YES. ALL RIGHT. THAT WOULD TAKE US RIGHT INTO OUR REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. [A. CALL TO ORDER-MAYOR] [00:00:05] THE TIME IS 6:47. TODAY IS MONDAY, APRIL 14TH, 2025. ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO A ROLL CALL. CALL] [INAUDIBLE].. THAT WILL TAKE US INTO C, INVOCATION BY JOHN PROM. FATHER, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE AND YOUR GRACE. LORD, WE JUST COME TOGETHER AND WE PRAY OVER PRINCETON. WE PRAY OVER THE LEADERS. WE PRAY OVER THE CITIZENS. GOD, WE JUST ASK THAT YOU PUT YOUR HAND OF PROTECTION AROUND THEM. GIVE THEM WISDOM. GIVE THEM COUNSEL. GIVE THEM STRENGTH, LORD. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE. FOR EVERY CITIZEN, EVERY PERSON, LORD. LORD, AS WE CELEBRATE THIS WEEK, THIS HOLY WEEK, GOD, AS WE CELEBRATE WHAT JESUS HAS DONE FOR US AND HIM DYING ON THE CROSS SO THAT EVERY PERSON CAN HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE. LORD, LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR JUST BEING IN THIS CITY AND USING THIS CITY FOR KINGDOM PURPOSES. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. ALLEGIANCE]. [F. PUBLIC APPEARANCE] ALL RIGHT. THAT WILL TAKE US TO F. PUBLIC APPEARANCE, MISS COOK. THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS SET ASIDE FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY ITEM OF BUSINESS THAT IS NOT FORMALLY SCHEDULED ON THE AGENDA AS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD COMPLETE A PUBLIC MEETING ACCEPTANCE APPEARANCE CARD PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND PRESENT IT TO THE CITY SECRETARY. SPEAKERS ARE ALLOWED UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. THE CITY COUNCIL IS UNABLE TO RESPOND TO OR DISCUSS ANY ISSUES THAT ARE BROUGHT UP DURING THIS PORTION THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA, OTHER THAN TO MAKE STATEMENTS OF SPECIFIC FACTUAL INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO A SPEAKER'S INQUIRY, OR TO RECITE EXISTING POLICY IN RESPONSE TO THE INQUIRY. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK SHALL ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTLY, NOT CITY STAFF OR OTHERWISE. BE COURTEOUS, RESPECTFUL AND CORDIAL AND PLEASE REFRAIN FROM MAKING PERSONAL, DEMEANING, INSULTING, THREATENING AND OR DISPARAGING REMARKS AS TO MAINTAIN DECORUM AND SUPPORT THE EFFICIENT AND ORDERLY FLOW OF THE MEETING. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A NEW SYSTEM HERE, AND I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. AT THREE MINUTES, YOUR MIC WILL, TURN OFF, ON THE SCREEN HERE. IT WILL FLASH WHEN YOU HAVE A MINUTE LEFT, BUT YOUR MIC WILL AUTOMATICALLY TURN OFF AT THE END OF YOUR THREE MINUTES. OKAY. CAN YOU HEAR ME BACK THERE? GOOD. OKAY. DID YOU GUYS CATCH WHAT I SAID? NO. OKAY. I'M SORRY. SO AT THE END OF YOUR THREE MINUTES ON YOUR MIC, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY TURN OFF. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT AND THEN YOU CAN CHECK UP, UP TOP TO SEE HOW MUCH TIME YOU HAVE LEFT. FIRST PERSON WOULD BE TERESA MCGINNIS. HI. TERESA MCGINNIS. SO I'M WITH SAFEGUARD PRINCETON, AND I'M GLAD TO KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING INTO THE HOME RULE CHARTER, BECAUSE, YES, IT DOES NEED A LOT OF WORK, AND I'M GLAD YOU ALL RECOGNIZE IT. I'M EXCITED THAT YOU'RE GOING TO WORK. START WORKING ON THAT. I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF PUT IT OUT THERE, AND THERE'S NO DISRESPECT SHOWN, BUT WE ARE STILL GOING TO KEEP TRYING WITH OUR PETITIONS, AND IT'S ONLY BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT SUGGESTIONS. IF WE CAN GET SOMETHING PASSED THROUGH PETITION, THEN IT HAS TO BE DONE THAT WAY. [00:05:04] WHEREAS IF IT GOES THROUGH A HOME RULE COMMISSION, THEN IT COULD BE WATERED DOWN, IT COULD BE CHANGED, OR IT COULD JUST NOT BE DONE AND SO THAT'S THE ONLY REASON WHY WE'RE GOING THROUGH IT. IT'S NOT DISRESPECT TO ANYBODY AND SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU WERE AWARE OF THAT. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO POINT OUT IN THAT SAME THING, TO KIND OF GIVE IT A SOME VALIDITY, IS THE FORENSIC AUDIT. YOU KNOW, MAYOR ESCOBAR, WHEN YOU RAN ON A FORENSIC AUDIT, AND IT WAS GREAT. YOU HAD A ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE HERE THAT SUPPORTED YOU WHEN IT DIDN'T GO THROUGH WELL, AND THEN IT WAS WATERED DOWN AND INSTEAD OF DOING A FORENSIC AUDIT TO CLEAR EVERYTHING AND START FRESH, IT WAS WATERED DOWN TO SOMETHING FROM 215 TO 22. THAT DOESN'T REALLY AFFECT ANY OF US. NOW, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT THE SAME MAYOR, IT'S NOT THE SAME CITY MANAGER. AND IF THEY FIND ANYTHING WRONG, YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET NO MONEY BACK, SO IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY POINT. THE POINT WAS TO DO A FRESH START, DO A FORENSIC AUDIT. YOU KNOW, ONE OF OUR RECOMMENDATIONS IS FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE HOME RULE TO NOW AND THEN FORWARD. THAT WAY WE CAN HAVE CONFIDENCE IN EVERYBODY AND KNOW, YOU KNOW, THAT EVERYTHING IS GOOD. IT WASN'T TO GO BACK AND AUDIT SOMETHING FROM 2015 TO 2022. YES, THAT'S A SORE SPOT, BUT THAT WASN'T THE GOAL. IT'S NOT TO WASTE MONEY ON SOMETHING THAT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE TO US NOW. I THINK THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH IT. BUT ANYWAY, I AM EXCITED AND I AM HAPPY THAT Y'ALL ARE LOOKING INTO THE CHARTER. AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP, WE'RE ALWAYS OPEN. WE'RE ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, WELCOME AND THAT'S IT. BUT THANKS. BYE. THANK YOU. RICKY ELMORE, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBERS, I APPRECIATE Y'ALL LETTING ME COME HERE TODAY AND SPEAK. MY NAME IS RICKY ELMORE. I AM RETIRED ARMY ARTILLERY, 19, NOT RETIRED. I WAS OUT OF THE ARMY IN 1975. ARTILLERY. I AM A RETIRED AIRCRAFT TECHNICIAN, INSPECTOR AFTER 30 OVER 35 YEARS. MARRIED 40 YEARS HERE RECENTLY AND HAVE TWO KIDS AND THREE GRANDCHILDREN THAT LIVE HERE IN PRINCETON. ONE HAS GRADUATED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WITH HONORS. SO I TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN THIS TOWN AND WE MOVED HERE FROM DALLAS, TEXAS, 39 YEARS AGO TO HELP TAKE CARE OF MY PARENTS AND GET AWAY FROM THE CITY. AND OF COURSE, NOW, IF YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, THE CITIES CAME BACK AND WE UNDERSTAND DEVELOPMENT AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT PARTICULARLY THIS COMPANY THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, THE LEXIE GROUP I NOTICED THEY'RE WANTING TO CHANGE THEIR STATUS TO ACTUALLY UNINCORPORATED. AND I JUST HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS. ONE IS WHAT DO THEY WANT TO REMOVE THEIR PRESENT STATUS AND THE SECOND ONE IS WHY DO THEY NEED 34 ACRES FOR WHAT, YOU KNOW, THEY SAY DECIDED TO DO IF THERE'S A COMPANY IN MALIBU, CALIFORNIA, AND THEY ONLY HAVE FOUR EMPLOYEES, WHAT DO THEY NEED 34 ACRES FOR, ACTUALLY? OR THEY WANT TO CHANGE THE BASIC WHAT THEY USED TO DO WAS ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS OR WHATEVER AND THINGS LIKE THAT. NOW, YOU WOULDN'T NEED 34 ACRES, ANY TYPE OF BUSINESS LIKE THAT, UNLESS IT WAS A DATABASE SOMEWHERE, YOU KNOW, AND YOU HAD ALL THIS EQUIPMENT FOR THAT. SO THAT'S MY QUESTION IS WHY DO THEY WANT TO CHANGE THEIR STATUS AND WHY DID THEY HAVE A COMPANY IN CALIFORNIA WITH JUST FOUR PEOPLE IN TEN YEARS SO THEY WOULDN'T BE BRINGING EMPLOYEES HERE? WHAT I CAN TELL, WE JUST HAVE MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANYTHING ELSE RIGHT NOW, BASICALLY WHY THEY'RE WANTING TO CHANGE THEIR STATUS. I JUST FLAGS JUMP UP SOMETIMES WHEN PEOPLE CHANGE THEIR MIND MIDWAY. IF THEY SEE OPPORTUNITIES, OR MAYBE IT'S FOR THE BETTER OR SOMETHING, I DON'T KNOW, BUT I THINK WE NEED MORE INFORMATION THAN WHAT WE HAVE. AND WHAT'S THE NAME OF THIS COMPANY AGAIN? OKAY. THE ALEXA GROUP. BECAUSE OF COURSE, OUT THERE WHERE WE'RE AT OFF 982 IS WHERE THIS WOULD BE COMING IN AT, AND EVERYBODY ALREADY PUTS IN JUST WHATEVER THEY WANT TO OUT THERE. AND YOU'RE LIKE, WOW, THIS IS WHAT WE NEED. YOU KNOW ANOTHER USED CAR LOT OR MOBILE HOME PARK OR SOMETHING, WHICH IS FINE. WE'VE ALL BEEN THERE LIKE OUR BUSINESSES, BUT WE HAVE I'D SAY WE ONLY NEED SO MUCH OF CERTAIN THINGS IN ONE AREA, AND IT NEEDS TO BE DISTRIBUTED PROPERLY, YOU KNOW, AND THEN TAKE CARE OF THE AREA THAT WE HAVE FIRST. GET IT LOOKING GOOD. MAYBE WE CAN ATTRACT BETTER, YOU KNOW, THINGS FOR OUR COUNTY JUST JUST TO RESPOND TO THAT. WE CAN'T STOP ANYONE FROM LEAVING OUR ETJ. AND FROM WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE HERE, THEY'RE JUST ASKING TO REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM OUR ETJ, WHICH WE HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO KEEP THEM IN. SORRY. SO WE CAN'T REMOVE THEM. WELL, SORRY. SO THEY ARE REQUESTING TO BE REMOVED FROM OUR ETJ, WHICH WE HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO STOP THEM. [00:10:05] SO. BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT THEY'RE PETITIONING FOR, IS TO. TO BE REMOVED FROM OUR ETJ. I'M NOT SURE. NO, THEY DON'T HAVE TO. OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU. KEN SIGMAN. [INAUDIBLE]. IT'S THREE MINUTES. YES. TURN YOUR MIC ON. CAN YOU HEAR ME? 5 KEN SELIGMAN. 512 BUCKEYE AVENUE. MOSTLY I'D LIKE TO TALK. ABOUT WHAT? WHAT YOU GUYS THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED IN THE PRE COUNCIL MEETING ABOUT CONSIDERING THE COUNCIL WORKING TOWARDS A COMMISSION OR IN SOME WAY AMENDING THE HOME RULE CHARTER. I THINK THAT THE FINAL WORDS THAT I HEARD FROM THE COUNCIL WERE PRETTY MUCH REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RESPONSE I'VE SEEN FROM THIS COUNCIL FOR THE WHOLE LAST YEAR THAT I'VE BEEN COMING IS WHEN RESIDENTS EXPRESS THEMSELVES, THEY COME HERE WITH COMPLAINTS OR CONCERNS AND THEY'RE NOT ADDRESSED. YOU GUYS. I'VE HEARD PEOPLE, SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS, ASK QUESTIONS AND INTERACT AND NOTHING IS DONE AND IT CERTAINLY ISN'T VOTED. THE ELECTION LAST NOVEMBER SHOULD HAVE BEEN A STRONG MESSAGE TO ALL OF YOU THAT IN THE REMOVAL OF THREE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, TWO INCUMBENT COUNCILMEN AND INCUMBENT MAYOR, THAT THE PEOPLE WANTED CHANGE AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED. I'VE SEEN OUR NEW MEMBERS IGNORED, DISRESPECTED, PUSHED BACK AGAINST BY YOU THE COUNCIL. BY NOT SUPPORTING THEM, BY NOT RESPECTING THEM AS EQUAL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF, CITY LEADERSHIP. YOU GUYS KNOW IT. SO. AS FAR AS THE HOME RULE CHARTER. THE LAST WORDS I HEARD FROM THE COUNCIL WERE YOU YOU'D BE INTERESTED IN INVOLVING THE CITIZEN LED MOVEMENT IN YOUR COUNCIL EFFORTS, AS LONG AS THEY DIDN'T DISAGREE WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T WANT PEOPLE RUNNING AROUND TAKING PETITIONS THAT WERE CONTRARY TO WHAT YOU WERE TRYING TO DO IN THE COUNCIL. LIKE MISS MCGINNIS JUST SAID, TERESA, MY WIFE. THE REASON THAT A CITIZEN LED PETITION IS IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE WE CAN'T COUNT ON YOU GUYS TO VOTE IN WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR COUNCIL THE COMMISSION COMES UP WITH, IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO VOTE ANYTHING TO HOLD YOURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE OR MAKE THINGS ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PEOPLE BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T DONE IT. YOU DIDN'T DO IT THE FIRST TIME. WHY WOULD YOU DO IT NOW? AND YOU JUST SAID IT IN THE PRE COUNCIL MEETING. WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE RUNNING AROUND DOING SOMETHING CONTRARY TO WHAT WE'RE DOING. THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID BEN IN CONSIDERING INVITING TERRENCE, YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO SPEAK TO THE CITIZEN LED MOVEMENT AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY WEREN'T GOING TO BE RUNNING AROUND GETTING PETITIONS CONTRARY TO WHAT YOU WERE DOING. IT'S. NO, THAT'S WHAT I HEARD. THANK YOU. DORINDA. POWELL. DORINDA. SOMETHING NEW HERE. I THANK YOU, MAYOR COUNCIL, FOR THIS TIME TO SPEAK. I'M JUST GOING TO SAY WHAT I SAID, EVEN THOUGH MAYOR ESCOBAR EXPLAINED TO ANOTHER GENTLEMAN. SO I'M HERE AS A VERY CONCERNED CITIZEN ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA. H2, THE REQUEST FOR THE LAND TO BE REMOVED FROM THE ETJ. A MORATORIUM WAS SET TO STOP FURTHER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY AND. BECAUSE IN OUR COMMUNITY OF THE INSANITY OF THE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, TRAFFIC, INFRASTRUCTURES, LUCAS ROAD AS OTHERS ARE JAMMED EVERY DAY. [00:15:01] TAXES, BONDS, MORE POLICE AND FIRE NEEDED, WHICH ALSO REQUIRES STRUCTURES, MORE SCHOOLS, MORE TEACHERS THAT ARE ALREADY A SHORTAGE OF. YOU NEED TO ATTEND THE SCHOOL BOARD IF YOU WANT TO FEEL THE PRESSURE OF GETTING EVERYTHING BUILT AND TEACHERS. SEWER WATER PRESSURE. OUR AREA HAD THE WATER OFF FOR TWO DAYS. SO THEY COULD PUT IN BIGGER PIPES. POSTAL SERVICE. A POSTAL PERSON SAID THERE'S NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO SORT OUT THE MAIL. THEY HAVE TO WAIT TO FINISH AND NEED MORE HELP. THAT'S JUST TO NAME A FEW ITEMS. THERE IS AN OUTCRY FROM THE COMMUNITY, OUR COMMUNITY, ABOUT ALL OF THIS, AND IT SEEMS LIKE NO ONE IS LISTENING. PEOPLE THAT HAVE MOVED HERE LOVED THE PEACEFUL PLACE THAT THEY BOUGHT, AND NOW HUGE DEVELOPMENTS ARE POPPING UP ALL AROUND THEM. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE RECEIVED MANY OFFERS, AS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE FROM DEVELOPERS WANTING TO BUY OUR LAND. THE MOST RECENT ONE SAID, I QUOTE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT LAND IS A LIMITED RESOURCE. END OF QUOTE. BUT THEN PROCEEDS TO WANT TO PURCHASE OUR ACREAGE. WHAT AN OXY MORON. DEVELOPERS DON'T SEEM TO CARE. THEY JUST SEE THE PROFIT. THE MORATORIUM DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING, NOR THE BURDEN THEY ARE PLACING ON THE COMMUNITY. THEY'LL JUST TRY TO REMOVE THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION STATUS SO THEY CAN DEVELOP MORE LAND. PLEASE DON'T BE DECEIVED. I'M EARNESTLY REQUESTING THIS ETJ PROPOSAL NOT TO BE GRANTED. PLEASE LOVE THE COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE. VOTE NO AGAINST THE H-2 PROPOSAL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR. YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO RESPOND TO THE INFORMATION THAT WAS STATED THAT I WAS AGAINST CITIZENS, THAT I WAS AGAINST CITIZENS LEADING THEIR OWN CHARGE IN TERMS OF GAINING SIGNATURES FOR THE HOME RULE CHARTER. NEVER STATED THAT. IN FACT, I AM HAPPY THAT YOU GUYS ARE LEADING THAT CHARGE. MY COMMENT WAS IN RESPONSE TO US, THE COUNCIL DOING IT SO THAT WE HAD A TIME TO FOLLOW IN TERMS OF GETTING IT ON THE NEXT BALLOT. SO IN AN EFFORT TO GET EVERYONE TO MOVE FORWARD IN THAT DIRECTION, I WAS GOING TO EXTEND THE INVITATION TO THOSE WHO WERE IN THAT EFFORT. THAT WAS WHAT I WAS STATING. NEVER SAID ANYTHING IN TERMS OF WANTING THE CITIZENS NOT TO DO THEIR OWN THING. THAT'S YOUR THAT'S YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT AND I RESPECT THAT. I DO HAVE ONE MORE MAXINE ELLIS. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. JUST A COUPLE QUICK THINGS. COUNCIL MEMBER GERFERS. I WAS ON THE HOME RULES WITH YOU. YOU AND I WERE ORIGINAL FROM DAY ONE. THE ONLY THING THAT I DO ASK WHEN CONSIDERING THE NEXT COMMITTEE FOR THE HOME RULES IS DON'T RUSH IT. WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON IT. WE SPENT FROM MARCH UNTIL AUGUST JUST TO GET IT REVIEWED, OR FEBRUARY TO AUGUST TO ENSURE THAT EVERYTHING WAS REVIEWED AND WAS AVAILABLE FOR THE BALLOT FOR NOVEMBER. THIS IS APRIL. YOU HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED A COMMITTEE. PLEASE DON'T RUSH THROUGH IT WHETHER I AM ON IT. AGAIN, BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED PUTTING PRIOR MEMBERS, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. IF I'M NOT, THAT'S FINE TOO. BUT JUST SOME ADVICE. DON'T RUSH THROUGH IT. BEECHAM. AND JUST SOUTH OF ARCADIA FARMS, THE POND THERE WITH THE WATER FOUNTAIN. THEY MENTIONED THEY WERE GOING TO PUT SOME FISH IN THERE FOR LIKE CATCH AND RELEASE. JUST WANTED TO KIND OF GET AN UPDATE ON THAT. IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE THE OTHER THING FOR OUR CITY THAT I THINK WE SHOULD LOOK INTO IS RAINWATER HARVESTING. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER HEARD OF IT. THERE'S OVER 20 CITIES INVOLVED IN IT. JUST CLOSE ONES. ALLEN, FRISCO, IRVING, AND IT ACTUALLY GIVES REBATES, DISCOUNTS AND GUIDANCE TO THE CITY'S [00:20:09] PUBLIC RESIDENTS. WE CAN DO IT AS WELL AND EARN REBATES AND DISCOUNTS, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT OUR CITY, I THINK SHOULD LOOK INTO. AND THE VERY LAST THING WITH IT BEING APRIL, I KNOW WE'RE A FEW MONTHS FROM OCTOBER. BUT IF WE COULD MAYBE SET SOMETHING UP FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS, MAYBE GET THE BUS OUT HERE AND SEE IF WE COULD SET UP SOME MOBILE MAMMOGRAMS FOR NOT JUST WOMEN, BUT FOR MEN TOO. BECAUSE, GUYS, YOU CAN GET BREAST CANCER JUST AS MUCH AS WOMEN CAN. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT WILL TAKE US TO ITEM G. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. [G. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST] MISS COOK. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST PURSUANT TO SECTION 5510415 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MAY REPORT ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST, INCLUDING EXPRESSIONS OF THANKS, CONGRATULATIONS OR CONDOLENCE. INFORMATION REGARDING HOLIDAY SCHEDULES. RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUALS. REMINDERS ABOUT UPCOMING CITY EVENTS. INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS INVOLVING AN IMMINENT THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON ANY ITEM OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. G1, 2025-104. HOP ON OVER TO THE LIBRARY FOR SOME EASTER FUN. FROM APRIL 14TH THROUGH THE 17TH, WE'RE GIVING AWAY 100 EASTER BASKETS FOR KIDS 12 AND UNDER. SO GRAB A BASKET, THEN TAKE A PHOTO WITH AN ADORABLE EASTER SETUP. BASKETS ARE AVAILABLE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. KIDS MUST BE PRESENT FOR PICKUP. THE CITY OF PRINCETON IS HOSTING A DAY OF PURPOSE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE VFW 9167 AND THE PRINCETON LOWRY CROSSING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON SATURDAY, MAY 3RD, 2025, FROM 8 A.M. TO 4 P.M. VOLUNTEER SIGN UPS AND SERVICE REQUESTS FOR THE COMMUNITY WIDE SERVICE DAY ARE OPEN. LEARN MORE AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE. JOIN US FOR FREE FOOD AND FUN AT OUR ANNUAL PUBLIC WORKS OPEN HOUSE ON MAY 17TH. EXPLORE OUR TRUCKS AND MACHINERY, TOUR THE FACILITY AND CELEBRATE THE PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES WHO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. H. I WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT AND THANK YOU TO CHARLIE SWEET FOR THE INCREDIBLE THINGS THAT SHE'S BEEN DOING IN THE COMMUNITY. SHE'S RECENTLY BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR SPEARHEADING THE NARCAN DISPENSERS THAT ARE OUT THAT ARE POTENTIALLY HELPING SAVE LIVES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE OPIOID OR ALL THOSE ADDICTIONS. THE NARCAN, I BELIEVE THAT THEY'RE IN TWO LOCATIONS. WE RECENTLY POSTED IT WITH THE PRINCETON POLICE DEPARTMENT HERE AS WELL. SO THEY'RE AVAILABLE. I MEAN, JUST FROM HER PUTTING TOGETHER THE PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO AREN'T ABLE TO HAVE THOSE THINGS AVAILABLE TO THEM. SO, AGAIN, JUST WANT TO THANK CHARLIE SWEET FOR DOING AN INCREDIBLE JOB AND BEING A, YOU KNOW, AN ADVOCATE IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU, CHARLIE SWEET. ALL RIGHT. THAT WILL TAKE US TO OKAY. GO AHEAD. SORRY ABOUT THAT. I JUST WANTED TO OFFER SOME CONDOLENCE TO OUR ISD. PRINCETON ISD THIS PAST WEEK COACH JERRY BROWN PASSED AWAY VERY UNEXPECTEDLY. I KNEW COACH BROWN PERSONALLY, AND EVEN THOUGH HE WASN'T IN OUR COMMUNITY VERY LONG, HE HAD A HUGE IMPACT. ON THE KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND SO JUST WANT TO SEND CONDOLENCE TO OUR ISD, ESPECIALLY TO OUR VARSITY FOOTBALL PLAYERS. THAT SPENT A LOT OF TIME AROUND HIM. SO COACH JERRY BROWN. ALRIGHT, THAT'LL TAKE US TO H. YEAH, THERE'S AN UPDATE IN THE EASTER FUN, THE EASTER BASKET GIVEAWAY. ALL OF THE BASKETS HAVE BEEN PICKED UP, SO THERE AREN'T ANY MORE AVAILABLE. OKAY. OH, WOW. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. FOR H, I'M GOING TO PULL H2 FROM THE CONSENT, JUST SO WE CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT [H. CONSENT AGENDA] [00:25:09] IT. I WOULD LIKE TO PULL H5. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, MISS COOK, YOU CAN TAKE IT. ALL RIGHT. CONSENT AGENDA. AND FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE PARKS AND REC STAFF FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THE 100 EASTER BASKETS THAT WERE PICKED UP. SO IF YOU SEE THEM AT THE LIBRARY, THANK THEM. THE CONSENT AGENDA. CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS LISTED ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER. SO REQUESTS IN WHICH EVENT THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED IN ITS NORMAL SEQUENCE ON THE AGENDA. SO IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING WE'RE DOING. THE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS H2 AND H5. CORRECT. UNLESS ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANYTHING ELSE TO PULL. OKAY, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA EXCLUDING H2 AND H5. SECOND THAT. I CAN VOTE. ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES, SEVEN ZERO. ALL RIGHT. THIS WILL TAKE US TO [I. CEREMONIAL ITEMS] OUR CEREMONIAL ITEMS. 2025-093 PROCLAMATION HONORING CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH APRIL 2025 AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE A PRESENTATION. DID YOU FIND IT? OKAY. HERE WE ARE. SO GOOD EVENING, MAYOR ESCOBAR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY. MY NAME IS LYNN MCLEAN, AND I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING THE CEO OF THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF COLLIN COUNTY. I'M HERE TODAY TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE WORK THAT WE DO ON BEHALF OF THE ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO THE MISSION OF THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER IS TO PROVIDE SAFETY, HEALING AND JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN IMPACTED BY ABUSE OR NEGLECT IN COLLIN COUNTY. WE ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION THROUGH A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM APPROACH. CO-HOUSING AND COORDINATING THE EFFORTS OF ALL OF THE PROFESSIONALS WHO HANDLE CHILD ABUSE CASES IN THE SAME FACILITY. SO THIS INCLUDES CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES CASEWORKERS AS WELL AS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. ACTUALLY, WE HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT CONNECTED TO OUR CENTERS FROM EVERY JURISDICTION IN COLLIN COUNTY. WE HAVE TWO FACILITIES. OUR ORIGINAL FACILITY IN PLANO THAT SERVES THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. AND TWO YEARS AGO IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022, WE OPENED A SECOND FACILITY IN MCKINNEY BECAUSE OF THE EXPONENTIAL GROWTH IN NORTHERN COLLIN COUNTY, WHICH IS NOT SOMETHING I HAVE TO TELL YOU ABOUT. ALL OF THE CASES OF CHILD ABUSE THAT HAPPEN IN COLLIN COUNTY START AT ONE OF OUR TWO FACILITIES, IN ADDITION TO THE SERVICES THAT ARE OFFERED BY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. WE HAVE 66 STAFF THAT WORK FOR THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER, PROVIDING SERVICES THAT STRENGTHEN AND SUPPORT THE SERVICES OFFERED BY THE CITY, COUNTY AND STATE AGENCIES. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE FORENSIC INTERVIEWS, SOCIAL WORK SUPPORT SERVICES AND THERAPY SERVICES. ALL THE SERVICES THAT WE OFFER ARE OFFERED AT NO CHARGE, AND THEY ARE ALL OFFERED FOR AS LONG AS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES NEED OUR HELP. MEANING THAT THEY CAN COME BACK TO THE CENTER FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE FOR SUPPORT AT ANY TIME THAT THEY NEED IT. BASICALLY, THE IDEA IS THAT CHILDREN THAT HAVE SUFFERED THE TRAUMA OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT COME THROUGH ONE DOOR AND GET ALL THE SERVICES THEY NEED TO HEAL. SO I WANT TO SHARE OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE PAST YEAR WITH YOU. WHOOPS, THAT WENT TOO FAST. OUR FISCAL YEAR YEAR ENDED LAST YEAR, JUNE 30TH OF 2024. WE SERVED 4525 CLIENTS DURING THAT FISCAL YEAR, AND 277 OF THOSE CLIENTS CAME FROM PRINCETON. [00:30:02] WE DID SEE AN INCREASE IN CASES SERVED FROM MELISSA PROSPER AND PRINCETON OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR, AND IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, WE'VE SEEN A 58% INCREASE IN CASES COMING FROM NORTHERN COLLIN COUNTY, WHICH IS WHY WE BUILT THE SECOND FACILITY IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, 51% OF OUR CLIENTS WERE SERVED IN PLANO AND 49% IN MCKINNEY. SO OUR CENTER THAT'S IN MCKINNEY SERVES ALL OF THE CITY'S MCKINNEY AND NORTH AND THEN OUR PLANO FACILITY SERVES EVERYTHING ALLEN AND SOUTH. LAST YEAR, WE CONDUCTED 1071 FORENSIC INTERVIEWS OF CHILDREN WHO WERE ALLEGED VICTIMS OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT. WE HAVE SPECIALLY TRAINED INTERVIEWERS WHO WORK FOR THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER WHO DO ALL THE INTERVIEWS OF ALLEGED VICTIMS. SO THEY'RE NEUTRAL. THEY DON'T WORK FOR CPS, THEY DON'T WORK FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND WE DO OUR INTERVIEWERS DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE SPECIFIC ALLEGATIONS ARE WHEN THEY SIT DOWN TO TALK TO A CHILD, WHICH MAKES IT THERE'S NO WAY FOR THEM TO PUT WORDS IN A CHILD'S MOUTH OR LEAD A CHILD TO SAY SOMETHING BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW THE SPECIFICS OF WHAT THE ALLEGATIONS ARE. MORE THAN 700 CLIENTS RECEIVED THERAPY SERVICES WHEN THE 2700 RECEIVED FAMILY ADVOCATE CASEWORK SERVICES ARE MULTIDISCIPLINARY DISCIPLINARY TEAM COORDINATORS READ 7994 CASES, SO THAT'S 7994 REPORTS OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT THAT CAME INTO COLLIN COUNTY LAST YEAR. OUR COORDINATORS READ ALL OF THOSE CASES AND THEN COORDINATE THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET THE INTERVENTION THAT THEY NEED. WE HAVE A RAINBOW ROOM AT OUR CENTER. THE RAINBOW ROOM IS AN EMERGENCY. YOU'RE NODDING YOUR HEAD. EMERGENCY RESOURCE CENTER THAT IS STOCKED WITH ALL NEW ITEMS FOR THE CHILDREN THAT WE SERVE. SO SHOES, SOCKS, UNDERWEAR, DIAPERS, BABY FORMULA THINGS THAT ANY CHILD MIGHT NEED IN A CRISIS. WE SERVED 932 CLIENTS THROUGH OUR TWO RAINBOW ROOMS, 804 CLIENTS SERVED THROUGH OUR BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR WHERE CHILDREN GET SCHOOL SUPPLIES, BACKPACKS, NEW SHOES AND HAIRCUTS. WE SERVED MORE THAN 1300 CLIENTS THROUGH OUR HOLIDAY PROJECT LAST YEAR. 834 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED MORE THAN 6000 HOURS OF SERVICE. WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO THE VOLUNTEERS WHO HELPED US BE ABLE TO DO THIS WORK. THE KIDS COUNT PLAYERS IS A IS A PUPPET TROUPE. THAT GOES INTO SCHOOLS IN COLLIN COUNTY, KINDERGARTEN, FIRST AND SECOND GRADE CLASSROOMS, AND USES PUPPETS AND MUSIC TO TEACH CHILDREN BODY SAFETY. GOOD TOUCH, BAD TOUCH. ESSENTIALLY. AND LAST YEAR, WE REACHED MORE THAN 9000 CHILDREN. IT'S PART OF OUR EFFORT TO GET IN FRONT OF THIS PROBLEM AND SLOW DOWN THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN COMING THROUGH OUR DOORS. WE ALSO HAVE A COMMUNITY EDUCATOR THAT PROVIDED 58 EVENTS TO MORE THAN 2600 ADULTS. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, SHE DID BODY SAFETY AND BASIC SAFETY TRAINING FOR CHILDREN IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN PRINCETON LAST FALL, SO Y'ALL HAVE BEEN RECEIVING THE BENEFIT OF THAT. THIS IS JUST A LITTLE SNAPSHOT OF THE CLIENTS THAT WE SERVE. 58% WERE 0 TO 17 OF CHILDREN, 0 TO 17 WERE FEMALE, 42% WERE MALE, 22% WERE 0 TO 5. 41% 6 TO 12. 37%. BETWEEN 13 AND 17. 53% OF THE CLIENTS VISITED OUR CENTER FOR ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ABUSE, 23% FOR PHYSICAL ABUSE, 19% FOR NEGLECT, AND 5% FOR ANOTHER REASON. 84. WE ARE A PRIVATE NONPROFIT AGENCY. 84% OF THE FUNDS WE RAISED WERE SPENT ON DIRECT PROGRAM SERVICES. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE MONEY WE RAISE DOESN'T GO TO MANAGEMENT AND FUNDRAISING, BUT GOES TO HELP THE CHILDREN THAT COME THROUGH OUR DOORS. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE CHILD ABUSE TASK FORCE MODEL THAT WE HAVE HAS BEEN REPLICATED IN OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THE CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN DIVISION OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. THE PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM AT OUR CENTER RESULTED IN A 95% CONVICTION RATE OF THOSE WHO HARM CHILDREN LAST YEAR. YAY! THANK YOU. YEAH. SO THAT, I MEAN, THAT PROTECTS OUR CHILDREN, BUT IT PROTECTS OUR COMMUNITY, TOO, RIGHT? OUR STAFF AT THE CENTER ARE RECOGNIZED AS EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF CHILD ABUSE, 11 OF THEM PRESENTED AT STATE AND NATIONAL CONFERENCES LAST YEAR. WE DO AN ANNUAL SURVEY TO FIND GET FEEDBACK FROM OUR STAFF ABOUT THEIR SATISFACTION WITH THE CENTER AND WITH THE WORK THAT THEY DO. WE HAD A 95% SATISFACTION RATE AMONG OUR STAFF, WHICH IS PRETTY REMARKABLE WHEN YOU THINK OF THE PAINFUL, DIFFICULT WORK THAT OUR STAFF DO EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND OUR STAFF TURNOVER IS LESS THAN 10%. WE'VE ALSO BEEN RATED AS FOUR STARS ON CHARITY NAVIGATOR. CHARITY NAVIGATOR IS THE NATION'S LEADING CHARITY EVALUATOR, AND FOUR STARS IS THE HIGHEST RATING POSSIBLE. [00:35:07] WE HAVE BEEN RATED AT THAT LEVEL FOR 13 YEARS IN A ROW. ONLY 1% OF CHARITIES IN THE NATION HAVE HAD THAT RATING FOR 13 YEARS IN A ROW, AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT. IT MEANS THAT YOU CAN COUNT THAT WE WILL USE EVERY DOLLAR THAT'S DONATED TO OUR CENTER IN THE BEST WAY FOR EVERY POSSIBLE CHILD. OUR BUDGET IS 7.3 MILLION. THAT'S WHAT IT COSTS FOR US TO KEEP ALL OF THESE VARIOUS THINGS GOING. 40% OF OUR FUNDING COMES FROM STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS. AND THEN WE HAVE A TEAM OF STAFF WHO ALSO RAISE MONEY IN THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE AN ANNUAL GALA THAT WE ACTUALLY HAD ON MARCH 29TH. WE JUST FINISHED THAT AND WE HAVE A TEDDY BEAR RIDE, WHICH IS A MOTORCYCLE RIDE WHERE THE RIDERS COLLECT TEDDY BEARS FOR THE CHILDREN THAT WE SERVE. THAT'S ALWAYS IN OCTOBER, AND THAT'S A PICTURE OF OUR STAFF AT THE BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR WITH OUR STAFF AND OUR INTERNS. WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT INTERN PROGRAMS. SO WE ARE TEACHING FACILITY AS WELL. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL ARE AWARE THAT WE ARE SERVING YOUR CHILDREN, AND THEY DO HAVE EXCUSE ME, ACCESS TO ALL OF THESE SERVICES. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SO THE ADVOCACY CENTER, IS IT THE ONE ON REDBUD? RIGHT. YES. OKAY. SO I TOURED THAT FACILITY DURING MY TIME IN LEADERSHIP MCKINNEY AND. OH, WONDERFUL. YES AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOUR STAFF AND SEE ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS DO THERE, AND IT WAS PHENOMENAL. DESPITE THE REASON YOU GUYS ARE THERE. OF COURSE. BUT WE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE A PARENT COME IN AND INTERACT WITH ONE OF THE KIDS THAT WERE THERE. AND, I MEAN, THERE WASN'T A DRY EYE IN THE HOUSE. AND I MEAN, EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DO THERE IS, IS WE I WISH THERE WASN'T A NEED FOR IT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS. AND, YOU KNOW, WE JUST CAN'T THANK YOU GUYS ENOUGH FOR HAVING THE HEART AND THE PASSION TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU GUYS FOR ALL THE SUCCESS AND THANK YOU FOR COMING TO US TODAY TO, YOU KNOW, GIVE US SOME MORE IN DETAIL. LOOK INTO THAT. YEAH. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT IS POWERFUL WORK THAT WE GET TO DO. I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF THE TEAM THAT DOES THIS WORK AND NOTHING WOULD MAKE ME HAPPIER THAN CALLING A PRESS CONFERENCE AND SAYING THAT WE'RE CLOSING THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER TODAY BECAUSE THERE'S NO MORE NEED. BUT UNTIL THE DAY THAT HAPPENS, I THINK THERE'S NO BETTER WAY TO HELP CHILDREN THAN WHAT WE'RE DOING. AND IF ANY OF YOU MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OR ANYONE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A TOUR OF THE ADVOCACY CENTER, WE WOULD LOVE TO SHOW YOU WHAT WE DO. SO THAT'S OPEN INVITATION TO ANYBODY. SO I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE THAT COMMENT. BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION. SURE. WITH CHANGES TO GRANT FUNDING AND 49% OF YOUR FUNDS COMING FROM THAT HOW IS THAT IMPACTING RIGHT NOW WITH ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS THAT YOU'RE PROVIDING. WE'RE KIND OF CONCERNED, ARE YOU HAVING TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE HELPING THESE CHILDREN? THAT IS SUCH A GREAT QUESTION AND TO THIS POINT, IT HASN'T IMPACTED ANYTHING. BUT WE ARE VERY FRIGHTENED THAT IT WILL. I WILL TELL YOU THAT MY BOARD HAS ALWAYS HAD THE PHILOSOPHY THAT WE SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST FOUR MONTHS OF OPERATING EXPENSES IN THE BANK, JUST IN CASE WE DID LOSE A GRANT. WE'D NEVER WANT TO TURN A CHILD AWAY. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE NINE MONTHS OF OPERATING EXPENSES IN THE BANK. SO THAT MEANS WE COULD OPERATE FOR NINE MONTHS WITH NO MONEY COMING THROUGH THE DOOR AND NOT HAVE IT IMPACT OUR SERVICES. THAT WOULD AT LEAST GIVE US TIME TO LOOK AT ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO RAISE THOSE FUNDS. SHOULD THEY GO AWAY? BECAUSE WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH THAT. ARE THERE, LIKE, DRIVES OR FUNDRAISERS OR ANYTHING THAT CITIES CAN BE DOING OR COMMUNITIES CAN BE DOING RIGHT NOW TO HELP GET SUPPLIES AND STUFF FOR YOU? OH, ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. WE HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITIES AND CIVIC GROUPS DO DRIVES, PARTICULARLY FOR OUR RAINBOW ROOM. BECAUSE OUR RAINBOW ROOM IS STOCKED WITH ALL NEW ITEMS. WE SERVE AN AVERAGE OF 100 CHILDREN A MONTH OUT OF THAT ROOM AND SO I COULD FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ABOUT. WE ALWAYS HAVE A LIST OF WHAT OUR CURRENT, OUR MOST NEEDED ITEMS ARE AT VARIOUS TIMES DURING THE YEAR. AND THAT HELPS A LOT, BECAUSE IF PEOPLE DONATE THOSE ITEMS, WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND MONEY ON THEM. RIGHT AND WE CAN USE THE MONEY FOR OTHER THINGS. SO THAT WOULD BE GREAT. CAN I PASS YOU MY CARD SO YOU CAN REACH OUT TO ME? YES. THANK YOU. I'LL BE HAPPY TO. I'LL SET UP A TOUR AND WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THE REST OF IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? MORE OF A COMMENT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DARK SIDE OF OUR SOCIETY. THIS ISSUE THAT YOU DEAL WITH AND I WAS ALWAYS RAISED TO LOOK FOR THE HELPERS OUT THERE IN THESE. TO DO WHAT? TO LOOK FOR THE HELPERS? YES. YES. AND I CONTRIBUTE THAT TO GOD'S SHINING LIGHT IN THIS TRAGIC WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN. [00:40:06] AND YOU AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT DO THIS WORK ARE GOD'S LIGHT BEING SHINED. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. WELL THANK YOU AND I'M A SECOND, MR. JOHNSON AND MR. LONG, I KNOW PEOPLE PERSONALLY WHO HAS BEEN BENEFITED FROM YOUR PROGRAM. PEOPLE IN MY FAMILY WHO HAS WENT THROUGH YOUR PROGRAM. SO I WANT TO SAY THANK. THANK YOU. THIS MEANS A LOT TO ME AS WELL. OKAY. AND THEN I ALSO HAVE A PROCLAMATION TO READ TO YOU. SO A CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION IS A COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY AND FINDING SOLUTIONS DEPEND ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF ALL PEOPLE AND EACH YEAR, THE MONTH, EACH YEAR, THE MONTH OF APRIL IS SET ASIDE IN ORDER TO RECOGNIZE AND DEDICATE PROFESSIONALS ACROSS OUR GREAT STATE WHO MEET FAMILIES UPSTREAM BEFORE A CRISIS OCCURRED AND OFFER THEM ACCEPTABLE LIFELINES THAT MITIGATE THEIR CHALLENGES. AND CHILD ABUSE COMES IN DIFFERENT FORMS. IT INCLUDES PHYSICAL ABUSE, NEGLECT, ABANDONMENT, EMOTIONAL ABUSE, AND SEXUAL ABUSE. TEXAS LAW REQUIRES THAT ANY PERSON SUSPECTED THAT A CHILD HAS BEEN ABUSED OR NEGLECTED MUST IMMEDIATELY TAKE AND REPORT. ULTIMATELY, CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION CANNOT BE SORRY. I HAVE SOMEBODY PERSONAL WHO WENT THROUGH YOUR PROGRAMS. I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THAT WHEN HE WAS TALKING. SO BUT CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION CANNOT BE NEGLECTED TO A SINGLE COMMUNITY AGENCY OR SYSTEM. WE EACH HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY AS WE WORK TOGETHER TO PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE AMONG US, BEHIND MANY HEALTHY, SUCCESSFUL FAMILIES AND STRONG COMMUNITIES THAT ENABLE THEM TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS AND MUST WORK TOGETHER TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY AND BUILD ACCESSIBLE, LOCALIZED SUPPORT SYSTEMS. THESE SYSTEMS, IN TURN, CONTRIBUTE TO WELL-BEING OF ENTIRE COMMUNITIES, TO KEEP CHILDREN SAFE AND FAMILIES WHOLE. THE CITY OF PRINCETON ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MANY ONGOING EFFORTS TO CREATE POSITIVE, HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS FOR OUR CHILDREN BY WORKING TOGETHER TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE NEGLECT, NEGLECT AND CHILD ABUSE IN YEARS TO COME. I MAYOR EUGENE ESCOBAR , AS MAYOR OF CITY OF PRINCETON, ON BEHALF OF CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL 2025 AND PRINCETON AS NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [INAUDIBLE] . I2, 2025-096. RECOGNITION AND PRESENTATION OF A CIVIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD TO LIEUTENANT FLATT FOR HIS OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY. CHIEF WATERS. MR. MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS JAMES WATERS, CHIEF POLICE FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON POLICE DEPARTMENT. BEFORE I READ THIS OFF, I JUST KIND OF WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE CHARACTER OF LIEUTENANT FLATT. OF COURSE, WE KNOW THIS IS ABOUT LIEUTENANT FLATT, BUT I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS EVENT UNTIL AFTER I GOT A COUPLE OF EMAILS, ACTUALLY. MATTER OF FACT, THE FIRST EMAIL THAT WAS SENT TO ME, THEY WERE ASKING IF ONE OF MY OFFICERS HELPED OUT WITHIN AN ACCIDENT. WE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT OR ANYTHING ALONG THOSE LINES. SO THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED OUT IN THE COUNTY LINES. SO I JUST ASSUMED. NO, THEY DID NOT. I WAS LOOKING THROUGH OUR CALL LOGS, ALL THAT OTHER STUFF. IT WAS LATER REVEALED TO ME THAT ONE OF OUR OFFICERS WAS OFF DUTY AND ENDED UP HELPING OUT WITH THIS ACCIDENT. AND NOT ONE TIME DID THIS INDIVIDUAL TRY TO CLAIM ANY CREDIT FOR IT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, UNTIL THE NEW STATIONS EVEN STARTED COMING AROUND, AND EVEN AT THAT, HE JUST KIND OF STAYED BELOW THE RADAR. SO HE'S NOT ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT LOVE TO BE ABOVE THE RADAR AND OR THE GROUND LOT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT ON HIM TONIGHT. SO IF I CAN. LIEUTENANT FLATT, CAN YOU COME ON UP, BUDDY? SO ALSO IN AUDIENCE WE DO HAVE MISS ROSANNA STRICKLAND. SHE IS THE INDIVIDUAL THAT LIEUTENANT FLATT STOPPED AND AND HELPED OUT AND STAY. IT'S UP TO YOU IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO STAND UP. IF NOT, I JUST HAVE A SHORT JUST READING AND ALL THAT STUFF. SO, DECEMBER 2024, WYLIE ISD TEACHER ROSANNA STRICKLAND WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION ON FM 982 NEAR PRINCETON. THE FIRST PERSON TO DISCOVER THE SCENE WAS OFF DUTY PRINCETON POLICE OFFICER, LIEUTENANT FLAT. LIEUTENANT FLAT QUICKLY CLIMBED INTO HIS VEHICLE TO HELP AND PREVENT FURTHER INJURY WHENEVER IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT ROSANNA WAS STRUCK. THE OFFICER STAYED AND PRAYED WITH HER AND WAITED UNTIL THE FIRST RESPONDERS TO ARRIVE. PART OF THE DELAY IN HONORING LIEUTENANT FLAT IS THAT MR. [00:45:02] STRICKLAND WAS IN AND OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND PHYSICAL REHAB AND ALSO DIFFERENT EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES WITHIN WITHIN OUR AGENCY THAT WE HAD ROLLING ON AND WONDERFULLY SURPRISING DEVELOPMENT, THOUGH DURING THIS TIME WAS LATER LEARNED THAT LIEUTENANT FLATT'S DAUGHTER, ASHLEY, WHICH I BELIEVE SHE'S HERE TO CORRECT THAT. ASHLEY. THERE YOU ARE. YEAH. SHE WAS ONE OF THE NURSES AT THE HOSPITAL THAT ACTUALLY HELPED OUT MRS. STRICKLAND. SO, MR. STRICKLAND, SHE SUFFERED SEVERE EXTENSIVE INJURIES, INCLUDING A BROKEN HIP, ANKLE AND BACK, ALONG WITH ALMOST 100 FRACTURES. DUE TO LIEUTENANT, BRAVERY AND DEDICATION TO SERVING OUR COMMUNITY IS TRULY INSPIRATIONAL. HIS QUICK THINKING AND COMPASSION DURING THE COLLISION ARE A TESTAMENT TO HIS EXCEPTIONAL CHARACTER. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR HIS SELFLESS ACTS BOTH ON AND OFF DUTY. YOU TRULY ARE A POSITIVE IMPACT, BUDDY. SO I HAVE KNOWN LIEUTENANT FLAT FOR A GOOD MAJORITY OF MY LIFE GROWING UP HERE AT THE SAME TIME. SO YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE OUR CORE PRINCIPLE VALUES OF RESPECT, INTEGRITY, SERVICE AND EXCELLENCE. AND HE EXEMPLIFIES ALL FOUR PLUS SO TONIGHT WE DO HONOR LIEUTENANT FLAT WITH THE PRINCETON POLICE DEPARTMENT CIVIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AND BRINGING FAVORABLE RECOGNITION TO THE DEPARTMENT AND THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE CITY WITH YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN CIVIC AFFAIRS. SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I BELIEVE MISS STRICKLAND WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING CORRECT. I'M GOING TO TRY TO DO THIS WITHOUT CRYING, BUT I DOUBT THAT'LL HAPPEN. DECEMBER 13TH, 2024 WILL BE A DAY THAT I REMEMBER FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. THAT RAINY AFTERNOON, AFTER A DAY OF TEACHING, I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF MY HOMETOWN, PRINCETON, TEXAS. AS GOD ALWAYS DOES, HE WENT BEFORE ME TO ORCHESTRATE THE MOST AMAZING RESCUE STORY THAT FRIDAY THE 13TH. A MILE OR SO AFTER I TURNED ON 982, I SAW A CAR COMING AT ME NEXT THE IMPACT, AND THEN I BLACKED OUT. ALTHOUGH I DO NOT REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE WRECK, I DO REMEMBER WAKING UP TO AN ANGEL BEING IN MY CAR. OFFICER FLATT ASKED ME WHAT HURTS AND I SAID MY FACE. AND ANYONE WHO KNOWS ME KNOWS THAT I'M A STRONG, INDEPENDENT WOMAN. BUT THAT AFTERNOON I COULD NOT SAVE MYSELF. AS I REALIZED MY LEG. I'M SORRY. AS I REALIZED MY LEG WAS TRAPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR UNDER THE DASHBOARD, I BEGAN TO JERK MY LEG FRANTICALLY IN AN EFFORT TO FREE ME FROM ENTRAPMENT. OFFICER FLATT SAID IN HIS STRONG YET CALM VOICE, YOU MIGHT NOT WANT TO DO THAT. YOU MIGHT HURT YOURSELF MORE. SO HE PROCEEDED TO TALK ME THROUGH HOW TO PUSH MY SEAT BACK. I FINALLY GOT MY LEG OUT AND I THREW MY ARMS OUT IN RELIEF, THINKING I WAS FINALLY FREE, BUT I WASN'T. THEY WERE USING THE JAWS OF LIFE TO TRULY FREE ME. DURING THIS TIME, ONE OF THE FIRST RESPONDERS GAVE OFFICER FLATT THEIR JACKETS TO KEEP ME FROM GETTING MORE INJURIES. I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG THAT TOOK TO GET ME OUT OF THAT CAR, BUT I DO REMEMBER THE NEXT QUESTION HE ASKED, IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO FOR YOU. AND I SAID YES. WOULD YOU PRAY FOR ME? BECAUSE I'M REALLY SCARED. OFFICER FLAT DID NOT HAVE TO STOP AND RENDER AID, FOR HE WAS OFF DUTY AT THAT TIME. HE DID NOT HAVE TO SHOW COMPASSION DURING THIS TIME, THAT I WAS TRAPPED IN MY VEHICLE AND REMAINED THIS CALM STRENGTH THAT HE WAS, AND THAT I NEEDED IN THE MIDST OF CHAOS. HE DID NOT HAVE TO SHOW HIS COMPASSION BY SHOWING UP TO THE HOSPITAL WITH LITTLE DEBBIE SNACKS, CONFESSING THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY CHRISTMAS TREES LIKE THE ONES YOU HAD IN YOUR FLOORBOARD. BUT HE DID. HE SHOWED UP. HE SHOWED UP IN A WAY THAT MOST PEOPLE DO NOT. I AM HONORED TO BE HERE TO SUPPORT OFFICER FLAT FOR HIS GODLY RESPONSE TO A TERRIFIED TEACHER ON FRIDAY THE 13TH. THANK YOU FOR BEING MY CALM IN THE CHAOS. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THANK YOU FOR PRAYING FOR ME. WHILE I WAS STUCK IN MY CAR. YOU WERE JESUS IN THE FLESH FOR ME THAT DAY AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH. [00:50:12] SO WE'RE GOING TO DO AT THIS TIME IS ROSANNA, IF YOU DON'T MIND. SO CAN WE BOTH PRESENT THIS AWARD TO LIEUTENANT FLAT? IS THAT GOING TO BE OKAY? AWESOME. MATTER OF FACT, LET'S DO THIS REAL QUICK. HOW ABOUT I GIVE YOU THAT? SO THAT IS THE CIVIC ACHIEVEMENT PIN THAT HE WILL ACTUALLY WEAR ABOVE THAT NAME TAG RIGHT THERE. [INAUDIBLE] SO. AWESOME. [INAUDIBLE]. I DON'T KNOW THAT Y'ALL DID, BUT CHIEF ALWAYS TAKES THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE ME SPEAK IN PUBLIC. SO I'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT THIS IS A CALLING THAT PEOPLE PUT US THERE. I WAS ASKED ONE TIME, DO I LIVE TO WORK OR WORK? LIVE? AND IT TOOK ME A MINUTE TO THINK ABOUT THAT, BUT REALLY, GOD CALLED ME TO THIS. SO, I MEAN, I WORK TO LIVE. I'M SORRY. I LIVE TO WORK. BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT I'M CALLED TO DO. THIS IS WHAT GOD'S PUT ME ON THIS EARTH TO DO. HE'S GIVEN ME CALM UNDER PRESSURE. HE'S ALLOWED ME TO NOT LET THE STUFF THAT I SEE, YOU KNOW, DAILY, WEEKLY AND MONTHLY. DON'T LET THAT SOAK IN AND JUST REALLY GET TO ME. HE'S ALWAYS JUST LET THAT STUFF ROLL OFF. SO I APPRECIATE YOU ALL FOR LETTING ME BE HERE AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. I'VE LIVED HERE MY WHOLE LIFE, SO THIS IS THIS HAS BEEN A PLACE FOR US TO COME BACK TO. SO THANK YOU ALL. OH, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A RECESS FOR FIVE MINUTES. [INAUDIBLE] ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GET BACK TO IT. ALL RIGHT. SO WE WILL NOT BE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE. AND THERE'S NO ACTIONS TO PERTAIN TO EXECUTIVE. SO THAT WILL MOVE US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE TWO ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT H2 AND H5. [H2. 2025-04-14-R Consider approving Resolution No. 2025-04-14-R, a request from Lixi Group LLC to remove a tract of land from the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction said property being 34.30 acres of land situated in the Sarah D. Terry Survey, Abstract No. 890, Collin County, Texas; and take appropriate action. ] MISS ALLISON. YES. H2 2025-04-14 R CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION 2025-04-14 R A REQUEST FROM LIXI GROUP LLC TO REMOVE A TRACT OF LAND FROM THE CITY'S EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION SAID PROPERTY BEING 34.30 ACRES OF LAND SITUATED ON THE SARAH SURVEY. ABSTRACT 890. COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS. MR. CRAIG FISHER. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, COUNCIL. CRAIG FISHER, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. THIS REQUEST IS TO REMOVE THE PROPERTY FROM THE CITY'S EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. AND STATE LAW INDICATES THAT WHERE A COMPLETE PETITION IS SUBMITTED, THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL APPROVE IT. WITH YOUR VOTE, THE PROPERTY WOULD BE REMOVED FROM OUR ETJ AND THEN NO LONGER SUBJECT TO SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AND THE LIMITED AMOUNT OF JURISDICTION THAT WE DO HAVE IN OUR ETJ. COUNCIL, JUST TO ADD TO WHAT CRAIG SAID AND EVERYTHING HE SAID WAS CORRECT. BUT IF YOU PER THE STATE LAW, IF YOU DON'T APPROVE THEN IT'S DEEMED APPROVED BY OPERATION OF LAW WITHIN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME. SO THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WAS PASSED BECAME EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2023. THERE'S NOT ANY DISCRETION. IT'S EITHER YOU SHALL RELEASE OR IF NOT, THEN IT'S BY OPERATION OF LAW. AS LONG AS THE PETITION REQUIREMENTS ARE SATISFIED. AS CRAIG MENTIONED, IF I COULD ASK A QUESTION, MR. LOWRY AND MR. FISHER AND IT'S CONCERNING GRAYSON COUNTY, THEY HAVE SOME AREAS AROUND SHERMAN THAT THEY WANTED TO DO THE SAME THING. GET OUT OF THE ETJ AND THE CITY OF SHERMAN. THE CITY COUNCIL ACTUALLY DENIED IT BECAUSE THEY SAID SOME OF THE HOUSING THAT THEY'VE HAD IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS WERE NOT TO THE STANDARDS. [00:55:02] AND THEY'VE HAD ISSUES QUITE A FEW ISSUES, BUILDING ISSUES THE INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER IT. SO THEY ACTUALLY DENIED IT. AND I THINK THEY'RE IN A LAWSUIT RIGHT NOW. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S I DON'T KNOW IF. MR. LOWRY, HAVE YOU BEEN KEEPING UP? HAVE YOU BEEN KEEPING UP WITH THAT? YEAH. THERE IS A LAWSUIT THAT THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE ACTUALLY INITIATED THE LAWSUIT AND THERE'S, I THINK, A DOZEN OR SO ADDITIONAL MUNICIPALITIES THAT JOINED IN. YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT IT WAS ENACTED AND IT KIND OF LEFT ALL CITIES KIND OF, YOU KNOW, HOLDING THE BAG. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? SO EVERY CITY IS TREATING IT DIFFERENTLY. WE'RE MONITORING THAT LAWSUIT. I MEAN, I HAVE THE OPINION THAT OBVIOUSLY I THINK THE CITIES ARE SPOT ON. I THINK IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL. SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, THE LAW IS EFFECTIVE AND WE GOT TO CONTINUE TO, YOU KNOW, ABIDE BY WHAT THE LAW SAYS. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, MR. LURIE IF A THE CITY ON WHAT CONDITIONS CAN THE CITY DENY THE REMOVAL REQUEST? YEAH. SO I THINK IF THE ETJ REMOVAL REQUEST DOES NOT MEET THE PETITION REQUIREMENTS OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AND THE ELECTION CODE WE CAN DENY IT. BECAUSE THERE IS THERE'S KIND OF A QUOTE UNQUOTE SHOT CLOCK. ONCE YOU RECEIVE IT, YOU HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME TO APPROVE OR DENY IF IT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS, YOU SHALL OR LIKE I SAID, IT'S RELEASED BY OPERATION OF LAW. SO, I MEAN, IF YOU'RE ASKING MY OPINION, IT WAS IF THEY DON'T MEET THE PETITION REQUIREMENTS, THEN THAT'S A VALID BASIS FOR DENYING. OKAY. ARE THEY ABLE TO THEN COME BACK WITH A NEW PETITION FOR APPROVAL? AND IF SO, THE CITY DOES HAVE TO APPROVE IT? YEAH, THE LAW IS SILENT TO THAT. SO THERE'S NOTHING THAT WOULD PRECLUDE THEM FROM COMING BACK AND FILING A PETITION FOR THE SAME PROPERTY, AS LONG AS IT MEETS THE PETITION REQUIREMENTS. THIS PARTICULAR PETITION HAS BEEN REVIEWED, AND WE FIND THAT IT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN STATE LAW. I'M JUST CURIOUS THAT WHAT IS THE REQUIREMENTS TO REMOVE FROM THE ETJ? IS IT JUST JUST SUBMITTING SOMETHING TO THE CITY OR. YEAH, WE REQUIRE AN APPLICATION, I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO REMEMBER OR RECITE EVERY REQUIREMENT, BUT ESSENTIALLY IT NEEDS TO BE IN WRITING. THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS TO SIGN IT WITH THEIR DATE OF BIRTH. THEY HAVE TO INCLUDE A LEGAL DESCRIPTION A MAP OR A SURVEY OF THE PROPERTY. IN A NUTSHELL, THOSE ARE THE REQUIREMENTS. DO THEY HAVE TO GET THE APPROVAL OF A PARTICULAR PERCENTAGE OF THE RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA, OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT? I DEFER TO MR. LOWRY, BUT IN THIS CASE, IT'S ONE PARCEL WITH ONE PROPERTY OWNER AND THAT PROPERTY OWNER SIGNED THE PETITION. OKAY. I THINK MY MIX UP THERE IT GOES. YEAH. IT'S THE MAJORITY OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE BOUNDARY. A LOT OF TIMES IT'S JUST ONE PROPERTY OWNER. BUT IF IT WAS A, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE PROPERTY OWNERS, IT WOULD BE THE MAJORITY. ALL RIGHT, I THINK WE'RE GOOD. THANKS SO MUCH. SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THIS ITEM FORWARD JUST SO TO HELP THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND THAT A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO APPROVE BECAUSE IT'S STATE LAW. IT'S NOT THAT WE WANT TO AND IF THEY MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS, THEN THEN WE HAVE TO. I'M SORRY. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM H2. I'LL SECOND THAT. MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO. THAT MOVES US TO H5. [H5. 2025-090 Consider approving a request from Shops at Cypress Bend, LLC for preliminary plat approval for a property being a 4.886 acre tract of land situated in the Hardin Wright Survey, Abstract No. 957, City of Princeton, Collin County, Texas; and take appropriate action. ] MISS COOK? H5 2025-090. CONSIDER APPROVING A REQUEST FROM SHOPPES AT CYPRESS BEND, LLC FOR PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL FOR A PROPERTY BEING 4.886 ACRE TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE HARDIN RIGHT. SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 957. CITY OF PRINCETON, COLLIN COUNTY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. MR. FISHER, SO THIS REQUEST IS FOR A PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL. IT'S FOR A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 380, IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE FREDDY'S RESTAURANT. THIS REQUEST WENT TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON MARCH 17TH OF THIS YEAR, AND THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL UNANIMOUSLY. BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. THANK YOU. SO AS THE LIAISON FOR PLANNING AND ZONING, THE REASON I PULLED THIS IS TO HIGHLIGHT A PIECE ON HERE AND THANK YOU, [01:00:03] DIRECTOR FISHER. PLANNING AND ZONING RECOGNIZED THAT WHEN THE PERMIT WAS SUBMITTED FOR THIS, THEY USED OUR FORMER PERMIT PACKET, AND PLANNING AND ZONING REQUESTED THAT THEY RESUBMIT THE PERMIT PACKET USING THE CORRECT PERMITS, WHICH IS WHY IF ANYONE LOOKS AT THESE, YOU'LL SEE THAT IT WENT BEFORE PLANNING AND ZONING ON 317. BUT WHEN THEY RESUBMITTED THE PERMIT, IT SAYS 327. SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT THE REASON FOR THIS IS BECAUSE PLANNING AND ZONING HELD THE LINE AND REQUESTED THAT THE CORRECT PERMIT PACKET BE USED AND JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE WAS CLEAR ON WHY THOSE DATES MIGHT LOOK A LITTLE WEIRD. IT'S SIMPLY BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE USING OUR NEW STANDARDS GOING FORWARD. AND SO. THANK YOU. NO PROBLEM. YOU'RE WELCOME AND WITH THAT, I MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO. THAT WILL MOVE US TO ONE OF OUR REGULAR AGENDA. [L1. 2025-095 Consider approving Jefferey Fleming's voluntary resignation from the Zoning Board of Adjustments, alternate board member; and take appropriate action] MISS COOK L1 2025-095. CONSIDER APPROVING JEFFEREY FLEMING'S VOLUNTARY RESIGNATION FROM THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. ALTERNATE BOARD MEMBER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. YEAH, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESIGNATION OF JEFFEREY FLEMING. I'LL SECOND. I'M MISSING A VOTE. THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO. L2 2025-098. RESIDENTIAL BUILDING MORATORIUM UPDATE PRESENTED BY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR CRAIG FISHER. [L2. 2025-098 Residential building moratorium update presented by Development Services Director, Craig Fisher] GOOD EVENING, MAYOR ESCOBAR. COUNCIL. DELIGHTED TO BE WITH YOU THIS EVENING TO PROVIDE THIS UPDATE. THE BUILDING MORATORIUM HAS BEEN WAS INITIALLY ENACTED SEPTEMBER 23RD OF 2024. AND THEN COUNCIL EXTENDED THAT MORATORIUM AN ADDITIONAL 180 DAYS AT THE JANUARY 13TH MEETING. THE MORATORIUM IS SET TO EXPIRE JUNE 12TH OF THIS YEAR. THE PURPOSE OF THE MORATORIUM IS REALLY TO TO LOOK AT HOW THE CITY IS GOING TO GROW, MOVING FORWARD, TO PUT A PAUSE ON ON CURRENT ENTITLEMENTS AND NOT GRANT FURTHER APPROVALS, AND TO REEVALUATE THE DIRECTION THAT THE CITY IS GROWING. HOW DO WE WANT TO LOOK MOVING FORWARD? SO WE'VE TAKEN SEVERAL STEPS DURING THIS MORATORIUM. SO THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF MY PRESENTATION, IS TO SHARE WHAT STAFF HAS BEEN DOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THE MORATORIUM IS LIFTED, WHETHER THAT BE IN JUNE OR IF IT'S EXTENDED AT THAT EXPIRATION DATE, THAT WE'RE GROWING IN A WAY THAT WE WANT TO GROW. SO THE MORATORIUM PURPOSE WAS TO TO LOOK TO PREVENT A SHORTAGE OF ESSENTIAL FACILITIES WATER, WASTEWATER, ROADWAY AND PUBLIC SAFETY. SO I HAVE A LIST HERE OF SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE BEEN UNDERTAKING. FIRST UP IS THE RESIDENTIAL DESIGN GUIDELINES, WHICH WERE PASSED AT OUR LAST MEETING MARCH 24TH OF THIS YEAR. THE PURPOSE OF THESE GUIDELINES IS TO PROVIDE A CHECKLIST OR A BOOK, A ONE PAGE OR ONE SINGLE DOCUMENT THAT WE CAN HAND TO DEVELOPERS TO SHOW THAT THIS IS WHAT PRINCETON WANTS MOVING FORWARD. THESE ARE THE KIND OF RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES THAT WE WOULD IDEALLY LIKE TO HAVE BUILT. SO THOSE GUIDELINES, I THINK, WILL BE AN EFFECTIVE TOOL. I'VE ALREADY BEEN SHARING IT OFTEN WITH DEVELOPERS IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. GOT SOME GOOD FEEDBACK FROM IT. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY NOT THOSE THAT ARE THERE ARE SOME CRITIQUES OF IT. BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT KIND OF DEVELOPMENTS COME FORWARD AFTER THE MORATORIUM. THE GUIDELINES WILL REQUIRE THAT ANY CRITERIA THAT'S NOT MET, THE DEVELOPER WILL HAVE TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN EXPLANATION TO YOU ALL AS TO WHY THEY'RE NOT MEETING THOSE AND THEN IT'LL BE AT Y'ALL'S DISCRETION TO EITHER APPROVE OR DENY THOSE PROJECTS. IT'S A HELPFUL TOOL. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT BEING ADOPTED. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. NEXT, THE MOBILITY AND SAFETY ACTION PLAN. THE PURPOSE IS OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DETERMINE THE NEEDS FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE ROADWAYS. THIS INCLUDED A SURVEY OF THE PUBLIC. THE STUDY IS THEN ONGOING. I HAVE A CONSULTANT TEAM THAT'S ANALYZING INTERSECTIONS, MAJOR ROADWAYS AND MAKING A LIST OF PRIORITY PROJECTS. [01:05:08] TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE TRAFFIC CONCERNS IN THE CITY. THIS PROJECT IS ON SCHEDULE TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE YEAR, AND IT WILL BE BROUGHT TO CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. WE THEN HAVE THE ROADWAY CONDITION ASSESSMENT. YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THE CITY SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS ABOUT THE SPACESHIP LOOKING VAN THAT'S DRIVING AROUND THE CITY ANALYZING THE CONDITION OF OUR ROADWAYS USING LIDAR. IT'S A PRETTY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. THAT WILL GIVE US A GOOD IDEA OF THE CONDITION OF OUR ROADWAYS AND HELP PRIORITIZE WHAT ROADS NEED TO BE FIXED AND FIRST OR PRIORITIZED. FINAL DELIVERABLES SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN MAY FROM THAT STUDY. WATER AND WASTEWATER MASTER PLANS, BOTH OF THESE ARE ONGOING. THE LAST TIME THOSE PLANS WERE UPDATED OR ADOPTED WAS IN IN 2021. A LITTLE DETAIL FROM MY MEMO THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S EXCUSE ME. THERE'S FLOW MONITORING HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE MARCH AND OUR CONSULTANTS ARE ANALYZING AND COLLECTING DATA THROUGH JUNE. A DRAFT PLAN SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TOWARDS THE END OF JUNE AND WE'RE TARGETING ADOPTION OF OF THOSE PLANS IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR AND THEN THE MASTER DRAINAGE PLAN, WHICH WAS LAST UPDATED IN 2018. A LOT HAS CHANGED. THE CITY HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THAT TIME. SO WE FEEL IT WOULD BE GOOD TO, TO REEVALUATE THAT AND LOOK AT THE CITY'S WATERWAYS AND, HOW OUR STORMWATER IS BEING HANDLED. YOU WILL SEE A RFQ, A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AT OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING DATE TO PUT THAT OUT TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD COST AND TO UPDATE THE MASTER DRAINAGE PLAN AND THEN LASTLY, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE PARKS TRAILS MASTER PLAN. THESE TWO PROJECTS ARE BEING CONDUCTED SIMULTANEOUSLY TO TO GET INPUT FROM OUR RESIDENTS AND FROM YOU ALL WILL HAVE STAKEHOLDER COMMITTEES. THEY'LL BE VISIONING WORKSHOPS SURVEYS THAT WILL GO OUT TO HEAR FROM OUR RESIDENTS OF WHAT THEY LIKE ABOUT PRINCETON, WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IMPROVED. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ALL OF THAT FEEDBACK AND DRAFT PLANS WILL BE PRESENTED TO YOU ALL THAT THAT PROJECT IS JUST JUST GOT KICKED OFF. AND YOU'LL SEE THAT VISIONING WORKSHOP, THE INITIAL ONE WILL BE SCHEDULED IN MID MAY. SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT PROJECT TO SEE THAT COME TO FRUITION, TO PROVIDE A VISION FOR WHAT? WHAT REALLY A COMPLETE VISION OF WHAT PRINCETON SHOULD LOOK LIKE OF WHAT OUR RESIDENTS WANT. THAT WILL BE CALLED PRINCETON'S PLAYBOOK, WHICH I THINK IS A CLEVER NAME FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO REALLY EXCITED TO GET THAT PROJECT ROLLING. YOU SHOULD SEE INITIAL DRAFTS THIS FALL, AND LOOKING TO HAVE THAT ADOPTED AT THE END OF THIS YEAR OR EARLY NEXT YEAR. WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE. I HAVE MANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL START WITH MASTER DRAINAGE PLAN. WE ARE IN RAINY SEASON. SO, TOMMY I GUESS THIS ONE COMES TO YOU. I KNOW THIS IS PRIME TIME FOR GETTING THAT THAT KIND OF DATA AND I KNOW YOU'RE COMING TO US ON THE 28TH, BUT WHAT KIND OF TURNAROUND CAN WE LOOK AT TO GETTING THIS DONE RIGHT NOW, WHILE WE ARE GETTING THE RAIN THAT DOES IMPACT EVERYTHING, RATHER THAN WE WAIT TILL IT'S THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER AND WE'RE NOT REALLY SEEING THAT KIND OF RAIN, THE DATA IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE SKEWED THERE. OKAY. SO THE BY THE WAY, GOOD EVENING, TOMMY. MADAM DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. SO THE DATA THAT'S GOING TO BE COLLECTED AND EVALUATED IS GOING TO BE USING SOME VERY HIGH TECH MODELING AND DATA COLLECTION. TECHNOLOGY. SO WHILE THE FLOW CHANNEL MONITORING AND THINGS LIKE THAT WILL HAVE TO COME YOU KNOW, AS THE PLAN IS IMPLEMENTED AND IMPROVED. BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE ANALYZING DRAINAGE USING LIDAR TECHNOLOGY PROVIDING A 1D AND 2D FLOW MONITORING OR FLOW MODEL FOR ALL OF THE DRAINAGE WITHIN THE CITY. SO IT'S GOING TO LOOK AT POTENTIAL RAINS. WE'RE GOING TO GAUGE THAT ON A TWO I BELIEVE IT'S TWO, FIVE, SEVEN, TEN AND 15 AND 100 YEAR FLOODS OR RAIN EVENTS. SO THAT MODELING AND THAT DATA THAT'S BEING COLLECTED THROUGH USING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH THE ET NETWORK, WHICH IS FOR RAINWATER MONITORING, THINGS LIKE THAT. ALL OF THAT DATA WILL BE USED AND FED INTO THE MODEL. WE WILL ALSO COLLECT ADDITIONAL MODELING, BUT IT'S GOING TO LOOK AT, A LOT MORE THAN JUST RAINFALL. IT'S GOING TO LOOK AT THE SIZING OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE, THE WHAT INFRASTRUCTURE IS INSTALLED ON THE GROUND, WHAT'S NEEDED, [01:10:05] WHAT CONTRIBUTES TO EACH INDIVIDUAL STORM DRAIN UPSTREAM OF THERE? I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF DATA THAT'S GOING TO GO INTO THIS. IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY COMPLEX AND LENGTHY PROCESS ONCE WE GET THAT KICKED OFF. SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PRESENTING AT THE NEXT MEETING IS A PLAN FOR REVIEW, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HITTING ALL THE HIGH POINTS THAT EVERYONE NEEDS OR WANTS TO SEE IN THIS PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THAT RFQ. AT THAT POINT, ONCE WE ISSUE THE RFQ, WE'RE LOOKING AT A 60 DAY TURNAROUND BEFORE WE CAN GET ENGINEERING TEAMS SIGNED UP AND GOING. SO IT UNFORTUNATELY IT'S GOING TO WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE FALL RAINY SEASON FOR A LOT OF THIS DATA COLLECTION LUCKILY, YOU KNOW, IN OCTOBER I'LL SAY LUCKILY IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER RAINY SEASON. SO WE'LL BE LOOKING TO TARGET MOST OF THAT DATA COLLECTION PROBABLY IN THE FALL. COULD WE POSSIBLY CONSIDER PUTTING OUT. I KNOW HOW WE YOU KNOW, WE DO SURVEYS TO THE COMMUNITY PUTTING OUT A SURVEY SO THAT RESIDENTS CAN START PUTTING IN ANY AREAS THAT THEY'RE SEEING OF DRAINAGE, FLOODS, THAT KIND OF STUFF DURING THIS RAINY SEASON SO THAT WE CAN POTENTIALLY USE SOME OF THAT DATA, POSSIBLY WHEN WE'RE LOOKING OUT THROUGH THE THINGS, MAYBE CHECKING IN THE FALL AND SAY, ON THIS STREET, MAYBE IT FLOODED A FEW TIMES AND, YOU KNOW, LIKE WE THE CARS COULDN'T GET THROUGH DURING THE FALL, KIND OF SWING BACK AROUND AND CHECK AND SEE HOW IT'S LOOKING. WITH THE DIFFERENT RAINY SEASONS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. YEAH, THAT'S 100% DOABLE. WE CAN START THE DATA COLLECTION AHEAD OF GETTING AN ENGINEER ON BOARD AND GETTING THEM SIGNED UP AND GOING. SO WE CAN WORK WITH MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS TO GET SOME MATERIALS OUT THERE. SOLICIT SOME RESPONSES FROM THE RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORHOODS IN AND AROUND TOWN. SO THAT'S ABSOLUTELY SOMETHING WE CAN DO AHEAD OF THE GAME. SO. AWESOME. OKAY AND THEN I GUESS, CRAIG, MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THESE PARKS THAT ARE COMING UP, I HAD ASKED IF YOUR TEAM WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ON ALL THESE PARK PROJECTS AND THE ANSWER WAS, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED SOME HELP. HAS THE CONVERSATION STARTED WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT ON GETTING THAT KIND OF HELP, LOOKING AT THOSE THIRD PARTIES OR ADDING STAFF OR ANYTHING TO YOUR DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE THE STAFF NEEDED TO TAKE ON THESE PROJECTS. YES, WE HAVE WE'VE BEEN REVIEWING SOME PROPOSALS FROM THIRD PARTY PLAN REVIEWS. I HAVE ONE CONTRACT IN PARTICULAR THAT I'M CLOSE TO SIGNING. THE HELP IS THERE. WE JUST NEED TO SIGN THOSE CONTRACTS AND AS FAR AS STAFFING NEEDS, I WOULD LOVE MORE STAFF TO HELP DISTRIBUTE THE LOAD. UP TO Y'ALL WITH THE BUDGET REQUEST. I YEAH, WE'RE MAKING DO WITH WHAT WE HAVE, BUT AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THE PLANS THAT COME IN ARE REVIEWED FOR ACCURACY AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE ADOPTED BUILDING CODES. YEAH. THANK YOU. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT FOR YOU. THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION. PROBABLY MORE FITTING FOR MR. LAURIE. YOU DID BRING UP THE MORATORIUM, AND I KNOW THAT THERE IS STILL AMONG RESIDENTS DISCUSSION OF YOUR UNDER MORATORIUM, BUT YOU'RE STILL BUILDING. AND SO I WAS WONDERING IF, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION PURPOSES AND JUST TO ALLAY YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE TALK THAT'S GOING ON AND TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE'RE DOING DURING THIS MORATORIUM, IF MAYBE MR. LAURIE WOULD ADDRESS THAT ISSUE. SURE. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. SO YEAH, THERE'S STILL A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT GOING ON, BUT A LOT OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT YOU'RE SEEING WAS ENTITLED AND APPROVED UNDER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS DATED 2020, 2021, 2022. I KNOW YOU KNOW, MYSELF AND ALSO STAFF TURNED DOWN MANY NEW DEVELOPMENTS. SO EVERYTHING YOU SEE IS ENTITLED IT'S UNDER EXISTING AGREEMENTS JUST MAYBE SECOND OR THIRD PHASES OF, OF ENTITLED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS. SO THERE'S NO NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. YEAH. ALSO ADD THAT MY DEPARTMENT, WE'VE IN CONJUNCTION WITH GIS STAFF AT THE CITY, WE DEVELOPED A LAND ENTITLEMENTS MAP. IT'S ON OUR WEB PAGE. I'D BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU A LINK TO IT IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE FINDING IT. IT SHOWS ALL OF THE SUBDIVISIONS THAT ARE HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN APPROVED PRIOR TO THE ENACTMENT OF THE MORATORIUM. YOU CAN CLICK ON ANY OF THOSE SUBDIVISIONS, AND THERE'S SOME DATA THERE SHOWING HOW MANY SINGLE FAMILY AND FAMILY, AND MULTIFAMILY LOTS WERE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AND EXEMPT FROM THE MORATORIUM. NORTH OF 3 OR 10,000 TOTAL RESIDENTIAL UNITS WERE APPROVED BEFORE THE MORATORIUM WAS ENACTED. [01:15:02] SO, AS MR. LOWERY HAS POINTED OUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE CONTINUING TO ISSUE PERMITS FOR THOSE AS REQUIRED. I HAVE A QUESTION. I THINK I THINK THIS WOULD BE MORE BETTER FOR CHIEF WATERS FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY SIDE OF THIS MORATORIUM. I SEEN THAT WE WE MENTIONED IT, BUT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN AN UPDATE FROM THAT AS WELL. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WE'VE DONE ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY SIDE. I SAID I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT HAVE WE DONE, ANYTHING ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY SIDE, BECAUSE THAT WAS ALSO A BIG PART OF THE MORATORIUM. AND THIS KIND OF ONLY GOES OVER THE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODES AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND DRAINAGE. BUT ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY SIDE, WHAT ARE WE DOING? OKAY. YES, SIR. SO ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY SIDE WHENEVER WE FIRST ANNOUNCE THE NUMBERS FOR THE MORATORIUM, THE MAGICAL NUMBER, SO TO SPEAK, WAS ROUGHLY 33 OFFICERS. TO KIND OF GET BACK INTO GOOD GRACES OR GET BACK INTO SOME SORT OF STANDARDS WORKING WITH THE CITY MANAGEMENT, WORKING WITH IT, GOING THROUGH THE ARPA FUNDS AND GETTING SOME GRANTS AND ALL THAT STUFF, WE'RE ABLE TO KIND OF UTILIZE SOME OF THAT SMART POLICING INITIATIVES. THAT WAS OUT THERE. SO WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO SPREAD UP SOME OF OR, I'M SORRY, SPLIT UP SOME OF OUR DISTRICTS, MAKE THE DISTRICTS A LITTLE BIT TIGHTER, UTILIZE SOME OF THE HEAT MAPPING THAT WE PRESENTED OUT TO Y'ALL NOT TOO LONG AGO. AND THEN JUST UTILIZE DIFFERENT ASPECTS TO REALLY HONE IN ON THAT SMART POLICING. SO, MR. JOHNSON, I BELIEVE YOU CALLED FOR A SWOT ANALYSIS. I DON'T KNOW, PROBABLY ABOUT 2 OR 3 MONTHS AGO. THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT JUST COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU MORE. SO WE CONTACTED OR CONTRACTED IN A THIRD PARTY COMPANY TO COME IN. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A FIVE YEAR FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC ANALYSIS, FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN THAT'S OUT THERE. THEY CAME BACK, THEY SAID, DUE TO THE HYPER GROWTH, RIGHT. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO KIND OF DUMP IT DOWN TO THREE. BUT THEY WENT AHEAD AND REANALYZED THIS YEAR WITH ALL THE NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE. SO WE WERE ABLE TO DROP THAT NUMBER FROM 33 OFFICERS TO SIX. WITH ALL THE SMART POLICING AND THE HEAT MAPPING AND THE DISTRICTS AND ALL THIS STUFF. SO IT JUST KIND OF GOES TO SHOW YOU WHAT A LITTLE BIT OF INTELLIGENCE BASED POLICING CAN ACTUALLY DO FOR YOU AND YOUR CITY AND ALL THAT STUFF. I KNOW WE HAVE PLANS TO CONTINUE WORKING ON THAT. WE DO HAVE THE LPR LICENSE PLATE READERS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH TXDOT TO KIND OF GET UP AND GOING AND JUST ALL SORTS OF COOL INITIATIVES, I BELIEVE, DURING THE STRATEGIC RETREAT THAT'S COMING UP HERE IN THE MONTH OR SO. WE'RE GOING TO BRING SOME OF THESE ANALYTICS, I GUESS, IN. RIGHT, AND START TALKING A LITTLE BIT FURTHER INTO THE SMART POLICING AND THE STRATEGIC ANALYSIS, THE SWOT ANALYSIS AND ALSO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT NEEDS. SO DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YEAH. SO WE WENT FROM 33 TO 6 NOW. YES, SIR. NICE. OKAY. I'M GOOD WITH MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL. JUST ONE THING. MR. CARTER KIND OF ALLUDED TO MANY DEVELOPERS HAVE BEEN TURNED AWAY. NOT TO PUT YOU ON A SPOT TO PROVIDE A NUMBER, BUT IS THERE A NUMBER OF HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE SHOWN UP DURING THIS MORATORIUM THAT YOU ALL HAVE BASICALLY SAID YOU CAN'T DEVELOP RIGHT NOW? I DON'T HAVE A NUMBER FOR YOU THIS EVENING, BUT IT'S AT LEAST WEEKLY. MY MYSELF AND MY STAFF HAVE ATTAINED NOTE TO FOLKS THAT EXPLAINING THE MORATORIUM ITS PURPOSE, AND WE'RE TURNING DOWN FOLKS REGULARLY AND SO ALL THESE FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN BEING TURNED DOWN SINCE EARLY FALL. THOSE DEVELOPMENTS THAT POTENTIALLY COULD HAVE GONE THROUGH WOULD BE STARTING LATER THIS YEAR INTO NEXT YEAR, MAYBE EVEN TWO YEARS OUT. SO THE WORK THAT WE'RE PREVENTING NOW REALLY WOULD NOT ACTUALLY START IN THE DIRT UNTIL MANY MONTHS FROM NOW. SURE. I WOULD EVEN VENTURE TO SAY YEARS FROM NOW. I MEAN, EVERY DEVELOPMENT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, BUT SOME OF THEM ARE TYPICAL DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FROM THAT INITIAL CONVERSATION WITH US. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE A SHOVEL IN THE GROUND FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. SO YEAH, I AGREE WITH YOU THAT WE'LL SEE THE EFFECTS LATER. IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS HAVING A VERY POSITIVE IMPACT ON SLOWING GROWTH, AND MORE OF A LONGER TERM THAN IMMEDIATE SHORT TERM. YES I AGREE. ALL RIGHT. MAYOR, MAYOR. COUNCIL. ONE THING I WANTED TO ADD, I NOTICED ON THE PRESENTATION IT SAID IT EXPIRED JUNE 12TH. IT'S ACTUALLY JULY 12TH. WE EXTENDED IT 180 DAYS. I JUST WANT THAT TO BE CLEAR TO COUNCIL AND TO THE RESIDENTS. DUE TO PUBLIC HEARING AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS THE DISCUSSION ABOUT A POSSIBLE EXTENSION WILL COME IN THE MONTH OF JUNE. BUT THE DEADLINE IS ACTUALLY JULY 12TH, NOT JUNE. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY. SO WITH THAT, I DO HAVE A QUESTION. [01:20:05] DO YOU FORESEE US BEING READY BY JUNE? DO YOU THINK WE'LL HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE BY JUNE? MANY OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE OUTLINED ON THE SCREEN WILL NOT BE DONE BY JUNE, AND MOST OF THOSE TIMELINES ARE IN THE FALL OR EVEN TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR. YES AND NO. MOST OF THESE PROJECTS WILL BE WELL UNDERWAY. WE'LL BE CLOSE TO ADOPTING THEM. THAT'LL BE AT YOUR DISCRETION WHETHER OR NOT TO EXTEND THAT. SO I THINK TIME WILL TELL WHERE WE'RE AT THEN. WITH ALL THE THINGS IN YOUR DEPARTMENT AND ALL THE STUFF THAT YOU GUYS ARE TAKING ON. I NOTICED THAT YOU'RE SAYING THAT IT'S IN HERE THAT YOU GUYS ARE REVIEWING THE ORDINANCES AND STUFF. I THINK THIS IS A GOOD REMINDER OF WHY THE MAYOR BROUGHT UP WANTING A COMMITTEE TO BE HELPING LOOK IT THROUGH WHAT? THESE ORDINANCES. BECAUSE PART OF GETTING US OUT OF THIS IS MAKING SURE OUR ORDINANCES ARE STRONG, THAT THEY ARE AMENDED UP TO DATE WHERE WE NEED THEM TO BE TO ENSURE THAT OUR GROWTH IS PROTECTING OUR CITY, PROTECTING OUR RESIDENTS. SO I DO LIKE THAT IT SAYS THAT YOU'RE REVIEWING THEM ON HERE, BUT I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE HELPING, LOOKING AT THOSE THINGS AND WE ARE SUPPORTING THAT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE NOT OVERBURDENING YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENTS WITH DOING ALL OF THIS. LIKE WE NEED TO TAKE OUR PART. WE NEED TO BRING IN THIRD PARTIES TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR ORDINANCES ARE IN PLACE TO PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS, SO THAT WHEN WE DO COME OUT OF THE MORATORIUM, WE ARE NOT JUST PUTTING OURSELVES BACK INTO THE SAME CYCLE THAT WE GOT OURSELVES INTO WITH THESE ORDINANCES THAT NEED UPDATED DESPERATELY. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IS CLEAR. THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT, I APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AGAIN. ALL RIGHT. THAT WILL TAKE US TO L3. L3 2025-04-14 R04. [L3. 2025-04-14-R04 Consider approving Resolution No. 2025-04-14-R04, consenting to the inclusion of the City’s extraterritorial jurisdiction in the proposed Collin County Emergency Services District No. 1; and take appropriate action. Presented by Fire Chief Stephens.] CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION 2025-04-14 R04, CONSENTING TO THE INCLUSION OF THE CITY'S EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION IN THE PROPOSED COLLIN COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NUMBER ONE, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION PRESENTED BY FIRE CHIEF STEPHENS. THERE WE GO. THIS AGENDA ITEM TONIGHT ADDRESSES A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE POSSIBLE CREATION OF AN EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICT FOR COLLIN COUNTY. SOME OF THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION INTRODUCTION IS WE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FEBRUARY 25TH REGARDING A POSSIBLE ELECTION REGARDING THE CREATION OF AN EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICT. WE HAVE UNTIL APRIL 26TH TO SUBMIT OUR RESPONSE REGARDING WHETHER OR NOT WE'LL ALLOW THE MEMBERS WITHIN THE ETJ, WHICH WILL BE A PART OF THE ESD DISTRICT, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTION. APPROVAL OF THE ESD WILL POTENTIALLY FUND FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR COLLIN COUNTY OUTSIDE OUR CITY LIMITS. THE ETJ IS REPRESENTING THIS ILLUSTRATION. ALL THE AREAS REPRESENTED IN GRAY ARE THE ETJ AND TONIGHT'S DECISION ONLY AFFECTS THE RESIDENTS WITHIN THE GRAY SHADED AREAS. THEY DO NOT AFFECT THE RESIDENTS OF PRINCETON WHATSOEVER. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THAT WE APPROVE OR APPROVE RESOLUTION ALLOWING THE RESIDENTS OF THE ETJ TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ESD ELECTION. I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A LOT OF CONTROVERSY OVER THIS ISSUE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT EITHER WAY, IT IS THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO VOTE ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND I DON'T SEE WHY WE WOULD. WE SHOULD STAND IN THE WAY OF THEM EXERCISING THAT RIGHT. YOUR HONOR, IF THERE'S NO OTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT, I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. ITEM 2025-04-14 R-04 APPROVED RESOLUTION 2025-0414 R04 CONSENTING TO THE INCLUSION OF THE CITY'S EXTRATERRITORIAL EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION IN THE PROPOSED COLLIN COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICE, DISTRICT NUMBER ONE. [01:25:02] [INAUDIBLE]. NO PROBLEM. ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO. THANK YOU. THAT'LL MOVE US TO L4. [L4. 2025 -100 Consider approving partnership between Anthony Bryan Construction (ABC), F1RST, and city; to bring awareness to first responder and employee wellness and take appropriate action.] L4? HELLO, 2025 100. CONSIDER APPROVING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ANTHONY BRYANT CONSTRUCTION. ABC FIRST AND CITY TO BRING AWARENESS TO FIRST RESPONDER AND EMPLOYEE WELLNESS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. CHIEF WATERS, MR. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TONIGHT I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE. ONE IS GOING TO BE DETECTIVE QUIMBY. HE'S OUR MENTAL HEALTH OFFICER. HE'S A BIG RESOURCE. HE CAME UP HERE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING, I BELIEVE. CORRECT. TWO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AGO. GAVE A PRETTY GOOD PRESENTATION TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THAT STUFF AND THEN ALSO ELI, ANTHONY AND JOHN. CORRECT. BRIAN. YEP. 100%. ELI AND JOHN WERE BOTH DALLAS FIREFIGHTERS. YES. I AM WORKING WITH FIREFIGHTERS, CHIEF. BUT THEY HAVE. THANK YOU. BUT THEY HAVE BRANCHED OUT AND THEY STARTED UP THEIR OWN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. IT'S CALLED AMBE CONSTRUCTION. CORRECT. SO A LITTLE BIT OF SENTIMENT HERE. ELI AND JOHN BOTH WORKED WITH KENNY CRUTCHER. KENNY CRUTCHER WAS OUR PREVIOUS FIRE MARSHAL HERE FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON. UNFORTUNATELY HE DIED DUE TO PTSD. SO SELF-INFLICTED WOUND HERE. AND SO IT IS BRINGING AWARENESS WITHIN THE FIRST RESPONDER WORLD AS FAR AS MENTAL HEALTH GOES AND SO GOING INTO THIS I'M GOING TO HAVE DETECTIVE QUIMBY KIND OF COME UP AND TALK ABOUT THIS PROGRAM THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. BUT ULTIMATELY THE ASK IS FOR TONIGHT. IT'S A DONATION UP UNDERNEATH THE KENNY CRUTCHER FOUNDATION FUND. THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A CERTAIN DOLLAR AMOUNT. I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO BE ROUGHLY $50,000 THAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT DONATING UP UNDERNEATH THE KENNY CRUTCHER FUND TO POUR INTO THIS PROGRAM THAT DETECTIVE QUIMBY IS GOING TO COME TALK TO YOU ABOUT DETECTIVE QUIMBY. THANK YOU. MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MY NAME IS BRANDON QUIMBY. I'M A DETECTIVE WITH THE PRINCETON POLICE DEPARTMENT. CURRENTLY, IF YOU MAY REMEMBER ME FROM A FEW SESSIONS AGO, I AM OVER THE CIU, WHICH IS A CRISIS INTERVENTION UNIT. MY TIME IN THE LAST YEAR SINCE WE CREATED THIS UNIT. IF I CAN USE A BASEBALL ANALOGY, SINCE WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF BASEBALL SEASON, I'VE HAD A LOT OF HOME RUNS. I'VE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESSES. I'VE HAD A COUPLE OF POP UP AND FLY BALLS THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING. BUT AS THINGS JUST HAPPEN TO WORK OUT IT LOOKS LIKE THAT TWO GENTLEMEN CAME OUT OF NOWHERE, SAT DOWN WITH ME AND THE CHIEF ONE DAY, AND SPOKE WITH US ABOUT AN ORGANIZATION THAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY SPOKEN WITH, POLICE AND FIRE AND ALSO THE CITY BACK IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. THEY SAID THAT THEY WANTED TO COME FORWARD AND HELP US. PART OF THAT WAS A LOCAL ORGANIZATION, WHICH IS CALLED FIRST. THERE IT IS. AND WHAT FIRST IS A PREMIER ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE METROPLEX THAT ALLOWS POLICE AND FIRE AND FIRST RESPONDERS TO RECEIVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. THEY ALSO PROVIDE PHYSICAL SERVICES AS WELL FOR OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENT MEMBERS WHO ARE HURT ON THE JOB. THESE THESE TWO GENTLEMEN WITH THEIR BACKGROUND AS BEING FIRST RESPONDERS THEY STARTED THE CRUTCHER FOUNDATION. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE CRUTCHER FOUNDATION IS BASED OFF OF A FORMER OFFICER AND FORMER FIREFIGHTER, MARSHALL, WHO USED TO WORK FOR US. KENNY CRUTCHER WAS A SOLDIER AND A DALLAS FIRE CAPTAIN AND A FIRE MARSHAL FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON. ON NOVEMBER 12TH, THE 2021 KENNY TRAGICALLY TOOK HIS LIFE DUE TO HIS OWN PTSD. TO THOSE WHO ARE CLOSE TO THOSE WHO WORKED AND KNEW HIM, HE WAS A MENTOR AND A CLOSE FRIEND TO SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS. JOHN, BRIAN AND ELIJAH ANTHONY, WHO WERE DALLAS FIRE RESCUE AT THE TIME. THEY SUFFERED A PROFOUND LOSS. FROM HIS TRAGIC PASSING IS BOTH ELIJAH AND JOHN PROGRESSED THROUGH THEIR CAREERS. VOID WAS LEFT WITH THEM IN KENNY'S PASSING. IN THE MEMORY. AND BOTH OF THEM JOINING TOGETHER IN BUSINESS. THE CRUTCHER FOUNDATION WAS FOUNDED. THE MISSION AND GOAL IS FOR A PERCENTAGE OF THE BUSINESS THAT THEY RECEIVE TO BE DEVOTED TO HELP FIRST RESPONDERS WITH PTSD AND MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS FOR THOSE WHO ARE STILL SERVING. THE GOAL AND MISSION AND PURPOSE OF THIS PARTNERSHIP IS TO ESTABLISH AND A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ANTHONY BRIAN CONSTRUCTION, WHICH IS ABC FIRST, AND THE CITY LEADERSHIP TO DRIVE A MEANINGFUL CHANGE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS. THE PARTNERSHIP WILL FIRST FULLY FUND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE PROGRAMS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS WITH THE INITIAL DONATION AND APOLOGIZE. MY TYPO OF $50,000, WHICH IS BEING ASKED TO BE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT FROM THE ANTHONY BRIAN FOUNDATION. [01:30:07] SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMS WHICH ARE GOING TO BE FUNDED THROUGH THIS DONATION ARE ANNUAL WELLNESS CHECKS FOR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS. A FOUR HOUR, DEPARTMENT WIDE COMPREHENSIVE RESILIENCY TRAINING, WHICH CONSISTS OF EXPERTS PROVIDING FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ELEMENTS AND MENTAL TOLL FOR REPEATED STRESS OF THIS JOB FOR POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS. THERAPEUTIC SERVICES, WHICH IS EVIDENCE BASED AND SOLUTION FOCUSED TREATMENT THROUGH A TEAM OF CULTURALLY COMPETENT MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS. AND THERE'S ALSO A BRIDGE PROGRAM THAT IS ALSO GOING TO BE FUNDED. THAT BRIDGE PROGRAM IS TO HELP OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS WHO HAVE BEEN HURT IN THE LINE OF DUTY, GET BACK INTO DUTY. CURRENTLY WE HAVE A PROGRAM WHICH IS IN PLACE FOR ALL CITY PERSONNEL AND WE'VE HAD SOME SUCCESS AND NOT MUCH SUCCESS WITH IT AT THE SAME TIME. THAT'S WORKMAN'S COMP, IF ANYONE IS FAMILIAR WITH IT. WHAT THIS DOES IS THIS ACTUALLY ALLOWS PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TRAINED, PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE TO COME IN AND WORK FIRSTHAND WITH THAT POLICE OFFICER OR THAT FIREFIGHTER WHO'S BEEN HURT TO GET THEM THE TREATMENT THAT THEY NEED TO GET THEM THE PHYSICAL RESILIENCY OR THE PHYSICAL FITNESS UP TO THE STANDARDS OF WHAT IT NEEDS TO BE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO RETURN TO THE JOB WITHOUT SO MUCH OF THE TAPE. THEY HANDLE ALL THAT STUFF. THE MISSION FOR THE ANTHONY BRIAN FOUNDATION IS TO DONATE AT LEAST 10% OF THEIR PROFITS FROM EVERY PROJECT THAT THEY RECEIVE HERE TO THE CRUTCHER FOUNDATION. THOSE FUNDS WILL BE THEN DIRECTED TO THE FIRST FOUNDATION AND FUND THESE TAILORED PROGRAMS FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON. THE REASON I SAID THE CITY OF PRINCETON, AND THIS IS BECAUSE THERE IS A AMOUNT OF FUNDS THAT ARE DONATED DIRECTLY TO POLICE AND FIRE. LAST DECEMBER, I SPOKE WITH FALLON ABOUT THIS FOUNDATION SPECIFICALLY FIRST AND SAYING, HEY, IF WE CAN GET THEM ON, NOT ONLY CAN THEY HELP US AS FIRST RESPONDERS, THEY CAN ALSO HELP THE CITY AS WELL. THAT WAS ONE OF MY GOALS. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY AS A POLICE OFFICER, YOU'VE HEARD CHIEF WALTERS TALK ABOUT THIS MULTIPLE TIMES IS WE FOLLOW RISE, RESPECT, INTEGRITY, SERVICE AND EXCELLENCE. THE LAST TWO IS REALLY WHAT I FOCUS ON AS SERVICE AND EXCELLENCE. AND WITH THAT, NOT ONLY IS CITY MEMBERS AND CITY EMPLOYEES, BUT PARKS AND REC STREETS. EVEN THE PERSONNEL THAT WORK INSIDE THESE OFFICE EVERY SINGLE DAY. THEY MAY NEED SOME OF THE SAME SERVICES THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR. SO SOME FUNDS THAT ARE LEFT OVER FROM WHAT POLICE AND FIRE HAVE NOT USED WILL ALSO BE ALLOWED AND BE AVAILABLE TOWARDS CITY EMPLOYEES THAT MAY NEED THEM AT THE TIME. THIS PURPOSE AND INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN FIRST RESPONDER MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND ELEVATE THE CITY'S REPUTATION AS A LEADER IN EMPLOYEE WELLNESS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT. SO HOW DOES THIS WORK? THE FIRST RESPONDERS HIGH QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES PROVIDED FROM THE FIRST FOUNDATION. THROUGH THIS, WE'RE ALSO ABLE TO REDUCE STRESS, BURNOUT AND IMPROVE JOB PERFORMANCE FOR CITY EMPLOYEES, ACCESS TO WELLNESS PROGRAMS, AND FOSTER EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION AND RETENTION. WE'RE ABLE TO ENHANCE WORKPLACE MORALE AND PRODUCTIVITY, AND FOR OUR LEADERSHIP, WE'RE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THE COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR EMPLOYEES LONG TERM SAVINGS THROUGH HEALTHIER EMPLOYEES. ADDITIONALLY, AN EXPLANATION ON HOW IT WORKS IS THROUGH THE CRUTCHER FOUNDATION. THE ANTHONY BRYAN CONSTRUCTION AGAIN WILL ALLOCATE 10% OF ITS PROFITS TO FUND HEALTH SERVICES AND PARTNERSHIP WITH FIRST. THOSE CONTRACTS PROVIDE FREE ACCESS TO WELLNESS PROGRAMS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND AGAIN WITH ANY REMAINING BALANCE EXTENDING TO COVERAGE OF THE CITY. THIS INITIATIVE AND EMPHASIZES TRANSPARENCY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND A MEASURABLE COMMUNITY IMPACT. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE JOHN, BRIAN, AND ANTHONY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF THEM. GENTLEMEN. OH, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THAT WE'RE HONORED TO BE HERE. AND IT'S REALLY JUST WE WANT TO HELP. I MEAN, CAPTAIN CRUTCHER WAS MY MENTOR. SO RIGHT AFTER HE PASSED, I LEFT THE FIRE SERVICE AND JUST STARTED TRYING TO RAISE MONEY FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS. THAT WAS MY PASSION FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS. AND THEN I, YOU KNOW, WE WERE ROOKIE CLASSMATES TOGETHER. HE LEFT ABOUT THE SAME TIME. HE. A LOT OF PEOPLE PROBABLY KNOW ELI ANTHONY IN THE COMMUNITY. HE GREW UP HERE IN PRINCETON. SO THIS IS A BIG PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THIS HERE. GOOD EVENING. MY MY NAME IS ELI ANTHONY. ONE OF THE OWNERS OF ANTHONY BRIAN CONSTRUCTION. JUST LIKE JOHN MENTIONED, WE HAVE A AN EXTREME PASSION FOR, YOU KNOW, PROVIDING A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO FIRST RESPONDER MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES. WE KNOW FIRSTHAND, YOU KNOW, JUST HOW HARD LIFE CAN BE ON THAT SIDE OF THE AISLE. [01:35:01] YOU KNOW, JUST LACK OF SLEEP, CAUSE THEY EXPERIENCE MISSING OUT ON FAMILY TIME. IT'S A ROUGH THING THAT WE ASK THEM TO DO. YOU COUPLE THAT WITH TYPE A PERSONALITIES THAT DON'T ALWAYS WANT TO ADMIT WHEN THEY'RE HAVING ISSUES. YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD THINGS FOR FOR SOME PEOPLE TO TALK ABOUT. SO WE'RE TRYING TO CHANGE THAT, NARRATIVE AND MAKE IT, YOU KNOW, MORE. OKAY. FOR THESE PEOPLE TO BE OPEN AND TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT THEY MAY BE GOING THROUGH. JUST SINCE WE WERE HIRED IN 2017, IN DALLAS, THE DALLAS FIRE DEPARTMENT ALONE, THERE'S BEEN AT LEAST 12 SUICIDES JUST IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO YOU SEE IT ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ALL THE TIME. WE'RE TIRED OF SEEING REACTIVE APPROACHES. WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE PROACTIVE APPROACHES, AND IT'S AN HONOR FOR US TO PROVIDE THE FUNDS TO DO THAT FOR YOUR CITY. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, PRINCETON ITSELF HAS A HOLDS A NEAR AND DEAR PLACE IN MY HEART. I GREW UP HERE FROM THE TIME I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD. I'M PRETTY SURE CHIEF WATERS PULLED ME OVER WHEN I GOT MY LICENSE AT 16 YEARS OLD. SO IT'S PRINCETON CHANGED A LOT. IT'S YOU KNOW, SOME GOOD THINGS. IT'S GROWING A LOT. SO I USED TO KNOW EVERY PERSON ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I VOLUNTEERED HERE IN 2016 ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BEFORE IT WAS A PAID DEPARTMENT. YOU KNOW, WE WE WANT TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO TO PROVIDE RESOURCES THAT HOPEFULLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN AT LEAST ONE PERSON'S LIFE. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD THAT WOULD DEFINITELY MAKE IT WORTH IT FOR US. SO WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL ALLOWING US TO BE HERE. AND LIKE I SAID, IT WOULD BE A HUGE HONOR FOR US TO PROVIDE THIS DONATION. THANK YOU. WOW. SO BECAUSE OF THE POLICIES WITHIN THE CITY OF PRINCETON. SO IT DOES REQUIRE A MOTION TO VOTE ON Y'ALL'S BEHALF. AND SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME, IT'S OPEN TO ANY POTENTIAL QUESTIONS, ANYTHING I MIGHT HAVE. I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY I SHOULDN'T MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM L4. ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES, SEVEN ZERO. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. THANK YOU GUYS. AND IF Y'ALL DON'T MIND WE'D LIKE TO TAKE A QUICK PICTURE. CHIEF STEVENS, AND IF Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF THAT, TOO. YOU WANT TO? WATERS. YOU WANT US DOWN THERE OR YOU WANT. ARE YOU GOOD? RIGHT HERE. [INAUDIBLE]. MR. MAYOR, I MAY BE TURNING ROBERT'S RULES ON ITS HEAD, BUT I JUST HAVE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS. THIS JUST TOUCHES MY HEART SO DEEPLY TO SEE TWO YOUNG MEN WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE WITH THEIR MENTOR DECIDED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO GIVE. VERY OFTEN WE DO NOT LOOK AT FIRST RESPONDERS AS INDIVIDUALS WHO HURT OR WITH FAMILIES OR THE TIMES THAT THEY MISS AND THE PRESSURE THAT'S ON THEM, AND TO CONSIDER THEIR MENTAL HEALTH, TO CONSIDER THAT NEED WHEN MANY OF THEM, AS THE GENTLEMAN SAID, A TYPE A PERSONALITIES THAT WOULD NOT JUST WILLINGLY ADMIT THEY NEED HELP. AS A MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER, THAT REALLY JUST RESOUNDS SO DEEPLY IN ME TO SEE THE WAY ACTUALLY GIVING HOPE. WE PRINCETON WE WANT PRINCETON TO BE SEEN AS A CITY THAT HELPS AND PROVIDES [01:40:05] FOR ITS SUITES, RESIDENTS PROVIDE A SERVICES THAT THEY NEED, AND MENTAL HEALTH IS VERY CRITICAL. IT'S A CRITICAL NEED NOT ONLY FOR FIRST RESPONDERS BUT RESIDENTS AS WELL. BUT I AM SO GLAD THAT WE ARE STARTING WITH FIRST RESPONDERS. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. AND, OFFICER QUIMBY, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING. IF I CAN BE OF ANY HELP TO WRITE GRANTS OR JUST RAINING WHOMEVER, PLEASE REACH OUT. I'LL BE HONORED TO. THANK YOU. I WANT TO ECHO THAT. I THINK IT WAS JUST TWO WEEKS AGO. CAROLYN AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT A NEED FOR THIS IN OUR CITY. AND HERE YOU ARE. SO IT IS. IT IS GREAT TO HAVE THIS HERE. ALL RIGHT . THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT MOVES TO L5. [L5. 2025-04-14-R03 Consider approving Resolution No. 2025-04-14-R03, approving the purchase of equipment for the City’s Public Works Department; and take appropriate action] MISS COOK, L5 2025-04-14 R 03. CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2020 504 14 R-03 THREE, APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE CITY'S PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION DIRECTOR TOMMY MAPP. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR COUNCIL. TOMMY MAPP, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. IT'S KIND OF HARD TO FOLLOW SUCH A, YOU KNOW, PROFOUND AND WORTHWHILE OR AGENDA ITEM, BUT WE AS PART OF THE ORIGINAL BUDGET FOR THIS OPERATING YEAR, WE BUDGETED FOR SOME EQUIPMENT PURCHASES THAT WILL HELP IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY AND OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. AND DUE TO THE COST OF THESE ARE COMING BEFORE YOU TONIGHT FOR APPROVAL OR SEEKING APPROVAL. SO SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT PURCHASES ARE FOR SOME NEW MOWERS FOR THE RIGHT OF WAY AND EASEMENTS DEPARTMENT. WE THE RIGHT OF WAY AND EASEMENTS DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS APPROXIMATELY 850 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE. SO THE EQUIPMENT IS THAT WE HAVE NOW HAS LASTED A VERY LONG TIME. THE GUYS TAKE CARE OF THE EQUIPMENT AND. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE NEEDING TO REPLACE THAT EQUIPMENT. THE NEXT ITEM IS AN ATTENUATOR TRAILER. THESE ARE THE THE TRAILERS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF WORK ZONES. SO WHEN A CAR COMES INTO THE WORK ZONE, IT STRIKES THAT AND PROTECTS THE WORKERS, PROTECTS THE DRIVER AND THE VEHICLE, THINGS LIKE THAT. THE NEXT ITEM IS A BOOM TRUCK, WHICH IS A BUCKET TRUCK, SO THAT WE CAN WORK ON THE STREET LIGHTS OURSELVES WITHOUT RUNNING EQUIPMENT OR HANGING DECORATIONS OR TRIM TREES. IT'LL BE UTILIZED BY MANY DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SO IT'S BEEN A MUCH NEEDED PIECE OF EQUIPMENT FOR A WHILE NOW. THE NEXT ONE IS A JACKHAMMER ATTACHMENT. THIS WILL GO ON THE FRONT OF A SKID STEER, HELP BUST UP SOME CONCRETE, SOME ASPHALT, THINGS LIKE THAT, TO HELP IMPROVE THE OVERALL STREET MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS. AND THE LAST ITEM IS THE SKID STEER THAT THAT JACKHAMMER WILL GO ON. SO HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THESE ITEMS SPECIFICALLY, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. I JUST WANT TO PUT IT OUT THERE. THE LAST TIME YOU GOT EQUIPMENT, I'M STILL WAITING ON A RESPONSE. I ADDED TO YOUR FACEBOOK PAGE I OFFERED YOU FOR UNO SKIP CARDS TO SKIP MY QUESTIONS. IF I CAN DRIVE THEM, I'LL GIVE YOU TEN AND TRADABLE TO THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS. IF YOU NEGOTIATE, I'M JUST PUTTING IT OUT THERE. I CAN GIVE YOU SOME SKIP CARDS FOR QUESTIONS. THESE LOOK LIKE FUN. WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. COME ON OUT TO PUBLIC WORKS OPEN HOUSE AND WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 2025-04- 14. SECOND. I HAD A QUESTION. OH. YES, SIR. YOU GOOD? IT WON'T. THERE YOU GO. SO THE AMOUNT THAT WE'RE APPROVING, I ASSUME THAT IT'S ALREADY BUDGETED FOR. WE JUST NEED TO APPROVE IT BECAUSE IT'S IT EXCEEDS THE 50,000. RIGHT? CORRECT. YES. IT EXCEEDS THE THRESHOLD THAT REQUIRES COUNCIL APPROVAL. ALL OF THESE ITEMS MET THE BID REQUIREMENTS ARE PART OF COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENTS. OR THEY WERE THROUGH SOLICITED BIDS. SO ALL OF THE PROPER BID WORK WAS WAS COMPLETED ON THESE EQUIPMENT PURCHASES. AND SO, YES, IT'S JUST KIND OF AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS THAT WERE ALREADY APPROVED. AWESOME. AND I HAD A QUESTION. I GOT A QUESTION REAL QUICK. DIDN'T WE APPROVE A CONTRACT RECENTLY TO HAVE THIRD PARTY MOWING? DID WE NOT? THAT WAS THE PARKS SIDE ONLY. OKAY. THAT WA S ALL. THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] I'LL SECOND IT. I'LL SECOND THAT. [01:45:06] MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TOMMY. THAT WILL TAKE US TO L6 [L6. 2025-092 Consider approving a request for items to be placed on a future agenda and NOT for discussion of these requests.] 2025 092. CONSIDER APPROVING A REQUEST FOR ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA AND NOT FOR DISCUSSION OF THESE REQUESTS. I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO MIND SEVERAL ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED OR BROUGHT FORWARD BY MISS MAXINE RESIDENT THIS EVENING. AND ONE IS TO CONSIDER THE RAINWATER HARVESTING. AND THEN ALSO THE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH ACTIVITY. AND THEN, OF COURSE, SHE DID ASK FOR AN UPDATE ON THE BEAUCHAMP POND. THAT WOULD HAVE THE CATCH AND RELEASE FISH. IF THAT'S ALL, I'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. [M. REPORT AGENDA] ALL RIGHT. WE CAN MOVE ON TO M. OKAY. M REPORT AGENDA. THE NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS MONDAY, APRIL 28TH, 2025 AT 6:30 P.M. THE NEXT REGULAR CDC MEETING IS TUESDAY, MAY 6TH AT 6PM THE NEXT REGULAR EDC MEETING MONDAY, MAY 5TH, 6PM. THE NEXT REGULAR LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH, 6:30 P.M. THE NEXT REGULAR P&Z MEETING MONDAY, APRIL 21ST AT 6:30 P.M. ALL RIGHT. THAT'LL TAKE US TO ADJOURNMENT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MAYOR, JUST ONE LAST THING. MAY 9TH. THE STRATEGIC RETREAT THAT WILL BE HERE STARTING AT 8 A.M. YEP. OKAY. THAT'S A FRIDAY. OKAY. I WANT TO SAY I WILL NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE. THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF STAFFING AT MY CAMPUS. WE HAVE A BEHAVIORAL PROGRAM, AND SO MY STAFF AND STUDENTS NEED ME. SO I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE THE DAY OFF AND CANNOT BE IN ATTENDANCE THAT DAY. ALL RIGHT. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO ADJOURN. I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. THE TIME IS 8:44. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.