>> WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL.
[CALL TO ORDER]
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WE ARE AT FRISCO CITY HALL, THE GEORGE A. PUREFOY MUNICIPAL CENTER AND COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 6101 FRISCO SQUARE BOULEVARD IN FRISCO, TEXAS.IT IS 5:15 ON TUESDAY JANUARY 21ST, 2025 AND I WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
WE ARE JOINED BY THE ENTIRE COUNCIL THIS EVENING.
[CLOSED SESSION]
THAT WILL MOVE US INTO CLOSED SESSION, ITEM 2 RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 551.001 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.ITEM A, SECTION 551.071 MEETING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE CITY ATTORNEY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS, CONFLICTS WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT REGARDING ONE.
RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING POTENTIAL ELECTION UNDER SECTION 504.152 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AND RELATED ISSUES.
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, AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 380, TWO SOUTH OF SAM RAYBURN TO WEST OF DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY, EAST OF LEGACY, AND SOUTH OF STONEBROOK.
ITEM C, SECTION 551.074, PERSONNEL MATTERS, AUTHORIZING CERTAIN DELIBERATIONS ABOUT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY TO BE HELD IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ITEM 1 IS DISCUSSION REGARDING THE ANNUAL EVALUATION OF CITY MANAGER WESLEY PIERSON.
ITEM 2 IS DISCUSSION REGARDING THE ANNUAL EVALUATION OF MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE ART MALDONADO.
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. CAN I HAVE A MOTION?
>> SECOND BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR.
>> IT PASSES 6,0. WE WILL RECESS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 5:17 PM.
COUNCIL, CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO RECONVENE?
>> SECOND BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR.
>> THAT'S A 6,0, WE RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION AT 7:44 PM.
AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, THERE IS NO ACTION FOR COUNCIL TO TAKE.
[INVOCATION (to begin approximately at 6:30 p.m.)]
I'LL TURN IT TO TAMMY FOR THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE.THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE ON ANOTHER COLD NIGHT.
AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY COUNCIL MEETING, WE DO HAVE AN INVOCATION, A ROTATION OF LEADERS WHO COME AND GIVE AN OPENING INVOCATION.
IF YOU CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE, YOU CAN DO SO AT THIS TIME.
TONIGHT, WE HAVE PASTOR TRAVIS SIMONS, WHO SERVES AS AN ASSOCIATE PASTOR AT THE POTTER'S HOUSE OF NORTH DALLAS.
WITH NEARLY 23 YEARS OF MINISTRY EXPERIENCE, PASTOR SIMONS IS ALSO A CONFERENCE SPEAKER, TEAM DEVELOPER, AND PERFORMANCE LEADERSHIP COACH.
HE HAS SERVED AS AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR AND IS A PROUD GRADUATE OF LEADERSHIP FRISCO CLASS 25.
PASTOR SIMONS EARNED A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY FROM CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY AND A MASTER OF DIVINITY FROM DUKE DIVINITY SCHOOL.
HE IS ALSO A PROUD MEMBER OF KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY.
PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING OTHERS DISCOVER THEIR PURPOSE, MEANING AND SIGNIFICANCE, PASTOR SIMONS HAS A UNIQUE ABILITY TO BRIDGE GENERATIONAL GAPS AND FOSTER UNITY.
PASTOR SIMONS IS MARRIED TO NINA SIMONS, AND TOGETHER THEY HAVE FOUR CHILDREN, SIDNEY, ISAIAH, MASON, AND MARIA.
>> MAYOR CHENEY, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAY WE BOW OUR HEADS IN PRAYER.
GRACIOUS GOD, WE COME BEFORE YOU WITH GRATITUDE FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS THAT YOU'VE BESTOWED UPON THIS CITY.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE VISION AND COMMITMENT OF OUR LEADERS AND THE SERVICE OF OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS AND THE SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION THAT PERMEATES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE IN TONIGHT'S PROCEEDINGS.
GRANT OUR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL THE WISDOM TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT PROMOTE THE WELL BEING AND PROSPERITY OF ALL RESIDENTS.
MAY YOUR DISCUSSIONS BE FILLED WITH INSIGHT, DELIBERATIONS WITH DISCERNMENT AND ACTIONS WITH INTEGRITY.
BLESS OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND ALL WHO WORK TIRELESSLY TO ENSURE OUR SAFETY AND OUR HEALTH.
PROTECT THEM AS THEY SERVE AND GRANT THEM THE STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE.
WE PRAY FOR THE CONTINUED GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF FRISCO, AND THAT IT MAY REMAIN A PLACE OF OPPORTUNITY, INCLUSIVITY AND HARMONY AND IN ALL OUR ENDEAVORS, MAY WE SEEK TO UPHOLD THE VALUES OF JUSTICE, COMPASSION, AND RESPECT.
GUIDE US TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE COMMON GOOD, SETTING ASIDE DIFFERENCES TO BUILD A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ALL.
WE OFFER THIS PRAYER IN YOUR HOLY NAME, AMEN.
[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
NEXT, WE WILL HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY THE BEAM ACADEMY, IF YOU CAN COME UP ON THE STAGE AND FACE THE FLAG, WHICH IS IN THE BACK.[00:05:35]
>> THANK YOU GUYS. HANG OUT THERE FOR JUST ONE SECOND.
WHO'S MY SPOKESPERSON FOR THE BEAM ACADEMY? COME ON DOWN HERE. BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU RAISE YOUR HAND.
BEFORE I ALLOW EVERYONE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES.
A LOT OF TIMES WE HAVE SCOUTS HERE AND SO THIS IS A LITTLE BIT NEW FOR US, AND I HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE BEAM ACADEMY. WHY DON'T YOU TELL US WHAT IT IS?
>> BEAM IS LIKE THE SUNDAY SCHOOL THAT WE COME ON SUNDAYS, AND WE LEARN AND WE HAVE FUN AND PLAY.
>> BEING AND ENRICHING AMERICAN MUSLIMS.
>> WELL, THERE'S TWO LOCATIONS, ONE IN ALLEN AND ONE IN FRISCO.
>> THERE'S THREE. YOU'RE GETTING CHECKED HERE.
>> THERE'S ONE IN RICHARDSON, I'M PRETTY SURE.
>> YOU DID GREAT. WE LIKE ALL OF YOU TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
GIVE YOUR NAME, MAYBE WHAT SCHOOL YOU GO TO AND YOUR AGE.
BUT THEN I ALSO WANT YOU TO SHARE ONE THING THAT YOU LOVE ABOUT BEAM ACADEMY, SO PEOPLE CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT IT. DOES THAT SOUND GOOD?
I GO TO HOSP ELEMENTARY AND I'M 11-YEARS-OLD.
AT BEAM, I LIKE THAT I GET TO LEARN, AND MY TEACHERS ARE GREAT TEACHERS.
>> MY NAME IS AMANI, AND I GO TO STUBER ELEMENTARY.
I AM 11-YEARS-OLD, AND ONE THING I LOVE ABOUT BEAM IS THAT I GET TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS THAT I NEVER KNOW.
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT BEAM IS I LIKE TO SOCIALIZE WITH MY FRIENDS.
>> MY NAME IS ABRAHAM AND MY SCHOOL IS DEALEY MONTESSORI AND INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY.
MY AGE IS EIGHT, AND THE THING I LOVE ABOUT BEAM IS MY FRIENDS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
>> MY NAME IS IDRIS, AND I GO TO SAM JOHNSON ELEMENTARY.
I AM 11-YEARS-OLD AND ONE THING I LOVE ABOUT BEAM IS THAT I GET TO CONNECT WITH FRIENDS THAT I MIGHT NOT HAVE CONNECTED WITH FOR A LONG TIME.
MY SCHOOL IS DEALEY MONTESSORI INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY.
MY FAVORITE PART AT BEAM IS PLAYING OUTSIDE.
>> MY NAME IS MIRISHA, AND MY FAVORITE PART OF BEAM IS THAT WE GET TO PLAY AND I'M IN LAWLER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
>> MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] AND I GO TO PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY.
I'M SEVEN-YEARS-OLD, AND MY FAVORITE PART OF BEAM IS PLAYING OUTSIDE.
>> MY NAME IS MIRAJ AND I GO TO TALLEY ELEMENTARY.
MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT BEAM IS PLAYING WITH MY FRIENDS.
I'M NINE-YEARS-OLD, AND MY FAVORITE PART OF BEAM IS PLAYING BASKETBALL.
>> MY NAME IS SAFA, AND I'M NINE-YEARS-OLD AND I GO TO HOSP ELEMENTARY.
MY FAVORITE THING AT BEAM IS THAT WE LEARN NEW THINGS EVERY DAY.
>> MY NAME IS FATMA AND I GO TO NICHOLS ELEMENTARY, AND I'M 11-YEARS-OLD.
I LIKE TO LEARN AND DO BASKETBALL.
>> MY NAME IS SELENE, AND I GO TO TADLOCK ELEMENTARY AND MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT BEAM IS WHEN WE GO TO RECESS.
>> I'M HAROON, AND I'M SIX-YEARS-OLD.
I'M HOME SCHOOLING, AND MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT BEAM IS LEARNING WITH MY FRIENDS.
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>> MY NAME IS YUSUF AND I'M SEVEN-YEARS-OLD.
I GO TO COLLEGE ELEMENTARY, AND MY FAVORITE PART OF BEAM IS PLAYING WITH MY FRIENDS INDOORS.
>> MY NAME IS LILA AND I'M 10-YEARS-OLD, AND MY SCHOOL IS ALSO COLLEGE ELEMENTARY.
MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT BEAM IS BASKETBALL.
>> GREAT JOB. [APPLAUSE] [INAUDIBLE] COME OVER.
WE'RE GOING TO GET A QUICK ARRANGE OF PICTURE HERE.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO TURN TO YOUR PARENTS BECAUSE I KNOW THEY WANT IT TOO.
>> LOOK AT YOUR PARENTS OVER HERE.
WE'VE GOT SOME OFFICIAL FRISCO STICKERS HERE.
I'M GOING TO GIVE THIS TO YOU [INAUDIBLE] FOR NOW.
LET'S GIVE OUR FRIENDS A ROUND OF APPLAUSE [INAUDIBLE] [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[Council comment or acknowledgement of proclamations issued by the Mayor.]
THAT WILL MOVE US TO ITEM 4, WHICH IS COUNCIL COMMON ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PROCLAMATION.SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, ANYTHING THAT ANYONE WANTED TO MENTION OR NOTE?
WE ATTENDED IN CELEBRATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING'S BIRTHDAY.
THERE WAS A SIGNATURE EVENT THAT'S BEEN HOSTED HERE IN FRISCO FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS NOW BY ANGELIA AND DONO PELHAM, ANGELIA, BEING FOR COUNCIL MEMBER.
THEY'VE RAISED OVER $100,000 FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND WE HAD A HISTORIC MOMENT WHERE MARTIN LUTHER KING'S SON, MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR III WAS THERE BECAUSE OF ANGELIA'S DAUGHTER AND HAPPENS TO MEETING OUT AT HER COLLEGE WHICH RESULTED IN DR. KING COMING TO OUR EVENT.
MAYOR CHENEY WAS THERE, OF COURSE, WITH A PROCLAMATION FOR THE EVENT SO I THOUGHT I WOULD MENTION THAT AS WE JUST HAD MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY.
I THINK THIS IS ALSO HOPEFULLY NOT THE LAST TIME WE HAVE THIS EVENT, BUT I HEARD A RUMOR THAT IT MIGHT BE THE LAST ONE.
>> IT WAS THE LAST ONE. IT'S THE 15TH ANNUAL.
I THINK MAYOR THREW OUT THE HOPE THAT MAYBE SOMEBODY ELSE WOULD PICK UP THE MANTLE AND DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT OR SOMETHING IN ITS PLACE, BUT IT WAS THE LAST ONE FOR THIS PARTICULAR NONPROFIT.
THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THAT, JOHN.
IN ADDITION, THE CITY ALSO HAD ITS THIRD ANNUAL UNITY DAY, WHICH WAS THAT NEXT MORNING.
WHICH WAS HELD HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, AND THAT WAS ALSO AN INCREDIBLE EVENT.
THE GREAT THING ABOUT THE TWO EVENTS BEING PARTNERED TOGETHER, THE WINNER OF THE ORATION COMPETITION THAT FRIDAY NIGHT ACTUALLY PARTICIPATES AND SHARES THEIR ORATION AT THE UNITY DAY EVENT THAT THE CITY SPONSORS, SO THAT EVERYONE AT THE CITY EVENT GOT A CHANCE TO HEAR THE FIRST PLACE WINNER FROM THE EVENT ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
IT WAS A GREAT MARRIAGE BETWEEN THE TWO EVENTS HAPPENING AND HONOR DR. KING'S BIRTHDAY SO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING IT.
>> ANYTHING ELSE? THAT'LL TAKE US TO ITEM 5,
[Frisco Veterans Advisory Committee update on the Purple Heart Monument.]
WHICH IS OUR FRISCO VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE UPDATE ON THE PURPLE HEART MONUMENTS.>> WE DO HAVE TWO FOLKS WHO WANT TO SPEAK FOR CITIZEN INPUT ON THIS ITEM.
WE'LL FIRST HEAR FROM ROB ALTMAN AND THEN BILL CHATFIELD.
>> ROB, REAL QUICK BEFORE WE GET STARTED,
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ARE YOU GIVING THE PRESENTATION THIS EVENING?>> YOU GET SOME STAFF CLARIFICATION HERE, I THINK.
ROB, I KNOW YOU FILLED OUT A BLUE CARD, BUT IF YOU'RE GIVING THE PRESENTATION, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GIVE OUT A BLUE CARD.
>> FORGIVE ME FOR NOT UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS.
>> THAT'S OKAY. I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD MAYBE CLEAR THAT UP.
THERE HE IS RIGHT BACK THERE. WE PREPARED TO HAVE ROB GIVE THE PRESENTATION?
>> ROB, ARE YOU PREPARED TO GIVE THE PRESENTATION?
>> DO WE WANT TO DO THE PRESENTATION FIRST OR HAVE BLUE CARD SPEAK TO IT?
>> GO AHEAD, ROB. THAT'S GOOD.
GO, AHEAD. ONCE YOU DO THE PRESENTATION THEN PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THE CONTEXT IS.
>> YES, SIR. EXCELLENT. WELL, THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
I LIVE AT 3472 DELFORD DRIVE HERE IN FRISCO, AND I AM SERVING AS YOUR CHAIR OF THE FRISCO VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
SOMEONE GIVE ME A QUICK CLASS.
DO I PUSH A BUTTON? IS IT GOING TO COME UP?
>> EITHER THAT OR TRY THE BUTTONS THAT SHOULD BE TO YOUR RIGHT.
>> THERE WE GO. SWEET. LOOK AT THAT.
THANK YOU. I'VE GOT MUCH TO LEARN.
I WANT TO THANK, FIRST OFF, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS FOR VETERANS IN FRISCO.
THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE WORK AND PLAY, AND IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO FIND A PASSION THAT SPEAKS TO YOU SO THAT YOU CAN SERVE OTHERS.
I WANT TO THANK THE CDC AND THE CITY.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY BE WATCHING AT HOME, THERE'S SO MUCH THAT OUR CITY STAFF DOES THAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES TO MAKE SURE THAT GREAT PROJECTS LIKE THIS CAN COME TO REALITY.
I'D LIKE TO SPECIFICALLY MENTION EA HOPE, KEN SCHMIDT, EDDIE CAMACHO, SHANNON COATES, DAN PONDER, MICHAEL CHOATE, AND THEN THE CITY ATTORNEY AND HIS STAFF FOR ALL OF THEIR WORK THAT GOES INTO THIS.
NO. THE FRISCO VETERANS MEMORIAL TODAY.
YOU'VE SEEN IT CHANGE OVER THE YEARS, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO IN 2021, OUR ESTEEMED PATRIOT, SCOTT DILLINGHAM CAME TO US WITH AN INFAMOUS EMAIL AND SAID THERE WERE SEVERAL THINGS THAT WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO UPLIFT AND SO WE DID.
IT'S A GREAT PLACE TODAY TO GO VISIT.
WE KNOW AND HAVE HEARD STORIES ABOUT FOLKS WHO ARE TOUCHED AND HAVE GREAT EXPERIENCES WHEN THEY GO THERE.
SOMEONE WHO ALSO LOVES THE ARTS AND REPRESENTATIONS OF HISTORIC SENTIMENT WITH ART.
>> WE HAVE SOME NEAT PIECES OUT THERE.
WE HAVE THE GOLD STAR FAMILY MONUMENT.
YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT WITH THE PLAQUE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2017, OUR CITY WAS DESIGNATED A PURPLE HEART CITY.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS A RENDERING ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE MEMORIAL WHERE WE PLAN ON BUILDING THE PURPLE HEART MONUMENT.
HERE'S A REPRESENTATION OF WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE.
THERE'S ALSO A DISPLAY OUT IN THE FOYER OF THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS THAT YOU CAN TAKE A STOP AND LOOK AT ON YOUR WAY OUT.
ALSO NEAR THE PURPLE HEART MONUMENT, WE'LL HAVE A COUPLE OF SMALLER STATUES THAT REPRESENT SENTINELS THAT WILL STAND GUARD AT THE MONUMENT.
BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SOME REALLY WONDERFUL PARTNERS LIKE THE AMERICAN LEGION, PETER J. COURCY POST 178, THE VFW, THE FRISCO GARDEN CLUB, WILEY X, AND SEVERAL CONCERNED AND INVOLVED CITIZENS, WE AS OF 16 JANUARY HAVE RAISED $42,250 OF OUR $50,000 GOAL.
I MADE THE JOKE WITH JOSH MEK EARLIER AND A FEW OTHERS AND SAID, WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THAT BEFORE MAY BECAUSE I'M NOT DIPPING INTO THIS YEAR'S COMPENSATION.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
FOR ALL OF OUR LIVERS IN THE CITY, I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT WE'RE ABLE TO BE A POSITIVE CASE STUDY FOR COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER ACTION.
>> YES, SIR. REAL QUICK, THE NEXT GENTLEMAN, COUNCILWOMAN, MEINERSHAGEN, THIS IS THE HONORABLE WILLIAM CHATFIELD, WHO WAS OUR FORMER DIRECTOR OF SELECTIVE SERVICE FOR PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH.
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>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CHENEY, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING ROB ALTMAN A LONG TIME. HE'S A SPECIAL GUY.
I'VE ALSO HAD THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING COUNCILMAN JOHN KEATING QUITE A WHILE.
I WAS HONORED TO BE HERE, MR. MAYOR, TO YOUR PURPLE HEART DAY SOCIAL ON THE 7TH OF AUGUST, AND BROUGHT A LONG TIME COLLEAGUE NAMED ZACH FAUQUIER TO RETURN A LOST PURPLE HEART TO A GREAT PERSON, A PROMINENT CITIZEN HERE, WHOSE FATHER GAVE HIS LIFE IN VIETNAM, AND THE MEDAL WENT MISSING, AND IT WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED TO THE FAMILY.
PURPLE HEART, IN AND OF ITSELF IS AN AMAZING ACHIEVEMENT, LET ALONE IF YOU GIVE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE.
I'VE HAD THE HONOR THE LAST FEW DECADES OF SERVING IN A FEW FEDERAL POSITIONS, DEALING WITH VETERANS, DEALING WITH OUR MILITARY.
IN OUR LINE, DOWN THE STREET IN ARLINGTON, ON THE END OF MARCH, WILL BE OPENED THE MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM.
THAT'S PROJECTS COME ALONG NICELY.
BUT THE PURPLE HEART IS VERY AMAZING, AS WELL, FOR THOSE WHO EARNED IT AND LIVED AND STILL HAVE SOME REPERCUSSIONS TODAY, AND FOR THOSE WHO'VE GIVEN IT ALL.
I THANK YOU, FOLKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO SAY A FEW WORDS, AND I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR THE AMAZING PROJECT OF A GREAT PURPLE HEART CITY, FRISCO, TEXAS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. JOHN, IF PEOPLE WANT TO LEARN MORE, WHERE IS THE BEST PLACE FOR THEM TO FIND INFORMATION OR TO DONATE.
I THINK IT WAS IN MY NOTES TO ROB TO CAPITALIZE ON THE OPPORTUNITY AND PITCH THE WEBSITE.
THEY CAN GO TO THE EFAQ WEBSITE.
>> WE CAN GOOGLE, BUILD A PURPLE HEART MONUMENT IN FRISCO, AND THAT WILL TAKE THEM TO A LINK WHERE THEY CAN DONATE ONLINE.
THEN THEY CAN ALSO VISIT THE, WAS IT EFAQ.COM, OR.
ORG? EFAQ.ORG, WHICH IS OUR FRISCO VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHICH IS RIGHT HERE IN FRISCO.
THAT'S THE HUB OF THE WHEEL THAT WE REACH OUT AS A CITY.
IT'S ONE OF THE MAYOR CHENEY'S AD HOC COMMITTEES.
ANYTHING VETERAN RELATED AS WE LINK TO THE AMERICAN LEGION, THE VFW, OUT TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, AS WELL AS WE'RE BRINGING ALL THOSE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE GONE ABROAD TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY OR WEAR THEIR CITIES UNIFORM AND SERVE THEIR COUNTRY BY SERVING THEIR COMMUNITY.
I'D LIKE TO GET OUR ARMS AROUND ALL OF THOSE FOLKS, TREAT THEM LIKE FAMILY.
YOU CAN VISIT THAT WEBSITE TO GET MORE ON OUR UPCOMING VETERAN EVENTS.
I WILL SAY OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE THIS MONUMENT IN PLACE BY MEMORIAL DAY OF 2025 THAT'S IN MAY.
WE ARE A FEW DOLLARS SHY OF OUR GOAL.
BUT THAT DOES NOT PREVENT US FROM PLACING OUR ORDER, GETTING THE MONUMENT UNDER CONSTRUCTION AS WE CONTINUE TO FUND RAISE, AND WITH THE GOAL OF HAVING THIS IN PLACE, WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH PLAY FRISCO AND PARKS AND REC, SPECIFICALLY WITH THEIR TEAM MEMBER EDDIE CAMACHO, WHO HELPED US IN 2021 WITH THE VETERAN MEMORIAL REFRESH, AND NOW ALSO WITH THIS PROJECT TO ENSURE THAT IT COMES IN FOR A SOFT LANDING IN TIME FOR MEMORIAL DAY.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AGAIN, IF THERE'S ANYBODY OUT THERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO DONATE, PLEASE DO.
WELCOME TO FOLLOW UP WITH ME OR ANY OTHER MEMBER OF COUNCIL HERE TONIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
>> THANK YOU. ITEM 6 IS OUR VISIT FRISCO REPORT.
[Visit Frisco December 2024 sales and marketing reports.]
>> THANK YOU, ROB. FOR OUR AMERICAN LEGION AND VFT MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT, THANK YOU FOR COMING.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT BUILDOUT STARTS THIS WEEK AT FORD CENTER FOR THE DALLAS OPEN.
IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT EVENT COMING UP THERE, SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
I DID WANT TO ALSO MENTION ABOUT THE MLK ORATION COMPETITION.
WE WERE ABLE TO BRING SIX OR EIGHT CLIENTS IN FOR THAT EVENT, AND WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT GREAT REVIEWS BACK FROM THEM FOR THE SITE INSPECTION.
WE'RE HOPING TO GET SOME BUSINESS AS A RESULT OF THAT.
THEN THE OTHER THING, HOPEFULLY, YOU SAW THE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE PRO FTB, WHICH WILL BE THE FIRST OF FOUR COMPETITIONS, GOLF EVENTS.
IT'LL BE FOOTBALL PLAYERS FOR THIS ONE IN FRISCO, AND THEN THEY'LL DO BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, AND I THINK HOCKEY FOR THE OTHER EVENTS.
BUT THEY'LL BE 54 FORMER PLAYERS IN TOWN FOR THAT EVENT IN MARCH, SO THAT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY COOL.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ON MY REPORT.
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>> MARLA, YOU DID ALSO WIN ANOTHER AWARD WITH THE GOLF GIRL GAMES. CAN YOU SHARE ABOUT THAT?
>> YES. IT'S THE INTERNATIONAL CONTENT ASSOCIATION MARKETING AWARD. WE GOT A SILVER.
THAT'S THE THIRD AWARD WE'VE RECEIVED FOR THE GOLF GIRL GAMES COLLABORATION THAT WE DID LAST SUMMER.
WE HAD REALLY HAD HOPED FOR A SMALL RETURN ON THAT EVENT.
IT WAS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLE, SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
I DID HEAR THAT IN THE SILVER CATEGORY, WE WERE AGAINST THE BBC FOR THE INFLUENCER EVENTS, SO WE WERE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
>> MARLA, I KNOW WE HOSTED OUR 15TH DIVISION 1 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP HERE JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
I THINK THAT GAVE NDSU A TOTAL OF 10 CHAMPIONSHIPS WON HERE IN THE CITY.
I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE ON A BIT OF A HIATUS AS WE REIMAGINE OUR FC DALLAS SPORTS COMPLEX THERE.
>> JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE OVER THE YEARS TO MAKE THAT A TRUE BOWL GAME EXPERIENCE, NOT ONLY FOR THE TEAMS, BUT ALSO FOR THE FANS, AND ALSO FOR THE CITY OF FRISCO.
IT BROUGHT US THE FRISCO BOWL.
WE, I THINK, DURING COVID, HOSTED THREE BOWL GAMES IN FRISCO.
>> WHICH NO ONE HAS EVER DONE BEFORE AND MAY NEVER DO AGAIN.
COINCIDENTALLY, TODAY IS SCOTT STARNES DAY.
AS A PROCLAMATION, THEM MAYOR GAVE TWO SCOTT STARNES ON THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GAMES THAT WE HAD HERE, AND SCOTT, OF COURSE, HAS PROVIDED THE COWBOY HATS FOR EVERY SINGLE GAME THAT WE'VE HAD.
>> EVERY SINGLE GAME, THAT'S RIGHT.
>> I THINK THAT TRADITION HAS SPILLED OVER TO THE FRISCO BOWL AS WELL.
I THOUGHT, AS LONG AS YOU WERE HERE TONIGHT, I WOULD GIVE YOU A SHOUT OUT FOR ALL THE WORK THAT VISIT FRISCO HAS DONE WITH THAT DIVISION 1 NCWA GAME.
I HOPE TO GET THAT BACK WHEN THE STADIUM IS COMPLETE.
I ALSO WANT TO GIVE GOOD FRIEND AND FRISCO RESIDENT, SCOTT STARNES A SHOUT OUT FOR THAT.
>> NO. THAT WAS GREAT. THAT WAS ACTUALLY A REALLY COOL THING THAT WE DID FROM YEAR 1.
BUT I WILL SAY, WE'RE A SMALL PART OF TEAM FRISCO, SO THERE'S A LOT OF DEPARTMENTS THAT WORK ON THAT.
BUT OUR GOAL WHEN WE FIRST WENT AND BID ON THE EVENT, ALL THOSE YEARS AGO WAS TO HAVE IT BE A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE FOR THE PLAYERS THAN WHAT THEY HAD BEEN USED TO.
TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT EVERY YEAR HAS ACTUALLY BEEN FUN AND CHALLENGING TO KEEP IT FRESH AND EXCITING.
WE'LL MISS THEM FOR TWO YEARS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO WORK REALLY HARD TO GET THEM BACK.
>> WELL, ITEM 7 IS OUR BUDGET UPDATE REPORT.
[Budget status reports for November 30, 2024, and December 31, 2024.]
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL.
DERRICK COTTEN, CFO FOR THE CITY OF FRISCO.
YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER REPORTS IN YOUR PACKET.
EVERYTHING'S TRACKING AS EXPECTED.
I HAVE NOTHING FURTHER TO ADD, BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE REPORT?
[Development Services monthly activity update report for the months of November 2024 and December 2024.]
>> THANK YOU. ITEM 8 IS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
>> MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, JOHN LETTELLEIR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
I HAVE TWO MONTHLY REPORTS TO GO OVER SINCE THE SECOND MEETING IN DECEMBER WAS CANCELED, AND JUST A FEW ITEMS TO POINT OUT.
FIRST ONE IS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND ENGINEERING STAFF.
WE WENT DOWN AND TOURED SOME OF THE SMALLER DEVELOPMENTS DOWN THE HOUSTON AREA TO LEARN FROM THEM JUST BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSION IN STATE LAW ABOUT GET RID OF MINIMUM LOT SIZE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT HOUSTON IS DOING THERE.
I THINK HOUSTON OFFICIALS WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF INFORMATION FROM OUR ENGINEERING STAFF ABOUT THE PLANNING OF UTILITIES, ONE OF THOSE SMALL FEATURES THAT PEOPLE DON'T THINK ABOUT.
THAT'S UNDER THE GROUND THAT CAN BITE YOU.
ALSO IN NOVEMBER, WE SENT OUT POSTCARDS AS REQUESTED BY THE MAYOR AND TAMMY FROM OUR LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE GROUP IN ALPHARETTA TO THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE REAL DISTRICT FOR A MEETING IN DECEMBER, WHICH WAS HELD.
THAT WAS A BETTER TURNOUT THAN WHAT WE WERE EXPECTING.
WE WERE HAVING A DEBRIEFING AND LAUREN WILLIAMS MENTIONED ABOUT MAYBE HAVING THE POSSIBILITY OF A SECOND MEETING.
WE'LL DO THAT SOMETIME IN JUNE.
BUT ALSO WITH THOSE POSTCARDS THAT WE SENT OUT, WE'RE GOING TO, IF WE HAVEN'T ALREADY, BE SENDING OUT ANOTHER BATCH OF POSTCARDS ANNOUNCING THE PILOT PROGRAM FOR BOTH WHAT THE EDC HAS AND THE CDC HAVE.
OUR STAFFS HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER.
IT GOES TO A WEBSITE IN WHICH THEY CAN GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE PROGRAM.
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WHAT DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE EDC UNDER TYPE A, WE FOLLOWED UP WITH THOSE BUSINESSES TO SEE IF THEY WILL COMPLY WITH TYPE B.BUT WE'RE SENDING OUT THE POSTCARDS, MAKING ALL THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS AND BUSINESSES AWARE OF THE TWO PILOT PROGRAMS. ALSO BACK IN NOVEMBER, THE GREATER DALLAS PLANNING COUNCIL, WHICH IS A NONPROFIT, WHICH I'M A MEMBER OF, WE HAD A NORTH DALLAS FORM.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT AS HAVING A CHAPTER UP HERE IN THE NORTHERN SUBURBS BECAUSE IT'S REALLY HARD FOR EVERYBODY GET DOWN TO DALLAS.
THE CHALLENGES WE FACE IN THIS AREA IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT'S IN DALLAS AND WHAT'S IN SOUTH DALLAS.
BUT WE HAD FOUR SECTIONS IN THERE.
ONE WAS TALKING ABOUT HOUSING, AND WE HAD BILL GETIMER, WHO DID THE CANALS AT GRAND PARK, ALONG WITH A COUPLE OF OTHERS.
WE ALSO HAVE THE MAYOR INVOLVED.
HE WAS THE STAR OF THE LUNCHEON, ALONG WITH CARLTON'S MARIL STEVE BABBE.
STEVE'S TALKING ABOUT, HERE'S AN OLDER SUBURB.
MAYOR IS TALKING ABOUT NEW SUBURBS.
WHAT INFORMATION CAN BE SHARED.
JASON FORD PARTICIPATED ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PANEL.
THEN OUR FORMER CITY MANAGER, GEORGE PUREFOY PARTICIPATED ON WATER WITH THE NORTH TEXAS WATER MUNICIPAL DISTRICT LEADER JENNA COVINGTON.
ALSO, WE AWARDED THE HALLOWEEN CONTEST WINNER THAT WENT TO THE GAME SHOW EXPERIENCE.
CHRIS LEONARD, PLANNING MANAGER AND MY STAFF CAME UP WITH THE IDEA.
BUSINESSES IF THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE, THEY GOT $50 TO GET THE HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS AND DECORATE IT UP, AND THE ADVISORY BOARD FOR DOWNTOWN, THEY SELECTED THE WINNER AND WE ALSO DID THE SAME THING FOR CHRISTMAS.
I'LL TRY TO REMEMBER. THE GAME SHOW CAME IN SECOND.
IT WAS THE TIRE PLACE THAT CAME IN FIRST.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET PEOPLE INVOLVED IN CELEBRATING THE HOLIDAYS.
THEN THE LAST THING I WANT TO MENTION, BANDIT SIGNS.
WE BUY CARS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
I THINK IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, WE PULLED OVER 600 SIGNS, CODE ENFORCEMENT DID.
THERE'S A GENTLEMAN THAT EMAILS MOST OF YOU ON A REGULAR BASIS.
WHILE WE FACE A MUNICIPAL COURT, IF WE DON'T CATCH THEM, WE DON'T SEE THEM PERSONALLY, THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO IN COURT.
BUT WE'RE WE HAVING A DISCUSSION.
WE'VE TALKED WITH LEGAL AND WE HAVING MORE DISCUSSIONS.
BUT UNLESS WE CATCH THEM, IT'S VERY HARD THAT WE CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE CAN'T SAY THAT THEY DID IT, THEY HIRE SOMEBODY.
THAT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT MATTER.
WHEN THEY SEE THEM, THEY DO PICK IT UP AND GENERALLY TAKES ABOUT NINE MINUTES TO PICK UP A SIGN, BY THE TIME YOU PARK, GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE, TAKE YOUR PICTURE, AND THEN YOU'RE BACK IN THE VEHICLE.
MULTIPLY 600*9 MINUTES TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA HOW MUCH STAFF TIME IS INVOLVED WITH THOSE THINGS.
THAT'S IT. WE'RE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, JOHN. GREAT UPDATE AND A MONUMENTAL WEEK THIS WEEK WITH THE REGROUND BREAKING OF THE MIX, WHICH FORMERLY KNOWN AS WADE PARK OR AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS THE HOLE ON THE TOLL.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR WORKING WITH THEM OVER THE LAST 5-6 YEARS TO BRING THAT BACK.
>> THERE'S OTHER DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED AS WELL.
>> COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE? [LAUGHTER] ITEM 9 IS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT.
[Fire Department monthly reports on incident responses and educational activities for the months of November 2024 and December 2024.]
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
WE'LL START OFF WITH DEPLOYMENTS.
IN DECEMBER, THE FRISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ASKED BY THE TEXT INTERSTATE FIRE MUTUAL AID SYSTEM TO RESPOND TO AMARILLO TO STAGE IN CASE THE WEATHER WAS JUST RIGHT, THAT WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE WILDFIRES IN TEXAS.
THEY ENDED UP MOVING THAT SAME TEAM OVER TO BROWNWOOD, TEXAS.
THEY WERE GONE FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS, CAME BACK HOME.
THEN WE HAD THE FIRES BREAK OUT IN CALIFORNIA.
ONCE AGAIN, WE WERE REQUESTED.
WE DID SEND FOUR MEMBERS OF OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AS PART OF A FOUR CITY STRIKE TEAM TO CALIFORNIA.
THEY'RE STAGED IN THE MALIBU AREA.
MOST OF THE TIME HAS BEEN SPENT ON THE PALISADE FIRE.
IT IS STILL A FIRE, BUT THEY'VE GOT IT UNDER CONTROL.
BUT THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO REMAIN THERE TO FINISH THEIR TWO WEEK DEPLOYMENT,
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AND THEN WE'LL KNOW BY PROBABLY THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS IF THEY'RE GOING TO REQUEST TO SWITCH OUT FIREFIGHTERS.JUST TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW, SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING, WELL, WHY WOULD WE SEND OUR FIREFIGHTERS? OUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE WILD LAND CERTIFIED THAT GO ON THESE TYPE OF DEPLOYMENTS.
THEY'RE TAUGHT WITH THE TEXAS FORESTRY SERVICE, SO THEY ARE TAKING CARE OF WHAT THEY NEED, AND THEY'VE HAD THE TRAINING.
A GOOD NOTE, WE'RE GETTING READY TO START CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY CLASS 47.
WE'RE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS UNTIL JANUARY 31ST.
THE CLASS WILL START ON FEBRUARY 27TH AND GO TO APRIL 24TH.
PEOPLE WHO ARE PARTICIPANTS GET TO LEARN THE INSIDES OF THE FRISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY ALSO GET TO EXPERIENCE WRITE OUTS.
THEY'LL GO ON EMERGENCY CALLS WITH US.
THEY CAN GO TO OUR FRISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE AND GO TO THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION SECTION AND SIGN UP.
>> FIRE STATION 10 IS ON THE CORRECT TIMELINE AND ON THE CORRECT BUDGET.
WE'RE STILL HOPING FOR A SPRING OPENING, AND THEN THE LAST THING, I DON'T HAVE ANY PICTURES, BUT IF ANYBODY HAS NOTICED AROUND EMBASSY SUITES, A LOT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT VEHICLES FROM A LOT OF OTHER CITIES, THE SYMPOSIUM IS GOING ON.
IT'S BASICALLY TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXTENSION SERVICES.
THIS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM HAS BEEN GOING OFF FOR 17 YEARS.
THE LAST 16 YEARS, CITY OF FRISCO HAS BEEN A PARTNER.
THEY WERE HERE EVERY YEAR FOR ABOUT FIVE OR SIX YEARS, AND THEN OUR FELLOW FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN CENTRAL TEXAS WANTED US TO SHARE WITH THEM, AND WE DON'T HAVE A LOT TO SAY IN THE SHARING.
ALSO WE'RE GOING TO SAN MARCUS.
THIS YEAR, WE HAVE FIRE DEPARTMENTS WANTING THEM IN ANOTHER CITY, SO THEY WILL BE GOING TO THE WOODLANDS.
SO WE'LL BE ON A THREE YEAR ROTATION NOW.
SO THEY'LL BE BACK IN FRISCO IN 2028.
BUT THIS SYMPOSIUM HAS BEEN A HUGE SUCCESS SINCE THE BEGINNING.
WE'RE EXPECTING ABOUT 1,300 DIFFERENT FIRE DEPARTMENT SERVICE LEADERS THAT WILL BE ATTENDING THE CEREMONY FOR THE SYMPOSIUM DURING THE 2.5 DAYS OF LEADERSHIP.
WITH THAT, YOU HAVE OUR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER REPORT, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, CHIEF. COUNCIL, WHAT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS DO YOU HAVE?
>> CHIEF, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR OFFERING UP THE OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCIL TO GO HAVE HOLIDAY MEALS WITH THE FIREFIGHTERS AND THE STATION.
I HAD THE PLEASURE OF GOING AND HAVING A HOLIDAY MEAL WITH CENTRAL STATION, FIREFIGHTERS, I BELIEVE IT WAS THE SEA SHIFT, I THINK IT WAS.
IT WAS JUST A REALLY GOOD TIME TO HANG OUT WITH THEM.
SO THANK YOU FOR OFFERING UP THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US.
>> ALSO, WE HAD SENIOR AWARD IN NOVEMBER FOR THE FIRE PREVENTION, AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME WE'VE GOT A REPORT, YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER AWARD.
I WAS CURIOUS IF WE COULD SOMEHOW GET A LIST OF ALL THESE AWARDS THAT OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS HAD, BECAUSE WE ARE, I BELIEVE THE NUMBER 1 DEPARTMENT IN TEXAS, BUT I'M SURE POTENTIALLY AT LEAST THE TOP 10 IN THE US, BUT I'D LOVE TO SEE A LIST.
>> THANK YOU, CHIEF. THAT WILL NOW MOVE US TO ITEM 10,
[Police department's crime and statistics for the months of November 2024 and December 2024.]
OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT.>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
IT'S BEEN QUITE AN EVENTFUL LAST FEW WEEKS FOR US.
I'LL START WITH OUR HISTORIC MOMENT IN OUR DEPARTMENT'S HISTORY.
OUR FIRST EVER BASIC PEACE OFFICER ACADEMY.
I'VE GOT A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT IS A PEACE OFFICER.
ACTUALLY, EVERY POLICE OFFICER IN THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS A PEACE OFFICER LICENSE.
THE POLICE ACADEMY IN TEXAS IS A PEACE OFFICER ACADEMY.
THAT'S WHERE WE GOT THE NAME FROM, AND WE'RE STARTING OUR FIRST EVER CLASS HERE IN FRISCO WITH 12 RECRUITS, AND THIS WILL ALLOW US THE ABILITY TO GET OUR OFFICERS ON THE STREET QUICKER, TRAIN THEM FRISCO TACTICS ON FRISCO POLICIES, AND REALLY WILL STREAMLINE OUR TRAINING OF OUR NEW OFFICERS, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
NOT A LOT OF DEPARTMENTS HAVE THE ABILITY TO PULL THIS OFF, BUT WE WORKED VERY HARD OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS TO GET TO THIS POINT, AND IT'S A HUGE UNDERTAKING, BUT IT'S GOING TO PAY LONG TERM DIVIDENDS FOR SURE.
OF COURSE, I'M SURE YOU REMEMBER THE WINTER WEATHER THAT WE HAD.
THIS IS JUST A SNAPSHOT OF SOME OF THE POLICE ACTIVITY WE HAD DURING THAT TIME AND SO I REALLY WANTED TO JUST SAY THANKS TO THE PUBLIC
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FOR STAYING HOME AND STAYING OFF THE ROADWAYS.THAT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THE NUMBER OF CALLS THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH OUT THERE ON THE ROADS.
WHILE THERE'S SEVERAL CRASHES LISTED UP THERE AND MOTORS ASSIST, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT HIGHER HAD PEOPLE NOT STAYED AT HOME FOR THE MOST OF THE DURATION.
CERTAINLY A BIG THANKS TO ALL THE OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT WORKED TOGETHER TO KEEP OUR STREETS AND OUR CITY SAFE WHILE THIS WEATHER EVENT WAS GOING ON.
NEXT, I'LL TALK ABOUT WE NEVER TAKE FOR GRANTED THE SAFETY OF OUR EVENTS IN FRISCO.
OUR FCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME HAPPENED ON THE HEELS OF THE TERRIBLE TERRORIST ATTACK IN NEW ORLEANS AND SO THERE WAS A LOT OF CONCERN RELATED TO THAT.
I'LL JUST SAY THAT EVEN THOUGH WE GET A LOT OF REPETITIONS AS A POLICE DEPARTMENT IN SECURING EVENTS, WE CERTAINLY DON'T GET COMPLACENT.
WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME LOOKING AT WAYS TO IMPROVE, AND THIS EVENT WAS NO DIFFERENT.
WE IMPLEMENTED SOME NEW THINGS AND MADE IT A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL THE FANS AND VISITORS THAT CAME.
ONCE AGAIN, THAT IS ALSO A RESULT OF GREAT TEAMWORK WITH OUR OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT TO MAKE EVERYTHING GO SMOOTHLY.
BUT WE GOT A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK RELATED TO THIS EVENT JUST RECENTLY.
THEN I'LL CONCLUDE WITH, OF COURSE, YESTERDAY, WAS MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY, AND WE TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY AS A DEPARTMENT TO BE PART OF A COUPLE OF EVENTS OVER THE WEEKEND.
AS WAS TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, THE ORATION CONTEST THAT WE'VE SPONSORED FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, AND IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A GREAT EVENT.
I DO HOPE THAT SOMEBODY PICKS UP THAT TORCH AND CONTINUES IT ON BECAUSE THE STUDENTS I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF THEM.
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM, I THINK ABOUT WHAT I WAS DOING IN HIGH SCHOOL AFTER LISTENING TO THEM, AND I ALWAYS FEEL LIKE A SLACKER.
[LAUGHTER] THEN, OF COURSE, THE UNITY DAY THAT TOOK PLACE HERE ON SATURDAY MORNING WAS ALSO GREAT.
THE SOUNDS OF COUNCIL DURING COUNCIL MEETING WERE GREAT, BUT THE BAPTIST CHOIR THAT WAS HERE, SATURDAY MORNING SOUNDS BETTER THAN Y'ALL. I'M SORRY.
BUT IT WAS A GREAT EVENT, AND SO JUST HAPPY TO BE PART OF THAT AND PART OF HONORING DR. KING.
WITH THAT YOU HAVE OUR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER REPORTS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, CHIEF. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS?
>> MAY I HAVE ONE QUESTION. THERE WAS A REPORT OF A SNOWMAN WAR.
DO YOU HAVE AN UPDATE ON [LAUGHTER] WHO MIGHT HAVE WON THAT SNOWMAN?
>> YEAH. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE WON THE SNOWMAN, BUT WE WERE THE FIRST.
WE FIRED THE FIRST SHOT, AND OF COURSE, EVERYBODY ELSE DECIDED TO ONE UP US AFTER THAT.
>> CHIEF, I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT AT OUR MLK GALA.
IT'S ALWAYS AN HONOR AND A PLEASURE TO HAVE OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN BLUE AT THAT EVENT WHICH SPEAKS VOLUMES TO THE CULTURE WE HAVE HERE IN FRISCO.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING THE REPORT.
I NOTICED WHERE THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS AGAIN CONTINUE TO DECREASE HERE IN FRISCO, SO THAT'S A GREAT THING.
BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE SEVERITY OF THEM CONTINUES TO GO UP WITH FATALITIES.
YOU IDENTIFIED THAT ALSO SOME OF THE HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS CONTINUE TO HAVE INCREASED FATALITIES.
CAN YOU SPEAK AGAIN? I KNOW AT ONE TIME YOU DID IDENTIFY WHAT THOSE HIGH TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AREAS ARE, BUT CAN YOU JUST IDENTIFY THOSE AGAIN, PLEASE?
>> WE WORK WITH OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT VERY CLOSELY ON OUR TRAFFIC CRASH DATA.
ABOUT HALF OF OUR TRAFFIC FATALITIES THIS PAST YEAR, IT WAS A BAD YEAR FOR TRAFFIC FATALITIES FOR US.
WE HAD A TOTAL OF 11, WHICH IS THE HIGH MARK FOR OUR CITY.
ABOUT HALF OF THOSE WERE MOTORCYCLISTS AND THAT'S THE BIGGEST TRENDS THE MOTORCYCLISTS FATALITIES.
WE WILL BE WORKING ON SOME EDUCATION RELATED TO BEING A SAFE OPERATOR OF A MOTORCYCLE BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY THE BIGGEST COMMONALITY THAT WE SAW.
THE HIGH TRAFFIC LOCATIONS TYPICALLY ARE BUSIER INTERSECTIONS THAT YOU WOULD EXPECT, THAT HAVE A HIGH VOLUME OF TRAFFIC.
WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS.
OUR NUMBER OF TRAFFIC STOPS WAS UP ABOUT 15% THIS YEAR.
OUR NUMBER OF CITATIONS WAS UP ABOUT 17 OR 18% THIS YEAR.
WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF ENFORCEMENT AS WELL, AND AS WELL AS EDUCATION AND THEN WORKING WITH OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ON SOLUTIONS FOR THOSE.
WE'LL CONTINUE THAT APPROACH AND HOPES OF BRINGING THOSE NUMBERS BACK DOWN.
BUT I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT FACTORS THAT GO INTO KEEPING ROADS SAFE AND THOSE EDUCATION ENFORCEMENT
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AND THEN POTENTIAL ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENTS ARE THE BIG ONES THAT WE FOCUS ON.>> WILL THAT EDUCATION COMPONENT ON THE MOTORCYCLES INCLUDE SOMETHING FOR PEOPLE IN CARS ALSO TO REMIND THEM TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT? I DON'T RIDE A MOTORCYCLE, BUT HAVING RODE A BICYCLE FOR A WHILE, CARS AREN'T ALWAYS LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY ON TWO WHEELS REGARDLESS IF IT'S MOTORIZED OR NOT.
>> SURE. WE DO, WE PUT OUT SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS RELATED TO JUST GENERAL AWARENESS AND THEN JUST BEING MINDFUL TO CHECK MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE MOTORCYCLES CYCLISTS, VULNERABLE ROAD USERS ARE NOT ALWAYS VISIBLE, AND SO JUST BEING MINDFUL AND SHARING THE ROAD WITH THEM.
[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.]
>> ITEM 11 IS OUR COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS.
>> WE DID HAVE A GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING TONIGHT, AND AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE DOING OUR FIRST ANNUAL REPORTING BY THE DIFFERENT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS TO INCREASE COMMUNICATION WITH OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND THE MEMBERS.
WE HAD THE PLANNING AND ZONING AND THE RENAMED.
IT'S NO LONGER THE DOWNTOWN ADVISORY BOARD.
IT'S NOW THE RAIL DISTRICT ADVISORY, SO IT WAS GOOD TO GET AN UPDATE FROM THOSE TWO.
>> YOU HEARD THE UPDATE FROM FRISCO VETERANS ADVISORY FROM ROB. THANK YOU.
[CITIZEN INPUT (to begin approximately at 7:30 p.m.)]
>> THAT TAKE US TO CITIZEN INPUT.
I THINK WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER THIS EVENING.
>> GOOD EVENING. THE KOREAN STORY AGAIN.
HAGEN IS ADOPTED THE DAUGHTER OF KETAN CHA.
SHE WAS FOUND BY THE KETAN CHA.
WHILE HE WAS COLLECTING ALL THE BOXES AND THE BEER CANS AND THE BOTTLES TO SELL FOR HIS [INAUDIBLE] FOOD, AND LOWEST LIFE.
WHEN HE LISTENED TO CRYING AND FOLLOW THAT SOUND AND THEY PICK UP THE PLASTIC BAG, LITTLE CHILD, LITTLE LIFE IS THERE.
HE WAS VERY SYMPATHIZED WITH HER.
SHE DECIDED TO ADOPT HER TO HIS FAMILY MEMBER AND RAISED HER QUITE GOOD, BUT IN THE ACADEMY, ONE TIME RETURNED TO HOME, WHY DIDN'T HAVE MY MOTHER? WHERE IS MY MOTHER? AT THE TIME, HE'S TO TEACH HER, I AM YOUR MOTHER, AND I AM YOUR FATHER, TOO.
ONE TIME, I WATCHED THE YOUTUBE TV.
THERE WAS APRON, EVEN THOUGH HE'S A MAN, BUT APRON, AN INTERVIEW WITH TV PERSON.
AFTER THAT, DO NOT WORRY ABOUT YOUR MOTHER.
DO NOT WORRY ABOUT YOUR CLASSMATES RIDICULE.
THAT IS WAY YOU'LL COMPENSATE YOUR LIFE.
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AT THE TIME, SHE DECIDED NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE MOTHER.STUDY HARD AND AT THE UNIVERSITY ALSO HIGH GRADE SO RECEIVED ALSO SCHOLARSHIP.
AFTER THE ALMOST FINISHED AT THAT TIME, HIS FATHER IS TOO OLD, SO KETAN CHA IS GOING TO DIE.
HAGEN, WILL YOU LIVE ALONE? CAN YOU LIVE ALONE? WHAT'S THE MATTER, FATHER? I CANNOT CONTINUE MY LIFE. AFTER THAT, GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD.
HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE.
WHATEVER YOU AND ME, WHATEVER YOU AND YOUR FAMILY BACKGROUND, YOU DON'T-
[CONSENT AGENDA]
>> THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
ITEMS PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE IN NATURE AND ARE CONSIDERED NON CONTROVERSIAL.
THE CONSENT AGENDA CAN BE ACTED UPON A ONE MOTION.
THE 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 AND MAY SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS AS PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD.
COUNCIL, YOU HAVE ITEMS 12 THROUGH 22 FOR CONSIDERATION.
>> MOVE TO APPROVE 12 THROUGH 22.
>> SECOND BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR?
[Consider and act upon adoption of a Resolution directing publication of a Notice of Intention to issue Certificates of Obligation. (Financial Services/DC)]
THAT TAKE US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 23 IS CONSIDERED AND ACT UPON A RESOLUTION DIRECTING PUBLICATION OF A NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL.
DERRICK COTTEN, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR THE CITY.
THIS IS A NOTICE TO ISSUES CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION FOR TWO PROJECTS IN FRISCO.
FIRST, A $70 MILLION PARKING GARAGE TIED TO THE FIELDS DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTHERN QUADRANT OF FRISCO, AND THEN $20 MILLION IN WATER AND SEWER AND STREETS, INFRASTRUCTURE, TIED TO THE EDC PROPERTY AS WELL AS THE FIREFLY DEVELOPMENT AS WELL IN THE NORTHERN PART OF FRISCO.
THIS IS A NOTICE. THERE'LL BE TWO PUBLICATIONS IN THE NEWSPAPER, AND THEN A PARAMETERS ORDINANCE BROUGHT BACK TO COUNCIL ON MARCH 18TH.
WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
>> SECOND MY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR?
[City Council discussion with City Staff concerning any actions required by City Staff as a result of any item on tonight's agenda.]
>> THAT PASSES 6-0. THANK YOU.
ITEM 24, CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION WITH CITY STAFF CONCERNING ANY ACTIONS REQUIRED BY CITY STAFF AS A RESULT OF ANY ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.
I DIDN'T NOTE ANY ITEM, BUT ANYONE NOTED ANYTHING?
[Discussion on Governance Monitoring of present City Council Meeting.]
TWENTY FIVE IS GOVERNANCE MONITORING.>> THAT WAS ME. WE HAD A LOT TO DISCUSS EARLIER, BUT VERY IMPORTANT STUFF.
APOLOGIES, AND THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO DECIDED TO WAIT AROUND FOR US THIS LONG EVENING BEFORE WE GOT STARTED, BUT I PROMISE IT WILL BE WORTH IT IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.
OTHER THAN THAT, I GAVE US AN A.
>> WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> SECONDED BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR?
WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 8:36 P.M.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.