[K1. ORD-2025-06-23 Conduct a public hearing and consider approving Ordinance No. 2025-06-23 of the City Council of the City of Princeton, Texas, extending a moratorium on the acceptance, authorization, and approvals necessary for residential property development, consisting of the subdivision, platting, construction, reconstruction, or other alteration or improvement thereof, for residential property development within the City’s corporate limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction; adopting written findings identifying the problems requiring the need for extending the moratorium and describing the reasonable progress made to alleviate the problems; providing for applicability, purpose, enactment, duration, extension, limited exceptions, and waivers; providing for an effective date; and containing other provisions related to the subject; and take appropriate action]

>> K, PUBLIC HEARING, K1, ORDINANCE 2025-06-25, CAN TAKE A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025-06-23 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON, TEXAS, EXTENDING A MORATORIUM ON THE ACCEPTANCE, AUTHORIZATION, AND APPROVALS NECESSARY FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, CONSISTING OF THE SUBDIVISION, PLOTTING, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, OR OTHER ALTERATION OR IMPROVEMENT THEREOF FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CITY'S CORPORATE LIMITS AND EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.

ADOPTING WRITTEN FINDINGS, IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEMS, REQUIRING THE NEED FOR EXTENDING THE MORATORIUM, AND DESCRIBING THE REASONABLE PROGRESS MADE TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEMS, PROVIDING FOR APPLICABILITY, PURPOSE, ENACTMENT, DURATION, EXTENSION, LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, AND WAIVERS, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. COUNCIL ARI.

>> THANK YOU, MISS COOK FOR READING ALL THAT.

GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS, I HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THE MORATORIUM AND THE POTENTIAL SECOND EXTENSION.

AS IT'S TIME TO CONSIDER EXTENDING THE MORATORIUM SET TO EXPIRED, I BELIEVE JULY 12.

I ROLL THROUGH JUST REAL BRIEFLY, A BACKGROUND OF THE MORATORIUM WHEN IT WAS ADOPTED AND THE FIRST EXTENSION THERE TOO, THE PROCESS FOR EXTENDING IT AGAIN, POTENTIALLY, AND THEN THE PROGRESS THAT'S BEEN MADE BY THE CITY UP TO THIS POINT.

THE MORATORIUM ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT WAS IMPOSED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024, IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 212.

IT APPLIES TO NEW UNENTITLED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, BOTH IN THE CITY'S CORPORATE LIMITS AND ETJ.

THE PURPOSE, ESSENTIALLY TO PROVIDE STAFF MORE TIME TO PLAN AND ADDRESS INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITY CAPACITY CONCERNS DURING THE CITY'S HIGH-GROWTH PERIOD.

ALSO, FEEL FREE TO STOP ME ANYTIME.

LIKE I SAID, JUSTIFICATION THAT WAS TWO PART.

ONE WAS A SHORTAGE OF ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FACILITIES, WHICH BY LAW IS DEFINED AS WASTEWATER AND ROADWAY, AND THEN A SIGNIFICANT NEED FOR OTHER PUBLIC FACILITIES, NAMELY POLICE.

BY LAW, THE INITIAL MORATORIUM COULD BE FOR 120 DAYS.

THAT WAS SET TO EXPIRE JANUARY 21, OF 2025 UNLESS THE COUNCIL EXTENDED IT.

THEN ON JANUARY 13, 2025, THE MORATORIUM WAS EXTENDED FOR 180 DAYS, AND AS I MENTIONED SET TO EXPIRE ON JULY 12 OF THIS YEAR UNLESS IT FURTHER EXTENDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW.

NOW, BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS ORDINANCE 2025-06-23, THE SECOND EXTENSION OF THE MORATORIUM.

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THIS IS, ONCE AGAIN, THE PROCESS AS DEFINED UNDER STATE LAW.

WE POSTED A NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING IN THE PRINCETON HERALD ON JUNE 5, WHICH WAS AT LEAST 15 DAYS PRIOR TO TODAY'S PUBLIC HEARING.

WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AFTER I'M DONE WITH MY PRESENTATION, AND THEN THE ORDINANCE THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU HAS THE WRITTEN FINDINGS AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEMS, REQUIRING THE NEED FOR EXTENDING, DESCRIBING THE CITY'S REASONABLE PROGRESS MADE TO DATE, AND THEN SPECIFYING A DEFINITE DURATION FOR THE RENEWAL PERIOD.

AS YOU'LL NOTICE IN THE ORDINANCE ITSELF, MYSELF AND STAFF ARE RECOMMENDING AN EXTENSION OF 160 DAYS, WHICH WOULD PUT IT FROM NOW ALL THE WAY UNTIL NOVEMBER 30, 2025.

JUST ROLLING THROUGH WHAT I SAID EARLIER, WHEN THE MORATORIUM WAS ADOPTED, IT WAS TWO PART, SHORTAGE OF ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FACILITIES, AND SIGNIFICANT NEED FOR OTHER PUBLIC FACILITIES.

THOSE PROBLEMS STILL REMAIN.

A LOT OF THE CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE WASTEWATER AND ROADWAYS OPERATING AT NEAR BEYOND CAPACITY.

SOME OF THE REASONABLE PROGRESS THAT THE CITY HAS MADE TO DATE, I HAVE THEM BULLETED RIGHT THERE, SO I'LL JUST MENTION SOME OF THEM.

THE CITY'S WORKING ON UPDATING ITS WATER AND WASTEWATER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, IMPACT FEE STUDY AND PLAN, WATER AND WASTEWATER MASTER AND DRAIN AND DESIGN STANDARDS PLAN, SAFETY MOBILITY ACTION PLAN, ALSO DESIGNING PUMPING CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL STORAGE, DESIGNING A FUTURE THREE MILLION GALLON ELEVATED STORAGE TANK, AND OTHER PROGRESS MADE BY THE CITY TO DATE TO ALLEVIATE THAT PROBLEM.

SIGNIFICANT NEED FOR OTHER PUBLIC FACILITIES.

THERE'S A NEED FOR POLICE FACILITIES AND PERSONNEL AS THE CITY HAS CONTINUED TO GROW.

TO DATE, SOME OF THE NON EXHAUSTIVE ITEMS THAT THE CITY HAS DONE TO ALLEVIATE THIS PROBLEM IS TO ADOPT A WORKING PLAN AND TIME SCHEDULE TO OVERCOME THE NEEDS BEEN APPROVED TO HIRE ADDITIONAL POLICE PERSONNEL BASED ON AVAILABLE FUNDS, AND STRATEGIZING.

I KNOW CHIEFS BEEN WORKING ON THIS, STRATEGIZING ALTERNATIVE FUNDING SOURCES TO HIRE ADDITIONAL POLICE PERSONNEL.

THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

I FLEW THROUGH IT QUICK, BUT I KNOW YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY THIS A TIME OR TWO BEFORE.

IN CLOSING, THE FIRST EXTENSION IS SET TO EXPIRE ON JULY 12 OF THIS YEAR UNLESS THE COUNCIL EXTENDS.

THE CITY HAS MADE REASONABLE PROGRESS TO DATE, BUT STILL NEED MORE TIME TO ALLEVIATE THE CONCERNS, THE BASIS FOR ADOPTING THE MORATORIUM.

MYSELF ALONG WITH STAFF ARE PROPOSING 160 DAY EXTENSION TO THE MORATORIUM, WHICH WOULD BRING IT FROM NOW UNTIL NOVEMBER 30, 2025.

THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL, WE ALSO HAVE STAFF ON STAND BY TO ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS AS WELL.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE THOROUGH BREAKDOWN OF THE MORATORIUM AND WHERE WE STAND TODAY.

WOULD YOU MIND GOING INTO SOME GIVEN JUST A HIGH LEVEL 30,000 FOOT VIEW OF THE BILL THAT PASSED IN THE HOUSE THAT MAY IMPACT OUR DECISION ON THIS?

>> SURE. PREVIOUSLY, THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A LIMIT ON HOW LONG A COMMERCIAL MORATORIUM CAN LAST.

BUT AS FAR AS A RESIDENTIAL MORATORIUM, IT WAS JUST UNLIMITED AS LONG AS THE PROBLEM AND THE NEED STILL ARISES.

THERE'S A NEW HOUSE BILL THAT LIMITS THAT.

COUNCIL, IF WE CHOOSE BEFORE WITH THIS ORDINANCE, I BELIEVE WE CAN EXTEND IT TO THAT DURATION, BUT WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT IT, COME OCTOBER, NOVEMBER TO SEE IF WE CAN EXTEND IT FURTHER BECAUSE GOVERNOR ABBOTT SIGNED INTO LAW LAST WEEK, RESTRICTING A CITY'S ABILITY TO FURTHER EXTEND MORATORIUMS. NOT FOR CERTAIN, BUT I HAVE A FEELING THAT YOU GUYS IN THE CITY MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO PLAY A PART IN THAT.

>> THIS 160 DAYS CAN POTENTIALLY BE THE LAST EXTENSION LEGALLY THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY DO.

>> LIKELY SO.

>> NOW, THE QUESTION.

IN THIS 160 DAYS, REGARDLESS IF WE CAN EXTEND IT OR NOT.

WHAT DO YOU SEE US ACCOMPLISHING IN THIS NEXT 160 DAYS? SURE. I THINK A LOT OF THE PLANS THAT WE'VE LISTED ON THOSE SLIDES WILL BE FINISHED, IF NOT CLOSE TO FINISHED, SO WE CAN HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE WE'RE AT WITH OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.

A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS YEAR, WE'LL COME TO FRUITION A LITTLE BIT, MAKING MORE PROGRESS ON THE STORAGE CAPACITIES, DESIGNING AND BUILDING THE ARBAGE STORAGE TANK.

BUT I DON'T KNOW IF TOMMY HAS ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT.

JUST PLUGGING ALONG, THERE'S A LOT TO ADDRESS.

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>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNSEL, TOMMY MAPP, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.

WE ARE NEARING THE COMPLETION OF A PUMP STATION EXPANSION PROJECT, WHICH IS INCREASING THE OVERALL PUMPING CAPACITY OF OUR WATER SYSTEM.

WE'RE IN THE BEGINNING PHASES OF DESIGNING A THREE MILLION GALLON ELEVATED STORAGE TANK THAT WILL CARRY US WELL INTO THE FUTURE FOR ELEVATED STORAGE.

THEN WE'RE LOOKING AT WRAPPING UP THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND IMPACT FEE STUDIES AS SOON AS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IS WORKING ON COMPLETES THE FUTURE LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS.

AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THOSE BACK, WE'LL BE ABLE TO WRAP THOSE PLANS UP WITHIN THE NEXT 30-60 DAYS AFTER WE RECEIVE THOSE, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY BRING THOSE FORWARD TO COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION AND HAVE THOSE PLANS AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

>> DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW, BECAUSE ONE OF THE REASONS WHY, THE MORATORIUM IS FOR THE DAY AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT? WE JUST DID THE STUDY, DID WE GET THOSE RESULTS BACK OR?

>> YES. ALL THE FINAL DELIVERABLES ARE SET TO BE GIVEN TO THE CITY ON JULY 11, AND THAT WILL IDENTIFY, GIVE US THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE MAINTENANCE NEEDS, AND HOW THAT ROADWAY ACTUALLY NEEDS TO BE RECONSTRUCTED.

WE DO HAVE SOME QUICK WIND ITEMS FROM THE MOBILITY AND SAFETY ACTION PLAN THAT'S GOING TO BE WRAPPED UP.

IT'LL ACTUALLY BE WRAPPED UP IN JANUARY.

IT'LL BE READY FOR ADOPTION.

BUT WE HAVE SOME QUICK WINS FOR SOME SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE CAN MAKE, WHICH INCLUDE SOME EXISTING ROADWAYS, SOME ROADWAY REALIGNMENTS, ROADWAY EXPANSION, SOME SIDEWALK INSTALLATIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO BRING THOSE FORWARD TO COUNSEL BEFORE THAT PLAN IS READY FOR ADOPTION.

THEN WE'LL BE PARTNERING THAT WITH THE EXISTING PAVEMENT CONDITION ASSESSMENT.

WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH SOME OF THE PROJECTS, THE EARLY FINDINGS OF THAT.

WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS FOR COUNCIL BEFORE ALL OF THE ROADWAY PLANS AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE READY FOR ADOPTION.

WE'LL HAVE THOSE A LITTLE BIT EARLY AND AHEAD OF TIME.

>> YOU SAID THE ROADWAY PLAN IS GOING TO BE DONE IN JANUARY?

>> YES. THE MOBILITY AND SAFETY ACTION PLAN WILL BE FULLY COMPLETED AND READY FOR ADOPTION IN JANUARY.

>> THE ROADWAY ASSESSMENT WE JUST DID, WHEN WILL WE TAKE ACTION ON THAT?

>> THERE REALLY WON'T BE ANY ACTION THAT'S NEEDED FROM THAT, THAT'LL JUST GIVE US AN IDEA AND A BASELINE FOR SOME OF THE MONIES THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR ROADWAY PROJECTS WHERE WE CAN SPEND THAT MONEY TO REHABILITATE EXISTING ROADS TO HANDLE THE CURRENT TRAFFIC LOADING AND ANTICIPATED FUTURE GROWTH OF THAT ROADWAY.

>> I KNOW THAT BOARDMAN LANE HAS JUST STARTED CONSTRUCTION.

BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO WAIT UNTIL JANUARY TO START OTHER ROADS ARE CURRENT. [OVERLAPPING]

>> NO, SIR. WE HAVE OTHER ROADS THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING WITH OUR CONSULTANTS NOW THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO BRING FORWARD WITH SOME REHABILITATION WORK ON SOME EXISTING ROADWAYS, THE PLAN THAT WE GET BACK ON JANUARY 11 THAT'LL REALLY DETAIL SOME OF THE OTHER ROADWAYS THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY FOR MAJOR PROJECTS TO BRING THE ROADWAYS UP TO CURRENT CAPACITY AND BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE TRAFFIC LOADING.

>> I GUESS MY LAST ONE IS BEECHAM, WHEN WE EXPECT TO HAVE THAT COMPLETED.

>> BEECHAM IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED EITHER BY THE END OF THIS WEEK OR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.

WE HAVE DEDICATED MORE THAN ONE CREW WORKING ON IT NOW SO THAT WE CAN SPEED THAT PROCESS UP.

>> THANK YOU.

>> I ECHO MR AND MRS DICKINSON FROM WINCHESTER CROSS IN THAT WE REALLY WANT PRINCETON TO BE SAFE, SUSTAINABLE, AND RESPONSIVE TO RESIDENTS' NEEDS.

GRANT WITH THIS NEW LAW THAT WAS SIGNED, IF PRINCETON CAN DEMONSTRATE THAT WE ARE NOT YET READY TO EXPAND, IS THERE A CHANCE OF A WAIVER? CAN WE REQUEST A WAIVER?

>> IT'S NOT MY UNDERSTANDING. IT'S PRETTY HARD.

>> THE STATE IS JUST MUNICIPALITIES GET IT IN SHAPE, OR THAT'S IT.

>> YEAH. THE STATE'S VERY NOTORIOUS FOR BEING DEVELOPER-FRIENDLY AND ANTI-MUNICIPALITIES.

IT'S JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE.

WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS IT ONE STEP AT A TIME.

BUT MY INTERPRETATION IS PRETTY HARD.

>> I HAD TO ASK THAT QUESTION.

>> IT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

>> THERE IS A NEED, BUT WE NEED TO ABIDE BY THE LAW AS WELL.

>> EXCUSE ME, ONCE WE EXTEND FOR THE FINAL TIME, LET'S SAY, AND ONCE THAT IS DONE.

WHAT TIME ARE WE LOOKING AT BEFORE WE COULD EVEN THINK ABOUT A MORATORIUM IN THE FUTURE?

>> THE NEW LAW, LIKE I SAID, IT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW BY GOVERNOR ABBOTT LAST WEEK.

IT WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE IN SEPTEMBER,

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RESTRICTS A CITY FROM ADOPTING A MORATORIUM FOR TWO YEARS AFTER THE MORATORIUM IS EXPIRED.

THAT WASN'T PREVIOUSLY IN PLACE, BUT IT IS AS OF SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR.

>> WE'VE HAD IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS QUITE A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS APPEARING BEFORE US WITH DRAINAGE ISSUES, JUST ISSUES THAT THEY'RE FACING IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS.

I KNOW THAT WE HAVE GROWN AS A CITY IN TERMS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES WE PROVIDE, JUST IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.

WE'RE DEALING WITH DECISIONS THAT WERE MADE IN THE PAST, AND WE TRIED; WE PUT THE MORATORIUM IN PLACE TO SLOW THINGS DOWN SO WE CAN DEVELOP THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEW GROWTH.

WITH THE NEW PROCESSES THAT WE'VE PUT IN PLACE.

WILL THAT SLOW DOWN DEVELOPMENT? WILL THAT HOLD DEVELOPERS TO A MORE STRICTER PROCESS OR PLAN? WILL THEY HAVE TO PROVE MORE TO US BEFORE WE CAN APPROVE THEIR PLANS FOR DEVELOPMENT?

>> YEAH, THAT'S WHAT WE'VE WORKED WITH STAFF AND COUNCIL AS WELL TO MAKE IT NOT HARDER TO BUILD, BUT JUST MAKE SURE THAT WHAT IS BEING CONSTRUCTED MOVING FORWARD IS A HIGHER STANDARD, HIGHER QUALITY, SO WE DON'T HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE CONCERNS MOVING FORWARD.

WE'VE ADOPTED QUITE A FEW ITEMS IN THE PROCESS OF OTHERS, THAT YOU'LL SEE COME FORWARD INTO THIS YEAR AND BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR.

>> THERE WE GO. JUST TO DOVETAIL A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT MR. GRANT WAS TALKING ABOUT, BUT YES, WE ARE LOOKING AT ORDINANCES CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, FROM RETAINING WALLS, SOME DRAINAGE CRITERIA, THE PROCESS, REALLY UTILIZING THIS TIME TO REALLY, FIGURE OUT WAYS THAT WE CAN IMPROVE WITH BRINGING DEVELOPERS TO THE TABLE TO HAVE MUCH MORE MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SOME OF THE IMPACTS THAT THE CITY IS GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW AND HOW WE CAN HELP SOLVE SOME OF THOSE.

BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THE TEAM, THE STAFF IS REALLY LOOKING AT WAYS TO IMPROVE OUR ORDINANCES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MINDFUL WITH SOME OF THE DECISIONS THAT WE'RE MAKING.

>> WILL YOU HAVE THAT DONE BY THIS 160 DAYS? BECAUSE THIS MIGHT BE THE LAST TIME WE CAN EXTEND.

WOULD THE MAJORITY BE DONE BY THEN?

>> THE MASTER DRAINAGE PLAN WILL NOT BE DONE, BUT A LOT OF OUR INTERNAL ORDINANCES AND PROCESSES A LOT OF THEM WILL BE DONE OR CLOSE TO BEING DONE.

THE DRAINAGE PLAN TAKES CLOSE TO A YEAR, TYPICALLY.

>> FROM A MASTER DRAINAGE STUDY, YOU'RE LOOKING AT A LOT OF DATA GATHERING.

THEN THERE'S PROBABLY SOME POLICY THAT WOULD HAVE TO GO ALONG WITH THAT, THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD HAVE TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS ON WHETHER OR NOT HOW FAR YOU WANT TO GO INTO THE DRAINAGE PLAN, WHETHER YOU WANT TO DEVELOP A CIP BASED OFF THE DRAINAGE MASTER PLAN.

A LOT OF CITIES DEAL WITH IT DIFFERENTLY.

BUT YES, SOMETHING LIKE THAT EXTENSIVE STUDY WOULD TAKE QUITE SOME TIME.

BUT THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE CONTROL BETWEEN NOW AND THAT NOVEMBER 30TH WITH I THINK SOME MEANINGFUL ORDINANCE CHANGES.

I THINK WE CAN DO THAT AS A TEAM TO AT LEAST TRY TO CLOSE THAT GAP AS BEST WE CAN WITHOUT AN OFFICIAL ENGINEERING STUDY THAT TAKES A YEAR OR TWO.

>> I'VE JUST GOT ONE LITTLE QUESTION, AND IT REALLY DID PERTAIN TO PUBLIC WORKS OR TO YOU ON THIS, BUT SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT EVERY TIME IS THAT WE'VE NEVER HEARD FROM CHIEF STEVENS ABOUT THE FIRE SERVICE AND ABOUT HOW IT IMPACTS THE FIRE SERVICE, ALL THE GROWTH.

I KNOW MANPOWER, APPARATUS, STATIONS, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WHAT ARE THE PLANS FOR THAT AND WITH THIS GROWTH AND ESPECIALLY WHENEVER THE MORATORIUM IS RELEASED BECAUSE I THINK WHENEVER IT'S RELEASED, AND IT WOULD BE BY STATE LAW THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THAT, THAT IS I DON'T WANT TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO THE FLOODGATES ARE GOING TO OPEN, BUT THE GOOD POSSIBILITY IN THIS AREA, IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AND IT'S GOING TO IMPACT OUR FIRE SERVICE CONSIDERABLY.

>> WE HEAR FROM CHIEF STEVENS.

>> I'M TERRIBLY SORRY. I WAS RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE AC VENT.

I COULDN'T HEAR THE LAST PART OF YOUR QUESTION.

JUST ABOUT THE IMPACT FOR WHENEVER WE LIFT THE MORATORIUM, HOW IS IT GOING TO IMPACT THE FIRE SERVICE, THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS COMING IN? OR PLANS IN PLACE ALREADY TO PUT STATIONS OR THE MANPOWER, THE STAFF, AND THINGS THAT APPARATUS, THE WHOLE KIT AND CABOODLE.

>> ABSOLUTELY. WE'RE IMPACTED AS OF RIGHT NOW, GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE ON THE BOOKS.

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ANY INCREASE IN TERMS OF NEW DEVELOPMENTS COMING IN IS JUST GOING TO EXACERBATE THAT SITUATION.

>> I'M JUST WONDERING, ARE WE REALLY PREPARED, OR THE PLANS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE, OR TO LOOK AT SITES FOR NEW STATIONS AND WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE.

ALSO, WE'VE DISCUSSED ALSO THE OTHER THINGS, THE OUTDOOR WARNING SIRENS AND PLACES TO MAKE SURE ALL THE CITIZENS ACTUALLY WARNED FOR IMPENDING WEATHER AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO BE IN PLACE. I JUST LIKE TO HEAR.

>> YES, SIR. NO, ABSOLUTELY. PLANS ARE IN PLACE? DISCUSSIONS ARE WAITING TO BE HAD, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO THE OUTDOOR WARNING SIRENS IN TERMS OF MEETING CURRENT CAPACITY OR GETTING AHEAD OF PROJECTED GROWTH IN THE FUTURE.

>> I THINK, BEN, WHO'S THERE WITH YOU.

>> THIS ONE'S FOR MR. MAPP.

YOU'RE SPEAKING OF THE SAFETY PLAN THAT'S COMING IN JANUARY?

>> YES.

>> WHAT DOES THAT REFER TO AS AGAIN?

>> THAT'S ANALYZING OUR ROADWAYS AND THE OVERALL LAYOUT AND DESIGN OF OUR TRAFFIC INFRASTRUCTURE, HOW TRAFFIC MOVES THROUGH THE TOWN, WHERE IT'S COMING FROM, WHERE IT'S GOING, AND IT LOOKS AT WAYS TO IMPROVE VEHICULAR SAFETY AS WELL AS PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE SAFETY.

IT'S CLOSING GAPS IN OUR SIDEWALK TRAILS.

IT'S CLOSING GAPS AND PROVIDING FOR BICYCLE LANES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, SHARED-USE PATHS.

BUT IT'S REALLY IDENTIFYING THE TRAFFIC LOADING THAT'S GOING ON ON OUR ROADWAYS, AND THAT INFORMATION THAT WE GATHER IN THERE IS GOING TO GO INTO OUR ROADWAY IMPACT FEE, WHICH IS ALSO BEING UPDATED.

IT'S PROVIDING AN OVERALL SAFETY PLAN FOR PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLISTS, VEHICLES, AND REALLY TAKING A LOOK AT HOW WE CAN EFFICIENTLY MOVE VEHICLES AND PEOPLE THROUGH THE CITY.

>> COME NOVEMBER 30TH, IF WE APPROVE THIS EXTENSION AND STATE LAW MAKES US GIVE UP ON THIS MORATORIUM.

IS THIS A PLAN THAT WILL BE USED TO GUIDE DEVELOPERS AND WHAT THEY'RE PUTTING IN OUR CITY?

>> IT'LL BE USED TO GUIDE THE STANDARD OF WHAT THEY'RE PUTTING INTO OUR CITY.

IF ROADWAYS NEED TO BE IMPROVED, THEY'LL BE IDENTIFIED IN THE PLAN, IF ANTICIPATED TRAFFIC LOADING CALLS FOR ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC SIGNALS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

IT'S GOING TO PROVIDE THE PLAN AND THE SUPPORT BEHIND THE REQUIREMENT FOR THOSE TO BE INSTALLED?

>> IT SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY GOOD THING WE'VE DONE DURING THIS MORATORIUM IS GETTING THIS PLAN IN ACTION.

>> YES, SIR.

>> AND ON THE BOOKS FOR WHEN THE FLOODGATES DO OPEN, HOPEFULLY THEY'RE NOT FLOODGATES, HOPEFULLY IT'S A STEADY DRIZZLE, BUT THEY DO COME BACK.

YOU'LL HAVE MORE TOOLS IN YOUR BELT TO HELP GUIDE DEVELOPMENT.

>> YES, SIR. LIKE I SAY, WITH THE WATER AND WASTEWATER IMPACT FEES, THE ROADWAY IMPACT FEES ARE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS ALSO BEING LOOKED AT.

THAT'S GOING TO IDENTIFY ROADWAY INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO ACCOMMODATE DEVELOPMENTS AS WELL.

I'M SORRY, AND IT WILL ALLOCATE THE ROADWAY IMPACT FEES THAT WE COLLECT FROM DEVELOPERS TO GO TO THOSE PROJECTS, TO EXPAND ROADWAYS, TO INSTALL TRAFFIC SIGNALS, OR IMPROVE THE OVERALL MOBILITY OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE.

>> SOUNDS LIKE WE'LL BE READY FOR ADOPTION OF THAT PLAN RIGHT AROUND THE RIGHT TIME.

>> YES, SIR. THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND EVERYTHING, LIKE I SAY, AS SOON AS WE GET THE LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS BACK FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE, WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE AND BRING THOSE TO COUNCIL FAIRLY QUICKLY.

>> THANK YOU.

>> MR. MAPP, WOULD WE BE ABLE TO IN ANY WAY, USE THIS AS LEVERAGE FOR TXDOT TO WORK FAST ON 380?

>> I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S A MECHANISM AVAILABLE TO MAKE TXDOT WORK FASTER.

I'M OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS THERE, BUT THEY HAVE MOVED FORWARD.

VERY QUICKLY, THEY PUSHED A PROJECT TO THE FRONT OF THEIR LIST FOR THE SPARK 399 CONSTRUCTION, WHICH FOR PEOPLE LEAVING TOWN, IT'LL ALLEVIATE SOME CONGESTION ONCE YOU GET OUTSIDE OF TOWN.

THEY'RE WORKING ON THE 380 EXPANSION.

THEY'RE PUTTING IN THAT BYPASS.

COLIN COUNTY IS PUTTING IN THE SOUTH ROUTE ATF AND 546, WHICH WILL CONNECT TO THE NEW SPUR 399.

THERE ARE MAJOR PROJECTS THAT ARE UNDERWAY TO ALLEVIATE THE TRAFFIC AND TO MAKE EVERYONE'S LIFE A LITTLE EASIER.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY, CONSTRUCTION TAKES TIME, BUT THESE PLANS ARE BEING EXPEDITIOUSLY CONSTRUCTED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. CHIEF WATERS.

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I KNOW THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT IS ONE OF THE BIG REASONS WHY WE'RE IN THIS MORATORIUM NOW, DO YOU HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT 160 DAYS THAT GET AS ONCE THEY'RE CLOSED, ESPECIALLY IT'S CONCERNING THE FACT THAT POTENTIALLY IF WE'RE NOT THERE IN 160 DAYS THAT WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO EXTEND.

THE FLOODGATES ARE PROBABLY GOING TO OPEN BACK UP THEN AS WELL.

DO YOU GUYS HAVE A PLAN, AND WHAT HAVE WE DONE IN THE LAST 180 DAYS TO GET AS CLOSER TO THAT TO THAT STEP?

>> YES, SIR. WE RECENTLY ESTABLISHED A SWOT ANALYSIS.

WE CONTRACT THAT WORK OUTSIDE AT THE REQUEST OF MR. JOHNSON, SO THAT SHOULD BE COMING IN AT ANY GIVEN TIME NOW.

WE'VE ALSO IMPLEMENTED SOME DIFFERENT AI TECHNOLOGY TO TRY TO HELP RELIEVE SOME OF THE OFFICERS, AS FAR AS TRAINING THAT THE OFFICERS ARE NOT HAVING TO GO OUT AND TAKE REPORTS, AND WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING OUT FOR DIFFERENT GRANTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, ALONG THIS NEXT YEAR AS WELL.

WE ALL KNOW THAT, IN ORDER TO HIRE OFFICERS, THAT'S GOING TO TAKE MONEY; THE CITY ONLY HAS SO MUCH MONEY THAT'S GOING TO GO OUT.

OF COURSE, THIS LAST YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO INCREASE OUR HIRING CAPACITY.

WE GOT ALMOST FULL.

WE'RE STILL DOWN IN ONE POSITION RIGHT NOW, BUT THAT SHOULD BE FILLED UP HERE COMING UP.

THEN WE'RE IN CONSTANT BUDGET TALKS WITH MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE AS FAR AS FIGURING OUT WHERE OUR STAFFING NEEDS NEED TO BE THIS NEXT YEAR.

WE JUST KNOW THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH MONEY THAT CITY BRINGS IN, AND THEN THAT MONEY HAS TO BE DIVIDED UP BETWEEN ALL THE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE HERE.

>> THE PLAN HAS CHANGED WITH THIS NEW NEWS ABOUT THE MORATORIUM, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THAT WAS A PART OF SOME OF THE PLANNING, BUT TO ME, WHAT'S CONCERNED IS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE OUT THE HOMES, PLUS WHATEVER IT COMES IN.

>> AS FAR AS THE PLAN IS CHANGING AND EVERYTHING.

WE KNOW THAT WE CAN ONLY HIRE WHENEVER THE FTE, THE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE SPOTS, OPEN UP.

IT'S NOT LIKE WHENEVER WE EXTEND OUT THE MORATORIUM, A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF DAYS, AND ALL THAT STUFF, AS WE GET THAT APPROVAL TO HIRE MORE OFFICERS IN.

WE USUALLY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL EITHER THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, WHICH IS OCTOBER 1, OR MIDPOINT, WHICH IS USUALLY AROUND THIS TIME FRAME, SOMEWHERE TO READJUST OUR BUDGET ACCORDINGLY.

WHENEVER THOSE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE SPOTS OPEN UP, OR I'M SORRY, WHENEVER BUDGET STARTS OPENING UP.

THAT'S WHEN WE GO IN REQUEST OF THE SWOT ANALYSIS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT TO TRY TO DETERMINE WHERE WE NEED TO BE.

FOR THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT SIDE, WE ALWAYS KNOW THAT THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT AS FAR AS TAXES GO.

MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ALWAYS RUNS ABOUT TWO YEARS BEHIND.

WHAT THEY SAY WE NEED TODAY, WE'RE USUALLY WAITING ABOUT A YEAR OR TWO TO ACTUALLY GET THAT IMPLEMENTATION IN TODAY.

MCKINNEY DID THE SAME THING, FRISCO DID THE SAME THING.

EVERYBODY ALWAYS GOES THROUGH THOSE ASPECTS.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE DON'T HAVE A REVENUE STREAM COMING IN.

THERE IS NO REVENUE STREAM COMING IN.

WE SLOWLY RELY OR WE SOLELY RELY ON THE TAX BURDEN OR THE TAX.

IMPLEMENTATION FROM THE CITY TO GO BACK AND STAFF.

>> THANK YOU. I'M NOT SURE IF ANYBODY ELSE HAD ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF WATERS.

DOES ANYBODY ON COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANYBODY ELSE? AT THIS TIME, THE TIME IS 7:18, AND I WILL OPEN THIS UP FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

IF ANYBODY FROM THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO COME AND SPEAK. MAXINE.

>> GOOD EVENING, MAXINE ELLIS, 914 BLUEWOOD.

BEFORE I DISCUSS THE MORATORIUM THAT I HAVE DURING MY THREE MINUTES, I MEANT TO GIVE MY CONDOLENCES TO THE PRINCETON FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE DALLAS FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE FIREFIGHTER THAT PASSED AWAY IN LAKE LAVON OVER THE WEEKEND.

CONDOLENCES TO YOU.

THE FIRST THING I'M GOING TO READ IS I'VE BEEN ASKED TO READ THIS FROM CITY COUNCIL PLACE 2, CRISTINA TODD HAS ASKED ME TO READ SOMETHING FOR HER.

DEAR RESIDENTS, CITY STAFF, AND FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS.

TONIGHT, WE ARE DISCUSSING AN ITEM THAT HAS GENERATED CONSIDERABLE ATTENTION.

WHETHER OR NOT TO LIFT THE CURRENT MORATORIUM, SHE UNDERSTANDS THE STRONG OPINION SURROUNDING THIS DECISION, BUT SHE BELIEVES IT IS IMPORTANT TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND REVISIT WHY THIS MORATORIUM WAS PUT IN PLACE TO BEGIN WITH.

THE MORATORIUM WAS NEVER ABOUT HALTING PROGRESS FOR THE SAKE OF IT.

IT WAS ENACTED WITH THREE CORE PRIORITIES IN MIND; PUBLIC WORKS, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT.

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IN SOME AREAS, WE HAVE MADE UNDENIABLE PROGRESS.

OUR PUBLIC WORK DEPARTMENT HAS COMPLETED THE MUCH NEEDED ROAD STUDY AND IS ACTIVELY WORKING ON A LONG TERM PLAN FOR ROAD REPAIRS.

THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT THAT WILL BRING RELIEF TO OUR RESIDENTS AND LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.

BUT BEYOND THAT, THE WORK REMAINS INCOMPLETED.

OUR CITY DESPERATELY NEEDS A COMPREHENSIVE STORMWATER STUDY TO ADDRESS FLOODING, DRAINAGE, AND INFRASTRUCTURE VULNERABILITIES.

THAT STUDY HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED.

IN FACT, IT HASN'T BEEN STARTED.

DESPITE EXPLORING CREATIVE SOLUTIONS SUCH AS AI ASSISTED TOOLS, BOTH OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS REMAIN CRITICALLY UNDERSTAFFED.

PUBLIC SAFETY CANNOT BE COMPROMISED, AND WE MUST ENSURE THESE DEPARTMENTS HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED.

ON THE DEVELOPMENT FRONT, WHILE THE ADOPTION OF NEW DESIGN STANDARDS HAS BEEN CELEBRATED, THE TRUTH IS THESE STANDARDS IN THEIR CURRENT FORM AMOUNT TO A WISH LIST, NOT ENFORCEABLE REGULATIONS.

WHAT WE HAVE NOT DONE AND WHAT SHE HAS ADVOCATED FOR SINCE HER CAMPAIGN BEGAN IS TO REVISE OUR ORDINANCES CLOSE THE LOOPHOLES THAT DEVELOPERS CONTINUE TO EXPLOIT.

OUR OUTDATED ORDINANCES ALLOW DEVELOPERS TO BYPASS CRITICAL SAFETY STANDARDS, INCLUDING THOSE RELATED TO RETAINING WALLS, RESULTING IN CRUMBLING INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGHOUT OUR CITY.

LACK MEANINGFUL TREE PRESERVATION REQUIREMENTS, ENABLING THE DESTRUCTION OF NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS WITHOUT PROPER MITIGATION, HARMING BOTH THE ENVIRONMENT AND NEIGHBORING RESIDENTS, FAILING TO HOLD BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS ACCOUNTABLE FOR POOR WORKMANSHIP, LEAVING RESIDENTS TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL AND SAFETY CONSEQUENCES.

UNTIL WE REVISE OUR ORDINANCES TO REFLECT THE NEEDS OF OUR RESIDENTS, PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT, AND DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY FROM DEVELOPERS, LIFTING THE MORATORIUM WOULD BE PREMATURE AND IRRESPONSIBLE.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT BEING ANTI GROWTH, IT'S ABOUT ENSURING THAT GROWTH HAPPENS RESPONSIBLY WITH THE WELL BEING OF OUR RESIDENTS AS THE FIRST PRIORITY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

SINCERELY, CRISTINA TODD, CITY COUNCIL, PLACE 2.

I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I MYSELF WANT TO SAY.

WE DID PUT THIS RESIDENTIAL MORATORIUM IN PLACE TO HALT TEMPORARY. WE HAVEN'T.

HONESTLY, IF YOU TAKE A STEP BACK AND TAKE A LOOK, WHAT IF WE HALTED? ARE WE STILL APPROVING BUILDING, FINAL PLATS, PRELIMINARY PLAT, UNDERSTAND THEY WERE ALL ALREADY IN THE PIPELINE, BUT THERE'S SO MUCH IN THE PIPELINE THAT THE MORATORIUM REALLY ISN'T DOING ANYTHING.

I KNOW WE'VE MENTIONED THAT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE.

WHAT REALLY SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE. PUBLIC WORKS? YES. DOING A GREAT JOB, GETTING THE ROAD, BUT WE STILL HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE CONCERNS.

JUST TO GET HERE TO A 6:30 MEETING, I LEAVE MY HOUSE AT SIX O'CLOCK.

IT SHOULD NOT TAKE ME 30 MINUTES TO GET FROM BO CAMP TO HERE OR BEECHAM, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO SAY.

OUR SERVICE LEVEL IS IMPACTED.

WE DON'T HAVE ESSENTIAL HEALTHCARE.

WE ARE GOING TO NEED MORE EMERGENCY SERVICES.

OUR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.

COME ON, WE HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING WITH THE PARKS YET, AND WE'VE HAD A BOND FOR TWO YEARS.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO DOWN THAT ROAD.

BUT WE NEED BALANCE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

HONESTLY, I DON'T THINK WHAT WAS IT 160 DAYS? I DON'T THINK 160 DAYS IS ENOUGH BECAUSE WE'VE EXTENDED IT.

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THIS IS THE THIRD TIME, IF I'M CORRECT, AND WE HAVEN'T MADE THAT MUCH PROGRESS.

WE SHOULD BE REVIEWING ZONING LAWS, BUILDING CODES, DEVELOPMENT PLANS.

ALIGNING THIS WITH OUR PROJECTS OUT THERE AND OUR COMMUNITY GOALS.

ADDRESSING SHORTAGES, WATER, SEWAGE, STAFF, AND OTHER NEEDS THAT WE NEED.

I DO AGREE THAT WE EXTEND THE MORATORIUM.

HOWEVER, I DON'T FEEL 160 DAYS WILL BE SUFFICIENT.

THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND COUNCIL MEMBER, CRISTINA.

>> THANK YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING AGAIN. THIS IS KEN DICKERSON, 719 RANGE DRIVE.

I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THE NEW INFORMATION THAT WAS STATED ABOUT WITH GOVERNOR ABBOTT WITH THE 89TH LEGISLATION WITH THE NEW ADDITION OF THE, IT WAS A LAW THAT RESTRAINS OR RESTRICTS MORATORIUMS. AS AN EDUCATOR, I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE IMPACT OF THE 89TH LEGISLATURE.

RIGHT NOW, THE DISTRICT THAT I WORK IN BEING A CENTRAL OFFICE EMPLOYEE, WE'RE HAVING TO LOOK THROUGH CHAPTER 37 AND HB6 AS RELATES TO DISCIPLINE FOR THE SCHOOL.

I'M ALL ABOUT COMPLIANCE.

HOWEVER, AS WE'RE READING THROUGH A LOT OF THE LEGISLATION AS IT RELATES TO CHAPTER 37, WE HAVE TERMINOLOGY AS RELATES TO SHALL AND MAY.

THAT SHALL AND MAY IS A DETERMINING FACTOR AND WHAT WE AS A DISTRICT ARE REQUIRED TO DO.

ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE AS IT RELATES TO THAT INTERPRETATION OF THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW IS WHAT IS THE SHALL AND THE MAY THAT INCLUDES WHAT A CITY IS RESTRICTED IN DOING AS IT RELATES TO THE MORATORIUM PROCESS? BECAUSE THE TERMINOLOGY OR THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT AS WE THINK ABOUT AND CONSIDER GOING ON INTO EXTENDING THE MORATORIUM.

AS I STATED EARLIER, I'M ALL ABOUT GROWTH.

I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THE GROWTH OF PRINCETON.

HOWEVER, AS IT RELATES TO THE CITY, AS IT RELATES TO PUBLIC WORKS, I WAS A PART OF THE CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY.

HEARING THE STORY OF WHAT CHIEF WATERS, WHAT LIEUTENANT FLAT NOW, WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITH THAT DEPARTMENT, I'M ALL FOR, BUT I DON'T WANT THEM TO BE OVERWORKED AS WELL AS RELATES TO THE RAPID GROWTH.

I KNOW THAT WITHIN THE CITY OF PRINCETON, WE'VE BEEN NATIONALLY TELEVISED AS BEING A FASTEST GROWING CITY.

MY HOPE IS THAT WITH THIS NEW LEGISLATION THAT HAS BEEN PASSED, THAT THERE'S A WAY THAT WE CAN REACH OUT AND DO SOME TYPE OF WAIVER THAT WILL ALLOW US AS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING CITIES TO BE ABLE TO BYPASS SOME OF THAT SHALL AND MAY, THAT'S RECORDED IN THAT SPIRIT OF THE LAW.

I JUST WANT US AS RESIDENTS, AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE COUNCIL TO KEEP THAT IN MIND BECAUSE WHAT IS THE WHY BEHIND THAT WE'RE DOING IT? IF WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE SUBSTANTIAL PIECES IN PLACE THAT PROTECTS OUR PUBLIC WORKS, OUR SERVICE MEMBERS, THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS, MAKING SURE THAT OUR GROWTH AS IT RELATES TO INFRASTRUCTURE IS BEING BENCHMARKED, AND WE ARE ABLE TO HAVE SPECIFIC MEASURABLE GROWTH PIECES BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IN EDUCATION, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE AS THOSE BENCHMARKS THAT SHOW THE ACCOUNTABILITY PIECE OF WHAT OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING.

IF THAT'S SOMETHING ON THE EDUCATION SIDE, THEN WHY NOT HAVE IT HERE FOR WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE FOR THE GROWTH PIECE OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON AS IT RELATES TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS HEARD FROM MY HEART NOT JUST FOR ME PERSONALLY, BUT I WANT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT HERE, SO THAT WAY THAT WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK OF WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING AS A CITY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE? COME ON.

>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT SENATE BILL 1882 WAS THAT THE SENATE BILL THAT YOU ALL ARE TALKING ABOUT THE MORATORIUM.

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THE LAW REQUIRES TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR PROPOSED MORATORIUMS WITH A MINIMUM OF 30 DAYS IN BETWEEN AND LIMITS THE DURATION OF A MORATORIUM FOR 90 DAYS, AND LESS EXTENDED A PUBLIC HEARING AND SPECIFIC FINDING.

AGAIN, NOTHING SET IN STONE EVEN THOUGH IT'S PASSED.

IF WE'RE NOT READY, WE CAN FIGHT FOR ANOTHER MORATORIUM IF NEEDED.

ALSO, WHAT MAXINE HAD SAID ABOUT THE ZONING.

THAT IS HOW WE CAN CAP THE HIGH DENSITY HOUSING AND THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES THAT ARE BRINGING IN TOO MANY PEOPLE THAT WE CAN'T HANDLE RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S SOMETHING TO DO WHILE IF WE CAN EXTEND THIS MORATORIUM, WORK ON THOSE ZONING, CHANGE THE ZONING LAWS, MAKE IT SO THAT YOU CAN'T PUT LITTLE 4,000 SQUARE FOOT HOUSES PACKED IN SO THAT IF THE MORATORIUM IS LIFTED, THEN WE'RE NOT GOING TO JUST TURN INTO THIS PACKED LITTLE COMMUNITY OF A BUNCH OF PEOPLE THAT WE CAN'T HANDLE.

BUT NOW YOU HAVE THAT TIME TO FIX THOSE ZONING RULES AND REGULATIONS, AND THAT'S HOW WE CONTROL THE VOLUME AND THAT'S HOW CITIES DO THAT.

IT JUST HAS TO DO WITH THE ZONING REGULATIONS.

I DO BELIEVE THAT WE DO NEED A LONGER MORATORIUM, WHATEVER THE EXTENSION THAT YOU CAN MAKE IS THE LONGEST IF IT HAPPENS TO BE THE LAST ONE, BUT WE NEED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT AND LOOK AT BOTH SIDES.

WELL, WHAT IF WE CAN'T EXTEND IT, LET'S GO TO THE ZONING SECTION.

LET'S GO AND FIX OUR ZONING AND OUR ORDINANCES SO THAT THESE DEVELOPERS CAN'T JUST COME IN AND MAKE AS MUCH MONEY AS THEY CAN ON TINY LITTLE LOTS AND CONDOS, AND APARTMENT COMPLEXES. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE FROM THE PUBIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? IF NOT, THE TIME IS 7:32, AND THIS WILL CLOSE OUR PUBLIC HEARING.

AT THIS TIME, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

>> WELL, BASED ON WHAT WAS STAYED BY ATTORNEY LAURIE, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO EXTEND THE MORATORIUM FOR THE ADDITIONAL 160 DAYS.

>> I SECOND.

>> MOTION PASSES 6, 0.

THIS WILL TAKE US TO ITEM L REGULAR AGENDA, MISS COOK.

[L1. 2025-160 Consider approving the appointments and/or reappointments to the Boards and Commissions for the Zoning Board of Adjustments; and take appropriate action.]

>> L1-2025-106.

CONSIDER APPROVING THE APPOINTMENTS AND OR RE-APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS FOR THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

>> SURE. I'LL INTRODUCE THIS ONE.

I BELIEVE THERE'S A VACANCY ON ONE OF THE ALTERNATES FOR THE ZBA.

WE JUST NEED TO FILL THAT.

I THINK WE HAVE A COUPLE OF APPLICATIONS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU, SO JUST NEED TO FILL THAT VACANCY ON THE ALTERNATE POSITIONS.

THE CHARTER REQUIRES FIVE REGULAR MEMBERS AND FOUR ALTERNATES, AND ONE OF THE ALTERNATE MEMBERS HAS BEEN VACANT, I BELIEVE, FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS.

>> CAN YOU STATE THE NAMES? IS ANY OF THEM HERE RIGHT NOW?

>> ACTUALLY, I DON'T HAVE THE LIST IN FRONT OF ME, SO I'LL DEFER TO YOU. YEAH, I THINK.

>> TYRAN AROUSED AND THEN [INAUDIBLE] DICKERSON? DOES COUNSEL HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS?

>> HELLO.

>> HI, HOW ARE YOU?

>> I'M GREAT. HOW ARE YOU?

>> GOOD. YOU JUST GIVE US A LITTLE PACK BACKGROUND ABOUT YOU AND WHY YOU WANT TO BE IN A BOARD.

>> I'M TERN ROWS.

I'M ORIGINALLY FROM PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS.

I ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, PINE BLUFF.

I ALSO HAVE MY MASTER'S DEGREE FROM SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY, WHERE I GOT A MASTER'S IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND MY BACHELOR'S IN REGULATORY SCIENCE FOR CONCENTRATION IN ENVIRONMENT OF BIOLOGY.

I CURRENTLY SERVE AS A GRANTS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST FOR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND I WORK FOR UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, AND I SERVICE REGION 2 IN DENVER, COLORADO, AND I RUN THE RIO GRANDE NATIONAL FOREST.

>> DID YOU APPLY FOR THE ZONING BOARD?

>> I DID.

>> YOU DIDN'T GET ON THE ZONING BOARD?

>> NO. I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING BACK.

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>> WELL, I THINK WE COULD PROBABLY USE YOUR EXPERTISE ON THE P AND Z, PLANNING AND ZONING, I'M SORRY.

>> DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY GOOD QUESTIONS?

>> IT'S THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS, THE ZBA.

>> YEAH, THE ZBA.

>> YOU APPLIED FOR THE PLAN AND ONLY ONE, AS WELL, RIGHT?

>> YES, I DID.

>> I REMEMBER YOU FROM THE INTERVIEW.

>> THANK YOU.

>> I REMEMBER YOU.

I WOULD SAY YES, BECAUSE THIS IS MY SECOND TIME SEEING YOU HERE, YOU'RE DEFINITELY DEDICATED AND WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS.

I JUST WISH THAT WE COULD PUT YOU ON THE BOARD THAT MEETS MORE IN THAT BOARD IS ACTUALLY GOING TO PROBABLY MOVE IN TO TWO MEETINGS A MONTH.

WITH WHAT YOU JUST HEAR HERE, ONCE WE COME OUT OF THAT 160 MORATORIUM, JUST THAT EXPERTISE WILL ACTUALLY BENEFIT US A LOT MORE.

>> MY OTHER COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS? I'M GUESSING CHARMON DICKERSON IS NOT HERE AS WELL.

>> IT'S CHARMON.

>> CHARMON, SORRY. I KNOW I CAME IN LATE.

>> GOT YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP TO SPEAK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> GOOD EVENING. MY LEGAL NAME IS CHARMON KENTREL DICKERSON, BUT I JUST GO BY KEN FOR SHORT.

I DID SUBMIT AN APPLICATION.

I DID THE ONLINE INTERVIEW, THE VIDEO, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF INFORMATION BACK ABOUT IT.

I SUBMITTED IT, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INFORMATION BACK FROM IT.

BUT I DID APPLY WITH THE INTENT OF WANTING TO SERVE.

THAT'S WHO I AM AT MY CORE.

I AM A TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADER WITH A IMPACT AND A DIVINE CALLING TO LEAD.

I'M AN AGENT OF CHANGE, AND I HAVE FOUR PRINCIPLES THAT I'M ON AND I JUST STAND UPON INTEGRITY, INCLUSIVENESS, INNOVATION.

THOSE ARE THE KEY THINGS OF WHAT I UTILIZE IN MY EVERYDAY JOB OF BEING AN EDUCATOR.

I WORK IN A DISTRICT IN RICHARDSON ISD.

AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE LEVEL, I SUPPORT STUDENTS AND CAMPUSES AS A STUDENT SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR.

I ENFORCED CHAPTER 37, THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT.

LOCAL POLICY, LEGAL POLICY.

THAT'S WHAT I LIVE AND BREATHE EACH AND EVERY DAY.

THAT'S WHO I AM AT MY CORE.

MY WIFE WHO'S HERE WITH ME, AS WELL.

SHE'S ALSO AN EDUCATOR.

WE LIVE AND BREATHE THAT.

THAT'S WHO I AM AT MY CORE AS WHO I AM IN A NUTSHELL.

I COULD GO ON AND ON, BUT I WANT TO RESPECT AND HONOR THE TIME OF EVERYBODY. THANK YOU.

>> NOW, WAS THE ZBA BOARD THAT ONLY BOARD YOU APPLY FOR OR DID YOU APPLY FOR ANY OTHER BOARDS?

>> I DON'T RECALL THE ACTUAL TITLE.

I JUST KNOW THAT IT WAS TO SERVE ON A COMMITTEE.

I'M NOT SURE WHICH ONE IT WAS.

I'M JUST WANTING TO BE ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE I LIVE, EVEN THOUGH I WORK IN ANOTHER CITY, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SERVE IN THE COMMUNITY OF WHERE I LIVE AT.

THAT'S THE REASON WHY I SAW THE POSTING ON A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM AND LIKE I SAID, I WAS A PART OF THE CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY, BEING OPEN TO THAT ASPECT OF IT.

I WANTED TO TAKE MORE OF A STEP AND TRY TO BE INVOLVED IN WHAT THE CITY IS DOING.

IF I'M GOING TO LIVE AND CALL PRINCETON MY HOME, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M TAKING PART OF IT TO WHERE I'M IMPACTING IT ON A POSITIVE LEVEL.

>> YEAH, IT IS THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THE CALL, AND IT TAKES A LOT TO STAND IN FRONT HERE TO DO THAT AND TO DO IT ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS.

I COMMEND YOU FOR THAT.

IF YOU DON'T MIND A HONORABLE MAYOR, I CAN MAKE A MOTION.

>> YEAH.

>> WE CAN GO FROM THERE.

WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION FOR KEN DICKERSON TO JOIN THE ZBA POSITION.

>> I'LL SECOND THAT. ONE THING I DID WANT TO SAY BEFORE WE VOTE.

ONE THING ABOUT THE ZBA AND TO ECHO WHAT COUNCILMAN JOHNSON SAID.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WILLING TO SERVE.

THEY'LL BE MANY MORE OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL FOR YOU TO SERVE.

THIS BOARD ONLY MEETS TWICE A YEAR, GRANT, IS THAT CORRECT? OR AS NEEDED OR.

>> YES AS NEEDED.

>> YEAH. I DON'T KNOW IT'S AS NEEDED.

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TYPICALLY, IT'S THE BOARDS USED TO LOOK AT VARIANCES FROM ZONING ORDINANCES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

I ANTICIPATE THAT WE'LL HAVE MAYBE SOME MORE MEETINGS THAN WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST, BUT IT'S NOT A MONTHLY COMMITMENT.

IT'S AS NEEDED BASIS WHENEVER WE GET AN APPLICATION FOR A VARIANCE.

YEAH, IT'S A GOOD THING WHEN THE ZBA DOESN'T MEET A WHOLE BUNCH, BY THE WAYS.

[LAUGHTER] BEN YOU'RE MAKING.

>> CAN I MAKE A COMMENT BEFORE VOTE?

>> HE WOULDN'T DONE SPEAKING YET, I DON'T THINK.

>> THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER] THE REASON I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE THEY MEET ON AS NEEDED BASIS.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE DISCOURAGED FROM SERVING BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MEET AS OFTEN.

THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I WAS MAKING THAT POINT.

WELL, THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN, STEPPING UP TO SERVE.

>> NO SPECIFIC QUESTION FOR YOU, BUT JUST BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS, IT'S VERY ENCOURAGING TO SEE SUCH TWO EAGER FOLKS OUT HERE WITH THEY ARE BRINGING EXPERTISE AND THEIR KNOWLEDGE TO THE VOLUNTEERS OF PRINCETON.

I THINK THAT'S AWESOME. I THINK IT'S GOOD WHEN WE HAVE DECISIONS LIKE THIS BETWEEN TWO EXCELLENT APPLICANTS.

I APPRECIATE BOTH OF YOU THROWING YOUR NAME IN THE HATS.

LIKE THEY WERE ALLUDING TO, THIS IS ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS, WE HAVE OTHER BOARDS, AND SO IN THE FUTURE, KEEP AN EYE OUT SO YOU CAN APPLY FOR THOSE ALSO IF YOU WANT TO GET TO TWO MEETINGS A MONTH FOR SAY VERSUS FEWER.

THAT'S ALL I HAD TO SAY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND.

WE CAN CAST OUT VOTES.

MOTION PASSES. CHARMON DICKERSON IS POINTED TO AS AN ALTERNATE FOR THE ZBA.

>> TERRAN, RIGHT? I'M SAYING IT'S RIGHT. TERRAN.

>> TERRAN.

>> TERRAN. GOT YOU.

LOOK, I SHOULD KNOW THAT. MY NAME IS TERRAN, SO I SHOULD JUST RIGHT IN THERE. [LAUGHTER] I SHOULD KNOW THAT.

BUT PLEASE, IF YOU COULD, JUST GIVE YOUR INFORMATION OR PHONE NUMBER TO ESTEFANI OVER THERE.

I'LL REACH OUT TO YOU FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING OPPORTUNITY.

THANK YOU. THAT WILL TAKE US TO L2, MISS COOK.

[L2. 2025-06-23-R03 Consider approving Resolution No. 2025-06-23-R03, amending Resolution No. 2025-04-28-R10 by extending the duration of the Home Rule Charter Review Committee and providing said Committee with a new deadline to submit a final, written report to the City Council; and take appropriate action.]

>> L2. CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION 2025-06-23-R3, AMENDING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025-04-28-R10 BY EXTENDING THE DURATION OF THE HOME RULES CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE AND PROVIDING SAID COMMITTEE WITH A NEW DEADLINE TO SUBMIT A FINAL WRITTEN REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

>> MISS ALICE, THAT WILL BE YOU.

>> HI, GOOD EVENING.

YES. FOR HOME RULES CHARTER, WE ARE ASKING FOR AN EXTENSION.

I KNOW YOU RECEIVED COMMUNICATION FROM GRANT.

WE'VE ONLY HAD TWO MEETINGS SINCE THE CHARTER STARTED, AND WE ARE DEFINITELY NEEDING AN EXTENSION.

WE'VE ONLY REVIEWED TWO CHAPTERS SO FAR, AND WE HAVE QUITE A BIT MORE TO GO.

AN EXTENSION WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL FOR US.

>> THE EXTENSION IS JUST TO COME BACK AND GIVE US AN UPDATE.

HOW LONG WOULD YOU NEED YOUR EXTENSION FOR GRANT.

IS THERE A CERTAIN TIME FRAME?

>> SURE. I CAN CHIME IN.

THE RESOLUTION THAT CORRESPONDS WITH THIS ITEM, EXTENDS IT TILL AUGUST 4, WHICH STILL MAY NOT BE ENOUGH TIME.

WHAT THAT DOES DO IS IF THE HOME RULE CHARTER, IF WE GET EVERYTHING DONE, IT ALLOWS COUNCIL TO CONSIDER ORDERING ELECTION IN TIME FOR NOVEMBER.

IT MAY NOT BE ENOUGH TIME, BUT AT A MINIMUM, THE FIRST MEETING IN AUGUST, YOU'LL HAVE A REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE AND IT MAY BE A REPORT SIMILAR TO THIS.

IT'S JUST THAT WE NEED MORE TIME.

POTENTIALLY BUT THAT'S WHAT THE RESOLUTION CALLS FOR.

THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS ADOPTED BACK IN APRIL THAT APPOINTED THE COMMITTEE CALLED FOR A FINAL REPORT BY TODAY, JUNE 23RD, AND THEN THE COMMITTEE DISSOLVES AS OF TODAY UNLESS THE COUNCIL EXTENDS THE DEADLINE TO PROVIDE THAT FINAL REPORT.

YOU HAVE I THINK YOU HAVE A LETTER IN YOUR PACKET FROM CHAIRPERSON JASON RUTLEDGE, WHO COULD NOT BE HERE THIS EVENING REQUESTING THAT EXTENSION, AND THEN VIE CHAIRPERSON ELLIS IS HERE TOO ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE.

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>> ANY QUESTION FOR YOU GRANT.

LET'S JUST SAY THEY GET THROUGH 10 OF THE 14 CHAPTERS.

WE CAN STILL POTENTIALLY VOTE TO PUSH THOSE AMENDMENT AMENDMENT THROUGH.

HOWEVER, THEY GET THROUGH, OR DO WE DON'T HAVE TO REVIEW THE WHOLE CHART.

I'M JUST WONDERING, JUST IN CASE WE RUN OUT TIME BECAUSE I KNOW AUGUST IS A LINE.

I KNOW WE CAN MOVE IT TO MAY, BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THAT.

>> SURE, FOR AUGUST, I THINK THAT MAYBE THE COMMITTEE COULD GIVE COUNCIL WHAT AMENDMENTS THEY PROPOSED TO DATE AND SEE IF ANY OF THOSE, POTENTIALLY MAKE IT ON A BALLOT IN NOVEMBER.

YOU JUST LOOK AT IT IN AUGUST AND WE CAN PUT THAT INTO THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT IN AUGUST AND SEE IF WE NEED MORE TIME.

TO YOUR POINT ALL WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE COULD POTENTIALLY BE ON THE MAY UNIFORM ELECTION DATE, AND THE DEADLINE TO ORDER THAT ELECTION IS FEBRUARY 13TH.

YOU COULD HAVE AUGUST 18TH FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION IS THE DEADLINE OR FEBRUARY 13TH FOR MAY 2026.

THANK YOU. IF COUNCIL HAS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO YOU?

>> YEAH, JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS PROPOSED EXTENSION STILL GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE AUGUST DEADLINE TO CALL FOR THE ELECTION IN NOVEMBER.

>> THAT WILL BE YOU SAID AUGUST 3RD THAT WE WILL BE EXTEND THIS TO, GRAVE.

>> THE DEADLINE IN THE RESOLUTION IS AUGUST 4TH.

BUT I THINK WHENEVER THAT COUNCIL MEETING IS, IT'S GOING TO BE THE FIRST MEETING IN AUGUST.

I DON'T HAVE THE DATE IN FRONT OF ME.

BUT THE DEADLINE FOR THE REPORT IS AUGUST 4TH IN ORDER FOR US TO PREPARE THE DOCUMENTS IN ORDER TO HAVE IT ON THAT AGENDA.

>> THE FIRST MEETING IN AUGUST IS AUGUST 11TH, SO WE'RE GOING TO MISS IT.

IT WILL HAVE TO BE TURNED IN BY 28TH OF JULY.

THAT'S THE LAST MEETING BEFORE WE ADJUST.

>> WE CAN ADJUST THE FINAL REPORT DEADLINE TO JULY 28TH.

YEAH, WE CAN ADJUST THE DEADLINE IF THAT'S THE ROUTE COUNCIL WANTS TO GO JUST A RECOMMENDATION.

>> IF THEY WANTED TO EXTEND IT, THE MOTION WOULD BE TO THE 28TH, CORRECT?

>> YEAH, MAY I A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION NUMBER, WHAT IS IT 2025-06-23-R3 WITH THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATION.

>> YEAH. THERE'S NO MORE QUESTIONS.

>> YOUR HONOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2025-06-23-R3 AMENDED RESOLUTION 2025-04-28-R10 WITH THE MODIFICATION TO AMEND IT TO JULY THE 28TH.

>> I'LL SECOND.

>> MOTION PASSES 6/0. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. THIS WILL TAKE US TO ITEM L3 BY MISS COOK.

[L3. 2025-06-23-R Consider approving Resolution No. 2025-06-23-R, authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with Atlas Municipal Services LLC for building, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing inspection, plan review, and other related professional services; and take appropriate action.]

>> L3. CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025-06-23-R, AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH ATLAS MUNICIPAL SERVICES, LLC FOR BUILDING, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING INSPECTION, PLAN REVIEW, AND OTHER RELATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.

MR. CRAIG FISHER.

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

I'M PLEASED TO BE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING TO PRESENT THIS RESOLUTION.

IF APPROVED, WOULD AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH ATLAS MUNICIPAL SERVICES, LLC, ATLAS MUNICIPAL SERVICES.

THEY OFFER PLAN REVIEW AND BUILDING INSPECTION SERVICES.

THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY HAS TWO CONTRACTS WITH THIRD PARTY VENDORS FOR BUILDING INSPECTION SERVICES, BUT WE'RE LOOKING TO GET A REFRESH ON THAT.

WE'VE HEARD MANY SUCH COMPANIES, BUT WE FEEL THAT ATLAS STANDS OUT AMONG THE BEST THAT WE HEARD FROM.

THEY'RE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FROM OTHER LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES THAT USE THEM.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION, SO THAT CONTRACT CAN BE EXECUTED AND WE CAN BEGIN BENEFITING FROM THEIR BUILDING INSPECTION SERVICES.

MR. LEE SWAINE IS HERE THIS EVENING FROM ATLAS MUNICIPAL SERVICES AND AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

I'LL ALSO BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT ALL MAY HAVE.

>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION. YOU SAY WE ALREADY HAVE A CONTRACTED SERVICE NOW?

>> WE DO WITH BV OR BUREAU VERITAS AND MR. BILL FEGAN.

THOSE ARE TWO SEPARATE CONTRACTS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE, BUT WE LIKE TO PHASE THOSE OUT AND USE ATLAS.

>> WHAT'S THE MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO?

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WHAT DO WE GAIN BY CHANGING?

>> WE'VE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH BV.

I THINK JUST GOOD TO GET SOMEBODY FRESH IN WANT A CHANCE TO WORK WITH A SMALLER COMPANY THAT IS MUCH MORE RESPONSIVE TO OUR NEEDS.

THEY COME HIGHLY REGARDED.

MR. FRED GIBBS HAS USED THEM IN HIS PREVIOUS POSITION WITH LITTLE ELM.

THE CITY'S BUILDING OFFICIAL, MR. RIVERA HAS ALSO USED THEM ELSEWHERE AND BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH THE QUALITY OF WORK THAT THEY COULD PROVIDE.

YOU'RE LESS THAN SATISFIED WITH THE CURRENT CONTRACTS.

>> YEAH, IF I MAY. I'VE JUST SAYS MR. FISHER SAID, I'VE USED THEM IN MY PAST, AND IT'S REALLY JUST COMES DOWN TO US PROVIDING A BETTER SERVICE, MORE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE.

I KNOW MR. SWAINE FOR QUITE SOME YEARS, AND THEY DO KNOW HOW TO PROVIDE GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE BOTH ON THE INSPECTION SIDE AND THE PLAN REVIEW SIDE.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE TEAM IS MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE GOOD SERVICE, GOOD THOROUGH INSPECTIONS, AS COUNCIL KNOWS INSPECTIONS ARE VERY IMPORTANT, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE GOOD, QUALIFIED, COMPLETE STAFF TO GO OUT THERE, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH CONTRACTS OR THROUGH IN-HOUSE INSPECTORS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING COMPREHENSIVE WITH OUR INSPECTORS.

GOOD THING IS THEY HAVE THE CAPACITY TO MEET THE DEMAND THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE TODAY AND FOR THE FUTURE.

I CAN VOUCH FOR THEM PROFESSIONALLY THAT I'VE ACTUALLY USED THEM MYSELF FOR MANY YEARS, AND I KNOW THEY'LL COME IN AND DO A GOOD JOB FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, IF COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS?

>> YEAH, I JUST WANT TO SAY ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS.

I KNOW WHEN WE'RE LOOKING TO CONTRACT WITH A NEW VENDOR THAT WE WOULD NORMALLY CHECK THE BBB RATING, THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU.

ATLAS HOME SERVICE IS NOT BBB ACCREDITED.

THERE WAS ONE COMPLAINT GIVEN THEM B RATING, HOWEVER, AS I DUG DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE, I SAW THAT THEY ADDRESSED THE ISSUE, AND THAT WAS JUST ONE COMPLAINT THAT WAS FILED IN 2018.

I ALSO SAW THAT IT WORKED WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES.

I APPRECIATE YOU FOR SAYING HOW HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THEY COME BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN MANY DIFFERENT CONCERNS ABOUT THE STANDARD THAT WE HAVE HERE IN PRINCETON, AND WE WANT TO ASSURE RESIDENTS THAT GOING FORWARD, WE'RE ONLY GOING TO TRY AND DO BUSINESS WITH THE BEST.

I APPRECIATE YOU ALL THOROUGHLY VETTING AND ALSO VOUCHING FOR THIS COMPANY, SEEING THAT THEY ADDRESSED THE ISSUE, OR THE COMPLAINT THAT WAS FILED AGAINST THEM, AND I FEEL REALLY GOOD AND CONFIDENT THAT WE'RE ENTERING INTO A GOOD PARTNERSHIP.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT COMMENT.

>> IF I COULD SPEAK WITH THE PERSON FROM ATLAS.

>> HEY, GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF.

MY NAME IS LEE SWAINE.

I'M THE OWNER OF ATLAS MUNICIPAL SERVICES.

THE COMPANY MEANS A LOT TO ME BECAUSE IT'S AVERY TIFFANY ALEX LEE SWAINE.

I'D LIKE TO SAY I THOUGHT THAT UP, MY WIFE THOUGHT THAT UP.

IT'S ALL OUR INITIALS, IT'S THE INITIAL OF HER LAST NAME.

I WORKED FOR A LOT OF THE BIG BOX COMPANIES AND I'M ALL ABOUT CUSTOMER SERVICE.

I TRY TO TREAT EACH ONE OF MY CLIENTS LIKE THEY'RE THE ONLY CLIENT THAT I HAVE.

GO ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR MY CLIENTS.

I GO ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR THE TRADES IN THE FIELD.

IF YOU HAVE A HOMEOWNER, MAYBE THEY'RE BUILDING A POOL, THAT'S THE BIGGEST INVESTMENT THEY'VE EVER MADE OR THEY'RE BUYING A HOUSE, AND YOU RUN INTO THEM WHILE YOU'RE DOING AN INSPECTION.

WE TRY TO BE HELPFUL.

WE TRY TO BE INFORMATIVE.

WE TRY TO ALWAYS BE PROFESSIONAL.

WE HAVE SEVEN FULL TIME INSPECTORS.

I'VE BEEN A BUILDING INSPECTOR 28 YEARS, I'M A FORMER MARINE, FORMER POLICE OFFICER.

I TAKE EVERYTHING VERY SERIOUSLY AND MAYBE ALL SHOULD HAVE SOMEBODY WITH A HOOK BECAUSE I'M A TALKER TOO. I LOVE PEOPLE.

I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE, I SAID, IF I DON'T LIKE YOU, YOU'RE THE PROBLEM. IT'S NOT ME.

I LOVE PEOPLE, I'M PEOPLE PERSON.

BUT WE ARE ALL ICC CERTIFIED.

I HAVE 17 ICC CERTIFICATIONS, A PLUMBING INSPECTORS LICENSE.

I'M A LICENSED ELECTRICIAN, MY BUSINESS PARTNER IS A MASTER ELECTRICIAN.

LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE SEVEN FULL TIME INSPECTORS.

WE'RE ALWAYS HERE TO BE HELPFUL.

DO PEER REVIEWS, ALL THE PLAN REVIEW WE DO.

OUR PLAN REVIEW REVIEWS IT, AND THEY SEND IT TO YOUR PEER, AND SO WE ACTUALLY REVIEW IT TWICE.

IT CUTS DOWN ON MISTAKES.

I'M JUST EXCITED TO BE HERE.

DADDY ALWAYS TOLD ME,

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FIND A JOB THAT YOU LOVE, AND YOU NEVER WORKED A DAY IN YOUR LIFE.

I LOVE WHAT I DO NOW BECAUSE I'M IN CONTROL OF THE CUSTOMER SERVICE.

THE PRODUCT WE'RE PUTTING OUT THERE.

IT'S DAYLIGHT TO DARK.

WE'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS 33 MONTHS.

LIKE I SAID, I WORKED FOR SOME OF THE BIG BIGGER COMPANIES AND I JUST FELT LIKE THE CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS LACKING THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL.

I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

>> YOU READ IN MY MIND AND ANSWERED EVERY QUESTION I WAS THINKING OF IN THAT. I APPRECIATE IT.

WHAT REALLY STOOD OUT IS I LIKE THE EFFORT OF THE PEER REVIEW TO HELP ENSURE LESS MISTAKES ARE MADE BECAUSE EVERYBODY MAKES MISTAKES, BUT IF WE HAVE OTHER ONES TO CHECK OUT.

>> WELL, WE'RE NOT PERFECT.

IF WE MAKE A MISTAKE, WE'RE GOING TO OWN UP TO IT, AND THE FIRST THING I SAY IS, WHAT DO WE GOT TO DO TO MAKE IT RIGHT? WE TRY NOT TO MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE TWICE.

YOU TRY TO LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES.

CURRENTLY, WE DO ALL THE PLAN REVIEW AND INSPECTIONS FOR THE CITY OF FARMERSVILLE, JOSEPHINE LEVON.

WE HAVE A FOOTPRINT HERE IN THIS AREA, AND WE'D JUST BE REALLY EXCITED TO WORK WITH THE CITY OF PRINCETON AND THE STAFF.

>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU.

>> YES, SIR.

>> MR. SWAINE, IF YOU HAD TO SPEAK TO THE RESIDENTS OF PRINCETON AND JUST GIVE THEM JUST A ONE SENTENCE OR A COUPLE OF SENTENCES ON WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT THEY CAN EXPECT OUT OF YOU, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?

>> I WOULD SAY WE REALLY CARE.

WE CARE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING OUT THERE.

I FEEL LIKE I AM A CONSUMER ADVOCATE.

I'M MAKING SURE THAT THE HOMEOWNER IS GETTING A CODE APPROVED, WELL BUILT, WHATEVER IT IS.

IF IT'S A POOL, IF IT'S A PATIO COVER, A FENCE, A NEW HOME, A BIG INVESTMENT, BUT WE CARE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING.

WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THAT EXTRA TIME WITH YOU IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, YOU RUN INTO US OUT THERE IN THE FIELD.

I ALWAYS ENCOURAGE THE BUILDERS TO WALK THE PROJECT WITH ME IF A HOMEOWNERS IN THERE AND THEY START ASKING ME SOME QUESTIONS.

I'M GOING TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

IF I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER, THE FIRST THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS I'M GOING TO GET IN THE CODEBOOK AND I'M GOING TO FIGURE OUT THE ANSWER AND GIVE THAT PERSON AN ANSWER.

WE'RE ALL ABOUT RETURNING PHONE CALLS.

I CALLED PEOPLE, THEY SAID, LEE, YOU'VE ALREADY ANSWERED THAT QUESTION.

I SAID WELL, I STILL HAD YOU ON MY LIST.

I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO CONVEY THAT INFORMATION, MAKE PEOPLE FEEL COMFORTABLE ABOUT THE PROCESS BECAUSE IT IS A PROCESS CAN BE VERY CHALLENGING.

BUT THAT'S WHAT I'D SAY. YES, MA'AM.

>> THANK YOU.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANT TO THANK STAFF AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE INITIATIVE TO MAKING A CHANGE.

I KNOW SOMETIMES THESE THINGS ARE NOT AS EASY TO DO, BUT I DO LIKE THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE GOING NOW IN TERMS OF IF SOMETHING'S NOT WORKING OUT, WE SWITCH IT OUT, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

I LOVE THAT NEW ENERGY, THAT NEW FIELD, AND WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH IT.

KUDOS TO THE STAFF AND OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM THERE.

HONORABLE MAYOR, IF YOU'RE READY, I CAN MAKE A MOTION.

>> YEAH, I ENTERTAIN A MOTION THIS TIME.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE L3 2025-06-23-R.

>> I SECOND.

>> I'M MISSING A VOTE. THERE WE GO. MOTION PASSES 6-0.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THIS WILL TAKE US TO L4, 2025-06-23-R04,

[L4. 2025-06-23-R04 Consider approving Resolution No. 2025-06-23-R04, directing the City Manager to develop a comprehensive event policy and procedures manual for all events held within the City’s corporate limits and present the same to the City Council for future consideration and adoption; and take appropriate action.]

CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025-06-23-R04, DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE EVENT POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANAGER FOR ALL EVENTS HELD WITHIN THE CITY CORPORATE LIMITS AND PRESENT THE SAME TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

I ACTUALLY ASKED TO PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE JUST IN A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, WE'VE HAD A FEW DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS WANT TO DO EVENTS IN PRINCETON AND IT WAS A LITTLE CONFUSING ON HOW THIS PROCESS IS.

I KNOW THAT THROUGH THE ORDINANCE, IT SAYS CERTAIN THINGS, STATE LAW SAYS OTHER THINGS AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ONE EVENT POLICY THAT APPLIES TO EVERYBODY, NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT ORGANIZATION THAT YOU'RE WITH.

WE NEED SOMETHING THAT'S PROBABLY ON THE CUSTOMER FACING AS WELL, JUST SO THEY HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING ON WHAT THAT PROCESS IS, AND I THINK THAT WILL ALLEVIATE A LOT OF SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE HAD OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS.

>> THE ONE THAT'S ATTACHED HERE ARE WE TO APPROVE THIS EVENT POLICY, OR IS THIS THE APPROVAL FOR THE STAFF TO MOVE FORWARD WITH UPDATING OR CREATING ONE AND BRING BACK?

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>> THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I PUT TOGETHER JUST TO GIVE A DIRECTION, GIVE THEM A PLACE OF START.

THAT IS NOT A SET AT ALL, BE ALL.

THAT'S JUST, HEY, THIS IS SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT I THINK THAT WE HAD THIS TOGETHER THAT WILL MAKE DECISIONS, ESPECIALLY WITH PEOPLE WANTING TO COME AND DO MORE EVENTS, ESPECIALLY AT THE CITY GRILLS PEOPLE WE HAVE A LOT OF ATTENTION HERE AND JUST TO GET ON THE SAME PAGE.

>> THIS IS JUST ESSENTIALLY A SIGN, GO AHEAD, ALIGN THE POLICY WITH THE ORDINANCE, AND SO IT WILL BE SEAMLESS.

THIS IS JUST TO GO AHEAD.

>> CORRECT. THEN ALSO THIS WILL GIVE CITY STAFF THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY ORDINANCES THAT CONFLICT WITH EACH OTHER.