>> WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL WE'RE AT FRISCO CITY HALL,
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THE [INAUDIBLE] MUNICIPAL CENTER AND COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 6101 FRISCO SQUARE BOULEVARD IN FRISCO, TEXAS.IT IS 5:00 PM ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND, 2021.
I WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
WE ARE JOINED BY THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, AND THAT WILL MOVE US INTO CLOSED SESSION ITEM TO RECESS INTO
[CLOSED SESSION]
CLOSED SESSION AND COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 551.001, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE ITEM A, SECTION 551.071, MEETING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE CITY ATTORNEY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS, CONFLICTS WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT REGARDING ONE RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING AMENDMENT TO THE FIRST GO ROUGH RIDERS LEASE.TWO, RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING AGREEMENT FOR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES BETWEEN THE CITY OF FRISCO, TEXAS AND CMT WORLDWIDE.
THREE, RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING PROPOSED TRUST AGREEMENT BETWEEN FRISCO, CDC AND TEXAS COMMISSION AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
ITEM B SECTION 551.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS AUTHORIZING CERTAIN DELIBERATIONS ABOUT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY TO BE HELD IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ITEM 1 IS DELIBERATION OF SELECTION, APPOINTMENT, AND APPOINTMENT OF FUTURE CITY MANAGER.
[NOISE] ITEM C, SECTION 551.087, DELIBERATION REGARDING COMMERCIAL OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION THAT THE CITY HAS RECEIVED FROM A BUSINESS PROSPECT OR TO DELIBERATE THE OFFER OR OTHER FINANCIAL INCENTIVE TO A BUSINESS PROSPECT.
COUNCIL CAN HAVE A MOTION, MOTIONED BY BILL, SECONDED BY BRIAN ALL IN FAVOR.
>> OPPOSE. THAT MOTION PASSES 60 RECESS AND EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 05:01 PM.
COMMISSIONED BY JOHN SECOND BY BRIAN. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> OPPOSE. THAT MOTION PASSES 60.
WE ARE RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION AT 07:07 PM.
AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, THERE IS NO ACTION FOR COUNCIL TO TAKE,
[INVOCATION]
AND THAT WILL MOVE US INTO OUR INVOCATION AND OUR PLEDGE.>> TONIGHT WE ARE JOINED BY DAN [INAUDIBLE].
HE HAS BEEN A RESIDENT OF FRISCO FOR 19 YEARS AND IS A RETIRED BUSINESS OWNER.
HE GRADUATED WITH A BUSINESS DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON.
HE IS A PROUD GRANDFATHER WHOSE GRANDCHILDREN ATTENDED FRISCO SCHOOLS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE AND ARE ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS.
DAN IS A VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND SERVED AS A 22ND INFANTRY REGIMENT IN THE VIETNAM WAR FROM 1969 TO 1970.
HE WAS AWARDED TWO BRONZE STARS WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTERS FOR HIS SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY.
HEAVENLY FATHER, IN YOUR WORD YOU HAVE GIVEN US A VISION OF THE HOLY CITY TO WHICH THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD BRING THEIR GLORY.
BUT HOLD AND VISIT WE PRAY THE CITIES OF EARTH RENEW THE TIES OF MUTUAL REGARD, WHICH FORM OUR CIVIC LIFE.
SEND US HONEST AND ABLE LEADERS.
ENABLE US TO ELIMINATE POVERTY, PREJUDICE, AND OPPRESSION.
THAT PEACE MAY PREVAIL WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE WITH ORDER, AND THAT MEN AND WOMEN FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES AND WITH DIFFERENT TALENTS MAY FIND WITH ONE ANOTHER THE FULFILLMENT OF THEIR HUMANITY.
[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
>> TONIGHT OUR PLEDGES WILL BE LED BY TROOP 1260.
COME ON UP. WELL YOU GUYS ARE ALREADY COMING ON UP.
>>THE FLAGS ARE BEHIND US. OVER HERE.
>> [LAUGHTER] YOU ALL HOLD ON RIGHT THERE REAL QUICK.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE GETS TO KNOW YOU.
WHO IS MY LOUD ONE? OKAY. GOOD. [LAUGHTER] YOU KNOW THE DRILL, YOU'RE GOING TO BE RIGHT HERE IN THE FRONT ROW.
WE ARE JUST SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE TODAY.
I HOPE YOU GET TO STAY FOR RIGHT AFTER THIS, WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO RECOGNIZE FRISCO'S DISTINGUISHED VETERAN OF THE YEAR.
OF COURSE WE HAD THE VETERAN GIVE THE SERMON HERE.
WE WOULD LOVE TO CELEBRATE THAT HERE IN FRISCO.
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I LOVE TO ASK MY SCOUTS QUESTIONS AND JUST PUT THEM ON THE SPOT.TODAY IS GOING TO BE PRETTY EASY I THINK.
I WANT YOU TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF BECAUSE EVERYONE IS LIVE STREAMING ACROSS FRISCO. EVERYONE IS WATCHING THIS.
INTRODUCE YOURSELF, YOUR SCHOOL, YOUR GRADE AND I JUST WANT YOU TO MAYBE SAY SOMETHING ABOUT WHAT FREEDOM MEANS TO YOU.
JUST REALLY EASY. YOU ARE READY?
>> OKAY, LET'S DO IT. [LAUGHTER] GO AHEAD AND GRAB IT. YOU CAN PASS IT DOWN.
I LIVE IN BUFFALO AT PLANO FRISCO.
I GO TO SCHOOL IN PLANO AT ANDREWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
>> WELL YOU GOT TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, WHAT DOES FREEDOM MEAN TO YOU.
DON'T TRY TO GET OFF THE HOOK. [LAUGHTER]
>> FREEDOM TO ME IS WHERE EVERYONE GETS TO DO WHAT THEY WANT, BUT STILL BE CIVILIZED.
I AM IN FIFTH GRADE AT CARROLL.
I'M 10. FREEDOM MEANS TO BE FREE.
I AM IN FIFTH GRADE AT CARROLL ELEMENTARY.
I'M 10 AND WHAT FREEDOM MEANS TO ME IS, I AM GOING TO PLAY VIDEO GAMES.
>> YOU HAVE A LOVE AT VIDEO GAMES.
I LIVE IN THE TRAILS IN FRISCO.
MY SCHOOL IS FISHER ELEMENTARY.
WHAT FREEDOM MEANS TO ME IS YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO BE FREE.
>> MY NAME IS NATHAN, I'M 10, AND I GO TO FISHER ELEMENTARY.
WHAT FREEDOM MEANS TO ME IS TO BE FREE BUT NOT TO DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.
WHAT FREEDOM MEANS TO ME IS FOR THE RIGHT TO [LAUGHTER] DO WHATEVER YOU WANT IN A CIVILIZED MANNER IN AN ORDERLY FASHION.
FREEDOM MEANS TO ME THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO WHATEVER YOU WANT BUT NOT WHATEVER YOU WANT.
>> SOME OF THAT MAKES TOTAL SENSE.
>>MY NAME IS ZANE. I'M IN FIFTH GRADE.
WHAT FREEDOM MEANS TO ME IS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY SAID TO BE FREE, BUT NOT COMPLETELY FREE.
LIKE YOU HAVE A LOSS. PRETTY MUCH.
I AM IN FIFTH GRADE AT CAMPBELL ELEMENTARY.
FREEDOM MEANS TO ME IS YOU COULD DO ALMOST WHATEVER YOU WANT AS LONG AS IT'S IN A PEACEFUL WAY.
I LIVE IN THE TRAILS AND I GO TO FISHER ELEMENTARY.
I THINK FREEDOM MEANS TO ME IS BASICALLY, SOME PEOPLE DON'T GET TO EXPERIENCE WHAT WE GET TO AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
I GO TO ROGER'S ELEMENTARY AND I'M 10 YEARS OLD.
WHAT FREEDOM MEANS TO ME IS LIKE TO HAVE YOUR OWN CHOICE AND HAVE FREE WILL.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS ALEX AND I AM 10 YEARS OLD AND I GO TO [INAUDIBLE] LOCAL ELEMENTARY.
WHAT FREEDOM MEANS TO ME IS TO HAVE INDEPENDENT AND RIGHTS TO SPEAK WHENEVER YOU WANT.
I THINK I'M GOING TO ASK YOUR PARENTS FOR YOU TO STAY THE WHOLE NIGHT IF THAT'S OKAY.
[LAUGHTER] WE ARE GOING TO LOOK HERE FIRST AND THEN WE'LL TURN AND LOOK YOUR MOM [NOISE].
YOU WANT ONE MORE. LET'S TURN AND LOOK OVER HERE.
LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] VERY GOOD SCOUTS.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE, WELL SAID, GREAT JOB.
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[LAUGHTER][4. Frisco Distinguished Veteran Recognition]
THAT WILL NOW MOVE US TO OUR FRISCO, DISTINGUISHED VETERAN RECOGNITION.COME ON UP. I THINK ALL OF YOU ARE GOING TO COME ON UP [BACKGROUND].
>> I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU [INAUDIBLE].
>> FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY NOT KNOW, THIS IS A TRADITION WE STARTED BACK IN 2017 UNDER JOHN KEATING LEADERSHIP WHERE WE WANTED TO TELL THE STORIES OF FRISCO.
WE WANTED TO BE A CITY THAT SUDDENLY CELEBRATED OUR VETERANS, THAT WAS VETERANS READY CITY.
BUT TOLD THE STORIES OF THE GREAT PEOPLE HERE IN FRISCO THAT OBSERVED THIS COUNTRY.
BY DOING SO, WE'VE STARTED TO NOMINATE AND RECOGNIZE OUR VETERAN OF THE YEAR FOR THE CITY OF FRISCO, AND THIS YEAR, IT'S OUR HONOR TO GIVE IT TO LEE MARVIN [APPLAUSE].
IT'S MY HONOR TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION AND TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIS STORY.
HE HAS A LONG HISTORY HERE IN FRISCO IN SERVITUDE AND SO IT'S WRITTEN IN 6.4 TO BE ABLE TO FIT YOUR WHOLE CAREER ON HERE.
BUT I'M GOING TO READ IT WITH MY READERS.
IT READS: WHEREAS OUR ARMED FORCES HAVE PRESERVED THE SECURITY AND FREEDOM THAT ALLOW US TO FLOURISH.
THEY ARE BRAVE BATTLE WINNERS, TREACHEROUS JUNGLES, BARREN DESERTS, AND STORMY WATERS TO DEFEND OUR NATION.
THEY HAVE LEFT THEIR FAMILIES TO FACE DANGER AND UNCERTAINTY, AND THEY'VE ENDURED THE WOUNDS OF WAR ALL TO PROTECT OUR INTERESTS AND IDEALS.
WHEREAS IT IS OUR PATRIOTIC DUTY TO HONOR VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES IN OUR EFFORT TO ANSWER PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S CHARGE TO CARE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BORNE THE BATTLE.
WHEREAS LEE MARVIN HONORABLY SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY AS AN AVIATION TECHNICIAN FROM 1955 TO 1977.
DURING THAT TIME, HE SERVED SIX TOURS ABOARD US NAVAL AIRCRAFT CARRIERS WITH THREE OF THOSE TOURS BEING IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF US COMBAT FORCES DURING THE VIETNAM WAR.
WHEREAS AFTER HIS MILITARY SERVICE, LEE WORKED IN THE CIVILIAN SECTOR FOR 27 YEARS DIRECTING AND SUPPORTING PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS FOR THE US GOVERNMENT, MILITARY CONTRACTORS, AND CIVILIAN CORPORATIONS.
LEE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN PROJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH ENGINEERING, LOGISTICS AND TRAINING WITH NEW AND IMPROVED EQUIPMENTS SUCH AS THE BLACK HAWK HELICOPTER, F-18 SUPER HORNET.
AS A CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE, LEE WAS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL CORROSION CONTROL ENGINEERS, THE NATIONAL LOGISTICS ENGINEERS, AND HE SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE SAN DIEGO ENGINEERING SOCIETY, THE ORGANIZATION THAT BECAME THE UMBRELLA FOR 22 ENGINEERING SOCIETIES IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION.
LEE RETIRED IN 2003 AS DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL SECURITY SOLUTIONS AND DIRECTOR OF THE COAST GUARD PROGRAM AND MOVED TO FRISCO WITH HIS LOVELY WIFE BILLY, THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
WHEREAS FOR THE LAST 17 YEARS, LEE MARVIN HAS SELFLESSLY SERVED THE COMMUNITY AS A COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER AMORTER.
SOME OF LEE'S PREVIOUS ROLES INCLUDE SERVING AS VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE FRISCO HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD, POST COMMANDER OF FRISCO VFW POST 8273, CHAIRMAN FOR THE PANTHER CREEK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CHAIRMAN OF THE FRISCO COMMUNITY PRAYER COMMITTEE, CHAIRMAN OF THE MEMORIAL DAY COMMITTEE, AND FOUNDER OF THE FRISCO VETERAN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHERE HE PROVIDED LEADERSHIP ON MANY PROJECTS DURING BOTH MAYOR JEFF CHENEY AND MAYOR [INAUDIBLE] TIME IN OFFICE.
LEE IS ALSO A LONGTIME SUPPORTER OF THE FRISCO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IN FRISCO EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
HE TOOK GREAT PRIDE IN RECOGNIZING WELL-DESERVED STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WITH SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS AT THE VFW PROGRAMS. NOW THEREFORE, I JEFF CHENEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FRISCO, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, IN HONOR OF HIS EXEMPLARY LIFE OF SERVICE, LEADERSHIP, GENEROSITY, AND COMMITMENT TO COUNTRY AND COMMUNITY WITH REFLECT GREATLY UPON HIM,
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HIS FAMILY AND THE CITY OF FRISCO, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE LEE MARVIN AS FRISCO'S 2021 DISTINGUISHED VETERAN [APPLAUSE].ALL RIGHT SIR, THE MIC IS YOURS WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.
>> YEAH. JUST BE ON BEHALF OF THE FRISCO VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS.
WE KNOW YOU ALREADY HAVE A BREAK AT THE WALK OF HONOR LEE, BUT THIS ONE DESIGNATE YOU AS THE 2021 DISTINGUISHED VETERAN OF THE YEAR, SO CONGRATULATIONS.
>> JOHN KEATING, HE ACTUALLY RUNS OUR VETERANS PROGRAMS HERE IN FRISCO, AS GREAT LEADER IN THOSE REGARDS.
HE'D LOVE TO SAY A FEW REMARKS.
>> SURE. THANK YOU, MAYOR CHENEY.
THANK YOU ALL OF YOU GUYS TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
EVERYONE YOU SEE UP ON STAGE, SOME OF OUR MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE, FOLKS WHO COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT OR ALL UNANIMOUS IN OUR DECISION FOR LEE MARVIN AS OUR DISTINGUISHED VETERAN OF THE YEAR.
LEE IS BEEN JUST A FANTASTIC ADVOCATE FOR THE CITY OF FRISCO.
HE'S BEEN A LEADER AND A MENTOR FOR OUR VETERAN COMMUNITY.
FOR ME PERSONALLY, HE'S JUST BEEN AN AMAZING FRIEND.
SOMEONE WHO'S NOT AFRAID TO SAY, HEY, JUST KEEP GOING, SET THE BAR HIGHER.
YOU CAN DO MORE, YOU CAN DO BETTER, YOU CAN DO IT FASTER, YOU CAN DO IT CHEAPER.
HE'S JUST BEEN AMAZING, RIGHT OF YOUR [LAUGHTER] THAT SO.
THANK YOU. THE LAST LINES OF THE PROCLAMATION, I THINK REALLY RESONATED WITH ME THE WORK YOU'VE DONE HERE IN FRISCO ON BEHALF OF OUR VETERANS AND ALL OF OUR CITIZENS, TRULY DO REFLECT GREATLY UPON YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND OUR GREAT CITY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE AS A VIETNAM VETERAN.
I WAS LIKE TO SAY WELCOME HOME AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A GOOD FRIEND. THANK YOU, SIR.
WE HAVE ON BEHALF OF OUR VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WE DESIGNED A FEW YEARS AGO OUR OWN FRISCO CHALLENGE COIN WITH MAYOR CHENEY IS ON IT FOR OUR DISTINGUISHED VETERANS.
I WILL PASS THE COIN TO YOU IN THE TRADITIONAL FASHION WITH A HANDSHAKE. THANK YOU, SIR.
WE ALSO HAVE, YOU'D WEAR PROUDLY UPON YOUR LAPEL, A VERY LARGE, [LAUGHTER] OVERSIZED COPY OF THE COIN FOR YOU TO PIN BROADLY ON YOUR CHEST ALONG WITH THE REST OF YOUR WELL-EARNED, WELL-DESERVED DECORATIONS.
THANK YOU AGAIN LEE. [APPLAUSE]
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY HERE.
IT WAS VERY ENLIGHTENING AT THE TOP.
WHEN I CAME HERE AND START WORKING WITH THE CITY, THEY ALL BACK THIS UP.
WE GOT A NICE LOOKING PARK OVER THERE NOW THAT WAS A LOT OF WORK WENT INTO IT.
I CAN SEE [INAUDIBLE] HERE [INAUDIBLE] TOLD HER SHE'S GOT THREE MORE YEARS TO GO [LAUGHTER] TO BEAT ME [LAUGHTER].
ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU TO THE CITY AND EVERYBODY ELSE.
[APPLAUSE] [OVERLAPPING] [NOISE]
>> LET'S GIVE ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO [APPLAUSE] MR. MURBEN AND THE VETERANS HERE, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH [APPLAUSE] FOR THE SERVICE.
>> YOU GUYS, HOW ARE YOU? IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, HOW IS THE BABY?
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>> IS THERE ANYTHING HARD TO PRONOUNCE IN HERE? [LAUGHTER]
[5. Recognition of Diwali]
>> WELL, NEXT UP WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE DIWALI.
I KNOW WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE HERE TO CELEBRATE WITH US.
[BACKGROUND] COME ON UP [INAUDIBLE]
>> HAD ONE GET KNOCKED DOWN YET.
>> WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE.
>> THE PROCLAMATION READS WHEREAS, DIWALI IS A FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS CELEBRATED ANNUALLY BY MILLIONS OF HINDUS, SIKHS, JAINS, AND SOME BUDDHISTS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND ACROSS THE GLOBE.
WHEREAS FRISCOS' VIBRANT HINDU COMMUNITY AND MEMBERS OF THE FRISCO INCLUSION COMMITTEES CELEBRATE DIWALI THIS YEAR WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2021.
WHEREAS, THE WORD DIWALI IS A SHORTENED VERSION OF THE SANSKRIT TERM DIPAVALI, WHICH MEANS A ROW OF LAMPS.
THE LIGHTING OF THE, I MISS THIS EVERY YEAR, THE DIYA?
>> OR OIL LAMPS SYMBOLIZES DISPELLING DARKNESS AND BRINGING LIGHT INTO LIFE WITH TRADITIONAL OFFERINGS, RITUALS, AND FESTIVALS.
DURING THE CELEBRATION, BUILDINGS ARE BRIGHTLY ILLUMINATED AND LIGHTED LAMPS ARE PLACED AROUND THE HOME.
WHEREAS LIGHT IS A METAPHOR FOR THE KNOWLEDGE AND CONSCIOUSNESS WITHIN AN INDIVIDUAL THAT SIGNIFIES THE DESTRUCTION OF ALL NEGATIVE QUALITIES SUCH AS VIOLENCE, ANGER, JEALOUSY, IGNORANCE, GREED, FEAR, OR SUFFERING.
WHEREAS DIWALI IS CELEBRATED AS A DAY OF VICTORY OVER GOOD, OF GOOD OVER EVIL, AND THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR FOR MANY HINDUS IN WHICH THEY PRAY FOR KNOWLEDGE, PEACE AND UNIVERSAL WELL-BEING.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JEFF CHENEY, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FRISCO, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THAT DIWALI OCCURS ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2021, AND CALL THIS OBSERVANCE TO THE ATTENTION OF ALL OF OUR CITIZENS.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND JUST GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR BEING HERE.
THANK YOU [APPLAUSE] I KNOW THERE ARE CELEBRATIONS HAPPENING ALL OVER FRISCO.
I KNOW BECAUSE I THINK ALL OF US HAVE BEEN INVITED TO AT LEAST 30 OR 40 OF THEM.
[LAUGHTER] WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE AS MANY AS WE CAN BUT [LAUGHTER] JUST THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
I KNOW A FEW OF YOU. WE'VE GOT A FISD TRUST, DIEGO PAUL HERE AS WELL BUT MEMBERS OF OUR FRISCO INCLUSION COMMITTEE BUT ONE OF THE THINGS AS A COUNCIL THAT'S IMPORTANT TO US IN THE FRISCO INCLUSION COMMITTEE IS THAT WE WANT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS TO FEEL SAFE AND WELCOME HERE IN FRISCO.
THAT'S A GOAL AND A MISSION OF OURS AND PART OF THAT IS TO CELEBRATE OUR DIFFERENCES IN OUR TRADITIONS AND REALLY GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND SO THAT'S WHY AS A COUNCIL, WE LOVE TO CELEBRATE THE RITUALS AND OBSERVANCES OF ALL OF THE RESIDENTS HERE IN FRISCO.
WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU ALL TO SHARE AND ENLIGHTEN US SOME MORE.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR CHENEY. THANK YOU, CITY STAFF AND CITY COUNCIL FOR CELEBRATING DIWALI AND SHARING IT WITH OUR CITY, LIKE OUR BOY SCOUTS SAID, AND OUR DISTINGUISHED VETERAN.
IT'S ABOUT FREEDOM. WHEN WE CAME AND ASKED, Y'ALL LISTENED, JUST LIKE YOU DID FOR THE VETERANS. WE THANK YOU FOR THAT.
IT MEANS A LOT TO OUR FAMILIES, OUR STUDENTS, WHEN THEY GO TO SCHOOLS AND ARE ABLE TO SHARE THEIR AUTHENTIC HOLIDAYS WITH EVERYBODY SO DIWALI IS DURING THE WEEKDAY, DURING THE SCHOOL DAY [LAUGHTER] IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO SHARE AND LEARN.
HINT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING?
FIRST OF ALL, MAYOR CHENEY AND THE COUNCIL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE DIWALI PROCLAMATION.
YOU'VE BEEN DOING IT SINCE THE LAST FEW YEARS.
OF MY 23 YEARS OF STAY IN THE UNITED STATES, CLOSE TO 20 YEARS HAVE BEEN IN FRISCO.
THEN WHENEVER MY MOM ASKS ME, "HOW ARE YOU DOING?", THEN I SAY, EVERYTHING IS GOOD EXCEPT FOR MISSING THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY, I HAVE EVERYTHING HERE.
I'M THANKFUL FOR THE COUNCIL AND THEN FOR THE LEADERSHIP FROM SECRETARY, MR. PURIFY, CITY AND FIRE AND ALL THE DEPARTMENTS.
ALL OF YOU HAVE REALLY MADE IT A VERY GREAT PLACE FOR NOT JUST ME, FOR ALL THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO STAY SO I'M VERY THANKFUL TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] [NOISE].
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>> DO YOU WANT US TO DO THAT? WE CAN DO THAT [BACKGROUND] THANK YOU ALL AGAIN, LET'S GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU'LL FOR BEING HERE.
OUR LAST PROCLAMATION WE HAVE TONIGHT IS
[6. Recognition for Stormy Daniels - MLB Youth Competition Winner]
THE RECOGNITION OF THE MLB YOUTH COMPETITION WINNER, STORMY DANIEL.STORMY [NOISE] THIS RECOGNITION READS, A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO STORMY DANIEL ON JUNE 15TH, 2021.
THE FRISCO PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT HOSTED A LOCAL COMPETITION AT RIDERS FIELD IN FRISCO, STORMY WON THE 13 TO 14 YEARS SOFTBALL DIVISION COMPETITION AND WAS THE ONLY FRISCO YOUTH TO QUALIFY AND ADVANCE TO THE TEAM COMPETITION HELD AT GLOBE LIFE FIELD IN ARLINGTON ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2021.
THERE STORMY COMPETED AGAINST TOP LOCAL WINNERS FROM NORTH TEXAS, LOUISIANA, AND OKLAHOMA FOR A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MLB YOUTH WORLD SERIES COMPETITION.
PLACING SECOND IN HER DIVISION.
STORMY WAS JUST SHY OF ADVANCING BUT WAS ONE OF THREE TOP QUALIFIERS FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THE TEXAS RANGERS MARKET.
WE COMMEND STORMY FOR HER HARD WORK AND DEDICATION AND WISH HER CONTINUED SUCCESS.
SIGNED THIS DAY, NOVEMBER 2ND, 2021.
WELL DONE [APPLAUSE] TELL US MORE ABOUT THE COMPETITION AND WHO YOUR COACH IS.
WHERE DID YOU GET ALL THESE SKILLS FROM?
>> I'VE BEEN PLAYING FOR SEVEN YEARS SO I'VE HAD A LOT OF EXPERIENCE AND SOFTBALL HAS BEEN ONE OF MY MOST THINGS THAT JUST HAD A REALLY BIG IMPACT IN MY LIFE.
I'VE JUST GOT MY SKILLS FROM MY DAD.
HE'S BEEN HELPING ME, ALL MY COACHES IN MY LIFE THAT HAVE HAD A BIG IMPACT.
BEING IN THAT COMPETITION JUST ALLOWED ME TO HAVE A BIGGER CHANCE AND JUST TO HAVE FUN IN MY TEENAGE YEARS AND MAKE SURE IT'S A GOOD EXPERIENCE.
>> USING THE PUN ABOUT, I THREW YOU A SOFTBALL THERE, I JUST SOMEHOW KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO RECOGNIZE YOUR DAD AS YOUR COACH.
WHERE IS YOUR DAD AT? HE'S GOT TO BE THE OTHER ONE FILMING [LAUGHTER] I FIGURED YOU WOULD GO WITH THAT.
WELL, CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT.
>> I GO TO INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL.
>> YOU PLAY SOFTBALL FOR THEM?
>> LOOK OUT [INAUDIBLE] INDEPENDENCE.
LETS TAKE A QUICK PICTURE HERE [NOISE]
>> CONGRATULATIONS STORMY, LETS GIVE HER ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.
THEN UNDER OUR REPORT SECTION,
[7. Recognition for Frisco EDC - International Economic Development Council Silver Award for Website Design]
WE HAVE ONE MORE RECOGNITION WHICH IS OUR RECOGNITION FOR OUR FRISCO EDC.THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL SILVER REWARD FOR WEBSITE DESIGN.
[NOISE] WHO'S COMING UP? [NOISE] [BACKGROUND] I WAS GIVEN SOME GREAT TALKING POINTS FOR THIS DISTINGUISHED AWARD, WHICH WAS AT A RECENT INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE, THE FRISCO EDC, OUR VERY OWN, WON A SILVER AWARD FOR OUR NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEBSITE AMONG CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF 200-500,000 PEOPLE.
FRISCO WAS THE ONLY US CITY TO WIN FOR ITS WEBSITE IN THIS POPULATION CATEGORY.
THE IEDC'S EXCELLENCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AWARDS RECOGNIZE
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THE WORLD'S BEST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS, MARKETING MATERIALS, AND THE YEAR'S MOST INFLUENTIAL LEADERS.THERE ARE 25 AWARD CATEGORIES ON OUR ORGANIZATION AND IN INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN CREATING POSITIVE CHANGE IN URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES.
AWARDS ARE JUDGED BY DIVERSE PANEL OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPERS, FOLLOWING A NOMINATION PROCESS HELD EARLIER THIS YEAR.
THIS YEAR, THE IEDC RECEIVED MORE THAN 500 SUBMISSIONS FROM FOUR DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
THE FRISCO EDC LAUNCHED ITS NEW WEBSITE IN DECEMBER 2020 AND THE TEAM REPORTS THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED MANY COMMENTS ABOUT THE EASE OF USE, THE AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION, AND THE USEFUL CONTENT THAT CAN BE FOUND ON THE SITE.
THE EDC IS NOW GETTING MANY NEW PROSPECT REFERRALS DIRECTLY FROM COMPANIES WHO ARE VISITING THE WEBSITE.
IT'S PRETTY AMAZING. YOU SHOULD CHECK IT OUT.
A SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO LEIGH LYONS, THE DIRECTOR OF MARKETING FOR FRISCO, EDC, AS WELL AS THE PRESIDENT JASON FORD AND THE REST OF THE EDC TEAM WHO HELPED CONTRIBUTE TO SUCH A GREAT NEW MARKETING TOOL.
IT'S A TERRIFIC MEGAPHONE AND CATCHER'S MITT FOR FRISCO.
YOU WROTE THAT, DIDN'T YOU? I KNOW YOU DID. THAT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING YOU WOULD WRITE.
[LAUGHTER] BUT CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RECOGNITION.
WE'RE SO PROUD OF WHAT OUR EDC TEAM IS DOING.
AS WAS SAID, OUR PIPELINE IS AS BUSY AS IT'S EVER BEEN IN LARGE PART BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE, BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH A GREAT ASSET TO THE CITY OF FRISCO AND WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU JUST TO SHARE MAYBE A FEW WORDS.
>> WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR CHENEY.
THIS WAS A TREMENDOUS PROJECT FOR OUR ENTIRE TEAM.
I'M ONE OF THE TWO OF US STANDING UP HERE.
I HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO OUR ENTIRE TEAM, EVERYONE FROM RON PATERSON, HE GAVE US A LOT OF HELP IN THE BEGINNING OF THE WEBSITE REDESIGN AND JASON, OF COURSE.
A BIG SHOUT-OUT ALSO GOES, ESPECIALLY TO STEPHANIE WAGNER, AND TO OUR ADVERTISING AGENCY, THE DAILY GROUP, WHO CAME UP WITH THE CONCEPT OF THE DESIGN, AND TO [INAUDIBLE] WHO'S OUR WEBSITE PROVIDER.
WE DO HOPE THAT YOU'LL CHECK IT OUT IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO SEE IT, IT'S FRISCOEDC.COM.
[LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND] THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THE AWARD TONIGHT.
>> I JUST CAN SAY, CONGRATULATIONS LEIGH, THIS WAS REALLY YOUR AWARD.
I MEAN, YOU WERE REALLY THE HARD WORK BEHIND THIS.
I'LL SAY I WAS TALKING TO ONE OF OUR COMPETITORS THIS PAST WEEK, WHO SAID THAT HE WAS LOOKING AT OUR WEBSITE AND HE WAS SO IMPRESSED THAT THEY ARE GOING TO REFRESH THEIR WEBSITES, SO WE HAVE TO START ON A NEW ONE NOW.
>> PICTURE HERE WITH THE AWARD.
[NOISE] LET'S GIVE ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR EDC TEAM [APPLAUSE] THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH.
>> WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE INTO CITIZEN INPUT, IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, PLEASE COME OUT TO FILL UP A BLUE CARD.
I THINK WE MAY HAVE A COUPLE OF SIGNED UP ALREADY.
>> WE HAVE ONE WE HAVE GAIL STEPHENS.
IF YOU WANT TO COME AND SPEAK, PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS GAIL STEPHENS.
OUR FAMILY LIVES AT 9742, CORINTH LANE, FRISCO 75035.
WE'VE BEEN PROUD RESIDENTS OF FRISCO FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS.
WE WERE IN PLAIN 0 FOR ALMOST 18 YEARS AND IN NORTH DALLAS FOR SEVERAL YEARS, MOVING FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
I AM A VERY PROUD CITIZEN, BUT A DEEPLY CONCERNED CITIZEN WITH SOME OF THE CANCER THAT IS GROWING UNDERNEATH.
WHEN WE ARE PROUD COMMUNITY WITH PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.
AS [INAUDIBLE] SAID IN FACEBOOK, THE TRAJECTORY FOR HEALTHY GROWTH IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
WE SEE HOW IMPORTANT FREEDOM IS.
WE LOOK ON THE AGENDA AND WE SEE HOW IMPORTANT HOMELAND SECURITY ISSUES ARE.
I APPLAUD ALL OF YOU FOR BEING LEADERS,
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AND WE KNOW THAT KEY QUALITIES OF LEADERSHIP ARE BEING VISIONARY, BEING COURAGEOUS, HAVING INTEGRITY, HAVING CHARACTER, STUDYING HISTORY, AND LOOKING AT PARALLELS, BEING ABLE TO RECOGNIZE RED FLAGS THAT ARE AMONG US.I INVITE ALL OF YOU TO BE UPSTANDERS AND TO STAND UP, TO SPEAK OUT, AND TO TAKE ACTION.
WE HAVE MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE COMING HERE, INVITED BY FRISCO CONSERVATIVES, AND I THINK THAT IS DEEPLY CONCERNING TO MANY OF US.
I INVITE ALL OF YOU TO REALLY LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE STUDYING HISTORY TO REALLY KNOW WHAT CAN HAPPEN IN A SOCIETY THAT SEEMS TO BE FREE.
I DO HAVE SOMETHING FOR EACH OF YOU, WHICH I WILL BRING TO YOU. THANK YOU.
>> I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK [INAUDIBLE] BACK TO OUR REPORT SECTION, ITEM 8 IS THE LIBRARY REPORT ON MONTHLY STATISTICS AND ACTIVITIES.
[8. Library Report on monthly statistics and activities.]
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
TONIGHT, I HAVE A COUPLE OF SLIDES FOR YOU.
WE CONCLUDED OUR BOOKMARK CONTESTS FOR THIS YEAR, AND SO WE INVITE CHILDREN AGES THREE THROUGH 18.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE DECK, JUST FOR THIS YEAR, THE THEME WAS, I AM FRISCO, I BELONG.
IT WAS ONE OF INCLUSION AND YOU CAN SEE, THEY'RE BRIGHT AND COLORFUL AND HAVE A WONDERFUL MESSAGE. THOSE ARE THE WINNERS.
TO CORRECT MYSELF FROM THE LAST ONE, THIS IS THIS YEAR'S ORNAMENT.
[LAUGHTER] THIS IS THE SMITH MUSE HOUSE, IT'S AVAILABLE OVER AT THE LIBRARY JUST ACROSS THE WAY FOR $22.
YOU CAN PICK THEM UP, THEY SELL OUT EVERY YEAR.
IF YOU WANT YOURS, WHETHER I'M SPEAKING TO THOSE HERE IN THE BUILDING OR THOSE WHO MAY BE VIEWING THIS ELSEWHERE, THEY DO SELL OUT, SO YOU'LL WANT TO PICK THEM UP EARLY IN DECEMBER OR YOU'LL GO WITHOUT.
THE SMITH MUSE HOUSE IS PART OF THE HERITAGE CENTER.
IF YOU ARE EVER OVER AT THE HERITAGE CENTER, YOU'LL KNOW THERE'S A COUPLE OF HISTORIC HOUSES, THE MUSEUM, AND THE DEPOT IN THAT COMPLEX.
SMITH MUSE IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS.
WE HAVE ANOTHER PROGRAM AT THE MALL AND IT'LL BE THIS SATURDAY AND IT'S THE UNHUGGABLE CRITTERS.
WHICH WILL BE WILDLIFE THAT WILL BE PRESENTED, IT'S IN FRONT OF NORDSTROM.
THIS WILL BE OUR LAST PRESENTATION FOR THIS YEAR BECAUSE SANTA MOVES INTO THAT SPACE FOR DECEMBER.
THEN IN JANUARY WE WILL BE BACK WITH STORY TIMES.
THIS IS CONNECTED TO OUR LIBRARY SPACE IN THE MALL CONNECTION.
WE DO STORY TIMES IN THE LARGER MALL SPACE ONCE A MONTH, EXCEPT IN DECEMBER WHEN SANTA TAKES THE KEY ROLE.
I'M HAPPY TO DISCUSS ANYTHING IN THE REPORT.
LET ME BRING UP ONE MORE THING.
IF YOU GO INTO THE LIBRARY THEN NEXT TO THE WALL YOU MAY SEE STAFF STANDING IN FRONT OF BIG PLYWOOD BOXES AND I NEED TO EXPLAIN WHAT'S GOING ON THERE.
WE ARE EXPERIMENTING WITH SHAPE AND SIZE OF SERVICE DESKS FOR THE NEW LIBRARY.
WE ARE TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM MONUMENTAL DESKS THAT SEPARATE US FROM OUR GUESTS AT THE LIBRARY, AND WE'RE LOOKING TO DO MORE SIDE-TO-SIDE ASSISTANCE AS OPPOSED TO ACROSS AND MORE FORMAL ENVIRONMENT.
WE'RE EXPERIMENTING WITH SHAPES AND SMALLER PIECES THAT ARE MODULAR THAT WE CAN FIT TOGETHER.
WE'VE MADE UP SOME PLYWOOD PROTOTYPES THAT THEY'RE WORKING WITH NOW, AND WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THEM THROUGH MARCH AS WE EXPERIMENT AND MESS AROUND AND PLAY A LITTLE BIT.
IT MAY NOT LOOK NEAT AND TIDY, BUT IT'S TEACHING US A LOT ABOUT HOW TO RUN THE FRIENDLIEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT SERVICE IN 150,000 SQUARE FEET, WHICH IS OUR NEW REALITY ABOUT THIS TIME NEXT YEAR.
I JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN WHY IT LOOKS THE WAY IT DOES, BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
YOU STILL HAVE BOOKMARKS LEFT? USUALLY, YOU BRING US BOOKMARKS.
I'M SO SORRY, WE DO USUALLY, WE PUT THEM [OVERLAPPING] THERE WERE TOO MANY TO CHOOSE FROM, BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT IF YOU WALK INTO THE FIRST FLOOR, WE HAVE THEM IN THE DISPLAY AND YOU CAN TAKE AS MANY AS YOU'D LIKE.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I WAS COMING TO CITY HALL, THE OTHER DAY AND THERE IS A BUNCH OF LITTLE CHILDREN AND
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MOMS AND DADS OUT THERE LISTENING TO STORYTIME AND THERE WAS A PUPPET AND JUST THE KIDS WERE HAVING A BLAST AND I STOPPED US TO LISTEN AND YOUR TEAM DID SUCH AN AMAZING JOB.>> THANK YOU. WE ARE BLESSED WITH REMARKABLE PEOPLE THAT WORK AT OUR LIBRARY.
>> I LOVE HOW YOU JUST LEAVE NO DETAIL UNCHECKED.
[LAUGHTER] YOU'VE GOT THIS GIGANTIC FACILITY CROSS THE STREET TO MANAGE AND YET YOU'RE EXPERIMENTING WITH DESKS AND NEW WAYS TO INTERACT WITH CITIZENS AND I JUST APPLAUD THAT EFFORT JUST FROM THE BIGGEST TO THE SMALLEST DETAIL AND YOU DO IT WITH GRACE AND A SMILE.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM AND THEY ARE EXCITED ABOUT ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT A NEW LIBRARY AFFORDS US, FROM A NEW SPACE AND NEW SERVICES TO NEW WAYS OF SERVING.
THANK YOU FOR NOTICING. THANK YOU.
>> ITEM 9, WHICH IS OUR PARKS AND REC REPORT.
[9. Parks & Recreation report on activities related to arts, culture, events, park development and operations, natural resources, and recreation services.]
>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
OF COURSE, WE'RE ALWAYS ASKED, HAVE YOU PLAYED TODAY AND WE ALWAYS WILL.
HOPEFULLY, YOU'RE ASKING EACH OTHER AND ALL YOUR FRIENDS THAT AS WELL.
WE'VE BEEN BUSY PROVIDING A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO INVITE PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND PLAY AND ENJOY EVERYTHING THAT'S HERE IN FRISCO.
OF COURSE, WE HAD OUR RIBBON CUTTING OUT AT THE COMMUNITY GARDEN, WHICH IS KNOWN AS THE HARVEST AT FRISCO COMMONS.
WE'RE EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
THERE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN A PROMISE WHEN I WAS OUT THERE THAT PERHAPS THE MAYOR WOULD LIKE TO SHARE.
>> WHAT YOU DO NOW? [LAUGHTER] ANGELIA AND MYSELF COMMITTED THE COUNCIL TO HAVING OUR OWN BOX.
>> [LAUGHTER] YOU SHOULD BRING YOUR OVERALL.
>> IT'S A THING, WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS.
>> IT IS A THING [LAUGHTER] AND IT'S EXCITING TO SEE.
IT'S SUCH A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO GET INVOLVED.
ARE THERE LIMITS ON WHAT WE CAN ACTUALLY GROW, CERTAINLY LEGAL?
>> [LAUGHTER] THERE ARE NOT. YOU CAN GROW FLOWERS, YOU CAN GROW FOOD, YOU CAN GROW WHATEVER YOU'D LIKE TO GROW.
WE DO ACTUALLY HAVE A TALLER BOX SINCE WE HAVE SOME TALLER FOLKS ON COUNCIL.
WE DO HAVE A BOX SET ASIDE FOR YOU, SO I'LL BE SENDING THAT INFORMATION TO HOLLY SO THAT SHE CAN GET IT PASSED ONTO YOU AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT, YOU THEN INSPIRED THE PARK AND RECREATION BOARD TO TAKE THE BOX NEXT TO YOU FOR SOME FRIENDLY COMPETITION.
IN ADDITION, THAT SAME DAY IF YOU DIDN'T GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE IT OVER TO THE ATHLETIC CENTER, WE HAD OUR VERY FIRST PUMPKIN DUNK.
WE HAD PUMPKINS FLOATING IN THE POOL, HUNDREDS OF THEM ACTUALLY WHICH WAS EXTREMELY EXCITING AS WE WATCHED PEOPLE GO IN TO THE POOLS, CHOOSE THEIR PUMPKIN, COME OUT AND DECORATE IT AND TAKE IT WITH THEM.
WE ALSO HAVE BEEN PLAYING ACTIVELY.
I CAN SAY THAT SHAUNA AND I HAVE ACTUALLY TRIED OUT THE TRICYCLES THAT ARE OVER AT THE ACT OF ADULTS CENTER OF, THE GROVE, AND THEY ARE QUITE FUN.
>> [LAUGHTER] THE SENIORS ENJOYED THEM AND EVEN SOME OF THOSE WHO WERE LESS THAN MOBILE WERE ABLE TO GET ON THE BIKES AND HAD A BLAST.
IT WAS AS IF THEY'VE BEEN GIVEN WINGS FOR A MOMENT.
IT'S FUN TO WATCH SOME OF THOSE WHO WERE VERY SLOW AND BEING ABLE TO WALK AROUND, BUT THEY JUMPED ON THOSE BIKES.
IN FACT, SEVERAL OF THEM SAID YOU HAVE TO COME BACK.
>> [LAUGHTER] THEY'RE ABLE TO CHECK THEM OUT AND THEN THEY'RE ABLE TO RIDE, OF COURSE, AROUND THE CENTER, AND THEN THE BEAUTY OF FRISCO COMMONS IS THAT IT ALL CONNECTS.
THEY'RE ABLE TO GO OVER AND RIDE ON THE TRAILS.
THE SENIORS ALSO HAVE ADOPTED THREE BOXES.
THERE WILL BE A LOT OF COMPETITION OUT THERE OVER AT THE GARDEN.
THEN, OF COURSE, OUR GREEN TEAM IS UP AND RUNNING.
THIS IS REALLY A BIG PUSH ON RECYCLING AND THE IMPORTANCE OF IT.
THE T-SHIRTS HAVE BEEN PASSED OUT OR CONTINUING TO BE PASSED OUT, AND OF COURSE, AT THE COMMUNITY PARADE, YOU WILL SEE GREAT REPRESENTATION FROM THE GREEN TEAM.
WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU.
>> TWO ITEM 10, WHICH IS OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING REPORT.
[10. Public Works and Engineering report on activities related to roadways, traffic control and transportation, stormwater drainage, water and wastewater, and solid waste collection.]
>> [NOISE] GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I'VE CHANGED THE SLIDESHOW UP A LITTLE BIT.
TONIGHT I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE ACTUAL REPORT.
WE SCANNED SOME OF THE PAGES OF THE REPORT.
I'M NOT GOING TO READ THROUGH ALL THIS, BUT I'M JUST REALLY PROUD OF OUR STAFF AND THE WORK THEY'VE DONE TO PUT THESE REPORTS TOGETHER.
IT'S BEEN REFINED A LOT OVER THE YEARS.
OUR ENGINEERS ARE TAKING MUCH BETTER PHOTOGRAPHS THESE DAYS AND REALLY WANT TO THANK JOYCE WORN,
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WHO HAS PULLED ALL THIS TOGETHER AND HELPED US TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT WE PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO ON OUR OWN.BUT ANYWAY, THIS IS THE COVER PICTURE HERE THIS MONTH IS A LEGACY DRIVES AND PAVEMENT REMOVAL THERE, AS IT SAYS AT THE BOTTOM.
THEN THESE ARE THE PAGES FROM THE DOCUMENT.
IT'S ON OUR PUBLIC WORKS WEBPAGE, BUT WE HIGHLIGHT MANY OF OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS.
I GUESS LEGACY DRIVE IS A BIG ONE THAT'S OF INTEREST TO EVERYONE.
WE HAVE TRAFFIC ON THE SOUTHBOUND LANES RIGHT NOW AND IT'S GOING TO STAY THAT WAY FOR ABOUT ANOTHER EIGHT MONTHS AS WE BUILD THE NORTHBOUND LANES AND THEN WE'LL SWITCH.
WE HAVE CONSTRUCTION ON THAT SEGMENT OR ROADWAY FROM WARREN DOWN TO 1214, IT LEADS THROUGH 2022, AND HOPEFULLY, WE CAN GET IT SUBSTANTIALLY AND OPENED UP BEFORE THIS TIME NEXT YEAR.
WE JUST HAVE SOME GOOD PHOTOGRAPHS HERE AND DESCRIPTIONS OF OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS AND EROSION CONTROL WORK GOING IN.
ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN, THAT'S A REUSE, WETWELL PUMP STATION GOING IN AT STEWARD CREEK.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLAN, IT'S PART OF OUR STRATEGY TO CONSERVE WATER AND JUST TO EXPAND OUR REUSE OF WATER.
WE'VE GOT SOME MAJOR FACILITIES GOING IN TO SUPPORT THAT EFFORT.
WE HAVE SOME INFORMATION ON TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES.
I MENTIONED THIS COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP CHALLENGE LAST MONTH'S REPORT AND THEN SOME STATS ON OUR WATER QUALITY AND USAGE AND IN THEN JUST MYFRISCO APP INVOLVEMENT.
I THINK WHAT LEADS THE BOARD ON THE MYFRISCO APP IS REALLY PEOPLE REPORTING WATER WASTE AND REQUESTING FREE SPRINKLER SYSTEM CHECKUP.
IF YOU SEE HERE ON THE LEFT OF THE BAR CHART, THE BLUE, ORANGE, AND GRAY.
THE GRAY IS THIS YEAR, THE ORANGE IS LAST YEAR IN TERMS OF OUR MONTHLY CONSUMPTION.
THE GRAY BAR IS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR EVEN, AND WE'VE HAD SOME DRY MONTHS, BUT WE'RE CONTINUING TO KEEP UP THE EFFORTS ON PATROLLING FOR WATER WASTE IN OUR EDUCATION EFFORTS.
BUT THAT'S OUR REPORT NOW AND THEN WE HIGHLIGHT OUR EMPLOYEES.
THAT'S ONE OF THE CITY'S CORE VALUES, SO JUST HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE AWARDS THAT OUR TEAM HAS WON AND THEN THE SERVICE AWARDS DOWN THERE AT THE BOTTOM. THAT'S OUR REPORT, MAYOR.
>> THE REPORT IS VERY THOROUGH AND WELL DONE. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I ENJOYED THE PICTURES. COUNCIL, WHAT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS DO YOU HAVE?
>> I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING SO RESPONSIVE ABOUT THE REQUESTS ON THE CITIZENS ALONG SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS, ABOUT MAKING IT SAFER FOR THEM TO EXIT THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND HOW QUICK YOU MADE THAT DECISION AND ACTED ON IT.
>> I LIKE THE PICTURES AS WELL.
I THINK IT'S HELPED A LOT OVER THE YEARS, WHEN WE'VE GOT FOLKS HERE IN COUNSEL OR THEY'RE WATCHING AT HOME OR IT'S CERTAINLY PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK AND OPEN THAT UP AND SHOW FOLKS, THIS IS HOW YOUR TAX DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT.
IT'S NOT JUST A TINY LITTLE HOLE TO PUT IN A FIRE HYDRANT OR WE JUST PUT SOME MORE CONCRETE OVER A ROAD.
CERTAINLY, IN THE CASE OF LEGACY, I THINK THE RESIDENTS TO BRIAN'S POINT ALONG LEGACY DRIVE ARE REALLY TAKEN BACK IN A POSITIVE WAY ABOUT HOW MUCH WORK AND EFFORT IS GOING INTO MAKING THAT ROAD A PROPER FRISCO ROAD AND IMPROVING IT AND WIDENING IT AND LITERALLY LEAVING NO STONE UNTURNED.
I DON'T THINK FOLKS REALIZED REALLY THE SCOPE OF THAT PROJECT AND HOW DEEP YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO PULL OUT THE OLD MATERIAL, PUT DOWN A NEW BED.
>> MAKE THAT ROAD THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.
>> THANK YOU. THE PICTURES HELP A LOT ALONG WITH THE NARRATIVE.
>> THAT'LL TAKE US TO ITEM 11,
[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.]
WHICH IS OUR COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS.HAVE THERE BEEN ANY SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS SINCE OUR LAST?
>> THIS IS NOT BASED ON A SUBCOMMITTEE, BUT I DID WANT TO RECOGNIZE ONLY BECAUSE FIRE DEPARTMENT DIDN'T COME UP AND STAND UP HERE THIS MONTH, BUT THEY DID THEIR HELLO GLOWING ON FRIDAY NIGHT, SAFETY TOWN DID, AND THE POLICE WERE INVOLVED, OUR EVENTS TEAM WAS INVOLVED FROM THE CITY.
I BELIEVE IT WAS SOMEWHERE AROUND 2,500 KIDS THAT CAME THROUGH THERE. THERE WAS A LOT OF CARS.
THE WAY THAT THE CITY HAS PIVOTED THE LAST TWO YEARS TO DEAL WITH OUR REGULAR TRICK-OR-TREATING EVENT THAT HAS GONE THROUGH SAFETY TOWN IT HAS BECOME A BELOVED TRADITION IN THE CITY, HAS BEEN AMAZING.
EVERY PARENT THAT DROVE THROUGH, EVEN IF THEY WAITED IN LINE, TALKED ABOUT HOW AWESOME THE OPPORTUNITY WAS AND HOW AMAZING THE KIDS FELT AND JUST ENJOYED IT.
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WE SAW A TEENAGE BOY DRIVING HIS GRANDMOTHER THROUGH JUST BECAUSE IT WAS A WAY FOR THE GRANDMOTHER TO GET TO DO SOMETHING FUN FOR HALLOWEEN.FUN TIME WAS HAD BY ALL THE KIDS AND THE STAFF DID JUST A FANTASTIC JOB.
CHIEF, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE PASS THAT ON TO THE VOLUNTEERS AT SAFETY TOWN THAT WORKED SO HARD AND HAVE REALLY BEEN LIMITED THIS LAST 18 MONTHS OF WHAT THEY COULD DO WITH KIDS OUT THERE, THEY DID A GREAT JOB AND THEN THE REST OF OUR STAFF DID AS WELL. IT WAS AN AMAZING EVENT.
>> THERE IS CANDY LEFT THAT WILL BE USED, I BELIEVE, IN THE PARADE.
>> WHILE WE'RE THANKING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, I JUST WANT TO SAY I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH THEM PUT OUT A RATHER LARGE STRUCTURE FIRE IN MY BACKYARD. IT WASN'T MY BACKYARD.
MY NEIGHBORS BEHIND ME AND THEY HAD 45 PERCENT OF OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT OUT.
JUST GETTING TO WATCH THEM FIGHT THAT FIRE WHEN IT KEPT COMING BACK AND THE GUYS AND THE EQUIPMENT BEING USED, IT WAS TRULY AN UNFORTUNATE EVENT, BUT IT WAS AMAZING.
I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW SHOULD THE UNFORTUNATE HAPPEN TO YOU, WE'VE GOT THE TEAM TO COME AND SAVE YOUR PROPERTY.
I HOPE YOU GUYS DON'T EVER GET TO SEE IT AS CLOSE AS I DID, BUT I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR THE SERVICE AND THE COMMUNICATION.
>> [INAUDIBLE] OKAY. ANY OTHER COUNCIL [INAUDIBLE]?
>> THAT'LL MOVE US INTO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
ITEMS PLACED IN THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE IN NATURE AND ARE CONSIDERED NON-CONTROVERSIAL.THE CONSENT AGENDA CAN BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION.
THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO REMOVE ANY ITEM FOR DISCUSSION AND SEPARATE ACTION.
COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY VOTE NAY ON ANY SINGLE ITEM WITHOUT COMMENT, MAY SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS AS PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD.
[NOISE] COUNCIL YOU HAVE ITEMS 12 THROUGH 35 FOR CONSIDERATION.
>> MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM 15.
>> MOTION BY SHONA, SECOND BY BRIAN. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> PROPOSE. THAT MOTION PASSES 6-0.
WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION IN THE REMAINING ITEMS.
>> MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS 12 THROUGH 14 AND THEN 16 THROUGH 35.
>> MOTION BY SHONA, SECOND BY BILL. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> PROPOSE. THAT MOTION PASSES 6-0.
ITEM 15 IS CONSIDERED AN ACT UPON AUTHORIZING
[15. Consider and act upon authorizing the City Manager to execute an Agreement with CBRE Heery, Inc., for program manager services related to the Frisco Performing Arts Center and parking garage. (CMO/DF)]
THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH CBRE HEERY INC FOR A PROGRAM MANAGER SERVICES RELATED TO THE FRISCO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AND PARKING GARAGE.>> I THINK STAFF WAS JUST GOING TO GIVE A BRIEF UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THAT WAS AND WHAT THAT ENTAILED.
>> [BACKGROUND] THIS ACTUALLY IS A GOOD TIME FOR US TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS THE OFFICIAL START, IF YOU WILL, OF THE COLLECTION OF SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AND GARAGE PROJECT.
CBRE HEERY WILL PROVIDE OWNER'S REP PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR US FOR THAT PROJECT.
WE CONSIDER PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND OWNER REP SERVICES TO BE A BEST PRACTICE.
WHERE IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE USING.
IT'S FORTUNATE THAT SHELLEY MENTIONED TODAY WE'RE AT A YEAR AWAY FROM OPENING A LIBRARY AND WE'RE USING PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES ON THE LIBRARY.
VERY SIMILAR WHEN WE HAVE THESE VERY LARGE PROJECTS WITH MULTIPLE MOVING PIECES IN DIFFERENT PARTIES.
CBRE HEERY IS A PROJECT MANAGEMENT FIRM.
THEY PARTNERED WITH HEERY, WHICH IS A PROJECT MANAGEMENT FIRM SPECIFICALLY FOR PERFORMING ARTS CENTERS WITH ISDS.
WE FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT THEIR CAPABILITIES TO HELP US NAVIGATE ALL THE DIFFERENT PIECES OF THIS PROJECT.
THEY'LL START WITH US FROM THE VERY BEGINNING IN REGARDS TO EVALUATING OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS LIKE ARCHITECTS AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS, ALL THE WAY UP TO PUNCH LIST ITEMS AND CLOSEOUT.
WE FEEL REALLY STRONGLY THAT CBRE HEERY CAN BRING US A VALUE ADD FOR THIS PROJECT.
ALSO TO NOTE, THAT THIS ISN'T AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT.
THIS IS THE AMOUNT THAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE BUDGET FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT COSTS.
IT'S NOT A PROJECT COST PLUS THIS RIGHT HERE.
>> JUST ONE QUICK FOLLOW-UP QUESTION.
THIS IS AN EXCITING PROJECT AND I KNOW WE'RE EAGER TO GET STARTED AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS EAGER TO GET STARTED AS WELL.
DO WE HAVE ANY UPDATES OR ANY NOTIFICATION FROM OUTSIDE GROUPS YET AS TO WHAT OTHER FUNDS HAVE BEEN RAISED? I KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROCESS WHERE SOME WERE RAISING FUNDS.
DO WE HAVE ANY UPDATES ON THAT WHERE WE'VE BEEN TOLD? BECAUSE THE DEADLINE IS JANUARY 3RD.
>> [NOISE] I HAD NOT HAD ANY CONVERSATION OR ANY NOTIFICATION ABOUT ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED SO FAR.
ALSO, THIS HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY THE FISD IN THEIR LAST BOARD MEETING.
WITH THIS APPROVAL HERE, WE WILL ALSO TAKE THIS TO CDC FOR THEIR APPROVAL.
>> FOR THAT CONVERSATION AS FAR AS PRIVATE FUNDS, I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME PRETTY SIGNIFICANT SUBSTANTIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH MULTIPLE [INAUDIBLE] PART OF THAT.
I KNOW THERE IS STILL A LOT OF WORK GOING WITH THOSE REGARDS AS WELL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?
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>> MOTION BY SHONA, SECOND BY BILL. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> PROPOSE. THAT MOTION PASSES 6-0.
IT WILL TAKE US TO OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.
[LEGISLATIVE AGENDA]
THESE ITEMS MAY LEGALLY REQUIRE COUNCIL ACTION, BUT LIKE COUNCIL POLICY, IT SHOULD BE THE CITY MANAGER'S RESPONSIBILITY.THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA CAN BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION, THE CONCURRENCE OF TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS IS REQUIRED TO REMOVE ANY ITEM FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND ACTION.
COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY VOTE NAY ON ANY ITEM WITHOUT COMMENT, MAY SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS AS PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD.
WE HAVE TWO ITEMS, ITEMS 36 AND 37.
>> MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS 36 AND 37.
>> SECOND BY BRIAN. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> PROPOSE. THAT MOTION PASSES 6-0.
THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA.
[38. Public Hearing: A request to amend Zoning Ordinance, Subsection 2.05.04, PRO – Preston Road Overlay District to allow certain Industrial uses and to limit the area the façade requirements apply where Industrial zoning exists between Parvin Branch and Panther Creek Parkway, and to consider and act upon to direct Staff to prepare an Ordinance of the same. Zoning Case No. ZA21-0006. Applicant: City of Frisco. (Development Services/JH)]
THE REQUEST TO AMEND ZONING ORDINANCE SUBSECTION 2.05.04 PRO, PRESTON ROAD OVERLAY DISTRICT, TO ALLOW CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL USES AND TO LIMIT THE AREA THE FACADE REQUIREMENTS APPLY WHERE INDUSTRIAL ZONING EXISTS BETWEEN PARVIN CREEK AND PANTHER CREEK PARKWAY AND TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON TO DIRECT ORDINANCE OF THE SAME ZONING CASE NUMBER ZA21-0006 APPLICANT CITY OF FRISCO.>> YES. A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, WE AMENDED THE PRESTON ROAD OVERLAY DISTRICT REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STAR BUSINESS PARK.
THEY HAVE INDUSTRIAL ZONING UP THERE AND SO THEY WANTED TO EXPAND OR ALLOW THE USE OF THE OFFICE WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION.
THAT WAS DONE AND APPLIED THE PRESTON ROAD OVERLAY DISTRICT.
SINCE THEN, PHIL SAID THERE'S ONLY CASE THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF INDUSTRIAL JUST SOUTH OR NORTH OF PANTHER CREEK PARKWAY.
WE'RE TAKING THE BOUNDARY TO PANTHER CREEK PARKWAY BECAUSE WE WANT TO HAVE A CLEAN BOUNDARY INSTEAD OF TRYING TO SAY SO MANY FEET SOUTH OF THIS POINT.
THIS WOULD ONLY APPLY TO PROPERTY ZONE INDUSTRIAL.
IT DOES NOT APPLY TO ALL THESE PROPERTIES THAT THEY CAN HAVE THE USES, BUT THIS IS TO ALLOW WHAT THE STAR BUSINESS PARK IS TREATED, APPLY THE SAME STANDARDS TO THE PHIL'S PROPERTY.
THAT'S ONE. SECOND, THEY REQUESTED INSTEAD OF APPLYING THAT 750 FEEDBACK FROM THE CENTERLINE OF PRESTON ROAD, WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR THE PRESTON ROAD OVERLAY DISTRICT IS 300 FEET.
THAT 300 FEET IS MEASURED FROM THE PROPERTY LINE.
THE OFFICE WAREHOUSE BUILDINGS ARE LARGER IN NATURE.
YOU'LL LOOK AT THE 750 FEET, THAT WAS USED BECAUSE WE HAVE LOT OF RETAIL AND SO BUILDING SET FURTHER BACK INTERACTING WITH MORE ON THE PUBLIC, BUT SINCE THEN, THE OFFICE WAREHOUSE IS DIFFERENT.
IT'S ONLY GOING TO BE 300 FEET WITH CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> [INAUDIBLE] PUBLIC HEARING.
>> MOTION BY BILL, SECOND BY JOHN. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> PROPOSE. THAT MOTION PASSES 6-0.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE SIDE?
>> MOTION BY BILL, SECOND BY JOHN. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> PROPOSE. THAT MOTION PASSES 6-0.
COUNCIL, WHAT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS DO YOU HAVE?
>> JOHN, I KNOW WE CLOSELY SAFEGUARD OUR PRESTON ROAD OVERLAY DISTRICT DOCUMENT.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT A COUPLE OF TIMES WHILE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL.
I WON'T PUSH FOR A REVIEW OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT I DO APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT P&Z HAS DONE TO MAKE AMENDMENTS HERE.
IT'S OBVIOUSLY BEEN A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT AND THEY WANT TO SEE IT EXPANDED.
I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN SO RIGID WITH THIS OVERLAY THAT WE CAN'T FIND A WAY TO ADJUST IT AS LAND USES CHANGED ON THIS COURT OR SO.
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE AND THAT THE P&Z BOARD HAS DONE.
I WILL VOTE TO APPROVE MOTION.
MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 38 AND DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE.
[39. Public Hearing: A request to repeal Ordinance No. 16-04-31 and rezone 104.4± acres on the southwest corner of FM 423 and US 380 “University Drive” ("Property"), from Planned Development-254-Office-2/Retail/Residential and Agricultural to Planned Development-254-Office-2/Retail/Residential, 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 Planned Development-254-Office-2/Retail/Residential and Agricultural. Neighborhood #50. Zoning Case No. Z21-0010. Applicant: Spiars Engineering. (Development Services/JH)]
WHICH IS A PUBLIC HEARING, A REQUEST TO APPEAL ORDINANCE NUMBER 16, DASH 04 DASH 31 AND REZONE A 104.4 ACRES ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF F AND 423 AND US 380.FROM PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS, 254 OFFICE TO RETAIL, RESIDENTIAL AND AGRICULTURAL TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT 254 OFFICE TO RETAIL RESIDENTIAL.
TO AMEND ZONING ORDINANCE NUMBER 11-04-09 AS AMENDED AND TO CONSIDER TO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE IN THE SAME ZONE PLAN DEVELOPMENT 254 OFFICE TO RETAIL, RESIDENTIAL AND AGRICULTURAL NEIGHBORHOOD NUMBER 50, ZONING CASE NUMBERS Z21-0010 APPLICANTS, BUYERS ENGINEERING.
YEAH. IN THIS REQUEST THEY'RE REQUESTING TO EXPAND THE PD TO INCLUDE THE PROPERTY SOUTH OF GORDON HEIGHTS LINE.
WHAT'S SHOWN ON THE FUTURE LAND PLAN IS DOING MAKE SHOES, BUT BECAUSE OF THE DEPTH OF THE PROPERTY REALLY DID
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TO LEND ITSELF TO ANY TOP OF RESIDENTIAL.THE APPLICANT HAS WORK TO DO A RESTAURANT, PET RESORT, AND RETAIL ON THE PROPERTY.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE DEPTH OF MAJOR FROM SOUTH OF GORDON HEIGHTS IS, THIS IS A LARGE DRAINAGE AREA HERE.
THERE'S A LARGE PIPING SYSTEM THAT COMES THROUGH UNDERNEATH 423.
THEY'RE WORKING THE OPEN SPACE TO BE PART OF THE OVERALL OPEN SPACE, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO DO THE SAME LEVEL OF DETAIL BECAUSE OF THE VELOCITY OF THE WATER THAT COMES OUT FROM UNDERNEATH 423 WHERE IT IS CONCENTRATED.
THERE'S MINIMAL WORK THAT CAN BE DONE, BUT THEY ARE DOING A LOT OF DRESSING UP ON THE BANKS OF THE PROPERTY.
THE OTHER CHANGES THEY'RE MAKING IS WITHIN THE SINGLE FAMILY THAT'S ALREADY ON THE PROPERTY.
THEY'VE REQUESTED STAFF SUPPORTS BRINGING THE HOMES CLOSER TO THE STRAIGHT BY DOING THE FRONT PORCHES GIVE TO THE STREETS, AS WE DISCUSSED, MAYOR.
THE OTHER THING IS REPLACE, WHAT HAD BEEN A CINEMA UP ON THE PROPERTY.
GENERALLY WHAT HAPPENS A LOT PEOPLE WHO JUMP OUT THERE TO ESTABLISH THEIR FLAG OR IF YOU'RE GETTING A CINEMA.
SINCE CINEMA OPENED UP OVER [INAUDIBLE] 388, PUT IN MUCH WAS ROTTING ON THE WALL FOR THIS CELL.
THEY WANT TO REPLACE THAT WITH A TWO-STORY MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING.
THE OTHER CHANGE IS WHERE A FOOD TRUCK PARK WAS PROPOSED, THEY WANT TO REPLACE THAT WITH A SIT DOWN RESTAURANT STILL VIEWS DOWN UP ON THE OPEN SPACE.
THOSE ARE THE MAIN CHANGES THEY'RE MAKING TO THE [NOISE] PLAN.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST.
LOOK HERE ON OUT ONE OTHER THING, CULTURE IMPORTANT AND THE OUTCOME WAS MADE A CONCESSION.
THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF UNITS IN THIS PD IS 740.
THE PROJECT HAS BEEN BUILT JUST HERE ON THIS, THAT'S COMPLETED.
THIS IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THERE IS ABOUT A 112 UNITS UNACCOUNTED FOR.
THIS REQUEST WOULD REDUCE THE NUMBER OF 80, THEY STILL WANT TO RETAIN THAT 42 IN CASE ANYTHING CHANGES ON THE SECOND PHASE.
BUT PER THE PD, THEY'RE LIMITED TO THESE TWO LOCATIONS THAT'S BUILT, THIS OTHER ONES UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THEY MAY COME BACK AND ADD A FEW UNITS.
BUT FIGURE OUT THAT'S A GOOD START.
THE REQUESTS WOULD INCLUDE THE REDUCTION OF 80 UNITS.
SO IT TAKES IT FROM 740 TO 660. THAT'S IT.
WE'VE DONE SOME PUBLIC HEARING. MOTION BY BILL.
I PROPOSE THAT MOTION PASSES 6-0.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? WE HAVE CHARLES HODGES'S.
IF YOU WANT TO COME UP AND SPEAK AND GIVE YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS ON THE RECORD.
HEY, COUNSEL, MY NAME IS CHARLES HODGES.
13642, OMEGA IN DALLAS AND HERE TOO.
WE'D LIKE TO SUSPEND ANY LONG PRESENTATION BECAUSE OF YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT, BUT I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAY IT'S GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY AFTER ALL WE'VE BEEN THROUGH, IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY.
IT'S BASICALLY A CLEAN UP OF A ZONING THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A LOW, I GUESS, A DECADE NOW.
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF BEING ABLE TO BRING THE PARCEL SOUTH OF [INAUDIBLE] AND TO EXTEND OUR NATURAL AREA IN THAT BASE AND ALONG THAT AREA ALL THE WAY UP TO 423 NOW.
GETTING OUR RESIDENTIAL NOW SOLIDIFIED AND BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
MOTION BY BILL [INAUDIBLE] BY JOHN ON FAVOR.
I PROPOSE THAT MOTION PASSES 6-0.
COUNCIL, WHAT ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS DO YOU HAVE? I THINK ON THIS ONE, THE AREA THAT WAS IN THE GREEN BELTS WITH THE TRAILS AND WHAT NOT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BUILT EARLY ON IN THE PROJECT.
I'M I REMEMBERING THAT CORRECTLY? YES. THAT WAS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT TOUCHED THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BUILD ALL OF THAT.
TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THAT'S BEEN DONE BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST APARTMENT PROJECT THAT WAS AGAIN, BUILT TERRACE THAT WAS ADJACENT, ALL OF THAT HAD TO BE PUT IN.
MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 39 AND DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE. BILL? SECOND.
SECOND BY SHAWNA, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
I PROPOSE THAT MOTION PASSES 6-0 AND WILL TAKE THIS TO ITEM 40,
[40. Consider and act upon adoption of a Resolution approving a project plan and financing plan for Reinvestment Zone Number Seven, City of Frisco, Texas, and establishing the boundaries of Zone Number Seven; calling a public hearing with regard to the creation of the Zone; providing an effective date; and resolving other matters related thereto. (CMO&Finance/RP&JH)]
CONSIDERED AN ACT UPON ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PROJECT PLAN AND FINANCING PLAN FOR REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 7, CITY OF FRISCO, AND ESTABLISHING THE BOUNDARIES OF ZONE NUMBER SEVEN, CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING WITH REGARD TO CREATION OF THE ZONE,[01:05:02]
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERE, TOO.THANK YOU. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. SEEMS A LITTLE WEIRD.
IT SEEMS LIKE NEIL OUGHT TO BE STANDING HERE PRESENTING THIS.
[LAUGHTER] I MISS HER GREATLY.
ANYWAY. I JUST WANTED TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS CONCERNING TEXTURE INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONES.
THE FIRST ONE THIS EVENING IS RELATED TO THE CREATION OF TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 7.
THIS SCHEDULE IS WHAT WILL BE BEFORE YOU OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MEETINGS RELATED TO THIS CREATION.
TONIGHT IS TO APPROVE THE NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING, TO BE ABLE TO ADVANCE THIS, AND THEN THE REST OF THE SCHEDULE THAT YOU SEE THERE, WE WILL FOLLOW AS WELL TO INCLUDE A ZONE BOARD MEETING.
YOU WILL RECALL THAT THE CITY COUNCIL SITS AS THE ZONE BOARD FOR ALL OF OUR TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONES AND WE WOULD ASK YOU TO CONTINUE THAT PROCESS.
THAT MEANS THEN THAT, PRIOR TO ANOTHER COUNCIL MEETING, YOU WILL ACTUALLY HAVE A ZONE BOARD MEETING AND THEN GO INTO YOUR COUNCIL MEETING.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT HEADS UP AS WE ADVANCE THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
THE BOUNDARIES FOR TIRZ SEVEN AS OUTLINED IN THE RED HERE.
THIS WILL LOOK VERY FAMILIAR TO YOU.
THIS IS THE FIELDS PROPERTY FOR THE FIELDS DEVELOPMENT FOR FH.
Q. THIS IS WHAT WAS CONTEMPLATED IN OUR MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
THIS PROCESS WILL CLOSE THE LOOP TO GET THIS CREATED.
SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE CONTEMPLATED WITHIN THIS TIRZ ARE PUBLIC RIGHT WAYS, ROADS, UTILITIES, ET CETERA.
AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE LEGACY THAT IS IN THE PLANNING RIGHT NOW, THAT IS SEPARATE FROM THIS.
BUT THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE FIELDS PARKWAY THAT IS IN DESIGN AS WELL, THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS PROCESS, AS WELL AS OTHER ROADWAYS.
ALSO TO BE FUNDED THROUGH THIS PROCESS ARE THE ENHANCEMENTS TO THOSE ROADWAYS.
YOU WILL RECALL THAT THE CITY WILL BE FUNDING THE BASE ROADWAY, BUT THEN ALL OF THOSE ENHANCEMENTS WOULD BE FUNDED THROUGH TIRZ NUMBER 7.
THEN LASTLY, THE DEBT SERVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE, AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE ROADWAYS THAT ARE LISTED THERE.
NEXT, THE PROJECT VALUE ASSOCIATED WITH TIRZ NUMBER 7.
THIS IS A 20 TO 30 YEAR PLAN FOR BUILD OUT.
THE BASE CAPTURED VALUE IS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT $41 MILLION TODAY.
THEN YOU WILL SEE THERE THAT IT'S APPROACHING $11 BILLION IN VALUE AS WE ESTIMATE WHAT THAT MAY LOOK LIKE OVER THE NEXT 20 TO 30 YEARS.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE DID GO THROUGH AN EXERCISE OF CREATING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STUDY RELATED TO WHAT THIS MAY LOOK LIKE.
WE ACTUALLY TOOK SOME VALUES RELATED TO THE LEGACY, LEGACY WEST, ET CETERA, SINCE THIS IS THE SAME DEVELOPER.
WE CALCULATED THAT OUT AND WHAT THOSE VALUES ARE AND APPLIED THAT TREND LINE TO THIS PROPERTY.
THAT'S HOW WE CAME UP WITH THE $10.7 BILLION ESTIMATE.
ALSO, THE FINANCING THIS WOULD BE FINANCED ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT YOU DO SAW THERE WITH 50% OF THE AD VALOREM TAXES THAT ARE ACTUALLY COLLECTED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF TIRZ 7.
THE INITIAL TRANCHE WOULD BE A $30 MILLION BOND SALE FOR PRIMARILY TODD TWO FIELDS PARKWAY.
THAT IS AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL PIECES OF THIS WILL COME LATER, BUT THIS IS THE INITIAL PIECE OF THAT.
THEN FUTURE DEBT ISSUED FOR OTHER LIKE FRISCO STREET AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL.
THAT SAID I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>> I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE JEFF GALVEZ IS HERE, OUR BOND COUNSEL, WHO HAS BEEN [LAUGHTER] VERY CONNECTED TO ME OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO ME.
ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE ANITA AND GINNY AND ALL THE FINANCE STAFF, THEY'VE BEEN TREMENDOUS IN HELPING TO ADVANCE BOTH OF THESE.
>> WE SPEAK OFTEN AS A COUNCIL, THE CITY WAS BUILT ON THESE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.
THEY SOUND REALLY EASY WHEN WE'RE DESCRIBING THEM, BUT THIS IS THE KIND OF WORK THAT GOES INTO ACTUALLY THE MECHANICS OF MAKING IT ACTUALLY COME TO FRUITION.
I'M GLAD TO HAVE GREAT PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELVES THAT ACTUALLY FIGURE OUT ALL THE DETAILS AND MAKE ALL THE MAGIC HAPPEN.
BUT I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF HARD WORK AND THESE ARE REALLY COMPLEX DEALS THAT A LOT OF CITIES QUITE FRANKLY, DON'T GET INVOLVED WITH BECAUSE THEY'RE TOO COMPLEX.
TO TACKLE THESE AND BE WILLING TO DO THEM IS WHY WE HAVE THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS HERE IN FRISCO.
BUT COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE? I LOOK FOR A MOTION.
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>> SECOND BY BILL, SECOND BY JOHN. ALL IN FAVOR.
>> I SUPPOSE THAT MOTION PASSES 6-0. THANK YOU.
>> THAT WILL NOW MOVE US TO ITEM 41.
[41. Consider and act upon adoption of a Resolution authorizing amendments to the project plan and financing plan for Reinvestment Zone Number One, City of Frisco, Texas, and to enlarge the boundaries of the Reinvestment Zone Number One, calling a public hearing with regard to such amendments and enlargement of boundaries; providing an effective date; and resolving other matters related thereto. (CMO&Finance/RP&JH)]
CONSIDER AN ACT UPON ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROJECT PLAN AND FINANCING PLAN FOR REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 1, THE CITY OF FRISCO, AND TO ENLARGE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 1.CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING WITH REGARD TO SUCH AMENDMENTS AND ENLARGEMENT OF BOUNDARIES, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERE TOO.
>> NOT WANTING TO SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD, BUT THIS IS AGAIN, TIED TO TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE.
ONE THING THAT I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT IS SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT WITH THIS ONE IS THIS IS AN EXISTING REINVESTMENT ZONE.
THE PRIMARY REVENUE-GENERATING PORTION OF THIS TIRZ IS WHERE THE MALL SITS TODAY IN THAT AREA.
WHAT YOU'RE BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER HERE IS TO AMEND THE BOUNDARIES TO ADD PROPERTY, AND THEN ALSO TO ADD TWO PROJECTS THAT WERE APPROVED VIA OTHER MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS OR PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS.
I'LL GO THROUGH THAT WITH YOU HERE IN JUST A SECOND.
AGAIN, LOOKING AT THE SCHEDULE, YOU'LL SEE IT IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT CREATING, YOU ARE AMENDING.
BUT THIS IS THE SCHEDULE THAT WE WILL BE FOLLOWING HERE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.
ONCE AGAIN, THE TIRZ BOARD WILL BE MEETING PRIOR TO ACCOUNTS MEETING.
THIS IS THE BOUNDARY THAT IS BEING REQUESTED TO BE ADDED.
IT'S 585 ACRES PLUS OR MINUS A LITTLE BIT THERE.
THIS SHOULD LOOK FAIRLY FAMILIAR TO YOU.
THAT IS, THE OUTLINE OF THE GOLF COURSES.
THE THREE GOLF COURSES THAT ARE BEING DEVELOPED AS PART OF THE PGA, YOU'LL RECALL IT'S 218 HOLE COURSES AND THEN ALSO AN EXECUTIVE SHORT COURSE.
THOSE ARE THE THREE COURSES THAT WOULD BE OBTAINED HERE.
THEY WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED AS PART OF THIS WITHIN THAT BOUNDARY.
YOU WILL ALSO NOTICE UP AT THE VERY TOP THAT IT DOES A LOT OF JOGGING IN AND OUT ON THE BOUNDARIES.
THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAD TO MAKE SURE WE INCLUDED THE DANCE FLOOR, SOME PEOPLE CALL IT.
IN OTHER WORDS, THE BIG PARTING GREEN AND SOME OF THOSE OTHER PIECES AND PARTS.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE OF IS, IS THAT AS THIS ADVANCES INTO THE FUTURE, THAT WE HAVE A WHOLE PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT CAN FUNCTION BY ITSELF IF NEED BE IN THE FUTURE.
THE PROJECTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ARE THE GOLF COURSES THAT I JUST DESCRIBED FOR YOU AND THE ANCILLARY FACILITIES.
ALSO, THE CONFERENCE CENTER AT THE MALL IN THE HIGH FACILITY AGAIN, THAT WAS A SEPARATE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT.
THEN ALSO THE PARKING STRUCTURE AT THE MALL THAT WAS A SEPARATE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT AS WELL.
I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL OF THOSE DETAILS, BUT THOSE ARE THE BASIC AMENDMENTS, THE PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING ADDED ARE THOSE THREE.
ON TOP OF THAT, THEN THE FINANCING PLANNING IS BEING AMENDED.
IT'S $35 MILLION TOTAL FOR THE PROJECTS IN TERMS OF THE GOLF COURSE, WITH A LITTLE OVER 19 MILLION OF THAT BEING PAID DIRECTLY OUT OF TIRZ.
ALSO THE CONFERENCE CENTER AT 16.5 MILLION WITH 6.3 MILLION OF THAT COMING OUT OF THE TIRZ.
THEN THE PARKING STRUCTURE, 18 MILLION ON THAT PROJECT WITH ALL OF THAT BEING FUNDED THROUGH THE TIRZ.
THAT SAID, I WILL STOP AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>> COUNCIL, WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE?
>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO KNOW IN A GOOD WAY TIRZ ONE IS THE GRANDDADDY OF THEM ALL.
OBVIOUSLY THE FIRST ONE IT DOES OBVIOUSLY CONTAINS NUMBER OF MALL.
WONDERFUL STORY OF THE START OF FIRST GOES, I BELIEVE ECONOMIC SUCCESS IS GETTING THAT MALL ON OUR SIDE OF 121 AND NOT LETTING IT LAND ON PLAINTIFFS.
[LAUGHTER] WITH ALL DUE RESPECT AND LOVE FOR PLANO.
>> AMEN. [LAUGHTER] BUT I THINK IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE THAT HERE WE ARE ALMOST 20 YEARS LATER AND THIS TIRZ IS STILL PRODUCING.
IT IS NOW LINKED TO OUR NEXT BEST, GREATEST PROJECT.
IT IS THE GOLDEN GOOSE THAT PLAYS THE GOLDEN EGGS.
AS I'M FOND OF SAYING, THESE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS ARE WHAT FUND OUR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS.
IT'S WHAT BRINGS CORPORATE AMERICA HERE TO FRISCO.
IT'S WHAT HELPS US BUILD THE CITY ON SALES TAX REVENUE RATHER THAN ON AD VALOREM TAXES.
IT OPENS UP SO MANY NEW OPPORTUNITIES, NOT JUST FOR THE CITY, BUT FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
IT ALSO IS RIGHT THERE FOR OUR CITIZENS AND OUR TOURISTS TO ENJOY AS WELL.
AGAIN, I DON'T THINK THAT STORY GETS SOLD OFF ENOUGH.
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I'M VERY PROUD OF IT.I LOVE IT WHEN WE DRILL INTO THIS ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS AND SHARE THE STORY.
AS MAYOR CHENEY SAID EARLIER, THERE'S A LOT OF CITIES THAT WOULD LOVE ANY ONE OF THESE PROJECTS, ANY ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST 20 YEARS.
HERE WE ARE CELEBRATING ANOTHER ONE, ANOTHER MILESTONE.
AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AS THE FORMER EDC, YOUR NEW EDC, TO OUR CITY STAFF, AND TO OUR PARTNER, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THAT HELP MAKE ALL THIS POSSIBLE.
>> MAY I TAKE A PRIVILEGE FOR ONE SECOND FOR A COMMENT.
I CAN REMEMBER BACK WHEN THE WHOLE MALL ISSUE WAS GOING BACK AND FORTH.
I DISTINCTLY REMEMBER MR. PUREFOY IN OUR OLD CITY HALL DOWN ON MAIN STREET.
ONE EVENING LATE AS COUNCIL MEETINGS WENT TILL 1:00 AND 2:00 IN THE MORNING ON A REGULAR BASIS.
BUT HIM SAYING, "WE GOT TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE GOT A REAL WAY TO GENERATE THIS REVENUE FOR THE FUTURE TO PROTECT THE CITY." PULL OUT THE HANDBOOK ON ATTORNEY GENERAL, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOLS, HEY CHECK OUT THIS TIRZ THING.
I JUST THOUGHT I'D GIVE YOU THAT.
>> WE'RE GLAD HE HAD THE BOOK HANDY.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? LOOK FOR A MOTION.
>> SECOND BY BILL. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> I SUPPOSE THAT MOTION PASSES 6-0. THANK YOU, RON.
>> THAT WILL TAKE US TO ITEM 42.
[42. Consider and act upon the cancellation of the second City Council Meeting in December and the setting of the dates for the City Council Winter Work Session. (CSO/KM)]
CONSIDER AN ACT UPON THE CANCELLATION OF THE SECOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN DECEMBER AND THE SETTING OF THE DATES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL WHEN OUR WORK SESSION.JUST SO PEOPLE KNOW, IT'S BECOME COUNCIL TRADITION TO CANCEL THAT SECOND MEETING IN DECEMBER AND JULY.
MORE SO, TO GIVE CITY STAFF A BREAK FROM US AND ALSO THE WORK FOR GENERATING THESE AGENDAS AND PUTTING TOGETHER ALL OF THE AGENDA ITEMS IS GREAT DEAL OF WORK.
SO USUALLY THERE'S NO PROBLEMS SCHEDULING THE BUSINESS AROUND THAT.
WITH THAT, I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION ON THIS ITEM.
>> I GUESS WE'D HAVE TO FIGURE OUT THE WORK SESSION FIRST. [OVERLAPPING]
>> YES. THEY ARE SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THIS YEAR WE ARE PROPOSING INSTEAD OF DOING A FRIDAY AND SATURDAY HALF-DAY, BE DOING A HALF DAY ON THURSDAY STARTING AT NOON AND DOING A FRIDAY SO THAT EVERYONE'S WEEKENDS ARE AVAILABLE.
ALL YOU GUYS HAVE TO DO IS CHOOSE, THE WEEK THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO IT.
IT'S EITHER THE 20TH AND THE 21ST OF JANUARY OR THE 27TH AND THEN 28TH.
THEN THAT WOULD NEED TO BE MADE IN THE MOTION AS WELL.
I'M USED TO NOEL DOING THIS AS WELL SO SHE'S MISSED GREATLY THIS EVENING.
>> I THINK 27 AND 28 IS PROBABLY BETTER.
>> I CAN DO EITHER, BUT IF GIVEN A PREFERENCE, WOULD RATHER DO 27TH AND 28TH.
>> MOVE TO CANCEL THE SECOND MEETING IN DECEMBER OF 2021 AND TO SET THE WINNER WORK SESSION FOR THE AFTERNOON OF JANUARY 27TH AND ALL DAY ON JANUARY 28TH.
>> SECOND BY BRIAN. ALL IN FAVOR.
>> I SUPPOSE THAT MOTION PASSES 6-0.
MOVE ASIDE IN 43 CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION WITH
[43. City Council discussion with City Staff concerning any actions required by City Staff as a result of any item on tonight's agenda.]
CITY STAFF CONCERNING ANY ACTIONS REQUIRED BY CITY STAFF AS A RESULT.IT'S NICE AGENDA IF ANYONE NOTE ANY FOLLOW-UP ITEMS. I'LL TAKE US TO ITEM 44, WHICH IS GOVERNANCE MONITORING.
[44. Discussion on Governance Monitoring of present City Council Meeting.]
I GAVE US AN A. I DON'T GIVE THOSE OUT OFTEN.
>> HEY, AND WITH THAT I LOOK FOR MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> SECOND BY BRIAN, SECOND BY BILL. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> SUPPOSE THAT MOTION PASSES 6-0.
>> TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.