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WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
THIS WILL CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH A ROLL CALL MYSELF.
MR. DEFFIBAUGH? HERE. MR. KLEIBER? HERE. MR. OBERA? HERE, MR. WASHINGTON? HERE. AND MR. UNDERWOOD IS NOT HERE TODAY.
IF YOU'LL STAND WITH ME FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE.
[PUBLIC APPEARANCE]
ALL RIGHT. THAT'LL TAKE US TO OUR PUBLIC APPEARANCE.SPEAKERS ARE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
THE COUNCIL ISN'T ABLE TO RESPOND TO OR DISCUSS ANY ISSUES THAT ARE BROUGHT UP DURING THIS SECTION THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA OTHER THAN TO MAKE STATEMENTS OF SPECIFIC FACTUAL INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO A SPEAKER'S INQUIRY OR TO RECITE EXISTING POLICY IN RESPONSE TO THE INQUIRY.
TONIGHT I HAVE MS. MELISSA NED.
IF YOU'LL COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.
HI GUYS. MELISSA NED 2137 SHADY GLEN TRAIL.
I DIDN'T EXPECT TO BE THE FIRST ONE HERE.
I WAS GOING TO BE LIKE LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
I AM ASKING THE COUNCIL WHEN THE 380 PROJECT COMES UP ABOUT APARTMENTS GOING ON 380 IN FRONT OF FOREST GROVE THAT YOU WOULD PLEASE CONSIDER SAYING NO AND TO KEEP THAT FOR BUSINESSES ONLY.
SO WE DO NOT WANT MORE APARTMENTS BACK THERE.
BUT WE DEFINITELY NEED MORE BUSINESSES AND I'M SURE YOU GUYS WOULD ALL BE IN AGREEANCE.
THAT 380 IS AN AMAZING PLACE TO HAVE MORE BUSINESSES.
WE ALREADY HAVE SOME THERE, UNFINISHED ONES AS WELL.
MAYBE THE BUILDER GUY COULD GO AND BUY THAT PLOT UP.
THE UNFINISHED ONES, YOU KNOW, SINCE THEY'RE ALREADY THERE.
BUT NO, IN ALL REALNESS, JUST PLEASE, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU KEEP IT TO BUSINESSES ONLY AND SEEING AS THIS IS THE THIRD TIME, I WOULD ALSO ASK THAT MAYBE YOU TABLE THIS, MAYBE IT NEVER COMES BACK UP TO THE COUNCIL AGAIN AND JUST LET THE BUSINESSES COME.
THEY WILL. I BELIEVE THEY WILL.
THAT'S IT. REVEREND MARK HOOKS.
MARK HOOKS 7015 FM 546 IN PRINCETON.
I'D LIKE TO SHARE A PRAYER WITH YOU THIS EVENING THAT WAS FIRST PENNED BY OUR FOUNDING FATHER, GEORGE WASHINGTON, AND I HAVE MODIFIED IT SLIGHTLY FOR OUR PURPOSES. BUT.
BUT I'D LIKE TO SHARE THIS PRAYER WITH YOU.
LET'S PRAY. ALMIGHTY GOD, WE MAKE OUR EARNEST PRAYER THAT YOU WILL KEEP THE UNITED STATES AND THE CITY OF PRINCETON IN YOUR HOLY PROTECTION, THAT YOU WILL INCLINE THE HEARTS OF THE CITIZENS TO CULTIVATE A SPIRIT OF SUBORDINATION AND OBEDIENCE TO GOVERNMENT AND ENTERTAIN A BROTHERLY AFFECTION AND LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER AND FOR THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON.
AND FINALLY, THAT YOU WILL MOST GRACIOUSLY BE PLEASED TO DISPOSE US ALL, TO DO JUSTICE, TO LOVE MERCY, AND TO DEMEAN OURSELVES WITH THAT CHARITY, HUMILITY AND PACIFIC TEMPER OF MIND, WHICH WERE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DIVINE AUTHOR OF OUR BLESSED RELIGION WITHOUT A HUMBLE IMITATION OF WHOSE OF, EXCUSE ME, OF WHOSE EXAMPLE IN THESE THINGS, WE CAN NEVER HOPE TO BE A HAPPY CITY AND NATION.
WE ASK YOU THROUGH JESUS CHRIST, OUR LORD.
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GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.MADAM MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME TO SPEAK.
MY PRAYERS CONTINUE TO GO OUT TO YOU BECAUSE OF THE IMPORTANT DECISIONS THAT YOU MAKE.
WE NEED TO STOP CONDONING WHAT GOD CONDEMNS.
I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT WE PUT PRAYER BACK INTO THE COUNCIL MEETINGS.
TONIGHT, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY'S UNCONTROLLED GROWTH.
I SPOKE WITH OUR COLLIN COUNTY JUDGE, CHRIS HILL, AND HE CONFIRMED THAT THE CITY'S SOVEREIGN DUTY IS TO CONTROL GROWTH AND DESIGNATE ZONING.
FIRST, OUR COMMUNITY IS GROANING FROM WITHIN ON THE STRESSFUL LOAD ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT MUST BUILD MORE AND MORE SCHOOLS TO HOUSE THE MASSIVE INFLUX OF STUDENTS PREDICTED ONE PER YEAR FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS.
THERE IS CONSTRUCTION EVERYWHERE ALONG THE ROADS WITH ROADS TORN UP, DETOURS TEARING UP YARDS FOR MORE WATER LINES, POWER LINES, SEWER LINES AND FIBER OPTICS AND THINGS ALONG THAT SORT.
THE ELECTRIC AND WATER COMPANIES ARE TRYING TO KEEP UP AS WELL.
SOMETIMES THE POWER IS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON.
THOSE THAT WORK AT HOME AND THERE'S NO INTERNET.
SOMETIMES THE WATER IS OUT AND WHEN IT COMES ON, THE WATER PRESSURE IS NOT THERE.
THERE NEEDS TO BE AN EMPHASIS ON INFRASTRUCTURE RATHER THAN SOCIAL AGENDA.
MANY OLD ESTABLISHED STREETS STILL REMAIN IN DISREPAIR.
FOR INSTANCE, SECOND STREET GOING TO LACEY.
I TALKED TO TXDOT AND IT WAS REPORTED BY SCOTT WIPSKI, THE GENERAL MANAGER ENGINEERING TECH, SAID THAT THE CITY CONTROLS THOSE STREETS WHEN LOOKING UP IN PUBLIC RECORD.
IT SAID THAT ON FEBRUARY 28TH, 2019, THE SECTION OF FM 75 FROM MONTE CARLO ROAD TO US 380 VIA LONG NECK ROAD, COLLEGE AVENUE, SECOND STREET TO LACEY ELEMENTARY, MCKINNEY AVENUE, THIRD STREET, MAIN STREET.
FOURTH STREET WAS GIVEN TO THE CITY.
WHAT ABOUT WASTE PLANTS FOR ALL THIS ENLARGED POPULATION? OF COURSE, LET'S NOT FORGET THE INCREASING TRAFFIC.
WHAT APPARENTLY IS NEEDED IS A MASTER PLANNING RATHER THAN ANYTHING GOES WHILE WELCOMING EVERY DEVELOPER IN THE COUNTRY REGARDLESS OF THEIR INTEGRITY.
THANK YOU, MS. POWELL. JOHN KUSTERBECK ? JOHN KUSTERBECK 103 FOREST GROVE, SOUTH.
I JUST WANTED TO COME HERE AND SAY THANK YOU TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
OFFICER RIZZO AND SERGEANT TRIM THAT CAME AND WORKED OUR EVENT BACK ON THE 24TH OF LAST MONTH.
THEY WERE GREAT, AS ALWAYS, AND WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THEM.
ALSO WANTED TO SAY CHIEF WATERS HAS BEEN AMAZING.
HE'S WORKED WITH ME ON A FEW THINGS AND HE'S BEEN GREAT.
HE'S BEEN INTERIM CHIEF FOR, WHAT, LIKE EIGHT, NINE MONTHS NOW? IT'S TIME HE GETS A CONTRACT.
HE NEEDS TO BE THE FULL TERM CHIEF.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE TONIGHT FOR PUBLIC APPEARANCE? OKAY. SO NOW WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD.
[MAYORS COMMENTS]
IT'LL TAKE US TO OUR MAYOR'S COMMENTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.0417 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE MAYOR REPORT ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST, INCLUDING EXPRESSIONS OF THANKS, CONGRATULATIONS OR CONDOLENCES, INFORMATION REGARDING HOLIDAY SCHEDULES, RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUALS, REMINDERS ABOUT UPCOMING TOWN COUNCIL EVENTS, INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS INVOLVING AN IMMINENT THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY.NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON ANY ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST.
IN ADDITION TO THE FOREGOING, MAYOR WILL ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING SUBJECT MATTERS.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF OUR STAFF AND VENDORS FOR AN AMAZING 4TH OF JULY EVENT.
I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS ARE ALL ABLE TO GO TO THAT.
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AND NOT EVERYONE WAS SWEATING TO DEATH.SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR OUR STAFF TO DO SUCH A GREAT JOB.
WE'RE ALWAYS THANKFUL FOR YOU.
THAT'LL TAKE US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
ALL CONSENT AGENDA 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 A COUNCIL MEMBER SO REQUESTS 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 2019-0889 FINAL PLAT FOR QUAIL RIDGE PHASE ONE FP 2020-052 FINAL PLAT FOR EAST RIDGE, PHASE 2B, PL 2023-1697 PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR HAZELWOOD SOUTH COMMUNITY CENTER.
PL 2023-1752 PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR BUFF AND SHINE.
PL 2023-1753 PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR PRINCETON CROSSROADS U-HAUL TOWER SITE LICENSE AGREEMENT VERIZON COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS GOLD STAR MEMORIAL FUNDRAISING. FY 2024.
COLLIN COUNTY JAIL SERVICES AMENDMENT.
FY 2024. COLLIN COUNTY DISPATCH SERVICES AMENDMENT PRINCETON FIRE DEPARTMENT.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 20203-07-104 FOR TEAKWOOD CO NUMBER TWO AMENDED ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023-06-1202 ANNEXATION OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY AND AMENDED RESOLUTION 2023-06-12R-01 FOR CALDWELL PARK SHADE SAIL PROJECT.
GENTLEMEN, IF THERE IS NOTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE PULLED FROM THIS.
IF I COULD GET A MOTION, PLEASE.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT.
OKAY. WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
MOTION CARRIES 4-0 FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THAT'LL TAKE US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA TONIGHT.
[REGULAR AGENDA]
WE WILL BEGIN WITH ITEM 2023-128 PUBLIC HEARING.FOREST GROVE, WHICH HAS BEEN CANCELED.
COUNCIL AND, AND YOU KNOW, I ASKED THIS TO BE PUT ON THE AGENDA ALSO ALONG WITH YOU.
WE NEVER WE NEVER WANT THIS TO HAPPEN.
THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE SENT AS, AS WE WERE FIRST ADVISED BY BY THE STAFF.
SUBSEQUENTLY ALL THE ALL THE FOLLOW UP MEETINGS WERE CANCELED AND.
WE DON'T KNOW IF THE DEVELOPER WILL RESUBMIT.
HE WAS UNDER SOME TIME TIME CONSTRAINTS, SO IT MAY NOT EVER COME BACK.
THERE WAS SOME SOME DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS THAT HAD TO WAS A RESULT OF THIS AND.
AND I APOLOGIZE TO THE CITIZENS THAT WERE READY TO RECEIVE THEM.
AND I, TOO, WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS YOU.
SO MY APOLOGIES FOR THAT, BUT.
THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. I APPRECIATE YOU DISCUSSING THAT TONIGHT, AND I APPRECIATE THE APOLOGIES.
I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, GENTLEMEN.
WE SINCERELY APOLOGIZE TO COUNCIL, MAYOR AND THE CITIZENS.
THIS WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IF YOU WERE HERE FOR THAT, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.
WE ARE GOING TO KEEP THIS OPEN UNTIL OUR NEXT MEETING.
SO THERE WILL BE NO CLOSING OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT.
THAT'LL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-130 SICILY PID 380 AGREEMENT.
CONSIDER AND APPROVE A TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE.
NUMBER FOUR SICILY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH SICILY.
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THANK YOU, MAYOR. JIM, DO YOU READY TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? WITH MR. SABONIS.COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JIM SABONIS WITH HILLTOP SECURITIES.
I REPRESENT A TEAM OF HILLTOP PROFESSIONALS THAT SERVE AS FINANCIAL ADVISORS TO THE COMMUNITY.
THE AGENDA ITEM YOU HAVE HERE IS FINAL VERSION OF THE SICILY PID 380 AGREEMENT.
THE 380 AGREEMENT HAS SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN WORKED ON FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS.
THE ORIGINAL TIRZ FINANCIAL PLAN IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WAS DISCUSSED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
THE 380 AGREEMENT HAD TO DO WITH HOW WE WOULD DEAL WITH THE LAGUNA PROJECT AND AND THE LAGUNA ASPECT AND MIXED USE ASPECT OF THE PROJECT IS NOT INVOLVED IN THE FINANCING.
IT INVOLVES A REIMBURSEMENT FROM TERMS OF ACTUAL COST TO THE DEVELOPER.
IT'S DEALT WITH DIFFERENTLY THAN WE DO THE OTHER PIDS THAT HAVE TIRZ AND THE KEY POINTS I BELIEVE THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO NOTICE IS THAT THE STAFF NEGOTIATED PERFORMANCE TIMEFRAMES AND FINANCIAL PENALTIES IF THE LAGUNA WASN'T BUILT IN TIME AND DELIVERED. AND SO THIS, I BELIEVE, THE 380 AGREEMENT.
BUT THE KEY ADDITION WAS THAT THE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE THAT SAID TO RECEIVE THE REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS DIRECTLY, THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE LAGUNA COMPLETION DATE OF DECEMBER 31ST, 2024.
BOTH PARTIES HAVE AGREED WITH IT AND I THINK IT'S A REAL BIG ADDITION.
BUT THE KEY WAS WHAT IF THINGS DIDN'T GET DONE IN TIME? HOW DO WE WORK WITH THAT? AND THIS PROTECTS THE CITY AND CITIZENS AND PROVIDES A SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL INCENTIVE FOR THE DEVELOPER TO MAKE SURE THAT'S DONE IN TIME.
SO AS YOUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR, I THINK WE ARE 100% SUPPORTIVE.
WE'RE INVOLVED IN SOME ASPECTS OF THE NEGOTIATION AND WE'D RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
MR. SABONIS CAN JUST ADD ONE THING.
I THINK IT'S 60 DAYS, IS THAT CORRECT? AND SO IT ADDS ANOTHER LEVEL OF PROTECTION DURING THE COURSE OF ITS GENERAL OPERATION THAT WILL ALLOW US TO SUSPEND TIRZ FUNDING IF THERE'S A UNSCHEDULED UNREASONABLE CLOSURE OF THE OF THE FACILITY, SPECIFICALLY THE LAGUNA AND THE COMMERCIAL ASPECT.
I THANK YOU CITY MANAGER, FOR MENTIONING THAT.
AND LET ME TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT DISCUSSION.
BUT THE REAL BENEFIT AND THE REAL ECONOMIC BENEFIT DRIVER ON THESE PROJECTS IS SALES TAX.
FAR MORE SALES TAX WILL BE GENERATED THAN AD VALOREM.
AND SO AGAIN, THE POINT BEING IS THAT IF IT'S BUILT AND IT'S GOT VALUE AND THERE'S TAXES THAT WE COLLECT FOR THAT, WE WOULDN'T WANT TO BE IN A POSITION WHERE WE REIMBURSE THEM THOSE TAXES FOR THE TOURS IF WE'RE NOT RECEIVING SALES TAX BENEFIT FROM THE PROJECT.
IF I HOPE THAT MAKES FINANCIAL SENSE TO ALL OF YOU.
COULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR? FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE LISTENING, VIEWING THIS ONLINE, MAYBE PEOPLE HERE JUST SPEAK ON WHAT A 380 AGREEMENT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE US 380 RUNS THROUGH HERE.
AND I KNOW THAT WHENEVER YOU SAY 380, LOTS OF PEOPLE'S EYES.
OH, WHAT'S THAT GOT TO DO WITH OUR HIGHWAY? YES. MAYOR PRO TEM, A THREE WAY AGREEMENT REFERS TO THIS STATUTE.
TEXAS STATUTE 380.01, THE TEXAS STATUTES.
AND WHAT IT INDICATES IS THAT THE CITY CAN DO A VARIETY OF THINGS TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
IT CAN ACTUALLY PROVIDE SERVICES IN KIND.
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IT CAN ACTUALLY TAKE A PORTION OF THE INCREMENTAL REVENUE THAT'S GENERATED FROM A PROJECT AND AND GRANT IT BACK TO THE TO THE PROJECT ECONOMIC DEVELOPER BASED ON SOME BENCHMARKS.SO THE GOAL IS IT'S A WIDE RANGE OF TOOL USE THROUGHOUT TEXAS.
CITIES COMPETE WITH EACH OTHER.
AND SO THIS 380 AGREEMENT SAYS, LET'S LOOK AT THIS PROJECT.
THERE'S A DEVELOPMENT THAT THAT HAS A VARIETY OF COMMERCIAL AND MIXED USES.
IT HAS LAGUNA RESTAURANTS, APARTMENTS.
IT'S GOT AN ECONOMIC VALUE AND HOW DO WE GET MONEY FROM IT? THE TWO PRIMARY SOURCES THE CITY RECEIVES IS LOOKING AT THAT DEVELOPMENT IS AD VALOREM TAXES BASED ON THE BUILD OUT MODEL AND SALES TAXES.
IT'S VERY TYPICAL ON MIXED USE PROJECTS.
AND SO THE GOAL HERE WAS, IS A STRATEGIC GOAL OF THE CITY IS TO PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT, DESTINATION FOR THE LAGUNA AND THE RESTAURANTS AND TO GENERATE SALES TAX TO TAKE THE BURDEN OFF OF AD VALOREM TAXPAYERS OF CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES.
AT THE SAME TIME, BASED ON OUR ANALYSIS, THE SALES TAX WOULD GENERALLY BE FAR GREATER THAN THAT.
SO IT'S A RISK FREE SITUATION FOR THE CITY.
NOW, THE ONLY RISK WE HAVE IN THIS PROJECT WAS, AGAIN, IS THE PROJECT GOING TO BE BUILT ON TIME.
IT'S A UNIQUE PROJECT AND WILL STAY OPEN FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME.
AND SO AS I INDICATED, WHILE WE HAD THE FINANCIAL GENERAL NUMBERS WORKED OUT, THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION BY THE CITY AND ITS LEGAL ADVISORS TALKING TO THE DEVELOPER ABOUT YOU MUST OPEN IN TIME IF WE'RE GOING TO PUT THIS IN PLACE AND IF YOU CLOSE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE TIMEFRAME, WE DON'T WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.
AND SO AS I INDICATED, FINANCIAL PENALTIES STAND STILL DURING THAT PERIOD.
SO THE CORE CONCEPT IS THEY'RE NOT EMPLOYING PEOPLE.
THAT'S KIND OF A SOMETHING THAT'S NOT IN OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE DOING AROUND THE STATE.
NO ONE'S ASKING THEM TO DO THAT.
AND I CONGRATULATE DEREK AND HIS SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM.
AND SO TO THE ANSWER TO THE PEOPLE IS THAT THREE AGREEMENTS THAT IT VERY COMMON AND THE MOST COMMON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL, IT ACTUALLY RECOGNIZES THAT WE CAN WORK WITH PRIVATE ENTERPRISE.
THEY BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY BOTH STRATEGICALLY, FINANCIALLY AND WE CAN ACTUALLY REBATE A PORTION OF THAT INCREMENTAL FINANCIAL BENEFIT BACK TO THEM TO REDUCE THE COST AS THE ECONOMIC INCENTIVE FOR THEM TO DO THAT PROJECT.
IF YOU DON'T MIND, MR. BORG, IF YOU COULD MAYBE GO INTO A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ON WHAT THAT PENALTY COULD LOOK LIKE IF THEY DO GO PAST THAT DECEMBER 31ST DATE.
THE REASON I ASK IS THAT WE ARE 30 MONTHS INTO THIS PROJECT WITH ZERO MOVEMENT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO FINISH THE ENTIRE LAGUNA IN 17 MONTHS.
I THINK THAT'S A LITTLE BIT LOFTY.
SO WHAT IS THAT PENALTY IF THEY BREACH THE 17 MONTHS? I THINK JIM'S PULLING THE DOCUMENT RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE THAT. WE HAVE THAT ALL LINED UP.
EXCUSE ME. DO YOU WANT TO READ FROM THE DOCUMENT? YEAH, I'M. I APOLOGIZE.
I DON'T HAVE IT MEMORIZED, BUT I WAS JUST LOOKING AT IT.
IT'S IN THE SECTION LABELED DEVELOPER OBLIGATIONS.
YES. CORRECT. THANK YOU. THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER FOR THE SICILY PROJECT.
UNDER SECTION ARTICLE FOUR DEVELOPER OBLIGATION, IT INDICATES THAT ONE THAT THERE'S A LAGUNA COMPLETION DATE OF DECEMBER 31ST AND THAT.
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IN THE CASE OF THEM NOT HAVING MEETING THE LAGUNA.CASH PENALTY TO THE CITY UPON THE CITY'S NOTICE UP HERE 30 DAY TIME TO CURE IF THEY DON'T OPEN WITHIN THE 30 THE 60 DAYS AFTER THE CITY GIVES THEM THAT REQUEST FOR THE FUNDING THEY OWE THE CITY.
AND THEY'LL ACTUALLY, AT THAT TIME MAKE A PAYMENT OF $2 MILLION TO THE CITY.
AND SO. THEY'LL HAVE AN ACTUAL CASH PENALTY DUE TO THE CITY, THAT THEY'LL HAVE TO REMIT $2 MILLION WITHIN THE PERIOD OF 60 DAYS TO TO MAINTAIN THIS OBLIGATION.
AND WHY THEY WOULD DO THAT? THEY MIGHT BE LATE, BUT THEY STILL WANT TO HAVE THIS THREE WAY AGREEMENT.
AND SO MOVING FORWARD, LET'S SAY THEY DID OPEN ON TIME, BUT FOR SOME REASON THEY'RE NOT OPEN.
IT INDICATES THAT THAT IF I'M CORRECT IN MY READ OF THIS.
AGAIN, PROVIDING NOTICE BY THE CITY.
THE CITY ACTUALLY HALTS PAYMENTS OF THE TIRZ UNTIL THEY REOPEN AND CURE THAT DEFAULT.
MY UNDERSTANDING, AND I BELIEVE IT UNTIL WE'VE RECOVERED $100,000.
$100,000 FOR EACH OCCURRENCE OF CLOSURE.
SO THEY DON'T RECEIVE MONEY AND THEN THEY DO OPEN, YOU RECEIVE $100,000.
SO IN THEORY, THERE COULD BE MULTIPLE CLOSURES.
AND AGAIN, WE DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN, BUT IF THERE WAS A CLOSURE, THE TOUR'S MONEY STOPS GOING TO THEM FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME AND THE CITY WHEN THEY REOPEN AND $100,000 FOR EACH EVENT OF THAT PROCESS.
WE TRIED TO BUILD IN AS MANY LEVERS THAT WE COULD TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAD TO PERFORM.
MR. SABONIS MIGHT BE ABLE TO ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT ON THE DELAYS THAT WE'VE HAD.
IT'S IT'S BEEN A PROCESS AND THEY ARE WORKING OUT THERE.
BUT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO ELABORATE ON THAT A LITTLE BIT.
YEAH. AGAIN, AND LET ME SAY THAT I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS.
SO WE HAVE ANOTHER NATIONAL HEALTH DECLARATION.
THERE ARE UNFORESEEN ISSUES RELATED TO PIPING OR OTHER REPAIRS.
THERE'S A FLEXIBILITY THAT WE HAVE TO DO THAT IN A TIMELY MANNER.
BUT THIS IS A BUSINESS NATURE.
THEY DON'T OPEN FOR A SOMETHING THAT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE CONTROL OF.
AND AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT AND WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT THIS.
THEY ARE MAKING PROGRESS AT THE LAST MEETING, I HEARD THEM INDICATE THEY'VE DONE THE EARTHWORK AND THEY'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH ACTUAL TANGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS, PIPING MAN AND ACTUAL CONCRETE WORK.
IT'S TAKEN LONGER THAN ANTICIPATED, I BELIEVE, FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS.
THE FACT THAT THERE ARE SO MANY PROJECTS, MY UNDERSTANDING THROUGHOUT TEXAS THAT THEY HAVE TO GET QUALIFIED BUILT ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION PEOPLE AND IT JUST TOOK A LITTLE WHILE FOR THAT WHOLE PROCESS.
THE REST OF IT, THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER DISCUSSIONS THAT TAKE PLACE WITH THEM.
BUT WHEN I SIFT THROUGH THIS AND I'VE SPENT SOME TIME WITH MY OWN CREDIT COMMITTEE DISCUSSING THIS, IS THAT THAT IT'S PROCEEDING AND IT'S PROCEEDING ON A PATH THAT THAT I BELIEVE THE CITY WILL BE PROUD OF.
BUT THEY'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE FIRM.
WE'VE ACTUALLY LISTENED AND HAD SOME ZOOM MEETINGS WITH THE CONSTRUCTION FIRM THAT'S BUILT THAT'S BUILDING THIS PROJECT, VERY HIGHLY QUALIFIED FIRM THAT DOES SOME OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WATER FEATURE PROJECTS AROUND THE COUNTRY, WHETHER IT'S IN FLORIDA OR LAS VEGAS OR OTHER BIG RESORT AREAS.
VERY IMPRESSIVE. AND IT'S A MATTER OF THEM ACTUALLY BEING A HORSE TO BE TIED TO GET THIS DONE.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, IT SEEMS TO ME THIS IS JUST A SUBJECTIVE OPINION AND MY PROJECTS THAT.
I'M GOING TO ALSO MENTION THAT THEY'RE IN THE SECOND ROUND OF THE PERMIT PROCESS TO ISSUE A PERMIT.
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MR. FORD MIGHT BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING THROUGH SOME OF THE ISSUES IN PERMITTING.OKAY. I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION IN REGARDS TO THIS.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE FOR SURE THERE'S NO OPEN ENDED LANGUAGE THAT MIGHT COME BACK TO BITE US ON THIS.
IT REFERENCES WHAT THE ACTUAL PROJECT ITSELF IS AND IT REFERENCES THAT AS EXHIBIT X.
IF YOU SCROLL DOWN TO EXHIBIT X, IT'S THE LAST PAGE ON HERE.
IS THE LAGOON ITSELF, NOT PART OF IT.
THE LAGUNA AND ALL THE EXPLANATIONS TO THAT ARE IN THE MAIN DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
SO THOSE ARE ALL EXPLAINED IN THAT THIS IS TIED DOWN TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
OKAY. I JUST AGAIN, I WANT TO MAKE FOR SURE THAT THAT LANGUAGE IS SPECIFIC IN THERE, BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, AS THEY DEFINE IT IN HERE, FOR THE ACTUAL PROJECT ITSELF, THE DEFINITION OF THE PROJECT IS EXHIBIT X, AND EXHIBIT X DOES NOT HAVE THE LAGOON ON IT.
SO THOSE ARE THE PIECES OF THE, ALL THE PIECES THAT THEY HAVE TO BUILD.
YOUR HONOR, IF THERE'S NO OTHER DISCUSSION.
MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 2023-136 PID 380 AGREEMENT TO HAVE A SECOND.
THAT WILL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
MOTION CARRIES 4-0 FOR THE APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM.
WHERE ARE WE AT? 2023-130 FOR SICILY PID 380 AGREEMENT THAT WILL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-131 RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-07- 10-R FOR EAST RIDGE PID.
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION DETERMINING COST AND CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE LEVYING ASSESSMENTS ON PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE EAST RIDGE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, DIRECTING THE PUBLICATION AND MAILING OF NOTICE OF SUCH PUBLIC HEARING.
IT'S REFERENCE IN THE DOCUMENTS THAT YOU HAVE.
GO AHEAD. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE 2023-131.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-07-10-R EAST RIDGE, PID CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.
OKAY. HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND.
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-07-10-R FOR EAST RIDGE PID.
SO TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-132 RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-07-10-R-01 FOR REINVESTMENT ZONE.
CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO.
THANK JIM'S PREPARING HIS NOTES HERE.
THE THE ITEM THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU HAS AN ADJUSTMENT TO OUR EAST RIDGE TOURIST PROJECT PLAN.
WHAT'S THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO DO THESE? AND THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY WAS TO DETERMINE THAT WE WOULD DO ONE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE ON EACH OF THE MAJOR PROJECTS SO YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO HAVE A TAX INCREMENT BOARD FOR EACH PHASE WITHIN THE PROJECT.
AS A RESULT, WHAT YOU HAVE IN THIS SITUATION IS WE'VE DONE AND ESTABLISHED THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER THREE FOR THE EAST RIDGE PROJECT, BUT IT WAS DONE FOR JUST THE FIRST PHASE.
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INTO THE SECOND PHASE AND HAVE THE THE DETAILS OF THAT SECOND PHASE PUT IN PLACE.AND SO IT'S A MODIFICATION OF THE EXISTING PLAN FOR THE PHASE TWO ASPECT OF THIS PROJECT.
MY UNDERSTANDING AND AGAIN, THERE WILL BE EVENTUALLY A PHASE THREE ALSO DONE FROM THAT PROCESS, BUT THE GOAL IS JUST TO PUT SIMILAR TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT ARE COMPLIANT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, RECOGNIZING NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SECOND PHASE TO THAT PROJECT.
IT'S JUST THAT WHEN WE PUT THE TIRZ IN, WE ESTABLISH THE BOUNDARIES.
BUT WE HAD A SUB ZONE FOR THE FIRST PHASE FINANCING, WHICH HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? NO OTHER QUESTIONS. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2023-132 RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-07-10-R01 REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER THREE.
OKAY. WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
THIS WILL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2223-133 PUBLIC HEARING FOR BEECHAM GROCERY STORE CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING A REQUEST TO RECEIVE FROM RETAIL PARTNERS MC PRINCETON, LLC FOR REZONING OF THE PROPERTY FROM COMMERCIAL C-1 TO AGRICULTURAL AG TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT PD.
THERE IS A SCRIVENER'S ERROR HERE.
THIS IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE PD NUMBER 39, NOT PD 40 WITH COMMERCIAL C2 AND MULTIFAMILY MF-2 BEING A 25.44 ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT IN THE H WRIGHT SURVEY.
ABSTRACT NUMBER 957 IN THE CITY OF PRINCETON, TEXAS, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS.
THIS WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IF YOU ARE HERE FOR THAT, PLEASE, PLEASE.
OKAY. AND IF NO ONE IS HERE FOR THAT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THIS WILL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-134.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023-07-10 FOR BEECHAM GROCERY STORE DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023-07-10 AN ORDINANCE TO THE CITY OF PRINCETON AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2016-01-25-01 OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON FROM C-1 LIGHT COMMERCIAL TO AG AGRICULTURAL TO PD 39 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 39 ON A PORTION OF THE HARDENED RIGHT SURVEY.
THIS ZONING REQUEST IS FOR A CURRENTLY UN ZONED TRACT OF LAND THERE OFF OF 380 AND BEACH BOULEVARD.
THE REZONING REQUEST IS GOING TO ALLOW FOR THE ALLOW FOR THE C-1 USES AND A MULTI FAMILY USE.
THE PROPOSED PROPOSED LAND USES ARE FOR A GROCER AND SOME OTHER COMMERCIAL USES, RESTAURANTS AND OTHER RETAIL SPACES THERE. THIS WAS DISCUSSED AT THE MEETING IN JUNE AND RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL.
THERE WAS ALSO SOME DISCUSSION AT THE PNC MEETING.
I THINK MOST OF YOU OR MOST OF YOU WERE THERE REGARDING THE LANDSCAPING.
SO THE PNC DID ULTIMATELY RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF IT.
THE DEVELOPERS HERE AS WELL, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM.
GENTLEMEN, DID YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.
IF I COULD GET A MOTION, PLEASE.
YOUR HONOR. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 2023-134.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023-07-10 BEECHAM GROCERY STORE.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT.
OKAY, THAT WILL DO. A ROLL CALL VOTE.
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THIS WILL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-135.RULES OF ORDER AND CODE OF ETHICS.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCIL, THIS IS THIS WAS REQUESTED TO CHANGE UP THE DEADLINE TO FOR THE CITY SECRETARY TO RECEIVE INFORMATION REGARDING THE THE AGENDA ITEMS AND ANYTHING THAT MAY NEED TO BE PUT ON AN AGENDA AT THE TIME.
SO WE'VE MADE THOSE CORRECTIONS.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY REVISIONS OR LIKE US TO CHANGE IT UP, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
OTHERWISE STAFF JUST RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, IF WE COULD GO AHEAD AND GET A MOTION, PLEASE.
YEAH, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2023-135.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-07-10-R02 FOR AGENDA ITEM DEADLINE TO HAVE A SECOND.
MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO FOR THE APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM 2023-135.
A RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-07-10-R02 FOR AGENDA ITEM DEADLINE.
ALL RIGHT, MR. JOHNSON, I KNOW THAT YOU ARE HERE TONIGHT TO REPRESENT THE EDC.
I KNOW THE LAST TIME THAT WE ALL HAD THIS DISCUSSION IN REGARDS TO OUR EDC AND THE DIRECTION OF THAT, IT ENDED UP BEING KIND OF A HEATED DISCUSSION AND ONE THAT WASN'T NECESSARILY CONDUCIVE OF THE PROFESSIONALISM THAT WE WANT TO EXPRESS HERE AT THE BOARD.
SO THAT'S JUST MY DISCLAIMER GOING INTO THAT.
AND I THINK WE SHOULD ALL NEED TO ACT PROFESSIONALLY MOVING FORWARD IN REGARDS TO THIS AGENDA ITEM.
SO I KNOW THE EDC MET LAST WEEK AND DISCUSSED THIS.
THERE HAS BEEN A CHAIN EMAIL GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH MR. BORG. I DON'T KNOW, WAS COUNCIL ON THAT EMAIL AS WELL, OR WAS THAT JUST TO MYSELF AND MR. JOHNSON? NO, I THINK I INCLUDED MOST COUNCIL OR ALL THE COUNCIL ON THOSE DISCUSSIONS SO THAT EVERYBODY WOULD BE UP TO SPEED.
PERFECT. SO THEN YOU SHOULD BE UP TO SPEED ON THAT.
SO WE JUST NEED TO GIVE DIRECTION SPECIFICALLY TO MR. BORG AND MR. JOHNSON ON WHAT WE WANT THAT EDC POSITION TO LOOK LIKE.
PREVIOUSLY WE WERE CALLING THAT AN EDC DIRECTOR POSITION.
IT DOES SEEM THAT WE DO NEED TO RENAME THAT AS AN EDC PRESIDENT POSITION, NOT NECESSARILY DIRECTOR PAY SCALE DOES NOT LINE UP AND ISN'T NECESSARILY CONDUCIVE TO THE DIRECTOR POSITION AND WOULD BE OFFENSIVE TO OUR EXISTING PERSONNEL HERE THAT SHARE THAT DIRECTOR POSITION.
SO MOVING FORWARD, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE NOTE THAT WE CALL THAT THE EDC PRESIDENT.
ANYTHING THAT WE DO IS WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF WHAT WE CAN DO LEGALLY.
WE'VE KIND OF HAD THIS DISCUSSION ONGOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN US WITH EDC, THEIR DISCUSSIONS, MR. BORG'S DISCUSSIONS ON WHERE WE WANT THIS POSITION TO LIE UNDER AS FAR AS WHO THEY REPORT TO.
THERE'S BEEN DIFFERENT IDEOLOGY ON THAT.
I THINK IT'D BE MOST, MOST CONSTRUCTIVE, JUST LITERALLY OPERATE ON A CLEAN SLATE AND BE VERY VOCAL ON WHAT WE WANT THAT TO LOOK LIKE, HAVE LEGAL ADVISE US AND THEN MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. I THINK, AGAIN, WE NEED TO FALL IN LINE WITH A LOT OF OTHER CITIES, NOT ALL CITIES, BUT ALL MAJOR CITIES IN THAT ROLE, THAT IT IS ITS OWN ENTITY THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE CITY MANAGER, HOWEVER, WORKS IN TANDEM WITH THE CITY MANAGER.
I THINK IT IS EXTREMELY WISE TO MAKE FOR SURE THAT THAT POSITION DOES WORK WITH OUR CITY MANAGER.
HOWEVER, I DO NEED TO MAKE FOR SURE THAT THAT IS LEGAL AND THAT THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A PROBLEM MOVING FORWARD AS FAR AS WHAT THAT POSITION LOOKS LIKE AS A CITY ENTITY, I KNOW THAT. MR. BORG, YOU'VE PREVIOUSLY SPOKEN TO THAT.
I DON'T REMEMBER IF THAT WAS IN THE EMAIL OR IF THAT WAS AT THE EDC MEETING.
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SO IF WE COULD JUST HAVE THAT DISCUSSION ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE FOR SURE THAT UNDER OUR THE CURRENT WAY THAT WE OPERATE, IF WE WERE TO BRING IN THIS PRESIDENT POSITION, THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO WORK IN TANDEM WITH YOU.
AND AS LONG AS THE WE OF COURSE, WE HAVE TMRS AND AS LONG AS THE EMPLOYEE FALLS UNDER THE ALL THE SAME GUIDELINES AS THE THE GENERAL STAFF THAT WE ALREADY HAVE OPERATES UNDER THE PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL IS PAID THROUGH THE PAID THROUGH THE PAYROLL DEPARTMENT, THEN THEY WILL AND IT'S A NON PROFIT I THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF THE, ESCAPES ME AT THE MOMENT, BUT AS LONG AS THERE'S A NON PROFIT THEY WILL CONSIDER THAT A COMPONENT OF THE CITY AND THEY WILL TAKE THAT ON AND THEY CAN BE THEY CAN HAVE ALL THE SAME BENEFITS AS THE CITY EMPLOYEES.
OKAY. SO WE DID RUN THAT DOWN WITH TMRS. OKAY. NOW WHAT ABOUT LOCATION AND HOUSING FOR THIS POSITION? WOULD THAT ALSO BE ABLE TO BE HERE OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE A CONVERSATION WITH THE EDC TO SEE IF THAT'S LIKE A SPACE THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO BE RENTED OUT IF THERE'S A COST SHARE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, SINCE THEY WOULD BE UTILIZING THIS FACILITY, AT WHAT LEVEL DOES THAT NEED TO BE? DOES THAT NEED TO BE DISCUSSED HERE OR THROUGH THE EDC BOARD? I THINK THAT'S A COUNCIL QUESTION.
YOU KNOW, WE WE CAN PROVIDE IT IF THE EDC IS GOING TO BE AN ITS OWN ENTITY, THEN I THINK THAT'S REALLY A COUNCIL DECISION ON HOW TO STRUCTURE THAT.
AND, AND I JUST, YOU KNOW, LOOK, LOOK FOR THE DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL ON THIS.
WHAT WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? OKAY. PERSONALLY, I THINK IT'S WISE THAT IT WOULD BE HERE.
SO I WOULD PERSONALLY LIKE TO SEE THAT POSITION BEING HOUSED HERE.
GENTLEMEN, DO Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT? YEAH, I AGREE WITH THAT. I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY IT WOULDN'T BE SO.
BUT THE DAY TO DAY WOULD COME FROM THE EDC AS FAR AS THEIR DAY TO DAY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
AND IS THAT IS THAT NOT NECESSARILY IT WOULD.
SO WITH HIRING THE PRESIDENT ROLE, WE'LL BE HIRING A PROFESSIONAL TO COME IN AND AND PREPARE A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SO THEY WOULD COME IN TO GROW OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SO THEY WOULD BE IN CHARGE OF IT WOULD PARALLEL TO A CITY MANAGER.
SO ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF SEPARATING IT, AS THE CHARTER CURRENTLY STATES, THAT THE BOARD, THE COUNCIL IS NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK OR WORK WITH ANY EMPLOYEES.
OKAY. I HAVE A QUESTION I THINK, FOR MR. BORG. THE MANAGERS REPORT THAT YOU SHARED WITH THE COUNCIL, IT SAYS THAT THE PRESIDENT WILL BE APPOINTED BY THE EDC BOARD.
IS THAT ALSO WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL? THE COUNCIL MAKES THE FINAL DECISION ON ON ALL OF THE WORKINGS OF THE EDC.
THE THE EDC IS TECHNICALLY A QUASI JUDICIAL BOARD.
THEY DON'T THEY DON'T MAKE THOSE FINAL DECISIONS.
IT FALLS ON THE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
SO SO THOSE DECISIONS WILL BE MADE BY YOU, YOUR BOARD.
SO EDC IS GOING TO SPLIT THE SOLICIT THE SERVICES OF THIS EDC PRESIDENT.
IS EDC WRITING THE JOB? ALL RIGHT. STOP MY HEART FOR A SECOND.
DID ANYBODY FALL DOWN? ARE WE OKAY? YEAH. OKAY.
I SAW A HAND ON THE FLOOR, SO I THOUGHT SOMEBODY LITERALLY FELL.
BUT WE'RE GOOD. IS THE EDC BOARD GOING TO BE WRITING THE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THIS? WHEREAS THAT JOB DESCRIPTION GOING TO COME FROM THAT, WE WOULD EVEN BE ABLE TO GO AND LOOK FOR A POTENTIAL HIRE.
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SO WE ARE CURRENTLY MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.OKAY. AND COULD WE CREATE A DEADLINE FOR THAT? WE CAN. FOR THE JOB DESCRIPTION? I CAN HAVE IT READY TO GO BY THE NEXT EDC MEETING SO THAT WAY WE CAN EVERYONE CAN REVIEW IT.
AND OKAY, JUST TO BE JUST TO BE CLEAR ON THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE GOING AND JUST FOR MY OWN, FOR MY OWN UNDERSTANDING, ONCE THE EDC PRESIDENT IS HIRED, THEN MY RESPONSIBILITIES AS THE, AS, AS BEING THERE TO CONDUCT THE MEETINGS WILL NO LONGER BE REQUIRED. THE PRESIDENT WILL TAKE THAT POSITION.
I WAS ACTUALLY. I'M GLAD YOU SAID THAT, MR. BORG. AND, YOU KNOW, AND THIS IS BASICALLY PIGGYBACKING OFF OF A CONVERSATION THAT YOU AND I HAD REGARDING THIS POSITION IS HAS THERE BEEN ANY TASK LISTS OR ANYTHING GENERATED SO WE CAN SEE WHAT THE EDC PRESIDENT WILL DO? SO. MR. BORG IT WON'T BE ANY CONFUSION OR STEPPING ON TOES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT BETWEEN THE EDC PRESIDENT AND MR. BORG, BECAUSE CURRENTLY WITH HIM SERVING IN HIS ROLE AND DOING A LOT OF THOSE FUNCTIONS, I CAN SEE HOW SOME OF THAT CAN BLEED OVER.
SO IS THERE SOMETHING CONCISE THAT WE CAN HAVE GENERATE TO SHOW WHAT HIS ROLE IS ALSO? MR. BORG KNOWS WHERE HE STANDS, WHAT HIS RESPONSIBILITIES ARE.
SO WE DON'T HAVE THAT SITUATION AS IT'S THE PRESIDENT'S FAULT? NO, IT'S MR. BORG'S FAULT.
SO IS THERE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN GET MORE CONCISE TO KIND OF ILLUSTRATE THESE ROLES? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
AND I RECENTLY JUST FOUND OUT GOT A BREAKDOWN, WHICH JUST GOES WITH US UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S HAPPENING IN TERMS OF POSITION.
BUT I CAN LOOK AT THE CONTRACT.
I CURRENTLY DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL OF THAT ENTAILS IN TERMS OF WHAT MR. BORG DO. SO I CAN LOOK AT THE CONTRACT, LINE IT UP, TAKE THAT TO TAKE US TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR SITE ON THAT AND BRING IT BACK IN FOR A REVIEW SO I CAN WORK WITH MR. BORG CLOSELY ON GETTING GETTING THE EMPHASIS OF THAT SITUATION.
AND SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY DROP OFFS AS WELL, RIGHT? CORRECT. CORRECT.
I THINK THEY WERE VERY VALID AND SO WE CAN, LIKE I SAID.
SO YOU DON'T NOBODY DROPS THE BALL.
SO YOU KNOW WHAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
OKAY. I DO WANT TO BE VERY SPECIFIC ON THIS AS FAR AS ROLES AND DUTIES MOVING FORWARD.
SO I KNOW YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT YOU WOULDN'T BE AT THOSE MEETINGS AFTER THAT.
SO SO MY UNDERSTANDING AND I'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS, MY UNDERSTANDING FROM TALKING TO SOME OF MY PEERS IN THE SAME BUSINESS THAT THE PRESIDENT TAKES ON A SIMILAR ROLE THAT I TAKE ON WITH THE CITY.
AND THEY ARE IN CHARGE OF PREPARING THE FUTURE PLANNING OF THE EDC.
THEY ARE INVOLVED IN THOSE OUTREACH PROGRAMS THAT THAT REACH OUT AND AND SOLICIT BUSINESSES, SOLICIT USERS FOR MAYBE EXISTING AREAS THAT CAN BE FILLED UP FOR NEW BUSINESSES, TAX GENERATING ADVENTURES, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.
THOSE ARE WOULD NOW BE HANDLED SOLELY WITHIN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND THEY WOULD BE MANAGED, THEY WOULD BE DEVELOPED, CONSTRUCTED, NEGOTIATED AND MANAGED THROUGH THE EDC.
AND THAT THAT'S THE ROLE THAT THE THE THE THE PRESIDENT TAKES ON.
AND THEN IF THE AND THEN THE PRESIDENT USUALLY OVER TIME DEVELOPS A STAFF OF HIS OWN TO MANAGE THESE THESE ENDEAVORS. SO SO THAT'S THAT'S HOW I SEE THE ROLE I THINK CLEAR DIVISION THERE.
I THINK LONG TERM THAT DEFINITELY IS THE GOAL.
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IN AS SOMEBODY NEW WALKING INTO THAT POSITION AND NOT NECESSARILY KNOWING THE WORKINGS OF OUR CITY AND THE VARIOUS AGREEMENTS THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST, THAT YOU'RE GOING TO WORK IN COOPERATION WITH THEM TO GET THAT OFF THE GROUND.CERTAINLY ONE OF MY, IF THE BOARD DECIDES TO GO DOWN THIS ROAD AND THEY WANT TO SEPARATE THE LET THE EDC STAND ALONE, THEN ONE OF MY INITIAL GOALS WILL BE TO BOX UP ALL OF THE ALL OF THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS, THE EXISTING INCENTIVE AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE THAT REQUIRE MANAGEMENT BY A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE EDC.
AND THAT'S GENERALLY WHAT I WHAT WE AND MY STAFF DOES ALSO.
BUT MY HOPE IS THAT THIS POSITION IS SCRUTINIZED VERY, VERY CLOSELY AND AND AND LOOKED AT FROM A VERY PROFESSIONAL AND A VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE POSITION, BECAUSE THIS IS A THESE NEGOTIATIONS CAN BE CUMBERSOME.
THEY CAN THEY CAN RESULT IN LONG TERM FINANCIAL IMPACTS.
SO MY MY HOPE IS THAT THIS PERSON WHO COMES IN HAS A VAST LONG TERM EXPERIENCE WITH DOING THESE TYPES OF THIS TYPE OF WORK AND CAN CAN BRING SOMETHING VERY VALUABLE TO THE TABLE OF PRINCETON I CAN TELL YOU THAT I HAVE A PASSION, THAT THIS GOES THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
AND, SO I PROMISE THAT I WILL HELP THIS GO IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
THAT'S MY GOAL AND I'LL BE THERE IF NEEDED.
BUT I THINK ULTIMATELY THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO MAKE THIS HEAD THAT DIRECTION.
YEAH. AND I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING YOU SAID.
I THINK WE HAVE TO SCRUTINIZE THAT ROLE EXTREMELY CAREFULLY.
EXPERT IN THAT FIELD AND DRIVE US WHERE WE NEED TO BE.
NOT SOMEBODY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HANDHOLD AND WALK THROUGH THE PROCESS.
SO I AGREE WITH YOU 100% ON THAT.
I THINK THAT'S SOME OF MY APPREHENSION IS THAT IF THE PERSON THAT COMES INTO THE ROLE ISN'T EXPERIENCED ENOUGH TO TAKE ON THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES AND CARRY THESE THROUGH WITH THE MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE AND MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE COMPLIANCE AND FOLLOW UP IS IS COMPLETED AND MAKING SURE THEY HAVE A VERY SOLID FINANCIAL BACKGROUND THAT THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE LONG TERM IMPACTS OF OF OF DEAL MAKING.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN IT WHEN IT COMES TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT I HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THESE THESE DEALS AND I CAN DELIVER WHETHER IT BE WHETHER IT BE GOOD NEWS OR BAD NEWS.
I WANT TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER HONEST NEWS TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN IN WHAT TYPE OF LONG TERM IMPACTS, POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE, THAT MAY COME OUT OF SOME OF THE NEGOTIATIONS.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
YEAH, AGREED. I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING MR. BORG STATED THERE, AND IT JUST SOUNDS LIKE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE APPREHENSION, EVEN FROM THE BOARD MYSELF, HAS CHANGED.
CHANGE IS HARD, CHANGE IS DIFFERENT.
BUT I FEEL THAT CHANGE IS NECESSARY IN SOME INSTANCES.
YOU KNOW, FOCUS ON CERTAIN THINGS.
SO IT'S A CLEAR CUT THAT WE'RE NOT GIVING 100% ATTENTION TO THE IMPORTANCE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
NOT TO SAY THAT HE'S NOT DOING A GREAT JOB AT WHAT HE'S DOING, BUT IMAGINE THE BENEFIT OF SOMEBODY WITH THE EXPERTISE OF MR. BORG PUTTING 100% OF THEIR TIME INTO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF PRINCETON.
SO HE KIND OF SPOKE TO THE DETRIMENT OF WHY WE NEED TO LOOK TO THE FUTURE IN TERMS OF CREATING THIS ROLE AND GETTING THEM ON BOARD WITH THE WAY THAT JUST THE STATE OF TEXAS IS GOING IN GENERAL.
YOU JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE A STAND ALONE, OKAY?
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AND THEY'RE GOING TO NEED LEGAL SERVICES.WOULD THEY BE USING OUR LEGAL SERVICES OR DO THEY HAVE TO CONTRACT THEIR OWN? I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY WOULDN'T.
BUT I WOULD LEAN ON OUR OUR NEW LEGAL TEAM.
BUT BUT THEY MAY THEY MAY HAVE SOME INFORMATION THAT THEY WANT TO JUST ENTER INTO ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT WITH THOSE ENTITIES. SO THERE'S A CLEAR DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING THAT WHO THEY'RE REPRESENTING AT WHAT GIVEN TIME.
DOES OUR LEGAL TEAM WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT AT ALL? YEAH. MAYOR COUNCIL.
I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. SINCE THE EDC IS A SEPARATE CORPORATE ENTITY, WE PROBABLY WOULD WANT TO HAVE A CLEAR DELINEATED AGREEMENT, WHETHER YOU'RE USING US OR SOMEONE ELSE, THEY NEED TO DEFINE THOSE ROLES.
WHICH IS ALSO A BULLET POINT THAT I HAVE HERE IS FIRST BEFORE WE, YOU KNOW, PUT THIS IN PEN AND INK IT, WE NEED TO GET DIRECTION FROM LEGAL TO DETERMINE WHAT THIS DIRECTION LOOKS LIKE.
YOU KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN OTHER CITY AND HOW THAT'S BEING DONE.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S DEFINITELY WORTH A CONVERSATION FOR SURE.
WELL, GENTLEMEN, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, DO BOTH OF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE DIRECTION ON WHICH WAY TO MOVE WITH THIS? I'M CLEAR. I DO.
PERFECT. OKAY, SO JUST TO WRAP IT UP, AT YOUR NEXT EDC MEETING, YOU GUYS WILL BE DISCUSSING THAT JOB DESCRIPTION AND GETTING THAT FINALIZED, AND THEN YOU WILL BE PRESENTING AT AT THE FOLLOWING MEETING.
THAT WOULD BE HERE. YES, MA'AM.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU.
COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT, THAT'LL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-137.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-07-10-R05 IPO NUMBER 182 12 INCH WATERLINE PLAN UPDATE DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECT ORDER NUMBER 182 FOR PLAN UPDATE BIDDING AND CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES RELATED TO THE HIGHWAY 380 12 INCH WATERLINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT AUTHORIZING THE FUNDING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENTS.
THIS WATERLINE PROJECT HAS ACTUALLY BEEN ON OUR BOOKS FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
BUT IT WAS THERE WAS THERE WAS NO URGENCY TO REALLY, REALLY GET IT COMPLETED.
SO IT'S KIND OF BEEN BEEN SITTING THERE ON THE BACK BURNER.
THE PLANS WERE COMPLETED SOME TIME AGO, BUT WITH THE 380 WIDENING PROJECT HAPPENING, IT HAS BECOME NECESSARY FOR US TO PROCEED WITH THIS PROJECT. THIS WATER LINE IS CONSTRUCTED PARTIALLY OUT IN THE RIGHT OF WAY AND HAS CONFLICTS WITH THE NEW CONSTRUCTION.
SO THIS IPO HERE IS GOING TO AUTHORIZE OUR ENGINEERING TEAM TO TO MAKE THE NECESSARY MAKE THE NECESSARY UPDATES TO THE TO THE BIDDING DOCUMENTS SO THAT WE CAN GET THIS OUT FOR CONSTRUCTION. WITH THAT, I CAN TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
AND OUR OUR ENGINEERING TEAM IS HERE AS WELL.
IF YOU HAVE ANY ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION.
WHAT IS THIS? IT'S A WATER LINE.
BUT WHAT IS SPECIFICALLY IS THIS WATER LINE FOR.
AND JOE MIGHT HAVE TO BACK ME UP ON THIS ONE, BUT.
COME ON, JOE. JOE HELMBERGER KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES, MCKINNEY, TEXAS.
THIS IS A WATERLINE PROJECT THAT WILL TAKE A BOTTLENECK OUT OF THE SYSTEM ON THE NORTH SIDE OF US.
380 FROM TIKI TO SECOND STREET.
AND AS US 380 GETS WIDENED, WE'VE GOT SOME STORM SEWER CONFLICTS WITH THAT.
SO THE PROJECT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED TO REMOVE THE BOTTLENECK BETWEEN TIKI CREEK AND SECOND STREET SO THAT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM FLOWS PROPERLY, DEPENDING ON WHERE THE LOAD IS IN THE SYSTEM.
SO WITH THE WITH THE WIDENING OF 380, THAT'S WHERE THE URGENCY FOR THIS PROJECT HAS COME FROM, BECAUSE THE WATER LINES, WE DON'T WANT TO REPLACE THOSE SIX AND EIGHT INCH LINES WITH SIX AND EIGHT INCH LINES WHEN WE KNOW WE NEED THAT 12 TO COMPLETE THE SYSTEM.
SO THAT'S THE PURPOSE FOR THE PROJECT.
BUT I LOVE THE SIMPLICITY OF YOUR ANSWER TO PROVIDE WATER.
YOUR HONOR, IF THERE'S NO OTHER DISCUSSION, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 2023-137.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-07-10-R05 NUMBER 182 12 INCH WATER LINE PLAN UPDATE.
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DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT.OKAY. WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
MOTION CARRIES 4-0 FOR THE APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM 2023-137.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 20203-07-10-R05 FOR IPO NUMBER 182 12 INCH WATERLINE PLAN UPDATE.
THAT'LL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2020 3-138 LUXURY APARTMENTS UPDATE UPDATE AND DISCUSSION ON THE LUXURY APARTMENTS NEXT TO WALMART REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLEIBER AND COUNCIL MEMBER OBERA.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. WE HAVE THE THE TEAM HERE.
THEY'RE GOING TO BRING US UP TO SPEED.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT, GENTLEMEN.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE PRINCETON LUXURY APARTMENTS LOCATED AT 509 WEST PRINCETON DRIVE.
THE DISPUTE CAUSED A CONSTRUCTION STOPPAGE.
SINCE MAY 19TH, OUR TEAM HAS MET WITH THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TEAM.
AND ADDRESSED MANY OF THE CITY'S CONCERNS IN REGARDS TO SITE SECURITY AND SAFETY.
FORWARD PROGRESS FOR THE PROJECT WILL REQUIRE THIS TACTICAL PAUSE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED TO CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER 30 DAYS WHILE THE DEVELOPER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT TEAM, REGROUP TO ENSURE THE RESTART IS PLANNED WELL AND EXECUTED EFFORT WELL.
WE'D LIKE TO THANK PRINCETON FOR THEIR CONTINUED PATIENCE AS WE REGROUP.
AND ADDITIONALLY, WE'D LIKE TO THANK MR. FORD, MR. BORG, AS THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR TIME ASSISTANCE WITH OUR TEAM THROUGH THIS TRANSITION.
THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? GENTLEMEN, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DO YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATED TIME THAT YOU WILL RESTART CONSTRUCTION? ESTIMATED DATE? SO SOME OF THE MORE LAUNDRY LIST ITEMS WE'RE STILL TRYING TO ADDRESS FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON, WE'LL PROBABLY START IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS.
SO WE'RE GOING TO STAFF UP A SUPERINTENDENT BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
SO THE FULL START OF CONSTRUCTION I DON'T WANT TO LIE TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE.
AND IT'S REALLY IT'S DEPENDENT UPON LEGAL PROCEEDINGS THAT WE CAN'T, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T DISCUSS.
WE CAN'T DISCUSS, BUT WE'RE NOT INTENTIONALLY BEING VAGUE.
WE JUST LITERALLY CANNOT BECAUSE AGREEMENTS IN PLACE.
YEAH, THERE'S SOME CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS IN PLACE THAT PREVENT US FROM DOING SO.
SO AND I KNOW YOU CAN'T GO INTO THE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, BUT IS THERE A TRIAL DATE SET OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? OR IS IT JUST ORDERED FOR MEDIATION RIGHT NOW? HOW FAR ALONG IN THIS LEGAL PROCEEDING ARE WE IN? WE'RE TOWARDS THE VERY END OF IT.
THERE'S AGAIN, I HATE BEING THIS VAGUE WITH YOU GUYS.
THEY HAVE, WE'RE REALLY CLOSE TO THE END.
THANK YOU, SIR. YEP. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND GIVING US THE UPDATE.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS HAS BEEN THE TALK OF OUR TOWN FOR QUITE A WHILE, MANY WEEKS.
SO THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THAT REASSURANCE.
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THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.THANK YOU. I HAVE JUST ONE QUESTION.
IT SAYS IN HERE CITY CONCERNS WITH REGARDS TO SAFETY AND SECURITY.
DO YOU HAVE ON SITE SECURITY THERE NOW? WE DO, SIR. YES, SIR.
SO THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE TO? AND WE CONTROL EVERYTHING YOU'RE TAKING.
YOU'RE TAKING CARE OF IT FOR SURE.
SO I CAN BARELY HEAR YOU. THE AC KICKED ON.
I UNDERSTAND, BUT YOU DO HAVE IT.
THAT'S CORRECT, SIR. OKAY. AND WE DID FENCE THE ENTIRE SITE NOW.
SO THERE'S ACTUAL SECURITY THERE.
THERE IS UNMONITORED OR MONITORED SECURITY THERE AS WELL.
EXCELLENT. AND ONCE AGAIN, SUPERINTENDENT SHOULD START BY WEDNESDAY OF THIS WEEK.
SO YOU'LL HAVE A SUPERINTENDENT ON THE SITE DURING THE DAY.
SECURITY GUARD WILL STILL REMAIN ON SITE FROM 7 P.M.
YES, SIR. THANK YOU ALL. GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.
THAT WILL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-139 HEALTH INSPECTIONS UPDATE AND DISCUSSION ON THE HEALTH INSPECTIONS AND FINDINGS OF THOSE HEALTH INSPECTIONS WITH CURRENT YEAR REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KLEIBER.
MAYOR COUNCIL REGARDING HEALTH INSPECTIONS.
CURRENTLY HEALTH INSPECTIONS ARE PERFORMED.
SO WE'RE CURRENTLY CURRENTLY LOOKING INTO SOME OTHER OPTIONS FOR THAT.
THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS AVAILABLE.
SO WITH THAT, I CAN TRY TO ADDRESS ANY SPECIFIC CONCERNS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
HOW ABOUT HOW MANY TIMES DID THEY COME TO THE CITY AND AND DO THOSE INSPECTIONS? IS IT MONTHLY, QUARTERLY OR DO YOU KNOW? I CANNOT I DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY.
BUT I CAN TELL YOU, THEY COME FOR ALL NEW BUSINESSES.
THAT'S A PROCESS OR ALL NEW RESTAURANTS THAT REQUIRE HEALTH INSPECTIONS.
DO THEY TOUCH BASE WITH THE CITY? AND IF SOMEONE IS NOT PASSING THE REQUIREMENT, LET THE CITY KNOW.
WE GET THE MONTHLY HEALTH INSPECTIONS.
SO WE DO GET A REPORT THAT THEY PROVIDE US.
AND IF SOMEBODY WAS NOT PASSING, WE WOULD BE AWARE OF THAT.
SO YOU SAID WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER IS HARD TO HEAR.
YOU SAID THAT WE'RE LOOKING TRYING TO LOOK INTO SOME OTHER WAY TO GET HEALTH INSPECTION.
BUT I HAVEN'T, I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS ON THAT TO MAKE SURE THE NUMBERS WORK OUT.
SO I NEED TO DO SOME MORE RESEARCH ON THAT.
OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION.
YOU KNOW, HE MAY I DON'T KNOW IF MR. KLEIBER IS THINKING ABOUT THIS, BUT I'VE SEEN IT IN OTHER PLACES, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S HOW LEGAL OR HOW GOOD IT IS OR WHATEVER, BUT WHERE THERE'S A GRADING SYSTEM THAT'S ACTUALLY PUBLIC.
YES, I'LL ADDRESS THAT A LITTLE BIT.
WE STARTED POSTING THAT OUT THERE.
OUR WEBSITE, JUST SO YOU KNOW, WAS A LITTLE WAS A LITTLE BEHIND, BUT WE'VE RECENTLY GOT IT UPDATED.
SO ALL THAT INFORMATION IS OUT THERE AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO KEEP IT UP TO DATE.
IF WE WERE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH FORWARD WITH A DIFFERENT AGENCY TO PERFORM THOSE INSPECTIONS, IT'S IT'S LIKELY THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT THE CITY OF PRINCETON STANDARDS.
WE COULD REQUIRE THINGS LIKE THAT TO BE POSTED ON THE BUSINESS.
SHOULD WE MAKE THAT A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM TO COME BACK TO LOOK AT THAT OR GET AN UPDATE? AND THEN ALSO MAYBE IN OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, MAYBE LET PEOPLE KNOW MORE ABOUT THAT GRADING SYSTEM THAT IS AVAILABLE AND WHERE THEY CAN GO TO TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT IT.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
OKAY. IF NOT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD.
THAT'LL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-140 FOR WAYFINDER SIGNAGE UPDATE AND DISCUSSION REGARDING THE SIGN SHOWING THAT OUR POLICE STATION IS STILL LOCATED DOWNTOWN, REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OBERA.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. MR. MAPP WITH OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, IS WORKING THAT THAT PLAN RIGHT NOW.
HE'S GOING TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
[01:15:01]
YEAH. SO THIS WEEK WE DID GET TWO OF THE LAST WEEK I'M SORRY, TWO OF THE WAYFINDING SIGNS WERE ERECTED.IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THOUGH.
THANK YOU. I SAW THE CORRECTION TODAY DRIVING IN, SO THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NOPE. ALL RIGHT.
THIS PROJECT IS NEARING COMPLETION.
SO THE CONTRACTORS, CONTRACTORS WORKING TO CLEAN UP A FEW CLEAN UP A FEW THINGS.
I'M OPTIMISTIC THAT WE COULD GET THIS FINISHED AND MAYBE THE NEXT 30, 45 DAYS.
SO I DON'T WANT TO SWEAR BY IT, BUT THAT'S WHERE I THINK WE'RE HEADED.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION BECAUSE NOT TOO LONG AGO IT WAS ACTUALLY OPENED.
IS EVEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND PEOPLE SAYING, YEAH, THEY'RE USING IT YAY AND EVERYTHING.
AND THEN A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER, THE BARRICADES ARE BACK UP.
THAT WAS SOME MISCOMMUNICATION WITH OUR CONTRACTOR.
OUR CONTRACTOR OPENED IT A LITTLE PREMATURELY.
OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? OKAY. IF NOT, I'M GOING TO POP ACTUALLY BACK UP TO THE AGENDA ITEM 2023-139 FOR HEALTH INSPECTIONS.
OPEN THAT BACK UP REAL QUICK JUST TO PROVIDE SOME CLARITY FOR THAT ON OUR WEB PAGE.
IF YOU GO TO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ON OUR MAIN HOME PAGE, THERE'S ACTUALLY DATA HERE FROM 2018 ALL THE WAY TO 2022 THAT SHOWS ALL THE SCORES OF THE RESTAURANTS HERE IN PRINCETON. SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO LOOK THAT UP, THAT IS ON OUR WEB PAGE.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET TO TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2020.
SO THERE'S ACTUALLY A SPREADSHEET THAT'S THERE.
IT HASN'T BEEN ADDED TO THE WIDGET AT THE BOTTOM.
NICE. THANK YOU FOR LETTING US KNOW.
OKAY. THAT WILL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-142 AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
I'D LIKE TO JUST GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND.
THE DEVELOPER INSTALLED IMPACT FEE ELIGIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE PER THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
SPECIFICALLY, HE INSTALLED OVERSIZE WATER LINES, WASTEWATER LINES FOR FUTURE GROWTH.
THAT WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL NEGOTIATIONS.
WHEN THE DEVELOPER CONSTRUCTS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ON OUR ON OUR ADOPTED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND ONLY FROM THE RESTRICTED IMPACT FEE ACCOUNTS SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PURPOSE. AFTER RECEIVING AND AUDITING THE DEVELOPER'S ACTUAL COSTS OF 1,249,680 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE IMPROVEMENTS, THE STAFF APPLIES THE CREDITS DUE FROM THE PROJECT ITSELF AND THEN SUBTRACT SUBTRACTS THEM FROM THE TOTAL, LEAVING THE REMAINDER DUE FROM THE IMPACT FEE ACCOUNT.
THE REMAINDER ON THIS PROJECT WAS $871,578.
THE STAFF NEGOTIATED A 7,070% ONE TIME PAYOFF IN THE AMOUNT OF 610,104.
SO I WANT TO COMMEND THE STAFF AND AND DEVELOPMENT FOR SAVING THE CITY.
$261,474. THIS WAS THIS WAS A GOOD SAVE.
THANK YOU, STAFF, FOR SAVING THE CITY THAT MONEY.
DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION, YOUR HONOR.
OKAY. THAT WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
[01:20:02]
SO TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 2023-143 FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE REQUEST FOR ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA AND NOT FOR DISCUSSION OF THESE REQUESTS.YOUR HONOR, I'D LIKE TO MAYBE HAVE A DISCUSSION OR AN UPDATE ON OUR MASTER PLAN THAT WE HAVE FOR THE CITY AND WHAT'S GOING ON, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. ANYONE ELSE.
I'D LIKE TO HAVE A I KNOW WHAT THE LAST MEETING THERE WAS MAYBE A MISCOMMUNICATION OR A MISUNDERSTANDING OF SIGNAGE AND A NOTIFICATION OF ZONE CHANGES.
I WONDER IF WE COULD HAVE A DISCUSSION OF THAT.
OF SIGNAGE. THERE'S AN ORDINANCE FOR THAT OR WHEN THEY'RE HAVING A ZONE CHANGE.
I'M AWARE OF WHAT YOU'RE WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? OKAY. IF NOT, THAT'LL TAKE US TO OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH TERMS OF CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY ENTER INTO A CLOSED SESSION
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
OR EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING.TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ON A PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION, A SETTLEMENT OFFER OR 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.
TONIGHT WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THE NEW LEGAL COUNSEL GENERAL BRIEFING.
THIS WILL PUT US INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ALL RIGHT. THE TIME IS 8:36 P.M.
THIS IS GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PUT US BACK INTO OUR REGULAR SESSION.
THERE IS NO ACTION PERTAINING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TONIGHT.
THAT WILL PUT US TO OUR REPORT AGENDA.
[REPORT AGENDA]
THAT'S ALL YOU, MR. BORG.REMEMBER MEALS ON WHEELS, MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS AT 10 A.M.
TO ONE AT THE STEVE AND JUDY DEFFIBAUGH COMMUNITY CENTER.
CPR, AED AND FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION TRAINING CLASSES ARE HELD ON THE THIRD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH FROM 6 TO 9 AT THE STEVE AND JUDY DEFFIBAUGH COMMUNITY CENTER.
[CC REPORT AGENDA]
INCLUDING EXPRESSIONS OF THANKS, CONGRATULATIONS OR CONDOLENCE INFORMATION REGARDING HOLIDAY SCHEDULES, RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUALS OR REMINDERS ABOUT.NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON ANY ITEM OF COMMUNITY INTEREST.
GENTLEMEN, ANYTHING TO REPORT TONIGHT? I ACTUALLY HAVE TWO THINGS.
THE FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR ENTIRE CITY STAFF FOR THE JULY SPECTACULAR EVENT.
THE GUNS AND HOSES BOXING EVENT WILL BE TAKING PLACE THEN.
I WANT YOU GUYS TO MARK YOUR CALENDAR.
I DON'T KNOW WHO'S TRAINING THEM, BUT MAN, I HOPE THEY'RE READY.
ACTUALLY, I KNOW WHO'S TRAINING THEM.
BUT ANYWAY, SO I JUST WANTED TO INFORM EVERYONE OF THAT.
THAT'S ALL I GOT. WHERE'S THAT BEING HELD AT? THAT'S AT THE ALLEN EVENT CENTER.
AWESOME. ANYTHING ELSE, GUYS? SPEAK NOW OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE.
ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, IF I CAN GO AND GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
THANK YOU ALL.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.