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WELL GOOD EVENING. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
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THE TIME IS 6:15 P.M..THIS WILL CALL TO ORDER THE CITY COUNCIL BUDGET TOWN HALL MEETING TODAY.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH A ROLL CALL.
THANK YOU. WE WILL BEGIN WITH ITEM A ONE, 2024-135.
DISCUSS FISCAL YEAR 24-25 BUDGET.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND COMING IN.
THIS IS SOMETHING NEW THAT WE'RE DOING, BUT, YOU KNOW, JUST ON THE EFFORT OF BEING TRANSPARENT.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
WE DO HAVE A Q&A LATER, BUT FIRST WE ARE GOING TO KICK OFF WITH OUR RECAP VIDEO.
SO WE'VE GOT OUR VIDEO THAT'S GOING TO ROLL.
AFTER THAT, WE DO HAVE QUESTIONS THAT OUR CITIZENS SENT IN.
IF YOU'VE GOT ANY QUESTIONS THAT RELATE TO ANY SPECIFIC DEPARTMENT, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME AND WE HOPE THAT YOU DO ENGAGE WITH THEM PERSONALLY AND JUST KIND OF GET MORE OF A PERSONAL Q&A THERE.
AFTER THAT TIME, WE'LL COME BACK IN HERE, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL, AGAIN, WE'RE FREE TO OPEN IT UP AT THAT TIME AND ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS, AND THEN WE'LL ADJOURN. SO AGAIN, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO TONIGHT.
AMBER IS HE WORKING ON THE VIDEO? OKAY. WELL WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ROLL FORWARD WITH SOME QUESTIONS THEN.
WHAT IS THEIR CURRENT AMOUNT SPENT FOR THIS ANNUALLY? ALSO, I REQUESTED AT A MINIMUM, A SIMPLE SCOPING STUDY TO BE DONE TO CONSIDER THE FEASIBILITY OF THIS.
ALBANY, TEXAS, A TOWN OF 1800 PEOPLE HAS DONE THIS AND VERY EFFECTIVE.
FARMERSVILLE USES THIS MODEL EFFECTIVELY.
PLEASE PERFORM A SIMPLE SCOPING STUDY TO INCLUDE FEEDBACK FROM ANGELA LOWRANCE, WHO DONATES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME AND RESOURCES TO HANDLE THIS IMPORTANT HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE TO THE CITY THAT THE CITY SHOULD ASSUME MORE RESPONSIBILITY FOR.
MISS DAVID-GRAVES, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE THAT QUESTION? YES. YES I WOULD.
THE CITY CURRENTLY CONTRACTS WITH COLLIN COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES, AND WITH THAT, WE'RE ABLE TO SAVE ON STAFF HIRING, TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING CARING FOR AND FEEDING THE ANIMALS.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE EXPLORING SEVERAL OPTIONS FOR THIS AND TO SEE HOW FEASIBLE IT WOULD BE, AND THEN WE WILL DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN PROVIDE OUR OWN.
I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO COMPLIMENT AND COMMEND MRS. LOWRANCE FOR THE WORK THAT SHE IS DOING UNTIL THE CITY COMES UP WITH A PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD, I WILL MAKE MYSELF AVAILABLE TO WITH HER SEARCH FOR ANY GRANT FUNDING THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES, AND I HOPE THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO SO IN A WAY THAT'S EFFICIENT, COST EFFECTIVE, AND THEN ONE THAT'S AMENABLE NOT ONLY TO THE PERSON WHO ASKED THE QUESTION, BUT TO THE CITY AS A WHOLE.
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YEAH. SO IF YOU'LL DO ME A FAVOR, ANY TIME THAT YOU HAVE ANY KIND OF INTERACTION, IF YOU'LL COME UP HERE JUST SO THAT ANYONE AT HOME THAT'S LISTENING LIVE STREAM WOULD BE ABLE TO HEAR IT, AND WE CAN JUST HAVE A MORE EFFECTIVE DIALOG.SO YEAH, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND COME ON UP.
JUST MAKE SURE YOU TURN THE MIC ON.
YES, MA'AM. SO THE OTHER THING I WAS INTERESTED IN IS WHAT IS OUR CURRENT EXPENDITURE WITH THE CONTRACTED AMOUNT FOR COLLIN COUNTY? THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
I WILL DEFER TO OUR CITY MANAGER TO FOLLOW UP WITH THAT QUESTION.
MR. MASHBURN, IF I CAN SAY THAT ANNUALLY WE CONTRACT WITH COLLIN COUNTY TO DO THE ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES AND PICKUPS WITHIN OUR CITY, AS WELL AS LOTS OF OTHER CITIES DO, AND NOT ONLY DO WE PAY FOR THE SERVICES, BUT WE ALSO PAY FOR UPKEEP OF THE FACILITY.
THEY ACTUALLY PUT THE ANIMALS IN, AND WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR YEARS, AND IT'S REALLY BASED ON WE CAN DO IT CHEAPER BY CONTRACTING WITH THEM THAN IT IS FURNISHING OUR OWN.
AS FAR AS EXPENSES GO, I KNOW THAT IT SAYS ABOUT ALBANY, AND I KNOW MCKINNEY HAS THEIR OWN AND THEY'VE HAD THEM FOR YEARS, BUT IT ALL SOMETIMES IT'S ALL BASED ON THE NUMBER OF CALLS YOU GET ALSO, AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEY CAN PROBABLY SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT ON THE NUMBER OF ANIMAL COMPLAINTS AND THINGS AND DOG BITES BUT THEY DO HAVE PROTOCOL AND THEY DO A FAIRLY GOOD JOB AS FAR AS DOING THE DOING THE ANIMAL CONTROL OVER HERE.
HAVE HAD TO CALL HIM SEVERAL TIMES.
SO I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT REPLACING WHAT COLLIN COUNTY IS DOING IS NOT FEASIBLE IN THE BUDGET, BUT THAT KIND OF MODEL COULD AT LEAST COULD AT LEAST BE ABLE TO CAPTURE ANIMALS.
BECAUSE WHAT WHAT ANGELA IS SAYING.
I THINK MR. LOWRANCE IS RIGHT THERE.
IT'S SO IF THEY IF WE JUST HAD THE ABILITY TO CAPTURE SOME ANIMALS AND A PLACE TO PUT THEM TILL THEY EITHER CAME TO GET THEM OR WE COULD TRANSFORM TO THERE'S A LOT OF INDEPENDENT RESCUES IN TOWN THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING ANIMAL RESCUE VOLUNTEER BASIS, OR THERE'S NO KILL SHELTERS ALL AROUND THE METROPLEX.
SO BUT MOST OF THOSE NO KILL SHELTERS AND ALSO THOSE OTHER PLACES ARE COMPLETELY AT CAPACITY.
IF YOU TRY TO TAKE ANIMALS TO THEM, THEY DENY YOU BECAUSE THEY JUST DON'T HAVE ROOM FOR THEM.
IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE JUST EITHER DUMP ANIMALS, DOGS OR CATS, DOMESTIC ANIMALS, AND THEN LOTS OF TIMES PEOPLE DON'T FOLLOW THE LEASH LAWS, YOU KNOW, THEY JUST LET THEM RUN LOOSE AND THAT'S UNFORTUNATE.
NOW, ALSO DURING THE RECENT FIREWORKS THAT WE HAD, YOU KNOW, LOTS OF FIREWORKS GOING OFF, THE DOGS GET SCARED, AND THEY ACTUALLY SOMETIMES THEY ESCAPE, AND THAT'S FOR MOST OF THE ANIMALS THAT ARE THAT ARE OUTDOOR ANIMALS, YOU KNOW, BUT I DO WALKING EVERY DAY OR TRY TO, AND I SEE LOTS OF ANIMALS THAT GET OUT. I KNOW THAT I KNOW SOME OF THEM, SO TO SPEAK.
IT IS, AND IN THE END WE DO PLAN TO DO A FEASIBILITY STUDY JUST SO THAT WE CAN WEIGH OUT THE PROS AND THE CONS OF BOTH OF THOSE, WHETHER WE OPERATE IN-HOUSE OR WE CONTINUE TO CONTRACT THROUGH COLLIN COUNTY, AND IF WE ARE CONTINUING TO CONTRACT THROUGH CONTRACT THROUGH COLLIN COUNTY, IS THERE A WAY TO EXPAND THOSE SERVICES THAT WE ALREADY HAVE? SO WHAT WE HAVE SUPPLEMENT.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS ASKING. CORRECT.
SO IF WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS NOT SUFFICIENT, WE'LL CONTINUE TO EXPLORE THOSE.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU MAYOR.
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT QUESTION.
WHAT IS TO BE DONE ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE ROADS AND FUTURE EXPANSION? MR. OBERA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE THAT ONE? YES, I WILL TAKE THAT ONE.
WELL, AS WE KNOW THAT TXDOT AND COLLIN COUNTY MANAGES THE ROADWAYS HERE IN AND OUT OF PRINCETON.
WE RECEIVED A UPDATE FROM THEM ON JUNE 10TH FROM BOTH AGENCIES.
IN REGARDS TO ANY CURRENT AND FUTURE PLANS REGARDING EXPANSION.
WE KNOW THAT US 380 WILL BE EXPANDED THE SUMMER OF 2025.
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THAT ARE GOING ON HERE IN COLLIN COUNTY CURRENTLY NEAR THE TERM, NEAR TO TERM PROJECTS INCLUDE CR 398 TO FM 546 TO CALLAWAY, WHICH IS A FOUR LANE CONCRETE WHICH WILL BE COMPLETED WITHIN 2024 TO 2026.THEN THERE'S CR 557 TO 380 TO 78.
IT'S GOING TO BE A TWO LANE ASPHALT 2024 THROUGH 2026 SET FOR COMPLETION.
THEN THERE'S CR 407 FLORENCE AND CR 404 TO US 380 TO DEBARY.
THAT'S GOING TO BE A TWO LANE ASPHALT THAT'S GOING TO BE PROJECTED FROM 2025 TO 2027, AND THEN THERE'S CR 437 TO FM 3286, WHICH GOES GOING TO GO FROM 2027 TO 2029, AND FOR FUTURE COLLIN COUNTY ROADWAY PROJECTS IN PLANS THAT INCLUDE MCKILLOP OR FM 546 TO MYRICK THROUGH TO SPUR 399 FREEWAY.
COMPLETION OF A CONNECTION OF MYRICK TO THE FUTURE SPUR 399 FREEWAY TO RELIEVE YOU TO RELIEVE TRAFFIC OFF OF 380 AND THEN THERE'S COUNTY AND TXDOT NEW NORTHEAST FREEWAY, WHICH TO US 380 FREEWAY TO 121 AT THE OUTER LOOP. THAT'S IT.
ALL RIGHT, AND THEN JUST TO EXPAND ON THAT, FOR ALL OF OUR ROADS THAT ARE GOING TO BE MANAGED WITH INSIDE OF THE CITY, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS WORKING ON AN ANNUAL STREET MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT WOULD BE FUNDED NOT THROUGH AD VALOREM TAX, BUT WOULD BE FUNDED THROUGH SALES TAX.
GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS TONIGHT.
QUICK QUESTION ON THE ROAD EXPANSION OF 380 AND 2025.
I HEARD THAT DUE TO THE WAY THE ROAD NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED, THAT THE CHASE BANK AT BEAUCHAMP AND 380 WAS GOING TO HAVE TO BE TAKEN DOWN AND MOVED, AS WELL AS THE ARCADIA FARMS IDENTITY WALL.
SO MY QUESTION IS, IS THERE TRUTH TO THAT OR.
IS THERE A PLAN TO WIDEN ANY MAJOR ROADWAYS IN AND OUT OF THE CITY? MR. DEFFIBAUGH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE THAT ONE? YES, MA'AM.
I GUESS THE PEOPLE SPEAKING ABOUT ARE US 380 OR FARM TO MARKET ROADS.
ANY OF THOSE MAJOR ROADS? THE FARM TO MARKET ROADS ARE CONSIDERED FEEDER ROADS THAT COME INTO THE CITY, AND THERE ARE PLANS TO WIDEN THOSE, TO EXPAND THOSE, BUT THAT ALL BOILS DOWN TO TXDOT AND COLLIN COUNTY. I'D LIKE TO EXPAND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MR. OBERA'S ANSWERS AND THINGS.
I RETIRED AS COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL IN 2011.
PRIOR TO THAT TIME, COLLIN COUNTY HAD A HAD A THE MAP, THE PLANS FOR FUTURE ROADS IN COLLIN COUNTY, AND IT ACTUALLY INCLUDED 546 AND WHAT THEN WAS NOT MYRICK LANE, BUT IT WAS A COUNTY ROAD, BUT ACTUALLY HAD THAT MAP IN THE FOYER OF MY OFFICE FOR PEOPLE TO SEE, AND THEY HAD A VISION, AND THAT VISION INCLUDED ALSO PRINCETON ROADS COMING OUT OF PRINCETON AND EXPANDING THEM, WIDENING THEM AND IT'S BEEN THAT WAY FOR YEARS, AND NOW IT'S ACTUALLY BECAUSE OF THE GROWTH IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO HAVE TO OCCUR, AND BUT LOTS OF THIS IS BASED ON TXDOT US 380.
NOW IT LOOKS LIKE IT MAY BE SUMMER OF 2025, AND THEN ALSO THE OUTER LOOP AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND SOME OF IT REQUIRES PROPER ACQUISITIONS THAT THEY HAVE TO DO THAT TXDOT AND THE COUNTY DOES NOT THE CITY, AND SO THEY'LL DO DO THAT RIGHT NOW YOU'LL SEE SOME UTILITY
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WORK ALONG 380, THE CORRIDOR THERE, AND ALSO SPEAKING WHAT THE MAYOR WAS TALKING ABOUT THE SOME OF THE PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, TXDOT HAS THE EASEMENTS AND THE RIGHT OF WAYS THEY EXTEND A CERTAIN DISTANCE, AND WHENEVER THEY BUILT US 380, IT USED TO BE TWO LANE.THEY EXPANDED THAT EASEMENT AND THAT RIGHT OF WAY.
SO THEY'LL NEVER GO BEYOND THAT RIGHT OF WAY TO UNLESS THEY ACQUIRE THAT PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, AND BUT THAT'S NO BUILDINGS CAN BE CONSTRUCTED WITHIN THAT RIGHT OF WAY.
SO MOST OF THE BUSINESSES WILL PROBABLY STAY IF THEY HAVE ADEQUATE ROOM FOR THAT AND IF THEY DON'T WANT TO BE ENCROACHED UPON, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO REVIEW UPDATES, INFORMATION ABOUT 380.
WE'VE GOT A WEBSITE PAGE AT PRINCETONTEXAS.GOV/546#US380ANDCOUNTYROADSUPDATES.
YOU CAN FOLLOW THAT LINK, AND YOU CAN ALSO GO TO COLLIN COUNTY AND TXDOT AND SEE THEIR LINKS ABOUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE THEY HAVE AND THE AND THE FUTURE ROAD EXPANSION FOR COLLIN COUNTY, WHICH ARE MASSIVE.
YOU ARE HIGHLY EXPERIENCED IN THIS AREA.
SO WHEN I TRAVEL OVER IN THE FRISCO AREA AND THEY HAVE SIX LANES, IT'S PACKED DURING OFF PEAK AREAS, AND I'VE BEEN THERE DURING OFF PEAK AND IT'S AND I LOOK AT OUR ROADS AND I CAN JUST SEE AS SOON AS WE HAVE SIX LANES IT'LL BE THE SAME.
WHAT WOULD BE SO AND THAT'S NEWS TO ME THAT NOW IT'S 25.
IS THERE ANY PLACE THAT, YOU KNOW OF A A STATE HIGHWAY THAT'S 380 IS A US HIGHWAY WHERE WHERE THEY USE A WHAT WOULD YOU CALL LIKE A TOLL ROAD? SO A LOT OF TRAFFIC IS GOING BEYOND PRINCETON, RIGHT? IT'S GOING TO FARMERSVILLE AND THROUGH GREENVILLE.
A LOT OF THIS TRAFFIC COMES THROUGH.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF WE'D HAVE THE HAVE THE ROOM FOR THAT GOING THROUGH PRINCETON.
THE SCENARIO THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, I THINK OF, IS IN AUSTIN WHERE THEY ACTUALLY HAVE AN UPPER AND LOWER LEVELS OF INTERSTATE 35 GOING THROUGH DOWNTOWN OR THROUGH AUSTIN IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN DOWN THERE.
SO IT ACTUALLY YOU ACTUALLY CAN KIND OF BYPASS SOME OF THAT.
NO, SIR. I'M SAYING IF WE HAVE THREE LANES GOING THAT WAY AND THREE LANES GOING THIS WAY, WOULD THERE BE A POSSIBILITY OF OF SWITCHING, SAY A FOURTH LANE GOING WHEN TRAFFIC, YOU KNOW, IN THE EVENING WHEN ALL THE TRAFFIC'S GOING THAT WAY? I UNDERSTAND. IT'S JUST ABOUT LIKE, YEAH, SOME OF THE TOLLWAYS, SOME OF THE PLACES YOU USED TO HAVE IT, THEY PUT UP THE BARRIERS DURING THE DAYTIME, DURING CERTAIN TIMES IT'S YOU HAVE THIS LANE OF TRAFFIC AND THAT WOULD BE A TXDOT QUESTION, PROBABLY, BUT I DON'T I DON'T KNOW IF WE WILL BE EXPANDING THAT FAR TO, YOU KNOW, BUT EVENTUALLY THE LOOP NOT ONLY ON THE NORTH SIDE AND ALSO THE MYRICK LANE, WHICH WILL BE TIED IN ACROSS THE BORMAN INTO 380, IS ACTUALLY GOING TO HELP RELIEVE A LOT OF THE TRAFFIC, BUT BUT YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE TO HAVE PATIENCE WHENEVER THIS IS DONE, IT'S GOING TO TAKE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE TRAFFIC, AND THEN JUST AS SOON AS WE START THE CONSTRUCTION, THEY START COMPLAINING AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE INCONVENIENCE THAT IT POSES, AND THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE INCONVENIENCE WITH THAT IN DOING THOSE CONSTRUCTION JOBS, YOU KNOW, AND LIKE I'VE TOLD LOTS OF PEOPLE, SOME OF THIS, SOME OF THIS BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION OF ROADWAYS.
MY GRANDDAUGHTER'S 11 YEARS OLD.
SO I GO OUT AND ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE CONSTRUCTION BECAUSE SOME OF IT MAY NOT BE COMPLETED BY THEN, YOU KNOW? LET'S HOPE NOT. IF YOU'VE EVER DRIVEN ON INTERSTATE 35, GOING FROM THE DALLAS AREA TO AUSTIN, IT'S ALWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AND THERE'S ONLY TWO TYPES OF ROADWAYS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS INADEQUATE OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT? NO. OKAY.
NOT WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR NEXT QUESTION.
MR. GERFERS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE THAT ONE? SURE. RIGHT NOW, THE CITY OF PRINCETON BANKS WITH PEOPLE'S BANK AND THE CITY OF PRINCETON HAS BEGUN ROLLING
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OVER THE WORKING CAPITAL INTO AN INTEREST BEARING ACCOUNT TO HELP WITH THOSE SAVINGS.ARE THERE PLANNED PUBLIC TOWN HALL MEETINGS TO REVIEW PLANS WITH THE PUBLIC AND ALLOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THESE PROJECTS AND EXPENDITURES? IF NOT, PLEASE DO SO.
MR. WASHINGTON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE THAT ONE? YES, YOUR HONOR, I CAN TAKE THAT ONE.
SO CURRENTLY WE ARE IN THE PLANNING STAGES OF THE APPROVED BOND, THE PARKS BOND, AND THAT INCLUDES CURRENT AMENITIES SLASH PROJECTS AS WELL AS SOME NEW ONES.
ONCE WE GET TO THE DESIGN PHASE OF THOSE AND WE HAVE ACTUAL DESIGNS TO PRESENT THERE'LL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE INPUT.
WE'LL PROBABLY DO SOMETHING IN PERSON VERY SIMILAR TO THIS, MAYBE HAVE SOMETHING ONLINE SET UP AS WELL, AND POSSIBLY, I GUESS, AROUND THE FALL MAYBE I THINK IS WHEN WE'RE AIMING TO DO THAT SO YES.
YES. AWESOME, AND THEN TO ADD TO THAT AS WELL, MR. SELIGMAN, I KNOW THAT YOU SUBMITTED THAT QUESTION.
THE ENTIRE PROCESS OF THE PARKS BOND WAS ALL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
SO WE'LL CONTINUE WITH THAT PROCESS AND MAKE FOR SURE THAT WE HAVE THOSE OPEN TOWN HALL MEETINGS.
AS MR. WASHINGTON SAID, WE'LL USE VARIOUS PLATFORMS SO THAT WILL BE ON THE INTERNET, WE'LL POST SURVEYS, WE'LL HAVE HANDOUTS, BUT THAT WILL BE AN ONGOING THING THAT WE CONTINUE TO ENGAGE OUR PUBLIC IN THAT.
WITH THE SCHOOLS DOWN THE ROAD AND THE COUNTLESS HOMES AND FAMILIES.
IS THERE A PLAN TO ADD ADDITIONAL SIDEWALKS ON BOIS D ARC AND 5TH STREET FOR THE SAFETY OF THE COUNTLESS KIDS WHO WALK, MY FAMILY AND OTHER FRIENDS? MR. DEFFIBAUGH.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE THAT? I WILL. I WAS ASKED TO DO THIS BECAUSE I DO A LOT OF WALKING OR TRY TO AND PART OF MY ROUTE TAKES ME THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN AREA AND MANY OF THE PLACES I WALK.
THERE'S NO SIDEWALKS, AND I DO LIKE TO SEE.
SIDEWALKS IN IN IN FACT, SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WE ACTUALLY DID A, A GRANT CALLED A SAFER SCHOOL.
SAFER PATHS OR SAFER SIDEWALKS TO SCHOOL GRANT THROUGH TXDOT AND ACTUALLY AWARDED THAT, AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE HAVE A SIDEWALK THERE ON COLLEGE STREET COMING UP TO LACEY AND ALSO OVER ON SIXTH STREET THAT GOES OVER TOWARD GODWIN FOR THE FOR THE STUDENTS, AND I'D SURE LIKE TO SEE US DO MORE SIDEWALKS, ESPECIALLY IN THE SOME OF THE AREAS.
WE'RE ALWAYS CONSTRUCTING ROADWAYS, AND NOW MOST OF THE ROADWAYS WE HAVE DO HAVE SIDEWALKS AND TO HELP FOR THE VEHICLES AND, AND PEDESTRIANS IN BICYCLE LANES ON SECOND STREETS, GOT BICYCLE LANES, WHICH IS GOING TO BE REALLY GOOD, AND THE SAFETY IS REALLY A PRIORITY.
YOU KNOW, NOW, ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT ON ON SAFETY IS THAT I WALK MANY TIMES AND I SEE LOTS OF KIDS WALKING AND THEY WALK WITH THE TRAFFIC INSTEAD OF AGAINST THE TRAFFIC LIKE THEY THEY SHOULD AND MAYBE WE NEED TO HAVE SOME SAFETY PROGRAMS IN THE SCHOOLS TO TEACH THE KIDS HOW TO WALK AND WHERE TO WALK.
I EVEN SEE STUDENTS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL THAT ON THE TRACK TEAM THEY'RE RUNNING AND THEY ACTUALLY RUN DOWN, GO DOWN FOURTH STREET AND THEY'RE RUNNING WITH THE TRAFFIC INSTEAD OF AGAINST THE TRAFFIC, AND SO THAT'S PRETTY HAZARDOUS.
THEY CAN'T SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S COMING UP BEHIND THEM, BUT THEY CAN ALWAYS SEE WHAT'S COMING TOWARD THEM, AND SO MAYBE WE NEED TO HAVE HAVE A LITTLE EDUCATION AND MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT SAFER FOR PEOPLE, BUT LOTS OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND.
ALSO, THERE'S A STATE LAW THAT SAYS IF THERE'S A SIDEWALK PROVIDED, YOU HAVE TO WALK ON IT.
YOU CAN'T WALK OUT THE STREET, AND SO I ALWAYS ENJOY THE SIDEWALKS AND I WEAR A TRAFFIC VEST WHENEVER I'M WALKING, BECAUSE SOMETIMES I HAVE TO WALK OUT IN THE ROADWAY AND WALK AGAINST THE TRAFFIC, AND, AND I LIKE TO THINK OF MYSELF AS BEING FRIENDLY, BUT I WAVE AT PEOPLE AS THEY'RE COMING UP AND APPROACHING ME.
IF THEY WAVE BACK, THAT MEANS THEY SEE ME.
IF THEY DON'T WAVE BACK, I USE LOTS OF CAUTION AND A LOT OF THEM ARE ON THEIR PHONES TEXTING AS THEY PASS BY BUT ANYWAY, BUT WE ARE WORKING ON THAT BECAUSE WE DO HAVE LOTS OF WALKING TRAILS THAT EVENTUALLY ONE OF THESE DAYS, EXCEPT MAYBE FOR THE DOWNTOWN AREA, AND I HOPE THAT WILL HAVE THAT, BUT MOST OF OUR SUBDIVISIONS WILL BE CONNECTED WITH WALKING PATHS.
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THE WALKING TRAILS UP TO THE JIM CALDWELL PARK IS WIDELY USED EVERY DAY, EVERY MORNING AND IS A GOOD PLACE, A GOOD SAFE AREA TO WALK AND EVEN AT NIGHT TIME IT'S GOT LIGHTS THAT ACTUALLY COME ON SO YOU CAN WALK AT NIGHT WHENEVER IT'S A LITTLE BIT COOLER, LIKE WHENEVER IT DROPS DOWN TO 90, YOU KNOW, SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY WALK UP THERE.I'M GLAD THAT YOU HIT ON THAT.
ABOUT THE CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN OUR DEVELOPMENTS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE VERY HEAVILY TALKING ABOUT AS DEVELOPERS COME IN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO HAVE THOSE CONNECTIONS, AND WE DO HAVE THOSE TRAILS THAT CONNECT ALL OF OUR DEVELOPMENTS TOGETHER.
SO THANK YOU FOR ADDING THAT PART IN.
[CHUCKLING] I AM ACTUALLY TRYING TO BE.
ALL RIGHT. WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO OPEN? COUNTY ROAD 490 ACCESS TO HIGHWAY 380.
MR. LONG. WOULD YOU TAKE THAT ONE, PLEASE? YES. THANK YOU.
SO, COUNTY ROAD 490, PREVIOUSLY CONNECTED TO US 380.
SO THAT RIGHT OF WAY THAT ALLOWED THAT INTERSECTION WAS VACATED AND REALIGNED TO SUPPORT THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS, SO THAT ORIGINAL 490 COUNTY ROAD CONFLICTED WITH THE WASTEWATER LIFT STATION THAT'S BEEN INSTALLED ON THAT SIDE OF TOWN.
SO ANY NEW ROADWAY WILL BE CONSTRUCTED BY THE DEVELOPER IN THE FUTURE, AND WE DO NOT HAVE A TIME FRAME OF THAT CURRENTLY. ALL RIGHT.
NEXT QUESTION. DOES THE CITY PLAN TO KEEP CHECK REGISTRY CURRENT MOVING FORWARD? CURRENTLY, OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT HAS INVESTIGATED AND ESTABLISHED A PROCESS TO UPDATE THAT CHECK REGISTRY, AND THAT SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY JULY THE 12TH OF THIS YEAR, AND THEN WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO QUARTERLY.
SO ALL OF THAT WILL BE ACCESSIBLE, AND THEN OUR NEXT QUESTION, WITH THE INTENDED GROWTH THAT THE CITY WANTS TO ACHIEVE, HOW WILL YOU PROVIDE THE INFRASTRUCTURE, ROAD, SEWER AND UTILITIES AND COST OF IT WHILE REDUCING INCONVENIENCES FOR THE PUBLIC, AS EXAMPLE, ROAD CONGESTION, FREQUENT ELECTRICAL OUTAGES, ETC.? THE PREVIOUS PLAN TO BUILD, BUILD, BUILD AND THEN THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO CATCH UP ISN'T WORKING AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE MOVED OR CHOSE NOT TO MOVE HERE BECAUSE OF THE CONGESTION.
MR. OBERA. WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE THAT ONE? SURE. ALL RIGHT, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE WERE JUST NAMED THE THIRD FAST GROWING CITY IN THE NATION, WHICH I'M PROUD OF, BUT IT ALSO MAKES US RECOGNIZE THAT THE EXPANDING SERVICES TO ENSURE HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL OUR RESIDENTS IS CRITICAL.
WE ARE CURRENTLY COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH COLLIN COUNTY AND TXDOT TO SOLIDIFY THE FUTURE ROADWAY PLANS THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED EARLIER, AND TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT ON OUR STAKEHOLDERS. SO WE UNDERSTAND THAT ROAD CONSTRUCTION TAKES TIME.
AS MR. DEFFIBAUGH SAID HE PLANS, BY THE TIME WE'RE DONE, HE PLANS TO BE IN A SENIOR CITIZENS HOME.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, IT TAKES TIME AND REQUIRE EXTRA PRECAUTION AND PATIENCE DURING THE PROCESS, AND WE ARE DEDICATED TO ENSURING, YOU KNOW, MINIMAL INCONVENIENCE AS POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE WORKING ON NEW WAYS TO RECOVER COSTS FROM SUPER USERS AS WELL AS NONRESIDENTS, WHENEVER POSSIBLE TO FUND SOME OF THESE EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING EXPANSION, EXPANDING OUR STREET MAINTENANCE CAPABILITY, GROWING OUR POLICE AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENTS WITH MANY PEOPLE CHOOSING TO CALL PRINCETON THEIR HOME.
WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON IMPROVING EXISTING AMENITIES AND CREATING NEW CONNECTED SPACES.
AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED EARLIER AND UNIQUE ATTRACTIONS AS PART OF THE $109 MILLION PARKS BOND.
THAT IS ALL OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE SUBMITTED TO US AHEAD OF TIME.
SO WITH THAT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START OUR VIDEO AGAIN.
AFTER THE VIDEO WE'LL RECONVENE OUTSIDE SO THAT YOU CAN TALK TO ANY OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO ASK THEM.
IS THAT AS HIGH AS THE AUDIO IS GOING TO GET ON THAT? OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND LIVE STREAMED, UNDERSCORING OUR COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCY AND ENSURING OUR RESIDENTS ARE FULLY INFORMED ABOUT OUR BUDGET DECISIONS.
THIS RETREAT WAS A TESTAMENT TO OUR COMMITMENT TO COLLABORATION.
IT PROVIDED A PLATFORM FOR US TO WORK CLOSELY.
ARE YOU GUYS ABLE TO EVEN HEAR THAT? BUDGET GOALS AND DISCUSSING CHALLENGES OKAY, OPPORTUNITIES.
MISS ANDERSON, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND KILL THAT VALUABLE INSIGHT INTO OUR BUDGETING.
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THEY'RE ABLE TO GET THIS UP WORKING AGAIN, WE WILL TRY AGAIN.SO FOR NOW, AGAIN, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND HEAD OUT.
OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS WILL BE OUT THERE TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS.
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND JUMP BACK IN.
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET ROCKING AND ROLLING ON OUR VIDEO NOW.
THE MEETING AT OUR MUNICIPAL CENTER WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND LIVE STREAMED, UNDERSCORING OUR COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCY AND ENSURING OUR RESIDENTS ARE FULLY INFORMED ABOUT OUR BUDGET DECISIONS.
THIS RETREAT WAS A TESTAMENT TO OUR COMMITMENT TO COLLABORATION.
THEY SERVE AS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR BUDGET PLANNING PROCESS AND ACT AS A GUIDE AS WE MAKE DECISIONS.
ADDITIONALLY, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE ONE OF THE LOWEST TAX RATES IN THE AREA.
AS OUR CITY GROWS, SO DO OUR NEEDS.
SOME THINGS WE COVERED IN THE BUDGET PRESENTATION INCLUDED THE NEED FOR INCREASED PUBLIC SAFETY, PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT, BETTER ROADWAYS ENHANCED AND ADDITIONAL PARKS AND AMENITIES.
STAYING COMPETITIVE TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN TOP TALENT AND EXPANDING CITY SERVICES.
ADDITIONALLY, WE MUST SEEK OUT NEW WAYS TO GENERATE REVENUES TO LESSEN THE IMPACT OF EXPANSION ON OUR RESIDENTS BY RECOUPING FEES GENERATED BY HIGH IMPACT USERS AND NONRESIDENTS.
HOLDING THIS BUDGET RETREAT AND MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC WAS IMPORTANT TO US BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE WELL INFORMED DECISIONS WHILE INCLUDING RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS.
OUR ORGANIZATIONS' LEADERS, AND DEPARTMENT HEADS ARE EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELDS, SO IT WAS CRUCIAL THAT WE HEARD THEIR BUDGET NEEDS STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS.
THE BUDGET RETREAT WAS VERY INTERACTIVE AND EFFECTIVE IN HELPING US UNDERSTAND STAFF NEEDS.
REVIEWING THE GENERAL BUDGET TIMELINE WAS HELPFUL SO WE COULD PREPARE FOR THE PROCESS.
EVERYTHING WE DO REFLECTS OUR CORE VALUES AND TOP PRIORITIES.
WITH THIS BUDGET RETREAT IS JUST ONE WAY WE'RE BUILDING A BETTER CITY.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS ANDERSON.
YOU GUYS DID GOOD. I'M PROUD OF YOU GUYS.
GOOD JOB. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM.
MISS MOODY AND MALLORY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THESE VIDEOS.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY NEW THAT OUR CITY IS PUSHING OUT, AND WE THINK THIS IS A GREAT AND SUPER EFFECTIVE WAY THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GET THIS INFORMATION OUT TO OUR RESIDENTS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THAT.
COUNCIL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING A PART OF IT AND SHOWING UP, BECAUSE THIS IS JUST, AGAIN, ONE STEP FURTHER THAT WE GET AND SHOWING OUR TRANSPARENCY BACK INTO CITY GOVERNMENT. WITH THAT, WE DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT I WAS ASKED OUT THERE.
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I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE WAS ASKED ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED, BUT I WILL GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO YOU GUYS IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING IN ADDITION THAT YOU'D LIKE TO ASK, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND COME FORWARD.ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THIS EVENING.
COULD WE GET AN UPDATE ON THE PARK ON BEAUCHAMP WHEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO PHASE TWO OF THAT? AND THE OTHER QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH SHORT TERM RENTALS.
THOSE ARE MY TWO ITEMS. I'D LIKE TO SEE IF WE COULD GET SOME FEEDBACK ON.
SHORT TERM RENTALS. I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING GOOD THAT WE CAN LOOK AT IN THE FUTURE.
I DON'T KNOW THE LAWS REGARDING THAT.
SOMETIMES THINGS LIKE THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IN EACH HOA AND HOW THEIR DEEDS AND RESTRICTIONS ARE AND WHAT THEY ALLOW AND WHAT THEY DON'T ALLOW, BUT DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE CAN EXPLORE.
YEAH, AND I KNOW I THINK IT'S FRISCO OR PLANO JUST RECENTLY SET SOME OVERALL CITY GUIDELINES.
SO AND THERE WAS SOMETHING ON THE NEWS ABOUT IT TODAY, A MATTER OF FACT, THAT THEY'VE-- YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT LIKE AIRBNBS AND SUCH, RIGHT? ABOUT THE WHAT? ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT LIKE AN AIRBNB, LIKE A SHORT TERM RENTAL LIKE THAT? OKAY. YES.
OKAY. WELL I AM HAPPY TO EXPLORE THAT FURTHER AND WE CAN GET SOME MORE INFORMATION.
THANK YOU. OF COURSE, AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR COMING OUT.
YES, MA'AM, AND JUST MAKE SURE YOU TURN THE MIC ON.
NOPE. YOU'LL SEE A GREEN BUTTON POP UP.
IT'S A LITTLE BUTTON ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.
OKAY. THERE YOU GO. OKAY, THIS ONE ISN'T BIG.
I JUST HAVE THREE LITTLE THINGS I HAD TYPED UP, BUT THEN I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO SEND IT TO YOU.
ONE IS, YOU KNOW, THE SCHOOL ZONES.
WE LIVE OFF OF BEAUCHAMP IN FRONT OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND PEOPLE SPEED THROUGH THERE, AND, YOU KNOW, HAVE YOU EVER LOOKED INTO, HAVE YOU GUYS LOOKED INTO MAYBE SPEED BUMPS OR THE HUMPS JUST TO SLOW PEOPLE DOWN? IT'S IT GETS CRAZY OUT THERE, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING.
KIDS ARE GOING TO SCHOOL, AND IT'S NOT EVEN IN THE MORNING TIME.
BEAUCHAMP, AND IT'S JUST GETTING WORSE.
IT'S JUST A HEAVILY TRAFFICKED ROAD.
SO I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE FEASIBILITY OF HAVING A SPEED BUMP ON THAT ROAD.
NOW, MAYBE MORE PRESENCE ON THAT ROAD.
THAT MIGHT HELP AS WELL, BUT WE CAN LOOK INTO IT JUST TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
YEAH, IT IS A RESIDENTIAL AREA, AND, YOU KNOW, SO I'M NOT SAYING SPEED BUMPS, WHATEVER IT TAKES, YOU KNOW? RIGHT. SPEED HUMPS, BUMPS, NOTHING.
I'M ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHERE THE NOISE DRIVES ME CRAZY, AND SO WHEN YOU'RE SPEEDING THROUGH AND YOU HAVE A LOUD VEHICLE, I DID LOOK IT UP, AND THERE IS ALREADY ORDINANCES IN PLACE.
IS THERE ANYBODY DOING ANYTHING ABOUT NOISE CONTROL AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE LOUD CARS.
I KNOW, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT EVEN TALKING ABOUT 4TH OF JULY BECAUSE THAT DOESN'T EVEN COUNT.
I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT THE EVERYDAY NOISE LEVEL.
YOU CAN'T ENJOY YOUR BACKYARD.
YOU'RE OUT THERE AND PEOPLE ARE SPEEDING BY, AND THERE'S NO LOUD MUFFLERS, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THE THAT THERE'S A WHOLE GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO ENJOY THAT, YOU KNOW, THOSE LOUD CARS AND ALL THOSE LOUD STUFF, BUT THE I THINK THE MAJORITY OF US KIND OF DON'T, WHICH IS WHY THERE'S A LOT OF ORDINANCES THAT, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE HAVE ONE.
I DID LOOK IT UP. WE HAVE ONE IN PRINCETON.
IS THERE DOING ANY ANYTHING TO HELP WITH THE NOISE? SURE. I MEAN, YOU ARE CORRECT.
I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, A PERCENTAGE OF HOW MANY COMPLAINTS THEY GET JUST FOR VEHICLES.
DOES HE WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT AT ALL?
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YES, MA'AM. SO REGARDING BEAUCHAMP SCHOOL ZONE, WE HAVE PLACED OUR TRAFFIC STUDY SURVEY OUT THERE A COUPLE TIMES OUT THERE, AND BEAUCHAMP IS ACTUALLY UP UNDERNEATH ONE OF OUR EXTRA PATROL AREAS WHENEVER WE PLACED OUR SPEED TRAILER THAT WAS OUT THERE.AT THAT POINT IN TIME THE SPEED DIDN'T NECESSARILY WARRANT ADDITIONAL SPEED HUMPS, SPEED BUMPS.
I'M NOT SAYING IT'S NOT EVER ALLOWED.
RIGHT, AND SO WITH THAT, YOU WERE COMPLAINING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE NOISE, AND SO SOME OF THAT WITH SPEED HUMPS, SPEED SPEED BUMPS AND ALL THAT, THAT IS GOING TO INCUR ADDITIONAL NOISE BECAUSE WHENEVER YOU CALL, WHENEVER YOU HAVE CARS HITTING AT MULTIPLE MULTIPLE MILES AN HOUR, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR THE THUD, THE THUMP THUMP ON EVERY SINGLE TIME. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE NOISE AND ALL THAT, RIGHT? SO SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND.
SO IF YOU CAN SO WE ARE AWARE OF THE ORDINANCE, WE DO ENFORCE THE ORDINANCE.
NOW, HERE'S THE DEAL. IT'S WE HAVE TO HAVE A DECIBEL READER OUT THERE TO DO IT.
THAT'S WHAT MY NEXT QUESTION WAS GOING TO BE.
THEY GO BY US, RIGHT? AND THEN US PULLING OUT ONE OF OUR TOOLS TO GET THE DECIMAL READER AND ALL THAT.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT HARD TO ENFORCE THAT JUST A TAD BIT, SO, BUT I WILL TELL YOU WHAT, IF YOU HAVE FROM WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING, YOU'RE HAVING A CONSTANT AREA THAT YOU'RE HEARING THESE LOUD NOISES AND OR CARS.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, IF YOU GET GET WITH ME AFTER THE MEETING, I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT TIMES INDOOR AREAS, AND THEN I'LL HAVE MY PATROL THE OFFICERS ON PATROL KIND OF PATROL THAT AREA.
THERE'S. ESPECIALLY DURING SCHOOL.
IT JUST SEEMS LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU DIDN'T, THAT SEEMED LIKE A WASTE OF MANPOWER.
I KNOW THAT'S CRAZY BECAUSE WE ALL LOVE OUR KIDS AND THAT'S NEVER A WASTE, BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU DO.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN OFFICER SITTING THERE AND THERE IS AN OFFICER THERE.
SO ALL THE TIME, ESPECIALLY DURING SCHOOL.
SO THAT'S NOT THE YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE ISSUE.
I JUST THINK, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST SPEEDING BY AND THIS BIG STRAIGHT.
NOW AS FAR AS SPEED BUMPS MAKING MORE NOISE, HERE'S THE THING IS, IF YOU HAVE A IF YOU PAID MONEY TO HAVE THOSE BIG OLD MUFFLERS AND ALL THAT, AND YOU SMACK INTO A SPEED BUMP AND BOTTOM OUT YOUR CAR, YOU'RE GOING TO REMEMBER THAT NEXT TIME YOU GO AROUND, AND THAT'S THE POINT.
I MEAN, THERE'S GOING TO BE A PAYOFF, RIGHT? AND SO ONE DAY, YOU KNOW, YOU PUT MONEY IN ON ONE THING.
IT'S GOING TO COST YOU MONEY ON THE OTHER SIDE.
I'D LOVE TO MEET WITH YOU AFTER THE MEETING.
WE CAN ACTUALLY WE SIT DOWN, WE TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE SPEED BUMPS, SPEED HUMPS, AND I CAN GIVE WITH OUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, TOMMY MAPP, AND WE'LL KIND OF LET YOU KNOW, HEY, LOOK, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
LET ME FIND OUT WHAT YOU'RE THINKING, AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO COUNCIL WITH IT.
WELL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING, I APPRECIATE IT.
OF COURSE. ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
YOU TOO. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? YES, MA'AM. SO MINE GOES ALONG WITH PROBABLY THE PARKS AND RECS AND THE BOND, BUT I WAS JUST CURIOUS.
PROBABLY ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, YOU GUYS PUT OUT A SURVEY ABOUT THE REC CENTER AND KIND OF WHAT WOULD BE THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND WHAT WOULD MAYBE BE ADDED AND THINGS OF THE DESIGN AND QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT AND I KNOW I'VE SEEN ALSO BEING PART OF THE PARKS AND LIKE WHAT, YOU KNOW, A SURVEY ABOUT LIKE WHAT ORDER MAYBE WE WOULD WANT WHICH PARKS AND STUFF AND THEN IT COME UP AS PART OF THE BOND AS WELL.
SO I'M JUST WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY TYPE OF UPDATE ON THAT PARTICULAR ITEM.
YEAH, SURE. SO THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE THAT WE'RE KIND OF LOOKING AT DOING IN ORDER.
IT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF OUR TOP PRIORITIES.
I THINK SOME OF THE INITIAL THOUGHTS ON WHERE WE COULD GO WITH THAT REC CENTER JUST WEREN'T BIG ENOUGH, RIGHT? OUR CITY HAS GROWN SO MUCH, RIGHT.
WE'VE SUPERSEDED THOSE INITIAL PLANS, SO WE'RE DREAMING A LITTLE BIT BIGGER RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE TRYING TO INCORPORATE NOT JUST A REC CENTER, BUT MORE OF A MULTI GEN FACILITY.
THAT WAY WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO THERE'S A SENIOR CENTER, THERE'S A REC CENTER.
THERE'S SOMETHING FOR OUR YOUTH, AND THEN REALLY EXPANDING ON THAT, HOW CAN WE MAYBE PARTNER WITH OUR ISD ON THAT AS WELL? SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT JUST DOESN'T SERVE OUR RESIDENTS, BUT ALSO CAN FEED BACK INTO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
OF COURSE. ANYTHING ELSE? [INAUDIBLE]. SURE.
GO AHEAD. SO I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. ESPECIALLY IN LOOKING AT SOME OF THE TALKS FROM THE BUDGET PLANNING TOWN RETREAT BUDGET
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PLANNING BUDGET RETREAT.RIGHT. A BIG FOCUS WAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE BEING PURSUED NOW? YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT SPECIFIC COMPANIES, BUT FOR EXAMPLE, WE DON'T HAVE A HOTEL.
IT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT IF, YOU KNOW, JUST JUST FOR FAMILIES RECEIVING VISITORS AND COMPANIES IN THE AREA, HOPEFULLY.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT ARE BEING EXPLORED TO RECRUIT HERE? ONE. I KNOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN TALK FOR A LONG TIME ABOUT A HOSPITAL DISTRICT.
WE'RE VERY FAMILIAR OF IT BECAUSE WE OPERATE A LITTLE MEDICAL CLINIC IN TOWN, AND WE OPENED IN THE SEPTEMBER OF 2021, AND BY EARLY TO MID 2022, AS FAR AS PRIMARY CARE PATIENTS, WE WERE BOOKED.
WE COULDN'T TAKE ANY MORE, AND SO YOU KNOW, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A LOT OF RESOURCES PUT INTO ATTRACTING MEDICAL COMMUNITY A MEDICAL FACILITY.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HELP WITH HOWEVER WE CAN, AND THEN AGAIN, WHAT I TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, I KNOW, I KNOW, IT JUST HAPPENED HERE RECENTLY, BUT THE DISSOLUTION OR THE REQUEST FOR RESIGNATION OF THOSE TWO BOARD CHAIRMAN.
SO I KNOW THE CITY COUNCIL HAD TO APPROVE THAT.
WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR THOSE TWO BOARDS IF YOU ASK FOR BOTH OF THEIR RESIGNATIONS, WHY DID IT HAPPEN? AND WHAT IS YOUR PLAN FOR THOSE TWO BOARDS.
SO FIRST ONE, AS FAR AS INDUSTRY GOES AND WHAT WE PLAN TO DO FOR THAT YOU ARE CORRECT.
WE HAVE TO HAVE INDUSTRY HERE.
WE NEED TO KEEP OUR JOBS WITHIN OUR CITY.
ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN OUR BUDGET RETREAT IS THAT, I MEAN, JUST LOGISTICALLY, IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, THE MAJORITY OF THAT TRAFFIC EVERY DAY IS GOING OUT OF THE CITY, AND IN THE EVENING COMING BACK INTO THE CITY.
ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE CAN OVERCOME THAT IS KEEP PEOPLE IN THE CITY, RIGHT? SO IF YOU'RE NOT TRAVELING OUTSIDE OF THE CITY TO GO WORK AND TO GO SHOP THEN YOU'RE NOT ON 380 TO CREATE THE PROBLEM.
SO DEFINITELY WE'RE EXPLORING INDUSTRY.
THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG TOPIC, AND ONE REASON WHY WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO HAVE THE CEO POSITION THAT WILL COME IN AND BE OVER OUR EDC AND OUR CDC THAT'S GOING TO MANAGE THOSE NEGOTIATION DEALS A LITTLE BIT BETTER AND HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE FORWARD THINKING AND PLANNING PROCESS THAN WHAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST AND WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST. THAT'S AT NO FAULT OF THE BOARDS THAT'S MADE UP OF VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE ONE MEETING A MONTH.
WE'RE DOING INTERVIEWS CURRENTLY, AND THEN ALSO ON THE CITY SIDE, WE'RE EXTREMELY WELL EQUIPPED RIGHT NOW WITH OUR CITY MANAGER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, AND OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, WHO ARE VERY WELL VERSED IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SO WE'VE GOT THE EDC SIDE WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH THE CITY SIDE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PROGRESSING AND THAT WE DO HAVE THE INDUSTRY COMING HERE TO KEEP JOBS HERE, TO KEEP FAMILIES HERE, AND ULTIMATELY TO KEEP THAT SALES TAX HERE FOR OUR HOTEL 100%.
WE DO HAVE HOTELS THAT WE ARE SPEAKING WITH CURRENTLY.
THAT'S GOING TO WORK HAND IN HAND WITH OUR PARKS BOND PROJECT, THAT IF THEY'RE ABLE TO SEE THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY THAT, YOU KNOW, ULTIMATELY THEY HAVE TO FILL THEIR HOTELS, RIGHT? SO IF WE'RE SHOWING THAT THERE'S A NECESSITY FOR IT AND WE'RE OFFERING SOMETHING IN RETURN FOR THAT, AGAIN, THAT'S A GREAT PARTNERSHIP.
SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO EXPLORE THAT.
AGAIN, YOU ARE CORRECT. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO HAVE TO HAVE.
WE WOULD PREFER THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE A SOLID PLAN IN PLACE TO HAVE A MEDICAL DISTRICT VERSUS THAT JUST HAPPENING ORGANICALLY AND HAVING POP UP, YOU KNOW, MEDICAL SPRINKLED THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ONE JOINT LOCATION THAT IS WHERE WE HOUSE OUR MEDICAL DISTRICT.
WE DID HAVE SOMEBODY APPROACH US AND COUNCIL TALKED TO THEM.
HOWEVER, IT WAS VERY HEAVY ON THE MULTIFAMILY COMPONENT.
MULTIFAMILY IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO STEER AWAY FROM RIGHT NOW.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT OUR RESIDENTS REALLY WANT.
SO UNTIL WE CAN GET A BETTER PLAN, THAT'S NOT A PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD WITH THEM.
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HOWEVER, AGAIN, WE'RE KEEPING THOSE NEGOTIATIONS OPEN.SO IF ANYONE WANTS TO COME HERE, WE'RE HAPPY TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT A POTENTIAL MEDICAL DISTRICT, AND THEN LASTLY, AS FAR AS THE RESIGNATIONS GO, YES, WE DID ACCEPT THE RESIGNATIONS. SINCE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS INDIVIDUAL TO THEM, I WOULD ACTUALLY ASK THAT YOU SPEAK TO THEM PERSONALLY ABOUT THAT.
I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT THEM IN THEIR PERSONAL LIVES HERE.
I DON'T REALLY NECESSARILY THINK THAT'S APPROPRIATE.
HOWEVER, WE ARE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR WHAT THEY HAVE DONE HERE AND FOR THEIR SERVICE HERE.
IN RESPONSE TO THE ANSWER OF THE MEDICAL DISTRICT OR HOSPITAL DISTRICT.
IS THAT TRUE? I DON'T I WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN FARMERSVILLE.
SO I WOULD ASSUME THERE'S SOME TRUTH TO IT.
SO I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE US TO THINK THAT WAY, THAT THIS IS THIS IS A COMPETITION.
HAVING WORKED IN THE HOSPITAL INDUSTRY.
I KNOW THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE DESIRE, BUT GETTING A HOSPITAL IN THE CITY IS A PHASED.
A HOSPITAL IS NOT JUST GOING TO COME IN WITHOUT SUPPORT SYSTEMS. SO WE NEED TO HAVE OPHTHALMOLOGISTS, PEDIATRICIANS, [INAUDIBLE] JUST DIFFERENT PHYSICIAN OFFICES THAT REALLY HAVE THE PATIENT LOAD THAT WOULD FEED A HOSPITAL.
THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS WE CAN LOOK AT.
WE CAN EXPLORE ALTERNATIVES, LIKE MAYBE AN AN URGENT CARE THAT HAS MAYBE AN OVERNIGHT FACILITY.
THEN WE COULD LOOK AT EXPANDING TO MAYBE A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY.
SO A HOSPITAL COMING AND PROVIDING SERVICES WOULD HAVE TO BE SOMETHING THAT IS LIKE AN END GAME A FTER EXPLORING AND ATTRACTING SEVERAL OTHER PHYSICIAN OFFICES OR MEDICAL PRACTICES BUILDING UP TO IT, SO TOO WITH A HOTEL.
SO WE UNDERSTAND SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THESE THINGS IN CONTEXT.
MOST OF THE INDIVIDUALS MOVING INTO PRINCETON ARE INDIVIDUALS FROM MORE DEVELOPED CITIES WHERE THE INFRASTRUCTURES ARE ALREADY DEVELOPED; THEY'RE THERE, SO THEY ARE ACCUSTOMED TO HAVING THOSE CONVENIENCES, BUT PRINCETON IS A SMALL COUNTRY TOWN THAT JUST OVERNIGHT JUST MUSHROOMED, AND SO WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THE DEVELOPMENT, ENSURING THAT OUR BUILD OF PRINCETON IS SENSIBLE NOT JUST FOR TODAY, BUT THAT WE CAN.
WE'RE PLANNING SO THAT 50 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE, WE WILL HAVE AN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL STAND THE TEST OF TIME, AND SO EVEN WITH THE QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED EARLIER ABOUT ANIMAL CONTROL, WE MENTIONED THAT WE HAVE OUTSOURCED THOSE SERVICES BECAUSE OF THE WAY PRINCETON IS.
IT'S BETTER TO OUTSOURCE THOSE SERVICES RATHER THAN TO TAKE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY, THE COST THAT GOES ALONG WITH JUST RUNNING THOSE THINGS WE CAN HOLD.
WE CAN HOLD THOSE CONTRACTORS TO A LEVEL OF ACCOUNTABILITY THAT WILL INCREASE THE LEVEL OF SERVICES.
JUST AS I WAS RESPONDING TO THAT QUESTION.
THERE ARE ALWAYS ANIMALS THAT ARE LOOSE, SO WE RECOGNIZE IT'S A PROBLEM, BUT AGAIN, LOOKING AT IT IN CONTEXT, WE ARE GROWING FASTER THAN OUR RESOURCES AND OUR CAPABILITIES ARE, AND WE JUST WOULD LIKE OUR RESIDENTS TO BE UNDERSTANDING AND REALIZE THAT WE'RE BUILDING A CITY THAT WE ALL WILL BE PROUD OF EVENTUALLY.
I APPRECIATE THE CONTEXT AND ALL THE BACKGROUND AND YOUR OWN EXPERIENCES.
MR. DEFFIBAUGH, NOT TOO LONG AGO WHEN EARLY IN MY MEETING OF HIM BECAUSE I'M INTERESTED IN IN MEDICAL COMMUNITY AND HOSPITAL DISTRICT AND MEDICAL FACILITIES, HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT HE ACTUALLY WAS PART OF AND SAW TWO.
I LIVED IN ALBANY, TEXAS FOR A WHILE AND THE COUNTY 1800 PEOPLE.
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THE COUNTY SEAT OF SHACKELFORD COUNTY IN IN GRAHAM, TEXAS.WE HAD A LITTLE HOSPITAL THERE THAT WAS 10,000 PEOPLE IN GRAHAM, TEXAS, BUT IT ATTRACTED PEOPLE FROM THE COUNTY, BUT THEY'RE ALSO JUST NEARBY WAS A COUNTY HOSPITAL.
AM I CORRECT? WELL, IN COLLIN COUNTY USED TO HAVE A COUNTY HOSPITAL.
IT WAS IN MCKINNEY. THAT'S ACTUALLY WHERE WINCO IS RIGHT NOW IS WHERE THE COUNTY HOSPITAL WAS, AND THEN EVENTUALLY THE COUNTY SOLD IT BECAUSE IT WAS JUST NOT COST EFFECTIVE FOR THEM TO RUN IT TO A PRIVATE.
NOW, IN TALKING ABOUT HOSPITALS THAT WE DO NEED ONE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE COUNTY.
EVERYTHING'S ON THE WEST SIDE.
I CAN'T THINK OF ANY HOSPITALS THAT ARE ON THE EAST SIDE.
EVEN WYLIE DOES NOT HAVE A HOSPITAL, AND THEY'VE GOT A SOME EMERGENCY CLINICS.
SOME OF THEM LIKE ONE'S A 24 HOUR EMERGENCY CLINIC, BUT THEN WHAT HAPPENS? YOU GO THERE, THEN THEY TRANSPORT YOU TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL, EITHER ONE IN PLANO OR GARLAND OR ROWLETT, WHEREVER THERE MAY BE A HOSPITAL.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY, BUT I WOULD SAY PROBABLY 85% OF THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPOND TO A MEDICAL EMERGENCY CALLS, AND SO WE DO HAVE A NEED FOR THAT, ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE WITH CARDIAC ARREST.
IF YOU CAN GET THEM TO A HEART CATHETER CENTER SOONER THAN HAVING TO GO ALL THE WAY TO BAYLOR SCOTT WHITE OR TO MEDICAL CENTER MCKINNEY AND IN THIS TRAFFIC, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE CONGESTIONS AND THINGS YOU KNOW, THE AMBULANCES, I DON'T KNOW, SOMETIMES THEY MAY JUST HAVE TO TURN THEIR SIRENS OFF.
YES, SIR, AND AGAIN, I WOULD JUST SAY THAT WE ALL REMEMBER THIS COMPETITION.
THERE'S OTHER COMMUNITIES WHO SEE THAT, TOO.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND INTEREST.
I THINK THIS MIGHT BE A SITUATION WHERE IT'S THE TORTOISE THAT FINISHED THE RACE, NOT THE HARE, AND JUST TO ADD TO THAT AND KIND OF CLOSE ON THIS, YOU ARE 100% CORRECT THAT IT'S NEEDED, AND YOU ARE RIGHT, THERE IS NOTHING REALLY UNTIL YOU HIT GREENVILLE THAT YOU HAVE ANOTHER HOSPITAL. SO THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE.
SO WHEN WE HAVE A DEVELOPER COME IN THAT PROMISES A MEDICAL DISTRICT, AND WE'RE PRESENTED WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A MEDICAL DISTRICT, THE FIRST THING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO WANT FROM THE RESIDENTS HERE IS INCENTIVES AND SO THEY'LL COME TO US EACH AND EVERY TIME, AND THE EDC WITH INCENTIVES, AND UNFORTUNATELY, SOME OF THOSE DEALS, WHAT THAT ENDS UP BEING AND IT'S TAXPAYER DOLLARS AT THE END OF THE DAY, IS INCENTIVIZING MULTIFAMILY, NOT INCENTIVIZING AN APARTMENT.
I'M SORRY, A HOSPITAL IF THERE'S NO PERFORMANCE GUARANTEES ON THE HOSPITAL AND THERE'S NO TIME FRAME OF CONSTRUCTION ON THE HOSPITAL, AND THEY'RE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT PUTTING MULTIFAMILY IN, THEN THAT'S A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WE CANNOT MOVE FORWARD WITH.
WE HAVE TO BE VERY WISE IN THOSE DECISIONS.
SO WHILE WE NEED A MEDICAL DISTRICT, WE ALSO HAVE TO BE EXTREME STEWARDS OF WHAT WE DO HAVE.
I'M YOU KNOW, I'VE WORKED IN THE ETJ BEFORE.
I WAS INVOLVED WITH AN OIL COMPANY AND WE DRILLED THE VERY FIRST WELLS IN THE CITY OF DENTON.
WE DRILLED SOME IN IN THE CITY LIMITS OF DENTON AND IN THE ETJ.
SO I WORKED ALL AROUND, I DEALT WITH THE CITY AND, YOU KNOW, HAD TO HAD TO VISIT CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING AND ENGINEERING AND IN THE CITY AND IN THE ETJ, BUT I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE LAND USE AND HOW IT CAN OR CAN'T BE USED, AND YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT THE CITY.
JUST WE HAVE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF LAND.
WOULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US BEING ABLE TO USE LAND THAT'S IN THE CITY LIMITS OR LAND THAT'S IN, IN OUR ETJ FOR, SAY, THIS PROPOSED HOSPITAL DISTRICT? I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION.
SO IF IT'S ZONED APPROPRIATELY FOR THAT, THEN THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT.
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SO FOR CITY LIMITS, IF IT WAS SOMETHING THAT SAY CURRENTLY IT'S ZONED RESIDENTIAL, THEY'RE LOOKING AT A PIECE OF LAND THAT'S ZONED RESIDENTIAL, AND THEY WANT TO PUT, YOU KNOW, A HOSPITAL ON THAT.YEAH. WHEN YOU SAID THAT, THAT'S WHAT KIND OF MADE ME WONDER BECAUSE SO WE'RE NOT REALLY LIMITED TO JUST OUR CITY LIMITS THOUGH, RIGHT? I MEAN, DON'T WE HAVE THE RESOURCE OF OUR ETJ FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO USE? AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE BAYLOR SCOTT WHITE THERE IN MCKINNEY.
THAT WAS ALL UNINCORPORATED AREA UNTIL THEY DECIDED TO BUILD, AND THEN THEY WHENEVER THE DEVELOPER, WHENEVER THEY BOUGHT THE PROPERTY, THEN THEY HAD TO ANNEXED INTO THE CITY AND IT COMES IN FIRST AS AGRICULTURE AND THEN THEY HAVE TO REZONE IT FOR THAT USE FOR THE HOSPITAL, AND THAT'S AND THAT WAS OUTSIDE.
SO BUT THEY INCORPORATED INTO THE CITY, ANNEXED INTO THE CITY, AND THAT WOULD BE THE SAME WAY HERE.
IF WE HAVE PROPERTY SOMEWHERE THAT'S OUTSIDE OUR CITY, THAT'S GOT GOOD CONNECTIVITY, I GUESS YOU MIGHT SAY THE ROADWAYS, BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE AN ESSENTIAL THING FOR A HOSPITAL IS TO HAVE GOOD, EASY ACCESS IN AND OUT AND FOR THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE.
MAKE IT CONVENIENT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IF YOU'LL NOTICE, MOST OF THE BIG HOSPITALS AND DOCTOR'S OFFICE THINGS THAT YOU GO TO ARE PROBABLY CLOSER TO A MAJOR ROADWAY THAT'S EASIER TO GET TO THAN MOST, AND SO THAT'S WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THE RIGHT PLACE, AND IF THEY FIND ONE OUTSIDE THE CITY AND THEY'VE GOT THE PROPERTY AND THEY CAN ANNEX THEM, THAT'D BE GREAT.
ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY, WELL, IF WE-- MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO LIKE TO MENTION SOMETHING ON BEHALF OF A FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER WHO HAS PASSED AWAY, THAT EVERYONE PRONOUNCES HIS NAME IN THE NAME OF THE STREET IS ACTUALLY PRONOUNCED BEAUCHAMP.
YES. NOT "BO CAMP" NOT "BO CAMP" NOT "BO CHAMP" ANYWAY, BUT IT'S BEAUCHAMP.
SO ANYWAY, JUST BECAUSE HE WOULD ALWAYS CORRECT ME ON THAT, SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE.
LOVELY. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.
I DO ALSO HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD.
SURE. THE INITIAL QUESTION ON THE ANIMAL CONTROL, THEY ASKED FOR THE AMOUNT THAT'S SPENT ANNUALLY.
I DID INQUIRE DURING OUR MINGLE TIME, AND IT'S APPROXIMATELY 50,000 PER YEAR.
ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, DID YOU GUYS HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD IN BEFORE WE WRAP THIS UP? AND RESIDENTS, ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT, IF NOTHING ELSE, AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT AND JUST GIVING YOUR TIME BACK TO BECOME AN ACTIVE PART OF YOUR COMMUNITY.
WE HOPE THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE THE BEGINNING OF MANY TOWN HALL MEETINGS THAT WE HOST.
AGAIN, THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITHIN YOUR GOVERNMENT.
SO THANK YOU, AND THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.
ALL RIGHT I THINK THIS WAS A GOOD FIRST TIME WE DID THIS.
WELL IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE, I WILL GO AHEAD AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
[LAUGHTER] WHAT DID YOU-- I AM SO SORRY.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADJOURN THIS TOWN HALL.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT.
YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.