>> ALL IN FAVOR, AYE. >> AYE. [00:00:01] >> WE'RE GOING TO JUMP RIGHT INTO OUR REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. [A. CALL TO ORDER-MAYOR] TODAY IS GOING TO BE MONDAY, MAY 12TH, 2025. THE TIME IS 7:07. THEN LET'S DO A ROLL CALL? WHO ARE WE MISSING. >> WASHINGTON. >> WASHINGTON. SORRY. I'M GOING TO WAIT FOR WASHINGTON TO COME. JUST DO ROLL CALL WITHOUT HIM? I'M NOT SURE WHERE HE WENT. THERE YOU GO. MS. DAVID-GRAVES. >> HERE. >> MS. TODD? >> HERE. >> MR. JOHNSON? >> HERE. >> MR. WASHINGTON? >> HERE. >> MS. DEFFIBAUGH. >> HERE? >> MS. LONG. >> HERE. >> I EUGENE IS HERE. THAT WOULD TAKE US TO OUR INDICATION BY STANFIR. >> DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. WE THANK YOU FOR EVERY DAY BECAUSE IT'S A DAY YOU'VE CREATED TO DO WONDERFUL THINGS IN OUR LIVES. WE THANK YOU FOR LIVING IN A FREE COUNTRY, A PLACE WHERE WE CAN COME AND DISCUSS IDEAS AND SEEK THE BEST. LORD, I PRAY THAT YOU'LL GIVE GREAT WISDOM TO OUR MAYOR AND OUR COUNCIL PEOPLE AND FOR ALL OUR STAFF, THAT YOU'LL GIVE THEM WISDOM AS THEY NAVIGATE THE GROWING CITY THAT'S CALLED PRINCETON. WE PRAY THAT NO MATTER WHAT THEY DO AND WHAT THEY DECIDE, THAT THIS WILL BE A PLACE THAT IS FULL OF JUSTICE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS, LORD, YOU WILL HELP WHEN THERE ARE PROBLEMS BY BRINGING SOLUTIONS. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. THOSE THAT LAY THEIR LIFE ON THE LINE EVERY DAY, AND WE JUST PRAY YOUR PROTECTION ON THEM. LORD, MOST OF ALL, WE THANK YOU THAT YOU'RE A GOD WHO IN OUR GOOD TIMES AND BAD OUR TIMES, NEVER FORSAKE US, THAT YOU ARE WITH US ALWAYS. WE JUST PRAY THAT YOU WILL PUT YOUR HAND OF PROTECTION ON PRINCETON AND THAT THIS CITY WILL BE KNOWN AS A PLACE OF LIGHT AND JOY AND PEACE FOR ITS CITIZENS, FOR IT'S IN JESUS NAME, I PRAY. AMEN. >> THIS WILL TAKE US TO OUR PUBLIC APPEARANCE. [E. PUBLIC APPEARANCE] SPEAKERS ARE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. THE COUNCIL IS UNABLE TO RESPOND TO OR DISCUSS ANY ISSUES THAT ARE BROUGHT UP DURING THIS SECTION THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA, OTHER THAN TO MAKE STATEMENTS OF SPECIFIC FACTUAL INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO A SPEAKER'S OR TO RECITE EXISTING POLICY IN RESPONSE TO THE. OUR FIRST PERSON WILL BE STANFIR. >> IT'S BEEN MY PRIVILEGE FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS TO BE A VOLUNTEER CHAPLAIN FOR THE PRINCETON POLICE DEPARTMENT. I SEE HOW HARD THEY WORK AND JUST APPRECIATE THE EFFORT THAT THEY GIVE IN KEEPING OUR CITIZENS SAFE. I JUST WANTED TO READ SOMETHING THIS WEEK, IT DOESN'T GET MUCH PUBLICITY, BUT THIS WEEK IS ACTUALLY SET ASIDE AS NATIONAL POLICE OFFICERS WEEK. WEDNESDAY IS NATIONAL POLICE OFFICERS PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY. I READ THIS ONLINE ABOUT WHAT NATIONAL POLICE WEEK STANDS FOR. NATIONAL POLICE WEEK WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1962 WHEN PRESIDENT JOHN F KENNEDY SIGNED A PROCLAMATION IN WASHINGTON, DC, DESIGNATING MAY 15TH AS NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY, AND THE WEEK IN WHICH IT FALLS AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. THIS OBSERVANCE FOSTERS RESPECT AND APPRECIATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, HIGHLIGHTING THE CRITICAL ROLE THEY PLAY IN MAINTAINING PUBLIC SAFETY AND THEIR ROLE IN PUBLIC SERVICE. THROUGHOUT NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, PEOPLE ACROSS THE NATION PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES. MEMORIAL SERVICES, ANNUAL CANDLELIGHT VIGILS, HONOR FALLEN POLICE OFFICERS WHILE EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS OFFER INSIGHTS INTO THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE. REMEMBERING OFFICERS WHO HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICES [00:05:03] A SOLEMN AND SIGNIFICANT ASPECT OF NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. THESE INDIVIDUALS FACED IMMENSE RISKS AND CHALLENGES, OFTEN PUTTING THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY TO PROTECT OTHERS. MEMORIAL SERVICES AND CEREMONIES HELD DURING THIS WEEK SERVE AS A POWERFUL REMINDER OF THEIR BRAVERY AND DEDICATION. THESE GATHERINGS NOT ONLY PAY TRIBUTE TO THE SACRIFICES OF OFFICERS, BUT ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THEIR FAMILIES, REMINDING US OF THE BRAVERY AND DEDICATION REQUIRED IN THIS VITAL PROFESSION. THIS WEEK SERVES AS A CRUCIAL TIME TO HONOR AND REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN, WHILE ALSO RECOGNIZING THE ONGOING EFFORTS OF OFFICERS WHO CONTINUE TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY. BY PARTICIPATING IN NATIONAL POLICE WEEK ACTIVITIES, WE PAY TRIBUTE TO THESE HEROES AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE VITAL ROLE THEY PLAY IN OUR SOCIETY. I WANTED US TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON THEIR SACRIFICES AND EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE FOR THEIR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO KEEPING US SAFE. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THE NEXT, KENNETH JOHNSON? >> ONCE AGAIN, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE BUILDS THAT COME TO HERE TO PRINCETON. I'VE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH LGI FOR A MINUTE. I GOT TO TALK TO THE GUY AND THE GUY IS REAL ARROGANT. HE DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT. HE SAID, YOU CAN'T BLAME ME FOR THE WINDOW IS NOT SHUTTING. THE DOOR IS NOT SHUTTING, SO MANY PROBLEMS. HE SAID, WE BUILT IT TO THE STANDARD THAT PRINCETON HAD SET FORTH. I SAID, PRINCETON SET FORTH THAT POOR OF CODES TO THE HOUSES TO BE FALLING APART. I FEEL LIKE RIGHT NOW I GOT A 350,000 POUND PAPER WEIGHT BECAUSE IT'S JUST FALLING APART IN FRONT OF MY EYES. YOU CAN GO OUT THERE AND SEE THE SIDING FALLING. I SAID, SO YOU BLAMING PRINCETON. HE SAID, YEAH. THEY HAD YET TO TAKE ON NO RESPONSIBILITY OF THEIR BAD WORKMANSHIP, THEIR BAD ATTITUDE, THEY KEEP BLAMING THE CITY OF PRINCETON. WHAT I WANT TO ADDRESS IS CAN WE COME UP WITH BETTER CODE? SOMEBODY TELL ME HOW WE CAN COME UP WITH BETTER CODE? WELL THIS DON'T HAPPEN TO SOMEBODY ELSE IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY SAD SAD THING. BEYOND THAT, I'M A STICKLER FOR SAFETY. IF MY WINDOWS CANNOT SHUT, MY DOORS CANNOT SHUT. THAT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. SOMEBODY COULD GO IN THERE AND HIDE IN MY HOUSE AND ROB ME OR KILL ME OR ROB MY HOUSE. THAT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY DUMB BUILDERS OR THAT ONE BUILDER, AND I CAN'T SPEAK WHILE BUT THEY KEEP BLAMING THE CITY OF PRINCETON ABOUT THE CODE AND SAID, HEY, WE PASSED THE FINAL INSPECTION, WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT? I'M CONFUSED. WHO GOING TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE BAD BUILDERS AND THEIR BAD ATTITUDE. IT AIN'T ME. I JUST PURCHASE THE HOUSE. SOMEBODY NEEDS TO DO SOME INVESTIGATION AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON, PLEASE, TO HELP US OUT. THAT'S WHAT I WANT. THAT'S IT, SAFETY, MAN. THAT'S PRIORITY ONE. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. >> BRITTEN. IS IT [INAUDIBLE] >> THERE YOU GO. MY NAME IS BRITTEN [INAUDIBLE] WITH FOUR STAR REAL ESTATE GROUP, AND OUR ADDRESS IS 8580 BELLEVUE DRIVE, SUITE 130, PLANO, TEXAS 75024. I ACTUALLY AM HERE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT'S ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IF THAT IT IS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT ME TO SPEAK NOW OR WAIT TILL LATER. >> YOU CAN COME BACK AND SPEAK. >> COOL. >> THAT WORKS. >> THANK YOU. >> KEVIN S? >> KEVIN S, APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU. ON APRIL 28TH, WE HAD A COUNCIL MEETING. I WAS ON THE AGENDA, AS YOU GUYS ALL REMEMBER, TO BE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. WHAT THE PUBLIC DOES NOT KNOW THAT I KNOW AND THE COUNCIL HERE [00:10:01] KNOWS IS THAT THIS IS THE SECOND ATTEMPT AT SILENCING ME IN AS MANY MONTHS. WITH AUTHORITY THAT YOU DON'T HAVE. NOW IN BOTH INSTANCES, THE CITY AND COUNSEL FELT THAT I WAS BEING TOO DIFFICULT ON DEVELOPERS, CITY STAFF FOR SIMPLY ASKING QUESTIONS. FOR DIGGING IN MY HEELS, WHEN I COULDN'T GET ANYTHING MORE THAN CONTRADICTORY ANSWERS OR NON ANSWERS OR ANOTHER CANNED RESPONSE. THIS WAS DIRECTLY DUE TO DEVELOPMENT, SOMETHING WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT IN THESE CHAMBERS. NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT COUNCIL WANTED TO PROHIBIT MY CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH IS MY RIGHT. BECAUSE CITY STAFF WAS INVOLVED, IT WOULD REMAIN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. NOW I WAS TOLD NOT TO WORRY BECAUSE NO ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN AT THIS TIME. BUT I'M NOT BLIND TO THE IMPLICATIONS OF THAT DECISION. WITH THESE DISCUSSIONS HAPPENING BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, I WOULD HAVE NO LEGAL ABILITY TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE OF PRINCETON. THEY'D BE LEFT QUESTIONING MY PREROGATIVES, MY INTEGRITY AND MY CHARACTER. TO ME, THIS FEELS LIKE AN UNDERHANDED DEFAMATION OF MY CHARACTER. IT WASN'T LONG AGO THAT JASON RUTLEDGE AND NOW COUNCILMAN AND TERRENCE JOHNSON, WERE FORCED OUT OF THE EDC FOR SIMILARLY SPEAKING UP AND ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT ISSUES THEY SAW IN THE CITY THAT AFFECTED TAXPAYERS AND RESIDENTS. THE CITY AND OUR COUNCIL HAS A HISTORY OF SILENCING THOSE THAT STAND FOR THE PEOPLE. THAT'S THE WAY I SEE IT. AS I SAID WHEN I WAS VOTED AS CHAIR PLANNING AND ZONING, I WILL CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO PEOPLE AND TO ASK TOUGH QUESTIONS AND I WILL CONTINUE TO POINT OUT SHORTCOMINGS WHEN I SEE THEM. I'LL CONTINUE TO DO SO UNTIL I'M REMOVED FROM THE COMMISSION OR UNTIL I LEAVE ON MY OWN TERMS, BE PREPARED FOR THAT. I RECEIVED AN APOLOGY FROM THE CITY. I WAS THANKED FOR MY LEG WORK. I WAS TOLD THAT THAT WAS NOT GOING TO BE SAID PUBLICLY. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS ALL COUNSEL'S DECISION. IT WAS PUT OFF ON YOU GUYS. NOW, WE HAD OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT. WHAT WAS SPOKEN ABOUT AT THAT RETREAT, ONE OF THE THINGS WAS OUR GOALS OF BEING ACCOUNTABLE AND TRANSPARENT. I'M NOT SAYING THAT. SOME OTHER THINGS ON THERE. I SEE SOME SEEDS PLANNED, BUT ACCOUNTABLE AND TRANSPARENT. I DON'T SEE THEM, SO WE. [OVERLAPPING] >> LET ME SPEAK TO THAT REAL QUICK. >> I'M THE ONE WHO ACTUALLY ADDED YOU TO THE AGENDA BECAUSE I HEARD COMPLAINTS. I DON'T THINK ANY COUNSEL HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. WHENEVER THOSE COMPLAINTS COULDN'T BE VALID VALID, I ACTUALLY PULLED IT FROM THE AGENDA. THE COUNSEL DIDN'T HAVE ANY PART OF AGREEING TO PULL YOU OR ADD YOU OR ANYTHING, AND THAT WAS ME BECAUSE WHEN THINGS COME TO ME, AND I WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT COUNSEL. ONE, I CAN'T EVEN VOTE. IF THEY ARE GOING TO COME TO ME THAT I WANT COUNSEL TO HEAR IT. BUT BECAUSE NOTHING WAS PRODUCED, I PULLED IT BACK OF ELSE, THERE WOULD BE NOTHING TO SPEAK ABOUT. IT WASN'T COUNSEL'S CHOICE OR ANYTHING. BUT IF A COMPLAINT COMES TO ME, I'M A PITTING ON THE AGENDA, SO WE CAN ACTUALLY SPEAK ABOUT IT. THAT'S HOW THAT HAPPENED. >> YOU DIDN'T CONSIDER ABOUT WHAT I JUST SPOKE ABOUT, THAT IT WAS GOING TO PUT ME IN A POSITION TO WHERE THE PUBLIC IS GOING TO QUESTION MY CHARACTER. I HAVE NO WAY TO STAND UP FOR MYSELF. WHAT HAPPENS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION STAYS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. IT WAS MADE CLEAR TO ME THAT THIS STORY ON THE CITY SIDE WAS NOT CORROBORATED, AS IN THE CITY MANAGER TOLD ME HIMSELF. HE HADN'T WATCHED ANY VIDEO. I DO FIND THAT A QUESTIONABLE. I DO APPRECIATE THE TRANSPARENCY FROM YOU NOW. BUT I DO FIND THAT QUESTIONABLE TO GO AND PUT IT ON THE AGENDA, AND PUT ME IN THE POSITION WHEN I BUST MY BUTT TO MAKE SURE THAT I AM BEING TRANSPARENT ACCOUNTABLE THAT I'M LISTENING TO PEOPLE TO DO IT. I WOULD I'D MUCH RATHER BE HAVING FUN, SPENDING TIME WITH THE PEOPLE I LOVE, THAN GOING AND CHECKING OUT THESE DEVELOPMENTS AND TRYING TO HOLD THE CITY ACCOUNTABLE. I HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO. I'M HERE BECAUSE I ACTUALLY WANT ISSUES LIKE THE DRAINAGE AND THE POOR BUILDING. I WANT PEOPLE TO MOVE TO THE CITY AND NOT BE ANGRY ABOUT IT, AND I'M DOING WHATEVER LITTLE HEART I CAN. >> I AGREE WITH YOU THAT'S WHY WE ALL ME, YOU AND CHRISTINA, THE DEVELOPMENTS WE'VE BEEN WALKING IN FOR THE PAST WHAT MONTH FROM NOW. I AGREE WITH YOU AND THAT'S WHY I PUT YOU ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE IF SOMETHING IS WRONG, I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT. THAT NEVER CAME TO ME. THERE WAS NOTHING TO ACTUALLY SPEAK ABOUT. BUT THE PART OF THE TRANSPARENCY WAS PIT YOU ON THE AGENDA. WE'RE NOT HAVING DISCUSSION ABOUT YOU, AND THIS IS WHAT SOMEBODY FEELS. IF THERE'S NOTHING PROOF ABOUT IT, THEN THAT'S WHY IT NEVER CAME TO ME. I PULLED YOU OFF. [00:15:03] BUT I'M JUST SPEAKING FOR COUNSEL BECAUSE THEY HAD NO PARTS IN THAT. IT WAS JUST ME. >> I APPRECIATE THE TRANSPARENCY. >> CAN I ADD ON TO THAT? FIRST, I AGREE WITH YOU. JASON RUTLEDGE AND COUNCILMAN JOHNSON, ALSO, WE'RE IN A SIMILAR SITUATION AND IT WAS UNFAIR TO THEM, AND IT WAS UNFAIR TO YOU FOR YOUR CHARACTER. AS YOUR LAYS ON, I WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO YOU AND TO YOUR BOARD BECAUSE I DIDN'T HEAR WHAT YOU WERE TRYING TO SAY THAT DAY, AND YOU WERE RIGHT. THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT NEEDED TO BE LOOKED AT AND SOMETHING THAT NEEDED TO BE CONSIDERED. I APOLOGIZE FOR FAILING YOU AS YOUR LAYS ON AND NOT, HEARING WHAT YOU WERE TRYING TO SAY THAT DAY. >> THANK YOU. >> MAXINE ELLIS. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. I'M GOING TO NEED JUST A FEW MINUTES. CHIEF WATERS IS GOING TO GIVE YOU GUYS SOME DOCUMENTS. >> DO YOU HAVE ONE MORE SO YOU TURN THIS ONE? I'LL MAKE A COPY HERE. >> NO, I HAVE AN EXTRA COPY. IT'S OVER MY CHAIR. AT THE MEETING ON THE 28TH, I BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION ABOUT THE PARKS AND RECREATION BUILDING, THE MONEY FOR IT, AND EVERYTHING. I GOT CALLED OUT WHEN THE DIRECTOR SPOKE. A LITTLE INAPPROPRIATE, BUT THAT'S OKAY. I MOVED ON FROM THAT. COUPLE OF THINGS. I WILL TELL YOU I SPENT THIS IS ONLY LIKE 1% OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT I DID RESEARCH ON. I LOOKED AT EVERY SINGLE AGENDA THAT IS ON OUR WEBSITE BACK TO 2009. I AM NOT SURE IN WHAT I LOOKED AT WHY J. J. BOOK IS EVEN PART OF THE PARKS BOND. BECAUSE ON MARCH 11TH, 2020, IPO 91 R, J. J. BOOK, WAS DISCUSSED, THE PARK PHASE 1, PRESENTED TO COUNCIL ON APRIL 13TH, 2020, AND ON JULY 20TH 2020, THEY WERE ALLOCATED $3,490,000 FOR PHASE 1. IF YOU LOOK AT THE DOCUMENT NUMBER 2, YOU WILL SEE THERE IS A MAP AND A LEGEND, PAGE 2 OF DOCUMENT 2 THAT SAYS, WHAT SHOULD BE THERE? WE SHOULD HAVE PAVILIONS. IF YOU LOOK, THERE SHOULD BE THREE PAVILIONS. ACTUALLY, I'M SORRY, MORE THAN THREE. ONE, 2, 3, 4, 05, ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE PAVILIONS. THERE SHOULD BE A GRILL AT EACH PAVILION. THERE'S NO GRILLS. THERE'S A SHADED STRUCTURE AT EACH SIDE OF IT. THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE TREES, STILL WAITING FOR THE TREES. PARKING LOT A, WHICH IS THE ONE CLOSEST TO ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHERE THE POND IS, IS SUPPOSE TO HAVE 42 SPOTS. IT HAS 16, I THINK I COUNTED YESTERDAY. PARKING LOT B ONLY HAS 14. WE DO HAVE THE POND. WE DO HAVE THE TRAIL. THE SKATE PARK WAS PART OF PHASE 2 AND 3, PLAYGROUND, PHASE 2 AND 3, RESTROOM, 2 AND 3, ADDITIONAL PARKING, 2 AND 3, LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS 2 AND 3. PHASE 1, WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A CROSSWALK, AND A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE. IF YOU LOOK AT NUMBER 15, THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, THAT'S WHERE THE CROSSWALK IS. THERE IS NO PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE. [00:20:03] AGAIN, JUST PART OF THE INFORMATION. THEY WERE ALSO THEN GIVEN $273,304 ON JUNE 27TH, 2022, FOR PUBLIC RESTROOMS AT J. J. BOOK. IF YOU GO TO THE SECOND TO LAST PAGE, ON JUNE 28TH, 2021, THERE WAS A PARKS PROJECT PRIORITY LIST. THE PARKS AND RECREATION OFFICE AND MAINTENANCE WAS ONLY $1,200,000, AND IT WAS NUMBER 9 ON THE LIST. IT DIDN'T EVEN MAKE TOP FIVE. THEN THE VERY LAST DOCUMENT WAS FROM THE NEWSPAPER. NOVEMBER 8TH, 2023. PARKS AND LIBRARY BOND PASSES. I EVEN VOTED FOR THIS PARKS AND LIBRARY BOND. IF YOU TURN TO PAGE 2, MID PAGE, OTHER FIRST PHASE PROJECTS INCLUDE $4 MILLION FOR AN 08,400 SQUARE FOOT PARKS AND RECREATION OFFICE AND MAINTENANCE BUILDING. AT THE MEETING ON 428, THE PRESENTATION, WHICH I WAS CORRECTED ON. THE PRESENTATION SHOWED 12,788 SQUARE FEET. BUT THE DOCUMENT, MAYOR RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025-04-28-R01 THAT WAS UP FOR YOUR SIGNATURE, ACTUALLY SAYS THAT THE BUILDING IS APPROXIMATELY 11,000 SQUARE FEET. I THINK THERE ARE SOME VARIANCES HERE. I HAVE A LOT MORE DOCUMENTATION. >> HANG ON ONE SECOND MERCY. I KNOW WITHIN THE RULES OF REGULATION ALLOWS THREE MINUTES. IF WE WISH TO CONTINUE ON, THEN YOU GOT TO GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THE ADDITIONAL TIME AND SO FORTH. [OVERLAPPING] >> EXCUSE ME. GIVE ME 30 MORE SECONDS. >> NO WORRIES. THAT'S MY LAST THING. THERE WAS EVEN A MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WHERE THEY DID A DOT PROJECT WHERE THEY WENT, PUT DOTS ON WHAT THEY WANTED, SPLASH PAD, SWIMMING POOL AND THAT. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE THING ABOUT THE J. J. BOOK. THE J. J. BOOK ISN'T A PART OF THE PARKS BOND PROJECT. THAT'S ACTUALLY PAID FOR BY [INAUDIBLE] I BELIEVE. >> ACTUALLY NO, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE PAID FOR BY THE PID FOR ARCADIA FARMS AND BROOKSIDE. >> I'LL LOOK INTO THIS INFORMATION HERE, BUT I KNOW RIGHT NOW THE FUNDS THAT WE'RE DOING THE IMPROVEMENTS IS OUT OF DIFFERENT FUNDS FROM THE BOND MONEY. BUT I'LL LOOK INTO THIS TO UPDATE IT. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IS NOBODY ELSE HERE TO SPEAK? THIS WILL TAKE US TO OUR ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. [F. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST] MS. DAVID-GRAVES WILL TAKE IT FROM HERE. >> ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST, MAY 12TH, 2025. JOIN US FOR A COZY AND RELAXING CROCHET AND KNITTING CLUB ON MAY 16TH AND 30TH FROM 4:00-6:00 PM. WHETHER YOU ARE A BEGINNER OR AN EXPERIENCED CRAFTER, THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS, SHARE YOUR PROJECTS, AND LEARN NEW TECHNIQUES. BRING YOUR YARN, HOOKS, OR NEEDLES, AND ENJOY THE CREATIVE ATMOSPHERE. ALL AGES AND SKILL LEVELS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND. ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST BE REGISTERED AND YOU CAN REGISTER ON THE LIBRARY'S WEBSITE. JOIN US FOR FREE FOOD AND FUN AT OUR ANNUAL PUBLIC WORKS OPEN HOUSE ON MAY 17TH. EXPLORE OUR TRUCKS AND MACHINERY, TOUR THE FACILITY AND CELEBRATE THE PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES WHO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. JOIN US ON MAY 21ST AT 10:30 AM AT VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK FOR A MEMORIAL DAY STORYTIME WITH GUEST READER STEVE DEFFIBAUGH. PLEASE NOTE, THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED FROM 10:00-11:00 AM FOR THIS EVENT. [00:25:05] LOOKING TO LAND YOUR NEXT JOB OR WANT TO UPDATE YOUR RESUME? JOIN US AT THE LOIS NELSON PUBLIC LIBRARY ON MAY 22ND FROM 5:30-7:00 PM FOR A RESUME AND INTERVIEW SKILLS WORKSHOP. THIS WORKSHOP COVERS ALL THE BASICS OF BUILDING AN APPLICANT TRACKING SYSTEM RESUME TO GET THE ATTENTION OF EMPLOYERS AND LAND MORE INTERVIEWS. YOU'LL ALSO LEARN TWO INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES TO SHARPEN UP YOUR SKILLS. THIS CONCLUDES THE ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST FOR MAY 12TH 2025. >> YOUR HONOR, I HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS TO ADD TO THAT. ONE IS THE MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE THAT'S GOING TO BE HELD ON MEMORIAL DAY, MONDAY, MAY 26TH, AT 11:30 AT THE PRINCETON CEMETERY, AND CONGRESSMAN KEITH SELF WILL BE THE KEY NOTE SPEAKER. THEN ALSO ON JUNE THE 7TH, THERE'S GOING TO BE A TEXAS HISTORICAL SITE DEDICATION AT THE CEMETERY STARTING AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK. >> MIKE, THERE'S A OPEN HOUSE FOR PUBLIC WORKS THIS WEEKEND COMING UP TOO. IF EVERYBODY WANT TO COME OUT TO PUBLIC WORKS, THEY'RE HAVING IT IN OPEN HOUSE THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL TAKE US INTO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. [G. CONSENT AGENDA] ALL CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS LISTED ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION ON THESE ITEMS UNLESS A COUNCILMEMBER SO REQUESTS, IN WHICH EVENT THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED IN ITS NORMAL SEQUENCE ON THE AGENDA. MS. ANDERSON. >> WE HAVE ITEMS G1 THROUGH G7. >> I'D LIKE TO MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE REMOVAL OF ITEMS G2, G3, G4, G5 AND G6. >> I'LL SECOND. >> G6, 5. >> SIX, THREE. >> MOTION PASSES 6,0. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS G2, G3, G4, 5 AND 6? G7 IS FINE. >> NO G7. >> THAT WILL TAKE US TO EIGHT CEREMONIAL ITEMS AND WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION. [H. CEREMONIAL ITEMS] PUBLIC WORK PROFESSIONALS FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND SERVICES THAT ARE OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AND PUBLIC HEALTH, HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE, AND THE WELL BEING OF PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON, TEXAS. THESE INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND SERVICES COULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT THE DEDICATED EFFORT OF OUR PUBLIC WORK PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE ENGINEERS, MANAGERS, AND EMPLOYEES AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR, WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REBUILDING, IMPROVING, AND PROTECTING OUR NATION'S TRANSPORTATION, WATER SUPPLY, WATER TREATMENT AND SOLID WASTE SYSTEMS. PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES ESSENTIAL FOR OUR CITIZENS, AND IT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST FOR THE CITIZENS, CIVIC LEADERS, AND CHILDREN IN THE CITY OF PRINCETON TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF AND MAINTAIN AND ONGOING INTEREST AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC WORK PROGRAMS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES. THE YEAR OF 2025 MARKS THE 65TH ANNUAL NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK SPONSORED BY AMERICAN PUBLIC WORK ASSOCIATION, CANADIAN PUBLIC WORK ASSOCIATION. BE AND NOW, I MAYOR EUGENE ESCOBAR, JUNIOR, AS MAYOR OF CITY OF PRINCETON, TEXAS, ON BEHALF OF CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 18TH THROUGH THE 24TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. I URGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN WITH RESPECTIVE OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORK ASSOCIATION AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND ACTIVITIES, EVENTS, AND CEREMONIES DESIGNED TO PAY TRIBUTE TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS, ENGINEERS, MANAGERS, AND EMPLOYEES, AND TO RECOGNIZE THE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION THAT THEY MAKE TO PROTECTING OUR NATIONAL HEALTH, SAFETY AND ADVANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE ALL. [00:30:04] IS ANYBODY RECEIVING THIS? TOMMY? [APPLAUSE] NOBODY NEEDS TO GO BACK TO EXECUTIVE FOR ANYTHING, CORRECT? WE'RE GOOD TO GO, COUNCIL? WE WON'T BE GOING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THERE'S NO ACTIONS TO TAKE. THIS WILL TAKE US UNTIL OUR PUBLIC HEARING. MS. ANDERSON. [K1. ORD-2025-05-12-01 Conduct a public hearing and consider approving Ordinance No. 2025-05-12-01, a Second Amended and Restated Project and Financing Plan For Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number Six; and take appropriate action. Presented by Jeff Gulbas.] >> WE HAVE K1 ORDINANCE 2025-05-12-01. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025-05-12-01. >> THE TIME IS 7:39, AND THIS WILL OPEN US UP TO A PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYBODY TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? RIGHT NOW IS THE TIME. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. >> HI. I'M [INAUDIBLE], AND I LIVE AT 8943 COUNTY ROAD, 392, PRINCETON, TEXAS. MY FATHER AND MY FAMILY, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION FOR A NEW HOME. >> SHE'S ON A SEPARATE ITEM. IT'S GOING TO BE [OVERLAPPING] >> SORRY. >> YOU'RE RIGHT. THIS IS FOR? >> [INAUDIBLE] >> GOT YOU. NOT RIGHT NOW. SORRY. YOU'RE FINE. >> SORRY, I DID MY LAST NAME. WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS FOR [OVERLAPPING] >> NO. YOU COME BACK WHEN THAT ITEM COME UP. >> I'M SO SORRY. >> NO. YOU'RE FINE. >> CAN YOU TELL MY FIRST TIME? I'M SORRY. >> PUSH THE BUTTON. THE OTHER BUTTON. THANK YOU. IS THERE NOBODY ELSE HERE TO SPEAK? THE TIME IS 7:41, THAT WILL CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING. DO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THIS? >> GOOD EVENING. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. JEFF GALBIS WITH MCCALL PARKERS. WE ARE THE CITY'S BOND COUNCIL. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS THE FINAL APPROVAL OF THE TIRZ PLANS FOR REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 6. TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 6 PERTAINS TO THE SOUTHRIDGE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WAS CREATED IN 2022. ASSESSMENTS HAVE BEEN LEVIED ON IMPROVEMENT AREAS ONE AND TWO, AND THE SUB-ZONES OF TIRZ NUMBER 6 WERE CREATED. THIS IS BEING UPDATED TO REFLECT THE NEXT IMPROVEMENT AREA, WHICH IS PHASE THREE WITH A BOND SALE THAT WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT, BUT THAT HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO MAY THE 27TH. EACH TIME THE TIRZ PLANS ARE ALWAYS REQUIRED TO BE UPDATED ANNUALLY, BUT EVERY TIME WE DO, WE TOUCH ANOTHER PHASE OF TIRZ, OR ANOTHER PHASE COMES ONLINE, OR IS BEING DEVELOPED, OR BONDS ARE SOLD FOR ONE OF THOSE PHASES, WE DO UPDATE THE TIRZ PLANS ACCORDINGLY. THEREFORE, THIS IS BEING UPDATED TO REFLECT THE IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER 3 FOR SOUTHRIDGE. AMBER, IT'S NOT WORKING. I THINK I RAN OUT OF BATTERIES. AS A REMINDER, BUT MANY OF YOUR OTHER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS, [00:35:02] TIRZ IS CREATED TO OVERLAY THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. ALTHOUGH THEY RELATE, THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT MECHANISMS. THE PID IS WHAT BONDS ACTUALLY USED TO FINANCE THE IMPROVEMENTS. TIRZ ARE OVERLAID AS THE VALUE IN THAT DEVELOPMENT GROWS, THAT INCREMENTAL REVENUE IS USED FOR CERTAIN PROJECT COSTS TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE ZONE, OR IN PRINCETON'S CASE TO BUY DOWN THOSE ASSESSMENTS. FORTY FIVE PERCENT OF THE INCREMENT THAT IS GENERATED FROM THE PROPERTY VALUE GROWTH WITHIN THESE ZONES IS USED TO BUY DOWN THOSE ASSESSMENTS. LIKE SOME OF YOUR OTHER PID, THE IDEA IS, THESE DEVELOPMENTS COME IN DIFFERENT TIMES, DIFFERENT INTEREST RATE, ENVIRONMENTS. THE IDEA IS TO GET THESE ASSESSMENTS TO BE AS SIMILAR AS POSSIBLE ON SIMILAR HOMES OF SIMILAR PRICE POINTS, TAKE INTO ACCOUNT INTEREST RATES RISING AND FALLING OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THIS IS THE SAME THAT IS BEING PROPOSED. THE TIRZ PLANS, LIKE I SAID, IT IS AN EVOLVING DOCUMENT. IT WAS CREATED IN 2022. WE UPDATED IT WITH PHASE 1. IT WAS UPDATED WITH PHASE 2, NOW WE HAVE PHASE 3, SO IT'S BEING UPDATED. EVERY TIME IT GETS UPDATED, TAX VALUES THAT BECOME KNOWN ARE UPDATED, AND ALSO THIS WILL PROJECT THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF PHASE 3, AND BEYOND FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT. AS SHOWN IN THE PLAN WHICH IS CREATED BY YOUR TIRZ ADMINISTRATOR, 3360 COVERS THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL COSTS. BUT AGAIN, THE CRUX OF THIS, IS THAT IT'S TO PROVIDE DEPENDING ON LOT SIZE, 606 TO $737 AN ANNUAL TIRZ CREDIT TO BUY DOWN THOSE ASSESSMENTS. LIKE I SAID, THE TIRZ ITSELF DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY FINANCING ITSELF. THERE'S NO AGREEMENT, THERE'S NO COUNTERPARTY TO IT. THIS IS JUST THE DOCUMENT THAT SPELLS OUT HOW THE TIRZ MECHANISM IS SUPPOSED TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. >> I KNOW WE ASKED THIS QUESTION EARLIER. I JUST WANT TO GO BACK THROUGH IT. THE TIRZ WAS ALREADY CREATED IN 2022, CORRECT? THIS IS JUST GOING OVER THE DETAIL OF THE FINAL NUMBERS. IS WHAT WE'RE DOING TOWN DAY. WE'RE NOT APPROVING THE TIRZ. WE'RE NOT, INDEED WHEN I CREATED A NEW ONE, THIS IS JUST GIVEN THE ACTUAL DETAILS ON WHAT THIS DOES, THAT WAS CREATED IN 2022. >> THAT'S RIGHT, MAYOR. IT WAS CREATED IN 2022, SO WE AMEND AND RESTATE THE TIRZ PLANS EVER ANY TIME, IT'S UPDATED. WHEN WE CREATE IN 2022, OBVIOUSLY, IT'S NOW 2025 SO WE HAVE TWO OR THREE YEARS OF TAX VALUES TO UPDATE. WE HAVE PHASE 3, WHICH IS GOING TO SHOW THAT PROJECTED DEVELOPMENT. WE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT PHASES 4 AND BEYOND LOOK LIKE, SO THERE ISN'T MUCH INFORMATION ON THOSE, BUT AS THOSE BECOME KNOWN IN THE FUTURE, THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE UPDATED. EITHER ANNUALLY OR EVERY TIME A NEW PHASE IS BEING BROUGHT BEFORE YOU FOR DEVELOPMENT. >> THIS IS A PART OF ONE THIRD AGREEMENT, CORRECT? >> I'M SORRY. >> THESE PHASES ARE PART OF ONE BIG THIRD AGREEMENT, CORRECT? >> ONE THIRD PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN. THAT'S CORRECT. >> YES, SIR, AND THESE ARE, SO THE SUB-ZONES AND I THINK I ASKED YOU THIS QUESTION EARLIER, THE SUB-ZONES ARE A PART OF THE AGREEMENT. THEY'RE SPECIFICALLY STATED IN THE AGREEMENT THAT THEY WILL BE SUB-ZONE OR THEY'LL BE DONE IN PHASES AS WELL. >> YES. >> I THINK I'M GOOD. >> I HAD A QUESTION. I KNOW YOU ANSWERED THIS EARLIER, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND. THE AMENDMENT THAT WE'RE VOTING ON TONIGHT IS AN AMENDMENT TO HELP WITH THAT DOCUMENTING PROCESS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR ALL PARTIES INVOLVED TO KEEP UP WITH THE DOCUMENTATION THAT WE'RE AMENDING, CORRECT? >> YES. THESE ARE THE TIRZ PROJECT AND FINANCE PLANS. WE DISCUSSED EARLIER, THERE'S NO AGREEMENT, THERE'S NO COUNTERPARTY TO THIS, THERE'S NO DEVELOPER, THE CITY IS NOT INCURRING ANY CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS OR FINANCIAL OCCURRENCES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WHAT THIS DOES IS THIS JUST SPELLS OUT HOW THIS URGE IS GOING TO WORK, AND LIKE I SAID, WE'RE NOT PUTTING ANY OBLIGATIONS ON ANYONE. BUT WE AMEND AND RESTATE IT SO THAT ANYONE PICKS UP THE LATEST. THEY'VE GOT THE ENTIRE CURRENT DOCUMENT, RATHER THAN TRYING TO GO THROUGH, FIND THE ORIGINAL FROM 2022, AN AMENDMENT IN 2023. THEY CAN PICK THIS ONE UP AND THIS IS GOING TO BE THE CURRENT ONE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY WHEN WE AMEND AND RESTATE IT THE THIRD TIME. IT WILL BE THE SAME SITUATIONS, BUT IT'S DONE THAT SO THAT IT'S EASY FOR ANYONE TO FOLLOW AND THAT IT'S CONSTANTLY BEING UPDATED AND IN A SINGLE DOCUMENT. >> CAN YOU EXPLAIN FOR EVERYONE THE IMPACT THE TIRZ WILL HAVE ON THE RESIDENTS PROS AND CONS? >> SURE. THE OBVIOUS, SO TIRZ CAN BE CREATED FOR A NUMBER OF VARIOUS REASONS, BUT THE PRIMARY REASON, WHICH IS TRUE IN PRINCETON AS WELL, IS YOU TAKE AN AREA THAT HAS A LOW TAX VALUE WHEN THE TIRZ IS ESTABLISHED, [00:40:02] AND AS THAT VALUE GROWS OVER TIME, YOU COULD TAKE ALL OF THAT INCREMENTAL VALUE AND PUT IT IN THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND. BUT WHEN A CITY CREATES A TIRZ AND YOU'RE COMMITTING TO USE A PORTION OF THAT INCREMENTAL VALUE OF THAT REVENUE TO PUT BACK INTO THE TIRZ SO TO REINVEST, WHICH IS WHY IT'S CALLED A REINVESTMENT ZONE. IN THIS CASE, THE MOST OBVIOUS ONE IS THAT INCREMENTAL REVENUE IS BUYING DOWN THE ASSESSMENTS, LIKE WE SAID EARLIER TO KEEP THEM AS UNIFORM AS POSSIBLE SO THAT THIS AREA DOESN'T HAVE, SUBSTANTIALLY UNUSUAL, HIGHER OR LOWER ASSESSMENTS OF A LIKE PROPERTY THAT MIGHT BE IN A DIFFERENT PART OF TOWN. THAT'S THE MOST OBVIOUS AND THEN IS THAT INCREMENT GROWS, YOU CAN CONTINUE TO INVEST IN THE ZONE, CONTINUE TO BEAUTIFY IT, AND YOU HAVE THE MONEY SET ASIDE FOR THAT REASON. THE NEGATIVES FOR ANY RESIDENCES IS ZERO. THE ONLY NEGATIVES WITH THE TIRZ, WHICH I ACTUALLY THINK THEY'RE A VERY GOOD FINANCING VEHICLE, THE NEGATIVE IS ON THE CITY BECAUSE THEY ARE COMMITTING TO LOSE A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF INCREMENTAL VALUE INTO THEIR GENERAL FUND BY BASICALLY COMMITTING IT TO A DESIGNATED AREA. I THOUGHT THAT WAS IT. SORRY. YOU LOOK LIKE YOU YOU HAVE MORE. >> I HAVE ONE IDEA OR A QUESTION. THIS TIRZ WAS CREATED IN 2022, AND YOU KEEP REFERRING IT'S NOT AN AGREEMENT. WHAT'S LEGALLY HOLDING US TO THIS TIRZ? IS THERE LIKE SOME LEGAL BINDING? YOU'RE NOT SAYING IT'S AN AGREEMENT. >> THAT'S RIGHT. I INTERRUPTED. I'M SORRY. >> NO. I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE'RE LEGALLY BECAUSE NORMALLY, LIKE A DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT, THAT'S THE LEGAL DOCUMENT WE'RE BOUND TO. WHAT IS LEGALLY HOLDING US TO THIS TAX INCREMENTAL REINVESTMENT ZONE? >> I'M SHOOTING A LITTLE BIT FROM THE HIP HERE THAT THERE'S WE'VE GOT A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS IN THE CITY. I DON'T HAVE THEM ALL COMMITTED TO MEMORY THAT POTENTIALLY THE CITY AGREED TO CREATE A TIRZ. BUT ULTIMATELY, TIRZ ARE CREATED SOLELY BY THE CITY. YOU ACTUALLY DON'T EVEN NEED LANDOWNER CONSENT. UNLIKE PID, WHERE YOU DO NEED LANDOWNER CONSENT, CITIES CAN CREATE A TIRZ, WITHOUT ANY CONSENT TO ANY OWNER WITHIN THE TIRZ BECAUSE AGAIN, IT'S ONLY THE CITY THAT'S VOLUNTARILY GIVING UP THEIR REVENUE. YOU'RE CORRECT IN THAT THIS ISN'T AN AGREEMENT. IT'S AN ENTITY THAT THE CITIES AGREE THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FINANCE THIS. HERE, IT'S A BENEFIT TO YOUR RESIDENTS WHO ARE BUYING INTO THEM. NOW, IF YOU SAID, WE DON'T SEE REALLY THE PURPOSE FOR IT, I MEAN, SO LONG AS IT DOESN'T VIOLATE ANY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT SAYS, WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THIS IN PLACE, THEN YOU COULD EXPLORE THAT. BUT REALLY, TIRZ DON'T HURT HOMEOWNERS. ARGUABLY, IT'S A BENEFIT IF YOU'RE WITHIN A TIRZ BECAUSE THAT MONEY IS SUPPOSED TO KEEP COMING BACK INTO THE ZONE. BUT THEY'RE NOT PAYING FOR THE TIRZ. THE CITY PAYS FOR THE TIRZ. THE HOMEOWNERS DON'T GIVE UP ANYTHING WHETHER THEY'RE IN A TIRZ OR THEY'RE NOT. >> IS THERE, THIS ONE'S IN THE PAST, LET'S JUST FOR SAKE OF THE CONVERSATION, WE'RE ASSUMING THAT THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPER, WE DID AGREE TO HAVE THIS TIRZ IN PLACE OVERLAYING THE AREA. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT MAKES THE CITY DO THIS, OR IS THIS A SOLE CITY DECISION, SAY IN THE FUTURE, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS, OR IS THIS LEGALLY BOUND BY STATE LAW FOR US TO DO THESE THINGS? >> NO, SIR. YOU'RE NOT LEGALLY BOUND. IT'S PURELY AN OPTION OF THE CITY, WHETHER THEY WANT TO CREATE A TIRZ ON ITS OWN OR OVERLAY A DISTRICT WITH A TIRZ. IT'S A COUNCIL AND STAFF DECISION ON WHETHER YOU DO THAT. >> THEN THE LAST THING, I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM WITH THIS PARTICULAR TIRZ, THE PRETTY MUCH THE NUMBER 1 BENEFICIARY IS GOING TO BE THE LOT OWNERS OF THIS DEVELOPMENT? >> WELL, IT'D BE ANYONE THAT LIVES OR OWNS PROPERTY WITHIN THE TIRZ. YES, SIR. >> THANK YOU. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. WE'RE AMENDING RIGHT? IT'S A CHANGE, CORRECT? >> I'M SORRY. >> AMENDING IT'S A CHANGE. I JUST HAVE A GENERAL QUESTION. IF WE ARE AMENDING THIS TIRZ AGREEMENT, CAN WE AMEND OTHER PARTS OF THE AGREEMENTS AND STUFF FOR, AND NOT JUST THE NUMBERS? >> I MEAN, ON THE FLY LIKE THIS EVENING. >> NOT RIGHT NOW. >> ABSOLUTELY. THE TIRZ ACT, AS LONG AS WE SPIN OR THE TIRZ DOES PROJECTS ALLOWABLE BY THE ACT, YOU CAN ABSOLUTELY DO THEM. IN FACT, THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO. [00:45:03] THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO EVOLVE WITH THAT AREA. AS IT BECOMES AND LET'S SAY ONE YEAR, WE SAY WE WANT TO PLANT A BUNCH OF TREES. THE TREES GET DONE AND TWO YEARS LATER, THAT INCREMENT REVENUES IS READY FOR ANOTHER PROJECT AND WE WANT TO DO A POND OR SIDEWALKS. YOU CAN ABSOLUTELY SO LONG AS THE NUMBERS WORK ON THE INCREMENTAL VALUE, AND IT'S A PROJECT AUTHORIZED BY THE STATUTE. ABSOLUTELY. >> BECAUSE I KNOW THAT TIRZ IS DESIGNED TO PAY PART OF THE PAY DOWN, CORRECT? THE HOMEOWNER DOESN'T HAVE A SUCH OF A HIGH PAY RATE. BUT THAT'S ALL IT IS DESIGNED FOR THIS AGREEMENT. >> WHEN THERE'S OTHER PROJECT COSTS THAT ARE OUT THERE FOR WHEN THAT INCREMENT COMES, IT CAN BE BEAUTIFICATION AND WHATNOT, BUT THOSE ARE NOT IRONED OUT AS OF TODAY. >> TIRZ, HOW LONG IT THIS AGREEMENT IS FOR? IS IT FOR 30 YEARS AS WELL? >> THIRTY YEARS. >> CAN YOU AMEND TIRZ THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED, LIKE THAT WE JUST AMENDED PROBABLY LAST MEETING. CAN WE GO BACK AND RESTRUCTURE THOSE? >> YOU CAN ABSOLUTELY AMEND THEM. I WOULD SAY, YES. THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS, YES. YOU KNOW, INVOLVED DISCUSSING WITH CITY STAFF SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE IT'S COMPLIANT WITH THE LAW, BUT YOU CAN CERTAINLY MAKE CHANGES TO THE PLANS. >> THAT WORKS. THANK YOU. I THINK THAT WE'RE GOOD TO GO, AND AT THIS TIME, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> YOUR HONOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025051201. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> I SECOND. >> MOTION PASSES FORWARD TO TWO. TAKE US INTO K_2. MS. ANDERSON. [K2. ORD-2025-05-12-02 Conduct a public hearing and consider approving Ordinance No. 2025-05-12-02, levying assessments in the Southridge Public Improvement District Improvement Area No. 3 project; fixing a charge and lien against all properties within Improvement Area No. 3 of the district, and the owners thereof; providing for the manner and method of collection of such assessments; making a finding of special benefit to property in Improvement Area No. 3 of the district; approving a service and assessment plan; providing a severability clause; providing an effective date; and take appropriate action. Presented by Jeff Gulbas.] >> IT'S GOING TO BE ORDINANCE 2025051202. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025051202, AND THAT IS PRESENTED BY JEFF GALBIS. >> THE TIME IS 7:55, AND THIS WILL OPEN UP FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. IS ANYBODY HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? I'LL GIVE IT A MINUTE. >> I HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING PID, AND I DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND THEM. IF IT'S A SILLY QUESTION, IT IS A SILLY QUESTION BECAUSE IN FLORIDA, WE NEVER HAD PID, WE NEVER HAD TIRZ. IN HALTOM CITY, WE NEVER HAD PID, WE NEVER HAD TIRZ. NOW I'M HERE IN PRINCETON. MY HOUSE HAS A PID FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS. I REALLY JUST WANT AN EXPLANATION ON WHAT I'M GETTING FOR IT. WHAT AM I PAYING FOR? IF SOMEBODY COULD CLARIFY THAT BECAUSE BASED ON WHAT I'VE READ, DOESN'T SEEM THAT I'M GETTING ANYTHING IN THE CITY'S NOT GETTING MUCH OF MY MONEY EITHER. IF SOMEBODY COULD EXPLAIN THAT, I'D APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. >> I THINK IT DEPENDS ON THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, I BELIEVE. BUT THE PID FOR WHAT I'VE SEEN SO FAR IN PRINCETON, WHAT'S BEEN THE STANDARD, THEY PAY DOWN THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT YOUR ROADS, SEWER, THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT THE DEVELOPER DOESN'T PAY FOR. THAT THEY ACTUALLY PUT THAT COST ONTO THE HOMEOWNERS. THEN THAT'S THE REASON WHY, DEPENDING ON THE TIME THAT THIS DEVELOPMENTS GET BUILT, I'M GUESSING THEY GO WITH TIRZ TO TRY TO HELP THE HOMEOWNER NOT HAVE SUCH A HIGH PID, BUT THE PID IS ESSENTIALLY PASSING DOWN ALL OF THE COSTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT ONTO THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THAT DEVELOPMENT. I AGREE WITH YOU. I MEAN, MY HOME DON'T HAVE A PID ON IT, AND A LOT OF HOMES, THIS IS SOMETHING NEW THAT I RENT INTO AS WELL. BUT DOES ANYBODY ELSE HERE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING, [00:50:03] IF NOT, THE TIME IS 7:57, AND THIS WILL CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TWO QUICK COMMENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE CLEAR THAT THE COUNCIL UNDERSTANDS I AM YOUR ATTORNEY. I'M NOT REPRESENTING DEVELOPERS. NO OFFENSE TO THE DEVELOPERS. I WAS DO NEED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. ONLY IF IT HELPS THE LADY WHO CAME FROM FLORIDA, FLORIDA ACTUALLY PIONEERED THE PID LONG BEFORE TEXAS DID, THEY WERE JUST CALLED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS. A DIFFERENT, SAME CONCEPT THAT TEXAS IS LATER ADOPTION, BUT COPIED MANY ASPECTS OF THAT. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS THE ORDINANCE LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR THE COSTS OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER 3. AGAIN, WE'RE DEALING WITH SOUTHRIDGE CREATED 2022. AS I'VE COVERED EARLIER, WE HAVE PHASE 1 AND PHASE 2, WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY ASSESSMENTS WERE LEVIED AND BONDS SOLD. WE WERE SCHEDULED THIS EVENING FOR A BOND SALE THAT'S BEEN POSTPONED TO MAY 27TH. HOWEVER, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS THE ORDINANCE TO FORMALLY LEVY THE ASSESSMENTS. IF COUNCIL MOVES FORWARD WITH ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE SIDE, THIS DOES COMPLETE THE ASSESSMENT LEVY PROCESS. THIS IS THE ACTION THAT FORMALLY ASSIGNS A DOLLAR AMOUNT OWED TO THE PROPERTY AND EACH PARCEL WITHIN THE PROPERTY. THESE ARE SIZED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE AMOUNT OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, THE IMPROVEMENTS THEY ARE GOING TO GO TO THAT PHASE ARE SIZED ACCORDINGLY AS WELL TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE CURRENT INTEREST RATE ENVIRONMENT. THIS ALSO HAS A LENGTHY DOCUMENT. THIS HAS THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN. LIKE THE CHURCH PLAN, THE SAP, DIFFERENT DOCUMENT. THIS IS WHAT GOVERNS THE ASSESSMENTS, HOW THEY'RE TO BE APPLIED, THE PROJECTS THAT ARE TO BE IMPROVED, REPAYMENT OBLIGATIONS, TERM, ALL OF THOSE ITEMS. AGAIN, PREPARED BY 3360, YOUR PID ADMINISTRATOR. WE HAVE COMPLIED CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE'S PUBLISHED NOTICE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING AS REQUIRED BY LAW. A BRIEF OVERVIEW, AGAIN, TONIGHT SINCE WE'RE NOT SELLING BONDS, BUT WHAT IS REFLECTED IN THE SAP IS PHASE 3, WHICH IS 224 SINGLE-FAMILY LOTS. ALSO, I SHOULD ADD, THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM IS HERE TONIGHT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE DEVELOPMENT ASPECTS. THE COUNCIL, RIGHTFULLY SO, HAS ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED AS WHAT DOES THIS COST. I ALWAYS THINK THAT'S THE CORRECT FIRST QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE PEOPLE GOING TO PAY BASED ON THEIR LOT SIZE? SECONDLY IS, WHAT ARE THE IMPROVEMENTS GOING TO CONSIST OF? UP ON THE SCREEN BEFORE YOU IS THE ASSESSMENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS PER LOT SIZE, AS WELL AS THE ESTIMATED COMPLETED LOT VALUE AND THE ESTIMATED COMPLETED HOME VALUE. AGAIN, THESE FIGURES HAVE ALL BEEN PROVIDED BY THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM. THE TOTAL BUILDOUT VALUE OF THIS IMPROVEMENT AREA 3 IS A LITTLE OVER $85 MILLION. THIS IS A SNAPSHOT JUST TO REFLECT THAT. LIKE I SAID, THE SAP HAS A LOT OF INFORMATION. I THINK THE PUBLIC IS MOST INTERESTED AND A LOT OF THAT IS VERY DRY, BUT REALLY, WHAT EXACTLY DOES PHASE 3 CONSIST OF? HERE YOU HAVE YOUR 224 LOTS BROKEN OUT BY A LOT SIZE AND LOT COUNT. COMPLETED A LOT VALUE, HOME VALUE, BUILDOUT VALUE. AGAIN, SIMILARLY, AS I DISCUSSED EARLIER, IS INSTALLMENTS PER LOT. I'M GOING TO STOP THERE BECAUSE THE REST OF THIS SLIDE, WE WILL NOT GET TO SINCE WE'RE NOT SELLING BONDS THIS EVENING. I'LL SKIP THAT SEE IF YOU'LL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >> I DO. IN REGARDS TO THIS PROPERTY IN QUESTION, IN ORDER TO ISSUE THE BONDS, PRIOR TO CITY OBLIGATIONS BEING MET, THERE SHOULD BE AN ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL COST BASED ON THE MARKET CONDITIONS. DO WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR THE DIFFERENT EROSION CONTROLS AND ISSUES THAT WE'RE SEEING OVER THERE? DO WE HAVE ANYTHING IN PLACE TO SHOW A PLAN OF ACTION RIGHT NOW SINCE THE CITY OBLIGATIONS NEED TO BE MET PRIOR TO US ISSUING BONDS? [00:55:01] >> IS THAT AS IT RELATES TO SOUTHRIDGE ITSELF? >> YES. >> I PROBABLY HAVE TO ASK YOU ALL BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T MIND, SIMPLY, I DON'T KNOW THAT THE EROSION ISSUES. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL. BRIAN HONEYCUTT, WITH THE DEVELOPER. I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS ANY CONCERNS THAT YOU'RE SEEING ON-SITE. MS. TODD. >> MY CONCERN IS THAT, AND IT'S NOT JUST WITH THIS ONE DEVELOPMENT THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON, IT'S ON SEVERAL, BUT THE LACK OF EROSION CONTROL, WHICH IS NOT JUST A LOCAL ORDINANCE; THIS IS STATE AND FEDERAL AS WELL, TECHNICALLY MISDEMEANORS PER OUR ORDINANCE, AND IT'S CONCERNING THAT THE LACK OF EROSION CONTROL IS AN ISSUE THAT WE ARE SEEING IN THE BUILD. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING PLANNED TO ADDRESS THAT. IT IS SOMETHING IN OUR ORDINANCES THAT IS REQUIRED. IF IT'S NOT MET, THEN IT'S NOT MEETING THE CITY OBLIGATIONS THAT IS PART OF THIS AGREEMENT. >> ARE YOU REFERRING TO SILT ON-SITE IN PARTICULAR? >> IT'S MORE THAN THAT. >> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT A LACK OF EROSION CONTROL? >> CORRECT, THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT. >> I HAVE GONE BACK AND LOOK ON AERIAL IMAGES AT THE ACCEPTANCE OF SOUTHRIDGE 3. WE HAVE EXTENSIVE EROSION MATTING DOWN THAT MEETS YOUR CODE AS FAR AS ESTABLISHMENT FOR EROSION, SECTION 36.13. WE HAVE CEDED EVERYTHING. WE HAVE UP TO SIX MONTHS TO ALLOW THAT SEED TO ESTABLISH, AGAIN, PER YOUR CODE, AND SO I'M NOT SURE. WE WENT OUT ON-SITE AND TOOK PICTURES AS WELL, THE HEAD WALLS THAT ARE IN PLACE FOR IN PARTICULAR PHASE 3 AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT CAUGHT MY EYE. WE HAVE SWPPPS INSPECTIONS THAT ARE DONE WEEKLY. THE BUILDERS HAVE SWPPP INSPECTIONS INSPECTIONS THAT ARE DONE PROBABLY JUST AS FREQUENTLY. WE HAVE AN HOA THAT MONITORS THESE SITUATIONS AS A SURFACE IMPROVEMENTS ARE THEIRS PER THE UPDATED PLATE COMMENTS THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED. I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE YOUR CONCERNS? >> CAN YOU CONFIRM THE LAST TIME THAT YOU PHYSICALLY WERE OUT THERE TO VIEW IT JUST FROM MY RECOLLECTION? >> IT WAS ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO, AND I KNOW THERE WAS EXTENSIVE SILT THAT IS COMING ONTO OUR PROPERTY FROM A PROPERTY THAT IS NOT OURS. WE HAVE SPENT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OVER THE PAST 14 MONTHS TO CLEAN THIS. IF THAT'S AN ITEM THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO, I JUST ASKED THAT WE NOT BE PUNISHED FOR SILT COMING ONTO OUR PROPERTY. WE'VE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH CITY STAFF FOR OVER A YEAR ABOUT THIS, DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS SILT IS NOT GOING INTO THE CREEK, BUT STOPPING IT. SILT FENCE, CHECK DAMS, REPLACING THE SOD IN THIS AREA NUMEROUS TIMES, SO WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING I FEEL LIKE WE CAN BE DOING. I'M HAPPY TO SHOW YOU PICTURES THAT I HAVE PRESENTED. I TAKE PRIDE IN WHAT WE DO, AND I AGREE, WE DO NOT WANT TO HAVE EROSION CONTROL ISSUES. THAT DOES NOT GO WELL FOR US, EITHER. AGAIN, I GUESS MY CONFUSION IS A LITTLE BIT, CAN YOU BE SPECIFIC ON SOME OF YOUR ITEMS? >> I THINK WE CAN TRADE PICTURES. YOU SHOW ME THE PROBLEMS YOU'RE HAVING FROM ANOTHER DEVELOPMENTS, AND THEN WE CAN ADDRESS THAT AND I CAN SHARE WITH YOU MY PICTURES FROM YESTERDAY. >> I GUESS MY REQUEST IS, COULD WE HAVE TIME TO DISCUSS THIS NOT IN THIS MEETING? COULD THESE BE ITEMS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION BEFORE, JUST SO THERE'S NOT, I GUESS, THE BLIND-SIDED ASPECT? >> THAT WILL COME FROM, I GUESS CITY STAFF, BECAUSE I PASS ON THE INFORMATION AS I GET IT TO CITY STAFF. BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE, YES, BECAUSE I DO WANT TO WORK WITH YOU AND OTHER DEVELOPERS. I WANT TO HAVE DEVELOPMENTS HERE OBVIOUSLY, BUT I WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE PROTECTING OUR RESIDENTS, UPHOLDING OUR ORDINANCES. WHEN WE CONSISTENTLY SEE ISSUES, WE NEED TO ADDRESS THEM. YES, I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH YOU TO FIND RESOLUTIONS TO THIS. [01:00:07] IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE NEIGHBORING DEVELOPMENTS, THEN WE CAN ADDRESS IT WITH THEM AS WELL BECAUSE, AGAIN, THESE ARE ORDINANCES THAT NEED TO BE FOLLOWED. >> UNDERSTOOD. I GUESS, IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S CONCERN ABOUT TONIGHT, AND MY FEAR IS DELAYING SOMETHING WHEN I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE ARE NOT AGGRESSIVELY. TO ME, WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE, AND WE HAVE BEEN. WE HAVE MEASURES IN PLACE. FOR SO I GUESS, LOOKING AT PRIOR PHASES THAT ARE COMPLETE THAT OUR COMMUNITIES SPEAKS FOR ITSELF, THE CLEANLINESS, THE LACK OF EROSION ITEMS. >> I'VE LOOKED AT SOME OF YOUR COMPLETED PROPERTIES AS WELL. WE CAN HAVE THAT CONVERSATION, NOT HERE RIGHT NOW. >> IT'D BE CONVENIENT TO NOT HEAR ABOUT IT AS IT'S POTENTIALLY DELAYING OTHER ITEMS. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. >> IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> NO FURTHER QUESTIONS >> I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> YOUR HONOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM K2, ORDINANCE 2025-05-12-02. >> YOUR HONOR, I'LL SECOND THE MOTION AND ALSO SAY THAT WE'RE JUST DOING THIS FOR THE CONSIDER THIS APPROVING THIS ORDINANCE FOR THE LEVEL OF ASSESSMENTS. I DO APPRECIATE MS. TODD'S COMMENTS. THAT'S BE TAKEN UP IN A DIFFERENT AGENDA. >> I'M MISSING A VOTE. >> I DID NOT HEAR THE MOTION. >> THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE. ITEM PASSES 4-2. THAT WILL TAKE US TO K3. MS. ANDERSON. [K3. ORD-2025-05-12-04 Conduct a public hearing and consider approving Ordinance No. ORD-2025-05-12-04, levying assessments in the Windmore Public Improvement District Improvement Area No. 2 project; fixing a charge and lien against all properties within Improvement Area No. 2 of the district, and the owners thereof; providing for the manner and method of collection of such assessments; making a finding of special benefit to property in Improvement Area No. 2 of the district; approving a service and assessment plan; providing a severability clause; providing an effective date; and take appropriate action. Presented by Jeff Gulbas.] >> ORDINANCE 2025-05-12-04, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025-05-12-04. >> THE TIME IS 8:11. THIS WILL OPEN US UP FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. JUST GIVE IT A MINUTE. THE TIME IS 8:12, AND THIS WILL CLOSE OUR PUBLIC HEARING. YOU'RE GOOD TO GO. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT, EXACT SAME PROCESS, DEALING WITH WINDMORE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, IMPROVEMENT AREA 2. WINDMORE ALSO CREATED SHORTLY AFTER SOUTHRIDGE IN MAY 2022. ASSESSMENTS HAD BEEN LEVIED, BONDS ISSUED FOR IMPROVEMENT AREA 1. WE ALSO WERE SCHEDULED FOR BOND SALE TONIGHT ON WINDMORE IMPROVEMENT AREA 2. THAT'S BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL MAY 27TH. HOWEVER, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU, SHOULD COUNCIL APPROVE IT, IS THE ORDINANCE LEVYING ASSESSMENTS ON IMPROVEMENT AREA 2 FOR WINDMORE. [01:05:03] LIKE DISCUSSED EARLIER, THIS COMPLETES THE PROCESS TO FORMALLY LEVY ASSESSMENTS, ATTACH IT TO THE LAND. THE SAP, WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THIS ORDINANCE, AND ALSO, I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED EARLIER, DOES GET RECORDED EACH TIME WE UPDATE THESE IN THE REAL PROPERTY RECORDS, HAS BEEN PREPARED BY 3360. YOU ALL KNOW MITCH MOSESMAN, YOUR PID ADMINISTRATOR, LIKE ALL THE OTHERS, DESCRIBES THE ASSESSMENTS, PROJECT COSTS, AMOUNTS FOR EACH LOT AND LOT SIZE. CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE HAS PUBLISHED NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT WAS JUST CONDUCTED. IMPROVEMENT AREA 2 IS 271 HOMES. IN THE SAP, ON THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS FIVE-YEAR PROJECTED ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS. IN THIS PHASE IS 229 50-FOOT LOTS AND 42 60-FOOT LOTS. WE ALSO SHOW THE ESTIMATED FINISHED LOT VALUE AND HOME VALUE BASED ON LOT SIZE FOR IMPROVEMENT AREA 2. I HAVE A TYPO THERE. THIS IS A TOTAL BUILDOUT VALUES ESTIMATED TO BE 107, WHICH IS CORRECT. THIS SHOULD REFERENCE IMPROVEMENT AREA 2 RATHER THAN IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER 1. AGAIN, LIKE I SAID EARLIER, TRY TO CAPTURE THE TABLES THAT I BELIEVE THE PUBLIC AND ALL ARE MOST INTERESTED IN. WE HAVE 42 60-FOOT LOTS, 229 50-FOOT LOTS. THIS SHOWS ESTIMATED LOT VALUE AND ESTIMATED HOME VALUE AS WELL AS ESTIMATED BUILDOUT VALUE FOR IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER 2. AGAIN, IMPORTANTLY, WHAT IS THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL ASSESSMENT PER LOT SIZE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FOR HOME PROPERTY OWNERS IN IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER 2 FOR WINDMORE? SINCE WE'RE NOT SELLING BONDS, I WILL SKIP ALL OF THAT. WE'LL VISIT THAT ON MAY 27TH, AND I'LL ASK IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >> I DON'T THINK WE HAVE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE APPROVAL FOR ORDINANCE 2025-05-12-04, I SUBMITTED. >> I WILL SECOND THE MOTION. >> MOTION PASSES 4, 2. THIS WILL TAKE US TO K4. MS. ANDERSON. [K4. ORD-2025-05-12 Conduct a public hearing and consider approving Ordinance No. 2025-05-12, amending the Princeton Municipal Code, Chapter 35, “Subdivision Regulations,” Article IX, “Mandatory Homeowners’ Association,” Section 35-44, “Approval”; and take appropriate action.] >> IT'S GOING TO BE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025-05-12, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025-05-12. >> THIS IS FOR COUNCIL TO DECIDE. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. IF YOU'D LIKE, I CAN INTRODUCE THIS ITEM BEFORE WE OPEN AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING IF YOU LIKE. >> PERFECT. >> WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS AN AMENDMENT, SPECIFICALLY, SECTION 35-44 OF THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES, TITLED MANDATORY HOA. WHAT THIS CODE AMENDMENT WOULD DO WOULD REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT HOA DOCUMENTS BE APPROVED BY BOTH THE CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY COUNCIL IN THE FUTURE. MOVING FORWARD, IT WOULD JUST REQUIRE APPROVAL BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, WHICH I WILL SAY IS THE NORM ACROSS OTHER MUNICIPALITIES. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, AND JUST A REMINDER WE NEED TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS WAS STILL IN THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE TIME IS 8:16, AND THIS WILL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. ANYBODY HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? THE TIME IS 8:17, AND THIS WILL CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING. >> I JUST WANT TO GO ON THE RECORD AND SAY THAT WHILE I DO APPRECIATE YOU TAKING ON THIS RESPONSIBILITY JUST ON YOU, GRANT, I WILL CONTINUE TO URGE OUR CITY TO REVIEW OUR ORDINANCES AND TIGHTEN SOME THINGS UP BECAUSE THIS IS A RESPONSIBILITY BEING PUT ON YOU TO ENSURE THAT THESE THINGS WITHIN THIS ARE EASEMENTS AND RETAINING WALLS AND THINGS THAT ARE BEING PASSED FROM DEVELOPERS, ONTO HOAS, AND ONTO HOMEOWNERS. [01:10:02] THAT IS A BIG RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOMEONE TO BE SIGNING OFF ON AND SAYING THAT THESE HOA DOCUMENTS ARE GREAT. I WANT TO PUSH TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE ORDINANCES IN PLACE SO THAT THESE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT GOING TO COME BACK TO BITE OUR RESIDENTS. I APPRECIATE YOU WILLING TO TAKE THIS ON. IT'S A BIG RESPONSIBILITY, AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL. >> I APPRECIATE THAT, AND MOST CERTAINLY, AND THERE ARE CERTAIN AREAS OF THE CODE THAT STILL NEEDS TO BE BUTTONED UP. I THINK THIS IS JUST ONE THAT WE'VE SEEN COME BEFORE US QUITE A BIT AND I THINK IT RECOMMEND APPROVAL. I'VE GOT TO REVIEW HIM ANYWAYS. I APPRECIATE THE CONCERN, BUT I'VE GOT TO LOOK THEM OVER ANYWAYS. JUST ULTIMATELY HELPING ELIMINATE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT COME BEFORE YOU GUYS THAT MAY NOT NEED YOUR APPROVAL. >> Y'ALL MAKE THAT MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM K4. >> BEFORE YOU MAKE THAT MOTION, I WANT TO ASK THE QUESTION REAL QUICK, SORRY. GRANT, I KNOW THAT WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS AND WHAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE IS THAT IF IT DOES GET PASS THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT THESE DOCUMENTS ARE ATTACHED TO EVERY DEVELOPMENT THAT COMES BEFORE US. WE KNOW THAT THE HOA DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN LOOKED OVER. JUST SO THERE'S NO CONFUSION ON WHETHER THIS DEVELOPMENT HAD A HOA BECAUSE IN THE PAST, THIS HAS NOT BEEN DONE. JUST IN CASE IT DOES GET APPROVED TODAY, CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT THESE DOCUMENTS ARE PRESENTED TO US EVERY TIME? >> MOST CERTAINLY. I'M HAPPY TO PROVIDE A LETTER THAT REFERENCES EACH OF THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS IN WHICH SECTION IS APPLICABLE. I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT MOST CERTAINLY. >> GRANT, WOULD THIS BE SOMETHING THAT IS RETROACTIVE TO THE PENDING HOA DOCUMENTS THAT THEY ARE ATTACHED AND BROUGHT TO US, OR IS IT FROM HERE FOR? >> IT TAKES EFFECT ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE, WHICH WOULD BE TODAY. THE THOUGHT WAS TO HAVE THE OTHER ONES APPROVED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FIRST. I KNOW THOSE WERE PULLED. I'M HAPPY TO DISCUSS EACH OF THOSE INDIVIDUALLY, BUT I WILL GO AHEAD AND SAY THAT I HAVE REVIEWED EACH ONE OF THOSE AND THEY DO MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. I WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL, BUT YES, MOVING FORWARD, THIS TAKES EFFECT ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE AND IT'LL BE PERFECT MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU. >> WHAT ABOUT DEVELOPMENTS? THIS ORDINANCE HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR 10 YEARS, AND IT WASN'T DONE UNTIL I BROUGHT IT UP. PRE-EXISTING DEVELOPMENTS FROM A YEAR OR TWO YEARS AGO, EIGHT YEARS AGO, ARE WE GETTING THOSE HOAS TO HAND OVER THEIR DOCUMENTS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THEM OURSELVES ON FILE SO YOU CAN REVIEW THEM, MAKE SURE THERE'S NOTHING MISSING? >> MOVING FORWARD, ANY APPLICANT THAT COMES FORWARD FOR A FINAL PLAT APPROVAL, WE'RE REQUIRING THAT THEY SUBMIT THE HOA DOCUMENTS. SOME HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN FILED IN THE PAST, BUT THERE'S NO 'COUNCIL APPROVAL' ON THE RECORD. WE'RE JUST MAKING SURE THAT EVEN IF THERE HAVE BEEN HOA DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE COUNTY, THAT ALL HOA DOCUMENTS MOVING FORWARD MEET OUR MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS, AND IF AN AMENDMENT, THE HOA DOCUMENTS IS REQUIRED, WE'RE DOING THAT. I'M WORKING WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIKE I SAID, TO MAKE SURE ALL APPLICANTS FOR A FINAL PLAT MOVING FORWARD MEET THIS REQUIREMENT. >> A FEW MEETINGS AGO, WE HAD CREATED A COLLABORATION FOR THE HOAS IN THE CITY. IS IT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN PUT OUT TO THAT COLLABORATION ASKING THAT EXISTING HOAS, PLEASE TRY AND GET US COPIES OF THOSE SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THEM WITHIN ON FILE FOR THE CITY, SO IF SOMETHING SHOULD COME UP IF THERE IS AN ISSUE AND A RESIDENT COMES TO US, WE HAVE THEM ON RECORD SO WE CAN REFERENCE THEM. >> CERTAINLY, FOR ANY OF THE HOA DOCUMENTS THAT THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE ON FILE, WE CAN GET A COPY. THEY'RE ALSO, I SAID FILED WITH THE REAL PROPERTY RECORDS OF COLLIN COUNTY. WE CAN CERTAINLY OBTAIN COPIES IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY ON FILE. >> I'D LIKE TO SECOND THE MOTION THAT'S ON THE TABLE. >> I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I WAS READING. SORRY. MOTION PASSES 6-0. THIS WILL TAKE US INTO OUR REGULAR AGENDA L1. MS. ANDERSON. [G2. 2025-120 Consider approving a request from Forestar Group, LLC for final plat approval for a property being a 15.004 acre tract of land situated in the Sarah D. Terry Survey, Abstract No. 890 , City of Princeton, Collin County, Texas; and take appropriate action.] >> DO YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO THE CONSENT? >> YOU'RE RIGHT. [01:15:01] >> OF THE ITEMS THAT'S GOING TO BE G2,2025-120, CONSIDER APPROVING A REQUEST FROM FORESTAR GROUP, LLC FOR FINAL PLAT APPROVAL. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS CRAIG FISHER, THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. ITEM G2 IS A REQUEST FOR FINAL PLAT APPROVAL FOR MORNING RIDGE PHASE 3. THIS SUBDIVISION IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF COUNTY ROAD 447 NEAR HARPER ELEMENTARY. THE FINAL PLAT CONSISTS OF 75 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS AND ONE HOA LOT. THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH INCLUDES THE CITY STREETS, WASTEWATER LINES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED BY THE CITY ENGINEER, AND AND HAVE BEEN FOUND TO COMPLY WITH CITY REGULATIONS. THE CITY ENGINEER RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE SUBDIVISION. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CONSIDERED THIS ITEM AT THEIR APRIL 21ST MEETING AND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. THIS MORNING, STAFF WAS MADE AWARE OF SOME ISSUES WITH PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE ON SITE, SOME OF THE RETAINING WALLS. I VISITED THE SITE A COUPLE OF TIMES TODAY, AND I'VE NOTED THOSE ISSUES AND SHARED THOSE WITH THE DEVELOPER. AT THIS TIME, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE. >> GO AHEAD. >> MY QUESTIONS AREN'T FOR YOU. THEY'RE GOING TO BE FOR THE DEVELOPER. ARE THEY HERE TODAY? >> YES. >> CAN I ASK YOU ONE QUESTION? YOU USED THE TERM WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THESE WALLS, ARE THEY A PART OF THIS FINAL PLAT? ARE THEY PART OF INDIVIDUAL LOT PRIVATE? HOW DOES THAT WORK? >> THE RETAINING WALLS ARE PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT THEY ARE PART OF THE GRADING AND THE OVERALL DRAINAGE OF THE LOT. THEY ARE PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT, AND PART OF FINAL PLAT APPROVAL IS ACCEPTANCE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS. WHILE THEY'RE NOT PUBLIC, THEY ARE PART OF WHAT YOU ALL ARE TO CONSIDER THIS EVENING. >> WHO APPROVED THE RETAINING WALLS? >> THE WALLS WERE DESIGNED BY A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER, AND THAT ENGINEER PROVIDED A LETTER TO THE CITY. I HAVE A COPY OF THAT HERE. THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER INSPECTED THOSE WALLS AND PROVIDED A LETTER DATED JANUARY 6TH OF 2025 THAT THE WALLS WERE BUILT AS DESIGNED. HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT LETTER TO THE COUNCIL, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE IT. >> CAN I SEE IT? >> MR. FISHER, YOU SAID THAT TODAY YOU WENT BY AND LOOKED AT THE WALLS AND THERE'S SOME STRUCTURAL ISSUES WITH IT? >> I DID INSPECT THE WALLS. I'M NOT A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. THAT'S WHY WE RELY ON THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER'S LETTER. OUR STAFF DOESN'T INSPECT THEM. WE RELY ON THE THIRD PARTY. I'LL LET THE DEVELOPER SPEAK TO THEIR WALLS. >> THE THIRD PARTY IS FROM THE DEVELOPER ITSELF, NOT ON THE CITY SIDE OF THIS. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> THANK YOU. >> I THINK HE HAD QUESTIONS FOR YOU. I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO SAY, TOO. >> I'M HAPPY TO JUST ANSWER QUESTIONS IF THAT'S WHAT YOU GUYS WANT TO DO, BUT I'M WITH FORESTAR, THE DEVELOPER, AND WE'RE AT 8580 SUITE 130, PLANO, TEXAS 75024. MY HOPE IS THAT FOR TONIGHT THAT THE PLAT WOULD BE APPROVED AS STAFF IS PRESENTED TONIGHT. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE AND HAVE BEEN INSPECTED BY THE CITY. WE RECEIVED FINAL ACCEPTANCE MONTHS AGO, AND WE'RE GETTING SOME LAST MINUTE COMMENTS. UNFORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T GET PHOTOS UNTIL 3:00 O'CLOCK TODAY, AND I THINK WE'RE PRETTY GOOD AT WHAT WE DO, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN'T GET OUT THERE AND GET EVERYTHING RECTIFIED IN TIME. REALLY, ALL THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE HAS BEEN APPROVED AND ACCEPTED BY THE CITY. THAT'S ALL GOING TO BE CONTAINED IN THE RIGHT AWAY DEDICATED BY THIS PLAT. ALL THE PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS TIE INTO MY HOPE FOR TONIGHT IS THAT THE CITY REALLY HAS A COUPLE OF OPTIONS ON HOW TO WITHHOLD DEVELOPMENT MOVING FORWARD. INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS ARE GOING TO BE, AS THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE ACTUALLY IS WRITTEN, IT ALMOST SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT A FINAL PLAT IS ALREADY RECORDED, AND THE CITY COULD POTENTIALLY WITHHOLD A BUILDING PERMIT UNTIL THESE ITEMS ARE RECTIFIED. THAT'S MY HOPE FOR TONIGHT IS THAT IF THERE ARE [01:20:01] ANY AESTHETIC CONCERNS OR CONCERNS ON THE DEVELOPMENT THAT THEY COULD BE TIED TO THE PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS, THE BUILDING PERMIT, AND THEN YOU HAVE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL. AS YOU KNOW, WHEN A BUILDING PERMIT IS PULLED, THERE'S GOING TO BE STANDARD INSPECTIONS AS PART OF THAT PERMIT, AND THAT'S ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR THESE ITEMS TO BE ITEMIZED AND FOR US TO REACT TO THEM, AND THEN AGAIN, AT THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. REALLY, I DON'T KNOW IF THESE DEVELOPMENT ITEMS ARE TIED TO THE FINAL PLAT. UNFORTUNATELY, IF IT'S DENIED TONIGHT, THAT REALLY DELAYS OUR TIMELINE, BUT IT DOESN'T EXPEDITE A TIMELINE FOR US TO GET YOU AND YOUR CONCERNS ADDRESSED. REALLY, IF WE COULD RECEIVE AN ITEMIZED LIST, I LIKE TO THINK THAT WE TRY TO BE A GOOD COMMUNITY PARTNER AND WE'LL GO OUT OF OUR WAY TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING GETS ADDRESSED, AND WE'RE WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU ON THAT, AND THE HOPE IS THAT IF WE CAN GET EVERYTHING RECTIFIED BEFORE A BUILDING PERMIT IS ISSUED, I'M HOPEFUL THAT'S A GOOD COMPROMISE. >> I THINK THE CONCERN IS THAT THE CITY ITSELF, WE DON'T INSPECT RETAINING WALLS THAT IS ON YOU. ARE YOU SAYING JUST HYPOTHETICALLY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO REINSPECT THESE WALLS AND GET ANOTHER GENERIC BECAUSE THE ISSUE THAT WE'RE HAVING HERE IS MOSTLY THE WALLS. I DON'T SEE THAT EVEN IF THIS GETS APPROVED TODAY AND YOU'RE SAYING THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO SPEED UP THE PROCESS OF FIXING. I'M NOT SEEING IF THIS GETS APPROVED TODAY, WHAT'S GOING TO HOLD YOU LIABLE TO ACTUALLY FIXING THEM? >> SURE. THERE'S A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT WILL DELAY OUR DEVELOPMENT MOVING FORWARD. ONE, THE BUILDERS ARE REQUIRED TO COME OUT AND INSPECT THE LOTS BEFORE THEY PURCHASE THEM. IF THERE'S ANY ISSUES, THEY'RE LIKELY NOT GOING TO PURCHASE THE LOT. OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S NOT ANY POWER FOR YOU ALL OR THE ABILITY TO WITHHOLD, CONTINUE DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER, YOU GUYS WILL BE ABLE TO WITHHOLD BUILDING PERMITS. WE CAN'T HAVE A BUILDING PERMIT ISSUED. WE COULD SUBMIT FOR REVIEW, BUT WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY GET A BUILDING PERMIT. THEN IF THERE WAS ISSUES INTERNAL TO THE LOT, THEY WOULDN'T PASS INSPECTION. >> SIR, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, YOU HAVE WATER GOING UNDER A RETAINING WALL AND I CAN PUT MY HAND INSIDE THE WALL. THAT'S SECTION 14-2 THAT WE HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE FOR RETAINING WALLS. THAT WALL DOES NOT MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS. NOW, THERE IS OUR SECTION 26-97, WHICH I HOPE WE CAN WORK WITH YOU ON, AND THIS IS WHERE WE CAN HOLD THE THIRD PARTY WHO SIGNED OFF ON THESE RESPONSIBLE. I WOULD VERY MUCH ENCOURAGE THAT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOUR COMPANY AND WITH THE CITY SO WE CAN COLLABORATIVELY HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE WALLS, AND I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO OUT THERE IN PERSON AND LOOK AT THOSE WALLS, TOUCH THE WALLS. THEY'RE FALLING APART. THEY'RE CRACKED TOP TO BOTTOM. >> IT'S CONCERNING AND TO APPROVE A PLATE WHERE A HOUSE IS GOING TO BE BUILT, I MEAN, THE WALL IS LIKE SIX, SEVEN FEET TALL. YOU'RE GOING TO PUT A HOUSE UP THERE AND A HOUSE DOWN THERE. THE WALLS ARE CRACKED EVERYWHERE. WHEN YOU PUT THAT KIND OF WEIGHT UP THERE ON A WALL THAT IS ALREADY CRACKED, I FEAR FOR THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE GOING TO BE IN THAT HOME AND THE HOME BELOW IT WHEN WE START LOOKING AT BUILDING. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW ONE COULD START BUILDING OR BEGIN THAT PROCESS WHEN RETAINING WALLS TOUCH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE LOTS. IT'S VERY CONCERNING AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT PUTS YOU IN A FINANCIAL BIND. I KNOW THAT THAT PUTS YOU BEHIND SCHEDULE. BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THOSE ENGINEERS NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR BECAUSE THEY PROVIDED YOU WITH A CERTIFICATE. THEY PROVIDED OUR DIRECTOR WITH A CERTIFICATE AND STATED THAT THESE WALLS WILL HOLD THESE WALLS, WILL MEET OUR CRITERIA, AND THERE ISN'T EVEN A HOUSE THERE YET, AND YOU CAN TOUCH A PART OF IT AND WATCH IT FALL APART. IT IS REALLY CONCERNING THAT THIS IS A SITUATION THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW. I HOPE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT AND I DO REALLY HOPE THAT YOUR COMPANY CAN WORK WITH THE CITY AND THAT WE CAN ASK [01:25:02] THE ENGINEERS TO COME BACK AND HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DID FOR YOU BECAUSE THAT IS EXTREMELY UNFORTUNATE. THAT IS NOT FAIR TO YOU, AND I'M SORRY THAT THIS IS THE SITUATION WE'RE IN. >> SURE. I'D ALSO LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT THE VENDOR THAT BUILDS THE WALL IS NOT THE SAME PARTY THAT INSPECTS THE WALL, IT'S A THIRD PARTY INSPECTOR. UNFORTUNATELY, I'M ALSO NOT A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER, AND AESTHETICALLY, THERE MIGHT BE CRACKING IN THE MORTAR, THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT ULTIMATELY THE WALLS THE PURPOSE IS TO RETAIN. IF THEY'RE HOLDING UP THE SOIL ABOVE, THEN THEY'RE OPERATING AS EXPECTED. IF THERE'S AESTHETIC ISSUES OR OTHER CONCERNS, WE'D OBVIOUSLY LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU TO MAKE SURE THOSE ARE ACCOMPLISHED. WHAT I'M PROPOSING IS THAT WE HAVE OTHER AVENUES OTHER THAN DENIAL OF THE PLAT. I MEAN, THE PLAT IS FOR THE DEDICATION OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RIGHT AWAY, SUBDIVISION, AND IT'S REALLY NOT PERTINENT TO THE INTERNAL PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS IN MY OPINION. REALLY, WE HAVE MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE WALL MOVING FORWARD. >> I'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU. YOU'RE DEVELOPING THE LOT. ARE YOU PLANNING ON SELLING THESE LOTS TO HOMEBUILDERS? IF SO, HOW MANY DIFFERENT HOMEBUILDERS ARE GOING TO BE BUYING THESE LOTS? >> NOW, IT'S HARD TO TELL. THINGS ARE SLOWING DOWN. WE HAVE CONTRACTS WITH ONE HOMEBUILDER CURRENTLY, BUT THAT'S ALWAYS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND WITH THINGS SLOWING DOWN, I THINK THAT MULTIPLE DEVELOPERS OR MULTIPLE BUILDERS AND DEVELOPMENT IS BECOMING PART OF THE COURSE. I CAN TELL YOU WE DON'T HAVE MORE THAN ONE CURRENTLY, BUT THAT CERTAINLY COULD BE THE CASE. >> THE WAY IT SOUNDS IS YOU'RE BUILDING PORTIONS OF THE PRIVATE PROPERTY, AND THEN SELLING OFF THOSE PORTIONS TO INDIVIDUAL HOMEBUILDERS, WHICH WILL THEN HAVE TO TAKE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WARRANTY OF THAT WALL. SOME OF THESE WALLS CONNECT IT'S ONE WALL THAT CONNECTS LOTS TOGETHER. WITH THE POTENTIAL OF NUMEROUS HOMEBUILDERS BUILDING ALONG THAT WALL, WHO ULTIMATELY WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF THAT WALL AFTER YOU SELL THOSE LOTS AND LOSE THE RIGHTS OF THAT PRIVATE PROPERTY? >> SURE. DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION OF THE WALL, WHOEVER IS ON THE HIGH SIDE, THE PROPERTY THAT'S BEING RETAINED TYPICALLY RETAINS THE WALL. IN THAT SCENARIO, THE HOMEBUILDER OR THE HOME OWNER, IN AREAS ADJACENT TO THE HOA LOT, IT WOULD BE THE HOA. I THINK, WE HAVE TO RELY ON THE CERTIFICATION OF THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER AND THEY'RE PERFORMING AS EXPECTED. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN OBSERVED. AGAIN, I'VE ONLY BEEN MADE AWARE OF THEM AT 3:00 TODAY. BUT WE'VE ALREADY CONTACTED OUR VENDOR. WE'RE MAKING MOVES TO GO AHEAD AND RECTIFY ANY ISSUES THAT YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE. MY HOPE IS THAT WE COULD HAVE THAT DONE BEFORE BUILDING PERMITS ARE GOING TO BE ISSUED. WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. I THINK THAT'S SOME ADDITIONAL NOTATION ON THE CITY'S END AND MAYBE NOT RELATED TO THE PLAT AT ALL. >> IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY EVENTUALLY WILL WE PASSED FROM YOU. LET'S JUST SAY YOU SELL THESE LOTS TOMORROW BECAUSE YOU NEED TO FIND A PLATE TO EVEN SELL ONE LIKE, CORRECT AND YOU DON'T FIX THE ISSUE. THEN THAT MEANS THAT WHOEVER BUYS A LOT THAT BECOMES THEIR ISSUE. I MEAN, WE HAVE RETAINER WALLS THAT HAVE ENGINEER CERTIFICATES NOW THAT ARE FILLING. WE HAVE PEOPLE COMING HERE TWO YEARS AFTER THE HOMES OF BUILDING THEIR FILLING. IT'S NOT ANYTHING PERSONALLY AGAINST YOU. I THINK THAT JUST AS A CITY AND LISTENING TO THE RESIDENTS THAT PAPER DON'T MEAN ANYTHING AT THIS POINT IN TIME. BECAUSE WE'RE GOING OUT THERE AND THE REASON WE'RE OUT THERE IS BECAUSE WE HAVE OTHER RETAINING WALLS THAT ARE FILLING. WE HAVE PEOPLE FENCES, THE FIRST STORM COME OVER AND THE RETAINING WALL BREAKS APART. LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S NOT ANYTHING AGAINST YOU. BUT WHEN WE SEE THESE ISSUES LIKE THIS, THIS IS THE REASON WHY IN TWO YEARS, THE SAME PEOPLE WHO YOU'RE GOING TO SELL TO, IS GOING TO COME BACK HERE AND STAND WHERE YOU'RE AT AND BE COMING TO US FOR HELP. I MEAN, WE'RE WORKING ON IT, BUT WE CAN'T GO BACK IN TIME, BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S WHERE WE CAN HOLD THE GROUND. I THINK THAT FOR NOW, THIS SHOULDN'T GO THROUGH WITH THE CONDITIONS THAT'S IN. >> I AGREE WITH HONOR ROMER ESCOBAR HERE. AGAIN, THIS ISN'T ANYTHING ON YOU PERSONALLY. IT'S JUST THAT THE CITY HAS HAD A HISTORY OF SHOWING A PATTERN OF MAKING ADDITIONAL CONDITIONAL APPROVEMENTS, AND THEN THOSE CONDITIONS HAVE NOT BEEN MET AND FOR SOME REASON THEY CONTINUE TO GO BY. WE HAVE WITH NEW CITY LEADERSHIP, [01:30:02] WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF ADDRESSING THOSE THINGS AND PUTTING A SYSTEM IN PLACE TO CORRECT THEM, WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS I ALSO AGREE WITH HONORABLE ROMERO ESCOBAR IS THAT, FOR UNTIL WE GET THAT RECTIFIED, I THINK THE PATTERN NOW MOVING FORWARD IS THAT IF IT'S NOT READY AND IT'S PRESENTED, WE DO NOT APPROVE IT WITH ANY CONDITIONS. >> WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DENY. GO AHEAD. >> I HAVE SIR THE LETTER FROM THE ENGINEER, AND I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT YOU SAID IT'S A THIRD PARTY. AS I LOOK, THEY ARE THE ONES WHO DESIGNED AND ALSO INSPECTED, BASED ON THE ISSUES THAT YOU WERE MADE AWARE OF TODAY AND THOSE ARE VERY CONCERNING. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT AS PART OF THE REMEDIATION THAT ANOTHER PARTY INSPECTS BEFORE WE CAN DO THE FINAL APPROVAL. ANOTHER ENGINEERING COMPANY. >> FOR THE PLAT INSTEAD OF BUILDING PERMITS, IS THE SUGGESTION? >> BECAUSE I MEAN, IT'S UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S A LOOPHOLE THERE. IF WE PROVE THIS PLAT, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND SELL THE LAND TOMORROW AND THEN PASS THE BOOK DOWN, BUT RIGHT NOW WE CAN HOLD YOU TO IT. I MEAN, IT'S FOR YOU TO SELL THE LAND. YOU HAVE TO GET THESE ITEMS FIXED. >> I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU GUYS ARE COMING FROM. I THINK, UNFORTUNATELY ON OUR SIDE, THE CITY OF PRINCETON IS PRETTY UNIQUE AND THAT YOU'LL DO FINAL PLAT APPROVAL ON THE TAIL END. WHEN WE COME IN, WE'RE EXPECTING AN EASY CONSENT AGENDA ITEM BECAUSE THAT'S TYPICALLY HOW IT WORKS THROUGHOUT THE METROPLEX, IS THAT WE WOULD RECEIVE THESE COMMENTS ON THE FRONT END? NOW WE, ARE BLIND SIDED ON THE TAIL END AND WE DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECTIFY ANYTHING. IT'S AN ODD SCENARIO TO BE PUT IN. UNFORTUNATELY, FOR US, PRIOR TO TODAY, WE HAVE A LETTER FROM A CERTIFIED ENGINEER SAYING THAT IT'S PERFORMING AS EXPECTED AND WE HAVE PHOTOS THAT SHOW SOME, THEY LOOK LIKE ISSUES, BUT I CAN'T DISCERN, YOU KNOW I'M NOT I'M NOT A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. ULTIMATELY, WE GET DENIED WITH A CERTIFIED LETTER IN HAND. IT'S AN ODD SITUATION. >> I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT DEPENDING I SAY I DON'T VOTE. I CAN JUST JUST GIVE MY RECOMMENDATION, BUT DEPENDING ON HOW THIS GOES, I MEAN, YOUR ENGINEER PROBABLY SHOULD BE HERE, IF YOU DO BRING THIS BACK, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS, BUT HE CAN ANSWER WHY MAYBE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, BUT THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE TO DO RIGHT NOW. >> SURE. >> I'M GOING TO MOTION TO DENY ITEM G2 2025-120. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> MOTION TO PASSES. THIS WILL BE DENIED. I WILL TAKE IT TO ITEM G3. MS. ANDERSON? [G3. 2025-121 Consider approving a request from GRBK Edgewood, LLC for preliminary plat approval for a property being a 27.446 acre tract of land situated in the Sarah D. Terry Survey, Abstract No. 890, and William D. Thompson Survey, Abstract No. 892, City of Princeton, Collin County, Texas; and take appropriate action.] >> 2025-121. CONSIDER APPROVING A REQUEST FROM GRB K EDGEWOOD, LLC, FOR PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR ESCOBAR, COUNSEL, CRAIG FISHER, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. THIS REQUEST IS FOR PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL FOR A SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD LOCATED SOUTH OF COUNTY ROAD 398 ON THE WEST SIDE OF SOUTH BEACHAM BOULEVARD. THIS DEVELOPMENT IS PROPOSED TO CONSIST OF 130 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND NINE OPEN SPACE LOTS. THERE'S A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE WIND MOOR THAT WAS APPROVED PREVIOUSLY BY CITY COUNCIL. THIS ITEM IS EXEMPT FROM THE MORATORIUM. THE PRELIMINARY PLAT PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING PLANS, WHICH INCLUDE PRELIMINARY UTILITY PLANS, PRELIMINARY GRADING AND DRAINAGE PLANS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY THE CITY ENGINEER, AND CITY ENGINEER RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CONSIDERED THIS ITEM ON APRIL 21, AND THEY RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM AS SUBMITTED. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE, THE DEVELOPERS ENGINEERS. HE'S STILL HERE. >> I DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS FOR YOU. I JUST FOR THE DEVELOPER. [01:35:05] I DO KNOW YOU DO HAVE EROSION CONTROL AT THIS LOCATION. I HAD SOME PEOPLE GO LOOK FOR ME. I JUST HOPE THAT WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT THAT HAVING SEEN WHAT THAT WE ARE HOLDING THESE ORDINANCES, THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THESE THINGS, I'M HOPING THAT AS YOU GO THROUGH WITH THIS ONE, THAT YOU ARE BEING EXTRA DILIGENT BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO BE CHECKING ALL OF THESE THINGS. THAT'S REALLY WHAT I HAVE. I'M ASKING OF YOU BECAUSE I WOULD MOTION TO PASS THIS, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT DOES MEET THE THINGS THAT IT SHOULD, BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE CHECKING. WITH THAT, I MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> TURN A SECOND. MOTION PASSES 6,0. THIS WILL TAKE US TO G4, MS. ANDERSON? [G4. 2025-05-12-R02 Consider approving Resolution No. 2025-05-12-R02, a request from GRBK Edgewood, LLC for approval of HOA documents for a property being a 88.681 acre tract of land situated in the Thomas A. Rhodes Survey, Abstract No. 741, City of Princeton, Collin County, Texas; and take appropriate action.] >> 2025-0512 R02. CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025-0512 R02. >> THIS ITEM IS FOR THE HOA DOCUMENTS FOR THE EASTER RIDGE DEVELOPMENT, AND AS MR. LAURIE STATED. PREVIOUSLY, HE'S REVIEWED THESE DOCUMENTS AND FINDS THEM TO BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH CITY REGULATIONS AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF SUCH. BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> HONESTLY, MY COMMENT IS ONLY IS GOING TO BE FOR THE NEXT THREE ITEMS. IT'S THAT I WANT TO STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER BEFORE THESE HOAS ARE HANDED THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THOSE PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURES. BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CITY CONTINUES TO LOOK AT, THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURES. BUT THOSE PRIVATE ONES ARE STILL OURS TO LOOK AT UNTIL THE LOTS ARE SOLD TO AN INDIVIDUAL UNTIL THE HOA TAKES FULL CONTROL OVER THOSE THINGS. IT IS QUITE THE BURDEN TO BE PUTTING ONTO THESE HOAS, THESE UNKNOWING RESIDENTS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE THIS FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOMETHING, AND IT IS NO TINY THING. THESE ARE 40-$50,000 EXPENSES THAT CAN HAPPEN. THESE ARE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE ASKING FOR PIDS. ON TOP OF THESE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT WE ARE PUTTING ONTO THE HOAS, WE ARE ALSO HAVING THE HOMEOWNERS PAY FOR THEM IN ADVANCE, ONLY FOR THINGS TO FAIL ON THEM. I JUST WANT TO STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF ENSURING THAT EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER BEFORE OUR HOAS TAKE ON THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES. >> I ECHO THAT SENTIMENT, ESPECIALLY WITH THESE BEING IN A PID TO WHERE THAT ADDITIONAL EXPENSE IS BEING PASSED TO THE HOMEOWNERS, IS THAT THESE DEVELOPMENTS SHOULD BE A, TOP NOTCH IN TERMS OF HOW THEY'RE BUILT AND HOW THEY'RE REVIEWED AND HOW, WE GO THROUGH THOSE ORDINANCE TO CROSS IN THE T'S AND DOT IN THE YES. TONIGHT IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THE PROCESS THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO HOPEFULLY UPHOLD MOVING FORWARD IN TERMS OF US HAVING, TO GET ON THE MOLECULAR LEVEL OF CHECKING ALL THESE THINGS. I AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER TODD HERE IN TERMS OF HER SENTIMENT. >> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR ATTORNEY LAURIE. ATTORNEY LAURIE, WOULD A DENIAL OF THE FINAL PLAT OR ANY AMENDMENTS TO ANY PLAT AFFECT THE HOA MEMO? I SEE WE HAVE THREE OF THEM. I'M JUST WONDERING IF THE DENIAL, LIKE, FOR INSTANCE, I KNOW THIS IS NOT RELATED TO AN HOA, BUT WE DENY G2, IF THERE WERE HOA DOCUMENTS FOR THAT DEVELOPMENT, WOULD IT THEN BE WISE TO DENY THAT BECAUSE THERE MAY BE SOME CHANGE THAT'S PRECIPITATED AS A RESULT OF THE DENIAL? >> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. YOU CERTAINLY COULD. WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE RECENT PAST WAS A CONDITIONAL APPROVAL JUST TO MAKE SURE [01:40:01] THAT THERE'S HOA DOCUMENTS APPROVED ON FILE. FOR G2, IN PARTICULAR, THE MORNING RIDGE DEVELOPMENT, I HAVE REVIEWED AND APPROVED THOSE HOA DOCUMENTS, AND SO HAS COUNCIL. BUT CERTAINLY, LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, MOVING FORWARD, ALL FINAL PLATS THAT YOU GUYS WILL SEE, TO THE EXTENT THAT I'VE REVIEWED THE HOA DOCUMENTS, IT'LL HAVE A LETTER ON THERE SPECIFYING THAT I'VE REVIEWED THEM, AND A MATCH, WHICH SECTION MEETS WHICH REQUIREMENT. IT'LL BE VERY CLEAR AND IT'LL BE IN YOUR PACKET MOVING FORWARD. >> JUST TO ALSO ADD TO THAT, IT DOES SAY THAT THE HOA DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED FOR A FINAL PLAT. >> YES, THAT'S CORRECT. >> IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION? >> MY QUESTION IS, DO WE EVEN VOTE ON THIS SINCE WE JUST PASSED THE OTHER ORDINANCE, ALLOWING GRANTS APPROVAL TO APPROVE THESE? >> THAT'S A QUESTION FOR GRANT. >> MY RECOMMENDATION IS WE GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THEM. THERE'S NO HARM IN APPROVING. >> I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR G4. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MOTION PASSES FIVE AND ONE ABSTAIN. THIS WILL TAKE US TO G5, MS. ANDERSON. [G5. 2025-05-12-R04 Consider approving Resolution No. 2025-05-12-R04, a request from GRBK Edgewood, LLC for approval of HOA documents for a property being an approximately 427-acre tract of land situated in the William D. Thompson Survey, Abstract No. 892, City of Princeton, Collin County, Texas, otherwise known as Windmore; and take appropriate action.] >> 2025-05-12-R04. CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025-05-12-R04. >> THIS ITEM IS SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS ITEM. THESE ARE THE HOA DOCUMENTS FOR THE WINDMORE SUBDIVISION, WHICH HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. THEY'RE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL. >> I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> MOTION FOR APPROVAL. >> SECOND. >> MOTION PASS 6-0. THANK YOU. G6, MS. ANDERSON. [G6. 2025-05-12-R05 Consider approving Resolution No. 2025-05-12-R05, a request from GRBK Edgewood, LLC for approval of HOA documents for a property being an approximately 245-acre tract of land situated in the T.A. Rhodes Survey, Abstract No. 741, City of Princeton, Collin County, Texas, otherwise known as Southridge; and take appropriate action.] >> 2025-05-12-R05. CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025-05-12-R05. >> THIS ITEM IS FOR THE HOA DOCUMENTS FOR THE SOUTHRIDGE HOA THAT BEEN REVIEWED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY AND ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL. >> I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MOTION PASSES 6-0. THIS WILL NOW TAKE US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. WE'LL START WITH L1. [L1. 2025-127 Presentation on available federal services, programs, and resources for the City of Princeton and residents of Congressional District 3. Presented by Michelle Bishop Representative of Congressman Keith Self's Office.] >> 2025-127, PRESENTATION ON AVAILABLE FEDERAL SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND RESOURCES FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON. >> GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING OUR OFFICE TO COME AND SHED SOME LIGHT ON WHAT OUR OFFICE DOES. I AM NATALIE STEINSHOLT. I'M THE DEPUTY DISTRICT DIRECTOR AND CONGRESSMAN KEITH SELF VETERAN REPRESENTATIVE. JUST TO SHED SOME LIGHT ON WHAT OUR OFFICE DOES. CASEWORK IS A HUGE TASK THAT THE DISTRICT DOES SEPARATE FROM OUR DC COUNTERPARTS. ADDITIONALLY, SOME OF THESE CASEWORK ITEMS THAT WE DO INCLUDES IRS, SOCIAL SECURITY, ANYBODY NEEDS A PASSPORT. IF YOU CAN THINK OF A FEDERAL AGENCY THAT YOU ARE HAVING AN ISSUE WITH, OUR OFFICE CAN ASSIST IN SOME WAY. BIG IS THE VA. I HELP WITH ALL VA ISSUES, ANY DOD, MILITARY SERVICE ISSUES, OR ATF ISSUES. THOSE ARE JUST SOME ITEMS, BUT YOU COULD PROBABLY COME UP WITH A FEDERAL AGENCY THAT WE'RE NOT EVEN AWARE ABOUT AND BE LIKE, OH, THAT'LL BE A NEW ONE. REGARDLESS, LET US KNOW. ALSO, GRANTS, IF THE CITY COMES UP WITH A GRANT THEY'D LIKE TO APPLY FOR, IF YOU SUBMIT THAT REQUEST LETTER OF SUPPORT TO OUR OFFICE, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO ASSIST WITH THAT. THE OTHER THING WE HAVE, AND WE HAVE SLIDES. THERE'S A BUNCH OF THEM. WE HAVE SPECIAL PROGRAMS THAT OUR OFFICE DOES. NUMBER 1, NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART IS OUR VETERANS COMMENDATION AWARDS PROGRAM. [01:45:04] IF YOU KNOW A VETERAN IN THE COMMUNITY WHO SERVED HONORABLY, ACTIVE DUTY, HAS A DD-214, THEY CAN SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO OUR OFFICE. IT'S UNSUNG HEROES. YOU MIGHT NOT EVEN REALIZE YOUR NEIGHBOR IS A VETERAN, AND WE JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE THEM. THEN WE ALSO HAVE WHAT'S CALLED SERVICE ACADEMY. IF YOU KNOW OF A SENIOR, WELL, SENIORS CAN APPLY, BUT SERVICE ACADEMY IS SPECIFICALLY FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO JOIN THE SERVICE AND BE A PART OF DIFFERENT ACADEMIES, AIR FORCE, ARMY, NAVY, MERCHANT MARINES. YOU CAN GO THROUGH OUR OFFICE AND GET A RECOMMENDATION LETTER FROM THE CONGRESSMAN. ALSO, SENATORS OFFICES DO THE SAME THING. WE HAVE PACKAGES OPEN FOR THAT TO BE SUBMITTED. THEN WE HAVE OUR CONGRESSIONAL YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL. THE COUNCIL ALLOWS US TO GET STUDENTS FROM LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS, AND RIGHT NOW, WE'RE DOING JUNIORS AND SENIORS TO COME LEARN ABOUT WHAT YOU GUYS ALL DO, LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT MAYORS. WE'VE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] COUNTY, I MET WITH THE COUNTY JUDGE, OR IN COLLIN COUNTY, SAME THING, AND THEY JUST GET TO LEARN WHAT LEGISLATION IS, HOW TO DEVELOP A BILL. WHO IS MY MAYOR? WHO'S MY STATE REP AND JUST EDUCATES THESE STUDENTS? THIS PAST YEAR, THEY BUILT A BILL. THEY STARTED A BILL AND WAS ABLE TO PRESENT THAT TO US. IT'S JUST A COOL PROGRAM. THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION AND THAT'S FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, JUST HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEY CAN PRESENT AN ART, AND IF THE ART WINS, IT GETS TO GO TO DC AND BE IN THE TUNNEL, AND THAT FAMILY MEMBER, AND THE STUDENT GETS FREE TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON, DC. THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE DO. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE ARE ALSO CELEBRATING POLICE WEEK. LAST WEEK, WE ALSO CELEBRATED INTERNATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS' DAY. I WANTED TO PRESENT A CERTIFICATE AND SOME CARDS TO CHIEF WATERS AND CHIEF STEPHENS. [APPLAUSE] [INAUDIBLE]. IT'S CALLED OPERATION THANK YOU. IT'S OUR FIRST YEAR OF DOING THIS, AND WE GOT CARDS FROM LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, BOTH COLLIN COUNTY AND MCKINNEY, AND THEY ARE THE CUTEST CARDS, AND THEY'RE JUST VERY SWEET. I'M JUST GOING TO READ. "PRINCETON POLICE DEPARTMENT, CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL POLICE WEEK 2025. WITH GRATITUDE FOR THE UNWAVERING DEDICATION, BRAVERY, AND SERVICE OF THE MEN AND WOMEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT WHO PROTECT AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES WITH HONOR AND INTEGRITY." THAT IS FOR YOU. >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> WE'LL DO A PHOTO, I THINK THAT WE COULD. CHIEF STEPHENS. "PRINCETON FIRE DEPARTMENT, CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS' DAY 2025. WITH GRATITUDE FOR THE UNWAVERING DEDICATION, COURAGE, AND SERVICE OF THE MEN AND WOMEN IN THE FIRE SERVICE WHO SELFLESSLY PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY WITH HONOR AND INTEGRITY. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> I WOULD LOVE TO GET A PICTURE. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> OKAY. >> [INAUDIBLE]. WHY DON'T YOU COME UP HERE AND TAKE SOME PHOTOS AS WELL. [INAUDIBLE]. [BACKGROUND] >> I'M GOING TO TAKE TWO PICTURES [INAUDIBLE]. READY? 1, 2, 3. READY? 1, 02, 3. GOT IT. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. THIS WILL MOVE US TO ITEM L2. MS. ANDERSON. [L2. 2025-126 Presentation and discussion regarding the City of Princeton Public Works Department's Rainwater Harvesting Initiative, presented by Environmental Education Coordinator, Shereta Sweet-Odame.] >> 2025-126, PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION REGARDING THE CITY OF PRINCETON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S RAINWATER HARVESTING INITIATIVE. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TOMMY MAPP, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. WE WERE ASKED TO COME UP WITH A PRESENTATION REGARDING OUR RAINWATER HARVESTING PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE HAD FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW. I'M GOING TO HAND THIS OFF TO SHERITA. SHE'S AN AMAZING AND TALENTED PERSON, AND WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE HER. THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT SHE MANAGES, SO I FIGURE I WOULD LET HER SPEAK TO THIS. [01:50:01] >> THANK YOU, SIR. GOOD EVENING. I'M SHERETA SWEET-ODAME. I'M THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION COORDINATOR FOR OUR WONDERFUL CITY. I GOT NOTES, GUYS. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TODAY. I'M HERE TO PRESENT AN INITIATIVE THAT'S ALREADY UNDERWAY THAT ALIGNS WITH OUR CITY ORDINANCE AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CONTINUE TO BE A CITY-SUPPORTED PROGRAM. THIS EFFORT SUPPORTS SUSTAINABILITY, ORDINANCE AWARENESS, AND HANDS-ON EDUCATION FROM FOUR PRINCETON RESIDENTS. IN SUPPORT OF THE RAINWATER HARVESTING INITIATIVE, PUBLIC WORKS WILL BE HOSTING A WORKSHOP. THIS DO-IT-YOURSELF WORKSHOP OR RAINWATER HARVESTING WORKSHOP PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS WITH PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN A SIMPLE RAINWATER COLLECTION BARREL. THE WORKSHOP COVERS KEY COMPONENTS, SUCH AS THE IMPORTANCE OF RAINWATER HARVESTING, SYSTEM COMPONENTS, AND SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS. PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN TO UTILIZE LOCALLY AVAILABLE MATERIALS TO CREATE EFFICIENT AND COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS FOR CAPTURING AND STORING RAINWATER FOR VARIOUS USES. ADDITIONALLY, RESIDENTS WILL LEARN THE ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS RELATED TO RAINWATER HARVESTING IN OUR CITY. NOW, LET'S TALK RAINWATER HARVESTING IN A SNAPSHOT. RAINWATER HARVESTING IS COST-EFFECTIVE, IT REDUCES FLOODING, CONSERVES WATER, AND IT REDUCES STRESS ON MUNICIPAL SUPPLY. SUPPLIES THAT ARE NEEDED OR INVENTORY NEEDED FOR THE WORKSHOP ARE SELF-DRILLING SCREWS, HIGH FLOW RAINWATER BARREL, SPIGOT KIT, TRANSPORT DRUM WITH A CLOSED HEAD, AND PLASTIC GUTTER GUARDS. HERE, YOU'LL SEE A SNAPSHOT OF THE TOTAL COST PER RESIDENT WILL BE RIGHT AT $140. IN SUMMARY, THE WORKSHOP WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH SPECIAL PROJECTS. RESULTS WILL REDUCE FLOODING BY CAPTURING RUNOFF, MINIMIZING WATER POOLING AND EROSION, PROVIDES AN ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCE FOR GARDENING, WASHING, AND OTHER NON-POTABLE USES, AND PUTS THE CHOICE OF WATER SOURCE ALLOCATION IN THE HANDS OF THE RESIDENTS. MY RECOMMENDATION IS TO CONTINUE THESE WORKSHOPS QUARTERLY, EXPAND TO SCHOOLS AND NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS, AND INTEGRATE THE PROGRAM INTO OUR LONG-TERM ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION STRATEGY. LET'S CONTINUE LEADING BY EXAMPLE AS ONE OF THE FASTEST-GROWING CITIES IN THE NATION. IN PRINCETON, WE DON'T JUST MANAGE GROWTH, WE WATER IT. THIS INITIATIVE, IT'S HOW WE MAKE SURE EVERY DROP COUNTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, CONTINUED SUPPORT, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. THE WORKSHOPS, WHERE ARE THEY HELD? >> THEY WILL BE HELD AT THE PUBLIC WORKS HEADQUARTERS IN OUR CONFERENCE CENTER AND SHOP. >> JUST A FOLLOW-UP TO THAT. IS THERE A NUMBER OF APPLICANTS THAT WILL BE ACCEPTED? >> EACH WORKSHOP, WE CAN HOLD ABOUT 10. THERE'S ONLY MYSELF AND AN ADDITIONAL HELPER, SO WE DON'T WANT TO OVERWHELM. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> WE WANT TO BE INTERPERSONAL. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MY PLEASURE. >> I JUST WANT TO KNOW, YOU ARE A DELIGHT. YOU SHOULD COME BACK AND PRESENT ALL THE TIME. >> THANK YOU. >> I LOVE YOUR ENERGY, AND I LOVE THE PASSION YOU HAVE FOR WHAT YOU DO. I KNOW THIS IS JUST A TEENY-TINY LITTLE SPECK OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT YOU DO FOR OUR CITY, AND I GREATLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THEM. ESPECIALLY, I KNOW THAT THIS INITIATIVE PARTICULARLY HAD SOME IMPORTANCE TO SOME PEOPLE LIKE MAXINE AND OTHER RESIDENTS. I DON'T KNOW IF IT HELPS GETTING PEOPLE TO VOLUNTEER, I WOULD HAPPILY HELP IF THAT HELPS YOU WITH YOUR WORKSHOPS. IF YOU HAVE MORE PEOPLE THERE, JUST LET ME KNOW. >> THANK YOU. >> I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU. THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT PROGRAM. I MAY EVEN TRY TO DO THAT. BUT I'M JUST WONDERING, DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OR A THOUGHT ABOUT TAKING IT TO THE HOAS FOR A TRAINING SESSION? >> THAT WAS ONE OF THE IDEAS TO EXTEND IT TO NOT JUST THE SCHOOLS, BUT ALSO THE HOAS. THAT WAY, THE BURDEN ISN'T SOLELY ON THE CITY, SPECIFICALLY THE ENVIRONMENTALIST. YES, SIR, IT'S CONSIDERED. >> ONE QUESTION. FOR FOLKS THAT ARE THE DO-IT-YOURSELF FIRST THAT WON'T ATTEND YOUR WORKSHOP, THAT CHOOSE TO DO THIS ON THEIR OWN. IS THERE ANY CITY ORDINANCES OR REGULATIONS THAT CONTROL RAINWATER CAPTURING [OVERLAPPING]? >> THERE ARE. >> CAN YOU CAN TOUCH BASE ON THOSE A LITTLE BIT. >> SIR? >> CAN YOU TOUCH BASE ON THOSE JUST A LITTLE BIT, SO THE DO-IT-YOURSELVERS KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GETTING INTO? >> UNDER THE RAINWATER ORDINANCE IN SECTION 36-5, [01:55:05] AND IT'S ORDINANCE NUMBER 2018-04-09, IT JUST SAYS THAT IT'S INCLUDED AND IS APPROVED AS A PERMANENT CONTROL. OTHER THAN THAT, THE REGULATIONS, WE COVERED IN THE WORKSHOP, BUT I DIDN'T COME PREPARED WITH THOSE NOTES. >> I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND YOU ALSO IN HAVING THE PROGRAM. MR. MAPP, WE DID NOT KNOW WELL, AT LEAST I DID NOT KNOW THAT WE HAD THIS PROGRAM IN PLACE. IT'S GOOD TO SEE. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MISS MAXINE ELLIS. I REMEMBER WHEN SHE CAME FORWARD AND RECOMMENDED IT. IT'S GOOD TO SEE OUR CITIZENS, OR RESIDENTS ENGAGED IN ENSURING THAT WE ARE ECONOMICALLY PROFICIENT. I AGREE WITH CONGRESSMAN DEFFIBAUGH, WAS GOING TO ASK IF IT WOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE HOAS AS WELL BECAUSE I BELIEVE THERE ARE SEVERAL HOAS THAT WOULD REALLY LIKE TO IMPLEMENT THAT. >> YES, MA'AM. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT YOU CAME WITH THE ORDINANCE IN HAND. >> I LOVE THAT. THANK YOU [LAUGHTER]. >> THANK YOU. >> THEY SAID EVERYTHING, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> ONE LAST QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN ANSWER IT OR NOT, BUT I JUST WANT TO KNOW IS, THERE ARE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PEOPLE TO PUT IN RAIN HARVESTING SYSTEMS IN THEIR HOME. DOES ANYBODY AND CITY STAFF KNOW THAT? LIKE A FENCE REQUIRES A PERMIT. DOES THE RAIN BARREL REQUIRE A PERMIT? >> IF I MAY, WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO GO THROUGH A COUPLE OF OUR ZONING ORDINANCES JUST TO LOOK AT THIS AS AN NECESSARY STRUCTURE, MAKE SURE THAT OUR DEFINITION COVERS THESE TYPE OF LAND USES WITHIN A PIECE OF PROPERTY. WE'LL TRY TO LOOK AT THE PERMITTING AND MAKE SURE THAT THESE STRUCTURES ARE NOT OBSTRUCTING AN EASEMENT AND WHATNOT LIKE THAT. I JUST SHOOT FROM THE HIP, I THINK IT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING WE WOULD LOOK AT ON THE PERMIT SIDE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE LOCATED WITHIN THE CERTAIN SETBACKS AND WHATNOT. >> JUST TO BE CLEAR, I'M NOT ADVOCATING FOR PERMITS FOR RAIN COMPONENT. >> SURE. [LAUGHTER] TOTALLY GET IT. IT MAY NOT BE AN OFFICIAL PERMIT, BUT SOMETHING THAT ALLOWS US TO EVALUATE IT. >> JUST TO CLARIFY, THERE'S NOT AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD PROHIBIT YOU FROM DOING THIS. IS LIKE MR. GIBBS WAS ALLUDING TO. WHERE THE LOCATION OF THE BARREL WOULD BE, LIKE IF IT NEEDS TO BE BIND A FENCE OR SCREENED IN SOME WAY. >> AS I'M ALWAYS TO L3. [L3. 2025-131 Consider approving a Moratorium Waiver Application submitted by Mr. Angel Ordonez for that certain 5.077-acre parcel of real property located on the south side of CR 744, Princeton, Texas; and take appropriate action. Presented by Craig Fisher, Director of Development Services.] CONSIDER APPROVING A MORATORIUM WAIVERS APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY MR. ANDREW ORDONEZ FOR A CERTAIN 5.077 ACRE PERCENT REAL PROPERTY. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR ESCOBAR, COUNSEL, CRAIG FISHER, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. THIS WAIVER REQUEST IS FOR A PROPERTY LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS. IT'S LOCATED DOWN FM 982 TO THE EAST OF THAT FM ROADWAY TO THE SOUTH OF THE CITY. IT'S OUTSIDE OF CITY LIMITS, BUT IT IS WITHIN OUR ETJ. THE DEVELOPERS REQUESTING TO BUILD TWO RESIDENTIAL HOMES ON THE PROPERTY. BEING IN THE ETJ, SUBJECT TO THE MORATORIUM. GENERALLY, THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT WOULD REQUIRE A PLAT AND IT WOULD BE A STAFF APPROVED PLAT AS IT'S JUST A SINGLE ONE, FIVE ACRE LOT. BUT SINCE WE'RE IN A MORATORIUM, THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT REQUIRES A WAIVER FROM CITY COUNCIL. HERE'S A LOOK AT THAT PLAT. THEY'RE PROPOSING TWO RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES, AND THEY WILL BE CONNECTING TO CULLEOKA WATER SUPPLY AND THEY WILL HAVE SEPTIC ON SITE. THEY WILL NOT BE UTILIZING ANY CITY UTILITIES AND THEY HAVE FRONTAGE ON A COUNTY ROAD. BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE ABOUT THIS REQUEST AND THE APPLICANTS ALSO HERE. >> BEING WHERE IT'S LOCATED, DO THEY HAVE TO BUILD IN ACCORDANCE TO OUR ORDINANCES FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENT HOMES? >> NO. BEING IN THE ETJ, THEY ARE ONLY SUBJECT TO THE CITY SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, SO THEY'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE A PLAT APPROVED OF BUILDING PERMITS WOULD BE THROUGH COLLIN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES? >> I MEAN MORE IN THE SENSE THAT FOR EXAMPLE, SINCE IT'S NOT DEVELOPMENT, IT'S A SINGLE FAMILY. THE LOCATION OF THE GARAGE. FOR EXAMPLE, IF SOMEONE WERE TO BUILD WITHIN CITY LIMITS, A SINGLE FAMILY HOME, WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT DICTATES WHERE THE GARAGE WOULD BE OR THAT THE ACCESSORY BUILDING WOULD HAVE A SIDEWALK INSTALLED WITH IT AT OR WITHIN THIS WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE AT THE BEGINNING. [02:00:08] I WANT TO KNOW IF ANY OF THOSE BUILDING REQUIREMENTS THAT WE WOULD HAVE, SHOULD IT BE BUILT WITHIN CITY LIMITS, DO THOSE EXTEND ONTO THIS PROPERTY AS WELL. >> THOSE TYPES OF REQUIREMENTS ARE GENERALLY FOUND IN A ZONING ORDINANCE AND OUR ZONING DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS PROPERTY. ZONING DOES NOT APPLY OUTSIDE OF CITY LIMITS, SO NO. ONLY THE COUNTY'S BUILDING CODES WILL BE APPLIED. >> THAT'S ALL I NEEDED TO KNOW. >> SURE. >> I THINK YOU'RE GOOD? NOBODY ELSE HAS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THERE YOU GO. >> YOU'RE SAYING THAT THEY'RE MAKING THEIR OWN SEWER SYSTEM AND THEY'RE TAPPING INTO SOMEBODY ELSE'S WATER SUPPLY? >> YES. THAT'S CORRECT. >> THOSE ARE THE TWO BIG CONCERNS. >> COOL. THANK YOU. >> IT'S CULLEOKA WATER SUPPLY AND THEN THEY HAVE TO APPLY FOR THE SEPTIC SYSTEM THROUGH THE COUNTY FOR THE ONSITE SEWAGE FACILITY AND COMPLY WITH THOSE REGULATIONS. OF COURSE, IF IT'S AN AEROBIC SEPTIC SYSTEM, SURFACE APPLICATION THEN THE POWER COMPANIES ALSO HAVE TO NOTIFY THE COUNTY BECAUSE THEY'RE HAVING TO GET POWER FOR. THAT'S FOR THE OSSF. THEN I KNOW THE COUNTY DOES NOT DO BUILDING INSPECTIONS ANYMORE BECAUSE I WAS OVER THAT PROGRAM AND LEGISLATION WAS PASSED SEVERAL YEARS AGO BEFORE I RETIRED THAT TOOK THAT ABILITY AWAY FROM THE COUNTIES, EXCEPT FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, SO THERE'S REALLY NO INSPECTION ON THE BUILDINGS ITSELF. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY AREN'T ANY OF THE CONSTRUCTION. SOMETIMES THEY'LL GET A THIRD PARTY PERSON TO LOOK AT THEM JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S IN COMPLIANCE. THANK YOU. >> MR. FISHER. I KNOW WE'RE IN A MORATORIUM AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT BUILDING, CONTINUING DURING THE MORATORIUM AND THIS IS AN EXCEPTION. FOR THE SAKE OF RESIDENTS WHO ARE LISTENING AND JUST TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS COMING TO US FOR APPROVAL, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S OUTSIDE OF CITY LIMITS. COULD YOU JUST PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION. >> SURE. THE MORATORIUM APPLIES TO CITY LIMITS AND THE ETJ. ONE OF THE PURPOSES OF THE MORATORIUM WAS TO SLOW DOWN GROWTH, PARTICULARLY HIGH DENSITY GROWTH. MANY OF THE PROPOSED LOTS IN THE CITY THAT ARE EXEMPT FROM THE MORATORIUM HAVE VERY SMALL LOTS, LESS THAN A QUARTER ACRE IN SIZE. THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR TWO DWELLINGS ON FIVE ACRE TRACK IS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS DENSE THAN WHAT WE'RE TYPICALLY SEEING IN THE CITY LIMITS. IT'S MY OPINION THAT THE MORATORIUM WASN'T CREATED TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT. BUT THAT'S UP FOR YOU ALL TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT TO APPROVE THE REQUEST. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? >> I'M HOPING IT DOES. LIKE I SAID, I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SAYING, WHY ARE YOU STILL BUILDING IF THERE IS A MORATORIUM AND WHAT TO WHAT DOES THAT APPLY? I THINK YOU ANSWERED. I BELIEVE YOU DID. >> I THINK THE DIRECTOR FISHER, YOU SAID IT PERFECTLY THERE, IS THAT THE MORATORIUM WAS NEVER DESIGNED TO IMPACT RESIDENTS LIKE THIS. I'M LOOKING AT THIS LOT. THIS IS THE TEXAS THAT I RECOGNIZE. BIG LOTS, MY SIZE HOUSE ON IT. THIS IS PERFECT, I APPRECIATE THE EXPLANATION AS FAR AS THE PUBLIC SO THEY CAN UNDERSTAND WHY SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED A WAIVER OF FOR US TO REVIEW. >> I MOTION TO APPROVE. >> I SECOND. >> MOTION PASSES 6:0. PLEASE MOVE TO L4, [L4. 2025-125 Consider approving a request for items to be placed on a future agenda and NOT for discussion of these requests.] CONSIDER APPROVING REQUESTS FOR ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA AND NOT FOR DISCUSSION OF THESE REQUESTS. DOES ANYBODY COUNCIL HAVE ITEMS? >> MR. MAYOR, WE'VE JUST LEARNED THAT THIS WEEK IS POLICE WEEK, AND I'M NOT SURE WHETHER WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION IN PLACE, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND TO THE CITY THAT WE MAKE A PROCLAMATION THAT TO MAKE THIS WEEK POLICE WEEK IN PRINCETON. OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS DONE A LOT THIS YEAR. [02:05:01] THEY HAVE GROWN. THEY'VE ENSURED THAT WE ARE SAFE. WE'RE ONE OF THE SAFEST CITIES IN TEXAS. I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND CHIEF WATERS AND HIS CREW, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING. WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE. WE LIKE TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE UTILITIES AND WE'RE ABLE TO DRIVE ALONG THE ROADWAYS AND WE'RE ABLE TO GO TO WALMART AND FEEL REASONABLY SAFE. I THINK WE OWE A LOT TO CHIEF WATERS AND HIS TEAM AND I REALLY BELIEVE THAT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO LET THEM KNOW THAT. HE'S A VERY HUMBLE MAN AND HE WOULD NOT WANT TO SEE ANYTHING, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE HIM BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB. THANK YOU, CHIEF WATERS [APPLAUSE]. >> I 100% AGREE AND I APOLOGIZE THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT READY FOR YOU, BUT YOU'RE GETTING ONE, SO [LAUGHTER]. >> YOUR HONOR, I HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS I'D LIKE TO SEE ON THE NEXT AGENDA. ONE IS CONCERNING ALLEYWAYS BEHIND LOTS OF HOMES THAT THE GRASS GROWS UP. I'D JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE ALLEYWAYS. IS IT THE PROPERTY OWNER BECAUSE SOME OF THE HOMES OF THE PROPERTY OWNER JUST TO LET YOU KNOW HAVE PRIVACY FENCES WITH NO GATES, SO THEY HAVE NO ACCESS TO THE ALLEYWAYS TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE. I'D JUST LIKE TO GET CLARIFICATION ON THAT ON WHO MAINTAINS THOSE. THEN ALSO, WE'VE BEEN SPEAKING ABOUT THE DRAINAGE ISSUES AND THINGS. I NOTICED THERE'S LOTS OF SUBDIVISIONS THAT JUST THEY HAVE ONE SINGLE PRIVACY FENCE BETWEEN THE TWO HOMES WHERE THEY BACK UP TO EACH OTHER. WHO MAINTAINS THAT FENCE? WHO'S IT BELONG TO. IS IT BELONG TO HOA, BELONG TO BOTH PROPERTY OWNERS? WHO TAKES CARE OF THAT? >> SURE. >> THEN ALSO THE DRAINAGE ISSUE FOR THAT, IF IT IS IT GOING TO GO UNDER THE FENCE AND OVER TO THE OTHER PROPERTY OR BACK AND FORTH OR BUT ANYWAY, I'D JUST LIKE TO GET SOME INFORMATION ON THAT AND THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> WITH EVERYTHING WE'VE SEEN WITH THE ORDINANCES, AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HAVING OUR ORDINANCES REVIEWED BY THIRD PARTY. I WOULD LIKE A COMMITTEE TO BE ESTABLISHED, ONE THAT INCORPORATES THE PLANNING AND ZONING, COUNCIL AND THE DIRECTORS OF THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, DEPENDING ON WHICH ORDINANCES WE'RE LOOKING AT. WE CAN COLLABORATE AND IDENTIFY THINGS SPECIFICALLY THAT WE ARE SEEING WITHIN OUR CITY THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. THIS NEEDS TO BE AN ACTIVE THING. THIS CAN'T JUST BE E MAILS AND BACK AND FORTH. I FEEL THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A COMMITTEE LOOKING AT THIS AND ACTIVELY WORKING ON IT FOR THE RESIDENTS TO GET THESE THINGS ADDRESSED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. >> I AGREE AND I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE HOAS TO MAYBE GET TOGETHER TO COLLECT JUST THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ISSUES THAT THEY ARE DEALING WITH IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES AND PRESENT THOSE TO THE CITY FOR US FOR CONSIDERATION. I'M NOT SURE BASED ON MR. LARRY'S ASSESSMENT. >> WE CAN'T DISCUSS IT, BUT WE CAN ADD IT, THOUGH. >> THAT MEAN? >> WE CAN'T DISCUSS IT, SO. >> NO. NOT TO DISCUSS, BUT TO BRING FORWARD SO THAT AT LEAST WE KNOW IF WHEN WE PRESENT TO DEVELOPERS, OR JUST BUILDERS, WHOMEVER WE MAY NEED TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES SO THAT AT LEAST WE HAVE A DETAILED LIST OF ISSUES THAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE CITY. >> I MAY HAVE MISSED IT. BUT A FOLLOW UP ON THE RENTAL CAP ISSUE. I KNOW WE'VE ASKED FOR IT PREVIOUSLY, BUT JUST AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE IN THE RESEARCH PROCESS WOULD BE STUPENDOUS. >> COUNCIL JOHNSON, I THINK A MEMO WAS CIRCULATED, BUT I'M HAPPY TO IF I NEED TO DO A PRESENTATION OR WE CAN RECIRCULATE THE MEMO. >> ONE HUNDRED PERCENT. THANK YOU. >> IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, WE'LL MOVE TO THE REPORT AGENDA. [M. REPORT AGENDA] NEXT SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING, MONDAY, MAY 27TH, 2025 AT 6:30. NEXT REGULAR CDC MEETING, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21ST, 2025 AT 6:00 P.M. NEXT REGULAR EDC MEETING, [02:10:02] MONDAY, JUNE 2ND, 2025 AT 6:00 P.M. NEXT REGULAR P&Z MEETING, MONDAY, MAY 19TH, 2025, AT 6:30 P.M. NEXT SPECIAL LIBRARY MEETING, THURSDAY, JUNE 12TH, 2025, AT 6:30 P.M. AT HO COMMITTEE MEETING WEDNESDAY, MAY 28TH, 2025 AT 6:30 P.M. HOME RULE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING THURSDAY, MAY 29TH, 2025 AT 6:00 P.M. THIS WILL TAKE US TO ADJOURNMENT. >> I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYES. >> AYE. >> ANY NAYS? TIME IS 9:18. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.