Sep 02, 2025 City Council

[CALL TO ORDER]

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WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL, WHERE FRISCO CITY HALL, GEORGE A.

PUREFOY MUNICIPAL CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 6101 FRISCO SQUARE BOULEVARD IN FRISCO, TEXAS.

IT IS 5:03 P.M. ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2025, AND I WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.

AND WE'RE JOINED BY THE ENTIRE COUNCIL, MINUS MR. THACKUR, WHO WILL BE JOINING US IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THAT TAKES US TO CLOSED SESSION.

[CLOSED SESSION]

ITEM A, 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. I.

RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING REFUNDING BONDS.

II. RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING CITY OF FRISCO, TEXAS.

CAUSE NO. 493-01467-2025, PENDING IN THE 493RD JUDICIAL COURT OF COLLIN COUNTY.

ITEM B, SECTION 551.072. TO DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED.

I. NORTH OF PANTHER CREEK, WEST OF DALLAS AND TOLLWAY, EAST OF LEGACY AND SOUTH OF 380.

ITEM II. NORTH OF SAM RAYBURN, WEST OF DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY, EAST OF LEGACY AND SOUTH OF STONEBROOK.

ITEM III. NORTH OF STONEBROOK, WEST OF PRESTON, EAST OF DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY AND SOUTH OF EL DORADO.

AND IV. NORTH OF EL DORADO, WEST OF PRESTON ROAD, EAST OF DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY AND SOUTH OF U.S.

380. ITEM C. SECTION 551.87. 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.

COUNCIL. CAN I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND.

OH, JEEZ. HI, JARED. ALL IN FAVOR? SORRY. PASSES 5-0.

WE'LL RECESS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 5:05. ALL RIGHT.

COUNCIL, CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO RECONVENE? SO MOVED.

MOTION BY JOHN. SECOND BY LAURA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES 5-0. RECONVENE THE REGULAR SESSION AT 7:56 P.M.

AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, THERE IS NO ACTION FOR COUNCIL TO TAKE, AND APOLOGIZE FOR OUR DELAY.

WE HAD A LOT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION DISCUSSION HERE TONIGHT.

[INVOCATION (to begin approximately at 6:30 p.m.)]

IN THOSE DAYS, THE CITY WAS FAST GROWING BUT RELATIVELY UNKNOWN.

SINCE 2008, THE SITE HAS SERVED BY PROVIDING RELIGIOUS, CULTURAL, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS. IN JULY OF 2015, THE TEMPLE WAS OFFICIALLY INAUGURATED AND CELEBRATED WITH APPROXIMATELY 10,000 PEOPLE.

BY 2020, THE BEAUTIFUL TEMPLE EXTERIORS WERE COMPLETED.

THE HINDU COMMUNITY HAS GROWN ALONG WITH THE CITY, AND TODAY WE WELCOME ONE OF THEIR PRIESTS TO LEAD OUR INVOCATION.

WELCOME. THANK YOU. JAI GURUDATTA. NAMASKARAM TO ALL.

MY NAME IS SREE RAMA DATTA PANAYAM. I AM A PRIEST AT BEAUTIFUL KARYA SIDDHI HANUMAN TEMPLE IN FRISCO, TEXAS. AND I AM HONORED TO OFFER TONIGHT'S INVOCATION BEFORE THE FRISCO CITY COUNCIL.

KSHT WAS FOUNDED BY HIS HOLINESS SRI GANAPATHY SACHCHIDANANDA SWAMIJI.

THIS YEAR MARKS THE 10TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE MAIN TEMPLES INAUGURATION.

SINCE ITS OPENING, THE KSHT HAS SERVED COUNTLESS DEVOTEES ACROSS FRISCO, ACROSS NORTH TEXAS, ACROSS OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY AND FURTHER ATTRACT PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE WORLD, BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER IN THE SPIRIT OF PEACE AND UNITY WHILE GIVING BACK TO LOCAL COMMUNITY IS AT THE CORE OF THE TEMPLE'S GUIDING PRINCIPLE.

IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR, TEMPLE INAUGURATED ITS SIXTH SHRINE FOR SRI KALYANA VENKATESWARA SWAMY, WHO REPRESENTS AUSPICIOUSNESS, PROSPERITY AND COMING TOGETHER TO SERVE.

HOW PERFECT FOR FRISCO AS WE BEING TONIGHT FRISCO CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

LET US PRAY. OM GANANA ANTVA GANAPATIGUM HAVAM AHE KAVINKA VENAMU PAMASRAVASTAMAM DIGESHTHA RADHAM BRAHMANAM BRAHMANASPADAM ANASRANVANNO TIVITSEDHA TADAM.

WE INVOKE YOU. SHRI GANESHA, THE REMOVER OF OBSTACLES AND GREATER OF SUCCESS.

YOU ARE THE WISEST AMONG THE WISE, MOST RENOWNED AND THE GREATER RULER.

O LORD OF WISDOM, PLEASE HEAR OUR INVOCATION AND COME WITH YOUR BLESSINGS TO SIT IN OUR HEARTS AND GRANT US

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MAY THE LEADERS OF OUR CITY AND OUR LAND LEAD WITH THE BEST INTEREST OF ALL ITS PEOPLE.

MAY THEIR ACTION AND DECISION BE LED BY ALMIGHTY GOD, AND THEIR HEARTS BE FILLED WITH GOD'S DIVINE WHILE THEY ARE FULFILLING THEIR DUTIES, WHILE NEVER DEVIATING FROM THE GOD'S DIVINE PATH.

MAY PEACE LEAD THE WAY. OM SHANTI. SHANTI. SHANTI.

JAI GURUDATTA. NAMASKAR. THANK YOU. AND WE WILL HAVE A PROCLAMATION HERE SHORTLY, CELEBRATING A LONG AND PRESTIGIOUS CAREER SO FAR.

BUT TO HONOR THEM FOR OUR PLEDGE TODAY, WE HAVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXPLORERS COMING TO LEAD OUR PLEDGE.

IF Y'ALL WOULDN'T MIND COMING TO THE STAGE. YAY! AND IT'S BACK HERE. I JUST BEHIND YOU.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO TEXAS.

ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVISIBLE. ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL HANG OUT HERE REALLY QUICK.

DON'T LEAVE YET. DO Y'ALL WANT TO NOMINATE SOMEONE TO BE A MAIN SPOKESPERSON? I GUESS THAT'S YOU. SO I WANT YOU ALL TO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES.

BUT FIRST, I WANT YOU TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND TELL US WHAT THE PROGRAM IS.

AND THEN AS YOU PASS THE MIC, YOU'LL INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AS WELL.

BUT TELL US KIND OF WHAT YOU'VE GAINED FROM BEING A PART OF THE PROGRAM.

SO EASY ENOUGH. SURE. HI, MY NAME IS MOLLY GALLAGHER.

THE EXPLORERS PROGRAM IS FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS STARTING FRESHMAN YEAR THROUGH THEIR 12TH GRADE YEAR.

AND IT BASICALLY JUST GIVES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN A LOT ABOUT THE FIRE SERVICE, WHAT IT REPRESENTS, AND ALL OF THEIR CORE VALUES. AND SO AS YOU BECOME AN EXPLORER, YOU FINISH A TASK BOOK, AND IT'S A BUNCH OF SKILLS THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE BEFORE YOU CAN RIDE OUT AT STATIONS. AND ONCE YOU GET YOUR STATION ASSIGNMENT, YOU GET TO BE PART OF THE CREW.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO RIDE OUT WITH THEM. YOU'RE GOING TO GO ON CALLS WITH THEM. YOU'RE GOING TO HELP THEM ON CALLS. YOU'RE GOING TO REALLY GET TO LEARN WHAT THE DYNAMIC OF THE FIRE SERVICE IS LIKE. AND IT HELPS YOU TO DECIDE IF THIS IS A CAREER YOU WANT IN THIS FIELD.

HI, MY NAME IS CAITLIN [INAUDIBLE] AND THIS PROGRAM HAS HELPED ME GAIN A LOT OF CONFIDENCE AND SKILLS.

BEFORE GETTING INTO THIS PROGRAM. I KIND OF DECIDED, HEY, THIS LOOKS LIKE A CAREER THAT I WOULD REALLY ENJOY DOING AND BEING IN THIS PROGRAM, IT'S LIKE MADE IT A DEFINITE YES. AND I'VE REALLY ENJOYED IT AND MEETING EVERYBODY.

HELLO, I'M AIDAN SHELL. I GO TO FRISCO MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

I'M ACTUALLY BRAND NEW INTO THIS PROGRAM. I'VE BEEN WANTING TO BE A FIREFIGHTER SINCE I WAS THREE YEARS OLD, AND I SAW THIS AT A CTE CONFERENCE, AND I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE PROGRAM.

AND I'VE DECIDED THAT I WANT TO PURSUE THIS CAREER AS A FIREFIGHTER.

AND I'M REALLY HOPING THIS WILL HELP ME LEARN IF I REALLY WANT TO DO THIS OR NOT.

I BELIEVE I TRULY DO SO. HEY, I'M MICAH PETERSON.

I'VE BEEN IN THE PROGRAM FOR A YEAR. I THINK THE RIDE OUTS HAVE SHOWN ME A LOT THAT WHAT THE FIRE SERVICE IS ABOUT.

AND MEETING CREWS AND SWITCHING CREWS AND MEETING NEW PEOPLE, MEETING EVERYONE IN FRISCO FIRE.

I'VE SEEN THAT. I REALLY LOVE IT. AND I WANT TO DO IT AS A CAREER.

HI, I'M JACKSON MORRISON. I WOULD SAY THAT I HAVE GAINED A LOT OF LEADERSHIP SKILLS WITH THIS PROGRAM, AND IT HAS DEFINITELY HELPED ME WITH CHOOSING A CAREER FOR MY FUTURE.

AND I REALLY LOVE THIS PROGRAM. I'VE BEEN WANTING TO BE A FIREMAN SINCE I WAS ABOUT SIX YEARS OLD, AND THIS IS DEFINITELY HELPED A LOT WITH MY LOVE FOR THE FIRE SERVICE.

MY NAME IS MADDOX ABNEY. I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE NEW CLASS OF FIRE EXPLORERS, AND I'VE GAINED SO MANY MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, AND I'VE BEEN WANTING TO BE A FIREFIGHTER EVER SINCE I CAN REMEMBER. SO IT REALLY HELPS GETTING A STEP AHEAD IN THE FIRE SERVICE PROCESS.

HI, I'M AIDAN ESQUIBEL AND I LEARNED DISCIPLINE FROM THIS PROGRAM.

AND ALSO WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A FRISCO FIREFIGHTER.

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WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU GO TO? I GRADUATED FROM. HE GRADUATED FROM CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

SO THIS IS SETH WHITE. MY NAME IS WILLIAM YOSHIDA.

I GO TO FRISCO EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL, AND I CAN JUST TELL THAT THIS PROGRAM IS GOING TO, YOU KNOW, PUSH US OUT OF OUR COMFORT ZONES AND SHOW US ALL, LIKE, NEW THINGS THAT WE'RE CAPABLE OF.

AND I CAN JUST TELL THAT IT'S GOING TO BUILD, LIKE, FRIENDSHIPS AND BONDS THAT ARE NOT GOING TO BE EASY TO BREAK.

SO I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO AND, YOU KNOW, MAKE NEW CONNECTIONS.

MY NAME IS JASON MCCLEARY AND I GO TO PROSPER HIGH SCHOOL, AND I'M ALSO A NEW MEMBER, BUT IT'S ALREADY SHOWN ME WHAT YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH IN THIS PROGRAM AND HOW IT CAN PREPARE YOU FOR BEING A FIREFIGHTER IN YOUR LATER STAGES OF LIFE.

[APPLAUSE] AND FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS HAVE THE FRIENDLY RIVALRIES. YOU'RE GOING TO GET MR. INMON A HARD TIME. TO CALL HIM UP.

WE HAVE SOME FRISCO PINS FOR YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE.

I'M GOING TO PUT YOU IN CHARGE AS MY CAPTAIN.

TO HAND THOSE OUT. LET'S GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR BEING.

ALL RIGHT. AND SPEAKING OF MR. INMON, WE'RE GOING TO COME ON UP AND CELEBRATE 20 YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE.

[Lieutenant Jeff Inmon, 20 Years of Service]

COME ON UP.

[APPLAUSE] COME ON. HEY, HOW YOU DOING? ANYONE ELSE WANT TO COME UP? THAT'S GREAT. ALL RIGHT.

THE PROCLAMATION READS. WHEREAS JEFF INMAN BEGAN HIS LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE WITH THE FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT 20 YEARS AGO IN AUGUST OF 2005.

WHEREAS JEFF INMAN, PROUDLY SERVING THE CITIZENS OF FRISCO, HAS SERVED AS PATROL OFFICER, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER, DETECTIVE AND PROPERTY CRIMES AND SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS SERGEANT OVER COMMUNITY SERVICES, PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER AND FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR.

WHEREAS JEFF WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT IN JANUARY OF 2019, HAS BEEN WATCH COMMANDER OF A PATROL LIEUTENANT OVER THE FIREARMS PROGRAM AND COMMANDER OF THE CRISIS NEGOTIATION TEAM. WHEREAS JEFF INMAN HOLDS A MASTERPIECE OFFICER CERTIFICATE, HAS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN SOCIOLOGY, CRIMINAL JUSTICE FROM TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, A MASTER'S DEGREE IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FROM AMBERTON UNIVERSITY, IS A GRADUATE OF THE TEXAS POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION, DEVELOPING LEADERS FOR TEXAS LAW ENFORCEMENT COURSE, AND A GRADUATE OF THE TEXAS LAW ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE OF TEXAS LEADERSHIP COMMAND CLASS COLLEGE CLASS NUMBER 89.

AND WHEREAS JEFF HAS BEEN, HAS RECEIVED MANY AWARDS OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS TO INCLUDE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AND SPECIAL RECOGNITION BY THE DEA IN 2014 FOR BEING INSTRUMENTAL IN THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL FEDERAL PROSECUTION OF A DRUG DEALER WHO SOLD NBOME.

N-BOMB. N-BOMB. LSD LIKE CHEMICAL TO A FRISCO YOUTH, RESULTING IN HIS DEATH.

AND WHEREAS JEFF INMAN IS A PROUD VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RESERVES, WHERE HE SERVED SIX HONORABLE YEARS AS A MILITARY POLICE OFFICER.

JEFF IS A DEDICATED HUSBAND, FATHER, BROTHER, AND SON WHO CREDITS HIS ABILITY TO SERVE FOR 20 YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT TO THE STEADFAST LOVE AND SUPPORT OF HIS FAMILY WHO HAVE STOOD BY HIS SIDE THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JEFF CHENEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FRISCO, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY BESTOW SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE DEDICATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY IN FRISCO AND PROCLAIM AUGUST 15TH, 2025 AS JEFF INMAN DAY.

THANK YOU. I WANT TO HAVE MY WHOLE FAMILY UP HERE BECAUSE THEY MEAN SO MUCH TO ME.

AND I REALLY COULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS THIS LONG WITHOUT THEM AND THEIR SUPPORT, SO.

MY SISTER AND MY NIECE, MY WIFE AND MY KIDS AND MY PARENTS.

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SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S MY STEPFATHER, AND HE'S.

YOU ALWAYS KNOW WHERE HE'S AT. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COMMUNITY.

THIS IS BY FAR, AND PROBABLY IN THE ENTIRE WORLD, THE BEST PLACE TO BE A POLICE OFFICER.

AND FOR YOU YOUNG FIREFIGHTERS, COMING UP IS THE COMMUNITY LOVES US SO MUCH.

OVERWHELMINGLY, YES. WE DEAL WITH THE ONES THAT DON'T. BUT OVERWHELMINGLY, THE COMMUNITY LOVES US SO MUCH AND I COULDN'T ASK FOR ANY BETTER PLACE TO WORK, SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. UP A LITTLE BIT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TAKE A LOOK OVER HERE.

A LITTLE BIT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, LET'S HEAR IT AGAIN FOR ANOTHER 20 YEARS LEFT IN YOU.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO CITIZEN INPUT.

OKAY. SO FOR THOSE OF YOU HERE TO PRESENT DURING CITIZENS INPUT YOU WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES THIS EVENING.

THE TIMER WILL BE JOHN. JOHN I APOLOGIZE. JOHN.

DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? YES, SIR. I APOLOGIZE.

[Reconvene into Regular Session and take any action necessary as a result of the Closed Session.]

I WOULD LIKE TO RECONSIDER ITEM 3 TO TAKE ACTION OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.

COULD I APOLOGIZE FOR INTERRUPTING THE PROCEEDINGS? THAT WAS MY OVERSIGHT. THERE WAS TO INCLUDE THAT AS WE CAME BACK INTO SESSION.

OKAY, SO YOU NEED TO MAKE A MOTION, A SECOND TO.

MOTION TO RECONSIDER THAT ITEM. SECOND. SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. PASSES 6-0. AND SO WE DO HAVE A BUSINESS FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT JOHN WILL READ THE MOTION.

I MOVE THE CITY MANAGER IS AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE COUNSEL FOR THE CITY OF FRISCO IN THE MATTER OF JESSE ZITO VERSUS CITY OF FRISCO.

CASE NO. 493-01467-2025. AND IN ALL, DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING DOCUMENTS THAT ARE PROTECTED BY THE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE AS THE CITY MANAGER MAY DEEM NECESSARY, INCLUDING DISCLOSURE OF THE DOCUMENTS TO THIRD PARTIES.

TO THE EXTENT THE DOCUMENTS INCLUDE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE PRIVILEGE BEING PRODUCED TO THIRD PARTIES.

THE WAIVER OF THE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE IS LIMITED TO DOCUMENTS RELEVANT IN THIS CASE, AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO DEFEND THE ALLEGATIONS MADE IN THE LAWSUIT.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY JOHN. SECOND. SECOND BY LAURA.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES 6-0.

THANK YOU. JOHN. THANK YOU. BACK TO CITIZEN INPUT. OKAY.

[CITIZEN INPUT (to begin approximately at 7:30 p.m.)]

SO WE ARE GOING TO START WITH JESSIE RINGNESS.

NEXT WE'LL HAVE DONNA SCHMIDTLER. WHEN YOU COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. FOR THE RECORD, WE WOULD DEFINITELY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JESSIE RINGNESS, 11201 ALEXANDRIA DRIVE, FRISCO, TEXAS.

GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL. MAYOR CHENEY. I JUST WANTED TO TALK TO YOU GUYS REAL QUICK ABOUT NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY AT KALEIDOSCOPE PARK THIS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, FROM 6 TO 9 P.M. WE'D LIKE TO INVITE EVERYONE TO BE THERE.

THERE IS A FREE CONCERT FEATURING HAVANA NRG FROM 7 TO 9.

WE'RE EXPECTING ABOUT 25 NON-PROFITS. THERE WILL BE LIVE MUSIC COMMUNITY GIVING UNDER THE STARS.

SO PLEASE COME PICK YOUR FAVORITE NONPROFIT OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 AND GIVE WHAT YOU CAN.

THE NON-PROFITS IN THE CITY OF FRISCO ARE REALLY KIND OF WHAT MAKES FRISCO STAND OUT AMONGST OTHER CITIES IN THE NORTH TEXAS AREA.

AND SO BY GIVING YOUR SUPPORT TO THESE NON-PROFITS, YOU'RE THANKING THEM FOR ALL THE SUPPORT THAT THEY GIVE TO THE COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU. PLEASE COME SEPTEMBER 6TH THIS SATURDAY, 6 TO 9 P.M.

AT KALEIDOSCOPE PARK. BRING YOUR CHECKBOOKS. THANKS, GUYS.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, DONNA SCHMIDT. AND THEN NEXT, WE'LL HAVE JENNIFER LOONEY.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, DONNA SCHMIDT, 7037 WHITE ROCK COURT, FRISCO, TEXAS.

AND YES, I AGREE WITH JESSE. HERITAGE ASSOCIATION IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THOSE NON-PROFITS THAT'S THERE.

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BUT I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU ALL ABOUT SHAWNEE TRAIL COWBOY DAY.

IT IS GOING TO BE ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH FROM 11 A.M.

TO 4 P.M. ON THE GROUNDS OF THE HERITAGE CENTER, AND WE'D LIKE YOU ALL TO COME FOR SOME FUN.

MAYOR CHENEY HAS GRACED US IN ANGELIA HAS DONE THE MECHANICAL BULL.

WE HAVE SO MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT YOU CAN DO.

WILD WEST SHOWS AND FOOD TRUCKS AND JUST SOME PETTING ZOOS.

JUST AN ALL TIME GOOD TIME. SO WE'D LIKE TO INVITE EVERYONE IN FRISCO TO JOIN US.

AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DON'T TALK ABOUT THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY'S NEW ORNAMENT THIS YEAR.

EVERY YEAR WE DO AN ORNAMENT FOR HISTORY, AND WE HAVE DONE SO MANY OF THE BUILDINGS AND THINGS HERE.

BUT THIS YEAR WE DECIDED TO GO WITH THE BLUEBONNET, WHICH IS THE STATE FLOWER FOR TEXAS, AND THEY ARE ON SALE IN THE BOOKSHOP AT THE LIBRARY.

AND I ALSO HAPPEN TO HAVE A FEW IN MY CAR. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

AND IT IS OFFICIAL COUNCIL TRADITION THAT FIRST YEAR COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE TO RIDE THE MECHANICAL BULL.

YOU'RE UP BURT. THERE IS. YEAH, THERE IS PHOTO EVIDENCE.

OKAY, NEXT. I'LL HOLD ON FOR EIGHT SECONDS. NEXT WE HAVE JENNIFER LOONEY, AND THEN FINALLY, WE'LL HAVE MR. LEE, I'M JENNIFER LOONEY. I LIVE IN BELLA CASA IN FRISCO.

I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER PELHAM AND RUMMEL, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, FOR ATTENDING OUR VISUAL ARTS GUILD OF FRISCO ART IN THE ARENA. OUR SECOND ANNUAL THREE DAY INDOOR ART FESTIVAL WAS A HUGE SUCCESS.

REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT SHARING THAT OUT.

WE'RE READY FOR THE THIRD YEAR. WE ALREADY HAVE OUR DATES SET AT THE COMERICA CENTER NEXT YEAR THE AUGUST 20TH THROUGH THE 23RD OR 21ST THROUGH THE 23RD. WE'LL GET INFORMATION OUT TO EVERYBODY SOON.

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR MUSICAL PARTNERS, MELODY OF HOPE, FOR GRANTING US NINE MUSICIANS WHO PLAYED LIVE ON STAGE, UPLIFTING US THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE WEEKEND. WE ARE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR CLOSE TO 50 VOLUNTEERS, A MAJORITY OF THEM FROM THE FRISCO WOMEN'S LEAGUE, AND WE APPRECIATE COUNCIL, MEMBERS, THAKUAR AND ELAD FOR ATTENDING OUR GRAND OPENING AT THE BEACON, WHICH IS OUR NEWEST PARTNER GALLERY IN THE RAIL DISTRICT WITH THREE MORE TO COME.

SO WE'LL GIVE YOU THOSE DATES AS SOON AS WE'RE READY TO PUT ART UP IN THOSE BUILDINGS.

WE INVITE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY TO OUR CREME DE LA CREME 2025 BEST OF THE BEST, PUBLIC ART RECEPTION.

SO AFTER YOU GET DONE WITH THE CLEANING UP FROM SHAWNEE TRAIL, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BULL RIDING PART WAS, MAYBE THE ARMADILLO RACES. THEN THAT SAME SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 27TH, PLEASE STOP BY THE FRISCO DISCOVERY CENTER FROM 6:30 TO 8:30 P.M.

AND ENJOY A CELEBRATION MIXED WITH FINE ART AND MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT BY THE FRISCO YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

MEET OUR MAIN ARTISTIC JUROR, JESSICA BELL. SHE'S AN AWARD WINNING ARTIST.

A LOT OF PUBLIC ART IN NORTH TEXAS BY JESSICA BELL AND OUR ART THAT SPEAKS TO ME JUROR WILL BE THE FRISCO ISD COORDINATOR OF FINE ARTS, ROBERT DRAPER. THESE JURORS WILL AWARD OVER $3,000 $30,000 IN PRIZE FUNDS TO A SELECTION OF THE 47 ARTWORKS THAT WILL BE ON DISPLAY.

REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED, AND AS MOST OF OUR EVENTS, ESPECIALLY THIS FALL EXHIBITION, IS OPEN AND FREE TO THE PUBLIC, IT WILL BE ON DISPLAY WITH SOME PIECES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE SEPTEMBER 17TH THROUGH OCTOBER 19TH.

AND TO KEEP THE ART ROLLING BEFORE THIS SUNDAY, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO STOP BY OUR BEAUTIFUL PUBLIC LIBRARY, WE HAVE AN EXHIBITION AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AS WELL.

OUR PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITIONS WOULD NOT EXIST WITHOUT THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF OUR ARTS TOURISM GRANT FROM THE FRISCO ARTS FOUNDATION, AND OUR BOARD GIVES THANKS TO THE FRISCO CITY COUNCIL FOR MAKING FUNDS AVAILABLE TO HELP SUSTAIN OUR FULLY VOLUNTEER RUN ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THEN FINALLY, MR. LEE.

GOOD EVENING. EVERYBODY IN HERE. TODAY I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE SEVENTH DAY, SABBATH AND SUNDAY CONTRAST. YEAH.

THE SABBATH DAY IS THE MEMORIAL DAY OF THE CREATION OF GOD.

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TO KEEP THE SABBATH IS A WONDERFUL PRIVILEGE TO GOD'S PEOPLE.

AN EVERLASTING SIGN. WONDERFUL, PROMISED THE DAY. SUNDAY IS THE SUN WORSHIPING DAY.

IN ROMAN, BABYLONIAN, ROMAN, AND EGYPT, ALL SUN AND MOON IS VERY IMPORTANT TO GOD. THE SUN IS THE SUN WORSHIPING DAY.

FIRST SUNDAY LAW WAS ISSUED BY ROMAN EMPEROR.

CONSTANTINE. 7TH OF MARCH.

321 A.D. REGARDING OUR DAY OF REST.

PLEASE READ US. ALL JUDGES AND CITY PEOPLE AND CRAFT CRAFTSMEN SHALL REST UPON THE VENERABLE DAY OF THE SUN. CONSTANTINE AT THAT TIME.

AND HE BELIEVED THE SUN GOD.

CONTRARY PEOPLE, HOWEVER, MAY FREELY ATTEND THE CULTIVATION OF THE FIELDS BECAUSE IT FREQUENTLY HAPPENS ABOUT NO OTHER DAYS ARE BETTER ADAPTED FOR PLANTING, AND THE GRAINS IN THE FURROW OVER THE VINES IN THE TRENCHES, SO THAT THE ADVANTAGE GIVEN BY HEAVENLY PROVIDENCE MAY NOT FALL FOR THE OCCASION OF A SHORT TIME.

PARISH AT THAT TIME. YEAH. AND AT THAT TIME.

THIS 321 MARCH 7TH AND THIS DECREE ISSUED. BUT FOUR YEARS LATER. NIA. NIA.

RELIGIOUS CONVENTION. HAPPENED. THE KINGS, BY KING'S COMMAND. SO IT WAS ADAPTED BY THE CHURCH.

THANK YOU, MR. LEE. BYE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[Library Report on monthly statistics and activities.]

ITEM SIX IS OUR LIBRARY REPORT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I HAVE A COUPLE OF SLIDES TO START WITH. BY THE WAY, MY NAME IS SHELLY HAWLEY.

I'M THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR. SO ONCE AGAIN, THE LIBRARY HAS RECEIVED THE ACHIEVEMENT OF EXCELLENCE AWARD, AND WE KIND OF WANT TO SHOW IT OFF. SO THERE IT IS ON THE SLIDE WITH THE WITH THE SEAL.

SUMMER READING HAS WRAPPED UP THE MAYOR SUMMER READING CHALLENGE FOR 2025, HAD 7500 APPLICANTS,

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IT JUST SEEMS TO GROW MORE AND MORE. AND THEN, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY NOT BE AWARE, BESIDES THE READING CHALLENGE AND THE LOGGING OF YOUR READING, WE ALSO OFFER PROGRAMS ONCE A WEEK ON MONDAYS.

AND WE BRING IN ANIMALS AND SCIENCE, AND WE LIKE TO CALL IT EDUTAINMENT.

A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS TO LEARN AND TO KEEP MOTIVATED TO KEEP THEIR READING SKILLS UP.

ONE OF OUR GOALS IN THE SUMMER IS TO ASSIST CHILDREN WITH WHAT'S CALLED THE SUMMER SLIDE, WHICH MEANS WHEN A CHILD FINISHES ONE GRADE, IF THEY AREN'T READING THROUGH THE SUMMER, THEY SLIDE BACK IN THEIR SKILL SET SO THAT WHEN THEY START THE NEW YEAR, USUALLY FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS, TEACHERS ARE TRYING TO GET THEM BACK UP TO THE LEVEL THEY WERE AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, SO PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM HELPS STUDENTS SUCCEED IN SCHOOL.

WE ALSO SPEAKING OF SCHOOL, WANTED TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE A PLETHORA THERE.

I'VE GOTTEN MY BIG WORD FOR THE DAY OUT A PLETHORA OF TOOLS FOR STUDENTS.

SO WHETHER IT'S BRAINFUSE OR LANGUAGES, LEARNING EXPRESS, TUMBLE MATH, ALL AGES, ALL GRADES.

AND IF YOU'LL NOTICE IN THE IN THE REPORT, WE NOTED WHAT OUR TOP FIVE TOPICS WERE, WHICH IS FOURTH GRADE MATH, BIOLOGY, GEOMETRY, PRE-CALCULUS, AND FIFTH GRADE MATH ARE THE MOST COMMONLY USED IN THE LAST YEAR, SO IT SHOWS YOU THERE'S A WIDE VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES THERE.

I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SHELLY. COUNCIL. WHAT QUESTIONS? WE ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THE ORNAMENTS.

YES. SO THAT'S BEEN COVERED. AND THEY'RE SELLING OUT QUICK.

SO IF YOU WANT ONE. IN FACT, I RUSHED DOWN AND BOUGHT MINE EARLIER THIS WEEK.

I SAW IT EVERY YEAR. YEP, THEY DO ARE PRETTY CLOSE TO IT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SHELLY. THANK YOU. ITEM 7.

[Budget Status Report for June 2025 and July 2025.]

DEREK HYNES, CFO FOR THE CITY OF FRISCO. YOU HAVE THE TWO REPORTS IN YOUR PACKET TONIGHT.

EVERYTHING IS TRACKING AS EXPECTED. EVERYTHING'S IN LINE WITH THE FORECAST THAT WE PRESENTED IN THE BUDGET PROCESS.

SALES TAX IS STILL UP. REMINDER, WE BUDGETED THAT TO BE FLAT THIS FISCAL YEAR.

WE'RE EXPECTING TO END ABOUT A 2% INCREASE, SO THAT IS POSITIVE NEWS.

WE ARE ENTERING THE LAST MONTH OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

SO STAFF IS WORKING HARD IN PREPARATION OF THE UPCOMING AUDIT.

BUT WITH THAT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

COUNCIL WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. ITEM 8 IS OUR PLAY FRISCO REPORT.

[Play Frisco report on activities related to arts, culture, events, park development and operations, natural resources, and recreation services.]

I THINK I NEED TO CHECK IN WITH THE LIBRARY. I'M PROBABLY TOO OLD FOR THE MAYOR'S CHALLENGE, BUT I READ A LOT. I'LL TAKE THAT UP WITH SHELLEY LATER.

SO AS WE ALWAYS REMIND EVERYBODY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING FOREPLAY, WHATEVER THAT IS. AND AS YOU'LL SEE IN OUR COUNCIL REPORT, WE'RE TRYING TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN THE BEST WAYS THAT WE CAN.

WE HAVE SO MANY OUTSTANDING STUDENTS IN THIS AREA THAT ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR EAGLE SCOUT PROJECTS, THAT SOMETIMES WE WONDER IF WE'RE GOING TO RUN OUT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM, BUT NOT TO WORRY, WE WILL FIGURE IT OUT. WE ALSO ARE A BIRD CITY.

CERTIFIED. I'M NOT SURE IF EVERYBODY REALIZED THAT, BUT ONE OF THE EXCITING THINGS THAT'S HAPPENED IS WE HAVE A BRAND NEW BIRD FEEDER OVER AT THE GROVE AT FRISCO COMMONS, AND SO IT NOT ONLY ALLOWS PEOPLE TO OBSERVE THE WILDLIFE, BUT OUR ACTIVE ADULTS OVER THERE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT FEEDING THE BIRDS.

WE ALSO HAVE A VERY BEAUTIFUL BLACKLIGHT EXHIBITION THAT'S PRESENT RIGHT NOW AT THE HERITAGE MUSEUM.

IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OVER, IT REALLY IS STUNNING.

SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO. AND WE HAVE UPCOMING EVENTS.

SO AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE WANT TO FIND WAYS TO ENGAGE ALL TYPES OF PEOPLE.

EVERYTHING FROM PAWS IN THE POOL. THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF MY MOST FAVORITE PROMOTIONS THAT WE'VE PUT OUT.

SWIM. SPLASH. WAG. REPEAT. SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO HOST THE DOGS.

WE HAVE PARKS FOR POLLINATORS, A BIOBLITZ COMING UP.

WE HAVE A CRAFT AND CARE FAIR, AND THEN OUR SIDECAR JAZZ LOUNGE HAS REALLY TAKEN OFF.

SO AGAIN, JUST TRYING TO REACH AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE POSSIBLY CAN IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. I THINK THAT'S ONE OF LAURA'S FAVORITE EVENTS,

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I KNOW IN LIEU OF TIME, BUT WE RECENTLY. WELL, WE DIDN'T THE POLICE OFFICERS SWORE IN SOME NEW POLICE DOGS.

AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE RECOGNIZED IS THAT WE NEED TO ALSO DO A PAWS EVENT FOR THEM.

SO NEXT YEAR FOR PAWS IN THE POOL, WE'LL HAVE A SPECIAL SWIM TIME FOR OUR CANINE HEROES.

VERY NICE. EVERYONE'S INCLUDED. COUNCIL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM NINE IS OUR ENGINEERING REPORT.

[Engineering Services Monthly Report on planning, design, and construction of roadways, traffic control, water utilities, parks, and trails.]

OVERALL, WE THINK THINGS WENT PRETTY WELL WITH THE SCHOOLS IN THE BEGINNING OF ALL THE SCHOOL TRAFFIC SEASON THAT YOU SAW.

WE HAD STAFF THAT WERE OUT AT SEVERAL OF THE CAMPUSES.

AND THEN WE MONITOR THINGS FROM OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER AS WELL.

MADE SOME TIMING CHANGES, AS YOU SEE. I KNOW ONE OF THE QUESTIONS YOU'VE PROBABLY ALL BEEN RECEIVING IS ON LEADERSHIP PREP THERE ON MAJESTIC GARDENS, THE NEW ELEMENTARY CAMPUS OVER THERE. AND I THINK WHAT'S TYPICAL OF A NEW CAMPUS LIKE THAT DURING THAT FIRST WEEK, WE TYPICALLY SEE STRUGGLES. YOU'VE GOT 6 OR 7 GRADES OF PARENTS AND CHILDREN ALL TRYING TO LEARN A PROGRAM, WHEREAS A TYPICAL SCHOOL JUST HAS ONE GRADE TWO KINDERGARTNERS THAT HAVE TO KIND OF LEARN THE DRILL AND HOW THINGS WORK.

BUT WE WORKED WITH THE STAFF. I THINK WE FELT GOOD ABOUT HOW THINGS WERE AT THE END OF THE FIRST WEEK.

THERE WAS SOME REGRESSION DURING WEEK TWO WHERE THINGS SEEMED TO KIND OF GO BACKWARDS.

LAST WEEK, I BELIEVE THINGS KIND OF WERE BACK TO WHERE WE WERE NEAR THE FIRST WEEK, AND PROBABLY ABOUT WHERE WE THINK WE CAN ACTUALLY GET THE CAMPUS TO OPERATE TO.

WE WILL HAVE A MEETING WITH THEM AT THE END OF THIS WEEK TO GO OVER SOME THINGS, TO SEE WHAT OTHER OPTIONS MIGHT BE AVAILABLE YET THAT WE CAN WORK ON, BUT I THINK OVERALL IT IS SOMEWHAT TYPICAL OF WHAT YOU WOULD SEE, YOU KNOW, AT OUR OTHER SCHOOL SITES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

ONE OF THE DIFFERENCES, THOUGH, IS YOU MIGHT HAVE A COUPLE OF HUNDRED KIDS THAT ACTUALLY WALK TO SCHOOL, WHEREAS HERE YOU HAVE A CAPACITY OF 600.

AND CURRENTLY ONLY FOUR OF THOSE CHILDREN WALK TO SCHOOL. SO EVERYBODY'S COMING IN A CAR AND THERE'S NO BUSSING.

SO IT CREATES THOSE CHALLENGES. JUST A QUICK UPDATE ON MAIN STREET.

YOU'RE GOING TO START TO SEE A LOT MORE PHYSICAL PROGRESS AS THINGS NOW BEGIN TO HAPPEN ABOVE GROUND.

SO A LOT OF THE UNDERGROUND UTILITY WORK, ALL THOSE THINGS ARE COMPLETE.

IF WE CAN GET IT TO STOP RAINING, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE PAVING ACTUALLY GETTING STARTED HERE FROM 1ST TO 3RD AND THEN ALSO FROM 6TH TO NORTH COUNTY.

AND THEN BY THE END OF THE MONTH, WE EXPECT THE 5TH STREET INTERSECTION TO BE FINISHED UP WHERE IT'S CLOSED ON THE NORTH SIDE CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW.

AND THEN LAST THING, JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW WE HAVE A ROUNDABOUTS ROUNDUP.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS OVER AT THE LIBRARY ON SEPTEMBER 15TH.

IT'S IN CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL ROUNDABOUTS WEEK, WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE FOLLOWING WEEK IN SEPTEMBER.

BUT MOST OF US ARE GOING TO BE AT A CONFERENCE, SO WE MOVED IT UP THE WEEK PRIOR.

THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME WE'VE DONE A SIMILAR EVENT LIKE THIS. LAST TIME WE DID IT IN THE MORNING. THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO GO MORE IN THE EVENING FOR MORE OF THE ADULTS AND TEENS WORKING WITH THEM. AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO JOIN US AND BE ONE OF OUR PARTNERS THERE FOR THAT.

I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, AND THE REPORT ALSO SAW THAT PANTHER CREEK IS JUST RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM OPENING.

SO I KNOW THAT'D BE A BIG RELIEF VALVE FOR EL DORADO AND A MAJOR EAST WEST THOROUGHFARE.

SO I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT.

YEP. AND THEN THERE WAS ALSO A MEMO THAT WAS HIGHLIGHTING FRISCO'S LIGHT MONITORING SYSTEM.

KIND OF YOU WANT TO KIND OF SPEAK TO THAT? YEAH, SURE.

WE HAD ONE OF THE COMPANIES THAT WE WORK WITH, INRIX, WE'RE USING THEIR DATA TO MONITOR HOW OUR SIGNALS ARE PERFORMING, AND THEY HAD A WRITE UP THAT THEY PUT ON THEIR BLOG AND ALSO POST IT ON THEIR LINKEDIN THAT TALKED ABOUT HOW FRISCO USES THAT DATA TO HELP MONITOR HOW WELL THE SIGNALS ARE WORKING, AND THEN TRY AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS, AND ALSO TO HELP TELL OUR STORY AND HOW WE'RE DOING THAT. SO KIND OF AS AN EXAMPLE, EXCUSE ME, AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT YOU'RE SEEING COMMUNITIES BEGIN TO DO NOW USING THAT TYPE OF DATA.

COUNCIL ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. BUT I DID JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU PUBLICLY FOR THE PARTNERSHIP ON THE MAJESTIC GARDENS LEADERSHIP PREP.

THAT IS MY NEIGHBORHOOD. AND SO THE NEIGHBORHOOD WAS QUITE SHOCKED WHEN 600 CARS SHOWED UP AT ONE TIME.

SO THAT AND, BUT ADDITIONALLY HELPING TO GET THE SCHOOL AN SRO, WHICH THEY DIDN'T, I DON'T THINK THEY KNEW THEY COULD ASK FOR.

I THINK WAS A BIG HELP JUST FROM START TO END.

WORKING ON THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. I MEAN, YOU GUYS DID EVERYTHING.

SO I THINK THEY NOW KNOW TO CALL US AHEAD OF TIME WHEN THEY'RE OPENING SOME STUFF AND WE CAN WORK CLOSER TOGETHER.

BUT I WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL DIRECTLY TO REALLY HELP RESOLVE THAT IN A VERY QUICK FASHION.

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WE CAN'T TURN LEFT OR EAST BECAUSE IT'S A YELLOW LIGHT AND THEY JUST KEEP COMING.

SO WE'VE BEEN SITTING HERE. SO YOU AND I REACHED OUT TO JASON AND YOU GUYS GOT ON IT REAL QUICK.

AND IT'S PROBABLY NOT PERFECT YET, BUT IT'S SO MUCH BETTER BECAUSE WE CAN ACTUALLY GET OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD NOW.

SO DO APPRECIATE THAT. WELL THANK YOU. I'LL MAKE SURE TO PASS THAT ON.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. ITEM 10 IS OUR PUBLIC WORKS REPORT.

[Public Works Monthly Report on water production, service requests, and stormwater updates.]

I'VE GOT OUR JULY. SUMMARY. THE FIRST SLIDE IS A TRAINING VIDEO.

OUR STORMWATER STAFF WORKED WITH NETCFG, AND THEY PRODUCED SOME TRAINING.

YOU'LL SEE KIND OF OUR AUTOMATED CRAWLER THAT WE'VE GOT.

CAN ACCESS BOX CULVERTS FOR CLEANING AND DEBRIS REMOVAL.

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. WE'VE GOT TWO THAT ARE UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW. THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS ACTUALLY A WATER LINE REPLACEMENT.

WE'RE DOING ABOUT 2100 LINEAR FEET WITH PIPE BURSTING.

AND THEN ON KINGS RIDGE, WE'RE DOING A WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT AND ALSO REPAVING KINGS RIDGE.

BACK IN JULY, WE HAD FREEDOM FEST. WE HAD A GOOD OUT GOOD TURNOUT.

STAFF DID A GREAT JOB PROMOTING SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT THEY HAD AVAILABLE. AND THEN THE BOTTOM RIGHT IS A RECYCLING EVENT FOR STYROFOAM.

ACTUALLY, WE HAVE A PRETTY COOL STYROFOAM COMPRESSOR IF YOU'RE EVER OUT AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES CENTER. LET ME KNOW. I'D BE HAPPY TO SHOW IT TO YOU. REMINDER, BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1ST THROUGH OCTOBER 31ST, WE'RE BACK TO ONCE A WEEK ON YOUR REGULAR TRASH DAY.

AND THEN ONCE WE GET INTO NOVEMBER, WE'LL BE BACK, WE'LL GO TO ZERO.

SO JUST REMEMBER SEPTEMBER 1ST. THAT HAS KICKED OFF.

WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SIR. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS? REPORT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I'M SORRY. REAL QUICK, JUST TO HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING ON WITH OUR EDUCATION FROM WATER USAGE.

GABE TALKED JUST BRIEFLY. BE HAPPY TO. WHERE WE'RE AT FROM A WATER USAGE STANDPOINT AND WHY THAT'S IMPORTANT.

SO OUR THE WATER YEAR FOR NORTH TEXAS WRAPS UP IN JULY, AND OUR TAKE OR PAY AMOUNT RIGHT NOW IS ABOUT 15.3 BILLION GALLONS A YEAR. THIS YEAR WE STAYED UNDER THAT THRESHOLD, WHICH IS HARD TO DO, AND IT HAPPENS FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS.

ONE OF THE REASONS WE HAVE A PRETTY AGGRESSIVE PROGRAM IN FRISCO.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT KIND OF WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE WITH THE ONCE A WEEK AND WE HAVE A VERY AGGRESSIVE OUTREACH PROGRAM.

THE WEATHER DID HELP WITH SOME OF THAT, BUT IT'S VERY HARD FOR A CITY OF THIS SIZE TO BE GROWING AND THEN STAY UNDER THAT TAKE OR PAY THRESHOLD.

WE WERE ONE OF JUST A HANDFUL OF CITIES THAT DID THAT.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. ANYTIME WE CAN STAY RIGHT AROUND THAT IS A BIG ACHIEVEMENT.

STARTED OFF KIND OF WET THIS YEAR, SO WE'RE OFF TO A GOOD START. SO WE'RE TRACKING.

DAVID, I DO YOU HAVE ONE QUESTION BEFORE YOU LEAVE.

CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OR MAYBE EVEN MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE FRISCO PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY WATER ACADEMY THAT'S COMING UP? SO, YEAH. SO THE WATER ACADEMY, WE ACTUALLY HAVE CLASSES ON THE FOURTH AND 11TH, I BELIEVE.

AND THAT IS OPEN FOR ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER. AND THAT JUST TALKS ABOUT WHERE WE GET OUR WATER. WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM NORTH TEXAS FROM STATE. I'LL BE THERE. JUST TALKING ABOUT WHAT IT IS FOR WATER CONSERVATION.

WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? IT'S REALLY A DEEP DIVE INTO WATER.

HOW DO WE GET IT? AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO AS COMMUNITY FROM IT'S REALLY FOCUSED ON A LOT OF HOA INPUT ON HOW WE CONSERVE WATER.

SO IT'S FOR ALL OF US WATER NERDS OUT THERE TO BE A GOOD LITTLE TWO DAY EXERCISE.

IT'S THE SAME ON THE 4TH AND THE 11TH. YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME TO BOTH.

PLEASE SIGN UP. YOU CAN SIGN UP ON THE WEBSITE.

BUT THE INFORMATION WILL BE CONSISTENT ON BOTH DAYS. THANK YOU.

HEY, GABE. YES, SIR. I JUST WANTED TO ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATE YOU ON DOING A REALLY GREAT JOB.

SAW THE EMAIL FROM DICK PEASLEY WHERE HE EXPRESSED HOW, THROUGH YOUR EFFORTS, OUR CITY HAS USED LESS WATER THAN THE PREVIOUS YEARS.

ALL THE EFFORTS THAT YOU'VE DONE WITH REGARDS TO WASTEWATER IRRIGATION, CAPTURING REUSABLE WATER.

IN A SENSE AS I'VE LEARNED THAT TERM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY KUDOS TO THE WORK YOU'RE DOING.

AND KEEP IT UP, MAN. GREAT STAFF, AND THANKS FOR GIVING US THE ABILITY TO DO THAT.

THANK YOU. OKAY. ITEM 11 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.]

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TO 10:30 A.M. IT WILL BE AT VETERANS MEMORIAL AT FRISCO COMMONS PARK.

AND OUR SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER WILL BE FRISCO RESIDENT AND MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS, U.S.

ARMY CAPTAIN FLORENT GROBERG. HE IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

IF YOU'VE EVER HEARD HIM SPEAK. I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO BE THERE FOR THAT.

AND ALSO FOR ALL THE CAMARADERIE AMONG OUR GREAT FRISCO PATRIOTS AND OUR VETERANS AS WE UNVEIL THIS PURPLE HEART MONUMENT THAT THE FVAC AND THE PURPLE HEART MONUMENT TEAM HAVE WORKED VERY HARD ON FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS TO BRING IT TO COMPLETION.

FLORENT ALSO HAS TWO BRONZE STARS, AND OF COURSE, THE PURPLE HEART IS A TRUE HOMETOWN HERO WITH AN INCREDIBLE STORY.

SO HOPE TO SEE EVERYBODY OUT THERE ON SEPTEMBER 20TH.

THANK YOU JOHN. ANY OTHER UPDATES? OKAY, THAT TAKE US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS 12 THROUGH 35. SECOND. JOHN.

SECOND BY BURT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THAT PASSES 6-0.

[LEGISLATIVE AGENDA]

THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA CAN BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION. THE CONCURRENCE OF TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS IS REQUIRED TO REMOVE ANY ITEM FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION.

COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY VOTE NAY ON ANY ITEM WITHOUT COMMENT AND MAY SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS FOR THE OFFICIAL RECORD. ONLY ONE ITEM. ITEM 36. MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 36.

MOTION BY JOHN, SECOND BY LAUREL. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. 6-0.

[Public Hearing: A request to repeal Ordinance No. 18-10-56 consisting of 80.1± acres on the southwest corner of Mahard Parkway and University Drive (US 380) (“Property”), to amend the Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 11-04-09, as amended), to rezone the Property as Planned Development-271-Office-2/Retail/Residential, and to consider to direct Staff to prepare an Ordinance of the same. Zoned Planned Development-271-Office-2/Retail/Residential. Neighborhood #53. Zoning Case No. Z24-0002. Applicant: LMIF Real Estate, LLC. Tabled 08/05/2025. (Development Services/JH)]

REQUEST TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NO. 18-10-56, CONSISTING OF 80.1 ACRES IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MAHARD PARKWAY AND UNIVERSITY DRIVE TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 11-04-09, AS AMENDED, TO REZONE THE PROPERTIES AS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT-271-OFFICE-2/RETAIL/RESIDENTIAL, AND TO CONSIDER TO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE OF THE SAME ZONED PLAN DEVELOPMENT-271-OFFICE-2/RETAIL/RESIDENTIAL.

NEIGHBORHOOD NUMBER 53. ZONING CASE NO. Z24-0002.

APPLICANT: LMIF REAL ESTATE. WAS TABLED ON AUGUST 5TH, 2025.

YES, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, YOU TABLED THAT ITEM AND CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO TONIGHT.

WE'RE CONTINUING TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE APPLICANTS OR AND JUST BEEN TALKING, GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE APPLICANT, AND THEY WANT TO, AS STATED IN THE STAFF REPORT TABLE, THIS TO YOUR SEPTEMBER 16TH MEETING.

SO YOUR MOTION TONIGHT WOULD BE TO TABLE AND CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO THE SEPTEMBER 16TH MEETING.

THAT'S WHAT YOU TOLD US TO DO TO BEGIN WITH. WE SHOULD HAVE LISTENED. WELL, NO, YOU EXTENDED THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.

WELL, PROBABLY TABLING AGAIN ON THE 16TH. WE NEED TO REMOVE.

THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENS. WE NEED TO REMOVE THIS FROM THE TABLE.

YEAH. JUST. CAN YOU. JUST CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

OKAY. YEAH. CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN TABLE THE ITEM TILL 16TH.

YEAH. MOTION TO TABLE TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN TABLE TO SEPTEMBER 16TH.

OKAY. MOTION BY JOHN. SECOND BY LAURA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. PASSES 6-0. ITEM 38 IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

[Public Hearing: Second Public Hearing on the City of Frisco Fiscal Year 2026 Annual Budget, including Frisco Economic Development Corporation Fiscal Year 2026 Budget, and Frisco Community Development Corporation Fiscal Year 2026 Budget. (Budget/TA)]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET PRIOR TO OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING.

WE DO HAVE THE BUDGET VIDEO AND SOME SLIDES TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

THE CITY OF FRISCO PRIDES ITSELF IN OFFERING WORLD CLASS SERVICES FOR ITS RESIDENTS AND VISITORS.

PRESENTING A BALANCED BUDGET HELPS THE CITY CONTINUE GREAT SERVICES YEAR AFTER YEAR.

THE ECONOMY IN FRISCO HAS BEEN RESILIENT AND IT'S DOING BETTER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

FRISCO CITY LEADERS ALSO WANT TO BE PREPARED FOR THE LONG TERM.

TAKING A CONSERVATIVE APPROACH TO THE BUDGET, IT'S OKAY TO FOCUS ON THE CORE SERVICES AND DO THOSE CORE SERVICES REALLY, REALLY WELL WITHOUT THOSE CORE SERVICES BEING ELABORATE OR OVER THE TOP.

OTHER PRIORITIES INCLUDE BUILDING FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE, TAKING CARE OF CITY STAFF, AND MAINTAINING WHAT FRISCO HAS WORKED SO HARD TO BUILD.

THE MEDIAN TAXABLE VALUE IN FRISCO IS NOW NEARLY $513,000, RESULTING IN AN AVERAGE MONTHLY TAX BILL OF $182. WE WANT THE CITIZENS TO FEEL THAT THE DOLLARS THAT THEY'RE PAYING TO US ARE WELL USED.

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MOTION PASSES 6-0. EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION RATE TO 20%, THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED BY LAW. RESIDENTS WITH A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION COULD SEE A REDUCTION IN THEIR TAX BILL.

WE AS A CITY WANT TO OFFER OUR RESIDENTS THE MOST VALUE THAT WE CAN.

SALES TAX ALSO PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE. SALES TAX IS A MAJOR REVENUE SOURCE FOR THE CITY.

IT'S THE SECOND LARGEST REVENUE SOURCE IN FY 26.

IT WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $75 MILLION. DESPITE ANTICIPATED INCREASES IN SALES TAX REVENUES, FRISCO FACES PRICE HIKES IMPOSED BY THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, WHICH PROVIDES OUR WATER.

FRISCO IS REACTING TO NOT DRIVING THE INCREASE IN UTILITY COSTS.

THERE ARE SEVERAL PROJECTS THIS YEAR THAT NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT WAS TAKING ON.

THE PRIMARY ONE WAS THE PANTHER CREEK TREATMENT PLANT.

THAT'S A $200 MILLION PROJECT. THE DEBT SERVICE FOR THAT IS COMING ONLINE IN FISCAL YEAR 2026.

AND SO WE DO HAVE TO PASS ON SOME OF THOSE COSTS TO THE RESIDENTS.

FRISCO UTILITIES ARE GOING UP 9% FOR WATER AND 15% FOR SEWER.

AND RESIDENTS WILL PAY ABOUT A DOLLAR MORE A MONTH FOR TRASH AND RECYCLING.

WITH THESE PROPOSED INCREASES, THE AVERAGE MONTHLY UTILITY BILL WILL GO UP ABOUT $17.

THE PROPOSED BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES A 20% RATE HIKE FOR STORMWATER.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO SMOOTH THE RATES TO THE RESIDENT.

WE'RE DRAWING DOWN FUND BALANCE TO MITIGATE THAT IMPACT, BUT WE DO EXPECT TO SEE RATE INCREASES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.

THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 26 GENERAL FUND BUDGET IS BALANCED AT ABOUT $304.7 MILLION.

THE GENERAL FUND WE WERE ABLE TO ADD 48 NEW POSITIONS.

SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS WILL GET NEW POSITIONS, INCLUDING POLICE, FIRE, PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING.

WE'RE ALSO ABLE TO DO MARKETS AND MERITS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.

WE ARE SEEING OTHER CITIES THIS YEAR NOT OFFER MARKET INCREASES, OUR MERIT INCREASES.

WE ARE ABLE TO DO BOTH THIS YEAR. A PROPOSED KEY PROJECT IS AN ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

THE CITY IS TAKING A HOLISTIC VIEW OF ALL OF ITS ASSETS.

IT'S APPLYING A DOLLAR VALUE OF WHAT IT WOULD COST TO REPLACE THOSE AND WHEN THOSE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED.

IT'S GOING TO ENABLE US TO PLAN BETTER IN THE FUTURE.

MORE THAN $6 MILLION OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET WOULD ALSO FUND BUILDING MAINTENANCE, NEW AND REPLACEMENT IT SERVERS AND NEW LIBRARY MATERIALS.

IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, WE'RE REINVESTING OVER $300 MILLION IN THE CITY'S ROADS.

THAT'S JUST A PORTION OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND.

IT WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE $470 MILLION FOR FACILITIES, AND $228 MILLION FOR PARKS AND TRAILS.

FRISCO HAS ALWAYS BEEN FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE WE KNEW GOING INTO FISCAL YEAR 2026 THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE A GOOD YEAR CARING FOR CITY STAFF, STAYING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND CONTINUING ITS SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS WILL HELP FRISCO REMAIN WORLD CLASS FOR YEARS TO COME.

SO THE PROPOSED BUDGET ACROSS ALL FUNDS, TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 26 ARE OVER $1.07 BILLION, INCLUDING THE CDC AND EDC, TO FUND THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.

THE PROPOSED TAX RATE IS THE SAME TAX RATE AS LAST YEAR AND IS SET AT THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE OF .425517, WHICH IS ABOVE THE NO NEW-REVENUE RATE OF 0.408966, AN AVERAGE.

WE WILL BE BRINGING A FEE ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING ON SEPTEMBER THE 16TH.

THAT WILL INCLUDE FEE INCREASES FOR OUR UTILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE FUNDS.

IN ADDITION, WE WILL BE CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING FOR DECEMBER THE 2ND TO ADDRESS THE PROPOSED STORMWATER INCREASE.

OUR BOND FUNDING CONTINUES IN FY 26 TO INCLUDE A PROPOSED SUMMER SALE IN 2026 OF OVER $98.7 MILLION IN GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS.

THE PROPOSED BUDGET IN ALL PRESENTATIONS ARE ON THE CITY WEBSITE, AND FINAL OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZEN INPUT WILL BE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, AT WHICH TIME WE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE.

WE WILL ADOPT THE BUDGET TAX RATE AND FEE ORDINANCES.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING. LOOK FOR A MOTION. MOVE TO OPEN PUBLIC HEARING.

MOTION BY JOHN. SECOND, SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. PASSES 6-0. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM?

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SECOND BY LAURA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. THAT PASSES 6-0.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. AND THAT WILL TAKE US TO ITEM 39.

[Consider and act upon adoption of a Resolution calling for a public hearing and public meeting to vote on the City of Frisco proposed tax rate for Fiscal Year 2026 and Tax Year 2025. (Budget/TA)]

THE NOTICE IS ATTACHED FOR YOUR REVIEW AND WILL BE POSTED AS REQUIRED.

THIS IS A CONSIDERING ACT AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS.

OKAY COUNCIL, THERE'S NO QUESTIONS. I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION. MOVE TO APPROVE.

ITEM 39. MOTION BY JOHN. SECOND. SECOND BY LAURA.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THAT PASSES 6-0. ITEM 40 IS.

[Consider and act upon acceptance of the certification of anticipated collection rate and excess collections. (Budget/TA)]

THIS IS A CONSIDERING ACT AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

AND THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR'S NAME IS SCOTT GRIGG.

SORRY. THANK YOU COUNCIL. IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 40. SECOND. SCOTT RIGGS AS THE TAX COLLECTOR.

MOTION BY JOHN. SECOND BY BURT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? THAT PASSES 6-0. ITEM 41 IS CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION WITH CITY STAFF CONCERNING ANY ACTIONS REQUIRED BY CITY STAFF AS A RESULT OF TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

[City Council discussion with City Staff concerning any actions required by City Staff as a result of any item on tonight's agenda.]

[Discussion on Governance Monitoring of present City Council Meeting.]

I GAVE US AN A. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU LAURA. LOOK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SO MOVED. MOTION BY JOHN. SECOND BY JARED. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. PASSES 6-0. WE'RE ADJOURNED AT 8:52 P.M.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.