Mar 02, 2026 Special City Council

THIS WILL TAKE US RIGHT INTO OUR SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING.

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MISS DAVID-GRAVES. HERE. MISS TODD. HERE. MR. JOHNSON. HERE. MR. WASHINGTON. HERE. MR. DEFFIBAUGH.

HERE, MR. LONG. HERE. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A QUORUM.

THIS WILL TAKE US TO OUR INVOCATION. JOHN PROM COULDN'T MAKE IT TONIGHT, AND SO I'M FILLING IN.

AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND APPRECIATE YOU.

HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY AND FOR ALL YOU'VE GIVEN.

LORD, THANK YOU FOR JUST BEING ABLE TO LIVE IN A FREE LAND.

AND AND DURING THIS TIME WHEN, WHEN THE INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT IS GOING ON.

LORD, WE PRAY FOR PEACE. WE PRAY FOR PEACE HERE AT HOME.

WE PRAY FOR PEACE AROUND THE WORLD. WE PRAY THAT YOU SET PEOPLE FREE AND HELP US TO USE OUR FREEDOM WITH GREAT RESPONSIBILITY.

LORD, WITH AN ELECTION COMING UP AND ALL OF THE DIVISION THAT'S BEEN IN OUR NATION AND AND IN OUR WORLD.

WE PRAY THAT YOU BRING UNITY, THAT WE WILL BE PEOPLE WHO SEE WHAT'S GOOD AND WHAT'S RIGHT AND SEEK THOSE THINGS.

LORD, I PRAY FOR WISDOM FOR THIS COUNCIL, FOR THIS CITY GOVERNMENT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE CITIZENS THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE YOUR WISDOM. AND, LORD, I PRAY FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, THAT YOU'LL BLESS THEM AS THEY SEEK TO PROTECT US.

YOU PUT YOUR HAND OF PROTECTION ON THEM, LORD.

I LOVE LIVING IN THIS LAND. AND I LOVE THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US THIS FREEDOM TO COME AND DISCUSS.

HELP US TO DO IT WITH LOVE AND JUSTICE. IN JESUS NAME I PRAY.

AMEN.

THIS WILL TAKE US TO ITEM F, MRS. COOK.

ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. I'M SORRY, IS ITEM ITEM E?

[E. 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. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD COMPLETE A PUBLIC MEETING APPEARANCE CARD PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND PRESENT IT TO THE CITY SECRETARY.

SPEAKERS ARE ALLOWED UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

THE CITY COUNCIL IS UNABLE TO RESPOND TO OR DISCUSS ANY ISSUES THAT ARE BROUGHT UP DURING THIS PORTION THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA, OTHER THAN TO MAKE STATEMENTS OF 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 WILL BE SHERRATT. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

SHERRATT RAHMANI, 716 UNION DRIVE. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO START BY EXPRESSING MY SINCERE GRATITUDE TO THIS COUNCIL FOR PULLING ITEM H.5, THE RATE STUDY CONTRACT WITH NUGEN FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

DURING OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING, MOVING SUCH AN ITEM TO THE REGULAR AGENDA IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS TRANSPARENCY AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT.

HOWEVER, A CONCERNING PATTERN EMERGED WHILE THE ITEM WAS MOVED TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.

IT WAS APPROVED IN THAT VERY SAME MEETING WITHOUT A SINGLE QUESTION BEING ASKED BY THIS BODY ABOUT THE CONTRACT.

SINCE THIS ITEM WAS ORIGINALLY IN THE CONSENT AGENDA, THERE WAS NO OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO REVIEW THE SPECIFIC CONTRACT DETAILS,

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TO ENSURE WE WALK THE TALK REGARDING TRANSPARENCY, I'M PROPOSING A COMMON SENSE PROCEDURAL RULE.

WHEN A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM IS MOVED TO THE REGULAR AGENDA, IT SHOULD BE SCHEDULED FOR DISCUSSION AT THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL MEETING.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT SLOWING DOWN PROGRESS. IT IS ABOUT PROVIDING YOU, OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, THE NECESSARY TIME TO READ THE DOCUMENTS, PROCESS THE DETAILS, COME PREPARED WITH FIDUCIARY QUESTIONS.

APPROVING $169,000 CONTRACT MINUTES AFTER MOVING IT FROM A ROUTINE LIST DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THE DUE DILIGENCE OUR TAXPAYERS DESERVE.

I ALSO WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR I HAVE THE UTMOST RESPECT FOR OUR CFO AND THE FINANCE STAFF.

THEY DO A DIFFICULT JOB WITH GREAT SKILL. HOWEVER, ASKING QUESTIONS AND SEEKING CLARIFICATION IS NOT A SIGN OF DISRESPECT TOWARDS STAFF.

IT IS THE VERY DEFINITION OF PUBLIC OVERSIGHT.

IN A HEALTHY GOVERNMENT, STAFF RECOMMENDATION SHOULD BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND THE SCRUTINY OF A PUBLIC INQUIRY.

IF WE ARE GOING TO COMMIT TO TRANSPARENCY, WE MUST ALLOW FOR OPEN DISCUSSION BEFORE THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRACTS ARE SIGNED.

LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE MOVE AN ITEM FOR DISCUSSION, WE ACTUALLY PROVIDE THE TIME FOR THE DISCUSSION TO BE INFORMED AND MEANINGFUL.

LET'S PROTECT THE PROCESS SO WE CAN PROTECT THE TAXPAYERS.

THANK YOU. MR. HENDERSON. I THINK ARE YOU YOU'RE APPLYING FOR A BOARD, RIGHT? I'LL CALL YOU WHENEVER WE GET TO THAT BOARD.

THE SAME THING FOR JAN. I WILL. I'LL CALL YOU WHENEVER WE WE GET TO THE BOARD.

PRESTON CALLOWAY. OKAY.

SORRY. PRESTON CALLOWAY 1014 OR 10140. PRINCETON.

TEXAS. I WANT TO COME TONIGHT. JUST MAKE A COUPLE COMMENTS.

FIRST OF ALL, I NOTICED THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BRING UNITY BETWEEN EVERYBODY.

AND I KNOW THAT Y'ALL BEEN ELECTED TO RUN THE CITY.

AND THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE THAT COULD BE DONE, UNITY WISE, FROM Y'ALL.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANT TO ASK YOU ALL TO DO IS ON MAY 2ND, THE VFW IS HAVING A DAY OF SERVICE.

THAT IS EVERYBODY COMING OUT. AND I THINK LAST YEAR WE HAD 150 PEOPLE.

I THINK IT'D BE GREAT FOR YOU ALL TO COME OUT WITH US AND HELP.

WE'RE PART OF THE CITY ALSO ARE WORKING WITH CITY ON THIS FOR ALL OF Y'ALL TO COME OUT AND BE PART OF THAT AND LEARN HOW, LEARN WHO THE PEOPLE ARE IN THE COMMUNITY AND GET TO KNOW US BETTER SO WE CAN GET TO KNOW Y'ALL BETTER, KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH THINGS AND TALK TO Y'ALL IN A DIFFERENT WAY.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT IS HAPPENING THAT IS NOT ALWAYS GOOD, ESPECIALLY ON FACEBOOK, BUT WE CAN CHANGE THAT. WE ALL ARE ADULTS. Y'ALL HAVE BEEN GIVEN AN AUTHORITY OF THIS COMMUNITY TO RUN THIS COMMUNITY, AND WE APPRECIATE WHAT Y'ALL DO, BUT WE NEED TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE UNITY WITH Y'ALL.

SO IT PLAYS OUT INTO THE CITY INSTEAD OF THE DIVISION THAT WE'VE HAD.

SO I HOPE THAT Y'ALL WILL COME OUT AND AND HELP US BRING UNITY AND GOOD THINGS TO THE CITY ON MAY 2ND.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAXINE ELLIS.

GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, COUNCIL. SO A COUPLE THINGS.

ONE, I AGREE WITH THE GENTLEMAN. I THINK, TERRENCE, I WAS TALKING TO YOU ABOUT IT, OF HAVING, YOU KNOW, ALL OF YOU MAYBE DO SOMETHING AT ARCADIA FARMS OR, YOU KNOW, COMBINE.

I DID ALSO INVITE ALL OF YOU TO OUR ARCADIA FARMS BROOKSIDE HOCKEY NIGHT WITH THE ALLEN AMERICANS THIS SATURDAY NIGHT.

HOPE TO SEE SOME OF YOU THERE OR ALL OF YOU. BUT WHAT I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

WE HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS THE FASTEST GROWING CITY IN THE UNITED STATES.

CORRECT? TO MY KNOWLEDGE. THAT'S CORRECT. BUT DO Y'ALL KNOW THAT COLLIN COUNTY IS ACTUALLY EXPERIENCING A MASSIVE CORPORATE BOOM HIGHLIGHTED BY ONE OF THE LARGEST HEADQUARTER

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THEY'RE RELOCATING FROM DALLAS TO COLLIN COUNTY.

BUT ARE THEY COMING TO PRINCETON? NOPE. I WENT STARTED GOING THROUGH OLD EDC MEETINGS LIKE OLD EDC AGENDAS. SOME OF THE SAME PROJECTS ARE ON THOSE AGENDAS FROM LIKE 2010.

THERE ARE NO NEW PROJECTS PUT ON THERE. I MEAN, COME ON GUYS.

AT&T IS MOVING THEIR GIANT CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS TO PLANO.

WHERE'S PRINCETON? PUBLIC STORAGE IS ESTABLISHING A NEW HEADQUARTER BASE.

HERSHEY, THE CHOCOLATE COMPANY. THEY'RE OPENING AN OFFICE.

WHERE ARE THEY OPENING? FRISCO. WHERE'S PUBLIC STORAGE? FRISCO. OKAY, WE GOT RETAIL. COSTCO. THEY'RE GOING TO CELINA.

PROSPER ALLEN, WHERE'S PRINCETON? GUYS WE'RE THE FASTEST GROWING CITY IN THE COUNTRY.

WHO IS OUT THERE TALKING TO THESE PEOPLE, SAYING, COME TO PRINCETON.

MCKINNEY'S GETTING A HOSPITAL. TEXAS HEALTH FOR CHILDREN, MAINLY.

WHERE'S PRINCETON? WHO IS TALKING TO THE. WELL, OBVIOUSLY NOBODY IS TALKING TO THESE PEOPLE.

AND IT'S VERY SAD. VERY, VERY SAD. WE HAVE NOTHING COMING IN.

EVERYTHING WE HAVE IS ALREADY BEEN THERE FOR YEARS AND THAT'S STILL NOT MOVING.

SO WHERE'S PRINCETON? THANK YOU. THANK THANK YOU.

THAT WILL END OUR PUBLIC HEARING. THIS WILL TAKE US TO ITEM SORRY.

[F. CONSENT AGENDA]

RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUALS. PARDON? FORGET THAT ENTIRELY. WE'RE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

CONSENT AGENDA. ALL CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS LISTED ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL, AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER SO REQUESTS IN WHICH EVENT THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED IN ITS NORMAL SEQUENCE ON THE AGENDA.

WE HAVE F.1 THROUGH F.3. IS THERE ANY ITEMS COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO PULL? F.2 PLEASE? OKAY, WE HAVE F.2. I HAVE NO OTHER ITEMS. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME. I MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE REMOVAL OF ITEM F2.

SECOND, WE HAVE A SECOND. I MOTION PASSES 6-0. WE WILL NOT BE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE AND THERE IS NO ITEMS. THERE'S NO ITEM, NO ACTION PERTAINING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM I.

MRS. COOK STARTING WITH F.2 2026 042. CONSIDER APPROVING THE APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. SORRY, WE'RE GOING TO DO F.2 FROM THE CONSENT THAT WAS PULLED FIRST.

[F2. 2026-038 Consider approving a request from Akshayam Childcare, LLC to final plat a property being a 2.099-acre tract of land situated in the David Cherry Survey, Abstract No. 166, City of Princeton, Collin County, Texas; and take appropriate action.]

I BELIEVE MISS SHAI ROOS IS GOING TO COME UP HERE IN A HOT MINUTE.

SO WE'LL JUST GIVE HER A SECOND. THANK YOU.

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HOLD ON. PLEASE.

SO MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS ON STAFF REPORT UNDER UTILITIES.

IT STATES THAT THE STORMWATER BE STORED IN THE UNDERGROUND SYSTEM AND THEN RELEASED TO AN EXISTING STORMWATER PIPE LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

WHEN PREPARING FOR THIS MEETING AND LOOKING ONLINE AT OUR GIS MAPS AND IT COULD BE OUR GIS MAP IS NOT UPDATED.

IT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE THERE. IF YOU GO ON TO LIKE A GOOGLE MAP, THERE'S YOU CAN SEE SOMETHING THERE IN THAT CORNER.

SO IT'S VERY POSSIBLE THAT IS IN FACT IT. I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM SINCE IT'S EXISTING, BUT IT'S NOT SHOWING UP ON OUR GIS MAP, WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BE SHOWING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IT DOES IN FACT EXIST.

IT IS THERE. AND IF IT IS, IS THERE A WAY TO GET OUR GIS MAPS UPDATED? SO WE WILL DEFINITELY GET THERE? THIS IS THE DETENTION CENTER IS UNDERGROUND, AND IT'S ALSO BEING SHARED BY THE DEVELOPMENT BEHIND IT. SO THIS DEVELOPMENT HAS AN UNDERGROUND PIPE THAT GOES TO THAT UNDERGROUND DETENTION THAT IS IN THERE. AND SO I WILL DEFINITELY GO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE IT SHOWING.

WE DO NEED TO UPDATE A FEW OF THESE BECAUSE ACTUALLY FOR THE LAST QUARTER, WE HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO GIVE OUR GIS ALL THE LATEST PLATS AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HAS BEEN DONE.

SO IT'S OUR OUR FAULT HERE. WE HAVEN'T GIVEN IT TO HIM.

YOU KNOW, IT MAKES SENSE BECAUSE LIKE IN THE GOOGLE, WHEN YOU LOOK FROM GOOGLE, LIKE YOU CAN SEE SOMETHING THERE.

I JUST WASN'T SURE. AND I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM SINCE IT DID SAY EXISTING THAT IT IS THERE.

THAT'S THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION. YES, IT IS THERE.

AND IT WAS THERE WHEN THE OTHER DEVELOPMENT HAPPENED.

OKAY, THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION. IF THERE'S NO MORE FURTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM F.2. SECOND. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A SECOND.

THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 6-0. THIS WILL TAKE US OUR SPECIAL AGENDA ITEM I.1 MRS.

[I1. 2026-042 Consider approving the appointments and/or reappointments to the Zoning Board of Adjustments, and take appropriate action.]

GRANT, IN THIS SITUATION WHERE WE DON'T HAVE ANY APPOINTMENTS OR APPLICATIONS, HOW DO YOU WANT TO PROCEED? YEAH. SO IN THIS INSTANCE, THE INDIVIDUALS THAT PREVIOUSLY WERE SERVING WILL STAY IN HOLDOVER STATUS UNTIL WE CAN FIND SOMEONE THAT CAN A QUALIFIED APPLICANT TO REPLACE THOSE INDIVIDUALS. SO IN THIS INSTANCE, IT WOULD JUST BE, YOU KNOW, TAKE, TAKE NO ACTION ON ITEM I.1, SINCE THERE ARE NO APPLICANTS. OKAY. AT THIS TIME I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

CAN I ASK, DO WE EVEN. DO WE HAVE QUORUM ON THAT BOARD AT ALL? EVEN WITH THE MEMBERS MAINTAINING THEIR ROLE? LET'S SEE. SO QUORUM IS FOUR, YOU CAN YOU CAN USE ALTERNATES TO TO MEET QUORUM.

SO I THINK YOU WILL. THE ZBA MEETS ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS.

SO THEY HAVEN'T HAD A MEETING IN QUITE SOME TIME.

IF THERE'S, IF THERE'S GO AHEAD. WE APPROVED IN A PAST MEETING, THE WAVING OF FEES FOR SOMEONE TO GO BEFORE THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS.

SO DOES THAT MEAN THIS PERSON HAS, HAS NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO BEFORE THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE MEMBERS? YEAH. I MEAN, A MEETING HAS NOT BEEN SCHEDULED, TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

BUT YEAH, AS FAR AS THE QUORUM QUESTION YEAH, QUORUM IS GOING TO BE FOUR, SO YOU SHOULD HAVE ENOUGH.

AND, YOU KNOW, YOU STILL HAVE SOME ACTIVE ALTERNATES THAT CAN SERVE IN THAT ROLE.

IF A MEETING IS CALLED. SO I HAVE A QUESTION.

GRANT. IF YOU WOULD, WOULD YOU EXPOUND ON ALTERNATES FOR ME, PLEASE? WITH THIS BOARD? YEAH. SO THE CHARTER, IT'S A FUNCTION OF THE CHARTER, QUITE FRANKLY.

SO THE CHARTER REQUIRES FIVE REGULAR MEMBERS FOR THE ZBA AND FOUR ALTERNATES.

SO ESSENTIALLY AN ALTERNATES THERE FOR AN INSTANCE WHERE, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T MAKE A QUORUM OR THAT'S JUST,

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

EXCUSE ME. MY RECOMMENDATION IS JUST TO TAKE NO ACTION SINCE THERE'S NO ONE TO APPOINT.

OKAY. SO JUST ALL RIGHT. NO ACTION ON ITEM I.1.

TAKE US TO ITEM I.2. MRS. COOK. CONSIDER APPROVING THE APPOINTMENTS AND OR REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

[I2. 2026-043 Consider approving the appointments and/or reappointments to the Community Development Corporation, and take appropriate action.]

ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE MISS KANISHA AND HENDERSON IF YOU WANT TO COME, COME UP AND SPEAK.

IF YOU CAN GIVE US YOUR NAME AND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF AND WHY YOU WANT TO BE ON THIS BOARD.

ALL RIGHT. MY NAME IS KANISHA HENDERSON, AND I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF PRINCETON FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, AND I AM INTERESTED IN THE CDC FOR SEVERAL REASONS.

I AM A LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER HERE. I OWN WHOLE ROOT HEALING LLC, AND SO MY BUSINESS PREMISE IS TO LOOK AT THE WHOLE PERSON, THE WHOLE FAMILY, OR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY THAT I SERVE, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO PRINCETON.

AND SO I BELIEVE I HAVE OVER 20, 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE.

I HAVE WORKED IN CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND ACTUALLY STUDIED ABROAD IN SOUTH AFRICA, WHERE I ACTUALLY DID COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THERE.

AND SO I HAVE LOTS OF PERSPECTIVES AND ALSO THE PERSPECTIVES OF THE RESIDENTS THAT I SERVE HERE.

BUT ALSO ANNA MURPHY, I SERVICE THE WHOLE STATE OF TEXAS VIRTUALLY.

BUT ALSO I TRULY BELIEVE IN PROSPERITY, AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE COMMUNITY GROW IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PRESSURE POINTS, AS MENTIONED EARLIER, WITH THE GROWING PAINS OF US BEING ONE OF THE LARGEST OR FASTEST GROWING CITIES IN THE CITY OR THE COUNTRY, EXCUSE ME. AND I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS HERE AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE LOTS OF WELLNESS AND HEALING AND GROWTH FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU AND MY CONDOLENCES TO YOU AS WELL.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ANY STATEMENTS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR COMING THIS EVENING AND SPEAKING TO US AND INTRODUCING YOURSELF. THANK YOU. YEAH. NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. OH YEAH. YEAH. THANK YOU. ECHO, MR. WASHINGTON ON THAT. THANK YOU FOR COMING TO SPEAK.

LOOKING AT YOUR APPLICATION, YOU SAID THAT YOU WERE NOT A REGISTERED VOTER.

IS THAT THE CASE? YES. SO IT'S SUSPENDED ACTUALLY IN NOT MILWAUKEE AND MCKINNEY, BECAUSE WHEN WE MOVED IT WAS A LOT OF TRANSITIONS.

AND SO I JUST HAVEN'T UPDATED IT. BUT I STILL PLAN TO VOTE TOMORROW.

I ALREADY GOT MY CARD AND I CAN STILL VOTE IN MCKINNEY.

SO YES. YOU PLAN ON VOTING IN MCKINNEY, BUT YOU'RE A PRINCETON RESIDENT? YES. FOR THE STATE. THERE ARE THINGS ON THERE THAT REGARDS THE WHOLE STATE.

SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO TELL THEM WHENEVER THEY ASK YOU YOUR PRESENT ADDRESS IN PRINCETON PRINCETON. AND I KNOW THEY HAVE TO GIVE ME A FORM THAT I HAVE TO FILL OUT. AND BASICALLY I HAVE TO UPDATE MY ADDRESS. SO I'VE DEFINITELY DONE MY RESEARCH.

OKAY. THANK YOU. OF COURSE. ALL RIGHT. THANK THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE HERE THAT APPLIED FOR THE CDC? COME UP.

IF YOU CAN GIVE US A NAME, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU AND WHY YOU WANT TO BE IN THIS SPORT. YOU CAN YOU CAN PRESS THE BUTTON AGAIN. ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS DONOVAN SHAVERS.

I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF TEXAS FOR THE PAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS, AND MOVED TO PRINCETON TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO.

I APPLIED FOR THE CDC WHEN THE APPLICATION CAME OUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME, I HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT USDA

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I'M ABOUT TO HAVE MY 19TH ANNIVERSARY. IN ADDITION TO THAT, I'VE SERVED ON A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY BOARDS BACK HOME WHERE I'M FROM IN ARKANSAS.

NONPROFIT BOARDS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY BOARDS.

I'VE BEEN PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF THOSE BOARDS.

SO I BRING A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE. MY BACKGROUND, IN ADDITION TO GOVERNMENT IS IN PUBLIC HEALTH.

AND SO A LOT OF MY WORK HAS BEEN ACTUALLY IN THE COMMUNITY WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC.

SPECIFICALLY PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH, HEALTH INTERVENTIONS, DIFFERENT THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

SO THAT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME. MY WIFE AND I HAVE MADE A HOME HERE, AND WE'RE VERY INVOLVED, AND WE LOVE THE COMMUNITY, AND WE REALLY WANT TO BE A PART OF THE FABRIC OF THE COMMUNITY AND HELPING IT GROW.

WHICH BOARD DID YOU. I'M NOT SAYING HIS NAME ON THIS.

I APPLIED FOR THE CDC BOARD. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY.

SO. OKAY. YEAH, YEAH. ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT WE DID COMPLETE THIS FIRST COHORT OF THE CITIZENS GOVERNMENT ACADEMY. WE STARTED IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR AND ENDED IN NOVEMBER.

DECEMBER CAME HERE. WE WERE PRESENTED OUR AWARDS TOOK PICTURES WITH YOU ALL.

IT WAS VERY FULFILLING. I LEARNED A LOT. AND WE CONSIDERED THAT OUR FIRST STEP OF GETTING INVOLVED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. SO, MR. SHAVERS, I THINK THERE WAS A NOT AN INCIDENT, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM. THE YOUR APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED WITH AN ADDRESS THAT WAS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS FOR PRINCETON.

THAT'S WHY WE DON'T HAVE YOU ON THE LIST HERE. OKAY.

WOULD IT BE, LIKE MY OLD ADDRESS WITH MY DRIVER'S LICENSE? I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE HOW THAT BECAUSE I DO HAVE STILL HAVE AN ARKANSAS DRIVER'S LICENSE.

THAT'S THE REASON WHY I ASKED. OKAY, WELL, NOW I THINK SHE, AMBER MAY HAVE ASKED, THE CITY SECRETARY MAY HAVE SENT YOU AN EMAIL TO GET CLARIFICATION ON THE ADDRESS PORTION OF IT. BUT AS AS FAR AS OF THAT, WE DIDN'T HAVE, YOU KNOW, IN THE PACKET.

YEAH I UNDERSTAND. YEAH. SO DO YOU NEED MY ADDRESS IS THAT DO I NEED TO CAN YOU VERIFY I MEAN, HAVE YOU ALREADY VERIFIED. YEAH. SO OKAY. OKAY.

YEAH. YEAH, YEAH. UNFORTUNATELY, OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS, YOUR ADDRESS, IT FALLS OUTSIDE THE CITY.

DOES. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. WE WEREN'T AWARE OF THAT BECAUSE IT SAY PRINCETON.

BUT WE'LL DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO. ALL RIGHT. THANK THANK THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU, MR. SHAVERS. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE? COME SPEAK. AND YOU APPLY FOR TWO BOARDS.

CAN I DO BOTH IN ONE? YEAH. OKAY. MY NAME IS ALISON GUERRERO.

I APPLIED FOR THE EDC AND THE CDC. I HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS, THE HOMEROOM CHARTER COMMITTEE.

AND THEN I ALSO DID APPLY FOR THE PARKS BOARD, BUT MY NAME WAS ACCIDENTALLY LEFT OFF OF IT.

SO YOU GUYS WEREN'T ABLE TO CONSIDER ME. I HAVE OVER TEN YEARS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN MY CAREER.

THE MAJORITY OF MY PROJECT MANAGEMENT WAS IN RESTAURANT AND HOTEL MANAGEMENT.

SO I HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH THAT FOR LIKE THE EDC, BECAUSE I KNOW WE ARE TRYING TO GET MORE RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS AND STUFF LIKE THAT BUSINESS WISE. I HAVE VOLUNTEERED AS MUCH AS I CAN FOR THE CITY ON DIFFERENT COMMITTEES AND STUFF, SO I AM PRETTY INVESTED IN THE CITY AND THE FUTURE OF PRINCETON.

I'VE LIVED HERE ABOUT, GOING ON SIX YEARS NOW.

AND I DO TRY TO BE INVOLVED IN THE CITY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, COMING TO LIKE MOST OF THE MEETINGS HERE AND THEN ALSO MOST OF THE BOARD MEETINGS.

AND IF I'M NOT ABLE TO ATTEND, I USUALLY WATCH MOST OF THEM ONLINE.

SO I KIND OF KNOW MOST OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY, AND I'M PRETTY INVESTED IN THE FUTURE.

I GUESS THAT'S IT. WHICH BOARD WOULD YOU SAY YOU LEAN MORE TOWARDS? JUST CURIOUS. I REALLY LIKE COMMUNITY SERVICE IN THE FUTURE AS FAR AS THAT GOES.

AND LIKE, JUST BEING ABLE TO BE INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEERING MY TIME.

BUT I THINK I'M SPLIT. SO I THINK WHEREVER YOU THINK I COULD SERVE THE BEST IS WHERE I WOULD BE HAPPY.

SO WHATEVER YOU GUYS THINK IS BEST FOR ME AND WHERE YOU NEED ME THE MOST, THAT WORKS.

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YOUR HONOR, IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THE CDC TO REAPPOINT PLACE 1, MARY LOU PETTIS. REAPPOINT PLACE 3, KAREEM EVANS, AS WELL AS ADD FOR PLACES 5 AND 7, MRS. KANISHA HENDERSON AND MISS ALLISON GUERRERO. DO I NEED TO SPECIFY NAMES TO PLACES? YES. JUST ASSIGN THEM TO A SEAT. PLACE 5, KANISHA HENDERSON.

AND PLACE 7, ALLISON GUERRERO. WE HAVE A MOTION.

I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND.

MOTION PASSES 6-0. CONGRATULATIONS. THIS WILL TAKE US TO ITEM.

[I3. 2026-044 Consider approving the appointments and/or reappointments to the Economic Development Corporation, and take appropriate action.]

ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY HERE WHO APPLIED FOR THE EDC BOARD? EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ALBERT LOTT.

CURRENTLY SITTING IN PLACE 7, I BELIEVE FOR THE EDC COMMITTEE.

BEEN HERE NOW SINCE AUGUST 2024. LOVING IT SO FAR.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME. ON THE PERSONAL SIDE, I'VE BEEN IN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS SINCE 2019.

I'VE DONE DEALS ON THE COMMERCIAL SIDE, ALSO ON THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE.

MORE CORPORATELY, I'VE BEEN IN HOME IMPROVEMENT LENDING SINCE 2018.

ESSENTIALLY, I HELP CONTRACTORS OFFER A FINANCING OPTION TO THEIR CUSTOMERS.

SO ANYTHING TO HELP OUT THE OVERALL EFFICIENCY OF THEIR HOME WINDOWS, DOORS, HVAC, POOLS, YOU NAME IT. I PRETTY MUCH HAVE CONTRACTS TO DO THAT.

BEFORE THAT, I WORKED WITH TRANE HVAC, MORE THE CONTRACTOR SIDE.

I'M A COUNTRY BOY, SO I WAS RAISED, YOU KNOW, DOING MANUAL LABOR.

SO CONSTRUCTION, MECHANIC WORK, YOU NAME IT. THAT'S WHO I AM.

SO I THINK I WOULD LOVE TO KEEP MY SEAT HERE, IF YOU GUYS DEEM THAT TODAY.

SO ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? YEAH, I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

CAN YOU GIVE US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR SERVICE ON THE ON THE BOARD? I'M SORRY? CAN YOU GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ABOUT YOUR SERVICE ON THE BOARD, AS YOU SAT ON THE BOARD? YEAH. SO WHEN I FIRST CAME ON, OF COURSE, I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE ROLE OF THE EDC HERE IN PRINCETON.

I WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.

NOT SO MUCH OF THE THINGS THAT WAS GOING ON HERE IN PRINCETON.

SO FOR ABOUT THE FIRST YEAR, I WAS REALLY LEARNING THE ROLE, LEARNING THE CITY ITSELF, LEARNING WHAT THE OPPORTUNITIES WERE HERE.

SO I THINK AFTER YEAR ONE, I BECAME WAY MORE BOISTEROUS AND STARTED TO IMPLEMENT SOME IDEAS THAT WE CAN PUT FORWARD TO THE CITY.

OF COURSE, SOME OF THOSE IDEAS CAN BE SHARED, BUT I THINK SOME OF THE IDEAS THAT I HAVE IMPLEMENTED WAS I GUESS A LOT OF LAND DEALS TO HELP US AS A CITY AND AS EDC TO HELP BRING IN MORE CORPORATIONS.

A LOT OF BOX STORES, THINGS THAT'S GOING TO HELP OUT THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY.

ALSO MORE OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL SIDE, I'VE HAD SOME GOOD IDEAS I'VE SHARED WITH THE BOARD AS WELL, THAT I THINK THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DIVE DEEPER INTO THIS YEAR, THAT I THINK WILL BE A REAL EYE OPENER FOR THE CITY THAT I THINK WILL GET A LOT OF PEOPLE ATTENTION. SO IN GENERAL, I GUESS I CAN SAY I'M THE NEWBIE ON THE BOARD.

SO JUST COMING IN AND LEARNING FOR THE MOST PART AND ALSO GIVING MY IDEAS AND WHAT I THINK THAT CAN HELP OUT PRINCETON AS I SEE IT TODAY.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE HERE THAT APPLIED? MRS. WALKER. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND GIVE US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUND AND WHY YOU WANT TO SERVE

[00:35:05]

MY NAME IS DESHAWYNA WALKER AND I HAVE BEEN IN THE CITY OF PRINCETON ABOUT 6 OR 7 YEARS NOW.

I CURRENTLY SERVE AS A TOWN SECRETARY. BEFORE THAT, I SERVED AS AN ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR.

I HAVE APPROXIMATELY SIX CLASSES COMPLETED TOWARDS MY CECD, WHICH IS A GLOBAL RECOGNITION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IT IS THE GOLD STANDARD.

I HAVE TWO MORE CLASSES TO COMPLETE TO OBTAIN THAT.

I ALSO HAVE MY BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, AND I'LL BE STARTING MY MASTER'S IN AUGUST IN THAT SAME FIELD.

BEEN IN PUBLIC SERVICE PROBABLY OVER 12 YEARS.

STARTED OUT IN 911 OPERATOR. SO THIS IS A DIFFERENT SIDE OF IT, BUT I DO LOVE PUBLIC SERVICE.

I DO LOVE SERVING THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH I LIVE.

AND JUST, YOU KNOW, I KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO A COMMUNITY.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO BE HERE TO SERVE AND OFFER WHAT I KNOW.

THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANY QUESTIONS? I DO, JUST FOR SOME CLARIFICATION FOR EVERYONE UP HERE.

IF YOU WERE ON THIS BOARD, YOU'D BE COMING BACK IN A DIFFERENT CAPACITY THAN YOU PREVIOUSLY DID WORK FOR THE CITY.

WOULD THAT CAUSE ANY CONFLICT OR RUFFLE ANY FEATHERS OR ANYTHING? OR DO YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A SMOOTH TRANSITION? I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT FOR EVERYONE UP HERE.

I THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION. I'M COMING ON TO BE A COHESIVE MEMBER OF THE BOARD. HONESTLY, IT WOULD JUST BE HORRIBLE OF ME TO NOT COME BACK AND SERVE.

AND IT'S A RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR THE CITY.

THEY POURED A LOT OF MONEY INTO ME. I WENT TO A LOT OF TRAININGS.

I WENT TO A LOT OF SYMPOSIUMS AND CONFERENCES.

HOW OFTEN IS IT THAT AN EMPLOYEE LEAVES AND COMES BACK TO SERVE AND GIVE THE CITY A RETURN ON THEIR INVESTMENT? SO THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. I STILL LIVE HERE. I WORK IN ANOTHER CITY, BUT I STILL LIVE HERE.

AND I LOVE PRINCETON. GOOD, BAD OR INDIFFERENT.

SO. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, THANK YOU SO MUCH. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE HERE WHO APPLIED FOR THE EDC BOARD? AT THIS TIME, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.

I'M NOT VERY BIG ABOUT GROUPING THESE. CAN I MAKE AN INDIVIDUAL SEAT APPOINTMENT? SURE. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE DESHAWYNA WALKER FOR EDC PLACE 3.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A SECOND.

WE´RE MISSING A VOTE.

MOTION PASSES 4-2. AT THIS TIME WE HAVE THREE MORE SEATS.

TWO MORE. CAN I MAKE A MOTION? YES. SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO REAPPOINT PLACE 1, MIKE THOMPSON.

PLACE 5, ALBERT LOTT. AND FILL PLACE 7 WITH ALLAN RASQUINHA.

I'LL SECOND THAT.

MOTION PASSES 5-1. THIS WILL TAKE US TO ITEM I4.

[I4. 2026-045 Consider approving the appointments and/or reappointments to the Library Advisory Board, and take appropriate action.]

[00:40:06]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I AM [INAUDIBLE].

I LIVE [INAUDIBLE], PRINCETON. I'M IN RESIDENCE OF PRINCETON SINCE THREE YEARS HERE, AND YEAH.

I WOULD LIKE TO SERVE THE LIBRARY AS A VOLUNTEER AND AND EDUCATE THESE CHILDREN AND ALL THE COMMUNITY, PEOPLE AROUND. HOW WE CAN ACCESS THE DIGITALS.

AND WE ARE MOVING FORWARD TO THE AI AND HOW WE CAN USE THE AI FOR OUR BETTER LIFE.

SO BECAUSE I WORK AS A DATA ENGINEER SINCE SEVEN YEARS, I'VE BEEN LIKE MOSTLY INTO THE DATA COMPUTERS AND HOW THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION IS TAKING PLACE SO LONG AND HOW WE CAN BENEFIT THROUGH THAT.

SO I JUST WANT TO EDUCATE THE CHILDREN AROUND THIS.

NOT ONLY THE CHILDREN, BUT ALL THE AGE GROUPS, HOW WE CAN USE THE DATA AND HOW WE CAN USE OUR.

I MEAN, THE AI REVOLUTION IS FAST. AND MAKE SURE, LIKE, I EDUCATE AND VOLUNTEER ALL THE CHILDREN AROUND AND ALL THE AGE GROUPS, IRRESPECTIVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

WHAT'S YOUR LAST NAME AGAIN? I'M SORRY? IT'S [INAUDIBLE].

MY FIRST NAME IS [INAUDIBLE]. AND THE LAST NAME IS [INAUDIBLE]. I'M NOT SEEING HIS APPLICATION.

DID YOU APPLY FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD? I DID, ACTUALLY.

I APPLIED TO EVERYBODY. YEAH. WE DON'T HAVE YOUR NAME HERE.

DID YOU APPLY THE SECOND TIME? WHEN DID YOU APPLY? LAST MONTH I APPLIED. SO YEAH THAT'S WHEN IT WAS OPEN.

OKAY. OKAY. YEAH. CAN YOU LEAVE HER YOUR NAME? SURE. I'LL DO THAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANKS.

THANK YOU. IS THERE A DIFFERENT PROGRAM WE CAN DO FOR APPLICATIONS? BECAUSE THIS IS LIKE THE THIRD OR FOURTH TIME WE'VE HAD PEOPLE APPLY AND THEY DON'T SHOW UP IN THE SYSTEM WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH.

IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN CONSIDER? ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE HERE WHO APPLIED FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD? COME TO SPEAK.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND GIVE US A LITTLE ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUND AND WHY YOU WANT TO BE ON THIS BOARD.

GOOD EVENING. I GUESS BEFORE I GET STARTED AND TELL MY SPIEL FOR THE SECOND TIME, I WANTED TO FIND OUT WHETHER I WAS ELIGIBLE SINCE I'M OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS. YES.

PARDON? I DON'T THINK THERE'S A RULE AGAINST IT, IF I'M CORRECT.

THAT'S CORRECT. FOR LIBRARY, THERE'S NOT A RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT. WONDERFUL.

WELL, I'LL JUST GIVE YOU MY SAME LITTLE SPIEL.

AS A MOM, GRANDMOTHER, AND RETIRED SCHOOL TEACHER, I REALIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LIBRARY.

LEARNING, READING, LEARNING LANGUAGES. THAT'S WHAT OUR LIBRARY IS THERE FOR, FOR THE USE OF OUR PUBLIC.

THE LOVE OF READING. TO FUNCTION IN LIFE, IT'S ABLE TO READ WELL.

THEY HAVE STORY TIME THERE, WHETHER IT'S FILLING OUT APPLICATIONS FOR BILLS, LEGAL DOCUMENTS.

I HAVE VISITED THE PRINCETON LIBRARY MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS, EVEN WHEN IT WAS BEING REMODELED.

I ALSO PERSONALLY KNOW JOANN FRANKUM, WHOSE PICTURE IS IN THE LIBRARY.

I'VE ALSO HAD A WONDERFUL VISIT WITH GLENDA, THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR, WHO HAS MANY SPECIAL IDEAS FOR THE LIBRARY PROGRAMS. IN FACT, I OBSERVED A COUPLE OF NEW PRESCHOOL STORY TIMES THAT THEY HAVE DONE.

AND THE LITTLE ONES REALLY LOVED IT. I AM VERY INVOLVED IN MY LOCAL CHURCH AS A SPECIAL EVENTS TEAM LEADER AND CHILDREN'S CHURCH. I'VE PREVIOUSLY BEEN A BBS DIRECTOR FOR YEARS AND YEARS.

AND A GAS DIRECTOR IN PRINCETON. THERE IS A LADIES ORGANIZATION THAT'S BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 1943,

[00:45:10]

I ALSO RAN FOR SCHOOL BOARD. I MISSED THE ELECTION BY FIVE VOTES, BUT IT TAUGHT ME SO MUCH.

MOSTLY THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING INVOLVED WITH LOCAL OFFICES AND WHAT IT TAKES TO WORK TOGETHER FOR A CAUSE YOU BELIEVE IN.

WITH MY BACKGROUND, EXPERIENCE AND CONCERN FOR THIS COMMUNITY, WHICH I HAVE LIVED FOR 44 YEARS, WHERE MY CHILDREN GRADUATED, MY GRANDCHILD ATTENDS.

I BELIEVE I WOULD BE A POSITIVE MEMBER TO THE SCHOOL BOARD.

AND BY THE WAY, I HAVE A LIBRARY CARD AND I USE IT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR? NO. OKAY.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE HERE WHO APPLIED FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD? ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT TO THE LIBRARY BOARD PLACE 3, DORINDA POWELL.

SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND.

MOTION PASSES 5-1. THIS WILL TAKE US TO ITEM I5. MRS. COOK. I5. 20.

BEFORE YOU MOVE ON, YOU STILL NEED TO EITHER REAPPOINT OR POINT FOR 157.

YEAH. SORRY. YEAH. WE DIDN'T MAKE THE FULL MOTION.

THERE'S STILL TWO MORE SEATS. SORRY, THREE. THREE MORE SEATS.

YOUR HONOR, FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T DO THE REAPPOINTMENTS, I MAKE A MOTION TO REAPPOINT PLACE 1, ANNE ANDERSON. PLACE 5, JANICE REED RUCKER. AND PLACE 7, GLADYS MARCOS.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES 6-0. THIS TICKETS ITEM I5.

[I5. 2026-046 Consider approving the appointments and/or reappointments to the Planning and Zoning Commission, and take appropriate action.]

I'LL MOTION TO REAPPOINT THOM HESLEP TO PLACE 1.

HOLD ON. THEY DIDN'T SPEAK YET. OH, SORRY. HE'S HERE.

YEAH. YOU WANT TO COME SPEAK? LET EVERYBODY KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUND AND.

YES, SIR.

I'M A PROUD RESIDENT OF PRINCETON, TEXAS. I'VE BEEN HERE A YEAR AND A HALF.

I AM A REGISTERED VOTER. I GOT MY CARD YESTERDAY, BUT I DO HAVE MY DRIVER'S LICENSE, SO, YOU KNOW.

I'M ALSO A PROUD ROTARIAN, AND OUR MOTTO IS SERVICE ABOVE SELF.

I'VE ALSO BEEN VERY PRIVILEGED TO SERVE. I WAS APPOINTED TO PLANNING AND ZONING IN HIGHLAND VILLAGE, 2015 TO 19. AND I DID FOUR YEARS ON CITY COUNCIL, AND I WAS VERY BLESSED TO SERVE.

COUNCIL ARE ALL THESE POSITIONS THAT WE'RE APPLYING FOR.

YOU DON'T CALL IT. IT CALLS YOU. IT'S LIKE YOU DON'T WEAR THE CLOTHES.

THE CLOTHES WEAR YOU, AND YOU GUYS MAKE A DIFFERENCE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TAKEN YOUR TIME AND EFFORT TO RUN FOR CAMPAIGNS AND BE ELECTED.

I'VE ALSO HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO, IN ADDITION TO BEING A ROTARIAN, I'VE SERVED ON ROTARY BOARD.

I'VE SERVED ON THE BOARD OF LEWISVILLE EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

I WAS TREASURER. I ALSO SERVED ON THE BOARD FOR MEDICAL CITY HOSPITAL OF LOUISVILLE.

I'M A BANKER AND I'VE BEEN IN THE BUSINESS 43 YEARS.

YES, I STARTED WHEN I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD AND I HAD HAIR BACK THEN.

BUT I WAS APPOINTED LAST OCTOBER AND I WOULD SURE LIKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO SERVE.

AND I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION AND I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS FOR THE JOB YOU DO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. TOM, CAN YOU TELL US WHAT COVER TWO IS?

[00:50:05]

NO, I WAS JUST TEASING. OR CAN I TELL YOU ABOUT THE FLEX DEFENSE INVENTED BY TOM LANDRY, DALLAS COWBOYS.

I'M PRETTY SURE YOU KNOW IT VERY WELL. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND FOR YOU'RE COMING BACK TO BE REAPPOINTED ON THE BOARD.

WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. NO PROBLEM. AND BY THE WAY, WE'RE GOING TO START A ROTARY TOGETHER.

ANYBODY ELSE HERE APPLYING FOR PLANNING AND ZONING? YOU CAN TURN IT BACK ON. SORRY. YOU CAN PRESS THE ON BUTTON.

YEP. OKAY. NOW IT'S STAYED ON. OKAY. SORRY. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

A LITTLE BIT OF MY. I'M JAN GORIA. I LIVE IN PRINCETON, AND A LITTLE BIT OF MY BACKGROUND IS THAT I RETIRED FROM THE CORPORATE OFFICE.

SMILE AT ME LIKE THAT. I RETIRED FROM THE CORPORATE OFFICE AFTER 18 YEARS.

AND FROM THERE I WENT INTO BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, AND THEN I RETIRED AGAIN FROM THERE.

AND SO I LIVED IN FRISCO FOR 24 YEARS BEFORE MOVING OUT HERE ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO.

SO NOW I HAVE THE LUXURY, I WOULD SAY, OF LIVING ON AN ACRE WITH CHICKENS.

AND I LOVE IT. SO ANYWAY. BUT I DON'T HAVE CITY EXPERIENCE.

THAT I DON'T HAVE WITH ME. I MEAN, OR DIDN'T BRING WITH ME.

I'VE NEVER WORKED FOR A CITY AND YOU GUYS ALREADY KNOW THAT.

BUT ANYWAY, I WOULD LIKE TO BE ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE CITY WORKS, TO UNDERSTAND HOW THEY MAKE DECISIONS TO GO FORWARD FOR PLANNING AND ZONING.

AND I'M A PRETTY GOOD THINKER AND ABLE TO GET ALONG WITH PEOPLE.

AND I JUST HAVE A DESIRE TO DO THAT. I HAVE TIME ON MY HANDS.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO USE THAT FOR SOMETHING THAT'S MORE USEFUL THAN FEEDING MY CHICKENS.

SO THANK YOU. SO WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING, IT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT ROLE.

THERE'S A LOT OF TRAINING THAT'S AVAILABLE TO FOLKS THAT ARE STEPPING INTO THE POSITION.

SO CAN YOU ELABORATE ON A COMMITMENT TO TRAINING ONLINE AND IN PERSON STYLE TRAININGS? OH, SURE. YEAH, I'VE BEEN ON. CAN I COMMIT TO DOING THAT? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? OF COURSE. I MEAN, I WOULD RATHER GO INTO SOMETHING KNOWING, YOU KNOW, THAN TO HAVE TO LEARN FROM THE GROUND UP. IT'S EASIER.

IT'S MORE COMFORTABLE, YOU KNOW, THAT TYPE OF THING.

SO I'M DEFINITELY WILLING TO DO THAT. ALL RIGHT, I THINK THAT THAT'LL BE IT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY. THEN I. YEAH.

5. OR. SORRY. 1. 1, 5 AND 3 IS RIGHT. 3. SORRY.

PLACE 3. SORRY, JANICE TO PLACE 3. THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO THAT I WANT TO RECOMMEND AT THIS TIME.

OKAY. CAN YOU RESTATE YOUR MOTION? TO REAPPOINT THOMAS HESLEP TO PLACE 1 AND APPOINT JANICE GORIA TO PLACE 3.

ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND.

MOTION PASSES 6-0. ALL RIGHT. AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO REAPPOINT RYAN SHIFFLET TO PLACE 5 AND CRYSTAL GHOLSTON TO PLACE 7.

SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. MOTION PASSES 5-1. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY.

ALL RIGHT, NEXT IS ITEM I6. MRS. COOK. CONSIDER APPOINTING A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AS THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION LIAISON AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

[I6. 2026-047 Consider appointing a City Councilmember as the Planning & Zoning Commission liaison and take appropriate action.]

I THINK THAT SHE'S THE MOST QUALIFIED AS FAR AS PASSION, AMOUNT OF RESEARCH PUT INTO IT.

AND YES, SIR. ABILITY TO RESEARCH AND BRING BACK ITEMS THAT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL ATTENTION FROM COUNCIL. SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT COUNCIL MEMBER CRISTINA TODD.

[00:55:08]

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A SECOND. MOTION PASSES 6-0. THIS WILL TAKE IT TO ITEM I7. MRS. COOK.

[I7. 2026-048 Consider approving a request for items to be placed on a future agenda and NOT for discussion of these requests.]

THANK YOU. YOUR HONOR, I KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE BYLAWS ON THE NEXT ONE.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF. AND GRANT, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG ON THIS.

IF DISCUSSING THE POSSIBILITY OF PUTTING ALTERNATES ON THESE BOARDS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE IN A SEPARATE AGENDA ITEM, OR IF WE CAN JUST KEEP THAT ALL IN THE BYLAW CONVERSATION? I'D PROBABLY RECOMMEND A WORK SESSION ITEM TO DISCUSS THAT, BECAUSE SOME OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ARE CAPPED BY STATE LAW BY CHARTER.

SO IT'S GOING TO VARY ACROSS THE BOARD. SO I'D PROBABLY RECOMMEND JUST A BROAD CONVERSATION AND SEE HOW COUNCIL WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD AND THEN SEE WHAT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE. SO HAVING A SEPARATE DISCUSSION FROM THE BYLAWS.

OKAY. SO, YEAH I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION WITH COUNCIL.

I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR APPLICATIONS TO BE OPENED FOR THE ALTERNATES, FOR PLANNING AND ZONING IN ACCORDANCE TO OUR CURRENT ORDINANCE ASKING FOR US TO HAVE ALTERNATES. WE'RE SUPPOSED TO.

ADDITIONALLY, I WOULD LIKE A FOLLOW UP ON THE ZBA MEETING THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE GETTING ON THE BOOKS FOR RESIDENT JEFF BAKER, WHO CAME BEFORE COUNCIL AND GOT A WAIVER FOR THE ZBA FEE.

JEFF. THOSE TWO, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE IN THE NEXT MEETING NEXT WEEK.

POSSIBLE. OKAY. AT LEAST THE WORK SESSION IF WE HAVE TIME.

SO WE HAVE TO POST THE AGENDA TOMORROW. IF THERE'S ANY WAY WE COULD BUMP IT TO THE 23RD OF MARCH, IT WOULD. OKAY. ALSO WE NEED, IN ACCORDANCE TO OUR ORDINANCES AND BYLAWS AND HOME RULE CHARTER, THE LIAISONS FOR EACH OF THE OTHER BOARDS OTHER THAN PARKS AND RECS WE JUST APPOINTED NEED TO BE REDONE EVERY JANUARY.

WE ARE NOW IN MARCH. SO IF WE CAN PLEASE HAVE THAT ON THE AGENDA.

YEAH, THAT CAN GO TO THE SECOND MEETING IN MARCH AS WELL.

DOES THAT WORK? OKAY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME.

LET ME SEE WHERE. THIS WILL TAKE US TO ITEM J.

MRS. COOK. NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS MONDAY, MARCH 9TH AT 6:30.

[J. REPORT AGENDA]

THE NEXT REGULAR CDC MEETING IS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18TH AT 6:00 PM.

THE NEXT AD HOC COMMITTEE MEETING IS THURSDAY, MARCH 19TH AT 6:30 P.M.

THE NEXT HRC REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING, THURSDAY, APRIL 16TH, 6:30 P.M.

THE NEXT REGULAR P&Z MEETING, MONDAY, MARCH 16TH, 06:30 P.M.

THE NEXT LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING, THURSDAY, APRIL 16TH, 6:30 P.M.

AND THE NEXT REGULAR PARKS AND REC ADVISORY BOARD MEETING IS TUESDAY, MARCH 3RD, 2026 AT 6:30 P.M.

AND AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO ADJOURN.

I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY NAYS? THE TIME IS 8:15. SOMEBODY WANT TO BET?

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.