Jun 21, 2022 City Council

THEN MR. HARRY LAMPERT, YOU CAN START MAKING YOUR WAY DOWN TO THE BASE.

>> MR. HAROLD HARRIS.

>> MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, I KNOW YOU KNOW THAT FRISCO WOULD NOT BE THE ONLY CITY IN DENTON COUNTY OR COLLIN COUNTY IN DENTON COUNTY AS OF 2021, THERE WERE 22 ENTITIES THAT FROZE TAXES GOING BACK TO 2004 FOR OVER 65 AND HANDICAPPED AND I'M VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF THAT.

I LISTENED TO PEOPLE FOR THREE MONTHS OF THE YEAR, EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK TALK ABOUT THEIR TAXES, THEY CAN'T AFFORD THEM, THEY'RE HAVING TO MOVE OUT OF THEIR HOMES AND THAT'S WHY I THINK IT'S BEEN VERY IMPORTANT, I'VE WORKED WITH THE STATE ON GETTING THE STATE HOMESTEAD AND THAT'S COMING

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UP AND THAT PASSED THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO SUPPRESS SOME OF THE SCHOOL STUFF AND PEOPLE WILL GET A BREAK NEXT YEAR.

I THINK THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND I THINK YOUR CONSTITUENTS HAVE LET YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW BETWEEN DENTIN AND COLLIN, THERE ARE 58 ENTITIES THAT HAVE FROZEN TAXES AND I THINK FRISCO IS MAKING A CORRECT DECISION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

[APPLAUSE].

>> WELL, I'M UP HERE TO COLLECT MY SPEAKERS FEE FOR TONIGHT.

[LAUGHTER] BUT I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE FOR YOU.

YOU'VE MENTIONED SEVERAL THINGS THAT BOTHER US, THE FIXED INCOME SITUATION IS REAL, IT'S TOUGH.

YOU'VE SEEN WHAT'S HAPPENED WITH INFLATION OVER THE LAST 12-18 MONTHS FROM GROCERIES TO GASOLINE, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, SOME ITEMS HAVE EVEN DOUBLED IN PRICE.

LOOK WHAT'S HAPPENED TO REAL ESTATE.

IT'S GOOD IF YOU'RE A SELLER, IT'S NOT SO GOOD IF YOU'RE A BUYER AND IT'S CREATED SOME REAL HARDSHIPS.

WHAT WE HAVEN'T MENTIONED, NO ONE SAYS ANYTHING ABOUT YET.

THE IMPACT OF THE INCREASE IN THE EXPORTS OF LNG, WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT YET IN THE UTILITY BILLS THAT WE'LL SEE LATER THIS YEAR.

WHEN YOU PUT ALL THIS IN THE RIGHT PERSPECTIVE, THINGS ARE GOING TO GET TOUGH, EVEN TOUGHER.

THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE FOR YOU IS WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS FREEZE, WHAT YEAR WILL WE FREEZE? WHAT YEAR WILL BE USED AS FREEZE YEAR? FREEZING FRISCO TAXES PERMANENTLY AT THE AMOUNT OF TAXES PAID IN 2021 IS WHAT WE WOULD PREFER.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'D LIKE YOU TO THINK ABOUT THAT'S IMPORTANT TO US.

WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE POSITION YOU'RE TAKING.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> BRUCE DREXLER AND THEN NOW FOLLOWING MR. DREXLER, BILL FOWLER.

>> AS THEY'RE MAKING THEIR WAY UP, SIR, I'LL JUST LET YOU KNOW WE DID INVESTIGATE IF WE COULD GO RETROACTIVE AND THE FREEZING, AND THAT IS NOT PERMITTED UNDER OUR TAX CODE, AND SO IT WILL BE THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

BUT WHAT COUNCIL IS TAKING INTO ACTION THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS TO INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION SO THAT YOU CAN GET THAT IMMEDIATE RELIEF AS WELL.

>> MR. MAYOR AND FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO COME AND SPEAK TO YOU.

FIRST OF ALL, [NOISE] I WANTED TO TELL YOU, THIS IS MY FIRST MEETING HERE.

I CAME TODAY AND I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.

I JUST HAVE TO COMPLIMENT YOU GUYS, FIRST OF ALL, CHIEF DAVID FOR 20 YEARS, FOR HIM TO DO THAT, WHAT HE'S DONE FOR THAT LONG A TIME, AND YOU GUYS RECOGNIZED HIM.

THAT IS OUTSTANDING, ESPECIALLY IN THE WAKE OF WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH TODAY.

THEN ALSO [APPLAUSE] MR. PUREFOY, I SEE YOUR NAME EVERYWHERE.

[LAUGHTER] I AM A PEA AT BOWLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND EVERY DAY I GO DOWN AND CHILL AND I SEE PUREFOY STREET.

I SEE GEORGE PUREFOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THERE'S GEORGE PUREFOY CENTER.

IT'S JUST GREAT TO SEE YOU AND PUT A FACE WITH A NAME.

[LAUGHTER] YOU'RE JUST EVERYWHERE.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND I AM JUST SO HAPPY THAT I CAME TO SEE TWO FINE GENTLEMEN RETIRE.

I HAD NO IDEA THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.

I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE RECEPTION. I'M JUST TELLING YOU.

[NOISE] THE OTHER THING I WANT TO SAY IS I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU FOR SITTING DOWN WITH YOUR BUDGET AND HAVING TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT FOR US SENIOR CITIZENS WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT THE HOMESTEAD FOR THE CITY TAXES OF FRISCO.

I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR DOING THAT.

THE MAYOR HAS ALREADY SAID AND SET THE TONE PROBABLY FOR WHAT IT IS THAT YOU'RE ALL GOING TO BE VOTING ON.

WE JUST CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR DOING THAT.

I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO AND PLEASE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO SAY IS USUALLY WHEN YOU COME TO THESE MEETINGS,

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PEOPLE ARE STOIC, THEY'RE AFRAID TO RAISE THEIR HAND, THEY'RE AFRAID TO SMILE, THEY'RE AFRAID THE SERGEANT AT ARMS IS GOING TO THROW HIM OUT OF HERE [LAUGHTER] AND I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR THE SENSE OF HUMOR THAT YOU GUYS ALL HAVE.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> WE DO ALL THINK WE'RE PRETTY FUNNY, SO THANK YOU FOR LETTING US KNOW. [LAUGHTER]

>> BUT I WILL SAY CHIEF [INAUDIBLE] IS NOT RETIRING.

HE'S STILL WITH US FOR A LITTLE BIT.

>> WELL, HELLO AGAIN. I SAW MOST OF YOU THIS AFTERNOON AT YOUR BUDGET MEETING.

ACTUALLY, THE WAY I'M READING THE TEA LEAVES WILL SHORTEN MY PRESENTATION QUITE A BIT, WHICH IS A GOOD THING.

I DO APPRECIATE, I'VE BEEN BANGING THIS DRUM FOR A WHILE.

I DO APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL THE WISDOM AND REALLY TAKING A REALLY HARD LOOK AT THIS AND TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING.

I WANT TO SINGLE OUT TWO OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS IN PARTICULAR, MRS. MINOR SHOGUN WHO [NOISE] TOOK THE TIME TO SIT DOWN AND MEET WITH ME AND TALK ABOUT THESE ISSUES, AND MR. WOODARD, WHO GAVE ME SOME VERY GOOD, VERY FRANK INFORMATION THAT REALLY HELPED ME SEE HOW YOU'LL ARE WORKING THIS ISSUE.

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS FOR THAT AND THE REST OF YOU AS WELL.

BUT YOU TWO IN PARTICULAR.

[LAUGHTER] IF YOU ALL WILL INDULGE ME, CAN I TALK ABOUT ITEM 31 AS WELL? THERE'S A NEAR LINKAGE BETWEEN THESE TWO. THANK YOU.

[NOISE] FIRST OF ALL, ON THE FRIEZE, AS YOU KNOW, I WAS THE ONE THAT REALLY WANTED TO FREEZE IT ON 21.

YOU WERE KIND ENOUGH TO LISTEN TO THAT TODAY.

YOU ALSO GAVE ME THE LEGAL ADVICE.

I WENT BACK I READ THE STATUTE.

I HAVE TO AGREE WITH YOU, UNFORTUNATELY.

[LAUGHTER] BUT THE DEAL IS THE REAL REVENUE IMPACT WON'T BE AS FAR AS IMPLEMENTING THE PHRASE WON'T BE ON '22, IT WILL BE IN FUTURE YEARS, CORRECT.

REALLY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE INCREASE THIS YEAR.

THERE'S NO WAY TO GET AROUND IT.

IF YOU LISTEN TO COLLIN CAD AND DENTON CAD, WE'RE LOOKING AT ANYWHERE FROM 25-33 PERCENT INCREASES IN MARKET VALUE.

FORTUNATELY, WE HAVE THE STATUTORY CAP THAT WILL CAP THAT AT 10 PERCENT.

MOST FOLKS YOU WOULD ANTICIPATE WOULD HAVE A 10 PERCENT INCREASE IN VALUE.

ALSO, HEARD YOU ALL DISCUSSING YOUR INTENT ON A TAX RATE AND YOUR HOPE TO TRY TO LEAD THE TAX RATE WHERE IT IS.

WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT A 10-PERCENT TAX INCREASE AND IT IS WHAT IT IS BECAUSE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

BUT I GOT TO THINKING ABOUT THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I JUST WANT TO BRING IN.

I WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT [NOISE] THE SITUATION LAST YEAR WHERE YOU HAD ABOUT A 9-PERCENT INCREASE OVERALL IN TAXABLE VALUE FROM 20, WHICH GENERATED ABOUT $13.5 MILLION OF ADDITIONAL TAXES, 21 OVER 20, 7 MILLION OF THAT WAS NEW PROPERTY.

NOW, THIS YEAR, I DON'T HAVE A PROJECTION FROM DENTON COUNTY, BUT COLLIN COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT INDICATED THEY FORECAST A 13-PERCENT TAXABLE INCREASE FOR THE CITY OF FRISCO, WHICH IS 50 PERCENT HIGHER THAN WHAT YOU GOT LAST YEAR.

INTUITIVELY, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE REVENUE THIS YEAR.

SECONDLY, YOUR SALES TAX COLLECTIONS AND REVENUES ARE WAY UP.

YOU ECHO ABOUT $8 MILLION OVER THE SAME PERIOD, YEAR OVER YEAR THROUGH MAY OF THIS YEAR.

I KNOW THAT'S JUST ONE PART OF YOUR REVENUE STREAM IS TAXES.

BUT ON THE TAX SIDE, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE INCREASING REVENUES.

TO THAT, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST.

I KNOW THAT YOU ALL WERE CONSIDERING BOTH A 12.5 PERCENT EXEMPTION AND A 14 PERCENT EXEMPTION.

I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONSIDER THE 14 PERCENT BECAUSE THAT WILL REALLY HELP OFFSET FOR THE SENIOR CITIZENS, THE INABILITY TO GO BACK TO THE 21 TAXES AND IT WILL ALSO, JUST AS IMPORTANTLY, I KNOW WE HAVE A SOMEWHAT OLDER CROWD HERE TONIGHT, BUT I THINK MOST OF US ARE INTERESTED IN ALL RESIDENTS, ALL TAXPAYERS, AND THAT WOULD BE A REAL BENEFIT FOR EVERY FRISCO CITIZEN.

I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET REALLY HIGHLY CONSIDER THE 14 PERCENT, AND THAT'S WHAT I HAVE. THANK YOU.

>> DO YOU WANT TO READ THE OTHER SAYS, FILL OUT A CARBON, DON'T WANT TO SPEAK?

>> IS IT EVERYONE?

>> IT'S EVERYONE.

>> WE HAVE A FEW OF YOU WHO WANTED TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF ITEM 30,

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BUT YOU CHOSE NOT TO SPEAK TONIGHT AND THAT'S MCGREE, LYNN BROWN, CAROL PETE, KIRAN JACKNA, MARCY BROOKS, AND LOUIS BROOKS.

DO YOU WANT TO COME UP AND SPEAK AT THIS TIME? AWESOME.

>> WELL, THANK YOU ALL FOR THE INPUT AND FOR STAYING LATE WITH US HERE TONIGHT.

JUST A FEW GROUPS OF PEOPLE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO THANK.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, OUR BUDGET AND OUR FINANCE STAFF, ANITA, JENNY, THE WHOLE TEAM HAD A CHALLENGING JOB, WHICH WAS COUNCIL WANTED TO GIVE A DIRECTIVE OF PUTTING THIS IN ACTION, LOOKING TO RAISE OUR HOMESTEAD, WHICH WE'LL GET TO MORE DETAILS LATER AS FAR AS HOW COMPLEX THAT IS GOING TO THE 14.

AT THE SAME TIME, OUR CITY'S COSTS ARE GOING UP QUITE A BIT AS WELL.

THE COST OF EVERYTHING, ALL OF THE FUEL FOR ALL OF OUR TRUCKS, MAINTAIN OUR MEDIAN'S, THE COST TO BUILD ROADS, THE COST TO BUILD FIRE STATIONS, 75 PERCENT OF OUR BUDGET IS SALARIES AND WE'RE COMPETING IN THIS WORKFORCE FOR TALENT WHEN PRIVATE SECTOR IS PAYING MORE, WE'RE TRYING TO CHASE THAT TO GET THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST.

VERY CHALLENGING BUDGET YEAR, TRYING TO DEAL WITH THIS RAPID INFLATION AND THE CITY IS FEELING IT AS WELL, BUT THEY ROLLED UP THEIR SLEEVES, THEY FOUND A WAY.

I WANT TO THANK OUR BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE WHO ALSO ROLLED UP THEIR SLEEVES TO REALLY SHARPEN THEIR PENCILS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, WHICH IS LED BY BILL WOODARD AND BRIAN LIVINGSTON AND LAURA RUMBLE, SO THANK YOU FOR REALLY DIVING INTO THE DETAILS AND THE NITTY-GRITTY TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, AND THEN OF COURSE, COUNCIL AS A WHOLE, AS FAR AS BEING SUPPORTIVE OF THIS INITIATIVE.

I HOPE THAT SPENDING SOME TIME WITH US THIS EVENING THAT YOU RECOGNIZE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS A GROUP THAT LISTENS TO THE PEOPLE WE KNOW WHO WE WORK FOR, AND WE KNOW WHO WE SERVE AND IT'S OUR JOB TO DELIVER THE BEST SERVICE, THE SERVICE THAT ALL OF YOU EXPECT, WHICH IS TO BE BEST-IN-CLASS AND EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.

BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO PAY A DOLLAR MORE THAN YOU HAVE TO FOR IT, AND SO THAT IS CERTAINLY OUR JOB.

WITH THAT COUNCIL, I'LL TURN IT TO YOU ALL FOR ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL COMMENTS YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE.

I'LL DEFER TO YOU BILL AS THE CHAIR OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO FIRST.

>> YEAH. ON THIS ITEM, I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF OTHER COMMENTS THAT I'D LIKE TO MAKE ON THIS ONE OTHER THAN, AND I'LL HAVE MORE COMMENTS WHEN WE GET TO THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AND THE 12.5 VERSUS THE 14, BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S QUESTIONS THERE, BUT I THINK THAT'S BETTER DEAL WHEN WE GET TO ITEM 31.

WHEN BRIAN AND I STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS LAST YEAR ON BUDGET AND AUDIT AND THEN LAURA CAME ON EARLIER THIS YEAR, THIS WAS A BIG FOCUS OF THE BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE THIS YEAR, WAS TO HAVE STAFF REALLY TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO, AND TO THEIR CREDIT, THEY DOVE IN OVER THE LAST EIGHT OR NINE MONTHS SINCE THEY STARTED LOOKING AT THIS AND DID PHENOMENAL AMOUNT OF WORK, NOT JUST ON THIS ITEM, BUT IN MY EMAIL TO MR. FOWLER, WE'VE GOT TO LOOK AT ALL DIFFERENT FACTORS AND HOW IT AFFECTS ALL OF THE RESIDENTS AND TO THE MAYOR'S POINT, WITH THE INCREASE OF FUEL AND SALARIES AND BEING COMPETITIVE IN THE MARKETPLACE SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THE BEST PD, AND WE CAN HAVE THE BEST FIRE ARM, AND WE CAN HAVE THE BEST PUBLIC WORKS.

WE'VE GOT SOME DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE TURNOVER BECAUSE AS SOON AS THOSE DRIVERS GET THEIR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE, THEY LEAVE US AND THEY GO TO WORK FOR PRIVATE COMPANIES BECAUSE THEY CAN MAKE MORE MONEY AND WE'RE FACING ALL OF THOSE CHALLENGES.

ALL OF THOSE TYPES OF THINGS GET INCORPORATED INTO A DECISION, IT IS NOT AN EASY OR SIMPLE DECISION.

I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF FOR THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THEY SPENT ON THIS TO GET THIS TO THE POINT WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY PASS THIS THIS YEAR.

>> I ECHO EVERYTHING COUNCIL MAN WOODWARD SAID.

WE'RE FACING ALL THE COSTS THAT ARE INCREASING AND WE TRY TO CONTROL OUR SPENDING BECAUSE WE KNOW YOU GUYS ARE FACING THOSE COSTS AS WELL.

I WANT TO COMMEND BILL FOR LEADING US TO IT, AND AGAIN, OUR FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING STAFF FOR PUTTING UP WITH THE QUESTIONS THAT WE ASK REPEATEDLY EVERY DIFFERENT WAY POSSIBLE TO MAKE SURE WE DID IT.

I THINK IT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A TEAMWORK AND COMING TO A GOOD RESULT.

>> I TOO I'M EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY.

WE HAVE OVER 8,000 SENIORS IN OUR CITY THAT ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY THIS.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT THERE ARE TIMES COUNCIL WHEN WE HAVE TO MAKE REALLY TOUGH DECISIONS AND THERE ARE TRADE-OFFS, BUT THERE'S PROBABLY NO BETTER DECISION THAN I FEEL SATISFIED AND HAPPY TO MAKE IN SUPPORT OF FREEZING THIS.

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I WILL TELL YOU, NOT ONLY DID YOUR EMAILS TO US MATTER AND FALL ON FERTILE SOIL, BUT HAVING BEEN A CHILD OF A SENIOR WHO PASSED AWAY A YEAR AGO WHO COULD NOT MAKE ENDS MEET AND HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR MY HUSBAND AND I FINANCING TO CLOSE THE GAP, SHE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PAY HER OWN BILLS.

WHAT YOU SHARED ABOUT BEING ON A FIXED INCOME AND HAVING TO MAKE TRADE-OFFS, NOT ONLY HITS HOME TO ME, BUT IT HITS ME PERSONALLY HAVING LIVED THROUGH THAT WITH MY PARENTS.

I THINK THIS ALSO SENDS A RIPPLING MESSAGE TO FRISCO, IT NOT ONLY SAYS THAT WE WANT YOU TO COME TO THE CITY TO LIVE AND TO WORK AND TO PLAY, BUT WE WANT YOU TO COME TO FRISCO TO RETIRE, SO THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> WELL, I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR EDC TEAM, THEY'VE DONE FANTASTIC WORK, RON PATTERSON, JASON FORD AND THEIR TEAM.

I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, I'VE CAMPAIGNED FOR THIS FOR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS AND FOR THE WORK WE'VE DONE WITH THE SENIOR EXEMPTION.

BUT THESE CORPORATE INCENTIVES THAT YOU SEE US GIVE TO LARGE COMPANIES TO BRING THEM HERE TO FRISCO, THOSE CORPORATE INCENTIVES TRANSLATE INTO HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS, AND TONIGHT THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO TRANSLATE INTO SENIOR FREEZES.

I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU THAT THERE IS A PLAN IN PLACE, THERE IS A METHOD TO THE MADNESS HERE.

WE DO HAVE A GOOSE AND IT DOES LIKE GOLDEN EGGS, THAT IS OUR EDC.

IF WE CAN TAKE SOME OF THIS TAX BURDEN OFF OF THE HARDWORKING FRISCO HOMEOWNER AND PUT IT ONTO CORPORATE AMERICA WHILE INCENTIVIZING THEM TO COME HERE TO FRISCO AT THE SAME TIME AND CREATE JOBS FOR YOUR GRANDKIDS, THEN THAT'S A WIN-WIN SITUATION.

FOR US TO HAVE A SENIOR EXEMPTION TO 80,000 AND THAT WILL NOT GO AWAY, AND TO HAVE OUR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION GO FROM 10-12.5 PERCENT, AND PUT A SENIOR FREEZE IN PLACE, ALL IN ONE NIGHT IS, IN MY HUMBLE OPINION AND NEWSWORTHY EVENTS, NOT SOMETHING WE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY [LAUGHTER] PAT OURSELVES ON THE BACK, BUT I REALLY APPLAUD EVERYONE HERE TONIGHT AND THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE.

WE DIDN'T JUST GET AN EMAIL THAT SAID, FREEZE MY TAXES OR LOWER MY TAXES.

IT'S A VERY WELL-THOUGHT OUT AND VERY THOUGHTFUL AND MINDFUL AND DARE I SAY RESPECTFUL, THANK YOU, EMAILS THAT CAME TO US REALLY OUTLINING NOT ONLY YOUR SITUATION, BUT SOMETIMES YOUR NEIGHBORS SITUATION, AND SOMETIMES YOUR PARENT'S SITUATION, THE PARENTS OF YOUR CHILDREN, AND THE HOPE THAT YOU HAVE FOR THEM AND THEIR FUTURE, AND SETTING YOURSELVES ASIDE AND WONDERING WHAT DOES THE FUTURE OF FRISCO GOING TO LOOK LIKE IF WE CAN'T MANAGE THIS NOW, IF WE CAN'T PROVIDE SOME LEADERSHIP FOR OUR CHILDREN AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN, AND PUT THESE MEASURES IN PLACE TO PROTECT THEIR FUTURE AND TO MAINTAIN FRISCO IS A CITY WHERE WE DO TRULY WANT TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY, AND HOPEFULLY SO, NOT DIE TOO SUDDENLY, AND ENJOY YOUR LIFESTYLE HERE IN FRISCO.

ON THAT, I'LL CLOSE BY SAYING WE'LL CONTINUE TO BE GOOD STEWARDS WITH ALL OF YOUR HARD-EARNED TAX DOLLARS AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

>> IT IS INCREDIBLY INSPIRING TO SEE AS MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE GOTTEN INVOLVED AND HAVE COME OUT.

MANY OF YOU, THIS MAY BE YOUR VERY FIRST TIME COMING TO CITY COUNCIL, BUT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT MATTERED.

BUT MANY OF YOU, WE'VE HEARD FROM BEFORE, MANY OF YOU ARE VERY INVOLVED IN OUR CITY AND YOU CARE ABOUT OUR CITY, YOU'RE INVOLVED IN GIVING BACK TO OUR CITY.

THE LAST THING WANT TO DO IS PRICE OUT OUR SENIORS TO WHERE THEY CAN NO LONGER LIVE IN FRISCO AND THEY HAVE TO MOVE AWAY, THAT IS THE ABSOLUTE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO.

GETTING ON THE BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE WAS SOMETHING THAT I WAS INCREDIBLY PASSIONATE ABOUT, AND I EVEN STARTED GOING INTO MEETINGS BEFORE I WAS INSTALLED BECAUSE I REALLY WANTED TO BE HELPED THAT COMMITTEE AND GET UP TO SPEED ON EVERYTHING THAT WAS GOING ON.

I PROMISED YOU GUYS THAT WE WOULD KEEP OUR PROPERTY TAXES AS LOW AS POSSIBLE, AND I THINK WE ARE DOING JUST THAT HAVING BEEN THROUGH THE EXERCISES WITH OUR BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE AS WELL AS OUR AMAZING FINANCE TEAM.

TRUST ME, WE ARE LOOKING AT EVERY PENNY WE CAN POSSIBLY FIND AND LOOK AT THE NEEDS OF THE CITY AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN SUPPORT IT.

I'M ABSOLUTELY HONORED TO BE ABLE TO VOTE FOR THIS TONIGHT, IT'S SOMETHING WE'VE WANTED TO DO FOR AWHILE, AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY MY PRIVILEGE TO GIVE THAT TO US TONIGHT.

>> WELL, I'M SURE YOU'RE JUST WAITING FOR ME TO FINISH SO WE CAN GET TO [LAUGHTER] BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO DID REACH OUT,

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THERE'S 20,000 SENIORS, I PROBABLY GOT 19,000 EMAILS AND SO DID ALL OF YOU.

I STARTED PRINTING THEM OUT ONE BY ONE, TELLING YOU I'M PRINTING THINGS OUT AND THEN I GAVE UP.

BUT THE INFORMATION WAS IMPORTANT, I WANT TO REALLY THANK ANITA AND JENNY WITH WHAT THEY'RE ABLE TO DO TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE THIS WORK IS HOW WE'RE ABLE TO DO THIS, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

MY PARENTS, NOW HAVE A BETTER REASON FOR THEM TO COME AND MOVE FROM CHICAGO, SO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS VOTE TONIGHT.

>> THANK YOU TAMMY. YES, AS TAMMY MENTIONED WE ALL GOT A LOT OF EMAILS [LAUGHTER] AND I WAS ON TOP OF IT UNTIL PROBABLY ABOUT A WEEK AGO THEN THEY JUST STARTED COMING IN TOO FAST.

IF YOU SENT ONE TO US IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, YOU MAY NOT GET A RESPONSE, BUT YOU ARE HEARD, I DID READ EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.

WITH THAT, WE'LL JUST GET TO IT.

BILL, I'LL GIVE YOU THE HONORS AS THE BUDGET AND AUDIT CHAIR.

>> MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 30, ESTABLISHING A FREEZE ON AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES FOR RESIDENT HOMESTEADS OF ELDERLY AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS IN THE CITY OF FRISCO.

>> MOTION BY BILL.

>> SECOND BY BRIAN, ALL IN FAVOR?

>> AYE. [OVERLAPPING].

>> MOTION PASSES SIX TO 0.

[APPLAUSE] WE'RE NOT DONE YET.

>> BUT THERE'S NO MORE.

[31. Consider and act upon adoption of an Ordinance to increase an exemption to ad valorem property taxes for residence homesteads in the City of Frisco. (Budget/JH)]

>> THIRTY-ONE, CONSIDERED AN ACT UPON ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE TO INCREASE AN EXEMPTION TO ADD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES FOR RESIDENT HOMESTEADS IN THE CITY OF FRISCO.

>> COUNCIL, THIS ORDINANCE WOULD INCREASE THE EXEMPTION FROM 10-12.5 PERCENT.

WE'RE GUIDED BY OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES.

WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT THIS INCREASE WILL ALLOW US TO MAINTAIN A CONSISTENT TAX RATE, YET NOT COMPROMISE OUR M AND O, OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX RATE, AS THAT'S WHAT SUPPORTS THE VITAL CITY SERVICES STAFF AND OPERATIONS.

THE ADOPTION OF THIS EXEMPTION AT 12.5 PERCENT WILL IMPACT THE REVENUE STREAM FOR FISCAL YEAR '23.

IF ADOPTED TONIGHT, IT WILL BE AFFECTED FOR THE JANUARY 1ST, 2022 VALUATION.

THE BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE DID DISCUSS IT ON APRIL 18TH.

AGAIN ON JUNE 21ST, CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSED IT AT THEIR WINTER WORK SESSION ON FEBRUARY 11TH, AND AGAIN ON MAY 17TH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE.

THIS IS A CONSIDERING ACT.

SPECIFIC LANGUAGE IS NOT REQUIRED WITH THE MOTION AND I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> THANK YOU. I THINK WE ONLY HAD ONE PERSON SIGNED TO SPEAK FOR THIS, BUT I DON'T KNOW BILL, IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK AGAIN OR IF YOU'VE GOT IT IN THE LAST ONE.

>> YES, YOU PUT 30 AND 31.

>> YOU'VE HEARD ME ALREADY.

>> OKAY.

>> [INAUDIBLE]. [LAUGHTER]

>> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS SPECIFIC ITEM? OKAY. I KNOW THIS ONE PROBABLY WILL KEEP OUR COMMENTS A LITTLE MORE BRIEF.

I'LL LET BILL GET INTO THE TECHNICAL COMMENTS AS FAR AS THE 12.5 VERSE 14 AND HOW IT IMPACTS RATE. HE DOVE INTO THIS.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY ON THIS ONE PERSONALLY THAT THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION IS A PERSONAL PASSION OF MINE.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT, WHEN I WAS ELECTED MAYOR, I SAT IN MANY OF YOUR HOMES AND I PROMISED WE WOULD START BRINGING THIS TO THE CITY OF FRISCO.

I THINK WE PASSED THE FIRST ONE AND I THINK THE FIRST TWO MONTHS THAT I WAS ON MAYOR, CERTAINLY WITH THE SUPPORT OF COUNCIL, THEY ALL SUPPORTED IT.

IT IS OUR GOAL TO GET THIS TO 20 PERCENT.

WE'RE GOING TO KEEP PUSHING IT EVERY SINGLE YEAR, STRESSING THE BUDGET EVERY SINGLE YEAR TO SEE HOW FAST WE CAN GET IT, AND I KNOW I CAN SPEAK FOR ALL OF COUNCIL, THAT IT'S OUR GOAL TO GET IT TO THAT NUMBER AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT CUTTING SERVICES.

[APPLAUSE].

>> MARRIED TO THAT POINT, [NOISE] I GUESS I'LL JUST START THERE. THERE IT GOES.

I JUST WANT TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROCESS AND SOME OF WHAT WE FACE BECAUSE THIS IS SOME OF YOUR FIRST TIME HERE AND WORKING THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO MAKE THE DECISION RIGHT NOW ON BOTH THE SENIOR FREEZE AND THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION BEFORE THE END OF JUNE.

OUR CITY STAFF DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THE FINAL FIGURES FOR TAXABLE VALUES FROM EITHER OF THE COUNTIES YET.

WE'RE FORCED TO MAKE A DECISION WITH REALLY A WHOLLY INACCURATE INFORMATION AT THIS POINT.

THOSE NUMBERS THAT THEY GET WILL CHANGE OVER THE NEXT MONTH AND A HALF AS THEY GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE COUNTIES.

WHAT OUR STAFF GOES THROUGH, IS THEY'VE GONE THROUGH AN EXERCISE WHERE THEY'RE PROJECTING AS BEST AS THEY POSSIBLY CAN ON WHAT THEY THINK IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH NO CERTAINTIES.

BECAUSE OF THAT, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, WE'VE GOT TO BALANCE WHAT WE THINK IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO ALL OF THOSE COSTS THAT THE MAYOR MENTIONED EARLIER AS FAR AS RISING FUEL PRICES AND STAFFING LEVELS AND THINGS OF THAT SORT, IT WOULD BE VERY EASY FOR US TO JUST SAY, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO RAISE THIS TO 20 PERCENT.

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THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED. THE PROBLEM WITH DOING THAT WITHOUT TAKING A MEASURED APPROACH IS THAT PUTS US BEHIND THE CURVE WITH HIRING AND POSITIONS LIKE OUR PDE AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, AND ALL THOSE OTHER PLACES.

IF WE'RE NOT CAREFUL WHEN WE EVALUATE THIS, WE END UP PUTTING OURSELVES BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL AND HAVING TO TRY TO PLAY CATCH UP IN FUTURE YEARS, WHICH IS A MUCH WORSE POSITION TO TRY TO OPERATE FROM.

WITH THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, IF I HEARD JENNY CORRECTLY EARLIER TONIGHT, IF WE INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION IN FUTURE YEARS, YOU WILL ALSO GET THE BENEFIT OF THOSE INCREASES, CORRECT? IF WE MOVE TO 12.5 PERCENT THIS YEAR, YOU GET THAT BENEFIT THIS YEAR.

IF WE TAKE IT UP ANOTHER 2.5 FOR A FIVE PERCENT NEXT YEAR, YOU WILL ALSO GET THAT ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN THOSE FOLLOWING YEARS.

I UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY, THAT DOESN'T HELP THIS YEAR, BUT WE DO HAVE TO TRY TO MANAGE THIS PROCESS IN THIS BUDGET FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE CITY.

AT LEAST IN MY OPINION, I DON'T WANT TO LET OUR PUBLIC SAFETY OR OTHER DEPARTMENTS SUFFER IF WE INCREASE THIS TOO FAST.

IT IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE THAT WHEN OUR STAFF GETS ALL THIS INFORMATION IN AUGUST THAT THEY SAY, WE'VE GOT TO MOVE THE TAX RATE DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

THAT COULD HAPPEN. RIGHT NOW, I THINK THEIR TARGET IS TO KEEP IT THE SAME.

I CAN'T SPEAK FOR EVERYBODY, BUT AT LEAST FOR MYSELF, I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF INCREASING IT.

BUT CERTAINLY, THERE COULD BE MATH AND IT COULD CHANGE AND DECREASE.

THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF ADDITIONAL BUDGET DISCUSSIONS OVER THE REST OF THE SUMMER.

THIS IS NOT THE END OF OUR BUDGET DISCUSSIONS.

THIS IS JUST AN ACTION THAT THE STATE MAKES US TAKE RIGHT NOW BEFORE WE HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION IN HAND.

WITH THAT, I AM SUPPORTIVE OF THE 12.5 PERCENT.

I AM PROUD TO HAVE BEEN ON BUDGET AND AUDIT WHEN WE PUT THE FIRST 7.5 PERCENT INTO PLACE, WHERE WE'VE INCREASED IT AND NOW WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THESE THINGS.

IT'S A CREDIT TO MY COLLEAGUES AND AS WELL AS OUR STAFF.

THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. [APPLAUSE] [NOISE]

>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS?

>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY TO YOUR COMMENT EARLIER.

WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.

I WAS ADAMANT THAT WE TRIED TO HIT 15 PERCENT. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED.

[APPLAUSE] LET ME FINISH.

>> THERE'S MORE. THEN WHEN WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT IT, THEY CAME BACK WITH THE COLUMN ON THE SPREADSHEET THAT'S AT 14 PERCENT.

>> MORE TO THE STORY.

>> BUT THERE'S MORE.

I THOUGHT THEY WERE JUST PICKING ON ME.

BUT THEY WERE TRYING TO STRETCH TO SEE WHAT WE COULD DO.

THEN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT KEEPS US THE NUMBER ONE CITY OR THE THING THAT KEEPS US THE NUMBER ONE CITY, THAT KEEPS HOME VALUES UP, THAT KEEPS BUSINESSES FLOURISHING, THAT KEEPS OUR SCHOOLS GREAT, IS OUR PUBLIC SAFETY, BOTH FIRE AND POLICE.

I HAVE TO COMPLIMENT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS FOR RE-EXAMINING OUR PROCESSES AND OUR METHODS IN THE WAKE OF SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED AROUND THE COUNTRY LATELY.

TO CLOSE THE GAP, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THAT COMMITMENT AS WELL AS PART OF THIS BUDGET.

THEN WE DO HAVE EVERYTHING THAT'S RISING.

I THINK IT'S PROBABLY A FLIP OF A COIN IF WE COULD DO 14 OR NOT, BUT IT'D BE RISKY TO DO IT.

WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON THIS ECONOMY, I HOPE THAT WE CAN MAKE UP FOR IT IN FUTURE YEARS, BUT I THINK THE PRUDENT THING TO DO FOR THE LONG-TERM SUCCESS OF THE CITY AND NOT TO PUT THIS THING AT RISK IS TO GO WITH A 12.5 PERCENT, LET THINGS SHAKE OUT, AND THEN HOPEFULLY WHEN IT COMES BACK, I'LL JOIN MY COLLEAGUES AND THEN MAKING UP THAT DIFFERENCE SOONER THAN LATER.

WE DID LOOK AT IT. YOU CAN ASK OUR STAFF, WE DID DISCUSS IT QUITE A BIT, LOOKED AT A LOT OF DATA AND DESPITE I'D LIKE TO BE AT THE 15 OR 14.

I THINK THE RIGHT THING TO DO IS 12.5 PERCENT AND I DO SUPPORT THAT.

>> THANK YOU. I'M IN SUPPORT OF TAKING THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION TO 12.5 PERCENT.

AS I'VE HEARD MY COLLEAGUES TALK AND WE'VE SHARED WITH YOU, THERE ARE TRADE-OFFS WITH EVERYTHING.

I APPLAUD OUR CITY STAFF, OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR REALLY HELPING US LOOK INWARD AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN DO THE FREEZE AND AN INCREASE IN HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION ALL IN THE SAME SETTING.

THAT'S ABSOLUTELY VITAL TO THE GROWTH OF THE CITY TO HELP OUR RESIDENTS BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO LIVE HERE AND TO LOOK CREATIVELY AT OUR REVENUE STREAM, TO SEE HOW WE CAN SHARPEN OUR PENCIL AND MAYBE FIND TRADE-OFFS THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THIS TO YOU.

AS WE SAID EARLIER, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 14 PERCENT AND 12.5 PERCENT IS ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS.

I'M SURE YOU WOULD AGREE THAT THOSE ARE INVESTMENTS WORTH MAKING.

WITH THAT, LIKE BRIAN,

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I THINK WE ALL AT SOME POINT WOULD WANT IT TO GO TO 20 OVERNIGHT, BUT THE REALITY IS BEING PRUDENT, TAKING OUR TIME, PACING OURSELVES, AND MAKING THE RIGHT INVESTMENTS AT THE RIGHT TIME HAS LED US TO THIS 12.5 PERCENT AND I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. [APPLAUSE].

>> OKAY. THANK YOU, ANGELIA. ANY OTHER COMMENTS?

>> JUST VERY QUICKLY.

TO ECHO SOME OF THE COMMENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE.

THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS. ANGELIA JUST SAID IT.

TO BE ABLE TO DO ALL THREE OF THESE THINGS IN ONE NIGHT IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.

MAYOR CHENEY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON BRINGING US THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION BACK IN 2017. THAT WAS BRILLIANT.

HOW WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MOVE THIS FORWARD AND NOW ADD A SENIOR FREEZE.

SINCE THIS IS MR. [INAUDIBLE] CITY MANAGERS LAST MEETING, I'LL END WITH A QUOTE THAT HE TOLD ME SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN WE WERE HAVING A VIGOROUS EXCHANGE OF IDEAS ABOUT THE TAX RATE.

[LAUGHTER] HE STOPPED.

YOU'VE HEARD A LOT OF STORIES ABOUT GEORGE TONIGHT.

TOOK THAT FAMOUS DEEP BREATH AND LOOKED AT ME AND HE SAID, IT'S NICE TO HAVE THE LOWEST TAX RATE AS LONG AS YOUR CITY DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT HAS THE LOWEST TAX RATE.

[LAUGHTER] GEORGE, THANK YOU, SIR, FOR YOUR WISDOM AND FOR YOUR SERVICE [LAUGHTER], AND I'M ALSO IN FAVOR OF THE 12.5 PERCENT.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> I WAS ALSO ONE THAT REALLY HOPED IT COULD BE MORE AND WANTED IT TO BE MORE.

BUT I DO THINK DOING THE SENIOR TAX FREEZE AND DOING MORE AT THIS TIME WOULD NOT BE WISE.

FROM A BUDGETARY STANDPOINT, I DO THINK IT DOES BECOME MORE RISKY FOR US AS A CITY.

WHEN WE DID THE CALCULATION, THE 2.5 HALF PERCENT, REMEMBER, CITY IS ONLY A VERY SMALL PIECE OF YOUR OVERALL TAXES.

WE MAYBE A QUARTER OF YOUR OVERALL TAXES, MAYBE DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LIVE.

I THINK THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IT WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO THE AVERAGE PERSON FOR THE TWO EXTRA 1.5 PERCENT THAT WE LOOKED FOR WASN'T AS DIFFICULT AS IT WAS FROM OVER A MILLION DOLLARS WE WOULD HAVE TO CUT SOMEWHERE FROM THE BUDGET, WHERE WE'RE ALREADY LOOKING FOR 11 MILLION DOLLARS THAT WE DON'T HAVE FOR CURRENT FUNDING TODAY.

JUST SO YOU GUYS KNOW, THOSE ARE SOME OF THE NUMBERS THAT WE WERE THROWING AROUND EARLIER.

THERE ARE VERY REAL NEEDS IN THE CITY.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT, AGAIN, THROUGH CAMPAIGNING AS WELL AS RE-INVESTING IN THE CITY.

NONE OF US WANTS TO, TO GEORGE'S POINT, LOOK LIKE WE LIVE IN THE LOWEST TAX RATE CITY.

WE WANT A GOOD CITY THAT'S TAKEN CARE OF.

WE WANT TO MAINTAIN THE NUMBER ONE SAFEST CITY IN AMERICA.

WHILE I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT, I'M NOT MINIMIZING HOW DIFFICULT THE SITUATION ECONOMIC FACTORS ARE RIGHT NOW.

IT JUST MADE SENSE TO STAY AT THE 12.5 RIGHT NOW, BUT YOU DO HAVE MY COMMITMENT THAT IF WE CAN RAISE IT, WE WILL DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO DO THAT.

[APPLAUSE].

>> MR. FOWLER.

>> YES, MA'AM. [LAUGHTER]

>> I DO ALSO AGREE, 14 IS A BETTER NUMBER. BUT BABY STEPS.

IT'S STILL PROGRESS AND I PROMISE I'LL GET YOU A COFFEE.

LET'S MEET AGAIN AND WE'LL TALK MORE.

>> IF YOU COULD COME TO THEM JUST SO [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER].

>> [INAUDIBLE]

>> COME TO THE PODIUM.

>> I LOVE A MICROPHONE. [LAUGHTER] I UNDERSTAND YOU TAKING A MEASURED APPROACH ON THIS.

OBVIOUSLY, AS WE SAID A WHILE AGO, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY REVENUE IMPACT FOR FISCAL YEAR '23 BECAUSE OF THE FREEZE, BUT YOU WILL IN '24, CORRECT? OBVIOUSLY, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME IMPACT BY INCREASING THE EXEMPTION FROM 10 TO 12.5 IN FISCAL YEAR '23.

I DO BELIEVE AT THE END OF THE DAY THAT YOU PROBABLY WILL.

I GUESS ON JULY 20TH IS WHEN APPRAISAL DISTRICTS CERTIFY THE ROLES.

I THINK YOU WILL SEE PROBABLY MORE OF AN INCREASE THAN YOU MAY BE THINKING BUT I DO UNDERSTAND YOUR APPROACH.

I JUST ALWAYS ASSUMED YOU CALCULATED THE TAXES AND IF THEY CAME IN ABOVE THE CEILING, THE CEILING IS THE CEILING.

BUT FROM WHAT I'M HEARING FROM YOU GUYS IS THAT IF YOU DO INCREASE IN THE FUTURE YEARS, WHETHER IT'D BE NEXT YEAR, DOWN THE ROAD, YOU EVENTUALLY GET TO THAT 20 PERCENT OR WHATEVER IT IS,

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THAT OUR TAXES WILL BE RECALCULATED BASED ON THAT CEILING TAX LESS THE ADDITIONAL EXEMPTION FROM THAT.

THAT'S GOOD NEWS. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING.

I'LL JUST SAY ONE LAST THING.

I SAID IT BEFORE, BUT I DO APPRECIATE YOU GUYS TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING.

FRISCO IS A GREAT PLACE.

I WAS IN HOUSTON UNTIL 2019.

I'M ACTUALLY FROM GREENVILLE, SO THIS IS HOME TO ME.

BUT THE WAY THAT THE CITY OF FRISCO RUNS ITSELF COMPARED TO SO MANY OTHER ENTITIES, IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE.

MR. PUREFOY, I JUST WANT TO SAY TO YOU, I APPRECIATE YOUR FAITH.

THAT MEANT A LOT, HEARING YOUR TESTIMONY TONIGHT.

I LIKED THAT. THANK YOU ALL.

>> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> JUST TO ADD ONE THING ON THAT.

THE CEILING FOR THE FREEZE WILL STAY THE CEILING, BUT IF WITH THE EXEMPTIONS IT DOES LOWER THE CALCULATION, YOU COULD PAY LESS ON YOUR TAXES, BUT THE CEILING IS THE MAX YOU WOULD PAY.

IT IS STILL A MATHEMATICAL NUMBER.

IT WON'T RESET YOUR CEILING, BUT YOU COULD STILL PAY WHAT'S LESS.

>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. BILL. I LOOK FOR MOTION.

>> IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

>> MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 31 AND ACT UPON ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE TO INCREASE AN EXEMPTION TO THE AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES FOR RESIDENT HOMESTEADS IN THE CITY OF FRISCO.

>> SECOND THE BILL, SECOND BY BRIAN. ALL IN FAVOR?

>> THE MOTION PASSES 6-0. THANK YOU ALL.

[APPLAUSE] YOU'RE ALL FREE TO STAY WITH US THE REST OF THE EVENING.

>> ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE TO OUR REPORT SECTION.

>> [BACKGROUND]

[9. Budget Status Report for May 2022.]

ITEM 9 IS, YOUR BACK ON DECK, OUR BUDGET STATUS REPORT.

>> [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE I THINK WE'VE HEARD ENOUGH ABOUT THE FINANCES OF THE CITY FOR ONE NIGHT.

EVERYTHING IS TRACKING AS WE PROJECTED AND WE'RE ALL IN THE THICK OF BUDGET AS YOU ALL KNOW.

I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A PERSONAL MINUTE.

I DON'T HAVE A BADGE TO PRESENT GEORGE, AND I DON'T HAVE A SHIELD.

I JUST HAVE SOME WORDS FROM OUR DEPARTMENTS, BUDGET AND FINANCE DEPARTMENTS.

WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU'VE DONE.

YOU SUPPORTED US.

I'VE BEEN HERE WITH YOU FOR 20 YEARS.

STEADFAST, BRILLIANT FINANCIAL MIND, HE CAN CALCULATE ANYTHING IN HIS HEAD.

I'VE TRIED TO PICK UP ON THAT.

I'M NOT TOO GOOD AT IT, BUT I'M TRULY GOING TO MISS YOU AND YOUR LEADERSHIP.

I KNOW THE CITY STILL HAS GREAT OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES AHEAD, BUT FROM FINANCING AND BUDGET, WE'RE TRULY GOING TO MISS YOU.

BUT CONGRATULATIONS AND ENJOY YOUR TRAVELS.

I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> COUNCIL, WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE?

>> THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS.

>> YES THANK YOU.

>> ABSOLUTELY. I NEED YOU TO BALANCE MY CHECKING ACCOUNT AND [LAUGHTER] MATERIALIZE MONEY WHERE IT MIGHT NOT BE.

>> AS YOU ALL WERE DOING THESE APPROVALS, I WAS OVER THERE KNOCKING ON WOOD [INAUDIBLE]. [LAUGHTER] WE ARE CONFIDENT.

>> I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU TO EXPLAIN THE CALCULATION TO ME.

I'M JUST TEASING. [LAUGHTER]

>> YOU CAN THROW SOMETHING AT HIM. WE ARE OKAY WITH THAT.

>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL. I'LL TAKE A SIGN TO END OUR VISIT FRISCO.

[10. Visit Frisco May and April sales and marketing reports.]

MAY AND APRIL SALES AND MARKETING REPORTS.

>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'LL BE BRIEF, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD STUFF GOING ON IN TOURISM.

I WANTED TO MENTION, YOU SEE OUR REPORTS ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

THAT'S THE PRODUCT OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING WITH OUR VOYAGE PRODUCT WHICH IS A DASHBOARD OF HOW WE LOOK AT OUR KPIS IN TOURISM.

YOU'LL START TO SEE OUR GOAL IS BY OCTOBER TO HAVE A MUCH MORE USER-FRIENDLY VERSION OF THESE STATS SO THAT THEY'RE MORE VISUAL AND NOT JUST HITTING YOU WITH A TON OF NUMBERS.

BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT HAVE COME UP RECENTLY, ONE OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS WAS NAMED THE MEETING PROFESSIONAL INTERNATIONAL SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR.

LACHELLE EVANS HAS DONE A GREAT JOB IN REACHING OUT TO THAT TEXAS ASSOCIATION MARKET SO WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT ON THAT.

WE HAVE AN E-SPORTS EVENT COMING UP,

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JULY 16TH AND 17TH.

TODAY THEY ANNOUNCED A CONCERT ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

CAIN BROWN WILL BE PERFORMING AT FORD CENTER IN JULY, SO GET YOUR TICKETS FOR THAT. THAT'LL BE A HOT ONE.

THEN I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT WAS PART OF THE WORLD CUP ANNOUNCEMENT.

I THINK IT'S A TESTAMENT AGAIN TO MR. PUREFOY THAT THERE ARE FOUR MAJOR CITIES THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THAT ANNOUNCEMENT.

ARLINGTON, DALLAS, AND FORT WORTH WERE ALL OLDER MORE ESTABLISHED CITIES, BUT MR. PUREFOY HAS PUT US IN A POSITION TO REALLY BE A LEADER IN SPORTS AND REALLY BE SPORTS TO THE USA.

I WAS HONORED TO HAVE MAYOR CHENEY SPEAK AT THAT EVENT.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> THAT WAS AN HONOR AND AN INCREDIBLE WIN FOR THE ENTIRE REGION AND METROPLEX.

JUST HEARING THE NUMBERS WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT THE WORLD CUP, HOW HOTEL ROOMS WILL BE BOOKED OUT THREE AND 400 MILES AWAY FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH, IT'S JUST GOING TO BRING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK, IS BIG PART OF THAT.

VERY EXCITING. WITH THAT, COUNCIL, WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS DO YOU HAVE?

>> THEIR NUMBERS LOOK GREAT. IT'S GOOD TO SEE THEM TRENDING BACK UP LIKE THAT.

>> ABSOLUTELY. WE HAVE SEVERAL SPORTING EVENTS IN TOWN THIS WEEKEND SO OUR JUNE NUMBERS SHOULD BE EXTREMELY HIGH. THANK YOU.

[11. Development Services monthly activity update report for the month of May 2022.]

>> MOVE TO START DEVELOPMENT SERVICES REPORT.

>> THERE'S ONE THING I WANT TO POINT OUT IN THE PACKET AND THAT'S RECOGNITION OF THE BUILDING INSPECTION DIVISION.

JUST LIKE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THERE'S AN ISO RATING FOR BILLING INSPECTION.

WE DON'T HAVE THE ONE, BUT THIS HAPPENS EVERY FOUR YEARS.

FIRST TIME IT WAS DONE BACK IN 2013.

WE HAVE THREE, FOUR COMMERCIAL AND THREE, FOUR RESIDENTIAL.

WHERE WE SCORED HIGH ON WAS ON PLAN REVIEW AND ADMINISTRATION OF CODES.

I WILL SAY THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IN OTHER CITIES THE ADMINISTRATION CODES SOMETIMES ARE DONE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY, BUT PEOPLE CAN BE ASSURED OF SAFE BUILDINGS WITHIN THE CITY OF FRISCO.

CERTIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE, THAT'S ONE AREA THAT WE WERE LOW IN.

WE HAD FOUR NEW INSPECTORS THAT HAVE COME ON JUST IN THE PAST YEAR.

NOT HAVING THE CERTIFICATION IS CHALLENGING IN TRYING TO KEEP OUR INSPECTORS BECAUSE OTHER CITIES WILL RECRUIT THEM AS SOON AS THEY GET A LOT OF CERTIFICATIONS.

WE'RE BECOMING A TRAINING GROUND FOR OTHER CITIES.

BUT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MOVED ON FROM FRISCO HAVE DONE VERY WELL IN OTHER CITIES.

YOU GET FRISCO ON YOUR RESUME, IS DOING PRETTY GOOD.

JUST THE LAST THING, TO SAY THANK YOU, GEORGE, FOR EVERYTHING.

>> COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. THANK YOU, JOHN. MOVES TO ITEM 12,

[12. Fire Department monthly report on incident responses and educational activities for the month of May 2022.]

WHICH IS OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH, WE'VE RECEIVED A LIFESAVING AWARD FROM BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE - CENTENNIAL FOR A MEDICAL EMERGENCY THAT WE RAN THERE IN THE BEGINNING OF JUNE THAT WE APPLIED THE BLOOD PRODUCTS TO THE PATIENT AND WE WERE CREDITED THE HOSPITAL WILL SAVE THAT PATIENT'S LIFE.

DAVID DID LIKE AND WAS THERE ALONG WITH SOME OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR DEPARTMENT, OUR SQUAD, AND MET A COMPANY THAT RECEIVED THAT AWARD, SO REALLY PROUD TO GET THAT LIFESAVING AWARD FROM BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE - CENTENNIAL.

A LOT OF FOLKS HERE TONIGHT FROM DELAWARE, FRISCO LAKES.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT GOLF TOURNAMENT FIRST RESPONDER GOLF TOURNAMENT THEY SPONSOR EVERY YEAR, CHECKS WERE MADE TO THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS FOR SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR THE CHILDREN OF PUBLIC SAFETY.

IT'S REALLY APPRECIATED THAT COMMUNITY SUPPORT.

THEY'VE ALWAYS SUPPORTED POLICE AND FIRE.

JUST A GREAT GROUP THERE AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT THERE.

BRYAN HARDY AND COUNCILMAN KEATING ARE PROBABLY INTERESTED IN THIS A LITTLE BIT AS WELL.

BRYAN WON A CORE VALUE AWARD LAST MONTH, BRYAN RAN A CALL WITH AIR FORCE VETERAN.

WE RAN A MEDICAL CALL ON HIM AND HE WAS ACTUALLY LIVING IN IS SUV AT THE TIME, AND BRYAN NOTICED THAT HE NEEDED SOME CLOTHES AND WENT NEXT DOOR AND BROUGHT HIM SEVERAL SETS OF CLEAN CLOTHES AND SOME OTHER PERSONAL EFFECTS TO HELP HIM OUT A LOT.

WITH THAT, BRYAN RECEIVED THE CORE VALUE AWARD FROM THE CITY.

A LOT OF THESE FIREFIGHTERS ARE A LOT OF REALLY GOOD THINGS AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WAS OVER AND ABOVE THEIR JOB.

I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE BRYAN AND THINKING ABOUT THAT ARMY VETERAN ACTUALLY AIR FORCE VETERAN SHOULD SAY.

FRIDAYS ARE EVENTS AND SAFETY TOWN WE KEEP GOING INTO SUMMER EVEN THOUGH THE KIDS ARE OUT OF SCHOOL.

WE HAD THE JUNE 10TH EVENT.

JULY 8TH IS THE NEXT ONE IF YOU WANT TO BRING YOUR KIDS TO SAFETY TOWN OR THE SUMMER TO LEARN ABOUT SUMMER SAFETY, SIGN UP ON OUR WEBSITE, FRISCOFIRESAFETYTOWN.COM/EVENTS.

WE STILL HAVE ROOM, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU.

JULY 8TH IS REALLY GREAT TIME FOR THE KIDS AND THE FAMILIES.

WE ARE RECRUITING FIREFIGHTERS AT A VERY EARLY AGE.

ONE OF THE COUNCIL PRIORITIES IS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.

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WE'RE STARTING TO RECRUIT EARLY TEENS NOW WE HAD TWO CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY EVENTS.

WE SHARED THE VIDEO WITH YOU.

WE HEARD SEVERAL THAT SAID, HEY, I WANT TO BE A FIREFIGHTER WHEN I GET OLD ENOUGH, ONE TEENAGER SAID I'M GOING TO BE A BATTALION CHIEF, I WANT TO BE A BC.

WE SAY WE'VE GOT A PLACE FOR YOU.

IT WAS GREAT EVENT WE HAD TWO WEEKS OF GRADUATION.

GREAT TIME FOR ALL THE KIDS THAT WENT THROUGH THAT TEACHING OF WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A FRISCO FIREFIGHTER.

IT'S REALLY SUCCESSFUL EVENT.

IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WARM STARTING OUT IN THE SUMMER HERE IN JUNE WITH TRIPLE DIGITS.

CAN'T EMPHASIZE ENOUGH HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES THAT YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF IN.

DRINK PLENTY OF WATER FLUIDS, IT'S IMPORTANT, MIXES UP WITH SOME TYPE OF SPORTS STRING.

NOT ALL WATER, SOMETIMES MAYBE ALTERNATE THAT.

YOU GET SOME ELECTROLYTES IN YOUR SYSTEM.

WATCH OUT FOR OLDER ADULTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN AND ALSO THOSE WITH DISABILITIES, THEY ARE AFFECTED EXPONENTIALLY BY THE HEAT A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN OTHERS AND YOU ALSO WANT TO TAKE CARE OF OUR PETS.

A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS LATELY ABOUT THE PADS ON THE FEET OF PETS AS THEY TOUCH HOT SURFACES.

WATCH OUT FOR YOUR PETS AS WELL AS MAKE SURE THEY'RE HYDRATED.

LAST THING IS BEGINNING OF JUNE IS THE HURRICANE SEASON.

THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE EXTREMELY BUSY HURRICANE SEASON FOR US.

NAMED STORMS ARE 14-21, [NOISE] 16-10 HURRICANES, AND MAJOR ARE 3-6, WHICH IS ABOUT A 65 PERCENT INCREASE.

LANINA AND ALSO THE WARMER TEMPERATURES THE ATLANTIC ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PREDICTION OF THESE INCREASED STORMS. IF YOU GO TO TEXASREADY.GOV, THEY'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU NEED IN YOUR HOME, PREPARE YOURSELF FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER, ESPECIALLY HURRICANES, WHICH YOU HAVE IN YOUR HOUSE, KIDS, THINGS THAT YOU SHOULDN'T CONSIDER FOR YOUR FAMILY GO TO THAT WEBSITE HAS A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION THERE.

I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT OUR REPORT.

>> ALL RIGHT COUNCIL. A COUPLE OF THINGS.

ONE, IT WASN'T IN THE REPORT BECAUSE YOU WERE OUT BUSY TAKING CARE OF THIS TONIGHT BUT THANK YOU FOR THE REST OF FIRE FOR TAKING CARE OF THE SITUATION THAT BAYLER HAD TONIGHT WHERE THEY NEEDED SOME HELP BECAUSE THEY WERE WITHOUT POWER, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THE OTHER THING I'LL THROW OUT THERE AND I'LL BRING THIS UP AGAIN IN OUR JULY MEETING, BUT IT'S THE SUMMERTIME AND PEOPLE ARE OUT SWIMMING AND NATIONAL ADRENALIN PREVENTION WEEK, I BELIEVE, IS THE WEEK OF JULY 17TH TO THE 23RD.

THERE WAS AN ARTICLE THAT WAS REALLY IMPACTFUL TO ME SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN A LITTLE KID DIED FROM DROWNING, AND IT'S CALLED DROWNING DOESN'T LOOK LIKE DROWNING.

GOOGLE THAT STORY AND SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE TO ANYBODY THAT'S LISTENING BECAUSE IT'S NOT WHAT YOU SEE ON TV AND WITH MORE KIDS BEING OUT NEAR THE WATER RIGHT NOW, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE YOUNG ONES AND MAKE SURE TO RECOGNIZE WHEN THERE'S A PROBLEM.

>> WE HAVE A WATER WATCH PROGRAM AS WELL AS SAFETY TOWN THEY WILL BE GLAD TO SHARE WITH EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO STOP BY, GIVES YOU A TAG TO WEAR, IT TOUCHES THE THINGS TO LOOK AT.

AS MANY PEOPLE KNOW, IT ONLY TAKES A SECOND, TAKE YOUR EYE OFF A CHILD AND THEY CAN BE UNDERWATER VERY QUICKLY.

THANKS FOR THAT. YES, SIR.

>> CHIEF I'M CURIOUS SINCE CHIEF [INAUDIBLE] HAS ALREADY RECRUITED GEORGE TO FILL ONE OF HIS OPEN POSITIONS.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO GET AN UPDATE ON WHERE YOU ARE FROM A STAFFING PERSPECTIVE.

>> RIGHT NOW, WE HIRED SIX FIREFIGHTERS.

ALL FIVE OF THEM ARE IN PARAMEDIC SCHOOL RIGHT NOW.

AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, THE PARAMEDIC FIREFIGHTER ARE COMING TO US ALREADY TRAINED IS BECOMING MORE COMPETITIVE AND LESS AND LESS.

THE LAST FIVE THAT WE HIRED, THEY'RE IN SCHOOL.

BUT RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE FIVE VACANCIES.

WE PUT RECRUITMENT FLYERS OUT ABOUT THREE OR FOUR DAYS AGO, AND RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 150 APPLICANTS FOR FIVE POSITIONS.

WE'LL LEAVE THAT OPEN FOR A LITTLE BIT LONGER.

BUT WE HAVE FIVE TO FILL AND WE'RE STILL HOPEFUL FOR A SAFER GRANT THAT WE MAY KNOW SOMETHING IN AUGUST ABOUT GETTING A SAFE PROGRAM FOR FIREFIGHTERS OR HOPE TO HEAR SOME ABOUT THAT BATTLE.

AS OF RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ABOUT FIVE VACANCIES, BUT WE'LL FILL THAT WITHIN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS.

>> THANK YOU, CHIEF.

>> CHIEF THANKS FOR THE SHOUT-OUT.

I KNOW WE'VE GOT A LOT OF VETERANS WEARING OUR CITY UNIFORM NOW SERVING THEIR COUNTRY BY SERVING THEIR COMMUNITY, AND THANK YOU ALSO FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO ON BEHALF OF ALL OF OUR CITIZENS, BUT ESPECIALLY FOR RECOGNIZING THAT WE HAD A VETERAN IN NEED.

JOHN STAMMREICH WAS HERE EARLIER.

HE'S OUR NEW FRISCO AMERICAN LEGION POST COMMANDER.

YOU KNOW ALL THIS IS OUR FRISCO VFW POST COMMANDER, VERY PROUD OF HER FIRST FEMALE VFW POST COMMANDER HERE IN FRISCO.

WE ALWAYS STAND READY IF YOU'VE GOT A POLICE OFFICER OR FIREFIGHTER OR A CITIZEN WHO'S A VETERAN THAT WE CAN HELP PLEASE LET US KNOW.

>> I SURE WILL. JUST ONE MORE THING FOR COUNCIL MEMBER POWELL, WE WILL STILL ACCEPT THE APPLICATIONS.

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DON'T LET THAT SCARE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE ALL THAT TO MEAN, THAT WE WELCOME ANYONE THAT WANTS TO APPLY.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO PUT THEM ALL IN THE FRISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT.

>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, CHIEF. CHIEF, DO YOU HAVE A MARKETING FLYER OR ANYTHING THAT WE COULD POST ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA?

>> I DO. WE SURE DO. I CAN SEND IT TO YOU.

>> OKAY.

>> WE DO HAVE A MARKETING FLYER THAT WE PUT OUT FOR OUR RECRUITMENT.

>> AWESOME. THANK YOU.

>> THAT'S THE SAME ONE THAT YOU POSTED ON FACEBOOK?

>> YES, SIR. IT IS.

>> I'VE ALREADY SHARED IT, SO I'VE DONE MY JOB TO HELP.

>> GREAT. [LAUGHTER] IT'S WORKING.

>> FACEBOOK, WAS THAT?

>> THANK YOU, CHIEF.

>> YES, SIR.

>> ITEM 14 IS OUR COUNCIL'S SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS COUNCIL WHAT UPDATES DO YOU HAVE?

>> YES, PLEASE.

>> THANK YOU. SORRY. SORRY, CHIEF.

[13. Police Department's crime statistics and response times for the month of May 2022.]

[LAUGHTER] ITEM 13 IS OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT.

>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'LL START WITH RECENTLY RELEASED.

WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT MONEY SPENT ON PUBLIC SAFETY.

WE'VE JUST COMPLETED AND RELEASED AND PUSHED OUT OUR FIRST ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2021 TO GIVE EVERYBODY THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT US AND SEE SOME OF THE GREAT WORK THAT'S BEING DONE AND JUST GET A LOT MORE INFORMATION ON CRIMES, OR HIRING NUMBERS, ALL OF THAT STUFF.

FOR THE TECH-SAVVY PEOPLE, YOU COULD SCAN THAT QR CODE.

IT'LL TAKE YOU RIGHT TO THE REPORT, BUT IT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AND A LOT OF INFORMATION IN THERE.

WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT, THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE DONE IT.

HOPEFULLY, WE GO UP FROM HERE AND CAN CONTINUE TO PUT A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION IN THERE.

ALSO, JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO EVERYBODY THAT CAME OUT AND PARTICIPATED IN THE SOUL PATROL BIKE RALLY THAT WE JOINED THIS PAST SATURDAY, HONORING AND CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH.

I DID SURVIVE THE 19-MILE RIDE.

I DIDN'T HAVE TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

I'M SURE I WOULD HAVE NEVER HEARD THE END OF THAT IF I DID.

[LAUGHTER] BUT IT WAS GREAT COMMUNITY EVENT.

IT WAS GREAT TO SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE COMMUNITY TAKE PART AND REALLY JUST A GOOD TIME.

I'VE ALREADY COMMITTED TO DOING THE 30 WHATEVER MILE RIDE NEXT YEAR.

I'M ON RECORD NOW AS SAYING THAT SO I'M COMMITTED, BUT GREAT EVENT.

BEYOND THAT YOU HAVE OUR MAY REPORT.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> CHIEF I DO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SUPPORT OF THE JUNE 10TH EVENT THIS PAST SATURDAY.

NOT ONLY DID YOU ATTEND, BUT WE ALSO HAD CHIEF DARREN STEVENS IN ATTENDANCE.

IT'S TIMES LIKE THIS THAT IT REMINDS ME OF HOW BLESSED WE ARE TO HAVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT WE HAVE HERE IN FRISCO.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT OTHER CITIES AND THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT HERE.

WE DON'T HAVE THOSE ISSUES.

YOU WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY AND IT SHOWS AND I HEARD NUMEROUS COMMENTS ABOUT YOUR PRESENCE THERE AND NOT ONLY JUST STANDING ON THE SIDELINES SUPPORTING, BUT YOU WERE IN THE RACE.

YOU WERE ACTUALLY IN YOUR CYCLING GEAR, CYCLING ALONGSIDE THE WRITERS THERE.

THAT JUST SPEAKS VOLUMES.

SOMETIMES IT'S NOT ABOUT WHAT WE SAY, IT'S ABOUT WHAT WE DO.

YOU CLEARLY HAVE SHOWN YOUR SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITIES OF COLOR HERE IN FRISCO.

THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND CONTINUE TO DO.

>> THAT WILL NOW MOVE US TO ITEM 14, WHICH IS OUR COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS.

ARE THERE ANY UPDATES?

>> TO BUDGET NOT AT MET TODAY, SEVERAL OF US WERE THERE, SO I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND ANY TIME ON THE ITEMS THAT WE'VE ALREADY PASSED.

BUT JUST AS AN FYI TO ANY RESIDENTS THAT MIGHT WATCH, WE'LL START HAVING PUBLIC MEETINGS ON THE BUDGET LATER THIS SUMMER.

CITY IS FACING A LOT OF HEADWINDS JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE'S WITH RISING INFLATION AND COST OF FUEL AND COMPETITION WITH SALARIES AND WHATNOT.

THE BIG ITEM I WANTED TO MENTION THOUGH, WAS THE CITIZENS BOND COMMITTEE.

WE'LL BE GETTING UP SOME INFORMATION FROM STAFF OVER THE SUMMER AND LOOKING TO IN PANEL A BOND COMMITTEE LATER THIS FALL.

WATCH FOR THAT. IF YOU HAVE ANY INTEREST IN PROVIDING INPUT TO THAT BOND COMMITTEE, IT'LL BE COMING UP LATER THIS YEAR.

>> THANK YOU, BILL. ANY OTHER UPDATES?

[CONSENT AGENDA]

THAT WILL MOVE US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

ITEMS PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE IN NATURE ARE CONSIDERED NON-CONTROVERSIAL.

THE CONSENT AGENDA CAN BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION.

A MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL'S RECORDING OF ANY ITEM FOR DISCUSSION IND 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 15 THROUGH 26 FOR CONSIDERATION.

[02:20:02]

>> DO YOU APPROVE ITEM 16 THROUGH 26?

>> SECONDED BY PHIL, SECONDED BY JOHN, ALL IN FAVOR?

TAKE US THROUGH A LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.

>> MOTION PASSES 6-0,

[LEGISLATIVE AGENDA]

THESE ITEMS MAY LEGALLY REQUIRE COUNCIL ACTION, BUT COUNCIL POLICIES 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 DISCUSSION AND ACTION.

COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY VOTE NAY ON ANY ITEM WITHOUT COMMENT AND MAY SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS AS PER THE OFFICIAL RECORD.

THERE'S ONE ITEM, ITEM 27.

>> MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 27.

>> MOTION BY BILL.

>> SECOND BY LAURA. ALL IN FAVOR?

>> THAT MOTION PASSES 6-0.

[28. Public Hearing: A request to repeal Ordinance No. 18-11-66 consisting of 287.5± acres on the southwest corner of Dallas Parkway and University Drive “US 380” (“Property”), to amend the Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 11-04-09, as amended), to rezone the Property as Planned Development-272-Office-2/Retail/Residential and Office-2, and to consider to direct Staff to prepare an Ordinance of the same. Zoned Planned Development-272-Mixed-Use. Neighborhood #53. Zoning Case No. Z22-0003. Applicant: Jackson Walker LLP. (Development Services/JH)]

THAT MOVE US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA, ITEM 28 IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

A REQUEST TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NUMBER 18-11-66, CONSISTING OF 287.5 ACRES ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF DALLAS PARK GOING UNIVERSITY DRIVE, US 380 TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE NUMBER 11-04-09 AS AMENDED, TO REZONE THE PROPERTY AS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 272 OFFICE, TO RETAIL RESIDENTIAL ON OFFICE 2, AND TO CONSIDER TO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE OF THE SAME.

ZONE PLAN DEVELOPMENT 272, MIX USE NEIGHBORHOOD NUMBER 53, ZONING CASE NUMBER Z22-0003, APPLICANT JACKSON WALKER, LLP.

>> YES. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

THIS PROPERTY WAS ORIGINALLY PUT TO A PLAN DEVELOPMENT BACK IN 2007.

THERE HAS BEEN A COUPLE OF CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE SINCE THEN.

BUT THE APPLICANT HERE WANTS TO DO SOMETHING MORE OF A GRANDER SCALE ON THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY.

I DO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE HAD A JOINT MEETING BETWEEN THE COUNCIL, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND THE EDC BOARD SEVERAL MONTHS AGO TO DISCUSS THIS PROPERTY, TO GET JOEL'S COMMENTS BEFORE MOVING FURTHER ON THE PROPERTY.

WE'VE GOT HEADS-UP. THERE'S ALSO BEEN TO ADDITIONAL MEETINGS AND WHERE THE APPLICANT AND STAFF HAS MET WITH THE EDC BOARD.

THEY'RE IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT.

THE APPLICANT HAS SIGNED THE VOLUNTARY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND THE EDC WILL HAVE THEIR BOARD TAKE A LOOK AT IT AT THEIR NEXT MEETING AND THAT WILL BE ON YOUR PROBABLY AUGUST AGENDA.

I DON'T EXPECT ANY SURPRISES ON THAT.

WHAT'S OUTLINED IN RED UP THERE, THAT'S OWNED BY A DIFFERENT PROPERTY OWNER.

THEY'RE NOT PART OF THIS PLAN DEVELOPMENT.

PART OF THIS REQUEST WILL REMOVE THAT FROM THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT AND TAKE IT TO A OFFICE 2 DISTRICT.

BASED ON THE CURRENT ZONING EXHIBIT, IT SHOWS OFFICE BUILDINGS, PARKING GARAGE, AND RETAIL RESTAURANT ON THE PROPERTY.

BOTH ALL THOSE USES ARE PERMITTED UNDER THE O2 DISTRICT.

WE HAVE MET WITH A PROPERTY OWNER, THE APPLICANT HAS MET WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER.

THEY WERE ASKING FOR RESIDENTIAL, STAFF WAS NOT SUPPORTIVE OF IT.

THE APPLICANT WAS NOT SUPPORTIVE OF IT.

THEY WOULD NOT SIGN THE LAND AUTHORIZATION FORM THAT WILL REQUIRE ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WHO WANT TO GO THROUGH A ZONING CHANGE AND SO THEY'VE HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THIS PLAN DEVELOPMENT.

THERE WE GO TO OFFICE 2 AND SO THAT'LL BE PART OF THE MOTION ON THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY.

THIS IS THE ZONAL EXHIBIT ON THE PROPERTY.

I'LL START GOING THROUGH A LOT OF THE DETAILS THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE PACKET.

I WILL POINT OUT THE MAJOR THINGS THAT THIS PD IS DOING THAT DOESN'T EXIST UNDER THE CURRENT ONE.

ONE IS ON THE RESIDENTIAL.

RESIDENTIAL STAYS THE SAME, 2,200.

THE CURRENT PD IS URBAN WRAP, THAT IS WHAT IS SHOWN.

THAT STICK CONSTRUCTION.

THIS PROPOSAL IS 2,200, BUT TYPE 1, TYPE 2 CONSTRUCTION.

IT'D BE EITHER MID-RISE, HIGH-RISE, URBAN FLAPS, THAT'S ALL INCLUDED IN THAT TYPE 1, TYPE 2 CONSTRUCTION THAT'S CONCRETE AND STEEL, SO A HIGHER CONSTRUCTION QUALITY.

THE TOWN HOMES WILL STILL BE STICK CONSTRUCTION, BUT 2,200 IS THE CAP ON THE RESIDENTIAL.

BY OUR CURRENT LAND USE DESIGNATION, THERE COULD POTENTIAL ASK FOR 3,200, BUT THIS IS SUBSTANTIALLY LESS PADDLE-LIKE 1,000 UNITS ON THE PROPERTY.

>> THE ORIGINAL ZONING BEFORE 2018 HAD 4,000 UNITS.

>> YEAH, 4,000. THAT INCLUDE THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH OF PJ PARKWAY, AND THAT'S A WHOLE ANOTHER STORY THERE.

WE DON'T NEED TO GET INTO, BUT 2,200 IS WHAT WAS CAPPED DOWN.

NOW, COULD ANY RESIDENTIAL HAPPEN ON THE EDC PROPERTY? EDC HAS PROPERTY BASICALLY IN THIS AREA HERE.

THEY'VE A TOTAL ABOUT 56 ACRES.

THIS IS NOT INCLUDED THE EDC PROPERTY.

RESIDENTIAL COULD HAPPEN THERE.

AGAIN, 2,200 IS THE CAP, BUT ANY REQUEST WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.

IT'S NOT GUARANTEE THAT WOULD HAPPEN.

EDC IS NOT SELLING THE PROPERTY AT THIS TIME.

SOME PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ABOUT IT.

THAT'S NOT THE CASE, BUT THEY WILL WORK WITH ANYBODY TRYING TO GET CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS TO LOCATE ON THE PROPERTY BECAUSE THE HARD CORNER IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE ON THIS AS FAR AS GETTING OFFICE DEVELOPMENT.

[02:25:01]

ON THE PHASING, UNDER THE CURRENT PD, THERE'S NOT ANY PHASING REQUIREMENTS AT ALL.

THEY COULD GO AHEAD AND DO THE APARTMENTS ON THE PROPERTY IN THE FIRST PHASE.

THIS ONE, THE FIRST PHASE IS DEFINED THAT THEY COULD DO UP TO 1,400 RESIDENTIAL UNITS.

BUT THEY HAVE TO DO 650,000 SQUARE FEET OF EITHER CLASS A OFFICE, RETAIL, OR UPSCALE HOTEL.

ANY THREE BUT 650,000 SQUARE FEET.

THAT ALSO INCLUDES DOING ALL THE OPEN SPACE IMPROVEMENTS IN THERE.

BILL HAS A HIKE BIKE TRAIL.

THEY CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD THE HIKE BIKE TRAIL BE BUILT FROM THE DMT OVER HERE TO PJ PARKWAY BECAUSE THERE'S A REQUIREMENT IN THE LINKS PD WHERE THAT TRAIL GETS BUILT IN THE FIRST PHASE, GOING OVER TO LEGACY, WHICH WOULD BE CONNECTING OVER INTO THE FIELDS DEVELOPMENT.

WITHIN THE EXHIBITS WITHIN THIS PLAN DEVELOPMENT IS ALL THESE IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE ALONG THAT OPEN SPACE AREA BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE IN THE CURRENT PD.

NOW, AS FAR AS THE OTHER 800 UNITS IS TURNIPS.

SO 1,000 SQUARE FEET OF CLASS A OFFICE, UPSCALE, RETAIL, A HOTEL FOR EVERY UNIT.

IT'S A ONE TO 1,000.

ON THE OPEN SPACE, THERE'S MORE OPEN SPACE, THAT'S BEING PROVIDED.

THEIR MINIMUM OPEN SPACE IS EXCEEDING THE 10 PERCENT, BUT THAT INCLUDES THE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE.

TEN PERCENT WOULD BE ABOUT 23 ACRES.

THIS ONE WILL HAVE ALMOST 62 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE AND PARKS.

THEN ON THE EDC PROPERTY, AGAIN, IT'S RESTRICTED TO OFFICE, RETAIL, AND HOTEL, UPSCALE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT.

WHEN WE HAD THAT JOINT WORK SESSION OVER AT THE GROVE BETWEEN THE THREE BODIES, THERE'S A LAWSUIT THAT'S HAPPENING DOWN IN LEGACY WEST REGARDING THE CONDO TOWER, YOU GOT THE ENTERTAINMENT AREA NOISE.

WE HAVE WITHIN THIS PLAN DEVELOPMENT WHERE THEY HAVE TO INCLUDE IN THE DEEDS THAT HEY, THIS IS A ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT, THERE WILL BE NOISE.

THERE'S DECIBEL LEVELS AS ESTABLISHED WITHIN THAT PD THAT WOULD NEED TO BE MET.

WE HAVE THAT COVERED. LET'S SEE.

THERE'S A GAS LINE EASEMENT, 50-FOOT HIGH-POWERED GAS LINE EASEMENT THAT RUNS ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF MAY HARD PARKWAY.

THEY'RE DOING A 100-FOOT WIDE LANDSCAPE EASEMENT AREA ALONG THERE.

THERE'LL BE THE STRAIGHT TREE ALONG MAY HARD PARKWAY.

THERE'D A DOUBLE ROW TREES ON THE OTHER SIDE, THAT GAS LINE EASEMENT.

THAT'S GOING TO BE DRESSED UP FOR PEDESTRIANS.

TEMPORARY PARKING.

WE'VE HAD A CHALLENGE IN OTHER PLAN DEVELOPMENTS ON TEMPORARY PARKING, ESPECIALLY AS PROPERTY GETS SOLD UP.

WHAT WE'VE DONE THIS PD WORKING WITH THE PARKING IS ANY TEMPORARY PARKING THAT'S DONE.

IT'S NOT REQUIRED PARKING.

IT'S OVER AND BEYOND.

WE JUST FOUND THAT IN KEPT PULLED PDS AND JOHN KEATING IS AWARE OF THIS.

BUT IT CAN STALL DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE THEY GET SOLD OFF AND THEN SOMEBODY ELSE SAY, YOU CAN DEVELOP IT, BUT WE WANT YOU TO PROVIDE A PARKING FOR US.

THIS IS ADDRESSING THAT TEMPORARY PARKING IS OVER AND BEYOND.

JUST BEAR WITH ME AS I GO THROUGH THIS TOWARDS THE END.

IT'S ABOUT 380, SO EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT 380S.

WE'LL BE EXPANDING, SO THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL RIGHT-OF-WAY, THERE ALREADY IS.

[NOISE] IT'S A SEPARATE ENTITY.

THE APPLICANTS ARE AWARE OF IT, THEY ARE IN CONTACT WITH THE COUNTY AND TEXTS THOUGHT ABOUT IT.

THIS IS ONLY EXHIBIT DOES NOT REFLECT THE RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR 380, AGAIN, AS A SEPARATE ENTITY.

WE CAN'T SAY, HEY, YOU NEED TO DEDICATE THAT RIGHT-OF-WAY BECAUSE IT'S ANOTHER ENTITY DEALT WITH THESE ISSUES AND THE CITY I'VE DEALT IN.

IT'S JUST HARD TO DEAL WITH, BUT AS BETWEEN THE APPLICANT AND THAT ENTITY TO ACQUIRE THAT ROD OF WORD BUT JUST MAKE YOU AWARE OF IT.

THEY'RE AWARE OF IT AND THAT'S JUST WHERE WE'RE AT ON THIS.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION LOOKED AT THIS LAST TUESDAY, RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS 5-0.

I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE APPLICANTS HERE AS WELL.

>> THANK YOU JOHN. COUNCIL WILL CEASE A PUBLIC HEARING.

>> MOVED ON PUBLIC HEARING.

>> MOTION BY BILL

>> SECOND BY JOHN. ALL IN FAVOR.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

>> MOTION PASSES 6-0.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM?

>> THEN WE'LL CLOSE.

[02:30:01]

>> MOTION BY BILL TO CLOSE.

>> MOTION PASSES 6-0, PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING THIS MEETING MAY SEE US LOOK AT ZONING CASE THIS LARGE AND SEEMINGLY PERHAPS NOT SPEND A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME ON IT AND THAT'S BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN A WORK IN PROGRESS FOR MANY YEARS.

I'LL SHARE A STORY THAT EVERY TIME I MEET WITH MR. WILKES, I REMIND HIM OF HOW HE BROUGHT A PLAN TO COUNCIL, I BELIEVE IN 2017 AND I THINK I LITERALLY CRUMPLED IT UP AND THREW IT IN THE TRASH AND SAID, WE WILL NEVER APPROVE THIS PLAN IS NOT ASPIRATIONAL ENOUGH.

CERTAINLY THE PGA COMING IN HAS HELPED AND PGA PARKWAY, AND TO THEIR CREDIT, THEY HAVE CAST A NEW VISION.

IN FACT, THIS IS A VERY ASPIRATIONAL VISION FOR WHAT THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY CAN BECOME.

THE OPEN SPACE THAT RUNS THROUGH IT AS MUSIC TOO MANY OF OUR YEARS IS THAT WE DON'T TURN OUR BACK ON IT, BUT WE MAKE IT AN AMENITY AND HERE THROUGH THIS PROPERTY IS EXTRAORDINARY.

IT WILL BE A SIGNATURE OF THIS PROPERTY.

MAYBE NOTHING WE'VE SEEN IN ANY OTHER DEVELOPMENT ACROSS DFW THAT CREATES AN EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITY AT MAIN AND MAIN, WHICH IS THE DALLAS NORTH TOLL WAY AND 380, WHICH WILL BE JUST A MAJOR INTERSECTION BETWEEN EAST-WEST THROUGH FRISCO AND IT'S GOING TO BE JUST ANOTHER IMPORTANT CRITICAL ARTERY.

WE WERE WILLING TO WAIT FOR THE BIG VISION FOR THIS PROPERTY.

I WILL SAY THAT AT LEAST IN MY OPINION THAT WHILE 2017, I FELT IT WAS VERY MUCH UNDER DELIVERING.

YOU FLIP THE SCRIPT.

IN MY OPINION, OVER DELIVERED ON WHAT THIS CAN BE AND I'M EXCITED TO START SEEING IT COME TO LIFE.

I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN ALREADY SOME EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENTS AS A RESULT OF THIS RE-CAST VISION.

I ALSO APPLAUD YOU UNDERSTANDING THE COUNCIL'S CONCERNS OF ISSUES FACING US THAT WE HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC.

THE FACT THAT VOLUNTARILY REDUCING DENSITY DURING THIS PERIOD, GOING TO TYPE ONE OR TWO CONSTRUCTION.

I CAN'T SAY THAT WE'VE SEEN THAT HERE IN THE CITY OF FRISCO AS THAT LEVEL OF COMMITMENT.

THEN VOLUNTARILY ADDING PHASING EVEN THOUGH THAT'S A NEW PRINCIPLE THAT ANYTHING COMING AFTER YOU, WE DO REQUIRE.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT BECAUSE YOU HAD VESTED RIGHTS IN THE PROJECT.

I PERSONALLY WANT TO THANK YOU WORKING WITH STAFF, JOHN AND YOUR TEAM AGAIN, UNDERSTANDING OVER THE YEARS HOW IMPORTANT THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY WAS HERE IN FRISCO.

FIREFLY PARK, IN MY ESTIMATION, WILL BE THE NEXT GREAT DESTINATION PROJECT IN THE CITY OF FRISCO. JOB WELL DONE.

>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT AS A RESIDENT, SO I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 2004 FROM CHICAGO.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE WISHED FRISCO HAD WAS A PLACE THAT I COULD SIT IN PARK FOR THREE OR FOUR HOURS AND ENJOY ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT IT HAS TO OFFER AND THEN FEEL I DIDN'T GET ENOUGH SO I GOT TO COME BACK.

CREATING THOSE TYPES OF EXPERIENCE IS WHAT WE ARE WANTING TO DO IN THIS NEW PHASE, I SUPPOSE, OF GROWTH OF FRISCO AND I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE A SIGNATURE PART OF IT.

IT IS BEAUTIFUL, THE CONCEPTS.

I'M SO EXCITED ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE WATER FEATURES AND THE DIFFERENT IDEAS THAT YOU'VE PUT IN THERE WITH THE LIGHTING, FESTIVALS THAT COULD HAPPEN.

I SEE THE FUTURE OF FRISCO RIGHT THERE.

THANK YOU FOR DREAMING BIG AND I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO BE IN NEW YORK NEXT WEEK TO CHECK OUT THE DREAM HOTEL.

[LAUGHTER] BECAUSE I WANT TO SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE.

I'M SHELBY REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

I DIDN'T SEE THE OLD PLAN THAT WAS THROWN OUT, BUT I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THIS ONE. THANK YOU.

>> [INAUDIBLE]

>> I ECHO COUNCIL WOMAN MEINERSHAGEN.

I'M EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEW VISION.

WE HAVE SAID FOR MANY YEARS THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO CREATE NEW ENTERTAINMENT DESTINATIONS AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A SEGMENT OF OUR DEMOGRAPHIC, OUR MILLENNIALS, AGENCIES WHO WANT A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN COME AND HANG OUT AND HAVE FUN AND A PLACE THAT THEY CONSIDER TO BE COOL AND HIP.

I THINK YOU'RE CREATING THAT SPACE FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO COME AND NOT ONLY JUST THOSE GEN Z'S AND MILLENNIALS, BUT PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO WANT TO HAVE A GOOD MEAL AND HAVE A GREAT PLACE TO WALK AROUND.

I'M EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT THE ART EXHIBIT.

[02:35:02]

AS I MENTIONED TO YOU ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, I KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE CREATING A RARE LIGHT OR EXHIBIT THAT I SAW IN SINGAPORE.

I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT YOU BRINGING THAT TO FRISCO.

I THINK THIS IS JUST GOING TO BE AN AMAZING SPACE.

TO DO THAT WITH HONORING SOME OF OUR NEW DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA SUCH AS PHASING AND EARN UP AND REDUCING THE NUMBER OF MULTI-UNIT OPTIONS THAT YOU'VE CLEARLY HAD A RIGHT TO, AND THEN OFFERING VERY RESIDENTIAL OPTIONS FOR THE DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHICS OF OUR RESIDENTS TO LIVE.

YOU'RE HITTING IT ON ALL CYLINDERS AND I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED AND PROUD TO HAVE YOUR DEVELOPMENT IN OUR CITY.

>> ANY COMMENTS?

>> [OVERLAPPING] I JUST WANT TO SAY, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS I'VE LEFT A MEETING WHERE I GOT TOLD THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD 2,200 APARTMENTS AND LEFT EXCITED ABOUT THE PROJECT.

I APPRECIATE THE TIME AND EFFORT PUT INTO IT THAT THE EVERY DETAIL WAS THOUGHT AND THOUGHT THROUGH.

I THINK IT'S AMAZING.

I'M EXCITED TO SEE IT AND I'VE ALREADY HAD PEOPLE CALLING ME ASKING ME ABOUT THE FIREFIGHT DEVELOPMENT AND I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS THE OLD OXBOW.

IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO CONNECT THE TWO.

>> MUCH BETTER NAME.

>> MUCH BETTER NAME. [LAUGHTER]. BUT IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DEVELOPMENT, WELL-THOUGHT OUT.

I'M EXCITED TO SEE YOUR PASSION IS EVIDENT AND I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF IT AND EXCITED FOR THIS TO COME TRUE FRISCO.

>> I JUST WANT TO ADD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF APARTMENTS, TO INCREASE THE GREEN SPACE, TO PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT THAT I KNOW PEOPLE WILL ENJOY.

I AM ALSO VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE DREAM HOTEL HAVING BEEN TO A COUPLE OF THEIR LOCATIONS BEFORE.

THIS IS EXACTLY THE TYPE OF PARTNERSHIP WE'D LIKE TO HAVE.

THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING GOOD PARTNERS IN DEVELOPING THIS.

>> OH AND I'D LIKE TO RESERVE THE CHAPEL FOR MY DAUGHTER TO GET MARRIED SOMEDAY.

>> COUNCIL IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS. I LOOK FOR A MOTION.

>> MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 28.

>> MOTION BY JOHN, SECOND BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR?

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

>> MOTION PASSES 6-0.

THAT WILL NOW MOVE US TO ITEM 29,

[29. Public Hearing: A request to rezone 15.9± acres on the southeast corner of Independence Parkway and Rolater Road ("Property"), from Retail to Single Family-8.5, to amend the Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 11-04-09, as amended), and to consider to direct Staff to prepare an Ordinance of the same. Zoned Retail. Neighborhood #27. Zoning Case No. Z22-0010. Applicant: Spiars Engineering & Surveying. (Development Services/JH)]

WHICH IS ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING OR REQUEST TO REZONE 15.9 ACRES ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF INDEPENDENCE PARKWAY IN RURAL LATER FROM RETAIL TO SINGLE-FAMILY 8.5, TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE NUMBER 11-04-09 AS AMENDED, AND TO CONSIDER TO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE NORTON TO THE SAME ZONED RETAIL NEIGHBORHOOD NUMBER 27, ZONING CASE NUMBER Z22-0010, APPLICANT SPIRES ENGINEERING AND SURVEY.

>> YES. SHORT PRESENTATION ON THOSE PROPERTIES OWN RETAIL.

INDEPENDENCE IS NOT THEIR STRONG RETAIL CORRIDOR JUST LIKE HILLCREST.

THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN ZONED RETAIL FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

THE REQUEST IS TO TAKE IT TO SINGLE-FAMILY, 8.5, THAT'S THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE OF 8500 SQUARE FEET PROPERTY JUST TO THE SOUTH OR AS PATTY HOLMES MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR RECOMMENDING APPROVAL AND P AND Z RECOMMENDED APPROVAL 5-0.

>> THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

>> MOVED OVER TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.

>> MOTION BY BILL.

>> SECOND BY ANGELIA ON FAVOR.