>> WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL. [00:00:02] WE'RE FRISCO CITY HALL, [CALL TO ORDER] THE GEORGE A. PUREFOY MUNICIPAL CENTER AND COUNCIL CHAMBER 6101, FRISCO SQUARE BOULEVARD AND FRISCO, TEXAS. IT IS 5:00 PM ON TUESDAY, MAY 20TH, 2025. NOW, WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. WE'RE JOINED BY THE ENTIRE COUNCIL, MINUS MRS. PELHAM, WHO IS OUT OF TOWN ON PERSONAL BUSINESS. NOW I'LL MOVE US TO CLOSED SESSION ITEM 2, [CLOSED SESSION] RECESS IN A 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 TAX INCREMENT, REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 1. ITEM B, SECTION 551.072 TO DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED. ONE, NORTH OF PANTHER CREEK, WEST OF DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY, EAST OF LEGACY, AND SOUTH OF 380. TWO, NORTH OF SAM RAYBURN, WEST OF THE 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. THERE'S ONE ITEM DISCUSSION REGARDING THE ANNUAL EVALUATION OF CITY MANAGER, WEST PEARSON. ITEM D, SECTION 551.087, DELIBERATION REGARDING COMMERCIAL OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION THAT THE CITY HAS RECEIVED FROM A BUSINESS PROSPECT OR TO DELIBERATE THE OFFER OF A FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE TO A BUSINESS PROSPECT. HAVE A MOTION? >> MOVED. >> MOTION BY BILL. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> IT PASSES 5-0, WE'LL RECESS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 5:01. >> COUNCIL, CAN I HAVE A MOTION. >> CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO RECONVENE. >> MOVED. >> MOTION BY BILL. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> PASSES 5-0, RECONVENED IN REGULAR SESSION AT 6:47 PM. AS A RESULT OF A EXECUTIVE SESSION, THERE IS NO ACTION FOR COUNCIL TO TAKE. I'LL REITERATE MRS. PELHAM IS OUT TONIGHT ON PERSONAL MATTER. [INVOCATION (to begin approximately at 6:30 p.m.)] >> WELL, WE WILL START WITH OUR INVOCATION. TONIGHT, WE HAVE REVEREND TRACY COX. SHE'S AN ASSOCIATE PASTOR AND DIRECTOR OF DISCIPLESHIP AT THE FIRST FRISCO GLOBAL METHODIST CHURCH. PASTOR TRACY IS AN ORDAINED DEACON IN THE GLOBAL METHODIST CHURCH AND HAS SERVED THE CHURCH IN MANY CAPACITIES OVER THE YEARS IN VARIOUS ROLES BEFORE HEARING THE CALL TO MINISTRY. SHE ATTENDS WESLEY BIBLICAL SEMINARY IN JACKSON. PASTOR TRACY ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AREAS DUE TO DISCIPLESHIP, SUNDAY SCHOOL, CHILDREN AND YOUTH MINISTRIES, WOMEN'S MINISTRIES, MISSIONS, COMMUNICATION, PRAYER, AND EVANGELISM. SHE IS VERY MUCH A BORN AND RAISED TEXAN. ORIGINALLY FROM EAST TEXAS, SHE LIVED IN PLANO, FORT WORTH, AND NOW FRISCO. SHE AND HER HUSBAND, JIM HAVE TWO COLLEGE AGE CHILDREN, KELSEY, AND GAVIN. TRACY? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR CHENEY, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE WITH YOU THIS EVENING. WILL YOU PRAY WITH ME? DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR SEEING US, FOR KNOWING US, AND FOR LOVING US. YOU ARE OUR CREATOR AND SUSTAINER OF LIFE. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR WHO YOU ARE AND FOR ALL YOUR MANY BLESSINGS. THANK YOU, GOD, FOR THESE HERE TONIGHT. YOU HAVE CALLED THEM TO BE SERVANT LEADERS IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP. WE PRAY YOU POUR OUT YOUR HOLY SPIRIT ON THEM SO THAT THEY MAY HEAR YOUR VOICE. FOLLOW YOUR LOVING GUIDANCE AND SERVE YOU IN A WAY THAT BRINGS YOU HONOR AND GLORIFIES YOUR SON, JESUS CHRIST, OUR LORD. MAY WE ALL TURN OUR FACE TO YOU AND OUR HEARTS TO OUR NEIGHBORS IN LOVE AND CHARITY NOW AND ALWAYS, IN JESUS CHRIST'S HOLY AND PRECIOUS NAME, WE PRAY AMEN. >> WE'LL HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY OUR FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT EXPLORER POST. YOU GUYS CAN COME UP TO THE STAGE AND THE FLAG IS BY HERE. >> >> >> THANK YOU ALL. YOU JUST HANG OUT THERE FOR ONE QUICK MOMENT. WHO'S MY BRAVE MAIN SPOKESPERSON? DO YOU-ALL WANT TO NOMINATE SOMEBODY? COME ON DOWN. WELL, I WANT EVERYONE TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES, BUT I WANT YOU TO ACTUALLY EXPLAIN. I THINK THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE HAD THE EXPLORERS HERE IN COUNCIL MEETINGS. SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC WHAT IT IS. [00:05:01] THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO DOWN THE LINE, GIVE EACH OF YOU A CHANCE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND TELL YOU WHAT YOU'VE LEARN THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. >> MY NAME IS SERGEANT [INAUDIBLE] BLAKEN. I AM THE POST EXPLORER SERGEANT. AT THE EXPLORERS, MOST OF THE TIME, WE RUN THROUGH SCENARIOS THAT THE OFFICERS HAVE GONE THROUGH PERSONALLY AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LEARN FROM AND TAUGHT US WHAT THEY LEARNED. WE ALSO GO ON RIGHT ALONGS AND COMPETE IN COMPETITIONS. I GO TO WAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL. I'M A SENIOR, AND THE THING THAT I LEARN THE MOST FROM THIS PROGRAM IS TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS THOMAS ROGERS. I AM A STUDENT AT COLLIN COLLEGE. FOR WHAT I HAVE LEARNED THROUGH THE PROGRAM WAS THAT IT'S ALL OF THE INTER WORKINGS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, SUCH AS THE PAPERWORK, WHAT WE HAVE TO FILE THROUGH IT, AND ALSO FIGURE OUT WHAT I WANT TO DO. >> HI, MY NAME IS DANIEL. I AM A JUNIOR, AND I GO TO WAKELAND. ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS I LEARNED IN THE EXPLORER PROGRAM WAS HOW BIG TEAMWORK AND COOPERATION IS. YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO RELY ON THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU AND BE ABLE TO TRUST THAT THEY ARE DOING THEIR JOB PROPERLY. >> MY NAME IS ETHAN. I GO TO LONE STAR HIGH SCHOOL. THE TOP THING THAT I LEARNED HERE IS THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN YOURSELF AND JUST BE FULLY COMMITTED TO WHAT YOU DO. >> HI, I'M LOGAN HAMMOND. I'M A SOPHOMORE AT LEBANON TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL. I WOULD SAY THE BIGGEST THING I LEARNED IN THIS PROGRAM IS TRUSTING YOUR TEAMMATES AND QUICK DECISION MAKING, YOU HAVE TO THINK ON YOUR FEET, AND YOU HAVE TO BE REALLY FAST. >> MAYBE SOME FUTURE FRISCO POLICE OFFICERS. [APPLAUSE] A SHOUT OUT TO YOUR FEARLESS LEADER OVER THERE. >> I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR CHIEF OF POLICE, AS WELL AS OFFICER RUSSELL. [APPLAUSE] >> LET'S THANK THEM AGAIN. THANK YOU GUYS. >> THANKS. [Council comment or acknowledgement of proclamations issued by the Mayor.] >> ITEM 4 IS PROCLAMATIONS. ANYTHING SINCE OUR LAST MEETING THAT YOU WANT TO RECOGNIZE, COUNCIL? THAT WILL MOVE US TO OUR REPORT SECTION. [Budget status reports for April 30, 2025.] ITEM 5 IS OUR BUDGET STATUS REPORT. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL, DERRICK COTTEN, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. I DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL UPDATES FOR THE APRIL REPORT. YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE REPORT IN YOUR PACKET, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU. >> ITEM 6 IS OUR VISIT FRISCO REPORT. [Visit Frisco April 2025 sales and marketing reports.] >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I KNOW YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN THE PRESS RELEASE, BUT JUST SAY AGAIN ABOUT FRISCO EARNING THE TOURISM FRIENDLY TEXAS CERTIFIED COMMUNITY DESIGNATION THROUGH TRAVEL TEXAS. THIS RECOGNIZES FRISCO'S COMMITMENT TO TOURISM DEVELOPMENT, AND IT ALSO BOOSTS FRISCO'S VISIBILITY AS A TOURISM DESTINATION NATIONWIDE. IT WAS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT THAT WAS LED BY VISIT FRISCO, BUT WE HAD OUR BOARD BEHIND US AND CITY LEADERSHIP AND WITH SUPPORTIVE LETTERS, AND IT WAS A MANY MONTHS LONG PROCESS, BUT WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT FOR OUR TEAM LEADING THAT AND FOR OUR CITY, GETTING THAT DESIGNATION. I WOULD ALSO JUST MENTION ABOUT APRIL. WE WERE DOWN SLIGHTLY IN OCCUPANCY. BUT IF YOU THINK ABOUT LAST YEAR, WE HAD THE TOTAL ECLIPSE. WE WEREN'T DOWN THAT MUCH, WHICH MEANS WE WERE ABLE TO PICK UP ROOMS. WE HAD A LOT OF GROUP BUSINESS THIS PAST APRIL, SO IT KEPT OUR REVENUES UP FOR THE MONTH. OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> ANSWER WHAT QUESTIONS? I'VE BEEN BUSY AS ALWAYS. ITEM 7 IS THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES REPORT. [Development Services activity monthly update report for the month of April 2025.] >> MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, JOHN LETTELLEIR AND DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, AND THE BIG THING IS COMP PLAN STEN. THANK YOU ALL. THAT WAS ABOUT A TWO YEAR PROCESS IN THE MAKING. I DO WANT TO CALL OUT CODE ENFORCEMENT IN THIS. THEY HAD ALMOST 900 CASES, AND ABOUT ALMOST 90% OF THEM, WE'RE DEALING WITH HIGH VEGETATION. [00:10:02] IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR WHERE WE GET A LOT OF RAIN. THAT TENDS TO BE AN ISSUE. BANDIT SIGNS, CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE, AND SIGN CODE VIOLATIONS. THAT'S WHERE CODE HAS BEEN SPENDING MOST OF THEIR TIME ON THEIR CASES. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEYOND THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER. >> JOHN, FOR YOUR AVERAGE PERSON WHO DOESN'T KNOW WHAT BANDIT SIGNS ARE, COULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN THAT? >> BANDIT SIGNS OR THOSE ON A STAKE AND THEY PUT IN THE GROUND GENERALLY AT MEDIANS AND LIKE, IF WE BUY UGLY HOUSES OR JUNK CARS, OR IF YOU WANT LAWN SERVICE OR WHATEVER SERVICE, THOSE ARE BANDIT SIGNS. IF ANYBODY SEES THOSE, THAT THEY JUST SEND THOSE TO CODE ENFORCEMENT, AND THEN WE GET THEM PICKED UP IN 24 HOURS. IF ANYBODY SEES PEOPLE PUTTING OUT BANDIT SIGNS, IF THEY CAN GET THEIR LICENSE PLATES, THAT HELPS US. UNLESS WE RECOGNIZE IT OR SOMEBODY TESTIFY THAT THEY SAW SOMEONE PUTTING OUT THE BANDIT SIGN, SO THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO. EVEN WHEN THERE'S A PHONE NUMBER ON IT. WE DON'T KNOW IF THE COMPANY DID IT, SOMEBODY ELSE, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'VE GOT TO HAVE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN MUNICIPAL COURT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU, JOHN. [Fire Department monthly report on incident responses and educational activities for the month of April 2025.] ITEM 8 IS OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. LEE GLOVER, FIRE CHIEF. YESTERDAY, MAY 19TH, WE OPENED UP FIRE STATION 10 WITH AN ENGINE AND A MEDIC THAT'LL BE RESPONDING FROM THAT AREA FOR THE NORTHWEST END OF FRISCO. IT'S LOCATED AT FIELDS IN TILL PARKWAY. CROSS LINK CONSTRUCTION WAS THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR THIS PROJECT, AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FORMAL GRAND OPENING IN LATE JUNE. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO RECOGNIZE THE TOWN OF PROSPER AND THE PROSPER FIRE DEPARTMENT DURING THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE BUILDING OF FIRE STATION 10. WE DID HAVE AN AUTOMATIC AGREEMENT WITH THEM TO RESPOND TO THAT PART OF FRISCO, WHOEVER COULD GET THERE FIRST, EITHER US OR THEM. WE WANTED TO TELL THEM, THANK YOU FOR THAT DURING THAT TIME. ON MAY 5TH, WE PUT SIX BRAND NEW AMBULANCES IN SERVICE. THESE ARE THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND SO NOW WE HAVE SEVEN FRONTLINE AMBULANCES THAT ALL LOOK THE SAME. WE HOPE TO GET ANYWHERE 6-7 YEARS OUT OF THEM IN FRONTLINE BEFORE WE PUT THEM IN RESERVE STATUS. OUR COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS CERT HELD ITS ANNUAL DISASTER TRAINING SCENARIO AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING CENTER THIS PAST SATURDAY, MAY 17TH. THE DRILL IS COMPLETION OF A 20 HOUR TRAINING COURSE REQUIRED TO BE A CERT VOLUNTEER. FRISCO ISDS REEDY HIGH SCHOOL THEATER STUDENTS ASSISTED BY PLAYING VICTIMS THAT CERT STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO TREAT AND PRIOR TO FIRST RESPONDERS ARRIVING. THE GOAL IS TO CREATE A REALISTIC SCENARIO FOR A DISASTER THAT PLACES A DEMAND ON EMERGENCY RESPONSE RESOURCES AND REQUIRES CITIZENS TO ASSIST EACH OTHER UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. FRISCO CURRENTLY HAS 71 CERT VOLUNTEERS. MANY OF OUR CERT VOLUNTEERS ALSO ASSIST EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS. IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR CERT PROGRAM, WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO GO TO OUR WEBSITE. THAT, YOU ALSO HAVE OUR APRIL REPORT. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, CHIEF. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? ITEM 9 IS OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT. [Police Department's crime and statistics reports for the month of April 2025.] >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'LL START WITH EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS, I'D LIKE TO BRING YOU SOME RECRUITING NUMBERS. YOU MAY LOOK AT THAT 33 OPENINGS AND WONDER, LIKE, WHY HASN'T IT COME DOWN? WE ACTUALLY ADDED SEVEN POSITIONS MID YEAR. WE ARE DEFINITELY MAKING PROGRESS, AND THIS IS ALWAYS A MOVING TARGET THAT ACTUALLY HAS COME DOWN TO 30. WE GOT WORD LATE TODAY THAT SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN BACKGROUND, THEY COMPLETED THE FINAL STAGES OF THEIR TESTING, AND SO WE REDUCED IT BY TWO POLICE OFFICER POSITIONS AND ONE DISPATCH POSITION. THAT'S GREAT NEWS. BUT JUST CONSTANT EFFORT. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE ABOUT 22 OFFICERS IN SOME PHASE OF TRAINING, WHICH IS EXTREMELY SIGNIFICANT. THAT'S IN ADDITION TO THOSE THREE THAT HAVE START DATES NOW. THEN, OF COURSE, WE HAVE OUR FIRST BASIC PEACE OFFICER ACADEMY GOING ON WITH THE JULY 3RD GRADUATION. THAT'S A HISTORIC MOMENT FOR OUR DEPARTMENT. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THEM FINISHING AND GETTING THEM THROUGH THE FINAL STAGES OF THEIR TRAINING. [00:15:02] >> OF COURSE, LAST WEEK WAS POLICE WEEK, AND WE HAD OUR CEREMONY. THANK YOU, MAYOR CHENEY FOR COMING AND SPEAKING AT THAT EVENT. ALWAYS A VERY MOVING CEREMONY. WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT, I THINK TO RECOGNIZE IS THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE MEMBERS OF THE MURPHY FAMILY ON HAND AT THAT CEREMONY, AND THEN MEMBERS OF THE MURRAY FAMILY, THEY LIVE IN UTAH, AND THEY TUNE IN REMOTELY THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO DO IT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO HONOR OUR FALLEN AND THOSE THAT MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN THE LINE OF DUTY. IN ADDITION TO THAT EVENT, WE ALWAYS HONOR NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. WE SENT A CONTINGENT OF OUR HONOR GUARD TO WASHINGTON, DC TO TAKE PLACE IN THE NATIONAL CEREMONIES, WHICH YOU SEE THAT PICTURE ON THE LEFT THEN WE GET A LOT OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT. WE ALWAYS HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT HERE IN FRISCO AND THIS WEEK, WE HAD A LOCAL BUSINESS BRING A FOOD TRUCK TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHICH FOOD TRUCKS ARE ALWAYS VERY POPULAR AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION DURING POLICE WEEK. THEN FINALLY, MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO FOR OUR EMPLOYEES AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND HOW WE TAKE CARE OF OUR PD FAMILY. WE HAVE A RESILIENCY COORDINATOR, DR. FOSTER. THIS POSITION WAS ORIGINALLY A GRANT FUNDED POSITION WHEN THE GRANT EXPIRED, THE CITY ABSORBED THE POSITION, AND WE CONTINUE TO BENEFIT GREATLY BY HAVING HER ON STAFF. SHE IS A CONCIERGE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES THAT WE OFFER. OF COURSE, WE HAVE A CHAPLAIN PROGRAM. WE HAVE A GROWING PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM. WE HAVE OUR RESILIENCY COORDINATOR HAS ACCESS TO A LOT OF WHAT WE CALL CULTURALLY COMPETENT COUNSELORS. THE ARE COUNSELORS THAT DEAL DIRECTLY AND HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH FIRST RESPONDERS AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE FOCUS ON FITNESS AS WELL. WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR WELLNESS PROGRAM AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE THAT TAKE CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE'VE DONE THAT. IN THE PAST YEAR, WE'VE ADDED K9 LYNNE THERE, WHICH YOU SEE PICTURE OF THERE ON THE RIGHT. THEN WE'RE INCLUDING SPOUSES IN A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE DO. WE HAVE COUPLES WORKSHOPS THAT INCLUDE THE SPOUSES. THEN WE'RE ADDING SOME FINANCIAL LITERACY ELEMENTS TO THAT AS WELL. VERY COMPREHENSIVE WELLNESS PROGRAM THAT WE OFFER, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THAT. VERY THANKFUL TO DR. FOSTER AND EVERYTHING THAT SHE DOES TO SUPPORT ALL OF OUR PEOPLE AT FPD. WITH THAT, YOU HAVE OUR APRIL MONTHLY REPORT. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, CHIEF. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. >> ITEM 10, 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. >> I'LL GIVE YOU A QUICK FAC UPDATE. WE HAD THE MAYOR SPRING VETERANS SOCIAL WITH THE MELODY OF HOPE LAST THURSDAY, AND IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. EVERYONE HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME, AND WE EXPECT TO PARTNER WITH THEM EVERY YEAR MOVING FORWARD, CELEBRATE SERVICE IN THE COMMUNITY. THAT WAS ACCIDENTAL SCHEDULING, AND IT WORKED OUT, REALLY WELL TO WHERE WE THINK THE FOLKS THAT WERE IN ATTENDANCE, AND EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED THOUGHT THIS WAS SUCH A CLEVER IDEA WE THOUGHT, WELL, IT'S AN ACCIDENT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT A CLEVER IDEA, AND KEEP DOING IT MOVING FORWARD. THEN A REMINDER MONDAY, MAY 26 AT THE VETERANS MEMORIAL FRISCO COMMONS PARK FOR MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY. IS EVENT PUT ON EVERY YEAR BY THE FRISCO CORPORAL ROBERT RAY BROWN, VFW POST 8273, AND THE FRISCO GARDEN CLUB. CEREMONY WILL START AT 9:00 AM AND THE SPEAKER OF THIS YEAR IS STAFF SERGEANT JASON MORGAN, US AIR FORCE RETIRED. IF YOU'VE EVER HAD A CHANCE TO HEAR STAFF SERGEANT MORGAN SPEAK, HE IS AMAZING, AND HE HAS ALSO WRITTEN A BOOK ABOUT HIS SERVICE DOG SO SHOULD BE INCREDIBLE. >> THANK YOU, JOHN. ANY OTHER UPDATES? WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO THE CONSENT AGENDA. [CONSENT AGENDA] I PLACE IN THE CONSENT AGENDA, CONSIDERED ROUTINE IN NATURE AND CONSIDERED NON-CONTROVERSIAL. THE CONSENT AGENDA CAN BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION. THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO MOVE ANY ITEM FOR DISCUSSION AND SEPARATE ACTION. COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY VOTE NOW ON ANY ITEM WITHOUT COMMENT, MAY SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS AS PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD. COUNCIL YOU HAVE 11-28 FOR CONSIDERATION. >> MOVE TO APPROVE 11 -28. >> MOTION BY BILL. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> THAT PASSES 5-0. [Public Hearing: A request to rescind a Specific Use Permit (S-306) for a Licensed Child-Care Center on a portion of one lot on 0.7± acre located 90± feet north of Stonebrook Parkway, 810± feet west of Teel Parkway and to consider to direct Staff to prepare an Ordinance of the same. Zoned Retail with a Specific Use Permit (S-306) for a Licensed Child-Care Center. Neighborhood #42. Specific Use Permit Case No. SUP25-0002. Applicant: Rising5, LLC. (Development Services/RR)] TAKE A SIDE AND 29, AND THE REGULAR AGENDA PUBLIC HEARING OR REQUEST TO RESCIND A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR [00:20:03] A LICENSED CHILDCARE CENTER ON A PORTION OF ONE LOT AND 0.7 ACRES LOCATED 90 FEET NORTH OF STONEBROOK PARKWAY, 810 FEET WEST OF TILL PARKWAY TO CONSIDER TO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE OF THE SAME ZONE RETAIL WITH A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT S306 FOR A LICENSED CHILDCARE NEIGHBORHOOD NUMBER 42, SPECIFIC USE PERMIT CASE NUMBER SUP 5-0002. >> YES, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, THE APPLICANT, AND THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY SUBMITTED A REQUEST TO HAVE THIS RESCINDED, SINCE THEY'RE NOT USING THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE DAYCARE CENTER. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL TO RESCIND THE SUP. >> COUNCIL THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. >> MOVED OPEN. >> MOTION BY BILL. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> THAT PASSES 5-0. PUBLIC HEARING IS NO OPEN. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? >> SEEING NONE, MOVE TO CLOSE. >> MOTION BY BILL. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR?. >> AYE. >> THAT PASSES 5-0. COUNCIL I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION. >> MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 29. >> MOTION BY BILL. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> THAT PASSES 5-0. ITEM 30, [Consider and act upon appointment of one individual to the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) Board to fill an expiring term. (CSO/KM)] CONSIDER AN ACT UPON APPOINTMENT OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD TO FILL AN EXPIRING TERM. GEORGE PUREFOY, FORMER CITY MANAGER, AND HAS BEEN SERVING ADMIRABLY IN THIS ROLE AND HE'S WILLING TO CONTINUE. >> YES, MR. MAYOR, LAST YEAR, COUNCIL APPOINTED MR. PUREFOY TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF LYNN SCHULER, WHO UNFORTUNATELY PASSED AWAY. THAT TERM HAS NOW EXPIRED, AND MR. PUREFOY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN BEING REAPPOINTED TO THAT POSITION. HE CAN SERVE AN INDEFINITE AMOUNT OF TIME AS MR. SCHULER DID PRIOR TO HIM. IF COUNCIL WISHES TO REAPPOINT HIM, HE'S ELIGIBLE TO DO SO. THAT TERM WOULD RUN THROUGH 2027. >> THANK YOU, HENRY. COUNCIL LOOK FOR A MOTION. >> MOVE TO APPOINT GEORGE PUREFOY. >> MOTION BY BILL. >> SECOND. >> SECOND, BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> PASSES 5-0. ITEM 31. [Consider and act upon accepting the resignation of Fred Hammond from Place 3, Business/Property Owner, on the Rail District Advisory Board. (CSO/KM)] CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ACCEPTING THE RESIGNATION OF FRED HAMMOND FROM PLACE THREE BUSINESS PROPERTY OWNER ON THE RAIL DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD. WE'VE GOT A LETTER FROM FRED TODAY SAYING HIS WORK COMMITMENTS WERE INCREASING AND SO THAT'S WHY HE'S STEPPING DOWN FROM THE BOARD. >> MOVE TO ACCEPT FRED HAMMOND'S RESIGNATION. >> MOTION BY BILL. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> THAT PASSES 5-0. OF COURSE, I SPEAK FOR ALL OF COUNCIL TO THANK MR. HAMMOND FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE CITY OF FRISCO. ITEM 32 IS CONSIDERED AN ACT UPON [Consider and act upon appointment of an individual to fill a vacancy for Place 3, Business/Property Owner, on the Rail District Advisory Board for a term ending on September 30, 2025. (CSO/KM)] APPOINTMENT OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO FILL A VACANCY FOR PLACE THREE BUSINESS PROPERTY OWNER ON THE AIL DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD FOR A TERM ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025. I'D RECOMMEND WE JUST WAIT UNTIL A NORMAL BOARD APPOINTMENT TIME PERIOD. >> SAY WITH THE APPOINTMENTS OPENING UP IN JULY, AND THIS BE A GOOD TIME TO JUST LET PEOPLE APPLY. >> I WAS GOING TO OFFER DANNY METTA. I'M OPEN TO IT. I UNDERSTAND BOTH. I JUST THINK WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON DOWNTOWN, TO HAVE A FULL BOARD CERTAINLY, DANNY AND FRED KNOW EACH OTHER. I THOUGHT THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD TRANSITION AND A GOOD FILL IN, WHETHER DANNY CONTINUES IN THAT ROLE I KNOW HE'S SERVED IT BEFORE. I JUST THOUGHT UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE ALL HANDS ON DECK THROUGH THE SUMMER AND I THINK DANNY WOULD BE GOOD IN THAT ROLE. >> WHAT IS CHANGING WITH THIS POSITION? >> YES, IN SEPTEMBER. THIS POSITION WOULD ONLY GO THROUGH SEPTEMBER, AND AT THAT POINT, IT WOULD CHANGE TO A RESIDENT POSITION AND NOT A BUSINESS OWNER POSITION. THE PERSON THAT WAS APPOINTED WOULD ESSENTIALLY BE SERVING JUST A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THEY WOULD HAVE TO REAPPLY FOR A POSITION ON THE BOARD IN JULY. >> COUNCIL WHAT'S YOUR PREROGATIVE OR FEEDBACK? >> I THINK IF WE FILL ONE, WE SHOULD PROBABLY FILL THE OTHER, BUT I WAS THINKING WITH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. DANNY, I DID SPEAK WITH HIM AS WELL, AND I THINK HE'S COMING TO THE MEETINGS ALREADY BECAUSE HE IS SO INVESTED I THINK JUST OFFICIALLY WE COULD KEEP IT UNFILLED UNTIL. >> WAIT UNTIL THE NORMAL CYCLE. ANY OTHER PREFERENCE? >> I'M OPEN. I THINK IF HE'S THERE, THEN GIVE HIM THE TITLE TILL SEPTEMBER. I DOUBT HE WOULD RUN FOR IT AGAIN AND IT WOULD CHANGE TO A DIFFERENT ROLE. I JUST THINK THAT WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON DOWNTOWN, I JUST WOULD RATHER HAVE ALL THE SEATS FILLED. THAT'S JUST MY PERSONAL PREFERENCE. >> HE WAS ALREADY IN A SUPERMAJORITY THE LAST TIME WE HAD HIM. >> YES, HE WAS. >> BUT HE ALSO KNOWS THE ROLE TO BE ABLE TO HELP OUT FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, [00:25:04] KNOWING THAT IT WOULD END AT THAT TIME PERIOD. >> THAT'S PROBABLY THE ONLY WAY HE WOULD AGREE TO DO IT IF HE KNEW WHEN IT WAS GOING TO END. >> I THINK THIS CLOSE TO AT LEAST FOR ME, I LOVE DANNY. HE'S GREAT. HE'S BEEN GREAT ON THE BOARD, BUT WITH THE POSITION CHANGING AND THIS CLOSE TO THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS, ANYWAY, IT'D BE MY PREFERENCE TO LEAVE BOTH OF THESE OPEN. I KNOW WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE OTHER ONE YET, BUT WE WILL IN A SECOND. BUT TO LEAVE THEM OPEN AND LET THE APPLICATION PROCESS TAKE ITS COURSE. THAT'S, JUST ME. >> THAT HAS BEEN OUR POLICY IN THE PAST, THAT WE'VE GENERALLY HANDLED IT WHEN IT'S THIS CLOSE. >> UNWRITTEN, BUT, YES, THAT'S BEEN OUR PRACTICE. >> WHAT'S THE LANGUAGE THEN [OVERLAPPING]. >> KRISTIE ACTUALLY SAID, IF WE DECIDED TO TABLE THIS TO THE SEPTEMBER 16TH MEETING, WHICH WOULD BE THE SECOND MEETING IN SEPTEMBER? >> I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. >> MOTION BY BILL. SECOND BY JOHN. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> PASSES 5-0. ITEM 33 IS CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ACCEPTING [Consider and act upon accepting the resignation of Sangita Datta from Place 5 on the Parks and Recreation Board. (CSO/KM)] THE RESIGNATION OF [INAUDIBLE] FROM PLACE FIVE ON THE PARKS AND REC BOARD. >> MOVE TO ACCEPT [INAUDIBLE] RESIGNATION FROM PARKS AND REC. >> MOTION BY BILL. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> PASSES 5-0. ITEM 34, [Consider and act upon appointment of an individual to fill a vacancy for Place 5 on the Parks and Recreation Board for a term ending on September 30, 2025. (CSO/KM)] CONSIDER AND ACT UPON APPOINTMENT OF INDIVIDUAL TO FILL A VACANCY FOR PLACE 5 ON THE PARKS AND REC BOARD FOR A TERM ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2025. >> MOVE TO TABLE THAT UNTIL SEPTEMBER 16TH AS WELL. >> MOTION BY BILL. >> SECOND. >> SECOND MY TAMMY. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> IT PASSES 5-0 AND THE LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS CITIZEN INPUT WE'LL GO AHEAD AND JUMP INTO THAT. >> AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. WE'LL START WITH STEVE MCKINLEY, AND THEN IT'LL BE NAGA SUGALA AFTER THAT. >> JUST FOR EVERYBODY'S REFERENCES YOU'RE COMING UP, YOU WILL GET A 30 SECOND WARNING ON WHEN YOUR FIVE MINUTES IS NEARING ITS END, AND THEN IT'LL BEEP AT YOU WHEN THE FIVE MINUTES IS UP. >> STEVE MCKINLEY, 9720 COIT ROAD, PLANO, TEXAS 75025. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CHENEY AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS STEVE MCKINLEY, AND I'M THE CEO OF URBAN VALUE CORNER STORE AT VERY PROUD SMALL BUSINESS LOCATED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF CITY HALL, RIGHT HERE IN FRISCO SQUARE. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MANY SMALL BUSINESSES THAT CALL FRISCO SQUARE HOME OR HAVE BEFORE THEY CLOSED. FRISCO SQUARE WAS ORIGINALLY ENVISIONED AS A VIBRANT PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY, MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT. INTEGRATING CIVIC LANDMARKS LIKE CITY HALL, THE LIBRARY, SHOPS, RESTAURANTS, AND RESIDENTIAL LIFE. IT WAS A PROMISING CONCEPT DESIGNED TO REFLECT A WALKABLE, MODERN TEXAS DOWNTOWN. BUT IN ALMOST A THREE YEARS SINCE WE'VE OPENED OUR DOORS HERE, I'VE LOST COUNT OF HOW MANY SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE COME AND GONE IN THE SQUARE. WHILE THOUSANDS OF NEW APARTMENTS HAVE RECENTLY BEEN BUILT, CREATING A DENSE AND PROMISING RESIDENTIAL BASE, THERE HAS BEEN VIRTUALLY NO EFFORT TO STITCH THESE RESIDENTS INTO THE FABRIC OF THE LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY. DESPITE THE DENSITY, FRISCO SQUARE STILL LACKS THE MOST BASIC TOOL FOR CONNECTIVITY, SIGNAGE THAT TELLS PEOPLE JUST WHERE TO GO. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TONIGHT TO REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER INSTALLING WALKABLE SIGNAGE IN FOUR KEY LOCATIONS WITHIN FRISCO SQUARE. SIGNAGE THAT TELLS THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE WHERE THEY CAN WALK FOR FOOD, DRINKS, ENTERTAINMENT, AND GROCERIES. LET'S MAKE FRISCO SQUARE, WHAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO BE A CONNECTED, THRIVING TOWN CENTER THAT WORKS FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES ALIKE. OVER THE PAST YEAR, I'VE WORKED DILIGENTLY WITH CITY LEADERS AND STAFF TO BRING THIS ATTENTION TO ISSUE. ON JUNE 1ST, 2024, I SENT AN E MAIL TO CITY MANAGER WEST PEARSON, OUTLINING THE DISCONNECT BETWEEN FRISCO SQUARE'S RESIDENTIAL GROWTH AND ITS UNDERPERFORMING RETAIL ENVIRONMENT. WEST RESPONDED QUICKLY AND INTRODUCED ME TO ROB MILLER, AND I INVITED ROB OUT TO MY STORE ON JUNE 5TH, 2024, WHERE WE DISCUSS IDEAS TO BRING THE SQUARE TO LIFE, INCLUDING SIGNAGE. I REACHED OUT TO JASON FORD AND CAITLYN TRAMONTI AT THE EDC, AND THEY CONNECTED ME TO PHILLIP CLYMER ABOUT SIGNAGE ORDINANCES SPECIFICALLY TO THE SQUARE. ON JULY 24TH, I MET WITH ROB AND JASON TO FOLLOW UP ON OUR INITIAL CONVERSATIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF JUNE. IN OCTOBER, I WAS INFORMED THAT FY 25 FUNDS HAD BEEN APPROVED TO HIRE A WAVE FINDING CONSULTANT. [00:30:01] WITH FRP PROGRESS EXPECTED BY SPRING OF 2025. EARLIER THIS MONTH, I FOLLOWED UP AGAIN WITH ROB, AND ROB FORWARDED ME THE CONCERNS TO JASON BODEGAN, WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DELAYED AND CLARIFIED THAT CURRENT SIGNAGE PLANS ARE CITYWIDE, NOT FOCUSED NECESSARILY ON FRISCO SQUARE. I STAND HERE, NOT ONLY ON BEHALF OF URBAN VALUE, BUT FOR THE GREATER SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY WITHIN FRISCO SQUARE, ASKING FOR A SIMPLE, VISIBLE STEP FORWARD SIGNAGE THAT CONNECTS THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONTINUED SUPPORT IN FRISCO SQUARE TO LIVE UP TO ITS ORIGINAL PROMISE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, STEVE. NAGA SUGALA. THEN AFTER THAT, WE WILL HAVE SERES POMPA. >> GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, AND CITY STAFF AND FELLOW RESIDENTS. MY NAME IS NAGA SUGALA FROM 12489 EMERALD GATE. I REPRESENT SEVERAL NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITIES, [INAUDIBLE], WILLOW BAY COMMUNITIES NEARBY NORTHEAST FRISCO. HERE, I HAVE FRIENDS OVER HERE WHO I REPRESENT. WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE DELAYS IN THE PHASE 2 OF THE NORTHEAST COMMUNITY PARK. FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK FOR COMPLETING THE PHASE 1 OF THE PARK IN 2015, AND IT BROUGHT A LOT OF EXCITEMENT. THEN PHASE 2 ADDED MORE EXCITEMENT WHEN IT WAS PROPOSED. THERE WERE LIKE TENNIS COURTS, VOLLEYBALL COURTS, BASKETBALL COURTS THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD NOT ONLY WANTED BUT TRULY NEEDED. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PROJECT, WHICH WAS INITIALLY SLATED FOR COMPLETION IN 2019, THEN POSTPONED TO 2021 HAS SEEN DELAY AFTER DELAY. NOW IN 2025, OUR CHILDREN, THE VERY ONES THESE AMENITIES WERE MEANT FOR ARE GROWING UP. MANY WILL SOON BE HEADING TO COLLEGE, HAVING NEVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE THESE FACILITIES IN THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT'S NOT JUST DISAPPOINTING. IT'S A LOST OPPORTUNITY FOR THEIR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WE UNDERSTAND THAT PROJECTS TAKE TIME. WE UNDERSTAND THAT BUDGETS MUST BE BALANCED AND PRIORITIES SHIFT. BUT WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS VOICES AND NEEDS SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED OR INDEFINITELY PUSHED ASIDE. WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR MIRACLES. WE ARE ASKING FOR FAIRNESS. WE RESPECTFULLY URGE THE COUNCIL TO RE-PRIORITIZE THE NORTHEAST COMMUNITY PARK PHASE 2 FOR THE 2026-2027 BUDGET. LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO FULFILL THE PROMISE MADE TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. LET'S NOT ALLOW ANOTHER GENERATION TO MISS OUT ON THE RECREATIONAL AND WELLNESS OPPORTUNITIES THEY DESERVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. MY FELLOW FRIENDS WILL SPEAK IN ADDITIONAL POINTS OVER THIS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WE'LL HAVE SURESH AND THEN VASU AFTER THAT. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS SURESH. I LIVE IN 12209 WILLOWGATE DRIVE, SAME COMMUNITY AS NAGISHRIS LIVE. 2014, I MOVED FROM CALIFORNIA TO TEXAS, AND I WAS LOOKING FOR HOME TO BUY WHERE TO SET MY FAMILY. FRISCO CITY, AROUND 2014, THEY PUBLISHED THIS NORTHEAST COMMUNITY PARK. GREAT DESIGN. ALL FACILITIES INCLUDED, WE GOT THRILLED. WE MOVED INTO A COMMUNITY NEXT TO THE PARK. AROUND 2017, 2018, THANKS TO THE CITY, THEY DELIVERED THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PARK. IT'S HIGHLY USED. IF YOU CAN TAKE A SURVEY, THE NUMBER OF VISITORS PER ACREAGE AROUND ALL FRISCO PARK, I BELIEVE THIS PARK COULD BE IN THE TOP OF THE LIST BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY VISITORS EVERY DAY. ON A GIVEN GOOD WEATHER DAY, YOU CAN SEE KIDS FROM ONE-YEAR-OLD TO 100 YEAR OLDS, PEOPLE WALKING AROUND, JOGGING AROUND, DOG WALKING, PLAYING, EVERYTHING. YOU CAN SEE THAT PARK IS HOLDING ALL KIND OF GAMES, SOCCER GAMES, CRICKET GAMES, VOLLEYBALL GAMES, AND PEOPLE DOING RANDOM PRACTICES, RUNNING AND ALL THAT. WE PLAY A LOT OF VOLLEYBALL GAMES, AND WE PLAY IN THE MIDDLE OF SOCCER AND CRICKET AND EVERYTHING. WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING IS, PLEASE CONSIDER TAKING UP THAT PHASE 2 OF THAT PARK AND COMPLETE THAT SIDE OF THE PARK ALSO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. [00:35:01] THAT WILL GIVE US MORE SPACE TO WALK AROUND BECAUSE THAT PARK IS HIGHLY USED NOW. WE NEED MORE SPACE, SO PLEASE CONSIDER BUILDING UP THAT. PHASE 2 OF THE PARK WITH ALL THE FACILITIES AS DESIGNED IN THE INITIAL PUBLIC. >> THANK YOU. VASU. AFTER VASU WILL BE MARK. >> I'LL MAKE IT VERY QUICK. GREETING, MR. CHENEY AND MAYOR, SIR, AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME TALKING IN CITY HALL, SO PARDON IF I SAY SOMETHING WRONG ABOUT THIS. BUT I THINK I'LL JUST APPEND WHAT MY FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS ECHO ABOUT THAT. ONE THING WHICH IT GOT MY ATTENTION IS, THERE IS A CONSIDERABLY NEW NORTHWEST COMMUNITY PARK WHICH GOT A $40 MILLION SPENT, THAT DESIGN GOT APPROVED IN 2024, AND ALREADY THE CONSTRUCTION IS IN PROGRESS. WHY THIS PROJECT IS ALREADY PLANNED FOR ALMOST SEVERAL YEARS GOT PUSHED INTO, AND NOW IT IS ACTUALLY INTO 2028. I'M SEEING FROM THE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER. IS THERE A REASON WHY IT'S BEEN CONSTANTLY BEING PUSHED? IS IT BECAUSE OF PRIORITIZATION? AT LEAST CAN YOU GIVE US SOME LIGHT? AT LEAST WE CAN GO BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY AND SHARE OUR FEEDBACK OR YOUR FEEDBACK INPUTS. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. >> MARK PALASIANO. >> FRISCO. SO I'M BACK. LAST MEETING, MAYOR, YOU STARTED OFF TALKING ABOUT RESPECT, AND FRISCO IS A CITY OF RESPECT. I WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW I FOUND IT DISRESPECTFUL THAT THE CAMERA WAS TURNED IN MY BACK FOR THE MAJORITY OF MY PRESENTATION THE WEEK BEFORE. LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT LAST MEETING, YOU WOULD TURN THE CAMERA TO MY BACK THE ENTIRE TIME AND NOT SHOW MY FACE. I AM THE ONLY PERSON THAT YOU DO THAT TO. I CAME HERE AS A WHISTLEBLOWER. I'M A WHISTLEBLOWER, EXPOSING T-MOBILE. I'M A LIFELONG TEXAN, AND MY RIGHTS ARE BEING VIOLATED, AND I'VE EXPOSED HOW THE CONSTITUTION IS BEING STOMPED ON AND HOW I'M BEING CENSORED, AND THEN YOU DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ME AND TURN THE CAMERA TO MY BACK. I MIGHT NEED TO DO THIS IF I WANT THE CAMERA TO SEE ME. THIS CITY COUNCIL SHOULD BE EMBARRASSED FOR HOW YOU GUYS ARE TREATING ME. I ALREADY KNOW YOU'RE PROBABLY IN COMMUNICATION WITH T-MOBILE, LIKE COLLIN COUNTY AND GREG WILLIS ARE BY VIOLATING MY RIGHTS. MAYOR, I DUG INTO SOME OF YOUR DONATIONS. TEXAS IS FALLING APART. THIS STATE IS JUST IMPLODING FROM WITHIN BECAUSE OF WEAK LEADERSHIP THAT IS ALL BOUGHT AND PAID FOR, ESPECIALLY HERE IN COLLIN COUNTY. YOU GUYS ARE ALL AWARE OF THE EPIC CITY. I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO GET INTO THAT, BUT IT JUST SHOWS HOW OTHERS INFLUENCE COMING INTO TEXAS THAT IS CHANGING THE TEXAS THAT I GREW UP IN. ONE THING I NOTICED, MAYOR IN YOUR DONATIONS IN 2023, 55% OF YOUR DONATIONS TO YOUR CAMPAIGN OF ABOVE $1,000 WERE FROM PEOPLE WITH INDIAN LAST NAMES. IN 2021, ONLY 10% OF DONATIONS ABOVE $1,000 WERE FROM PEOPLE WITH INDIAN LAST NAMES. I'M NOT AGAINST INDIAN PEOPLE OR ANYTHING. BUT I THINK IF WE WERE IN INDIA, A BUNCH OF TEXANS WERE MOVING THERE TAKING OVERSEAS AND STATES, THEY WOULD SPEAK UP. I'M JUST HERE SPEAKING UP ABOUT HOW I'VE SEEN TEXAS CHANGE. WE ALL KNOW THESE FORTUNE 100 COMPANIES THAT ARE MOVING IN HERE INTO FRISCO ARE BRINGING H-1B VISA EMPLOYEES JUST LIKE T-MOBILE DID. T-MOBILE LAID OFF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE OUT OF THAT OFFICE WHILE THEY EMPLOYED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ON H-1B VISAS. YOU GUYS TAKE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND PLEDGE OF THE TEXAS FLAG, AND YOU TAKE AN OATH TO THE CONSTITUTION TO HAVE YOUR POSITION. I'M HERE TELLING YOU THAT T-MOBILE HAS VIOLATED THE CONSTITUTION, AND THEY'VE EVEN WEAPONIZED THE COLLIN COUNTY JUDICIARY SYSTEM TO COME AFTER ME. THIS IS I THINK, MY THIRD OR FOURTH TIME HERE. BUT T-MOBILE, THEY USE ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL GOVERNANCE TO DESTROY AMERICA WITH ALL THEIR WOKE IDEOLOGY. I CAN'T EVEN SAY IT. IT'S FRUSTRATING. IT TAKES A LOT OF COURAGE TO GET UP HERE, TOO TO BE ME BECAUSE I KNOW I'M SAYING STUFF THAT MOST PEOPLE CAN'T UNDERSTAND, BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT I'M EXPOSING THE SYSTEM. I KNOW THAT I'M HOLDING PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE WITH MY FREE SPEECH. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE, BECAUSE I LEARNED THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THAT I CAN'T BE DELETED FROM THE INTERNET. I LIVE FOREVER ON THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS WEBSITE, PROTECTED UNDER THE SECOND AMENDMENT AND THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. THEY CAN CENSOR ME AND DELETE ME ON YOUTUBE AND X AND INSTAGRAM, BUT THEY CAN'T EVER DELETE ME FROM YOUR WEBSITE. [00:40:03] T-MOBILE CENSORED CUSTOMER TEXT MESSAGES DURING COVID. THEY BLOCKED CUSTOMERS FROM SHARING TEXT MESSAGES THAT HAD LINKS TO THE GATEWAY PUNDIT ABOUT VACCINE EFFICACY. FACEBOOK AND GOOGLE WERE CAUGHT DOING THE SAME THINGS, AND IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL. THEY WERE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. T-MOBILE COVERED IT UP. I'M A WHISTLEBLOWER THAT'S EXPOSING IT, WHICH IS WHY I'VE BEEN CENSORED. MY FRIENDS, MY FAMILY. NOBODY TALKS TO ME BECAUSE EVERYBODY LOOKS AT ME LIKE I'M CRAZY, BUT I DON'T CARE, BECAUSE ALL I'M DOING IS TELLING THE TRUTH. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS GET UP HERE AND SPEAK THE TRUTH, AND IT MAKES ME HAPPY. T-MOBILE PROVIDES UNLIMITED MONEY FOR TRANSGENDER SURGERIES WHILE THEY LIMIT BENEFITS FOR OTHER HEALTH NEEDS. IF YOU WANT TO GO HAVE A KID IF YOU NEED IN VITRO, THEY MIGHT GIVE YOU $15,000. BUT IF YOUR KID WANTS TO CHANGE GENDERS FOUR TIMES, YOU CAN HAVE UNLIMITED MONEY. I FOUGHT T-MOBILE'S VACCINE MANDATE. T-MOBILE DUMPED $5.4 BILLION WORTH OF STOCK LAST YEAR, AND I WAS THE ONLY PERSON TO REPORT ON IT. I'M GOING TO KEEP COMING BACK TO THESE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS EVERY MEETING. I'M GOING TO START THE DISRESPECT THAT YOU SHOWED ME BY TURNING THAT CAMERA TO MY BACK AND NOT SHOWING MY FACE. I'M SURE YOU'RE PROBABLY DOING IT AT THIS MEETING, BUT I'M NOT HERE TO SHOW MY FACE. I'M HERE TO SPEAK AND SHARE MY STORY THAT WILL FOREVER BE PROTECTED. BUT I'M GOING TO COME HERE AND I'M GOING TO HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE. I REACHED OUT TO THE FRISCO OPEN RECORDS ACT, I WANT TO SEE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS THAT ALL OF YOU HAD TO SUBMIT, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING TO START LOOKING. I'M AN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER, THIS IS HOW I KNOW THE INFORMATION I DO. BUT ANYWAY, 10 SECONDS LEFT, I'M GOING TO KEEP COMING BACK. MAYOR, THE DISRESPECT YOU SHOWED ME. YOU GUYS AREN'T TEXAN AND NONE OF YOU SERVE THE CONSTITUTION. YOU GUYS SHOULD ALL BE KICKED OUT OF YOUR SEATS. >> MR. LEE. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. TODAY IS MY SUBJECT ISSUE. WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT, SINCE THE SERPENT TOLD A LIE. HE SHALL NOT DIE. BUT GOD SAYS, IF YOU DO NOT KEEP MY WORD, THEN YOU SHOULD DIE. BUT SATAN, YOU SHALL NOT DIE. IF YOU EAT THE FRUITS OF GOOD AND EVIL TREE, THEN YOU SHALL BE LIKE A GOD. ADAM AND HIS WIFE, FALLING DOWN UNDER THE SATAN. BUT SINCE THAT TIME, EVENTUALLY PEOPLE DECEIVED BY HIM. IN THE THREE VERSES, I WILL TELL YOU, ECCLESIASTES 9:5 FOR THE LIVING KNOW THAT THEY SHALL DIE, BUT THE DEAD KNOW NOT ANYTHING. DEAD KNOW NOT ANYTHING. PSALM 146 VERSE 4, HIS BREATH GO FIRST. HE RETURNS TO HIS EARTH. IN THAT VERY DAY, HIS THOUGHT PERISHED. PSALM 115 VERSE 17, DEAD PRAISE NOT THE LORD, NEITHER ANY THAT GO DOWN IN SILENCE. THE BIBLE, THE WORD SOUL AND SPIRIT APPEARS [INAUDIBLE] TIMES, [00:45:03] BUT NOT ONE WORD, EVEN IS CONNECTED WITH THE IMMORTAL ALIVE. BUT CATHOLIC PRIESTS, 98% BELIEVE THAT LIVE LIVING SPIRIT AFTER DEATH. AMONG THE PROTESTANT PASTORS, 86% BELIEVE THAT LIVE SPIRIT AFTER DEATH, AND AMONG THE JEWISH RABBI, 68% BELIEVE LIVING SPIRIT OF LIVING SOUL HAVE TO DIE. THEY BELIEVE LIKE THAT. THIS IS QUOTED FROM THE NEWS WEEK 58, APRIL 3,1972. IT SHOWS THE RISK OF MODERN CHRISTIANS. THEY SINK INTO THE DEEP IN SPIRITUALISM. THEY DO NOT AFRAID OF DEATH. RATHER WELCOME. >> THANK YOU, MR. LEE. COUNCIL, TAKE US ITEM 35. [City Council discussion with City Staff concerning any actions required by City Staff as a result of any item on tonight's agenda.] CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION WITH CITY STAFF CONCERNING ANY REACTIONS AS REQUIRED AS A RESULT OF TONIGHT'S AGENDA. DID NOT NOTE ANY ITEMS. >> DID WE WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON NORTHEAST? >> YEAH. THE COMMUNITY PARK. I THINK THERE'S SOME QUESTIONS THAT PARKS CAN PROBABLY ANSWER FORM AS FAR AS TIMING AND WHATNOT. >> SURE. >> THEN THE FINDING OF FRISCO SQUARE. >> WAY FINDING FRISCO SQUARE. >> THIRTY-SIX IS GOVERNANCE MONITORING. [Discussion on Governance Monitoring of present City Council Meeting.] >> I HAD GOVERNANCE MONITORING, AND IT'S 7:32. I GIVE US AN A. >> COUNCIL, I LOOK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN.. >> MOVED. >> MOTION BY BILL. SECOND BY LAURA. ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> PASSES 5-0, WE ADJOURNED AT 7:32. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.