>> WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL. [CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:03] WE ARE AT FRISCO CITY HALL, THE GEORGIA P04 MUNICIPAL CENTER, IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 60101 FRISCO SQUARE BOULEVARD IN FRISCO, TEXAS. IT IS 6:56 PM ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2023. I WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. I'M JOINED BY THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL THIS EVENING. MR. KEATING WILL BE JOINING US RIGHT NOW. I WILL SAY WE WERE JUST HAVING A FRUITFUL DISCUSSION WITH OUR CITIZEN BOND COMMITTEE AND GETTING PUBLIC INPUT SO WE WERE RUNNING A COUPLE OF HOURS LATE IN TONIGHT'S MEETING. THANK YOU FOR OUR PATIENCE. NOW, WE'RE GOING TO SKIP CLOSED SESSION AND DO THAT LATER AND WE'LL GO STRAIGHT TO OUR INVOCATION AND OUR PLEDGE. >> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, [INVOCATION] I'D LIKE TO ASK PASTOR ROB TAMBROLA TO COME FORWARD. PASTOR ROB TAMBROLA IS THE PASTOR TO FAMILIES AND CITY OUTREACH FOR GRACE CHURCH OF FRISCO. PASTOR ROB GREW UP IN THE GALVESTON AREA BEFORE MEETING HIS WIFE, MICHELLE, AT SAM HOUSTON UNIVERSITY. HE EARNED HIS UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE AT SAM HOUSTON BEFORE ATTENDING SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. HE HAS SERVED IN A NUMBER OF PASTORAL ROLES BEFORE JOINING GRACE CHURCH, WHERE HE SERVED FROM THE START OF THE CHURCH OVER 16 YEARS AGO, PASTOR ROB AND HIS WIFE MICHELLE, HAVE THREE SONS, ASHER ATTENDED STAFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL, SAMUEL LONE STAR HIGH, AND JOEL TINS PANTHER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY, PASTOR ROB. >> THANK YOU. LET'S PRAY TOGETHER. GOD, IT'S BEEN A FULL DAY, VERY BUSY DAY AND THERE'S MORE TO DO AND MORE BUSINESS TO DO. WE ASKED GOD FOR CLARITY, WE ASKED FOR PEACE, WE ASK FOR STRENGTH AND STAMINA. GOD, WE JUST LOOK TO YOU FOR WISDOM. WE THANK YOU THAT IF ANY OF US LACKS WISDOM, YOUR WORD TELLS US THAT WE CAN SEEK YOU FOR IT, SO THAT'S WHAT WE DO AND WE THANK YOU. WE JUST PAUSE IN A VERY BUSY DAY AND JUST ASK FOR YOUR HELP. I PRAY THAT IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. >> AMEN. >> THANK YOU. WE'LL BE LED IN OUR PLEDGE BY SCOUT TROOP 1260G. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] >> PLEASE REMOVE ALL [INAUDIBLE] HEAD GEAR, SCOUTS [INAUDIBLE] SHOULDER ON UNIFORM. PLEASE, PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND ON YOUR HEART. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> [OVERLAPPING] I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL >> PLEASE JOIN ME IN SAYING THE TEXAS PLEDGE. >> [OVERLAPPING] I PLEDGE TO THE ALLEGIANCE, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. >> GREAT JOB HERE [OVERLAPPING]. >> WELL, WELCOME AND THANK YOU-ALL FOR BEING HERE. ARE YOU OUR APPOINTED LEADER? OR YOU JUST VOLUNTEER TO BE THE LEADER. >> I ONLY VOLUNTEER TO SAY [INAUDIBLE] >> WELL, YOU COME AND STAND RIGHT NEXT TO ME BECAUSE I'M GOING TO START WITH YOU AND [OVERLAPPING] SHE WAS LOOKING AT WITH THIS DEER IN HEADLIGHTS. I WAS LIKE THE ONE WHO ALWAYS STANDS NEXT TO ME GETS THE FIRST QUESTION. WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS BEING HERE AND WELCOME TO FRISCO. WE GOT A SMALLER GROUP HERE TONIGHT, SO YOU GET SOME MORE AIRTIME FOR ALL YOUR ADORING FANS. I CAME HERE JUST FOR YOU. BUT I WANT YOU TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND WOULD LOVE TO JUST HEAR, TELL WHAT SCHOOL YOU GO TO, YOUR FAVORITE HOBBY OUTSIDE OF SCOUTS, AND THEN YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT FRISCO. START OFF WITH A POSITIVE HERE WITH OUR COUNCIL MEETING. YOU READY? ALL RIGHT. >> HELLO, MY NAME IS ELIZABETH. I GO TO TRENT MIDDLE SCHOOL. MY FAVORITE HOBBY IS PROBABLY JUST ART, I LOVE DRAWING. MY FAVORITE THING TO DO IN FRISCO IS HONESTLY JUST TO COME DOWNTOWN AND EXPLORE THE COMMUNITY. IT'S QUITE A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY. I CAN'T SAY THAT I'VE HONESTLY LIVED ANY PLACE BETTER. >> IT'S A GREAT START. [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] WELL DONE. VERY GOOD. >> HI, MY NAME IS TANISHA AND I GO TO TRENT MIDDLE SCHOOL. MY FAVORITE THING TO DO OR MY HOBBY IS DOING CROCHET. MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT FRISCO, WELL, I DON'T HAVE A FAVORITE THING, I LIKE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT. [LAUGHTER] >> EVERYTHING? WE'LL TAKE THAT. THAT'S AN ACCEPTABLE ANSWER. [LAUGHTER] [00:05:02] >> HI, MY NAME IS ABBY GARCIA DOUGLAS AND I GO TO SCHOOL IN FRISCO ACADEMY, UNDER PRIVATE SCHOOL. MY HOBBY IS, I LIKE TO DO A LOT OF ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE IN THE DOORS AND MORE OF ALL, I LIKE TO DO ART AND I LIKE TO UNDERSTAND THINGS WITH SCHOOL. >> LOT'S OF HOBBIES, LOVE IT. >> ONE THING I LIKE IN THE CITY IS THE FRISCO LIBRARY. EVERYTHING I LOVE IN HERE IS IN RIGHT HERE IN FRISCO. >> WE'LL, STAY TUNE. OUR NEW LIBRARY OPENS WHAT DAY? FEBRUARY 4TH OR 4TH? >> 4TH. >> FEBRUARY, 4TH. YOU'RE GOING TO BE THERE FOR OPENING DAY? >> YES. [LAUGHTER] >> WE HOPE YOU ARE. >> HELLO, MY NAME IS ANIKA STEVEN. I GO TO PEARSON MIDDLE SCHOOL. A HOBBY I LIKE TO DO OUT OF SCHOOL IS SINGING. I'M IN THE TYC CHOIR. ONE THING I LOVE ABOUT FRISCO, I LIVED HERE MY WHOLE LIFE, AND OUT OF ALL THE PLACES THAT ME AND MY FAMILY HAVE GONE TRIPS TO, FRISCO WILL ALWAYS BE MY FAVORITE. >> VERY NICE, THANK YOU. >> HELLO, MY NAME IS MIKE KRISHNA AND I GO TO STRIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL. MY HOBBY IS PLAYING THE PIANO. I'VE BEEN PLAYING FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS NOW. MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT FRISCO IS THIS GRAND CITY HALL, IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL. >> THAT'S VERY NICE, APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE A PICTURE HERE. I MAY HAVE SOME FANS IN THE AUDITORIUM. >> ONE OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS ALSO HAD THE HOBBY OF CROCHET AND ACTUALLY CROCHETED ME A RED TIE THAT I WORE DURING THE POLICE OFFICER ANNUAL BANK ONE YEAR. SOME PEOPLE CLAIM THAT ME AND THE CITY MANAGER LOOK ALIKE AND SO HE WOULD LOVE A RED CROCHET TIE AS WELL. IF YOU CROCHET HIM ONE, THEN I'LL COMMENT TO YOU THAT HIM AND I WILL BOTH WEAR OUR CROCHET TIES, MAYBE EVEN FOR THE LIBRARY OPENING. I DON'T KNOW, THAT MAY BE TOO EARLY, BUT WE WILL BOTH WEAR THEM. HERBERT, DO YOU KNOW HOW ABOUT DO YOU KNOW HOW TO CROCHET A TIE? I THINK YOU'VE GOT THIS HERE, AND WE'VE GOT YOUR FRISCO PEN OFFICIALLY TO ADD TO ALL OF YOUR MERIT BADGES. THIS IS, I KNOW, GOING TO BE YOUR FAVORITE BADGE THAT YOU HAVE. AGAIN, LET'S JUST ALL THANK THEM FOR BEING GOOD SPORTS. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION. [4. Cholangiocarcinoma Awareness Month] SOMETIMES I THINK HOLLY PUTS THESE ON PURPOSE JUST SO SHE CAN LAUGH IN THE BACK WATCHING ME PRONOUNCE CERTAIN THINGS. BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA ON THIS ONE. IT IS A CCF, WHO'S HERE FROM CCF THAT'S GOING TO TEACH ME? YEAH, COME ON UP. HELP ME, HOW DO WE PRONOUNCE THIS? >> IT'S CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA. >> CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA, IS A RARE BUT VERY DEADLY CANCER OF THE BILE DUCT. ACCORDING TO THE CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA FOUNDATION, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS CCF, EACH YEAR, NEARLY 10,000 PEOPLE ARE DIAGNOSED WITH A HIGHLY LETHAL CANCER. DUE TO A LACK OF SYMPTOMS IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THE DISEASE, MOST OF THESE PATIENTS ARE DIAGNOSED ONLY WHEN THE DISEASE HAS PROGRESSED TO STAGE 4. WHEREAS CCF IS THE LEADING NON-PROFIT WORKING TO FIND A CURE AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CCF PATIENTS. AS PART OF GLOBAL ALLIANCE, CCF PARTNERS WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, THAILAND, ITALY, DENMARK, AND OTHER COUNTRIES TO IMPROVE THE MEANS OF EARLY DETECTION SURVIVAL AND TREATMENT WHEREAS THE FOUNDATION IS DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY AS CCF AWARENESS MONTH. AS PART OF THE FEBRUARY'S EVENTS, CCF WILL CONTINUE ITS LIGHT IT GREEN FOR CCA PROJECT ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO LIGHT BUILDINGS, HOMES, HOSPITALS, TOWERS, BRIDGES GREEN, TO RAISE AWARENESS AND BRING CRITICAL HELP TO PATIENTS. THE FOUNDATION IS ALSO ASKING EACH DAY TO DECLARE FEBRUARY 16TH, [00:10:03] 2023 AS CCF DAY, WHEREAS CANCERS OFTEN STRUGGLE FOR RESEARCH DOLLARS, AND RAISING AWARENESS WILL HELP SHINE A LIGHT ON INDIVIDUAL STORIES AND THE NEED FOR BETTER EARLY DETECTION AND TREATMENT OPTIONS. AWARENESS ALSO BRINGS HOPE TO THOSE FIGHTING THIS BATTLE. IT IS A DIFFICULT JOURNEY, BUT KNOWING THEY ARE NOT ALONE AND THERE ARE OTHERS WORKING TO SPREAD AWARENESS AND FUNDRAISE FOR RESEARCH, BRINGS HOPE FOR CHANGE. NOW, THEREFORE, I JEFF CHENEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FRISCO, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM FEBRUARY 2023 AS CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA AWARENESS MONTH. NAILED IT? >> YEAH, YOU DID. >> LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. DO YOU WANT TO SHARE A FEW WORDS? >> YEAH. I APPRECIATE THIS VERY MUCH. I RUN MARATHONS FOR THE FOUNDATION. MY MOTHER HAD LOST HER BATTLE TO THIS CANCER A FEW YEARS AGO AND SHE WAS STAGE 4 WHEN SHE WAS DIAGNOSED AND SHE WAS DIAGNOSED ON A WHIM. SHE WASN'T EVEN FEELING SICK AND TWO YEARS LATER SHE HAD LOST HER BATTLE. FROM THAT POINT ON, I FELT LIKE I NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING BECAUSE SHE WAS IN NEW YORK WHEN SHE WAS SICK AND I WAS IN TEXAS SO THERE'S THAT LITTLE GUILT OF, MAN, I WASN'T THERE TO HELP HER. NOW, I CAN HELP OTHERS THAT ARE BATTLING THIS DISEASE AND I DO WITH MY CHILDREN AND MY COMMUNITY. I'M A TEACHER AT FRISCO AND MY CO-WORKERS EACH FEBRUARY DRESS IN GREEN TO SUPPORT. THE MORE PEOPLE KNOW THE MORE SUPPORT WE HAVE, AND THE BETTER THE WORLD IS. >> HOW CAN PEOPLE LEARN MORE? >> WELL, IF YOU DON'T SHARE IT. >> HOW CAN THEY LEARN MORE? >> HOW CAN THEY LEARN MORE? YOU CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE. THEY HAVE A FACEBOOK PAGE, AND IN FEBRUARY, YOU CAN WEAR GREEN TO SUPPORT THEM. IF SOMEBODY ASKS YOU, YOU CAN TELL THEM, NO, IT'S NOT FOR ST. PATRICK'S DAY. >> THERE YOU GO. LET'S TAKE A QUICK PICTURE HERE. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING AWARENESS. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. [5. School Board Recognition Day] >> TODAY IS ALSO OUR LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION DAY. THEY HAD THEIR OWN CEREMONY, I BELIEVE, HERE THIS EVENING AND THEIR OWN MEETING SO THEY COULD NOT JOIN US, BUT I DID WANT TO SHARE OUR CITY SUPPORT. WE OFTEN MENTION THAT FRISCO ISD IS OUR TOP PARTNER HERE IN THE CITY, AND WE WORK WITH THEM ON MANY THINGS. WE CERTAINLY WANT TO SHOW OUR GRATITUDE FOR THEM AND IT READS, THE MISSION OF FRISCO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS TO KNOW EVERY STUDENT BY NAME AND NEED WHEREAS LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE COMMITTED TO STUDENTS AND BELIEVE THAT ALL CHILDREN CAN BE SUCCESSFUL LEARNERS AND THAT THE BEST EDUCATION IS TAILORED TO THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF THE CHILD. WHEREAS LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WORK CLOSELY WITH PARENTS, EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CREATE THE EDUCATIONAL VISION WE WANT FOR OUR STUDENTS. LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT THE STRUCTURE THAT PROVIDES A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM AND ARE STRONG ADVOCATES FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMMUNICATING THE NEEDS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO THE PUBLIC AND THE PUBLIC'S EXPECTATIONS TO THE DISTRICT. WHEREAS IN TEXAS, THE MONTH OF JANUARY IS DESIGNATED AS SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH AND CITIZENS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RECOGNIZE THE DEDICATION AND HARD WORK OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER AND MOLDING AN EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF BOTH TODAY'S AND TOMORROW'S CHILDREN. IT IS NOW APPROPRIATE TO HONOR THE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS WHO SERVE ON THE FRISCO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES. RENE ARCHAMBAULT AS PRESIDENT, DEBBIE GILLESPIE, VICE PRESIDENT, DYNETTE DAVIS, SECRETARY, GOPAL PONANGI, MARVIN LOWE, AND STEPHANIE ELAD, AND JOHN CLASSE. NOW THEREFORE, I JEFF CHENEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FRISCO, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY BESTOW A SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO THE FRISCO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JANUARY 17TH, 2023 AS SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION DAY. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ALL THE WORK THEY DO HERE FOR THIS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THAT ONE NOW MOVE US TO OUR REPORTS SECTION, ITEM 6 IS OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MONTHLY REPORT. [6. Development Services monthly activity update report for the month of November 2022 and December 2022.] >> JOHN LETTELLEIR, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. JUST ONE THING TO MENTION IN THE INTEREST OF TIME. IN THE DECEMBER REPORT, TOOK THE DOWNTOWN ADVISORY BOARD OVER TO LOOK AT THE TOWN OF [00:15:04] GRAPEVINE WHILE THEY DID ALONG THEIR MAIN STREET REGARDING CHRISTMAS. THEN WE HAVE THEIR OFFICIALS COME OVER LAST WEEK FOR THE JANUARY MEETING AND IT'S A PROCESS, SO TRY AND LAY THE GROUNDWORK ABOUT GETTING MAIN STREET DRESSED UP AT CHRISTMAS TIME. BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE A FEW YEARS, BUT THAT'S THE POINT I WANT TO BRING OUT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> COUNCIL WHAT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS DO YOU HAVE FOR JOHN? THANK YOU. TAKE US TO ITEM 7, [7. Financial Status Update for December 2022.] OUR FINANCIAL STATUS UPDATE FOR DECEMBER. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MY NAME IS COTHRAN, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. YOU HAVE OUR DECEMBER FINANCIAL REPORT, AND I HAVE A COUPLE OF PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS. IF I CAN GET TO THE RIGHT PLACE. OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, WHICH IS REBECCA BARTON, WHICH MANY OF YOU HAVE PROBABLY HAVE WORKED WITH HER, SHE COORDINATES OUR SOCIAL SERVICE HOUSING BOARD THAT YOU NOMINATE EACH YEAR. THE CONSOLIDATED GRANTS FOR 2024, THE APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN AND SO IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE OF WHAT THIS IS, THE CITY COUNCIL ALLOCATES RIGHT NOW IT'S $1.25 PER CAPITA TO GIVE OUT TO SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES FOR THE PROGRAMS THAT THEY OPERATE WITHIN THE CITY AND ALSO FOR TRANSPORTATION. THE APPLICATION CLOSES ON FEBRUARY 10TH AT 5:00 PM AND SHE GIVES YOU THE INFORMATION. YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND FIND IF YOU KNOW A SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY THAT'S INTERESTED IN APPLYING. WE USUALLY GIVE OUT QUITE A BIT OF MONEY FOR THAT, NOT JUST THE CITY DOLLAR PER CAPITA OR $25 PER CAPITA, BUT WE ALSO GIVE OUT SOME CDBG FUNDS WITH THAT AS WELL, SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THAT. THEN AGAIN, I WANT TO PLUG THAT WE DO HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS TO PAY YOUR UTILITY BILL AND HERE ARE ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS. THIS IS AN INFOGRAPHIC THAT UTILITY BILLING'S DONE, THEY'RE REALLY TRYING TO PUSH THE MESSAGE THAT WE HAVE IMPROVED OUR PAYMENT SYSTEMS. THEN AS THE TAX COLLECTOR THAT I AM EVEN THOUGH WE CONTRACT WITH MR. MON OVER AT COLLIN COUNTY, TAXES FOR PROPERTY TAXES, IF YOU DON'T PAY FOR YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY ARE DUE BY JANUARY 31ST OR YOU ARE ASSESSED PENALTIES AND INTEREST. WITH THAT, I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK. EARLIER TONIGHT WITH THE BOND AND COMMITTEE, SO YOU NOW HAVE BEEN HARD AT WORK COUNCIL. WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS YOU HAVE? >> JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT. I THINK MAYBE A COUPLE OF COUNCIL MEETINGS BEFORE REGARDING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STAFFING. I KNOW THAT IT CAME BACK TO US THAT THEY WERE NOT APPROVED FOR THE SPECIFIC GRANT. I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE STAND WITH THAT HEADCOUNT. IS THAT SOMETHING TO BE FURTHER DISCUSSED? >> YES. WE WOULD DISCUSS THAT WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND THEN WITH BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE. THAT'D BE THE FIRST STEPS. >> IS THERE A TIMING ON THAT? [NOISE] >> THE ANSWER IS YES, BUT THERE'S NO SPECIFIC TIME THAT CONVERSATION CAN BE ONGOING. BUT CURRENTLY, THE BUDGET, AS APPROVED, HAS ENOUGH STAFFING FOR THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING CURRENTLY. I THINK THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THESE STAFFING POSITIONS WAS IN THE CONTEXT OF OPENING A NEW FIRE STATION AND WE'RE NOT THERE YET. FIRE STATION 10 WAS DELAYED A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE'RE PREPARING FOR THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THAT MOVE US TO ITEM 8, [8. Visit Frisco December sales and marketing reports.] WHICH IS OUR VISIT FRISCO DECEMBER REPORT. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. OUR TEAM HAS BEEN SUPER BUSY. I JUST WOULD POINT OUT ON SLIDES 3 AND 4, YOU CAN SEE THE AMOUNT OF BUSINESS WE BOOKED YEAR TO DATE AND OUR CONVENTION SIDE TO 69 GROUPS COMPARED TO 28 LAST YEAR TO DATE. THEN THEY FILLED IT OVER 273 LEADS COMPARED TO 142, SO BUSINESS IS BOOMING BACK. WE HAD A GREAT FOOTBALL SEASON STARTING WITH THE US ARMY BOWL, FRISCO BOWL, AND THEN FCS. IF YOU LOOK AT SLIDE 14, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, WHEN WE STARTED TO OVERLAY OUR GROUP BUSINESS OVER THE SMITH TRAVEL RESEARCH REPORT AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT ONE GROUP WOULD A BIG DIFFERENCE IT MAKES WITH THAT WEEK AT 77, 78 PERCENT OCCUPANCY AND COMPARED TO 47 PERCENT LAST YEAR, SO THAT'S HOW IMPACTFUL SOME OF THESE PIECES OF BUSINESS ARE. WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE IN MY REPORT. >> WE'VE GOT A BUSY MONTH. >> VERY BUSY. IT'S NOT STOPPING, SO THAT'S GOOD. >> COUNCIL, WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? [00:20:02] >> MARLA, WE HAD A PHENOMENAL YEAR OVER LAST YEAR. HOW DOES THIS COMPARE PREPANDEMIC? >> WE ARE PROBABLY JUST A PERCENT OR TWO BEHIND 2019 AND I WOULD SAY OUR AVERAGE RATE IS PROBABLY DOLLAR BEHIND AT THE MOST. IT'S REALLY GOOD. IT'S JUST REBOUNDED. >> THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOUR WHOLE TEAM. IT WAS MY FIRST FCS CHAMPIONSHIP TO ATTEND AND I'VE ONLY SEEN THAT THE TOWN GO CRAZY WITH YELLOW. THEN IT WASN'T A HUGE UPSET THE SHEAR AND I WONDER IF IT'S MY FAULT. [LAUGHTER] >> IT WAS A HUGE UPSET, BUT SOUTH DAKOTA SHOWED SO WELL IN ATTENDANCE AND SO IT'S NICE TO SEE THAT THE DAKOTAS WERE REPRESENTATED. >> BUT A FULL STADIUM. EVERY SEAT TAKEN AND SO MANY PEOPLE ENJOYING FRISCO. A LOT OF GREAT COMMENTS FROM THE FOLKS THAT WERE THERE, SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DID FOR THAT. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. THE TEAM DOES A GREAT JOB ON THAT AND I WOULD JUST SAY IT SHOWED REALLY WELL ON TELEVISION AS WELL. >>THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THAT'LL MOVE US TO ITEM 9 OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT. [9. Fire Department monthly reports on incident responses and educational activities for the months of November and December 2022.] >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. LEE GLOVER, INTERIM FIRE CHIEF. YOU HAVE OUR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER REPORT. YOU'LL NOTICE DECEMBER WE HAD QUITE A FEW MORE CALLS THAN WE DID IN NOVEMBER. IT WAS BASICALLY FROM THE 22ND THROUGH THE 25TH WHEN THAT NASTY COLD WEATHER GOT LOST AGAIN IN OUR BEAUTIFUL STATE OF TEXAS. WHAT I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT IS, WE ALSO ACTIVATED THE EOC AS A SEMI-LEVEL. PRIOR TO THESE DAYS COMING UP, WE HAD MEETINGS WITH ALL THE STAFF ACROSS THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. IT WAS WHEN WE DO GET THIS COLD AND FRISCO, WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE BROKEN PIPES AND SPRINKLER SYSTEM ISSUES. WE TEAMED TOGETHER WITH PUBLIC WORKS BECAUSE WE PUT OUR WATER CUT OFF PLAN AND THE SERVICE. MOST OF THE TIME IN FRISCO NORMAL DAY WHEN AFTER HOURS, WEEKENDS, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL USUALLY GO DO ALL THE WATER CUT OFFS WHILE PUBLIC WORKS IS COMING IN AND THEN THEY'D FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT WE COULD GET THE WATER CUT OFF. BUT WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF MANY A CAUSE, WE HAVE TO TEAM UP WITH PUBLIC WORKS. AS YOU CAN SEE ON OUR GRAPH, ON THE 23RD, WE HAD 198 CALLS JUST FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. HUNDRED AND FIVE SEPARATE CALLS WENT TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR WATER CUT OFFS AND THEN OF OUR 159, 143 OF THOSE WERE CUT OFFS, AND THE SAME THING ON DECEMBER 24TH. AFTER THE EVENT TALKING TO GABE JOHNSON OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, HE REALLY WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT. THEY HAD ABOUT A 20 PERSON TEAM THAT DID THEIR WATER CUT OFFS 24 HOURS AROUND THE CLOCK. HE TALKED ABOUT FIVE INDIVIDUALS THAT DID A GREAT JOB FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND WE'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU THOSE NAMES; EDWARD AGUANA, RUFFY BOWLING, JONAH LACKEY, DAVID STONE, AND MARIA BENITEZ. THEY WERE REALLY INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING AND PUBLIC WORKS 24 HOURS AROUND THE CLOCK FOR THOSE TWO MAIN IMPORTANT DAYS SO THAT WE CAN ALL ANSWER OUR CALLS. FIRE DEPARTMENT, WE'RE AVERAGING OVER SEVEN MINUTES, WE'RE GETTING A CALL DURING THIS, AND NO CITIZEN OR VISITOR HAD TO WAIT ANY MORE TIME THAN THEY NORMALLY DO. THAT'S THE MAIN THING I WANTED TO POINT OUT. UPCOMING EVENTS. SUMMER 2023, JUNIOR SYSTEMS FIRE ACADEMY WILL BE JUNE 5TH AND 9TH, AND ALSO JUNE 12TH AND 16TH AND ONLINE REGISTRATION STARTS ON APRIL THE 4TH. >> WHAT ARE THE AGES FOR THAT? >> I'M SORRY. >> I'M TOO OLD. I KNOW JOHN. [LAUGHTER] WHAT WERE THE AGES FOR THE JUNIOR CFA? >> I'LL HAVE TO CHECK. I THINK IT'S MAINLY MIDDLE SCHOOL. BUT I'LL GET AN ANSWER AND I CAN GET THAT TO YOU. >> CHIEF I GOT TO GO AROUND TO A COUPLE OF THE FIREHOUSES RIGHT AROUND THAT INSANE AMOUNT OF TIME AND YOU'RE GUYS AND GIRLS, WE'RE INCREDIBLY BUSY. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THEY SAID AT ONE POINT IN TIME, YOU GUYS GOT UP TO SOMETHING LIKE NEW CALL EVERY SEVEN SECONDS WAS THAT? >> NOT SEVEN SECONDS. IT WAS SEVEN AND A HALF MINUTES. >> GOOD. I WAS LIKE WHAT? [LAUGHTER]. >> [INAUDIBLE] MAKING A CALL ON THE FIRST DAY AND THEN THE SECOND DAY IT APPEARED THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE EVEN LESS THAN THAT. BUT I THINK SANTA CLAUS, WHEN IT CAME THROUGH AROUND TWO O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, HE TOOK CARE OF FRISCO AND THE CALLS ALL OF A SUDDEN SLOWED DOWN GREATLY. ALREADY GUYS AND GIRLS WERE DOING A GREAT JOB OUT THERE, ANSWERING THE CALL. IT WAS EVERY DIVISION. WE HAD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE OPERATIONS. THEY WERE ALL OUT TAKEN CARE OF IT. AGAIN, PUBLIC WORKS HELPING IN AN INCIDENT LIKE THAT. IT'S GREAT TEAMWORK AND CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT IT. [00:25:03] >> I DID WANT TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THEM BECAUSE THOSE ARE WORKING THE HOLIDAY. SPECIFICALLY, I VISIT ONE FIRE STATION THAT WAS SO BUSY THEY FORGOT TO THAW THE TURKEY, SO THEY DIDN'T GET THEIR HOLIDAY MEALS, SO THEY WERE INCREDIBLY BUSY, BUT WE VERY MUCH THANK THEM FOR DOING THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THAT'LL MOVE US TO ITEM 10 OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT. [10. Police Department's crime statistics and response times for the month of November 2022 and December 2022.] >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. DAVID SHILSON, POLICE CHIEF. IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT SINCE I'VE GIVEN A REPORT. I WANTED TO CATCH YOU UP ON SOME THINGS WE DID TO FINISH OUT '22 AND STORE '23. THIS REPRESENTS THE PATROL DISTRICT MAP THAT WE OPERATED WITH LAST YEAR IN '22. THANKS TO INCREASE STAFFING, WE HAVE ACTUALLY ADDED TWO NEW PATROL DISTRICTS. WE DO THIS BASED ON DEVELOPMENT AND POPULATION AND THE GROWTH OF FRISCO IS ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE KEEP UP. WE WENT FROM 14 DISTRICTS TO 16 DISTRICTS. IN ADDITION, WE WERE ABLE TO EXPAND OUR POWER SHIFT. OUR POWER SHIFT IS OUR GROUP OF OFFICERS THAT WE PUT ON THE STREET DURING OUR PEAK CALL LOAD TIME. YOU CAN SEE THE SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN STAFFING THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO AND STAFF THAT TO GET MORE OFFICERS ON THE STREET AT OUR BUSIEST MOMENT. ALL PART OF THE WAYS WE'RE COMMITTED TO, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE REALLY, REALLY GOOD RESPONSE TIMES WERE COMMITTED TO KEEPING THEM THAT WAY AND TRYING TO IMPROVE THEM. THOSE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES OF THINGS THAT WE DO TO ACCOMPLISH THAT. IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T HEARD, WE ROLLED OUT OUR NEW PET FINDER APP AND WE DID THIS LATE DECEMBER AND THIS IS A PLACE WHERE IF YOU HAVE A LOST PET, YOU COME TO THIS WEBSITE AND LOOK AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY SCROLL THROUGH INFORMATION, PICTURES OF ANIMALS THAT HAVE BEEN FOUND. OR IF YOU FIND AN ANIMAL THAT'S OUT LOOSE, YOU CAN CERTAINLY CALL OUR ANIMAL SERVICES UNIT AND THEY WILL INPUT THE INFORMATION WHERE THE ANIMAL WAS FOUND INTO THIS SITE AS WELL. COMPLEMENT TO OUR GIS DEPARTMENT FOR WORKING WITH US ON THIS. YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO ON THAT PET FINDER APP AND ACTUALLY SEE SOME OF THE SUCCESSES THAT WE'VE ALREADY HAD WITH IT BEING PUSHED OUT, WHICH IS REALLY ENCOURAGING. WE'RE HOPING THIS GETS LOST ANIMALS BACK TO THEIR OWNERS QUICKER AND HELPS CONTINUE TO BUILD ON WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY GOOD REUNIFICATION NUMBERS. WE ALSO DID A SWEARING IN CEREMONY AT THE END OF '22 WHERE WE SWORE IN TEN BRAND NEW OFFICERS AND JUST TO GIVE YOU A BREAKDOWN OF THOSE 10. EIGHT OF THEM FROM OUT-OF-STATE. WE HAD FIVE DIFFERENT STATES REPRESENTED. JUST ANOTHER GOOD EVIDENCE OF THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE MAKING OUR DEPARTMENT A DESTINATION DEPARTMENT AND FINISH OUT THEIR CAREER. WE ALSO HAD A MILITARY VETERAN AS PART OF THAT GROUP THAT DIDN'T HAVE ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE, AND THEN ONE FROM ANOTHER TEXAS AGENCY. THEN JUST LAST WEEK WE HAD OUR PROMOTION CEREMONY TO KEEP UP WITH THE GROWTH. WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN REALLY GOOD SUPERVISION. AND SO THAT WAS PART OF LAST WEEK AND SO THIS IS ANOTHER WAY WE DEMONSTRATE HOW WE ARE A DEPARTMENT OF OPPORTUNITY. IF PEOPLE WANT TO ADVANCE IN THEIR CAREERS, WE CERTAINLY GIVE THEM A PATHWAY TO DO THAT. WITH THAT, YOU HAVE NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER MONTHLY REPORTS. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, CHIEF. COUNSEL, WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? >> I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND TO YOUR PROMOTION CEREMONY LAST WEEK AND IT WAS QUITE AN HONOR TO SEE THOSE OFFICERS BEING PROMOTED. NOT ONLY ARE WE GEOGRAPHICALLY PULLING IN PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY FROM A DIVERSITY PERSPECTIVE. BUT TO ALSO SEE THAT DIVERSITY CARRYING OVER TO UPWARD PROMOTIONS IN THE CITY WAS AWESOME. I THINK YOU HAD OFFICER CARNEY IN PARTICULAR, WHO HAS BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR AWHILE AND WHO ACTUALLY COMES FROM A LINEAGE OF POLICE CHIEFS. I THINK HER MOTHER IS A POLICE CHIEF, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. >> MOTHER AND FATHER ARE BOTH CHIEFS IN DIFFERENT CITIES, SO SHE'S GOT BIG SHOES TO FILL. I'M LOOKING OVER MY SHOULDER. [LAUGHTER] >> ABSOLUTELY. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE. >> ALL RIGHT. CHIEF, THANK YOU. MOVE US TO ITEM 11, [11. Council Subcommittee reports for current activities of the Legislative Committee, Governance Committee, Budget and Audit Committee, Frisco Square Management District, Dallas Regional Mobility Commission, North Central Texas Emergency Preparedness Committee, Frisco Veterans Advisory Committee, North Texas Commission, and Regional Transportation Council.] WHICH IS OUR COUNCIL'S SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT UPDATE. COUNCIL WHAT UPDATES DO YOU HAVE? MEANINGS SINCE? OKAY. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE INTO CITIZEN INPUT, [CITIZEN INPUT (to begin approximately at 7:30 p.m.)] AND THEN WE HAVE A FEW THAT I'VE ALREADY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. WE'LL START TAKING CITIZEN INPUT. >> NOW WE HAVE EMILY ROTTENBERG. [00:30:04] EMILY, IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE. >> HI. MY LAST NAME IS PRONOUNCED ROTTENBERG. >> ROTTENBERG. I AM SO SORRY. >> MY ADDRESS IS 1312 HOT SPRINGS, LILLIAN FRISCO, TEXAS. I HAVE BEEN A CITIZEN AND ABBOTT VOTER IN FRISCO FOR THE LAST 13 PLUS YEARS. I'M A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT THE UNIVERSAL STUDIOS THAT WAS ANNOUNCED HERE RECENTLY. I'M NOT NECESSARILY FOR IT, I'M NOT NECESSARILY AGAINST IT. I FEEL LIKE WE NEED MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IT. SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT I FEEL THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, OUR CRIME. THERE'S REPORTS OF 198 PERCENT INCREASE IN CRIME IN A FIVE-MILE RADIUS OF AMUSEMENT PARKS. THAT'S LOOKING AT DIFFERENT CITIES, DIFFERENT PARKS, SIX FLAGS, DISNEY WORLD, ALL ACROSS THE BOARD. ALSO, HOW WILL IT BE ABLE TO BE SUSTAINABLE? OPEN FROM 09:00 A.M. TO 06:00 P.M. GEARED FOR AGES THREE TO NINE WHO WILL MOSTLY BE IN SCHOOL. HOW IS THIS PROJECT DIFFERENT THAN KIDSXENIA, CRAYOLA, LEGO LAND, THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT HAVEN'T BEEN OVERLY SUCCESSFUL. THE PAY LEVEL OF JOBS BEING CREATED. THESE AREN'T C-LEVEL JOBS, THESE ARE HIGH-PAYING JOBS. WHEN YOU COMPARE THEM TO OTHER JOBS IN THE CITY OF FRISCO. ALSO, WHERE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO TAKE THESE LOWER PAYING JOBS LIVE? IS THERE GOING TO BE APARTMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH IT, HIGHER DENSITY PROPERTIES, THINGS LIKE THAT? HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS ALSO A CONCERN. THE CLANDESTINE NATURE OF THE DEAL COMPARED TO OTHER DEALS BETWEEN FIELDS AND THE CITY. THEY WERE REALLY OPEN ABOUT THE PGA THAT SEEMED TO BE TRANSPARENT. THIS SEEMED TO BE DONE AFTER DARK, LATE AT NIGHT THROWN IN, LET'S SEE, AND HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT SPRUNG ON THE CITIZENS. ALSO, WHAT IS THE POSSIBLE EXPANSION OF THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT IF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IS ISSUED. MY LAST THING WHICH EVERY CITIZEN THAT I'VE TALKED TO EVERYWHERE IN THE CITY TALKS ABOUT THIS TRAFFIC. IF YOU HAVE ALL OF THESE PEOPLE COMING AND GOING FROM CERTAIN TIMES, YOU'VE ALREADY GOT A TRAFFIC PROBLEM AS IT IS. I THINK THAT WE NEED TO THROW THE BRAKES ON THIS. I'M NOT SAYING IT'S A BAD THING. I'M NOT SAYING IT'S GOOD THING. I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE SOME STUDIES DONE TO SEE THE IMPACT OF THESE CONCERNS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. BEFORE ANGELA, THIS ISN'T ONLY THE AGENDA, SO IS NOT FOR NECESSARILY COUNCIL DEBATES OR DEBATE WITH CITIZENS. BUT I GUESS A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT ARE FACTUAL STATEMENTS THAT I DO THINK IT IS APPROPRIATE TO CONVEY REGARDING THE ANNOUNCEMENTS. FOR PEOPLE THAT REMEMBER US DOING THE PGA OF AMERICA AND THE STAR WITH THE COWBOYS. QUITE FRANKLY, THOSE WERE ANNOUNCED AND VOTED ON THE SAME DAY. PART OF THAT REASON IS THAT HADN'T BEEN ANNOUNCED IN ADVANCE. IT WOULD HAVE POTENTIALLY BLOWN THOSE DEALS UP. THAT'S HOW A DEAL LIKE THIS WOULD NORMALLY BE DONE. UNIVERSAL STUDIOS CERTAINLY ALSO HAS THOSE RISKS WHERE THEIR PREFERENCE WOULD HAVE BEEN TO ANNOUNCE AND ACTUALLY CANCEL VOTE ON THE SAME DAY. WHAT COUNCIL SPECIFICALLY SAID IS, THAT THEY VIEWED THIS PROJECT DIFFERENTLY AND STAFF WORK WITH UNIVERSAL SPECIFICALLY TO SAY THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE IN A BUFFER AND ANNOUNCEMENT AND SO THAT'S WHERE THIS MONTH HAS COME, WHERE CITIZENS CAN UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT THE PROJECT IS, MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT IT ISN'T. THERE'S A LOT OF MISPERCEPTIONS ABOUT WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED HERE AT THIS SITE. BUT THAT IT ACTUALLY ALLOWS A FULL MONTH OF CITIZEN INPUT, WHICH WE'VE NEVER DONE ON ONE OF THESE LARGE-SCALE PUBLIC PROJECTS. WE'RE ALSO, I KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER TOWN HALL AS A DEVELOPER IS GOING TO DO. I THINK THAT DATE IS BEING DETERMINED OR MAYBE SET NOW. DO YOU KNOW THAT DATE? >> EITHER THE 30TH OR 31ST OF JANUARY. >> OKAY. >> IT'S NOT PERFECTLY SET, BUT IT'S ONE OF THOSE TWO DATES. >> WE'LL BE PUTTING THAT OUT FROM PEOPLE WHO ALSO WANT TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THEM ABOUT WHAT IT ISN'T GOING TO BE. THE NUMBER 1 REACTION WITHOUT QUESTION IN QUESTION HAS BEEN ABOUT TRAFFIC. WE'RE GOING TO BE SHARING THIS INFORMATION OVER THE COMING WEEKS, BUT I'M GIVE YOU A SNEAK PREVIEW OF THIS CAME IN. LITERALLY AT LIKE FOUR O'CLOCK TODAY WHEN WE RAN THE DATA. THIS IS A 97 ACRE SITE. JUST TO BE ABLE TO PAINT PICTURES FOR PEOPLE, THE ANTICIPATED TRAFFIC IMPACT IS ACTUALLY LESS THAN WHAT HEB DOES. ON 14.6 ACRES. THIS AS IS PROPOSED AS WE RUN THROUGH, THIS WILL ACTUALLY BE ONE OF THE LOWEST, IF NOT THE LOWEST TRAFFIC GENERATOR PROJECTS ON OUR ENTIRE STRETCH OF THE TOLL WAY. [00:35:04] IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE THE OPPOSITE AND WE NEED TO DO A GOOD JOB AS A CITY TO CONVEY THIS. IT'S ACTUALLY A TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TOOL. BECAUSE WHAT WAS PLANNED FOR THIS SITE WAS FOR A PRETTY DENSE MIXED-USE OFFICE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WOULD HAVE HAD AT A MIDRISE BUILD OUT ROUGHLY 28,000 DAILY TRIPS IN AND OUT OF THIS SITE, USUALLY LARGELY PANTHER CREEK. THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A SNEAK PREVIEW. ALL THIS DATA IS GOING TO BE FULLY AND 100 PERCENT SHARED. THERE'S 20 DIFFERENT NUMBERS COMPARING IT TO STONE BAR MALL, TO COLLIN COLLEGE, TO COSTCO, TO OTHER PROJECTS ALREADY IN THIS COMMUNITY. WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED FOR UNIVERSAL IS ACTUALLY LESS THAN ALL THOSE. AGAIN, YOUR WHOLE COUNCIL HAS BEEN AVAILABLE. SOME OF US ACTUALLY WENT TO ORLANDO TO ACTUALLY SEE IT WITH OUR OWN EYES. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WERE AT THE FIRST TOWN HALL WHERE A FEW HUNDRED CITIZENS SHOWED UP. I KNOW EACH OF US INDEPENDENTLY THE MEETING AND TAKING CALLS AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO KNOW THE VISION FOR THIS PROJECT SO YOU CAN GET TRUE INPUT ON IT. THAT WAS A LONG-WINDED ANSWER TO TRY TO PAINT THAT PICTURE. >> LAURA COUNTRYMEN. LAURA, YOU INDICATED THAT YOU DO WANT TO SPEAK ON UNIVERSAL STUDIOS. ARE YOU HERE? IF YOU'VE COME FORWARD TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE. STAY HERE. [INAUDIBLE]. >> 11967 SALISBURY DRIVE. THAT'S IN FRISCO. HELLO EVERYONE. MY NAME IS LAURA COUNTRYMEN. THIS IS THE VERY FIRST CITY COUNCIL MEETING THAT I'VE ATTENDED SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND TO OUR CONCERNS. I EXPECT THAT THERE'LL BE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT WANT TO TALK ABOUT SEVERAL SPECIFIC ISSUES, CONGESTION, CRIME, AND SO ON. WITH VARIOUS STATISTICS, REALLY WHAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS MAYBE MORE OF AN EXISTENTIAL CRISIS [LAUGHTER] OR A BIGGER PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON WITH THE UNIVERSAL STUDIOS. I REALLY WANT TO START OFF BY ASKING, WHY DID WE ALL CHOOSE TO LIVE IN FRISCO? SIMPLY PUT, WE ALL CHOSE TO LIVE HERE BECAUSE FRISCO PROVIDES A SUPERB QUALITY OF LIFE. NOT ONLY IS SUPERB QUALITY OF LIFE IN TEXAS, BUT ALSO IN THE UNITED STATES. YET WE FEEL THAT IT'S PRECISELY THAT QUALITY OF LIFE THAT'S ENDANGERED IF WE START BRINGING IN THEME PARKS TO ENCROACH ON WHAT'S ESSENTIALLY A BEDROOM COMMUNITY. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT TRAFFIC CONGESTION IS GOING TO BE LESS THAN THAT OF HEB, BUT I DON'T HAVE THAT STATISTICS, SO I'M OPEN TO BEING CONVINCED OTHERWISE. I THINK ONE THING THAT'LL BE HARDER TO CONVINCE ME ON IS THE IMPACT OF CRIME WHEN WE BRING IN A THEME PARK. THE OTHER LADY THAT SPOKE EARLIER MENTIONED A PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL THAT WE ALSO CAME ACROSS MENTIONING THAT THERE'S A DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN CRIME AND THEME PARKS, AND SPECIFICALLY REGARDING UNIVERSAL STUDIOS. I DON'T THINK THAT THE UNIVERSAL'S INCENTIVES CAN OFFSET PEACE OF MIND THAT THE PEOPLE SOUGHT WHEN THEY CHOSE TO WORK AND RAISE A FAMILY IN FRISCO. OUR CITY IDENTITY IS REALLY NOT ONE OF BEING A TOURIST TRAP, ESPECIALLY NOT FOR THE SAKE OF MAKING A QUICK BUCK OR SENSATIONAL NEWS HEADLINE. WE'RE REALLY DOWN TOWARD TEXANS WHO EMBRACE ONLY THOSE CHANGES THAT PERPETUATE OUR PEACEFUL QUALITY OF LIFE. I WOULD ASK THE CITY COUNCIL AND ASK THE MAYOR, TO PLEASE REMEMBER WHY YOU CHOSE TO MAKE FRISCO YOUR HOME. SPECIFICALLY TO ASK YOURSELF, ARE YOU SUPPORTING UNIVERSAL FOR YOUR COMMUNITIES LONG-TERM AND HOLISTIC BENEFIT? OR ARE YOU DOING IT FOR YOUR OWN SHORT-TERM GAIN? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ZACHARY COUNTRYMEN. ZACHARY, YOU DIDN'T INDICATE WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANTED TO SPEAK OR NOT. ARE YOU HERE? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? PLEASE COME FORWARD. PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE. >> 11967 SALISBURY DRIVE, FRISCO, 75035. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ZACH COUNTRYMEN. I'M A RESIDENT OF FRISCO SINCE 2017. I'D LIKE TO SPEND JUST A FEW MINUTES DISCUSSING THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF THE UNIVERSAL THEME PARK. BEFORE I GET STARTED, I'D LIKE TO EXTEND MY GRATITUDE TO COUNCILMAN BRIAN LIVINGSTON FOR TAKING TIME YESTERDAY TO MEET WITH THE CITIZENS AT THE COMMUNITY GROW RESTAURANT. [00:40:01] HE WAS THE ONLY COUNCIL MEMBER WE KNOW OF THAT WAS INVITED FACE-TO-FACE RESIDENT INPUT. IT WAS A GRACIOUS AND PROACTIVE INITIATIVE THAT WE HOPE TO SEE MORE OF FUTURE PROJECTS. THANK YOU. LET'S CONSIDER THE THEME PARK IN TERMS OF BENEFITS AND COSTS. I ACCEPT THAT THE THEME PARK MAY PRODUCE SOME FINANCIAL BENEFIT TO THE CITY, AND THAT COULD ATTRACT OTHER BUSINESSES TO THE AREA, WHICH WILL ALSO BENEFIT FRISCO ECONOMICALLY. HOWEVER, I'M CONCERNED THAT THE THEME PARK CREATES MANY UNINTENDED COSTS THAT WILL ULTIMATELY BE BORNE BY THE CITIZENS AND OUTWEIGH THE SPECULATIVE AND SHORT-SIDED BENEFITS. THE FIRST-CLASS IS INCREASED CRIME. YOU'VE HEARD THIS BEFORE 2019 PEER REVIEWED RESEARCH JOURNAL CONCLUDED THERE WAS A DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN CRIME AND THEME PARKS, WITH THE CASE STUDY BEING UNIVERSAL STUDIOS IN FLORIDA. FROM 2015-2017, SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS EXPERIENCED A 198 PERCENT INCREASE IN CRIME AROUND THE PARK, WHICH RESULTED IN CRIME RATE MORE THAN DOUBLE THE STATE AND NATIONAL AVERAGE, WILL BE EMAILING YOU A COPY OF THE FULL RESEARCH PUBLICATION FOR YOUR EDIFICATION. THE UNDERLYING POINT, CRIME GOES UP AROUND THEME PARKS. MY WIFE AND I CHOSE TO LIVE IN FRISCO IN PART BECAUSE OF ITS EXCELLENT SAFETY RECORD. WE WOULD HATE TO SEE THOSE STATISTICS CHANGE IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. THE NEXT COST OCCURS IN THE FORM OF INCREASED TRAFFIC CONGESTION, MARY [INAUDIBLE] I KNOW YOU SPOKE TO SOME DIFFERENT STATISTICS. OBVIOUSLY, I DIDN'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION WHEN I WROTE THIS. I APPRECIATE YOU SHARING THAT INFORMATION. I AM STILL CONCERNED THAT A TOURIST ATTRACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE, IT WILL GENERATE MORE TRAFFIC AND ALREADY OVERCROWDED CITY WILL BE DEALING WITH MORE TRAFFIC FROM UNT FRISCO PGA AND OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS FRANKLY UNABLE TO HANDLE THAT. THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF A THEME PARK SHOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED. CITIZENS ARE REGULARLY REMINDED TO CONSERVE WATER AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT. THE THEME PARK AND THE PGA GOLF COURSES WILL LIKELY CREATE A MASSIVE DEMAND FOR WATER. EVEN THE HOMEOWNERS LAWNS ARE RESTRICTED TO A ONCE-A-WEEK WATERING. NOISE, LIGHT AND CHEMICAL POLLUTION ARE ALSO MAJOR CONCERNS. I'VE HEARD TALK TO THIS IS A QUOTE, ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY FOR FRISCO. I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ALTERNATIVE USES FOR THAT LAND THAT COULD ALSO BENEFIT FRISCO RESIDENTS. IN YOUR DELIBERATIONS, I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU THOUGHTFULLY CONSIDER THE NUMEROUS COST CARRIED BY YOUR CITIZENS. PLEASE CONSIDER THE LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES, NOT JUST THE SHORT-TERM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE WANT TO DO OVER THE NEXT MONTH IS ANSWER QUESTIONS SUCH AS THESE REGARDING WATER. FRISCO HAS BEEN PROACTIVE FOR MANY YEARS. WE ACTUALLY HAVE INVESTED IN REUSE WATER LINES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY HERE FRISCO A RARE CITY THAT HAS DONE THAT. THAT WAS HONESTLY PART OF WHAT ENABLED US TO LAND THE PGA IS BECAUSE WE'RE ABLE TO WATER THAT THROUGH OUR REUSE WATER LINES. LET'S SAVE SO MUCH MONEY. THE STAR USES OUR REUSE WATER LINES, THE GOLF COURSES, AND WE'LL CERTAINLY WORK WITH UNIVERSAL BECAUSE WATER HERE IN FRISCO HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN IMPORTANT THING. REGARDING THE CRIME STATISTICS, THAT WAS THE FIRST THING THAT'S COUNCIL BROUGHT UP, BUT I THINK WE ALL REFERENCED THAT EXACT SAME STUDY. WE'VE ALL READ IT. WHEN WE WERE IN UNIVERSAL, WE'VE BEEN HAMMERING WITH THOSE QUESTIONS. THEY DID A VERY GOOD JOB OF EXPLAINING WHAT THIS PARK IS GOING TO BE AND WHAT IT ISN'T GOING TO BE. UNIVERSAL STUDIOS TRADITIONALLY IN THE PAST HAS BEEN KNOWN TO GO FOR MORE OF THE ADULT AND TEENAGE POPULATION. THAT'S WHAT THEIR THEME PARKS HAVE BEEN. THEY LIKED THE SCARY RIDES. THE SAME DAY THEY ANNOUNCED THE KIDS PROJECT IN FRISCO, THEY ANNOUNCED A TERROR PROJECT IN LAS VEGAS. TRANSITION IS TO BE MORE OF A YOUNGER KID FRIENDLY, AND THAT WAS THE COMMITMENT HERE TO FRISCO WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S THE YOUNGER POPULATION WHICH WOULDN'T BEAR THAT SAME FOR AS FAR AS CRIME GOES. PUT IT ON OUR POLICE CHIEF TO VERIFY THOSE NUMBERS AND MAKE SURE HE SATISFIED WITH THAT. PART OF THE ACTUAL CASE IS ALSO TO CONFIRM THAT THERE CAN'T BE A BAIT AND SWITCH THAT OH, WE TELL YOU IT'S FOR KIDS. BUT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A DECADE FOR NOW THE ROLLER COASTERS COME IN AND THEN IT'S SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. THERE'S GOING TO BE HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS IN THERE THAT WOULD LIMIT THEIR ABILITY TO DO THAT IN THE FUTURE. ONE OF THE BIG SELLING POINTS IS THE VISION FOR THIS IS TO PUT THE PARK BACK IN PARK. A LOT OF THIS IS INTENDED TO BE JUST A GREEN OPEN PARK TO JUST ENJOY WHEN YOU COME THERE THAT NOT EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE NECESSARILY AS PROGRAMMED. VERY GOOD COMMENTS. I SAID THIS AT THE TOWN HALL WHEN THIS PROJECT WAS FIRST PROPOSED. THE ENTIRE COUNCIL WAS SKEPTICAL. I CAN TELL YOU THAT IN MY 15 YEARS OF SERVING, WE'VE PROBABLY HAD OVER A DOZEN THEME PARK TYPE CONCEPTS THAT HAVE PITCHED MAYBE MORE THAN THAT. [00:45:03] FROM A SIX FLAGS TYPE TO A WATER PARK, TO AN INDOOR SKI LODGE, TO EVERY CONCEPT THAT IS AVAILABLE. IT NEVER GOT VERY FAR HERE IN THE CITY FOR THE POINTS THAT YOU ALL ARTICULATED IS THAT WHO WE ARE AS A COMMUNITY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAT ANY PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WE WON'T DO IT UNLESS IT SERVES OUR RESIDENTS FIRST. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE STAR, YES, THAT BRINGS LOTS OF TOURISM. WE HAVE SEVEN MILLION TOURISTS A YEAR ALREADY RIGHT NOW, MOST PEOPLE DON'T EVEN REALIZE THAT, THAT CAME TO THE FCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. THESE TOURISM DOES HELP THEY FILL OUR HOTELS, CONVENTION CENTERS, THEY HELP US BUILD THESE PROJECTS. THEY SPENT ALL THEIR MONEY IN FRISCO, AND THEN WHEN THEY LEAVE WE GET TO ENJOY THEM. THOSE ARE REALLY THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON WHY SO MANY OTHER THEME PARKS GOT A HARD NO. THIS ONE WAS BETTER RECEIVED BECAUSE FAMILIES HERE IN FRISCO COULD CREATE LASTING MEMORIES FIVE-MINUTES FROM THEIR HOME AND CATERED TOWARDS FAMILIES AND KIDS. THEY ANSWER YOUR POINT, COUNCIL VERY MUCH BOTH OF YOUR COMMENTS, GREAT COMMENTS. TALK THROUGH THAT VERY HEAVILY. >> ETHYLENE WALSH, KATHLEEN, YOU INDICATED YOU DO NOT WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. ITEM BEING UNIVERSAL PARK PROJECT. ARE YOU HERE? OKAY. THANK YOU. EDDIE WILLIAMS. MR. WILLIAMSON, PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE. >> 9298 [INAUDIBLE] DRIVE, 75035. SO ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS TO SAY, AND, OF COURSE, IT'S ALREADY BEEN BROUGHT UP A COUPLE TIMES, IS THE TRAFFIC. I RESPECTFULLY QUESTION THAT AS TO HOW IT'S GOING TO AFFECT TRAFFIC. AS WE ALREADY KNOW, THE TOLL WAY IN ELDORADO, NOT A LOT OF FUN ANYMORE. I LIVE AT PRESTON IN ELDORADO, AND THAT TRAFFIC, THERE ARE SOME DAYS, WE CAN'T EVEN COME OUT OF THE NORTH ENTRANCE OF OUR SUBDIVISION BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC BACK-AND-FORTH. WHAT I WOULD ENVISION IS WHEN THEY PUT IN PANTHER CREEK, WHEN THEY TAKE THERE FROM THE TOLL WAY ALL THE WAY OVER TO PRESTON, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR OTHER ALTERNATIVE ROUTES TO GET IN AND OUT OF THAT PLACE, ESPECIALLY AT 06:00 PM AND THERE'S 14,000 PEOPLE THERE AT 06:00 PM WHEN THEY CLOSE. [NOISE] SORRY. I RESPECTFULLY QUESTION THAT BECAUSE EVEN BRINKMANN RANCH ISN'T EVEN CLOSE TO BEING BUILT OUT YET. THAT CAN MEAN MORE CARS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE WHEN ALL OF THOSE HOMES GO IN. THE TRAFFIC THERE IS ALREADY GETTING PRETTY CRAZY, JUST IN THE 10 YEARS I'VE LIVED HERE. BUT THE OTHER THING THAT I REALLY WANT TO BRING UP WAS, THERE'S A RUMOR GOING AROUND THAT THERE'S POSSIBLY $30 MILLION IN INCENTIVE MONEY FOR UNIVERSAL STUDIO. IS THAT STRICTLY RUMOR OR ON THE TABLE? >> THERE HAS NOT BEEN A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FINALIZED WITH UNIVERSAL. WHEN IT IS, IT WILL BE PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED. >> I PERSONALLY WOULD SAY UNIVERSAL'S GOT TO MAKE THEIR MONEY ON THEIR OWN. I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY WE WOULD NEED TO INCENTIVIZE THEM WITH ANY MONEY THAT COULD BE GOING TO OTHER THINGS LIKE, WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER TODAY, LIKE AN ANIMAL RESOURCE CENTER AND SOME OTHER THINGS THAT'S GOING TO BENEFIT THE CITIZENS AS WELL. WHEN IT COMES TO INCENTIVE MONEY, [NOISE] I'M 100 PERCENT AGAINST THAT. >> JUST SO YOU KNOW, ON THE INCENTIVE MONEY, TYPICALLY IN A PROJECT LIKE THIS IS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED COSTS TO BASICALLY BUILD THE ROADS, TO SUPPORT THE TRAFFIC AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE. >> SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE $30 MILLION IN SALES TAX REDUCTIONS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? >> I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYTHING TO SPEAK TO THIS EVENING, BUT IT WILL BE A POSTED AGENDA ITEM WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT OF [OVERLAPPING] >> BECAUSE IF THIS THING DOES MOVE FORWARD, WILL IT BE BROUGHT TO THE PEOPLE TO VOTE IF THEY WANT TO DO THE TAX INCENTIVES? >> IT'D BE A COUNCIL VOTE. >> WELL, MY VOTE'S NO. WELL, GO AHEAD AND START WITH THAT ONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. >> SEAN AMOS. [NOISE] SEAN AMOS, IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE. >> 7997 WADE BOULEVARD, 75034. I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS. ALTHOUGH I'VE BEEN HERE FOR FOUR YEARS FROM LOS ANGELES. I LIVED IN THE SHADOW OF UNIVERSAL STUDIOS. BUT MY HOBBY IS HIKING. MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT FRISCO OR THE TEACHERS. IT'S A WONDERFUL SCHOOL SYSTEM HERE. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE LACK OF ARTS AND CULTURE FOR TEENAGE KIDS IN FRISCO. [00:50:06] I MAKE MY LIVING AS A TOURING MUSICIAN AND AS A KIDS AUTHOR. I'M IN AND OUT OF THE CITY A LOT. WHEN I COME BACK, I'M MORTIFIED THAT THE ONLY THING MY TEENAGE KIDS HAVE TO DO IS GO TO THE MALL OR GO TO THE PARK. I THINK IT'S LONG OVERDUE THAT THE CITY HAVE A MUSIC FESTIVAL THAT REFLECTS THE CULTURE OF THE KIDS WHO LIVE IN THE CITY. THESE KIDS FOLLOW MUSICIANS, AND YOUTUBE INFLUENCERS, AND ALL SORTS OF CULTURAL REPRESENTATIVES THAT THEY CAN GET ACCESS TO OTHER THAN A TV. A DAY-LONG FESTIVAL WHERE KIDS CAN COME, A FAMILY-FRIENDLY COACHELLA FOR KIDS. THAT ALL OF FIRST-CLASS ENTERTAINMENT CAN BE BROUGHT TO FRISCO FOR A DAY AND KIDS CAN HAVE ACCESS TO SOMETHING THAT REFLECTS WHAT THEIR WORLD IS ABOUT, IS WHAT I'D LOVE TO HOST HERE. I KNOW WITH YOUR PLAY FRISCO FOLKS WHO'VE BEEN INITIALLY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE PROJECT. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> LYSHA KINGSLYNN. [NOISE] KINGSLYNN OR KINGSTON? >> IT'S KINGSTON. >> MS. KINGSTON, IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE. >> IT'S 10121 ANNE DRIVE IN FRISCO. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN IN FRISCO FOR 29 YEARS. SO AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF CHANGE ACROSS THE BOARD, AND WE LOVE THIS COMMUNITY. WE'VE HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO MOVE, AND WE JUST LOVE IT. WE RAISED THREE KIDS HERE. THEY'RE ALL IN COLLEGE OR BEYOND. [NOISE] MOST EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN A PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT, WE'VE REALLY EMBRACED AND LOVED. WHEN YOU COME INTO OUR CITY, IT'S CLEAN, THERE'S NO BILLBOARDS AND THINGS THAT MAKE IT LOOK OLD AND RUN DOWN. BUT NOW, WE'RE STARTING TO SEE A TREND, WE'RE REALLY GOING AFTER TOURISM SO HEAVILY. I AM REALLY CONCERNED WE'RE GOING TO TURN INTO ARLINGTON 2.0. NOTHING WRONG WITH ARLINGTON. [LAUGHTER] BUT WHEN WE THINK OF THEME PARKS AND THINGS, I THINK THAT STARTS TO OPEN THE DOOR TO OTHER TOURISM THINGS. WE KNOW CASINOS ARE POSSIBLY ON THE HORIZON FOR TEXAS. THINGS LIKE THAT START CREEPING INTO YOUR COMMUNITY. IT DOES CHANGE. UNIVERSAL, I THINK IS SOMETHING THAT TOURISM WILL BRING IN, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT RESIDENTS WILL USE IT ON A VERY FREQUENT BASIS. I DON'T IMAGINE THAT. I DO THINK IT'S MOSTLY GEARED TOWARDS TOURISM RATHER THAN THE RESIDENTS. I JUST DON'T WANT TO CHANGE WHAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL ABOUT FRISCO, WHICH IS THIS SENSE OF COMMUNITY. IT'S BIG, BUT PEOPLE STILL FEEL LIKE THEY'RE YOUR NEIGHBOR. WHEN TOURISM TAKES OVER, IT FEELS LIKE IT'S MORE THAN THREE OR FOUR TIMES WHAT THE RESIDENT POPULATION IS, SEVEN MILLION PEOPLE. I JUST AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. WE DON'T LIVE CLOSE TO UNIVERSAL. I DON'T HAVE ANY STAKE FOR THAT. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE IN MY PHYSICAL BACKYARD, BUT AS A COMMUNITY, AS A WHOLE, IT DOES AFFECT US AND WHAT OUR COMMUNITY STANDS FOR. ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO PUT OUT A PLEA THAT PLEASE RECONSIDER THIS. THERE ARE LOTS OF USES THAT I THINK WOULD BENEFIT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THE TALLER BUILDINGS THAT WE'RE STARTING TO GET INTO NOW START TO MAKE US LOOK MORE CONCRETE AS OPPOSED TO THE WIDE OPEN SPACES THAT DREW A LOT OF US HERE AND WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT IT. WE'RE LOSING THAT SENSE OF SUBURB, WHICH IT'S NOT A BAD WORD. [LAUGHTER] SOMETIMES SUBURBS GET A BAD REPUTATION THESE DAYS, BUT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. THAT, TO ME, SAYS COMMUNITY. NOW, WE'VE GONE FROM 14,000 PEOPLE, WHICH IS WHAT IT WAS WHEN WE MOVED HERE, TO OVER 200,000. BUT I LOVE THAT I CAN WALK INTO A STORE, RECOGNIZE PEOPLE I KNOW. YOU GO ANYWHERE IN THE COMMUNITY AND YOU SEE PEOPLE, THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT FEEL LIKE FAMILY. THAT'S WHAT THE MORE WE GET INTO THE TOURISM ASPECT OF IT, THE MORE THAT CONCERNS ME THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOSE THAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AGAIN, THANK YOU, MR. LIVINGSTON, FOR MAKING YOURSELF AVAILABLE YESTERDAY. >> THANK YOU. DIA BALAGOPAL. >> PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE. [00:55:05] >> 857 PALMFLOWER AVENUE, 75036. HELLO, FRISCO COUNCIL. I WANT TO START BY SAYING THAT I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS TO BRING FRISCO TO WHERE IT IS TODAY, WHICH MAKES ME REALLY PROUD TO BE A FRISCO RESIDENT. MY NAME IS DIA BALAGOPAL, AND I GO TO HIGH SCHOOL AT REEDY. THERE, I RUN A NATURE CLUB, WHERE WE FOCUS ON BIRD CONSERVATION AND BRINGING AWARENESS TO WINDOW COLLISION PREVENTION. DID YOU KNOW THAT ABOUT ONE BILLION BIRDS DIE EVERY SINGLE YEAR DUE TO GLASS COLLISIONS IN THE USA? THIS IS BECAUSE GLASS REFLECTS THE SKY AND HABITAT AROUND IT ALMOST PERFECTLY, CREATING A DEADLY ILLUSION. FLYING BIRDS CAN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE REFLECTIONS AND REALITY. THEY END UP FLYING STRAIGHT INTO THE GLASS. THESE COLLISIONS ARE ALMOST ALWAYS FATAL. THE BEST WAY TO PREVENT THESE COLLISIONS IS TO COVER GLASS WINDOWS WITH ANTI REFLECTIVE TINTS, DECALS, OR PATTERNS. THERE ARE MANY AESTHETIC PATTERNS TO CHOOSE FROM, LIKE CLEAN WHITE DOTS OR STRIPS THAT YOU CAN BARELY SEE. THERE'S ALSO SEVERAL COMPANIES THAT OFFER PATTERNS LIKE THIS IN INEXPENSIVE PRICE. THERE'S EVEN NEW UV DECALS THAT ARE TOTALLY INVISIBLE TO HUMAN EYES, BUT BIRDS CAN SEE THEM, SO THEY WON'T FLY INTO WINDOWS. THE REASON I'M HERE TODAY IS TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING FRISCO A BIRD-FRIENDLY CITY. IF THIS HAPPENS, WE COULD SAVE A LOT OF BIRDS IN OUR AREA. BIRD CITIES PLEDGE TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF HUMAN-CAUSED THREATS TO BIRDS. ONE WAY IS BY ENCOURAGING PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS TO HAVE BIRD-FRIENDLY GLASS OR DECALS. THERE'S ALREADY EXISTING BIRD-FRIENDLY LEGISLATION, AND THE AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY HAVE MADE SIMPLE ORDINANCE TEMPLATES THAT CITIES LIKE FRISCO CAN USE. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, I COULD SHARE THE DETAILS OF IT. THERE ARE MANY POSITIVES TO BECOMING A BIRD CITY, SUCH AS EARNING RECOGNITION AND CERTIFICATION, COMMUNITY PRIDE, SAVING ENERGY, USING NATIVE PLANTS TO REDUCE MAINTENANCE COST, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, AN HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR BIRDS AND HUMANS ALIKE. MODERN RESEARCH ALSO SHOWS THAT A BIRD-FRIENDLY HABITAT CAN INCREASE PROPERTY VALUES AND GENERATE TOURISM DOLLARS. WHERE BIRDS THRIVE, PEOPLE PROSPER. ALREADY, MANY CITIES LIKE SAN ANTONIO AND HOUSTON HAVE BECOME BIRD CITIES, AND WITH YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT, FRISCO CAN BECOME ONE TOO. OUR CITY CAN ADD IT TO THE LIST OF ACHIEVEMENTS WE ALREADY HAVE, SUCH AS THE NUMBER ONE BEST PLACE TO LIVE IN AMERICA AND THE SECOND SAFEST CITY IN AMERICA BY ALSO BEING BIRD FRIENDLY. NOW THAT I'VE BROUGHT THIS MATTER TO YOUR ATTENTION, I HOPE YOU TAKE SOME ACTION TO MAKE OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY BIRD-FRIENDLY BECAUSE SMALL CHANGES BRING BIG DIFFERENCES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU GO TO? >> REEDY HIGH SCHOOL. >> WHAT GRADE ARE YOU IN? >> NINTH GRADE. I'M A FRESHMAN. >> WOW. WELL DONE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> LORI DECKER? >> YES, PLEASE. 11338 BEN CRAIG TRAIL. AND I KNOW A GREAT PLACE THAT WE COULD BUILD A BIRD HABITAT. [LAUGHTER] I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCILMAN BRIAN LIVINGSTON, FOR MAKING YOURSELF AVAILABLE, AND AS WELL AS JENKINS STEVE, FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THE OTHER DAY, TO THE CITIZENS. YOU ALL HERE WERE VOTED ON AND ARE SUPPOSED TO BE OUR ADVOCATES WITHIN THE CITY, CORRECT? I REALLY FEEL THAT WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF UNIVERSAL, THAT OUR CITY HAS REALLY BEEN BLIND-SIDED. BECAUSE WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THEY HAVE PURCHASED THE LAND, MANY OF THE CITIZENS BELIEVED THAT THIS IS A DONE DEAL, AND THAT THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE WITH IT. HENCE, THE REASON WHY THERE WAS ONLY 35 PEOPLE THE OTHER DAY AT THE COMMUNITY GRILL. I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING HERE TO GIVE HERE ALL OF THE FACTS THAT YOU HAVE STATED IN REGARDS TO WHAT IS BENEFICIAL BESIDES MONEY IS BASICALLY WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING. I WAS AT A TRAILS COMMUNITY CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT THIS EVENING, WHICH IS WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY THAT THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS TO DO. WHERE IN THE GUIDELINES DOES IT SAY THAT SOMETHING FROM AGE 3-10 IS GOING TO BE BENEFICIAL WHEN SOMEONE THAT AGE WOULD BE IN SCHOOL, BASICALLY NINE MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR. AND THEN WHEN ARE THEY VISITING SAID PARK? IT'S DISCERNING THE FACT THAT IT WAS ANNOUNCED AND EVERYONE JUST DOESN'T FEEL THAT THERE'S A SAY OR THERE'S A VOICE IN IT. THEY DON'T KNOW THAT THE ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION STILL HAVE TO REZONE IT. I JUST REALLY WOULD WISH THAT YOU GUYS WOULD RECONSIDER THE LAND. [01:00:01] THERE'S MORE THAT CAN BE DONE WITH IT IN REGARDS TO OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> I DON'T THINK YOU WERE HERE EARLIER WHEN I RESPONDED TO ANOTHER PERSON THAT, IN THE PAST, THESE LARGE PUBLIC-PRIVATE DEALS WERE TYPICALLY VOTED ON THE SAME DAY THERE WERE ANNOUNCED BECAUSE OF PROTECTING THEM AND SO FORTH. THAT'S HOW THE STAR WAS DONE. THAT'S HOW THE PGA WAS DONE. [NOISE] COUNCILS SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED THAT NOT BE DONE WITH THIS ONE AND UNIVERSAL WAS A GOOD PARTNER WITH THAT. THEM CLOSING THE LAND WAS THEIR BUSINESS DECISION. AND SO THEY KNOW THE RISKS OF THEM DOING SO THAT THEY STILL HAD THE PROCESSES TO GO THROUGH WITH PLANNING AND ZONING IN CITY COUNCIL. I DO THINK, LIKE I SAID TO THE PEOPLE EARLIER, WE EXPECTED SKEPTICISM IN THE PUBLIC BECAUSE QUITE FRANKLY, WE WERE SKEPTICAL WHEN WE FIRST HEARD IT. WE JUST FOCUS ON THE HEADLINE AND NOT GET TO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY DOING. AND IT TOOK SOME OF US TO GO TO ORLANDO TO REALLY SEE THE VISION FOR WHAT WAS BEING PROPOSED HERE. I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO ATTEND THE TOWN HALL MEETING THAT THE DEVELOPER IS PUTTING ON WHERE THEY CAN SHARE THE VISION; SEE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT COUNCIL HAS BEEN ABLE TO SEE. ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU'RE ASKING AND CONCERNS THAT YOU HAD ARE THE SAME QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS THAT COUNCIL HAD. AND ASK THEM AS WELL, AND MAKE THEM PROVE THEIR CASE TO YOU. I THINK THAT WE ANNOUNCED EARLIER. WE STILL DON'T KNOW THE DAY. IT'S EITHER THE 30TH OR THE 31ST OF JANUARY, BUT I KNOW EVERYONE WILL BE PUTTING THAT OUT SO PEOPLE CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT. ANY OTHER? >> YES. WE HAVE ONE MORE, MATTHEW SAP. MR. SAP, IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE. >> MATTHEW SAP, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF FRISCO FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION. MY ADDRESSING 6136 FRISCO SQUARE BOULEVARD, SUITE 400. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I'M JUST GOING TO READ A STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF OUR MEMBERS. I STAND HERE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT TO ASK ONE SIMPLE QUESTION. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I'VE ASKED THIS QUESTION SINCE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE FY23 BUDGET IN AUGUST. WE AS A CITY, ADD FIREFIGHTERS THIS BUDGET YEAR. I'VE ASKED THIS QUESTION TO YOU AS THE CITY MANAGER AND THE INTERIM FIRE CHIEF. WE'VE YET TO GET A CLEAR ANSWER FROM ANYONE. I KNOW THAT THE INTERIM FIRE CHIEF HAS STATED HE HAS NO PLANS ON ASKING FOR STAFFING. THEY FEEL WE'RE APPROPRIATELY STAFFED. THE CITY MANAGER FOLLOWS THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FIRE CHIEF, AND UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU AS A COUNCIL CAN'T APPROVE POSITIONS THAT WERE NEVER ASKED FOR. THIS IS NOT A QUESTION OF WHETHER WE NEED ADDITIONAL FIREFIGHTERS. SIMPLY LOOK AT ROUNDED OR THE SKYLINE, IT'S EVER-CHANGING. AND THERE ARE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN PROPERTY WE ARE TASKED TO PROTECT. COUPLE THAT WITH THE FACT THAT WE APPLIED FOR A SAFER GRANT FOR 15 FIREFIGHTERS THIS YEAR, WHICH WE FAILED TO GET. NO ONE CAN HONESTLY SAY WE DON'T NEED MORE FIREFIGHTERS. FOR YEARS NOW, WE'VE RAISE CONCERN FOR WHAT IS CONSIDERED SAFE STAFFING STANDARDS BY THE NFPA 1710. AND I HAVE HAD A RECENT INDEPENDENT REPORT STATING AS MUCH. SOME WILL TRY TO DEVALUE THE STANDARDS SET BY THE NFPA BY CLAIMING OTHERS AROUND US DO NOT MEET THAT CODE OR THAT BECAUSE OF IT BEING A NON-PROFIT, IT DOESN'T HOLD WEIGHT. MAKE NO MISTAKE, THE CITY FOLLOWS COUNTLESS NFPAS FOR THE FIRE SERVICE BECAUSE THEY ARE THE NATIONAL STANDARD BY WHICH THE THE UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION SETS THE BAR. NOT TO MENTION, WE ARE FRISCO, AND WE PROVIDE THE BEST IN EVERYTHING WE DO. AS OUR CITY COUNCIL, WE HAVE CREATED A UNIQUE AND EXCEPTIONAL ENVIRONMENT. WE SHOULD NOT ONLY MEET THE STANDARDS BUT EXCEED THEM. THEREFORE, IT'S UNFAIR TO COMPARE OURSELVES TO THE STAFFING MODELS OF SURROUNDING CITIES. THE FY22 BUDGET STATES THAT WE WOULD BE HIRING NINE FIREFIGHTERS A YEAR FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE A NEED FOR INCREASED STAFFING LEVELS THAT ARE CURRENT STATION COUNT, THIS WAS SAID TO BE IN PREPARATION FOR THE FUTURE STATION 10. THE MAJORITY OF THIS COUNCIL APPROVED THAT BUDGET. THIS HAS NOW BEEN PUSHED BACK DUE TO INFRASTRUCTURE REASONS AND THEREFORE, THE STAFFING PLAN IS ON HOLD. THIS YEAR'S BUDGET FOR THE FY23, WHICH WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED, CONTAIN 19 POLICE OFFICER POSITIONS AND ADDED ZERO FIREFIGHTERS. WE UNDERSTAND THIS WAS DONE IN ANTICIPATION FOR THE SAFER GRANT THAT WAS APPLIED FOR, BUT AGAIN, THAT WAS DENIED. NOW, THERE'S NO PLAN FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. WE NEED ACTION NOW AS IT TAKES OVER A YEAR TO HIRE FIREFIGHTERS LONGER FOR THEM TO GET THEM SEATS THAT THEY HAD TO GO TO PARAMEDICS SCHOOL. WITH THE PROGRESSIVE GROWTH OF THIS CITY, THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. SO I ASK AGAIN: ARE WE GOING TO ADD STAFFING FOR FIREFIGHTERS THIS YEAR? [01:05:02] ARE WE GOING TO FOREGO STAFFING WHICH WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT OUR GROWTH AS A DEPARTMENT AND SAFETY OF OUR CITY FOR THE NEXT HALF DECADE? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONSIDERATION. >> ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK DURING CITIZEN INPUT? I'LL MOVE US INTO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. [CONSENT AGENDA] ITEMS PLACED IN THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE IN NATURE AND ARE CONSIDERED NON-CONTROVERSIAL. THE CONSENT AGENDA CAN BE ACTED UPON ONE EMOTION, AND MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO MOVE ANY ITEM FOR DISCUSSION AND SEPARATE ACTION. COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY VOTE NAY ON ANY ITEM WITHOUT COMMENT, AND MAY SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS AS PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD. COUNCIL, YOU HAVE ITEMS 12 THROUGH 25 FOR CONSIDERATION. >> TO APPROVE ITEMS 12 THROUGH 25? >> SECOND. >> MOTION BY BILL, SECOND BY ANGELA, ON FAVOR? >> AYE. >> MOTION PASSES SIX, ZERO. THAT WILL MOVE US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 26 IS A PUBLIC HEARING, [26. Public Hearing: A request for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) and an Alternative Compliance Standard for number of building stories, for a mini warehouse/self-storage facility on one lot on 8.0± acres on the northwest corner of Frisco Street and Research Road. Zoned Commercial-1, and to consider to direct Staff to prepare an Ordinance of the same. Neighborhood #46. RR. Specific Use Permit Case No. SUP22-0006. Owner: Jon Ferguson. (Development Services/RR)] A REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IN ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE STANDARD FOR A NUMBER BUILDING STORIES FOR MANY WAREHOUSE SELF STORAGE FACILITY ON ONE LOT ON EIGHT ACRES IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF FRISCO STREET AND RESEARCH BOULEVARD. ZONE COMMERCIAL 1 AND TO CONSIDER TO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE OF THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD NUMBER 46, SPECIFIC USE PERMIT CASE NUMBER SUP22-0006, OWNER JOHN FERGUSON. >> YES. ON THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY, THE DEVELOPER HAS SIGNED THE VOLUNTARY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT YOU JUST APPROVED. THAT WAS ITEM NUMBER 13. AMIRA, AS YOU POINTED OUT, THIS AS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE REQUEST TO DO A SELF STORAGE FACILITY ON THE PROPERTY BASED ZONING AS COMMERCIAL 1 THAT REQUIRES THE SUP. THERE'S ANOTHER ACTION THAT'S REQUIRED IN YOUR MOTION FOR APPROVAL. AND THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE, WHICH I'LL GET TO IN JUST A MINUTE. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO DO A SELF STORAGE FACILITY PRIMARILY ON THE FRONT END. SO THIS BUILDING RIGHT HERE, HAS A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 40 FEET, THAT'S THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT ALLOWED IN THE COMMERCIAL 1 ZONING DISTRICT. THIS WAS ACTUALLY THREE STORES INSTEAD OF TWO STORIES. THEY WORKED WITH US IN THE FACADE PLANS. THAT'S WHERE THE ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE COMES IN BECAUSE THE ZONING ORDINANCE TALKS ABOUT 40 FEET, TWO STORES. THIS WOULD ACTUALLY BE THREE STORIES, BUT IT'S SELF STORAGE UNITS. IT'S NOT EXCEEDING THE BUILDING HEIGHT PERMITTED IN THE COMMERCIAL 1. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HAS RECOMMENDED THAT FOR YOUR APPROVAL. REGARDING THE OTHER BUILDINGS, THERE'S FOUR OTHER BUILDINGS BEHIND THE PROPERTY. THOSE BUILDING HEIGHTS ARE AROUND ABOUT 26 FEET. THOSE WOULD BE FOR PEOPLE WITH SPORTS CARS OR WHATNOT. SO THIS HAS BEEN SET UP IN THAT FORMAT. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, BY A VOTE OF FIVE TO ONE, APPROVE THIS REQUEST. COMMISSIONER COHEN WAS AN OPPOSITION. THE REASON FOR THE OPPOSITION, HE DID NOT FEEL THAT AN INDUSTRIAL USE SHOULD BE APPROVED IN THIS AREA. BUT I WILL POINT OUT, JUST TO GO BACK, THIS PROPERTY, CENACOLO BUSINESS PARK, THAT IS OWNED INDUSTRIAL, WE HAVE COMMERCIAL 1 ZONING HERE, INDUSTRIAL ZONING OVER HERE, AGRICULTURAL ZONING EXISTS ALONG HERE. JUST IN MY NEAR 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE RIGHT HERE, I'VE DEALT WITH A NUMBER OF DEVELOPERS TRYING TO RETAIL ALONG FRISCO STREET. THAT HAS NOT WORKED OUT. FRISCO STREET IS NOT A TRUE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE. IT STARTS AT MAIN STREET, THEN IT GOES UP TO ELDORADO, A BIG CONTAINER AND A LITTLE BIT MORE. BUT IT DOESN'T CARE ON THE NUMBER OF TRIPS LIKE YOU WILL SEE A ALONG LEGACY, MAIN STREET ELDORADO, THE TRIPS ARE JUST NOT THERE. SO MOST OF THE USES THAT YOU FIND ALONG FRISCO STREET ARE DESTINATION USAGE. LIKE SELF STORAGE, WE HAVE MOSQUE TO THE NORTH. SO VERY LIMITED RETAIL POSSIBILITIES ALONG FRISCO STREET. SO THIS WAS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION BY A VOTE OF FIVE TO ONE. >> COUNCIL, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING? >> MOVE TO OPEN [INAUDIBLE]. >> ISSUED BY JOHN, SECOND BY BRIAN. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> MOTION PASSES SIX, ZERO. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. MATTHIAS HALBERT, 2,600 NETWORK BOULEVARD, SUITE 310, HERE IN FRISCO. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT AS THE ENGINEER. THANK YOU, MR. LARRY, FOR THAT REPORT. WE ARE REQUESTING SCP AS JOHN STATED HERE NOT FOR THEME PARK, BUT OBVIOUSLY FOR A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT, ESSENTIALLY WITH THE STORAGE AND REALLY THE BACK HALF OF THOSE STORAGE BUILDINGS ARE REALLY THE GARAGES OF TEXAS PRODUCT. THAT'S WHAT'S BEING PRESENTED TO YOU BOTH IN THE ELEVATIONS AND FROM THE SITE PLAN. IT'S ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF FROM THE OTHER FACILITY THAT HAS DONE EXTREMELY WELL. THEY'RE EXPECTING TO PRE-SELL ALL OF THESE BUILDINGS BEFORE THEY'RE EVEN DONE WITH CONSTRUCTION. THERE'S JUST A DEMAND FOR THE TYPE OF PRODUCT. WITH THAT, WE'VE WORKED WITH STAFF FROM THAT SITE PLAN AND ELEVATIONS. MR. WHITE WILL MENTIONED THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT YOU GUYS ALREADY PROVED. WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE RELATED TO THIS. HERE TO HELP. [01:10:01] >> ANYONE ELSE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE MOVE TO CLOSE. >> MOTION. >> BY BILL. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY BRIAN. ON FAVOR? >> AYE [OVERLAPPING] >> MOTION PASSES 6-0. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. WE HAVE SOME OF THIS PRODUCT ALREADY IN FRISCO. >> OH, YES WE DO. >> I'VE SEEN IT AND HAVE A FRIEND THAT HAS A PLACE THERE AND I KNOW THERE'S A HUGE DEMAND FOR IT. I GUESS IS THERE ANYTHING THAT PREVENTS OTHER USES? WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS IF PLANNING AND ZONING A COUNCIL ARE SAYING I'M APPROVING THE LUXURY GARAGE CONCEPT HERE BECAUSE I LIKE THAT SPECIFIC USE, BUT IT'S TRULY JUST AN INDUSTRIAL ZONING THAT COULD ANOTHER USE GO IN THERE WITHIN THIS APPLICATION? >> WELL, JUST TAKING WHAT YOU JUST SAID MAYOR. IF IT'S [INAUDIBLE] USE THAT'S CLASSIFIED AS INDUSTRIAL? NO. THE BASE ZONING IS STILL A COMMERCIAL ONES. ANY USES PERMITTED IN THE COMMERCIAL ONE WOULD BE PERMITTED AND UNLESS THAT THE USE DOESN'T CHANGE AND IT'S NOT BEING USED FOR SELF STORAGE THEN WE WOULD INITIATE A PUBLIC HEARING TO REMOVE THE SUP FROM THE PROPERTY. >> THESE LUXURY GARAGES ARE CLASSIFIED AS SELF STORAGE? >> SAFE STORAGE, YES. >> THEY COULD DO ANOTHER SELF STORAGE PROJECT WITH THE SAME SIZE UNDER THIS APPROVE ZONING, BUT COULDN'T DO ANY OTHER TYPE OF INDUSTRIAL USES? >> BASICALLY, YES. THE REASON I USE THE WORD BASICALLY, THERE'S THE BILLING ELEVATIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS SUP AND SO THEY START MODIFYING THOSE, THEN THAT COMES TO A DETERMINATION WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE WOULD THAT HAVE TO AMEND THE SUP, SO WE APPROACH TO THAT WHEN WE CROSS THAT BRIDGE. >> COUNCIL, WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? >> I THINK I'VE READ THIS OR I WANT TO MAKE SURE SINCE I MAY JUST BE MAKING IT UP. BUT THE SIDE THAT'S FACING FRISCO STREET DIDN'T HAVE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS? >> YES. THERE IS CUPBOARD. >> EXTERIOR? >> LET ME SEE. >> IT'S NOT GOING TO LOOK LIKE? >> NO, RIGHT UP HERE, THIS IS GIVEN THE APPEARANCE OF LIKE AN OFFICE BUILDING, THIS IS ON THE BACK HALF. THIS IS THE SIDE THAT'S ALONG FRISCO STREET. >> NOW AND I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION. YOU SAID THERE'S SPECIAL MOTION THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE? >> WELL, PART OF YOUR MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE. >> OKAY. >> SORRY, BUT JUST GO WITH WHAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HAS APPROVED WITH THE SAME CONDITIONS. IT'S ALL GOOD. >> THAT'S ALL FOR A MOTION. >> MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 26, WITH THE SAME CONDITIONS THAT PLANNING AND ZONING APPROVED. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY BRIAN. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. [OVERLAPPING] >> MOTION PASSES 6-0. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. NOW MOVE US TO ITEM 27, [27. First Public Hearing: A request for the continuation of Article V (Juvenile Curfew) of Chapter 54 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Frisco, Texas, relating to the juvenile curfew. Under Texas law, the Juvenile Curfew Ordinance must be reviewed, and public hearings held on the need to continue the Ordinance every three (3) years. (Police/DS)] WHICH IS ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING, THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING AND REQUESTS FOR CONTINUATION OF ARTICLE 5 JUVENILE CURFEW OF CHAPTER 54 THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FRISCO RELATING TO THE JUVENILE CURFEW. UNDER TEXAS LAW, THE JUVENILE CURFEW ORDINANCE MUST BE REVIEWED AND PUBLIC HEARINGS HELD ON THE NEED TO CONTINUE THE ORDINANCE EVERY THREE YEARS. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS KYLE PEERMANS AND LIEUTENANT AND WITH THE FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT. I CURRENTLY WORK IN THE PATROL DIVISION AS A NIGHT SHIFT PATROL OFFICER. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE JUVENILE CURFEW ORDINANCE FOR RENEWAL. THE JUVENILE CURFEW ORDINANCE WAS ORIGINALLY ADOPTED IN 2007 AND HAS BEEN RENEWED EVERY THREE YEARS. THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE ORDINANCE OR THE DEFENSES TO PROSECUTION. WE BELIEVE THE ORDINANCE IS A USEFUL TOOL ON KEEPING OUR YOUTH SAFE. THE CURRENT ITEM IS UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING. WE BELIEVE THE ORDINANCE HAS BENEFICIAL FOR THE COMMUNITY AND WE ARE RECOMMENDING RENEWAL. I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. >> COUNCIL THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> MOTION BY JOHN. SECOND BY BILL. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> AYE. >> MOTION PASSES 6-0. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? >> SEEING NONE MOVE TO CLOSE. >> BY JOHN SECOND BY BILL. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> AYE. >> THAT MOTION PASSES 6-0. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. I THINK THIS WAS ACTUALLY ONE OF MY FIRST CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS IN 2007 WHERE WE HEARD THIS CASE MAY HAVE BEEN EVEN THE FIRST ONE. >> I THINK YOU HAD A ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE DEBATING IT TOO. >> YEAH. IT WAS CONTROVERSIAL AT THE TIME AND HAS BEEN RENEWED, AS YOU SAID, WITHOUT CHANGE EVERY THREE YEARS I REMEMBER DISTINCTLY THAT NIGHT. POLICE TALKING ABOUT IT BEING USED AS A TOOL IN THE TOOLBOX. IF A TEEN IS UP TO NO GOOD, YOU CAN USE IT FOR ACTION. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY DESIGNED FOR THE STUDENT WHO MAY BE WORKING A LATE SHIFT AND IS ON THE ROAD FOR FIVE-MINUTES AFTER CURFEW, SO TO SPEAK. IT SEEMS LIKE EVER SINCE 2007, WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OR THERE USE AND IT'S STILL AN ADEQUATE TOOL AND YOUR DISPOSAL. FAIR TO SAY? [01:15:02] >> YES, SIR. ABSOLUTELY. >> COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT YOU HAVE? >> THIS ONE SAYS THAT FIRST HEARING, SO I GUESS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER ONE OF THESE? >> NO ACTION TONIGHT. >> NO ACTION TONIGHT? WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN IN FEBRUARY. >> YES, SIR. >> THANK YOU. WE DO STILL HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS FOR US TO GO TO TONIGHT. [CLOSED SESSION] JUST SO YOU KNOW THAT FOR THOSE THAT ARE OBSERVING WHEN WE COME BACK, I'LL BE DOING IS ADJOURNING. YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY WITH US FOR THE ADJOURNMENT. BUT I WANTED TO SAVE YOU SOME TIME IF YOU THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO BE DOING MORE BUSINESS. ITEM 2 IS RECESSED INTO CLOSED SESSION AND COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 551.001, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE ITEM A MEETING WITH THE SENIOR ATTORNEY REGARDING A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE CITY ATTORNEY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT WITH THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS, CONFLICTS WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT. ONE, RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING POSSIBLE LEASE OF OFFICE SPACE FOR THE FRISCO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND OR VISIT FRISCO. TWO, RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS TO THE SIGN ORDINANCE. THREE, RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING A MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE UNIVERSAL STUDIOS PROJECT. ITEM B, SECTION 551.072, TO DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED. ONE, NORTH OF STONEBROOK PARKWAY, WEST OF PARK COURT BOULEVARD, EAST OF LEGACY, AND SOUTH DOMAIN. TWO, NORTH OF SAN RAYBURN TOLLWAY, WEST OF DALLAS, NORTH TOLLWAY, SOUTH OF WARREN PARKWAY, AND EAST OF LEGACY. SECTION 551.074, PERSONNEL MATTERS AUTHORIZING CERTAIN DELIBERATIONS ABOUT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY TO BE HELD IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THERE'S ONE ITEM, DISCUSSION REGARDING THE ANNUAL EVALUATION OF CITY MANAGER WESLEY PEARSON. ITEM D, SECTION 551.087, DELIBERATION REGARDING COMMERCIAL OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION THAT THE CITY HAS RECEIVED FROM A BUSINESS PROSPECT, OR TO DELIBERATE THE OFFER OF A FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE TO A BUSINESS PROSPECT. COUNCIL, CAN I HAVE A MOTION? >> ABSOLUTE. >> MOTION BY JOHN, SECOND BY ANGELIA ON FAVOR? >> AYE. [OVERLAPPING] >> MOTION PASSES 6-0. RECESSING EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 08:12 P.M. [BACKGROUND] CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO RECONVENE? >> MOVED. >> MOTION BY JOHN. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY ANGELIA ON FAVOR? >> AYE. [OVERLAPPING]. >> MOTION PASSES 6-0 OR WE CONVENED AT 10:30 PM, AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION NOW ACTUALLY FOR COUNCIL TO TAKE. [29. Discussion on Governance Monitoring of present City Council Meeting.] THAT WILL MOVE US TO GOVERNANCE MONITORING AND I'D LOVE TO KEEP YOU ALL HERE FOR ANOTHER 20 OR 30 MINUTES. BUT WE DID GREAT. WE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS. >> I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION BY JOHN. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY ANGELIA. ON FAVOR? >> AYE. [OVERLAPPING] >> WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 10:30 P.M. THANK YOU. [NOISE] * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.