WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL WE'RE AT FRISCO CITY HALL, GEORGE A. [CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:04] PUREFOY MUNICIPAL CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 6101 FRISCO SQUARE BOULEVARD IN FRISCO, TEXAS. IT IS 5:01 P.M. ON TUESDAY, JULY 6, 2021. AND I WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. AND I'M JOINED BY THE ENTIRE COUNCIL MINUS MR. KEATING RIGHT NOW. HE'LL BE JOINING US UPSTAIRS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND TO MOVE US INTO [CLOSED SESSION] CLOSED SESSION. I AM, TOO. RECESS IN A CLOSED SESSION, COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 551.001 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE ITEM A MEETING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE CITY ATTORNEY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS, CONFLICTS WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT REGARDING, ONE, RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT OF POTENTIAL PROPERTY, GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF MAIN STREET, EAST OF LEGACY DRIVE, NORTH OF COTTON GIN IN WEST OF DALLAS PARKWAY. ITEM TWO, RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING POSSIBLE AMENDMENT TO THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FRISCO AND OMNI PGA FRISCO RESORT LLC. FRISCO EDC, FRISCO CDC. FISD IN THE PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA ARE THE PARTIES TO THE NVA. ITEM THREE, RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING REQUEST OF VERIZON TO PLACE EQUIPMENT IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS. ITEM FOUR, RECEIVE REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING A COMPLAINT AGAINST A CITY OFFICIAL FIRED BY SARAH ROUSSE ON JUNE 15, 2021. AND ITEM FIVE, RECEIVE REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE CITY OFFICIAL FILED BY SARAH ROUSSE ON JUNE 14TH OF JUNE 15TH, 2021. ITEM B SECTION 551.072 TO DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE, OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED ONE, SOUTH OF WARREN, NORTH OF 121, EAST OF LEGACY AND WEST OF PRESTON. ITEM TWO, NORTH OF MAIN, EAST OF LEGACY WEST OF PRESTON AND SOUTH OF EL DORADO. ITEM C, SECTION 551.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS AUTHORIZING CERTAIN DELIBERATIONS ABOUT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY TO BE HELD IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. ITEM ONE, RECEIVE REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING COMPLAINT AGAINST THE CITY OFFICIAL FILED BY SARAH ROUSSE ON JUNE 15TH, 2021. AN ITEM TO RECEIVE REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE CITY OFFICIAL FILED BY SARAH ROUSSE ON JUNE 14TH AND JUNE 15TH, 2021. ITEM D, SECTION 551.087. DELIBERATION REGARDING COMMERCIAL OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION THAT THE CITY HAS RECEIVED FROM A BUSINESS PROSPECT, OR TO DELIBERATE THE OFFER OF A FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE TO A BUSINESS PROSPECT. SO CAN HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. MOTION BY BILL. SECOND. SECOND BY BRIAN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? THAT MOTION PASSES 5-0. THREE, A RECESS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 5:03 P.M. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO RECONVENE? SO MOVED. MOTION BY BILL. SECOND. SECOND BY JOHN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? THAT MOTION PASSES 6-0. RECONVENE AT 8:16 PM. AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. THERE IS NO ACTION FOR COUNCIL TO TAKE. WE THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE. THIS IS OUR ONLY MEETING THAT WE HAVE IN THE MONTH OF JULY. AND SO WE HAD A LOT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS TONIGHT. [INVOCATION] AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO BRIAN FOR OUR INVOCATION, AND OUR PLEDGE. THANK YOU. WE ARE HONORED TONIGHT TO HAVE PASTOR DONO PELHAM LEAD US IN OUR INVOCATION. PASTOR PELHAM IS THE FOUNDING AND SENIOR PASTOR OF LIFE CHANGING FAITH CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP IN FRISCO, LOCATED AT MAIN AND 7TH STREET AND HUSBAND TO OUR OWN CITY COUNCIL MEMBER ANGELIA PELHAM. PASTOR PELHAM HOLDS HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN ECONOMICS FROM FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY AND IS PURSUING A MASTER'S DEGREE FROM DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY. PRIOR TO LIFE CHANGING FAITH, HE WAS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF WISE COUNSEL FINANCIAL, WHICH PROVIDED INVESTMENT SERVICES, FINANCIAL PLANNING AND LOAN PACKAGING TO ITS CLIENTS. BEFORE MOVING FROM FLORIDA TO TEXAS IN 2004, DONO AND ANGELIA SPENT A DECADE LEADING A MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT MINISTRIES. THE PARENTS HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS AND HAVE AN AMAZING DAUGHTER NAMED ASHLEY, WHO IS HEADED TO COLLEGE THIS FALL. THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. A PLEASURE. MAYOR CHENEY CITY COUNCIL CITY STAFF. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO OPEN TONIGHT IN PRAYER. I KNOW WE'VE ALL BEEN SITTING FOR A WHILE, SO WHY DON'T WE JUST STAND TOGETHER, STRETCH YOUR LEGS AND WHILE STANDING, JUST GRAB THE NEAREST HAND TO YOU AND LET'S PRAY TOGETHER. EVERYBODY TOUCHING SOMEBODY ONE FRISCO, EVERYBODY TOUCHING SOMEBODY. AMEN. SO FATHER GOD, WE JUST COME TO YOU TONIGHT AND WE ARE SO THANKFUL GOD TO BE LIVING IN SUCH A GREAT COUNTRY AS THESE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CELEBRATING OUR FREEDOM. AND THEN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN THIS GREAT CITY OF FRISCO, A PLACE WHERE WE CAN WE CAN LIVE AND WORK AND WORSHIP AND PLAY IN PEACE AND IN FREEDOM. GOD, WE DON'T TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED. AND WE THANK YOU FOR THAT TONIGHT. GOD, WE LIFT UP OUR CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT. THERE'S A MEETING THE REST OF THE MEETING TONIGHT. GOD, WE KNOW THAT. WE SEE IN PART AND WE KNOW IN PART. BUT GOD, YOU HAVE THE UNIQUE ABILITY TO SEE THE END FROM THE BEGINNING, ALL IN THE SAME MOMENT. SO GOD ENABLE OUR LEADERS TO LEAD, NOT TO THEIR OWN UNDERSTANDING, BUT IN ALL OF THE WAYS THAT DECISIONS LET THEM ACKNOWLEDGE YOU AND AND LOOK TO YOU THAT. YOU MIGHT DIRECT THEIR PATH, WE JUST SPEAK THAT ON THEM TONIGHT AND AND GOD COVER THEM [00:05:05] THE TIME AND THE RESOURCES THEY SPEND IN SERVITUDE, CIVIL SERVITUDE FOR US, THE CITIZENS OF FRISCO, REDEEM THAT BACK INTO THEIR LIVES, GOD. MAKE THE TIME THAT THEY SPEND ACTUALLY IN INVESTMENT. AND GOD, YOU REDEEM THAT BACK TO THEM FOR ALL THEY GIVE AND PUT OUT AND SERVE FOR US, THE GREAT CITIZENS OF FRISCO, WE JUST LIFT UP TONIGHT. WE THANK YOU FOR OUR CITIZENS AND WE THANK YOU THAT HAVE BEEN PATIENT ALL NIGHT. AND THEN GOD FOR OUR LEADERS WHO HAVE BEEN SERVING AND AND DECIDING THE SAME ALL NIGHT LONG. GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR TONIGHT. AND WE DO SO IN THE NAME OF THE ONE THAT CHANGED MY LIFE. JESUS CHRIST. AMEN. WE HAVE A FEW VETERANS WOULD EITHER ONE OF YOU LIKE TO LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGES TONIGHT? [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] MR. ALTMAN? ALL RIGHT. [4. 16th Anniversary of Frisco's First Podcast] TONIGHT WE ARE CELEBRATING A FEW PROCLAMATIONS AND THE FIRST ONE IS TO CELEBRATE THE 16TH ANNIVERSARY OF FRISCO'S FIRST PODCAST. COME ON UP. UNLESS YOU WANT TO READ THEM. ALL THE WAY UP, CHRIS. I WAS ON THE PODCAST ONCE. YES, YOU WERE. RADIO VOICE, I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO. AND I THINK A FEW COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE WERE MEMBERS OR VICTIMS OVER THE YEARS. BUT CHRIS, JUST TELL US ABOUT IT. ONE OF US. SO MANY YEARS AGO, I CAME TO THEN CITIZEN JEFF AND DANA AND SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR MESSAGE BOARD COULD REALLY USE IS A PODCAST. AND I'M VERY THANKFUL AT THAT TIME THAT THEY SAID, WHAT'S A PODCAST? AND WE WERE BORN FROM THERE. I WAS ABLE TO MEET THE PEOPLE OF THE MESSAGE BOARD FACE TO FACE, ALONG WITH JEFF AND BILL AND MANY OTHER CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MEMBERS WHO CAME BEFORE AND WAS ABLE TO WATCH FRISCO GROW AND GET TO SEE PEOPLE WHO WERE FIRST MOVING INTO FRISCO AND MAKING IT INTO WHAT IT IS TODAY. IN FACT, IT KIND OF REMINDS ME THE FIRST TIME I EVER STEPPED INTO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING PLACE IS WHEN JEFF WAS SWORN IN FOR HIS FIRST TERM IN CITY COUNCIL. AND NOW MAYOR JEFF IS GIVING ME THIS PROCLAMATION. SO I KIND OF FEEL LIKE I'VE COME FULL CIRCLE. SO THANK YOU. WELL, YOU'VE BEEN THE VOICE OF MANY OTHER THINGS. SO YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE US A DEMO OF THIS, YOU KNOW, THE RADIO VOICE. THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, EVEN. THAT'S TRUE. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MOMMIES AND MUFFINS, TROLLS AND TROUBLEMAKERS OF ALL AGES. MY NAME IS AND FOREVER WILL BE DJ, DJ DEEDEE, AND I AM VERY THANKFUL TO BE AT LEAST A SMALL VOICE IN THE BIG CITY OF FRISCO. [00:10:07] THANK YOU. OK. THE NEXT PROCLAMATION WE HAVE IS FOR OUR GOLD STAR FAMILIES MEMORIAL MONUMENT DAY. [5. Gold Star Families Memorial Monument Day] COME ON UP, [INAUDIBLE]. SO THIS ONE I'M DEFINITELY GOING TO NEED MY GLASSES FOR THIS IS LIKE A FOUR POINT FONT, I THINK, AND IT READS, WHEREAS OUR ARMED FORCES PRESERVE THE SECURITY AND FREEDOM THAT ALLOW US TO FLOURISH, THEY LEAVE THEIR FAMILIES TO FACE DANGER AND UNCERTAINTY. AND IT IS OUR PATRIOTIC DUTY TO HONOR BOTH VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES AS PART OF OUR EFFORTS TO AFFIRM PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S CHARGE AT GETTYSBURG, THAT IT IS ALTOGETHER FITTING AND PROPER THAT WE SHOULD DO THIS. AND WHEREAS HONORING THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS OF SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN WHO SACRIFICE THEIR LIVES WHILE SERVING IN THE MILITARY, THE GOLD STAR FAMILIES MEMORIAL MONUMENT IN FRISCO WAS DEDICATED ON MAY 13TH, 2021 AT FRISCO COMMONS PARK NEXT TO THE VETERANS MEMORIAL. THE FRISCO MONUMENT IS THE 81ST OF ITS KIND ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND ONE OF TWO IN COLLIN COUNTY, WHEREAS THE MONUMENT WAS FUNDED BY DONATIONS MADE TO THE HERSCHELL WOODY WILLIAMS MEDAL OF HONOR FOUNDATION, A CHARITABLE NONPROFIT THAT ORGANIZES NUMEROUS OUTREACH PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE FOUNDATION'S NAMESAKE IS THE LAST LIVING WORLD WAR II MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT. MR. WILLIAMS TRAVELS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WORKING WITH HIS FOUNDATION TO ESTABLISH THESE MONUMENTS AND SPREAD AWARENESS AND GOLD STAR FAMILIES. THE FRISCO MEMORIALS, THE FIRST GOLD STAR FAMILIES MONUMENT TO ALSO INCLUDE A STATUE OF A SALUTING SOLDIER IN HONOR OF MR. WILLIAMS. AND WHEREAS THE MOMENT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN REALIZED WITHOUT THE TIRELESS EFFORTS OF FRISCO CITIZEN, A MARINE VETERAN, CHUCK WRIGHT, WHO IS AN HONORARY BOARD MEMBER OF THE GOLD STAR FAMILIES MEMORIAL MONUMENT MR. WRIGHT, A TRUE PATRIOT AND CHAMPION FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES, HAS ALSO SERVED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE DALLAS FORT WORTH, USO FRISCO VETERANS ADVISORY COUNCIL, AS VICE CHAIR OF THE TEXAS VETERANS COMMISSION FUND FOR VETERAN ASSISTANCE AND WAS A GRADUATE OF LEADERSHIP FRISCO CLASS 13. AND WHEREAS CHUCK WRIGHT SPENT OVER TWO YEARS RAISING AWARENESS FOR GOLD STAR FAMILIES AND GATHERING SUPPORT FOR THE MONUMENT, FIGHTING SETBACKS AND THE IMPACT OF COVID-19, AND BY THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS OF PATRIOT CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES, HE RAISED EIGHTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE PROJECT AND HELPED BRING IT TO COMPLETION. NOW, THEREFORE, I. JEFF CHENEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FRISCO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY BESTOW SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO CHUCK WRIGHT FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO FRISCO, OUR VETERAN COMMUNITY AND THE GOLD STAR FAMILIES. AND IN CELEBRATION OF THE GOLD STAR FAMILIES MEMORIAL MONUMENT DEDICATION DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JULY 6TH, 2021 AS GOLD STAR FAMILIES MEMORIAL MONUMENT DAY. ALL RIGHT, WELL, WELL DONE, CHUCK, AND I'M JUST GOING TO, I READ A LOT, SO I'M JUST GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU TO TALK ABOUT THE JOURNEY AND ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SHARE. SO ANYBODY WHO'S RUN A PROJECT LIKE THIS, I GOT TO WATCH LEADERSHIP 24 COMPLETE THEIR PROJECT. AND YOU GUYS DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB SPECIAL SHOUT OUT. I DID NOT REALIZE IT WAS MY FRIEND ROB ALTMAN WHO PUT THE SOLDIERS CROSS IN THE MIDDLE. NOTHING COULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE. BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T DO THIS BY YOURSELF. WE HAD A GREAT COMMITTEE. THIS ALL STARTED NOVEMBER 10TH, 2018 WITH BREAKFAST WITH WOODY WILLIAMS. AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE NOT MARINES, I THINK RENEE IS STILL HERE. THERE ARE A FEW OTHERS. THAT IS THE MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY. SO THIS PROJECT STARTED. BUT I WANT TO RECOGNIZE TWO OF OUR CITY COUNCILMAN TONIGHT AND ONE IN PARTICULAR. JOHN, I NEED YOU UP HERE. WATCH ME JUST TAKE OVER A CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IT'S AN INSURRECTION. BUT ALSO DAN STRICKLIN, ANOTHER BROTHER MARINE, WHO THE TWO OF THEM HAVE BEEN OUR BIGGEST ADVOCATE. BUT JOHN GETS A LITTLE EXTRA BECAUSE JOHN DID A LITTLE EXTRA MORE. TAKE THAT. WE HAVE A CARD SIGNED BY ALL OF OUR COMMITTEE AND A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION. AWESOME JOB. THANK YOU, MY FRIEND. [00:15:02] THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELL. I'VE NEVER GOTTEN ON OF THESE BEFORE. SO WE'RE PRETTY PROUD OF THAT. I DID PAUSE WHEN I WAS READING IT FOR Y'ALL TO SHOUT THAT OUT BUT THAT'S A LEADERSHIP JOKE WE HAVE OTHER MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE, TOO. YES, WE DO, IN THE BACK. SAY HI, TRACY. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GIVE CHUCK ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THANK YOU, CHUCK. AND OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION IS RECOGNITION FOR THE VETERANS MEMORIAL [6. Recognition for the Veterans Memorial Project] PROJECT. RON, COME ON UP. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. EITHER, WHATEVER YOU'D LIKE. AND IT READS, WHEREAS THE CITY OF FRISCO HAS A PROUD HISTORY OF SERVICE TO OTHERS AND HONORING ITS VETERANS DATING TO 1948 WITH THE CREATION OF THE FIRST MEMORIAL TO RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO FOUGHT IN THE TWO WORLD WARS. AND WHEREAS FRISCO CONSTRUCTED THE PRESENT DAY VETERANS MEMORIAL LOCATED AT FRISCO COMMONS PARK IN 2004 AND EXPANDED IT IN 2014. DUE TO THE AGE AND WEATHERING FROM OUTSIDE ELEMENTS, MUCH OF THE AREA NEEDED TO REPAIR. IN SEPTEMBER 2020, LOCAL CITY CITIZEN PATRIOT SCOTT DILLINGHAM BROUGHT FORWARD A DETAILED LIST OF CONCERNS ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE VETERANS MEMORIAL AND HIGHLIGHTED THE NEED FOR REVITALIZING TO ENSURE THE MEMORIAL'S RELEVANCE AND FRISCO'S CONTINUED VETERAN COMMITMENT. AND WHEREAS ARMY VETERAN AND FRISCO CITY COUNCILMAN JOHN KEATING AND FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE MAYOR'S VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, RETIRED ARMY MAJOR ROB ALTMAN QUICKLY DEVELOPED A PHASED PLAN TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES. AFTER TAKING THE RENOVATION PROJECT PLAN TO THE FRISCO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, FRISCO PARKS AND REC, FRISCO VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE FRISCO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LEADERSHIP CLASS 24. IT WAS ENTHUSIASTICALLY ADOPTED AND WHEREAS LEADERSHIP FRISCO CLASS 24 IDENTIFIED THE FUNDING TARGET AND ADOPTED THE RENOVATION AS A CLASS PROJECT AND RAISED MORE THAN SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE FRISCO CDC, WHO HAS ALWAYS FOCUSED ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF OUR CITY, DONATED FIFTY THOUSAND AND THE CITY OF FRISCO USED THE FRISCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION AND ESTABLISHED 501C3 TO MAINTAIN DONATED FUNDS FOR THE RENOVATION AND FUTURE VETERANS MEMORIAL MAINTENANCE. ADDITIONALLY, ELEVATED ROOFING, MAYBE FORTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DONATION, PROVIDING FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE NEAR NEARBY PAVILION ROOF AND THE FURNISHING OF THE STRUCTURE. AND WHEREAS OVER TWENTY FIVE SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENTS OR ADDITIONS WERE MADE IN TIME FOR THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY AT THE ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY ON MAY 31ST. NEW AND UPDATED INFORMATION PLAQUES, STONEWORK, CONCRETE, STAINING, LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING A NEW CENTERPIECE. THE PLACEMENT OF A BATTLEFIELD CROSS MONUMENT ON SITE QR CODES TO PROVIDE AN INTERACTIVE MAP TO GUIDE GUESTS THROUGHOUT THE MEMORIAL AND TO LAUNCH OF A VETERANS MEMORIAL WEBSITE TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF DIGITAL CONTENT AND VIDEO PROFILES OF FRISCO VETERANS. AND WHEREAS THE FRISCO VETERANS MEMORIAL SERVES AS A VISUAL TRIBUTE AND PROVIDES AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR ALL WHO VISIT, WE EXTEND OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE TO ALL OF THE BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY GROUPS, VETERANS AND CITIZEN PATRIOTS WHOSE CONTRIBUTIONS AND POSITIVE, PATRIOTIC, PATRIOTIC ACTIONS HELPED ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JEFF CHENEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FRISCO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY BESTOW SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR MANY HOURS OF HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO THE REVITALIZATION OF FRISCO VETERANS MEMORIAL, LEADERSHIP FRISCO CLASS 24, JOHN KEATING, ROB ALTMAN AND THE FRISCO VETERAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE EDDIE CAMACHO AND THE FRISCO PARKS AND REC STAFF AND SCOTT DILLINGHAM PROCLAIMED THIS JULY 6TH, 2021. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THAT. THANK YOU, MAYOR CHENEY, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING CONCERNED WITH VALUING AND SUPPORTING VETERANS AND CREATING AWARENESS FOR VETERANS. SO THANK YOU, SIR, AND THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING VETERANS EFFORTS AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS TRULY ABOUT SERVICE ABOVE OURSELVES. SO TONIGHT WILL BE AN INTERESTING COUNCIL MEETING. BUT AS A LEADER, I WANT TO TELL YOU ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS CITY THAT IS [00:20:01] SO GREAT IS THAT ASIDE FROM HOW WE VIEW THINGS, WE WILL COME TOGETHER TO WORK TOGETHER AND PARTNER TOGETHER TO MAKE SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL HAPPEN. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO CERTAIN COMPANIES, ELEVATED ROOFING AND GAF, GENERATIONS BROADCAST CENTER, SIMON'S BANK, THE BRAND COMPANIES, DALCARE AND CARRINGTON, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS EFFORT. NOW, HERE'S THE FUNNY STORY. WHEN WE WERE AT THE CDC MEETING WITH J.P. HOGAN, MENTOR TO A LOT OF US IN THE VETERAN COMMUNITY, SOME OF THE CDC MEMBERS SAID, ARE THEY REALLY GOING TO RAISE THAT MUCH MONEY? SO ANYWAY, THIS IS A GREAT CLASS, LEADERSHIP. FRISCO 24 YOU ARE AWESOME. AND YOU DID IT. YOU EXCEEDED YOUR GOAL. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO WHILE MY CLASS, THE LONGEST CLASS EVER, I WILL CONCEDE THAT YOU MAY VERY WELL, IN FACT, BE THE BEST CLASS EVER. SO THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. THEY WORKED VERY HARD TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. REAL QUICK, I'M SORRY, MAYOR CHENEY. IT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT SCOTT DILLINGHAM. HE IS A HUMBLE PATRIOT AND HE DOES NOT WANT A LOT OF RECOGNITION. BUT THIS IS THE EXAMPLE OF SOMEBODY SAYING, HEY, COUNCILMAN KEATING. HEY, ROB ALTMAN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING OVER THERE? YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING GOOD. NOW GET TO WORK. SO AND I REALLY GREW TO APPRECIATE YOU AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONCERN AND POINTING OUT SOMETHING WE NEED TO FIX. AND IT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT EDDIE CAMACHO AND FRISCO PARKS AND REC. THEY DESERVE A SPECIAL ROUND OF APPLAUSE. SHANNON AND EDDIE TOOK ALL OUR GREAT IDEAS AND TOLD THEIR PEOPLE TO IMPLEMENT THOSE IDEAS, AND EVEN THOUGH THEY THOUGHT WE WERE NUTS AT SOMETIMES THEY MADE IT HAPPEN. SO THANK YOU, GUYS. THANK YOU. IF YOU WANT TO GET. THAT HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. LET'S GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE, THANK YOU. AND WE WERE GOING TO RECOGNIZE NATHAN TAYLOR FOR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE FRISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUT I UNDERSTAND HE HAD TO LEAVE A LITTLE EARLY FOR A FAMILY EVENT. [7. Recognition for Nathan Naylor - 20 Years of Service, Frisco Fire Department] SO THAT WILL, WE'LL CELEBRATE HIM AT A FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING. SO THAT WILL MOVE US, WE'LL TAKE CITIZEN INPUT. [CITIZEN INPUT (to begin approximately at 7:30 p.m.)] SO IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WAS HERE TO SPEAK DURING CITIZEN INPUT, AND THIS WOULD BE FOR ANY ITEM NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. WE RECEIVED TWO CARDS. WE HAVE DONNA SMELLER AND JAKE PETROS. SO DONNA, COME ON UP. AND JAKE, IF YOU WANT TO COME DOWN HERE AND BE READY. JACK, MAYBE JACK, ARE YOU WANTING TO SPEAK ON A LATER AGENDA ITEM OR JUST IN GENERAL? DONNA SMELLER, 7037 WHITE ROCK COURT, FRISCO, TEXAS. AS PRESIDENT OF THE HERITAGE ASSOCIATION OF FRISCO. I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE ANGELIA PELHAM AND DAN STRICKLIN TO BE ELECTED TO CITY COUNCIL. I LEFT A COPY OF THE FRISCO THE FIRST 100 YEARS BOOK FOR YOU, WHICH CAME OUT IN 2002 AND NOW IT, WHEN FRISCO WAS ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD AND IN 2027, WE WILL BE CELEBRATING THE 125TH BIRTHDAY OF FRISCO. SO WE'RE WORKING ON FRISCO THE NEXT ONE HUNDRED YEARS, BUT WE'RE DOING IT IN TWENTY FIVE YEAR SEGMENTS. DUE TO MY AGE, I WILL NOT BE HERE AFTER THAT, SO I WANT TO OPEN IT UP TO THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE SO MANY BUSINESSES AND NEW PEOPLE AND DIVERSITY. I'D LIKE TO GET AS MANY PEOPLE ON BOARD. SO CONTACT THE HERITAGE ASSOCIATION IF YOU'D LIKE TO HELP US WITH THAT BOOK. THANK YOU. OK, NO PROBLEM, ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK DURING CITIZEN INPUT? OK, THAT WILL MOVE US BACK TO OUR REPORT. SECTION ITEM EIGHT IS THE LIBRARY REPORT ON MONTHLY STATISTICS AND ACTIVITIES. [8. Library Report on monthly statistics and activities.] GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. OUR FIRST SLIDE HAS FEATURES OUR SUMMER READING PROGRAM, WHICH CONTINUES UNTIL WEDNESDAY, [00:25:03] OCTOBER 11TH. WE'RE DOING IT TWO WAYS. THERE ARE ACTIVITIES ON WILDWOODS WEDNESDAY IN THIS ROOM EVERY WEDNESDAY, AND THEN WE'RE RELEASING VIRTUAL PROGRAMS AS WELL. SO THE FULL SCHEDULE IS AVAILABLE ON FRISCOLIBRARY.COM FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED. AND THIS IS FOR WE HAVE A PROGRAM FOR TEENS, ELEMENTARY AGED KIDS AND PRESCHOOLERS. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW PROGRESS IS CONTINUING IN CONSTRUCTION SO YOU CAN SEE THE BEFORE AND AFTER THE BEFORE LOOK A WHOLE LOT NEATER RIGHT NOW AS WE'RE KIND OF HAVING THE PLACE TORN APART. BUT THE LOWER RIGHT HAND PICTURE SHOWS THE EVENTUAL FOOTPRINT OF THE BUILDING BECAUSE WHERE THAT CONCRETE HAS BEEN PULLED OUT IS WHERE SOME OF THE PUBLIC MEETING SPACES WILL BE. SO IT DOES JUT OUT ON THAT NORTH WEST CORNER. AND THEN, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE THAT IN THE CURRENT PICTURE ABOVE. WE HAVE THAT BIG VOID. AND RIGHT NOW THERE'S THEY'RE PUTTING IN ABOUT 90 PIERS AND THOSE PIERS DRILLED DOWN FIFTY ONE FEET. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE POSTS THAT WILL COME UP THROUGH THOSE. AND THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING OVER THIS NEXT MONTH. SO YOU'LL START TO SEE THOSE IN THE IMAGES. AND THEN, AS IS OUR WANT, EVERY SUMMER, WE ASSIGN EACH FRIDAY A THEME AND STAFF ARE INVITED TO DRESS UP. AND SO WHETHER YOU GO TO CURBSIDE OR COME INSIDE, YOU MAY NOTICE STAFF WEARING SOMETHING WACKY. AND SO THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE WERE WEARING IN JUNE AND THE THEMES CONTINUE THROUGH JULY. SO WE'LL SEE SUPERHEROES, TV CHARACTERS, HARRY POTTER FANS, TIE DYES AND WESTERN WEAR OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AS WE WRAP UP THE REST OF SUMMER READING. AND IT GIVES PEOPLE A CHANCE TO JUST KIND OF LET THEIR HAIR DOWN AND HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF FUN. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. YOU HAVE OUR REPORT IN FRONT OF YOU. COUNCIL, WHAT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS DO YOU HAVE? OK, THANK YOU. GREAT, THANK YOU. THAT WILL MOVE US TO ITEM NINE, WHICH IS OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING REPORT. [9. Public Works and Engineering report on activities related to roadways, traffic control and transportation, stormwater drainage, water and wastewater, and solid waste collection] GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. A FEW QUICK SLIDES, WATER CONSUMPTION, THE RED LINE OR ORANGE LINE, RATHER, IS LAST YEAR'S AVERAGE, WEEKLY AVERAGE GALLONS PER CAPITA PER PERSON USAGE OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. AND THEN THE BLUE LINE REPRESENTS HOW WE'VE TRACKED SO FAR THIS YEAR. YOU CAN SEE IT'S A LITTLE BIT BELOW LAST YEAR'S CONSUMPTION. WE'VE HAD SOME WET WEATHER WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO THE REDUCTION IN OUTDOOR IRRIGATION. SO WE REGARDLESS, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO PRESS THE MESSAGE OF KEEP THOSE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS TURNED OFF AND IF NECESSARY, TO WATER ONLY DO SO ON YOUR TRASH COLLECTION DAY. AND THEN TO POINT OUT, TOO WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL WATER QUALITY REPORT IS ONLINE, GOT A COUPLE OF IMAGES OF FOLKS TESTING THE WATER. WE DO ABOUT 120 SAMPLES EVERY MONTH. AND TO ENSURE WE HAVE GOOD QUALITY DRINKING WATER. LEGACY DRIVE, 121 UP TO WARREN STARTS CONSTRUCTION THIS WEEK. WE'RE DIRECTING INQUIRIES ABOUT THE SCHEDULE AND WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN TO THE WEBSITE THERE AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THE PAGE FRISCOTEXAS.GOV/LEGACY. WE'LL PROVIDE WEEKLY UPDATES AND LOOK AHEAD FOR THE NEXT THREE WEEKS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. THE FIRST THING THAT'S GOING TO BE GOING ON IS WE'LL BE BUILDING THE TEMPORARY CONCRETE LANES THAT WILL, IN THE SOUTHBOUND DIRECTION AND THERE'LL BE THREE LANES AND THEN WE'LL WORK ON THE PERMANENT NORTHBOUND LANES, AND ALSO INSTALL SOME TEMPORARY TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT THREE INTERSECTIONS THERE. SO WE'RE NOT SENDING OUT EMAIL BLASTS TO FOLKS. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF COMMUNICATION WITH WITH RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE WAY. AND THIS IS WHERE THE INFORMATION WILL RESIDE FOR LEGACY. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR REPORT. OK, COUNCIL, QUESTIONS YOU HAVE? NO, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR SPENDING TIME WITH ME THE OTHER DAY AND THE REST OF YOUR TEAM THERE AT PUBLIC WORKS, A LOT OF GREAT THINGS GOING ON. I ENJOYED GOING DEPARTMENT, DEPARTMENT, A LOT OF HARD WORK BEING DONE BY THAT TEAM AND JUST KEEP IT UP. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR FRISCO. I HAVE ONE QUESTION. ARE WE COMMUNICATING TO LISD ABOUT LEGACY AND THE TIMELINE? THEY COMMENTED TO ME TODAY THAT THEY WERE UNSURE WHAT WAS GOING ON AND THEY WERE TRYING TO MAKE PLANS FOR FUTURE BUSSING. I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAD CONTACT WITH THEM AND THEY JUST DIDN'T REALIZE IT OR? I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'LL SEE THAT WE REACH OUT TO THEM. [00:30:01] OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, PAUL. OK. THAT WILL MOVE US TO ITEM 10, WHICH IS OUR PARKS AND REC REPORT. [10. Parks & Recreation report on activities related to arts, culture, events, park development and operations, natural resources, and recreation services.] GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL,. JUST A FEW THINGS, WE'RE EXTREMELY BUSY ALL OVER THE DEPARTMENT, AS A REMINDER, JULY IS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, SO WE INVITE YOU TO CONTINUE TO COME OUT AND FIND DIFFERENT WAYS TO PLAY. WE HAVE EVERYTHING GOING ON FROM ART IN THE ATRIUM. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE ARTWORK UP AND DOWN THE DIFFERENT FLOORS OF CITY HALL. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU STOP AND TAKE A LOOK ON YOUR WAY IN AND OUT. ONE OF OUR FAN FAVORITES IS COMING UP. TOUCH A TRUCK. WE'LL EVEN HAVE SOME MILITARY VEHICLES OUT THERE THAT THE KIDS REALLY GET EXCITED ABOUT. AND THAT'LL BE HAPPENING ON JULY 13TH. OUR MUSIC IN THE CHAMBER SERIES STARTS AGAIN. SO WE INVITE PEOPLE TO COME PLAY CULTURALLY AND MUSICALLY. MOVIE IN THE PARK IS COMING UP. AND THEN ALSO ON JULY 17TH, WE HAVE OUR NEXT ROLL WITH THE COUNCIL. SO LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF EVENTS. I WILL SAY ANOTHER FAN FAVORITE THAT IS VERY ACTIVE. AND WE HAVE THE SMARTEST PEOPLE IN FRISCO EVER. EVERY JULY, EVERY WEDNESDAY IN JULY, WE HAD A ROCK THAT HAS WALNUT, OUR MASCOT, PAINTED ON IT. AND WE SEND OUT CLUES FOR A SCAVENGER HUNT. AND AS STAFF, WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME FIGURING OUT WHAT THE CLUE IS. AND CONSEQUENTLY, IN 36 SECONDS, THE COMMUNITY HAS FOUND THE ROCK. SO WE ALSO PROBABLY NEED SOME GOOD CLUE WRITERS. BUT I WOULD JUST INVITE YOU TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE, PLAYFRISCO.ORG/JULY AND JUST SEE ALL THAT THERE IS TO DO. AND WITH THAT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. COUNCIL, QUESTIONS YOU HAVE? JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS, BECAUSE I'LL PLUG ART IN THE ATRIUM, WHICH I THINK IS COMING UP ON THE 12TH, WHERE WE ACTUALLY DO THE. RECEPTION. RECEPTION AND WHATNOT AND THEN ROLL WITH COUNCIL THIS MONTH IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT SPECIAL. WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY START AT STAFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL AND TAKE A TOUR OF THE PGA GOLF COURSES, INCLUDING THE TRAIL THAT RUNS ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE, AS WELL AS ALONG SOME OF THE CART PATHS AND WHATNOT. SO IT'LL BE A SPECIAL ONE THIS TIME, NOT ONE OF OUR NORMAL ROUTES, NOT SOMETHING THAT WE GET TO DO ALL THE TIME. SO ANYBODY THAT HAS A BIKE, IT'S REALLY EASY RIDE, COVERING PROBABLY ABOUT SEVEN OR EIGHT MILES[INAUDIBLE]. THEY'RE REALLY EASY SEVEN OR EIGHT MILE BIKE RIDE. IT GOES FASTER THAN YOU THINK. IT ONLY TAKES ABOUT AN HOUR. YEAH, FOR SOME PEOPLE. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL THE WORK PARKS AND REC DID ON THE GOLD STAR FAMILY MONUMENT AND THE VETERANS MEMORIAL REFRESH, ESPECIALLY FOR EDDIE CAMACHO. HE WAS JUST FANTASTIC THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS. NEVER SAID NO. HE TOOK ALL THE INPUT FROM ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS. AND HE SAW WE HAD QUITE A FEW PEOPLE PROVIDING INPUT. SO END RESULT WAS FANTASTIC. I THINK THEY FINALLY FINISHED EVERYTHING BY JULY 4TH. SO I KNOW WITH MEMORIAL DAY AND THE RAIN AND EVERYTHING THAT WE HAD, WE COULDN'T GET QUITE EVERYTHING DONE. BUT I THINK IT LOOKS FANTASTIC NOW. SO THANK YOU AGAIN. WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE RESULT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO ALL THE PARTNERS. WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT ALL OF YOU. AND I WILL TELL YOU, IT'S ONE OF EDDIE'S FAVORITE THINGS THAT HE'S BEEN INVOLVED WITH SINCE HE'S BEEN HERE AT THE CITY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THEY'LL TAKE US TO ITEM 11, WHICH IS OUR COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS. [11. Council Subcommittee reports for current activities of the Legislative Committee, Governance Committee, Budget and Audit Committee, Frisco Square Management District, Dallas Regional Mobility Commission, North Central Texas Emergency Preparedness Committee, Frisco Veterans Advisory Committee, North Texas Commission, and Regional Transportation Council.] COUNCIL, ANY UPDATES, SUBCOMMITTEES? UPDATE FROM LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE THAT THE SPECIAL SESSION IS SCHEDULED TO START FOR THE STATE LEGISLATURE ON THURSDAY. WE'VE NOT SEEN THE FULL ITEMS THAT WILL BE IN SCOPE YET, BUT WE DO KNOW THAT REDISTRICTING HAS TO BE DONE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS AT BEST. AND SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR THAT TO BE AN ISSUE THAT WE'LL BE FOLLOWING CLOSELY AND ALSO ADVOCATING FOR, BECAUSE FRISCO IS IN THE MIX TREMENDOUSLY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE COUNTY LINE NOW. SO BOTH DENTON COUNTY AND COLLIN COUNTY WILL HAVE SOME REDISTRICTING THAT WILL BE INVOLVED, WHETHER IT'S THE SENATE SEAT OR THE STATE REP SEAT. SO LOOK FOR THAT AS WE WILL ADVOCATE FOR THE THINGS THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO BE REPRESENTED BY. OK, THAT WILL MOVE US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. [CONSENT AGENDA] ITEMS PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE IN NATURE AND ARE CONSIDERED NON-CONTROVERSIAL. THE CONSENT AGENDA CAN BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION. A MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO REMOVE ANY ITEM FOR DISCUSSION AND SEPARATE ACTION. COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY VOTE NAY ON ANY ITEM WITHOUT COMMENT AND MAY SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS AS PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD. COUNCIL WE HAVE ITEMS 12 THROUGH 27 FOR CONSIDERATION. MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. SECOND. MOTION BY BILL. SECOND BY DAN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? THAT MOTION PASSES 6-0. THAT WILL MOVE US TO OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. [LEGISLATIVE AGENDA] THESE ITEMS MAY LEGALLY REQUIRE COUNCIL ACTION BY COUNCIL POLICY SHOULD BE THE CITY MANAGER'S RESPONSIBILITY. THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA CAN BE ACTED UPON AND ONE MOTION THE CONCURRENCE OF TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS IS REQUIRED TO REMOVE ANY ITEM FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION. COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY VOTE ON ANY ITEM WITHOUT COMMENT MADE SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS AS PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD. COUNCIL, WE HAVE ITEMS 28-30. [00:35:01] MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS 28-30. MOTION BY BILL. SECOND. SECOND BY DAN. ALL IN FAVOR. OPPOSED. THAT MOTION PASSED 6-0. THAT WILL MOVE US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 31 IS A PUBLIC HEARING, A REQUEST TO REZONE [31. Public Hearing: A request to rezone 35.0± acres on the southeast corner of Independence Parkway and Main Street (“Property”) from Retail and Single Family-8.5 to Single Family-7, to amend the Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 11-04-09, as amended), and to consider to direct Staff to prepare an Ordinance of the same. Zoned Retail and Single Family-8.5. Neighborhood #16. Zoning Case No. Z21-0011. Applicant: Kimley-Horn and Associates. (Development Services/JH)] THIRTY FIVE ACRES ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF INDEPENDENCE PARKWAY AND MAIN STREET FROM RETAIL AND SINGLE FAMILY 8.5 TO SINGLE FAMILY 7 TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE NUMBER 11-04-09 AS AMENDED AND TO CONSIDER TO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE OF THE SAME, ZONE RETAIL SINGLE FAMILY 8.5, NEIGHBORHOOD NUMBER SIXTEEN ZONING CASE NUMBER Z21-0011. APPLICANT IS KIMLEY, HORNE AND ASSOCIATES MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AS INDICATED IN THE DESCRIPTION. THE REQUEST [INAUDIBLE] RESUME THE RETAIL PROPERTY TO A SINGLE FAMILY IN THE CURRENT SINGLE FAMILY ZONING AS 8.5. YOU NEED TO REMEMBER THIS IS COVERED BY THE GARTNER'S AGREEMENT. SO AUTOMATICALLY THAT WOULD ALLOW WHAT IS ZONED RESIDENTIAL TO DEVELOP AS PETTY HOME, IF THAT'S WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO. AND THE RETAIL, THERE IS NOT NEED FOR RETAIL AT THIS INTERSECTION IS DOESN'T MEET THE GENERAL SIZE OF OUR RETAIL TRACK. ABOUT FIFTEEN ACRES. THIS IS ONLY ABOUT EIGHT AND A HALF ACRES AT BEST. AND THE SINGLE FAMILY 7 BASED ZONING IS RECOMMENDED BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT TYPE OF HOMES EXIST TO THE SOUTH INTO THE EAST OR THIS PROPERTY. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED 5-0 TO APPROVE THE REQUEST AT SINGLE FAMILY 7. WE DID HAVE ONE LETTER IN OPPOSITION AND WHO THOUGHT THIS WAS TO DENSE, BUT THIS IS SIMILAR TO HOW THE [INAUDIBLE] IS DEVELOPING. OK, COUNCIL, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, MOVE TO OPEN PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND. MOVED BY BILL, SECOND BY SHONA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? THAT MOTION PASSES 6-0. A PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, MOVE TO CLOSE. SECOND. MOTION BY BILL, SECOND BY SHONA. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. OPPOSED? THAT MOTION PASSES 6-0. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. COUNCIL, WHAT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS DO YOU HAVE? JUST. GO AHEAD. I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK AND TAKING OFF THE RETAIL. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I ASKED WAS WHAT DOES THAT DO TO THE TRAFFIC FLOW AND HOW DOES THAT CHANGE IT? AND THEN SECOND, THE QUESTION I WOULD ASK IS, WHAT'S THE CHANGE IN NUMBER OF HOUSES THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED BASED ON THE CHANGE? IF EVERYTHING WAS DEVELOPED WE'LL SAY AT 8.5, WE GET ROUGHLY ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN UNITS. IF YOU DID THE [INAUDIBLE] HOME, THAT COMES OUT TO BE ABOUT AN EXTRA 50 UNITS ON THE PROPERTY AND THEN SINGLE FAMILY SEVEN JUST FALLS IN BETWEEN. BUT ONE THING YOU NEED, KEEP IN CONSIDERATION IS THAT THIS IS AN ODD SHAPED PROPERTY. AND SO THERE'S DRAINAGE ON THIS PROPERTY THAT WILL PROBABLY REDUCE THAT NUMBER. THAT'S JUST THE POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS THAT COULD BE ON THE PROPERTY. NO, MY COMMENT WAS SIMILAR, I HAD ASKED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF TRIPS THAT IT WOULD DECREASE AND I THINK JOHN'S ROUGH ESTIMATE WAS OVER 3500 FEWER TRIPS. ABOUT 70 PERCENT REDUCTION. RIGHT. SO THEY'LL ACTUALLY REDUCE TRAFFIC IN THE AREA. MOVE TO APPROVE AND DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE ON ITEM NUMBER 31. SECOND. MOTION BY BILL, SECOND BY DAN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? THAT MOTION PASSES 6-0. THAT WILL NOW MOVE US TO ITEM 32, WHICH IS CONSIDER AND ACT UPON COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE [32. Consider and act upon Complaints against a City Official filed by Sarah Rouse on June 14, 2021 and June 15, 2021 and a majority of City Council members not implicated by the Complaint may dismiss for procedural reasons or dismiss for failure to state a complaint or refer for an investigation and possible hearing and designate an investigator, if necessary, all as authorized by the Ethics Ordinance. (Legal/RA)] CITY OFFICIAL FILED BY SARAH ROUSSE ON JUNE 14, 2021 AND JUNE 15, 2021. AND A MAJORITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS NOT IMPLICATED BY THE COMPLAINT MAY DISMISS FOR PROCEDURAL REASONS OR DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A COMPLAINT OR REFER FOR AN INVESTIGATION AND POSSIBLE HEARING AND DESIGNATE AN INVESTIGATOR IF NECESSARY, ALL AS REQUIRED BY THE ETHICS ORDINANCE IN THIS FIRST ITEM IS ACTUALLY COMPLAINTS THAT WERE MADE AGAINST ME. SO I WILL SAY, YOU KNOW, QUICKLY THAT WE HAVE A POLICY IF RESIDENTS WANT TO SUBMIT COMPLAINTS FOR TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. SO WE REVIEW ALL THOSE VERY SERIOUSLY. I DO WANT TO STATE THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES STATEMENTS OF FACTS AND NOT ALLEGATIONS. AND WHILE THESE WERE ALL ALLEGATIONS, I DID GO AHEAD AND SUBMIT A SWORN AFFIDAVIT TO OUR CITY SECRETARY ON ALL THE COMPLAINTS, STATING THAT ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND ALLEGATIONS IN THE COMPLAINT ARE FALSE AND NOT TRUTHFUL, NOR WOULD THEY BE CONSIDERED A VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE IF CONSIDERED AS FACT. AND SO WITH THAT, I WILL TURN OVER TO BILL. FIRST, IF I COULD ASK OUR CITY ATTORNEY IF YOU COULD GIVE US A SUMMARY OF THE PROCESS SO THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS. AND I WOULD ALSO TELL YOU ALL THAT ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE WERE DOWN HERE SO LATE TONIGHT WAS BECAUSE OF THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WE SPENT ON EVERY ONE OF THESE. SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO KIND OF OUTLINE THE PROCESS THAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH FOR THESE. [00:40:02] WELL, THE PROCESS YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GO THROUGH IS TO FIRST RECEIVE THE ASSESSMENT THAT WAS MADE BY THE CITY ATTORNEY IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, IF THAT'S POSSIBLE, AND THEN COME BACK OUT IN OPEN SESSION. AND THE MAJORITY OF YOU WHO WERE NOT IMPLICATED BY THE COMPLAINT CAN EITHER YOU HAVE TWO PATHS. YOU CAN EITHER DETERMINE THAT THE COMPLAINT IS DISMISSED AND THERE ARE SEVERAL REASONS THAT CAN BE DISMISSED OR YOU DETERMINED THAT AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD PROCEED AND THEN YOU WOULD NAME AN INVESTIGATOR AND THE INVESTIGATION WOULD PROCEED. WHEN THAT WAS DONE, THE INVESTIGATOR WOULD REPORT BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL. THIS WOULD BE SOMETIME LATER. AND THEN IF THE INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A VIOLATION, THEN THE PARTY WHO WAS THE SUBJECT OF THE COMPLAINT WOULD THEN HAVE THE RIGHT TO CALL FOR A HEARING. SO YOUR TASK TONIGHT IS TO DECIDE. WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH THE COMPLAINT, AND THAT'S UP TO YOU, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID. THANK YOU, SIR. BRIAN, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE, JAKE PETRAS, SARAH ROUSSE AND CRAIG DOUGLAS. SO, JAKE, IF YOU WANT TO COME DOWN AND SARAH AND CRAIG, IF YOU WANT TO GET DOWN TO THE FRONT SO YOU CAN SPEAK WHEN YOUR TURN COMES UP. COUNCIL MEMBERS, MR. MAYOR JAKE PETRAS, 2774, BANDOLEER LANE, FRISCO, TEXAS. APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT. I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP THAT'S BOTHERED ME AS A CITIZEN OF FRISCO. I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 2012 AND BEFOREHAND DID BUSINESS AS A REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER AT ONE POINT ATTEMPTED TO DO BUSINESS IN THE CITY AS A REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER, WHICH FAILED, UNFORTUNATELY. BUT NEVERTHELESS, I WANTED TO KNOW WHERE WHERE WE'VE GONE WRONG. WHEN DID OUR POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES BECOME SO DIVISIVE? WHY IS IT THAT THE VOICE OF AN EXTREMIST FEW HAVE BECOME SO LOUD AND HEARD BY SO MANY? WHY CAN'T PEOPLE LISTEN TO BOTH SIDES OF AN ARGUMENT AND MAKE THEIR OWN EDUCATED DECISION? WHY ARE OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS' PERSONAL LIVES AND FAMILIES BEING ATTACKED ON SOCIAL MEDIA? WHY DID PARTY POLITICS BECOME PARAMOUNT IN MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT WHEN PARTISANSHIP SHOULD HAVE NO PLACE AT THIS LEVEL? FRISCO'S POPULATION IN 2000, WAS THIRTY EIGHT THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHT PEOPLE. TODAY WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND. THE BIGGEST ISSUE WE HAD IN 2000, TO MY RECOLLECTION, WAS THE RENAMING OF OUR ONLY HIGH SCHOOL MASCOT. TODAY, WE HAVE PEOPLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA MAKING ARGUMENTS WHY WE SHOULDN'T CELEBRATE THE FOURTH OF JULY ON ONE SIDE. THE OTHER SIDE, WE HAVE PEOPLE ARGUING WHY WE SHOULD PUT CAMERAS INSIDE OUR STUDENTS SCHOOLS SO WE CAN MONITOR THIS BOOGIE MAN KNOWN AS CRITICAL RACE THEORY. WE MADE NATIONAL NEWS TWICE IN 2021 FOR TWO REASONS. THE FIRST WAS A LOCAL ACTIVIST AND LEADER IN OUR COMMUNITY, A RELIGIOUS LEADER WHO SPOKE AT THE PULPIT SAYING THAT DONALD TRUMP WAS GOING, GOD SPOKE TO HIM AND DONALD TRUMP WAS GOING TO BE PRESIDENT FOR EIGHT YEARS. THE OTHER ONE WAS WE HAD A YOUNG LADY WHO I HOPE DOESN'T LIVE IN FRISCO, BUT IT WAS NOTED THAT SHE WAS THAT FLEW A PRIVATE JET TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INSURRECTION AT THE NATION'S CAPITAL. UNFORTUNATELY. BUT MY LAST QUESTION IS, WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT THIS? AND I DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A GREAT ANSWER, BUT TONIGHT, WHILE YOU GUYS WERE TAKING, GOD KNOWS HOW LONG AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH A WOMAN THAT I REGULARLY HAVE DIFFERENCES OF OPINIONS WITH, AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL, CIVILIZED IN PERSON CONVERSATION. AND THIS WEEK AND WE MAY NOT AGREE ON MANY THINGS, BUT WE WE EXCHANGED PLEASANTRIES AND HAD A MUTUAL RESPECT. I THINK THAT WAS THE TAKEAWAY FROM THE CONVERSATION. THERE WAS A YOUNG LADY THIS WEEK ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHO HAD AN IDEA ABOUT BRINGING A LOT OF OUR CITIZENS, PERHAPS A FEW OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS TOGETHER TO TALK ABOUT ISSUES IN [00:45:06] PERSON AS OPPOSED TO BEHIND A KEYBOARD, WHICH I'M, I DO MORE THAN MOST. SO I'M JUST AS MUCH TO BLAME. BUT I THINK THERE'S MERIT INTO WHAT THIS YOUNG LADY WAS TRYING TO ATTEMPT. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WASN'T VERY WELL RECEIVED, THE TIMING OF THIS FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND, WHAT HAVE YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THIS COUNCIL TO TRY AND SEE IF THERE IS A WAY AND I KNOW IT'S COMPLICATED WITH CITY GOVERNMENT, BUT IF THERE'S SOMEONE THAT STAFF COULD PERHAPS APPOINT IN AN INFORMAL WAY TO TRY AND, PERHAPS BROKER OR FACILITATE A GROUP MEETING LIKE THIS FOR PEOPLE ON DIFFERENT SIDES WITH DIFFERENT OPINIONS TO SIT DOWN AND HAVE A CANDID AND RESPECTFUL CONVERSATION. THERE'S A LOT OF NONSENSE GOING ON IN OUR CITY WITH CERTAIN COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR, CITY STAFF BEING ATTACKED. AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE. AND WE LIVE IN A WONDERFUL CITY WE'RE THE FASTEST GROWING CITY IN THE UNITED STATES, WE BRING COOL THINGS LIKE PGA AND THE STAR. I THINK THIS WOULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY. I DON'T KNOW IF, I KNOW YOU GUYS CAN TAKE ACTION ON ANYTHING OF THIS NATURE, BUT I WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE A DISCUSSION AT SOME POINT OR CONSIDER HAVING A STAFF LIAISON TO ASSIST IN HELPING TO BROKER A CONVERSATION OR AN EVENT OF SOMETHING OF THIS NATURE. THAT'S ALL I HAD. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU DO FOR US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. MR. DOUGLAS? YES, CRAIG DOUGLAS. I MOVED TO THE AREA, SO HE ACTUALLY STOLE A LOT OF WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY, I REALLY THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, I'VE LIVED HERE SINCE 2010. I ESCAPED DISD FOR MY KIDS TO BRING TO FRISCO. I LOVE FRISCO, BEEN A HOMEOWNER SINCE 2013. BUT I THINK OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS AND A LOT OF RESIDENTS HAVE NOTICED THIS, THAT A LOT OF NEGATIVITY HAS COME OUT. WE HAVE BECOME, I GUESS YOU'D SAY, SINCE TRUMP GOT ELECTED, MORE PARTISAN. AND THERE'S BEEN ATTACKS ON A LOT OF THINGS. IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY QUARTER WE TURN AROUND, SOMETHING ELSE ABOUT A FRISCO CITY COUNCIL OR ANYTHING INVOLVED IN THE CITY IS COMING OUT AND SOMEBODY IS GETTING EMBARRASSED. SO I DO THINK FOR THE SAKE OF THE CITIZENRY HERE, A VERY TRANSPARENT INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE DONE. IT'S NOT JUST A HE SAID SHE SAID. WE NEED TO SEE AN INVESTIGATION. I IMPLORE YOU GUYS, THE ONES THAT CAN TO VOTE FOR IT, WE GET AN INVESTIGATION. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE INDEPENDENT COUNSEL, BUT THAT'S LITERALLY WHAT I WANTED TO COME UP AND TALK ABOUT. I'D LOVE TO SEE IT START. I MEAN, IN 2017, WE SET IT UP TO START WITH TIM NELSON, AND IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME WE TURN AROUND, SOMETHING ELSE IS COMING UP. SO PLEASE, GUYS, JUST DO SOMETHING FOR THE CITIZENRY. TRUST THE PROCESS. AT THAT POINT, THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE. HE SAID IT ALL. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND MS. ROUSSE. HELLO. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT YOU OBVIOUSLY ALL HAVE MY ETHICS COMPLAINTS. YOU HAVE THE ETHICS COMPLAINTS? SORRY. I WISH THAT YOU WOULD TAKE THESE SERIOUSLY. THESE ARE ALLEGATIONS THAT HAVE FACTUAL EVIDENCE WITH THEM. I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU WILL DO THE RIGHT THING HERE AND GIVE US THE TRANSPARENCY. AS CITIZENS OF FRISCO, WE EXPECT OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY, TO HAVE TRANSPARENCY AND TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. AND IF PEOPLE ARE ASKING QUESTIONS AND THEY'RE SILENCED, THAT'S A PROBLEM FOR ME. A LIAISON'S A GREAT IDEA, BUT IT'S ALSO ACCOUNTABILITY. AND THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING THAT SHOULDN'T BE GOING ON. AND I JUST IMPLORE YOU TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND FULLY INVESTIGATE IT. GIVE US THAT. YOU KNOW THE ANSWERS TO OUR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. ABERNATHY, COULD YOU GIVE US A SUMMARY OF YOUR REVIEW OF THE ALLEGATIONS? YES, SO I WAS ASKED TO, THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES US TO LOOK AT THE FACTS ALLEGED IN THE COMPLAINT AND DETERMINE IF THE FACTS ALLEGED CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE ETHICS LAWS AS TO. ITEMS NUMBER 32 AND NUMBER 33, WE, OUR ASSESSMENT IS THAT THE COMPLAINT DOES NOT ALLEGE FACTS SUFFICIENT TO CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE ETHICS LAWS, NOR BREACH OF. THANK YOU, SIR. COUNCIL, YOU'VE DISCUSSED IN SESSION WITH THE ATTORNEY. [00:50:01] YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE COMPLAINTS, YOU'VE HEARD CITIZEN INPUT AND IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? SORRY. GO AHEAD. I WAS JUST SAYING, IF ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS. I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WE'RE JUST PICKING ON JEFF'S AT THIS TIME. OK. I THINK JUST TWO COMMENTS IN GENERAL AND NOT TAKING ANY OF THEM AS INDIVIDUAL, BUT JUST TWO COMMENTS IN GENERAL, THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ORDINANCE AND THE RULES ARE VERY CLEAR AND THEY ARE STATED VERY CLEARLY WITHIN THE ORDINANCE THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ANY OFFICIAL COMPLAINTS ARE FILED CORRECTLY. AND THERE IS A PROCESS FOR A REASON. IT MUST BE FOLLOWED, SIGNED, SWORN AFFIDAVITS ARE REQUIRED. IT PROVIDES THE NECESSARY OFFICIALNESS, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY OR APPROPRIATE SERIOUSNESS. IF SOMEONE IS GOING TO MAKE ACCUSATIONS THAT REQUIRE AN INVESTIGATION AND OR A DEFENSE OF A COUNCIL MEMBER, THAT COMPLAINANT SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST THE INVESTMENT OF A SWORN AFFIDAVIT, WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF PERJURY FOR FALSE INFORMATION, IF FALSE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED. THE REASON THAT THAT EXISTS AND THE ORDINANCE IS SO THAT, IT REQUIRES IF SOMEONE'S GOING TO MAKE THAT COMPLAINT, THAT THEY'VE INVESTED JUST AS MUCH IN THAT COMPLAINT, IN THAT PROCESS. THAT'S BEEN IN THE ORDINANCE THE ENTIRE TIME, NONE OF THESE INCLUDED A SWORN AFFIDAVIT. NOW, THAT IS NOT, HOWEVER, THE REASONING BEHIND ANY OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WERE HAD. SO I WANT THAT TO BE VERY CLEAR, BUT ALSO TO NOTE GOING FORWARD THAT THE REASON THIS ORDINANCE EXISTS AND THE PROCESS THAT IS THERE IS THERE FOR A REASON. SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS FOLLOWED IN OUR ASSESSMENT OF THAT AS WELL, AND SO THAT I WOULD KEEP THAT IN MIND. I THINK IT'S HUGELY IMPORTANT. THAT IS. CITIZENS WANT THE TRANSPARENCY AND DESERVE TRANSPARENCY AND ALL OF THAT PROCESS THAT. THIS. IF YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE ACCUSATIONS AT WHATEVER LEVEL THAT YOU SHOULD BE WILLING TO DO THE SWORN AFFIDAVIT. IT IS REQUIRED BY OUR ORDINANCE, AND IF YOU DO NOT, THEN. GOING FORWARD, IT BECOMES DIFFICULT FOR US TO EVEN REVIEW THOSE AT THAT POINT, SO I THINK WE ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT ON COUNCIL AS FAR AS THAT BEING, THAT LAW ALREADY EXISTS, THAT ORDINANCE ALREADY EXISTS, AND THAT'S PART OF IT. THAT IS NOT, HOWEVER, WHAT WE BASED ANY OF OUR DISCUSSION ON TONIGHT, BUT THAT IS CRUCIAL FOR EVERY ONE OF OUR CITIZENS TO UNDERSTAND GOING FORWARD. AND THE ONLY OTHER POINT I WOULD MAKE AS WELL IS THAT IF A COMPLAINT IS GOING TO BE FILED, THAT IT SHOULD CONTAIN FACTUAL, REAL EVIDENCE OR PROOF TO SUPPORT THOSE CLAIMS, SUGGESTIONS, INFERENCES, ASSUMPTIONS. IF THE DOTTED LINE, IF IT IS NOT MADE A STRAIGHT CONNECTED DOTTED LINE, WE CAN'T TAKE THOSE AS FACT. THE ETHICS ORDINANCE IS NOT DESIGNED TO BE A POLITICAL SWORD ON ANY SIDE, AND IT SHOULD BE DEEMED AS A TOOL WHEN SUCH EGREGIOUS VIOLATIONS WITH SUFFICIENT PROOF HAVE OCCURRED. AND SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS, AS YOU ARE READING THE ETHICS FILE, READING THE ETHICS ORDINANCES AND DETERMINING WHAT YOU DECIDE TO DO, THAT YOU FOLLOW THOSE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE SPELLED OUT IN THE ORDINANCE ITSELF, THAT THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO FOLLOW, REGARDLESS OF THEIR POSITION. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, COUNCIL? YES, SIR. YES, MS. ROUSSE, WE SPENT SIGNIFICANT TIME GOING THROUGH EARLIER TODAY YOUR COMPLAINTS, AND I WILL SAY, ASIDE FROM THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUFFMAN, IN ADDITION TO ALL OF OUR DELIBERATIONS, WE FOUND INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE BASED ON THE COMPLAINTS THAT YOU SUBMITTED TO WARRANT A VIOLATION OF ETHICS COMPLAINTS. I WOULD ADD A COUPLE OF THINGS TO THIS ONE, I KNOW EVERY MEMBER UP HERE HAS SPENT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME READING THESE COMPLAINTS OVER THE WEEKEND, DISCUSSING THEM WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, DISCUSSING THEM IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TONIGHT, AGAIN WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY RECEIVING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF LEGAL ADVICE ON EVERYTHING. AND THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT DON'T RISE TO THE LEVEL THAT I WOULD EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO [00:55:07] SAY THAT AN INVESTIGATION IS FURTHER WARRANTED, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DECIDING HERE TONIGHT. DOES THIS GO FORWARD? IT DOESN'T MEAN SOMEBODY DID OR DIDN'T DO SOMETHING. IT MEANS IS THERE EVEN ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO CONTINUE AN INVESTIGATION? IT'S NOT AS IF WE ALL ARE USED TO HAVING A LOT OF THINGS THROWN AT US GOOD, BAD OR INDIFFERENT, BUT AS COUNCILWOMAN HUFFMAN SAID, THE ETHICS POLICY IS NOT A POLITICAL SWORD TO WIELD AGAINST ANY ONE PERSON. IT HAS VERY DEFINED CRITERIA. IT HAS A DEFINED PROCESS. IT HAS A VERY DEFINED SET OF STANDARDS THAT HAVE TO BE MET. AND IF THOSE STANDARDS ARE NOT MET, THEN, I MUST CHOOSE TO END THAT AT THAT TIME. AND IN ALL OF THESE, IN MY OPINION, THERE WASN'T SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO EVEN SHOW THERE WAS A VIOLATION. AND TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD, SO I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE RESIDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE ALL USED TO ANYTHING BEING THROWN AT US, THAT'S WHAT WE SIGNED UP FOR, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO STAND UP FOR WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THE CITIZENS OF FRISCO, BUT WHAT ALSO IS RIGHT FOR THE CITIZENS OF FRISCO, IS THAT WE TAKE THIS MATTER SERIOUSLY. WE DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND THINGS ARE FACT BASED. THEY'RE NOT BASED ON EMOTION. THEY'RE BASED ON DETAILS AND WHAT'S IN FRONT OF US. THAT'S ALL THE COMMENTS I HAVE. COUNCIL, UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY OTHERS. THE DECISION IS YOURS. TONIGHT, THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS GIVEN SEVERAL DIFFERENT OPTIONS AS TO WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THESE FOUR ITEMS. AND I WOULD LOOK FOR A MOTION. MOTION TO STATE THAT THE COMPLAINT DOESN'T ALLEGE SUFFICIENT FACTS TO CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE ETHICS LAWS FOR THE CITY OF FRISCO. WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND,. WE HAVE A SECOND BY BRIAN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY AND THAT WILL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER [33. Consider and act upon Complaint against a City Official filed by Sarah Rouse on June 15, 2021 and a majority of City Council members not implicated by the Complaint may dismiss for procedural reasons or dismiss for failure to state a complaint or refer for an investigation and possible hearing and designate an investigator, if necessary, all as authorized by the Ethics Ordinance. (Legal/RA)] 33, AND I BELIEVE WITH THAT WE WILL HAVE THE MAYOR COME BACK UP AND CONTINUE THE MEETING. THANK YOU, BILL. ITEM 33 IS CONSIDER AND ACT UPON COMPLAINT AGAINST THE CITY OFFICIAL FILED BY SARAH ROUSSE ON JUNE 15TH. AND THE MAJORITY OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS NOT IMPLICATED BY THE COMPLAINT MAY DISMISS FOR PROCEDURAL REASONS OR DISMISSED FOR FAILURE TO STATE A COMPLAINT OR REFER FOR AN INVESTIGATION AND POSSIBLE HEARING AND DESIGNATE AN INVESTIGATOR IF NECESSARY, ALL AS AUTHORIZED BY THE ETHICS ORDINANCE AND MR. KEATING. THIS ONE WAS A COMPLAINT ABOUT MR. KEATING. SO HE HAS STEPPED DOWN. AND SO WITH THAT, I THINK WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT PROCESS. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? WE HAVE THE SAME SPEAKERS, MRS. ROUSSE AND MR. DOUGLAS, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK AGAIN TO THIS AGENDA ITEM OR. SO I WILL PUBLICLY MAKE THESE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE, I HAVE SWORN AFFIDAVITS, I FOLLOWED ALL OF YOUR SETS OF RULES. JEFF CHENEY DID RESPOND, BUT HE RESPONDED OUT OF THE 14 DAY WINDOW FOR A RESPONSE. SO ANY RESPONSE THAT YOU RECEIVED, WHICH IS DATED THE 30TH AT 4:50, FALLS OUT OF THE WINDOW OF RESPONSE TIME, SO REALLY SHOULDN'T EVEN BE CONSIDERED HERE. SO IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE FOLLOWING RULES AND THEN WE'RE NOT FOLLOWING OUR OWN RULES IN THE CITY, THIS IS THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE. THIS IS WHY WE DON'T HAVE TRANSPARENCY. THIS IS WHY NO ONE IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE. AND IF SOMEONE IS ACTING IMMORAL, IF SOMEONE IS ACTING ILLEGALLY, IT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE FOREFRONT. AND I CALL UPON YOU ALL AS CITY COUNCIL PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN ELECTED TO YOUR POSITION TO DO THE RIGHT THING. WE ALL HAVE CHILDREN HERE. WE ALL ARE CITIZENS HERE. AND THIS TRANSPARENCY NEEDS TO COME OUT BECAUSE IT WILL COME OUT. I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE. I'M DONE. [01:00:07] AND THE RESPONSE FOR COMPLAINTS ARE NOT ACTUALLY REQUIRED PER ORDINANCE AND CITY COUNCIL ACTUALLY DID NOT RECEIVE ANY OF MY RESPONSES IN THE REVIEW. SO WITH THAT, RICHARD, DO YOU WANT TO FIND YOUR [INAUDIBLE] SUMMARIES ON THIS MATTER? I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THE SO, IF SHE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH AN AFFIDAVIT. I HAVEN'T SEEN IT. WHAT SHE FILED WERE COMPLAINTS, IT HAD A SIGNATURE THAT WERE NOTARIZED. THAT'S NOT AN AFFIDAVIT THAT'S BASED UPON PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SWORN TO, UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY. IN TERMS OF YOUR RESPONSE THAT YOU FILED, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE DID NOT REVIEW IT AND DID NOT CONSIDER IT. AND OUR CONCLUSION FOR THIS ONE WAS THAT THE COMPLAINT DOES NOT ALLEGE FACTS SUFFICIENT TO CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE ETHICS LAWS. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION FOR CITY ATTORNEY, DO WE HAVE AN AFFIDAVIT THAT A CITIZEN CAN GO GET OR HOW DOES THAT PROCESS WORK? OH, SHE ASKED FOR A FORM. WE DO NOT HAVE A FORM. SO SHE WOULD REFER TO ME. I CALLED HER AND I SPOKE TO HER OVER THE PHONE. SHE APPARENTLY HAD A COPY OF THE ORDINANCE BECAUSE SHE SAID SHE DID. SO, I'M GOING TO TAKE HER AT WORD. AND SHE AND I BOTH WENT THROUGH THE FOUR REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING A COMPLAINT. AND I WENT OVER ALL FOUR AND SHE SAID SHE UNDERSTOOD. AND BUT I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR, I THINK IT'S COUNCILWOMAN HUFFMAN SAID EARLIER, NONE OF OUR DECISIONS HAVE BEEN BASED ON THE FORM OF THE FACT IT WASN'T DONE CORRECTLY. I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO REALIZE THAT. WE DID NOT HAVE A FORM. OK, CHRISTY CALLED ME BECAUSE I THINK MS. ROUSSE ASKED FOR A FORM AND SHE SAID, WE DON'T HAVE ONE. I CONFIRMED THAT. AND I TALKED TO MS. ROUSSE. I THINK SHONA WAS STATING FOR FUTURE COMPLAINTS, PEOPLE SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT THEY FOLLOW THROUGH ON. BUT COUNCIL, WHILE THEY COULD HAVE DISMISSED THE COMPLAINT, ALL THE COMPLAINTS BASED ON NOT BEING FILED PROPERLY, CHOSE TO REVIEW THEM ANYWAY. BUT I MEAN, SHE SAID SHE FILED AN AFFIDAVIT, IN MY OPINION, THAT WAS NOT AN AFFIDAVIT THAT SHE FILED. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY ONE THING JUST IN GENERAL, I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO FEEL LIKE WE DIDN'T TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. WE DIDN'T DISCUSS IT. WE DID DISCUSS IT FOR QUITE A WHILE TODAY. YOU KNOW, SOME OF US UP HERE LISTENING TO THESE THAT HAVE HAD ETHICS COMPLAINTS FILED AGAINST THEM PREVIOUSLY. AND WHILE THE SAME PROCESS WE DID, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THEM IN MORE DEPTH. AND, YOU KNOW, TO YOUR EARLIER COMMENT, I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT, YOU KNOW, BASED ON THE EVIDENCE WE'VE SEEN, QUESTIONS WE'VE ASKED AND JUST GENERAL OBSERVATIONS, WE WERE TRANSPARENT. SO THERE MAY BE THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE. THERE MAY BE THINGS I DON'T LIKE, BUT THAT DOESN'T CONSTITUTE AN ETHICS VIOLATION AS OUR ORDINANCE IS READ. SO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, YOUR VOICES WERE HEARD. IT WAS DISCUSSED AND IT'S. WELL, I BELIEVE THEY WERE, SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT OPINION. THANK YOU, BRIAN. SO WE'RE NOT DELIBERATING ON THIS. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, AND IF NOT, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION IN REGARDS TO ITEM 33, I HANG ON, LET ME GIVE YOU THE VERBIAGE. THE ONLY OTHER THING I WOULD SAY ON THAT, JUST TO CLARIFY, MS. ROUSSE, JUST A MINUTE, PLEASE. AGAIN, TO SAY OVER AND OVER AGAIN, YOUR STATEMENTS WERE STILL CONSIDERED. ON FACE VALUE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THAT PROCESS WAS FOLLOWED. SO THAT'S NOT THE ARGUMENT HERE. VERY CLEARLY, LET ME STATE THE ARGUMENT IS NOT WHETHER OR NOT THE PROCESS WAS FOLLOWED. THAT IS NOT THE REASON FOR ANYONE'S DECISION UP HERE. AT LEAST MINE, NOT MY DECISION. I CAN'T SPEAK TO ANYONE ELSE'S, BUT I BELIEVE OUT OF THE STATEMENTS THAT THEY'VE MADE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND IN HERE, THAT THAT IS NOT THEIR REASON FOR THEIR DECISION. MY WORD OF CAUTION WAS IN THE FUTURE THAT IT HAS TO BE FOLLOWED BECAUSE WE GO DOWN A VERY WINDY, SLIPPERY SLOPE TRAIL THAT WE CANNOT DO AND STILL FUNCTION AS A GOVERNMENT. WE JUST CAN'T IF THAT'S NOT THE PROCESS THAT GETS FOLLOWED. SECOND, WHAT I WOULD SAY IS, MANY OF US UP HERE SPENT HOURS UPON HOURS UPON HOURS OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS REVIEWING THIS, REVIEWING IT AND EVERY INCH OF IT AND REVIEWING EVERY WORD, TOOK IT SERIOUSLY. NOW, WHILE IT MAY NOT FALL ON THE DECISION THAT YOU HOPED FOR OR WANT, IT IS, THERE'S NOT [01:05:04] ONE VOICE UP HERE OR ONE PERSON WHO HAS NOT TAKEN THAT DECISION CAREFULLY. I DO BELIEVE THAT WITH EVERYTHING IN ME THAT THERE HAS TO BE A PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE OF WHETHER THAT VIOLATES THAT PARTICULAR CODE IN THE ORDINANCE. THAT'S WHAT WE CAN GO BY. THAT'S IT. SO THAT'S WHAT I'VE MADE. MY DECISION BY, OTHERS MAY DISAGREE WITH IT, BUT THAT'S WHERE WE STAND ON THAT. THAT'S WHERE I STAND ON THAT. SO, MR. MAYOR, I'D MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DISMISS ITEM NUMBER 33 BASED ON THAT THE COMPLAINT MADE. EXCUSE ME, MA'AM, WE'RE MAKING A MOTION. I NEED YOU TO BE QUITE. MAYOR. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DISMISS ITEM 33 BASED ON THE COMPLAINT ON ITS FACE, DOES NOT STATE A VIOLATION OF THE ETHICS LAW. SECOND. MOTION BY BILL, SECOND BY DAN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? THAT MOTION PASSES 5-0. THAT WILL MOVE US TO ITEM 34, WHICH IS CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION WITH CITY STAFF CONCERNING [34. City Council discussion with City Staff concerning any actions required by City Staff as a result of any item on tonight's agenda.] ANY ACTIONS REQUIRED BY CITY STAFF AS A RESULT OF TONIGHT'S AGENDA. HE DIDN'T. THEY WERE TWO SEPARATE ITEMS. THEY WERE TWO SEPARATE ITEMS, ONE FOR HIM AND ONE FOR JEFF OR ONE FOR JOHN. SO I'D ADD TO 34. AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING IN AUGUST TO REVIEW HAVING THIS POLICY. SO I'D LIKE TO PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA. ANY OTHER ITEMS NOTED? I DIDN'T HAVE ANY. THIRTY FIVE IS GOVERNANCE MONITORING. [35. Discussion on Governance Monitoring of present City Council Meeting.] WHO HAD GOVERNANCE MONITORING TONIGHT? I HAD GOVERNMENTS MONITORING THIS EVENING AND IN A SENSE, IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT MEETING. IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT PROCESS. AND I DO BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE SOME THINGS GOING FORWARD THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS AND DISCUSS GOING FORWARD. SO THAT WOULD BE TOWARDS THE GOVERNANCE MONITORING GOING FORWARD. JOHN? AND I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION BY BILL, SECOND BY BRIAN ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? THAT MOTION PASSES 6-0. WE ADJOURNED AT 9:21 P.M.. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.