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[A. CALL TO ORDER-MAYOR]

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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. THE TIME IS NOW 6 P.M.

THIS WILL CALL TO ORDER OUR PRE-COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

TODAY IS MONDAY, JULY 27TH, 2026. I'M GOING TO START WITH THE ROLL CALL.

MISS TODD. PRESENT. MISS DAVID-GRAVES. HERE. MR. JOHNSON IS NOT WITH US THIS EVENING. MYSELF, BRYAN WASHINGTON, IS PRESENT.

MR. RUTLEDGE. HERE. MR. DEFFIBAUGH. HERE. AND MR. LONG. HERE. VERY GOOD. WE HAVE OUR QUORUM. AND THIS WILL TAKE US TO OUR WORK SESSION AGENDA.

[C. WORK SESSION AGENDA]

WE HAVE ITEM C1. 2026-173. DISCUSSION AND UPDATE ON ADULT RECREATION LEAGUES.

MR. BRYANT. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL.

CHASE BRYANT, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION. THIS ITEM WAS REQUESTED BY MAYOR ESCOBAR IN REGARDS TO ADULT SPORTS.

AND THE POSSIBILITY OF REACTIVATING THAT PROGRAM.

I WANT TO KIND OF GO THROUGH A COUPLE FACTS REGARDING THE ADULT SPORTS.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE ADULT LEAGUES THAT ARE OFFERED THROUGH OTHER LOCAL CITIES.

YOU GOT SOFTBALL, KICKBALL, DISC GOLF, AND ADULT BASKETBALL.

THERE ARE SOME ADULT FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUES AND SO FORTH.

SO SOME OF THE CONSTRAINTS THAT WE FACE AS A CITY REALLY COMES DOWN TO FACILITIES AVAILABLE.

WE'RE PUSHING MORE THAN 1400 YOUTH PARTICIPANTS PER SEASON ON THE FOUR ADULT.

OR THE FOUR BASEBALL SOFTBALL FIELDS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.

I KNOW WE WENT THROUGH A CONVERSION FROM NATURAL GRASS TO ARTIFICIAL THIS YEAR, BUT AS I MENTIONED ON FRIDAY, THAT ALLEVIATES THE RAINOUTS AND THE LENGTH OF THE SCHEDULE, BUT IT DOESN'T CREATE MORE SPACES.

HOWEVER, THE DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL YOU KNOW, GUIDED BY STAFF ON THE RETREAT ON FRIDAY WAS PUSHING FORWARD SOME OF THESE OTHER PROJECTS MOVING FORWARD WITH THE COMPLEX AT GTLC.

SO THAT CREATES MORE OPEN SPACES AND MORE FACILITIES FOR NOT ONLY THE YOUTH, BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR ADULT RECREATION AT THAT TIME ONCE THOSE ARE COMPLETED.

WE ACTUALLY OPERATE ROUGHLY SIX DAYS A WEEK, AND WE'VE EVEN HAD TO MOVE INTO SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS FOR PRACTICING DUE TO FIELD CONSTRAINTS, AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW. AND I KNOW, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL.

MR. WASHINGTON, MR. RUTLEDGE. YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS COACH YOUR KIDS, YOU'RE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN SOME OF THE YOUTH PROGRAMS. AND PRACTICE IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT ARE KEY COMPONENTS TO, YOU KNOW, THE LENGTH AND THE TIME THAT, YOU KNOW, THE QUALITY THAT YOU PUT ON THE COURT OR ON A FIELD, WHAT YOU DO.

SO HAVING SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD TO CUT DOWN PRACTICES AND MOVE GAMES TO WEEKENDS JUST SO TEAMS COULD STILL GET FIELD USAGE.

AND BASICALLY WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS.

YEAH. I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO TAKE A LOOK AT AS WE JUST KIND OF GROW AND MOVE FORWARD.

BUT I THINK THE BIGGEST HURDLE IS JUST BANDWIDTH RIGHT NOW FOR THE STAFF AND IN REGARDS TO ADULT LEAGUES.

SO. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AROUND THIS? I WOULD SAY, CHASE, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I THINK I WOULD AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN WASHINGTON.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS A GREAT INITIATIVE. AS YOU MENTIONED ON FRIDAY, WE WENT THROUGH A LOT OF NUMBERS, RIGHT? SO IT HAS TO MAKE SENSE AT THE RIGHT TIME.

IT MAY NOT BE RIGHT NOW, BUT AS THINGS PROGRESS, THE ONLY THING I WOULD SAY IS AS WE MOVE CLOSER AND FURTHER INTO SOME OF THESE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU MENTIONED WITH THE GTLC AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IT'D BE REALLY GOOD FOR YOU TO KIND OF KEEP US KEYED IN BUDGETARY WISE, YOU KNOW, SO WE HAVE AN IDEA OF EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT TO BE OPTIMUM FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO GO IN PLACE.

YEAH. I WILL MENTION AS FAR AS THE BUDGET GOES, A LOT OF THESE RECREATION LEAGUES ARE COST RECOVERY.

SO THEY'RE NOT REVENUE GENERATING, BUT AT LEAST THE FEES WOULD BE BASED ON COVERING THE COST FOR THE EXPENSES.

GOOD TO KNOW. THANKS. CHASE. I'M JUST SO EXCITED WITH ALL THE INITIATIVES YOU'RE COMING UP WITH.

I REMEMBER WHEN I SAW THAT GLINT IN YOUR EYE ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, YOU GOT REALLY EXCITED ABOUT PARKS AND RECS AND IT'S ONLY JUST BEEN WONDERFUL

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THINGS FROM THERE. AS WE MOVE INTO THIS NEW PHASE WHERE WE'RE CONSIDERING THE ADULT LEAGUES JUST TO.

I KNOW THAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO. WE'RE LOOKING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE STAFF THAT'S CURRENTLY HERE, BUT I JUST WOULD LIKE FOR US TO CONSIDER SEVERAL THINGS.

I MEAN, ONE OF THEM WOULD BE CONSIDER PARTNERING WITH CHURCHES AND THE PRINCETON ISD, THE PISD AND MAYBE LOCAL BUSINESSES, PROBABLY WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO SEE IF MAYBE THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO PARTNER JUST IN TERMS OF MANPOWER TO DEFRAY SOME OF THE COST TO THE CITY.

I KNOW THAT IT PROBABLY MIGHT BE A QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT THE CITY WOULD SUFFER SOME LIABILITY, SAY, IN THE EVENT ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS MAY GET HURT.

BUT AS WE LOOK AND WORK OUT THE LEGALITIES OF ALL OF THOSE THINGS, I THINK MAYBE LOOKING AT LOCAL SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS AND REFEREES AND THOSE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN SPORTS AND WHO MAY BE RESIDENTS HERE, WHETHER THEY WOULD WANT TO VOLUNTEER TO BE A PART.

SO AT LEAST WE WOULD HAVE THE ENTIRE CITY INVOLVED AND THAT STAFF WOULD NOT BE OVERTAXED WITH THE USUAL DAY WORK AS WELL AS SEEING TO THE SPORTS AS WELL. AND THEN ALSO LOOKING AT PROBABLY HAVING A PHASED IN.

YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY THOUGHT OF THAT, BUT TO HAVE IT PHASED IN START WITH.

MAYBE ASK THE RESIDENTS WHICH ONE WOULD YOU LIKE TO START WITH FIRST AND SEE WHERE THEY WOULD WANT TO AND THEN MOVE JUST SO DRUM UP MOMENTUM, GET RESIDENTS INVOLVED. AND I THINK THAT WILL HELP TO PUSH THE PROGRAM FORWARD FROM THERE.

I KNOW THAT ONCE THE FIELDS AND EVERYTHING START OPENING UP, YOUR ARRANGEMENT WITH ARCADIA FARMS ENDS.

HAS IT BEEN A CONSIDERATION TO REAPPROACH ARCADIA FARMS REGARDING THE FIELD SPACE THEY HAVE THERE TO LOOK AT OPPORTUNITIES AND POSSIBILITIES THROUGH THEIR COMMUNITY AND THAT AVAILABLE SPACE? I'LL HIT ON THAT REAL QUICK. THE ARCADIA FARMS FACILITIES, THOSE ARE TEE BALL FIELDS.

SO AS FAR AS ADULT RECREATION GOES, YOU KNOW, THAT FIELD ON THAT SITE IS 160 FOOT LONG. SO ADULTS NEED 300 PLUS FEET. AS FAR AS THE SOCCER FIELD GOES, LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITY, WE'LL DEFINITELY EXPLORE THAT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, CHASE.

APPRECIATE IT. SO MOVING TO ITEM C2. 2026-174.

WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO TABLE THIS ITEM AND MOVE IT TO THE NEXT MEETING.

THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT THE MAYOR WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL EIGHT COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT BEFORE WE GO OVER THIS.

SO WE'LL MOVE THAT UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. THAT WILL TAKE US TO D.

[D. DISCUSS AND REVIEW AGENDA ITEMS]

DISCUSS AND REVIEW AGENDA ITEMS. THE CITY COUNCIL MAY ASK QUESTIONS REGARDING OR DISCUSS ANY ITEM LISTED ON MAY MEETING AGENDA.

NO FORMAL ACTION WILL BE TAKEN DURING THE PRE MEETING, AS ANY FORMAL ACTION SHALL ONLY OCCUR DURING THE MAY MEETING.

ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO THE AGENDA? MAYOR PRO TEM, I DO HAVE ONE. IT'S ITEM K3. ORDINANCE 2026-0727.

IN LOOKING AT THE. WHENEVER YOU OPEN UP THE ATTACHMENTS, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S TWO SEPARATE ORDINANCES AND IT PROBABLY SHOULD JUST BE ONE. ONE HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH FINES AND OTHER THINGS THAT IT'S NOT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE OPERATION OF THE MICRO MOBILITY DEVICES.

COUNCILMAN DEFFIBAUGH, WOULD YOU PLEASE POINT OUT WHICH ONE OF THE ATTACHMENTS YOU'RE REFERRING TO? PLEASE. EXCUSE ME. I DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND, BUT IT'S ITEM K3.

AND IT APPEARS IF YOU LOOK AT THE ORDINANCES, THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT ORDINANCES IN THAT.

YOU HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH IT. ONE OF THEM.

IF YOU DON'T MIND. MR. MALONE WILL PROBABLY EXPLAIN ALSO.

THE MEMO IS SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT ADMINISTRATIVE FEES FOR THE COURT.

AND THEN YOU LOOK INTO THE CERTIFICATE OF ORDINANCE AT THE BEGINNING OF IT TALKS

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ABOUT A TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES OPERATION OF MICRO MOBILITY DEVICES.

AND THEN YOU GET DOWN TO THE LOWER SECTION AND IT GOES BACK TO THE COURTS.

SO I THINK IT'S JUST A LITTLE MIX UP.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SECOND ATTACHMENT, CORRECT? YES.

CORRECT.

YEAH. THE FIRST IS HIGHLIGHTING THE TRAFFIC AND THE SECOND THE COURTS.

THE FIRST PART IS THE CERTIFICATE OF ORDINANCE.

AND IT TALKS ABOUT THE MICRO MOBILITY DEVICES.

AND THEN WHENEVER YOU GET DOWN TO THE ACTUAL. THE OTHER PART, THE ORDINANCE, IT'S THE SAME NUMBER AND IT GOES INTO THE IMPOSITION COLLECTION AND ENFORCEMENT AND COST AND FEES BY ADDING SUBSECTION IN ALL THAT.

BUT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE. IT APPEARS TO HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THOSE DEVICES.

SO. CHIEF? YES, SIR. SO ONE IS GOING TO BE THE COURT ASSOCIATED COST THAT'S GOING TO END UP DEALING WITH THE MICRO MOBILITY DEVICES. AND THE OTHER ONE IS THE ACTUAL ORDINANCES FOR THE MICRO MOBILITY DEVICES THAT WE TALKED ABOUT TWO WEEKS.

OR I'M SORRY. TWO PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AGO.

BASICALLY THE DOCUMENT THAT WE HAVE ATTACHED, THAT IS THE CORRECT DOCUMENT.

CORRECT. SO THE FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE THE MEMO FROM THE COURT TALKING ABOUT THE FINES GOING TO THE MUNICIPAL COURT, AND THEN THE OTHER ONE IS GOING TO BE THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE FOR THE MICRO MOBILITY DEVICES.

SO ONE HAS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COST. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE AGENDA? I GUESS I'M NOT TRACKING THIS ONE.

SO I'M LOOKING AT THE CERTIFICATE OF ORDINANCE PAGE ONE.

TALKING ABOUT A $100 PER OFFENSE FOR TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES OPERATION OF MICRO MOBILITY DEVICES, PROHIBITED USE OF SIDEWALKS. SUCH THINGS. I ASSUME THAT'S TALKING ABOUT SCOOTERS AND ELECTRIC POWERED DEVICES THAT KIDS ARE RACING ALL OVER TOWN THESE DAYS.

AND I SCROLL DOWN TO PAGE THREE AND THIS TALKS ABOUT OUR COURTS IMPOSITION, COLLECTION, ENFORCEMENT OF COSTS AND FEES.

AND I BELIEVE THIS IS REGARDING A. I CAN'T SAY THE WORD ADJUDICATING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THIS IS THE ONE WITH THE PAYING THE FEES FOR THE CREDIT CARDS? YEAH. DEFERRED. PROCESSING? DEFERRED DISPOSITION AND PAYMENT PROCESSING FEES IS WHAT THE MEMO IS ABOUT.

AND THAT'S TALKING ABOUT A $50 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE.

SO IF THOSE TIE TOGETHER SOMEHOW, THAT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT.

BECAUSE THAT WORD PARTICULARLY TALKS ABOUT HOW FINES ARE PAID.

THE SECOND ONE APPEARS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH ITEM K2.

THE FIRST, ITEM K3. I WOULD PROBABLY JUST RECOMMEND TABLING IT SO WE CAN LOOK INTO IT.

YEAH, THAT'LL PROBABLY BE THE BEST. WHEN WE GET TO THAT ITEM IN THE REGULAR AGENDA, WE'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND TABLE THAT ITEM, SINCE THERE'S QUESTIONS AROUND THE PARTICULAR ORDINANCE ITSELF AND THE DOCUMENT.

OKAY. WERE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AROUND THE AGENDA? NOT A QUESTION, BUT A COMMENT. K2 HAS THE CORRECT ORDINANCE.

SO WE CAN PROBABLY MOVE AHEAD WITH THAT ONE. AND THEN JUST TABLE K3.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. THIS WILL TAKE US TO ITEM E.

[E. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

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EXECUTIVE SESSION. EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER THE TERMS OF CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY ENTER INTO A CLOSED SESSION OR EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING.

SECTION 551.071 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ON PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION.

A SETTLEMENT OFFER ON A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS, CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER ON ANY AGENDA ITEM LISTED ELSEWHERE WITHIN THIS AGENDA AND OR THE SUBJECT MATTER LISTED BELOW.

WE HAVE PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION AS WELL AS SERENITY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT.

TIME IS NOW 6:16, AND THIS WILL TAKE US INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

ALL RIGHT. WE ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE. THE TIME IS 6:41.

AND WITH THAT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN OUR PRE-COUNCIL MEETING.

YOUR HONOR, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. I'LL SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY NAYS? TIME IS 6:41.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.