>> THIS WILL TAKE US INTO OUR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THE TIME IS 6:41.
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TODAY IS MONDAY, JUNE 9TH, 2025.I'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL. MS. DAVID-GRAVES.
>> MR. LONG IS NOT HERE TODAY.
THAT WILL TAKE US INTO OUR INVOCATION BY WEST BROWN.
>> THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. LET'S PRAY TOGETHER.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE GATHER THIS EVENING FOR THIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING SEEKING YOUR DIVINE WISDOM AND GUIDANCE FOR THE DECISIONS BEFORE US.
WE PRAY FOR CLARITY OF THOUGHT, INTEGRITY, AND ACTION, AND A SPIRIT OF COOPERATION AMONG ALL WHO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY.
MAY OUR DELIBERATIONS ALWAYS BE FOCUSED ON THE COMMON GOOD AND THE BETTERMENT OF OUR CITY.
FATHER NEXT SUNDAY AS FATHER'S DAY, WE LIFT UP ALL FATHERS.
WE THANK YOU FOR THEIR LOVE, THEIR SACRIFICES, AND THE FOUNDATIONAL ROLE THEY PLAY IN FAMILIES AND IN SOCIETY.
BLESS THEM WITH STRENGTH, PATIENCE, AND WAVERING LOVE AS THEY GUIDE AND NURTURE THE NEXT GENERATION.
MAY WE AS FATHERS STRIVE TO EMULATE THE BEST QUALITIES OF FATHERHOOD IN OUR SERVICE TO THIS CITY IN CHRIST'S NAME, WE PRAY, AMEN.
[F. PUBLIC APPEARANCE]
PUBLIC PUBLIC APPEARANCE, MISS COOK, IF YOU CAN TAKE IT FROM HERE.>> THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS SET ASIDE FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY ITEM OF BUSINESS THAT IS NOT FORMALLY SCHEDULED ON THE AGENDA AS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD COMPLETE A PUBLIC MEETING APPEARANCE CARD PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND PRESENT IT TO THE CITY SECRETARY.
SPEAKERS ARE ALLOWED UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
THE CITY COUNCIL IS UNABLE TO RESPOND TO OR DISCUSS ANY ISSUES THAT ARE BROUGHT UP DURING THIS PORTION THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA OTHER THAN TO MAKE STATEMENTS OF SPECIFIC FACTUAL INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO A SPEAKER'S INQUIRY OR TO RECITE EXISTING POLICY IN RESPONSE TO THE INQUIRY.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK SHALL ONE ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTLY, NOT CITY STAFF, OR OTHERWISE.
TWO, BE COURTEOUS, RESPECTFUL, AND CORDIAL.
THREE, REFRAIN FROM MAKING PERSONAL, DEMEANING, INSULTING, THREATENING, AND OR DISPARAGING REMARKS AS TO MAINTAIN DECORUM AND SUPPORT THE EFFICIENT AND ORDERLY FLOW OF THE MEETING.
>> FIRST WILL BE CLINT LAWRENCE.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
>> CLINT LAWRENCE 1304, EAST COLLEGE.
BASICALLY, WHAT I WANT TO POINT OUT WITH THIS INFORMATION THAT I PROVIDED IS NOTICE THE BALANCE OF THE HARP ACCOUNT ON THE LAST SCREENSHOT.
IS IT NOT DONE? IS IT ALL? IS IT THE LAST SCREENSHOT? IT'S STILL SHOWING TO BE ON THE BOOKS WITH $300,000 GAIN AFTER THOSE FUNDS HAVE BEEN DECLARED ALREADY EXPENDED, EXACTLY ONE YEAR BEFORE.
THIS IS ACCORDING TO THE EXPENDITURE STATUS FOR THE DATE THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT ON MARCH 31ST OF 2024.
HOW'S THIS POSSIBLE WHEN THIS COUNCIL WAS STILL A PROVEN PROJECTS FOR THESE FEDERAL FUNDS UP UNTIL NOVEMBER 12TH OF 2024? EITHER THE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO THIS COUNCIL APPROVED AT THE LAST MEETING IS NOT CORRECT OR THE INFORMATION THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, THE PRIOR YEAR IS NOT CORRECT.
IT'S ONE OR THE OTHER BECAUSE THE FACTS ARE BEFORE YOU.
I DOWNLOADED THIS SPREAD SHEET ON JUNE 6TH OF 2025.
IF THESE FEDERAL FUNDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN EXPENDED OVER A YEAR AGO ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT,
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THEN WHY ARE THESE FUNDS STILL SHOWING UP ON RECENT CITY BOOKS? WHERE EXACTLY IS ALL THIS FEDERALLY FUNDED BROADBAND? THANK YOU.>> SHURA DRAMANI,716 UNION DRIVE. GOOD EVENING.
I'M HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF OUR CITY'S WATER DEPARTMENT AS DETAILED IN THE FISCAL 2024 FINANCIAL REPORT.
TO REVISIT A PROPOSAL I MADE A FEW MONTHS AGO REGARDING OUR WATER AND SEWER BILLING SYSTEM.
UPON REVIEWING THE FISCAL 2024 REPORT, I NOTED THAT THE WATER DEPARTMENT GENERATED AN OPERATING REVENUE OF $35 MILLION AND ACHIEVED AN IMPRESSIVE OPERATING INCOME OF 9.7 MILLION DOLLAR.
THIS TRANSLATES TO AN OPERATING MARGIN OF APPROXIMATELY 28%.
TO PUT THIS INTO PERSPECTIVE, THIS LEVEL OF PROFITABILITY IS COMPARABLE TO THAT OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL FOR PROFIT COMPANIES IN SECTORS SUCH AS TECHNOLOGY, FINANCE, OIL, AND GAS.
WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE NECESSITY OF OUR WATER DEPARTMENT TO BE FINANCIALLY SOUND AND GENERATE FUNDS FOR FUTURE GROWTH, THE CURRENT OPERATING MARGIN SUGGESTS TO ME THAT THE DEPARTMENT MAY BE OPERATING MORE LIKE A PROFIT CENTER THAN A PURELY SELF SERVICE ORIENTED ENTITY.
CONSIDERING THESE FISCAL YEAR 2024 FINANCIAL RESULTS, IT BECOMES ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT THE CITY HAS THE FINANCIAL CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT MODIFICATIONS TO OUR WATER AND SEWER BILLING SYSTEMS. THE VERY MODIFICATIONS I PROPOSED A FEW MONTHS PRIOR.
THIS NEW BILLING STRUCTURE AS I OUTLINED, WOULD CREATE A MORE EQUITABLE SYSTEM FOR US HOMEOWNERS.
I UNDERSTAND THAT IMPLEMENTING THIS MORE EQUITABLE SYSTEM WOULD LIKELY HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE WATER DEPARTMENT'S REVENUE.
HOWEVER, GIVEN THE DEPARTMENT'S CURRENT ROBUST FINANCIAL STRENGTH, AS EVIDENCED BY ITS SIGNIFICANT OPERATING MARGIN, I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT ITS FINANCIAL STABILITY CAN STILL BE MAINTAINED BY SACRIFICING JUST A FEW PERCENTAGE POINTS TO THIS EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH OPERATING MARGIN.
IN CONCLUSION, THE FISCAL 2024 FINANCIAL REPORT DEMONSTRATES THE WATER DEPARTMENT'S STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION, THIS STRENGTH PROVIDES US WITH A CLEAR OPPORTUNITY TO IMPLEMENT A FAIRER WATER AND SEWER BILLING SYSTEM FOR US RESIDENTS WITHOUT JEOPARDIZING THE DEPARTMENT'S OVERALL FINANCIAL WELL BEING.
I URGE THE COUNCIL TO SERIOUSLY RECONSIDER MY PREVIOUS PROPOSAL IN LIGHT OF THIS FINANCIAL DATA. THANK YOU.
>> TERESA MCGINNIS, I LIVE AT 512 BUCKY IN ARCADY OF FARMS. SHARAD WAS PERFECT.
SHARAD HELPED SAFEGUARD PRINCETON DO THE AMENDMENT PROPOSAL FOR THE WATER BILL.
THIS JUST IT WAS PERFECT LEAD.
WHAT WAS PROPOSED WAS THAT THE WASTEWATER BE BASED ON THE WINTER MONTHS OF DECEMBER, JANUARY, AND FEBRUARY.
WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES THAT HAVE THAT.
THEY'RE ALL OUR CITIES THAT DO.
APRIL 24TH, 2023 WE HAVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023-424.
THEY VOTED ON THE CITY COUNCIL AT THE TIME, FIVE TO ZERO TO DO IT EXACTLY THAT WAY.
THAT ORDINANCE SHOULD HAVE WENT INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE WE KNOW ORDINANCES DO GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY AND IT DID NOT.
I AUDITED MY OWN WATER BILLS AND SO ACCORDING TO THESE ORDINANCES, FROM MAY OF 2023 TO NINE OF 2024, WHEN THEY TOOK IT OUT OF THE BOOKS, IT LOOKS THE CITY OWES ME OVER 300 DOLLARS AND THERE'S ONLY TWO OF US THAT LIVE IN OUR HOUSEHOLD.
SO I WONDER HOW MUCH IT OWES THE REST OF THE CITY. LET'S SEE.
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OH, FASTER THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE.ALSO, THE TEXAS WATER CODE, CHAPTER 13, SECTION 13.045 STATES THAT WHENEVER THERE IS A CHANGE AND ACTUALLY ANNUALLY, ANY FUNDS FROM THE WATER DEPARTMENT THAT ARE TAKEN OUT OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT OR USED FOR ANYTHING ELSE, WE NEED TO HAVE WRITTEN NOTICE.
I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING NOT EVEN WHEN THEY CHANGED IT THE FIRST TIME OR THE SECOND TIME, SO I GUESS IT DOESN'T MATTER.
BUT THAT'S ALREADY ON THE BOOKS.
IT'S ALREADY A LAW, BUT WE DON'T FOLLOW IT.
THEN ON THIS ACCORDING TO THIS BUDGET.
NOW, I JUST WENT BY THIS LITTLE PAPER.
I DIDN'T DO ALL THAT DEEP RESEARCH, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS 530,000 EXCESS IN THE WASTEWATER, WHICH YEAH IT'S BECAUSE IT BELONGS TO ALL OF US.
NOW, I'M ASKING THAT Y'ALL I WANT THE HEAD OF THAT DEPARTMENT.
I WANT YOU GUYS TO PUT IT ON YOUR AGENDA.
I WANT TO KNOW WHY IT WASN'T DONE.
OH, AND ALSO I KNOW WHY IT WASN'T DONE, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T FIND IT.
WHEN YOU GO INTO THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY, IT'S GONE.
I WAS LIKE, OH, WHAT'S THIS ABOUT? THE ONLY TIME IT COMES UP IS WHEN THEY TOOK IT OFF IN NINE OF 24.
THEY NEVER INSTITUTED IT AND ON NINE OF 24 SOMEBODY FIGURED IT OUT, BUT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO TELL ANYBODY.
SO THEY JUST TOOK IT OFF, AND THEY CHANGED IT.
OF COURSE, WE DIDN'T GET NOTIFIED OF THAT EITHER.
ANYWAY, IT LOOKS LIKE MY TIME'S UP.
SAFEGUARD PRINCETON'S FORENSIC AUDIT HAS THE WATER INCLUDED, IS PERTINENT NOW.
SIGN OUR PETITION FOR FORENSIC AUDIT BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE THE WHOLE CITY NEEDS IT, NOT JUST ONE DEPARTMENT.
>> COULD YOU CLARIFY FOR ME WHAT THE ORDINANCE NUMBER IS?
>> THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE WAS 2023-4-24.
IF YOU GO TO THE VIDEO OF THAT NIGHT'S MEETING WHICH IS WHAT I DID, IT'S LIKE ABOUT A MINUTE AND 30-32 IN.
THEY ACTUALLY HAD A FULL POWER POINT OF THE COMPANY WHO HAD DONE ALL THE RESEARCH AND EVERYTHING THAT TALKED EXACTLY ABOUT THAT BEFORE THEY APPROVED IT AND IT WENT THROUGH 5-0.
IT'S REALLY GOOD IF I'M LOOKING THERE. THAT'S THAT ONE.
THEN THE ORDINANCE THAT CHANGED IT AND TOOK IT OFF WAS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024-09-16-02.
IT LOOKS LIKE THEY REALIZED THAT IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN BECAUSE SOMEBODY REALIZED IT AND THEY TOOK IT OUT.
ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.
>> SORRY. AS WE'RE ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION, WOULD YOU CLARIFY THE TEXAS WATER CODE CHAPTER 13 FOR ME?
>> DO YOU WANT ME JUST READ IT TO YOU? THAT LITTLE SECTION?
NOTIFICATION REGARDING USE OF REVENUE.
>> NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE KEN SALMAN? PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
>> MAYOR, COUNCILMAN. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE CHANCE TO SPEAK.
I WANT TO TALK FIRST TERESA MENTIONED WHERE IT WAS IN THAT RECORDING.
I THINK SHE SAID A MINUTE 32 SECONDS.
I BELIEVE SHE TOLD ME PREVIOUSLY IT WAS AN HOUR AND 32 MINUTES, BUT IF YOU LOOK FOR IT IN THE VIDEO, YOU'LL FIND IT.
I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET PRESENTATION THAT'S ON THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
IT WAS ON LAST WEEK'S MEETING.
TO BE HONEST, I WAS VERY OFFENDED THAT THE CITY WOULD PRESENT SOMETHING LIKE THAT, FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IN CHANGE IN EXPENDITURES AND SEVEN MILLION DOLLAR CHANGE IN REVENUES AND EXPECT TO PUT IT ON CONSENT AGENDA WITH 72 HOUR NOTICE.
THE 72 HOUR NOTICE THAT WE GET RESIDENTS AND YOU COUNCILMAN, JUST TO THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU GUYS FACE OF GETTING THESE AGENDA ITEMS, 72 HOURS AHEAD OF TIME IS RIDICULOUS.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE ONE OF THE CHARTER AMENDMENTS THAT WE DO IS TO ALLOW FOR MORE PROPER NOTICE OF COUNCIL REPS AND THE CITIZENS TO BE NOTIFIED.
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IT VERY OFFENSIVE FOR THE CITY TO PRESENT SOMETHING LIKE THAT WITHOUT PUTTING IT ON THE BUDGET, WITHOUT PUTTING IT ON THE AGENDA AND EXPLAINING IT.I APPRECIATE TERRENCE AND MR. JOHNSON, MS. TODD, FOR COMING PREPARED TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT IT.
THE CITY WAS NOT PREPARED TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.
IF SHE WASN'T PREPARED TO ANSWER, IT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ON THE AGENDA.
THEN OUR CITY MANAGER WHAT HE ANSWERED WITH REGARD TO THE CHANGE IN COMMUTE CDC FUNDS IS HE SAID THAT THEY HADN'T RECEIVED HALF A MILLION DOLLAR PAYMENT FROM CDC.
WELL, SO THEY HAD PAID IT OUT APPARENTLY, I ASSUME THEY MADE THEIR BOND PAYMENT AND DIDN'T GET THE REVENUE.
BUT EITHER WAY, BOTH ENTITIES WENT THROUGH A FINANCIAL AUDIT AND IT WAS MISSED.
OUR MANAGER'S EXPLANATION WAS THAT THAT'S ALL INTERNAL TO THE CITY AND THAT'S WRONG, IT'S FLAT OUT WRONG.
I KNOW IT AS A RESIDENT. YOU GUYS SHOULD KNOW IT'S WRONG.
THE CDC'S BUDGET AND FUNDS IS SEPARATE FROM THE CITY.
IT'S MANDATED. TO ACCEPT AN ANSWER LIKE THAT, THAT'S ALSO DISRESPECTFUL. THANK YOU.
>> YOUR HONOR, I'D JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHAT ITEM IS THAT'S ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. WHAT ITEM NUMBER?
>> THE PRESENTATION OF THE BUDGET AMENDMENT OF AMENDING THE BUDGET?
>> THAT'S ON THE CONSENT AGENDA?
>> IT WAS LAST WEEK. YES, SIR.
>> IS IT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA?
>> THE LAST MEETING. THE CITY COUNCIL LAST MEETING, IT WAS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
COUNCILMEN JOHNSON AND MS. TODD, PUT IT ON THEY CALLED IT OUT AND PUT IT IN THE REGULAR AGENDA, AND THAT HAD QUESTIONS.
DINA POWELL, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
>> DORINDA POWELL PRINCETON, TEXAS.
I WANT TO THANK YOU, COUNCIL, MAYOR, CITY MANAGER, FOR THIS TIME TO SPEAK.
MY CONCERN IS THAT THE CITY WANTS TO CUT OFF THE EMERGENCY SERVICES, FIRE, IN PARTICULAR, TO THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS.
THE BRANCH FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS GIVEN TO PRINCETON WHEN THE EXPLOSIVE GROWTH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SERVICE THE AREA WITH VOLUNTEERS WHO HAD TO TRAVEL TO THE STATION TO EVEN BEGIN THAT HELP.
NOW IS THE OVERPOPULATED TRAFFIC CONGESTION.
THERE WAS AN IMPLIED PROMISE THAT THESE AREAS WOULD RECEIVE EMERGENCY SERVICES.
THE BRANCH DEPARTMENT GAVE EVERYTHING TO PRINCETON, A VALUABLE ASSET FROM LAND, BUILDING, TRUCKS, EQUIPMENT, AND MONEY COLLECTED.
NOW THE CITY WANTS TO DENY SERVICES? AT THE TOWN HALL MEETING LAST TUESDAY NIGHT IN KALI OKA, OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, WHO, BY THE WAY, WERE NOT CONTACTED BY THE CITY AT ALL ABOUT THE EMERGENCY SERVICE ISSUES, SAID THAT THERE IS A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT WITH PRINCETON TO PROVIDE AID TO THESE AREAS.
I FEEL MOST RESIDENTS WOULD AGREE A REASONABLE FEE FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES IS NECESSARY, NOT FORGETTING THAT MUCH WAS GIVEN TO PRINCETON FROM THE BRANCH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.
IN FACT, MY SON-IN-LAW USED TO HELP THERE AT THE BRANCH DEPARTMENT.
NOW HE IS A PAID FIREFIGHTER IN LOUISVILLE.
VOLUNTEER IS NO LONGER AN OPTION.
FULL-TIME IS NECESSARY FOR OUR OVERPOPULATED AREAS.
A PETITION BEFORE THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR AN ESD, EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.
SURELY, THOUGH OUR CITY TRULY CARES, INSTEAD OF STOPPING SERVICES FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, HOW CAN WE THINK OF WAYS TO MUTUALLY HELP EVERYONE? THANK YOU.
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>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I COME TO YOU TONIGHT WITH A FEW ITEMS. ONE. IT SEEMS THAT THE CITY IS NOT HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO THEIR OWN CITY ORDINANCES.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE PRINCETON TEXAS CODE OF ORDINANCE, CHAPTER 82 ZONING, ARTICLE NUMBER 8, DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS SECTION 82-40 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND THEN LOOK AT SECTION B, DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS HEREBY CHARGED WITH THE DUTY AND INVESTED WITH THE AUTHORITY TOO.
I'M NOT GOING TO READ ALL OF THEM, BUT PLEASE LOOK AT ITEM NUMBER 4 AND 5.
FOUR, STUDY AND RECOMMEND THE LOCATION, EXTENSION, PLANNING OF PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAYS, PARKS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES, AND ON THE VACATING OR CLOSING OF SAME.
NUMBER 6, INITIATE IN THE NAME OF THE CITY PROPOSALS FOR THE OPENING, VACATING OR CLOSING OF PUBLIC RIGHTAWAYS, PARKS, OR OTHER PUBLIC PLACES FOR THE CHANGE OF ZONING DISTRICT BOUNDARIES OF THE AREA'S WIDE BASE.
I'M NOT GOING TO READ THE REST OF IT, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF ITEMS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE PARKS THAT HAVE NOT COME BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND THEY SHOULD HAVE.
IT SEEMS THAT THE ORDINANCES ARE ONLY APPLICABLE TO BUILDERS AND NOT TO THE ACTUAL CITY THEMSELVES, WHICH IS INCORRECT.
THEY SHOULD BE APPLICABLE TO ALL.
THE OTHER ITEM I WANT TO BRING UP.
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME COMMENTS MADE ABOUT THE HOME RULES CHARTER COMMISSIONERS, AND THAT FORMER HRC COMMISSIONERS, COUNCIL MEMBERS, FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOULD NOT BE ON THE COMMISSION.
I DON'T LOSE MY RESIDENCY WHEN I END A COMMISSION.
I AM STILL A RESIDENT OF PRINCETON, 914 BLUE WOOD.
THERE'S NO REASON IN THIS WORLD WHY MYSELF, MR. GERFERS, MR. JONES, AND MS. DAVID-GRAVES, MARLO OBARA, CAN'T BE ON THE COMMISSION.
WE'RE ALL RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON.
THE OTHER ALARMING THING, AND I KNOW I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME, 4TH OF JULY EVENT.
MEGAN STOOD UP HERE, TOOK A SURVEY OF WHAT PRINCETON WANTED, COUNTRY MUSIC.
SHE NEEDED EXTRA BUDGET MONEY BECAUSE THE 4TH OF JULY EVENT WAS GOING TO BE GINORMOUS.
WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A BIG HEADLINER.
NOW WE HAVE A COVER BAND NON-COUNTRY WITH ONLY 1,000 TWITTER FOLLOWERS.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BUDGET? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PRESENTATION? SHE STOOD UP HERE, SO EXCITEDLY GAVE ALL OF US.
WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL OF THAT? WHO DROPPED THE BALL? THANK YOU.
[G. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]
TAKE US TO OUR ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. MS. DAVID-GRAVES.>> ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST FOR JUNE 9TH, 2025.
READING LOGS FOR SUMMER READING WILL BE TRACKED UNDER READER'S ZONE APP.
AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM, PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE TOP READER IN EACH AGE CATEGORY.
RAFFLES WILL BE HOSTED THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM.
LEARN MORE AND DOWNLOAD THE READER ZONE APP AT THE CITY'S WEBSITE SUMMER READING PROGRAM.
JOIN US FOR AN INTERACTIVE STORYTIME WITH RAMBLIN RITA AT J.M.
CALDWELL SR. COMMUNITY PARK ON JUNE 11.
THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED FROM 10:00 AM TO NOON FOR THIS EVENT.
CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY AT THE CITY OF PRINCETON'S FREEDOM AND FIREWORKS ON JUNE 28TH, FROM 6:00 TO 10:00 PM AT J.M.
ENJOY AN ACTION-PACKED EVENING WITH EXCITING ACTIVITIES, DELICIOUS FOOD, LIVE MUSIC,
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AND PLENTY OF PHOTO-WORTHY MOMENTS.ADMISSION, PARKING, AND THE KID ZONE ARE COMPLETELY FREE.
LEARN MORE AT THE CITY'S WEBSITE OF FREEDOM FIREWORKS.
ARE YOU, YOUR FAMILY, SCHOOL GROUP, CHURCH GROUP, OR CORPORATION LOOKING TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY? GET INVOLVED BY ADOPTING A SPOT.
THE ADOPT A SPOT PROGRAM IS A YEAR-LONG COMMITMENT THAT ONLY REQUIRES SIX CLEANUP EVENTS A YEAR.
HELP KEEP PRINCETON BEAUTIFUL.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, ADOPT A SPOT.
THIS CONCLUDES THE ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST FOR TONIGHT, JUNE 9TH, 2025.
>> THANK YOU. THIS WILL TAKE IT TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. MISS COOK.
[H. CONSENT AGENDA]
>> CONSENT AGENDA. OUR 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 OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER SO REQUESTS, IN WHICH EVENT, THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED IN ITS NORMAL SEQUENCE ON THE AGENDA.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF H2, WITH H2 PULLED.
[I. CEREMONIAL ITEMS]
THIS WILL TAKE US TO OUR CEREMONIAL ITEMS. MISS COOK.>> CEREMONY ITEMS 2020 5146, RECOGNIZE FALLAN CARRILLO, DIRECTOR OF EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE FOR RECEIVING THE 2025 HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD OF DISTINCTION PRESENTED BY MR. MIKE MASHBURN.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL.
I'M PROUD TO HONOR FALLAN CARRILLO.
SHE'S RECEIVED TWO AWARDS IN THE LAST 24 MONTHS, I THINK, BUT THIS ONE IS PARTICULARLY SPECIAL.
SHE RECEIVED THE STATE AWARD OF DISTINGUISHMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL THE YEAR FOR HR, WHICH IS QUITE AN ACHIEVEMENT FOR PRINCETON, BEING EVERYBODY IN THE STATE FOR A CITY, I BELIEVE, UNDER 50,000, CORRECT?
I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS ABOUT HER SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.
IN FACT, SHE WON THE RISING STAR AWARD RECENTLY, SO NOW SHE'S A STAR.
BUT SHE DOES SO MUCH WITH HER TEAM OF THREE.
WITH THE CITY GROWING AT THE RATE WE ARE AND KEEPING UP THE WAY SHE DOES, HANDLING EVERYTHING WITH PROFESSIONALISM CLASS AND ELEVATING THE EXPERIENCE FOR HER EMPLOYEES, I CAN'T THANK HER ENOUGH.
IF Y'ALL WILL JOIN ME IN GIVING HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, I APPRECIATE IT.
I'M EXTREMELY HONORED AND HUMBLED TO ACCEPT THE AWARD FOR THE HR PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR THROUGH THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL HUMAN RESOURCES ASSOCIATION.
I WAS ABLE TO BE RECOGNIZED AMONG MANY OF MY HR PEERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS, WHICH WAS AN HONOR TO ME.
NOT ONLY DOES THIS REFLECT MY EFFORTS AND WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING AT THE CITY, BUT IT'S ALSO A TESTAMENT TO MY TEAM, THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE TEAM, WHICH CONSISTS OF TENILLE BASKIN AND ALESIA THORNHILL.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE LEADERSHIP, MY TEAM, AND MY COLLEAGUES.
NOT ONLY HAVE THEY SUPPORTED ME THROUGH THIS TIME, BUT THEY ALSO CHALLENGED ME AND INSPIRED ME TO DO GREAT THINGS.
EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE IS ABOUT THE PEOPLE.
IT'S ABOUT CULTIVATING A CULTURE.
IT'S ABOUT SUPPORTING THE TEAM AND CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE EMPOWER OUR EMPLOYEES TO DO THEIR JOBS.
I'M SO PROUD TO BE IN THIS ROLE AND CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THIS MANNER.
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AND I'M SO PROUD TO SAY THAT.THANK YOU TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THE DIRECTIVE THAT THEY PROVIDED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND THE DIRECTIVE AND THE DIRECTION THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US BECAUSE, WITHOUT YOUR DIRECTION, WE WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING.
ONE THING THAT COUNCILWOMAN GRAVES HAS SAID IS THAT LET PRINCETON BE KNOWN AS THE PEARL OF NORTH TEXAS.
WITH PRINCETON BEING THE FASTEST-GROWING CITY IN THE UNITED STATES, THIS IS OUR TIME TO SHINE, ALL EYES ON US, AND WE'RE GOING TO SHOW UP AND SHOW OUT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO MY TEAM FOR THE SUPPORT THAT YOU GUYS PROVIDED, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD IN YOUR DIRECTION. THANK YOU.
>> CEREMONIAL ITEM I2, 2025-148, RECOGNITION AND COMMENDATION OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON'S PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY FROM THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN KEITH SELF.
WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM KEITH SELF, YES. TOMMY MAPP.
>> HI, I'M NATALIE WITH CONGRESSMAN KEITH SELF'S OFFICE.
MAYOR, COUNCIL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING ME COME AGAIN AND PRESENT A CERTIFICATE AND LETTER TO DIRECTOR MAPP.
IS THAT CORRECT, MAPP? JUST MAKING SURE.
FROM THE DESK OF CONGRESSMAN KEITH SELF, DEAR MR. MAPP, I WANT TO THANK YOU AND THE ENTIRE PRINCETON PUBLIC WORKS TEAM FOR THE INCREDIBLE WORK YOU DO TO SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY.
YOUR DEPARTMENT PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN KEEPING PRINCETON RUNNING SMOOTHLY, WHETHER IT IS EXPANDING WATER STORAGE AND PUMPING CAPACITY OR ROLLING OUT THE WATER AND WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN.
YOUR EFFORTS ARE MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE.
I AM ESPECIALLY IMPRESSED BY YOUR FORWARD-THINKING APPROACH TO INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING, INCLUDING THE UPDATED STORMWATER AND ROADWAY MASTER PLAN.
THESE PROJECTS SHOW A CLEAR COMMITMENT TO MEETING THE CITY'S GROWING NEEDS WHILE PLANNING RESPONSIBLY FOR THE FUTURE.
IT IS CLEAR THAT YOU VALUE TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.
EVENTS LIKE THE RECENT PUBLIC WORKS OPEN HOUSE HELPS RESIDENTS CONNECT WITH THE SERVICES THEY RELY ON EVERY DAY.
PROGRAMS LIKE ADOPT A SPOT, HIGHLIGHT YOUR TEAM'S DEDICATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND CIVIC PRIDE, CREATING A CLEANER AND MORE CONNECTED CITY.
ALTHOUGH MUCH OF YOUR WORK HAPPENS BEHIND THE SCENES, ITS IMPACT TOUCHES EVERY HOUSEHOLD AND BUSINESS IN PRINCETON.
YOUR TEAM'S DEDICATION, PROFESSIONALISM, AND PRIDE IN SERVICE ARE A CREDIT TO THE CITY AND A BENEFIT TO EVERYONE WHO CALLS IT HOME.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND FOR THE COMMITMENT YOUR DEPARTMENT SHOWS EVERY DAY.
IT IS AN HONOR TO RECOGNIZE YOUR TEAM'S CONTRIBUTIONS.
SINCERELY, REPRESENTATIVE KEITH SELF.
>> I DON'T HAVE A SPEECH PREPARED. BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK CONGRESS MANS FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THE HARD WORK THAT MY TEAM DOES AND THAT THE CITY'S DOING AS A WHOLE.
WE APPRECIATE HIS ATTENTION AND DEDICATING THIS TO US.
>> I WILL 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.
[H2. 2025-145 Consider approving a request from GRBK Edgewood, LLC for final plat approval 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.]
WE'LL START WITH H2, MISS COOK.[00:35:03]
>> YEAH. H2, IT WAS PULLED FROM [OVERLAPPING].
>> 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 ROAD SURVEY, ABSTRACT 741, CITY OF PRINCETON, COLLIN COUNTY, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION, MR. CRAIG FISHER.
>> 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.
THE 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 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.
THE CITY'S ENGINEERING TEAM IS HERE AS IS THE DEVELOPERS 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, I'M SEEING IT STILL OLDER.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, HAVE WE LOOKED AT THAT?
>> YES. I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE CITY'S ENGINEERING TEAM BRITTANY AND STEVE.
>> BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT WAS THEIR PART SAYING THAT 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 STUFF 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.
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 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 HAVE JUST AUTOMATICALLY HAD THAT
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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 THE 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.
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.
>> BECAUSE 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.
IT HAD A GIANT CHUNK MISSING OUT AT THE BASE OF THAT WALL.
I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR HOW THAT [INAUDIBLE].
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, BRIAN HONEYCUTT WITH THE DEVELOPER OF 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.
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 AWAY TO THE TOP OF THAT WALL DID NOT MEET OR WAS QUESTIONABLE TO MEET SOME SLOPE CRITERIA FOR THE CITY.
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 SLOPE AGE, I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT, IT'S THE ONE WHERE YOU GO OFF AND THERE'S THE RIGHT.
IS THAT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE?
>> 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 WHERE IT 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 NEED TO KNOW, CAN YOU VERIFY THAT IT'S NOT A TINY ROCK JUST SITTING INSIDE A GIANT HOLE?
>> 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 HOMEBUILDERS, 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'S DETAIL INSPECTIONS DONE BY OUR HOMEBUILDERS OUT THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT BEFORE THEY'RE GOING TO TURN INTO THING 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 THING THAT THE ITEM I'M TALKING ABOUT WAS
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ON THE PUNCH LIST WHEN WE WALKED THAT PROPERTY.IT'S A PUNCH LIST ITEM. I GUESS WE'LL FIND OUT IF IT WAS ADDRESSED ON THE PUNCH LIST.
>> CORRECT, CAN YOU CONFIRM IF THAT WAS THAT WHOLE, 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.
>> IF THERE'S NO MORE QUESTIONS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME.
>> YOUR HONOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE H2 2025-14-5.
THIS WILL TAKE US TO L1, MISS COOK.
[L1. ORD-2025-06-09 Consider approving Ordinance No. 2025-06-09 amending the City of Princeton's FY 2024-25 Operating Budget; and take appropriate action. Presented by CFO Kelly Wilson.]
CONSIDER APPROVING ORDINANCE 2025-06-09, AMENDING THE CITY OF PRINCETON'S FISCAL YEAR 2024-'25 OPERATING BUDGET AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION PRESENTED BY MS. KELLY WILSON.
>> 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.
THAT'S RIGHT. SIDE. ONE OF THESE BUTTONS.
WELL, IT WASN'T MINE. 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 COSTS 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 THE 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
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THE QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL HAD LAST MEETING FOR THE MID YEAR BUDGET AMENDMENT REGARDING MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE.THE FIRST IS 60,000 FROM AN INTERLOCAL 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 CIRRO 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 24TH, 2016, TO TRANSFER 75,000 FOR DEBT SERVICE RELATED TO THE 2016 CO.
IN '24, 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 15TH, 2019, AND THE '21 CO AGREEMENT WAS DATED SEPTEMBER 13TH, 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, AND PRIOR YEAR TRANSFERS WERE COMPLETED IN PRIOR YEARS, ALONG WITH THE CURRENT BUDGET REFLECTS SUCH 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 2025-06-09 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.
>> 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.
>> NO. THEY'RE PART OF THE CITY AUDIT.
>> BUT THEIR CATEGORY GETS AUDITED?
>> THE COMPONENT UNIT OF THE CITY, AND YES, IT IS IN THE CITY AUDIT.
>> I UNDERSTAND THAT THE MONEY WAS THERE, AND IT HAD TO GET TRANSFERRED OVER, BUT THIS IS A PATTERN.
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, FIGURE IT OUT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAD TURNOVER IN FINANCE, BUT ALSO IT'S EXTRA MONEY SITTING THERE SO IT SHOULD HAVE SOME FLAGS.
IT'S CONCERNING. I KNOW YOU WEREN'T HERE.
IT'S JUST A TREND THAT WE KEEP SEEING.
I'M HOPING THAT WITH YOU, WE SEE SOME OF THAT.
>> I HAD ANOTHER ONE, BUT I CAN'T THINK OF IT RIGHT NOW SO SKIP ME.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THE CLARIFICATION ON THE FUNDS.
THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD IT'S MORE OF 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, BECAUSE IF SO DID WE MISS THE PAYMENT?
>> WE DID NOT MISS THE PAYMENT.
THE CITY DID MAKE THE PAYMENT.
THIS IS A TRANSFER JUST PAYING THE CITY BACK FOR THAT PAYMENT.
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THIS MAY BE FOR THE MAYOR AND FOR MR. MASHBURN, BECAUSE YOU TWO 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 BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW PEOPLE ARE WATCHING IT, WE ALL KNOW PEOPLE ARE GOING TO START CLICKING THROUGH IT? WHY WASN'T THE 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.
>> I WAS LOCKED OUT FOR A SECOND.
KNOWING YOUR PREFERENCE WILL PULL IT FORWARD, 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'II ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME.
>> I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM L1.
[L2. 2025-149 Consider approving a request from Litehouse Village I, LLC for preliminary plat approval for a property being a 13.665 acre tract of land situated in the John Snyder Survey Abstract No. 865, City of Princeton, Collin County, Texas ; and take appropriate action. Presented by Craig Fisher, Director of Development Services.]
>> L2 2025-149, CONSIDER APPROVING A REQUEST FROM LIGHTHOUSE VILLAGE ONE 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.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL.
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 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 AND ZONING COMMISSION IN MAY FOR CONSIDERATION.
DURING THAT MEETING, QUESTIONS CAME UP IN THE FIRE MARSHAL INDICATED THAT HE HAD MADE AN EXCEPTION ON A PART OF THE PLAN.
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 HORSLEY 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 PLANNING AND ZONING TO SHOW IT'S BEEN CHANGED AND THEN BROUGHT TO COUNCIL AFTER THAT.
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CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW THAT WORKS, WHEN IT'S 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.
THE PLANS WERE CHANGED. IT'S BEFORE YOU.
PLANS CAN COME BEFORE YOU WITH THE 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 PLATS.
>> 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 PHASE, WHETHER IT'S APPROVED THROUGH THE PLANNING AND ZONING OR THE ANIT BECAUSE THAT'S THE POINT OF HAVING THEM THERE IS TO LOOK AT THE PLANS.
SORRY, I'M OVER HERE ON THE SIDE. YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE ME.
BUT I MADE THE DECISION SINCE THE COMMENTS WERE 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 P&Z JUST TO ELIMINATE FOUR BUILDINGS TO ADDRESS THE LIFE SAFETY ISSUE.
I MADE THE DECISION TO GO AHEAD AND PUSH IT 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.
IT'S COMPLIANT WITH ALL CODES, AND THIS BODY IS OBLIGATED TO APPROVE PRELIMINARY PLATS THAT ARE COMPLIANT WITH ALL CITY REGULATIONS.
>> 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 IN THE PAST, THEY'VE FELT UNHEARD AND DISRESPECTED AND THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE 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 A CHECKS AND BALANCES.
IT'S CONCERNING THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A REPEAT THING.
THERE'S A PLETHORA OF THINGS 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 IT'S A PLAN THAT THEY HAD DENIED TO SHOW THEM, HEY, WE HEARD YOU.
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.
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.
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I AM VERY IMPRESSED WITH OUR MARSHAL, 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.TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT TO SAY I WAS WRONG, AND I'M GOING TO DO THIS INSTEAD, A LOT OF RESPECT FOR THAT.
BUT AGAIN, IT'S CONCERNING THAT IT WAS APPROVED AND COULD HAVE LOOKED LIKE THAT.
>> I WILL CLARIFY THAT THERE WAS AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD THAT WAS PROPOSED WHAT THE FIRE MARSHAL HAD INITIALLY RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL FOR.
THEY WERE GOING TO PUT IN A MAN GATE THAT WOULD ALLOW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ACCESS.
THE FIRE MARSHAL THAT HAD INITIALLY APPROVED THAT.
THEN IN THE COURSE OF THE MEETING, HE CHANGED HIS MIND, WHICH IS GOOD AND 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 ASSIST 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 ORDINANCE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
BASICALLY, THE ITEMS THAT WERE REQUESTED BY P&Z WERE MET, AND 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'S BEEN ADDRESSED, AND THE PLAN NOW COMPLIES FULLY WITH THE FIRE CODE.
>> YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT. PART OF THAT, OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE ON THE 30 DAY SHOT.
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 RESULTED THEM COMING AND CHANGING THEIR PLAN AND COMING BACK BEFORE THE COUNCIL TONIGHT.
I FELT THAT WAS PROVE TO HAVE GOOD MERIT TO COME BEFORE THIS BOARD TONIGHT.
>> EXCELLENT. BY MY ESTIMATE, IT SOUNDS LIKE EVERYTHING WORKED AS IF P&Z DID GREAT.
WE'RE HERE TO APPROVE IT BASED ON THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> THE PROCESS FOR DENIAL, ONCE THEY DENIED, IT WOULD HAVE CAME TO COUNCIL EITHER WAY IF THEY DIDN'T CHANGE THEIR PLANS OR NOT, CORRECT?
>> IT COULD HAVE. YES. 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.
>> 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?
>> 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.
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.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, BRITTANY RAUS, 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.
THEREFORE, A DOWNSTREAM ASSESSMENT WOULD COME AT THE TIME OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.
BASED ON THE WAY THAT THE DRAINAGE AREAS ARE PROPOSED AND WHERE THEY'RE ROUTING THEIR OFFSITE FLOW THROUGH THEIR DETENTION POND, THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THEY CAN OVER DETAIN AND THEY WON'T ACTUALLY BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A DOWNSTREAM ASSESSMENT SEPARATELY.
I 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.
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>> THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM L 220-20-5149 AS SUBMITTED.
[L3. 2025-06-09-R05 Presentation and approval of Resolution No. 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 appropriate action. Presented by Sgt. Crawford.]
PRESENTATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 202-05-0609 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.
CAROL 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 OUR OFFICERS, AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE RECENTLY BEEN NAMED THE FASTEST GROWING CITY IN THE NATION, AND 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, 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.
HE TOLD ME ABOUT THE MOTOR VEHICLE CRIME PREVENTION AUTHORITY GRANT.
WHAT THIS DOES, THIS AUTHORITY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1991 TO COMBAT MOTOR VEHICLE AND BURGLARS 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 ALMANDEREZ, WHO WAS A HARRIS COUNTY DEPUTY WHO WAS KILLED TRYING TO STOP SOMEBODY FROM STEALING HIS CATALYTIC CONVERTER OFF OF HIS VEHICLE.
WHAT THE SENATE BILL 2224 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 CLOSE 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 AND 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 SP 224 CATALYTIC CONVERTER GRANT.
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WITH THIS GRANT, WE WOULD ONLY PAY 20% OF THE COSTS 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, DETECTIVE SERGEANT CRAWFORD.
SORRY. I KEEP CALLING YOU DETECTIVE.
I MET YOU WHEN YOU WERE DETECTIVE, SO I APOLOGIZE.
DO WE KNOW HOW MANY FTES OR THE LPR SAVE POTENTIALLY ON OFFICERS? LIKE 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 SEARCHING THE STREETS, I GUESS, ESSENTIALLY, WE WOULD KNOW SOME DIRECTION OF TRAVEL.
>> I'M SORRY. FOLLOW UP QUESTION.
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.
WELL, WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT, THE CREATIVITY, 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.
I LIKE THAT YOU'RE FINDING SOME GRANTS OUT THERE, SO THANK YOU.
>> [INAUDIBLE] WORKING AI UTILIZATION, SO GO BACK IN WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. THAT'S HOW WE'RE TRYING TO.
>> HERE STAFF YOUR WAY. THAT 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 THIS 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 CAMERAS THE NIGHT OF THE SCHOOL OR NOT SCHOOL SHOOTING, BUT 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 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.
RIGHT THAT SENT IT OUT, AND SO THAT DRONE IS ACTUALLY PIG BACK OFF THIS PROGRAM.
IF WE WOULD HAVE 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.
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 JUST RUN IT FOR 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 OR ANY PRIVATE FOUNDATIONAL GRANTS AS WELL, AND THE PERSONNEL TO GO ALONG WITH IT.
THE UNFORTUNATE PART IS A LOT OF GRANTS FOR THE PERSONNEL AND ALL THAT, SO IT'S GOING TO BE A REIMBURSEMENT GRANT THAT'S GOING TO BE IN 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 WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR UNTIL THE TAX START COMING IN.
WE'RE MAKING A PROMISE THAT WE CAN'T NECESSARILY FILL JUST YET.
IT IS A LITTLE BIT HARDER TO DO.
BUT ALSO AS FAR AS THE DRONE AND ALL THE STUFF, SOME OF THESE THINGS.
WE DO HAVE TO TAKE STEP ONE BEFORE WE CAN GET STEP TWO, THREE, AND FOUR.
THIS IS PRETTY MUCH THAT STEP 1.
WE KNOW THIS TIME NEXT YEAR THAT THIS GRANT IS READILY 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 TWO TO 34 YEARS DOWN ROAD BEFORE WE TURN AROUND GOING TO BE ON TOP OF THIS.
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SORRY, I GET EXCITED. I'LL TALK REALLY FAST.>> I KNOW. EXCELLENT JOB, CHIEF.
>> SERGEANT CRAWFORD AND MS. TIFFANY.
>> SERGEANT CRAWFORD TIFFANY, YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH.
I WAS JUST GOING TO MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE IM3.
>> THANK YOU, DETECTIVE CROW. SERGEANT CRAWFORD.
LOOK, SERGEANT, I'M GOING TO TATTOO IT ON MY HAND.
[L4. 2025-152 Consider approving a request for items to be placed on a future agenda and NOT for discussion of these requests.]
CONSIDER APPROVING A REQUEST FOR ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA AND NOT FOR DISCUSSION OF THESE REQUESTS.I DO WANT TO MAKE THE REQUEST FOR SOME TYPE OF WATER BILLING SUMMARY.
WE CAN HAVE A WORK 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 23 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.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER TAD, JUST TO ADD TO THAT, I THINK THAT THE NOTICE WAS IN THE PRINCETON HERALD LAST THURSDAY, SO YOU'RE SPOT ON.
>> IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE, ANYTHING THAT THEY WOULD LET'S ADD TO A FUTURE AGENDA? THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR REPORT A AGENDA, MS. COOK.
[M. REPORT AGENDA]
>> THE NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS MONDAY, JUNE 23, AT 6:30 P.M.
THE NEXT REGULAR CDC MEETING IS WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, AT 6:00 P.M.
THE NEXT REGULAR EDC MEETING IS TUESDAY, JULY 15, AT 6:00.
THE NEXT REGULAR PNC MEETING IS MONDAY, JUNE 16, AT 6:30 P.M.
THE NEXT SPECIAL LIBRARY MEETING IS THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 6:30 P.M.
THE HAD HOC COMMITTEE MEETING IS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, AT 6:30 P.M, AND THE HRC REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING IS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18 AT 6:00 P.M. DON'T FORGET THE BUDGET WORKSHOP ON JUNE 25.
>> 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.
>> NAY? TIME IS 8:05.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.