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>> WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL.
[CALL TO ORDER]
WE'RE AT FRISCO CITY HALL, GEORGE A. PUREFOY MUNICIPAL CENTER IN COUNCIL CHAMBER 60101 FRISCO SQUARE BOULEVARD IN FRISCO, TEXAS.IT IS 5:04 PM ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2024.
I WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
WE'RE JOINED BY THE ENTIRE COUNCIL, MINUS MR. LIVINGSTON THIS EVENING.
LET WILL MOVE US INTO CLOSED SESSION.
[CLOSED SESSION]
ITEM 2 RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 551-001 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, ITEM A MEETING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE CITY ATTORNEY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS, CONFLICTS WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT REGARDING; ONE, RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING CMT WORLDWIDE INC FOR CITY OF FRISCO, TEXAS.ITEM 2 RECEIVED LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING THE DENTON COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT TAX ROLL.
ITEM 3 RECEIVED LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING POSSIBLE AMENDMENT TO THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, CITY OF FRISCO REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES AGREEMENT.
ITEM B SECTION 551-072 TO DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED.
ONE, NORTH OF PANTHER CREEK PARKWAY, WEST OF DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY, EAST OF LEGACY DRIVE, AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 380.
ITEM 2, NORTH OF SAM RAYBURN TOLLWAY, WEST OF DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY, EAST OF LEGACY DRIVE, AND SOUTH OF STONEBROOK PARKWAY.
ITEM C, SECTION 551-076, DELIBERATION REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS AND ITEM D, SECTION 551-087, DELIBERATION REGARDING COMMERCIAL, 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.
>> SECOND BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> PASSES 5-0. WE'LL RECESS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 5:06.
CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO RECONVENE?
RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION AT 7:53 PM.
AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, THERE IS NO ACTION FOR COUNSEL TO TAKE AND I'LL TURN IT TO TAMMY FOR THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE.
[INVOCATION (to begin approximately at 6:30 p.m.)]
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
WELCOME, EVERYBODY TO OUR SEPTEMBER 3RD MEETING.
WE HAVE A ROTATION OF COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO OFFER AN OPENING INVOCATION SO YOU ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE AT THIS TIME.
TONIGHT, WE HAVE RICK CROCKER.
RICK CROCKER CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE MINISTER OF PASTORAL CARE AND SENIOR ADULTS AT FRISCO FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
BEFORE MOVING INTO SEMI RETIREMENT, RICK SERVED AS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE SAMARITAN INN LOCATED IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS.
THE SAMARITAN INN IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF HOMELESS SERVICES IN COLLIN COUNTY.
ITS UNIQUE, COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM SERVES OVER 625 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS EACH YEAR AS IT HELPS WILLING PEOPLE GAIN DIGNITY AND INDEPENDENCE.
PRIOR TO COMING TO THE SAMARITAN INN, RICK SERVED AS AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ERIE CITY MISSION IN ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, ONE OF THE REGION'S MOST RESPECTED NONPROFIT AGENCIES.
PRIOR TO HIS TO A SERVICE AT THE CITY MISSION, RICK SERVED AS SENIOR PASTOR OF THE FIRST ALLIANCE CHURCH IN ERIE FROM 1989 TO 2009.
HIS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN PASTORAL MINISTRY, ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP, FUND RAISING, AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT HAS ASSISTED BOTH CHURCHES AND NONPROFITS IN THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THEIR MISSION AND ENHANCED PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT.
RICK LIVES IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS AND IS MARRIED TO HIS WIFE OF 44 YEARS, KATHLEEN AND HAS THREE ADULT CHILDREN AND FOUR GRANDCHILDREN. RICK.
>> GOOD EVENING. I BRING YOU GREETINGS FROM DR. CHUCK MARTIN, OUR LEAD PASTOR, AND OUR PASTORAL STAFF, BOARD OF DEACONS, AND CONGREGATION.
FRISCO FIRST WAS FOUNDED IN 1902 IN A DAY WHEN FRISCO WAS THEN CALLED EMERSON.
WE ARE ONE OF THE OLDEST CONGREGATIONS IN FRISCO.
WE SHARED A BUILDING IN THE BEGINNING WITH THE METHODISTS.
THEY HAD THEIR MEETINGS ON THE FIRST SUNDAY AND THE BAPTISTS ON THE THIRD SUNDAY.
WHAT GREAT COOPERATION THAT IS.
HOW FAR WE'VE COME? LET'S PRAY TOGETHER.
ALMIGHTY AND EVERLASTING GOD, WE GIVE YOU THANKS AND PRAISE FOR ALL OF YOUR MIGHTY WORKS FOR YOU ARE LOVING AND GOOD AND GRACIOUS.
THANK YOU FOR CREATING US AND SUSTAINING US BY YOUR HAND.
THANK YOU THAT YOU MADE US IN YOUR IMAGE TO EXIST IN COMMUNITY WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
WE ALSO GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF LIVING IN THIS GREAT CITY,
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FOR OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, THE BUSINESSES, THE FAITH COMMUNITIES, THE FAMILIES, AND THE INDIVIDUALS THAT MAKE OUR CITY A WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK AND THRIVE.WILL YOU EMPOWER OUR CITY LEADERS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH A CITY OF PEACE AND HOPE, A CITY WITH HAPPY HOMES, A CITY THAT WELCOMES THE STRANGER, A CITY THAT CARES FOR THE NEEDY AND A CITY THAT DEFENDS THE INNOCENT AND THOSE LIVING ON THE MARGINS OF SOCIETY? CONTINUE TO GRANT OUR LEADERS WISDOM AND SUSTAIN THEM BY YOUR RIGHT HAND AS THEY GOVERN.
MAY THEY ALWAYS BE INCLINED TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND GOOD AND TRUE, RATHER THAN THAT WHICH IS EXPEDIENT OR POLITICALLY WISE.
I PRAY FOR THIS MEETING TONIGHT, GIVE OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, OUR MAYOR, CITY MANAGER, AND OTHER OFFICIALS GUIDANCE THAT COMES FROM ABOVE AS THEY DELIBERATE ON IMPORTANT AND PRESSING ITEMS BEFORE THEM.
WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM EYES TO SEE HOW ALL OF OUR LIVES ARE INTERCONNECTED AND HOW OUR COMMON GOOD IS MORE FIRMLY UPHELD WHEN WE LISTEN AND RESPOND TO THOSE MOST VULNERABLE AMONG US.
WILL YOU, OH GOD, CULTIVATE WITHIN EACH OF US THE GRACE OF THANKFUL UNCOMPLAINING HEARTS, THE GRACE OF SELF DISCIPLINE, THE GRACE TO TREAT OTHERS AS WE WOULD HAVE OTHERS TREAT US, THE GRACE OF SILENCE, THAT WE MAY REFRAIN FROM HASTY SPEECH, THE GRACE OF KINDNESS, THAT WHEREVER WE GO, WE MAY TAKE SOMETHING OF THE LOVE OF GOD.
WILL YOU GRACIOUSLY REMIND US THAT WHAT WE DO HERE TONIGHT AND ALL THAT IS ACCOMPLISHED IS FOR THE PURSUIT OF TRUTH FOR YOUR GREATER GLORY AND FOR THE SERVICE OF HUMANITY.
WE ASK THESE THINGS IN YOUR HOLY AND MATCHLESS NAME. AMEN.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE NOW LED BY SCOUTING AMERICA PACK 975.
[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
YOU GUYS CAN COME UP AND FACE THE FLAG.>> STAY HERE FOR JUST A MINUTE.
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR STAYING LATE WITH US.
THIS GROUP HAS ACTUALLY VISITED US BEFORE.
A FEW OF THEM HAVE BEEN HERE LAST YEAR, I BELIEVE.
I WAS CHATTING WITH THEM BEFORE COUNCIL MEETING.
THEY SAID THEY WERE REALLY HUNGRY BECAUSE COUNCIL IS RUNNING A LITTLE BIT LATE AND MAKING DINNER A LITTLE BIT LATE SO WE APOLOGIZE FOR THAT CERTAINLY.
THAT LED ME TO THEY KNOW THAT I ALWAYS ASK A QUESTION, SO THEY'RE READY FOR IT.
SINCE YOU ALL ARE SO HUNGRY, I WANT YOU ALL TO TELL ME YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANT. OR YOU KNOW WHAT? I'LL JUST GIVE YOU OPEN MIC.
JUST TELL ME WHATEVER YOU WANT TO TELL ME.
JUST INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND JUST SHARE SOME WISDOM WITH US.
>> MY NAME IS ARCHER, AND I LIKE ROBLOX.
>> MY NAME IS LUKE. I LIKE MCDONALD.
>> MY NAME IS HARRISON, AND I LIKE ROBLOX.
>> MY NAME IS VIONA, I LIKE MAKING STUFF.
>> MY NAME IS TOMMY, AND I LIKE EATING MCDONALD'S.
>> MY NAME IS JACOB, AND I LIKE PLAYING ROBLOX. [INAUDIBLE]
>> WHAT SCHOOL ARE YOU GUYS FROM?
>> ARE YOU ALL THE SAME GRADE?
LET'S HEAR FOR OUR SCOUTS FOR BEING PATIENT WITH US TONIGHT.
THANK YOU ALL. YOU ALL ARE ASKING ABOUT THE FRISCO PINS.
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AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO TURN AND TAKE A QUICK PHOTO SO WE CAN MAKE YOU FAMOUS ON THE CITY OF FRISCO'S FACEBOOK PAGE.HERE, YOU ALL COME NEXT TO ME RIGHT HERE REAL QUICK.
I'VE LOST CONTROL OF THIS MEETING ALREADY.
YOU ALL GET ALL CLOSER. THERE WE GO.
>> EVERY SMILE A LITTLE BIG. THANK YOU.
GIVE ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[4. Council comment or acknowledgement of proclamations issued by the Mayor.]
>> THAT WILL MOVE US INTO ITEM 4.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OR PROCLAMATIONS THE COUNSEL WANTS TO RECOGNIZE SINCE OUR LAST MEETING? THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GO TO CITIZEN INPUT.
[CITIZEN INPUT (to begin approximately at 7:30 p.m.)]
>> SINCE WE HAVE A REGULAR FOR CITIZEN INPUT I WON'T HAVE TO GIVE HER THE REMINDERS.
WE'LL JUST HAVE YOU COME UP AND STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE MEETING.
WE'LL FIRST HAVE DONNA SCHITLER, AND THEN AFTER THAT, DAVID AND MANDY.
DONNA SCHITLER, 7037 WHITE ROCK COURT, FRISCO, TEXAS.
TWO THINGS I'D LIKE TO MENTION.
ONE IS THE FRISCO GARDEN CLUB IS JOINING WITH THE CITY AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HONOR THOSE LOST ON 9/11, AND TO REMEMBER THEM AND TO HONOR OUR WONDERFUL FIRST RESPONDERS.
WE WILL BE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH, AT 7:30 AM AT FRISCO AT THE WARREN SPORTS COMPLEX AT THE FREEDOM MEADOW AREA.
PLEASE TRY AND JOIN US AND THANK YOU MAYOR FOR BEING OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER.
NOW I WILL SWITCH TO HERITAGE ASSOCIATION.
WE ARE EXCITED THAT THIS IS OUR 15TH ANNUAL SHAWNEE TRAIL COWBOY DAY.
IT WILL BE ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, OVER AT THE HERITAGE CENTER FROM 11:00 TO 4:00, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYBODY.
THERE'S FAMILY FUN ENTERTAINMENT, AND WE'D LIKE EVERYONE TO JOIN US.
THIS YEAR, THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY ORNAMENT HAPPENS TO BE THE SHAWNEE TRAIL CATTLE DRIVE AND IT'S TAKEN ME A YEAR AND A HALF TO GET PERMISSION FROM THE ARTIST TO USE THIS.
SHE DID THE SCULPTURES AT WHAT WAS CENTRAL PARK AND IS NOW GOING TO BE KATHY CI PARK.
IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO REMEMBER THE SHAWNEE TRAIL, WHICH IS NOW PRESTON ROAD, I WOULD LOVE TO SELL YOU SOME ORNAMENTS.
THEY'RE AVAILABLE AT THE BOOKSHOP AT THE LIBRARY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU DONNA. NEXT, WE'LL HAVE DAVID WEIBLE.
YOU WANT TO MANDY? ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S FINE.
>> MANDY WIBLE 530 QUARTER HORSE LANE, FRISCO, TEXAS, 75036.
I'M ALSO THE CO-OWNER OF THREE EMPIRES BREWING COMPANY.
I LAST SPOKE TO YOU ON JUNE 18TH REGARDING THE IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL NEED OF OUR BUSINESS BASED ON OUR CONCERN OVER HOW THE MAIN STREET PLAZA PROJECT WAS GOING TO AFFECT OUR SMALL FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS DURING THE ESTIMATED TWO YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION.
TONIGHT, I AM HERE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A FINANCIAL UPDATE, AND AGAIN, STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF A GRANT, AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT WOULD BE FOR US AND OTHER RAIL DISTRICT BUSINESSES.
FROM JUNE TO JULY, WE SAW A DECREASE OF 5% IN OUR NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS, WHICH WE EQUATE TO FOOT TRAFFIC, AND A 10% DECREASE IN OUR TOP LINE SALES.
DURING JULY, THE INITIAL CONSTRUCTION WAS FOCUSED ON 1ST TO 3RD STREET.
AS WE MOVED INTO AUGUST, WE SAW CONSTRUCTION EXPANDING PACIFIC STREET WHERE WE ARE LOCATED, AND WE DROPPED ANOTHER 10% IN SALES AND ANOTHER 5% IN FOOT TRAFFIC.
THESE LOSSES ARE NOT SUSTAINABLE, AND I AM ASKING YOU AGAIN, WHY SHOULD WE SOLELY BEAR THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF A CITY FUNDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECT? IS THERE ANY PROGRESS ON GRANTS FOR BUSINESSES IN THE RAIL DISTRICT? I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT THE EDC IMPROVEMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
WE'VE ALREADY SPENT A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS IMPROVING A 01,300 SQUARE FOOT SPACE IN A BUILDING THAT WAS BUILT IN 1911.
I'M ASKING FOR GRANT MONEY TO HELP US PAY FOR OUR RENT TO OFFSET THE LOSS OF SALES REVENUE WE HAVE INCURRED BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS.
PROJECT. WHAT ABOUT PAYING FOR ADVERTISING AND LOCAL MEDIA? LIKE COMMUNITY IMPACT, STAR LOCAL MEDIA OR FRISCO STYLE? FRISCO STYLE JUST RELEASED AN ARTICLE ON MAY 4TH ENTITLED, " WE'LL DRINK TO THAT," REGARDING BREWERIES AND DISTILLERIES IN
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FRISCO YET THERE WAS NO MENTION IN THAT ARTICLE OF FRISCO'S FIRST BREWERY.PERHAPS IT WAS AN OVERSIGHT ON THEIR PART OR PERHAPS IT'S BECAUSE WE DIDN'T PAY THEM TO BE MENTIONED.
THEY ALSO DID A PRINT ARTICLE BREWING BIG DREAMS REGARDING THE ROLLER TOWN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY.
PERHAPS YOU COULD FUND AN ARTICLE ON FUN THINGS TO DO IN THE RAIL DISTRICT TO SUPPORT ALL OF OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES.
WE DO REALIZE THAT MARKETING IS PART OF ANY BUSINESS BUDGET AND IS CERTAINLY PART OF OURS, BUT ONE ARTICLE OR A FEATURE THAT WOULD ACTUALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE CAN COST UP TO $1,300 A MONTH, WHICH IS AN EXTREMELY LARGE AMOUNT FOR A SMALL FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS LIKE OURS.
WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP BECAUSE OUR WORKING CAPITAL IS BEING SPENT ON THINGS LIKE GRAIN HOPS AND YEAST, ACTUAL PRODUCT TO KEEP US BREWING BEER, BECAUSE WITHOUT THAT, WE WOULDN'T HAVE A BUSINESS.
I WOULD ALSO SUGGEST LIFTING ADVERTISING RESTRICTIONS SUCH AS ORDINANCE 2022/05/21.
WE RECEIVED THIS COURTESY NOTICE FROM THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION ON AUGUST 17TH REGARDING OUR FEATHER FLAG.
WHICH, DAVE WILL SHOW YOU NOW.
I WAS INITIALLY INFURIATED WITH THIS, AND QUITE HONESTLY, I STILL AM.
I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A RULE INJUSTICE HERE.
THE CITY CAN TEAR UP MAIN STREET AND CAUSE ALL KINDS OF CONSTRUCTION HEADACHE, AND I'M NOT ALLOWED TO PUT A SIMPLE ADVERTISING FLAG OUTSIDE OF MY BUSINESS. I THINK IT'S ABSURD.
A FEATHER FLAG COSTS US $250 IN ADVERTISING.
IT'S AN EXTREMELY AFFORDABLE WAY FOR US TO PROMOTE OUR BUSINESS, AND WE ARE ASKING DURING THE TIME OF CONSTRUCTION THAT THESE TYPE OF ORDINANCES ARE LIFTED SO THAT WE CAN ADVERTISE OUR BUSINESS IN AN AFFORDABLE WAY.
PERCEPTION IS REALITY, I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD THAT PHRASE BEFORE.
THE PERCEPTION IS THAT THE CITY LIKES TO HANG THEIR HATS ON BIG MONUMENTS LIKE PGA, UNIVERSAL, ROLLER TOWN, AND SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS SPENDING BIG PROJECTS.
ALL THE WHILE, OUR FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES ARE BEING KILLED IN DOWNTOWN.
THE MESSAGE BEING RECEIVED IS, WE'LL SINK OR SWIM, YOU SURVIVE OR YOU WON'T.
IF YOU DON'T, ONCE THE PLAZA IS BEING BUILT, THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF OTHER BUSINESSES TO TAKE YOUR PLACE.
THAT IS HOW WE FEEL. THAT IS THE PERCEPTION. THAT IS OUR REALITY.
>> IT'S A SHAME, IT'S A REAL SHAME.
YOU CANNOT CONVINCE ME THAT THERE ISN'T MONEY THAT COULD BE ALLOTTED TO THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES.
WHEN I READ HEADLINES LIKE FC DALLAS COULD GET $198 MILLION IN PUBLIC FUNDING FOR TOYOTA STADIUM UPGRADES.
THERE'S $68 MILLION BEING SPENT ON THE RAIL DISTRICT REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, AND $10- $12 MILLION BEING SPENT ON ROLLER TOWN, AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.
YOU HAVE THE ABILITY AND THE POWER TO MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THESE FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES LOCATED IN THE RAIL DISTRICT, YET WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I AM A RECENT BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR, AND I'VE HAD A LONG AND DIFFICULT FIGHT THESE LAST TWO YEARS.
I AM A FIGHTER, I ALWAYS HAVE BEEN, AND I WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR OUR BREWERY, BECAUSE I BELIEVE WHAT WE HAVE IS SPECIAL AND UNIQUE.
WE HAVE ALREADY FORMED WONDERFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH SO MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE CONTINUE TO DO SO.
WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU COME TO THREE EMPIRES AS WE CELEBRATE OUR ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY STARTING THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, THROUGH SUNDAY THIS SEPTEMBER 29.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS COULD BE OUR ONLY ANNIVERSARY AT OUR BREWERY IF WE CONTINUE TO SEE REVENUE DECLINE BECAUSE OF THE MAINE STREET CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, BUT WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE ANYWAYS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING.
>> I CAN GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. WE ACTUALLY HAD A WORK SESSION REGARDING THE RAIL DISTRICT AND THE SIGN ORDINANCE.
COUNCIL GAVE OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT DISCRETION TO MAKE EXCEPTIONS TO OUR SIGN ORDINANCE DURING CONSTRUCTION.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO MEET WITH THEM, THEY'D BE HAPPY TO HELP YOU WITH THAT.
>> WE GAVE THEM DISCRETION, WHICH THEIR DECISIONS WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S TASTEFUL AND EVERYTHING LOOKS GREAT, BUT ALSO THAT THEY CAN DO SOME TEMPORARY CHANGES TO ALLOW BUSINESSES LIKE YOURS TO CO ADVERTISE THE CONSTRUCTION.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE UPDATE.
>> DAVID WEIBLE, 530 QUARTER HORSE LANE HERE IN FRISCO.
ALSO CO OWNER AND CO FOUNDER OF THREE EMPIRES BREWING COMPANY AT ETH IN MAINE.
I'LL START MY SPEECH WITH A LITTLE BIT OF A QUOTE HERE.
GIVE ME A WOMAN WHO LOVES BEER, AND I WILL CONQUER THE WORLD.
THAT'S FROM KAISER WILHELM SECOND, FORMER KING OF GERMANY.
AS MY WIFE MENTIONED, I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO EXPLORE WAYS TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN.
AS I PREVIOUSLY STATED, OUR FEAR IS THAT THOSE OF US WHO OWN THESE SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE REAL DISTRICT WILL NOT SURVIVE THIS PROJECT, AND WHAT WILL BE LEFT IN THE REAL DISTRICT IN 2-3 YEARS.
THE CITY IS SPENDING $68 MILLION ON A PROJECT THAT COULD LEAVE DOWNTOWN EMPTY OR LEAST WITH LITTLE CHARACTER.
YOU WILL END UP WITH A BEAUTIFUL, BRAND NEW PLAZA, BUT NOTHING FOR PEOPLE TO DO BUT SIT.
OUR RESTAURANTS, BOUTIQUE, COFFEE SHOPS, AND BREWERY SHOULD BE YOUR FOCUS AS WE BRING THE FOOT TRAFFIC AND MAKE
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THE RAIL DISTRICT A MUST VISIT DESTINATION FOR ANYONE WHO LIVES IN A CITY OR IS HERE FOR A VISIT.WE'D LIKE TO THANK LAURA FOR REACHING OUT TO US DIRECTLY AFTER OUR PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETING IN JUNE.
I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW, AND THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE, IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY OTHER FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH THE EDC REGARDING GRANTS TO THE AIL DISTRICT BUSINESSES.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK TAMMY, WHO REACHED OUT TO MY WIFE AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING IN JUNE.
WE APPRECIATE YOU HEARING OUR CONCERNS, WE ALSO WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
MY REPOSTING EVENT JUST AS THE RAIL DISTRICT BOOKSTORE COMING TO OUR POP UP BREWERY THIS COMING WEEKEND.
IN ADDITION, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK KELLY WALKER FROM VISIT FRISCO, WHO REACHED OUT TO US ON DOING A BLOG ABOUT OUR BREWERY AND ABOUT OUR FAMILY.
I WILL ONCE AGAIN REITERATE WHY WE BELIEVE DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF A GRANT COULD DO THE FOLLOWING, COMPENSATE FOR LOSS REVENUE, PROMOTE FAIRNESS.
BUSINESSES AFFECTED BY CITY INITIATED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS SHOULD NOT BEAR THE FINANCIAL BURDEN ALONE.
GRANTS CAN PROVIDE EQUITABLE SUPPORT FOR THOSE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED, MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT LEVEL, SUPPORT THE LOCAL ECONOMY, BY HELPING BUSINESSES STAY AFLOAT, GRANTS CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL ECONOMIC STABILITY OF THE CITY, ENSURING LOCAL BUSINESSES CAN CONTINUE TO OPERATE AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY, AND THOSE NEW BUSINESSES THAT EVERYONE IS INTERESTED IN BRINGING IN.
FOSTER GOODWILL, PROVIDING GRANTS DEMONSTRATE THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING ITS BUSINESSES, FOSTERING A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUSINESS OWNERS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DURING TOUGH TIMES CAN HELP BUSINESSES SURVIVE AND THRIVE POST CONSTRUCTION.
CONTRIBUTING TO THE LONG TERM VITALITY OF THE RAIL DISTRICT, WHICH IS WHERE YOU'RE INVESTING THE MONEY RIGHT NOW.
PREVENT BUSINESS CLOSURES, IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL LEAVE CAN BE A CRUCIAL IN PREVENTING PERMANENT CLOSURES, ENSURING THAT BUSINESSES CAN STAY OPEN AND RECOVER QUICKLY ONCE CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETED.
BOOST COMMUNITY MORALE, SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES DURING CONSTRUCTION DEMONSTRATES A COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY'S WELL BEING, HELPING TO MAINTAIN A VIBRANT AND THRIVING LOCAL CULTURE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
>> THANK YOU. LASTLY, WE HAVE MR. LEE.
>> TODAY, MY SUBJECT IS THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST.
IF I GO TO PREPARE A PLACE FOR YOU, I WILL COME AGAIN, CHRIST'S PROMISE CONFIRMED BY ANGELS.
WHEN JESUS WAS TAKEN UP, CLOUD RECEIVED HIM AND OFF THEIR SIGHT BUT DISCIPLES GAZING UPON THE HEAVEN, STEADILY LOOKING UP, TWO MEN STOOD BY THEM IN THE WHITE APPAREL, YEE MEN OF GALILEE WHY ARE YOU STANDING GAZING UP INTO HEAVEN? THIS SAME JESUS WILL, SO CAME IN LIKE MANNER AS YOU HAVE SEEN HIM GO INTO HEAVEN.
ADAM'S SEVENTH DESCENDANT ENOCH, PROPHESIED BEHOLD THE LORD COME WITH 10,000 OF HIS SAINTS.
DAVID DECLARED, OUR GOD SHALL COME AND THE JUDGES.
THERE ARE 1500 PROPHECIES MORE THAN OF JESUS' SECOND COMING IN THE WHOLE BIBLE.
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BUT IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, THERE ARE MORE EVERY ONE TIME OF THE 25 VERSES IN NEW TESTAMENT THE PROPHECY OF JESUS' SECOND COMING.WHEN HE RETURN, EVERY EYE SHALL SEE HIM, SOME OF THEM, THEY SHALL BE RAISED UP.
HIS RETURN SHALL BE LIKE LIGHTNING FLASHING ACROSS THE SKY.
THE EVENT IS AUDIBLE FOR FOR THE LORD HIMSELF SHALL DESCEND FROM HEAVEN, WITH A SHOUT SHOUT OF ARCHANGEL.
WAKE UP, YEE THAT SLEEP IN THE DUST RISE UP, AT THE TIME, THIS EARTH WILL BE MOVING, GREAT EARTHQUAKE WILL HAPPEN.
THEY WILL BE ALIVE WITH IMMORTALITY AND THE REMAINING LIVING SAINTS, THEY WILL CHANGED TO IMMORTALITY.
>> CALLED UP TOGETHER WITH REDIRECTED THE PERSON AND CALLED UP TOGETHER INTO THE AIR.
>> THANK YOU, MR. LEE, YOUR TIME'S UP.
THANK YOU, WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
>> THAT WILL MOVE US TO OUR REPORT SECTION ITEM 5 IS OUR PARKS AND REC REPORT.
[5. Parks and Recreation report on activities related to arts, culture, events, park development and operations, natural resources, and recreation services.]
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, SHANNON COATES, DIRECTOR OF PLAY FRISCO.
HAVE JUST A FEW SLIDES FOR YOU.
OF COURSE, WE ALWAYS WANT TO REMEMBER TO ASK YOU AND TELL YOU, WE WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU PLAYED TODAY, AND IF YOU HAVEN'T, WE'RE TELLING YOU TO GO PLAY TODAY.
THANK YOU TO SOME OF THE FAMOUS SHUTOUTS WE'VE GOTTEN RECENTLY THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA OF ALL THE AMAZING PLACES THAT OUR CHALLENGE COINS ARE ENDING UP.
UPCOMING EVENTS, WE DO HAVE QUITE A FEW.
IN FACT, IF YOU HAVEN'T VISITED OUR WEBSITE LATELY, I WAS ABSOLUTELY BLOWN AWAY TODAY WHEN I WENT ON TO THE EVENT PAGE AND JUST LOOKED AT HOW FULL EVERYTHING IS AND HOW MANY DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES THERE ARE, WHETHER YOU LIKE TO BIKE RIDE, LISTEN TO MUSIC, BE PART OF OUR CULTURAL ARTS PLAN THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
THERE'S JUST OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TO BE INVOLVED IN JUST ABOUT ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO.
WE ALSO HAVE, AND I KNOW THIS IS A FAN FAVORITE.
WE DO HAVE TWO NEW EXHIBITS OVER AT THE HERITAGE MUSEUM, SO IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN THERE RECENTLY, I WOULD ASK YOU TO PLEASE STOP BY.
THE FIRST IS PLAY ON THE PRAIRIE, AND SO THIS IS A STEP BACK IN TIME, IT'S INTERACTIVE, IT'S FOR FAMILIES, IT'S HANDS ON.
IT TALKS ABOUT STORIES AND HISTORY OF THE BLACK PRAIRIE SO THAT WE CAN ALL LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT.
THERE'S ANOTHER NEW EXHIBIT AND ACTUALLY A NEW CAR THAT'S OVER AT THE MUSEUM AS WELL.
IT'S A MODEL A, AND YOU'LL FIND A REALLY BEAUTIFUL EXHIBIT OF WHAT WOMEN WOULD HAVE BEEN WEARING IN THE EARLY 1900S AS THEY WERE PREPARING TO GET INTO THEIR CARS AND GO FOR A RIDE.
BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'RE WEARING TODAY.
THEN I ALWAYS DO LIKE TO POINT OUT AND TRY TO INCLUDE IN THESE REPORTS THAT AS MUCH AS WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT NEW THINGS AND LOVE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE NEW THINGS.
WE TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN GOING BACK AND FIXING THINGS AND REINVESTING IN THINGS ALL AROUND FRISCO, AND SO THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF MANY PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON.
THIS IS ATHLETIC FIELD TURF RENOVATIONS AND VERIFICATION SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE TOP NOTCH FACILITIES TO EVERYBODY WHO PLAYS.
WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
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>> THANK YOU, SHANNON, COUNCIL, WHAT QUESTIONS YOU HAVE?
>> ITEM 6 IS OUR LIBRARY REPORT.
[6. Library Monthly Report on statistics and activities.]
>> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL AND MAYOR MAYRA DIAZ, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICES.
I BELIEVE YOU HAVE THE REPORT IN FRONT OF YOU.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT BEFORE, JUST TO POINT OUT THAT THE MAYOR SUMMER READING CHALLENGE WAS A HUGE HIT, AS ALWAYS.
THIS JUST SUMMARIZES SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES, PRIZES, AND MINUTES READ AND PARTICIPANTS, SO SUPER DELIGHTED TO REPORT THAT FRISCO READS.
>> COUNCIL, WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE?
>> I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, I HAD A COUPLE OF FOLKS THAT USE THE MAKER SPACE FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND THEY ARE RUNNING THEIR OWN BUSINESSES.
THEY LOVED IT SO MUCH, THEY'RE NOT FROM FRISCO, THEY DECIDED THEY'RE NOW LOOKING TO LIVE IN FRISCO BECAUSE OF OUR LIBRARY. [LAUGHTER]
>> LOVE THE REPORT AND HOW REXI SEEMS TO PHOTO FREQUENTLY.
>> THAT WAS AN AMAZING EVENT ON PAGE, LET'S SEE HERE, WHEN THEY THE ARTISTS CAME TO THE CITY.
OUR DFW URBAN SKETCHERS GIVEN THEM A SHOUT OUT, OBVIOUSLY.
BUT WE MENTIONED THEM BECAUSE THEY JUST DESCENDED UPON THE LIBRARY ON PAGE 6, AND THEY JUST STARTED SKETCHING THE DINOSAUR FROM ALL THESE ANGLES.
WE WERE JUST BLOWN AWAY BY WHAT A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE AND SO IT'S JUST NEAT.
IT'S YOU'VE GUYS, THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US TO RUN SUCH AN AMAZING FACILITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ITEM 7 IS OUR ENGINEERING REPORT.
[7. Engineering Services Monthly Report on planning, design, and construction of roadways, traffic control, water utilities, parks, and trails.]
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, JASON BRODIGAN, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING SERVICES.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A PROJECT TONIGHT THAT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME IN THE MAKING.
WE STARTED PLANNING THIS PROJECT IN 2017, AND WE ARE WRAPPING IT UP HERE SHORTLY.
THAT IS THE EXPANSION OF OUR RECLAIMED WATER SYSTEM.
THIS CONSISTED OF FIVE PROJECTS IN TOTAL $35 MILLION, A LITTLE BIT OVER $35 MILLION.
IMPROVEMENTS AT PUMP STATIONS AT BOTH PANTHER CREEK AND STEWART CREEK WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.
FIVE MILES OF PIPELINE THAT EXTENDED FROM D&T TO MAINE AND HILLCREST AREA.
ALONG THE WAY, WE WERE ABLE TO CONNECT WARREN SPORTS COMPLEX AND FRISCO COMMONS PARK, SO THAT THEY ARE IRRIGATED WITH RECLAIMED WATER.
THE FINAL PART OF THAT PROJECT WAS CONVERTING A FIVE MILLION GALLON DECOMMISSIONED POTABLE WATER STORAGE TO RECLAIMED STORAGE.
ALL IN ALL, FIVE PROJECTS, $35 MILLION, SEVEN YEARS IN THE MAKING, WE'RE WRAPPING IT UP.
ALL THE PIPE IS IN THE GROUND, EVERYTHING'S CONNECTED AND TESTED, AND PUBLIC WORKS IS GETTING READY TO PUT THE WHOLE SYSTEM INTO OPERATION.
GREAT FOR WATER CONSERVATION AND A GREAT PROJECT.
THE ONLY OTHER THING I HAD TONIGHT WAS THAT THE FOUR STREET PLAZA AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT IS ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA.
EXCITING TO GET STARTED, IF EVERYTHING GOES WELL, AND WE GET THAT APPROVED TONIGHT, WE WILL HAVE A PRECONSTRUCTION MEETING ON THURSDAY AND HOPEFULLY TWO TO THREE WEEKS BE STARTED.
WITH THAT, I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE TONIGHT.
>> THANK YOU. ITEM 8 IS OUR PUBLIC WORKS REPORT.
[8. Public Works Monthly Report on water production, service requests, and storm water updates.]
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
DANE STOVALL, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.
THE PUBLIC WORKS REPORT WAS CONTAINED IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET, AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT IT.
>> COUNCIL, WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? THANK YOU.
>> ITEM 9 IS OUR COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS.
[9. Council Subcommittee reports for current activities of the Legislative Committee, Governance Committee, Budget and Audit Committee, Frisco Square Management District, Dallas Regional Mobility Commission, North Central Texas Emergency Preparedness Committee, Frisco Veterans Advisory Committee, North Texas Commission, and Regional Transportation Council.]
COUNCIL, ANY UPDATES FROM SUBCOMMITTEES?>> TONIGHT, THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MET TO DISCUSS WITH THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE FROM THE EDC REGARDING SOME CLEANUP ON THE BYLAWS AND A POTENTIALLY AN EX OFFICIO POSITION.
>> WE MET AS A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE EARLIER THIS EVENING AS WELL.
WE HAVE COME CLOSE TO FINALIZING OUR PRIORITIES FOR THIS YEAR AND SHOULD HAVE THAT COME BEFORE COUNCIL IN OCTOBER FOR A VOTE.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER UPDATES? THAT WILL MOVE US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
ITEMS PLACED IN THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE IN NATURE, ARE CONSIDERED NON-CONTROVERSIAL.[00:35:02]
THE CONSENT AGENDA CAN BE ACTED UPON A ONE MOTION.MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO MOVE ANY ITEM FOR DISCUSSION AND SEPARATE ACTION.
COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY VOTE NAY ON ANY SINGLE ITEM WITHOUT COMMENT, MAY SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS AS PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD.
COUNCIL, YOU HAVE ITEMS 10 THROUGH 20 FOR CONSIDERATION.
>> MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS 10 THROUGH 20.
>> SECOND BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> THAT PASSES 5-0. THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.
[LEGISLATIVE AGENDA]
THESE ITEMS MAY LEGALLY REQUIRE COUNCIL ACTION, BUT BY COUNCIL POLICY SHOULD BE THE CITY MANAGER'S RESPONSIBILITY.THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA CAN BE ACTED UPON A ONE MOTION.
THE CONCURRENCE OF TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS IS REQUIRED TO REMOVE ANY ITEM FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND ACTION.
COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY VOTE NAY ON ANY SINGLE ITEM WITHOUT COMMENT, MAY SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS AS PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD.
WE JUST HAVE ONE ITEM, ITEM 21.
>> SECOND BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR?
THAT'LL MOVE US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA.
[22. Consider and act upon the approval of the 2024 tax rate calculation worksheet for Fiscal Year 25 - Tax Year 2024. (Budget/TA) Tabled at the August 12, 2024, Special Called City Council Budget Work Session.]
ITEM 22, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE 2024 TAX RATE CALCULATION WORKSHEET FOR FISCAL YEAR '25 TAX YEAR 2024 TABLED ON THE AUGUST 12, 2024 SPECIAL CALLED CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORK SESSION.>> MOVE TO REMOVE ITEM 22 FROM THE TABLE.
>> SECOND BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR?
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE TABLE.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
TANYA ANDERSON, DIRECTOR OF BUDGET.
TRUTH AND TAXATION LAWS REQUIRES THE CITY TO ANNUALLY CALCULATE A NO NEW REVENUE RATE AND THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE.
THE COLLIN COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR CERTIFIES THESE CALCULATIONS FOR THE CITY OF FRISCO.
THE 2024 CALENDAR YEAR TAX RATE CALCULATION WORKSHEET WAS PREPARED AND SUBMITTED BY THE COLLIN COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR AND IS ATTACHED FOR YOUR REVIEW.
THIS ITEM WAS DISCUSSED AND TABLED AT THE AUGUST 12TH SPECIAL CALLED BUDGET WORK SESSION.
IT IS A CONSIDERING ACT, AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> SECOND BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR?
[23. Consider and act upon approval of the Fiscal Year 2025 proposed tax rate and record an individual vote. (Budget/TA) Tabled at the August 12, 2024, Special Called City Council Budget Work Session.]
ITEM 23, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 PROPOSED TAX RATE AND RECORD AN INDIVIDUAL VOTE TABLED AT THE AUGUST 12, 2024 SPECIAL CALLED CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION.>> MOVE TO REMOVE ITEM 23 FROM THE TABLE.
>> SECOND BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR?
THIS ITEM IS REMOVED FROM THE TABLE.
>> THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET SUBMITTED TO CITY COUNCIL ON AUGUST 6TH WAS BASED ON A TAX RATE OF 0.425517.
THIS TAX RATE IS THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE AND IS GREATER THAN THE NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE OF 0.402755.
THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE IS MADE UP OF AN INTEREST AND SINKING, OR I&S, RATE OF 0.142111, AND THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PORTION OF THE RATE IS 0.283406 FOR THE TOTAL OF 0.425517.
THE FY25 PROPOSED TAX RATE OF 0.425517 IS LESS THAN THE CURRENT YEAR FY24 TAX RATE OF 0.432205.
THE PROPOSED M&O RATE IS GREATER THAN THE NO-NEW-REVENUE M&O RATE OF 0.273191, WHICH IS GREATER THAN THE PROPOSED TAX RATE, IS GREATER THAN THE NO-NEW-REVENUE RATE OF 0.273191, OR 3.74%.
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE ADOPTION ORDINANCE AND ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.
THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE.
THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 3.74% AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A 100,000, APPROXIMATELY NEGATIVE FIVE DOLLARS AND 85 CENTS.
A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE ON SEPTEMBER THE 17TH REGARDING THE TAX RATE, AND A RECORD VOTE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN TONIGHT IN ORDER TO PUBLISH THE PUBLIC NOTICE FOR THAT MEETING.
THIS IS A CONSIDERING ACT, AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> COUNCIL, WHAT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS DO YOU HAVE?
>> NONE, BUT MR. MAYOR, I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE TO RECORD AN INDIVIDUAL VOTE ON THIS ITEM, SO YOU MAY WANT TO JUST GO DOWN THE ROW ON IT.
>> IS THERE SPECIAL LANGUAGE THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE IN THE MOTION?
>> NO SPECIAL LANGUAGE. I JUST NEED A AYE OR A NAY FROM EACH PERSON.
>> MAYOR, BEFORE YOU DO THAT, AS TANYA WAS READING THIS EXPLANATION.
>> THE TRUTH AND TAXATION. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THE TRUTH AND TAXATION STATEMENT WAS MAYBE A
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LITTLE BIT CONFUSING BECAUSE HOW CAN YOU HAVE A NEGATIVE INCREASE? BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMIND OUR RESIDENTS THAT THIS IS A REQUIREMENT OF STATE LAW, AND WE'RE JUST FOLLOWING THAT.IF IT SEEMS A LITTLE CONFUSING, WE AGREE, WE'RE JUST DOING WHAT'S REQUIRED OF US BY THE LAW.
>> DO WE ACTUALLY TAKE A MOTION FIRST?
>> AS AN INDIVIDUAL VOTE? WAS THAT A MOTION BY YOU BILL?
>> YES, MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 23.
>> SECOND BY TAMMY, AND THEN WE'LL JUST GO ON LINE. JUST YEA OR NAY.
>> [INAUDIBLE] I DON'T VOTE. [LAUGHTER] THAT MOTION PASSES 5-0.
ITEM 24 IS A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING IN THE CITY OF FRISCO FISCAL YEAR 2025 ANNUAL BUDGET,
[24. Public Hearing: Second Public Hearing on the City of Frisco Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Budget, including Frisco Economic Development Corporation Fiscal Year 2025 Budget and the Frisco Community Development Corporation Fiscal Year 2025 Budget. (Budget/TA)]
INCLUDING THE FRISCO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET AND THE FRISCO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET.>> THANK YOU. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET.
PRIOR TO OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING, WE DO HAVE THE BUDGET VIDEO AND SOME SLIDES TO SHOW YOU, TO SHARE WITH YOU.
>> FRISCO AND GROWTH ARE TWO WORDS THAT GO HAND IN HAND.
TWO MORE WORDS DESCRIBE THE CITY OF FRISCO, SUPPORT AND CARE.
CITY LEADERSHIP STRIVES TO KEEP FRISCO ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO LIVE, WHERE PEOPLE CONTINUE TO MAKE IT THEIR FOREVER HOME.
THE CITY'S PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR '25 FOCUSES ON MAINTAINING FACILITIES AND TAKING CARE OF STAFF.
>> WE'RE OFFERING ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES THE 4% MERIT, AS WELL AS DOING MARKET ADJUSTMENTS TO KEEP UP WITH THE ECONOMY.
>> PROPERTY VALUES HAVE INCREASED ABOUT FIVE-AND-A-HALF PERCENT WITH NEARLY 4% IN NEW VALUE.
THE AVERAGE HOME VALUE IN FRISCO IS NOW $571,000.
THIS ALLOWS THE CITY TO CONSIDER REDUCING THE PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE TO 0.425517.
FRISCO UTILITIES ARE GOING UP.
THE CITY WILL PASS ON AN INCREASE FROM THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, 6% FOR WATER AND 10% FOR SEWER.
THE INCREASE WILL PAY FOR THE EXPANSIONS OF THE STEWART CREEK AND PANTHER CREEK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS THAT SERVICE FRISCO.
THE INCREASE WILL ALSO FUND 15 PUBLIC WORKS STAFF TO MAINTAIN AGING INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES A 10% RATE HIKE FOR STORMWATER, WHICH MEANS MOST CUSTOMERS WILL PAY 55 CENTS MORE A MONTH.
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES WILL INCREASE 5%.
THAT MEANS UTILITY CUSTOMERS WILL PAY ABOUT A DOLLAR MORE EVERY MONTH FOR TRASH AND RECYCLING.
WITH THESE PROPOSED INCREASES, THE AVERAGE MONTHLY UTILITY BILL WILL GO UP ABOUT $11.
THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR '25 GENERAL FUND BUDGET IS BALANCED AT ABOUT $273.4 MILLION.
A PORTION WILL FUND BUILDING MAINTENANCE.
>> WE HAVE 50 BUILDINGS ACROSS THE CITY.
THIRTY OF THOSE WERE BUILT BEFORE 2010.
ONE OF OUR BIG BUDGET ITEMS THIS YEAR IS CONDITION ASSESSMENTS FOR THOSE FACILITIES.
>> THOSE ASSESSMENTS WILL DETERMINE WHERE AND WHEN THE MAINTENANCE WILL BE NEEDED.
>> WE'RE TRYING TO BE VERY SMART ABOUT HOW WE MAINTAIN THINGS AND HOW WE CAN SUSTAIN THEM.
>> REPLACEMENT VEHICLES WOULD ALSO BE FUNDED.
>> WE HAD PREVIOUSLY OPERATED UNDER A 10-YEAR REPLACEMENT MODEL.
WE'RE TRYING TO STRETCH THAT A LITTLE BIT JUST SO THAT WE HAVE A SUSTAINABLE REPLACEMENT FOR THE CITY.
>> THE REPLACEMENTS INCLUDE NEW SUVS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
>> FLEET IS A CRITICAL PIECE OF OUR OPERATIONAL READINESS.
>> ALONG WITH UPDATED EQUIPMENT TO OUTFIT THE UNITS.
>> COMMUNICATION IS CRITICAL IN PUBLIC SAFETY, FOR SURE.
SEVERAL OF OUR PORTABLE RADIOS HAVE REACHED END OF LIFE.
>> THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, EACH REQUESTED AN IT STAFF MEMBER TO KEEP COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY WORKING PROPERLY.
>> AS PUBLIC SAFETY HAS EVOLVED, IT'S INCREASED DEMAND ON TECHNOLOGY THAT'S INTEGRATED WITHIN ALMOST ALL OF OUR SYSTEMS HERE, AND SO WITH THAT INCREASED DEMAND AND GROWTH REQUIRES A CONSTANT NEED FOR IT SUPPORT.
>> THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ALSO REQUESTED A TRAINING OFFICER WHO WILL OVERSEE THE DEPARTMENT'S NEW ACADEMY.
>> IN JANUARY, WE ARE KICKING OFF OUR FIRST EVER BASIC POLICE OFFICER ACADEMY, AND THAT WILL HELP ONBOARD OFFICERS FASTER.
IT'LL GET OFFICERS IN THE STREET FASTER.
>> THE FRISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL GET A BOOST IN BOOKS WITH THIS PROPOSED BUDGET.
>> FRISCO LIBRARY HAS THE HARDEST WORKING COLLECTION IN STATE.
OUR BOOKS CIRCULATE 10 TIMES MORE THAN THE AVERAGE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
>> THE PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT'S BUDGET IS $770 MILLION.
IT PROVIDES FOR ROADWAYS AND STREET IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING DOWNTOWN MAIN STREET AND THE FINAL SECTION OF PANTHER CREEK PARKWAY.
THE CIP BUDGET WILL ALSO FUND NEW FACILITIES AND RENOVATIONS, INCLUDING THE DOWNTOWN PARKING GARAGE, TWO FIRE STATIONS, AND CITY HALL RENOVATIONS, PLUS PARK IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING FOURTH STREET PLAZA, AND THE SOON TO OPEN KALEIDOSCOPE PARK.
>> WE'RE CONTINUING THE EFFORTS TO TRY TO ACCOMMODATE AND ADAPT TO FRISCO'S GROWTH,
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AND TRY TO DO THAT IN A WAY THAT IT BUILDS ON THIS IDEA OF CREATING A REALLY GREAT QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS.>> SUPPORTING STAFF AND CARING FOR FACILITIES, ALONG WITH MAINTAINING THE CITY'S HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE, WILL CONTINUE TO BE FRISCO'S FOREVER GOALS.
>> TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY25 ARE AROUND $827 MILLION ACROSS ALL FUNDS.
TO FUND THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, THE PROPOSED TAX RATE IS SET AT THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE OF 0.425517, WHICH FALLS BELOW LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE OF 0.432205, AND IS ABOVE THE NO-NEW-REVENUE RATE OF 0.402755.
WE ARE PROPOSING 32 NEW FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS ACROSS ALL FUNDS, WITH SIX OF THOSE BEING IN THE GENERAL FUND, IN ADDITION TO THREE FTE FOR A CITYWIDE INTERN PROGRAM.
THE OTHER 23 FTE ARE ACROSS THE ENTERPRISE AND OTHER FUNDS.
AN AVERAGE 4% MERIT-BASED INCREASES INCLUDED FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES, AS WELL AS ONE-STEP INCREASE FOR UNIFORMED POLICE AND FIRE PERSONNEL.
RATE INCREASES OF APPROXIMATELY 1.6% FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL RATES ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE FY25 BUDGET AND ARE BEING FULLY ABSORBED BY THE CITY.
WE WILL BE BRINGING A FEE ORDINANCE INCREASE BEFORE YOU ON THE SEPTEMBER THE 17TH COUNCIL MEETING THAT WILL INCREASE AND WILL INCLUDE INCREASES FOR OUR UTILITY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES' FUNDS.
IN ADDITION, WE WILL BE CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT NIGHT FOR DECEMBER THE 3RD TO ADDRESS THE STORMWATER INCREASE.
OUR BOND PROGRAM FUNDING CONTINUES IN FY25 TO INCLUDE A PROPOSED SUMMER SALE OF OVER 92 MILLION IN GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS.
THE FINAL OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZEN INPUT WILL BE SEPTEMBER THE 17TH, AT WHICH TIME WE WILL ALSO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE, ADOPT THE BUDGET, THE TAX RATE, AND FEE ORDINANCES.
THANK YOU, AND THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> COUNCIL, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
>> MOVE TO OPEN PUBLIC HEARING.
>> SECOND BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> THAT PASSES 5-0. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM?
>> SECOND BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR?
I GUESS THAT WILL TAKE US TO ITEM 25 THEN.
[25. Consider and act upon adoption of a Resolution calling for a public hearing and public meeting to vote on the City of Frisco proposed tax rate for Fiscal Year 2025 and Tax Year 2024. (Budget/TA)]
CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING IN A PUBLIC MEETING TO VOTE ON THE CITY OF FRISCO PROPOSED TAX RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND TAX YEAR 2024.>> THIS IS THE RESOLUTION TO PUBLISH A NOTICE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING TO BE CALLED ON SEPTEMBER THE 17TH ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE OF 0.425517.
THE NOTICE IS ATTACHED FOR YOUR REVIEW AND WILL BE POSTED AS REQUIRED.
THIS IS A CONSIDERING ACT, AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> I HAVE ONE COMMENT, MAYOR, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
AT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 17TH, WE WILL ALSO BE PREPARED TO SPEAK TO AN ITEM THAT HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION OVER THE PREPARATION OF OUR BUDGET, AND IT HAS TO DO WITH AN ACTION BY ONE OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICTS AND HOW IT'S IMPACTING US.
I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD FOR THIS EVENING AND SAY THAT WE WILL SPEAK TO THAT ITEM AT OUR 17TH MEETING AS PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARING PRESENTATION FOR THE TAX RATE.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS SET UP.
>> NO OTHER COMMENTS. I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
>> SECOND BY TAMMY? ALL IN FAVOR?
>> THAT PASSES 5-0, AND ITEM 26, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ACCEPTANCE OF
[26. Consider and act upon acceptance of the certification of anticipated collection rate and excess collections. (Budget/TA)]
THE CERTIFICATION OF ANTICIPATED COLLECTION RATE AND EXCESS COLLECTIONS.>> IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE SECTION 26.04(B) AND 26.01210, THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR, KEN MAUN, CERTIFIED THAT OUR ANTICIPATED COLLECTION RATE FOR THE 2024 TAX YEAR WILL BE 100%, AND OUR EXCESS DEBT COLLECTIONS FOR TAX YEAR 2023 WAS $3,977,308.
THESE AMOUNTS WERE USED TO CALCULATE THE CITY'S DEBT RATE AND THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE FOR FY 2025.
THIS IS A CONSIDERING ACT, AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
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>> SECOND BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> THAT PASSES 5-0. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WE STILL HAVE SOME MORE EXECUTIVE SESSION BUSINESS TO TAKE CARE OF.
I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
>> SECOND BY TAMMY? ALL IN FAVOR?
>> THAT PASSES 5-0, RECESS AT 8:41 PM.
[BACKGROUND] CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO RECONVENE?
>> SECOND BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> THAT PASSES 5-0, RECONVENE FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9:48 PM.
[NOISE] THAT WILL MOVE US TO ITEM 27, CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION WITH CITY STAFF CONCERNING ANY ACTIONS
[27. City Council discussion with City Staff concerning any actions required by City Staff as a result of any item on tonight's agenda.]
REQUIRED BY CITY STAFF AS A RESULT OF TONIGHT'S AGENDA.ANYONE NOTING ANY ITEMS? NO. ITEM 28 IS GOVERNANCE MONITORING.
[28. Discussion on Governance Monitoring of present City Council Meeting.]
>> THINK WE DID A GOOD JOB TONIGHT. GAVE US AN A.
>> I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> MOTION BY BILL, SECOND BY JOHN, ALL IN FAVOR?
>> PASSES 5-0. WE ADJOURNED AT 9:48.
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