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>> WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED. TODAY IS MONDAY,

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JUNE 9TH, 2025.

THE TIME IS 5:31. THIS WILL START OUR PRE-COUNCIL MEETING.

I'LL TAKE TO ORDER MS. DAVID GRAVES.

>> HERE?

>> MR. JOHNSON.

>> HERE.

>> MS. TODD?

>> HERE.

>> MR. WASHINGTON IS GOING TO BE LATE.

>> MR. GERFERS.

>> HERE.

>> MR. DEFFIBAUGH. IT'S THE OTHER ONE.

>> HERE.

>> MR. LONG IS NOT HERE.

[C. WORK SESSION AGENDA]

THAT WILL TAKE US INTO OUR WORK SESSION WHICH WE DON'T HAVE ONE TODAY. ACTUALLY WE DO. I'M SORRY.

IT'S GOING TO BE C1.2025-155, DISCUSSION UPDATE ON COUNCIL LIAISONS.

THIS IS NEW FOR US, BUT I WANT TO GIVE EVERYBODY A CHANCE TO GIVE US ANY UPDATES FOR THE BOARDS THAT YOU GUY THE LIAISONS FOR.

ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO KNOW THAT WE CAN ADD ON OUR FUTURE AGENDA.

I'LL START WITH MS. DAVID GRAVES.

>> AS LIAISON FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD, I DO NOT HAVE AN UPDATE, BUT I SURELY WILL HAVE ONE AFTER OUR NEXT MEETING.

THERE ARE SOME ACTIVITIES, BUT THOSE WILL BE PRESENTED IN THE ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST, SO I PREFER TO RESERVE THEM UNTIL THAT TIME.

>> AS FOR THE LIAISON FOR THE PRINCETON EDC, WE ARE APPROVING A CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION.

I'M SORRY. NO, THAT'S CDC, MY APOLOGY.

AS FAR AS EDC, THERE'S A POLICIES AND PROCEDURE, CONSENT AGENDA ITEM THAT WE'LL BE DISCUSSING HERE IN A BIT WITH JIM, THE CEO, SO WE CAN GO THROUGH SOME OF THE UPDATES OR CHANGES ON HERE.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THERE ARE NO UPDATES THAT I CAN SPEAK TO PUBLICLY.

>> FOR PLANNING AND ZONING, WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT THAT CAME ACROSS PLANNING AND ZONING AND WAS DENIED, IT IS ITEM L2.

THIS IS THE LIGHTHOUSE VILLAGE.

THE REASON FOR IT BEING DENIED WAS BECAUSE IT DID NOT MEET FIRE CODE AND THE FIRE MARSHAL WAS NOT GIVING A VARIANCE FOR THEM BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SAFE.

THEY NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO GET THE HOSES OVER THERE.

AFTER THE REJECTION, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY HAVE CHANGED THE PLANS THAT THEY HAVE SUBMITTED TO PLANNING AND ZONING AND WILL BE SUBMITTING OR WE ARE REVIEWING DIFFERENT PLANS TONIGHT.

I'M HOPING WE CAN HEAR FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR MARSHAL TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THOSE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE TO UNDERSTAND HOW THEY MEET CODE NOW FOR IT TO COME BEFORE US.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, PLANNING AND ZONING IS WORKING ON THEIR BYLAWS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE BYLAWS.

THEY CURRENTLY ALIGN WITH COUNCIL ON THINGS AND THERE ARE CERTAIN AREAS THAT NEED TO BE BETTER DEFINED.

WE'RE WORKING WITH GRANT FOR THAT.

FURTHERMORE, WE'VE NOTICED WITH PLANNING AND ZONING WITH ORDINANCES, THERE ARE AREAS THAT APPEAR THAT WE'RE SKIPPING OVER WHEN IT COMES TO THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH PLATS AND PLANNING.

WE GO THROUGH AND WE DO HERE'S A MAP HERE GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS.

BUT THERE ARE OTHER PARTS, THE PLANNING PARTS THAT OUR BOARD IS NOT HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXERCISE THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES FOR WHICH INCLUDES THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

ACCORDING TO ORDINANCES REQUIRES PLANNING AND ZONING'S PARTICIPATION, AND THEY ARE OR WERE NOT FORMALLY INVITED TO PARTICIPATE WITH THAT.

PER ORDINANCE, I THINK THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT TO ENSURE PLANNING AND ZONING IS GETTING THE INPUT THAT THEY NEED TO BE FOR THAT.

>> DO YOU HAVE THAT ORDINANCE NUMBER?

>> I DO. IT'S GOING TO BE UNDER 8240.

IT HAS ITS DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES.

>> THAT'S UNDER THE PLAN PLANNING ZONING, RIGHT?

>> YES. ALSO, I'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THIS WITH MR. LOWRY.

THERE'S CONFLICTING ORDINANCES FOR THE PLANNING ZONING.

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SIX AND SEVEN DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE AN ELECTION DATE.

WHEN THEY WERE ADDED, IT WAS SIMPLY STATED THAT THERE WERE SEVEN SEATS INSTEAD OF FIVE.

THE OTHER SEATS ARE ASSIGNED TO ROTATING YEARS FOR ELECTION.

THOSE ARE SOME AREAS THAT PLANNING ZONING IS LOOKING AT GETTING CLEANED UP.

WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT SOME ORDINANCES.

IN FUTURE AGENDAS, WE'LL BE LOOKING AT ORDINANCES THAT WE'LL BE VOTING ON TO HELP IMPROVE ON DIFFERENT THINGS.

>> IS PLANNING AND ZONING MAKING THESE BYLAWS AND CHANGES INDEPENDENTLY AND THEY'RE GOING TO PRESENT IT TO US IS THAT HOW THAT WORKS, WHERE THEY GET TOGETHER?

>> I'M MEETING WITH FRED AND MR. LOWRY TOMORROW ON SOME OF THE THINGS, AND PLANNING ZONING THEY'RE LOOKING AT THEIR STUFF.

WE HAVE THE OUTSIDE EVALUATION HAPPENING AS WELL.

WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT SOME OF THE QUICK THINGS THAT CAN BE FIXED NOW.

LET'S GO AHEAD, RUN THEM THROUGH, LET'S LOOK AT THEM, LET'S VOTE, LET'S GET THOSE CHANGES, AND THEN THE BIG OVERHAUL WILL HAPPEN WITH OUR THIRD PARTY. THAT'S ALL.

>> I THINK BRIAN'S OVER AT THE EDC.

HE'S NOT HERE, AND YOU GUYS AREN'T LIAISONS.

I THINK WE CAN MOVE ON.

THIS WOULD DISCUSS AND REVIEW ITEM THE CITY COUNCIL MAY

[D. DISCUSS AND REVIEW AGENDA ITEMS]

ASK QUESTIONS REGARDING OR DISCUSS ANY ITEMS LISTED ON THE MAIN MEETING AGENDA.

NO FORMAL ACTION WILL BE TAKEN DURING THE PRE MEETING AS ANY FORMAL ACTION SHALL ONLY OCCUR DURING THE MAIN MEETING.

IS THERE ANY ITEMS THAT COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT IS ON THEIR REGULAR AGENDA?

>> YES, I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS CONSENT AGENDA ITEM H7 AND H8 OR SHOULD WE GO ONE AT A TIME ON THOSE?

>> WE'RE GOING TO START WITH H7.

>> THE QUESTIONS I HAVE ARE I GUESS SIMILAR IN BOTH OF THEM.

THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, WHICH I BRIEFED OVER WITH JIM, AND HE GAVE ME SOME GOOD INFORMATION IN TERMS OF THE DIRECTION OF WHY THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES WERE UPDATED IN THE MANNER THAT THEY WERE.

THE QUESTIONS OR I GUESS I WOULD LIKE TO GET GENERAL CONSENSUS FROM THE REST OF YOU ARE HERE IS THE CURRENT ONE THAT WE HAVE THAT THIS ONE IS REPLACING.

THE ONE THAT WE'RE REPLACING IT BASED ON WHAT JIM DESCRIBED, IT STREAMLINES THE MORE COURSE CEO DESCRIPTION HOW THAT WORKS, BUT THE ONLY THING THAT IT LACKS IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.

THE CURRENT ONE HERE THAT WE HAVE, IT GIVES A LOT OF INFORMATION IF A NEW BOARD MEMBER IS APPOINTED, YOU CAN PRETTY MUCH GIVE THEM THIS PACKET AND THEY READ IT, AND THEY SHOULD UNDERSTAND HOW THE PROCESS WORKS ONCE THEY JOIN THE BOARD.

THE NEW UPDATE DOES NOT PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.

IT TAKES THAT AWAY.

I WAS THINKING THAT MAYBE THAT THE NEW UPDATE SHOULD BE MORE SO AMENDMENTS IN BUILDING ON WHAT WE HAVE OPPOSED TO COMPLETELY, I GUESS IT FEELS LIKE THROWING THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATHWATER.

WE CAN KEEP SOME OF THE GOOD THINGS IN HERE AND JUST ADD ON WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY.

>> JIM, IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT? DO YOU KNOW IF WE CAN JUST AMEND VERSUS BECAUSE I MEAN, I DO AGREE THAT IF WE REQUIRE IT TO GIVE THE PACKET TO EVERY NEW BOARD MEMBER, WE SHOULD KEEP THAT AT LEAST IN THIS NEW UPDATED CONTRACT OR POLICY.

>> THE INTENT OF IT WAS, AGAIN AS COUNCILMAN MENTIONED, WAS TO STREAMLINE IT'S NOT AN ORDINANCE.

IT'S NOT EVEN A RULES AND REGULATIONS.

IT'S BASICALLY A GUIDELINE ON HOW WE INTERACT.

I INTERACT WITH THE BOARD, THE BOARD INTERACTS WITH COUNCIL, WHAT POLICIES OF THE CITY WE USE? I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND WHAT COUNCILMAN JOHNSON IS SAYING, BUT THE INTENT WAS, THE CURRENT ONE IS 15 PAGES, MINUS SIX TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE BOARD TO GO FIND THE ONLY THINGS WHERE WE REALLY INTERACT IS NOT MEANT TO BE NECESSARILY A PUBLIC ALTHOUGH ALL OF OUR DOCUMENTS ARE PUBLIC, IT'S GEARED TOWARDS THE BOARD AND OUR INTERACTION TO ONE ANOTHER.

OBVIOUSLY, IF THE COUNCIL WANTS ME TO GO BACK AND GO TO THE BOARDS, THEY'VE APPROVED IT ALREADY UNANIMOUSLY, BUT I CAN CERTAINLY TAKE IT BACK TO THEM WITH WHATEVER THE COUNCIL'S WISH IS, MAKE AMENDMENTS TO IT, AND THEN BRING IT BACK.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION.

>> YES.

>> IT SEEMS AS IF THERE IS A PART THAT'S PROCEDURAL AND THEN THERE IS A PART THAT'S JUST LIKE A HANDBOOK FOR THE FOR BOARD MEMBERS.

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IF YOU WOULD WALK US THROUGH THE PROCESS FOR BOARDING BOARD MEMBERS, WHAT'S PROVIDED TO THEM AND THEN ALSO INCLUDE WHY IT WAS FELT THAT THIS DOCUMENT NEEDED TO BE SECTIONED OUT SMALLER, THAT WOULD PROBABLY HELP US.

>> THIS DOCUMENT IS ONLY A PIECE OF THE BOARDING BOOKLET AS YOU HAD MENTIONED.

A LOT OF THE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL IS IN ADDITION TO THIS DOCUMENT.

IT'S NOT THE INSIDE OF THIS DOCUMENT, TO YOUR POINT. ANOTHER WAY TO PUT IT.

I TRY TO BREAK THINGS DOWN AND MAKE IT AS EASY TO READ AND FOLLOW AS I CAN, BECAUSE IF PEOPLE ARE LIKE ME, THE LONGER THE DOCUMENT, THE LESS LIKELY I AM TO READ OR REMEMBER THE WHOLE THING, SO I TRY TO JUST MAKE IT CONCISE FOR THE BOARD.

BUT AGAIN, I'M HAPPY TO DO IT EITHER WAY.

THE INTENT WASN'T TO CHANGE A LOT.

IT WAS TO REALLY TO STREAMLINE IT TO MAKE AN EASIER WORKING DOCUMENT WITH THE BOARD.

>> IS THERE ANY OF THE CONCERNS THAT HE SORRY.

>> GO AHEAD.

>> CONCERNS THAT HE HAS. WE'RE STILL DOING THE SAME PROCESS OF THE EDGE EDUCATION THAT'S MISSING FROM THIS DOCUMENT? CORRECT.

>> I'M SORRY.

>> I SAID, ARE WE STILL DOING THE SAME PROCESS OF EDUCATING EVEN THOUGH THE DOCUMENT IS NOT SPEAKING ABOUT IT, WE'RE NOT CHANGING HOW WE ON BOARD? CORRECT. WE HAVE AN ENTIRE SESSION, A MEETING WHERE ALL IT IS IS TRAINING.

YOU DID YOU MAKE IT, COUNCILMAN JOHNSON, FOR OUR TRAINING THAT WE HAD DID? I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU WERE THERE.

IT WAS A SINGLE MEETING IN APRIL, I BELIEVE.

WE WILL STILL DO THAT. WE WILL STILL PROVIDE THE ENTIRE BOOKLET.

IT'S JUST THIS ONE SECTION THAT IS WITHIN THAT BOOKLET AND QUITE HONESTLY, THE BOOKLET FOR THE ONBOARDING, I DON'T EVEN CARE IF THIS DOCUMENTS IN IT.

THIS IS A DOCUMENT BASICALLY A STANDS LOAN THAT I GIVE TO THE BOARD TO SAY, THIS IS HOW I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO INTERACT.

NO, THE EDUCATION WON'T CHANGE.

SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I TOOK OUT ARE STATE LAW OR THEY'RE ALREADY IN OUR BY LAWS, AND SO THEY'RE COVERED IN OTHER AREAS.

I DIDN'T WANT TO BE REDUNDANT, ALTHOUGH I UNDERSTAND NOW IF SOMEBODY'S NEW, NOT MAKING THEM GO CHECK ON ANOTHER DOCUMENT, I PULLED THEM OUT OF THIS PARTICULAR ONE.

I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND WHERE THE COUNCILMAN IS COMING FROM.

YEAH I AGREE.

NO OFFENSE, CONGRESS MAYBE NOT CONGRESSMAN.

MAYBE I'M SPEAKING INTO FUTURE, YOU NEVER KNOW, I MIGHT BE PROPHETIC.

WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK? BUT NO OFFENSE, BUT I AGREE SOMETIMES WE CAN INUNDATE PEOPLE WITH INFORMATION.

IF WE'RE ABLE TO SECTION OUT TO SAY, THIS IS THE HANDBOOK IT INCLUDES EVERYTHING, BUT IN THE NORMAL ROUTINE EVERY DAY WORK THAT WE DO IN RELATING TO GYM OR ANYONE ELSE, HERE AT CITY HALL OR EVEN COUNCIL ITSELF, THAT THESE ARE JUST THE ONES THAT YOU REALLY WILL FOLLOW.

BUT FOR OVERALL EDUCATION, I THINK MAYBE IT SHOULD BE SEPARATE.

I DON'T REALLY SEE AN ISSUE WITH IT BEING A SMALLER PC OF THE LARGER DOCUMENT.

>> SEPARATE HOW. WHEN THEY'RE ON BOARD, WHAT DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED OR WHAT'S THE ON BOARDING PROCESS? DO THEY HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE MEETING TO BE TRAINED OR HOW'S THAT GO?

>> WELL, I'LL MEET WITH THEM INDIVIDUALLY AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A TRAINING SESSION AND THE ENTIRE BOARD WILL BE THERE TO GO OVER THE LAWS OF GOVERNANCE, REMIND THEM OF WHAT OUR FOCUS IS, THE WAY THE INTENT OF THE LAW WAS, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, HOW THEY'RE APPOINTED.

I MEAN, THEY SHOULD KNOW BECAUSE THEY'VE JUST BEEN APPOINTED, BUT SOME PEOPLE QUITE HONESTLY KNOW THAT THEY GOT TO CALL AND ASK IF THEY WANT TO SERVE ON THE EDC OR CDC, AND THEY'RE NOT EVEN REALLY SURE WHO APPOINTED THEM.

BY LAW, CITY COUNCIL APPOINTS AND REMOVES ALL BOARD MEMBERS, THE EDC AND CDC.

BUT THERE'S ALSO AN ONBOARDING PACKET OF BOOKLET.

THIS IS JUST ONE SECTION OF THAT BOOKLET THAT WE WOULD SWAP OUT.

>> IS IT THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK GUIDE OR?

>> IT'S NOT AN EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK GUIDE, AND I WAS JUST LOOKING AT IT 20 MINUTES AGO, AND I DON'T REMEMBER THE ACTUAL WORDING ON IT.

>> FROM MY KNOWLEDGE, THIS WAS THE BOOK THAT YOU WERE SPEAKING OF.

BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY TWO DOCUMENTS THAT WERE YOU WOULD GET THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK AND THEN THIS ONE.

WAS THERE A SEPARATE DOCUMENT?

>> THERE WAS. IT INCLUDED BOTH OF THOSE DOCUMENTS INSIDE IT, BUT IT'S A LARGER DOCUMENT.

I BELIEVE THE SHAWNA PUT TOGETHER WITH SOME HELP OF THE BOARDS BEFORE I GOT HERE.

>> GOT YOU.

>> YES, SIR. IN BETWEEN MEETINGS IF YOU LIKE, I CAN FRONT A COPY AND SHOW IT TO YOU.

>> JUST THE NAME OF IT WOULD BE PERFECT, BECAUSE WHEN THESE WERE CREATED, I HAVE THE THREE DOCUMENTS.

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THE BOARD AND WAS THIS AN EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK AND A BYLAWS.

I DON'T RECALL THE OTHER ONE.

>> I THINK THIS ANSWERS FOR H8 AS WELL, THIS IS THE SAME QUESTIONS.

>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAYBE PUT ON THE RECORD THAT THERE ISN'T ANY INFORMATION THAT WAS IN THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS THAT WILL NOT BE PROVIDED TO BOARD MEMBERS BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT SO THEY HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT THEY NEED TO MAKE AND TO BE TRAINED IN THE WAY THEY NEED TO BE SO THEY CAN PERFORM ADEQUATELY AS BOARD MEMBERS.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT.

>> I THINK THAT WE'RE GOOD, UNLESS ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, MS. TODD.

I THINK WE'RE GOOD. IS THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA?

>> YES. IN REVIEWING MY NOTES, THERE'S SOME MORE ABOUT LIGHTHOUSE THAT I WANT TO DISCUSS.

IN ADDITION TO THE CONCERN ABOUT THE FIRE CODES, THERE IS SOME CONCERN REGARDING THE DRAINAGE THERE.

THERE IS A TEMPORARY DRAINAGE EASEMENT THAT GOES STRAIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE.

IT IS GOING TO BE TURNING INTO A ROAD.

THERE'S PARTS OF IT THAT HAVE BEEN HAND CARVED OUT TO EXPAND IT AND THEN THERE ARE PARTS WHERE YOU CAN SEE THAT THE WATER HAS LIKE IT'S SO STRONG, IT'S LIKE CARVING THE LAND AS WELL AS IT'S BEEN SO POWERFUL, IT HAS BUSTED THROUGH THE BARRIERS THAT ARE MEANT TO SLOW DOWN THE WATER.

IT'S A LITTLE CONCERNING THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE TURNED INTO A ROAD WITH THAT POWER AND FORCE WITH THE WATER GOING THROUGH THERE.

SORRY, I'M TRYING TO READ ALL THE.

THE TEMPORARY EASEMENT AGREEMENT CLEARLY STATES THAT AT THE END OF THE USE OF THE TEMPORARY EASEMENT, THAT SECTION AND THE ADJACENT LAND WILL BE RESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL STATE.

IT WAS NOT A ROAD ORIGINALLY.

I THINK CHECKING INTO THAT AND GETTING SOME GUIDANCE ON MAKING SURE WE'RE NOT DOING SOMETHING INADVERTENTLY NOT SO GREAT BECAUSE THAT EASEMENT WAS GIVEN TO THE CITY, SO IT IS OUR EASEMENT.

IT WILL BE OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO RESTORE THE LAND TO ITS ORIGINAL STATE.

IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE BIG CONCERNS THAT JUST POPPED OUT TO LOOK AT.

>> HOLD IT ON. CRAIG DO YOU WANT TO DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS?

>> THOSE EASEMENTS ARE DEDICATED TO THE CITY TO CONVEY WATER FROM THE SOUTHGATE APARTMENTS, WHICH ARE THESE APARTMENT BUILDINGS JUST SOUTH OF PEOPLE'S BANK.

THOSE EASEMENTS ARE DEDICATED TO THE CITY, AND IT'S THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN THOSE EASEMENTS.

IF THIS PROJECT, LIGHTHOUSE VILLAGE MOVES FORWARD AND BUILDS, THEY INTEND TO REMOVE THE DRAINAGE STRUCTURES THAT ARE THERE TODAY, REPLACE IT WITH A NEW PUBLIC STREET.

THEY'LL HAVE UNDERGROUND STORM-WATER PIPES, THEY'LL CONVEY THE STORM-WATER TO THE SOUTH.

>> I KNOW THAT AS DIRECTOR, YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO ASK FOR THE DOWNSTREAM ASSESSMENT TO BE COMPLETED.

HAVE YOU ASKED FOR ONE, AND IF SO, HOW RECENT IS IT, IS IT BEFORE THOSE APARTMENTS WERE MADE OR AFTER THOSE APARTMENTS WERE BUILT? BECAUSE WITH HOW STRONG THE WATER IS THAT IT'S LITERALLY BUSTING THROUGH THOSE WALLS, I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT OUR ASSESSMENT AND OUR INFORMATION IS AS UP TO DATE AS POSSIBLE.

>> SURE. I AGREE.

THE DOWNSTREAM ASSESSMENT WILL BE REQUIRED IN THEIR DETAILED CIVIL ENGINEERING PLANS, THAT'S THE NEXT STEP OF DEVELOPMENT AFTER THE PRELIMINARY PLAT IS APPROVED, AS WE'LL ENSURE THAT THEY USE CURRENT DATA IN DESIGNING THE FUTURE OF THAT PUBLIC ROAD AND THE ASSOCIATED STORM DRAIN PIPES THAT WILL BE BUILT WITH COLE STREET.

THEY'LL USE CURRENT DATA FOR THE DOWNSTREAM ASSESSMENT.

>> YES. THAT DRAINAGE WILL BASICALLY, WHATEVER FLOW OF WATER IS GOING THROUGH THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO HANDLE THAT? AS FAR AS HER QUESTION ABOUT PENDING IT BACK TO THIS ORIGINAL STATE, WHAT DID THAT TECH TECHNICALLY MEAN.

>> THE EASEMENT WILL BE ABANDONED AND REPLACED WITH A PUBLIC STREET.

>> BUT THE AGREEMENT STATES THAT WHEN IT'S NO LONGER BEING USED, IT MUST BE RETURNED TO ITS ORIGINAL STATE,

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AND IT CONCERNS ME THE MOST BECAUSE IT IS A CITY EASEMENT, AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT CAN'T COME BACK AND BITE US, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO WORK ON WITH GRANT WITH LEGAL AND STUFF SINCE THAT IS WITHIN THE AGREEMENT, THAT STATEMENT, WHICH MAKES IT BINDING.

>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT EASEMENT WILL BE ABANDONED SO THAT THAT CLAUSE TO RETURN IT TO ITS PREVIOUS CONDITION GOES AWAY, THE EASEMENT WILL GO AWAY, IT WILL BE REPLACED WITH PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION.

>> IS IT COMMON FOR THE CITY TO ABANDON EASEMENTS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SUCH A DRASTIC CHANGE ON SOMETHING?

>> YES. IT'S VERY COMMON. WHEN LAND IS DEVELOPED, TEMPORARY DRAINAGE EASEMENTS ARE DEDICATED TO CONVEY WATER OFF SITE AND THEN WHEN THOSE ADJACENT PROPERTIES DEVELOP, EASEMENTS CHANGE ALL THE TIME.

IT'S A VERY NORMAL PROCESS.

>> CHANGING, YES.

IT'S JUST MY QUESTION IS, IT SOUNDS LIKE IN ORDER TO MAKE THE ROAD, WE'RE CREATING A LOOPHOLE OF WE'RE JUST GOING TO ABANDON IT BECAUSE THE CLAUSE SAYS WE HAVE TO RESTORE IT, SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO ABANDON IT, I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND.

>> IT'S BEING ABANDONED FOR SOMETHING BETTER.

RIGHT NOW, IT'S AN OPEN DITCH, AND IT WILL BE REPLACED WITH A CITY STANDARD STREET, CONCRETE STREET WITH CURB AND GUTTER, SIDEWALKS, AND STORM DRAINS UNDERNEATH.

I THINK WE'RE HEADING IN A BETTER DIRECTION IF THE PROPERTY IS TO DEVELOP.

>> I THINK THAT WILL BE IT.

THANKS, CRAIG. IS THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT COUNCIL LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT? THAT WILL MOVE US TO OUR NEXT ITEM,

[E. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

WHICH WILL BE EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER TERMS OF CHAPTER 551 OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

THE CITY COUNCIL MAY ENTER INTO A CLOSED SESSION OR EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ON PENDING CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION.

THIS WILL BE FOR THE MORATORIUM ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT IN 599 WEST PRINCETON DRIVE.

THE TIME IS 5:53, THIS WILL TAKE US INTO EXECUTIVE.

THE TIME IS 6:41, AND THIS WILL TAKE US OUT OF EXECUTIVE, AND I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN?

>> I'LL SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE.

>> THAT'LL TAKE US TO ITEM J, EXECUTIVE SESSION.

WE WILL NOT BE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT THIS TIME.

THERE ARE NO ACTIONS TO TAKE FROM EXECUTIVE.

THIS WILL TAKE US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEM.

WE'LL START WITH H2, MS. COOK.

>> H2. DID HE SAY H2?

>> YEAH, IT WAS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT.

>> CONSIDER APPROVING A REQUEST FROM GRBK EDGEWOOD, LLC FOR A FINAL PLAT APPROVAL FOR PROPERTY 88.681 ACRE TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE TOM.

A. RHODES SURVEY, ABSTRACT 741, CITY OF PRINCETON, COLLIN COUNTY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

MR. CRAIG FISHER.

>> GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR ESCOBAR, COUNCIL, CRAIG FISHER, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

THIS REQUEST IS FOR FINAL PLAT APPROVAL FOR EASTRIDGE PHASE 4.

THIS DEVELOPMENT IS PART OF AN EXISTING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

IT IS EXEMPT FROM THE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING MORATORIUM.

THIS FINAL PLAT REQUEST WENT TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IN APRIL.

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLAT.

IT WAS BROUGHT TO CITY COUNCIL, AND THAT REQUEST WAS TABLED BY THIS BODY UNTIL ALL THE CONDITIONS HAD BEEN MET, NAMELY THAT A LIFT STATION ON SITE NEEDED TO BE COMPLETED.

THAT LIFT STATION HAS NOW BEEN COMPLETED AND INSPECTED BY THE CITY'S ENGINEER.

ALL OF THE CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN MET, AND THIS ITEM IS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL.

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

NOW THE CITY'S ENGINEERING TEAM IS HERE AS IS THE DEVELOPER'S ENGINEERS, THEY ARE ALSO PRESENT AND AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

>> MY FIRST QUESTION IS THE DOWNSTREAM ASSESSMENT INDICATED THAT THERE WOULD BE IMPACTS IN THE AREA AND THAT SECOND DOWNSTREAM ASSESSMENT WOULD BE NEEDED TO SEE THAT THE IMPROVEMENTS MADE ADDRESSED THAT CHANGE THAT WOULD HAPPEN.

LOOKING AT THE DOWNSTREAM ASSESSMENT THAT IS ATTACHED,

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I'M SEEING IT STILL OLDER.

I JUST I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, HAVE WE LOOKED AT THAT?

>> YES. I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE CITY'S ENGINEERING TEAM, BRITTANY AND.

>> STEVE.

>> STEVE.

>> YOU'RE THE ONES THAT IDENTIFIED THAT THERE MIGHT BE A CHANGE IN THAT SECOND DOWNSTREAM ASSESSMENT WAS RECOMMENDED?

>> THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU, MAYOR, COUNCIL-PEOPLE.

MY NAME IS STEVE GALLOWAY WITH KIMLEY-HORN ASSOCIATES.

WITH THE EASTRIDGE PHASE 4, WE DID NOTE IN OUR COMMENT LETTER THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A NEED FOR AN UPDATED STUDY AS PART OF A FUTURE PHASE, SPECIFICALLY, WE SAID IN THE FULL BUILD SCENARIO, WHICH INVOLVED ALL OF THE PHASES OF EASTRIDGE THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROPOSED IN THE PHASE 4 WOULD NOT ALLEVIATE INCREASES IN FLOW DOWNSTREAM.

THAT COMMENT WAS THEN MADE AGAIN WITH THE PHASE 8 SUBMITTAL.

THE PHASE 8 SUBMITTAL CALLED FOR REVISIONS TO GET RID OF THAT INCREASE IN FLOW BECAUSE THAT WOULD HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN TRIGGERED WITH PHASE 8, AND THOSE COMMENTS WERE ADDRESSED BY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE POND AND OUTFALL.

THAT WAS THE SECOND SUBMITTAL.

>> HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT WHEN ANOTHER ACTUAL ASSESSMENT WASN'T DONE? YOUR STAFF SUGGESTS THAT A NEW DOWNSTREAM ASSESSMENT IS MADE, AND YOU'RE NOW NOT FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WAS GIVEN TO US.

THE RECOMMENDATION GIVEN TO US WAS A SECOND DOWNSTREAM ASSESSMENT WOULD BE NEEDED TO LOOK AT THAT, AND INSTEAD OF DOING A SECOND DOWNSTREAM ASSESSMENT, YOU'RE JUST ACCEPTING CHANGES MADE TO THE PLANS THAT THEY HAVE DONE WITHOUT FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU YOURSELVES GAVE, WHICH IS DO A SECOND ASSESSMENT.

>> THE PHASE 8 HAD A SEPARATE DOWNSTREAM AS ASSESSMENT THAT WAS REVIEWED, AND AS PART OF THAT REVIEW, WE COMPARED IT TO THE PHASE 4 ASSESSMENT AS WELL.

THE PHASE 8 ASSESSMENT INCLUDES PHASE 4.

>> WHAT'S THE DATE ON THAT ONE?

>> YOU HAVE THE DATE OF THAT ONE?

>> I DON'T HAVE THE DATE OF THE STUDY, BUT OUR APPROVAL LETTER WAS JANUARY OF 2025 VERSUS THE PHASE 4 DOWNSTREAM ASSESSMENT WAS JUNE 27TH OF 2023.

>> WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION SENT OVER SO THE ASSESSMENTS CAN BE LOOKED AT? IN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS WHEN THAT WAS BROUGHT UP ORIGINALLY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO JUST AUTOMATICALLY HAD THAT SINCE THE DOWNSTREAM ASSESSMENT WAS PART OF THE REASON FOR TABLING THE ITEM.

MY NEXT QUESTION IS, THE WALLS FOR THE HOMES ARE NOT PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH I UNDERSTAND, BUT THE MOMENT THAT THEY START SELLING OR CAN SELL, IT BECOMES A PROBLEM OF THE HOA AND THE PROBLEM OF THE RESIDENTS WHO WILL LIVE THERE.

IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP THAT SOME OF THOSE WALLS WERE QUESTIONABLE.

I WANT TO KNOW IF IT WAS EVER LOOKED AT.

DO WE HAVE AN UPDATED CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL FOR THOSE WALLS, AND IF NOT, WHY?

>> WE DO NOT REVIEW RETAINING WALLS, SO WE'LL DEFER TO STAFF AND POTENTIALLY THE DEVELOPER ON THAT ONE.

>> I'LL INVITE THE DEVELOPER AND THEIR ENGINEER TO COME AND ADDRESS THAT QUESTION.

>> I KNOW ONE OF THOSE WALLS IS MOST CERTAINLY ONE THAT HAS TO BE ENGINEERED, AND IT IS TALL IF IT MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR THAT, AND IT HAD A GIANT CHUNK MISSING OUT AT THE BOTTOM, THE BASE OF THAT WALL, AND SO I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR HOW THAT WAS.

>> SORRY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, BRIAN HUNNICUTT WITH THE DEVELOPER, GREEN BRICK.

YES. WE DID PROVIDE AN ENGINEERING REPORT FOR THE WALLS THAT WERE DESIGNED BY A STRUCTURAL LICENSED ENGINEER OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

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THEY WERE BUILT UNDER HIS SUPERVISION, AND WE PROVIDED AN INITIAL REPORT TO THE CITY BACK SEVERAL MONTHS AGO.

WE WENT AND RECONSTRUCTED ONE WALL BECAUSE WE THOUGHT THE SLOPE FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY TO THE TOP OF THAT WALL DID NOT MEET OR WAS QUESTIONABLE TO MEET SOME SLOPE CRITERIA FOR THE CITY SO WE REBUILT THAT WALL HERE WITHIN THE PAST 45 DAYS, AND THERE WAS A NEW REVISED UPDATED REPORT FROM THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER FOR THAT WALL THAT THE CITY HAS.

EVERY WALL HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY A LICENSED STRUCTURAL ENGINEER WHO HAS SIGNED OFF ON EVERY SINGLE WALL AT EASTRIDGE PHASE 4.

>> THE WALL IN QUESTION, THE SLOPEAGE, I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT, IT'S THE ONE WHERE YOU GO OFF AND THERE'S A RIGHT, IS THAT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT?

>> CORRECT. THAT WAS UPDATED.

>> BECAUSE OF THE DROP-DOWN AND PEOPLE COULD GET HURT.

YES, I REMEMBER THAT FROM OUR WALK-THROUGH.

THE WALL SPECIFICALLY, THAT IS REALLY TALL, IT'S LIKE THAT GREENERY AND YOU JUST WALK DOWN THE BOTTOM CORNER, BIG CHUNK TAKEN OUT, AND THEN THE FIX WAS A LITTLE ROCK JUST SET INSIDE THE HOLE.

HAS THAT BEEN FIXED BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO PUT A HOUSE ON THE TOP OF THAT.

I JUST I NEED TO KNOW, CAN YOU VERIFY THAT IT'S NOT A TINY ROCK JUST SITTING INSIDE A GIANT HOLE?

>> IN EVERY WALL THAT HAS BEEN INSPECTED, I'VE BEEN TOLD HAS MEET THE CRITERIA.

IS EVERY SINGLE INCH ABSOLUTELY 100% JUST PERFECT FLAWLESS, I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT.

I DO KNOW THAT THE HOME-BUILDERS, WHEN THEY GO OUT THERE AND BUILD, THEY INSPECT EVERY BIT OF THAT WALL BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO FALL BACK ON THEM.

WE GET CALLS TO SAY, HEY, A STONE GOT CLIPPED BY A MACHINE.

CAN YOU COME HELP FIX IT? WE GO OUT AND FIX IT.

OR, HEY, WE'VE NOTICED A LITTLE ROCK GOT LOOSE.

CAN YOU HELP FIX IT? BECAUSE THERE IS DETAIL INSPECTIONS DONE BY OUR HOME-BUILDERS OUT THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT BEFORE THEY'RE GOING TO TURN ANYTHING OVER, THEY NOTIFY US BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY TO GO DO IT.

I CAN SPEAK THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE OTHER EYES THAT LOOK AT THIS THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING PROCESS AS WELL.

>> ALSO, MS. TODD, DURING THE HOME INSPECTION PROCESS, THE CITY'S BUILDING INSPECTORS ALSO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THEIR RETAINING WALLS AND VERIFY THAT THEY'RE IN SOUND CONDITION, AND IF THERE'S OBVIOUS NEED FOR REPAIR, WE NOTE THAT.

>> IS THAT A NEW THING THAT OUR INSPECTORS ARE DOING?

>> NO. ANYTIME A RESIDENTIAL LOT HAS RETAINING WALLS, WE LOOK AT THAT DURING A FINAL WALK BEFORE ISSUING A CO FOR THE HOME AND ENSURE THAT LOOKS TO BE IN SOUND CONDITION.

>> INTERESTING. I JUST KNOW SPECIFICALLY THAT THAT THE ITEM I'M TALKING ABOUT WAS ON THE PUNCH-LIST WHEN WE WALKED THAT PROPERTY, SO IT'S A PUNCH-LIST ITEM, I GUESS WE'LL FIND OUT IF IT WAS ADDRESSED ON THE PUNCH-LIST.

>> CRAIG, CAN YOU CONFIRM IF THAT WAS THAT HOLE, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE WAS PICTURES ABOUT THAT AS WELL, CAN YOU CONFIRM IF WE WENT BACK WHILE THIS WAS TABLED TO JUST RECTIFY THAT THAT WAS RESOLVED?

>> YES. ALL OF THE PUNCH-LIST ITEMS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED, AND THERE'S NO MORE OUTSTANDING PUNCH-LIST ITEMS. YES, SIR.

>> THANK YOU.

>> IF THERE'S NO MORE QUESTIONS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME.

>> YOUR HONOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE H2 2025.45.

>> I SECOND.

>> MOTION PASSES 4:2.

THIS WILL TAKE US TO L1, MS. COOK.

>> L1, ORDINANCE 2025-06-09, CONSIDER APPROVING ORDINANCE 2025-06-09, AMENDING THE CITY OF PRINCETON'S FISCAL YEAR IN 2024 '25 OPERATING BUDGET AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION PRESENTED BY MRS. KELLY WILSON.

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>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

TONIGHT, I'LL BE WALKING YOU THROUGH THE PROPOSED MID-YEAR BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 '25 THAT IS CAPTURED IN ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025-06-09.

THE PRESENTATION WILL OUTLINE THE KEY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE'RE PRESENTING TONIGHT AS WELL AS ANSWER THE QUESTIONS FROM THE LAST MEETING WE HAD.

I'M TRYING. OH, ON THE SIDE.

THAT'S RIGHT. SIDE. ONE OF THESE BUTTONS? WELL, IT WASN'T ON. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHY MID-YEAR AMENDMENTS? BUDGET AMENDMENTS ARE VERY GENERAL.

WE SEE THESE VERY COMMON AND THEY'RE CONSIDERED A BEST PRACTICE.

I'VE OUTLINED HERE SOME OF THE REASONS WHY YOU WOULD HAVE A MID-YEAR BUDGET AMENDMENT.

YOU WOULD BE RECONCILING ACTUAL REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES, ACCOUNT FOR UNANTICIPATED EVENTS AND OBLIGATIONS, ADDRESS PRIOR YEAR OMISSIONS, AND SUPPORT THE CONTINUED OPERATIONAL NEEDS.

HERE ARE THE MAJOR ITEMS DRIVING THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT.

IN 2025, THE ADOPTED BUDGET HELD A COMPENSATED STUDY PLACEHOLDER, AND WE ARE ADJUSTING THAT ACROSS THE DEPARTMENTS AS IT RELATES TO THOSE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.

THIS AMENDMENT IS ALSO REQUESTING FOUR ADDITIONAL NEW POSITIONS, TWO IN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, ONE IN FINANCE, AND ONE IN PUBLIC WORKS.

ON THE UTILITY SIDE, THE CONTRACT COST WITH NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT HAS INCREASED DUE TO GROWTH AND CONSUMPTION.

ALSO ADDRESSING VARIOUS DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS, SUCH AS IN THE GENERAL FUND, POLICE VEHICLES, AND A FIRE PLATFORM, LEASE PAYMENTS WERE OMITTED IN THE ADOPTED BUDGET.

WITHIN THE EDC AND THE CDC BUDGETS, THEIR DEBT SERVICE TRANSFERS TO THE CITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 24 WAS NOT DONE DUE TO STAFF TURNOVER IN THE FINANCE OFFICE.

THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT ALLOWS THE CITY TO CORRECT THIS.

THEN IN THE DEBT SERVICE FUND, THE 2024 CO WAS AN ESTIMATE AT THE TIME THE BUDGET WAS PRESENTED TO COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION, AND WE ARE TRUING UP TO REFLECT THE CORRECT ACTUAL PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYMENTS.

THIS SLIDE HERE SUMMARIZES THE OVERALL IMPACT TO EACH FUND.

YOU'LL SEE THAT WHILE THE AMENDMENT INCLUDES SEVERAL ADDITIONS, THERE ARE OFFSETS AS WELL FOR THE ADDITIONAL REVENUES THAT ARE EXCEEDING THE BUDGETED REVENUE.

IN THIS SLIDE, WITH REGARD TO THE GENERAL FUND COVERS IN PARTICULAR THE QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL HAD LAST MEETING FOR THE MID-YEAR BUDGET AMENDMENT REGARDING MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE.

THE FIRST IS 60,000 FROM AN INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH MUD NUMBER 1 FOR FIRE, EMERGENCY SERVICES, AND POLICE SERVICES.

THIS AGREEMENT OUTLINED THAT THE DISTRICT IS REQUIRED TO SEND TO THE CITY 60,000 FOR A PATROL VEHICLE.

THE SECOND IS A REFUND OF JUST OVER 65,000 FROM CERO ENERGY.

THIS WAS DUE TO THE PAST OVERPAYMENT OF SALES TAX ON VARIOUS CITY ELECTRIC ACCOUNTS.

AN ERROR THAT WAS CAUGHT BY THE PRIOR FINANCE DIRECTOR.

BECAUSE THE CITY IS TAX-EXEMPT, WE HAVE NOW CORRECTED THE ISSUE AND RECEIVED A REFUND.

TURNING TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, EDC AND THE CITY ENTERED INTO A PROJECT AGREEMENT OCTOBER 24, 2016, TO TRANSFER 75,000 FOR DEBT SERVICE RELATED TO THE 2016 CO.

IN 24TH, THIS TRANSFER WAS NOT COMPLETED, AND THIS AMENDMENT ALLOWS US TO TRUE THIS UP BASED ON THE PROJECT AGREEMENT.

LIKEWISE, IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THE CITY AND CDC ENTERED INTO VARIOUS PROJECT AGREEMENTS.

THE 2019 TAX NOTE AGREEMENT WAS DATED AUGUST 15, 2019, AND THE 21 CO AGREEMENT WAS DATED SEPTEMBER 13, 2021, TO TRANSFER THE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS TO THE CITY.

WHY I WAS UNABLE TO FIND AN AGREEMENT FOR THE 21 GO? HOWEVER, THE 24 AUDIT SHOWS A RECEIVABLE BALANCE IN THE REPORT OWED TO THE CITY,

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AND PRIOR YEAR TRANSFERS WERE COMPLETED IN PRIOR YEARS ALONG WITH THE CURRENT BUDGET REFLECTS SUCH A TRANSFER IN THE 2025 FROM CDC TO THE CITY.

THIS AMENDMENT RESTORES THE 2024 DEBT SERVICE TRANSFERS.

IN SUMMARY, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 202-05-0609 TO AMEND THE 24 25 OPERATING BUDGET.

THESE CORRECTIONS WILL BRING US IN ALIGNMENT WITH ACTUAL REVENUES, OPERATIONAL NEEDS, AND DEBT OBLIGATIONS.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.

>> MY FIRST QUESTION IS THE CDC MONEY AND THE CITY MONEY STAY SEPARATE.

>> CORRECT.

>> WHICH IS WHY WE'RE DOING THESE TRANSFERS.

IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE CDC MEETING THAT I ATTENDED.

THEY HAVE THEIR OWN AUDIT THAT IS DONE AND I'M.

>> NO.

>> THEY'RE PART OF THE CITY AUDIT.

>> THEY'RE PART OF THE CITY AUDIT.

>> THEY ARE PART OF THE CITY AUDIT.

>> BUT THEIR CATEGORY GETS AUDITED AS.

> A COMPONENT IT UNIT OF THE CITY AND YES, IT IS IN THE CITY AUDIT.

>> I UNDERSTAND THAT THE MONEY WAS THERE, RIGHT, AND IT HAD TO GET TRANSFERRED OVER.

BUT THIS IS LIKE A PATTERN.

WE FOUND 17,000 FOR ROADS.

WE'RE FINDING MONEY THAT NEEDED TO BE MOVED SOMEWHERE I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY OPENED THEIR BANK ACCOUNT AND DIDN'T NOTICE AN EXTRA 75K JUST SITTING THERE AND NOT THINK, LET'S MOVE THIS OVER, LIKE, FIGURE IT OUT.

I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAD A TURNOVER IN FINANCE.

BUT ALSO I MEAN, IT'S EXTRA MONEY SITTING THERE.

IT SHOULD HAVE SOME FLAGS.

PEOPLE IT'S CONCERNING, AND I KNOW YOU WEREN'T HERE, SO IT'S IT'S JUST A TREND THAT WE KEEP SEEING.

I'M HOPING THAT WITH YOU, WE SEE WELL SOME OF THAT.

>> I APPRECIATE THAT.

>> I HAD ANOTHER ONE, BUT I CAN'T THINK OF IT RIGHT NOW. JUST GIVE ME A MINUTE.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THE CLARIFICATION ON THE FUNDS.

THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD AND MY QUESTION IS MAYBE BASED OUT OF IGNORANCE OF NOT KNOWING THE PROCESS, SO I'M HOPING YOU CAN EDUCATE ME ON THIS PROCESS.

THE FINANCIAL AUDIT THAT TOOK PLACE, IT DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR WHAT WE'RE OWED IN TERMS OF DEBT SERVICES FOR THE CITY SIDE, SO DID WE MISS THE PAYMENT OR-

>> WE DID NOT MISS THE PAYMENT? THE CITY DID MAKE THE PAYMENT.

THIS IS A TRANSFER JUST PAYING THE CITY BACK FOR THAT PAYMENT.

>> THANK YOU.

>> NOW, I REMEMBERED IT.

THIS MAY BE FOR THE MAYOR AND FOR MR. MASHBURN BECAUSE YOU TO FINALIZE THE AGENDA.

WHEN WE'RE TRANSFERRING MONEY THROUGH ACCOUNTS AND IT'S FOR HICCUPS SUCH AS THIS.

WHY WAS IT PUT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA INSTEAD OF THE TRANSPARENCY OF JUST DOING THIS AND EXPLAINING IT SO THAT WE ALL KNOW PEOPLE ARE WATCHING IT? WE ALL KNOW PEOPLE ARE GOING TO START CLICKING THROUGH IT.

WHY WASN'T TRANSPARENCY THE FIRST STEP OR CHOICE WHEN PUTTING THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA?

>> GOING FORWARD, I WILL MAKE SURE THAT ANY BUDGET AMENDMENTS ARE ALWAYS PUT ON A REGULAR AGENDA ITEM.

>> WHICH I APPRECIATE AND YOU CAN ASK FOR, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE TWO OF THEM MAKE THE DECISION.

WHAT WAS THE DEFINING FACTOR?

>> I WAS LOCKED OUT FOR A SECOND.

IT CAN GO EITHER WAY.

KNOWING YOUR PREFERENCE, WE'LL PULL IT FOR, BUT CERTAINLY, FEEL FREE TO ASK US AHEAD OF TIME IF YOU SEE SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA, WE'LL MAKE THAT ACCOMMODATION.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME.

>> I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM L1.

> I'LL SECOND.

>> MOTION PASSES 6,0. TICKETS TO L2.

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>> L2 2025, 149.

CONSIDER APPROVING A REQUEST FROM LIGHTHOUSE VILLAGE 1 LLC FOR PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL FOR A PROPERTY BEING AT 13.65-ACRE TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE JOHN SNYDER SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 865, CITY OF PRINCETON, COLLIN COUNTY, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION, PRESENTED BY CRAIG FISHER.

>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNSEL, CRAIG FISHER, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

THIS REQUEST IS FOR A PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL FOR A MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT IN THE PRINCETON CROSSROADS PROJECT, WHICH IS PART OF PD 13.

THERE'S A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IN PLACE THAT WAS APPROVED PRIOR TO THE MORATORIUM, SO THIS RESIDENTIAL PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM THE BUILDING MORATORIUM.

THE APPLICANT GOT AN APPROVED PRELIMINARY PLAT AND WAS REALLY CLOSE TO GETTING PERMITS ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.

PROJECT WAS PAUSED, THOSE APPROVALS EXPIRED.

THE APPLICANT RESUBMITTED THE PRELIMINARY PLAT, AND THOSE PLANS WERE REVIEWED BY THE CITY'S CITY STAFF, A CITY ENGINEER, THE CITY'S FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THE ITEM WAS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS.

IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION IN MAY FOR CONSIDERATION.

DURING THAT MEETING, QUESTIONS CAME UP IN THE FIRE MARSHAL INDICATED THAT HE HAD MADE AN EXCEPTION ON PART OF THE PLAN.

THEN AS HIS UNDERSTANDING WAS ENLIGHTENED, I SUPPOSE, HE CHANGED HIS RECOMMENDATION AND RECOMMENDED DENIAL OF THE PLAT.

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THEN IN TURN RECOMMENDED DENIAL OF THE PLAT THAT IT DIDN'T FULLY MEET THE FIRE CODE.

SINCE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND TONIGHT'S MEETING, THE APPLICANT REDESIGNED THE SITE.

THEY REMOVED FOUR OF THE UNITS THAT WERE NOT COMPLIANT WITH THE HOSEY REQUIREMENT OF THE FIRE CODE, WHICH REQUIRES THAT EVERY UNIT BE WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE OF A FIRE HYDRANT.

THOSE REVISED PLANS WERE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY.

THE FIRE MARSHALS DEPARTMENT REVIEWED THOSE AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THESE REVISED PLANS.

THE FIRE MARSHAL'S UPDATED LETTER IS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET.

THIS ITEM NOW FULLY MEETS THE CODE AND IS BEFORE YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

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

>> I UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN A MINOR CHANGE HAPPENS TO A PLAT, YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE AN APPROVAL OF IT WITHOUT GOING BACK TO PLANNING AND ZONING.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND IS THIS IS NOT A MINOR PLAT.

IT'S A MAJOR PLAT BECAUSE MINOR PLATS DON'T COME BEFORE COUNCIL.

IT'S A MAJOR PLAT THAT HAD A CHANGE HAS NOT GONE BACK TO TO PLANNING AND ZONING TO SHOW IT'S BEEN CHANGED AND THEN BROUGHT TO COUNCIL.

AFTER THAT. CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW THAT WORKS, LIKE WHEN IT'S A MADE?

>> SURE. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS A RECOMMENDING BODY.

THEY DON'T APPROVE OR DENY PLANS.

THEY MADE A RECOMMENDATION ON WHAT WAS SUBMITTED.

THEY RECOMMENDED DENIAL.

THE PLANS WERE CHANGED. IT'S BEFORE YOU.

PLANS CAN COME BEFORE YOU WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DENIAL IF THE APPLICANT SO CHOOSES.

IT WAS THEIR DESIRE TO KEEP IT ON THE AGENDA.

THEY DID REVISE IT TO MEET THE FIRE CODE.

IT'S BEFORE YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

ULTIMATELY, IT'S THIS BODY THAT APPROVES OR DENIES PRELIMINARY PLANS.

>> WHEN THEY REVISE THEIR PLANS, SO LET'S JUST SAY THAT GOES TO PLANNING AND ZONING, THEN IT COMES TO US, THEY CAN REVISE IT IN BETWEEN THAT BASE, WHETHER IT'S APPROVED THROUGH THE PLANNING ZONING OR THE NIGHT BECAUSE THAT'S THE POINT OF HAVING THEM THERE IS TO LOOK AT THE PLANS.

>> IF I MAY, WE ARE ALLOWED TO SORRY, I'M OVER HERE ON THE SIDE.

YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE ME, BUT UM I MADE THE DECISION SINCE THE COMMENTS WERE A MINER IN NATURE TO GO AHEAD AND PUSH IT FOR TO THE CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT.

I THOUGHT THAT THE CONDITIONS THAT WERE BEING CHANGED DIDN'T HAVE MERIT TO GO BACK TO PNZ, JUST TO ELIMINATE FOUR BUILDINGS TO ADDRESS THE LIFE SAFETY ISSUE.

I MADE THE DECISION TO GO AHEAD AND PUSH THEM BEFORE COUNCIL.

THE ORDINANCE DOES ALLOW THAT LATITUDE.

>> MR. FISHER, YOU MENTIONED THAT THE PERMIT EXPIRED.

ARE WE UNDER LAW OBLIGATED TO REISSUE IN PERMITS AFTER THEY HAVE EXPIRED FOR, PROJECTS SUCH AS THIS, THAT WE'VE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THEIR PERMIT EXPIRED? ARE WE OBLIGATED TO RENEWING?

>> THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT HASN'T EXPIRED.

A PREVIOUS PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL DID EXPIRE.

IT CAME BACK THROUGH THE FULL PROCESS, GOT RE-REVIEWED TO CURRENT CODES.

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IT'S COMPLIANT WITH ALL CODES, AND THIS BODY IS OBLIGATED TO APPROVE PRELIMINARY PLATS THAT ARE COMPLIANT WITH ALL CITY REGULATIONS.

>> DID THEY PAY NEW FEES?

>> YES.

>> JUST TO PUT IT OUT THERE.

WITHIN OUR ORDINANCES UNDER THE DUTIES AND THE AUTHORITY OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING, IT DOES INCLUDE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE RESIDENTS.

I WOULD DISAGREE THAT CHANGING A PLAT TO MEET THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE RESIDENTS WOULDN'T BE AN ITEM THAT WOULD GO BACK TO PLAN, IT SHOULD.

PLANNING AND ZONING ALSO DOES HEALTH AND SAFETY.

WE'VE ALREADY HAVE ISSUES WITH IN THE PAST, THEY'VE FELT UNHEARD AND DISRESPECTED AND THE THINGS THAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO FOR THIS CITY.

THEY ARE NOT GIVEN THE CHANCE.

THERE IS A LIST OF THINGS THAT THIS BODY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR, AND IT DOESN'T GET DONE BECAUSE THEY DON'T GET TO.

THEY GET TO MEET ONCE A MONTH, AND THEY HAVE ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO TO HELP ENSURE THAT THE CITY IS GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO BE CHECKS AND BALANCES, AND IT'S CONCERNING THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A REPEAT THING JUST YOU, THERE'S A PLETHORA OF THINGS LIKE WITH THAT WE'RE DOING OUR NEW PLAN FOR THE CITY AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT PLANNING AND ZONING IS SUPPOSED TO BE A PART OF.

I FEEL IT'S DISRESPECTFUL TO HAVE NOT GONE BACK TO THEM, ESPECIALLY A PLAN THAT THEY HAD DENIED TO SHOW THEM, HEY, WE HEARD YOU, WE KNOW THAT WHEN THIS IS WHAT WE DID TO MAKE IT BETTER.

I JUST THINK IN THE FUTURE, FIRST, IT'S THEIR RESPONSIBILITY, AND SECOND, IT'S A MATTER OF RESPECT.

BUT ON THAT CHANGE THAT WAS MADE, TO CLARIFY, IT'S BECAUSE THE HOSE WOULD NOT HAVE MADE IT AROUND THE BUILDINGS WELL TO PUT OUT A FIRE, WHICH IS WHY THEY WERE TRYING TO GET AN AGREEMENT TO ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN.

IT WORRIES ME A LITTLE BIT AND I AM VERY GRATEFUL THAT THEY DIDN'T GET TO START BUILDING BECAUSE THIS EXACT PLAN WAS APPROVED, YOU'RE SAYING A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, WITH THE ABILITY TO NOT MEET THAT CODE, MEANING IT WAS GOING TO BE A STRUGGLE FOR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT TO HOOK UP AND PUT OUT A FIRE IN THERE.

IT IS VERY FRIGHTFUL THAT WAS A THING, AND I'M EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR OUR FIRE MARSHAL AND OUR PLANNING AND ZONING FOR ASKING THE QUESTIONS AS TOUGH AS THEY WERE.

I AM VERY IMPRESSED WITH OUR MARSHAL TO CHANGE THERE FOR SOMEONE TO COME IN AND HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDING SOMETHING AND THEN TURN AROUND AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T. THAT'S MAD RESPECT.

THAT WAS TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT TO SAY I WAS WRONG, AND I'M GOING TO DO THIS INSTEAD, I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR THAT.

BUT AGAIN, IT'S CONCERNING THAT IT WAS APPROVED.

COULD HAVE LOOKED LIKE THAT.

>> I WILL CLARIFY THAT THERE WAS AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD THAT WAS PROPOSED IN THE WHAT THE FIRE MARSHAL HAD INITIALLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL FOR.

THEY WERE GOING TO PUT IN A MAN GATE THAT WOULD ALLOW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ACCESS.

>> THE FIRE MARSHAL HAD INITIALLY APPROVED THAT AND THEN IN THE COURSE OF THE MEETING HE CHANGED HIS MIND, WHICH IS GOOD AND IT'S FAIR AND NOW THE PLAN HAS BEEN REVISED TO MAKE THAT NO LONGER AN ISSUE.

>> CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG HERE.

I GUESS, COUNCIL MEMBER TODD, SHE BASICALLY JUST STATED THAT THE P&Z HAS ONE MEETING A MONTH.

I WOULD ASSUME THAT THIS WAS EXPEDITED OR STREAMLINED TO COME TO COUNCIL BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE TO APPROVE IT ANYWAY, WITH OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, FRED, MADE THE DECISION TO EXPEDITE IT BECAUSE THEY ONLY MEET ONE A MONTH.

WITH THOSE CONDITIONS BEING MET, THAT'S WHY IT'S HERE.

IT'S NOT TRYING TO SUPERSEDE THE ORDINANCES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, WHICH BASICALLY, THE ITEMS THAT WERE REQUESTED BY P&Z WERE MET.

IT'S AT THIS BODY BECAUSE THEY ONLY MEET ONCE A MONTH, IS THAT CORRECT?

>> THAT'S CORRECT. THE P&Z BROUGHT UP A GREAT POINT. IT'S BEEN ADDRESSED.

I WOULD ARGUE THAT PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HAS BEEN HEARD.

THEIR CONCERN HAS BEEN ADDRESSED, AND THE PLAN NOW COMPLIES FULLY WITH THE FIRE CODE.

>> YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT. THAT WAS PART OF THAT.

OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE ON THE 30-DAY SHOT.

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THEN ON TOP OF THAT, JUST AS MR. FISHER SAID, I FELT LIKE THE P&Z MADE A MOTION AND DID ADDRESS THE HEALTH SAFETY ISSUES OF IT, WHICH THEN IN RESULT OF THEM COMING AND CHANGING THEIR PLAN AND COMING BACK BEFORE THE COUNCIL TONIGHT.

I FELT THAT WAS PROVED TO HAVE GOOD MERIT TO COME BEFORE THIS BOARD TONIGHT.

>> EXCELLENT. BY MY ESTIMATE, IT SOUNDS LIKE EVERYTHING WORKED AS IF THEY SHOULD.

P&Z DID GREAT. YOU GUYS DID GREAT.

WE'RE HERE TO APPROVE IT BASED ON THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.

>> THE PROCESS FOR A DENIAL ONCE THEY DENIED IT, IT WOULD HAVE CAME TO COUNCIL EITHER WAY IF THEY DIDN'T CHANGE THEIR PLANS OR NOT, CORRECT?

>> IT COULD HAVE. THE APPLICANT, I ASKED THEM WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO, IF THEY WANTED TO WITHDRAW THEIR APPLICATION, REVISE AND RESUBMIT, OR COME TO YOU ALL WITH P&Z'S DENIAL.

THEY'RE COMING TO YOU TONIGHT WITH THAT RECOMMENDATION FOR DENIAL THAT THEY HAVE REVISED THE PLANS ACCORDINGLY.

>> THANK YOU.

>> AT THIS TIME, IF THERE ARE NO MORE QUESTIONS, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

>> I DO WANT TO CONFIRM BECAUSE YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO COULD ASK FOR IT.

WE ARE ON THE RECORD, MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A DOWNSTREAM ASSESSMENT ON THIS PROPERTY.

>> YES. THAT'LL BE REQUIRED.

>> WITH THE HYDROLOGY AND THE TOPOGRAPHY AND ALL THAT TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.

>> YES. PRELIMINARY PLAT INCLUDES PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING, PRELIMINARY DRAINAGE.

THE NEXT STEP, THEY'LL SUBMIT THEIR FULL CIVIL ENGINEERING PLANS AND DOWNSTREAM ASSESSMENT WILL BE REVIEWED AS REQUIRED.

>> WELL, IN THE ORDINANCE, IT BECOMES YOUR CHOICE WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE ONE SIDE.

I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT THAT WAS THE ACTION YOU WERE TAKING, THAT YOU WERE CHOOSING TO MAKE SURE IT WAS DONE.

>> WE'LL ENSURE THAT THEY'RE COMPLIANT WITH THE CITY'S DRAINAGE CRITERIA PRIOR TO ISSUING ANY PERMITS.

>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

BRITTANY ROUSE, CITY'S THIRD-PARTY CIVIL ENGINEER.

JUST TO CLARIFY, THEY ARE PROPOSING DETENTION AS PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT.

AT THE PRELIMINARY PLAT LEVEL, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS, ARE THEY SHOWING DETENTION AT ALL? IF THEY ARE, THAT CHECKS THE REQUIREMENTS ON THE PRELIMINARY PLAT CHECKLIST IN YOUR ORDINANCE.

THE DETAILED REVIEW OF THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND THE DESIGN AND THE STORAGE OF THE POND, AND THEREFORE, A DOWNSTREAM ASSESSMENT WOULD COME AT THE TIME OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.

BASED ON THE WAY THAT THEIR DRAINAGE AREAS ARE PROPOSED AND WHERE THEY'RE ROUTING THEIR OFFSITE FLOW THROUGH THEIR DETENTION POND, THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THEY CAN OVERDETAIN AND THEY WON'T ACTUALLY BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A DOWNSTREAM ASSESSMENT SEPARATELY.

IT WOULD BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THEIR DETENTION POND DESIGN.

IF THEY CAN SHOW THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING ADEQUATE DETENTION AND STORAGE IN THAT POND, THEN THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO SUBMIT THAT SEPARATE DOCUMENT.

BUT ALL OF THAT REVIEW HAPPENS AT THE TIME OF DETAILED CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS REVIEW.

>> THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM L2, 2025-149 AS SUBMITTED.

>> I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.

>> MOTION PASSES 6-0.

TAKE US TO L3, MRS. COOK.

>> L3, 2025-06-09-R05.

PRESENTATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025-06-09-R05, REGARDING THE PRINCETON POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ABILITY TO APPLY FOR GRANTS TO SUPPORT THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION WITH LICENSE PLATE READERS AND SOFTWARE AND TAKE ACTION. SERGEANT CRAWFORD.

>> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL, MAYOR.

CAROLYN CRAWFORD, SERGEANT OVER THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

TONIGHT, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE FLOCK SAFETY SYSTEM.

I WAS APPROACHED BY SOME OF THE PATROL OFFICERS ASKING IF THERE WAS A WAY THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO GET INTO FLOCK'S DATABASE.

FLOCK IS A LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEM CURRENTLY USED BY THOUSANDS OF POLICE AGENCIES AROUND THE US.

THEY HAVE ENHANCED INVESTIGATIVE CAPABILITIES BY CAPTURING AND SEARCHING FOR VEHICLES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN CRIMES.

IT'S ALSO A TIME SAVER FOR OFFICERS.

AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE RECENTLY BEEN NAMED THE FASTEST GROWING CITY IN THE NATION.

WITH THE REAL TIME NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, THIS WILL HELP WITH LOCATING SUSPECT VEHICLES AND HOPEFULLY CUT DOWN ON INVESTIGATION TIME.

PRINCETON IS SURROUNDED BY 380, WHICH ALSO IS ESSENTIALLY THE CENTER OF COLLIN COUNTY.

WE'RE ALSO A GATEWAY TO ADJOINING COUNTIES.

WITH HAVING FLOCK SYSTEM ON 380,

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THIS WILL HELP NOT ONLY PRINCETON, BUT SURROUNDING AGENCIES AND AS WELL AS SURROUNDING COUNTIES.

I REACHED OUT TO FLOCK TO SEE IF THERE WAS A WAY FOR US TO GET INTO JUST THE DATABASE WITHOUT USING THE LPR CAMERAS.

FOR US TO DO THAT, IT WOULD COST $20,000.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE $20,000 ACTUALLY IS WHAT IT COSTS FOR SIX LPR CAMERAS TO INCLUDE HAVING ACCESS TO THE DATABASE.

I TOLD HIM THAT WAS A LOT OF MONEY FOR US RIGHT NOW, AND SO HE TOLD ME ABOUT THE MOTOR VEHICLE CRIME PREVENTION AUTHORITY GRANT.

THIS AUTHORITY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1991 TO COMBAT MOTOR VEHICLE THEFTS AND BURGLARIES STATEWIDE.

THEY COLLABORATE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTORS, INSURANCE REPRESENTATIVES, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION TO REDUCE VEHICLE-RELATED CRIMES.

ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF THE MCVPA IS THE FLEXIBILITY TO PROVIDE GRANT-FUNDED MONEY TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

THIS WAS ACTUALLY PUT INTO PLACE IN 2023 FOR THE SENATE BILL OF 224, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER GRANT.

IT WAS ACTUALLY NAMED AFTER DEPUTY DARREN ALMENDAREZ, WHO WAS A HARRIS COUNTY DEPUTY WHO WAS KILLED TRYING TO STOP SOMEBODY FROM STEALING HIS CATALYTIC CONVERTER OFF OF HIS VEHICLE.

ONCE THE SENATE BILL 224 WAS PASSED, IT ACTUALLY CREATED HARSHER PUNISHMENTS FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFTS AS WELL.

THE BENEFITS AND HOW IT WORKS.

AS YOU KNOW, RECENTLY, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF UPRISING IN SOME VEHICLE THEFTS.

IF YOU REMEMBER, IN 2024 IN SEPTEMBER, WE ACTUALLY USED THE FLOCK SYSTEM FROM ANOTHER AGENCY TO BE ABLE TO CATCH THE SUSPECT THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR IN THE MURDER CASE.

BECAUSE OF THIS TECHNOLOGY, THE VICTIM WAS ABLE TO BE PROPERLY LAID TO REST, AND THE FAMILY WAS ABLE TO GET CLOSURE ON THAT.

THE MOST RECENT ONE THAT WE'VE USED IT ON WAS THE SHOOTING FROM A FEW WEEKS AGO.

BECAUSE OF THE FLOCK SYSTEM, WE WERE ABLE TO GET FIVE GUNS OFF THE STREETS, HEROIN, METHAMPHETAMINE, FENTANYL, MARIJUANA, COCAINE, AND THC.

I KNOW THAT WE ALSO HAVE FLOCK CAMERAS ALREADY WITH THE VIGILANT LPRS.

THE VIGILANT LPRS ARE PHENOMENAL AS THEY ARE ATTACHED TO A LOT OF THE TOW TRUCK DRIVERS AS WELL.

FLOCK IS MORE BASED UPON THE HIGHWAYS, CITY STREETS, SOME RESIDENTIAL ENTRANCES, AS WELL AS VIGILANT, BUT VIGILANT HAS THE ONES THAT ARE CONNECTED TO THE TOW TRUCK COMPANIES.

TONIGHT, I'M ASKING FOR THE RESOLUTION TO BE APPROVED FOR US TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE GRANT PROCESS FOR THE SB 224 CATALYTIC CONVERTER GRANT.

WITH THIS GRANT, WE WOULD ONLY PAY 20% OF THE COST FOR THE SIX LPRS IN THE DATABASE THAT GOES ALONG WITH IT.

IT WOULD BE A TOTAL OF $4,000. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> WELL, THANK YOU, SERGEANT CRAWFORD.

SORRY. I KEEP CALLING YOU DETECTIVE.

I MET YOU WHEN YOU WERE DETECTIVE, SO I APOLOGIZE.

DO WE KNOW HOW MANY FTES WILL THE LPR SAVE POTENTIALLY ON OFFICERS? AS FAR AS TOWARDS THE BUDGET, ARE WE SAVING ANY AMOUNT OF NEEDED OFFICERS? BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE DOING A BIG PART OF WHAT SOME BODIES WOULD BE DOING.

>> I DON'T HAVE A DIRECT NUMBER OF HOW MANY OFFICERS IT WOULD HELP.

I KNOW THAT WITH PEOPLE LEAVING THE SCENE OF CRIMES, IT'S EASIER TO BE ABLE TO TRACK DOWN A VEHICLE VERSUS US SEARCHING THE STREETS, I GUESS ESSENTIALLY.

WE WOULD KNOW SOME DIRECTION OF TRAVEL.

>> I'M SORRY, FOLLOW-UP QUESTION.

MY APOLOGIES, COLLEAGUES.

IT SOUNDS LIKE A VERY IMPORTANT PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY THAT COULD HELP US IN THE FUTURE.

IF HOWEVER, I KNOW HOW GRANTS ARE, SOMETIMES THE GRANT MONEY RUNS OUT.

IS THIS ONE OF THE TECHNOLOGIES OR ONE OF THE THINGS TO WHERE IF WE DON'T GET APPROVED FOR THE GRANT, IT COULD POSSIBLY BE COMING BACK TO WHERE WE CAN JUST MAYBE BUDGET FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS?

>> EVENTUALLY, DOWN THE ROAD, IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD. YES.

>> I JUST APPRECIATE THE CREATIVITY THAT YOU'RE ALWAYS DOING, CHIEF, WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT.

THE CREATIVITY THAT YOU FIND SOMETHING YOU WANT AND THEN YOU'RE GOING AFTER THE GRANTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE LOOKING OUT FOR HOW CAN YOU SPEND YOUR MONEY AND STRETCH IT OUT AS FAR AS YOU CAN?

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I LIKE THAT YOU'RE FINDING SOME GRANTS OUT THERE. THANK YOU.

>> [INAUDIBLE] UTILIZATION. GOING BACK AND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

THAT'S HOW WE'RE TRYING TO. I'M SORRY.

I'LL JUST HAVE YOUR WAY.

[INAUDIBLE] TALK SOMETIMES. YOU'RE RIGHT.

WE'RE TRYING TO STRETCH THAT DOLLAR.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE TAX BASE IS A LITTLE BIT SMALLER AND ALL THAT STUFF, AND WE DO HAVE A BUDGET WORKSHOP THAT'S GOING TO END UP COMING UP.

WE GOT TO FIND OUT DIFFERENT WAYS AND DIFFERENT METHODS ON HOW TO BEST COMBAT CRIME.

HOPEFULLY, EVENTUALLY, WE CAN GET CAMERAS IN EVERY SINGLE SUBDIVISION AND GET WITH THE HOAS AND PUT CAMERAS UP.

WE STARTED UP OUR CAMERA REGISTRATION PROGRAM AND ALL THAT.

IF WE HAD HAD CAMERAS THE NIGHT AT THE POOL SHOOTING, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A WHOLE LOT EASIER FOR US. BUT WE DIDN'T.

WE'RE HAVING TO GO DOOR TO DOOR TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHO THESE PEOPLE ARE AND TRY TO RELY OFF WITNESSES AND EVERYTHING IS A VERY GENERIC DESCRIPTION.

THIS IS JUST SOME OF THE FIRST STEPS ON GETTING THERE.

WE WERE LOOKING INTO THIS PROGRAM, ACTUALLY, STEAM ROLLED INTO ANOTHER PROGRAM.

I'M SURE YOU ALL JUST SAW PROSPER WAS ONE OF THE FIRST AGENCIES TO PUT OUT THE DRONE, THAT SENT IT OUT.

THAT DRONE IS ACTUALLY PIGGYBACK OFF THIS PROGRAM.

IF WE WOULD HAVE HAD THE DISPATCH INFRASTRUCTURE AND/OR A FULL-TIME MANNED OFFICER THAT'S RIGHT THERE AVAILABLE TO BE WITH THE DRONE, WE COULD HAVE GOT IT, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT YET.

BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST STEPS ON GETTING THERE.

IT'S JUST THAT CONTINUITY OF CONTINUOUSLY GOING OUT THERE, TRYING TO RESEARCH THESE THINGS, STRETCH THAT DOLLAR AS BEST AS POSSIBLE WHILE ALSO TRY TO ALLOW THE OFFICERS TO BE PATROL OFFICERS AND NOT JUST RUNNING FROM REPORT CALL TO REPORT CALL.

>> CHIEF, I ACTUALLY WAS GOING TO REFERENCE THAT AND ASK IF AT THE SAME TIME, SIMULTANEOUSLY, WE COULD SEE WHETHER THERE ARE ANY FEDERAL GRANTS THAT WOULD ALSO ACCOMMODATE GETTING THE DRONE AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONAL GRANTS AS WELL, AND THE PERSONNEL TO GO ALONG WITH IT.

>> YES, MA'AM, 100%.

THE UNFORTUNATE PART IS A LOT OF GRANTS FOR THE PERSONNEL AND ALL THAT.

IT'S GOING TO BE A REIMBURSEMENT GRANT THAT'S GOING TO BE OUT THERE.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SIT THERE AND TELL THEM THAT YES, WE HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THEM, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THEM UNTIL THE TAX WILL START COMING IN.

WE'RE MAKING A PROMISE THAT WE CAN'T NECESSARILY FULFILL JUST YET.

IT IS A LITTLE BIT HARDER TO DO.

BUT ALSO, AS FAR AS THE DRONE AND ALL THIS STUFF, SOME OF THESE THINGS, WE DO HAVE TO TAKE STEP 1 BEFORE WE CAN GET STEP 2, 3, AND 4.

THIS IS PRETTY MUCH THAT STEP 1.

WE KNOW THIS TIME NEXT YEAR THAT THIS GRANT IS READLY AVAILABLE, AND WE KNOW WE JUST RECEIVED THE MONEY TO BUILD PHASE 1 OF OUR BUILDING.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND PLAN TO PUT IN A DRONE PAD AND SOME OTHER COOL STUFF WITH INSIDE THAT BUILDING, AND WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THE POTENTIAL OF A DISPATCH CENTER AND ALL THAT STUFF.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND START PLANNING FOR THAT BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE 2-3 TO FOUR YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, BEFORE YOU KNOW, TURNAROUND IS GOING TO BE ON TOP OF THIS.

SORRY, I GET EXCITED. I TALK REALLY FAST.

>> I KNOW.

>> DID YOU WANT TO?

>> NO.

>> EITHER WAY.

>> EXCELLENT JOB, CHIEF. EXCELLENT JOB.

>> YOU SAW SERGEANT CRAWFORD AND MRS. TIFFANY.

>> SERGEANT CRAWFORD, TIFFANY, THANK YOU MUCH.

I WAS JUST GOING TO MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM L3.

>> I SECOND.

>> MOTION PASSES 6-0.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, SERGEANT CRAWFORD.

[LAUGHTER] LOOK, SERGEANT.

I'M GOING TO TATTOO IT ON MY HAND.

[LAUGHTER]

>> THIS WILL TAKE US TO L4, CONSIDER APPROVING A REQUEST FOR ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA AND NOT FOR A DISCUSSION OF THESE REQUESTS.

I DO WANT TO MAKE THE REQUEST FOR SOME TYPE OF WATER BILLING SUMMARY.

WE CAN HAVE A WORKSHOP ON THE NEXT AGENDA JUST EXPLAINING HOW THE WATER BILLING WORKS AND WHAT METHOD WE'RE ACTUALLY USING COMPARED TO WHAT WAS STATED TODAY.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT ON THE NEXT AGENDA AND HOPEFULLY PUTTING IT OUT THERE THAT WE'VE ALREADY DETERMINED THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE MORATORIUM WILL BE AT OUR JUNE 23RD MEETING.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO JUST GO AHEAD AND START INFORMING EVERYONE SINCE THE MORATORIUM QUESTION IS A BIG DEAL.

WE'VE ALREADY SEEN WHAT HAPPENS IF WE GIVE THE INFORMATION TOO CLOSE TO WHEN IT'S HAPPENING.

I THINK PUTTING IT OUT THERE EARLY AND NOW SO EVERYONE KNOWS WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL.

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>> COUNCIL MEMBER TODD, JUST TO ADD TO THAT, I THINK THAT THE NOTICE WAS IN THE PRINCETON HERALD LAST THURSDAY.

YOU'RE SPOT-ON, IT'LL BE ON THE 23RD AGENDA.

>> IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE? IS THERE ANYTHING THAT THEY WOULD LET US ADD TO A FUTURE AGENDA? THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR REPORT AGENDA. MRS. COOK.

>> THE NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS MONDAY, JUNE 23RD, AT 6:30 PM.

THE NEXT REGULAR CDC MEETING IS WEDNESDAY, JULY 16TH, AT 6:00 PM.

THE NEXT REGULAR EDC MEETING IS TUESDAY, JULY 15TH AT SIX O'CLOCK.

THE NEXT REGULAR P&Z MEETING IS MONDAY, JUNE 16TH AT 6:30 PM.

THE NEXT SPECIAL LIBRARY MEETING IS THURSDAY, JUNE 12TH, AT 6:30 P.M.

THE AD HOC COMMITTEE MEETING IS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11TH, AT 6:30 PM.

THE HRC REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING IS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18TH, AT 6:00 PM.

DON'T FORGET THE BUDGET WORKSHOP ON JUNE 25TH.

>> WHAT TIME?

>> GRANT REAL QUICK. WE'RE GOING TO ADD ONE THING TO THE AGENDA TO EXCUSE HER ABSENCES FOR THE NEXT TWO MEETINGS.

CAN WE ADD THAT TO THE AGENDA AS ITEM?

>> CERTAINLY. WE'LL MAKE SURE IT'S ADDED.

>> AT THIS TIME, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

>> I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO ADJOURN.

>> I SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE.

>> ANY NAYS? TIME IS 8:05.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.