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ALL RIGHT GOOD EVENING. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
THIS WILL BEGIN. THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH A ROLL CALL MYSELF.
YOU. IF YOU'LL PLEASE JOIN ME WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
AND THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR PUBLIC APPEARANCE THIS EVENING.
[PUBLIC APPEARANCE]
SPEAKERS ARE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.THE COUNCIL IS ENABLED 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 DORINDA POWELL.
IT'S A REMINDER IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.
GOOD EVENING, DORINDA POWELL, 3792, COUNTY ROAD 770.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MAYOR, FOR THIS TIME TONIGHT.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY TONIGHT HOW PROUD I AM OF PRINCETON COMMUNITY, AS WE ALREADY HAVE SO MANY SERVICES IN PLACE IN OUR COMMUNITY LIKE THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WHO PROMOTES BUSINESSES WITHIN PRINCETON.
WE HAVE THE LIONS CLUB THAT PROVIDES EYEGLASSES FOR THE NEEDY.
WE HAVE FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH HAS A FOOD PANTRY.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH HAS A CLOTHES CLOSET.
THERE ARE LOCAL CLUBS IN PRINCETON THAT PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS NEEDS FOR THE SENIOR CITIZENS, AND CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR NEEDY CHILDREN AT CHRISTMAS TIME.
THERE ARE OTHERS I'M NOT EVEN PROBABLY AWARE OF MENTIONING.
SENSORY SEEM TO BE A SUCCESS AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU COUNCIL, FOR LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE RESEARCH YOU MIGHT HAVE DONE ON YOUR OWN TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT DEI AND THAT IT GOT VOTED OUT.
FIRST OF ALL, I LOOKED AT THE STAFF LEVELING.
NOW, JUST AS YOU CHOSE JUST TWO WEEKS AGO TO DECIDE TO GET A CONFIRMING PROGRAM THAT WASN'T GOOD FOR THIS CITY AND THE PEOPLE VOTED IT DOWN.
SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION WHEN WE SIT ON THESE BOARDS.
WE NEED TO LOOK OUT AT OUR AUDIENCE AND SEE WHAT TYPE OF AUDIENCE THAT WE HAVE.
WE HAVE A DIVERSIFIED AUDIENCE.
YOU COULD SEE IT EVEN HERE TODAY.
YOU COULD SEE IT ON YOUR BOARD.
SO ALL THESE OUTSIDE PROGRAMS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE MONEY FROM THE CITY, MONEY FROM THE TAXPAYERS TO START THESE PROGRAMS, WHEN JUST LIKE THE YOUNG LADY SAID JUST A MINUTE AGO, A LOT OF THESE PROGRAMS YOU ALREADY HAVE HERE.
AND THEN WE TALK ABOUT LEVELING OF OUR STAFF LEVELING.
YOU DON'T JUST BASE THESE PEOPLE ON THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN.
YOU DON'T BASE THEM UPON THEIR GENDER.
AND THAT'S WHAT SOCIETY IS DOING TODAY.
SO THEY'RE HIRING A LOT OF PEOPLE BASED ON THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN AND THEIR GENDER.
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WE DON'T NEED THAT.I BELIEVE WE ALREADY HAVE ELECTED AND WE ALWAYS HIRE THE PEOPLE, THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THIS OFFICE.
BUT IF YOU ADD SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS, IT'S GOING TO TURN AROUND THE PEOPLE THAT YOU HIRE.
AND ONCE AGAIN, WE DON'T NEED THAT HERE IN PRINCETON.
THEN YOU HAVE CULTURE, OF COURSE.
YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN CULTURE TODAY.
CULTURE IS RUINING OUR COUNTRY.
WE NEED TO GO BACK TO THE CULTURE THAT WE HAVE HERE IN AMERICA.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO STAY WITH.
HI, I'M TERRY GILMORE AND MY ADDRESS IS 924 QUAIL LANE.
AND THE REASON I'M HERE IS TO SAY THANK YOU BASICALLY TO THE PEOPLE IN PRINCETON THAT HELPED US WITH OUR VIP DAY, WHICH WAS VETERANS IMPACTING PRINCETON. AND THAT WAS DONE ON THE SIXTH ON SATURDAY, AND IT WAS A GREAT DAY.
WE DID CEMETERY CLEANUP, A CEMETERY HEADSTONE REPAIR, CEMETERY HEADSTONE CLEANING, VETERANS PARK, MULCH DETAIL, CALDWELL PARK PLAYGROUND DETAIL.
SO AND SOMEBODY ELSE WILL BE TOO, I'M SURE.
WE HAD A VETERAN'S REP THERE FOR ANY VETERANS AND PRINCETON OR ANYWHERE AROUND.
PEOPLE FEEDING PRINCETON WAS THERE.
TEXAS WORKFORCE REP WAS THERE.
WE HAD MEALS ON WHEELS REP THERE.
WE HAD SPORT CLIPS TO GIVE OUT FREE HAIRCUTS.
PRINCETON LOWRY CROSSING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, ASSISTED THE VFW TO ORGANIZE THE EVENT.
NIKKI CRUMB, HE SAYS SHE'S THE GREATEST.
I GUESS SHE IS. IT WOULD NOT HAVE WORKED OUT WITHOUT HER.
PRINCETON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND REALLY THE I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED BY THE JROTC, THE NAVY HIGH SCHOOL ROTC.
I MEAN, YOU LOOK AT SOME PEOPLE, LOOK AT CHILDREN, THEY SAY THEY WERE GREAT.
YOU'D YOU WOULD HAVE LOVED THEM.
TEXAS VFW, TEXAS DISTRICT ONE COMMAND TEAM CAME PRINCETON FIRE DEPARTMENT HELPED US.
AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO CAME TO HELP.
WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AGAIN AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND GET MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED.
AND NOT ONLY MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED.
WE NEED PEOPLE TO GET, YOU KNOW, TAKE TAKE.
WOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN COME AND HAVE THE PEOPLE HELP THEM OUT IF THEY NEED TO.
SO WE SURE APPRECIATE YOU HELP.
HI, MY NAME IS JENNIFER BATES.
AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THIS.
WE CAN'T WAIT FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE.
THIS IS OUR WORLD EACH SATURDAY NIGHT, AND IT DOESN'T END UNTIL 1 A.M.
FRANK HAS A RIGHT TO HIS OWN BUSINESS.
BUT WHAT FRANK DOESN'T HAVE IS THE RIGHT TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND CONSTANTLY VIOLATE TEXAS LAW.
THE STATE LAW THAT ALLOWS HOME RULE MUNICIPALITIES TO CONTROL FIREWORKS WITHIN 5000FT OF THE CITY LIMITS IS THE SAME LAW THAT ALLOWS THE MUNICIPALITY TO ENFORCE THE STATE LAW FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT WHERE IT BECOMES A CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO MAKE UNREASONABLE NOISE IN OR NEAR A PRIVATE RESIDENCE, AND THAT THEY HAVE NO RIGHT TO OCCUPY. THIS IS AN ADDITION TO THE AMENDMENT.
THE MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES TO ENFORCE NOISE RESTRICTIONS WITHIN 5000FT OF THE CITY LINE.
PRINCETON IS ANNEXING PARCELS AND APPROVING SUBDIVISIONS ALL AROUND FRANKS.
SO THIS SITUATION IS NOT GOING TO GO AWAY.
FRANK KNEW WHEN HE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY FROM THE CHURCH IN 2015 THAT THERE IS A BUSINESS RISK IN PUTTING AN EVENT CENTER IN A SHEET METAL BUILDING ON THE CITY LIMIT LINE. MANY OTHER TEXAS CITIES HAVE ALREADY ACKNOWLEDGED ADDRESSED THIS KIND OF ISSUE.
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SO THERE IS PRECEDENCE.THE EXTREMELY LOUD BASS MUSIC FROM FRANK'S ISN'T SOMETHING YOU CAN BLOCK OUT.
WE CAN'T JUST GO AWAY EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT.
AND I'M SURE YOU WOULDN'T DO IT EITHER.
IF YOU'RE SICK OR STUCK IN YOUR HOUSE, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING YOU CAN DO.
AS AN EXAMPLE, MY HUSBAND HAD MAJOR SURGERY.
HIS DOCTOR TOLD HIM TO GO HOME AND NOT TO GET OUT OF BED AND REST FOR 3 OR 4 DAYS.
24 HOURS LATER, FRANK'S MUSIC KICKS IN.
IT ALSO RUINS OUR SUNDAYS BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S EXHAUSTED.
THERE'S A REAL SAFETY CONCERN WITH THIS, ESPECIALLY THESE DAYS.
BUT WE FEEL ALMOST WE FEEL WE ALMOST HAVE NO OTHER WAY TO GET THE MUSIC TURNED DOWN.
MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE FRANK'S PHONE NUMBER FROM A MEETING LAST YEAR, BUT WE NOTICED THAT WITHIN THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS THAT HE IS OFTEN OUT OF TOWN OR SAYS HE'S ON HIS WAY THERE. BUT IT TOOK HOURS BEFORE.
THANK YOU, MISS BATES. ANY CHANGE.
416 CHRISTIE LANE IN PRINCETON.
AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT TONIGHT'S AGENDA 202382 TO HIRE A CONSULTING FIRM.
THE CITY CURRENTLY HAS AN EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE DEPARTMENT.
THE CITY OF PRINCETON WEBSITE STATES IN PART, THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES OVERALL POLICY DIRECTION ON HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ISSUES AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FUNCTIONS RELATED TO THE MANAGEMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS.
IT ALSO MONITORS POLICIES PROCEDURES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS.
THIS POLICY APPLIES TO ALL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING HIRING, RECRUITING, PROMOTION, TERMINATION, LAYOFF, RECALL, LEAVE OF ABSENCE, COMPENSATION, BENEFITS AND TRAINING.
ALSO FROM THE CITY OF PRINCETON PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2021, EEO, THE CITY IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING COURTEOUS AND PROFESSIONAL TREATMENT TO ITS EMPLOYEES, CITIZENS, VISITORS, VENDORS AND OTHERS WHO HAVE DEALINGS WITH THE CITY.
IN TURN, EMPLOYEES MUST BE PROFESSIONAL, RESPECTFUL WITH ONE ANOTHER AND WITH OTHERS LEGALLY PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS RACE, RELIGION, COLOR, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR PREFERENCE.
NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, DISABILITY, MARITAL STATUS.
PREGNANCY. MILITARY OR VETERAN CITIZENS.
EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS ARE BASED ON MERIT, QUALIFICATIONS AND ABILITIES.
THE CITY PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF ANY LEGAL PROTECTED CHARACTERISTIC.
ACQUIRING A CONSULTING FIRM TO REVIEW PERSONNEL MATTERS FOR THE CITY, SUCH AS STAFFING LEVELS, TALENT ALLOCATION AND WORKPLACE CONSULTANT, WORKPLACE CULTURE WOULD BE A REDUNDANCY. IT WOULD BE PAYING AN OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION TO DO WITH THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE DEPARTMENT IS ALREADY DOING IS BEING PAID TO DO AND A WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY.
I ASK AND ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO VOTE AGAINST WASTEFUL SPENDING OF TAXPAYER MONEY.
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MAYOR, THE POINTS YOU MADE IN THE LAST MEETING WERE YOU THINK WE MISUNDERSTAND YOUR GOOD INTENTIONS WITH THE FIRM.YOU GAVE THE EXAMPLES OF HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE PARKS, SIDEWALKS FOR THE BLIND, GROWTH FOR THE CITY.
YOU WANT TO PAY A COMPANY ONE TIME $25,000 RATHER THAN HIRE SOMEBODY FIRST? WE ALREADY HAVE THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT AND THE ADA.
BY LAW. ALL THE CONCERNS YOU BROUGHT UP ARE BLACK AND WHITE RIGHT HERE.
YOU SAID SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE COUNCIL AND YOU HAVE GOOD INTENTIONS.
AGAIN, THE CITY AND THE COUNCIL HAS SPOKE AGAINST THE FIRM.
WE ARE NOT IN NEED OF THEIR SERVICES AS OUR COMMUNITY DOESN'T NEED HELP GROWING.
THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN ON ITS OWN.
IT HAS GROWN WITHOUT DEI OR FIRM AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.
WE ELECTED COUNCIL AND YOU TO LISTEN TO US AND WHAT THE NEEDS OF THE CITY ARE WITH GOOD INTENTIONS.
QUESTIONS ARE, CAN WE THE CITY OF PRINCETON DO THE PARKS IN THE HANDICAP ACCOMMODATIONS HELP FOR THE VETERANS NEEDY? UM, WHAT OTHER WHAT ELSE WILL DIE OR AFFIRM INCLUDE OTHER THAN THOSE SMALL FEW EXAMPLES YOU GAVE? THE EXAMPLES YOU GAVE ARE COVERED BY PREVIOUS LEGISLATIONS.
WHAT ARE YOUR WHAT ARE YOU PARTICULARLY WANTING A FIRM TO INCLUDE BESIDES THE EXAMPLES YOU GAVE? IF YOU WANT SOMETHING, DON'T BE SHY TO SAY IT AND DON'T SAY IT BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
HELLO. I ALWAYS GET REALLY NERVOUS SPEAKING, SO JUST BEAR WITH ME.
IF YOU'LL JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.
OH, YES. MELISSA NED 2137 SHADY GLEN TRAIL.
AND I JUST WANT TO FIRST SAY THAT I'M THANKFUL FOR FREE SPEECH FOR US AND FOR YOU GUYS, AND THAT I'M THANKFUL FOR JESUS AMIDST ALL THE DARKNESS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR LIVES AND IN LIGHT OF THE TRAGEDY IN ALLEN.
MAYOR, YOU HAD MENTIONED ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA, WHICH IS YOURS, RIGHT? SHORTLY AFTER OUR LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING THAT JESUS HAD A DIVERSE TABLE.
AND I COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU MORE BECAUSE JESUS DID HAVE A DIVERSE TABLE.
THEY AND WE NEED TO KNOW THAT REPENTANCE AND FORGIVENESS IS AVAILABLE.
HE SAT WITH THOSE SINNERS SO HE COULD SHOW THEM THE WAY OUT OF SIN, NOT TO BE TOLERABLE OF THE SIN OR ACCEPTING OF THE SIN, BUT TO SHOW THEM WITH GRACE THAT THEY CAN BE FORGIVEN AND HAVE A PEACE THAT CAN ONLY COME FROM HIM.
LORD KNOWS I NEED HIM EVERY DAY.
EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND I ASK FOR FORGIVENESS AND TO SHOW ME THE TRUTH AND THE LIGHT.
THERE'S A WHOLE CITY OF PEOPLE HERE RELYING ON YOU GUYS TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS.
AND SO I DO PRAY FOR YOU AND THE COUNCILMAN THAT YOUR THAT YOU DON'T HAVE CLOUDED DISCERNMENT.
I DON'T THINK DEI WAS CREATED TO BE EVIL AT ALL.
I THINK THERE WAS A LOT OF GOOD INTENTIONS BEHIND IT, BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE ONLY THING THAT COMES OUT OF IT IS A LOT OF REALLY NEGATIVE IMPACTS.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHY ME AND SO MANY OTHERS HERE ARE SO FRANK ABOUT SPEAKING AGAINST IT.
CLINT LAWRENCE 1304 EAST COLLEGE.
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FIRST, I'D LIKE TO GIVE THANKS TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT VOTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT DEI.I KNOW FOR SOME OF THE MEMBERS IT WAS A DIFFICULT DECISION AND I SINCERELY FELT THE CONFLICT.
HOWEVER, IT APPEARS IT'S NOT OVER WITH JUST YET.
THIS MAYOR IS TRYING TO GO BACK TO IT JUST BUT THIS TIME SHE'S CALLING IT CULTURE AND BEING CAREFUL NOT TO MENTION DEI AT THIS TIME . THIS IS JUST ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO USE PUBLIC RESOURCES FOR A CONSULTING COMPANY TO COME IN AND TELL CITY STAFF HOW TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE DEI IDEOLOGY.
THAT'S BASICALLY, IN A NUTSHELL, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.
SHE'S GOING TO DENY IT, BUT DON'T BELIEVE IT.
THAT'S A VERY BROAD AND VERY VAGUE STATEMENT.
IF THIS CITY MANAGER AND THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, HIRES, EVALUATES AND PROMOTES STAFF BASED ON MERIT, THEN THE RIGHT TALENT AND THE RIGHT CULTURE SHOULD ALREADY BE IN PLACE.
I'LL PLEAD TO THIS COUNCIL TO GET THIS MAYOR UNDER CONTROL.
I'LL PLEAD TO THIS COUNCIL TO SEND A MESSAGE TO THIS MAYOR THIS EVENING TO PUT THIS NONSENSE BEHIND AND MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT THIS DIVISIVE, HIDDEN AGENDA THAT SHE'S TRYING TO FORCE ON CITY STAFF.
THIS MADNESS NEEDS TO STOP TONIGHT.
I KNOW YOU SAID YOUR LAST NAME WRONG.
MY NAME IS CLARENCE ST.JOHN AND I AM A RECENT RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON.
I.. IF YOU'LL JUST STATE YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE.
YES. 517 FOSTER DRIVE, PRINCETON, TEXAS, 7547.
THANK YOU. SO I DID A LONG TERM INVESTMENT ON A WATER CONSERVATION SOLUTION FOR [INAUDIBLE] AND LATER LEARNED ABOUT THE SETBACK RULES.
THE SOLUTION HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED FOR A YEAR NOW.
SO I CAME TODAY TO PRETTY MUCH ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL FOR EXEMPTION.
ABSOLUTELY. WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.
IF YOU COULD LEAVE ALL YOUR INFORMATION, WE THINK WE HAVE IT.
YES. SO I HAVE YOUR INFORMATION.
HE'LL BE GETTING IN TOUCH WITH YOU SHORTLY AFTER NOT TONIGHT, BUT DURING THE WEEK.
AND WE'LL GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND DISTINGUISHED COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS JASON RUTLEDGE. MY ADDRESS IS 524 CRYSTAL CLEAR LANE.
I'M HERE TO ASK WHAT MAY SEEM AS A SMALL REQUEST.
I WANT TO REQUEST THAT FURTHER DIALOG TRANSPIRE AROUND THIS MATTER.
ONE OF THEM BEING STEVE DEFFIBAUGH, WHO'S CURRENTLY NOT HERE TODAY.
AS A FATHER OF THREE BOYS WHO ALL KNOW KIND OF WHAT DAD DOES BECAUSE OF THE CONVERSATIONS I'VE HAD WITH THEM AROUND THE PROGRESSIVE THINGS THAT THE CITY IS DOING, SOME OF THE GREAT THINGS WE'RE DOING AROUND UNIFICATION AND SOME OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT BRING OUR TOWN TOGETHER.
THEY KNOW WHO STEVE IS BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT DAD IS THE NEW STEVE.
IT'S A NICE THING JUST FOR ME SELFISHLY TO SAY, I CAN BRING MY BOYS UP HERE AND SAY, THERE'S DAD'S PICTURE RIGHT THERE, RIGHT UP THERE WITH THE REST OF THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL.
SO I ASK THAT YOU GUYS CONSIDER THAT THAT THE PLACEMENT BE LEFT WHERE IT IS AND THAT MYSELF AND THE EDC CHAIR BE PLACED UP ALONG YOUR GUYS WONDERFUL FACES.
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I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU GUYS HAVE A LOT OF HARD DECISIONS AND THIS IS COMING FROM SOMEBODY THAT WHO COME TOMORROW WILL BE SITTING IN THAT VERY SAME NOT THE SAME EXACT CHAIRS OF ALL YOU GUYS, BUT UP THERE WITH YOU, YOU GUYS AS WELL.I SAY THIS TO SAY THAT I KNOW THAT YOU'RE MAKING DECISIONS AROUND DEI.
AND HERE'S A PLACE WHERE I THINK MAYBE UNINTENTIONALLY AND UNCOINCIDENTALLY THAT IT MAY BY SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE WATCHING WITH THIS DECISION, YOU KNOW, THINK THAT THERE MAY BE A NEED. RIGHT.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE CASE.
BUT ACTUALLY, YOU GUYS CONSIDER THAT WHEN MAKING THAT DECISION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND DISTINGUISHED COUNCILMAN.
TERENCE JOHNSON, 2049 SHADY GLEN TRAIL.
THOUGH I DO NOT SERVE AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, I KNOW ALL TOO WELL WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE IN THE ROLE WHERE EVERY DECISION CARRIES MUCH WEIGHT AND OFTEN GETS MORE CRITICISM THAN KUDOS. SO I GIVE YOU ALL KUDOS FOR THE MANY GREAT THINGS THAT YOU ARE DOING THAT ARE TOO LONG TO LIST TONIGHT.
UNFORTUNATELY, I DO HAVE SOME CRITICISM FOR YOU.
I BELIEVE THE DECISION TO OVERTURN DEI COMMITTEE TASK FORCE WAS THE WRONG MOVE.
AND I HOPE THAT YOU ALL MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION ON THAT.
LIKE, SERIOUSLY, WHOSE IDEA WAS IT NOT TO HANG THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN EDC AND CDC CHAIR PICTURES IN THE CITY HALL WHEN PREVIOUSLY ALL CHAIR SEATS WERE HUNG IN THE CITY HALL? THEY JUST RANDOMLY DECIDED NOT TO HANG THEM THIS YEAR.
I AM NOT ACCUSING ANYONE OF BEING RACIST.
I KNOW THAT WE ARE A DIVERSE CITY, BUT THE OPTICS OF THAT MOVE JUST LOOK TERRIBLE.
I DO THINK THAT HOW DO YOU THINK THAT LOOKS IN THE COMMUNITY? DO OUR CITY LEADERS NOT VALUE THE ROLE ENOUGH TO CELEBRATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENT? WHAT DOES THAT SAY TO THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY SKEPTICAL ABOUT SERVING ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS HERE IN PRINCETON? WE APPRECIATE OUR CITY STAFF AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO CLOCK IN EVERY DAY AND MAKE OUR CITY GREAT.
BUT WE CANNOT FORGET THE CITIZENS WHO GIVE THEIR TIME TO HELP SERVE ON THESE BOARDS.
I'M ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO STEP IN AND RIGHT THIS WRONG.
I AM ASKING THAT THE EDC AND CDC CHAIR PICTURES BE HUNG IN THEIR RIGHTFUL PLACE IN CITY HALL, IF NOT FOR THE OBVIOUS REASON, BUT TO CONTINUE TO INSPIRE THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY AND LET THEM KNOW DAILY THAT THEIR COMMITMENT TO SERVE AS APPRECIATED.
WE CANNOT BE A CITY THAT IS HAS AN ANTIQUATED MINDSET.
WE WILL NOT ATTRACT THE TALENT WE NEED FOR PRINCETON TO ACHIEVE ITS FULL POTENTIAL.
YOUR CONSIDERATION TO THIS MATTER WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
ANYONE ELSE HERE THIS EVENING FOR A PUBLIC APPEARANCE? YES. PLEASE COME UP.
IN MY HASTE BEFORE TO GET OFF STAGE.
I GUESS IT WAS. I FORGOT THAT, THANK TANISHA.
SHE'S HELPED US EXTREMELY WELL.
AND EVERY TIME WE DO SOMETHING, WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT HER.
SO PLEASE, THAT'S THE ONLY THING I HAVE TO SAY.
THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE THIS EVENING FOR PUBLIC APPEARANCE?
[MAYORS COMMENTS]
OKAY. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD.THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR MAYOR'S COMMENTS.
I, TOO, WANT TO GO AHEAD AND REFLECT ON THE EVENT THAT WAS THIS WEEKEND THAT THE VFW DID.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.
THAT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
ALSO, I JUST WANT TO SHARE MY MOST SINCERE CONDOLENCES FOR THE CITY OF ALLEN.
AS JUST ANY PARENT THIS WEEKEND, ANY PERSON WHO HEARD THE EVENTS THAT HAPPENED.
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THAT'S THE MOST TERRIFYING CALL THAT YOU CAN EVER GET.I KNOW MY CHILDREN WERE OVER THERE AT THE TIME THAT IT WAS HAPPENING.
AND SO IT JUST MAKES A LITTLE BIT MORE REAL THAT THINGS LIKE THAT CAN HAPPEN TO US.
SO PLEASE JUST STAND IN PRAYER IN UNITY WITH THAT CITY.
THERE'S DIFFERENT GOFUNDME'S CARTER BLOODCARE IS DOING A DRIVE.
JUST STAY CONNECTED WITH THEM AND JUST MAKE SURE WE'RE CONTINUING TO PRAY FOR THEM.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
THAT WILL TAKE US OVER TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT.ALL ITEMS LISTED ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE 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 WE HAVE OUR MINUTES, FP 2021 0426, FINAL PLAT FOR MONTICELLO PARK PHASE 3A.
FINANCIAL REPORT, FISCAL YEAR 2022 THROUGH 23, RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-05-08-R02 FOR IPO NUMBER 164, FLOW METERING AND RESIGNATION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR MR. JODY SUTHERLAND. AND IF THERE IS NOTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE PULLED FROM THAT, IF I CAN GO AHEAD AND GET A MOTION, PLEASE.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
OKAY. THAT WILL DO. A ROLL CALL VOTE.
MOTION CARRIES 4 TO 0 FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[REGULAR AGENDA ( Part 1 of 2 )]
THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA TONIGHT.WE WILL BEGIN WITH AGENDA ITEM 2020 3-076 PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK PROCLAMATION.
PROCLAMATION HONORING NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK MAY 21ST THROUGH 27TH.
WHEREAS PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND SERVICES THAT ARE OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AND TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE AND WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON.
AND WHEREAS, THESE INFRASTRUCTURES, FACILITIES AND SERVICES COULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE ENGINEERS, MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REBUILDING, IMPROVING AND PROTECTING OUR NATION'S TRANSPORTATION, WATER SUPPLY, WATER TREATMENT AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES ESSENTIAL FOR OUR CITIZENS.
AND. WHEREAS, IT IS THE PUBLIC INTEREST OR THE CITIZENS, CIVIC LEADERS AND CHILDREN IN THE CITY OF PRINCETON TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF AND MAINTAIN ONGOING INTEREST AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES.
I URGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND CEREMONIES DESIGNATED TO PAY TRIBUTE TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS, ENGINEERS, MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES, AND TO RECOGNIZE THE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS THEY MAKE IN PROTECTING OUR NATIONAL HEALTH, SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE. AND I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE MR. TOMMY MAPP WITH US TONIGHT.
GENTLEMEN, IF YOU WILL JOIN ME.
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MADAM MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO HAVE THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF OUR CITIZENS TONIGHT.ONE OF OUR OFFICERS WHO IS ACTUALLY HERE TONIGHT.
OFFICER HOOKER, THEY WERE OUT ON A CALL ON, I WANT TO SAY 4/19, APRIL 19TH.
AND THE CALL WAS ACTUALLY SHOTS FIRED CALL.
AND SO THROUGHOUT MULTIPLE HOURS OF INVESTIGATION, HE NEEDED AN INTERPRETER AT THAT POINT IN TIME.
AND SO THIS IS WHERE MRS. CRUZ STEPPED IN. MRS. CRUZ STAYED WITH US FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO AND A HALF TO THREE HOURS, HELPING US ACTUALLY FIND THE SUSPECTS.
SO WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE MRS. CRUZ A LETTER OF COMMENDATION AT THIS POINT IN TIME IN RECOGNITION OF HER OUTSTANDING ASSISTANCE AND EFFORTS DURING APRIL 19TH, 2023.
AND IF YOU DON'T MIND STANDING WITH ME AND APPLAUDING HER.
[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT, THAT'LL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2020 3-078 PUBLIC HEARING FOR FETTOUH PROPERTY REZONING CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING A REQUEST RECEIVED FROM OSAMA ABOUL FETTOUH FOR A REZONING OF THE PROPERTY FROM AGRICULTURAL AG TO C2 COMMERCIAL BEING A TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE DAVID CHERRY ABSTRACT 166 COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, BEING PART OF A CALLED 97.419 ACRE TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED IN A WARRANTY DEED WITH THE VENDOR'S LIEN FOR MARKELL K.
JONES ET AL TO MEREDITH HART, AKA THOMAS MEREDITH HART AND WIFE NANCY J.
41.733 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS.
THIS WILL BEGIN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IF YOU ARE HERE FOR THAT, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND COME FORWARD.
STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.
AND SINCE THERE'S NO ONE HERE FOR THAT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
AND THAT WILL TAKE US BACK TO OUR REGULAR SESSION.
WE WILL GO TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-079, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023-05-08 FOR FETTOUH PROPERTY ZONING, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON AMENDING COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON FROM AGRICULTURAL AG TO C-2 COMMERCIAL ON A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE DAVID
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CHERRY ABSTRACT 166 REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.MAYOR, COUNCIL, I THINK YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROPERTY.
IT'S 41 ACRES HERE AT THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 458 AND FM 1377.
SO I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD AND BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
THANK YOU. GENTLEMEN, DID YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS TONIGHT? AND IF NOT, IF I CAN GO AND GET A MOTION, PLEASE.
MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2023 079 FOR ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023-05-08 FOR FETTOUH PROPERTY ZONING AND TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND THAT.
THAT WILL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
2023-079 FOR ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023-05-08 FOR FETTOUH PROPERTY ZONING.
THAT'LL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-080 FOR RESOLUTION 2023-0508-R FOR PATROL CAR PURCHASES, DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-05-08-R AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXPEDITE THE ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL AND REPLACEMENT VEHICLES FOR USE OF CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THIS REALLY IS JUST TO GET AHEAD OF THE THE PURCHASING.
AND THIS GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO JUMP WHEN AVAILABLE.
MR. WATERS, CHIEF WATERS HAS WORKED WITH THE FOLKS THAT USUALLY PROVIDE OUR SQUAD CARS, AND HE CAN PROBABLY GIVE YOU A LITTLE MORE DETAIL IF NECESSARY ON WHAT HIS FINDINGS HAVE BEEN AND AND THE OUTCOMES.
DO YOU MIND, CHIEF? MADAM MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 22 SQUAD CARS WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SO WE WE NEED TO TRY TO KEEP ANY CARS ROUGHLY THAT AGE AND OR THAT AMOUNT OF MILEAGE.
WE NEED TO TRY TO KEEP THEM OFF THE STREETS.
THERE IS ONLY A SHORT AMOUNT OF OPEN WINDOW THAT WE CAN APPLY FOR THE CARS.
THERE IS A LOT OF BACKLOG THAT IS GOING ON.
SO WITHIN THAT TIME FRAME OF US WAITING, SOME AGENCIES HAVE SPOKEN FOR OTHER CARS.
SO WHENEVER WE GAINED ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THAT OR KNOWLEDGE OF THAT, THEY REACHED OUT TO US.
AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO TRY TO WORK IT OUT WITH MISTER BORG AND MRS PRIGMORE TO TRY TO PUT OUR NAMES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT CAR AS LONG AS COUNCIL MEMBERS APPROVE OF IT, BECAUSE THAT IS GOING TO BE AN INCREASE TO WHAT WE ALREADY ALLOCATED FUNDS TO.
WE ARE TRYING TO GET AN ADDITIONAL FOUR ON TOP OF THE SIX TO TOTAL OUT TEN.
AND SO THOSE TEN VEHICLES WILL GO TO PATROL AS OF NOW.
I PERSONALLY DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
SO THE VEHICLES, THE VEHICLES THAT YOU SAY THAT ARE AGED, THAT WE TRY TO GET OUT OF CIRCULATION, WHAT DO WE DO WITH THOSE VEHICLES ONCE WE GET THEIR REPLACEMENT? WELL, YEAH, SO GREAT QUESTION.
SO SOME OF THE VEHICLES WE ARE TRYING TO GROW OUR SRO PROGRAMS. ALSO, WE HAVE OUR OUR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION THAT ALSO NEEDS VEHICLES, TOO, AS WELL.
SO ONE THING WE TRY TO DO IS WE TRY TO, I GUESS, SLICK TOP, I GUESS FOR BETTER WORDS, WE [INAUDIBLE] IT, WE TAKE THE LIGHTS OFF THE TOP, PUT THE LIGHTS ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLES.
SO THAT WAY OUR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION CAN CAN UTILIZE IT AND OR WILL LEAVE IT MARKED UP AND THEN WE'LL PLACE IT TO ONE OF THE SRO POSITIONS AS WELL, IF THE CAR IS ABLE TO BE UTILIZED.
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AND SO WHENEVER THEY GO INTO THOSE POSITIONS, THEY'RE NOT DRIVEN, AS I WILL SAY, THEY'RE NOT DRIVEN AS PATROL VEHICLES, BUT THEY'RE NOT DRIVEN AS DAY TO DAY PATROL VEHICLES.SO THEY MAINLY SIT EITHER WHEREVER THE DETECTIVES ARE OR WHETHER THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS ARE.
SO THAT WAY THEY HAVE SOME SORT OF RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION BACK AND FORTH.
THEY WILL ALSO ACT AS BACKUP UNITS TO OUR PATROL OFFICERS AS WELL.
CHIEF, ARE WE STICKING WITH THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE AS WELL? THE SUV? YES, SIR.
THE DECISION WAS MADE TO GO TO CHEVY TAHOES.
I WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO STICK WITH THAT.
SIR. CHIEF, I DID HAVE A QUESTION.
I KNOW AS WE GROW AND DIFFERENT THINGS OCCUR.
I KNOW THAT K9 WILL BECOME A NEED AT SOME POINT.
SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THINGS LIKE THIS, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, THINKING ABOUT? ARE WE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT? ABSOLUTELY. GREAT QUESTION.
SO THE K9 POSITION OR K9 OFFICER POSITION IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT.
WE ACTUALLY WERE DOING BUDGET HERE COMING UP.
WE JUST PRESENTED THE K9, THE OFFICER, AND JUST A TRANSITION KIT, IN OTHER WORDS, TO TURN THE BACKSEAT PRISONER CAGE AREA INTO A DOG KENNEL OF SORTS IS WHAT WE ENDED UP FINANCING THROUGH.
IF THE LET'S SAY, THE K9 OFFICER POSITION DOES GO THROUGH, WE EITHER ONE MIGHT START LOOKING AT ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH WILL TAKE ABOUT A YEAR OR TWO, A YEAR AND A HALF TO COME IN. SO WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO TRANSFER OVER ONE OF THE VEHICLES THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW THAT IS ON ORDER AND GO AHEAD AND START PRICING OUT THAT K9 KENNEL THAT GOES INTO THE BACK SEAT. I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THAT K9 IS ON YOUR RADAR.
I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN ON MINE FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT AND HOPE TO SEE THAT COME UP IN THE BUDGET VERY SOON FOR US TO REVIEW.
YES, MA'AM. ANYTHING ELSE, GENTLEMEN? MADAM MAYOR, IF THERE ARE NO NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2023-080.
RESOLUTION 202305-08-R FOR THE PATROL VEHICLE PURCHASE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
DO I HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND THAT.
ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS WILL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-081, JULY SPECTACULAR ATTENDANCE FEE DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE $5 ATTENDANCE FEE FOR THIS JULY SPECTACULAR TO BE HELD ON JULY THE 1ST.
CURRENTLY, THE 4TH OF JULY SPECTACULAR IS BEING ADVERTISED FOR A $5 ADMISSION FEE.
THE EVENTS DEPARTMENT THOUGHT IT BEST THIS YEAR TO CHARGE A FLAT FEE OF $5 AND WITH THAT RECEIVE A FREE PARKING UNTIL IT WAS FULL FREE BUS RIDE FROM THE OR GOLF CART RIDE FROM DESIGNATED LOCATIONS LIKE THE SCHOOL AND OTHER PLACES THAT THEY'VE SET UP AND ALSO FREE ACCESS TO THE KIDS ZONE.
IN THE PAST, THE STAFF'S HAD DIFFICULTY DETERMINING THE POSSIBLE ATTENDANCE AND WITH THIS ADMISSION FEE RATHER THAN A PER CAR PARKING FEE OR COST PER THE KIDS ZONE, IT ALLOWS THE STAFF TO EFFECTIVELY PREPLAN FOR THE EVENT.
HOW MANY OFFICERS, HOW MANY MEDICS, PORT-A-POTTIES, ETCETERA.
IN ADDITION TO THE COUNTING PIECE OF THIS, THIS WILL FREE UP SOME OF THE STAFF FROM SELLING PARKING SPOTS AND KID ZONE TICKETS AND FOCUS MORE ON EVENT OVERSIGHT AND SAFETY BECAUSE THOSE FOLKS WOULD BE ALLOCATED TO THE GATES RATHER THAN ABLE TO OVERSEE THE EVENT.
AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO BE COGNIZANT OF STAFF.
THE STAFF WANTS TO CLEARLY CONVEY THE THOUGHT PROCESS BEHIND THE FLAT FEE ATTENDANCE, AND THIS ITEM WAS PLACED ON THE AGENDA AND SET IN CASE THE CITY COUNCIL FEELS THAT THERE'S A NEED TO GO ANOTHER APPROACH.
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TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THERE HASN'T BEEN, THERE'S BEEN VERY LITTLE NEGATIVE FEEDBACK.MISS O'BRIEN AND CHIEF WATERS ARE BOTH HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THOSE DECISIONS.
GENTLEMEN, I ACTUALLY BROUGHT THIS UP AND REQUESTED FOR THIS TO BE PUT ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT.
SO AS MR. BORG HAS SAID, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE EVER CHARGED AN ADMISSION FEE FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO COME TO OUR PARK AND TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY OUR SPECTACULAR EVENT THAT WE DO.
AND WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE THOUGHT PROCESS BEHIND EVENTS AND BEHIND OUR TEAM AND STEPHANIE, FOR SURE I UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS THE WAY YOU'VE DONE THIS AND I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS IN PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.
HOWEVER, I'M ADVOCATING FOR THE SIDE OF OUR RESIDENTS HERE.
I THINK THAT WE LIVE IN A COMMUNITY THAT I MEAN, WE'VE GOT CHILDREN THAT ATTEND THESE EVENTS.
AND THIS IS AN EVENT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO BE AVAILABLE TO OUR RESIDENTS.
I JUST TO ME, THAT DOESN'T SIT WELL.
I'M HAPPY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A PARKING FEE, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN MONITOR ONLINE.
SO AGAIN, THAT WOULD HELP US FIGURE OUT HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO ATTEND.
IT WOULD GIVE US SOME TYPE OF GUIDANCE THERE.
SO I'M HAPPY TO HAVE A FEE FOR THE KIDS ZONE AREA.
AGAIN, I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER WAY TO MONITOR HOW MANY KIDS ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THERE.
TO ME, IT MAKES MORE SENSE TO ACTUALLY HAVE THEM PAY THAT UP FRONT, WHETHER WITH A QR CODE, SOME TYPE OF FORM OF PAYMENT THAT WE COULD ADEQUATELY SEE HOW MANY KIDS DO PLAN TO ATTEND BY MAKING THAT OPTION AVAILABLE ONLINE AHEAD OF TIME? YOU KNOW, I THINK ABOUT THIS AS A PARENT.
IF I DON'T HAVE LITTLE KIDS, I DON'T HAVE KIDS TO GO TO THE KIDS ZONE.
SO I PARTICULARLY DON'T CARE THE $5.
I DON'T LIKE THE $5 ATTENDANCE FEE FOR EVERYBODY GOING.
AND EVERYBODY'S ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT THEY'RE EVEN GOING TO SEE THAT.
AND THEN YOU GET THERE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU'VE GOT TO PAY $5.
SO IF YOU WANT TO ANSWER THAT, I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE MANAGED.
IF SOMEBODY WALKS UP AND THEY DON'T HAVE CASH TO PAY THE $5 FEE TO GET IN.
WELL, MS. O'BRIEN'S HERE. SHE'S, I BELIEVE, SET UP FOR THOSE TYPE OF ON THE SPOT PAYMENTS FOR THE $5.
AND SHE CAN EXPLAIN HOW THAT WOULD TAKE PLACE IF YOU'D LIKE.
SO WE DO HAVE A WAY TO TAKE THE PAYMENTS AT THE GATE AND THEY'RE COMING IN.
YES, WE HAVE THE QR CODES THAT WE HAVE, JUST LIKE WE DID WITH PARKING.
THEY CAN WHILE THEY'RE WALKING, DO IT.
AND THEN KIDS UNDER FIVE ARE FREE.
AND THERE WAS ONE OH WITH THE SERVICE WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, IT DOES TRACK KIDS.
SO RIGHT NOW I'VE SOLD 47 TICKETS AND JUST THE TWO WEEKS WITH US NOT REALLY PROMOTING IT, 27 ARE FROM PRINCETON AND THE KIDS, THEY GET A TICKET SO WE CAN STILL SCAN THEM.
SO LAST YEAR KIDS UNDER TWO HAD TO PAY OR TWO AND UNDER WERE FREE FOR THE KIDS ZONE.
AND THIS YEAR IT'S FIVE AND UNDER ARE FREE TO GET INTO THE EVENT.
I DON'T KNOW, GENTLEMEN, ANY DISCUSSIONS OR THOUGHTS FROM YOU? AGAIN, I WOULD RATHER SEE PEOPLE PAY FOR SERVICES THAT THEY'RE UTILIZING IF THEY'RE PAYING FOR PARKING, IF THEY'RE PAYING FOR THE KIDS ZONE VERSUS PAYING TO WALK INTO A PARK THAT THEY'VE ALREADY PAID FOR.
SO JUST SO I GET THIS CORRECT, WE'RE GOING FROM A $10 PARKING FEE TO $5 PER PERSON.
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IT WAS $5 PER PERSON.FIVE AND UNDER WERE FREE? YES. AND IT WAS $10 PARKING? YES, MA'AM. SO IF WE HAVE A FAMILY, A FAIRLY LARGE FAMILY, THEY'RE LOOKING AT PAYING 2 OR 3 TIMES WHAT THEY PAID.
IT DEPENDS. I DO KNOW SOME OF THE TEENAGERS DO DO THE KIDS ZONE.
SO, I MEAN, IF IT DEPENDS ON YOUR AGE OR IF IF YOU HAVE A FAMILY OF FIVE WITH THREE KIDS OVER, YOU KNOW, 13, 15, 16, AND THEN TWO ADULTS, IT'S THIS KIND OF IT COMES OUT THE SAME PRICE AS PARKING TEN.
AND THEN IF THOSE KIDS WANTED TO DO THE KIDS ZONE, IT'S STILL $25.
BUT I'LL DO WHATEVER YOU GUYS DECIDE WE'LL DO.
NO, NO. I APPRECIATE YOU. AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.
NO, I CAN. I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND.
YOU GOT, WHAT, 6 OR 8 OF THEM THAT CAN FIT IN THERE.
THEY SPEND MORE MONEY INSIDE BUYING FOOD.
THEY SPEND MORE MONEY BUYING GOODS, PURCHASING FROM THE VENDORS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
IF THEY'RE PAYING 40, 50, 40, 45, $50 AT THE GATE, I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH THAT'S GOING TO BE WORTH IT TO TO SOME OF OUR FAMILY FAMILIES OUT HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO I THINK THAT IS DEFINITELY A CONCERN.
OKAY. HOW DO WE HOW DO WE TRACK ATTENDANCE BEFORE? WHAT WAS OUR BEST WAY OF? OUR BEST WAY OF DOING IT WAS WE BASED IT ON JUST HOW MANY PARKING PASSES WE SOLD.
SO WE NEVER HAD TRULY A GOOD ESTIMATE BECAUSE IF IT'S ONE PARKING PASS FOR 652, WE KIND OF JUST GUESSED THE WALKERS.
WE DIDN'T COUNT, WE DIDN'T COUNT THE PEOPLE ON THE BUS.
SO WE'VE NEVER HAD A TRUE, ACCURATE COUNT OF HOW MANY PEOPLE.
AND THIS WOULD KIND OF HELP US FIGURE OUT OUR CAPACITY IF IT'S OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT, DO WE NEED AN ADD AN OFFICER OR FOR JUST SAFETY REASONS? BUT THAT WAS OUR THEORY IN GOING TO THIS WAY.
IS THERE NOT AN OPTION WHERE IF YOU'RE GOING ONLINE TO PAY FOR YOUR PARKING AHEAD OF TIME, YOU CAN SELECT HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU PLAN TO ATTEND? NOT THE SYSTEM WE USE LAST YEAR IT DID NOT DO THAT AND I CAN SEE IF THE SYSTEM WILL DO IT THIS YEAR.
OKAY. HAVE WE TRACKED ATTENDANCE FROM THE PREVIOUS EVENTS FOR THE JULY SPECTACULAR? WE'VE TRIED JUST BY WITH HOW MANY TICKETS WE SOLD TO THE KIDS ZONE AND HOW MANY PARKING TICKETS, I MEAN PASSES.
SO WE'VE REALLY NEVER GOT A GOOD ESTIMATE.
IS THERE DO YOU WANT TO COME UP OR.
YEAH, YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.
SO THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD IS ROUGHLY ABOUT THREE AND ONE HALF PEOPLE PER HOUSEHOLD.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE TRY TO UTILIZE WHENEVER THE VEHICLES ARE COMING IN.
AND SO WE WOULD JUST SAY ABOUT A THREE AND A HALF.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO BE A LITTLE BIT LENIENT ON THAT.
BUT AS FAR AS LIKE A TRUE, ACCURATE HEAD COUNT, NO, THERE WAS NONE.
HOW MANY POINTS OF ENTRY DO ARE WE GOING TO HAVE? WITH THIS, WHAT WE HAVE PLANNED AND WE HAD BEEN TALKING THROUGH WAS WE HAVE A FENCE AROUND THIS YEAR JUST SO IT WILL HELP WITH SECURITY AND OFFICERS.
THIS YEAR AND THE PAST, IT'S BEEN AN OPEN FIELD.
AND SO THEY WOULD JUST COME DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
IT'S GOING TO BE KIND OF LIKE STREAMLINED NOW WHERE? YES, IT'S MORE STREAMLINED.
IT'S A BETTER FOR, I THINK, THE OFFICERS JUST SAFETY WISE WITH THE FENCE AND THE THREE ENTRANCES.
WITH THAT, WE DECIDED WE DO HAVE A WE HAVE TWO SIX SEATER GOLF CARTS THAT WILL TAKE YOU FROM THE PARKING TO THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO GO IN. THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE ADDED ALONG WITH THE BUSSES.
I'M ASKING TO SEE BASICALLY, AND I KNOW IT WON'T HELP WITH THIS PARTICULAR EVENT, BUT IS THERE SOME KIND OF WAY WE CAN TRACK ATTENDANCE TO KEEP, YOU KNOW, FOR GOING FORWARD SO WE CAN MAKE PROPER PROJECTIONS FOR YOUR CONCERNS, YOU KNOW, GOING FORWARD RATHER THAN ADDING A CHARGE, A $5 ADMISSION FEE.
SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE MY THOUGHT IS.
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I MEAN, I PROBABLY COULD STILL USE THAT SERVICE FOR THEM TO GET A TICKET AND THEN WE COULD SCAN IT IN.BUT I DON'T KNOW, IT WOULD BE A FREE TICKET.
I JUST THINK I MEAN, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE GOING TO THESE DESIGNATED ENTRANCE POINTS NOW, THAT ACTUALLY GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRACK TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY COMING IN. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMEBODY WITH SOME TYPE OF AUTOMATED CLICKER, IF IT'S WHAT THAT IS.
AND THEN WE COULD USE THAT DATA FOR NEXT YEAR AS WELL.
I DON'T KNOW. GENTLEMEN, IF YOU CAN JUST GIVE ME A MOTION ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
AGAIN, I DO NOT WANT THERE TO BE A $5 ATTENDANCE FEE.
I'M HAPPY FOR PEOPLE TO PAY FOR SERVICES THAT THEY'RE UTILIZING, BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR THIS TO BE A FREE EVENT FOR OUR CITIZENS TO COME TO AND MORE ECONOMICALLY FRIENDLY FOR OUR FAMILIES. MADAM MAYOR, WITH THAT MOTION, CAN YOU GO AHEAD AND SET THE FEES FOR PARKING AND KIDS ZONE IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU WANT TO GO, PLEASE. THANK YOU.
I'M HONESTLY DON'T THINK WE SHOULD KEEP IT AT $10.
IF WE'RE FINE WITH $5 FOR EVERYTHING.
I DON'T SEE WHY WE CAN'T DO $5 PARKING AND THEN $5 FOR YOUR KID.
IF THEY WANT TO GO TO THE KIDS ZONE FIVE AND UP.
UNLESS YOU GENTLEMEN HAVE ANY OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS ON THAT.
WHAT WAS THE KIDS ZONE FEE? PREVIOUSLY? THE KIDS ZONE FEE WAS $5.
YEAH. AND THE $10 WAS PER CAR LOAD.
SO DO WE WANT TO KEEP IT $10 PARKING OR $5 PARKING? OKAY. I DON'T SEE WHY.
YEAH, I DON'T SEE WHY WE WOULD CHANGE THE PARKING FEE IF IT WAS.
IF IT WAS ALREADY $10 THEN YOU JUST LEAVE THAT AT $10.
HAVE NO OTHER QUESTIONS. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO REJECT AGENDA ITEM 2023-081 FOR THE JULY SPECTACULAR ATTENDANCE FEE.
HOWEVER, MAINTAINING THE $10 PARKING FEE AND $5 KIDS ZONE FEE.
THANK YOU. DO HAVE A SECOND? THERE IS NO SECOND IF I COULD GET A DIFFERENT MOTION.
MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DENY THE AGENDA ITEM 2023-081 JULY SPECTACULAR ATTENDANCE FEE OF $5 PER PERSON, BUT INSTEAD IMPLEMENT $5 TO PARK, $5 FOR THE KIDS FREE ZONE KIDS ZONE FEE.
AND DO I HAVE A SECOND? $5 PARKING AND THEN $5 KIDS ZONE VERSUS $10 PARKING AND $5 KIDS ZONE.
TEN OVERALL. SO JUST CHANGING, GOING FROM 10 TO 5 ON THE PARKING ASPECT, KEEPING KIDS IN THE SAME.
ANYBODY HAS A BETTER IDEA, I'M ALL FOR IT.
NEED TO LEAVE THAT. YOU THINK? THE $10 PARKING? GENTLEMEN, DO Y'ALL WANT TO DISCUSS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FIVE AND THE TEN SO THAT WE CAN GET A MOTION ONE WAY OR ANOTHER FOR THE PARKING.
WE JUST NEED THE MOTION AGAIN.
TO AGAIN. SO WE'LL MAKE THE MOTION AGAIN.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO REJECT AGENDA ITEM 2023-081 FOR THE JULY SPECTACULAR ATTENDANCE FEE OF $5.
BUT AS FOR THE PARKING FEE TO BE CONTINUED TO BE AT $10 AND A $5 KIDS ZONE FEE.
AND DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT.
THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
2023-081 FOR JULY SPECTACULAR ATTENDANCE FEE.
THAT WOULD BE CHANGING THE PARKING TO $10 WITH A KIDS ZONE FEE OF $5.
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I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO TAKE US OUT OF ORDER NOW.WE ARE GOING TO JUMP DOWN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION, EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH TERMS OF CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO 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 PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION, A SETTLEMENT OFFER OR IN A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES, PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER ON ANY AGENDA ITEM LISTED ELSEWHERE WITHIN THIS AGENDA AND OR THE SUBJECT MATTER LISTED BELOW.
TONIGHT WE WILL BE DISCUSSING WHICH IT'S NOT ON HERE.
THIS IS WORDED. CONSULTING FIRM RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE.
THAT WILL TAKE US INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR WAITING FOR US.
[REGULAR AGENDA ( Part 2 of 2 )]
THIS WILL PUT US BACK INTO OUR REGULAR SESSION.BEFORE WE MOVE TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, I DO WANT TO LET MR. JOHNSON AND MR. RUTLEDGE KNOW THAT YOU DO NEED TO GO AHEAD AND GET IN TOUCH WITH MR. BORG, AND HE WILL ADVISE YOU ON WHEN YOUR PICTURES WILL BE GOING UP.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. THAT WILL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-082, CONSULTING FIRM DISCUSSION AND STAFF DIRECTION REGARDING ISSUANCE OF A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO ENGAGE A CONSULTING FIRM TO REVIEW PERSONNEL MATTERS FOR THE CITY, SUCH AS STAFFING LEVELS, TALENT ALLOCATION AND WORKPLACE CULTURE.
MADAM MAYOR, MAY I HAVE THE FLOOR FOR A SECOND? I'M SORRY. MAY I HAVE THE FLOOR? OKAY. BECAUSE OF WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE COUNCILORS HERE, AND I THINK MR. DEFFIBAUGH WOULD BE GOOD ON THE INPUT ON THIS AGENDA ITEM.
I WOULD ASK THAT WE TABLE THIS ITEM TO OUR NEXT MEETING.
WITH NO SECOND ON THAT, WE WILL PROCEED FORWARD.
I JUST WANT TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THIS DISCUSSION UP TONIGHT BY ADDRESSING SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE TONIGHT AND TALK ABOUT WHAT THIS IS AND MORE SPECIFICALLY, WHAT THIS IS NOT.
WE'VE HEARD DEI AGAIN OVER AND OVER AGAIN TONIGHT.
JUST WANT TO GO AHEAD AND PREFACE THIS BY SAYING THIS ABSOLUTELY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH DEI.
SO WHILE I APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN FOR THIS SPECIFICALLY AND FOR COMING UP HERE AND BEING A CITIZEN TO DO THAT, WE ALL WANT TO MAKE SURE WE OPERATE UNDER THE SAME KNOWLEDGE AND GUIDANCE THAT THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH DEI.
SO I'VE HEARD TONIGHT THAT WE WANT TO MAKE FOR SURE WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT DIFFERENT TYPE OF STAFFING.
WE ARE NOT LOOKING TO SET QUOTAS, WHETHER THEY ARE RACIAL QUOTAS, GENDER QUOTAS.
IT ACTUALLY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HIRING DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEOPLE.
SO I APOLOGIZE THAT WAS YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THIS IS TONIGHT.
THAT'S VERY FAR FROM WHAT THAT IS.
THERE IS NOTHING TO TRY TO SLIDE SOMETHING IN AND NAME IT SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
SO TO EXPLAIN WHAT IT ACTUALLY IS, WE ARE A CITY THAT NOW IS A HOME RULE CITY.
NO ONE IS HARASSING ANY STAFF, NO ONE IS TRYING TO INTERFERE IN PLACES THAT THEY SHOULD NOT BE IN.
WE ALWAYS WANT TO BE ON THE UP AND UP TO DO THAT.
IN THE PAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS, OUR STAFFING HAS GONE FROM 80 TO OVER 150.
OUR POPULATION IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW, WHICH MEANS OUR STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO GROW.
AND WE WANT TO MAKE FOR SURE AGAIN THAT WE'VE GOT THE RIGHT TALENT IN THE RIGHT PLACES SAYING THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT TALENT IN THE RIGHT PLACES HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE RIGHT COLORED TALENT IN THE RIGHT PLACES.
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SO AGAIN, THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING VERSUS SKILL SET.WE WANT TO MAKE FOR SURE THAT THE EMPLOYEES THAT WE HAVE HERE ARE ADEQUATELY TRAINED.
WE WANT TO MAKE FOR SURE THAT WE HAVE EMPLOYEES IN POSITIONS THAT THEY HAVE THE PROPER TRAINING FOR.
SO IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT THEY COULD BE DOING BETTER, IF THERE'S A PARTICULAR CERTIFICATION THAT THEY COULD TAKE TO BE BETTER, WHY AS A CITY, WOULD WE NOT WANT THEM TO BE BETTER? WHY WOULD WE NOT WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE OFFERING TRAINING AND RESOURCES FOR OUR EMPLOYEES? THIS ALSO GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE FOR SURE, AND I KNOW THIS AGAIN WAS BROUGHT UP TONIGHT THAT HUMAN RESOURCES SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF THIS, THAT AN EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE SHOULD BE LOOKING OVER THIS.
I AGREE. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE STAFF FEELS COMFORTABLE GOING TO EMPLOYEE RESOURCES.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CULTURE IS THERE.
WE NEED TO MAKE FOR SURE THAT OUR EMPLOYEES ARE COMFORTABLE WITH EACH AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTOR.
THAT RAW DATA IS THEN GIVEN TO US.
WE MAKE FOR SURE THAT EACH AN INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENT IS ADEQUATELY STAFFED.
BUT IS THERE ANY FLEXIBILITY IN THERE THAT WE COULD LOOK AT ADDITIONAL STAFFING? IS THERE ANY FLEXIBILITY IN THERE THAT WE COULD LOOK TO BEEF UP DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS? THIS IS TO ACTUALLY HELP OUR STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE TRAINED, TO MAKE FOR SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS MOVING IN A SMOOTH DIRECTION AND AGAIN, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MORALE AND THE CULTURE IS BEING SUPPORTED HERE THROUGH THE CITY.
SO AS WE HAD DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, GENTLEMEN, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A MOTION COME FORWARD THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS WITH THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, AS HAVING A WORKSHOP SESSION, THAT WE DISCUSS THE PARAMETERS AND WHAT THAT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE AND HOW WE SET THOSE MEASURABLES IN PLACE.
AND IF ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING TO ADD OR A MOTION TO MAKE, PLEASE.
YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THAT.
IF WE WERE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN TERMS OF A WORK SESSION OR BEFORE ANY DECISIONS ARE MADE AND MOVING FORWARD FOR ME TO, FOR ONE, GET A SAMPLE OF A REPORT CARD THEY MAY HAVE DONE PREVIOUSLY TO SEE WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
AND I WOULD ALSO WANT A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ON WHO THIS CONSULTING FIRM IS, WHO THEY'VE DONE BUSINESS WITH, AND YOU KNOW, AND WHO THEY ARE, BASICALLY. OH, YEAH, I THINK THAT'S WISE TO DO.
FOR US TO HAVE A WORKSHOP AND DISCUSS THESE THINGS DOESN'T COST THE CITY ANY MONEY AT ALL.
I THINK IT'S VERY WISE FOR US TO HAVE A WORKSHOP, IF NOT MORE THAN ONE WORKSHOP, TO CLEAR OUT EVERYTHING AND TO IRON OUT ALL THE DETAILS ON IT TO MAKE FOR SURE WE'RE MOVING FORWARD IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. SO I'LL WORK ON ACTUALLY GETTING THAT FOR YOU SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THOSE TO SEE WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE.
AGAIN, OUR SURROUNDING CITIES HAVE DONE NUMEROUS OF THESE.
THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH MUNICIPALITIES TO DO THESE.
SO THAT'S EASY TO GET FOR YOU TO MAKE FOR SURE THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT.
AND WE HAVE EXAMPLES OF WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE IN THE SAME AREA.
SO WHAT CAN YOU SHARE WITH WHAT PROBLEMS WE'RE HAVING NOW? WE DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE THIS YET.
BUT APPARENTLY WE MUST HAVE SOME PROBLEMS IF WE'RE HAVING TO DO THIS.
I DON'T SEE IF WE'VE BEEN DOING STAFFING LEVELS AND ALLOCATION TALENT MERIT FOR YEARS.
WHAT DO WE NEED A CONSULTING FIRM AND PAY A CONSULTING FIRM TO COME HERE AND TELL US WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR YEARS? YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW.
RIGHT. SO WE NEED AGAIN, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE OUR STAFF IS PROPERLY TRAINED.
BUT YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO A FIRM TO COME IN HERE AND TELL YOU? PROBABLY TELL YOU, HEY, YOU'VE BEEN DOING IT RIGHT.
I'M NOT GOING TO ARGUE WITH YOU ON IT.
IT COULD BE THAT WAY. THIS COULD BE A WAY FOR US TO GATHER INFORMATION, NOT CREATE OUR OWN.
AGAIN I CAN SEE THE MONEY BEING SPENT ELSEWHERE A LOT BETTER THAN THIS PLACE.
I THINK OUR EMPLOYEES ARE WORTH SPENDING MONEY ON.
I DON'T SEE ANY REASON TO NOT GET MORE INFORMATION.
IT DOESN'T, YOU KNOW, GET MORE INFORMATION, DOESN'T COST ANY MONEY.
I DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT INFORMATION THAT I JUST THAT I JUST REQUESTED.
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EXPLORE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AS TO WHAT THIS CONSULTING FIRM WILL DO, HAS DONE A SAMPLE REPORT AND WHAT THEY CAN POSSIBLY DO FOR THE CITY.OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT. OKAY.
SO THAT WILL MOVE FORWARD 3 TO 2.
THANK YOU. FOR AGENDA ITEM 2023-082 FOR CONSULTING FIRM FOR US TO HAVE A WORK SESSION AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT SESSION TO DISCUSS WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
REQUESTED BY MAYOR PRO TEM DEFFIBAUGH.
MAYOR, COUNCIL, THIS IS A MR. DEFFIBAUGH ASKED FOR THIS. I KNOW HE'S NOT HERE TONIGHT, BUT I'LL KEEP IT BRIEF.
THE PROJECT IS STILL MOVING FORWARD.
AND THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO LET FOR CONSTRUCTION SOMETIME IN EARLY 2024.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? NO. THAT WILL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-084 FOR SECOND STREET.
UPDATE AND DISCUSSION ON SECOND STREET PROGRESS REQUESTED BY MAYOR PRO TEM DEFFIBAUGH.
MAYOR COUNCIL. ANOTHER PROJECT UPDATE.
THAT'S A VERY COMPLEX PROJECT.
I THINK YOU ALL ARE ALL AWARE OF THE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN GOING ON THERE.
PROGRESS IS MOVING ALONG WELL.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO START SEEING SOME CONCRETE PUT DOWN AND AND KEEP WORKING DOWN TOWARDS 380.
SO IT'S KIND OF A SLOW PROJECT DUE TO ITS LOCATION.
BUT THAT'S THE CURRENT STATUS AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.
GENTLEMEN DID YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? OKAY WITH THAT, WE'LL GO TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-085 FOR NUISANCE LAW UPDATE AND DISCUSSION ON THE NUISANCE LAW OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLEIBER. MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, SOME COMMENTS AND SOME QUESTIONS HAVE COME UP SINCE THE TRANSITION TO HOME RULE MUNICIPALITY STATUS AS TO WHAT TYPES OF POWERS THE CITY CAN EXERCISE IN ITS EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.
WHILE OBVIOUSLY I HAVE TO REFRAIN FROM DELIVERING THE SPECIFIC LEGAL ADVICE IN THIS FORUM, I CAN GIVE SOME GENERAL INFORMATION AND COMMENTS FOR POTENTIAL DISCUSSION BY THE COUNCIL HERE IN THIS SETTING AND JUST DESCRIBE SOME OF THE GENERAL LAW THAT EXISTS RIGHT NOW IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
SO A MUNICIPALITY HAS VERY LIMITED AUTHORITY TO EXERCISE CONTROL IN ITS ETJ.
THERE'S ONLY A FEW SPECIFIC CATEGORIES OF STATE LAW OR OF THE LAW THAT GIVE SOME POWERS TO MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS TO REGULATE AREAS IN THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.
NOW THERE ARE ALREADY REGULATIONS IN PLACE THAT COVER MATTERS SUCH AS TALL GRASS AND WEEDS, TRASH AND REFUSE ILLEGAL DUMPING, SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURES, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS THAT APPLY INTO THE ETJ AREAS.
SOME OF THEM CURRENTLY APPLY THAT WAY NOW.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE CITY SIGNS ORDINANCE.
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NUISANCES IN ITS EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.IF IT DOES SO, THAT WOULD GIVE THE CITY THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE CLASS C MISDEMEANOR CITATIONS AND THEREFORE LEVY FINES AGAINST VIOLATORS WHO CREATE OR MAINTAIN THOSE KINDS OF NUISANCES.
AND SO OUR EXISTING ORDINANCES ON THE BOOKS DON'T INCLUDE VERY MANY OF THOSE.
THERE ARE SEVERAL IN THERE THAT DO HAVE SOME ETJ COVERAGE PROVISIONS THAT WERE KIND OF PRE BUILT IN LOOKING AHEAD TO WHEN WE WERE GOING TO BE EVENTUALLY HOME RULE AND THAT IS WHAT THE PROVISION OF OUR CHARTER DOES.
THAT SAYS TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW WE CAN ENFORCE THE RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY, APPLY IN BOTH THE CITY LIMITS AND THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.
SOME OF THEM WE'VE GOT ON THE BOOKS RIGHT NOW DO DECLARE NUISANCES AND ARE THEREFORE CURRENTLY APPLICABLE IN THE ETJ, BUT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THEM DO NOT, AND LARGE CATEGORIES OF SUBJECT MATTER ARE JUST GOING TO BE FLATLY NOT WITHIN OUR ABILITY TO DO, NO MATTER WHAT ORDINANCE WE PASS.
FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE BIG DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BEING IN THE CITY LIMITS AND BEING OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS IS THIS BODY'S ABILITY TO ZONE THE PROPERTY, TO CONTROL THE USE OF THE LAND AND WHAT WHAT KIND OF BUSINESSES COULD BE OPERATED THERE OR WHAT KIND OF PURPOSES THE LAND CAN BE PUT TO.
THOSE ARE NOT EVER GOING TO BE IN BOUNDS.
AND A SUBJECT MATTER, A TYPE OF SUBJECT MATTER THAT WE CAN REGULATE.
IN THE ETJ, YOU CAN'T JUST DECLARE THINGS NUISANCES IN A WAY THAT'S TRYING TO EFFECTIVELY SERVE AS A ZONING REGULATION OR CHANGE THE LAND USES THAT ARE AVAILABLE ON THE PROPERTY.
IN THE COUNTY LAND, PRETTY MUCH ANY BUSINESS THAT'S NOT PROHIBITED BY STATE LAW CAN OPERATE.
SO THE CITY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PASS ORDINANCES THAT ARE ESSENTIALLY JUST DESIGNED TO SHUT DOWN CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF BUSINESSES BECAUSE THAT IS EFFECTIVELY TRYING TO DO ZONING, JUST DOING IT BY A DIFFERENT MECHANISM.
BUT WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO REGULATE THINGS SUCH AS FIREWORKS DISCHARGES IN THAT AREA.
BUT MOST OF THOSE WOULD STILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL ACTION FROM THE COUNCIL BEFORE REGULATION WOULD APPLY BECAUSE WE WOULD NEED AN ORDINANCE THAT ACTUALLY DESCRIBES THAT SUBJECT MATTER AND SAYS WHAT'S LAWFUL OR UNLAWFUL AND THAT SORT OF THING.
SO THAT'S THE GENERAL OVERVIEW.
I WOULD SAY THAT WITH RESPECT TO THE NOISE COMPLAINTS THAT WE'RE SPECIFICALLY HEARING ABOUT, SOMETHING CAN BE A PROBLEM TO AN INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNER AND IT NOT RISE TO THE LEVEL OF IT BEING A PUBLIC NUISANCE, WHERE IT IS A NUISANCE TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.
THOSE ISSUES ARE BEST ADDRESSED THROUGH PRIVATE LAWSUITS.
THAT'S WHAT OUR CIVIL COURT SYSTEM IS FOR, IS IN MANY CASES, FOR NEIGHBORS TO RESOLVE THESE KINDS OF DISPUTES AND FIGURE OUT WHETHER OR NOT THIS ACTIVITY IS GOING TO BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE OR WHETHER OR NOT SOMEBODY OWES SOMEBODY MONEY FOR IT.
THAT'S A MATTER FOR THE PRIVATE COURT SYSTEM AND IS GENERALLY A MATTER FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
LAW ENFORCEMENT. STATE LAW DOES PROHIBIT UNREASONABLE NOISES, THAT THERE IS NOISE LIMITATIONS IN THE DISORDERLY CONDUCT STATUTE. BUT THAT'S GOING TO REQUIRE A CERTAIN LEVEL OF NOISE 85DB OR MORE, WHICH IS UNLIKELY TO BE OCCURRING OR TO BE FOUND OR BE DETECTABLE IN MOST CIRCUMSTANCES IN A REASONABLE MANNER.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL CERTAINLY TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE AT THIS TIME, BUT THERE'S NO ACTION ITEM COMPONENT ON THIS TONIGHT, SO THERE WON'T NEED TO BE ANY MOTIONS MADE AT THIS POINT.
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MR. KLEIBER. DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO THAT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GENTLEMEN, ANYTHING ELSE? NOPE. THANK YOU. OKAY.THIS WILL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-086 FOR EDC BOARD DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT AND OR REAPPOINTMENT TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD FOR PLACE SEVEN, WHICH IS CURRENTLY VACANT.
GENTLEMEN, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THIS APPLICATION IN YOUR EMAIL, BUT I AM RECOMMENDING TONIGHT MR. MICHAEL CRAWFORD FOR THIS POSITION.
I THINK HE IS VERY WELL QUALIFIED FOR THIS.
HE'S ACTUALLY A FINANCIAL ADVISOR AS WELL AS HE HAS HIS DEGREE IN BUSINESS AND ETHICS.
I THINK IT WOULD SERVE THAT BOARD WELL.
SO IF I COULD HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE, FOR THAT POSITION FOR MR. MICHAEL CRAWFORD FOR PLACE SEVEN.
MADAM MAYOR I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.
OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
MICHAEL CRAWFORD TO THE EDC BOARD FOR PLACE SEVEN.
THAT WILL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-087 FOR CDC BOARD DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT AND OR RE APPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD. CURRENTLY PLACE SIX IS VACANT, AGAIN YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED APPLICATIONS IN YOUR EMAIL FOR THIS.
FOR THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND MICHELLE BURKE TO THIS BOARD.
SHE IS A LOCAL SCHOOL TEACHER HERE.
SO AGAIN, WITH THIS BEING TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK, I WOULD LOVE TO GIVE HER OUR WELCOME AND APPRECIATION FOR WHAT SHE DOES TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY WITH HER BEING WITH OUR YOUTH EVERY DAY. SHE HAS NUMEROUS CHILDREN THAT ARE INVOLVED IN OUR YOUTH SPORTS, VERY ACTIVE IN THAT REGARD, KNOWS VERY MUCH ABOUT HOW THOSE PROGRAMS RUN AS FAR AS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GOES, AND I THINK SHE WOULD BE AN ASSET TO THAT BOARD FOR OUR PARKS AND DEVELOPMENT.
SO IF I COULD GET A RECOMMENDATION FOR A MOTION, PLEASE.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
OKAY WITH THAT WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL.
OKAY. IT'S GOING TO BE A 2 TO 2 SPLIT.
THEREFORE, I WILL BREAK THAT AGAIN.
AND I SAY, YES, THAT PUTS US AT THREE TWO FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF MICHELLE BURKE FOR THE CDC BOARD.
THAT'LL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-088.
CITY OF PRINCETON FISCAL YEAR 2022 AUDIT.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THERE'S REALLY NO DISCUSSION.
THE STATEMENT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.
BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY PARTICULAR QUESTIONS, I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TRY TO ANSWER THEM.
OKAY, GENTLEMEN, ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. OKAY.
THEN GO AND GET A MOTION THEN JUST TO APPROVE THIS.
MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2023-088 FOR CITY OF PRINCETON, FY 22 AUDIT.
WITH THAT, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
2023088. CITY OF PRINCETON FISCAL YEAR 2022 AUDIT.
THIS WILL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2020 3-089 ANNEXATION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BC2 REALTY TRACT, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING AN ANNEXATION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ON A 24.57 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN THE DAVID CHERRY SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 166 COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS.
THIS AGREEMENT STAFF HAS WORKED WITH THE DEVELOPER ON THIS AGREEMENT.
IT'S JUST SOUTH OF THE MULTIFAMILY PORTION OF THE SICILY PROJECT.
THIS PROJECT SPECIFICALLY IS A SINGLE FAMILY FOR RENT STYLE TYPE PROJECT.
IT ALSO IS HAS A PORTION OF THE TXDOT LIMITED ACCESS ROADWAY THAT GOES THROUGH THIS.
IT CONTAINS ABOUT 231 RESIDENTIAL FOR RENT STYLE UNITS.
THIS AGREEMENT SPECIFIES THE TERMS OF THE ANNEXATION.
THE TERMS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT WASTEWATER PROJECT AND THE SPECIFIC SPECIFIC LAND USE THAT WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE PROPERTY. WE'VE WORKED WITH THE DEVELOPER AND OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT ON GETTING THIS AGREEMENT PREPARED AND BELIEVE IT'S READY FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MR. JAKE SIGLER WITH BC2 REALTY.
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HE'S GOT A SHORT PRESENTATION TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW ON THE PROJECT.THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT.
I'M ONE OF THE PARTNERS AT BC2 HOLDINGS.
VIVERE RESIDENTIAL IS THE BRAND NAME OF THE COMMUNITIES.
JUST TO GIVE YOU KIND OF THE ABOUT US, VIVERE RESIDENTIAL IS PAVING THE WAY NEW HOUSING ERA BY DEVELOPING AMENITY RICH COMMUNITIES OF PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED SINGLE FAMILY HOMES FOR RENT. VIVERE BUILDS THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED ONE, TWO AND THREE BEDROOM HOMES WITH SPACIOUS FLOOR PLANS AND HIGH END FINISHES.
WE HAVE SOME PICTURES HERE OF GATED COMMUNITIES.
WE LIKE TO INCLUDE DOGGIE DOORS AND ALL OF OUR PROJECTS.
IT'S MAINTENANCE FREE, SO WE LIKE TO SAY ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CHANGE YOUR OWN LIGHT BULBS.
EVERYTHING ELSE IS TAKEN CARE OF.
AND THEN AMENITY RICH FROM PARKS TO POOLS TO DOG PARKS, AREAS FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AND KIND OF ENJOY THEIR TIME TOGETHER.
THIS IS AN OVERVIEW OF WHERE OUR PROJECT IS LOCATED.
OURS IS WHERE THE RED ARROW INDICATES 24.5 ACRES.
CURRENTLY WE ARE IN THE ETJ, WHICH PART OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO ANNEX INTO THE CITY? YOU CAN ALSO SEE HERE IT'S SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT, BUT YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE PORTION OF HIGHWAY FUTURE HIGHWAY 380 WILL COME THROUGH THE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF OUR PROJECT.
SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH TXDOT ON ACCESS FOR THAT AS WELL.
WE'RE SURROUNDED BY HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO OUR NORTH AND AND TO OUR SOUTH.
THIS IS A ZOOMED IN VIEW HERE.
AS I SAID, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH TXDOT ON THE LAYOUT AND THE ACCESS OFF OF FM 75 AND THE IMMEDIATE SENSE AND THEN ALSO WORKING WITH THEM FOR FUTURE ACCESS FOR WHEN THAT PROJECT DOES GET BUILT INTO THE FUTURE.
AND DROPPING DOWN TO OUR SITE PLAN, WE HAVE 231 UNITS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH A 15% MULTIPLIER AND FLEXIBILITY.
THIS UNIT PLAN SHOWS 250, WHICH IS WELL WITHIN THAT 15% MULTIPLIER.
IT'LL LIKELY DROP DOWN SO THAT WE CAN GET ADDITIONAL GREEN SPACE.
BUT WE'RE VERY EARLY IN DESIGN.
THE YELLOW UNITS INDICATE THE ONE BEDROOM HOMES THAT ARE ABOUT 705FT².
AS A PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND THE ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS, WE OUTLINE DESIGN STANDARDS THAT WE WOULD ABIDE BY IN ORDER TO DELIVER A UNIQUE AND AND PROMISING PRODUCT TO TO THE RESIDENTS AND TO THE CITY OF PRINCETON.
THESE ARE SOME SAMPLE RENDERINGS THAT WERE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
SO DIFFERENT ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES HERE WILL BE CARRIED OUT THROUGHOUT OUR PROJECT.
AND THEN HERE'S KIND OF SECOND PHOTOS THAT KIND OF SHOW YOU WHAT WE ENVISION OUR COMMUNITY LOOKING LIKE WITH THE WALKABILITY AND AND SOME OF THE DESIGN FEATURES GOING INTO AMENITIES.
WE'LL HAVE DOG PARKS, WHICH WILL BE PART OF OUR OUR PROJECT PLAN.
ULTIMATELY, OUR TARGET IS YOUR MILLENNIAL YOUNG PROFESSIONALS THAT ARE MOVING TO TOWN, THAT ARE STARTING TO HAVE YOUNG FAMILIES, MANY OF WHICH ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD THE DOWN PAYMENT OR WITH INTEREST RATE INCREASE, UNABLE TO AFFORD THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE A HOME.
BUT THEY'D LIKE TO LIVE IN A GREAT CITY LIKE PRINCETON.
AND SO THIS PROVIDES THEM TO TO EXPAND AND GET INTO A NICE HOME WHERE THEY CAN CALL IT THEIR OWN.
EVERY ONE OF THESE HOMES WILL HAVE A BACKYARD, MOST OF WHICH WILL HAVE ATTACHED GARAGES.
AND IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO TO START A FAMILY.
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HOME ANY LONGER.SO THAT'S KIND OF WHO WE CATER TOWARDS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
SO THE SINGLE FAMILY IS JUST THE YELLOW BOXES, CORRECT? WELL, THEY'RE SO THEY'RE ALL SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IN A SENSE.
THEY THESE ARE TWO STORY HOMES AND THEY DO SHARE WALLS.
SO THEY WOULD RESEMBLE A LOT OF WAYS AS A TOWNHOUSE.
BUT NO THREE STORY HOMES, EVERYTHING'S ONE AND TWO STORIES.
WE WOULD LOOK AT THEM AS KIND OF A HYBRID BETWEEN A RESIDENTIAL HOME AND A TOWNHOME TYPE STYLE.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 71 ONE BEDROOM HOMES.
THERE'S 100 AND I BELIEVE IT'S 116, TWO BEDROOM HOMES, ONE CAR GARAGE.
AND THEN THERE'S ABOUT TEN ONE BED, THREE BEDROOM, TWO BATH, ONE CAR GARAGE.
AND THEN THERE'S 60, THREE BEDROOM, TWO AND A HALF BATH, TWO CAR GARAGES.
THANK YOU. I KNOW RIGHT NOW I'M JUST WITH THE ECONOMY.
PEOPLE ARE DEFINITELY HURTING AND WE HAVE A NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
DO YOU HAVE ANY RENTS IN MIND THAT YOU WOULD BE CHARGING FOR THIS? YES, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF ANALYSIS.
WE'VE HIRED A THIRD PARTY CONSULTANT FIRM.
RANGES ON THE ONE BEDROOM ARE AROUND $2.20 A FOOT.
THAT'S COMING OUT TO EFFECTIVELY ABOUT $1,525.
THAT'S ABOUT A $1.68 A SQUARE FOOT, WHICH IS VERY COMPETITIVE WITH THE MARKET AND COMPETING PRODUCT.
THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT THERE IS ANOTHER DEVELOPER THAT CAME IN WITH A VERY SIMILAR CONCEPT AND NOW OVER TIME, THOSE ARE NOT ACTUALLY AS AFFORDABLE AS THEY APPEARED ON THE FRONT END BECAUSE EVERY MONTH THERE ARE NOW ADDITIONAL FEES ADDED ON TO THAT.
YOU HAVE TO PAY CLUB FEES TO BE ABLE TO USE THE AMENITIES.
YOU HAVE TO PAY ADDITIONAL PARKING FEES TO USE DIFFERENT THINGS.
WHAT ARE THE HIDDEN FEES ADDED INTO THIS THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY HERE? THOSE RENTS TYPICALLY, SO OUR PARKING EVERY RESIDENT BESIDES THE ONE BEDROOMS WILL HAVE THEIR THEIR GARAGE AND THEY'LL ALSO HAVE PARKING IN THEIR DRIVEWAY.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES.
OFTENTIMES IT'S AN ADDITIONAL $25, BUT WE AREN'T THAT FAR ALONG IN DESIGN YET.
RIGHT NOW THERE'S NO AMENITY FEE, BUT THERE ARE.
THERE WILL BE, REALLY IT'S REALLY PEST CONTROL FEES AND THEN, YOU KNOW, YOUR TYPICAL FEES FOR IF YOU HAVE A PET, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SECURITY DEPOSIT PET RENT, YOU'LL HAVE YOUR DEPOSIT FEE, YOUR APPLICATION FEE. BUT THOSE ARE ALL STANDARD FOR MOVING INTO ANY TYPE OF RENTAL PRODUCT FOR THE MOST PART, EVERYTHING'S BAKED INTO YOUR RENT.
THAT'S THE WAY THAT WE HAVE IT AS OF RIGHT NOW.
OKAY. GENTLEMEN, DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I LIKE YOUR PRODUCT.
I THINK IT'S VERY [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
GENTLEMEN, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, IF I COULD GET A MOTION, PLEASE.
OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. OKAY, THAT WILL DO.
2023-089 FOR ANNEXATION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AT BC2 REALTY TRACT.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT.
THAT WILL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-090, INCENTIVE AGREEMENT FOR NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR PRINCETON LANDING DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING AN INCENTIVE AGREEMENT FOR NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ON A 20.56 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN THE DAVID SHERRY ABSTRACT AND THE DAVID SHERRY SURVEY.
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ABSTRACT NUMBER 166, CITY OF PRINCETON COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS.MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS AGREEMENT HERE IS IN RELATION TO THE PRINCETON LANDING PROJECT, WHICH IS A MULTIFAMILY PROJECT THAT'S JUST OFF OF FM 75, KIND OF EAST OF THE EAST OF THE CALDWELL PARK FACILITY.
WE GOT THIS PROJECTS ALREADY APPROVED.
AND THEN THE THE ISSUE WITH THE ABOUT THE FEES CAME UP AND THE FEES FOR THIS PROJECT ARE VERY SIGNIFICANT AS THEY ARE WITH A LOT OF MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS OR ANY PROJECT OF THIS SIZE.
SO THE DEVELOPER REACHED OUT AND ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY CONSIDERATION THAT WE COULD WE COULD TAKE FOR IN RELATION TO THE TO THE IMPACT FEES AND, ASKED FOR A DEFERMENT OF THE IMPACT FEES.
WE FELT LIKE THAT WAS A REQUEST THAT WE COULD ACCOMMODATE.
AND WHAT THE AGREEMENT WILL DO WILL ALLOW THOSE FEES TO BE PAID AT THE TIME EACH INDIVIDUAL BUILDING IN THE MULTIFAMILY PROJECT IS COMPLETED WHEN THESE MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS ARE CONSTRUCTED.
SO AS EACH BUILDING GETS COMPLETED, THEY'LL PAY THE IMPACT FEES FOR THAT BUILDING.
ALL OTHER ALL THE OTHER ASSOCIATED PERMIT FEES ARE STILL GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO BE PAID UP FRONT.
THIS WILL JUST DEFER THE IMPACT FEE PAYMENT TO THE TIME THE TCO IS ISSUED FOR THE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
WHERE IS THIS LOCATED? FM 75, JUST JUST EAST OF THE CALDWELL PARK.
IT'S IT'S KIND OF A IT'S AN AREA THAT WAS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS.
IS THAT THAT REAL SLENDER PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT WE DISCUSSED? NO, IT'S A KIND OF A BIG WIDE PIECE OF PROPERTY THERE, A DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM A PARK, KIND OF FROM THE WALKING TRAIL THERE ON FM 75.
I DON'T KNOW ME PERSONALLY, I'M NOT NECESSARILY INCLINED TO GIVE THIS MUCH MONEY TO A MULTIFAMILY.
AND WE'RE NOT GIVING IT TO THEM.
IT'S JUST A DEFERMENT TO LESSEN THE BURDEN OF THE FINANCING OF IT.
SO THERE'S THERE'S THERE'S WE'RE NOT GIVING UP ANY MONEY.
IT JUST THE TIMING ON WHEN HE PAYS IT IS ALL IS WHAT IT'S DOING.
SO, MR. FORT, HOW LONG ARE WE DEFERRING THAT FOR? UNTIL I WAS EXPLAINING THE WAY THESE PROJECTS ARE BUILT, THE INITIAL WAS FOR US TO DEFER IT TILL THE END OF THE PROJECT.
I WASN'T COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.
I DIDN'T THINK THE COUNCIL WOULD BE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT AT ALL.
SO I SAID THAT'S NOT AN OPTION.
WE CAME TO TERMS AND I SAID THAT I WAS WILLING TO CONSIDER OR BRING SOMETHING TO COUNCIL FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THAT AT THE TIME, THE TCO FOR EACH BUILDING, THESE MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS, THEY GET CONSTRUCTED AND THEY GET OCCUPIED GENERALLY ON A BUILDING BY BUILDING BASIS.
SO, SO BY THE TIME THEY GET TO THE END OF THE PROJECT, ALL IMPACT FEES WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID.
AND THIS IS A THIS IS A SHOVEL READY PROJECT.
IT'S SITTING ON THE DESK READY TO BE ISSUED.
CAN YOU PROVIDE LIKE A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT THAT DEFERMENT WOULD LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF DOLLARS AND CENTS? OH, YOU MIGHT HAVE CAUGHT ME ON THE SPOT ON THAT ONE.
TOTAL FEES FOR THE PROJECT WERE ABOUT $2 MILLION.
OKAY. I'D BE LYING TO YOU IF I DON'T WANT TO QUOTE THAT.
I WASN'T PREPARED FOR THAT ONE.
BUT THE TOTAL TOTAL FEES FOR THE PROJECT WERE $2 MILLION APPROXIMATELY.
THE IMPACT FEES ARE SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THAT.
SO. AND HOW MANY BUILDINGS IS PROJECTED IN THIS? IT'LL TAKE ME A SECOND TO LOOK IT UP.
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SO LOOKS LIKE PHASE ONE HAS 240 UNITS.YES, MA'AM, THAT SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT.
SO WE'RE BREAKING THIS UP INTO PHASES.
IS THAT HOW THE DEFERMENT WOULD BE, THAT PHASE ONE IS COMPLETED OR IS IT SPECIFICALLY.
NO, THEY PAY ALL THE PERMIT FEES AND THEN THEY ONLY GET A DEFERMENT FOR THE IMPACT FEES.
AND THOSE ARE DUE AT THE TIME THEY START AT THE TIME THEY COMPLETE EACH BUILDING.
CORRECT? YES, MA'AM, THAT'S CORRECT.
IT'S OUR IT'S OUR STANDARD MULTI MF2 DEVELOPMENT.
YES. AND AND LIKE I SAID, THE PROJECTS ARE ALREADY APPROVED.
IT'S SHOVEL READY, THE PERMIT SITTING ON THE DESK READY TO BE ISSUED.
IS THERE LIKE A TIME FRAME FOR THEM TO TO FINISH? I MEAN, TO FINISH OUT ON IT FOR ALL THE BUILDINGS OR JUST DRAG ON? THESE TYPICALLY DON'T DRAG ON THIS PROJECT.
THEY'LL HAVE THE FINANCING FOR THEY'LL PROBABLY WILL DO IT IN PHASE.
WHEN WAS THIS APPROVED? BEAR WITH ME A SECOND AND I'LL TELL YOU, THAT'S FINE.
I JUST DON'T REMEMBER THIS COMING BEFORE COUNCIL BEFORE, SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS ALREADY ZONED FOR MULTIFAMILY AND IT DIDN'T NEED TO COME TO US FOR APPROVAL, OR IF THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS DONE A WHILE BACK.
OR I CAN PROBABLY SPEAK TO THAT OUR ORDINANCE REQUIRES A SEPARATE ACTION BY THE COUNCIL IF WE'RE TO MAKE AN ARRANGEMENT FOR THE FEES TO COME IN AT ANOTHER PARTICULAR TIME.
AND THE ORDINANCE ALLOWS US FOR TO FOR THIS TO COME TO COUNCIL FOR THIS PURPOSE.
AND SO THIS WAS PART OF THAT PART OF THAT EXECUTION OF GETTING THE BUILDING PERMIT.
NOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT. I MEAN, WHEN WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS CAME FORWARD TO.
YEAH, I'M GETTING THAT FOR YOU, JUST A SECOND.
PROJECT WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL IN THAT IS SEPTEMBER OF 20.
VIA ANNEXATION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
WHAT EXPLAINS WHY WE DON'T REMEMBER IT? IS IT COMMON FOR THEM TO HOLD ON TO SOMETHING FOR THIS LONG? YEAH, WELL, IT CAN BE.
ABSOLUTELY, AS MR. BORG WAS INSINUATING.
SO IF THIS IS SOMETHING WE VOTE AGAINST, THEN WHAT? IF YOU IF YOU VOTE AGAINST IT, THEN THEY WOULD HAVE THE OPTION TO TO EITHER PERMIT IT AND PAY ALL $2 MILLION OF THE FEES UPFRONT OR NOT BUILD IT.
WELL, AND I GOT TO TELL YOU, MY CONCERN IS IT'S SET FOR THIS LONG.
SO THAT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IT WAS A FINANCIAL REASON THAT IT WASN'T BUILT IN THE FIRST PLACE.
AND NOW WE'RE ASKING TO DEFER PAYMENTS.
SO HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET THIS BUILD? WHAT KIND OF ISSUES ARE WE GOING TO RUN INTO DOWN THE ROAD THERE? AND I'M A LITTLE BIT WORRIED ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT OR THE PROJECT IN GENERAL.
[01:50:03]
DON'T WANT JUST JUNK THROWN UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY.BUT I JUST I WORRY ABOUT THAT ALREADY, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? I UNDERSTAND. YEAH, I THINK THAT'S MY HESITATION AS WELL, IS THAT IF THERE'S A CAPITAL ISSUE AND THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO OVERCOME THESE HURDLES AND SO THEY'RE ASKING FOR THIS DEFERMENT, JUST THEM BEING ABLE TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT AND IT'S RIGHT THERE NEXT TO OUR PARKS IN THE HEART OF OUR CITY.
I DON'T HAVE THE DEVELOPER HERE TONIGHT, BUT WOULD WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN HEARING FROM THE DEVELOPER? BECAUSE I THINK THAT THAT'S GOOD.
I WAS BECAUSE I WAS JUST GETTING READY TO ASK IF THIS IS THE DEVELOPER HERE.
IS IT SOMEBODY WE'VE DEALT WITH BEFORE? HE'S NOT HERE. AND THAT'S PROBABLY MY FAULT BECAUSE I WAS A LITTLE I WAS A LITTLE UNDER THE WEATHER LAST WEEK AND I DIDN'T I DIDN'T NOTIFY HIM THIS WAS ON THE AGENDA.
BUT IF THE COUNCIL'S SO CHOOSES, MAY I SUGGEST THAT YOU TABLE THIS ITEM AND THEN AND THEN I CAN SEE TO IT THAT HE COULD BE HERE AND HE COULD TELL YOU THE BACKSTORY ON HIS REASONINGS AND WHY HE'S MAKING THIS REQUEST.
GO AHEAD AND GET A MOTION THEN.
I HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND THAT.
ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
ITEM 2023-090 TO TABLE INCENTIVE AGREEMENT FOR NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR PRINCETON LANDING.
THAT'LL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-1091 RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-05-08-R01 FOR AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, ACT CONSIDERATION AND POTENTIAL ACTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2020 3-05-08-R01 AUTHORIZING THE DEDICATION OF CORONAVIRUS, STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS TOWARDS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INCORPORATED INTO THE CITY OF PRINCETON COMMUNICATION MASTER PLAN.
SO THE CITY RECEIVED SOME RECEIVE SOME OF THAT AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING.
THIS SPECIFIC FUNDING IS IS SOLELY CAN SOLELY BE USED FOR EXPANSION OF CITY NETWORK, CITY BROADBAND AND RELATED THINGS, WHICH IS PART OF THE REASON WHY WE DEVELOPED THAT COMMUNICATION MASTER PLAN.
SO THAT FUNDING HAS BEEN OUT THERE FOR A WHILE AND WE DON'T WANT TO RUN INTO A SITUATION TO WHERE WE COULD WE COULD POTENTIALLY RISK LOSING THAT FUNDING THAT WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED.
SO WHAT THIS RESOLUTION IS GOING TO DO IS IT'S GOING TO SPECIFICALLY ALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS THAT WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED TO GO SOLELY TO IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT COMMUNICATIONS MASTER PLAN, WHICH COUNCIL JUST RECENTLY APPROVED.
AND IT'LL SOLELY THAT'S ALL THE MONEY CAN BE SPENT FOR ANYWAYS.
BUT THIS IS JUST GOING TO ALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS FOR THAT SPECIFIC USE AND THEN ALLOW STAFF TO TO IMPLEMENT IT THROUGH, THROUGH VARIOUS PROJECTS THAT WILL IMPLEMENT THAT PLAN.
SO AND MAYOR, I WILL ADD THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME RUMBLINGS OF OF THEM REQUESTING UNALLOCATED FUNDS POSSIBLY IN THE FUTURE.
OKAY. I THINK IT'S A SMART ALLOCATION.
I LIKE PUTTING IT TOWARDS THE MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT FOR A COMMUNICATION PROJECT.
ABSOLUTELY, YOUR HONOR. I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2023-091, RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-05-08R1 AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT.
ALL RIGHT. THAT WILL DO. A ROLL CALL.
2023-0508-1 FOR THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT.
TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-092 FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE REQUEST FOR ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA AND NOT FOR DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS. GENTLEMEN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST TO BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA TONIGHT? I HAVE ONE ITEM IN RESPONSE TO THE NUISANCE ISSUE THAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING.
[01:55:02]
I WOULD LIKE TO FORMALLY ASK MR. BORG IF HE COULD COORDINATE WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR WHOSOEVER WHO WILL HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO MONITOR THE SOUND LEVELS FROM THE LOCATION AND REPORT BACK TO US AND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE SOUND OR DECIBEL LEVEL IS MEASURED AT.ANYTHING ELSE TONIGHT? COULD I HAVE A UPDATE ON BOARDMAN LANE? AND ALSO THE LATEST ON PARKS, PARKS UPDATE.
YOU KNOW. SORRY TO GO OFF THERE BECAUSE I KNOW HE BROUGHT UP PARKS HERE.
SO MY DAUGHTER PLAYS SOFTBALL OUT THERE AT OUR CALDWELL PARK.
AND NOTICE WE HAVE SOME LIKE, DAMAGED EQUIPMENT OUT THERE.
SO THE STRUCTURE IS MOVING QUITE A BIT.
SOME OF OUR BENCHES GOT BLOWN AROUND, DAMAGED BY THE STORM THERE, TWISTED SO YOU CAN'T SIT ON THEM.
I'M NOT SURE HOW WE GO ABOUT FIXING THAT.
THEY'RE INVOLVED IN SOME ASSESSMENTS AFTER THOSE STORMS, SO WE'LL BRING THAT BACK TO YOU.
YES, SIR. NO SWEAT. ANYTHING ELSE TONIGHT? OKAY, NOW WE WILL MOVE FORWARD.
WE'VE ALREADY GONE THROUGH EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR REPORT AGENDA.
[REPORT AGENDA]
THANK YOU, MAYOR. THE REMINDER NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS MAY 22ND HERE AT 6:30.VENDOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE JULY SPECTACULAR ARE NOW OPEN.
THE LINK CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEBSITE OR THE FACEBOOK PAGE.
OUR FIRST CITIZEN FIRE ACADEMY STARTED ON APRIL 13TH AND WILL RUN UNTIL MAY 18TH.
PUBLIC WORKS OPEN HOUSE CELEBRATION.
LET EVERYBODY KNOW MAY 27TH, FROM 10 TO 1 AT THE PRINCE AND PUBLIC WORKS.
THAT'S BY THE BY THE WATER TOWER ON 225 EAST MONTE CARLO BOULEVARD.
ON 6/22/23, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A MOVIE IN THE PARK RIGHT HERE AT THE MUNICIPAL CENTER.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FREE GAMES.
KONA ICE AND THE MOVIE START AROUND 8:00 ON 6/24.
WE'LL HAVE THE BEACH AND BOULEVARD DEDICATION.
AND AT 10:00 AT THE NEW ENTRANCE OF THE PARK.
IF YOU KNOW WHERE THAT IS, THAT'S THAT'S NEARLY CENTER BETWEEN MONTE CARLO BOULEVARD AND 380 ON THE EAST SIDE OF BEACH BOULEVARD. THANK YOU.
[CC REPORT AGENDA]
GENTLEMEN, ANYTHING TO REPORT ON TONIGHT? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD ON TOP OF THE PRAYERS WE ALREADY REQUESTED FOR THOSE THAT WERE AFFECTED BY THE ALLEN INCIDENT AND OUR MAYOR PRO TEM, STEVE DEFFIBAUGH, I FOUND OUT HIS MOTHER IS HAVING SOME ILLNESS, SO JUST PRAY FOR HIS MOTHER AND HIM AS WELL AS AS THEY MANEUVER THROUGH WHATEVER HE'S DEALING WITH.ANYTHING ELSE, GENTLEMEN? IF NOT, IF I CAN GO AND GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN, PLEASE.
YEAH, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO ADJOURN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.