[00:00:02] >> I'M GOING TO CALL TO ORDER TODAY PRE-COUNCIL MEETING. [A. CALL TO ORDER-MAYOR] TODAY IS JANUARY 27TH, 2025. THE TIME IS 5:30. I'M GOING TO DO A ROLL CALL. MS. DAVID GRAVES IS OUT TODAY. MS. TODD? >> HERE. >> MR. JOHNSON? >> HERE. >> MR. WASHINGTON? >> HERE. >> MR. GERFERS? >> HERE. >> MR. DEFFENBAUG? >> HERE. >> MR. LONG? >> HERE. [C. WORK SESSION AGENDA] >> THIS WILL MOVE US INTO OUR WORK SESSION. THEN I'M GOING TO HAVE MR. LONG GO THROUGH THIS. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM C120205034 DISCUSSION, INTRODUCTION FOR THE APPOINTMENTS AND OR RE- APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS FOR THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. MAYOR, COUNCIL, IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN ONE OF THOSE POSITIONS, IT MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE AT THIS POINT FOR THEM TO COME FORWARD TO THE PODIUM AND ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. >> DO WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT'S APPLYING FOR THIS SPOT? PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. ARE YOU FROM THE LIBRARY BOARD OR THE CDC? >> THE CDC. >> WE'RE DOING THE LIBRARY BOARD RIGHT NOW. >> I THOUGHT HE SAID BOTH. SORRY. >> NO, YOU'RE RIGHT. NO. IT IS CDC. IT'S THE FIRST ONE FOR CDC 1. YEAH, I'M SORRY. MR. LANE, CAN YOU TAKE IT? YOU CAN START. >> MY NAME IS SHENIN SAMUEL. I AM A RESIDENT OF PRINCETON FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. MY BACKGROUND IS IN NON-PROFIT WORK. I HAVE OVER 20 YEARS OF THAT 25 YEARS IN COMMUNITY SERVICE. THE REASON THAT I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THE CDC BOARD IS BECAUSE I AM A VERY ADVOCATE ABOUT THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE CITIZENS, AND ESPECIALLY WHERE I LIVE. CITIZENS LIKE TO WORK, PLAY, AND LIVE IN THE SAME AREA, AND I BELIEVE PRINCETON IS THE PLACE FOR THAT, SO I WOULD LIKE TO HELP TO GROW THAT AREA FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON. I HAVE SOME GREAT RESPONSIBILITIES WITH MY CURRENT JOB WITH THE DIRECTOR OF NAVIGATION WITH ONE HEART MCKINNEY, AND I GET SEVERAL CALLS FROM PRINCETON RESIDENTS DAILY, SEEKING SERVICES AND RESOURCES. ONE OF THE THINGS I DID WITH THAT POSITION IS THAT I WENT TO MY BOARD TO ASK THEM, COULD WE PRESENT AND OPERATE A PRINCETON FUND TO HELP THOSE RESIDENTS BECAUSE OF THEIR ZIP CODE, MANY COLLIN COUNTY AGENCIES DO NOT SUPPORT THE PRINCETON ZIP CODE. WE DID START THAT FUND. >> HEY, ACCORDING TO YOUR APPLICATION, YOU HAD INVOLVEMENT IN A COMMUNITY GARDEN? >> YES. >> CAN YOU TOUCH BASE ON THAT? >> YES. COMMUNITY GARDEN KITCHEN IS THE FIRST KITCHEN IN THE COLLIN COUNTY AREA THAT SERVES ANYONE WITH NO APPLICATION. THEY DON'T ASK ANY QUESTIONS. WE SERVE A HOT MEAL FROM A PROFESSIONAL CHEF. FIVE NIGHTS A WEEK FROM 6:00-8:00. NO QUESTIONS ASKED. I STARTED THAT PROBABLY ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO BEFORE WE HAD A BUILDING. WE RAISED FUNDS TO GET THAT BUILDING, SO WE ARE A DEBT FREE NON-PROFIT, AND THE ONLY PAID STAFF WE HAVE IS THE PROFESSIONAL CHEF. >> ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT MAY BE ASKED YOU, YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE CDC AND WHEN THEY MEET BECAUSE THEY MEET ON A REGULAR BASIS EVERY MONTH, AT LEAST ONE TIME A MONTH, BUT SOMETIMES THEY HAVE SPECIAL MEETINGS, AND IN THE EVENING TIME. IS THAT GOING TO CAUSE A CONFLICT OR ANYTHING? >> NO, I HAVE NO CONFLICT WITH THE MEETINGS. I SAW THAT IF IT STILL IS THE SAME, IT MEETS THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH, AND SO I AM AVAILABLE THEN AND ANY OTHER SPECIAL MEETINGS THAT MAY HAPPEN. JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION, I DID COMPLETE THE OPEN MEETINGS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT TRAINING ALREADY. [00:05:07] >> I HAD A QUESTION. >> YES. >> FIRST OFF, THANK YOU FOR COMING. THANK YOU FOR APPLYING AND BEING INTERESTED TO HELP SERVE THE CITY OF PRINCETON. YOU DID MENTION THAT YOU ARE WITH ONE HEART MCKINNEY. WITH YOU JOINING THE CDC HERE, IS THERE A REQUIREMENT FOR YOU TO GET APPROVAL POSSIBLY FROM THAT ORGANIZATION IN ORDER TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD? >> NO APPROVAL. IT WOULD JUST BE IF ONE HEART MCKINNEY IN THE FUTURE DOES ANY TYPE OF WORK WITH THE CITY OF PRINCETON THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO VOTE ON THAT OBLIGATION OR RESPONSIBILITY, BUT THERE IS NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST. >> THANK YOU. >> WELCOME. >> DO ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER OTHER QUESTIONS? WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR APPLICATION. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE HERE FOR CDC? COME ON. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> HELLO. I'M ALLISON GUERRERO. I LIVE IN PRINCETON IN ARCADIA FARMS. I THINK PROBABLY MOST OF YOU GUYS DON'T ME. I COME TO A LOT OF MEETINGS. I'VE HAD PROBABLY CONVERSATIONS WITH ALMOST ALL OF YOU GUYS AT SOME TIME OR NOT. I AM VERY INVOLVED IN PRINCETON AND THE COMMUNITY. IT ALL STARTED WHEN THERE WAS SOMETHING BEING BUILT BEHIND MY HOUSE AT SCHOOL, AND I BECAME MORE INTERESTED. I STARTED COMING TO MEETINGS. I COME TO A LOT OF MEETINGS. PART OF THE AGENDA TONIGHT IS I AM RESIGNING FROM THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS JUST BECAUSE I'VE BEEN ON THAT COMMITTEE NOW FOR A WHILE, AND IT'S JUST THAT WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE ENGAGEMENT THAT I WAS LOOKING FOR TO BE A PART OF PRINCETON. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO BE ON A COMMITTEE THAT'S MORE ENGAGED AND HAS MORE MEETINGS, AND I CAN DO MORE FOR THE COMMUNITY. I'M A PROJECT MANAGER, SO I DO HAVE A BACKGROUND IN SCHEDULING, BILLING, BUDGETING, ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT COME WITH THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT THAT I'VE BEEN IN A ROLE FOR FOR OVER 10 YEARS NOW. THEN ALSO, AS FAR AS THE COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, IT'S REALLY A PLACE DEAR TO MY HEART. I DO A LOT OF ANIMAL RESCUES. BOTH MY DOGS HAVE BEEN RESCUED, SO I'VE DONE FOSTERING FOR THEM. I'D LIKE TO SEE US BE ABLE TO GET, AND I KNOW THERE IS A LOCAL RESCUE, BUT POSSIBLY BEING ABLE TO OUTREACH AND GET SOME MORE RESCUES IN THE AREA, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF ANIMALS THAT WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH, AND JUST SEEING PARTNERSHIPS AND STUFF THAT WE CAN DEVELOP WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO GET SOME OF THOSE PROBLEMS TAKEN CARE OF A LITTLE BIT MORE INTERNALLY. THAT'S ALL. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? >> I GUESS ONE QUESTION. DO YOU ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION DOES? >> YES. I'VE BEEN TO MULTIPLE MEETINGS. >> YOU'VE BEEN TO THEIR MEETINGS? >> YES. >> BUT I APPRECIATE YOU COMING UP AND WANTING TO BE ENGAGED A LOT MORE. >> YEAH. DEFINITELY, VOLUNTEERING HAS ALWAYS BEEN SOMETHING I'VE DONE THROUGHOUT. I JUST HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOLUNTEER AS MUCH AS I WOULD WITHIN PRINCETON AND BEING ABLE TO SEE THAT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. >> AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR COMING. WE APPRECIATE YOU FOR BEING ON THE P&Z BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. THE QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU WAS THE CDC, IS THERE ANY OTHER PARTICULAR BOARD THAT WOULD GARNER YOUR INTEREST IF IT WAS IN THE CDC? >> I'VE ALSO TALKED ABOUT PLANNING AND ZONING, JUST BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE SIMILAR TO WHAT I WAS JUST ON AS FAR AS THE BOARD GOES, JUST MORE ENGAGEMENT. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> IS THERE ANYBODY WHO'S HERE FOR CDC? PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. I'M SORRY. YOU WANT TO HIT YOUR MIC RIGHT THERE. THERE SHOULD BE A LITTLE BUTTON AND EVEN TURNS GREEN. THERE YOU GO. >> CAN YOU HERE? MY NAME IS LAKITA PRENTY. I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF PRINCETON SINCE 2014. I APPLIED FOR THE CDC BOARD AND LIBRARY BECAUSE I WANT TO GIVE BACK TO MY COMMUNITY. I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO BE MORE INVOLVED. THAT'S WHY I APPLIED. I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE PRINCETON GROW FROM WHERE THERE WAS NO WALMART TO WHERE WE HAVE WALMART AND OTHER RESTAURANTS. I JUST WANT TO BE MORE ENGAGED AND BE ENGAGED WITH THE COMMUNITY. >> THANK YOU. HAVE YOU SERVED ANY PREVIOUS BOARDS BEFORE? [00:10:01] >> NO, I HAVE NOT. I'M STEPPING OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE. I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO STEP OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE RIGHT NOW. I'M A DOCTORIAL CANDIDATE. >> CONGRATS. >> I'M A PRESIDENT OF OUR DIVERSE STUDENT ALLIANCE, AND I WAS ACCEPTED INTO A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM WHERE I WAS ABLE TO GO AND PRESENT IN PORTUGAL. THAT'S WHY I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO STEP OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE AND USE MY SKILLS TO HELP MY COMMUNITY SOMEWHERE THAT I'VE BEEN OVER 10 YEARS. [LAUGHTER] >> THAT'S AWESOME. RATHER IMPRESSIVE. THANK YOU. [NOISE] >> ANYBODY ELSE HERE FOR CDC? PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS SONIA MASI, AND I AM A RESIDENT OF PRINCETON SINCE 2.5 YEARS. I AM A FULL TIME REALTOR AS A PROFESSION. I WAS A FORMER TEACHER BACK IN NEW YORK, AND I SERVED AS AN ELEMENTARY TEACHER FOR ALMOST EIGHT YEARS. I HAVE APPLIED FOR THE LIBRARY AND THE CDC COUNCIL. I HAVE NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE IN ANY COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE MY FIRST TIME BECAUSE THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I BECAME A HOME OWNER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THIS COUNTRY, AND I WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE MY SERVICES AND MY SKILL OF GETTING IN TOUCH WITH THE COMMUNITY MORE BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF DIVERSE CLIENTS THAT I BRING THEM TO PRINCETON SAYING THIS IS THE BEST CITY TO BE AT. I FEEL LIKE I'M BUILDING A SMALL VILLAGE FOR MYSELF, AND I HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING IN DEVELOPING THEIR PROGRAMS AND THEIR FESTIVALS, AND I'VE BEEN SPONSORING THEM FOR LAST 2, 3 YEARS. I BELIEVE THAT IF I AM ACCEPTED IN THIS POSITION, I'LL BE ABLE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY MORE AND BRING SOME VALUE TO THEM. >> THANK YOU. AGAIN, THANKS FOR APPLYING. WAS THERE ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR ABOUT THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION THAT INTERESTED YOU IN PARTICULAR, OR WAS IT JUST YOU JUST LOOKING FOR TO GET INVOLVED IN SOME WAY IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT? >> YES. THIS IS GOING TO HELP ME CATER THE PRINCETON RESIDENTS MORE SO I CAN BE A VOICE TO THEM SO THEY WILL KNOW WHAT DEVELOPMENTS AND WHAT PROGRAMS WE HAVE IN THE CITY AND HOW THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO MAKE THE CITY BETTER. >> THANK YOU. >> IS ANYBODY ELSE HERE FOR CDC? I GUESS WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE LIBRARY BOARD. IT'S NOT LISTED ON THIS. >> EITHER BOARD CAN COME FORWARD. >> LIBRARY BOARD. AT THE BOTTOM. >> HI, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS GLADYS MARCOS. I'VE ACTUALLY APPLIED TO THIS POSITION ABOUT A MONTH AGO, SO I'M HERE AGAIN. HOPEFULLY, THAT SHOWS MY TENACITY AND WANT FOR THIS POSITION. I THINK I'D BE A REALLY GOOD FIT FOR THIS POSITION BECAUSE OF MY PROFESSION REALLY INVOLVES A LOT AROUND READING, WRITING, AND ADVISING PEOPLE. SECONDARILY, I MAY NOT HAVE A LOT OF LIBRARY EXPERIENCE BEING A VOLUNTEER OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE, BUT I HAVE REALLY MADE A POINT WHEREVER I LIVE, WHETHER THAT BE IN SMALL TOWN, COMMERCE IN HUNT COUNTY WHERE I GREW UP OR IN DALLAS WITH ITS MULTIPLE BRANCHES TO BE A REALLY GOOD LIBRARY PATRON VISITING, GOING TO THE ACTIVITIES. I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT HERE IN PRINCETON, TOO. IT'S A SMALL LIBRARY, BUT IT HAS ALREADY BEEN A GOOD HOME FOR ME TO GET TO KNOW DIFFERENT PEOPLE, PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTIVITIES, AND DEFINITELY JUST GROW AS A PERSON THROUGH THE RESOURCES THAT IT HAS. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER SPECIFIC NOTES TODAY. HOPEFULLY, Y'ALL CAN REMEMBER THAT I WAS HERE A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. I KNOW YOU PROBABLY DID NOT HEAR MY LITTLE SAPELE ABOUT THIRD SPACES AND LIBRARIES, WHICH I COULD TALK ABOUT THAT FOR A LOT LONGER THAN WE HAVE TIME FOR TONIGHT. BUT, YEAH, DO YOU'LL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY? >> YOU GOOD? >> NOT SURE. JUST TO SAY I REMEMBER YOU FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING AND THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK. >> THANK YOU. >> WE APPRECIATE YOU FOR REAPPLYING. THIS THING WITH THESE. WE JOIN FORCES. THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOD CANDIDATES, AND SOMETIMES IF YOU JUST KEEP COMING BACK, THEN WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY. AGAIN, JUST THANK YOU FOR NOT GIVING UP AND GIVING US ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY. >> THANK YOU. >> DO YOU CURRENTLY HAVE ANY IDEAS THAT YOU'D WANT TO BRING THAT YOU WANT TO [00:15:01] SUGGEST THAT WOULD OFFER BETTER SERVICES AT OUR LIBRARY [OVERLAPPING]? >> YEAH. I THINK, FOR STARTERS, THE SERVICES THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW ARE STELLAR. BUT IT'S MOSTLY HIGHLIGHTING WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE. I KNOW WE HAVE, I GUESS IT MIGHT BE THE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO CERTAIN PROGRAMS THAT ARE JUST ELECTRONIC. FOR EXAMPLE, GED COURSES, STUDYING FOR BEING ELECTRICIAN LICENSES, REAL ESTATE AGENT LICENSING, ALL OF THAT. I KNOW PRINCETON BEING A NEW COMMUNITY, A VERY YOUNG COMMUNITY, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE OFTEN LOOKING FOR THESE RESOURCES, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE THEM. IT WOULD BE MORE SO HIGHLIGHTING WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE. THEN ALSO BRINGING PROGRAMMING THAT IS A LITTLE BIT MULTICULTURAL SINCE OUR COMMUNITY REALLY IS GROWING AND BECOMING MORE DIVERSE. I KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, CHINESE NEW YEAR IS IN TWO DAYS. HAVING SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO CELEBRATE MAYBE THE HISTORY OF CHINESE NEW YEAR OR DIFFERENT CUISINES OR ANYTHING SIMILAR LIKE THAT. THAT WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING THAT I WOULD BRING. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE HERE FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD? >> HI, MY NAME IS CHARADE ROMANI. I'VE BEEN LIVING HERE IN PRINCETON FOR AROUND FOUR MONTHS. I'VE BEEN IN THE NORTHEAST FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS, WORKED IN THE CORPORATE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS. I'M AT THIS STAGE OF MY LIFE WHERE I'M CURRENTLY DOING FREELANCING WORK AND WANT TO CALL PRINCETON THIS CITY AND CALL IT HOME AND THEN END IT HERE. AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. I HAVE BEEN AN AVID READER, AND I'VE SEEN THE LIBRARIES IN THE NORTHEAST IN SOME OF THE STUFF THAT THEY DO. I THINK I CAN BRING BACK SOME IDEAS HERE IF I DO GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THE ADVISORY BOARD. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT HAVING A GOOD LIBRARY INFRASTRUCTURE IN ANY COMMUNITY IS GOOD, ESPECIALLY FOR A GROWING COMMUNITY LIKE PRINCETON, AND ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT IT'S A VERY YOUNG POPULATION COMPARED TO WHERE I WAS IN THE NORTHEAST. THAT'S THE REASON WHY I'M HERE. ANY QUESTIONS? >> I HAVE A QUESTION. >> SURE. >> OF THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT YOU'VE SEEN BACK IN THE NORTHEAST, WHAT IS ONE OF THEM THAT YOU THINK OUR CITY COULD BENEFIT FROM HAVING? >> HAVING A CRP, TRAINING HERE WOULD BE HELPFUL. I THINK THE PREVIOUS CANDIDATE POINTED OUT SOME OTHER DIVERSE COURSES GIVEN THAT IT'S SOME MULTIRACIAL COMMUNITY THAT PRINCETON HAS. THAT'LL BE HELPFUL. I KNOW THERE'S SOME FINANCIAL COURSES THAT IS AVAILABLE, BUT SOME BASIC TECHNOLOGY COURSES LIKE WORKING WITH GOOGLE SHEETS, WORKING WITH MICROSOFT OFFICE, SOME OF THE BASIC TECHNOLOGICAL COURSES WOULD BE BENEFICIAL. >> ANYBODY ELSE HAD MORE QUESTIONS FOR ME? THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. IS ANYBODY ELSE HERE FOR CDC OR THE LIBRARY BOARD BEFORE WE MOVE ON? >> JOHN, WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT. >> MAYOR, IF THERE'S NO ONE ELSE, YOU WILL ACTUALLY GET TO DECIDE LATER IN THE AGENDA ON ITEM L2 AND L3. THIS WAS A WORK SESSION ITEM JUST FOR YOU TO GET A CHANCE TO HAVE AN AUDIENCE WITH THOSE CANDIDATES. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THAT WILL MOVE US TO ITEM C2 2025-032, PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION ON THE JUNIOR POLICE ACADEMY. >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> COME UP, PLEASE. >> HI. >> HI, HOW ARE YOU? >> I'M GOOD. MYSELF, CITY, SAISI MALI PATEL, I ACTUALLY APPLIED FOR THE BOARD. I'M NOT SURE IF I'VE BEEN CALLED OUT. I WAS LATE HERE. SORRY ABOUT THAT. GOOD EVENING YOU ALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE. I'VE BEEN A PART OF PRINCETON COMMUNITY FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS NOW AND BEEN AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER IN THE ACTIVITIES IN THE CITY. I'VE BEEN PART OF LIBRARY AS WELL, PARTICIPATING IN VOLUNTEERING MYSELF, TEACHING KIDS ART AS A COMMUNITY SERVICE. [00:20:03] LAST SUMMER, I'VE BEEN AS PART OF LIBRARY IN ORDER TO TEACH KIDS, SKILL UP THEMSELVES IN CREATIVITY. IT WAS ALMOST A ONE MONTH ACTIVITY, WHICH I'VE DONE ALONG WITH THE LIBRARY. APART FROM THAT, I'VE BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY IN DIFFERENT CULTURAL ASPECTS, DIVERSIFYING MYSELF, IN EVERY ASPECTS OF COMMUNITY EVENTS, CULTURAL EVENTS, COVERING ALL THE ETHNICITIES AROUND, SO BEING AROUND THE COMMUNITY ALWAYS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT PASSIONS ME TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND ALSO EVERY CULTURE AROUND. BEING A PART OF LIBRARY, I THINK, I'M ALSO INTO A WORLD OF IT MYSELF, I'M PROFESSIONAL IN IT AS WELL. I THINK SKILL UP IN IT AND ALSO IN PROSPECTS OF ARTS WOULD GIVE ME A GOOD PLACE TO BE IN THE PART OF A LIBRARY BOARD BECAUSE MOSTLY IT'S KIDS WHO IS COMING IN OUR LIBRARY. I WOULD WANT TO BE A PART OF THE BOARD SO THAT I CAN SCALE THEM UP AND PROBABLY TEACH THEM SMALL STUFF, LIKE HOW MICROSOFT EXCEL WORKS AND POWERPOINT WORKS, SO THAT IT HELPS THEM IN THEIR SCHOOL CURRICULUM AS WELL, APART FROM WHAT ARTS HAVE DONE, SO IT AND ALSO ART. THAT'S HOW I WANT TO ENHANCE MYSELF BEING A PART OF THE BOARD AS WELL. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME ONE MORE TIME? >> SAISI MALI PATEL. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> I THINK WE'RE GOOD TO GO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM C2-2025-032, PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION ON THE JUNIOR POLICE ACADEMY EXPLORE PROGRAM, PRESENTED BY CHIEF OF POLICE JAMES WATER AND STUDENT RESOURCE OFFICER, SARDIN VICTORIA PARIS. >> MR. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. TONIGHT, I'M SORRY, THAT MS. DAVID GRAVES ISN'T HERE TONIGHT. THIS IS ONE OF THE TOPICS THAT SHE WANTED TO BRING UP, BUT THANKFULLY WE ARE RECORDING EVERYTHING, SO SHE CAN COME BACK AND WATCH IT. I DID ASK THAT SERGEANT PERRIS COME PRESENT THIS TONIGHT. SERGEANT PERRIS, SHE WAS PART OF A BIG INSTRUMENT AS FAR AS TURNING OVER OUR SRO PROGRAM. WHENEVER I FIRST TOOK BACK OVER AS CHIEF, WE ONLY HAD TWO SROS AT THE TIME. NOW WE HAVE JUST COMPLETELY REVAMPED THE SRO PROGRAM. NOW WE HAVE SIX SROS TOTAL LED BY SERGEANT PERRIS. SERGEANT PERRIS IS VERY HUMBLE, SO I'M GOING TO MAKE HER BLUSH A LITTLE BIT. WITHOUT EVEN BEING ASKED, SHE'S HELPED CREATE PROGRAMS WITHIN. THERE ARE SOME PROGRAMS THAT SHE SAW THAT WE NEEDED, AND WE JUST GAVE HER THE OPPORTUNITY TO RUN WITH IT. ONE BEING THE RISE YOUTH PROGRAM, THINGS THAT SHE ABSOLUTELY CREATED THAT SHE'LL GIVE OTHER PEOPLE CREDIT FOR. TONIGHT, SHE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT. SHE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE JUNIOR POLICE ACADEMY, AND WHERE WE'RE HEADING TO. >> GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. AGAIN, I'M SERGEANT PERRIS. I'M CURRENTLY OVER THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER DIVISION. LIKE CHIEF WATERS SAID, I STARTED THE RISE YOUTH PROGRAM LAST SUMMER. THAT WAS DURING MY TIME AS AN SRO. I GOT TO SEE WHAT THE SCHOOLS NEEDED, WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDED, AND I WANTED TO CREATE A PROGRAM TO CONTINUE TO FOSTER GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE STUDENTS AND ALSO GET THEM ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY. I STARTED THE RISE YOUTH PROGRAM ALONG WITH OTHER SROS, TEACHING THEM OUR CORE VALUES, RESPECT, INTEGRITY, SERVICE, AND EXCELLENCE. WE WENT AROUND THE COMMUNITY DOING DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES. I TOOK THEM TO MILLS ON WHEELS, BEAUTY ACADEMIES, INTRODUCED THEM TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THEY TYPICALLY WOULDN'T GET TO SEE DURING THE SUMMER. WITH THAT BEING SAID, SORRY. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. DURING MY TIME WITH THE RISE YOUTH PROGRAM, ENGAGING WITH A LOT OF THE YOUTH, [00:25:02] WE GOT A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM THEM, AND THEY WANTED MORE AND MORE EXPERIENCE. IT WAS NEVER ENOUGH. IT WAS, WHEN DO WE GET TO SEE MORE OF WHAT YOU DO? WITH THAT QUESTION BEING ASKED, I STARTED LOOKING IN WAYS WE CAN CONTINUE ON THIS PROGRAM, THE RISE PROGRAM DIFFERENT FROM A JUNIOR POLICE ACADEMY PROGRAM. THE RISE PROGRAM WHERE WE WORKED WELL WITH THE SCHOOLS, AND WE GOT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STUDENTS THAT POSSIBLY NEEDED SOME MENTORSHIP. THE JUNIOR POLICE ACADEMY WILL BE MORE OF A VOLUNTARY BASE. THEY WILL GET TO REALLY ENGAGE WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE WILL CONTINUE FOSTERING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS, BUT THEY'LL GET MORE OF A HANDS ON EXPERIENCE INTO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND POSSIBLY LOOKING INTO MORE LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREERS. I WANTED TO FIND A WAY TO REALLY PUSH FOR THAT EXPERIENCE THAT THEY WANTED OF BEING A POLICE OFFICER. THAT'S THE NEXT STEP IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS STARTING A JUNIOR POLICE ACADEMY. WITH THAT, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE JUNIOR POLICE ACADEMY PROGRAM. AGAIN, THIS IS A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM. I'M LOOKING AT TARGETING THE YOUTH THAT WANT TO HAVE CAREERS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. EVEN IF THEY DON'T, I STILL ENCOURAGE THEM TO PARTICIPATE JUST SO THEY CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT US. I'M VERY BIG ON THEM GETTING TO SEE OFFICERS IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT. IT'S DIFFERENT WHEN WE'RE WALKING AROUND THE SCHOOLS IN A UNIFORM. IT CAN BE INTIMIDATING. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY LIKE TO DO IS GET TO KNOW THE YOUTH, AND I REALLY WANT THEM, AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, JUST FOR THEM TO SEE US. WITH THAT, THESE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS HELP THEM BE ABLE TO SEE US IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT. PUT THEM ON A NAME BASIS WITH US. THEY SEE US, THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH US. THEY KNOW THAT THEY CAN COME TO US. THIS PROGRAM WILL GET THEM OUT THERE. THEY'LL GET TO GO THROUGH THE SCENARIOS THAT WE GET TO DO ON A DAILY BASIS, AND INTERACT WITH US. THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM, THEY WILL HAVE TO BE IN SCHOOL, THEY'LL HAVE TO BE STUDENTS, HAVE TO HAVE GOOD GRADES, BE IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE ISD. ALSO HAVE GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS, AND WE'LL, OF COURSE, KEEP UP WITH THEM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BUT I WANT TO MAKE IT TO WHERE THEY'LL CONTINUE ON AFTER I'M THINKING OF THE SIXTH AND EIGHTH GRADERS RIGHT NOW AND EVENTUALLY GOING TO NINTH AND 12TH GRADERS FOR MORE ADVANCED PROGRAM. THE SCENARIOS WILL GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INTENSE AND THEY'LL GET MORE TRAINING. HOPEFULLY, THEY'LL CONTINUE ON, AND AFTER THE 12TH GRADE, THEY MIGHT COME TO US SO WE CAN GIVE THEM SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR JOBS, PUT THEM IN THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS FOR OTHER MENTORSHIPS. THE ACADEMY WILL BE A FIVE DAY PROGRAM DURING THE SUMMER. WE'LL CONTINUE IT WITH THE RISE YOUTH PROGRAM, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THAT. I JUST WANT TO ADD TO IT. I JUST WANT TO CONTINUE TO GROW IT AND GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, AND I FOUND THAT THIS IS DEFINITELY A GOOD WAY TO DO SO. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> WELL, FIRST OF, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND CHIEF WATERS FOR THIS IMMENSELY POPULAR PROGRAM. I PERSONALLY SEE YOU INTERACT. MULTIPLE TIMES, I GO TO THE GAMES A LOT, AND I SEE THE KIDS GRAVITATE TOWARDS YOU AND THE SRO OFFICERS, IT SPEAKS TO THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BUILD AND THE TRUST THAT OUR TEENS AND OUR YOUTH HAVE IN OUR POLICE FORCE. I'VE SEEN IT WITH MY OWN EYES. I'VE ALSO SEEN YOU HAVE TO REMOVE KIDS FROM THE BASKETBALL GAMES, BUT IT'S DONE IN A WAY THAT I ADMIRE IT BECAUSE THOSE SITUATIONS CAN GO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. BUT BECAUSE OF THE RESPECT AND THE ADMIRATION THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE FOR YOU, IT'S LIKE A AUNTIE, UNCLES ARE IN THERE. I SIT AND I WATCH THAT, AND I'M JUST IN AWE OF IT. AS SOMEONE WHO USED TO MENTOR TEAMS, THAT'S ONE OF THE HARDEST GROUPS TO GET TO. ONCE YOU GET THAT ASPECT OF IT OUT OF THE WAY, IT'S INCREDIBLE. I DID HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING THE STUDENT BACKGROUND PORTION OF IT. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING FOR IN THE BACKGROUND TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS PROGRAM? >> RIGHT NOW I'M STILL DOING RESEARCH ON THAT. I'VE BEEN REACHING OUT TO OTHER AGENCIES, I'LL HAVE TO COME BACK TO THAT. I'M TRYING TO SEE WHAT THEIR REQUIREMENTS ARE, AND WE'RE GOING TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF THAT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE CAN TAKE FROM THEM. >> I WOULD ASSUME TRUANCY AND WE'RE PROBABLY ONE OF THE PRIMARY FACTOR. >> YES. >> AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING FOR THIS. IT FILLS A HUGE GAP THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> SERGEANT, I HAVE JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PROGRAM. [00:30:01] IT SAYS HERE THAT IT'S THE EXPLORER PROGRAM. IS IT PART OF THE BOY SCOUTS? OR ARE YOU GOING TO BE ASSOCIATING WITH THEM? >> NOT JUST YET. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING PHASES IS TO START A JUNIOR POLICE ACADEMY TO EVENTUALLY TO WORK OUR WAY TOWARDS AN EXPLORE PROGRAM TO BE WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS. >> IT SAYS THE ACADEMY, IS IT JUST A FIVE DAY ACADEMY? >> IT WOULD JUST BE A WEEK LONG. >> JUST 40 HOURS IS ALL IT IS. ARE YOU PLANNING ON HAVING MORE THAN ONE ACADEMY DURING THE SUMMER, IF IT DEPENDS ON THE AMOUNT OF STUDENTS? >> YES, SIR. IT DEPENDS ON THE AMOUNT OF STUDENTS AND THEN THE TIME THAT WE HAVE. WE'RE STILL WORKING ON OUR SCHEDULES, BECAUSE, OF COURSE, WE STILL HAVE OUR TRAINING AND THE OTHER PROGRAM THAT WE'RE RUNNING, BUT WE'RE GOING TO INCORPORATE IT AND MAKE IT WORK, YES, SIR. >> WELL, I OFFER MY ASSISTANCE IN ANY WAY THAT YOU NEED IT. THANK YOU. GOOD PROGRAM. >> I APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORTS YOU'RE PUTTING INTO THE YOUTH. IT'S A VITAL IMPORTANCE. WE'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO MEASURE HOW MUCH YOU'LL SUCCEED WITH THIS. IT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO SEE THE FRUITS. THEY'LL GO SO FAR INTO THE FUTURE TOUCHING THE KIDS SO YOUNG. THANK YOU AND I COMMEND YOU FOR TAKING THE INITIATIVE AND THANK YOU CHIEF FOR GIVING HER THE FREEDOM TO GO AFTER THESE THINGS. BY ALL MEANS, YOU'LL HAVE MY FULL SUPPORT FROM THIS SEAT AND WHATEVER RESOURCES ARE NEEDED, I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT YOU CAN GET THOSE RESOURCES TO MAKE THE BEST OUT OF THIS THING. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> SORRY. JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT COUNCILMAN JOHNSON AND MR. DEFFENBAUG AND MS. LONG SAID, JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS. AS SOMEONE THAT'S SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH YOUTH IN THIS COMMUNITY, I CAN TELL YOU THAT THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM, AS WELL AS A RISE, MUCH NEEDED. I KNOW CHIEF WATERS ALWAYS TALKS ABOUT COMMUNITY POLICING, AND THIS REALLY SPEAKS TO THAT, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'M HERE AS A RESOURCE IF NEEDED, AS WELL. >> THANK YOU. >> I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. WORKING IN THE SCHOOLS, I'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AROUND STUDENTS WHO DON'T HAVE A GOOD ROLE MODEL, AND KNOWING THAT OUR CITY CAN HAVE A PROGRAM LIKE THIS FOR STUDENTS LIKE THAT AND GIVE THEM THE EARLY INTERVENTION SO THEY CAN HAVE A BETTER FUTURE IS PHENOMENAL, AND I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE THAT WE HAVE THIS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> I'LL SPEAK FOR ALMOST EVERY TEACHER IN PRINCETON ISD SINCE I WORK FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH BECAUSE THE TEACHERS, THE ADMINISTRATORS, EVERYBODY THAT'S INVOLVED IN THE ISD IS GOING TO BE BETTER BECAUSE OF THIS. I REALLY FEEL THAT SOME OF THE STRESS THAT US AS EDUCATORS FEEL ON A DAILY BASIS, THIS PROGRAM CAN HELP RELIEVE JUST A FRACTION OF THAT STRESS THAT WE FEEL BECAUSE THE STUDENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE A PART OF THIS PROGRAM ARE GOING TO GET THE THINGS THAT US AS EDUCATORS TRY TO GIVE THEM ON THE DAILY, BUT THAT'S JUST A FRACTION OF WHAT WE CAN DO BECAUSE WE'RE SO INUNDATED WITH WORK. YOU BEING THERE WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH US WITH THIS YOUTH IS AMAZING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING. >> THANK YOU. >> I WANT TO SAY THANK AS WELL. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY PLANS ON MAYBE EXPANDING PAST SUMMER? BECAUSE I KNOW A PROGRAM LIKE THIS WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL JUST FOR A YOUNG CHILD TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF MENTORSHIP, SOMETHING WITH POLICE, BECAUSE AS FAR AS LIKE ME, A POLICE OFFICER WAS ALWAYS PROBABLY MY GOAL IN LIFE. THAT WAS WHAT I WOULD DO FOR FREE. JUST MY COURSE OF LIFE TOOK ME SOMEWHERE ELSE, BUT I THINK THAT HAVING YOU GUYS AROUND THE YOUTH, ESPECIALLY NOW WOULD MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THIS COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY WITH A LOT OF KIDS COMING FROM OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE WE MIGHT HAVE A BAD STIGMA ON WHAT POLICE IS. I THINK THAT THIS PROGRAM LIKE THIS WILL ACTUALLY IMPROVE THAT, AND WE CAN ACTUALLY MAKE PRINCETON A DIFFERENT PLACE IF WE CAN GET MORE INVOLVED WITH THE YOUTH, ESPECIALLY WITH THE POLICE. >> YES, SIR. WE DO PLAN ON CONTINUING HAVING THOSE INTERACTIONS WITH THEM OUTSIDE EVEN THOUGH WE DO THE PROGRAM, JUST LIKE THE RISE PROGRAM, THOSE STUDENTS THAT DID THAT PROGRAM. WE STILL KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THEM. I STILL CHECK ON THEM, I SEE THEM. SAME THING, AS THIS PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROW, WE DON'T WANT THEM TO FEEL LIKE THEY'RE FORGOTTEN. THEY'LL ALWAYS BE WELCOME TO COME BACK, VOLUNTEER. PERHAPS BE IN THE EXPLORER PROGRAM, DEPENDING ON THE AGE THAT WE DECIDE TO STICK WITH. >> WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNSEL HAS ANYTHING ELSE? >> THANK YOU. >> ITEM C3, [00:35:02] 2025-038 DISCUSS THE REALLOCATION OF FUNDS AND POTENTIAL OPTIONS FROM THE CHRISTMAS EVENT. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, COUNCIL. CHASE BRYANT, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND REC. I'M GOING TO CREATE THIS MORE AS AN OPEN FORUM, BUT LOOKING AT THE REALLOCATION OF FUNDS FROM THE CHRISTMAS EVENT. BUT BEFORE I GET INTO IT, I WANT TO REALLY ELABORATE ON THE EVENTS THAT TRANSPIRED LEADING UP TO THE CANCELLATION FOR THIS EVENT. THIS WAS ULTIMATELY A DECISION THAT CITY STAFF DID NOT TAKE LIGHTLY. THIS WAS A NORTH POLE CHRISTMAS, WHICH WAS GOING TO BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND. WE ACTUALLY HAD MANY PLANS AND MANY MEETINGS THAT LED UP TO THE CANCELLATION. ULTIMATELY, IF WE GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE WEATHER AS MR. WEATHERMAN, STEVE DEFFIBAUGH, COULD VOUCH TO, ALONG WITH THE NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS WE HAD LEADING UP TO THAT WEEK. ULTIMATELY, IT STARTED RAINING ON WEDNESDAY, AND THE RAIN WAS SCHEDULED FORECASTED THROUGHOUT THAT WEEKEND. WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH THE EVENTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS A LOT OF CITY FUNDS AND RESOURCES THAT ARE BEING SPENT, THAT ULTIMATELY LEADING UP TO A CANCELLATION WHEN GATES OPEN, THERE ARE OTHER SURROUNDING CITIES THAT DIDN'T CANCEL PROACTIVE, THEY WERE MORE REACTIVE. ULTIMATELY, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WITH CITY FUNDS, SO THAT WAS THE REASON WE LED THE CANCELLATION ON WEDNESDAY. NOW, I ALSO WANT TO TALK ON RESCHEDULE. EVERYBODY WOULD LOOK TO RESCHEDULE AN EVENT. WHEN YOU'VE GOT VENDORS OF THIS MAGNITUDE, THESE GUYS ARE SCHEDULED A YEAR IN ADVANCE. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS YEAR OF 2025, VENDORS ARE SCHEDULED OUT THE FIRST WEEKEND OF DECEMBER AND THE SECOND WEEK OF DECEMBER YEAR IN ADVANCE. THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN CALL THE WEEK OF AND SAY, HEY, WE WANT TO HAVE THE EVENT NEXT WEEKEND BECAUSE THIS WEEKEND IS GOING TO RAIN. UNFORTUNATELY, NO OTHER CITIES AROUND NORTH TEXAS RESCHEDULED THEIR EVENTS FOR CHRISTMAS. THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT. THE REASON IS YOU JUST CAN'T GET THE VENDORS, AND WHAT WE'VE GOT TO LOOK AT IS THE QUALITY OF EACH EVENT. LEADING UP TO THE CHRISTMAS NORTH POLE CHRISTMAS, I PROMISE IT WAS VERY DELICATE AND IT WAS NOT TAKEN LIGHTLY, BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COST SAVINGS WERE TO THE RESIDENTS AND TO THE CITY AND NOT JUST WASTED FUNDS, LEADING UP TO CANCELLATION ON A SATURDAY. ALSO, ALONG WITH THAT, SINCE WE DO HAVE COST SAVINGS, THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS. WE'RE LOOKING AT, HOW DO WE USE THOSE FUNDS BEST FOR THE RESIDENTS? ONE OF SOME OF THE COMMENTS WERE MADE FOR CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. IN OUR BUDGET, WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS THAT WILL BE ORDERED FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, AND FOR 2025. ONE OF THE SITUATIONS THAT WE RUN INTO FROM PREVIOUS IS FISCAL YEAR STARTS OCTOBER 1S. TO ORDER SPECIFIC AND UNIQUE DECORATIONS, IT TAKES MONTHS TO RECEIVE. WHEN YOUR OPERATION'S OCTOBER 1ST AND YOU NEED DECORATIONS BY NOVEMBER 15TH, THAT'S A SHORT WINDOW, AND IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN FOR CUSTOM EVENTS. HOWEVER, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT IS, IF ANYBODY NOTICED THE TREE THIS YEAR OUT AT THE MUNICIPAL CENTER, THIS WAS ACTUALLY A PIECE THAT THE CITY DID PURCHASE. NOW WE OWN THAT TREE, AND EACH YEAR, WE WILL BE ABLE TO ADD ENHANCEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE TREE ITSELF. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS CREATING MUNICIPAL CENTER AS A DESTINATION SITE FOR THE RESIDENTS, AND EVEN OUTSIDERS THROUGH THE TRAIL AROUND THE POND. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS CREATING PHOTO OPS, [00:40:05] A WALK WALK IN THE PARK, AND ALL AROUND MAGICAL CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE LOCATED HERE AT CITY HALL. WE HAVE MULTIPLE OTHER EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR THIS YEAR. WE DO HAVE THE EXTRA EXTRAVAGANZA GRAB AND GO, AND WHAT THAT WILL BE, THAT'LL BE ACTUALLY LOCATED AT THE LOIS NELSON LIBRARY. WHAT RESIDENTS CAN DO IS COME BY, PICK UP EASTER EGG BASKETS AT THEIR CHOOSING. THAT WAY THEY CAN TAKE IT HOME AND HAVE THEIR OWN EASTER EGG HUNTS WITH THEIR OWN FAMILIES. MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE INTIMATE SO YOU CAN ENJOY THAT ATMOSPHERE WITH YOUR FAMILY. WE WILL HAVE FISHING FRENZY ON MAY 10TH. IF ANYBODY HASN'T PARTICIPATED IN FISH AND FRENZY, THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF MY FAVORITES. I KNOW, MR. DEFFENBAUG, YOU HAVE BEEN A PART OF IT IN THE PAST. AS OF WASHINGTON, WE'VE SEEN IT. IT'S REALLY A PARKS AND WRECK OUTDOOR ACTIVITY, AND IT KICKS OFF THE SPRING INTO THE SUMMER OUTDOOR OUTDOOR LIFESTYLE. THE MONTH OF JULY, WE HAVE PARKS AND REC MONTH ALL MONTH LONG. IF ANYBODY HASN'T PARTICIPATED THIS PAST YEAR, I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS, COUNCILMEN, MEMBERS, FAMILIES TO GRAB A BINGO CARD AND JOIN US FOR PARKS AND REC MONTH BECAUSE WE HOST ROUGHLY 25 ACTIVITIES ALL MONTH LONG. WITH THOSE ACTIVITIES IN THE BINGO CARD, COME THROUGH, PERFORM THE ACTIVITIES. WE PARTNER WITH THE PD, WITH THE FD, WITH THE LIBRARY, AND WE'LL HAVE PUBLIC WORKS, WE'LL HAVE MULTIPLE DIFFERENT ENTITIES WITHIN DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY. WHAT WE DO IS CREATE A BINGO CARD, BUT HAVE AN ATMOSPHERE FOR DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES. WITH THE BINGO CARD, YOU SHOW UP, FILL IT ALL OUT, AND WIN A PRIZE BY THE END OF THE MONTH, IF YOU PARTICIPATE, OBVIOUSLY, IF YOU GET A BINGO FORWARD VERSE UP DOWN SIDEWAYS OR BLACKOUT. THEN MOVING FORWARD, THIS WAS ACTUALLY THE FIRST YEAR FOR PUMPKIN BOOLOOZA. MAYOR, I KNOW I SAW YOU AT PUMPKIN BOOLOOZA AND SEVERAL OTHERS. THIS WAS THE FIRST EVENT OF ITS KIND, AND TO ME, IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. THIS WAS A EVENT THAT WE ACTUALLY PARTNERED WITH THE ISD. THE ISD WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO HANDLE A TRUNK RETREAT. DURING A JOINT MEETING, THE ISD ELABORATED ON HOW THEY DID NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO SUPPORT, BUT THE NEED WAS THERE. THAT'S WHERE AS A CITY, WE STEPPED UP AND COLLABORATED BROUGHT IN WHAT WE HAD A TRUNK RETREAT EVENT FOR ALL THE YOUNG KIDS AND SO FORTH, TOOK AWAY THE FALL FEST, CREATED IT MORE OF A FAMILY ENVIRONMENT. WITH THAT PD, FD FFA, ALL DIFFERENT GLEE CLUB, SO FORTH, THEY ALL HAD DIFFERENT TRUNK RETREAT SET UP. BUT WHAT THAT DID IS THAT REALLY CREATED AN ATMOSPHERE FOR FAMILIES TO FEEL SAFE FOR THEIR KIDS TO GO OUT AND, PARTICIPATE IN TRIGGER TREATING, CARNIVAL RIDES, PETTING ZOOS, MOVIE IN THE PARK, SO FORTH. THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT THAT WE ACTUALLY HAD THIS YEAR, AND AS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND, IT HAD A HUGE TURNOUT, AND WE GAVE OUT 3,707 POUNDS OF CANDY. THE LOCAL DENTISTS WERE HAPPY FOR THE REST OF THE MONTH, TOO. BUT BY THE SAVINGS FROM THE NORTH POLE CHRISTMAS, WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF OPTIONS. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF OPTIONS THAT WE WILL BE LOOKING AT AS FAR AS REALLOCATION OF THOSE FUNDS. ONE WOULD BE THE ENHANCEMENTS TO THE REMAINING EVENTS THROUGH THIS BUDGET YEAR, WHICH IS GOING TO BE THE FISH AND FRENZY, THE FREEDOM AND FIREWORKS, EXTRAVAGANZA, GRAB AND GO A FEW OF THOSE OR ENHANCEMENTS AND PURCHASE FOR ADDITIONAL CHRISTMAS DECOR. [00:45:08] I'LL LET THIS BE MORE OF AN OPEN DISCUSSION HERE. BUT I WOULD SAY, THERE HAS BEEN SOME DISCUSSIONS ON CHRISTMAS DECOR. NOW, THIS YEAR, WE ARE PURCHASING DIFFERENT DECOR, BUT WHAT THAT WOULD DO THAT WOULD ALLOW THOSE FUNDS TO PURCHASE EVEN MORE THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. >> I HAVE ONE SMALL CONCERN. BASED ON THE EVENTS THAT YOU'VE LISTED, WE'RE GOING TO GO FOUR MONTHS BEFORE WE HAVE AN EVENT, AND THAT'S NOT EVEN A COMMUNITY EVENT. IT'S GET SOME MASTER EGGS AND TAKE THEM HOME. IT'LL BE FIVE MONTHS BEFORE OUR COMMUNITY IMMUNITY EVENT WHERE WE COME TOGETHER. THAT'S A LITTLE CONCERNING TO ME THAT IT'S ALMOST HALF A YEAR BEFORE THE PEOPLE OF PRINCETON GETS TO COME TOGETHER AND BE TOGETHER. >> WHAT WE ALSO HAVE AND WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT IS IN THE SPRING, THE ISD DOES HAVE THE ONION FESTIVAL AS WELL. SO THERE ARE ACTIVITIES. NOW, I UNDERSTAND THE CANCELLATION FOR THE NORTH POLE CHRISTMAS. BUT BY HAVING AN EVENT CANCELED, WE CAN LOOK AT AN ADDITIONAL EVENT, BUT WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION IN THE SPRING, EARLY SPRING, WEATHER, WEATHER IN EARLY SPRING IN TEXAS FOR SCHEDULING ANYTHING OUTDOORS IS THE UNKNOWN. IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT NORTH POLE CHRISTMAS IN DECEMBER WAS CANCELED. BUT IF WE WERE TO LOOK AT A RESCHEDULED DATE OR I WANT TO SAY RESCHEDULED DATE, IT WOULD BE AN ALTERNATIVE EVENT IN THE SPRING, THE WEATHER IS ALSO UNKNOWN. HOWEVER, THAT WOULD BE MORE SO OF A ONE TIME EVENT BECAUSE THIS YEAR, THE BUDGET WAS SPECIFIED FOR A CHRISTMAS ACTIVITY. TO RESCHEDULE THAT AND TO LOOK INTO THE SPRING, WE WOULD BE MAKING THE DECISION THAT THIS WOULD BE A ONE TIME THING. >> WOULD YOU EVER BE OPEN TO WORKING WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY? I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS GOT AN EMAIL, BUT A RESIDENT PUT TOGETHER A VERY INTERESTING WELL THOUGHT OUT PLAN FOR A PET ADOPTION DAY, AND WOULD BRING IT INTO ACCOUNT VARIOUS PEOPLE WHO COME IN AND VOLUNTEER AND STUFF. IT SHOWS VERY LITTLE IMPACT TOWARDS THE CITY. WOULD YOU EVER BE INTERESTED IN PARTNERING WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO PUT ON A CITYWIDE EVENT LIKE THAT? >> THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I CAN DEFINITELY LOOK INTO AND BRING BACK. WHAT I WOULD WANT TO POINT OUT IS ALSO A LOT OF THESE THINGS ARE SPECIAL EVENTS, AND THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COMMUNITY EVENTS AND SPECIAL EVENTS. THEY ALL THERE ARE SOME INTERTWINING BETWEEN THE TWO. BUT WHAT WE'VE LOOKED AT OVER THIS PAST YEAR IS REALLY ELEVATING THE SPECIAL EVENTS, CUTTING DOWN MORE SO ON JUST COMMUNITY EVENTS AND MAGNIFYING AND ELEVATING THE SPECIAL EVENTS THAT WE HAVE. THOSE MASSIVE EVENTS, SUCH AS THE PUMPKIN BOOLOOZA, OR THE NORTH POLE CHRISTMAS, THE FISHING FRENZY, AND THEN THE FREEDOM AND FIREWORKS, THOSE ARE SPECIAL EVENTS, WHICH TRY TO HAVE THOSE EVERY 2-3 MONTHS. NOW, I KNOW, MRS. TODD, AS YOU MENTIONED, GOING FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS WITHOUT AN EVENT, THAT IS DUE TO THE CANCELLATION OF ONE. BUT I WILL DEFINITELY TAKE A LOOK INTO SOME ADOPTIONS AND DIFFERENT PLATFORMS AND GET BACK WITH YOU. > IT ISN'T DUE TO ONE EVENT BEING CANCELED. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN DECEMBER ALONG WITH NEW YEAR'S EVE. WE'D HAVE JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH WITH NOTHING, AND THEN APRIL WOULD BE THE EAST DRAG WITH MAY BEING THE FISHING, JUST TO CLARIFY, THAT'S IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH CHRISTMAS BEING CANCELED. IT WAS MORE OF JUST A GENERAL QUESTION OF THE SPACING OF THE DIFFERENT EVENTS AND HAVING SOME COMMUNITY TIME A RESONATE. >> JUST DUE TO TIME. LET'S FOCUS ON, WHAT DO WE THINK THESE FUNDS SHOULD GO TOWARDS? >> IF YOU DON'T MIND. IN THE PAST, WE REALLY HAVEN'T HAD ANY SPECIAL EVENTS IN BETWEEN JANUARY AND APRIL TIME, [00:50:05] CORRECT? NO SPECIAL EVENTS? >> THERE HAS NOT. NO. >> WITH THE FUNDS THIS YEAR, I DON'T THINK IT'D BE A GOOD IDEA TO TRY TO SPECIAL EVENT IN MARCH, APRIL. I'M IN CONSTRUCTION. I WORK OUTDOORS YEAR ROUND, AND THAT'S THE WORST TIME OF THE YEAR TO BE OUTDOORS. I'D RATHER BE OUTDOORS IN THE WINTER. I WOULD SUPPORT TAKING THOSE FUNDS AND BOLSTERING UP THE OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS THAT ARE ALREADY SCHEDULED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS YEAR, SUCH AS THE FREEDOM AND FIREWORKS, PUMPKIN BOOLOOZA, AND THE CHRISTMAS EVENT THAT WE ALREADY HAVE SCHEDULED, AND WE CAN INCREASE THE CITY'S SUPPLY OF CITY-OWNED DECORATIONS AND EQUIPMENT AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THIS SEEMS LIKE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THIS FUNDS AND GET HARD ASSETS THAT OUR CITY CAN ACTUALLY TANGIBLY HOLD AND SECURE AND UTILIZE YEAR AFTER YEAR. >> I AGREE WITH THAT. FIRST OF ALL, LET ME JUST THANK YOU, GUYS AND CITY STAFF FOR BEING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WITH THIS EVENT, IT WAS A DIFFICULT DECISION TO CANCEL. I'M SURE NOBODY WANTED TO DO THAT, OF COURSE, BUT WE CAN'T CONTROL THE WEATHER. BUT I DO THINK THAT WITH THIS, IF WE COULD SOMEHOW SPLIT THAT OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENTS, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. FISHING FRENZY, ACTUALLY, FOR THOSE OF YOU, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN FISHING FRENZY, IT'S ACTUALLY A WONDERFUL FAMILY EVENT. IF THERE WAS A WAY WE COULD PUT SOMETHING TOWARDS THAT, AS WELL AS THE REST, I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD DIRECTION TO GO. >> I ECHO WHAT COUNCILMAN WASHINGTON STATED THERE, THESE THINGS HAPPEN. THERE ARE CIRCUMSTANCES TAKE PLACE, WE HAVE TO PIVOT. BUT FOR ME, I THINK IT WAS A DOUBLE WHAMMY. IT LOOKED OPTIC WISE AS IF WE FORGOT ABOUT CHRISTMAS BECAUSE THERE WAS THE CANCELLATION, AND THEN THERE WAS NO DECOR FROM THE ENTIRE TIME. I BELIEVE WE WERE CONTRACTED WITH A SERVICE THAT WILL COME OUT AND DO THOSE FOR US. IS THAT CONTRACT STILL THERE? ARE WE MOVING AWAY FROM THAT AND LOOKING TO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION AS FAR AS THE DECOR PORTION OF IT? >> UNDER THE DECOR, WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING WITH THE SOLE SOURCE VENDOR. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THEY ACTUALLY COME OUT, TAKE DOWN, INSTALL, TAKE DOWN, STORE ALL OF THE CHRISTMAS DECOR ALL YEAR LONG. MOVING INTO A SOLE SOURCE, WHICH WILL BE FISCAL YEAR '25, '26 OR THIS CALENDAR YEAR. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WOULD BE TRUE ENHANCEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE TOWN. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE REALLY NICE IS, LIKE I SAID, THE STORAGE GEAR ROUND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE PREVIOUS CONTRACTOR DIDN'T HAVE. THIS WILL BE SOMETHING WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT WE WILL HAVE FOR THIS YEAR ALONE. >> MR. MAYOR, IF YOU DON'T MIND, JUST ONE MORE QUESTION I KNOW WE'RE ON A TIME CRUNCH HERE. JUST FOR MY OWN PERSONAL UNDERSTANDING, MOVING FORWARD, AS FAR AS, WHEN CANCELLATIONS, DO YOU HAVE COMPLETE AUTONOMY OVER CANCELING THE COUNSEL? THE EVENTS OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? DO YOU NORMALLY HAVE TO REPORT THAT THROUGH CITY MANAGER TO GET APPROVAL? HOW DOES THAT WORK TO CANCEL OUT THE EVENT? >> WE ACTUALLY WORK WITH ALL DEPARTMENTS WHEN WE HAVE TO CANCEL AN EVENT. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE JUST SAY, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO. WE'RE WORKING WITH POLICE, FIRE, MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, ALL DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY ARE SITTING AROUND AT THE TABLE. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT WE ACTUALLY HAD FOUR DIFFERENT PLANS BEFORE WE WENT TO CANCELLATION THIS YEAR. THERE WERE THREE OTHER ALTERNATIVE PLANS THAT WE PHASED OUT THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. BUT ULTIMATELY, IF WE WAIT TILL SATURDAY, AND THEN I'M JUST GOING TO USE SATURDAY, THE CANCELLATION DAY. THE VERY DAY OF THE EVENT. ONCE YOU GET TO THAT DAY OF, ALL FUNDS AT THAT POINT ARE LOST BECAUSE THOSE VENDORS AND THOSE CONTRACTORS THAT ARE SCHEDULED TO SHOW THEY'RE LOADED, THEY'RE READY TO GO, AND THEY'RE COMING FOR SETUP. ONCE THEY'RE LOADED, AND WE PAY THOSE FEES. LOOKING AT THE WEATHER FROM THIS PAST CHRISTMAS, IT WAS 100% RAIN ALL DAY AND COLD. THAT'S NOT REALLY A CHRISTMAS ATMOSPHERE THAT YOU WANT YOUR KIDS TO PARTICIPATE IN. THERE ARE STEPS. WE LOOK AT THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AND SO [00:55:02] FORTH BEFORE WE STEP INTO ANY TYPE OF CANCELLATION. >> THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT, MR. BRYANT. WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. >> I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. THE PREVIOUS DECOR THAT WE HAD AROUND THE CITY WAS THAT NOT OWNED BY US, THAT WAS A CONTRACTOR THAT CAME OUT AND DID THAT EVERY YEAR BECAUSE I KNOW FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS WE DID DECORATE THE CITY. IN SOME PARTS OF IT, WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE DECORATIONS? >> WE STILL HAVE SOME DECOR. HOWEVER, WHAT I CAN SAY MOST OF IT IS GOING TO BE IN REFERENCE TO THE GARLAND AROUND SOME OF THE POLES. EVEN THE GARLAND AROUND THOSE POLES, PLEASE NOTE THAT REALISTICALLY, IT ONLY LASTS ABOUT TWO YEARS WHEN IT'S STORED AWAY INSIDE OF A CONTAINER AND SO FORTH. THAT'S WHAT I REALLY LIKE ABOUT MOVING INTO A SOLE SOURCE VENDOR IS A STORM IN A CLIMATE CONTROLLED FACILITY. YOU'RE GOING TO GET THE LONGEVITY OF ANY NEW EQUIPMENT AND DECORATIONS THAT WE HAVE COME FORTH. >> ANYBODY ELSE HAD ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT THIS? THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> MR. LONG. >> ITEM C4 2025039 DISCUSSED THE CITY'S 2025 STRATEGIC RETREAT. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I BELIEVE MID JANUARY, AMBER SOCIALIZED SOME DATES WITH YOU FOR THE RETREAT OF MARCH 28TH AND 29TH, I THINK COUNCILMAN DEFABO HAD INDICATED HE MIGHT HAVE A CONFLICT ON ONE OF THOSE DATES. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE FIRST OF ALL, THAT THOSE DATES WERE GOOD FOR EVERYONE ELSE BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD. IS THERE ANYONE THAT HAS A CONFLICT WITH THE DATES? >> ONLY THAT SHE IS CHECKING. >> CAN YOU REPEAT THE DATES, PLEASE? >> IT'S SAID, FRIDAY, MARCH 28TH, AND THAT WOULD BE FROM 4-7 AND SATURDAY, MARCH 29TH FROM 8-4:30. >> I HAVE A CONFLICT ON THE 28TH, OR THE 29TH, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT AND THEN THE 28TH, I'VE GOT ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT LATER THAT EVENING TO DO, SO I CAN MAKE MOST OF THE DAY. >> I TEACH, SO I HAVE STUDENTS ON FRIDAY, BUT I CAN PROBABLY TAKE THE DAY OFF IF NEEDED. >> THANK YOU. >> IS IT POSSIBLE TO DO IT OVER, LIKE, A WEEKEND, OR IS IT THAT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IS BEST, MISS MASHBURN? >> FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WOULD BE BEST TO STAY AWAY FROM SUNDAY, JUST CHURCH OBLIGATIONS AND WHATNOT. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IS TYPICAL, USUALLY IT'S A FRIDAY NIGHT, SO IT SHOULDN'T INTERFERE WITH TOO MUCH WORK SCHEDULE. MEAT POTATOES BE SATURDAY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT AND I KNOW WE'RE TRYING TO LOCK DOWN A LOCATION IF THE DESIRE IS TO GO TO A LOCATION, IF NOT. >> THAT'S THE SECOND PART OF THIS, ACTUALLY WHERE BECAUSE WE HAVE A FEW OPTIONS, AND WE'RE TRYING TO SEE IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IT EITHER STAY LOCAL HERE, WHICH I KNOW A FEW PEOPLE HAVE VOICED THAT WE SHOULD KEEP IT LOCAL OR POSSIBLY AT THE STAR. I WANT TO GET EVERYBODY'S OPINION ON WHETHER WE SHOULD KEEP BOTH DAYS HERE, ONE DAY HERE, OR HAVE THIS RETREAT SOMEWHERE ELSE, AND WHAT THAT WILL ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE. >> I WAS A PART OF THE STRATEGIC RETREAT LAST YEAR, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT THING TO BE SOMEWHERE UNIQUE THAT FRIDAY NIGHT. IT WAS VERY INSPIRATIONAL TO BE SOMEWHERE. IT OPENED OUR MINDS TO THINK A LITTLE BIT OUTSIDE THE BOX. BUT I AM IN FULL SUPPORT OF HAVING THE MEAT AND POTATOES, LIKE MR. MASHBURN SAID, SATURDAY, BEING RIGHT HERE IN PRINCETON WITH A BIG OPEN SEATING FOR EVERYBODY THAT CHOOSES TO JOIN IN. THEY CAN BE HERE TOO. >> I ECHO COUNCILMAN LONG ON THAT ONE IN TERMS OF THE SETUP AND THE LOGISTICS OF THAT. I'M IN SUPPORT OF THAT. >> MR. MASHBURN OR MR. LONG, CAN YOU GUYS GIVE WHAT THE STRATEGIC RETREAT IS AND THE BENEFITS THAT WE WILL HAVE POSSIBLY BEING OFF SITE FOR THAT FIRST DAY, THAT FRIDAY. >> FOR THAT FRIDAY NIGHT, ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT LAST YEAR'S RETREAT WAS PURPOSEFUL PARTNERSHIPS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE THINK IS A MODEL OF THAT IS THE STAR IN FRISCO. IT WAS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE EDC, THE CDC, AND THE DALLAS COWBOYS. IT IS LOCAL, AND LAST YEAR WE HAD FORMER FRISCO CITY MANAGER GEORGE PURIFOY WALK US THROUGH THE EARLY DAYS OF FRISCO, WHEN IT WAS 5,000 RESIDENTS TO THE TIME HE RETIRED WHEN IT WAS OVER 200,000 RESIDENTS, AND THE PARALLELS HE SAW BETWEEN [01:00:02] A FAST GROWING CITY IN COLLIN COUNTY AND WHAT HE SAW IN PRINCETON. WE THINK THAT MIGHT BE A NEAT MODEL TO LOOK AT SOMETHING THAT STARTED OUT AS A FAILURE, AND IT ENDED UP AS BEING THE JEWEL OF THIS REGION AND WALKING THROUGH, HAVING HIM TELL THE STORY OF THAT DEAL AND HOW THEY PUT TOGETHER AND HOW IT BENEFITED THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IN THE CITY AND A PRIVATE PARTNER, AND THEN TAKING A TOUR WITH AN EYE ON ALL THE THINGS THAT BENEFIT EACH OF THOSE ENTITIES. THAT IS 40 MINUTES FROM HERE, AND MAYOR MASO HAS AGREED TO BOTH SPEAK AND LEAD THAT TOUR SHOULD THAT BE OF INTEREST TO THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. >> WE'RE NOT GOING TO JAPAN, IS THAT CORRECT. >> NOT THIS YEAR. >> OKAY. >> I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR SOME OF Y'ALL SPEAK ABOUT IT. MR. WASHINGTON, GIFFORDS, MR. DEFFENBAUG, ON WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS IS? >> SIR? >> I SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHETHER WE SHOULD HAVE IT HERE FOR BOTH DAYS, ONE DAY. >> WELL, THERE ARE TWO SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT. WHENEVER I WAS WITH THE COUNTY, I'VE ACTUALLY ATTENDED SOME RETREATS THAT WERE NOT IN THE COUNTY. IT'S VERY GOOD. IT'S VERY PRODUCTIVE TO DO THAT. YOU'RE MORE RELAXED ATMOSPHERE. YOU TALK PRETTY OPEN ABOUT EVERYTHING. OF COURSE, THEN WE HAVE LOTS OF CITIZENS THAT INDICATE THEY'D LIKE TO SEE, BUT THE ISSUE OF THE RETREAT, THOUGH, YOU DON'T HAVE PUBLIC SPEAKERS. THEY CAN'T MAKE COMMENTS. YOU'RE NOT REALLY ENGAGED WITH THEM IN A RETREAT LIKE THIS. THEY'LL PROBABLY COMPLAIN ABOUT THAT, NOT BEING ABLE TO ENGAGE. BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT AS A CITY OFFICIAL, WE NEED TO DO. WE NEED TO HAVE A RETREAT. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE OPEN DISCUSSION BETWEEN EACH OTHER AND THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS. HE LEARNED QUITE A BIT ABOUT THAT WITHOUT FEAR OF ANY, I GUESS, YOU MIGHT SAY BACKLASH OR WHATEVER. BUT LIKE I SAID, I'VE GOT A CONFLICT ON THAT SATURDAY. I WON'T BE HERE. BUT IN MY OPINION, IF WE HAVE A RETREAT IT MUST BE A RETREAT. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. SINCE OPEN MEETINGS AND WHATNOT, OBVIOUSLY, THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME. HYPOTHETICALLY, WE GO TO FRISCO, DALLAS STAR AND LIKE 100 OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE LIKE, YES, WE WANT TO BE THERE TOO. WHAT'S THAT GOING TO LOOK LIKE? HOW DOES THAT WORK? IT'S THE STAR. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IF LIKE 100 PEOPLE START ROLLING UP FOR THIS. >> WELL, THAT WOULD BE A GREAT OUTCOME, FIRST OF ALL. WE HOPE THAT THERE'S THAT LEVEL OF INTEREST. THE STAR OBVIOUSLY IS USED TO HOSTING GROUPS. THEY WOULD PROBABLY BE NOT ALL AT ONE TIME. PROBABLY JUST TO KEEP IT FAIR, WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE A COUNCIL PERSON AND A GROUP AND A COUNCIL PERSON AND A GROUP, AND A COUNCIL PERSON AS A GROUP GO THROUGH THAT. THEN AT THE END, PERHAPS MAYOR MASO COULD TALK ABOUT CORPORATELY ALL THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN THAT FACILITY THAT WERE SCHOOL DISTRICT CENTRIC, BECAUSE THAT ISN'T THE NORMAL PART OF A TOUR AT THE STAR. THEY'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU THE LOCKER ROOMS, THE FIELDS, ALL THE AMENITIES. WE'RE REALLY INTERESTED IN THAT BECAUSE IT IS A WORLD CLASS FACILITY FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE COMMUNITY, ASIDE FROM THE DALLAS COWBOYS. >> AS BEING A PART OF THE RETREAT LAST YEAR, I WILL SAY IT WAS VERY INSPIRATIONAL, AS MR. LONG SAID, JUST TO GET THAT VISION. I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THESE TYPES OF THINGS THAT WE AT LEAST SPEND SOME TIME THERE TO HELP CREATE THAT VISION. HONESTLY, I'D BE OPEN TO EITHER. I KNOW THAT CERTAIN PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE EXPRESSED FOR IT TO BE LOCAL. BUT THE STAR IS PRETTY LOCAL, HONESTLY. I THINK WE DEFINITELY NEED TO SPEND SOME TIME THERE. >> WOULD THIS TOUR BE FREE TO THESE RESIDENTS WHO ROLLED UP? >> IT WOULD. THERE IS A COST, OBVIOUSLY, TO TAKE THE TOUR, BUT THERE WOULD BE NO CHARGE TO ANY ATTENDEE. ONLY COUNSEL, JUST KIDDING. >> THANK YOU. >> I ECHO COUNCILMAN LONG AND COUNCILMAN WASHINGTON. THERE'S PLUSES AND MINUSES TO BOTH. I THINK, LAST YEARS, WHEN WE WENT, JUST LIKE THEY SAID, IT WAS EYE OPENING, [01:05:01] AND WE TOOK A LOT OF REALLY GOOD IDEAS AWAY FROM BEING OUT THERE AND JUST SEEING WHAT WE SAW AND TALKING TO WHO WE TALKED TO, AND I THINK A LOT OF NEW FRESH IDEAS CAN COME WHEN YOU GET OUT OF A FAMILIAR SPACE, AND YOU CAN GET SOME NEW FRESH IDEAS. BUT IF THE SATURDAY WAS HERE, AND WE HAD A MULTITUDE OF RESIDENTS SHOW UP, I THINK THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC, AS WELL. I CAN GO EITHER WAY, SPLITTING IT ONE DAY THERE, ONE DAY HERE. IF WE DO BOTH THERE, GREAT. AGAIN, THE PLUS OR MINUS IS TO BOTH. >> CAN WE ASK GRANT TO LOOK AT THE WHOLE. IF RESIDENTS SHOW UP AND WANT TO TAKE THE TOUR, THEY HAVE TO PAY, SINCE IT'S OPEN RECORDS AND, OPEN MEETING. IF WE'RE HAVING THIS, AND WE'RE ASKING THEM TO PAY TO PARTICIPATE. CAN HE JUMP IN ON THAT AND TELL US HOW THAT- >> I THINK WHAT MR. LONG WAS SAYING IS THAT THE RESIDENTS ARE NOT GOING TO PAY. YOU CAN'T FORCE RESIDENTS TO PAY. THAT WOULD BE A COST THAT THE CITY WOULD INCUR. >> I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY. THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT THAT? >> JUST DUE TO TIME, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A 10-MINUTE RECESS. >> ADJOURN. >> YOU WANT TO ADJOURN FIRST. >> WELL, ACTUALLY, LET'S JUST RUN THROUGH IT. WE'RE GOING TO SKIP THE EXECUTIVE SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE THIS MEETING. >> WE'RE GIVEN THE TIME, MAY I SUGGEST MOVING TO ADJOURNMENT, AND THEN WE CAN MOVE INTO OUR REGULAR COUNCIL ITEM. WE CAN HANDLE EXECUTIVE UNDER ITEM J. WE GO TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA THIS EVENING. >> LET'S GO AHEAD AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> WE'LL BE BACK IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES. >> I CALL ORDER. [A. CALL TO ORDER-MAYOR] THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. TODAY JANUARY 27TH, 2025. THE TIME IS 6:53. LET'S START OUR ROLL CALL. MISS DAVID GRAVES IS GONE. I'M SORRY. SHE'S NOT HERE. SHE'S NOT FEELING WELL. MISS TODD. >> HERE. >> MR. JOHNSON? >> HERE. >> MR. WASHINGTON? >> HERE. >> MR. GERFERS. >> HERE. >> MR. DEFFENBAUG. >> HERE. >> MR. LONG. >> HERE. >> WE'LL MOVE TO OUR INVITATION BY WEST BROWN. >> LET'S PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, I THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE TO COME TO YOU IN PRAYER THIS EVENING. LORD, I PRAY FOR MAYOR ESCOBAR AND ALL OF OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. LORD, GIVE THEM WISDOM AS THEY LEAD THIS CITY. LORD, WE ARE EXPERIENCING A LOT OF GROWTH AND SOME GROWTH PAINS, AND LORD, GIVE US WISDOM TO WORK THROUGH ALL OF THAT. YOUR WORD SAYS, TO TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART. LEAN NOT TO YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING, BUT IN ALL YOUR WAYS, ACKNOWLEDGE HIM, AND HE WILL DIRECT YOUR PATH. FATHER, I PRAY YOUR BLESSINGS UPON OUR CITY, AND I PRAY YOUR BLESSINGS UPON THE UNITED STATES. IN JESUS NAME, WE PRAY. AMEN. >> AMEN. >> LET'S KEEP STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ON TO THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE OF GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. [F. PUBLIC APPEARANCE] >> WE'LL MOVE TO PUBLIC APPEARANCE. >> THAT MOVES US TO ITEM F PUBLIC APPEARANCE. THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS SET ASIDE FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY ITEM OF BUSINESS THAT'S NOT FORMALLY SCHEDULED ON THE AGENDA AS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD COMPLETE A PUBLIC MEETING APPEARANCE CARD PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND PRESENT IT TO THE CITY SECRETARY. IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE SO WHEN YOU DO PLAN ON SPEAKING THIS EVENING, YOU MAY DO IT AT THIS TIME WHILE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO THE MICROPHONE. MAYOR? >> MR. GENTRY. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS? RIGHT HERE. COME HERE. TURN ON THE MIC. >> I'M GENTRY GORDON R763 BAYBERRY LANE. >> ARE YOU SPEAKING? >> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING ME, [01:10:02] AND IT'S YOU GUYS ARE MORE APPROACHABLE LATELY. I DON'T KNOW. BUT ANYWAY, SO I WANTED TO TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT TWO OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE JUST PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED, THE REALLOCATION OF THE FUNDS FOR THE HOLIDAY EVENT AND THE STRATEGIC RETREAT. WHEN I'M HEARING THINGS, I'M THINKING, WELL, WHY DON'T WE REALLOCATE SOME OF THOSE FUNDS FOR THE HOLIDAY EVENT TO INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY IN THE STRATEGIC RETREAT, LIKE, COUNCIL MEMBER LONG SAID, LIKE, WELCOMING IN, ANYONE WHO WANTED TO COME AND BE A PART OF THAT. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THAT ENTAILS OR WHAT THE AGENDA LOOKS LIKE, BUT IT WAS JUST A THOUGHT THAT I HAD SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. >> I MEAN, YOU GUYS CAN COME. YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME, SO THE DETAILS WILL BE PUT OUT THERE, BUT EVERYBODY'S WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO COME. >> I WAS JUST THINKING, HOW CAN WE USE THOSE FUNDS TO PUT SOME ACTIVITY TOGETHER THAT I GUESS THIS GUY'S THE LIMIT, BUT I HAVEN'T REALLY THOUGHT IT OUT. I JUST THOUGHT. THOSE TWO THINGS COULD BE RELATED. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> ARE YOU OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. KEN SIGMAN? >> KEN SIGMAN 512 BUCKEYE AVENUE. I'M GOING TO TRY TO REMEMBER WHAT I HAD TO SAY NICE. I'M GLAD THERE ISN'T SOMETHING NICE TO SAY. HOPEFULLY I'LL THINK ABOUT IT BEFORE I HAVE TO WALK AWAY. THE AGENDA ITEM ABOUT WIND MORE AND THE IMPACT FEES. I HOPE YOU GUYS WILL TAKE THAT OFF OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AND PUT IT INTO THE REGULAR AGENDA. THAT WHOLE AGREEMENT IS VERY COMPLICATED. I'VE LOOKED AT IT AND TRIED TO READ THROUGH IT, AND IT'S VERY COMPLICATED ABOUT WHAT THAT WHOLE PROCESS IS FOR, WHAT THE IMPACT FEES ARE FOR. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE TO SECURE THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING, AND I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S ALSO TO COVER DAMAGES. TO ME, WHETHER IT'S BY A PIT OR WHETHER IT'S IN A MUD, AND THEY USE, WELL, IN A MUD, WE'RE STILL GOING TO END UP ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT, I THINK, THE STREETS, FOR EXAMPLE. BUT IN A PID, WE ARE. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THOSE STREETS, AND WE'RE GOING TO OWN THEM, AND WE'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN THEM. FOR THEM TO BUILD THOSE STREETS AND THEN TO USE THEM FOR HOWEVER LONG THEY USE THEM A YEAR OR TWO YEARS, DRIVING ALL THAT HEAVY EQUIPMENT, THOSE SUPER HEAVY CEMENT TRUCKS AND CEMENT EQUIPMENT, AND ALL THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT THEY DO. THAT'S A LOT OF WEAR. MAYBE YOU DON'T SEE THE DAMAGE BEFORE THEY STOP WORK. THAT'S A LOT OF WEAR AND TEAR THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE TO BEAR. THAT SHOULD COME OUT OF THE PROFIT OF THE BUILDERS, NOT THE PROFIT OF THE HOMEOWNERS, NOT OUT OF OUR POCKETS, THAT SHOULD BE PART OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY OF PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT. THAT'S THE WAY PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT USED TO BE DONE BEFORE PIDS. DEVELOPER HAD TO GO IN AND AND HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING AN INFRASTRUCTURE LONE TO PUT IN STREETS IN THE UTILITIES. I THINK THAT'S REASONABLE. IN THE WORK SESSION, THERE WAS A LOT OF MNEMONICS USED. ONE OF THEM WAS THE GENTLEMAN WHO CAME UP AND WAS APPLYING FOR THE LIBRARY. HE WAS CR SOMETHING. IS CRP OR CRT PROGRAMMING THAT HE WANTED TO SEE DONE AT THE LIBRARY. I COULDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND. BUT IF IT'S ANYTHING TO DO WITH CRT, I HOPE THE ANSWER IS NO. WE DON'T WANT THAT DONE IN OUR LIBRARY. BUT I COULDN'T REALLY TELL WHAT IT WAS, AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANT. SROS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE. I'VE FIGURED OUT WHAT SRO MEANS, BUT I WISH WHEN YOU GUYS USE MNEMONICS, YOU'D STATE WHAT IT IS, BECAUSE IT JUST MAKES IT EASIER FOR EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND. I FORGOT THE NICE THING, SO BUT THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE BRANDON STACKS. OKAY, THERE YOU GO. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. >> BRANDON STACKS ADDRESS IS 493, KIMBER COURT. IT'S IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS, 75071. I JUST WANT TO SAY AS A RESIDENT OF THE ETJ HAS BEEN LEFT WITHOUT FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED BY MELISSA FIRE DEPARTMENT. I'M URGING THE COUNTY OR YOU GUYS TO REASSESS THE COUNTY CONTRACT, WHICH I KNOW IS ON THE AGENDA ITEM. WE LIVE IN, I THINK, [01:15:02] WHAT WAS AN OLD DRAWN OUT LINE. WHEN THE PRINCETON WENT UP, WE CAME INTO ALL'S ETJ, AND CURRENTLY, WE ARE MEETING SERVICE BY WESTON FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS 42 MINUTES AWAY FROM MY HOUSE. I'M URGING YOU GUYS TO AT LEAST LOOK AT THE CONTRACT ON A TEMPORARY BASIS, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUR ETJ, IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS ARE NOT NECESSARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR, BUT THAT'S WHAT THE ETJ IS FOR THE CITY TO ALLOW GROWTH LATER ON. I URGE YOU TO PLEASE LOOK AT THAT. FURTHERMORE, WE ARE CIRCULATING A PETITION THROUGH COLLIN COUNTY TO CREATE AN ESD, WHICH WOULD CREATE A FUNDING SOURCE FOR US TO HAVE OUR OWN FIRE DEPARTMENT OR TO CONTRACT OUT WITH YOU GUYS OR WHOEVER MAY PICK UP THAT CONTRACT. UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE YOUR CONSENT WITHIN THE ETJ TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALLOWED THAT TO HAPPEN. ONCE AGAIN, SECONDLY, I'M URGING YOU GUYS TO NOT HOLD THIS UP. WHEN THE PETITION GETS FILED BECAUSE IT WILL GET FILED, WE GOT THE SIGNATURES, JUST ABOUT. I'M JUST REQUESTING THAT WHEN THE COUNTY COMES TO YOU GUYS AND SAYS, HEY, WE NEED YOUR CONSENT TO CREATE THIS ESD AND ALLOW THE ESD TO TAX YOUR ETJ, THAT YOU GUYS DON HOLD IT UP. MYSELF, MY FAMILY, AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITHIN THIS ETJ DESERVE THE SAME FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES THAT YOU GUYS PROVIDE TO YOUR OWN CITIZENS. THANK YOU. >> THE ESD IS EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICT. THERE YOU GO. ABI BENGA. THERE YOU GO. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. >> MY NAME IS BENGA ABIODO. I LIVE ON 325 EAST MONTEVALLO BOULEVARD. I'M JUST HERE TO FIND OUT IF THERE'S ANY UPDATE WITH REGARDS TO THE REQUEST I PUT IN. I MEAN, IT'S BEEN A WHILE, ANYWAY. IT'S BEEN SIX MONTHS OR SO. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCESS TO ANY UPDATES. THAT'S WITH REGARDS TO THE STEVE AND JUDY DEFY CENTER THAT IS CURRENTLY IT'S USED FOR COMMUNITY CENTER AS A COMMUNITY CENTER BUILDING, BUT I'VE BEEN HERE FOR PAST FOUR YEARS, ASKING TO FIND OUT IF IT CAN BE RESTORED AS A CHURCH BECAUSE IT'S A CHURCH BUILDING. IT'S 416 NORTH FORTH STREET. THAT'S THE ADDRESS OF THE BUILDING. BUT I HAVEN'T HAD ANY UPDATES REGARDS TO THAT. I JUST WANT TO FIND OUT. >> ARE YOU ASKING TO HAVE THE COMMUNITY CENTER INTO A CHURCH. >> RESTORED. IT'S A CHURCH BUILDING. CURRENT. I'VE ASKED FOR IT TO BE RESTORED AS A CHURCH BUILDING, EVEN IF I'M A PASTOR, EVEN IF I HAVE TO BUY IT. I'VE OFFERED TO BUY IT THE PAST FOUR YEARS. BUT I HAVEN'T HAD ANY CURRENTLY, I DON'T THINK IT'S USED FOR ANYTHING RIGHT NOW. MAYBE THERE'S SOME STRUCTURAL ISSUES GOING ON. BUT MY APPEAL TO THE COMMUNITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN IT'S A CHURCH BUILDING. BUT IT'S CURRENTLY USED FOR SECULAR PARTIES AND STUFF. I DON'T THINK THAT'S NORMAL. I'VE OFFERED TO BUY IT. >> THAT BUILDING IS ACTUALLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOW AND THEY'RE DOING THEIR REMODELING IT NOW, SO BUT I'LL CONTACT YOU ON THAT ONE. >> THANK YOU. >> WELL, THANK YOU. CLINTON LAWRENCE? PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. >> CLINTON LAWRENCE, 1304 EAST COLLEGE. I FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT THE PUBLIC IS MADE AWARE THERE WILL POTENTIALLY BE THREE SCHOOL CAMPUSES THAT WILL NOT HAVE ANY CITY FIRE SERVICES IF THE CITY WITHDRAWS FROM ITS CURRENT AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OR IF AN EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICT IS NOT ESTABLISHED. THE BEST LONG TERM SOLUTION IS A ESD. A VOTER APPROVED ESD WILL SEPARATE THE FUNDING THAT IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE. PRESENTLY, BOTH CITY RESIDENTS AND ETJ RESIDENTS FUND FIRE SERVICES WITHIN THE ETJ THROUGH COUNTY PROPERTY TAXES. EVEN PROPERTY OWNERS IN PLANO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS CURRENT AGREEMENT. A VOTER APPROVED ESD WOULD FUND ETJ FIRE SERVICES AND WOULD EXCLUSIVELY BE FUNDED BY PROPERTY OWNERS OUTSIDE THESE CITIES. THIS WOULD REMOVE THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OFF THE COUNTY [01:20:02] TO ALLOW THE COUNTY TO FOCUS MORE ON KEEPING OFFENDERS IN JAIL AND PROVIDING COURTS AND RECORD KEEPING THAT IS CONSTITUTIONALLY REQUIRED OF THEM. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING AN ESTIMATE OF FIVE TO $0.07 TAX RATE PER 100 WOULD DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT IS CURRENTLY IN PLAY. I HAVE WITNESSED IN PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETINGS THE FRUSTRATION ABOUT THE CURRENT FUNDING AGREEMENT. IF THIS IS TRULY THE MAIN CONCERN, THEN THIS COUNCIL SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS SUPPORTING ANY FUTURE ESD PETITION AND ANY FUTURE ESD AGREEMENT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER DARRYL HALE. >> I'M COMMISSIONER DARRYL HALE. I RESIDE AT 3705 AMEN CARTER DRIVE IN MCKINNEY. I'M HERE JUST TO BE A RESOURCE WHENEVER YOU'LL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN CASE ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AGREEMENT AND OR THE ESD, BECAUSE I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OVER THE LAST MONTH. I'VE GOT A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT I CAN SHARE WITH YOU ALL, IF YOU ALL WANT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. MAXIE ELLIS. I KNOW YOU HAD TWO ISSUES. YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND DO BOTH. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL, MAYOR. I BRING TONIGHT A COUPLE OF THINGS. I KNOW TEXT DOT'S WORKING ON THE WIDENING PROJECT FOR 380. PART OF THAT WIDENING PROJECT ACTUALLY IS SCHEDULED TO TEAR DOWN THE IDENTITY WALL ON 380 IN BEAUCHAMP. WITH THAT, WE ARE WE GOING TO RECEIVE CONTACT FROM TEXT DOT, FROM THE CITY? WHO'S GOING TO REIMBURSE US FOR THAT IDENTITY WALL? RIGHT NOW, THE IDENTITY WALL IS DAMAGED BECAUSE DRUNK DRIVER HIT IT. DO WE PAY FOR IT TO BE FIXED? THEN A MONTH FROM NOW, IT BE TORN DOWN? WHAT IS THE TIMELINE FOR THAT? NEXT ITEM, I BROUGHT IT UP MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CITY, PARKS AND REC, HAVE A PARTY TRUCK. YES, THEY DO. IT HAS TABLES, IT HAS CHAIRS, IT HAS CANDY MAKERS, POPCORN MAKER, IT HAS GAMES. I'VE REQUESTED INFORMATION REGARDING THE GAMES. THE CANDY MAKER. I MEAN, I'VE BEEN TOLD IT DOESN'T COME WITH COTTON CANDY. WHERE DO I GET COTTON CANDY FROM? HOW DO I MAKE THE COTTON CANDY? WHAT DO I DO? AS PART OF THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION FOR KADIA FARMS, IT WOULD BE A GREAT ITEM TO USE. HOWEVER, LACK OF KNOWLEDGE PREVENTS ME FROM WANTING TO USE IT. AT THE LAST MEETING DURING THE MORATORIUM, AND THERE WAS THE ABILITY FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING AFTER THE MORATORIUM BEFORE YOU ALL APPROVED ANYTHING. I THINK THAT PUBLIC SPEAKING TIME NEEDS TO BE LIMITED. MAYBE MORE THAN THE THREE MINUTES, MAYBE FIVE, MAYBE 10, BUT JUST OPEN, SOMEBODY COULD HAVE STOOD UP HERE FOR 20, 30 MINUTES AND JUST TALKED AND TALKED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO LIMITATION ON IT. YOU DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO SET A LIMITATION ON THAT. BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE VERY VALUABLE. MCKINNEY HAS APPROVED A COMMERCIAL AIRPORT. WE'RE ALL AWARE OF THAT. HAS ANYBODY PARTNERED WITH MCKINNEY TO SEE WHAT TYPE OF IMPACT THAT MIGHT HAVE ON PRINCETON WITH THE NOISE, THE AIR POLLUTION? JUST GENERAL INFORMATION THAT THE PRINCETON RESIDENTS MIGHT WANT TO KNOW BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE FLIGHT PLAN OF THAT AIRPORT IN GENERAL. THE TOWN CENTER. THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BREAK GROUND LAST YEAR. SUPPOSED TO BE READY, ACCORDING TO THE SIGN THAT I JUST DROVE BY THE OTHER DAY, Q1, FIRST QUARTER TO SPECIFY WHAT MEANS, FIRST QUARTER OF 2026. IT AIN'T MAKING THAT. NOBODY'S EVEN BROKEN THE GROUND ON ANYTHING. ALL THAT'S HAPPENED IS IT'S MOWING. IF WE COULD GET AN UPDATE ON THAT. THE CDC, I HAVE TO COMPLIMENT THEM. I ATTENDED MY FIRST MEETING. AT THE BOTTOM OF THEIR AGENDA, THEY PUT UP INCOMING MEETINGS, [01:25:03] AND THEY EVEN HAD CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. IT'D BE GREAT ON OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO HAVE UP INCOMING MEETINGS, EDC, CDC, SPECIAL MEETINGS. JUST JUMPING ON WHAT MISS KELTON MENTIONED ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND THE HOLIDAY EVENT FUNDS FROM DECEMBER. TAKING THOSE FUNDS FROM THAT, AND FOR THE STRATEGIC EVENT, DOING SOMETHING HERE, WHICH I THINK WOULD BE GREAT IN PRINCETON BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY CAN MAKE IT TO THE FRISCO STAR, BUT PROVIDE FOOD, PROVIDE SOMETHING FOR THE RESIDENTS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO ALSO COME OUT TO THAT. THOSE FUNDS ARE A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR US SINCE WE'RE NOT RESCHEDULING. I DO THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME COVER ALL MY TOPICS. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. >> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE HERE FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING? THAT WILL MOVE US TO ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST, [G. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST] AND THAT WILL BE DONE BY MR. WASHINGTON. >> CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING ENDS ON FEBRUARY 1. BRING YOUR LIVE CHRISTMAS TREE TO COLWALL PARK FOR FREE RECYCLING. IT MUST BE FREE OF DECORATIONS, TINSEL, AND STANDS BEFORE RECYCLING. REGISTRATION FOR FLAG AND TACKLE FOOTBALL AND CHEERLEADING FOR THE FALL SEASON BEGINS ON MARCH 1ST AND WILL BE OPEN UNTIL MAY 31ST. CHECK OUT OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT WEBSITE FOR INFORMATION AND TO SIGN UP. BE SURE TO SIGN UP FOR THE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER, THE PULSE, TO STATE UP TO DATE ON ALL THINGS PRINCETON. SIGN UP CAN BE DONE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. FINAL REMINDER, NOVEMBER 1ST THROUGH MARCH 31ST. SPRAY IRRIGATION IS LIMITED TO ONCE A WEEK. THAT IS ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. >> MAYOR, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I HAVE A STATEMENT OF THANKS THAT I PREPARED TO PRESENT THIS EVENING. BEAR WITH ME AS I GET THROUGH THIS. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO THANK ALMIGHTY GOD FOR HIS GUIDANCE, WISDOM, AND GRACE. WE ARE TRULY BLESSED THAT HE ALLOWS EACH OF US TO TAKE PART IN THE WORK OF SERVING THIS COMMUNITY, AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH HIM. I'M ALSO DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THE CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND IN FULFILLING THEIR CIVIC DUTIES. YOUR VIGILANCE AND COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THAT OUR LEADERS ACT IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CITY REFLECT A HEART OF SERVICE, AND I THANK GOD FOR YOUR EXAMPLE OF DEDICATION TO THE AMERICAN RESPONSIBILITY OF CIVIC DUTY. TO MY FELLOW VOLUNTEERS, THE CITY COUNCIL, THE MAYOR, AND THE MANY MEMBERS OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE AND YOUR DEDICATION TO THE WELFARE OF PRINCETON ARE TRULY A GIFT. TOGETHER, WE SEEK TO HONOR GOD IN OUR DECISIONS AND WORK FOR THE COMMON GOOD OF ALL. I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES, OUR FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS, WHOSE SELFLESSNESS AND DEDICATION TO PROTECTING AND SERVING THIS COMMUNITY REFLECT THE LOVE AND COMPASSION THAT CHRIST CALLS US TO SHOW TO OTHERS. YOUR WORK IS A DAILY TESTAMENT TO SACRIFICE, AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE. TO THE DEPARTMENT, DIRECTORS, MANAGERS, AND STAFF OF THE CITY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIRELESS WORK IN MAKING OUR CITY FUNCTION SMOOTHLY. THE RESPONSIBILITY YOU CARRY IS GREAT, AND YET YOU CONTINUE TO RISE TO THE OCCASION, KNOWING THAT YOUR EFFORTS ARE FOR THE GREATER GOOD OF THE PEOPLE YOU SERVE. I HAVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MR. LAND AND MISS COOK FOR THE EXPERTISE AND GUIDANCE YOU HAVE BROUGHT TO OUR CITY ADMINISTRATION. YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM HAVE BEEN A BLESSING TO THIS COMMUNITY, AND WE ARE THANKFUL FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE. LASTLY, TO MR. MASHBURN, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP OVER THIS PAST YEAR. THE CHALLENGES HAVE BEEN MANY, BUT YOUR FAITH AND PERSEVERANCE HAVE BEEN EVIDENT. YOU ARE A REFLECTION OF THE STRENGTH AND HOPE THAT COME FROM TRUSTING IN GOD, AND I AM THANKFUL FOR THE PROGRESS WE'VE SEEN IN PRINCETON UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP. MAY WE CONTINUE TO SEEK GOD'S WILL IN ALL THAT WE DO, AND MAY HE BLESS EACH OF YOU ABUNDANTLY FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. >> THANK YOU. MR. LAND, [H. CONSENT AGENDA] [01:30:04] MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM H, CONSENT AGENDA. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMAN LONG PRIMARILY FOR SPEAKING AFTER COUNCILMAN WASHINGTON SO I DIDN'T HAVE TO. THINGS THAT ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY BY CITY COUNCIL, AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER SO REQUESTS, AND IN WHICH EVENT, THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM CONSENT AND CONSIDERED IN ITS NORMAL SEQUENCE ON THE AGENDA. MAYOR? >> I WILL RECOMMEND MOVING H7. THAT'S JUST MY OUGHT. >> I SECOND IT. >> WELL, WE'RE NOT. >> SORRY. >> YOU'RE GOOD. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH ALSO PULLING H7 FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. >> I SECOND THAT. >> I'LL TAKE A ROLL CALL. MR. JOHNSON? >> YES. >> MISS TODD? >> YES. >> MR. WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> MISS GERFERS? >> YES. >> MR. DEFFENBAUG? >> YES. >> MR. LONG? >> YES. >> I WILL TAKE US TO OUR CEREMONIAL ITEMS. [I. CEREMONIAL ITEMS] MR. DEFFENBAUG WILL ACTUALLY INTRODUCE THIS ITEM. >> THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO READ THIS RIGHT HERE AND THEN I'M GOING TO INVITE SOME MEMBERS TO JOIN ME DOWN HERE IN FRONT. THIS IS THE COMMUNITY BUILDER AWARD, AND THE COMMUNITY BUILD AWARD IS FROM THE MASONIC LODGE HERE IN PRINCETON. IT'S AN AWARD THAT THEY CAN GIVE OUT ONE A YEAR, AND THEY GIVE IT EITHER TO AN INDIVIDUAL OR TO AN ORGANIZATION. THIS YEAR, THE COMMUNITY BUILD AWARD FOR 2024 IS PRESENTED TO THE PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS OF PRINCETON-LOCAL 5155 IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY OF PRINCETON, TEXAS, PRESENTED BY THE PRINCETON LODGE, 1436, A.F. & A.M., PRINCETON, TEXAS, GIVEN THIS 27TH DAY OF JANUARY 2025. I'D LIKE TO HAVE SOME LODGE MEMBERS HERE AND THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE ASSOCIATION, AND THEN MAYBE THE REST OF THE FIREFIGHTERS UP HERE FOR YOU. EITHER WAY. [J. EXECUTIVE SESSION] >> THIS WILL MOVE US INTO OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE TIME IS 7:20, AND WE ARE ENTERING EXECUTIVE SESSION, EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER TERMS OF CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. THE CITY COUNCIL MAY ENTER THIS CLOSED OR EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING, [01:35:03] SECTION 551.071, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY. THIS WILL BE FOR AVID BOARD AVID BOARD C7, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION C6, AGREEMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF FIRE FIGHTING AND FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES WITH CAROLINE COUNTY. THEN PUC DOCKET NUMBER 56697, ALSO SECTION 551.074, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE PERSONNEL MATTERS. THIS WILL BE FOR THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD C7 AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION C6. >> CAN I ASK IF DARRYL HALE CAN JOIN US IN OUR SESSION, PLEASE? >> YES. THIS TAKES US INTO EXECUTIVE. YEAH, IT'S 7:21. THE TIME IS 8:40, AND WE ARE RETURNING FROM EXECUTIVE. THERE ARE ACTIONS PERTAINING TO EXECUTIVE IF I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> [OVERLAPPING] MR. MAYOR, SORRY. BEFORE YOU GUYS MOVE ON, WE HAVE ITEMS ON THE REGULAR AGENDA WHERE YOU CAN TAKE THOSE ACTIONS. WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE ANY ACTION OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. >> WE DON'T HAVE TO DO IT RIGHT NOW? >> CORRECT. [OVERLAPPING]. [H7. 2025-023 Consider a reimbursement request from GRBK Edgewood, LLC for impact fees paid to date; and take appropriate action.] >> LET'S MOVE TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. WE'LL START WITH H7. MR. LAND, YOU CAN TAKE IT. H7 IS FROM THE CONSENT. >> AS A REMINDER, THIS WAS A CONSENT ITEM THAT HAS NOW BEEN MOVED TO REGULAR SESSION. THIS IS ITEM 2025-023. CONSIDER A REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST FROM GRBK EDGEWOOD LLC FOR IMPACT FEES PAID TO DATE AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. >> HELLO. >> PUSH IT DOWN. PUSH THE BUTTON. YEAH, THERE YOU GO. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNCIL, MY NAME IS CRAIG FISHER, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. THIS REQUEST IS FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF IMPACT FEES, ROADWAY AND WATER IMPACT FEES THAT WERE PAID IN THE WIND MORE PHASE 1 DEVELOPMENT, A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL IN MARCH OF 2022 ALLOWED FOR CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT TO BE REIMBURSABLE THROUGH IMPACT FEES. THE DEVELOPER BUILT THE INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THEN THE HOMEBUILDERS HAVE COME IN, AND WITH EACH PERMIT, THEY'VE PAID IMPACT FEES TO ROADWAY AND WATER IMPACT FEES, AND THE DEVELOPER PER THE AGREEMENT IS NOW REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. THE REIMBURSEMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WAS IN THE AGREEMENT. I DO WANT TO NOTE ONE TYPO IN MY MEMO. THE REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNT IS CORRECT ON THE OTHER ATTACHMENT. THE CORRECT REIMBURSEMENT REQUESTED IS $693,438. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THE DEVELOPER IS ALSO HERE AND AVAILABLE. THANK YOU. >> YOUR HONOR, IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO GO AHEAD AND APPROVE. >> NO, I DO HAVE A QUESTION. IS IT COMMON FOR US TO BE USING PIDS TO PAY BACK THE BUILDERS FOR THE IMPACT FEES? >> THIS REQUEST IS SEPARATE FROM THE PID. THERE IS A PID PROPOSED FOR WIND MORE THAT'S STILL BEING CREATED. BUT THIS IS A SEPARATE PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR WIND MORE. SO IT'S NOT PID FUNDS. THEY ARE NOT INVOLVED WITH THIS REQUEST. >> BUT IS IT COMMON THOUGH TO GIVE BACK IMPACT FEES MONEY TO THE BUILDERS? >> THE CITY OF PRINCETON HAS SEVERAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS THAT DO OFFER REIMBURSEMENTS TO IMPACT FEES. >> IS THIS DEVELOPMENT COMPLETE? >> THE PHASE 1, THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS COMPLETE, YES. THEY HAVE MULTIPLE PHASES. >> WE HAVE THE CERTIFICATE FROM THE ENGINEERS THAT ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED? >> YES, MA'AM. IT'S ALL BEEN INSPECTED AND APPROVED PREVIOUSLY THROUGH THE PHASE 1 FINAL PLAT THAT WAS APPROVED LAST YEAR. BUT THESE IMPACT FEES ARE COLLECTED WITH THE BUILDING PERMIT. >> YOU HAVE A QUESTION WHICH A RESIDENT BROUGHT UP. [01:40:02] WHAT IS THE WARRANTY WHEN IT COMES TO US REIMBURSING THE FEES AND THEN WITH THE ROADS ITSELF? BECAUSE IF THIS IS PHASE 1, AND LET'S JUST SAY, MICHIGAN, HE BROUGHT UP THAT THE TRUCKS COME THROUGH TEAR UP THE ROADS WITHIN. IF THEY BUILD IN PHASE 2, 3, OR WHATEVER, THEN THAT FALLS ONTO US TO REPAIR THOSE ROADS. HOW DID THAT WORK AS FAR AS THOSE ROADS RIGHT THERE? >> SURE. WE HAVE A TWO-YEAR MAINTENANCE BOND FOR PHASE 1, AND THAT TWO-YEAR WINDOW STARTED WHEN THE FINAL PLAT WAS APPROVED. JUST PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THOSE MAINTENANCE BONDS, CITY STAFF AND THE CITY'S ENGINEER WILL PERFORM AN INSPECTION WITH THE DEVELOPER, AND ANY REPAIRS THAT ARE NEEDED WILL NEED TO BE MADE. AFTER THAT TWO-YEAR WINDOW IS CLOSED, THEN, YES, THE ROADS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CITY. >> DO YOU KNOW WHEN THAT EXPIRES? >> NO. OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I DO NOT. >> WILL THE OTHER PHASES CONTINUE TO BE BUILT AFTER THAT TWO-YEAR MAINTENANCE BOND IS OVER? >> YES, AND THEN EACH PHASE WILL HAVE ITS OWN TWO-YEAR MAINTENANCE PERIOD. >> THESE ROADS THAT HAVE A MAINTENANCE BOND, THE BOND WILL END, BUT THE CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS WILL CONTINUE TO GO OVER THEM AS THEY BUILD THE OTHER PHASES. >> TO SOME EXTENT, YES. YES, SOME OF THEM. >> IS IT STATE LEGISLATIVE THAT WE HAVE TO DO THE TWO-YEAR, OR IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN NEGOTIATE, NOT ON THIS ONE, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT AGREEMENT IS INKED. BUT POSSIBLY IN THE FUTURE, IS IT POSSIBLE TO NEGOTIATE LONGER WARRANTY PERIODS? >> I WOULD THINK SO, YES. BUT THE TWO YEARS IS PER OUR ORDINANCE. >> YEAH, JUST ADD SOME MORE COLOR. TWO YEARS IS THE NORM, AND AS CRAIG CORRECTLY STATED, TWO YEARS IS ALSO STATED IN OUR CODE OF ORDINANCES TOO. >> YEAH, BUT IF THEY'RE STILL BUILDING PHASES AND THE PHASES GO FIVE, SIX YEARS, AND THEY'RE HAVING CONSTRUCTION IN THAT FIRST PHASES THROUGH, THE TRUCKS HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE FIRST PHASE TO GET SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH. ARE THE ROADS RATED FOR THOSE TRUCKS TO BE USED FOR THE NEXT FIVE OR SIX YEARS? >> YES. THEY GENERALLY WERE DESIGNING FOR 20-YEAR LIFE ROADWAYS. >> WITH TRUCKS AND CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIAL COMING THROUGH? >> THIS DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES A COUPLE OF MAJOR THOROUGHFARES. SOUTH BEACH AND BOULEVARD, IN PARTICULAR, IS BUILT TO A HIGHER STANDARD. MANY OF THE LOCAL STREETS WITHIN PHASE 1 I DON'T THINK WILL BE USED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC. THAT'S WHY I SAID SOME OF THE ROADS. JUST DEPENDING ON HOW THE ROAD NETWORK IS LAID OUT, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO USE EVERY ROAD TO GET BACK TO THOSE OTHER PHASES, BUT YES, THOSE ROADS ARE DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND THE TRAFFIC. >> JUST TO COMMENT ON THIS. REFUNDING THIS MUCH EVERY PHASE DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A GOOD DEAL. >> ALL THESE AGREEMENTS YOU'RE SEEING COME FORWARD TODAY WERE DONE OVER A YEAR AGO. THIS IS WHY WE'VE DONE THE MORATORIUM. WE'RE RE LOOKING AT WHAT IS A YES FOR AN INCENTIVE MOVING FORWARD. WHEN YOU-ALL APPROVE THAT POLICY, THAT BRINGS THE HOUSING STOCK WHERE WE WANT IT TO BE. THESE TYPES OF THINGS, IF THEY ARE REFUNDED OR REBATED TO SOME DEGREE, IT WILL BE A VERY DESIRABLE COMMUNITY FOR YOU. WE DO NOT INTEND TO DO STUFF LIKE THIS VERY OFTEN IN THE FUTURE. >> THEN JUST A GOOD THING FOR YOU, MR. FISHER, WHEN YOU PUT THE MEMO TOGETHER, YOU BROKE THE NUMBERS DOWN. I THANK YOU FOR THAT, BECAUSE THE INVOICE WAS JUST A GENERIC ONE LINE, NO BREAKDOWN, JUST A BILL FOR ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS. BREAKING THOSE NUMBERS DOWN REALLY HELPS WITH TRANSPARENCY AND UNDERSTANDING WHERE THAT LARGE DOLLAR AMOUNT CAME FROM. THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> MY QUESTION IS FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY GRANT. MR. LAURIE, WOULD YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW THE ORDINANCE NUMBER ON THAT? AND IS THERE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN BRING FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEM TO POSSIBLY DISCUSS AND MAKE ACTION ON? >> COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON, I DON'T HAVE IT MEMORIZED OFF TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT WE CAN BRING IT BACK FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEM, DISCUSS IT, GO OVER THE ORDINANCE AS IS AND WHAT OUR POTENTIAL OPTIONS ARE MOVING FORWARD. >> ON THERE, CAN I JUST REFERENCE ORDINANCE IN REGARDS TO CONSENT AGENDA, ITEM H7? >> SURE. OR IMPACT FEE CREDITS OR MAINTENANCE BONDS, I THINK IS WHAT YOU'RE PARTICULARLY ASKING FOR, I BELIEVE. >> THANK YOU, SIR. >> WELL, IF THERE'S NO MORE DISCUSSION, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM H7, WITH THE FOLLOWING CLARIFICATION THAT THE REIMBURSEMENT BE IN THE AMOUNT OF $693,438, [01:45:07] NOT $696,438, AND CONTINGENT UPON THE CITY RECEIVING A CERTIFICATION THAT THE IMPACT FEE CREDITS BEING REQUESTED HAVE NOT BEEN ASSIGNED TO ANY THIRD PARTIES. >> I SECOND THAT MOTION. >> I'LL DO A ROLL CALL. MR. JOHNSON? >> YES. >> MS. TODD? >> YES. >> MR. WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> MR. GERFERS [PHONETIC]? >> YES. >> MR. DEFFENBAUG >> YES. >> MR. LONG. >> YES. >> THE MOTION PASSES. THAT TAKES US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. [L. REGULAR AGENDA] MR. LAN, YOU CAN TAKE IT FROM THERE. >> THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM L1, 2025-036. CONSIDER APPROVING ALLISON GUERRERO'S VOLUNTARY RESIGNATION FROM THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS PLACE 3, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. >> I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> YOUR HONOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESIGNATION OF ALLISON GUERRERO FROM THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> I'LL DO ROLL CALL. MR. JOHNSON. >> YES. >> MS. TODD? >> YES. >> MR. WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> MR. GERFERS? >> YES. >> MR. DEFFENBAUG? >> YES. >> MR. LONG. >> YES. >> MOTION PASSES. ITEM L2. CONSIDER APPROVING THE APPOINTMENT AND OR RE-APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. >> WHO HAD THE MOTION? >> I HAVE THAT. AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK ALL THE APPLICANTS. WE HAD AN INCREDIBLE SHOWING THIS TIME AROUND. AGAIN, THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY, BUT FOR THIS MOTION, I MOVED TO APPOINT SHANADA SAMUEL TO FILL THE VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF SEAT 6 ON THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS. >> SECOND. >> I'LL TAKE A ROLL CALL. MR. JOHNSON? >> YES. >> MS. TODD? >> YES. >> MR. WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> MR. GERFERS? >> YES. >> MR. DEFFENBAUG? >> YES. >> MR. LONG. >> YES. >> MOTION PASSED. >> ITEM L3, 2025-025. CONSIDER APPROVING THE APPOINTMENTS AND OR RE-APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARDS OF COMMISSIONS FOR THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. >> I DO HAVE A MOTION TO MAKE, BUT BEFORE I MAKE THE MOTION, I DO WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT CAME OUT AND THAT APPLY FOR THESE BOARD. IT MEANS A LOT TO SEE OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS SHOW SO MUCH ENTHUSIASM FOR JOINING AND HELPING OUT IN THE CIVIL SERVICE. WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE MY MOTION FOR ITEM L3. I MOVE TO APPOINT GLADYS MARCOS TO FILL THE VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF SEAT 7 ON THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARDS OF DIRECTORS. >> I SECOND. >> I'LL TAKE A ROLL CALL. MR. JOHNSON? >> YES. >> MS. TODD? >> YES. >> MR. WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> MR. GERFERS? >> YES. >> MR. DEFFENBAUG. >> YES. >> MR. LONG. >> YES. >> MOTION PASSES. >> ITEM L4, 2025-01-27R05. CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025-01-27R05, SPA SKATE PARK, LLC, FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE CITY'S FIRST SKATE PARK AT J J BOOK WILSON MEMORIAL PARK AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. >> HOLD ON BEFORE YOU GO. MR. [INAUDIBLE], WERE WE GOING TO MOVE THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING? >> NO. THIS IS FOR J J BOOK, THE SKATE PARK. THE GENSER CONTRACT. >> GOT YOU. THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL. CHASE BRYANT, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND REC. WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS, GIVE A LITTLE BIT BACK HISTORY ON IT. THIS IS J J BOOK WAS ONE OF THE PARKS BOND PROJECTS IN 2023. THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THOSE LOW HANGING FRUITS THAT WAS HIGH ON OUR PRIORITY LIST. I'LL TAKE US THROUGH THE THE SKATE PARK PORTION. THIS PARK IS ACTUALLY IDENTIFIED INTO TWO DIFFERENT PARCELS. WHAT WE'LL HAVE IS BROOKSIDE DRIVE. WE'LL ACTUALLY BE THE INTERCEPTOR BETWEEN THE TWO. ONE SIDE IS THE POND, WALKING TRAIL, MORE OF A PASSIVE UP VERSUS THIS OTHER SIDE, THE NORTHERNMOST IS ACTIVE PLAY FOR DIFFERENT FAMILIES OF ALL AGES. WHAT WE HAVE THROUGH THE RFQ PROCESS, THIS ONE OUT FOR AN RFQ VERSUS RFP, LOOKING FOR REPUTABLE CONTRACTORS THAT CAN BUILD A PROJECT OF THIS MAGNITUDE. THE RFQ WAS ISSUED ON SEPTEMBER 3RD. RECEIVED THE BIDS ON SEPTEMBER 19TH, [01:50:03] AND WE HAD THREE FIRMS, THREE CONTRACTORS ACTUALLY SUBMIT, AND WE'VE IDENTIFIED SPA SKATE PARKS AS THE LEADING CONTENDER FOR THIS PROJECT. WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS A SITE LOCATION. IT'S LOCATED ON BEAUCHAMP JUST SOUTH OF ARCADIA JUST ACROSS FROM BROOKSIDE DRIVE, WHICH WOULD BE LOCATED ON THE SOUTHERNMOST PORTION OF THIS PARK. THE PROPOSAL THAT YOU HAVE IS A DESIGN BUILD. IT IS A MORE SO TURN KEY PROJECT, AND THE BUDGET ALLOCATED ON THIS AND THAT PROPOSAL IS 2.4. WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. I'LL GO BACK TO IT. >> I HAVE ONE ON YOU MENTIONED THE CONTRACT, 2.4 MILLION NOT TO EXCEED. WHAT SAFEGUARDS ARE BUILT INTO THIS TO PROTECT US IF THEY'RE SOMEHOW NOT BE ABLE TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH WHAT WE'RE DESIRING AT THAT 2.4 MILLION? >> I'M SORRY, I COULDN'T HEAR YOU. >> LET'S SAY THEY GET HALFWAY THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION AND THEY'VE SPIN UP THEIR 2.4 MILLION AND THEY STOP. WHAT SAFEGUARDS ARE THERE? >> THE CONTRACT IT IS PAID OUT. WE PAY THEM ALL UP FRONT. IT IS BROKEN DOWN INTO DIFFERENT PHASES OF THE PROJECT FOR COMPLETION, SUCH AS, THE DESIGN WORK UNDER THE FIRST PHASE, AND THEN MOBILIZATION, SECOND PHASE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED SPA AS THIS CONTRACTOR IS ACTUALLY VERY REPUTABLE AROUND NORTH TEXAS. THEY'VE BUILT A COUPLE SKATE PARKS IN MCKINNEY. THEY JUST COMPLETED THE NEWEST SKATE PARK IN ANNA. THEY'VE BUILT FRISCO ALLEN, SO THEY'RE VERY COMFORTABLE IN THE METROPLEX IN THE NORTHERNMOST. WE DID HAVE SOME OTHER CONTRACTORS THAT BID ON THE PROJECT, SOME FROM OUT OF STATE THAT'S NOT REALLY FAMILIAR WITH TEXAS. THIS IS A TEXAS-BASED COMPANY. IT WAS JUST MORE FITTING TO FOLLOW SUIT WITH THE QUALITY OF WORK THAT THE CONTRACTORS HAD PUT FORTH JUST IN EVEN OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES SUCH AS MCKINNEY AND ANNA AND SO FORTH. >> JUST TO ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE COLOR TO THAT, WE'LL HAVE PAYMENT BONDS, PERFORMANCE BONDS, VARIOUS INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS, ETC, CLAW-BACK PROVISIONS, DEFAULT PROVISIONS, SO ALL THE TYPICAL PROTECTIONS THAT WILL MAKE SURE THE CITY SAFEGUARD. >> THESE PROPOSED AREAS, THEY'RE NOT A PART OF ANY OF THIS. THIS IS JUST WHAT CITY IS LOOKING AT. THESE PROPOSE, LIKE SPLASH PADS AND STUFF AROUND IT. I'M JUST CURIOUS. IS I? PROPOSED SPLASH BY OTHERS. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S BEING BUILT? >> IN THE PURPLE? >> NO. >> IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? >> IN THE GRAY. >> THE GRAY AREAS, THAT IS ACTUALLY UNDER DESIGN THROUGH OUR ARCHITECT TEAM, HDLA. THIS PARK ACTUALLY SERVES THREE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS. IT'LL HAVE A SKATE PARK, A SPLASH PARK, AND A PLAY STRUCTURE. IT'S VERY ACTIVE SIDE, THE SPLASH PARK AND PLAYGROUND ARE ACTUALLY A SEPARATE ITEM, NOT ASSOCIATED TO SPA'S CONTRACT FOR THE SKATE PARK. THEY'RE A SPECIALTY ITEM. THEY DESIGN AND BUILD SPECIFIC TO SKATE PARKS, AND THAT'S WHAT THIS CONTRACT IS DIRECTLY. >> MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I WANT TO ADD SO THERE'S NO CONFUSION. THE SPLASH PAD THAT'S PROPOSED, THAT'S NOT GUARANTEED AT THIS POINT. WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITHIN A CERTAIN BUDGET. AQUATICS IS A DESIRED AMENITY BY OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE ANTICIPATING ADDING THAT TO THE MULTI-GEN COMPLEX. THIS MAY NOT HAVE A SPLASH PAD, BUT IT WILL HAVE A PHASE 2 THAT WOULD HAVE A ROBUST PLACE STRUCTURE THAT COINCIDES WITH THE SKATE PARK. THE CONCEPTUAL DRAWINGS WERE DONE BY HDLA. GENERALLY WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE HERE. >> I GUESS I HAVE THE AGE OLD QUESTION. THERE'S A LOT OF CONCRETE GOING IN, AND I'VE HAD A LOT OF EMAILS FROM RESIDENTS AROUND PRINCETON ABOUT THE DRAINAGE AND ALL OF THAT. IS THERE A BETTER CONCEPT PLAN OR WILL WE BE GETTING SOMETHING BETTER, [01:55:06] SEE HOW THEY ARE ADDRESSING THE LAND OVER THERE TO ENSURE MINIMAL IMPACT, AND THAT EVERYTHING'S GOING IN THE WAY IT SHOULD SO THAT WE AREN'T SEEING ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS IN THAT AREA? >> YEAH. THERE ARE STORM WATER AND STORM DRAINS LOCATED ON THE SITE. PHASE 1 HAS BEEN COMPLETED, WHICH WAS THE INITIAL INFRASTRUCTURE WITH THE PROPER STORM WATER AND STORM DRAIN. THE ENGINEERING, WHICH IT IS DESIGNED, BUILT INTO THIS CONTRACT, AND IT ENSURES THAT ALL OF THE WATER AND THE CONCRETE IT IS PROPER FLOW AND NOT EXCEEDING POLLING OR ANYTHING WITHIN THE SKATE PARK DIRECTLY. >> WHO IS THE ENGINEER ON THIS PROJECT? >> WELL, THE ENGINEER IS BUILT INTO SPA. THAT IS THEIR ENGINEER CONTRACTOR OF CHOICE. THERE'S JUST A FEE ALLOTTED WITHIN THEIR CONTRACT FOR THEM TO CHOOSE WHATEVER ENGINEER SERVICES THAT FITS THEIR NEEDS. >> MR. BRYANT, HOW DOES THIS HOW DOES THIS ONE COMPARE TO THE NEW ONE IN ANNA? WHAT'S THE SIZE ON THIS ONE AS FAR AS HOW IT COMPARES TO THAT ONE? >> WHAT YOU SEE ROUGHLY IN THE LARGE ORANGE AREA WITH THE PURPLE, THE PURPLE AREAS ARE THE ENTRANCE ZONES, BUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS 30,000 SQUARE FEET. ANNA'S NEW FACILITY IS 26,000 SQUARE FEET. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT IS WITHIN THESE, AND YOU SEE THE ALL WHEEL ZONES, ACTUALLY, THIS SKATE PARK IS THE NEWEST DEVELOPMENT. LITTLE MORE INNOVATIVE THAN WHAT YOU'RE SEEING FROM PREVIOUS SKATE PARKS, WHICH ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO INCORPORATE IS A PUMP TRACK, AN ALL WHEEL, WHICH IS ALL INCLUSIVE AREAS, HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE, ACTIVE PLAY FOR ANYBODY OF ALL AGE RANGE. WHAT A PUMP TRACK IS, IS IT ACTUALLY IS MOUNTAIN BIKING, BMX BIKING AND SO FORTH, NOT JUST SKATEBOARDS AND SCOOTERS. THIS IS THE NEWEST AND THE MOST INNOVATIVE FOR ALL AGES. ANNA'S IS ROUGHLY 26,000 SQUARE FEET. IT TOO HAS A PUMP TRACK, VERY WELL USED. I DON'T KNOW. MR. LONG, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'VE SEEN ONE. >> PUMP TRACKS, THEY DRAW PEOPLE. THERE'S VARIOUS PARKS THAT ME AND MY SON GO OFF ROAD BICYCLING. WE CAN'T CALL IT MOUNTAIN BIKING HERE. IT'S OFF ROAD BICYCLING. HE VERY MUCH CHOOSES THE ONES THAT HAVE THE PUMP TRACKS BECAUSE IT'S VERY BIG FOR HIS AGE GROUP, I GUESS. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS. >> MCKINNEY, THEY HAVE A COUPLE SKATE PARKS, ROUGHLY 30,000 SQUARE FEET, SO THE SIZE FALLS RIGHT IN LINE WITH ALL OF OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. >> NOW, JUST TO RUN THROUGH THE STANDARD PROCESS. WE'RE HANDING THIS OFF TO THIS SPA COMPANY TO DESIGN AND BUILD. THEY'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO FOLLOW ALL THE STANDARD PROCEDURES OF SUBMITTALS OF PLANS FOR PERMITS AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DRAINAGE AND THE FOUNDATIONS AND EVERYTHING ARE ALL UP TO CODE AND EVERYTHING. THAT'S STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR THEM TOO? >> YES, 100%. OUR PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT TEAM WILL REVIEW AND INSPECT ON SITE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS. >> I THINK WE'RE GOOD. ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK THEY'RE GOOD. THANK YOU. >> IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM L4, 2025-01-27R05. >> I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. >> I'LL TAKE A ROLL CALL. MR. WASHINGTON. YOU MIGHT AS WELL HAVE SAID YOUR NAME? [02:00:01] >> YES. >> MR. JOHNSON? >> YES. >> MS. TODD? >> YES. >> MR. GERFERS? >> YES. >> MR. DEFFENBAUG? >> YES. >> MR. LONG? >> YES. >> MOTION PASSES. >> ITEM L520-20-5027, CONSIDER APPROVING A MORATORIUM WAIVER APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY MR. LOUIS KERBER FOR THAT CERTAIN 0.465 ACRE PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 13:09 MCKINNEY AVENUE, PRINCETON, TEXAS, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR ESCOBAR, COUNSEL. MY NAME IS CRAIG FISHER, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MCKINNEY AVENUE, JUST NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MCKINNEY AND DALTON DRIVE. IT'S CURRENTLY ONE SINGLE FAMILY LOT. IT'S A LARGER LOT. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS REQUESTING TO SUBDIVIDE THAT PROPERTY INTO TWO PARCELS VIA MINOR PLATE. I'LL SHOW THAT DRAWING HERE. IF APPROVED, IT WOULD CREATE ONE NEW RESIDENTIAL LOT. WE ARE IN A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING MORATORIUM. THIS TYPE OF REQUEST WOULD NORMALLY BE HANDLED AT A STAFF LEVEL, BUT REQUIRES APPROVAL FROM YOU ALL THIS EVENING. THE APPLICANT IS HERE AND AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE. >> I RODE BY AND LOOKED AT THE LOT? IS IT THE AREA THAT'S FENCED OFF CURRENTLY HAS A FENCE AROUND IT, IS THAT THE AREA? >> I DEFER TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. IT IS TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY WOULD BE THE NEW LOT >> YOU CAN COME UP, PLEASE. >> I'M A REAL ESTATE AGENT. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, IT IS THE VACANT LOT THAT YOU SEE.[OVERLAPPING] IT'S NOT GOING TO LOOK ANY DIFFERENT, IT'S JUST GOING TO BE NOT ONE LOT. >> SIMILAR TO THAT LITTLE THE WHITE BRICK HOUSES RIGHT THERE, RIGHT? IT'S KIND OF A WHITE. AWESOME. >> LITTLE WHITE BRICK HOUSES ON THE CORNER AND THERE'S THAT SECTION YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AND THEN ANOTHER HOUSE. >> PERFECT. THANK YOU. >> ONE QUESTION ABOUT WHEN WE ARE WORKING IN THIS MORATORIUM, THE GOAL IS TO LIMIT HOW MUCH IMPACT WE HAVE ON OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE JUST WANTING TO SPLIT A LOT. THAT'S IT. THERE'S NO IMPACT INFRASTRUCTURE OR ANYTHING IN THIS REQUEST. >> IF APPROVED, THEN A NEW LOT WOULD BE CREATED, AND THEY COULD FILE FOR A BUILDING PERMIT THAT WE COULD APPROVE, AND THEN THERE WOULD BE A IMPACT ON OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. BUT MINIMAL, BUT YES, THEY COULD. >> THEY NOT RIGHT NOW APPLYING FOR A HOME TO BE BUILT THERE. THEY'RE NOT APPLYING FOR ADDED SEWER, ADDED WATER? NOT AT THIS TIME? > NO. THIS IS A REQUEST TO SUBDIVIDE TO CREATE A LOT AND ALLOW FOR THAT NEXT STEP TO OCCUR. >> THEORETICALLY, WE APPROVED THIS LOT SPLIT RIGHT NOW THROUGH THIS MORATORIUM AND WE GIVE THIS WAIVER. THEY WOULD THEN HAVE TO COME BACK AGAIN FOR ANOTHER WAIVER IF THEY WANTED TO BUILD SOMETHING ON THAT NEW LOT. >> I DO NOT BELIEVE SO. MR. LOWER. >> AT THAT POINT, THEY'D BE ENTITLED, THAT'D BE THE FIRST PERMIT, SO THEY WOULD HAVE A WAIVER, AND IT WOULD SURVIVE THE DURATION OF THE MORATORIUM. AS LONG AS THEY KEEP IT, YOU KNOW, TWO LOTS TOTAL AND THEY DON'T FURTHER SUBDIVIDE. IF THEY FURTHER SUBDIVIDE, THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK. >> I BELIEVE THEIR APPLICATION ACTUALLY SAID SOMETHING FOR A FUTURE RESIDENCE THERE, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. >> I BELIEVE YOU'RE CORRECT. >> SEE, WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS EXACTLY WHAT MR. LOWER SAID IS THIS GOES WITH THE LOT NOW. IN THE SPIRIT OF THIS MORATORIUM, IF THEY WANT TO IF WE APPROVE THIS, THEN WE'RE APPROVING ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH WE'RE ALREADY STRUGGLING. THAT'S WHAT IT SOUNDED LIKE IS IF WE APPROVE THIS ONE, WE ARE APPROVING ANOTHER WASTE LINE AND POTENTIALLY ANOTHER WATER LINE. >> CORRECT. >> I DID HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER. I'M CURIOUS AS TO THE TIMING, WHY NOW, AS OPPOSED TO SIX MONTHS FROM NOW? >> TRUE. >> NINE MCKINNEY AVENUE IS BEING SOLD. THAT LOT, THERE'S NO INTENTION TO BUILD ANYTHING ON THAT LOT. IT WILL BE SOLD TO THE OTHER NEIGHBOR ON THE OTHER SIDE AND IT WILL JUST CREATE THE SAME SITUATION THAT WAS ALREADY IN PLACE AT 13:09. [02:05:02] NOW THIS NEIGHBOR WILL HAVE THE LARGE ALMOST HALF ACRE LOT INSTEAD OF THIS HOUSE. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY INTENTION OF BUILDING ANYTHING ON IT. HE JUST WANTS TO HAVE A BIGGER YARD. >> GRANT, THAT STAYS WITH THE LAND, NOT THE OWNERS, RIGHT? EXCEPT THEY DID SELL IT, IT STILL APPLIES TO THE TO THE LAND? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. WERE YOU ASKING ME? >> I'M SORRY I WAS TALKING TO GRANT. >> A COUPLE OF THINGS. WHILE, I RESPECT US BEING TOLD THAT THERE'S NO INTENT TO BUILD RIGHT AWAY. I THINK WHAT I'M STRUGGLING WITH, AND I THINK MAYBE SOME OF THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS UP HERE MIGHT BE THINKING ABOUT IS, WE CAN BE TOLD THAT, NO, WE DON'T INTEND TO BUILD ON IT, APPROVE THE WAIVER, AND THEN THERE COULD BE A CHANGE OF HEART NEXT WEEK NEXT MONTH WITHIN THE 180 DAYS THAT WE'RE IN IN THIS MORATORIUM, AND THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT AT THAT POINT BECAUSE WE'VE APPROVED IT, WHICH GOES AGAINST EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT WITH THE MORATORIUM. FOR ME, I THINK IF WE APPROVE THIS, WE'RE OPENING PANDORA'S BOX AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LINE OF PEOPLE OUT THE DOOR COMING UP HERE ASKING FOR WAIVERS. AT THAT POINT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PICK AND CHOOSE AND BE THE BAD GUY OF, YES, WE'RE GOING TO APPROVE YOU, BUT NO, SORRY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO APPROVE YOU. I THINK THAT'S JUST AN AVENUE, JUST MY PERSONAL BELIEF THAT WE DO NOT NEED TO GO DOWN. I THINK WE PASSED THE MORATORIUM FOR A REASON, AND I THINK WE STICK TO IT. >> GRANT, IS THERE NOT A WAY TO HAVE A CONTRACT DRAWN UP WHERE IT DOES NOT GIVE THAT ABILITY TO BUILD AUTOMATICALLY SO THAT THE NEIGHBORS CAN SELL THEIR LAND OVER, BUT NOT HAVE IT SO THEY CAN COME BACK AND BITE US, OR IS THIS, LIKE ALL INCLUSIVE, THERE'S NO WAY TO DO THAT? >> I DON'T THINK THAT'S POSSIBLE. ONE THING TO ADD TO, YOU MAY GET MORE WAIVER REQUEST BECAUSE IF IT DOESN'T FALL UNDER A VALID EXCEPTION, AND WE GET AN APPLICATION, SO YOU'RE POTENTIALLY GOING TO SEE MORE OF THESE. BUT JUST BECAUSE IF YOU APPROVE ONE DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO APPROVE THE NEXT, YOU LOOK AT ADAM ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, AND BY LAW AND BY YOUR ORDINANCE, THE BURDEN IS ON THE APPLICANT TO ESTABLISH THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO HAVE A DRASTIC IMPACT ON YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE, THAT IT MEETS THE, IT'S IN GENERAL COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES, ETC. ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN SAID ARE CORRECT. I JUST WANT TO PROVIDE SOME MORE COLOR AND CONTEXT. >> BY THAT, HENCE, BY THE EXPLANATION BY ATTORNEY LAURIE, FURTHER LEADS INTO WHAT COUNCILMAN GERFOR WAS SPEAKING TO IN TERMS OF OPENING PANDORA'S BOX, AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING THIS PARADE OF WAIVERS THAT COMES, AND I TRULY BELIEVE, AS SEEN HERE TONIGHT, THERE'S AN ORDINANCE THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS IN TERMS OF MAKING CHANGES TO AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESSES OF DOING THESE THINGS AND LOOKING AT THESE. IT'S NOT ONE OF THESE DECISIONS THAT WE SHOULD TAKE LIGHTLY IN TERMS OF APPROVING IT AND IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL IN TERMS OF THE LANDOWNER, BUT THE MORATORIUM TOOK A LOT TO GET PAST AND GET GOING. WHILE WE'RE IN THIS PHASE RIGHT NOW, I JUST THINK THAT IT'S BEST TO STICK TO THAT. >> JUST TO THINK OF IT THIS WAY. I JUST WANT TO THROW IT OUT THERE. THIS MORATORIUM, THE NATURE OF IT WAS TO STOP THE OUT OF TOWN DEVELOPERS COMING IN HERE WITH THOUSANDS OF HOMES, WHICH WOULD HAVE MASSIVE IMPACT ON OUR SOCIETY OR OUR COMMUNITY. I DON'T THINK THE SPIRIT OF THE MORATORIUM WAS TO PUNISH PEOPLE THAT WERE ALREADY HERE THAT ALREADY OWNED THE LAND. THAT AREN'T GOING TO HAVE A HUGE IMPACT BECAUSE IF WE DID APPROVE THIS, THE MAX, WE'RE EVER GOING TO SEE, IS A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE BE BUILT THERE IS ONE EXTRA SEWER LINE REALLY GOING TO HAVE THAT MAJOR OF AN IMPACT? IS ONE EXTRA WATER LINE COMPARED TO AN ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT, JUST IN COMPARISON. BUT THEN AGAIN, WE KEEP FALLING BACK TO WE THEN GET THE NEXT ONE. NOW THAT'S TWO, AND THREE, AND FOUR, AND THAT CAN COMPOUND REAL QUICKLY IF IT GETS OUT OF HAND. IT SEEMS LIKE A SLIPPERY SLOPE STILL. >> I'M GOING TO JUMP IN AND MAKE A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT THIS BECAUSE [02:10:03] THE MORATORIUM DOES IMPACT IF YOU HAVE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. RIGHT NOW, WE'VE GOT HUNDREDS OF HOMES BEING BUILT NORTH OF TOWN, HUNDREDS. IT IS IMPACTING US BECAUSE THE WATER LINES OF THINGS PUTTING IN. THERE'S ALREADY A WATER LINE IN PLACE. THERE'S NOT A METER DOWN THROUGH HERE. THERE'S ALREADY A SEWER LINE IN PLACE, BUT IT'S NOT CONNECTED TO THE LOT, JUST CONNECTED TO ONE. THE MAN'S WANTING TO SELL THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY TO PROBABLY TO GO TO THE NEIGHBOR WHO WANTS A LARGER LOT. WHO ALREADY HAS A HOME PROBABLY WON'T BUILD ANOTHER HOUSE. I WOULDN'T THINK BUT I'M JUST GUESSING AT THAT. THIS WAS NOT DONE, LIKE MR. LONG SAID, TO PUNISH A RESIDENTS, PEOPLE ALREADY LIVING HERE. IT'S TO HELP STOP THE DEVELOPMENT UNTIL WE CAN CATCH UP. MYSELF PERSONALLY, AND I DON'T SEE THE POLICE CHIEF HERE OR PUBLIC WORKS, BUT HOW IS THAT IS IT GOING TO IMPACT HAVING DIVIDE THIS PROPERTY, EVEN IF THERE WAS ONE RESIDENCE POP UP RIGHT HERE. YOU GOT TO LOOK AT ALSO, HOW MANY SINGLE LOTS DO WE HAVE IN PRINCETON THAT ARE POSSIBLY GOING TO BE DEVELOPED AND BUILD A HOUSE ON IT? I'VE DRIVEN AROUND TOWN. MOST OF IT'S IN THE OLD PART OF PRINCETON, AND THERE'S NOT THAT MANY VACANT LOTS IF YOU LOOK AT IT. HOW MANY HOMES ARE GOING TO BE BUILT COMPARED WITH HUNDREDS THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT RIGHT NOW UP NORTH OF TOWN? TO ME, I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO IMPACT US OUR INFRASTRUCTURE ANY WAY WHATSOEVER, SINCE WE'VE ALREADY GOT ROADS ALREADY THERE. I'M SURE THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A BETTER ROAD, IF YOU'VE EVER DRIVEN DOWN IT. BUT AS FAR AS THE IMPACTING US, I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO HELP HURT US AT ALL. THAT'S MY OPINION. >> I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, AND I RESPECT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, AND I'M NOT SAYING I DISAGREE WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. WHERE I'M COMING FROM REALLY IS, THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST DOMINO TO FALL AND SO NOT NECESSARILY PUNISHING THIS LAND OWNER, BUT REALLY LOOKING OUT FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY THAT HAVE BACKED US AND REALLY TALK TO US ABOUT BEING IN SUPPORT OF THIS MORATORIUM. AGAIN, IT FOR ME, IT'S NOT TO PUNISH ANYBODY. IT'S JUST TO UPHOLD WHAT WE'VE WORKED SO TIRELESSLY ON TO SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AND STICK BY. UNFORTUNATELY, FOR ME, I THINK THE TIMING IT'S UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE WE JUST EXTENDED IT 180 DAYS. LITERALLY, WE JUST HAD A MEETING, WE TALKED ABOUT IT, WE EXTENDED IT 180 DAYS, AND NOW WE HAVE A WAIVER COMING ACROSS OUR DESK. I THINK IF WE WERE ON DAY NUMBER 178 OF THAT 180 DAYS, AND WE WEREN'T LOOKING LIKE WE WERE GOING TO EXTEND IT AGAIN, THIS MIGHT BE A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION. BUT I THINK THE TIMING FOR ME IT'S JUST UNFORTUNATE, AND FOR ME PERSONALLY, I STILL CAN'T GET BEHIND. I CAN'T GET BEHIND IT BECAUSE OF I CAN SEE IT NOW, A LINE OUT THE DOOR WITH WAIVER REQUEST. >> WELL, I RESPECT THAT. I DON'T THINK THERE'D BE THAT MANY, BUT ALSO, I THINK THE SPIRIT OF THE MORATORIUM AND THE WAY IT WAS APPROACHED TO US IS BECAUSE WHAT PEOPLE WERE GETTING TIRED OF AND DIDN'T WANT WAS THE DEVELOPMENTS MOVING IN, THE 1,000 HOMES, THE MULTI ACRE PIECES OF PROPERTY. THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT. THEY WASN'T REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR NEIGHBOR BUILDING AND WHAT IT MIGHT DO. IF THIS WAS A ZONING THING, WE'D ALREADY ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD BE NOTIFIED TO ASK WHAT THEY THOUGHT ABOUT IT, AND THEY'D BE ABLE TO COME UP HERE AND SAY, YEAH, WE DON'T CARE, OR YES WE DO CARE. WE WANT MORATORIUM TO STAY. BUT I DO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU GUYS ARE SAYING, AND WE DID AND I DID MAKE THE MOTION TO EXTEND IT FOR 180 DAYS AND GOT TO STICK WITH THAT. >> I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION THEN, WHAT IS THE REASON HE NEEDS TO HAVE IT DONE RIGHT NOW? [02:15:06] >> BECAUSE 1309 IS FOR SALE, AND WE DON'T HAVE A SURVEY TO THE PROPERTY. IF THIS IS THE PLAN, THEN WE HAVE TO HAVE AN APPROPRIATE SURVEY FOR 1309, WHICH IS WHAT'S PROPOSED THERE. WE HAD TO TAKE THE HOUSE OFF THE MARKET. WE CAN'T SELL THE HOUSE NOW BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A SURVEY THAT REFLECTS WHAT'S HAPPENING. >> ON THE SURVEY, THE ORIGINAL SURVEY, HE OWNS THE ENTIRE. IT COULD BE CONSIDERED TWO LOTS, BUT IT'S JUST ONE SINGLE LOT AND HE JUST WANTED TO SUBDIVIDE IT BECAUSE HE WANT HE'S GOT IT FOR SALE. WHY DIDN'T Y'ALL SELL THE WHOLE THING? >> BECAUSE THE NEIGHBOR NEXT DOOR WANTED TO BUY THE LOT. THE LOT'S BEEN EMPTY FOR EVER BETWEEN THESE TWO HOUSES. >> BUT IT'S NOT IT'S NOT DEEDED AS A SEPARATE LOT, IT'S ALL DEEDED AS ONE? >> I'M SORRY. >> IT'S DEEDED AS ONE LOT? >> YEAH. IT WAS TWO AT ONE TIME, AND THEN IT BECAME ONE AGAIN BY MAYBE ANOTHER OWNER DOWN THE LINE. >> WHAT I'M GATHERING IS THIS HOMEOWNER PUT THE HOME UP FOR SALE. THE NEIGHBOR SAYS, HEY, LET ME BUY THIS BACK PROPERTY OFF OF YOU AND JUST TO TRY TO MAKE A DEAL WITH THE NEIGHBOR AND SELL IT. >> LIKE I SAID, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. BUT YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. THESE ARE OLD HOMES. YOU CAN'T IMAGINE THAT THERE'S A NEW CONSTRUCTION HOME GOING ON BETWEEN THESE TWO, 1960, WHATEVER HOMES. IT HAPPENS, OF COURSE, IT HAPPENS BUT IT'S JUST HIS INTENT THIS GUY'S LIVED THERE FOREVER, AND HE JUST WANTS TO HAVE THAT EXTRA SPACE. >> WOULD WE BE OPEN TO TABLING THIS SO WE CAN LOOK MORE INTO SOME OF THE OPTIONS WHERE WE DON'T HAVE TO ALLOW FOR BUILDING? CAN I MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM FOR THE NEXT AGENDA? AT LEAST FOR THE SIX MONTHS. >> COUNCIL MEMBER, TODD, THERE ARE SOME REQUIREMENTS AS FAR AS TIMING THAT WE HAVE TO MEET SO TABLING IS NOT AN OPTION, UNFORTUNATELY. >> I DON'T KNOW IF THIS MATTERS OR NOT, BUT THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN ON THE AGENDA LAST TIME AND IT DIDN'T MAKE IT ON THERE. WE'VE BEEN WORKING AT THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT DIDN'T MAKE IT ON THERE BECAUSE WE HAD EVERYTHING DONE THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO DO, BUT WHEN WE GOT HERE, IT WASN'T ON THE AGENDA, AND WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK. >> YES, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS POINT. UNLESS CRISTINA, YOU HAVE ANYTHING. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> WELL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. I MOVE TO DENY THE MORATORIUM WAIVER APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY LOUISE CABRERA FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1309 MCKINNEY AVENUE. BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS, THE PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT IS CONTRARY TO THE SPIRIT AND PURPOSE OF THE MORATORIUM, AND THE PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT WILL CAUSE MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECTS TO THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY AND/OR THE CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE. THE PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT IS NEITHER COMPATIBLE NOR CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND USED AND DEVELOPMENT TRENDS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE PROPERTY. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> I DO ROLL CALL. MR. JOHNSON. >> ABSTAIN. >> MS. TODD? >> ABSTAIN. >> MR. WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> MR. GERFERS? >> YES. >> MR. DEFFENBAUG. >> NO. >> MR. LONG? >> YES. >> THIS IS A TRICKY SITUATION BECAUSE, LIKE SAID, THE NATURE OF THE MORATORIUM. HE'S HAD THE SPIRIT OF IT. I'M GOING TO DENY. I JUST THINK THAT WE CAN'T. IT WAS A SPLIT. >> CAN WE GET WHAT'S THE COUNT? >> IT WAS TWO AND TWO. [02:20:02] OH, THREE. NEVER MIND. >> THREE YES. >> TWO ABSTAIN, ONE NO, THREE YESES. >> YOU SAY, YES. IT DID PASS. I'M SORRY. MR. LONG. >> ITEM L6 20250127R06, CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER 20250127R06, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH M. ARTHUR GENSLER JR. AND ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR THE PROVISION OF PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE CITY'S LEARNING CENTER AND ALLOCATING NECESSARY FUNDS RELATED THERETO AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. >> WE'RE GOING TO ASK TO MOVE THIS TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR DOCUMENTS FOR THIS AGENDA. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH TO MAKE AN ACTUAL MOTION ON THIS. >> MAYOR AND COUNCIL, WE'RE STILL DOING A TEST FIT ON THAT SITE TO ENSURE THAT EVERYTHING'S GOING TO FIT. WE SHOULD HAVE THAT BACK ABOUT THE 13TH, SO THE SECOND MEETING IN FEBRUARY SHOULD SUFFICE. >> DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION ON THAT? NO. WE JUST PUT IT. >> YOU CAN DO A MOTION TO TABLE TO DATE CERTAIN, OR YOU CAN JUST GIVE DIRECTION TO BRING IT BACK, EITHER ONE. >> YEAH, YOU GO TO MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM. MR. H L. >> ITEM L7 2025028. CONSIDER APPROVING THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO NONSTANDARD WASTEWATER SERVICE AGREEMENT BY BETWEEN THE CITY OF PRINCETON, TEXAS AND NOTE BAD DAYS LLC AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR ESCOBAR, COUNSEL, CRAIG FISHER, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. THIS REQUEST IS FOR A SECOND AMENDMENT TO AN EXISTING NSSA, WHICH IS A NON STANDARD SEWER SERVICE AGREEMENT. THIS IS FOR A PROPERTY OUTSIDE OF CITY LIMITS AND OUTSIDE OF OUR ETJ, IT'S SOUTH OF PRINCETON CITY LIMITS. THE ORIGINAL NSSA WAS APPROVED IN JUNE 2022. THERE IS AN AMENDMENT APPROVED IN 2023. SECOND AMENDMENT IS REQUESTING TO ADD 10 ADDITIONAL ACRES TO THE AGREEMENT, TOTALING IN 1,400 SINGLE FAMILY EQUIVALENT CONNECTIONS. THIS AREA IS IN OUR SANITARY SEWER SERVICE DISTRICT, AND BY STATE LAW, WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE SANITARY SEWER SERVICE TO THIS AREA. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE AND THE DEVELOPER IS ALSO HERE AND AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. >> YOU GO BACK TO THE CC AND YOU SAID WE'RE OBLIGATED TO TAKE ON ALL THESE WASTEWATER CONNECTIONS BY STATE LAW? >> YES. THAT'S CORRECT. MR. LOWER, IF YOU COULD CONFIRM, PLEASE. >> IF IF YOU HAVE A PIECE OF PROPERTY IN YOUR EITHER WATER, WASTEWATER SERVICE CCN, YOU HAVE A DUTY TO PROVIDE CONTINUOUS AND ADEQUATE SERVICE, AND IF NOT, THEN THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS REMEDIES SUCH AS REMOVAL FROM YOUR CCN. THEREAFTER YOU CAN NO LONGER SERVE THE PROPERTY. THAT'S WHAT STATE LAW SAYS. >> WHEN IT COMES TO THESE RESIDENTS DOWN HERE IN THIS PROPERTY, THEY'RE GOING TO END UP PAYING A SEWER FEE, CORRECT? TO THE CITY? CAN YOU ELABORATE WHAT THEY WOULD PAY COMPARED TO SOMEONE THAT LIVES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS? >> WHEN THE BUILDING PERMIT IS PULLED, THEY WILL PAY A CONNECTION FEE OF $4,559 PER CONNECTION. THAT WILL COME TO THE CITY TO HELP MAINTAIN THE INFRASTRUCTURE. THEN THEN THE RESIDENTS MOVING FORWARD, THEY WILL PAY THEIR WATER AND SEWER BILL. IT GOES THROUGH OLIOCA, BUT THEY WILL PAY FOR THEIR SEWER SERVICE TO THE CITY OF PRINCETON. >> AT THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS I ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM L72025028. >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> I DO RECALL. MR. JOHNSON. >> YES. >> MISS TODD? >> YES. >> MR. WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> MR. RIFFOR. >> YES. >> MR. DEFFENBAUG. [02:25:01] >> YES. >> MR. LONG. >> YES. >> MOTION PASSED. >> MR. MAYOR, BEFORE MOVING ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, COULD WE POSSIBLY GO BACK TO ITEM L5 AND DO A REVOTE TO MAKE SURE IT'S ADEQUATELY REFLECTED IN THE RECORD? WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COUNTED THE VOTES PROPERLY. >> WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO L 5. THIS IS THE MORATORIUM CONSIDER A PROVE A MORATORIUM WAIVER APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY MR. LOUISE CABRERA FOR THAT CERTAIN 0.465 ACRE PURCELL R PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1309 MCKINNEY AVENUE, PRINCETON, TEXAS, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. LET'S DO A ROLL CALL, MR. JOHNSON? >> ABSTAIN. >> MISS TODD. >> ABSTAIN. >> MR. WASHINGTON? >> YES. >> GERFERS. >> YES. >> MR. DEFFENBAUG. >> NO. >> MR. LONG. >> YES. >> THAT'S THREE YES AND ONE NO. >> THE MOTION DOES NOT PASS BECAUSE YOU DON'T MEET YOUR CORE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE VOTE. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO A NEW MOTION. IT DOES NOT PASS. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE THREE YESES DENYING THE APPLICATION, ONE NO, AND TWO ABSTENTIONS. >> I ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> WE CANNOT TABLE THIS UNTIL WE GET FURTHER CLARIFICATION ON A CERTAIN WAIVER PERMITTED FOR THIS APPROVAL. >> NO. WE HAVE A STATUTORY TIMELINE THAT WE NEED TO MEET. >> GRANT, IF WE CAN'T GET A QUORUM VOTE EITHER WAY. >> FOR THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, WE NEED AN APPROVAL OR DENIAL FOR THIS ONE. WE NEED AN AFFIRMATIVE APPROVAL OR AFFIRMATIVE DENIAL. >> THAT'S PECULIAR. >> ATTORNEY LAURIE, IS IT OKAY IF I APPROACHED YOU AT THE BENCH? >> YEAH. NO, I GOT ONE QUESTION ABOUT THIS. WE'RE BOUND BY A TIME FRAME. IF THERE'S NO ACTION TAKEN BY THE CITY FOR THIS APPLICATION OR FOR THIS WAIVER REQUEST, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN UNDER THE LAW IF WE JUST IGNORE THIS? >> THAT'S LET UP TO INTERPRETATION. MY ADVICE WOULD BE TO AFFIRMATIVELY APPROVE OR DENY IT AND NOT LEAVE IT UP FOR INTERPRETATION. >> WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY? >> ONCE THE CITY RECEIVES A COMPLETE WAIVER APPLICATION. THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT THE CITY HAS TO OBTAIN. ONCE WE RECEIVE THAT, THERE'S A TIME FRAME IN WHICH IT HAS TO GO BEFORE COUNCIL TO EITHER APPROVE OR DENY THE APPLICATION. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW. >> WHAT'S THAT TIME FRAME? >> IT'S EITHER 10 OR 21 DAYS DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES. >> IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE, WHAT'S THE TIME? >> IN ORDER TO FIT WITHIN YOUR NEXT MEETING DATE, THIS IS THE TIME FRAME WE NEED TO STICK WITH. >> I LIKE TO. >> IT'S NOT A MOTION ON THE TABLE. THERE'S NOT A MOTION ON THE TABLE. >> THERE IS NO MOTION. ENTERTAIN MOTION. >> AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY MANAGER MASHBURN, I WILL FOR ITEM L5, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MORATORIUM WAIVER APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY LUIS. >> I HAD A SECOND. >> I' SECOND. >> I'LL TAKE YOU WORK MR. JOHNSON. >> YES. >> MR. HYDE. >> ABSTAIN. >> MR. WASHINGTON. >> NO. >> MR. JEFFER. >> NO. >> GERFERS, SORRY. >> YES. >> DE BARB? >> YES. >> MR. LONG. >> NO. >> MOTIONS. [02:30:05] >> THE MOTION PASSES. YOU ONLY HAVE ONE ABSTENTION, SO YOU MEET THE QUORUM, AND YOU HAVE A MAJORITY VOTE. >> THERE'S THREE NOS. IS DENIED. THE MOTION IS DENIED. WE RECEIVED MORE NOS THAN WE DID YESES. >> CORRECT. WE RECEIVED THREE NOS ONE OBTAIN AND TWO YESES. THE MOTION IS DENIED. WE'LL MOVE, MR. L8. >> THAT BRINGS US TO L82025021. CONSIDER APPROVING A REQUEST FOR ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA AND NOT FOR DISCUSSION OF THESE REQUESTS. >> I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR STAFF TO LOOK AT THE BUILDING AND SUBDIVISION PERMIT FORMS AND UPDATE THEM AS NEEDED. >> I HAVE THREE ITEMS TO ADD DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION FOR ORDINANCE REGARDING MAINTENANCE BOND. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION FOR FORENSIC AUDIT RFQ AND DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION FOR SWAT ANALYSIS WITH EMPHASIS ON PUBLIC SAFETY. >> IF I COULD HAVE MAYBE A WORK SESSION TYPE AGENDA ITEM CREATED, JUST TO HELP BRING SOME KNOWLEDGE ON WHAT A TYPICAL DEVELOPER COMES TO THE CITY. THAT WOULD BE DAY 1 WHEN THEY FIRST APPROACHED THE CITY WITH 1,000 HOME DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL TO THE TIME FRAME IT ACTUALLY TAKES FOR THEM TO ACTUALLY START BUILDING THOSE HOMES. BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF MISUNDERSTANDING THAT WHEN WE PUT THIS MORATORIUM IN THAT IT JUST IMMEDIATELY STOPS ALL HOME. BUT IN REALITY, IT'S STOPPING HOMES IN THE FUTURE. CORRECT. I THINK IT WOULD HELP TO HAVE A WORK SESSION OR SOMETHING TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE TIME FRAMES, AND IF YOU CAN HELP THAT OUT. >> THEN I HAVE ONE ITEM. I WANT US TO LOOK AT SOME TYPE OF ONLINE APPLICATION FOR OUR BOARDS. PERHAPS SOMETHING WHERE THE APPLICANT CAN DO A JUST A QUICK VIDEO INTERVIEW FOR THOSE THAT CAN MAKE IT OUT TO THE MEETINGS THAT WAY WE CAN HAVE SOME IDEA ABOUT THEM AND GET TO PUT A FACE TO NAME AND SO FORTH. I KNOW HIGHER VIEW IS A PLATFORM THAT I'M FAMILIAR WITH, SO, THAT'S IT. >> IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE? WE'LL MOVE TO THE REPORT AGENDA. [M. REPORT AGENDA] NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2025 AT 6:30. THEN, I INTEND A MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> NO, I'LL SAY. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >. 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