Feb 09, 2026 City Council

[A. CALL TO ORDER-MAYOR]

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ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THE TIME IS 6.55.

THIS WILL CALL TO ORDER OUR REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. AS EVERYONE MAY HAVE HEARD, MAYOR ESCOBAR WON'T BE WITH US THIS EVENING DUE TO A LOSS, SO OUR PRAYERS AND CONDOLENCES ARE WITH HIM.

MYSELF, BRIAN WASHINGTON, I AM PRESENT. MS. TODD? PRESENT. MR. JOHNSON? HERE.

MR. DEFFENBACH? HERE. AND MR. LONG? HERE. AND MS. DAVID GRAVES IS NOT WITH US THIS EVENING.

THAT'LL TAKE US TO OUR INVOCATION, WHICH WILL BE DONE BY STAN FYKE. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.

THANK YOU THAT YOU'RE A GOD WHO LOVES US, A GOD WHO HAS GOODWILL TOWARDS US. AND WE JUST PRAISE YOU FOR THAT. WE THANK YOU FOR... THE CHANGING SEASONS AND THE CHANGING WEATHER, HOW WE CAN SEE YOUR HAND IN ALL THINGS. LORD, WE PRAY FOR OUR CITY, THAT YOU WILL MAKE THIS A PLACE OF PEACE AND OF UNITY. AND THE IMPORTANT THINGS IN THOSE AREAS THAT WE DISAGREE.

LORD, HELP OUR CITY COUNCIL AND OUR STAFF AND ALL OF THOSE WHO MAKE DECISIONS.

TO FIND COMPROMISES AND FIND THE WAYS THAT THEY NEED TO GO. GIVE THEM GREAT WISDOM AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT ALL OF US. AND LORD, WE PRAY ALWAYS THAT YOU PROTECT THOSE WHO PROTECT US, AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, THAT YOU WILL BE WITH THEM, AND THAT YOU WILL PUT YOUR HAND OF PROTECTION ON THEM, YOU WILL ROOT OUT THE EVIL, AND YOU WILL RAISE UP THE RIGHTEOUS. AND LORD, WE DO PRAY FOR MAYOR ESCOBAR AND THE LOSS IN HIS FAMILY. AND LORD, LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH LOSS REASONS. LORD, THANK YOU FOR LOVING US. AND IT'S SUCH A PRIVILEGE TO GET TO LOVE YOU IN RETURN. IT'S IN JESUS' NAME, I PRAY.

AMEN. THIS WILL TAKE US TO PUBLIC APPEARANCE. 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

[F. PUBLIC APPEARANCE]

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 ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTLY, NOT CITY STAFF OR OTHERWISE.

BE COURTEOUS, RESPECTFUL, AND CORDIAL, AND 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 UP, WE HAVE ALBERT LOTT. COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS ALBERT LOTT. I AM HERE TONIGHT TO EXPRESS MY CONTINUED INTEREST IN SERVING ON THE EDC, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.

SINCE MY APPOINTMENT IN AUGUST 2024, IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO THE COMMITTEE.

TO SUPPORT RESPONSIBLE GROWTH, STRENGTHEN OUR LOCAL ECONOMY, AND HELP IMPOSITION OUR COMMUNITY FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS.

DURING MY TIME ON THE COMMITTEE, I HAVE REMAINED COMMITTED TO TO LISTENING, LEARNING, AND COLLABORATING WITH FELLOW MEMBERS, CITY LEADERSHIP, AND CITIZENS TO PROMOTE THOUGHTFUL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. I BELIEVE THE WORK OF THE EDC PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN FOSTERING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS INVESTMENT, SUPPORTING LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS, AND ASSURING SUSTAINABLE PROGRESS FOR OUR CITY AND OUR CITIZENS. IF REAPPOINTED, I WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE WITH DEDICATION, PROFESSIONALISM, AND A STRONG SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY TO OUR COMMUNITY. A VALUED OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE MY TIME.

PERSPECTIVE AND EFFORTS TO INITIATIVES TO HELP OUR CITY GROW IN A WAY THAT BENEFITS RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES ALIKE. THANK YOU GUYS FOR CONSIDERATION AND OPPORTUNITIES TO BE HERE TODAY. GEORGE

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THANKS. GOOD EVENING. I WAS HERE LAST YEAR.

TO BASICALLY ASK ABOUT THE DECISION THAT HAS BEEN MADE ABOUT THE STEPHEN AND JUDY DEAF RIVER CENTER, WHICH IS A 416 NORTH 4TH STREET. THE DECISION THAT'S MADE ABOUT IT, I'VE MADE AN OFFER TO USE IT AS A CHURCH, RESTORE IT AS A CHURCH, RESTORE THE USE AS A CHURCH.

SO I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM THE, FROM...

COMMUNITY ABOUT THAT.

BUT THE OTHER THING IS ON MY PROPERTY, I'VE NOTICED SEVERAL ANTI-SEMITIC ACTS ON MY PROPERTY. I HAVE A JEWISH FLAG ON THAT PROPERTY. AND SINCE LAST YEAR, SIX TIMES THAT FLAG HAS BEEN TORN, TAKEN OFF THE FLAG, I MEAN, OFF THE POLE. YEAH, AND I'M TALKING ABOUT MY, YOU KNOW, I LIVE ON THE PROPERTY, ON THE JUNCTION OF, ON THE... INTERSECTION OF 4TH AND MONTE CARLO. SO THE LAST TIME WAS THURSDAY.

IT'S THURSDAY. I MADE THIS REPORT TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THREE TIMES, BUT SIX TIMES NOW THIS IS HAPPENING. SO I JUST WANT THE CITY TO BE AWARE OF THIS.

SO, AGAIN, THE MAYOR DID MENTION THAT HE WILL GET BACK TO ME ON THE PROPERTY THING. YOU KNOW, THE USE OF THAT PROPERTY AS A CHURCH, RESTORED AS A PROPERTY, WAS USED FOR CHURCH AGAIN.

SO I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM THE CITY ABOUT THAT ONE. SO TWO THINGS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE. SO I REALLY EXPECT SOME KIND OF RESPONSE FROM THE CITY ON THE PROPERTY. I'M TALKING ABOUT 416 NORTH 4TH STREET, YOU KNOW, AND WITH THE REFERENCE TO THE... ACTS ON MY PROPERTY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THAT, BUT IT'S ONGOING.

I HAVE A CAMERA OUT THERE, CAMERAS OUT THERE, BUT OF COURSE THEY HAVE CERTAIN THINGS THAT ARE USED TO BLOCK THE CAMERA. SO SIX TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED. SO I JUST WANT THE COMMUNITY TO BE AWARE OF THIS.

HOPEFULLY I GET A RESPONSE FROM THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE SINCE LAST YEAR I WAS EXPECTING A RESPONSE FROM THE MAYOR, ALSO ON THE OTHER ISSUE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MARY LUPEZ.

MARY LUPEZ, 231, TICKEY DRIVE, PRINCETON, TEXAS. I JUST WANTED TO ASK THAT THE BOARD OR THE CITY COUNCIL...

OPEN UP THE APPLICATION SO I COULD APPLY FOR THE CDC AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN THE TAX TRAINING CLASS, AND I HAVE ATTENDED THE MEETINGS. I DIDN'T MISS ANY OF THE MEETINGS, AND I AM INTERESTED IN SERVING AGAIN, AND I ENJOY IT BECAUSE IT ALLOWS ME A CHANCE TO HAVE A VOICE, TO DONATE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, AND I ENJOY THAT. THAT'S MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT IT. AND HOLDING THAT SEAT HAS BEEN REALLY PRECIOUS TO ME, BUT I DID MISS THAT DEADLINE, SO I'M AT YOUR MERCY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TERESA MCGINNIS? HELLO, TERESA MCGINNIS. I LIVE IN ARCADIA FARMS. SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THIS UP, AND I HATE TO BE ONE OF THOSE PERSONS THAT JUST KEEPS REMINDING EVERYBODY, BUT THE WINTER QUARTER AVERAGING, IT WAS A COVER-UP. THE CITY INTENTIONALLY COVERED IT UP.

THEY INTENTIONALLY OVERCHARGED CUSTOMERS, SO OVER A MILLION DOLLARS WAS RETURNED. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR STEPPING IN. BUT ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WAS THE CONSULTANT WHO? THE LAST PERSON, I THINK HIS NAME WAS MATT, WHEN HE CAME IN, THAT WAS THE MEETING BEFORE.

THEY ACTUALLY USED IT JUST TO COVER UP AND TAKE THAT WINTER QUARTER, ADAGING OUT THAT THEY NEVER PUT BACK IN.

WELL, HE GAVE A QUICK...

RATE STUDY. AND HE SAID ON THERE THAT HE DIDN'T GET ALL THE INFORMATION. AND IT'S HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE THAT

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AND SO I'M SURE THEY HAVE FRIENDS IN THE CITY. I'M SURE IT'S EASY TO JUST KEEP GOING WITH WHO YOU HAVE, BUT I HAVE ZERO FAITH IN A COMPANY THAT WOULD COME OUT HERE AND INTENTIONALLY GIVE A PART OF A STUDY.

OKAY, IT WASN'T CORRECT.

IT'S HARD FOR ME. IF HE DIDN'T KNOW, THEN HE'S NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH, AND THERE ARE OTHER COMPANIES OUT THERE. NOW, I DID A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH JUST TO MAKE SURE I WASN'T, YOU KNOW, JUST SAYING THAT THERE WAS OTHER ONES OUT THERE, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A... RAFTELIS, FREESE AND NICHOLAS, CAROLA ENGINEERS, AND THAT'S JUST FROM A QUICK SEARCH. I WOULD LIKE YOU GUYS TO PULL THAT OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA AND ACTUALLY LOOK INTO OTHER COMPANIES INSTEAD OF NEW GEN SOLUTIONS FOR THAT SPECIFIC REASON.

YOU KNOW, THE REASON WHY THAT WE GOT THAT ALL CORRECTED WAS BECAUSE WE ALL MADE A LOT OF NOISE AND WE ALL STOOD UP.

BUT IT'S A SLAP IN THE FACE IF YOU JUST GO BACK TO THE SAME COMPANIES THAT HELPED IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.

SOMETHING ELSE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IS THE CHECKBOOK. SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS, RIGHT? I WAS ABLE TO LOOK IN THE CHECKBOOK TO SEE THAT THEY HAD A CONTRACT THAT SAID IT WASN'T GOING TO GO OVER 50 GRAND. AND THEN I LOOKED UP THE CHECKBOOK THAT SAID THEY HAD BEEN PAID OVER $95,000. AND I DID BRING THAT HERE TO THE COUNCIL. YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD ME SAY THIS BEFORE. BUT THAT CHECKBOOK'S NOT ONLINE, NO MORE. AND WE DO TALK ABOUT TRANSPARENCY.

WELL, ONE OF THE GOLD STANDARDS IS THAT CHECKBOOK, AND WHY IT'S NOT. READILY AVAILABLE, LIKE IT HAD BEEN FOR ALL THE YEARS, I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY WOULD HAVE PULLED IT DOWN, EXCEPT THAT MAYBE TOO MANY PEOPLE WERE LOOKING AT IT AND FINDING PROBLEMS WITH IT. 30 SECONDS. OKAY.

NO, I'M JUST ASKING THAT YOU GUYS LOOK INTO THAT. IF YOU CAN GET THAT BACK ON THERE.

AND TO PLEASE NOT USE NEW GEN SOLUTIONS, USE ANOTHER COMPANY, LOOK FOR OTHER PEOPLE, JUST HAVE ZERO FAITH. OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD DAY. SHERROD ROMANI. COUNCIL, SHERROD ROMANI, WHITE WING TRAILS.

I'M HERE TO REQUEST THAT CONSENT AGENDA ITEM H5, THE $169,000 CONTRACT WITH NUGENT STRATEGIES, BE MOVED TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. MY INTENT IS... NOT TO BLOCK THE CITY FROM HIRING PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS, BUT TO ENSURE THAT. BEFORE WE AUTHORIZE A FIVE-YEAR TAXPAYER COMMITMENT, WE HAVE ABSOLUTE CLARITY ON THE SCOPE OF WORK AND THE VALUE WE ARE RECEIVING. A CONSENT AGENDA IS FOR ROUTINE ITEMS. A SIX-FIGURE, MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT WITH SIGNIFICANT, UNANSWERED QUESTIONS IS NOT ROUTINE.

BEFORE THIS COUNCIL VOTES, THERE ARE CRITICAL LOGICAL GAPS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. ONE, YEARS TWO AND YEAR THREE PRICING LOGIC. YEAR 1 IS A HEAVY LIFTING AT $45,000. YEARS 2 AND 3 ARE PRICED AT $30,000 EACH FOR REVIEW AND UPDATES.

AT A STANDARD CONSULTANT RATE OF $200 AN HOUR, THAT TRANSLATES TO 150 HOURS OF WORK. DOES IT TRULY TAKE 18 FULL WORKING DAYS JUST TO UPDATE AN EXISTING FINANCIAL MODEL? WE NEED CLEAR JUSTIFICATION FOR WHY AN ANNUAL UPDATE CARRIES SUCH A HIGH PRICE TAG WHEN THE FOUNDATION MODEL HAS ALREADY BEEN BUILT. TWO, HISTORICAL ACCOUNTABILITY. NUGENT ALREADY PROVIDED A FIVE-YEAR FORECAST THROUGH 2029.

IN THIS NEW STUDY, WILL THEY BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A VARIANCE ANALYSIS SHOWING HOW THEIR PREVIOUS PROJECTIONS COMPARED TO OUR ACTUAL CURRENT FINANCIALS? TO ENSURE WE ARE MAKING DATA-DRIVEN DECISIONS BASED ON PROVEN ACCURACY, WE SHOULD SET THIS EXPECTATION AS A SPECIFIC DELIVERABLE IN THE CONTRACT WITH NUGENT. THREE, WINTER AVERAGING REDUNDANCY.

NUGENT'S PROPOSAL. SAYS THEY NEED TO RECALCULATE FOR WQA, BUT NUGENT WAS A FIRM THAT ORIGINALLY RECOMMENDED WQA TO US LESS THAN THREE YEARS AGO. WHY WASN'T THAT INPUT ALREADY MODELED IN THEIR EXISTING WORK? ARE WE PAYING TWICE FOR THE SAME CALCULATION? 4.

CIP DEPENDENCY. THE PROPOSAL STATES NUGENT WILL REVIEW THE CITY'S CIP. HOWEVER, STAFF PREVIOUSLY INDICATED THE CIP UPDATE WOULD TAKE AT LEAST SIX MONTHS AND HAD NO FIRM COMPLETION DATE. HOW CAN WE SIGN A CONTRACT TODAY FOR A REVIEW OF A DOCUMENT THAT DOESN'T YET EXIST? 5.

SOFTWARE OWNERSHIP ARE WE PAYING $169,000

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PLEASE PULL ITEM H5 FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU. KEVIN HISS.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, MR. MAYOR PRO TEM, CONDOLENCES TO MAYOR ESCOBAR FOR HIS LOSS.

THE TIMING OF THIS MESSAGE IS UNFORTUNATE, BUT I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED NOW, WHILE IT'S RELEVANT. PUBLIC SERVICE IS A PUBLIC TRUST. I WROTE THOSE SPECIFIC WORDS IN MY RESIGNATION LETTER WHEN I WAS FORCED TO STEP DOWN, NOT BECAUSE OF MISCONDUCT, BUT BECAUSE I REFUSED TO LEND LEGITIMACY. TO A PREDETERMINED POLITICAL HEARING TO AVOID A DUE PROCESS. I HAD HOPED MY RESIGNATION WOULD END THE POLITICAL THEATER.

REGRETTABLY, THE MAYOR HAS CHOSEN TO CONTINUE A CAMPAIGN OF DISINFORMATION. THE MAYOR IS CONTINUING TO USE HIS POSITION TO LIE, ABUSE HIS POSITION, AND SPREAD FALSE ACCUSATIONS.

THIS TIME, HE'S BLAMING COUNCILWOMAN TODD AND MYSELF FOR DELAYING THE TOWN CENTER DEVELOPMENT, WHICH RESIDENTS ARE EAGERLY AWAITING, ALONG WITH MYSELF. BLAMING THAT ON US AS PAYBACK FOR BEING THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO CONSISTENTLY CHOOSE TO ENSURE THE CITY FOLLOWS ITS OWN LAWS. LAWS THAT SPECIFICALLY PROTECT THE PUBLIC. YOU ALL KNOW THE TRUTH. THIS IS A LIE. IT'S DESIGNED TO MANIPULATE PUBLIC OPINION.

THE DEVELOPER IS NOT BROKEN GROUND BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT MET THE CITY'S STANDARD REQUIREMENTS. IT IS A FAILURE OF COMPLIANCE, NOT ONE OF OUR OVERSIGHT.

FOR THE SAKE OF THE CITY'S INTEGRITY AND FOR THE DEVELOPERS WHO ARE DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT TO BUILD IN PRINCETON, I DEMAND THAT THE CITY MANAGER OR STAFF. CONFIRM FOR THE RECORD, HERE AT THIS MEETING, IS THE COUNCILWOMAN OR MYSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR BLOCKING AN OTHERWISE FULLY COMPLIANT TOWN CENTER PROJECT? OR IS THE DELAY SIMPLY BECAUSE THE DEVELOPERS NOT MET THEIR OBLIGATIONS. THE PUBLIC DESERVES THE TRUTH, NOT A SCAPEGOAT. THIS DISHONESTY IN THE CITY AND OUR GOVERNMENT, IT'S PATTERNED. WHEN OUR MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT TARGETED ME, CITY STAFF WITHHELD PUBLIC RECORDS ESSENTIAL TO MY DEFENSE, VIOLATING THE PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT, ONLY TO HAND OVER THOSE VERY DOCUMENTS TO A REPORTER. WE ALL KNOW THEY EXIST. NOW, CITY STAFF AND OFFICIALS SUPPRESSED EVIDENCE TO ENSURE THAT I COULD NOT DEFEND MYSELF AGAINST FALSE CHARGES. NOW, YOU TARGET OFFICIALS LIKE COUNCILMEMBER TODD AND MYSELF FOR ONE REASON. WE DARE TO READ THE DETAILS. WE DARE TO ASK QUESTIONS. WE DARE TO PRIORITIZE THE PROPERTY RIGHTS OF PRINCETON RESIDENTS. TO THE COUNCIL, YOUR SILENCE MAKES YOU COMPLICIT. THE RESIDENTS OF PRINCETON ARE WATCHING. THEY SEE WHO FIGHTS FOR THEM, AND THEY SEE WHO FIGHTS ONLY TO PRESERVE THEIR OWN POWER.

STOP LYING TO THE PEOPLE, AND STOP SUPPORTING THOSE WHO DO SO FOR POLITICAL THEATER.

MAYOR PRO TEM. LAWS HAVE BEEN BROKEN AND IGNORED, AND FOR NO JUST CAUSE. I'LL SUBMIT EVIDENCE OF THAT, AND I HOPE THAT YOU TAKE IT MORE SERIOUSLY THAN IT WAS TAKEN THE LAST TIME I DID SO. ALL RIGHT, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC APPEARANCE. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE HERE TO SPEAK FOR PUBLIC APPEARANCE? SO I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO GO OUT OF ORDER JUST A LITTLE BIT.

REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS, I'M GOING TO OPEN UP ITEMS M3, M4, M5, M6, AND M7 IN REGARDS TO THE BOARD APPOINTMENTS.

[Items M3 - M7]

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THAT'LL GIVE COUNCIL THREE OR FOUR DAYS TO REVIEW, AND THEN WE BRING IT BACK AT THE 223 MEETING. CAN YOU CLARIFY OPENING THE APPLICATIONS TO EVERYONE? IS THAT JUST THE PEOPLE SITTING ON THE BOARD? ARE WE TALKING OPENING IT TO THE ENTIRE RESIDENCY OF PRINCETON? TO EVERYONE. THEN I WOULD, IF THAT'S A MOTION, CAN I SECOND THAT? I'M NOT SURE THAT WAS A MOTION, BUT. YOU WANT TO MAKE IT GO, YEAH. CAN I MAKE A MOTION TO REOPEN THE APPLICATIONS FOR ALL OF OUR BOARDS WITH A 218 DEADLINE AT 5 P.M.

AND BRING IT BACK TO THE 223 MEETING. NOW. SECOND, ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A SECOND.

MOTION PASSES 5-0. SO WE WANTED TO GO AHEAD. I KNOW WE HAVE SEVERAL APPLICANTS THAT WERE HERE TO SPEAK AND SO FORTH. SO WE WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND JUST GET THAT OUT OF THE WAY. MY APOLOGIES FOR THE CONFUSION ON THAT.

BUT YES, WE HAVE A NEW DEADLINE OF 2-18 TO APPLY FOR BOARDS. ALL RIGHT, THIS WILL TAKE US TO ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST PURSUANT TO SECTION 550415 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MAY REPORT ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST, INCLUDING ONE, EXPRESSION OF THANKS, CONGRATULATIONS OR CONDOLENCE, TWO, INFORMATION REGARDING HOLIDAY

[G. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]

NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON ANY ITEM OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. MS. TIFFANY WEST. GOOD EVENING.

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NEXT IS JOIN US ON THE FIRST MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH FOR EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS DESIGNED FOR ALL WOMEN SEEKING LABOR AND LACTATION SUPPORT. THE DISCUSSION WILL COVER ESSENTIAL TOPICS SUCH AS NUTRITION, FITNESS, UNDERSTANDING BREAST MILK PRODUCTION, NAVIGATING THE RETURN TO WORK WHILE BREASTFEEDING, AND MORE. THE LOIS NELSON PUBLIC LIBRARY IN PRINCETON, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TEXAS CENTER FOR BOOK AND THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION, INVITES TEXANS OF ALL AGES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATEWIDE TEXAS AMERICA 250 READING CHALLENGE. LOG 2,500 MINUTES, WHICH IS 41.6 HOURS, OF READING, STATE PARK VISITS, AND OR SERVICE ACTIVITY.

IN HONOR OF OUR NATION'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY. AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MS. WEST.

AND I JUST WANTED TO MENTION, I KNOW WE HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO MEET SINCE THE WINTER STORM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR TEAMS HERE AT CITY HALL, OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM, POLICE AND FIRE, EVERYONE THAT WAS A PART OF OUR EOC. I THOUGHT THAT WE HAD A GREAT PLAN AND WE EXECUTED IT VERY, VERY WELL WITH THE WARMING CENTER. WE WERE VERY GRATEFUL THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING MAJOR HAPPEN. WE WERE VERY, VERY WELL PREPARED. AND I JUST WANT TO... COMMEND ALL OF OUR STAFF FOR THAT. I WANT TO ECHO THAT. MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT LONG NECK IN COLLEGE IS ONE OF OUR MOST DANGEROUS CURVES, AND I'M NOT SURE IF IT WAS PARKS AND REC OR OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BUT THEY WENT OUT THERE AND THEY DROVE THAT CORNER OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. SO THAT THERE WERE TRACKS FOR CARS TO GO THROUGH. AND WE HAD ZERO ACCIDENTS OUT THERE.

THIS TIME AROUND, WHICH IS INCREDIBLE.

USUALLY PARKS AND REC IS OUT THERE, LIKE PULLING CARS OUT OF THAT LITTLE DITCH, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY ACCIDENTS OVER THERE. SO IT WAS FANTASTIC PLANNING THAT YOU ALL DID. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THAT

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ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, MS. TODD. ALL RIGHTY, I AM GOING TO GO OUT OF ORDER AGAIN. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO I-1, CEREMONIAL ITEMS. PRESENTATION RECOGNIZING OFFICER LEWIS FOR RECEIVING THE MERITORIOUS CONDUCT BAR.

[I1. 2026-030 Presentation recognizing Officer Lewis for receiving the Meritorious Conduct Bar.]

INJURIES AND BLOOD LOSS WAS SIGNIFICANT. EMERGENCY MEDICAL AID PERSONNEL WAS ACTIVELY RENDERING AID.

DURING THE SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION, OFFICERS LOCATED THE AGGRESSIVE DOG INVOLVED IN THE ATTACK AT THE NEARBY RESIDENCE.

WHILE ASSISTING COLLIN COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL IN SECURING THE ANIMAL, THE DOG SUDDENLY BROKE FREE AND LAUNCHED A VIOLENT ATTACK AGAINST THE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER AND ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL. SO DURING THIS ATTACK, OFFICER LEWIS WAS ABLE TO STEP IN, NEUTRALIZE THE SITUATION, AND PROTECT THAT ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER AND THAT OTHER CIVILIAN AT THIS POINT. SO, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OFFICER LEWIS WITH CERTIFICATE OF MERIT.

AND SO THIS WE'RE GOING TO END UP RECOGNIZING YOU AS ALSO GOING WITHIN THE PERSONNEL FILE, AND IT'S JUST A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT. AND SO WONDERFUL JOB. THANK YOU. SO WOULD YOU ALL LIKE TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH OFFICER LEWIS? IS THAT GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT? BUT... ALL RIGHT, THIS WILL MOVE US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

CONSENT AGENDA. ALL CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS LISTED ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND 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

[H. CONSENT AGENDA]

THAT'LL TAKE US TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE WILL NOT BE GOING BACK INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AS WE DID SO IN THE PRE-COUNCIL MEETING, BUT WE DO HAVE ACTION PERTAINING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. ITEM K. ALL RIGHT, AND I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. SPEAKING OF TOWN CENTER, HERE TONIGHT, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE PROJECT QUEEN AND AUTHORIZE EDC CHAIR TO EXECUTE THE

[K. ACTION PERTAINING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION]

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND AMENDMENT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH EAST RIDGE. I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. MOTION PASSES 5-0. SO TAKE US

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CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVING ORDINANCE NUMBER 202602-0902. THE CITY OF PRINCETON FROM J.B.

[L1. ORD-2026-02-09-02 Conduct a public hearing and consider approving Ordinance No. 2026-02-09-02 of the City of Princeton from JB Princeton 1, LP for a Specific Use Permit for a Convenience Store with Gas Pumps at the northwest corner of S. Beauchamp Boulevard and Myrick Lane, in the City of Princeton, Collin County, Texas; and take appropriate action. Presented by Shai Roos, Director of Development Services.]

SOUTH BEECHAM BOULEVARD, MYRICK LANE IN THE CITY OF PRINCETON, COLLEEN COUNTY, TEXAS. TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. PRESENTED BY SHAI ROOS, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. OH, I'M SORRY, SHAI IS NOT WITH US.

SO WE HAVE CRAIG FISHER.

SUPER, THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS CRAIG FISHER, PLANNING AND ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, FILLING IN FOR MS. ROOS THIS EVENING.

THIS REQUEST IS FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A CONVENIENCE STORE WITH GAS PUMPS. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SOUTH BEECHAM BOULEVARD AND MYRICK LANE, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THE SCREEN. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS ZONED M1, WHICH IS A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT. THERE IS AN EXISTING SUP FOR A CONVENIENCE STORE WITH A GAS PUMP ON THE MAJORITY OF THE PROPERTY. THIS REQUEST IS TO EXPAND THAT SUP FROM ABOUT 1.3 ACRES TO 1.6 ACRES.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN FROM OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN DESIGNATES THIS AREA AS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, PUBLIC NOTIFICATION WAS SENT OUT TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

NOTICES WERE ALSO PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER. THE APPLICANT INTENDS TO BUILD A CONVENIENCE STORE HERE WITH FUEL PUMPS. THEY PROVIDED THIS CONCEPT PLAN TO SHOW HOW THE PROPERTY MAY DEVELOP. I HAVE THIS HERE FOR REFERENCE. THE EXISTING SUP HAS THREE CONDITIONS.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO RETAIN THOSE THREE CONDITIONS. AND STAFF HAS ADDED A FOURTH CONDITION THAT A REPLAT OF THE 1.6 ACRE PROPERTY BE DONE. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY PLATTED. WE'RE ASKING THAT THEY REPLAT THAT PROPERTY INTO TWO PARCELS SO THAT THE SUP AREA IS CONSISTENT WITH A PLATTED LOT. IT'S BEST PRACTICE IN ZONING TO HAVE SUP AND ZONING BOUNDARIES CONGRUENT WITH PARCEL LINES. THE APPLICANT HAS AGREED TO THESE FOUR CONDITIONS.

THIS REQUEST WENT TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL SUBJECT TO THOSE FOUR CONDITIONS.

STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO PRESENT THIS EVENING. THE INCREASE IN THE LAND, THAT'S DUE TO THE REQUIREMENTS, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE A GAS STATION? SO THE INITIAL REQUEST BACK THAT WAS CONSIDERED BY COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER WAS FOR 1.35 ACRES.

THAT'S HOW WE NOTIFIED THE CASE AT THAT TIME. THE DEVELOPER HAS INDICATED THE DESIRE TO DEVELOP MORE LAND, THUS THEY'RE REQUESTING TO EXPAND THE SUP. SO ARE THEY EXPANDING THE LAND TO MAKE THE CONVENIENCE PART LARGER, ADD MORE PUMPS, OR IS IT SIMPLY FOR THE GREEN SPACE AROUND THE AREA? I'LL DEFER TO THE APPLICANT. I DON'T THINK THE STORE AND THE NUMBER OF PUMPS HAS CHANGED.

I THINK THE 1.6 ACRES JUST MEETS THEIR DEVELOPMENT NEEDS BETTER. I'LL LET THEM SPEAK TO THAT. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, PRO TEM, COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS JONATHAN VINSON, 2323 ROSS AVENUE IN DALLAS. I'M HERE TONIGHT REPRESENTING VAQUERO VENTURES, WHICH IS THE APPLICANT, AND HAVE WITH ME MR. MATT WALLACH.

WE'RE BACK IN THE BACK ROW WITH VAQUERO VENTURES. THIS IS REALLY IN ESSENCE, A CLEANUP ITEM. IT WAS ALWAYS INTENDED THAT THE TOTAL ACREAGE WOULD MATCH WHAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. AS THE PLANNER SAID, THE SITE PLAN IS NOT CHANGING AT ALL, THE CONCEPTUAL PLAN. IT'S THE SAME LAYOUT. THERE'S NO INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF GAS PUMPS. THERE'S NO INCREASE IN THE SIZE OF THE STORE. IT'S EXACTLY THE SAME AS WHAT WAS PRESENTED BEFORE, WHEN YOU HEARD THIS IN NOVEMBER AND APPROVED IT.

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SO, REALLY, WE'RE HERE RESPECTFULLY TO ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL TONIGHT SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE AND MR. WALLACH IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS ALSO. COUNTS OUT ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, THE TIME IS 731.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK IN REGARDS TO ITEM L1? ALL RIGHT, NO ONE IS HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. WITH THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ITEM. YOUR HONOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. OH, HOLD ON. I'M SORRY. THE TIME IS 732, AND THAT WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM. NOW I'LL TAKE THE MOTION. YOUR HONOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2026-02-09-02. I'LL SECOND THAT. MOTION PASSES 5-0. THAT'LL TAKE US TO ITEM L-2, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026-02-09-03. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026020903 OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON REGARDING REQUESTS FROM F.N. 75 HOME LL.C.

[L2. ORD-2026-02-09-03 Conduct a public hearing and consider approving Ordinance No. 2026-02-09-03, of the City of Princeton regarding a request from FM75 Home, LLC for the voluntary annexation of property being a 1.311 acre tract of land situated in Collin County, Texas, being part of the David Cherry Survey, Abstract No. 166; and take appropriate action. Presented by Shai Roos, Director of Development Services.]

AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

ONCE AGAIN, MR. FISHER. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR PRO TEM, COUNCIL, CRAIG FISHER, PLANNING AND ZONING ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE CITY.

THIS REQUEST IS FOR VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF A 1.311 ACRE TRACT OF LAND. IT'S LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF COUNTY ROAD 408 AND FM 75, ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN.

IT'S A SMALL DONUT HOLE, IF YOU WILL, PRIMARILY SURROUNDED BY CITY LIMITS TODAY. THIS MAP SHOWS THE SURROUNDING ZONING. TO THE NORTH AND WEST IS PD 23A. YOU CAN SEE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY THERE IN GRAY. ALSO ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS A SEPARATE REQUEST TO REZONE THIS PROPERTY TO MATCH THE SURROUNDING PD 23A.

SO IF COUNCIL ELECTS TO ANNEX THIS PROPERTY, WE'LL THEN CONSIDER REZONING IN THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.

THIS PROPERTY IS SHOWN HERE ON THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

DESIGNATED AS A SUBURBAN LIVING AREA. WE'LL GET MORE INTO THIS ON THE ZONING CASE AGAIN SHOULD THE ANNEXATION BE APPROVED. THIS MAP SHOWS THE PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AREA.

SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED AND THE NOTIFICATION WAS PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER OF TODAY'S REQUEST TO ANNEX THE PROPERTY INTO CITY LIMITS. THIS REQUEST SEEMS PRACTICAL.

IT'S BEEN CONSIDERED BY CITY STAFF, BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT. BY PUBLIC WORKS, WE HAVE ADEQUATE MEANS TO SERVE THE PROPERTY WITH SERVICES. WATER AND SEWER IS READILY AVAILABLE.

SO, FOR THOSE REASONS, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ANNEXATION REQUEST. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE. ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ITEM L2? THANK YOU, MR. FISHER. THIS TIME, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM L2.

THE TIME IS 735. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK IN REGARDS TO ITEM L2? NO ONE IS HERE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM L2. I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 736. WITH THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

EXCUSE ME. YOUR HONOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM L2, ORDINANCE 202602-09-03. WE HAVE A SECOND. MOTION PASSES 5-0.

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[L3. ORD-2026-02-09-04 Conduct a public hearing and consider approving Ordinance No. 2026-02-09-04 of the City of Princeton as requested by the FM 75 Home LLC for a zoning amendment from AG to PD 23A on 1.311 acres situated at the northwest corner of FM 75 and CR 408, in the City of Princeton, Collin County, Texas; and take appropriate action. Presented by Shai Roos, Director of Development Services. ]

MR. FISHER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, PRO TEM, COUNCIL.

SO, THIS REQUEST IS FOR THE SAME PROPERTY THAT YOU JUST CONSIDERED AN APPROVED ANNEXATION OF, LOCATED AT, AS INDICATED, THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF FM 75 AND 408. THE APPLICANT...

.IS. REQUESTING FOR INITIAL ZONING OF THE PROPERTY. SO, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE ANNEXATION, THE PROPERTY IS TEMPORARILY ZONED TO AGRICULTURE. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO REZONE TO PD23A. PD23A SURROUNDS THE PROPERTY PRIMARILY TO THE NORTH AND TO THE WEST.

PD23A IS PRIMARILY A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WITH A COUPLE OF COMMERCIAL TRACKS. THE REQUEST IS TO ADD THIS 1.3 ACRE TRACT TO THE COMMERCIAL AREAS OF PD23A, WHICH HAVE A BASE ZONING OF C2, WHICH IS OUR GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP A CONVENIENT STORE WITH FUEL PUMPS ON THIS PROPERTY. THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN OF THIS AREA DESIGNATES THIS PROPERTY AS SUBURBAN LIVING, WHICH IS PRIMARILY FOR...

PRIMARILY FOR SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES, BUT COMP PLAN DOES CONTEMPLATE SMALL AREAS OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TO SERVE THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION WENT OUT AS REQUIRED BY LAW TO ALL SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS.

NOTIFICATION WAS ALSO PROVIDED. THE NEWSPAPER.

HERE'S A CONCEPTUAL PLAN THAT THE APPLICANT PROVIDED, SHOWING HOW THE PROPERTY MAY DEVELOP. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CONSIDERED THIS ACTION AND RECOMMEND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF REZONING FROM AGRICULTURE TO PD 23A FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT Y'ALL MAY HAVE. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO ITEM L3? I WOULDN'T SAY LIKE, SUPER WOODY, LIKE HEAVILY WOODED, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF TREES ON THAT LOT. HAS THERE BEEN, OR WILL THERE BE A TREE STUDY ORDERED? IT WILL BE REQUIRED IF THIS DEVELOPMENT MOVES FORWARD. THE NEXT STEP WILL BE A PRELIMINARY PLOT, WHICH WILL REQUIRE A TREE SURVEY AND A TREE MITIGATION PLAN.

THERE ARE TREES ON THE SITE THAT WILL NEED TO BE CONSIDERED. THANK YOU, MR. FISHER. TIME IS NOW 739.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM L3? SINCE NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

739 FOR ITEM L3. WITH THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

YEAH, I'M MAKING A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM L3, ORDINANCE 20-26-02-09-04.

I'LL SECOND THAT. MOTION PASSES 5-0. THIS WILL TAKE US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. SO WE WILL GO BACK TO ITEM H-5 FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT WAS PULLED. ITEM H5-20260209R02, CONSIDER APPROVING

[H5. 2026-02-09-R02 Consider approving Resolution No. 2026-02-09-R02 authorizing a contract with NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC estimated to cost $169,000 for up to five years fiscal consulting services on water and wastewater rate analysis.]

THANK YOU. KELLY WILSON, CFO FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

STAFF IS PRESENTED TO COUNCIL TONIGHT FOR THE APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT WITH NEW GIN.

AGAIN, THIS IS INITIAL THREE-YEAR TERM, WITH TWO-YEAR RENEWALS. WE

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THROUGH THAT ENTIRE PROCESS? THAT'S CORRECT. AND WILL THE, SINCE WE'VE HAD SOME RESIDENTS RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS, AND I KNOW YOU WEREN'T HERE DURING THAT TIME, WILL THERE BE, I GUESS IT WOULD BE JUST PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS THAT CAN BE DONE, JUST IF SOMEONE'S CURIOUS AS TO HOW THE FUNDING IS GOING FOR THIS? SINCE, AS THEY SAID PREVIOUSLY, AND I'VE SEEN IT, LIKE, WE PAID MORE THAN WHAT ORIGINALLY THE CONTRACT WAS.

IS THERE ANYTHING IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO REPEAT THAT MISTAKE FROM THE PAST? WE'LL BE ISSUING WITH A... THIS CONTRACT, IF IT IS EXECUTED, WE WILL CREATE A PURCHASE ORDER AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS MAINTAINED TO NOT OVERSPEND GOING FORWARD. YOU DO HAVE. ALSO IN THE PROPOSED CONTRACT, THERE COULD JUST BE A FIXED COST OF $54,000 IF YOU WERE TO JUST DO A ONE-YEAR RATE ANALYSIS. AGAIN, HE WOULD BE LOOKING AT A FIVE-YEAR RATE PLAN, BUT STAFF, AND I EVEN PERSONALLY FEEL LIKE IT'S BENEFICIAL TO LOOK AT THIS EVERY YEAR BECAUSE OF US CHANGING, EVOLVING.

WE'RE BRINGING IN A LOT OUTSIDE OF OUR JURISDICTION AS WELL, THAT'S MAKING CONNECTION POINTS. I THINK IT'S VALID.

YEAH, I THINK IT'S. I MEAN, I PERSONALLY JUST FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH HAVING THIS IN PLACE IN TERMS OF JUST THE AMOUNT OF GROWTH WE'VE HAD SINCE THE LAST RACE. STUDY.

AND I KNOW IT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION THAT AS IF NEW GEN HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE. RATES BEING IMPLEMENTED, AND THAT CAN BE NOTHING CAN BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH. AND LIKE THEY, ALL THEY DO IS DO THE RESEARCH AND PROVIDE THE DATA, AND IT'S FROM THERE WE TAKE IT. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WOULD APPLY TO THIS PARTICULAR COMPANY, BUT AS FAR AS WHERE WE STAND, I THINK YOU CAN NEVER NOT HAVE ENOUGH DATA TO ENSURE IT'S KIND OF A YOU KNOW, MEASURE.

THREE TIME CUT ONCE DEAL HERE. SO I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH, ESPECIALLY HOW ABRUPTLY WE HAD TO GET BACK INTO THE WINTER QUARTER.

AVERAGING THIS JUST GIVES US THAT MUCH MORE EXTRA PROTECTION AS WE MOVE FORWARD DOWN THIS PATH. SO I'M IN SUPPORT OF IT, FOR SURE.

THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS.

CAN I ENTERTAIN A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE H5-2026-02-09-R02.

SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND.

MOTION PASSES 5-0. SO TAKE US BACK DOWN TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. ITEM M1-2025-019, CONSIDER APPROVING CHRIS COOPER'S VOLUNTARY RESIGNATION FROM HIS APPOINTED OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING

[M1. 2025-019 Consider approving Chris Cooper’s voluntary resignation from his appointed office of Planning & Zoning Commission, Place 7; and take appropriate action.]

CHRIS, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION OF CHRIS COOPER. I'M SORRY, BEFORE WE GET THAT SECOND, I WANT TO ECHO THAT, MR. JOHNSON. CHRIS COOPER'S BEEN IN THIS COMMUNITY.

ACTUALLY, A COUPLE YEARS LONGER THAN I HAVE, VERY,

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DURING MY TIME AS LIAISON FOR PLANNING ZONING, I GOT TO WORK WITH HIM AND ATTENDED TRAINING WITH HIM. AND HE ASKS GREAT QUESTIONS, HE HAS GREAT INSIGHT, AND I THINK THE BOARD WILL MISS HIM AND EVERYTHING THAT HE BROUGHT TO THEM. NO, AND I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND. MOTION PASSES 5-0.

THIS WILL TAKE US TO ITEM M2, CONSIDER APPOINTING A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AS THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD LIAISON AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. MR. BRYANT. GOOD EVENING,

[M2. 2026-020 Consider appointing a City Councilmember as the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board liaison and take appropriate action.]

WITH ALL OTHER PARKS, ALL OTHER BOARDS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, WHETHER IT'S PNZ, LIBRARY, EDC, CDC, AND NOW, WITH THE RESURRECTION OF THE PARKS AND REC.

ADVISORY BOARD, A MEMBER OF COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO BE APPOINTED AS THE LIAISON.

ALSO, YEAH, I THINK THIS WILL HELP US BE CONSISTENT ACROSS OUR BOARDS.

TO COUNCIL, I'D... I'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND BEN LONG TO BE THE LIAISON FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD. I ECHO THAT SENTIMENT. I'LL SECOND THAT. DID YOU SECOND IT? OKAY. I'LL THIRD. DOES BEN WANT TO? IS THAT OKAY, BEN? I'M SORRY. WHILE WE HAVE THE MOTIONS IN THE SECOND, I GUESS WE SHOULD ASK MR. LONG. IT'LL BE AN HONOR. I REALLY ENJOY PARKS AND REC IN THIS COMMUNITY AND WHAT IT'S GOING TO DO TO US IN THE FUTURE. SO IT'LL BE AN HONOR TO BE A PART OF IT.

AWESOME. SO I'VE MADE THAT MOTION. IT WAS SECONDED BY MR. JOHNSON. MOTION PASSES 5-0. CONGRATULATIONS, MR. LONG. THIS WILL MOVE US DOWN

[M8. 2026-032 Consider accepting Councilmember Gerfers’ resignation as Seat 4 on the City Council; and take appropriate action.]

TO BE DOING THIS. AND HE HAS MY DEEP RESPECT FOR EVERYTHING THAT HE'S DONE FOR THE CITY, FOR HIS SERVICE AND FOR HAVING TO TAKE THAT REFLECTION AND DECIDE THAT.

TO PUT WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CITY FIRST AND WHAT'S BEST FOR HIM AND HIS FAMILY FIRST.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY, I ECHO THAT AS WELL. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMAN GELFORD FOR HIS TIME AND I WISH HIM NOTHING BUT THE BEST. I KNOW HE'S BEEN DEALING WITH SOME CHALLENGES HERE AND THERE, BUT I APPRECIATE ALL THAT HE'S DONE AND ALL THAT HE'LL CONTINUE TO DO IN THE ISD.

YEP, I'D LIKE TO ECHO THAT AS WELL. I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT TO SIT HERE ON THIS DAIS AND TO SEPARATE THE VOTES, THE POLICY FROM THE PERSON AT TIMES. AND I'VE HAD THE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH... COUNCILMAN GUFFERS, OUTSIDE OF US, JUST DOING THIS, MEETING WITH HIM AND HIS WIFE, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT HE'S A MAN OF DEEP FAITH. AND HE DIDN'T SPEAK A LOT HERE BECAUSE HE QUOTED A SCRIPTURE TO ME IN TERMS OF WHY HE MOVED THAT WAY INTO IT. WHEN HE DID SPEAK, YOU LISTENED BECAUSE HE REALLY HAD SOMETHING TO SAY. SO I DO WANT TO EXTEND MY SINCEREST, YOU KNOW. GRATITUDE FOR HIM FOR THE AMOUNT OF TIME HE DID SERVE HERE AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HIM TO CONTINUE DOING SO, SERVING IN THE COMMUNITY WITH THE ISD. I'D ALSO LIKE TO ECHO WHAT'S BEEN SAID ABOUT RYAN. HE SAT NEXT TO ME AND HE'S SOMETIMES MY IT TECH. YOU KNOW, NEVER ON MY LITTLE COMPUTER HERE, BUT HE'S A GREAT MAN. I CONSIDER HIM A FRIEND. AND UNFORTUNATELY, SO MANY TIMES THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS UP HERE

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[M9. ORD-2026-02-09 Consider approving Ordinance No. 2026-02-09, ordering and calling a special election to be held on May 2, 2026, for the purpose of filling a vacancy in the unexpired term of office for Seat 4 on the City Council; and take appropriate action.]

THE UPCOMING UNIFORM ELECTION DATE IS MAY 2, 2026. SO WHAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES, IT ORDERS A SPECIAL ELECTION, SETS THE ELECTION DATE OF SATURDAY, MAY 2ND, 2026, PROVIDES A FILING PERIOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW, SETS THE POLLING PLACES, TIMES, AND ALSO AUTHORIZES THE CITY TO ENTER INTO AN ELECTION CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY TO ADMINISTER THE ELECTION.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ATTORNEY LOWRY, THE HOME RULE CHARTER COMMITTEE IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING THOSE UPDATES.

IF THOSE REVISIONS ARE MADE AND AGREED UPON WITH COUNCIL, WOULD THOSE GO ON THAT ELECTION OR WOULD THEY GO IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION? SO, YEAH, IT'S GOING TO END UP HAVING TO BE THE NOVEMBER ELECTION JUST BECAUSE OF THE DEADLINE TO ORDER AND CALL. AN ELECTION IS UP THIS FRIDAY.

SO, YOU KNOW, IF THE HOME RULE CHARTER... FINALIZES THEIR AMENDMENTS AND COUNCIL AGREES THAT IT WOULD BE ON THAT NOVEMBER ELECTION BALLOT. PERFECT. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. YOUR HONOR, IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM M9, ORDERS 2026-02-09. I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. MOTION PASSES 5-0. THIS WILL TAKE US TO ITEM M10-2026-034.

CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR SHOPS AT CYPRESS BEND, LLC TO REPLANT A PROPERTY BEING A 4.068 ACRE TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE

[M10. 2026-034 Consider a request from Shops at Cypress Bend LLC to replat a property being a 4.068-acre tract of land situated in the Hardin Wright Survey, Abstract No. 957, City of Princeton, Collin County, Texas; and take appropriate action. Presented by Shai Roos, Director of Development Services.]

MAYOR, PRO TEM, COUNCIL, CRAIG FISHER, PLANNING AND ZONING ADMINISTRATOR. THIS REQUEST IS FOR A REPLAT OF A PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WEST PRINCETON DRIVE, OR U.S.

380, JUST EAST OF CYPRESS BEND PARKWAY. HERE'S A LOOK AT THE SUBJECT PROPERTY ON OUR ZONING MAP. THE PROPERTY IS ZONED C1, LIGHT, RETAIL, COMMERCIAL USES. A FINAL PLAT FOR THIS PROPERTY WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL IN JANUARY OF 2024. THE CENTER LOT THERE, WITH THIS REPLAT, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO SUBDIVIDE THE PARCEL INTO TWO TRACKS, BOTH FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

STAFF HAS REVIEWED THIS REPLAT, AND WE HAVE A NUMBER OF OUTSTANDING COMMENTS THAT ARE SHOWN HERE ON THE SCREEN. PLATT WAS PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF THE PLATT DUE TO THE COMMENTS THAT REMAIN OUTSTANDING. SO, WITH THE DENIAL TONIGHT, THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE APPLICANT TO REVISE THE REPLATT DRAWING AND RESUBMIT IT FOR CONSIDERATION BY P&Z AND COUNCIL. WE'RE

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AND TO MEET THE STATE'S SHOT CLOCK REQUIREMENTS FOR PLATS. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE ON THIS ITEM. I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR THIS BECAUSE I KNOW IN THE PAST IT WAS A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH, BACK AND FORTH, SIX, SEVEN, TEN RESUBMITTALS, AND TO THE PUBLIC, THEY'RE NOT SEEING WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE BACKGROUND. THEY'RE NOT SEEING THAT BACK AND FORTH. HAVING THIS LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY ALLOWS RESIDENTS TO ALSO SEE THAT WE'RE NOT JUST RUBBER STAMPING WHATEVER COMES BEFORE US, THAT THE CITY IS REFLECTING ON THINGS. THEY'RE SENDING BACK, WE'RE DENYING SOMETHING, WE'RE SAYING, GO FIX THIS, AND THAT. WE ARE ENSURING THAT GOING FORWARD, EVERYTHING IS BEING DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR ORDINANCES AND WITH THE RESIDENTS' BEST INTERESTS IN MIND. SO I HAVE A LOT OF APPRECIATION FOR MAKING THIS CHANGE AND BRINGING THIS OUT SO THAT EVERYONE CAN SEE IT WITH TRANSPARENCY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. FISHER.

IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE THE DENIAL OF ITEM M10-2026-034.

SECOND. WAS THAT TO DENY? YES. THEY RECOMMENDED NOT APPROVING THEIR DENIAL. IS THAT? JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. IT IS FOR THE DENIAL. OKAY, THANK YOU. P&V BROUGHT US A DENIAL.

THAT'S WHAT'S IN FRONT OF US. SO I'M APPROVING THE DENIAL THAT WAS PRESENTED TO US, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW IT'S WRITTEN IN HERE. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE TO EVERYONE? MOTION PASSES 5-0. THAT'LL TAKE US TO ITEM M11. CONSIDER A REQUEST FROM COPE EQUITIES TO AMEND A PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR BLOCK A, LOT 1, MONTE CARLO MCDONALD'S EDITION, APPROVED ON AUGUST 11, 2025, INTO TWO COMMERCIAL LOTS,

[M11. 2026-035 Consider a request from Cope Equities to amend a preliminary plat for Block A, Lot 1, Monte Carlo McDonalds Addition, approved on August 11, 2025 into two commercial lots, Block A, Lots 4 and 5 Shoppes at Monticello, consisting of 4.099 acres situated at the southeast corner of FM 75 and Monticello Drive in the David Cherry Survey, Abstract No. 166, City of Princeton, Collin County, Texas; and take appropriate action.]

HERE'S THE SUBJECT PROPERTY YOU CAN SEE IT MONTICELLO DRIVE AND FM 75. THERE WAS, AS INDICATED, A PREVIOUS PRELIMINARY PLOT FOR THIS AREA. I DON'T HAVE THAT SLIDE. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO AMEND THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR THESE TWO LOTS, TO SUBDIVIDE IT INTO TWO LOTS, AND TO PROPOSE EASEMENTS NECESSARY FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

STAFF HAS REVIEWED THIS ITEM AND WE HAVE OUTSTANDING COMMENTS, SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS ITEM THAT STILL NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. STAFF RECOMMENDED DENIAL OF THIS REQUEST TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION VOTED TO RECOMMEND DENIAL. AS WELL.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE. I KNOW CURRENTLY OVER THERE, THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DRAINAGE IS CONSIDERED PRIVATE, NOT PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE.

SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THE INSPECTIONS WE NORMALLY WOULD BE DOING IF IT WAS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. IS THAT A CONSIDERATION THAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE CITY AND TALKING WITH THEM TO MAKE THAT PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, SO WE ARE INSPECTING IT? BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S LIKE THAT REALLY BIG POND AND EVERYTHING, AND IT'S NOT COMMON FOR A DEVELOPMENT TO HAVE SPLITTING UP INTO THESE LOTS AND MAINTAINING PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE.

TYPICALLY, WHEN INFRASTRUCTURE CROSSES PROPERTY LINES, WE CONSIDER IT PUBLIC AND WE GO THAT DIRECTION. IS THAT A CONSIDERATION THE CITY IS TAKING IN THEIR DISCUSSIONS WITH THESE DEVELOPERS TO KIND OF SHIFT THAT OVER SO THAT IT IS A PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE? YES, MA'AM. I HAVE A MEETING TOMORROW WITH THE DEVELOPER TO DISCUSS JUST THAT. SO THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH, I HAVE SHOWN HERE ON THE SCREEN. THE DRAINAGE PLAN FOR THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH, IS A PROPOSED

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PERFECT. YES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE THE DENIAL OF M11-2026-035. I'LL SECOND.

WE HAVE A SECOND. MOTION PASSES 5-0. THIS WILL TAKE US TO ITEM M12-2026-031, UPDATE AND PRESENTATION.

PRINCETON POLICE CHIEF WATERS REGARDING THE 2025 POLICE DEPARTMENT REVIEW REPORT, INCLUDING RACIAL PROFILING INFORMATION. MAYOR PEROTIAN, CITY COUNCIL

[M12. 2026-031 Update and presentation from Princeton Police Chief Waters regarding the 2025 Police Department Review Report, including racial profiling information.]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, PRO TEM, COUNCIL, TIFFANY WEST, PRINCETON POLICE DEPARTMENT, ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER. SO, BY LAW, WE GET TO BRING TO YOU EACH YEAR OUR RACIAL PROFILING AND OUR ANNUAL STATISTICS. SO WE TRY TO PUT IT IN A NICE LITTLE BOOKLET FOR YOU, AND IT KIND OF GIVES YOU A RUN THROUGH.

OF EVERYTHING THAT WE WENT THROUGH IN 2025 AS BEST WE CAN, PUTTING IT TO PAPER.

SO. WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH EACH INDIVIDUAL PAGE THROUGH THIS. I JUST KIND OF WANT TO TOUCH ON SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

SO AT FIRST, AMBER, ARE WE PUTTING THE PDF UP? AND THEN WE'RE GOING ON PAGE FOUR. SO WE'LL START WITH OUR TEAM.

IT'S INCREDIBLE. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE LAST YEAR TO SEE NINE NEW OFFICERS.

NOT ONLY WAS IT NINE NEW OFFICERS TO US, BUT THEY CAME TO US WITH EXPERIENCE. SO THAT SAYS A LOT FOR OUR DEPARTMENT RIGHT NOW.

THEY'RE COMING TO US FROM EITHER AGENCIES EVEN LARGER THAN OURS OR ONES THAT WE KIND OF COMPETE WITH IN THE AREA. SO WE WERE HAPPY TO BRING THEM ON AND BRING ON SOME EXTENSIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH SOME OF THEM. SO THAT WAS NICE TO SEE THAT AND NICE TO KNOW THAT. WE'RE COMPETING WITH THOSE AGENCIES IN OUR AREA, NOT JUST FOR PAY, BUT THE MORALE THAT WE BRING. A LOT OF THEM MAY HAVE LOST A LITTLE BIT TO COME OVER HERE, BUT THE MORALE MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR THEM. SEVERAL OF THEM RODE OUT WITH US BEFORE MAKING THOSE DECISIONS, SPENT SOME TIME WITH OUR OFFICERS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO IT'S JUST EXCITING TO SEE THE DESIRE THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO WANT TO COME TO PRINCETON PD.

NEXT IS OUR DEMOGRAPHICS. WE ALL KNOW THAT IT'S JUST GONE CRAZY AND WE'RE DOING OUR BEST WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT. WE HAVE AN ESTIMATED PREDICTION ON THERE FOR 2026. THAT'S JUST KIND OF BASED ON THE WATER METERS FOR THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE OF THINGS RIGHT NOW. JUST TO KIND OF HELP US PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. BUT FROM 2024 TO 2025, WHICH WE'RE REALLY FOCUSING ON IN THIS REPORT, WE GREW BY 17%. SO KEEP THAT NUMBER IN MIND AS WE KIND OF WORK THROUGH THESE OTHER STATISTICS ON OUR CALL LOAD, OUR RESPONSE TIMES, AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, THAT WE DID GROW THAT 17%, ROUGHLY JUST IN THE POPULATION ASPECT OF THINGS. NEXT IS OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. WE DID A LOT LAST YEAR. I'M NOT GOING TO SIT HERE AND READ THROUGH ALL OF THIS. IT'S GONE OUT IN THE COUNCIL MEMOS, AND THEN Y'ALL HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KIND OF READ THROUGH IT.

IT JUST SAYS THAT WE DO A LOT. OUTSIDE OF JUST ANSWERING CALLS AND

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TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THESE THINGS AND BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SAFETY OF OUR OFFICERS AND GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. NEXT IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE THINGS.

SOMETIMES IT'S THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE DON'T TEND TO RECOGNIZE WHEN YOU THINK OF A POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE ARE AN ACCREDITED, RECOGNIZED DEPARTMENT. WE MAINTAIN THAT ACCREDITATION FOR 2025, SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. OUR BUDGET, OUR CRIME REPORTING, ALL OF THAT STAYED UP. WE HAVE NO RED FLAGS OR ANYTHING WITH ANY OF THAT. AND THEN TRAINING, SOMETHING THAT WE TAKE PRIDE IN IS GIVING BACK TO OUR OFFICERS. IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT DRAWS THEM TO COME, TO WANT TO COME TO PRINCETON. AND WE ACTUALLY INCREASED OUR TRAINING HOURS BY 1,875 HOURS LAST YEAR FOR OUR OFFICERS. THAT WAS EXCITING FOR US. NEXT IS OUR RECORDS CLERKS. SO WE HAVE A RECORDS CLERK AND A RECEPTIONIST UP FRONT. AND THEY HANDLE ALL OF THE REPORTING ASPECTS TO THE FBI FOR THE STATE, BUT THEY ALSO DO ALL THE OPEN RECORDS FOR THE COMMUNITY, OTHER AGENCIES, BACKGROUNDS FOR HIRING OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THAT RESIDE HERE, WORK HERE, EVERYTHING. AND THEY SAW AN INCREASE OF 334% OF OPEN RECORDS FROM LAST YEAR. SO THEY'VE BEEN BUSY UP THERE AT THE FRONT COUNTER. NEXT IS GOING TO BE OUR CRIMES REPORTED.

BACK UP ONE, THERE WE GO. SO THESE ARE JUST OUR CLASS A OFFENSES. WE REPORT TO UCR AND IVR FOR ALL OF OUR FEDERAL AND STATE STATISTICS, AND THESE ARE JUST THE GROUP A OFFENSES. SO IT'S EVERYTHING THAT HAS TO DEAL WITH, MORE THAN JUST AN ARREST.

THERE'S ACTUAL DATA BEHIND THE INCIDENT. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT YOUR MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT, THEFT, BURGLARY, SIMPLE ASSAULTS, AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS, ROBBERY, AND RAPES. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT SOME OF THE NUMBERS WENT DOWN IN 2025, BUT SOME ALSO WENT UP. NONE OF THEM WERE A HUGE CONCERN ONCE WE KIND OF LOOKED INTO THINGS. OUR MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT WENT UP, BUT A LOT OF THAT, AFTER BEING INVESTIGATED, ENDS UP BEING MORE OF A DOMESTIC ISSUE OR INTERNAL ISSUES, INSTEAD OF TRULY ACTUALLY BEING STOLEN. SO ONCE THEY'VE BEEN INVESTIGATED, A LOT OF THE TIMES THE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RETURNED. OUR THEFTS AND BURGLARIES HAVE GONE DOWN AND I WANT TO GIVE A HUGE KUDOS TO CID. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY DID THIS YEAR IS THEY CAME OUT WITH A CAMERA PROGRAM. THEY WORKED REALLY CLOSELY WITH A LOT OF THE HOME BUILDERS IN THE COMMUNITY. WE ACTUALLY GOT SOME FEEDBACK FROM SOME OF THOSE HOME BUILDERS, SAYING WE HAVE BEEN THE MOST PROACTIVE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY HAVE WORKED WITH IN THE AREA OF BUILDING NEW HOMES.

BECAUSE WE WORKED WITH THEM TO PUT CAMERAS UP. CID WAS ACTUALLY OUT TODAY MOVING THOSE CAMERAS AROUND, BUT WE PUT THOSE CAMERAS IN NEW CONSTRUCTION AREAS.

SO IT HELPS US KEEP AN EYE WHEN WE DON'T HAVE OFFICERS THAT CAN BE IN THOSE AREAS AT ALL TIMES BECAUSE THEY'RE RESPONDING TO CALLS. IT JUST PUTS AN EXTRA EYE IN THE SKY. NEXT IS GOING TO BE OUR SIMPLE ASSAULTS AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS. THEY CHANGED. THEY'RE NOT SUPER DRASTIC. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE POPULATION GROWTH, IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE KIND OF FOCUS ON, BUT IT'S NOT TOO ALARMING.

AND THEN NEXT IS GOING TO BE THE RATE NUMBERS. THEY DID INCREASE QUITE A BIT.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO ATTEST THAT TO IS KIDS ARE LEARNING TO SPEAK OUT NOW. THEY DON'T HOLD IT ALL IN. WE HAVE SOME AMAZING SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS THAT HAVE CREATED BONDS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH THESE STUDENTS. AND THEY KNOW THEY HAVE OPEN OFFICES TO COME IN TO TALK TO. KEEP IN MIND, WE HAVE AN SRO THAT IS ASSIGNED TO EVERY SECONDARY AND HIGHER SCHOOL.

SO THEY BUILD THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THAT SRO BECAUSE THEY'RE PRIMARILY AT THAT SCHOOL FACILITY THROUGH THE TERM OF THAT SCHOOL YEAR. SO WE ARE LEARNING THAT A LOT MORE RELATIONSHIPS ARE BEING BUILT, AND THEY STILL FEEL A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE.

TO GO IN THERE AND ACTUALLY TALK TO THOSE OFFICERS WITHOUT IT GOING TO A SCHOOL COUNSELOR AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S HAPPENING MORE OR WE'RE JUST KNOWING ABOUT IT MORE. COULD I ASK A QUESTION? SURE. ON THAT PARTICULAR ITEM, IS THAT AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD, IN ADDITION TO A CHILD, THAT NUMBER, DOES THAT INCLUDE ALL ADULTS? IT'S EVERYBODY. THAT IS AN ALL NUMBER. IT'S NOT JUST THE JUVENILES. CAN YOU RELATE HOW MANY MAY BE AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD CASES? I WOULD PROBABLY SAY TWO-THIRDS OF THAT. NEXT IS OUR TOTAL ARREST NUMBERS. SO WE DID INCREASE BY ABOUT 38 THIS YEAR, SO WE'RE AT 626 TOTAL ARRESTS FOR 2025, WHICH IS A 6.5% INCREASE OVER 2024. AND THEN THE TWO BLOCKS ABOVE IT WERE THE DRUG CHARGES AND THE NON-DRUG CHARGES. THAT'S JUST A BREAKOUT OF WHAT THOSE ARRESTS ENTAIL.

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OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD, DO YOU KNOW ROUGHLY ABOUT HOW MANY THEY WOULD BE? SO MOST OF THE FENTANYL DRUG IS MIXED WITH SOMETHING ELSE, AND IT TESTS AND IT FALLS INTO THAT CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE CATEGORY. WE DO TEST ANYTHING FOR THE SAFETY OF THE OFFICERS THAT ARE HANDLING IT AND OF COURSE, THEN GOING INTO PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE.

WE HAVE HAD SOME POSITIVE TEST RESULTS COME BACK. I'M SURE CITY HALL IS AWARE OF SOME OF THEM. BECAUSE WHEN WE DO GET IT, IF IT GETS IT INTO THE BUILDING, WE ACTUALLY SHUT THE BUILDING DOWN ON OUR END. AND QUARANTINE EVERYBODY UNTIL WE CAN GET IT CLEANED UP PROPERLY. NEXT IS GOING TO BE THE CALL OF SERVICE.

THIS IS OUR PATROL DIVISION.

THIS IS THE GUYS AND THE GIRLS THAT YOU SEE OUT IN UNIFORM ON THE STREETS EVERY DAY. SO WE HAD AN INCREASE OF 34% WITH OUR TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE. THIS IS NOT THE SPECIAL WATCHES. THIS IS NOT THEM CHECKING DOORS AT CITY HALL OR AT THE SCHOOLS, OR ANYTHING AT NIGHT. THIS IS ACTUAL CALLS THAT THEY'VE BEEN CALLED OUT TO DO. NEXT IS GOING TO BE OUR RESPONSE TIME. AND THAT MIGHT BE WHERE YOU HAVE A QUESTION FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR. SO LAST YEAR WE AVERAGED A 3.41 MINUTE RESPONSE TIME, AND THIS YEAR WE'RE AT 6.59, SO WE'RE JUST SHY OF SEVEN MINUTES. WE'RE STILL BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO FACE. WE ARE EXTREMELY LONG, SO WE'RE NOT VERY WIDE WHEN IT COMES TO OUR CITY LIMITS. WE GO REALLY FAR NORTH RIGHT NOW, AND SO IF THE OFFICERS ARE WORKING AN ACCIDENT ON 380 AND HAVE TO GET ALL THE WAY UP TO THE NORTH SIDE OF EAST RIDGE, IT CAN TAKE SOME TIME.

WE DO HAVE OUR OFFICERS DESIGNATED TO DISTRICTS, WHICH HAS HELPED, BUT IF IT'S A SHIFT OF FOUR OFFICERS AND THEY NEED BACKUP DOWN SOUTH OR FAR EAST, THEY DO HAVE TO RESPOND TO BACKUP THEIR OTHER OFFICERS.

SO THEN IF THEY THEN GET A CALL IN THEIR DISTRICT, IF THEY'RE COMING FROM THE FAR SOUTH END AND GOING TO THE FURTHEST POINT NORTH, YOU ARE LOOKING AT SOMETIMES EVEN RUNNING CODE TO BE 10, 12, 13 MINUTES. SO EVEN AT A SEVEN-MINUTE RESPONSE TIME, WE'RE STILL BELOW NATIONAL AVERAGE. WE DO ENSURE THAT OUR OFFICERS ARE GETTING WHERE THEY NEED TO GO SAFELY, BUT THAT IS WHERE WE ARE WITH THE INCREASE OF POPULATION AND THE INCREASE OF TRAFFIC. SO WE HAVE MORE OFFICERS. WE'VE GOT THREE MORE SPOTS OPEN. WE'VE GOT SOME THAT ARE READY TO BE SWORN IN IN THE NEAR FUTURE, SO THAT WILL HELP. INCREASE KIND OF A FLOATER ASPECT OF SOME OF THE DISTRICTS TO KIND OF HELP FILL THAT VOID. THAT THEY'RE NOT COMING FOR THE FURTHEST SOUTH POINT, THEY'RE TRYING TO GET TO THE FURTHEST NORTH POINT AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

SO WE DO HAVE SOME THINGS IN PLAY AND THEN WHEN 380 STARTS GETTING TORN UP WITH CONSTRUCTION. WE ARE WORKING WITH SEVERAL OF THE HOAS, THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND EVEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR ALLOWING THOSE OFFICERS TO COME IN TO SOME POINTS OF AREA TO DO REPORTS.

VERSUS HAVING TO COME ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE STATION TO COMPLETE A REPORT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. SO THAT WE CAN KEEP THEM OUT IN THOSE AREAS TO KIND OF HELP THAT RESPONSE TIME.

OUR AVERAGE TIME ON SCENE IS JUST A LITTLE OVER 20 MINUTES. AGAIN, LAST YEAR, CHIEF REITERATED THAT THAT JUST TELLS US THAT OUR OFFICERS ARE TAKING THEIR TIME WHILE THEY'RE ON THESE CALLS. WHILE Y'ALL WERE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TONIGHT, WE HAD SOME NIGHTTIME OFFICERS THAT WERE ABLE TO POP IN HERE REAL QUICK AND GET SOME OF THEIR RISE AWARDS. WE DOLED OUT 20 RISE AWARDS EARLIER TODAY BECAUSE WE HAD A TRAINING DAY, SO A LOT OF THE OFFICERS THAT WERE ON NIGHT SHIFT WERE HERE DURING THE DAY TODAY. AND A LOT OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE'RE SEEING WITH THESE RISE AWARDS THAT WE'RE GETTING BACK FROM THE COMMUNITY IS THAT THESE OFFICERS ARE TAKING THE TIME TO BE AT THESE CALLS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON, TO HAVE COMPASSION AND CARE AND ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE THE CITIZENS ARE BEING LISTENED TO. SO THAT SPOKE VOLUMES, THAT WE'RE GETTING THAT FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY AND YOU'LL SEE THAT WITH THEIR AVERAGE TIME ON SCENE. NEXT IS OUR TOP FIVE CALLS. THEY DIDN'T CHANGE, THEY JUST CHANGED THE ORDER.

THEY'VE BEEN THAT WAY FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE. THEY JUST KIND OF MOVE AROUND A LITTLE BIT, BUT THAT'S TYPICAL CALL TYPES ARE THAT WE SEE EVERY YEAR.

ANOTHER QUESTION. I GOT AN

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SO WE'RE GOING TO AN ALARM CALL, BUT WE DON'T VERIFY IF YOU'VE ACTUALLY GOT IT PERMITTED OR NOT. BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A WAY TO DO THAT. WE'RE LOOKING INTO SYSTEMS TO DO THAT.

CURRENTLY, WITHOUT HAVING OUR OWN DISPATCH, IT'S KIND OF HARD.

TO DO THE BILLING SIDE OF THINGS, BECAUSE WE'RE DEPENDENT ON SOMEONE ELSE'S DISPATCH.

PUTTING THOSE IN AS A DISREGARDED VERSUS A NO REPORT, FALSE FINDINGS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO WE'RE DEPENDENT ON ANOTHER AGENCY'S DISPOSITIONS ON THE CALL TYPE FOR THE ALARMS TO KIND OF FALL BACK ON THE BILLING ASPECT OF IT. IT'S DEFINITELY IN CONVERSATIONS TO, ONE, FIGURE OUT A WAY TO PROVE THAT THEY HAVE A PERMIT IF WE'RE RESPONDING TO THEM, BUT, TWO, DEFINITELY START LOOKING IN THAT. WHILE WE'RE LOOKING AT SYSTEMS FOR THE NEW POLICE DEPARTMENT AND A DISPATCH CENTER. TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT ABILITY.

TO START LOOKING INTO THE BILLING ASPECT OF IT AND HAVING A REVENUE ON THAT SIDE OF THINGS. NEXT IS THE RECS. I'M SURE EVERYBODY HAS SAT IN TRAFFIC. WE SEE IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA EVERY DAY.

THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON ON 380. HOWEVER, I DO WANT TO POINT OUT NOT SO MUCH ON 380, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY OUT IN THE SCHOOL ZONE AREAS AND KIND OF OFF THE BEATEN TRACK IN AREAS WHERE WE GET CONCERNS, AND THAT IS OUR TEAS. THESE ARE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AREAS. SO THIS IS WHERE OUR OFFICERS ARE PROACTIVE. SO IN BETWEEN CALLS, INSTEAD OF JUST OUT PATROLLING, ESPECIALLY DURING MORNING HOURS OF SCHOOL AND AFTERNOON HOURS OF SCHOOL, THE OFFICERS ARE SET UP IN THESE TEA LOCATIONS. SO WE ACTUALLY HAD 581 TEA LOCATIONS LAST YEAR. AGAIN, SEVERAL OFFICERS HAVE BEEN COMMENDED ON THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THEY SPEND IN THOSE AREAS, ESPECIALLY WHEN SCHOOL IS GOING IN AND OUT.

BUT WE DEFINITELY FEEL LIKE THAT'S A PROACTIVE THING.

IT'S HELPING THEM. THEY'RE OUT IN THEIR MARKED UNITS.

THEY'RE BEING SEEN. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE PROBABLY SEEN THE TRAFFIC UNIT SITTING UP IN FRONT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MORNINGS. HE'S PRETTY GOOD AT SITTING UP RIGHT THERE AT PEOPLE'S BANK, AND EVERYBODY KIND OF SEES HIM.

DO WE HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT GETTING MOTOR OFFICERS IN THE FUTURE? THEY HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED. THEY ARE LOOKING AT GROWING THE CMV, THAT TRAFFIC DIVISION, AND MOTORS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED POTENTIALLY IN THE NEXT.

FISCAL BUDGET YEAR OR THE ONE AFTER THAT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CONSTRUCTION GOING ON ON 380. IT'S JUST GOING TO BE AN EASIER WAY FOR SOME OF THEM TO GET AROUND AND RESPOND TO SOME OF THESE ACCIDENTS AND AT LEAST ASSESS THEM TO DETERMINE IF IT'S A MINOR ACCIDENT OR A MAJOR ACCIDENT.

BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET AROUND QUITE A BIT QUICKER THAN THE TAHOE'S AND THE TRUCKS CAN.

WE HAD 801 ACTUAL REST OR ACCIDENTS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHEN WE BROKE THAT OUT, IT DID INCREASE FROM THE YEAR BEFORE, BUT THE PERCENTAGES FROM MAJOR, MINOR, AND HIT AND RUNS PRETTY MUCH STAYED CONSISTENT WITH THE YEAR BEFORE. THEY JUST VARIED JUST A LITTLE BIT. SO NOTHING MAJOR ALARMING WITH THE CHANGE, OTHER THAN IT'S JUST STILL A LOT. SO THE OFFICERS BEING OUT THERE AND BEING PRESENT, WE TRY TO DO THE BEST WE CAN, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE ARE SIDETRACKED WITH THEIR PHONES AND EVERYTHING ELSE GOING ON, WHILE THEY'RE ALSO DRIVING UP AND DOWN THE ROAD. HIT AND RUNS ARE STILL HIGH, THEY'RE HIGH ACROSS THE STATE. WE JUST ASK THAT EVERYBODY, IF YOU'RE GONNA GET IN AN ACCIDENT, JUST STOP, RENDER AID, PAY ATTENTION, HELP, YOU DON'T WANT IT TO HAPPEN TO YOU. NEXT IS OUR ACTUAL RACIAL PROFILING REPORT. AT THE BACK OF THE BOOK THAT I'VE HANDED TO YOU TONIGHT IS THE FULL REPORT. IT'S GOT ALL THE PAGES THAT GO TO THE 2025.

RACIAL PROFILING, BIAS-BASED POLICING. OUR TRAFFIC STOPS INCREASED BY ROUGHLY 292. ONCE WE PUT ALL THE DATA IN FOR RESIDENTS, RACE, ETHNICITY, AND EVERYTHING ELSE, WE STAYED CONSISTENT WITH THE YEAR BEFORE BASED ON THAT INCREASE. SO THE PERCENTAGES ON THE FULL REPORT THAT'S IN THE BACK, ALL WERE WITHIN 5% OF EACH OTHER FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, GIVE OR TAKE FOR EACH ONE.

IT BREAKS IT DOWN TO SEARCHES, WHAT WAS FOUND, RACE, ETHNICITY, AND IF THEY'RE RESIDENTS OR NOT. SO NO COMPLAINTS WERE FILED THIS YEAR ON ANY OF OUR RACIAL PROFILING, AND WE ALSO DO QUARTERLY REVIEWS, WHERE THE PATROL LIEUTENANTS GO IN AND MONITOR THROUGH THE VIDEO PROGRAM THAT'S IN THE CAR, AND NO COMPLAINTS OR WRONG FINDINGS WERE DONE

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SO WE ARE EXCITED TO SAY THAT. OUR AVERAGE YEAR OF VEHICLE BACK THERE IS THREE, BUT WE WENT FROM ABOUT 40,000 MILES BEING OUR AVERAGE MILE ON A VEHICLE TO 22. NEXT IS GOING TO BE THE INVESTIGATORS THAT'S TAKEN A DIVE INTO CID. THEY WENT DOWN IN SEX OFFENDERS THIS YEAR.

TWO OF THEM FELL OFF LAST YEAR, ONE DUE TO AN INVESTIGATION AND RECEIVING... TIME, AND THEN THE OTHER ONE MOVED. OTHER THAN THAT, THEY'RE ALL PRETTY CONSISTENT. SEVERAL OF THEM ARE GRANDFATHERED IN.

WE ARE LIMITED ON ANY NEW ONES MOVING IN AS DUE TO THE SPACE THAT WE HAVE.

THAT THEY'RE ALLOWED BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A SEX OFFENDER ORDINANCE. AND THEN THAT MOVES AROUND A LITTLE BIT EACH YEAR BECAUSE IT'S BASED ON THE BUS STOPS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO THE MAP THAT'S OUT ON OUR WEBSITE IS CURRENT RIGHT NOW.

BUT IT WILL BE MOVING AROUND THIS SUMMER JUST A LITTLE BIT AGAIN. BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A BUNCH MORE NEW ADDITIONS OF HOMES IN THE NORTHERN SECTOR. AND ALL THOSE BUS STOPS THAT ARE GOING TO COME WITH THOSE HOMES WILL BE ADJUSTED TO THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. I WANT TO CHIME IN ON THAT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A COINCIDENCE OR NOT, BUT ATTORNEY LAURIE, YOU AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR ALMOST, WHAT, THREE MONTHS NOW. AND THAT ORDINANCE, I THINK, WILL BE READY TO BRING TO THE NEXT MEETING. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WILL COINCIDE WITH WHAT YOU GUYS ARE ALREADY UPDATING, BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE WILL BE AN ORDINANCE BROUGHT WITH, WE WILL BE ACTUALLY DOING A LOT OF REVISIONS TO THAT SEX OFFENDER CLAUSE, TO WHERE THE STATE OF TEXAS KIND OF GIVES US A NOD, RIGHT, AND WE'RE SET AT SIX. WE'RE TRYING TO CRANK THAT ALL THE WAY UP TO TEN IN TERMS OF WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP PROTECT OUR YOUTH HERE. AS FAR AS THE SEX OFFENDER ORDINANCES GO. SO, YEAH, THE TIMING IS PERFECT ON THAT. YES. GRANT BROUGHT THAT TO MY ATTENTION THIS PAST WEEK. MYSELF AND SERGEANT CRAWFORD HAVE BEEN REVIEWING IT. WE'VE REVIEWED THE OVERLAYS ON THE MAPPING AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. WE'VE RECEIVED A DRAFT, AND SO WE ARE GOING THROUGH THAT AS WELL.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. WHAT HAPPENS IF WHEN YOU'RE REZONING OVER THE SUMMER AND THE BUS STOP GETS PLACED IN THE AREA WHERE SOMEONE CURRENTLY LIVES, HOW DOES THAT IMPACT? DO WE? YOU AUTOMATICALLY SEE IT AND YOU MOVE THE BUS STOP. HOW DOES THAT IMPACT THE RELATION OF THAT BUS STOP AND SOMEONE WHO'S PRE-EXISTING, LIVING IN THAT AREA? SO THEY'RE GRANDFATHERED IN FOR THE ONES THAT WERE THERE BEFORE THE ORDINANCE WENT INTO PLACE. AND THEN WHEN THE BUS STOPS, MOVE, THEY DON'T MOVE SO DRASTICALLY, WHERE IT REALLY AFFECTS SOMEONE. IT ACTUALLY JUST STARTS CLOSING MORE OF THE CITY IN BECAUSE IT'S NEW ADDITIONS. SO WHEN ALL THAT HAPPENS, OF COURSE, WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHERE THE SCHOOLS ARE GOING, THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE BEING DEVELOPED. BUT UNTIL THERE'S ACTUALLY A HOUSE THERE AND A BUS STOP OR A PARK OR A DAYCARE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT GETS PUT IN PLACE, WE CAN'T REALLY DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SO THE FEW LITTLE HOLES THAT WE HAVE, MORE SO UP NORTH, AFTER REVIEWING WHAT WAS DISCUSSED LAST WEEK, IT'S MORE SO ON THE NORTH SIDE.

UNTIL THAT GETS DEVELOPED, THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT WE CAN DO WITH IT. BECAUSE A LOT OF IT'S BASED ON STRUCTURE, AND THERE'S JUST NONE OF IT UP THERE RIGHT NOW. SO IF A RANDOM HOUSE GOES IN OR WE ANNEX SOMETHING OUT OF THE COUNTY THAT DOESN'T FALL, WE HAVE TO ALLOW THEM TO LIVE THERE.

AT THIS TIME. OUR TIP LINE WAS PRETTY BUSY LAST YEAR.

WE RECEIVED 856 TIP, 411 SUBMITTALS. THEY WERE ALL PROCESSED. SOME ACTUALLY LED TO SOME THINGS FOR CID TO LOOK FURTHER INTO AND PULL INTO CASES.

NEXT IS GOING TO BE YOUR CID STATISTICS.

IT'S JUST A BREAKDOWN OF KIND OF EVERYTHING THAT THEY HANDLE WITHIN THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION. AND OUR CRIME ANALYST, HIRSCH SATZ, IS IN THERE AS WELL BECAUSE SHE ALSO ASSISTS WITH OUR EVIDENCE AND PROPERTY PROCESSING. NEXT IS OUR STANDARDS. SO THIS IS EVERYTHING WITHIN OUR PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, DIVISION, INTERNAL AFFAIRS, HIRING. IT'S JUST KIND OF A BREAKDOWN OF EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON BEHIND THE DOORS. SO WE DID LOSE TWO OFFICERS LAST YEAR.

THEY BOTH DID RESIGN. OTHER THAN THAT, WE SAW THE NINE NEW HIRES WITH EXPERIENCE. WE WERE EXCITED. THEN WE DID SEE 52 APPLICANTS. THE REST IS GOING TO BE A BREAKDOWN OF OUR COMPLAINTS, OUR USE OF FORCE, AND OUR VEHICLE PURSUITS, MEANING THOSE ARE ONES THAT WE WERE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN. NEXT IS GOING TO BE THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS. THEY ARE THE ONES

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THEY ARE IN THE SECONDARY, IN HIGHER SCHOOLS, AND THEN THEY GO AND FLOAT AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

AGAIN, WE HAVE A GREAT GROUP OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS.

THEY HAVE GONE IN, THEY'VE BONDED WITH THESE STUDENTS, THEY'VE CREATED RELATIONSHIPS.

TO WHERE WE ARE GOING TO BE WALKING OUT OF 2026 WITH MULTIPLE ACTIVE PROGRAMS FOR OUR YOUTH DURING THE SUMMER. SO FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, WE'VE HAD THE RISE YOUTH PROGRAM, WHICH FALLS BACK ON THE SCHOOL. TO NOMINATE 10 BOYS, 10 GIRLS AT MIDDLE SCHOOL AGES.

TO GO SPEND A WEEK WITH AN SRO AND WORK ON SOME LIFE SKILL THINGS.

THEY GO SPEND A DAY WITH MEALS ON WHEELS, THEY GO TO THE SHELTER, THEY GO TO JUVENILE PROBATION. THEY GO SPEND A DAY AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEY COME IN HOUSE AND WORK A DAY WITH US. THAT'S GOING TO BE EXTENDED TO THE HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE THE JUNIOR POLICE ACADEMY. SO WE HAVE A CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY THAT'S 13 WEEKS LONG. WE'RE LOOKING AT A MINI PROGRAM FOR THE OTHER SIDE OF OUR YOUTH. IT'S THE SIDE THAT WANTS TO COME SEE WHAT CRIMINAL JUSTICE IS ABOUT, WANTS TO COME SEE WHAT BEING A POLICE OFFICER IN PRINCETON IS ALL ABOUT. AND SO THIS PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

AND THEY'RE GOING TO COME IN FOR A THREE TO FOUR WEEK PERIOD THROUGH THE SUMMER AND SPEND SOME TIME WITH OUR SROS, SIMILAR TO WHAT THE CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY IS. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO START THAT THIS SUMMER.

YEP. SRO OFFICERS. I CAN'T THINK, I CAN'T SEE THIS OFFICER'S NAME HERE WITH THE BUN, BUT THAT WAS THE NICEST TICKET I EVER GOT FROM AN OFFICER. AND YOU CAN TELL SHE'S WORKED WITH YOUTH BEFORE BECAUSE SHE WAS SO PLEASANT. AND SO EFFICIENT IN THEIR PROCESS, BUT YEAH, YOU CAN TELL THAT I HAD A LOT OF DEALING WITH THE S.R.R.

OFFICERS FROM GOING TO THE GAMES AND ALL THAT, AND THEY DO A PHENOMENAL JOB IN TERMS OF HAVING THAT RAPPORT. YOU CAN SEE THE STUDENTS ALWAYS COLLABORATING AROUND THEM, SO ANY POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND THIS, I KNOW THAT WE'RE GETTING A NEW HIGH SCHOOL THAT WILL DEFINITELY BE APPRECIATED. YES, AND WE'VE CONSIDERED AND WE'VE LOOKED AT THE NUMBERS AND THINGS AS THE HIGH SCHOOL GROWS. ESPECIALLY COMING ON WITH ANOTHER ONE IS POTENTIALLY HAVING TWO SROS AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS. IT'S JUST GETTING TO WHERE IT'S MORE BENEFICIAL TO THE STAFF AND THE STUDENTS, BUT ALSO THE SROS. BECAUSE THEY'RE ALSO FLOATING AROUND.

IN THE EVENT THAT SOMETHING HAPPENS, OR IF ONE'S OUT, IT GIVES JUST THAT FLEXIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S SOMEONE THERE ALL DAY. YEAH, I KNOW RIGHT NOW WE'RE THE NUMBER WE HAVE, NOW WE'RE LIMITED TO THAT, RIGHT. CORRECT? OKAY, BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S A THIS. A FEW RESIDENTS REACHED OUT TO ME, AND I KNOW MAYOR ESCOBAR WAS HOPING TO SPEAK ON THIS TONIGHT AS WELL, IS THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF FIGHTS IN THE SCHOOL. AND I KNOW WE'RE AT A CAPACITY WITH WHAT WE HAVE, BUT THIS IS PART OF EXPANDING THAT FORCE, ESPECIALLY BEFORE WE GET TO HIGH SCHOOL. SO, YOU KNOW, IS THERE ANY PLANS ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO APPLY MORE OFFICERS IN THE SCHOOLS TO KIND OF HELP MEDIATE SOME OF THESE? SO WE HAVE LOOKED AT THAT FOR THE NEXT BUDGET YEAR.

WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE OF OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL. SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND WHEN IT DOES COME TO THE SROS, IT IS A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO I KNOW THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS THE MARSHALS, BUT THEY DO ASSIST WITH THIS SRO PROGRAM. SO THAT WILL ALLOW US TO KIND OF TO GO BACK TO THE BOOKS.

WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE WITH THESE UNDERSTANDINGS.

BUT THE UNDERSTANDINGS THAT WE'VE GOT MORE MIDDLE SCHOOLS COME IN, WE'VE GOT MORE HOSPITALS COMING AND WE NEED TO PROACTIVELY BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE STAFFED PROPERLY WHEN THEY OPEN. AND IF THAT'S BRINGING IN AN SRO A LITTLE BIT SOONER TO THE CURRENT SCHOOLS, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO ADDRESS. WE'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY CLOSELY WITH THE SCHOOL TO GET THE TIMELINES OF WHEN THESE SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO OPEN. SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PREPARED. THE DAY THAT THEY SEE STUDENTS.

ABSOLUTELY. AND I CAN'T SAY THAT. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN KIND OF AHEAD OF THE CURVE.

IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, DOING THE BEST OF WHAT YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, EXPANDING, STRETCHING TO THE LIMIT OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE. SO, YOU KNOW, I'VE... COMPLETE CONFIDENCE IN THAT YOU GUYS WILL GET THAT FIGURED OUT.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE AN AMAZING TEAM BACK THERE. I JUST WANT TO KIND OF PIGGYBACK A LITTLE BIT ON THAT WITH THE SROS BECAUSE THEY DO AN EXCELLENT JOB AND MANY TIMES PROBABLY UNDERSTAFFED, BUT HAS THERE BEEN ANY DISCUSSION WITH ISD FOR THEM FORMING THEIR OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT, LIKE OTHER CITIES AROUND US HAVE? SO, DUE TO THE RECENT LEGISLATIVE CHANGE, THEY DID START UP THE MARTIAL PROGRAM THAT'S OUT THERE. SO THE SCHOOL DOES A LOT OF WORK HAND-IN-HAND WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I KNOW I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH SOME OF THE OTHER SCHOOLS AROUND THE DIFFERENT CITIES THAT HAVE A SCHOOL POLICE DEPARTMENT AND A CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT. RIGHT NOW... ME AND MR. MCINTYRE HAVE KIND OF BEEN TALKING BACK AND FORTH.

WE LOVE OUR RELATIONSHIP. WE LOOK TO KIND OF KEEP IT MOVING FORWARD.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL MOVEMENT IN SROS AND ALL THIS STUFF.

AND THEN HOW WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF JUGGLE THAT WITH THE ADDITIONAL OFFICERS.

THAT'S KIND OF GOING OUT THERE. NOTHING HAS EVER HAPPENED. OFF THE TABLE,

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BUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE IT THE BEST THAT WE POSSIBLY CAN. THE SAME CONSTRAINTS THAT WE HAVE, THE SCHOOL HAS TO AS WELL. SO WE'RE TRYING TO, IN WORDS OF SOME OF THE OTHER PEOPLE, THAT KIND OF DID OUR ANALYSIS, STRATEGIC ANALYSIS. WE'RE KIND OF HITTING ABOVE OUR WEIGHT CLASS RIGHT NOW, WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT AS BEST WE POSSIBLY CAN. YEAH, I KNOW THAT'S ALSO, MAYOR SPAR REACHED OUT. AND WE'RE PLANNING TO MEET AS A COHESIVE UNION AS FAR AS THE ISD SCHOOL BOARD. AND BE AN AWESOME OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DIVE INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT. THAT WAS ESPECIALLY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS EXPANDING THAT.

EVEN IF IT IS IN CONTINUATION WITH THAT PARTNERSHIP, LOOK TO EXPAND THAT SO WE CAN, I MEAN, AS WE'RE GROWING, AS WE CAN SEE, IT'S KIND OF HEIGHTENING A LITTLE BIT.

SO ONE OF THE CONTINUAL CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE SCHOOL IS ANYTIME A NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL OR HIGH SCHOOL GETS BUILT, AN SRO AUTOMATICALLY ASSUMES THAT POSITION. AND THEN THEY PICK UP ANY ANCILLARY SCHOOL, I.E. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES. SO NOW SOME OF THE OTHER ISSUES THAT WE'RE RUNNING INTO IS THE HIGH SCHOOL. SO YOU GOT LOVE LADY AND PRINCETON HIGH SCHOOL, PHILIP ANTHONY HIGH SCHOOL.

BE ANOTHER. I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL SEEN THE PLANS, BUT THAT SCHOOL IS ABSOLUTELY, TREMENDOUSLY BIG, SO RIGHT NOW, LOVELY HIGH SCHOOL. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A FRESHMAN CENTER. IT IS RUNNING 9TH AND 10TH GRADE, THAT HAS A LOT OF STUDENTS IN THERE AS WELL. SO HENCE SOME OF THE ISSUES AND ALL OF THIS STUFF. RIGHT NOW, YOU HAVE ONE SRO IN EACH SCHOOL. WHENEVER WE'RE HAVING SOME OF THESE ISSUES. WE HAVE A FREE FLOATING SERGEANT, THAT I NEED THAT SERGEANT TO BE ABLE TO BACK UP SOME OF THESE OTHER OFFICERS. I AM PULLING MY SPECIAL OPERATIONS LIEUTENANT, LIEUTENANT RODRIGUEZ, WHO'S BEEN A PART OF THE SCHOOL FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

WE'RE PULLING HIM MORE OUT OF THE OFFICE AND PUTTING HIM INSIDE THE SCHOOLS TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS RIGHT HERE AND NOW.

AND THEN, LASTLY, INSIDE THE BOOK, BEFORE YOU GET INTO THE RACIAL PROFILING, IS JUST SOME TESTIMONIES OF OUR SERVICE. SO I STARTED OUT WITH COMMENDING OUR DEPARTMENT ABOUT ATTRACTING OFFICERS FROM OTHER AGENCIES, WHICH TO US SPEAKS VOLUMES THAT THEY WANT TO COME HERE, BUT THEN TO HEAR FROM OUR COMMUNITY IS ALSO JUST A GREAT TREAT FOR US, TO SHOW THAT WE'RE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT. SO JUST LIKE YOU SAID, MR. JOHNSON, YOU'VE BEEN PULLED OVER AND YOU APPRECIATED HOW YOU WERE TREATED BY THE OFFICER. WE ACTUALLY GET THAT QUITE A BIT. I'VE HAD SERGEANTS BEING COMMENDED ON TAKING PEOPLE TO JAIL ON HOW THEY WERE HANDLED. WE HAVE OFFICERS CONSTANTLY BEING COMMENDED ON HOW THEY HANDLE TRAFFIC STOPS. SO, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, EVEN AT YOUR WORST TIME OF GETTING A TICKET OR GOING TO JAIL, THEY STILL COMMEND OUR OFFICERS ON HOW THEY HANDLED THEMSELVES. IT'S KIND OF A WEIRD COMPLIMENT TO GIVE, THOUGH, RIGHT? BUT IT'S A FACT. WHEN YOU'VE HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE, YOU CAN REALLY TELL, ESPECIALLY IF SOMETHING AS HOSTILE AS THAT. SO IT JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT OUR TRAINING HERE IN PRINCETON IS ABOVE AND BEYOND LEVEL. SO THOSE ARE ACTUAL TESTIMONIES FROM PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY, WHETHER THEY'VE COME OFF THE SURVEY OF OUR TICKETING SYSTEM OR THEY'VE BEEN HANDLED ON AN INCIDENT. AND ACTUALLY GOT ON OUR WEBSITE AND TURNED IN AN ACCOMMODATION REQUEST FOR AN OFFICER. SO WE'RE EXCITED THAT WE ACTUALLY GET THOSE THINGS BACK FROM THE COMMUNITY. OTHER THAN THAT, THE FULL RACIAL PROFILING IS IN THE BACK OF THAT PAMPHLET. IF Y'ALL HAVE GOT ANY QUESTIONS, DON'T HESITATE TO EMAIL OR ASK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, TIFFANY. AND AS ALWAYS, A HUGE KUDOS TO OUR DEPARTMENT, CHIEF WATERS, AND JUST THE WHOLE IDEA AROUND THE COMMUNITY.

POLICING AND EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS JUST AMAZING. SO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU GUYS DO.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'LL TAKE US TO ITEM M13-2026-026.

CONSIDER APPROVING A REQUEST FOR ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA AND NOT FOR DISCUSSION OF THESE REQUESTS. I HAVE TWO. ONE IS

[M13. 2026-026 Consider approving a request for items to be placed on a future agenda and NOT for discussion of these requests.]

TO CONSIDER TAKING ONE OF OUR PART-TIMERS IN THE LIBRARY, MAKING THEM FULL-TIME, AND TO REVIEW HOW MUCH THAT WOULD COST. IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE IT WOULD COST US MUCH.

AND IT WOULD GET US THE ABILITY TO OPEN ON SATURDAYS AND HAVE MORE THAN ONE STAFF THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE RESIDENTS WOULD LIKE. AND MY SECOND ONE IS TO CONSIDER FOR THE NEW PD IN THE PARKING LOT, ESTABLISHING A SAFE SPOT FOR PUBLIC EXCHANGES. SO PEOPLE WHO SELL THINGS ON MARKETPLACE OR DO CUSTODY EXCHANGES. WE COULD HAVE A SAFE PLACE. WE COULD LOOK AT WHAT THAT COST MIGHT BE TO ADD. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER ITEMS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. THAT'LL TAKE US TO OUR REPORT AGENDA. NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING,

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[N. REPORT AGENDA]

EXCITED FOR THAT ONE. I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS THAT? AD HOC, AD HOC COMMITTEE MEETING, FEBRUARY 25TH, 2026 AT 630 P.M. ONE MORE. AND WITH THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. YOUR HONOR, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO ADJOURN. AND I'LL SECOND.

WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ALRIGHTY, SO THAT WILL TAKE US INTO OUR NEXT MEETING.

OUR TOURIST BOARD MEETING.

MR. DEFFEN, ARE YOU GOOD? DID YOU WANT TO TAKE A SMALL BREAK? ARE YOU GOOD? YEAH, THAT'S FINE.

NO, WE'LL, WELL, ACTUALLY, I DO NEED ONE. WE'LL TAKE A FIVE MINUTE AND WE WILL RETURN AT 842 FOR OUR TOURIST BOARD MEETING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.