Feb 24, 2025 City Council

>> BUT IS THERE A PLAN TO PAY FOR THAT EXTRA?

>> YES. IT WOULD SAME OPERATING ACCOUNT THAT THAT WAS FUNDED FROM.

>> THEN ALSO, THEIR QUOTE SAID SOME ABOUT BONDS NOT BEING A PART OF THIS.

>> NOT FOR MAINTENANCE BONDS, WHICH IS PRETTY TYPICAL FOR ROADWAY MARKINGS BECAUSE THEY'RE INHERENTLY GOING TO GET DESTROYED.

MOST ROADWAY PAVEMENT MARKING COMPANIES DO NOT OFFER MAINTENANCE BONDS AS PART OF THEIR PACKAGE BECAUSE THERE'S

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A HIGH POTENTIAL THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME BACK AND REDO IT.

WE HAVE THE MATERIALS IN HOUSE TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK AND DO ANY TOUCH UPS OR ANYTHING TO ANY AREAS THAT FAIL.

WE'RE NOT REALLY THAT CONCERNED ABOUT A LACK OF MAINTENANCE BONDS.

PERFORMANCE BONDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT WILL STILL BE INCLUDED.

>> THOSE WERE THE ONLY QUESTIONS I HAD FOR YOU.

>> YES, SIR.

>> IS ANYBODY ELSE THAT HAS QUESTIONS FOR H.2? I ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME.

>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM H.2.

>> ON TO H.6 2025-02-24 R04,

[H6. 2025-02-24-R04 Consider approving a request from Forestar Group, Inc. for approval of HOA documents for a property being a 24.374 acre tract of land situated in the Sarah D. Terry Survey, Abstract No. 890, City of Princeton, Collin County, Texas; and take appropriate action.]

CONSIDER APPROVING A REQUEST FROM FOUR STAR GROUP, INCORPORATED FOR APPROVAL OF HOA DOCUMENTS FOR A PROPERTY BEING 24.374 ACRE TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE SARAH D. TERRY SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 890 CITY OF PRINCETON, COLLIN COUNTY, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

MR. CRAIG FISHER.

>> I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE.

DO YOU WANT SOME BACKGROUND ON THE ITEM OR WE CAN TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS?

>> WELL, I'M JUST GOING TO COMMENT THAT IT'S INTERESTING THAT WE PULLED TWO OF THESE AND ONLY ONE IS HERE BEFORE US.

BUT IN REVIEWING THESE DOCUMENTS, I WAS WONDERING IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE HOA DOCUMENTS ARE A LITTLE MORE CLEAR IN REGARDS TO WHAT IT IS THE RESIDENTS AND THE HOA ARE GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE ABLE TO READ A MAP OF THIS INTEGRATE OF A MAP WITH THESE TYPES OF DETAILS.

BECAUSE IN THEIR DOCUMENTS, THEY'RE SIMPLY STATING THE DEDICATED AREAS, BUT UNLESS YOU'RE ABLE TO READ THE MAP AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THOSE DEDICATED AREAS ARE, THOSE HOAS, THOSE RESIDENTS HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS THEY'RE TAKING ON, THE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO MAINTAIN, AND THAT IMPACTS THE FEES.

ARE THEY COLLECTING THEIR RIGHT FEES TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN ALL OF THAT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS BEING PUT ONTO THOSE COMMUNITIES? IT'S BEING WRITTEN SO VAGUELY, AND I DON'T THINK THAT OUR CITY SHOULD ACCEPT THAT.

I THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE ENSURING THAT WHEN THESE DOCUMENTS ARE BEING PUT TOGETHER BY THE DEVELOPERS, THAT IT IS SO CLEAR TO OUR RESIDENTS WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SO THAT WHEN THE DAY COMES, THAT A WALL CRUMBLES AND THE HOA IS GOING TO FIX IT, THEY HAVE THE MONEY.

THEY HAVE TO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR.

THESE DOCUMENTS, THEY'RE NOT CLEAR.

THEY ARE NOT RESIDENT FRIENDLY IN THE LANGUAGE, AND I THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE DEMANDING BETTER.

>> I'LL ADDRESS YOUR FIRST COMMENT.

THERE WERE TWO FINAL PLATS PULLED AT THE LAST COUNCIL AGENDA.

ONE OF THOSE IS PREPARED FOR APPROVAL TONIGHT.

THE OTHER IS STILL IN A REVIEW WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, SO YOU'LL SEE THAT ON A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM.

THEN I THINK IT'S A VALID POINT.

YOUR QUESTION IS GOOD ABOUT THOSE HOA DOCUMENTS.

I WOULD REFER YOU TO THE CORRESPONDING FINAL PLAT THAT CLEARLY WILL DICTATE WHICH LAND IS COMMON AREA LOTS THAT ARE THE HOA'S RESPONSIBILITY.

THOSE TWO DOCUMENTS WORK IN TANDEM TO THE HOA DOCUMENTS, REQUIRE THE HOA TO MAINTAIN THE COMMON AREA, THE FINAL PLAT WILL CLEARLY DESIGNATE WHICH LOTS ARE COMMON AREA LOTS.

>> YES, BUT HOW MANY RESIDENTS IN THIS ROOM CAN READ A FINAL PLAT AND EASILY IDENTIFY WHAT THOSE PUBLIC AREAS ARE SIMPLY FROM THAT STATEMENT.

>> SURE.

>> THAT'S MY CONCERN. JUST GOING FORWARD WHEN WE'RE WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPERS, I JUST ASK THAT WE REALLY PUSH ON ENSURING THAT IT IS RESIDENT FRIENDLY LANGUAGE AND THAT IT HAS CLEARLY STATED THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES, SO THEY'RE NOT BLINDSIDED.

>> NOTED. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

>> I ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR H.6.

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>> I GUESS A MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> I'LL SECOND OF THAT.

THEN WE'LL START WITH OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS.

[K1. 2025-061 Presentation and Discussion of 2024 Year in Review, presented by City Manager Michael Mashburn and Director Team.]

>> K1 2025-061, PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF 2024 YEAR IN REVIEW PRESENTED BY CITY MANAGER MICHAEL MASHBURN AND THE DIRECTOR TIM.

MIKE MASHBURN, CITY MANAGER.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT.

IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN ABLE TO PRESENT PUBLICLY. THIS WILL BE WONDERFUL.

THE AIR CONDITION JUST STOPPED, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, I WAS BEFORE YOU DURING THE ANNUAL REVIEW AND GAVE YOU A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF WHAT'S BEEN ACHIEVED OVER THE LAST YEAR.

I THINK YOU WERE SO MESMERIZED.

YOU SAID THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO SEE THIS.

WE'VE DISTILLED THIS INTO A PUBLIC VERSION.

BUT THE OLD SPORTS PLAYER IN ME CAME OUT AND SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, IT'S A TEAM GAME.

WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS COLLABORATIVELY WITH OUR TEAM BEHIND US.

BUT WE'VE ALSO BEEN IN HERE SINCE 5:00.

I THINK WE NEED TO WAKE UP A LITTLE BIT AND PARTICIPATE.

IS THAT OKAY WITH YOU ALL? WE'LL DO SOME TRIVIAL QUESTIONS? THAT FUN? COOL. IF NOT, I'LL GIVE YOU THE ANSWER. HOW'S THAT? WHAT WAS OUR POPULATION IN 2019? ANYBODY KNOW? MS. TODD, I KNOW YOU KNOW THIS. A LITTLE BIT HIGHER.

LOWER. 17,500 AND SOME CHANGE. YOU WERE CLOSE. GOOD JOB.

SO WHAT'S OUR POPULATION TODAY? NOW, CENSUS WILL SAY ONE THING, BUT WE HAVE WATER METERS THAT TELL US ANOTHER THING. ANYBODY KNOW?

>> [INAUDIBLE]

>> THAT'S CLOSE.

>> I'LL SAY 435.

>> HEY. I WON'T SAY THE EXACT NUMBER.

LET'S JUST SAY IT'S DOUBLE PLUS THAN 2019.

OUR WATER METERS TELL US WE GREW ALMOST OVER NIGHT IN FIVE YEARS.

A LOT OF THE PAIN POINTS WE'RE EXPERIENCING, SOME OF IT'S DUE TO GROW, SOME OF IT'S DUE TO JUST TIGHTENING SOME THINGS UP. I'LL GET TO THAT IN JUST A MINUTE.

THEN HOW MANY FULL TIME EMPLOYEES DOES IT TAKE TO RUN A CITY OF 40,000 PLUS? WE'VE SURVEYED SEVEN OF OUR NEIGHBORS, SO I CHEATED A LITTLE BIT.

I'LL GIVE YOU THE ANSWER. HOW'S THAT?

>> I WOULD SAY 350.

>> OH, MY GOODNESS.

DID YOU LOOK AT THE NOTES? [LAUGHTER] THAT IS SPECTACULAR. IT'S ABOUT 342.

NOW I'LL TELL YOU, ONE OF THE CITIES IN THERE HAS AN ESD.

THOSE NUMBERS WERE TAKEN OUT OF THERE.

ONLY 110, THEY SKEWED THE NUMBER.

SO IT'D BE ABOUT 355, 360. HOW MANY DO YOU THINK WE HAVE?

>> 250.

>> 210 TODAY, AND WE JUST ADDED SOME.

WE'RE WORKING ON LESS THAN 60% OF WHAT WE SHOULD HAVE TODAY.

THAT'S A CHALLENGE.

BUT WHAT ARE OUR PAIN POINTS? THIS IS A TRICK QUESTION.

>> DEVELOPMENT.

>> DEVELOPMENT IS ONE. I HEAR ALL OF THAT.

DRAINAGE IS A BIG PAIN POINT, DEVELOPMENT'S ONE.

IT'S LITERALLY EVERYTHING.

EVERYTHING ACROSS THE BOARD IS A PAIN POINT.

MIKE FIX THIS. WELL, THE GOOD THING IS WE'VE RECRUITED THE BEST OF THE BEST.

I'LL GET TO THAT IN JUST A SECOND. HOW DO WE SOLVE THIS? IT'S GOING TO BE MONEY, AND THAT'S SIMPLE.

IT JUST COMES DOWN TO MONEY.

BUT THAT'S GOING TO COME THROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SENATE BILL TOO CAPPED OUR ABILITY TO RAISE PROPERTY TAXES.

WE ALWAYS WANT TO KEEP THOSE AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.

WE DO HAVE ONE OF THE LOWEST PROPERTY TAX RATES AROUND.

NOW, CONVERSELY, A COUPLE OF THESE THINGS DON'T ADD UP TO ADDING A LOT OF STAFF.

LOWEST HOME VALUE IN THE AREA, LOWEST PROPERTY TAXES ARE PRETTY CLOSE TO IT, AND HIGHEST RELIANCE ON AD VALOREM, WHICH WOULD BE YOUR PROPERTY TAX.

WE NEED MORE BUSINESSES TO COME IN.

I WANT EVERYBODY OUT THERE TO LISTEN.

WE ARE BUSINESS FRIENDLY.

WE'RE READY AND WILLING TO ACCEPT YOU.

WHAT DID WE DO WHEN IT CAME IN.

WE'RE LAYING THE FOUNDATION.

THERE'S A FEW THINGS THAT WILL HIT ON.

FINANCE IS A BIG ONE.

I CAME IN TO AN AUDIT THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PRETTY CLOSE TO DONE AND WE HAD TO START FROM SCRATCH.

THAT WAS A CHALLENGE, AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAD A FINANCE DIRECTOR RETIRE, SO WE WERE WORKING ON PART TIME STAFF.

THAT WAS DIFFICULT.

THEN A BOND RATING, WE'RE SELLING A LOT OF BONDS FOR PARKS, 109.1 MILLION TO BE EXACT.

WE'VE ALSO ISSUED CO. ABOUT A WEEK INTO MY TENURE, I GOT PHONE CALLS SAYING, HEY, WE NEED TO RATE YOU. I SAID, NO, THANK YOU.

NOT UNTIL WE HAVE TIME TO PROPERLY ASSESS THE SITUATION, WE PUSH THAT TO JULY.

THEN A BUDGET RETREAT. IT IS THE FIRST TIME EVER, AND WE DID THAT. WE GOT AWAY.

WE HAD SOME TOWN HALLS AS WELL TO HEAR WHAT THE RESIDENTS HAD TO SAY, BUT WE NEEDED TO KNOW WHERE TO SPEND THE MONEY THAT WE HAD.

IDENTIFY REVENUE STREAM.

THERE'S JUST SOME CREATIVE WAYS.

THIS DOESN'T MEAN INCREASING TAXES.

IN FACT, WE MAINTAINED THE SAME TAX RATE.

IT WAS CREATIVELY FINDING A WAY TO EITHER CHARGE FOR MUDS,

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WHICH WEREN'T COLLECTING AT THE TIME.

CELL TOWER SERVICE AS WELL, PROPERTY WE OWN.

WE ALLOW CELL TOWERS TO COME ON THERE AND WE CAN GAIN $25,000 A YEAR REINVESTING CASH ON HAND, AND THEN SOME OTHER WAYS THAT WE CODE FINANCES THAT WE'RE ABLE TO FREE UP SOME FUNDS TO ADD SOME POSITIONS.

THEN PREPARE THE 2024-'25 BUDGET.

HAS ANYBODY READ THAT COVER TO COVER? NO. IT'LL PUT YOU TO SLEEP.

IF YOU WANT TO READ, I'VE READ THE WHOLE THING, IT'S FANTASTIC.

I WANT TO GIVE A LOT OF CREDIT TO SOPHIE RIGHT BEHIND ME AS WELL AS CHARLES COX.

THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB PREPARING THAT FOR YOU ALL.

THEN ENHANCED TRANSPARENCY.

WE HEAR THIS ALL THE TIME, BUT WE HAVE, IF YOU LOOK AT THE CHECK REGISTRY FROM A YEAR AGO TO TODAY, IT'S MUCH MORE DETAILED.

WE PUT A TON OF STUFF ONLINE.

IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, GO TO OUR WEBSITE, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF STUFF ON THERE.

BUT OUR TEAM IS ALSO PROACTIVELY ENGAGING IN TRANSPARENCY STARS, WHICH THERE'S ONLY ABOUT 6% OF THE MUNICIPALITIES IN TEXAS THAT ENCOUNTER THIS.

WE'RE ABOUT THREE STARS INTO IT OR ALMOST.

WE SHOULD HAVE FIVE BY THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR.

AND SO THAT'LL BE IMPRESSIVE TOO.

THEN JUST INTRODUCE BEST PRACTICES.

THERE SHOULD ALWAYS BE CHECKS AND BALANCES TO EVERYTHING WE DO.

WE'VE DONE SEVERAL OF THOSE THINGS NOW, WHICH HAS PUT US IN A MUCH MORE HEALTHY FINANCIAL POSITION.

CREATE A PATHWAY TO PAY AS YOU GO FINANCING.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? JUST MEANS LESS RELIANCE ON DEBT.

IF YOU'RE MANAGING YOUR MONEY SMART, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE OUT MORE DEBT AND PUT THAT ON THE BACK OF TAXPAYERS, WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO US.

SOPHIE, YOU'LL GET MORE INTO THIS IN JUST A MOMENT, BUT ALSO INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS IS A HALLMARK OF WHAT WE DO.

ROAD REPAIR AND CONSTRUCTION, I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO TURN AROUND.

ROUND OF APPLAUSE, OUR ROADS NEED REPAIR.

NO? OH, MY GOSH. WE'RE REDEVOTING MONEY.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. JUST SEEING IF YOU'RE LISTENING.

WE DO HAVE THAT UNDERWAY. TOM WILL TALK ABOUT THAT IN JUST A MOMENT.

I WANT TO ACTUALLY BACK UP.

I HEARD IT EARLIER TODAY, IT'S LIKE, WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE 17 MILLION? THE 17 MILLION WE'VE DEVOTED TO ROAD REPAIR IS THROUGH IMPACT FEES.

THOSE ARE DESIGNATED TO CERTAIN AREAS THAT CANNOT BE SPENT OTHER PLACES.

THESE JUST WEREN'T DEPLOYED BEFORE.

WE WENT TO $120,000 IN ROAD REPAIR TO NOW A $17,000,000 INFLUX THIS YEAR TO REPAIR THAT HAD ALWAYS BEEN THERE.

IT JUST NEEDED TO GET DEPLOYED.

WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THAT EMPHASIS MOVING FORWARD.

UTILITY REPLACEMENT PLAN.

ALL THE STUFF UNDERNEATH THE STREETS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT'S NOT CHEAP.

YOU CAN KICK IT DOWN THE CURVE FOR 10, 20 YEARS. WE DON'T DO THAT.

WE'RE GOING TO COME UP WITH A PLAN TO MAKE A SOLVENT IN THE FUTURE.

DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS.

I HEARD THIS A FEW TIMES TONIGHT, AND WE ARE VERY, VERY SENSITIVE TO THIS.

I TOO WOULD BE FURIOUS IF I LIVED IN ONE OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS.

WHAT OUR TEAM IS DOING IS WORKING DOUBLE TIME ON LESS THAN 60% OF THE STAFF THAT OTHER CITIES ARE TO TRY AND GET THIS RIGHT FOR YOU IN THE FUTURE.

COUNCILWOMAN TODD, I KNOW THIS IS A PAIN POINT. WE'RE ON IT.

THANK YOU. INTERNET UPGRADES.

IF YOU'VE BEEN AROUND PRINCETON FOR A MINUTE, YOU WISH YOUR INTERNET SERVICE WAS A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

PROBABLY ALSO CELL SERVICE.

I KNOW I DROP CALLS ALL THE TIME, OR I JUST GOT TO STRAIGHT HANG UP AND WAIT TILL I GET AROUND A DIFFERENT SPOT.

WE'RE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.

RICK WILL TALK ABOUT THAT IN JUST A MOMENT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING, BUT WE DEPLOYED THE ARPA FUNDS.

EVERY CITY RECEIVED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY BASED ON POPULATION SIZE ALL AROUND THE US.

THIS MONEY WAS ALWAYS THERE.

IT WAS ABOUT $3.1 MILLION IN OUR CASE.

SOME OF THAT WENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

CHIEF WATERS WILL TALK ABOUT THAT IN JUST A MOMENT, AS WELL AS CHIEF GAMMONS.

BUT WE'VE DEPLOYED A LOT OF THIS TOWARDS THE INTERNET UPGRADES AND CELL SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS.

>> WHAT ELSE ARE WE DOING? COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENTIAL BUILDING MORATORIUM.

I'VE HEARD IT CALLED A FAKE MORATORIUM.

I PROMISE YOU IT'S NOT FAKE.

ASK AT LEAST A DOZEN OF THE BUILDERS THAT TRIED TO COME IN HERE AND WE TURNED AWAY.

NOW, PART OF THIS IS WE'RE NOT HAPPY WITH THE BUILDING STANDARDS WE HAD IN PLACE.

OUR TEAM HAS DONE AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF WORK APPEARING BEFORE YOU ALL IN SEVERAL INSTANCES TO ENSURE THAT THESE ARE PROPERLY BUILT MOVING FORWARD.

I THINK WE'VE HEARD IT LOUD AND CLEAR.

PRODUCTION BUILDERS WITH INCENTIVES ARE NOT WELCOME HERE AT THIS TIME.

WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT A DEFINITE QUALITY HOUSING STOCK.

HOPEFULLY, WHERE YOU GRADUATE UP, WHERE YOUR FAMILY GROWS, YOUR INCOME GROWS, YOU CAN GROW WITH PRINCETON, TOO.

WE NEED TO UPDATE THE COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN.

I READ THAT BEFORE I GOT HERE.

IT WAS DONE IN 2019. IT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REDONE, WHICH WE'VE ALLOCATED IN THE BUDGET.

THANKS TO YOU, ALL, WHICH WE'RE UNDERWAY WITH RIGHT NOW, AND THAT'LL HAVE AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY INPUT.

BE READY FOR THOSE MEETINGS BECAUSE THERE WILL BE A LOT OF THEM.

BUT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT, WE'RE DOING THE PARKS AND TRAILS MASTER PLAN.

THESE TWO NEED TO SPEAK TO EACH OTHER.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE TRAILS THAT DON'T LEAD ON THE PATH TO NOWHERE.

IF YOU'RE FROM CALIFORNIA, WINCHESTER MYSTERY HOUSE HAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT PATHWAYS IN THAT HOUSE THAT LEAD TO NOWHERE.

WE DON'T WANT THAT HERE. IT NEEDS TO BE ONE COHESIVE PLAN.

I TALKED ABOUT THE BUILDING STANDARDS.

THEN WE RENEGOTIATE AND STOPPED DEVELOPMENT IS NOT ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY.

THERE WAS AT LEAST A DOZEN THAT WE TURNED AWAY.

THERE'S ONE THAT DID NOT HAVE A DEVELOPERS AGREEMENT PRIOR TO ME GETTING HERE THAT WE ALLOWED THROUGH THAT ALLOWED US TO GET TWO SCHOOL SITES TO SERVICE OUR CHILDREN.

THAT'S THE ONLY ONE WE'VE ALLOWED SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.

PUBLIC SAFETY. WE'RE NOTHING IF WE'RE NOT SAFE.

CHIEF WATERS IS GOING TO HAVE A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION.

I'M PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO PULL THEM AWAY,

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AS WELL AS CHIEF GAMES.

I THINK THEY'RE ALL EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW THINGS THAT THEY GOT TO DO SMART POLICING SMART FIRE.

BUT WE ADDED SOME CRITICAL POSITIONS. ARE WE WHERE WE WANT TO BE? NO, WE'RE NOT, BUT OUR RESPONSE TIMES, YOU'LL HEAR IN JUST A MOMENT ARE OUTSTANDING.

WE PURCHASED NEW VEHICLES.

WE WERE LEASING VEHICLES BEFORE.

WE'RE GETTING AWAY FROM THAT MODEL.

AGAIN, PAY AS YOU GO FINANCING, GETTING AHEAD OF THESE THINGS.

WE INTRODUCE BEST IN CLASS EQUIPMENT.

IF YOU ASK OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL WHAT WE HAVE, AND OTHER CITIES DON'T, WE'RE NOW NOT BEHIND THE CURVE LIKE WE USED TO BE.

WE'RE WELL AHEAD OF THE CURVE.

NOW WE'RE THE ENVY.

I'M ALMOST THINKING ABOUT A CAREER CHANGE, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.

JUST GO. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.

AGAIN WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE THE BODIES, HOW DO YOU LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY TO DO SMART POLICING, SMART FIRE, SMART EVERYTHING? WE'VE INTRODUCED SEVERAL MECHANISMS WE'LL TALK ABOUT SHORTLY.

THEN IMPLEMENTED NEW DIVISION.

COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ROLLING THROUGH, NOW WE STOP THEM.

WE GOT A GREAT FORCE THERE, AND WE'VE GOT SEVERAL OTHERS THAT I'LL LET THESE FOLKS TALK ABOUT.

THEN IMPROVE RESPONSE TIMES.

I'M PROUD TO SAY, ON THE POLICE SIDE OF THINGS, CHIEF WATERS AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT TODAY, WE'RE ABOVE BEST PRACTICE ON INDUSTRY STANDARDS.

HE'LL TALK TO YOU IN JUST A MOMENT.

QUALITY OF LIFE ENHANCEMENTS.

IT'S GOT TO BE DESIRABLE TO LIVE HERE, AND WE HAVE TO HAVE THINGS TO DO.

I WANT THINGS TO DO. DESIGN PARK SPAWN PROJECTS.

WE TORE UP THE OLD PROJECTS.

WE LISTEN TO WHAT PEOPLE WANT, LOOKED AT THE DATA, DID A BUSINESS PLAN FOR THIS, REWORKED SOME SITES, SO EVERY AREA OF THE CITY IS PROPERLY SERVICED FOR NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.

BUT IT'S GOING TO GIVE US AN IDENTITY.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT AT THE STRATEGIC RETREAT WAS, WHAT DO WE WANT TO BE KNOWN FOR? DO WE WANT TO HAVE AN IDENTITY? DO WE WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE TO COME HERE OR AS WE LIKE TO SAY, REVERSE THE TRAFFIC FLOW? THAT WILL HELP ALLEVIATE THE TRAFFIC ON THE ROADS IF YOU ALL DIDN'T HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE TO GET GROCERIES, TO GO TO PARKS, TO HAVE THINGS TO DO.

WE ENHANCED SPECIAL EVENTS, AND WE'RE ADDING SOME SPECIAL EVENTS.

WE DID JULY PARKS AND REC MONTH.

ALMOST EVERY DAY OUR TEAM DID SOMETHING, AND OVER 100, 200 PEOPLE CAME OUT EVERY DAY TO DO STUFF.

IDENTIFY A FUTURE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT.

WE'VE REWORKED SOME PROPERTY WE ALREADY OWN.

THE SIGNATURE PARK YOU SAW COULD ANCHOR THAT IN THE FUTURE, IF DESIRABLE.

I'LL TELL YOU, OUR TEAMS HAD MANY MEETINGS WITH PROMINENT DEVELOPERS.

I WAS PART OF THOSE, AND IT WAS NO THANKS.

YOU DON'T HAVE THE DEMOGRAPHICS YET.

I SAID, WHAT ABOUT NOW? WE SHOWED THEM WHAT COULD ANCHOR THAT.

THEY SAID, WELL, THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY. ARE YOU BUILDING THAT? I SAID, IT'S UP TO COUNCIL. BUT WE COULD.

THEY SAID, WELL, LET'S HAVE A CONVERSATION NOW.

INTENTIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

I'VE HEARD FROM PEOPLE.

I THINK WE'RE GOOD ON STORAGE FACILITIES, VAPE SHOPS, ETC.

LET'S GET REAL THINGS THAT OUR FAMILIES WANT THAT THEY CAN STAY HERE AND BE PROUD OF.

WE'VE HAD MANY, MEETINGS WITH FOLKS.

WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN ANNOUNCE SOME THINGS SHORTLY AND IMPROVE RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION.

ERIN MOODY, WHEN SHE CAME ON LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB WITH HER AND HER TEAM OF TWO WITH MALLORY THAT'S PART OF THAT AS WELL.

HOPEFULLY YOU SEE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PLATFORMS WERE ON, ALL OF THE NEW ENGAGEMENT.

WE CAN GET YOU NUMBERS IF YOU'RE CURIOUS, BUT IT'S GONE THROUGH THE ROOF SINCE THEY'VE TAKEN OVER THAT.

THEN CREATE A USER FRIENDLY WEBSITE.

WE'VE CALLED MANY OF THE OLD OUTDATED PAGES PEOPLE DON'T CLICK ON.

WE'VE MADE IT MORE USER FRIENDLY AND MORE ENGAGING AND MORE INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN FIND YOURSELF IF YOU WANT TO FIND IT.

THEN ALSO DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PLAN.

I THINK WE KNOW DRAINAGE IS AN ISSUE ALSO THERE.

WE WOULD LIKE THAT TO BE VIBRANT.

WE'RE BRACKETED BY TWO WONDERFUL DOWNTOWNS ON FARMERSVILLE AND MCKINNEY.

WHY CAN'T WE HAVE SOMETHING, TOO? YOU'LL SEE SOMETHING AT THE RETREAT THAT I THINK YOU'LL LIKE.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT.

THEN PURPOSEFUL PARTNERSHIPS.

WE NEED TO MULTIPLY RESOURCES, AND WE NEED TO LEVERAGE OUR PARTNERS COLLECTIVELY.

WE NEED TO GET ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.

THE PEDC PCDC HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL PARTNERS ON A LOT OF THESE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE, AND I KNOW WE HAVE A BOARD CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR OF THE PCDC THERE.

I THANK THEM FOR COMING. THE ISD.

THEY'VE BEEN A GREAT PARTNER IN WHAT WE DO AS WELL.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, HOW DO WE PARTNER ON BALL FIELDS? HOW DO WE PARTNER ON FACILITIES? HOW DO WE PARTNER ON VARIOUS THINGS THAT WE CAN BOTH BENEFIT FROM BECAUSE WE'RE ALL SERVING THE SAME POPULATION.

THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DID A PRESENTATION THERE TWO WEEKS AGO AND MET OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY, AND WE'RE GOING TO GET MORE INVOLVED THERE AS WELL.

THEN COLLIN COUNTY, WHAT WE'VE LEARNED IS AS WE GROW, WE'RE 10 SQUARE MILES, WE'LL EVENTUALLY BE 60 SQUARE MILES.

HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THE RIGHT HAND KNOWS WHAT THE LEFT HAND IS DOING? ANYTIME WE PUT A DEVELOPMENT IN, IT IMPACTS THEM AND VICE VERSA.

NOW WE HAVE QUARTERLY MEETINGS WHERE EVERYBODY GETS AT THE TABLE, TALKS ABOUT PAIN POINTS AND TALKS ABOUT PROJECTS COMING UP, SO IT DOESN'T SURPRISE ANYBODY ANYMORE.

IT'S THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, WHO HERE KNOWS THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF THINGS THAT THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO MAINTAIN.

IT'S NOT NEW NEWS, BUT WE'RE THERE TO PARTNER WITH THEM AND SEE IF THERE'S A JOINT PARTNERSHIP THAT CAN THEN LINK TO POTENTIALLY AN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT IN THE FUTURE.

THEN COORDINATING WITH OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES.

LET'S NOT BE ARROGANT TO THINK WE HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS.

WE'VE REACHED OUT TO SEVERAL OF OUR CITIES, FOUND BEST PRACTICES, AND HELPED SHARE INFORMATION.

THAT'S HOW WE'LL GET AHEAD WITH LESS STAFF IS LEVERAGING THAT TYPE OF THING.

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THEN PARTNER WITH PROMINENT DEVELOPERS.

THERE'S GOOD DEVELOPERS AND THERE'S PROBABLY ONES YOU DON'T WANT TO BE PART OF.

GOOD THING IS WE HAVE THE STAFF NOW THAT HAVE BEEN IN PLACE THAT HAVE DONE THIS FOR QUITE A WHILE THAT KNOW WHICH IS WHICH, AND WE CAN MAKE SURE WE BRING THE PROJECTS FORWARD TO YOU ALL.

I PROMISE I'M FINISHED SOON, EFFICIENCY MEASURES.

DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.

I DON'T LIKE TO JUST GUESS WHERE PEOPLE ARE GOING.

WE NOW USE PLACE OR AI.

THEY CAN GIVE US A POINT IN TIME TO TELL US EXACTLY HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE THERE, THE AGE DEMOGRAPHICS AND WHERE THEY GO AFTER THE FACT.

IF WE PUT SOMETHING IN, WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO TACO BELL AND BY BEING PRINCETON AFTERWARDS.

CREEPY, BUT WE DON'T KNOW YOUR NAME. DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.

THEN GIS, WE HAVE A TON OF INTERACTIVE MAPS ON THERE THAT YOU CAN SEE WHAT HAPPENED.

IF YOU THINK I'M LYING, GO AHEAD AND CHECK WHEN THE DEVELOPER AGREEMENT HAPPENED.

YOU CAN SEE HOW MANY UNITS ARE IN THAT, AND THEN WHERE WE'RE AT IN THE PROCESS, AS WELL AS SURVEYS.

WE HAVE A CITIZEN SATISFACTION SURVEY.

WE'RE GOING TO LISTEN TO THAT INFORMATION AND BRING THAT BACK TO COUNCIL DURING OUR STRATEGIC RETREAT AND BUDGET TREAT AND MAKE SURE WE FORM OUR BUDGET AROUND WHAT CITIZENS WANT.

THEN MERGING PROCESSES ONLINE.

ANYTHING WE CAN DO ONLINE RATHER THAN MAKING YOU COME IN.

WE WANT TO ALLOW THAT. WE WANT TO BE CUSTOMER FRIENDLY AS WELL.

WE'LL HAVE BOTH OPTIONS.

WEBSITE AUDIT, WHICH WE'RE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY AND MADE A TON OF HEADWAY ON A WORK ORDER SYSTEM INTERNALLY TO ENSURE THAT THINGS ARE GETTING LOST NOW.

WHEN I HEAR THINGS LIKE THE CITY WASN'T RESPONSIVE, THAT HURTS MY EAR.

I DON'T LIKE THAT.

WE'RE MAKING SURE WE STREAMLINE THINGS THERE.

THEN POLICY PROCEDURE REVIEW AND CREATION.

THERE'S A LOT OF OUTDATED POLICIES OUT THERE, A LOT OF ORDINANCES WE PROBABLY NEED TO LOOK AT.

WE'RE MAKING SURE WE REVIEW THOSE AND CREATE THEM WHEN NEEDED.

THEN LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY WHEREVER WE CAN AND IMPROVE COUNSEL INTERACTION.

A LOT OF YOU ALL, UNFORTUNATELY, YOU VOLUNTEER FOR THIS JOB.

NOBODY'S GETTING PAID? YOU TAKE A LOT OF HEAT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

BUT I CAN DO MY JOB BY HAVING THE ONE ON ONE WITH YOU SENDING YOU WEEKLY UPDATES AND MAKING SURE OUR MEETINGS RUN A LITTLE BIT MORE SMOOTHLY, WHICH HOPEFULLY, IF YOU REWOUND OVER A YEAR AGO, YOU'D SEE A DIFFERENCE.

THEN EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE.

NOW, HERE'S WHAT WE DO FOR THE EMPLOYEES. WHY DO I SAY THAT? BECAUSE IF WE'RE WORKING ON 60% OR LESS STAFF THAN WE NEED, WE NEED THE ABSOLUTE BEST OF THE BEST.

ANYBODY BEEN DOWN 380 IN RUSH HOUR? HARD TO GET HERE. NOT ONLY ARE WE DIFFICULT TO GET TO? WE WERE WELL UNDERPAID.

WHEN I GOT HERE, WE HAD DID A THIRD PARTY COMP PLAN BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE PAY BANS FOR PEOPLE.

WE HAD 14 STAFF MAKING BELOW THE MINIMUM, WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE TO ME.

NOT ONLY ARE WE ASKING THEM TO WORK AND DO MORE WITH LESS.

IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET HERE AND THEN STAY HERE TILL WHO KNOWS HOW LONG.

WE GOT TO PAY THEM APPROPRIATELY.

WE COMPED AGAINST 13 CITIES, NOT MY INFORMATION, NOT FALANS, BUT A THIRD PARTY DID THE STUDY.

NOW WE HAVE APPROPRIATE PAY BANS FOR PEOPLE.

EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM.

WHO KNOWS HOW IMPORTANT EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT IS? I TELL YOU WHAT? I READ A STAT. THEY DID A STUDY.

THEY SAID, ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS IS SHOWING EMPLOYEES YOU APPRECIATE THEM.

IN FACT, THE RESEARCH THAT THEY DID SAID IT COSTS A AN EMPLOYER $1,615 PER YEAR IF YOU DIDN'T APPRECIATE YOUR EMPLOYEES.

NOW, A CITY R SIZE, THAT'S OVER 350 $60,000.

THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY. SAYING THANK YOU GOES A LONG WAY.

IF YOU THINK SOMETHING NICE, SEND IT TO ONE OF THESE FINE PEOPLE, THEY'RE WONDERFUL.

BUT ALSO, IT CREATES MORE LOYALTY WITH WHAT WE DO. WE'VE DONE A LOT OF THINGS.

WE'VE DONE GALLOP POLL STUDY, WE'VE DONE CULTURE INDEX, MAKE SURE THE EMPLOYEE FITS WITH THE JOB FUNCTION, THE TEAM, ETC.

I THINK IF YOU TALK TO OUR PEOPLE, I'VE HEARD THIS OVER AND OVER.

NOW, THIS IS THE BEST PLACE THEY'VE EVER WORKED, AT LEAST INTERNALLY CULTURE.

THAT SAVES MONEY. CHIEF WATERS, HOW MUCH DOES IT COST IF WE LOSE AN OFFICER?

>> ROUGHLY $88,000 WITHIN TWO YEARS.

>> SIGNIFICANT. WE LOVE PD. PLEASE STAY.

>> THANK YOU.

>> COOL. WE'VE ENHANCED OUR RECRUITING PROCESS.

NOW WE'RE RECRUITING FROM THE BIG DOGS.

I'M PROUD TO SAY WITH FIRE, WE RECENTLY DID A RECRUITMENT FOR THREE POSITIONS.

WE HAD I BELIEVE 170 APPLICATIONS.

AM I CORRECT, CHIEF, PROBABLY? 170 APP. THAT WAS ABOUT 60 BEFORE.

WE'RE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT NOW.

REVAMPED ORG CHART MADE IT STREAMLINED, IF ANYBODY KNOWS, WHEN YOU REPORT TO YOU HAVE ONE PERSON, YOU HAVE DIRECT REPORTS, SIX OR LESS IS PROBABLY OPTIMAL.

WE WERE DOING WAY TOO MANY. THEN RECRUIT INDUSTRY BEST PERSONNEL.

SPEAKING OF, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO RICK IRVINE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT.

>> GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL. MR. MAYOR.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS ON THAT PAGE THAT REALLY GET ME EXCITED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO PRESENT TO YOU TODAY.

THE FIRST THING IS THE INVENTORY SYSTEM MANAGEMENT THAT WE ESTABLISHED WITH THE EQUIPMENT AND INVENTORY IN OUR NEW PROCESSES TO GET EQUIPMENT.

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IT RESULTED IN REDUCED COSTS FOR US AND SAVED OVER $194,000 ANNUALLY.

THE IT DEPARTMENT, I AM A PENNY PINCHER.

I NEGOTIATE, AND I GET MORE FOR FOR THE MONEY.

THAT'S EXACTLY HOW I ROLL AND EVERYTHING THAT WE GET IS SCALABLE.

THERE'S NO REVAMPING AND START, NOWHERE FROM SCRATCH.

ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE PROJECTS COMING OUT, IT DOESN'T JUST AFFECT THE INTERNAL PROCESSES, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS GOING ON WITH THE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PARKS AND ALL THAT.

WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE CAN SUPPORT ALL THAT.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE WE'RE GOING.

WE JUST GOT DONE.

I'M DOING WELL, I'LL GO DOWN ON THE LIST OF ORDER HERE.

THE WATCHGUARD SERVER UPGRADE.

THAT'S ANOTHER THING I NEGOTIATED.

IT WENT FROM $47,000, AND THEN WHEN WE FINALLY GOT APPROVED, IT WENT UP TO $70,000.

THEN I GOT IT DOWN TO $38,000 AND WE ADDED MORE EQUIPMENT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THE TICKETING SYSTEM, AS MR. MASHBURN SAID, WE HAVE A TICKETING SYSTEM PROCESS RIGHT NOW THAT ACTUALLY HELPS US KEEP TRACK OF ALL OUR TROUBLE TICKETS ON TOP OF ALL OF OUR ACTIVITIES GOING ON IN IT.

THE GIS DEPARTMENT JUST RECENTLY BECAME PART OF IT AS WELL.

THERE'S A TICKETING SYSTEM IN PLACE FOR THAT THAT DIDN'T EXIST BEFORE.

ANY PROJECTS THAT GO WITH THE GIS HAS ALSO TRACKED.

THE FIELD CAPABILITY FOR OFFICERS.

WE CAME UP WITH A WAY TO ALLOW THEM OFFICERS THAT WORK IN THE FIELD, AND DO THE REPORTS IN THEIR SQUAD CARS INSTEAD OF HAVING TO WAIT UNTIL THEIR SHIFT WAS OVER, COME INSIDE HERE AND DO IT, OR EVEN WAIT.

THE POINT OF THAT I'M SAYING IS BECAUSE IT ALLOWS THE OFFICERS TO STAY IN THE FIELD AND BE VISIBLE TO DETER CRIME.

ALSO, THE SAME THING WENT FOR THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS.

THEY USED TO HAVE TO WAIT AND LEAVE SCHOOL EARLY TO COME AND DO THE REPORTS. NOT ANY LONGER.

THEY CAN DO IT RIGHT FROM THE SCHOOL.

THE BROADBAND AND CELL TOWER PROJECTS.

THE BROADBAND, I CAN TELL YOU IS UNDERWAY.

THAT'S ANOTHER THING WE NEGOTIATED.

I INHERITED THIS PROJECT FROM PREVIOUS PERSONNEL.

AFTER TALKING WITH THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY THAT'S ACTUALLY PUTTING THIS BROADBAND PROJECT IN PLACE.

I'VE ALSO RENEGOTIATED THINGS WITH THEM TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR THE CITY AND THE RESIDENTS TO INCLUDE PUTTING WI FI IN THE PARKS THAT WEREN'T REALLY ORIGINALLY PART OF THE PROJECT.

EVERY PARK IS GOING TO BENEFIT FROM THIS BROADBAND PROJECT AND GET WI FI PUT INTO IT.

BUT THAT'S JUST GOING TO BE ONE PORTION OF IT.

I JUST MET WITH T MOBILE TODAY TO PUT SOME MORE REDUNDANT WI FI IN THE PARKS.

THAT'S ANOTHER DIRECTION WE'RE GOING, INCLUDING TO HELP PUT THE REDUNDANT WI FI IN ALL OUR CITY BUILDINGS.

THE COUNCIL CHAMBER UPGRADE.

THIS IS ONE THING I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THERE ON THE RIGHT BY THAT SPEAKER, THERE'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER GIANT MONITOR THAT'S GOING TO HAVE THE CLOSED CAPTIONING AND THE VOTING SYSTEM UP THERE, SO YOU CAN SEE.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT.

YOU'LL HAVE THE ABILITY TO PUSH THE BUTTON TO VOTE.

THAT'S GOING TO START ON ON MARCH 20TH, AND IT'LL BE DO BY THE 24TH.

THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF GOOD THINGS COMING.

THERE'S GOING TO BE SPEAKERS HANGING DOWN FROM, LIKE, THREE ROWS HERE.

EACH ROW IS GOING TO HAVE THREE SPEAKERS HANGING DOWN, SO IT'LL BE EASIER TO HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON.

THERE'S GOING TO BE A WHOLE LOT MORE CONTROLS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

FOLLOWING THAT PROJECT, ALL THE COUNCIL OR THE CONFERENCE ROOMS WILL BE UPGRADED TO TWO MICROSOFT TEAMS ROOMS, WHICH, IF YOU WANT TO START A MEETING, YOU JUST SNAPSHOT THE PARK CODE AND IT'LL START THE MEETING UP.

IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT TO HAVE PEOPLE COME IN AND SEE THE TOP OF THE LINE CONFERENCE ROOMS HERE AS WELL.

>> THE RP FUND UTILIZATION THAT WAS MENTIONED BEFORE.

IT ALSO INCREASE THE PUBLIC SAFETY.

WE'VE GOT UP-TO-DATE EQUIPMENT ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST YEAR TO KEEP OUR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS SAFE.

THEY CAN BE FOUND WITH TECHNOLOGY WITH THEIR HANDHELD MICROPHONES THAT HAVE GPS CAPABILITIES WITH LCD ON IT THAT SHOWS WHERE EACH OFFICER IS LOCATED IN CASE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS.

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THEY WON'T HAVE TO GUESS WHERE THEY'RE LOCATED.

THEY CAN FIND THEM AT PINPOINT AND GO RIGHT TO THEM.

A SECURITY OPERATION CENTER OR A SOC FOR A PRICE OF ABOUT MAYBE A TENTH OF WHAT WE CAN HIRE ONE PERSON.

WE HAVE AN OPERATING CENTER THAT'S MONITORING OUR TRAFFIC, 24/7.

BELIEVE ME, IT'S WORKING BECAUSE THERE ARE TIMES THAT WE GET NOTIFICATIONS THAT THERE'S SOMEBODY OUT IN A FAR AWAY LAND TRYING TO ACCESS YOUR E MAILS AND IT CUTS IT OFF AT THE SOURCE.

WE KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT'S COMING FROM IN THE IP ADDRESS AND SUCH, SO THAT PROCESS IS REALLY COOL FOR 20 GRAND WHERE WE GET A WHOLE 24/7 DEPARTMENT THAT WORKS WITH US.

IN THE CITY HALL, BACKUP IN INTERNET, I KNOW IT'S FRUSTRATING, ESPECIALLY FOR ME IF A LINE GETS CUT OUT THERE AND WE LOSE INTERNET.

RIGHT NOW, WE JUST PUT OUR FABRIC MESH IN PLACE THAT'LL ALLOW OTHER BUILDINGS TO TALK BACK AND TAKE OVER IF ONE GOES DOWN.

FIRE STATION 2 IS OUR BACKUP OPERATING CENTER.

IF THIS GOES DOWN, THAT'LL TAKE OVER AND PUSH INTERNET BACK THIS WAY, AND SO ON.

WE'RE ALSO ON TOP OF THAT, GOING TO GET AT&T BACK UP HERE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY HALL SO IT'LL BE FAIL OVER IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO OUR MAIN INTERNET LINE, IT'LL COME UP AND RUNNING.

THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IF RESIDENTS WANT TO COME AND PAY BILLS, WE DON'T HAVE TO TURN THEM AWAY.

THE AT&T BACKUP IS ACTUALLY UNDERWAY AS WE SPEAK AND THAT SHOULD BE READY TO GO BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK.

ALSO PART OF MY NEGOTIATION TODAY WITH T MOBILE WAS TO ALLOW THEM TO PUT BACK UP INTERNET AND SPOTS THAT WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE A BACKUP INTERNET IN FOR A WHOLE LOT LESS THAN GOING THROUGH AND USING COMPANIES LIKE SPECTRUM.

FOR A TENTH OF THE DOLLAR, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND PUT SOME MORE IN THERE.

THE WHOLE IDEA IS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S TALKING TO EVERYBODY AND NOBODY GOES DOWN.

WE ALSO IMPLEMENTED A SHAREPOINT REPOSITORY, WHICH ALLOWS FURTHER STREAMLINING OF INVOICES.

INSTEAD OF HAVING EMAILS GO BACK AND FORTH AND GET LOST THE EMAIL, THERE'S A CENTRALIZED REPOSITORY WHERE WE CAN MOVE OUR INVOICES TO CODE THEM PROPERLY AND KEEP TRACK OF THEM A LOT EASIER.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? I APPRECIATE YOU ALL.

IT'S REALLY A PLEASURE WORKING WITH EVERY ONE OF YOU.

I JUST REALLY ENJOY THIS TEAM VERY MUCH.

LIKE I SAID, LIKE MR. MASHBURN SAID, I CAN SPEAK FOR THE IT DEPARTMENT.

WE'VE CAUGHT QUADRUPLE IN SIZE SINCE I STARTED, WHICH IS A TEAM OF FOUR, AND WE'RE DOING REALLY GREAT THINGS.

AND WE REALLY CARE ABOUT THE RESIDENTS AND YOU ALL. THANK YOU.

>> AS AN ANDROID USER, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND HELPING ME GET SITUATED WITH THE IPHONE AND ALL OF THAT STUFF, SINCE THAT'S WHAT WE USE AS COUNCIL MEMBERS.

YOUR PATIENCE HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY SO DEEPLY APPRECIATED BECAUSE IT'S TOUGH.

>> IT'S MY PLEASURE. I ENJOY EVERY CONVERSATION WITH EVERYBODY.

THERE'S NO HARD THING FOR ME TO FIX AND YOU ALL ARE WONDERFUL. MY PLEASURE.

>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR ESCOBAR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS CRAIG FISHER, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, AND I'M PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES INTERVIEW 2024.

I DO WANT TO GIVE JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND TO ME PERSONALLY.

IT'LL MAKE SENSE IN A MINUTE, BUT I LIVED IN PRINCETON FOR SIX YEARS BEFORE I TOOK ON THIS JOB WITH THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY.

I WANT TO SEE IT GET BETTER.

I WANT TO SEE THE IMPROVEMENTS MADE.

I HEAR THE RESIDENTS.

I KNOW THAT THERE'S ISSUES.

I KNOW THERE ARE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE CORRECTED MOVING FORWARD.

PAST PROBLEMS THAT NEED TO BE RECTIFIED.

I'M HERE TO SERVE YOU ALL, AND I'M PROUD TO BE A RESIDENT AT PRINCETON AND TO WORK FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

I LOVE MY TEAM.

I HAVE 11 MEMBERS OF THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING HARD TO DO PLAN REVIEWS, DO BUILDING INSPECTIONS, AND MAKE SURE THAT THINGS ARE DONE PROPERLY AND TO CODE.

DURING 2024, WE PLAYED A PART IN IMPLEMENTING THE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING MORATORIUM.

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MR. MASHBURN TOUCHED ON THAT.

WE DO FIELD CALLS DAILY FROM DEVELOPERS LOOKING TO BUILD IN PRINCETON AND WE HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE MORATORIUM.

WHILE YOU MIGHT NOT SEE THOSE APPLICATIONS.

IT'S BECAUSE WE'RE IN THAT MORATORIUM WE'RE HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS DAILY, AND WE'RE LETTING DEVELOPERS KNOW THAT THE BAR IS BEING RAISED FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

EARLIER IN THE YEAR, WE REVAMPED OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT.

I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THAT IS ONGOING, THAT WE ARE TRYING TO CHANGE THE WAY THAT WE ENFORCE CODES TO BE HARD ON THE PROBLEM WITH SOFT ON THE PEOPLE.

A MORE DIPLOMATIC APPROACH TO ENFORCING CODE IN THE CITY.

THIS WAS TOUCHED ON BRIEFLY, BUT WE DID LAUNCH SEVERAL NEW MAPS AS WE HIRED A FULL TIME GIS STAFF AT THE BEGINNING OF 2024.

VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED THERE.

IN PARTICULAR, I NOTED THE LAND ENTITLEMENTS MAP, WHICH I WAS ABLE TO PRESENT TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION LAST WEEK.

THIS IS A FANTASTIC TOOL TO SEE WHAT IN THE CITY HAS BEEN ENTITLED PREVIOUSLY.

YOU CAN VIEW THAT DASHBOARD, SEE EXISTING SUBDIVISIONS, THE NUMBER OF UNITS.

THEN YOU CAN ALSO SEE UPCOMING SUBDIVISIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN ENTITLED, TO HAVE AN APPROVED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

YOU CAN SEE HOW MANY UNITS ARE PROPOSED.

IT'S A FANTASTIC TOOL.

APPRECIATE ANY FEEDBACK TO MAKE IT BETTER.

IT'S A GREAT RESOURCE TO HELP THE RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND WHAT'S COMING AND TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT WITH THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY.

RESIDENTIAL BUILDING STANDARDS.

WE WORKED HARD IN THOSE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

WE ARE CLOSE TO HAVING A FINAL DRAFT.

I ANTICIPATE BRINGING THAT TO YOU MARCH 24, BEEN IMPLEMENTING SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS THAT HAVE COME UP IN COUNCIL MEETINGS, INCLUDING YOURS, MR. LONG, TWO WEEKS AGO, RATHER, ABOUT THE PHASING.

WE'RE WORKING THAT IN THERE AND WE'LL HAVE A FINAL DRAFT FOR YOU.

THIS WILL BE A FANTASTIC TOOL THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO TURN DEVELOPERS TO AND LET THEM KNOW.

THIS IS THE STANDARD THAT PRINCETON EXPECTS.

I'M REALLY PROUD OF THAT PROJECT AND LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING IT ADOPTED.

AS NOTED, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON OUR WEB PAGE TO MAKE IT EASIER TO NAVIGATE AND HAVE INFORMATION READILY AVAILABLE TO THE DEVELOPING COMMUNITY TO THE DEVELOPERS.

IN 2024, OUR DEPARTMENT ISSUED 1,968 SINGLE-FAMILY PERMITS. THAT'S A LOT.

THOUSANDS OF INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED, 28,000 PLUS INSPECTIONS.

THAT INCLUDES ALL TYPES, SIGNS, RE-INSPECTIONS.

THERE'S A LOT OF WORK GOING ON IN THE CITY, AND I'M PROUD OF MY TEAM FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THEY'VE PUT IN.

I DO WANT TO CLOSE WITH THE COMP PLAN THAT MR. MASHBURN NOTED.

I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT PROGRAM.

REDOING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IT WILL BE A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM OUR RESIDENTS, HEAR FROM YOU ALL, HEAR FROM OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS OF WHAT YOU WANT PRINCETON TO LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE.

I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL HAVE.

>> IT'S NOT A QUESTION, BUT I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT I PICK ON YOU.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR TO EVERYONE THAT I HAVE A DEEP RESPECT FOR YOU.

I KNOW WHAT IT IS YOU WALKED INTO, WHAT YOU WERE HANDED WHEN YOU WALKED IN THE DOOR, AND ANYONE WHO SITS DOWN AND LOOKS AT THE MAPS AND LOOKS AT HOW THINGS BEEN PLANNED PRIOR TO YOU COMING HERE TO WHAT IT IS NOW CAN SEE WITHOUT A DOUBT THE VAST CHANGE THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT TO YOUR DEPARTMENT.

I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR IT AND I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THE ONLY REASON I KEEP BRINGING UP STUFF WITH THIS DEPARTMENT IS BECAUSE I WILL BE FIGHTING TOOTH AND NAIL NEXT MONTH THAT BUDGET TO GET MORE FUNDING FOR THIS DEPARTMENT, BECAUSE YOU ARE THE SPINE OF THE GROWTH OF THIS CITY.

EVERYTHING YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENT DO HELPS OUR CITY GROW, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU AND YOUR CREW ARE FULLY SUPPORTED IN EVERYTHING YOU NEED, BECAUSE WHATEVER YOU TOUCH, WHATEVER YOU DO IS BENEFICIAL FOR OUR PEOPLE, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'VE GOT WHAT YOU NEED, AND YOU ARE SO GREATLY APPRECIATED FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.

>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

>> THANK YOU.

>> ERIN.

I'M GOING TO TAKE A PAGE FROM MR. MASHBURNS BOOK, AND WE'RE GOING TO PLAY ONE ROUND OF TRIVIA.

HOW MANY POST DO YOU THINK THE MARKETING TEAM OF TWO MADE ON SOCIAL MEDIA IN 2024, AND THAT'S X, WHICH WE JUST ADDED, NEXT DOOR, WHICH WE JUST GOT BACK ON, INSTAGRAM, WHICH WE JUST ADDED AND 5-7 FACEBOOK PAGES.

MR. JOHNSON, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU KNOW?

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>> YEAH, 3,427.

>> THAT'S A LITTLE BIT HIGH. GO AHEAD. ANYBODY ELSE?

>> I'LL JUST SHOOT 1'550.

>> OKAY, LITTLE LOW.

DO YOU GUYS NOT WATCH PRICES RIGHT GROWING UP ON YOUR DAYS OFF? I'M SORRY.

>> TWENTY FIVE HUNDRED.

.>> YOU'RE THE CLOSEST.

I WAS 2,406. FOR A TEAM OF TWO, WE'RE SMALL IN STATURE AND SMALL IN DEPARTMENT SIZE.

THAT REPRESENTS A 39% INCREASE OVER 2023.

THAT'S SIGNIFICANT.

THAT'S 100% INCREASE IN VIDEO VIEWS.

OUR TOTAL VIDEO VIEWS WAS 203,000.

OUR IMPRESSIONS WERE 4.5 MILLION, WHICH IS A 94% INCREASE OVER 2023.

THE STAT THAT I'M MOST PROUD OF, BECAUSE ENGAGEMENT IS MY THING, WE HAD 64,000 PLUS ENGAGEMENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WHICH IS A 74% INCREASE.

THAT'S HUGE IN A COMMUNITY THAT'S GROWING AS FAST AS WE ARE.

I'M JUST GOING TO HIT SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT IN 2024.

A BIG THING TO ME WAS SWITCHING OUR QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER TO WEEKLY THERE'S SO MUCH THAT GOES ON IN THE CITY.

WE CANNOT WAIT TO A QUARTER TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION.

SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD DO TWO NEWSLETTERS A MONTH.

THAT'S COMING AT SOME POINT.

WE HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN BRANDING OUR GRAPHICS AND MARKETING THE CITY LOGO.

WE'VE PUSHED OUT NEW INITIATIVES FOR THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR NEW PRINCETON PLAYS PROGRAM.

WE CREATED OUR FIRST STRATEGIC PLAN AND FIRST STRATEGIC REPORTS FOR THE CITY.

WE HAVE BEGUN TO OVERSAW THE WEBSITE.

I THINK WE HAVE DELETED SOMETHING AROUND 1,300 DOCUMENTS OR MADE 1,300 CHANGES.

I LOOKED AT THE DATA EARLIER TODAY.

I'M SORRY, I CAN'T REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT MR. MASHBURN, WILL SHARE THAT WITH YOU.

WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A COMMUNICATIONS PLAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT AND FOR THE CITY, A CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS PLAN, AND A MEDIA RELATIONS POLICY.

WE'VE BUILT UP OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES, THE PEOPLE THAT SERVE IN MY ROLE, AND THEN THE PEOPLE THAT SERVE IN OTHER CAPACITIES IN THOSE CITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, WE RELY ON EACH OTHER AND WE ACT WITH BEST PRACTICES.

THEN WE'VE REBRANDED OUR PRINCETON CODE RED TO PRINCETON ALERTS TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE HOME, THE NEED FOR PRINCETON RESIDENTS TO SIGN UP.

THIS IS FOR OUR EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.

WE'VE NETTED ABOUT 750 NEW USERS SINCE APRIL 29 WHEN I CAME ON WITH THE CITY.

WE ESTABLISHED A MAJOR PROJECTS PAGE.

I DID SEE MR. JOHNSON.

YOU SHARED THE MAJOR PROJECTS PAGE OVER THE WEEKEND.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO SHARE THAT AS WELL.

THAT'S REALLY IT FOR MY HIGHLIGHTS.

DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR HAVE QUESTIONS FOR ME?

>> WE JUST WANT TO KNOW WHEN YOU SLEEP, BECAUSE I'VE SEEN THOSE LATE NIGHT POSTS.

>> USUALLY BETWEEN LIKE 9:00 AND ABOUT 2:00 AM.

ANYTHING ELSE? [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

>> I THINK MR. MASHBURN WAS RIGHT.

I WILL TRY TO STICK WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME.

>> CHIEF WON THE PRESENTATION [INAUDIBLE] HE'S ONE.

>> YEAH. WHAT WE DID SO IN ORDER TO STAY WITHIN THAT CERTAIN TIMELINE, WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS THE 2024 AND THE REPORT.

LET ME SEE THAT REAL QUICK, TIFFANY.

I BELIEVE WAS GOING TO GO TO MR. MASHBURN. IF THE CAMERA CAN SEE ME.

WHAT WE'RE GOING TO END UP DOING ON THIS IS FOR TRANSPARENCY REASONS, WE ARE GOING TO POST THIS UP ON OUR CITY PRINCETON WEBPAGE.

ALSO, I KNOW WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF OUR CPA PEOPLE IN THE HOUSE.

THIS IS THE SAME REPORT THAT WE SHOOT OUT TO YOU ALL THE NIGHT THAT I SPOKE.

IT WAS A GOOD LECTURE, SO THE BEST LECTURE EVER.

WE ARE RUN OF THE CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, TOO.

I WAS ABLE TO GIVE OUR LECTURE 2, ONE WEEK AGO.

TREMENDOUS YEAR FOR THE PD.

WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH SOME COMPARISONS AS FAR AS 2023 VERSUS 2024, WHERE ARE WE AT FOR CALLS FOR SERVICE, AVERAGE RESPONSE TIMES, ALL THAT ARE GOOD SUFFER.

OUR CALLS FOR SERVICE IN 2023 WAS 19,333 2024 WE RAISED THAT UP TO 21,141 CALLS FOR SERVICE.

THAT'S THE AMOUNT OF TIMES THAT AN OFFICER WENT OUT TO CALL.

OUR AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME IN 2023 WAS SIX MINUTES AND 31 SECONDS.

AS SOON AS AN OFFICER GOT NOTIFIED BY DISPATCH, IT TOOK US ROUGHLY SIX MINUTES AND 31 SECONDS TO GET THERE.

2024, WE WERE ABLE TO DROP THAT DOWN BY

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SOME HEAT MAPPING AND INTELLIGENCE LED POLICING TO THREE MINUTES AND 41 SECONDS.

[APPLAUSE] BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE CORE PRINCIPAL VALUES THAT WE ARE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT WITHIN THE CITY OF PRINCETON POLICE DEPARTMENT, RESPECT INTEGRITY OF SERVICE AND EXCELLENCE, AND JUST MAKING SURE THAT OUR CITIZENS ARE TAKEN CARE OF.

WE DO LOOK AT THE AVERAGE TIME ON SCENE FOR POLICE OFFICERS AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WE SPEND ON CALLS, WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE TAKING THAT TIME TO SIT THERE AND EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE, THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT THEY HAVE.

IN 2023, WE SPENT 21 MINUTES AND SEVEN SECONDS ON AVERAGE ON CALLS FOR SERVICE.

THAT'S A LITTLE BIT TIME TO GET OUT THERE AND CRIMES GOING ON, ALL THAT STUFF.

WE'RE ABLE TO RAISE THAT NUMBER UP, WHICH IS AN ABSOLUTE VALUABLE THING TO 24 MINUTES AND 31 SECONDS.

A GOOD JOB BY THE OFFICERS ON THAT AS WELL.

WE DID HAVE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN ACCIDENTS.

IN 2023 WE HAD 720 ACCIDENTS WITH THE ROUGH 26-28% GROWTH.

WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE THIS NUMBER INCREASE DRAMATICALLY, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO STAY BELOW THE 26-28%, WHICH WE ENDED UP AT 763.

I DO THINK THE HEAVY AMOUNT OF POLICE OFFICERS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HIRE IN THIS LAST YEAR, AND WE'RE STILL GETTING MORE POLICE OFFICERS THAT ARE COMING THROUGH THE DOOR THIS YEAR AND THEN ALSO, MR. MASHBURN WAS ABLE TO TALK TO ABOUT OUR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE UNIT.

YOU'LL SEE THAT UNIT OUT THERE HE'S GOING TO STOP ON ALL THE BIG RIGS, BIG TRUCKS, AND ALL THAT STUFF THAT'S GOING UP AND DOWN THE ROAD.

HE'S ABLE TO PUT A DAMPER ON SOME OF THAT TOO, AS WELL.

OUR TRAFFIC STOPS HAVE INCREASED 6,721-9260.

>> OUR CID CASES, WE INCREASED FROM 1,137, AND THESE ARE ACTIVE WORKABLE CASES TO 1,743, OUR PRIORITY 1 CASES, WHICH IS YOUR TOP TIER.

TOP 1 CASES INCREASE ROUGHLY 100, FROM 436-536.

THEN I'M GOING TO SWITCH OVER TO OUR SRO DIVISION, SRO CASES.

WE ALSO DOUBLED UP OUR SRO, ONE THING I DID TELL YOU, IS WE ACTUALLY INCREASED THE NUMBER OF DETECTIVES LAST YEAR.

WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF REVAMPING THAT WE HAD TO DO.

WHENEVER I FIRST TOOK OVER, WE ONLY HAD ROUGHLY ABOUT ONE-AND-A-HALF DETECTIVES.

WHENEVER I FIRST TOOK OVER, WE HAVE SIX NOW.

WHENEVER I FIRST TOOK OVER, WE HAD ABOUT TWO SROS, WE HAVE SIX NOW, AS WELL.

Y'ALL RECENTLY HELPED ME GROW THE SRO PROGRAM. THIS LAST YEAR.

WE WENT FROM 785 CASES LAST YEAR TO 1,714 RESPONDED CASES FOR THE SROS.

REPORTS. THEY WENT FROM 80 REPORTS LAST YEAR TO 143, AND THE UNFORTUNATE PART, SO I DON'T REALLY LIKE SEEING THE ARREST STATUS GO UP IN SRO BECAUSE THAT'S OUR TIME TO USE DIVERSION TACTICS.

THAT'S OUR TIME TO DIVERT KIDS AND ALL THIS STUFF.

WE DID JUMP FROM 32 ARREST IN 2023 TO 47 ARRESTS IN 2024.

I DO NOT LIKE SEEING THAT NUMBER GO UP, BUT SOMETIMES, SOME CIRCUMSTANCES CAN DICTATE THOSE NUMBERS.

WHAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU IS SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND SO I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

I'M GOING TO MENTION A COUPLE OF THINGS.

WE HAD RICK FROM IT UP HERE.

HE WAS A BIG ASSET IN SOME OF THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND SOME OF THESE THINGS WE WERE ABLE TO GET THROUGH THE ARPA FUNDS.

I HAD MR. MASHBURN UP HERE, ABSOLUTE HUGE ASSET AS FAR AS HELPING US FIND MONEY, REALLOCATE MONEY AND ALL THIS STUFF.

SOPHIE BEHIND ME, CHARLES COX WAS THERE AND ALL THIS STUFF.

BUT THE THING WE REALLY DON'T TALK ABOUT IS EVERY SINGLE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT HEAD, AND ALL OTHER STAFF, THAT SIT HERE WORKING BEHIND US TOGETHER.

MONEY HAS TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE, AND SOMETIMES SOME OF THESE DEPARTMENTS, THEY'RE GIVING UP THE MONEY TO HELP OTHER DEPARTMENTS GROW.

YOU GOT A ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL TYPE THING.

WE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR THIS YEAR WITH NPD, EVEN THOUGH WE HAD A TREMENDOUSLY HARD YEAR.

WE EXPERIENCED OUR FIRST OFFICER PASSING, OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING, OFFICERS GETTING HURT.

WE HAD FOUR OR FIVE ACCIDENTS WITHIN THE SQUAD CARS, NOT OUR FAULT.

BUT FOUR OR FIVE ACCIDENTS WITHIN THE SQUAD CARS AND ALL THAT STUFF.

WE HAD A TREMENDOUSLY HARD YEAR.

BUT I PROMISE YOU THIS, IF IT WASN'T FOR THE SUPPORT FROM COUNCIL, AND IF IT WASN'T FROM THE SUPPORT FROM MR. MASHBURN AND THE DIRECTORS AND EVERYBODY SITTING AROUND IN THE COMMUNITY, ABSOLUTELY HUGE SUPPORT, WE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE IT THROUGH THIS YEAR.

I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 20 PLUS YEARS, AND I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME.

I PROMISE YOU WE WOULDN'T HAVE MADE IT.

I KNOW EVERYBODY'S BEEN GIVING ROUNDS APPLAUSE, BUT I APPLAUD Y'ALL, AND I APPLAUD THE DIRECTORS. THANK A VERY MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] WITH THAT BEING SAID, THESE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

MAN, I CAN GO THROUGH EVERYTHING.

I DID PUT IT WITHIN THE REPORT.

YES, MA'AM. THAT WAY YOU CAN GO THROUGH THERE.

I DID JUST WANT TO BRAG ON SOMETHING.

I DID HAVE TO TALK TO ONE OF MY OFFICERS.

HE'S ONE OF THE CMV GUYS TODAY.

A PREMIER AGENCY, ALLEN POLICE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT BECAUSE WE RECENTLY IMPLEMENTED THE NEW AND BLUE PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE E-CITATION THING THAT WE'RE TALKING TO Y'ALL ABOUT, PUTTING IT ON THE PHONE, ALL THAT.

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THEY WERE COMING OUT, AND THEY WERE ASSESSING OUR PROGRAM TO SEE HOW WE WERE DOING.

IT'S JUST ALWAYS GREAT WHENEVER YOU HAVE THESE BIGGER AGENCIES THAT'S COMING TO LOOK AT US AND TO SEE HOW WE'RE DOING THAT AND HOW'S IT GOING AND ALL THAT STUFF.

YOU SEE OUR OFFICERS, DETECTIVE RIZZO, IF YOU DON'T MIND GO AHEAD AND STAND UP.

SORRY TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. YOU SEE THAT ONE OF OUR BRAND NEW VESTS THAT'S OUT THERE.

THAT'S A LOAD BEARING VEST, THAT'S AN ACTIVE SHOOTER VEST AS WELL, TOO.

THAT WEIGHS LESS THAN THE REGULAR VEST THAT SHE WAS WEARING.

EVERY SINGLE OFFICER THAT YOU SEE DETECTIVE SCOTT IN THE BACK, EVERY SINGLE OFFICER THAT YOU SEE NOW IS WEARING AN ACTIVE SHOOTER VEST, INSTEAD OF JUST A REGULAR BULLETPROOF VEST.

WE'RE IMPLEMENTING ALL THESE PROGRAMS THAT ARE IN THERE, AND JUST CHANGING THAT CULTURE JUST A LITTLE BIT AT THE TIME.

THAT WAY, EVEN THE BIGGER AGENCIES ARE LOOKING DOWN AND SAYING, THEY WANT TO BE A PART OF THAT.

THAT'S THE REASON WHY YOU WERE THERE AT THE SWEAR INS TODAY.

WE'RE ABLE TO ATTRACT AND WE TRAIN THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE 5, 9 YEARS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT FROM THESE BIGGER AGENCIES TO COME DOWN, BECAUSE WE'RE DOING THINGS THAT OTHER PEOPLE WANT.

AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> MAYOR, COUNCIL, STEVE GAMMONS, DEPUTY CHIEF FIRE DEPARTMENT.

WHAT CHIEF WATERS SAID. WE THANK YOU ALL.

WE THANK MR. MASHBURN, FALLON FOR ALL THE HARD WORK SHE DID.

FOR THIS FIRST THING, WE GOT UP THERE.

INCREASED SALARIES 13-20%.

SORRY, WHEN FALLON AND MR. MASHBURN DID THE CITY AUDIT WITH ALL THE 13 OTHER CITIES.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY WAS DEAD LAST IN PAY.

AS OF TODAY, WE ARE I BELIEVE TO BE 50+5%.

WE'RE UP IN THE TOP OF THE 50% NOW CITY BEING PAID.

MORALE WITH OUR FIRE GUYS IS THROUGH THE ROOF RIGHT NOW.

THESE GUYS HAVE A REASON TO COME TO WORK.

BEFORE THAT, THEY STILL HAD A REASON TO COME TO WORK.

THEY DID IT FOR THE LOVE OF THE JOB.

BUT THEY WERE ALWAYS HAVING TO GO WORK A SECOND JOB TO MAKE ENDS MEET. NOW THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT.

NOW THEY CAN SPEND MORE TIME WITH THEIR FAMILIES, THEY CAN SPEND MORE TIME DOING THINGS THEY LIKE INSTEAD OF GOING OUT IN MOWING YARDS OR BUILDING A FENCE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I DO APPLAUD MR. MASHBURN, BOWEN FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK FOR GETTING THE WHOLE CITY, NOT JUST THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUT THE WHOLE CITY FOR GETTING THESE RAISES.

THANK YOU ALL FOR DOING THAT FOR US.

ONE OF THE OTHER BIG THINGS THAT WE DID THIS YEAR [NOISE] WITH THE FIRE SERVICE, ONE OF THE BIGGEST LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IS CANCER.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST REASONS FOR THAT IS WE GO, WE FIGHT STRUCTURE FIRES, 20, 30, 40, CHIEF [INAUDIBLE], 60 YEARS AGO.

WHEN ALL WERE FIGHTING STRUCTURE FIRES, YOU HAD ONE SET OF GEAR, AND YOU WERE FIGHTING NORMAL JUST ORDINARY LUMBER AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

NOWADAYS, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING INTO.

WE HAVE SYNTHETIC MATERIALS.

WE HAVE CHEMICALS THAT WILL KILL FIREFIGHTERS.

MAY NOT KILL THEM RIGHT THEN AND THERE.

BUT 10 YEARS, 15 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY DEVELOP CANCER.

THEY FINALLY MADE IT THEIR 20 YEARS, THEY GET TO RETIRE.

THEY THINK THEY'RE GOING TO TO GO OUT AND BE WITH THEIR FAMILIES, THEY GO GET A PHYSICAL, AND SOMEHOW THEY DEVELOP CANCER.

ONE THING WE DID FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS, IF WE ACQUIRED TWO SETS OF BUNKER GEARS.

IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, IT'S PROBABLY UNDER 50% OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT CAN AFFORD TO HAVE TWO SETS OF GEARS FOR THEIR FIREFIGHTERS.

REASON WE DID THIS IS THAT IF WE GO FIGHT A STRUCTURE FIRE, WHEN WE GET BACK TO THE FIREHOUSE, WE HAVE EXTRACTORS THAT WE PUT OUR BUNKER GEAR IN.

THAT GEAR GETS WASHED UP HUNG UP THE DRY.

OUR GUYS HAVE ANOTHER SET OF GEAR TO GET INTO TO BE READY TO GO OUT AND DO WHATEVER THEY HAVE TO DO, GRASS FIRE, STRUCTURE FIRE, CAR ACCIDENT.

MS. TODD, SHE ACTUALLY GOT TO EXPERIENCE THAT.

SHE DID A RIDE OUT AT STATION 2 ONE DAY, AND IT WAS A PRETTY SLOW DAY THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE DAY, AND I THINK YOU WERE GETTING READY TO GO HOME, WEREN'T YOU?

>> WE WERE GETTING READY TO GO BACK FOR DINNER.

>> GO BACK FOR DINNER, AND STRUCTURE FIRE POPPED.

I'D SAY PROBABLY 15% OF THE CALL AT TIMES WE GET A STRUCTURE FIRE.

IT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY WORKING STRUCTURE FIRE.

IT WAS ACTUALLY WORKING STRUCTURE FIRE.

I ACTUALLY SHOWED UP A LITTLE BIT LATE BECAUSE I WAS COACHING.

BUT SHE GOT TO SEE WHAT OUR GUYS GO THROUGH.

THE TIME IT TAKES TO GO FROM 0-100, JUST LIKE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

IT'S 0-100, JUST LIKE THIS.

SHE GOT TO EXPERIENCE THAT, BUT I'M SURE YOU EXPERIENCED THE GUYS COMING BACK.

TAKING THE GEAR OFF, AND THEY'LL CHANGE THE GEAR, THEY'LL GO INTO THEIR BACKUP CITY GEAR, THEY'LL WASH THEIR PRIMARY GEAR.

WHEN THEY COME BACK 96 HOURS LATER, THEY GET BACK IN THEIR PRIMARY GEAR.

THANK YOU ALL FOR FINDING THAT MONEY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT FOR THE GUYS.

WE RECEIVED TWO NEW TRUCKS THIS YEAR.

WE RECEIVED 100 FOOT PLATFORM, WHICH IS A MID-MOUNT.

IT'S GOT A BUCKET ON THE END OF IT.

IT'S A LOT SAFER TO WORK ON WHEN WE'RE WORKING OFF ROOFS TO CUT HOLES IN ROOFS FOR FIRES.

REASON WE DID THE 100 FOOT PLATFORM WAS WE WANTED TO BE PROACTIVE INSTEAD OF REACTIVE.

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THE CITY OF PRINCETON, WE ALL KNOW IS GROWING TREMENDOUSLY.

WITHIN THE NEXT PROBABLY 2-5, 10 YEARS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 45 STORY BUILDINGS.

OUR LADDER THAT WE CURRENTLY HAD, THE 77 FOOT STRAIGHT STICK, WOULDN'T REACH THAT.

THIS TRUCK WILL DO THAT.

WE ALWAYS WANT TO BE PROACTIVE IN THE FIRE SERVICE, WE DON'T WANT TO BE REACTIVE.

>> I JUST WANT TO SAY WATCHING THAT IN ACTION, IT LITERALLY SAVED SOMEONE'S HOME.

>> IT DOES.

>> HOW QUICKLY THE TEAM WAS ABLE TO RESPOND AND HOW THEY COULD GET ONTO THAT ROOF SO QUICKLY AND TAKE CARE OF IT.

THAT HOME ACTUALLY GOT SAVED BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A TRUCK THAT COULD GET OUR PEOPLE ON THE ROOF SO FAST.

>> THAT WEEK, I THINK WE HAD THREE STRUCTURE FIRES THAT WEEK.

ONE OF THEM WAS IN THE COUNTY, TWO OF THEM WERE IN THE CITY, THE TWO CITY FIRES WE HAD, WE ACTUALLY SAVED THE RESIDENTS.

THE ONE THAT MS. TODD WAS ON, AND THEN THE SECOND ONE WAS A GARAGE FIRE WHICH DESTROYED THE GARAGE, BUT ALL THE LIVING PART OF THE HOUSE HAD SMOKE DAMAGE AND A COUPLE OF SHEET ROCK HOLES THAT WE PUT THAT MAKE SURE THERE'S NO FIRE IN THE ATTIC.

OTHER THAN THAT, THE HOUSE WAS STILL SAVABLE.

IT'S JUST THE QUICK RESPONSE TIME THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR GUYS BEING STAFFED LIKE WE DO.

THE OTHER TRUCK WE GOT WAS A PUMPER ENGINE, WHICH IS BASICALLY YOUR BASIC FIRE TRUCK CARRIES FOUR GUYS, BUT IT WAS A TRUCK THAT REPLACED THE TRUCK THAT WAS ROUGHLY 18-YEARS-OLD.

THAT TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP MORE THAN IT WAS IN SERVICE.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT COST ANALYSIS, IS IT COST ME MORE TO FIX THE TRUCK OR TO GO OUT AND GET A NEW TRUCK THAT'S GOING TO END UP HAVING A 10 YEAR WARRANTY ON IT, WE WENT WITH THE GOING OUT AND BUYING THE NEW TRUCK.

WE PURCHASED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE CDC, I THINK MR. WATSON IS HERE.

WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE CDC, WE WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE FIVE NEW CARDIAC MONITORS ZOLL.

THERE ARE BASICALLY TWO DIFFERENT LINES OF CARDIAC MONITORS, THERE'S ZOLL, AND THERE'S LIFEPAK.

REASON WE WENT WITH ZOLL IS ONE IS MOST OF YOUR HELICOPTERS USE ZOLL FOR THEIR CRITICAL PATIENTS.

TWO IS THAT LIFEPAK CHANGES THEIR MONITORS ABOUT EVERY FIVE YEARS, AND THEY'RE NON SERVICEABLE AFTER FIVE YEARS.

YOU END UP HAVING TO PRETTY MUCH THROW THEM AWAY, AND THESE MONITORS ARE ABOUT 25,000-$30,000 A PIECE.

WITH ZOLL, THEY DON'T CHANGE THE MONITORS, THEY SEND YOU A THUMB DRIVE, THEY UPGRADE THE TECHNOLOGY, AND YOU STILL HAVE THE SAME MONITOR.

THIS IS A DEVICE THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO USE FOR YEARS AND YEARS TO COME, AND WE JUST UPGRADE THE TECHNOLOGY. CONTRACTED WITH.

IT'S ACTUALLY PEACEMAKER, NOT PEACH MAKER, BUT THAT'S FUNNY.

WE CONTRACTED WITH PEACEMAKER.

PEACEMAKER IS AN MDC, WHICH IS A MOBILE DISPATCHING DEVICE.

IN OUR TRUCKS, WE HAVE THE COMPUTERS THAT WHEN A CALL DROPS, ALL THE INFORMATION COMES OUT ON THIS COMPUTER.

RICK WAS IN THE VERSE INITIAL MEETING WITH PEACEMAKER AND WAS THRILLED WITH THEIR TECHNOLOGY.

IT IS, I WANT TO SAY, A SUBSCRIPTION BASE.

WE PAY A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY EACH YEAR FOR THE FOR THESE COMPUTERS.

BUT AFTER THREE YEARS, WE GET A BRAND NEW COMPUTER AND EVERYTHING IS UPGRADED.

WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BUYING A COMPUTER, AND THEN IN A COUPLE OF YEARS, ANOTHER PAPER WEIGHT BECAUSE TECHNOLOGY OUTDID IT, AND THEN WE HAD TO GO BUY SOMETHING ELSE.

ONCE AGAIN, WITH RICK. RICK CAME TO US ONE DAY OUT OF THE BLUE, AND HE WAS LIKE, HEY, WE GOT THIS MONEY, AND I WAS LIKE, OKAY, WHAT MONEY YOU ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? HE GOES, WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I WAS LIKE, WELL, WHAT MONEY ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? HE SAID, WE'VE GOT MONEY TO UPGRADE YOUR COMMUNICATIONS.

WHAT CAN YOU DO? I SAID, THAT'S ALL YOU HAD TO SAY.

WHAT CAN YOU DO? I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT WE CAN DO.

MYSELF AND CHIEF CARROLL, PRETTY SPENT ABOUT I DON'T KNOW, TWO OR THREE DAYS, GOING THROUGH ALL OF OUR COMMUNICATION.

WHAT CAN WE DO TO UPGRADE OUR COMMUNICATION? WE UPGRADED OUR RADIO SYSTEM, SO WE'RE GETTING ALL NEW BRAND NEW HANDHELD RADIOS, NEW MIKES, BLUETOOTH CAPABILITIES.

ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO DO, WHEN YOU'RE IN A STRUCTURE FIRE, YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.

YOU IMAGINE YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES, YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.

WHEN YOU'RE SITTING THERE TRYING TO HIT YOUR MIC AND GET YOUR MIC UP TO YOUR SCBA MASK TO TRY TO TALK.

ONE THING YOU CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING.

IT'S ALL MUMBLED AND STUFF.

THE OTHER THING IS IT'S HARD TO FIND YOUR MIC.

ONE THING WE DID IS WENT OUT AND FOUND THE NEWEST TECHNOLOGY FOR OUR MASK.

IT'S A C5 SCBA MASKS.

IT'S GOT BLUETOOTH TECHNOLOGY THAT'S BUILT INTO THE NOSE CONES.

THERE'S NO MORE BIG DEVICES THAT COME OUT ON THE SIDE OF THE MASK.

WE BOUGHT EVERY ONE OF OUR GUYS WITH BRAND YOU MASKS.

THEY'LL BE IN IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS.

THEY'LL SHIP AND THEY'LL BE IN.

ALL OUR GUYS DO IS WHEN THEY GET TO WORK IN THE MORNING, THEY'LL CHECK THEIR TRUCK OFF.

DID YOU GET TO SEE THEM DO THAT? CHECK OFF THEIR EQUIPMENT AND ALL THAT STUFF.

THEY'LL CHECK THEIR EQUIPMENT OFF, THEY PUT THEIR MASK ON,

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MAKE SURE THE SCBA IS WORKING WELL.

WHAT THEY'LL ALSO DO IS THEY'LL TURN THEIR RADIO ON.

THEY'LL HIT A BUTTON ON THEIR RADIO.

THEY'LL HIT A BUTTON ON THEIR MASK, AND NOW THAT MASK IS PAIRED TO THAT RADIO.

THE ONLY THING THEY HAVE TO DO IS WHEN THEY'RE GOING THROUGH A FIRE IS JUST HIT THEIR BUTTON, AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO TRY TO GET THE MIC UP TO THEIR MASK.

THEY CAN TALK STRAIGHT THROUGH THEIR MASK, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE TALKING TO THEM ON A CELL PHONE.

IT'S GREAT TECHNOLOGY THAT WE GO.

LIKE MR. MASHBURN SAID, IT'S SMART FIREFIGHTING.

WE'RE TRYING TO DO STUFF TO MAKE OUR GUYS HAVE BETTER TECHNOLOGY THAN ANYBODY ELSE.

I JUST GOT BACK FROM AUSTIN ON THURSDAY, FOUND OUT THAT TCFP, WHICH IS THE TEXAS COMMISSION OF FIRE PROTECTION IS IMPLEMENTING THEIR SCBA BYLAWS WITH SCBA STARTING IN MARCH FIRST 2026.

THANK YOU, MR. MASHBURN. WE WERE ABLE TO BE AHEAD OF THAT.

ALL OF OUR TRUCKS HAVE BRAND NEW SCBAS ON THEM.

WE HAVE FIVE SPARE ONES, SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE GETTING ANY LITTLE TICKETS OR SLAPS ON THE HANDS BY THE TCFP, WHICH THOSE FINES CAN BE PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL IF YOU DON'T DO WHAT THEY TELL YOU TO DO.

A COUPLE OF THE TECHNOLOGY THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING THAT'S NOT REALLY ON THERE.

WE MET WITH THE COMPANY LAST WEEK'S CALLED DARK HORSE.

IT'S A DATA DRIVEN ANALYTICAL COMPANY THAT BASICALLY WE GIVE THIS COMPANY ALL OF OUR CALLS.

THEY PLACE ALL OF OUR CALLS ON A MAP, AND IT WILL TELL US WHERE TO PLACE A FIRE STATION.

IT'LL TELL US WHERE TO PLACE A FIRE TRUCK.

IT'LL TELL US IF WE ADD ONE MORE GUIDE TO THIS FIRE TRUCK, WHAT IT'LL DO TO THE CALL STAFFING.

IT'LL SHOW US HOW WE CAN MAKE OUR RESPONSE TIMES BETTER, FASTER AND IMPROVE JUST ALL THE QUALITY TO OUR FIRE GUYS.

WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT PROGRAM TO POSSIBLY BRING THAT ON, WHICH IS BASICALLY DATA THAT WE CAN BRING Y'ALL TO SAY, HEY, WHEN WE NEED TO FINALLY START LOOKING AT OPENING STATION 5, WE CAN SAY, HERE'S THE DATA THAT SAYS IF WE PUT STATION 5 RIGHT HERE, IT WILL MAKE OUR RESPONSE TIME GO TO UNDER THE RECOMMENDED TIME.

I'LL BE DONE JUST ONE SECOND. I'M SORRY.

WE WERE ABLE TO GET NEW DISPATCHING SYSTEM.

IT'S USDD US DIGITAL, WHICH BASICALLY THE HEALTH ON THE GUYS, THE GUYS WILL HAVE A REMOTE IN THEIR ROOM.

IF THEY'RE NOT ON THAT PARTICULAR TRUCK, THEY WILL HIT A BUTTON, SO THEY WILL ONLY BE WOKEN UP WHEN THEIR TRUCK IS CALLED OUT.

THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH FIREFIGHTERS NOW IS, YES, THEY DO SLEEP.

OUR GUYS DO SLEEP AT NIGHT.

BUT WHEN A CALL COMES OUT, EVERYBODY HEARS THE CALL.

IT WAKES EVERYBODY UP.

ONCE AGAIN, YOUR ADRENALINE GOES FROM 0-100, JUST LIKE THAT.

ONE OF ANOTHER LEADING CAUSE OF FIREFIGHTER DEATH IS HEART DISEASE AND HEART ATTACKS.

THERE'S THE LEADING CAUSE TO THAT IS THE STRESS FACTOR OF WAKING UP SO MANY TIMES THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.

WITH THIS SYSTEM, IT'LL ONLY WAKE UP WHENEVER THAT CALL IS FOR THAT PARTICULAR TRUCK. WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT.

CALL VOLUME, WE'RE UP BY PROBABLY I WANT TO SAY 17% FROM LAST YEAR.

WE'RE AVERAGING ALMOST 1,000 MORE CALLS EVERY YEAR.

I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 18 YEARS, STARTED AS A VOLUNTEER, MOVED UP TO WHERE I'M AT RIGHT NOW.

I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE FOR US, AND I HOPE TO CONTINUE WORKING FOR Y'ALL.

[APPLAUSE] ON THAT NOTE, Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> I JUST WANT TO KNOW, LIKE, WHEN CAN I GO BACK AND SEE MY A TEAM?

>> YOU HAVE TO GO SEE B TEAM AND C TEAM.

>> BUT THAT'S GOING TO MAKE ME A TRAITOR.

>> NO TRAITORS. Y'ALL ARE MORE WELCOME TO COME OUT ANY TIME.

>> JUST LET ME KNOW WHENEVER Y'ALL WANT TO DO IT, YOU'LL HAVE TO FILL OUT A FORM, EVEN COUNCIL.

Y'ALL HAVE TO FILL OUT THE WAIVER FORMS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

FILL OUT A FORM, COME RIGHT OUT WITH THE GUY AND SEE WHAT THE LIFE AND THE DAY IS WITH ONE OF THE FIREFIGHTERS.

THERE'S ACTUALLY SHOWS IN TIKTOKS AND REELS ON.

WHAT IS THE DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FIREFIGHTER? IT'LL SHOW EVERYTHING THEY DO, VIDEO GAMES AND ALL THAT STUFF.

>> WHAT GAME WAS THAT YOU PLAYED PICKLEBALL?

>> WE PLAY PICKLEBALL.

>> THANK Y'ALL. DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? THANK YOU ALL.

TOMMY MAPP, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.

I'M NOT GOING TO PLAY TRIVIAL WITH YOU, BUT I AM GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME STATISTICS.

THREE THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY, THAT'S THE NUMBER OF STORM STRUCTURES WE HAVE IN THIS TOWN WITH 67 MILES OF STORM LINE, 03,400 APPROXIMATELY MANHOLES, 270 MILES OF WASTEWATER LINE, 185 MILES OF WATER MAINS, AND 180 MILES OF STREETS WITH OVER 14,000 CUSTOMERS.

NOW, I SAY THAT NOT TO BE FOREBODING OR ANYTHING, BUT WE'RE THE LITTLE DEPARTMENT THAT COULD,

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WE HAVE 40 PEOPLE THAT ARE VERY DEDICATED TO THEIR SERVICE TO THIS TOWN.

WE HAVE NIGHT DISPATCHERS THAT ARE THERE RIGHT NOW TAKING CALLS FOR THE CITY, MONITORING ALL OF OUR SYSTEMS. WE HAVE ALL CALLED PERSONNEL THAT ARE PROBABLY OUT THERE RIGHT NOW RESPONDING TO SOME CALL FOR SERVICE.

JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THEM AND FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK.

NOW, WHEN MR. MASHBURN CAME ON BOARD, HE HE INHERITED AN UPHILL BATTLE.

WE HAD A LOT OF OUTDATED PLANS AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR PUBLIC WORKS.

WE WERE MORE OF A RESPONSIVE DEPARTMENT.

THROUGH HIS GUIDANCE AND LEADERSHIP, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ALLOCATE FUNDING TO BECOME A MORE PROACTIVE DEPARTMENT.

WE ARE IMPLEMENTING A WATER AND WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN THAT'S BEEN OUTDATED FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW.

WE ARE IMPROVING OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

THESE PLANS WILL HELP MASTER PLAN THE ENTIRE WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICE SYSTEM.

IT WILL ALLOW US TO IDENTIFY PROJECTS THAT NEED TO BE DONE NOW AND PROJECTS THAT NEED TO BE DONE IN THE FUTURE.

WE ARE BUILDING AND EXPANDING OUR PUMPING CAPABILITIES AT OUR PUMP STATIONS AND BUILDING ADDITIONAL GROUND STORAGE AND ELEVATED STORAGE TANKS TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.

WE ARE ALSO WORKING THROUGH OUR ROADWAY MASTER PLAN, WHICH IS GOING TO BE THE SAFETY MOBILITY PLAN.

IT'S GOING TO TIE IN REALLY WELL WITH THE TRAIL MASTER PLAN FOR PARKS.

IT'S GOING TO IDENTIFY SIDEWALK NEEDS, TRAIL NEEDS, ROADWAY NEEDS, AND WE'VE ALREADY KICKED THAT ONE OFF.

THE ROADWAY ASSESSMENT PLAN HAS ALSO BEEN KICKED OFF.

WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE SOME DELIVERABLES FOR YOU GUYS AT THE COUNCIL RETREAT IN ABOUT A MONTH.

THOSE ARE GOING TO IDENTIFY THE PROJECTS AND HOW WE CAN ALLOCATE THE FUNDING NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THESE INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS AND TO GET AHEAD OF THE CURVE SO THAT WE CAN BE READY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S COMING INSTEAD OF BEING REACTIVE TO IT.

WE HAVE ALSO STARTED THE STORMWATER MASTER DRAINAGE PLAN UPDATE.

WE HAVEN'T MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS ON THAT ONE YET, SO I'LL BE BRINGING THAT TO COUNCIL WITH A PLAN TO APPROVE SOME FUNDING TO REALLY DRIVE THAT ONE FORWARD, BUT IT WILL PROVIDE A FULL ANALYSIS OF THE HYDROLOGY OF ALL OF THE DRAINAGE AREAS IN AND AROUND PRINCETON.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, LIKE I SAY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALLOWING ME TO DO THIS JOB AND FOR ALL OF THE DIRECTORS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS.

THIS IS A GREAT TEAM.

IT'S A DREAM TEAM, AND I COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT ANYBODY HERE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF THOSE.

>> WELL, THIS STORMWATER MASTER PLAN, IS THAT INCLUDING A FLOODPLAIN REMAPPING?

>> IT WILL ANALYZE THE ENTIRE DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN AND AROUND PRINCETON, SO TO INCLUDE FLOODPLAINS, YES.

>> WILL THERE BE COMMUNICATION WITH FEMA NOW THAT WE'VE BEEN HEARING SOME CONCERNS?

>> FEMA WILL CARRY THEIR OWN UPDATES.

THEY WILL REPORT EVERYTHING THAT WE FIND TO THEM, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE UP TO THEM TO UPDATE THEIR DRAINAGE PLANS AND THEIR STORMWATER MAPPING.

WE'LL PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT OR ANY PLANS THAT WE HAVE FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR ALTERATIONS TO THE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS.

>> GOT IT. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

CHASE BRYANT, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND REC. WE'RE ON THE LIBRARY.

MRS. PUCKETT COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY, SO I'M GOING TO STEP IN AND THEN TAKE OVER ON SOME OF THE LIBRARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE YEAR.

THE LIBRARY IS SMALL.

I KNOW GLENDA SPOKE SEVERAL TIMES.

THEY MAY BE SMALL IN SIZE, BUT BIG AND HARD.

THEY'VE HOSTED 71 PROGRAMS OVER THE LAST YEAR WITH TOTAL ATTENDANCE OF 2,706 PATRONS, ROUGHLY SUMMER READING PROGRAM WITH 122 PARTICIPANTS AT 16 UP FROM 2023.

HOWEVER, EVEN AT 122 IN THE SPACE THAT SHE HAS, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE REALLY EXCITED WITH THE EXPANSION, 122 IS A PRETTY LARGE NUMBER, AND I'M GRATEFUL WITH HER GROWTH.

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SHE'S PARTNERED WITH PRINCETON FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND ALL OTHER DEPARTMENTS WITH SUMMER READING AND DIFFERENT READINGS FOR THROUGHOUT THE MONTH.

HOST OF THE END OF THE SUMMER PROGRAM CELEBRATED WITH OVER 100 PARTICIPANTS.

INCREASED THE NUMBER FROM OVER 1,001 UP TO 9,848, WHICH WAS DISCUSSED FROM MS. CAROLYN DAVID-GRAVES, WE'RE ALMOST UP TO THE 10,000 MARK.

FOR THE 10,000TH MEMBER, THEY RECEIVE A PRIZE.

I ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A LIBRARY CARD, SHOW UP TO THE LADIES AT THE FRONT DESK, AND I PROMISE YOU THEY'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU.

WONDERFUL STAFF.

THAT ENTIRE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A BLESSING EVERY TIME I GO IN AND TALK WITH THEM.

SHOUT OUT TO GLENDA AND HER TEAM BECAUSE THEY'RE WONDERFUL, AND THEY CONTINUE TO GROW THAT DEPARTMENT.

RECEIVED 2024 ACHIEVEMENT OF EXCELLENCE IN LIBRARIES AWARD, THAT WILL BE COMING, I BELIEVE IN APRIL. YOU'LL SEE THAT.

RECEIVED THE 2025 TEXAS STATE LIBRARY SYSTEM ACCREDITATION, STARTED IDEATION AND PLANNING STAGES FOR FUTURE EXPANSIONS.

LIKE I SAID, WE'RE GOING TO EXPAND THE LIBRARY THROUGH THE 2023 PARKS BOND AND SOME COS. GLENDA IS VERY EXCITED TO WORK WITH THE TEAM TO ENHANCE THE AREAS AND PROGRAM IT TO FIT HER SMALL SPACE, BUT LARGE AND HARD.

THEN THEY HAVE ALMOST 14,000 BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY AND A LITTLE OVER 80,000 DIGITAL RESOURCES.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER WHAT I CAN.

IF NOT, I WILL MAKE SURE I GET THAT DOWN AND GET IT BACK TO YOU FROM MS. GLENDA. THANK YOU.

CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME? YES. IS THIS THING ON? I FEEL LIKE I DO NEED TO START WITH TRIVIA BECAUSE WE'RE GOING FINANCE DEAD LAST ALMOST, AND SO I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS ARE STILL AWAKE AND LISTENING TO ME.

I PROMISE I JUST HAVE TWO QUESTIONS.

HOW MANY FUNDS DOES THE CITY'S FINANCE DEPARTMENT MANAGE? YES. IT'S MORE THAN 10.

I'LL GIVE YOU THAT. FIFTY.

>> TWENTY SIX.

>> THIRTY ONE, BUT THAT IS A LOT. I CAN ASSURE YOU.

THEN ON ANY GIVEN WEEK WHERE WE'RE PROCESSING A CHECK RUN, WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF THE CHECKS IS THAT WE PROCESS IN SUM TOTAL ON AVERAGE?

>> [INAUDIBLE]

>> A LITTLE BIT LESS, ABOUT HALF THAT.

ANYWHERE FROM 800,000 - 1,000,000 GIVEN WHATEVER'S GOING ON THAT WEEK, AND WE DO THAT WITH JUST A VERY SMALL FINANCE STAFF OF FOUR PEOPLE.

I AM SO ETERNALLY GRATEFUL TO MY DEPARTMENT.

I ACTUALLY THINK ONE OF THEM IS HERE TONIGHT, NIKISHA, IN THE BACK AND ALL OF MY DEPARTMENT HEADS.

I'M SO GRATEFUL TO THEM.

NONE OF THIS ON THIS SLIDE WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THEM, AND I AM PROBABLY ONE OF THE STAFF MEMBERS THAT HAS SAID THAT THIS IS THE MOST WONDERFUL PLACE TO WORK, AND I MEAN IT.

I COULDN'T HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH BETTER CO WORKERS AND A BETTER WORK ENVIRONMENT, AND OBVIOUSLY ALL STRIVING TO SERVE YOU ALL AND THE CITIZENS OF PRINCETON. THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT.

I AM GOING TO COVER THESE FIRST THREE IN TANDEM BECAUSE THEY CAME OUT OF DUE DILIGENCE TALKS LAST SUMMER FOR OUR BOND REVIEW.

WE DID RANK IN THE TOP 15% OF COLLIN COUNTY CITIES FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND WE ACHIEVED A FITCH DOUBLE BOND UPGRADE, AS WELL AS AN S&P BOND UPGRADE.

THOSE THREE THINGS TO HAPPEN IS PRETTY UNHEARD OF AND A TESTAMENT TO THE CITY'S LEADERSHIP, THE FINANCIAL CLIMATE, THE STABILITY OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

ALL OF THOSE ARE HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE FINANCE WORLD.

WE IMPLEMENTED A NEW INVESTMENT POLICY THAT WE'RE HOPING TO SUBMIT FOR AWARD, AND IT'S MORE ENCOMPASSING OF THE TYPES OF INVESTMENTS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOLS.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND BROAD THAN IT WAS PRIOR.

WE ALSO IMPROVED OUR BILLING PROCEDURES TO COLLECT AN

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ADDITIONAL ABOUT 300,000 FROM THOSE CELL TOWERS THAT MIKE TEED UP EARLIER, AND THE 3.5 FROM THE MUD DISTRICTS.

WE STREAMLINED OUR CASH MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AND WE YIELDED AN ADDITIONAL 200,000, AND THAT WAS JUST TRANSFERRING TO HIGHER INTEREST BEARING ACCOUNTS, SO THAT'S JUST MORE INTEREST INCOME FOR THE CITY, AND THEN WE DEVELOPED A BUDGET THAT INCORPORATED PAY AS YOU GO FINANCING, ALL OF THAT WITH AN EFFORT TO HAVE TO FINANCE VEHICLES LESS AND BUILD A MORE COMPREHENSIVE FLEET MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IN HOUSE.

BASICALLY, WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT WHEN WE BUY THESE VEHICLES, WE'RE ABLE TO DO JUST THAT, AND WE CAN BUY THEM AND MAINTAIN OUR OWN FLEET.

WE ALSO IMPLEMENTED ADDITIONAL REVENUE STREAMS THROUGH CHANGES IN FEE SCHEDULES.

THE WATER RATE INCREASED THAT JUST PASSED, AND THEN WE ESTABLISHED A COST RECOVERY PROGRAM BY CONTRACTING WITH THE MUD DISTRICTS FOR FIRE AND EMS SERVICE PROVISION.

ALL OF THOSE ARE ARE HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE ONGOING WITH OUR ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT, THE UPCOMING BUDGET PROCESS, SO ALL IN A DAY'S WORK HERE AT FINANCE.

WE ALSO OVERSEE UTILITY BILLING.

I WAS GOING TO SEE IF WE COULD ACTUALLY ADVANCE TO THAT SLIDE, AND I CAN COVER THAT ONE AS WELL.

ONE BACK, SORRY.

SO CLOSE. VERY GOOD.

YOU'RE DOING GREAT, THANK YOU.

FOR UTILITY BILLING, WE HIRED TWO ADDITIONAL CLERKS, WHICH IS HUGE, GIVEN WHAT YOU ALL HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT WITH THE INCREASING DEVELOPMENT MEANS MORE UTILITY BILLING ACCOUNTS THAT HAVE TO BE PROCESSED.

WE RESPONDED AND HIRED CLERKS.

WE ALSO CONDUCTED THAT WATER RATE STUDY THAT'S BEEN HUGELY BENEFICIAL TO THE CITY, AND WE'VE IMPLEMENTED THE MULTI FAMILY RATES AS PART OF THAT STUDY, AND THEN WE WORKED WITH COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL TO REROUTE TRASH AND RECYCLING TO IMPROVE SERVICE PROVISION THERE.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU ALL TONIGHT, AND I HOPE I EXTEND MY HEARTFELT THANKS TO YOU ALL THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU ALL AND STAFF.

IT'S REALLY AMAZING TO SEE WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED LAST YEAR. ANY QUESTIONS? SORRY. [APPLAUSE] QUESTIONS.

NO FINANCE QUESTIONS, BUMMER.

>> HONORABLE MAYOR, ESTEEMED COUNCIL, I'M FALLAN CARILLO, THE DIRECTOR OF EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE, WHICH IS THE HR FUNCTION AT THE CITY OF PRINCETON, AND I'M GOING TO GO OVER SOME ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE HAS DONE IN THE PAST YEAR.

NOW, I'VE BEEN BEFORE YOU BEFORE.

WE SPOKE ABOUT THE GALLUP ENGAGEMENT SURVEY, WHICH IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE EVER DONE THAT IN THE CITY.

WE ALSO JUST HAD OUR FIRST FORMAL EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE EVENT WHERE WE ACKNOWLEDGED ALL THE EMPLOYEES.

I'M SO THANKFUL FOR YOU GUYS TO SHOW UP AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT ON THAT.

SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT I WANT TO DISCUSS IS ONE, THE COMPENSATION PLAN.

AS MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID BEFORE, I'M SO GRATEFUL TO BE WORKING WITH THEM AND WITHOUT THEM, IT WOULD BE HARD TO DO MY JOB BECAUSE I'M FOR THE EMPLOYEES.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE HERE.

BY IMPLEMENTING A COMPENSATION PLAN, PARTNERING WITH CPS HR, WE WERE ABLE TO AFFECT 65% OF OUR WORKFORCE BY IMPROVING THEIR COMPENSATION.

THE LAST FORMAL COMPENSATION STUDY THAT THE CITY OF PRINCETON HAD WAS IN 2016, WHICH MEANS THAT A LOT OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, AND SOME OF OUR CIVILIAN STAFF WERE BEING COMPENSATED FROM 2016, ONLY RECEIVING COLA INCREASES OF 3% ANNUALLY, IF THAT.

ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT THAT I WANT TO GO OVER IS IMPLEMENTING CULTURE INDEX SURVEY.

THIS IS A SURVEY THAT ALLOWS US TO ASSESS OUR CURRENT LEADERSHIP WITH SUPERVISING AND HIRING CANDIDATES SO THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HIRING FOR CULTURE IN ADDITION TO STAFF, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE.

CULTURE INDEX ALSO HELPS US ASSIST WITH COMMUNICATION TO STAFF, AND ALSO HELPS US WITH RECOGNITION AND PROVIDING FEEDBACK TO THE EMPLOYEES.

WE ALSO STREAMLINE THE HIRING PROCESS BY UTILIZING LOCAL URGENT CARE FOR DRUG SCREENING AND PHYSICALS, REDUCING OUR HIRING PROCESS FROM AN ESTIMATED 21 DAYS TO 14 DAYS.

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WE USED TO USE CARE NOW, BUT NOW WE USE LOCALLY, AND IT'S COMMUNITY MED FAMILY URGENT CARE RIGHT HERE ON 380 IN PRINCETON WITH PRE-EMPLOYMENT AND POST ACCIDENTS.

INSTEAD OF WAITING ABOUT A WEEK TO GET RESULTS FOR DRUG SCREENINGS AND PHYSICALS, NOW WE GET THEM BACK IN 2-3 DAYS.

WE ALSO SUPPORT LOCALLY, AS WELL, USING THE CVS IN PRINCETON AND PRINCETON PHARMACY FOR IMMUNIZATIONS FOR OUR STAFF.

INSTEAD OF GOING OUT TO MCKINNEY AND OTHER AREAS, WE USE VENDORS IN PRINCETON.

WE ALSO IMPROVED THE EMPLOYEE RETENTION AND DECREASED TURNOVER RATES BY MORE THAN 40% IN HIGH TURNOVER POSITIONS BY CREATING ASSESSMENTS FOR APPLICANTS TO COMPLETE BEFORE HIRING.

FOR EXAMPLE, WITH UTILITY BILLING, PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTING THIS, THEY HAD A TURNOVER RATE OF 20%.

SINCE WE IMPLEMENTED THIS NEW ASSESSMENT, IT NOW DECREASED TO 4%.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING IN EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE, ALONG WITH A LOT OF OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WE HAD.

AGAIN, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO IT WITHOUT THE CITY OF PRINCETON, THE EMPLOYEES, AND THE RESIDENTS.

I JUST WANT TO THANK COUNCIL FOR THE SUPPORT THAT WE HAD WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, THE ENCOURAGEMENT, AND THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT YOU GUYS PROVIDE TO ALL OUR EMPLOYEES WHILE THEY'RE UP HERE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED, AND WE THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT, AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE RESIDENTS FOR ALLOWING US TO SERVE YOU GUYS, TRUSTING, AND THANK YOU.

>> CHASE BRYANT, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECORDING.

THANKS AGAIN FOR HAVING ME UP HERE.

SO SINCE WE'RE GOING INTO TRIVIA TODAY, DOES ANYBODY KNOW HOW MANY ACREAGE IN PARKS CITY OF PRINCETON HAS? ANYBODY? YES. SEVENTEEN ACRES.

ANYBODY ELSE? QUITE A LITTLE BIT MORE.

>> HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE.

>> ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE, 224 ACRES IN PARKS.

DOES ANYBODY ALSO KNOW HOW MANY MEN AND WOMEN MAINTAIN THOSE FACILITIES? THAT IS DEAD ON.

[LAUGHTER] YES, EIGHT PARKS EMPLOYEES MAINTAIN THOSE FACILITIES.

I CAN'T GIVE ENOUGH CREDIT TO THE GUYS ON THE STREET TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR PARKS ARE ALWAYS CLEAN AND PICKED UP FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.

I WANT TO GIVE A BIG APPRECIATION TO MY STAFF INTERNAL, AND, ANYBODY OUT THERE THAT SEES WHEN YOU VISIT A PRINCETON PARK, YOU KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO BE CLEAN, AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO BE KNOWN FOR.

FEW OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE YEAR.

CITY OF PRINCETON, WE ACTUALLY HANDLE ALL OF THE YOUTH SPORTS.

WE'VE INCREASED NEARLY 20% FROM PREVIOUS YEAR.

THAT IS A SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH.

WE'RE LOOKING JUST THIS YEAR ALONE, WE'VE GOT OVER 1,500 YOUTH PLAYERS IN JUST SPRING, SOCCER, AND SOFTBALL SO 1,500 KIDS, YOU MULTIPLY THAT BY 10 GAMES.

A LOT OF SCHEDULING THAT GOES THROUGH THE RECREATION COORDINATOR POSITION.

SHE'S SCHEDULING THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF GAMES A YEAR TO THAT PERSON IN THAT POSITION, IT'S A LOT OF WORK.

IT'S A WORKLOAD. WE ALL KNOW EVERYBODY THROUGH THE CITY OF PRINCETON AND THE GROWTH, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW, BUT WE ARE MIGHTY AS FAR AS, THE SIZE AND THE HEART THAT WE HAVE.

WITH THAT GROWTH, MR. MASHBURN SPOKE A LITTLE BIT AGO, AND I WANT TO TOUCH BASE ON IT.

CREATING A PARK IDENTITY.

THIS WAS REALLY HUGE GOING INTO THE 2023 BOND.

WITH HELP FROM OUR INTERNAL STAFF AND THE COLLABORATION WITH AARON AND HER TEAM,

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WE'VE CAME UP WITH THE PRINCETON PLAYS INITIATIVE.

AND PRINCETON PLAY, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT THROUGH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, IT'S AN ACRONYM, BUT WE WANT TO BE KNOWN FOR THE PARKS.

WE WANT PRINCETON TO CREATE AN IDENTITY THAT ALL OF THE OTHER CITIES WANT TO BE ENVIOUS OF WHEN YOU COME TO PRINCETON, YOU'RE GOING TO BE KNOWN FOR SOMETHING AND CLEAN PARKS.

YES, WE HAVE THOSE NOW, BUT WE WANT TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

THE PRINCETON PLAYS, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

WE WANT TO LEAD WITH CREATIVITY.

WITH MR. MASHBURN'S WISDOM AND GUIDANCE, WE'VE TAKEN THE ORIGINAL PARKS PLANS AND REALLY TAKEN THEM TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

THAT'S LEADING WITH THAT CREATIVITY.

WHEN HE HAD AN IDEA, AND WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE THAT IDEA AND CAPTURE IT, BRING AN ARCHITECT TEAM IN TO REALLY ENHANCE AND DEVELOP, I THINK THE RESIDENTS ARE REALLY GOING TO BE EXCITED ONCE THESE PARKS COME INTO FRUITION.

ACTIVATE SPACES FOR RECREATION AND WELLNESS, YOUTH-FOCUSED, AND SUPPORT SAFETY IN ALL ACTIVITIES AND SPACES.

THIS LAST YEAR, PRINCETON HOSTED THE FIRST NATIONAL PARKS AND REC MONTH.

WE HAD OVER 200 ATTENDEES AT EACH OF THESE EVENTS.

WE HAD ALMOST 20 EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH THAT WILL CARRY ON FOR 2025.

I ENCOURAGE FAMILIES AND MEMBERS TO GET OUT AND ENJOY.

I'M NOT GOING TO HIT ON ALL OF THE INSTALLATION AND THE PARK DEVELOPMENTS, ADDITIONS.

BUT ONE OF THE COUPLE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WHERE WE HAVE UPDATED THE PARKS AND TRAILS MASTER PLAN, COLLABORATED WITH OUR GIS TEAM UNDER RICK.

THAT IS ACTUALLY LOCATED ON OUR CITY'S WEBSITE IN THE INTERACTIVE.

IF YOU GO TO THE INTERACTIVE MAP, YES, THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME VOIDS, AS MR. MASHBURN ACTUALLY SPOKE TO, YOU HAVE A TRAIL THAT LEADS TO NOTHING.

BUT, UPDATING OUR TRAILS PARKS AND MASTER PLAN WITH ALLISON.

WHAT THAT'S GOING TO DO IS THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO IDENTIFY SOME OF THOSE GAPS IN THE TRAIL GAP ANALYSIS.

WE CAN BRIDGE THOSE AND PUT MORE PRESSURE ON DEVELOPERS ON THE INITIAL DESIGNS TO BUILD THOSE GAP ANALYSIS FOR THE CITY.

IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD FOR THE RESIDENTS.

MR. LONG, I KNOW YOU LIKE THE TRAILS THROUGHOUT TOWN AND CONNECTIVITY IS A HUGE PART.

THE SAME WITH A SAFE ROUTE TO SCHOOL, THESE WERE PUT IN PLACE, SO THAT WAY, STUDENTS, PARENTS, KIDS CAN GET ON A TRAIL AND NAVIGATE THROUGHOUT THE TOWN SAFELY.

ENHANCED BEAUTIFICATION AROUND THE MUNICIPAL CENTER AND ONE OF THE KEY FOCUSES THIS YEAR IS BUILDING THE CULTURE.

YOU HEAR A LOT ABOUT CULTURE WITHIN THE CITY AND DEPARTMENT HEADS, THE SAME WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS LIBRARY.

EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE.

ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS REALLY SPEAK ON CULTURE.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I WILL TELL YOU, I CANNOT COMMEND MR. MASHBURN ENOUGH FROM THE DAY THAT HE HAS STEPPED IN.

THAT HAS BEEN HIS BIGGEST DRIVING MOMENT.

I THINK, MISS CAROLYN, YOU SEE THE SAME THING, KNOWING THAT HIS INVESTMENT INTO THE STAFF POURING INTO THE STAFF REFLECTS THROUGH THE RESIDENTS AS WELL.

MR. MASHBURN, THANK YOU.

I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR THE CITY, FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, FOR THE STAFF, DIRECTLY, AND FOR MYSELF [APPLAUSE].

LIKE TO ADD.

ALSO IN 2024, PRINCETON PARKS DEPARTMENT WAS AWARDED NEARLY $1.5 MILLION IN GRANTS.

THIS IS WHAT I SAY, GRANTS, FREE MONEY.

WHO HERE DRIVES UP 380? WHEN YOU COME INTO PRINCETON, WHAT IS YOUR FIRST THOUGHT? IS IT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE IN THE WORLD? IS IT WHERE YOU WANT TO BE DRIVING? OTHER THAN TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC LIGHTS? NO, WHAT DO WE SEE WHEN WE DRIVE UP 380? WE SEE STREET SIGNS, BILLBOARDS.

THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THAT'S BEEN AROUND.

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THIS GRANT IS THE GREEN RIBBON 380 TEXT.

WHAT THAT IS GOING TO ALLOW, THAT'S $1.5 MILLION FOR BEAUTIFICATIONS UP AND DOWN 380 THROUGH THE MONTE CARLO ALL THE WAY RIGHT HERE TO BORMAN.

WE'RE GOING TO IDENTIFY SOME AREAS THROUGHOUT THE 380 EXPANSION.

NOW, THIS WILL HAPPEN WITH THE WIDENING.

BUT WE WILL IDENTIFY AREAS THROUGHOUT 380 OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS TO REALLY BEAUTIFY OUR TOWN.

YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S NOT JUST THE BILLBOARDS, AND IT'S NOT JUST THE SIGNS AND THE OLD DILAPIDATED BUILDINGS.

YOU'RE GOING TO SEE BEAUTIFICATIONS, AND YOU'RE GOING TO KNOW WHEN YOU COME DRIVING THROUGH PRINCETON THAT, HEY, THIS IS A TOWN THAT I REALLY WANT TO BE IN AND I'M EXCITED TO GET STARTED AND GET THOSE GRANTS UNDERWAY.. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN THIS BACK OVER TO MR. MASHBURN TO UPDATE WITH WHAT'S NEXT? [APPLAUSE]

>> A LOT IS GOING ON OVER THE LAST YEAR.

MORE THAN PROBABLY MOST PEOPLE EXPECT. I KNOW IT WAS LONG.

THANK YOU FOR STICKING WITH US, BUT I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF THE TEAM THAT WE HAVE.

I THINK YOU SAW THE PASSION, THE HEART, THE DRIVE THAT WE HAVE ON A TEAM THAT'S ROUGHLY HALF THE SIZE IT SHOULD BE.

I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD AND HONORED TO WORK WITH SUCH A GREAT TEAM.

WE'RE ALMOST DONE. WHAT'S NEXT? ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT? NOW, JIM WAS GOING TO COME UP HERE, BUT I'LL SAVE HIM, I THINK FOR A FUTURE DATE BECAUSE THIS COULD BE A WHOLE SEGMENT OF ITS OWN.

BUT WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO NEED THE TAX DOLLARS TO DRIVE THIS.

WE'VE GOT A LARGE DEVELOPMENT COMING HERE IN VERY SHORT ORDER.

VERY SOON, WE'LL BE SITTING OVER A PILE OF BISCUITS AT TEXAS ROADHOUSE THINKING, HOW DO WE DO WITHOUT THESE LOVELY, WONDERFUL CONFECTIONS? BUT THAT'S IN A FEW YEARS.

SO THAT'S COMING UP.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALWAYS LAGS THREE TO SIX YEARS BEHIND THE GROWTH.

WE'VE EXPERIENCED HYPERGROWTH.

WE'LL START SEEING THIS TRICKLE ON THROUGH, BUT NOTHING'S VERY QUICK.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THE RIGHT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NOT JUST ANYBODY.

WE NOW HAVE A POPULATION THAT DEMANDS A BETTER QUALITY TENANT AND SO WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON THAT.

JOB CREATION. THIS IS ALL PART OF IT.

IF WE CAN BRING IN SOME INDUSTRY, WE CAN CREATE JOBS.

PROBLEM IS A LOT OF OUR STAFF, HAS ALREADY BEEN ZONED FOR SOMETHING ELSE.

THERE'S VERY LITTLE OPPORTUNITY, I THINK LS IN 100 ACRES, MAYBE THAT WE CAN WORK WITH ON THAT.

BUT WE'LL BE WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR EDC AND CDC TO HOPEFULLY RAMP THAT UP.

BUT AGAIN, WHEN LAND IS GONE, IT'S GONE, WHICH MEANS WE NEED TO FOCUS ON LAND ACQUISITION AS WELL.

GREEN SPACES, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 YEARS FROM NOW, PEOPLE WILL BE CURSING OUR NAMES IF WE DON'T DO THIS RIGHT TODAY.

WHEN THERE'S AREAS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE, THIS IS PERHAPS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH PARTNERS, PERHAPS TO VOTE A FUND.

THIS WILL BE FOR YOU ALL TO DECIDE LATER IN A RETREAT TOPIC.

THEN A CRITICAL VIEW OF CONTRACTS, POLICIES, AND ORDINANCES.

MS. TODD, DOES THIS MAKE YOU SMILE? I KNOW, MAKE YOU SMILE. JUST A LITTLE BIT.

>> IT DEPENDS. AM I ALLOWED TO HELP WORK COMMENTS?

>> WE WILL PUT YOU TO WORK FOR FREE FOR SURE WITH THE ATTORNEYS, OF COURSE.

WE GOT TO MAKE SURE THOSE ARE CORRECT.

BUT WE'VE NOTICED SOME HOLES IN SOME ORDINANCES THAT WE CAN DO AN APPENDAGE TO OR PERHAPS SOME OTHER THINGS THAT CAN BUTTON THAT UP.

THEN ALSO MEDICAL, WE'RE NOT IMMUNE TO THE FACT THAT WE NEED A MEDICAL DISTRICT HERE.

YOU ALL HAVE RECEIVED AN UPDATE ON THE GREAT LENGTHS THAT WE'VE GONE TO TRY AND SECURE THAT.

HOWEVER, DEMOGRAPHICS WILL FORCE THIS AT SOME POINT.

WE'VE BEEN TOLD NO, BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO EXPLORE THESE PATHWAYS.

THEN DIVERSE AND IMPROVED HOUSING STOCK.

THERE'S NOTHING WORSE THAN WHEN YOUR FAMILY GROWS, YOUR INCOME GROWS, YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ELSE, AND YOU SIMPLY CANNOT FIND IT.

NOW, WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB GETTING THERE, BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT MORE WORK TO BE DONE; OUR NEW ORDERLY GROWTH ORDINANCE, OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, WILL HELP BUTTON THIS UP.

THEN PARK BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION.

OUR FAMILIES NEED SOMETHING TO DO.

WE'VE FOUND THIS EVERY TIME WE DO A SPECIAL EVENT.

HEY, I'VE SEEN THE MOST PEOPLE TURN OUT FOR A TOWN HALL IN MY ENTIRE LIFE WHEN WE GAVE AWAY FREE CORN DOGS.

IS THAT IT? COOKIES OR SOMETHING, ANYTHING? JUST CORN DOGS, 900 PEOPLE, AND WE TALKED ABOUT CITY STUFF.

THAT'S THE MOST I'VE EVER SEEN WE GET LIKE 40.

WE NEED MORE THINGS FOR PEOPLE TO DO.

I THINK THEY'LL RESONATE WITH THIS.

WITH THAT, ANY QUESTIONS?

>> MR. MASHBURN, NOT A QUESTION, BUT I CANNOT REITERATE ENOUGH THE DIFFERENCE THAT I'VE SEEN IN THE STAFF WHEN YOU CAME ON BOARD.

MR. BRIAN, HE WAS YOU KNOW, HE REITERATED SOMETHING THAT I SAID EARLIER.

BUT WHILE I WAS CAMPAIGNING, I MET WITH HIM, AND I THOUGHT, MAN, HE'S OVER PARKS AND BRICKS.

THEY'RE PROBABLY A DRAG TO GO THROUGH BECAUSE HE HAD NO EXCITEMENT IN HIS VOICE AT ALL.

NOW, TODAY, EVERY TIME HE COMES AND HE MAKES A PRESENTATION, YOU SEE THE PRIDE.

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YOU SEE, HE'S EXCITED TO DO THIS AND THAT IS WHAT I'VE SEEN IN ALMOST ALL OF THE HEADS OF THE DEPARTMENT, I'VE SEEN IT IN THE POLICE AND CHIEF WATERS.

I'VE SEEN IT WITH CHIEF GAMMONS AND HIS GROUP.

IT IS GOOD TO SEE THAT.

RESIDENTS SOMETIMES DO NOT GET TO SEE BEHIND THE SCENES, AND THEY SEE A CLOUDED VIEW OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE LIVE IN ALMOST A FAST FOOD SOCIETY WHERE IT'S LIKE WE MAKE THE DECISION TODAY, AND YOU WANT TO DRIVE AROUND THE CORNER, PICK IT UP, AND IT'S COMPLETED.

BUT IT TAKES SO MUCH MORE.

I HOPE THAT DURING THE TIME THAT YOU'RE HERE THIS YEAR, WITH THE CALL FOR TRANSPARENCY AND WITH THE CALL FOR SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THE RESIDENTS SEE THAT IT'S BEING DONE WITH MISS MOODY AND THE STRIDES THAT SHE'S MADE WITH THE WEBSITE, JUST THE INFORMATION THAT'S AVAILABLE.

THOSE THINGS SPEAK VOLUMES.

I CANNOT SPEAK TO THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION OF WHAT WE INHERITED, BUT I KNOW THAT I HAVE SEEN QUITE A BIT DIFFERENCE.

EVEN THE EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION THAT WAS HELD RECENTLY, PEOPLE HIGH FIVING AND BEING SO HAPPY TO WORK AT THE CITY OF PRINCETON THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES, AND I HOPE THAT SAME ATTITUDE, THAT SAME I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHICH WORD TO USE, BUT I JUST HOPE THAT IT CAN JUST RICOCHET TO THE COMMUNITY.

WHEN I TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT PRINCETON, I NO LONGER SAY PRINCETON, I SAY THE PEARL OF NORTH TEXAS, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT I BELIEVE PRINCETON CAN BECOME AND IT'S REALLY GOOD TO PARTNER WITH YOU ALL IN DOING SO.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.

>> I WANT TO COMMEND YOU, MR. MASHBURN, FOR THIS AND HONOR MAYOR ESCOBAR FOR HAVING THE VISION TO PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA.

I THINK THAT THIS, SINCE I'VE LIVED HERE, THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN A CITY MANAGER AND BRING HIS TEAM TO PRESENT AND HELP EDUCATE OUR RESIDENTS ON WHAT'S GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES.

[APPLAUSE] I DO THINK THIS IS A STEP, AS FAR AS THAT TRANSPARENCY.

THIS IS THAT STEP FORWARD TO WHERE, LIKE, I'M SITTING HERE LISTENING TO ALL THE DIRECTORS TALK ABOUT, AND I'M BEHIND THE SCENES TALKING, AND I DIDN'T KNOW SOME OF THE STUFF THAT WAS GOING ON.

IT'S MIND-BLOWING. I HOPE THAT THE RESIDENTS AT HOME CAN SEE THE EFFORT THAT YOU'RE PUTTING THROUGH, THE EMPLOYEES THAT YOU HAVE, THAT YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY IS LOCKING STEP GOING FORWARD FOR THIS.

BUT AGAIN, I JUST THANK YOU FOR COMING AND PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.

IT WAS PRETTY GOOD. WE APPRECIATE THAT.

>> ABSOLUTELY, APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] > MR. MASHBURN, I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE JOB YOU DO HERE FOR THE CITY AND FOR OUR STAFF AND THE CITIZENS.

[NOISE] A LOT OF THESE THINGS AND THE VISIONS THAT HAD I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU THAT I'VE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL, AND, OF COURSE, YOU HEARD PEOPLE THEY'D LIKE TO HAVE ME OFF OF IT, PROBABLY, BUT I'VE BEEN ON IT SINCE 2005, SERVED TWO TERMS AS MAYOR.

LOTS OF THESE VISIONS OR VISIONS THAT I ACTUALLY HAD BACK IN 2005, A LONG TIME BEFORE MANY OF ALL EVEN LIVED HERE.

SOME OF THE MOST OF YOU HAVE ALREADY BEEN BORN, BUT LOTS OF THESE VISIONS, THE DOWNTOWN AREA, THE PARKS.

I'VE GONE THROUGH A LOT OF CITY MANAGERS.

EACH CITY MANAGER HAS SOMETHING GOOD TO BRING, EVERYONE DOES.

I ALWAYS BELIEVE THAT EVERY PERSON HAS SOMETHING GOOD TO BRING.

BUT WE NEEDED TO GET IT OVER THE TOP, TO GET IT GOING, THAT CATALYST, AND YOU ARE THAT CATALYST THAT IS GETTING IT DONE, AND I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT.

>> THANKS, SIR. APPRECIATE IT. [APPLAUSE]

>> OVER THE UMBRELLA THEME I'M SEEING HERE AFTER THIS PRESENTATION, IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE PEOPLE.

WHEN YOU FIRST GOT HERE, MR. MASHBURN, YOU IMMEDIATELY SPOKE ON MAKING PRINCETON A GREAT PLACE TO WORK, AND THAT WOULD HELP BE THE DRIVING MOTOR BEHIND MAKING PRINCETON SO MUCH BETTER.

RIGHT AWAY, I OFFERED MY SUPPORT, HOWEVER MUCH SO BECAUSE I VERY MUCH KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF A GOOD PLACE TO WORK AND GOOD PEOPLE.

I'VE BEEN SLOWLY BUT SURELY MEETING WITH EACH DEPARTMENT AND SEEING THE INTERACTIONS WITH THEM AND UNDERSTANDING THAT WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP, YOU'RE GIVING THEM THE REINS TO CHASE THEIR EXCELLENCE IN THEIR INDUSTRIES,

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AND THEIR SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGES IN THEIR DEPARTMENT BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS A PART OF THIS TEAM.

I COMMEND YOU ON GIVING THE VISION, BUT ALLOWING THE DEPARTMENTS TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL UNDER THEIR LEADERSHIP AND THEIR EMPLOYEES.

THEN ALSO JUST IMPROVING THE WORKPLACE HERE IT'S PARAMOUNT.

I CAN SEE IT ON EVERYBODY'S FACES, I CAN SEE IT ON THE WAY THEY INTERACT, THE WAY THEY COME UP AND PRESENT, IS JUST OVERALL, REALLY GOOD.

I'M VERY THANKFUL THAT YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO HIGHLIGHT THE EMPLOYEES SO WELL BECAUSE THEY ARE THE MOTOR OF OUR CITY.

I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE, AND THEN EVERY SINGLE STAFF MEMBER, INCLUDING ALL THE DEPARTMENTS AND ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THIS CITY EMPLOYMENT, THANK YOU FOR ALL THEIR SERVICE.

IT DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED ESPECIALLY BY THE COUNCIL HERE, SO APPRECIATE IT.

>> I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.

SAME THING WITH CRAIG, WHEN YOU SEE WHAT WAS BEFORE YOU GOT HERE, AND YOU LOOK AT WHERE WE'RE AT, THE STARK DIFFERENCE IN LEADERSHIP THAT YOU BROUGHT TO US IS THERE.

IT'S EVIDENT. IT'S APPRECIATED.

I'M SORRY IN THE PAST, THEY DIDN'T PRESENT ALL THE THINGS YOU'VE DONE.

PLEASE NOT GOING FORWARD, WE'RE GOING TO BE UP HERE SHOWING THIS BECAUSE THE TRANSPARENCY OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

YOU'RE NOT JUST SITTING IN THE DESK, ANSWERING CALLS OR DOING WHATEVER, YOU ARE OUT THERE DOING SO MUCH FOR THIS COMMUNITY, AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE RESIDENTS GET TO SEE ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US, AND I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING.

>> I JUST WANT TO ADD ONE LITTLE THING HERE.

I SHARE THE SAME SENTIMENT AS EVERYBODY UP HERE ON THE DIAS.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO STEP INTO THIS ROLE A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO WHEN THE OLD CITY MANAGER WAS HERE, AND ABRUPTLY WAS NOT.

TO PARROT EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID, THE CHANGE IN JUST ATMOSPHERE IN THIS BUILDING.

AS SOON AS YOU GOT HERE, IT WAS A COMPLETE AND 180 ON JUST COMING IN, AND YOU COULD FEEL THE VIBRANCE AND THE ENERGY IN THE BUILDING, CHANGE WHEN YOU GOT HERE.

I THINK THAT JUST SPEAKS VOLUMES TO YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR STYLE.

AS YOU KNOW AND MANY IN HERE KNOW THAT I'M A COACH, AND I THINK THAT GOOD COACHES AND GOOD LEADERS HIGHLIGHT THE ATTRIBUTES OF THEIR TEAM.

WITH WHAT COUNCILMAN LONG SAID, YOU'RE DOING THAT WITH YOUR DIRECTORS, AND YOU'RE STEPPING OUT OF THE LIMELIGHT TO LET YOUR PLAYERS SHINE.

I THINK, AGAIN, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT AMAZING LEADER WILL DO, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I KNOW YOU DON'T REALLY CARE TO BE IN THE LIMELIGHT, BUT THEY SHINE BECAUSE YOU SHINE AS WELL.

JUST UNDERSTAND THAT THIS CITY, I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE, 05, 6, 10, 20 YEARS FROM NOW AFTER YOU'VE BEEN IN THIS ROLE FOR A WHILE, CONTINUING TO LEAD THE WAY YOU'VE BEEN LEADING. THANK YOU.

>> I CERTAINLY CAN'T SAY MUCH MORE THAN EVERYONE ELSE HAS SAID, BECAUSE I COMPLETELY AGREE YOU AND I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS, AND I JUST CONCUR WITH EVERYTHING THAT EVERYONE HAS SAID, AND WE JUST APPRECIATE YOU IMMENSELY, AS WELL AS THE TEAM AND [NOISE] THE THINGS YOU'VE IMPLEMENTED, YOU KNOW, JUST YOUR STANDARDS AND WANTING JUST THE BEST OF THE BEST AND TRY FOR EXCELLENCE. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU, SIR.

>> WELL, THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU TO THE TEAM DOES A GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> WE'RE MOVING ON TO K2 2025-065.

DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATION OF A SUMMARY OF THE APPROVED AND CREATED EASTWIG, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, AND PLAN OF FINANCE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER 4, SPECIAL ASSESSMENT REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2025, PRESENTATION BY JIM SABONIS WITH HILLTOP SECURITIES.

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>> HOLD ON. GIVE IT JUST A SECOND.

WE NEED TO TAKE A MINUTE RECESS.

>> LET'S GET THIS BACK GOING.

WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO MOVE TWO ITEMS TO THE NEXT MEETING.

THAT'S GOING TO BE K2 AND K3.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION.

NO ACTION. LET'S GO AHEAD AND GO TO K4.

[K4. 2025-057 Discussion and reconsideration of a Moratorium Waiver Application submitted by Mr. Luis Cabrera for that certain 0.465- acre parcel of real property located at 1309 McKinney Avenue, Princeton, Texas, which Application was previously denied by the City Council on January 27, 2025; and take appropriate action. Presented by Craig Fisher, Director of Development Services.]

>> JUST SO I UNDERSTAND, K2 AND K3 ARE GETTING PUSHED TO THE NEXT MEETING.

> THERE ARE QUESTIONS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP A LITTLE TOO LATE FOR US TO GET THE INFORMATION ON, AND SO WE JUST NEED TO GET A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION BEFORE WE GO INTO THOSE TWO ITEMS. BUT WE THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

>> K4 2025-057.

DISCUSSION AND RECONSIDERATION OF A MORATORIUM WAIVER APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY MR. LUIS CABRERA FOR 0.465 ACRE PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1309 MCKINNEY AVENUE, PRINCETON, TEXAS, WHICH APPLICATION WAS PREVIOUSLY DENIED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON JANUARY 27TH, 2025, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION, PRESENTED BY CRAIG FISHER, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

>> THANK YOU, MS. COOK. SHE SAID IT.

THIS ITEM WAS PREVIOUSLY DENIED BY COUNCIL THE 27TH, AND AT YOUR REQUEST, WE'RE RE ADDRESSING IT.

BE HAPPY TO TAKE YOUR DIRECTION AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ALL MAY HAVE.

>> I THINK OUR CONCERN WAS POTENTIALLY BEING ABLE TO MAKE A CONDITION ON THIS WAIVER.

CAN YOU ELABORATE ON IF THAT'S ALLOWED AND CONDITIONAL WAIVERS?

>> MY UNDERSTANDING AND MR. LOWRY CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THAT THAT IS POSSIBLE THAT YOU CAN PUT CONDITIONS ON THE APPROVAL.

I THINK WHAT WE HAD MAYBE THE IDEA IS TO APPROVE FOR THE PLOT, ALLOW THE WAIVER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A CONDITION THAT NO NEW RESIDENTIAL UNIT IS PROHIBITED. IS THAT?

>> THIS CONDITION CONDITIONAL WAIVER WILL PREVENT FUTURE SEWER CONNECTION, WATER CONNECTION UNLESS ANOTHER WAIVER IS APPLIED FOR.

>>YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT. YOU CAN DO A LIMITED WAIVER SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBDIVIDING THE PROPERTY, WHICH WAS WHAT THE APPLICATION WAS FOR WAS JUST TO SUBDIVIDE IT INTO TWO QUARTER ACRE TRACKS.

YOU CAN SPECIFY THAT IT'S JUST FOR THAT PURPOSE, AND NOT FOR ANY OTHER DEVELOPMENT RELATED PURPOSES. EXCELLENT.

>> I WOULD LIKE TWO MOTION FOR A LIMITED WAIVER APPROVAL.

UPON RECONSIDERATION, I MOVED TO APPROVE THE MORATORIUM WAIVER APPLICATION FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1309 MCKINNEY AVENUE WITH THE FOLLOWING LIMITATION.

THE MORATORIUM WAIVER, HEREBY GRANTED IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBDIVIDING THE PROPERTY AS DEPICTED AND DESCRIBED IN THE APPLICATION, AND FOR NO OTHER PURPOSES WHATSOEVER, WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

SHALL APPLY TO ANY CURRENT AND FUTURE PROPERTY OWNERS DURING THE DURATION OF THE MORATORIUM AS EXTENDED AND SUPERSEDES THE DENIAL OF THE APPLICATION ON JANUARY 27TH, 2025.

>> I SECOND.

>> IS THE ROLL CALL ON THIS. MS. DAVID-GRAVES?

>> THIS MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU.

>>THANK YOU. [NOISE] K5 2025-067.

[K5. 2025-067 Discuss and consider issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for forensic auditing services; and take appropriate action.]

DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ISSUING A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION FOR FORENSIC AUDITING SERVICES AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION, MRS. SOPHIE PACKARD, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.