>> WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL.
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WE ARE IN FRISCO CITY HALL OF GEORGE A. PUREFOY MUNICIPAL CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBER 6101, FRISCO SQUARE BOULEVARD, IN FRISCO, TEXAS.IT IS 5:28 PM ON TUESDAY, APRIL 15TH, 2025, AND I WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
I'M JOINED BY A QUORUM OF COUNCIL HERE, AND THE REST WILL BE JOINING US IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THAT'LL MOVE US INTO CLOSED SESSION,
[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 POSSIBLE USE OF [NOISE] EMINENT DOMAIN AUTHORITY.ITEM 2, RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING THE CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH HILLCO PARTNERS.
ITEM B SECTION 551.072, DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE, LEASE OF VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED: ONE, NORTH OF PANTHER CREEK, WEST OF DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY, EAST OF LEGACY, AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 380.
TWO, NORTH OF SAM RAYBURN TOLLWAY, WEST OF DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY, EAST OF LEGACY, AND SOUTH OF STONEBROOK.
ITEM 3, NORTH OF SAM RAYBURN TOLLWAY, WEST OF CUSTER, EAST OF INDEPENDENCE, AND SOUTH OF ROLLING RIVER ROAD.
ITEM C, SECTION 551.076, DELIBERATE REGARDING THE DEPLOYMENT OR SPECIFIC OCCASIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY PERSONNEL OR DEVICES, OR A SECURITY AUDIT.
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. DO I HAVE A MOTION?
>> SECOND BY BRIAN. ALL IN FAVOR?
RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 5:29.
COUNCIL, CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO RECONVENE?
>> SECOND BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> PASSES 6-0. RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION AT 7:09.
AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, THERE IS NO ACTION FOR COUNCIL TO TAKE.
THAT WILL MOVE US INTO OUR INVOCATION AND OUR PLEDGE.
[INVOCATION (to begin approximately at 6:30 p.m.)]
>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. BEFORE EVERY COUNCIL MEETING, WE DO HAVE A ROTATION OF FAITH LEADERS WHO GIVE THE OPENING INVOCATION, AND IF YOU CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE, YOU CAN DO SO AT THIS TIME.
TONIGHT, WE HAVE HAFITA MIRIAM KAMANI.
SHE IS A HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR BORN IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
SHE MEMORIZED THE HOLY QURAN AT THE AGE OF 12, AND BEARS THE TITLE OF HAFIZA, MEANING PROTECTOR.
IT IS A TITLE OF RESPECT FOR A MUSLIM WOMAN WHO HAS MEMORIZED THE ENTIRE QURAN, WHICH CONSISTS OF 6,236,631 WORDS IN 114 CHAPTERS.
SHE IS IN THE FOURTH YEAR OF ISLAMIC YOUTH PROGRAM, AND HAS SPENT HER TEENAGE YEARS VOLUNTEERING WITH DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. SHE HAS ALSO SERVED AS MEDIA AND MARKETING LEAD FOR THE ISLAMIC CENTERS YOUTH GROUP.
MIRIAM IS THE DAUGHTER OF THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF FRISCO'S FIRST YOUTH DIRECTOR, SHAYKH MUBEEN KAMANI, AND SHE IS THE ELDEST OF FIVE SIBLINGS.
THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF FRISCO HAS BEEN SERVING THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY SINCE MAY OF 2007.
THEY PROVIDE DAILY PRAYER, ISLAMIC EDUCATION, PROGRAM SERVICES, AND COUNSELING. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
I WOULD LIKE TO START OFF BY THANKING MAYOR JEFF CHENEY AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO START TODAY'S SESSION WITH A PRAYER.
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MOST COMPASSIONATE, THE MOST MERCIFUL.
ALLAH, WE TURN TO YOU TODAY WITH OUR HEARTS FULL OF GRATITUDE AND HOPE.
WE ASK YOU, ALLAH, INSPIRE US TO FEED THE HUNGRY, CARE FOR THE LONELY, AND UPLIFT THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING.
TEACH US TO LOOK BEYOND OURSELVES AND TO SERVE WITHOUT SEEKING RECOGNITION AND TO BUILD BRIDGES WHERE THERE ARE DIVIDES.
ALLAH, WE ASK YOU TO BLESS THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF FRISCO, A CITY MADE UP OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, CULTURES, AND FAITHS.
BLESS THOSE WHO CALL IT HOME, AND THOSE WHO RAISE THEIR FAMILIES HERE, THOSE WHO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY WITH SINCERITY AND DEDICATION.
GRANT WISDOM AND CLARITY TO OUR LEADERS, MAY THEY LEAD WITH JUSTICE, COMPASSION, AND A DEEP SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY TOWARD EVERY RESIDENT HERE.
PROTECT OUR CHILDREN, OUR ELDERLY, AND ALL THOSE IN NEED.
ALLOW OUR CITY TO CONTINUE GROWING, NOT JUST IN SIZE AND SUCCESS, BUT IN KINDNESS, UNDERSTANDING, AND UNITY.
HELP US ALL ALLAH, TO BE PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE PEACE OVER CONFLICT, HOPE OVER FEAR, AND COOPERATION OVER DIVISION.
LET THE LIGHT OF MERCY AND GOODNESS SHINE THROUGH ALL OF US AS WE WORK TOGETHER FOR A BETTER TOMORROW. AMIN.
>> AMIN. THANK YOU. WE WILL HAVE
[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
THE SCOUTING AMERICA TROOP 1260 G COME UP TO LEAD THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.[00:05:16]
>> THANK YOU ALL. HANG OUT REAL QUICK.
THANK YOU ALL FOR HANGING OUT LATE FOR US.
I WANT YOU TO GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES.
THIS HAS BECOME A COUNCIL TRADITION.
I ALWAYS ASK A BURNING QUESTION.
I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY BE EASY ON YOU ALL, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO THINK ON YOUR FEET REALLY QUICK BECAUSE TODAY HAPPENS TO BE OUR FIRE CHIEF'S BIRTHDAY.
[LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] SINCE HE IS SPENDING HIS BIRTHDAY LATE WITH HIS CITY COUNCIL HERE TONIGHT, I WANT YOU TO THINK, IF YOU COULD BUY A FIRE CHIEF, ANY BIRTHDAY PRESENT IN THE WORLD, AND YOUR MOM AND DAD OPENED THEIR CHECKBOOKS, WHAT WOULD BE THE PERFECT PRESENT FOR A FIRE CHIEF? I'LL GIVE YOU A SECOND TO THINK THROUGH THAT.
BUT JUST INTRODUCE YOURSELVES NAME, SCHOOL, GRADE YOU'RE IN, AND THEN IF YOU COULD BUY OUR FIRE CHIEF ANY PRESENT, WHAT WOULD IT BE? [OVERLAPPING]
I GO TO SCOTT JOHNSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND IF I COULD BUY THE FIREFIGHTER WHATEVER HE WANTED, I WOULD BUY HIM A PERSONAL FIRE TRUCK. [LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND]
I'M IN SIXTH GRADE, AND I GO TO NELSON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
IF I COULD GIVE A PRESENT TO THE FIREFIGHTER, I WOULD DO THE SAME THING AS SHE DID, BUY A PERSONAL FIRE TRUCK. [LAUGHTER].
IF I WAS GOING TO BUY THE FIRE CHIEF SOMETHING, I'D BUY HIM A STATUE OF HIMSELF. [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER]
I'M IN FIFTH GRADE. I GO TO SPRADLEY ELEMENTARY.
IF I COULD BUY THE FIRE CHIEF WHATEVER HE WANTED, I WOULD BUY A HOSE LIKE A ROBOTIC HOSE THAT WORKED BY ITSELF. [LAUGHTER]
>> GOOD ANSWERS. LET'S HEAR FOR SCOUTS.
[APPLAUSE] DID YOU ALL GET A PICTURE? YOU ALL GOOD? THANK YOU ALL.
LET'S GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
WE HAVE YOU ALL FRISCO PINS HERE TO SHOW THAT YOU WERE HERE.
[APPLAUSE] [INAUDIBLE] CAN TAKE ONE.
>> EVERYONE GET ONE HERE. [INAUDIBLE].
>> WE STARTED DOING THIS, COUNCIL, BECAUSE THEY HAVE PINS AND BADGES.
>> APPARENTLY, WE NEED TO AMEND OUR BUDGET FOR A NEW FIRE TRUCK. [LAUGHTER]
>> OH, HE ALREADY HAS A STATUTE. [LAUGHTER] OKAY,
[Council comment or acknowledgement of proclamations issued by the Mayor.]
COUNCIL, THAT TO TAKE US TO ITEM 4.ANY PROCLAMATIONS SINCE OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING YOU WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE NOTED?
>> I WILL BE GIVING ONE TOMORROW.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT AWARE, IT IS ANIMAL SERVICES AWARENESS WEEK RIGHT NOW.
OUR POLICE DID PUT OUT A SOCIAL MEDIA POST ON IT.
TOMORROW, WE ARE GOING TO BE HONORING OUR ANIMAL SERVICE OFFICERS.
>> I DID WANT TO MENTION THAT LAST SATURDAY, WE DID HAVE AN EVENT WITH THE FRISCO HERITAGE ASSOCIATION, AND I THINK IT WAS THE COLLIN COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION AS WELL.
>> COMMISSION. THERE WERE SOME AWARDS GIVEN OUT.
DONNA WILL PROBABLY ALLUDE TO IT IN CITIZEN INPUT COMMENTS, BUT IT'S REALLY GREAT TO HAVE ORGANIZATIONS THAT CELEBRATE AND ADVOCATE FOR THE HISTORY OF FRISCO.
>> ANY OTHERS? THAT MOVES US TO OUR REPORT SECTION.
[Budget status reports for March 31, 2025.]
ITEM 5 IS OUR BUDGET STATUS REPORT.>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL.
DERRICK COTTEN, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR THE CITY.
WE'RE HALFWAY THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR, BOTH THE UTILITY FUND AND THE GENERAL FUND ARE TRACKING AS EXPECTED.
NO CONCERNS AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
THE GENERAL FUND SALES TAX REVENUE IS DOING SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN EXPECTED DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT.
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OTHER THAN THAT, YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE REPORT, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS REPORT?
>> THANK YOU. ITEM 6 IS OUR VISIT FRISCO REPORT.
[Visit Frisco March 2025 sales and marketing report.]
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. JUST THOUGHT I'D SHARE.
I KNOW WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OCCUPANCY LAST MONTH, AND SO WHEN WE LOOK AT FEBRUARY, WE WERE UP 6.5%, BOTH IN OCCUPANCY AND RATE, AND DEMAND WAS UP 16%, AND REVENUES WERE UP 23%.
IT JUST FLUCTUATES MONTH TO MONTH, BUT FEBRUARY IS A REALLY STRONG MONTH FOR US, AND SO FAR PRELIMINARY NUMBERS FROM MARCH LOOK GOOD.
I FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THE THERE.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANYTHING IN MY REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, MARLA. COUNCIL, WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? THANK YOU. ITEM 7 IS OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES REPORT.
[Development Services activity monthly update report for the month of March 2025.]
>> MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, JOHN LETTELLEIR, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
JUST A FEW THINGS TO POINT OUT, IT'S IN THE BACK OF THE REPORT ABOUT OUTREACH AND TRAINING DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ALONG WITH POLICE AND ENGINEERING DID A HOA TRAINING SESSION ON SUCH THINGS AS WATER CONSERVATION, CODE ENFORCEMENT, BEING SAFE, AND ALL OF THAT.
THEN ALSO, THIS MONTH, WE ATTENDED THE NATIONAL PLANNING CONFERENCE THAT WAS HELD IN DENVER.
THREE COMMISSIONERS WENT ALONG FOR THAT.
AS NORMALLY, DENNIS BILL WILL KNOW, WE GO THERE A FEW DAYS EARLY AND TOUR DEVELOPMENTS, SUCH AS CHERRY CREEK, DIARY BLOCK, AND SOME OTHER DEVELOPMENTS, SUCH AS STAPLETON.
THEN ON POLITICAL SCIENCE, I THINK EVERYBODY'S WELL VERSED ON WHERE THOSE SIGNS NEED TO BE LOCATED.
MY CODE STAFF WAS BUSY A FEW WEEKS AGO, BUT EVERYTHING'S GOOD NOW. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> COUNCIL, WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? THANK YOU.
ITEM 8 IS OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT ON
[Fire Department report on the final results of its Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) evaluation and site visit.]
THE FINAL RESULTS OF THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF AMBULANCE SERVICES, C-A-A-S, EVALUATION AND SITE VISIT.[BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHIEF. [LAUGHTER]
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL THOSE NICE THOUGHTS OF GIFTS OVER THERE. [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER]
>> [BACKGROUND] SAY REAL LOUD, THIS IS THE CHOIR. [LAUGHTER].
>> LOOKS LIKE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CHOIR IS COMING DOWN TO SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE CHIEF. [LAUGHTER]
>> I THINK THIS HAS TO HAPPEN.
>> NOW, IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO HAPPEN.
>> [OVERLAPPING] SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
>> WE'LL JOIN IN IF YOU ALL START.
>> PRETTY GOOD. WE MIGHT NEED TO LOOK INTO STARTING A CHOIR.
[LAUGHTER] GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. YOU'RE SOMEWHERE BACK THERE.
AS I PROMISED IN MARCH, I WANTED TO BRING THE ACCREDITATION TEAM, MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR THE FRISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT TO THAT HERE BECAUSE THEY'RE THE MAIN PEOPLE THAT MADE ALL THIS HAPPEN.
THE FRISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS AWARDED ACCREDITED STATUS BY THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF AMBULANCE SERVICE, ALSO KNOWN AS CAAS ON FEBRUARY 28TH, 2025.
THE AWARD FOLLOWED AN 18-MONTH APPLICATION PROCESS WHERE MEMBERS OF THE EMS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE DIVISIONS CONDUCTED A REVIEW OF ALL FRISCO FIRE EMS POLICIES AND PROGRAMS AND SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION THAT REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION FOR OVER 100 PERFORMANCE INDICATORS RELEVANT TO OUR ABILITY TO RESPOND TO AND TRANSPORT PATIENTS IN THE PRE-HOSPITAL SETTING.
A SITE VISIT WAS CONDUCTED ON FEBRUARY 14TH AND 15TH BY TWO CAAS ASSESSORS, EACH WITH OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE LEADING PRE-HOSPITAL EMS AGENCIES.
LEAD EVALUATOR, DAVID HABBEN NOTED, "FRISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT'S INNOVATIVE PRACTICES SUCH AS CARRYING BLOOD PRODUCTS, UTILIZING ANTIBIOTICS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PRE-HOSPITAL AMPUTATION PROTOCOLS EXAMPLES OF OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE THE PATIENT CARE OUR COMMUNITY DESERVES." HE WAS ALSO EXTREMELY COMPLIMENTARY OF DR. MARK GAMBER, FRISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT'S MEDICAL DIRECTOR, FOR HIS INVESTMENT IN OUR PROVIDERS AND FOR BEING AN ADVOCATE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CUTTING-EDGE PROCEDURES, OUR PERSONNEL PUT TO USE EVERY DAY.
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MR. HABBEN ENDED HIS COMMENTS BY NOTING THAT ONLY ABOUT 2% OF EMS AGENCIES NATIONWIDE ARE ACCREDITED, AND WITHIN THOSE 2%, THE FRISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT IS DEFINITELY IN THE TOP 2%.FRISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT IS NOW THE THIRD FIRE-BASED EMS SYSTEM IN THE STATE OF TEXAS TO ACHIEVE CAAS ACCREDITATION AND ONE OF ONLY 184 EMS AGENCIES THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA.
ACHIEVING CAAS ACCREDITATION ENSURES THAT OUR COMMUNITY WILL RECEIVE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE CONSISTENT WITH NATIONALLY ACCEPTED STANDARDS.
ADDITIONALLY, IT REQUIRES A REGULAR AND THOROUGH REVIEW OF ALL EMS SYSTEM COMPONENTS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIQUE DYNAMICS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND REVEALS THE SUPPORT OF OUR LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS, CITY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, LEADERSHIP TEAM, AND MEDICAL CONTROL TEAM.
THANK YOU, MAYOR, COUNCIL, AND THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, AND THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE FRISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO THIS PROCESS AND YOUR SUPPORT TO MAKE FRISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT THE BEST IT CAN BE.
>> YOU ALL CAN GO. THANK YOU ALL.
>> CHIEF, HOW MANY DEPARTMENTS IN TEXAS DID YOU SAY HAD THIS?
>> IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS, THREE.
THAT IS IMPRESSIVE. THANK YOU ALL.
>> WE'RE ONLY THE SECOND CITY.
THERE'S ONLY TWO OF US THAT ARE ISO 1, COMMISSION ON FIRE ACCREDITATION CREDIT THROUGH INTERNATIONAL AND CAAS, SO IT'S PRETTY GOOD.
>> WE'RE ONE OF TWO IN THAT TOP CATEGORY?
>> YES. IT'S SAFE TO SAY WE'VE GOT ONE OF THE TWO BEST DEPARTMENTS IN THE STATE THEN?
>> YES. PROBABLY THE BEST, BUT SHH.
[Fire Department monthly report on incident responses and educational activities for the month of March 2025.]
>> ITEM 9 IS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT.
>> MARCH, WE SENT FIREFIGHTERS WITH ALLEN, PLANO, AND GREENVILLE AND THEY WERE DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT TEXAS PRETTY MUCH FOR THE WHOLE MONTH.
THEIR CREWS WE ASSIGNED TO NINE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND ASSISTED WITH WILDFIRE CONTROL IN THREE DIFFERENT WILDFIRES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS.
MARCH 28TH TO THE 29TH, THEY WERE SENT TO BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, AND THEY ASSISTED WITH THE LOCAL FLOODING.
EVERYBODY WAS ABLE TO COME HOME AT THE END OF THE MONTH, AND THEY COMPLETED.
WE DID DO A SWAP OUT AT 14 DAYS, BUT ALL FRISCO FIREFIGHTERS AND THE ONES THAT WENT WITH US WERE ABLE TO COME HOME, RETURN SAFELY, AND BACK HOME HEALTHY.
WHILE THEY WERE GONE, WE PROMOTED SOME FIREFIGHTERS DUE TO THE OPENING OF STATION 10.
WE PROMOTED THREE LIEUTENANTS.
TWO OF THEM WERE BROTHERS, BRANDON AND JOHN GODBEY AND MARCOS VELASQUEZ WERE ALL PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT, AND WE PROMOTED ONE DRIVER, AUSTIN MCCRACKEN.
WE'LL BE PROMOTING A FEW MORE DRIVERS WHEN STATION 10 IS ACTUALLY OPENED AND THE NEW ENGINE IS HERE, AND WE PUT IT IN SERVICE.
CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY CLASS 47 WILL GRADUATE NEXT THURSDAY, EVERYBODY'S INVITED, IT'LL BE AT SEVEN O'CLOCK.
WE HAD 24 PARTICIPANTS THAT SPENT THE LAST 10 WEEKS LEARNING AND EXPERIENCING WHAT EACH DIVISION OF THE FRISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES TO SERVE AND PROTECT THE COMMUNITY.
ANYBODY THAT MISSED IT THAT WANTS TO COME, WE WILL BE DOING CLASS 48, AND WE WILL START REGISTRATION IN JULY WITH THE CLASS STARTING IN SEPTEMBER.
WITH THAT, YOU HAVE MY MONTHLY REPORT FOR MARCH.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER.
>> WE'RE WORKING ON FINALIZING THAT RIGHT NOW, BUT 10 SHOULD OPEN HERE IN THE NEXT 60 DAYS OR SO?
>> I WISH I COULD GIVE YOU. WE REALLY WANT TO GIVE YOU A DATE.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE DO HAVE A TEAM GOING TO APPLETON NEXT WEEK TO CHECK OFF ENGINE 10.
THAT'LL BE HERE. THEN LIKE WES SAID, 60 DAYS.
>> I THINK I'M SANDBAGGING IT A LITTLE BIT.
>> CLOSE ENOUGH. THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO THAT, JUST TO THE STATION OPENING, WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC EVENT.
IT'S ONE OF THE NICEST FIRE STATIONS YOU'LL EVER SEE.
>> ITEM 10 IS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT.
[Police Department's crime and statistics for the month of March 2025.]
>> DOES HE GET A FIRE STATION FOR HIS BIRTHDAY? [LAUGHTER] THAT'S WHAT I HEARD YOU SAY.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, DAVID SHILSON, CHIEF OF POLICE.
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I'LL START WITH, IT'S TAX SEASON, AND UNFORTUNATELY, THAT MEANS TAX SCAMS. JUST WANTED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC A LITTLE BIT.THERE'S A COUPLE OF QR CODES, A LOT OF INFORMATION OUT THERE FROM THE IRS RELATED TO DIFFERENT SCAMS RELATED TO TAX FRAUD.
BUT WE TAKE A NUMBER OF REPORTS ON THIS EVERY YEAR AROUND THIS TIME OF YEAR.
I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO CHECK OUT THOSE QR CODES OR GO TO THE IRS WEBSITE AND GET INFORMATION ON WAYS TO PROTECT YOURSELF.
WE SECURED SOME GRANT FUNDING WITH TXDOT, AND WITH THAT, WE ARE OFFERING THIS SOBER RIDE PROGRAM, WHICH HAS BEEN ACTUALLY SINCE THE SUPER BOWL WEEKEND, AND THEN SPRING BREAK, WE HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF TARGETED EVENTS.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THESE VOUCHERS AVAILABLE GOING FORWARD FROM THESE DIFFERENT AREAS, ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT VENUES, HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
BUT THE GOAL OF THIS IS REALLY JUST TO PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH A $30 VOUCHER FOR UBER FOR A SAFE RIDE HOME.
IT'S TO MAKE OUR ROADWAYS SAFER, CUT DOWN ON OUR DWIS, WHICH ARE UNFORTUNATELY UP THIS YEAR.
CERTAINLY, WE WANT TO THINK A LITTLE BIT OUTSIDE THE BOX.
LIKE I SAID, THIS IS A COOPERATION WITH TXDOT TO MAKE THIS AVAILABLE.
SO FAR WE'VE HAD, LIKE I SAID, 45 PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS PROGRAM, AND AS WE EXPAND IT, WE HOPE THAT MORE PEOPLE WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.
AS COUNCILWOMAN RUMMEL MENTIONED, APRIL IS A MONTH OF RECOGNITIONS TO INCLUDE OUR ANIMAL SERVICES OFFICERS, AND SO WE WILL BE RECOGNIZING THEM WITH A LUNCH TOMORROW.
IT'S ALSO A MONTH TO HONOR OUR VICTIMS ADVOCATES, OUR RECORDS STAFF, AND THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK.
CERTAINLY, A LOT OF PEOPLE REPRESENTED UP THERE WITH THOSE RECOGNITIONS, BUT CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THE WORK IS THAT THEY DO TO MAKING US EFFECTIVE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
CERTAINLY, OUR TELECOMMUNICATORS, YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T JUST DISPATCH FOR US, THEY DISPATCH FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS WELL, AND SO THEY ARE FIRST RESPONDERS, THEY'RE THE FIRST PEOPLE THAT PEOPLE HEAR WHEN THEY CALL 911, AND SO CERTAINLY, WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T FORGET TO RECOGNIZE THEM AND JUST HONOR THEM THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF ALL THESE DIFFERENT RECOGNITIONS.
SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE SEEN RECENT SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS ABOUT K9 AMIGO, WHO LOST HIS BATTLE WITH CANCER JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN A WEEK AGO NOW.
WE HAD A PROCESSION TO HONOR HIM, AND WE'RE PLAN CURRENTLY PLANNING A MEMORIAL SERVICE AND HOPE TO GET THOSE DETAILS OUT.
WE'RE LOOKING AT MAYBE EARLY NEXT WEEK FOR THAT MEMORIAL SERVICE, AND SO CERTAINLY, SOMETHING THAT THE PUBLIC WILL BE INVITED [INAUDIBLE] TO EVERYBODY ABOUT.
WITH THAT, YOU HAVE OUR MONTHLY REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, CHIEF. OF COURSE, SINCE OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING, WE, COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, HAD A TRAGEDY WITH AUSTIN METCALF, AND LOSING HIM, AND AS OUR COMMUNITY WRAPS OUR ARMS AROUND THAT FAMILY, I THINK WE ALL TRY TO HEAL AS A COMMUNITY, AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME.
BUT CERTAINLY, THIS CASE HAS GOTTEN NATIONAL ATTENTION AND WE'RE SEEING SOME UNFORTUNATE THINGS HAPPENING AROUND THE CASE.
A LOT OF MISINFORMATION, SOME PLAYERS FROM OUTSIDE OF FRISCO, MAYBE TRYING TO LEVERAGE THIS AS MOTIVATIONS FOR OTHER AGENDAS.
WHAT ADVICE CAN YOU GIVE THE PUBLIC AS FAR AS, EVERYONE HAS A THIRST FOR INFORMATION, WANTS TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED, WHY IT HAPPENED AND TRY TO COME TO TERMS WITH IT, BUT THERE'S A PROCESS THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN AND GET CORRECT INFORMATION AND HOW THEY'LL RECEIVE THAT FROM YOU?
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. YES. THE FIRST THING I WOULD SAY IS THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF INACCURATE INFORMATION RELATED TO THIS TRAGEDY.
THERE WAS A STATEMENT THAT WAS SUPPOSEDLY PUT OUT BY ME, WHICH WAS COMPLETELY FALSE AND MADE UP.
THERE WAS A FAKE COLLIN COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER'S REPORT THAT CIRCULATED AS WELL.
THE FIRST THING I WOULD SAY TO THE COMMUNITY IS JUST BE AWARE OF THAT INACCURATE INFORMATION BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF IT, AND IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A NEW POST EVERY DAY WITH SOME MISINFORMATION.
THEN THE SECOND THING I THINK FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO BE AWARE OF IS ARE A LOT OF OUTSIDE INFLUENCES AND PEOPLE, AND SOMETIMES NOT EVEN PEOPLE, JUST,
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WHETHER IT'S BOTS OR WHETHER IT'S FICTITIOUS ACCOUNTS.THE WHOLE GOAL THAT SOME OF THESE OUTSIDE INFLUENCERS SEEM TO HAVE IS TO CREATE DIVISION, CREATE FEAR, SPREAD MISINFORMATION, CREATE DIVIDE WITHIN COMMUNITIES.
IF THERE'S ONE THING THAT I'M CONFIDENT ABOUT, OUR COMMUNITY IS THAT'S NOT US, WE'RE ABOVE THAT.
IN MY EXPERIENCE LIVING HERE FOR OVER 23 YEARS, I KNOW THAT OUR COMMUNITY LEANS ON ITS FAITH, AND I KNOW THAT OUR COMMUNITY WILL LIFT UP ALL THE FAMILIES INVOLVED WITH THIS TRAGEDY, ALL THE STUDENTS THAT WERE AT THAT TRACK MEET, I KNOW THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS GOING TO RISE UP AND LIFT UP ALL OF THESE FAMILIES.
I WOULD JUST SAY TO THEM, NOW IS THE TIME FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER AND NOT PAY ATTENTION TO THE OUTSIDE INFLUENCES, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO CAPITALIZE ON THIS TRAGEDY FOR WHATEVER REASON.
I WOULD JUST ASK OUR COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE TO BE FRISCO AND CONTINUE TO LEAN INTO THEIR FAITH AND CONTINUE TO LIFT UP ALL THE FAMILIES INVOLVED.
>> COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT YOU HAVE? THANK YOU.
>> ITEM 11 IS OUR COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEES REPORT.
[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 TODAY TO DISCUSS ONGOING BILLS AND THINGS THAT WE'RE WATCHING.
I WON'T BORE YOU WITH A LOT OF THE DETAILS HERE, BUT WE DID MAKE A QUICK TRIP TO AUSTIN YESTERDAY, MYSELF AND COUNCILMAN KEATING TO TALK ABOUT A BILL SPECIFICALLY THAT IS OF IMPORTANCE TO FRISCO.
THINGS ARE PROGRESSING NICELY THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION FOR FRISCO WITH THE HELP OF OUR REPRESENTATIVES HELPING TO LEAD THE WAY.
WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF CHALLENGING BILLS THAT WE'VE GOT TO FIGHT STILL, BUT WE'RE GETTING THERE.
>> GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MET AS WELL, AND WE HEARD AN ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE CDC, OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AS WELL AS THE HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD, AND THEN FROM OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
THE BIG NEWS THERE IS THERE ARE SOME CLEANUP ITEMS FOR THEIR BYLAWS, BUT THAT THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBER, THAT WILL BE ADDING AN EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER THAT WILL HAVE SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS, BUT REALLY TO HELP WITH THE FACT THAT WE'RE GAINING A LOT OF TRACTION WITH OUR FORTUNE 100, FORTUNE 500S, AND WE WANT TO HAVE SOME OF THEIR EXPERTISE AND ADVICE IN THIS BOARD.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMITTEE UPDATES? I'LL DO OUR CONSENT AGENDA REAL QUICK.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
ITEMS PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, CONSIDERED ROUTINE IN NATURE AND ARE CONSIDERED NONCONTROVERSIAL.THE CONSENT AGENDA CAN BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION.
MAJORITY OF 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 OF ITEMS 12-19 FOR CONSIDERATION.
[CITIZEN INPUT (to begin approximately at 7:30 p.m.)]
ALL WE HAVE LEFT IS PUBLIC INPUT. [INAUDIBLE]>> WE WILL START WITH DONNA SCHMITTLER, AFTER DONNA, WE'LL HAVE MARK PELLICANO, AND THEN PAUL JESSEN AFTER THAT.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, DONNA SCHMITTLER, 7037 WHITE ROCK COURT FRISCO, TEXAS.
I'M PLEASED TO HEAR THAT TAMMY SPOKE ABOUT OUR EVENT.
WE WERE HONORED TO HOST THE COLLIN COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION'S ANNUAL PRESERVATION AWARD CEREMONY AT THE DEPOT AT HERITAGE CENTER.
HERITAGE CENTER AND THE MUSEUM GOT SOME REALLY GOOD COMMENTS AND COMPLIMENTS, AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT.
WE HAD A FORMER MAYOR SIMPSON TALK ABOUT HOW THE HERITAGE ASSOCIATION WAS FORMED 26 YEARS AGO, AND HOW FOR 10 YEARS, THEY WORKED WITH THE CITY TO GET THE MUSEUM BUILT, SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
DOUG BOX, WHO SPENT SOME TIME LIVING ON THE BOX RANCH, WHICH YOU ALL KNOW NOW AS THE BRINKMAN RANCH, TALKED ABOUT THAT AND DIFFERENT THINGS ABOUT IT.
HE AFFECTIONATELY REFERS TO IT AS THE STONEHENGE OF FRISCO.
THEN WE WERE VERY PLEASED AND HAPPY TO HAVE TAMMY MEINERSHAGEN, OUR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM THERE.
SHE GOT HER MUG THAT DAY BECAUSE SHE SPOKE ABOUT EVERYTHING.
PEOPLE WERE REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE FACT THAT IN THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL'S TOP 10 PRIORITIES, WE HAVE HERITAGE AND FRISCO HISTORY.
WE WERE VERY PLEASED ABOUT THAT.
ON A SPECIAL NOTE, WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS OF RESIDENTS OF FRISCO WHO WERE NOW APPOINTED TO THE COLLIN COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION, DONNA ANDERSON AND SUZANNE CURLY, AND I'M SURE THEY'LL DO VERY WELL TO REPRESENT FRISCO.
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WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FRISCO, 125, 2/7/27.WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT IT TWO YEARS AGO AND SPITBALLING IDEAS, AND WE HAD OUR FIRST MEETING YESTERDAY, AND IT WENT VERY WELL.
WE'RE GOING TO BE MEETING MONTHLY FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, AND THEN WE'LL BE MEETING MORE.
WE'RE REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, WE WANT TO INCLUDE EVERYBODY, BECAUSE, AS DONNA HAS SAID ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, THE FIRST 100 YEARS BOOK WE DID WAS THE PIONEERS WHO BUILT THE TOWN.
NOW, WE ARE SINCE 2002, THE PIONEERS THAT ARE BUILDING THE CITY.
WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE 125TH ANNIVERSARY ON FEBRUARY 7TH OF 2027.
WE WANT EVERYBODY TO BE A PART OF IT.
CHURCHES, SCHOOL, PEOPLE, FAMILIES, SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS, RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, FRISCO ISD, SO MANY CORPORATIONS, SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF HELP, AND I'M REALLY PLEASED ABOUT IT.
THANK YOU, AND JUST HOPEFULLY, I'LL HEAR FROM ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DONNA. MARK PELLICANO.
>> HEY, FRISCO, FORMER T-MOBILE EMPLOYEE, P12434408, TURN WHISTLEBLOWERS BACK TO READ ONE OF MY STORIES.
BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, LET ME INVITE EVERYONE TO MY TRIAL ON MAY 5TH, 2025 IN COLLIN COUNTY COURT NUMBER 5.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO WATCH THE COLLIN COUNTY DA'S OFFICE LIE TO TRY AND PROSECUTE ME ON BEHALF OF T-MOBILE AND T-MOBILE PRESIDENT JOHN FRYER, THE LIAR.
MY CASE IS MORE ABOUT THE FIRST AMENDMENT THAN ANYTHING ELSE BECAUSE I NEVER WOULD HAVE TEXTED T-MOBILE EXECUTIVES IF I WASN'T CENSORED ON EVERY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM FOR BEING A WHISTLEBLOWER.
IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY OF 2024, I WAS GOING VIRAL ON ELON'S X. I GAINED 7,500 NEW FOLLOWERS, 15 MILLION IMPRESSIONS, AND I STARTED MAKING MONEY THROUGH X'S MONETIZATION PROGRAM.
THEN THEY LOCKED ME DOWN IN MARCH WHEN I EXPERIENCED A 99% DECREASE IN MY IMPRESSIONS AND MY NEW FOLLOWER GROWTH.
A 99% DECREASE IN MY PERFORMANCE ON ELON'S X WAS 100% CENSORSHIP.
I'VE EXPOSED MY CASE THAT'S AGAINST ME ON MY WEBSITE. HERE'S MY STORY.
TEXAS IS PROSECUTING THE T-MOBILE WHISTLEBLOWER.
COLLIN COUNTY IS PROVING FASCISM HAS TAKEN OVER TEXAS.
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THE COLLIN COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY WOULDN'T CARE ABOUT ME DOING THE RIGHT THING BECAUSE EVERY OTHER ELECTED OFFICIAL I'VE REACHED OUT TO DOESN'T CARE ABOUT HELPING A WHISTLEBLOWER EXPOSING HOW AMERICA IS BEING DESTROYED FROM WITHIN.
ME EXPOSING T-MOBILE AS THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORM EXPOSES TRUTH THAT NOBODY IS SUPPOSED TO KNOW, WHICH IS WHY I'VE BEEN CENSORED ON EVERY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM I VIEWS, AND ALSO WHY T-MOBILE GOT MY TIKTOK BANNED ONE DAY AFTER MY FIRST COURT DATE.
INSTEAD OF HOLDING T-MOBILE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR UNCONSTITUTIONAL TYRANNY, COLLIN COUNTY WOULD BE HOLDING ME ACCOUNTABLE FOR HARASSMENT CHARGE WHERE THE PLAINTIFF NEVER TOLD THE DEFENDANT TO STOP TEXTING HIM BECAUSE T-MOBILE PRESIDENT JOHN FRYER WAS BAITING ME INTO AN HARASSMENT CHARGE.
HE KNEW HE COULD USE MY TEXT MESSAGES AGAINST ME, BUT HE COULDN'T TELL ME TO STOP BECAUSE IF HE WOULD HAVE ASKED ME TO STOP, I WOULD HAVE STOPPED.
>> THE COLLIN COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS GOING TO MAKE ME OUT TO TRY AND BE A VIOLENT PERSON THAT'S THREATENING FRYER AND HIS FAMILY, BUT THAT'S AN OBVIOUS LIE.
IF I'M SO VIOLENT AND THREATENING, WHY DIDN'T JOHN FRYER EVER ASK ME TO STOP TEXTING HIM? WHY DID I ALREADY ISSUE AN APOLOGY FOR TEXTING TEAM MOBILE EXECUTIVES BACK IN DECEMBER? WHY ISN'T THERE ANY VIOLENCE IN MY HISTORY? WHY DID I WALK TO EVERY HOUSE IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD TO PLACE FLYERS ON THE DOORSTEPS? WHY DID I TAKE THIS PICTURE IN FRONT OF HIS HOUSE AND POST A VIDEO THE SAME DAY? IN THIS PICTURE, I'M WEARING A SHIRT WITH AMERICAN FLAGS AND A TEXAS FLAG BECAUSE I REALLY BELIEVED IN OUR STATE AND COUNTRY AT THE TIME.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, I'VE LEARNED OUR STATE AND COUNTRY IS NOT THE SAME THAT I GREW UP IN.
ANYWAY. I'M NOT A VIOLENT PERSON, BUT JOHN FRYER FINDS MY FREE SPEECH THREATENING, SO HE HAS TO DEFEND HIMSELF IN THE ONLY WAY POSSIBLE BY MAKING ME A VIOLENT THREAT.
BUT THE REAL THREAT WAS JOHN FRYER'S NEIGHBORS, FINDING OUT THAT HE WORKS FOR A COMPANY THAT IS DESTROYING AMERICA FROM WITHIN.
THE FLYER I PUT ON EVERY DOORSTEP IN JOHN FRYER'S NEIGHBORHOOD DOESN'T EVEN MENTION HIS NAME.
IT MENTIONS UNCONSTITUTIONAL TYRANNY FROM T-MOBILE.
I REGRET SOME OF MY TEXT MESSAGES BECAUSE I WAS PISSED OFF.
BUT I KNOW MY INTENT IS SPEAKING UP AS A WHISTLEBLOWER AND EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD BE PISSED OFF ABOUT ME BEING CENSORED.
MY STORY SINGLE-HANDEDLY PROVES THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HAS BEEN TAKEN OVER BY OUTSIDE INFLUENCE.
I'VE REACHED OUT TO EVERY RESOURCE THAT SHOULD BE HELPING ME AND I CAN'T GET ANYONE TO HELP ME BECAUSE MY STORY EXPOSES TOO MUCH TRUTH.
WHISTLEBLOWERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BLOW THE WHISTLE UNLESS THEY'RE APPROVED TO BLOW THE WHISTLE WHICH IS NOT HOW WHISTLEBLOWING IS SUPPOSED TO WORK.
I'M NOW ADVOCATING FOR WHISTLEBLOWERS TO KEEP THEIR MOUTH SHUT BECAUSE I'VE LEARNED IT'S ONLY GOING TO HURT THEM.
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MY EMAILS TO COLLIN COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS.I'M NOT SURE THERE'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A WHISTLEBLOWER BEING BULLIED BY THE SYSTEM AND BEING TRANSPARENT BY SHOWING EVERY COMMUNICATION.
THIS LAST EMAIL IS WHAT PISSED OFF THE COLLIN COUNTY DA.
NOW THEY'LL PROVE ME RIGHT BY COMING AFTER ME WITH EVERYTHING THEY GOT.
IN THE STORY, THERE'S A SCREENSHOT OF THE EMAIL.
HERE'S EVERY OTHER EMAIL ON THIS THREAD, BECAUSE EVERY EMAIL THAT I'VE SENT, I'VE PUT A STORY ON MY WEBSITE.
MY FIRST EMAIL WAS TO COLLIN COUNTY, MY SECOND E MAIL WAS TO KEN PAXTON AND GREG ABBOTT, MY THIRD EMAIL WAS TO PAM BONDI AND PRESIDENT TRUMP, MY FOURTH FIFTH AND SIXTH EMAIL WAS REPLYING TO COLLIN COUNTY.
I PURPOSELY REACHED OUT TO EVERY ELECTED OFFICIAL THAT SHOULD BE HELPING ME, AND NOT A SINGLE ONE WILL ACKNOWLEDGE ME AND MY STORY BECAUSE MY STORY EXPOSES THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.
MY TESTIMONY IS THE ONLY CHANCE I GET TO PROVE MY INNOCENCE.
COLLIN COUNTY WILL ATTACK MY CHARACTER AND IT WON'T BE HARD BECAUSE I DEFINITELY TALK SOME SHIT, AND MY TEXT MESSAGE TO JOHN, BUT NONE OF IT WAS VIOLENT.
IT WAS TROLLING AS A FREE SPEECH ABSOLUTIST.
I NEVER WOULD HAVE TEXT HIM IF I NEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN CENSORED AS A WHISTLEBLOWER.
THERE'S A TEXT MESSAGE, A SCREENSHOT OF WHERE JOHN ACTUALLY TEXT ME AFTER HE FILED THE POLICE REPORT.
I KNOW I SOUND CRAZY, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE I TELL THE TRUTH IN A WORLD FULL LIES.
I KNOW I'M NOT GUILTY, SO I'VE ALREADY WON.
IF FRYER THE LIAR WANTS A LIE TO PROSECUTE ME, THEN THAT'S ON HIM.
HE'S A GREAT LIAR, SO HE WON'T HESITATE TO DO IT TO GET HIS REVENGE BACK, BECAUSE THAT'S NARCISSISM 101.
TEAM EVERYONE, MARK PLASAN. THANKS, GUYS.
>> NEXT, WE'LL HAVE PAUL JESSEN AND THEN FATIMA.
>> [NOISE] GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.
I HOPE I DON'T DISAPPOINT YOU BY NOT TAKING MY WHOLE FIVE MINUTES.
I READ THIS THING AND I THOUGHT, OH, THIS IS INTERESTING.
I'M NOT GOING TO ASK YOU TO EXPLAIN SOME OF THESE BECAUSE I DON'T UNDERSTAND SOME OF THEM.
I'M REMINDED OF THE TWO POLITICIANS, ONE IN NEW YORK AND ONE IN ILLINOIS, WHO BRAGGED ABOUT WHICH ONE COULD WRITE PROPOSITIONS IN SUCH A WAY, NOBODY COULD UNDERSTAND THEM.
THEN WHEN THEY DID WHAT THEY WANTED TO, THEY SAID IT'S RIGHT THERE, BUT YOU DIDN'T SEE IT.
SOME OF THESE ARE PRETTY GOOD. I'M JUST SAYING SOME OF THEM JUST ARE NOT CLEAR.
IS THERE A NUMBER AT CITY HALL? I'M NOT SURE IF YOU GUYS ARE THE ONES THAT THIS IS ADDRESSED TO OR NOT.
IF WE NEEDED TO HAVE A LITTLE EXPLANATION ON SOME OF THESE WHERE WE COULD GET THAT.
THEN THE SECOND THING IS, A GUY NAMED DAN, IN FACT, I SAW HIM TONIGHT AND FOUND OUT HIS LAST NAME IS ELMER, DID A THING ON THE LOI, LETTER OF INTENT.
WILL THERE BE ANY TIME OF DISCUSSION TO GO OVER SOME OF THOSE THINGS BECAUSE IT RAISED A WHOLE LOT OF QUESTIONS? AS A VOTER, I'M JUST WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY RESPONSE OR EXPLANATIONS FURTHER FROM WHAT HE PRESENTED.
>> WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO RESPOND DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.
BUT IF YOU CAN STAY AFTER, WE CAN ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS FATIMA MARSH.
I WOULD LIKE TO BRIEFLY SPEAK ON BEHALF OF SUPPORT OF THE FRISCO CENTER OF THE ARTS.
THE ARTS ARE AN IMPORTANT COMMUNITY BUILDER AND PROSPERITY GENERATOR FOR THE ARTISTS.
FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS, I HAVE WORKED WITH SEVERAL ENTITIES IN FAIR PARK IN DALLAS, HOSTING FESTIVALS FOR THE ARTISTS, FEATURING PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, AN ARTIST RETROSPECTIVE, HONORING ONE OF OUR AREA'S MOST REVERED ARTISTS AS WELL AS ARTIST TALKS, MUSICALS, THEATRIC AND DANCE PERFORMANCES.
FORTUNATELY, THERE'S A HUGE DESIRE TO CONSUME THESE TYPE OF ACTIVITIES AS THE ATTENDANCE HAVE BEEN VERY HIGH AND CONSISTENT EVERY YEAR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE COVID YEARS, OF COURSE.
I BELIEVE THE FRISCO CENTER FOR THE ARTS WILL BE A GREAT ADDITION TO CONTINUE BRINGING VARIOUS FORMS OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND ACTIVITIES TO THIS AREA.
CULTURE PLACES AND EVENTS ARE MAGNETIC AND ATTRACTIONS, NOT ONLY ARTISTS, BUT ALSO FAMILIES, TRAVELERS, AND BUSINESSES.
ALL FORMS OF THE ARTS ATTRACT DIVERSE POPULATION AND STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES.
CAPITALIZING ON THE IMMENSE POTENTIAL FOR IMPROVING A NEIGHBORHOOD, CITY OR REGION, VIA THE ARTS,
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REQUIRES STRONG PUBLIC SECTOR SUPPORT.I HOPE THE CITY OF FRISCO CAN COUNT ON THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE FRISCO CENTER FOR THE ARTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. LASTLY, MR. LEE. IT'S YOUR TURN.
HEAVENLY FATHER BE WITH US IN THIS HOUR, SEND US THY HOLY SPIRIT THAT WE MAY SEE THE TRUTH IN THE BIBLE.
WHEN THERE IS DEATH PROBLEM SOLVE, EVERYTHING FINISHED.
WHY? BECAUSE THE VOICE OF OUR CRY.
ISAIAH SAID, "WHY SHALL I CRY? ALL FLESH IS GRASS, ALL THE GOODLINESS OF IT, THEREOF IS THE FLOWER OF GRASS.
WITH AND FLOWER FADES, BECAUSE THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD BLOWN UPON IT.
SURELY THE PEOPLE IS THE GRASS.
BUT THE WORD OF GOD SHALL STAND FOREVER.
THE QUESTION IS THERE A WAY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF DEATH? YES, IT IS IT IS TO OVERCOME SATAN, OR THE SERPENT, AND COUNTER THE DEVIL.
WE STAND THE DEVIL, THEN HE WILL EVADE AND OVERCOME THEM, THEN WE HAVE A HOPE.
REVELATION 12:11, HOW DO WE OVERCOME HIM? THERE IS THREE THINGS REVELATION ANSWERS, AND THEY OVERCOME HIM BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB, AND BY THE WORD THEIR TESTIMONY, AND SO THEY LOVE NOT THEIR LIVES UNTO DEATH.
FIRST AGAIN, FAITH IN THE BLOOD OF JESUS.
BLOOD OF THE LAMB IS BLOOD OF JESUS CRUCIFIED FOR ME, EACH ONE.
WE BELIEVE JESUS AND BELIEVE THE BLOOD OF JESUS.
WE WILL BE CLEANSED, INNATE SINNER WILL BE CLEANSED.
SECOND, BY THE TESTIMONY, THE BIBLE, THE WORD OF GOD, THROUGH THE WORD OF GOD SCRIPTURE, WE SHALL HAVE ETERNAL LIFE.
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BIBLE TESTIFY OF ME.JOHN 5:39, AND THEY LOVE THEIR ON TO DEATH.
NONE OF THESE THINGS, SHALL HAVE TRIBULATION 10 DAYS.
>> THANK YOU, MR. LEE. THANK YOU.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE ONE MORE FOR CITIZEN INPUT.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS MAT BISCHOFF.
I'M A PROPERTY OWNER IN THE RAIL DISTRICT AND I WANTED TO JUST TAKE A COUPLE SECONDS AND JUST TALK ABOUT THE POSITION THAT I'M IN, VERY SIMILAR TO OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE RAIL DISTRICT.
WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT, DO WE WANT TO REHAB OUR BUILDINGS OR DO WE WANT TO TEAR DOWN AND START FROM SCRATCH TO KEEP UP WITH THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE.
THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO CHAT WITH YOU ABOUT FOR JUST A SECOND.
THE WAY THAT I UNDERSTOOD THE GRANT FUNDING FOR THE EDC AND THE CDC, THE PURPOSE WAS BASICALLY TO SOLVE TWO PROBLEMS TO BRING UP THE CHARACTER, THE AESTHETICS, THE LOOK OF THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDINGS.
NUMBER 1, AND THEN NUMBER 2 TO HELP MAKE THE BUILDING SAFE, BRING THEM UP TO CODE, HELP WITH THE MECHANICS.
THAT WAS A BIG PICTURE OF WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THOSE GRANTS WERE.
I WAS A BIT SURPRISED RECENTLY WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT BASICALLY, IF YOU'RE TRYING TO EXPAND THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OR INCREASE THE SIZE OF YOUR BUILDING, THAT AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIES YOU FROM ANY OF THOSE SPECIFIC RAIL DISTRICT FUNDING GRANTS.
I'M HERE TODAY TO SAY THAT I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT POLICY, AND THAT I THINK THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT.
I THINK THAT THAT'S NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE DIRECTION OF WHERE THE RAIL DISTRICT IS HEADED.
THE CITY'S PUTTING A TON OF MONEY.
THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY GOOD INVESTMENT GOING ON THERE AND I THINK THE PRIVATE BUSINESS OWNERS, BUILDING OWNERS WANT TO MATCH THAT.
BUT IF YOU'RE INCENTIVIZING PEOPLE TO KEEP THE SAME BUILDING, I THINK THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE A NEGATIVE, IN MY OPINION.
THE EDC BOARDS, THE CDC BOARDS, THEY SHOULD HAVE THE FREEDOM TO DEBATE EACH INDIVIDUAL PROJECT, BECAUSE EVERYONE'S DIFFERENT.
SOME BUILDINGS HAVE THAT HISTORICAL CHARACTER AND THEY SHOULD BE PRESERVED.
OTHER BUILDINGS, IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO KNOCK THEM DOWN AND START FROM SCRATCH.
I GUESS, IN CLOSING, WHAT I WOULD JUST WANT TO SAY IS EITHER THAT THOSE ARE NOT THE RIGHT PROGRAMS, IN MY OPINION FOR WHAT'S BEST FOR THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND MAYBE THERE'S DIFFERENT VEHICLES OUT THERE THAT WE COULD USE THAT I THINK WOULD ACCOMPLISH THAT GOAL.
OR THEY'RE JUST NOT BEING ADMINISTERED PROPERLY.
I'M NOT PRIVY TO THAT INFORMATION.
I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'M JUST TELLING YOU FROM MY POINT OF VIEW.
THERE'S A LOT MORE THAN I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT, BUT THIS IS PROBABLY NOT THE RIGHT VENUE.
OPEN INVITATION TO THE BOARD THAT I SERVE ON, THE RAIL DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD, EDC, CDC.
I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD IDEAS OUT THERE THAT CAN REALLY HELP, AND OH THE ROUND UP AS WELL.
THE EDC ROUNDUP IS A IS A GREAT SOUNDING BOARD FOR BUSINESS OWNERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
ANYWAY, I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
>> IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND SENDING US THE DETAILS YOU'RE BUILDING, WHAT YOU WANT TO TRY TO DO.
I KNOW I AND PROBABLY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SEEING IT. THANK YOU.
THAT TO MOVE US BACK TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA.
[City Council discussion with City Staff concerning any actions required by City Staff as a result of any item on tonight's agenda.]
WE DON'T HAVE ANY ITEMS TONIGHT.ITEM 20 IS CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION WITH CITY STAFF CONCERNING ANY ACTIONS REQUIRED BY CITY STAFF.
AS A RESULT OF ANY ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.
IT WOULD BE GOOD TO MAYBE HAVE A STAFF RESPONSE TO THE LAST COMMENTS.
I'D BE INTERESTED TO KNOW THE THEORY BEHIND THAT.
IF WE CAN SHARE THAT WITH COUNSEL.
ANY OTHER ITEMS OF NOTES, AND WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE OTHER CITIZEN WHO SPOKE.
BUT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY OTHER THING OF NOTE.
ITEM 21 IS GOVERNANCE MONITORING.
[Discussion on Governance Monitoring of present City Council Meeting.]
>> I HAD THAT CONTENT PACKED, ESPECIALLY AT THE BEGINNING TONIGHT IN EXACT SESSION, BUT IT'S EIGHT O'CLOCK AND I THINK WE MADE IT THROUGH EVERYTHING WELL. GIVE US AN AYE TONIGHT.
>> WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
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>> PASS IS 6-0. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 7:57.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.