[00:00:03] >> WELL, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED THE TIME OF 06:31 P.M. THIS WILL [CALL TO ORDER] BEGIN THE MEETING FOR THE CITY OF COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON. WE WILL BEGIN WITH A ROLL-CALL MYSELF, BRIANNA CHACÓN IS PRESENT. MR. DEFFIBAUGH. >> HERE. >> MR. KLEIBER. >> HERE. >> MR. OBERA. >> HERE. >> MR. WASHINGTON. >> HERE. >> MR. GERFERS. >> HERE. >> THANK YOU. IF YOU WILL STAND WITH ME FOR THE INVOCATION, PLEASE. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TONIGHT FOR THAT? SINCE NO ONE'S HERE, WE'LL JUST TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR PUBLIC APPEARANCE. [PUBLIC APPEARANCE] SPEAKERS ARE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. THE COUNCIL HAS ENABLED 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, HAVE SPECIFIC FACTUAL INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO A SPEAKER'S INQUIRY OR TO RECITE EXISTING POLICY IN RESPONSE TO THE INQUIRY. TONIGHT, I HAVE MR. JODY SUTHERLAND. IF YOU'LL COME UP STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. >> MY NAME IS JODY SUTHERLAND. I LIVE AT 230 TEAKWOOD SPEEDWAY. THAT YOU WANT TO WHAT I'M HERE FOR. FIRST OFF, ONE THING I DON'T WANT TO HEAR OFTEN ENOUGH FROM PEOPLE. I'VE ACTUALLY, WHAT'S EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOUR VIDEOS ONLINE IS GOOD WORK. THIS IS A FAST-GROWING CITY, FAST GROWTH AREA. IT'S NOT EASY, IT'S NOT PAID BY NUMBER. YOU FOLKS TREAT EVERYONE AT THIS PODIUM AND COLLEGIAL FASHION RESPECTFULLY, YOU DON'T ALWAYS GET IT BACK. I'VE NOTICED STAFF AND FOR A LOT OF THOSE FOLKS THAT COME UP HERE WITH THE REFERENCES I'VE HAD IN THE PAST IS NATTERING. NABOBS OF NEGATIVISM IS THAT THEY SHOULD GET OUT OF THE BLEACHERS INTO THE GAME AND BE IN SOME OF THESE BOARDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE. BUT YOU ALSO OBVIOUSLY VAST MAJORITY GET GOOD FOLKS HERE. THE REASON I'M HERE ACTUALLY MY CONSCIENCE COULD NOT KEEP ME AWAY. ON TEAKWOOD I SEE WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE DRIVING WAY TOO FAST? I'M ON THAT ROAD A LOT. I KNOW IT'S A STRAIGHTAWAY THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S TEMPTING. I'VE LEARNED ENOUGH NOT TO GIVE IN TO THAT TEMPTATION. LOT OF FOLKS CANNOT. THEY'RE GOING WAY TOO FAST. WHAT'S THE SOLUTION? THERE ARE SPEED DAMPENING DEVICES. I ACTUALLY HAVE HAD THE CHANCE. IT'S, IT'S SCARY. HALF A CENTURY I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN GOVERNMENT ONE FASHION OR ANOTHER. THE CALENDAR IS CRUEL JUST ONE WAY AND IT'S FRIGHTENING. NOT TOTALLY, BUT I DO THINK SPEED BUMPS IS THE SOLUTION FOR TWO DIFFERENT CITIES. I HAVE STUDIED THEM. I DIDN'T LIKE THEM AT ALL AT FIRST, I HAD TO BE PERSUADED, BUT I DO BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE STUDIED. I SEE JUST FOR THE FIRST TIME, I'M NOT SURE IF THAT ORDINANCE OR WHAT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT TOTALLY TAKES CITIZEN INPUT OR SPONTANEOUS. IT CAN BE DONE BY YOU FOLKS. BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO CHANGE. I PROMISE THERE'S GOING TO BE A RUDE AWAKENING MUCH WORSE THAN WHAT YOU SAW WAS A LITTLE GIRL. I'VE SEEN TOO MANY NEAR MESSES OUT THERE. WE CAN SAY PARKED CARS, WE CAN SAY THE PARENTS IS GOING TO HAPPEN. I THINK YOU GUYS CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THERE'S NO GUARANTORS, BUT YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THANKS. >> THANK YOU, SIR. BELLCORE. I APOLOGIZE, I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE LAST NAME. AGAIN, JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. >> FIRST NAME IS BELLCORE. LAST NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] MY ADDRESS IS 238 TEAKWOOD DRIVE SAME STREET AS MR. JODY. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN TO US AND TAKE THESE ISSUES SERIOUSLY. JUST LIKE MR. JODY, POMONA WITH RESIDENT ON THAT STREET AND IT IS DANGEROUS. DAY IN, DAY OUT WE WATCH PEOPLE FLY UP AND DOWN THE STREET WITH JUST BLATANT DISREGARD FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE STREET, FOR THE CHILDREN PLAYING OUTSIDE, FOR THE ELDERLY, AND FOR THE DISABLED THAT ALL LIVE ON THAT STREET. FEW WEEKS AGO, A LITTLE GIRL WAS STRUCK AND ALMOST KILLED BY A VEHICLE THERE. [00:05:03] FORTUNATELY, SHE SURVIVED. BUT NOW SHE'S GOING TO BE DEALING WITH DEBILITATING ISSUES FOR PROBABLY THE REST OF HER LIFE. JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T SEEM TO CARE OR TREAT OUR STREET WITH THE SAME LEVEL OF RESPECT THAT THEY WOULD THEIR OWN. IT'S A VERY FRUSTRATING ISSUE TO BE DEALING WITH ON A CONSTANT BASIS. THE SPEED LIMIT ON THAT STREET AS 25. THAT MAY EVEN BE TOO HIGH BECAUSE PEOPLE SEE THAT STRAIGHT AWAY, THAT STRAIGHT PAVEMENT AND THEY FEEL, LET ME JUST HIT THE GAS AND FLY DOWN THE STREET. ESPECIALLY SINCE THE SECOND STREET HAS BEEN CLOSED, THERE'S CONSTANT CONSTRUCTION, AND STUFF GOING ON WITH THE PARK AND LONG-NECK. A LOT OF TRAFFIC GETS ROUTED THROUGH OUR STREET. NORMALLY THAT'S NOT AN ISSUE, BUT PEOPLE DO NOT TREAT OUR STREET OR OUR RESIDENCE WITH CARE OR RESPECT. I SEE TOO THERE ARE CHILDREN THAT PLAY OUTSIDE OF MY HOUSE, THAT PLAY OUTSIDE OF MANY OF THE RESIDENTS ON OUR STREET. SOMETIMES I'LL JUST STAND OUT THERE JUST TO MAKE SURE NOTHING HAPPENS TO THEM. BECAUSE I WILL SEE SOMEONE FLYING DOWN THE STREET AT 50, 60 MILES AN HOUR ON THEIR PHONES NOT PAYING ATTENTION WITH NO REGARD FOR THE PARKED VEHICLES OR THE BLIND SPOTS THAT A CHILD CAN RUN OUT OF. I'VE SEEN CHILDREN ON SEVERAL TIMES ALMOST BE HIT BY CARS AND THEN PEOPLE DRIVE OFF WITH NOT A CARE IN THE WORLD. JUST LIKE MR. JODY SAID, I DON'T COME HERE WITH JUST PROBLEMS. I WAS ALWAYS RAISED THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO BRING A PROBLEM, ALSO BRING A SOLUTION, AND I AGREE WITH HIM THAT THE BEST SOLUTION ON THIS STREET WOULD BE SPEED BUMPS. IT'S A DETERRENT. IT SLOWS PEOPLE DOWN, AND IN SOME CASES, IT CAUSES PEOPLE TO TAKE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ROUTES. I MEAN, IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES, IT SEEMS NECESSARY AT THIS POINT BECAUSE NOW WE'RE DEALING WITH A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. >> GARY GILMORE. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. I'M TALKING TO FOR THE DFW AT THIS POINT. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL VETERANS DAY ON SATURDAY AND IT WAS DUE TO US WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE CITY. I KNOW MR. KLEIBER WAS THERE, MAYOR WAS THERE AND SO AS STEVE DEFFIBAUGH AND THE POLICE CHIEF, AND HE WAS THERE TOO, AS WELL AS THE FIRE CHIEF. HE DID A PHENOMENAL JOB OF MC AND I THINK WE HAD THE CONGRESSMEN WAS THERE AND GAVE A GOOD TALK. BUT I WANT TO THANK THE CITY FROM WORKING SO WELL WITH US AND WE WANT TO KEEP DOING THIS IN THE FUTURE. I WANT TO MAKE ONE ANNOUNCEMENT. DECEMBER 2ND, WE'RE GETTING 1,300 BOXES OF FOOD TO DISTRIBUTE. WE'RE DISTRIBUTING INTO SOME OF THE OTHER POSTS. BUT IT'S GOING TO BE ON DECEMBER 2 AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ITS SOUTHERN. AND IF YOU KNOW OF ANYBODY THAT NEEDS FOOD, IT'S IT'S NOT IT'S VEGETABLES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. I DON'T THINK IT'S PERISHABLE RIGHT AWAY, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE CANNED GOODS AND STUFF. IF YOU KNOW OF ANYBODY THAT MIGHT NEED THAT, WE'RE GETTING IT AT 6:30 IN THE MORNING. YOU CAN COME BY. WHOEVER NEEDS IT CAN BY AT THE END, THEN WHATEVER'S LEFTOVER GOING TO GIVE TO THE CITIES, TO THE I FORGOT THE NAME OF THE GROUP. I'M SORRY. THE FOOD PEOPLE HERE IN TOWN. PLEASE. ALSO, I GOT TO LET YOU KNOW IT WAS A GREAT DAY ON FRIDAY, WE WENT TO THE SCHOOLS AND WE TALKED TO THE KIDS THEREABOUT VETERANS IN THAT AND IT WAS THE MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY, ROUGH. ANYWAY. THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE. I KNOW I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THIS CORRECTLY. SANTOSH RICCATI. TURN YOUR MICROPHONE ON, PLEASE. NOPE, NOT YET. YOU'LL SEE GREEN LIGHT POP ON BUTTON ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE. THERE YOU GO. >> I'M HERE TO THANK MADAM MAYOR AND HER FAMILY FOR PARTICIPATING THE DIWALI EVENT ON LAST SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH. WE WERE VERY MUCH EXCITED TO HAVE YOU ON THE EVENT AND IT WAS REALLY A VERY JOYFUL MOMENT FOR US YOU SHARED WITH US IN THE ENTIRE EVENT. [00:10:06] REALLY THANK YOU AND EXPECTING SIMILAR COOPERATION IN FUTURE ALSO. THANK YOU. >> WE APPRECIATE THE INVITE, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. IS ANYONE ELSE HERE THIS EVENING FOR A PUBLIC APPEARANCE? IF NOT, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD. MAYOR'S COMMENTS I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TONIGHT THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA OR [CONSENT AGENDA] CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS LISTED ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND IT'LL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. THERE'LL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS AND LISTS A COUNCIL MEMBER. REQUESTS IN WHICH EVENT THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED AN ABNORMAL SEQUENCE ON THE AGENDA. NOW WE HAVE OUR MINUTES INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH AMR COALITION FINAL FINANCIAL REPORT, FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023, FPA 2019-0414, FINAL PLAT. [INAUDIBLE] 2021 O1O, FINAL PLAT RESOLUTION NUMBER 202-03-1113, R3, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023-1113 COMPENSATION FOR ACTING CITY MANAGER AND ORDINANCE 2023 -11-13-L1. THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. IF I COULD GO AHEAD AND GET A MOTION, PLEASE. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> YOU GOT A SECOND. >> I'LL SECOND. >> THAT WILL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. MR. DEFFIBAUGH? >> YES. >> MR. KLEIBER? >> YES. >> MR. OBERA? >> YES. >> MR. WASHINGTON? >> YES. >. MR. GERFERS? >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIES 5-0 FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH WILL TAKE US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA THIS EVENING, [REGULAR AGENDA ( Part 1 of 2 )] WE'LL BEGIN WITH ITEM 2023, 252 PROCLAMATION FOR MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK. PROCLAMATION HONORING THE MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK NOVEMBER 6TH THROUGH THE 10TH 2023. A PROCLAMATION READS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF MUNICIPAL COURTS, THE RULE OF LAW AND FAIR AND IMPARTIAL ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, OR AS PUBLIC IMPRESSIONS OF THE ENTIRE TEXAS JUDICIAL SYSTEM IS LARGELY DEPENDENT UPON THE PUBLIC'S INTERESTS. I'M SORRY, THE PUBLIC'S EXPERIENCE IN MUNICIPAL COURT AND WHEREAS MUNICIPAL JUDGES, COURT CLERKS AND OTHER SUPPORT PERSONNEL HAVE PLEDGED TO BE EVER MINDFUL OF THEIR NEUTRALITY AND IMPARTIALITY, RENDERING EQUAL SERVICE TO ALL AND CONFORM TO THE STANDARDS SET BY THE CANONS OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT. WHEREAS THE MUNICIPAL COURTS PLAY SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN PRESERVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN TEXAS COMMUNITIES, ENSURING A HIGH LEVEL OF TRAFFIC SAFETY FOR OUR CITIZENS. THE MUNICIPAL COURTS SERVE AS A LOCAL JUSTICE CENTER THAT PROTECTS THE PEACE AND DIGNITY OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS AND WHEREAS IT IS MOST APPROPRIATE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AT THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURT AND SALUTE THEIR CRITICAL ROLE IN PRESERVING PUBLIC SAFETY, PROTECTING QUALITY OF LIFE AND TEXTS COMMUNITIES INTO TEARING FUTURE CRIMINALS. NOW THEREFORE, I BRIANNA CHACON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON, DO RECOGNIZE THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 6TH THROUGH NOVEMBER THE 10TH 2023 AS MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK AND FURTHER REQUESTS ALL CITIZENS JOIN ME IN EXTENDING APPRECIATION TO ALL MUNICIPAL JUDGES, COURT CLERKS AND OTHER COURT SUPPORT PERSONNEL FOR THEIR VITAL SERVICES THEY PERFORM IN THEIR EXEMPLARY DEDICATION TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE'VE GOT SEVERAL PEOPLE FROM OUR COURTS TONIGHT, IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO COME UP, WE'D LOVE TO HONOR YOU. [00:15:03] WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO GO OUT OF ORDER AND WE'RE GOING TO JUMP TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. [EXECUTIVE SESSION] EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER THE TERMS OF CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, THE CITY COUNCILMAN ANSWERED THROUGH A CLOSED SESSION OR EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY. A GOVERNMENTAL BODY MAY NOT CONDUCT A PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY EXCEPT WHEN THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY SEEKS THE ADVICE OF ITS ATTORNEY ABOUT APPENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION OR SETTLEMENT OFFER OR ON A MATTER OF WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OR THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER. THE TIME IS 06:46 P.M, THIS WILL TAKE US TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. >> GOOD EVENING. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE CITY COUNCIL BACK TO ORDER. MAYOR CHACON IS TRAVELING. SHE ACTUALLY CAME UP HERE TODAY JUST TO DO A SPECIAL EVENT AND SWEARING IN POLICE CHIEF AND THEN NOW SHE'S FLYING BACK TO HER CONFERENCE. I'LL BE DOING THIS. THE REMAINDER OF THIS I THINK ARE QUITE A LOT FOR PUTTING ME THROUGH THIS. BUT ANYWAY, SO THERE'S NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. REGULAR AGENDA NEXT ITEM IS 2023 253 OF [REGULAR AGENDA ( Part 2 of 2 )] RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-1113 R COLLINS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT DISCUSSED AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE COLLINS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATIONS. GENERALLY, YOU HAVE THE STUFF FROM CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, THESE ARE THE NOMINATIONS. >> MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE 19 VOTES AMONGST THE COUNCIL THERE AND YOU NEED TO DESIGNATE HOW YOU WISH TO ALLOCATE THOSE VOTES PER THE LITTLE CHART THAT'S IN THERE SO THAT WE CAN RETURN THAT. >> SEAN, AT RISK FOR IT. IT SAYS WE HAVE UNTIL THE 15TH OF DECEMBER TO DO THIS. COULD WE TABLE THIS AND LET US EACH TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AND MAKE OUR DECISIONS, I GUESS, OR HOW WOULD YOU ALL LIKE TO PROCEED, COUNCIL? WE CAN GO DOWN THROUGH THERE AND GIVE A VOTE FOR EVERYONE, AT LEAST ONE VOTE AND THEN- >> DOES THAT GIVE US TIME TO GET IT BACK TO THE COUNTY, EMBER? >> YEAH [INAUDIBLE]. >> THAT SHOULD BE SATISFACTORY. >> I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO TABLE THIS UNTIL DECEMBER 11TH MEETING. >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> MOTION BEEN SECOND. THE TABLE. LET ME GET BACK RENDER OUT OF 2023 253 UNTIL DECEMBER THE 11TH. THE ROLL CALL VOTE. MYSELF, I VOTE, YES. DAVID KLEIBER? >> YES. >> MARLO OBERA. >> YES. >> BRYAN WASHINGTON. >> YES. >> RYAN GERFERS. >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIES. >> NEXT ITEM IS 2023 254 ANNEXATION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, CLEAR HAVEN, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING ETHNIC ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PRINCETON, TEXAS & PULTE HOME OF TEXAS, LP, SPECIFYING THE TERMS FOR ANNEXATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF 45.6 ACRES ATTRACT LAND AND THE HEART AND RAT SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 957, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS. >> MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL, THIS DEVELOPMENT ANNEXATION AGREEMENT IS FOR A 45.6 ACRE TRACT OF LAND. THIS IS SOUTHEAST OF THE CURRENT LAKE MEADOW DEVELOPMENT. THE AGREEMENT SPECIFIES THE TERMS FOR THE ANNEXATION OF THE PROPERTY AND THE SPECIFIC LAND-USE REQUIREMENTS WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 262 HOMES. THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY OUR CONSULTANTS AND OUR LEGAL AND WE BELIEVE IT IS READY FOR YOUR ACTIONS TONIGHT AND WE ALSO HAVE MR. MATT DUENWALD AND JEFF POOLE HERE ON BEHALF OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND THEY'RE GOING TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROJECT. >> THANK YOU. [00:20:09] >> EXCELLENT. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR PRO TEM AND THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US THE TIME TO SPEAK TONIGHT. I AM MATT DUENWALD WITH KIMLEY-HORN AND ALSO WITH ME IS JEFF POOLE, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF LAND ACQUISITION FOR PULTE. WE PREPARED A VERY BRIEF PRESENTATION FOR YOU AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. PULTE IS PROPOSING A 266 LOT SUBDIVISION LOCATED IN THE ETJ TO BE ANNEXED INTO THE CITY. THE PROJECT IS ESSENTIALLY AN EXTENSION OF LAKE MEADOW, WHICH IS LOCATED TO THE NORTH. WHILE PD REGULATIONS WILL BE THE SAME AS LAKE MEADOW, CLEAR HEAVEN WILL HAVE ITS OWN HOA AND BE A COMPLETELY SEPARATE AND DISTINCT PROJECT. CLEAR HEAVEN WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO LAKE MEADOW AS THE GRAPHIC IS SHOWN HERE. THIS PROJECT CONSISTED OF 249 LOTS AND RECEIVED ZONING APPROVAL BACK IN 2019. THE DEVELOPMENT WAS COMPLETED EARLIER THIS YEAR AND WITH AN AVERAGE SALE PRICE OF AROUND $355,000. HERE ARE IMAGES TAKEN FROM LAKE MEADOW OF THE PLAYGROUND ENTRY MINING MENTION. CLEAR HEAVEN IS PROPOSING SIMILAR AMENITIES WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT, AND WILL INCORPORATE THE USE OF WHAT DETENTION PONDS AND WALKING TRAILS, PROVIDING A MORE PLEASANT VISUAL AMENITY. AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE ETJ AND PULTE'S PREFERENCE IS TO HAVE IT ANNEXED INTO THE CITY, SUBJECT THE APPROVAL OF THE PRE-ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. THE PROJECT DENSITY, LAND USE, AND LAND USES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AND ADJACENT DEVELOPMENT. TO HELP PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT OF THE SURROUNDING AREA. THIS AERIAL IMAGE, YOU CAN SEE LAKE MEADOW SITUATED ON THE NORTH, ADJACENT TO UNDEVELOPED COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. ON THE WEST, DUPLEXES, SINGLE-FAMILY FOR RENT HOMES, AND AN ENCORE SUBSTATION HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED. THE REMAINING PROPERTY IS UNDEVELOPED TO LEAVE ETJ. THIS PROJECT PROPOSES 266 SLOTS, WHICH I THINK SEAN MENTIONED 262, BUT WE'RE LOOKING FOR 266 AND IT WILL BE DEVELOPED IN TWO SEPARATE PHASES. AS I MENTIONED, WHAT DETENTION PONDS WITH WALKING TRAILS, A POCKET PARK WITH A PLAYGROUND AND ENHANCED ENTRY MONUMENTATION WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE DEVELOPMENT. THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN AT ONE OF THE MODEL HOMES IN LAKE MEADOW. PULTE OFFERS A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT HOME SIZES, RANGING FROM 1,200-2,400 SQUARE FEET. THE NEXT FEW SLIDES SHOW THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT ARE OFFERED. >> WITH THAT, WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. >> ANY QUESTIONS, GENTLEMEN? >> WHAT'S YOUR AVERAGE LOT SIZE UP THERE? >> I THINK IT'S 40 BY 115 IS OUR AVERAGE LOT DIMENSIONS. THE PROJECT WILL FOLLOW THE SAME PD REGULATIONS AS WE HAVE FOR LAKE MEADOW. IT'S REALLY JUST FOR TRYING TO MAKE AN EXTENSION OF THAT PROJECT. >> ARE THESE HOMES BUILT BY SYNTAX REPORTING OR THE SAME COMPANY? >> SAME COMPANY. BUT I BELIEVE IT'S THEIR SYNTAX. >> IS THIS THE SAME SYNTAX HOMES AT FILED BANKRUPTCY BACK IN THE '90S? DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT? >> NOT THAT I KNOW OF. >> BECAUSE I HAD A HOUSE WITH SYNTAX. THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING HIM. I DIDN'T GET A WARRANTY OR ANYTHING. YOU COULD HELP ME ON THAT. >> I'LL TRUST, JEFF. HE WOULD KNOW BETTER THAN I WOULD. [LAUGHTER]. >> IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL MAKE A MOTION ON THE AGENDA ITEM 2023-254 TO ACCEPT ANNEXATION AND DEVELOP AGREEMENT FOR CLARITY. >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> MOTION THEN MAIDEN SACRED TO APPROVE ON 2023-254 ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, CLEARWATER, CLEAR HEAVEN, THE ROLL-CALL VOTE. I VOTE. YES. DAVID KLEIBER? >> YES. >> MARLO OBERA? >> YES. >> BRYAN WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> RYAN GERFERS? >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, SIR. [00:25:01] NEXT ITEM IS 2023-55 CROSS MEAL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. DR HORTON, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PRINCETON AND DR HORTON TEXAS LIMITED, SPECIFYING THE TERMS FOR ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT. THE 153.957 ACRE TRACK OF LAND IN THE SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 957, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS. MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL, THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS 454 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IMMEDIATELY WEST OF THE JJ BOOK WILSON PARK. THE AGREEMENT SPECIFIES THE TERMS FOR THE ANNEXATION OF THE PROPERTY INTO THE CITY OF PRINCETON, SPECIFIC LAND-USE REQUIREMENTS, AND THE CREATION OF A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WITH VERY SIMILAR TERMS TO THOSE WITHIN THE NEARBY WINCHESTER DEVELOPMENT. THE AGREEMENT ALSO SPECIFIES SPECIFIC TERMS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE REMAINDER OF THE JJ BOOK WILSON PARK MINUS THE ESCAPE FACILITY WHICH THE CITY IS GOING TO CONSTRUCT. THE AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY OUR CONSULTANTS AND LEGAL AND WE BELIEVE IT TO BE READY FOR YOUR ACTION TONIGHT. I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. WE ALSO HAVE MR. JEFF MILES AND DAVID BOOTH ON BEHALF OF THE DEVELOPMENT, WHO ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AS WELL. THANK YOU, MS. PORT. IS ANY COUNSELING OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NO QUESTIONS, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT IN 2023-255 TO APPROVE CROSS MEAL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND DR HORTON. >> I'LL SECOND MOST BEEN MADE AND SECONDED TO APPROVE OUT IN 2023-55 CROSS BILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT DR HORTON, DO ROLL-CALL VOTE. MYSELF I VOTE, YES. DAVID KLEIBER? >> YES. >> MARLO OBERA? >> YES. >> BRYAN WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> RYAN GERFERS? >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ITEM 2023-256, RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-11-13, ORAL 1 BRANCH VFD. DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PRINTS AND TEXAS HAVE PROVEN THE PURCHASE OF ASSETS, REAL AND INTANGIBLE BUSINESS PROPERTY, OF THE BRANCH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT BY THE CITY OF PRINTS AND TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT AND ASSIGNMENT OF INTENTIONAL BUSINESS PROPERTY AGREEMENT, SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED AND ALL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO SAID TRANSFER PROVIDED FOR US CIVILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND CONTAINING OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERE TOO. >> MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL, THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN PREPARED BY OUR LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES AND NECESSARY ACTION FOR THE CITY TO COMPLETE THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BRANCH. VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEIR ASSOCIATED ASSETS. MYSELF AND GRANT ARE BOTH AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AND WE BELIEVE THIS IS READY FOR YOUR ACTION TONIGHT. >> GENTLEMEN, THIS IS WORRIED IF YOU DON'T HAVE A QUESTION TO LIKE A MOTION. >> I GO AND MAKE THAT MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2023-256, RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-11-13 R1 FOR THE BRANCH FOR OUR DEPARTMENT. >> I'LL SECOND. >> MOTION BEEN MADE AND SECOND APPROVED OUT IN 2023-256 RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-11-13 ARE ONE BRANCH FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE ROLL-CALL VOTE. I VOTE, YES. DAVID KLEIBER? >> YES. >> MARLO OBERA? >> YES. >> BRYAN WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> RYAN GERFERS? >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. OUT OF 2023-257 RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-11-13, ORAL 2 CITY REPRESENTATIVE DISCUSSION, POLITICAL ACTION TO CONSIDER AN ACT ON RESOLUTION, DESIGNATING A CITY REPRESENTATIVE TO ACT PERSUADED TO CERTAIN INDENTURES OF TRUST. >> MAYOR PRO TEM, AND COUNSEL WITH OUR RECENT ADMINISTRATION CHANGES, THIS RESOLUTION IS NECESSARY SO THAT MS. GRONEMEIER CAN BE APPOINTED. THE REPRESENTATIVES SIGN APPROPRIATE FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS AS IT RELATES TO OUR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS. [00:30:06] >> I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE THAT MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2023-257, RESOLUTION 2023-11-13. THAT'S ORAL 2 FOR CITY REPRESENTATIVE. >> I'LL SECOND. >> MOTION BEEN MADE THE SECOND. TO APPROVE ITEM 2023-257 RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-11-13, ORAL 2 SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE. I'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. I VOTE YES. DAVID KLEIBER? >> YES. >> MARLO OBERA? >> YES. >> BRYAN WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> RYAN GERFERS? >> MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM IS 2023-258 RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-11-13, ORAL FOR INVOCATION PROCEDURES. DISCUSSED AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON, PROVEN A DOCUMENT INVOCATION PROCEDURES FOR OPENING INVOCATION TO BE OFFERED BEFORE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND ALL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS OF THE CITY. I'D LIKE TO SAY JUST A FEW THINGS ABOUT THIS AND READING THIS. THERE WERE SOME THINGS IN HERE I THINK WE BROUGHT UP THE LAST TIME WOULD HAVE BROUGHT UP THAT IN ORDER TO DO THE APPLICATION, THE PERSON WOULD ACTUALLY REQUEST IS THEY ACTUALLY APPEAR IN PERSON IN CITY HALL SOMEWHERE, A DESIGNATED PLACE TO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION AND SUBMIT IT, NOT HAVING IT BACK ON THE TABLE, THAT WHENEVER THE PERSON JUST WALKS INTO THE CITY COUNCIL AND GO BACK HERE AND SIGN-UP BLACK, THEY ARE GOING TO DO PUBLIC SPEAKING OR THEIR LACK OF CITIZENS APPEARANCE. I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED IN THAT, THAT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE TO COME UP AND THEY HAVE TO DO IT IN-PERSON. THEY CAN'T DO IT ONLINE AND THEN WE'LL START THE LIST OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. THEN ALSO, IT SAYS IN THIS RESOLUTION THAT THEY SHOULD ONLY BE GIVEN THE MINISTER OR WHATEVER, NOT MINISTER BUT WHOEVER SAYING THE PRAYER IS ONLY GIVEN TWO MINUTES AND REALLY WANT TO DO LESS THAN TWO MINUTES FOR THE PRAYER. WE OFFER THE CITIZENS APPEARANCE THREE MINUTES. I THINK THEY SHOULD AFFORDED THE SAME COURTESY OF THREE MINUTES ALSO. I THINK THOSE ARE SOME OF THE CHANGES THEY NEED TO BE MADE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY OTHERS. DO WE NEED HERE FROM OUR ATTORNEY ON THAT OR. >> YEAH. MAYOR PRO TEM, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I'M HAPPY TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION THAT COUNSEL LIKE TO GO. >> IF YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO CHIME IN. >> I AGREE WITH YOU 100%. >> WE AGREE ON THAT. >> THAT'D BE THE CONSENSUS OF THE COUNCIL THAT MAKE THOSE CHANGES AND BRING IT BACK AND WE'LL VOTE ON IT DECEMBER 11TH. >> WE CAN DO THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> DO WE NEED TO TABLE THIS? >> I WAS GOING TO ASK CAN WE VOTE TO APPROVE IT WITH THOSE CHANGES BEING STIPULATED OTHER THAN TABLING IT. CAN WE JUST VOTE TO APPROVE IT WITH THOSE CHANGES? >> YES. IF YOU MAKE A MOTION JUST SPECIFYING THOSE CHANGES, THAT SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2023-258 FOR RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-11-13- RO4 INVOCATION PROCEDURES WITH THE CHANGES THAT FOR SIGN-UP, IT IS REQUIRED FOR IN-PERSON APPEARANCE HERE AT CITY HALL TO SIGN UP FOR INVOCATION AND ALSO INCREASING THE TIME FOR THE INVOCATION FROM TWO MINUTES TO THREE MINUTES. >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> THAT MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED TO APPROVE ITEM 2023-258, RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-11-13-R04 INVOCATION PROCEDURES WITH THE AMENDMENTS IS GIVEN BY MR. ALBERT. WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. I VOTE YES. DAVID KLEIBER? >> YES. >> MARLO OBERA? >> YES. >> BRYAN WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> RYAN GERFERS? >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ITEM 2023-259, DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT RETAIL PARTNER TO DISCUSS A POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING A DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT BIND BETWEEN THE CITY OF PRINCETON AND RETAIL PARTNERS OWN APPROXIMATELY 36-ACRE TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE WRIGHT SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 957, CITY OF PRINCETON, TEXAS. >> MAYOR PRO TEM, COUNCIL. THIS AGREEMENT IS ONE OF THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN BRIEFED ON PREVIOUSLY REGARDING THIS PROJECT. IT INCLUDES THE GROCER AND ASSOCIATED OUT PARCELS. THE AGREEMENT SPECIFIES THE TERMS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A 395,000 SQUARE FOOT OF RETAIL AREA AND 70,000 SQUARE FOOT OF GROCER SPACE, [00:35:01] WHICH IS THE ANCHOR FACILITY. THIS AGREEMENT ALSO SPECIFIES THE TERM FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF IMPACT FEES ASSOCIATED WITH SOME CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CREATION OF A TOUR TO ALLOW FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OF SOME OTHER BURDENSOME INFRASTRUCTURE ITEMS SUCH AS DETENTION POND UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE WRIGHT-WAY DEDICATION AND TREATMENT MITIGATION. IT ALSO INCLUDES PROVISIONS FOR A 380 AGREEMENT TO PARTIALLY REIMBURSE THE ROLLBACK TAXES. THE AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY ALL OF OUR CONSULTANTS AND OUR LEGAL AND WE BELIEVE IT TO BE READY FOR YOUR ACTION TONIGHT. I CAN TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AND WE ALSO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES HERE ON BEHALF OF THE DEVELOPMENT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AS WELL. >> THANK YOU, MR. FORD. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS, COMMENTS OR ANYTHING OR MOTION? >> I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS, ACTUALLY. I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2023-259, DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT RETAIL PARTNERS. >> I'M EXCITED AS WELL, SO I'LL SECOND THAT. >> MYSELF ALSO. MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED TO APPROVE ITEM 2023-259, DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT RETAIL PARTNERS. DO ROLL-CALL VOTE? I SAY YES. DAVID KLEIBER. >> YES. >> MARLO OBERA? >> YES. >> BRYAN WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> RYAN GERFERS? >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIED. ITEM 2023-260, CHAPTER 380, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, RETAIL PARTNERS, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE 380 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PRINCETON AND RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC. >> MAYOR PRO TEM, COUNCIL. THIS IS THE ASSOCIATED 380 AGREEMENT RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT YOU JUST APPROVED. I CAN TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, BUT THIS IS A DISCUSSION ALONG WITH THE PREVIOUS AGREEMENT. >> UNDERSTOOD. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, MOTIONS? >> NO QUESTIONS, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE 2023-260, CHAPTER 380, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT RETAIL PARTNERS. >> I'LL SECOND. >> MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED TO APPROVE ITEM 2023-260, CHAPTER 380, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT RETAIL PARTNERS. DO ROLL-CALL VOTE. I SAY YES. DAVID KLEIBER? >> YES. >> MARLO OBERA? >> YES. >> BRYAN WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> RYAN GERFERS? >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ITEM 2023-261, RECEPTIONISTS POLICE DEPARTMENT DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION, DETERMINE THE NEED AND EXPECTED COST OF HIRING A PD RECEPTIONIST. >> MAYOR PRO TEM, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME SPEAK REGARDING THE NEED FOR POTENTIAL RECEPTIONIST WITHIN THE FRONT LOBBY AREA. AS YOU KNOW, DAVID TOLER WHO RESIDES, I GUESS, OFFICES UPFRONT, HE WEARS MULTITUDE HAT. SO THAT WE'RE FIGURING OUT AS TIME PROGRESSES, NOT ALWAYS IN CHARGE OF THE BUILDING SECURITY. FIRST AND FOREMOST, HE'S IN CHARGE OF A QUARTER MASTER. HE ALSO HELPS OUT WITH VEHICLE MAINTENANCE. HE'S ALSO TAKING WALKING REPORTS AND ANSWERING THE PHONE CALLS. WE NEED TO ALLEVIATE A LITTLE BIT OFF OF HIM TO BE ABLE TO HELP HIM FOCUS MORE A LITTLE BIT LONG LINES OF BUILDING SECURITY. WE HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF INCIDENTS SINCE LAST YEAR. THIS IS ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT I'M GOING TO PUT FORWARD TO PLACE IN, I DON'T WANT TO SAY ANOTHER POLICE OFFICER BECAUSE THAT WOULD COST A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY, BUT TO HELP GROW THE CIVILIAN STAFF TO BE ABLE TO RELINQUISH SOME OF THE DUTIES ON HIS PLATE. THAT WAY YOU CAN FOCUS A LITTLE BIT MORE AS FAR AS THE COURT OF MASTER AND SECURITY OF THE BUILDING. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER. I DID ASK THAT MS. TIFFANY WEST, WHO'S GOING TO BE THE PD RECEPTIONIST, DIRECT SUPERVISOR. SHE'S GOING TO BE COVER OUR CIVILIANS AS WELL TO COME UP AND BE ABLE TO SPEAK IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL FURTHER QUESTIONS. >> IF APPROVED, WHEN DO YOU EXPECT TO HIRE THIS PERSON? >> AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE WORKING OUT OUR BUDGET, SO WE HAVE SOME STAGGERED DELAYS THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW TO HELP OFFSET SOME OF THE BUDGET THAT'S GOING ON. WITH THAT BEING STATED, THIS CAN BE ONE OF THOSE DEALS I WOULD ANTICIPATE PROBABLY ANYWHERE FROM THREE WEEKS TO A MONTH. THE ONLY THING THAT'S REALLY HELPING US OUT RIGHT NOW WITH THAT TIME-FRAME IS WE JUST, I'M SORRY. RECORDS MANAGEMENT. WE JUST POSTED FOR RECORDS MANAGEMENT POSITION. WE DID SEE A LOT OF GREAT QUALIFIED APPLICANTS. WITHIN THAT, I WANT TO SAY WE RECEIVED ROUGHLY 65 APPLICANTS FOR RECORDS MANAGEMENT POSITION AND A LOT OF MORE LOCAL. [00:40:07] WE DID SEE SOME GOOD QUALIFIED APPLICANTS FOR THAT POSITION AS WELL. TUNED TO STARTED PLUGGING TOGETHER AND WE CAN ALSO START UTILIZING DAVID AS WELL FOR SOME OF THE ROLES HE WAS ORIGINALLY MEANT FOR INSTEAD OF WEARING MULTIPLE HATS. >> THIS RECEPTIONIST POSITION, WAS IT ACCOUNTED FOR IN WINTERTIME >> NO, SIR, IT WAS NOT. >> WHAT YOU PREDICT WOULD BE ANNUAL SALARY THAT'S PREDICTABLE >> IT'D BE ROUGHLY $20 AN HOUR. COME TO TOTAL OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I'M SORRY, ABOUT 40,000 PLUS AND THEN AT ABOUT 20% ON TOP OF THAT, I'D BE LOOKING AT ABOUT 48,000 TOTAL OUT THE DOOR. AND THAT'S NOT INCLUDING ANY TRAINING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. BUT AS YOU KNOW, RECEPTIONIST, TYPICAL SKILLS AND ANSWERING PHONES AND STUFF ALONG THOSE LINES. >> TOTAL AT THE DOOR, LIKE A CAR SALESMAN. >> WAS BETTER THAN SAY AND WRITE ON IT. >> MAYOR PRO TEM, MS. GARNER, AND MYSELF, WE'RE DOING A LITTLE MATH OVER HERE. WE THINK IT'S ABOUT IT'S 41,000 PLUS BENEFITS. WE BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO BE SOMEWHERE IN THE RANGE OF 60,000 OUT THE DOOR AS YOU SAY. >> DOES THE CITY MANAGER AGREE WITH THAT? I DIDN'T HEAR. >> YES, SIR. >> IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, I CAN HAVE TIFFANY STEP UP AND ANSWER ANY POTENTIAL OTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE AS FAR AS JOB DUTIES RELATED TO IT, OR I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANYTHING FURTHER. >> I STAND CORRECTED, MS. PRIGMORE VIA TEXT MESSAGES SAYS IT'S A 59,000 OUT THE DOOR. >> WE WERE CLOSE. >> GENTLEMEN, ANY MORE QUESTIONS? ANY MOTIONS? ANY CONCERNS? >> WELL, I HAVE SOME CONCERNS. THE GROUP ACHIEVES THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR THE POSITION BECAUSE I SEE WHAT OFFICER [INAUDIBLE] DOES AS WELL. HE'S EVERYWHERE. HOWEVER, I THINK IT'LL BE BEST TO TABLE THIS SO WE CAN AT LEAST WRITE IT BY FINANCE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT FOLLOWS IN LINE WITH THE BUDGET. >> YOU WILL MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE? >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE. >> UNTIL DECEMBER 11TH MEETING? >> YES, SIR. >> MOTION HAS BEEN MADE A TABLE UNTIL DECEMBER 11TH MEETING. >> I'LL SECOND. >> MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED TO TABLE UNTIL THE DECEMBER 11TH MEETING. I'LL DO ROLL-CALL VOTE. I WILL VOTE YES. DAVID KLEIBER? >> YES. >> MARLO OBERA? >> YES. >> BRYAN WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> RYAN GERFERS. >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIES. >> THANK YOU. >> WE'LL SEE YOU IN DECEMBER 11TH. ITEM 2023-262 PUBLIC WORKS DISPATCHER. DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO DETERMINE THE NEED AND EXPECTED COST OF HIRING ADDITIONAL PUBLIC WORKS DISPATCHER >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL. THROUGH THE BUDGETING PROCESS, WE WERE APPROVED FOR SOME PUBLIC WORKS DISPATCHERS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE AFTER HOURS AND DURING THE WEEKENDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT THROUGH THE SCHEDULING OF THESE, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT ONE OF THE SHIPS IS HIGHLY UNDESIRABLE. IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE MORE OF A BETTER COVERAGE, REDUCED COST OF OVERTIME FOR IF SOMEBODY HAS TO BE OUT. WE ARE REQUESTING AN ADDITIONAL PUBLIC WORKS DISPATCHER POSITION. THIS POSITION IS FUNDED THROUGH THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS, SO IT'S PAID OUT OF THE WATER AND WASTEWATER FUNDS, WHICH IS ALLOCATED A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY THAN THE GENERAL FUND. BUT THIS IS TO PROVIDE AFTER HOURS MONITORING OF ALL OF OUR SYSTEMS. SOME MINOR STATION RESPONSE. DURING THE OVERLAPPING HOURS OF WHEN WE WOULD HAVE MORE THAN ONE PERSON ON STAFF AND [00:45:01] SO BASICALLY THEY WOULD ANSWER AND FILLED ALL OF THE CALLS THAT COME INTO THE CITY AFTER HOURS. NON-EMERGENCY POLICE AND FIRE, THINGS LIKE THAT, THEY WOULD BE PRESENT TO MAKE SUCH PHONE CALLS. >> NOW THAT YOUR DISPATCH OR YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IT, THEY'RE NOT STAYING OUT THERE AT THE OFFICE, ARE THEY? THEY TAKE THOSE CALLS AT HOME OR? >> NO, THEY WOULD BE STAYING AT THE OFFICE HANDS-ON EYES ON OUR SYSTEMS. THEY ACT DURING OVERLAPPING HOURS. THEY WOULD BE OUT MONITORING, CHECKING STRAIGHT LINES, CHECKING PUMPS, STATIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT, MONITOR ALARMS THAT HAPPENED THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT SO THAT WE'RE NOT PAYING SOMEBODY OVERTIME TO COME IN AND FIX THOSE THINGS. WE WILL HAVE SOMEBODY HERE ON STAFF THAT'S ABLE TO DO THAT. >> WE CURRENTLY MONITORING NOW. SOMEBODY PHYSICALLY DOES IT NOW BUT IT'S- [OVERLAPPING]. >> NOT DURING OFF HOURS. NOW IT'S BEING MONITORED THROUGH WHAT'S CALLED A SCADA SYSTEM, WHICH IS SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION. IT'S BASICALLY JUST AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM THAT'S WATCHING THIS SYSTEM. BUT THERE ARE INSTANCES WHEN THAT FAILS AND DOES NOT ALERT US IN A TIMELY ENOUGH MANNER AND CAUSES OTHER ISSUES WITH SOME OF OUR PUMP STATIONS AND WATER STATIONS AND LIFT STATIONS AND ELEVATED STORAGE TANKS AND OTHER MONITORING SYSTEMS THAT WE HAVE AROUND THE CITY. IT IS WOULD PROVIDE A MORE RAPID RESPONSE. SOMEBODY COULD CATCH SOMETHING GOING WRONG BEFORE IT ACTUALLY WENT WRONG WITH PROPER TRAINING AND MONITORING SYSTEMS. HOW QUICKLY ARE YOU TRYING TO FILL THIS POSITION? IMMEDIATELY. WE ARE CURRENTLY SCHEDULED TO DO INTERVIEWS FOR SOME OF THE OTHER DISPATCHER POSITIONS THAT WE HAVE AND SEVERAL OTHER POSITIONS. WE'RE JUST OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR SO, WE'RE GOING TO BE CONDUCTING SOME INTERVIEWS AND IF THIS POSITION IS GRANTED, THEN HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE ENOUGH CANDIDATES THAT WE CAN CHOOSE TO FILL. ALL OF THOSE POSITIONS, IF NOT JUST WHEN WE CAN GET THE APPLICANTS TO INTERVIEW. >> TO REITERATE, IT'S FUNDED THROUGH THE ENTERPRISE FUND AND NOT TO THE GENERAL FUND? >> CORRECT. > GENTLEMEN, ANYMORE QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS? ASKED THE CITY MANAGER ABOUT THE ENTERPRISE FUND AND HOW THAT WORKS. MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE FUNDING FOR THIS. >> I SPOKE WITH MS. BARRYMORE OR ON ITS DIRECTOR AND SHE ASSURED ME THE MONEY WAS THERE FOR THIS POSITION THROUGH THE ENTERPRISE FUND. >> THANK YOU. >> WELL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA ITEM 2023-262 FOR PUBLIC WORKS DISPATCHER. >> I WILL SECOND. >> MOTION BID BADEN SECONDED TO APPROVE ITEM 2023-262 PUBLIC WORKS DISPATCHER. I'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. I WILL VOTE YES. DAVID KLEIBER. >> YES. >> MARLO OBERA? >>YES. >> BRYAN WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> RYAN GERFERS? >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM IS 2023-263, TEAKWOOD STREET DISCUSSION UPDATE FOR POSSIBLE SPEED BUMPS TO BE ADDED ON TEAKWOOD STREET. REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OBERA. >> MAYOR PRO TEM, COUNCIL. I KNOW MR. OBERA REQUESTED THIS ITEM. I PROVIDED THE ORDINANCE SECTIONS AS IT RELATES TO TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AND HOW TO REQUEST THOSE. I KNOW THAT WE HAD SOME MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SPEAK ABOUT THAT TONIGHT. IT WOULD BE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AND THEN IF THAT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE ON TEAKWOOD, THAT THE MEMBERS IN THAT AREA MAKE THAT REQUEST PER THE ATTACHED ORDINANCES. I CAN TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. >> YOU'RE SAYING ONE OF THE RESIDENTS OF TEAKWOOD HAVE TO SUBMIT A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR. >> PER ORDINANCES THAT REQUEST IS SUPPOSED TO BE ME. I THINK IT'S THAT SECOND ONE THAT'S IN YOUR PACKET THERE, 7102. THEY NEED TO MAKE A WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR OR CITY MANAGER, MS. GRONEMEIER. THEN ONCE THAT TAKES PLACE, THAT WILL INITIATE THE OTHER ACTIONS THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN THOSE ORDINANCES FOR US TO START LOOKING INTO THAT. >> IN ORDER TO DO THAT, CAN YOU CONTACT THE DOD? WHAT THEY NEED TO DO OR HOW THEY NEED TO DO IT. WE CAN DO THAT. [00:50:03] I WOULD THINK THAT THE TRAFFIC SPIKE GOING SLOW DOWN 1 SECOND STREET IS OPENED UP BECAUSE I EVEN USE THE TEAKWOOD WOULD HAVE TO CUT THROUGH, IT MAKES IT A LOT QUICKER. >> YOU SPEED DOWN TO TEAKWOOD. >> I HAVE NOT BEEN SPEEDING DOWN THROUGH THE TEAKWOOD [LAUGHTER]. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >>NOT THAT I KNOW OF. BUT IT IS NOT STRAIGHTAWAY AND IT IS NICE PAVED ROAD NOW, WHICH MAKES IT NICE. >> I DIDN'T MEAN TO MENTION THAT THE TEAKWOOD IS CURRENTLY BEING USED AS AN ALTERNATE ROUTE DUE TO THE SECOND STREET CONSTRUCTION. THAT IT HASN'T INCREASED TRAFFIC LOAD ON IT RIGHT NOW DUE TO THAT BEING AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. >> I WOULD THINK THAT ONCE SECOND STREET IS COMPLETED THE TRAFFIC THERE WOULD SLOW DOWN CONSIDERABLY, BUT THERE'S SOMETHING ON. IN DOING RESEARCH ON LATER THESE, WOULD THESE BE TEMPORARY, SPEED BUMPS, OR WOULD THEY BE PERMANENT? >> I'LL DEFER IT. >> WE'D HAVE TAKEN A LOOK AT THAT, BUT LET'S CROSS ONE BRIDGE AS WE GET TO IT AND THEN GET THEM TO DO THE PROPER THING AND DO THAT PETITION. NO ACTION TAKEN ON THIS? >> I UNDERSTAND THE DIRECTION. WE'LL ADVISE THE CITIZENS TO MAKE A WRITTEN REQUEST. >> THANK YOU. ADAM, 2023- 264 MABLE STREET DISCUSSION AND UPDATE ON MABLE STREET AS REQUESTED BY A COUNCIL MEMBER OBERA. >> MR. OBERA NOW YOU COMMENTED ON THIS IN THE LAST MEETING. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT YOUR DIRECTION WAS. I PROVIDED AN EXHIBIT OF THEIR MABLE STREET AND I CAN TRY TO ADVOCATE AND TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ON MABLE STREET. >> I LOOKED AT IT A LITTLE BIT AFTER YOU MENTIONED IT. FROM 5TH MABLE ON BACK IS THAT SCHOOL PROPERTY BEHIND THE STADIUM? >> BEAR WITH ME A SECOND. >> THE PORTION OF THE TRACK HERE BEHIND THE STADIUM, IS THAT NOT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY? >> WHERE IT TURNS TO APPROXIMATELY, WHERE IT TURNS TO CONCRETE, ALL THE WAY EAST OVER HERE TO LOVE LADY IS ALL PRIVATELY OWNED. >> WHAT ABOUT THE SECTION FROM 4TH- 5TH? THAT ONE'S REALLY CHEAP. >> THAT IS CITY ON THE STREET. YES. AGAIN, MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL, THAT PORTION OF THE ROADWAY WAS RECONSTRUCTED FROM 1975 WAS ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. THAT WAS INSTALLED BY TEXT DOT AND WE HAD SOME SIMILAR DRAINAGE ISSUES AND THINGS LIKE THAT OVER ON JEFFERSON STREET AND THEN AGAIN DOWN AT A DOGWOOD STREET THAT WE HAD TO GO IN AND GET TEXT OUGHT TO REPAIR. BUT ONCE THE AS SOON AS THEY TOOK THAT ROADWAY OFF SYSTEM, ALL OF THAT STUFF AND THE SUBGRADE AND THE DRAINAGE AND EVERYTHING UNDER THAT ROAD BECAME OURS. IT IS BEEN SLIGHTED FOR RECONSTRUCTION. BITS ON OUR LIST IT HASN'T BEEN GIVEN A TIMELINE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. NO FUNDING IS AVAILABLE FOR CURRENTLY, BUT THAT'S WHERE WE REST WITH IT RIGHT NOW. >> BUT IT IS ON A PROJECT LIST FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD. >> YES SIR IT IS. THANK YOU, SIR. >> THANK YOU. ADAM, 2023-265 SIGN ORDINANCE DISCUSSION UPDATE REGARDING THE SIGN ORDERS REQUESTED BY MAYOR PRO TEM TO FOOTBALL. WHAT I HAD IN THE ALL PROBABLY SAW WHAT THIS AND ORDINANCES ARE. SOME OF THE INFORMATION WAS ON, IT WAS SENT OUT. IT ALL DEALT WITH POLITICAL SCIENCE DURING OUR CITY ELECTIONS, WE HAVE MANY SIGNS THAT ARE PUT UP CANDIDATES, ESPECIALLY IF THE POLLING PLACE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, AND WHICH THERE IS A CITY ORDINANCE THAT SAYS THAT SCIENCE CANNOT BE PUT ON PUBLIC PROPERTY THAT'S OWNED BY THE PUBLIC. WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS TRY TO GET THIS SIGNED ORDINANCE AMENDED OR CHANGED FOR JUST DURING POLITICAL TIMES. IF IT'S AT THE POLLING PLACE, THAT POLITICAL SCIENCE BE ALLOWED TO BE PUT UP BLACK ONE DAY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, 24 HOURS BEFORE POLING TAKES PLACE. THEY MUST BE REMOVED WITHIN 24 HOURS AFTER THE POLLING STOPS FOR ALL CANDIDATES. BECAUSE WE HAD LOTS OF COMPLAINTS WITH PEOPLE, [00:55:02] COMING UP THERE AND THEN WHERE THESE SIGNS ARE NOT THERE, THEY SHOULDN'T BE THERE. YES AND NO. THEN ALSO IN THE MEDIAN SLACKING MONTE CARLO BEACH BOULEVARD, THEY END UP GETTING PICKED UP. BUT ALSO BECAUSE OF THE COMPLAINTS ALSO THESE PRIVATE ENTERPRISES PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO PUT UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND ALL THESE OTHER SIDES GET PICKED UP TO WHICH THOSE ARE CALLED. THESE PARTICULAR SIZES ARE CALLED ACTUALLY BANDED SIGNS. BECAUSE THEY HAVE A COASTAL LIST OF $25. I CAN GO ALL INTO THAT IN THE COUNTY, I WAS THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF REMOVAL BANDITS. I'VE HAD TO TEACH PEOPLE WHAT THE RIGHT-OF-WAYS WERE AND THINGS LIKE THAT SO THEY CAN GO OUT AND PICK UP. THEY'D BE CERTIFIED IN ORDER TO DO THAT TO PICKUPS THEY SEIZE. ANYWAY, BUT WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT IS JUST MAYBE GETTING UP AN AMENDMENT OR CHANGE IN OUR SIGN ORDINANCE THAT THEOREM POLITICAL TIMES DURING THE ELECTIONS. THAT'S ONLY FOR ABOUT 14 DAYS TO WEEKS. ONE DAY ELECTION TIME THAT SIZE WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THIS. ANYWAY, MR. PORT, YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? >> NO, SIR. I'M JUST GOING TO LET YOU CONTINUE. >> ANYWAY, BUT THAT'S MY THOUGHT AND OPINION ON IT. >> I WILL MENTION THAT THE COMMUNITY CENTER THAT CDC OWN. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IT'S NECESSARILY THE SAME AS AS PUBLIC PROPERTY, BEING THAT'S A CORPORATION. >> THAT'S TRUE. BUT IF IT IS PRIVATE PROPERTY FROM A CORPORATION THEN THE PEOPLE, WHOEVER PUT SIGNS UP THERE WOULD HAVE TO APPEAR BEFORE THE CDC AND REQUEST PERMISSION TO PUT SIGNS THERE. IS THAT NOT CORRECT? >> I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE ROAD YOU'RE GOING DOWN IF THE COUNCIL SO CHOOSES FOR US TO LOOK INTO THOSE CHANGES, WE CAN DEFINITELY GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS WITH OUR LEGAL OR ILLEGAL CONSULTANTS. >> I THINK IT'D BE GOOD TO LOOK AT IT FOR NEXT YEAR'S ELECTION TO MAKE IT EQUAL FOR ALL CANDIDATES. WE ACTUALLY PUT IT IN BLACK AND WHITE SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ALL THESE PEOPLE COME IN AND COMPLAINING AND THINGS AND CODE ENFORCEMENT HAVING TO GET INVOLVED IN AS LONG AS YOU GO, BECAUSE SAMPLE IN THE BOOKLETS I GAVE YOU FOR ELECTIONS, IT JUST OUTLINES. IT DIDN'T REALLY OUTLINED THE CITY ORDINANCE THAT OUTLINES THE STATE LAW ABOUT PUTTING SIGNS AND TEXTS OUT RIGHT AWAY AND THAT STUFF. I REALLY THINK IT NEEDS TO BE AMENDED AND CHANGED SO THAT IT'S EQUAL ACROSS THE BOARD AND THAT ALL CANDIDATES CAN DO THIS AND NOT WORRIED ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? >> I MEAN IT DOES. I WASN'T AWARE WE HAD ANY ISSUES WITH SIGNS, BUT I WAS GOING TO ASK, ONCE A BUILDING HASN'T BEEN DESIGNATED AS THE POLLING AS THE POLL IN THERE. SOMETHING WITH THE TEXANS ELECTIONS OFFICE OR SOMETHING, TEXANS ELECTIONS CODE AROUND SIGNAGE. I WOULD THINK THERE'D BE SOMETHING LIKE THAT THAT EXIST ALREADY. >> I BELIEVE THERE IS. THAT'S THE SECTION THAT I INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKETS ON THE ELECTION HEARING LAW THAT COVERS THAT. I BELIEVE THE SIGNAGE IT WAS IN THE THIRD ONE. >> I THINK THAT COVERS LECTURE AND AS FAR AS CONTACTING PEOPLE AND MAYBE EVEN HAVING A SIZE, BUT BEING, THE OBEY THEM 100 FOOT RULE IS, I THINK WHAT THIS REALLY SAYS ABOUT THAT. BUT I THINK WE'VE GOT TIME UNTIL NEXT NEXT YEAR FOR THE MAYBE THE ATTORNEYS TO LOOK AT IT AND MAYBE EVEN HAVE A LITTLE WORK SESSION OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE TO DISCUSS THIS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER TO TRY TO COME UP WITH [01:00:01] SOME GOOD REASONING AND IN A GOOD WAY TO DO THIS SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT THERE IN RELATION TO [INAUDIBLE] BUT MAKE SURE THAT THE SIGNS ARE NOT PUT OUT BEFORE A CERTAIN TIME AND THEN ALSO HAVE TO BE PICKED UP BY A CERTAIN TIME. I THOUGHT THAT YOU USED TO BE THAT OUR SOLVENT ONE TIME BEFORE THEY HAD TO BE DONE WITHIN TEN DAYS AFTER THE ELECTION HAD PEOPLE PICKED UP BUT I COULDN'T FIND IT, THE STAFF. >> YEAH. I'M HAPPY TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND COME BACK TO COUNCIL WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS. >> NO ACTION, DOES YOU ALL HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> THANK YOU. >> OUT OF 2023-266 RESOLUTION NO. 2023-11-13- R05, PDC CONSULTANT AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT, DISCUSS SOME POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON, TEXAS WITH MEN IN THE CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN PEDC AND PNM MEDIA, LLC DOING BUSINESS AS AN APP, CAN'T PRONOUNCE THIS, INNOVATE THIS SOLUTIONS TO CHANGE THE EFFECTIVE DATE TO OCTOBER 10TH, 2023. >> MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL, I'M GOING TO TURN THIS ONE OVER TO GRANT. HE CAN GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW ABOUT THIS RESOLUTION. >> YEAH. MAYOR PRO TEM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. THIS IS JUST MERELY AN AMENDMENT TO THE EDC CONSULTANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EDC AND PNM MEDIA, LLC TO CHANGE THE EFFECTIVE DATE BACK TO OCTOBER 10TH. THIS WAS APPROVED BY THE EDC AT THEIR MEETING LAST WEEK, SO JUST NEEDS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR APPROVAL AND CONSIDERATION. >> IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2023-266 RESOLUTION NO 2023-11-13 R05 PBC CONSULTING AGREEMENT AMENDMENT. >> I'LL SECOND. >> MOTION BEEN MADE AND SECONDED APPROVE ITEM 2023-266 RESOLUTION NO 2023-11-13 R05 PEDC CONSULTANT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT. DO ROLL-CALL VOTE. I VOTE YES. DAVID KLEIBER. >> YES. >> MARLO OBERA? >> YES. >> BRYAN WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> RYAN GERFERS? >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIED. THANK YOU. ITEM 2023-267 WINCHESTER CROSSING PID 3 REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT, DISCUSS POLITICAL ACTION REGARDING THE WINCHESTER CROSSING PID NO. 3 REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF PRINCETON AND D.R. HORTON TEXAS LTD. >> MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL. THIS IS A REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE PID AND WINCHESTER CROSSING. THESE AGREEMENTS ARE TYPICAL FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH PIDS. IT ALLOWS FOR THE PROVISIONS FOR THE LEAVING AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS ON THE PROPERTY. THE AGREEMENTS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY OUR APPROPRIATE CONSULTANTS AND OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND WE BELIEVE IT'S READY FOR YOUR ACTION TONIGHT AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. I'M TRYING TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2023-267, WINCHESTER CROSSING PID NO. 3 REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT. >> I SECOND. >> MOST MEN MADE THE SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 2023-267 WINCHESTER CROSS AND PID NO. 3 REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT. DO A ROLL-CALL VOTE. >> I SAY YES. >> DAVID KLEIBER. >> YES. >> MARLO OBERA? >> YES. >> BRYAN WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> RYAN GERFERS? >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIED. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> ITEM 2023-268 BATTALION CHIEF FIRE DEPARTMENT. DISCUSS POSSIBLE ACTIONS TO APPROVE A BATTALION CHIEF FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. >> MAYOR PRO TEM, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY THIS EVENING. AS IT APPEARS, MOST OF THE DIRECTORS WHO ARE COMING UP HERE ARE NOT ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL PEOPLE BASED ON SOME KEY POSITIONS THAT ARE NEEDED IN ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS. I HAVE PRESENTED TO YOU A MEMORANDUM DATED NOVEMBER 9TH, WHICH KIND OF EXPLAINS THE BATTALION CHIEF CONCEPT WITHIN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND HOW WE INTEND TO IMPLEMENT THAT. THIS IS A POSITION OUR DEPARTMENT HAS NEEDED FOR SOME TIME BASED ON EXPANSION OF THE DEPARTMENT'S NUMBERS IN STAFFING AND IN STATIONS. [01:05:01] WE CURRENTLY RUN THREE STATIONS. WE'RE FIXING TO OPEN STATION 4, FEBRUARY, MARCH TIMEFRAME. MANY DEPARTMENTS HAVE ALREADY IMPLEMENTED THE BATTALION CHIEF CONCEPT, EVEN WITH AS FEW AS ONE. IT'S A MATTER OF SPAN AND CONTROL. IT'S A MATTER OF SENIOR-LEVEL SUPERVISION AT THE CHIEF OFFICER LEVEL WHERE WE HAVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER ON DUTY 24 HOURS A DAY WHO IS NOT COMMITTED TO THE NORMAL DUTIES THAT WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO OUR CURRENT CONCEPT OF THE SHIFT COMMANDER OR SHIFT CAPTAIN. THEY STILL HAVE TO MAKE CALLS WITH INTERRUPTIONS AND THE CHIEF LEVEL OFFICERS ON THE ADMIN SIDE ARE TYPICALLY PULLING CHIEF LEVEL OF DUTY. THIS PROVIDES THAT 24-HOUR SUPERVISION, LARGE-SCALE INCIDENTS, GOOD MANAGEMENT OF OUR PERSONNEL, LOOKING OUT FOR THEIR SAFETY, BEING ABLE TO BE MOBILE AND REPORT TO ANY SCENE WHERE THERE MIGHT BE ANY ISSUE OR ANY NEED FOR A SENIOR LEVEL OFFICIAL WITHIN OUR CITY. IT'LL HELP US WITH COORDINATION, IT'LL BRING US MORE IN LINE WITH WHERE OUR DESIGN SHOULD BE FOR OUR SIZE DEPARTMENT AND PERSONNEL. WE PLAN ON IMPLEMENTING IT IN TIERS THIS YEAR. BASED ON THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, WE THINK WE CAN MANAGE IT APPROPRIATELY. WE DID LOSE TWO PART-TIME POSITIONS AND ABSORBED ONE FULL-TIME POSITION TO FORM ONE BATTALION CHIEF ALREADY. BUT THAT BATTALION CHIEF NOW HAS THE ADDITIONAL COLLATERAL DUTIES THAT WERE ASSIGNED TO THOSE TWO PART-TIME AND THAT FULL-TIME POSITION. WE NEED TO TRY TO EXPAND AND DELEGATE THAT OUT A LITTLE BIT BETTER RIGHT NOW, AND THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO DO THAT. WE HAVE FACILITIES FOR A BATTALION CHIEF BEING BUILT INTO FIRE STATION TO A SEPARATE SIDE OF THE STATION WITH ITS OWN TRUCK BAY, ITS OWN OFFICE, BEDROOM AND RESTROOMS WHERE THAT BATTALION CHIEF CAN WORK. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER. >> I MAY HAVE MISSED IT, BUT THE STAFFING OF THE BATTALION CHIEF BECAUSE IT'S JUST TWO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A 24/7 LIKE A SHIFT A, B OR C SHIFT. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO WORK AT A, B OR C SHIFT, THEY'LL JUST WORK A 40-HOUR. >> NO, THE CONCEPT WILL BE EVENTUALLY BY THE END OF THE YEAR AS WE TIER THEM IN, THERE WILL BE 24/7 BATTALION CHIEFS. RIGHT NOW, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE UTILIZING THE 40-HOUR POSITION THAT WE WERE BUDGETED FOR, AND WE ANTICIPATE ROTATING AND BATTALION CHIEFS AS WE PROMOTE THEM INTO THE POSITION OF THE 40-HOUR BATTALION CHIEF. THEY ALL HAVE A PERIOD OF MENTORSHIP, UNDERSTANDING OF ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES, THEY EACH HAVE SPECIFIC SKILLS THEY CAN OFFER WHICH WILL HELP BRING THOSE PARTICULAR RESPONSIBILITIES THAT I MENTIONED FORWARD AND BY THE END OF THE YEAR THEY WILL ALL BE 24/7. >> THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. >> IT DID. >> ONE LAST THING I'D LIKE TO MENTION AS OUR DEPARTMENT HAS A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE AND THEY DESERVE OPPORTUNITY. WE TRIED TO GIVE OPPORTUNITY FROM WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT. WITH THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ENCOURAGE HIS MOTIVATES OUR EMPLOYEES TO WORK HARD AND KNOWING THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE PROMOTIONS AND OPPORTUNITY WITHIN THIS ORGANIZATION THAT GO WITH IT. >> THIS BATTALION CHIEF SAYS THAT SOMEONE WHO TRIED TO PROMOTE FROM WITHIN OR IS THAT HOW YOU'RE TRYING TO DO IS HER? >> YES, WE WOULD PROMOTE FROM WITHIN, WITH ALL THESE POSITIONS. THE ISSUE WITH THE BATTALION CHIEFS AS A COLLATERAL PROMOTIONS THAT COME ALONG WITH IT. WHEN YOU PROMOTED CAPTAIN, YOU HAVE TO PROMOTE A LIEUTENANT. WHEN YOU PROMOTE A LIEUTENANT, YOU HAD TO PROMOTE A DRIVER. THAT IS WHY WE'RE TRYING TO TEAR THESE ENDS SO IT LESSENS THE IMPACT ON THE BUDGET THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. WAS THIS ACCOUNTED FOR DURING YOUR BUDGET THAT YOU PRESENTED? >> IT WAS PRESENTED INITIALLY FOR 324-HOUR BATTALION CHIEFS. IT WAS REDUCED TO 140 HOUR BATTALION CHIEF USING THE EXISTING FUNDING FOR THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS POSITION. >> THIS IS NOT THE GENERAL FUND. WHAT FINDING IS THIS? >> THIS WOULD COME OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. YES. IT WILL COME OUT OF MY BUDGET AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE MANAGED VERY CAREFULLY BASED ON THE FUNDING THAT WE HAVE BY GIVING UP THE TWO PART-TIME POSITIONS AND POSSIBLY EVEN ADJUSTING THE PART-TIME POSITIONS THAT WE CARRY. WE PLAN ON CARRYING IT TO THE END OF THE YEAR. WE BELIEVE WE CAN FUND THIS ALTOGETHER. I'M SAYING IT OUT. >> YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE WORKING WITHIN THE BUDGET THAT YOU PRESENTED US? [01:10:02] >> YES. OR IF THERE'S GOING TO BE ANY CHANGE THAT WOULD HAVE TO HAVE APPROVAL. THAT'S SOMETHING WE WOULD HAVE TO WORK THROUGH WITH FINANCE DIRECTOR AND THE CITY MANAGER ON. [NOISE] >> NO OTHER QUESTIONS. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA 2023, DAYS 2684, BATTALION CHIEF FIRE DEPARTMENT. >> I'LL SECOND. THE MOTION BEEN MADE AND SECONDED TO APPROVE ITEM 2023 268 BATTALION CHIEF FIRE DEPARTMENT, DO ROLL-CALL VOTE. THAT'S A YES. DAVID CLEVER? >> YES. >> MARLO OBERA? >> YES. >> BRYAN WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> RYAN PERIPHERAL? >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. >> ADAM. 2023 269, AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEM AS POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE REQUESTS FOR ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA AND NOT FOR DISCUSSION OF THESE REQUESTS. >> I HAVE ONE ITEM THIS TIME. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CONTROL MAYBE YOU CAN ANSWER THIS QUESTION NOW. ASKS, WHAT WILL WE CAN DO, WELL, WHAT CONTROL DO WE HAVE OVER THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS, HOW THEY'RE SEQUENCED? >> THOSE ARE THOSE ARE CONTROLLED BY TEXT DOT AND THEN IT FOLLOWS THEIR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. THE ONES ON 3AT, WE ONLY HAVE THREE THAT ARE CONTROLLED IN THE CITY LIMITS. >> THIS TRAFFIC LIGHT ON 3AT AND BEACH WILL BE ONE OF THOSE? >> WE'VE RECEIVED THE EMAIL TODAY. THEY'RE IN THE PROCESSES OF SOME PROGRAMMING ADJUSTMENTS. IF YOU'RE GETTING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT, THEY CAN CONTACT CITY STAFF AND WE'LL GIVE THEM THE APPROPRIATE CONTACT INFORMATION. THE TEXT DOT REPRESENTATIVE HAS HAS ASKED THAT HE RECEIVES THAT INFORMATION SO THAT THEY CAN ADJUST THEIR PROGRAMMING ACCORDINGLY. >> THANK YOU. MR. GLIDER? >> YES I HAVE ONE. CAN YOU GIVE ME AN UPDATE ON THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE GOING IN ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF BEECHAM THREE AT ESPECIALLY IN REFERENCE TO THE GROCERY STORE. >> THANK YOU. MR. JEFFERSON. WE HAVE NEW OTHER FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND DOWN TO REPORT AGENDA. [REPORT AGENDA] WHO'S GOING TO DO THIS? >> THAT WOULD BE ME. THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING WOULD BE MONDAY, DECEMBER THE 11TH AT 06:30. MEALS ON WHEELS. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY, FROM 10:00-01:00 AT THIS STEPHEN AND JUDY DEAF AND BALL COMMUNITY CENTER. CPR, AED AND FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION TRAINING CLASSES ARE HELD ON THE THIRD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH, FROM 06:00-09:00 AT THE STEPHEN AND JUDY DEAF AND BALL COMMUNITY CENTER. SENIOR CITIZEN EXERCISE PROGRAM WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY AT 10:00 AM AT THE STEPHEN AND JUDY DEAF AND BALL COMMUNITY CENTER. THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 27TH, WE WILL HAVE THE KINDERGARTEN CLASSES FROM ALL SIX SCHOOLS HERE TO HELP DECORATE THE MUNICIPAL CHRISTMAS TREE. DECEMBER THE SECOND IS OUR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING FROM 05:00-09:00 AND THE PARADE TO BE PUT ON BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WAS START AT 06:00 O'CLOCK. >> THANK YOU. NOW, CITY COUNCIL REPORT, [CC REPORT AGENDA] GENDER PERSUADE TO SECTION 5510415 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. THE CITY COUNCIL MAY REPORT ON ITEMS OF INTEREST INCLUDING EXPRESSIONS OF THANKS, CONGRATULATIONS DURING ADOLESCENCE. INFORMATION REGARDING HOLIDAY SCHEDULES, RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUALS, REMINDERS ABOUT UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL EVENTS, INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY ADVANCE, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS INVOLVING AN IMMINENT THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON ANY COMMUNITY INTEREST. GENTLEMEN. >> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY ALSO THANK FOR THE ONES THAT ATTENDED THE VETERAN'S DAY PROGRAM AT THE VETERANS PARK IS WELL-RECEIVED, HIT A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE IS VERY GOOD. [01:15:01] ALSO. THIS IS TOYS FOR TOSS SEASON. THE CITY OF PRINCETON AND GETS INVOLVED IN TOYS FOR TOSS. I'M SURE STEPHANIE, YOU'LL BE GETTING INTO SOME TOYS FOR TOSS BOXES OUT TO BE PLACED IN DIFFERENT PLACES AND DIFFERENT BUSINESSES OR DIFFERENT BUILDINGS AND DEPARTMENTS AND THINGS. I APPRECIATE YOU ON BEHALF OF MARINE CORPS LEAGUE AND TOYS FOR TAUGHT THAT IF YOU WOULD GENEROUSLY DONATE TO THAT. THEN ON DECEMBER THE SECOND, THERE'LL BE A TOY RUN FOR ANY OF YOU PEOPLE INTERESTED. THEY HAVE MOTORCYCLES. IT'LL START AT RIDE NOW IN MCKINNEY AND GO UP THE BLUE RIDGE PIT STOP IN FARMVILLE, THEN BACK TO THE BSW AND MACKINNON IS THE TOYS FOR TOSS EVENT. SO IF YOU'VE GOT A MOTORCYCLE, BRIAN OR MARLO OBERA. >> JUST DON'T GO TO ANTIQUE WITH IT. >> WE WILL NOT GO DOWN TO LIQUID. BUT IT'S A GREAT EVENT AND THERE'S A LOT OF EVENTS COMING UP DURING THIS CHRISTMAS TIME, SO JUST KEEP A LOOKOUT ON THE CDC WEBSITE. OTHER THAN THAT, NOTHING ELSE. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> I SECOND MOST MEN BADEN A SECOND TO ADJOURN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. YOU HAVE GOOD EVENING. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.