May 09, 2025 Strategic Planning Retreat

>> I AGREE WITH MAYOR ESCOBAR.

>> THAT'S FAIR.

I THINK IF YOU WOULD HAVE ASKED THIS TWO YEARS PRIOR, I WOULD HAVE PUT US AT A TWO OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

BUT I THINK THE TRAJECTORY HAS TAKEN US FORWARD TO MEET SOME OF THESE CORE VALUES.

I DO SEE THE MECHANISMS IN PLACE TO ACHIEVE TO GET HIGHER TO THAT 10.

AS OF RIGHT NOW AT THIS INSTANT, I WOULD PUT US LIKE AT A FIVE.

>> BEN, STEPHEN, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

>> WELL, I SAY SEVEN.

>> SEVEN.

>> THE REASON WHY I SAY THAT'S BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS WE ALWAYS HAVE ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT ON ANY OF THE CORE VALUES IN GOING FORWARD.

FROM THE YEARS PAST, YOU CAN SAY HOW MUCH WE'VE ACTUALLY APPROVED OUR CITY SINCE THE TIME I'VE MOVED HERE, SO I THINK A GOOD SOLID SEVEN.

>> BEN. WHAT DO YOU THINK? THEN I'LL TO COME TO YOU.

>> WHEN I LOOK AT THESE CORE VALUES, I SEE SOMETHING THAT'S BARELY A YEAR OLD.

WE CREATED THESE JUST LAST STRATEGIC RETREAT OF '24.

THERE'S PROBABLY TWO DIFFERENT VALUES YOU CAN DO.

ARE WE THERE YET? NO. I AGREE WITH A FIVE OR A SEVEN.

PUTTING A NUMBER ON IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER TO ME.

ARE THESE CORE VALUES ON POINT AND WHAT THEY SHOULD BE? YES. THEY SHOULDN'T CHANGE.

ARE WE IN THE YEAR PLUS MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS THESE GOALS? ABSOLUTELY. I'VE SEEN DRASTIC CHANGES IN THIS BUILDING AND I THINK THESE CORE VALUES ARE BEING CHASED AFTER.

IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE THESE CORE VALUES DESCRIBED IN THE BUSINESS THAT WE PERFORM IN THE CITY THROUGH THE MEMOS AND STUFF.

I THINK THEY'RE DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB CHASING AFTER THESE VALUES.

BUT YES, WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE MUCH GROUND TO COVER.

>> GOOD. THANK YOU. CAROL.

>> I AGREE WITH BEN.

WE FORMULATED THESE VALUES LAST YEAR.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE A PHOENIX RISING FROM ASHES.

ATTACHING OF VALUE.

THE WAY WE NORMALLY FUNCTION IS LIKE WE LIKE ATTACHING VALUE TO THINGS.

BUT SOMETIMES WE NEED TO PROBABLY LOOK AT THEM FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.

HOW ARE WE PROGRESSING TOWARDS THESE CORE VALUES? IF WE WERE TO EVALUATE OUR PERFORMANCE IN THE LAST YEAR, WE'RE PROGRESSING VERY WELL.

IF YOU WERE TO GO OUTSIDE AND YOU TOOK A POLL OF RESIDENTS, THEY WOULD SAY THAT WE'RE DOING BADLY, BECAUSE EMOTIONS, FINANCES, HOPES, DREAMS ARE ATTACHED TO WHAT WE DO.

AS A CITY, WE ARE REPAIRING AS WE'RE BUILDING FORWARD AND THAT'S NOT VERY OFTEN TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.

WE HAVE A STAFF AND A COUNCIL THAT I BELIEVE ARE WORKING WELL TOGETHER.

WE MAY NOT BE AS COHESIVE AS WE'D LIKE TO BE, BUT I BELIEVE THAT WE'VE MADE GREAT STRIDES IN MOVING TOWARDS MOST OF THESE CORE VALUES.

THERE IS A CULTURE THAT HAS ARISEN IN THE LAST YEAR THAT IS COMMENDABLE, AND WE JUST NEED TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD.

IF WE HOLD TO THESE VALUES, PRINCETON WILL BE THE CITY THAT THE OTHERS LOOK ON AND SAY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

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HOW COULD WE COME AND LEARN FROM YOU?

>> IT IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE YOU ARE BUILDING THE PLANE WHILE YOU'RE FLYING THE PLANE.

THAT'S INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO DO.

BUT I THINK THE COMMENT, ONE, I APPRECIATE THAT YOU ALL AGREE.

I THINK FOR THE MOST PART THAT WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS, BUT WE'RE NOT WHERE WE WANT TO BE.

KRISTINA BRINGS A REALLY IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVE THAT WHAT ARE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING.

HERE'S THE CHALLENGE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING, I THINK.

AS YOU'RE GROWING, GROWTH CAUSES STRESS.

WE ALL WANT THINGS TO HAPPEN QUICKLY, DON'T WE? IN TODAY'S WORLD, A 92ND REPORT ON WHATEVER NEWS CHANNEL YOU WATCH IS NOW CALLED AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS.

WE'RE GEARED TOWARDS FEED AND SO WE WANT THINGS TO HAPPEN QUICKLY.

AT THE SAME TIME, SOME OF THESE PROJECTS ESPECIALLY TAKE TIME, DON'T THEY? WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THEM RIGHT.

I'M GOING TO OFFER THIS PERSPECTIVE FOR COUNCIL.

YOU ARE MAKING PROGRESS, NO DOUBT.

THERE'S PLENTY OF WORK TO DO.

IF YOU'D ALL SAID WE WERE AT 10, I WOULD GO, WAIT A MINUTE, WE'RE NOT THERE.

FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, THAT'S ABOUT WHERE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE, 3-5, 3-7.

BUT YOU'RE ACTUALLY MOVING VERY FAST.

TEN YEARS IN THE LIFE OF A CITY IS NOTHING.

IT'S A MOMENT IN TIME.

TEN YEARS IS A MOMENT IN TIME IN THE LIFE OF A COMMUNITY.

I WANT YOU TO KEEP THINKING THAT.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE GOALS FOR A SECOND.

HOW HAVE WE DONE AT MEETING OUR GOALS THIS YEAR? AGAIN, MOST OF THESE ARE NOT COMPLETED.

WHEN I LOOK AT THESE, THEY'RE NOT COMPLETED.

BUT HOW HAVE WE DONE SO FAR? ARE WE MAKING PROGRESS?

>> I THINK IN THE PAST YEAR, SEEN THESE STRATEGIC GOALS BEING CHASED AFTER, I'VE SEEN INCREDIBLE GAINS TOWARDS THEM.

LIKE YOU'RE ALLUDING TO, IT'S WE'RE PLAYING THE LONG GAME.

IF YOU TAKE OUT THE EMOTIONAL SIDE OF THINGS, WHICH MOST PEOPLE FALL TO, YOU SEE THAT THESE GOALS ARE DEFINITELY BEING ACHIEVED.

THERE'S STILL A LOT OF GROUND TO BE COVERED TO ACHIEVE MORE OF THEM.

BUT THE LEADERSHIP DEFINITELY HAS POINTED OUR SHIP TOWARDS THESE GOALS, AND WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS THEM.

FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE, I THINK WE'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.

I REALLY THINK WE HAVE I THINK EVERYBODY AGREES THERE'S STILL PLENTY OF WORK TO DO TOWARDS THESE GOALS BECAUSE IT'S THE LONG TERM THING, BUT THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF LIVING IN THIS CITY, I DIDN'T SEE ANY STRATEGIC GOALS OR CORE VALUES OR ANY REALLY THOUGHTFUL PLANNING, BUT NOW I DO.

>> I'M GOING TO HAVE TO AGREE WITH BEN.

I THINK THAT THESE WERE DEVELOPED A YEAR AGO.

I THINK THAT JUST SINCE IN MY BRIEF TIME THAT I'VE BEEN HERE, I DO SEE US CHANGING THESE GOALS, BUT AS FAR AS ASKING WHERE ARE WE WITH THEM.

I THINK WE'RE STILL BUILDING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS.

I THINK WE'RE STILL FIGURING OUT THE WAYS TO INCREASE ECONOMIC VALUE.

WE'RE STILL EXPLORING WHAT ENTERTAINMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE HERE.

WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF INCREASING OUR BUILDING STANDARDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW IS STILL IN THE PROCESS.

THIS IS STILL IN THE PLANNING PHASE.

I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY HAS NEVER DONE BEFORE.

I THINK THAT WE'RE IN A REAL GOOD START, AND WE ARE MOVING PRETTY FAST.

>> GOOD. CARL.

>> I SEE IT ALMOST LIKE SRI LANKA BACK IN THE '70S AND PROBABLY EARLIER.

SRI LANKA WAS THE PREFERRED DESTINATION.

PEOPLE WANTED TO GO.

TOURISTS WANTED TO GO BECAUSE OF THE CULTURE, THE BEAUTY, JUST ALL THAT IT AFFORDED.

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THEN AFTER A WHILE, THEY STARTED BECOMING DISILLUSIONED.

WHY? BECAUSE WHEN PEOPLE MOVE TO WHERE THEY ARE, THEY WANTED THE COMFORTS THAT THEY'RE ACCUSTOMED TO.

THEY WANTED THE COMFORTS OF HOME.

THEY WANTED THE COMFORTS OF THE MCDONALDS AND THE BURGER KING AND ALL OF THE CHICKEN PLACES AND TO SATISFY THEM, SRI LANKA STARTED CHANGING.

THEY STARTED BRINGING IN ALL THE THINGS THAT THE TOURISTS WANTED.

THEN AFTER A WHILE, THE TOURISTS STARTED GOING SOMEWHERE ELSE.

THEY STARTED GOING TO BALI AND OTHER PLACES, AND THEY ASKED, WHY ARE PEOPLE TURNING AWAY? BECAUSE YOU MADE IT THE HOME THAT THEY WANTED TO ESCAPE FROM.

NOW THEY DON'T WANT TO COME BECAUSE IT'S NO LONGER A DESTINATION PLACE.

IT IS LEAVING HOME TO GO HOME.

WHEN WE THINK ABOUT PRINCETON AND HOW WE ARE DEVELOPING IT, WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT WE HAVE HAD AN EXPLOSION OF PEOPLE MOVING HERE.

PEOPLE MOVING FROM MORE DEVELOPED CITIES WANT THE COMFORTS THAT THEY WOULD HAVE IN THOSE CITIES, AND ESPECIALLY HAVING TO BATTLE 380.

WE'RE LEFT WITH, DO WE PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS OR RESIDENTS WITH THE COMFORTS OF WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM? OR DO WE DO WE STRATEGIZE AND FOCUS OUR EFFORTS IN MAKING PRINCETON THE UNIQUE CITY THAT IT IS? HOPEFULLY PEOPLE IN TIME WILL LEAVE THEIR EMOTIONS, PREFERENCES AT 380 AND 75 AND SEE WHAT PRINCETON CAN BECOME, WILL BECOME, AND THEN IT WILL BE THE PREFERRED PLACE FOR THEM TO BE.

THAT'S WHAT WE ARE STRUGGLING WITH WHEN WE ASK, ARE WE MEETING THE STRATEGIC GOALS? ARE WE LIVING IN TO CORE VALUES? WE ARE MOVING TOWARDS THAT, BUT THE PERSPECTIVE AND THE LENS THROUGH WHICH THEY ARE VIEWED SKEWED.

>> MY GUESS IS, THAT WILL CONTINUE TO CHANGE AND EVOLVE? IN 10 YEARS, WHAT'S YOUR POPULATION EXPECTED IN 10 YEARS?

>> MOVIE TARGET, BUT SAY IT'S SAFE TO SAY DOUBLE PLUS WHAT IT IS TODAY.

>> DOUBLE PLUS. BY THE WAY, YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT, CARLYN.

EVERYONE BRINGS WITH THEM THE THINGS THAT WE ALL BRING THAT HISTORY OF WHERE WE USED TO LIVE.

THERE ARE THINGS THAT YOU LIKED ABOUT IT, CARLYN, YOU TALKED ABOUT YOU LIVED IN PLANO ORIGINALLY BEFORE YOU MOVED HERE, AND THERE WERE THINGS THAT YOU LOVED ABOUT PLANO AND OTHER PEOPLE WILL MOVE FROM PLANO OR OTHER PLACES AROUND AND THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE LOVED ABOUT PLANO.

EVERYTHING WAS SO CLOSE AND WHAT? ON THE OTHER HAND, THERE ARE THINGS THAT NOW LOOKING BACK AT YOU GO.

WHY DID I EVER LIVE THERE BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT ARE HERE.

SOME PEOPLE ARE GOING TO COME FROM THAT.

SOME PEOPLE ARE GOING TO COME FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

SOME PEOPLE ARE GOING TO COME FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE.

THEY'LL BE ALL THESE PEOPLE COMING IN AND WE ALL BRING WITH US.

WE ALL CARRY BAGGAGE INTO A MOVE.

SOME OF IT'S FILLED WITH BAD STUFF, SOME OF IT'S FILLED WITH GOOD STUFF.

THAT'S THE CHALLENGE RIGHT NOW.

CAROL, CHRISTINE.

>> DO YOU WANT TO GO THERE?

>> GO AHEAD, CHRISTINE.

>> YOU SAID SOMETHING SOX LISTEN TO COUNCIL MEMBER GRAVE, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY WERE STATING HERE, WHICH ARE VALID, 100%.

BUT YOU SAID SOMETHING EARLIER THAT KICKED THE MEETING OFF HIS, WHAT WE WERE EXPERTS IN, AND IT WAS THE PULSE OF THE COMMUNITY AND US HAVING TO STEER THE SHIP.

A LOT OF THESE THINGS HERE ARE NOT TANGIBLE TO THE PEOPLE WE REPRESENT.

I THINK THAT WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE STRATEGIC GOALS, IT'S NOT AN EMOTIONAL RESPONSE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO SAY TO FEEL THAT THESE ARE NOT BEING MET.

IT'S MORE OF WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY, AND THE PATIENT URGENCY YOU SPOKE TO.

SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE WORKING ON THAT ARE IN THE STRATEGIC GOALS CAN BE ATTAINED THAT ARE TANGIBLE SO THAT OUR COMMUNITY CAN FEEL AN IMMEDIATE SENSE OF COMPLETION.

I JUST THINK THAT THAT'S WHAT WE BLACK IN TERMS OF PEOPLE RECOGNIZING AND SEEING THE WORK BEHIND THE SCENES THAT ACTUALLY TOOK PLACE.

IT JUST DOESN'T FEEL REAL TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> GO AHEAD.

>> I THINK THAT WHILE THE STRATEGIC GOALS ARE GREAT DESTINATIONS FOR US TO GET TO.

WHAT WE HAVE TO ALSO KEEP IN MIND IS THAT WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO TAKE THE EXACT ROUTE THAT WE HAD IN MIND INITIALLY.

THERE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP GET TO

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THE END GAME THAT CAN ENHANCE THOSE EXPERIENCES.

I CAN TELL YOU, PARTICULARLY FOR NUMBER 4, WE ARE DOING ENHANCING BUILDING STANDARDS, WHICH WAS DONE.

THEY DECIDED, LIKE, THESE ARE THE REQUESTS THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR BUILDERS.

THAT WAS THE EXPECTATION, BUT NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT OUR ORDINANCES, WE ARE LOOKING AT THE NEEDS OF THE DEPARTMENTS THERE AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO IMPROVE IN THOSE AREAS.

THAT WASN'T NECESSARILY THE ROUTE NUMBER 4 WAS GOING FOR WITH THAT.

BUT WE ARE NOW, TAKING THAT LITTLE DETOUR ON THE TRIP TO DO MORE THAN WHAT WE INITIALLY PLANNED.

I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT WE CAN DO THAT.

WE DON'T HAVE TO STICK WITH THE ORIGINAL POINT A TO POINT B.

WE CAN INCREASE THINGS AND DO MORE ALONG THE WAY.

>> THE JOURNEY, THE STEPS TO GET THERE CAN CHANGE, BASED ON NEW INFORMATION.

TERRENCE, I WANT TO COME BACK TO SOMETHING YOU SAID BECAUSE THERE WAS A COMMENT IN ONE OF THE SURVEYS, AND I WANT TO JUST GET CHECK, COUNSEL, CHECK YOUR PULSE.

THROUGHOUT THE DAY, I'M GOING TO BE ASKING ONE OF THE TAKEAWAYS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE GIVE GUIDANCE ON.

WHAT I THINK I HEARD FROM YOU IS THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS DO A GOOD JOB OF CONNECTING THESE GOALS TO WHAT PEOPLE ARE SEEING EXPERIENCE EVERY DAY.

IS THAT ACCURATE? YOU ALL AGREE WITH THAT?

>> THAT BECOMES REALLY THAT'S A POTENTIAL TAKEAWAY THEN FOR STAFF.

YOU'RE STEARING, THEY'RE ROWING.

HOW DO WE THEN MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE UPPING THE COMMUNICATION AND MAKING THAT COMMUNICATION MORE TARGETED.

NOW, I'LL ALSO TELL YOU FROM MY EXPERIENCE, YOU'LL NEVER HAVE ENOUGH COMMUNICATION.

THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOME, YOU THINK, WELL, WE COULD DO THIS.

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN YOU REMEMBER THIS ONE. WE COMMUNICATE.

WE PUT STUFF IN THE UTILITY BILLS.

WE PUT STUFF IN UTILITY BILLS.

HOW MANY OF YOU NEVER OPENED A UTILITY BILL? ALL OF A SUDDEN IT CHANGES.

BECAUSE IT'S AUTOMATICALLY TAKEN OUT OR WHATEVER.

WE DON'T DO THAT ANYMORE.

BY THE WAY, IF I DO OPEN IT, I JUST THROW EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE TRASH IMMEDIATELY.

ALL I'M REALLY DOING IS SLOWING DOWN FROM THE TIME IT HITS MY HAND TO THE TIME THAT'S IN THE TRASH BAN.

WE COULD DO SOCIAL MEDIA.

WHERE ARE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLACES NOW? FACEBOOK INSTAGRAM, NEXTDOOR, THREE GOOD ONES.

ALTHOUGH I HAVE THIS PICTURE OF MICHAEL DOING A DANCE ON TIKTOK, BUT THAT'S.

YOU CAN DO FACEBOOK THREADS, YOU CAN DO FACEBOOK SHORTS WITH FACEBOOK REELS WITH HIM.

BUT LET'S TAKE FACEBOOK.

HOW MANY OF YOU USE FACEBOOK? JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY.

HOW MANY OF YOU USE FACEBOOK? HOW MANY OF YOU THE ONLY REASON YOU GO ON FACEBOOK IS TO GIVE YOUR PARENTS THE ILLUSION THAT THEY KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

BECAUSE THERE'S A WHOLE GENERATION THAT NEVER LOOKS AT FACEBOOK.

THE ONLY REASON I HAVE A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT IS TO REALLY GIVE ALL OF US PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS THE IDEA THAT WE KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

FOR THEM, IT'S INSTAGRAM.

BUT IT'S NOT EVEN JUST INSTAGRAM ANYMORE, IS IT? WHAT'S THE NEXT ONE?

>> BLUESKY. THERE'S SO MANY INTERNET PLATFORMS.

>> THEN NEXTDOOR IS EVERYTHING.

THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO NEVER TOUCH NEXTDOOR.

THEN THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO APPARENTLY, THEIR ONLY JOB IN LIFE IS TO MONITOR NEXTDOOR AND COMMENT ON STUFF.

COUNSEL, HERE'S ONE OF THE HARD PARTS.

HOW MANY RESIDENTS STOP YOU ON THE STREET AND GO.

HEY, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU.

YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.

BY NATURE, YOU ALL FIGURE THAT OUT BY NOW, YOU'RE GOING TO GET FILTERED THAT WAY.

EVERYBODY IS THERE. I THINK ONE OF THE HARDEST PARTS OF BEING AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.

MY WIFE SERVED ON COUNCIL IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE WE LIVED YEARS AGO, AND SHE AND I TALKED ABOUT THIS.

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ONE OF THE HARDEST PARTS OF BEING AN ELECTED OFFICIAL IS TO UNDERSTAND THAT SOMETIMES ONE PERSON COMING TO YOU WITH AN ISSUE IS JUST ONE PERSON.

TWO PEOPLE IS NOT NECESSARILY A GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT.

THREE PEOPLE IS NOT NECESSARILY A RECALL ELECTION IN THE MAKING.

SOMETIMES THREE PEOPLE IS JUST THREE PEOPLE.

ON THE OTHER HAND, SOMETIMES THREE PEOPLE YOU'RE HEARING FROM 300 AND UNDERSTANDING THAT IS THE HARD PART.

I WILL TELL YOU, EVERY CITY I WORK WITH A CITY DOWN NEAR HOUSTON RIGHT NOW, AND THEY'RE REALLY STRUGGLING WITH THE FEELING THAT ANYONE WHO SAYS SOMETHING ON FACEBOOK OR NEXTDOOR, WE HAVE TO STOP AND CHASE THAT RABBIT.

THEY'RE STRUGGLING WITH THAT. THE CITY IS STRUGGLING WITH THAT.

BECAUSE IT DISTRACTS, IT DETRACTS. HERE'S WHAT HAPPENS.

YOU READ SOMETHING, COUNSEL.

I'M GOING TO PLAY THIS OUT. TELL ME IF THIS IS TRUE.

YOU READ SOMETHING ON NEXTDOOR AND YOU CALL MICHAEL. THAT EVER HAPPEN, MICHAEL?

>> NEVER.

>> NEVER. NEVER HAPPENS.

THEN MICHAEL NOW HAS A CHOICE WHAT TO DO WITH THAT.

ONE CHOICE IS HE CAN GIVE IT TO ALLISON AND YOU GIVE IT TO FRIEND.

NOW THEY HAVE A CHOICE WHAT TO DO WITH IT.

THEY CAN EITHER GIVE IT TO A DIRECTOR, OR HANDLE IT THEMSELVES? THEY HAVE TO DECIDE THAT BASED UPON, I'M GOING TO SAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO GO TO CRAIG.

BUT I'M PULLING CRAIG'S CALENDAR UP ON, CRAIG'S AND BACK TO CRAIG'S OVERBOOKED WITH MEETINGS, AND THEY'RE ALL IMPORTANT.

NOW I'VE GOT TO DECIDE, IS THIS ISSUE MORE IMPORTANT FOR CRAIG TO DEAL WITH? HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU JUST END UP DEALING WITH IT?

>> A LIE.

>> A LIE. NOW, THE GOOD NEWS IS, THEY'RE DOING EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.

HELP CRAIG GET HIS JOB DONE.

THE BAD NEWS IS, THEY'RE NOT DOING SOMETHING ELSE, WHICH HAS HELP MICHAEL GET HIS JOB DONE.

SOONER OR LATER, IT STARTS TO OVERLOAD.

NOW AGAIN, THAT'S THE HARD PART FROM A COMMUNICATION, IS IT? YOU GOT TO BE OKAY WITH PUSHING BACK AND GOING, IS THIS REALLY IMPORTANT? IT'S URGENT, BUT IS IT IMPORTANT? SOMEBODY CALLED ME A BUILDINGS ON FIRE.

THAT'S BOTH URGENT AND IMPORTANT.

SOMEBODY COMPLAINS BECAUSE THEIR TRASH BIN DIDN'T GET ROLLED BACK ON TIME? MIGHT BE IMPORTANT, IS IT URGENT? IT'S BEEN THERE FOR THREE WEEKS. WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE DONE BY 6:00 AND IT'S 6:15.

IT'S HARD. I GET IT.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE STRATEGIC GOALS? ARE WE GOOD WITH CONTINUING TO PURSUE THESE? GOOD. I DID HEAR A TAKEAWAY THOUGH THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO A BETTER JOB OF CONNECTING THOSE DOTS. IS THAT TRUE?

>> YES.

>> GOOD. WE ARE ACTUALLY PRETTY CLOSE ON TIME, SO THAT'S GOOD.

[9:00 A.M.-10:00 A.M.-GATHERING FEEDBACK FROM COMMUNITY PARTNERS]

COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WE'RE GOING TO HEAR SOME COMMENTS.

WHO'S GOING TO GO FIRST IN THIS ONE? DO YOU RECALL?

>> WE CAN TAKE A VOLUNTEER.

I THINK WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE EDC, CDC, P&Z, AND ISD AND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

IF ANY VOLUNTEERS WOULD LIKE TO GO FIRST, THIS IS YOUR TIME TO TELL COUNSEL WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE IN THE FUTURE, HOW WE CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER JUST VERY BRIEFLY AND GO FROM THERE.

>> IF WE CAN TRY TO KEEP IT TO WHAT? FIVE MINUTES. IF WE CAN DO THAT, I REALIZE. WHO WANTS TO GO FIRST?

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>> SCOL?

>> MY NAME IS SCOL.

>> SCOL.

>> LET'S START WITH THAT.

DO YOU WANT TO COME UP OR YOU CAN SIT.

>> I'M VERY LOUD.

>> YOU'RE VERY LOUD. THAT'LL WORK, TOO.

IT'S UP TO YOU AND JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS, IF YOU WOULD, JUST PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF WHO YOU'RE REPRESENTING SO THAT YOU GET THAT PART OF IT OUT THERE.

>> BECAUSE WE'RE LIVE RIGHT RIGHT NOW, SO JUST SO THE PEOPLE WATCHING CAN HEAR YOU AS WELL.

>> OUTSTANDING.

>> HI EVERYONE. I'M CINDY DARLAND, PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD.

I APPRECIATE YOU GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU.

AFTER I SPEAK, I'M GOING TO LET MR. MCINTYRE, MY SUPERINTENDENT COME UP AND FLESH THIS OUT, BUT I WANT TO GIVE YOU OUR OVERALL DREAM.

I LOOK AT US AS TWO ARMS OF THE CITY.

WE NEED YOU AND YOU NEED US TO BE COMPLETE.

I AM USING HIS WORD, CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT WE COULD DO IF WE BECAME A FUNCTIONING TEAM.

WORKING TOGETHER IN JOINT VENTURES SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO DUPLICATE EFFORT, AND WE AMPLIFY THE PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES OF EACH OTHER.

GREAT COMMUNICATION WOULD BE KEY.

PLANNING TOGETHER AND SUPPORTING EACH OTHER'S GOALS WOULD BE ESSENTIAL.

I BELIEVE WE CAN DO GREAT THINGS FOR THE CITY.

I BELIEVE IN YOU, COUNCIL AND I HOPE YOU BELIEVE IN US.

WE HAVE THE BEST THINGS IN MIND FOR OUR CITY.

T-E-A-M, TEAM MEANS TOGETHER, EVERYONE ACHIEVES MORE.

OUR CITY DEPENDS ON US.

THEY DESERVE OUR BEST.

LET'S GIVE IT TO THEM. THANK YOU. MR. MCINTYRE.

>> DONALD MCINTYRE SUPERINTENDENT FROM PRINCETON ISD.

THANK YOU FOR LETTING US COME OUT TODAY.

I JUST WANT TO START BY SAYING, I REALLY APPRECIATE AND ECHOING WHAT I HEARD OVER HERE.

WHILE WE HAVEN'T GOT OUR PARTNERSHIP ALL FIGURED OUT YET, I THINK WE HAVE DONE A LOT IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS OF REALLY TRYING TO WORK TOGETHER AND COLLABORATE ON A LOT OF THINGS.

I TAKE IT IT'S LIKE WE'RE DATING RIGHT NOW, AND WE'VE GONE OUT A COUPLE OF TIMES AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE SOME THINGS OUT, AND WE'RE REALLY HAVING SOME CONVERSATIONS, AND SOMETIMES WE GET IT RIGHT, AND SOMETIMES WE MISHEAR EACH OTHER AND WE GO DOWN THE WRONG PATH.

BUT I DO REALLY WANT TO COMMEND THE THE COUNCIL, AND ESPECIALLY THE STAFF THAT HAS BEEN REACHING OUT TO US ON A REGULAR BASIS.

I KNOW I'VE SPENT MORE TIME IN YALL'S OFFICE IN THE LAST SIX, EIGHT MONTHS THAN I HAD IN THE FIRST FOUR YEARS OF BEING IN THIS POSITION, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO THAT.

I THINK WE WANT TO KEEP WORKING TOWARDS BUILDING EACH OTHER UP AND HELPING WITH THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.

I THINK THE FALL FEST WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM THE SCHOOL OUT TO HELP SUPPORT THE CITY FESTIVITIES AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE THOSE THINGS CONTINUE TO GO AND FOR YOU ALL TO REACH OUT TO US AND LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN SUPPORT THOSE AND THOSE INITIATIVES THAT YOU GUYS HAVE, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO REACH OUT TO YOU ALL AND ASK YOU ALL TO SUPPORT THOSE AND WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE SAME THING.

I THINK THAT'S THE BIG DEAL.

LASTLY, JUST LEAVING YOU WITH, REMEMBER, WE'RE JUST LIKE YOU, WE'RE TRYING TO RESPOND TO THE GROWTH, AND WE'RE TRYING TO USE TAXPAYER MONEY WISELY AND TRYING TO LOOK FOR WAYS THAT WE CAN BOTH HELP EACH OTHER DO THAT WITHOUT HINDERING EACH OTHER.

AGAIN, GOING BACK TO THAT DATING ANALOGY.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER, WE'RE TRYING TO PULL THINGS OFF.

LET'S TRY TO FIGURE OUT WAYS WHERE WE'RE NOT CHARGING OUR WIVES FOR COOKING OUR MEAL FOR US OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

HOW DO WE NOT CHARGE EACH OTHER? HOW DO WE NOT PUT A BURDEN ON EACH OTHER WHEN WE'RE BOTH TRYING TO REACH THE SAME GOAL? IF IT'S NOT PUTTING A BURDEN ON YOU TO GIVE US A HELPING HAND, DON'T PASS THAT BURDEN ONTO US, AND WE NEED TO TRY TO DO THE SAME THING BACK TO ALL.

THAT'S OUR BIG ASK FROM OUR SIDE. THANK YOU.

>> QUESTIONS.

>> I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, I AM A SPECIAL ED TEACHER IN PLANO, AND MY CAMPUS DOES TRAINING FOR MANY DISTRICTS ON BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS.

I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF CONCERNS IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT SPECIAL EDUCATION IN PRINCETON ISD.

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IF YOU EVER WANT ACCESS TO THAT RESOURCE,

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MY CAMPUS OFFERS THAT, MY DISTRICT OFFERS THAT, AND WE ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP PRINCETON OUT WITH THAT SHOULD THE DISTRICT BE INTERESTED.

THAT IS NOT AS A COUNCIL THING, LIKE AS JUST AN OUTSIDE THING.

I JUST WANTED TO KNOW THAT THAT IS A RESOURCE THAT I AM HAPPY TO HELP CONNECT PRINCETON WITH.

>> PERFECT. THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR EITHER THE SUPERINTENDENT OR THE PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD? I KNOW THAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE JOINT MEETINGS IN THE PAST.

I'M ASSUMING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THOSE FROM A PLANNING STANDPOINT.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE SEEN IN OTHER COMMUNITIES IS THAT SCHOOLS ARE BASICALLY KID AND HOUSE MAGNETS.

IF YOU WANT TO DEVELOP IN A CERTAIN AREA OF THE COMMUNITY, YOU PUT A SCHOOL OUT THERE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT ATTRACTS HOUSES.

THE HARD PART, I'M GOING TO SPEAK FOR THE SCHOOL SIDE, BUT THE HARD PART IS, YOU BUILD A SCHOOL FOR I'M GOING TO PICK A NUMBER 400, AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS? YEAH, YOU GET TWO OR THREE TIMES THAT.

YOU GET 800 IN THERE.

IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT CHALLENGE BECAUSE THE MOST EFFICIENT THING FOR THE SCHOOL IS TO BUILD BIG CAMPUSES WITH A LOT OF SHARED THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO.

THE MOST EFFECTIVE THING FROM A LEARNING STANDPOINT, ESPECIALLY AT THOSE LOWER GRADES IS TO HAVE A MORE NOT CONTROLLED BUT SMALLER ENVIRONMENT, WHICH THE KIDS CAN FLOURISH.

THAT BECOMES A CHALLENGE, COUNCIL FOR YOU IN HELPING THEM PLAN OUT WHERE THEY CAN DO THINGS AND WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN FROM A DEVELOPMENT.

COMMENT? WHO DO YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM NEXT? CHAMBER OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT?

>> CHAMBER.

>> I'M BETH WILL HEIGHT.

I'M THE PRESIDENT, CEO OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF THIS EVENT TODAY.

I KNOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CHAMBER AND THE CITY, AND I APPRECIATE EVERY SINGLE STEP THAT WE ARE MAKING TO BE KEPT IN THE LOOP ON WHAT IS GOING ON BECAUSE ONE THING CAN HAPPEN AT CITY COUNCIL, THE NEXT MORNING, IT'S DIFFERENT.

[LAUGHTER] I JUST APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO KNOW THAT INFORMATION.

A FEW THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US WORK TOGETHER ON.

THERE ARE EVENTS THAT THE CHAMBER HAS DONE IN THE PAST, I.E., THE CHRISTMAS PARADE, AND WE CAN'T DO THAT ON OUR OWN.

LOOKING FOR WAYS THAT WE CAN DO THAT, WE HEAR OFTEN THE COMMUNITY IS ASKING FOR THAT EVENT TO HAPPEN.

IT ALLOWS OUR BUSINESSES TO GIVE BACK IN THAT WAY AND OTHER GROUPS WITHIN THE CITY.

I WOULD LIKE US TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT.

ANOTHER THING THAT I KNOW IS BEING WORKED ON IS THE PERMITTING PROCESS.

A LOT OF OUR SMALL BUSINESSES ARE ASKING THAT THAT CONTINUE TO BE STREAMLINED, SO I'D APPRECIATE THAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND MAKING THAT MORE STREAMLINED, AND JUST EASIER FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESSES TO WORK THROUGH THAT PROCESS.

I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE, I KNOW THAT THAT IS A FULL TIME JOB ON ITS OWN.

ANOTHER THING THAT SOME OF OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY ARE ASKING FOR AT OUR BIG FESTIVALS AND EVENTS, THERE USED TO BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE VENDORS TO BE THERE.

JUST LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN DO THAT MOVING FORWARD.

NOT ONLY THOSE THAT SELL A PRODUCT, BUT SOME THAT EVEN JUST OFFER A SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, THEY MISS THAT CHANCE OF BEING IN FRONT OF SO MANY PEOPLE AND JUST GETTING THEIR NAME OUT THERE.

AGAIN, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU ARE DOING, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO A STRONGER PARTNERSHIP IN THE FUTURE AND EXCITED FOR WHERE PRINCETON IS HEADED AND WHERE IT WILL BE.

>> QUESTIONS? NONE? WHO'S NEXT?

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>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JEFF WATSON.

I SERVE AS THE CHAIR IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

THANKS FOR HAVING ME THIS MORNING.

IS THAT BETTER? AGAIN, MY NAME IS JEFF WATSON.

I WORK WITH AS A CHAIR FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO NOT ONLY ATTEND, BUT TO ALSO SPEAK THIS MORNING.

I AGREE WITH MANY OF THE COMMENTS TODAY OF BEING A WORK IN PROGRESS.

WELL IDENTIFIED GOALS AND INITIATIVES THAT ARE CRITICAL FOR EVERY RESIDENT AND TEAM MEMBER HERE TODAY, I THINK, STILL RING TRUE FROM LAST YEAR AND GOING INTO THIS YEAR, AND I APPRECIATE THE CRITICAL ASSESSMENT AND THE RESPECTFUL EYE LOOKING AT THOSE AND MAKING SURE THAT THOSE STILL DO THAT.

I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THIS DONE EACH AND EVERY YEAR GOING FORWARD.

FROM A BOARD PERSPECTIVE, WE'RE THRILLED WITH THE UPCOMING PROJECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT MANY OF THE STAFF HAVE BROUGHT AND MADE US AWARE OF [NOISE] AND THAT ARE AHEAD OF US THAT WILL GREATLY BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE HERE IN TEXAS, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY PART OF OUR CHARTER AS THE CDC.

[NOISE] PERSONALLY, I THINK THERE IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO TAKE HOLD OF THE OLD ADAGE, THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS A FRACTION OF THE WINDSHIELD, AND OUR FOCUS AND ATTENTION SHOULD REFLECT AS SUCH.

WE ALL APPRECIATE THE WORK AND DEDICATED EFFORTS WITH OUR CITY STAFF AND SEEING THE INCREASED LEVEL OF TALENT IN THIS BUILDING IS SOMETHING I'VE NEVER REALLY SEEN BEFORE.

THANK YOU DIRECTORS, MANAGERS, CHIEFS, SUPPORT, AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF.

YOU'RE ALL AMAZING AND REALLY WHY WE'RE ALL HERE TODAY.

HAVING COME THROUGH AN EXCITING CHANGE IN COUNCIL AND LEADERSHIP THIS YEAR, I'M VERY HOPEFUL OF THE CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT AND POSITIVE CHANGE HERE IN PRINCETON.

LET'S KEEP UP THE MOMENTUM THAT MR. MASHBURN AND THE STAFF HAS GIVEN US.

I WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ON COUNCIL FOR YOUR TIME, FOR YOUR VOLUNTEER HOURS, FOR YOUR SERVICE, AND LEADERSHIP TO THE COMMUNITY.

IT'S REALLY INSTRUMENTAL TO THE SUCCESS THAT WE HAVE GOING FORWARD.

ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE BOARDS, WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

>> QUESTIONS. ARE THERE SOME PROJECTS OR ANYTHING THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON THAT YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE COUNCIL KNOWS ABOUT FROM A CDC PERSPECTIVE?

>> I THINK WE MAY BE COVERING SOME A LITTLE BIT LATER.

>> GOOD.

>> THANK YOU. WELL, I FEEL LIKE I'M MIKE THOMPSON.

I'M CHAIR OF THE EDC.

AS EDC BOARD, I'VE TRIED TO CONTINUE WHAT COUNCILMAN JOHNSON STARTED.

WE'VE MOVED IN A GREAT DIRECTION, I THINK THE MAIN THING OR THE MOST IMPORTANT OR BEST THING THAT WE'VE DONE THIS YEAR IS BRINGING JIM ON.

HE'S GIVEN US A LOT OF VISION.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT MIKE AND ALLISON HAD GIVEN US AND JOHN AND CONTINUED INTO WHAT WE LOOK INTO THE FUTURE.

BECAUSE IF YOU'VE READ THE BOOK BUILT TO LAST, THERE WAS A TERM IN THEIR BE HUG.

BIG, HARRY AUDACIOUS GOAL.

JIM, WITH HIS VISION AND SOME OF HIS PAST EXPERIENCE HAS GIVEN US WHAT OUR BE HUGS WILL BE FOR THIS YEAR.

WE HAVE IN DISCUSSING AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, IDENTIFIED PROPERTIES THAT WE'RE WANTING TO PURSUE TO HELP BRING THINGS, AND LOOK AT THE FUTURE AND WHAT WE CAN REALLY RECRUIT TO PRINCETON AND IDENTIFY THINGS THAT WE NEED, FOR EXAMPLE, HEALTHCARE.

HE'S IN THE PURSUIT OF TRYING TO GET US THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO HAVE DOCTORS HERE IN PRINCETON, AND SOME OF THE STUFF THAT WAS DISCUSSED EARLIER.

PEOPLE ARE USED TO HAVING THESE THINGS IN THE CITIES WHERE THEY COME FROM, HOW DO WE PROVIDE AND TRY TO RECRUIT THOSE THINGS HERE? SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HE BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH WITH CONTACTS AND START GETTING THE BALL ROLLING, I THINK HAS REALLY PUT US IN A GOOD PLACE TO BE ABLE TO GET SOME OF THOSE THINGS, HOPEFULLY IN THE NEAR FUTURE, AT LEAST STARTING WITH THE PROCESS, BECAUSE, LIKE HE'S TAUGHT US AND WE'VE ALL SEEN WITH SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON NOW, IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.

PEOPLE KEEP ASKING, HEY, WHEN IS ALL THAT GOING TO HAPPEN WITH MARKET STREET, AND ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE.

THAT'S THE UNDERSTANDING HOW LONG IT TAKES, I THINK FROM COMING INTO IT AND NOT HAVING THAT EXPERIENCE, IT'S EYE OPENING.

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THAT'S WHERE I THINK I WANT TO THANK HIM, MIKE, ALLISON, AND JOHN ISN'T HERE, BUT THEY'VE REALLY DONE A LOT AND TAUGHT US A LOT, I THINK ON THE BOARD.

WE'VE GOT A GOOD GROUP OF PEOPLE.

I THINK THE REAL THING BRINGING EVERYBODY TOGETHER HAS DIFFERENT STRENGTHS, LIKE YOU ALL, WE HAVE A GOOD GROUP AND WE WORK WELL TOGETHER.

>> COMMENTS. JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY FOR COUNCIL, ESPECIALLY.

HOW MANY OF YOU THINK YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MORE "SIT-DOWN RESTAURANTS"? GOOD. THAT'S A FAIRLY EASY QUESTION.

YOU WOULD THINK I WAS A LAWYER.

YOU NEVER ASK A QUESTION THAT YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER TO.

I'M NOT, BUT I'VE SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE.

LET ME GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT BECAUSE I THINK IT FEEDS INTO WHAT YOU JUST HEARD ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

BACK IN THE LATE '90S, THE CITY OF FLOWER MOUND LOOKED AT THEIR DEMOGRAPHICS AND THEY SAID, "WE SHOULD HAVE A GROCERY STORE.

WE SHOULD HAVE NICE RESTAURANTS.

WE SHOULD HAVE PLACES THAT PEOPLE SIT DOWN." WE ASK, HOW DO YOU DEFINE "NICE RESTAURANT"? BECAUSE THAT'S ALWAYS A QUESTION.

THEY SAID, "SOMETHING WITH TABLECLOTHS." THAT'S FINE. THEY SAID, "OUR DEMOGRAPHIC SHOULD PULL THAT." HERE'S THE PROBLEM.

OUTBACK WAS ONE OF THE PLACES THAT THEY TALKED ABOUT AT THE TIME.

OUTBACK WOULD BE GREAT HERE.

HERE'S THE PROBLEM, 97% OF THEIR POPULATION GOT IN THE CAR AND LEFT FLOWER MOUND EVERY SINGLE DAY TO GO WORK SOMEPLACE ELSE.

NOW, IT'S A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT WAS THERE, THE RESTAURANTS THERE WERE PERFECTLY DESIGNED FOR THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE MOST OF THEM HAD KIDS.

THOSE KIDS WERE PLAYING SOCCER.

PEOPLE WERE DRIVING THROUGH AND PICKING UP WINGSTOP OR CHICK-FIL-A OR WHATEVER ON THE WAY HOME.

THEY HAD LOTS OF THOSE, BUT THOSE THINGS LIKE OUTBACK, THOSE FOLKS REQUIRE A DAYTIME POPULATION TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE.

WHICH COMES FIRST? CHICKEN OR AN EGG? WELL, HERE'S WHAT CHANGED.

YOU MENTIONED HEALTH CARE.

THEY MADE A CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO SAY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE A HEAVY MANUFACTURING COMMUNITY. YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT EITHER.

WE'RE PROBABLY NOT EVEN GOING TO BE A LIGHT MANUFACTURING COMMUNITY.

YOU'RE AT LEAST ON A HIGHWAY, SO YOU CAN HAVE THAT, BUT THEY WERE NOT EVEN ON A HIGHWAY.

WHAT WE COULD BECOME IS A MEDICAL COMMUNITY.

THEY MADE A CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO START BRINGING MEDICAL PRACTICES TO THE AREA.

GUESS WHAT? OVER TIME, ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE'S THAT DAYTIME POPULATION.

I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET INTO THAT THIS AFTERNOON A LITTLE BIT, BUT AS YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THAT, THOSE TWO THINGS REALLY START TO WORK TOGETHER. DID I STEAL YOUR THOUGHT?

>> THANKS TO THE TWO BOARD CHAIRS AND THANKS TO COUNCIL, HONESTLY.

MIKE SAID WE'VE GOT TWO GREAT BOARDS.

I BELIEVE YOU LEAVE THEM WHERE THEY ARE.

WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PHENOMENAL CITIZENS DIRECTING THESE BOARDS.

THE CITY'S BIG SHIP MUST TURN SLOWLY.

THINGS TAKE A WHILE TO HAPPEN.

THANK YOU YOU'RE MAKING WIDE-RANGING DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, SO IT'S GOOD [INAUDIBLE] WE JUST TALK IN GENERALITIES.

WE CANNOT TALK ABOUT OUR SPECIFIC PROJECTS BECAUSE OTHER PEOPLE WE'RE TALKING TO, WE HAVE TO PROTECT THEIR CONFIDENTIALITY.

ALBEIT FOR TRANSPARENCY, BUT I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T DISCUSS ANYTHING THAT'S PROTECTED, BUT THE SPECIFIC PROJECTS.

[INAUDIBLE] MAYBE WE'LL TOUCH ON THEM VERY BRIEFLY AT THE END OF THIS AFTERNOON.

>> GOOD. P&Z. EVERYONE'S FAVORITE BOARDING COMMISSION.

>> WE CAN BE ENTERTAINING.

THANK YOU ALL FOR INVITING US.

KEVIN HISS, PLANNING AND ZONING.

I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR JUST UNDER A YEAR NOW.

CAME ON AT A VERY INTERESTING TIME.

OF COURSE, SHORTLY AFTER I JOINED, WE HAD THE MORATORIUM ENACTED.

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WE HAD A CHANGING OF THE GUARD, COUNCIL, MAYOR.

OF COURSE, THIS IS HAPPENING DURING A TIME WHERE WE HAVE AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT.

IF YOU PAY ATTENTION TO THE COUNCIL MEETINGS OR PAY ATTENTION TO FACEBOOK AT ALL, AND I'M SORRY FOR THOSE THAT DO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S CONSISTENTLY BROUGHT UP IS DEVELOPMENT.

WHENEVER I CAME ON, ONE OF MY GOALS WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT ANYBODY THAT HAS ISSUES WITH DEVELOPMENT IS HEARD AND THAT THERE'S OPEN COMMUNICATION FOSTERED.

I HAVE TO AGREE WITH SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR THAT MENTIONED THAT WE HAVE SOME SEEDS BEING PLANTED.

WE'RE REALLY JUST GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE ALTHOUGH WE DON'T SEE A LOT OF CHANGE, ALTHOUGH THE PUBLIC DOESN'T SEE A LOT OF CHANGE, THE SEEDS ARE NOW BEING PLANTED FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.

OF COURSE, AS THINGS IN GOVERNMENT GO, SOMETIMES THESE THINGS GO VERY SLOWLY, BUT WE DO HAVE GOOD STAFF.

I THINK THAT MR. FRED GIBBS HERE, OUR NEW ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, HAD A MEETING WITH HIM.

I'LL SAY THAT I WALKED OUT OF THAT MEETING MORE HOPEFUL, JUST FOR HAVING BEEN HEARD.

IT WAS TURNED INTO MORE OF A WHITE BOARDING SESSION.

A LOT OF THINGS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP WERE THINGS THAT HE SAID ON BEFORE I COULD.

JUST FROM THAT MEETING ALONE, THERE WAS NO DECISIONS MADE FOR WAYS TO GO FORWARD, BUT THERE WAS ENOUGH COMMUNICATION WHERE IT WAS LIKE, HEY, SOMEBODY HEARS.

SOMEBODY UNDERSTANDS WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE CITY FEEL LIKE ISN'T HAPPENING, WHETHER IT'S WITH COUNCIL.

MAYBE THEY ARE BEING HEARD, BUT SOMETIMES THAT'S JUST THE THING.

IT'S JUST, ARE YOU HEARING ME? AGAIN, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I WAS DOING.

THAT I WAS HEARING WHEN SOMEBODY ELSE HAD ANY ISSUES THAT THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT WITH DEVELOPMENT.

IN ANY CASE, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP IN THAT MEETING, AGAIN, NO DECISIONS WERE MADE, BUT SOME OF THE THINGS, I THINK THAT PLANNING AND ZONING IS A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT.

IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE SOMETIMES, I DON'T KNOW IF THE LACK OF APPRECIATION IS THE RIGHT WORD.

OF COURSE, WE HAVE ATTENDANCE ISSUES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT THERE'S A SENSE THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING DOESN'T MATTER.

PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE SOMETIMES THINGS ARE COMMUNICATED DURING MEETINGS AND THEY ARE NOT COMMUNICATED WITH COUNCIL.

IN ANY CASE, WHILE I THINK THAT THERE'S ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT THERE, LIKE I SAID, THERE IS SOME SEEDS IN PLACE THAT WE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE FEEL LIKE PLANNING AND ZONING, WHAT WE DO IS WE'RE SITTING AROUND A TABLE AND TRYING TO STRATEGICALLY PLAN HOW THE CITY GROWS.

THAT'S NOT WHAT WE DO.

THE SAME INFORMATION AT THE SAME TIME IS PROVIDED TO US WHEN IT'S PROVIDED PUBLICLY AND POSTED ONLINE.

A BIG PART OF THE ISSUE THAT I SAW WHENEVER I CAME ON, IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS A LOT OF RUBBER STAMP BEING GOING ON, BUT SOMETHING THAT I'VE TRIED TO PUSH FOR IS GETTING MORE INFORMATION TURNED OVER SO THAT THERE IS THAT TRANSPARENCY THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR.

IT IS ONE OF THE REQUESTS OF PEOPLE TO THE CITY.

AGAIN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT MR. GIBBS BROUGHT UP AGAIN BEFORE I EVEN DID.

IT SEEMS THAT THE SEEDS ARE THERE, THAT THINGS ARE GETTING TO A POINT WHERE WE CAN HAVE SOME IMPROVEMENT, BUT THERE IS A LOT OF ROOM FOR GROWTH.

I THINK A LOT OF US IN PLANNING AND ZONING WOULD AGREE THAT IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A DISCONNECT, WHETHER IT'S BETWEEN US AND COUNCIL OR US AND THE CITY, BUT I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT DISCONNECT BECOMING LESS AND LESS BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SOME VERY GOOD PEOPLE ON THE CITY STAFF.

I HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO POINT OUT WHERE I CAN SEE SHORTCOMINGS, AND MAYBE THAT'S SOME OF THE ENTERTAINMENT VALUE OF IT, BUT IT'S SOMETHING I WILL CONTINUE TO DO IF I SEE SHORTCOMINGS.

THE REASON FOR THAT IS I'VE ADVOCATED FOR DEPARTMENTS SAYING, HEY, WE NEED MORE STAFF IN THESE DEPARTMENTS, WE NEED MORE MONEY IN THESE DEPARTMENTS.

THE ONLY WAY THAT MAKES SENSE TO TAXPAYER IS IF THEY SEE THAT THERE ARE SHORTCOMINGS.

IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW GOOD OUR STAFF IS.

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IF THERE'S WORK THAT'S NOT BEING DONE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DO IT, THEY NEED THOSE RESOURCES.

I WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A LOT OF THE VERY GOOD STAFF MEMBERS AND WELL ATTENTION STAFF MEMBERS THAT WE HAVE.

MR. MAPP, MR. FISHER, I KNOW THAT YOU ALL ARE VERY CLOSELY CONNECTED WITH A LOT OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT COMES ACROSS THE BOARD HERE.

I DON'T DEAL WITH MR. MAPP QUITE AS MUCH.

LUCKY FOR YOU, BUT WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

BUT I WILL CONTINUE TO POINT OUT WHERE THERE ARE SHORTCOMINGS.

COUNCIL, I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE YOUR BUDGET MEETING COMING UP, YOU GUYS NEED TO REALIZE, WE'RE ALL GOING TO LOVE AND ENJOY THESE PARTS THAT ARE COMING.

BUT TO ME, I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE PAINTING A HOUSE WHEN YOU'RE STILL WORKING ON THE FOUNDATION AND THE FRAMING.

WE HAVE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE CRITICAL TO THE GROWTH OF THE CITY, MAKING SURE THAT DEVELOPMENT IS DONE PROPERLY, WHICH AGAIN IS SOMETHING THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT.

MAKE SURE YOU KEEP THEM IN MIND AND PROVIDE THEM WHAT THEY NEED, ANYWAY. THANK YOU.

>> WOULD YOU LAY OUT FOR ME WHAT P&Z WOULD LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN, THE COMMUNICATION AND THE CONNECTION BETWEEN YOU AND COUNCIL? IT MAY BE A DIVERSION FROM WHAT IS CURRENT, BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD BE IDEAL? BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T LIKE HEARING THAT WE'RE NOT COMMUNICATING WELL, THAT THINGS GET LOST IN THE FRAY.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION.

>> YES, ANY QUESTIONS?

HOW CAN WE BETTER POSITION OURSELVES SO THAT YOU'RE HEARD AND THAT WE UNDERSTAND OR THAT WE ARE ON THE SAME PAGE?

>> THANK YOU. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

OBVIOUSLY, WE DON'T PRESENT DIRECTLY TO YOU.

WHENEVER WE HAVE, SAY, CONTINGENCIES OR SPECIFIC ISSUES WITH SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT, THEY'RE COMMUNICATED TO YOU BY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND IN ONE CIRCUMSTANCE BY THE ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY.

THE LAST MEETING IN PARTICULAR, THERE WAS ONE PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT WHERE THERE WAS CONTINGENCIES SET THAT WEREN'T COMMUNICATED.

THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES SURROUNDING THAT ONE DEVELOPMENT.

I DON'T WANT TO GO TOO IN DEPTH INTO THAT.

WHAT I WILL SAY IS WE DO NOW HAVE A LIAISON WHO CARES VERY MUCH ABOUT PERFORMING THOSE DUTIES.

WELL, LET ME ASK THIS.

HOW MANY OF Y'ALL ACTUALLY WATCH THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETINGS REGULARLY? OTHER THAN THE ONES WHERE YOU HEAR THAT THERE'S SOME DRAMA.

WE HAVE THE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR, BEN.

WELL, THAT'S ACTUALLY BETTER THAN I THOUGHT.

THEY'RE NOT VERY ENTERTAINING, SO I CAN'T BLAME YOU FOR NOT WANTING TO TAKE UP ANOTHER MONDAY NIGHT DOING THAT STUFF.

BUT WHAT I CAN TELL YOU FOR CERTAIN IS THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO CARE VERY MUCH, NOT ABOUT MAKING LIFE DIFFICULT FOR OUR DEVELOPERS, NOT ABOUT MAKING LIFE DIFFICULT FOR OUR STAFF MEMBERS, BUT MAKING SURE THAT WHAT COMES ACROSS US, WE CAN DO WHAT'S WITHIN OUR POWER TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S RESPONSIBLE.

OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S LIMITATIONS AND ORDINANCES AND LAWS FOR WHAT WE CAN ACTUALLY DO, BUT A LOT OF IT IS JUST COMMUNICATING WITH US.

COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE CITY AND US AS FAR AS BE ABLE TO GET INFORMATION IN FRONT OF US THAT WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON.

WHENEVER I FIRST CAME ON, THE INFORMATION WE WERE GIVEN WAS BASICALLY NOTHING.

THAT'S WHAT MADE ME FEEL LIKE, HEY, WE'RE JUST RUBBER STAMPING THIS.

I WILL SAY, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES HAS DONE A LOT BETTER WHENEVER WE REQUEST THINGS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM TO US.

AGAIN, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I SPOKE WITH MR. GIBBS ABOUT, OR ACTUALLY HE BROUGHT UP FIRST, WAS PROVIDING MORE OF THIS INFORMATION SO THAT THERE CAN BE A MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE NOT RUBBER STAMPING ANYTHING.

THAT WE'RE MAKING SURE CITY ORDINANCES ARE BEING MET.

WITHOUT GOING TOO MUCH INTO DETAIL, THERE'S A LOT OF HOLES IN OUR ORDINANCES.

I THINK THAT PLANNING AND ZONING, I BELIEVE SHOULD BE, OR AT LEAST A SMALL CONTINGENCY OF US,

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A PART OF UPDATING THE ORDINANCES SPECIFIC TO THE BUILDING STANDARDS THAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO PASS THESE DEVELOPMENTS OR THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO MEET BEFORE THEY COME BEFORE US BECAUSE WE DO LOOK AT THE ORDINANCES AND WE SEE WHERE THERE'S HOLES BASED ON THE THINGS THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY VOTING ON.

THE CITY ONLY HAS AN OBLIGATION TO MEET THE ORDINANCES.

THEY DON'T HAVE AN OBLIGATION, NOT SPECIFICALLY, TO LOOK THROUGH THE ORDINANCES AND SAY, HEY, WE NEED TO CHANGE THESE ORDINANCES BECAUSE THERE'S A HOLE HERE, A GAP HERE.

IN ANY CASE, I DO THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT PLANNING AND ZONING OR AT LEAST A CONTINGENCY OF US SHOULD BE A PART OF, AND JUST MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH ORDINANCE OR JUST THROUGH SETTING UP MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR HOW THE BOARD IS RUN, THAT CERTAIN INFORMATION IS TURNED OVER TO US SO THAT THERE IS ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.

>> I WILL SAY ONE THING TOO, AND HE TOUCHED ON IT.

WE DO HAVE THE LEAD LIAISON THAT'S ON EVERY BOARD.

I THINK THAT MAYBE WE CAN DO BETTER AT, CHRISTINA, MAYBE GETTING EMAILS FROM THEM AFTER MEETING WITH SOME OF THE UPDATES THAT WE HAVE BECAUSE I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY UPDATES FROM ANY BOARDS, FROM ANY LEAD LIAISON SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.

I THINK THAT AS COUNCIL WE NEED TO FIND A BETTER WAY TO COMMUNICATE THAT INFORMATION BACK TO US SO WE'RE HEARING IT BEFOREHAND, BEFORE WE MAKE A VOTE, BEFORE YOU GUYS HAVE VOTED ON THE ISSUE.

IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED IN P&Z, WE NEED TO JUST HAVE THAT METHOD IN PLACE TO WHERE WE ACTUALLY GET THAT INFORMATION TO US.

>> I AGREE.

>> SORRY, IT'S ON ME.

SOMETHING WE DO IN ROTARY WHEN WE'RE ACTING AS, I GUESS, A LIAISON.

THERE'S ACTUALLY A GOOGLE FORM THAT WE FILL OUT AFTER GOING TO THOSE MEETINGS, AND IT ALLOWS US TO CREATE A MINI REPORT, AND IT AUTO SENDS IT OUT TO THE BOARD MEMBERS.

I THINK THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR OUR CITY TO HAVE THAT AS THE LIAISONS ATTEND THESE MEETINGS, AFTERWARDS, WE CAN FILL OUT THIS FORM AND IT CAN AUTOMATICALLY SEND OUT TO COUNCIL, TO CITY STAFF THAT ARE RELATED TO THAT AREA SO THAT THAT INFORMATION CAN BE GIVEN IMMEDIATELY, AND PEOPLE CAN REVIEW THAT.

>> YEAH. MR. MAYOR, I WOULD ASK IF WE CAN POSSIBLY DO A WORK SESSION ON THE LIAISON PORTION OF IT SO THAT WE CAN GET EVERYONE'S EXPECTATION AND HONE IN ON WHAT THOSE ARE, SO WE CAN FOLLOW THOSE.

TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE WEEDS, THAT DOES ADDRESS THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE.

AS FAR AS COMMUNICATING TO YOU, AND I DIDN'T WANT TO GET TOO MUCH IN THE WEEDS BECAUSE HONESTLY I HAVE PAGES WRITTEN DOWN THAT CAN'T GET INTO THE WEEDS, BUT ONE OF THE ITEMS ON IT IS, I FEEL LIKE THE AGENDA ITEMS THAT COME BEFORE COUNCIL, THE ONES THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO PLANNING AND ZONING.

I JUST LIKE TO BE CLUED IN ON THOSE BEFORE THEY'RE ACTUALLY PUBLISHED.

THE REASON FOR THAT IS, FOR INSTANCE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I BROUGHT UP AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING IS THAT THERE WAS SOME DOCUMENTS THAT I WAS PROVIDED THAT THE COUNSEL WAS NOT PROVIDED, THAT PROVIDED SOME INSIGHT.

THERE WAS, AGAIN, A CONTINGENCY THAT WAS NOT COMMUNICATED TO COUNSEL.

WELL, THERE'S NO REASON NOT TO HAVE THAT ON THE AGENDA.

WHETHER IT'S IN A SEPARATE DOCUMENT.

IF THE MAYOR, FOR INSTANCE, SEES THE AGENDA AND GOES OVER THE AGENDA WITH THE CITY MANAGER PREVIOUSLY, BEFORE IT'S ACTUALLY PUBLISHED, FOR JUST THE THINGS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO PLANNING AND ZONING THAT COME THROUGH US FIRST.

I THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO PASS THOSE BY ME AS WELL TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT I BELIEVE SHOULD BE ADDED, BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING AT THE LAST MEETING, WHERE QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED, DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED AFTER THE FACT, WHERE THOSE WILL BE HELPFUL TO ALL.

IT JUST MAKES SENSE TO, HEY, KEVIN, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE ON HERE THAT YOU THINK SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO COUNSEL THAT I'M FORGETTING ABOUT? YEAH, WELL, THERE'S THESE LINE ITEMS. TO GO JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE WEEDS, AND I WON'T GO ANY MORE THAN THIS.

ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE THAT WE RUN INTO IS WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE FORCED TO VOTE SPECIFICALLY ON PLATS.

WE'RE FORCED TO VOTE, YES.

THE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE WE ONLY MEET ONCE PER MONTH.

THESE PLATS HAVE WHAT WE CALL A SHOT CLOCK, WHICH IS A STATE LAW WHICH SAYS THEY HAVE TO SEE FROM THE DATE THE APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED TO THE TIME THEY GET A RULING FROM US.

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IF IT PASSES 30 DAYS, IT'S BASICALLY LIKE WE VOTED YES.

THE OTHER OPTION IS TO EITHER VOTE NO OR TO TABLE IT IF THERE'S AN ISSUE.

WELL, WE CAN'T TABLE IT BECAUSE WE ONLY MEET ONCE A MONTH.

THIS IS AGAIN SOMETHING THAT I WANTED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE CITY ABOUT, I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST A PLACEHOLDER MEETING, A SECOND ONE EVERY MONTH.

I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARY TO HAVE TWO SET MEETINGS EVERY MONTH.

THIS IS AGAIN SOMETHING I WANT TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE CITY ABOUT, WHICH IS TO HAVE AND THERE MAY BE LAWS OR ORDINANCES AROUND THIS, WHICH IS WHY I DIDN'T WANT TO BRING IT UP PUBLICLY FIRST, BUT AS AN EXAMPLE, IF THESE APPLICATIONS FOR PLATS ARE SUBMITTED, AND WE ARE ON A SPECIFIC TIMELINE THAT WE NEED TO HAVE IT POTENTIALLY GO THROUGH TWO MEETINGS IF WE SEE AN ISSUE AND WE WANT TO TABLE IT TO HAVE IT, THE CITY SAY, HEY, WE'RE ONLY TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR PLATS, ONE WEEK OUT OF THE MONTH.

THE PURPOSE FOR THAT WOULD BE THAT GIVES THE CITY SAY, WHATEVER A WEEK OR A WEEK AND A HALF TO GET THEIR DUCKS IN A ROW, TO COMMUNICATE WITH ME ABOUT IT, TO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA.

THEN WE CAN VOTE ON IT.

IF WE FEEL LIKE THERE'S MISSING INFORMATION, IF WE FEEL LIKE THERE'S QUESTIONS UNANSWERED, INSTEAD OF THERE BEING CONCERNS ABOUT WHETHER THOSE ISSUES ARE COMMUNICATED WITH COUNSEL EFFECTIVELY, WE CAN ACTUALLY TABLE IT.

THEN WE CAN HAVE THEM COME BACK IN TWO WEEKS.

IN TWO WEEKS, WE'VE STILL NOT CROSSED THAT 30-DAY THRESHOLD BECAUSE AGAIN, THEY'VE TIMED TO WHERE THEY'RE ONLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR ONE WEEK OUT OF THE MONTH.

IF THAT TIMING IS PROPER TO WHERE THE CITY IS ONLY ACCEPTING DOCUMENTS OR APPLICATIONS DURING ONE WEEK, WE CAN MEET ONCE, AND POTENTIALLY MEET A SECOND TIME, IF THERE'S ISSUES, OR LIKE CALL IT A SPECIAL MEETING OR AT LEAST A PLACEHOLDER FOR A SPECIAL MEETING, THEN WE DON'T FEEL LIKE WE'RE FORCED TO VOTE YES.

IF WE NEED TO VOTE NO ON SOMETHING AND PASS ALL A TRUE OPINION BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT'S BEEN PROVIDED, THAT'S THERE, BECAUSE FEELING TO BE GIVEN THREE OPTIONS, WHICH IS YES, NO, OR TABLE, BUT FEEL LIKE WE'RE FORCED TO ONE MAKES IT FEEL LIKE, HEY, THIS IS NOT WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF US BEING HERE.

IN ANY CASE, I ACTUALLY HAVE A WHOLE LIST OF ISSUES.

AGAIN, A LOT OF THESE WERE DISCUSSED WITH MR. GIBBS, AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN WORKSHOP.

AGAIN, IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO DO A WORKSHOP WITH US, I THINK THAT WE HAVE SOME VERY DEDICATED MEMBERS ON OUR BOARD ON OUR COMMISSION, AND I THINK A LOT OF THEM WILL GIVE A LOT OF GREAT INPUT, AND IT'D BE GREAT TO DO IT IN A SETTING WHERE EVERYBODY CAN SHARE THINGS WITH ONE ANOTHER, VERSUS DOING OBVIOUSLY, WE CAN'T COMMUNICATE IN A WAY THAT VIOLATES TOMA.

HAVING THAT IN AN OPEN FORM IN A WORK SESSION WITH COUNSEL, I THINK, WOULD BE REALLY GOOD.

>> I KNOW THAT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS.

I NEED TO BE AWARE OF TIME, FIRST OFF, ASSOCIATED WITH THIS.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE WHAT YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT, OTHER CITIES DO SOME OF THESE THINGS.

FRED, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN HERE?

>> FIVE OR SIX WEEKS.

>> WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING?

>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.

>> BUT SO THERE'S SOME OF THAT AND MICHAEL, YOU HAVE SOME PERSPECTIVE ON LET ME ASK YOU GUYS TO JUMP IN BEFORE WE COME BACK TO YOUR QUESTION BECAUSE I THINK IT MIGHT ROUND OUT THIS.

>> YEAH. THE REASON FRED'S HERE IS BECAUSE OF THE EXPERTISE THAT HE HAS IN PLANNING DEVELOPMENT.

WE'VE SEEN WHAT'S HAPPENED OVER THE YEARS, AND WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT THAT'S ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

ONE OF THE THINGS I MENTIONED TO ALLISON NEXT TO ME IS ESTABLISHING A ONE ON ONE MEETING WITH YOU, LIKE I DO WITH THE MAYOR TO REVIEW THE AGENDA AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND SEE IF WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK ON THINGS, SO SURPRISE.

BUT I'M SURE YOU PROBABLY ALREADY HAD THAT IN THE WORKS, AND THEN CRAIG WILL BE A PART OF THAT AS WELL.

YEAH, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT COMMUNICATION IS OPEN AND WE'RE GETTING THINGS DONE.

>> YEAH, IF I MAY, WE'RE LOOKING AT A LOT OF THOSE THINGS THAT ME AND MR. HESS TALKED ABOUT AND WITH THE DEPARTMENT.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT AS A GROUP, WE CAN IMPROVE AND DO STUFF LIKE THAT TO REALLY STREAMLINE THE PROCESS.

I THINK THAT COMMENT WAS MADE EARLIER.

TWO MEETINGS A MONTH, WHATEVER THAT LOOKS LIKE, SOME MIDDLE SCHEDULES.

THERE'S SOME GOOD, EASY ONES WE CAN DO AS A GROUP TO REALLY PROVIDE THAT PREDICTABILITY IN OUR PROCESS FOR EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM.

REALLY EXCITED TO BRING SOME OF THOSE IDEAS. BEEN THERE, DONE IT.

I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH AS A GROUP.

WE GOT A GREAT TEAM AND THE PARTNERSHIPS.

I THINK WE ALL WANT THE SAME THING, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO GET THERE WITH Y'ALL.

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>> JUST ONE LAST THING, I HEARD YOU TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE COMMUNICATION.

YOU TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE AUDIENCES AND THE FEELINGS OF BEING PUSHED TO MAKE DECISIONS.

BASED ON WHAT WAS ALREADY OFFERED, AND I DO AGREE THAT THERE MAY BE A NEED FOR SOME COMING TOGETHER, AND JUST AS MR. MASHBURN, FRED, AND COUNCILMAN JOHNSON INDICATED.

BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOMMEND, AND PROBABLY THAT MAY BE PRESCRIBED FOR JUST A SHORT PERIOD, THAT WHEN ITEMS ARE BROUGHT TO P&Z THAT MAYBE THERE IS A CHECKLIST ATTACHED TO IT THAT SAYS, WHAT ORDINANCES ARE APPLY? WHAT ELSE NEEDS TO BE DONE SO THAT THE DECISION IS MADE ON THE CONDITION, BECAUSE I ALSO REALIZE THAT SOMETIMES, WHEN IT'S BROUGHT TO YOU, THERE'S STILL DEVELOPMENT GOING ON.

THERE'S STILL DISCUSSION GOING ON.

THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT CANNOT BE MADE PUBLIC, SOME THINGS MAY BE PROPRIETARY.

BUT AT LEAST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT IS IN THE WORKS, SO THAT WHEN YOU MAKE A DECISION, YOU HAVE SOME COMFORT LEVEL OR YOU HAVE SOME CONFIDENCE THAT THE DECISION YOU'RE MAKING IS A RIGHT ONE.

>> COUNCILWOMAN TODD, DO YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO THAT?

>> YEAH. I DON'T FEEL WE SHOULD MAKE ANY CONDITIONALS.

THIS IS A MORATORIUM.

WHY ARE WE ALLOWING CONDITIONALS TO LET BUILDERS START BUILDING? WE CAN'T STOP THEM FROM BUILDING, BUT WE CERTAINLY CAN STOP THEM FROM STARTING BEFORE THEY HAVE MET THE GUIDELINES OF OUR CITY, THE LOCAL STATE, AND NATIONAL LAWS THAT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO UPHOLD AND MEET.

WHY ARE WE ACCEPTING ANYTHING LESS THAN THAT? IF WE'RE GOING TO BE TRYING TO BE THE BEST CITY, IF WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND BRING PEOPLE IN, THEN WE NEED TO HOLD THAT LINE, NO MORE CONDITIONALS, EITHER YOU'RE READY TO BUILD OR YOU'RE NOT.

>> I AGREE WITH YOU, AND THAT'S ANOTHER ITEM THAT FRED SAID AT OUR MEETING BEFORE I EVEN COULD.

IT JUST MAKES SENSE.

WE HAVE TOO MUCH DEVELOPMENT GOING ON TO PUT IT ON THE CITY, P&Z, COUNCIL, ANYBODY TO CHECK ALL THESE BOXES AFTER THE FACT.

AGAIN, I THINK THAT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND PUBLIC WORKS, I THINK THAT THEY'VE HAD SO MUCH ON THEIR PLATES, AND THEY'VE BEEN OVERWHELMED.

I THINK PUSHING THINGS THROUGH AT A CERTAIN TIME MADE SENSE.

NOW, IT DOESN'T ANYMORE.

WE'RE JUST SEEING TOO MUCH. WE'RE SEEING THE FALLOUT FROM THAT.

I THINK THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT IS THEY NEED RESOURCES, AND THEY NEED SUPPORT, AND REMEMBER THEM AT YOUR BUDGET RETREAT OR WHATEVER IT'S GOING TO BE CALLED.

WHEN YOU'RE DECIDING THE BUDGET, REMEMBER THESE GUYS, BECAUSE THEY NEED YOU.

I'M GOING TO KEEP POINTING OUT THE SHORTCOMINGS CAUSE I BELIEVE THEY NEED TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE, AND I DON'T EXPECT ANYBODY TO COME UP HERE AND SAY, I CAN'T DO ANYTHING, BUT PUT OUT FIRES ALL DAY.

I THINK IT'D BE UNFAIR TO EXPECT THEM TO COME AND SAY THAT PUBLICLY. I'M GOING TO SAY IT FOR.

I THINK THAT THEY ARE SHORT-STAFFED, SHORT-BUDGETED, AND THEY NEED AN ALLOCATION TO THINK ABOUT THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY THINK AHEAD INSTEAD OF PUTTING OUT FIRES.

AS FAR AS THE CHECKLIST GOES.

THE REASON I POINTED TO COUNCILWOMAN TODD IS BECAUSE SHE'S COME UP WITH SOME DRAFT CHECKLISTS BEFORE, AND I AGREE WITH YOU.

THERE'S THERE'S A LOT OF COMPLICATIONS THERE, JUST BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT, IT'S ALMOST LIKE A FRACTAL SO MANY DIFFERENT POSITIONS, SO MANY DIFFERENT ORDINANCES IT'LL TOUCH ON, BUT IT'S A GREAT IDEA AND SOMEWHAT IN THE WORKS.

>> COUNSEL, THIS IS A PLACE WE GO BACK TO THAT FIRST COMMENT THAT I MADE, COUNSEL STEERS STAFF ROSE.

BY THE WAY, IT'S EASY TO JUMP IN ON THE ROWING WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE ANY ROWERS THERE.

BUT WE HAVE ROWERS.

WE HAVE MORE, MAYBE NOT ENOUGH, BUT WE HAVE SOME ROWERS THERE.

I THINK FROM A DIRECTION STANDPOINT, COUNSEL, I WROTE DOWN A COUPLE OF TAKEAWAYS.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M HEARING FROM YOU.

ONE OF WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALWAYS SUPPLYING P&Z WITH AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE BEFORE THEY MAKE A DECISION.

TAKEAWAY GUIDANCE, YES.

SECOND, WE NEED TO LOOK AT, AT LEAST EXPLORE, THE OPPORTUNITY OF PLACEHOLDER MEETINGS.

NOW, WHETHER YOU WANT TO DO TWO A MONTH OR TWO EVERY OTHER MONTH, I'LL LEAVE THAT FOR A RECOMMENDATION FROM YOUR TEAM.

TO INVOLVE P&Z WHEN YOU'RE GOING THROUGH ORDINANCE UPDATES.

I HEARD YOU SAY, INVOLVE P&Z,

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GET THEIR PERSPECTIVE WHERE THEY'RE DOING THAT.

I THINK THAT'S CERTAINLY ENHANCING THE BOARD LIAISON POSITION, MAYOR, IS A GREAT THING TO DO.

OTHER CITIES DO PERIODIC MEETING JOINT MEETINGS BETWEEN COUNCIL AND P&Z AND THE PURPOSE OF THOSE, IF YOU WANT TO PURSUE THAT, THAT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN PROVIDE TO FRED AND GIVE, BUT THE PURPOSE OF THE JOINT MEETING IS JUST TO GET A SENSE ON WHAT'S COMING DOWN THE ROAD, WHERE THINGS ARE FEELING, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

IF THAT'S SOMETHING DIRECTION-WISE THAT YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE.

WE CAN BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY FRED HASN'T BEEN DOING ANYTHING FOR SIX WEEKS.

LET'S JUST FILL UP HIS PLATE.

BUT COUNSEL, IF YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE THAT DIRECTION TO LOOK AT THOSE REGULAR ONCE-A-QUARTER MEETINGS, MAYBE OR TWICE A YEAR, WHATEVER MAKES SENSE.

IF YOU THINK THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL, I THINK WHAT I HEARD IS THAT WOULD HELP YOU ALL TOO.

IS THAT DIRECTION YOU WANT TO GIVE?

>> YEAH. I THINK THAT WE'VE BEEN SPEAKING ABOUT DOING JOINT MEETINGS.

WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET THE LOGISTICS OF IT DOWN, BUT THAT IS ONE THING THAT WE DO HAVE COMING UP HERE SOON.

>> GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I WILL TELL YOU THAT THERE'S ALWAYS, YOU MENTIONED, A DISCONNECT.

THE PROCESS BY ITSELF CREATES SOME OF THAT DISCONNECT.

BECAUSE YOU GET THINGS, AND I'M GLAD THAT THEY'RE WATCHING, BUT YOU DON'T WANT THEM SHOWING UP BECAUSE THAT STARTS TO CREATE THAT COUNTERBALANCE IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

SOME OF THAT DISCONNECT IS BY DESIGN OF THE PROCESS THAT YOU HAVE PEOPLE LOOKING AT THAT, AND COUNSEL CONSIDERS OTHER THINGS IN ADDITION TO WHAT YOU DO.

THE PROCESS BY DESIGN CREATES SOME OF THAT DISCONNECT, BUT SOME OF THOSE THINGS YOU RECOMMENDED, I THINK, COULD HELP MINIMIZE THOSE.

>> LAST THING I HAVE TO SAY IS YOU MENTIONED PROCESS AS ANOTHER THING THAT MR. GIBBS BROUGHT UP MIGRATING SOME OF HIS KNOWLEDGE OVER OF THESE PROCESSES BECAUSE HE SAW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT CAN BE DONE IN THAT AREA, AND I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU, AND AGAIN, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE GOT THE RIGHT GUY AND THE CHAIR IN FRONT OF ME.

THANK YOU, EVERYBODY ELSE. THANK YOU GUYS, STAFF, FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.

AGAIN, I APPRECIATE COUNSEL, THE ABILITY TO COME AND SHARE MY GRIEVANCES WITH YOU.

>> LET ME HAVE ONE MORE FROM P&Z THAT WANTS TO SPEAK REAL QUICK.

>> MAXIE ELLIS, EVERYONE.

GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR ASKING THE BOARDS AND THE COMMISSIONS TO ATTEND.

IT'S VERY BENEFICIAL.

I'VE LIVED HERE IN PRINCETON FOR FIVE YEARS.

OVER THE LAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS, I'VE GOTTEN VERY INVOLVED IN THE CITY.

EXTREMELY INVOLVED.

THOSE OF YOU THAT PERSONALLY KNOW ME, PROBABLY KNOW, I WORK FOR WALT DISNEY WORLD.

I WORK FOR MICKEY HIMSELF, I'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR 20 YEARS.

ONE OF THE THINGS WALT SAID, "WHEN YOU BELIEVE IN A THING, BELIEVE IN IT ALL THE WAY, IMPLICITLY AND UNQUESTIONABLE." THAT'S HOW I FEEL ABOUT PRINCETON.

P&Z, PRIOR TO THE BOARD WE HAD, JUST SAID YES.

HEY, THAT'S A GOOD THING AND IT'S A BAD THING.

THE GOOD THING IS, YEAH, GOES TO THE THIRD FASTEST GROWING CITY. THAT'S GREAT.

BUT LOOK WHERE WE ARE NOW.

WE'VE GOT SO MANY HOUSES WAITING TO COME IN THAT WHEN THINGS COME TO P&Z, AND THESE BUILDERS COME.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE WE'RE FORCED TO SAY YES TO THAT BUILDER.

AS A CITY, WHEN WE QUESTION THINGS AND WHEN WE SAY NO, YOU ALL NEED TO BACK P&Z AND NOT BE ANGRY WITH P&Z BECAUSE A BUILDER IS ANGRY BECAUSE WE QUESTION THEM.

IT'S GREAT WE GOT TO THE THIRD FASTEST GROWING CITY IN FIVE YEARS, BECAUSE BEFORE THAT, WE WEREN'T.

WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE ENOUGH TO HAVE A HOME RULES CHARTER, AND NOW WE DO.

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CITY COUNCIL, YOU GUYS NEED TO THINK ABOUT THE CITY ITSELF.

A LOT OF YOU HERE IN THE CITY YOU DON'T LIVE HERE IN PRINCETON.

THAT'S OKAY. DON'T GET ME WRONG.

THAT IS OKAY.

BUT THE CITY YOU LIVE IN HAS EVERYTHING THIS CITY DOESN'T.

P&Z, THE BOARD THAT'S UP THERE NOW, WE'RE GOING TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS.

WE'RE GOING TO ASK THE TOUGH QUESTIONS, AND WE'RE GOING TO SAY NO, AND WE'RE GOING TO PUT THE HARD STOPS. THAT'S ALL.

>> THANK YOU. YOU RAISED A GREAT POINT.

HAVE ANY OF YOU EVER BEEN TO COLLEEN, TEXAS? STATION THERE, PROBABLY. SEVERAL YEARS AGO, COLLEEN TEXAS HAD DEVELOPERS THAT WERE BUILDING LIKE CRAZY AND COLLEEN MADE A STRATEGIC DECISION FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE BASE THERE, THE BASE IS A HUGE ECONOMIC ENGINE, OBVIOUSLY, BUT THEY SAID WE WILL PROVIDE OFF BASE HOUSING FOR ENLISTED OR FOR ANYONE, BUT MOSTLY FOR ENLISTED PEOPLE IS WHO THEIR TARGET WAS.

WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THE OFF BASE HOUSING FITS WITHIN THE ECONOMIC MODEL OF WHAT THEY REIMBURSE PEOPLE FOR LIVING OFF BASE.

DO YOU LIVE OFF BASE OR ON BASE? OFF BASE.

IF YOU LIVED OFF BASE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS NOW, BUT AT THE TIME, IT WAS PROBABLY $1,500 A MONTH RIGHT ABOUT.

ALL THE HOUSES THEY WERE BUILDING, YOU COULD BUY AT THE TIME AND GET $1,500 A MONTH PAYMENT ON, WHICH WORKED GREAT.

THEN SOMEBODY SAID, BUT THESE HOUSES THAT ARE BEING BUILT.

YOU SEE A STREET AND IT'S JUST A STREET AND IT'S HOUSE AFTER HOUSE AFTER HOUSE, AND THERE'S NOT REALLY A SIDEWALK IN SOME OF THEM, AS YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER, AND THERE ARE NO TREES, AND WE OUGHT TO AT LEAST HAVE A TREE IN EVERY NEW HOUSE.

NOW, COUNCIL, BY THE WAY, DO YOU THINK WOULD THAT BE A GOOD IDEA, IN GENERAL? SURE. WHAT DO YOU SUPPOSE THE DEVELOPERS SAID ABOUT THAT? THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BANKRUPT ME.

YEAH, YOU'RE GOING TO BANKRUPT ME.

IF YOU MAKE ME PUT A TREE AND BY THE WAY, THEY WENT FORWARD WITH A TREE AND THEY ENDED UP WITH LIKE A $50 TREE FROM HOME DEPOT IN THE FRONT YARD.

BY NOW, THOSE TREES ARE LOOKING GREAT, BUT BACK THEN, IT WAS A BIG TWIG.

THE REASON, BY THE WAY, THE DEVELOPERS DOING THEIR JOB.

THE DEVELOPERS, THEY'RE TRYING TO GET A PRODUCT IN THAT FITS THEIR ECONOMIC MODEL.

I GET IT. I OWN A BUSINESS, I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT.

THOSE WHO HAVE YOUR OWN BUSINESSES YOU THINK ABOUT THAT.

YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT YOUR ECONOMIC MODEL.

A DEVELOPER BUILDS A HOUSE AND HOW OFTEN DO THEY STAY IN THE COMMUNITY FOR 30 YEARS AFTERWARDS? NOT OFTEN. HOW LONG WILL THAT HOUSE BE THERE? FIFTY, 100 YEARS.

IT'S HARD TO DO.

IT REALLY IS BECAUSE YOU WANT THE HOUSES, JUST REMEMBER THAT YOU HAVE A VALUABLE ASSET, AND THE ASSET IS PRINCETON.

THAT'S A VALUABLE ASSET THAT YOU CAN CHOOSE TO THINK ABOUT.

WHAT DO YOU WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE THEN.

THE ONE THING I WOULD RECOMMEND TO ALL OF YOU IS TO LOOK AT IT FROM THE STANDPOINT IS WHEN A DEVELOPER BRINGS YOU A PRODUCT.

SAY, IS THIS A PRODUCT WE WOULD WANT TO HAVE IN 20 YEARS? THAT'S IT, 20 YEARS.

BY THE WAY, I'M NOT SAYING THEY ALL HAVE TO BE HALF MILLION-DOLLAR HOUSES OR MILLION-DOLLAR HOUSES OR ONE ACRE LOTS OR CAN BE ANYTHING YOU WANT.

WHEN THE CITY OF MURPHY WENT THROUGH THIS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED WITH THEM IS THEY WERE GOING THROUGH THEIR BIG GROWTH SPURT.

THEY GOT THERE A LITTLE BEFORE YOU.

THEY WERE GOING THROUGH AND THEIR COUNCIL LOOKED AT AND SAID WE WANT MORE GREEN SPACE, AND THEY WANTED MORE PARKS AND WHAT HAVE YOU.

ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO GREW UP IN MURPHY, I REMEMBER HIM SAYING TO THIS DAY,

[02:05:02]

IF YOU WANTED MORE GREEN SPACE, YOU SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A BIGGER LOT.

WHICH ONE IS RIGHT? YES. BUT THE POINT IS IS THEY STARTED TO THINK, WHAT DO YOU WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE AND WHAT'S COMING? MIDLOTHIAN IS GOING THROUGH IT RIGHT NOW, THAT EVERYBODY THAT BRINGS A HOUSE TO THEM, AND THEY'RE GOING LIKE GANGBUSTERS JUST LIKE YOU, EVERYBODY THAT BRINGS A HOUSE, WANTS TO BUILD QUARTER AND THIRD ACRE LOTS.

NOW, FOR SOME OF THEM, IT'S LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE, THAT'S TOO MUCH DENSITY.

THAT'S WAY TOO MUCH DENSITY.

FOR OTHERS OF THEM, IT'S LIKE WE COULD PACK IN A LITTLE CLOSER.

WHICH ONE IS RIGHT? WELL, YES.

THAT BECOMES THE ANSWER.

YES. THE ANSWER IS, WHICH ONE TAKES YOU TO THE PLACE THAT YOU WANT TO BE IN 20 YEARS.

NOW, WE DO KNOW THAT BUILDERS RIGHT NOW, IF YOU ASK A BUILDER, HOW MANY HOUSES WOULD YOU PUT ON AN ACRE OF LAND? WHAT WILL THEY TELL YOU? AS MANY AS THEY CAN FIT. IS THAT A BAD THING? IF YOU WANT THAT DENSITY, IT'S NOT.

THAT VISION OF HOW YOU WANTED TO LOOK AND FEEL IN 20 YEARS BECOMES THE TOUCHSTONE FOR YOU.

>> IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT WHAT WE WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE.

THERE ARE SOME LIMITATIONS LIKE IN OUR COMMUNITY, THE WATER TRAVELS SO HEAVILY THROUGH OUR CITY, THAT IT'S NOT JUST US THINKING THIS IS MY VISION FOR WHAT I WOULD LIKE THE CITY TO LOOK LIKE, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE REALITIES AND THE OTHER FACTORS THAT PLAY INTO IT, BECAUSE PUTTING THOSE HOUSES SO CLOSELY TOGETHER, KNOWING ABOUT THE DRAINAGE, KNOWING HOW THAT'S GOING TO GO THROUGH, WE ARE JUST ASKING FOR PROBLEMS. WE CAN'T JUST PAINT A PICTURE AND SAY THIS IS WHAT WE WANT.

WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE SMALL DETAILS THAT PLAY INTO IT.

>> IT MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT, ABSOLUTELY.

IF YOU LOOK AT VALLEY RANCH AND IRVING, YOU SEE VALLEY RANCH NOW AND IT'S ALL THESE ROLLING HILLS.

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN VALLEY RANCH WAS FARMLAND THAT FLOODED ABOUT EVERY TIME IT RAINED.

NOW, THAT ALL THAT MEANT WAS THEY HAD TO CHANGE SOME THINGS IN THE ENGINEERING PROCESS TO MAKE IT WORK. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? I'LL COME BACK TO THAT. COUNCIL, I'VE GOT SOME DIRECTION.

ANY OTHER DIRECTION THAT YOU WANT TO PROVIDE STAFF?

>> WE GET ALL THE BOARDS TO SPEAK TO EVERYBODY WHO WANTED TO SPEAK SPEAK? YEAH.

>> WE'VE GOT SOME DIRECTION.

I'VE REVIEWED IT. ANY OTHER DIRECTION, COUNCIL?

>> I THINK THAT WE'RE GOOD.

>> GOOD. BY THE WAY. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU FOR DOING THIS.

MOST CITIES DON'T DO WHAT YOU JUST DID SO, CONGRATULATIONS. THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.

EVERYONE, WE'RE A COUPLE OF MINUTES LATE, BUT WE'RE NOT BAD.

LET'S TAKE RIGHT NOW 15 MINUTES.

TAKE A BREAK. WE'LL SEE YOU IN 15.

WE NEED TO ADJOURN TO PUT IT ON BREAK CITY SECRETARY OR DO WE JUST GO ON BREAK?

>> WE'RE GOING TO DO A 15-MINUTE RECESS.

THE TIME IS 10:11.

>> ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. CALL US FROM HERE.

>> WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED. IF EVERYBODY CAN TAKE A SEAT.

WE'RE MISSING QUITE A FEW PEOPLE.

WELL, THEY'RE COMING IN MAYOR.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND TEE UP WHERE WE'RE TALKING.

[10:15 A.M.-11:00 A.M.-TAXES, SERVICES, SOURCES, AND USES]

THE NEXT SUBJECT IS REALLY THE ONE THAT I KNOW EVERYONE HAS BEEN DYING FOR, AND THAT IS TAXES, SERVICES, SOURCES, AND USES, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T HAVE MORE FUN THAN THAT.

THEN TALKING ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT FUNDS AND ACCOUNTING AND HOW IT ALL WORKS.

PETER'S GOING TO JOIN US AND TAKE THROUGH THIS VERY QUICKLY.

I'LL LEAVE THE SLIDE UP HERE FOR YOU.

THAT'S RIGHT THERE. YOU CAN TAKE US THROUGH IT.

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, SO YOU CAN BEGIN.

[02:10:22]

>> SHOW ME THE MONEY.

WELL, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT TODAY, THERE'S A QUICK OVERVIEW, OUR TAX REVENUE SOURCES, SO WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM, WHERE THE MONEY GOES, AND HOW THAT AFFECTS AND IMPACTS THE SERVICES THAT WE'RE ABLE TO OFFER THE CITIZENS.

THE BIG DRIVER IN OUR REVENUE, OUR NUMBER ONE SOURCE FOR THE GENERAL FUND IS PROPERTY TAXES, THE AD VALOREM TAXES ASSESSED ON RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CITY.

THAT BREAKS DOWN INTO TWO PIECES, THE M&O OR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS AND INTEREST IN SINKING OR INS, AND I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT IN JUST A MINUTE.

A COUPLE OF OTHER TERMS OF ART THAT WE NEED TO BE FAMILIAR WITH IN THE MUNICIPAL WORLD HAS TO DO WITH THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE.

THAT'S A RATE THAT THE STATE OBLIGATES US TO DETERMINE, WHICH SAYS, IF YOU HAD THE SAME PROPERTIES AS LAST YEAR, WHAT RATE WOULD YOU HAVE TO CHARGE SO THAT YOU WOULD GET THE SAME TAX REVENUE THAT YOU GOT LAST YEAR? THAT'S IMPORTANT TO THEM BECAUSE THAT THEN HELPS DETERMINE THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE, WHICH IS 3.5% GREATER THAN THAT.

IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU WANTED TO RAISE TAXES MORE THAN 3.5% ABOVE THAT RATE THAT'S THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, YOU WOULD HAVE TO PUT THAT TO A VOTE OF THE TAXPAYERS.

WHEN THE MONEY COMES IN, THESE ARE ALMOST IN THE WRONG ORDER HERE, BUT BECAUSE THE FIRST THING YOU DO IS SAY, HOW MUCH OF THAT MONEY DO I NEED TO PUT ASIDE TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON THE DEBT THAT WE'VE ALREADY INCURRED? BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO BE IN DEFAULT.

YOU DON'T EVEN WANT TO BE CLOSE TO THAT.

YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'VE SET ASIDE THE MONEY THAT NEEDS TO BE SET ASIDE TO COVER PREVIOUSLY ISSUED DEBT.

THEN ANYTHING THAT'S LEFT OVER AFTER THAT, THAT'S YOUR M&O, YOUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, WHICH YOU CAN THEN USE TO FUND PUBLIC SAFETY, ROAD REPAIRS, EMPLOYEE SALARIES, PARKS, AND ALL THOSE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE EITHER NECESSARY OR THAT ARE DESIRABLE BY THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.

INTEREST AND SINKING, THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO PUT ASIDE ENOUGH TO PAY BOTH THE PRINCIPAL AND THE INTEREST ON ANY OF THOSE PREVIOUS DEBT ISSUES.

NOW, IT'S BEEN INTERESTING THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GO BECAUSE OF BECAUSE OF THE GROWTH RATE IN THE CITY.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GO FROM A TAX RATE OF 65 CENTS PER $100 VALUATION DOWN TO WHERE WE'RE NOW STABLE AT ABOUT 44 CENTS.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO COME DOWN TO A LEVEL WHERE WE'RE VERY COMPETITIVE WITH SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, AND WE CAN KIND OF LEVEL OFF, WE THINK AT THAT LEVEL, AND THAT'LL BE GOOD FOR US IN THE MEDIUM TERM HERE.

THE OTHER THING THAT GRAPH SHOWS YOU IS KIND OF THE BREAKDOWN BETWEEN THE DEBT SERVICE PORTION AND THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PORTION.

OUR TAX REVENUE COMES INTO THE GENERAL FUND, AND AGAIN, PROVIDES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, POLICE AND FIRE.

IT PROVIDES FOR PARKS, IT PROVIDES FOR FILLING POTHOLES, ALL THE THINGS THAT RESIDENTS CARE ABOUT.

ANYTHING IN EXCESS OF THAT CAN GO INTO OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND, AND, OF COURSE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH SET ASIDE FOR DEBT SERVICE.

>> THIS BRINGS INTO THE PICTURE, OUR SECOND MAJOR SOURCE OF TAX REVENUE, WHICH IS OUR SALES TAX.

AS YOU CAN SEE, BOTH OF THOSE HAVE BEEN TRENDING UP OVER TIME.

AGAIN, THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE, DESPITE THE RATE COMING DOWN, THE REVENUE GENERATED HAS BEEN GOING UP.

THERE'S TWO FACTORS IN THAT.

ONE IS THE GROWTH WHERE WE HAVE NEW HOMES OR NEW PROPERTIES COMING ONLINE REGULARLY.

[02:15:06]

THE OTHER PART OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH ASSESSED VALUE.

BECAUSE OF THE GROWTH, AS THE POPULATION HAS GROWN, THE NUMBER OF BUSINESSES THEN THAT ARE COMING IN TO PROVIDE GOODS AND SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN GROWING.

IF YOU LOOK AT THIS MAP OF THE SALES TAX REVENUE OVER TIME, SOMETHING THAT'S UNUSUAL AMONG CITIES IS THERE'S NO COVID DIP THERE.

YOU DIDN'T SEE SALES TAX REVENUE CRATER DURING COVID THE WAY SOME MUNICIPALITIES HAD TO SEE.

AGAIN, THAT'S DUE TO OUR GROWTH.

ALL WE DID WAS STEADY OUT THE GROWTH FOR A LITTLE WHILE, AND THEN NOW WE'RE ON AN UPTICK AGAIN.

HERE YOU CAN SEE THE MONEY GENERATED BY THE SALES AND PROPERTY TAX, WHICH, AS OF OUR LAST FULL FISCAL YEAR WAS ABOUT $12 AND 1/2 MILLION.

THIS SHOWS YOU WHERE THAT BREAKS DOWN.

GENERALLY, IF YOU ASK CITIZENS, WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU? WHAT DO YOU REALLY WANT TO SEE YOUR CITY DOING? A LOT OF THAT'S GOING TO BE THE PUBLIC SAFETY, THE POLICE AND FIRE, THE PARKS, AND AGAIN, FILLING THOSE POTHOLES, KEEPING THE ROADS IN GOOD CONDITION.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THOSE ARE THE BIG DRIVERS OF WHERE THE MONEY GOES.

WE TALKED ABOUT WHERE IT COMES FROM, AND THIS IS WHERE IT GOES.

ONE OTHER SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT TAKE ON THAT, HERE YOU SEE OF THE 44 CENTS PER $100 VALUATION IN THE TAX RATE, THIS IS THE BREAKDOWN IN SOME OF THE DIFFERENT USES OF THAT FUNDING.

YOU CAN SEE FIRE TAKES EIGHT OF THE 44 CENTS, POLICE TAKES 10 AND 1/2 OF THE 44 CENTS, DEBT SERVICE, 18 CENTS AND CHANGE AND SO ON.

THAT'S HOW THAT 44 CENTS BREAKS DOWN.

THE MONEY COMES IN, THE MONEY GOES OUT.

PROPERTY TAX RATES, FOR EXAMPLE, ARE GOING TO BE YOUR BIG DRIVER ON HOW MUCH YOU HAVE FOR THINGS LIKE PUBLIC SAFETY AND SO ON.

THE SALES TAX, UNDER TEXAS LAW, WE HAVE THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE LOCAL SALES TAX RATE OF TWO CENTS ON TOP OF THE SIX AND A QUARTER THAT THE STATE ASSESSES.

OF THAT TWO CENTS, HALF OF THAT OR ONE CENT COMES INTO THE GENERAL FUND.

THE OTHER CENT IS SPLIT BETWEEN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

THEY EACH GET A HALF A CENT OF THAT SALES TAX REVENUE.

WE'VE DECIDED THAT IN OUR COMMUNITY, THOSE TWO THINGS ARE PRIORITIES, AND WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE DEDICATED FUNDING SOURCES THAT WILL LET THEM ACCOMPLISH THEIR MISSIONS.

THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON THAT.

WE HAVE A TYPE A FUND AND A TYPE B FUND.

THESE ARE DEFINED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND THEY EACH HAVE THEIR RULES, REGULATIONS, AND ACCOUNTABILITIES DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF CORPORATION THEY ARE.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

WHEN YOU THINK OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THAT'S LIKE RECRUITING BUSINESSES INTO THE AREA, DECIDING WHAT KIND OF BUSINESSES WE WANT TO HAVE HERE, WHAT MAKES SENSE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, WHERE, AGAIN, AS WE HEARD FROM BEFORE, WHERE DO WE WANT TO BE IN 20 YEARS? THEY'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE STAYING ON THE PATH, THAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON WHAT WE WANT TO BE AND NOT JUST WHAT HAPPENS TO BE AVAILABLE AT THE TIME.

THE TYPE B CORPORATION, THAT SECOND ONE, THEY CAN ENGAGE IN A LOT OF THE SAME THINGS AS THE FIRST TYPE, BUT THEY'RE ALSO MORE EXPANSIVE.

THEY CAN HANDLE THINGS LIKE ENTERTAINMENT AND PARKS AND SOME OF THOSE MAYBE THE SOFT FEATURES OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SOME OF THE AMENITY SIDE OF THE HOUSE, AND ANYTHING, OF COURSE, THAT WILL BRING IN TOURISM OR OVERNIGHT VISITORS, THAT SORT OF A THING.

WE'VE GOT THE MONEY, AND HOW DO CHANGES IN TAX RATES OR CHANGES IN TAX REVENUE AFFECT SOME OF THESE THINGS; CITY SERVICES.

THERE'S ALWAYS A TENSION BETWEEN, YOU PROBABLY NEVER HEARD ANYBODY SAY, MY PROPERTY TAXES WENT WAY UP THIS YEAR.

ISN'T THAT GREAT? ON THE OTHER HAND, EVERYBODY WANTS TO SAY,

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I GOT GREAT FIRE PROTECTION, GREAT POLICE SERVICE, GREAT PARKS AND RECREATION, AND GREAT LIBRARIES, AND ALL OF THAT.

THERE'S ALWAYS A TENSION BETWEEN KEEPING THE PROPERTY TAX RATE AFFORDABLE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE HOUSES IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT REVENUE IS USED IN A WAY THAT GIVES PEOPLE THE AMENITIES THAT THEY ACTUALLY WANT, THE SERVICES THAT THEY WANT.

THAT THEN IS GOING TO DRIVE YOUR RESIDENT SATISFACTION.

PROPERTY TAX RATES ALSO PLAY A BIG PART IN ATTRACTING AND RETAINING BUSINESSES.

NOW, THERE ARE SOME BUSINESSES THAT IF THEY'RE GOING TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, THEY HAVE TO BE HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.

A CONVENIENCE STORE ISN'T A CONVENIENCE IF IT'S 20 MILES AWAY.

BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, THERE ARE BUSINESSES THAT WE WANT TO HAVE HERE THAT COULD JUST AS EASILY SAY SIT RIGHT OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS.

WE HAVE TO MEASURE THE COST OF BEING INSIDE THE CITY WITH THE BENEFITS THAT COME FROM BEING INSIDE THE CITY.

OTHER THAN THE TAX RATE, OF COURSE, AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, YOU DETERMINE THINGS LIKE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS, SENIOR TAX FREEZES, DISABLED TAX FREEZES, AND THE DEBT POLICY, HOW MUCH YOU WANT TO DO WITH PAY GO VERSUS DEBT VERSUS USING THAT MONEY FOR ONGOING PROGRAMS. OUR RECOMMENDATIONS THEN ARE TO FOCUS ANY ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS THAT WE CAN MAKE BECAUSE OF THE REVENUE GROWTH THAT WE SEE HERE IN THE CITY, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON HIGH RETURN ON INVESTMENT.

IN OTHER WORDS, FOR ANY GIVEN DOLLAR THAT WE HAVE TO SPEND, WHAT DO THE CITIZENS REALLY FEEL IS GOING TO MAKE THEIR LIVES BETTER HERE WITHIN THE CITY? THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR THEM TO HAVE THEIR FAMILIES HERE, BETTER FOR THEM TO WORK OR LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE AND THEY WOULD SEE AS DESIRABLE.

WE NEED TO ALWAYS BE LOOKING AT ASSESSED VALUES, BECAUSE AGAIN, THAT'S THE OTHER COMPONENT TO THE TAX RATE.

YOU'VE GOT THE RATE, BUT THE ASSESSED VALUE AND HOW THOSE THINGS MOVE ARE GOING TO DETERMINE OUR REVENUE, BUT ALSO ARE GOING TO DETERMINE THE TAX BURDEN ON THE BUSINESSES AND THE RESIDENTS, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, AGAIN, KEEP THAT AFFORDABLE THAT WE'RE NOT DRIVING BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS AWAY, BUT AT THE SAME TIME PROVIDING THEM WITH THE SERVICES THAT ATTRACT THEM IN.

EXPLORE THE POTENTIAL FOR TARGETED TAX INCENTIVES.

AGAIN, THAT COMES BACK TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SIDE.

WHERE DO WE WANT TO BE? WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ARE THE ENTERPRISES THAT WE'RE ATTRACTING INTO OUR CITY SO THAT WE CAN THEN BUILD THAT CITY OF THE FUTURE THAT WE'RE WANTING TO MAKE PRINCETON? THE FINAL THING, AND YOU CAN'T SAY THIS TOO MUCH, IS TRANSPARENCY, IS MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING IS ABOVE BOARD AND THAT EVERYBODY CAN SEE THAT EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING IS ABOVE BOARD.

THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE CAN GET THERE.

I KNOW THE CITY'S MADE GREAT STRIDES IN THAT AREA.

I KNOW WHEN I WAS INTERVIEWED TO COME WORK IN PRINCETON HERE, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I DID WAS GO OUT TO THE WEBSITE AND JUST START TO LOOK AND SEE WHAT THEY HAD OUT THERE.

I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH A LOT OF THE TRANSPARENCY TOOLS, SOME OF THE FINANCIAL REPORTING AND THINGS THAT ARE AVAILABLE ON THE CITY WEBSITE.

IT WAS OUTSTANDING.

I WAS IMPRESSED BY IT, AND WE WANT TO NOT JUST KEEP THAT, BUT CONTINUE TO GROW THAT TRANSPARENCY.

ALONG WITH OUR GOALS, OF COURSE, WE ALWAYS HAVE CHALLENGES AND CONSIDERATIONS, AND I'VE TALKED ABOUT BALANCING THE SERVICES WITH THE AFFORDABILITY, REVENUE VOLATILITY.

NOW, TO SOME EXTENT, THE INHERENT VOLATILITY OF SOME OF THESE TAX SOURCES IS MASKED BY THE GROWTH THAT WE SEE.

LIKE I SAY, DURING COVID, SALES TAX GENERATED BY AN INDIVIDUAL BUSINESS PROBABLY WENT DOWN, BUT ENOUGH NEW BUSINESSES WERE COMING ONLINE HERE THAT WE DIDN'T SEE THAT.

WE HAVE TO BE AWARE OF SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING EVEN THOUGH THE GROWTH MAY NOT MAKE IT APPARENT.

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WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALWAYS CONSIDERING EQUITY AND FAIRNESS IN OUR TAXATION.

AT THE SAME TIME, THE NEED FOR DIVERSIFIED REVENUE STREAMS. AS WE BECOME A LARGER CITY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OTHER THINGS.

THEY TALKED ABOUT, IF WE HAVE A HOTEL, THE HOTEL TAXES MAY BE AN OPTION AT SOME POINT.

BESIDES JUST THE PROPERTY TAX SALES TAX AND USER FEES, JUST BE AWARE OF THAT THERE'S A WHOLE UNIVERSE OF THINGS THAT COULD BE REVENUE SOURCES THERE.

NEED FOR A DIVERSIFIED TAX ROLL BASE.

AGAIN, BECAUSE DIFFERENT BUSINESS CYCLES HIT DIFFERENT BUSINESSES DIFFERENT WAYS, IF WE HAVE A GOOD DIVERSIFIED BASE, THAT'S WHAT WILL GET US THROUGH ANY DIFFICULT TIMES WHERE WE'RE NOT TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON ONE INDUSTRY OR ONE TYPE OF BUSINESS FOR OUR ONGOING INCOME.

THAT LAST BULLET POINT ADDRESSES A SPECIFIC PROPOSED HOUSE BILL, BUT IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE SAYING NO MAN'S LIFE LIBERTY OR PROPERTY ARE SAFE WHILE THE LEGISLATURE IS IN SESSION, THAT ALSO APPLIES TO MUNICIPALITIES BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE IN AUSTIN WHO THINK THEY KNOW HOW TO RUN PRINCETON BETTER THAN YOU KNOW HOW TO RUN PRINCETON, AND THEY'RE NOT SHY ABOUT SETTING THE PARAMETERS AND THE RULES.

WE HAVE TO CONSIDER THE THINGS THAT MAY AFFECT US FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES LIKE THAT.

IT CAN AFFECT HOW WE SET OUR TAX RATES, WHAT DEBT WE CAN ISSUE, WHEN WE CAN ISSUE IT, THE CONDITIONS WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH BEFORE WE ISSUE IT, AND SO ON.

I DON'T WANT TO SPEND TOO MUCH TIME ON THESE LAST THREE SLIDES BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF DENSE TEXT, BUT THIS IS BASICALLY OUR BUDGET CALENDAR.

THIS IS TO TELL YOU WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING THROUGH BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF SEPTEMBER WHEN WE NEED TO HAVE EVERYTHING FINALIZED, JUST SO YOU KNOW WE'RE ALREADY WORKING ON GETTING A LOT OF THAT INITIAL BUDGETING INFORMATION PUT TOGETHER, SPREAD AROUND TO THE DEPARTMENTS, GETTING THE INPUT SO THAT WE CAN START PUTTING TOGETHER A BUDGET FOR YOUR INPUT AND YOUR PERUSAL ON TIME.

THERE ARE A LOT OF STATUTORY DATES IN THERE THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HIT ALL OF THOSE TARGET DATES ON TIME AND THAT WE'RE NOT NOT SLIPPING PAST ANY OF THOSE.

WE HAVE BASICALLY THREE PHASES TO OUR BUDGETING, AND FIRST ONE IS THE PLANNING, AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE PUTTING THINGS TOGETHER.

THEN THE PREPARATION, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE PUTTING IT INTO THE FINAL STAGES, GETTING COUNCIL INPUT, AND AT CERTAIN POINTS, PUBLIC INPUT AS WELL IN THAT PROCESS.

THEN FINALLY, THE APPROVAL PROCESS.

THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF THESE BASICALLY THINGS HAPPENED TO HAPPEN IN LOCKSTEP.

THE LEGISLATION SAYS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR BUDGET DONE AT THIS TIME, AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE THESE MEETINGS AND THESE APPROVALS, AND THE ORDINANCE HAS TO BE WORDED JUST THIS WAY AND SO ON AND SO FORTH, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE ALL THE WAY THROUGH THAT.

THAT'S THE END OF ME.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> I HAVE A QUESTION.

>> I THINK WE'RE BACK ON TARGET.

>> CAN YOU HEAR ME? I JUST HAVE ONE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE RIGHT SETTING TO ASK THIS, SO WHEN I ASK YOU, JUST LET ME KNOW AND I WOULD NOT TAKE OFFENSE TO IT, AND I WANT TO FULL DISCLAIMER, THIS IS NOT MY PERSONAL VIEW.

I'M JUST GOING TO ASK THE QUESTION BECAUSE IT'S OUT THERE.

AS FAR AS THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS GOES, LET'S SAY, FOR INSTANCE, EDC CDC, WHICH I LOVE BOTH OF THOSE BOARDS, BY THE WAY, IF ONE OF THOSE BOARDS WHO OR TO VOTE TO DISMANTLE ONE OF THOSE BOARDS OR BOTH OF THEM, WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT TAX RATE? THAT TWO CENTS THAT GOES TO THAT.

WHAT'S THE TAX USES FOR THOSE BOARDS?

>> YOU SAY IF WE WERE TO DISBAND ONE OF THE BOARDS?

>> YES. LIKE IF THE VOTERS WERE TO VOTE TO REMOVE CDC BOARD.

>> IF WE DIDN'T HAVE A BOARD, OBVIOUSLY, THAT TAX COULDN'T KEEP GOING THERE.

BUT THERE'S NO RULE FROM THE STATE THAT SAYS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF YOUR SALES TAX HAS TO GO TO THOSE PLACES.

YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO HAVE A TWO CENT SALES TAX.

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THERE ARE CITIES THAT HAVE NO ADDITIONAL SALES TAX, A ONE CENT ADDITIONAL SALES TAX, ONE-AND-A-HALF CENT.

WE COULD GO BACK TO HAVING AT ONE-AND-A-HALF CENTS OR WE COULD GO BACK TO THE VOTERS AND SAY, WELL, WE USED TO HAVE A HALF CENT GOING HERE, WE'D LIKE TO REALLOCATE THAT TO THE GENERAL FUND, THE OTHER REMAINING BOARD, OR ANOTHER SOURCE.

THAT WOULD BE A DECISION THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PUT TO THE VOTERS AT THAT POINT.

>> GOT YOU. WHAT I GOT FROM THAT IS ESSENTIALLY BASICALLY THE SAME, ESSENTIALLY.

>> MAYBE I CAN LEND SOME CLARIFICATION.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU.

CITIES CAN LEGALLY ASSESS TWO CENTS ON TOP OF YOUR SALES TAX RATE.

IN OUR INSTANCE, THE CITY TAKES ONCE CENT AND THEN THE TWO BOARDS A CENT, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

>> PROBLEMS.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER IS AS YOU'RE GROWING, NOT JUST ABOUT WHAT THE ORGANIZATION NEEDS NOW AND WHAT THE CITY NEEDS NOW, BUT YOU WILL SLOW DOWN AT SOME POINT.

NOW, THAT MIGHT BE 10 YEARS FROM NOW.

BUT IT'S IMPORTANT AGAIN TO THINK ABOUT YOUR TAX RATE BECAUSE YOU CAN CONTINUE TO LOWER TAX RATE.

BY THE WAY, IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T FIGURED IT OUT, THE LEGISLATURE IS NOT YOUR FRIEND.

THEY LIKE YOU WHEN THEY'RE CAMPAIGNING AND STUFF, BUT THE BODY ITSELF, THEY'RE TECHNICALLY NOT YOUR FRIEND.

IS WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO CITIES OVER THE LAST 8-10 YEARS.

IT HAS BEEN JUST AMAZING.

BUT THINK ABOUT ALL OF US.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE NOT PAYING ANY MORE OUT OF POCKET FOR YOUR PROPERTY TAX IN FIVE YEARS THAN YOU'RE PAYING TODAY? WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW THAT? I WOULD. I'D LIKE TO KNOW THAT THAT EXPENSE IS NOT GOING TO GO UP.

AT THE SAME TIME, WE CAN MASK THAT BY THE FACT THAT WE'RE BUILDING ALL THESE HOUSES.

BUT AT SOME POINT DOWN THE ROAD IN 10, 15 YEARS, THOSE HOUSES ARE GOING TO BE AND THE EXPENSE ARE RUNNING, THE CITY IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO GO UP.

BY THE WAY, THERE'S NOT A SINGLE RIGHT ANSWER.

I GET THAT WE WOULD WANT THINGS TO BE.

DO ANY OF YOU LIVE IN HOAS? YEAH. DON'T YOU LOVE THE FACT THAT YOUR HOA DUES THAT THEY GO UP OR DOWN.

BY THE WAY, I LIVE IN AN HOA THAT FOR 20 YEARS, NEVER RAISED THEIR DUES. IT WAS AMAZING.

NOW, STUFF WAS FALLING APART BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY FOR MAINTENANCE, BUT IT WAS AMAZING.

THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A GROUP OF PEOPLE SAY, WAIT A MINUTE, STUFF'S FALLING APART.

WE GOT A PERIMETER WALL THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

WE HAVE ALL THE STUFF THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO RAISE THEIR DUES AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT WENT FROM WOW, THIS IS AMAZING TO, OH MAN, THEY'RE KILLING ME.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT NUMBER, WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THEY HAD SIMPLY SAID, 3.5% A YEAR, YOUR NUMBER, THAT OVERALL, WE'D BE PAYING LESS TODAY AND WE WOULD HAVE HAD MORE MONEY.

AS YOU'RE BUILDING YOUR TAX RATE, AND I KNOW YOU WILL.

YOU'VE GOT A GREAT TEAM TO DO THAT.

BUT THINK ABOUT WHAT IS THIS GOING TO LOOK AT DOWN THE ROAD.

I'S GREAT THAT YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO LOOK AT 44 CENTS IT'S BIG.

THERE ARE SOME CITIES IN THE DALLAS AREA.

THERE ARE ONE OR TWO THAT HAVE LESS.

THE SEVERAL THAT HAVE LESS.

ONE OF THEM IS HIGHLAND PARK.

NOW IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HIGHLAND PARK, TEXAS, THEY HAVE ZERO DEBT.

ZERO. ON THE OTHER HAND, THEY'RE LESS THAN 2.5 SQUARE MILES.

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THEY CAN AFFORD TO SWEEP THEIR STREETS EVERY WEEK, LIKE BY HAND, WITH 2.5 SQUARE MILES.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT BALANCE IS GOING FORWARD.

BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS YOU'VE GOT A TEAM THAT'S THINKING ABOUT THAT.

WHEN THEY DO THINK ABOUT IT AND BRING IT BACK TO YOU THINK OF IT THROUGH THAT LENS.

PSYCHOLOGY 101 WHEN YOU TOOK THAT CLASS.

ONE OF THE THINGS YOU LEARNED ABOUT WAS MASLOW'S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS.

REMEMBER THAT, MASLOW'S HIERARCHY? YEAH, BASICALLY, MASLOW WAS RIGHT.

SAFETY AND SECURITY ARE AT THE BASE, THAT IS THE FIRST THING THEY THINK ABOUT,

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WHICH IS REALLY SETS UP THIS CONVERSATION TO TALK ABOUT HOW DO WE ALIGN POLICE FIRE AND SERVICES BECAUSE EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE SAFER, CHIEFS TAKEN AWAY.

>> HOW YOU DOING?

>> SOUNDS GOOD. GOOD MORNING, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

FOR EVERYONE IN THE ROOM THAT DOESN'T KNOW ME.

MY NAME IS SHANNON STEVENS. I'M THE FIRE CHIEF.

I'VE BEEN HERE FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS NOW.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M NEW.

I'VE GOT A LOT OF EXCITEMENT, AND THAT'S WHY I ASKED TO DO THE INTRODUCTION.

PRIOR TO COMING HERE, I'VE GOT 26 YEARS IN THE FIRE SERVICE, 24 YEARS OF WHICH WAS SPENT IN A CITY THAT IS VERY LIKE US.

WE WERE HIT WITH UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH.

WHEN I SAY THIS, I WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF A DESCRIPTION IN TERMS OF, WE WERE AN IRELAND.

AWAY FROM THE METROPLEX.

IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE, THE METROPLEX HIT US WITH THE FULL INTENSITY OF A BRICK WALL, JUST RUNNING STRAIGHT AT IT.

AT FIRST, THE GROWTH WAS VERY WELCOMED.

HOWEVER, WE REALIZED THAT WITHOUT A PLAN, WITHOUT ANYTHING STRUCTURED, IT WAS VERY CHAOTIC.

IT WAS NOT SYSTEMATIC AND WE WERE IN A POSITIONS WHERE WE WERE VERY REACTIVE TO ALL THE GROWTH THAT HIT OUR COMMUNITY.

THIS ACTUALLY PRODUCED A HUGE CHALLENGE FOR US.

FORTUNATELY, THOUGH, WE WERE ABLE TO PUT INNOVATIVE LEADERS IN PLACE THAT MANEUVERED OUR CITY AHEAD OF THE GROWTH TRAJECTORY.

WE WERE ABLE TO GO FROM REACTIVE TO PROACTIVE.

IN MY SHORT TIME, JUST TWO MONTHS HERE, ALMOST TWO MONTHS.

I PROMISE YOU GUYS THAT INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP IS IN THIS ROOM TODAY.

THAT SAME LEVEL OF LEADERSHIP IS IN THIS ROOM TODAY.

WE'VE GOT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY IN TERMS OF WE GET TO TELL OR WE GET TO DICTATE EXACTLY WHAT OUR FUTURE LOOKS LIKE.

WITH THAT, THIS IS WHERE I'M EXCITED, AND I'M PROBABLY GOING TO WALK AROUND A LOT, AND I CAN'T STAY BEHIND A PODIUM BECAUSE I AM EXCITED TO BE HERE TO START DESCRIBING A SHARED VISION, AND A SHARED VISION OF WHAT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE.

WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE, CHIEF POLICE, JAMES WATERS, WHO'S BEEN HERE FOR 21 YEARS, AND CHIEF WATERS IS IN THE BEST POSITION TO DESCRIBE ALL THE POINTS AND THE HISTORY OF HOW WE ARE IN OUR CURRENT SITUATION IN PREDICAMENT.CHIEF WATERS.

>> PHENOMENAL INTRODUCTION.

I WISH I HAD THAT FROM YEARS PAST.

AGAIN, JAMES WATERS CHIEF POLICE CITY PRINCETON POLICE DEPARTMENT, FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ME.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAVE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS COMMUNITY IS I WAS ACTUALLY BORN AND RAISED HERE.

I ACTUALLY GREW UP WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

THE COMMUNITY WAS LACKING WHENEVER I WAS GROWING UP, THE LACK OF THINGS TO DO FOR THE KIDS, THE TYPE OF SAFETY THAT WAS AROUND IT AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF AND THEN WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY.

WITHIN THAT SHORT TIME FRAME, I SAY SHORT, I'M ACTUALLY GET A LITTLE BIT OLDER.

I DIDN'T WANT TO AGE MR. DEF THOUGH BECAUSE I KNEW HIM WHENEVER I WAS REALLY YOUNG, TOO.

BUT WITHIN THAT SHORT TIME FRAME, I WAS ABLE TO SEE JUST THE OVERALL CHANGES.

THE UNFORTUNATE PART IS, IS THE OVERALL CHANGES OR THE BIGGEST CHANGES HAS REALLY HIT US HERE WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

UNLESS YOU'VE BEEN HIDING UP UNDERNEATH THE ROCK.

THE MORATORIUM HAS BEEN SOME OF THE BIGGEST NEWS WITH INSIDE THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

ODDS OR HOW DID WE GET THERE? NO ODDS ARE. BUT OVERALL, HOW DID WE END UP COMING INTO THE MORATORIUM? THE POPULATION END UP SURGING FROM 17,000 GIVE OR TAKE IN 2020.

TO ROUGHLY 40 PLUS THOUSAND TODAY, AND THIS IS ESTIMATED VOLUMES ON THE LOW END.

WE WERE LABELED OUT THE THIRD FASTEST GROWING CITY WITHIN THE NATION.

WITH THAT, THAT PACE THAT OUTGREW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT OUTGREW THE PD.

THAT HURT US AS FAR AS MANPOWER INFRASTRUCTURE, ALL THE STUFF.

WE AUTOMATICALLY FELL BEHIND.

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ALREADY, WE WERE HITTING RIGHT ON THAT TEETERING LINE AS FAR AS FALLING BEHIND ALL THAT STUFF.

BUT AUTOMATICALLY WHENEVER THAT PACE STARTED ONSET, THAT STARTED COMING IN.

THEY ASKED US TO START GETTING SOME NUMBERS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS NEEDED TO TRY TO OFFSET THAT.

IN OTHER WORDS, CHIEF, GO OUT DO YOUR STAFFING NEEDS ANALYSIS.

LET'S FIND OUT THE NUMBERS THAT'S NEEDED TO TRY TO OFFSET THAT SO THAT WAY WE CAN GET CAUGHT UP.

WHENEVER WE GOT THOSE NUMBERS, WE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL, THAT ALONG WITH I BELIEVE TOMMY MAPS AND WATER DEVELOPMENT, AND WHAT WAS THE OTHER ONE FOR THE MORATORIUM.

THERE WAS WATER, ROADWAY INFRASTRUCTURE, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THOSE PUT THE MORATORIUM INTO PLACE.

THE NEED FOR OFFICERS WATER AND ROADWAYS.

THOSE PUT THE MORATORIUM INTO PLACE. WE HAD A SETBACK.

WE KNOW THAT THE COST FOR OFFICERS IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE.

IT'S NOT CHEAP. THAT'S A RE OCCURRING COST. IT KEEPS ON COMING.

IT'S NOT LIKE YOU JUST GET TO HIRE AN OFFICER AND YOU ONLY PAY FOR ONE TIME, IT'S GOING TO END UP BEING A REOCCURRING COST.

WE HAVE TO FIND OUT WAYS TO TRY TO COMBAT THAT A LITTLE BIT.

WE'RE NOT JUST GOING TO GO OUT AND JUST HIRE A BUNCH OFFICERS AND JUST THROW OFFICERS OUT THERE IN STREETS.

SAME THING WITH FIREFIGHTERS.

WE'VE GOT TO BE STRATEGIC IN EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING.

OVERALL GOAL WAS TO PAUSE AND REPLAN JUST FOR THAT SUSTAINABILITY TO COME BACK.

WHILE DOING THAT, WE WERE TASKED BY MR. MASHBURN TO LOOK TO FIND OUT A WAY TO GET CREATIVE WITH THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE HAVE, AND WE HAD TO DIP INTO THE BUDGET JUST THE TAB BIT.

I KNOW THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A HEADACHE, BUT WE HAD TO DIP INTO THE BUDGET JUST THE TAB BIT TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT THAT CREATIVENESS ON HOW WE TRY TO OFFSET THESE NUMBERS A LITTLE BIT.

I GOT WITH SOME OF OUR TEAM.

YOU'LL SEE BACK HERE IN THE RIGHT HAND CORNER, YOU'LL SEE THE PERSON THAT USUALLY HANGS WITH ME, MS. TIFFANY WEST.

SHE'S MY RIGHT HAND PERSON, AND THEN THIS IS SERGEANT TRIM, WHO'S IN THE BACK TOO AS WELL.

HE'S REALLY BIG IN THE IT STUFF AND ALL THIS.

I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I BROUGHT THEM WITH US BECAUSE THEY ARE A BIG PART OF SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING TODAY THAT WE IMPLEMENTED.

SOME OF THE IMPLEMENTATIONS THAT WE HAPPENED TODAY TO HELP OFFSET THOSE NUMBERS.

ONE WAS THE E-CITATIONS.

IF Y'ALL REMEMBER WHENEVER WE DID THE PRESENTATIONS BEHIND THE E-CITATIONS, IT ALL OPERATES OFF OUR CELL PHONES.

I CAN PULL IT UP TO YOU TODAY AND SHOW YOU, WE HAVE A CARD, IT HAS A BARCODE ON THAT CARD, AND ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS WE ENTER IN OR ACTUALLY SCAN THE DRIVER'S LICENSE SCAN, THE REGISTRATION TAG AND EVERYTHING IS AUTOMATICALLY ENTERED IN.

ON THAT E-CITATION, SCAN IT TO THE BARCODE AND ENTERS IT IN.

THE COOL THING THAT IT DOES FOR US THOUGH, IS IT ALSO TRACKS WHERE THE MAJORITY OF OUR CITATIONS ARE GOING OUT TO.

AT HEAT MAPPING, IF YOU WILL.

WE'RE TRACKING WHERE THE OFFICERS ARE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME AT, WE'RE TRACKING WHERE A LOT OF THE VIOLATIONS ARE HAPPENING AT, AND THAT ACTUALLY COINCIDES WITH OUR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT HEAT MAPS.

THAT WAY, WE'RE ABLE TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME IN THOSE AREAS TO DRIVE DOWN THOSE NUMBERS.

I'M SURE IF YOU'RE ON FACEBOOK OR WHATEVER OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA SITE, WHAT IS IT? X, YEAH, WHATEVER IT IS.

I DO NOT LIKE SOCIAL MEDIA.

DESPISE IT. IT'S HORRIBLE. BUT YOU SEE IT ALL THE TIME.

YOU SEE CARS STILL RUNNING THE RED LIGHTS AND ALL THAT STUFF.

YES, THAT IS THE THING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO END UP COMING BACK TO.

BUT ALSO, IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN OFFSET THAT WITH AI.

ANOTHER INCIDENT OR ANOTHER THING THAT WE ENDED UP LOOKING INTO, IS BOOSTING OUR PAY TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE WITH SOME OF THE BIGGER CITIES TO BE A LITTLE BIT ABOVE THE CITIES THAT ARE OUR SIZE, BUT TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE WITH THE WILES AND THE FRISCOS, AND THE MCKINNEY'S AND ALL THAT STUFF.

THE CITY DID IS THE CITY WENT OUT AND THEY FOUND OUR 13 COMPARATIVE CITIES AND NOT JUST CITIES THAT ARE OUR SIZE, BUT CITIES THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT BIGGER THAN US.

LOOK, WE WANT TO BE LIKE THEM OR BETTER THAN THEM.

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO DO. WE WENT OUT, WE MADE HER PAY COMPARABLE.

THAT WAY, WE'RE NOT GOING OUT, WE'RE JUST HIRING ROOKIES FRESH OUT OF THE POLICE ACADEMY, OR HIRING ROOKIES FRESH OUT OF THE FIRE ACADEMY.

NOW WE'RE GETTING QUALIFIED OFFICERS THAT ARE COMING IN.

SOME PEOPLE FROM THESE OTHER AGENCIES THAT WE'RE COMPARING OURSELVES TO ARE COMING OVER HERE FOR SOME OF THE CULTURE AND SOME OF THE NEW TECHNOLOGY.

THAT EXPERIENCE OFFSETS A LOT OF THAT JUST THE NON EXPERIENCE, I GUESS, IF YOU WILL.

IF YOU HAVE AN OFFICER FOR 10, 15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE COMING IN, VERSUS AN OFFICER FOR NO YEARS EXPERIENCE, WHO DO YOU WANT HANDLING YOUR CALL FOR SERVICE? SAME THING WITH FIREFIGHTER.

YOU HAVE A FIREFIGHTER WITH NO YEARS EXPERIENCE VERSUS AN ENGINEER, LIEUTENANT DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF.

I DON'T KNOW. YEAH, THERE IT IS.

WHO DO YOU WANT HANDLING THAT CALL FOR SERVICE.

WE ENDED UP UPPING THE PAY VERSUS JUST GOING OUT AND JUST THROWING A LOT OF MONEY TOWARDS MORE OFFICERS.

BECAUSE YOU THROW A LOT OF MONEY TOWARDS MORE OFFICERS, YOU THROW A LOT OF MONEY TOWARDS NEW FIREFIGHTERS AND ALL THAT STUFF.

YOU'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO END UP UPPING THAT PAY BECAUSE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, THEY'RE JUST GOING TO START LEAVING AND GOING TO THESE OTHER AGENCIES.

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LET'S HANDLE THE BIGGER PROBLEMS UP FRONT.

WE STARTED LOOKING INTO DIRECTED PATROLS.

THAT COMES A LOT WITH THE HEAT MAPPING, ALL THAT OTHER STUFF, WHEREAS OUR PROBLEM AREAS.

THEN ALSO SPECIALIZED UNITS.

WE'RE HAVING A LOT OF ISSUES, SPECIALIZED UNIT WOULD BE LIKE OUR CANINE OFFICERS OR CMB OFFICER, COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHTS, ALL THAT OTHER STUFF.

WE'RE HAVING A LOT OF REOCCURRING ISSUES THAT WAS HAPPENING OUT THERE, BUT I REALLY COULDN'T JUST TRAIN AN INDIVIDUAL ONE, TWO OFFICERS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WE HAD TO GET THESE PEOPLE.

BUT THEN HOW ARE WE CROSS TRAINING THEM AND HOW ARE WE GETTING THE MOST BANG FOR THE BUCK OUT OF THEM? WE'RE MAKING THEM WORK PEAK HOURS.

WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT THE CMB OFFICER THAT'S COMING IN BECAUSE OF OUR PAY THAT WAS ABLE TO, WE WERE ABLE TO STEAL HIM FROM THE CITY OF MCKINNEY.

HE HAD 15 YEARS BEING A CMB OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF MCKINNEY.

BECAUSE OF ALL HIS KNOWLEDGE AND ALL THAT STUFF, ONE, HE'S PUTTING ON CLASSES FOR ANNA MELISSA SALINA.

MCKINNEY JUST CALLED US BACK ASKING IF HE CAN COME DOWN AND TRAIN SOME OF THEIR OFFICERS, WHICH THAT WAS A GREAT DAY TO TALK TO THAT CHIEF.

BUT ALSO AS WELL, WE HAVE THE AVAILABILITY TO PUT IN FOR A GRANT, FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT, AND ALL THAT STUFF FOR EVERY FEDERAL CITATION THAT THAT CMB OFFICER WRITES OFF OF BIG RIG.

WE GIVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY BACK.

I WANT TO SAY IT'S UP TO 110% OF A FINE, IS THAT CORRECT? UP TO 110% OF THE FINE.

SOME OF THOSE FINES RUN FIVE, 10, $15,000, DEPENDS ON HOW MANY FINES.

NOT ONLY ARE WE WORKING ON TRYING TO MAKE 380 SAFER AND GET SOME OF THESE BIG RIGS, ALL THIS STUFF SLOWED DOWN, BUT ALSO THERE'S A REOCCURRING COST THAT'S ON THE BACK END, THAT HE ACTUALLY ENDS UP PAYING HIMSELF THROUGH THE FEDERAL SERVICE.

I KNOW CHIEF HE HAD A PRETTY BIG YEAR THIS LAST YEAR TOO AS WELL, SO I'M GOING TO LET HIM COME UP AND TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE FIRE STUFF THAT HE ENDED UP WORKING ON.

FIRE STATIONS 2 AND 3, THESE WERE PROJECTS THAT OPENED WITHIN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, CORRECT? WITH THAT BEING SAID, THESE ARE REPRESENTATIONS OF US KEEPING PACE WITH THE GROWTH.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT'S INVOLVED IN JUST A SINGLE WORKING HOUSE FIRE, THESE ARE VERY WORK-INTENSIVE ORDEALS.

WHEN WE LOOK AT SOME OF THE ASPECTS, JUST LIKE WHAT CHIEF WATERS WAS TALKING ABOUT, CREATING A PRODUCTIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT OVERTAXING OUR GUYS.

WE'RE NOT PUTTING THEM IN A POSITION TO WHERE THEY CAN'T RESPOND AND SERVE THE PUBLIC IN A MANNER TO WHERE THE FIRST THING THEY SHOW UP AND THEY'RE HAVING TO MAKE AN APOLOGY THAT IT TOOK US 12 MINUTES TO GET THERE.

THESE WERE THE FIRST ITEMS IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THAT OUR FIRE STATIONS, OUR FIRE HOUSES, AS I'M GOING TO CALL THEM, AND I'LL GIVE YOU ANOTHER CONVERSATION AT ANY TIME YOU GUYS WANT ON WHY I CALL THEM FIRE HOUSES INSTEAD OF STATIONS, WE PUT THESE IN PLACE SO WE COULD KEEP UP WITH THE PACE OF THE GROUP.

BUT WE KNOW WE HAVE MORE.

WE KNOW MORE IS COMING.

WE GOT A SERIES OF SEVERAL GREAT RESOURCES.

IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT THE APPARATUS IN FIREHOUSE NUMBER 3, WE GOT A 100-FOOT AERIAL PLATFORM TRUCK.

THIS IS A TREMENDOUS RESOURCE.

THIS POSITIONS THE CITY TO HANDLE THE FIRES AND THE CALL TYPES THAT WE HAVE NOW, AND IT PUTS US IN A POSITION TO WHERE WE CAN HANDLE THE CALL TYPES IN THE FUTURE AS WE START LOOKING AT SOME OF THE MORE EXTENSIVE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL, SOME OF THE APARTMENTS, AND SOME OF THE LIGHT COMMERCIAL THAT WE HAVE COMING AS WELL.

THESE WERE GREAT RESOURCES TO AID US IN SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

WE DO HAVE A NEW ENGINE AT FIREHOUSE NUMBER 4 DOWN SOUTH OF US, AND MOST RECENTLY, SOMETHING THAT REALLY HELPS US OUT FROM HER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION ASPECT WAS OUR SECOND SET OF GEAR, WHICH WAS A BIG PROJECT FOR US THIS YEAR.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHY WE NEED A SECOND SET OF GEAR, WHEN YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS, IN ADDITION TO SOME OF THE PAY AND COMPENSATION THAT WE WANT TO HAVE TO ATTRACT FIREFIGHTERS AWAY FROM THE PLANOS AND THE MCKINNEYS, AND WHY WE WANT TO CONVINCE THEM TO COME WORK FOR PRINCETON.

WE TELL THEM, HEY, WE CARE ABOUT YOU.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO PUT YOU IN A POSITION TO WHERE AFTER YOU SPEND 20, 25, 35 YEARS IN A CAREER FOR US, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE AN INCREASED RISK OF CANCER FOR SOME OF THESE OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

THESE ARE THOSE CRUCIAL ITEMS IN TERMS OF, GUYS, WE CARE ABOUT YOU.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF YOU.

WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GO HOME SAFE AT THE END OF YOUR SHIFT, AT THE END OF YOUR CAREER, AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE AN INCREASED MARGIN OF RISK TO WORK FOR US.

THESE ITEMS ARE HUGE.

THIS HELPED US MAINTAIN ISO CLASS 2, WHICH IS AN ACHIEVEMENT, GUYS.

WHEN WE LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT FIRE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS COLLIN COUNTY, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE EXTREMELY WELL-FUNDED, A LOT OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS JUST IN THIS COUNTY ALONE THAT THESE GUYS ARE COMPETITORS ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL.

THEY HIT IN A HEAVY WEIGHT CLASS.

EVERYBODY ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAS HEARD OF THE PLANOS AND THE FRISCOS.

THEY PAY WELL, THEY HAVE ALL THE RESOURCES, ALL THE THINGS.

THEY'RE ALSO AN ISO CLASS 1.

THESE ARE THOSE ASPECTS THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH IN COMPARISON TO THESE DEPARTMENTS WITH THE AMOUNT OF RESOURCES THEY HAVE,

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GUYS, WE'RE CLOSE TO BEING ABLE TO TAKE A SWING AT THEM.

THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO WHAT THE CITY HAS DONE TO KEEP UP WITH THE PACE THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY.

TAKE CARE OF SOME OF THE OUTLOOKS.

>> GOING BACK OVER. LAST YEAR, SOME OF THE ACTIONS THAT WE TOOK TO TRY TO COMBAT THE POPULATION RISE AND SOME OF THE OTHER ISSUES AND ALL THIS STUFF.

BUT THE THING IS, IF YOU LOOK STRAIGHT BEHIND US UP ON THE SCREEN, YOU'LL SEE WHAT THE POPULATION ESTIMATES ARE GOING TO END UP BEING.

THESE ARE THE ESTIMATES WITH THE MORATORIUM STILL IN PLACE.

THESE ARE NOT THE ESTIMATES WITH THE MORATORIUM BEING PULLED OUT.

THIS IS ON THE VERY SHY SIDE.

THIS IS ON THE VERY LOW SIDE.

2020, 17,025, SO YOU SEE THE INCREASE 20-25, 43,500, 2030, 60-65, 2039, 110, AND THAT'S ON THE SHY SIDE.

WITH THAT, I WAS ASKED, WE ALREADY STARTED WORKING ON IT AS FAR AS ANOTHER NEEDS ASSESSMENT WITH INSIDE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

I KNOW CHIEF STEVENS IS ACTUALLY TRYING TO WORK ON ONE WITH INSIDE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, TOO.

BUT I BELIEVE, MR. JOHNSON, YOU ALSO ASKED FOR SWOT ANALYSIS, WHICH IS GOING HAND IN HAND WITH THE NEEDS ANALYSIS WITH INSIDE THE PD.

BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE ACTIONS THAT WE'VE ALREADY TAKEN, AS FAR AS PUTTING IN SOME OF THE AI, SOME OF THE INVESTIGATIVE TOOLS, AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF, DOING OUR DIRECTIVE PATROLS, BREAKING UP THE CITY INTO A HEAT MAPPING DISTRICT CITY, SO NOT JUST THROWING THE DISTRICT UP ON THE SQUARE, BUT ACTUALLY BREAKING DOWN THE CALLS FOR SERVICE AND FINDING OUT WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THEM IS, OUR FIRST NEED, WE WENT FROM 30 OFFICERS WITH EVERYTHING IMPLEMENTED DOWN TO SIX WITH EVERYTHING OF A CONGLOMERATIVE INFORMATION THAT WAS IN THERE.

THAT WAS A BIG TURNING POINT FOR US.

THAT WAS, HEY, LOOK, SOME OF THAT'S WORKING FOR US.

BUT HOW CAN WE STILL MAINTAIN THAT? AT THE END OF THE DAY, HERE'S THE DEAL, IS POPULATION IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO GROW? WE CAN'T JUST CONTINUOUSLY THROW AI AT IT.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GET PEOPLE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET VEHICLES AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET ALL THESE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE IN.

I'M GOING TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT MR. PETTER SAID, WHAT DID YOU SAY, "SHOW ME THE MONEY?" THAT'S THE GREAT THING RIGHT THERE.

I JUST PLAN. I'M NOT GOING ALL THERE JUST YET.

WITH THAT, WITH ALL THIS INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S COMING IN, HERE'S GOING TO BE THE CHALLENGES COMING AHEAD.

CALL VOLUMES, THEY'RE GOING TO BE RISING WITH POPULATION, I GUARANTEE IT.

DEPENDING UPON WHAT TYPE OF CALLS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT, I WILL TELL YOU THIS.

IF WE STAY WITH THE CURRENT BUILDING SITUATION THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST BUILDING COOKIE-CUTTER HOMES.

COOKIE CUTTER HOMES ARE EITHER SINGLE HOMES OR FIRST FAMILY STARTER HOMES, ALL THIS STUFF.

THOSE EITHER USUALLY GET RENTED OUT PRETTY QUICKLY, OR WE START GETTING DISPATCHED TO A TON OF DOMESTICS.

[INAUDIBLE].

DOMESTICS ARE SOME OF THE MOST WORST INCIDENTS THAT A POLICE OFFICER CAN GO TO ABSOLUTELY.

YOU'LL GET ATTACKED BOTH WAYS.

THEN ON TOP OF THAT, WE'RE WAITING ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, ALL THIS STUFF TO END UP COMING IN, HOPEFULLY, THAT THEY'RE HELPING US OUT.

THESE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE GOING IN ALL OVER CITY OF PRINCETON.

WHENEVER YOU LOOK AT CITY OF PRINCETON ON THE MAP, YOU SEE THAT WE ARE EXTREMELY LONGATED, CITY OF PRINCETON IS.

WHAT WAS IT THE OTHER DAY? I TOOK A DRIVE.

I WENT TO OUR NORTHERNMOST BORDER OF TOWN, TRYING TO GET TO OUR SOUTHERNMOST BORDER OF TOWN, I TOOK BEAUCHAMP, TRY TO DO THE MOST DIRECT ROUTE AS POSSIBLE.

IT TOOK ME OVER 25-27 MINUTES.

DIDN'T HAVE MY LIGHTS ON, ANYTHING LIKE THAT, WASN'T RUNNING THE SIREN, I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET THERE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, 25-27 MINUTES NORTH TO SOUTH.

WE HAVE TO DO THAT HEAT MAPPING DISTRICT.

AGAIN, WHAT WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT AS FAR AS TRYING TO GET THOSE NUMBERS DOWN.

ONE THING WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW IS WE'RE WORKING WITH, WAS IT JUSTICE RESEARCH? JUSTICE RESEARCH, HIS NAME IS DR. FRITZ.

HE'S THE ONE THAT CAME BACK AND HELPED REDUCE THE NUMBERS DOWN FROM 30-6 ANALYZING EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING.

THEN WE'RE LOOKING AT A 3-5 YEAR GROWTH PLAN.

THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO WORK WITH CITY MANAGEMENT AND ALL THIS STUFF.

WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO ENCOMPASS EVERYTHING, BUT THEN AGAIN, POLICE OFFICERS ARE EXPENSIVE.

JUST MUCH, WE NEED POLICE OFFICERS, WE NEED FIREFIGHTERS, WE NEED PUBLIC WORKS, WE NEED DEVELOPMENT, WE NEED PARKS AND REC.

WE NEED EVERYBODY ACROSS THE BOARD, AND SO I'M NOT JUST UP HERE JUST MAKING A PLEA FOR MORE POLICE OFFICERS, WHICH I WISH WE COULD, BUT IS THAT SAYING, SHOW ME THE MONEY.

ANOTHER THING THAT WE'RE FACING RIGHT NOW, IF ANYBODY HAS TAKEN A TRIP OVER THE PD, YOU WILL SEE IT IS FACILITY OVERCROWDING.

THIS CITY, ALL THIS PD WAS NOT REALLY BUILT WITH THIS TYPE OF GROWTH IN MIND. IT JUST WASN'T.

WE'RE ALREADY TAKING UP NOOKS AND CRANNIES THAT ARE IN THE HALLWAY FOR OFFICES, MATTER OF FACT, SERGEANT TRIM.

HE JUST MOVED INTO ONE OF THOSE NOOKS AND CRANNIES SO WE'RE HAVING TO BUILD HIM A WALL.

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I APPRECIATE YOUR GOOD SPORT ABOUT IT.

BUT, WE'RE GETTING MAXED OUT WITH INSIDE OF OUR PD.

WE DO HAVE TO LOOK AT BUILDING A NEW PD, BUT NOT JUST A PD.

WE'VE GOT TO LOOK AT BUILDING OR ENCOMPASSING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INSIDE THAT PD AS WELL.

BUT IT'S NOT JUST US THAT ARE AFFECTED BY IT.

WHENEVER YOU GO DOWNSTAIRS, AND YOU LOOK AT THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, AND YOU LOOK AT FINANCE, WHERE IS OUR NEW FINANCE DIRECTOR? WHAT'S YOUR NAME AGAIN?

>> KELLY WILSON.

>> KELLY. YOU START ON MONDAY?

>> YES.

>> KELLY STARTS ON MONDAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING ON BOARD.

BUT YOU'RE IN A HORRIBLE SPOT.

YOU'RE DOWNSTAIRS, AND YOU'RE FILLED UP, AND IT'S JUST ABSOLUTELY ROUGH.

[LAUGHTER] AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE JUST MAXED ON SPACE.

IF WE START PLAYING, WHAT DO YOU CALL THAT, DOMINOES OR WHATEVER IT IS, WHENEVER WE START MOVING ONE AROUND AND START PLUG AND PLAY TYPE THING, WE'RE LOOKING AT A PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING.

IF WE WERE TO MOVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OUT OF THEIR SPACE THAT'S OVER HERE AND THE PD OUT OF THEIR SPACE OVER HERE, THAT OPENS UP FOR ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT SPACE FOR CITY MANAGEMENT, FINANCE, ALL THAT OTHER STUFF.

I'M TRYING TO GET YOU HOOKED UP WITH A BRAND NEW SPOT.

HANG WITH ME. BUT THAT OPENS UP PRETTY MUCH A 20,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING.

KEEP THAT IN MIND RIGHT NOW.

WHAT ARE WE SETTING AT 46 OFFICERS SWORN, WE'RE IN 20,000 SQUARE FEET, WE'RE BUSTING AT THE SEAMS. ABSOLUTELY BUSTING AT THE SEAMS OVER THERE.

WE'RE PUTTING OFFICERS IN NOOKS AND ALL THAT STUFF, AND THAT IS WITH SOME OF THESE STRATEGIC NEEDS ANALYSIS EXPERTS COMING AND TELLING US THAT WE'RE HITTING ABOVE OUR WEIGHT CLASS THAT WE HAVE MULTIPLE PEOPLE LIKE THESE TWO PEOPLE SITTING OVER IN THE CORNER, OR THAT ARE WEARING A MULTITUDE OF HATS.

FOR EVERY ONE OF THEM, THEY'RE PROBABLY DOING 2-3 JOBS.

IF WE ACTUALLY HAD 2-3 TIFFANIES, AND 2-3 TRIMS, AND ALL THAT STUFF, SO THAT IS AN ADDITIONAL SIX OFFICERS TOTAL RIGHT THERE.

WE'VE GOT TO KEEP SOME OF THOSE THINGS IN MIND.

>> CHIEF WATERS?

>> [INAUDIBLE].

>> IF I COULD ADD JUST A LITTLE BIT OF COLOR ON THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE, BECAUSE YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

BUT AS YOU BUILD A HOUSING MARKET, YOU BUILD IT FROM THE BOTTOM UP.

YOU START WITH STARTER HOMES BECAUSE THEN THEY TAKE STEPS UP.

I ONLY SAY THAT TO SAY THAT THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT JUST IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, OUR AVERAGE HOME VALUES INCREASED ALMOST $100,000 PER HOME.

MOST OF THE ENTRY-LEVEL STARTER HOMES HAVE BEEN BUILT.

WE'RE NOW ON TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF HOME, A LITTLE BIT HIGHER VALUE HOME, AND THEN AFTER THAT, YOU'LL GET TO ANOTHER LEVEL AS WELL.

BUT I THINK IT'S A CHALLENGE, BUT I THINK IT'S A NATURAL CHALLENGE THAT EVERY COMMUNITY GOES THROUGH THE GOOD NEWS IS WE HAVE MOVED ON, AND WE DO HAVE A HIGHER AVERAGE VALUE.

>> THANKS, SIR. ABSOLUTELY GREAT NEWS, BUT WE STILL IN THE NEED TODAY.

IF YOU NOTICE THE THREE INDIVIDUALS OVER THERE, THOSE ARE THREE INDIVIDUALS OVER THERE THAT I'M CURRENTLY WORKING WITH RIGHT NOW FOR A NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR A NEW PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING.

WE DON'T JUST GO IN AND THROW EVERYTHING AT IT.

WE CAME TO CITY COUNCIL, WE TALKED TO YOU ALL ABOUT IT, WE'RE GOING OUT, WE'RE DOING OUR STRATEGIC ANALYSIS, ALL THAT OTHER STUFF FOR THE NUMBER OFFICERS THAT'S NEEDED, ALL THAT, THEN WE REACHED OUT TO JASON CAVE GFF, I'M SORRY, WE PUT OUT A QRF OR NO, THAT'S QUICKER, RFQ.

I GOT THE QUICK RESPONSE FOR IT SO I ROLL IN THERE.

THEY ENDED UP LEADING THE CHARGE ON THAT.

WE'RE GOING TO END UP GOING THROUGH SOME OF THAT STUFF.

BUT SOME MORE CHALLENGES AHEAD BESIDES THE FACILITY OVERCROWDING IS ALSO THE DELAYS IN RESPONSE TIMES, THEY'RE GOING TO INCREASE.

ONE THING WE'RE ABLE TO DO DUE TO THE HEAT MAPPING AND DUE TO THE DISTRICT MAPPING AS WELL, IS WE'RE ABLE TO REDUCE OUR RESPONSE TIMES, FROM LAST YEAR, I WANT TO SAY IT IS RIGHT AT 7, 8 MINUTES LAST YEAR DOWN TO ABOUT 3-4 MINUTES, SO WE'RE ALMOST ABLE TO SAY WE CUT IT IN HALF DUE TO THE HEAT MAPPING, AND DISTRICT RESPONSE, AND ALL THIS STUFF.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STILL STAYING AROUND THAT TIME FRAME.

3-4 MINUTES IS STILL A LONG TIME WHENEVER YOU'RE WAITING FOR HELP.

IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE SO JUST HOLD YOUR BREATH.

PEOPLE DON'T THINK IT'S ALL THAT LONG, BUT HOLD YOUR BREATH OR GET INTO A FIGHT, SEE HOW LONG YOU LAST.

CHIEF, I KNOW YOU WANT TO SAY SOME STUFF HERE.

>> THIS GRAPHIC HERE IS A REPRESENTATION OF OUR CURRENT REALITY.

ON THIS MAP, YOU SEE OBVIOUSLY THREE DIFFERENT COLORS AND YOU SEE THREE OF THE FIREHOUSES, THREE OF OUR FOUR THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN THE CITY LIMITS RIGHT NOW.

THESE COLORS HERE REPRESENT THREE CRUCIAL TIME HACKS.

CHIEF WATERS JUST GAVE ME A LITTLE BIT OF AN EPIPHANY BECAUSE AS I DESCRIBED THESE TIME HACKS,

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BIG DOOR FOR WHAT I DO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I COULD TELL YOU ON THE FIRST TIME HACK IS FOUR MINUTES, WHICH IS EVERYTHING THAT'S ILLUSTRATED IN GREEN, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET OUR FIRST ARRIVING FIRE APPARATUS WITHIN THAT CALL WITHIN FOUR MINUTES.

THE SECOND ONE IS OUTLINED IN YELLOW, THAT'S SIX MINUTES, AND THAT'S WHEN OUR SECOND APPARATUS HAS TO ARRIVE.

WHEN OUR FIRST APPARATUS ARRIVES, OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO DO, HOWEVER, WE CAN'T GO TO WORK UNTIL WE HAVE A SECOND UNIT THERE.

WE HAVE STATE LAWS THAT SAYS THAT FOR EVERY TWO THAT WE HAVE IN, WE GOT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE TWO ON THE OUTSIDE TO SAVE OUR OWN.

WITH THAT, UNLESS THERE IS A FIRE THAT'S JUST STARTING OR THERE'S A KNOWN RESCUE.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE LAST TIME HACK THERE IS EIGHT MINUTES.

THIS IS WHERE OUR FIRST FULL ALARM HAS TO BE ON SCENE.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO, OUTSIDE OF TELLING YOU HOW FIRE BEHAVES NOWADAYS, AND JUST GIVE THE EXPONENTIAL GROWTH EXPLANATIONS IN TERMS OF HOW FIRE BEHAVES AND MODERN COMBUSTIBLES, MASS, GUYS, AT ANY GIVEN TIME IF YOU WANT, JUST PULL ONE OF THESE AND IN REFERENCE TO CHIEF WATERS SAYING, HOLD YOUR BREATH, A MENTOR OF MINE, A PHYSICIAN THAT WAS TEACHING OUR PARAMEDIC SCHOOL, HE SAID IF YOU GUYS WANT TO KNOW WHAT AN ASTHMA ATTACK FEELS LIKE, TAKE ONE OF THESE STRAWS AND BREATHE THROUGH IT.

IT GIVES YOU ALL THE OXYGEN THAT YOU NEED.

HOWEVER, IF YOU WANT TO DO THIS FOR FOUR MINUTES, THIS IS A GOOD REPRESENTATION OF SOMEONE WHO'S HAVING AN ASTHMA ATTACK FOR FOUR MINUTES.

IT GIVES YOU SOMETHING TANGIBLE TO WALK AWAY FROM.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IT'S A GOOD ANALOGY IN TERMS OF WHEN WE TALK FIRE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, IT'S NOT JUST THE FIRE, IT'S OUR EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE AS WELL. DAVE.

>> ON TOP OF WORKING ON OUR STRATEGIC NEEDS ANALYSIS, AS FAR AS TRYING TO GET OFFICERS AND ALL THIS STUFF, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING, AS FAR AS THE PLACEMENT WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH JIM AND EDC TO LOOK AT SOME POTENTIAL PROPERTY FOR THE PLACEMENT OF THE POTENTIAL PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING.

I ALSO BEEN WORKING WITH GFF.

I BELIEVE THIS IS ONE OF THE SLIDES THAT'S UP HERE AS FAR AS THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING AS WELL.

WE BELIEVE SOME OF THE SOLUTIONS TO SOME OF THE OVERCROWDING IS ONE, GETTING A NEW POLICE STATION.

TWO, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH THAT NEW POLICE STATION AS FAR AS RETENTION OF OFFICERS? HOW ARE WE GOING TO WORK THAT INTO THE POLICE STATION, ATTRACTING MORE OFFICERS.

HOW ARE WE GOING TO WORK THAT INTO THE NEW POLICE STATION TO AS WELL? THEN ALL HOW ARE WE GOING TO RUN THE WHOLE GAMUT WITHIN THE NEW POLICE STATION? THEN WHAT ARE WE ACTUALLY PUTTING IN WITHIN THE NEW POLICE STATION? RIGHT NOW, IF YOU DON'T KNOW, WHICH I'M SURE MOSTLY ALL DO, WE DISPATCH OUT THROUGH COLLIN COUNTY DISPATCH.

ROUGHLY FOR THE CITY PRINCETON POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE SPEND ABOUT $263,000 A YEAR FOR DISPATCH SERVICES FOR THEM TO ANSWER 911, ALL THE GOOD STUFF, THE DISPATCH OUT.

THERE'S GOING TO COME A POINT IN TIME TO WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET OFF THAT SYSTEM.

WE'RE GOING TO END UP NEEDING TO GO OUR OWN DISPATCH OUT.

ONE, THE CALL LOADS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CALL LOADS.

THEY ARE JUST WAY OVERLOADED.

WE'RE SHARING A DISPATCH SYSTEM NOT ONLY WITH COLLIN COUNTY ITSELF [INAUDIBLE] AND SOLANA.

THOSE ARE THE OTHER THREE AGENCIES THAT ARE PRETTY CLOSE TO OUR SIZE.

FARMERSVILLE, ALL THESE OTHER AGENCIES THAT ARE OVER HERE TO THE EAST OF US AS WELL AND THEN ALL THE ISDS AS WELL.

WE'RE SHARING A DISPATCH SYSTEM WITH ROUGHLY ABOUT 13 OTHER AGENCIES THAT'S OUT THERE.

WHENEVER WE'RE TRYING TO REACH OUT ON THE RADIO, CALL OUT THE TRAFFIC OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU'RE CONSTANTLY HEARING THE BUSY NOISE, AS I'M SURE YOU'RE USED TO, WHERE IT JUST GOES BURN OVER, YOU CAN NEVER CLICK THROUGH BECAUSE SOMEONE ELSE IS CONSTANTLY ON THE RADIO.

IT'S AN OFFICER SAFETY ISSUE.

IT'S A FIREFIGHTER SAFETY ISSUE.

YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH THE DISPATCH, LET THEM KNOW WHERE YOUR LOCATION IS ALL THE GOOD STUFF.

BUT WE ALSO WERE ON THE EAST SIDE OF COLLIN COUNTY.

I FIRMLY BELIEVE IF WE START ROLLING OUR OWN DISPATCH SYSTEM, ALL THESE ENTITIES THAT ARE TO THE EAST OF US, THE FARMERSVILLE, LAVONS, JOSEPHINES, AND ALL THEIR ISDS WILL START PIGGYBACKING OFF OF OUR DISPATCH SYSTEM AS WELL.

I DO THINK THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OFFSET OR COST THAT WE CAN DO THAT IF WE PLACE A DISPATCH SYSTEM WITH INSIDE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

>> CHIEF I COULD JUST INTERJECT SOMETHING AND TALK ABOUT RESPONSE TIME, ESPECIALLY FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE.

I HAVE MONITORED THE RADIO MANY TIMES AND LISTEN TO DISPATCH AND OF COURSE, IT'S TWO DIFFERENT CHANNELS.

PEOPLE MAY NOT UNDERSTAND IT THERE'S A POLICE SIDE, AND THERE'S A FIRE SIDE, AND I'VE BEEN AT AIRPORT ROAD AND MCKINNEY, HEADED BACK TOWARD PRINCETON, HEAR A MAJOR ACCIDENT CALL COME OUT BEING DISPATCHED TO THE POLICE.

I'LL MAKE IT ALL WAY NEARLY TO BRIDGEFARMER BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS TONED OUT.

[03:05:05]

NOW, THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL TWO OR THREE MINUTES RIGHT THERE FOR RESPONSE TIME ADDED ON TO WHATEVER THE CALL MAY BE AND I KNOW, UNLESS YOU'VE WORKED IN A DISPATCH AND WHENEVER I WORKED AT MCKINNEY, WE ALWAYS HAD A FEELING FOR DISPATCH SOMETIME, YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THERE.

I MEAN, THEY'RE REAL BUSY BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ONLY TAKE CARE OF YOU, BUT THEY'RE TAKING CARE OF A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER FOLKS, AND THEY'RE LIMITED ON THEIR MANPOWER, TOO.

BUT I THINK AN IDEA FOR US TO HAVE A DISPATCH OR A COMMUNICATION CENTER WOULD ACTUALLY SPEED UP THE PROCESS TO GET ESPECIALLY HERE FOR US TO GET THE AGENCIES NOTIFIED.

>> ABSOLUTELY, AGENCY NOTIFICATION IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROS TO IT.

ANOTHER THING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, I'LL SKIP AHEAD OF A COUPLE OF SLIDES, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ACT SURPRISE WHENEVER WE GO BACK TO IT HERE IN A LITTLE BIT.

I SOME OF THE LIVE CRIME CENTER NOTIFICATIONS THAT ARE IN THERE.

YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME OF THE AI STUFF THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE FROM THE SCHOOL? NO? IN HERE. WE'RE WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO GET THE CAMERAS PUT IN INTO OUR DISPATCH CENTER RIGHT NOW IT'S OUR EOC AND ALL THAT STUFF.

THAT WAY YOU CONSTANTLY MONITOR THOSE CAMERAS, AND THEN WE'RE DOING A CAMERA PROGRAM.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING THE LICENSE PLATE READERS, BUT INSTEAD OF THE LICENSE PLATE READERS STARTING TO BRANCH OUT, DOING CAMERAS ON THE MAIN INTERSECTIONS AND ALL THAT STUFF.

EVERYBODY KNOWS IT ONE TOO LONG AGO THAT WE HAD THAT MURDER.

THAT THE EX BOYFRIEND ENDED UP KILLING EX GIRLFRIEND.

TRY TO DRIVE HER TO MISSOURI, BURN DOWN THE HOUSE, ABLE TO CATCH THEM THROUGH LPRS.

THANK GOD, WE WERE ABLE TO GET ALL THAT STUFF PLUGED IN BECAUSE IF HE WOULD HAVE MADE ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO AWAY, WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CATCH THEM.

WE'VE JUST BEEN WORKING A MISS A PERSON.

IS THOSE TYPE OF THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO BRANCH OUT ON AND TRY TO KEEP ON GOING WITH AND ALL THAT.

THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY THE DISPATCH CENTERS, THE LIVE CRIME CENTERS, AND ALL THIS STUFF ARE GOING TO BE SO ESSENTIAL FOR US MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE ALL THIS TECHNOLOGY IS OUT THERE, BUT NO ONE'S REALLY DOING ANYTHING TO WRANGLE IT ALL IN.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH GFF AND WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO WORK ON THESE DISPATCH CENTERS LIVE CENTERS, EOC CENTERS, AND ALL THIS STUFF TO MAKE IT ALL ENCOMPASSING SO THAT WAY WE CAN DO ALL THAT.

BUT ALSO WHAT THAT'S GOING TO END UP DOING IS RETAINING PROCESS FOR POLICE OFFICERS.

WHO WOULD LOVE TO BE A PART OF SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

WE'RE FORWARD THINKING, CUTTING EDGE, ALL THAT OTHER STUFF, I DON'T MIND TRYING IT OUT.

IF IT FAILS, IT FAILS. IT'S ON ME, ITS NO ONE ELSE.

LET'S TRY IT OUT BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BE A PART OF THAT.

SAME THING WITH THE PD.

WHENEVER I WAS TASKING JASON AND GARRETT AND DON OVER THERE, WHENEVER I'M SITTING THERE AND I GUARANTEE YOU'LL LOVE WORKING FOR ME, OR WITH ME.

SORRY. BUT WHENEVER I'M SITTING THERE TASKING, I WANT THEM THINKING OUTSIDE THAT BOX LIKE, HEY, I WANT SOMETHING COOL.

I WANT SOMETHING THAT IT MAKES THE OFFICERS WANT TO COME TO WORK, BECAUSE WE TALK ABOUT A DESTINATION PLACE TO COME VISIT, CORRECT? WITHIN THE CITY.

I WANT DESTINATION WORKPLACE.

WHENEVER WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT ALL THIS STUFF, WHAT REALLY DRIVES THE OFFICERS, WHENEVER OFFICERS ARE COMING IN? WHAT'S COOL FOR THE OFFICERS? NOT JUST ALL THE AI GIZMOS AND ALL THIS STUFF, BUT WHAT'S GOING TO BE REALLY COOL FOR THE OFFICERS?.

I STARTED THINKING ON AND TELL A LITTLE PERSONAL STORY.

SORRY, THAT ALL GOT TO HEAR THIS AGAIN, GUYS, I KNOW, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS.

MY BOY, HE'S A SENIOR YEAR WYLIE HIGH SCHOOL, [INAUDIBLE] BALL MADE FIRST TEAM ALL DISTRICT, UNANIMOUS DECISION, PRETTY GOOD LITTLE PLAYER.

HE STARTS GETTING ALL THESE OFFERS FROM ALL THESE COLLEGES.

I CAN PLAY FOOTBALL, I CAN PLAY FOOTBALL, I CAN PLAY FOOTBALL I SCHOLARSHIPS, ALL THAT STUFF.

HE STARTS RESEARCHING ALL THESE COLLEGES.

I'M JUST A PROUD DAD, BUT I'M EXCITED LIKE NOBODY'S BUSINESS.

I'M LIKE," OH YEAH, THE FIRST THING IS DAD YOU'RE, WE'RE GOING TO UT OR WE'RE GOING TO BIG D1 POWERHOUSE, WHATEVER.

WE'RE ROCKING AND ROLLING. WE'RE RESEARCHING THESE COLLEGES.

BUT I'M RESEARCHING ONE THING.

I'M RESEARCHING WHAT?. GRADUATION RATE, WHAT IS GOING TO TAKE GPA AND ALL STUFF. WHAT'S HE LOOKING AT? POLLY SAFETY, I SWEAR TO GOD, I LOOKED OVER HIS PHONE HE'S LOOKING AT THEIR LOCKER ROOM, HOW THEIR LOCKER ROOM LOOKS AND HOW THEIR FIELD LOOKS.

WHY? WHY ARE WE DOING THAT? WHAT ARE WE DOING? I JUST I FORGOT ABOUT IT FOR A LITTLE BIT, AND THEN UCA WAS THE NEXT ONE.

UNIVERSITY OF LUKE.

THAT WAS THE NEXT ONE THAT REACHED OUT TO HIM. WHAT'S HE DOING? HE'S LOOKING AT A PURPLE AND SILVER FIELD IN THE LOCKER ROOM.

I'M DUMBFOUNDED. I'M SITTING THERE.

I'M LIKE, WHY ARE WE LOOKING AT A LOCKER ROOM IN THE FIELD AND ALL STUFF WHY ARE WE LOOKING AT THE GRADE? WHY ARE WE LOOKING AT THE CLASSES? WHY ARE WE LOOKING AT STUFF? YOU, DAD, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE SPENDING MOST OF OUR TIME.

THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE SPENDING MOST OF OUR TIME. IN THE WORDS OF A KID.

I SAID, I SWALLOW FOR A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I WANTED TO CALL THEM ALL SORTS OF THINGS, BUT I'LL SWALLOW COOL COOL.

THEN I START THINKING OF MY OFFICERS.

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WE ASK THESE PEOPLE TO SPEND OVER 40, 50, 60 HOURS A WEEK HERE.

I KNOW WE'RE PAYING THEM TO COME HERE AND WE'RE PAYING THEM DECENTLY.

WE'RE PAYING THEM TO COME HERE AND ALL STUFF.

BUT I WANT THEM TO BE HERE.

I WANT WHENEVER THEY'RE OFF, I WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO WANT TO COME UP HERE TO WORK OUT AND THEY'RE OFF TIME, TO BE PROUD OF THE STUFF THAT THEY HAVE BECAUSE ONE THING WHENEVER [INAUDIBLE] HUTCHINS IS HERE.

BUT ONE THING THAT I REALLY STARTED FOCUSING ON THIS YEAR AND THIS LAST YEAR WAS OUR WORKOUT PROGRAMS, WAS OUR PT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OFFICERS BECAUSE AT ANY GIVEN TIME, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE GOING TO BE OPERATING WITH OFFICERS DOWN, FIREFIGHTERS DOWN AS WELL, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE PHYSICALLY IN SHAPE UNTIL WE GET CAUGHT UP.

WHAT DO WE NEED FOR THAT? WE NEED BETTER TRAINING FACILITIES.

WE NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE SPACE TO STRETCH OUT AND ALL THAT STUFF.

SO EVERY DAY AT 10:30, WE GO AND WORK OUT.

HAVE 6-18 PEOPLE IN THERE. NO PROBLEM.

ANY GIVEN TIME. YOU'VE BEEN IN THERE A COUPLE OF TIMES. IT'S WHAT WE DO.

IF WE'RE ASKING OFFICERS TO DO ALL THESE THINGS, WHY ARE WE NOT INVESTING THESE OFFICERS IN THE TRAINING PROTOCOL? WHY ARE WE NOT INVESTING THESE OFFICERS AND THESE FIRST RESPONDERS AND ALL THIS STUFF AS FAR AS HEALING AND RECOVERY? HAS ANYBODY THOUGHT ABOUT A TRAINING FACILITY AS FAR AS STUFF TO TAKE ICE BATH IN AND ALL THIS STUFF.

EVERY OTHER ATHLETE HAS IT OUT THERE.

BUT YET WE'RE ASKING THESE GUYS TO SEAT IN THESE CARS TO GO CHASE AND WRESTLE THESE BAD GUYS AND PUT OUT THESE FIRES AND ALL THAT STUFF.

YET, WE'RE NOT GIVING THEM ANY MUSCLE REPLENISHMENT.

BUT THEN WE GET MAD WHENEVER THEY GET HURT OUT THERE AND WE HAVE TO PUT THEM ON WHETHER THEY WE CALL IT THE HEALING CHAMBER.

WE GOT TO PUT THEM INSIDE THE HEALING CHAMBER.

THAT'S THE BIG BOX THAT'S UP THERE BECAUSE NO ONE LIKES SITTING IN IT.

TENDS TO GET HEALED UP REAL QUICK.

BUT WE GET UPSET WHENEVER WE'RE HAVING TO DO THAT, AND THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING FOR THESE OFFICERS.

NOTHING THAT WE'RE REALLY DOING FOR THESE FIREFIGHTERS.

WE NEED YOU START THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX.

THAT'S WHAT REALLY TAXED GFF WITH WHATEVER YOU THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX.

NOT ONLY ONE, DO WE HAVE TO FIND A SUITABLE LOCATION FOR THE GROWTH OF THIS PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING, BUT TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AS FAR AS WHAT ARE WE PUTTING INSIDE THERE? IF MY BOY IS THINKING OF THE TRAINING FACILITY AND THE FIELDS AND ALL THIS STUFF, THEN I'M WORKING ON WHAT RETAINING OFFICERS AND RECRUITING OTHER OFFICERS I PROBABLY NOT NEED TO START THINKING LIKE THEM.

WHENEVER I TALK TO ALL HIS LITTLE FRIENDS AND ALL THIS STUFF AND THEY WE'RE GOING ON ALL THESE VISITS, AND WE START LOOKING AT ALL THESE PICTURES, THESE COLLEGE VISITS.

I SEE ALL THESE SELFIE PICTURES OF THEM STANDING IN FRONT OF THE LOCKERS.

ALMOST EVERY SINGLE PHONE.

IT JUST ABSOLUTELY KILLS ME. I START TALKING TO THE OFFICERS.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE? NUMBER ONE THING, WHAT? BETTER TRAINING ROOM, BETTER LOCKER ROOMS, OR SUSTAINABILITY UTILIZATION.

WHENEVER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING AND ALL THE STUFF, THOSE ARE SOME OF THE FOUR THOUGHTS IN MY MIND, BECAUSE I DO KNOW THIS.

IF WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO KEEP ON STEALING AND I'LL JUST SAY STEALING OTHER OFFICERS, WE WANT THESE OFFICERS THAT ARE CERTIFIED THAT HAVE A COUPLE OF YEARS EXPERIENCE.

THE LAST SIX, I GOT FROM WILEY.

I GOT FOUR, FIVE FROM DALLAS.

I GOT TWO FROM MCKINNEY, I GOT ANOTHER ONE COMING FROM MCKINNEY TOO.

IF WE'RE GOING TO KEEP ON STEALING THAT, I JUST CAN'T DO IT OFF CULTURE ALONE, WHICH IT DOES HELP.

WE GOT TO START LOOKING AT ALL THESE LITTLE THINGS, LITTLE WAYS, ALL THAT STUFF.

HERE'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. WE SAW THE POPULATION INCREASE, IT WAS ON THE LOW SIDE AND ALL THIS STUFF.

WE'RE DOING A STAFFING NEEDS ANALYSIS.

OUR OVERALL STAFFING NEEDS ANALYSIS AND GARRETT DON, ALL THAT STUFF.

SO YOU CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG ON THIS.

OUR MAX POTENTIAL BUILDOUT FOR POPULATION IS GOING TO BE ANYWHERE 110-150 MAYBE THOUSAND PEOPLE.

WE'RE STILL WORKING ON A CERTIFIED TIMELINE, ALL THAT STUFF.

I KNOW WE HAD 2035 MAYBE THAT'S OUT THERE.

BUT FOR US, IF WE START LOOKING AT OFFICERS AND WE START PUTTING FIREMEN AND ALL THAT STUFF, YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT ANYWHERE TO 100-110,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING.

IT'S NOT CHEAP AT ALL.

BUT THAT MIGHT BE PROGRESSED FURTHER OUT.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO ANY OF THAT [INAUDIBLE] UPFRONT.

IT'S JUST NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, SO WE'VE BROKE IT DOWN IN SOME DIFFERENT PHASES.

HOW CAN WE BREAK DOWN THE PHASES AND ALL THAT STUFF? ONE OF THE FIRST PHASES IS ROUGHLY 40,000 SQUARE FEET.

POTENTIAL TIMELINE IS 25-27.

THAT'S GOING TO HOUSE THE CORE PDFD, AND THE EOC IN THERE.

POTENTIAL TIMELINE 2030 IS AN ADDITIONAL PHASE 20,000 SQUARE FEET, WHICH WILL HOUSE YOU-ALL SPIRE TRAINING TOWER, THE DISPATCH,

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THE GEL, AND THE OTHER POSSIBLE EXPANSION OUT THERE AND THEN IT JUST KIND OF KEEPS ON GROWING AND GROWING AND GROWING AND GROWING.

I THINK, JIM, YOU'RE NEXT, CORRECT? AND IN YOUR SLIDE, YOU HAVE IT WITHIN THE EOC AND ALL THIS STUFF ON YOUR SLIDE AS FAR AS WHERE IT'S GOING TO END UP BEING.

WE'LL LET THEM KIND OF SHOW IT IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT TO SHOW THAT AREA.

>> CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?

>> SORRY I WAS LOOKING STRAIGHT OVER THE TOP OF [INAUDIBLE]

>> I'M SURE. I KNOW

>> THERE GOES THE SPEAKER.

>> IN THE INITIAL ONE FOR THE 40,000 SQUARE FEET, DOES THAT INCLUDE THE HOLDING CELL THAT WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO OUR CITY HAVING BECAUSE I KNOW FROM MY RIDE ALONG AND ASKING QUESTIONS THAT IF WE HAVE SOMEONE WHO NEEDS TO GO TO A HOLDING CELL, OUR OFFICER WILL LEAVE OUR CITY AND WILL BE THERE FOR HOURS DOING THE PROCESS.

AND WITH TRAFFIC, I MEAN, WE COULD LOSE AN OFFICER FOR HALF OR MORE THAN HALF OF THEIR ENTIRE SHIFT, LEAVING US UNDER MAN HERE WITHIN THE CITY WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT TO ANSWER CALLS, AND IF THERE'S A MAJOR EMERGENCY, A MAJOR ACCIDENT OR A ROBBERY OR SOMETHING, WE'RE ALREADY STRETCHED THIN AND NOW WE'RE GETTING OURSELVES STRETCHED THINNER, AND THERE'S NO WAY FOR THAT OFFICER TO JUST TELEPORT BACK HERE AND BE HERE TO SUPPORT US SO, IS THAT A PART OF PHASE 1 TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN HAVE OUR OWN HOLDING CELL HERE SO WE CAN KEEP OUR OFFICERS HERE WHERE WE NEED THEM.

>> GREAT QUESTION. RIGHT NOW, THERE'S NO DESIGNATED PHASE ONE.

THERE'S NOTHING THAT IS IN PHASE 1 THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CONCRETE.

ONE THING WE'VE GOT TO REMEMBER WHILE LOOKING AT ALL THESE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT'S IN THERE, HOLDING CELLS AND DISPATCH CENTERS AND EOCS AND ALL THIS STUFF THEY ARE NOT CHEAP.

I WAS GOING TO BE STRAIGHT UP, SO THEY ARE NOT CHEAP.

WE STILL HAD PETER WAS IN HERE TALKING ABOUT.

WE GOT TO LOOK AT THE DEBT VERSUS WHAT IS IT DEBT VERSUS WHATEVER IT IS FOR THE CITY, WHATEVER WE PAY OUT AS FAR AS THE BILLS GO AND ALL THAT STUFF.

WE STILL HAVE TO REALLY ANALYZE ALL THAT STUFF AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND ALL THAT.

WE DO HAVE TO PREP TO START THE GROUNDWORK TO BUILD THOSE FIRST INITIAL PHASES, AND THEN WHAT CAN WE ACTUALLY PUT IN THAT FIRST INITIAL PHASE? IS IT GOING TO BE THE HOLD AND SALE AND ALL THIS STUFF? I DON'T KNOW.

THAT'S THE REASON WHY I WORK WITH PEOPLE LIKE THOSE SMART PEOPLE RIGHT OVER THERE.

THAT CAN TELL US WHAT WE CAN GET FOR THE PRICE AMOUNTS AND ALL THIS STUFF.

>> WHEN THEY DO THAT, IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO ALSO KIND OF LOOK AT THAT COST FOR US OF ESSENTIALLY, IF WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING TO SEND SOMEONE OUT OF OUR CITY FOR THE HOLDING CELL, WE SHOULD PROBABLY HAVE ANOTHER OFFICER ON STAFF, SO IS IT POSSIBLE TO LOOK AT THAT COST ADJUSTMENT OF WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE TO ENSURE THAT WE STAY AT THE MINIMUM HOPEFULLY ABOVE THE MINIMUM FOR STAFFING, IF WE'RE SENDING SOMEONE OFF TO THE HOLDING CELL VERSUS INVESTING UP FRONT INTO HAVING THE HOLDING CELL HERE, SO THAT WE CAN SEE THAT DIFFERENCE AND DETERMINE, OKAY, FINANCIALLY, IT MAY LOOK LIKE WE'RE SPENDING MORE, BUT IN THE LONG RUN, WE'RE ACTUALLY SAVING BECAUSE WE HAVE IT HERE.

>> YES, MA'AM. WE'RE DEFINITELY LOOKING THERE.

>> IN CHIEF, JUST SAY A FEW THINGS HAVING A HOLDING CELL OR EVEN THE DETENTION FACILITY, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE CERTIFIED JAILERS ON SITE AND PLUS THE ONLY PRISONERS WE COULD ACTUALLY KEEP HERE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME, CLASS C MISDEMEANORS.

ALL THE RISK HAVE TO BE CLASS B AND ABOVE HAVE TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE COUNTY JAIL.

THERE'S A TIME IT TAKES TIME TO EVEN DOING THAT.

I HAVEN'T BEEN OVER TO THE COUNTY JAIL IN A LONG TIME BOOKING ANYONE ON ON FRIDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT, BUT I'VE BEEN DOWN TO DALLAS COUNTY, AND YOU HAVE TO IT'S LIKE BASKIN ROB AND JEFF TAKE A NUMBER AND STAND IN LINE AND SO AND I HOPE WE DON'T GET TO THAT POINT.

THAT IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

>> YES, SIR. I DO AGREE.

IT IS ABSOLUTELY A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

WHENEVER I FIRST WAS INITIALLY TALKING ABOUT DOING THE PD AND ALL THIS STUFF.

I ABSOLUTELY REFUSE TO DO A JAIL BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY HEADACHES AND ALL THIS STUFF.

BUT DUE TO THE BASKIN ROBBINS COMMENT, BUT DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF INFLUX THAT'S GOING ON AT COLLIN COUNTY JAIL.

RIGHT NOW, I DO THINK THAT IS VERY GET NEED.

SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WHERE I KIND OF HAD TO COME OFF OF IT A LITTLE BIT AND START WORKING WITH JASON ALL THEM, RIGHT TO MOVE FORWARD.

YES, WE'LL ABSOLUTELY LOOK INTO ALL THOSE THINGS AND THEN TRY TO COME BACK WITH A BETTER GAME PLAN AS FAR AS PRICE AMOUNTS, TIME FRAMES, AND ALL THAT STUFF.

JASON, I WANT TO SAY CONSTRUCTION IS ROUGHLY WHAT THREE, 3.5 YEARS?

>> CAN YOU HEAR ME? CHIEF IS A QRF A QUICK REACTION FORCE?

>> YES. [OVERLAPPING]

>> THAT'S THE TRIVIA FOR THE DAY.

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WELL I'LL BE YOUR QRF RIGHT NOW.

MAYOR, COUNCIL, GOOD TO SEE ALL.

MY NAME IS JASON CAVE.

I'M AN ARCHITECT WITH GFF DESIGN.

MY COLLEAGUES, DON AND GARRETT ARE IN THE ROOM, AND WE'RE MIDWAY THROUGH A FEASIBILITY STUDY WORKING WITH THE CHIEFS ON WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO DESIGN A PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING THAT WOULD SERVE THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

YOU'RE TALKING TO COST, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT A MULTI-PHASE FACILITY RIGHT NOW.

TASK NUMBER 1 WAS FINDING AN APPROPRIATE SITE AND WITH THE GROWTH YOU ALL ARE EXPERIENCING, IT'S A LITTLE BIT CHALLENGING TO IDENTIFY THE APPROPRIATE SIZE.

THERE'S NO ONE ELSE IN THE METROPLEX THAT'S GROWING AS FAST AS YOU ALL ARE.

BUT WE THINK WE'VE IDENTIFIED A SITE, AND WE'VE DONE A LITTLE BIT OF PROGRAMMING AND TRIED TO BREAK THAT OUT INTO PHASES.

WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS A POTENTIAL THREE PHASE BUILD OUT FOR A POLICE AND FIRE FACILITY.

CHIEF REMIND ME YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTION.

>> I THINK THE OVERALL SPECIFIC QUESTION IS, IF WE END UP DOING THE PHASE OUT, CORRECT? WE END UP DOING A PHASE OUT.

CAN WE DO IF NEEDED THE DRAWING TO THE PHASE 1 AND THEN ALSO PRETTY MUCH THE TIME FRAME OF BUILD OUT FOR, IF WE WERE TO START INITIAL CONSTRUCTION TODAY.

>> SURE. WELL, WE'RE DESIGNERS.

WE WORK WITH CONTRACTORS.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT, JUST CALL IT A YEAR OF DESIGN BEFORE THE DOCUMENTS GO TO A CONTRACTOR.

IT'S 2025 NOW.

YOU WOULDN'T START BUILDING UNTIL 2026 AND THEN IT'S AT LEAST A TWO YEAR TIME FRAME.

YOU'RE TALKING 2028 UNTIL YOU MOVE INTO THIS FACILITY.

I THINK THE POPULATION PROJECTIONS ARE SEVERAL SLIDES BACK, BUT BY 2028, YOU ALL ARE MANY MORE FOLKS.

THE CHALLENGE IS TRYING TO BUILD PHASE 1 BIG ENOUGH SO THAT YOU DON'T MOVE INTO IT AND IMMEDIATELY GROW OUT OF IT.

I'VE GOT FOUR KIDS, AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY SHOES I'VE BOUGHT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.

I BUY THEM A PAIR OF SHOES, AND THEY'RE IMMEDIATELY GROWN OUT OF IT.

WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT WITH A $40 MILLION BUILDING.

WE WANT TO MAKE THAT INVESTMENT LAST.

>> CHIEF, I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

I KNOW WE'VE SPOKE IN A PAST ABOUT THE CALL RESPONSE TIMES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BEING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A NORTH SIDE AND THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN.

DOES THIS BUILDING HELP WITH THAT RESPONSE TIME BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, TRAFFIC IS GOING TO GET WORSE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE POTENTIALLY DOUBLE THE POPULATION.

I THINK THAT YOU GUYS WERE REALLY ON THE RESERVE SIDE OF WHAT OUR FUTURE LOOKS LIKE.

BUT IS THIS NEW BUILDING GOING TO ALSO HELP WITH THOSE RESPONSE TIMES? I KNOW WE ALSO SPOKE ABOUT SUBSTATIONS, BUT POTENTIALLY ON THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH SIDE OF IT.

>> CORRECT. YOUR SECOND PART WAS RIGHT.

THE BUILDING ITSELF, NO, WILL NOT HELP WITH RESPONSE TIME. IT'S JUST A HEADQUARTERS.

IT'S PRETTY MUCH A PLACE TO GO GET YOUR STUFF, TO GO TAKE PEOPLE ALL THIS STUFF.

ONE THING THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY INTRINSICALLY LOOKING AT DOING, IF WE BUILD A NEW FIRE STATION NORTH AND/OR A NEW FIRE STATION SOUTH AND ALL THAT STUFF, WOULD BE TO ADD SUBSTATIONS TO THOSE FIRE STATIONS AS WELL.

AGAIN, WE'RE AN EXTREMELY LONG CITY. WE'RE NOT ALL THAT WIDE.

WE'RE JUST EXTREMELY LONG SO THAT WOULD BE LOOKING AT JUST TRYING TO HOUSE A COUPLE OF UNITS THAT ARE OUT THERE AND THEN HAVE THE AVAILABILITY FOR OFFICERS TO EITHER GO PUT EVIDENCE WITHIN THE SUBSTATIONS OVER THERE AND/OR PARK THE PATROL CARS AND ALL THAT STUFF.

BUT STILL THE MAIN POLICE HEADQUARTERS, THE HQ, WOULD BE WHERE THIS WOULD BE LOCATED.

>> I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.

I KNOW YOU HAVE THE PLAN AND SPECIALIZED UNITS COMES AT THE END.

BUT HAVE YOU CONSIDERED A MIXED APPROACH BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE A GREAT FORENSIC TEAM, AND THERE IS MONEY OUT THERE FOR MUNICIPALITIES THAT WANT TO EXPAND THEIR FORENSIC TEAM AND ARE WILLING TO TEACH NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY LIKE PDS ABOUT THE FORENSIC PROCESS AND EVERYTHING AND HELPING THEM GET TRAINED.

PART OF THAT FUNDING GOES INTO BUILDING A FACILITY.

IN A SENSE, COULD WE NOT LOOK AT STUFF LIKE THAT TO PULL INTO PHASE 1 TO HELP ENABLE US TO BUILD BIGGER USING THOSE FUNDS AND HAVE A SPECIALIZED UNIT THERE, WHICH CAN CREATE A REVENUE FOR OUR PD DOING THOSE TRAININGS? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT CAN ALSO BE LOOKED AT?

>> I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

ANY TYPE OF REVENUE ORIENTATION IS ABSOLUTELY GREAT IDEA.

I WOULD LOVE TO MEET OFFLINE WITH YOU AND FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AND FIGURE OUT ABOUT THAT SPECIALIZED UNIT AND ALL THAT.

IF THEY'RE CHARGING FOR TRAINING TO THE OUTSIDE, I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THAT.

IF THERE'S SOMETHING OUT THERE, I JUST DON'T KNOW ABOUT, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE TO LEARN ABOUT IT.

I JUST WOULD HATE TO GIVE YOU AN ANSWER THAT'S TOTALLY WRONG

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NOW BECAUSE I'M MISUNDERSTANDING YOU.

RIGHT DON? DID I MISS SOMETHING UP HERE, CHIEF? I KNOW YOU'RE POINTING TO SOMETHING. HERE YOU GO.

>> KEEP ON GOING.

>> BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE I LEFT OFF.

I THINK WE ACTUALLY STARTED JUMPING OFF INTO THESE.

WHAT'S NEEDED TO FINALIZE PHASE 1 PLANNING? I THINK THAT STARTED OPENING UP SOME QUESTIONS THERE.

HOW DO WE FUND AND PHASE THE NEW FACILITY? WHAT THE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING STRATEGIES ARE.

I KNOW WE HIT UP ON THAT A LITTLE BIT.

THE TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED SAFETY WITHOUT HIGH COSTS SO WE ENDED UP TALKING TO YOU.

CHIEF, I FEEL LIKE WE MISSED SOMETHING.

>> WE DID. WE SKIPPED A PAGE.

>> HERE WE GO. LET ME SEE IF I CAN GO BACK A LITTLE BIT.

THERE WE GO. THERE IT IS.

SORRY, BUDDY. THERE YOU GO.

>> THANK YOU. IN THE INTEREST OF COMBINING TWO SLIDES, AND WE ARE GOING TO GET A LITTLE BIT AHEAD.

BUT I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT ONE OF THE PHASES IN TERMS OF WHY A DRILL TOWER.

THIS IS GOING TO IMPACT US ON A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT FRONTS.

NUMBER 1 IS GOING TO BE THE ISO RATING.

WHEN WE LOOK AT ISO, IT'S BROKEN DOWN IN TERMS OF SCORING A FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THREE CATEGORIES PLUS ONE LITTLE BONUS CATEGORY.

SO 50% OF THAT MARKING IS GOING TO BE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S PERFORMANCE, 40% IS WATER PRODUCTION, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT GPM AND VOLUME, AND THEN 10% IS GOING TO BE DISPATCH.

IN REFERENCE TO YOUR COMMENT EARLIER, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE IN THE ISO 1 DEPARTMENTS WITHIN COLLIN COUNTY, THERE'S NOT A SINGLE ISO 1 DEPARTMENT THAT'S DISPATCHED BY COLLIN COUNTY.

THESE ARE THOSE LITTLE THINGS THAT WHEN WE LOOK AT 10% OF A SCORE, EVERYTHING IS JUST LIKE GRADE SCHOOL, 90-100 IS AN A, 80-89 IS A B, SO AN O IS NUMBER 2, THE A SCORES HERE NUMBER 1.

THE DIFFERENCE OF 10 CAN MEAN VOLUMES AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ISO 1 RATING AND ISO 2 RATING.

BUT ONE OF THE BIG THINGS ON WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT IS GOING BACK TO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY WANT TO STRESS IN MY OPENING REMARKS, THAT WHEN WE LOOK AT THE THINGS THAT WE ARE COMPETING AGAINST, I KNOW WE ARE COMPETING FOR QUALITY GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE FRISCOS, WITH THE MCKINNEYS.

ISO 1 TAKES THAT OFF THEIR POINT OF COMPETITION AGAINST US BECAUSE THEY ARE AN ISO 1 CITY.

THEY CAN'T GO TO A DEVELOPER AND SAY, THIS IS GOING TO BE A SAFER COMMUNITY TO PUT YOUR DEVELOPMENT IN.

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND SOMETHING ELSE OTHER THAN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PERFORMANCE, AND THEY CAN FIND SOMETHING ELSE AND WE'LL BEAT THEM AT THAT TOO, I PROMISE YOU.

WITH THAT COMING UP, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE OTHER ASPECTS IN TERMS OF THE BENEFITS OF AN ISO 1, AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, WE SEND ON DUTY CREWS OUT TO MCKINNEY TO DO ALL OF OUR LIVE FIRE TRAINING.

THE AMOUNT OF TRAINING WE DO DIRECTLY IMPACTS AT 50% OF THE SCORE, THE MORE THAT WE DO OUR TRAINING IN-HOUSE, OUTSIDE OF ALL THE CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT ASPECTS THAT I'LL MAKE SOME REMARKS TO HERE SHORTLY.

THIS KEEPS OUR CREWS INSIDE THE CITY IN SERVICE AND AVAILABLE FOR CALLS.

THIS IS A HUGE FORCE MULTIPLIER FOR US BECAUSE WE'RE NOT SPLITTING OUR FORCES JUST FOR TRAINING.

ON TOP OF THAT, WE HAVE A FACILITY INSIDE OUR OWN CITY LIMITS NOW THAT WE CAN DO ALL THE OTHER NECESSARY TRAINING ASPECTS OUTSIDE OF LIVE FIRE TRAINING.

ANYTHING FROM SPECIALIZED PROP USAGE TO SPECIALIZED RESCUE OPPORTUNITIES, YOU NAME IT.

THIS IS WHERE IT BECOMES HUGE IN TERMS OF THE CULTURE, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE.

PART OF MY ONBOARDING WITH THE CITY, I HAD AN INTERVIEW WITH THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY ASKED ME A STATEMENT THAT I MADE IN ONE OF MY SUBMISSIONS IN TERMS OF CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE A FIREFIGHTER CAN BE A FIREFIGHTER.

I WAS ASKED, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? I'VE CHALLENGED THE DEPARTMENT.

WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS THIS TO IDENTIFY THAT.

BUT I CAN PROMISE YOU RIGHT NOW, A CULTURE THAT'S CENTERED ON TRAINING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WHICH EQUALS DIRECTLY TO CUSTOMER SERVICE, TO OUR PERFORMANCE LEVELS IN TERMS OF WHAT WE DELIVER TO YOU IS GOING TO BE A MAJOR PART OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A PRINCETON FIREFIGHTER.

AS FAR AS THE TECHNOLOGY COMING INTO THE CITY, A BIG PART IS USING THE RESOURCES THAT ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.

THE ILLUSTRATION THAT I PUT UP EARLIER IN TERMS OF JUST GENERATING A DRIVE TIME ANALYSIS, THIS IS WHERE WE NEED TO START FORECASTING, START FUTURE PROOFING OUR DEVELOPMENT AND OUR GROWTH WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT DATA DRIVEN TOOLS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.

AS FAR AS WHAT WE ARE PLANNING, WHAT WE WANT TO START IMPLEMENTING, IN ADDITION TO SOME OF THE INNOVATIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS, ARE PUTTING AND USING ALL THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO START MAKING

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THE FUTURE PLANS FOR WHAT WE NEED TO BE NO LONGER REACTIVE TO THE GROWTH OF THE CITY, BUT START BEING PROACTIVE TO OUR FUTURE NEEDS.

THE LAST COMPONENT ABOUT THAT IS GOING TO BE IN ADDITION TO SOME OF THE COMMENTS I MADE ABOUT THE EXISTING RESOURCES.

WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE PROVIDED US, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAP OUT OUR FUTURE RESOURCES TO ADAPT TO THE CITY'S NEEDS AS IT CONTINUES TO GROW.

THE LIGHTER TRUCK, I MENTIONED AT FIREHOUSE NUMBER 3 IS A GREAT RESOURCE.

THE MOMENT WE PUT THAT IN SERVICE, WE BROKE SPADES, EVERYTHING ELSE HAS TO CHANGE AROUND THAT IN TERMS OF HOW WE BUILD AND MAN OUR APPARATUS TO SUPPORT THAT TRUCK ON OUR FIRE GROUNDS.

THESE ARE INNOVATIONS AND SYSTEMS THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO RESPOND APPROPRIATELY TO OUR CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS WITHIN THE CITY.

CHIEF, HAVE YOU GOT ANYTHING IN TERMS OF TECH THAT YOU NEED TO ADDRESS HERE?

>> [INAUDIBLE] THE NEXT COUPLE SLIDES WERE SHORT TERM, MIDDLE TERM AND LONG TERM PLAN.

BUT WHAT WE'LL END UP DOING IS I'LL JUST BYPASS SOME OF THAT.

I'LL LEAVE IT UP IN THE BACKGROUND AND ALL THAT.

I KNOW WE HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE AFFORD ENOUGH TIME TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS AND GO AROUND THE ROOM AND ALL THIS STUFF AND SEE WHAT'S GOING TO BE OUT THERE AND WRAP UP THERE.

THERE'S NO TIME TERM PLAN.

IT'S JUST REALLY 0-6 MONTH PLAN.

THE CONTINUATION USING AI AND THEN PUSHING OUT FOR OFFICERS, ALL THAT GOOD STUFF FOR US SO 6-24 MONTH PLAN IS REALLY BEGIN ON THE CONSTRUCTION PHASES, INSTALL THE FIRE TOWERS, LAUNCH THE PREDICTIVE POLICING ANALYSIS OR ANALYTICS.

WE'RE GOING TO END UP TALKING ABOUT THAT WHENEVER WE GET INTO THE AS PART OF THE PRESENTATION, WHICH IS THIS AFTERNOON RATHER.

THEN CONTINUE WITH THE GROWTH PLANS THAT SHOULD BE PUT IN PLACE.

A LITTLE BIT LONGER TERM PLAN IS COMPLETE THE PHASE 2 AND/OR PHASE 3 BUILD OUT, NO PHASE 2.

EVALUATE NEED FOR STATION NUMBER 5, WHICH IS NORTH, CORRECT? NORTH WITH PD SUBSTATION, WHICH IS WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, MR. MAYOR.

REFRESH SOME OF THE TECH PLATFORMS, IMPLEMENT THE CAD 911 SYSTEMS, THAT'S THE DISPATCH THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER TOO AS WELL.

THERE'S SOME OF OUR CLOSING REFLECTIONS.

BUT WE'LL LEAVE IT OPEN RIGHT NOW, SO I KNOW YOU ALL HAD A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS THAT WAS OUT THERE, SO I WANT TO SEE IF I CAN'T ASCERTAIN ANY ANSWERS.

OR WAS IT JUST SUCH A GREAT PRESENTATION WHERE I JUST ANSWERED ANY OF THE QUESTIONS REALLY THAT YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE.

>> I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION.

I HAVE A COMMENT AND JUST A RECOMMENDATION.

REALLY LIKE THE DIRECTION AND THE COLLABORATION OF BOTH FIRE AND POLICE.

THERE ARE LOTS OF FUNDING OUT THERE FOR HIRING PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL AND ALSO OUTFITTING.

WOULD JUST RECOMMEND THAT YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.

>> YES, MA'AM. I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO COME WORK FOR US TO HELP US OUT WITH THAT.

I'VE BEEN WAITING ON YOU. WE GOT IT, MS. TIFFANY. RIGHT ON.

>> I THINK, COUNCIL, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

WE'VE WALKED THROUGH A LOT OF INFORMATION.

WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR MOSTLY IS, IS THIS A VISION YOU WANT TO SEE BECOME A REALITY? THEN THAT WAY, WE CAN START LOOKING FOR THE BUDGET PROCESS, HOW THIS CAN FIT IN THERE.

WE DO KNOW, AND I'VE SPOKE WITH MANY OF YOU ONE ON ONE, BUT JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S CONSUMPTION IS AS WE GROW, WE ARE LARGELY DEPENDENT ON AD VALOREM TAXES, WHICH ARE YOUR PROPERTY TAXES.

UNTIL THE COMMERCIAL SIDE CATCHES UP, WE'RE GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT STRAINED IN WHAT WE DO IN TERMS OF ADDING PERSONNEL, WHICH IS WHY YOU'LL SEE THE AI PRESENTATION HERE SHORTLY, BUT YOU'VE ALSO SEEN THE STRIDES THAT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY TEAM HAS MADE, SIMPLY WITH ADDING A FEW PEOPLE AND THEN LEVERAGING SMARTER TECHNOLOGY, SMARTER POLICE AND SMARTER FIRES.

IF YOU THINK OF THREE PHASE BUILDING APPROACH TO GET AHEAD OF THE FUTURE GROWTH AS WE HEARD IT'S 3.5 YEARS OUT, SO WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ACHIEVING YOUR VISION AND THEN ALSO THINKING WHAT THE CITY IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN A FEW YEARS.

JUST TELL US THAT AND IF YOU SAY, HEY, WE HATE THIS, WE'D RATHER MODEL OUR BUILDINGS AS THE STAFF GROWS, WE CAN DO THAT TOO, SO YOU JUST LET US KNOW.

>> I AGREE. I THINK, LIKE YOU SAID EARLIER, THAT THIS IS MORE OF A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO IT, I DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL WE GET TO THAT 100,000 RESIDENTS, AND THEN WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO EXPAND IT.

I THINK THAT WE ALREADY KNOW THE GROWTH IS COMING.

WE'RE ALREADY SEEING THE EFFECTS OF NOT PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE.

I THINK THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE WANT IT OR NOT.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE IT.

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>> I THINK THIS IS VITAL, DEFINITELY.

I ALSO ENCOURAGE THAT ANYONE ON COUNCIL WHO HASN'T DONE A RIDE ALONG WITH EITHER OF YOUR DEPARTMENTS TO DO IT SO THAT THEY CAN SEE FIRSTHAND WHAT IT'S LIKE.

BECAUSE YOU ARE BARE BONES IN YOUR FACILITIES.

YOU'RE STAFFED TO THE MAXIMUM YOU CAN, WHICH IS THE MINIMUM.

SEEING THAT FIRSTHAND KIND OF SHIFTS THE PERSPECTIVE OF HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO GET THIS FACILITY FOR YOU AND TO HAVE THESE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

IF ANYONE HAS NOT GONE, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND GOING.

>> I'D ALSO JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I THINK IT'S A GOOD VISION.

IT'S A GOOD THING GOING FORWARD.

I CAN OBVIOUSLY SAY THAT I'VE, YOU KNOW, COUNCILMAN TODD SAID ABOUT GOING OUT AND RIDING.

I'VE DONE THAT ON BOTH ON FIRE AND POLICE, DONE THAT HAVE THE T SHIRT. YOU MIGHT SAY.

BUT I BELIEVE THAT OUR TRAINING KEEPING IT IN HOUSE AND KEEPING IT HERE WOULD BE A BENEFIT TO BOTH DEPARTMENTS, HAVING TRAINING FACILITIES.

THEN YOU PROBABLY ATTRACT A LOT MORE PEOPLE.

WE COULD ACTUALLY DO A LITTLE BIT MORE TRAINING FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS TOO.

PART OF THE ISO, ALSO, I THINK IT'S ONLY MUTUAL AD TRAINING, I BELIEVE IS IN THE ISO RATING SCALE IN THE CHIEF.

IF WE HAVE A TRAINING FACILITY HERE AND DEPARTMENTS SO WE MUTUAL AID WITH THE MOST, COULD COME HERE AND TRAIN WITH OUR DEPARTMENTS.

IT WOULD HELP US ON THAT RATING ALSO.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

YOU KNOW, LOTS OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE ISO IS, BUT BUT IT'S GREAT EVEN THE PEOPLE IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA GET OUR BENEFIT.

IF THEY LIVE WITHIN FIVE MILES OF THE STATION ON 1,000 FOOT OF A HYDRANT, THEY GET THE SAME RATING.

IT'S A BENEFIT TO THEM ALSO TO DO THIS.

BUT I THINK IT'S A GREAT VISION, IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO GO FORWARD WITH.

I'M ALL ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT WE ALSO NEED PUBLIC WORKS TOO, AND ALL THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS, TOO.

BUT BUT WE REALLY NEED THIS ALSO.

I THINK AT ONE TIME THAT, ONE OF THESE DAYS THAT WE WON'T HAVE CONTRACT AMBULANCE, EITHER.

WE'LL HAVE OUR OWN AMBULANCE, EMS SERVICE.

ALL THIS IS, OF COURSE, WHAT THEY SAY, ALL IT TAKES IS MONEY, WRITE A CHECKBOOK. WE'LL BE OKAY.

HERE IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WEARING TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DEBT AND EVERYTHING, YET THEY STILL WANT A CREDIT SCORE ON ME FOR ANYTHING SO GOOD JOB.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THAT.

I 100% SUPPORT IT.

IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT IT'S NOT A LUXURY.

IT'S ESSENTIAL.

IT'S VITAL TO OUR COMMUNITY.

SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE DEBATING OVER IT, WHETHER WE WANT IT OR NOT.

IS MORE OF IT COMING, AND WE GOT TO HAVE IT.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO JUST ADDRESS.

I THINK I HOLD MYSELF ACCOUNTABLE, IS THAT AS COUNCIL, WE SHOULD PROBABLY DO A BETTER JOB OF COMMUNICATING HOW THESE PLANS LINE UP BECAUSE ONCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PARKS AND REC BUILDING TOOK PLACE, ONE OF THE PRIMARY RESPONSES OR QUESTIONS I GOT, WELL, WE NEED A POLICE DEPARTMENT FIRST, NOT KNOWING THAT IT WAS ALREADY IN THE PIPELINE.

I THINK THAT WE AS COUNSEL NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB COMMUNICATING THAT THESE THINGS THERE ARE ACTIVE PLANS IN PLACE TO ADDRESS ALL OF THE THINGS THAT TEND TO BECOME A SENSE.

YES, I'M EXCITED FOR THIS TO SEE THAT IT IS IN FRUITION.

I'M 100% BEHIND IT.

>> I'M 100% FOR IT, BUT I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT IN OUR COMMUNICATIONS THAT WE LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT WHILE WE NEED TO OUTFIT POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, WE ALSO NEED TO BUILD IN MEASURES TO PROTECT ALL PERSONNEL.

I THINK THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT, SO WE'RE GOING TO NEED ADDED EQUIPMENT.

MAYBE A PROJECT MIGHT NOT GO FAST ENOUGH BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL PERSONNEL IS PROTECTED.

SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE AWARE OF BECAUSE IT WILL BECOME AN ISSUE OR QUESTION.

WHY AREN'T THEY DOING THIS FAST ENOUGH? THEY'RE PEOPLE TOO.

THEY HAVE FAMILIES, AND WE NEED TO PROTECT.

>> I GUESS THE LAST THING THAT I'LL SAY TOO IS FOR THE PERSONNEL ISSUES, I THINK WE JUST NEED TO COME UP WITH A PLAN THAT WE CAN NOT KEEP BEHIND THE BALL ON POLICE FIRE AND OUR PUBLIC SAFETY, I THINK THAT WE'VE SEEN TO TAXES AND THINGS LIKE THAT,

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THAT THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR OUR CITY.

WE NEED TO ACTUALLY HAVE SOME TYPE OF PLAN IN PLACE MOVING FORWARD THAT CAN FUND THEM IN A WAY THAT WE CAN NOT BE BEHIND THE BOARD.

I DON'T LIKE HEARING THAT WE'RE AT THE MINIMUM.

WE SHOULD BE AT SOMEWHERE WHERE IT'S COMFORTABLE FOR A JAILER OR SOMEBODY TO BE FOR AN HOUR OR THEIR WHOLE SHIFT, BUT WE'RE NOT SHORT STAFFED, BECAUSE WE NEED A MINIMUM ON THE STREETS AT ALL TIME, ESPECIALLY AS WE GROW.

BUT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT PLAN IN PLACE.

WHATEVER THAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE FUNDED THE RIGHT WAY THAT THEY NEED TO, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO MAKE THE CITY, BECAUSE WE CAN HAVE ALL THIS GREAT STUFF HERE.

IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S NOT SAFE.

>> WHAT I'D LIKE TO SAY IS I APPRECIATE THE PHASED APPROACH.

I THINK THAT'S A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WAY TO SPEND TAXPAYER MONEY.

WE DON'T BUILD THE FULL STADIUM AT ONCE.

YOU START WITH THE PARKING LOT, SO YOU HAVE SOMEWHERE TO PARK FIRST.

THE PHASED APPROACH IS A GOOD.

I HOPE THAT YOU REALLY CONSIDER WITH THE HELP OF THE EXPERTS NOT BEING OUTGROWN AS SOON AS WE MOVE IN DAY 1.

THAT'S IMPORTANT. WE SEE THE ROADWAYS DO THAT CONSISTENTLY.

THEY DO MAJOR EXPANSIONS, AND BY THE TIME THEY'RE DONE, IT'S WORTHLESS.

PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING SURE WE DON'T OUTGROW IT BEFORE WE MOVE IN.

ANOTHER THING I'D REALLY LIKE TO HEAR FROM BOTH CHIEFS, AND I THINK THIS IS MR. MASHBURN'S LEADERSHIP FROM DAY 1, TALKING WITH HIM HAS BEEN THE FOCUS ON EMPLOYEES AND THE WORKERS.

I'M PERSONALLY IN HEALTH AND SAFETY, SO HEALTH AND SAFETY OF WORKERS IS MY JOB.

WHEN YOU SHOW THEM THAT THEIR HEALTH AND SAFETY AND THEIR LIVELIHOODS AND NOT JUST BEING A WORKER, BUT ALSO BEING A FAMILY MEMBER IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

WHEN YOU SHOW THEM THAT, THEY PERFORM BETTER.

JUST EVERYTHING GETS BETTER.

IT'S JUST IT'S HARD TO FIND A NEGATIVE WHEN YOU SUPPORT YOUR STAFF.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE BUILDING WHAT IS USEFUL FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY OCCUPY THE BUILDING.

WE DON'T NEED A GRAND PIECE OF ARTWORK ALONG THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY.

WE NEED A BUILDING THAT IS FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE THAT FUNCTIONS THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO.

I'M NOT SAYING BUILD A FEDERAL CONCRETE BLOCK, BUT WE DON'T NEED THE FANCIEST THINGS UNDER THE SUN FROM CURB APPEAL I'M TALKING.

WHEN I GO ON THE DOOR, I WANT TO SEE WHAT'S ACTUALLY USEFUL.

THAT ACTUALLY BRINGS BENEFIT TO THE SOCIETY.

I SUPPORT THIS PLAN OF CONTINUE DEVELOPING THIS PLAN.

I KNOW YOU BRIEFED OVER THE INTERIM TEMPORARY PLANS.

I ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE SURE YOU CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS THAT PORTABLE BUILDING WHEREVER BECAUSE WE DO NEED OFFICES.

I DON'T LIKE PEOPLE ON CARDBOARD TABLES AND SIT AND STARING AT COLUMNS IN THE CORNER.

PLEASE GET TEMPORARY FACILITIES AS NEEDED.

PLAN FOR THOSE AS WE'RE PLANNING FOR THIS LONGER TERM FUTURE.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR KEEPING THE EMPLOYEES AS THE TOP PRIORITY BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THE NUMBER 1 DRIVING FORCES OF SUCCESS HERE IN THE CITY IS MAKING SURE WE HAVE A GREAT PLACE TO WORK.

>> AWESOME THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. KNOX.

YES. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH GFF.

THEY WILL START PUTTING A TIMELINE TOGETHER.

THAT WILL MEET WITH CITY MANAGEMENT.

THAT WAY, WE HAVE SOME SORT OF A ROLL OUT PHASED APPROACH, KIND OF MOVE FORWARD, AND THEN THAT CAN KIND OF COME TO YOU ALL TOO AS WELL.

AND WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THAT PHASED APPROACH AS FAR AS MOVING PEOPLE AROUND, INSTEAD OF REALLY JUST KIND OF GETTING THE PORTABLE BUILDINGS.

WE'RE WAITING ON SOME OTHER ENTITIES TO BE MOVED INTO THEIR BUILDINGS, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO JUST PLAY THAT LITTLE DOMINO EFFECT AND ALL OF THIS STUFF TOO AS WELL.

BUT YES, WE'RE ACTIVELY WORKING ON IT, SO.

>> ONE MORE, WHOEVER CAME UP THE THE DUAL STATION, PUTTING BOTH FIRE AND POLICE.

I'M SURE IT'S NOT A NEW IDEA.

I'M SURE IT'S DONE IN OTHER PLACES, BUT IT'S A GREAT IDEA, COMBINING, ESPECIALLY IN OUR LONG, SKINNY CITY THAT WE HAVE.

>> I JUST KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BOXING RING RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.

>> I WAS I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK YOU THAT WE HAVE THE BUILDING THEN BOXING RING FOR THE POLICE FIRST FIRE.

>> IT'S GOING TO BE IN THAT BRAND NEW TRAINING FACILITY.

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THERE IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE.

>> OUR SOFTBALL FIELD EITHER WAY.

COUNCIL, BENT RAISED AN INTERESTING QUESTION.

I THINK FROM A GUIDANCE STANDPOINT, I THINK IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO HEAR, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUR ARCHITECTS.

THERE IS A BALANCE BETWEEN PURELY FUNCTIONAL AND HIGHLY AESTHETIC.

NOW, YOU DON'T WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE YOU KNOCKED OUT WALLS BETWEEN FOUR DOUBLE WIDE AND MADE THAT.

ON THE OTHER HAND, YOU DON'T WANT IT TO BE HIGHLY AESTHETIC, BY THE WAY, YOU'VE SEEN PLACES LIKE THAT THAT THEY ARE HIGHLY AESTHETIC.

THERE ARE CITIES THAT LOVE THAT.

THERE ARE CITIES THAT LIKE I DON'T CARE IF IT WORKS. IT'S GOT TO LOOK PRETTY.

I'M CURIOUS BECAUSE THIS WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR NOT ONLY THE CHIEFS AND THE STAFF, BUT ALSO FOR THESE GUYS.

WHERE ALONG THAT BALANCE DO YOU WANT TO FALL BETWEEN IS PURELY FUNCTIONAL.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE MOST FUNCTIONAL THING WOULD BE A SQUARE BOX MADE OUT OF CONCRETE.

BY THE WAY, IT WILL LOOK LIKE A SQUARE BOX MADE OUT OF CONCRETE.

WHERE ALONG THAT CONTINUUM? DO YOU WANT THEM TO HIT SORT OF RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE? DO YOU WANT THEM TO LEAN MORE TOWARD FUNCTIONAL, LEAN MORE TOWARD AESTHETIC?

>> I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE VERY FUNCTIONAL, BUT IT NEEDS TO KEEP UP WITH THE TIME TOO.

BECAUSE WE STILL WANT TO KEEP A CERTAIN FIELD AND CERTAIN LOOK TO PRINCETON.

WE'RE STILL IN THE EARLY STAGES OF WHAT WE'RE DESIGNING WHAT PRINCETON LOOKS LIKE.

WE STILL WANTED TO LOOK UNIFORM.

WE DON'T WANT SOMETHING OUT THE BLOCK, SO WE HAVE ALL THESE NICE HOMES, BUT THEN WE HAVE THIS UGLY BUILDING IN THE MIDDLE OF IT CAUSE THEN THAT'LL BE JUST A TALKING POINT FOR WHATEVER REASON.

I THINK THAT WE DEFINITELY HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE UTILIZING EVERY SQUARE FOOT OF THE BUILDING, BUT IT'S ALSO KEPT UP TO 2025 OR 2020.

>> LIKE THIS BUILDING IS VERY FUNCTIONAL, BUT IT'S GOT A NICE FEEL TO IT THAT FEELS RIGHT FOR NOT ONLY FOR THE TIME, BUT ALSO FOR A COMMUNITY.

>> CORRECT.

>> COUNCIL, IF I CAN ADD ONE MORE WRINKLE TO THAT, EVERY CITY IS IN A WAR FOR TALENT WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC SAFETY, ESPECIALLY.

I WAS MEETING WITH ANOTHER CITY MANAGER RECENTLY AND HE SAID, HEY, HOW ARE YOU DOING WITH RECRUITING? I SAID, WE HONESTLY DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE ONE OF THE FEW CITIES THAT DON'T.

ONE, THERE'S HIGH GROWTH, THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE, WHICH IS GOOD.

OUR PAY IS NOW COMPETITIVE WITH SOME OF THE BETTER CITIES, BUT IT'S THE CULTURE THAT THE TWO CHIEFS ARE BUILDING AND HAVE BUILT WITHIN THEIR DEPARTMENT. THAT'S A GOOD DRAW.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAD TALKED ABOUT WITH THIS BUILDING, IS, CAN WE WORK WITH THE ISD TO INTRODUCE CHILDREN TO PUBLIC SAFETY AS A PROFESSION EARLIER RATHER THAN LATER? IF YOU THINK ABOUT POLICE IN PARTICULAR, THE FIRST INTERACTION IS, NO, YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

OR I'VE GIVEN YOU A TICKET OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT.

WE HAD TALKED, CHIEF AND I ALMOST A YEAR AGO, PROBABLY, IF WE BUILT THIS PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING OF THE FUTURE, HOW DO WE INTRODUCE IT IN A FUN WAY K-12? THEN WHEN KIDS GRADUATE OUR HIGH SCHOOLS COME RIGHT INTO THE POLICING.

I WAS REALLY INSPIRED BY HIS STORY BEING HOME GROWN HERE, AND THERE'S SOMETHING OF VALUE WHEN YOU'VE SEEN THE CITY OVER 20 PLUS YEARS YOU KNOW THINGS YOU CAN'T TEACH.

I SAID, COULD WE BE THE CITY THAT'S KNOWN FOR HOME GROWN PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT ALSO DOING IT AT THE MOST ADVANCED LEVEL WITH THE LATEST CUTTING EDGE TECH THAT MAYBE CUTS DOWN ON THE PERSONNEL WE NEED.

I'LL TELL YOU, THESE TWO ARE PHENOMENAL, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ADDED THE RESOURCES YOU ALL APPROVED LAST YEAR, WE CATCH BAD GUYS REALLY FAST.

IT'S TRULY INCREDIBLE THE CRIMES THAT THEY'VE SOLVED IN SUCH RAPID FASHION AND IF CRAWFORD IS STILL BEHIND ME, SHE GETS A TON OF CREDIT.

SHE'S A WHIZ WHEN SHE WAS A DETECTIVE AND NOW HAS ADVANCED.

BUT ANYWAY, ADDING THAT IN THERE TOO, DO YOU LIKE THAT VISION AS WELL? BECAUSE THAT WILL HELP BALANCE FUNCTIONALLY AESTHETIC, BUT ALSO THIS, HEY, LET'S INVOLVE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS PART OF THIS AS WELL.

IS THAT SOMETHING YOU WANT TO SEE HAPPEN?

>> I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE'S HEARD OF SAFETY TOWN.

IT'S SUPER CUTE.

THAT WOULD BE SO COOL TO HAVE HERE SO THAT OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS COULD GO ON FIELD TRIPS REGULARLY THERE.

FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR, THEY HAVE A LITTLE STREET DRAWN, AND YOU GET TO, PRACTICE STOPPING AT THE STOP LIGHT OR THE STOP SIGN.

AND THEN THERE'S LIKE A POST OFFICE AND STUFF.

THE KIDS GET TO EXPLORE THOSE CAREERS AND HAVE FUN WITH IT, AND YOU KNOW, YOU CAN HAVE OFFICERS COME IN AND TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT THINGS.

IT'S REALLY, REALLY FUN.

KIDS LOVE IT. AND I THINK THAT'D BE A GREAT INTRODUCTION TO IT.

FOLLOWED WITH LATER ON, HAVING THE ABILITY TO HAVE HIGH SCHOOLERS COME IN AND HAVE A MENTOR.

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IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION THEY WANT TO GO IN THEIR CAREER.

>> IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING, THERE'S FUNDING FOR THAT, TOO.

>> YEAH. I THINK THAT THAT'S AMAZING IDEA BECAUSE I THINK THAT AS PRINCETON, WE SEE PRINCETON IS MOSTLY HOME, BUT THIS IS MOSTLY FAMILIES.

I THINK MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD AGE IS 30 AND YOUNGER.

I THINK THAT TRYING TO INCORPORATE THE KIDS WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND KIND OF GET THAT CHANGE THE PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT PUBLIC SAFETY, CHANGE THE PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT POLICE IS, CHANGE THE PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT HOW SOCIETY IS OUTSIDE OF PRINCETON.

I THINK WE CAN MAKE PRINCETON SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE.

I THINK THAT THAT IS A GOOD WAY TO START YOUNG BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO TAKE THE YOUTH TO CHANGE WHAT THEIR FUTURE IS.

>> YEAH. I THINK SPEAKING TO COUNCILMAN'S LONG COMMENT ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, I THINK ADDING WHAT MR. MASHBURN WAS SAYING WOULD GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIND FUNDING SOMEWHERE, IF WE CAN ASK JIM, I THINK THAT OPENS UP THAT EDC OR CDC FUNDING ABILITY IF WE WERE TO [INAUDIBLE] THAT.

THAT WAY, WE CAN GET AT BIT LEAN CLOSER TO THAT AESTHETIC SIDE IF WE WERE TO DO THAT.

>> YEAH. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CDC CERTAINLY LEGALLY CAN ASSIST WITH, AND WE HAVE IN THE PAST.

WE BOUGHT SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT FOR BOTH POLICE AND FIRE.

WE CAN LEAN INTO THAT, WE CAN HELP THIS FACILITY.

WHAT I WAS GOING TO BRING UP IS YOU START THINKING THROUGH WHAT YOU WANT THIS FACILITY TO LOOK LIKE AND ACT LIKE, AND THIS WILL BE ON MY PRESENTATION AFTER LUNCH, BUT SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT, THE LOCATION WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW IS IN THE PROFESSIONAL PARK.

IT BACKS UP IMMEDIATELY TO THE MULTI GEN LOT WHERE THAT'S GOING TO BE.

IT'S REALLY ON WHAT, IN DEVELOPMENT, YOU CALL MAINE ON MAINE SOUTH OF 380.

IT'S GOING TO BE ON MYRICK, WHICH WILL BECOME OUR SOUTHERN BYPASS, IN BEACHAM, WHICH IS THE MAIN NORTH SOUTH ARTERIAL THAT'S GOING TO JOIN THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH BYPASS.

IT'S GOING TO BE VERY VISIBLE.

IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF A LOT OF VERY NICE NEIGHBORHOODS.

AS YOU THINK OF THIS, JUST TAKE ALL OF THAT IN INTO ACCOUNT.

COUNCILMAN, I'M GLAD YOU SAID THAT ABOUT THE EDC CDC BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF TALK ABOUT US BEING SEPARATE CORPORATIONS.

WE'RE CREATED FOR THE CITY, PERIOD.

END OF CONVERSATION.

WE HAVE DIFFERENT RESTRICTIONS, WE HAVE DIFFERENT FOCUSES, BUT EVERYTHING WE DO IS TO SUPPORT WHAT YOU ALL WANT THROUGH THE CITIZENS.

WE DO HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY TO SUPPORT THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, AND MYSELF AND CITY MANAGER MASHBURN HAVE HAD THE CONVERSATION MULTIPLE TIMES, IS THAT THE EDC IS GOING TO DO A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT.

CDC IS GOING TO DO A LOT OF PARKS BECAUSE THOSE AREN'T WANTS, THOSE ARE NEEDS, IN MY OPINION.

>> I THINK THE FACILITIES [INAUDIBLE] IS MADE.

I MEAN, WE DON'T NEED THE TAJ MAHAL, SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE.

BUT WE DO NEED SOMETHING THAT'S APPEALING TO THE PEOPLE AND WHEN THEY COME THROUGH AND THEY SEE EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.

OF COURSE, IF IT'S IN A NEIGHBORHOOD, IT'S GOT TO MEET WITH THAT NEIGHBORHOOD'S STANDARDS ALSO, THE BUILDING, HOW IT'S DESIGNED.

BUT I LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING SOME HOME GROWN FIRST RESPONDERS AND POLICE OFFICERS.

BUT WITH THE TRAINING FACILITY, IF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TRAINING FACILITY WOULD BE GREAT, I KNOW THERE'S SOME DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE METROPLEX THAT ACTUALLY HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL AS PART OF THEIR CURRICULUM.

A HIGH SCHOOL IF YOU WANT TO BE A FIREFIGHTER, AND SO MANY HOURS OF THE DAY, YOU HAVE CLASSROOM WORK AND THEN YOU ACTUALLY GO TO A FIRE TRAINING FACILITY, AND EVEN OFFER EMT COURSES AND BECOME EMT CERTIFIED.

THEN SOME OF THEM BY THE TIME THEY GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, THEY'RE READY TO TAKE THE COMMISSION TEST AND BECOME A COMMISSIONED FIREFIGHTER.

I THINK THAT'S OUTSTANDING, ESPECIALLY IF THEY DECIDE TO STAY HERE AND COME ON BOARD HERE, AND MAYBE HAVE SOME INTERNSHIPS AND THINGS.

THEN THE SAME THING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE CLASSES IN THE SCHOOL, AND A TRAINING FACILITY TO HELP THEM COME OUT AND MENTOR TO THE YOUTH, LAW ENFORCEMENT.

THAT WAS MY PASSION AT THE TIME I WAS EARLY AGE, FIRST GRADE, JUST TO BE A POLICE OFFICER, AND WE NEVER HAD THIS TYPE OF OPPORTUNITY.

I WOULD HAVE, I DON'T WANT TO SAY DIE FOR IT, BUT IT'D HAVE BEEN A GOOD THING TO DO.

BUT WE WERE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BECAUSE SO MANY TIMES WE LOOK IN THE PAST AND WE EVEN HAVE PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PAST.

THEY COME UP, AND AND WE CAN'T DWELL ON THAT.

WE HAVE TO DWELL ON THE FUTURE,

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AND WE HAVE TO ENVISION THAT.

I'D LIKE TO THINK THAT'S WHAT I'VE ALWAYS DONE, PUBLIC SAFETY MY ENTIRE ADULT LIFE, AND A PUBLIC SERVANT.

IT'S A CALLING. IT'S NOT JUST A JOB.

IT'S A CALLING. I HANG OUT AT THE FIRE STATIONS QUITE A BIT DRINKING COFFEE.

IT'S A GOOD THING THEY HAVE GOOD COFFEE THERE, BY THE WAY.

BUT I GET TO SEE FIRSTHAND ON A LOT OF THINGS AND A LOT OF THE TRAINING THEY DO, AND GET TO WATCH THAT.

IT'S REALLY AMAZING WHAT THEY DO.

DID WE HAVE A CITIZEN? YEAH. WE'VE HAD A CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY.

>> WE DID, SIR. WE HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT JUST THIS MORNING.

>> I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING FOR THE CITIZENS, BUT HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY GET INVOLVED? THE OTHER OTHER NIGHT CITY COUNCIL I WAS TALKING, AND WE HAVE ALL THESE PEOPLE COME HERE AND TALKING AND EVERYTHING, AND WE'VE GOT A MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE COMING UP, AND A VETERANS DAY SERVICE COMING UP.

I'LL JUST ABOUT GUARANTEE YOU THAT 90% OF THE PEOPLE HERE, OR 95% OF PEOPLE THAT WERE PRESENT WON'T BE AT EITHER ONE OF THOSE EVENTS.

THAT'S A SHAME. MAXINE IS REALLY GOOD ABOUT BEING EVERYTHING. SHE'S STILL HERE?

>> I'M HERE.

>> YEAH [LAUGHTER].

ABOUT TAKING AN ACTIVE ROLE, NOT THAT MANY PEOPLE DO THAT.

I TALK TO PEOPLE ALL THE TIME, AND I ASK THEM ABOUT THE CITY AND THEY LOVE IT.

THEY ACTUALLY LOVE THE CITY.

UNFORTUNATELY WE HEAR THE MINORITY OF THE PEOPLE THAT COME UP HERE THAT DO ALL THE COMPLAINING.

BUT AS FAR AS THE CITY GROWTH THEN OUR DEPARTMENTS ARE DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING BETTER.

I'VE BEEN AROUND THE BLOCK AND I'VE SEEN THE GROWTH AND I'VE SEEN THE THINGS THAT COULD HAPPEN, AND IT'S JUST OUTSTANDING.

I'LL GET OFF MY SOAP BOX.

>> IT'S A GOOD BOX TO BE ON.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. REAL QUICK, I JUST WANT TO BUILD OFF WHAT MR. MASHBURN AND WHAT MS. TODD AND PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY HAS SET OFF OF THERE.

WHENEVER WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF THE NEW PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING ABOUT A YEAR PLUS AGO, AND THEN MR. MASHBURN, HE ACTUALLY ENDED UP CALLING ME ON THE WAY HOME, AND CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA, AND I JUST REALLY LOVED IT ONLY BECAUSE OF MY BACK STORY, BACK HISTORY, AND THAT WAS THE FIRST THING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP.

WAS, I REALLY LOVE IT BECAUSE OF THE [INAUDIBLE] SAFETY TOWN AND ALL THIS [NOISE].

THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY WORKING WITH GYM AND EDC AND ALL THAT STUFF.

THIS SPOT BECAME SO INTRINSICALLY PHENOMENAL TO ME.

IT'S ONLY BECAUSE IT BACKS UP TO THAT MULTI GYM FACILITY THAT WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD AND MAKE SOMETHING JUST ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY AND WORK WITH PARKS AND REC, AND JUST MAKE IT SOMETHING THAT THE CITY AND OTHER CITIES HADN'T SEEN BEFORE, AND THEN REALLY CARRY THAT THOUGHT PROCESS OVER WITH INSIDE THAT PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING, SO THAT WAY IT'S ALMOST ALL ENCOMPASSING INTO ONE AREA RIGHT THERE.

IT'S NOT JUST GOING TO BE THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING STAND ALONE AND ALL THIS STUFF, IT'S JUST A CONTINUATION OF THE FLOW.

THEN ONCE JIM SHOWS YOU THAT MAP AND ALL THE STUFF, YOU'LL SEE FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING ON THE BACK SIDE GOING AROUND AS IT GOES INTO THAT MULTI GYM.

[LAUGHTER] I CAN'T TALK TODAY.

YEAH. BUT ONCE IT GOES INTO THAT MULTI GYM FACILITY, AND THEN IT OPENS UP INTO THE PARKS.

CAN WE NOT LINK IN SOME JOGGING TRAILS AND RUNNING TRAILS AND ALL THIS STUFF FOR THE OFFICERS THAT WE JUST SENT THROUGH BIKE SCHOOL AND ALL THIS STUFF AND ALL OF US TO JUST MAKE IT ALL FLOW INTO ONE? THAT'S WHAT I'M ALL ABOUT, TRYING TO RAISE UP THE NEXT GENERATION OF THE COMMUNITY USE TO TAKE OVER MY JOB.

>> CHRISTINA.

>> FOR IT BEING THERE NEXT TO THE MULTI GEN, I KNOW THAT SOME RESIDENTS HAD RAISED CONCERN, LIKE THEY REALLY WANTED THE SPLASH PADS.

BUT POTENTIALLY, COULD THIS BE SOMETHING THAT PARKS AND RECS CAN CONSIDER WITH A FIRE DEPARTMENT TRAINING AND ALL OF THAT THERE, A LITTLE SPOT THAT IS THE WATER SPLASH PAD, AND YOU HAVE LITTLE THINGS AND THEY GET TO PRETEND THAT THEY'RE LIKE A FIREFIGHTER, AND SPRAYING THINGS AND STUFF LIKE THAT TO MAKE IT INTERACTIVE AS WELL?

>> IS THAT NOT THEIR ACTUAL TRAINING?

>> I DON'T WANT TO PUT CHASE ON THE SPOT.

BEFORE WE COMMIT IT, IT'S ALL A MONEY THING.

BUT THERE IS ANOTHER THING WE'LL SHOW YOU, PROBABLY MONDAY NIGHT, THAT WE'LL HAVE A SPLASH PAD ELEMENT IN THERE. YEAH.

>> A COUPLE OF THINGS TO THINK ABOUT BEFORE WE FINISH UP TODAY.

FIRST OFF, COUNCIL, IS THERE ANY OTHER GUIDANCE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE? I THINK WE'VE GOT A GOOD DIRECTION FORWARD THAT YOU LIKE THIS DIRECTION.

IT IS A MATTER OF MONEY. THIS WILL START.

SOME OF IT'S GOING TO BE CHANCES ARE YOU'RE NOT JUST GOING TO WRITE A CHECK FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT,

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YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BOND THIS.

YOU GOT TO LOOK AT CAPACITY AND TIMING, AND YOUR CHIEF FINANCIAL PERSON WILL BE ABLE TO HELP YOU WITH THAT.

THERE'LL BE A LOT OF THOSE THINGS THAT FIGURE IT OUT, HOW THE PUZZLE FITS TOGETHER.

BUT WITH THIS DIRECTION, YOU HAVE ENOUGH THAT YOU CAN START THINKING ABOUT.

CHIEFS, YOU HAVE ENOUGH, CITY MANAGER YOU HAVE.

THERE'S TWO COOL THINGS ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

ONE OF THEM IS THE TECHNOLOGY PIECE.

THERE'S A CONCEPT IN THE TECHNOLOGY WORLD THAT WE DON'T SEE A LOT IN THE US BECAUSE WE'RE AROUND IT, BUT IF YOU GO TO OTHER PARTS; ETHIOPIA, SRI LANKA, PLACES LIKE THAT, THEY ARE LEAPFROGGING TECHNOLOGY.

THEY'RE HERE, AND THEY'RE NOT GOING, AND YOU THINK ABOUT IT FROM TELEPHONE EXAMPLE.

SOME OF US ARE OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER THERE WAS AN ACTUAL DIAL UP PHONE AND PARTY LINES.

THEN IT WENT TO EVERYBODY HAD THEIR OWN LINE, AND THEN THEN THEY GOT CELL PHONES AND THEY WEIGHED ABOUT EIGHT POUNDS, AND NOW YOU'VE GOT THIS SUPERCOMPUTER IN YOUR POCKET.

WELL, PROGRESSION WENT THAT WAY, AND IT WENT FROM THERE, COPPER, COPPER, COPPER, [INAUDIBLE].

COUNTRIES THAT ARE JUST DEVELOPING AREN'T GOING THROUGH THAT SAME PROGRESSION.

THEY'RE GOING STRAIGHT TO THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY, WHICH IS WHY IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD, THEIR CELL PHONE SERVICE IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN OURS.

IT'S THE SAME WITH YOU AS IT RELATES TO AI TECHNOLOGY.

YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT OF LEGACY TECHNOLOGY TO HAVE TO GO BACK FROM, I MEAN DISPATCH, RADIO CENTER, RADIO CONTROL.

IT'S ALL BASED UPON TECHNOLOGY THAT IS EVOLVING AND CHANGING, RIGHT, CHIEF? YEAH, AND SO NOW YOU CAN GO IN THERE.

THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

COUNCIL, I JUST KEEP ENCOURAGING THEM TO DO THAT.

YOU'VE MENTIONED STAFF PEOPLE A COUPLE OF TIMES.

NOW, IN THE OTHER PART OF MY WORLD, I SPEND TIME AROUND CORPORATE CULTURE AND CHANGE AND LEADERSHIP, AS WELL AS STRATEGY. BUT THAT'S WHERE I WORK.

THAT'S HOW I'VE SPENT MY TIME.

RIGHT NOW, WE ARE JUST GATHERING.

WE'RE DOING A NATIONAL STUDY, REALLY INTERNATIONAL STUDY, ON WHAT ARE THE BIG CHALLENGES AND WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE AN EFFECTIVE LEADER.

HERE'S AN INTERESTING THING THAT YOU WILL NOTE ABOUT WHAT ARE THE BIG LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF FOLLOWERS THAT ARE POPPING UP.

THE NUMBER 1 THING; PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH.

MAKE PEOPLE FEEL SAFE.

HAVE THEM COME HOME THE WAY THEY SHOWED UP, HAVE THEM FEEL LIKE THAT THEY'RE CARED ABOUT.

PHYSICAL MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH IS COMING OUT AS THE NUMBER 1.

BY THE WAY, IT SURPRISED ME A LITTLE BIT, BUT THAT'S A BIG ONE.

ANOTHER BIG ONE IS CULTURE, WHICH WARMS MY HEART.

THAT'S WHERE I SPENT A LOT OF MY TIME, BUT CULTURE.

HAVING A WONDERFUL CULTURE.

THE OTHER ONE OF THE TOP FIVE THAT COMES TO MIND IS TALENT.

HOW DO WE ATTRACT AND RETAIN PEOPLE? NOT JUST PEOPLE WHO WANT TO HAVE A JOB, THINK OF IT THIS WAY.

AS LEADERS, MANAGERS, WE CAN MANDATE PEOPLE'S COMPLIANCE.

THEY VOLUNTEER THEIR COMMITMENT.

THAT VOLUNTEERED COMMITMENT, THAT'S PART OF THE PHRASE THAT WE'RE USING, BUT IT'S WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO ENGAGE, THEY WANT TO COME.

EVERYONE THINK OF THE BEST JOB YOU'VE EVER HAD.

NOW, DIRECTORS, IT'S GOOD TO SAY THIS ONE.

BUT THINK OF THE BEST JOB YOU'VE EVER HAD.

HOW MANY OF YOU WOULD DO THAT JOB FOR 1% LESS THAN YOU'RE MAKING TODAY? YEAH, THE IDEAL JOB, YOU DO IT FOR 1% LESS. ANYBODY STILL IN? YEAH, 1% LESS? SO IF YOU SAID 1% OR IF YOU DROPPED OUT AT 10%, WHAT YOU'VE JUST SAID IS IT'S NOT JUST THE MONEY.

THE FACT THAT COUNCIL THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT, GETS YOU THAT DISCRETIONARY EFFORT THAT ALLOWS YOU TO MAKE YOUR DIMES WORK LIKE DOLLARS.

WITH THAT, THE GOOD NEWS, WE'RE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT? WE'RE GOING TO TAKE 30 MINUTES, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A 30-MINUTE BREAK, AND WE'LL COME BACK IN THIS ROOM AT 30 MINUTES.

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COUNCIL, THEY'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU, AND DIRECTORS AND WHAT HAVE YOU.

FOR THE REST OF YOU, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A 30-MINUTE BREAK. WE'LL BE BACK.

MAYOR, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CALL US ADJOURNED OR [INAUDIBLE]?

>> YEAH. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A 30-MINUTE RECESS AND WE'LL BE BACK AT 1:00.

>> LOOKS LIKE AT 1:00.

>> YEAH, 1:00. YEAH. THE TIME IS 12;27.

>> GOT IT.

>> MAYOR, WHEN YOU'RE READY.

>> WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED. THE TIME IS 1:10, AND WE'LL BE BACK FROM RECESS.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. BY THE WAY, DO WE THANK AMBER FOR LUNCH? [APPLAUSE].

>> THANK YOU, AMBER.

>> OBVIOUSLY, AMBER DIDN'T LIKE THE PERSON THAT'S GOING TO BE UP NEXT BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO THEN PRESENT AFTER YOU HAD THAT LUNCH.

[LAUGHTER] AMBER, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEY DID TO MAKE YOU [INAUDIBLE], IT'S HURTFUL. IT'S HURTFUL.

BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING BACK.

IT WAS A WONDERFUL LUNCH.

[1:00 P.M.-2:00 P.M.-PROJECTS IN PROGRESS AND THEIR CORRELATION TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCIAL IMPACT]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS AFTERNOON BECAUSE THIS NEXT PIECE IS THE THINGS ON JUST WHAT'S HAPPENING, SOME PROJECTS.

I KNOW YOU'LL SAY THIS, BUT OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE CANNOT SAY.

THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSIONS DOWN THE ROAD AS APPROPRIATE FOR THOSE THINGS.

BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO GIVE YOU AND ALL THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE HERE TOO AN IDEA OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AND WHAT THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

LATER ON THIS AFTERNOON, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT INNOVATION, WHICH IS ALWAYS A GREAT TOPIC TO TALK ABOUT SO THE AFTERNOON IS REALLY GOING TO AND WE'LL TRY TO KEEP SOME DISCUSSION, KEEP THINGS MOVING ALONG THE WAY, AND YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO TAKE ABOUT 15, 20 MINUTES?

>> AGAIN, TRY TO GIVE YOU PLENTY OF TIME TO ASK QUESTIONS, SO LET'S TAKE IT AWAY.

>> THANKS. HELLO. TEST. THERE WE GO.

GOOD AFTERNOON. AMBER, THAT'S HURTFUL.

THAT HURTS MY FEELINGS.

MY NAME IS JIM LE MEYER.

I'M THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF BOTH YOUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, YOUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE ONLY REASON WE EXIST IS TO HELP YOU ALL GET THE COMMUNITY WHERE WE WANT IT TO BE IN THE FUTURE.

I WANT TO BRIEFLY RECOGNIZE.

I'VE GOT THREE BOARD MEMBERS.

FIVE THAT WERE HERE EARLIER.

THREE THEY'RE IN THE ROOM NOW AND FOUR THEY'RE ARE HANGING OUT FOR THE DAY SO THANK Y'ALL.

AGAIN, THANK THE COUNCIL FOR PROVIDING THOSE TWO BOARDS BECAUSE THEY ARE EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE, VERY COMMITTED, AND SO I ENJOY WORKING WITH THEM.

THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SUBJECT WE CAN SPEND A LOT OF TIME DOING A DEEP DIG ON, AND THERE'S BEEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONVERSATIONS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DAY.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WAS AFRAID I'D GET ACCUSED OF SPENDING THE DAY WITH MR. PENNINGTON YESTERDAY BEFORE TODAY BECAUSE EVERYTHING HE SAID, ALLUDING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, IT'S LITERALLY LIKE HE WAS TAKING WORDS OUT OF MY MOUTH, WHICH WAS A LITTLE BIT SPOOKY.

BUT WE CAN SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THIS.

THAT'S NOT WHAT TODAY IS.

TODAY IS A 60,000 FOOT VIEW OF JUST A COUPLE OF SUBJECTS TO GET YOU THINKING, GET A LITTLE FEEDBACK, AND IT'LL BOTH TALK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON TODAY.

I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE DECEMBER 30TH.

I'VE BEEN DOING THIS 25 YEARS.

I'VE BEEN IN SOME VERY HIGH FUNCTIONING COMMUNITIES; MCKINNEY, HUTTO, TO NAME A COUPLE.

I CAN TELL YOU, AND I'M NOT JUST SAYING THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE STANDING BEHIND ME, AND I'M AFRAID THEY'RE GOING TO START THROWING STUFF AT ME.

BUT YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF TALENT IN THIS ROOM.

I'VE WORKED WITH SOME VERY STRONG STAFFS IN MCKINNEY AND HUTTO, AND I WOULD PUT THIS STAFF UP AGAINST ANY I'VE WORKED WITH, SO THAT'S A GOOD THING.

IT'S REAL EASY TO GET CAUGHT IN A MOMENT WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH IT IF YOU'RE IN A COMMUNITY THAT'S GROWING ONE OR 2% A YEAR.

THAT'S NOT US. THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE DOING.

UNDER CITY MANAGER MASHBURN'S DIRECTION, OUR DICTATE, AND I THINK ONE OF THE REASONS THEY BROUGHT ME IN IS TO HELP PLAY THE LONG GAME, TO PUT TOGETHER THE STRATEGY TO WHERE YOU MAY NOT BE SEEING THE CHANGES TODAY AND TOMORROW,

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BUT WE'RE NOT DOING THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BLOCK US FROM REACHING OUR ULTIMATE GOAL.

THIS IS HARD. I LOVE DOING STRATEGIC PLANNING. LOVE IT.

IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO.

BUT FOR BOTH ME AND YOU ALL, IT'S REALLY HARD.

BECAUSE IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, YOU'RE BEING ASKED TO MAKE DECISIONS ON SOMETHING THAT YOU MADE VERY WELL, NOT ONLY MIGHT NOT BE ON COUNCIL WHEN IT'S FINALIZED, YOU MAY NOT EVEN BE HERE ANYMORE.

YOU'RE MAKING DECISIONS ON THINGS THAT IT'S LIKE A PUZZLE, IT KEEPS BUILDING UP UNTIL WE HIT OUR FINAL END.

SOME OF THOSE THINGS, WE'RE MAKING BROAD DECISIONS, AND EVERY SPENDING DECISION YOU MAKE IS GOING TO AFFECT ANOTHER SPENDING DECISIONS.

ALL THESE PROJECTS ARE IMPORTANT. THEY'RE ALL COOL.

BUT GRATEFULLY, WE HAVE A SMART COUNCIL BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT TO GET THROUGH A LOT OF DIFFERENT DECISIONS TO MAKE SURE WHAT YOU'RE NOT DOING IS BLOCKING THE FUTURE.

FIRST, WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH SOME CURRENT PROJECTS, AND IS THERE A SLIDE CHANGER UP HERE?

>> THERE IS.

>> PROJECT THAT I INHERITED WHEN I GOT HERE, THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

IT IS A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PROJECT, IT'S A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BUILDING.

THEY BOUGHT IT, PUT SIGNIFICANT MONEY INTO IT, BUILT THREE PARKING LOTS.

CONCRETE IS EXPENSIVE.

WE PUT SOME MONEY INTO IT RECENTLY.

BECAUSE OF WHO THE USERS WERE AND THE AMOUNT OF USAGE, WE DECIDED WE NEED TO GET FIRE SUPPRESSION IN THAT BUILDING SO WE CAN USE IT TO ITS MAXIMUM.

NOW, YOU CAN SCALE DOWN THE USAGE AND MAKE THE PEOPLE IN THE BUILDING [INAUDIBLE] ENOUGH WHERE YOU DON'T NEED FIRE SUPPRESSION.

THAT'S NOT THE END GOAL.

THE GOAL IS TO USE IT TO ITS MAXIMUM.

THE DECISION WAS MADE, PUT IN A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM.

THEN THE BOARD SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, WHILE WE'RE DOING THAT, LET'S FIX IT.

LET'S RENOVATE THE BUILDING, LET'S MAKE IT BETTER THAN IT IS TODAY, MAKE IT MORE USABLE, SOMETHING THAT WE CAN BE PROUD OF.

WE HAVE PUT IN A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM.

WE HAVE RUN A NEW WATER LINE FEEDING THAT BUILDING THAT WILL HANDLE THE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM.

THERE WERE FOUNDATION ISSUES.

IF YOU'VE EVER HAD A PIER AND BEAM HOME, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE FOUNDATION ISSUES.

THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A PERFECT PIER AND BEAM FOUNDATION. THEY ALWAYS MOVE.

BUT THERE ARE WAYS TO MAKE IT TO WHERE THAT YOU CAN CONTROL THE MOVEMENT AND IT WILL BE LONGER LASTING AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE.

THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REWORKED.

THEY PUT IN ABOUT 60% NEW JOIST THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING, ABOUT 50% NEW BEAMS, AND THEN THEY PUT IN ALMOST 50 PIERS AND IT WAS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF PER TECHNOLOGY THAT THEY USED.

AGAIN, IT'S GOING TO MOVE, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO MOVE LIKE IT USED TO.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY DIDN'T REALIZE PREVIOUSLY, AND YOU DON'T KNOW UNTIL YOU RIP THE FLOOR UP, IS PART OF THE REASON WITH THE FOUNDATION WAS IT WAS RETAINING WATER UNDER THE BUILDING.

THERE HAD BEEN SOME COMPLAINTS OF A MILDEW SMELL AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

IT'S BECAUSE UNDER THAT BUILDING, THERE WAS NO CRAWL SPACE, AND THE WATER WAS POOLING IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT AREAS.

IF YOU PULL WATER AROUND A PIER, THE PIER IS GOING TO MOVE.

THAT SATURATION, THERE'S NO WAY TO KEEP THE PIER FROM MOVING.

WE'VE ACTUALLY GONE IN AND PUT FRENCH DRAINS BOTH UNDER THE BUILDING AND AROUND ONE SIDE OF THE BUILDING.

WHEN WE HAD THE ENTIRE FLOOR RIPPED UP, WE TEST IT.

GRATEFULLY, WE'VE HAD A PRETTY WET SPRING SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GO INTO THE BUILDING AT DIFFERENT STAGE AND SAY, WELL, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THIS RAIN.

WE NEED TO ADDRESS THAT.

AFTER THE LAST COUPLE OF RAINS, WE HAD NO STANDING WATER. WE'RE GOOD TO GO.

THEY'RE PUTTING A NEW HARDWOOD FLOORING AS WE SPEAK.

IT'S GOING TO BE VERY NICE.

COUPLE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'VE ADDED.

WE ARE LOOKING AT, WE'RE HAVING DESIGNED RIGHT NOW OUR SECOND ADA WHEELCHAIR RAMP OFF.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE BUILDING FROM THE LARGE PARKING LOT, THE DOOR TO THE FAR LEFT, WHICH IS STAIRS, WE'RE LOOKING TO REPLACE WITH A WHEELCHAIR RAMP.

IF WE HAVE A SENIOR GROUP THAT'S USING THE SMALL ROOM AS A CARD GAME AND YOU HAVE, SAY, AN ELECTION GOING ON IN THE BIG ROOM, THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE BUILDING TO GET IN AND OUT IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY.

THEY CAN GET OUT RIGHT THERE.

AGAIN, COMPLETELY NEW FLOORING, WE'VE COMPLETELY GUTTED AND REMODELING BOTH BATHROOMS. NEW TILE, SUBWAY TILE ON THE WALLS.

IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY, IT IS WHAT IT IS, SQUARE FOOTAGE WISE, AND THAT TYPE OF THING.

BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A FACILITY THAT WE CAN ENJOY USING.

WE HAVE ACTUALLY ALREADY SCHEDULED A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MEETING TO TAKE PLACE THERE, AS PART OF THE BIG KICKOFF.

THAT'S NOT TILL MID JULY.

THIS FACILITY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY EARLY JUNE.

THEY'RE MOVING AS QUICK AS THEY CAN.

THERE'S A FEW LEAD ITEM LEAD TIME ITEMS THAT THEY'RE HAVING TO ORDER,

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THAT MIGHT SLOW IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT, BUT I THINK WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE, IT'S GOING TO BE A FACILITY THAT EVERYBODY CAN BE VERY PROUD OF.

AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS, I'M ONLY PART OF THE PRESENTATION.

ALISON COOK WILL BE DOING PART OF IT AS WELL, BUT I'M GOING TO TRY TO GET THROUGH IT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

BUT IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, JUST STOP ME WHILE WE'RE TALKING.

PLEASE DON'T FEEL LIKE WE'VE GOT TO WAIT TO A STOPPING POINT BECAUSE AS SOME OF YOU ALL KNOW, I REALLY DON'T HAVE A STOPPING POINT SO GET ME WHILE YOU CAN.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THE COMMUNITY CENTER? I THINK WE SHOULD BE VERY EXCITED.

IT'LL BE WELL WITHIN BUDGET.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT THERE'S UP TO $500,000 APPROVED FOR THE RENOVATION.

WE ARE GOING TO BE WELL UNDER THAT.

THE CURRENT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT IS A LITTLE OVER 300,000.

WE ARE STILL WITHIN THAT, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE ON OUR REQUEST, ASKED FOR THE EXTRA HANDICAP RAMP AND A FEW THINGS, SO WE ALL COOL, A LITTLE BIT ABOVE THE CONTRACT PRICE.

THE PRICE WILL BE VERY CONTAINED, WE'VE BEEN VERY CONSCIOUS OF THAT.

THIS IS A SLIDE THAT CHIEF WATERS HAD ALLUDED TO.

CHIEF, IF YOU WANT TO JUMP IN AS I'M TALKING THROUGH THIS, PLEASE FEEL FREE.

I'M NOT A MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK, AND MIKE AND ALLISON THE GANG DIDN'T HIRE ME TO COMPLAIN ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE PAST.

THEY'VE HIRED ME TO LOOK TO THE FUTURE AND TO DO THE BEST WE CAN FROM WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

I SAY THAT TO SAY THAT WE HAVE HAD SOME CONTRACTS AT THE PROFESSIONAL PARK.

LET ME BACK UP AND SAY THAT I'M GLAD THAT WHOEVER NAMED THAT PROFESSIONAL PARK HAD THE FORESIGHT CALLING IT AN A PROFESSIONAL PARK INSTEAD OF AN INDUSTRIAL PARK.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AN INDUSTRIAL PARK.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AN INDUSTRIAL PARK BECAUSE 300 DEGREES AROUND THAT PARK IS ALL RESIDENTIAL.

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. DOESN'T HAVE TO BE AN INDUSTRIAL PARK.

IT CAN BE A PROFESSIONAL PARK JUST LIKE IT'S NAMED.

QUITE HONESTLY, I THINK THAT'S OUR SWEET SPOT ANYWAY.

COULD BE A MEDICAL PARK.

MY DREAM WOULD BE TO MAKE IT A MEDICAL PARK.

I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS VERY NEEDED HERE.

ONE OF THE CONTRACTS ON THE WEST SIDE OF BEACHAM, THERE ARE 25 ACRES.

THERE'S 9.4 AND 15.4 ACRES.

THAT DEVELOPER WAS SUPPOSED TO DO SOME MEDICAL MANUFACTURING.

THAT PROJECT BECAUSE OF THINGS BEYOND OURS OR EVEN THEIR CONTROL, HAS GONE BY THE WAYSIDE.

WE HAVE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THEM.

WE DEFAULTED THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT LAST YEAR AFTER I GOT HERE.

WE RECENTLY TERMINATED THAT AGREEMENT.

THE REASON WE DID THAT IS BECAUSE WE HAD SOLD THEM THAT LAND AT AN ADVANTAGEOUS PRICE FOR THEM BECAUSE OF THE PROJECT.

ANYTIME WE SELL LAND FOR AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT DOESN'T INCLUDE IT AS AN ARM'S LENGTH TRANSACTION.

IN OTHER WORDS, YOU CAN'T USE IT FOR A COMP, BECAUSE THEY KNOW, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS, ONE OF THE WAYS WE LURE PEOPLE IN IS TO DISCOUNT OUR LAND PRICE AND THAT'S VERY COMMON.

WELL, WHAT WE DIDN'T WANT TO HAPPEN IS THEY STILL HAD AN OPTION AT THE BIG PIECE OF LAND, WE DIDN'T WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO BASICALLY GET, ALTHOUGH THEY'RE NOT DOING THEIR PROJECT, THEY COULD STILL DEVELOP THE SITE.

THEY COULD BUY IT FROM US FOR TWO BUCKS A FOOT AND SELL IT FOR 20 BUCKS A FOOT. I DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN.

THE WHOLE REASON WE BUY LAND AS AN EDC CDC ISN'T TO SELL IT, IS TO CONTROL WHAT HAPPENS ON IT.

NOW, ULTIMATELY WE WILL SELL IT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO PICK WHO OUR PARTNERS ARE.

IT'S NOT GOING TO COME DOWN TO A HIGHEST BID, IT'S GOING TO COME DOWN TO WHATEVER IS BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY LONG TERM AND USE WISE.

THAT'S WHO WE'LL SELL IT TO.

IF WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS BIG PICTURE, HOPEFULLY, IS A MEDICAL PARK, RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL PARK.

ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THIS MAP, YOU SEE LABELED FUTURE PRINCETON PUBLIC SAFETY HEADQUARTERS, 7.39 ACRES.

JUST OFF THE MAP TO THE RIGHT IS THE SITE WHERE THE MULTI GEN FACILITY IS GOING TO GO.

YOU CAN SEE, AND THIS IS RIGHT.

THAT IS MYRICK RIGHT ON THE BOTTOM OF THIS PROFESSIONAL PARK SO IT'LL GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHERE WE'RE LOOKING.

WE HAVE ALREADY TAKEN THIS TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD.

ALTHOUGH THEY DIDN'T TAKE ACTION, THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO, THEY DID GIVE ME THE DIRECTION TO GO IN AND PULL THAT OFF THE MARKET AND RESERVE IT FOR THE POLICE UNTIL WE RUN THAT PROJECT THE GROUND.

IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, YOU HAVE TO MOVE IT, WE CAN ALWAYS REPURPOSE THAT LAND.

BUT WE THINK BEING GOOD PARTNERS WITH NOT ONLY THE CITY, BUT OBVIOUSLY PD, FIRE, CITIZENS, WE THINK THIS IS A GREAT LOCATION FOR THAT.

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CURRENTLY, WE'VE GOT DAYCARE ON THE 1.94 IN THE RED ON THE TOP OF THE MAP.

IT'S GOING TO BE VERY NICE DAYCARE.

I'M NOT SURE I'VE EVER LIVED IN A CITY THAT SAYS THEY HAVE ENOUGH QUALITY DAYCARE.

IF YOU KNOW THIS AREA, YOU ALSO KNOW THAT IT IS SURROUNDED BY HOUSING.

THERE'S ONE SCHOOL WITHIN A QUARTER MILE.

THERE ARE TWO MORE SCHOOLS UNDER CONSTRUCTION WITHIN A HALF MILE.

ONE OF THE NEW HIGH SCHOOLS.

I JUST DID SOMETHING.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I JUST DID.

LET ME SEE IF IT'S THAT BUTTON.

I'M JUST GOING TO SIT HERE AND HIT BUTTON. THERE WE GO.

ABOUT A HALF MILE AWAY, IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL.

YOU'RE GOING TO NEED DAYCARE.

IF WE TURN THIS INTO A MEDICAL PLAZA, IT FITS AS WELL.

WE'VE GOT THE SELF STORAGE ON THE CORNER.

THEY ALSO OWN THAT SOLD RETAIL LOT.

ALL THE YELLOW IS WHAT THE EDC NOW CONTROLS.

BECAUSE WE TERMINATED THE BACK HALF OF THAT ON THE WEST SIDE OF BEACHAM, WE CONTROL THE BIG PARCEL, WHICH MEANS WE HAVE NEGOTIATING STATUS.

IF THEY WANT TO DO SOMETHING MAJOR ON THEIR SITE, THEY HAVE TO WORK WITH US.

I WILL TELL YOU, THEY'VE GOT A NEW CONSULTANT THAT I'VE KNOWN FOR YEARS, ALLISON KNOWS AS WELL, I BELIEVE, MIKE KNOWS HIM AS WELL THAT I CAN TRUST AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SOMETHING GOOD HAPPEN THERE.

WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON PROJECTS FOR THAT PIECE OF LAND.

>> OH, I WILL SAY, BUFFIN SHINE, WHICH IS THE RED SITE THAT'S 8.07 ACRES RIGHT ABOVE THE FUTURE PUBLIC SAFETY.

THAT IS PROBABLY THE ONLY SITE IN THERE THAT MAKES SENSE WHERE WE COULD DO SOME LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.

I THINK THE MARKET HAS CHANGED THEIR COMPANY OUT OF STATE.

I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO END UP PUTTING THAT PARCEL ON THE MARKET AND NOT MOVING FORWARD WITH IT.

IF THEY DO, I'VE ALREADY LET HIM KNOW THAT HE NEEDS TO GIVE US A HEADS-UP BECAUSE WE'D BE INTERESTED IN CONTROLLING THAT PIECE OF LAND AGAIN.

I WILL SAY IN THE FUTURE, MY RECOMMENDATION, WHETHER I'M HERE OR NOT, IS ANYTIME THE EDC OR CDC SELLS LAND TO PUT A RECLAIMER CLAUSE IN A CONTRACT, I DO IT IN EVERY CONTRACT I DO IT GIVES THEM A DEADLINE TO DEVELOP, AND IF THEY DON'T DEVELOP IN THAT DEADLINE, I HAVE THE RIGHT TO BUY IT BACK FOR WHAT I SOLD IT FOR AND THEY CAN'T STOP ME.

JUST TO KEEP THEM ON TARGET, AND THEN IT'S UP TO US.

WE DON'T HAVE TO RECLAIM IT.

THINGS HAPPEN, PROJECTS GET SLOWED DOWN, DEVELOPMENT IS MESSY.

BUT IF THEY'RE JUST NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, WE CAN RECLAIM THAT PIECE OF LAND.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT?

>> I JUST WANT TO SAY WHILE IT'S FRESH, THAT THAT IS AN EXCELLENT WAY TO DO BUSINESS, WE HAVE A MORATORIUM IN PLACE, AND MOST RESIDENTS ARE WONDERING, WHY ARE YOU STILL BUILDING IF THE MORATORIUM IS IN PLACE? THE REASON IS BECAUSE THERE ARE CONTRACTS THAT WERE SIGNED WAY BEFORE THE MORATORIUM WAS ENACTED.

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> WE'RE NOT ABLE TO GO BACK AND CHANGE THOSE CONTRACTS OR THOSE DEVELOPMENT PLANS OR ANYTHING.

WE CANNOT CHANGE THE LAWS.

THE FRUSTRATION WITH BUILDING STILL IS SOMETHING IS A DISCONNECT, I THINK THAT RESIDENTS AND THE CITY HAS.

IF WE WERE ABLE TO DO WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING, AND THAT WE'RE ABLE TO REPURCHASE THE LAND, WE'RE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THOSE AGREEMENTS.

IT WOULD BE A GOOD THING, BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR RESIDENTS TO REALIZE THERE ISN'T MUCH WE CAN CHANGE WITH WHAT WAS ALREADY AGREED TO, BUT IT'S GOOD TO HEAR THAT.

>> THANK YOU. THIS MAY BE A LITTLE CONTROVERSIAL.

IT'S NOT MY INTENT, BUT QUITE HONESTLY ON THE MORATORIUM.

MORATORIUMS ARE TO CONTROL THE GROWTH, NOT TO STOP THE GROWTH.

BECAUSE TO YOUR POINT, ONCE A COMPANY OR A DEVELOPER BUYS A PIECE OF LAND AND GETS TOUGH ALL THEIR ENTITLEMENTS, LEGALLY, WE CAN'T SAY, YOU HAVE TO SIT ON THAT PIECE OF LAND AND PAY TAXES FOR FOUR YEARS BEFORE YOU CAN DEVELOP IT.

ONCE YOU GET TO THAT POINT, THEY HAVE RIGHTS.

THE MORATORIUM LETS US KNOW, A, WE HAVE THIS MUCH THAT HAS ITS ENTITLEMENTS, WE CAN PLAN THAT OUT.

IN THE BACKGROUND, WE'RE TRYING TO PLAY THE LONG GAME UNDER THE CITY MANAGER'S DIRECTION TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GETTING READY FOR THE NEXT WAVE BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE A NEXT WAVE.

I MEAN, THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING ON ENTITLEMENTS THAT STAFF IS SAYING NO TO.

HOW WE CONTROL OUR LAND IS A LOT DIFFERENT FROM THE REST OF THE CITY BECAUSE WE OWN THIS LAND.

CITY DOESN'T OWN THE OTHER BIG HOUSING DEVELOPMENT LANDS.

WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTROL THAN THE CITY DOES ON THOSE.

BUT TO YOUR POINT, OUR ONLY GOAL IS TO DEVELOP THE ECONOMY OF THE COMMUNITY AND TO CREATE A COMMUNITY.

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WE'RE RUNNING A BUSINESS JUST LIKE THE DEVELOPER IS.

THE DIFFERENCE IS, AND I ALWAYS SAY, DEVELOPERS ARE LOOKING AT A FIVE-YEAR RETURN ON INVESTMENT.

I'M LOOKING THROUGH A 50-YEAR WINDOW.

I'M LOOKING AT IT, AND IT'S REALLY HARD FOR ME BECAUSE I'M OF THE AGE WHERE I'M NOT GOING TO SEE 50 YEARS FROM NOW, AND I KNOW THAT.

BUT WHAT IS WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY? WHAT ARE MY KIDS GOING TO SAY ABOUT IT? WHAT ARE THEIR KIDS GOING TO SAY ABOUT IT? DID I MESS IT UP? OR YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT WORKED OUT PRETTY WELL FOR THE COMMUNITY.

I'VE ASKED, AGAIN, I'M FAIRLY NEW.

I'VE BEEN HERE FIVE MONTHS.

I'VE ASKED THIS QUESTION TO DOZENS OF PEOPLE, SOME OF THEM IN THIS ROOM, WHAT IS OUR IMAGE? THEY ALL LOOKED AT EACH OTHER OR LOOKED AT ME AND NOBODY ANSWERED.

THERE'S ONE OR TWO REASONS FOR THAT.

THEY EITHER DIDN'T KNOW, SOME OF THEM DON'T KNOW WHAT OUR IMAGE IS.

SOME OF THEM WERE BEING POLITE.

SOME OF THEM DIDN'T WANT TO TELL ME THAT THEY DIDN'T THEY DON'T THINK WE HAVE A GREAT IMAGE.

IS THIS OUR IMAGE? I LITERALLY TOOK THAT PICTURE ON MY WAY BACK TO THE OFFICE FROM A MEETING.

IS OUR IMAGE A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON 380? IT'S OKAY TO SAY, YES, I'M A I'M A REALISTIC OPTIMIST.

EVERYTHING THAT I DO, I HAVE TO LOOK THROUGH THE LENS WHERE I'M LIKE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND YOU WORK ON THE CHALLENGES WHILE FOCUSING ON THE POSITIVES.

IF I FOCUS ON THE NEGATIVES, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO LIKE WHAT COMES OUT OF WHAT WE DO.

I DON'T TALK ABOUT THE NEGATIVE, I DON'T FOCUS ON THE NEGATIVE.

BEHIND THE SCENES, I WORK ON FIXING THE NEGATIVE, BUT I FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE.

THE CITY, LACK OF QUALITY, RETAIL COMMERCIAL.

YES, CHECK.

BORING LACK OF AMENITIES, BY THE WAY, I DIDN'T COME UP WITH THESE.

SOMEBODY ELSE CAME UP WITH THOSE.

I'M LIKE, YEAH, I'M NOT GOING TO CHANGE ANYTHING.

DO YOU THINK IT'S ACCURATE? WOULD WE RATHER OUR IMAGE BE THAT OR THIS? NOW, FULL DISCLOSURE BEFORE I ACCEPTED THIS JOB, AND MIKE WAS NOT IN ON THE HIRING AT ALL, AND HE AND I HADN'T HAD A CHANCE TO REALLY SIT DOWN AND TALK AT ALL.

BUT I'VE BEEN DOING THIS A VERY LONG TIME, AND I DON'T TAKE JOBS WITHOUT DOING MY RESEARCH.

I DID GO ONLINE, AND ONE OF THE REASONS I ACCEPTED THIS POSITION WAS BECAUSE OF THE PARK'S PLAN HEAP PUT TOGETHER.

IT IS NEXT LEVEL, IT COULD COMPLETELY RE-IDENTIFY YOUR COMMUNITY, AND THINGS LIKE THIS ARE NOT THINGS THAT YOU SEE EVERY DAY AND IN EVERY COMMUNITY.

IF WE WANT BETTER HIGH-VALUE DEVELOPMENT, JUST A RULE OF THUMB, AND IT SOUNDS CRASH, AND I DON'T MEAN IT TO BE THAT WAY, BUT THE RICHER YOU WANT YOUR COMMUNITY TO BE, THE MORE MONETIZED IT HAS TO BE.

THE MORE MONEY YOU WANT TO BRING INTO THE COMMUNITY, THE MORE THEY EXPECT.

THEY'RE NOT GOING IN AND THAT INCLUDES INDUSTRY.

IF YOU WANT TO BRING IN HEADQUARTERS, WHEN IT COMES TO HEADQUARTERS AND NOT MANUFACTURING.

THERE'S AN OLD SAYING THAT I THOUGHT WAS HILARIOUS UNTIL THEY TOLD ME HE WASN'T JOKING.

HE SAID AND THIS IS A SITE SELECTOR, A GLOBAL SITE SELECTOR.

HE WAS TALKING TO ME ONE DAY AND I WAS IN MCKINNEY, AND LUCKILY MCKINNEY WE HAD A LOT TO SELL.

WE WERE SELLING AGAINST OTHER COMMUNITIES AS WE ALWAYS ARE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE HEADQUARTERS THAT WE ACTUALLY WON.

HE SAID, JIM, THE BOTTOM LINE IS, THEY'LL DO ALL THEIR DUE DILIGENCE.

THEN THE EXECUTIVES WILL GO HOME.

HE SAID YOU'RE GOING TO THINK I'M KIDDING.

BUT IF MOMA DON'T WANT TO LIVE THERE, IT AIN'T GOING TO HAPPEN. JUST NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

SHE WANTS A GOOD SCHOOL, SHE WANTS PARKS FOR HER KIDS.

SHE WANTS TO BE MONETIZED.

SHE WANTS TO BE ABLE TO LIVE IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

IT CAN BE THE LOWEST COST OF ENTRY.

IT'S NOT WORTH CREATING DOMESTIC SQUABBLES, MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE A HUSBAND AND WIFE ARE ARGUING ABOUT HAVING TO LIVE IN A CITY THEY DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

THIS NEW PLAN AND I HOPE IT WAS VERY AGGRESSIVE.

IT'S ABSOLUTELY CUTTING-EDGE. NEXT LEVEL.

I TRULY HOPE WE CAN FIND A WAY BECAUSE IT WAS MENTIONED THIS MORNING IN THE GENTLEMAN I THINK LEFT WITH P&Z THEIR WANTS AND WOULD LIKES.

HERE'S WHERE IT GETS TOUGH FOR Y'ALL.

BECAUSE IF YOU DECIDE BIG PICTURE, WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE COMMUNITY, ONCE YOU DECIDE THAT, SOME OF THESE ONES BECOME NEEDS.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET WHERE YOU WANT TO BE WITHOUT UPGRADING PARTS.

I'M JUST BEING PERFECTLY HONEST WITH YOU.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET WHERE YOU WANT TO BE WITHOUT US ATTRACTING OTHER AMENITIES THAT WE'RE WORKING ON,

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HEALTHCARE, ENTERTAINMENT, THINGS LIKE THAT.

AGAIN, BEING AN OPTIMISTIC REALIST, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY HERE, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO DO, BUT THAT'S WHY I TOOK THE JOB.

THERE IS A TON OF OPPORTUNITY HERE.

IMAGE MATTERS. IMAGE IS REALITY IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SAYINGS.

KEEP IN MIND THAT AS WE'RE GROWING, AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT OUR AVERAGE HOUSING VALUES INCREASED ALMOST $100,000 PER HOME IN JUST TWO YEARS, THAT IS A MASSIVE JUMP.

WE'RE COMPETING AGAINST MCKINNEY, MELISSA, ANNA, FRISCO, PLANO, ALAN, WILEY, WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT US? WHAT'S GOING TO MAKE THEM WANT TO COME TO PRINCETON OTHER THAN A LOWER COST OF A HOME? THEN GO TO MCKINNEY OR GO TO FRISCO.

AGAIN, I'VE BEEN DOING IT 25 YEARS.

I WORKED IN MCKINNEY, I WORKED IN HUTTO.

I WAS A CONSULTANT FOR FIVE YEARS, AND MY BIGGEST CLIENT WAS THE CITY OF FRISCO.

THEY WERE VERY METHODICAL, AS WAS PLANO ABOUT GETTING FROM A TO B, AND IT TOOK I MOVED TO PLANO IN 1971.

IT'S EMBARRASSING TO ADMIT.

21,000 PEOPLE.

THEY RURAL COMMUNITY FOR A WHILE, AND THEN WHEN THEY EXPLODED, THEY EXPLODED, BUT THEY WERE VERY INTENTIONAL MOVING FORWARD.

AS WAS FRISCO.

WHEN I WAS GROWING UP IN PLANO, MIKE, THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME IF YOU GO TO THE RESTROOM.

WHEN I WAS GROWING UP IN PLANO, ALL FRISCO WAS, HONESTLY, IT WAS A SINGLE GAS STATION, A PRODUCE STAND, AND THREE MASSAGE PARLORS.

HOW WAS IT? ON 121? THERE WAS NOTHING THERE.

VERY METHODICALLY OVER TIME, THEY GREW INTO WHAT TODAY, A LOT OF PEOPLE USE AS THE CITY ON THE HILL EXAMPLES, OH, MY GOSH, THEY'VE DONE EVERYTHING RIGHT.

NO CITY DOES EVERYTHING RIGHT, BUT THEY DID A LOT RIGHT, BUT THAT'S OUR COMPETITION FOR RESIDENTS.

IT'S ALSO OUR COMPETITION TO AN EXTENT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

THIS IS WHERE WE GET INTO PARKS, AND PARKS SERVE TWO PURPOSES.

NUMBER ONE, THEY ATTRACT MONEY, AND THEY PUT US IN A POSITION TO GO AFTER THE HEADQUARTERS, THE RESEARCH, THE TECH, COLLIN COUNTY IS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY EDUCATED COUNTIES IN THE WORLD.

IT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE TOP FIVE MOST HIGHLY EDUCATED COUNTIES IN THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES.

WHEN WE RECRUIT COMPANIES, WE DON'T JUST RECRUIT COMPANIES FOR THE WORKFORCE WE HAVE IN PRINCETON.

WE GET TO USE THE SURROUNDING AREA AS OUR LABOR POOL, AND WE TALK ABOUT HOW COMPETITIVE WE CAN BE.

BUT IF WE WANT THOSE HIGHER JOBS, THERE ARE THINGS THAT'S GOING TO TAKE.

THE OTHER PART OF IT IS AND THIS IS S MAJOR MASHBURN'S SWEET SPOT IS THERE ARE WAYS TO DO PARKS THAT PAY FOR THEMSELVES THAT ARE LITERALLY REVENUE GENERATING TO THE CITY.

HERE'S A FEW THINGS.

65% OF THE HOME SHOPPERS SURVEYED, AND THIS IS THE AMERICAN HOMEBUILDERS ASSOCIATION.

FELT THAT PARKS WOULD SERIOUSLY INFLUENCE THEM TO MOVE TO A COMMUNITY.

CUSTOM BUILDERS, THOSE NEXT-LEVEL BUILDERS, AGAIN, MORE EXPENSIVE, MORE MONEY, MORE AMENITIES.

IT ALL GOES TOGETHER.

PROXIMITY TO PARKS INCREASES RETAIL SPENDING BY 10%.

IT'S AN ADDITIONAL DRAW.

DATA SHOWS AN INCREASE IN VISITORS AND SPENDING IN AREAS AFTER INSTALLATION OF DEVELOPMENT OF UNIQUE AMENITIES.

AN EXAMPLE IS EPIC CENTRAL.

I'M PERSONALLY NOT AS FAMILIAR WITH THAT, BUT I KNOW CITY MANAGER MASHBURN AND ALLISON ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH IT, AND THEY'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO JUMP IN AND TALK MORE ABOUT THAT.

HERE'S A COUPLE OF BIG ONES.

AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD LIVING HALF A MILE FROM AN OPEN SPACE OR PARK WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY OVER 4,000 MORE FOR THE HOME AND A QUARTER MILE CLOSER TO OPEN SPACE.

SURVEY OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS NAR REVEALED THAT 50% OF THE RESPONDENTS WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY 10% MORE FOR A HOUSE NEAR A PARK OR A PROTECTED OPEN SPACE.

ALL IMPORTANT STUFF, HERE'S ANOTHER DOLLAR AND CENTS EXAMPLE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE HEARD A PERFECT GAME.

IT'S THE LARGEST AMATEUR SPORTS ASSOCIATION, I BELIEVE IN THE WORLD.

IT DOES BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL.

IT'S A TRAVELING LEAGUE.

AMATEUR SPORTS RECREATION IS OVER A $55 BILLION INDUSTRY.

OUTDOOR RECREATION AND WHOLE IS A 1.3 TRILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY.

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PERFECT GAME, SAY YOU HAVE ENOUGH FIELDS, EIGHT SYNTHETIC FIELDS, YOU GOT TO START SMILING BECAUSE I'M STARTING TO SPEAK YOUR LANGUAGE WHERE YOU CAN HOST LARGE TOURNAMENTS.

YOU HAVE A TOURNAMENT, AND THIS IS VERY MINIMAL.

I'M TAKING THE MOST CONSERVATIVE NUMBERS.

YOU HAVE 100 TEAMS. PERFECT GAME HAS 8,682 EVENTS A YEAR.

THERE'S ONLY 365 DAYS IN YEAR TO DO THE MATH.

THAT'S A LOT OF EVENTS.

OVER 1 MILLION PLAYERS AND VISITORS TO THEIR EVENTS, 162,000 BASICALLY PLAYERS.

THEY'VE BEEN IN OPERATION 27 YEARS.

WELL, LET'S GET AWAY FROM PERFECT GAME AND JUST GET IN THE EXAMPLE.

100-TEAM TOURNAMENT THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAYS, GENERALLY, HOW THEY DO IT.

AGAIN, CONSERVATIVE, 15 PLAYERS PER TEAM, ONE PARENT PER PLAYER EQUALS 30 VISITORS, TWO COACHES PER TEAM, ANOTHER 200 VISITORS.

03,200 PEOPLE.

OUR AVERAGE SPEND ON JUST GAS AND FOOD FOR TRAVELERS IN PRINCETON IS $89.

FOR 14 DAY TOURNAMENT, NOT INCOME TO THE CITY, BUT ECONOMIC IMPACT TO OUR ECONOMY IN PRINCETON, ONE WEEKEND, $854,400.

ON TOURNAMENT. NOW, MELISSA, CHASE, HELP ME OUT.

THEY'VE GOT SIX OR EIGHT FIELDS, AND THEY'RE BUSY 42 OR 48 WEEKENDS A YEAR?

>> THAT IS CORRECT. MELISSA IS THE MECCA IN NORTH TEXAS FOR YOUTH SPORTS.

THEY'VE ACTUALLY ADDED JUST 12 NEW ADDITIONAL FIELDS THAT OPENED LAST SUNDAY.

WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS BOTH BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, AS WELL AS SOCCER.

YES, MELISSA BRANDED THEIR CITY AROUND THEIR YOUTH SPORTS.

>> IT'S EXPENSIVE. BUT OVER TIME, IT'S THEIR INVESTMENTS.

IT'S NOT SPENDING. IT'S AN INVESTMENT.

IF YOU KNOW, DOWN THE ROAD, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT DRAMATIC OF AN IMPACT.

ARE YOU GOING TO BE ABLE TO KEEP YOUR SMALL BUSINESSES OPEN? ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP YOUR RESTAURANTS FULL AND HEALTHY? THAT TYPE OF THING.

AGAIN, YOUR JOB IS NOT EASY BECAUSE EVERY DECISION YOU MAKE, YOU'RE HELPING ONE THING AND YOU'RE HURTING ANOTHER AND I GET IT.

BUT YOU NEED TO HEAR THE WHOLE PICTURE IN MY OPINION SO YOU CAN MAKE THOSE DECISIONS.

HERE'S ANOTHER ONE. NOTHING HAS MOVED FORWARD.

WE'RE IN A CONVERSATION WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO LEASE THREE PARKS.

THEY'RE GOING TO START SHUTTERING PARKS.

WE DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN.

THEY'RE PHENOMENAL ASSETS TO US.

THEY HAVE PARKS, A LAKEFRONT THAT THEY'RE NOT PROMOTING.

BECAUSE THE MORE PEOPLE THAT USE THEM, THE MORE EXPENSIVE IT IS FOR THEM TO MAINTAIN THEM, AND THAT'S THE WAY THEY LOOK AT IT.

THEY DON'T HAVE A DOG IN A HUNT FOR TOURISM.

WELL, THEY'VE ALSO AGREED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, PROBABLY IN FIVE SEGMENTS, AND THIS WAS STARTED WELL BEFORE I WAS HERE, TOMMY, I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL GIVE YOU THE CREDIT AND SAY THAT YOU CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA TO ANNEX THE CORE SHORELINE THAT IS ADJACENT AND CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

O RIGHT NOW, PRINCETON HAS 3 MILES OF SHORELINE ON THE LAKE.

>> ANNEXATION, WE BECOME A LAKEFRONT COMMUNITY.

WE WILL HAVE 36 MILES OF LAKEFRONT PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

MARKETING-WISE, THINK BACK AGAIN, PERCEPTION IS REALITY.

THAT IS AN ENTIRELY NEW CONCEPT FOR OUR CITY.

WE ARE PRINCETON ON THE LAKE.

WE ARE A PROGRESSIVE PARKS-ORIENTED RECREATION-ORIENTED CITY.

THAT WOULD INCLUDE 4,000 ADDITIONAL ACRES, ALTHOUGH I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT 75% OF THOSE ACRES ARE UNDERWATER.

THEY'RE OUT IN LAKE LAVON.

THEY ARE PART OF THE PARCELS THAT THEY WOULD ALLOW US TO ANNEX.

AGAIN, THREE ADDITIONAL PARKS, WHEN I SAY LEASE, THERE'S ZERO COST LEASES.

THE ONLY COST IS US MAINTAINING THE PARKS.

IT'S A WAY THAT WE CAN KEEP THEM OPEN.

IF WE DID THAT, IT WILL ADD ALMOST EIGHT SQUARE MILES INTO OUR ETJ, AND AS YOU KNOW, THE ETJ, AT LEAST NOW BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE HARMS US ANY FURTHER.

THAT IS GENERALLY THE AREA THAT WE'RE GOING TO GROW INTO.

THAT ADDS EVEN MORE CAPACITY FOR PRINCETON'S GROWTH.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? I THINK THIS IS WHERE I HANDED OFF TO ALLISON.

YES, IT IS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, AND I'LL BE AVAILABLE AFTER SHE FINISHES AS WELL.

>> YOU HAVE TO ADD.

>> WHAT'S THAT?

>> FOR YOUR QUESTIONS.

>> OH, ARE THERE QUESTIONS?

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NO QUESTIONS. I COVERED EVERYTHING THOROUGHLY.

EITHER THAT OR THEY THINK I'M AN INDIAN.

>> NO. YOU TALKED FOR 45 MINUTES.

[LAUGHTER] I WILL DO THIS AND COVER THIS.

I'M ALLISON COOK. I'M YOUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.

I HAVE BACKGROUND IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM.

I SPENT 14 YEARS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM.

BEFORE THAT, I WAS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR WITH COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FIRMS. WE WILL GO TO CITIES AND DO PARTNERSHIPS LIKE YOU SEE, MAINLY FOR THE RETAIL SECTOR, AND SITE SELECTION FOR THE RETAIL SECTOR.

WE HAVE A FEW PROJECTS WE WANT TO SHOW TO YOU TODAY.

BUT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM IS IMPORTANT? WE CAN'T SAY WHICH ONE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE OTHER.

THEY ARE ALL GENERATIONAL PROJECTS.

WE EVEN HAVE A MULTIGENERATIONAL BUILDING, BUT THE PROJECT IS MULTIGENERATIONAL, MEANING IT WILL SPAN YOUR CHILDREN AND YOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND THEIR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN.

THE FIRST ONE I WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT TODAY IS YORKSHIRE DRIVE.

DOES EVERYONE KNOW WHERE YORKSHIRE AND 380 INTERSECT RIGHT NOW? CAN YOU PICTURE IT IN YOUR MIND? DOES IT LOOK LIKE THAT? IT DOES NOT.

THANKFULLY, WE ALL WORK TOGETHER.

WE WORK WITH JIM IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

WE ARE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP INSIDE ORGANIZATION WITH TOMMY AND CRAIG. WE ALL WORK TOGETHER.

JIM, TOMMY, CRAIG, MYSELF, AND NOW, FRED, WE MEET EVERY WEDNESDAY.

WE TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE GOING ON, AND THAT IS GOING ON.

WITH THE HELP OF ANDREW HOWARD, ANDREW, WILL YOU RAISE YOUR HAND IN THE BACK, OUR CONSULTANT IN THE BACK FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND URBAN PLANNING.

WE WERE TALKING ABOUT DOWNTOWN.

WE WERE TALKING ABOUT 380.

WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE NORTH TEXAS COUNCIL GOVERNMENT'S VELLA WEB TRAIL, WHICH HAS A SECTION ON 380.

THIS COULD BE ONE OF THE CONNECTORS.

THIS COULD BE ALSO A GATEWAY INTO YOUR DOWNTOWN.

DOWNTOWN HAS A VETERANS PARK.

DOWNTOWN HAS A CEMETERY WITH A LOT OF VETERANS.

HERE IS THE DREAM AND GOAL AND THE BEAUTY OF IT IS.

A LOT OF TIMES, I'LL COME TO YOU AND SAY, THESE ARE THE DREAMS, BUT WE'RE NOT FUNDED.

WHAT DO YOU THINK WE NEED TO GO FIND MONEY? WE ACTUALLY HAVE MONEY FOR THIS.

IS VERY RARE IN TOMMY'S BUDGET.

EVEN BETTER. HERE'S A PROPOSAL.

380 TO JEFFERSON AVENUE, YORKSHIRE DRIVE.

THE BLUE LINE IS YORKSHIRE DRIVE, AS IT IS RIGHT NOW.

WE CAN CONSIDER A NEW NAME FOR YORKSHIRE, BUT FOR NOW, I WILL CALL IT YORKSHIRE DRIVE.

THE BLUE LINE INTERSECTS DIRECTLY INTO VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK.

ARE YOU ASKING WHY YORKSHIRE DRIVE? FIRST OF ALL, WE ALREADY IDENTIFIED IT LAST YEAR THAT IT NEED MAJOR REPAIRS.

THE CONDITION IS BEYOND REPAIR.

IT'S SUPPORTED WITH A VELLA WEB, AND IT IS A GATEWAY FROM 380 TO DOWNTOWN, AND IT DOES EXTEND THE THEME OF VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK.

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT A TRADITIONAL STREET, YOU HAVE SIDEWALKS ON BOTH SIDES.

THIS ONE HAS A RIBBON OF CONCRETE AS A TRAIL.

INSIDE. YOU HAVE ONE WAY ON EACH SIDE, AND YOU HAVE A RIBBON OF A CONCRETE TRAIL FOR A VETERANS TRAIL.

YOU CAN HAVE WHAT IS NOT FUNDED IS PUBLIC ART ALONG THE TRAIL AND SIGNAGE.

THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT AND MAYBE THROUGH THE HELP OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH JIM'S HELP.

WE CAN TALK ABOUT HOW TO MAKE THAT A POSSIBILITY.

SEMI ALL MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE CDC PROJECT, AND THEY HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT WHERE TO PLACE THIS STATUE.

IT'S A VERY PORTANT STATUE.

IT'S A WOODY WILLIAMS STATUE FOR GOLD STAR FAMILIES.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SCULPTURE.

THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF SOMEWHERE IT COULD FIT NOR THE END OF YORKSHIRE, WHERE IT GOES TOWARD THE CEMETERY IN THE COTTON GIN AND SOMEWHERE IN THAT NATURE.

BUT THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT OF THE LOCATION AS WE GET MORE GRANULAR.

I'M JUST SHOWING YOU WHAT THE DREAM IS OF A VETERANS TRAIL THAT LEADS YOU INTO DOWNTOWN.

MR. HOWARD TOOK THIS PICTURE.

HE NOTED THAT WE HAVE VETERANS FROM THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.

DID ANYONE KNOW THAT OTHER THAN ME TELLING YOU THAT? DON'T SAY IT. I TOLD YOU.

OKAY, YOU KNEW IT. OH, BETH KNEW IT.

CAROLYN KNEW IT. WHO KNEW? I BET STEVE, I BET YOU KNEW IT.

BUT WE HAVE OTHER VETERANS THERE, AND THE CEMETERY IS GETTING A HISTORICAL DESIGNATION SOON IN JUNE.

THIS REALLY ALL TIES TOGETHER AS WE BUILD UPON THE REGION AND REVITALIZATION.

MULTI-GEN. EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT'S

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HAPPENING WITH THE MULTI-GEN AND BASICALLY ALL OF THE PARKS, AND HOW THE PARKS RELATE TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

THE MULTIGENERATIONAL BUILDING, AT SOME POINT, WILL HAVE A NAME.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO CALL IT THE MULTI-GEN. SOUNDS A LITTLE WEIRD.

BUT FOR NOW, COLLECTIVELY, WE ARE CALLING IT THE MULTI-GEN INTERNALLY TILL WE GO THROUGH BRANDING STRATEGY, AND WE COME UP WITH WHAT IN THE NAME.

BUT FOR TODAY, I'M GOING TO SAY THE MULTI-GEN.

HERE IS AN EXTERIOR RENDERING OF THE MULTI-GEN.

THERE WAS AN RFQ LAST YEAR, AND THROUGH THE PROCESS, GENSLER WAS SELECTED.

GENSLER IS AN INTERNATIONAL COMPANY.

HIGHLY CREATIVE, VERY CREATIVE.

IF YOU EVER GO TO THEIR WEBSITE, YOU WILL WANT TO STAY FOR HOURS LOOKING AT THEIR PROJECTS.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH GENSLER, AND AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD HANDLE ON THE FOOTPRINT AND SIZE.

WE ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE A COST.

WE'LL KNOW COST IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS.

WE'LL HAVE A OPINION OF PROBABLE COST.

BUT FOR NOW, I'M GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH A SLIDE SHOW THAT'S GOING TO GIVE YOU THE VISION OF WHAT WE THINK THE MULTI-GEN WILL BE.

WE SAT WITH GENSLER, AND WE TALKED ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT PRINCETON IS RIGHT NOW, AND WE ALL KEPT SAYING, THERE'S SO MUCH POTENTIAL HERE, WE JUST DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO PLAN FOR.

THERE'S LAND IN THE ETJ.

WE WANT TO DO ALL OF THESE THINGS.

WE NEED THE AMENITIES, WE NEED EVERYTHING.

THEY HELPED US COME UP WITH WE'RE ON THE BRINK OF THE NEWLY POSSIBLE.

AVIDAN IS STICKY IN MY OFFICE.

SO WHY ARE WE WANTING TO DO THESE THINGS? WE WANT A WOW FACTOR.

WE WANT SOMETHING AMAZING FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

WE WANT REVENUE MODELS TO HELP OFFSET COST.

WE WANT SHARED SPACES, CONNECTING FAMILIES.

HERE IS A 20,000 VIEW OF THE BUILDING.

AND THEY USE A LOT OF WORDS.

YOU WONDER, WHAT'S A PARTICLE ACCELERATOR? IT IS A TRACK.

BUT THEY'RE REALLY CREATIVE PEOPLE.

I KNOW IT LOOKS LIKE A SEMICONDUCTOR IN THERE.

BUT WE'RE NOT MANUFACTURING ANYTHING.

THAT'S JUST SIMPLY THE NAME OF A TRACK.

THE ENDURO LOOP. THAT'S ALSO THE NAME FOR A TRACK. SPEED TRAP.

THAT'S WHERE I'VE BEEN CAUGHT A FEW TIMES IN OTHER CITIES.

MAINLY INIS ON 45.

INVITATION TO PLAY, GROUP PLAY.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE, INVITATION TO PLAY, GROUP PLAY, CONNECTED PLAY, PERFORMANCE TRACK, AND AQUATIC CENTER.

WHAT WE REALLY WANTED TO DO, WE WANT TO DO A BIG DIGITAL MOMENT, AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT PRICE AND COST, AND THEN WE FINALLY HAD TO SCALE BACK AND SAY, WHAT IS THE WOW FACTOR? IT'S LIGHTING, COLOR, ALL THE SENSORY MOMENTS.

EVEN IF YOU DON'T DO A HUGE DIGITAL COMPONENT, YOU CAN HAVE THE SAME WOW FACTOR.

SOME OF THE PEOPLE ON OUR GENSLER TEAM, TWO OF THEM WORK FOR BLU SKY, AND THAT IS PART OF DISNEY OF THE WHAT'S POSSIBLE DEPARTMENT.

I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT A MEETING OR WHAT BLU SKY LOOKS LIKE.

WHO KNOWS? THEY CAME UP WITH OUR BUDGET.

THE BALLERS USUALLY STOP A CAR FROM DOING BAD THINGS.

YOU ACTUALLY CAN LIGHT THEM UP. WHO KNEW.

WE CAN HAVE DIFFERENT COLOR LIGHTS THAT DRAW YOU INTO THE BUILDING OR YOUR EYE, YOUR ALONG MYRICK, WHICH WILL BE THE SOUTHERN BYPASS.

YOUR EYE SAYS, WHAT IS THAT? AND YOU JUST WANT TO GO IN. YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW.

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE ENTRY.

WE'RE GOING TO USE LIGHTING TO DRAW YOU IN WHAT THE LIGHTING WILL LOOK LIKE.

WE ARE STILL PROGRAMMING THAT OUT BECAUSE WE'RE PLANNING THROUGH THE FOOTPRINT STAGE.

BUT WE WANT LIGHTING TO BE INTRICAL AT EVERY MOMENT.

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A RAMP FOR THOSE THAT WORK OUT.

THE CROSS FIT MINDSET OR THOSE THAT ARE INSIDE A GYM.

YOU HAVE RAMPS, SO YOU CAN GO UP AND DOWN.

I HAVEN'T DONE THAT IN A LONG TIME.

HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF A VIEW OF A WORKOUT FACILITY WITH A RAMP ABOVE YOU.

THE PICTURE ON THE TOP LEFT WITH THE CIRCLE, THAT IS THE SPEED TRAP.

THAT'S WHERE YOU GO AND YOU YOURSELF IF YOU'RE A SPRINTER.

THINK ABOUT ATHLETICS FOR HIGH SCHOOLS?

>> ALLISON, YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE LIGHTS ON THERE, TOO ON HOW THAT THEY CAN RACE AND THEN RECORD TIME AND ALL THAT STUFF?

>> I DO. [LAUGHTER] YOU CAN RACE, AND IT WILL RECORD TIME.

BUT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW WE CAN USE LIGHT TECHNOLOGY ON THE GROUND SO THAT WHEN YOU'RE RUNNING, YOU WILL SEE YOUR FOOTPRINT, AND THEN YOU CAN KEEP THE TIME WHEN YOU'RE A SPRINTER.

I'VE NEVER BEEN A SPRINTER, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN TELL.

BUT I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE.

THOSE ARE SOME OF THE TECHNOLOGY FEATURES ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, YOU CAN SEE A LIGHT INTERACTING WITH A TRACK.

WE WERE TALKING ABOUT,

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WE'RE STILL GETTING PRICING FOR HOW LIGHT INTERACTS WITH MOVEMENT OF THE FEET, HOW LIGHT INTERACTS WITH THE WATER.

THOSE ARE STILL SOME OF THE THINGS WE WANT TO DO ALL OF THESE THINGS.

TODAY WE'RE ACTUALLY PUTTING THE BUILDING OUT FOR AN OPC, OPINION OF PROBABLE COST.

PENDING WHAT THAT IS IN THREE OR FOUR WEEKS, WE'LL SEE MORE ABOUT THESE WORDS, BUT IS THAT NOT BEAUTIFUL? I'D LIKE TO DRAW YOUR EYE TO THE TOP RIGHT.

THAT IS ACTUALLY A PART OF THE LOOP THAT IS CANTILEVERED OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING.

YOU'RE RUNNING LITERALLY IN THE TREES.

AGAIN, ON THE BRINK OF THE NEWLY POSSIBLE.

WHEN WE WANTED GENSLER, WE WANTED THEM BECAUSE THEY WERE DIFFERENT.

WE WANTED SOMETHING THAT WAS DIFFERENT.

IF YOU WANT A REC CENTER THAT IS IN ANYWHERE USA, WE CAN BE RENAMED ANYWHERE USA.

IF YOU WANT SOMETHING THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN A TRADITIONAL REC CENTER, I HAVE A REC CENTER DOWN THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE.

THERE'S NOTHING SPECIAL ABOUT IT.

THIS, I WOULD NEVER CALL THIS A REC CENTER.

THIS HAS TWO LOOPS, HAS AQUATICS, AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS AN OVERVIEW OF LOOP 1, AND HOW IT CONNECTS TO LOOP 2.

LOOP 2 THE GREEN PART, OVERLOOKS THE AQUATIC CENTER.

THERE'S AN AQUATICS PORTION ON OUR LEFT, AND THEN MORE OF A RECREATION PORTION ON OUR RIGHT.

THE YELLOW PART IS ENTRY, CHILDCARE, OFFICES, LOCKER ROOMS, SAUNA.

THERE'S THE SPEED TRAP AGAIN.

TALK ABOUT THE HIGH-SPEED TIMER TECHNOLOGY.

THE ENDURO LOOP, THE LIGHT WASHING AROUND AS YOU'RE RUNNING ON THE LOOP.

THEY CALL THIS THE PARTICLE ACCELERATOR.

I JUST LOVE THAT WORD.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW THEY CAME UP WITH THAT.

BUT TO ME, I WOULD SAY IT'S A TRACK.

AGAIN, YOU'RE RUNNING INSIDE, AND YET YOU'RE RUNNING OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING BECAUSE IT CANILIVER IS OUTSIDE.

OH, I WRITE DOWN THE WORDS IN OUR MEETINGS.

I'M LIKE, WHAT IS GOING ON? CONNECTIVITY TO THE AQUATIC CENTER.

THIS IS REALLY SPECIAL.

THE INTEGRATION BETWEEN THE ATHLETICS PORTION AND THE WATER PORTION.

IF YOU ARE THERE AND YOU'RE HAVING AN EXPERIENCE, YOU ARE NOT SILOED WHEN YOU SEE ALL THE COLORFUL LIGHT AND EXPERIENCES.

YOU SEE IT IN AQUATICS, AND YOU SEE IT ON THE TRACK, AND THEY BIFURCATE EACH OTHER RIGHT HERE.

WHEN YOU'RE UPSTAIRS ON THAT TRACK, YOU CAN LOOK DOWN INTO THE AQUATIC CENTER.

HERE ARE SOME INSPIRATION PICTURES AND IMAGES OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE ASKED THEM TO PRICE OUT SO THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND A LAZY RIVER MOMENT, A LARGER GROUP PLAY MOMENT.

THEN WE HAVE AN AREA FOR THE YOUNGER CHILDREN, AND THIS IS AN AREA WHERE WE DO NOT HAVE ANY GLAZING, GLAZING MEANING WINDOWS.

THIS IS AN AREA THAT WE CAN GET VERY MOODY WITH SOME DIGITAL COMPONENTS.

THEY ARE PROPOSING IT'S CALLED A RUBE GOLDBERG MACHINE.

THE THEME WEATHER CLOUDS.

WATER LIGHTS, IMMERSIVE AQUATIC ACTIVITY.

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT, HEY, KIDS, DO YOU WANT TO GO TO THE REC CENTER? DOES THAT RING YOUR MIND? ABSOLUTELY NOT.

DO YOU WANT TO MOVE TO A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAS THAT NEARBY? YES, YOU DO. EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE KIDS.

MY KIDS ARE IN THEIR 20S.

I STILL WANT TO GO. I BET THEY WOULD, TOO.

A KINETIC WATER-POWERED MACHINE IS WHAT WE'RE VISIONING FOR THE CHILDREN'S PORTION OF THE AQUATICS MOMENT FOR THE MULTI-GEN.

HERE'S ANOTHER WAY TO SEE IT.

THEN WE ARE, OF COURSE, IN THE MIDDLE OF LEVEL 1 AND LEVEL 2, LEVEL 2.

WE ARE PROGRAMMING A CIRCULAR ROOM THAT IT'S DARK IN NATURE IF YOU'VE EVER DONE A CYCLING CLASS, IT'S GROUP CYCLING, OR A YOGA CLASS.

THERE'S A DIGITAL COMPONENT THAT YOU CAN PUT ON ALL SIDES OF THE WALLS.

YOU CAN DO IT CIRCULAR OR SQUARE, SO WE DID THE END OF A TRACK WITH A CIRCLE. MULTI-GEN.

>> DO YOU LOVE IT? DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT MULTI GEN? OTHER THAN WHAT IN THE WORLD JUST HAPPEN? I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

WHAT'S A PARTICLE ACCELERATOR AND WHEN CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION? THE QUESTION IS, WE WILL UPDATE THE COUNCIL.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE STILL IN THE DESIGN PHASE.

GENSER CONTRACT WAS EXECUTED IN JANUARY.

FROM JANUARY TO NOW, OUR STAFF HAS BEEN MEETING WITH THEM, AND WE ARE NOW AT A POINT, WHAT YOU SAW WAS WILDLY DIFFERENT THAN WHERE IT WAS IN FEBRUARY, MARCH. WILDLY DIFFERENT.

WE'VE BEEN REFINING WHAT ARE THE NEEDS? WHAT'S THE FOOTPRINT? WHAT'S THE SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT WE NEED?

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I'LL MOVE ON TO CALDWELL. CALDWELL PARK.

>> FIRST, PARTICLE ACCELERATORS FROM THE FLASH.

SECOND, ARE INITIATIVES IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT THE ENTIRE FACILITY IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL?

>> WHETHER, IT'LL BE 88 COMPLIANT, IS THAT YOUR QUESTION FOR [INAUDIBLE]

>> ARE WE DOING ANYTHING EXTRA TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE NOT JUST OATH 88 COMPLIANT, THEY CAN GET THERE, BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS CAN ENJOY THE VARIOUS THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE IN THE FACILITY?

>> ON THE SECOND FLOOR, WE HAVE AN AREA THAT WAS MORE PROGRAMMING FOR SENIORS THAT WE WERE DOING MORE OF A QUIET LOUNGE SPOT IN SOME CO WORKING SPACES.

IF WE THINK ABOUT DIFFERENT AGES, MAYBE IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING OF THE VARIOUS AGES.

THEN WE HAVE A YOUNGER COMPONENT IN AQUATICS VERSUS AN OLDER COMPONENT, AND THEN WE HAVE THE ATHLETIC CREW, AND SOMETIMES THEY ARE THE SAME.

BUT WE DO HAVE PEOPLE, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO WORK OUT, YOU PROBABLY GO THE SECOND FLOOR THAT HAS MORE OF A LOUNGE AND HAS A GAME ROOM FOR GAMING AND VARIOUS VARIOUS OPTIONS WHEN YOU GO THERE.

YOU DON'T JUST GO THERE TO WORK OUT.

IT'S REALLY A COMMUNITY SPACE FOR ALL AGES.

IS THAT ANSWER THAT QUESTION?

>> YES, THANK YOU.

>> ALL ABILITIES.

>> ALLISON, DO YOU WANT TO LET THEM KNOW, YOU ALL HAVE A DRAFT OF THE BUSINESS PLAN FOR THAT FACILITY IN THERE AS WELL.

YOU RESENT IT EARLIER, BUT JUST TAKE ON COPY THAT SO TELL YOU START TO FINISH WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT, BUT THE GOAL IS TO MAKE THIS EVENTUALLY 100% COST RECOVERY BECAUSE AS WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO TAKE A MORE REOCCURRING COSTS.

BUT TAKE A LOOK AT THAT WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE.

>> I'M SORRY.

>> I CAN'T, I JUST WANT TO MAKE A POINT TO THAT.

I CAN'T SAY THAT CITY MANAGER MASHBURN IS POLITELY ADAMANT.

HE REACHES OUT ALL THE TIME, ENCOURAGING COUNCIL MEMBERS TO BE A PART OF THE PLANNING PROCESS.

HE'S CONSTANTLY REMINDING US OF WHEN THOSE ARE.

THERE IS A LOT OF INPUT FROM COUNSEL THAT IS GOING TOWARDS THAT, AND ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE BROUGHT INTO CONSIDERATION.

THANKS FOR MENTIONING THAT BUSINESS PLAN.

>> WE DO, WE HAVE A COUNCIL LIAISON THAT HELPS WITH THIS.

HE'S NOT HERE TODAY, BUT WE HAVE HAD INPUT.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT. WE HAVE HEARD IT.

WE'RE REFINING IT, BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING IT BACK AND ONCE WE GET A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION, WE'LL PUT IT ON OUR WEBSITE SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN KEEP UP WITH THE TIMELINE OF THE VARIOUS PROJECTS.

CALDWELL COMMUNITY PARK. CALDWELL IS EXCITING.

I KNOW EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT CALDWELL, AND WE HAVE A TIMELINE SLIDE AT THE END OF THIS, SO YOU CAN'T HOLD ME TO IT, BUT WE DO HAVE A TIMELINE SLIDE.

CALDWELL PARK AT THE TOP, WE HAVE A LABEL OF PLAYGROUND.

AGES 5-12, PLAYGROUND, AGES TWO TO FOUR, MULTI PURPOSE COURTS, MEANING BASKETBALL AND WHATNOT.

WE HAVE PICKLEBALL COURTS.

WE HAVE BASEBALL FIELDS.

WE HAVE A GATHERING LAWN.

WE HAVE AN AREA FOR FOOD TRUCKS, IF YOU DRAW YOUR EYE TO THE PARKING LOT, WE HAVE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PARKING.

THIS REALLY WILL BE A PARK FOR EVERYBODY.

CAN YOU IMAGINE THE NEXT COMMUNITY EVENT AT THIS PARK? QUITE DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE WE WENT TO FOR THE DAY OF PURPOSE.

BELOW, YOU WILL SEE A WALKING TRAIL AS ELEVATED WALKING PATH.

WE HAD SOME MODELING DONE JUST SO WE CAN SEE THE THREE D SCALE OF WHAT COULD BE WITH YOUNGER AGES AND THE OLDER AGES BIFURCATED WITH THROUGH THE WALKING TRAIL.

JJ BOOK WILSON MEMORIAL PARK.

THIS IS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN AND YOU WILL SEE THE LABELS WITH THE PUMP TRACK FLOW BULL, CLOSED BULL.

I DID HAVE TO GOOGLE THAT WHEN I STARTED WORKING WITH CHASE, WHAT'S GOING ON? I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS.

WE DO HAVE A PROFESSIONAL SKATEBOARD COMPANY AS ONE OF OUR SUBCONTRACTORS AND CONSULTANTS ON THIS PROJECT.

THEY ARE LETTING US KNOW ABOUT THESE THINGS AND THIS IS ACTUALLY QUITE EXCITING.

WE WERE TRYING TO SHOW THE TWO DIFFERENT COLORS ON THE FLOOR, THE FAR RIGHT, WITH THE SPORT CORE PLAYGROUND, PAVILION.

THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN YOUR SKATEBOARDING MOMENT ON THE LEFT.

THIS WILL BE REALLY EXCITING BECAUSE IT'S ANOTHER DESTINATION TYPE PARK.

THIS IS NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN FIND IN ANY OTHER COMMUNITY AROUND HERE.

GEORGIA TEXAS LAND AND CATTLE PARK.

WE WILL HAVE A NAME FOR THIS.

I WILL NOT ASK YOU, HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE GEORGIA TEXAS LAND AND CATTLE PARK, BUT THAT IS THE NAME OF THE GROUP THAT OWNED IT BEFORE THE CITY BOUGHT IT.

WE DO INTERNALLY CALL IT THE GTLC.

AGAIN, WE WILL GO THROUGH NAMES AND WE WILL FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT NAME IS.

BUT FOR NOW, THE GTLC WILL BE SOCCER FIELDS.

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IT'LL BE NOT FAR FROM OUR MULTI GEN SPACE OF THE 80 ACRES THAT WE OWN MOST OF FLOODPLAIN.

THIS WILL BE NEAR THAT.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT.

>> GTLC?

>> YES. THIS COMES FROM ONE OF THE PARENT GROUPS IN PRINCETON?

>> SURE.

>> THEY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WITH THOSE SOCCER FIELDS, ARE WE GOING TO HAVE SOCCER FIELDS THAT ALSO CATER TO THE SMALLER SIZE FOR THE YOUNGER GROUPS WHO ARE PLAYING, OR ARE ALL THE FIELDS GOING TO BE THE EXACT SAME SIZE?

>> WELL, AN ADULT FIELD CAN TURN INTO TWO YOUTH FIELDS WHEN YOU TURN THEM.

IF YOU HAVE FOUR FIELDS, THEN YOU CAN HAVE EIGHT.

IT DEPENDS ON THE SCHEDULE.

DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT?

>> YEAH. ANY FULL SIZE SOCCER FIELD, WHICH IS 180 BY 360, YOU CAN ACTUALLY FIT MULTIPLE YOUTH SIZE FIELDS WITHIN THAT ONE PARAMETER.

BUT ANYTIME WE LOOK AT DESIGNING FIELDS, WE REALLY WANT TO MAXIMIZE AND OPTIMIZE THE SIZE FOOTPRINT THAT WAY, WE CAN ALWAYS GO SMALLER WITH THE INDIVIDUAL SIZE FIELDS BASED ON WHO'S PLAYING.

BUT AT LEAST IT ENSURES THAT FOR LARGER AGE GROUPS UP THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, YOU GET MORE FLEXIBILITY AND VERSATILITY WITH THE FULL SIZE FIELDS.

>> THEY WOULD HAVE TO PLAN AHEAD TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A FIELD AVAILABLE FOR THE YOUNGER GROUP, AND IT WOULD ONLY BE AVAILABLE DURING ACTUAL GAMES.

IT WOULDN'T BE, HEY, I WANT TO GO PLAY SOCCER ON THE WEEKEND, AND YOU CAN USE A SMALLER FIELD.

THEY WOULD HAVE TO PLAN AHEAD FOR THAT FOR THEIR PRACTICES AND GAMES?

>> FOR INSTANCE, CURRENTLY, OUR FULL SIZE FIELDS ARE ACTUALLY SET FOR SMALLER FIELDS.

THAT'S NOT THAT THEY REALLY HAVE TO PLAN AHEAD.

BUT SPECIFIC FIELDS WILL BE SET UP FOR DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS AT ALL TIMES.

WE CATER DURING THE OFFSET SEASONS FOR LARGER ADULTS YOUTH UP THROUGH THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE JUST THREE AND FOUR YEAR-OLD LEVEL.

>> IN THE WYNWOOR DEVELOPMENT, WE HAVE A DEVELOPER AGREEMENT FOR SEVERAL ACRES THAT WILL BE FIVE FIELDS FOR SOCCER FIELDS, ONLY TWO ARE FULL SIZE, AND THREE OF THOSE WILL BE SMALLER YOUTH SIZE, AND THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE TERRAIN OF THE LAND IN WYNWOOR.

THAT'S PROBABLY YEAR TWO AND THREE FROM NOW.

IF WE GO INTO TIMELINE, AND THIS WILL BE MY LAST SLIDE.

IF WE GO INTO TIMELINE, JJ BOOK WILSON, WE ARE PRETTY CLOSE WITH THAT.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THOSE CONSULTANTS.

I WOULD SAY, WE'RE GOING TO GET PERMITTING IN.

WE'RE REALLY, REALLY CLOSE, AND WE ARE HOPING FOR A GROUNDBREAKING THIS FALL.

THAT IS THE GOAL IS THIS FALL FOR JJ BOOK.

CALDWELL, WE'VE BROKEN OUT TO TWO PHASES.

CALDWELL, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO CALL PHASE 1, AS WE KNOW FROM THE CONTRACT THE OTHER WEEK, WE ARE TURFING THE FIELDS, SO WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT GOING RIGHT NOW, AND THAT IS READY.

PHASE 1 INCLUDES TURFING OF THE FIELDS, AND MOVEMENT OF THE PARKS AND REC BUILDING.

THAT WILL BE THIS SUMMER.

CALDWELL PHASE 2, THAT'S THE ENTIRE PARK THAT YOU JUST SAW, ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES.

THAT GROUND BREAKING WON'T BE TILL NEXT YEAR, BUT THE OPENING WILL BE IN FALL OF 2027.

THE MULTI GEN RECREATION CENTER THAT WILL HAVE A REAL NAME ONE DAY.

WE'RE SAYING THE GRAND OPENING WILL BE SPRING 2028 WITH GROUND BREAKING AT SOME POINT IN MARCH.

GTLC, WE'RE SAYING WINTER 2027.

WE MAYBE COULD SPEED THAT UP DEPENDING A FEW THINGS.

I REMODELED A HOUSE YEARS AGO.

IT WAS FROM 1958 AND IF ANYONE HAS EVER DONE THAT, THEY TOLD ME THREE MONTHS, IT WAS SEVEN.

BINOSE CONSTRUCTION, I ONLY KNOW MY REMODEL.

THESE ARE OUR TIMELINES FOR NOW.

THIS IS WHAT WE'RE HOPING TO HIT.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PARKS, AND FEEL FREE TO COME UP AND LOOK AT THE BOARDS BEHIND IT.

>> PHASE 2 WILL BE 26 OR 27 OF CALDWELL?

>> WELL, THE PHASE 2, FOR GROUND BREAKING WILL BE IN 26.

SO WINTER, WINTER 26 FOR GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE LARGE PIECE OF THE PARK.

>> WOULD THE WHOLE PARK BE CLOSED AT THAT TIME? OR WOULD [INAUDIBLE] BE OPEN AS WELL.

>> NO, THIS TIMELINE FITS INTO THE SLOWER SEASONS.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH IS A LOT OF THE CONSTRUCTION THROUGHOUT THE WINTER MONTHS.

BUT THE PARK WILL NOT BE CLOSED.

THERE WILL BE SECTIONS THAT WILL BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION THAT WILL OBVIOUSLY BE OFF

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LIMITS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ENHANCEMENTS ARE FOR THE BEST OF THE COMMUNITY.

BUT THE PARK WILL REMAIN OPEN THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.

>> AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF SOME OF OUR PARKS PROJECTS RIGHT NOW.

THESE ARE GENERATIONAL THINGS.

WE ARE PLANTING THE SEEDS.

YOU HAVE A SUCCULENT AT YOUR SEAT.

YOU'RE PROBABLY WONDERING, WHY IS THIS RANDOM PLANT ON THE DESK? WE ARE PLANTING SEEDS TODAY THAT OTHERS WILL SIT IN THE SHADE ONE DAY, BUT WE'RE AT THE BEGINNING.

WE'RE AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THIS PARK BOND WITH THAT ALLOCATION.

THIS IS WHERE WE ARE, DESIGN PHASE AND THEN CONSTRUCTION MOVING FORWARD.

>> SO THE DESIGNS ARE NOT FINAL YET.

I GUESS WE WON'T GET ACTUAL COSTS UNTIL THE DESIGNS ARE COMPLETELY DONE, CAN THIS CHANGE OR.

>> IT DEPENDS. WE'RE PRETTY ALONG ON JJ BOOK.

THAT'S WHY THE GROUNDBREAKING, WE'RE HOPING TO GET PERMITTING AND EVERYTHING DONE BY THE END OF JULY BECAUSE THAT DESIGN IS PRETTY FAR ALONG FOR US TO HAVE THAT.

TH MULTI GEN THAT THAT COST IS UNKNOWN.

WE TODAY HAVE JUST UNLEASHED TO GO GET OPC, PINO PROBABLE CAUSE.

>> COWBELL, THAT ONE.

DO WE HAVE COSTS ON THAT YET?

>> COWBELL PHASE 2, WE DON'T HAVE COST ON THAT YET BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO IDENTIFY AND ONCE WE HAVE COST AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'RE BUILDING, THEN WE'LL BUILD IN A REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE BECAUSE WE'LL KNOW THE COST OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT IN THE GROUND.

THAT'S WHEN I CAN ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS OF, WELL, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO EACH YEAR TO MAINTAIN IT? I KNOW WHAT WE'RE SELECTING TO BUILD.

>> BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE WITHIN OUR BUDGET THAT WE SET FOR THE FIRST PHASE.

>> YES. WE'RE WITHIN OUR BUDGET.

BUT IF YOU KNOW ME, WE CAN ALWAYS USE MORE.

BUT WE ARE WITHIN THE 109.

ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR ME FOR A PARKS UPDATE, AND NO. EXCELLENT.

>> GOOD. I DON'T NEED THAT.

YOU CAN JUST SIT RIGHT THERE.

>> I DO HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.

MIKE, DO WE NEED ANY DIRECTION FROM [INAUDIBLE] ON HOW TO PROCEED WITH ANY OF IT OR?

>> YEAH. THANKS FOR THE QUESTION.

SOME OF THESE, WE CAN GUESS AT WHAT THE PRICE IS GOING TO BE, BUT AS YOU ALL KNOW, IF YOU DON'T CONSTRUCTION, IT CAN BE CRAZY.

LIKE ALLISON SAID, WE'LL GET OPCS FOR EVERYTHING.

WE'LL CIRCLE THOSE BACK WITH COUNSEL AND IF THERE'S A PRIORITY DISCUSSION THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN AGAIN TO SAY, HEY, WE WANT TO PRIORITIZE, FOR INSTANCE, THIS MULTI GEN FACILITY AT THIS LEVEL, WE HAVE TO HAVE IT LIKE THIS.

BUT WE'RE OKAY WITH THE MUNICIPAL PARK GOING OUT THE WINDOW OR WHATEVER THE CASE IS, WE'LL LET YOU ALL MAKE THAT DECISION AND BRING THOSE FORWARD TO YOU.

AT THIS POINT, WE'RE JUST GUESSING WHAT PRICES WILL BE.

THE PRIORITY, BASED ON YOUR FEEDBACK FROM THE LAST MEETING WAS MULTI GEN, CALDWELL PARK, THE GTLC, THE FIELDS, AND, MAYBE VETERANS IN THERE AS WELL, I THINK WAS TOWARDS THE END.

BUT THOSE THREE WERE THE TOP PRIORITIES FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND.

>> I GUESS MY CONCERN WAS JUST THAT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE ECONOMY WITH THE TARIFFS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT THIS PROJECT MIGHT BE BIGGER THAN WHEN WE SCULPTED OUT A YEAR AGO, SO WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT COSTS COULD BE WHEN ACTUALLY GROUNDBREAKING, SO.

>> YEAH, THE GOOD PART IS, I TALKED TO OUR PROJECT MANAGER YESTERDAY, AND WE WERE DISCUSSING THAT.

A LOT OF THE STEEL IS LOCAL RIGHT NOW, SO THAT'S A GOOD THING.

WE'LL SEE WHAT THE NEGOTIATIONS HOLD OVER THE WEEKEND.

MAYBE THAT WILL HELP AS WELL.

BUT ONCE WE HAVE THOSE COSTS, WE'LL LET YOU KNOW.

THE GOOD THING IS THE CONTRACT YOU ALL APPROVED FOR THE PARKS AND REC BUILDING IS BUILDER AT RISK, ESSENTIALLY A DESIGN BUILD CONTRACT.

WHATEVER THAT IS, IT'S LOCKED INTO THAT, IF THINGS GO UP, THAT'S ON THE BUILDER AT THAT POINT. THAT'S A GOOD NEWS THERE.

>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS. BY THE WAY, COUNSEL, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU AT BREAK, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THESE, THEY'RE AMAZING.

WILL THESE BE AVAILABLE ONLINE, SO THE PEOPLE WATCHING CAN ACTUALLY SEE? DO WE HAVE ANYTHING THAT'S IN THE DIGITAL FORMAT? [INAUDIBLE]

>> YEAH. ARE WE GOING TO UPDATE THAT THE DBS ARE DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE HAVE ONLINE, CORRECT?

>> THAT WORKS. THANK YOU.

>> LIKE I SAID, THESE ARE AMAZING, AND WE'RE GOING TO NAME THIS THE MICHAEL MASHBURN SKATE PARK BECAUSE HE'LL BE THE FIRST PERSON TO BREAK HIS ARM.

[LAUGHTER] WE'RE GOOD?

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WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT RIGHT NOW I NEED EVERYBODY TO STAND UP.

HERE'S WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO.

I WANT YOU TO STAND UP AND I WANT YOU TO REACH AS HIGH AS YOU CAN.

NOW, NOW REACH HIGHER.

THERE'S OTHER WORDS, THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING MORE THAT WE CAN GO IF WE'RE WILLING TO GO FOR IT.

BUT MOST IMPORTANT, I WANTED TO GET YOUR BLOOD CIRCULATING A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE BEEN SITTING FOR A WHILE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[2:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M.-INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN-CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS]

LET'S TALK ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, COUNCIL, CO-WORKERS.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

I KNOW THIS IS TYPICALLY YOUR DAY OFF FOR MOST OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, AND YOU GUYS HAVE DAY JOBS, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE WITH US WHILE WE GIVE YOU THESE PRESENTATIONS.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE PROJECTS AND THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN PUBLIC WORKS.

ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY ARE EXTREMELY RELIANT ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE.

AS PART OF OUR CITIZEN SURVEY, TRAFFIC AND ROADWAY INFRASTRUCTURE WAS THE BIGGEST PAIN POINTS.

WE'RE WELL AWARE OF THAT.

SOME OF THE INITIATIVES THAT WE'RE LAUNCHING TO TAKE CARE OF THAT IS OUR MOBILITY AND SAFETY ACTION PLAN AND OUR ROADWAY CONDITION ASSESSMENT.

THESE TWO PLANS YOU ARE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER TO SET A MAP OR A PLAN IN PLACE FOR WHICH ROADWAY PROJECTS NEED TO BE DONE THE MOST, WHICH ONES ARE GOING TO HAVE THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY, AND HOW CAN WE BE THE MOST FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WITH THESE PROJECTS MOVING FORWARD.

AS PART OF THE MOBILITY PLAN, WE DID OUR OWN SURVEY, AND JUST TO TALK ABOUT TRAFFIC ISSUES, THESE WERE THE BIGGEST PAIN POINTS FOR THE TRAFFIC SURVEY WAS THE CONGESTION, ALL THE TRAFFIC ON 380, ALL THE LOCAL ROADS, THE SAFETY, WHICH IS PEDESTRIAN SAFETY MOSTLY, PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES.

THEY'RE THE NON MOTORIZED TRANSPORT.

NOT HAVING ENOUGH BICYCLE LANES, SHARED USE PATHS, THINGS LIKE THAT TO REALLY CONNECT THE NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

PART OF THE SAFETY ANALYSIS SHOWED THAT WE HAVE A TREND OF INCREASING VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, 01,327 OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS.

THE GOAL IS TO HAVE ZERO TRAFFIC FATALITIES AND TO MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF VEHICLE COLLISIONS AS POSSIBLE.

WE'LL BE BRINGING A PROCLAMATION TO COUNCIL TO FORMALLY PROCLAIM THAT WE HAVE A GOAL ZERO VISION FOR TRAFFIC FATALITIES.

FOR THE CONDITION PAVEMENT ASSESSMENT, WE CONTRACTED WITH A COMPANY CALLED ROADWAY ASSET SERVICES.

THEY BROUGHT OUT THIS VAN THAT LOOKS LIKE A SPACESHIP, HAS THESE SENSORS, CAMERAS, LIDAR, VIBRATION SENSORS, ALL KINDS OF TECHNOLOGY BUILT INTO IT AND THEY SURVEYED EVERY ROADWAY WITHIN THE CITY.

THEY'RE STILL COMPILING ALL OF THE DATA, THAT WAS A TON OF DATA.

MOST CITIES DON'T DO EVERY ROAD IN THEIR CITY WHENEVER THEY DO THIS PROJECT, BUT WE FELT IT WAS NECESSARY TO GET A REALLY GOOD BASELINE FOR THE ENTIRE CITY, SO WE'RE NOT LEAVING ANYONE OUT.

WE WANT EVERY ROADWAY TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR.

THIS IS ALL GOING TO BE COMPILED INTO AN ONLINE INTERACTIVE DASHBOARD THAT WE'RE GOING TO GIVE ACCESS TO THE COUNCIL.

THEIR RESULTS WILL BUILD BUDGET EXPECTATIONS, MAINTENANCE EXPECTATIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT INTO THIS DASHBOARD SO YOU CAN GO IN AND SAY, OKAY, WELL, IF WE REDO THIS ROAD, LET'S DO THE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENT FUNDING FOR THE REST OF THE CITY.

SO IT'LL REALLY GIVE ALL A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO REDO THE ROADS AND TO GET THEM WHERE THEY NEED TO BE.

THE MOBILITY AND SAFETY ACTION PLAN, THIS IS LOOKING AT THE WAY TRAFFIC MOVES INTO AROUND THROUGH THE CITY.

IT'S LOOKING AT PEDESTRIANS, VEHICLES, AND BICYCLES.

LOOKING FOR ANY AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE SAFETY, TO IMPROVE MOBILITY, TO LINK PARKS.

IT'S GOING TO DO A SIDEWALK AND TRAIL GAP ANALYSIS THAT'S TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION THE PARKS DEPARTMENT'S TRAIL NETWORK.

IT'LL IDENTIFY AREAS TO REALLY IMPACT AND TO LINK THE COMMUNITY AND TO CLOSE THOSE GAPS FOR TRAIL NETWORKS TO ALLOW PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLES TO MOVE FREELY AND SAFELY, AND IT WILL ALSO IMPROVE THE TRAFFIC FLOWS IN AND AROUND THE CITY.

AS PART OF THAT, WE ARE IDENTIFYING PRIORITY LOCATIONS.

THERE ARE 17 INTERSECTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE IN NEED OF SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.

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WE'RE WORKING ON THAT PLAN NOW, PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER AND IT'LL BE IN THE FINAL DELIVERABLE FOR THIS MOBILITY AND SAFETY PLAN.

HERE'S A MAP OF THOSE INTERSECTIONS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED.

LIKE I SAY, THERE ARE 17 OF THEM, AND EVERY ONE OF THEM ARE BEING REALLY FOCUSED ON TO SEE HOW WE CAN MOVE PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLES THROUGH THOSE INTERSECTIONS SAFELY, GET CARS INTO AND OUT OF THOSE INTERSECTIONS EFFICIENTLY AND SAFELY AS WELL.

WELL, WE'VE ALREADY IDENTIFIED THE PRIORITY LOCATIONS.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE THE DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THOSE PRIORITY LOCATIONS.

THOSE ARE BEING PUT INTO THE REPORT, AND AS THIS REPORT IS FORMED, ALL OF THIS INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE COUNCIL.

WE'RE GOING TO HOLD IN PERSON WORKSHOPS THIS FALL TO GET COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS IN LINE WITH WHAT THE VISION IS THAT THE RESIDENTS HAVE FOR ALL OF THE MOBILITY AND SAFETY PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE.

THEN WE'RE LOOKING TO ADOPT THE PLAN HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR, BUT DEFINITELY IN THE FIRST PART OF 2026.

HERE'S A TIMELINE AND WHERE WE ARE.

LIKE I SAID, THE INTERSECTION ANALYSIS IS COMPLETE.

THAT ONE NEEDS TO BE SCRATCHED OFF, BUT WE ARE BUILDING THE DATA DASHBOARD AND IDENTIFYING THE PRIORITY PROJECTS.

SOME OF THE OTHER ROADWAY PROJECTS WE HAVE GOING ON, THE CITY IS REDOING BOORMAN LANE.

WE'VE ISSUED THAT CONTRACT.

THE CONTRACTOR SET TO START THE LAST WEEK OF THIS MONTH OR POSSIBLY THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE.

WE'RE COORDINATING WITH THE ISD.

WE REALIZED THAT THEY HAVE A LOT OF SUMMER ACTIVITIES GOING ON, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PROJECTS ARE NOT GOING TO IMPACT THEIR ACTIVITIES AND THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE USING THAT AREA OF BOORMAN.

YORKSHIRE DRIVE, ALLISON PRESENTED THAT EARLIER.

I THINK THAT'S A QUALITY PROJECT.

IT'LL IMPROVE THE SAFETY AND MOBILITY OF THE ENTIRE DOWNTOWN AREA, IT'LL SET THE TONE FOR THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

AS SHE PREVIOUSLY STATED, WE HAVE SECURED FUNDING FOR THAT.

WE'RE WORKING ON OUR MOBILITY AND SAFETY ACTION PLAN AND OUR PAVEMENT CONDITION ASSESSMENT.

COLLIN COUNTY IS WORKING ON THE MYRICK AND BOORMAN CONNECTION.

IT'S GOING TO START AT THE BOORMAN INTERSECTION HERE AT 380 AND GO SOUTH AND CONNECT TO MYRICK LANE AT 982 AND THEN EXTEND MYRICK LANE OUT TO FM546.

IT'LL BE A SOUTH LOOP, ANOTHER WAY IN AND OUT OF THE CITY.

THEY HAVE SOME OTHER ROADWAY PROJECTS UP THERE, COUNTY ROAD 398.

THEY'RE WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPERS IN THE AREA NOW ON LOWERY CROSSING TO REDO THAT ROADWAY.

THE PORTIONS THAT AREN'T BUILT, I GUESS, TO THE PROPER WIDTH AND WITH THE PROPER TRAFFIC MARKING. THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT.

COUNTY ROAD 407, WHICH IS FLORENCE DRIVE.

THEY'RE PUTTING TOGETHER A PLAN TO EXTEND [INAUDIBLE] OF A 392 THAT'S RIGHT ADJACENT TO MATTEI MIDDLE SCHOOL.

ALL OF THOSE WERE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE COUNTY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ON THOSE.

AS PART OF THEIR THOROUGH PLAN, THEY'VE IDENTIFIED THE NEED FOR WHAT THEY'RE CALLING THE NORTHEAST FREEWAY THAT CONNECT HIGHWAY 121 IN MELISSA TO 380 IN PRINCETON.

THEY'RE LOOKING AT SIX LANE FREEWAY WITH ACCESS ROADS AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

TXDOT IS STARTING THE US380 WIDENING.

THAT'S SUPPOSED TO START NEXT MONTH.

TRAFFIC'S GOING TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER ON THAT PROJECT, BUT WHEN THEY'RE DONE, IT'LL BE BENEFICIAL.

US380 BYPASS.

THEY'RE LOOKING AT THAT NOW.

AS FAR AS FUNDING AND THINGS LIKE THAT GOES, THEY'VE NAILED DOWN THE PLAN AND THE ALIGNMENT AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

NOW IT'S JUST SECURING THE FUNDING.

THEY'RE EXPECTING TO BE ABLE TO LET THAT PROJECT IN 2027.

I'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S A THREE YEAR BUILD.

THEN FM982, THEY'RE LOOKING AT WIDENING THAT ROADWAY ALL THE WAY FROM THE INTERSECTION OF 380 ALL THE WAY TO LUCAS ROAD DOWN ON THE PENINSULA.

ONE PROJECT WE JUST MET ABOUT THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT NOW.

I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO PUT ON HERE.

WE LITERALLY HAD A MEETING ABOUT IT THIS WEEK IS THE WIDENING OF LUCAS ROAD, ALL THE WAY TO LUCAS.

>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION. IS FM75 IS THAT A TXDOT ROAD?

>> THAT IS A TXDOT ROAD.

THERE WILL BE A PORTION OF THAT THAT BEACHAM IS GOING TO EXTEND AND TIE INTO NEAR 408.

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I'M ASSUMING AT THAT POINT THEY'LL TAKE A PORTION OF IT OFF SYSTEM.

BUT REALLY FROM MONTE CARLO ALL THE WAY TO FM1827, THAT'S A TXDOT ROAD.

HERE'S THE CROSS-SECTION OF BOORMAN LANE.

>> MR. MAPP, I'VE GOT A QUESTION BECAUSE OF ALL THIS CONSTRUCTION IN 380.

AND THIS MAY BE A QUESTION FOR CHIEF WATERS AND CHIEF STEVENS, WHEREVER HE MAY BE.

WHENEVER THEY START CONSTRUCTION, IT'S ALREADY A HEADACHE NOW ON 380, BUT THE FEEDER ROADS ARE EVEN GOING TO BE MORE IMPACTED FEEDING OUT ONTO 380 AND ALL THE BACKWAYS, THE SHORTCUTS.

DO WE HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE TO HELP TAKE CARE OF THAT, AND ALSO FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE?

>> ARE YOU ASKING IF THERE'S A PUBLIC SAFETY COMPONENT THAT'S IN PLACE NOW FOR THAT AS FAR AS POLICE AND FIRE RESPONSE TIMES, THINGS LIKE THAT GO?

>> YES. SOME OF THAT.

>> YES, SIR. YES, WE DO HAVE THE ALTERNATIVE ROUTES THAT IS IN ANNEX N FOR THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS NOTEBOOK THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE NOW AS FAR AS TRYING TO DETER EVERYBODY ELSE.

I CAN'T CONTROL THE MASSES.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'LL GET MORE AND MORE PEOPLE IN HERE DAILY, AND THEY'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP ON TAKING ALL THE FEEDER ROADS AND ALL THIS STUFF.

THE ONLY THING THAT WE CAN DO TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY IS JUST INTELLIGENTLY INFORM EVERYBODY THAT HEY, HIGHWAY 380 IS GOING TO BE SHUTTING DOWN.

IF YOU ALL DON'T KNOW, HIGHWAY 380 IS GOING TO BE SHUTTING DOWN TWO LANES LOOKS APPROXIMATELY THIS SUMMERTIME.

I WOULD SAY ANYWHERE FROM JUNE, JULY, AUGUST TIME FRAME.

YES, IT'S GOING TO COST SOME MAJOR BACKUPS.

YES, IT'S GOING TO COST SOME BACKUPS ON THE FEEDER ROADS, AND YES, IT'S GOING TO END UP CAUSING BACKUPS ON THE [OVERLAPPING].

>> BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE 380 PROBABLY SOMETIME DURING THE CONSTRUCTION IS GOING TO BE DOWN IN PROBABLY TWO LANES, ONE WAY EACH WAY.

IT JUST TAKES ONE ACCIDENT, MAJOR ACCIDENT REALLY FROM HERE TO MCKINNEY AND HERE TO FARMERVILLE.

>> YES, SIR, 100%.

IN PREPARATION FOR THAT, THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE WENT AHEAD AND WE WORKED WITH EDC/CDC AS FAR AS TRYING TO GET SOME OF THAT ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION AND STUFF.

THAT'S ALSO THE REASON WHY INSTEAD OF JUST DOING A TRAFFIC OFFICER AS WELL, WE ENDED UP GETTING THE CMV MOTORIST.

HE'S ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION CERTIFIED.

WE'RE NOT SHUTTING DOWN A ROADWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 3, 04, 5, 6 HOURS.

WE CAN PROCESS WITH THE TRIPLE SYSTEM BEING OUT THERE, THE DOME SYSTEM.

WE PROCESS THE SCENE WITHIN 30 MINUTES AS SOON AS IT'S DEPLOYED AND OUT THERE ON SCENE.

TRY TO HURRY THOSE THINGS UP.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE OFFICERS DO VERY WELL HERE IS WE TRY TO CLEAR UP THE ROADWAY AS FAST AS WE CAN, BECAUSE WE KNOW ONE SINGLE ACCIDENT WILL CAUSE THREE OF THE MAJOR ACCIDENTS IN THE BACKGROUND.

WE ACTIVELY TRY TO PURSUE TO CLEAR THE ROADWAY.

WHILE THEY ARE SHUTTING DOWN THE ROADWAY, THEY ARE NOT CARVING OFF THE SHOULDERS, IF ANYBODY WAS HERE AROUND 1999,2000, WHENEVER THEY EXPANDED 380 THE FIRST TIME, THEY CARVED OFF THE SHOULDERS OF THE ROAD AND IT WAS ROUGHLY A 10-FOOT DROP.

THAT IS NOT PROJECTED FOR AT LEAST A YEAR OR TWO OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THEY LOOKED TO EXPAND FIRST.

JUST BASELINE, LOOK TO EXPAND.

WE STILL HAVE THE OPTIONS OF PUSHING VEHICLES OFF ROADWAYS AND ALL THE STUFF AND USING I GUESS THE CONSTRUCTION SIDE OF THE ROADWAY THAT'S GOING TO BE UP IN A NEW CONSTRUCTION.

WE STILL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO PULL THE FIRE TRUCKS AND ALL THIS STUFF OFF AS SOON AS WE ARE ABLE TO PULL OFF.

IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WORKING ONE PROBLEM AT A TIME. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?

>> JUST TO TACK ON TO THAT.

TXDOT'S FIRST PLAN FOR THE PROJECT IS TO REMOVE THE MEDIANS THAT ARE IN THERE NOW AND TO PUT UP A BARRIER WALL, SHOVE TRAFFIC CLOSER TO THE INSIDE, SO IT WILL LEAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA SPACE TO GET AROUND IN THERE.

IT'S REALLY MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT'S ONLY GOING TO BE DOWN TO THAT NUMBER OF LANES BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9:00 AM AND 3:00 PM.

NOW GRANTED TRAFFIC IN PRINCETON IS THERE'S ALWAYS TRAFFIC.

BUT IT'S LESS SO DURING THOSE TIMES OF THE DAY.

THEY ARE TAKING THAT INTO CONSIDERATION SOMEWHAT. FOR BOORMAN LANE.

IT'S GOING FROM THE INTERSECTION OF US380 NORTH AS FAR AS THE CITY OWNS RIGHT AWAY, IT ENDS AT COTTON BLOSSOM AS FAR AS THE NORTHBOUND LANES GO.

WE WEREN'T ABLE TO SECURE THE RIGHT AWAY NORTH OF THERE, SO IT'S GOING TO BE BASICALLY FROM COTTON BLOSSOM DOWN TO 380.

IT WILL BE SIX LANES.

THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS, TWO LANES TO TURN EASTBOUND ON TO 380.

THAT PROJECT, LIKE I SAID, IS SET TO START THE LAST WEEK OF THIS MONTH, FIRST WEEK OF JUNE.

IT'S GOING TO INCLUDE SOME PROTECTED CROSSWALKS, SOME ADDITIONAL STREET LIGHTING.

IT'S GOING TO MAKE THE AREA A LOT SAFER.

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YORKSHIRE DRIVE, LIKE [INAUDIBLE] TALKED ABOUT THIS ONE EARLIER.

WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME POSSIBLE DIFFERENT ALIGNMENTS BASED ON THE THE YORKSHIRE TRAIL, THE VETERANS TRAIL IF THAT GOES THROUGH, WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THAT.

WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT SOME OF THE ROADWAYS DOWNTOWN TO SEE SEPARATELY HOW WE CAN IMPROVE MOBILITY DOWN THERE FOR DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT IN THE FUTURE.

WE'RE TAKING A HARD LOOK AT ALL OF THE ROADS, BUT WE'RE PAYING A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE DOWNTOWN AREA ON YORKSHIRE DRIVE.

>> THAT'S THE ROADWAYS. WE DO HAVE OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS THAT ARE ONGOING.

THE WATER AND WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN, THAT IS GOING TO ADDRESS ALL OF THE CURRENT AND FUTURE WATER AND WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE SERVICE AREA.

IT'S LOOKING AT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT POSSIBILITIES IN THE COUNTY OUTSIDE THE ETJ, ON THE PENINSULA, NORTH OF HERE.

THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE SERVICE AREA IS LOOKING AT WHAT PROJECTS ARE NEEDED TO MEET CURRENT DEMANDS AND THE FUTURE DEMANDS THAT ARE COMING.

THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, THAT ONE IS MORE FOCUSED ON THE AREA THAT IS WITHIN THE ETJ.

IT'S IDENTIFYING IMPACT FEE-ELIGIBLE PROJECTS THAT DEVELOPERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO BUILD.

NOW, THE WATER AND WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN, ONCE THOSE ARE IN PLACE, DEVELOPERS OUTSIDE THE CITY AND ETJ WILL BE REQUIRED TO BUILD THOSE, BUT THOSE ARE GOING TO HAVE SEPARATE FUNDING MECHANISMS. THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS EVERYTHING IN THE ETJ, AND IMPACT FEES WILL COVER THE CONSTRUCTION FOR MOST OF THOSE PROJECTS.

WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT THE MASTER DRAINAGE.

GET FINISHED WITH OUR ENGINEERING RFQ, WHICH IS ISSUED NOW.

THERE'S A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT ENGINEERING FIRMS THAT HAVE DOWNLOADED THE RFQ AND ARE PUTTING TOGETHER THEIR RESPONSES.

WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY YET, BUT THOSE SHOULD BE COMING ANY DAY NOW.

WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE CITYWIDE DRAINAGE, EVERY MAJOR TRIBUTARY, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT ALL THE DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S IN PLACE, SEE WHAT NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED, AND TO SET GUIDELINES.

WE'LL ALSO COME OUT OF THAT.

DESIGN GUIDELINES, DESIGN CRITERIA, AND REALLY JUST CONSTRUCTION METHODOLOGY WILL BE SET BY THAT PLAN.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR THAT. ONCE THAT KICKS OFF, THAT'S USUALLY TYPICALLY YEAR-LONG PROCESS, BUT THERE SHOULD BE SOME EARLY WINDS THAT AS THINGS ARE IDENTIFIED AND PUT INTO PLACE, AND THE PLANS DEVELOPED, WE CAN START CHANGING SOME OF THE THINGS REGARDING DRAINAGE IN AND AROUND THE CITY.

THEN CRAIG IS ALSO WORKING ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE.

WE PUMP THE BRAKES A LITTLE BIT ON THE WATER AND WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN AND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THOSE AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE MORATORIUM.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE COME OUT OF THAT, THAT WE HAVE THESE PLANS IN PLACE.

WE HAD TO SLOW IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FUTURE LAND USE AND FUTURE GROWTH EXPECTATIONS ALIGN IN BOTH OF THESE PLANS BECAUSE ONE'S REALLY GOING TO BOUNCE OFF THE OTHER AND WE'LL REGULATE EACH OTHER.

WE'RE GOING THROUGH THOSE TOGETHER AND WORKING ON THE MOBILITY AND SAFETY ACTION PLAN.

BUT I'LL LEAVE CRAIG TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

>> MR. MAPP.

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> YOU MENTIONED EARLIER SAFETY TASK FORCE.

CAN YOU GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT YOU'RE THINKING OF WITH THAT TASK FORCE SO AT LEAST WE CAN START THINKING ABOUT HOW WE COULD BE STRUCTURED AND MAYBE PURPOSE AND JUST ALL THE OTHER LOGISTICAL THINGS AROUND IT?

>> THE SAFETY TASK FORCE IS GOING TO LOOK AT THE DESIGN CRITERIA AROUND OUR ROADWAYS AND AROUND THE ORDINANCES THAT ARE IN PLACE AS FAR AS IF THERE'S ORDINANCES THAT NEED TO CHANGE FOR REGULATIONS FOR TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT, THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE'LL HAVE MEMBERS OF THE PD, WE'LL HAVE MEMBERS FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, COUNCIL, ANYBODY REALLY THAT WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT.

IT'S JUST TO REALLY TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THE FINDINGS OF THE MOBILITY AND SAFETY PLAN AND TO GUIDE ANY POLICY CHANGES THAT NEED TO HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF THAT PLAN.

>> I REALLY LIKE THAT WE'RE INCORPORATING THAT INTO PLANS.

THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH AND THE PUBLIC COMING TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, COMPLAINTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER AREAS, AND IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT WE'RE INCORPORATING,

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AND NOT [NOISE] ONLY JUST THAT, WE'RE LISTENING AND ADDRESSING THOSE ISSUES.

>> LIKE I SAID, I'LL GIVE IT OVER TO MR. FISHER TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THEN WE'LL BOTH BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

>> I WANT TO ADD ONE THING ON THE LAND USE ANALYSIS THAT TOMMY WAS REFERRING TO.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT, AT THE BEGINNING WITH THE TEAM, IT REALLY MADE SENSE TO PUMP THE BRAKES ON THOSE PLANS A LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE THE LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS IS THE BASELINE OF WHAT YOU START ALL THESE PLANS FROM, AND YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THOSE LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS ARE TAKING CONSIDERATION YOUR CURRENT GROWTH AND WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO BE IN THE FUTURE.

THAT'S HOW ALL THESE PLANS REALLY ARE DERIVED FROM.

REALLY TRYING TO KEEP THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE, IN ESSENCE, REALLY TRYING TO GET THOSE LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS, IT'S EXACT AND AS APPROXIMATE AS WE CAN SO THESE OTHER PLANS REALLY BUILD ON THOSE.

THAT'S WHY THAT CALL PLAN UPDATE THAT MR. FISHER IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT IS SO IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THAT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.

>> WE DON'T WANT THOSE TO VARY FROM THE LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

WE REALLY WANT THE PLANS TO MIRROR EACH OTHER IN THOSE ASPECTS.

>> THANK YOU, TOMMY, THANK YOU, FRED, FOR THAT INTRODUCTION.

EXCITED TO BE HERE WITH YOU THIS AFTERNOON. THANK YOU ALL.

I WANT TO ECHO TOMMY'S COMPLIMENTS TO YOU ALL FOR VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME TO BE HERE.

I APPRECIATE [BACKGROUND] YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITY.

THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS A REALLY EXCITING PROJECT.

TO ME, IT'S A CHANCE FOR US TO LOOK WHAT PRINCETON'S FUTURE COULD BE HOLISTICALLY FROM EVERY ASPECT OF THE CITY.

OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE WAS ADOPTED IN JANUARY OF 2019.

IT LOOKED TO THE FUTURE 20 YEARS OR MORE.

BUT IN THE SIX YEARS SINCE ITS ADOPTION, WE'VE ALREADY BUILT IT OUT.

WE'VE MORE THAN TRIPLED OUR POPULATION IN THAT TIME AND SO IT NEEDS TO BE REVISITED.

WE NEED TO RELOOK AT HOW THE CITY IS GOING TO LOOK IN THE FUTURE.

WE GREW I THINK MUCH QUICKER THAN THAT PLAN ANTICIPATED.

WE HAVE SOME BIG CHANGES COMING TO THE CITY WITH SOME OF THESE PROJECTS THAT TOMMY TALKED ABOUT, IN PARTICULAR, THE 380 BYPASS.

IT'S A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO GET CONNECTED INTO THE FREEWAY NETWORK OF DFW.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A GAME CHANGER FOR THE TYPES OF LAND USE THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE IN THE CITY.

THE CURRENT PLAN DIDN'T CONTEMPLATE THAT.

WHAT LAND USES ARE WE GOING TO HAVE ALONG THAT MAJOR HIGHWAY? AS MR. GIBBS MENTIONED, A FUTURE LAND USE MAP IS A BIG COMPONENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

WHAT DENSITIES ARE WE GOING TO BE TARGETING, AND WHERE DO WE WANT TO PUT HOUSING? WHERE DO WE WANT TO HAVE THE COMMERCIAL USES, NONRESIDENTIAL USES? IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS COMP PLAN, WE'RE ALSO DOING THE PARKS & TRAILS MASTER PLAN.

LOOKING BEYOND THE CURRENT PARKS PROJECTS, BUT INTO THE FUTURE, WHAT DO WE WANT TO BE KNOWN FOR? WHAT TRAIL NETWORK DO WE WANT TO HAVE? I'M PUTTING PLANS INTO PLACE SO THAT AS DEVELOPMENT OCCURS, WE CAN HAVE THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY BUILD PIECES OF THE TRAIL NETWORK AND OUR PARK NETWORK.

THIS PLAN, THE COMP PLAN, IT'S PRINCETON'S PLAYBOOK.

I REALLY LIKE THE BRANDING THAT OUR CONSULTANT OLSON HAS COME UP WITH.

I THINK IT'S REALLY CREATIVE AND UNIQUE.

I'M A SPORTS GUY, SO IT WORKS FOR ME.

I HOPE IT WORKS FOR EVERYBODY.

IT'S JUST THAT GUIDE.

WHAT DO WE WANT THE CITY TO LOOK LIKE? THERE'LL BE LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE THEIR INPUT.

WE'VE ASSEMBLED A STAKEHOLDER COMMITTEE.

WE PUT OUT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, AN INVITATION TO JOIN THE STAKEHOLDER COMMITTEE.

WE HAVE OVER 50 MEMBERS THAT ARE SERVING ON THAT COMMITTEE.

THEY'RE RESIDENTS, PROPERTY OWNERS, BUSINESS OWNERS.

WE'LL HAVE OUR FIRST WORKSHOP NEXT WEEK HERE AT CITY HALL ON THE 15TH.

LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THAT KICKED OFF.

THEN AS JIM MENTIONED, WE'LL BE UTILIZING THE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR A WORKSHOP IN MID-JULY.

THERE'LL BE THREE DAYS OF WORKSHOPS.

YOU'LL SEE INVITATIONS TO THAT SOON TO GET INPUT FROM YOU ALL FROM OUR RESIDENTS OF WHAT DO WE WANT PRINCETON TO LOOK LIKE.

IT'S EXCITING PROCESS.

IT WILL BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING.

IT'LL HIT ON EVERY AREA.

EVERY DEPARTMENT WILL BE REPRESENTED IN THAT PROCESS OF WHAT PRINCETON IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE.

DREAM BIG. I'M EXCITED FOR THAT PROJECT TO KICK OFF OR TO CONTINUE TO GO RATHER.

I'M OPEN UP TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT Y'ALL MAY HAVE FOR BOTH MYSELF AND TOMMY.

>> CRAIG, ONE THING I'D LIKE TO JUST DOVETAIL ON WHAT FRED SAID ABOUT FUTURE LAND USES.

WHEN WE HAD OUR LAST PLAN, THEY UNVEILED IT OR ADOPTED IT IN 2019.

THEY WORKED ON IT, I'M SURE ALL YEAR 2018.

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WE WERE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CITY THEN.

I'M SURE WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT IS A COMP PLAN TO TRY TO ENCOURAGE ANY DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE JUST WEREN'T THERE YET.

WHERE TODAY, I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK THROUGH THE LENS OF HIGHEST AND BEST USE.

THAT SHOULD BE OUR GUIDEPOST, I THINK ON EVERYTHING WE DO MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE WE'VE GOTTEN TO THE POINT OF CRITICAL MASS, AND WE'VE GOT TO THE POINT WHERE WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD MOMENTUM, AND SO WE CAN FOCUS MORE ON WHAT WE WANT AND NOT WORRY ABOUT AS MUCH JUST GETTING THINGS GOING.

>> SORRY. I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS I'VE BEEN ASKED TO ASK TOMMY.

FOR THE RFQ, ARE WE INCLUDING REQUIREMENTS FOR A CONTIGUOUS LIDAR?

>> I'M SORRY. FOR WHAT LIDAR?

>> CONTIGUOUS LIDAR.

>> CONTIGUOUS LIDAR?

>> YEAH. THERE WE GO. CONTIGUOUS.

>> THAT'LL BE PART OF THE RP FOR THE MASTER DRAINAGE PLAN, YES.

>> WELL, ARE WE ALSO INCLUDING FOR ACTUAL STREAM GAUGE MEASUREMENTS FOR FLOW RATE AND WATER LEVEL TO ASSESS PEAK FLOW RATHER THAN MODELING TO CALCULATE PEAK FLOW AND MAXIMUM WATER LEVEL?

>> THERE WILL BE SOME FLOW MONITORING THAT HAPPENS.

WE'LL BE PERFORMING A RAIN-ON-MESH, IS WHAT'S CALLED, MODELING.

IT'S A 1D AND 2D MODELING.

IT ACCOUNTS FOR UNDERGROUND AND SURFACE WATER MOVEMENT.

>> HOW LONG WILL THIS STREAM GAUGING TAKE PLACE? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL LATER, AND RIGHT NOW IS RAIN SEASON.

ARE WE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S TARGETED TOWARDS A TIME WHERE WE CAN GET ACCURATE DATA?

>> THERE'S NO POINT IN DOING THE PLAN IF IT'S NOT BASED ON ACCURATE DATA, SO, YES, WE WILL BE MAKING SURE THAT IT INCLUDES ACCURATE DATA.

>> I ASKED BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS PLAN DID NOT RELEASE THE DATES WHEN THERE WAS NO RAIN.

DO YOU HAVE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY WHERE STREAM GAUGING WILL TAKE PLACE? YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED AREAS?

>> WE'LL GET INTO THAT WHEN WE SELECT THE CONSULTANTS.

WE'RE GOING TO RELY HEAVILY ON THEIR EXPERTISE AS WELL AS HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE FOR EMPLOYEES AND RESIDENTS.

BUT YES, WE'LL WAIT TO SELECT THOSE POINTS ONCE WE HAVE A CONSULTANT SELECTED.

>> WHEN WE HAVE A SYSTEM IN PLACE FOR RESIDENTS TO IDENTIFY AREAS THAT THEY'RE NOTICING THE MAJOR AREAS WITH WATER PROBLEMS SO THAT WE CAN TRY TO TARGET THOSE AREAS AS WELL WHEN WE'RE LOOKING INTO THESE THINGS.

>> YES, WE HAVE THAT IN PLACE NOW.

WE HAVE A SUBMISSION PROCESS ONLINE, AND WE ALSO HAVE SOPS IN PLACE WHERE WHEN SOMEBODY CALLS PUBLIC WORKS TO REPORT ISSUES.

>> I GOT MORE. SORRY. I'M GETTING RESIDENTS ARE REACHING OUT.

ROADS AND TRAFFIC.

HOW DO WE MEASURE IMPROVEMENTS EACH QUARTER?

>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. WE ARE GOING TO GET INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT WITH THE TECHNOLOGY PORTION THAT'S COMING.

WE'RE GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTING SOME THINGS AND PUTTING SOME STUFF IN PLACE TO WHERE WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUOUSLY GAUGE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS PLAN AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR PROJECTS AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE PROJECT EXECUTION PORTION OF IT.

THERE WILL BE SOME TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL BE PRESENTED IN THE NEXT SECTION THAT WILL HELP ACCOUNT FOR ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

>> THEN ANOTHER QUESTION IS, IS THERE A WATER RATE RELIEF PLAN OR INITIATIVE OR ANYTHING IN PROCESS TO TRY AND HELP LOWER THE RATES?

>> WE'LL CONTINUE TO GO THROUGH OUR WATER RATE ANALYSIS WITH THIRD-PARTY CONSULTANTS.

THEY'LL COMPARE THOSE AGAINST THE OTHER AREAS, AGAINST THE PUC, THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS REGULATION AND RULES REGARDING WATER RATES.

BUT YEAH, WE CONTINUOUSLY EVALUATE THAT WITH OUR THIRD-PARTY CONSULTANTS.

>> THAT'S ALL OF THEM FOR YOU. THANKS.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? BY THE WAY, THESE ARE REALLY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE ARE THINKING ABOUT, AND I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL THAT YOU CAN DO THAT.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT WATER IN TEXAS IS A BIG ISSUE, MOSTLY BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH OF IT.

ON THE OTHER HAND, WHEN THERE'S TOO MUCH WATER, IT'S CRAZY.

YOU'VE EVER HAD A LEAK IN YOUR HOME THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT,

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AND YOU WAKE UP AND YOU GO, MY HOME IS COMPLETELY FLOODED.

IT'S THE SAME WAY WITH THE CITY STREET.

THAT MEANS THE DRAINAGE IS IMPORTANT.

IT'S A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE.

IT'S AN INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE ISSUE.

IT ALL GOES INTO IT.

THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN, FOR THIS. THIS IS NOT FOR YOU.

THIS IS IN GENERAL, JUST TO HELP ME CREATE IN MY OWN HEAD.

FIRST OFF, IS THERE ANY OTHER GUIDANCE YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE THESE FOLKS BASED ON WHAT YOU'VE HEARD? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER GUIDANCE? WE'RE GOOD? GOOD. I WANT TO GO BACK TO SINCE LAUNCH.

LET'S JUST DO A QUICK REVIEW BEFORE WE GO.

I WANT TO GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO HERE.

>> THESE ARE THE PROJECTS YOU HAVE IN PROGRESS.

UPDATES TO A COMMUNITY CENTER.

YOUR PROFESSIONAL PARK, WHICH BY THE WAY, I AGREE IT'S A GREAT NAME.

IT'S A GREAT NAME. PROFESSIONAL PARK AND LAND.

AN IDEA ABOUT WHAT YOU COULD DO WITH SPORTS.

INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, JUST A QUICK ASIDE, I WORKED WITH THE CITY OF TEMPLE A FEW YEARS BACK, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THEY CALL ME WITH WAS WE WANT TEMPLE TO BE A DESTINATION.

BY THE WAY, THERE WAS A TIME WHEN EVERYBODY WANTED TO BE A DESTINATION.

AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, I GREW UP IN GREENVILLE, THERE USED TO BE A SIGN OUT ON INTERSTATE 30 AS YOU DROVE INTO GREENVILLE THAT SAID DESTINATION IN GREENVILLE, AND ALL OF US WHO GREW UP THERE WENT, WHY? YOU REMEMBER THE SIGN? DESTINATION. IT TURNS OUT THOUGH, GREENVILLE WAS, IN FACT, THE DESTINATION.

BECAUSE AT THAT TIME, IT HAD THE ONLY WALMART IN THE COUNTY.

EVERY SATURDAY, THE PLACE WAS PACKED.

YOU COULDN'T DO ANYTHING.

TEMPLE DECIDED THEY WANTED TO BE A DESTINATION.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID IN GOING IN TO LOOK AT IT, ONE OF THE WAYS YOU KNOW THE DESTINATION IS HOTEL OCCUPANCY.

THEY WERE RUNNING BETWEEN 95 AND 97% HOTEL OCCUPANCY SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, ALMOST EVERY WEEK.

SOUNDS LIKE A DESTINATION TO ME, DOESN'T IT YOU? ANYONE CARE TO GUESS WHAT TEMPLE IS A DESTINATION FOR?

>> HOSPITAL.

>> HEALTHCARE.

[INAUDIBLE].

>> HEALTHCARE. THREE HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL SCHOOL.

IT'S A DESTINATION FOR HEALTH CARE.

REALLY WHAT THEY WANTED WAS SOMETHING FOR THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY NIGHT.

ONE OF THE THINGS THEY LOOKED AT WAS TOURNAMENTS.

HERE'S THE QUESTION.

CITIES LOVE TOURNAMENTS.

HOTEL OWNERS, NOT SO MUCH ALL THE TIME.

I MEAN, THINK ABOUT IT.

IMAGINE DO YOU OWN A PROPERTY AND YOU KNOW ON ANY GIVEN WEEKEND, 100, 10-12 YEAR OLDS ARE GOING TO BE ROAMING YOUR PROPERTY.

IT'S A WONDERFUL THING TO BUILD OUT, BUT YOU'VE GOT THAT GOING.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

YOU'VE GOT THIS, AND GOING ON.

THIS IS HAPPENING. THAT'S GOING ON.

THEN YOU'VE GOT ALL THESE STREETS AND ALL THESE INVESTMENTS GOING ON.

THEN YOU HAVE, OH, WAIT A MINUTE, WE GOT THE MULTITUDE.

THAT'S GOING ON. WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT A PARTICLE ACCELERATOR IS EITHER.

I THINK IT'S A TREADMILL PERSONALLY.

BUT YOU GOT THE TRACK AND IT'S COOL AND FUTURISTIC AND NEW IDEAS AND BIG IDEAS.

THEN YOU HAVE THIS HAPPENING.

THEN YOU GOT THAT ONE HAPPENING.

YOU'RE RIGHT. IT'S A LOT, BUT IT'S HAPPENING.

BY THE WAY, YOU'RE DOING ALL OF THE STUDIES IN THE WORLD.

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YOU'RE DOING ABOUT FOUR YEARS WORTH OF STUDIES BY NEXT MARCH OR APRIL.

YOU'RE DOING ALL THIS STUFF.

YOU'RE GOING TO DO A COMP PLAN.

I'VE GOT CITIES THAT IT TAKES TWO YEARS TO DO A COMP PLAN THAT ARE CLIENTS OF MINE.

THOSE OF YOU'VE BEEN IN THE BUSINESS FOR A WHILE KNOW THAT IT CAN TAKE LOG.

LET ME ASK YOU. DO YOU EVER JUST FEEL TIRED? HERE'S THE DAY AND STAFF IS GOING, OH, YEAH, ALL THE TIME.

WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS YOU'RE RUNNING AS FAST AND FAR AS YOU CAN WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY TELLING PEOPLE RUN FASTER AND FURTHER.

THE GOOD NEWS IS YOUR STAFF IS UP TO IT.

YOU AS COUNSEL ARE UP TO IT.

THE COMMUNITY IS UP TO IT.

THE COMMUNITY IS LIKE, IT'S ABOUT TIME FOR A LOT OF THIS STUFF.

FROM THIS MORNING, WE CAN DO A MUCH BETTER JOB COMMUNICATING WHERE WE ARE, WHERE WE'RE GOING, RIGHT TERENCE? THAT'S SOMETHING THAT TAKE A HUGE TAKEAWAY FROM THE MORNING.

WE GOT THE GOOD EXPERTISE.

YOU'VE GOT CHRISTINA THERE WHO PERPETUALLY ASKED QUESTIONS. YOU NOTICE THAT? THERE HAS TO BE SOMEBODY ON THE COUNCIL TO DO THAT ROLE. YOU NEED THAT.

THERE'S TWO QUESTIONS. THERE'S A QUESTIONS LIKE, SHE'S REALLY [INAUDIBLE], THEN THERE'S A QUESTION OF SHE'S ASKING STUFF TO MAKE US BETTER.

NOW, IF WE WERE ABLE TO DO A BEHAVIOR STYLES PROFILE, ANY OF YOU DONE A DISC PROFILE BEFORE? THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE HIGH ON THE C QUADRANT, YOU PROBABLY ARE A LITTLE BIT, OR HIGHER ON THE C QUADRANT.

THEIR TOTAL EXISTENCE IN THEIR MIND IS TO ASK QUESTIONS.

THEY QUESTION EVERYTHING.

NOT THAT THEY'RE DOUBTFUL.

THEY JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GOT IT COVERED.

BECAUSE THEY'RE PRETTY SURE THAT THEY DON'T ASK THE QUESTION.

SOMEBODY WHO'S ONE OF THOSE HIGH DEEP PEOPLE WILL RUN THIS THING RIGHT OFF THE CLIFF.

YOU GOT THAT. YOU'VE GOT YOU AND ME.

THAT SAGE VOICE OF THE PAST, NOT THE PAST, THE FOUNDATION.

IT'S REALLY A BLEND OF THINGS.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO UNDERESTIMATE HOW MUCH YOU'VE DONE QUICKLY.

PLEASE TAKE TIME TO CELEBRATE IT.

JUST FIVE MINUTES EVERY NOW AND THEN, OR 10 MINUTE, JUST CELEBRATE IT.

BECAUSE HERE'S WHAT WILL HAPPEN.

IF YOU DON'T PAUSE IT WILL EVENTUALLY BURN YOU OUT.

THE OTHER PART IS, HOW MANY OF YOU ARE MARRIED IN A RELATIONSHIP, A LONG TERM RELATIONSHIP, ANY OF THAT? SOME OF US BOTH ARE AND HAVE BEEN BEFORE, BOTH OF US COULD RAISE BOTH HANDS.

MY BROTHER COULD HAVE BOTH HANDS IN A COUPLE OF FEET.

DOES YOUR PARTNER HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT THEY LOVE YOU EVERY DAY? DON'T GO THERE YET, TERENCE. I'LL TELL YOU.

I'VE BEEN MARRIED 36 YEARS, DON'T GO THERE.

NOW, DO THEY HAVE TO TELL YOU EVERY DAY? NO. DO THEY HAVE TO TELL YOU SOMETIMES? NOW, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT IS IMPORTANT.

IT'S THE SAME WITH STOPPING AND CELEBRATING HERE.

WE DON'T HAVE TO DO IT EVERY DAY, BUT WE NEED TO DO IT SOMETIMES.

LET ME JUST ASK YOU BEFORE WE GO TO BREAK BECAUSE WE'VE GOT ABOUT A MINUTE OR TWO LEFT. WE'RE STILL EARLY.

WHAT'S THE PROUDEST THING THAT YOU ARE ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE HEARD THIS AFTERNOON? WHAT MAKES YOU PROUD? BY THE WAY, STAFF, YOU GET TO PLAY TOO?

>> NO, WE'RE DEVELOPING A PLAN.

>> WHAT'S THAT?

>> THAT WE'RE DEVELOPING A PLAN.

>> THAT YOU'RE DEVELOPING A PLAN.

GOOD. WHAT ELSE MAKES YOU PROUD? TEAMWORK. WHAT MAKES YOU PROUD?

>> IT MAKES ME PROUD TO SEE THAT WE ARE DEVELOPING A CITY.

AFTER LISTENING TO THE PRESENTATIONS THIS AFTERNOON,

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I JUST CAN'T GET THE SONG.

WE BUILT THE CITY AND ROCK AND ROLL OUT OF MY HEAD.

IT JUST KEEPS PLAYING.

[LAUGHTER] I'M WONDERING IF MAYBE WE NEED TO MAKE A SIMILAR SONG FOR PRINCETON.

BUT REALLY, JUST TO SEE THAT WE ACTUALLY WERE GIVEN ALMOST JUST A CLEAN SLATE OR JUST THE POTENTIAL OF WHAT A CITY COULD BE AND WE'RE INVOLVED IN PLANNING NOT JUST FOR TODAY, BUT FOR 50 AND MORE YEARS INTO THE FUTURE.

THAT TO ME IS JUST SO AMAZING.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> I LIKE THAT WHILE WE'RE GOING INTO THE FUTURE AND MAKING ALL THESE CHANGES FOR OUR COMMUNITY, THAT WE'RE NOT FORGETTING OUR ROOTS AND THAT WE ARE DOING SOMETHING INCREDIBLE FOR THE VETERANS WHO HAVE SERVED AND RECOGNIZING THAT HISTORY THAT DOES EXIST HERE WITHIN OUR CITY.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> THE CITY STAFF, THEIR ABILITY TO ENCAPSULE PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THE, AGAIN, I SAY WE ARE A COLORFUL CAST OF CHARACTERS HERE ON THIS COUNCIL, BUT THEY'RE ABLE TO ENCAPSULE PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE THROWN AT THEM, AND WE SPIT BALL A LOT.

BUT THEY FIND A WAY TO PIVOT FROM THAT AND FIND A HAPPY MEDIUM MOST OF THE TIME, SO THAT I AM PROUD OF AND THANKFUL FOR AS WELL.

>> STAFF, YOU CAN PLAY TOO.

>> I'LL JUMP IN. I LIKE HOW YOU ASKED THE QUESTION AT THE START.

WHERE DO WE THINK WE'RE AT ON THESE STRATEGIC GOALS? THEN A LOT OF THE STUFF WE CAN'T SHARE PUBLICLY IN TERMS OF AS IT'S GOING FOR HERE.

AFTER THIS, I'D LOVE TO TAKE ANOTHER POLL IS, DO YOU THINK WE WERE LISTENING? BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES AT THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION, THEY DON'T COME TO COUNCIL MEETINGS, THEY DON'T COME TO THE RETREAT.

BUT THIS IS A HECK OF A LOT OF WORK THAT THE TEAM HAS ACCOMPLISHED.

FOR ME, I'M PROUD OF THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH EVERY DAY.

WE WENT OVER HOW 60% OF OTHER CITIES ARE SIZE IN TERMS OF PERSONNEL, AND THESE GUYS DON'T COMPLAIN.

THEY COME TO WORK, THEY STAY LATE, THEY COME ON WEEKENDS.

THEY PUT AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE, I'M SUPREMELY PROUD OF.

THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO.

[APPLAUSE]

>> THAT MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT GO INTO A RACE FOR NEXT YEAR, BUT HE'S EXTREMELY PROUD OF YOU.

[LAUGHTER] ONLY KIDDING. WHAT ELSE? WHAT ELSE ARE YOU PROUD OF?

>> IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO WORK BECAUSE, IF WE HAVE AN IDEA, MIKE LETS PUT IT INTO PLACE.

WE'RE ALLOWED TO SPEAK GREAT, AND WE'RE ALLOWED TO BE INNOVATIVE.

IF WE SEE SOMETHING IN OTHER CITIES DOING OR WE'VE HEARD AT A CONFERENCE, AND WE THINK IT APPLIES, THERE'S A LOT OF SPACE AND ROOM HERE TO SEE HOW IT CAN BENEFIT PRINCETON.

>> I CONCUR WITH THAT, ERIN.

I JUST REMEMBER WHEN HE WAS BRINGING ME INTO HIS OFFICE LOOKING AT THESE PLANS WAY BACK BEFORE THEY WERE PLANS.

ALL OF A SUDDEN, I GOT EXCITED AND GREW WINGS BECAUSE NOW I KNOW THAT I CAN BE INNOVATIVE WITH HIM AND ALL THIS TECHNOLOGY THAT GOES BEHIND THE SCENES.

THE IT DEPARTMENT IS JUST READY TO GO TO MAKE SURE THE INFRASTRUCTURES IN PLACE FOR THIS.

I REITERATE WHAT ERIN JUST SAID THERE.

WE APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.

WE'RE ABLE TO PUT OUR THOUGHTS AND IDEAS IN PROGRESS AND MAKE GOOD THINGS HAPPEN THAT BEFORE WE PROBABLY WE'RE A LITTLE BIT STIFLED FROM DOING SO.

WE DO APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.

>> BY THE WAY, THERE'S NOT A TEST IF YOU DON'T, BUT GIVE IT ANOTHER MINUTE.

>> TWO THINGS, ONE OF WHICH I BROUGHT UP WHEN I WAS SPEAKING IS THAT I SINCERELY, THERE'S A LOT OF TALENT ON STAFF, WHICH MAKES A LOT OF FUN FOR ME TO INTERACT WITH THEM EVERY DAY.

TO MIKE'S POINT, I'M PROUD.

I ENJOY COMING TO WORK.

WHEN YOU HAVE STAFF MEETINGS THAT ARE NOT ALWAYS THE MOST LIVELY MEETINGS, I LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY STAFF MEETING BECAUSE IT'S THE ONLY TIME I GET TO SEE EVERYBODY.

WE'VE GOT A STAFF THAT ENJOYS WORKING TOGETHER.

THE OTHER THING IS THAT THERE'S A LOT TO RUNNING AND BUILDING A CITY.

I SAY THAT TO SAY THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO BE SITTING AT OUR DESK TO BE WORKING.

DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT SCHEDULES, BUT WE ALL WORK OUTSIDE OF THE HOURS A LOT.

MIKE NOT ONLY EMPOWERS US TO DO OUR THING AND TO DO OUR JOB, BUT HE ALSO PULLS US ASIDE EVERY NOW AND THEN AND SAYS, YOU NEED TO TAKE A BREAK.

YOU NEED TO UNPLUG A LITTLE BIT.

YOU NEED TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

I THINK WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE THAT HE GETS THAT BECAUSE HE'S BEEN ON STAFF.

HE'S BEEN THROUGH THE GRINDER.

I THINK IT'S GREAT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES AND KNOW THAT WE'RE SUPPORTED THAT WAY.

[05:55:04]

>> I'D JUST LIKE TO CELEBRATE THE TEAM.

THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THAT. I'D LIKE TO THANK Y'ALL.

I KNOW I HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN HERE A YEAR, BUT, WE ALL WORK AS A GROUP REALLY WELL.

NONE OF THESE LARGE PROJECTS.

THESE ARE GENERATIONAL PROJECTS, AND NONE OF THEM WILL BE IN A SILO.

IT'S NOT JUST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

IT'S NOT JUST PUBLIC WORKS.

IT'S NOT JUST ALL PLANNING.

IT'S NOT JUST PARKS.

IT HAS TECHNOLOGY IN IT.

WE WORK AT THE IT DEPARTMENT.

IT HAS UTILITY RELOCATION.

IT HAS EVERYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE.

WE ALL TOUCH THESE PROJECTS.

>> SOME OF THESE PROJECTS ARE CAREER PROJECTS.

YOU GET TO DO ONE OF THESE IN YOUR CAREER.

ONE OF THEM, AND YOU'RE DOING ABOUT FIVE OF THEM RIGHT NOW.

>> I KNOW. IT'S PRETTY AWESOME.

THANK YOU, MIKE FOR PUSHING US AND ASKING US TO DO SOMETHING SPECTACULAR, SOMETHING YOU'VE NEVER SEEN, WHICH IS HOW WE ENDED UP WITH GENSLER, WHO IS PRETTY AMAZING.

>> GO AHEAD.

>> I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE TEAM AND THEN THANK THE COUNCIL FOR SUPPORTING US IN YOUR VISION.

>> I JUST WANT TO JUMP IN ON THAT BEFORE WE REALLY GET GOING.

AS I WAS TALKING ABOUT EARLIER, I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

BORN AND RAISED HERE, BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR OVER 21 YEARS WORKING HERE.

WITHIN THIS LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, YOU REALLY SEE THAT FOSTERING OF A CULTURED CARING ENVIRONMENT.

THE INNER SAFETY CIRCLE, WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT WITHIN THE STAFF MEETINGS AND ALL THAT STUFF, WHICH REALLY SIMULATES OR LOOKS AT THAT LEADERS E LAST TYPE MINDSET.

I'LL TELL YOU WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS WORKING WITH COUNSEL AND WORKING WITH THIS MANAGEMENT TEAM AND ALL THIS STUFF.

I FEEL AS THOUGH FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME, THE TRAIN IS ON THE TRACKS, AND WE'RE STEAMING AHEAD, AND WE'RE JUST PLOWING THROUGH OBSTACLES LEFT AND RIGHT TO WHERE YOU USED TO KNOCK US OFF THE TRACKS.

I MEAN, THAT GOES TO SPEED TO THE MANAGEMENT, THAT GOES TO SPEED TO THE LEADERSHIP THAT WE HAVE, THE COMMUNITY OUTPOUR AND HELP AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF ROUTE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO STAFF AND THE EMPLOYEES.

IT'S JUST EVERYBODY'S ON BOARD THE TRAINING, EVERYBODY'S MOVING FORWARD.

WE JUST GOT TO KEEP IT ROCKING.

I WANT TO SAY I THANK FREDDY ONCE.

BEING THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK, I CAN SAY THAT NOW UNTIL KELLY GETS HERE ON MONDAY.

I'LL BE HONEST, THE JOB, WHAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IS THE CULTURE AND THE THINGS THAT THE CITY MANAGER, THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THE COUNCIL, ALL OF US IN THIS ROOM SAID, THE TONE.

I MEAN, I'M A BIG CULTURE GUY.

I THINK THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WITH THE EMPLOYEES, WITH OUR RELATIONSHIPS.

I THINK THIS GROUP, I CAN JUST FEEL IT ON EVERYBODY, JUST WALKING THROUGH THE DOORS AND EVEN IN THIS ROOM WITH YOU GUYS TODAY.

I JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU GUYS.

>> GOOD. BY THE WAY, NOT ONLY DID I WANT TO TAKE A BREAK AND STOP AND PAUSE AND LET YOU ALL CELEBRATE THIS.

IT DOES WHEN WE COME BACK FROM BREAK, EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE JUST TALKED ABOUT GETS INTO THIS NOTION BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT LEADING INNOVATION.

THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO. HERE'S THE NEWS.

DATA AND INFORMATION ARE THE NEW OIL.

>> NOW IF YOU STOP AND THINK ABOUT THAT, LOOK AROUND THIS ROOM.

IT'D BE EASIER TO COUNT THE THINGS IN THIS ROOM THAT OIL DIDN'T HAVE AN IMPACT ON.

WHETHER IT'S GETTING IT HERE OR PRODUCING IT OR WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE, IT'S EASIER TO COUNT THE THINGS THAT IT DID NOT HAVE AN IMPACT ON.

THAT'S WHAT DATA AND INFORMATION ARE FOR THE FUTURE WHICH GETS INTO YOUR AI AND YOUR INNOVATION.

ALL OF THAT CAN BE POWERED SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK AT 20 AFTER; GIVE YOU TIME TO TAKE A BREAK.

BUT ALSO AGAIN, IF YOU HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THESE AND YOU WANT TO STEP UP AND LOOK AT THEM, PLEASE DO.

WE'LL SEE YOU THEN.

MAYOR, YOU NEED TO CALL RECESS.

>> YES, I'M GOING TO CALL A 15 MINUTE RECESS.

I WILL BE BACK AT 3:20.

WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED. THE TIME IS 3:21 AND YOU CAN TAKE IT.

>> WE HAVE A QUORUM HERE SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.

WE'RE ON THE HOME STRETCH.

YAY, WE'RE ON THE HOME STRETCH.

HOW'S THE DAY BEEN SO FAR? LONG. I HEAR YOU. GOOD DAY? BAD DAY? WHAT DO YOU THINK? GOOD DAY? BY THE WAY, THANK YOU ALL FOR SITTING OVER HERE.

THEY GET TO TALK, BUT YOU HAVE TO KEEP QUIET.

[06:00:05]

IF IT HAD BEEN ME, I'D HAVE HAD A NAP ABOUT 2:30.

[3:15 P.M.-4:30 P.M.-LEADING INNOVATION]

BUT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT INNOVATION.

EVERYBODY SAYS WE WANT TO BE INNOVATIVE.

WE JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO MESS UP.

THEREIN LIES, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR SOME THINGS TODAY ABOUT INNOVATION.

ONE OF THE THINGS I'M GOING TO ASK YOU COUNSEL JUST TO TEE THIS UP A LITTLE BIT, IS INNOVATION REQUIRES SOME RISK.

IT'S OUR TOLERANCE OF RISK THAT WILL DRIVE A LOT OF THESE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW FAR AND HOW FAST WE CAN GO.

I JUST WANT TO GET YOU THINKING ABOUT THAT BECAUSE SEVERAL OF THE THINGS THAT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT, THEY'RE ALL REALLY EXCITING.

ON THE OTHER HAND, THEY'RE NOT WITHOUT SOME RISK.

THAT'S HARD TO DO, BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT CAN BE PRETTY EXCITING.

SO MICHAEL, ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE ON THIS FIRST PIECE?

>> HELLO. WELL, I WANTED TO WAIT TILL THE END TO WAKE YOU UP WITH THE BEST PRESENTATION.

NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. [LAUGHTER] I'M REALLY NOT.

WE SAW SOME GREAT THINGS TODAY, BUT LAST YEAR AT THE RETREAT WE TALKED ABOUT, WHAT DO WE WANT TO BE KNOWN FOR? WHAT DO WE WANT TO BE? WE EVEN TOUCHED ON IT TODAY.

WE WENT OVER A LOT OF STUFF THAT I THINK WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF.

WE HAVE A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE TALKING ABOUT ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT, TALKING ABOUT PARKS, PUBLIC SAFETY; ALL OF THESE FUN THINGS.

HOW DO WE GET THERE WHEN WE DON'T HAVE COMMERCIAL YET? ANYBODY USE CHATGPT? IT'S HELPFUL.

YOU AND I HAVE TALKED EXTENSIVELY ABOUT THIS INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION-TYPE CYCLE THAT WE GO THROUGH EVERY NOW AND THEN AND IT'S LIKE, SOME PEOPLE ARE ON THIS SIDE AND YOU GO, "IT'S HELPFUL." SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE, "IS THIS THE START OF TERMINATOR RIGHT NOW? IS MY DISHWASHER GOING TO KILL ME?" I DON'T KNOW.

[LAUGHTER] BUT YOU HAD SAID, LISTEN, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS FOR CENTURIES.

THE PRINTING PRESS PROBABLY WAS GOING TO TAKE EVERYBODY'S JOB AND THEN IT WAS THIS THING CALLED THE INTERNET AND NOW HERE WE ARE TODAY.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE KNOWN FOR, WE ALSO NEED TO KNOW HOW WE CAN FORCE MULTIPLY TO CONTINUE BUILDING THAT PLANE AS WE'RE FLYING RIGHT NOW.

INNOVATION CAN HELP US GET THERE.

I THINK THIS IS AN EXCITING PERIOD FOR PRINCETON IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT FRONTS IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE WE HAVE THE ABILITY AS A SMALLER TEAM TO BE NIMBLE AND TRY OUT SOME OF THIS STUFF.

NOW IT DOESN'T COME WITHOUT RISK AS RANDY HAD ALLUDED TO, BUT AS LONG AS YOU'RE OKAY WITH RISK, WE'RE GOING TO EXPLORE SOME OF THESE THINGS.

I'LL TALK TO YOU ABOUT WHAT WE'RE USING TODAY, WHAT WE'VE LOOKED INTO, AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO LOOK INTO.

IF THIS IS A DIRECTION YOU LIKE, JUST KNOW A LITTLE BIT OF RISK COMES WITH IT, BUT ALSO PROBABLY A BUDGET REQUEST IN LIEU OF STAFF THAT WE CAN'T REALLY AFFORD.

ANYWAY, WE'LL KICK IT OFF.

WHO'S GOT ANOTHER CLICKER? THIS IS GOING TO BE A TEAM APPROACH.

I LIKE THE TEAM APPROACH. WE'VE GOT A WONDERFUL TEAM; ALL THE SMILEY FACES.

THEY'RE LIKE, "PLEASE DON'T PUT ME OUT THERE AGAIN." I'M SORRY BE OUT THERE.

BUT LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY.

WHAT HAVE WE DONE ALREADY TO BE SCALABLE TO HELP US BE MORE EFFICIENT? SOME OF THIS ISN'T GROUNDBREAKING, BUT SOME OF IT IS COOL.

CLOUD-BASED HR SOLUTIONS, STREAMLINING TIMECARD MANAGEMENT, RECRUITMENT, ONBOARDING, ETC.

YOU MAY BE SHOCKED TO HEAR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO WE DID EVERYTHING PROBABLY THE SLOWEST POSSIBLE WAY YOU CAN.

IT'S TOUGH BECAUSE WE WERE A TEAM OF TWO AT THAT TIME.

NOW THANKS TO THIS LOVELY [INAUDIBLE] OVER HERE, WE HAVE THREE.

BUT THEY'RE DOING IT AS A TEAM OF THREE WITH 210 PEOPLE AND GROWING AND BOY, I PUT A LOT ON THAT TEAM SO THANK YOU.

YOU GUYS ARE ALWAYS SO WONDERFUL.

WEB-BASED RESERVATION PLATFORMS. I USED TO GET THIS PHONE CALL OR EMAIL OR WHATEVER.

WHAT IS THE RESERVATION PROCESS FOR PARKS? NOW WE'RE STREAMLINING THAT AND MAKING IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO FIND THAT INFORMATION AND THEN DO THAT ONLINE.

VERY TRANSPARENT HOPEFULLY NOW.

GPS-EQUIPPED RADIOS, LICENSE PLATE READERS, AND ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY.

YOU SAY, WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN? IT HELPS US CATCH BAD GUYS REALLY FAST.

I CAN'T GO INTO TOO MANY DETAILS, BUT WE'VE HAD SOME SERIOUS INCIDENTS OVER THE LAST YEAR ALONE.

THINGS IN MY CAREER WITH OTHER AGENCIES, A PERSON WOULD HAVE JUST GOT AWAY. THEY HAD A DECENT PLAN.

NOW THAT SINCE YOU ALL APPROVED LICENSE PLATE READERS IN THIS TECHNOLOGY, THREE OF THOSE I CAN REMEMBER OFFHAND WE CAUGHT WITHIN 24 HOURS IN OTHER STATES.

IMPRESSIVE. I SAID, "HEY, PUT TOGETHER THE DATA." I DON'T KNOW IF THIS DATA EXISTS.

THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MORBID, BUT IF SOMEBODY HAD A MURDER AND THEY GOT AWAY, WHAT'S THE CHANCE THEY DID IT AGAIN? WHAT IS THAT WORTH? WHAT'S A LIFE WORTH? I CAN'T PUT A PRICE ON IT.

IT'S INVALUABLE. BUT WE'VE CAUGHT IT EVERY

[06:05:02]

TIME AND SO WE TOOK THREE BAD GUYS OFF THE STREETS.

LOCATION, INTELLIGENCE, AND ANALYTIC SOFTWARE TO PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO A RESIDENT AND VISITOR TRAFFIC PATTERNS ALLOWING FOR DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING.

TOMMY, IS THIS HELPFUL? CRAIG, IS IT HELPFUL? HELPFUL TO KNOW WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM.

AGAIN, WE TALKED ABOUT BREAKING THE CITY UP IN DISTRICT QUADRANT.

THAT'S NOT A GREAT WAY TO DO IT.

HEAT MAPS WHERE THINGS ARE HAPPENING WHERE PEDESTRIANS ARE WALKING TO CONNECT TRAILS.

MR. LONG, I KNOW YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT FROM DAY 1.

WHY DO WE HAVE PATHS THAT GO NOWHERE? IS IT GOING TO CONNECT EVENTUALLY? YES, IT WILL.

PARKS MASTER PLAN IS PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN.

BUT THIS HELPS US DEPLOY RESOURCES MORE EFFECTIVELY RATHER THAN JUST SPREADING IT ACROSS THE CITY.

SOFTWARE FOR ASSET MANAGEMENT DESIGNED TO MONITOR OVERSEE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS AS WELL AS MAINTENANCE TIMELINES.

THIS EXTENDS FAR BEYOND THIS.

WE'RE DOING IT FOR CAPITAL REPLACEMENT PLANS FOR THE BUILDINGS.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY THINGS I'VE TAKEN OVER OVER THE YEARS.

WHERE'S THE PLAN? WHERE'S THE FUNDING? IT'S NOT THERE.

IT'S IN YOUR BUSINESS PLAN.

WE'RE THINKING AHEAD NOW MAKING SURE WE DO THAT EFFECTIVELY.

THEN INNOVATIVE ADA-COMPLIANT TECHNOLOGY FEATURING BLUETOOTH CONNECTIVITY AND HEARING AIDS AND EARBUDS.

COUNCILWOMAN TODD, THIS MAKES YOU SMILE, DOESN'T IT? YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE DOORS NEW PLACARDS NOW.

WHEN PEOPLE COME IN THE COUNCIL SAID, WE WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO HEAR.

ANYBODY HERE THE AC COME ON ANYTIME ONE OF US TALKS? I SWEAR IT'S LIKE CLOCKWORK.

IT'S A MIRACLE IT'S NOT DOING IT RIGHT NOW.

BUT ANYWAY, NOW PEOPLE THAT HAVE THOSE ISSUES CAN NOW BE A PART OF THE COUNCIL MEETINGS WHETHER IT'S HERE AT HOME.

THANK YOU, RICK FOR DOING THAT. YOU'RE THE MAN.

AI IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

A LOT OF TIMES, THIS IS A SCARY TOPIC FOR PEOPLE.

YOU PROBABLY HEAR SECURITY.

WE CAN'T TRY ANYTHING. THAT'S WHY I LOVE RICK.

HE'S LIKE, "WE'LL EXPLORE IT.

WE'LL FIND A SOLUTION FOR IT AND THEN WE'LL LEAD THE CHARGE IN THAT." WE'RE GOING TO BE SMARTER, MORE PROACTIVE, ADVANCED IN WHAT WE DO PENDING YOUR APPROVAL ON THIS DIRECTION, AND MAYBE JUST MAYBE; THIS IS SOMETHING PRINCETON'S KNOWN FOR, HOW DO YOU MANAGE A HYPERGROWTH CITY WITH LESS STAFF BUT STILL MANAGE IT BETTER THAN THE BIGGER CITIES DO IT? THROUGH SOME OF THIS. EFFICIENCY. EVERYBODY LIKES THAT WORD.

IT'S A BUZZWORD. IT JUST MEANS YOU'RE SMARTER AND FASTER, SAVING MONEY. PROCESS IMPROVEMENT.

WHO'S FRUSTRATED BY THE SAME REPETITIVE TASK OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

THEN A NEW PERSON COMES ON AND YOU PROBABLY ARE THINKING IN YOUR HEAD, "WHY DO WE DO THIS?" BUT THEN YOU KEEP DOING IT. WE'RE NOT DOING THAT ANYMORE. WE'RE SWITCHING.

THEN TRANSPARENCY IS A BIG WORD I HEAR A LOT HERE.

IN FACT, I DON'T KNOW WHERE AARON IS AT.

BUT IF YOU TOOK OUR WEB PAGES TODAY VERSUS A YEAR AGO, SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT.

IN FACT I THINK I SENT THE DATA OUT A FEW MONTHS AGO THAT SAID WE CALLED EVERY WEB PAGE, WE'VE DELETED THIS MANY, WE'VE ADDED THIS MANY.

WE'RE NOT THERE YET, BUT WE'RE PRETTY DARN CLOSE AND WE GOT A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION.

THANK YOU PETER FOR BEING AN OUTSIDER AND NOTICING THAT.

I APPRECIATE THAT. MAKES ME HAPPY.

ENGAGEMENT. BOY, WE DIDN'T HAVE NEARLY THE PLATFORMS. I WANT TO GIVE CREDIT TO ERIN AND MALLORY, A COMMUNICATIONS TEAM OF TWO.

ALL OF THE INFORMATION THEY PUT OUT IS SPECTACULAR.

IN FACT, I WENT TO MY OFFICE AND SENT YOU ALL AN EMAIL.

THEY WERE JUST NOMINATED AS THE FINALISTS FOR A STATE AWARD FOR SOCIAL MEDIA WHICH IS IMPRESSIVE.

[APPLAUSE] SORRY TO EMBARRASS YOU, BUT YOU DESERVE IT. YOU'RE AWESOME.

ENGAGEMENT. WE'RE TRYING TO INVITE THE RESIDENTS IN ON THE PROCESS BECAUSE AGAIN, WE EXIST TO SERVE YOU, BUT TO SERVE THEM BECAUSE YOU REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY.

WE WANT TO CONSTANTLY IMPROVE, CONSTANTLY INVOLVE PEOPLE.

NOW, EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE.

I WANT TO WELCOME [INAUDIBLE] TO THE STAGE.

HAS EVERYBODY MET [INAUDIBLE] YET? SHE IS WONDERFUL AND THIS IS HER FIRST COUNCIL PRESENTATION.

DON'T BITE, DON'T THROW THINGS. TURN OVER TO HER.

>> THANKS, MIKE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

GREAT AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.

AGAIN, THANK YOU MIKE FOR THE INTRODUCTION.

MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] AND I AM THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE SPECIALIST HERE AT CITY OF PRINCETON.

AS HE STATED EARLIER, I AM REPRESENTING A MIGHTY TEAM OF THREE ONE OF WHICH IS MY FEARLESS LEADER, FALLAN CARRILLO WHO IS TRAVELING BACK FROM A TRAINING AND WHO IS ALSO WINNING AWARDS MAY I JUST PUT THAT IN THERE A LITTLE BIT.

I CELEBRATE HER FOR THAT.

BUT NOT ONLY IS SHE WINNING AWARDS, BUT SHE GAVE ME THE AWARD OF PRESENTING TODAY SO I RECEIVED IT, OF COURSE.

TODAY, I HAVE A FEW POTENTIAL AI SOLUTIONS THAT WILL HELP STREAMLINE A MORE TIME AND DATA EFFICIENT PROCESS THAT WILL HELP US

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IN THREE AREAS: IN OUR EMPLOYEE EVALUATION AND FEEDBACK, ALSO IN OUR TALENT RETENTION, AND ALSO IN OUR INTERNAL MOBILITY.

I'M JUST GOING TO PUT THEM ALL ON HERE FOR US.

ALL OF THESE POTENTIAL AI SOLUTIONS SPEAK TO WHAT THEY ACTUALLY DELIVER IN THE THREE AREAS THAT I JUST NAMED.

JUST TO KEEP IT CLEAR AND CONCISE, I'M JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH EACH ONE OF THEM AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE.

BETTERWORKS IS AN AI POWERED HR SOFTWARE SPECIALIZING IN CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, ENHANCING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, AND DRIVING ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESS.

VISIER. THIS IS A PEOPLE ANALYTICS SOLUTION THAT PROVIDES DEEP INSIGHTS INTO WORKFORCE DYNAMICS, AIDING AND STRATEGIC PLANNING, AND DECISION MAKING.

THEN THE LAST ONE IS EIGHTFOLD.

THIS IS AN AI POWERED PLATFORM THAT AUTOMATES TALENT ACQUISITION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND TALENT RETENTION MATCHING TALENT TO ROLES, ENHANCING INTERNAL MOBILITY, AND IMPROVING TALENT DECISIONS.

NOW THAT WE SEE THE POTENTIAL AI SOLUTIONS THAT WE ARE PRESENTING HERE, NOT ONLY WILL THIS ALLOW US AS A DEPARTMENT TO CONTINUE TO PROGRESS WITH PURPOSE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT, THAT'S THE CITY HEARTBEAT RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE PROGRESSING FORWARD.

WE'RE PROGRESSING WITH PURPOSE.

BUT ON A DEPARTMENTAL LEVEL, THIS WILL ALLOW FOR US TO CONTINUE TO PROGRESS WITH PURPOSE, BUT ALSO GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY IN SPACE AND MORE TIME TO CREATE AN IMPACT AS A DEPARTMENT.

WHAT DO I MEAN BY IMPACT? IMPACT, I MEAN BY PUTTING MORE TIME IN OUR EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, IN OUR EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION EFFORTS WHICH BY THE WAY WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED AND IT IS WELL RECEIVED SO FAR.

OF COURSE EACH YEAR WE WANTED TO EXPAND.

WE WANT TO THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX TO CREATE THAT CULTURE OF APPRECIATION TO OUR EMPLOYEES.

THIS ALSO WILL ALLOW US TO IMPACT IN THE AREA OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THOSE TOOLS AND HAVE ACCESS TO TOOLS AND RESOURCES THAT WILL ALLOW OUR EMPLOYEES TO PROFESSIONALLY DEVELOP.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO THAT? THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN, MAYOR, COUNCIL, BOARD MEMBERS, CO-WORKERS.

PUBLIC WORKS IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY, SAVE MONEY, WORK MORE RESPONSIBLY, AND KEEP A BETTER TIGHTER EYE ON OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.

SOME OF THE SOLUTIONS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT; THERE ARE MANY OF THEM, BUT I'M GOING TO PRESENT THE ONES THAT WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN ENGAGING WITH TO THE POINT WHERE WE'RE ALMOST READY TO COME FORWARD WITH A PRESENTATION.

ASTERRA. THIS ONE'S A PRETTY NEAT CONCEPT.

IT'S FUTURISTIC.

IT USES SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY TO SCAN THE GROUND TO FIND WATER LEAKS AND WASTEWATER LEAKS UNDERGROUND.

IT CAN DETECT A LEAK AS SMALL AS A TENTH OF A GALLON A MINUTE.

IT USES AN AI ALGORITHM TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT'S WATER OR WASTEWATER THAT'S ACTUALLY LEAKING FROM A PIPE.

IT'S FUTURISTIC.

I'M SURE THERE'S JUST SOME WIZARD FLOATING AROUND UP THERE OR SOMETHING.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT IS OR HOW IT WORKS, BUT IT'S IMPRESSIVE.

A LOT OF LARGER CITIES ARE STARTING TO USE THIS TECHNOLOGY AND THEY'RE HAVING GREAT SUCCESS IN CONSERVING WATER LOSS.

UPCITI. THIS ONE USES DIFFERENT SENSORS THAT ARE DEPLOYED AROUND THE CITY.

IT MEASURES PEDESTRIAN, BICYCLE, AND VEHICLE TRAFFIC.

IT LOOKS FOR COMMON PATHS AND IT USES AN ALGORITHM TO HELP YOU IMPROVE THE TRAFFIC FLOWS ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS.

IF IT NOTICES AN INTERSECTION HAS MORE TRAFFIC AT A CERTAIN TIME, IT WILL SUGGEST WAYS TO BETTER TIME THAT INTERSECTION TO MOVE TRAFFIC MORE EFFICIENTLY.

URBAN SDK. THIS ONE ACTUALLY WOULD WORK VERY WELL WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THIS ONE MONITORS TRAFFIC VEHICLE DATA FROM THE VEHICLES THEMSELVES.

APPARENTLY, EVERY VEHICLE AFTER 2005 HAS A INSTRUMENT IN IT THAT TRANSMITS DATA AND NOT VERY MANY PEOPLE KNOW THAT.

THEY'VE BEEN COLLECTING DATA TO TRACK VEHICLE SPEEDS IN NEIGHBORHOODS.

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THEY CAN GO BACK UP TO TWO YEARS WITH THAT DATA.

IF WE'RE GETTING COMPLAINTS OR REQUESTS FOR SPEED BUMPS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD OR PDS RECEIVING COMPLAINTS OF SPEEDERS, WE CAN GO BACK AND ACTUALLY LOOK IN REAL TIME AND HISTORICALLY TO SEE WHAT THOSE SPEEDS ACTUALLY ARE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD TO DETERMINE WHAT IF ANYTHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.

THEN XYLEM, WE'RE ALREADY USING THIS TECHNOLOGY.

THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE CAN ADD ON TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL ROBUSTNESS OF THE SYSTEM.

XYLEM USES SMART NETWORK, IT'S A SMART NETWORK THAT USES THE SAME NETWORK THAT OUR WATER METERS WORK OFF OF NOW.

IT WOULD MONITOR WATER QUALITY, WATER PRESSURE, THINGS LIKE THAT TO TRIGGER SERVICE ORDERS FOR POTENTIAL WATER LEAKS OR IF IT SENSES PRESSURE DROP IN AN AREA, IT WOULD DISPATCH PEOPLE OUT TO GO LOOK FOR A WATER LEAK OR SOME OTHER ISSUE IN THE AREA.

THEN CYVL. CYVL IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TO GAUGE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR MOBILITY AND SAFETY ACTION PLAN, AS WELL AS OUR CONDITION OR PAVEMENT CONDITION ASSESSMENT.

THIS WOULD BE A UNIT THAT WE MOUNT ON THE TRUCK.

ANY VEHICLE WITHIN THE CITY THAT CAN THEN DRIVE AROUND AND IT WOULD CALCULATE ALL OF THE LIGHT INFORMATION, ALL OF THE VIBRATION SENSORS, AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS TO BE ABLE TO COMPARE THAT TO MAKE SURE AND TO GAUGE AND PROVIDE A NEW ASSESSMENT FOR THE CONDITION OF OUR ROADWAYS ON AN ONGOING BASIS.

THIS IS NOT A TECHNOLOGY THAT WE WOULD OWN, BUT ONE THAT WE COULD LEASE PERIODICALLY TO GAUGE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.

THAT I WILL PASS IT OFF TO PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.

>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU, TOMMY.

WITH THE CYVL, DOES THAT EXPAND ON WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE ROAD AS ASSESSMENT THINGS NOW, SO I GUESS THEY MAKE AN ASSESSMENT, THIS KEEPS THAT UP TO DATE?

>> YES. IT WOULD KEEP IT UP TO DATE.

NOW, IT WOULD BASICALLY, LIKE I SAID, IT'D BE A GAUGE TO SEE HOW EFFECTIVE OUR PLANS AND OUR PROGRESS ARE FOR THE ROADWAY PROJECT.

IT WOULD PROVIDE A LOT OF THE SAME DATA, NOT AS COMPREHENSIVELY AS A FULL ASSESSMENT WOULD BY A THIRD PARTY, BUT IT WOULD PROVIDE AN UPDATE WITH ENOUGH INFORMATION THAT WE CAN GAUGE WHETHER OR NOT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS EFFECTIVE AND IF WE'RE SPENDING OUR MONEY WISELY.

>> WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE INNOVATION AI WORLD.

THE FIRST ONE THAT I'VE ACTUALLY USED THIS ONE BEFORE, SKETCH UP. IT'S REALLY COOL.

IT'S BASICALLY THREE E MODELING SOFTWARE THAT ACTUALLY ALLOWS YOU TO DRAW BUILDINGS UP LIKE 3D ON A PIECE OF PROPERTY.

IF YOU WANTED TO BASICALLY LAY OUT CONCEPTUALLY WHAT A PROPERTY WOULD LOOK LIKE WITH BUILDINGS, YOU CAN SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN ALMOST REAL LIFE.

IT'S REALLY, REALLY SUPER COOL.

YOU CAN LOOK AT THE SETBACKS WITH IT.

YOU CAN LOOK AT THE IMPACTS IT HAS WITH RESIDENTIAL ADJACENCIES.

YOU CAN LOOK AT ALL DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF HOW BUILDINGS AND HOW THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT CAN IMPACT THE PROPERTIES AROUND YOU.

SUPER COOL PROGRAM TO USE WHEN YOU'RE EVALUATING LAND USES.

ORDINAL AI.

THIS ONE'S RELATIVELY NEW.

THIS ONE IS SUPER COOL TOO.

BASICALLY, WHAT YOU'RE ALLOWED TO DO IS YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN THE BOTS ON SOME WEBSITES, THE AUTOMATE YOU TYPE IN A QUESTION AND IT TELLS YOU TO ANSWER, HEY, GO HERE, LOOK HERE.

YOU CAN SAY, HEY, I LIVE AT SO AND SO ADDRESS, WHAT'S MY SETBACK? IT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY JUST TELL YOU WHAT YOUR SETBACK IS, MAYBE IF YOU WERE BUILDING A SHED, OR IF YOU WAS BUILDING SOME OTHER TYPE OF ASSESSOR USE OR A FENCE, I WOULD JUST SPIT IT OUT FOR YOU WITHOUT HAVING TO PICK UP THE PHONE, CALL SOMEBODY, WAIT, AND THEN BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU THAT ANSWER.

IT'S AN EFFICIENT TOOL BOTH FOR THE RESIDENT AND THE STAFF, SO REALLY COOL PROGRAM.

THEN ANOTHER ONE IS CALLED THE URBAN FOOTPRINT.

BASICALLY, THERE'S A LOT OF PRIVATE DATA SOURCES OUT THERE THAT COLLECT DATA, PAY FOR DATA.

THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS THAT WILL BUY DATA FROM CITIES AND OTHER COMMERCIAL INTERESTS THAT BASICALLY CREATES A CLEARING HOUSE FOR THOSE.

WHAT IT DOES, IT TAKES ALL THAT SILOWED INFORMATION FUNNELS IT INTO ONE TYPE OF LAYER OF PROGRAM THAT YOU CAN USE FOR ANALYTICAL REASONS LIKE IF YOU WANTED TO BUILD SOMETHING HERE, IT WOULD GIVE YOU ALL THE DATA, WHERE THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS, WHAT OTHER MAYBE PITFALLS,

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WHAT OTHER TYPE OF DATA, ROADWAYS, INFRASTRUCTURE, WHAT YOU CAN LOOK FOR WHEN IT COMES TO DEVELOPING A PIECE OF PROPERTY.

I WILL SAY THAT THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SIDE OF THINGS HAS REALLY BEEN PICK AND STEAM.

THERE'S ALSO SOME PLAN REVIEW SOFTWARE TOO THAT WILL ACTUALLY HELP YOU DO PLAN REVIEWS AND CHECK STUFF IN AS FOR COMPLETENESS AND BUILDING REVIEW AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

AI TECHNOLOGY AND PLAN DEVELOPMENTS ARE REALLY COMING AROUND WITH A LOT OF GOOD ANIMATION WITH IT.

BUT THESE ARE JUST THREE THAT I THINK ARE VERY POTENTIAL THAT WE COULD DEFINITELY PURSUE AND PROP UP SOME OF OUR PROCESSES HERE IN THE CITY. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> DO THAT QUESTION TO ORDER.

THAT ONE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS TO IF WE DID GO IN THAT DIRECTION, SO THEY CAN JUST GO THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR SOMETHING AND JUST ASK THE QUESTION.

WITHOUT HAVING TO CALL YOU GUYS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET THAT INFORMATION RIGHT RIGHT NOW, BASICALLY.

FOR MY UNDERSTANDING, IT'S PROBABLY A WEB BASED PLATFORM THAT WILL TIE INTO YOUR WEBSITE, PROBABLY.

IT BASICALLY LIKE MOST AIS, IS WHAT YOU FEED INTO IS WHAT YOU GET OUT OF IT RIGHT.

IF YOU WANTED TO FEED IN ALL YOUR ZONING ORDINANCE IN THERE AND YOU HAD A ZONING QUESTION, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SAY, HEY, TYPE IN AN ADDRESS, FIGURE OUT THE ZONING.

YOU CAN KIND OF DO A LITTLE BIT OF THAT TODAY WITH GIS.

BUT THIS KIND OF GETS IT DOWN EVEN TO A MORE MICRO LEVEL.

>> GOT YOU. THANK YOU.

>> I'M SORRY, FRED. DOES ANY OF THOSE PROGRAMS HAVE A TRIAL PERIOD WHERE WE USE THEM TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE USEFUL FOR US BEFORE WE PURCHASE THEM OR YOU HAVE TO PURCHASE THEM FIRST, AND THEN GO FROM THERE.

>> I'M NOT 100% IF THEY HAVE A TRIAL.

MOST OF THESE WE'LL HAVE LIKE A DEMO.

DEMO IT AND MAYBE SIT IN AND SEE, HEY, I JUST A RIGHT FIT FOR THE CITY, IS IT REALLY?

>> SURE.

>> IS IT REALLY DO WHAT WE THINK MOST SOFTWARE PROGRAMS THAT TELL YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR IN THE DEMO SESSION? GET IT IN YOU'RE LIKE, OH, MY GOSH, BUT MOST OF THESE WE'LL DO A DEMO AND THEN YOU CAN SEE IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT REALLY ANSWERS THE QUESTIONS, WHAT WE NEED AS A CITY, SO SURE.

>> AWESOME.

>> SURE.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION.

WOULD SOMETHING LIKE URBAN FOOTPRINT, IS THAT ONLY GOING TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO CITY STAFF, OR WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL AND PLANNING AND ZONING WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THAT TYPE OF INFORMATION WHEN WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE DECISIONS ON ITEMS COMING BEFORE US?

>> PROBABLY, I WOULD IMAGINE IF THE LICENSING ALLOWS THINGS OUTSIDE OF MAYBE THE CITY STAFF.

I DON'T SEE WHY NOT. I THINK IT DEPENDS ON THE LICENSING AND HOW PROPRIETARY THAT INFORMATION PROBABLY IS.

BUT, IT COULD BE AN ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS THAT WE COULD HAVE ON OUR STAFF REPORTS FOR THE P&Z COUNCIL SAY, HEY, WE RAN THIS THROUGH THIS MODEL.

THIS IS THE END RESULT OF WHAT THIS MODEL.

IT'S ANOTHER TOOL TO DO ANALYTICS ON THINGS TO HELP YOU MAKE SMARTER DECISIONS, BASICALLY.

BUT IT PROBABLY DEPEND ON THE LICENSING OF WHAT THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO DO, I WOULD IMAGINE.

ANY MORE QUESTIONS?

>> SORRY ABOUT THAT. I WASN'T TRYING TO BE RUDE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE DIDN'T OVERSTEP ANY LINES.

WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY CALL SERGEANT TRIM, WHO'S HEADING UP SOME OF THE AI AND ALSO SERGEANT DETECTIVE CRAWFORD, WHO BOTH HAVE BEEN WORKING ON SOME OF THESE PROJECTS WITH INSIDE THE PD AND THEIR INTELLIGENCE SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.

IF YOU WOULD BOTH COME UP HERE.

I'M SERGEANT CODY TRIM.

I'M THE ADMIN SERGEANT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

TRY AND GET ALL THESE UP THERE THEM TALK ABOUT. HOW ABOUT THAT? TRIO IS AN AI ASSISTED VIDEO PROGRAM FOR OUR BODY CAMERAS.

WHAT THAT ALLOWS THE SYSTEM TO DO IS IT WILL WATCH BODY CAMERAS AND LOOK FOR ANY INAPPROPRIATE ACTIONS THAT OFFICERS MIGHT BE TAKING TOWARDS CITIZENS OR JUST IN GENERAL, SO MAYBE SOMETHING THEY'RE DOING.

THEY DON'T APPROPRIATELY ADDRESS A CALL.

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TRIO IS THERE TO HELP CATCH THINGS THAT US AS HUMANS THAT DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO CATCH CAN CATCH.

NOW, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ANYTHING EGREGIOUS.

IT CAN BE SOMETHING THAT MAYBE IS A TRAINING ISSUE THAT WE CAN GO GROUP ABOUT AND SAY, HEY, WE COULD DO BETTER NEXT TIME.

THAT'S REALLY THE GOAL WITH THIS ONE.

BLUE TEAM, AND LET'S SEE, BLUE TEAM, ALONG WITH THE VERSE TERM AND COMMUNITY COMMUNITY CONNECT IS ALL WITH THE SAME PROGRAM.

BLUE TEAM IPRO, THAT IS ON THE BACKSIDE.

WHAT THAT DOES IS IT ALLOWS US TO BETTER AND MORE APPROPRIATELY DOCUMENT USE OF FORCE, OUR PURSUITS.

WE CAN DO PERSONAL INJURIES TYPE STUFF IN THERE FOR DOCUMENTATION, AND IT STREAMLINES THAT PROCESS FOR OUR OFFICERS BECAUSE CURRENTLY WE JUST DO PAPER AND WE PASS THAT THROUGH.

THIS WOULD BE ALL ONLINE.

THE VERSTER PORTION OF THAT IS GOING TO BE MORE FORWARD FACING FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND THIS IS WHAT MOST EVERYONE WILL CONSIDER ONLINE REPORTING.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS PROGRAM AND WHAT A LOT OF AGENCIES CURRENTLY HAVE IS IT'S ALMOST LIKE A FILLABLE PDF ONLINE.

WHEN WE GET THOSE REPORTS ON OUR END, THERE'S A LOT OF MISTAKES, BECAUSE WE DON'T EXPECT THE GENERAL POPULATION TO KNOW THE ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSE FOR ASSAULT, ROBBERY.

THIS SYSTEM IS VERY, VERY HEAVILY AI DRIVEN.

INSTEAD OF JUST GOING ON AND FILLING OUT A FILLABLE PDF, IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU'RE TALKING TO ON THE COMPUTER.

YOU'RE TALKING TO THE AI SYSTEM AND YOU'RE TYPING BACK AND FORTH.

YOU SAY, HEY, MY VEHICLE WAS BROKEN INTO.

IT'S GOING TO ASK FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS.

WHERE WAS YOUR VEHICLE PARKED? OH, IT WAS PARKED IN YOUR GARAGE.

THAT'S BURGLARY OF HABITATION.

IT CAN START NARROWING DOWN SOME OF THESE ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSE.

THEN WHAT WE CAN DO ON THE BACK SIDE.

SERGEANT CRAWFORD, MYSELF, IS SAY, HEY, IF IT'S ANYTHING INVOLVING A GUN, WE'LL STOP THIS, YOU HAVE TO CALL THE POLICE TO COME OUT.

WE CAN NARROW THIS DOWN.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT MEANS ANYTHING TO YOU GUYS, BUT IT'S NIBS COMPLIANT.

IT'S THE STATE THING. THAT'S SUPER BENEFICIAL.

THE COMMUNITY CONNECT.

THIS WRAPS IT UP IN EVEN A BIGGER PICTURE.

HAS ANYONE FILED A REPORT FOR ANYTHING IN ALLEN? NO. IF YOU FILE A REPORT IN ALLEN, THEY SEND YOU A TEXT, THEY SAY, HEY, THIS IS YOUR CALL FOR SERVICE NUMBER.

THIS IS THE OFFICER THAT'S COMING OUT.

IF IT'S A REPORT THAT ACTUALLY GOES TO A DETECTIVE, HEY, THIS IS YOUR DETECTIVE, AND IT GIVES YOU UPDATES ON YOUR CASE, THAT'S WHAT COMMUNITY CONNECT IS.

IT KEEPS OUR CITIZENS MORE INFORMED.

GIVES THEM A LOUDER VOICE.

THEY CAN CALL AND SAY, HEY, THIS IS THE DETECTIVE, HERE'S MY CALL FOR SERVICE NUMBER BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S THE BIGGEST ISSUE I'VE SEEN IS, WE MAY GIVE OUT A CALL FOR SERVICE NUMBER, BUT THAT PERSON'S LITERALLY GOING THROUGH THE WORST NIGHT THAT THEY'VE EVER HAD.

THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THEY PUT THAT CALL FOR SERVICE NUMBER.

THIS SYSTEM ALLOWS IT TO BE TEXTED AUTOMATICALLY, SO IT'S IN THEIR PHONE.

THEY KNOW HOW TO TELL US ON THE BACKSIDE, HEY, "THIS IS THE EASIEST WAY TO REFERENCE IT, AND WE CAN GET THEM INFORMATION A LOT QUICKER." THEN I'LL LET YOU TALK ABOUT THE GLASSES.

>> HELLO. I'M CAROLYN CRAWFORD.

I'M THE SERGEANT OVER THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION.

THE META GLASSES, I'M ACTUALLY EXCITED ABOUT THEM.

FOR SHORT PEOPLE LIKE ME, MY CAMERA TYPICALLY IS DOWN LOWER.

IF I GO INTO A CRIME SCENE AND I'M LOOKING UP AT STUFF, IF I HAVE THE GLASSES ON, IT ACTUALLY RECORDS, YOU CAN TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS OF WHAT I'M ACTUALLY LOOKING AT.

THEN ALSO, IT CAN ALSO DO LIVE FEED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

IF I HAVE A DETECTIVE IN TRAINING OR SOMETHING THAT IS DOING AN INTERVIEW OR ANYTHING, I CAN ACTUALLY WATCH LIVE FEED AND ACTUALLY TALK TO THEM WHILE THEY'RE GIVING THE INTERVIEW TO KIND OF HELP PUSH ALONG DIFFERENT TYPES OF QUESTIONS AND STUFF.

ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE? THANK YOU.

>> HELLO. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS.

JUST SOME SOLUTIONS.

I HAVE GOGOV, WHICH IS AI DRIVEN TOOLS THAT ALLOW US TO OPTIMIZE OUR SERVICE REQUESTS.

IT'S A CRM TYPE TOOL HELPS US GET REQUESTS TO THE RIGHT DEPARTMENT QUICKLY, TRACK RESPONSES, AND THEN MANAGE HOW PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT THEIR SERVICE OR HOW WE PERFORMED.

WE'VE GOT POLCO.

THESE TOOLS ARE REALLY COOL.

POLCO IS A SURVEY COMPANY, BUT THEY DO A LOT OF TWO WAY COMMUNICATION.

I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD ME AT COUNCIL TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF DRIVING THAT TWO WAY CONVERSATION AND NOT JUST PUSH, PUSH, PUSH INFO, BUT ALSO GET INFO BACK.

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IT ALLOWS US TO DO SOME OPEN ENDED FEEDBACK.

ONLINE TOWN HALLS, WHICH I'VE HEARD FROM COUNSEL IS IMPORTANT, MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE.

THEN IT HELPS US SUGGEST RESPONSES TO PUBLIC COMMENTS TO KEEP THE CONVERSATION MOVING.

IT ALLOWS US TO SHOW THE RESIDENTS THAT THEY'RE LISTENING.

THESE ARE NOT CANNED RESPONSES, BUT IT GIVES US A OVERVIEW OF WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING IN WAYS THAT WE MIGHT RESPOND TO ALLOW THE RESIDENTS TO HEAR US.

I HAD A THIRD ONE, BUT I'M GOING TO BUMP IT AND TELL YOU ABOUT SOMETHING I HEARD ABOUT RECENTLY.

IT'S THROUGH PUBLIC INPUT, AND WHAT PUBLIC INPUT IS, IT'S A ENGAGEMENT COMPANY THAT TAKES ALL OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THE CITY OF PRINCETON AND MINDS IT FOR US.

I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE BIT CREEPY, IT'S A LITTLE BIT WEIRD, BUT IT GOES OUT AND IT MINES WHATEVER PEOPLE ARE SAYING.

IT ALSO TAKES ALL OF OUR WEB FORM FEEDBACK.

IT ALLOWS RESIDENTS TO CALL IN AND ANY LANGUAGE THAT THEY SPEAK AND GIVE FEEDBACK.

FOR EXAMPLE, SOME OF OUR PARKS PROJECTS, IF WE WANT TO FIGURE OUT A NAME FOR THAT MULTI GEN CENTER.

I HEARD GEN X CENTER EARLIER, WHICH I LIKE AS A GEN X, BUT IT ALLOWS US TO PUT OUT THAT, HEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS? WELL, YOU CAN CALL IN, YOU CAN FILL OUT THE FORM, YOU CAN TALK TO US THROUGH THE WEBSITE, AND IT DIGEST EVERYTHING.

IT TELLS YOU THE OVERARCHING PUBLIC SENTIMENT.

WHAT THAT ALLOWS YOU GUYS AND US TO DO IS NOT GET STUCK ON THE ONE, TWO, AND THREE PEOPLE THAT MAY HAVE A COMMENT AND SEE, THE OVERALL OPINION OF THE COMMUNITY IS THEY DO LIKE THE GEN X CENTER NAME FOR THE MULTI-GEN, OR THEY DO LIKE THIS OTHER NAME FOR THE MULTI-GEN.

IT GIVES YOU A MORE HOLISTIC VIEW BEYOND SOCIAL MEDIA AND IT ALLOWS YOU GUYS TO MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON ON PUBLIC FEEDBACK.

OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, ARE ENGAGEMENT DASHBOARDS.

IT'S IMPORTANT AGAIN TO GIVE THE INFORMATION AND GET THE INFORMATION.

RESIDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO SIGN UP AS A MEMBER TO OUR DASHBOARD, SEE ALL THE PROJECTS AND LEAVE THEIR FEEDBACK RIGHT ON THERE.

ALLEN HAS THIS, IT'S ENGAGE ALLEN.

I THINK THEY'VE GOT 13 OR 14 PROJECTS ON THERE RIGHT NOW.

PEOPLE GO TO WHAT THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT.

PEOPLE THAT'S PARKED, SOME PEOPLE THAT'S ROADS, SOME PEOPLE THAT'S PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE.

YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR COMMENT AND WHAT'S INTERESTING TO YOU, AND WE CAN SEE THAT REAL TIME, QUANTIFY IT AND THEN MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON THAT. THAT'S WHAT I HAVE.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. I KNOW THE MAYOR AND I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS TO US.

JUST LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED. FINANCE. MR. PETER.

>> JUST GO AHEAD AND PUT THEM ALL UP.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO ONE AT A TIME.

>> TESTING, 1, 2, 3.

WHAT IF YOU HAD A SOFTWARE THAT COULD LOOK AT EVERYTHING? RIGHT NOW, IF SOMEBODY ON THE MANAGEMENT TEAM COMES TO ME AND SAYS, "PETER, I NEED THE FINANCE PEOPLE TO LOOK AT THIS REVENUE ACCOUNT HERE.

IT'S NOT PRODUCING WHAT IT OUGHT TO, OR WE THINK EXPENSES ARE A LITTLE HIGH OVER THERE," WE CAN DO THAT.

BUT WHAT IF HE COMES TO ME AND SAYS, "PETER, I'D LIKE THE FINANCE TEAM TO LOOK AT EVERY SINGLE TRANSACTION THE CITY'S DONE FOR THE LAST YEAR AND SEE IF ANYTHING LOOKS FUNNY." THERE AREN'T ENOUGH HOURS IN THE DAY, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT AI CAN DO THAT THING.

THERE ARE SOFTWARE HERE ON THE SCREEN THAT CAN ANALYZE 100% OF TRANSACTIONS AND IDENTIFY OUTLIERS RISKS AND UNUSUAL PATTERNS.

NOW IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING WEIRD THAT HAPPENS FOR A MILLION DOLLARS, THAT'S EASIER TO FIND, BUT IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE $1,000 A MONTH AND THIS MONTH THAT WAS 3,000, THAT CAN GET BURIED IN A LOT OF OTHER TRANSACTIONS, BUT THESE SOFTWARES CAN FIND AND IDENTIFY THOSE THINGS.

NOW, YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT RISK HEAT MAPS WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT THAT CONCEPT ALSO APPLIES IN FINANCE.

THESE SOFTWARES CAN GO THROUGH AND LOOK FOR PATTERNS.

AGAIN, OUTLIERS RISKS, UNUSUAL THINGS, AND PUT IT INTO A DASHBOARD OR A RISK HEAT MAP OR VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS, GRAPHICS, AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT.

THERE'S SOFTWARE HERE THAT SUPPORTS SCENARIO MODELING AND OPERATIONAL PLANNING.

IF WE'VE GOT THIS REALLY COOL NEXT GEN CENTER COMING ON BOARD, AND THEY SAY, WELL, WE'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE IN REVENUE AND EXPENSE IF WE OPEN IT IN APRIL VERSUS IN JULY.

WE DO THAT, AND THEY SAY, WELL, NO, ACTUALLY, WHAT IF IT WAS MARCH AND JUNE? NOW WE'VE GOT TO GO BACK AND DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, BUT WITH AI,

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YOU PHRASE THE QUESTION SLIGHTLY DIFFERENTLY AND IT ALREADY KNOWS WHERE TO GO AND HOW TO GET THAT ANSWER.

THIS HAS IMPACT FOR TRANSPARENCY.

RIGHT NOW, EVERY TIME WE PRODUCE A REPORT THAT WE PUT ON THE CITY WEBSITE FOR TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES, THERE'S A TIME EFFORT AND MONETARY COST OF THOSE THINGS.

BUT IF YOU HAVE SOFTWARE THAT SPECIALIZES IN THAT THAT DOES IT BEHIND THE SCENES, ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU CAN PRODUCE A LOT MORE AND SHARE A LOT MORE THINGS.

ONE OF THE BIG EXPENSES FOR ANY FINANCE DEPARTMENT IS THE ANNUAL AUDIT BECAUSE THESE SOFTWARES CAN HELP IDENTIFY THESE ANOMALIES, AND YOU CAN FIX THEM BEFORE THE AUDITORS GET THERE, THAT'S GOING TO HELP REDUCE THE COST OF YOUR AUDIT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO NEED TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME ON YOUR SYSTEM.

THE OTHER IMPACT THERE IS THAT RIGHT NOW WHEN AUDITORS COME IN, THEY'LL SAY, I NEED A LIST OF ALL THE TRANSACTIONS THAT MEET CRITERIA X AND Y. I HAND THAT TO THE ACCOUNTANT AND THE ACCOUNTANT GOES AND THREE DAYS LATER, THEY COME BACK AND HERE'S THAT LIST OF TRANSACTIONS, BUT WITH SOFTWARE LIKE THIS, THEY CAN PRODUCE THOSE REPORTS QUICKER AND EASIER USING THE AI.

THEN, AGAIN, THAT WILL CUT DOWN ON AUDIT TIME, CUT DOWN ON AUDIT EXPENSE, AND BECAUSE THEY CAN USE HEURISTICS AND LOOK AT ALL THESE TRANSACTIONS GOING THROUGH.

THEY CAN HELP SEE IF ANYTHING RAISES ANY RED FLAGS ABOUT INTERNAL CONTROLS OR SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T LOOK QUITE RIGHT.

IT JUST GIVES YOU A LOT MORE FLEXIBILITY AND ABILITY TO CONTROL YOUR TRANSACTION STREAM.

ANY QUESTIONS ON FINANCIAL IMPACTS OF ANY OF THAT THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT? THANK YOU.

>> DO YOU WANT THIS ON YOUR OWN?

>> LET'S JUST BRING OUT [INAUDIBLE] PERFECT. THANK YOU.

>> YOU BET.

>> THANK YOU, PETER.

>> MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AGAIN.

THE FIRST INNOVATION THAT I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS WITH YOU IS DARKHORSE EMERGENCY.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU GUYS TO THINK WHAT DARKHORSE IS IS A 24/7 POCKET CONSULTING FIRM AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

IN MY PRESENTATION EARLIER THIS MORNING, A LOT OF WHAT I REALLY SPOKE OF AND REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I COULD BRING THIS POINT TO YOU WAS MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE MANEUVERING OURSELVES OR PUTTING OURSELVES IN A POSITION WE'RE ABLE TO STAY AHEAD OF GROWTH TO WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO BE PROACTIVE INSTEAD OF REACTIVE.

WITH THAT, THINK OF WHAT A FIREHOUSE COST.

THINK OF HOW MANY TIMES THAT IF WE SELECT A LOCATION AND WE PUT IT IN THE WRONG SPOT, WHAT IS THAT FINANCIAL IMPACT TO THE CITY? MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT IS THAT SERVICE IMPACT TO THE CITY WHEN WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE RIGHT INFORMATION BECAUSE THE INFORMATION IS GOING TO CHANGE OVER TIME.

THE GOOD NEWS TO THIS, A MAJOR COMPONENT IS ALREADY IN PLACE WITH OUR GIS SYSTEM, AND WE HAVE A GREAT GIS TECH. I'VE USED THEM.

HE PRODUCED THAT HEAT MAP OR THE DRIVE TIME ANALYSIS THAT I USED IN MY EARLIER PRESENTATION.

THE OTHER TWO COMPONENTS WITH OUR COURSE ARE INCIDENT REPORTS, WHICH WE MAKE EVERY DAY, AND THEN OUR ABILITY TO INTEGRATE WITH OUR COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH.

WHAT THIS DOES, IT BRIDGES THOSE THREE PIECES OF INFORMATION, AND THEN IT CRUNCHES EVERYTHING, AND THIS IS WHERE IT FUNCTIONS AS THAT CONSULTING FIRM.

THEN ON TOP OF THAT, IT WILL TAKE ANY AVAILABLE CENSUS INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO PROPERTY VALUES, ALL THE DEMOGRAPHICS THAT ARE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE, AND IT CRUNCHES ALL OF THAT, AND IT ANALYZES THAT.

IF I WANT TO REACH OUT 24/7 AND ENGAGE WITH THE PLATFORM, SAY, WELL, WHAT IF WE MOVE THIS FIREHOUSE THAT WE'RE PLANNING OF? WHAT IF WE MOVE AT A BLOCK HERE? WHAT IS GOING TO BE THE IMPACT ON OUR CALL VOLUME? IF I WANT TO SAY, WHAT IS IT GOING TO BE THE IMPACT ON JUST FIRE CALLS, WHAT IS IT GOING TO BE THE IMPACT ON MEDICAL CALLS ONLY, I WILL HAVE ALL THAT INFORMATION, AND WE WON'T HAVE TO PAY TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS JUST FOR A CONSULTANT, OR WE WON'T HAVE TO HAVE AN ADMIN CHIEF WHOSE ONLY JOB IS TO CRUNCH NUMBERS AND TO COMPILE ALL THIS DATA.

THIS IS A FORCE MULTIPLIER FOR US.

THIS IS A POSITION I'LL ECHO WHAT MR. MASHBURN HAD SAID IN TERMS OF, WE DON'T WANT THESE THINGS TO REMOVE JOBS, BUT THIS SAVES US FROM THAT.

IT ALLOWS US THAT WHEN WE'RE ASKING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY POSITIONS, WE CAN PUT THOSE POSITIONS OUT IN THE FIELD WHERE THEY'RE PROVIDING SERVICE AS OPPOSED TO BACK IN OUR ADMIN, WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE THAT DAY-TO-DAY IMPACT.

THE SECOND SYSTEM I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS WITH YOU IS FOTOKITE.

NOW, WE CURRENTLY HAVE A DRONE.

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IT'S A VERY CAPABLE DRONE, AND WE HAVE A DRONE OPERATOR.

NOW, WITH THAT, OUR OPERATOR WORKS YOUR STANDARD BUSINESS HOUR SCHEDULE, AND HE GOES HOME.

THE PROBLEM IS, WE'RE HERE 24/7.

OUR EMERGENCIES HAPPEN 24/7, AND WE DON'T HAVE A DRONE AVAILABLE TO US 24/7 WITHOUT A SPECIAL CALLBACK.

WE ALL KNOW THE IMPACT OF DRONES ON EMERGENCY SERVICES.

THEY'VE BEEN IN OUR INDUSTRY FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS.

WITHOUT QUESTION, THEY PROVIDE A VALUABLE RESOURCE TO US.

WHAT FOTOKITE DOES, IT TAKES ALL THE DRONE OPERATOR TRAINING AND EVERYTHING AND ALL THE SUBTLE NUANCES THAT MAKE OR THAT COMPLICATE DRONE OPERATIONS, IT REMOVES ALL OF THOSE.

THE DRONE LIVES IN A BOX, IN ESSENCE, ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SUITCASE.

WHEN OUR SHIFT COMMANDER PULLS UP, WHEN HE NEEDS TO HAVE A DRONE AVAILABLE, IT FLIES OUT OF THE BOX. IT'S TETHERED.

WHAT HAPPENS WITH A TETHERED DRONE IS IT IS NOT REQUIRED THROUGH THE FAA TO HAVE A LICENSED DRONE OPERATOR, AND IT FLIES UP TO 150 FEET, PROVIDES ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED, DIFFERENT CAMERA ACCESS, IF WE NEED TO LOOK AT THERMAL IMAGING, WE'LL HAVE THAT AVAILABLE TO US 24/7.

THE NEXT GREATEST THING, MOST CAPABLE DRONES, THE MORE YOU PAY FOR THEM, A BIG CAPABILITY OUT OF THIS IS YOU'RE BUYING FLYING POWER.

IN ESSENCE, HOW EFFECTIVE IS THAT BATTERY? A GOOD DRONE WILL FLY FOR ABOUT 30, 45 MINUTES, AND THEN IT'S GOT TO COME BACK DOWN. THIS IS TETHERED.

IT'S ALSO TETHERED TO A POWER SOURCE, WHICH MEANS IT FLIES TOTALLY AUTONOMOUSLY FOR UP TO 24 HOURS BEFORE WE NEED TO BRING IT BACK DOWN.

THAT'S JUST THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATION TO BRING IT DOWN AFTER 24 HOURS.

I'M SURE WE'LL FLY PAST THAT.

THIS IS A GREAT RESOURCE.

WHEN WE NEED A DRONE AND WE SHOW UP WITH OUR STANDARD DEPLOYMENT MODEL CONSISTING OF DEPENDING WHO'S OFF THAT DAY OF 11-14 FIREFIGHTERS, IN THE CURRENT SITUATION, WE'D HAVE TO SAY WHICH ONE OF YOU GUYS CAN'T HAVE AN IMPACT ON THAT INCIDENT? WHICH ONE ARE WE GOING TO PLUG FROM OUR DEPLOYMENT MODEL TO FLY THE DRONE? THIS SOLVES THAT PROBLEM FOR US, AND IT KEEPS IT READILY AVAILABLE TO WHERE WE DON'T NEED A LICENSED DRONE OPERATOR FOR CONTINUOUS OPERATIONS DURING OUR IN.

WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION, CHIEF?

>> I'M NOT TRYING TO PUT A GUIDE OF A JOB OR ANYTHING, BUT THE FOTOKITE, WHY NOT DO THAT 24 HOURS AS OPPOSED TO HAVING A DRONE OPERATOR FOR PART OF A PERIOD?

>> WELL, LET ME MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION AS OPPOSED TO HAVING OUR SINGLE DRONE OPERATOR AVAILABLE.

HE IS AVAILABLE FOR CALL.

HOWEVER, HE GOES HOME AT FIVE O'CLOCK.

WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO THAT 24/7 ACCESS, WE'D HAVE TO CALL HIM IN IF HE'S ON VACATION.

>> NO. I MEAN THE FOTOKITE.

ARE WE NOT ABLE JUST TO USE THAT FROM SUN UP TO SUN DOWN?

>> WE ARE.

>> INSTEAD OF HAVING A PERSON?

>> EXACTLY.

>> IS IT MORE COST EFFICIENT TO USE THIS OPPOSED TO HAVING A STAFFER DO IT? IS WHAT I'M ASKING.

>> VERY MUCH, SIR.

>> CHIEF, THE TETHERED TYPE DRONE, I GUESS IT'D PROBABLY BETTER BECAUSE YOU'RE SAYING IT COMES FROM THE ENGINE AND THE OFFICER ACTIVATES IT, GOES UP 150 FOOT UP.

IS THAT WHAT WE'RE JUST SAYING?

>> UP TO 150 FEET.

>> UP TO 150 FEET, BUT IT'S TETHERED. IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR SCENE OPERATION FOR THE INSTANT COMMANDER TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND.

>> CORRECT.

>> AS OPPOSED TO THE OTHER DRONE THAT IF YOU HAVE A SEARCH AND RESCUE SITUATION WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO OUT TWO MILES, THAT'S WHAT THAT DRONE IS FOR.

>> CORRECT.

>> OUR FAMILIAR AREA WHERE YOU HAVE MAYBE A LARGE WHIRL IN POWER.

>> AT SPECIALTY USE, AND IN THAT SITUATION, HAVING A LAKE INCIDENT TO WHERE WE KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE A PROLONGED SEARCH AND RESCUE.

THERE'S THE VALUE IN CALLING IN THAT DRONE OPERATOR FOR THAT INCIDENT.

HOWEVER, THE FIRST ON SCENE INCIDENT COMMANDER, WHEN HE ARRIVES, HE CAN STILL FLY THE DRONE AND 150 FEET WILL GIVE YOU A GREAT ACCESS OR A GREAT INITIAL VIEW OF THE LAKE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU, CHIEF.

>> DO YOU NEED THAT?

>> THAT'S GOOD.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.

I WANT TO THANK MR. PENNINGTON OVER THERE FOR GIVING ME A PRELUDE TO MY PRESENTATION BECAUSE OF HIS GREAT COMMENT ABOUT DATA AND INFORMATION BEING IN THE OIL.

THIS IS GOING TO ACTUALLY BE A GOOD PRELUDE FOR ME.

THERE'S THREE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO PROTECT OUR SYSTEMS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY;

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DARKTRACE, XSIAM, AND WATSONX.

LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION BEFORE I GET STARTED.

WHO LOVES THOSE MESSAGES THAT SAYS YOUR PASSWORD IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE AND NEEDS TO CHANGE? RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU JUST LOVE THAT.

COME ON. NOBODY? DARKTRACE PRETTY MUCH IS A DARK WEB SCANNER THAT CAN IDENTIFY IF ANY PASSWORD HAS BEEN COMPROMISED, ALERT US, AND WE CAN CHANGE IT THEN.

THUS ELIMINATING THE NEED TO MANDATORY CHANGE PASSWORDS EVERY 90 DAYS. THAT'S PRETTY COOL.

WHAT THIS DOES IN REAL TIME IS IT ACTUALLY CRAWLS OUR NETWORK, IT MAKES THERE'S NOTHING WRONG, NOTHING OUT OF THE NORMAL GOING ON IN OUR SYSTEM.

IF IT DOES, IT ALERTS US AND IT ACTUALLY KILLS A THREAT RIGHT THEN.

WHEN I WAS A FEW YEARS AGO WORKING AS A CYBERSECURITY CONSULTANT FOR ANOTHER COMPANY, WE ACTUALLY HAD TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO DARK WEB SCAM FOR ANOTHER CITY, AND THE THINGS THAT SHOCKED ME WERE ALL THE INFORMATION WE UNCOVERED FROM THE CITY MANAGER, ALL THE DETECTIVES, AND EVERYBODY WHO PROBABLY WOULDN'T I WANTED THAT INFORMATION STOLEN, BUT IT WAS THERE, AND I WAS REALLY SHOCKED TO SEE THAT.

WHAT DARKTRACE DOES IS IT ACTUALLY 24/7 LOOKS FOR THAT ACTIVITY AND KILLS IT IN THE PROCESS BEFORE IT GETS STOLEN OR USED MALICIOUSLY.

THE SECOND ONE IS XSIAM, WHICH STANDS FOR EXTENDED SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND AUTOMATION MANAGEMENT.

THIS IS ANOTHER AUTOMATED RESPONSE, AND IT TAKES STEPS TO CONTAIN ANY ANOMALIES OR ANY THREATS, WHETHER IT'S MALWARE OR SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR IN OUR NETWORK, INCLUDING CLOUD SERVICES.

WE ALL USE THE CLOUDS, SHAREPOINT.

IT ACTUALLY CRAWLS THOSE SYSTEMS AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NOBODY OUT THERE TRYING TO STEAL OUR DATA.

IF IT DOES, IT KILLS IT RIGHT IN THE PROCESS.

THIS ACTUALLY ACTS AS A SMART COMMAND CENTER THAT ONLY SPOTS THREATS, BUT ALSO TAKES ACTION TO STOP THEM, HELPING OUR SYSTEM BE SECURED WITH MINIMAL MANUAL EFFORT.

IT'S REALLY GOOD TO HAVE THIS RUNNING IN THE BACKGROUND 24/7.

IT'S REALLY GOOD BECAUSE WE HAVE ANOTHER SIMILAR SOLUTION IN PLACE RIGHT NOW CALLED LUMEN, AND IT DOES DING WHEN THEY SEE SOMETHING WRONG, AND WE ARE ABLE TO STAND ON TOP OF IT BEFORE SOMETHING REALLY BAD HAPPENS TO US.

WATSONX. DO YOU REMEMBER THOSE OLD DAYS WHEN IBM FIRST CAME OUT WITH HI, WATSON? DO YOU REMEMBER THOSE DAYS? I'M OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER.

IT WAS THE VERY FIRST AI FEATURE OUT THERE.

>> THE KEY FEATURE OF THIS IS IT HAS THE ABILITY TO ANALYZE COMPLEX DATA QUICKLY AND ACCURATELY, WHETHER IT'S CUSTOMER FEEDBACK, BUSINESS PERFORMANCE OR CYBERSECURITY DATA.

IT HELPS UNCOVER PATTERNS AND INSIGHTS THAT MIGHT NOT BE OBVIOUS AT FIRST GLANCE, WHICH MEANS WE CAN MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS WITH CONFIDENCE.

HOW DOES THIS HELP THE RESIDENTS? EVERYTHING WE DO IN IT IS NOT ONLY FOR THE CITY STAFF, IT'S ALSO FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE HELPS THEM WITH THINGS LIKE WIFI IN THE PARKS AND SUCH.

THIS PRODUCT RIGHT HERE, IT CAN HELP THE CITY BETTER UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS AND CONCERNS OF THE RESIDENTS.

THIS DOESN'T TAKE AWAY FROM ANY OF THE OTHER AI FEATURES THAT WE'VE ALREADY HEARD ABOUT, BUT IT JUST ENHANCES THAT.

IT CAN DO THINGS LIKE PEOPLE ARE SAYING, HEY, THERE'S A HUGE POTHOLE HERE OR WE HAVE A WATER LEAK OR THERE'S A UTILITY OUTAGE ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

THIS PRODUCT WILL CRAWL THAT, FIND OUT THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT, AND WE'LL INFORM THE RIGHT PARTIES WITHIN THE TEAM HERE TO IMMEDIATELY TAKE ACTION ON IT.

IT'S ANOTHER AVENUE THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ON TOP OF ANY ISSUES WITHIN THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

THOSE ARE THE THREE THINGS I HAD.

LIKE I SAID, THERE'S PLENTY OF AI INITIATIVES THAT WE'VE ALREADY HEARD ABOUT THAT OBVIOUSLY IT WILL BE PART OF.

ANYWAY, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME?

>> THIS TAKE PLACE OF LIKE A EDM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHERE YOU HAVE THE CALL CENTER THAT KIND OF HAS TO ALERT YOU THAT SOMETHING IS GOING WRONG.

THIS WOULD JUST KILL IT BEFORE YOU HAVE TO REACT TO IT, CORRECT? FROM A HUMAN ASPECT OF IT.

>> WE CAN DO BOTH.

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>> GOT YOU.

>> WE CAN DO BOTH, AND IT DEPENDS ON THE SITUATION.

IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S AN IMMEDIATE THREAT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO START STEALING DATA OR TAKE DATA OUT OF OUR SYSTEM, IT'LL STOP THAT IN THE PROCESS AND TELL US ABOUT IT.

BUT IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BE AN ANOMALY, THAT'S NOT TOO SERIOUSLY A THREAT AT THE TIME, IT'LL LET US KNOW, AND THEN WE CAN ACTUALLY GO INTO THE SYSTEM AND IDENTIFY WHETHER IT'S A TRUE THREAT OR NOT, BUT IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE SITUATION OVERALL.

>> BY THE WAY, THIS WOULD ALSO HELP FROM RANSOM ATTACKS, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS TOO.

I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU WHICH CITY IN NORTH TEXAS, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST A COUPLE WHO HAVE FOUND THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEMS HIJACKED.

IT TOTALLY SHUT THEM DOWN, NOT JUST IN THEIR COMMUNICATION.

I KNOW OF ONE CITY WHERE ONE OF THE LEARNINGS IS, YOU BETTER HAVE A BACKUP DOMAIN BECAUSE YOU CAN'T TRANSFER FUNDS TO THE COMPTROLLER WITH A GMAIL ACCOUNT.

THERE'S ALL KINDS OF LITTLE THINGS THAT COME UP THAT YOU CAN'T DO BANKING ON A GMAIL ACCOUNT ON YOUR ACCOUNT.

ALL THOSE THINGS COME UP AND THIS HELPS YOU RESOLVE AND MINIMIZE THOSE.

>> THANKS, RICK. ANY QUESTIONS OVER WHAT YOU JUST SAW? I SEE SLEEPY FACES? YOU'RE SAYING, PLEASE STOP TALKING. CAN WE GO?

>> I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION OR COMMENT AS DIRECTOR MR. FISHER.

THE PD, THEY'RE SHOWING THE THING WE TALKED ABOUT ALLEN PD OR YOU GET A REPORT OR YOU PILE ALL THIS, AND THEN IT GIVES YOU A TRACKING NUMBER AND YOU'RE UPDATED BY TEXT MESSAGES.

DO WE HAVE ANYTHING LIKE A WHENEVER PEOPLE GET PERMITS SO THEY CAN ACTUALLY TRACKS AND TELLS THEM WHAT THE STATUS IS IN THE PERMITTING PROCESS?

>> OUR CURRENT SYSTEM DOES NOT DO THAT.

AT ANY TIME, THE APPLICANTS CAN COME IN AND SEE A STATUS OF THEIR PERMIT REQUEST, BUT AT THIS TIME, I DON'T HAVE A SOFTWARE THAT PROACTIVELY NOTIFIES THEM, BUT IT'S SOMETHING WE COULD LOOK INTO.

>> CORRECT. REAL QUICK. I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU OVER HERE.

WHENEVER WE WERE ACTUALLY LOOKING INTO THAT, WE WERE LOOKING INTO THAT NOT ONLY FROM THE PD STANDPOINT, BUT FOR A NOTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR THE WHOLE CITY.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, I WANT TO SAY IT WAS LIKE 250 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT USERS.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE OUTLETS.

WE JUST WANTED TO IMPLEMENT IT WITH INSIDE THE PD TO BE THE BETA TEST FIRST BEFORE WE IMPLEMENTED IT THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND/OR TALK TO OTHER DIRECTORS THAT WAS OUT THERE.

>> I UNDERSTAND THAT. I THINK IT'S GOOD TECHNOLOGY, GOOD THING TO USE, BUT IT WOULD NOT ONLY FOR THE PD, BUT I THINK FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS COMPLAINING AND WANTING TO FIND OUT.

IF THEY THEY ABLE TO GET A PERIODIC TEXT MESSAGE TO LET THEM KNOW THEY'RE NOT FORGOTTEN AND THAT WHAT THE STATUS IS OF THEIR PERMIT, I THINK IT'D BE GREAT IF THAT TECHNOLOGY IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR PLATFORM.

>> SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA.

WE'LL LOOK INTO IT.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> THE SOFTWARE THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED TONIGHT, THAT CAN BE USED THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE CITY.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO JUST BE USED FOR ONE DEPARTMENT.

SOME OF YOUR SOFTWARE THAT YOU PRESENTED CAN BE USED FOR PLANNING AND ZONING OR IT CAN BE USED FOR IT OR SOMETHING, AND DO YOUR SECURITY SOFTWARE INTEGRATE WITH THEIR SOFTWARES? OR DO THEY HAVE THEIR OWN SECURITY BACKING IT SEEMS LIKE GOING TO BE A LOT OF SOFTWARE THAT MIGHT INTEGRATE IT TO THE INFORMATION HERE.

HOW ARE WE PROTECTING THAT?

>> THERE WE GO. REAL QUICK, BEFORE WE IMPLEMENT ANY SOFTWARE, ONE OF MY BIGGEST PUSHES, WHAT WAS THIS LAST YEAR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT SOFTWARE WAS INTERCHANGEABLE WITH EVERYTHING.

I WAS TIRED OF HAVING 18 DIFFERENT PIECES OF SOFTWARE THAT WAS OUT THERE, NOTHING COMMUNICATED BECAUSE IT WAS JUST REDUNDANCY.

THAT WAS GOING INTO PLACE.

WHILE WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH ALL THIS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IF WE DO PROCEED WITH OUR NEW PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING AND ALL THAT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO START LOOKING AT THE DISPATCH SOFTWARE AND ALL THAT.

WHENEVER WE START MOVING WITH THESE PROGRAMS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK FURTHER OUT INTO THE FUTURE TO LOOK AT THE DISPATCH SOFTWARE BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH RIGHT NOW, WE RUN ATHENA, WE MIGHT NOT RUN ATHENA FOR OUR DISPATCH SOFTWARE.

I DON'T WANT TO GET ANOTHER PROGRAM RIGHT NOW THAT'S NOT GOING TO ACTUALLY INTERFACE WITH ATHENA OR DISPATCHING SOFTWARE, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

WHENEVER WE START LOOKING INTO THE FURTHERANCE OF THESE PROGRAMS, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT BECAUSE THE BETA TEST OR EXPEDD TEST THAT WE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT USING WAS, I BELIEVE IT WAS GOING TO BE CODE ENFORCEMENT AS WELL BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE OUT CITATIONS AND STUFF.

IT WAS GOING TO BE CODE ENFORCEMENT WAS GOING TO BE AN EXPEDD TEST OUTSIDE OF THAT.

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BUT YES, SIR, WE MAKE SURE THAT IT'S IMPLEMENTATION ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE BOARD.

>> ONE OF MY CONCERNS, AND I KNOW THIS IS A CONCERN OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT I'VE SPOKEN TO IS, I DON'T KNOW, THIS IS ABOUT 20 DIFFERENT COMPANIES YOU INTEND TO DO BUSINESS WITH POTENTIALLY?

>> NO. THESE ARE JUST IDEAS OF THINGS THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT WE'RE EXPLORING OR INTEND TO EXPLORE.

YOU'VE SEEN 20, WE MAY COME AWAY WITH TWO OR THREE THIS YEAR.

THEY'RE ONES, BECAUSE WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO DO IS GO THROUGH 20 AND RICK, THAT'S PROBABLY A NIGHTMARE. THAT'S A NIGHTMARE.

WE'RE NOT DOING THAT. BUT WE'LL FIND THE BEST APPLICATIONS THAT THE ONES THAT STREAMLINE WHAT WE DO, AND THEN HELP THE COMMUNITY, AND WE'LL BRING THOSE FORWARD IN A BUDGET REQUEST.

>> THE POINT I WAS GOING TO GOING TOWARDS IS WE NEED TO KNOW WHO WE'RE DOING BUSINESS WITH.

A LOT OF THESE COMPANIES ARE NEWER COMPANIES, AND SO WE SHOULD UNDERSTAND WHO OWNS THEM AND WHO FUNDS THEM AND MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING BUSINESS WITH APPROPRIATE PARTIES AND KEEP OUR INFORMATION SAFE.

>> UNDERSTOOD.

>> THOSE ARE QUESTIONS I WILL BE ASKING SO YOU BRING THESE PROPOSALS UP.

>> I'M SORRY TO KEEP ON JUMPING ON THIS.

WHENEVER WE DO THESE TYPE OF IMPLEMENTATIONS, THEY HAVE TO MEET OUR SGS REQUIREMENTS, SO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM.

ANYBODY THAT HAS ACCESS WITH NPD AND ALL THIS STUFF, YOU'RE HAVING TO GO THROUGH ALL THESE BACKGROUND CHECKS AND ALL THAT.

IF THE COMPANY DOES NOT MEET THE STATE AND OR FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS, THEN WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ALLOW THEM ACCESS RC OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT INTO OUR DATABASE, INTO OUR SOFTWARE SYSTEM, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

EVEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS TO BE ON ITS OWN NETWORK.

WHENEVER WE START INTEGRATING ALL THESE OTHER AGENCIES THAT'S OUTSIDE, THEY'VE GOT TO HAVE WHAT IS THE STAGE 4 SGS SECURITY LEVEL.

THEY HAVE TO MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS PLUS SOME.

>> MR. MAYOR. SORRY, GO AHEAD.

>> I WAS JUST SAYING I FEEL LIKE I'M WALKING ALONG.

I'M EO WALKING ALONG WITH 100 ACRE WOOD.

AS EO, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO BE, LIKE, WHERE'S THE BACKUP? AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO ALL OF THESE POTENTIAL AI BASED AND CLOUD BASED TECHNOLOGIES THAT WOULD ASSIST US GREATLY, ARE WE ALSO THINKING IF THEY FAIL, WHAT'S A FALLBACK? WHAT'S A BACKUP? WHAT WOULD WE WANT TO HAVE IN PLACE? IF IN THE EVENT, WE CANNOT ASSESS TRAFFIC PATTERNS, OR WE'RE NOT ABLE TO DISPATCH AS QUICKLY, OR WE'RE NOT ABLE TO SEE WHERE WATER IS LEAKING OR DOING THE DARK TRACES AND THE DARK HORSES? WHAT'S THE BACKUP?

>> SURE. I THINK WHAT YOU'VE SEEN TODAY IS JUST AUGMENTING CURRENT OPERATIONS.

WORST CASE SCENARIO IS IT DOESN'T WORK AND WE STOP USING THE COMPANY AT THIS POINT.

BUT SINCE IT IS SO NEW, THERE'S A LOT OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS, WE GOT TO EXPLORE AND TRY TO FIGURE THAT OUT.

AGAIN, THE SUPER SUPER HIGH LEVEL, WE'RE JUST NOW SCRATCHING THE SURFACE OF WHAT'S OUT THERE.

WE WILL DEFINITELY MAKE SURE THESE ARE US COMPANIES THAT WE CAN TRUST, DO THE PROPER BACKGROUND CHECKS, AND THEN WE'LL BRING FORWARD THE BEST ONES FOR YOU AND THEN COME UP WITH THOSE ANSWERS TO THOSE QUESTIONS.

GO ONCE, GOING TWICE.

>> ARE WE GOING TO ENSURE, LIKE WHEN MR. MATT PRESENTED AND HE TALKED ABOUT ASTERA AND XYLEM IN UPCITY AND URBAN SDK AND CIVIL.

I WAS THINKING THAT UPCITY AND URBAN SEEMS AS IF THEY ALMOST THE SAME THING.

AS WE LOOK AT THESE, AND I BELIEVE YOU GUYS WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THIS, THAT WE ACTUALLY SEE WHAT WE CAN ADD TO OUR CURRENT SYSTEM AND THEN JUST MAYBE GET ONE THAT WOULD WORK AND HAVE ADD ONS RATHER THAN GOING WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT SYSTEMS.

>> THIS WAS JUST A BUNCH OF IDEAS OF THINGS THAT WE'RE EXPLORING RIGHT NOW, WE BY NO MEANS INTEND TO ADD ALL OF THESE.

WE'LL WRAP UP THIS.

BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO MR. PENNINGTON, TO CLOSE THIS OUT, I DO WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE IN ATTENDANCE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. YOU ALL SAT HERE.

I DON'T THINK ANYBODY HARDLY LEFT.

GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] WE MADE SURE YOU HAD THE CUSHION CHAIRS JUST TO KEEP YOU HERE.

I HOPE YOU LIKE THOSE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL. I KNOW THIS WAS A LONG DAY. I'M SORRY, WHAT?

>> [INAUDIBLE]

>> THAT'S RIGHT. WELL, AND SHE'S ALSO ON THE IST.

THE BOARD. THEN THANK YOU FOR KELLY.

SHE HASN'T OFFICIALLY STARTED MONDAY AS YOUR FIRST STATEMENT. THANK YOU FOR STAYING HERE.

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THEN THANK YOU TO STAFF, BUT IN PARTICULAR, ERIN AND AMBER, YOU GUYS DID A TON OF THE HEAVY LIFTING IN THIS.

ALLISON, AS WELL. SHE'S BEHIND THE SCENE.

SHE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF YOUR LOVELY PARTY AND GIFTS HERE, ALL THE BEAUTIFUL STUFF.

BUT THESE TWO, ALONG WITH ESTEFANIA AND MALLORY, DO AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK.

I DON'T THINK ANYBODY REALIZES THE LONG HOURS.

IN FACT, ERIN DID A LOT OF THE HEAVY LIFTING FOR THE DAY OF PURPOSE ON SATURDAY.

WHEN WE ALL GET TO SHOW UP AND ENJOY IT, IT'S BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE MADE US SUCCESSFUL IN ADDITION TO RICK AND ALL OF THESE OTHER DIRECTORS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY, FOR BEING HERE.

YOU CAN GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TOO.

[APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

FORGIVE US THIS GOOD BAG AND WE GO ALL THE BAG FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

[LAUGHTER]

>> COUNCIL, I TOOK A COUPLE OF OTHER NOTES FROM WHAT YOU'VE SAID IS ONE, FROM A GUIDANCE STANDPOINT, I'LL BE SUMMARIZING ALL OF THESE AND SENDING THEM BACK TO MICHAEL AND STAFF, BUT MAKE SURE THAT WE VET THE OWNERSHIP OF ANY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY THAT WE HAVE AND THEN MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A REDUNDANCY PLAN IN PLACE.

I GOT THOSE AS TWO SPECIFIC PIECES OF GUIDANCE.

I ALSO HEARD, COUNCIL, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR PREFERENCES AS WE MOVE INTO THESE INNOVATION TRIALS, THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW THE PROGRESS REPORTS ALONG THE WAY, ARE THEY GETTING WHAT THEY NEED? DID I CAPTURE THOSE FROM WHAT I HEARD YOU SAY? GOOD. LET ME GO BACK TO THIS OTHER QUESTION.

WHAT'S YOUR RISK TOLERANCE FOR THIS? THE REASON WHY, THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST RISK TOLERANT, THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A PLAN THAT IF YOU ARE A COMPUTER SOFTWARE OR TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, YOU CAN COME TO THEM.

THEY HAVE A PITCH IDEA, PITCH TIME.

YOU CAN PITCH IDEAS FOR NEW AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES TO THEM.

THEY'LL LET YOU TRY IT FOR THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO.

IN RETURN, YOU GOT TO GIVE IT TO THEM FOR FREE AND THEY GET SOME LICENSING RIGHTS IF IT WORKS.

THEY GET SOMETHING OUT OF IT TOO, LIKE FREE STUFF.

BUT THAT'S THE LEADING EDGE.

I ALSO KNOW THERE'S SOME CITIES AT THE OTHER END THAT THEY HOPE TO GO TO THREE AND A QUARTER FLOPPY DISC NEXT YEAR.

[LAUGHTER] IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT FROM EARLY ADOPTER LEADING EDGE, I THINK YOU WANT TO BE EARLY ADOPTER, WHEN SOMETHING COMES OUT AND WORKING, A MINIMUM, BUT YOU COULD BE LEADING EDGE OR YOU COULD BE BLEEDING EDGE.

BLEEDING EDGE IS RISKIER.

WHERE IS YOUR WRIST TOLERANCE, COUNCIL? ARE YOU OKAY WITH PUSHING THE ENVELOPE OR DO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE IT WORKS FIRST?

>> I THINK FROM A TECHNOLOGY STANDPOINT, WE ARE PRETTY ADVANTAGEOUS IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT THESE THINGS.

THERE'S A HIGHER TOLERANCE HERE BECAUSE OF OUR, YOU ALLUDED TO IT EARLIER, OUR HIGHLY EDUCATED COUNTY THAT WE LIVE IN AND EXPLORING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.

BUT IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH PD IN TERMS OF USING THAT FOR POLICING TO OFFSET SOME OF THE NEED FOR ACTUAL PERSONNEL.

I THINK WE'RE [OVERLAPPING]

>> CERTAINLY ON THE LEADING EDGE.

BY THE WAY, THERE'S SOME NEW TECHNOLOGY COMING DOWN.

I'VE TALKED TO SOME PEOPLE IN THE TECHNOLOGY WORLD WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WHO TELL ME THAT ONCE AND IT'S NOT A TECHNOLOGY ISSUE, IT'S A NETWORK ISSUE, WHICH, BY THE WAY, MOST THINGS ARE REALLY A NETWORK ISSUE.

BUT THEY'VE SAID WITH THE FIRE SERVICE, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO INTEGRATE ALL THE CAD DRAWINGS FROM ALL THE BUILDING INTO THE VISOR ON A FACE SHIELD SO THAT A FIREFIGHTER CAN SEE WHAT'S IN THE WALL WHEN THEY WALK INTO THE BUILDING.

>> THAT'S COMING. THEY'RE GETTING REALLY CLOSE ON USING VIRTUAL REALITY FOR SWAT TEAM AND EMERGENCY CARE, NOT JUST WITH ONE PERSON, BUT WITH ENTIRE TEAMS CHANGING STUFF.

THIS BECOMES YOUR FIELD TRAINING ROOM. [INAUDIBLE].

[07:05:07]

>> THERE ARE SOME THINGS COMING.

THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE, THERE'S MONEY INVOLVED, OBVIOUSLY, BUT IF YOU GO BACK AND YOU'LL DO THE ANALYSIS ON IT, THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT, BUT THE OTHER END IS WILLINGNESS TO ADOPT.

ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO NOW, RIGHT BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, FIVE YEARS AGO NOW, WOW, I WAS ASKED TO SPEAK FOR THE CIO 100 CONFERENCE, WHICH IS CIO MAGAZINE, THEIR 100 TOP COMPANIES.

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES WAS HEAVY ON THE AGENDA.

AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, I ENDED UP SITTING NEXT TO A GUY AT LUNCH WHO WAS THE NUMBER 2 TECHNOLOGY GUY FOR BOEING AIRCRAFT.

I JUST CASUALLY SAID, "WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT ALL THIS AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE THING?" HE SAID, "I DON'T GET IT." I SAID, "REALLY? WHY?" HE SAID, "WE'VE HAD THE ABILITY FOR AUTONOMOUS FLIGHT FOR 25, 30 YEARS, AND YET, PEOPLE STILL WANT TO GET ON AN AIRPLANE, LOOK TO THE LEFT, AND SEE TWO PEOPLE WHO LOOK LIKE THEY'RE REASONABLY SOBER IN THE COCKPIT." THAT'S WHERE YOUR GUIDANCE IN THAT GUIDING EDGE IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT.

MAYOR, I'M GOING TO TURN IT BACK TO YOU IN ABOUT 30 SECONDS, BUT I WANT TO REMIND US ABOUT THIS, AND ASK YOU, FIRST OFF, COUNCIL, ARE YOU CONFIDENT THAT YOUR IDEAS WERE HEARD BY THE STAFF, YOUR GUIDANCE WAS HEARD BY THE STAFF, AND THAT WE DIDN'T ASK YOU TO COME IN AND JUST RUBBER-STAMP EVERYTHING? BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

THE SECOND IS, DID WE DO THE WORK OF THE CITY TODAY?