[00:00:01] ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. THE TIME IS 6:31 P.M.. THIS WILL BEGIN THE MEETING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON. TODAY IS FEBRUARY 26TH, 2024. WE WILL BEGIN WITH A ROLL CALL. MYSELF, BRIAN CHACON IS PRESENT. MR. DEFFIBAUGH. HERE, MR. KLEIBER HERE, MR. OBERA. HERE. MR. WASHINGTON HERE. MR. GERFERS. HERE, MR. LONG. HERE. AND MISS DAVID GRAVES IS NOT HERE WITH US TODAY. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO OUR INVOCATION. AND WE HAVE MR. KELLY CARR WITH US TONIGHT. WELL, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL. LET'S PRAY TOGETHER. OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR MANY WONDERFUL BLESSINGS AND LORD, THAT YOU ENCOURAGE US IN IN YOUR SCRIPTURES THAT PRAYER BE LIFTED UP. ON BEHALF OF ALL PEOPLE AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN AUTHORITY FOR KINGS AND THOSE WHO ARE IN AUTHORITY IN ALL PLACES, SO THAT WE CAN LIVE PEACEFUL AND QUIET LIVES, AND AND THAT YOUR GOSPEL MAY BE PROCLAIMED. AND SO, LORD, WE THANK YOU TONIGHT FOR THIS PLACE. WE THANK YOU FOR OUR CITY AND THAT YOU'VE CREATED A PLACE HERE WHERE WHERE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER FOR A COMMON GOOD. LORD, WE WE PRAY FOR OUR CITY COUNCIL. WE THANK YOU FOR EACH OF THEM. WE ASK YOUR WISDOM FOR EACH OF THEM AND YOUR CARE AND YOUR CONCERN FOR EVERY ONE OF THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND YOUR PROTECTION. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR OUR POLICE AND OUR FIRE LORD ALL THAT THEY DO SO MUCH THAT JUST GOES UNNOTICED. BUT LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THEM. WE DO NOTICE AND WE THANK YOU FOR THEM AND WE ASK YOUR PROTECTION OVER THEM. LORD, WE PRAY FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ALSO, THOSE THAT GO OUT TO MEET PEOPLE IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS FOR OUR SCHOOL, FOR OUR TEACHERS, FOR OUR CITY. LORD, WE WOULD ASK YOUR BLESSING UPON THIS PLACE. AND LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE FREEDOMS THAT WE HAVE AS A COUNTRY, AS AS A NATION. LORD, THE STEWARDSHIP THAT WE HAVE HERE TO BE ABLE TO PASS DOWN FREEDOM AND SECURITY AND PROSPERITY AND OPPORTUNITY TO THE NEXT GENERATION. LORD, GIVE US THE STRENGTH TO DO THAT AND THE WISDOM TO SEE IT. WE PRAY IT ALL IN YOUR NAME. AMEN. AMEN. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. [L. PUBLIC APPEARANCE] ALL RIGHT. WE ARE NOW GOING TO ACTUALLY GO OUT OF ORDER ON OUR AGENDA. SO IF YOU WILL GO DOWN TO SECTION L, PLEASE, FOR PUBLIC APPEARANCE. SPEAKERS ARE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. THE COUNCIL IS UNABLE TO RESPOND TO OR DISCUSS ANY ISSUES THAT ARE BROUGHT UP DURING THE SECTION THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA, OTHER THAN TO MAKE STATEMENTS OF SPECIFIC FACTUAL INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO A SPEAKER'S INQUIRY, OR TO RECITE EXISTING POLICY IN RESPONSE TO THE INQUIRY. AND DID I HAVE ANYONE HERE TONIGHT FOR PUBLIC APPEARANCE? THANK YOU MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. AND FIRST I HAVE SALVA RAUF. AND HANG ON ONE SECOND, BABY. WOULD SOMEBODY HELP HER WITH THE MIC? THANK YOU. NO. I'M FINE. HI, MY NAME IS SILVER GROVE AND I'M IN THIRD GRADE AT LOWE ELEMENTARY. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS EVERY DAY AFTER DISMISSAL. I USUALLY WALK HOME WITH MY SISTER, BUT SOMETIMES SHE HAS TO STAY LONGER THAN I HAVE TO WALK ALONE. LIKE TODAY. THERE ARE LOTS OF CARS PARKED ON THE WAY, WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO WALK SAFELY. THEY BLOCK THE WAY, AND IT'S SCARY BECAUSE CARS FROM BOTH SIDES AND THERE'S NO ONE WATCHING US, WATCHING OUT FOR US. EVEN THOUGH MY WALK IS REALLY SHORT, LESS THAN 300FT, I STILL DON'T FEEL SAFE. I TOLD MY DAD, BUT HE HASN'T DONE ANYTHING. MY MOM TALKED TO THE PRINCIPAL, BUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED. SO HERE I AM, AN AMERICAN KID IN THIRD GRADE, FEELING UNSAFE, WALKING BACK FROM BACK. WALKING BACK HOME FROM SCHOOL. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY PUBLIC APPEARANCE COMING UP HERE AND TALKING IS SOMETIMES REALLY SCARY TO DO. AND YOU DID THAT AND I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. I THINK YOU'RE PRETTY AWESOME. SO THANKS FOR DOING THAT. [00:05:02] ALL RIGHT, PRESTON CALLOWAY. OKAY, THERE IT GOES. PRESTON CALLAWAY, 10140 BILL WRIGHT ROAD, PRINCETON, TEXAS, 75407. SAME PROBLEM FROM SEPTEMBER 11TH THAT I TALKED TO YOU ABOUT. I FILED A COMPLAINT ON ONE OF YOUR DIRECTORS, STEPHANIE O'BRIEN, FOR SLANDEROUS TOP CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ME OUT IN PUBLIC. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I AM CONSULTING AN ATTORNEY FOR FILING SLANDER AGAINST THE CITY, BECAUSE I'VE TALKED TO THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND FILED A COMPLAINT AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. SHE HAS MADE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS. I'VE TALKED TO COUNCILMAN WASHINGTON A COUPLE MONTHS BACK ABOUT IT. IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ONGOING FOR MONTHS OR FOR YEARS, BUT IT NEEDS TO STOP. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY SHE CAN GET AWAY WITH GOING OUT HERE, ADDING HER $0.02 TO WHATEVER HAPPENS AND TELLING CITY BUSINESS OUT IN PUBLIC. AND IT IS REFERRING TO THINGS THAT I WAS NOT EVEN PART OF. SO I APPRECIATE Y'ALL LOOKING INTO IT. IF YOU WHATEVER HAPPENS WILL HAPPEN. BUT SHE IS TROUBLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAXINE ELLIS. HI. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO THE CITY'S ATTENTION NOW THAT THE NEW COMMUNITY CYPRESS CREEK, FAIRVIEW OVER OFF OF CYPRESS BEND, RIGHT ACROSS FROM ARCADIA FARMS NEW LAND OUR COMPANY, OUR COMMUNITY IS BEING BUILT. THE CITY STREETLIGHTS IS VERY, VERY LIMITED. BETWEEN MAHOGANY, CYPRESS BEND, MAHOGANY LANE, MESQUITE LANE, SMOKE TREE LANE. THERE'S MAYBE ONE STREETLIGHT EVERY FEW FEET, MAKING IT EXTREMELY DARK, DRIVING DOWN, EVEN DRIVING YOU CAN. IT'S VERY DARK. AND EVENTUALLY, I'M ASSUMING, JUST BY THE WAY CYPRESS BEND LOOKS, IT'S GOING TO GO OUT TO COUNTY ROAD 400. SO I'D LIKE TO BRING TO SOMEBODY'S ATTENTION THAT WE NEED TO REALLY LOOK AT DOING SOMETHING WITH THE STREETLIGHTS THAT ARE THERE TO PROVIDE BETTER LIGHTING FOR PEOPLE WALKING AND PEOPLE DRIVING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE TONIGHT FOR PUBLIC APPEARANCE? OKAY. IF NOT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD INTO ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. [D. ITEM OF COMMUNITY INTEREST] PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.0415 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. CITY COUNCIL OR CITY ADMINISTRATION MAY REPORT ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS EXPRESSIONS OF THANKS, CONGRATULATIONS OR CONDOLENCE INFORMATION REGARDING HOLIDAY SCHEDULES. RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUALS. REMINDER ABOUT UPCOMING CITY EVENTS. INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS INVOLVING AN IMMINENT THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH. REPORTS FROM CITY LIAISONS TO SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON ANY ITEM OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. THE ONLY THING THAT I HAD TO ADD TONIGHT, JUST FOR COMMUNITY INTEREST, JUST SO THAT OUR PUBLIC IS AWARE WE DO HAVE SOME CHANGES ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT. WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE JUST CHANGES AS WE MOVE FORWARD. JUST TO MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE PROFICIENT AS YOU'RE FOLLOWING ALONG. ONE OF THE CHANGES YOU ARE GOING TO SEE IS IN REFERENCE TO OUR PUBLIC APPEARANCE, WHICH WE DID MOVE UP IN ORDER TONIGHT, BUT JUST KNOW THAT WE WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL THINGS COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE FOR YOU. WITH THAT, WE WILL GO TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. [E. CONSENT AGENDA (Part 1 of 2)] OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS LISTED ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSIONS OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS THE COUNCIL MEMBERS SO REQUEST IN WHICH EVENT THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED IN ITS NORMAL SEQUENCE ON THE AGENDA. TONIGHT WE HAVE E ONE 2024 029 E2 2024 030E3 2024 031E4 2024 032E5 2024 033E6 2024 034E7 2024 035 AND E EIGHT. ORDINANCE 2024 022603. YOUR HONOR. MADAM MAYOR. MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO PULL E7. AND WITH YOUR PERMISSION, I'D LIKE TO PUT THAT ON A FUTURE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS FURTHER. OKAY. IF I COULD HAVE A MOTION FOR THAT, PLEASE. WITH THAT, YOUR HONOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REMAINING ITEMS. OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT. [00:10:02] AND IF YOU WOULD GO AHEAD AND VOTE, PLEASE. WE GO TO. AND I ENDED UP. THEY'RE NOT BLINKING. THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. CONSENT AGENDA PASSES SIX ZERO WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AGENDA ITEM E7 2024 035. THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR CEREMONIAL ITEMS. WE DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DISCUSS TONIGHT FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION. [G. EXECUTIVE SESSION] EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER THE TERMS OF CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY ENTER INTO A CLOSED SESSION OR EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING. SECTION 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY CLOSED MEETING A GOVERNMENTAL BODY MAY NOT CONDUCT A PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH ITS ATTORNEY, EXCEPT WHEN THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY SEEKS THE ADVICE OF ITS ATTORNEYS ABOUT PENDING OR PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION, A SETTLEMENT OFFER, OR A MATTER 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. TONIGHT WE'LL BE DISCUSSING OUR STRATEGIC RETREAT OBJECTIVES. THE TIME IS 6:42 P.M. AND THIS WILL PUT US INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, THANKS FOR WAITING FOR US. THE TIME IS 7:39 P.M.. THIS WILL PUT US BACK INTO OUR REGULAR SESSION. THERE IS NO ACTION IN REGARDS TO OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION TONIGHT THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS. [I. PUBLIC HEARINGS] WE WILL BEGIN WITH AGENDA ITEM I ONE, ORDINANCE 2024 022601 CONDUCTS PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 022601 OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2016 012501 OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON FROM AG AGRICULTURAL TO PD 41 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 41 ON A PORTION OF THE HARD AND RIGHT SURVEY. ABSTRACT NUMBER 957. REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. GOOD EVENING FISHER. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR, COUNCIL, CRAIG FISHER, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. THIS REQUEST IS TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FROM AGRICULTURE TO PD 41. THERE WE GO. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF COUNTY ROAD 452, JUST TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE S CURVE AND FM 982. THE PURPOSE OF THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT IS TO CREATE A SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD. SOME STATISTICS ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF APPROXIMATELY 255 LOTS. SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS REDUCE THE SIDE YARD SETBACK. THERE'S SOME MASONRY REQUIREMENTS AND ROOF DESIGN REQUIREMENTS. THIS PD IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT CITY COUNCIL APPROVED IN NOVEMBER 2023. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL UNANIMOUSLY. BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS THIS EVENING? OKAY. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE TIME IS 7:41 P.M.. THIS WILL BEGIN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF ANYONE WAS HERE FOR THAT, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE. AND SINCE DARWIN IS HERE, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE AT THE TIME IS STILL 7:41 P.M.. IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. IF I COULD GO AHEAD AND GET A MOTION, PLEASE. YOUR HONOR, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 022601. OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT. THANK YOU. IF YOU WILL GO AHEAD AND MAKE YOUR VOTE, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO FOR ORDINANCE 2024 022601. THAT'LL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM I. TWO ORDINANCE 2024 022602. CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 022602 OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2016 012501 OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON FROM AG AGRICULTURAL TO PD 42 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 42 ON A PORTION OF THE HARD RIGHT SURVEY. ABSTRACT NUMBER 957. REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. MADAM MAYOR, COUNCIL, CRAIG FISHER, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR. THIS REQUEST IS TO REZONE THE THIS TRACT JUST SOUTH OF ARCADIA FARMS, TO THE WEST OF SOUTH BEACH AND BOULEVARD. THE PURPOSE OF THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT IS TO CREATE A SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE ARE ALSO TWO TRACKS IN THE DEVELOPMENT THAT HAVE BEEN DEEDED TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR A FUTURE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF 576 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS. IT'S SF2 FOR THE BASE ZONING. THIS PD IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WAS APPROVED IN NOVEMBER 2023, AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION VOTED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL [00:15:06] UNANIMOUSLY. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. NO QUESTIONS. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:43 P.M.. AGAIN, IF YOU'RE HERE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, COME FORWARD, PLEASE. AND SINCE NO ONE IS HERE FOR THIS ITEM, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE TIME IS STILL 7:43 P.M.. IF THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, IF WE COULD HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE. YOUR HONOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 022602. AND A SECOND. I'LL SECOND THAT. THANK YOU. YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND MAKE YOUR VOTE, PLEASE. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO FOR ORDINANCE 2024 022602. THIS TAKES US TO AGENDA ITEM I THREE, ORDINANCE 2024 022603. CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 022603 OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON. AMENDING COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON BY APPROVING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT OF A 1.195 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN THE CITY OF PRINCETON, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. MADAM MAYOR, COUNCIL, CRAIG FISHER, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO TABLE THIS ITEM UNTIL THE MARCH 25TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IT'S RECOMMENDED THAT YOU OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THAT WE CONTINUE THIS ITEM ON MARCH 25TH. THANK YOU. THE TIME IS 7:44 P.M.. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS. IF ANYONE IS HERE, PLEASE COME FORWARD. OKAY. NO ONE IS HERE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND KEEP THAT ITEM OPEN. GENTLEMEN, DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO THIS BEFORE WE MAKE THAT MOTION? YOUR HONOR, DO WE MAKE DO WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE TO TABLE IT UNTIL MARCH 25TH, MEETING FOR THE APPROVAL PORTION OF IT AND ALSO LEAVING THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN. THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT. IF YOU WILL, GO AHEAD AND MAKE YOUR VOTE, PLEASE. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES 604. TABLING ORDINANCE 2024 022603. THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. [E. CONSENT AGENDA (Part 2 of 2)] WE WILL START WITH AGENDA ITEM E7 BACK ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA. 2024 035. CONSIDER APPROVING THE NORTH SHORE SOLUTIONS LLC AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. DUE TO RECENT CHANGES, IT HAS BECOME NECESSARY FOR US TO SEEK PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE THE SMOOTH OPERATION OF OUR CITY'S ADMINISTRATION. IN LIGHT OF THIS, THE CITY MANAGER HAS DECIDED TO ENGAGE THE SERVICES OF A CONSULTING FIRM TO PROVIDE AKIN I'M SORRY, TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AKIN TO THE DUTIES PREVIOUSLY CARRIED OUT BY THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER. IF I COULD GO AHEAD AND GET A MOTION ON THAT, PLEASE, YOUR HONOR, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM E7 2024035 AND I HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. IF YOU WILL GO AHEAD AND MAKE YOUR VOTE PLEASE. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO FOR THE APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM E SEVEN 2024 035. THAT WILL TAKE US TO ITEM J ONE ORDINANCE 2024 0226. [J. REGULAR AGENDA] CONSIDER APPROVING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 0226 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 1302. I'M SORRY. 120901 WITH RESPECT TO THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD, TERM OF OFFICE FOR ITS MEMBERS. REGULAR MEETING DATE, QUORUM REQUIREMENTS, AMENDING THE LIBRARIES, LIBRARY BOARDS, BYLAWS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY SAVINGS AND REPEALING CLAUSES. PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND CONTAINING OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS GLENDA PUCKETT. I AM THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR AT THE LOIS NELSON PUBLIC LIBRARY. AND TONIGHT I AM HERE. I'M SEEKING APPROVAL ON THIS ORDINANCE. 2020 402 26. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE REPLACING OUR PREVIOUS ORDINANCE. 2013-12 0901. WE ARE SEEKING TO ADOPT THIS NEW ORDINANCE BECAUSE WE HAVE ADDED TWO ADDITIONAL BOARD SEATS TO OUR LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SEATS ON THE COUNCIL. IN ADDITION TO ADDING THESE SEATS, WE WOULD NEED TO CHANGE OUR QUORUM FROM THREE MEMBERS TO FOUR MEMBERS. SO I AM ASKING IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER APPROVING THIS FOR US TONIGHT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I AM HERE TO ASK, ANSWER ANY OF THOSE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS TONIGHT? YOUR HONOR, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. AGENDA ITEM J1 ORDINANCE 202402-26. [00:20:02] AND IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. OKAY. YOU'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE YOUR VOTE, PLEASE. MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO FOR THE APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM ONE ORDINANCE 2024 0226. SO TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM J TWO 2024 036 PRESENTATION BY CHIEF JAMES WATERS DISCUSSING THE CITY OF PRINCETON POLICE DEPARTMENT'S YEAR END REVIEW FOR 2023. GOOD EVENING CHIEF. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS JAMES WATERS, CHIEF .POLICE FOR THE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO WE'RE REQUIRED BY LAW TO GIVE AN UPDATE FOR OUR PREVIOUS YEAR. DEPARTMENT AS AS ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WE'VE DONE. SO I HAVE PROVIDED YOUR A BOOK THAT I BELIEVE YOU ALL RECEIVED ON THE BACK END OF YOUR CITY COUNCIL AGENDAS. SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO TRY TO SCROLL THROUGH THIS REAL QUICK, JUST GIVE YOU A BRIEF SYNOPSIS. I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME. WE'RE GOING TO ROLL FROM THERE. SO FOR 2023, WE WERE AUTHORIZED, SWORN 33 33 SWORN POSITIONS WITH THREE CIVILIANS. SO SOME OF THE MAJOR CHANGES THAT WE'VE SEEN WITH INSIDE THE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS WE ADDED FOUR DETECTIVES TO OUR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION UNIT, WHICH TOOK US TO SIX. WE HAD ONE ADDITIONAL SRO, WHICH TOOK US TO THREE. WE FILLED VACANCIES ON PATROL. SIX OF THEM ADDED A RECORDS CLERK, WHICH IS ONE. AND WE ALSO SWORN IN TWO CADETS THAT JUST RECENTLY FINISHED THE ACADEMY. SO ROUGHLY IN FISCAL YEAR OF 2223 AND FISCAL YEAR OF 23 TO 24. SO KIND OF GOING ON, WE'VE HIRED OVER 14 OFFICERS. AND SO THAT'S ROUGHLY GOING TO BE ABOUT 8960 FIELD TRAINING HOURS THAT THESE OFFICERS HAVE HAVE PUT IN TO KIND OF GET READY TO BETTER PREPARE FOR THE THE CALLS FOR SERVICE THAT ARE OUT THERE. SO SPEAKING FOR THE CALLS FOR SERVICE, YOU SEE THAT SOME OF OR THE MAJORITY OF CALLS RATHER HAVE GONE UP FOR CALLS FOR SERVICE. WE ARE ESTIMATING ROUGHLY A 28% INCREASE FOR OUR POPULATION. SO WHENEVER WE START LOOKING AT CALLS FOR SERVICE AND TRY TO DO COMPARISONS AS FAR AS WHERE WE STAND WITHIN CALLS FOR SERVICE, AS LONG AS WE STAY WITHIN THAT 28% INCREASE, WE'RE ACTUALLY DRIVING THE COST FOR SERVICE DOWN. SO EVEN THOUGH THAT THE NUMBERS MIGHT BE UP IN 2023 VERSUS 2022, FOR THE RATIO FOR THE STATS, WE'RE ACTUALLY DRIVING THEM DOWN. SO FOR COMPARISON, WOULD BE ON THE 23% DISTURBANCES, THEY WERE UP 87 CALLS FOR SERVICE, BUT WE WERE BELOW 8% INCREASE. ASSAULTS WERE UP 125 CALLS FOR SERVICE. SO WE'RE UP ROUGHLY 40% ACCIDENTS FOR 63 CALLS FOR SERVICE WHICH TOOK US BELOW 10% THEFTS AND BURGLARIES. THEY WERE UP ROUGHLY 30 CALLS FOR SERVICE, BUT THEY WERE BELOW 8%. I BELIEVE THAT PART OF THE REASON WHY WE WERE ABLE TO WORK OR DRIVE THE THEFT AND BURGLARIES DOWN IS BECAUSE OUR CID DIVISION, THEY WERE ACTUALLY, I'M SORRY, ACTIVELY WORKING WITH PAWNSHOPS TO FIND OUT WHERE THE PURPOSE OF THE PERPETRATORS TOOK THE STOLEN PROPERTY TO AND THEN WHERE THE PERPETRATORS WERE ACTUALLY POLICING THE PROPERTY WITHIN THERE. SO KUDOS TO OUR CID AS THEY WERE ACTIVELY. I'M SORRY. WE GREW THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION, AND THEY WERE ACTIVELY WORKING THOSE CASES, SO GOOD JOB TO THEM. AND THEN A RECKLESS DRIVERS AND ROAD RAGES. THEY WERE DOWN ROUGHLY 60 65 CALLS FOR SERVICE. SO WHICH IS WITHIN THAT PERCENTAGE SO KIND OF SKIMMING ALONG REAL QUICK, OUR SPECIAL OPERATIONS DIVISION THEY HOUSE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND THEY ALSO HOUSE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND THE WARRANTS SO ROUGHLY CID THEY HAVE OBTAINED OVER 874 ACTIVE CASES. 527 OF THOSE CASES WERE CLOSED AND OVER 413 WARRANTS WERE OBTAINED. SO WE GREW FROM TWO DETECTIVES WITHIN OUR CID DIVISION TO SIX. AND WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THAT PROGRESSION AT ONE POINT IN TIME, WHENEVER WE ONLY HAD TWO DETECTIVES WITHIN OUR CID DIVISION, THEY HAD A CASELOAD OF EACH DETECTIVE, OVER 700 CASES. AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO MITIGATE THOSE NUMBERS DOWN MORE AND MORE AND MORE. OF COURSE, WE'RE ROUGHLY GUESSTIMATING ABOUT 23 TO 28% INCREASE IN POPULATION. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THOSE NUMBERS, AND MYSELF AND FINANCE AND CITY MANAGEMENT ARE TRYING TO MASSAGE THOSE NUMBERS AS BEST AS POSSIBLE, KIND OF MOVING FORWARD TO FIND OUT WHERE THE MOST HELP IS ABSOLUTELY NEEDED. OUR SRO, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BRIEFLY TALKED ABOUT THE SRO AND THE POSITIONS THAT ARE COMING AVAILABLE HOPEFULLY HERE PRETTY SOON. WITHIN OUR SRO, WE GREW THEM BY ONE, WHICH IS TOTALING THREE. AND SO THIS LAST YEAR, THE COST FOR SERVICE WAS OVER 785. CALLS FOR SERVICE BETWEEN THREE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, 80 REPORTS, 32 ARRESTS AND 26 CITATIONS. SO KIND OF MOVING ALONG. OVERALL, CALLS FOR SERVICE FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON WAS 19,333. AND SO YOU GOT TO REMEMBER THAT WE ADDED ON ROUGHLY ABOUT 10 TO 14 OFFICERS WITHIN THIS TIME FRAME. [00:25:04] AND SO A LOT OF THAT TIME WAS SPENT FIELD TRAINING THESE OFFICERS. THE FIELD TRAINING OFFICER USUALLY TAKES ABOUT FOUR MONTHS TO GET THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS. AND SO 19,333 FROM ANYWHERE TO ABOUT 12 TO 14 FULL TIME OFFICERS ON PATROL. AT THAT POINT IN TIME, OUR AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME WAS SIX MINUTES AND 30, I'M SORRY, 6.31 MINUTES, SIX MINUTES AND 31 SECONDS. THERE YOU GO. RATHER THAT IS UP ROUGHLY ABOUT TWO MINUTES FROM LAST YEAR. LAST MINUTE OR LAST YEAR WAS ROUGHLY ABOUT FOUR MINUTES. THE REASON BEHIND THAT IS, IS POPULATION. WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A TURNOVER WITHIN THE PD HIRING ABOUT 14 OFFICERS. SO NOW THAT WE ARE SOMEWHAT STABLE WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE'RE HOPING TO ACTUALLY DRIVE THAT NUMBER DOWN THIS, THIS NEXT YEAR WITHIN 2024, AS WELL AS SPLIT UP THE SPLIT UP THE CITY WITHIN DISTRICTS. SO THAT WAY WE CAN ACTIVELY WORK TO DRIVE THAT NUMBER DOWN. AND THEN AVERAGE TIME ON SCENE IS 21 21 MINUTES AND SEVEN SECONDS. SO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR RESPONSE TIMES. SO JUST THAT WAY EVERYBODY KNOWS IS ROUGHLY ABOUT TEN MINUTES. SO WE'RE STILL BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. BUT I WANT TO TRY TO, AS BEST WE POSSIBLY CAN, TO KEEP IT ABOUT THE FOUR MINUTES. AND THEN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE ON SCENE TIME SPENT ON SCENE IS ABOUT 18 MINUTES. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE MORE AND MORE OF THAT GO UP WITH US ESPECIALLY SINCE OUR ASSAULTS HAVE RAISED UP APPROXIMATELY 145 ASSAULTS, CALLS FOR SERVICE. AND SO WE WANT TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME WITH THE VICTIMS TO HELP PREVENT REOCCURRING ASSAULTS FROM HAPPENING. SO WITH THE NEXT SLIDE. SO THIS IS OUR PROFESSIONAL STANDARD SLIDE. OVERALL WE HAD EIGHT COMPLAINTS WITHIN 2023. FOUR OF THOSE WERE INTERNAL AND FOUR WERE EXTERNALS. THE EXTERNAL COMPLAINTS, THEY WERE UNFOUNDED. NOTHING WENT WITH THOSE. OUT OF THE FOUR THAT WERE INTERNAL COMPLAINTS. ONE ENDED IN TERMINATION, ONE ENDED IN SUSPENSION AND ONE ENDED IN RESIGNATION AND ONE ENDED IN WRITTEN REPRIMAND. AND SO WITHIN Y'ALL'S BOOKS, Y'ALL KIND OF SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL. WE TRY NOT TO PUT THAT OUT TO THE PUBLIC AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME OTHER ISSUES THAT ARE UNDERLYING WITHIN THERE. SO DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. ULTIMATELY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO. YOU ARE LEADING YOUR ENTIRE DEPARTMENT SO WELL. YOU'RE DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB. WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GUYS EACH AND EVERY DAY IN THE SERVICE THAT YOU PROVIDE TO OUR CITY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU MA'AM. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? VERY GOOD. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. KEEP IT UP. ALL RIGHT. THAT'LL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM J THREE, 2024 037. CONSIDER APPROVING A REQUEST FROM THE PDC AND PCDC TO AUTHORIZE THE CREATION OF THE POSITION OF PEDC PCDC DIRECTOR, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. YOUR HONOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE. ACTUALLY, HANG ON JUST A MOMENT. SHE'S GOING TO GIVE A PRESENTATION FOR IT AND THEN WE'LL ENTERTAIN THAT. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. OKAY. HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I'M MARTY COURSEY, THE INTERIM FINANCE DIRECTOR. I BRING THIS ITEM FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. AS A RESULT FROM THE JOINT MEETING OF BOTH THE PRINCETON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND PRINCETON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, HELD EARLIER THIS MONTH. AT THAT MEETING, THE BOARD'S APPROVED THE POSITIONS OF DIRECTOR SLASH CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR THE BOARD'S. THESE POSITIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET APPROVED IN SEPTEMBER 2023. SO THEY ARE ASKING FOR A APPROVAL OF THE OF THE POSITIONS. SORRY. THE SALARY COMPARISONS WERE LOOKED AT THROUGHOUT THE THE AREA, OUR GENERAL AREA. AND IF THE BOARD THEY MET ON FRIDAY AS I'M UNDER THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY MET WITH ON FRIDAY, AND THEY DETERMINED THAT NONE OF THE COSTS WOULD BE WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE PERSONNEL. THE SALARY AND PERSONNEL COST WOULD BE ABOVE 200,000 FOR EACH POSITION. THE BOARD RECOMMENDS YOUR APPROVAL FOR THE POSITIONS. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IF WE COULD GO AHEAD AND HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE UNTIL THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING. AGENDA ITEM 20 2437 AND TO HAVE A SECOND ON THAT. I'LL SECOND THAT, YOUR HONOR. OKAY. YOU WILL GO AHEAD AND MAKE YOUR VOTE, PLEASE. [00:30:03] OKAY. MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO FOR THE TABLING OF AGENDA ITEM J THREE 2024 037. SO TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM J FOUR ORDINANCE 2024 022606. CONSIDER APPROVING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 022606, RATIFYING AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE PEDC'S BUDGET AND PCDC'S BUDGET TO INCLUDE FUNDING FOR PERSONNEL COSTS RELATED TO THE PEDC, PCDC CEO AND PEDC PCDC DIRECTOR POSITIONS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. THIS ITEM IS THE ACTUAL APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE TO CHANGE OR RATIFY THE ORIGINAL BUDGET TO INCLUDE THESE POSITIONS. IT'S A HOUSEKEEPING ITEM AND CONFORMS WITH CHAPTER 102 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, AND STAFF RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL, MAYOR. IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2020 402 2606. AND THAT'S THE RATIFYING ADJUSTMENT OF THE P PRINCETON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S BUDGET AND THE PRINCETON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BUDGET TO INCLUDE FUNDING FOR PERSONNEL COST RELATED TO ONLY THE PEDC, PCDC CEO. THANK YOU. AND HAVE A SECOND ON THAT. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE YOUR VOTE PLEASE. MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO FOR AGENDA ITEM J FOR ORDINANCE 2024 022606. AS IT RELATES TO THE PEDC PCDC CEO ONLY AND NOT THE DIRECTOR POSITION. THAT WILL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM J5 2024 038. CONSIDER AND APPROVE A REQUEST FOR ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA, AND NOT FOR DISCUSSIONS OF THESE REQUESTS. GENTLEMEN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TONIGHT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO PLACE ON A FUTURE AGENDA? YOUR HONOR, I'D LIKE TO HAVE THE THE COUNCIL RELATIONS POLICY, RULES OF ORDER AND CODE OF ETHICS. UNDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 2020 301 23 ROWE ONE BROUGHT BACK TO VISIT THAT IN REGARDS TO THE AGENDA. AND I'D ALSO REQUEST THAT THE CITY SECRETARY SEND A COPY OF THAT TO EACH COUNCIL MEMBER, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT HAVE NOT WERE NOT HERE IN JANUARY OF 2023, AND SO THEY CAN ACTUALLY REVIEW IT. ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD TONIGHT? YES. IN RESPONSE TO A PUBLIC APPEARANCE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WE CAN DO SOME RESEARCH IN TERMS OF THE LIGHTING SITUATION ON CYPRESS BEND. I BELIEVE IT IS. IT IS QUITE DARK BACK THERE, AND IT'S DEFINITELY A HAZARD AT NIGHT TO SEE IF THAT'S EVEN OUR PROPERTY THAT WE CAN MANAGE OR SOMETHING WE CAN DO TO INCREASE THE LIGHTING. YOU KNOW, IN THE INTERIM OF THE DEVELOPMENTS BEING BUILT. IN YOUR HONOR. ALSO IN REGARDS TO THE LITTLE GIRL THAT CAME AND SPOKE, SHE I LISTEN SLOW AND SHE SPOKE FAST. SO I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND A LOT OF WHAT SHE SAID, BUT I KNOW THAT IT WAS SOMETHING ABOUT GOING TO SCHOOL AND CROSSING THE ROADS AND CARS, AND I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT WAS AT, BUT I'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT LOOKED INTO. OKAY. IT'S IT'S SHE'S REFERRING TO LOW ELEMENTARY LEAVING SCHOOL AT LOW ELEMENTARY. ANYTHING ELSE THIS EVENING? OKAY, NOTHING ELSE. WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM K REPORT AGENDA. [K. REPORT AGENDA] THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TONIGHT IS OUR NEXT SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6TH, 2024 AT 6:30 P.M. AND THAT IS ALL THAT WE HAVE FOR THIS EVENING THAT WILL TAKE US TO ADJOURNMENT. IF I CAN GO AHEAD AND GET A MOTION, PLEASE. I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO ADJOURN. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.