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WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL AT FRISCO CITY HALL, THE GEORGE A.
PUREFOY MUNICIPAL CENTER AND COUNCIL CHAMBER 6101 FRISCO SQUARE BOULEVARD IN FRISCO, TEXAS. IT IS 5:15 P.M.
AND I'M JOINED BY A QUORUM OF THE COUNCIL THAT WILL MOVE US INTO CLOSED SESSION ITEM TWO
[CLOSED SESSION]
RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 551.001 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.ITEM A, MEETING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE CITY ATTORNEY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CONFLICTS WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT REGARDING ONE RECEIVED LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING PROPOSED LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH DC HOCKEY CENTERS LP RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS.
ITEM TWO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING A PROPOSED SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM OF TEXAS AND THE CITY OF FRISCO.
ITEM THREE RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING POSSIBLE CONSULTING AGREEMENT RELATED TO FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CYBERSECURITY ISSUES.
ITEM FOUR RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS TO THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AT HALL PARK.
ITEM FIVE RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS TO THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF FRISCO, THE FRISCO EDC, THE FRISCO CDC, FRISCO ISD, THE PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA AND OMNI STILLWATER WOODS GOLF RESORT, 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 AND SOUTH OF ELDORADO, TWO NORTH OF STONY BROOK. EAST OF LEGACY.
WEST OF PRESTON AND SOUTH OF MAIN STREET.
ITEM C SECTION 551.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS, AUTHORIZING CERTAIN DELIBERATIONS ABOUT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY TO BE HELD IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ITEM ONE DELIVERY OF THE APPOINTMENT DUTIES AND EVALUATION PROCESS FOR THE SUCCESSOR C MANAGER. ITEM D SECTION 551.087, REGARDING FINANCIAL 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.
A MOTION BY BRIAN, SECOND BY BILL.
ALL IN FAVOR? THAT MOTION PASSES 5-0.
RECESS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 5:17 P.M..
CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO RECONVENE?
[3. Reconvene into Regular Session and take any action necessary as a result of the Closed Session.]
SO MOVED. MOTION BY BRIAN, SECOND BY JOHN.ALL IN FAVOR? THAT MOTION PASSES 5-0.
WE'RE RECONVENING IN REGULAR SESSION AT 6:58 P.M.
AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, THERE IS NO ACTION FOR COUNCIL TO TAKE AND THAT WILL MOVE US NOW INTO OUR INVOCATION AND PLEDGE.
[INVOCATION]
SO TONIGHT, OUR INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY SHEIKH MUBIN KHAMENEI WITH THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF FRISCO. IF YOU WANT TO COME ON UP, I'M GOING TO READ A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU.SHEIKH MUBEEN KHAMENEI WAS BORN IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AND GREW UP IN ELIZABETHTOWN, KENTUCKY. AT A YOUNG AGE, SHEIKH MUBEEN KHOMEINI BEGAN HIS LIFELONG JOURNEY OF ISLAMIC KNOWLEDGE. STARTING AT AN ISLAMIC INSTITUTE OF ELGIN IN ILLINOIS.
SHEIKH CONTINUED HIS JOURNEY OF KNOWLEDGE TRAVELING TO PAKISTAN, INDIA, NEW YORK AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.
CURRENTLY, HE RESIDES IN FRISCO, TEXAS, WITH HIS WIFE AND FIVE CHILDREN.
SHEIKH MOVING KHOMEINI IS A YOUTH DIRECTOR AT THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF FRISCO AND AN INSTRUCTOR OF THE KILLAM SEMINARY INSTITUTE.
HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN STARTING THE SAFWA SEMINARY AT THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF FRISCO, WHICH OFFERS COURSES TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT PROVIDE A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO BRINGING ISLAM INTO THEIR LIVES.
SHEIKH KHOMEINI ALSO SERVES AS A MENTOR AND SPIRITUAL GUIDE FOR DEVOTEES WHO EMBARK ON PILGRIMAGES TO MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA.
IN HIS SPARE TIME, SHEIKH KHOMEINI IS CO-FOUNDER OF A ISLAMIC CLOTHING LINE AND HE CAN OFTEN BE FOUND GRILLING UP SOME AMAZING FOOD.
AND ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HOW WELCOME YOU'VE ALWAYS MADE US, MADE ME FEEL, AND I'M SURE MY COLLEAGUES AT THE EVENTS AT THE ISLAMIC CENTER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
WE START OFF WITH THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MOST MERCIFUL, THE EVER MERCIFUL.
AND WHEN I GREET YOU ALL WITH THE ISLAMIC GREETING.
ASSALAMUALAIKIM. WHICH MEANS MAY PEACE AND BLESSINGS AND MERCY BE UPON YOU.
WE ASK GOD THE ALMIGHTY, THE ONE WHO IS THE MOST MERCIFUL, THE EVER MERCIFUL.
IT IS GOD WHO SEES OVER US AND WATCHES OVER US, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE UNAWARE OF HIM.
IT IS BECAUSE I HEAR HIS GOD THAT HEARS ALL TIMES.
EVEN THOUGH VERY RARELY WE CALL ONTO HIM.
HE GIVES US THE BEST OF HEALTH, AND HE PROTECTS US FROM ANY TYPE OF ILLNESS AND THOSE OF OUR LOVED ONES THAT HAVE PASSED AWAY THAT HE BLESS THEIR GRAVES IN THE GARDEN OF PARADISE. WE ASK GOD THAT HE GUIDES US THROUGH THAT WHICH IS RIGHT AND WHICH IS PLEASING TO HIM. WE ASK HIM.
HE GIVES US ABILITY TO DO GOOD.
AND HE GIVES THE ABILITY TO SPEAK UP FOR THE TRUTH.
THAT HE GIVES US THE STRENGTH AND THE POWER TO HELP THOSE THAT ARE WEAK AND THAT ARE OPPRESSED. WE ASK GOD THAT HE HELPS US IN ALL OF OUR ENDEAVORS.
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WE ASK GOD THAT HE PROTECTS US AND HE PROTECTS OUR CHILDREN, OUR FAMILIES, AND HE GIVES US THE ABILITY TO DO GOOD, WHICH IS RIGHT ON BEHALF OF THEM.IN THIS COMMUNITY, WE ASK A BLESSED THOSE WHO WHO WORK TIRELESSLY TO MAKE THE FISCAL COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE.
AND OUR PLEDGES WILL BE LED TONIGHT BY TROOP 1260-B.
[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
YOU GUYS WANT TO COME ON UP HERE? OUR FLAGS ARE BEHIND US.GREAT JOB. I'LL STAY RIGHT THERE REAL QUICK.
THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US HERE THIS EVENING AND BEING PATIENT WITH US.
AND SO I DO WANT TO GIVE YOU ALL THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
I KNOW YOU HAVE SOME ADORING FANS IN THE AUDIENCE, I'M SURE, BUT THIS ALSO GETS LIVE STREAMED ALL OVER FRISCO AND ACROSS THE WORLD TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.
SO WE WANT THEM TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE SO YOU CAN SAY YOUR NAME AND MAYBE YOUR SCHOOL.
BUT ALSO, I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE TWO COUNCIL MEMBER ELECTS IN THE AUDIENCE.
YES. LAURA WILL ACTUALLY GET SWORN IN TO HER SEAT OFFICIALLY AT OUR NEXT MEETING HERE IN APRIL. AND WE HAVE TAMMY MINOR SHAGAN OVER HERE AND THE OTHER SIDE.
SHE WILL BE SWORN IN IN THE SECOND MEETING IN MAY.
AND SO EVERY TIME WE SWEAR IN NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS, IT BRINGS NEW IDEAS.
IF YOU SO CHOOSE, IF YOU WANT TO SHARE YOUR NEW IDEA FOR FRISCO, LIKE WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING OR WHAT YOU WISH WE HAD.
I WANT YOU TO FEEL FREE TO DO THAT.
SO YOU ALL AT THE END HAVE NO EXCUSE BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO THINK UP YOUR ANSWER. THESE ONES RIGHT HERE HAVE TO BE A LITTLE QUICKER ON THEIR FEET.
MY NAME IS COLE SCHELLER AND I GO TO COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL.
HI. MY NAME IS ALEX [INAUDIBLE], AND I GO TO ANDREW'S ELEMENTARY.
HI, I'M FINN CARROLL AND I GO TO FISHER ELEMENTARY.
HI, I'M LUCAS WILSON, AND I GO TO FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY.
HI, I'M AUGUSTUS SINGH AND I GO TO STAFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
ALL RIGHT, SO YOU GUYS COME UP WITH IDEAS.
HI, I'M ETHAN ALVIN AND I GO TO TRENT MIDDLE SCHOOL, CARSON SHETLER AND I GO TO FISHER ELEMENTARY. OH, HE'S GOT AN IDEA.
HE'S READY. MY IDEA IS THAT WE SHOULD HAVE ICE CREAM DAY EVERY YEAR.
HI. MY NAME IS BLAKE MOON AND I GO TO COBB ELEMENTARY.
MY NAME IS ANUJ PRAVEEN AND I GO TO PIERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
HI, MY NAME IS JASON THATCHER, AND I GO TO CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
HI, MY NAME IS TRIPP HAYES, AND I GO TO COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL.
HI, MY NAME IS EVAN AND I GO TO [INAUDIBLE] ACADEMY.
HI, MY NAME IS ALEXANDER DE LA ROSA AND I GO TO [INAUDIBLE] ELEMENTARY.
MY NAME IS COREY REGAL AND I GO TO KORBEL ELEMENTARY.
MY NAME IS JOSEPH PADILLA AND I GO TO FOUNDER'S CLASSICAL ACADEMY.
HELLO, MY NAME IS TRISTAN DE LA ROSA AND I GO TO MASS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
MY NAME IS TONY PADILLA AND I GO TO FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY.
SO THEY'RE GOING TO THINK THIS JOB IS TOO EASY.
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THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT.TRY TO CREATE A WINDOW WHERE YOU SEE.
I'D LIKE YOU GUYS. ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY SMILE.
THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US HERE THIS EVENING.
ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT A FEW PROCLAMATIONS THIS EVENING.
[4. Recognition of Ramadan (Frisco Inclusion Committee)]
THE FIRST IS RECOGNIZE RAMADAN.WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO JOIN US.
HI THERE. HOW ARE YOU DOING? HEY. COME ON UP HERE.
COME ON UP. IT'S FOR ME AND EVERYONE.
ALL RIGHT, THEN IT READS. WHEREAS RAMADAN IS THE HOLIEST MONTH OF THE ISLAMIC CALENDAR, IT MARKS THE FIRST REVELATION OF THE QURAN TO THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD.
AN ANNUAL OBSERVANCE IS REGARDED AS ONE OF THE FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM.
AND WHEREAS, RAMADAN LASTS 29 TO 30 DAYS BASED ON THE TIMING OF THE ASTRONOMICAL NEW MOON. AND.
WHEREAS, MUSLIMS AROUND THE WORLD OBSERVE THE MONTH BY FASTING EACH DAY FROM SUNRISE TO SUNSET, THE DAILY BREAKFAST OF FAST CALLED IFTAR IS OFTEN CELEBRATED BY FAMILY AND COMMUNITY GATHERINGS AND IS FOLLOWED BY I NEED HELP WITH THIS EVERY YEAR BY THE TARAWEEH EVENING PRAYER. THANK YOU FOR THE ASSIST.
AND. WHEREAS, RAMADAN IS REGARDED AS A TIME FOR SPIRITUAL REFLECTION AND INCREASED AWARENESS OF AND GIVING TO THE GLOBAL POOR, SICK AND HUNGRY, AND A BRIDGING OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PEOPLE OVER A SHARED COMMITMENT TO FAITH.
AND. WHEREAS, THE END OF RAMADAN IS COMMEMORATED BY THE EID AL FITR, I WAS CLOSE FESTIVAL OF BREAKING THE FAST AND JOYOUS OCCASION MARKED BY SHARING SWEETS, GIFTS AND GOOD TIDINGS WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JEFF CHENEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FRISCO, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THAT RAMADAN OCCURS APRIL 2ND THROUGH MAY 2ND IN 2022, AND CALLS THIS OBSERVANCE TO THE ATTENTION OF ALL OF OUR CITIZENS.
WE HAVE THE COMMUNITIES GIVING A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR BEING HERE.
REPRESENTATION FOR OUR FROM OUR INCLUSION COMMITTEE HERE.
SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WHERE WE TRY TO CELEBRATE AND EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT CULTURES HERE IN FRISCO AND OUR EVER GROWING DIVERSE POPULATION.
BUT ANYONE WANT TO SPEAK AND GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF LESSONS ON RAMADAN.
I WOULD START WITH THE SAME GREETING AS SHEIKH MUBEEN SAID ASSALAAMUALAIKUM.
RAMADAN IS THE HOLY MONTH THAT MOST OF THE MUSLIMS WAIT FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR TO COME.
WE HAVE SEVERAL RITUALS, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE DURING RAMADAN IS WE FAST FROM DAWN TO DUSK. JUST AS AN EXAMPLE, TODAY WE STOPPED EATING AT ABOUT 5:50 IN THE MORNING AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO EAT UNTIL SUNSET, WHICH IS ABOUT 7:48 TODAY.
AND WE DON'T DRINK AND WE DON'T EAT ANYTHING.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE COME AND ASK US, CAN YOU DRINK WATER? I SAID, NO, WE CAN'T DRINK WATER AT ALL.
SO WE HAVE OUR FIVE DAILY PRAYERS THAT HAPPENED NORMALLY DURING THE MONTH OF RAMADAN AND WE HAVE OUR TARAWEEH PRAYERS AT NIGHT THAT LAST ALMOST 2 HOURS EVERY SINGLE NIGHT.
AND IT'S A MONTH THAT WE CONSIDER VERY, VERY BLESSED.
AND WE HOPE THAT WITH ALL THE PRAYERS THAT WE DO, WE ARE FORGIVEN BY ALLAH, BY GOD OF OUR ALL SAINTS.
SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL ABOUT RAMADAN.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU DOING THIS EVERY YEAR FOR US.
AND FISCAL INCLUSION COMMITTEE ALSO, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORTS.
THEY ARE WORKING HARD TO HIGHLIGHT DIFFERENT CULTURES, DIFFERENT RELIGIONS, CELEBRATING THEM, MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY AND THE CITY OF FRISCO ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT CULTURES AND RELIGIONS.
SO WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO ECHO COUNCILMEMBER LIVINGSTON'S COMMENTS ABOUT JUST HOW
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GRACIOUS YOU'VE BEEN TO ALL OF US AND THEN OPENING YOUR DOORS TO THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, ALL THE CHARITABLE WORK THAT I KNOW YOU DIDN'T WANT TO BEAT YOUR CHEST, BUT THAT YOU DO AROUND THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT.AND SO THANK YOU FOR JOINING US HERE THIS EVENING TO RECOGNIZE AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET YOU OUT ON TIME BECAUSE YOU ALL ARE GOING TO BE READY TO EAT AT EXACTLY 7:48.
SQUEEZE. JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE THERE.
THANK YOU. LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR BEING HERE.
[5. Recognition for Frisco ISD CTE Mock Trial Team]
IS REGARDING A CTE MOCK TRIAL TEAM WE HAVE HERE TODAY.ALL RIGHT. AND IT READS, WE'RE AS THE MEMBERS OF THE MOCK TRIAL TEAM FOR FRISCO ISD CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION CENTER DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES BY WINNING SECOND PLACE AT THE 43RD ANNUAL TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL STATE COMPETITION ON MARCH 5TH, 2022, AT THE GEORGE ALLEN COURTHOUSE IN DALLAS.
AND, WHEREAS, THE DALLAS BAR ASSOCIATION HAS HOSTED THE EVENT SINCE 1979, EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 2000 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE PARTICIPATED IN THIS EXCITING ACADEMIC COMPETITION, AND HUNDREDS OF ATTORNEYS AND JUDGES SERVE AS JUDGES OF EACH TRIAL OF THE COMPETITION.
AND. WHEREAS, THE COMPETITION IS OPEN TO ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND HOME SCHOOL, THE PROGRAM ALLOWS STUDENTS TO GAIN AN INSIDER'S VIEW OF OUR JUDICIAL SYSTEM, GAIN CONFIDENCE IN PUBLIC SPEAKING, AND HAVE FUN AT THE SAME TIME.
AND. WHEREAS, THE MOCK TRIAL TEAM WENT UNDEFEATED IN REGIONALS FIVE AND ZERO, AND AFTER GOING THREE AND ONE IN THE PRELIMINARY ROUNDS, THEY ADVANCED IS ONE OF THE TOP FOUR TEAMS IN THE STATE SEMIFINALS.
THEY DEFEATED PROVIDENCE CLASSICAL FROM HOUSTON, AND AT FINALS THEY LOST 5 TO 4 TO BOOKER T. WASHINGTON FROM DALLAS ISD.
AND WITH THE LAST BALLOT FOR BOOKER T WASHINGTON BEING DECIDED BY 1 POINT, THAT WAS LIKE THE GAME LAST NIGHT! AND ALL OF YOU ALL'S NAMES ARE LISTED HERE.
BUT RATHER THAN ME READ THEM, I'LL LET YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELVES.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JEFF CHENEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FRISCO, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 5TH, 2022, AS CTE MOCK TRIAL TEAM DAY.
LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
GREAT. AND I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH THIS GROUP IN PUBLIC SPEAKING, SO I'M JUST GOING TO PASS THE MIC. YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND FEEL FREE TO SHARE A THOUGHT ABOUT THE EVENT OR WHAT IT MEANT. MY NAME IS GISELLE RIVERA, AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
AND ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE EVENT THAT IT WAS REALLY MONUMENTAL FOR ALL OF US.
WE WERE REALLY GRATEFUL TO BE EVEN AT STATE THAT WEEKEND.
MY NAME IS JACKSON PRICE AND YEAH, IT WAS REALLY SURPRISING TO ME THAT WE MADE IT AS FAR AS WE DID. I'M GOING TO BE HONEST, IT WAS MY FIRST YEAR DOING THIS AND I HAD A LOT OF FUN. I'M CHRISTINE HAHN, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US FOR MAKING IT AS FAR AS WE DID.
HELLO, MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] AND WELL, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT BEING NEW TO FRISCO, I'M JUST SO GLAD THE CITY CAN HELP BRING THESE KINDS OF AMAZING ACTIVITIES INTO THE LIVES OF STUDENTS. AND I ALSO HOPE THAT IN THE FUTURE WE'LL HAVE MANY MORE DAYS DEDICATED TO US WITH OUR COUNTLESS FUTURE VICTORIES.
HEY, Y'ALL. MY NAME'S AVA BOSWELL.
FIRST, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING US AND HAVING US TONIGHT.
I'VE BEEN IN FRISCO FOR A WHILE AND I'VE NEVER REALLY SEEN ANY ACADEMIC COMPETITIONS THAT ARE AS RIGOROUS AS THE ONE WE HAVE IN MOCK TRIAL.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, I AM SO PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY PERSON ON THIS TEAM, AND I'M SO GLAD THAT I GOT TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU ALL THIS YEAR.
HI, MY NAME IS VICHY PANDYA, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS TEAM, THIS WHOLE EXPERIENCE, ALL THE MEMORIES YOU GAVE.
I'M A SENIOR AND UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS MY LAST YEAR ON THIS TEAM.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SHOUT OUT OUR TEAM COACHES, MR. EWALD AND MR. LEONARD AND ALSO SAY THAT I'M SUPER GRATEFUL FOR YOU GUYS AND I'M GOING TO MISS YOU SO
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MUCH. THANK YOU. HELLO, EVERYONE.MY NAME IS NIVI MANIKANDAN AND I'M A JUNIOR THIS YEAR.
I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE.
THAT HELP HELPED US GET THIS FAR IN OUR COMPETITION.
AND I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT WE'VE LEARNED AND THE AMAZING FRIENDS THAT I'VE MADE ALONG THE WAY. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO FRISCO FOR RECOGNIZING US.
I'M A SENIOR AT INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL.
FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING US.
AND SECOND, THIS IS MY LAST YEAR DURING MY HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL, AND I'M REALLY GOING TO MISS EVERYONE THAT I'VE COMPETED WITH FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.
SO THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS PRYSHA.
I JUST WANT TO ECHO EVERYONE SAID THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE COUNCIL AND TO THE CITY FOR RECOGNIZING US.
THIS ACTIVITY HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IN MY HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. I'M A SENIOR, UNFORTUNATELY.
THIS IS ALSO MY LAST YEAR ON THIS TEAM.
BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH.
I REALLY DO. AND THANK YOU, MR. LEONARD AND MR. EWALD, FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR US.
MY NAME IS MAYA SILVERMAN AND I'M A SOPHOMORE THIS YEAR.
THIS WAS ACTUALLY MY FIRST YEAR ON THE TEAM AND IT WAS REALLY A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
FIRST, MAKING IT AS FAR AS WE DID IN THE COMPETITION AND ALSO MAKING ALL THE CONNECTIONS I'VE MADE WITH EVERYONE ON THIS TEAM.
AND I JUST WANT TO ECHO THANK YOU FOR HAVING US AND THANK YOU TO MR. EWALD AND MR. LEONARD.
SO. SO I WILL SAY JUST REAL QUICK.
NORMALLY WHEN I SEE A BEAMING ADULT IN THE CROWD, IT'S A PROUD PARENT.
AND THEN I REALIZE THAT'S YOUR COACH.
SO. CLEARLY YOUR COACH IS VERY PROUD OF WHAT Y'ALL DID THIS YEAR.
AND CAN YOU GET US ALL SQUEEZE IN THERE? HERE'S THE AMAZING THING.
ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION IS STARTS BY BELIEVING DAY.
[6. Start by Believing Day (The Turning Point Rape Crisis Center)]
WHO'S HERE TO JOIN US? THIS ONE.IN HER HAND, THE PROCLAMATION READS.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF FRISCO SHARES A CRITICAL CONCERN FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND A DESIRE TO SUPPORT THEIR NEEDS FOR JUSTICE AND HEALING.
WHEREAS CURRENT ESTIMATES SUGGEST AS FEW AS ONE IN FIVE SEXUAL ASSAULTS WILL BE REPORTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND LESS THAN 3% WILL RESULT IN THE CONVICTION AND INCARCERATION OF THE PERPETRATOR.
WHEREAS RESEARCH SHOWS THAT VICTIMS ARE FAR MORE LIKELY TO DISCLOSE THEIR SEXUAL ASSAULT TO A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER.
AND WHEN THEY AND WHEN THESE LOVED ONES RESPOND WITH DOUBT, SHAME OR BLAME, VICTIMS OFTEN SUFFER ADDITIONAL NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON THEIR PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING.
AND, WHEREAS, A START BY BELIEVING PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, A PROGRAM TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN INTERNATIONAL IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE RESPONSES OF FRIENDS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY PROFESSIONALS SO THEY CAN HELP VICTIMS TO ACCESS SUPPORTIVE RESOURCES AND ENGAGE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
NOW, THEREFORE, I JEFF CHENEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FRISCO, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF APRIL 2022 AS START BY BELIEVING DAY.
LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR BEING HERE, SPREADING THE MESSAGE.
THIS IS HOW PEOPLE CAN LEARN MORE.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, AND CITY COUNCIL, FOR THIS PROCLAMATION.
MY NAME IS STEVEN HOOD, AND I REPRESENT THE TURNING POINT RAPE CRISIS CENTER OF COLLIN COUNTY. AND I'M JOINED BY MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF AND TEAM.
AND ON BEHALF OF THE STAFF AND THE LEADERSHIP, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT PROCLAMATION. APRIL IS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH.
AND THE REALITY IS, IS THAT WE'VE COME TO KNOW THAT THE MAJORITY OF INCIDENCES INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT, ABUSE AND HARASSMENT NEVER GET REPORTED.
IN THE STATE OF TEXAS 90% OF SUCH INCIDENCES GO UNREPORTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND THERE
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COULD BE A VARIETY OF REASONS SELF SHAME, INTIMIDATION, THE GUILT OF BEING A VICTIM FROM THE HANDS OF SOMEONE ELSE, OR JUST SIMPLY NO ONE WILL BELIEVE ME.AND THAT IS ONE REASON WHY THE TURNING POINT THEIR CAMPAIGN FOR THIS YEAR IS START BY BELIEVING THROUGH ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS INVOLVING COUNSELING, ADVOCACY, LEGAL ADVOCACY AND THE WORK WITHIN OUR CLINIC AT COURTNEY SAFE PLACE, WHERE WE CONDUCT FORENSIC EXAMS AND EVIDENCE GATHERING.
WE START BY BELIEVING EACH INDIVIDUAL, AND SO WE AS A COMMUNITY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY START BELIEVING TODAY.
AND SO WHEN WE HEAR THOSE REPORTS AND THOSE CLAIMS THAT WE BEGIN TO REALIZE THAT THAT IS SOMEONE TAKING A BRAVE STEP FORWARD IN MAKING A DIFFERENCE AND SEEKING HELP.
WE CAN START BY EACH INDIVIDUAL IN THIS ROOM AS WE START TO BELIEVE EACH INDIVIDUAL.
SO THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, AND COUNCIL, FOR YOUR WORK AND YOUR SUPPORT AS APRIL IS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH. THANK YOU.
TO KNOW MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TURNING POINT, THE RAPE CRISIS CENTER, AND START BY BELIEVING BY LOOKING AT CAMPAIGNS THAT YOU MIGHT CONDUCT INDIVIDUALLY OR EVEN IN YOUR WORKPLACE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO THE RAPE CRISIS CENTER OF COLLIN COUNTY AND CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE, FACEBOOK, LINKEDIN, INSTAGRAM, ALL OF THOSE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS.
THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT WORK YOU DO.
WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
ALL RIGHT. AND OUR FINAL PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING IS TO RECOGNIZE VIETNAM WAR VETERANS
[7. Vietnam War Veterans Day]
DAY. WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE HERE TO COME UP.WHEREAS THE VIETNAM WAR VETERANS RECOGNITION ACT OF 2017 DESIGNATED MARCH 29TH OF EACH YEAR AS NATIONAL VIETNAM WAR VETERANS DAY.
AND. WHEREAS, THE COMMEMORATION CELEBRATES THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY FROM NOVEMBER 1ST, 1955 TO MAY 15TH, 1975, TO HONOR THE SACRIFICES OF US ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL WHO ARE ON ACTIVE DUTY REGARDLESS OF LOCATION OF SERVICE.
AND. WHEREAS, MORE THAN 9 MILLION AMERICANS SERVED DURING THAT TIME AND 2.7 MILLION SERVED IN VIETNAM.
OF THOSE 2.7 MILLION, 304,000 AMERICANS WERE WOUNDED.
1253 ARE MISSING IN ACTION HEROES WHO HAVE NOT YET RETURNED TO AMERICAN SOIL.
2500 WERE PRISONERS OF WAR, AND MORE THAN 58,000 NAMES ARE MEMORIALIZED ON BLACK GRANITE WALL IN OUR NATION'S CAPITAL.
HONORING THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES.
AND. WHEREAS, 3417 TEXANS ARE AMONG THOSE WHO DID NOT RETURN HOME, ALL THOSE WHO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY DESERVE THE HEARTFELT ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND PROFOUND GRATITUDE OF THEIR COUNTRYMEN. AND.
WHEREAS, NATIONAL VIETNAM WAR VETERANS DAY IS OBSERVED EVERY YEAR ON MARCH 29TH AND IS A DAY TO THANK AND HONOR OUR NATION'S VIETNAM VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICES.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JEFF CHENEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FRISCO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MARCH 29TH, 2022, AS NATIONAL VIETNAM WAR VETERANS DAY.
SO I'LL PASS IT TO COUNCIL MEMBER KEATING, WHO IS A VETERAN HIMSELF AND DOES THE
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LEADERSHIP ON OUR VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.JOHN, THANK YOU, MAYOR CHENEY.
AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE STANDING AND SHOWING YOUR APPRECIATION FOR THESE GREAT AMERICANS. WE DO HAVE A SMALL TOKEN OF APPRECIATION THAT WE'D LIKE TO AWARD EACH ONE OF YOU ON BEHALF OF A GRATEFUL NATION, THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS, THE CITY OF FRISCO, MAYOR JEFF CHENEY, OUR CITY COUNCIL, AND, OF COURSE, ALL OF OUR CITIZENS HERE.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
AND ALSO AS VETERANS HERE IN THE ROOM, WE WANT TO GIVE YOU THE WELCOME HOME THAT WE GOT THAT YOU DIDN'T GET.
THESE GUYS HAVE SOME STORIES TO TELL.
WE'LL PASS THE MICROPHONE HERE.
I'D LIKE TO FIRST INTRODUCE MAYOR CHENEY AND CITY COUNCIL.
THIS IS DAVID SEALS, WHO SERVES AS THE CHAIR FOR YOUR VETERAN FRISCO VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. AND DAVID, YOU'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND WE CAN PASS THE MICROPHONE DOWN AND WE'VE GOT SOME PINS HERE.
WHILE YOU'RE TALKING, I WANT TO GIVE EACH ONE OF OUR VIETNAM VETERANS HERE A SMALL TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION. DAVID? SIR. HEY, EVERYBODY.
GOOD EVENING. SO IF YOU COULDN'T TELL, I AM NOT A VIETNAM VETERAN, BUT I AM AN AFGHANISTAN WAR VETERAN.
AND I GOT THE PARADE, THE WELCOME HOME THAT THESE GUYS DIDN'T.
SO JUST WANTED TO SAY IT'S ALWAYS AN APPROPRIATE DAY, WHETHER IT'S MARCH 29TH, APRIL 5TH, TO SAY THANK YOU AND WELCOME THESE GUYS HOME.
I GUESS I'M THE BLACK SHEEP OF THE OF THE HERD HERE.
MY NAME IS ED REED. I'M VICE COMMANDER OF PUBLIC RELATIONS FOR AMERICAN LEGION POST 178.
I'M BOB POWELL, VFW HERE IN FRISCO.
I WAS IN VIETNAM FOR A VERY SHORT TIME, MONTH AND EIGHT DAYS BEFORE I GOT MEDIVAC, SO THAT WAS MY WAR. HI, I'M PJ BJORKLUND.
I WAS A B-52 PILOT, FLEW 75 MISSIONS OUT OF GUAM DURING VIETNAM.
AND WHEN MAYOR CHANEY MENTIONED THE PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T MAKE IT BACK, I HAD NINE OF MY CLASSMATES FROM THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY THAT DID NOT MAKE IT BACK.
MY NAME IS JOYCE ANDERSON, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE.
I WAS A RUSSIAN LINGUIST DURING THE WAR, AND I WAS STATIONED IN BERLIN WHEN THE WALL WAS UP. I'M OLD.
I WAS WITH THE FIRST BATTALION NINTH MARINES THAT WE WERE CALLED THE WALKING DEAD FOR OUR HIGH CASUALTY RATE IN VIETNAM.
MY NAME'S MIKE VAUGHN. I'M THE ADJUTANT WITH THE VFW POST 8273 IN FRISCO.
I WAS ON A NICE, SAFE, HEAVY CRUISER, USS CANBERRA.
WE OFFERED SUPPORT AND I'M LUCKY ENOUGH TO COME HOME UNHARMED.
I WENT TO VIETNAM WHEN I WAS 18 YEARS OLD.
I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH EXPERIENCE PRIOR TO GOING ACROSS THAT BIG OCEAN.
I STARTED OUT AT TU LAI AND I WAS WORKED MY WAY UP TO BECOME A FORWARD OBSERVER.
A FORWARD OBSERVER GOES AHEAD AND HE LOOKS FOR THE TROOPS THAT ARE GOING POINT AND LOOKING AT THEIR LOCATION AND MAKE SURE THAT NOBODY'S GOING TO STEP ON A LANDMINE.
ANYWAY, I LEFT IN MARCH 1972 AND CAME HOME.
I STARTED OUT PROBABLY WITH ABOUT I KNOW OVER WELL OVER 100 TROOPERS AND MANY OF THEM NEVER CAME BACK.
OFTENTIMES, I HAD TO WRITE LETTERS TO THE PARENTS.
THE REASON WHY THEIR SON DIDN'T MAKE IT BACK, BUT IT OFFERED THEM SOME CONSOLE.
AND I WAS PROUD OF WHAT WE DID OVER THERE.
MY WIFE AND I ESCAPED CALIFORNIA A COUPLE A FEW YEARS AGO.
AND I WANT TO TELL YOU THE RECOGNITION THAT TEXAS GIVES VETERANS, IT'S AMAZING.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE AND WELCOME HOME.
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SO ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, WE WANTED TO SEND OUR CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY OF KIRBY BONNELL, WHO PASSED AWAY ON MARCH THE 11TH OF THIS YEAR.HE WAS A MEMBER OF STONEBRIAR CHURCH AND SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS VOLUNTEERING IN THE COMMUNITY. HE'LL BE MISSED BY ALL THAT WILL MOVE US INTO CITIZEN INPUT IF THERE'S ANYONE
[CITIZEN INPUT (to begin approximately at 7:30 p.m.)]
THAT WE DO HAVE A FEW CARDS SIGNED UP, BUT IF ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK DURING CITIZEN INPUT, YOU CAN SEE OUR CITY SECRETARY FOR A BLUE CARD.IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND PLEASE STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS TO BE APPRECIATED. GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME IS LINNEA HARTINIAN, AND I LIVE AT 11043 RUIDOSO LANE, FRISCO, TEXAS.
AND I HAVE TO SAY, GOD HAS NO COINCIDENCES HERE.
THE FACT THAT IT'S SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH IS VERY INTERESTING TO ME BECAUSE MY TOPIC IS SOMETHING IN THAT ARENA.
SO, YOU KNOW, FRISCO IS A DIFFERENT PLACE.
I MEAN, WE SEARCHED AND RESEARCHED TO COME HERE, AND I CONSIDER IT A BELOVED COMMUNITY TO OUR FAMILY. SO THE NUMBER ONE REASON WE MOVED TO FRISCO WAS FOR FAMILY VALUES AND GOOD SCHOOLS. IT NEVER DAWNED ON MY HUSBAND OR I THAT WE MIGHT BE PUTTING OUR KIDS IN HARM'S WAY. OUR CHILDREN, AS ALL CHILDREN, DESERVE TO BE PROTECTED.
THE FAMILY IS THE ESSENCE OF GOODNESS AND ALL THAT IS GOOD IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE ENJOY REALLY ENJOYED GOING TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY JUST DOWN THE HALL HERE IN THIS VERY BUILDING. MY CHILDREN WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL WHEN WE MOVED HERE AND AS WE ENCOUNTERED THE YOUNG ADULT SECTION REGULARLY AND AS TIME PROGRESSED, WE DISCOVERED MORE AND MORE INAPPROPRIATE BOOKS.
IT IS TO THE POINT NOW WHERE THE PUBLIC LIBRARY IS SUPPLYING SEXUAL MANUALS AND MATERIALS TO YOUNG ADULTS THAT ARE COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE.
EVEN MY KIDS REQUESTED THAT THEY NOT GO IN THERE BECAUSE THEY WOULD FALL UPON BOOKS THAT WERE JUST NOT RIGHT FOR UNDERAGE MINORS.
WE PAY HARD EARNED MONEY IN TAXES HERE TO PRESERVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL CITIZENS, INCLUDING THE CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THERE IS A THREAT SO DIABOLICAL IN NATURE THAT IT PERMEATED INTO OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS WELL. NEVER COULD WE HAVE IMAGINED DROPPING OUR KIDS OFF TO SCHOOL AND IT WOULD BE AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT.
SINCE WHEN DID THE PARENTS GET SHUT OUT OF THE SCHOOLS WHILE THE KIDS ARE BEING ABUSED WITH UNLAWFUL PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIALS? THESE ARE NOT LIBRARY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
THESE ARE ADULT SEX MANUALS WHICH HAVE NO PLACE WITHIN THE WALLS OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, LET ALONE THE LIBRARIES.
IF ANY CHILD OR ADULT WERE TO BRING THOSE MATERIALS TO SCHOOL TO SHARE WITH THE OTHER STUDENTS, THEY WOULD FACE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES UNDER THE LAW.
IT IS UNLAWFUL TO PEDDLE PORNOGRAPHY TO MINORS.
WE DON'T SERVE ALCOHOL OR PROVIDE VAPE PENS TO MINORS, NOW, DO WE? MAY I PLEAD TO YOU? WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR YOU? THE PILLARS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO PROTECT OUR KIDS.
THIS WILL RUIN OUR KIDS, OUR SCHOOLS, AND OUR REPUTATION AS A COMMUNITY OF FAMILY VALUES AND OPPORTUNITY.
YOUR PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS WILL BE VERY WEARY OF BRINGING THEIR EMPLOYEES TO A CITY WHERE THIS UNLAWFUL BEHAVIOR IS ACCEPTABLE.
PRESENTATIONS TO LOCAL REALTORS WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO SPARE THE STAIN OF THIS ON OUR COMMUNITY. ULTIMATELY, IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT YOUR CONSTITUENTS, BIG OR SMALL, AND THE REPUTATION OF OUR CITY.
I WANT TO KNOW WHO HAS ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN AND HOW WILL YOU STOP THIS IMMEDIATELY? THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD EVENING.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.
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GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL.THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THIS TIME TO SPEAK.
MY ADDRESS IS ON GOOGLE FOR ANYONE THAT NEEDS IT.
I JUST WANTED TO THANK ALL THE VETERANS THAT WERE HERE TODAY, BUT I ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT TODAY IS ALSO GOLD STAR SPOUSES DAY.
SO I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK ALL THE SPOUSES OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS THAT HAVE PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINES FOR OUR VETERANS AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
I DID HAVE A CHANCE TODAY TO GO TO THE FRISCO COMMONS PARK FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE GOLD STAR FAMILIES MONUMENT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS MOMENT, IF Y'ALL WILL INDULGE ME TO READ WHAT IS ON THAT PLAQUE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT HAD THE CHANCE TO SEE IT.
SO IT SAYS, THIS MONUMENT HONORS RECOGNIZES AND SERVES GOLD STAR FAMILIES AND THE LEGACY OF THEIR LOVED ONES WHO HAVE PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE WHILE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
THE HOMELAND PANEL DEPICTS IMAGES REPRESENTING FRISCO, TEXAS, WHICH IS HOME TO MANY GOLD STAR FAMILIES. IT IS OUR PEOPLE, IT'S OUR FAMILY, AND IT'S OUR FREEDOM.
THE IMAGE REPRESENTS THE ICONIC LANDMARKS OF OUR CITY.
THE FAMILY PANEL REPRESENTS THE UNIQUELY BRAVE SPIRIT OF OUR MILITARY FAMILIES WHO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THEIR LOVED ONES SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. EACH GOLD STAR FAMILY IS UNIQUE.
HOWEVER, THE WORDS ON THE PANEL RING TRUE FOR ALL THE FABRIC OF OUR NATION'S FLAGS, WEAVES TOGETHER OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR BOND.
THE PATRIOT PANEL SHOWS THE RISE, THE RAISING OF THE AMERICAN FLAG ON IWO JIMA, WHICH SYMBOLIZES THOSE WHO VIGOROUSLY SUPPORT AND DEFEND OUR GREAT NATION THROUGH SELFLESS SERVICE IN OUR ARMED FORCES.
THE SACRIFICE PANEL REPRESENTS THE SACRIFICES MADE BY OUR GOLD STAR FAMILIES, BY THE LOSS OF THEIR LOVED ONES WHILE IN SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.
THE IMAGE IS A REMINDER OF OUR LOYAL HEROES WHO WERE LAID TO REST TOO SOON AND THE GOLD STAR FAMILIES.
AND THE SILHOUETTE REPRESENTS THE LEGACY OF A SALUTING SERVICE MEMBER TO SYMBOLIZE THE VOID CREATED BY THE LOSS OF THE LOVED ONES WHO HAVE PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE WHILE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
SO IN CLOSING, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK ALL THE VETERANS AND THANK THEIR FAMILIES AND THE SPOUSES OF GOLD STAR MEMBERS.
I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK THE LOCAL GOLD STAR FAMILIES, THE WOODIE WILLIAMS FOUNDATION'S PARKS AND REC, AND AS WELL THE CITY OF FRISCO, FOR PROVIDING SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SPACE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO GIVE BACK AND TO HONOR THOSE THAT WE HAVE LOST.
NOW IT SAYS THAT I JUST STARTED MY 5 MINUTES, SO I MISSED IT BY ABOUT A MINUTE.
THAT'S OKAY. BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THE OTHER DAY WAS NATIONAL LIBRARIAN DAY.
AND I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A LOT OF TOPIC RIGHT NOW ABOUT BANNING BOOKS.
I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO ALL THAT, BUT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY AND SAY THANK YOU TO THE LIBRARIANS WHO DO INSPIRE CREATIVITY, WHO INSPIRE LEARNING AND INSPIRE IMAGINATION.
I DON'T THINK ANYONE IS NECESSARILY TRYING TO HARM STUDENTS AS A TEACHER AT FISD, IT'S JUST NOT HAPPENING AT FISD.
SO THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.
THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE KANIKA TIRUMALA.
I'M SORRY IF I CHOPPED THAT UP.
AND GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND RESPECTED CITIZENS OF FRISCO CITY. MY NAME IS KANIKA TIRUMALA ADDRESS 14713 DEVONSHIRE LANE.
I AM A VOLUNTEER FOR THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SAVE USA CANADA ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN TEXAS AND HINDUS, [INAUDIBLE].
LET ME START BY WISHING YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY HINDU NEW YEAR.
SO WE ALL CELEBRATED OUR HINDU NEW YEAR ON APRIL 2ND ACROSS THE WORLD WITH OUR OWN DIFFERENT WAYS.
AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE UNITY IN DIVERSITY AS ONE OF THE CODE STANDS AMONG HINDUS.
SO AGAIN, WE WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY IN THE NEW YEAR.
TODAY, ON BEHALF OF THE LARGER HINDU COMMUNITY AND MY COLLEAGUES PRESENT HERE, I INVITE YOU ALL TO AN EXHIBITION ON HINDU CULTURE NAMED DARSHANA.
ON THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 22ND, FROM 3 P.M.
AT THE SAME PLACE AT FRISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY.
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DARSHANA MEANS VISION AND INSIGHT.THE EXHIBITION IS ABOUT AN INSIGHT INTO THE HINDU CIVILIZATION PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.
BRINGING THIS EXHIBITION TO YOU ARE GURUDWARA NISHKAM SIVA, SANGEETHA BHARATI AND HINDU UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA.
FROM TIME TO TIME, WE RECEIVE MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR ATTIRE, OUR FESTIVALS, OUR BELIEF SYSTEMS. HENCE, WE ARE PLEASED TO BRING THIS MOBILE EXHIBITION TO FRISCO THAT WILL HELP TO SHOWCASE OUR CULTURE.
HINDU CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCIENCE, YOGA, MEDICINE, MATHEMATICS, ETC.
ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS REPRESENTED IN THIS EXHIBITION.
WE WOULD LIKE YOU ALL TO JOIN US AND EMBARK UPON THIS WONDERFUL EXHIBITION TOUR.
THIS INVITATION IS OPEN TO THE ENTIRE PUBLIC AT NO COST, AND WE WILL BE PLEASED TO SEE YOUR PRESENCE AT THE EXHIBITION AND TO NOTE THAT THIS EXHIBITION IS HAPPENING AT A NATIONAL LEVEL. OVER 100 CITIES ARE PARTICIPATING AND OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES, FRISCO, SORRY, ALLEN, MCKINNEY, IRVING, PLANO ARE PART OF IT.
AND MANY MAYORS AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE AGREED TO ATTEND AS WELL.
AGAIN, PLEASE JOIN US ON FRIDAY, APRIL 22ND AT FRISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY FROM 330 TO 5 P.M.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE.
THANK YOU. AND THIS LAST ONE IS TESTING MY EYESIGHT.
IT IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE WANTING TO TALK ABOUT COMPETITIVE ROBOTICS PRACTICE AND BUILD SPACE. IF YOU GUYS WANT TO COME DOWN [INAUDIBLE] AND I'M GOING TO I CAN'T READ, I CAN'T READ THESE VERY WELL. THAT'S MY OLD AGE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I LIVE AT 6597 MOUNTAIN SKY ROAD, FRISCO, TEXAS 75036.
I'M A FRESHMAN AT REEDY HIGH SCHOOL, A RESIDENT OF FRISCO FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS AND A PARTICIPANT IN COMPETITIVE YOUTH ROBOTICS.
I LIVE AT 6594 MOUNTAIN SKY ROAD WITH THE SAME AREA CODE AS DIA THAT LIVES IN FRISCO FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER.
AND I'M CURRENTLY A SENIOR REEDY.
I'M ALSO TREASURER OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY AT MY SCHOOL AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FASHION CLUB. HI.
LIGHTFOOT LANE, FRISCO, TEXAS.
I'M A MEMBER OF THE LINE ADVISORY CLUB AT MY HIGH SCHOOL, REEDY HIGH SCHOOL, AND IT'S A CLUB WHERE WE REPRESENT THE STUDENT VOICE TO OUR PRINCIPAL.
AND I'VE LIVED IN FRISCO FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
I LIVE AT 2549 JACOBSON DRIVE LEWISVILLE, TEXAS 75067.
I'M A MEMBER OF THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE YOUTH ACTION COUNCIL, A GIRL SCOUT WORKING ON MY GOLD AWARD, THE SOPHOMORE SECRETARY OF STUDENT COUNCIL AT LEWISVILLE HIGH SCHOOL AND A COMMUNICATION INTERN AT SASA, A STUDENT ASSOCIATION FOR STEM ADVOCACY ADVOCATING FOR STEM EDUCATION AT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LEVEL.
WE ARE 1855 EGM ROBOTICS, ALSO KNOWN AS BASS BOTS WHO ARE FRISCO BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION BASED IN OUR LEAD MENTORS GARAGE.
WE ARE HERE TO PRESENT TO THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE COMMUNITY VITALITY, TOURISM REVENUE AND POSITION FRISCO AS THE CENTER OF YOUTH ROBOTICS COMPETITIONS IN THE DFW AREA.
CURRENTLY, ROBOTICS COMPETITIONS ARE EMERGING AS AN AVENUE FOR STEM EDUCATION AND HANDS ON TRAINING FOR FUTURE ENGINEERS AND TECHNOLOGISTS.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY FOUR ROBOTICS TEAMS FROM ALL OVER FRISCO.
PRESENT TODAY IS TEAM 7503 CREDIT CUBS ROBOTICS AND 8816 [INAUDIBLE].
WHAT EVERYONE HERE FROM AN FRC TEAM IN FRISCO PLEASE RAISE THEIR HAND.
OF THESE FOUR. TWO ARE COMMUNITY TEAMS. TWO ARE SCHOOL TEAMS, BUT THREE WORK OUT OF THEIR CAPTAIN'S GARAGE.
ALTHOUGH FISD HAS PROVIDED SCHOOLS WITH FRC TEAMS, THESE TEAMS REMAIN LEFT WITHOUT A SPACE TO BUILD AND PRACTICE IT.
WE PETITION TO THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER DEVELOPING A PUBLIC ROBOTICS COMPETITION AREA THAT ANYONE OR ANY TEAM COULD USE, AND NOT JUST THOSE OF A SPECIFIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUT A SPACE FOR THE FRISCO COMMUNITY.
THIS WOULD BE SIMILAR TO SKATEPARKS OR SOCCER FIELDS, WHERE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CAN HAVE SCRIMMAGES AND PRACTICES TO PREPARE FOR COMPETITIONS OR HAVE FRIENDLY ROBOT MATCHES WITH FRISCO'S PAST SUCCESS WITH THE COWBOYS AND FC DALLAS.
ROBOTICS IS AN INCOMING SPORT AND WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE SAME.
I CAN IMAGINE A PLACE WHERE STUDENTS GO TO SHARPEN THEIR ROBOTIC SKILLS AND COMPETE.
THE TIME I'VE SPENT ATTENDING SCHOOLS IN FRISCO ISD HAS MADE ONE THING CLEAR THERE'S A
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HUGE DEMAND FOR STEM RELATED ACTIVITIES IN THE CITY, AND CREATING A SHARED BUILD SPACE FOR ROBOTICS WOULD BE THE PERFECT WAY TO ACCOMMODATE THIS NEED.THIS WOULD ALSO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING BUSINESSES, STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO HELP ADDRESS THE CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS OF FRISCO.
EVERY ASPECT OF THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES ARE DEPENDENT ON TECHNOLOGY TO FUNCTION. IF WE SET UP LOCAL STUDENTS TO BE EDUCATED AND HAVE THE SKILL SETS TO MEET THE GROWING NEEDS AROUND STEM, IT WILL BENEFIT EVERYONE LOCALLY AND THE COMMUNITY.
AS SEEN WITH THE CITY OF ALLEN, THERE'S STEAM CENTER PROVIDES THE ROBOTICS TEAM'S NEEDS AND FACILITATES STEAM RELATED INNOVATION.
THE SAME, SADLY, CANNOT BE SAID FOR FRISCO.
HOWEVER, IF WE AS A CITY STRIVE FOR THE SAME, DOZENS OF COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING OURS, BENEFIT MASSIVELY.
ON A RELATED NOTE, I WANT TO SHARE A PERSPECTIVE.
THE ANCIENT ROMANS INVESTED IN SPORTS TO IMPROVE THE VITALITY OF THEIR COMMUNITIES BY CREATING COMPETITION ARENAS AND DISCOVERING THE OLYMPICS.
THIS, IN TURN, GAVE THEM STRONG WARRIORS THROUGH A COMPETITIVE AVENUE.
IN THE INDUSTRIAL AGE, A NUMBER OF TEAM SPORTS WERE FOSTERED FOR BETTER TEAMWORK THAT COULD BE APPLIED IN PLACES LIKE THE MILITARY.
CURRENTLY NO COMMUNITY IN THE DFW AREA IS RECOGNIZED FOR ROBOTICS AND STEM.
A DEDICATED SPACE AND COMMITMENT TO GROW HANDS ON TRAINING AROUND STEM IN FRISCO COULD PUT FRISCO ON THE MAP AND DRAW INVESTMENT INTEREST IN THE CITY.
AS I REFLECT ON THE SIMILAR PROPOSAL I'VE MADE AT THE LEWISVILLE CITY COUNCIL, I SEE THE NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES THAT LAY AHEAD OF US TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY VITALITY FOR CITIZENS IN OUR AREA. I'VE BEEN INSPIRED BY HOW CITY LEADERS IN OUR AREA CAME TOGETHER BACK IN THE 1960S AND 1970S TO CREATE THE DFW AIRPORT AS A CENTRAL HUB, PUTTING ASIDE THEIR DIFFERENCES AND WORKING COLLECTIVELY FOR THE BROADER BENEFIT OF ALL THE CITIZENS OF THE DFW AREA.
IN THE SAME SPIRIT, IF FEASIBLE, WE WOULD LOVE TO EXPLORE JOINT FACILITIES FORMED COLLECTIVELY BY MANY CITIES IN OUR AREA, PARTNERING TOGETHER TO LEVERAGE AND EFFECTIVELY USE OUR LIMITED FUNDS AND RESOURCES AS HUMANITY CONTINUES INTO THIS TECHNOLOGICAL AGE.
IT IS IMPERATIVE FOR COMMUNITIES TO START EMBRACING STEM SPORTS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR LISTENING TO US THIS EVENING.
WE WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU ALL AND CITY STAFF BETTER IDEAS IN THE COMING WEEKS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. I WILL SAY COUNCIL IS VERY COMPETITIVE, SO WE MAY NEED TO HAVE A ROBOTICS COMPETITION AMONG COUNCIL MEMBERS.
BUT IF YOU HANG OUT FOR OUR LIBRARY REPORT, THAT MAY BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO SOME OF THAT.
WE'RE ACTUALLY ON THE PROCESS OF BUILDING A STATE OF THE ART $60 MILLION LIBRARY RIGHT NOW. AND PART OF THAT IS TO HAVE MORE SPACES WHERE WE CAN DO DIFFERENT TYPES OF THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I'LL JUST PUT THEM ON THE SPOT.
MAYBE THEY CAN SPEAK TO A LITTLE BIT.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK DURING CITIZEN INPUT THAT WILL MOVE US TO OUR REPORT SECTION? ITEM EIGHT IS A PARKS AND REC REPORT.
[8. Parks & Recreation report on activities related to arts, culture, events, park development and operations, natural resources, and recreation services.]
HELLO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO PLAY.
THERE ALSO HAVE BEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE UP HERE TODAY THAT I KEEP ENCOURAGING STAFF TO GO AND HAND CARDS TO. WE NEED LIFEGUARDS, SWIM INSTRUCTORS.
LOTS OF TALENTED PEOPLE HAVE BEEN UP HERE.
OH, AND I ALSO WOULD ADD FOR THE LAST GROUP THAT WAS UP HERE SPEAKING, THERE IS SOME GOOD SYNERGY, I BELIEVE, BETWEEN THE LIBRARY AND THEN ALSO EVEN THE MAKERSPACE OR SOME OTHER SPACE AT THE DISCOVERY CENTER.
SORRY, MY CLICKER IS NOT WORKING AND NOW IT IS.
SO APRIL 9TH, JUST A FEW EVENTS THAT ARE COMING UP.
SO THIS SATURDAY ACTUALLY IS OUR NATURE EXPLORERS, WHICH WILL BE AT FRISCO COMMONS PARK.
AGAIN, THIS IS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF EASTER EGG HUNT WHERE THE KIDS ACTUALLY LEAVE IN 15 MINUTE INCREMENTS AND HUNT EASTER EGGS THROUGH OUR NATURE TRAILS SO THAT THEY CAN GET A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE AND APPRECIATION FOR WHAT'S OUT THERE AT THE END OF THE MONTH, APRIL 30TH. WE ALSO HAVE OUR FRISCO COMP, SO THAT'S OUR SKATEBOARD COMPETITION.
MAY IS BIKE MONTH, SO SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE'VE ALREADY DONE OUR ROLE AT THE PGA LAUNCH.
THE FIRST ONE THIS MONTH IS REALLY INTERESTING BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE OUR TRADITIONAL ROLE WITH THE COUNCILS, WE ALSO HAVE SOME LOCAL BIKE CLUBS WHO HAVE JOINED FORCES TO WHAT WE ARE CALLING THE FRISCO TOUR DE FOUR, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE LEADING SOME ADDITIONAL RIDES.
ALSO WANTED TO JUST GIVE SOME QUICK UPDATES.
WE'VE GOT A REALLY NICE BALANCE GOING OF NEW PARKS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON AND ALSO REINVESTMENT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
JACK HAMILTON PARK IS FIRST STREET PARK AND JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU THAT WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS THERE. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE MONUMENT SIGN THAT WE HAVE DESIGNED AND PICTURED THERE.
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NEXT SLIDE.THIS IS THE ONE RIGHT OUT HERE, BACK BEHIND CITY HALL.
SO THIS IS ONE OF OUR NEW INVESTMENTS FOR THE RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA.
IT'S COMING ALONG REALLY QUICKLY AND THAT SHADE STRUCTURE HAS ALREADY DRAWN SOME REALLY NICE COMMENTS FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
NEXT SLIDE. SO WE HAVE A BIG DEAL.
SO WE HAVE OUTDOOR PICKLEBALL OVER AT THE GROVE OR ACTIVE ADULT CENTER, OF COURSE.
BUT WE ALSO NOW HAVE THREE PICKLEBALL COURTS INSIDE IN AN AIR CONDITIONED AREA.
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN ENCOURAGE SOME MORE PICKLEBALL PLAY.
AND SINCE I UNDERSTAND HOW COMPETITIVE YOU ARE AND THAT YOU'VE ALREADY COMMITTED TO THE COMMUNITY GARDEN, MAYBE WE CAN ADD PICKLEBALL TO THAT.
I MAY HAVE STARTED SOMETHING ONLINE ABOUT A PICKLEBALL COMPETITION THE OTHER DAY.
SO WE'RE OPEN AND READY TO HOST WHENEVER YOU'RE READY TO PLAY.
ANOTHER ONE OF OUR REINVESTMENTS.
THIS IS ONE THAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.
SO CANADA, THE NEAREST CROSS STREET, OF COURSE, WOULD BE LEBANON AND OHIO.
THIS REINVESTMENT ACTUALLY ON THIS FOUR ACRE PARK IS TRANSITIONING IT MORE INTO WHAT I CALL KIND OF THE ULTIMATE NINJA WARRIOR TYPE FEELING SO THAT WE CAN ENCOURAGE THE KIDS TO COME OUT AND PLAY ACTIVELY, BUT ALSO LEARN SOME CALCULATED RISK TAKING, BUT SAFELY.
SO REYNA ALUM IS OUR IS OUR AMAZING STAFF.
SHE'S BEEN RECOGNIZED, REGIONALLY RECOGNIZED AT THE STATE LEVEL AND NOW RECOGNIZED AS EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR, ALL TIED BACK TO OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TO HER FLEEING TO FRISCO EXHIBIT THAT WAS OVER AT THE MUSEUM.
SO WE'RE ALWAYS EXTREMELY PROUD OF STAFF AND HAPPY TO SHOWCASE WHAT THEY'RE WORKING ON.
WITH THAT, THE REPORT IS IN FRONT OF YOU AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
SHANNON, ON SOME OF THOSE NEW PARKS.
I KNOW THE THOSE THAT WE'VE NAMED THE PARKS AFTER, THERE'S SOME PRETTY INCREDIBLE STORIES. ARE WE DOCUMENTING THAT ANYWHERE IN THE PARK FOR PEOPLE TO KIND OF LEARN ABOUT THOSE STORIES? THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE DOING.
SO WE'LL HAVE DOCUMENTATION, OF COURSE, ON THE WEBSITE AVAILABLE.
THERE'LL BE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
BUT YES, WE THAT IS WHAT WE DO WANT TO TELL.
COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.
THANK YOU. THAT WILL MOVE US TO ITEM NINE IS THE PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING REPORT.
[9. Public Works and Engineering report on activities related to roadways, traffic control and transportation, stormwater drainage, water and wastewater, and solid waste collection]
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.WATER CONSUMPTION TRACKING THE RED LINE ON TOP IS OUR CUMULATIVE USAGE COMPARED TO THE PAST TWO YEARS.
THIS TIME WE'RE STILL OVER WHERE WE HAVE BEEN.
HOPEFULLY THE RAINS LAST NIGHT WILL DO SOMETHING.
WE'VE HAD DRIER THAN NORMAL WEATHER THIS PAST YEAR.
OUR GALLONS PER CAPITA PER DAY ARE PER PERSON.
CONSUMPTION IS IS RELATIVELY STABLE, ALTHOUGH IT STILL IS INCREMENTALLY AND CONSISTENTLY HIGHER THAN IT WAS LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME.
I WILL SAY THAT SHANNON'S GOT A REALLY GOOD TEAM OF WATER EDUCATION.
FOLKS IN PLACE RIGHT NOW HAVE BEEN VERY IMPRESSED WITH MEETING WITH THEM AND THEY'VE BEEN EXTREMELY ACTIVE AND BEING OUT IN THE PUBLIC AND WORKING THAT FRONT OF THIS EQUATION.
AND OF COURSE, WE STILL HAVE OUR IRRIGATION INSPECTIONS AND FREE IRRIGATION SYSTEM REVIEWS BY OUR PUBLIC WORKS STAFF AND OUR PATROL.
SO WE'RE TAKING STEPS TO PROMOTE EFFICIENT USAGE OF OUR WATER.
I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MATT DUBOIS, TIFFANY TILLERSON AND WILL JANNEY, OUR STORM WATER ENGINEERING TEAM.
THEY WON THE TEXAS FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR THIS PAST YEAR.
IT'S GIVEN TO ONE CITY AND REALLY THE REASONS FOR THAT WERE BEHIND OUR THE CAPITAL PROJECTS RECITED THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON ALSO THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS INCLUDING THE FACT THAT WE'VE GOT EVERY CREEK SYSTEM IN THE CITY MODELED.
SO WE KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THOSE FLOODPLAINS ARE, NOT JUST WHAT FEMA TELLS US THAT THEY THINK THEY ARE BASED ON SOMETIMES SOME OLDER DATA.
ALSO THE THE REINVESTMENT STRATEGY THAT'S COME OUT OF THEIR OFFICE, WILL AND TIFFANY PUT THAT FORTH. AND THEN FINALLY, THE THE EDUCATION ELEMENT.
TIFFANY HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVE WITH THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
SHE'S GOT A BOX MODEL THAT SHE CARRIES AND IT SHOWS WATER AND EROSION.
AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A LOT OF RAIN COMES IN, WATER RISES.
AND WE HAD A BIG EVENT LAST NIGHT.
WE SAW SOME LOCALIZED STREET FLOODING, BUT I DON'T THINK WE HAD ANY ISSUES WITH OUR CREEKS OTHER THAN PROBABLY A LOT OF DEBRIS.
BUT AGAIN, JUST TO RECOGNIZE WILL AND MATT AND TIFFANY AND OUR ENGINEERING DIVISION, IT'S
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GOOD GOOD RECOGNITION FOR FRISCO ON A STATEWIDE BASIS.AND WITH THAT, ANY QUESTIONS? I KNOW ON A LOT OF WORK IS HAPPENING ON A LOT OF OUR DIFFERENT CREEK BEDS, BUT ONE THAT I SEE ALMOST EVERY DAY IS COTTONWOOD.
WHAT'S THE TIMELINE ON THAT PROJECT? COMPLETION. YOU HAVE TO KNOW.
I DIDN'T SEE IT IN THE REPORT.
I DON'T KNOW. IT'S PROBABLY I CAN LOOK IT UP AND SEND YOU A MESSAGE HERE IN JUST A MINUTE. THERE'S A LINK IN THERE THAT HAS ALL OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS.
AND IT'S IT'S GETTING CLOSE, THOUGH.
YES, I KNOW. LEGACY GOING NORTH.
THE PGA PARKWAY IS 90% THAT DESIGN SO THAT WE EXPECT TO START CONSTRUCTION HERE IN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS OR SO OR I WOULD I'M NOT GOING TO SAY HOW MANY MONTHS, BUT IT'S VERY SOON COMING UP.
YES. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FOR THE WATER TO COME DOWN AND COTTONWOOD CREEK? I DON'T KNOW. I HAVE TO FIND OUT.
WE HAVE SOME STREAM GAUGES OUT THERE, SO THAT DATA IS AVAILABLE AND I'LL FIND OUT.
THAT WAS IMPRESSIVE. YEAH, IT'S GOOD.
WELL, I THINK I KNOW THAT MANY OF US ON STAFF CAN WILL REST A LITTLE BIT EASIER ONCE WE FINISH THAT COTTONWOOD CREEK PARK STABILIZATION PROJECT.
WE DON'T HAVE TO SWEAT THINGS AS MUCH.
WE'RE NOT LOSING THE PARK DOWNSTREAM.
THAT WILL MOVE US TO ITEM TEN, WHICH IS OUR LIBRARY REPORT.
[10. Library Report on monthly statistics and activities.]
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.IT'S NICE TO BE WITH YOU THIS EVENING.
I'M SHELLEY HOLLOWAY, THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR.
AND SINCE THE LIBRARY'S BEEN MENTIONED TONIGHT, ACTUALLY A COUPLE OF TIMES, I WANTED TO ADD A COUPLE OF THINGS TO MY REPORT, ONE OF WHICH IS ROBOTICS.
I GOT A CHANCE TO CATCH THE KIDS AND LET THEM KNOW.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE PLANNED FOR THE NEW LIBRARY IS A SMALL ROBOTICS ARENA.
AND SO WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEM.
WE ALSO HAVE A VERY FLEXIBLE COMMUNITY COMMONS SPACE THAT MAY PROVIDE THEM WITH SOME NEEDS. WE'RE GOING TO REACH OUT AND HAVE SOME FURTHER DISCUSSIONS AND SEE WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE AND AND HOW THE CURRENT LIBRARY PLAN, MY LIAISON AND WHAT ADJUSTMENTS WE CAN MAKE TO FURTHER MEET THEIR NEEDS.
THIS EVENING, THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE LIBRARY'S COLLECTION POLICY, AND SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE WERE AWARE THAT AS A PART OF THE LIBRARY, YOU CAN FIND THE LIBRARY'S COLLECTION POLICY ON OUR WEBSITE, FRISCO LIBRARY.
AT THE VERY BOTTOM FOOTER UNDER ABOUT THERE IS A LINK CALLED SERVICE POLICY.
CLICK ON THAT YOU GO TO PAGE 15 AND THAT GIVES YOU OUR COLLECTION POLICY.
SO IT TELLS YOU HOW WE SELECT, WHAT WE SELECT AND WHAT THE RULES ARE ABOUT POLICY SELECTION. YOU GO FURTHER DOWN TO PAGE 34 AND 35 AND 36, AND THERE ARE TWO FORMS. THEY'RE BOTH CALLED REQUESTS FOR RECONSIDERATION.
THE FIRST ONE IS FOR MATERIALS WE DO NOT HAVE IN THE COLLECTION THAT CITIZENS BELIEVE WE SHOULD HAVE IN THE COLLECTION.
THEY CAN COMPLETE THAT FORM AND SUBMIT IT TO US, AND WE WILL CONSIDER ADDING THOSE MATERIALS TO THE COLLECTION IF THEY MEET OUR COLLECTION POLICY.
AND THE SECOND ONE IS REQUESTS FOR RECONSIDERATION OF MATERIALS THAT ARE IN THE COLLECTION THAT SOMEONE MAY DETERMINE THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE US RECONSIDER WHETHER THOSE MATERIALS SHOULD BE IN THE COLLECTION OR NOT.
AND SO THEY CAN SUBMIT THOSE FORMS. I CAN TELL YOU THOSE FORMS GO DIRECTLY TO ME.
I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW, AND SO I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY OBJECTIONS THROUGH THE REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION FORMS. BUT I WELCOME ANYONE WHO HAS CONCERNS THAT THEY PLEASE SUBMIT THAT FORM.
WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS IT WITH ANYONE WHO MAY BE CONCERNED.
THEY GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS, MEET WITH THE COMMITTEE, AND THEY ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ THE SELECTION POLICY AND UNDERSTAND HOW THE LIBRARY MAKES ITS SELECTIONS.
A PUBLIC LIBRARY. I CAN ONLY SPEAK TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
SCHOOL LIBRARIES HAVE DIFFERENT POLICIES.
THEY FUNCTION UNDER DIFFERENT RULES AND DIFFERENT LAWS.
AND SO I CANNOT SPEAK TO WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE FISD.
NOW SINCE I'D LIKE TO INTERRUPT YOU BUT TO SPEAK ON THAT SO WE DON'T LET IT GO.
I REACHED OUT TO YOU AFTER ALL THE NEWS ABOUT THE SCHOOL STARTED COMING OUT AND ASK YOU AND YOU, WE, THE LIBRARY, GO OUT OF OUR WAY TO PROTECT OUR YOUNGER KIDS FROM ACCIDENTALLY STUMBLING ACROSS THAT.
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YES, WE DO. AND SO AS A FATHER OF TWO GIRLS, YOUNG GIRLS IN FRISCO, I APPRECIATE THAT.AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD POLICY AND IT PROTECTS THE FIRST AMENDMENT PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO ACCESS STUFF. BUT IT ALSO MAKES SURE THAT THE PEOPLE GETTING IT ARE AWARE OF WHAT THEY WANT IT. THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S AGE APPROPRIATE. AGE APPROPRIATE.
SO IF YOU WANT TO TOUCH ON THAT A LITTLE BIT, I THINK THAT'S A KEY PART OF HOW WE COLLECT COLLECTING OUR KIDS. THAT'S RIGHT.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO AS A PUBLIC LIBRARY, THAT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPRESENT AS MANY POINTS OF VIEW ON ON TOPICS OF THE DAY AS POSSIBLE SO THAT CITIZENS CAN GATHER FROM AS MANY POINTS OF VIEW TO MAKE THEIR DETERMINATIONS ON TOPICS.
AND SO WHEN THERE ARE MATERIALS, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS OF ANY KIND THAT MIGHT HAVE ITEMS THAT MIGHT BE CONSIDERED CONTROVERSIAL OR WHERE THE PUBLIC IS DIVIDED ON THEIR OPINIONS, WE MAKE SURE WE KEEP IN MIND THE APPROPRIATE AUDIENCE, AND THEN WE CATALOG THOSE MATERIALS APPROPRIATELY.
SO MATERIALS THAT ARE INTENDED FOR AN OLDER AUDIENCE ARE CATALOGED WITH THE MATERIALS FOR OLDER AUDIENCES. MATERIALS THAT ARE INTENDED FOR A YOUNG AUDIENCE ARE CATALOGED APPROPRIATELY. ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO IN PARTICULAR THAT'S UNIQUE TO FRISCO AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE INSTITUTED A WHILE BACK.
WE HAVE A VERY LARGE PICTURE BOOK COLLECTION AND WE KNOW SOMETIMES PARENTS DON'T WANT WHEN THEIR CHILDREN ARE BROWSING THROUGH A PICTURE BOOK COLLECTION, THEY DON'T WANT THEIR CHILD TO PULL UP A BOOK ABOUT GRANDPA'S DAD OR MOM AND DAD ARE GETTING A DIVORCE OR PERHAPS EVEN WHERE BABIES COME FROM.
BUT THERE IS A PLACE FOR THOSE BOOKS AND PARENTS WANT THEM.
AND SO WE'VE PULLED BOOKS THAT ARE FAMILY ISSUES OR GROWING UP BOOKS THAT PARENTS DO WANT. WE'VE PULLED THEM OUT AND WE'VE PUT THEM IN A SPECIAL COLLECTION WE CALL FAMILY LIFE. SO PARENTS KNOW WHERE TO FIND THEM.
THEY'RE IN WITH THE OTHER CHILDREN'S COLLECTIONS, BUT SEPARATELY, SO A CHILD DOESN'T JUST PULL IT OUT. IF A PARENT ISN'T PREPARED TO TALK ABOUT THOSE ISSUES WITH THEIR CHILD.
SO WE TRY AND DO THAT THROUGHOUT THE COLLECTION BECAUSE WE ARE SENSITIVE TO THE STANDARDS OF THE COMMUNITY.
AND SO I HOPE THAT IS THE KIND OF EXAMPLE YOU WANTED.
I WANTED EVERYONE ELSE TO HEAR THE EXPLANATION I DID IN THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND A PUBLIC LIBRARY.
AND. THAT'S RIGHT. I THINK YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB, YOU AND YOUR STAFF, OF MAKING IT AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE THAT NEED IT, BUT ALSO PROTECTING OUR YOUTH.
AND I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I KNOW THE CITIZENS OF FRISCO DO.
NOW, ONE OTHER THING I MIGHT MENTION.
ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18, THEIR PARENT MUST SIGN FOR THEM TO GET A LIBRARY CARD.
AND IN THAT PARENT'S AUTHORIZATION FOR A MINOR TO GET A CARD, THEY ARE TOLD STRAIGHT UP THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT THEIR CHILDREN SELECT.
WE DO NOT CENSOR A CHILD'S SELECTION.
WE DON'T STAND BETWEEN A PARENT AND CHILD ON WHAT A CHILD CAN OR CANNOT READ.
THAT IS THE WE ABSOLUTELY RESPECT A PARENT'S CHOICE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS.
AND SO THAT'S BAKED INTO THE AGREEMENT WHEN WE ISSUE LIBRARY CARDS AT THE VERY BEGINNING.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE PARENTS UNDERSTAND IN NO WAY ARE WE TRYING TO STAND BETWEEN THEM AND WHAT THEY WANT THEIR CHILDREN TO HAVE ACCESS TO.
SO BESIDES CATALOGING SO THAT IT'S APPROPRIATE TO THE AUDIENCE AGE, WE ALSO MAKE SURE THAT PARENTS ARE VERY AWARE THAT WE WANT THEM TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT THEIR CHILDREN SELECT. THANK YOU.
THIS IS A HOT TOPIC NOW AND I WANTED TO GIVE YOU CREDIT FOR HANDLING IT WELL.
WELL, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF FUN THINGS ON THE ON THE MENU FOR TONIGHT.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON SOMETHING THAT WE THINK IS A FUN WAY TO INTRODUCE THE NEW LIBRARY TO CITIZENS.
AND THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S MOST IMPORTANT ABOUT A COMMUNITY LIBRARY, IS THAT IT REFLECTS THE COMMUNITY. RIGHT.
AND SO HERE IN FRISCO, WE TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN MAKING SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY REFLECTS THE PERSONALITY OF FRISCO AND THE NEEDS OF FRISCO RESIDENTS.
AND WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME STUDYING THAT, AND WE'VE DESIGNED THE NEW LIBRARY WITH THAT IN MIND. AND SO WE'VE IDENTIFIED SIX TYPICAL LIBRARY USERS.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THOSE CATEGORIES LISTED HERE, YOU CAN GO ONLINE TONIGHT AND TAKE THE PERSONALITY QUIZ AND FIND OUT WHAT PERCENT OF THE THINKER YOU ARE AND WHAT PERCENT OF THE COLLABORATOR YOU ARE AND THE LOUNGER.
AND WHAT HAPPENS IS AFTER YOU GET THE PERSONALITY TEST, THE FLOORPLAN WILL COME UP SHOWING YOU WHERE IN THE NEW LIBRARY, THOSE TYPES OF SERVICES HAVE BEEN PLANNED FOR YOU.
AND SO YOU CAN SEE THE TYPES OF SPACES WE'VE CREATED FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT A LIBRARY THAT SERVES THEIR COLLABORATIVE NATURE OR PEOPLE WHO WANT A VERY TRADITIONAL QUIET DON'T MESS
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WITH ME SPACE, OR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE IMPRESSED BY TECH AND ROBOTICS AND MAKER SPACES AND PRODUCTION STUDIOS, OR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO JUST COME AND HAVE A REMOTE OFFICE BECAUSE THEY'RE SICK AND TIRED OF STARING AT THEIR OWN FOUR WALLS AT HOME.AND THAT'S THE TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS PERSON RIGHT THERE, OR THE SOCIALIZE OR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO COME AND MEET OTHER PEOPLE WHILE THEY'RE LEARNING OR DOING THINGS.
SO YOU CAN SEE. AND THEN THERE'S JUST THE PERSON WHO WANTS TO COME AND HANG OUT, KIND OF MY FAVORITE PERSON THERE.
BUT IN ANY CASE, SO THAT'S THE LOUNGER.
SO I'M INVITING YOU ALL TO TAKE THE QUIZ, AND AFTER YOU'VE TAKEN IT, YOU'LL GET KIND OF A PERCENTAGE SCORE. IT'S IN FUN, BUT THERE ARE THINGS BEHIND IT THAT CAUSE US TO SCORE IT THE WAY IT IS. EXCUSE ME.
AND THEN YOU WILL GET MAPS OF THE LIBRARY SHOWING YOU HOW THIS LIBRARY HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SIX MAJOR TYPES OF LIBRARY USERS WE SEE.
SO PLEASE GO ON TO THE LIBRARY'S WEBSITE.
EVEN AS I SAY THESE WORDS, I THINK EMILY IS ANXIOUSLY WAITING TO PUT IT UP, SO IT SHOULD BE UP IN THE NEXT HOUR.
SO WHAT TYPE OF USER ARE YOU? I KNOW I GOT TO GO BACK TO ALL OF THEM.
I'M PROBABLY NOT AS TECHIE AS I WISH I WERE, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU KNOW WHAT? I NEED TO GO TAKE THE TEST AND FIND OUT NEXT REPORT.
NEXT I'LL REPORT AFTER I TAKE THE TEST.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE T-REX THIS LAST MONTH.
WE'VE HAD. WE'VE HAD OVER 2000 SUBMISSIONS FOR NAMES AFTER GLEANING OUT NAMES FOR COPYRIGHT ISSUES AND THAT KIND OF THING, WE NAILED WE NARROWED THEM DOWN TO FOUR OR FIVE.
IN FACT, THEY VOTED AND NARROWED IT DOWN TO I MEAN, I'M SORRY, 2978 VOTES LATER.
I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE NEW FRISCO T.REX'S NAME IS ROXY.
AND SO SHE GOT HANDS DOWN THAT NAME GOT HANDS DOWN THE MOST VOTES BY QUITE A MARGIN OVER THE OTHERS. AND SO I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE REXY TO YOU, THE NEW FRISCO LIBRARY T-REX.
AND SHE WILL BE FRONT AND CENTER IN OUR NEW LIBRARY AND WE ARE DELIGHTED TO HAVE HER AS PART OF OUR TEAM.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THE REPORT OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S HAPPENING AT THE LIBRARY.
WELL, I WAS INITIALLY DISAPPOINTED THAT NONE OF MY SUBMISSIONS MADE THE FINAL CUTS, BUT ALL OF THE FINAL THREE WERE BETTER THAN ALL MY SUGGESTIONS.
SO YOU HAD SOME GOOD ONES, THOUGH.
COUNCIL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU.
I SAW WHERE OUR LIBRARY RECEIVED A LIBRARY AWARD OF EXCELLENCE.
TOP 10% OF LIBRARIES IN TEXAS FROM THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.
SO KUDOS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.
I LOVE THE INNOVATIVE APPROACH THAT YOU'VE TAKEN TO THE LIBRARY EXPERIENCE AND OBVIOUSLY THAT REFLECTS IN THIS RECOGNITION.
THANK YOU. THE STAFF WORKS REALLY HARD.
THAT IS THE MOST DIFFICULT AWARD TO ACHIEVE FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN TEXAS, AND THEY'VE MANAGED TO ACHIEVE IT EVERY YEAR SINCE 2009.
SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THEY PUT IN TO DO THAT.
SO THANK YOU. AND THE PICTURES OF THE PROGRESS OF THE LIBRARY LOOK LIKE IT'S COMING ALONG. I'M GOOD.
THAT WILL NOW MOVE US TO ITEM 11, WHICH IS OUR COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS.
[11. Council Subcommittee reports for current activities of the Legislative Committee, Governance Committee, Budget and Audit Committee, Frisco Square Management District, Dallas Regional Mobility Commission, North Central Texas Emergency Preparedness Committee, Frisco Veterans Advisory Committee, North Texas Commission, and Regional Transportation Council.]
COUNCIL, WHAT UPDATES DO YOU HAVE? I ASKED DAVID SEALES, OUR FAC REPRESENTATIVE, IF HE HAD ANYTHING FOR THIS EVENING, AND HE WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNEW ABOUT THE NEXT MAYOR'S VETERAN SOCIAL, WHICH IS APRIL 26TH, FROM 6 TO 8 P.M.AT EL RINCON, MEXICAN KITCHEN.
THE THEME IS LET'S TALK ABOUT VETERANS.
I DID NOT WRITE THAT, BUT THAT'S ON PRESTON ROAD.
AND WE WANT TO THANK OUR SPONSOR, BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICAL CENTER, FOR BEING THE SPONSOR OF THIS EVENT. AND IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
AND IT'S I WAS TOLD THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A LIMITED NUMBER OF TACOS WILL BE AVAILABLE WITHIN THE SPIRIT OF GETTING YOU THERE ON TIME AND MAKING SURE EVERYBODY HAS SOME FUN AND IS INCLUDED. SO IF YOU ARRIVE LATE, I THINK THAT THOSE COMMENTS MIGHT HAVE BEEN DIRECTED
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AT ME. YOU MAY MISS OUT ON TACOS, SO MAKE SURE YOU'RE THERE RIGHT AT SIX.AND AGAIN, THANKS AGAIN TO BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICAL FOR BEING A SPONSOR OF THAT EVENT. WHAT OTHER SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATES ANY OTHER WE NOT HAVE ANY OTHERS? THAT MOVES US TO OUR CONTINGENT ITEMS. PLACE ON THE CONSENT OF GENDER ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE IN NATURE AND ARE CONSIDERED
[CONSENT AGENDA]
NON-CONTROVERSIAL. THE CONSENT AGENDA CAN BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION.MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO MOVE ANY ITEM FOR DISCUSSION IN SEPARATE ACTION.
COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY VOTE IN ANY ITEM WITHOUT COMMENT AND SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS AS PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF ITEMS 12 THROUGH 29 FOR CONSIDERATION.
MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS 12 THROUGH 29.
MOTION BY BILL, SECOND BY BRIAN.
ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES 5-0.
[LEGISLATIVE AGENDA]
THESE ITEMS MAY LEGALLY REQUIRE 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 REMOVE ANY ITEM FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND ACTION.
COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY VOTE NAY ON ANY SINGLE ITEM WITHOUT COMMENT AND MAY SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS AS PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD.
MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS 30 AND 31.
MOTION BY BILL, SECOND BY BRIAN.
ALL IN FAVOR? THAT MOTION PASSES 5-0.
THEY'LL MOVE TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA.
ITEM 32 IS CONSIDER AN ACT UPON THE AWARD OF A COMPETITIVE SEALED BID.
[32. Consider and act upon award of Competitive Sealed Bid #2212-019 Public Library Audiovisual Systems to Infinity Sound, LTD, and approval authorizing the City Manager to execute an Agreement for these services. (Library/DF)]
NUMBER 2212-019 PUBLIC LIBRARY AUDIO VISUAL SYSTEMS TO INFINITY SOUND LTD, AN APPROVAL AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT FOR THESE SERVICES.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THIS ITEM WOULD NORMALLY BE ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA, BUT AS OF FRIDAY WHEN THE AGENDA WAS POSTED. WE DIDN'T HAVE AN EXECUTED CONTRACT YET.
WE DID NOT WANT TO DELAY ANY FURTHER BECAUSE THIS IS A EQUIPMENT FOR THE LIBRARY.
AND SO WE DIDN'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
SO WE MOVED TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.
TODAY, EARLIER TODAY, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED AN EXECUTED CONTRACT VIA LINK.
AND SO WE HAVE RECEIVED THAT NOW.
AND I WILL SAY THE SMALLEST ITEM IN HERE IS ACTUALLY THE VOICE OF REXY, SO WE NEED TO GET THIS STUFF ORDERED ASAP.
I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
SO WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 32 MOTION BY BILL.
ALL IN FAVOR? THE MOTION PASSES 5-0.
MOVE TO ITEM 33, WHICH IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
[33. Public Hearing: A request to amend a portion of Ordinances No. 85-12-01 and No. 06-07-68 consisting of 38.0± acres on the south side of PGA Parkway, 1,450± feet east of Preston Road (“Property”), to amend the Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 11-04-09, as amended), and to rezone the Property from Single Family-8.5, Single Family-7, Patio Home, Commercial-1, and Neighborhood Services to Single Family-8.5 (31.0± acres) and Single Family-7 (7.0± acres) and to consider to direct Staff to prepare an Ordinance of the same. Zoned Single Family-8.5, Single Family-7, Patio Home, Commercial-1, and Neighborhood Services. Neighborhood #4. Zoning Case No. Z21-0023. NEC Preston/Panther Creek, LTD. (Development Services/SP)]
A REQUEST TO AMEND A PORTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 85-12-01 AND NUMBER 06-07-68, CONSISTING OF 38 ACRES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF PGA PARKWAY FOR 950 FEET EAST OF PRESTON ROAD TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE NUMBER 11-04-09 AS AMENDED, AND TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FROM SINGLE FAMILY 8.5 SINGLE FAMILY SEVEN, PATIO HOME COMMERCIAL ONE AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES TO SINGLE FAMILY 8.5 AND SINGLE FAMILY SEVEN.AND TO CONSIDER TO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE OF THE SAME ZONED SINGLE FAMILY.
8.5 SINGLE FAMILY SEVEN, PATIO HOME COMMERCIAL ONE AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES NEIGHBORHOOD NUMBER FOUR ZONING CASE NUMBER Z21-0023 IN S.E.
THIS PRESENTATION IS QUICKER THAN THE DESCRIPTION, BUT SOCIALLY PRESSING ROAD WAS SUPPOSED TO DIP DOWN TO THE SOUTH.
THAT WAS REFLECTED ON THE 1982 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
BUT SINCE THEN IT GOES STRAIGHT ACROSS.
ALL THIS DOES IS THIS IS THE PROPERTY OUTLINE IN BLUE AND GREEN.
SO WHAT'S IN BLUE WILL GO TO SF-8.5 AND WHAT'S IN GREEN WILL GO TO SINGLE FAMILY SEVEN.
SO THIS IS ACTUALLY LOWERING THE DENSITY ON THE PROPERTY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPER THAT'S REQUESTING THIS ZONING CHANGE.
THIS SUPPORTS HIS LAYOUT, SO IT'S RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL P AND Z BY A VOTE OF 5 TO 0.
JOHN, REAL QUICK, I THINK THIS WAS A PROPERTY THAT HAD A SITE PLAN OR SOMETHING COME THROUGH P AND Z THAT DIDN'T MOVE FORWARD PREVIOUSLY.
IS THAT CORRECT? WELL, THERE'S WITHIN THIS AREA, I CAN'T REMEMBER IF ON THIS PROPERTY OR NOT, BUT THERE'S A PRELIMINARY PLAT THAT WAS DENIED.
THEY'RE COMING BACK AND THEY'RE GETTING THAT ADDRESSED.
SO THIS IS JUST THE ZONING THEN THEY'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THE.
SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING MOTION BY BILL, SECOND BY BRIAN.
ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES 5-0.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM [INAUDIBLE].
MOTION BY BILL, SECOND BY BRIAN.
ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES 5-0.
COUNCIL, WHAT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS DO YOU HAVE? IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD AND I KNOW EVERYONE LOVE SEEING LARGER LOTS AND REDUCING DENSITY. SO MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 33 AND DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE.
MOTION BY BILL, SECOND BY BRIAN.
ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES 5-0, THEN MOVES TO ITEM 34, WHICH IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
[34. Public Hearing: The Parks & Recreation Department is seeking exemption from state regulation under section 42.041(b)(14) of the Texas Human Resources code to offer youth recreation programs and consider and act to direct Staff to prepare an Ordinance of the same. (Parks & Recreation/RC)]
THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT IS SEEKING EXEMPTION FROM STATE REGULATION UNDER SECTION 42.041B14 OF THE TEXAS HUMAN RESOURCES CODE TO OFFER YOUTH RECREATION PROGRAMS AND CONSIDER AN ACTIVE STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE OF THE SAME.[01:20:03]
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.I HOPE YOU'RE ALL DOING WELL TONIGHT.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGENDA ITEM AND THE FOLLOWING IS TO SEEK COUNCIL APPROVAL FOR ADOPTING A STANDARD OF CARE FOR AN IN-HOUSE SUMMER CAMP THAT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE FAC.
ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS HUMAN RESOURCES CODE, FRISCO IS NOT REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A LICENSE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES TO OPERATE AN ELEMENTARY AGE RECREATION PROGRAM, PROVIDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ANNUALLY ADOPTS A STANDARD OF CARE BY ORDINANCE AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING.
STANDARD OF CARE. ALL THE INCLUDED ATTACHMENTS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. BE GLAD TO ANSWER QUESTIONS NOW OR AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS ACTUALLY THE APPROVAL PUBLIC HEARING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING . MOTIONED BY BILL, SECOND BY BRIAN.
ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES 5-0.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? MOVE TO CLOSE.
MOTION BY BILL, SECOND BY BRIAN.
SUPPOSE WE CAN GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM AND WE'LL TAKE ACTION AND ASK ANY
[35. Consider and act upon adoption of an Ordinance approving a Standard of Care for certain youth programs. (Parks & Recreation/RC)]
QUESTIONS THERE. WHICH IS ITEM 35, CONSIDER AN ACT ON ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE, APPROVAL OF CARE FOR CERTAIN YOUTH PROGRAMS. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AND I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.MOTION BY BILL, SECOND BY BRIAN.
ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES 5-0.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 36, WHICH IS CONSIDER AN ACT UPON ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE
[36. Consider and act upon adoption of an Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2021-09-56 which adopted the City of Frisco Fiscal Year 2022 Budget. (Budget Services/JH)]
AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2021-0956, WHICH ADOPTED THE CITY OF FRISCO FINANCIAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET WAS APPROVED AT THE SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 COUNCIL MEETING.
OUR FIRST AMENDMENT FOR THE 22 BUDGET WAS APPROVED AT DECEMBER SEVEN, 2021 COUNCIL MEETING. THE SECOND AMENDMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 22 BUDGET DOES INCLUDE ADJUSTMENT TO THE GENERAL FUND, AS WELL AS FIVE FUNDS AND SOME CHANGES TO PERSONNEL.
SO ABOUT 122,000 IS NEEDED IN THE HOTEL MOTEL FUND FOR PROMOTIONAL AND MARKETING.
THE UTILITY FUND WILL INCREASE BY HALF IN FTE.
THE STORM WATER FUND HAS SOME ADJUSTMENTS FOR A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES HAS A SMALL INCREASE IN CONTRACT SERVICES, AND WE'RE PROPOSING ADJUSTING THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE INCREASE IN THE MARCH SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE ENCUMBRANCE OF REPLACEMENT VEHICLES FOR FISCAL YEAR 23.
FOR SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO SALES TAX, BOTH THE REVENUE PROJECTIONS AS WELL AS THE THREE ADA EXPENDITURE SIDE AND FOR SOME IT DEPARTMENT EXPENDITURES.
THE RECOMMENDED APPROPRIATION AMENDMENTS ARE SHOWN IN EXHIBIT ONE AND EXHIBIT TWO AND IN THE FUND SUMMARIES.
AND THE BUDGET. AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE DID REVIEW THIS ITEM AT THE FEBRUARY 15TH BUDGET MEETING. IT IS A CONSIDER AN ACT, AND I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THE BUDGET COMMITTEE WOULDN'T MAKE ANY COMMENTS OF SIGNIFICANCE.
JUST SAY THAT THEY WERE SOME PRETTY COMMON SENSE ADJUSTMENTS TAKEN IN WHOLE.
SO I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING SPECIFIC TO ADD.
I AGREE WITH THAT. IT'S PRETTY ROUTINE.
ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
MOTION BY BILL, SECOND BY BRIAN.
ALL IN FAVOR? PASSES 5-0. THAT WILL TAKE US TO ITEM 37.
[37. Consider and act upon adoption of an Ordinance canvassing the Election Returns of the March 26, 2022 Special Runoff Election for the purpose of electing one member of the Frisco City Council (Place No. 5) to fill the vacancy resulting from the resignation of Council Member Dan Stricklin, and declaring the results of the Special Runoff Election. (CSO/KM)]
CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE CANVASING THE ELECTION RETURNS OF THE MARCH 26, 2022 SPECIAL RUNOFF ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING ONE MEMBER OF THE FRISCO CITY COUNCIL PLACE NUMBER FIVE TO FILL THE VACANCY RESULTING FROM THE RESIGNATION OF COUNCILMEMBER DANA STRICKLIN AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL RUNOFF ELECTION.MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THE RESULTS IN THE CANVASS WAS OFFICIALLY RETURNED BY BOTH COUNTIES TODAY AND SO I HAVE SENT THAT OUT TO YOU ALL AS WELL AS POSTED THAT ON OUR WEBSITES FOR OUR CITIZENS TO SEE THE FINAL COUNT HAD LAUREL RUMMEL AHEAD BY 51.25% AND THAT WOULD DECLARE HER THE OVERALL WINNER OF THAT PARTICULAR RACE, WHICH IS REPLACING PLACE FIVE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY DAN STRICKLIN.
AND THAT'S AN UNEXPIRED TERM THAT GOES UNTIL MAY OF 2023, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER.
BUT FOR NOW, THIS WILL BE DAN'S LAST FULL MEETING AND WE'LL RECOGNIZE HIM AT OUR NEXT MEETING AND SWEAR IN LAURA RUMMELL AT OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? AND IF NOT, I THINK BILL HAS THE ACTUAL LANGUAGE WE NEED FOR THE.
I DO. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED, ACCEPTING THE CERTIFIED RESULTS OF THE MARCH 26, 2022 SPECIAL RUNOFF ELECTION AND DECLARING LAURA RUMMELL AS THE WINNER OF THE ELECTION FOR CITY COUNCIL PLACE FIVE.
MOTION BY BILL, SECOND BY BRIAN? ALL IN FAVOR? THAT MOTION PASSES 5-0 AND WE STILL HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE SESSION WORK THAT WE NEED TO DO. SO THAT'S THE REST OF OUR PUBLIC CITY BUSINESS THAT YOU'LL SEE THIS EVENING.
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AND SO WE'LL RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.SO MOVED. MOTION BY BILL SECOND BY BRIAN.
ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES 5-0.
WE'RE RECESS AND GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:21 P.M.
CAN I GET A MOTION TO RECONVENE? MOTION BY BILL SECONDED BY BRIAN.
ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES 4-0, RECONVENE AT 9:57 P.M.
AS THERE IS NO ACTION FOR COUNCIL TO TAKE THAT WILL LEAVE US TO ANY ITEMS REQUIRED BY
[38. 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. DO WE NOTE ANY ITEMS? JUST THE LIBRARY ITEM THAT I BELIEVE SHELLY ADDRESSED THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED.[39. Discussion on Governance Monitoring of present City Council Meeting.]
YOU READY? LET'S SEE.SHORT AND SWEET. 25 POINTS, BECAUSE COACH BRIAN, THANKS FOR HELPING ME DO THE MATH.
STANDING MEETING. I MADE IT OUT THERE.
THAT LIBRARIAN, SHELLY HOLLEY, DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB ON THE LIBRARY POLICY.
OUR CHILDREN ARE PROTECTED FROM AGE APPROPRIATE CONCERNS.
AND THAT'S YOUR JOB. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
MOTION BY FRANK, SECOND BY DON THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR.
MOTION PASSES 5-0. WE'RE ADJOURNED AT 9:58 P.M.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.