[I2. 2026-171 Recognition of the City of Princeton and the Princeton-Lowry Crossing Chamber of Commerce for their partnership with CWD's Re-Mix Paint Program and receipt of recognition from the State of Texas Alliance for Recycling, with special recognition presented by representatives from U.S. Congressman Keith Self's Office.]

RECOGNITION OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON AND THE PRINCETON-LOWRY CROSSING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH CWD'S RE-MIX PAINT PROGRAM AND RECEIPT OF RECOGNITION FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR RECYCLING SPECIAL RECOGNITION, PRESENTED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM U.S.

CONGRESSMAN KEITH SELF'S OFFICE.

THANKS. I'M ROBERT MEDIGOVICH WITH COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL.

I'M HERE WITH MEMBERS OF THE PRINCETON LOWRY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE STAFF IN KEITH SELF'S OFFICE.

CWD REAL QUICKLY HAS BEEN SERVICING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 2019, AND ONE THING WE'VE BEEN DOING IS COLLECTING A HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE AND PAINT.

A LOT OF TIMES YOU CAN TAKE THIS PAINT AND PROBABLY THROW IT IN A LANDFILL.

YOU CAN LEGALLY DO THAT IN TEXAS, WE DO THINGS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT HERE.

AT CWD, WE TAKE IT BACK TO OUR RECYCLING FACILITY AND TURN THE RE-MIX PAINT, AND WE GIVE IT TO THE PRINCETON LOWRY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THEY GIVE IT AWAY.

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I DON'T WANT TO STEAL ALL THE BETHS THUNDER, BUT THEY GIVE IT AWAY IN A VERY UNIQUE WAY ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND SHE'LL TELL YOU THE NUMBER.

AND LAST YEAR WE APPLIED FOR AN AWARD FOR A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR RECYCLING, A NONPROFIT GROUP, THE LARGEST RECYCLING ORGANIZATION IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND PRINCETON LOWRY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND CITY OF PRINCETON SORRY, I'M. I'M GOING TO LET PRINCETON AND LARRY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SAY SOMETHING AND KEITH SELF'S OFFICE SAY SOMETHING.

BETH WILHITE, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE PRINCETON LOWRY CROSSING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

IT IS AN HONOR FOR US TO PARTNER WITH CWD IN THIS WAY.

WE GIVE AWAY ABOUT 30 GALLONS OF PAINT A WEEK.

SO SO FAR THIS YEAR, BECAUSE I WAS TOLD TO KEEP UP WITH IT, WE'RE OVER 500 GALLONS OF PAINT.

WE HAVE FAMILIES THAT COME IN AND JUST SHARE WITH US WHAT A BLESSING IT IS TO THEM.

I MEAN, REFRESHING A ROOM IN YOUR HOME OR CHICKEN COOP OR WHATEVER CAN BE A BIG DEAL.

SO IT'S JUST AN HONOR FOR US TO BE A PART OF THIS PROGRAM.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNCIL. I JUST WANT TO FIRST OFF BY SAYING CONGRATULATIONS, MR. RUTLEDGE, IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU UP HERE OFFICIALLY.

WELCOME TO CITY COUNCIL, AND WE HOPE ALL THE BEST FOR YOU AS YOU EMBARK ON WHAT IS GOING TO BE A VERY EXCITING TIME IN PRINCETON HISTORY.

MAN, IT'S AMAZING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND THE CITY COUNCILS OF OUR CITIES COME TOGETHER FOR THE GREATER GOOD.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ME, MY NAME IS JACK DAUGHERTY. I AM A CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE IN THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN KEITH SELF.

I WORK IN HIS MCKINNEY DISTRICT OFFICE. AND WHAT I'VE BROUGHT HERE TODAY ARE TWO CONGRESSIONAL COMMENDATIONS TO COMMEMORATE THE WHAT HAS HAPPENED HERE? THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN CWD OBVIOUSLY A GREAT MEMBER OF THE PRINCETON COMMUNITY AND THEN THE CHAMBER AND THE CITY COUNCIL AS WELL.

SO IF YOU DON'T MIND, I WOULD LIKE TO READ AN OFFICIAL LETTER ADDRESSED TO BOTH THE CITY AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CITY OF PRINCETON ON RECEIVING THE EXCEPTIONAL RECYCLING PARTNERSHIP NORTH TEXAS REGIONAL AWARD AS PART OF THE 2025 TEXAS ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS PRESENTED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR RECYCLING OR STAR.

THIS WELL-DESERVED RECOGNITION REFLECTS YOUR OUTSTANDING PARTNERSHIP AND SHARED COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP THROUGHOUT NORTH TEXAS.

THROUGH YOUR INNOVATIVE PAINT RECYCLING INITIATIVE YOU HAVE DEMONSTRATED HOW COLLABORATING BETWEEN LOCAL GOVERNMENT, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY CAN CREATE MEANINGFUL BENEFITS FOR RESIDENTS WHILE PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES.

BY COLLECTING UNUSED PAINT, PREVENTING IT FROM ENTERING LOCAL LANDFILLS, AND MAKING RECYCLED PAINT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT NO COST.

THIS PROGRAM SERVES AS AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF SUSTAINABILITY, RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.

YOUR PARTNERSHIP HAS TRANSFORMED WHAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE DISCARDED INTO A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR THE COMMUNITY, PROVIDING RESIDENTS WITH AN AFFORDABLE ALTERNATIVE WHILE PROMOTING THE RESPONSIBLE USE OF MATERIALS.

BEYOND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, THIS INITIATIVE HAS HELPED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE IMPORTANCE OF RECYCLING AND HAS REINFORCED THE VALUE OF WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE PRACTICAL, LASTING SOLUTIONS THAT BENEFIT EVERYONE.

THIS RECOGNITION IS A TESTAMENT TO THE LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION AND DEDICATION DEMONSTRATED BY THE CITY OF PRINCETON AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. YOUR WILLINGNESS TO EMBRACE CREATIVE SOLUTIONS AND INVEST IN THE WELL-BEING OF YOUR COMMUNITY REFLECTS THE VERY BEST OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND CIVIC LEADERSHIP.

ON BEHALF OF TEXAS'S THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN ON THIS DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND TO STRENGTHENING THE COMMUNITIES YOU SERVE.

I WISH YOU CONTINUED SUCCESS IN THE YEARS AHEAD.

SIGNED REPRESENTATIVE KEITH SELF, MEMBER OF CONGRESS, TEXAS 03.

AND EACH OF THESE COMBINATIONS ALSO HAS THE OTHER SIDE OF IT, WHICH SAYS THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONGRESSIONAL COMMENDATION PRESENTED TO BOTH THE CITY OF PRINCETON AND THE PRINCETON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN HONOR OF RECEIVING THE 2025 STAR EXCEPTIONAL RECYCLING PARTNERSHIP NORTH TEXAS REGIONAL AWARD. SO I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT BOTH OF THESE ITEMS TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

[APPLAUSE] I WILL PRESENT THIS TO YOU AND I'LL PRESENT THE MAYOR.

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OKAY. ARE YOU READY? GOT IT. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WHO DO WE GIVE THIS THE BOX TO YOU OR TO AMBER, SIR.

OKAY. OKAY. NOW IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

AND I JUST WANT TO THANK PRINCETON LOWRY CROSSING CHAMBERS AND ALSO CWD FOR TAKING THE INITIATIVE AND MAKING THIS HAPPEN AS WELL, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF WORK FOR CHAMBERS BECAUSE YOU GUYS HANDLE THIS DAY TO DAY.

SO THANK, THANK YOU AGAIN. AND I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO GO INTO A FIVE MINUTE RECESS.

WE'LL BE BACK AT 7:11. THE TIME IS 7:11. THIS WILL TAKE US OUT OF RECESS, AND THIS WILL TAKE US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA, STARTING WITH L1.

[L1. 2026-161 Consider approving Special Events for FY 26/27; and take appropriate action. ]

MS. FALLON. REGULAR AGENDA L12026-161. CONSIDER APPROVING SPECIAL EVENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026/2027 AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. THANK YOU. COUNCIL, MAYOR.

WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A SPECIAL EVENTS UPDATE FROM FY 25-26.

AND THEN WHAT WAS BEING PROPOSED FOR 26-27.

SO AT THE END OF THIS PRESENTATION, WHAT I'D LIKE IS DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL TO PROCEED WITH THE EVENTS THAT ARE PROPOSED.

I WILL NOTE THAT THIS WAS PRESENTED TO PARKS BOARD ON TUESDAY, THIS PAST TUESDAY, AND WAS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY FOR APPROVAL.

SO CURRENTLY WE HAD THIS IN 25-26. THE WHAT WE CALL SPECIAL EVENTS ARE YOUR LARGE SCALE EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WE HAD FISHING FRENZY, FREEDOM AND FIREWORKS.

JULY PARKS AND REC MONTH, PUMPKIN PALOOZA AND THE CHRISTMAS EVENT.

THIS 26-27. THIS WAS DISCUSSED WITH THE PARKS AND REC BOARD PREVIOUSLY, AS WELL AS COUNCIL FOR REALLOCATING THE FUNDING FROM THE LARGE SCALE CHRISTMAS EVENT INTO MULTIPLE HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES.

SO I'M GOING TO START WITH THE CALENDAR YEAR FROM A SPECIAL EVENT PERSPECTIVE.

ON THE LARGE SCALE EVENTS, THE FIRST EVENT FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR IS FISHIN FRENZY.

WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS FULL OPERATIONAL EXPENSES.

THAT IS STAFF OPERATIONS, TOTAL EXPENSES, AND THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE ACTUALLY COLLABORATE WITH.

SO WHAT YOU SEE ON THE EVENT EXPENSES OVERALL OPERATIONS IS 20 WITH PERSONNEL FOR THIS ONE WE'RE LOOKING AT 25720 THAT'S PUBLIC SAFETY POLICE, FIRE AND PARKS AND REC STAFF.

FREEDOM AND FIREWORKS. THIS EVENT IS ACTUALLY EVEN THIS YEAR WE HAD THE LARGEST TURNOUT OF ANY OTHER EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF PRINCETON. WE HAD ANYWHERE BETWEEN 14 TO 16,000 INDIVIDUALS AT CALDWELL PARK ON THIS PAST JUNE, JUNE 27TH. IT WAS PACKED. IT WAS BUSY. IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT.

EVERYTHING SEEMED TO RUN SMOOTHLY. I THINK A LOT.

I SEE A LOT OF FACES THERE, BUT OVERALL OPERATIONS.

175 BUT IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE PERSONNEL, THAT'S WHAT IT IS REQUIRED FROM A STAFFING LEVEL FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

AS A WHOLE TO RUN AND MANAGE THIS EVENT. AND A LOT OF THAT IS WHEN WE RUN THE 4TH OF JULY EVENT,

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FREEDOM AND FIREWORKS THE WEEKEND BEFORE THE FOURTH.

WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL THAT IT REQUIRES TO MANAGE THIS EVENT THAT'S THE REASON YOU CAN'T REALLY HAVE IT AS A CITY OF OUR SIZE ON THE SAME DAY AS THE FOURTH, BECAUSE YOU'RE REQUIRING YOUR PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL TO BE IN TWO PLACES AT ONCE.

AND WHEN YOU'VE GOT 16,000 PEOPLE AT ONE EVENT, IT'S HARD TO STILL MANAGE AND CONTROL THE CITY AS A WHOLE.

ON THE FOURTH. JULY PARKS AND REC MONTH. SO THESE ARE A LOT OF SMALL POP UP EVENTS ALL MONTH LONG.

IF YOU LOOK DOWN THERE, YOU CAN SEE THE CALENDAR.

TODAY I BELIEVE WE HAD SNOW CONES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT.

WE HAVE KITE BUILDING TOMORROW. SO JUST DIFFERENT ALL MONTH LONG FOR THE RESIDENTS TO ENGAGE.

BUT OVER THE COURSE OF 20 PLUS EVENTS, YOU'RE LOOKING AT A TOTAL OPERATIONS OF AROUND 50.

NOW THAT DOES INCLUDE PERSONNEL COSTS AS WELL.

PUMPKIN PALOOZA, ONCE. THIS SEEMS TO BE STILL MY FAVORITE EVENT OVERALL AS A DIRECTOR.

I SAY THAT ALL THE TIME, BUT IT'S A GREAT FAMILY FUN ACTIVITY.

THIS STARTED OUT AS COLLABORATION WITH THE PRINCETON ISD.

WE STILL PARTNER WITH THEM FOR CANDY COLLECTIONS.

ALL OF THE DIFFERENT EXTRACURRICULAR EVENTS THAT THE SCHOOL HAS.

WE SET UP BOOTHS. I THINK A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS HERE WERE AT THAT EVENT IN PREVIOUS YEARS, AND IT IS A GREAT FAMILY FUN EVENING FOR THE KIDS. ONCE AGAIN, YOU STILL LOOK AT THE TOTAL OPERATIONS OF 99, AND IT TAKES ROUGHLY THE SAME PERSONNEL.

THIS LAST YEAR WE HAD 8500 ATTENDEES, WHICH UP TO THAT POINT WAS THE LARGEST EVENT THAT PRINCETON HAS HAD.

SO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IN THE TRENDS FROM LAST YEAR, LAST OCTOBER OF 8500 THAT SURPASSED THE PREVIOUS 4TH OF JULY EVENT, WHICH THIS YEAR WE'RE NEARLY DOUBLE THAT NUMBER FOR THIS FREEDOM AND FIREWORKS.

SO THE TRENDS ARE GROWING. AND THEN MULTIPLE POP UP EVENTS AND OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

WHAT YOU SEE UP IN THE TOP PROMISE WALK LETTERS TO SANTA'S REINDEER ON MAGIC FAIRY MARY CHILLY.

LITTLE HOPPERS. PHOTO DAY THAT WAS IN APRIL EASTER GLOBAL RUNNING DAY AND THEN 20 PARKS AND REC ACTIVITIES.

WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR 26-27 VERY SIMILAR. IT'S JUST REALLOCATING THE LARGE SCALE CHRISTMAS INTO ROUGHLY 12 POP UP EVENTS FOR DECEMBER. AND FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR ONE ADDITIONAL POP UP EVENT, WHATEVER THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDED.

ANYTHING PAST THAT THE FUNDING IS NOT CURRENTLY ALLOCATED FOR, BUT WE DO HAVE FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR ONE ADDITIONAL POP UP THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND THEN STAFFING REQUIREMENTS AND POP UP EXPENSES OVERALL. CONCLUSION. NEXT STEPS WOULD BE JUST DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL FOR THE FY 26-27. TAKING A LOOK AT A LOT OF THESE OVERALL EXPENSES AND COSTS.

I WILL NOTE THAT WE ARE LOOKING INTO SOME CREATIVE FUNDING MECHANISMS AND METHODS MOVING FORWARD, NOT NECESSARILY SCALING DOWN EVENTS, BUT FINDING CREATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE METHODS THAT HELP OFFSET SOME OF THOSE OPERATING EXPENSES ALONG WITH YOU KNOW, SPONSORSHIPS AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES.

BUT WE WILL GO INTO MORE DETAILS INTO THAT ONCE WE GET INTO THE BUDGET RETREAT ON THE 24TH.

RIGHT NOW, IT'S MORE SO IDENTIFYING THE EVENTS THAT WE HAVE FOR THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE AND MOVE FORWARD WITH.

AND THEN THE POP UP ACTIVITIES, BASICALLY WHAT YOU SEE, JUST REALLOCATING, ADDING MORE AROUND THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND THEN ELIMINATING THE LARGE SCALE CHRISTMAS.

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AND ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE, I'M HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION.

HAVE YOU BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE CHAMBER? BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE BRINGING THE CHRISTMAS PARADE BACK.

IS THE CITY GOING TO BE INVOLVED IN THAT? YES.

OKAY. YES. SO IT WASN'T ON HERE, SO I. WELL, WHAT YOU'RE SEEING AS FAR AS 12 EVENTS, THE LARGE THE LARGEST SCALE WILL BE IN COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHAMBER FOR THE FIRST SATURDAY OF DECEMBER.

AND I HAVE SPOKEN WITH BETH, AND I SEE HER RIGHT OVER THERE.

SO. YES. AND THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY QUESTION TOO, BECAUSE I KNOW LAST YEAR THAT WAS BROUGHT UP A FEW TIMES.

I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE BRINGING THE PARADE BACK. AND THANK YOU AGAIN, CHAMBERS, FOR ASSISTING MAKE THAT HAPPEN AGAIN.

I LOVE THAT THAT I'M HEARING THAT THAT WE'RE TRACKING ENGAGEMENT.

I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE AS I SEE, LIKE WE HAVE ALL THESE DIFFERENT POP UP EVENTS, WE'RE ABLE TO KIND OF SEE WHICH ONES ARE GETTING THE MOST KIND OF PARTICIPATION AND BE ABLE TO KIND OF PULL AND ADJUST GOING FORWARD.

TO ME, ALWAYS WHEN WE'RE DOING THINGS LIKE THIS, I THINK IT'S JUST IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF REPORTING TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT'S WORKING AND WHAT'S NOT WORKING. SO I LOVE THAT YOU GUYS ARE TRACKING THAT. YEAH, I AGREE WITH THAT. I LIKE THE TREND ANALYSIS SO THAT WE CAN DETERMINE IT, YOU KNOW, THE SUCCESS OF IT IN TERMS OF THE GROWTH AND HOW THAT WORKS.

I THINK ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I WAS GOING TO ASK HERE IS, HOW DO YOU GUYS TRACK THE SUCCESS OF THE EVENTS? IS IT JUST BASED ON THE CROWD SIZE OR IS THERE ANOTHER WAY? LIKE, ARE WE SURVEYING TO DETERMINE THE SUCCESS OF THE EVENTS AND HOW THOSE WORK? A LOT OF IT IS GOING TO BE HONESTLY BASED ON CROWD SIZE, BUT ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT THE OVERALL EXPENSE VERSUS WHAT THE ATTENDANCE IS AS WELL. I MEAN, WE STILL HAVE TO BE AS STAFF DIRECTORS, WE HAVE TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WITH THE CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS MONEY. THIS IS THEIR TAX DOLLARS. SO AN EVENT THAT IS, I'M GOING TO USE CHRISTMAS EVENT THIS PREVIOUS YEARS.

THAT'S A LARGE EXPENSE. THE SAME WITH THE YEAR BEFORE THAT, WHICH WOULD BE 24-25 WHEN THAT EVENT WAS CANCELED.

OKAY. IT WAS CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER. YOU PUT A LOT OF TIME, EFFORT AND REVENUE OR COST INTO SECURING A LOT OF THESE VENDORS THAT WHEN WE'RE TALKING DECEMBER AND WE'RE TALKING WEATHER RELATED EVENTS.

MR. DEFFIBAUGH I KNOW, I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO I KNOW IT WAS A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, BUT WE WERE IN COMMUNICATION.

IT WAS RAINING, SLEETING AND SNOWING ALL WEEKEND LONG.

WELL, WE CAN'T HAVE AN EVENT THAT'S GOING TO COST YOU IF WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WELL IS GOING TO BE BASICALLY THE SAME AS PALOOZAS WAS $150,000 EVENT.

YOU SECURE THOSE DEPOSITS, THAT'S HALF NONREFUNDABLE.

SO THAT'S 75 PLUS THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT YOU WOULD LOSE RIGHT OFF THE TOP.

IF YOU WAIT TILL THE DAY OF THE EVENT, YOU LOSE EVERY BIT.

SO THAT'S HOW WE BASICALLY DETERMINE IS THE COST VERSUS THE ATTENDANCE.

AND SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW THE FREEDOM AND FIREWORKS THAT'S A HEFTY EXPENSE.

IT'S NOT OUT OF REALM OR YOU KNOW, WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE PAYING FOR THEIR LARGE SCALE EVENTS.

IT'S NOT. HOWEVER, WE HAD ROUGHLY 16,000 PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, 15 TO 16,000 PEOPLE AT THIS EVENT.

SO COULD WE COUNT THAT AS A SUCCESS? I'D LET COUNCIL MAKE THE DETERMINATION WHETHER IT IS A SUCCESSFUL EVENT FOR THE RESIDENTS.

EVERYTHING THAT WE SEE ON SOCIAL MEDIA SEEMS TO BE ALL POSITIVE.

BUT ONCE AGAIN, THAT'S IT'S KIND OF A FLOATING SCALE.

SHALL I SAY SUCCESS VERSUS VERSUS NOT. MAKES SENSE.

AND THAT'S A GREAT SEGUE INTO MY NEXT QUESTION IN TERMS OF THE FINANCES.

SO YOU DID SPEAK TO CREATIVE SOLUTION AS FAR AS THE FUNDING FOR THOSE? WOULD THAT ALSO BE WOULD THAT INCLUDE LIKE SPONSORSHIP OR ARE WE OPENING THAT OPPORTUNITY UP? OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE NOT LOOKING INTO TO KIND OF HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE COSTS? NO, I WILL GIVE A LITTLE PREQUEL THAT, YES, WE ARE LOOKING INTO OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPONSORSHIPS IN THE FUTURE FOR FUTURE EVENTS AND DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES.

BY DOING THAT, IT WILL BE A MORE IN DEPTH CONVERSATION ON THE 24TH OF THIS YEAR WHEN WE'RE TALKING OVERALL BUDGET RETREAT, BUT LOOKING AT LARGER SPONSORS AND NOT JUST YOUR SMALL SCALE HUNDREDS AND $200 SPONSORSHIPS, I MEAN, THAT'S NOT REALLY PUTTING DENTS INTO THE 100 AND, YOU KNOW, $70,000, $250,000 EVENT, 1 OR $200 ISN'T BUT 10, 20, $30,000 THAT HELPS OFFSET SOME OF THOSE COSTS.

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MAKES SENSE. I DID. I DON'T KNOW, DID WE EVEN LEVERAGE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO VIRAL ON THE EAGLE AT THE WITH THE DRONE THAT DIED PERFECTLY ON THE EAGLE? LIKE, DID WE LEVERAGE THAT OPPORTUNITY AT ALL? IT COULD HAVE GONE. IT WAS. YOU NOTICED THE RESTROOM WAS JUST RIGHT UNDERNEATH IT TOO, RIGHT.

AND LIKE I'M JUST SAYING, THE UNIVERSE LINED IT UP PERFECTLY.

SO IT WAS A GENTLEMAN. YEAH. I WOULD JUST ONE MORE THING.

WITH THE FACT THAT WE'RE MOVING TO LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE POP UP EVENTS AT MORE EVENTS SPREAD OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, RIGHT. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS USED TO, WE HAVE THESE SET EVENTS AT SPECIFIC DATES, LIKE THE BIGGER ONES ARE AT CERTAIN TIMES I THINK ABOUT LIKE COMMS, LIKE COMMUNICATION, RIGHT? TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE ARE TRACKING WHAT'S HAPPENING AT WHAT TIME. AND I DO, I DID CHECK THE CITY'S SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE.

I DO SEE THAT WE'RE SENDING THOSE THINGS OUT AND WE HAVE IT ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. ARE WE LOOKING AT ANY OTHER TYPE OF MEANS TO COMMUNICATE THAT, TO ENSURE PEOPLE KIND OF KNOW THESE THINGS ARE GOING ON SO WE CAN GET THE MOST OUT OF THE ENGAGEMENT? IT MAY NOT BE A QUESTION FOR YOU. MAYBE A QUESTION FOR AARON. YEAH.

SO I'VE MENTIONED THIS EVEN TO OUR PARKS BOARD ON TUESDAY.

AARON DOES A GREAT JOB WITH ALL SOCIAL MEDIA AND PLATFORMS. IT ALSO TAKES THE RESIDENTS AS MR. LONG I TOLD.

IT TAKES RESIDENTS TO WANT TO RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION.

THE NEWSLETTER, THE PULSE, THOSE THINGS ARE OUT THERE FOR THE ALL OF SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, INSTAGRAM, THOSE ARE OUT THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO GET ENGAGED WITH US AS WELL.

WE CAN PUT IT OUT, BUT THE COMMUNITY AND THE RESIDENTS NEED THAT INFORMATION.

I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT THERE IS A MARKETING INITIATIVE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR CDC, I BELIEVE THIS WEEK.

SO LOOKING AT MORE ITEMS TO PUT OUT THROUGHOUT THE CITY, BANNERS AND SO FORTH FOR THE RESIDENTS TO IDENTIFY JUST THROUGH DAILY TRAVEL.

SO YEAH, I'VE SEEN LIKE IN ADDISON, THEY HAVE IN KABOOM TOWN, THEY HAVE THE LITTLE SIGNS UP LIKE WEEKS BEFORE IT HAPPENS.

SO THAT WAY PEOPLE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW THAT IT'S HAPPENING. I LOVE THAT. I THINK THAT WE'RE GOOD.

IS THERE ACTION ON THIS ITEM? THERE IS ACTION.

IT WOULD BE TO ACCEPT RECOMMEND THE REQUESTED FY 26-27.

IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME.

YOUR HONOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM L 1 TO 026-161.

AND WE HAVE A MOTION. I'LL SECOND. MR. WASHINGTON'S SECOND.

LET'S TAKE A VOTE. I VOTE PASSES FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU JAISEN. THIS WILL TAKE US TO ITEM L2.

MS. FALLON. ITEM L2 2026-162. CONSIDER APPROVING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NONRESIDENT LIBRARY

[L2. 2026-162 Consider approving the establishment of a non-resident library card fee; and take appropriate action.]

CARD FEE AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS IS GLENDA PUCKETT, LIBRARY DIRECTOR. AND I AM HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE A FEW WEEKS AGO CAROLYN DAVID GRAVES REQUESTED THAT WE BRING THIS BACK TO COUNCIL ABOUT HAVING A NONRESIDENT LIBRARY CARD FEE.

THIS IS ONLY BECAUSE CURRENTLY WE DO NOT RECEIVE ANY FUNDING FROM COLLIN COUNTY TO SUPPORT LIBRARY PROGRAMS OR ANYTHING, AND THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.

SO SHE DID ASK FOR US TO BRING THIS BACK TO COUNCIL.

SO I AM GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT I FOUND OUT IN MY RESEARCH THAT I HAVE CONDUCTED OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS.

SO WHAT I DID WAS TAKE THE 12 CITIES THAT WE ARE WELL, OUR COMPARISON CITIES.

SO MCKINNEY, ALLEN, ANNA, CELINA, FORNEY, MURPHY, ALL THOSE CITIES.

SO OF THOSE 12 CITIES, ONLY TEN OF THEM HAVE LIBRARIES.

OF THE TEN THAT HAVE LIBRARIES, FIVE CHARGED A NONRESIDENT FEE, FIVE DO NOT CHARGE NONRESIDENT FEE.

SO WHAT I HAVE FOUND IS THAT THAT FEE KIND OF VARIES FROM PLACE TO PLACE.

IF YOU'LL NOTICE, FOR INSTANCE, FARMERS BRANCH CHARGES $200 AT THE HIGHEST RATE FOR YEARLY FOR NONRESIDENT FEE, WHERE AS MCKINNEY ONLY CHARGES $10. SO WHAT I SUGGEST IS THAT IF THIS IS SOMETHING YOU GUYS WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, IS THAT WE CONSIDER SOMETHING MORE IN THE MIDDLE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT PRINCETON IS NOT NECESSARILY

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THE INCOME LEVEL, IS NOT NECESSARILY THE SAME AS FRISCO OR PLANO OR SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES.

AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING CONSCIOUS OF HOW WE'RE CHARGING THE RESIDENTS.

HOWEVER, OUR CITY RESIDENTS ARE THE ONES THAT ARE PAYING FOR THE NONRESIDENT TO ENJOY THE SAME SERVICES AS THEY ARE.

AND SO THERE, YOU KNOW, WE DO NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE THAT WORK SO THAT THEY'RE NOT CARRYING THE WHOLE BURDEN.

SO FOR ME, I, I DID LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE IN THE NUMBER OF NONRESIDENTS, LIBRARY CARDHOLDERS VERSUS LIBRARY CARDHOLDERS THAT ARE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS, WE HAVE ROUGHLY 9000 LIBRARY CARD HOLDERS OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS WE HAVE ABOUT 3000. SO ABOUT A THIRD OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS.

SO WHAT I PROPOSE, IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, IS LOOKING AT EITHER CHARGING PER INDIVIDUAL A SET AMOUNT. AND THEN MAYBE FOR THOSE THAT HAVE A FAMILY AND THAT HAVE MULTIPLE CARDS, CHARGING THEM A FLAT FEE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.

THEY ON HERE I TOOK THE AVERAGE, WHICH WAS $71.

WITH ALL OF THE CITIES THAT WERE POLLED, $71 WAS THE AVERAGE MEDIAN FEE OF $50.

BUT GIVEN PRINCETON'S DEMOGRAPHICS, $25 POSSIBLY WOULD BE A GOOD LANDING PLACE PER YEAR.

IT DOES REQUIRE A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR STAFF, AND THAT WE NORMALLY HAVE EXPIRATION DATES OF THREE OF FIVE YEARS CURRENTLY. SO THAT WOULD MEAN THAT EVERY YEAR THOSE WOULD HAVE TO BE RENEWED.

AND EVERY YEAR THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK AND CHECK FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL LIBRARY CARD HOLDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CHARGING THEM CORRECTLY OR NOT CHARGING THEM AS THE CASE MAY BE.

SO IT DOES, THOUGH, ALSO PRESENT A REALLY GREAT CASE FOR REVENUE BUILDING FOR THE LIBRARY, BECAUSE THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO GENERATE REVENUE AT THE LIBRARY.

SO THIS IS ONE WAY, AND THAT WOULD GO RIGHT BACK OUT INTO SERVICES AND THINGS THAT WE ARE PROVIDING TO THE COMMUNITY.

SO I AM JUST WAITING FOR SOME DIRECTION FROM YOU ALL TO SEE WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO.

WE ARE HAPPY TO DO WHATEVER YOU GUYS DECIDE. THANK YOU.

GO AHEAD STEVE. YOU GOT IT. I'M JUST GOING TO ASK, CURRENTLY THE THE NONRESIDENTS, THEY GET ALL THE BENEFITS OF THE LIBRARY.

THAT IS CORRECT. EVEN IF IT'S DIGITAL OR I DON'T KNOW IF YOU DON'T CHECK OUT COMPUTERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, DO YOU? NO, WE DON'T CURRENTLY, BUT THEY DO HAVE OTHER RESOURCES SIMILAR TO THAT THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY CHECK OUT AND TAKE.

THAT IS CORRECT. SO CURRENTLY, IF YOU'RE A NON RESIDENT OR RESIDENT, YOU HAVE THE SAME ACCESS TO EVERYTHING.

WHAT A LOT OF THE CITIES ARE DOING IS IF THEY ARE NOT A NONRESIDENT CARDHOLDER, THEY ARE STILL ALLOWED TO USE LIKE TO USE THE COMPUTERS. HOWEVER, THEY CAN'T CHECK OUT AND THEY CAN'T USE THE DIGITAL EBOOKS DIGITAL RESOURCES, BUT THEY WOULD STILL BE ABLE TO USE THE COMPUTERS STILL COME TO EVENTS.

SO IT JUST, YOU KNOW, IT DEPENDS ON HOW WE STRUCTURE IT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. MRS. PLUCKETT I WANTED TO ASK, DO YOU KNOW IF OUR LIBRARY HAVE RECIPROCAL SERVICE OR AGREEMENTS WITH ANY OTHER LIBRARIES? WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE ANY SERVICES THAT WE SHARE.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN COLLIN COUNTY WITH LIKE WITH MCKINNEY AND ANNA, MAYBE GETTING FORMING A GROUP WHERE WE DO HAVE THOSE SERVICES, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE WE HAVE ILL SO INTERLIBRARY LOAN AND WE CAN USE OUR TOGETHER, BE ABLE TO KIND OF CUT OUT SOME OF THE COSTS IN OTHER PLACES BY GETTING TOGETHER AND WORKING TOGETHER AND SHARING THOSE RESOURCES WITH EACH OTHER.

BECAUSE TO BE HONEST, MOST OF THE SMALLER LIBRARIES USE MCKINNEY A LOT.

RIGHT? AND, BUT WE. AND SO IT DOES COST THEM A LOT MORE MONEY BECAUSE WE HAVE THEIR.

OUR RESIDENTS FROM OUR TOWN GOING OVER TO MCKINNEY TO USE THEIR SERVICES.

SO WE'VE TALKED ABOUT DOING SOMETHING TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE BURDEN ON ALL OF THE CITIES.

SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S IN THE WORKS. YES.

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YEAH. AND I'M ACTUALLY A FAN OF PUTTING THIS IN PLACE BECAUSE MOST I PAY NON RESIDENT FEES IN MCKINNEY FOR A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT I GO TO OUT THERE AS FAR AS LIKE THEIR REC CENTER AND ALL THAT. SO IT JUST MAKES SENSE, ESPECIALLY WHERE WE ARE PHYSICALLY WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUR STANDING FINANCIALLY HERE. I WOULD, I'M IN SUPPORT OF THE FEE. AND YOU DID SPEAK TO THE AMOUNT AND WHY THAT AMOUNT IS.

SO IT COVERS OUR COST FOR OUR STAFF FOR THEM TO HAVE THAT ADDITIONAL WORK.

I WOULD JUST ASK IF THERE COULD BE EXEMPTIONS AND I'M ASKING THIS OF COUNCIL IF COUNCIL WOULD AGREE TO EXEMPTIONS IN THIS FOR TEACHERS WORKING IN PRINCETON ISD AND CITY EMPLOYEES. YES, AND THAT'S ONE. THOSE WERE TWO OF THE EXEMPTIONS THAT I HAVE ALSO, IF THEY ARE A PISD EMPLOYEE OR A CITY OF PRINCETON EMPLOYEE, THEY WOULD ALSO BE EXEMPTED FROM HAVING TO PAY THAT FEE FOR SURE.

YEAH, I'D BE IN FULL SUPPORT OF THAT. I THINK DEFINITELY ADDING THE FEE IS, IS A WAY TO GO.

IT'S NOT UNCOMMON. IT FALLS IN LINE WITH EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, IN THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE GOING AS FAR AS LOOKING AT OUR FEES.

SO I'D BE IN SUPPORT OF WHAT MR. JOHNSON SAID ALONG WITH THOSE TWO EXEMPTIONS.

SO ARE YOU LOOKING FOR ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A RECOMMENDATION ON THE RANGE OR THE 25.

ESSENTIALLY WHAT YOU'RE RECOMMENDING, YOU'RE LOOKING FOR COUNCIL TO.

I'M ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR DIRECTION FOR BOTH. SO I GUESS WE NEED TO DETERMINE IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH.

AND THEN WE CAN DETERMINE WHAT THAT FEE LOOKS LIKE FOR INDIVIDUALS VERSUS FAMILIES.

AND YEAH, I DEFINITELY, I LIKE, I LOVE, I MEAN, I'M A BIG PROPONENT OF NOT GATING KNOWLEDGE, YOU KNOW, BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THERE'S A COST, RIGHT? AND SO WE HAVE TO BE SMART ABOUT HOW WE APPROACH THAT.

AND I KNOW THAT THE LIBRARY IS GOING TO BE UNDERGOING A LOT OF CHANGES THAT ARE GOING TO BRING SOME NEW THINGS WHICH IS GOING TO MAKE OUR LIBRARY MORE, YOU KNOW YOU KNOW, ATTRACTIVE TO NOT JUST OUR RESIDENTS, BUT RESIDENTS AROUND US.

AND SO I THINK THIS IS A SMART MOVE. I WOULD AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN WASHINGTON AND JOHNSON IN REGARDS TO ENSURING THAT WE'RE HAVING THOSE WAIVERS IN PLACE.

I'M KIND OF ALSO THINKING, YOU KNOW, WITH SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE COMING FORWARD JUST TO KIND OF GIVE ROOM AROUND, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY HAVING A NUMBER THAT ALLOWS US SOME FLEXIBILITY.

25, I THINK IS VERY FEASIBLE. BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO BE OFFERING SOME, YOU KNOW, SOME PRETTY COOL THINGS HERE SOON, WE MAY WANT TO, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT MAYBE SOMEWHERE AROUND THE $30 MARK, JUST GIVE US SOME ROOM TO KIND OF GROW WITH IT. BUT I LOVE, I LOVE THE IDEA. I THINK IT MAKES SENSE, ESPECIALLY WITH, IN COMPARISON TO WHAT WE'VE SEEN WITH THE CITIES AROUND US. SO THAT'S MY $0.02.

MR. LONG. YES. SO I HAVE THREE THINGS. THE WAIVERS ARE A GREAT IDEA.

I SUPPORT IN THAT WHATEVER THE FEE MAY BE I WOULD HATE FOR IT TO JUST BE A RECOVERY OF THE NEW WORKLOAD THAT, YOU'RE TAKING ON BY CHARGING THIS FEE. SO IT HAS TO RECOVER ADDITIONAL TO ACTUALLY SUPPORT THE SERVICES BEYOND THE ADDITIONAL WORKLOAD THAT YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE, BECAUSE EVERY NEW THING YOU CREATE IS JUST MORE WORK FOR YOU AND YOUR STAFF TO DO.

AND THEN ALSO THAT THAT IS ACHIEVABLE BY YOUR STAFF CURRENTLY, AS YOU ALL KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO GROW STAFF IN THE COMING YEARS.

SO WHATEVER NEW WORKLOAD, I WANT YOU TO REALLY PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT THAT'S GOING TO DO TO YOUR STAFF.

AND IS IT EVEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT NEEDING TO HIRE AN ADDITIONAL PERSON, WHERE WE JUST KIND OF LOSE ALL THAT MONEY ANYWAYS.

AND THEN YOU MENTIONED THAT CURRENTLY THESE RESIDENTS THAT AREN'T LIVING HERE GET THE SAME SERVICES AS RESIDENTS THAT DO. SO I WOULD HATE FOR YOU TO CREATE A FEE FOR NONRESIDENTS THAT LIMITS THE SERVICES.

AND THEN YOU LIKE AN A LA CARTE TYPE WHERE THEY HAVE TO PAY ADDITIONAL FEES.

IF WE'RE GOING TO CHARGE A FEE, IT SHOULD BE A ONE TIME FEE THAT COVERS ALL THE SERVICES THAT THEY'RE USED TO.

THAT MIGHT CHANGE IN THE FUTURE AS THE LIBRARY SYSTEM EXPANDS AND WE BRING ON NEW THINGS.

BUT FOR CURRENTLY, IT SEEMS LIKE WE SHOULD MAKE SURE THE SERVICES STAY THE SAME.

FOR THAT, I AM IN SUPPORT OF A FAMILY STRUCTURE, LIKE A TIERED STRUCTURE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH PROOF OF SAME HOUSEHOLD RESIDENCY AND THINGS LIKE THAT. RIGHT. AND I AGREE, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO KEEP IT AS A JUST A STANDARD FEE BECAUSE ALSO THAT ELIMINATES THAT EXTRA WORK. TRYING TO DO THE A LA CARTE, JUST ONE STRAIGHT FEE.

IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR STAFF. AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS JUST ONE STANDARD FEE.

IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT TEDIOUS IN THE BEGINNING FOR STAFF TO DO IT JUST BECAUSE WE ARE TWO FULL TIME,

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TWO PART TIME. THERE ARE OVER 12,000 ACCOUNTS RIGHT NOW.

SO GOING BACK IN AND CHECKING ALL OF THOSE, HOWEVER I HAVE WORKED WITH TYLER IN GIS WHO'S BEEN REALLY GREAT IN SHOWING US SOME NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT WE CAN USE TO ELIMINATE SOME OF THE BURDEN OF GOING, CALLING EVERYONE AND, YOU KNOW, JUST BEING ABLE TO GO IN AND CHECK THOSE ADDRESSES.

SO WE'LL BE WORKING WITH HIM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GETTING THE PROPER INFORMATION BECAUSE SOMETIMES PEOPLE COME IN AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THEY'RE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE.

THEY'RE LIKE, WELL, IT'S PRINCETON. YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL THE SAME.

SO THIS WILL ELIMINATE US EVEN GUESSING ON WHICH IS THE CORRECT OUTSIDE OR INSIDE.

SO I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. CAN CHILDREN SIGN THEMSELVES UP FOR LIBRARY CARDS? CHILDREN CAN NOT. CURRENTLY WE ARE 13 AND OLDER FOR LIBRARY CARD, WHICH, IF THIS GOES THROUGH, WOULD PROBABLY BE GREAT JUST BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WITH THE, IF IT'S AN INDIVIDUAL CARD, IT'S GOING TO BE A CERTAIN AMOUNT.

IF IT'S A FAMILY CARD, IT'S ANOTHER AMOUNT. BUT WE HAVE, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN 13 OR OLDER ACTUALLY USED TO BE MORE THAN THAT.

I THINK IT WAS 16. SO I MOVED IT DOWN TO 13 BECAUSE THAT'S USUALLY WHEN CHILDREN ARE MORE RESPONSIBLE AND THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THEY'RE TURNING THEIR BOOKS IN AND MOM AND DAD DON'T HAVE TO ALWAYS TELL THEM, AND THEY DON'T TEND TO LOSE THEM AS MUCH AS THE LITTLE ONES DO.

SO WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE, THE KIDS THAT ONCE THEY'RE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL CAN GET THEIR OWN LIBRARY CARD, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE ALSO OPEN TO, TO DOING CHANGING THAT AGE RANGE.

BUT THAT WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN ONCE WE HAVE MORE MATERIALS BECAUSE WE, AS YOU SEE, WE HAVE LIKE 12,000 MEMBERS AND WE ARE LIMITED ON THE AMOUNT OF MATERIALS THAT WE HAVE. SO WE CAN ONLY CHECK OUT SO MANY.

AND IF YOU START MULTIPLYING, YOU KNOW, TEN TIMES FIVE PEOPLE IN THE FAMILY, THAT'S 50 BOOKS AT ONE TIME.

AND I MEAN, WE JUST, IT CAN GET KIND OF CRAZY.

SO RIGHT NOW, UNTIL WE GET MORE MATERIALS, I THINK WE, YOU KNOW, 13 IS A GOOD AGE TO KIND OF LIMIT IT TO.

AND THEN I GUESS THE PART TOO IS, DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CARD TO USE THE COMPUTERS, THINGS LIKE THAT IN THERE? NO, YOU DO NOT. SO THAT'S ONE THING THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO STILL USE THE COMPUTERS.

THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO STILL PRINT COPY. YOU KNOW, DO ALL THOSE SERVICES WITHOUT HAVING A LIBRARY CARD.

THEY JUST GET A GUEST PASS AND THEY CAN GO IN AND USE THE COMPUTER, SO THAT WON'T CHANGE.

YEAH. I'M JUST MORE WORRIED ABOUT I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS AFTER SCHOOL GET A LOT OF KIDS THAT COME OUT THERE AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, AND NOT EVERY FAMILY CAN NECESSARILY AFFORD THE FEE, BUT YOU DO HAVE KIDS WHO ARE THERE BY THEMSELVES. RIGHT ABSOLUTELY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T STOP THEM FROM BEING ABLE TO LEARN AND EDUCATE.

I'D RATHER, IF THEY'RE OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL, WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TO DO HERE. LET'S KEEP THEM, YOU KNOW, LEARNING, READING BOOKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY STILL WE'RE NOT CREATING A SYSTEM THAT BLOCKS OUT A CERTAIN GROUP FROM BEING ABLE TO, TO ATTEND. SO I AGREE. YEAH, I LOVE THAT THE MAYOR BROUGHT THAT UP.

I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I'D ALSO WOULD RECOMMEND IS WHATEVER DIRECTION WE MOVE FORWARD AS WE DO SO WE TRACK HOW THIS IMPACTS THE USER BASE, RIGHT? IF WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THAT WE'RE HAVING LESS PEOPLE COME IN BECAUSE THE FEE IS, YOU KNOW, CREATING A GATE FOR THEM, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THAT QUICKLY.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S MAYBE OPPORTUNITIES FOR, YOU KNOW, PARTNERING WITH LIKE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OR SOMEONE TO SPONSOR, YOU KNOW YOU KNOW, THE FEE SEEMS PRETTY NOMINAL, BUT WE NEVER KNOW WHAT SOMEONE'S SITUATION IS.

AND, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THIS IS AN OUTLET FOR THESE KIDS AND WE WANT TO BLOCK THEM FROM BEING ABLE TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE. PARTICIPATE. EXCUSE ME.

I AGREE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT GAVE ME CONCERN IS JUST BECAUSE I KNOW SOMETIMES IT CAN BE DIFFICULT FOR FAMILIES TO AFFORD, EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMS LIKE A SMALL AMOUNT TO SOME PEOPLE, FOR OTHERS, IT IS YOU KNOW, A SIZABLE AMOUNT WHEN YOU'RE ADDING UP THE COST OF FOOD AND GAS AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO PAY FOR NOW.

SO I DEFINITELY THINK THAT IF WE ARE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, WE REALLY TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.

ALL RIGHT. SO DID WE LAND ON THE $25 FEE? BECAUSE I KNOW COUNCILMAN LONG STATED THAT HE WAS NOT A FAN OF THE SLIDING SCALE IN TERMS OF THE A LA CARTE. SO ARE WE OKAY WITH THE $25. AT THE $25 I'M GOING TO AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN $25 COVERS COST PLUS, THEN YEAH, BUT IF IT'S JUST A SYSTEM TO KIND OF PAY FOR ITSELF AND WITHOUT ANY BENEFIT, THEN I THINK THAT WE'RE KIND OF ADDING WORK FOR NO REASON AT THAT POINT. I KNOW I PITCHED THE, AND THIS IS JUST KIND OF OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

I JUST PITCHED A $5 INCREASE ON THAT NUMBER JUST TO TAKE IN CONSIDERATION OF THAT.

THE ONLY CAVEAT I WOULD ADD TO IT IS I WOULD LOVE FOR BEFORE WE KIND OF ACT OR INITIATE THAT, THAT WE COME BACK WITH MAYBE LOOKING AT SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE COULD PROBABLY DO TO OFFSET THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT CAN'T AFFORD IT, YOU KNOW, COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL WITH IDEAS LIKE YOU'VE CONNECTED WITH BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, SAY THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO OFFSET THIS IN SOME CAPACITY.

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ABSOLUTELY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO REC WITH THAT IN MIND I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND A MOTION TO TABLE THIS UNTIL THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH IS JULY.

OR MAYBE THE AUGUST 1ST. RIGHT. WOULD THAT GIVE YOU ENOUGH TIME, MRS. PLUNKETT? I THINK WE CAN GET. LET'S DO THE AUGUST ONE.

AUGUST ONE YEAH. JUST TO GIVE YOU. PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE. THAT'LL BE AUGUST 10TH. WELL, IS IT AUGUST 10TH? YES. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS INTO THE AUGUST 10TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

WE HAVE A MOTION. I'LL SECOND IT. MR. DEFFIBAUGH SECONDS.

TAKE A VOTE. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THIS WILL TAKE US TO ITEM L3.

[L3. 2026-07-13-R01 Consider Resolution No. 2026-07-13-R01 authorizing the city manager to execute an agreement with Allegiance Mobile Health for dedicated ambulance services and take appropriate action. ]

ITEM L3, 2026-07-13-R01. CONSIDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026-07-13-R01. AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH ALLEGIANCE MOBILE HEALTH FOR DEDICATED AMBULANCE SERVICES AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL. TONIGHT, I'M PRESENTING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THE CITY AMBULANCE SERVICE CONTRACT.

OUR EVALUATION IS FOCUSED ON SERVICE RELIABILITY, PATIENT CARE, ACCOUNTABILITY, FLEET QUALITY, STAFFING, AND THE RESPONSIBILITY USE OF TAXPAYERS DOLLARS.

BACKGROUND ON THIS, THE PRINCETON FIRE DEPARTMENT CONTINUOUSLY EVALUATES EMERGENCY SERVICES YEARLY.

WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE'RE GOING, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE TOMORROW, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE IN FIVE YEARS. THIS PROPOSAL IS NOT BASED SOLELY ON COST.

IT'S BASED ON PROVIDING PRINCETON WITH DEPENDABLE AMBULANCES, QUALIFIED PERSONNEL, GREATER OPERATIONAL OVERSIGHT, AND IMPROVED CONTINGENCY OF CARE. THE ALLEGIANCE PROPOSAL WOULD GIVE US DEDICATED RESOURCES ASSIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO PRINCETON.

IT WOULD ALSO ALLOW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STAFFING OF THE AMBULANCE, QUALITY ASSURANCE, MEDICAL DIRECTION AND OPERATIONAL COORDINATION.

WHEN I SAY STAFFING IN THE AMBULANCE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE STAFFING AMBULANCE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PART OF THE HIRING PROCESS. SO WE'LL BE AT THE TABLE WHEN THEY'RE DOING THEIR HIRING PROCESS. WE'LL BE AT THE TABLE. IF WE DON'T LIKE A FIT, THEN THAT PERSON WILL NOT COME TO WORK IN THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

SORRY. PRINCETON'S POPULATION EMERGENCY CALL VOLUME CONTINUES TO INCREASE DAILY.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE SITTING JUST UNDER 50,000 IN POPULATION.

IN THE NEXT 5 TO 10 YEARS, WE'RE GOING TO BE WELL OVER 100,000 PEOPLE.

WE HAVE TO START FOCUSING ON THE CITY OF PRINCETON. WE HAVE TO START FOCUSING ON WHAT WE CAN DO BETTER FOR THE CITIZENS, HOW WE CAN BETTER VALUE OUR TAX DOLLAR THAT THE CITIZENS ARE PAYING FOR THIS TYPE OF SERVICE.

THE COALITION THAT WE'VE BEEN A PART OF HAS CURRENTLY LOST NUMEROUS MEMBERS.

WHEN THIS COALITION CONTRACT LOSES MEMBERS, WE GET AN ADDED COST PUT ON TO THE COALITION MEMBERS THAT STAY IN THE CONTRACT.

ONCE WE STARTED THIS CONTRACT FIVE YEARS AGO, WE'VE CURRENTLY LOST UP TO FOUR, ALMOST FOUR MEMBERS NOW.

WE WERE STARTED OUT. WE WERE PAYING AROUND $200,000 A YEAR.

THIS YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO PAY $689,000 INTO THE CONTRACT.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY DEDICATED AMBULANCES. TWO AMBULANCES ARE STAFFED IN OUR CITY, BUT THEY'RE NOT DEDICATED TO OUR CITY.

THEY CAN BE SENT ANYWHERE AT ANY POINT IN TIME.

THAT'S WHY THE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY IS TO HAVE AMBULANCES STAFFED IN OUR CITY TO WHERE WE HAVE CONTROL OVER THESE AMBULANCES.

YES, THESE AMBULANCES COULD BE CALLED FOR MUTUAL AID. THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO BE GOOD PARTNERS. IF WE CALL IF SOMEBODY CALLS US FOR MUTUAL AID, WE CAN SEND AN AMBULANCE IF IT'S AVAILABLE, JUST LIKE IF WE NEED TO CALL MCKINNEY, LUCAS, MELISSA, FARMERSVILLE, SOMEBODY FOR ONE OF THEIR AMBULANCES, THEY'LL BE A GOOD PARTNER AND SEND ONE OF THEIR AMBULANCES BACK TO US FOR HELP.

THIS. LET'S SEE. SO I KIND OF WENT OVER THE CURRENT STATUS.

FOR INSTANCE, WE'RE PAYING 689 THE DELAYED CARE FOR CRITICAL INCIDENTS DUE TO A NUMBER OF AMBULANCES CONTRACTED TO THE CONTRACT.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ONLY CURRENTLY STAFFED WITH 424 AMBULANCES, AND THEY HAVE 212 HOUR AMBULANCES THAT ARE UP.

SO IN CONCLUSION, THIS PROPOSAL IS MORE THAN A NEW AMBULANCE CONTRACT.

IT IS THE INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE OF THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE IN PRINCETON.

THIS WILL ALLOW THE AMBULANCE CREWS TO BE MORE INTEGRATED WITH OUR GUYS.

THEY WILL WORK THE SAME SHIFTS THAT OUR GUYS, THEY'LL WORK 48, 96 SHIFTS JUST LIKE OUR FIRE GUYS.

IT'LL INTEGRATE THEM IN WITH THE GUYS. THEY'LL BE PART OF THEIR TRAININGS.

THEY'LL BE A PART OF THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES THAT WE LIVE WITH THEM.

IT PROVIDES DEDICATED RESOURCES. IT STRENGTHENS THE ACCOUNTABILITY, IMPROVES THE PATIENT CARE.

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THE PROBLEM WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT PATIENT ONCE THEY GET IN THE AMBULANCE AND THEY GO TO THE HOSPITAL, WE STOP LOSING THAT CARE.

WITH THIS SYSTEM, WE STILL HAVE THE CARE OF THE PATIENT WHEN THEY COME BACK TO OUR STATION, WE CAN FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT PATIENT AND HAVE THE CONTINUOUS CARE WITH THAT PATIENT. THE SIGNIFICANT COST SAVINGS, WHILE ENSURING OUR RESIDENTS RECEIVE THE DEPENDABLE EMS SERVICE THAT THEY DESERVE.

THAT'S WHAT OUR CITIZENS DESERVE. IS THE BEST EMS WE CAN POSSIBLY HANDLE.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE CURRENTLY, WE'RE AT 2700 CALLS FOR JUST EMS CALLS THIS YEAR.

NEXT YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO ROUGHLY RUN ALMOST 4000 EMS CALLS JUST IN THE CITY LIMITS ALONE.

WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE RELIABLE AMBULANCES THAT ARE HERE. WE'RE NOT WAITING EXTENDED TIMES FOR AN AMBULANCE TO GET ON SCENE, TO HELP, TO ASSIST A PATIENT. SO OUR NEXT STEPS WILL BE TO APPROVE THE EMS SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH THE ALLEGIANCE MOBILE HEALTH AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT. AFTER THAT, WE WOULD BEGIN THE IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING FOR THE SEAMLESS TRANSITION FOR THAT DEDICATED AMBULANCE SERVICES.

THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE GOING OVER WITH THE NEW DISPATCHING.

THIS NEW AMBULANCES WILL BE DISPATCHED BY COLLIN COUNTY OUT OF OUR STATIONS.

THEY WOULDN'T BE DISPATCHED BY A THIRD PARTY SERVICE OR THEIR OWN PRIVATE AMBULANCE DISPATCH.

ONCE WE GET THAT STREAMLINED, WE'LL START THE DESIGN OF THE AMBULANCE AND WE'LL START THE HIRING PROCESS AND WE'LL START THE INTEGRATION OF THAT NEW SERVICE COMING INTO OUR CITY.

COORDINATE AMBULANCE DEPLOYMENT. WILL PERSONNEL ORIENTATION, MEDICAL DIRECTION.

I FORGOT TO SAY I'M SORRY. MEDICAL DIRECTION IS PROVIDED UNDER THIS CONTRACT WITH ALLEGIANCE AND WITH THE EQUIPMENT, WE CURRENTLY USE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF MONITOR THAT MOST OTHER COMPANIES DON'T USE.

WE USE A ZOLL CARDIAC MONITOR WITH ALLEGIANCE, WE TELL THEM WHAT WE WANT THEM TO PUT ON THEIR AMBULANCE.

IT'LL BE IN THE BACK OF THE AMBULANCE. SO THEY'LL PROVIDE THE SAME TYPE OF EQUIPMENT THAT WE'RE USING ON OUR FIRE TRUCKS RIGHT NOW. SO EVERYTHING WE'RE USING WITH THEM IS AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM. AND WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE DANIEL GILLESPIE.

HE IS THE PRESIDENT OF ALLEGIANCE. SO IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS HE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS, ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE, AND JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE ALLEGIANCE AMBULANCE SERVICE. THANK YOU.

YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DAN GILLESPIE.

I'M THE PRESIDENT OF ALLEGIANCE. ALSO PRIVILEGED TO BE ONE OF THE OWNERS OF THE COMPANY.

WE'RE TEXAS BASED EMS OUTFIT. WE'RE ACTUALLY BY SQUARE MILE IT'S COVERED AND BY THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES COVERED WE'RE THE LARGEST NON ONE PROVIDER IN THE STATE AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT.

WE DO THINGS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. AS, AS CHIEF ALLUDED TO WE DO A LOT OF INTEGRATION WITH THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE.

SO AS YOU TRAVEL AROUND THE STATE, YOU WOULD LIKELY HAVE SEEN A LOT OF ALLEGIANCE AMBULANCES IN COMMUNITIES AND NOT REALIZED YOU'VE SEEN THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE CO-BRANDED AS THE COUNTY OR THE CITY THAT THEY'RE SERVING. THE STAFF ARE INTEGRATED IN THE FIRE STATIONS AND THE COMMUNITY, ETC. AND THEY OPERATE COHESIVELY AS ONE SYSTEM.

WE BELIEVE THAT THAT THAT PROVIDES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT TO THE COMMUNITY AND MAKES US SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST A VENDOR RELATIONSHIP. GIVES YOU GUYS THE ABSOLUTE CONTROL OVER THE SERVICES THAT ARE BEING DELIVERED TO YOUR CITIZENS.

EMS IS AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ASPECT TO IT, TO ANY COMMUNITY, AND IT'S ALSO VERY EXPENSIVE.

SO YOU GUYS SHOULD BE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE CONTROL OVER HOW THAT'S DELIVERED. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON IN OUR CONTRACT IS THE TRANSPARENCY AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY THAT WE, THAT WE BUILD INTO THAT BY BY OUR INTEGRATED AGREEMENTS.

THE SAME THING HERE, OUR, THE AMBULANCES THAT, WE'VE WORKED ON A, A DESIGN WITH THE CHIEF FOR A CITY PRINCETON DESIGN THAT HAS THE SAME COLORS AS THE FIRE TRUCKS. YOU KNOW, VERY, IN MY OPINION, A VERY BEAUTIFUL COLOR SCHEME THAT YOU GUYS HAVE PUT TOGETHER ADDITIONAL AMBULANCES THAT WOULD LIKE CHIEF SAID THAT ARE DEDICATED TO THE CITY.

THE COALITION MODEL, I'M SURE WORKED WELL WHEN IT WAS CREATED BACK WHEN THIS COMMUNITY WAS MORE RURAL, BUT AS YOU GUYS WELL KNOW THIS IS A GROWING COMMUNITY, RIGHT? SO IT'S, IMPERATIVE THAT EACH CITY LOOKS AT THE PROTECTION OF ITS, RESIDENTS INDIVIDUALLY NOW AS MOST LARGE URBAN MUNICIPALITIES ARE. SO THIS AFFORDS A LOT MORE PROTECTION, A LOT MORE GUARANTEED COVERAGES THAN WHAT YOU GUYS ARE CURRENTLY WHAT YOU GUYS ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW. AND THEN AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, IT GIVES YOU GUYS CONTROL OVER THE OVERSIGHT AND THE DELIVERY OF THE PROGRAM TO THE CITIZENS. SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS MAY HAVE OF ME AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR

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CONCERNS. I DO HAVE. SORRY. UNDERSTANDABLE. REAL QUICK BEFORE YOU GO, IS THIS THE END OF THE PRESENTATION OR IS THERE MORE? OKAY, I JUST BECAUSE I KNOW I WANTED TO GET HIM TO SPEAK BECAUSE THIS WAS THE ITEM.

SO AFTER WE GO THROUGH THAT ITEM AND MAKE SURE THAT WE CAPTURE HIM.

BUT YOU GUYS. OKAY? YES, SIR. I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY AMBULANCES ARE GOING TO BE STATIONED HERE IN PRINCETON? THREE. ARE THEY NEW ONES? YES. YEAH. SO BRAND NEW.

BRAND NEW. YES.

YEAR REPLACEMENT AGREEMENT. SO YOU'RE GUARANTEED TO GET EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT EVERY FIVE YEARS OR 250,000.

ARE THEY BOXES OR VANS. OH THEY'RE BOXES. SO WE ACTUALLY UTILIZE THE TYPE WHAT'S CALLED A TYPE ONE.

IT'S THE LARGER YOUR. LIKE A FRAZIER. CORRECT.

YEAH. YEAH. VERY SIMILAR TO THE FRAZIER. BUT YEAH, WE USE THE TYPE ONE.

CURRENTLY WE'RE PURCHASING THE CHEVY SILVERADO, CHASSIS AND PUTTING THEM ON AN ALL BOX MODEL.

OKAY. AND THEN THIS QUESTION IS FOR CHIEF GAMMONS.

AT WHAT POINT IN TIME IN THE FUTURE DO YOU THINK THAT PRINCETON WILL BE ABLE TO OR WILL BE GOING TO OUR OWN AMBULANCE SERVICE WHERE WE ACTUALLY DO IT ALL 100%. IS THIS GOING TO BE A IS THIS LIKE A TRANSITION PERIOD OR TRANSITIONAL PERIOD RIGHT NOW? THIS IS THE CRAWL, WALK, RUN. THIS IS THE WALK PHASE OF THE CRAWL WALK, RUN.

THIS WILL BE EVALUATED AFTER THE FIVE YEAR CONTRACT IS UP TO SEE IF WE COULD SUSTAIN OUR OWN AMBULANCE SERVICE, FIRE BASED EMS. BUT AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF CITIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT RUN A THIRD PARTY AMBULANCE SERVICE AS THEIR FIRE, EMS, AND IT'S WORKED OUT VERY WELL FOR THEM. THE ONE GOOD THING ABOUT ALLEGIANCE, WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER TODAY IF WE DECIDED TO GO TO A FIRE BASED EMS, AS WE'RE CONTRACTED WITH THEM, THEY WILL ASSIST US TO PROCEED INTO THAT FIRE BASED EMS SYSTEM TO WHERE THE AMBULANCES THAT WE CURRENTLY ARE, THAT WE WILL USE WITH THEM, COULD POSSIBLY BE PURCHASED BY THE CITY TO BE USED BY THEM, AND THEY WOULD ASSIST US IN THE MEDICAL DIRECTION, IN THE PROCESS OR IN THE PROCESS TO GO INTO A FIRE BASED EMS. OKAY. ONE OTHER QUESTION. SINCE THEY'RE GOING TO BE STAFFING IT, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MEET STANDARDS OF THE CITY AND OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS CLOTHING. WELL, I'M TRYING TO THINK WHAT I'M HAVING A SENIOR MOMENT HERE LIKE WORKING OUT, EXERCISING THINGS LIKE THAT PHYSICALLY FIT, OR ARE THEY GOING TO HAVE TO DO THOSE THINGS? WE CAN'T REQUIRE THEM TO DO. THEY DON'T WORK FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

THEY WORK FOR ALLEGIANCE. THEY'RE CONTRACTED THROUGH US. WE CAN'T LIABILITY WISE.

WE CAN'T FORCE THEM TO GO TO THE GYM AND WORK OUT.

IT'S NOT IN OUR POLICIES OR SOPS FOR THE AMBULANCE CREW THAT'S THIRD PARTY TO DO THAT.

WOULD THEY BE WEARING FIRE DEPARTMENT UNIFORMS? THEY'LL BE WEARING A FIRE DEPARTMENT T SHIRT THAT SAYS PRINCETON EMS INSTEAD OF PRINCETON FIRE.

OKAY, SO THEY WON'T BE REQUIRED TO DO THAT. HOW ABOUT ANY OTHER.

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GROOMING STANDARDS. THEY'LL HAVE THE SAME GROOMING STANDARDS AS US.

OBVIOUSLY, THEY CAN WEAR IT. THEY CAN HAVE A CLEAN SHAVED BEARD BECAUSE THEY WON'T BE IN SCBAS LIKE THE FIRE GUYS WILL.

BUT THEY ARE THE STANDARDS AND THEY ALSO HAVE THEIR OWN PERSONAL HYGIENE STANDARDS ALSO.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO I HAD A QUESTION.

I WAS LOOKING OVER THE CONTRACT THAT'S BEING PROPOSED.

AND ONE OF THE PROVISIONS THAT STOOD OUT TO ME WAS THE ONE THAT STATED THAT IF ALLEGIANCE EARNS 15% OR GREATER NET PROFIT, PRINCETON CAN REQUEST A 5% REDUCTION IN THE SUBSIDY OR ADDITIONAL AMBULANCE.

WHAT DOES THAT HOW DO YOU GUYS GET TO A 15% NET PROFIT? YEAH. SO WE'LL SHARE OUR ANNUAL FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

SO YOU GUYS WILL SEE EXACTLY WHERE YOUR DOLLARS ARE GOING IN YOUR INVESTMENT.

IF WE EARN, SINCE WE'RE TAKING A TAX SUBSIDY OFF THIS CONTRACT, IF WE EARN OVER A CERTAIN PROFIT PERCENTAGE, WE'LL START DOING REBATES OR ADD ADDITIONAL SERVICES BACK INTO THE CITY.

IT'S NOT UP TO THE TAXPAYERS TO ENSURE US AS A PRIVATE COMPANY ARE MAKING, YOU KNOW, 30, 40% PROFIT MARGINS OFF OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

SO WE'RE VERY TRANSPARENT IN THAT IF OUR PROFIT MARGINS EXCEED A CERTAIN AMOUNT, YOU GUYS WILL SEE REBATES OR LIKE I SAID, OR OTHER ADDITIONAL SERVICES ADDED INTO THE CONTRACT TO OFFSET THOSE PROFITS.

SO THERE'S PROTECTIONS IN THERE FOR YOU GUYS, AND IT HELPS YOU GUYS BE ACCOUNTABLE TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS THAT THE DOLLARS THAT YOU'RE APPLYING TO THIS CONTRACT ARE COMPLETELY VISIBLE AND TRANSPARENT.

THINK YOU GUYS SHOULD LEAD WITH THAT NEXT TIME. MAN, THAT WAS [LAUGHTER] I HAD ANOTHER QUESTION AS WELL AS I WAS LOOKING AT THE CONTRACT, HOW ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AS FAR AS ARE THEY REQUIRED OR IS ALLEGIANCE REQUIRED TO MEET OUR RESPONSE TIMES?

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OR, YOU KNOW, HOW IS THAT METRIC BEING MEASURED? YEAH. SO THERE'S VERY EXTENSIVE RESPONSE TIME METRICS GOALS AND CLINICAL PERFORMANCE, NOT JUST RESPONSE TIMES, BUT CLINICAL STANDARD GOALS INSIDE THE CONTRACT AS WELL THAT ARE REPORTED OUT MONTHLY.

PERFECT. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. THERE'S ANOTHER QUESTION I WOULD LIKE FOR SORRY WILL TO COME.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MAYOR ESCOBAR. COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU THIS EVENING.

GOOD EVENING. I'M WILL HENDON, THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE, NORTH TEXAS.

AMR IS PROUD TO HAVE PROVIDED HIGH QUALITY AMBULANCE SERVICE IN COLLIN COUNTY AND IN GENERAL AND THE CITY OF PRINCETON SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS.

THE COMMUNITY HAS CHANGED A LOT IN THAT TIME AND AMR HAS BEEN ALONGSIDE YOU EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT SHOCKING TO BE STANDING HERE THIS EVENING GIVEN THIS KIND OF SUDDEN SHIFT AND CHANGE OF DIRECTION.

AND THERE MAY BE SOME ISSUES OR PROBLEMS WITH THE PROCESS AND HOW THESE PROPOSALS WERE GATHERED THAT ARE PLACED BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, NOT TO THE LEAST OF WHICH IS MAYBE WE DIDN'T FOLLOW APPROPRIATE PROCUREMENT PROCESSES TO GET WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW, THE LOCAL ORDINANCES AND STATE LAWS APPLY HERE.

I'M A LITTLE BIT GRAY AND FUZZY IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA.

SINCE PUBLIC COMMENT TIME IS LIMITED. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THE CHANGES WITH THIS CURRENT CONTRACT THAT CREATE VERY REAL RISKS FOR YOU AS A COUNCIL AND FOR YOUR CITIZENS.

THIS NEW CONTRACT WILL LET YOUR AMBULANCE COMPANY CALL IT QUITS FOR ANY REASON WITH JUST 30 DAYS NOTICE.

30 DAYS IS NOT AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF TIME TO SPIN UP A NEW AMBULANCE SERVICE.

AND I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT. WITH THIS KIND OF TERMINATION CLAUSE, THERE'S NOTHING TO STOP A COMPANY FROM OFFERING ARTIFICIALLY LOW PRICING AND THEN CHANGING THAT MIDSTREAM ON YOU GUYS AND COMING BACK WITH A NEW ASK.

THE OTHER OPTION IS THEY LEAVE YOU HIGH AND DRY, AND IF YOU DON'T DOUBLE OR TRIPLE YOUR PAYMENT, YOUR CURRENT CONTRACT WITH US CURRENTLY HAS 120 DAYS OUT.

THE NEW CONTRACT DOES NOT REQUIRE AMBULANCE COMPANY TO PROVIDE A PERFORMANCE BOND OR AMBULANCE AS COLLATERAL.

SO IN OTHER WORDS, THE PROTECTION FOR YOU IS NOTHING.

IF THEY LEAVE, THEY DON'T LEAVE THEIR ASSETS AND THEY DON'T PAY YOU TO EXIT.

IT'S CALLED A PERFORMANCE BOND. PRETTY STANDARD IN MOST AGREEMENTS.

AND IT'S YOUR PROTECTION AS A COUNCIL AND PROTECTION FOR YOUR CITIZENS.

LASTLY, LET'S TALK ABOUT RESPONSE TIMES. THE PROPOSED CONTRACT SEEMS TO REQUIRE ON TIME PERFORMANCE OF 90% OF THE TIME, WHEREAS CURRENTLY THE STANDARD APPLIED TO AMR IS 85%, BUT THAT'S COUNTY WIDE.

BUT HERE'S THE THING. THE PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTUALLY SAYS THERE'S NO REQUIRED RESPONSE TIMES FOR THE FIRST 90 DAYS.

THAT'S LISTED ON PAGE 16 OF THE AGREEMENT. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A 90 DAY REVIEW PERIOD, AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO GET TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT WHAT COMPLIANCE TIMES YOU'RE GOING TO MEET. CURRENTLY, FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON, WE DO ISOLATE OUR RESPONSE TIMES AND REPORT THOSE TO THE FIRE CHIEF FOR AGGREGATE FROM JANUARY 1ST OF THIS YEAR THROUGH THE END OF JUNE.

THIS YEAR, WE'RE AT 96.82% AGGREGATE RESPONSE TIME FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

THERE'S SO MUCH MORE I COULD SAY ABOUT THE RISKS HERE, BUT I'LL END WITH THIS. DON'T APPROVE THE CONTRACT.

AMR HAS HELPED TO PROVIDE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR THREE DECADES, AND TO KEEP QUIET NOW WOULD BETRAY THAT COMMITMENT.

AMR WANTS TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE TO YOUR COMMUNITY TO GIVE YOU DEDICATED TRUCKS.

NOW THAT THE EMS COALITION APPEARS TO BE SPLINTERING, AND WE CAN DO IT A SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER PRICE WITHOUT OPENING YOU UP TO THESE RISKS.

WE WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE THESE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT OUR EXISTING CONTRACT AND PARTICIPATE IN A CLEAR AND OPEN RFP PROCESS.

AND I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH THERE'S NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN.

EVERYTHING THAT THEY TALKED ABOUT AND THEY OFFER, WE CAN TAILOR THE SAME EXACT PERFORMANCE EXACTLY HOW YOU WANT IT.

WE JUST NEED CLEAR RULES OF ENGAGEMENT. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

DOES COUNCIL, HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? FOR AMR WITH OUR CURRENT.

I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MAYOR, BUT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT AMR, AND I KNOW IT'S BEEN.

I FORGOT WHEN THEY CAME INTO COLLIN COUNTY 20 SOMETHING 30 YEARS AGO, WHATEVER IT WAS, A LONG TIME AGO.

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JUST A LITTLE STORY ABOUT HOW THEY CAME ABOUT BEING HERE.

I WAS A COLLIN COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL. I WAS ACTUALLY WE THE EMS BUDGET WAS THROUGH MY OFFICE FOR COUNTY WIDE. AND WE HAD BACK THEN, WE DIDN'T HAVE MUCH OF AN AMBULANCE SERVICE.

I DON'T THINK EVEN HERE IN PRINCETON ITSELF, WE HAD ONE STATIONED HERE, BUT IT WASN'T DEDICATED TO PRINCETON.

AND WE WERE USING AN AMBULANCE SERVICE CALLED LIFE TECH.

NOW, LIFE TECH HAS SINCE THEN HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS.

IN FACT, THEY EVEN RESPONDED TO A CALL ONE TIME BACK THEN THAT THEIR AMBULANCE BROKE DOWN.

THE OTHER AMBULANCE THAT WENT TO PICK UP THE PATIENT AFTER THEY PICKED UP THE PATIENT, DROVE JUST A LITTLE WAYS DOWN THE ROAD, BROKE DOWN. AND I WAS ACTUALLY IN SAN ANTONIO WITH THE COUNTY JUDGE AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, AND MY SECRETARY CALLED ME AND SAID, LIFETECH IS PULLING OUT OF GRAYSON COUNTY, AND THEY MAY STAY HERE UNTIL FRIDAY IN COLLIN COUNTY. AND WEDNESDAY THEY PULLED OUT LIFT US HIGH AND DRY.

WE HAD NO EMS SERVICE WHATSOEVER. JOHN HODGES CONTACTED ME BY PHONE AND SAID, UNDERSTAND THE PREDICAMENT YOU'RE IN, AND WE'LL BE GLAD TO FURNISH A BOX THAT EACH ONE OF THE LOCATIONS I THINK IS IN ANNA HERE IN PRINCETON ONE IN FARMERSVILLE TO PROVIDE SERVICE. FORTUNATELY, WE MADE LIFE TECH BUY HANDHELD RADIO SO THEY COULD HAVE COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE COUNTY, AND THEY LEFT THOSE RADIOS THERE AT THE STATIONS.

SO THEY ACTUALLY END UP HAVING COMMUNICATIONS AND THEY CAME IN AND PROVIDED SERVICE WITHOUT A CONTRACT FOR, I DON'T KNOW, IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN 30 TO 60 DAYS UNTIL WE COULD FORM COALITIONS BETWEEN ALL THE CITIES AND THE COUNTY, AND THE COUNTY WAS WHERE THE NORTHERN COALITION, EASTERN COALITION.

AND IT WAS BASED ON PER CAPITA AND THEY CAME IN AND PROVIDED THE SERVICE.

A LOT OF THINGS HAVE CHANGED SINCE THEN. YOU KNOW I CAN TELL YOU THAT BACK THEN THE PARAMEDICS WERE ACE.

I MEAN, THEY WERE GREAT, YOU KNOW NOW I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, SOME ARE, SOME AREN'T.

THE WORK ETHICS NOW IS NOT, IS NOT LIKE IT WAS THEN.

YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE YOUNGER PEOPLE THAT THEY DON'T LOOK AT THINGS THE SAME WAY, YOU KNOW, ON HOW THINGS SHOULD GO, YOU KNOW, BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO SAY, REGARDLESS OF HOW THIS GOES, THANK AMR FOR STEPPING IN PERSONALLY, WHENEVER I WAS A COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL TO TAKE CARE OF THIS THAT PARTICULAR WEDNESDAY, WHENEVER LIFE TECH LEFT IS THE DAY I STARTED TAKING BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICINE FOR SURE, BECAUSE IT'S VERY STRESSFUL AT THE TIME.

BUT THE OTHER THING THAT WE HAD, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY STILL DO IT NOW.

WE HAD COALITION MEETINGS. WE HAD COALITION MEETING ON A REGULAR BASIS EVERY MONTH AT MY OFFICE.

ALL MEMBER CITIES AND DEPARTMENTS HAD REPRESENTATIVES THERE, AND WE RESOLVED ANY AND EVERY ISSUE THAT CAME ABOUT WHETHER ITS PERSONNEL ISSUES OR APPARATUS ISSUES JUST ANYTHING THAT WE RESOLVED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS GOING TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY STILL DO THAT NOW, IF THEY HAVE THE COALITION MEETINGS AND IF WHO ALL ATTENDS AND HOW LONG IT TAKES, AND IF SOMEONE OVERSEES THAT AND TAKES CARE OF IT.

BUT IF YOU'RE IN THAT SITUATION, OF COURSE, I KNOW WE'RE LOOKING FOR IT'S GOING TO BE JUST HERE IN THE CITY.

SO THERE WON'T BE A COALITION. BUT UNDERSTAND THAT YOU KNOW THE COUNTY.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THE COUNTIES DO IT. AND THE ESD PLAYS A BIG PART OF THIS.

ALSO, THE EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICTS THAT WAS JUST VOTED IN RECENTLY PLAYS A LARGE PART IN, IN DOING THIS CHANGEOVER. ANYWAY, I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT STATEMENT.

THANK YOU SIR. I THINK AT THE END OF THE QUESTION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. SO I DO HAVE QUESTIONS. AND I THINK THAT WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS.

I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY SPEAK ABOUT IT, BUT THE 30 DAYS OUT.

THAT IS CONCERNING FOR ME AS WELL. IT IS 180 DAYS THAT WAS LEFT OFF THE CONTRACT.

THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT THAT ALLEGIANCE SENT THAT I SENT TO THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO HAVE THEM FORMAT AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS LEGAL IN IT.

IT'S 6.. THAT WAS LEFT OFF OF THE AGREEMENT THAT THE ATTORNEY SENT BACK TO US.

IT IS IN THEIR CONTRACT. IT'S 180 DAYS. IT'S MORE THAN THE 120 DAYS.

IT'S 180. OKAY. SO HOW CAN WE SEE. IT WILL BE REVISED.

OKAY. HOW CAN WE SEE? SO DO YOU WANT TO GET THAT CONTRACT REVISED AND BRING IT BACK TO US? BECAUSE IF WE APPROVE ANY CONTRACT TODAY, IT'S BASED ON WHAT'S BEEN PRESENTED OUT.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT CONTRACT AND MAKE SURE.

NOT A PROBLEM WHATSOEVER. SO I GUESS THAT THIS ITEM WILL PROBABLY NEED TO BE TABLED TO THE NEXT MEETING. IS THE NEXT NOT AUGUST 10TH TO THE 20.

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WHAT IS IT, THE 27TH. SO I DID WANT TO TALK ABOUT ONE THING.

THE PROCUREMENT. SO THIS WHOLE PROCESS STARTED BACK WHEN CHIEF STEPHENS WAS STILL THE CHIEF.

THEY WERE GOING OUT TALKING, WANTING TO GO WITH A SOLE PROVIDER FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE DUE TO WHAT THE COALITION WAS DOING AS FAR AS PAYING OBSCENE AMOUNT OF DOLLARS FOR NOT GOOD SERVICE, NOT GOOD QUALITY.

SO THEY WERE OUT TALKING TO PEOPLE. WHEN CHIEF STEPHENS LEFT, I CONTINUED THE PROCESS WITH A COUPLE OTHER CHIEFS IN COLLIN COUNTY.

SO THE CONTRACT IS EXECUTED TO PRESERVE THE AND PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON AND IS ALLOWABLE EXEMPTION FROM COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION AS DEFINED BY TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 252.022.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS PERFORMED ITS DUE DILIGENCE AND EVALUATED.

WE EVALUATED ACADIAN, PAFFORD, ALLEGIANCE. CONTACTED CAREFLITE FOR SEE IF THEY WANTED TO COME TO THE TABLE.

THEY DECLINED AT THE TIME. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HANDLE THE SIZE OF A MARKET RIGHT AT THAT POINT IN TIME.

AND YEAH, SO THOSE PROVIDERS AND THE CURRENT PROVIDER, AMR. I WENT TO AMR. I GOT A PROPOSAL FOR TWO DEDICATED AMBULANCE TO THE CITY.

IT'S IN YOUR PACKET OF WHAT WE GOT. IT WAS $670,000.

THOSE ARE NUMBERS WE GOT. NOW WE'RE GETTING DIFFERENT NUMBERS BECAUSE WE ARE PROPOSING TO LEAVE AMR AS A PROVIDER.

BUT IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THESE SERVICES ARE LEGAL WITHOUT A FORMAL RFP WITH BEING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE.

AND IT'S UNDER THE PUBLIC SAFETY OR THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY EXEMPTION.

AND THEN THE 90 DAYS RESPONSE TIMES. I KNOW THAT BECAUSE I READ THAT IN THE CONTRACT AS WELL.

THE 99%, BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE APPLIED FROM DAY ONE.

IT'S DAY ONE. THEY ALL, IF YOU LOOK AT APPENDIX, I THINK IT'S APPENDIX F, IT'S GOT ALL YOUR GUIDELINES FOR YOUR RESPONSE TIMES.

THE 90 DAY EVALUATION IS TO SEE IF THE WHERE THE OTHER AMBULANCES ARE IN THE COUNTY OR IF THEY'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACES.

THAT HAS MORE TO DO WITH IF THE ESD DECIDES TO GO WITH THIS, OR IF ANY OTHER DEPARTMENTS DECIDE TO GO WITH THIS PLACEMENT OF AMBULANCES.

I'M SORRY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD YOU. SO SO YOU FEEL LIKE THIS CHANGE WILL BE NOT ONLY A COST SAVINGS, BUT AN IMPROVEMENT IN PERFORMANCE AS WELL. IT IS A YES, 100%.

OKAY. WITH THE YES. THERE'S OTHER STUFF I CAN TALK ABOUT, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT.

NO, I APPRECIATE THAT. NO, I JUST THAT'S ENOUGH FOR ME TO KIND OF THERE'S TWO ASPECTS OF THIS FOR ME, RIGHT? WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, BUT ALSO WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING A SERVICE THAT'S QUALITY SERVICE TO OUR RESIDENTS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, IN YOUR SHOES, IF YOU FEEL THERE'S A CONCERN FROM A PERFORMANCE PERSPECTIVE, I WILL TAKE YOUR JUDGMENT ON THAT.

AND THAT WOULD HELP ME KIND OF UNDERSTAND WHICH DIRECTION WE NEED TO GO. THANK YOU. YEAH. THERE IS A FROM THE COST SAVINGS FROM THE INITIAL 689 WAS WHAT WE WOULD BE PAYING THE COALITION DROPPING OUT OF THAT. THE NEXT QUOTE WE GOT WAS 670,000.

THEN WE GOT THE 500,000. IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WHAT THE NEWEST QUOTE FROM AMR WAS.

BUT THE QUALITY, THE SERVICE, THE RELIABILITY IS GOING TO BE BETTER.

THANK YOU. LEGAL. I'M SORRY.

QUESTION. CAN WE CONDITIONALLY APPROVE THIS WITH THE NEW CONTRACT WITHOUT SEEING IT PER SE? YES. YOU CAN CONDITIONALLY APPROVE IT. AND MAKE THAT CHANGE TO THE 180 DAYS.

WHAT THE CHANGES WERE IS LEFT OFF. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE MOTION FOR IT.

IT WAS THE 90 IT WAS MAKING SURE THE 90 DAY PERFORMANCE.

BUT THERE'S APPENDIX F THAT SHOWS YOU ALL THE RESPONSE TIMES.

OKAY, SO COUNCIL, YOU GUYS HAVE YOUR OPTIONS.

AT THIS TIME I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE HOLD ON.

SORRY. YOU GOT IT. OKAY. I'LL MAKE SURE HE WAS DOUBLE CHECKING SOMETHING.

SO GO AHEAD. YOU'RE GOOD. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE THE CONTRACT WITH THE AMENDED ADJUSTMENTS TO SHOW THE 180 DAYS

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THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE LISTED FOR THE TERMINATION PERIOD.

AND THEN THE RESPONSE TIME TO BE AND INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT AS WELL FOR THE THE CONTRACT FOR ALLEGIANCE HEALTH FOR AMBULANCE SERVICES. AND WE HAVE A MOTION.

I'LL SECOND. MR. WASHINGTON SECONDS. WE CAN TAKE A VOTE.

MOTION PASSES FOUR ONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THIS WILL TAKE US TO ITEM L4. ITEM L4 2026-168.

[L4. 2026-168 Consider approving Melissa Ned’s voluntary resignation from her appointed office of Community Development Corporation, Place 2; and take appropriate action.]

CONSIDER APPROVING MELISSA NEDS VOLUNTARY RESIGNATION FROM HER APPOINTED OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PLACE TWO AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. BEFORE WE MAKE THAT MOTION, I JUST WANT TO THANK MELISSA NED FOR ALL HER TIME THAT SHE SERVED ON ON BOARD.

I KNOW SHE WAS HERE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK HER FOR HER VOLUNTEERING HER SERVICES.

AND I CONCUR WITH THAT MAYOR ESCOBAR, I WANT TO THANK MISS NED FOR HER SERVICE AS WELL.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM L4.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION. I'LL SECOND. I'M SORRY, WHO SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. MR. DEFFIBAUGH SECOND. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

THIS WILL TAKE US TO ITEM L5. ITEM L5 2026-172.

[L5. 2026-172 Consider approving Bakr Al Qaraghuli’s voluntary resignation from his appointed office of Planning & Zoning Commission, Place 6; and take appropriate action]

CONSIDER APPROVING BAKR AL QARAGHULI’S VOLUNTEER RESIGNATION FROM HIS APPOINTED OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

TAKE PLACE SIX AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. AND ONCE AGAIN, I WANT TO.

I WANT TO THANK BAKR AS WELL FOR SERVING ON THIS BOARD, AND AT THIS TIME I ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE L SIX. WE HAVE A MOTION.

I'LL SECOND. IT'S L5. SORRY. YEAH. IF YOU WANT TO RECALL.

I WILL RETRACT THAT MOTION AND PRESENT ANOTHER MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM L5.

I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. MR. RUTLEDGE SECOND.

MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. THIS WILL TAKE US TO ITEM L6 2026-164.

[L6. 2026-164 Consider approving a request for items to be placed on a future agenda and NOT for discussion of these request.]

CONSIDER APPROVING A REQUEST FOR ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA AND NOT FOR DISCUSSION OF THESE REQUESTS.

AND MR. RUTLEDGE HAD SOMETHING TO ADD. YEAH. I'D LIKE FOR US TO MAYBE IF WE CAN HAVE I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S, YOU KNOW, AMBER OR AARON OR WHOEVER THAT WOULD BE BEST SUITED TO LOOK INTO VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR YOUTH.

I'VE ACTUALLY RECEIVED A FEW EMAILS AS KIDS ARE GRADUATING AND GOING OFF TO COLLEGE AND LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH MAKE THEM A LITTLE MORE APPEALING FOR, YOU KNOW, UNIVERSITY.