT, AND THEN THE REST OF PHASE 2 AND 3 ARE GOING TO TAKE EQUALLY ABOUT WHATEVER IS REST OF THAT INVESTMENT. THEN I WANT TO CLOSE JUST BY REMINDING EVERYBODY THAT WHAT ETHOS IS HERE TO DO IS WE WANT TO COLLABORATE WITH YOU. [01:10:01] WE WANT TO EVALUATE, SO WE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU ALL TO EVALUATE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE APPLYING TO BE PART OF THIS COMMITTEE AND WALK YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS OF GENERATING THESE RUBRICS, THESE METRICS THAT YOU WANT TO UTILIZE TO MEASURE WHO IS GOING TO BE PART OF THIS COMMITTEE AND FINALLY, EMPOWER THE CITY OF PRINCETON, AS WELL AS EMPOWER THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ON AND DO THE WORK THAT THEY WANT TO DO. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANOTHER GREAT PRESENTATION. GENTLEMEN, ANY QUESTIONS FOR ETHOS? >> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTION. >> THANK YOU. I'M A FELLOW COMMENT MYSELF. GLAD YOU'RE HERE. THAT'S RIGHT. WE WENT TO UTD. I WAS IN GEOSCIENCES I KNOW AS YOU DID. BUT COMMENT NONETHELESS. >> AT EIGHT DECK. [LAUGHTER] >> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, I THINK IT'S REALLY AWESOME THAT EVERYONE THAT GAVE A PRESENTATION TONIGHT IS A FEMALE. AS A FEMALE MYSELF, I AM 100% A GIRLS' GIRL AND I'M ALL ABOUT FEMALE EMPOWERMENT AND I FULLY BELIEVE THAT EMPOWERED WOMEN EMPOWER WOMEN. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR PRESENTATIONS FOR US. >> I HAVE SOMETHING REAL QUICK, YOUR HONOR. >> SURE. >> THIS IS A REDIRECT TO DEI CONSULTANTS. I DON'T THINK WE GOT A PROJECTED COST FOR YOUR SERVICES. IF YOU CAN PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION, THAT CAN BE HELPFUL. >> YES. THERE SHOULD BE A BUDGET OR A CHART WITH HOW WE BROKE DOWN EACH OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE RFP AND WHAT WE DETAILED AS OUR STRATEGIES. BUT THE TOTAL COST FOR OURS, GIVEN THAT WE'RE ALSO DOING THE TWO-DAY WORKSHOP IS $132,950. >> THANK YOU. >> ANYTHING ELSE? >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING AGAIN. [NOISE] JUST WANTED TO CHECK AND SEE IF YOU WOULD LIKE FOR US TO BRING THIS ITEM BACK TO THE NEXT AGENDA FOR A SELECTION VOTE. OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A DECISION NOW. IF WE'RE GOING TO BRING THIS BACK, I WOULD JUST ASK PERHAPS THAT MAYBE TO MAKE IT EASIER AND MORE STREAMLINED, THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS JUST RANK EACH INDIVIDUAL PRESENTER BETWEEN ONE AND THREE, THAT WAY IT MAY MAKE YOUR DECISION EASIER, ALSO. >> YOU WANT US TO MAKE THOSE TONIGHT? >> NO. >> OKAY. >> FOR THE NEXT MEETING. >> YES, IT'S INTERESTING. >> IF YOU'RE GOING TO DECIDE AT THE NEXT MEETING. >> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE DISCUSS THIS AT OUR NEXT MEETING. IT GIVES US TIME TO LOOK OVER ALL THE PACKETS, ALL THE PRESENTATIONS, AND REALLY DECIDE WHAT'S THE BEST MOVE FOR OUR CITY. >> AGREE. >> IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO REFLECT THAT, PLEASE. >> YOUR HONOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. >> THANK YOU. >> I'LL SECOND. >> THANK YOU. WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. MR. DEFFIBAUGH. >> YES. >> MR. KLEIBER? >>YES. >> MR. OBERA? >> YES. >> MR. WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIES 4,0 FOR AGENDA ITEM 2023-039 FOR DEI RFP PRESENTATIONS. NO ACTION TAKEN TONIGHT. WE WILL DO THIS NEXT TIME. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MS. WALKER. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE THAT CAME TONIGHT FOR PRESENTATIONS. THAT IS GOING TO TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-040, FOR BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION PRESENTATION, PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION PROGRAM PRESENTED BY EDC/CDC COORDINATOR DESHAWYNA WALKER. WELCOME BACK, MS. WALKER. >> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, DISTINGUISHED BOARD MEMBERS. I AM HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS VERY FIRST BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION PROGRAM. YOU MAY NOT KNOW OR BE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT 20% OF BUSINESSES FAIL IN THE FIRST YEAR. 12.5% OF THESE BUSINESSES ARE FAILING DUE TO LACK OF PREPARATION AND OR RESOURCES. WHAT IS BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION? PARDON MY BREVITY, BUT IT'S JUST [01:15:01] BASICALLY TAKING CARE OF OUR BUSINESSES HERE IN THE CITY. IT'S GOING TO HELP US ENSURE LONGEVITY AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE IN POSSESSION OF ANY AND ALL RESOURCES THAT THEY MAY NEED TO THRIVE AND SURVIVE. WHY BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION IS IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON. THIS PROGRAM IS GOING TO HELP IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS ANY CHALLENGES OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES MAY BE FACING. THE MAIN GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING ALL WE CAN TO KEEP BUSINESSES HERE AND ASSIST IN THEIR GROWTH. WHETHER THAT BE AN ADDITIONAL LOCATION OR PERHAPS EXPANSION AT THEIR CURRENT LOCATION. WE DON'T WANT BUSINESSES COMING IN AND THEN A YEAR LATER, THEY ARE EITHER CLOSING PERMANENTLY OR RELOCATING TO ANOTHER CITY. HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS THAT I TOOK OF OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES HERE WITHIN THE CITY, JUST FOR YOU TO SEE. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION PROGRAM. IT'S GOING TO IDENTIFY BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPANSION. AS YOU VERY WELL KNOW, SOME OF OUR BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN HERE FOR YEARS AND IT WOULD REALLY BE PHENOMENAL TO SEE THEM OPEN A SECOND LOCATION HERE IN THE CITY AS WE GROW. ALSO, WE NEED TO INCREASE THE AWARENESS OF PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES OFFERED BY MANY DIFFERENT ENTITIES GEARED TOWARDS BUSINESSES. >> DESHAWYNA, YOU'RE OFF THE SCREEN. >> OH, WHERE IS MY, [LAUGHTER] I'M JUST GOING ALONG. [LAUGHTER] IT'S PLUGGED IN. LET'S SEE HERE. IS IT NOT THERE? LET ME BACKUP HERE. LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. TRY TO UNPLUG AND PLUG. I APOLOGIZE FOR THIS HERE. >> [BACKGROUND]. >> YEAH, I'M ON. LET'S TRY THIS ONE MORE TIME. [LAUGHTER] I'M JUST GOING TO PICK UP WHERE I LEFT OFF UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. [LAUGHTER] WE ALSO NEED TO INCREASE THE AWARENESS OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT ARE OFFERED BY MANY DIFFERENT ENTITIES THAT ARE GEARED TOWARDS BUSINESSES. WE NEED TO MAKE OUR BUSINESSES FULLY AWARE OF THE INCENTIVES OFFERED BY OUR VERY OWN EDC HERE. IN TALKING TO SOME OF OUR BUSINESSES, THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THE FACADE GRANT THAT WE HAVE. THEY'RE NOT AWARE OF THE RESTAURANT GRANT THAT WE HAVE, SO THIS IS GOING TO BRIDGE THAT GAP AND WE'RE GOING TO BE MORE INTERACTIVE WITH OUR BUSINESSES HERE. THEY ALSO HAVE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS, TEXAS.GOV. THEY HAVE A BUSINESS RESOURCE PORTAL THAT CONTAINS TONS OF INFORMATION AND RESOURCES THAT OUR BUSINESSES CAN USE HERE. AS I SAID BEFORE, THESE ARE JUST SOME PHOTOS OF THE BUSINESSES, SMALL BUSINESSES HERE WITHIN THE CITY. WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION PROGRAM? AS I JUST SAID, WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TAKING CARE OF OUR BUSINESSES. WE'RE GOING TO IDENTIFY NEEDS, OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPANSION AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE THE CENTER OF ANY FUTURE INITIATIVES WHILE AT THE SAME TIME VALIDATING THE PRIORITIES OF PRINCETON'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION PROGRAM ARE AS FOLLOWS. WE HAVE VISITATIONS, THIS IS GOING TO HELP IDENTIFY AT-RISK COMPANIES AND COMPANIES THAT ARE POSSIBLY CONSIDERING CLOSING AND OR RELOCATING. WE WANT TO KEEP OUR BUSINESSES HERE NO MATTER HOW BIG OR HOW SMALL. SURVEYS, THIS IS GOING TO YIELD SUBSTANTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT OUR BUSINESSES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. [01:20:06] RESOURCES, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE OUR BUSINESSES AWARE OF WORKFORCE PROGRAMS, CONNECTIONS TO CAPITAL, STATE AND LEGISLATIVE PROGRAMS AND FUNDING. SOMETIMES IF YOU DON'T KNOW, YOU JUST THINK THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE IS TO MOVE OR TO CLOSE AND THAT SHOULD NOT BE ANY OPTION FOR ANY BUSINESS HERE, IF WE CAN KEEP THEM. HOW CAN THE CITY OF PRINCETON IMPLEMENT A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION PROGRAM? SORRY, I HAVE MY POINTS HERE. [LAUGHTER] I DON'T WANT TO MISS ANYTHING. WITH THE BASIC FRAMEWORK COMPLETED, OUR BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION PROGRAM IS TAILORED SPECIFICALLY TO OUR CITY. FOR NOW, THIS IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE AN ALL HANDS ON DECK PROJECT, AS I MAY CALL ON YOU FROM TIME TO TIME TO DO SOME BUSINESS WALKS WITH ME, IF THAT'S OKAY, SO WE CAN GET OUT INTO OUR COMMUNITY AND CHECK ON OUR BUSINESSES AS A TEAM. ALSO WILL BE UTILIZING AN OPEN-ENDED SURVEY WHEN CONDUCTING VISITS TO ALLOW FOR MORE IN-DEPTH ANSWERS FROM OUR BUSINESSES, WE DO WANT TO HEAR THEIR CONCERNS, WE WANT TO ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS, AND WE WILL BE FOLLOWING UP AND IMPLEMENTING. A GOOD PLAN AND STRATEGY ARE NOTHING WITHOUT FOLLOW-UP AND ACTUAL IMPLEMENTATION. WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT, BUT WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY DO IT. THE NEXT STEPS IN THIS PROGRAM, WE WILL CREATE A MISSION AND VALUES STATEMENT THAT ALIGNS WITH THAT OF THE CITY AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. WE WILL HOPEFULLY RETURN WITH A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT FOR A BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON AND INITIATE A START DATE SHORTLY THEREAFTER. JUST REALLY QUICK, A FEW THINGS THAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT. THIS PHOTO, I KNOW IT'S A CARTOON, BUT IT JUST SUMS UP EVERYTHING THAT SHOULD BE ENVISIONED FOR OUR DOWNTOWN. I KNOW WE HAVE SOME IMPROVEMENTS COMING UP IN THE AREA AND ALSO TO VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE NEED TO SHOW CURRENT AND FUTURE PROPERTY OWNERS AND BUSINESSES THAT OUR DOWNTOWN IS STILL A VIABLE AREA AND HAS NOT BEEN LEFT BEHIND. EIGHTY PERCENT OF NEW JOB GROWTH IS GOING TO COME FROM EXISTING BUSINESSES. WE DON'T HAVE MANY DOWNTOWN BUT I THINK IF WE START TO TRY TO IMPLEMENT THINGS TO DRAW OUR RESIDENTS TO THAT AREA, PEOPLE WILL SEE THAT, YES. I CAN GET A BUSINESS DOWN THERE AND IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY. IT'S NOT A GHOST TOWN DOWN HERE. JUST PART OF THAT WOULD MAYBE BE IMPLEMENTING SOME KIND REVITALIZATION PLAN FOR THAT AREA I'D LIKE TO SEE. THIS IS JUST A QUICK PHOTO OF A FESTIVAL THAT OCCURRED WITHIN A TOWN THAT IS NOT VERY FAR FROM US. THEY HAD VENDORS, THEY HAD MUSIC PLAYING ALL DAY, THEY HAD PERFORMERS, AND THEY HAD FOOD TRUCKS. FOOD TRUCK FESTIVALS ARE VERY POPULAR IN MANY LARGE AND SMALL CITIES. I DON'T THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD BE OPPOSED TO, MIGHT BE A NICE THING TO HAVE WITHIN OUR DOWNTOWN AREA TO SHOW THAT WE CAN DRAW A CROWD THERE. NOT SURE IF YOU KNOW, BUT THE CITY HAS A SCENIC TEXAS DESIGNATION. WE RECEIVED OUR BRONZE CERTIFICATION IN 2019. I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE OUR SIGNAGE UP. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT OUR CITY SHOULD BE PROUD OF. BUT IT IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT WE'D NEED BECAUSE BUSINESSES WILL SEE IT WHEN THEY COME INTO THE CITY AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT LAND AND/OR LOCATIONS. WE WANT THEM TO KNOW WE ARE CERTIFIED SCENIC CITY. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MAIN STREET AMERICA. THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT I WOULD LIKE TO GET STARTED FOR THE CITY. RIGHT NOW, WE WOULD BASICALLY START WITH THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP WHICH COSTS $295. [01:25:06] THAT ALSO INCLUDES MEMBERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRINTS. THE ULTIMATE GOAL FOR THIS IS TO SEEK AND OBTAIN A MAIN STREET AMERICA ACCREDITATION WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS. THIS WOULD BE VERY GAME-CHANGING FOR OUR DOWNTOWN AREA. IT WOULD DRAW A LOT OF ATTENTION, IT WOULD HELP US TO GET GRANTS AND MONEY TO FURTHER IMPROVE THAT AREA. THERE ARE MANY GREAT BENEFITS TO HAVING JUST THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP SUCH AS BUSINESS AND PLANNING TOOLS. THEY HAVE TRAININGS AND GRANTS. THEY ALSO HAVE A TEAM THAT WILL COME OUT AND ASSIST WITH THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THAT AREA TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AS FAR AS TRYING TO PULL IT TOGETHER DOWN THERE. WE NEED ALL OF THESE ITEMS TO HELP US POUR SOME LIFE INTO OUR DOWNTOWN AREA. THEN I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU A QUICK EXAMPLE. THIS IS IN LOUISIANA, THANKS TO THE MAIN STREET PROGRAM THAT STARTED THERE IN 1983 AND THE FILMING OF STEEL MAGNOLIAS, I'M SURE WE ALL KNOW THAT MOVIE IN 1988. IT DREW WORLDWIDE ATTENTION TO THAT COMMUNITY, THANKS TO THEIR MAIN STREET PROGRAM. WE CAN DO IT ALSO. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. >> THANK YOU. EXCELLENT PRESENTATION. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE COULD SAY NO TO THAT LITERALLY EVERY TOUCH POINT THAT YOU HAD TONIGHT WITH SOMETHING THAT WE ALL CONTINUOUSLY HEAR FROM CITIZENS ACROSS PRINCETON ALL THE TIME, WHETHER IT'S ATTRACTING BUSINESSES, DEVELOPING BUSINESSES, RETAINING BUSINESSES, REVITALIZING OUR DOWNTOWN. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS AND PUTTING THAT TOGETHER AND MAKING THAT SOMETHING VIABLE FOR US TO DO AND PUTTING THE WORK IN TO DO IT. >> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. >> I HAVE A QUESTION AND IT MAY BE A LITTLE OFF TOPIC, BUT YOU MAYBE A LITTLE OFF-SCRIPT FROM WHICH YOUR PRESENTATION WAS, BUT I HAVE TO ASK. IN THIS ECONOMIC PLAYER THAT YOU HAVE, WHICH I LOVED PRESENTATION BY THE WAY, IS SATURATION OF ANY PARTICULAR BUSINESS IN CONSIDERATION? IS THERE SOMETHING THAT TO DISSUADE IS A SATURATION OF ONE, SAY I'M NOT GOING TO ENGINEER THE INDUSTRIES, BUSINESSES, BUT WE'RE SEEING SAME BUSINESSES POP UP WITH JUST A DIFFERENT NAME. IT LOOKS SATURATED WITH US HAVING SUCH A SMALL BUSINESS CORRIDOR, WE WANT TO BE AS VERSATILE AS POSSIBLE AND IN BUSINESS IS THERE SOMETHING THAT WE'RE DOING PROACTIVELY TO ALLOW OTHER BUSINESSES TO DEVELOP AND NOT SEEING THE SAME TYPE OF BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. >> RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE CERTAIN PORTIONS THAT WE CAN CONTROL, BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN PORTIONS THAT WE CAN'T CONTROL. IF YOU HAVE A DEVELOPER WHO HAS A BUILDING, HE BASICALLY IS FREE TO LEASE TO WHATEVER BUSINESS HE WOULD LIKE TO. BUT PART OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE IS TO BRING IN BUSINESSES THAT WE WANT. WHETHER WE ARE READY OR NOT, OR WHETHER THE COMPANY FEELS THAT WE ARE READY OR NOT, WE CAN STILL APPROACH THEM AND STILL BUILD THAT RELATIONSHIP SO THAT WHEN WE ARE READY, THEY ALREADY KNOW THAT THEY ARE WANTED HERE. THERE'S JUST SO MANY DIFFERENT CRITERIA THAT THEY HAVE BEFORE COMING TO OUR CITY, BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY TRYING TO BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS. MANY OF THE BUSINESSES THAT COME, LIKE I SAID, IT'S JUST NOT IN OUR TOTAL CONTROL. BUT WE ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY AND I DO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IT IS NOT PUT BY THE WAYSIDE, THIS IS NOT A HAPHAZARD PROCESS FOR ME AT ALL. >> I FIGURED AS MUCH. I JUST HAD TO ASK. >> YES. >> THANK YOU. >> I'M ACTUALLY TO SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER INTO OUR AGENDA AND THEY'LL PLAY INTO EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. >> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. YOU SAY THE EDC IS REVIVAL IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA TO REVITALIZE IT. >> I THINK IT WOULD BE MORE OF A JOINT CITY EFFORT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE PARK THERE, BUT ALSO WE NEED BUSINESSES IN THAT AREA. >> OVER THE YEARS, THE EDC AND CDC OR NOT TO MAKE ANYBODY UPSET, BUT THEY'RE KICKED US UNDER THE TABLE MANY [01:30:02] TIMES DOWNTOWN HAS NEVER COME BACK UP LIKE IT SHOULD BE. DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANS? >> I DO AND HOPEFULLY IF IT PLEASES THE COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO PRESENT THOSE PLANS TO YOU OVER THE NEXT COMING MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN DOWN TO THAT AREA. I HAVE TAKEN PHOTOS. I HAVE VISITED WITH THE BUSINESSES DOWN THERE TO LISTEN TO THEM AND TO SEE WHAT IT IS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE AND/OR NEED FROM THE CITY. YES, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I'M PRESENTING TO YOU NOW AND THEN YOU WON'T SEE ME FOR ANOTHER SIX MONTHS AND THEN WHEN YOU DO IT, IT'LL BE ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE. THIS IS A PROJECT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ON WITH MR. BORGES DIRECTION AND GUIDANCE. >> ALSO, I ASK YOU, YOU MENTIONED GRANTS ARE A COUPLE OF GRANTS FOR THESE COMPANIES, IS THAT WHAT I UNDERSTOOD? >> THE EDC, THEY HAVE A FACADE GRANT WHICH WOULD IF YOUR BUSINESS NEEDED SOME OUTDOOR IMPROVEMENTS AS LONG AS IT WAS FACING THE ROAD, WOULD HELP WITH THAT. THAT IS A $10,000 GRANT. THEN THEY ALSO HAVE A RESTAURANT GRANT AND I BELIEVE THAT IS FOR THE. >> GREASE TRAP. >> GREASE TRAPS. YES. >> IT WILL PROVIDE A CERTAIN AMOUNT. >> HOW LONG WE'VE HAD THESE ARE THESE GRANTS. >> WE'VE HAD THEM QUITE A WHILE. >> I JUST NEVER HEARD OF THEM. >> SOME OF THESE RESTAURANTS HAVE BEEN OR THESE BUSINESSES EVER HEARD OF METER. >> THIS IS WHY WE NEED OUR BUSINESS. >> WE DON'T MAKE THEM MORE AWARE OF THE BRANCH. >> ABSOLUTELY.THEY SHOULD BE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THESE THINGS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN CLEVER. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> NO, YOUR HONOR. IS THIS SOMETHING WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON NOW? >> WE DO NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS. NO [OVERLAPPING]. >> WE DON'T. >> THERE'S IS REALLY NO DIRECTION. >> EXCUSE ME. JUST TO BRING BACK A RESOLUTION. >> BECAUSE THAT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE BECOMING A MEMBER OF MAIN STREET. >> [OVERLAPPING] THERE OUGHT TO BE AN ACTION FOR THAT [OVERLAPPING]. >> YOU COULD DO THAT. SURE. >> SUGGEST AN ACTION FOR [OVERLAPPING] >> AN ACTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH BECOMING PART OF MAIN STREET AMERICA. THAT WOULD BE IT. >> OKAY. ALRIGHT. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD TO BECOME A MEMBER THE MAIN STREET. THAT IS IT I GUESS. >> I'LL SECOND THAT. [NOISE] >> WITH THAT, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. MR. DEFFIBAUGH? >> YES. >> MR. KLEIBER? >> YES. >> MR. OBERA? >> YES. >> MR. WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIED 4-0 FOR THE APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM 2023-040 FOR BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION PRESENTATION, TO INCLUDE THE $295 TO BE A MEMBER OF THE MAIN STREET ORGANIZATION. I DON'T REMEMBER THE FULL NAME, BUT THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU. >> PRETTY GOOD. >> WITH THAT I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO PULL THIS OUT OF ORDER A LITTLE BIT ON OUR AGENDA JUST BECAUSE IT MAKES SENSE TO DO SO NOW. WE'RE GOING TO SKIP DOWN TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-043 EDC. DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO CREATE AN EDC DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE CITY REQUESTED BY MYSELF. THIS ACTUALLY PIGGYBACKS PERFECTLY ON THIS. MR. OBERA THIS IS GOING TO HELP US POSSIBLY GUIDE THE CONVERSATION A LITTLE BIT. THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN THINKING HEAVILY ABOUT SIMPLY BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THIS GREAT NEED WITHIN OUR CITY. WE NEED THE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PROJECTS. WE NEED SOMEBODY OUT THERE BEING A SALESMAN FOR OUR CITY TO GO TO THE BUSINESSES TO PULL THEM HERE. WE ONLY HAVE SO MUCH LAND. IT'S PRIME REAL ESTATE. BUT WE DON'T WANT TO BE OVER-SATURATED WITH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF THINGS. WHY NOT GET OUT THERE AND HAVE GOOD BUSINESS AND PULL THEM TO US VERSUS JUST WAITING FOR SOMEBODY TO SHOW UP? HOWEVER, WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE ONLY HAVE ONE, IT'S A PART-TIME POSITION WITH MS. WALKER. SHE HAS SHARED THIS AMONGST EDC, CDC, AND THE CITY. THAT IS THE ONLY EDC WE HAVE CURRENTLY FOR OUR CITY. WE HAVE OUR BOARD. BUT AS FAR AS ACTUALLY HAVING SOMEBODY TO CONSTANTLY BE THAT SALESPERSON FOR US, WE'RE VERY MUCH LACKING IN THAT AREA RIGHT NOW. TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ON THIS, [NOISE] I WANTED TO COMPARE US TO A CITY OF COMPARABLE SIZE. THAT WAY YOU COULD SEE WHERE WE ARE COMPARED TO WHERE THEY ARE, AND REALLY PULL US UP TO SPEED BECAUSE WE'RE MISSING SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES. RESEARCH ON THE CITY OF ANNA. THEY'RE ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT SMALLER THAN US IN SIZE. IF YOU LOOK AT THEIR WEBSITE RIGHT NOW ON THEIR MAIN WEB PAGE, THEY SAY THAT THEIR POPULATION IS 15,010. THEY'RE PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THAT. [01:35:02] WE'RE PROBABLY AT ABOUT 30,000 ROUGHLY. I WOULD ASSUME THEY'RE PROBABLY AT ABOUT 20, SO 10,000 LESS THAN US. WITH 10,000 PEOPLE LESS THAN WHAT WE HAVE, THEY ALSO HAVE AN EDC BOARD, JUST LIKE US, THEY ALSO HAVE AN EDC DIRECTOR, THEY HAVE AN ASSISTANT TO THE CDC DIRECTOR, AND THEY HAVE AN EDC COORDINATOR. AGAIN, JUST TO HIGHLIGHT, WE ONLY HAVE THE ONE PART-TIME POSITION WHICH IS THE EDC COORDINATOR. THEY HAVE THEIR CITY PAGE ON FACEBOOK, WHICH IS A PARTNERSHIP OF THEIR EVENTS, THEIR COMMUNICATIONS, AND THEIR EDC. CURRENTLY, THEIR PAGE WHICH BROADCAST TO ALL THEIR CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES HAS ABOUT 11,000 FOLLOWERS. OUR CITY ONLY HAS 7,000. THEY ARE VERY ACTIVE IN THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PORTION AND ANNOUNCING THE BUSINESSES THAT THEY HAVE COMING IN BECAUSE THEY ARE PROMOTING THEIR CITY. JUST IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, THEY HAVE ANNOUNCED ON FEBRUARY 24TH, JUST THREE DAYS AGO, THAT THEY HAVE SECURED HOME DEPOT, ON JANUARY 17, THEY ANNOUNCED THAT THEY SECURED THREE NATIONS BREWING OR THEY'LL HAVE A BREWERY. ON DECEMBER 30TH, THEY ANNOUNCED DAIRY QUEEN, ON DECEMBER 1ST, THEY ANNOUNCED THEIR INITIATIVE FOR A DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PROJECT, ON OCTOBER 25TH, THEY ANNOUNCED THAT THEY ARE HOSTING THEIR THIRD ANNUAL BUSINESS APPRECIATION BREAKFAST SPONSORED BY THEIR EDC TO APPRECIATE THEIR CURRENT BUSINESSES AND TO PROMOTE NEW BUSINESSES, AND ON 9, AND 11, THEY ANNOUNCED FACIES TACOS. AGAIN, THAT'S JUST IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, WE HAVE NOT ANNOUNCED ANYTHING AS FAR AS BUSINESSES COMING TO PRINCETON AND TRYING TO GET ANY TYPE OF EXCITEMENT ON THAT. >> WE GOT THE DAIRY QUEEN. >> WE HAVE THE DAIRY QUEEN COMING, [LAUGHTER] BUT WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT IT. JUST TO SHOW A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT POTENTIAL, JUST GETTING OUT THERE AND SPEAKING ABOUT IT. BECAUSE IF ANYBODY'S IN BUSINESS, YOU KNOW BUSINESS CREATES BUSINESS. SPEAKING ABOUT IT JUST TALKING ABOUT IT. IF YOU KNOW OF SOMEBODY IN DEVELOPMENT, YOU SEE A CITY, YOU HEAR ABOUT IT, YOU SEE THE GROWTH, YOU'RE GOOD TO GO TELL SOMEBODY ELSE, I'VE HEARD ABOUT THIS. THIS IS COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE. THIS MORNING AT 11:00 A.M, I POSTED ON MY MAYOR PAGE ABOUT THE NEW RESTAURANT COMING IN, SCRAMBLER CAFE. WITHIN ONE HOUR, IT HAD 173 LIKES, 1,394 PEOPLE REACHED AND 1065 ENGAGEMENTS ON THE POST. BY 06:00 P.M. TONIGHT, RIGHT BEFORE THE MEETING, IT HAD 262 LIKES, 5,316 PEOPLE REACHED, 2,128 ENGAGEMENTS, AND 13 SHARES. THAT IS MORE THAN ANY LIKES THAT WE PROMOTE ON OUR OWN FACEBOOK PAGE FOR THE CITY. BECAUSE AGAIN, WE'RE NOT PUSHING THOSE INITIATIVES OF BUSINESSES COMING IN. I RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A HUGE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BY DEVELOPING AN EDC TEAM. I DO MOST CERTAINLY THINK HAS TO START WITH AN EDC DIRECTOR. THERE IS A COST TO THAT. I DON'T THINK IT'S A COST THAT WE CAN AFFORD NOT TO DO ANYMORE. I THINK AS A CITY THAT'S GROWING, WE'RE NOT GOING TO STOP THAT GROWTH. WE'RE ALREADY BEHIND. WE'VE GOT SOME CATCHING UP WE NEED TO DO. PERSONALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN EDC DIRECTOR POSITION. I WOULD LIKE THAT DIRECTOR TO WORK SPECIFICALLY WITH OUR CITY MANAGER, WITH DEVELOPMENT, WITH OUR COUNCIL, AND WITH MYSELF TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE IMPLEMENTING THE VISION OF OUR CITY, THAT THEY ARE WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH THE COUNCIL AS WELL AS WITH STAFF. WITH THAT, I KNOW THAT MR. BORG AND MS. BRAGGMORE, DO YOU HAVE INFORMATION TO GIVE US, AND THAT LOOKS LIKE THE FINANCING. >> ON THAT HANDOUT I GAVE YOU. >> DID YOU WANT TO DISCUSS IT? >> ABSOLUTELY. IN YOUR HANDOUT JUST TALKS ABOUT SOME GENERAL INFORMATION AND THE GENERAL SCOPE OF WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE. IT REALLY ENTAILS DOLLARS AND CENTS. THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT'S [OVERLAPPING] DOWN TO. YOU HAVE A BREAKDOWN. ON THE LAST PAGE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AN ESTIMATED TRANSFER [NOISE] FROM THE EDC TO THE CITY. IT WOULD INCREASE THAT TRANSFER FOR THE REST OF THE FISCAL YEAR. IT'S AROUND $78,000. THE ESTIMATED TOTAL TRANSFER ANNUALLY WOULD MOVE UP TO 238,000 ROUGHLY. IN MY OPINION, IT'S SOMETHING CERTAINLY THAT THE EDC CAN AFFORD. IF THIS IS THE DIRECTION THAT YOU WANTED TO GO, I WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE MS. WALKER PRESENT THIS TO THE EDC AND TRY TO GET THAT MONEY ALLOCATED FOR THIS PURPOSE. I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY THEY WOULD DENY IT. THAT WOULD BE IT. >> IF THE EDC IS FUNDING THIS, [01:40:02] THAT STILL ALLOWS THE EDC DIRECTOR TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNCIL. >> LET ME ASK YOU THIS, HOW DO YOU SEE THAT RELATIONSHIP? >> AS MS. WALKER WAS SPEAKING TONIGHT ABOUT HAVING THE COUNCIL GO WITH HER TO SPECIFIC BUSINESSES, [OVERLAPPING] WOULD THAT STILL ENTAIL US SAYING, WE NEED OUR CDC DIRECTOR TO GIVE US A REPORT? WHAT DOES OUR BUSINESS RETENTION LOOK LIKE RIGHT NOW? WHAT ARE WE LACKING AS A CITY? WHAT DO WE NEED? HOW IS THE REVITALIZATION PROJECT GOING IN DOWNTOWN THAT LETS US DERIVE THAT, NOT NECESSARILY OUR EDC, THEY'RE THEIR OWN BOARD, I WANT THE EDC DIRECTOR POSITION TO WORK WITH THE CITY, NOT JUST ON THE EDC LEVEL. >> AGREED. THE COUNCIL AND THE GOVERNING BODY HAVE OVERSIGHT OVER THE EDC. THAT BEING SAID, ABSOLUTELY, THE DIRECTOR, MS. WALKER COULD INTERACT ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH THE CITY COUNCIL. I DON'T SEE ANY CONFLICT THERE WHATSOEVER. >> PERFECT. >> I THINK IT'S A GOOD PROGRAM. AS I SAID, I DON'T SEE WHY THE EDC WOULDN'T. THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION OF THIS A COUPLE OF A YEAR OR SO AGO AND [NOISE] IT DIDN'T GET ANY ATTRACTION BECAUSE THE EDC WASN'T READY TO TAKE ON HUMAN RESOURCES, AND ALL THAT, AND THEY WERE ENVISIONED TO BE A PAID BODY. THAT NARROWED THE ABILITY TO WHICH DIRECTION WE WOULD GO. THEY DIDN'T VOTE TO SUPPORT ANY MORE THAN WHAT THEY ALLOCATED IN THEIR ANNUAL BUDGET. NOT TO SAY THEY COULDN'T HAVE, BUT THEY CAN. I WOULD SAY THAT IT SHOULD COME OUT OF THE EDC FUNDING. QUITE FRANKLY, THE BUDGET FOR THE GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE CITY IS IT'S BALANCED. WE WATCHED THAT VERY CAREFULLY. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE GO BEFORE THE BOARD AND MAKE THIS RECOMMENDATION AND SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY. ULTIMATELY, THIS BOARD, THE COUNCIL HAS THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE THOSE DETERMINATIONS, BUT IT WOULD BE A MUCH EASIER ROAD IF THEY JUST [NOISE] AND WE WENT ON ABOUT OUR BUSINESS. >> WHAT DIRECTION DO WE NEED TO TAKE THEM TONIGHT IF WE ARE SETTING THAT TO EDC? >> YOU'LL DIRECT ME AND MS. WALKER TO MAKE THIS AN ITEM ON THE NEXT EDC AGENDA FOR A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL STAFFING. >> DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THAT? >> PLEASE. >> GENTLEMEN, IF YOU ARE GOOD WITH THAT. FOR ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, IF YOU NEED TO DISCUSS IT FURTHER, PLEASE GO AHEAD. BUT IF NOT, IF I COULD GET A MOTION, PLEASE. >> [BACKGROUND]. >> JUST TO DIRECT STAFF. [OVERLAPPING] >> I MAKE A MOTION DIRECT STAFF TO GO BEFORE THE EDC TO ESTABLISH A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT TO PAY FOR THE FULL-TIME STAFF, THAT WOULD BE DIRECTOR OF EDC. I GUESS, THAT WOULD BE IT? >> FOR ADDITIONAL PAY STAFFING. >> FOR ADDITIONAL PAY STAFFING FOR EDC, FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. MR. DEFFIBAUGH. >> YES. >> MR. KLEIBER. >> YES. >> MR. OBERA. >> YES. >> MR. WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIES 4-0 FOR THE APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM. I'M GOING TO STEP ON MY PAPERS TONIGHT. 2023-043 EDC, TO INSTRUCT STAFF TO LET EDC KNOW ABOUT A POSSIBLE BUDGET ADJUSTMENT. WITH THAT, WE WILL GO BACK UP TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-041, RESOLUTION 2023-02-27-R FOR BRANCH VFD CONSIDERATION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-02-27-R TO AUTHORIZE THE ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS ON REAL PROPERTY, PERSONAL PROPERTY AND INTANGIBLE BUSINESS PROPERTY FROM BRANCH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. >> THANK YOU MAYOR. WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE THAT CAN SPEAK TO THIS ISSUE TONIGHT. WE HAVE THE FIRE CHIEF, WE HAVE MR. OVERCASH AND MYSELF. BASICALLY, WHAT THIS IS, IS THE BRANCH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AS YOU WELL KNOW IS DONATING THEIR PROPERTY INCLUSIVE OF THEIR EQUIPMENT AND THEIR REAL PROPERTY TO THE CITY OF PRINCETON AND WE ARE GOING TO RUN THE FIRE OPERATIONS OUT OF THAT STATION FOR STATION 4. MR. OVERCASH IS PREPARING A DOCUMENTATION FOR THESE DONATIONS AND WE HAVE [01:45:05] JUST A LITTLE BIT REMAINING CLEANUP TO DO REGARDING SOME DEED RECORDS. AS SOON AS WE GET THOSE DEED RECORDS, IT'S GOING TO BE PREPARED AND WE'RE ASKING FOR THE BOARD TO AUTHORIZE ME TO FINALIZE THE REMAINING DOCUMENTS AND CLOSE UP THE DEAL. MR. OVERCASH, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? >> THE RESOLUTION, I BELIEVE, THE ONE DISTRIBUTED IN THE COUNCIL PACKET, DIDN'T INCLUDE THE ADDRESS INFORMATION. THE TWO STATIONS, THE TWO PIECES OF PROPERTY THAT THE CITY WILL BE ACQUIRING FROM BRANCH FIRE DEPARTMENT ARE THE EXISTING STATION THAT'S LOCATED AT 7777 FM 546 AND THEN THE SECOND ONE THERE IS NOT ANYTHING ON IT YET. IT'S BLANK LAND RIGHT NOW OR AT LEAST THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. IT'S ABOUT THE 5,700 BLOCK OF FM 982 IS WHERE THAT SECOND SITE WILL BE LOCATED. IT'S A PAD SITE THAT WAS OWED BY A DEVELOPER TO BRANCH AND GOT CONVEYED TO THEM. BUT SINCE BRANCH IS CLOSING DOWN BEFORE THEY BUILD A FIRE STATION ON IT, THEY'RE HANDING IT OVER TO US TO FINISH OUT. >> DO WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE MOTION TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION CONTINGENT ONLY BEEN COMPLETED OR THE PAPERWORK? >> WE'VE GOT A COPY WITH THE BLANKS FILLED IN TERMS OF THE TWO ADDRESSES OF THE TWO PROPERTIES THAT'LL BE READY FOR THE MAYOR'S SIGNATURE TONIGHT. YOU CAN VOTE ON IT TONIGHT AND APPROVE IT. THE OTHER DOCUMENTS WON'T NEED TO COME BACK BEFORE YOU IN TERMS OF FINALIZING THE CITY SIGNATURE ON DEEDS ON THE VARIOUS DOCUMENTS ACCEPTING POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY THAT'S BEING DONATED. >> YOUR HONOR WITH THAT ON ITEM 2023-041, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2023-02-27-R BRANCH VFD. >> I SECOND THAT. >> WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL TO VOTE. MR. DEFFIBAUGH. >> YES. >> MR. KLEIBER. >> YES. >> MR. OBERA. >> YES. >> MR. WASHINGTON. >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIES 4-0 FOR THE APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM 2023-041 FOR RESOLUTION 2023-02-27-R FOR BRANCH VFD. THAT'LL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-042 FOR TEMPORARY WASTEWATER ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT, DISCUSSION AND STAFF DIRECTION REGARDING A TEMPORARY WASTEWATER ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENTS FOR SEWAGE PROCESSING AND SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF WESTERN AND EAST FORK FRESHWATER SUPPLY DISTRICT 1A. IT'S A TONGUE TWISTER. >> THANK YOU MAYOR. [LAUGHTER] THAT'S A LOT OF LANGUAGE FOR A VERY SMALL ORDEAL. LET ME JUST GIVE YOU A QUICK BRIEF ON THIS. ONE OF OUR DEVELOPERS HERE IN PRINCETON HAS A PROJECT IN WESTERN AND IT'S UNDER ANOTHER FRESHWATER SUPPLY DISTRICT. THEY HAVE NOT QUITE FINISHED THEIR LIFT STATION, AND THEY NEED A VERY TEMPORARY PLACE TO BE ABLE TO BRING THEIR WASTEWATER. WHAT THIS IS? THIS IS A LETTER THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR DOCUMENT, BUT MR. OVERCASH HAS PREPARED AN AGREEMENT AND WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR YOU IS ALLOW ME TO GO AHEAD AND FINISH OUT THIS AGREEMENT SO THAT WE CAN ACCEPT A SMALL PORTION OF WASTEWATER ON A TEMPORARY BASIS UNTIL THEIR LIFT STATION COMES ONLINE. [NOISE] IT'S A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF HOMES AND IT'S FOR THE MEGATEL DEVELOPER. >> YOU SAID, THAT'S FOR THE MEGATEL DEVELOPER? >> IT IS. >> IS THIS THE SICILY PROJECT? >> THE SICILY PROJECT, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY THE VENETIAN PROJECT THAT ISN'T QUITE READY ON THEIR LIFT STATION BUT THEY'RE HAVING HOMES, SO THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A SMALL AMOUNT OF WASTEWATER THAT THEY NEED TO DEAL WITH UNTIL THEIR PUMP STATION COMES ONLINE. >> IT'S FOR 130 HOMES. APPROXIMATELY HOW LONG? >> THAT'S THE MAX. >> OKAY. >> IT'LL START WITH ONES AND TWOS, BUT WE SET THAT AS A MATCH. WE SET GALLONS PER DAY. IS THAT RIGHT? >> YEAH, SO MAXIMUM GALLONS PER DAY, IS WHAT WE SAID. >> IN THE AGREEMENT AND SO WE DISCUSSED THAT WITH OUR TEAM AND WE ARRIVED AT SOME PRICING WITH OUR RATE CONSULTANTS AND IT'S 100% REIMBURSABLE. >> WHAT TYPE OF; I DON'T KNOW THE CORRECT VERBIAGE FOR THIS, [01:50:01] PARAMETERS DO WE HAVE PUT IN PLACE IF THEY DO NOT GET THEIR PUMP STATION UP OR THEY DO NOT HAVE THEIR PROCESSES IN ORDER AND IT EXCEEDS THIS TIME FRAME THAT WE'RE EXPECTING THEM TO USE? IF IT GOES FROM SHORT-TERM TO VERY LONG-TERM, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? >> NOT VERY GOOD FOR THEM. [LAUGHTER] >> MADAM MAYOR, I THINK I MIGHT BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT. THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A CONTINUING OBLIGATION. I THINK WE HAVE IT SET UP AS A 90 DAY INITIAL PERIOD WITHIN ESSENTIALLY I THINK MONTH-TO-MONTH RENEWALS, BUT THE CITY IS NOT GOING TO BE UNDER A CONTINUING OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE SERVICE JUST BECAUSE IT DOES THIS AS A TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION. IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO GET THEIR WASTEWATER HOUSE IN ORDER SO TO SPEAK WITHIN ENOUGH TIME FOR US TO OR IN A WAY THAT WE CAN WORK WITH, WE'LL TELL THEM TO GO FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE TO TAKE IT. >> EASY ENOUGH. GENTLEMEN, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, IF I COULD GET A MOTION PLEASE. >> GET A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2023-042 FOR TEMPORARY WASTEWATER ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT. >> YOU GOT A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE, MR. DEFFIBAUGH? >> YES. >> MR. COOPER? >> YES. >> MR. OBERA? >> YES. >> MR. WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIES 4,0 FOR THE APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM 2023-042 FOR TEMPORARY WASTEWATER ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT. THIS WILL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-044 OLD POLICE STATION. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING DIRECTION FROM THE CITY COUNCIL ON FUTURE USE OF THE OLD POLICE STATION AT 03:06 MAIN STREET. I WILL DISCUSS THIS FIRST. >> TRUE. >> WE WERE PRESENTED AN OPPORTUNITY FROM AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS REQUESTING TO LEASE THE OLD POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR DOWNTOWN AREA. AS WE'VE HEARD TONIGHT JUST FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, IT WOULD BE AMAZING TO HAVE SOMETHING DOWN THERE THAT WOULD SPUR THE CONTINUOUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THAT AREA. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT, SO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GETTING INTO. THE ORGANIZATION THAT DOES WANT TO LEASE, THAT IS HEART AND SOUL CHURCH. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, THAT THERE'S A SITUATION RIGHT NOW WITH THE ISD. THEY'RE ACTUALLY IN A BOARD MEETING RIGHT NOW REGARDING FACILITY USAGE OF THEIR PROPERTIES. WHAT IT DOES AFFECT ALL THE LOCAL CHURCHES THAT ARE RENTING OUT OUR SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW. UNFORTUNATELY, IN PRINCETON RIGHT NOW, THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF BUILDINGS THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO LEASE AND UTILIZE FOR THEIR SERVICES. THIS DOES AFFECT THEM IF THE ISD DOES DECIDE TO DECLINE A USAGE OF THEIR FACILITIES OR IN THE FUTURE IF THEY MAKE THAT DECISION. IT DIDN'T MAKE HEART AND SOUL CHURCH START TO LOOK FOR OTHER OPTIONS TO POTENTIALLY HOUSE THEIR CHURCH AND TO CONTINUE TO HOLD SERVICES. SINCE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN SITTING THERE AND THERE IS SPACE FOR THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY HAD CONSIDERED AND THEY WANTED US TO TALK ABOUT. TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT HEART AND SOUL IN CASE YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR. CURRENTLY, HEART AND SOUL IS THE LARGEST CHURCH IN PRINCETON. THEY HAVE AN AVERAGE WEEKLY ATTENDANCE. NOT NECESSARILY PEOPLE THAT CALL IT THEIR HOME CHURCH, BUT A WEEKLY ATTENDANCE AT 375 PEOPLE AND THAT'S ABOUT TO SPLIT INTO TWO SEPARATE SERVICES. THIS UPCOMING SATURDAY IS GOING TO BE THE EIGHTH SERVE SATURDAY PROJECT THAT THEY HAVE DONE IN JUST THE PAST TWO YEARS, SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2020 WHEN THEY FIRST CAME TO PRINCETON. THEY HAVE DONE OVER 60 PROJECTS OF OUTREACH EVENTS. THEY'VE DONE THREE PUMPKIN PAINTING PARTIES THAT HAVE SEEN 600 PEOPLE HERE IN PRINCETON BE ABLE TO COME IN AND JULIA FREELY, A COMPLETELY FREE EVENT OR COMMUNITY. THEY'VE WATCHED POLICE CARS, THEY'VE GIVEN CARE PACKAGES TO FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE. THEY'VE DONE NUMEROUS BLOCK PARTIES AT VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK, CYPRUS GREEK APARTMENTS IN PRINCETON VILLAGE MOBILE PARK. THEY'VE ALSO BEEN TO THE PRINCETON LAUNDRY MAT EIGHT SEPARATE TIMES AND GIVEN OUT OVER $1,500 IN QUARTERS LAUNDRY, SOAP AND DETERGENT. THEY PAINTED THE ORIGIN CHIROPRACTIC OFFICE DOWNTOWN TO HELP WITH THEIR FACADE AND THE DOWNTOWN AREA TO MAKE THAT LOOK NICER. THEY BUILT A TRAMPOLINE FOR A MAN WHO JUST RECENTLY WAS DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE 4 CANCER. THEY HELPED ANOTHER GENTLEMAN IN OUR CITY THAT IS A VETERAN AND HAVE BEEN WORKING ON HIS HOUSEHOLD OFF TRASH, CUT HIS GRASS, AND CONTINUE THOSE SERVICES. THEY HAVE FED CHICK FILET TO EVERY EMPLOYEE AT PRINCETON HIGH-SCHOOL, LACEY ELEMENTARY AND GODWIN ELEMENTARY. THEY HAVE SERVED A CATHOLIC CRITTER SIX TIMES. THEY'VE GIVEN OUT OVER $10,000 AND BENEVOLENCE TO THE COMMUNITY. THEY'VE GIVEN OUT 150 THANKSGIVING MEALS. THEY BUILT PLANTERS FOR THE KIDS AT LACEY ELEMENTARY TO BE ABLE TO PLANT THINGS. THIS IS NOT JUST A CHURCH THAT IS SINGULAR TO THEM. THIS IS A CHURCH THAT CONTINUOUSLY WANTS TO POUR BACK OUT TO [01:55:02] THE COMMUNITY AND THEY WANT TO DO THAT IN THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY IN DOWNTOWN. THEY ARE ASKING TONIGHT THAT YOU CONSIDER THEM TO BE ABLE TO LEASE THAT BUILDING, THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO GO THERE AND HAVE THEIR CHURCH SERVICES THERE. WHAT I AM ASKING FOR YOU TONIGHT IS JUST A CONSIDERATION TO ALLOW THEM TO LEASE THE BUILDING. OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S GOING TO BE TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO THAT LEASE THAT WE WILL NEED TO DISCUSS AND GO OVER. HOWEVER, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT CURRENT MARKET RATE OF THOSE TENANTS, THE MOST RECENT TENANT IN THERE OF A COMPARABLE SIZE TO THAT, COMPARABLE SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE IT WOULD BE ABOUT $4,000 PER MONTH. THAT WOULD COME DIRECTLY BACK TO THE CITY AND THEY ARE LOOKING FOR ABOUT A FIVE-YEAR LEASE. AGAIN, THERE'S OTHER COMPONENTS THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS ABOUT BEING ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT BUILDING. BUT THAT'S WHAT WE WILL WORK ON BETWEEN STAFF AND CITY COUNCIL AS WELL. WE'LL DISCUSS THOSE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS. BUT TONIGHT THEY ARE ASKING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO LEASE THAT BUILDING AND GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. THEY ARE NOT A CHURCH, IT'S ONLY GOING TO OPERATE THERE ON SUNDAYS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ALL WEEK LONG IN DIFFERENT OUTREACH PROGRAMS. WHETHER IT'S A RECOVERY PROGRAM AND MOTHER'S DAY OUT PROGRAM, FINANCIAL CLASSES, AGAIN, JUST DIFFERENT THINGS, EVEN RENTING THEM OUT TO NOT RENTING, BUT ALLOWING OTHER CHURCHES TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT SPOT AS WELL THAT ARE ALSO GOING TO BE IMPACTED. AGAIN, THEY'RE ASKING FOR THAT TONIGHT THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ALLOW THEM TO UTILIZE THAT BUILDING. >> YOUR HONOR, I THINK IT'S PROBABLY A GREAT IDEA, BUT I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS OR WHATEVER. BECAUSE NOTING THE SIZE OF THAT BUILDING, AND NOTING THE SIZE OF HEART AND SOUL CONGREGATION, IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE A LOT OF REMODELING. >> YES. >> THAT WOULD BE AT THE CHURCH'S EXPENSE? >> ABSOLUTELY. >> BUT THEN WOULD THE OCCUPANCY LOAD ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE LIKE THREE SERVICES OR WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE TO YOU'D HAVE TO SPLIT THE SERVICES OR FLIP COINS? A GUEST WHO'S GOING TO GET UP EARLY AND WHO'S GOING TO GET UP LATE? >> THEY'RE GOING TO HELP US. >> I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE EXPLORED, BUT IT'S USED FOR THAT ARE LEASED IT OUT. OR I WALKED BY THAT BUILDING QUITE OFTEN AND I JUST SEE IT SITTING THERE AND IT NEEDS TO BE USED. IT DOES SOMETHING. >> AGAIN, JUST TO SPEAK TO THE ECONOMICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THAT AREA. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT EVERY SUNDAY WE'VE GOT ALMOST 400 PEOPLE IN OUR DOWNTOWN AREA, WHETHER THEY'RE EATING AT OUR RESTAURANTS, SHOPPING, GOT, [OVERLAPPING],. >> YOU'D HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OF HAVING A CHURCH. THEY'RE GETTING OUT TO GO DOWN TO THE REVERES TO EAT WITH WALKING DISTANCE. BUT I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE PROBABLY NEED TO EXPLORE AND CONSIDER. >> FOR SURE. >> YOU DEAL WITH SOME TYPE OF PLANS OR SOMETHING OR THE CITY OR STAFF LOOK AT IT AND THEN DETERMINE IF IT CAN BE REMODELED IN CONFIGURED TO THAT FOR CHURCH. >> SPEAKING TO THE CHURCH. THEY'RE HAPPY TO DO THAT, REMODEL THEMSELVES, BUT THAT'S NOT INEXPENSIVE, THAT THEY WANT THE CITY TO PAY FOR IT. >> I UNDERSTAND. WITHOUT ME JUST SEE IF IT CAN BE CONFIGURED TO DO THAT. HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD ACTUALLY SEE. >> THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE BUILDING. >> IF THEY COMPLETELY DO IT AND REMODEL IT BECAUSE YOU GOT TO HAVE THE BATHROOMS, HAVE TO STAY IN THERE AND ALL THAT. IS IT GONE TO JUST SIT 50 PEOPLE, DID IT WOULDN'T BE A VIABLE OPTION. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE STUFF THAT'S PROBABLY 150 PEOPLE PER SERVICE. I WOULD THINK IN THE FUTURE, POSSIBLY EVEN MORE BUT I THINK IT'S SOMETHING TO CONSIDER THOUGH. >> ANY OTHER FEEDBACK FROM YOU. >> I AGREE WITH MR. DEVIN, BUT I THINK IT'S GOOD. IT FITS VARIETY OF NEEDS. IT'S A CHURCH AND ORGANIZATION THAT'S ALREADY POURED INTO OUR COMMUNITY. WE JUST TALKED ABOUT AND EATING MORE TRAFFIC DOWNTOWN AND SO FORTH. I DON'T SEE WHY WE WOULDN'T FALL WITH IT OR AT LEAST TAKE A LOOK AT IT. >> MR. DEFFIBAUGH, HE ASKED THE QUESTION I WAS GOING TO ASK, BUT IT LOOKS OUT OF THEM. IT MAY HAVE TO GET A BIGGER BUILDING IN THAT LOWER JIM DONE THERE. [LAUGHTER] I HAD TO GET BIGGER CUBE. YOU CAN GO OUT THERE AND WORKOUT AFTER THE. >> I THOUGHT I SAW NEW BARBECUE PLACE POPPING UP DOWN THERE AND ADJUST THE ASSIGNED FOR IT. USED TO BE THAT THERE'S ANY BUSINESSES LOOKING TO INVEST IN DOWNTOWN. [02:00:02] THAT'S A RESTAURANT. COME ON. WE'RE READY. MR. RIVERA, I KNOW YOU CAN'T SPEAK MUCH TO IT AS FAR AS THE VOTE GOES. >> YEAH BUT THIS OPTION VERSUS IT'S SITTING THERE EMPTY DOING WHAT IT'S DOING I DEFINITELY THINK IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE EXPLORED AND LOOKED INTO FURTHER AND DEFINITELY REVITALIZE AS DOWNTOWN AS WE JUST HAD A PRESENTATION ON. I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD DEFINITELY SERIOUSLY LOOK INTO. >> WELL, THEN I GUESS WHAT I'M ASKING FOR YOU TONIGHT IS JUST YOUR BLESSING TO ALLOW THEM TO LEASE IT BASED UPON AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY AND WE WOULD HAVE TO WORK THROUGH THOSE TERMS BUT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE THE OPTION TO DO SO. >> I WOULD JUST MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE BRING BACK THOSE OPTIONS THROUGH TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING AND HAVE [NOISE] MR. OVERCASH MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO LEGAL OBLIGATIONS THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS AND THEN YOU ALL CAN MAKE A VOTE AT THAT POINT. >> BECAUSE I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT THAT OUR BUILDING STAFF ACTUALLY LOOK AT IT AND GO WITH IT, MAYBE THE CHURCH AND SEE WHAT THE VISION IS SO THE HOUSE CAN BE LAID OUT AND WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE THROUGH. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> REMODELING IN HOW MANY WORTH THE OCCUPANCY LOAD CONNECTION COULD BE AN ESTIMATED OCCUPANCY LOAD. >> NO, I AGREE. >> MR. OVERCASH, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? >> YES. THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THERE ARE SOME LIMITATIONS ON YOUR ABILITY, YOUR DISCRETION TO LEASE OUT CITY PROPERTY. IF THE CITY WERE TO SELL LAND IT WAS OWNING, IT HAS TO MAKE THAT AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IT HAS TO DO PUBLIC NOTICE AND BIDDING OR PUBLIC AUCTION TO SELL ITS REAL PROPERTY. CERTAIN LEASES MAY ALSO HAVE TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR MULTIPLE PEOPLE TO COMPETE ON THEM DEPENDING ON THE TERMS OF THE LEASE. THAT HAS TO BE A SHORT-TERM LEASE TO BE EXEMPT FROM THAT REQUIREMENT SO THAT THAT GENERAL RULE OF THUMB IS USUALLY STATED AS YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN TROUBLE IF YOU'RE THINKING OF IT FOR LONGER THAN 20 YEARS AT A TIME. SOME OF THOSE PARAMETERS WOULD NEED TO BE WORKED OUT IN ORDER FOR US TO BRING SOMETHING BACK THAT WOULD BE SUITABLE FOR COUNCIL ACTION. >> MAYOR, WE'LL GET WITH MR. FORD AND YOU AND MYSELF, WE'LL TRY TO PUT OUR HEADS AROUND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND SO WE CAN BRING BACK A COMPREHENSIVE DISCUSSION AT THE NEXT MEETING. >> WOULD IT BE WISE TO ALSO HAVE SOMEBODY FROM THE CHURCH AS WELL TO WORK IN TANDEM WITH THAT TO SEE WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE? >> PROBABLY, YEAH. >> GREAT. WELL, THEN WE'LL SCHEDULE THAT AND WE'LL DISCUSS IT FOR OUR NEXT MEETING. >> THANK YOU. >> NO ACTION, MA'AM. >> DO WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION JUST TO DIRECT STAFF TO DO THAT OR NO ACTION? >> I DON'T THINK THERE'S AN ACTION. WE JUST NEED DIRECTION. >> THEN THAT WILL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-045, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE PA'S ADDITION DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING AN AGREEMENT BY IN-BETWEEN THE CITY OF PRINCETON AND BMSS INVESTMENTS, BETTY IRENE PEAS, AND MATTHEW MYRON PEAS. SPECIFYING THE TERMS FOR THE ANNEXATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF A 5.003 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN THE DAVID CHERRY SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 166, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS. >> MAYOR, COUNCIL, THIS AGREEMENT IS FOR A PIECE OF PROPERTY, IS LOCATED ABOUT HALF A MILE NORTH OF MONTE CARLO AND FM 75 INTERSECTION. IT'S ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROAD ADJACENT TO THE MONTICELLO DEVELOPMENT. IT'S A LITTLE FIVE-ACRE PIECE IN FRONT OF FM75. WE'VE WORKED WITH POTENTIAL DEVELOPERS HERE TO INDRAFT THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT SPECIFIES THE TERMS FOR THE PROPOSED USES AND THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY. IT INCLUDES SOME USES SUCH AS MONASTERIES AS DAYCARE, SOME OFFICE IN RETAIL, AND OTHER SIMILAR C2 USES. THIS AGREEMENT ALSO SPECIFIES THE TERMS FOR THEM TO ANNEX'S PROPERTY INTO THE CITY LIMITS AS IT'S CURRENTLY OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS. I'LL KEEP IT BRIEF, IT'S BEEN A LONG NIGHT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I'LL TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AND THERE'S A REPRESENTATIVE HERE AS WELL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >> YOU DON'T WANT TO STAY FOR ANOTHER HOUR? >> NO, MA'AM. >> YOUR HONOR, IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS BY ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, I'D LIKE TO MOTION TO APPROVE OUT IN 2023-045, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PIECE ADDITION. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. MR. DEFFIBAUGH? >> YES. >> MR. KLEIBER? >> YES. >> MR. OBERA? >> YES. >> MR. WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIES 4-0 FOR THE APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM 2023-045, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR PEACE ADDITION. [EXECUTIVE SESSION] THIS WILL TAKE US TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. [02:05:01] EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER THE TERMS OF CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY INTEND TO RECLOSE SESSION OR EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING, SECTION 551-0712, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ON A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS, CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER ON ANY POSTED AGENDA ITEM. TONIGHT WE'LL BE DISCUSSING THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND FOR 2023. THE TIME IS 08:58 PM AND THIS WILL PUT US INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. >> MAYOR, I DON'T THINK WE NEED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THAT. THIS ITEM WAS DISCUSSED DURING THE WORK SESSION PRECEDING THIS MEETING. THIS WAS A PLACEHOLDER ITEM IN CASE THERE WERE QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL FOR ITS LEGAL ADVISORS OR ITS FINANCIAL TEAM REGARDING THE DETAILS OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND. IF YOU WANTED TO SUBMIT THOSE QUESTIONS VIA EMAIL WE COULD PROBABLY ADDRESS THEM VIA EMAIL AS WELL TO ALL THE COUNCIL BUT SINCE THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANY ACTION TAKEN AND THERE'S NO ACTION TO BE DONE ON THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND I DON'T SEE ANY REASON FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION TONIGHT. >> I'LL TAKE JUST A MOMENT. WE'RE STILL GOING TO GO INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, TIME IS STILL 08:58. THE TIME IS 09:07. THIS WILL PUT US BACK INTO OUR REGULAR SESSION. THERE'S GOING TO BE NO ACTION TO TAKE IN REGARDS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TONIGHT. THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR REPORT AGENDA BY MR. BORG. [REPORT AGENDA] >> THANK YOU, MAYOR, COUNCIL. JUST A COUPLE OF ITEMS. NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS HERE ON MARCH 13TH AND THAT'S AT 06:30. MEALS-ON-WHEELS REMINDER, MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, AND FRIDAYS FROM 10:00-11:00 AT THE STEPHEN AND JUDY DEFFIBAUGH COMMUNITY CENTER. CPR AND AED FOR OUR SAFETY AND EDUCATION CONTINUES WITH THEIR TRAINING CLASSES. THEY'RE HELD ON THE THIRD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH FROM 06:00-09:00 AT THE SAME STEPHEN AND JUDY DEFFIBAUGH COMMUNITY CENTER. IT'S TIME TEXAS COMMUNITY CHALLENGE IS STILL GOING ON UNTIL MARCH 5TH. ON MARCH 18TH THERE'LL BE ANOTHER MOVIE IN THE PARK SPONSORED BY THE COMMUNITY EVENTS AND LOIS NELSON PUBLIC LIBRARY. THE EVENT STARTS AT 06:30 AND THE MOVIE WILL START AT 07:30 AT THE PRINCETON ADMISSIBLE CENTER. THE MOVIE IS LYLE, LYLE, CROCODILE. THANK YOU. >> THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR CITY COUNCIL REPORT AGENDA. [CC REPORT AGENDA] CITY COUNCIL REPORTS ABOUT ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST REGARDING WHICH NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN. GENTLEMEN, ANYTHING THAT YOU NEED TO REPORT TONIGHT? >> NOTHING TONIGHT. >> YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK WE MISSED SOMETHING ON HERE. >> I DON'T THINK WE DID. >> IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA. AM I JUST OVERLOOKING IT? >> I DON'T THINK WE MISSED ANYTHING. >> WELL, IT IS NOT WRITTEN ON OUR AGENDA SO I'M NOT FOR CERTAIN IF WE CAN TECHNICALLY SPEAK ABOUT IT BUT GENTLEMEN, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU NEED TO ADD TO AN UPCOMING AGENDA? I WOULD LIKE FOR THE NEXT AGENDA OR IF MR. FORD CAN HANDLE IT BEFOREHAND, JUST THE ORDINANCE FOR THE MASSAGE PARLOR, THE BUSINESS THAT SPOKE TO US? ALSO AN UPDATE ON OUR SIREN TESTING. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ANYTHING ELSE, GENTLEMEN? IF NOT, CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN, PLEASE? >> YEAH, AND I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND IT. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.