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>> WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
[A. CALL TO ORDER]
THE TIME IS 5:40 PM.THIS WILL CALL TO ORDER THE, GET MY RIGHT PAPER HERE.
THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH A ROLL CALL.
MYSELF, BRIAN H. COHEN IS PRESENT, MR. [INAUDIBLE]
>> MR. LONG IS NOT HERE WITH US TONIGHT.
WE'LL BEGIN WITH AGENDA ITEM 2024, WORKSHOP 003,
[B. WORK SESSION AGENDA]
DISCUSS THE APPOINTMENT AND OR RE-APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS FOR THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND PLANNING AND ZONING.WE DO HAVE A LIST OF APPLICANTS. WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THOSE.
WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU'LL COME UP PLEASE, AND JUST GIVE US A GENERAL STATEMENT OF WHO YOU ARE, WHY YOU'RE HERE, WHY YOU'D LIKE TO BE SERVING, JUST SO THAT WE CAN GET A FEEL FOR WHO YOU ARE.
FIRST WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH ELISE ZACHARY.
JUST MAKE FOR SURE THE MICROPHONE IS ON WHEN YOU TALK.
IT'LL BE A BUTTON ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE.
>> OH, THERE YOU GO. [LAUGHTER]
>> I'M ANGELA LEON. I'VE BEEN A PRINCETONIAN FOR 24 YEARS, ABOUT, GIVE OR TAKE.
MY MAIN THING IN LIFE WAS RAISING MY KIDS.
THEY ALL GRADUATED COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, OR LAST YEAR NOW I'M READY FOR SOMETHING NEW, SO THAT'S WHY I APPLIED.
'CAUSE I JUST WANT TO BE MORE INVOLVED AND PLAY WITH THE GROWN-UPS NOW.
CHARLOTTE LUCAS? DEAN AMBROSIA?
>> PLEASURE TO MEET Y'ALL. DEAN AMBROSIA, MOVED TO PRINCETON ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO.
ORIGINALLY FROM NEW YORK, LEFT THERE AS QUICK AS I COULD, TO BE QUITE HONEST WITH YOU, JOINED THE MARINE CORPS, TRAVELED AROUND THE WORLD, WOUNDED UP IN DENVER, COLORADO.
IN DENVER, I OWNED A REMODELING COMPANY ON THE SIDE.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN IN TELECOM, THAT'S BEEN MY MAIN CAREER AFTER THE MARINE CORPS.
BUT WITH CONSTRUCTION, THAT'S SOMETHING I ENJOY DOING. I'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED DOING IT.
I STARTED OUT VERY YOUNG, MY UNCLE OWNED A ROOFING COMPANY.
STARTED WITH HIM WHEN I WAS ABOUT NINE YEARS OLD.
I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD GIVE BACK, PRINCETON IS OBVIOUSLY GROWING.
WE DO HAVE SOME GROWING PAINS, INSTEAD OF COMPLAINING ABOUT IT, LIKE I SEE ON FACEBOOK ALL THE TIME, I FIGURED I MIGHT TRY TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AND HELP ALONG THE WAY.
OUTSIDE OF THAT, MY FATHER DID A LOT OF VOLUNTEERING WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER, HE WOUND UP BEING A FIRE CHIEF OF THE FIREHOUSE IN NEW YORK, VOLUNTEER.
I GREW UP DOING THAT, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY DOING CONSTRUCTION.
THEN WITH THE IT SIGN AND THE TELECOM THAT I DO, IT'S WHAT I ENJOY DOING.
THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. THE THING THAT I WOULD PROBABLY LIKE TO UNDERSTAND THE MOST ABOUT THIS POSITION IS REALLY THE TIME THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO IT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WITH MY CURRENT JOB I CAN DO WHAT I NEED TO DO THERE, AND THEN ALSO COMMIT TO DOING THIS AND DOING IT THE BEST THAT I CAN.
>> I HAVE ONE QUESTION, MAYBE FOR THE REST OF THE BOARD.
DO THEY HAVE TO BE RESIDENTS OF PRINCETON?
>> THEY DO NEED TO BE WITHIN CITY LIMITS.
>> BECAUSE MR. AMBROSI LIVES OUTSIDE THE CITY.
>> I LIVE IN PRINCETON, THAT'S MY MAIL.
>> YOU HAVE PRINCETON ADDRESS WITH ZIP CODE, BUT YOU DON'T PAY CITY TAXES.
>> IS YOUR ADDRESS ON YOUR APPLICATION? WE'LL VERIFY THAT.
>> I'M SORRY, BECAUSE BEING A MARINE.
>> HERE. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
I'M JEFFREY FLEMING, FROM FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA.
SORRY, I'M NOT A MARINE, BUT I AM RETIRED MILITARY.
IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THE 20 YEARS, I WAS ABLE TO DO A PLETHORA OF THINGS, SUCH AS COACH FOOTBALL, I DID SOME PUBLIC SPEAKING TO THE YOUTH, I ALSO BECAME A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER WHENEVER I GOT FOOT SURGERY FROM A SOLDIER DROPPING AROUND ON MY FOOT.
I GOT PRETTY MUCH TIED TO BEING AT WORK.
NOT MY TEACHER, BUT MY COMMANDER WAS LIKE, "GO AND FIND ANOTHER JOB WHILE YOU RECOVER." I BECAME A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, AND THEN I ALSO BECAME A TEACHER IN LAWTON, OKLAHOMA.
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I VOLUNTEERED FIVE YEARS OF MY TIME AND MY SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY OF LAWTON, OKLAHOMA.BEFORE I CAME HERE, I WAS A SHERIFF DEPUTY FOR FIVE YEARS, WHICH DO NOT PAY AT ALL TO BE A SHERIFF DEPUTY RESERVE IN THE CITY OF LAWTON, OKLAHOMA, COMANCHE COUNTY.
CAME HERE, I HAVE THREE CHILDREN.
ONE GOES TO PRINCETON HIGH, ONE GOES TO SOUTHARD MIDDLE SCHOOL. OH, I GOT THREE.
I HAVE ANOTHER ONE THAT GOES TO SOUTHARD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I HAVE A FRESHMAN AND I HAVE A JUNIOR.
I ALSO AM THE COACH AND INSTRUCTOR OF [INAUDIBLE] BOXING GYM, LOCATED BY ACE HARWOOD STORE I HELP PEOPLE WITH WEIGHT LOSS, AND HELP PEOPLE WITH DEPRESSION, AND TO BE ABLE TO STAY FIT.
I JUDGE AND REFEREE PRETTY MUCH ALL THE FIGHTS OVER HERE IN DALLAS, EAST TEXAS AREA, PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR.
I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE INVOLVED IN MY COMMUNITY, EVEN THOUGH I RETIRED THREE YEARS AGO, SO I ALWAYS HEARD THE TERM IS NOT WHERE YOU'RE FROM, IT IS WHERE YOU'RE AT.
RIGHT NOW I'M IN PRINCETON, I STAY OFF OF MONTE CARLO.
I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE PRETTY MUCH LAST YEAR OF SEPTEMBER.
SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, TRY TO BE A LITTLE ACTIVE, LEARN SOME PEOPLE, LEARN SOME THINGS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU GUYS AGAIN. HAVE A GOOD DAY.
>> YOU SOUND LIKE YOU'RE REALLY BUSY, DO YOU THINK YOU'LL BE ABLE TO COMMIT TO THIS COMMITTEE?
>> YES, I WILL HAVE TIME. I'M PRETTY GOOD WITH HAVING A GREAT SCHEDULE, AND I ALSO HAVE TIME TO COMMIT TO THINGS THAT I'M INTERESTED IN, AND THIS IS ONE THING THAT I'M VERY INTERESTED IN.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M AN ATTORNEY FOR JP MORGAN CHASE, AND I DO HAVE TIME AS AN ATTORNEY TO WORK AS WELL TO SUPPORT THE CITY OF PRINCETON.
I MOVED TO COLLIN COUNTY, OVER A LITTLE BIT OVER TWO YEARS AGO, AND SUBSEQUENTLY DECIDED TO CALL PRINCETON HOME.
I PURCHASED A HOME HERE LAST OCTOBER.
I WANT TO JOIN THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS, BECAUSE I WANT TO HELP FACILITATE BALANCED AND INFORMED APPEAL DECISIONS REGARDING ZONING AND LAND USE, AND OTHER MATTERS AS WELL.
IT'S ALSO A GREAT WAY TO USE MY ANALYTICAL SKILLS TO SERVE THE CITY OF PRINCETON, AND IT'S ALSO A WAY TO GIVE BACK AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY HERE. THAT'S IT.
>> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS KENNETH PACHECO.
I HAVE A BORN TEXAN AND RAISED IN COLLIN COUNTY, GREW UP IN ALLEN.
I DID MY TIME IN THE ARMY AND SAW THE WHOLE WORLD AND CLICK MY HEELS THREE TIMES, CAME BACK, AND DECIDED TO VENTURE OFF JUST NOT TOO FAR FROM HOME WHERE I GREW UP, AND DECIDED THAT PRINCETON WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO START UP A FAMILY.
SO 12 YEARS AGO, MOVED HERE, BUILT A HOME, STAYING IN THE CYPRUS BEN COMMUNITY.
I'VE ALWAYS FELT A WILLINGNESS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
UNTIL RECENTLY THERE WASN'T REALLY AN ASK FOR IT, THERE WAS ALWAYS PEOPLE JUMPING UP TO FILL THAT VOID.
UNTIL RECENTLY I SAW THAT SOMEBODY WHO WANTED TO GET SOME VOLUNTEERS.
I'M ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE THAT'LL STAND UP AND VOLUNTEER FOR SERVICE.
ONE THING YOU'LL NOTICE FOR ME IS I'M VERY PASSIONATE FOR EVERYTHING THAT I DEVOTE MYSELF TO, AND I PLAN ON DOING SO FOR YOU GUYS. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SABINA WANGARI? SOHIL AMANA? CHRISTIAN ORE? KEVIN HISS?
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>> COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
I'VE LIVED HERE IN PRINCETON FOR FOUR YEARS.
MY FAMILY LIVED HERE FOR 10 YEARS BEFORE THAT, SO QUITE FAMILIAR WITH NOT HAVING THE LUXURY OF WALMART NEARBY.
I'VE GOT A VERY BACKGROUND OF A LITTLE BIT OF REAL ESTATE BACKGROUND, OWNER OF MULTIPLE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES AND MORE RECENTLY IN THE GEOSCIENCES.
I'VE GOT A MASTER'S AND A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN GEOSCIENCES.
ACTUALLY IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH WHY I WANTED TO JOIN ACTUALLY BOTH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AS WELL AS THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS.
I ACTUALLY HAVE ATTENDED SOME MEETINGS PREVIOUSLY WITH SOME ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS AND I'M VERY MUCH A PRO-GROWTH PERSON.
I'M ALL FOR THE GROWTH IN PRINCETON, BUT I'M ALSO PRO-ACCOUNTABILITY.
HAVING ATTENDED SOME MEETINGS WITH SOME CONCERNS, IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE BOARD THAT WE HAVE NOW LACKS SOME TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO ANY TYPE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS OR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT HAPPEN DUE TO BUILDING DEVELOPMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT I HAD BROUGHT TO THEM, AND MY WIFE ACTUALLY JOKED WITH ME, YOU NEED TO JOIN THEM.
THAT WAS A WHILE BACK, AND WE SAW THAT THE POSITION OPENED UP, AND I THOUGHT THAT I MIGHT BE ABLE TO BRING SOME TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, BECAUSE, AGAIN, JUST LIKE THE CITY COUNCIL HERE AND THE MAYOR, EVERYBODY HERE, BRING SOME EXPERTISE SO THAT TOGETHER, EACH ONE OF YOU IS BRINGING SOMETHING THAT CAN HELP TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT OTHERS MAY NOT HAVE MAYBE THE BACKGROUND OR EXPERIENCE THAT CAN HELP WITH THAT.
THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPING TO DO IS BRING A LITTLE BIT OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE AS A GEOSCIENTIST TO POTENTIALLY HELP IN WHATEVER MANNER I CAN AS WE GROW. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> WOULD YOU PREFER TO BE ON P&Z VERSUS EVA? SAY YOUR PREFERENCE.
>> I THINK THAT IF THERE'S A LIMITATION, I THINK PLANNING AND ZONING WOULD BE MY PREFERENCE.
>> GO AHEAD. I BELIEVE WE'RE DONE.
MR. PACHECO, IF YOU CAN COME BACK UP, WE DID HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTION FOR YOU?
I WAS LOOKING AT YOUR APPLICATION AND I SAW THAT YOU DID CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND LEADERSHIP?
>> THEN YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT THE CAUSES THAT YOU SUPPORT.
I JUST WANTED TO KNOW HOW DO YOU BALANCE CONFLICT WITH PASSION AND THEN MAYBE EVEN ANGER.
HOW DO YOU BALANCE A SITUATION LIKE THAT WITH YOU AND WITH OTHERS?
>> THERE'S ONE THING TO BE PASSIONATE ABOUT THE END RESULT WITHOUT LETTING YOUR MOTIONS GET CONTROL OF THE SITUATION.
THERE'S ANOTHER TO KEEP A COOL HEAD IN CONFLICT AND TRY TO EASE THE TENSION AS YOU'RE TRYING TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT WITH MY EXPERIENCE IN BOTH MILITARY AND PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE, IT'S NOT IN EITHER WORD SITUATION.
YOU CAN STILL BE PASSIONATE ABOUT THE SUBJECT MATTER AND STILL BE ABLE TO PEACEFULLY COME TO A CONFLICT RESOLUTION.
IT'S JUST JUST A MATTER OF BEING ABLE TO SEPARATE YOUR EMOTIONS FROM THE SITUATION IN FRONT OF YOU, BUT STILL OVERALL HAVE A PASSIONATE GOAL IN MIND. THANKS.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? IF NOT, AJAY TAPIAWALA. GOOD EVENING.
>> GOOD EVENING, ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M AJAY TAPIAWALA, WITH DOUBLE MASTERS, INCLUDING IN ENGINEERING AND MBA.
RUNNING MY BUSINESS FOR LAST 20 YEARS, INCLUDING RETAIL AND INDUSTRIAL LIQUIDATION.
I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF COLLIN COUNTY FOR LAST 27 YEARS, SO I HAVE SEEN ALL THE CITIES THAT GREW AROUND ME FROM RICHARDSON, PLANO, FRISCO, MCKINNEY, AND NOW I'M A RESIDENT OF PRINCETON,
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THOUGH I'M RESIDING JUST OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMIT, BUT I'M IN PRINCETON ETJ.RUNNING MY BUSINESS FROM HERE IN PRINCETON.
I WOULD LOVE TO BE PART OF THE GROWING PRINCETON CITY AND HOW IT DEVELOPS ITS CHARACTER FROM INFANCY TO A GROWN CITY AND DEFINITELY, I WOULD BE A GOOD HANDS-ON GUY FOR CITY BECAUSE OF MY EXPERIENCE AND MY BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? MISS DELIA CHAVEZ.
>> HI, GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M DELIA.
I GREW UP DOWN THE WAY IN GREENVILLE, AND I GREW UP VOLUNTEERING, DID IT ALL THROUGH MY CHILDHOOD HIGH SCHOOL.
AS I GREW UP AND MOVED ON, I NEVER REALLY GOT BACK INTO IT.
I CURRENTLY FOUND MYSELF OUT OF 400, CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED, LAID OFF, SO SITS BACK AND I'VE JUST BEEN TAKING IT EASY, AND THEN I SAW THE VOLUNTEER POP UP, AND I'M LIKE, I LOVE DOING THAT.
I BRING A LOT OF LEADERSHIP, CORPORATE EXPERIENCE.
NECESSARILY DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE ZONING AND EVERYTHING, BUT WILLING TO LEARN.
EVERYTHING'S TEACHABLE. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU, MA'AM. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. DYLAN DECREE.
>> GOOD EVENING. I'M ORIGINALLY FROM LOUISIANA.
HOUMA, LOUISIANA, TO BE SPECIFIC.
I WAS GROWN UP AND RAISED THERE, AND I ATTENDED UNDERGRAD STUDIES AT NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY.
I MAJORED IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND THEN I SERVED SIX YEARS IN THE MARINE CORPS.
FOLLOWING THAT, I MOVED HERE WITH MY WIFE TO THE PLANO AREA AND I LIVED THERE FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND SOME CHANGE AND I MOVED TO KANSAS WHERE I ATTENDED LAW SCHOOL.
I JUST GRADUATED ABOUT A MONTH AGO.
DURING LAW SCHOOL, I REALLY GOT A PECULIAR INTEREST IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND THE BALANCING OF INTERESTS BETWEEN CITIZENS THAT ARE DISGRUNTLED AND DIFFERENT ENTITIES, AND I THINK THAT I HAVE A REALLY WELL-ROUNDED UNDERSTANDING OF THIS.
I ALSO DID SOME PRIOR EXPERIENCE IN REAL ESTATE.
I WORKED FOR FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE, DOING TITLE INSURANCE, HAD A LOT OF OVERLAP WITH ZONING AND PLENTY OF OTHER REAL ESTATE ISSUES.
THEN SO ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I JUST PURCHASED MY FIRST HOUSE HERE.
WITH ALL CLARITY, I THINK IT IS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS.
IT'S IN THE ETJ. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT QUALIFIES ME FOR A POSITION, BUT I'M LOOKING TO VOLUNTEER, AND IF IT DOES QUALIFY, I'D LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR BOTH POSITIONS.
>> YES. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? NO.
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
>> WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF GOVERNMENT THAT YOU SAID THAT YOU'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH AND JUST THAT CONFLICT RESOLUTION, I THINK YOU WOULD ALSO BE AN IDEAL CANDIDATE FOR OUR ZBA BOARD AS WELL.
WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER DOING?
>> ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR GRADUATION.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
>> LARRY PUTMAN? RALPH SOHEIB.
[MUSIC] YOU HAD WELCOMING MUSIC. IT'S YOUR WALK-UP SONG.
>> GOOD EVENING, ALL. MY NAME IS SOHEIB RALPH.
I LIVE IN ARCADIA FARMS, HOA BOARD MEMBER FOR THREE YEARS.
I'M THRILLED TO EXPRESS MY INTEREST IN JOINING ONE OF THE BOARD HERE,
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MAINLY PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT.AS A TECHNICALLY PROFICIENT AND IDEOLOGICALLY ALIGNED CANDIDATE, MY EXPERTISE LIES IN FOSTERING GROWTH THAT BALANCE ECONOMIC VITALITY WITH ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, ENSURING THAT OUR CITY'S FUTURE IS BOTH PROSPEROUS AND INCLUSIVE.
I AM ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHER BOARD MEMBERS TO SHAPE A THRIVING RESILIENT CITY FOR ALL RESIDENTS.
>> NO QUESTIONS. [OVERLAPPING] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TRACY LANKFORD? ALLISON GUERRERO? ALLISON, WERE YOU APPLYING FOR ZBA OR FOR P&Z OR EITHER?
>> EITHER. THE ONE THAT I PUT IN THE APPLICATION WAS FOR PLANNING AND ZONING.
I AM A RESIDENT OF ARCADIA FARMS. I'VE LIVED HERE APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARS NOW.
WHEN I ORIGINALLY MOVED HERE, THIS WAS MY FIRST HOME PURCHASE, AND I DID SOME RESEARCH WHEN I MOVED TO PRINCETON, BUT I FOUND I'VE GOTTEN A LOT MORE INVOLVED AND INTERESTED IN WHAT'S COMING HERE.
I'VE BEEN TO SOME PLANNING AND ZONING MEETINGS NOW.
I TRY TO KEEP UP TO DATE WITH WHAT'S COMING ON THE HORIZON AND THE NEW ROADS AND THINGS THAT HAVE COME.
I NOTICED A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF OPINIONS LIVING IN PRINCETON, THE FACEBOOK MESSAGES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I THOUGHT RATHER THAN JUST HAVING AN OPINION OR SOUNDING OFF ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT I DO HAVE SOME FREE TIME AND I FELT LIKE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY WOULD BE TO ACTUALLY BE INVOLVED AND TAKE MY FREE TIME AND MY VOLUNTEERING AND BE ABLE TO HAVE MORE INVOLVEMENT IN WHAT ACTUALLY COMES TO PRINCETON.
THAT'S WHY I THOUGHT I WOULD VOLUNTEER AND SEE IF I COULD BECOME MORE INVOLVED WITH THE FUTURE OF PRINCETON.
>> ANY QUESTIONS? I AM A PROJECT MANAGER, SO I HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE AS WELL.
I'VE BEEN A PROJECT MANAGER FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS, SO I DO KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT GETTING THINGS DONE AND ORGANIZING THINGS.
>> I KNOW THAT WE HAD SOMEBODY COME IN LATE.
IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD YOUR NAME CALLED AND YOU ARE HERE, IF YOU'LL GO AHEAD AND COME ON UP.
[NOISE] JUST LET US KNOW YOUR NAME, PLEASE.
>> HI, MY NAME IS SOHAIL AMANAT.
I JUST MOVED FROM NEW YORK LAST YEAR.
I LEFT A 20-YEAR CAREER IN PATHOLOGY TO MOVE TO DALLAS, PRINCETON FOR A QUALITY OF LIFE, BASICALLY, FOR ME AND MY KIDS AND MY FAMILY.
PRINCETON IS ACTUALLY EVOLVING AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY TO SERVE THEM AS WELL.
CURRENTLY, I WORK AT IPROCESS GLOBAL RESEARCH AS A LABORATORY DIRECTOR, AND I'M HERE FOR YOU, GUYS. [OVERLAPPING] ANY QUESTIONS?
>> SPELL YOUR LAST NAME FOR ME?
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, GUYS? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
MS. SABINA, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND COME FORWARD, PLEASE.
I KNOW YOU JUST GOT HERE. EVERYONE'S JUST GIVEN A BRIEF LITTLE INTRODUCTION ON WHO THEY ARE, WHY THEY WANT TO SERVE.
WE'VE GOT YOU HERE FOR THE ZBA, CORRECT?
ALSO CURRENTLY, I'VE BEEN PURSUING AREAS OF LEADERSHIP.
RECENTLY, I DID A CERTIFICATE IN LEADERSHIP AT TEXARKANA UNIVERSITY, WHEREBY I SERVE IN THE ADVISORY BOARD.
ALSO ON TOP OF THAT, I DO OTHER AREA OF LEADERSHIP, LIKE IN VOLUNTEERING.
I DO VOLUNTEERS IN A COMMUNITY AND ALSO IN MY LOCAL CHURCH.
I SERVE IN THE ONE OF THE HEADS IN THE SUNDAY SCHOOL MINISTRY.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. SABINA? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE WE MISSED ANYBODY THAT CAME IN LATE?
>> MY NAME IS NOT ON THE LIST, I THINK.
>> YOUR NAME IS NOT ON THE LIST?
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>> GO AHEAD AND COME FORWARD, PLEASE. DID YOU SUBMIT AN APPLICATION?
>> DID YOU SUBMIT IT FOR P&Z OR ZBA?
>> P&Z. WOULD YOU BE OKAY WITH ZBA?
>> HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS JOSE BARRIOS.
MAYOR, CHIEF OF POLICE, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE.
WE MOVED TO PRINCETON FOUR YEARS AGO, AND IT'S BEEN VERY GOOD TO US, ORIGINALLY FROM CALIFORNIA.
I KNOW WE'RE COMING OVER. I KNOW.
I'M AN ENGINEER, SO I'VE BEEN 20 YEARS IN THE FIELD OF ENGINEERING.
I MOVED FOR WORK FROM SAN DIEGO TO INDIANA, NOW HERE.
WE PURCHASED A HOME HERE IN PRINCETON, AND IT'S BEEN GREAT TO US.
YOU KNOW ME. I KNOW YOU'RE THERE.
I JUST FINISHED THE CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMY.
THAT'S WHY I KNOW SOME FACES HERE, BUT OVERALL, I THINK THE CITY OF PRINCETON IS A SMALL CITY TO MID-CITY.
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT IT IS THAT EVERY TIME I GO TO AN EVENT, I GET TO SEE PEOPLE AND YOU ACTUALLY GET TO MEET ALL YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE COMMUNITY DOING SOMETHING FOR US.
MY BACKGROUND IS IN WIRELESS ENGINEERING, SO I DO CONSULTING ON THE SIDE, PRIVATE BUSINESS, AND THEN I HAVE A 9:00-5:00 BEING A WIRELESS ARCHITECT.
WHAT I CAN BRING TO THE TABLE IS ANALYTICS.
I'M VERY, OF COURSE, NUMBERS-DRIVEN, DATA-DRIVEN.
I CAN SOLVE MULTIPLE WORLDWIDE SCENARIOS FOR SMART CITIES, WIRELESS PROJECTS, DOCUMENTATION, MAJOR BRANDS, NOKIA, ERICSSON, AND EVERYTHING.
BUT IN THIS CASE, TO ME, WHAT MOVED ME TO COME FORWARD IS JUST LOOK IN EVERYONE IN THE CITY AND BE ABLE TO WALK AROUND AND SAY HI TO POLICE OFFICERS TO YOU AT WALMART.
THAT TO ME, IT'S 100% WANT TO HELP AS MUCH AS I CAN.
>> FANTASTIC. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> [LAUGHTER] ANYONE ELSE HERE TONIGHT? I SEE ONE OTHER PERSON WALKING IN, SO LET'S MAKE FOR SURE SHE'S NOT HERE FOR THAT.
[NOISE] SHE IS NOT, SO SINCE THAT IS IT FOR THIS EVENING, WE DO APPRECIATE EVERYBODY COMING IN.
SINCERELY, WE MEAN THAT, IT MEANS SO MUCH THAT YOU GUYS ARE WILLING TO SET ASIDE TIME, TAKE AWAY THAT TIME FROM YOUR LIFE, FROM YOUR FAMILIES TO BE ABLE TO SERVE YOUR CITY.
WE APPRECIATE THAT, WE VALUE THAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING THAT.
IT'S VERY OVERWHELMING FOR US.
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS THE LAST TIME TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF APPLICANTS THAT WE ARE GETTING NOW TO SERVE ON THESE BOARDS WHEN WE'VE NEVER HAD THAT IN THE PAST.
THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO YOU AND THE INVOLVEMENT THAT YOU WANT TO BE IN IN YOUR COMMUNITY, SO THANK YOU FOR IT.
WE ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE APPLICATIONS, IT WILL NOT BE RIGHT NOW.
IT WILL BE IN THE MEETING THAT IS FOLLOWING THIS.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO STAY FOR THAT MEETING. YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY.
IF YOU WANT TO JUST SEE HOW THE COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE RUN AND JUST GET A FEEL FOR THAT, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DO SO.
HOWEVER, WE WILL TAKE THAT BACK INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT AND GO OVER THE DIFFERENT APPLICANTS, AS WELL AS WE'RE ALSO GOING TO VERIFY PEOPLE'S ADDRESSES TO MAKE FOR SURE THAT THEY ARE WITHIN CITY LIMITS.
PER OUR CHARTER, THAT'S OUR GOVERNING DOCUMENT FOR THE CITY.
WE DO HAVE TO MAKE FOR SURE THAT YOU ARE A TECHNICAL RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON, NOT NECESSARILY WITHIN THE COUNTY, BUT THAT YOU ARE A TAX-PAYING CITIZEN WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.
WE WILL VERIFY THAT, AND THEN OUR CITY SECRETARY WILL BE GETTING BACK WITH YOU IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO LET YOU KNOW THAT DETERMINATION.
AGAIN, I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT HAD ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS BEFORE WE ADJOURN? COUNCIL, DID YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? IF NOT, THEN I WILL GO AHEAD AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT.
>> YOUR HONOR, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, GUYS.
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