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WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL, WE'RE AT FRISCO CITY HALL, THE GEORGE A.
PUREFY MUNICIPAL CENTER IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 6101 FRISCO SQUARE BOULEVARD IN FRISCO, TEXAS. IT IS 5:09 P.M.
[CALL TO ORDER]
ON TUESDAY, FEB. 15, 2022 AND I WOULD CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.WE'RE JOINED BY THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL THIS EVENING AND THAT'LL MOVE US INTO CLOSED
[CLOSED SESSION]
SESSION. ITEM 2, RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 551.071.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 OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CONFLICTS WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT REGARDING ONE, RECEIVED LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS TO THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AT HALL PARK AND THEN ALSO REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 28, WHICH IS A PUBLIC HEARING OR REQUEST TO REZONE 2.6 ACRES IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF 1ST STREET AND ELM STREET FROM PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 269 ORIGINAL TOWN COMMERCIAL/TOWNHOME TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ORIGINAL TOWN COMMERCIAL TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE NUMBER 11-04-09 AND TO CONSIDER TO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE OF THE SAME ZONING PLAN.
DEVELOPMENT 269 ORIGINAL TOWN COMMERCIAL/TOWNHOME NEIGHBORHOOD NUMBER 21.
APPLICANT: NACK CONSTRUCTION LLC.
ITEM B SECTION 551.072 TO DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED ONE, NORTH OF MAIN STREET, WEST OF PRESTON, EAST OF LEGACY IN SOUTH OF ELDORADO. TWO, NORTH OF STONEBROOK, EAST OF LEGACY, WEST OF PRESTON AND SOUTH OF MAIN.
ITEM C, SECTION 551.074, PERSONNEL MATTERS AUTHORIZING CERTAIN DELIBERATIONS ABOUT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY TO BE HELD IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ITEM 1, DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT, DUTIES, AND EVALUATION PROCESS FOR THE SUCCESSOR CITY MANAGER. AND 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 MOVED. A MOTION BY SHONA. SECOND.
SECOND BY BRIAN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSE? THAT MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO.
RECESS AND EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 5:11 PM.
CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO RECONVENE? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSE? THAT MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.
WE'RE RECONVENED IN REGULAR SESSION AT 6:53 PM.
AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, THERE IS NO ACTION FOR COUNCIL TO TAKE AND MR. STRICKLIN WILL BE JOINING US HERE SHORTLY AND THAT WILL MOVE US INTO OUR INVOCATION AND
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OUR PLEDGE. AWESOME.OUR INVOCATION IS GOING TO BE GIVEN TO US TONIGHT BY EARNEST B.
EARNEST WAS RECENTLY RECOGNIZED AS A CITIZEN OF THE YEAR BY THE FRISCO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. HE IS A VISIONARY LEADER, ENTREPRENEUR AND PASTOR OF THE EMPOWERMENT CHURCH IN FRISCO. EARNEST ACCEPTED THE CALL TO PREACH IN 1998 AT CARTER'S CHAPEL CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD IN AMORY, MISSISSIPPI.
HE GRADUATED FROM CHRIST FOR THE NATIONS BIBLE COLLEGE AND SEMINARY IN DALLAS IN 2007 WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN PASTORAL LEADERSHIP STUDIES.
EARNEST IS ALSO A MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER-- THIS IS GOING TO GO ON FOREVER, GUYS.
[LAUGHTER] EARNEST IS ALSO A MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER TO BOTH BUSINESS EXECUTIVES AND SPORTS TEAMS. IN 2013, HE WAS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT THE GODADDY.COM BOWL, SPEAKING TO BOTH ARKANSAS STATE AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL PROGRAMS BEFORE THE BIG GAME IN MOBILE, ALABAMA. EARNEST IS WORLD FAMOUS FOR HIS BARBECUE, AND HE AND HIS WIFE, CICELY, OWNED AND OPERATED FIVE BARBECUE RESTAURANTS IN MISSISSIPPI.
IN 2020, EARNEST AND CICELY OPENED EARNEST B'S BARBECUE AND CATERING COMPANY IN FRISCO.
EARNEST AND CICELY ARE FRISCO RESIDENTS, THEY'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR TWENTY FIVE YEARS AND ARE BLESSED WITH TWO AMAZING CHILDREN, AND HE HAS A NEW RESTAURANT OF EARNEST B'S AT CREST INFINITI THAT I ATE AT THE OTHER DAY.
EARNEST, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP AND LEAD US.
THANKS FOR COMING. THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
LET US PRAY. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.
THANK YOU FOR FRISCO, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS COUNCIL MEETING AND I PRAY GOD, THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO ALLOW THIS CITY TO EMERGE TO THE PLACE THAT YOU'VE DESTINED FOR US TO BE AT. I PRAY FOR EVERY SERVICE WORKER, EVERY PERSON OF EVERY CAPACITY OF THE CITY.
AND LORD, WE ASK YOU, GOD, TO GIVE US WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE AS WE NAVIGATE TO THE GROWING DEMAND ON FRISCO.
I ASK YOU TO BE WITH EVERY LEADER, PRAY THAT OUR MAYOR HAVE MORE WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE [INAUDIBLE] HOW TO GOVERN THE CITY AND THANK YOU FOR THE COUNCIL.
I ASK YOU, GOD, NOW TO KEEP US SAFE.
THIS IS OUR PRAYER FOR CHRIST'S SAKE IN JESUS NAME.
AND OUR PLEDGES WILL BE LED TONIGHT BY BOY SCOUT PAC 946, LED BY KYLE MARTIN, IF YOU WANT
[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
TO COME UP TO THE STAGE.[INAUDIBLE] RIGHT HERE BEHIND [INAUDIBLE].
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ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL CAN TURN AROUND AND LOOK AT YOUR ADORING FANS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE, SO.I DID WANT TO TEACH YOU SCOUTS SOMETHING, SOMETHING THAT EARNEST ACTUALLY TAUGHT ME, WHICH WAS THE TOWN OF EMORY, THEY SHARE THE FRISCO LOGO.
HE SENT ME PICTURES FROM THERE BECAUSE THERE ARE ALSO A RAILROAD TOWN, SO YOU WERE CALLED TO COME HERE TO FRISCO, I THINK, TO REPRESENT.
BUT COUNCIL MEMBER WOODARD, HE JOKED THAT WE ARE IN THE SAFEST ROOM IN FRISCO TONIGHT [LAUGHTER] WITH ALL THE CELEBRATIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING TONIGHT, AND WE APPRECIATE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS BEING HERE.
SO, I'D LOVE FOR YOU JUST ALL TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND TELL US YOUR NAME, WHAT SCHOOL YOU GO TO. MAYBE WHAT SCOUTS MEANS TO YOU AND WHY OUR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS ARE SO IMPORTANT TO FRISCO. HOW ABOUT THAT? YOU READY? GOT THIS? [LAUGHTER] YOU GOT THIS.
ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD AND GRAB IT AND PASS IT DOWN.
HI, MY NAME IS MAX, I GO TO ALLEN ELEMENTARY AND WHAT SCOUTS MEANS TO ME IS TO BE, EVERYTHING IN THE SCOUT PLEDGE TO BE TRUSTEE--.
NOT TRUSTEE. TRUSTWORTHY AND LOYAL, ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF, AND THAT YOU SHOULD ALWAYS RESPECT EVERYBODY AND BE KIND.
MY NAME IS BEN [INAUDIBLE], I GO TO ALLEN ELEMENTARY AND WHAT SCOUTS MEANS TO ME IS TO BE A GOOD PERSON, TO FOLLOW THE SCOUT LAW AND TO LOVE GOD.
I THINK THAT BEING THE SCOUT CAN HELP ANYTHING, SO.
HI, MY NAME IS REED AND I GO TO BLEDSOE ELEMENTARY.
[INAUDIBLE] SCOUTS MEANS TO ME AS BEING A GOOD CITIZEN AND FOLLOWING THE SCOUT PLEDGE.
MY NAME IS RUSS JOHNSON, I GO TO BLEDSOE ELEMENTARY, AND WHAT SCOUT MEANS TO ME IS JUST TO BE LOYAL TO EVERY PERSON AROUND ME.
HI, MY NAME IS PATRIZIO, I GO INTO [INAUDIBLE] ELEMENTARY AND WHAT SCOUT MEANS TO ME IS TO HELP PEOPLE WHENEVER I CAN AND TO BE LOYAL AND TO UNDERSTAND OTHER CULTURES.
HI, MY NAME IS OLIVIA [INAUDIBLE].
I GO TO [INAUDIBLE] ELEMENTARY AND WHAT BEING A SCOUT MEANS TO ME IS TO BE A GOOD LEADER IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
[APPLAUSE] YOUR BADGE FOR BEING [INAUDIBLE].
ALL RIGHT. GREAT JOB, LET'S GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUND [APPLAUSE].
[INAUDIBLE] CAN SAY ALL NIGHT, I'M GOOD, WHATEVER.
[LAUGHTER] APPRECIATE YOU. OK.
OK, WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH, WHO'S GOING TO
[4. Recognition of Black History Month]
JOIN ME UP HERE? HEY, HOW ARE YOU? Y'ALL, COME ON UP.ALL RIGHT, AND IT READS, WHEREAS BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS AN ANNUAL OBSERVATION TO CELEBRATE AFRICAN-AMERICANS--.
OH, YOU'RE ALWAYS HERE TO HAVE TO HELP ME ON THIS ONE DIASPORA?
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YES. OK. USUALLY YOU'RE WHISPERING TO ME [LAUGHTER].TO HONOR THE RICH HERITAGE OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THEIR MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR NATION.
AND WHEREAS IN 1926, CARTER G.
WOODSON, A HARVARD EDUCATED HISTORIAN, CO-FOUNDED THE GROUP ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN LIFE AND HISTORY.
THEY CHOSE THE SECOND WEEK IN FEBRUARY TO HONOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS BECAUSE IT COINCIDED WITH THE BIRTHDAYS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND FREDERICK DOUGLASS, TWO MEN WHO PLAYED A PROMINENT ROLE IN ELIMINATING SLAVERY.
AND WHEREAS MAYORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ANNOUNCED PROCLAMATIONS YEARLY AND HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES CELEBRATED THE ENTIRE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.
AND WHEREAS IN 1976, PRESIDENT FORD OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED FEBRUARY AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN A COMMEMORATIVE SPEECH, ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR THE TOO OFTEN NEGLECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF BLACK AMERICANS IN EVERY AREA OF ENDEAVOR THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY. AND WHEREAS FOR GENERATIONS, AFRICAN-AMERICANS HAVE STRENGTHENED OUR NATION BY URGING REFORMS, OVERCOMING OBSTACLES AND BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS.
AND WHEREAS BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS CELEBRATED IN MANY COUNTRIES AND ALL AMERICANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REFLECT ON THE HISTORY AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND BEAR WITNESS TO THE PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENTS THEY HAVE MADE.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JEFF CHENEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FRISCO, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM FEBRUARY 2022 AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR BEING HERE.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE].
THANK YOU, FRISCO INCLUSION COMMITTEE AND THE COMMUNITY FOR SUPPORTING US.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS HIGHLIGHTED IN FEBRUARY, BUT AS WE ALL KNOW, IT IS CELEBRATED ALL YEAR LONG AS WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS ALL YEAR IN FRISCO.
FRISCO INCLUSION COMMITTEE IS HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL CULTURES ARE WOVEN INTO THE FABRIC OF FRISCO.
WE ARE HERE TO WELCOME, TO INCLUDE AND TO MAKE SURE WE ALL FEEL A PART OF FRISCO.
WE JUST WANT TO MAKE A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TONIGHT.
BREAKING NEWS. THAT THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG WILL AIR AND SHOW AT THE STAR FEBRUARY THE 21ST THANKS TO MONUMENT REALTY AND THE FRISCO INCLUSION COMMITTEE.
AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT, AND THE INCLUSION COMMITTEE HAS BEEN VERY BUSY THIS WEEK, SO WE CELEBRATED OUR ASIAN LUNAR NEW YEAR ON SATURDAY.
THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN. MANY OF YOU ALL WERE OUT THERE WITH US CELEBRATING THAT.
SO I KNOW JUST COUNCIL JUST APPRECIATES ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU DO, SO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THEM.
SO LET'S GET A QUICK PICTURE HERE.
IF WE CAN ALL SQUEEZE, YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET US? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
GIVING THEM ANOTHER WELCOME, THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE] OK, WE'VE GOT A FEW MILESTONES TO
[5. Recognition for Clay Carpenter, 20 Years of Service]
CELEBRATE. THE FIRST IS CLAY CARPENTER.CLAY, COME ON DOWN [APPLAUSE] FAMILY YOU WANNA BRING.
AND YOU COULD GIVE MY SON A RUN FOR HIS MONEY WITH THE HAIR, I LIKE IT [LAUGHTER].
IT READS, WHEREAS WILLIAM CLAY CARPENTER HAS BEEN EMPLOYED WITH THE CITY OF FRISCO FOR 20 YEARS. OH, OK.
THEY'RE [INAUDIBLE] I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.
[LAUGHTER] SOMEBODY LEANED AGAINST THE BUTTON IN THE BACK.
THAT WAS FOR DRAMATIC EFFECTS.
[LAUGHTER]. CLAY JOINED THE FRISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT AS A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER, BEGINNING HIS SERVICE TO OUR CITIZENS ON JUNE 24, 2001 AND WAS HIRED FULL TIME ON JANUARY 7, 2002.
WHEREAS CLAY HAS SERVED AS A FIREFIGHTER, PARAMEDIC, HAZMAT TECHNICIAN, FIRE INSTRUCTOR, FIELD TRAINING OFFICER, DRIVER OPERATOR, LIEUTENANT CAPTAIN, BATTALION CHIEF AND WAS PROMOTED TO DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF ON OCTOBER 12, 2020.
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WHEREAS CLAY CARPENTER RECEIVED HIS MASTER FIREFIGHTER CERTIFICATION FROM THE TEXAS COMMISSION OF FIRE PROTECTION, HE IS BEST DESCRIBED AS A GENUINE PERSON WHO CARES DEEPLY ABOUT THE CITIZENS HE SO PROUDLY SERVES.IN HIS CURRENT ROLE AS A DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF, CLAY IS A MENTOR TO MANY IN THIS DEPARTMENT AND TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN TEACHING THOSE MEMBERS THE IMPORTANCE OF SERVING WITH HONOR, COURAGE AND COMMITMENT.
CLAY'S LIFELONG PASSION FOR EMS AND THE FIRE SERVICES MAKE HIM A VALUABLE MEMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT AND IS DESIRE FOR SELF ADVANCEMENT AND THE BETTERMENT OF THOSE AROUND HIM IS INSPIRING AND SHOWS HIS STEADFAST COMMITMENT AND PASSION.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF FRISCO IS A BETTER PLACE THANKS TO THE SKILLS AND DEDICATION OF CLAY CARPENTER. NOW THEREFORE, I, JEFF CHENEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FRISCO, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND CITIZENS OF FRISCO DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JANUARY 7TH, 2022 AS CLAY CARPENTER DAY.
CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] YOUR BEAUTIFUL FAMILY AND MAYBE TELL US A FEW THINGS ABOUT YOUR 20 YEARS HERE, YEAH, THE SPEECH IS PREPARED.
LET'S GO. SO YES, THIS IS MY FABULOUS FAMILY.
THIS IS MY WIFE, MEREDITH, MY DAUGHTER GRACE AND MY SON TYLER.
THEY'VE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF MY TIME IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WE ACTUALLY LIVE HERE IN FRISCO, WE LIVE NEAR THE STAR, ENJOY THAT A WHOLE LOT.
CHIEF PILAND ACTUALLY TOLD ME BEFORE I CAME UP HERE TO--.
NO JOKES, DON'T SAY ANYTHING FUNNY OR HE'S GOING TO MAKE SURE I ENDED MY CAREER IN CITY HALL. [LAUGHTER] I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHY, HE SAID THAT IT'S USUALLY HE'S ASKING ME FOR ADVICE AND YOU KNOW, HOW TO DO THINGS, SO.
[LAUGHTER] BUT NO WORKING HERE HAS BEEN GREAT.
SO I STARTED WHEN I WAS TWENTY ONE AND WHEN I THINK BACK AT WHO I WAS WHEN I WAS TWENTY ONE, TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERSON TODAY IN A GREAT WAY.
JUST THE DEVELOPMENT WORKING UNDER DIFFERENT LEADERS HERE IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS REALLY MADE ME STRONGER PERSON INSIDE AND OUT AND JUST REALLY, REALLY ENJOY BEING A PART OF FRISCO AND MANY YEARS TO COME, SO.
I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH 'THANK YOU'S FOR BEING A PART OF SUCH A GREAT CITY.
WELL SAID, LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, EVERYONE THAT KNEW YOU KNEW YOU'D HAVE JOKES READY, SO [LAUGHTER].
[6. Recognition for Brian McClusky, 20 Years of Service]
OUR NEXT IS BRIAN MCCLUSKEY.BRIAN, AAND FAMILY, COME ON UP.
ALL RIGHT. IT READS, WHEREAS BRIAN MCCLUSKEY, CAPTAIN/PARAMEDIC, HAS BEEN EMPLOYED WITH THE CITY OF FRISCO FOR 20 YEARS.
HE JOINED THE FRISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT AS A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER, BEGINNING HIS SERVICE TO OUR CITIZENS ON OCTOBER 28, 1999 AND WAS HIRED FULL TIME ON JANUARY 7, 2002.
BRIAN HAS SERVED AS A FIREFIGHTER, A PARAMEDIC, HAZMAT TECHNICIAN, FIRE INSTRUCTOR, DRIVER OPERATOR, LIEUTENANT AND CAPTAIN.
BRIAN MCCLUSKEY WAS PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN IN APRIL OF 2016.
AND WHEREAS BRIAN MCCLUSKEY IS BEST DESCRIBED AS A GENUINE PERSON WHO CARES DEEPLY ABOUT THE CITIZENS HE SO PROUDLY SERVES.
IN HIS CURRENT ROLE AS CAPTAIN, BRIAN IS A MENTOR TO THE NEWER MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT AND TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN TEACHING THOSE MEMBERS THE IMPORTANCE OF SERVING WITH PRIDE, HONOR AND COMMITMENT.
BRIAN'S LIFELONG PASSION FOR THE FIRE SERVICE AND EMS MAKE HIM A VALUABLE MEMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT, AND HIS DESIRE FOR SELF BETTERMENT AND THE BETTERMENT OF THOSE AROUND HIM IS INSPIRING AND SHOWS TRUE COMMITMENT AND PASSION.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF FRISCO IS A BETTER PLACE THANKS TO THE SKILLS AND DEDICATION OF BRIAN MCCLUSKEY.
NOW THEREFORE, I JEFF CHENEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FRISCO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND CITIZENS OF FRISCO, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JANUARY 7, 2022 AS BRIAN MCCLUSKEY DAY.
[APPLAUSE] AS YOU READ THAT OFF, THERE IS NOTHING ON THERE ABOUT PUBLIC SPEAKING OR GETTING UP IN FRONT OF PEOPLE, IT'S NOT ONE OF MY PASSIONS.
BUT BEING HERE 20 YEARS, THE CITY HAS CHANGED TREMENDOUSLY, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, MYSELF.
ALL I CAN REALLY DO IS SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND TO SERVE AND DO SOMETHING THAT I LOVE AND STILL LOVE TODAY.
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[INAUDIBLE] SAID. [INAUDIBLE] A QUICK PICTURE.[APPLAUSE] . [INAUDIBLE]. GOOD? [INAUDIBLE]. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, SIR.
OK. AND OUR NEXT IS KELLY WALTHALL.
[7. Recognition for Kelly Walthall, 20 Years of Service]
WHERE [INAUDIBLE], COME ON.. IT READS, WHEREAS KELLY WALTHALL, LIEUTENANT/PARAMEDIC, HAS BEEN EMPLOYED WITH THE CITY OF FRISCO FOR 20 YEARS.
HE JOINED THE FRISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT AS A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER, BEGINNING HIS SERVICE TO OUR CITIZENS ON MARCH 6TH, 2001, AND WAS HIRED FULL TIME ON JANUARY 28, 2002.
WHEREAS KELLY HAS SERVED AS A FIREFIGHTER, PARAMEDIC, HAZMAT TECHNICIAN, FIRE INSTRUCTOR, FIRE SAFETY CLOWN NAMED BUMPER, DRIVER OPERATOR AND LIEUTENANT.
AND WHEREAS KELLY WAS PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT ON FEB.
HE IS BEST DESCRIBED AS AN OUTGOING AND FRIENDLY FIREFIGHTER.
IN HIS CURRENT ROLE AS LIEUTENANT, KELLY IS A MENTOR TO THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT AND HAS LOOKED UP TO BY HIS PEERS.
KELLY'S LIFELONG PASSION FOR THE FIRE SERVICE AND EMS MAKE HIM A VALUABLE MEMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT. HE'S A SECOND GENERATION FIREFIGHTER FOLLOWING IN HIS FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS.
KELLY'S DESIRE FOR SELF, BETTERMENT AND THE BETTERMENT OF THOSE AROUND HIM IS INSPIRING AND SHOWS HIS TRUE COMMITMENT AND PASSION.
AND WHEREAS KELLY IS A DEVOTED HUSBAND TO TAMMIE AND A FRIEND WHO MANY PEOPLE.
HE IS WELL RESPECTED AT WORK AND THE CITY OF FRISCO IS A BETTER PLACE THANKS TO HIS SKILLS AND DEDICATION.
NOW, THEREFORE, I JEFF CHENEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FRISCO, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND CITIZENS OF FRISCO, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND PROCLAIM JANUARY 28, 2022 AS KELLY WALTHALL DAY. WOW.
[APPLAUSE] SIR. JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND HOW THE CITY IS GROWING AND THE OPPORTUNITIES [INAUDIBLE] HERE TO PROGRESS.
WE LIVED IN THE CITY AND THEN WE MOVED OUT, KIND OF BRANCHED OUT OF THE CITY, BUT I COME HERE EVERY DAY AND SERVE WITH A PASSION, AND I LOVE THE CITY.
ALL RIGHT, [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. [LAUGHTER] THE THREE OF YOU ALL NEED TO GO CELEBRATE Y'ALL'S DAY TOGETHER, SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
OK, I THINK FOR THIS NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO CUE A QUICK VIDEO.
[8. Recognition of Firefighters, Police Officers, and Dispatchers for heroic actions at a Frisco house fire on January 30, 2022.]
FIRST RESPONDERS FROM FRISCO RESCUED A 15 YEAR OLD TRAPPED IN HIS HOME BY SMOKE AND FLAMES FROM A KITCHEN FIRE.THE DRAMATIC RESCUE VIDEO FROM THE MORNING OF JANUARY 30TH WAS JUST RELEASED AND IT GIVES US AN UP CLOSE LOOK AT THE HEROES WHO SAVED A YOUNG MAN'S LIFE.
[INAUDIBLE], CAN YOU HEAR US? WITHIN BEEN JUST THREE MINUTES OF GETTING THE CALL FROM DISPATCH.
CAN YOU GIVE US A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT ROOM THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN? [INAUDIBLE] HEAVY SMOKE, WE CAN'T SEE INSIDE.
FRISCO POLICE OFFICERS ARE SHOUTING AT THE FRONT DOOR TO THE TEEN THEY KNOW IS TRAPPED SOMEWHERE UPSTAIRS.
THEY SAID ON THE BACK WINDOW IS WHERE HE'S AT.
THEY TRY A DOOR IN THE GARAGE.
STILL, CAN I GET TO HIM, SO THEY MOVED TO THE BACKYARD.
CAN YOU OPEN YOUR WINDOW? THE OFFICERS QUICKLY FIND THE TEEN, WITH FRISCO FIREFIGHTERS NOW ON THE SCENE WITH A LADDER READY TO GO UP.
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. FIREFIGHTERS CARRY THE TEEN TO SAFETY AND RIGHT BEHIND THEM YOU CAN SEE THE FLAMES NOW SHOOTING THROUGH A WINDOW.
THE FIRE AT THIS POINT IS SO INTENSE THERE WAS NO WAY OUT EXCEPT TO KNOCK DOWN A FENCE.
WE SHOULD BE GOOD WITH EVERYTHING. WE GOT EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN, AND WE GOT EVERYBODY OUT OF THE HOUSE. ALL THIS HAPPENING IN A MATTER OF SIX MINUTES FROM THE CALL FOR HELP TO THE RESCUE AND RECOVERY IN THE FRONT YARD.
YEAH, THE TEEN WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL TO BE CHECKED OUT BUT WAS RELEASED THE SAME DAY, AND THE CITY OF FRISCO IS ALSO PLANNING A CEREMONY FOR THE DISPATCHERS, THE FIREFIGHTERS AND THE POLICE OFFICERS. [INAUDIBLE] TO SEE THAT FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE.
RIGHT? [INAUDIBLE] GET TO SEE THAT VERY OFTEN.
SO I KNOW THAT'S A SHORTENED VERSION OF WHAT IT WAS, BUT IN THOSE SIX MINUTES, IT'S SO DRAMATIC AND THEY JUST GO RIGHT TO WORK.
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BARRELING IN AND--. RIGHT? [INAUDIBLE] AMAZING. WOW.PRETTY INCREDIBLE. CHIEF, ARE YOU GOING TO COME DOWN, I THINK YOU WANT TO RECOGNIZE A FEW PEOPLE? SO IF YOU GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH THE FULL 10 MINUTE CLIP, IT'D MAKE THE HAIRS STAND UP ON YOUR ARMS, SO.
IT WAS REALLY EYE OPENING AND WE'RE JUST SO GRATEFUL FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS AND WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEM ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL.
SO CHIEF, I'LL TURN IT TO YOU.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.
THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN EXAMPLE OF THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE DISPATCHERS AND, [INAUDIBLE] MENTIONED THAT IN A MOMENT, THE POLICE OFFICERS AND THE FIREFIGHTERS ON THAT PARTICULAR CALL.
AND IT JUST SHOWS THE COMMITMENT THAT PUBLIC SAFETY HAS HERE IN FRISCO TO SAVE LIVES.
IF I GET QUINT FIVE TO COME ON UP? CAPTAIN DWIGHT VANDERGRIFT, JEREMY TASBY AND FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC BEN WHITE COME ON UP.
[APPLAUSE] SO, MAYOR, THESE ARE THE THREE FIREFIGHTERS ARE ON QUINT FIVE THAT MADE THAT RESCUE.
WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF FIREFIGHTERS IN THE BACK THAT WERE ON THAT CALL.
THERE'S A LOT THAT WENT ON THERE, THE RESCUE, BUT THERE WAS ALSO ENSUING FIREFIGHT.
SO, THE FIREFIGHTERS ON THE CALL, IF YOU COULD STAND TOO SO WE COULD RECOGNIZE YOU, IN THE BACK, THOSE [INAUDIBLE] ON THE HOUSE FIRE.
SO MAYOR, [INAUDIBLE] JUST MENTIONED, IT WAS JUST A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES, THE TRAINING THAT THESE FIREFIGHTERS AND OFFICERS OF DISPATCHERS GO THROUGH, AND JUST SUPPORT THAT WE GET FROM COUNCIL, OUR CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT GO ON BEHIND THE SCENES THAT YOU DON'T SEE THERE THAT MAKES THAT DAY POSSIBLE.
SO JUST LIKE TO RECOGNIZE ALL THOSE AND THANK THIS OPPORTUNITY THAT WE GET TO RECOGNIZE THESE FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS AND DISPATCHERS.
ARE 15 YEAR OLD WAS, YOU KNOW, RESCUED SAFELY, AND THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ENDING TO THAT STORY.
AND AS SOMEONE WHO HAS THREE TEENAGERS, ONE OF WHICH LITERALLY GOOGLED HOW TO MAKE A GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH ON THE INTERNET, AND THE INSTRUCTIONS DID NOT SAY TO ACTUALLY USE A PAN, AND SINCE IT DIDN'T SAY TO USE A PAN, HE PUT THE GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH RIGHT ON TOP OF THE COOKTOP AND LITERALLY ALMOST BURN OUR HOUSE DOWN, SO--.
WHEN WE WEREN'T THERE, SO, YOU KNOW, SPECIAL PLACE IN OUR HEART, OBVIOUSLY FOR THE CHILDREN HERE IN FRISCO AND TO SEE THEM PULL HIM OUT LIKE THAT RIGHT BEFORE THE FLAMES OVERTOOK THE HOUSE, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DIFFERENT ENDING.
SO BEHALF OF OUR COUNCIL, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO FOR OUR CITIZENS HERE IN FRISCO. SO, LET'S THANK THEM AGAIN.
GIVE THEM A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR [APPLAUSE].
I'D JUST LIKE TO INVITE OUR OFFICERS AND OUR DISPATCHERS THAT WERE PART OF THIS CALL UP TO THE STAGE AS WELL.
IF YOU ALL WANT TO COME ON UP, THIS IS OFFICER OLIVA.
IT'S PRETTY INSPIRING TO WATCH THE TEAMWORK THAT WAS ON DISPLAY IN THIS PARTICULAR CALL, AND IT'S PRETTY HUMBLING REALLY TO SEE THE WORK THAT ALL OF THESE INDIVIDUALS DID ON THAT PARTICULAR CALL AND YOU KNOW, REALLY WHAT THEY'RE WILLING TO DO EVERY DAY.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT SPEAKS VOLUMES AS WELL, AND YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GREAT IS THAT WE'RE RECOGNIZING OUR DISPATCHERS AS WELL BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE THE FIRST VOICE THAT PEOPLE HEAR WHEN THEY CALL 9-1-1 IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT THEY GET THE CREDIT THAT THEY DESERVE BECAUSE IT REALLY IS A DIFFICULT JOB THAT THEY HAVE.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S TRULY AWESOME TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THEM, AS WELL AS THE GREAT WORK OF OUR OFFICERS AND OUR FIREFIGHTERS THAT ALL WORK TOGETHER FOR THE OUTCOME THAT THIS CALL HAD. SO, VERY BLESSED TO HAVE THEM HERE IN FRISCO AND CAN'T SAY HOW PROUD I AM OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS.
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WELL, I ECHO THAT, SO SOMETIMES THE DISPATCHERS ARE BEHIND THE SCENES, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS THE PUBLIC SAFETY EQUATION, AND I KNOW A LOT OF US COUNCILORS DURING THE SNOWMAGEDDON LAST YEAR, WE ACTUALLY WENT AND DELIVERED PIZZAS TO THE DISPATCHERS JUST TO SEE IT, AND WE ENDED UP KIND OF HANGING OUT AND WE HAD REALLY NO IDEA JUST HOW BIG OF A MACHINE IT WAS, JUST TO BE ABLE TO FIELD THE CALLS AND NAVIGATE IT AND, TO CHIEF PILAND'S POINT, IS, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC SAFETY IS A TEAM EFFORT AND IT TAKES A LOT OF PEOPLE TO RUN THE CITY, AND THIS IS WHY PEOPLE LIKE YOU ALL STANDING UP HERE BEFORE YOU, FRISCO HAS BEEN NAMED THE NUMBER ONE, NUMBER TWO DEPENDING ON YOUR LIST, SAFEST CITIES IN AMERICA.AND SO THANK YOU FOR THE FINE SERVICE THAT YOU PROVIDE.
SO AGAIN, APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU, AND LET'S GIVE THEM A WARM FRISCO THANK YOU.
DO WE HAVE THAT? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL.
DID YOU ALL WANT TO GET A PICTURE? DEFINITELY SQUEEZE IN. ALL RIGHT.
AND THE NEXT ITEM WAS THE PRESENTATION ON THE CALEA.
[9. Presentation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) regarding the Frisco Police Department's fifth Certificate of Advanced Law Enforcement Accreditation and its second Certificate of Communications Accreditation with Excellence.]
ARE YOU COMING-- YOU WANT TO COME UP HERE? OK.ALL RIGHT, SIR, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU IF YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF, AND--.
I'M RANDY SCOTT FROM COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME DOWN HERE AND PRESENT AN AWARD THAT I THINK IS VERY KEY TO WHAT YOU JUST DID JUST A MINUTE AGO.
I'M GOING TO TOUCH ON SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AWARD IN A FEW MINUTES, WHICH WILL PLAY DIRECTLY INTO WHAT IS OCCURRING WITH THIS AWARD AND WHAT THIS DEPARTMENT HAS DONE.
CHIEF, CALEA, MOST OF YOU KNOW, SINCE CALEA HOSTED A CONFERENCE HERE IN 2018, WHICH WAS A TREMENDOUS CONFERENCE I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT FOR SURE, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME DOWN AND PRESENT THE AWARD.
AT THIS TIME, CALEA HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1979, CREDITING POLICE DEPARTMENTS INTERNATIONALLY THE BEST PRACTICES AFTER A FEDERAL GRANT APPROVED THEM, SO.
WITH THAT, UNDER THIS CONDITION, THIS AGENCY HAS BEEN UNDER REVIEW FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS . A STRINGENT VOLUNTARY REVIEW WHICH TOOK PLACE IN LAST PART OF THE YEAR, THEY WENT TO THE CONVENTION OR VIRTUALLY SINCE WE'RE ALL VIRTUAL RIGHT NOW, VIRTUALLY HAD A HEARING WITH THE CHIEF AND MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT, AND AFTER THAT THEY WERE AWARDED THEIR ACCREDITATION. I'D LIKE TO READ THE TWO ACCREDITATIONS, THEY'RE DUAL.
ONE IS FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT, ONE IS FOR THE COMMUNICATIONS.
SO I'D LIKE TO READ LAW ENFORCEMENT FIRST TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT-- AND IT'LL IDENTIFY WHAT WE'RE PRESENTING.
AS IT SAYS HERE, IT SAYS, BE IT HEREBY KNOWN THAT THE FRISCO, TEXAS POLICE DEPARTMENT, HAVING FULLY DEMONSTRATED ITS VOLUNTARY COMMITMENT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT EXCELLENCE BY GIVING UP TO A BODY OF STANDARDS DEEMED ESSENTIAL TO THE PROTECTION OF THE LIFE, HEALTH AND SAFETY AND RIGHTS OF THE CITIZENS IT SERVES.
HAVING EXEMPLIFIED THE BEST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES IN CONDUCT OF ITS RESPONSIBILITIES TO HEREBY UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, AWARDED THE CERTIFICATE OF ADVANCED ACCREDITATION.
THIS, EFFECTIVE ON THE 6TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 AND IS RECOGNIZED AS AN ACCREDITED LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY [INAUDIBLE] A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS.
THIS IS THEIR FIFTH ACCREDITATION AWARD.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS AWARD, CHIEF.
[APPLAUSE] AND THEN ON THE NEXT AWARD--.
YOU WANT TO GET? WE'RE GOING TO BRING OUR COMMUNICATIONS PEOPLE BACK UP BECAUSE THIS IS ALL
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WANT TO EMPHASIZE SOMETHING AT THE END OF THIS, WHICH I THINK LEADS EXACTLY TO THE VIDEO YOU JUST WATCHED A FEW MINUTES AGO.CALEA RECOGNIZES THAT BEFORE THIS EVER HAPPENED, BE IT HEREBY KNOWN THAT THE FRISCO, TEXAS, POLICE DEPARTMENT, HAVING FULLY DEMONSTRATED ITS VOLUNTARY COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS EXCELLENCE BY HAVING AND LIVING UP TO A BODY OF STANDARDS DEEMED ESSENTIAL TO THE PROTECTION OF THE LIFE, HEALTH AND SAFETY OF BOTH THE CITIZENS AND PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS IT SERVES, AND HAVING EXEMPLIFIED THE BEST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES IN THE CONDUCT OF ITS RESPONSIBILITIES, IS HEREBY UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION AWARDED THIS CERTIFICATE OF ACCREDITATION EFFECTIVE ON THE 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2021 AND IS RECOGNIZED AS AN ACCREDITED PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS AGENCY FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS.
THIS IS THEIR SECOND AWARD AND THIS IS WITH EXCELLENCE.
EXCELLENCE IS THE BEST THAT YOU CAN ACHIEVE IN ACCREDITATION, SO THAT TELLS YOU THAT THESE PEOPLE RIGHT HERE TAKING THAT FIRST CALL ARE ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT MOST ARE AROUND THIS COUNTRY, SERVING IT WITH EXCELLENCE.
AND I'M EXTREMELY PROUD TO SAY THAT I'M CONNECTED WITH THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THESE COMMUNICATIONS. THIS IS A GREAT CITY, THIS IS A TREMENDOUS AGENCY AND THE SUPPORT THAT THIS COMMUNITY AND THIS COUNCIL GIVES IN SHOWS WHAT THE AWARDS MEAN.
CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, RANDY, I APPRECIATE THAT, AND ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS AND THEIR ENTIRE TEAM FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY ON THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SIDE, OUR OFFICERS AND THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY DO EVERY DAY TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.
VERY THANKFUL FOR OUR ACCREDITATION MANAGER WHO IS UNABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT, AMY WILLIAMS, AND THANK YOU TO CALEA FOR YOUR HELP THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
BUT YOU KNOW, THE ONE THING I'LL SAY ABOUT BEING ACCREDITED AND HAVING BEEN ACCREDITED FOR A WHILE IS THE CITIZENS OF FRISCO SHOULD KNOW THAT THIS ACCREDITATION MEANS THAT WE ARE MEETING THE TOP STANDARDS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT THIS IS ABOUT IS MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE DELIVERING THE BEST SERVICE THAT WE CAN DELIVER AS A POLICE DEPARTMENT, AS A COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION.
THERE IS ONLY SIX ACCREDITED COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENTS IN TEXAS, SO WE ARE AN ELITE COMPANY AND IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, THERE ARE FEWER THAN 500 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THAT ARE CALEA ACCREDITED IN THE U.S., SO WE ARE A DUAL ACCREDITED.
WE'RE ONE OF ONLY THREE AGENCIES IN TEXAS TO BE DUAL ACCREDITED, SO WE ARE AN ELITE COMPANY. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE LIKE TO BE IN FRISCO IS LEADERS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE BEST STANDARDS, WE'RE MEETING THE BEST STANDARDS, WHICH IS WHAT CALEA IS ALL ABOUT AND DELIVERING THE BEST SERVICE TO OUR CITIZENS.
THANK YOU TO CALEA. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. AND I'LL JUST BRIEFLY ADD THAT, AGAIN, JUST ECHO THOSE SENTIMENTS HOW PROUD WE ARE OF THE DEPARTMENT, BUT I ALSO WANT TO BE THANKFUL TO THE FRISCO COMMUNITY FOR BEING A COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
AND WE TRULY WANT TO BE A DESTINATION DEPARTMENT.
AND SO I'LL GIVE YOU A PLUG, FRISCO IS HIRING.
SO, IF YOU WANT TO JOIN A GREAT TEAM, A GREAT DEPARTMENT AN AWARD WINNING DEPARTMENT, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU, SO AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL, WE JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THE CONTINUED SUCCESS.
CONGRATULATIONS. WANT TO GET A PICTURE WITH YOUR [INAUDIBLE] REAL QUICK? [APPLAUSE] . [INAUDIBLE], THANK YOU FOR COMING [INAUDIBLE].
YOU'RE WELCOME. NICE TO MEET YOU.
THAT WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE US INTO CITIZEN INPUT, IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK DURING CITIZEN INPUT?
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SEEING NONE THAT WILL MOVE US INTO OUR REPORT SECTION.[10. Police Department's crime statistics and response times for the month of January 2022.]
ITEM 10 IS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S REPORT.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I'LL START WITH, WE JUST PUBLISHED OUR ANNUAL BIAS BASED PROFILING REPORT.
THIS IS A REPORT THAT'S REQUIRED BY STATE LAW AND BY POLICY.
JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THAT REPORT, THERE WAS A TOTAL OF OVER 3400 CONTACTS.
WE RECEIVED ONLY SIX COMPLAINTS OF RACIAL PROFILING, AND THAT'S THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW THAT WE'VE SEEN A DECLINE IN OUR COMPLAINTS RELATED TO RACIAL PROFILING.
ALL SIX OF THOSE COMPLAINTS WERE UNFOUNDED.
THE DEMOGRAPHICS FOR THOSE CONTACTS WERE VERY SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR, AND THAT ANNUAL REPORT IS AVAILABLE IF YOU SCAN THAT QR CODE OR OFF OF OUR WEBSITE, IT IS PUBLISHED.
BUT, YOU KNOW, REALLY SHOWS A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT WE GET, AND MOST SIGNIFICANTLY, ALL THOSE COMPLAINTS WERE UNFOUNDED.
CHIEF ON THOSE, HOW DO YOU REVIEW THOSE AND DETERMINE WHETHER THEY'RE UNFOUNDED OR FOUNDED? YEAH, SO WHEN WE GET A COMPLAINT OF RACIAL PROFILING, WHAT WE DO IS WE'LL LOOK AT THE STOP DATA FOR A SPECIFIC OFFICER THAT THE COMPLAINT IS ON, AND WE'LL LOOK TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY TRENDS RELATED TO THE THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF ALL THE STOPS FOR THAT OFFICER.
WE ALSO REVIEW THE BODY CAM FOOTAGE TO ENSURE THAT THE OFFICERS ACTING APPROPRIATELY AND WITHIN POLICY AND LAW.
AND YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE THE TWO PRIMARY THINGS THAT WE DO TO REVIEW ANY RACIAL PROFILING COMPLAINT. HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN DOING THAT STUDY? THIS, I BELIEVE, IS THE 16TH YEAR OF OUR RACIAL PROFILING REPORT.
NEXT, JUST DOING A QUICK PLUG FOR OUR CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY, WHICH STARTS ON MARCH THE 17TH, WE STILL DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO--.
THERE'S OPENINGS FOR PEOPLE TO GET IN.
IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM AND HIGHLIGHTS ALL THE DIFFERENT DIVISIONS WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. IT'S A GREAT WAY TO LEARN A LOT MORE ABOUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND MEET A LOT OF PEOPLE WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I'VE BEEN TOLD IN MY UNBIASED OPINION THAT IS BETTER THAN THE CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY.
[LAUGHTER] SO, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU, IF YOU HAVEN'T, IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.
WITH THAT, YOU HAVE OUR MONTHLY REPORT FOR JANUARY.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
WHAT WAS THE STAT THAT CALEA USED? HOW MANY DEPARTMENTS ARE BOTH DUAL ACCREDITED? ONLY THREE IN TEXAS.
ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, WHAT ARE THE QUESTIONS YOU HAVE? [INAUDIBLE] IN THE REPORT I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A 200 PERCENT INCREASE IN JUVENILE ARREST. CAN YOU KIND OF SPEAK TO THAT, AND ARE THERE SOME WARNINGS THAT YOU WOULD GIVE TO PARENTS WITH REGARD TO THAT INCREASE? YEAH. SO THE PERCENTAGE, YOU KNOW, SINCE WE'RE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR LOOKS A LITTLE HIGHER, BUT I WILL SAY, YOU KNOW, THE SCHOOL THREATS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SIMPLY HAVE TO TAKE EVERY THREAT TO A SCHOOL CAMPUS SERIOUSLY.
WE HAVE MADE, AS HAS BEEN MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, WE'VE MADE, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL ARRESTS FOR THREATS THAT WERE MADE BY STUDENTS ON EITHER A FACULTY MEMBER OR A CAMPUS ITSELF.
THOSE THINGS TEND TO SPREAD THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY CAUSE A LOT OF FEAR, AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO TAKE THOSE THINGS SO SERIOUSLY.
SO, AS I HAVE BEFORE, I WOULD ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO TALK TO THEIR CHILDREN ABOUT HOW THESE ARE SERIOUS CHOICES THEY'RE MAKING.
THEY'RE ADULT CHOICES THAT THEY'RE MAKING THAT HAVE CRIMINAL CONSEQUENCES, AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PARENTS REALLY HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE DOING ONLINE AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
[INAUDIBLE] QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, CHIEF. THANK YOU.
OK, THAT WILL MOVE US TO ITEM 11, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT.
[11. Fire Department monthly report on incident responses and educational activities for the month of January 2022.]
[INAUDIBLE] MAYOR AND COUNCIL.JUST, AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO CLAY AND KELLY AND BRIAN FOR THEIR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE, THAT'S A GREAT MILESTONE.
GEORGE AND HENRY CAME BY [INAUDIBLE] CENTRAL FIRE THIS MORNING AND RECOGNIZED NEIL SELF, WHO HAS 30 YEARS OF SERVICE.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF EXPERIENCE HERE IN THE FRISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT OVER THE YEARS, SO WE CONGRATULATE NEIL AS WELL.
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JUST A COUPLE OF ITEMS, REAL QUICK WINTER WEATHER RESPONSES.WE GOT INTO THAT A WEEK OR TWO AGO JUST CAN'T THANK ALL THE DEPARTMENTS ENOUGH ACROSS THE CITY FOR THEIR COOPERATION.
IT WAS SUCCESSFUL IN TERMS OF OUR RESPONSE, WE LEARNED A LOT FROM LAST YEAR'S MAJOR WINTER STORM THAT REALLY PRESSED ALL OF OUR RESOURCES.
THIS ONE HERE, WE HAD GREAT HELP IN THE EOC FOR SEVERAL DAYS, WE WERE AROUND THE CLOCK IN THERE, FROM ALL DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY, SO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
A LOT OF FOLKS WERE OUTSIDE TOO WORKING WHILE SOME WERE IN, A LOT WERE OUTSIDE WITH THE ELEMENTS, SO IT REALLY DOES TAKE A TEAM.
I KNOW IT SOUNDS A LITTLE LIKE A CLICHE AT TIMES, BUT IT REALLY DOES TAKE THAT TO MAKE ALL THIS COME TOGETHER AND WORK.
SO THANKS FOR ALL THE DEPARTMENTS THAT REALLY HELPED OUT DURING THE STORM.
WE HAD SOME PROMOTIONS THAT ARE COMING UP.
DANNY WATKINS IS BEING PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN AND RENEE RODRIGUEZ WILL GO TO LIEUTENANT.
IT WAS BASED ON A RETIREMENT OF CAPTAIN DAVID FERGUSON, [INAUDIBLE] 28 YEARS IN THE DEPARTMENT. SO AGAIN, WE'RE STARTING TO SEE A FEW RETIREMENTS TRICKLE IN BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO DANNY AND RENEE.
ALSO FIREFIGHTER CALEB MOORE, PARAMEDIC FIREFIGHTER I SHOULD SAY, WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE ROTARY [INAUDIBLE] IN SERVICE ABOVE SELF.
CALEB IS ONE OF OUR AWARD RECIPIENTS FROM LAST YEAR'S AWARD BANQUET AND ALSO A RECENT SMOKE DIVER.
GEORGIA SMOKE DIVER IS A EXTREMELY RIGOROUS PROGRAM THAT CANDIDATES GO THROUGH FOR MULTIPLE DAYS.
MOST OF THE CANDIDATES THAT START THAT PROGRAM WASH OUT, THEY NEVER MAKE IT THROUGH.
THEIR PERCENTAGE OF SUCCESS IS VERY LOW, BUT PROUD TO SAY THAT CALEB WAS ONE OF THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES AND MADE IT THROUGH GEORGIA SMOKE DIVERS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM AND WINNING THE AWARD OF SERVICE ABOVE SELF.
APPRECIATE CHIEF SHILSON MENTIONING THE CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY.
[LAUGHTER] WE DON'T HAVE ANY OPENINGS ON THE 17TH, WE HAVE 30 FOLKS.
SO YEAH, YOU HAVE TO WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR IF YOU WANT TO GET IN THE CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY HERE, BUT WE'RE REAL PROUD OF THAT.
WE'VE HAD TO DO SOME POSTPONING, OBVIOUSLY FOR COVID, BUT WE'RE FULL ON FOR THE 17TH.
WE GOT A LOT OF EAGER FOLKS WAITING TO GO THROUGH THAT EXPERIENCE AND CAN'T WAIT TO START THAT PROGRAM. IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE SPRING BREAK SAFETY WALK AND RIDE EVENT MARCH 7 THROUGH 11.
THE SAFETY TOWN AGAIN, OUR PROGRAMS ARE ALL BACK ON.
YOU CAN CHECK US OUT AT FRISCOFIRESAFETYTOWN.COM.
OUR MAIN SPONSOR IS TEXAS HEALTH HOSPITAL IN FRISCO, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR SPONSORSHIP ALONG WITH ALL OF OUR SPONSORS.
BUT TEXAS HEALTH, AS YOU CAN SEE UP THERE, IS OUR MAIN SPONSOR FOR FRISCO FIRE SAFETY TOWN REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR HELP AND THEIR COOPERATION AND THEIR SPONSORSHIP LETS US DO A LOT OF PROGRAMS THAT WE OTHERWISE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO.
SO BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
[INADUBILE] CHIEF. COUNCIL, WHAT QUESTIONS YOU HAVE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU.
THAT'LL MOVE US TO ITEM 12, VISIT FRISCO REPORT.
[12. Visit Frisco January 2022 sales and marketing reports.]
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.I KNOW THAT LAST WEEK DURING YOUR COUNCIL WORK SESSION, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT EVENTS, AND IF YOU GO LOOK AT OUR EVENTS CALENDAR, YOU'LL SEE THAT THINGS ARE REALLY GOING TO START PICKING UP IN MARCH.
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL WILL BE IN TOWN AND A CIRCUS, AND USA GYMNASTICS HAS A REALLY LARGE TELEVISED EVENT, SO THERE'S A LOT OF ACTIVITIES.
AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT FROM MY MONTHLY REPORT.
OUT OF THE 16 GROUPS THAT WE BOOKED, EIGHT OF THEM ARE CORPORATE EVENTS FOR THE FUTURE, SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT.
AND OUR TEAM, I'M SO PROUD OF THEM, OUR SALES TEAMS ARE AT 54 PERCENT OF THEIR GOAL JUST FIVE MONTHS IN, SO HOPEFULLY THE REST OF THE YEAR WILL CONTINUE AS STRONG.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ON MY REPORT.
SO WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? OK, THANK YOU, MARLA. THANKS.
REALLY QUICK, I KNOW THIS IS TOO EARLY, PERHAPS, BUT YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS ASK THIS QUESTION EVERY YEAR. I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THE NCAA DIVISION ONE FOOTBALL GAME AND KIND OF THE IMPACT THAT HAD ON THE ECONOMY AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
SO, I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER, BUT THAT'S ALWAYS KIND OF AN EXCITING NUMBER JUST SORT OF THE IMPACT OF THAT WEEKEND HAD.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE THE ONLY CITY IN AMERICA, I NEVER GET TIRED OF SAYING THIS, THAT HAD TWO COLLEGE BOWL GAMES IN ADDITION TO OUR DIVISION ONE CHAMPIONSHIP.
SO, I KNOW THAT HAD REALLY A WONDERFUL, POWERFUL ECONOMIC IMPACT, I KNOW OUR CITIZENS HAD A GOOD TIME, ALL OF OUR VISITORS THAT CAME INTO TOWN HAD A GOOD TIME, AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE READY, IF YOU WANT TO, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE--.
YEAH, NO. IT'S ABOUT $9 MILLION ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR THAT WEEKEND, AND THAT'S NOT JUST IN
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FRISCO, IT'S KIND OF LIKE A REGIONAL AREA, AND IN FACT, TODAY THE TEAM IS THEY'RE DOING KIND OF THE WRAP UP WITH THE NCAA AND INDIANAPOLIS, SO.JOHN WAGNER, NICK AND JOSH IS THERE AND HENRY'S THERE JUST DOING A FOLLOW UP, BUT THE SCHOOLS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS-- WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY ANCILLARY EVENTS FOR A WHILE BECAUSE OF COVID. AND A LOT OF THE FEEDBACK WAS THAT THE TEAMS REALLY APPRECIATED HAVING THE GAME ROOMS AND NOT FEELING LIKE THEY HAD TO GO TO THE BARBECUE BOWL AND GO TO THE BREAKFAST AND DO ALL OF THESE OTHER EVENTS WHERE IT GAVE THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE DOWNTIME, SO WE'LL SEE HOW THAT ROLLS FORWARD AFTER, I GUESS, THIS WEEK.
PERFECT, THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, THAT WILL--.
BUSINESS SERVICES MONTHLY REPORT, ITEM 13.
[13. Business Services Monthly Status Report for January 2022.]
YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, GOOD EVENING.YOU HAVE OUR MONTHLY REPORT BEFORE YOU FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY.
YOU KNOW, WE DON'T DO A CITIZEN'S ACADEMY, BUT DANIEL FORD, THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, MYSELF AND JENNY, WE DID CITY HALL 101 LAST NIGHT, SO I WOULD-- I DON'T THINK ANYONE COULD STAND THE WHOLE ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, [LAUGHTER] BUT ANYWAY, IT'S A GOOD PLUG, YOU KNOW, FOR PEOPLE IF THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE AND LEARN ABOUT THE WHOLE CITY, THEY CAN SIGN UP, AND WE USUALLY DO THAT EACH SEMESTER. SO, JUST WATCH OUR CITY WEBSITE.
ALSO, WE HAVE A VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY.
OUR POINT IN TIME COUNT FOR THE HOMELESS FOR COLIN COUNTY IS GOING TO BE FEBRUARY 24TH FROM 7 TO 11 PM AND PEOPLE CAN GO IF THEY WANT TO VOLUNTEER, THEY CAN GO TO OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEBSITE AND VOLUNTEER AND WE'LL MEET AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AT 7:00 THAT NIGHT. AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE DID HAVE OUR SOCIAL SERVICE GRANT APPLICATIONS. WE CLOSED THAT THIS MONTH AND WE HAD 17 APPLICATIONS, SO THE SOCIAL SERVICE HOUSING BOARD WILL BE REVIEWING THOSE OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS.
WE INTERVIEW EVERY AGENCY, THEY COME IN TO THOSE BOARD MEETINGS, AND THEN WE'LL BE RECOMMENDING TO COUNCIL WHERE THAT DOLLAR PER CAPITA SHOULD GO.
SO, WITH THAT, I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
[INAUDIBLE] WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. MOVE US TO ITEM 14, THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES REPORT.
[14. Development Services monthly activity update report for the month of January 2022.]
AS NOTED, THE 380 OVERLAY DISTRICT IS COMPLETED, SO I WANT TO COMPLIMENT JONATHAN HUBBARD FOR TAKING THE LEADERSHIP OF THAT AND PUSHING THAT ACROSS THE GOAL LINE.AND THEN THERE WAS AN ARTICLE THAT WAS IN THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, BY SHARON GRIGSBY, TALK ABOUT THE CITY OF DALLAS, AND I JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT MY STAFF FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT, AND IT'S NICE TO BE NOTED THAT, YOU KNOW, FRISCO IS A GOOD PLACE TO DO BUSINESS.
WE'RE NOT PERFECT, BUT THE STAFF DOES A VERY GOOD JOB.
WE HAVE ELECTRONIC PLANNING REVIEW THAT'S GOING VERY WELL.
SAME SYSTEM THAT THEY HAVE IN DALLAS, BUT WHAT WE DID DIFFERENTLY WAS INVOLVE STAFF IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT.
AND WHILE WE DO HAVE IT, IT DOESN'T GUARANTEE ITS SUCCESS UNLESS WE'RE CONSTANTLY INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS.
[INAUDIBLE] COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR [INAUDIBLE]? ALL RIGHT. [INAUDIBLE] MOVE THIS TO ITEM 15, OUR COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS.
[15. 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.]
BUDGET AND AUDIT MET THIS AFTERNOON TO GO OVER TWO PRIMARY ITEMS. THE PRESENTATION FROM OUR AUDIT FIRMS REPORT OF OUR ANNUAL FINANCIALS.PROUD TO SAY THAT OUR STAFF HAS A CLEAN REPORT AGAIN THIS YEAR.
THERE WERE NO FINDINGS OR ISSUES AND NO AUDIT ADJUSTMENTS RECOMMENDED, WHICH IS A COMPLIMENT TO OUR STAFF FOR A JOB WELL DONE.
THE AUDIT FIRM WAS VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THEM AND THEIR PROFESSIONALISM AND THE SPEED AT WHICH THEY GOT INFORMATION OVER TO THEM, AND WE ARE IN FACT ONE OF THEIR FIRST CITIES TO HAVE THE AUDIT ALREADY COMPLETED.
SO I THINK THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO OUR STAFF AND THE WORK THEY DO.
THEY ALSO COMPLETED THE AUDIT OF [INAUDIBLE] AUDITS, BOTH THE CORONAVIRUS FUND AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE FUNDS, AND NO ISSUES WERE FOUND ON THERE, AND I CAN SAY FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS THAT WERE THROWN TOGETHER FOR CORONAVIRUS THAT TO HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO ISSUES THERE, IS A PHENOMENAL THING.
THE OTHER ITEM THAT WE DISCUSSED WAS BUDGET AMENDMENTS TO THE CURRENT BUDGET.
THERE MAY BE SOME OTHER ADJUSTMENTS TO COME, BUT MOST OF WHAT WAS IN THERE WAS FTE ADJUSTMENTS AND A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS FOR CHANGES IN POSITIONS, BUT NO MATERIAL IMPACT TO THE BUDGET.
THERE WERE [INAUDIBLE] DOLLAR FIGURE ITEMS THAT WE HAD TO INCLUDE FOR EXPENSES, THE LARGEST BEING THE SPECIAL ELECTION AND THE RUNOFF.
ANY OTHER SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATES? THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MET ON THE 8TH IN PREPARATION FOR THE WORK SESSION TO PRESENT THE NEW CODE OF CONDUCT.
I THINK WE'RE GETTING CLOSE, THERE WERE SOME ADDITIONAL COMMENTS GIVEN AT THE WORK SESSION THAT I THINK WERE INCLUDED IN A REVISED DRAFT, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THAT DONE
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HERE PRETTY SOON AND MOVE ON TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.[CONSENT AGENDA]
THAT WILL MOVE US TO THE 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 MOVE 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, YOU HAVE ITEMS 16 THROUGH 26 FOR CONSIDERATION, I THINK THERE WAS ONE THAT WAS GOING TO BE PULLED? YES, I WOULD MOVE TO PULL ITEM 24.
SECOND BY BRIAN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSE? THAT MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO.
THAT ITEMS BEEN PULLED. I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION ON THE REMAINING ITEMS. [INAUDIBLE] APPROVE ITEMS 16-23 AND ITEMS 25 AND 26.
OPPOSE. THAT MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO.
THAT'LL MOVE US TO ITEM 24, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION FOR THE FUNDING UNDER THE JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT AND AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF THE GRANT APPLICATION BY THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE.
SHONA, YOU'D ASK FOR THIS TO BE PULLED.
I DID. I JUST WANTED--. THIS IS A NEW GRANT REQUEST ITEM FOR US, AND I JUST WANTED A LITTLE BIT OF CLARIFICATION FROM CHIEF SHILSON ON SOME OF THESE ITEMS AND THEN A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ON IT. SO, CHIEF SHILSON, COULD YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT? THIS IS FOR SOME ACCESS DEVICES AND CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THAT'S FOR AND WHY THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR A GRANT ON THIS? SURE. WITH A LOT OF THE NEW MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS HERE IN FRISCO, THEY'VE MOVED TO MORE OF A LAYOUT WITH CONTROLLED ACCESS LIKE HALLWAYS AND COMMON AREAS.
WITH THIS CHANGE, IT'S HINDERED OUR ABILITY TO GET INTO SOME OF THOSE AREAS, FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE FRISCO SQUARE.
WE CAN'T GET INTO THOSE HALLWAYS TO ACCESS THE APARTMENTS UNLESS WE GET BUZZED IN BY SOMEBODY OR WE FOLLOW SOMEBODY ELSE IN.
SO, WHAT THIS GRANT IS FOR, IT'S REQUESTING MONEY TO PURCHASE KNOX BOX DEVICES.
WE'VE ALREADY DEPLOYED 12 KNOX BOX DEVICES IN OUR PATROL FLEET, WE'RE WORKING ON PURCHASING 10 MORE.
THIS REQUEST AND THIS GRANT IS TO OUTFIT THE REST OF OUR FLEET WITH THOSE SO WE CAN ACCESS THOSE CONTROLLED ACCESS DEVELOPMENTS FOR MULTIFAMILY.
AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND APPARATUS ALREADY HAVE THESE AVAILABLE ON THEIR TRUCKS AND FOR THEIR TEAM TO USE, SO IT'S NOT LIKE THIS IS A NEW THING.
THIS IS WHAT FIRE IS ALREADY USING TO GET IN AS WELL? THAT'S CORRECT. AND THESE ARE FOR CALLS OF SERVICE, SO SOMEBODY CALLS AND NEEDS YOU, THIS IS HOW YOU WOULD GET INTO THE BUILDING? CORRECT. YEAH. THESE ARE FOR RESPONSE ONLY.
WE WOULDN'T USE THE KNOX BOX JUST TO PROACTIVELY OR RANDOMLY WALK CONTROLLED ACCESS HALLWAYS OF APARTMENT COMPLEXES, THIS WOULD BE FOR IF WE ARE RESPONDING TO A CALL FOR SERVICE. AND SO THE GRANT IS FOR 90,000, WHICH PRETTY MUCH AKES CARE OF WHAT YOU SAID.
WHAT--. I WOULD SAY THEN TO MY COLLEAGUES THAT IF THIS GRANT ISN'T APPROVED, THAT I WOULD WANT CHIEF TO COME BACK TO GET THIS DONE BECAUSE I THINK HAVING ACCESS TO ALL PROPERTIES FOR CALLS OF SERVICE AND WOULD DELAY WITH--.
YOU'VE ALREADY HAD SOME DELAY OF THE RESPONSE TIMES A COUPLE OF TIMES OF BEING ABLE TO GET IN. SO LET'S MAKE SURE THAT IF THIS GRANT ISN'T APPROVED, THAT WE GET THIS BACK AND IT'S WE ACTUALLY GET THIS DONE AND TAKEN CARE OF.
AND WE HAVE WORKED WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ON THIS ISSUE AS WELL.
ULTIMATELY, WE CAME BACK TO THE KNOX BOX AS THE BEST SOLUTION GOING FORWARD.
I KNOW FROM CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU ABOUT THIS THAT THE TECHNOLOGY WAS THERE AND IT KIND OF JUST GOT DATED OR THINGS CHANGED.
HAVE WE SET UP A REVIEW SO WE DON'T EVER FALL BEHIND AGAIN, OR? IT'S REALLY MORE ABOUT THESE NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND JUST KIND OF THE DESIGN OF THEM.
TYPICALLY, YOU KNOW, USED TO HAVE YOUR GARDEN STYLE APARTMENTS.
WE HAD OPTICONS THAT WOULD GET US IN THOSE GATES WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS, BUT WHEN THERE WAS TRANSITION TO THESE NEWER TYPE DEVELOPMENTS WHERE THEY DID HAVE CONTROLLED ACCESS HALLWAYS, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHERE WE STARTED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH RESPONSE INTO THOSE APARTMENTS, AND, THEN OF COURSE, THERE'S BEEN MORE AND MORE OF THOSE BUILT HERE IN FRISCO. ALL RIGHT, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION ON THIS ITEM.
SECOND. A MOTION BY SHONA, SECOND BY BILL.
OPPOSE? THAT MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO.
THAT WILL MOVE THIS TO OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.
[LEGISLATIVE AGENDA]
THESE ITEMS MAY LEGALLY REQUIRE OUR COUNCIL ACTION, BUT BY COUNCIL POLICY 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 MOVE ANY ITEM FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND ACTION. COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY VOTE NAY FOR ANY ITEM WITHOUT COMMENT AND MAY
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SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS AS PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD.MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 27. SECOND MOTION BY BILL, SECOND BY SHONA.
OPPOSE? THAT MOTION PASS THE SIX ZERO.
[28. Public Hearing: A request to rezone 2.6± acres on the northeast corner of 1st Street and Elm Street (“Property”) from Planned Development-269-Original Town Commercial/Townhome to Planned Development-Original Town Commercial, 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-269-Original Town Commercial/Townhome. Neighborhood #21. Zoning Case No. Z21-0018. Applicant: Nack Construction, LLC. (Development Services/JH)]
THAT WILL TAKE US THROUGH OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEM, 28 IS A PUBLIC HEARING, A REQUEST TO REZONE 2.6 ACRES ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF 1ST STREET AND ELM STREET FROM PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 269 ORIGINAL TOWN COMMERCIAL/TOWNHOME TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT IN ORIGINAL TOWN COMMERCIAL TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE NUMBER 11-04-09 AS AMENDED TO CONSIDER TO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE OF THE SAME ZONE PLAN DEVELOPMENT NEIGHBORHOOD 269 ORIGINAL TOWN COMMERCIAL/TOWNHOME NEIGHBORHOOD NUMBER 21 ZONING CASE NUMBER Z21-0018.APPLICANT: NACK CONSTRUCTION LLC.
YES, MAYOR ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, RECOMMEND THAT YOU GO AHEAD AND TABLE FOR TWO WEEKS.
THE APPLICANT IS NOT HERE TONIGHT, SO WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM, THEY GOT TO MIX UP ON THE SCHEDULE, SO TABLE THIS TO THE MARCH FIRST CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
[INAUDIBLE] LOOK FOR A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MOVE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SECOND. MOTION BY BILL, SECOND BY SHONA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSE? THE MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO.
PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, MOVE TO CLOSE.
THIS ONE WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY MOVE TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TABLE THIS ITEM UNTIL THE MARCH 1ST, 2022 MEETING . SECOND. MOTION BY BILL, SECOND BY SHONA.
OPPOSE? THAT MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO.
THEY'LL TAKE US TO ITEM 29, WHICH IS ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING, A REQUEST TO CONSIDER
[29. Public Hearing: A request to consider possible amendments to Zoning Ordinance Subsection 3.02, Use Chart and Subsection 3.02.01, Conditional Development Standards to adopt standards related to athletic stadiums or fields, places of worship, and golf courses and/or country clubs, and to consider to direct Staff to prepare an Ordinance of the same. Zoning Case No. ZA21-0009. Applicant: City of Frisco. (Development Services/JH)]
POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE.SUBSECTION 3.02, USE CHART AND SUBSECTION 3.02.01, CONDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS TO ADOPT STANDARDS RELATED TO ATHLETIC STADIUMS OR FIELDS, PLACES OF WORSHIP AND GOLF COURSES AND OR COUNTRY CLUBS, AND TO CONSIDER TO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE OF THE SAME. ZONING CASE NUMBER ZA21-0009.
YEAH. SO ON THIS PARTICULAR CASE, SOME OF YOU WILL REMEMBER THAT WE HAD A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A CHURCH WITHIN THE CITY THAT CREATED SOME CONTROVERSY.
AFTER THAT VISITING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, IT WAS THOUGHT BEST THAT FOR US TO BE IN CONFORMANCE TO MINIMIZE OUR EXPOSURE TO RLUPA, WHICH IS RELIGIOUS LAND USE INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS ACT.
THAT'S A FEDERAL LEGISLATION THAT WAS PASSED PROBABLY ABOUT OVER 20 YEARS AGO, AND IT TALKS ABOUT THE CITY CANNOT RESTRICT RELIGIOUS OPERATIONS WITHIN THE CITY.
AND SO I'VE ASKED STAFF TO GO AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
WE LOOKED AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, MIDDLE SCHOOLS, HIGH SCHOOLS, WE LOOK AT ATHLETIC STADIUMS, WE LOOKED AT GOLF COURSES, AND BY REVIEWING ALL OF THAT, WE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT REMOVING THIS SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AND SAYING THAT THIS USE WOULD BE ALLOWED AS LONG AS IT'S ON A COLLECTOR SIZE STREET OR LARGER, THAT COLLECTOR SIZE STREET NEEDS TO CONNECT TO EITHER A SECONDARY OR MAJOR.
THE REASON FOR THAT PARTICULAR REQUIREMENT IS FOR SCHOOLS, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITHIN NEIGHBORHOODS, WE REQUIRE COLLECTOR SIZE STREET IN FRONT OF IT.
IT WOULD ONLY GO OUT A CERTAIN DISTANCE AND THEN IT TRANSITIONS BACK TO RESIDENTIAL STREET. AND SINCE WE DON'T KNOW HOW LARGE A CHURCH IS GOING TO BE, THAT'S WHY IT SAYS ON A COLLECTOR SIZED STREET, OR LARGER, AND CONNECTING TO A SECONDARY OR MAJOR THOROUGHFARE.
OF COURSE, WITH ANY CHANGES, SOMETIMES IT CREATES NONCONFORMITY, BUT IT ALSO BRINGS NONCONFORMITY INTO COMPLIANCE BECAUSE THERE ARE SEVERAL CHURCHES THAT THEY DON'T HAVE SPECIFIC USE PERMITS.
THEY WOULD BE DEEMED CONFORMING, AND THERE'S A FEW THAT WOULD BECOME NON-CONFORMING.
SO WITH THAT, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL FIVE TO ZERO.
SECOND. SECOND BY JOHN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSE? THE MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO.
PUBLIC HEARING, IS NOW OPEN. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
SECOND. SECOND BY SHONA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSE? THAT MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO.
ONLY QUESTION I HAD WAS, DO WE KNOW THE ONES THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED NON-CONFORMING AND ARE THEY AWARE? OR IS IT GOING TO CREATE--? I'M NOT SURE IF THEY ARE AWARE, BUT WE KNOW WHICH PROPERTIES THOSE ARE, AND TWO OF THOSE CAN EASILY BE RECTIFIED BY MAKING A CONNECTION.
ONE IS DOWNTOWN, THEY'RE JUST OFF OF FIFTH STREET, SO BY HAVING A CONNECTION TO FIFTH THEY'RE GOOD. AND THEN THE OTHER ONES ALONG MAIN STREET, THEY ALREADY HAVE CONNECTION, BUT IF THEY COMBINE IT INTO ONE LOT, THEN THEY'RE IN COMPLIANCE.
BUT THESE ARE LIKE OLDER PROPERTIES THAT I DON'T SEE THEM EXPANDING AT ALL.
SO THERE WON'T BE ANY IMMEDIATE ACTION FOR THEM? THE ONLY WAY FOR SOMETHING TO CHANGE IS IF THIS CITY DECIDED TO GO THROUGH AMORTIZATION,
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WHICH THAT'S NOT BEEN THE CITY'S POLICY TO DO AND CONTINUE TO ALLOW THEM TO OPERATE.[INAUDIBLE] SO WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 29 AND DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE.
AYE. OPPOSE? THAT MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO.
THAT'LL TAKE US TO ITEM 30, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE APPROVAL OF A FIRST AMENDED AND
[30. Consider and act upon the approval of a First Amended and Restated Master Development Agreement – Park for the development of a Park by and between City of Frisco, Communities Foundation of Texas, and HP Frisco Holdings, LLC; and a Frisco Community Performance Park Use Agreement by and between City of Frisco and Communities Foundation of Texas; and authorize the City Manager to execute associated documents referenced in the Master Development Agreement – Park and in the Frisco Communities Foundation Park Use Agreement. (CMO/RKP)]
RESTATED MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, PARK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PARK BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF FRISCO, COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS AND HP FRISCO HOLDINGS LLC, AND A FRISCO COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE PARK USE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF FRISCO AND COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS REFERENCED IN THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PARK AND IN THE FRISCO COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION PARK USE AGREEMENT.YES, SIR, I TRIED TO MAKE THAT A LITTLE BIT LONGER FOR YOU, BUT I COULDN'T ADD TO IT.
[LAUGHTER] FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE DON BRAUN, WHO IS HERE WITH HALL GROUP PRESIDENT AND JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING TOGETHER ON THIS PROJECT. WE WERE KIND OF LAUGHING EARLIER TODAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE KIND OF TWO INDIVIDUALS ON THE ENDS OF THE BARBELL, BUT THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE IN BETWEEN DOING ALL THE HEAVY LIFTING.
SO JUST HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO BRING THIS TO YOU THIS EVENING.
SO JUST TO CLARIFY FOR EVERYONE, AS YOU KNOW, WE ALL ALREADY HAVE AN ORIGINAL MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT COVERED THE THREE ITEMS THAT ARE IN THAT TOP BOX, THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AND GARAGE, THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE, AND THEN ALSO PARK CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION.
AND ALSO, AS YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON BREAKING THAT CENTRAL AGREEMENT, THAT MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT APART TO CREATE ADDITIONAL, OR ACTUALLY SEPARATE AGREEMENTS, AND IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WHAT I'M BRINGING TO YOU TONIGHT, THAT'S THERE IN THE BLUE, IS THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE PARK AND THEN ALSO A PARK USE AGREEMENT.
LATER ON, ONCE WE GET THROUGH SOME OTHER ISSUES, WE WILL BE BRINGING BACK THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, OR PAC, AND THE GARAGE, AND THEN WE'LL ALSO BE BRINGING BACK TO YOU THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE, WHICH IS WHAT TIR STANDS FOR THERE.
SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS THUS FAR RELATED TO JUST HOW WE'RE BREAKING THIS UP? NOPE. OK.
SO THIS IS BASICALLY RESTATING WHAT WAS IN THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT AND WHAT WE'RE BREAKING OUT AND PULLING INTO THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE PARK.
MR. HALL CONTINUES TO BE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE 5.67 ACRES FOR THE PARK.
AGAIN, IT'LL BE A HIGHLY PROGRAMED PARK, MUCH LIKE KLYDE WARREN.
ALSO, MR. HALL WILL DEDICATE THE PROPERTY IN TWO PIECES, IN TWO PHASES, THAT WILL BE BROKEN OUT, AND I CAN DESCRIBE THAT A LITTLE MORE DETAIL IN JUST A MOMENT, AND THEN THAT PROPERTY WOULD BE ACTUALLY DEEDED TO A FOUNDATION, AND WE ARE PROPOSING TO USE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS OF TEXAS TO OPERATIONALIZE THIS.
THE DONATIONS WOULD OCCUR TO THEM, AND MR. HALL WOULD MAKE THE DEDICATION OF THE $15 MILLION TO THAT ORGANIZATION, AS WELL AS A $15 MILLION LOAN IN ORDER TO FUND THE $30 MILLION CONSTRUCTION.
AT THE END OF THAT PROCESS, AND ONCE THE CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE, THE FOUNDATION WILL THEN DEED THAT PROPERTY OVER TO THE CITY, AND THAT IS WHERE THE CITY'S OBLIGATION, THAT IS IN THE NEXT ITEM, WOULD COME INTO PLAY WHERE WE WOULD PUT THE $15 MILLION IN FOR OUR HALF OF THE OF THAT PROJECT.
SO AGAIN, MR. HALL IS DEDICATING THE PROPERTY AT NO COST TO THE CITY, AND WE'RE SPLITTING THAT COST OF $15 MILLION EACH.
THE NEW TERMS THAT ARE OUTLINED IN THE CURRENT MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PARK THAT IS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS AGAIN HOW WE WOULD OPERATIONALIZE THE FOUNDATION IS THE COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS, WE'VE HIGHLIGHTED THAT HERE IN, AND, AGAIN, IT'LL OPERATE A LOT LIKE KLYDE WARREN PARK THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT AND HOW WELL THAT'S RUN AND PROGRAM. THEN IN THE PARK USE AGREEMENT, THIS IS A NEW DOCUMENT AND THIS WILL BE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION TO OUTLINE HOW WE WILL ACTUALLY OPERATIONALIZE THAT AND MANAGE IT DAY TO DAY.
YOU WILL NOTE THERE THAT THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE WILL HAVE MEMBERSHIP AND A SEAT ON THAT BOARD, AND WILL HAVE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF BUDGETARY ITEMS. SO I JUST WANT TO LAY THAT OUT FOR YOU AND LET YOU KNOW THOSE ARE THE TWO ITEMS THAT ARE NEW. ALL OF THE OTHER AGREEMENT ITEMS THAT WERE IN THE ORIGINAL MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ARE THE SAME.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? OK. DO YOU WANT TO MENTION ANYTHING? [INAUDIBLE] YOUR--. OH, YOU HAVE MORE PRESENTATION, I'M SORRY.
AGAIN, JUST TO SHOW YOU ON THE RIGHT IS THE ORIGINAL PLAN THAT WAS IN THE ORIGINAL MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
YOU'LL SEE THAT THE PARK THERE WAS HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN ON THE RIGHT THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL AND THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER LAID OUT AND YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE LEFT THAT IS
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THE NEW REVISED LAYOUT.THE PARK IS A LITTLE BIT MORE LINEAR AND LONGER, AND THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER WOULD SLIDE DOWN.
ONE MORE IMAGE TO SHARE WITH YOU.
THIS JUST GIVES YOU A GRAPHIC IMAGE OF THAT PARK.
YOU CAN SEE THERE THAT ON THE RIGHT, THAT WOULD BASICALLY BE WARREN PARKWAY GOING TO THE SOUTH TOWARDS THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.
IT'S GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL FACILITY WITH THAT LAWN THERE ON THE SOUTH END AND LOTS OF HIGHLY PROGRAMED ELEMENTS.
SO THAT SAID, I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR IF MR.-- MR. BRUAN WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS.
THANKS, RON. MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, JUST A COUPLE OF BRIEF COMMENTS, ONE, I WON'T TRY AND DELVE IN ANY OF THE DETAILS. RON DID A MASTERFUL JOB OF MAKING THAT SOUND SIMPLE, AND ACTUALLY WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER ON THIS FOR MANY, MANY MONTHS, SO--.
AND IT'S REALLY THE CULMINATION OF SEVERAL YEARS WORK.
WITH THIS AGREEMENT THAT'S BEFORE YOU, THIS WILL ALLOW US TO MOVE FORWARD TO CONSTRUCTION, LET'S SAY IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS IS WHAT OUR ANTICIPATION IS, AND I THINK WHAT WE'RE HOPEFUL FOR AND PLANNING ON IS A PARK THAT REALLY WILL TRULY BECOME A LANDMARK FOR FRISCO AND SOMETHING THE WHOLE CITY AND THE RESIDENTS CAN ENJOY.
AND LET ME JUST SAY, I WANT TO THANK RON FOR SHEPHERDING AND CHAMPIONING THIS AGREEMENT BECAUSE WITHOUT HIM, IT WOULD NOT HAVE NEARLY GONE SO EASILY.
SO, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS AND THANK YOU, RON, AND I KNOW I'LL SPEAK ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL, WE ECHO THOSE SENTIMENTS THAT, YOU KNOW, ALL THESE DEALS ARE REALLY COMPLICATED DEALS, AND THANKFULLY NO ONE HERE ON COUNCIL HAS TO PUT THEM TOGETHER.
WE JUST STAY AT THE 30000 FOOT VIEW, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF DETAILS THAT GO INTO IT.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW IT'S BEEN SAID BEFORE, BUT I WANT TO ECHO IT AGAIN THAT AS PART OF THIS $500 MILLION PHASE OF REDEVELOPMENT AT HALL PARK INCLUDES REMOVING TWO 12 YEAR OLD OFFICE BUILDINGS AND TWO PARKING GARAGES TO CREATE THIS FOOTPRINT, TO CREATE SOMETHING NEW AND SPECIAL, WHICH IS GOING TO BE ANCHORED BY THE FUTURE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, BUT AGAIN, A WORLD CLASS PARK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN OFFICE AND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE NONE OTHER IN THE WHOLE DFW METROPLEX, AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING TO BE REALLY NEAT ABOUT THIS SETTING IS THERE'S GOING TO BE A NEW AUDIENCE THAT COMES TO HALL PARK.
YOU KNOW, THAT JUST COMES THERE JUST TO ENJOY THESE ELEMENTS THAT MAY NEVER WORK IN THE OFFICE BUILDINGS BUT COME TO ENJOY THIS SPACE.
SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU GET UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND SEE IT COMING TO LIFE.
WITH THAT COUNCIL, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE? ALL RIGHT. LOOK FOR A MOTION.
MOVE BY JOHN. SECOND. SECOND BY BILL.
OPPOSE? THAT MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO.
THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
THAT WILL MOVE US TO ITEM 31, WHICH IS CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE
[31. Consider and act upon adoption of an Ordinance designating eight (8) election precincts for the Saturday, May 7, 2022 General Election and each subsequent municipal election to be held in the City of Frisco, Collin and Denton Counties, Texas, as ordered by the City Council; authorizing all necessary actions relating thereto; and providing a savings/repealing clause, severability clause, and an effective date. (CSO/KM)]
DESIGNATING EIGHT ELECTION PRECINCTS FOR SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2022 GENERAL ELECTION AND EACH SUBSEQUENT MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF FRISCO, COLLIN AND DENTON COUNTIES, AS ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, AUTHORIZING ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS RELATED THERETO, AND PROVIDING A SAVINGS/REPEALING CLAUSE, SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. PROBABLY NO COMMENT, WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE.BEEN THEY'RE, DONE THAT. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, LOOK FOR A MOTION.
OPPOSE? THAT MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO.
ITEM 32 IS CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO CALL A GENERAL ELECTION IN THE
[32. Consider and act upon all actions necessary to call a General Election in the City of Frisco on May 7, 2022. (CSO/KM)]
CITY OF FRISCO, MAY 2022.RICHARD, CAN I READ ALL THESE AND TAKE A SINGLE VOTE? YES, SIR.
ITEM A, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRISCO, COLLIN AND DENTON COUNTIES TEXAS, ORDERING A GENERAL ELECTION TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE COLLIN COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR AND THE DENTON COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR ON MAY 7, 2022 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING TWO MEMBERS OF THE FRISCO CITY COUNCIL, PLACES NUMBER TWO AND FOUR, TO FILL EXPIRING TERMS, DESIGNATING EARLY VOTING POLLING PLACES AND HOURS, DESIGNATING ELECTION DAY POLLING PLACES AND HOURS, DESIGNATING FILING DEADLINES, ORDERING NOTICES OF ELECTION TO BE GIVEN AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ELECTION, PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF ALL ELECTION JUDGES, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE ELECTION LAWS.
ITEM B, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON APPROVAL OF A JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT WITH THE COLLIN COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR FOR ELECTION SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF FRISCO, MAY 7, 2022 GENERAL ELECTION AND ITEM C, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON APPROVAL OF A JOINT ELECTION WITH THE DENTON COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR FOR ELECTION SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF FRISCO, MAY 7, 2022 GENERAL ELECTION.
CAN I HAVE A MOTION? [INAUDIBLE] APPROVE. MOTION BY JOHN, SECOND BY BRIAN.
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ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.OPPOSE? THAT MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO.
JUST AS CLARIFICATION, THIS WAS TO SET UP OUR MAY REGULAR ELECTION FOR TWO COUNCIL SEATS . MRS. SHONA HUFFMAN AND BILL WOODARD WILL BE ON THAT BALLOT.
WE ALSO HAVE A SPECIAL ELECTION THAT WILL BE IN MARCH.
WHAT IS THAT DATE? MARCH 26. MARCH 26 WITH EARLY VOTING AS WELL TO AS A SPECIAL ELECTION TO REPLACE MR. STRICKLIN SEAT, AND YOU CAN ALSO BE VOTING RIGHT NOW FOR YOUR STATE AND FEDERAL ELECTIONS, SO YOU'LL BE VISITING YOUR FRIENDLY VOLUNTEER POLL WORKERS THREE TIMES HERE OVER THE NEXT THREE MONTHS.
WITH THAT, THAT'LL MOVE US TO ITEM 33, CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION WITH CITY STAFF CONCERNING
[33. 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 ANY ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.COUNCIL WAS ANYTHING NOTED? WE PULLED 24 AND APPROVED IT, WE TABLED 28 TO THE MARCH FIRST MEETING, SO I THINK WE'RE GOOD.
OK, AND THAT'LL TAKE THIS TO ITEM 34, DISCUSSIONS ON GOVERNANCE MONITORING.
[34. Discussion on Governance Monitoring of present City Council Meeting.]
[INAUDIBLE] GOVERNANCE MONITORING TONIGHT, MEETING WAS SHORT TO THE POINT.WE GOT EVERYTHING DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER, SO I'M GOING TO GIVE US AN A FOR TONIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION BY BRIAN, SECOND BY BILL.
OPPOSE? THAT MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO.
WE ARE ADJOURNED TO 8:07.
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