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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING.

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WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.

THE TIME IS 6:31 P.M..

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

TODAY IS MARCH 6TH, 2024.

WE WILL BEGIN WITH A ROLL CALL.

MYSELF, BRIANA CHACON IS PRESENT.

MR. DEFFIBAUGH IS NOT HERE TONIGHT.

MR. KLEIBER. HERE, MR. OBERA. HERE.

MR. WASHINGTON IS NOT HERE.

MR. GERFERS. HERE, MR. LONG. HERE, AND MISS DAVID- GRAVES.

HERE. THANK YOU.

IF YOU WILL STAND WITH ME FOR OUR INVOCATION.

HEAVENLY FATHER GOD, WE JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TOGETHER TONIGHT.

GOD, I JUST PRAY THAT YOUR YOUR PRESENCE IS WITH US, LORD GOD, THAT YOU JUST FILL OUR MINDS JUST WITH PEACE AND WITH WISDOM AS WE GO THROUGH THESE AGENDA ITEMS. GOD, I PRAY FOR EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER HERE.

GOD, THAT AS WE ARE PRAYING, I'M SORRY AS WE ARE GOING ABOUT OUR BUSINESS, LORD GOD, THAT WE DON'T FORGET THAT WHATEVER WE DO, LORD MUST GLORIFY YOUR NAME AND BENEFIT YOUR KINGDOM.

SO GOD, I JUST PRAY WISDOM OVER THIS MEETING.

LORD, WE JUST LOVE YOU AND WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR ABUNDANT LOVE AND GRACE.

IT'S IN YOUR MOST PRECIOUS SON'S NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN, AMEN, AMEN. AND IF YOU WILL JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE 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.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR PUBLIC APPEARANCE.

[D. PUBLIC APPEARANCE]

SPEAKERS ARE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

THE COUNCIL IS ENABLED TO RESPOND TO OR DISCUSS ANY ISSUES THAT ARE BROUGHT UP DURING THE SECTION THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA, OTHER THAN TO MAKE STATEMENTS OF SPECIFIC FACTUAL INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO A SPEAKER'S INQUIRY, OR TO RECITE EXISTING POLICY IN RESPONSE TO THE INQUIRY.

WAS ANYONE HERE TONIGHT FOR PUBLIC APPEARANCE? NOPE. OKAY THEN THAT WILL TAKE US TO ITEM E, ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.0415

[E. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]

OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MAY REPORT ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST, INCLUDING EXPRESSIONS OF THANKS, CONGRATULATIONS OR CONDOLENCE INFORMATION REGARDING HOLIDAY SCHEDULES, RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUALS, REMINDERS ABOUT UPCOMING CITY EVENTS, INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS INVOLVING AN IMMINENT THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND REPORTS FROM LIAISONS TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION.

NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON ANY ITEM OF COMMUNITY INTEREST.

COUNCIL, DID ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING TONIGHT FOR COMMUNITY INTEREST? OKAY. IF NOT, WE WILL MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[F. CONSENT AGENDA]

ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL, AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.

THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION 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 F1 2024 039 F2 2024 040, F3 2024 041 AND F 4 2024 042.

IF THERE IS NOTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED, IF I COULD GO AHEAD AND GET A MOTION, PLEASE.

I WOULD LIKE I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ON F2 2024 040 F3 2024 041.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

WE WILL GO AHEAD AND PULL THAT THEN AND MOVE THAT TO THE REGULAR AGENDA TONIGHT.

IF I COULD GO AHEAD AND HAVE A MOTION FOR SUCH, PLEASE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS ITEMS F2 AND F3.

AND DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

OKAY. IF YOU GUYS WILL GO AHEAD AND MAKE YOUR VOTE, PLEASE.

OKAY. AND THE MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, MINUS ITEMS F2 AND F3.

THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR CEREMONIAL ITEMS.

[G. CEREMONIAL ITEMS]

WE WILL BEGIN WITH ITEM G ONE 2024 043 PROCLAMATION HONORING THEATER IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH, MARCH 2024.

GIVE ME JUST A SECOND, GUYS.

I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION.

IF WE CAN GET THAT PROCLAMATION PULLED UP, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. WHEREAS EVERY YEAR IN MARCH, THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE FOR THEATER IN EDUCATION, THE EDUCATIONAL THEATER ASSOCIATION, AND THE INTERNATIONAL THESPIAN SOCIETY PARTNER FOR THEATER IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE VALUE OF THEATER EDUCATION AND DRAW ATTENTION TO THE NEED FOR ALL STUDENTS TO HAVE ACCESS TO A QUALITY THEATER PROGRAM.

AND WHEREAS THEATER IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF ARTS, EDUCATION AND THE ARTS HAVE BEEN A PART OF LIFE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, ARE AN INSEPARABLE PART OF THE HUMAN JOURNEY, DESCRIBING, DEFINING, AND DEEPENING THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE AND ADDING DEPTH AND DIMENSION TO THE ENVIRONMENT WE LIVE IN.

AND WHEREAS ALL STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN ART EDUCATION COURSES BENEFIT FROM THE SKILLS AND PROCESS DEVELOPED THROUGH THE ARTS AND APPLY THESE SKILLS IN A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES

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AND SETTINGS, NO MATTER WHERE THEIR INTENDED CAREER PATH.

AND WHEREAS PARTICIPATING IN THEATER CONTRIBUTES TO STUDENTS DEVELOPMENT THROUGH HEIGHTENED SKILLS IN LISTENING, UNDERSTANDING HUMAN EXPERIENCES, ADAPTING TO AND RESPECTING OTHERS DIVERSE WAY OF THINKING.

COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY.

ANALYZING NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION.

READING SELF-EXPRESSION, IMAGINATION OF HUMANKIND, CREATIVITY.

AND WHEREAS, THEATER HELPS DEVELOP SELF-CONFIDENCE, BOOST SELF-RELIANCE, AND INCREASE EMPATHY AND COMPASSION TOWARDS ONE'S SELF AND OTHERS.

AND WHEREAS, AS A CREATIVE OUTLET OR AS THE BEGINNING STEPS TOWARDS A PROFESSIONAL CAREER, THEATER PROGRAMS IN DALLAS SHAPE THE FUTURE OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.

THERE ARE A VARIETY OF BENEFITS THAT COME FROM TAKING PART OF THESE PART OF THESE PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS, INCLUDING CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS, THE ABILITY TO ACCOMPLISH TEAM GOALS, AND MANY MORE.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, BRIANNA CHACON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MARCH 2024 AS THEATER IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON, HEREBY URGE ALL CITIZENS TO CELEBRATE THEATER PROGRAMS IN THE STUDENTS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THEM AS WE WORK TOWARDS A BETTER FUTURE FOR THIS IMPORTANT PART OF EVERY STUDENT'S EDUCATION.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS, IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND COME ON UP.

SO WE'VE GOT A SPECIAL TREAT FOR YOU TONIGHT.

THIS IS OUR THESPIAN SOCIETY FROM OUR PRINCETON HIGH SCHOOL.

HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THEM WITHIN THE LAST FEW WEEKS.

AND THEY WANTED TO COME UP HERE TONIGHT AND SHARE SOMETHING WITH YOU GUYS.

SO THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

YEAH. YOU GO AHEAD AND TURN IT AROUND AND FACE THEM.

THE PRESENCE.

IT CAN HELP YOU LEARN THAT OUR WORLD IS COMPLEX AND CONFUSING AND STRESSFUL.

IT CAN GIVE YOU A DISTRACTION FOR AN HOUR OR TWO AND FILL YOU WITH JOY.

MAKE YOU CRY.

IT CAN HELP US LEARN TO MOVE ON OR TO APPRECIATE AND TRULY VALUE OUR TIME.

BECAUSE LIFE IS A COMPLEX, A COMPLEX COMBINATION OF STORIES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING ME, LETTING US TALK TO YOU ABOUT OUR LOVE OF THEATER.

AS YOU SAID, WE ARE TROOP 177.

AWESOME. THANK YOU GUYS.

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NO NO NO NO, Y'ALL STAY UP HERE.

STAY UP HERE. COME ON, COME ON.

SO WE WANT TO TAKE PICTURES WITH YOU GUYS.

BUT. AND SO I'VE ALREADY TOLD THESE GUYS THIS.

BUT I'LL TELL Y'ALL THIS. I THOUGHT THIS WAS SUCH A REALLY COOL MOMENT FOR ME PERSONALLY, IT WAS LIKE A FULL CIRCLE MOMENT.

SO WHEN THEY DID THEIR PRESENTATION, THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT JUST THE APPLICATION OF WHAT THEY LEARN AND HOW THEY LEARN HOW TO IMPROV AND HOW THEY LEARN TO DO PUBLIC SPEAKING.

BECAUSE WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND I WON'T DATE MYSELF UNTIL Y'ALL, WHEN THAT WAS, I WAS ALSO IN THESPIANS.

SO IT WAS REALLY NEAT AND I WAS ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH THEM.

THAT YES, IT ABSOLUTELY HELPS THE PUBLIC SPEAKING AND IT ABSOLUTELY HELPS WITH IMPROV, BECAUSE I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I'VE SHOWED UP TO SOMETHING AND THEY'RE LIKE, HEY, DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK? AND I HAD NO IDEA I WAS SPEAKING.

SO IMPROV AT ITS BEST.

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR WHAT YOU DO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAPPING INTO THE STUDENT BODY THERE AND GIVING PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO AN OUTLET TO DO THINGS.

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR SUPER COOL.

YOU CAN GROW UP AND DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.

I'M EXCITED THAT YOU'RE HERE. SO GUYS, IF YOU WANT TO COME DOWN AND SHAKE THEIR HAND.

[H. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

ALL RIGHT. THAT WILL GO AHEAD AND TAKE US NOW TO OUR 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 551.0712 THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ON A PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION, A SETTLEMENT OFFER, OR ON A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS, CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER ON ANY AGENDA ITEM LISTED ELSEWHERE WITHIN THE AGENDA AND OR SUBJECT MATTER LISTED BELOW, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THE TIME IS 6:45 P.M.

AND WE WILL BE DISCUSSING OUR AGENDA ITEM K1 2024 044.

ALL RIGHT GUYS, THANKS FOR WAITING FOR US.

THE TIME IS 8:21 P.M..

THIS WILL PUT US BACK INTO OUR REGULAR SESSION.

THERE IS NO ACTION TO TAKE TONIGHT ON EXECUTIVE SESSION.

WE DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT.

THEREFORE, WE WILL MOVE TO OUR SPECIAL AGENDA.

[K. SPECIAL AGENDA]

WE WILL BEGIN WITH ITEM F TWO FROM OUR CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT.

F2 2024 040.

CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024 0306RA REQUEST FROM CATHERINE FRIZZELL TO REMOVE ATTRACTIVE LAND FROM THE CITY'S EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION SAID, PROPERTY BEING A 0.41 ACRE TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE HEART AND RIGHT SURVEY.

ABSTRACT NUMBER 957, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS.

GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR, COUNCIL CRAIG FISHER, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

THIS IS A REQUEST FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER TO HAVE THEIR PROPERTY REMOVED FROM THE CITY'S ETJ.

THE PETITION IS COMPLETE AND PER STATE LAW, THE COUNCIL SHALL ACCEPT THEIR PETITION AND REMOVE THE PROPERTY.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE.

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I HAVE ONE.

SO THIS IS A STATE LAW THAT IS MANDATING US TO TO APPROVE THIS.

CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.

THANK YOU. AND MY QUESTION WAS ABOUT THE MEETING.

ALL THE CONDITIONS WE DID IN OUR AGENDA ITEMS RECEIVE INFORMATION THAT REQUIREMENTS WERE MET, BUT I JUST WANTED TO BE SURE THAT THERE IS A PROCESS.

AND IF WE WANTED TO SEE WHAT THOSE REQUIREMENTS ARE, THAT WE WILL SEE THAT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN MET.

OKAY. THEY ARE MET WITH THIS PETITION, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO PUT TOGETHER A MEMO TO BRIEF THE COUNCIL ON WHAT'S REQUIRED.

BUT ESSENTIALLY THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS TO SIGN.

IT NEEDS TO BE A NOTARIZED SIGNATURE, HAVE TO INCLUDE THEIR BIRTHDAY, AND EITHER FORMALLY REQUEST THE REMOVAL OF THE PROPERTY, PROVIDE A SURVEY AND A LEGAL DESCRIPTION, AND SUBMIT THAT IN WRITING TO THE CITY.

AND THOSE REQUIREMENTS WERE MET WITH THIS REQUEST.

OKAY. IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.

IF I COULD GO AHEAD AND GET A MOTION, PLEASE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

ITEM F2 2020 4-040.

I HAVE A SECOND.

I SECOND, THANK YOU.

IF YOU'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE YOUR VOTE, PLEASE.

OKAY. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO FOR THE APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM F2 2024 040.

THAT'LL TAKE US TO ITEM F3 2024 041.

CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024 0306R1.

A REQUEST FROM DANIEL AND JOCELYN WILMONT TO REMOVE A TRACT OF LAND FROM THE CITY'S EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, SAID PROPERTY BEING A FIVE ACRE TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE W.D. THOMAS SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 892, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL.

CRAIG FISHER, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

THIS IS A SIMILAR REQUEST TO REMOVE A PROPERTY FROM THE ETJ.

THE PETITION IS COMPLETE, SO THE COUNCIL SHALL HONOR THAT REQUEST AND REMOVE THE PROPERTY FROM THE CITY'S ETJ.

CAN BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. AND IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, IF I COULD HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM F3 2020 4-41 TO HAVE A SECOND, A SECOND.

OKAY, GO AHEAD AND MAKE A VOTE, PLEASE.

LIKE I'M WAITING ON ONE OTHER VOTE.

HERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO FOR THE APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM F3 2024 041.

THAT WILL TAKE US TO ITEM K1 2024 044.

CONSIDER APPROVING REQUEST FROM THE PEDC AND PCDC TO AUTHORIZE THE CREATION OF THE POSITION OF PEDC PCDC DIRECTOR AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE SPECIAL ITEM.

SPECIAL AGENDA ITEM K1 2020 4-044 TO THE NEXT MEETING ON MARCH 25TH.

I SECOND THAT MOTION.

REAL QUICK, JUST ON THAT BEFORE I MOVE FORWARD.

I'M NOT FOR CERTAIN THAT THE BOARD'S, EDC OR THE CDC WOULD HAVE TIME IN THEIR BOARDS TO COME BACK HERE FOR THE MARCH 23RD MEETING.

SO YOU MIGHT NEED TO PUSH THAT OUT.

DO THEY HAVE ANOTHER MEETING BETWEEN NOW AND THEN? OKAY. SO IT WOULD NEED TO BE THE FOLLOWING MEETING IN APRIL.

SO APRIL 8TH. ALL RIGHT.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR SPECIAL AGENDA ITEM K1 2020 4-044 TO TABLE THIS UNTIL THE APRIL 8TH MEETING.

OKAY. AND DO I HAVE A SECOND ON THAT? I SECOND.

OKAY. YOU'LL GO AHEAD AND VOTE, PLEASE.

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THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO TO TABLE.

ITEM K1 2024 044.

THAT WILL TAKE US TO ITEM L REPORT AGENDA.

[L. REPORT AGENDA]

NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, MARCH 25TH, 2024 AT 6:30 P.M..

AND OUR FINAL ITEM IS ADJOURNMENT.

IF I COULD GET A MOTION, PLEASE.

MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SECOND. SECOND.

THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE AYE. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.