[K1. 2025-230 Consider approving Kevin Hiss’s voluntary resignation from his appointed office of Planning & Zoning Commission, Place 6; and take appropriate action.]

WE´LL START WITH K.1. MISS COOK. 2025-230. CONSIDER APPROVING KEVIN HISS'S VOLUNTARY RESIGNATION FROM HIS APPOINTED OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, PLACE SIX AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. YOUR HONOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS MR. HISS'S VOLUNTARY RESIGNATION FROM P&Z.

I'LL SECOND, AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, AND JUST WANT TO EXTEND MY GRATITUDE TO KEVIN HISS FOR HIS VOLUNTARY SERVICE TO THE CITY OF PRINCETON. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING KEVIN'S APPROACH TO CERTAIN THINGS AND HOW HE, YOU KNOW, THE PASSION HE BRINGS TO THE P&Z. AGAIN, I THINK THIS IS A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF US IN TERMS OF HOW WE DEAL WITH OUR CITIZENS AND THE VOLUNTEERS THAT, YOU KNOW, STEP FORWARD TO PUT THEIR TIME IN TO HELP MOVE THIS CITY FORWARD.

AGAIN, WE JUST WANT TO THANK KEVIN FOR HIS SERVICE, AND WE APPRECIATE IT.

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AND TO EVERYONE OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, THE APPLICATION FOR P&Z IS OPEN.

WE NEED WILLING BODIES TO COME IN AND PUT IN THAT EFFORT TO KEEP THE CITY MOVING FORWARD.

I'D LIKE TO ECHO MY APPRECIATION FOR HIS WORK ON PLANNING AND ZONING, AND A LOT OF THE CHANGES THAT HE HELPED BRING ABOUT THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL FOR OUR CITY AND THE RESIDENTS.

I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO ECHO THAT SAME THANKFUL SENTIMENT TO MR. HISS. ME AND HIM KIND OF GOT INTO OUR VOLUNTEER POSITIONS FOR SIMILAR REASONS.

BOTH HAD SOME NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON OUR LIVES AND OUR PROPERTIES HERE IN PRINCETON, AND BOTH CHOSE TO TAKE AN ACTIVE SERVICE BECAUSE OF THAT.

SO I'M THANKFUL FOR HIS ACTIVE SERVICE WITH THE CITY.

SO WE HAVE A SECOND. WE CAN TAKE A VOTE. MOTION PASSES 7-0. IF WE COULD TAKE IT TO K-2. MS. COOK. 2025-222.

[K2. 2025-222 Consider approving a Moratorium Waiver Application submitted by Miguel Ramirez for that certain 2.33-acre parcel of real property located on the west side of County Road 561, Princeton, Texas, and take appropriate action. Presented by Craig Fisher, Director of Development Services. ]

CONSIDER APPROVING A MORATORIUM WAIVER APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY MIGUEL RAMIREZ FOR THAT CERTAIN 2.33-ACRE PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF COUNTY ROAD 561, PRINCETON, TEXAS, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

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

THIS REQUEST IS FOR A WAIVER TO THE MORATORIUM.

THIS IS FOR A 2.33-ACRE TRACT OF LAND LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF COUNTY ROAD 561, IN THE CITY'S ETJ.

THIS PROPERTY IS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY'S WATER AND SEWER SERVICE DISTRICTS, SO THIS PROPERTY DOES NOT HAVE ANY CITY SERVICES.

IT'S NOT LOCATED ON A CITY STREET. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO BUILD A SINGLE FAMILY HOME ON THE PROPERTY.

I´LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT Y'ALL MAY HAVE.

YEAH, AT THIS TIME I´LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. YOUR HONOR, I´LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 2025-222.

THE WAIVER FOR MR. RAMIREZ. I'LL SECOND THAT.

ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A SECOND. LET'S VOTE. MOTION PASSES 7-0.

[K3. 2025-223 Consider approving an amendment to the contract for services with Community Waste Disposal; and take appropriate action. Presented by Tommy Mapp, Director of Development Services.]

THIS WOULD TAKE US TO K-3. MISS COOK. CONSIDER APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT FOR SERVICES WITH COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

PRESENTED BY TOMMY MAPP. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL.

TOMMY MAPP, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. SO IN ORDER TO ALIGN THE CONTRACT INCREASES FOR CPI ADJUSTMENTS, MARKET ADJUSTMENTS, THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT IS BUILT INTO THE CONTRACT WITH CWD, WE'RE REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO CHANGE THE RENEWAL DATE FOR THOSE ADJUSTMENTS TO BE IN LINE WITH OUR FISCAL BUDGET OCTOBER 1ST. RIGHT NOW, IT'S SET FOR THE 1ST OF JUNE.

THIS WILL JUST ALIGN IT BETTER SO WE HAVE BETTER MEANS OF PLANNING FOR THOSE EXPENSES.

AND FOR SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES, WHICH ARE BUILT INTO THE CONTRACT AS WELL.

WE ISSUED A SURVEY TO THE RESIDENTS TO SEE IF THEY WOULD LIKE INCREASE FREQUENCY FOR TRASH PICKUP OR RECYCLING PICKUP OR ADDITIONAL. IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SEE UP THERE, BUT SO WE YEAH, WE HAVE THE CARDBOARD COLLECTION, THE SECOND X-TREME GREEN EVENT OR THE WEEKLY RECYCLING OR DO NOTHING AND WITH AN OVERWHELMING RESULT WAS, DO NOTHING. TO LEAVE IT AS IS. SO WE'RE NOT RECOMMENDING ANY CHANGES TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES, BUT. SO WE'RE SEEKING YOUR GUIDANCE ON THAT. BUT WITH THAT, I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

HEY, TOMMY. JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, FOR THE SERVICES THAT WERE BEING OFFERED AT AN INCREASE, I THINK IT WAS A $20 INCREASE FOR THE BILL. WAS IT $20 PER.

CORRECT, YEAH. THAT'S GOING TO BE THE NORMAL CPI ADJUSTMENT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. AND THEY'LL COVER IN THE NEXT PRESENTATION THAT'S BEING PRESENTED BY CWD, THEY'LL COVER WHAT GOES INTO THE CPI AND HOW THEY COME UP WITH THOSE NUMBERS, AND.

PERFECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATE HOW MANY PEOPLE FILL OUT THIS SURVEY? WE HAD CLOSE TO 1000 RESIDENTS THAT RESPONDED TO THE SURVEY.

SO I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT. SO DO YOU THINK IT WOULD EVER BE POSSIBLE TO RELOOK AT THE SECOND X-TREME GREEN EVENTS

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WITH BETTER INFORMATION FOR THE RESIDENTS REGARDING THAT? BECAUSE SOMETHING I THOUGHT OF AFTER YOUR PRESENTATION WAS THE COST OF GOING TO LANDFILLS TO DROP OFF SOME OF THOSE ITEMS THAT THE X-TREME GREEN EVENT TAKES. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THOSE COSTS AND YOU LOOK AT HOW MUCH IT WOULD BE FOR A RESIDENT IN A YEAR. IT ALMOST MAKES ONE TRIP WORTH IT. AND I THINK THAT IF THERE'S A LITTLE MORE DETAIL, MAYBE IF CWD DID A PRESENTATION OF, LIKE, EXACTLY WHAT ALL COULD BE INCLUDED IN THAT, IT MIGHT SPARK A LITTLE MORE INTEREST AMONGST THE RESIDENTS. BECAUSE OF THE SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT CAN BE TAKEN IN THAT.

I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT. WE, AS PART OF THE X-TREME GREEN EVENT, WE DO AN EXTENSIVE MARKETING CAMPAIGN FROM OUR SIDE, CWD PARTICIPATES IN THAT TO PUT ALL THAT INFORMATION OUT THERE.

SO WE CAN RELEASE SOME OF THAT INFORMATION AND BRING THAT BACK, LOOK AT IT AT A LATER DATE.

BUT IF THE CONTRACT IS AUTHORIZED FOR EXECUTION TONIGHT, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE AT THE NEXT BASICALLY CONTRACT RENEWAL.

WHICH IS, I MEAN, THAT'S FINE. I JUST THINK MAYBE AT THE NEXT X-TREME EVENT WHEN IT HAPPENS.

THAT MIGHT BE THE MOMENT TO KIND OF REMIND EVERYONE OF LIKE WHAT THAT WOULD BE FOR THEM IF IT WAS TWICE A YEAR.

BECAUSE HAVING IT RIGHT WHEN IT WAS AND NOT REALLY EXPLAINING.

BECAUSE YOU DO LIKE PHENOMENAL STUFF AT THIS EVENT.

I FEEL LIKE MORE RESIDENTS MIGHT HAVE FOUND IT MORE BENEFICIAL IF IT HAD BEEN TIMED CLOSER TO THE EVENT THAT IS HOSTED, OR IF AT THE TIME OF THE NEXT EVENT WOULD KIND OF REALLY REMIND EVERYONE, HEY, IF YOU WANT MORE OF THIS, THIS IS WHAT IT WOULD COST AND COMPARE IT TO IF YOU HAVE TO GO TO A LANDFILL OR SOMETHING BECAUSE I THINK IT'S AN HOUR OR SOMETHING. ONE OF THE NEIGHBORING CITIES, LIKE THEY GET A PASS LIKE TWICE A YEAR THAT THEY CAN GO DO SOMETHING.

WE DON'T HAVE THOSE BENEFITS. WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO PAY TO EVEN GO AND THEN PAY FINES FOR STUFF THAT WE'RE PUTTING THERE.

SO.

YOU KNOW, SAY, ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT THIS? AND BRING THAT BACK. SO IS IT. ARE WE SUPPOSED TO MAKE THE AMENDMENT TONIGHT, OR IS THERE A DEADLINE TO WHEN WE NEED TO MAKE THE AMENDMENT? WELL, THE CONTRACT WILL NEED TO BE EXECUTED RELATIVELY QUICKLY SO THAT FINANCE HAS TIME TO BUILD EVERYTHING INTO.

IF. I MEAN, WE'RE LOOKING AT, WHAT, $7 A YEAR? 7 OR 8 A YEAR? AND I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT GOING TO THE LANDFILL WILL COST MORE THAN THAT.

SO. YEAH, I WAS JUST THERE. IT'S $50 A TRIP. EXACTLY.

SO I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT, I MEAN, I'M GOING TO GO OUT ON A LIMB AND ASSUME THAT MAYBE OUR RESIDENTS DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE BENEFIT TO HAVING THIS. I MEAN, I CAN.

WE CAN GO WITHOUT THE CARDBOARD COLLECTION AND WEEKLY RECYCLING BASED ON THE VOTING RESULT, BUT I BELIEVE THE SECOND X-TREME GREEN EVENT WOULD BE OF A GREATER BENEFIT TO OUR RESIDENTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT AS A WHOLE.

SO, I MEAN, IF. I'M IN SUPPORT OF MOVING FORWARD WITH JUST MAKING THE ADJUSTMENT TO ADD THE SECOND X-TREME GREEN EVENT.

I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A SECOND GREEN EVENT.

I LOOK FORWARD TO ONE EVERY YEAR. I USE IT EVERY YEAR, SOMETIMES MAKE A COUPLE OF TRIPS, AND I THINK IT COST THE LANDFILL.

I DON'T KNOW. THE LAST TIME I WENT UP THERE, I THINK IT WAS LIKE $35 TO.

THE ONE IN MELISSA JUST RAISED IT TO $50 FOR THE FIRST ONE AND WITH A ONE TON MINIMUM, SO.

YEAH, OKAY, IT'S BEEN A COUPLE YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN UP THERE.

SO I THINK IT WOULD REALLY BE A REALLY GOOD, YOU KNOW.

ESPECIALLY, I MEAN, IF WE HAD. IF YOU IF YOU POLLED THE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY USE IT, PROBABLY THE 20% THAT. BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T SAY, YOU KNOW, IN THIS POLL, YOU DIDN'T SAY, DO YOU USE ANY OF THESE? YOU KNOW, DO YOU USE THE X-TREME GREEN BECAUSE THEN YOU'D BE ABLE TO GET A FULL PICTURE OF WHAT.

WELL, WE COULD DEFINITELY PUT SOME MORE INFORMATION OUT THERE TO SHOW HOW BENEFICIAL IT IS TO HOST THE EVENT.

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SO I'M WITH MR. JOHNSON ON THIS, AND I THINK PROBABLY THE CONSENSUS OF THE REST OF THE COUNCIL, I THINK IT'D BE WELL WORTH IT MYSELF. MY OPINION IS, WE SHOULD STICK TO THE SURVEY IF WE WANT TO PROVIDE AN EVEN MORE IN-DEPTH EXPLANATION OF WHAT THE X-TREME GREEN EVENT IS.

WE COULD POTENTIALLY LOOK AT THIS AT THE NEXT GO ROUND AND HAVE A LITTLE BIT BETTER MARKETING CAMPAIGN TOWARDS THAT SURVEY, IF THAT'S THE DESIRE. BUT RIGHT NOW, IF WE'RE GOING TO IGNORE THE ONE BAR ON THIS, THEN WHY AREN'T WE IGNORING ALL THE BARS ON THIS? SO IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ONLY ACCEPT PARTIAL OF THIS SURVEY RESULT.

SO I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE FULL SURVEY RESULT AND NONE OF THE ABOVE.

I AGREE THAT THE POINT OF THE SURVEY WAS TO SEE WHAT THE MAJORITY OF THE RESIDENTS WANTED AND MAJORITY OF THEM, LIKE, AS FAR AS ME, I NEVER USE IT, SO I KNOW I'M NOT SURE WHO ELSE USES IT, BUT I DO KNOW THAT I HAVE GOTTEN EMAILS ABOUT WHERE TO TAKE TIRES AND WHERE TO TAKE THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I KNOW THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR IT.

I THINK WE JUST NEED TO DO A BETTER OR POTENTIALLY DO BETTER AT EDUCATING.

AND WHEN THOSE EVENTS ARE SO PEOPLE ACTUALLY KNOW WHEN IT'S COMING UP.

AND IF YOU DO WANT TO IN THE FUTURE, ACTUALLY ADD THE SECOND SERVICE.

AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO DO ANOTHER POLL. AND IF THE MAJORITY OF THE RESIDENTS WANT IT, THEN WE SHOULD WE SHOULD DO IT THEN. BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO AGREE WITH THE SURVEY RESULTS ON THIS ONE.

YEAH. AND ONE THING TO KEEP IN MIND IS, EVEN IF COUNCIL APPROVES THE CONTRACT AS IS, WE CAN ENTERTAIN AN AMENDMENT MORE FREQUENTLY IF, YOU KNOW, MARKETING PUTS OUT ANOTHER POLL IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, SAY MID YEAR, WE CAN AMEND JUST ON THAT ONE BASIS TO.

I JUST WANT TO KEEP THAT. THERE'S NO LIMITATION ON HOW MUCH WE CAN AMEND THIS AGREEMENT.

YOU READ MY MIND, BRYAN. THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY QUESTION.

YEAH. I DIDN'T. I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE ONLY AMENDMENT.

BUT FOR FINANCIAL PLANNING AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE THAT NUMBER SET PRETTY.

OKAY. SO I RETRACT MY SUPPORT OF THE SECOND X-TREME GREEN EVENT WITH THOSE BASES.

THAT GIVES US TIME TO PUT OUT AN ADDITIONAL SURVEY WITH SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

OKAY, WELL, WE'LL WORK WITH MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS, GET SOMETHING TO PUT OUT AND BRING IT BACK.

ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

OH, YEAH. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM K.3.

2025-223. SECOND. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A SECOND.

I THINK WE'RE MISSING ONE. ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES, 6-1.

[K4. 2025-225 Annual update and presentation for services provided by Community Waste Disposal. Presented by Robert Medigovich and Jason Roemer.]

TAKE US TO K.4., MISS COOK. 2025-225. ANNUAL UPDATE AND PRESENTATION FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL, PRESENTED BY ROBERT MEDIGOVICH, AND JASON ROEMER.

IF YOU CAN TURN ON YOUR MIC. YEP. THERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, I'M ROBERT MEDIGOVICH OF THE COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL. I'M HERE WITH. I'M JASON ROEMER, PRESIDENT OF CWD.

PARDON ME. IT´S HARD TO PUSH THE BUTTON. WE OVERSEE CWD AND WE STARTED THE COMMUNITY IN 29.

WE STARTED TALKING TO IT. AND AT THAT TIME, CITY HALL WASN'T HERE.

WE ACTUALLY MET THE FIRST TIME WITH CITY STAFF AT THE OLD CHAMBER OFFICES.

IN MAY OF 2019, WE STARTED PASSING CARTS OUT TO THE COMMUNITY.

AT THAT TIME, THE COMMUNITY HAD A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN 5000 HOMES.

RIGHT NOW THERE´S AROUND 13,000 HOMES. SO FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS, YOU GUYS HAVE GROWN 171%.

WHAT BASICALLY THAT MEANS IS THE, APPROXIMATELY 117 HOMES PER MONTH HAVE AN ATTITUDE COMMUNITY.

THIS IS QUITE OBVIOUSLY BEFORE THE MORATORIUM, BUT THAT'S HOW CHALLENGING THIS COMMUNITY.

I MEAN, IT'S BEEN CHALLENGING OUR DRIVERS, BUT IT'S A GOOD GROWTH COMMUNITY ALSO.

WE SERVICE YOUR TRASH ONCE A WEEK, AND WHEN WE STARTED IN 2020, WE HAD NINE ROUTES.

NOW WE HAVE 20 ROUTES AND THEY'RE ALL SERVED WITH CNG TRUCKS.

THAT'S COMPRESSED, NATURAL GAS WAS A BIG DEAL BECAUSE THIS AIR ABATEMENT ISSUE IS ALSO A LITTLE BIT MORE CHEAPER ECONOMICALLY.

WE ALSO PICK UP BULKY WASTE FOR CUBIC YARDS. RECYCLING IS DONE EVERY OTHER WEEK.

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AND WE REMEMBER LAST YEAR IN SEPTEMBER WE HAD TO REROUTE BECAUSE OF ALL THE TREMENDOUS GROWTH.

WE WORKED ON THAT WITH CITY STAFF. THE RECYCLING TONS PER YEAR HAS INCREASED.

THE AVERAGE RESIDENT´S HOMES ARE AVERAGING AROUND 20 POUNDS PER HOUSEHOLD.

IT'S AROUND 19% INCREASE IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS.

QUITE OBVIOUSLY, 22 IS PRETTY HIGH BECAUSE OF COVID.

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES, THESE ARE HOW MANY OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE TO PASS OR FAIL EVERY SINGLE TIME.

AND IN 2024, WE HAD 0.81 AND WE HAD A ROUTE CHANGE OF SUPERVISOR CHANGE AND IT WENT DOWN A LITTLE BIT 0.12%.

AND SO FAR FOR THIS YEAR, IT'S GONE DOWN EVEN MORE.

AND THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO OUR DRIVERS AND WORKING WITH CITY STAFF, BECAUSE YOU GUYS REALIZE HOW MUCH YOU'RE GROWING.

AND EVERY SINGLE MONTH, OUR DRIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING NEW CUSTOMERS TO SERVICE.

DRIVING INCIDENT REPORTS. THIS IS WHEN OUR DRIVERS ARE DRIVING TOO FAST OR TALKING ON THEIR PHONE, OR DRIVING UNSAFE, AND WE USE THOSE AS TRAINING TOOLS.

THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THE X-TREME GREEN EVENTS.

WE WORK WITH CITY STAFF. THIS IS HELD AT CALDWELL PARK IN APRIL 6TH AND WE COLLECT HHW, USED ELECTRONICS, TIRES WITH NO RIM AND APPLIANCES AND PAPER SHREDDING.

AND LAST YEAR YOU GUYS DIVERTED AROUND 15,000 POUNDS OF MATERIAL, AND A LOT OF THAT PAINT IS BEING REUSED WITH THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

IT IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE TOP RECYCLING PROGRAMS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THE CITY OF PRINCETON ADVERTISES IT ON INSTAGRAM AND ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE, AND WE GO THROUGH AROUND 30 GALLONS OF PAINT A WEEK.

THINK ABOUT THAT. THAT'S AN AMAZING NUMBER. AND ACTUALLY, THE CITY OF PRINCETON AND THE PRINCETON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAVE BEEN NOMINATED AN AWARD FOR THAT INNOVATIVE RECYCLING PROGRAM. AND IF YOU REALIZE BEING LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED, WE'RE INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMUNITIES A LOT. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF DIFFERENT COMMUNITY EVENTS.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE EVENTS WE GOT INVOLVED WITH LAST YEAR.

BASICALLY ANY COMMUNITY EVENT WE GET INVOLVED WITH FROM THE CHAMBERS.

AND LASTLY, A UNIQUE ONE WAS ACTUALLY THE HOMECOMING PARADE WHEN MIKE AND I WERE JUDGES AND BEING A JUDGE OF THE HOMECOMING PARADE, IT'S NOT AN EASY TASK BECAUSE THEY GIVE YOU A PIECE OF PAPER AND YOU GOT TO MARK THEM DOWN, AND BY THE TIME THE FLOATS GO BY, YOU ALREADY HAVE TO HAVE A SCORE.

IT'S NOT AS EASY AS IT SOUNDS, MICHAEL WOULD ATTRIBUTE TO THAT.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE MADE THAT AGREEMENT AND IT WAS AWESOME.

AND I THINK BRYAN WASHINGTON KNEW EVERY SINGLE STUDENT GOING THROUGH THE FLOW.

IT'S PRETTY AMAZING. WE ALSO GET INVOLVED WITH THE PRINCETON LARRY CHAMBER.

AND WE´RE ALSO ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SO IF A RESIDENT NEEDS TO KNOW THEIR SERVICE DAYS, THEY CAN LOOK THAT UP, AND ALSO COMMERCIALS CAN PAY THEIR BILLS. AND I'LL LEAVE THIS TO JASON ROEMER THE PRESIDENT OF CWD.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL. SO JUST A FEW SLIDES HERE GOING THROUGH SOME UPDATES AT COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL.

LAST JUNE, CWD ISSUED, I BELIEVE IT WAS THE SECOND OR THIRD BOND.

WE DID A $20 MILLION BOND TO INVEST IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE AT OUR FACILITY ON CALIFORNIA CROSSING.

SO WHERE DID THAT MONEY GO? LAST JANUARY, WE COMPLETED.

I GUESS THAT WASN'T PART ABOUT THE BOND, BUT WE COMPLETED OUR COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS PARKING LOT THERE AT THE NUMBER ONE.

WE BUILT ABOUT 160 COMPRESSED OR CNG TRUCK PARKING SPOTS.

PRIOR TO THAT, WE HAD ABOUT 150 TRUCKS AND 100 PARKING SPOTS.

SO IT WAS LIKE TETRIS EVERY SINGLE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

SO THAT PARKING LOT WAS FINISHED LAST JANUARY.

IN MAY OF THIS YEAR, WE COMPLETED A 15,000 SQUARE FOOT TRANSFER STATION.

SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON? THAT MEANS THAT WE CAN PUT A CEILING ON WHAT LANDFILLS CAN CHARGE US.

DESPITE OUR FACILITY BEING FAR AWAY, WE KNOW THAT WE CAN BRING IT TO OURSELVES.

LOAD IT UP IN A BIG TRAILER AND DRIVE IT DOWN TO FERRIS, TEXAS, WHERE IT'S VERY CHEAP TO DUMP AT THE LANDFILL, AND THAT COSTS A CERTAIN AMOUNT. SO THAT'S KIND OF OUR THRESHOLD THAT A LANDFILL CAN CHARGE US, ALLOWS US TO CONTROL OUR COSTS FOR OUR CUSTOMERS.

WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION PHASE OF OUR MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITY UPGRADES.

SO THAT'S A MRF. THAT'S WHAT WE USE TO PROCESS ALL OF YOUR SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING.

IT'S ABOUT A $10 MILLION PROJECT. IT INCLUDES A SECOND BRAND NEW BALER THAT'S ABOUT $1 MILLION.

AND IT'S GOING TO BRING A LOT OF AUTOMATION TO THE PROCESS. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ABOUT 50 SORTERS WORKING A SHIFT AND A HALF.

WE DO ABOUT 14 TONS PER HOUR. THIS NEW SYSTEM WILL DO 25 TONS PER HOUR WITH ABOUT 14 SORTERS.

SO INCREASE THROUGHPUT, LOWERING OUR COSTS, BRINGING VALUE TO OUR CUSTOMERS.

AND A LOT OF THOSE EMPLOYEES POSITIONS THAT DO GO AWAY, FIND OTHER JOBS AT CWD.

SO WE'RE NOT JUST PUTTING PEOPLE OUT OF WORK.

WE'RE ALWAYS EMPLOYING PEOPLE THAT WANT TO WORK.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE'RE WORKING ON OUR MAINTENANCE, RELOCATION AND EXPANSION.

SO WE HAVE ABOUT 12 MAINTENANCE BAYS RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 22 BY THE END OF NEXT JULY.

AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE OUR ENTIRE OPERATION TO THE WEST SIDE OF OUR SITE AND OUR CONTAINER SHOP OVER TO THE EAST SIDE.

BUT AGAIN, INVESTING IN THAT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SERVICES THE EQUIPMENT THAT SERVICES YOUR COMMUNITY.

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BACK OFFICE UPDATES. WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRANSITIONING TO A NEW CRM SYSTEM.

THIS IS REALLY JUST EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO BEHIND THE SCENES.

CALL COMES IN, BILLING, THINGS LIKE THAT, WILL ALL GO INTO SOFT-PAK, WHICH IS A GREAT NEW, NOT NEW TECHNOLOGY. IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS, BUT IT'S AN UPGRADE FROM WHAT WE HAVE TODAY.

IT'LL GIVE OUR COMMERCIAL DRIVERS PAPERLESS ROUTES, TABLETS IN THEIR TRUCKS, ROUTE OPTIMIZATION, THINGS LIKE THAT, AND A LOT OF OTHER CUSTOMER SERVICE FEATURES THAT WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS TO REACH OUT TO US IF THEY NEED TO.

EQUIPMENT ORDERS. WE HAVE NOT REALLY 57 ANYMORE.

WE HAVE ABOUT 51 TRUCKS ON ORDER THROUGH THE END OF NEXT YEAR.

ALL THIS INVESTMENT IS IN GROWTH VEHICLES, SO WE'RE BUYING EQUIPMENT AS YOUR COMMUNITY GROWS.

AS ROBERT ALLUDED TO, WE RUN ABOUT 20 TRASH ROUTES A WEEK.

AND FIVE YEARS AGO WE WERE RUNNING NINE. SO WE ARE GROWING HAND IN HAND WITH YOUR COMMUNITY.

AND WE DO THOSE EQUIPMENT ORDERS 18 TO 24 MONTHS IN ADVANCE, KIND OF A PROCESS WE CAME UP WITH DURING COVID WHEN IT TOOK TWO AND A HALF YEARS TO GET A TRUCK. BUT THINGS HAVE SMOOTHED OUT AND IT'S MORE OR LESS TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE ALWAYS INVESTING IN THAT GROWTH, AS WELL AS REPLACEMENT OF THOSE VEHICLES. THE COST ADJUSTMENT, WHICH IS PART OF THE CONTRACT.

THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS TOMMY BROUGHT UP THE PRIOR AMENDMENT.

IT WAS SET TO GO INTO EFFECT EVERY 12 MONTHS ON THE ANNIVERSARY DATE OF THE CONTRACT, WHICH WAS JUNE 1ST, TO ALIGN WITH THE CITY'S FISCAL YEAR. WE MOVED THAT TO OCTOBER 1ST THIS YEAR, SO WE ESSENTIALLY DEFERRED THAT ADJUSTMENT.

THE ADJUSTMENT ACCOUNTS FOR CPI, DFW LESS ENERGY, CNG, THE HENRY HUB NATURAL GAS AND DISPOSAL AT THE GARLAND HINTON LANDFILL.

SO THE 24-25 INDEX CHANGES, WHAT THAT'S SUPPOSED TO READ WAS 1.6% CPI.

FUEL WAS UP 93%. IT DOES FLUCTUATE MUCH LIKE DIESEL, BUT A GOOD THING ABOUT RUNNING A NATURAL GAS TRUCK IS THAT IT'S ONLY ABOUT 3% OF OUR COSTS VERSUS DIESEL. THAT'S 30%. SO YOU SEE A LOT MORE CHANGE AND A LOT BIGGER PORTION OF YOUR COST.

AND THEN DISPOSAL WAS UP 13%. THE LAST BULLET IS THE ADDITIONAL 1.07% TO DEFER FROM JUNE TO OCTOBER 1ST, SO YOU WILL NOT SEE THAT 12 MONTHS FROM NOW. MOVING FORWARD, IT'LL JUST BE THE CONTRACT THREE INDICES.

SO WE TAKE THOSE 12 MONTH CHANGES AND PUT THEM INTO A WEIGHTED CHART ALONG WITH ALL THE BACKUP FOR CITY STAFF AND FINANCE TO SEE.

AND HERE YOU CAN SEE WHAT IT SPITS OUT. WE HAVE DIFFERENT SYSTEMS FOR EACH TYPE OF SERVICE BECAUSE THERE'S LESS DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING THAN THERE IS IN RESIDENTIAL TRASH.

SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO UNIVERSALLY APPLY A 13% DISPOSAL INCREASE IN COST TO ALL OF OUR TYPES OF SERVICE.

SO THAT'S WHY WE BREAK IT UP THAT WAY. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE CHANGE HERE.

FOR THOSE DIFFERENT RATES WE INCLUDE THE RESIDENTIAL TRASH RATE GOING FROM 17.13 TO 18.62.

AND THEN WE GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF OTHER DIFFERENT SERVICE TYPES.

SO, CONGRATULATIONS. IN 2024, THE CITY OF PRINCETON RECYCLED OVER 2000 TONS OF RECYCLING.

THAT'S 35,000 TREES, 789,800 GALLONS OF OIL, 14+ MILLION GALLONS OF WATER, OVER 6800 YARDS OF LANDFILL SPACE, AND OVER 8.5 MILLION KILOWATT HOURS OF ELECTRICITY.

AND WITH THAT, THE CITY SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED TODAY A 100% RECYCLED OUTDOOR RECYCLING CONTAINER THAT CAN BE PLACED IN A COMMUNITY SPACE AND HOPEFULLY CONTINUE TO SHOW YOUR RESIDENTS YOUR INVESTMENT IN RECYCLING.

AND WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL HAVE.

I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

AND I KNOW IN AUGUST YOU WERE DOING, I THINK IT WAS $10 PER TON OF MATERIAL RECYCLED.

AND SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS, DO YOU HAVE THE NUMBERS FOR WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO RAISE HERE IN OUR CITY? I DON'T HAVE IT YET, BUT I WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE IT.

WE'RE USUALLY ABOUT A WEEK BEHIND ON OUR DATA, AS WE ENTER TICKETS THAT COME TO OUR FACILITY THEY GOT TO GET WEIGHED.

IT'S A BIG PAPER TRAIL THAT MAKES ITS WAY THROUGH.

SO HERE IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, WE WILL CERTAINLY HAVE THAT ANSWER, AND WE'LL HAVE IT FOR YOUR CITY SPECIFICALLY.

SO IT WON'T JUST BE ONE BIG NUMBER. WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT YOUR COMMUNITY DID AS WELL.

IT'S VERY ADMIRABLE THAT YOU TOOK THAT ON TO HELP WITH, YOU KNOW, SUCH A TRAGEDY THAT OUR STATE HAS SEEN AND TO STEP UP SO QUICKLY AND COME UP WITH A BENEFICIAL THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY THAT WOULD ALSO BENEFIT THEIR COMMUNITY AS WELL.

I APPRECIATE THAT. THAT'S VERY GOOD. I CAN'T SAY SINCE CWD HAS BEEN SUCH A GREAT SERVICE TO THE CITY OF PRINCETON. I'VE ONLY CHARGED FOR THIS, BUT I'M GOING TO GIVE IT TO YOU FOR FREE. HAVE YOU GUYS EVER THOUGHT ABOUT DOING MAYBE A TRASH CLEANING SERVICE ON THE DAY OF COLLECTION?

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A WHAT SERVICE? TRASH CLEANING SERVICE. LIKE THE TRUCK THAT FOLLOWS THE.

I'VE NOTICED IT IN DIFFERENT CITIES WHERE THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL COST TO IT FOR THE CITIZENS.

BUT I BELIEVE THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MOST PEOPLE WOULD PAY ADDITIONAL FOR.

YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE CART WASHING SERVICE? YES. SO WE DO OWN AN INDUSTRIAL CART WASHING TRUCK.

WE DON'T RUN IT REALLY AS A SIDE BUSINESS. WE STARTED DOING THAT AND KIND OF OFFERING IT AS A VALUE ADDED, IF A RESIDENT WANTED TO CALL IT IN AND PAY FOR IT.

BUT THAT IS SOMETHING WE COULD LOOK AT AS ADDING AS AN ADDITIONAL SERVICE.

IN SOME COMMUNITIES, FOR AN ADDITIONAL FEE, EVERY RESIDENT CAN CALL US UP TO ONCE PER YEAR TO GET THEIR CARTS WASHED, AND IT MAY COST $0.10 A HOME A MONTH. YOU KNOW, IF YOU GO ONLINE AND LOOK AT THAT, IT'S $75 FOR ONE CLEANING.

SO IT'S A GREAT VALUE ADDED SERVICE.

WHERE WE CAN, YOU KNOW, PAY THAT ADDITIONAL $0.10 OR WHATEVER THE FEE WILL BE.

YEAH. SO THAT WE HAVE THAT VALUE. WE CAN ABSOLUTELY LOOK AT THAT.

THANK YOU. DID YOU SAY IT WAS $75 FOR YOU TO COME OUT AND DO THAT? I'M SAYING IF YOU WERE TO GO ONLINE AND GOOGLE CART TRASH CART CLEAN.

SO, WHAT IS IT? IF WE CALLED YOU TO HAVE YOU COME OUT, WHAT WOULD THE RESIDENTS.

SO TYPICALLY OUR WORLD OPERATES IN A PER HOME PER MONTH.

YOU KNOW, THE CITY IS DOING THE BILLING. WE'RE GREAT AT PICKING UP TRASH.

NOT GOOD AT BILLING 230,000 HOMES FOR A SERVICE EACH MONTH.

SO WHAT WE WOULD DO IS COME UP WITH A RATE PER HOME PER MONTH TO BE INCLUDED INTO THE MONTHLY BILL, AND THAT WOULD BE THE LAST THAT THEY PAY. EVERYBODY CAN USE IT UP TO ONCE PER YEAR.

GET BOTH YOUR CARTS CLEANED. IF YOU WANTED IT A SECOND OR THIRD TIME, WE MAY COME UP WITH A CHARGE.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE $100, BUT IT'S SIMPLY A SERVICE PROVIDED TO ALL.

AND THEN YOU CALL IN TO USE YOUR REPORT. I MEAN, CURRENTLY YOU SAID YOU DO HAVE THE TRUCK THAT PEOPLE CAN CALL IN.

LIKE, IF SOMEONE DID, I ASK BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO CLEAN MY TRASH CAN.

SO I'M VERY INTERESTED IN THIS. I CAN TELL YOU, I DON'T KNOW, BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T CHARGED A SERVICE LIKE THAT IN SEVERAL YEARS.

WE OPENED IT UP AND HAD CARTWASH.COM, AND IT JUST BECAME SUCH A HASSLE TO GO CLEAN TWO CARTS FOR $150 BUCKS IN FORT WORTH.

AND I JUST REALIZED THAT'S NOT OUR BUSINESS MODEL.

SO WE KEPT THE TRUCK AND WE OFFER IT NOW AS A VALUE ADDED SERVICE TO BRING INTO OUR CONTRACTS.

OKAY. KIND OF MAKING US UNIQUE IN THAT SENSE.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

BOTH YOU AND MR. ROBERT. I CAN'T IMAGINE DEALING WITH THE GROWTH.

I MEAN, IT'S HARD ENOUGH AS A CITY. WELL, THE CHALLENGE FOR YOU GUYS PLANNING AND FORECASTING THE FUTURE FOR THESE LONG DELIVERY TIMES ON TRUCKS AND EVERYTHING SOUNDS GREAT. I SEE YOUR AERIAL VIEW OF YOUR MAP, AND I COMPARE IT TO WHAT'S ON GOOGLE, AND YOUR EXPANSION HAS DEFINITELY MADE A BIG IMPRINT ON THAT LAND OVER THERE TO REALLY SHOW WHERE THE MONEY'S GOING.

SO I APPLAUD YOU FOR THAT GROWTH. I CAN'T IMAGINE TRYING 117 ADDITIONAL HOMES PER MONTH.

I MEAN, THAT SOUNDS PRETTY CHALLENGING. SO I COMMEND YOU AND YOUR COMPANY FOR NAVIGATING THOSE.

BUT I DO WANT TO COMMEND YOUR COMPANY FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT HERE IN THE CITY.

EVERY SINGLE CITY EVENT I'VE ATTENDED, CWD IS THERE.

WE SEE YOUR LOGO, WE SEE YOUR PRESENCE. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, I SEE ROBERT THERE.

ROBERT SAID EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM IN. THE MOST RECENT ONE I DID WAS THE DAY OF PURPOSE BACK IN MAY.

ROBERT ALLOWED ME TO HAVE TWO OF YOUR TEAM MEMBERS JOIN ME, AND WE WERE ABLE TO COVER A LOT OF GROUND BETWEEN US THREE. SO IT MAY JUST A VOLUNTEER IN THE CITY, BUT YOU GUYS ALSO OFFERING SOME ADDITIONAL HELP OUT THERE TOO WAS A BIG DEAL.

WE WERE ABLE TO NOT QUITE FILL MY TRUCK BED UP, BUT WE GOT A LOT OF TRASH OUT OF THE CREEK BED, SO IT WAS A BIG BENEFIT. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO IN THE COMMUNITY.

IT REALLY SHOWS. AND WHEN YOU HIGHLIGHT YOUR DIRTY LAUNDRY, BASICALLY WRITE THE COMPLAINTS.

I DO SEE THE IMPROVEMENTS IN MY OWN NEIGHBORHOOD AND MY OWN HOA.

WE HAVE 739 HOMES. AND WHEN I FIRST GOT ON THE HOA, THERE WAS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRASH SERVICE.

AND I CAN'T IMAGINE DRIVING THOSE BIG TRUCKS THROUGH THOSE NARROW STREETS, LET ALONE GOING DOWN INTO MY CUL DE SAC, RIGHT? SO A GOOD JOB TO THE WHOLE TEAM, YOUR ROUTE SUPERVISORS FOR NAVIGATING ALL THIS GROWTH.

AND THEN ALSO OUR VERY NARROW CITY STREETS. SO GOOD JOB.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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THANK YOU. THIS MOVE US TO ITEM K.5. MISS COOK.

[K5. 2025-226 Consider approving the appointment and/or reappointment to the Boards and Commissions for the Planning and Zoning Board; and take appropriate action.]

2025-226. CONSIDER APPROVING THE APPOINTMENT AN/OR REAPPOINTMENT TO THE BOARDS AND COMMISSION FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

HAVE EVERYBODY GOT A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE CANDIDATES? DOES ANYBODY WANT TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION? ARE ANY OF THEM HERE TO SPEAK? BECAUSE ISN'T THAT WHAT WE NORMALLY DO? WE LET THEM.

YEAH. THEY'VE DONE VIDEO TWO FOR THE ONE. THEY'RE NOT HERE JUST BECAUSE IT'S BEEN HARD FOR THEM TO COME.

SO WE HAVE THE VIDEO AND THEY CAN SPEAK AS WELL.

I THINK THERE'S ONLY ONE THAT'S HERE THAT I BELIEVE.

YEP, MS. [INAUDIBLE]. AND THAT'S MY RECOMMENDATION, [INAUDIBLE] HAS.

THIS WILL TECHNICALLY BE A THIRD TIME COMING.

HER QUALIFICATIONS WERE REALLY GOOD. I BELIEVE SHE INITIALLY APPLIED FOR THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.

SHE INTERVIEWED, AND WE SAW THE QUALIFICATION AND THOUGHT THAT THAT SHE WOULD BE PERFECT FOR P&Z.

AND SHE'S HERE AND BEEN HERE, AND I WOULD. THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION.

I SECOND. YEAH. SECOND AS WELL, BECAUSE I REMEMBER WHEN SHE CAME LAST TIME AND THE TIME BEFORE.

SO THE COMMITMENT IS THERE. YEAH, EXACTLY. SO ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANY RECOMMENDATIONS? CAN CAN YOU SAY THE NAME AGAIN? [INAUDIBLE]. I'M PRONOUNCING IT RIGHT, RIGHT? YEAH. [INAUDIBLE]. LIKE [INAUDIBLE] FOR SHORT.