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[CLOSED SESSION]
WITH HISS][INVOCATION (to begin approximately at 6:30 p.m.)]
GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON A CHILLY EVENING.AND IF YOU CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE, YOU CAN JOIN US AT THIS TIME.
OUR INVOCATION TONIGHT IS FROM REX [INAUDIBLE].
HE IS THE PASTOR AT CHRIST EMBASSY IN FRISCO.
HE IS A MAN OF DEEP FAITH AND A LOVING HUSBAND AND FATHER TO HIS SON AND DAUGHTER.
HE IS A FIRM BELIEVER IN THE MIRACLE POWER OF PRAYER AND THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST.
AND OF COURSE, THANK YOU TO ME AS ADMIN WHO GRACIOUSLY GRANTED ME THE INVITATION TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE AMAZING WORK THAT YOU DO.
AND OF COURSE, I SAT DOWN THERE OBSERVING THE BOYS AND GIRLS IN UNIFORM.
THAT WAS LOVELY. I CAN SEE THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN RAISED.
THE COUNCIL MEETING IS A AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE RESIDENTS ARE ABLE TO COME AND SHARE THEIR CONCERNS.
THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I HEARD DISSENTING VIEWS ON DIFFERENT TOPICS.
AND I THOUGHT, THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF AMERICA TO BE ABLE TO BE HEARD.
AND SO WHILE WE MIGHT HAVE DISSENTING VIEWS, WE MIGHT DISAGREE ON DIFFERENT TOPICS OR SUBJECTS.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE MUST ALL COME TOGETHER TO BUILD A COMMUNITY THAT WE ALL ARE PROUD OF.
AND SO WITH THAT IN MIND, LET'S PRAY.
FATHER, IN THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, WE THANK YOU FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING.
WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT WE WILL DISCUSS TONIGHT OR THAT WE WOULD DELIBERATE ON TONIGHT.
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WE MIGHT HAVE DISSENTING VIEWS.WE MIGHT DISAGREE, BUT WE PRAY THAT YOUR LOVE BE SHARED IN OUR BE SHED ABROAD IN OUR HEARTS, AND THAT YOU MIGHT UNITE US IN PURPOSE, IN BUILDING A COMMUNITY THAT WE ALL BE PROUD OF.
A COMMUNITY WHERE WE CAN RAISE OUR CHILDREN IN PEACE AND JOY AND IN LOVE.
THE COMMUNITY THAT IS WORTH BEING PROUD OF.
WE ASK THAT YOUR WISDOM WILL LEAD AND GUIDE THESE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS.
THANK YOU, PRECIOUS FATHER, FOR YOUR WISDOM THAT IS AT WORK IN THEM.
YOU ASKED US TO PRAY FOR OUR LEADERS AND SO WE PRAY FOR THEM TONIGHT.
WE PRAY FOR THE RESIDENTS HERE TONIGHT THAT YOUR WISDOM WILL GUIDE EVERY ONE OF US, PUT THE RIGHT WORDS IN OUR MOUTH AND THE WISDOM TO SPEAK RIGHTLY AND DISPENSE JUSTICE.
THANK YOU, PRECIOUS FATHER, FOR IN JESUS MIGHTY NAME WE HAVE PRAYED.
[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
PACK 754.YOU ALL CAN COME TO THE STAGE HERE AND THE FLAG IS IN THE BACK.
WE'VE GOT A BIG GROUP HERE TONIGHT.
SO GO AHEAD AND TURN AROUND AND FACE YOUR ADORING FANS.
SO JUST INTRODUCE YOUR NAME, YOUR AGE AND WHAT SCHOOL YOU GO TO.
WE ALWAYS HAVE A BURNING TOPIC AND WE'RE ABOUT TO HAVE.
IT LOOKS LIKE OUR FIRST SNOW DAY IN A LONG TIME THIS WEEK, SO I WANT YOU TO SHARE WHAT YOU'RE MOST EXCITED ABOUT A POTENTIAL SNOW DAY IN FRISCO. YOU GUYS READY? SNOWBALL FIGHTS WITH YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS, MAYBE.
MY NAME IS SAANVI AND I GO TO BERGER ELEMENTARY.
I AM EXCITED ABOUT SNOWBALL FIGHTS.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT SNOWBALL FIGHTS.
AND FOR THE SNOW DAY, I'LL JUST DRINK HOT CHOCOLATE.
AND I'M EIGHT. MY NAME IS NAKSHATRA.
I'M EIGHT YEARS OLD AND I GO TO BOCA.
I'M MOST EXCITED FOR SLEDDING.
I'M NINE YEARS OLD AND I GO TO BOGART ELEMENTARY.
AND I'M MOST EXCITED TO SKIP SCHOOL.
OR I GO TO TAYLOR ELEMENTARY AND I'M MOST EXCITED TO MAKE SNOW ANGELS.
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SCHOOL. I GO TO BOGART.I'M MOST EXCITED FOR SNOWBALL FIGHTS.
I GO TO ANDERSON ELEMENTARY AND I'M MOST EXCITED FOR SNOW DAY ABOUT SNOWBALLS.
I'M EIGHT AND I'M MOST EXCITED FOR SNOWBALL FIGHTS.
I GUESS I'M ZAYN, I'M EIGHT YEARS OLD.
I GO TO ANDERSON ELEMENTARY AND I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT FOR SNOW DAY IS TO PLAY IN THE SNOW. MY NAME IS AMANI AND I'M EIGHT YEARS OLD.
I GO TO FOLSOM ELEMENTARY AND I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT SLEIGHING AND SLEDDING IN THE SNOW.
I GO TO BOGART ELEMENTARY AND I'M MOST EXCITED TO GO SNOW TUBING.
I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT PLAYING OUT IN THE SNOW WITH MY SISTER.
I'M EIGHT AND I GO TO BOGART ELEMENTARY.
AND FOR THE SNOW DAY, I'M MOST EXCITED TO PLAY IN THE SNOW.
I'M EIGHT, AND FOR THE SNOW DAY, I'M EXCITED TO PLAY WITH MY FRIENDS.
MY FRIEND KJ AND PLAY A SNOWBALL FIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET SNOWBALL FIGHTS ALL OVER FRISCO.
[APPLAUSE] WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A BIG GROUP PICTURE OVER HERE, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO TURN FOR YOUR PARENTS OVER THERE.
SO IF WE CAN GET LIKE TWO ROWS.
SO THE TALLER ONES BACK HERE WITH ME AND THEN THE SHORTER ONES OUT IN FRONT.
I NEED SOME HELP. WE NEED TWO, TWO ROWS OVER HERE.
WHERE'S THE TEAM? MOM? COME ON, GET THESE TOGETHER.
COME ON, GUYS. DANIEL, COME ON DOWN HERE IN TWO ROWS, GUYS.
SCOTT, COME ON OVER THERE. PERFECT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
WE HAVE SOME FRISCO STICKERS HERE.
I'LL PUT THEM. YOU IN CHARGE TO PASS THOSE OUT.
AND THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US TODAY.
AND YOU ALL RECEIVED OUR AMERICAN FLAGS.
YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INVITING US.
[Council comment or acknowledgement of proclamations issued by the Mayor.]
ALL RIGHT COUNCIL, ANY OTHER PROCLAMATIONS OR ACKNOWLEDGMENTS SINCE OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING THAT YOU WANT RECOGNIZED? YES. WE HAD THE MAYOR'S SOCIAL AT THE FRISCO GUN CLUB THIS PAST DECEMBER AND ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WAS RECOGNIZING OUR BOTH OUR AMERICAN LEGION AND VFW COLOR GUARDS.THEY USUALLY HELP WITH OUR OPENING CEREMONIES AT EVENTS LIKE THIS.
AND SO WE THOUGHT, OKAY, IT WAS TIME FOR THEM TO HAVE A NIGHT OFF.
AND I THINK THAT THE FUN THAT THEY HAD, THAT WE ALL HAD THAT NIGHT.
AND AGAIN, THANKS FOR THE PROCLAMATION FOR THEM.
THANK YOU. JOHN. ANY OTHER NOTE?
[Library Report on monthly statistics and activities.]
OKAY. THAT WILL MOVE US TO OUR REPORT SECTION.ITEM FIVE IS OUR LIBRARY REPORT.
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AS PART OF OUR LEAN PROGRAM WHERE WE'RE REALLY FOCUSING ON JUST IN TIME DELIVERY.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I APOLOGIZE. I'M NOT USED TO WEARING A COAT, ARE YOU? MYRA DIAZ, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, PUBLIC SERVICES.
YOU HAVE THE REPORT IN FRONT OF YOU.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE.
I'D LOVE TO ANSWER ANYTHING YOU HAVE.
AND THEN WE HAVE A FUN SLIDE HERE FOR YOU GUYS.
THIS IS A FISCAL YEAR IN REVIEW.
AND THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME.
YEAH. SO THEY COME A LOT AND WE OF COURSE COULDN'T BE MORE DELIGHTED.
I LOVE THE CLASSES OFFERED THAT REALLY SPEAKS TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND VISITING AND JUST IMPACT ON WHAT, YOU KNOW, THEY THE BENEFITS THAT THEY REAP OF THEIR VISITS TO THE LIBRARY.
AND OF COURSE, MEMBERSHIPS ARE UP 23,000 NEW MEMBERS PLUS.
AND THEN OUR YOUNGEST MEMBER IS EIGHT MONTHS OLD AND OUR OLDEST MEMBER IS 98.
SO I MIGHT HAVE TO UP THAT NAME OR THAT NUMBER.
I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND AN ALLEN PHILHARMONIC CONCERT AT THE LIBRARY OVER THE HOLIDAY.
COUNCIL, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THANK YOU.
[Parks and Recreation report on activities related to arts, culture, events, park development and operations, natural resources, and recreation services.]
THANK YOU. ITEM SIX IS OUR PARKS AND REC REPORT.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, SHANNON COATES, DIRECTOR OF PLAY, FRISCO.
APPARENTLY, THE NEXT PROGRAM WE NEED TO BE WORKING ON FOR THE HAVE YOU PLAYED TODAY SLIDE ARE SNOWBALL FIGHTS? SO IF WE HAVE ANY PEOPLE WHO'D LIKE TO BE TEAM CAPTAINS AS WE ASSIGN YOU OUT ALL OVER THE CITY, WE ARE HAPPY TO TAKE THAT ON.
I HAVE JUST A FEW SLIDES AND ACTUALLY ONE EDIT SO THESE SLIDES OF COURSE ARE TURNED IN, WERE TURNED IN PRIOR TO US KNOWING THAT SNOWMAGEDDON POSSIBLY COULD COME.
SO OUR OPEN HOUSE FOR OUR MASTER PLAN ACTUALLY WILL BE PUSHED BACK A LITTLE BIT FURTHER IN JANUARY.
THE DATE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW IS, EXCUSE ME, JANUARY 23RD.
SO AS SOON AS THAT'S CONFIRMED, WE WILL GET THAT INFORMATION BACK OUT TO THE PUBLIC.
WE TOO ARE TRYING TO PROVIDE SOME DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES.
WE ALWAYS HAVE OUR MUSIC IN THE CHAMBER CONCERT.
WE'RE ALSO DOING A CANDLELIGHT CONCERT AT THE HERITAGE MUSEUM, WHICH SHOULD BE PHENOMENAL.
SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE ALSO HAVE ADDED STILL STAYING WITH THE HERITAGE THEME, SOME AMAZING THINGS OVER THERE.
WE LAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAM WHICH IS REALLY FOCUSED ON THE TEACHERS, SO IT'S ALL TEACHER LED PROGRAMS. THE GOAL IS TO MAKE THE TOURS MORE FUN, MORE FUN AND HANDS ON FOR THE KIDS BECAUSE WE WANT THE ADULTS TO COME, BUT WE WANT THE KIDS TO HAVE A GOOD TIME IN THE MUSEUM AS WE'RE CHANGING OUT THE DIFFERENT THINGS FOR THEM TO SEE.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE CREATED IS A HISTORY DETECTIVE GUIDE.
SO IT HAS COLORING PAGES AND ALL KINDS OF REALLY COOL THINGS IN IT.
IT ALSO COMES WITH A DECODER RING.
THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS WE'VE DONE IN A VERY LONG TIME.
BUT THIS WALL IS 11 FOOT BY 65FT LONG, AND IT IS AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING PIECE THAT THE PUBLIC ART PROGRAM COMMISSIONED AND OF COURSE, PAYS HOMAGE TO TEXAS WILDLIFE.
AND THEN FINALLY, FOR BUILDING AWARENESS, I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE AN ADOPT A PARK PROGRAM THAT WILL BE LAUNCHING IN JANUARY, SO THAT WE CAN GET OUR CITIZENS EVEN MORE INVOLVED THAN THEY ARE NOW.
AND THEN WE'VE ALSO BEEN WORKING NOT ONLY TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, BUT OUR INTERNAL EDUCATORS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY CREATED A STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION TRAINING SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PARK STAFF.
AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
SHANNON, WILL YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE OF THE MURAL, PLEASE? YES. I READ SOMEWHERE THAT THAT IS THE PERSPECTIVE OF A BUG.
SO IF YOU GO UP TO IT, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SEE THOSE BLUE BONNETS AT THAT GRAND SCALE.
IT REMINDS ME OF THAT MOVIE A BUG'S LIFE.
YES. I THOUGHT THAT WAS WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU. GREAT. GREAT ADDITION TO OUR CITY.
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COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU.[Engineering Services Monthly Report on planning, design, and construction of roadways, traffic control, water utilities, parks, and trails.]
ITEM SEVEN IS OUR ENGINEERING MONTHLY REPORT.GOOD EVENING, JASON BRODIGAN, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING SERVICES.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, ONE OF OUR MOST COMMON QUESTIONS IS SIGNAL TIMING.
SO I THOUGHT I'D SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT THE DATA WE HAVE AND THE WAY WE USE IT.
WE NOW HAVE 167 SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS IN FRISCO.
AND SO IT'S A BIG JOB TO OPERATE THAT SYSTEM.
AND WE ARE A STATEWIDE LEADER IN USING THE DATA THAT IS AVAILABLE.
SO I THOUGHT I'D SHOW THAT THE FIRST IS WHAT'S CALLED ROADWAY ANALYTICS.
AND WHAT THEY WORK A DEAL WITH MANUFACTURERS OF CONNECTED VEHICLES AND SUPPLY THAT DATA.
WE, TXDOT BOUGHT A STATEWIDE LICENSE AND PROVIDES IT FREE TO CITIES WHO ARE INTERESTED.
THE BLUE LINE IS MAY OF 2023, BEFORE WE STARTED CONSTRUCTION IN THE RAIL DISTRICT, AND THE YELLOW LINE IS IN OCTOBER OF 2024 AFTER CONSTRUCTION STARTED. SO IF YOU DROVE THAT WHOLE THAT WHOLE CORRIDOR, IT WOULD TAKE YOU ABOUT 24 SECONDS LONGER ON AVERAGE.
NOW THE PEAK HOURS, IF YOU LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN, SAY, 6:37 A.M.
AND SIX 6:30 P.M., THAT THAT DIFFERENCE IS REALLY ABOUT A MINUTE.
BUT IT MAY NOT SEEM, YOU KNOW, QUITE AS BAD AS IT IS PERCEIVED.
SO WE'RE USING THAT DATA. WE CAN USE THAT.
WE CAN PICK ANY CORRIDOR AND COMPARE ANY DIFFERENT TIME FRAMES AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
WE CAN ALSO DO THAT WITH SIGNAL ANALYTICS.
WE GET DATA FROM THE FROM THE VEHICLES ON OUR SIGNALS.
AND COG BOUGHT THIS DATA FOR US AND PROVIDES IT FREE.
AND SO THE WAY WE USE THIS IS THERE ARE SOME THAT WE KNOW ABOUT.
THERE ARE ISSUES THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
THERE ARE ALSO THINGS THAT ARE CONSTRUCTION RELATED THAT WE KNOW ABOUT.
BUT THE EXAMPLE I HAVE HERE IS LEGACY LAKE HILL.
IT SHOWED UP ON THE REPORT AND OUR TEAM SAID THAT'S NOT NORMAL.
AND WHEN THEY WENT AND THEY INVESTIGATED, THEY FOUND A BROKEN DETECTION PANEL.
IT WOULD HAVE NORMALLY TAKEN SOMEBODY TO SAY SOMETHING'S WRONG AND REPORT THAT TO US.
SO THIS WAS ABLE TO SAVE QUITE A BIT OF TIME.
LIKE I SAID, THAT EMAIL COMES EVERY DAY.
WE'VE RECENTLY DONE AN INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AT 423 IN LEBANON.
AND SO THERE'S DELAYS BEFORE AND AFTER THAT.
WE CAN COMPARE AT THE INTERSECTION.
THE MAIN WORK WE DID HERE IS WE ADDED A SECOND LEFT TURN LANE ON THE WESTBOUND APPROACH AT LEBANON.
AND SO WHILE THE OVERALL INTERSECTION THE AVERAGE CAR SAVED ABOUT 10S.
BUT WHERE WE REALLY SAW THE CHANGE IS THE ON THE LEFT TURN.
AND THROUGH MOVEMENTS, YOU SAVED OVER A MINUTE PER VEHICLE BY DOING THAT IMPROVEMENT.
IF YOU LOOK AND COMPARE, YOU CAN SEE EACH QUARTER OR EACH SEGMENT GOT A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
SO THOSE IMPROVEMENTS REALLY PAY OFF IN DRIVER TIME.
THIS IS THE ONE IF YOU WANT TO BE A TRAFFIC ENGINEER, YOU FIND THIS EXTREMELY INTERESTING.
THIS IS WHAT THEY CALL THE MRI OF SIGNAL ANALYTICS.
THE TRAFFIC ENGINEERS CAN LOOK AT THIS AND SAY, OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS WHAT'S WRONG.
BUT WHAT I CAN SHOW YOU ON THAT IS ON THE LEFT ONE IN PARTICULAR THAT THEY RUN FOUR DIFFERENT TIMING PATTERNS OR PLANS OVER SIX DIFFERENT PERIODS OF THE DAY.
AND THE AVERAGE ON THAT PARTICULAR SIGNAL, 85% OF THE PEOPLE ARRIVED WITH A GREEN LIGHT.
WHERE THEY'RE NOT. AND MOVING FORWARD.
AND THEN THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF USING THEM TOGETHER.
LEBANON AND KUWAIT SHOWED UP ON THE DAILY EMAIL ON THE SIGNAL PROGRAMING OR ON THE INRIX REPORT.
THEY POINTED THEM IN A DIRECTION.
THEY WENT TO THE SIGNAL TIMING REPORT AND SAW THE INTERSECTION WAS ALSO THERE.
AND THAT HAD A BROKEN PEDESTRIAN BUTTON.
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BUT NOW WITH THIS DATA, WE CAN BE AHEAD OF THAT AND BE WORKING ON THINGS BEFORE THEY HAVE TO BE REPORTED.SO I'LL JUST WRAP UP BY SAYING OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEERS ARE GOING ALL AROUND THE STATE IN CONFERENCES, LECTURING ON THIS DATA AND HOW IT'S BEING USED, BECAUSE WE ARE CONSIDERED A STATEWIDE LEADER IN THAT.
BUT IT'S STILL A NEW PROGRAM AND WE'RE LEARNING HOW TO USE IT.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE.
BUT THIS IS ALL MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND THINGS BREAK.
AND SO WE NEED EVERYBODY'S HELP.
IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, YOU HAVE TO LET US KNOW.
AND THE WAY YOU DO THAT IS THE MY FRISCO APP.
COUNCIL, WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? I'M ACTUALLY VERY INTERESTED IN THIS.
SO I MIGHT COME TO YOU WITH SOME ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
OUR SIGNAL TIMING FOLKS CAN PROBABLY SPEAK TO YOU FOR TWO HOURS JUST ON THE ONE ON THE ONE GRAPH.
AND I KNOW OFTEN RESIDENTS ASK FOR TRAFFIC SIGNALS, THINKING THAT'S GOING TO SPEED UP THEIR TIMES.
AND SOMETIMES, OBVIOUSLY, THAT CAN ACTUALLY SLOW THINGS DOWN, AS DEMONSTRATED WITH YOUR DATA.
BUT I DO THINK IN SOME OF THESE AREAS I KIND OF LOOK THEM OVER.
AND CERTAINLY THE ONE THEY'RE AT RESEARCH IN EL DORADO IS IT'S TIME FOR ONE THERE, FOR SURE.
ABSOLUTELY, FOR SAFETY PURPOSES IT'S DEFINITELY NEEDED YES.
AND THAT'S THE FIRST GOAL OF COURSE IS SAFETY.
AND THEN OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO MOVE PEOPLE ABOUT IN A TIMELY MANNER.
ABSOLUTELY, SAFETY FIRST, MOBILITY IS SECOND.
[Public Works Monthly Report on water production, service requests, and storm water updates.]
ITEM EIGHT IS OUR PUBLIC WORKS REPORT.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
MONTHLY REPORTS IN YOUR PACKET.
WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF A FEW THINGS WE'VE GOT ROLLING.
THIS WEEK, WE'VE HAD ONE STANDARD LOADED SINCE FRIDAY JUST TO HANDLE ANY MINOR ISSUES THAT CAME UP.
TOMORROW MORNING WE'LL BE LOADING THE REMAINING SIX SANDERS.
SO YOU'LL SEE OUR GUYS OUT MOVING HOPEFULLY THURSDAY MORNING.
HOPEFULLY IT'S ONLY A COUPLE DAYS WORTH OF STUFF AND THEN WE'LL BE THROUGH IT.
BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
CAN YOU SHARE JUST THE PRIORITIZATION OF WHAT YOU GUYS ARE SANDING SO PEOPLE CAN BE AWARE.
SO WE BREAK THE CITY INTO QUADRANTS AND WE RUN SANDERS IN EACH QUADRANT.
OUR MAIN FOCUS IS HITTING GRADE SEPARATIONS BRIDGES, CULVERTS MAJOR THOROUGHFARES.
WE DEPEND ON PD AND FIRE TO TELL US IF THERE ARE ISSUES IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
AND IF PD NEEDS US TO COME HIT AN ENTRANCE OR EXIT FORM, WE'LL COME HIT IT.
BUT THE MAIN THING IS THE THOROUGHFARE, GRADE SEPARATIONS AND RESIDENTIAL SPD AND FIRE REQUESTED.
ARE THERE LOCATIONS ON THE CITY WEBSITE THAT OUR RESIDENTS CAN RESOURCE TO PREPARE FOR FREEZES IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, KEEPING THEIR WATER DRIPPING, PROTECTING THEIR PIPES, ANYTHING THAT IS PROTECTIVE IN NATURE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE TO THE RESIDENTS TO PREPARE FOR THE, YOU KNOW, I NEED TO LOOK ON THE WEBSITE MYSELF TO SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE.
DANA'S GROUP DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB OF PREPARING CITIZENS FOR THAT.
GREAT. THANK YOU. AND IF SOMEONE DOES HAVE A BROKEN PIPE OR FROZEN PIPE, WHAT'S THE BEST WAY FOR SO SHUT OFF? GOOD QUESTION. YOU CAN CALL 911 IF I DON'T RECOMMEND THAT.
BUT YOU CAN THEY ARE DISPATCHING THOSE TO US.
WE, OUR GUYS AND GIRLS ARE HANDLING ALL THE CUT OFFS.
YOU CAN CALL. YOU CAN CALL 911.
ONE YOU CAN CALL THE 5800 FRISCO.
YOU CAN DO THE APP. MOST PEOPLE IT'S A PANIC SITUATION.
SO THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO CALL 911.
AND THAT'S FINE. THEIR DISPATCH WILL ROLL UP TO OUR DISPATCH AND WE'LL GET SOMEBODY OUT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. AND ITEM NINE IS OUR COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS.
[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? THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE MET EARLIER THIS EVENING.AS IN CASE ANYONE IS NOT AWARE, THE STATE OF TEXAS MEETS FOR LEGISLATION ONCE EVERY TWO YEARS.
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AND WE ARE HEADING INTO LEGISLATIVE SESSION RIGHT NOW.BILLS ARE CURRENTLY BEING FILED.
I ACTUALLY HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS TO SHARE IS THAT SENATOR SPRINGER, BEFORE HE LEFT WAS KIND ENOUGH TO PUT INTO THE BUDGET REQUEST FOR EXIDE PROPERTY CLEANUP FUNDING.
SO WE WILL HOPEFULLY SEE EXIDE FUNDING THIS YEAR, WHICH WE DID NOT SEE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
SO MORE TO COME ON THAT AS WELL AS OUR OTHER PRIORITIES.
BUT WE ARE DOING THINGS MUCH MORE PROACTIVELY THIS YEAR THAN WE'VE DONE IN YEARS PAST.
OKAY, GREAT. ANY OTHER SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATES?
[CONSENT AGENDA]
OKAY. THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.ITEMS PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE IN NATURE.
EXCUSE ME, AND ARE CONSIDERED NON-CONTROVERSIAL.
THE CONSENT AGENDA CAN BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION.
A MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO MOVE ANY ITEM FOR DISCUSSION IN SEPARATE ACTION.
WE HAVE ITEMS TEN THROUGH 45 ON THE REGULAR AGENDA, AS WELL AS ITEM ONE ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA. MOVE TO APPROVE MOTION BY BILL.
SECOND. SECOND BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THAT PASSES SIX ZERO.
[LEGISLATIVE AGENDA]
THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA CAN BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION.
YOU HAVE ITEMS 46 THROUGH 50 FOR CONSIDERATION.
MOVE TO APPROVE 46 THROUGH 50.
SECOND BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THAT PASSES SIX ZERO.
[Public Hearing: A request to rezone one single-family, residential lot on 0.4± acre on the southeast corner of North County Road and Maple Street from Single Family-7 to Single Family-7-Historic Landmark, and to consider to direct Staff to prepare an Ordinance of the same. Zoned Single Family-7. Neighborhood #11. Zoning Case No. Z24-0010. Applicant: Thet and Cidney Ko. (Development Services/JH)]
TAKE US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA.ITEM 51 IS A PUBLIC HEARING, A REQUEST TO REZONE ONE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT ON 0.4 ACRES ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NORTH COUNTY ROAD AND MAPLE STREET, FROM SINGLE FAMILY SEVEN TO SINGLE FAMILY SEVEN.
HISTORIC LANDMARK AND TO CONSIDER TO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE OF THE SAME ZONED SINGLE FAMILY SEVEN NEIGHBORHOOD NUMBER 11 ZONING CASE NUMBER Z24-0010 APPLICANT SET IN SYDNEY CODE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
WE'RE TALKING TO THEM ABOUT THE PAINT COLOR.
SO WE NEED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN CONTINUE IT.
SO EXACTLY WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MOTION BY BILL. SECOND BY TAMMY.
PASSES SIX ZERO. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
SEEING NONE MOVE TO CLOSE AND CONTINUE.
MOVE TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AS REQUESTED BY STAFF AND THE APPLICANT.
SECOND BY TAMMY, ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES SIX ZERO AND THAT WILL NOW TAKE US TO CITIZEN INPUT.
[CITIZEN INPUT (to begin approximately at 7:30 p.m.)]
ALL RIGHT. WE JUST HAVE TWO SPEAKING AT CITIZEN INPUT TONIGHT FOR CITIZEN INPUT.PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
HELLO. MY NAME IS BANSARI PATEL, AND MY ADDRESS IS 16113 CINCH DRIVE, FRISCO, TEXAS 75,035.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND RESIDENTS OF FRISCO.
THE BAPS SWAMINARAYAN SANSTHA IS A GLOBAL SPIRITUAL AND HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION INSPIRED BY HINDU PRINCIPLES AND DEDICATED TO FOSTERING COMMUNITY SERVICE, PEACE AND HARMONY THROUGH COUNTLESS SPIRITUAL AND SOCIAL INITIATIVES.
UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF HIS HOLINESS MONTESSORI MAHARAJ, WE AIM TO BUILD A COMMUNITY THAT IS FREE OF ADDICTIONS AND IS ROOTED IN A MORAL, ETHICAL AND SPIRITUAL VALUES.
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HOURS ANNUALLY.WITH OVER 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN NORTH AMERICA.
TODAY, I AM THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THAT BAPS HAS SUCCESSFULLY ACQUIRED A 65,000 SQUARE FEET FACILITY RIGHT HERE IN THE HEART OF FRISCO, NEAR THE STONEBRIAR CENTER. AFTER A 22 YEAR JOURNEY OF ORGANIZING WALKS ACROSS DIFFERENT CITIES IN NORTH TEXAS AND THE DALLAS METROPLEX, BENEFITTING SEVERAL LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
WE ARE EXCITED TO HOST OUR ANNUAL BAPS CHARITIES IN FRISCO FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.
THE COMMUNITY DRIVEN EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE END OF MAY OR THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE 2025.
WE APPRECIATE AND THANK THE FRISCO MAYOR, JEFF CHENEY, FOR HELPING US SELECT THE PERFECT LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOR THIS EVENT, AND AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN KEATING FOR HELPING US SELECT THE PERFECT LOCATION FOR THIS EVENT.
TOGETHER, WE CAN HAVE A WE CAN MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY.
I'M GOING TO SAY ABOUT THE LOVE OF GOD.
FIRST ONE, THE KOREAN ACTUAL LIFE.
KIM SEUNG CHUL IS THE FATHER OF HEDGING.
BUT HEDGING IS THE FOUND FROM THE DUMP HILL OF THE THROWN AWAY CHILD.
HE WAS A SHE WAS WHEN SHE ARRIVED WITH IT.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN? SHALL I ADOPT HER AS MY DAUGHTER OR NOT? AND REPORTED TO REPORT TO GOVERNMENT OR POLICE OR THROW AWAY.
[INAUDIBLE] BUT THERE WILL BE.
HIS CONSCIENCE DOES NOT PERMIT.
BUT. HE A DEEP THINKING HOW TO EDUCATE OR HOW TO TREAT.
FROM THE BABY TO MANHOOD AND WOMANHOOD.
HOW TO DO THAT VERY DREADFUL TIME.
BUT. HE DECIDED NOT TO GIVE ANY ANYBODY HE ADOPTED AS HIS DAUGHTER.
AND HE. AND GO TO THE SCHOOL AND STUDY HARD.
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AND TURN AWAY TO HOME WITH TEARS.AND. SERIOUS, SERIOUS TIME IS THE ACADEMY.
WHY DON'T YOU HAVE YOUR MOTHER? OH, THE CRITICISM IS VERY, VERY SEVERE TO HER.
HER HEART WAS HER ACHE, AND AFTER THAT RETURNED TO THE FATHER.
WHY DO I WHY DON'T I HAVE A MOTHER? SIT DOWN PLEASE.
I WILL TELL YOU EVERYTHING FROM THE FIRST.
EVERYTHING. HE AND HE TOLD HER DO NOT THINK OF ANOTHER PERSON.
DON'T MIND. TO YOUR CLASSMATES.
SHE STUDIED VERY HARD FROM THAT TIME.
THAT IS THE END OF OUR AGENDA.
WE DO HAVE SOME EXECUTIVE SESSION WORK STILL TO DO.
SO LOOK FOR A MOTION TO RECESS BACK IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SO MOVED MOTION BY BILL, SECOND, SECOND BY TAMMY.
BACK IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:18.
COUNCIL, CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO RECONVENE? MOTION BY BILL. SECOND. SECOND BY TAMMY.
PASSES SIX ZERO. RECONVENED AT 8:54 P.M.
AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THERE IS NO ACTION FOR COUNCIL TO TAKE.
[Discussion on Governance Monitoring of present City Council Meeting.]
AND WITH THAT, I THINK WE HAD GOVERNANCE AND GOVERNANCE.LOOK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED BY BILL.
SECOND BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR? PASSES SIX ZERO. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 8:55.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.