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[00:00:01]

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED TONIGHT.

[CALL TO ORDER]

THE TIME IS 6:43.

THIS WILL BEGIN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

TODAY IS APRIL THE 10TH, 2023.

WE WILL BEGIN WITH A 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.

WE WILL BEGIN WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

IF YOU'LL PLEASE STAND WITH ME.

THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR PUBLIC APPEARANCE.

[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 THE 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 MR. KELLY CARR. IF YOU'LL COME FORWARD.

STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.

I'M KELLY CARR AND LIVE IN THE IN PRINCETON 1215 JUNIPER HERE TO DO THE INVOCATION TONIGHT FOR US AND I'D LIKE TO READ A PASSAGE OF SCRIPTURE BY THE WAY HAPPY EASTER.

I HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A GREAT EASTER AND A GREAT EASTER SERVICE, AND WE CERTAINLY DID AT NEW HOPE.

I'M GOING TO READ A GREAT EASTER PASSAGE, NOT FROM THE GOSPELS, BUT FROM REVELATION CHAPTER ONE.

JOHN WROTE, WHEN I SAW HIM, I FELL AT HIS FEET LIKE A DEAD MAN, AND HE PLACED HIS RIGHT HAND ON ME AND SAID, DO NOT BE AFRAID.

I AM THE FIRST AND THE LAST AND THE LIVING ONE AND I WAS DEAD.

BUT BEHOLD, I AM ALIVE FOREVERMORE AND I HAVE THE KEYS OF DEATH AND OF HADES THEREFORE WRITE THESE THINGS WHICH YOU HAVE SEEN AND THE THINGS WHICH ARE AND THE THINGS WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER THESE THINGS.

LET US PRAY.

OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR YOUR LOVE FOR US, AND IN THAT YOUR LOVE FOR US YOU SENT YOUR SON TO BE OUR SAVIOR. WE THANK YOU FOR JESUS.

WE THANK YOU THIS EASTER TIME THAT NOT ONLY DID HE DIE AS A SACRIFICE FOR OUR SINS, BUT HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD VICTORIOUS OVER DEATH AND HELL AND THE GRAVE FOR EVERY ONE OF US.

SO THAT SOMEDAY WE ALSO, BY FAITH IN HIM, CAN HAVE THAT SAME VICTORY.

AND LORD WE PRAY FOR OUR CITY COUNCIL.

WE PRAY FOR OUR MAYOR.

WE PRAY FOR EACH ONE THAT YOU WOULD BLESS THEM, THAT YOU WOULD GUIDE THEM, THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM YOUR WISDOM THAT COMES FROM YOUR WORD AND YOUR SPIRIT. LORD, WE PRAY THAT CANOPY OF BLESSING AND PROTECTION OVER OUR CITY.

WE THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO SERVE HERE IN THIS PLACE, FOR POLICE, FOR FIRE, FOR FIRST RESPONDERS.

WE ASK YOUR PROTECTION UPON EACH OF THEM.

LORD, WE PRAY FOR OUR OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR TEACHERS AND ALL THAT ARE INVOLVED IN OUR EDUCATION PROCESS.

BUT, LORD, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THE WAY YOU HAVE BLESSED AND THE PROSPERITY THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT.

AND WE PRAY THAT WE WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD IN ANY WAY HINDER THAT CANOPY OF PROTECTION THAT YOU'VE GIVEN.

AND SO, GOD, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD DIRECT IN ALL THESE PROCEEDINGS TONIGHT, LORD WE PRAY IT IN THE NAME OF OUR SAVIOR CHRIST JESUS.

AMEN. AMEN.

LAQUITA JAMES.

[INAUDIBLE] GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS LAQUITA JAMES.

I'M A LONGTIME CITIZEN OF PRINCETON.

THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING US, YOUR CONSTITUENTS ON THIS GOVERNING BODY.

REGARDING THE DEI LEGISLATION, I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WANT TO VOTE AGAINST ITS ADOPTION.

I DON'T THINK WE NEED IT.

IT SOUNDS WONDERFUL AND NOBLE.

NOBODY BEING PICKED ON, BULLIED OR NOT GIVEN A CHANCE DUE TO A CERTAIN PERSONAL CHARACTERISTIC OR TRAIT.

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IN ACTUALITY, THIS MEASURE IS A DOOR OPENER TO MASSIVE SPENDING.

I IMAGINE IF PASSED THEN WE WILL NEED TO HIRE A DEI COORDINATOR WITH SALARY AND BENEFITS, THEN THE DEI COORDINATOR WILL HAVE TO SUBSTANTIATE EARNING THAT SALARY BY FINDING WAYS TO PUT PROGRAMS IN PLACE THAT WILL REQUIRE EVEN MORE EXPENDITURES.

AND IF THERE WAS A REAL NEED IN THIS COMMUNITY, WELL, THAT WOULD BE ONE THING.

BUT DO WE HAVE A REAL NEED? MOST OF THE BASICS ARE ALREADY COVERED BY FEDERAL CRIMINAL LAWS AND CIVIL LAW.

SO THE EQUITY PORTION OF DEI ISN'T SO MUCH ABOUT TREATING EVERYONE EQUALLY.

IT'S ABOUT SELECTING CERTAIN RACES, GENDERS AND SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING.

SO BY SPECIFYING WHICH RACES, WHICH GENDERS AND WHICH SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS ARE ALLOWED TO BENEFIT, YOU ARE CREATING DISCRIMINATION AND INEQUITY.

NOW, SPEAKING TO THE INCLUSIVE OF DEI, IF I WERE TO IDENTIFY AS WHITE AND HETEROSEXUAL, NOW I'M EXCLUDED NOT INCLUDED. MOSTLY, HOWEVER, I QUESTION WHETHER THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE MATTER FOR THIS GOVERNING BODY TO ADDRESS.

YOU CAN'T LEGISLATE THOUGHTS OR FEELINGS, ONLY ACTIONS.

AND IF THE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PUNISHMENTS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE FOR DISCRIMINATORY ACTIONS, AND WE'VE ALREADY SHOWN THAT MAKING SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR ONLY CERTAIN RACES, GENDERS AND SEXUALLY ORIENTED IS ACTUALLY DISCRIMINATORY, THEN THIS IS UNNECESSARY LEGISLATION.

AS ONE OF YOUR CITIZENS, I'M MORE CONCERNED ABOUT OTHER ISSUES FACING OUR GROWING COMMUNITIES, SUCH AS TRAFFIC, A LACK OF BUSINESSES WHERE WE CAN SPEND OUR MONEY AND SALES TAX DOLLARS IN OUR OWN CITY, AND A LACK OF BUSINESS INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT TO HELP THE CITIZENS OF PRINCETON WITH THE HUGE TAX BURDEN.

IT SEEMS TO ME A BASIC OF CIVIC GOVERNMENT IS THAT YOU JUST CANNOT PUT THE MAJOR TAX BURDEN ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES.

PLEASE SPEND YOUR VALUABLE TIME ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES INSTEAD.

THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].

HENRY SAVINO.

AS A REMINDER, IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.

HENRY SAVINO 1402 TULIP DRIVE PRINCETON.

I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT HERE ABOUT TWO YEARS, SO MY STATEMENT TOO INVOLVES USING RESOURCES FOR DEI TRAINING FOR THE CITY EMPLOYEES OF PRINCETON. SO IT ALSO REFLECTS MY EXPERIENCE OF DEI TRAINING.

I WORK AT L3 HARRIS, SO WE'VE ALSO HAD DEI TRAINING THERE.

SO I'M GOING TO COVER JUST ONE PART SINCE I ONLY HAVE THREE MINUTES.

SO DIVERSITY DEFINITION FROM ETHOS.

I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE CONTRACTORS THAT COULD BE DOING THE TRAINING HERE.

SO DIVERSITY SIMPLY MEANS VARIETY AND IT'S SPECIFIC TO THE COMPOSITION OF A GROUP AT WORK.

DIVERSITY MEANS THE PRESENCE OF DIFFERENCE WITHIN OUR CONTAINED ENVIRONMENTS.

WHEN WE HAVE DIVERSITY WITHIN OUR WORKPLACES, WE AVOID GAPS IN OUR KNOWLEDGE AND PERSPECTIVES THAT COULD LEAD TO MAJOR COMPANY ISSUES.

SO IT SOUNDS GOOD ON THE SURFACE, BUT REALLY WHAT IT MEANS TO ME AND WHAT I'VE SEEN AT L3 HARRIS, IS QUOTAS.

SO L3 HARRIS NOW THEY TALK MORE ABOUT WHEN THEY HIRE PEOPLE, THEY TALK ABOUT PERCENTAGES OF PEOPLE.

YOU KNOW, WE WE'RE STRIVING TOWARDS A GOAL OF HIRING 50% WOMEN.

WE'RE HIRING OR WE'RE ALSO STRIVING TOWARDS A GOAL OF HIRING A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE OF COLOR.

I THINK THAT'S RATHER OFFENSIVE TO PEOPLE RATHER THAN THEY'RE HIRED BASED ON THEIR MERIT, BASED ON THEIR ABILITIES.

SO THAT'S ONE ISSUE THAT I HAVE WITH THE DEI TRAINING WHERE I'M AT AND ALSO SPENDING RESOURCES HERE IN THE CITY OF PRINCETON. SO THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF SOCIAL ENGINEERING.

THEY TRY TO TELL YOU HOW TO THINK, EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY NOT BE THINKING A CERTAIN THING.

SO I JUST WOULD LIKE TO JUST AGAIN, REMIND THE FOLKS HERE AND ALSO PIGGYBACK ON THE FIRST SPEAKER ABOUT WHAT WE'RE SPENDING OUR RESOURCES ON.

SO REALLY, WHAT WOULD THE GOAL OR OBJECTIVE OF PROVIDING THESE DEI TRAINING OR PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY EMPLOYEES? SO IS THE TIME AND MONEY BEING SPENT ON THIS TRAINING WORTHWHILE WHERE MORE RESOURCES COULD GO TOWARDS IMPROVING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, BETTER ROADS, BETTER SIDEWALKS, SAFER PLACES FOR FOLKS TO TRAVEL, ESPECIALLY OUR KIDS GOING TO SCHOOL.

I DRIVE UP THIS ROAD EVERY MORNING WHERE THERE'S NO SIDEWALKS, WHERE SOME OF THE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS HAVE TO GET TO SCHOOL.

SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT I THINK WE COULD FOCUS ON.

AND IN CLOSING, WILL THIS TRAINING SERVE AND BENEFIT ALL THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY? SO I JUST REMIND YOU THAT YOU REPRESENT EVERYBODY HERE IN THE CITY, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST THE FOLKS THAT VOTED FOR YOU.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME [APPLAUSE].

CHRISTIAN RIVERA. HELLO, MY NAME IS CHRISTIAN RIVERA. I LIVE AT 1209 MEADOW CREEK DRIVE AND I'M HERE ADDRESSING THE DEI SPENDING . ME PERSONALLY, I THINK THERE ARE WAY BETTER PLACES WHERE YOU CAN SPEND THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY.

ME PERSONALLY, I HAD TO TAKE MY SON OUT OF A SCHOOL AND START HOMESCHOOLING HIM.

SO IF THERE'S ANY WAY YOU CAN PUT THAT TOWARDS EDUCATION, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S POSSIBLE, BUT THAT WOULD BE MY BIGGEST CONCERN BECAUSE I HAVE THREE KIDS AND BELIEVE ME, HOMESCHOOLING IS NOT EASY.

PLUS WORKING FULL TIME.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE [APPLAUSE]. RICKY ELMORE.

HELLO. THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME TODAY.

MY NAME IS RICKY ELMORE.

I LIVED IN PRINCETON ON COUNTY ROAD 893 NUMBER 4239 FOR THE PAST 37 YEARS.

AND THIS TOWN MEANS A LOT TO ME.

MY CHILDREN, NOW MY GRANDCHILDREN ARE LIVING HERE.

AND I CAN SYMPATHIZE WITH WHAT HENRY WAS SAYING ABOUT L3.

I JUST RETIRED FROM THERE AND WE WERE TAKING A TEST THING ONE TIME AND IT SAID, HOW DO YOU FEEL AMONGST THESE CERTAIN PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT COLOR AND STUFF? I'M LIKE, I DON'T KNOW THEM.

SO IF IT'S CONFUSING FOR ME, IT'S GOING TO BE CONFUSING FOR OUR CHILDREN.

AND I REALLY DON'T WANT OUR CHILDREN.

I WANT THEM TO LEARN THE OLD FASHIONED WAY.

I WAS RAISED IN A DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE WE ALL GOT ALONG.

WE WERE ALL POOR, SO WE HELPED EACH OTHER AND WE MADE IT, YOU KNOW, WITH GOD'S HELP.

BUT THAT'S WHY I COME HERE TO TALK TODAY WAS ABOUT THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION.

IT SEEMS TO HAVE ENTERED THE BLOODSTREAM OF THE UNITED STATES.

DEIS DURABILITY IS DUE TO NO DOUBT, TO THE APPLE PIE NATURE OF THE WORDS SUCH AS DIVERSITY, EQUITY OR INCLUSION.

WHO COULD OPPOSE THESE IDEALS AND LIKE THE TERM BLACK LIVES MATTER, OF COURSE THEY DO GREATLY.

ALL LIVES MATTER IN FACT, UNTIL YOU FIND OUT THAT THE BLACK LIVES MATTER FOUNDERS AND COMMITTED [INAUDIBLE] NURSED BY AN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK DEDICATED TO OVERTHROWING AMERICA AND ITS ENTIRE SYSTEM.

THEN YOU DECIDE TO HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS NETWORKS.

IN THE SAME THE DEI, AND FOR EXACTLY THE SAME REASON THE LEFT LIKES TO HIDE THE AGENDA BEHIND THE AMERICAN TWANGS.

SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO REPEAT AGAIN CLEARLY WHAT DEI HAS COME TO MEAN.

EACH OF THESE WORDS MEAN THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT WE THINK.

DIVERSITY DOESN'T MEAN CELEBRATING PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT COLORS.

ACCORDING TO THE LEFT, IT MEANS A TIGHTLY POLICED UNIFORMITY OF VIEWS, JUST AS REPRESENTED BY REPRESENTATIVE BYRON DONALDS, REPUBLICAN OF FLORIDA, WHO IS BLACK AND RAISING RISING FAST IN THE CAUCUS.

SOMEBODY RECENTLY SENT HIM AN ILLUSTRATED COPY OF UNCLE TOM'S CABIN IMPLYING THAT HE IS A RACE TRAITOR BECAUSE HE HOLDS CONSERVATIVE VIEWS.

AT BEST, DIVERSITY COMES TO MEAN AN IDENTITY BASED APPROACH TO SOCIETY AND RACIAL QUOTAS.

BY DEFINITION, IF YOU HIRE ONLY PEOPLE WHO PLEDGE ATTACHMENTS TO DIVERSITY, YOU'RE ENSURE HAVING A WORKFORCE WITH THE SAME MINDSET OR ONE OF THE TWO COW TO COW TO SPEAK OUT.

INCLUSION IS A CALL FOR LANGUAGE CODES BECAUSE IT DEMANDS THAT PEOPLE ONLY USE INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE AS DEFINED BY THE LEFT.

IT MEANS YOU CANNOT WEAR A T SHIRT THAT SAYS JESUS SAVES [INAUDIBLE] IN A MALL BECAUSE A MALL COP WILL TOSS YOU OUT.

JESUS IS ASSOCIATED WITH RELIGION AS OFFENDING THE PEOPLE AS HAPPENED RECENTLY.

EQUITY PERHAPS THE WORST DISTORTION OF THE THREE HAS COME TO MEAN THAT THE GOVERNMENT MUST TREAT PEOPLE DIFFERENTLY BECAUSE OF THEIR RACE, COUNTRY OR ORIGIN OR OTHER IMMUTABLE CHARACTERISTICS.

THE GOAL IS TO GUARANTEE AN EQUALITY OF OUTCOMES WHICH USED TO BE MARXIST GOAL, NOT THE AMERICAN ONE.

ALL THESE THINGS VIOLATE AMERICAN IDEALS AND LAWS DIVERSITY [TIMER].

THANK YOU, MR. ULMER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].

DORINDA POWELL.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCILMAN.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT.

ACCORDING TO TRUSTED HERITAGE FOUNDATION, OH, BY THE WAY, DORINDA POWELL, 3792.

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I TOO, HAVE LIVED HERE A LONG TIME.

OVER 40 YEARS.

I'VE SEEN A LOT OF CHANGES, NOT ALL FOR THE GOOD.

SO I'M HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT THE DRIVING FORCE IN DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION.

THE DEI MODEL, WHICH PROMOTES THE LIE THAT AMERICA IS SYSTEMICALLY RACIST AND RUNS AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT.

AS A RESULT, HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE BEING INVESTED IN THE DEI PROGRAMS SHAPED BY THOSE ASSUMPTIONS.

STUDIES HAVE EXAMINED CAMPUS CLIMATE SURVEY RESULTS TO SEE IF THE DEI STAFF MADE CAMPUSES MORE WELCOMING OR INCLUSIVE AND FOUND THAT THE OPPOSITE WAS THE CASE.

MANY AMERICANS INSTINCTIVELY EMBRACED DEI BECAUSE THE WORDS DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION EACH HAVE DUAL MEANINGS. INDEED, EACH OF THESE CONCEPTS IN ITS ORIGINAL MEANING IS CENTRAL TO AMERICAN CHARACTER.

THE NOTION THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL TO QUOTE FROM THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE IS THE MOST PROFOUND COMMITMENT OF INDEPENDENCE TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION THAT ANY NATION HAS MADE.

THE DECLARATION'S WORDS THEY ARE EMPOWERED BY THEIR CREATOR WITH CERTAIN UNALIENABLE RIGHTS IS A DIRECT EXPRESSION OF THE FIRST MEANING OF EQUITY.

JUSTICE ACCORDING TO NATURAL LAW.

BUT THE FACT IS THAT EACH OF THESE WORDS HAVE BEEN DISTORTED TO MEAN THE VERY OPPOSITE OF ITS ORIGINAL INTENTION.

AS A RESULT, THESE WORDS, AS THEY ARE NOW UNDERSTOOD IN THE DEI MODEL, ARE TAKING THE UNITED STATES IN A DIRECTION OPPOSED TO WHAT THE FOUNDERS ORIGINALLY INTENDED.

IT'S STEERING THE SOCIETY AWAY FROM PRESIDENT KENNEDY AND DR.

KING'S ORIGINAL MESSAGE OF COLOR BLINDNESS AND RACE NEUTRALITY AND INTO ITS OPPOSITE RACE CONSCIOUS POLICIES AND GOVERNMENT LED RACIAL DIVISION.

TODAY, THE ACTIVISTS WHO INSTIGATE INSTABILITY AND TRY TO TRANSFORM SOCIETY ARE CANDID, THAT THEY ARE EXPLOITING GUILT.

THE END RESULTS OF THESE ASSUMPTIONS OF THIS WORLDVIEW IS THAT AMERICA ITSELF IS FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED AND MUST BE RADICALLY TRANSFORMED, WHICH HAS BEEN A LONG MARXIST GOAL [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU, MISS POWELL. THANK YOU.

CLINTON LAWRENCE.

CLINTON LAWRENCE, 1304 EAST COLLEGE.

THE COMPANY, PRINCETON CHOSE FOR ITS DEI FACILITATORS, THE SAME COMPANY CHICAGO USES FOR THEIR DEI PROGRAM.

ACCORDING TO THE CITY OF CHICAGO'S WEBSITE, THEY CROWNED THEIR DEI CZAR IN 2019, AND IN JUST THREE YEARS, DEI WAS CODIFIED INTO CITY LAW.

AS ALWAYS, THESE INITIATIVES WILL START SMALL BUT WILL GROW OVER TIME.

THEY HAVE TO GROW OR THEY BECOME IRRELEVANT.

AFTER READING THROUGH SOME OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO'S DEI PROPAGANDA, I NOTICED THE SAME TYPICAL APPROACH BEING USED TO BLAMING WHITE PEOPLE FOR EVERYONE'S PROBLEMS BECAUSE APPARENTLY EVERYTHING IN WHITE PEOPLE'S WORLD IS PERFECT AND THEREFORE IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO UNDERSTAND OR SHARE EMPATHY FOR OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED INJUSTICES.

BEING A VICTIM OF AN INJUSTICE IS NOT JUST EXCLUSIVE TO ONLY CERTAIN DEMOGRAPHICS WITHIN THE POPULATION.

ALSO, I THINK THERE'S A COMMON MISCONCEPTION OUT THERE AMONG SOCIETY THAT WHITE PEOPLE ARE JUST ROBOTIC DRONES, AND WE'RE INCAPABLE OF EXPRESSING ANY EMOTIONS.

THIS WOULD BE INCORRECT.

WE DO HAVE A FULLY DEVELOPED BRAIN AND HEART THAT CAN EXPRESS AND EXPERIENCE A WIDE RANGE OF EMOTIONS, INCLUDING LOVE FOR OTHERS.

AND I'M FOR CERTAIN THIS NARROW MINDSET SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS FORWARD THINKING.

WE LIVE IN THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.

OUR BILL OF RIGHTS GUARANTEES ALL OF US EQUAL PROTECTIONS AND PROVIDES ALL OF US WITH DUE PROCESS.

WHAT IT DOESN'T GUARANTEE OR PROVIDE IS AN EQUAL OUTCOME FOR EVERYONE THAT IS AND SHOULD BE DECIDED BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S MERITS.

THE DEI MINISTRY SEEKS TO CREATE A ONE SIZE FITS ALL SOCIALIST SOCIETY.

IN ORDER TO CREATE THIS CLASSLESS SOCIETY THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE GENERALS WILL CONTINUE TO DEPLOY THEIR WOKE ARMY AND USE INTIMIDATION TECHNIQUES TO KEEP THE MASSES

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SUBMISSIVE AND COMPLIANT WITHIN THE MARXIST IDEOLOGY.

THE GOAL IS TO REHABILITATE THE POPULATION, TO SERVE THE MINISTRY FAITHFULLY SO THE MINISTRY CAN BECOME THE EXCLUSIVE DECIDER OF WHAT'S FAIR AND JUST FOR ALL SOCIETY. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].

JOHN CAMPBELL. JOHN CAMPBELL.

SORRY. I DIDN'T HEAR YOU, MA'AM.

MY NAME IS JOHN CAMPBELL, AND I LIVE AT 1506 MONTE CARLO BOULEVARD.

BEGIN. YES.

I'D LIKE TO COME TO YOU TODAY.

FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY DEI SHOULD DEFINITELY BE EXCLUDED FROM YOUR PLAN.

YOU NEED TO GET RID OF IT.

OKAY. SECOND OF ALL.

I SERVED 26 YEARS IN THE [INAUDIBLE] 24 YEARS IN THE MILITARY.

AND YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT DIVERSITY? THAT'S DIVERSITY.

BUT NO ONE HAD TO COME IN AND TEACH US ABOUT IT BECAUSE I WORK WITH BLACK PEOPLE, WHITE PEOPLE, PUERTO RICAN, GERMAN, FRENCH, YOU NAME IT, I WORK WITH THEM. NO ONE HAD TO COME IN AND TEACH US HOW TO WORK TOGETHER.

NO CORPORATION, NO BUSINESS, NO NOTHING.

WE LEARNED TO WORK TOGETHER BECAUSE WE HAD TO WORK TOGETHER.

THAT WAS OUR MISSION TO WORK TOGETHER.

THAT'S DIVERSITY.

NO CORPORATION HAS TO COME IN AND TELL YOU HOW TO HOW TO HOW TO BUILD SOMETHING AND HOW TO DO SOME HOW YOU SHOULD MEET ONE ANOTHER, HOW YOU SHOULD RELATE TO ONE ANOTHER.

LOOK AROUND YOU RIGHT HERE.

THIS IS DIVERSITY.

SO WE DON'T NEED NO CORPORATION COMING IN AND TELLING US ABOUT DIVERSITY, AND YOU GUYS SHOULD MAKE THAT DECISION RIGHT AWAY.

WE DON'T WANT ANYONE COMING IN AND TELLING US ABOUT DIVERSITY BECAUSE EVEN LOOK AT YOUR BOARD.

THAT'S DIVERSITY.

NOW. WHAT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY YOU GUYS ARE PLANNING ON SPENDING SOME MONEY AND IT'S GOING TO BE SOME BIG MONEY.

A LOT OF TIME THESE CORPORATIONS COME IN AND THEY OFFER YOU ALL SORTS OF MONEY, BUT THE MINUTE THEY PULL OUT AND THEY'RE NO LONGER THERE.

YOU'RE CAUGHT WITH THE BILL.

YOU BETTER THINK ABOUT THAT.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE CAUGHT WITH THE BILL.

THE END. OUR CHILDREN ARE SUFFERING.

RIGHT HERE IN THIS PRINCETON SCHOOL SYSTEM.

OUR KIDS ARE FAILING IN THIS SCHOOL SYSTEM.

AND IF WE TAKE ALL OF OUR MONEY AND ENERGY AND SPEND IT ON THESE TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND NOT SPEND IT ON THE KIDS.

THAT'S WHERE THE MONEY SHOULD BE GOING, INTO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.

MAKING THE SCHOOL SYSTEM A BETTER SCHOOL.

GIVEN OUR TEACHERS SALARIES THAT THEY NEED.

MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF ALL THE SCHOOLS.

WE GOT SPECIAL NEED KIDS NEED HELP, THEY NEED PROGRAMS TO ADVANCE THEMSELVES ENGLISH, MATH, SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES.

BUT WE WANT TO TAKE OUR CITY MONEY AND SPEND IT INTO THIS PROGRAM.

WHAT A WASTE.

BLACK LIVES MATTER HEAVY ORGANIZATION, ONE OF THE LARGEST ORGANIZATIONS COME AROUND AND EVERYBODY FELL FOR THEIR LITTLE HOOK, LINE AND SINKER.

BLACK LIVES MATTER.

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU, TODAY, ALL LIVES MATTER [APPLAUSE].

DWAYNE KELLY. I DIDN'T HEAR DWAYNE KELLY.

I'M GOING TO BE SPEAKING FOR CINDY ALSO.

YOU SAID YOU'RE SPEAKING FOR CINDY ALSO, BUT SHE'S GOT A DIFFERENT ONE.

SO SHE'S NOT SPEAKING TONIGHT FOR HERSELF.

SHE'S LOST HER VOICE.

ARE YOU CONFUSED? I'M NOT CONFUSED, NO.

OKAY. MY NAME IS DWAYNE KELLY, LIVE AT 1661 REPUBLIC COURT PRINCETON, TEXAS. COUNCIL MEMBERS, I KNOW YOUR JOB IS TOUGH AND YOU GET TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC NOW, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO YOU ALL AND HOPEFULLY LET YOU KNOW WHAT THE PUBLIC IS THINKING ABOUT YOUR DECISION THAT YOU MADE AT YOUR LAST MEETING.

DEI IS NOT THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR OUR CITY.

IT IS A POLITICALLY MOTIVATED POLICY THAT DOES NOT REFLECT THE PEOPLE OF PRINCETON.

HERE IN PRINCETON, WE BELIEVE THAT MOST THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT ABOUT A PERSON IS THEIR CHARACTER, THEIR PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS.

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WE BELIEVE IN HIRING PEOPLE WHO ARE WHO ARE MOST QUALIFIED FOR THEIR POSITION, NOT IN HIRING PEOPLE BASED ON HOW THEY LOOK OR WHAT THEY BELIEVE.

DEI FORCES PEOPLE TO SEPARATE LABEL AND JUDGE AND OTHERS BASED UPON WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT INSTEAD OF WHAT WE HAVE IN COMMON.

THAT WE ARE AMERICANS, WE ARE TEXANS, AND WE ARE PRINCETONS.

THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. ANYONE ELSE THIS EVENING? OH, OKAY. I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO DO IT ALL AT THE SAME TIME.

MY NAME IS CINDY DARLAND AND I DON'T HAVE A VOICE.

SO DWAYNE'S GOING TO READ MY STATEMENT.

PLEASE. I LIVE AT 11644 COUNTY ROAD, 1083.

THANK YOU. DEI DIVERSITY IS ANOTHER WAY OF DIVIDING PEOPLE AND PITTING THEM AGAINST EACH OTHER FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER. IT DOES NOT MATTER THE REASON, DIVISION IS THE GOAL.

JESUS PRAYED IN HIS PRAYER THAT WE THAT WE WOULD UNITE, NOT DIVIDE, THAT WE WOULD ALL BE ONE.

EQUITY IS NOT EQUALITY.

WE ARE EQUAL UNDER GOD, BUT WE ARE NOT ALL THE SAME.

WE HAVE DIFFERENT TALENTS, ABILITIES.

EQUITY SAYS EVERYONE SHOULD WIND UP IN THE SAME PLACE.

IT STRIPS US OF OUR OWN, OF OUR DESIRES TO BE THE BEST WE CAN BE AND THE PRINCIPLES OF HARD WORK.

IT IS GIVING EVERYONE A PARTICIPATION TROPHY AND IT IS SOCIALISM BORDERING ON COMMUNISM.

INCLUSION IS A FUNNY WORD.

SOUNDS GREAT ON THE SURFACE, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN JUST ALLOWING PEOPLE TO BE INCLUDED.

NO, WE ARE ALL WE ARE EXPECTED TO GIVE UP OUR OWN PRINCIPLES AND ACCEPT YOURS.

IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO ACCEPT TO LIVE SIDE BY SIDE.

WE ARE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LIFESTYLES AND ACTIVITIES BY BAKING CAKES AND DOING MARRIAGE CEREMONIES AND APPLAUDING WHEN THINGS ARE BEING DONE THAT GO AGAINST OUR VERY CORE BELIEFS.

YOUR RIGHTS STOP WHERE MINE BEGIN.

THIS IS SO WRONG AND NEEDS TO BE REVERSED IMMEDIATELY.

THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE HERE TONIGHT? YES.

JUST STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.

MY NAME IS CATHERINE BEAUDOIN.

I LIVE AT 908 EAST MCKINNEY AVENUE, AND I HAD NO IDEA THAT THIS THIS WAS EVEN TAKING PLACE.

BUT WHERE THE WAY I GREW UP.

I DON'T CARE WHAT COLOR YOU ARE, HOW YOU TREAT ME AND THE RESPECT YOU SHOW FOR ME.

THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD BE TEACHING OUR CHILDREN.

IF WE RESPECT EACH OTHER AND WE TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER, THEN THERE IS NO DIVERSITY NEEDED.

SO [APPLAUSE]. ALL RIGHT.

ANYONE ELSE THIS EVENING? OKAY. IF NOT, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD.

[MAYORS COMMENTS]

THAT WILL MOVE US TO OUR MAYOR'S COMMENTS.

ONLY A FEW THINGS TONIGHT TO ADDRESS IN REGARDS TO OUR PUBLIC APPEARANCE.

I AM GLAD THAT MISTER CAMPBELL, WHO IS ALSO A BOARD MEMBER WITH THE ISD SCHOOL BOARD, DID BRING UP FUNDING.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE FOR SURE WE ARE CLEAR THAT MUNICIPALITY TAX DOLLARS DO NOT ACTUALLY FUND THE ISD.

SO WHILE OUR CHILDREN DO NEED PROPER EDUCATION AND TOOLS AND ACCESS TO THE HIGHEST THAT THEY CAN GET THERE FOR THEIR LEARNING EXPERIENCE, THE CITY DOES NOT FUND THAT.

THOSE ARE TWO SEPARATE TAX SOURCES, BUT I THINK WE ARE ALL IN AGREEANCE THAT OUR CHILDREN DO DESERVE THE BEST.

ALSO IN REGARDS TO DEI, SEVERAL PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT, TONIGHT DID BRING UP DEI TRAINING AND THAT BEING EMPLOYED IN THE WORKFORCE.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT AS COUNCIL WE'VE EVER VOTED ON, WE'VE SIMPLY DISCUSSED HAVING AN ADVISORY BOARD.

SO I APPRECIATE YOU COMING TONIGHT AND YOUR CONCERNS.

AND WE WILL DEFINITELY CONSIDER THOSE AND WEIGH THOSE OPTIONS.

HOWEVER, THAT IS NOT ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT AS COUNCIL HAVE EVER REALLY PUT FORWARD FOR A VOTE.

SO THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE THAT WILL MOVE US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

ALL CONSENT AGENDA.

ITEMS LISTED ARE CONSIDERED TO BE RETAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.

THERE WILL 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 CONSIDERED IN ITS NORMAL SEQUENCE ON THE AGENDA.

TONIGHT FOR CONSENT, WE HAVE OUR MINUTES, EDC DETENTION PONDS PROJECT CO#2, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023-04-10 FOR AMENDING PARKS AND RECREATION, RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-04-10R FOR UNIVERSAL NATURAL GAS INTERIM RATE, RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-04-10-R04 FOR SECOND STREET CO, AND THAT IS IT.

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SO, GENTLEMEN, IF THERE IS NOTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE FURTHER DISCUSSED TONIGHT, IF I COULD GET A MOTION, PLEASE, YOUR HONOR, IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE OR THERE'S NO ONE GOING TO TAKE ANYTHING OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT.

OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.

THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA TONIGHT.

[REGULAR AGENDA]

WE WILL BEGIN WITH RECOGNITION AGENDA ITEM 2023-061 RECOGNITION OF OUR TEACHERS FROM PISD CANUP EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER HAVE HELPED WITH OUR SENSORY SENSITIVE EASTER EGG HUNT.

AND WE DO HAVE MISS O'BRIEN HERE TONIGHT WHO'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE .

WHILE SHE'S COMING UP. I WILL JUST SAY MYSELF, AS A MAMA WHO HAD A VERY SENSORY, SENSITIVE CHILD, IT OVERWHELMED MY HEART THAT YOU DID THIS FOR OUR KIDS. WHEN MY CHILDREN WERE LITTLE, THIS WAS DEFINITELY NOT AN OPTION FOR THEM AND WOULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY GREAT FOR THEM TO HAVE.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING INCLUSIVE.

I KNOW TONIGHT THAT SEEMS LIKE A DEROGATORY WORD.

HOWEVER, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS WAS, WAS AN INCLUSIVE EVENT OF CHILDREN WHO NEEDED THAT.

SO FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, FROM NUMEROUS FAMILIES THAT HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME, THAT HAVE ALSO JUST SHOWN SO MUCH GRATITUDE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THEIR CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY AND RECOGNIZE THAT THEY NEEDED THAT.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

SO THE FLOOR IS YOURS, MISS O'BRIEN.

MAYOR, COUNCIL I WAS JUST GOING TO TALK TO YOU TONIGHT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR FIRST SENSORY SENSITIVE EASTER EGG HUNT.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WANTED TO DO FOR A FEW YEARS AND I JUST COULDN'T BECAUSE IT WAS A DEPARTMENT OF ONE.

BUT THIS YEAR, WITH STEPHANIE COMING ON AND I TALKED TO HER AND I WAS LIKE, I WANT TO DO A SENSORY SENSITIVE EGG HUNT.

AND SO SHE TOOK THE WILL AND JUST KEPT ON GOING.

AND SHE CONTACTED THE CANUP SCHOOL.

AND WE HAVE THREE TEACHERS THAT DECIDED THAT OFFERED TO HELP US DEVELOP THIS PROGRAM.

WITHOUT THEM, IT WOULDN'T BEEN SUCH A GREAT SUCCESS.

WE'VE EVEN A COLLEAGUES FROM OTHER EVENTS, OTHER CITIES HAVE CONTACTED US TO ASK US HOW WE DID THIS EVENT.

CAN YOU SHARE THE INFORMATION WE WANT TO PUT IT ON? IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS.

WE DID HAVE ROUGHLY 80 CHILDREN SIGN UP.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAD ABOUT 13 SHOW UP AND DUE TO THEY MIGHT BE HAVING A BAD DAY, THEY MIGHT BE SICK.

BUT THE ONES THAT DID SHOW UP WERE SO APPRECIATIVE.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO DO IT NEXT YEAR.

AND THE SCHOOL AND THE CITY GETTING A PARTNERSHIP AND DOING IT TOGETHER.

AND I LOVE THAT YOU BROUGHT UP THE PARTNERSHIP.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I KNOW BOTH OF YOU ARE HERE TONIGHT, AND IF YOU WANT TO COME UP AND SAY ANYTHING, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO.

BUT WE APPRECIATE THAT PARTNERSHIP IMMENSELY AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO GROW THOSE TYPES OF THINGS BECAUSE WE'RE ALL BETTER TOGETHER.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO TONIGHT, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE CHRISTA MARTINEZ, KACI SPIVEY AND TANYA TREVINO.

AND I HOPE I SAID YOUR NAMES RIGHT AND I APOLOGIZE IF I DID NOT, BUT PLEASE COME UP.

GENTLEMEN.

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ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD NOW WITH AGENDA ITEM 2023-062 FOR NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE REAPPOINTMENT OF JODY SUTHERLAND TO THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD.

MR. SUTHERLAND DOES WANT TO CONTINUE WITH THAT APPOINTMENT.

HE HAS BEEN EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL DURING HIS TIME THAT HE HAS SERVED PREVIOUSLY.

I SPOKE WITH HIM TODAY. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT HE DOES WISH TO CONTINUE THAT.

SO IF YOU GUYS ARE GOOD WITH THAT, IF WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GET A MOTION TO CONTINUE TO REAPPOINT HIM, YOUR HONOR I MAKE A MOTION TO REAPPOINT JODY SUTHERLAND TO THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD, REPRESENTING THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

AND I'LL SECOND THAT.

ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.

SUTHERLAND BACK TO THE MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD.

THAT WILL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-063 PUBLIC HEARING FOR ANNEXATION OF THE PROPERTY CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING A REQUEST RECEIVED FROM OSAMA ABOUL FETTOUH FOR THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF A PROPERTY BEING A TRACT OF LAND SITUATED COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS BEING PART OF THE DAVID CHERRY SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 166 BEING PART OF A CALLED 97.419 ACRE TRACT AS DESCRIBED IN A WARRANTY DEED WITH THE VENDOR'S LIEN FOR MARCEL K JONES ET AL, TO T.

MEREDITH HARD, AKA THOMAS MEREDITH HARD AND WIFE NANCY J.

HARD AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 3537, PAGE 97, LAND RECORDS OF COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS 41.733 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS.

THE TIME IS 7:11.

THIS WILL BEGIN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IF YOU ARE HERE FOR THAT PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.

YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE TO UNLESS YOU'RE HERE JUST TO SPEAK ABOUT IT.

BUT IT IS OKAY.

THEN WE'RE GOOD. ANYONE ELSE.

OKAY. IF NOT, THEN WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IT IS STILL 7:11 P.M..

THIS WILL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-064 RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-04-10-R01 FOR MUNICIPAL PARK PHASE THREE DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING INDIVIDUAL PROJECT ORDER NUMBER 175 FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS AT THE MUNICIPAL PARK FACILITY, AUTHORIZING THE FUNDING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENTS.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS IPO IS IS TO TO ADD SOME ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MUNICIPAL PARK OUT HERE.

WHEN WE UNDERTOOK THIS PROJECT, THE RESTROOM FACILITY AND THE CITY HALL, THERE WERE SOME LEFTOVER FUNDING FROM THE FROM THAT CO.

SO WE BELIEVE WITH THAT LEFTOVER FUNDING WE CAN COMPLETE THE DESIGN AND COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DOG PARK, THE DOCKS AND THE SMALL AMPHITHEATER THAT WERE THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN PRELIMINARY DESIGN FOR THIS PARK.

SO THIS IPO AUTHORIZED KIMLEY-HORN TO PROCEED WITH THE DESIGN ON THOSE FACILITIES, AND THEY'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

AND I CAN TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AS WELL.

THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL JUST LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS FUNDING IS IT CAN ONLY BE USED FOR THIS SITE.

SO IT'S SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT IN THE BOND DOCUMENTS.

IT CAN'T BE USED ELSEWHERE IN THE CITY.

THANK YOU. YOUR HONOR, IF THERE'S NO OTHER DISCUSSION, I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR ITEM 2023-064.

RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-04-10-R01 MUNICIPAL PARK, PHASE THREE.

OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.

3-064 FOR RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-04-10 FOR MUNICIPAL PARK PHASE THREE SO BE AGENDA ITEM 2023-065 RESOLUTION NUMBER 2020 3-04- TEN ZERO TWO FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING INDIVIDUAL PROJECT ORDER NUMBER 176 FOR THE PREPARATION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AUTHORIZING THE FUNDING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE

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AGREEMENTS. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS IPO IS RELATED TO THE STOCKS LIMITED ACCESS ROADWAY.

I THINK YOU ALL ARE ALL AWARE OF THAT PROCESS THAT'S BEEN GOING ON.

THE ROUTE THROUGH THE PRINCETON AREA, FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, HAS BEEN DECIDED.

SO WITH THAT, WE NEED TO UPDATE OUR COMPREHENSIVE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE TO THE THOROUGHFARES.

SO WE'RE GOING TO BRING TO YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING THE THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN UPDATE THAT WILL ADOPT THAT ONTO OUR MASTER THOROUGHFARE, THOROUGHFARE MAP.

AND THEN THIS WILL THIS WILL THIS IS THE PROCESS THAT WILL NEED TO TAKE PLACE AFTER AFTER THAT SO WE CAN GO THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE TO SET THE SET THE FUTURE LAND USES AND EVERYTHING THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH HAVING A LIMITED ACCESS ROADWAY THROUGH THROUGH YOUR CITY.

SO THIS THIS IPO AUTHORIZED KIMLEY-HORN TO TO INITIATE THAT PROCESS.

AND WE'LL GO THROUGH A THROUGH A MINI COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE WITH PUBLIC INPUT AND YOU KNOW WORK SESSIONS WHERE, YOU KNOW, THE CITIZENS CAN HAVE THEIR INPUT ON THE ON THE PROPOSED LAND USES IN THE AREA.

SO KIMLEY-HORN, AGAIN, THEY'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

AND I CAN TRY TO ANSWER ANY YOU HAVE AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT WE HAVE AN UPDATED THOROUGHFARE PLAN, SO.

I SEE NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS AT ALL.

GENTLEMEN, IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.

IF NOT, IF I CAN GET A MOTION.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2023-065.

RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-04-10 TEN ZERO TWO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE.

THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECOND? YOUR HONOR. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.

OKAY. THAT WILL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.

2023-04-10-R02 FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE.

THAT'LL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-066 RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-04-10-R03 FOR PARK BOND PUBLIC OUTREACH IPO NUMBER 177 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING INDIVIDUAL PROJECT ORDER NUMBER 177 FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PLAN RELATED TO THE 2023 PARKS BOND PROGRAM, AUTHORIZING THE FUNDING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENTS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL.

WE HAVE KIMLEY-HORN HERE.

AS YOU AS AS WE'VE TALKED BEFORE THIS AS WE MOVE FORWARD INTO PACKAGING UP A ISSUE FOR BOND ISSUE IN 2013 OF NOVEMBER, WE ARE DEVELOPING A ENTIRE MARKETING PACKAGE PACKAGE FOR THIS TO MAKE FOLKS AWARE OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE INVOLVED, MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC'S INVOLVED, THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED US TO HAVE PUBLIC OUTREACH MEETINGS, THEN COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL WITH SOME INPUT AND WE'VE PACKAGED UP A NICE PRESENTATION FOR YOU.

MISS SHAKE IS HERE.

MISS ROUSE IS HERE.

PARDON ME. AND SHE'S GOING TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THE PROGRAM.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I AM GOING TO GIVE YOU A SHORT PRESENTATION ON THIS JUST BECAUSE THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PROGRAM THAT THE CITY IS PURSUING AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL ARE ON THE SAME PAGE AS WE ARE MOVING FORWARD.

I'M GOING TO WALK THROUGH THE IPO THAT'S IN YOUR PACKET.

LIKE MR. BORG STATED, THERE'S SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF ENGAGEMENT THAT'S INCLUDED WITH THIS IPO.

SO WE'RE INCLUDING IN-PERSON PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.

THOSE ARE THOSE TOWN HALL MEETINGS THAT YOU'RE SEEING IN THE IPO TASKS.

THOSE ARE VERY SIMILAR IF YOU'VE BEEN TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TOWN MEETINGS OR THE PARKS PLAN MEETINGS, MASTER PLAN UPDATES, THEY'LL BE VERY SIMILAR TO THAT AND THEY'LL HAVE BOARDS SET UP AROUND WITH THE PROJECT EXHIBITS THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED.

THEY'LL BE STAFF AND PEOPLE FROM KIMLEY-HORN THERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

WE'LL ALSO HAVE A FINANCIAL ASPECT THAT'S PRESENTED AT EACH OF THESE MEETINGS.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, PARTICIPANTS MIGHT HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF COINS.

WE CALL IT A COIN IN A JAR ACTIVITY, AND WE HAVE DIFFERENT JARS SET UP AROUND EACH OF THE PROJECTS AND WE ASK PARTICIPANTS TO DROP THEIR COIN IN THE PROJECTS THAT THEY THINK ARE MOST BENEFICIAL TO THEM IN THE CITY.

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AND WHAT THAT WILL ALLOW US TO DO IS HELP DEVELOP A PRIORITY FROM THE COMMUNITY.

SO THAT'S JUST AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE'LL HAVE AND THERE'LL BE A FEW OTHER ACTIVITIES AT THESE MEETINGS.

THOSE ARE THE IN-PERSON EVENTS.

THE FIRST WILL BE AT CALDWELL PARK DURING A BUSY SATURDAY WHERE THERE'S LOTS OF SPORTS AND SOCCER.

WE'LL SET UP A TENT, WE'LL SET UP OUR BOARDS WITH HOPES TO CAPTURE A LARGE AUDIENCE THAT WAY, KIND OF PIGGYBACKING ON ANOTHER EVENT.

THE SECOND EVENT IS TO BE DETERMINED.

WE'D LIKE TO PIGGYBACK ON ANOTHER EVENT AS WELL.

WE JUST HAVEN'T IDENTIFIED THAT EVENT YET, BUT WE'RE THINKING A THURSDAY NIGHT IN JUNE.

PERHAPS IT'S A MOVIE AT THE PARK.

IF THAT DOESN'T WORK OUT, WE'LL HOLD THE EVENT AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND WE WILL HAVE A FULLY STAFFED EVENT FOR THAT AS WELL.

THOSE ARE THE IN-PERSON ENGAGEMENTS.

SO IN ADDITION TO THOSE, WE WILL HAVE A VIRTUAL COMPONENT OF THE PUBLIC OUTREACH.

WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT AREN'T ABLE TO MAKE THOSE MEETINGS IN PERSON, AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS IN THE PAST WITH A PROJECT WEBSITE THAT HOUSES ALL OF THE DIFFERENT EXHIBITS SCHEDULE.

EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THIS PARKS BOND WILL BE HOUSED ON THAT WEBSITE.

SO KIND OF THE HOME BASE, SO ALL OF THE FLYERS AND MARKETING SIGNAGE THAT WE END UP PUTTING OUT WILL ALL HAVE A QR CODE THAT WILL LINK EVERYONE BACK TO THIS HOME PAGE.

WE'LL HAVE A SURVEY, AN ONLINE SURVEY.

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS WITH THAT IN THE PAST AS WELL TO CAPTURE RESPONSES FROM THOSE THAT AREN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE MEETINGS AS WELL.

AND THOSE WILL BE THE SURVEY WILL BE OPEN FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS THROUGHOUT THE TIME THAT WE'RE HAVING OUR IN-PERSON MEETINGS.

THE THIRD THING THAT WE'RE THAT WE'RE ADDING THIS YEAR IS THE VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE.

SO THIS IS A REALLY COOL EVENT.

IT WILL MIRROR YOU WILL ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO INTERACT WITH THE EXHIBITS THAT WE'RE PRESENTING IN PERSON.

THOSE WILL BE INCLUDED IN THIS VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE.

IT WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO ZOOM ON THEIR COMPUTER AND ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE WALKING AROUND IN A OPEN HOUSE.

SO REALLY COOL SOFTWARE THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED SPECIFIC TO KIMLEY-HORN AND WE'VE ROLLED OUT AND HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS IN OTHER CITIES.

SO THAT IS INCLUDED AS WELL.

SOCIAL MEDIA.

WE WILL HELP.

WE WILL DEVELOP THE CONTENT FOR A LIST, A LARGE LIST OF SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS THAT WILL BE REVIEWED BY STAFF, AND THEN WE'LL WORK WITH YOUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM AND DEPARTMENT TO POST THOSE ON ALL OF THE CITY'S SOCIAL CHANNELS.

AND THOSE WILL TYPICALLY THERE'S A LIST OF THE TIMING OF THESE POSTS, BUT THEY ARE A COUPLE OF DAYS TO A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE THE EVENTS TO GIVE PEOPLE PLENTY OF NOTICE AND TIME TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO ATTEND THESE EVENTS.

SIGNAGE IN THE COMMUNITY.

THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF SIGNAGE THAT WE'RE PROPOSING AS PART OF THIS IPO.

THE FIRST ARE YARD SIGN TYPE SIGNAGE.

SAME THING WITH THE QR CODE.

IT'LL BE A LITTLE MORE BASIC, BUT JUST ADVERTISING THE PARKS BOND AND ADVERTISING THE WEBSITE TO WHERE PEOPLE CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND PROVIDE INPUT.

THE SECOND TYPE OF SIGNAGE ARE THE LARGE EIGHT BY FOUR FOOT WOODEN SIGNS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN AROUND TOWN AT OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SITE.

CONTENT WILL NOT LOOK ANYTHING LIKE WHAT YOU'VE SEEN, BUT THE SIZE, I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THAT SIZE WILL BE.

THOSE WILL BE LOCATED AT THE FUTURE PARKS PROJECT'S SITE SO THAT PEOPLE DRIVING TO THEIR HOUSE, THEY DRIVE BY A CERTAIN PARK EVERY DAY.

THEY'LL SEE THAT SIGN AND SAY, OH MY GOSH, THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE PROPOSING.

OH, PERFECT. THERE'S A SIGN UP THERE ON THE SCREEN.

SO THAT'S THE INTENT WITH THAT, WE ALSO HAVE A MEETINGS AND PROJECT COORDINATION TASK THAT'S PRETTY TYPICAL WITH ANY OF OUR PROJECTS.

AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

I ALSO HAVE MADDIE GRAHAM.

SHE IS OUR LEAD PLANNER ON THE PROJECT WITH KIMLEY-HORN, AND SHE IS GOING TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT I'M NOT ABLE TO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I LOVE THE ALL THE IDEAS THAT YOU HAVE.

I THINK IT'S BRILLIANT TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS BECAUSE EDUCATION IS GOING TO BE KEY ON THIS TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING FOR, WHY THEY'RE VOTING FOR IT, WHICHEVER WAY THEY DECIDE TO VOTE.

SO I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS IN THIS.

I THINK THIS IS AMAZING.

GENTLEMEN, DID YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I LOVE THE VIRTUAL I LOVE THE VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE.

I'M KIND OF EXCITED TO SEE THAT EVEN THOUGH I PLAN ON ATTENDING, I STILL WANT TO SEE THE VIRTUAL PIECE.

I LOVE THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO HAVE SIGNAGE OVER THE FUTURE SITES ARE GOING TO BE.

I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE BECAUSE JUST READING ABOUT IT IS ONE THING, BUT ACTUALLY SEEING IT THERE AND BEING ABLE TO WALK THE FOOTPRINT OF IT AND SAY, OKAY, THIS IS WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE. I LOVE IT.

I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO BE AN EXCELLENT PROJECT TOO AND THIS OUTREACH ESPECIALLY SO.

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SO IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, YOUR HONOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 2023-066 RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-04-10-R03 PARK BOND PUBLIC OUTREACH IPO NUMBER 177.

OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.

NUMBER 2023-04-10-R03 FOR PARK BOND PUBLIC OUTREACH IPO NUMBER 177.

THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S GOING TO TAKE US TO OUR LAST ITEM, 2023-067 FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE REQUEST FOR ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA AND NOT FOR DISCUSSION OF THESE REQUESTS.

GENTLEMEN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TONIGHT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM? OKAY. THEN THAT WILL TAKE US TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

IN ACCORDANCE WITH TERMS OF CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY ENTER INTO A CLOSED SESSION OR EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING.

SECTION 551.0712 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ON A PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION, A SETTLEMENT OFFER OR 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 AGENDA ITEM LISTED ELSEWHERE WITHIN THE AGENDA AND OR THE SUBJECT MATTER LISTED BELOW.

ONE CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING THE DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION PROJECT.

THE TIME IS NOW 7:25.

THIS WILL TAKE US TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

ALL RIGHT. THE TIME IS 8:06.

THIS IS GOING TO PUT US BACK INTO REGULAR SESSION.

THERE IS NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN TONIGHT FOR OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR REPORT AGENDA.

[REPORT AGENDA]

AND THAT'S ALL YOU MR. BORG.

THANK YOU, MAYOR COUNCIL QUITE A BIT HERE.

THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING, MONDAY, APRIL 24TH HERE AT 6:30.

MEALS ON WHEELS, MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS, 10:00 A.M.

TO 1:00 AT THE STEPHEN AND JUDY DEFFIBAUGH COMMUNITY CENTER, 416 NORTH FOURTH STREET.

CPR/AED AND FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION TRAINING CLASSES ARE HELD THE THIRD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH, 6:00 P.M.

TO 9:00. SAME PLACE STEPHEN AND JUDY DEFFIBAUGH COMMUNITY CENTER.

REMINDER, VENDOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE 4TH OF JULY SPECTACULAR ARE NOW OPEN.

THE LINK CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEBSITE OF THE FACEBOOK PAGE.

APRIL BEAUTIFICATION MONTH.

TAKE TIME TO BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME INSIDE AND OUT, AND WE ENCOURAGE BUSINESSES TO BEAUTIFY THEIR PROPERTIES AS WELL.

UNLIMITED GARAGE SALES DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL.

SECOND GRADE TOURS OF THE CITY WHERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS MAYFIELD, LOWE, GODWIN, LACY WILL TOUR THE CITY FACILITIES THAT WILL OCCUR ON THE 12TH, 14TH, 17TH AND THE 21ST.

WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

HAVE THE KIDS COME CELEBRATE.

EARTH NIGHT IN THE PARK, APRIL 22ND, 6:00 P.M.

AT THE PRINCETON MUNICIPAL PARK AND STATION NUMBER 4 IN BRANCH.

IT'S OPERATIONAL AND BEING STAFFED, AND THE FIRST CITIZEN FIRE ACADEMY WILL START APRIL 13TH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THAT'LL TAKE US TO OUR CITY COUNCIL.

CITY COUNCIL REPORT AGENDA CITY COUNCIL REPORTS ABOUT ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST REGARDING WHICH NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN.

[CC REPORT AGENDA]

GENTLEMEN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TONIGHT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO REPORT? IF NOT, I'D LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THIS IS PRETTY EXCITING.

THERE IS FREE KONA ICE ON TAX DAY.

KONA ICE WILL BE AT THE MUNICIPAL CENTER ON APRIL THE 18TH FROM 11:00 TO 1:00, GIVING OUT FREE SNOW CONES.

SO IF YOU WANT A GOOD SNOW CONE I LOVE KONA ICE.

ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S APRIL THE 18TH.

SO THAT'S TAX DAY, I THINK, THIS YEAR.

WHAT IS THAT, NEXT TUESDAY? IS THAT TUESDAY? I THINK SO.

SO NEXT TUESDAY, FROM 11:00 TO 1:00 P.M..

COME GET YOU A FREE SNOW CONE.

THAT'S ALL I GOT. ANYTHING ELSE, GUYS? ALL RIGHT. WELL, IF ANYBODY WANTS TO LEAVE IF I COULD GET A MOTION, PLEASE.

YEAH, I MAKE THE MOTION TO ADJOURN.

I SECOND. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE, AYE.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.