[00:00:03] >> GOOD EVENING. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED TONIGHT. [A. CALL TO ORDER - MAYOR BRIANNA CHACON] THE TIME IS 5:35 P.M. THIS WILL BEGIN OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON, TODAY IS NOVEMBER 12, 2024. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE ROLL CALL. MYSELF, BRIANNA CHACÓN IS PRESENT, MR. DEFFIBAUGH. >> HERE. >> MR. CLIBER AND MR. OBERA ARE NOT HERE. >> MR. WASHINGTON. >> HERE. >> MR. GERFERS? >> HERE. >> MR. LONG? >> HERE. >> AND MISS DAVID-GRAVES. >> HERE. >> THANK YOU. THAT'S GOING TO TAKE US TO OUR WORK SESSION AGENDA. [B. WORK SESSION AGENDA] WE WILL BEGIN WITH B 120-20-4230, PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF THE INITIAL DRAFT OF RESIDENTIAL DESIGN GUIDELINES REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER LONG. >> GOOD EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION AND WE'RE GOING TO PULL IT UP AND IT IS THE RESIDENTIAL DESIGN PRESENTATION. WELL, THERE WE GO. WE'RE READY. WE'RE GOING TO GET RIGHT INTO IT. SO FIRST OF ALL, WHY ARE WE HERE TONIGHT? I KNOW SOMETIME IN THE SPRING, THERE WAS A STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT AND MUCH WAS DISCUSSED ABOUT WE WANT BETTER BUILDING STANDARDS. AND HOW DO YOU REALLY DEFINE THAT? IT'S VAGUE AND THERE'S NOT ONE GOOD WAY TO DO IT. BUT THIS IS ONE OF MANY APPROACHES THAT WE ARE DOING IT. SO DURING THIS MORATORIUM SEASON, THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TEAM IS LOOKING AT A VARIETY OF THINGS. SO FOR TONIGHT, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RESIDENTIAL DESIGN GUIDELINES. AND GUIDELINES ARE MORE LIKE A POLICY. IT'S NOT AN ORDINANCE THAT YOU CODIFY, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE LAND THAT'S NOT ENTITLED, MEANING IT'S AGRICULTURE, WHEN YOU LOOK ON THE LAND ENTITLEMENT MAP, WE HAVE A LOT OF GREEN SPACE OF ACREAGE. WE DON'T HAVE A LOT PER SE TO PDS, BUT WE DO AS FAR AS A CITY. SO WHEN SOMEONE COMES IN AND SAYS, HEY, I WANT TO REZONE A PIECE OF LAND, YOU ALL GET TO DESIGN WHAT IT IS THAT THEY REZONE TOO. IT WILL GO FROM AG TO SINGLE FAMILY AND IF THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE ASKING, YOU ALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO SAY NO, OR YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO SAY, WHAT ABOUT THESE GUIDELINES? CAN YOU PLEASE INCORPORATE THIS INTO YOUR REZONING PACKAGE? AND THIS IS WHAT WE LOOKED AT AND THIS IS WHAT WE AGREED TO AS A COUNCIL. SO I'M GOING TO GET RIGHT INTO IT. THERE ARE THREE SCALES OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND WE WENT THROUGH THIS LAST TIME AT THE FIRST OVERVIEW OF THE GUIDELINES, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE LOT, AND THE HOME. SO WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO THOSE THREE SCALES TONIGHT. AND I KNOW YOU HAVE THE ATTACHMENT, YOU HAVE THE GUIDELINES, SO I'M NOT GOING TO BORE YOU AND READ ALL THE GUIDELINES TO YOU. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW WITH THE PRESENTATION AND CRAIG FISHER IS OUR SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT AND HE WILL GET UP AT THE END AND WRAP IT UP AND THEN WE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU WANT ON THE THREE SCALES. THE FIRST SCALE IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO ON PAGE 6 AND 7 OF THE RESIDENTIAL GUIDELINES, YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF LANGUAGES THAT POINTS TO MONUMENT SIGNAGE, LANDSCAPE, DECORATIVE STREET LIGHTING. WE JUST TOOK PICTURES FOR A STARTER. BUT WHATEVER YOU CAN THINK OF IN YOUR MIND AS FAR AS DECORATIVE LIGHTING FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD OR MONUMENT SIGNAGE, THOSE ARE THE THINGS YOU CAN WRITE INTO A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. THOSE ARE NOT IN OUR CODES RIGHT NOW THAT YOU MUST DO IF YOU ARE COMING IN FOR A LARGE PIECE OF LAND TO REDO A NEIGHBORHOOD. SO WE ARE SAYING, THESE ARE THE THINGS WE WANT TO SEE. WE HAVE ASKED FOR THIS BEFORE IN PDS. THAT'S WHY YOU'VE SEEN THEM IN SOME OF OUR PDS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. IN THE PAST, STAFF DOES ASK FOR THESE AND WHEN YOU WRITE A PD, YOU HAVE A DEVELOPER AGREEMENT AND YOU CAN PUT WHATEVER YOUR NEEDS ARE INSIDE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND THE PD. THESE ARE SOME EXAMPLES AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE FOR SENSE OF PLACE AND LOT SIZE. SO YOU'LL SEE THE STREET SIGN TOPPER. THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE. WHEN YOU HAVE THE NAME OF WHATEVER NEIGHBORHOOD YOURS IS, IT CAN BE A DISTRICT OR NEIGHBORHOOD. A SENSE OF PLACE CAN BE A STREET SIGN TOPPER. A SENSE OF PLACE CAN BE AN ENTRY MONUMENT THAT CAN ALSO BE REPEATED. YOU CAN HAVE THE LANDSCAPE MEDIANS ON KEY ARTERIES AND, OF COURSE, THE DECORATIVE LIGHTING. WE PUT IN THERE A PROMOTION OF LARGER LOTS, WHAT THAT MEANS TO US, 70 BY 130S ARE NOT TYPICAL WITH THE PRODUCTION BUILDERS THAT I HAVE SEEN HERE. WE HAVE A LOT OF 50S. WE HAVE A LOT OF 50*110, 50*100. SO WE ARE POINTING TO, HEY, 70*130 IS A GOOD STARTING POINT AND YOU CAN GO UP FROM THERE. YOU CAN DO HALF ACRE. AND WE'RE NOT SAYING YOU HAVE TO DO 70. BUT WHEN WE HEAR, HEY, WE WANT LARGER LOTS, WE PUT A NUMBER BEHIND THAT. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE A SURPLUS OF SMALLER LOTS, MEANING WE MAJORITY HAVE 50S. AGAIN, AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL, WE TALK ABOUT CONNECTIVITY. WE HAD TALKED ABOUT CONNECTIVITY, [00:05:02] OPEN SPACE, AND REPETITION. SO THE CONNECTIVITY OR THE SIDEWALKS AND THE TRAILS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE AREA, YOU WANT A SENSE OF PLACE, BUT YOU WANT SOMEBODY TO FEEL LIKE THEY CAN WALK AROUND SAFELY IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEY CAN GET TO THE OPEN SPACE THAT THE CITY REQUIRES. SPEAKING OF OPEN SPACE, WE REQUIRE ONE ACRE FOR EVERY 30 DWELLING UNITS. SO EVERY 30 HOUSES, WHETHER THEY'RE 40 FOOT LOTS OR 80 FOOT LOTS. YOU'RE REQUIRED FOR AN ACRE FOR 30 DWELLING UNITS. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE IN OUR CODE THAT YOU CAN PAY A CASH IN LIEU OF THIS AND APPARENTLY, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DOING THAT. SO AT FIRST, WE THOUGHT, WELL, WHY DON'T WE DO IT TIMES 10? AND MAYBE THAT WILL SPUR ON. PLEASE DO PROVIDE THE OPEN SPACE THAT WE ARE REQUIRING. THE BEST THING TO DO IS PROBABLY ELIMINATE IT. SO THAT'S A TOPIC FOR US TONIGHT. WE CAN TALK ABOUT, DO WE REALLY WANT A FEE IN THE DOOR, OR DO WE ACTUALLY JUST WANT THE OPEN SPACE? SO THAT IS SOMETHING TO CONSIDER AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD HAVE A SECOND STEP THAT THAT WOULD GO INTO OUR CODE AND WE WOULD HAVE TO CODIFY THAT CHANGE. SO THAT CAN LIVE OUTSIDE OF THE GUIDELINES. SO I DO WANT YOUR FEEDBACK ON THAT TONIGHT, SO PLEASE CONSIDER THAT. IN REPETITION STANDARDS, THAT MEANS WE DON'T WANT THE SAME HOUSE, EVERY OTHER HOUSE. YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THE HOUSE THAT YOU BOUGHT ON EVERY THIRD ONE. SO WE WANT SOME REPETITION. YOU WANT IT TO FEEL CUSTOM EVEN IF IT'S A PRODUCTION BUILDER NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU WANT IT TO FEEL CUSTOM. AT THE LOT LEVEL, THERE ARE A LOT OF WAYS TO ATTAIN CURB APPEAL. THERE IS NOT ONE RIGHT ANSWER. THERE IS NOT ONE WAY TO DO IT. WHEN WE SAY REAR ACCESS AND ADD ALLEYS, THAT BASICALLY MEANS YOU WANT TO PREVENT SOMEONE FROM COMING IN AND SHOVING AS MANY LOTS AS POSSIBLE IN A PIECE OF LAND. IT'S JUST A FUNCTION OF ECONOMICS. IT MAKES YOU A LOT OF MONEY IF YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S SELLING THE LOTS. BUT IF YOU'RE THE CITY, YOU WANT TO CONSIDER HOW YOU CAN GET CURB APPEAL, SAFETY, AND A SENSE OF PLACE. YOU CAN DO THAT THROUGH REAR ENTRY. YOU CAN DO IT THROUGH J DRIVES WHERE YOU COME IN AND TURN. YOU CAN DO IT A VARIETY OF WAYS. WE HAVE A SETBACK FROM THE FRONT HOME UNDER FRONT ACCESS THAT BASICALLY MEANS, RIGHT NOW YOU CAN BUILD WITH THE FACE WITH YOUR FRONT DOOR AND THE GARAGE. SO THE GARAGE GETS AS MUCH OF A PRESENCE AS THE FRONT FACADE IN THE FRONT DOOR. WE SAY, WE NEED YOU TO PUSH THAT BACK 10 FEET AT A MINIMUM. SO NOW THE CURB APPEAL IS NOT, HEY, LOOK AT MY GREAT GARAGE DOOR. THERE'S A TREE LAWN AND CRAIG THOUGHT OF THIS. THE FRONT YARD TREE LAWN IS THE SPACE BETWEEN THE CURB AND THE SIDEWALK, BASICALLY, THE STREET AND THE CURB. AND SO ALL OF THAT. >> I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION ON THAT. NOT TO INTERRUPT YOU, BUT LOOKING IN THE OTHER WRITTEN PORTION AS FAR AS THE ACTUAL DOCUMENT, IT SAYS, THE TREES WILL BE PROVIDED. >> BY THE CITY? >> WELL, THAT'S WHAT THE DOCUMENT SAID. WHAT KIND OF LANDSCAPING. IT SAYS IT'LL BE PROVIDED. >> WHAT PAGE ARE YOU ON? >> WELL, HANG ON JUST A SECOND. >> WELL, LET'S GO TO PAGE 10. THAT'S WHAT THE SLIDE SAYS. LET ME LOOK. >> NO. LANDSCAPING. TWO TREES HAVE BEEN REQUIRED OR PROVIDED, I SUPPOSE, FROM A DEVELOPER IN THE PAST, THE CALIBER, THE TREE WON'T CHANGE. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR A LARGE LIVE OAK IN THE TREE, IT WILL STILL BE A DECORATIVE, AND THE CALIBER WILL REMAIN THE SAME. WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS MORE CONSIDERATION FOR THE SIGHTLINE ON THE STREET. SO AS YOU'RE DRIVING ON YOUR STREET, YOU HAVE MORE GREEN SPACE BETWEEN THE CURB AND THE SIDEWALK, THAT GREEN SPACE. WE ARE NOT GIVING TREES OUT UNLESS CRAIG COMES UP AND TELLS ME DIFFERENTLY. UNLESS YOU ALL WANT TO. HEY, WE CAN DO WHATEVER. YOU TELL ME. BUT WE REQUIRE A NUMBER OF TREES PER LOT. ANOTHER THING WE WANT TO DO DURING THIS MORATORIUM SEASON IS LOOK AGAIN AT OUR LANDSCAPING CODE AND LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS FOR SINGLE FAMILY. SO WE DON'T HAVE THAT TONIGHT BUT WE CAN BRING THAT BACK, STEVE. >> ON PAGE 9, IT SAYS ACTUALLY, ONCE TWO TREES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED. >> BY THE OWNER. >> IT DOESN'T SAY THAT. >> YOU CAUGHT ME, YOU'RE RIGHT, BUT WE DON'T PROVIDE TREES. SO ONCE TWO TREES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY THE USER. >> COULD YOU SAY A MINIMUM OF TWO TREES ARE REQUIRED? THAT YOU'RE IN BORE CLEAR. >> YEAH. SO IT SAYS ONCE TWO TREES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED, ADDITIONAL TREES. [00:10:03] >> IT SAY WHO'S PROVIDED BY WHO? >> WELL, I CAN TELL YOU IT'S NOT ME. I'M NOT PROVIDING TREES. >> I KNOW. >> BUT WE CAN. AGAIN. >> I JUST SAY THAT PROPERLY NEEDS TO BE CHANGED TO A MINIMUM OF TWO TREES ARE REQUIRED, SOMETHING LIKE THAT INSTEAD OF SAYING BECAUSE I READ THAT AND THEY SAID, HEY, THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE ME SOME TREES. >> IT WOULD BE GREAT, WOULDN'T THAT BE NICE. I BELIEVE WE'RE NOT DOING THAT. BUT IN THE LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE, WE DO HAVE THAT IN THE CODE AND CRAIG CAN TALK TO THOSE SPECIFICS. SO AS A GUIDELINE, THIS ISN'T THE CODE, BUT IT SAYS ONCE TWO TREES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED, ADDITIONAL TREES MAY BE PLACED ON THE SIDE OR REAR. >> UNDERSTAND, BUT I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU'RE GOING TO USE THIS GUIDELINE IN SOME WAY. SEE THIS DOCUMENT THAT THEY NEED TO BE CLEAR. >> WE CAN MAKE IT MORE CLEAR. THANK YOU. YEAH, ANYTIME WE CAN MAKE SOMETHING MORE CLEAR IS A GOOD IDEA, SO THERE IS NO MISINTERPRETATION. SO WE CAN SAY ONCE TWO TREES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY THE USER. AND SO THE SIDE YARD SETBACKS, WE CAN LOOK AT INCREASING THOSE. THE SIDE YARD SETBACK IS BASICALLY ON THE SIDE OF YOUR HOUSE UP UNTIL YOUR NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE, WHERE THE PROPERTY LINE IS. SO JUST HAVING A LITTLE MORE GREEN SPACE, A LITTLE MORE OPEN SPACE FROM NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR. AND AT THE HOME LEVEL, I'M GOING TO CALL UP CRAIG AND HE'S GOING TO WALK US THROUGH THE HOME LEVEL AND HOW WE CAN DEAL WITH EXTERIOR BUILDING MATERIALS. AND THEN I'LL POP BACK UP. >> THANK YOU, ALLISON. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COMMISSION. MY NAME IS CRAIG FISHER, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. SO I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE HOME AND WHAT WE CAN LOOK TO DO FROM A ZONING PERSPECTIVE. WE'VE HEARD THE REQUEST FROM MR. LONG AND MR. DEFFIBAUGH ABOUT OUR PERMITTING PROCESS AND BUILDING STANDARDS, STRUCTURAL BUILDING STANDARDS. WE'LL BE BRINGING A SEPARATE PRESENTATION TO YOU AT OUR NEXT MEETING, DECEMBER 9 TO TALK ABOUT WAYS THAT WE CAN ENHANCE THE BUILDING CODE. SO TONIGHT'S DISCUSSION ON THE HOME IS PRIMARILY FROM A ZONING PERSPECTIVE ON DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS THAT WE COULD ENCOURAGE TO HAVE PUT INTO PD ZONING TO INCREASE THE CURB APPEAL OR LOOK OF HOMES. SO A COUPLE OF POINTS, BOTH ON THE FACADE AND IN THE BUILDING MATERIALS FOR THE EXTERIOR. LOOKING AT A FACADE, WE ARE PROPOSING TO REQUIRE ARTICULATION THAT'S TO AVOID SQUARE BOXES. WE WANT TO SEE VARIED FACADE, ELEVATIONS, NICE PITCHED ROOFS, MULTIPLE PITCHES, AND THEN FINESTRATIONS REGARDING WINDOWS, REQUIRING WINDOWS WITH LEONS, AND A PATTERN OF WINDOWS AND A PROMINENT FRONT WINDOW. JUST TO MAKE THE HOME MORE INVITING TO THE STREET. THE MORE TRANSPARENCY THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE IN A FACADE, THE MORE NEIGHBORLY IT FEELS. IT DOESN'T FEEL CLOSED OFF TO THE STREET. AND THEN ENTRYWAYS, FRONT DOOR SHOULD FACE THE STREET. IT SHOULD HAVE A WALKWAY FROM THE STREET TO DRAW PEOPLE TO THAT HOME. AND THEN FRONT PORCHES, WE SHOWED THEM ON SOME PREVIOUS SLIDES, BUT I THINK IT'D BE GOOD TO ENCOURAGE FRONT PORCHES THAT ARE USABLE AT LEAST EIGHT FEET IN DEPTH, SO YOU COULD PUT A BENCH OUT THERE, HAVE CHAIRS FOR FOLKS TO SIT IN THE MORNINGS OR THE EVENINGS, JUST TO INCREASE OR ENCOURAGE NEIGHBORS TO BE OUT AND ABOUT AND TALKING TO EACH OTHER. THAT JUST MAKES THE HOMES FEEL MORE INVITING WITH THAT FRONT PORCH. THEN BUILDING MATERIALS, GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE STATE LAW PROHIBITS THE CITY FROM REQUIRING PARTICULAR BUILDING MATERIALS. SO IN OUR ORDINANCE, WE HAVE SOME LANGUAGE ABOUT REQUIRING 80% MASONRY. THAT'S NOT AN ORDINANCE THAT WE CAN ENFORCE, GENERALLY CITYWIDE, BUT WE COULD USE IT AS A NEGOTIATION TOOL WHEN CREATING A PD FOR A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE COULD REQUIRE THE DEVELOPER TO PROVIDE 80% OR MORE MASONRY, IT WOULD BE BRICK OR STONE, STUCCO, OR CEMENTITIOUS SIDING. SO WE PUT THAT IN THE GUIDELINE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO ENCOURAGE HIGH QUALITY MATERIALS AND DISCOURAGE CHEAPER MATERIALS SUCH AS ALUMINUM OR VINYL SIDING. ONE ADDITIONAL NOTE, I WANTED TO POINT OUT FROM THE STRATEGIC RETREAT, THAT WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON UPDATE TO OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME GRANT FUNDING THAT CAN HELP US PAY FOR THAT. SO WE'RE EXPLORING THAT NOW. WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF QUOTES FROM PLANNING CONSULTANTS AND WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT FORWARD IN THE NEAR FUTURE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. SO WE DO HEAR YOU AND WE WILL BE WORKING SOON ON UPDATING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION, OUR OVERVIEW OF THE GUIDELINES, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK, [00:15:01] YOUR SUGGESTIONS, AND HOW TO MAKE THIS EVEN BETTER. THE NEXT STEP FROM HERE WOULD BE BRINGING FORTH THAT DOCUMENT FOR ADOPTION. ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAD A FEW THINGS TO ADD. SO GOING BACK TO WHEN ALLISON WAS DOING IT, SO THE CASH IN LIEU, I WOULD LOVE TO ELIMINATE THAT ALTOGETHER. I DON'T KNOW HOW EVERYBODY ELSE FEELS ABOUT THAT, BUT I THINK KEEPING THAT GREEN SPACE IS GOING TO BE GREAT. I DON'T THINK THEY NEED TO PAY THAT AWAY. >> WONDERFUL. >> ON THE TREES, MR. DEFABA, YOU JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT REQUIREMENT, THAT VERBIAGE IS IN THERE THAT'S VERY SPECIFIC ON THE OWNERSHIP OF THOSE TREES, WHETHER IT'S CITY OR THE USER. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WE CAN PUT SOME LANGUAGE IN THERE TO DESIGNATE WHERE THOSE TREES ARE, THAT IT'S NOT ONE TREE IN THE FRONT, ONE TREE IN THE BACK FOR PUTTING TWO TREES IN THE FRONT, AND THAT FORCES THE LOTS TO BE A LITTLE BIT BIGGER. CAN WE DO THAT? >> YEAH, WE COULD DO THAT. WE COULD PUT TWO TREES IN THE FRONT, BUT YOU WOULD NEED A WIDER LOT FOR THAT TO WORK. THAT'S ALSO IN THE GUIDELINES THAT WE'RE ENCOURAGING THE WIDER LOT SO I THINK THAT'S FEASIBLE. >> THEN ALSO, FOR THE EXTERIOR FOR THE FACADE AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET CREATIVE ON THIS ONE. IS THERE ANY TYPE OF COLOR PACKAGE REQUIREMENT THAT WE COULD SAY, SAME THING AS TRYING TO ADD THE VARIATION IN THERE BECAUSE YOU SEE A LOT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD NOW AND EVERY HOUSE IS BROWN SO MAYBE HOW WE CAN MOVE AWAY FROM THAT, ADD SOME VARIATION TO THAT OR AS A REQUIREMENT. THAT LANGUAGE WOULD BE INTERESTING TO CREATE. >> WE'LL EXPLORE THAT AND BRING THAT FORWARD FOR ADOPTION. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. >> THANK YOU. DID ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY IDEAS? >> I HAVE A QUESTION. DID YOU JUST RECOMMEND THAT THE COST FOR THE GREEN SPACE, THE 1540 * 15,400 BE REMOVED? >> MM HM. >> CAN YOU REALLY GIVE ME A RATIONALE FOR THAT? BECAUSE AS I READ THIS, I WAS THINKING ABOUT EARLIER IN THE YEAR, LENNAR CAME AND DID A PRESENTATION. AS A LENNAR HOME OWNER AND LIVING IN ARCADIA FARMS, WHEN I WAS FIRST LOOKING FOR HOME, THE PLAN THAT WAS THERE, THE LAYOUT WITH THE GREEN SPACE, THAT WAS NOT FOLLOWED. THE GREEN SPACES THAT WERE TO BE THERE, ALL OF THEM HAVE NOT BEEN PUT IN. I THINK AS WE MOVE FORWARD AS A CITY, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HOLD DEVELOPERS TO THAT GREEN SPACE. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. WE DON'T WANT TO BE GOING DOWN 380 ANYWHERE SO WE WANT TO MAKE PRINCETON AS LIVABLE AS POSSIBLE AND AS FAMILY FRIENDLY AS POSSIBLE SO JUST AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THAT'S BEING REMOVED AND THE LEVERAGE THAT IT PROVIDES US. >> I THINK WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE WE'RE JUST THINKING ABOUT IT DIFFERENTLY. REMOVING THAT, WE JUST SAY THEY CAN'T PAY TO GET RID OF THE GREEN SPACE. WE'RE SAYING, NO, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE GREEN SPACE YOU CAN'T PAY US OFF TO GET RID OF THE GREEN SPACE. >> OH, DEFINITELY. >> NO. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THAT'S RIGHT. THE PROPOSAL IS INITIALLY, WHEN WE BUILT THE POWERPOINT WAS WE PROPOSED TO INCREASE THE FEE 10 FOLD, BUT WE'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT OVER THE WEEKEND, AND I THINK WE JUST ELIMINATE IT ALTOGETHER SURE. YOU CAN'T PAY YOUR WAY OUT OF PROVIDING OPEN SPACE IS THE IDEA. >> I LIKE IT. >> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE TREES BECAUSE I KNOW EVEN MY HOUSE WAS BUILT LIKE IN 1972, AND EVEN THEN THERE WAS AN ORDINANCE TO REQUIRE TWO TREES IN EVERY FRONT YARD. BUT AS YEARS GO ON, THOUGH, THOSE TREES GET A LOT LARGER AND ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE DEEP ROOT, YOU END UP HAVING TO REPLACE YOUR DRIVEWAY, YOUR SEWER SYSTEM, PLUMBING, EVERYTHING BECAUSE OF THOSE ROOTS. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A WAY THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY LOOK AT THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE AREN'T PUTTING TREES OUT THERE THAT'S GOING TO CAUSE SOME TROUBLE. RIGHT NOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TO LOOK AT THE FUTURE, WHENEVER THESE PEOPLE MOVE AND WHO ELSE MOVES IN, WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO ADOPT, WHAT TROUBLES ARE THEY GOING TO HAVE WITH THAT. LET ME TELL YOU, WHENEVER YOU HAVE ROOTS AND STUFF, YOU GO IN YOUR HOUSE AND THEY HAVE TO TUNNEL UNDER THERE, THAT'S SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLAR AND WE NEED TO BE CONSCIOUS ABOUT THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SHRUBS AND THE TREES ARE PLANTING AREN'T GOING TO CAUSE SOME PROBLEMS. WE'VE GOT COTTONWOOD ON MY STREET. ANYWAY, I'M NOT GOING TO SAY MUCH MORE ABOUT IT. BUT IT IS NOT ONLY THEIR DRIVEWAY, BUT THEIR NEIGHBOR DRIVEWAY, IT'S RUINED IT. PROBABLY GOING TO BE OUT ON THE STREET ALSO, AND PROBABLY IT'S GOING TO AFFECT OUR SEWER SYSTEM EVENTUALLY. I'M SURE. BUT IT'S JUST SOMETHING WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT IF THERE'S A WAY TO DO THAT. >> IT MAY NOT BE A WAY TO DO THAT. [00:20:01] >> I THINK IT'S WORTH LOOKING INTO, PERHAPS ENGAGING EXPERT IN LANDSCAPING. I DO THINK IF WE HAVE LARGER LOTS, IT GIVES US MORE FLEXIBILITY IN WHAT COULD BE PLANTED. BUT PERHAPS ADJUSTING OUR APPROVED PLANT MATERIAL LIST, I THINK THAT COULD BE A FOLLOW UP TASK FOR STAFF TO DIVE DEEPER INTO OUR LANDSCAPING. IT'S GOOD FEEDBACK. >> WELL, I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT TREES REALLY BECAUSE EVEN THE NAMES OF THE THINGS, I WORKED PART TIME FOR THE TEXAN AND FOREST SERVICE FOR ABOUT I GUESS MAYBE 10 YEARS, AND I PEOPLE ASKED ME ABOUT TREES, WHAT TYPE OF TREES IS THAT AND I SAID, I DON'T KNOW. IT'S GOT GREEN LEAVES AND BROWN IN THERE. THAT'S ABOUT ALL I KNOW ABOUT IT. ANYWAY, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. GOOD JOB. >> THANK YOU. >> SO ON THE TOPIC OF TREES GETTING INTO SEWER LINES AND MESSING THINGS UP, AND AGAIN, I'M NOT A TREE EXPERT, JUST LIKE YOU, SO MAYBE THIS IS A NON ISSUE. BUT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF BROOKSIDE, I KNOW IT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP NUMEROUS TIMES THAT THE TREES THAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE IN THAT LITTLE PIECE OF GRASS BETWEEN THE SIDEWALK AND THE STREET SEEM TO BE PROBLEMATIC. >> YES. >> IS THAT PROBLEMATIC OR IS IT JUST AN AESTHETIC THING, OR DO YOU SEE IN THE FUTURE THAT THAT ACTUALLY COULD BE A PROBLEM? >> I THINK IT'S PROBLEMATIC. I THINK THE TREE LINE IS TOO NARROW TO ACCOMMODATE THE TREE. >> THEN MAYBE WE COULD PUT SOME TYPE OF LANGUAGE IN THERE TO DESIGNATE THAT TREES ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THAT SECTION MOVING FORWARD. >> OR HAVE A WIDER TREE ON OR SPECIFY THE TYPE OF TREE. >> YEAH. >> WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT DEEPER. >> ALSO, SOME OF THE TREES THAT WE HAVE, THEY GROW AND THEY GROW OUT OVER THE ROADWAY, AND I THINK THE FIRE CODE, IT'S 12 FOOT IS WHAT THEY HAVE TO BE ABOVE THE ROADWAY THAT'S USUALLY THE OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY, BUT LOTS OF OWNERS DON'T TAKE CARE OF THAT. THAT'S JUST FOR THE FIRE APPARATUS TO BE ABLE TO GET DOWN THROUGH THERE. THE TYPE OF TREE ALSO DICTATES THAT TOO. YOU DON'T WANT A HANGING [INAUDIBLE] TREE. >> SURE. ABSOLUTELY. WE'LL DIVE DEEPER INTO WHAT TYPE OF TREES WOULD BE APPROPRIATE IN A TREE LINE AND HOW MUCH WIDTH IS REALLY NEEDED. THAT'S GOOD FEEDBACK. THANK YOU. >> I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND COUNCILMAN LONG FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. AS I READ THROUGH, AND I REALIZE I ENVISIONED WHAT PRINCETON IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE BECAUSE WE'RE PUTTING IN THESE GUIDELINES. I THOUGHT IT'S GOING TO LOOK REALLY GOOD. IT'S JUST WONDERFUL THAT WE HAVE HIS EXPERTISE AND HIS FORESIGHT TO ENVISION THE TYPE OF PRINCETON WE WANT, AND THEN FOR US TO PUT POLICIES IN PLACE OR GUIDELINES IN PLACE THAT WILL ENSURE THAT PRINCETON LOOKS REALLY WONDERFUL 40, 50 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE. AT LEAST WE'RE LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR IT TO HAPPEN? I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE HIM AND THANK HIM FOR APPLYING HIS EXPERTISE IN THIS AREA. >> GOOD JOB, MR. TAN. >> THANK YOU FOR PUTTING ALL THIS TOGETHER. I CAN SEE A GOOD VISION THAT WE HAVE. YOU MENTIONED STATE LAWS WERE RESTRICTED WHEN IT COMES TO BUILDING MATERIALS. HOW DOES THAT COME INTO EFFECT WITH SIDEWALKS AND SIDEWALK PLACEMENTS? ARE WE BOUND BY LAW OR IS THIS STUFF THAT WE CAN INFLUENCE? >> SIDEWALKS ARE REQUIRED BY THE LAW, AND THE STATE LAW DOESN'T INTERFERE WITH OUR ABILITY TO REQUIRE SIDEWALKS OR REQUIRE THEM TO A CERTAIN WIDTH OR LOCATION. I MENTIONED THE STATE LAW IN REGARDS TO THE EXTERIOR BUILDING MATERIALS THAT WE CANNOT ENFORCE CITY WIDE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS REGARDING BUILDING MATERIALS AS LONG AS A BUILDING MEETS THE BUILDING CODE, WHICH IS VERY BASIC, ANY MATERIAL CAN BE USED. BUT IF WE IF IT'S ADOPTED INTO A PD, WHICH IS REALLY SELF IMPOSED BY THE DEVELOPER, THEN IT BECOMES ENFORCEABLE. >> NOW, THE SIDEWALKS, AND YOU TALKED ABOUT THE TREE LAWN, THE SPACE BETWEEN THE SIDEWALK AND THE CURB? >> YES. >> I THINK HAVING THOSE HELP WITH THE DEPTH OF A NEIGHBORHOOD, GIVE IT MORE SPACE, YOU'RE ABLE TO SEE MORE GREEN AS YOU DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A WAY TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPERS TO MAKE THOSE WIDER. IN SOME FORM OF MET US IN THE MIDDLE, THEY CAN MAKE THESE BIGGER TO ADD JUST TO THE AESTHETIC, IF THAT'S A BARGAINING TOOL WITH THEM, IF YOU WOULD, WITH TREE PLACEMENTS. BECAUSE HAVING A TREE IN BETWEEN THAT AND THE SIDEWALK AND THE CURB IS A GOOD THING, BUT IT CAN BE PROBLEMATIC. [00:25:01] LIKE MY NEIGHBORHOOD, IT'S GOT THREE FEET OF SPACE, AND THAT WOULD BE A TERRIBLE PLACE FOR A TREE, BUT IF WE CAN CONVINCE THEM TO EXTEND THAT TREE LAWN TO WHERE WE CAN GET THOSE TREES PLANT IN IN THAT AREA. I THINK THAT WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL. THEN SIDEWALK WIDTHS, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A WAY WE CAN ENCOURAGE LARGER SIDEWALKS. I WALK ALMOST EVERY SINGLE DAY WITH THE WIFE AND THE DOGS, AND YOU CAN'T WALK SIDE BY SIDE WITH PEOPLE ON THE SIDEWALKS VERY WELL ANYTHING. WE CAN DO TO INCREASE SIDEWALK WIDTH, I THINK IS [OVERLAPPING]. >> DO YOU HAVE A WIDTH IN MIND? >> WHATEVER THE ORDINANCE IS, YOU JUST ADD 6 INCHES, THAT WOULD DO NOT MUCH, BUT JUST ENOUGH TO ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE SPACE. IT ALSO PROVIDES JUST MORE DEPTH TO THE FRONT, THE FACADES OF ALL THE HOMES IN. >> SURE. FOUR FEET IS THE MINIMUM REQUIRED. IN AREAS WHERE WE HAVE FIVE FEET, I FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WALKING SIDE BY SIDE SO WOULD YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH A FIVE FOOT MINIMUM? >> YEAH, WHATEVER WORKS MECHANICALLY, WHENEVER YOUR DATA SHOWS. THEN YOU HAD MENTIONED ON PAGE 6, THE FEES. I THINK TAKING THE ABILITY AWAY FROM THEM TO BUY OUT IS A GOOD THING SO THAT WAY, WE CAN HOLD THEM TO THAT PROPER PERCENTAGE FOR ACREAGE. >> SOUNDS GOOD. >> THEN ALSO ON THAT PAGE 9, WHAT MR. DEFABA WAS TALKING ABOUT WITH PROVIDING TERMINOLOGY. IF WE JUST WORK ON THAT, TERMINOLOGY, CHANGE THAT UP TO MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE CLEAR. OVERALL, I REALLY LIKE THE PROGRESS MADE TOWARDS THESE AND LOOKING REALLY GOOD. >> THANK YOU. >> THAT'S DOABLE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER GARF, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I DON'T KNOW, PROBABLY ABOUT A YEAR, IF NOT TWO YEARS AGO, WE PRESENTED ALL WITH ALL THE SAFETY ZONES. AS OF NOW, THE CITY OF PRINCETON IS PRETTY MUCH COVERED COMPLETELY AS A SAFETY ZONES BECAUSE ALL THE BUS STOPS WHERE CHILDREN TEND TO HANG OUT OR NOT NECESSARILY THE BORDER, BUT GATHER RATHER IS RELATIVELY A SAFETY SPOT. YES, PARKS ARE ONE, MUNICIPAL CENTERS WHERE ANYTHING LIKE THAT COULD HAPPEN INDOOR BUS STOPS. EACH AND EVERY SINGLE YEAR, WE UPDATE THAT CHILD SAFETY ZONE AND I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO BRING THAT TO ALL I GUESS IN A JANUARY MEETING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IF YOU ALL WANT TO LOOK AT THE SAME SAFETY ZONE. BUT AS SOON AS MYSELF AND MR. LOWE, AS SOON AS WE ADOPTED OR PRESENTED THAT TO ALL, WHEN WE ADOPTED THOSE CHILD SAFETY ZONES, I WANT TO SAY WE HAVE ROUGHLY OUR SEX OFFENDER COUNT HAS NOT INCREASED SINCE THAT CHILD SAFETY ZONE. I UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHERE YOU'RE GOING WITH IT AND YES, THAT IS A THOUGHT AND WE CAN DEFINITELY WORK WITH THEM. BUT JUST OVERALL, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. >> THE BUS STOP [INAUDIBLE] >> YES, SIR. BECAUSE THERE IS SUCH A THING AS SUMMER SCHOOL, AND KIDS DO GET PICKED UP FROM SCHOOL, SO WE CAN'T JUST CUT IT OFF ONE DAY AND THEN CUT IT OFF ONE DAY AND ALL THAT STUFF. AS LONG AS THOSE BUS STOPS REMAIN EFFECT ACTIVE, THEN YES, THOSE ARE IN EFFECT. >> ANYTHING ELSE FROM ANYONE ELSE? IF NOT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S VERY EXCITING, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON THIS. >> THANK YOU. >> ON DECEMBER 9, WE'RE ALSO BRINGING BACK WE'RE DISCUSSING PERMITTING AND INSPECTIONS SO IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN THIS GUIDELINE SO THAT'S ANOTHER LEVEL OF DEALING WITH THE STRATEGIC GOAL OF INCREASING BUILDING STANDARDS BECAUSE IT MEANS A LOT OF THINGS TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. [00:30:03] BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO REMEMBER, WHAT IS THE CITY CONTROL AND HOW CAN WE BE BETTER AT HOLDING DEVELOPERS ACCOUNTABLE. >> LOVELY. LOVE THAT. >> ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE WE WRAP THIS UP? WERE THERE ANY AGENDA ITEMS THAT WE NEEDED TO DISCUSS TONIGHT? ALSO, DOES ANYONE NEED TO TAKE ANYTHING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING PLANNED AS OF NOW? NO. WITH THAT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> YOUR HONOR, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND. >> I'LL SECOND IT. >> ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE NEXT MEETING WILL START AT 6:30. [A. CALL TO ORDER - MAYOR BRIANNA CHACON] GOOD EVENING. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. THE TIME IS 6:32 PM. THIS WILL CALL TO ORDER THE SPECIAL MEETING FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON. TODAY IS NOVEMBER 12, 2024. WE WILL BEGIN WITH A ROLL CALL. >> MYSELF, BRIAN H. COHEN IS PRESENT. MR. DEFABA. >> HERE. >> MR. CLIBER AND MR. OBERA ARE NOT HERE. MR. WASHINGTON. >> HERE. >> MR. GERFERS. >> HERE. >> MR. LONG. >> HERE. >> MISS DAVID-GRAVES. >> HERE. >> THANK YOU. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GO TO OUR INVOCATION. WE HAVE MR. JOHN PROM WITH US TONIGHT. THAT WILL TAKE US [E. PUBLIC APPEARANCE] TO PUBLIC APPEARANCE FOR TONIGHT. SPEAKERS ARE ALLOWED 3 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 SPEAKERS INQUIRY OR TO RECITE EXISTING POLICY IN RESPONSE TO THE INQUIRY. TONIGHT, I HAVE MR. KENNETH JOHNSON AND SHERIDOSON. JUST DON'T FORGET TO TURN YOUR MICROPHONE ON BUTTON ON THE HAND SIDE. >> HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING? I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT LGI ONCE AGAIN. ANYBODY ON THE COUNCIL, I WANT Y'ALL TO COME BY THE TWO STONE COURT AND LOOK AT THE OTHER SIDE PANELING FALLING OFF THE WALL. >> ON THE HOUSES, LOOK AT ALL THE STACKS THAT'S LEANING. WHEN LGI SAY, HEY, I'M GOING TO FIX SOMETHING, THEY DON'T. THEY PATCHWORK IT. I SAID, HEY, MAN, THAT DOOR IS LEAKING WATER. THEY SAY, HEY, I FIXED IT. NO, YOU DID NOT. BECAUSE EVERY TIME IT RAIN, IT FLOODS IN MY HOUSE, AND I GOT PICTURES. THEN WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE CLOSETS. THEY BLAMED RUBBERMAID. THEY SAID, RUBBERMAID DIDN'T TELL US. IT WAS RUBBERMAID FAULT. HE SAID, IT HAD A WEIGHT LIMIT. MAN, I SAID, I'M NOT THE SHARPEST KNIFE IN THE DRAW, BUT I'M A KNIFE. IF I KNEW THAT HOUSE HAD A WEIGHT LIMIT ON, YOU THINK I'D HAVE WASTED MY TIME? YOU DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO TELL ME THAT? I SAID, MAN, JUST COME FIX IT. THAT'S ALL Y'ALL HAVE TO DO. HE SAID, WELL, IT'S RUBBERMAID'S FAULT. IT AIN'T RUBBERMAID'S FAULT FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT'S GOING WRONG, SO I CALLED RUBBERMAID THEMSELVES. RUBBERMAID SAID THEY'RE COMING WITH ME TO PRESENT SOME THINGS, TO SHOW Y'ALL THAT LGI IS TAKING SHORTCUTS ON BUILDING THINGS, BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE THE BLAME. TO SIT HERE AND TELL ME THAT THE CONTRACT DON'T HAVE TO BE SPECIFIC. I SAID, YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT BEING SPECIFIC. I SAID, WHY YOU BRING UP THE WEIGHT LIMIT? WHY YOU BRING UP ANYTHING THAT'S IN THE CONTRACT THAT Y'ALL TRY TO SAY THE CONTRACT IS NULL AND VOID. I SAID, IF Y'ALL GOING TO BE SPECIFIC, PUT IT IN A CONTRACT. FIRST THING YOU SAYS IS YOU READ IT, HOW TO HANG IT, BUT THEY GOT NO WEIGHT LIMIT ON IT. THEY'RE MAKING EXCUSES. LIKE I SAID, THEY'RE BLAMING RUBBERMAID FOR THE CLOSETS. [00:35:01] BUT THE PAINTING FALL OFF THE HOUSE. ALL THE HOUSES OUT THERE THEY'RE DOING THE WAVE. COME OUT THERE AND LOOK. LIKE I SAID, I GOT PICTURES OF RAIN INSIDE MY HOUSE. BUT AS A CITIZEN OF PRINCETON, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH CONTROL Y'ALL HAVE. I DON'T WANT THEM TO STICK A TOOTHPICK IN THE GROUND. NOT A POPSICLE STICK BECAUSE THEY'RE ARROGANT AND THEY'RE UNSAFE. ANYTHING THAT FALLS OFF THE WALL IS UNSAFE. IF I COULD OPEN MY CLOSET, I'D BE SO PARANOID BECAUSE I GOT BIG HOLES IN MY CLOSET THAT IT MAY FALL ON ME OR MY GRANDSON. I DON'T WANT THAT, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? THE HOUSES COST HERE OVER $300,000. THEY SHOULDN'T LAST ONE YEAR, PEOPLE. THEY SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PROJECT FOR AT LEAST 5-6 YEARS. DON'T BE ARGUMENTED. DON'T TELL ME, WE DON'T WANT TO FIX IT, BUT ONE TIME. YOU NEVER FIX IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? I DON'T WANT LGI HERE BECAUSE THEY'RE PUTTING US IN DANGER BECAUSE THIS IS A MENTAL HEALTH THING BECAUSE I'M STRESSING OUT IN THE CLOSET. MENTAL HEALTH TAKES A TOLL ON YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE, YOUR HEART, BECAUSE YOU FEEL THAT DOWN. I DON'T LIKE FEELING THAT DOWN. I'M LETTING ANYBODY HERE, COME LOOK. SEE FOR YOURSELF. THEY SHOULDN'T DO ANYTHING IN PRINCETON BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO HOLD ACCOUNTABILITY. ANYBODY GOT ANY QUESTION FOR ME BECAUSE I GOT VIDEOS, AND I GOT PICTURES. ANYBODY WANT TO SEE THE PICTURES OR SEE THE VIDEO? ANYBODY? DO YOU WANT TO SEE? ANYBODY WANT TO SEE THE VIDEOS? I'LL SHOW YOU. BECAUSE I'M BRINGING RUBBERMAID THE NEXT TIME WITH ME. >> ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE, YOU'RE WELCOME TO SEND IT OVER TO OUR CITY SECRETARY, AND WE CAN GET THAT FROM HER. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I WANT SOMETHING TO BE DONE. >> CLINTON LAWRENCE. >> CLINTON LAWRENCE, 1304 EAST COLLEGE. I WANT TO COME HERE THIS EVENING TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE OCTOBER 15TH JOINT MEETING. THIS COUNCIL AND THE EDC APPROVED TO ENTER INTO A PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR A LAND ACQUISITION KNOWN ONLY AS PROJECT KEY. THIS COUNCIL RATIFIED THE AUTHORIZATION FOR $600,000 PLUS CLOSING COSTS FOR REAL PROPERTY. HOWEVER, IT'S BEEN ALMOST ONE MONTH SINCE THIS MEETING, AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC AS TO THE LOCATION, HOW MUCH PROPERTY, AND WHAT THE INTENDED USE FOR THIS PROPERTY WILL BE. IF THERE'S BEEN ANY ADEQUATE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE ABOUT THIS PROPERTY THAT I MISSED THAT WAS OFFICIALLY PUBLISHED BY THE CITY, THEN I COMPLETELY APOLOGIZE. I ASK OF THIS COUNCIL TO PLEASE DISCLOSE THIS INFORMATION TO GIVE THE PUBLIC A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AS TO THE DIRECTION AND THE PRIORITIES OF THIS COUNCIL. ALSO TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE ANY CONCERNS OR SUPPORT THEY MAY HAVE IN REGARD TO THIS ACQUISITION. IT IS REASONABLE TO REQUEST THE CITY TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE IN REGARD TO THIS PUBLIC VOTE. THE PUBLIC SHOULD ACTUALLY KNOW THIS INFORMATION BEFORE ANY VOTE TAKES PLACE AND ALLOW AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE ANY CONCERNS OR SUPPORT BEFORE ANYTHING IS VOTED ON, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS IN SUCH A LARGE AMOUNT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE TONIGHT FOR PUBLIC APPEARANCE? THANK YOU. IF YOU'LL GO AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. >> KENS LIGMAN, 512 BUCKEYE AVENUE. CAME TO TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF ISSUES. ONE OF THEM IS AN ISSUE, AGENDA ITEM, THE DR HORTON DEANNEXATION AND ANNEXATION, I THINK. A LOT OF TIMES THESE MEETINGS THEY GO SO FAST, AND YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY DONE A LOT OF THE DISCUSSION BEFORE YOU COME IN HERE, AND WE DON'T HEAR ANYTHING OF THE DETAILS OF WHAT'S REALLY DONE. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE AND REQUEST THAT YOU GUYS EXPLAIN TO US WHAT'S BEHIND THIS WHOLE PROJECT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. IT'S DEANNEXING AND ANNEXING, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A MUD. I THOUGHT THAT PIDS WERE BETTER FOR THE CITY. I JUST LIKE TO KNOW REALLY WHAT'S GOING ON WITH IT. I DON'T SEE A TIMER. [00:40:07] IS THERE A TIMER BEING RUN? ANOTHER ISSUE IS SOMETHING I'VE SEEN HAPPENING. I KNOW WHEN MR. MASHBURN GOT HERE, HE'S BEEN INSTITUTING A LOT OF NEW PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES. BUT THAT HAS REALLY CAUSED A LOT OF CONFUSION FOR A LOT OF RESIDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THINGS DONE. FOR EXAMPLE, WE STARTED OUR LITTLE BUSINESS IN 2021 IN SEPTEMBER, AND WE WENT UP TO THE OLD CITY HALL. WE MADE APPLICATION FOR A BUILDING PERMIT. WE LEFT OUT THERE KNOWING WHO TO TALK TO ABOUT SIGNING ORDINANCES AND INSPECTIONS. WE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO, AND IT WASN'T VERY HARD TO GET IT ALL DONE. ANOTHER OWNER RECENTLY, A SMALL BUSINESS SIMILAR TO OURS, HAD TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND GOT BOUNCED FROM DEPARTMENT TO DEPARTMENT TO PERSON TO PERSON. THE SAME KIND OF THING THEY WERE OFFICING AT ANOTHER BUILDING, SO IT WASN'T A NEW BUILDING. IT'S AN ESTABLISHED BUSINESS, TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT TO DO. IS AN INSPECTION REQUIRED, OR WHAT EXACTLY DO WE NEED? I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW SOME FEEDBACK THAT SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE REALLY DIFFICULT FOR RESIDENTS. I'VE SEEN WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THIS ROLLER RINK, AND THAT'S BEEN A NIGHTMARE FOR THOSE PEOPLE. THEY STARTED ROLLER ROOM. THEY STARTED WORKING ON THAT PROPERTY LIKE A YEAR AGO, LAST JULY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, HIRED CONSULTANTS TO COME EVALUATE IT FOR THEM TO EVEN DETERMINE IF IT WAS A GOOD BUSINESS, A GOOD SITE, A GOOD BUSINESS HERE. THEY FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS GREAT. BUT THEN WHEN THEY STARTED GETTING CLOSER, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY STOPPED THEM AND GAVE THEM A LOT OF TROUBLE WAS THEY FOUND OUT THAT ONCE THEY ACTUALLY PURCHASED THE PROPERTY, THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH PARKING SPACES FOR THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING. AT THIS POINT NOW THEY'VE BEEN WAITING SIX MONTHS OR SEVEN MONTHS, JUST TRYING TO GET SOMETHING DONE. >> SIR, THAT'S YOUR THREE MINUTES, BUT THANK YOU. >> THEY'RE STILL WAITING. THEY WERE TOLD THEY NEED A VARIANCE, AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A VARIANCE BOARD, SO THEY HAD TO WAIT TO EVEN CREATE A BOARD AND TRAIN A BOARD. >> THANK YOU, SIR. >> THANK YOU FOR CUTTING ME OFF. >> THANK YOU, SIR. THAT IS GOING TO TAKE US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. I'M SORRY, BACKUP. WE ARE GOING TO ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. [F. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST] PURSUANT TO SECTION 551-0415, 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. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON ANY ITEM OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. TONIGHT MS. DAVID-GRAVES WILL BE READING OUR ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. >> CLEAR YOUR LIBRARY FINES WHILE HELPING THOSE IN NEED. THROUGHOUT THE MONTH, THE LIBRARY IS REDUCING FINES BY ONE DOLLAR FOR EVERY CANNED OR NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEM DONATED. IN ADDITION, EVERY ITEM ON THEIR SALE TABLE WILL BE FREE DURING NOVEMBER. JOIN US AT THE LIBRARY ON NOVEMBER 14TH AT 5:30 PM FOR A THANKSGIVING STORY TIME AND CRAFT WITH GUEST READER, LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER, SAMIA YAMIN. SAVE THE DATE AND JOIN US AT OUR NORTH POLE CHRISTMAS FOR AN EVENING THAT WILL FILL YOUR HOLIDAY SEASON WITH MAGIC AND CHEER. THIS FREE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7TH, FROM 5:00-9:00 PM AT JM CALDWELL SR. COMMUNITY PARK. ENJOY PANCAKES WITH SANTA ON DECEMBER 21ST FROM 8:00-11:00 AM AT FIRE STATION NUMBER 2. MORE INFORMATION IS COMING SOON. KEEP AN EYE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. DID ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD FOR OUR COMMUNITY INTEREST ITEMS TONIGHT? NO. THEN THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. [G. CONSENT AGENDA] OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS LISTED ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSIONS OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER SO REQUESTS, IN WHICH EVENT THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDER ANOTHER SERMON SEQUENCE ON THE AGENDA. NOW WE'VE GOT G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, G6, G7, AND G8. [00:45:01] IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A MOTION FOR THAT. >> YOUR HONOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL OF THEM, BUT I DO HAVE JUST ONE QUESTION ON ITEM G6. IT COULD PROBABLY BE ANSWERED PRETTY QUICK BY MR. MAPP. >> COUNCIL MEMBER, DEFFIBAUGH, UNDER CONSENT WE CAN'T DISCUSS ANYTHING. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, WE'LL NEED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS G6 AND THEN DISCUSS IT LATER. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS ITEM G6 2024-1112 R04. >> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. MR. DEFFIBAUGH? >> YES. >> MR. WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> MR. GERFERS? >> YES. >> MR. LONG? >> YES. >> MS. DAVID-GRAVES? >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIES 5-0 FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS ITEM G6. THAT'LL TAKE US TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TONIGHT. [H. EXECUTIVE SESSION] UNDER THE TERMS OF CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, THE COUNCIL MAY ENTER INTO A CLOSED SESSION OR EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DISCUSS TONIGHT, AND THERE WILL BE NO ACTION TAKEN ON THAT. THAT'LL JUST TAKE US TO OUR SPECIAL AGENDA. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE ITEM G6 FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH IS CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024-1112 R04, ACCEPTING THE SECOND STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT AS COMPLETE AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAPP. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL. TOMMY MAPP, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. >> I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ON THE SOUTH END WHERE IT TIES INTO THE CONCRETE, THEN THEY'RE STILL MESSED UP. I DON'T CONSIDER THAT PROJECT REALLY COMPLETE UNTIL IT'S ALL SMOOTH RIGHT THERE. THEN ALSO, IF YOU'LL NOTICE UP BY LACY, THERE AT THE COLLEGE, THE LITTLE BUMP OR WHATEVER IT'S CALLED, THAT'S SO FAR CLOSE TO THE INTERSECTION PEOPLE TURN, THINGS ALREADY TORE UP. >> YES, SIR. >> IT DOESN'T REALLY NEED TO BE THERE. >> I CAN ADDRESS BOTH OF THOSE QUESTIONS PRETTY QUICKLY. WE WERE GOING TO LUMP IN THE SOUTH END SECTION THAT STILL NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED INTO THEIR CONTRACT. IT WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT. UNTIL WE REALIZED THAT FOR ANOTHER PROJECT, A WATER LINE PROJECT, THAT THAT INTERSECTION IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE DUG UP, AND WE DIDN'T WANT TO PAY FOR CONCRETE, ONLY TO HAVE TO TURN AROUND AND DIG IT BACK UP AGAIN. THAT WILL BE REPAIRED SHORTLY DUE TO A WATER LINE REALIGNMENT PROJECT THAT WE HAVE FOR THE 380 WIDENING CONSTRUCTION. ON THE NORTH END, THE PROJECT IS STILL TECHNICALLY IN THE HANDS OF THE CONTRACTOR, AND IT'S PART OF THE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS TO HAVE THAT DELINEATOR INSTALLED THERE. AS SOON AS WE ACCEPT IT AS CITY OWNED AND MAINTAINED, WE'LL GO OUT THERE AND REMOVE THAT ONE. >> THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM G6. >> I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ON THAT AS WELL. I HAVE A QUESTION ON G6 AS WELL. >> GO AHEAD. >> MR. MAPP, I SAW THAT YOU SAID THAT THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 10 CHANGE ORDERS THAT INCREASED THE COSTS FROM 3.2-3.5 MILLION, AND IT WAS MAINLY DUE TO THE RELOCATION OF UTILITIES AND CONFLICTING CONSTRUCTION PLANS. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT, PLEASE? >> CERTAINLY. WHENEVER THE PLANS WERE ORIGINALLY DESIGNED, THE EXISTING UTILITIES WERE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT BASED ON ANY DRAWINGS OR RECORDS THAT WE HAD. UNFORTUNATELY, FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THAT ROADWAY, SOME TIME AGO THE WATER LINE WAS REPLACED, AND RECORD DRAWINGS WERE NOT PRODUCED FOR THAT WATER LINE. ALL WE HAD TO GO BY WAS THE DESIGN PLANS FOR THAT WATER LINE. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY WEREN'T INSTALLED PER PLAN. THEY WERE INSTALLED MUCH SHALLOWER. FOR THE ROADWAY TO BE INSTALLED AND CUT DOWN, PUT THE CORRECT DRAINAGE IN, ALL OF THOSE THINGS, THE WATER LINE WAS GOING TO BE IN CONFLICT WITH THE SUBGRADE OF THE ROAD, SO THAT HAD TO BE LOWERED A COUPLE OF FEET FOR A LONG DISTANCE DOWN THE ROADWAY. THAT WAS THE LARGEST CHANGE ORDER ON THE PROJECT. >> IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN RUNNING INTO? IS THAT AN ISSUE, OR THIS IS JUST A ONE TIME? >> WELL, IT'S NOT ALWAYS AN ISSUE. IT'S TYPICALLY WHENEVER IT BECOMES AN ISSUE, IT'S IN AN OLDER PART OF TOWN WHERE RECORD DRAWINGS WEREN'T KEPT WHENEVER CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE UTILITIES, AND SO BASICALLY, UNLESS STAFF HAS HAD ANY INTERACTION WITH THAT UTILITY TO KNOW THE DEPTH OR THINGS LIKE THAT, THE ONLY THING WE CAN GO OFF OF IS PLANS, AND IN SOME INSTANCES WE DON'T EVEN HAVE PLANS TO GO OFF OF. IT'S BASED ON HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SOME OTHER THINGS. IT TYPICALLY HAPPENS IN THE OLDER PART OF TOWN WHERE IT WAS NEVER WRITTEN DOWN, [00:50:03] OR DRAWN INTO ANY MAP WHERE UTILITIES MAY BE, OR SOMETIMES WE ENCOUNTER WATER LINES THAT AREN'T EVEN ON A MAP. SOMEBODY, 30 YEARS AGO DECIDED, WE'RE GOING TO PUT A WATER LINE RIGHT HERE, AND DIDN'T DOCUMENT IT. IT'S USUALLY A FAILURE TO DOCUMENT THINGS HISTORICALLY IS WHAT CAUSES SOME CONFLICT LIKE THAT. >> I ASKED THIS BECAUSE I KNOW AS WE DEVELOP PRINCETON, IT IS POSSIBLE AS YOU SAID, AS WE GO INTO THE OLDER PARTS AND REDEVELOP THOSE AREAS, WE MIGHT FIND THAT PROJECTS ARE BUDGETED FOR ONE PARTICULAR AMOUNT, AND THERE MAY BE CHANGE ORDERS THAT WILL INCREASE THE COST. TO ASSURE RESIDENTS, IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE DOING ANYTHING THAT'S NOT TRANSPARENT OR NOT OPEN, IT'S JUST THAT THE RECORDS DON'T SHOW WHERE UTILITY LINES ARE OR WHERE THEY MAY BE ADDITIONAL ISSUES THAT WERE NOT KNOWN BEFORE AGREEMENTS WERE ENTERED INTO. THESE CHANGES WILL OCCUR, NOT BECAUSE OF NON TRANSPARENCY, BUT BECAUSE THERE ISN'T A RECORD OF WHAT IS CURRENTLY THERE UNDERGROUND. >> CORRECT. YES. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> YES, MA'AM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> IF NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ENTERTAIN THAT MOTION NOW, PLEASE. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM G6 ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> MAY I HAVE A SECOND. >> I'LL SECOND IT. >> WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. >> MR. DEFFIBAUGH. >> YES. >> MR. WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> MR. GERFERS. >> YES. >> MR. LONG. >> YES. >> MS. DAVID-GRAVES. >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIES 5-0 FOR THE APPROVAL OF G6 2024-11-12R04. THAT'LL TAKE US TO OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE SPECIAL AGENDA, J1 2024-11-12RO7. [J. SPECIAL AGENDA] CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024-11-12R07, 2023 PARKS BON CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH HDLA AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. GOOD EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR, COUNCIL, CHASE BRYANT, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION. I'M VERY EXCITED TO BRING SOME GREAT NEWS TO THE CITY. IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WHILE WAITING, AND WE'RE HERE. WE'RE READY TO GET ROCKING AND ROLLING. GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND. WE'VE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH HDLA OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS, WHO WAS IDENTIFIED AS OUR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, TO NOT ONLY TAKE THE PARK PROJECTS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED, BUT TO TAKE THEM TO THE NEXT LEVEL. WHAT CAN WE DO BETTER THAN ANY OTHER CITY AROUND? I THINK WE'RE HERE TO DELIVER THAT. WHAT WE'VE SEEN ON OCTOBER 16TH WAS THE FIRST STATE OF THE CITY FAIR. PREVIEW OF THESE PARKS WERE PRESENTED AT IT, AND I THINK WE HAD AN OUTSTANDING OVATION FROM THE RESIDENTS. I'M GOING TO GET INTO THE NOVEMBER '23, THE CITY APPROVED THE $109 MILLION PARKS AND LIBRARY BOND. THIS WAS APPROVED BY ALMOST NEARLY 72% OF THE VOTERS. WHAT THEY'RE TELLING US IS, "HEY, WE WANT THESE PARKS." AND WHAT BETTER WAY THAN, TO BRING THEM TO LIFE. BEFORE I REALLY GET INTO ALL OF THE DETAILS ON EACH PARK, WE'VE IDENTIFIED FOUR PARKS WITH THIS RESOLUTION. I'LL BREAK DOWN INTO SOME OF THE AMENITIES ON THESE FOUR PARKS, HIT SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. AT ANY TIME, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO STOP ME. JM CALDWELL SENIOR PARK. THIS IS OUR CURRENT COMMUNITY PARK, WHICH OBVIOUSLY HAS A NEW LOOK. THE SAME THEMING IS IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE ALL FOUR PARKS AND WILL BE IDENTIFIED THROUGH FUTURE PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WHAT'S GOING TO BE ADDED WILL BE SOME PICKLE BALL COURTS, MORE BASKETBALL COURTS, A LOT MORE ACTIVE PLAY, MULTI-USE FOOTBALL AND SOCCER FIELDS AT BATTING CAGES, WALKING TRAILS, AND I WANT TO HIT ON A LITTLE BIT ON THE WALKING TRAILS AND THE CONNECTIVITY. THROUGH OUR MASTER PLAN, WE ACTUALLY HAVE IDENTIFIED SPACES FOR TRAIL CONNECTIVITY, AND WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IS, WHILE YOUR KIDS ARE PLAYING, WHILE EVERYBODY IS ACTIVE, PRACTICES AND SO FORTH, THERE'S ACTUALLY A WALKING TRAIL, AND YOU SEE IT IN THIS BOTTOM RIGHT PICTURE THAT IS IDENTIFIED AND INTERTWINES IN BETWEEN ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT AMENITIES. IT'S A REALLY NEAT FEATURE, WHILE YOUR KIDS ARE PLAYING ON THE PLAYGROUND OR PLAYING IN BASEBALL PRACTICE, WALKING AND BIKE TRAILS WILL BE ADDED THROUGHOUT THE CENTER OF THESE. JJ BOOK WILSON MEMORIAL PARK. THIS PARK IS LOCATED ON BEECHAM, RIGHT NEXT TO ARCADIA AND LOWE. [00:55:03] THIS IS A UNIQUE PARK WITHIN ITSELF AS IT HOLDS THREE KEY COMPONENTS ON THE NORTHERN MOST SIDE, WHICH IS 3.4 ACRES. THE SOUTH SIDE OF THIS PARK IS A VERY PASSIVE WITH THE FISHING PIER, THE WALKING TRAIL, AND GAZEBOS, SO FAMILIES CAN RELAX, HAVE A NICE EVENING AROUND THE POND. ON THE NORTH SIDE, THIS IS YOUR VERY ACTIVE PLAY. WHAT IT CONSISTS OF IS ROUGHLY A 30,000 SQUARE FOOT SKATE PARK, A SPLASH PARK, WHICH IS GOING TO BE A SPLASH PARK OF THE FUTURE. IT'S GOING TO BE ANYTHING NORTH TEXAS HAS OR EVEN REALLY MOST OF TEXAS HAS TO OFFER, AND PLAY STRUCTURE. GEORGIA, TEXAS LAND AND CALDWELL PARK, GTLC. THIS IS ACTUALLY BROKEN UP INTO TWO DIFFERENT SIDES. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I MENTIONED AS FAR AS TRAIL CONNECTIVITY IS WHAT YOU SEE THROUGH HERE, A LOT OF THE WALKING TRAILS THAT ACTUALLY FOLLOW ALONG THE TIKI CREEK CORRIDOR. WHAT THAT WILL ACTUALLY END UP LEADING TO IS THROUGH BROOKSIDE UNDERNEATH 380, AND TRAIL CONNECTIVITY EVEN TO CALDWELL PARK, WHICH BRANCHES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY UP THROUGH WHITE WING, AND INTO EASTRIDGE. WHAT WE'RE GOING TO END UP HAVING IS ABLE TO ONE SIDE OF THE SOUTH SIDE OF PRINCETON, ALL THE WAY TO THE NORTH SIDE THROUGH THAT TIKI CREEK CORRIDOR ALL ON HIKING AND BIKING TRAILS. THIS CONSISTS OF TWO DIFFERENT PLAY ACTIVE SIDES, WHICH IS THE NORTHEAST CORNER IS LOCATED UP IN THE TOP RIGHT, AND I'LL SHOW YOU ON THE NEXT PICTURE. THAT'S SPORTS FIELDS. MULTI-USE SOCCER FOOTBALL. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME IDENTIFIED WITH ARTIFICIAL TURF, PICKLE BALL COURTS, BASKETBALL COURTS, AND THAT'S EVEN LOCATED DOWN HERE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT, WHICH WE'LL GET INTO A LATER DATE IDENTIFIED FOR MULTI-GEN. THIS IS AT NORTHEAST CORNER ON GTLC. LAST PARK IDENTIFIED IN THIS RESOLUTION IS THE MUNICIPAL PARK. THIS ONE IS A REALLY NEAT CONCEPT. I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT AS WELL. DESTINATION PLAY PARKS WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE IN THE CITY, AND I ACTUALLY BELIEVE THIS WILL BE ONE OF THEM. WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK AT IS MULTIPLE ELEVATED STRUCTURES LOCATED TO THE LEFT. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE 3-4 ELEVATED PLAY STRUCTURES CONNECTED BY AERIAL BRIDGES. THAT'S REALLY NEAT WITH THE TOPO LOCATED RIGHT OUTSIDE. WE HAVE A POND AND WITH ELEVATED SIDEWALKS AND PLAY STRUCTURES THAT ADDS A DIFFERENT DIMENSION TO THE KIDS. I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS. THIS IS A GREAT CONCEPT, AND I'LL EVEN TELL YOU WHEN GOING INTO THIS, THIS WAS ONE OF MY LOWER DESIRE. AFTER SEEING THESE CONCEPTS, I'M TELLING YOU IT'S ONE OF MY TOP AND MY FAVORITE PARKS, AND I DO LOOK FORWARD TO THIS COMING INTO FRUITION. THIS IS ACTUALLY THAT SAME PARK, WHAT YOU COULD SEE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A NIGHT VIEW. HAVING SAID THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> THANK YOU. TO ME, IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY TIMES WE SEE THESE IMAGES. IT'S EXCITING. IT'S VERY EXCITING FOR OUR CITY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF AMENITY HERE, SO THANK YOU AND THANK ALL OF OUR STAFF FOR WORKING SO HARD ON THIS. ONE THING I WANT TO POINT OUT, IF YOU'LL BACK UP TO JM CALDWELL, I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING JUST TO NOTE THAT'S IMPORTANT TO OUR RESIDENTS HERE, IS THAT, IT'S AN ENHANCED JM CALDWELL PARK, BUT YOU CAN STILL SEE SOME OF THE ORIGINAL ELEMENTS TO IT, AND YOU STILL HAVE OUR PAVILIONS AND THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE LIKE US WHO HAVE BEEN HERE FOREVER, THAT OUR KIDS GROW UP IN THESE PARKS THAT WE CAN STILL IDENTIFY AND THAT'S STILL HOME IN OUR PARK, SO I APPRECIATE THAT ASPECT OF THAT BEING LEFT IN HERE, AND I'M SURE THE COMMUNITY FEELS THE SAME WAY THAT, WE CAN GROW AND PROGRESS AND YET STILL KEEP OUR CULTURE AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR THAT ADDITION TO IT. BUT, I LOVE IT. I THINK EVERYTHING'S GREAT. >> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'LL TOUCH ON, I LOVE THE FACT THAT THE COLOR PALETTES AND THE SCHEMING AND THE THEMING WILL ACTUALLY MATCH WITH SOME OF THE ENHANCEMENTS TO JM CALDWELL PARK TO THESE NEW PARKS. THAT WAY, WHEN YOU'RE IN PRINCETON, YOU'RE GOING TO KNOW, NO MATTER WHERE YOU'RE LOCATED, [01:00:03] THAT THIS IS A PRINCETON PARK. >> TO FINALLY HAVE A COHESIVE FIELD. >> YES. >> I LOVE IT. >> GRANT ONLY HAS ONE QUESTION. WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO STOP THE LAKE AT THE POND AT JJ BOOK? >> YOU DON'T HAVE TO [OVERLAPPING] GO AHEAD. >> [LAUGHTER] AT JM CALDWELL, THE DISC OFF THAT'S CURRENTLY THERE WILL GO AWAY. >> I'M SORRY. >> THE DISC OFF THAT'S CURRENTLY AT JM CALDWELL, THAT WILL GO AWAY IN THE NEW CONCEPT. BUT WE'LL HAVE THAT AT JJ BOOK. DO I SEE THAT RIGHT? >> I'M SORRY. JM CALDWELL DISK OFF WILL NOT GO ANYWHERE. THERE WAS A CLEAR CALDWELL WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THE 18 HOLE DISC OFF WILL ACTUALLY BE LOCATED AT GTLC, SO THROUGH THE CORRIDOR, THROUGH THE TREES AND SO FORTH ON THAT WALKING TRAIL, THAT'S ACTUALLY WHERE THE 18 HOLE DISC OF OFF COURSE WILL BE NOT LOCATED AT JJ BOOK. UNLESS WE WANTED TO THROW A HOLE THROUGH THE HALF PIPE, AROUND THE WATER SLIDE, AND LAND IN THE BASKET RIGHT NEXT TO THE TO THE SWING SET. >> I WAS CURIOUS. [LAUGHTER] >> YES. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM ANYBODY ELSE? >> I WANTED TO TOUCH BASE IN THE AGREEMENT. IT HAS THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, AND THEN THERE'S AN ENGINEER THAT'S BEEN PICKED AND THAT'S KIMLEY-HORN. HOW DID WE GO ABOUT GETTING THEM INVOLVED IN THIS? IS THERE A BID PROCESS ON KIMLEY-HORN'S ENGINEERING SERVICES? >> THERE IS. WE ALLOW THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS TO USE THEIR CONTRACTORS THAT THEY SEE. THEY'VE ACTUALLY HAVE WORKED WITH KIMLEY-HORN IN THE PAST, AND THEY'VE IDENTIFIED THEM AS THE BEST SUITED FIT FOR THIS PROJECT, BUT WE ARE ACTUALLY PUTTING THIS CONTRACT THROUGH HDLA, SO WHO THEY CHOOSE FOR THEIR CONTRACTORS, THEY ACTUALLY TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL OF THEIR SUBS. THEY'VE WORKED WITH KIMLEY-HORN IN THE PAST. OF COURSE, KIMLEY-HORN HAS MULTIPLE PROJECTS THROUGH THE CITY, SO IT'S VERY FAMILIAR WITH ALL THE CIVIL AND THE STRUCTURAL. AT THAT MOMENT, THEY FELT THAT IT'S BEST TO CONTINUE THAT RELATIONSHIP AND UTILIZE KIMLEY-HORN, BUT THEY HAD THE OPTION TO CHOOSE ANY CIVIL CONTRACTOR THEY DEEMED FIT. >> THEN ON THEIR SCOPE OF WORK, IT SHOWS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING QUITE A BIT ALL THE WAY THROUGH COST ESTIMATING AND EVERYTHING. BUT THERE'S ADDITIONAL COSTS OF DESIGN SUCH AS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, CIVIL ENGINEERING, THE WATER FEATURES, THE PUMP TRACK. WHEN THIS IS TO GET THE WHOLE PLACE DESIGNED, AND THEY'RE GOING TO PUT IN TOGETHER A TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION AT THAT POINT FOR EACH OF THESE FACILITIES AFTER THE SCOPE OF WORK IS COMPLETED. IS THAT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT? >> YES. WITH THE SCOPE OF WORK COMPLETED, WE'RE GOING TO END UP WITH OUR ROUGHLY 90-100% CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS, FULL SET PLANS. AT THAT TIME, IT WILL BE, WE'LL HAVE A BETTER OPCC FOR EACH PARK, IDENTIFYING WHAT THE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST IS GOING TO BE. LATER DOWN THE ROAD, WE CAN BREAK THOSE COSTS INTO DIFFERENT PHASES, SHOULD WE DECIDE WE WANT TO PICK OUT INDIVIDUAL PIECES, BUT THIS GIVES US AN OVERALL PLAN SET FOR THE SCHEMATIC, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS, AND THE FULL CONSTRUCTION SETS. >> THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. >> A QUICK QUESTION. THIS IS REALLY FOR EVERYBODY THAT'S WATCHING AT HOME AND GOING TO GO BACK AND WATCH. WHAT I DIDN'T SEE HERE IS THERE AN ESTIMATED DATE OF COMPLETION FOR THESE PARKS. >> FOR COMPLETION, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT ROUGHLY 4-6 MONTHS OR SO ON THE CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS. AT THAT TIME, WE'LL IDENTIFY THE TOTAL COSTS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND THEN PUT THAT OUT FOR BIDDING. WE HAVE TO IDENTIFY AS A CITY WHICH PROJECTS WE WANT TO FIRST MOVE FORWARD WITH. NOW, PLEASE UNDERSTAND, THESE ARE CONSTRUCTION SETS. THEN WE WILL PUT THEM OUT FOR OPEN BIDDING BECAUSE WE NEED TO MOVE [01:05:03] FORWARD WITH SOONER THAN OTHERS BASED ON I'M GOING TO USE TLC, FOR INSTANCE. WE HAVE AT GEORGIA, TEXAS LAND AND CATTLE, WE HAVE TWO PORTIONS TO THIS PARK, AND WE'RE GOING TO BREAK THAT DOWN INTO SEVERAL PHASES. WE ALSO HAVE A MULTI-GEN FACILITY THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO COME ONLINE. EACH PARK IS GOING TO HAVE ITS OWN TIMELINE, BUT THIS ACTUALLY GETS US THROUGH THE FULL CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS TO OPEN THEM UP TO SAY, "HEY, THIS ONE RIGHT HERE, IT MAY ONLY TAKE A YEAR TO BUILD." IT MAY MAKE SENSE TO PUSH IT FORWARD ON THAT TIMELINE. BUT THAT WILL BE FOR THIS BOARD TO IDENTIFY AT THAT DATE. >> NO, I GET THAT. I APPRECIATE IT, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. THE REASON FOR THE QUESTION IS, I'VE ALREADY BEEN ASKED FROM WHEN WE WATCHED THE VIDEO HERE AND FOR THE STATE OF THE CITY FAIR, WHEN DO WE GET TO GO PLAY AT THESE PARKS? THAT'S REALLY WHY THE QUESTION WAS ASKED, BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY WHAT THE PUBLIC IS. WHAT I'M GOING TO GET AND I GUARANTEE EVERYBODY SITTING UP HERE IS GOING TO GET. WHEN DO WE GET TO ACTUALLY SHOW UP AND PLAY IN THEM, AND UTILIZE THEM? THAT'S REALLY WHAT THE QUESTION IS FOR. >> PROJECTS, AND I'M GOING TO HIT ON CALDWELL PARK. THIS IS JUST ADDING SOME ENHANCEMENTS TO CALDWELL PARK. THAT ONE MAY NOT TAKE AS LONG TO CONSTRUCT. THE CORE OF THE PARK IS THERE, SO WE'RE ADDING ENHANCEMENTS. GTLC, WE'RE STARTING FROM BARE DIRT, SAME WITH JJ BOOK. SOME OF THESE PARKS WE'RE STARTING WITH BARE DIRT, WHICH COULD TAKE LONGER. SOME OF THE CONSTRUCTION COULD TAKE UP TO 18 MONTHS, TWO YEARS, SO ONCE THESE CONSTRUCTION SETS AND THE PLANS ARE COMPLETED, THEN WE CAN LOOK AT THE TIMELINE TO SAY, "HEY, NOW LET'S GET THESE COMING DOWN THE PIKE." >> NO, I APPRECIATE THE CLARIFICATION BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF THE PUBLIC HAS THIS CONCEPTION OF THEY SEE THE DRAWINGS, AND THEY'RE READY TO GO TO THEM RIGHT NOW. >> CORRECT. >> THAT'S REALLY. I JUST WANTED TO GET THE CLARIFICATION OUT THERE OF WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS, AND SO PEOPLE AREN'T IN A YEAR FROM NOW ASKING ME, "WELL, WE SAW THESE DRAWINGS AT THE COUNCIL MEETING, AND WHY DON'T WE SEE IT HAPPENING RIGHT NOW? WHERE IS IT?" THAT'S REALLY JUST TO GET THAT CLARIFICATION, AND I APPRECIATE YOU POINTING THAT OUT. >> THANK YOU. WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IS EVERYBODY WILL BE ABLE TO FOLLOW ALONG ON OUR WEBSITE WITH THE PARKS UPDATE PAGE, SO WE WILL KEEP PHOTOS ONCE THEY START COMING ONLINE, WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THAT PAGE UPDATED ONLINE SO RESIDENTS CAN FOLLOW ALONG AND KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE MOST CURRENT NEWS. >> THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? >> YOUR HONOR, IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT 2024-11-12R07. >> THANK YOU. >> DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> THANK YOU. THAT WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. MR. DEFFIBAUGH. >> YES. >> MR. WASHINGTON. >> YES. >> MR. GERFERS. >> YES. >> MR. LONG. >> YES. >> MS. DAVID-GRAVES. >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIES 5-0 FOR THE APPROVAL OF J1 2024-11-12R07, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. BRYANT. I'LL TAKE US TO J2 2024-229, CONSIDER APPROVING AN AMENDED AND RESTATED CROSS MAIL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF PRINCETON AND DR HORTON, TEXAS LTD, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. >> GOOD EVENING, MR. LOWE. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. SO THE ITEM YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU RIGHT NOW IS ITEM J.2, AMENDED AND RESTATED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH CROSS MILL. SO IF YOU MAY RECALL BACK IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR, YOU APPROVED A CROSS MILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. ONCE AGAIN, THAT WAS NOVEMBER 13TH OF 2023. JUST A SECOND. THERE WE GO. THE AGREEMENT CALLED FOR 576 LOTS AND A $36 MILLION PID WAS PROPOSED. IT WAS FOR 154 ACRE TRACT, 41 OF THOSE ACRES WERE TO GO TO THE PRINCETON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR TWO SITES. SO SINCE THAT TIME, THE CITY AND THE DEVELOPER HAVE ENTERED INTO VARIOUS DISCUSSIONS DISCUSSING THIS DEAL AND DISCUSSED A SURROUNDING AMENDMENT TO AND REWORKING OF THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WHICH IS WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. SO WHAT IS PROPOSED LIKE I SAID, AMENDS AND RESTATES THAT ORIGINAL AGREEMENT EFFECTIVE FROM LAST NOVEMBER. SOME OF THE KEY PROVISIONS STILL KEEP THE 576 LOTS. SO THE QUESTION MAY BE ASKED, HOW DOES OUR MORATORIUM IMPACT THIS? SO THIS IS ACCEPTED FROM THE MORATORIUM BECAUSE IT'S A GRANDFATHERED PROJECT VESTED RIGHTS UNDER CHAPTER 245. I JUST WANT KNOW IF THAT QUESTION IS GOING TO BE ASKED, WANT TO GET AHEAD ON THAT ONE. [01:10:01] ANOTHER KEY PROVISION IN THE AMENDED AND RESTATED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS A DISANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 106.664 ACRE TRACT FROM THE CITY'S CORPORATE LIMITS. AND SO THIS YOU WILL SEE IF ITEM J.2 IS APPROVED, THIS IS YOUR CORRESPONDING ITEM J.3, BECAUSE IT'S CONTEMPLATED IN THIS AGREEMENT. I JUST WANT TO CALL THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION. THERE'S ALSO A PROPOSED CONVEYANCE OF 6.308 ACRES TO THE CITY. AND SO THIS ACREAGE, IT'S HARD TO TELL ON THE SCREEN, BUT IT'S THAT THE ROADWAY THAT GOES EAST TO WEST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DEVELOPMENT, IT'S CALLED THE EAST WEST COLLECTOR. SO IT'S THE 6.3 ACRES THAT SURROUNDS THAT ROADWAY AND THAT'S GOING TO BE CONVEYED AND DEDICATED TO THE CITY. THE DEVELOPERS PROPOSE TO BUILD THAT ROADWAY TO OUR STANDARDS AND THEN ONCE IT'S CONSTRUCTED, CONVEYED OVER TO THE CITY FOR THE CITY TO OPERATE MAINTAIN. AND IT ALLOWS THE TWO ISD TRACKS THAT I MENTIONED, THE ONE ON THE NORTH SIDE AND THE SOUTH SIDE TO REMAIN CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY'S CORPORATE LIMITS AND IT ALLOWS THE CITY TO MAINTAIN THE ROADWAY AND MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE AND MAINTAINED TO OUR STANDARDS. I'LL GO BACK. THERE'S ALSO A PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF THE PROPERTY INTO COLLIN COUNTY MUD 4. BY DISANNEXING IT FROM THE CORPORATE LIMITS, THEN IT WILL BE ANNEXED INTO COLLIN COUNTY MUD 4. AND LIKE I SAID, SO COLLIN COUNTY MUD 4 IS ALREADY CREATED. SO WE'RE JUST ADDING THIS LAND INTO COLLIN COUNTY MUD 4 AND THE MUD ISSUES BONDS TO PAY FOR SOME PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. SO THERE'S 15.5 ACRES OF PRIVATE OPEN SPACE. WE DISCUSSED SOME OF THIS IN OUR WORK SESSION TODAY. SO THE AGREEMENT PROPOSES 15.5 ACRES OF PRIVATE SPACE. AND THEN ANOTHER KEY TERM IS THE DEVELOPER IS TO CONTRIBUTE $5.1 MILLION TO THE CITY FOR JJ BOOK WILSON PARK AND OTHER CITY PARKS. AND SO THAT 5.1 IS TO BE BROKEN DOWN, HAS FOLLOWED. HALF OF IT TO GO TO JJ BOOK PARK AND THEN OTHER HALF TO GO TO ANY CURRENT OR FUTURE PARK WHICH COULD BE JJ BOOK OR ANY OTHER CITY PARK. AND THE CITY'S GOING TO RECEIVE THAT $5.1 MILLION IN THREE EQUAL INSTALLMENTS WITH CERTAIN TRIGGER DATES. LET'S SEE. THEN THERE'S A PICTURE OF JJ BOOK PARK, WHICH CHASE HAD SOME BETTER PICTURES FOR YOU EARLIER, SO IT'S GOOD TIMING. ONCE AGAIN, HERE'S THE PROPOSED SITE AND CONCEPT PLAN. AND THEN WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DEVELOPER HERE. ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, AND OBVIOUSLY, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL OR MEMBERS OF STAFF. >> THANK YOU FOR PRESENTATION. DID ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO THIS? >> WHY ARE THEY DISANNEXING? WHY DID WE COME TO THIS AS BEING THE SOLUTION? >> SO THIS WAS NEGOTIATED BETWEEN THE PARTIES BECAUSE ORIGINALLY IT WAS PROPOSED A $36 MILLION PID. AND IT WAS JUST A DEAL TERM THAT IF WE WERE TO NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PID, THIS IS WHAT THEY PROPOSED DOING. AND STAFF WE DISCUSSED IT AND FELT LIKE THIS IS OUR RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE DIRECTION OF THE CITY. >> AND THEY'RE NOT ADDING ANOTHER MUD, THEY'RE JUST ANNEXING INTO IT. >> THEY'RE ADDING INTO IT. CORRECT. STATE LAW REQUIRES US BECAUSE THE PROPERTY WILL REMAIN IN OUR ETJ, WE HAVE TO CONSENT TO THE PROPERTY BEING IN THE MUD IN OUR ETJ, BUT IT IS A PRE EXISTING MUD. >> ON ONE OF YOUR SLIDES, IT SHOWS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD RIGHT HERE, IT SAYS CONSTRUCTION, GO BACK. CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN WATER AND WASTEWATER. IS THAT FROM PRINCETON? >> YES. >> THE WASTEWATER IS THAT GOING TO BE TIED INTO OUR WASTEWATER? >> CORRECT. >> EVENTUALLY WILL BE SOMETHING WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN. >> IT HAS TO BE CONSTRUCTED TO OUR STANDARDS AND MAINTAIN. >> BUT WE STILL HAVE TO MAINTAIN ANY WATER BREAKS OUT THERE IN THAT AREA OF WATER SO WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF ALL. >> THE CURRENT DEAL ALREADY CONTEMPLATES THAT, OBVIOUSLY, SO THE PID, IF IT WAS CREATED WOULD PAY FOR THOSE DEVELOPMENTS AND THEN OBVIOUSLY, TRANSFER IT TO THE CITY. >> BUT NOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET ANY AVORM TAX OUT OF IT. >> YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET AVORM TAXES, BUT YOU'RE GETTING CONNECTION FEES AND THERE'S AN ELEVATED RATE FOR OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER. [01:15:04] >> THANK YOU. >> ANYONE ELSE? >> FOR THIS AND FOR THAT PORTION, WE WOULD STILL BE PROVIDING POLICE AND FIRE TO THAT AS WELL, RIGHT? >> WE ARE ENGAGING IN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT A ILA WITH THE MUD WHICH PROVIDE POLICE AND FIRE AT A RATE THAT COMPENSATES THE CITY. AND I ALSO WANT TO MAKE THIS CLEAR THAT THIS ITEM J.2 IF APPROVED, ITEMS J.3 AND J.4 COMING UP NEXT, THEY'RE BOTH CONTEMPLATED IN THE AMENDED AND RECATED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. THEY'RE EXHIBITS TO THAT. WE JUST HAVE TO APPROVE THEM SEPARATELY, BUT I JUST WANT TO CALL THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION. >> THANK YOU. >> CAN YOU GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THOSE ITEMS, SO WE CAN DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT MORE AND HAVE ALL THREE ITEMS OPEN? >> YEAH, WE CAN OPEN UP J.3, ORDINANCE 2024-11-12, AND J.4 2024-11-1205. JUST KEEP IN MIND WHEN YOU'RE MAKING THOSE MOTIONS, WE DO HAVE TO HAVE SEPARATE MOTIONS FOR EACH ONE. >> GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS ALL OF THOSE SO WE CAN DO IT ALL ONE. >> THAT WORKS. ITEM J.3, LIKE I SAID, IT'S CONTEMPLATED IN SECTION 3 OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. STATE LAW AND OUR CHARTER ALLOWS US TO DISANNEX PROPERTY BUT IT HAS TO BE DONE VIA ORDINANCE. SO THIS IS WHAT ITEM J.3 IS. AND THEN ITEM J.4 ONCE AGAIN IS CONTEMPLATED IN SECTION 4 OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND WE JUST HAVE TO ESSENTIALLY GIVE CONSENT VIA RESOLUTION TO HAVING A MUD IN OUR ETJ. >> SO THEN FOR ITEM J.2, GO AHEAD AND START THERE. ANYONE WHO WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION ON THAT, IF WE HAVE NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. >> YOUR HONOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM J.2 2024-229. >> DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> WE'LL DO A RECALL VOTE, MR. DEFFIBAUGH. >> YES. >> MR. WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> MR. GERFERS? >> YES. >> MR. LONG? >> YES. >> MS. DAVID-GRAVES? >> YES. >> 5-0 APPROVAL FOR J.2 2024-229. WE'LL OPEN UP J.3, ORDINANCE 2024-11-12, AND A MOTION FOR THIS. >> YOUR HONOR, WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM J.3 ORDINANCE 2024-11-12. >> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND. >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THIS ONE, MR. DEFFIBAUGH? >> YES. > MR. WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> MR. GERFERS? >> YES. >> MR. LONG? >> YES. >> MS. DAVID-GRAVES? >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIES 5-0 FOR THE APPROVAL OF J.3, ORDINANCE 2024-11-12. THEN FINALLY, J.4 2024-11-1205, A MOTION FOR THIS. >> YOUR HONOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM J.4, 2024-11-1205. >> THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> THANK YOU. WE'LL DO CALL VOTE AGAIN, MR. DEFFIBAUGH. >> YES. >> MR. WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> MR. GERFERS? >> YES. >> MR. LONG. >> YES. >> MS. DAVID-GRAVES. >> YES. >> THANK YOU. THAT'LL BE 5-0 APPROVAL FOR J.4 2024-11-1205. THANK YOU, MR. LOWE. THAT'LL TAKE US TO J.4, 2024-232, DISCUSSION AND UPDATE REGARDING SCHOOL CROSSWALK IMPLEMENTATION BETWEEN THE CITY OF PRINCETON AND PRINCETON ISD. GOOD EVENING, CHIEF WATERS. >> MADAM MAYOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JAMES WATERS. CHIEF POLICE FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO FOR A WHILE NOW, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH SCHOOL HAND IN HAND, TRYING TO LOCATE SAFETY ZONES AND NO CROSSWALKS AND TRYING TO FIND DIFFERENT WAYS, VARIOUS WAYS TO TRY TO HELP OUT THE STUDENTS TRY TO CROSS THE ROAD AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE WHILE ALSO TRYING TO MITIGATE TRAFFIC. AS YOU KNOW WITH THE INCREASE OF POPULATION THAT'S GOING AROUND, WE WERE HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF ISSUES BUT BETWEEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH THE COUNTY AND ALSO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. I BELIEVE WE WERE ABLE TO START CONCOCTING A LITTLE BIT OF A PLAN AND ALSO TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO END UP STAFFING THESE ZONES. SO SOME THINGS THAT WE'RE KEEPING IN MIND WHILE WE'RE LOOKING AT THE SCHOOL CROSSWALK LIMITATION IS THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS BETWEEN ALL THE ENTITIES THAT ARE INVOLVED. OF COURSE, GOING TO BE THE ISD, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, AND ALSO SOME OF THE COUNTY DEPARTMENTS AS WELL. SO WE NEED TO IDENTIFY THE AREAS THAT NEED ADDITIONAL SAFETY CROSSWALKS. IF WE COULD, IF I HAD IT IN A PERFECT WORLD, WE WOULD GO WITH EVERY INTERSECTION OUT THERE HAVING A SAFETY CROSSWALK. AND MAYBE ONE DAY WE'LL GET THERE. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WHILE TALKING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT WE WERE WANT TO DO IS IF WE'RE GOING TO PUT IN A CROSSWALK, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO PUT IN A SAFETY CROSSING GUARD THERE TOO AS WELL. THAT WAY, WHENEVER WE DO HAVE THESE KIDS STARTING TO JUST BOLT ACROSS THE ROAD, ONE WE CORRAL THEM A LITTLE BIT BETTER. AND TWO, WE CAN ALSO SHOW THE TRAFFIC, [01:20:01] HOLD THE SIGNS UP AND ALL THAT. WE DO WORK WITH THOSE CROSSING GUARDS AS WELL AS FAR AS TRAINING AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES. SO ONE THING WHILE WE WERE SITTING THERE LOOKING AT THIS, MR. MAYOR AND HIS TEAM OVER THERE AT PUBLIC WORKS. THEY'RE ALWAYS ON TOP OF THE GAME AND SO THEY ALREADY BEEN DEALING WITH SOME OF THE CONSTRUCTION ENTITIES OUT THERE AND ALREADY STARTING TO IMPLEMENT SOME OF THESE PROCESSES THAT WERE OUT THERE. AND SO HE'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO COME UP AND SPEAK TONIGHT AS FAR AS WHAT CROSSWALKS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE OR WHAT THINGS HE'S ALREADY WORKED ON. BUT ALSO, WE NEED TO CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS AND FIND OUT WHAT GAME PLAN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MOVING FORWARD AS FAR AS WHENEVER WE HAVE MORE SCHOOLS GOING IN AND MORE OF THESE NEIGHBORHOODS AND ALL THIS STUFF. AND SO WE REALLY WANT TO TRY TO PUT THE CROSSWALKS FIND THE MAJORITY OF THE HOUSES, PUT THE CROSSWALKS AS CLOSE AS WE CAN, BUT ALSO IN THE RIGHT SPOTS WHERE THE SCHOOL WOULD LIKE THEM BECAUSE IN SOME OF THE INSTANCES THAT YOU'LL SEE, WE DID REQUEST A CROSSWALK AT ONE OF THE BACK ENDS OF THE SCHOOL OR SOMETHING, AND THE SCHOOL CAME BACK AND SAID, NO, WE WANT TO TAKE THAT OUT ONLY BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING AT MOVING THE BUS ROUTE THROUGH THERE. THAT'S PART OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL THE DIFFERENT ENTITIES THAT'S GOING TO BE IN THERE. AND SO ONE THING THAT WE'RE DOING AS WELL THAT MR. MAYOR IS ACTUALLY WORKING WITH HAND IN HAND IS JUST THAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COUNTY. WE DO HAVE SOME OF THESE SCHOOLS THAT'S GOING TO BE OUT IN THE COUNTY. SO IT DOES REQUIRE THAT APPROVAL BEFORE WE GO OUT AND WE PUT ANY TYPE OF SAFETY CROSSWALKS DOWN OR DO ANY IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT IS GET THAT APPROVAL FROM THE COUNTY. WITH WORKING WITH US WITH PRINCETON ISD OR PRINCETON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, THEY'RE PUTTING THOSE CROSSING GUARDS OUT THERE. SO WE'RE WILLING TO GO OUT THERE AND TRY TO IMPLEMENT THOSE CROSSWALKS AS LONG AS ISD IS COMING BACK AND FILLING THEM WITH SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS. SO MY NEXT SLIDE I'M GOING TO GET INTO AT THE CLICKER WORKS. THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR PROPOSED CROSSWALK LOCATIONS. FOR THE PEOPLE WATCHING AT HOME AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU ALL CAN OR IF YOU ALL WANT TO, WHAT WE DID IS I WORKED WITH TYLER. HE IS OVER IN DEVELOPMENT, WHO WORKS UP UNDERNEATH CRAIG FISHER, MR. FISHER OVER THERE. AND SO WHAT WE DID IS WE PUT AN INTERACTIVE MAP INSIDE THAT MEMO. AND SO IF YOU'LL WANT TO, YOU'LL FOLLOW ALONG INSIDE THE MEMO OR YOU ALL JUST FOLLOW ALONG ON THE SLIDE SHOW. BUT WHAT THE INTERACTIVE MAP WILL DO AS YOU CAN SEE, I BELIEVE IT'S ONE THROUGH EIGHT, THAT'S OVER ON THE SIDE. I LIST OUT THE SCHOOLS WHAT SCHOOLS THERE ARE AND THEN YOU ZOOM IN AND SEE EXACTLY WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AS FAR AS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CROSSWALKS. BUT JUST REAL QUICK, I'M JUST GOING TO ROLL THROUGH THESE. IF YOU'LL NEED TO STOP ME OR ANYTHING, JUST FEEL FREE TO STOP ME, SO THAT WAY WE GET IT GOING. SO WE LOCATED OVER ON BY THE PRINCETON HIGH SCHOOL, BOORMAN LANE AND COTTON BLOSSOM LANE. NEEDED IMPLEMENTATION OF A CROSSWALK OVER THERE. THEY'RE GOING TO END UP HAVING A CROSSING GUARD. SOME OF THESE CROSSWALKS, I'M GOING TO LET MR. MAYOR BRING IT UP AS WELL. SO WE'RE GOING TO END UP USING A CROSSING GUARD AT SOME AND SOME LIGHTS AT SOME OTHER AND SO HE'LL BE ABLE TO BREAK SOME OF THAT STUFF DOWN. I'LL JUST ROLL THROUGH THIS REAL QUICK. MAYFIELD ELEMENTARY IS GOING TO BE RIPPLE RUSH DRIVE. HARPER ELEMENTARY, WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT COUNTY ROAD 447 CUTTING ACROSS THE STREET INTO HARPER SPRINGS. GODWIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SORRY, BALDWIN DRIVE AND DYE BOULEVARD, THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF AN ISSUE BECAUSE AT ONE POINT IN TIME, THAT WAS A BUS ROUTE AS WELL, SO WE'RE HAVING FINGAL THROUGH THAT. >> I'D LIKE TO ON GODWIN ELEMENTARY, BECAUSE I'VE ACTUALLY HAD EXPERIENCED SOME THINGS ON THAT WHENEVER MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS GOING TO GODWIN ELEMENTARY IS THAT THEY'RE ON COLLEGE STREET. IS THE KIDS COME OUT FROM GODWIN THEY COME DOWN THAT WAY TO COLLEGE AT WHERE THE PLAYGROUND IS AND THEY CROSS THERE. I'VE SEEN SOME CHILDREN NEARLY HIT THERE ALTHOUGH IT'S A THREE WAY OR FOUR WAY STOP THERE. >> SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A COLLEGE AND THIRD RIGHT THERE WITH THAT PLAYGROUNDS. >> THEY JUST RUN OUT THERE. >> WONDERFUL POINT. >> I COMPLAINED TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SOMETIME BACK. YOU NEED A CROSSING GUARD, YOU NEED SOMEONE DOWN THERE. >> AND SO WE ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT THAT WITH THE SCHOOL AS WELL. AND SO THEY'RE DOING THE BEST THEY CAN TO TRY TO USHER THE KIDS. SO IF YOU NOTICE THE SCHOOL PICKUP AND DROP OFF HAS BEEN MOVED TO COMPLETE OTHER SIDE OF THAT SCHOOL AS WELL AND A LOT OF THE BUSES ARE CIRCLING BACK AROUND. >> THESE ARE KIDS WHO ARE WALKING HOME THOUGH. THEY LIVE OVER IN THE ABBOTT ADDITION OR OVER THERE IN THE OTHER SUBDIVISION THERE. >> YES SIR, I'LL LOOK INTO THAT AND I'LL BRING IT UP AT SCHOOL AND WE'LL REHEARSE THAT OUT. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. COLLEGE IN THIRD STREET. GOT IT. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WE'RE LOOKING AT ONE ON MEADOW WOOD LANE, PRINCETON MEADOWS, ONE AT MEADOW CREST, MEADOW WOOD LANE, LOWE ELEMENTARY IS GOING TO BE MESQUITE LANE, CYPRESS BEND PARKWAY. AND THE LAST THAT WE IDENTIFIED FOR NOW. NOW, GRANTED, WE'RE STILL MOVING, WE'RE PROJECTING GOING IN THE FUTURE, BUT WE'RE JUST TRYING TO SETTLE IN RIGHT NOW TO FIND OUT WHERE WE'RE AT TO SEE HOW WE'RE DOING IS GOING TO BE AT SOUTHARD MIDDLE SCHOOL, ADEN MONTE CARLO IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL. THAT'S GOING TO BE CONNECTING TO THE APARTMENTS ACROSS THE STREET AND I BELIEVE THAT'S ONE OF [01:25:02] THE ONES THAT MR. MAYOR'S GOING TO END UP TALKING ABOUT AS FAR AS USE OF SOME OF ELECTRONICS. SO I BELIEVE AT THIS POINT IN TIME, MR. MAYOR. >> I'M GOING TO COMMENT ABOUT SOUTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL BECAUSE OF COURSE, I WALK THAT WAY EVERY DAY. BUT ALTHOUGH THEY'RE ON MONTE CARLO AT SOUTHARD. WHENEVER THE PEOPLE ARE THERE EITHER TO PICK UP THE KIDS, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH ROOM FOR THEM AND THEY BLOCK ONE LANE. AND IT IS VERY HAZARDOUS EVEN WITH THE KIDS, BUT ALL THE CARS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THE SCHOOL, MAYBE BUILDING IN ENCROACHING IN AND MAKING A DIFFERENT AREA OR A WAY FOR CARS TO GET IN AND STAY OFF THE MAIN ROADWAY BECAUSE THAT IS A BUSY ROAD. >> YES, SIR. I AGREE WITH YOU. I WITNESSED IT I WAS ACTUALLY DOWN THERE THIS MORNING AND LAST WEEK AND THE WEEK BEFORE AND I WAS WITNESSING FIRSTHAND AS WELL, IT DOES TEND TO GET BLOCKED UP A LITTLE BIT. SO WE'LL KEEP THAT IN TALKS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICT ALONG WITH COLLEGE IN THIRD STREET. >> MORNING IS NOT AS BAD WHENEVER THEY GET OUT IN THE AFTERNOONS, WHENEVER IT'S REALLY BAD. >> YES, SIR. >> THANK YOU, CHIEF, MAYOR, COUNCIL, TOMMY MAPP, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. IN LEVERAGING OUR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE PD AND THE SCHOOL, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED SEVERAL AREAS FOR THE CROSSWALKS TO BE INSTALLED. ONCE WE RECEIVE THE LOCATIONS, WE SPRUNG INTO ACTION. WE'VE BEEN OUT AND WE'VE INSTALLED THE PAINT MARKINGS FOR ALMOST ALL OF THEM. THE ONES THAT WE HAVEN'T TOUCHED YET ARE THE ONE FOR GODWIN AT BALDWIN AND DYE, AND SOUTHARD MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR THAT CROSSING BECAUSE WE HAVE TO INSTALL BARRIER FREE RAMPS OR DIRECTIONAL RAMPS FOR ADA COMPLIANCE FOR STUDENTS TO ACTUALLY CROSS THE ROAD THERE. FOR THE LARGER ROADWAYS, SUCH AS MONTE CARLO, OR BEACH AND BOULEVARD, WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME FEEDBACK LIGHTING, SO SOME STROBES THAT LET DRIVERS KNOW THAT THE CROSSWALKS ARE OCCUPIED. THOSE HAVE BEEN ORDERED. THOSE TAKE SOME TIME TO GET IN AND THEN A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO INSTALL. BUT ALL OF THE OTHER CROSSWALKS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED, AS FAR AS THE PAINT MARKINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. CREWS HAVE INSTALLED THE SIGN BASES FOR ALL OF THOSE SITES AS WELL AND AS SOON AS THE CONCRETE DRIES AND EVERYTHING, ALL OF THE HARDWARE IS ASSEMBLED, WE'LL BE PUTTING THOSE UP. WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE CROSSWALKS SAFE FOR EVERYONE. BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE SCHOOL WITH PD, FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND OTHER ENTITIES, RESIDENTS, EVERYONE, TO TRY TO MAKE THESE CROSSWALKS AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE, AND TO IDENTIFY OTHER AREAS WHERE SIDEWALKS AND CROSSWALKS ARE NEEDED. BUT WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. >> THANK YOU, SIR. GO BACK UP ONE SCREEN, PLEASE. >> YES, MA'AM. >> THERE'S SEVERAL DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ON HERE, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADD THE SIDEWALKS, WHICH IS GREAT, BUT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF AREAS AROUND OUR SCHOOLS THAT NEED SIDEWALKS. IS THIS THE ANALYSIS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT IN THE SPRING TO IDENTIFY THE ADDITIONAL SIDEWALKS THERE? >> THAT ANALYSIS IN THE SPRING IS GOING TO BASICALLY TIE ALL THE SIDEWALK GAPS TOGETHER. THE AREAS THAT WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE SIDEWALKS LINKING TOGETHER, WE'RE GOING TO BE IDENTIFYING THOSE AND INSTALLING THE APPROPRIATE SIDEWALKS IN THOSE AREAS. WE'RE WORKING TO STANDARDIZE CROSSWALKS AND SIGNAGE AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR NEW NEIGHBORHOODS THAT COME IN AS WELL SO THAT THEY'RE INSTALLED AUTOMATICALLY AS THE DEVELOPMENTS ARE CONSTRUCTED. >> THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? >> I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS AND FINDING ALL THESE IMPROVEMENTS AND MOVING QUICKLY WITH THEM. IT'S A BIG DEAL AND I DEFINITELY SUPPORT FLASHING LIGHTS AT THESE CROSSWALKS, SO ANYWHERE THAT WE CAN DO THINGS LIKE THAT, I THINK IS A GREAT BENEFIT. THERE'S MULTIPLE TIMES EACH YEAR THAT KIDS ARE GOING TO SCHOOL IN THE DARK BECAUSE OF THE TIME AND THE WAY THE SUN RISES SO HAVING THAT EXTRA LIGHTING IS DEFINITELY HELPFUL. APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK INTO THIS AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN STAY ON TOP OF IT MOVING INTO THE NEW NEIGHBORHOODS AND UPDATING THE STANDARDS FOR THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPERS TO INSTALL A LOT OF THESE THINGS AS THEY'RE BUILDING THESE NEW NEIGHBORHOODS INTO THE FUTURE. >> OKAY, SIR. [01:30:01] >> WELL, THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. ACTUALLY, THERE'S NO MOTION TO BE MADE ON THIS TONIGHT. JUST A DISCUSSION. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. THAT'LL TAKE US TO J6, 2023-235, DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL REGARDING THE IT INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. >> MADAM MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBERS, I'M RICK IRVIN THE DIRECTOR OF IT, AND I'M REALLY HAPPY TO BRING THIS FORWARD TODAY. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING TO IMPROVE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, BOTH INTERNALLY AND FOR THE PROJECTS AS YOU SAW WITH THE PARKS COMING UP. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE HERE CAN FACILITATE AND SUPPORT ALL OF THAT. AS WE GO TO OUR PRESENTATION HERE, I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW IT'S GOING TO HELP. THE FIRST THING IS WE'VE PARTNERED UP WITH CONVERGEONE, WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES, THEIR CURRENT CONTRACT HOLDER. THAT MEANS THEY ARE ALREADY PRE-QUALIFIED WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS TO BE A RESELLER TO THE CITY MUNICIPALITIES. THE PURPOSE IS TO REPLACE OUR END OF LIFE EQUIPMENT HERE. RIGHT NOW, IF WE WERE TO HAVE WHAT WE HAVE IN PLACE RIGHT NOW WITH THE FUTURE OF FRISTON, IT WOULDN'T WORK. THE BOTTOM LINE IS, WE NEED TO BUILD THE FOUNDATION RIGHT NOW BEFORE ALL THESE PARKS COME INTO PLAY THE BROADBAND AND THE WI-FI THAT'S GOING TO FACILITATE THE PARKS, INCLUDING THE SECURITY, WITH THE CAMERAS AND SUCH. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE CAN HANDLE IT SO THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THIS TODAY. BY THE WAY, ALL THIS IS BEING FUNDED BY THE ARPA FUNDS, BECAUSE THIS IS STILL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. IT'S ALL PART OF THAT BIG OVERALL BROADBAND PICTURE. ALSO, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP THE CITY SAFE, OUR INFORMATION, THE CITY'S PROPRIETARY AND PRIVATE INFORMATION SAFE FROM ATTACKERS. IT'S CURRENTLY SAFE RIGHT NOW, BUT THIS WILL EVEN ENHANCE IT FURTHER FOR US. OF COURSE, EVERYTHING WE DO IS SCALABLE. AS WE GROW, THIS WILL GROW WITH US. WE'RE ABLE TO PUT MORE EQUIPMENT IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT WE KNOW HOW TO REVAMP AND REINVENT THE WHEEL EVERY SINGLE TIME. THAT'S A PRETTY BROAD PICTURE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING. I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO DETAILED INTO THE ACTUAL TECHNOLOGY PIECE IN CASE THERE'S ANY BAD ACTORS OUT THERE TRYING TO INFILTRATE OUR SYSTEMS. I DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN BUT AS YOU SEE, WE'RE GOING TO PUT IN A FABRIC NETWORK THAT WILL ALLOW EVERYTHING TO TALK TO EACH OTHER. RIGHT NOW, EVERY NODE IS ON ITS OWN ISLAND. IF IT GOES DOWN, THEN WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL WHATEVER INTERNET PROVIDER COMES BACK UP ONLINE. WELL, THIS RIGHT HERE, WILL ACTUALLY HAVE A REDUNDANT SYSTEM IN, WHERE IF ONE NODE GOES DOWN, THE OTHER NODES WILL TAKE OVER AND SAY, OUR BUDDY'S DOWN, LET'S PICK HIM UP AND PUT THEM THROUGH OUR BANDWIDTH OVER ON THIS SIDE. IT'LL KEEP DOWN TIME TO MINIMUM. AS YOU CAN SEE THIS PICTURE UP HERE, I WAS TALKING ABOUT NETWORK AND DATA SECURITY. THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT IS THE ACTUAL CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE. LET'S SUPPOSE SOMEBODY DOES GET THROUGH OUR FIREWALL. AS YOU CAN SEE THERE'S PLENTY OF OPEN DOORS WHERE THEY CAN SNEAK THROUGH. BUT ON THE RIGHT SIDE, IF THEY DO GET IN, THEY'RE IN A TUNNEL. THEY CAN'T SEE ANYTHING ELSE. WE FURTHER PROTECT THAT WHERE THERE'S NO OPEN DOORS TO GET THROUGH. IN A NUTSHELL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? >> WELL, ALL THOSE ELEMENTS ARE A LITTLE ABOVE MY PAY GRADE. I DON'T GET TOO INTO THE IT STUFF, BUT IT SOUNDS GREAT. >> THAT'S WHY I TRY TO KEEP IT AS LOW KEY AND DIRECT AS POSSIBLE, MA'AM. >> BUT IT SOUNDS GREAT, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK ON IT. COUNCIL, DID YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> WELL, I HAVE A QUESTION. I KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE WATCHING AT HOME AND JUST IN KEEPING WITH THE CORE VALUES OF STEWARDSHIP AND SUSTAINABILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND INTEGRITY. I LOOKED UP CONVERGEONE AND SAW THAT THEY HAD FILED FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY IN APRIL OF 2024, FROM WHICH THEY MERGED IN JUNE. I SEE, AND AS WE'VE REPORTED, THEY ARE IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE STATE. BUT I KNOW THAT OUR RESIDENTS WILL BE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT AND WILL HAVE QUESTIONS. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT ISSUE AND THEN ALSO MAYBE TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROCESS OF THEN ALIGNING WITH CONVERGEONE TO BE THE CONTRACTOR THAT WE'VE CHOSEN FOR THIS PROJECT, [01:35:04] AND WHAT IT MEANS, PLEASE? >> ABSOLUTELY, I CAN GO WITH THE PROCESS. WE HAVE A TOOL CALLED TAGEUM THAT WE USE TO COORDINATE WITH OTHER CITY MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND WE ALSO HAVE SOME RESOURCES THAT WE KNOW FROM OTHER CITIES TOO, AND THEY CAME HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT WAY. THEY WEREN'T THE FIRST PEOPLE WE LOOKED AT, BUT THEY BECAME THE PEOPLE WE CHOSE MAINLY BECAUSE THEY'RE VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD AND FORTHCOMING WITH INFORMATION FOR US. THEY'RE VERY WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN WHAT WE'RE DOING. IT'S NOT LIKE YOU CALL THEM UP AND THEY GIVE YOU A QUOTE, AND THEN YOU DON'T HEAR FROM THEM AGAIN. THEY'VE BEEN VERY PROACTIVE AND ENERGETIC PUTTING ALL THIS TOGETHER FOR US SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE PURPOSEFUL PARTNERSHIPS WE'VE MADE WITH THESE VENDORS HERE. THEY'RE OUR PARTNERS, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THEM BENDING OVER BACKWARDS TO PUT THIS TOGETHER AND KEEPING IT DOWN TO WHERE WE CAN FIT IT ALL WITHIN THE ARPA FUNDS. >> WOULD ANYONE FROM CONVERGEONE ALSO WANT TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE? >> YES. I HAVE TRACIA AND CURTIS HERE FROM CONVERGEONE, WHO WILL HELP WITH THAT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. YES, WE ARE A $3 BILLION COMPANY, AND WE'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR ABOUT 35 YEARS AND SO OVER THE YEARS, WE ACCUMULATED A LOT OF LEGACY TECHNOLOGY DEBT. IT WAS ACTUALLY A PRE-PLANNED BANKRUPTCY. WE ENTERED IN AND OUT IN ABOUT 45 DAYS. NO DEBT, PAID ALL THE CREDITORS IN FULL AND WE THINK THAT WE HAVE EMERGED AS A STRONGER AND A BETTER COMPANY FOR THE FINE CITY OF PRINCETON, OUR OTHER CUSTOMERS SO THAT'S IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRANSPARENCY ON THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NO OTHER QUESTIONS. I'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A MOTION, PLEASE. >> YOUR HONOR, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM J6, 2023-235. >> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. MR. DEFFIBAUGH? >> YES. >> MR. WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> MR. GERFERS? >> YES. >> MR. LONG? >> YES. >> MS. DAVID-GRAVES? >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIES 5-0 FOR J6, 2023-235. THAT'LL TAKE US TO J7, 2024-236, DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL REGARDING THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS UPGRADE AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. I'M EXCITED FOR THIS ONE. >> I AM TOO. MADAM MAYOR, CITY COUNCILMEN, IT'S A LONG TIME COMING, BUT WE ACTUALLY PUT ALL THE DOTS ON THE EYES AND CROSSED THE T'S TO GET THIS TOGETHER FOR US. AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN SOME CHALLENGES HERE WITH PEOPLE AND RESIDENTS HEARING AND GETTING TRANSPARENCY WITH THE ADA PIECE OF THE PUZZLE. WE HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD AND CLOSELY WITH AVI SOLUTIONS, WHO HAS BEEN ANOTHER REALLY GREAT VENDOR FOR US, ANOTHER GREAT PARTNER AND GETTING US UP TO SPEED WITH WHAT WILL BE THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CITY AND THE RESIDENTS WHEN THEY COME TO COUNCIL MEETINGS. WHAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IS THE EASE OF USE AND THE HEAR ABILITY AND WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE. OF COURSE, ADA SOLUTION IS GOING TO BE CURRENT WITH TECHNOLOGY WHERE SOMEBODY WHO NEEDS THAT ASSISTANCE CAN WALK IN THE DOOR AND HAVE AN APP ON THEIR PHONE THAT CONNECTS TO THEIR HEARING AIDS OR HAVE PLENTY OF DIFFERENT OTHER TECHNOLOGY AT THEIR DISPOSAL TO BE PART OF THE MEETING WITHOUT HAVING TO GO INTO A HALLWAY AND LOOK AT THE CLOSED CAPTIONING. WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY TAKE CARE OF THAT WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AS WELL. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE TOP RIGHT CORNER IS GOING TO BE A NEW MONITOR. THAT'S GOING TO DISPLAY THE VOTING SYSTEM, ALONG WITH THE COUNCIL MEETING AND THE CLOSED CAPTIONING PIECE. IF YOU CAN LOOK AT THE TOP OF THE CEILING WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE PENDANT SPEAKERS UP THERE. THEY'RE GOING TO BE RIGHT OVER THE AUDIENCE WHERE THEY CAN HEAR BETTER. IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY ROBUST SYSTEM WITH THE PENDANT CEILING SPEAKERS IN THERE SO YOU'RE NOT TRYING TO REALLY BEND YOUR EAR TO HEAR WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH JUST THE SPEAKERS UP FRONT. AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE, WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY HAVE SOME DIGITAL DISPLAYS INSTEAD OF THE NAME PLATES WHERE WE CAN INTERCHANGE NAMES ON THE FLY WITHOUT HAVING TO GO AND BUY THESE, [01:40:01] SO IT'S GOING TO ACTUALLY SAVE MONEY WITH ALL THE NAME PLATES THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN AND IT'S GOING TO LOOK A LOT NICER, TOO. A DISCUSSION SOLUTION. THIS IS THE MOMENT WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR. IT'S GOING TO HAVE A REALLY NICE ADMIN FEATURE WHERE WHEN WE KICK OFF THE VOTING PIECE, IT WON'T RELY ON A COMPUTER. IT'LL RELY ON A DEVICE WHERE THE CITY SECRETARY OR WHOEVER IS FACILITATING THE MEETING CAN JUST GO DOWN THE AGENDA ITEMS AND SAY, OPEN THIS ONE FOR VOTING, START VOTING AND STOP. ON THAT MONITOR YOU SAW, YOU'LL SEE ALL YOUR PICTURES UP THERE LOOKING LIKE THIS AND RIGHT ABOVE IT WOULD BE RED, GREEN, OR YELLOW, DEPENDING HOW YOU VOTED SO EVERYBODY CAN SEE EXACTLY WHAT THE VOTES WERE WITHOUT THE ROLL CALL VOTES. YOU'LL LOOK ALL RIGHT, IT'S OKAY. ACTUALLY, I'VE SEEN THIS NEWS WHEN I'M WATCHING THE NEWS, AND I SEE OTHER CITY MUNICIPALITIES OR EVEN DARK GOING THROUGH THE MEETINGS, AND I SEE THE SYSTEM THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN PLACE THAT THEY'RE USING. IT'S EXCITING TO ME. >> IF I CAN INTERRUPT YOU JUST FOR A SECOND FOR THIS? I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO THIS. WORKING FOR THE COUNTY IN COMMISSIONERS COURT, THEY HAD AN AREA FOR STAFF, ONE SECTION THAT WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE BENCHES OR TABLES THERE THAT STAFF COULD ACTUALLY GO THERE AND ACTUALLY HAVE A PLACE TO HOOK UP THEIR COMPUTER TO FOLLOW ALONG WITH THINGS AND ALSO SPEAK, MICROPHONES THERE. IS THERE GOING TO BE A THING LIKE THAT? DO YOU FORESEE THAT? >> WE CAN DEFINITELY TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. I HAVEN'T CONSIDERED THAT, BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY CONSIDER IT. IT'S A GOOD IDEA. AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS GOES OVER THE VOTING SYSTEM RIGHT HERE, WHERE IT'LL DISPLAY. IT CAN EVEN DO REPORTS SO YOU CAN DO HISTORICAL REPORTS. IF THERE'S ANY NO RECORDS REQUESTS OR ANYTHING, WE CAN GO BACK AND IDENTIFY WHO DID WHAT A LOT EASIER THAN WE CAN RIGHT NOW. HERE'S THE ACTIVE ASSISTIVE LISTENING SOLUTION I WAS TALKING ABOUT A MINUTE AGO. THERE'S THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT SOURCES THERE WHERE SOMEBODY WHO NEEDS THIS TECHNOLOGY CAN ACTUALLY COME IN HERE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT AND BE ACTUALLY A PART OF THE COUNCIL MEETING. >> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? >> WELL, JUST BACK UP. I WAS STILL READING THAT SCREEN. >> OH, SORRY. >> IF I CAN ASK YOU A QUESTION REAL QUICK ABOUT THE BLUETOOTH THAT I WEAR HEARING AIDES. I SOMETIMES HAVE A HARD BECAUSE OF FREQUENCIES AND THINGS. I HAVE A HARD TIME HEARING THE MAYOR MANY TIMES BECAUSE OF THAT, I NEARLY HAVE TO LOOK AT THE PERSON BECAUSE IT'S A FREQUENCY THING. WILL I BE ABLE TO? >> YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO YES, SIR. >> LISTEN TO IT WITHOUT INTERFERENCE WHENEVER I GO ON THE MICROPHONE AND NOT GOING TO READ BACK? >> CORRECT. WE'VE TAKEN ALL THAT INTO CONSIDERATION, MAKING SURE THERE'S NO FEEDBACK. ALSO, WHAT I FAILED TO MENTION WAS, EVERY ONE OF THE MICROPHONES HAVE A SPEAKER BUILT IN WITH IT. AS SOMEBODY'S TALKING, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO HEAR RIGHT THROUGH THE SPEAKERS AS WELL. IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE HE'S COMING OUT OF A SPEAKER. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PERSON'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU TALKING TO YOU, WHICH IS REALLY COOL. I WAS AT A DEMONSTRATION OF THAT A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND I COULD HEAR THE PERSON TALKING, BUT I WAS LIKE, IS IT COMING OUT OF THE SPEAKER? IT WAS, BUT IT DIDN'T HAVE THAT CRACKLY SPEAKER SOUND, SO IT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE TECHNOLOGY TO ME. >> AFTER THE SYSTEM IS PUT IN PLACE, WHAT ABOUT MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADES? HOW DO THOSE WORK? >> YES, PART OF THE PLAN IS WE ACTUALLY HAVE A MAINTENANCE PLAN WITH AVI, WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF ALL THAT FOR US. IT COMES WITH ONE YEARS PART OF THIS PACKAGE, BUT WE'LL HAVE TO MAINTAIN THAT EVERY YEAR GOING FORWARD. >> IT WILL NOT BE YOU MAINTAIN IT WILL BE THE COMPANY WHO WILL BE DOING IT. >> A COMBINATION OF BOTH OF US, BECAUSE IT'S AN EASIER SOLUTION FOR US TO FACILITATE HERE. BUT THEY'VE BEEN SO RESPONSIVE FOR EVERYTHING I'VE ASKED FOR TO GET TO THIS POINT THAT I KNOW THAT IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT COMES UP THAT WE NEED THEIR ASSISTANCE, THEY'RE GOING TO BE JOINING ON THE SPOT FOR US. >> DOES IT HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO MUTE INDIVIDUALS? >> ABSOLUTELY. THE CHAIRPERSONS, THE MAYOR OR WHOEVER'S CHAIR, AND THE CITY SECRETARY WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF MUTING MICROPHONES AND TURNING IT OFF AND HAVING FULL CONTROL OF THE MEETING. [01:45:02] ABSOLUTELY. YES, MA'AM. >> NICE. >> I WANT MY NAMEPLATE UP HERE TO FLASH. >> WE COULD GET A DISCO BALL IF YOU LIKE. SURE. >> EXCITED ABOUT IT. >> [OVERLAPPING] IT'S A VERY GOOD PRESENTATION WE NEED IT. >> WE'VE NEEDED THIS FOR QUITE A WHILE, SO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THE TIME IN TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT WE NEEDED. I KNOW THAT WAS NOT ENJOYABLE, AND IT WAS CUMBERSOME TO DO. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. BUT, MAN, THIS IS EXCITING, SO THANK YOU. >> I AGREE. IT WAS ACTUALLY FUN TO DO. ACTUALLY, FOR YOU GUYS. >> I'M GLAD IT WAS FUN FOR YOU. >> I HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION. FOR SECURITY REASONS, FOR INSTANCE, I KNOW WE DO HAVE THE POLICE HERE. I KNOW OUR CHIEF IS ALWAYS HERE. BUT IF A SITUATION OCCURS, DOES IT HAVE A PANIC BUTTON? >> WELL, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. IT'S NOT BUILT IN, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK INTO FOR SURE. IT'S A GOOD IDEA. >> WELL, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S GO AHEAD AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> YOUR HONOR, I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM J72024236. >> I SECOND THAT. >> THANK YOU. THAT WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE, MR. DEFABA. >> YES. >> MR. WASHINGTON. >> YES. MR. GERFERS? >> YES. >> MR. LONG? YES. >> MISS DAVID-GRAVES. >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIES 5, 0 FOR THE APPROVAL OF J72024236. THANK YOU, SIR, AND THAT'LL TAKE US TO J82024237 DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL REGARDING THE CITY'S CONFERENCE ROOMS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION, WELCOME BACK. >> AS A PRELUDE TO THIS. I'M GOING TO TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO ABIGAIL O'DONNELL IN A SECOND. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO PURPOSEFUL PARTNERSHIPS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR VENDORS, OR WE'RE LOOKING FOR BUSINESSES THAT COME INTO TOWN. THE FIRST THING THEY'RE GOING TO DO IS COME SEE OUR CONFERENCE ROOMS MOST LIKELY. RIGHT NOW OUR CONFERENCE ROOMS NEED SOME HELP. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT A SOLUTION WHERE YOU DON'T NEED THE IT DEPARTMENT TO COME IN AND START A MEETING. SOMETIMES IT'S EVEN HARD FOR US TO DO THAT. WE'RE GOING TO PUT IN TECHNOLOGY THAT'S JUST SCAN THE QR CODE, AND EVERYTHING STARTS. HAVING SAID THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO ABIGAIL FOR HER PRESENTATION. >> HELLO. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. AS WE MENTIONED, LIKE WE'RE DOING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, THINGS THAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON IS RELIABILITY, EASE USE, AND THEN IMPROVING THE FEATURES THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TODAY THAT YOU DO NEED TO HAVE AS FAR AS HAVING A MODERN SYSTEM. TO SPEAK TO RELIABILITY, WE ARE IMPLEMENTING HARDWARE THAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD SEE IN YOUR HOME, IT IS FOR A BUSINESS. FOR EASE OF USE, WE ARE IMPLEMENTING SYSTEMS THAT ARE SELF-SERVICE AND SCALABLE AND RELIABLE. THEN FOR OUR AV IMPROVEMENTS, WE'RE TAKING SOME OF THE CONCEPTS THAT YOU HAVE TODAY AND IMPROVING THEM WITH MODERN TECHNOLOGY AND THEN ALSO ADDING FEATURES THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TODAY IN SOME OF THE MEETING SPACES. TO GO THROUGH EACH ROOM, WHAT WE HAVE PROPOSED IN THE COURTS CONFERENCE ROOM 708. WE'LL HAVE TEAMS ROOM SOLUTION THAT'S GOING TO BE SELF SERVICE. WHEN YOU WALK INTO THE SPACE, THERE'LL BE A TOUCH PANEL THAT SAYS EASY AS PRESSING THE JOIN BUTTON, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO FUMBLE AROUND WITH I'M I CONNECTING TO THE RIGHT CAMERA? IS MY LAPTOP GOING TO RECOGNIZE THE CAMERA IN THE ROOM OR UTILIZE THE CAMERA THAT'S WITHIN THE LAPTOP? IT'S ALL GOING TO BE EASY, ONE-TOUCH JOIN. YOU WON'T HAVE TO RELY ON YOUR IT STAFF TO START THOSE MEETINGS FOR YOU. THEN THE MICROPHONE SOLUTION THAT WE'RE OFFERING HAS A MUCH MORE ADVANCED MODERN BEAM FORMING TECHNOLOGY TO IT TO MAKE THE FAR END AUDIO OR THE AUDIO FROM THE ROOM SOUND GREAT TO THE FAR END. INTELLIGIBILITY IS THERE, IT'LL BE VERY EASY FOR THEM TO HEAR WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE SPACE. THEN WE ALSO HAVE A BETTER CAMERA SOLUTION THAT IS GOING TO TAKE THE NEED FOR A PERSON THAT'S STARTING THE CALL TO HAVE TO TOUCH IT AT ALL. IT JUST FRAMES TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE IN THE SHOT. YOU DON'T DON'T HAVE TO MANUALLY CHANGE IT. IT'LL JUST RESPOND TO HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY IN THE ROOM. TRAINING ROOM 615. WE ARE RE-UTILIZING SOME OF THE EXISTING EQUIPMENT THAT WE CAN THAT WE KNOW IS HIGH-QUALITY BRANDS THAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND NOT END-OF-LIFE. THEN WE'RE SUPPLEMENTING IT WITH EITHER SIMILAR AND [01:50:04] THE NEWER TECHNOLOGY THAT ADDS TO THAT EASE OF USE. WE'LL HAVE THE TEAMS ROOM SOLUTION THAT PROVIDES THAT ONE-TOUCH JOIN TO KEEP IT SIMPLE, JUST LIKE WE'RE DOING FOR THE SMALLER SPACES IN THOSE LARGER TRAINING ROOMS. THEN WE ARE GOING TO IMPLEMENT A VIDEO OVER IP SOLUTION FOR THE VIDEO, WHICH KEEPS IT VERY SCALABLE. YOU'RE NOT LOCKED INTO A FIXED IO WHERE YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO EXPAND IN THE FUTURE. WE'LL ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO WIRELESSLY PRESENT IN ALL OF THESE SPACES IN AN INCREDIBLY EASY-TO-USE SOLUTION THAT'S PLUG-IN-PLAY. IN BRIEFING 617, AGAIN, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT WE HAVE SOME OF THESE SAME TECHNOLOGIES OVER AND OVER, SO THERE IS CONSISTENCY, WHICH MAKES THEM EASIER TO MANAGE, AND THEN ALSO, AS YOUR TEAM MEMBERS GO FROM SPACE TO FACE, IT'S A CONSISTENT USER EXPERIENCE, NO GUESSING, ONE-TOUCH JOIN, WALK IN, AND YOU CAN START YOUR CALL. IN CONFERENCE ROOM 305 AND 405, WE WILL BE IMPLEMENTING THE ABILITY TO HAVE VIDEO CALLS, WHICH YOU DON'T HAVE TODAY, SO IT'LL BE A NICE ALL-IN-ONE CONFERENCE BAR THAT'S A LOWER COST BUT STILL FANTASTIC AUDIO QUALITY, GREAT CAMERA THAT DOES INCLUDE SOME OF THAT AUTO FRAMING TECHNOLOGY, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT INTERVENING, IT JUST WORKS WHEN YOU WALK INTO THE SPACE. IN THE LARGE CONFERENCE ROOM 405, WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK TO DO IN HERE. IN ADDITION TO THE TEAMS ROOM SOLUTION THAT GIVES YOU THE ONE-TOUCH JOIN AND THE NEW MICROPHONES THAT'S GOING TO PROVIDE BEAM FORMING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FAR END HAS GREAT AUDIO. WE'LL ALSO BE PUTTING IN SOME ACOUSTICAL TREATMENTS BECAUSE THAT ROOM IS QUITE REFLECTIVE BETWEEN TWO WALLS THAT FACE EACH OTHER BEING GLASS, AND THEN THE TABLE TOPPLING A HARD SURFACE AS WELL. WE'LL HAVE SOME BAFFLES THAT WILL GO IN THAT WILL MIMIC THE LINEAR LIGHT FIXTURES, BUT GO IN BETWEEN THEM, AND THEN STILL HAVE THE SAME ONE-TOUCH JOIN FEATURE, SUPERS OF USE, NICE CAMERA THAT AUTO FRAMES. QUESTIONS. >> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU TOUCHED ON THIS BECAUSE I'M NOT THAT MUCH OF AN IT PERSON AND ALL THAT. BUT OUR EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER, ARE WE GOING TO HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF COMMUNICATING WITH PUBLIC WORKS CONFERENCE ROOM, VIDEO CONFERENCING BACK AND FORTH DURING AN EMERGENCY, AND MAYBE EITHER THE OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENTS, THEIR TRAINING ROOM, SOMETHING IN CASE WE HAVE TO HAVE PEOPLE THERE INSTEAD OF EVERYONE IN THE EOC. I KNOW SPEAKING FROM FORMER EXPERIENCE WITH THE COUNTY THAT WE HAD THE CAPABILITY OF ACTUALLY HOOKING UP WITH THE STATE OPERATION CENTER IN AUSTIN, AND ALSO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND GARLAND TO BUILD A VIDEO CONFERENCE LIKE THAT. WE DON'T HAVE THAT CAPABILITY? >> NOT KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT THOSE OTHER SPACES ENTAIL, BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T SOMETHING THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, MOST LIKELY, YES, BECAUSE IF THEY CAN TEAMS CONFERENCE OR HAVE SOME SORT OF VIDEO CONFERENCING HARDWARE EXISTING, THEN IT'S AS SIMPLE AS LINKING THOSE TWO TOGETHER VIA THE SAME TEAMS LINK. SHOULD BE YES, WORTH SOME INVESTIGATION IN WHAT THE OTHER SYSTEMS ARE. >> BUT I'M ALSO ASKING FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS ALSO BECAUSE THEY DO AN AWFUL LOT OF TRAINING AND SOMETIMES STATION FORTH WAY DOWN THE SOUTH END AND SOMETIMES IT MIGHT BE EASY TO HAVE SOMEONE TO PRESENT IT AT ONE STATION, AND THEY'D BE ABLE TO VIEW IT AT THE OTHER ONE AND EVEN ASK QUESTIONS BACK AND FORTH. >> ABSOLUTELY. ALL THEY WOULD NEED TO DO IS JOIN THE SAME TEAMS CALL IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. >> THAT ALL GOES BACK TO THE TECHNOLOGY YOU JUST APPROVED EARLIER. IT'S GOING TO MAKE EVERYBODY CONNECTED. NOBODY'S GOING TO BE ON AN ISLAND ANYMORE, SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE ALL THIS HAPPEN SEAMLESSLY THROUGH THAT TECHNOLOGY AS WELL. >> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE THE AESTHETICS THAT YOU'RE USING THE CURRENT BUILDING AND JUST FITTING IN THE STRUCTURE THAT YOU PUT IN SO IT LOOKS NATURAL, AND I APPRECIATE THAT. IT'S NOT GOING TO LOOK LIKE A NICE WORK. >> WELL, THIS IS WONDERFUL. I LOVE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO THIS. THIS IS A LONG TIME COMING, AND, AS MUCH AS I ENJOY YOU BEING AROUND, RICK, IT'S GOING TO BE NICE TO HAVE MEETINGS WITHOUT YOU HAVING TO POP IN AND FIX ALL THE IT ISSUES FOR US ALL THE TIME. >> YOU CAN AWAIT ME ANYWAY. I DON'T MIND. [01:55:01] >> BUT NO, WE APPRECIATE THIS, AND AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE IT. BUT ANYBODY HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THEN LET'S MAKE A MOTION. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE J8 THIS TIME, 2024237. >> DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND. >> WE'LL DO A REAL CALL VOTE, MR. DEFABA? >> YES. >> MR. WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> MR. GERFERS? >> YES. >> MR. LONG? >> YES. >> MS. DAVID-GRAVES? >> YES. MOTION CARRIES 5, 0 TO APPROVE J82024237, THAT'LL TAKE US TO J92024234. CONSIDER APPROVING A REQUEST FOR ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA AND NOT FOR DISCUSSIONS OF THESE REQUESTS. WAS THERE ANYTHING TONIGHT THAT NEEDED TO BE DISCUSSED AT A LATER DATE? >> I HAVE TWO ITEMS THAT I WOULD LIKE US TO CONSIDER. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DISCUSSED EARLIER UP IN THE YEAR WERE JUST INDIVIDUALS SPEEDING ALONG STREETS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND WE WONDERED WHETHER SPEED BUMPS WOULD WORK OR WHAT WOULD WORK. I WAS DRIVING IN EAST DALLAS LAST WEEKEND AND ON RICHMOND STREET. THERE ARE SOME SPEED BUMPS AND THE WAY THEY ARE CONSTRUCTED INTO THE ROAD ITSELF. I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD PROBABLY EXPLORE HERE IN PRINCETON. THEY ARE AESTHETICALLY APPEALING. THEY WOULD NOT NECESSARILY TEAR SOMEONE'S CAR UP, BUT IT WOULD CAUSE THEM TO STOP, AND SO I'M HOPING THAT IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK INTO. >> OKAY. >> THE OTHER ISSUE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP IS VETERAN DAY YESTERDAY WAS VETERAN DAY. THE DAY WE PAUSE TO HONOR THOSE WHO SERVED AND THOSE WHO ARE SERVING, AND WE HAD A PROGRAM HERE IN PRINCETON. COUNCILMAN DEFIBARA LED, AND IT WAS NOT VERY WELL ATTENDED. BUT IT'S A DAY THAT WE SHOULD ALL PAUSE TO RECOGNIZE THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT ONLY SECURING THE FREEDOMS THAT WE ENJOY, BUT ALSO MAINTAINING THEM. I WAS WONDERING IF MAYBE THE CITY WOULD CONSIDER PARTNERING WITH THE VFW TO SUPPORT AND EVEN PARTNER WITH THEM TO PUT ON PROGRAMS, NOT ONLY JUST VETERANS DAY BUT ALSO JULY 4, THE OTHER NATIONAL HOLIDAYS THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER. TO MAKE SURE THAT AT LEAST IN PRINCETON, WE HAVE MORE OF A PRESENCE AND MORE OF AN HONOR FOR TYPES OF ACTIVITIES, AND ESPECIALLY TO HONOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT YESTERDAY, HONORABLE CHRIS HILL, HAD A PORTRAIT DEDICATION CEREMONY IN COLLIN COUNTY, AND I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE FIVE INDIVIDUALS FROM PRINCETON WHO WERE HONORED. THOSE INDIVIDUALS, ALL RANGING BETWEEN AGES 26 AND 30, GAVE THEIR LIVES, AND THEY DIED, AND TO THINK OF PRINCETON BACK THEN BEING A SMALL FARMING COMMUNITY AND TO HAVE SO MANY INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED PROTECTING THIS COUNTRY, AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE HONORED, THEY WERE LUIS F BASS, HE WAS 26, AND HE WAS A SECOND LIEUTENANT IN THE 577 SQUADRON OF THE 392ND BOMB GROUP, EIGHT ARMY AIR FORCE. THE SECOND WAS RAY HENSLEY, 23 YEARS OLD, FIRST LIEUTENANT, 439TH BOMB SQUADRON OF THE THREE 19TH BOMB GROUP OF THE 12TH US ARMY AIR FORCE, MAURICE JOHNSON, 30 YEARS OLD, MAJOR 61ST TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON, 314TH TROOP CARRIER GROUP, US AIR FORCE, NIMROD SHEPHERD SHIP, 23-YEARS-OLD, COOK FIRST CLASS, UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINES, VERNON WAYNE WOODY, 22-YEARS-OLD, CORPORAL SECOND BATTALION, 34TH ARMORED REGIMENT, UNITED STATES ARMY. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HONOR THESE INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AND MAKE AN EFFORT AS THE CITY OF PRINCETON TO HONOR THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO SERVE AND THOSE WHO HAVE. >> I AGREE. ANYTHING ELSE FROM ANYONE ELSE? IF NOTHING ELSE, I'LL TAKE US TO OUR REPORT AGENDA. [K. REPORT AGENDA] THE NEXT SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL PISD MEETING IS GOING TO BE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER THE 14TH, AT 6:30, AND THEN OUR NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE MONDAY, DECEMBER 9TH AT 6:30 AS WELL. [02:00:03] IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE THIS EVENING, I'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. > AYE. >> HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.