>>WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL.
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WE'RE AT FRISCO CITY HALL, THE GEORGE A PER FOY MUNICIPAL CENTER AND COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 6101 FRISCO SQUARE BOULEVARD IN FRISCO, TEXAS.IT IS 5:16 P.M ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2025, AND WE'RE JOINED BY THE ENTIRE COUNCIL THIS EVENING, MINUS MS. RUMMEL, WHO IS OUT OF TOWN FOR BUSINESS.
THAT WILL TAKE US INTO CLOSED SESSION.
[CLOSED SESSION]
ITEM 2 RECESS IN A CLOSED SESSION IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 551.001, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, ITEM A.SECTION 551.072 TO DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE, OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED ONE.
NORTH OF ELDORADO, WEST OF PRESTON, EAST OF DOWNS NORTH TOLLWAY, AND SOUTH OF 382, NORTH OF STONEBROOK PARKWAY, WEST OF PRESTON, EAST OF DOWNS NORTH TOLLWAY, AND SOUTH OF ELDORADO.
ITEM B, 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: DELIBERATE DUTIES OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ITEM C, 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.
COUNCIL CAN HAVE A MOTION. [OVERLAPPING] MOTION BY JOHN.
>> SECOND BY BRIAN. ALL IN FAVOR.
>> THIS IS 50 RECESS AT AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ON 517.
COUNCIL CAN HAVE A MOTION TO RECONVENE? MOTION BY BRIAN, SECOND BY JOHN. IN FAVOR.
>> THAT IS 50. AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, THERE'S NO ACTION FOR COUNCIL TO TAKE.
WE ARE RECONVENED AT 7:22 P.M. JUST WANT TO REITERATE FOR THOSE JUST NOW JOINING US, MISS ROME IS OUT TONIGHT.
THAT WILL LEAD US TO OUR INVOCATION AND OUR PLEDGE.
[INVOCATION (to begin approximately at 6:30 p.m.)]
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR FILLING IN FOR DEPUTY MAYOR PTEORA ROMO THIS EVENING.
FOR OUR INVOCATION, WE HAVE NATHAN GUMBINER, IS THE LEAD PASTOR OF CONNECT CHURCH IN FRISCO.
IN 2007, WHILE STILL SERVING IN SEMINARY, GOD PLACED A CALL ON HIS LIFE TO PLANT A CHURCH.
IN 2019, NATHAN AND HIS WIFE, ALLISON, MOVED TO FRISCO.
CONNECT CHURCH WAS LAUNCHED ON EASTER WEEKEND IN 2022.
NATHAN'S GREATEST DESIRE IS TO SEE THE KINGDOM OF GOD EXPAND IN FRISCO THROUGH THE MULTIPLICATION OF BELIEVERS, LEADERS, AND CHURCHES.
NATHAN AND ALLISON HAVE FOUR CHILDREN, RHETT, SADIE, MYLES, AND JUNE. REVEREND NATHAN, IF YOU'D.
>> THANK YOU, LET US PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH GRATEFUL HEARTS, SEEKING YOUR WISDOM AND GUIDANCE FOR THIS COUNCIL MEETING.
FATHER, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR SOVEREIGN, THAT YOU'RE THE SOURCE OF ALL AUTHORITY, AND YOU ARE THE GIVER OF EVERY GOOD AND PERFECT GIFT.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF GATHERING HERE IN THIS GREAT CITY, A COMMUNITY BLESSED BY YOUR HAND AND BROUGHT TOGETHER BY YOUR LOVE.
FATHER, TONIGHT, WE LIFT UP OUR MAYOR, OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND ALL WHO SERVE THIS CITY.
YOUR WORD TELLS US IN JAMES, CHAPTER 1, THAT IF WE LACK WISDOM, ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS ASK, AND YOU WHO GIVE GENEROUSLY TO ALL WILL GIVE IT TO US.
FATHER, I PRAY FOR DISCERNMENT, COURAGE, AND UNITY AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS THAT SHAPE OUR FUTURE, THAT SHAPE OUR CITY.
FATHER, MAY THEY SEEK YOUR TRUTH.
MAY THEY ACT WITH INTEGRITY, ALWAYS REMEMBERING THE PEOPLE THAT THEY SERVE, FAMILIES, NEIGHBORS, AND BUSINESSES WHO CALL FRISCO HOME.
YOUR WORD SAYS IN PROVERBS, CHAPTER 3, THAT WE'RE TO TRUST IN YOU WITH ALL OF OUR HEART AND NOT LEAN ON OUR OWN UNDERSTANDING.
IN ALL OUR WAYS, WE'RE TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU, AND YOU WILL DIRECT OUR PATH.
FATHER, I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD DIRECT THE PATH OF THIS COUNCIL TODAY.
FATHER, I PRAY THAT THEIR WORK WOULD REFLECT YOUR JUSTICE AND YOUR COMPASSION.
WE PRAY FOR OUR CITY TONIGHT, FOR ITS SCHOOLS, ITS FIRST RESPONDERS, ITS WORKERS, ITS CHILDREN.
I PRAY YOU'D KEEP OUR CITY SAFE.
STRENGTHEN OUR RESOLVE, AND I PRAY THAT YOUR PEACE WOULD REST UPON OUR STREETS.
GUIDE US AS A COMMUNITY TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER, TO SUPPORT THE WEAK, AND TO LIFT UP THE WEARY.
FATHER, WE ASK FOR YOUR BLESSING ON THIS MEETING.
MAY EVERY WORD SPOKEN AND EVERY DECISION MADE HONOR YOU AND ADVANCE THE GOOD OF FRISCO.
FILL THIS CHAMBER WITH YOUR SPIRIT TONIGHT, WE PRAY THAT WE MAY WALK IN HUMILITY, AND WE MAY WORK FOR YOUR GLORY IN THE PRECIOUS NAME OF JESUS, OUR SAVIOR. AMEN. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THANK YOU. NOW WE HAVE BOY SCOUT TROOP 216 JOINING US THIS EVENING.
GENTLEMEN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE, COME UP ON THE STAGE HERE.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'LL INVITE YOU TO PLEASE STAND AND JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
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>> THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US HERE THIS EVENING AND LEADING US IN THE PLEDGE.
WE GOT A WIDE GROUP OF AGE RANGES THAT LOOKS LIKE HERE, OR REALLY TALL KIDS.
BUT WITH THAT, I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU GUYS AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND THANK YOU FOR SPENDING YOUR TIME WITH US THIS EVENING.
WE'LL JUST PASS THE MICROPHONE AND JUST TELL US YOUR NAME, AGE, MAYBE GRADE, AND WHAT SCHOOL YOU GO TO, AND WHAT YOU'VE LEARNT MOST FROM SCOUTING. HOW ABOUT THAT?
I'M A SOPHOMORE AT RED MISA HIGH SCHOOL, AND I'M 15.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS I'VE LEARNT IN SCOUTING WAS COOKING.
IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE PART, TOO.
>> HONESTLY, I DO A LOT OF BAKING, SO IT'S PROBABLY CAKES OR COOKIES LIKE THAT.
I ALSO GO TO READ HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M ALSO A SOPHOMORE.
MY FAVORITE THING THAT I'VE DONE I'VE LEARNED ABOUT BOY SCOUTS TEAMWORK, BECAUSE LETS JUST SAY THIS KID COOKS, AND HE MAKES A MESS OF THE ENTIRE KITCHEN.
IT TAKES THE ENTIRE PATROL TO CLEAN UP THE KITCHEN THAT WAY.
THERE'S NO MOLDER. IT DOESN'T GET MESSY. [LAUGHTER].
>> MY NAME IS JAMES, AND I GO TO PEARSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND I AM 12 YEARS OLD.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE LEARNED FROM SCOUTING IS PROBABLY JUST HOW TO RESPECT OTHERS AND GIVE PEOPLE SOME GRACE BASED ON WHAT THEY KNOW.
I GO TO WILKINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND I'M IN SIXTH GRADE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE LEARNED IN SCOUTING IS BEING VERY HELPFUL TO OTHER PEOPLE, BEING HELPFUL TO OTHER PEOPLE MAKES THEM FEEL GOOD, AND IT ALSO MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD.
>> MY NAME IS DRAKE, AND I AM ALSO 12 YEARS OLD.
ONE THING I'VE LEARNED FROM SCOUTING IS HOW TO TIE KNOTS, AND THEN ALSO HOW TO FORGET THEM. [LAUGHTER]
I'M A FRESHMAN AT JESUIT, DALLAS.
ONE THING I'VE LEARNED FROM SCOUTING IS HOW TO ADMINISTER FIRST AID, BECAUSE WHEN PRINE COOKS, HE MIGHT ACCIDENTALLY [LAUGHTER] CUT HIMSELF WITH A KNIFE.
YOU HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO BANDAGE THAT UP, SO THAT'S SOMETHING I'VE USED IN REAL-LIFE SITUATION, BUT ALSO IN CAMPING MANY TIMES.
>> WE HAVE SOME FRISCO PINS FOR ALL HERE TO BE ABLE TO WEAR ON YOUR SCOUTING UNIFORM.
RIGHT THERE IF YOU ALL JUST WANT TO GRAB THOSE, AND LET'S THANK THEM AGAIN.
[Council comment or acknowledgement of proclamations issued by the Mayor.]
[APPLAUSE] ITEM 4 IS COUNCIL'S COMMON ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PROCLAMATIONS ISSUED SINCE OUR LAST MEETING.COUNCIL, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO NOTE?
>> MAYOR, MOTION FOR A REQUEST.
MANY PEOPLE SITTING OUT HERE TODAY DEFINITELY REMEMBER THIS.
SORRY IF YOU DON'T, BUT 24 YEARS AGO WAS ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS FOR ALMOST ALL OF US.
I WAS YOUNGER IN 9/11/2001 THAN THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT'S PASSED SINCE 9/11/2001.
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BUT I DO KNOW ONE THING THAT IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE, THE AMERICA THAT I KNEW WHEN I WAS A KID IS STILL HERE.YOU SEE IT EVERY DAY, AND THE PEOPLE THAT YOU INTERACT WITH IN OUR COMMUNITY.
YOU SEE IT IN FRISCO AND THAT SPIRIT, THAT RESILIENCE, AND THAT BELIEF SHOWS AND PROVES TO ME HOW AMERICA HAS ENDURED SINCE 9/11.
WE OWE IT TO EVERYONE. WE OWE IT TO THE 2,977 PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES, THE HEROES, THE PEOPLE WHO SERVED, THE COMMUNITIES WHO THRIVED SINCE THEN.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND EVERYONE GATHERED, I'M RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING JUST A FEW MOMENTS OF SILENCE TO THINK ABOUT THE LIVES LOST IN THE HEROES.
>> THANK YOU, BURT. I'LL MENTION THAT THE CITY OF FRISCO AND THE GARDEN CLUB PUT ON A TOUCHING CEREMONY, AS WE DO EVERY SINGLE YEAR FOR 9/11.
CHIEF GLOVER GAVE SOME GREAT REMARKS AS WELL AT THAT EVENT. ANY OTHER?
>> YES, REAL QUICK, LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, AS WELL.
LAST WEEK, THE US GOT HIT PRETTY HARD BY A GUY BY THE NAME OF CHARLIE KIRK, WHO WAS SLAIN BY AN ASSASSIN.
AS AMERICAN, WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT.
WE JUST RECENTLY TALKED ABOUT UPSTAIRS, HAVING SOME DISCOURSE.
BUT AT NO POINT ARE WE GOING TO TAKE ARMS AGAINST EACH OTHER.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS YOUNG MAN, HE GAVE A LOT TO SOCIETY.
HE DIDN'T DESERVE IT, AND HIS FAMILY DIDN'T DESERVE IT.
WE AS AMERICANS NEED TO START COMING TOGETHER.
WE CAN HAVE DISCOURSE, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE OCCUPY THE SAME GEOGRAPHY, AND WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER.
THERE'S NO ARGUMENT THAT WE CAN'T SOLVE.
I HOPE THAT WE CAN START HEALING A LITTLE BIT.
BUT HOPEFULLY WE CAN START COMING TOGETHER.
WE ALL HAVE PROBLEMS, BUT WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR CHARLIE KIRK AND HIS FAMILY.
>> THANK YOU, JARED. THEN WILL MOVE US INTO OUR REPORT SESSION.
[Visit Frisco August 2025 sales and marketing report.]
ITEM 5 IS OUR VISIT FRISCO MONTHLY REPORT.>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
WE'RE EXCITED TO WELCOME YOU TO OUR PREMIER OF SPORTS CITY USA DOCKI SERIES NEXT WEEK.
I KNOW YOU'LL BE SUPER PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS OF THAT.
ON MY REPORT, I WOULD JUST MENTION THAT WE HAD TWO SIGNIFICANT MEETING PLANNER EVENTS.
ONE WAS IN TOWN, ZPI THOUGHT LEADERS, WHICH WAS HIGH-LEVEL C SUITE EXECUTIVES IN THE MEETING PLANNING WORLD.
THEY GOT A REALLY GREAT TOUR OF FRISCO.
THEN WE DID AN ACTIVATION WITH THE CONVENTION IN MIAMI.
WE DID SOMETHING A DAY EARLY WITH A BUNCH OF CLIENTS AS WELL.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON MY REPORT.
>> THANK YOU. LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT PROMO.
VIDEO, GREAT. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS?
>> ITEM 6 OF OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES REPORT.
[Development Services activity monthly update report for the month of August 2025.]
>> THREE THINGS TO POINT OUT WITHIN THE REPORT, WITHIN THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE, THERE WAS A BILL THAT WAS PASSED REGARDING BANDIT SIGNS.
BANDIT SIGNS IS WHAT YOU SEE, LIKE ON THE MEDIANS OR ON THE CORNERS.
THEY'RE GENERALLY A STAKE SIGN THAT'S PUT IN.
WE PICK UP JUG, WE BUY USED CARS, AND SO FORTH.
THIS IS A BILL THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT IS WORKING WITH OUR LEGAL COUNCIL TO SEE HOW WE CAN IMPLEMENT THAT HERE.
ESSENTIALLY, IT HAS SOME STIFF FINES ASSOCIATED WITH PEOPLE THAT PUT UP THE SIGNS.
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WHAT WE HAVE TO DO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TO CATCH THEM IN THE ACT, OR SOMEBODY HAS TO CATCH THEM.IF YOU DON'T CATCH THEM, THEN IT DOESN'T PLAY WELL IN MUNICIPAL COURT.
WE'RE HOPING THIS WILL GIVE US SOME LEVERAGE.
WE CAN REPORT BACK IN THE FUTURE ON THAT.
THEN CHRIS LEONARD AND HIS STAFF THEY PUT ON A HOA ROUND TABLE.
WHEN WE DO THESE ROUND TABLES, WE'RE GOING TO INCLUDE OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
IN THIS ONE, POLICE, CODE ENFORCEMENT, HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES WERE INCLUDED.
THIS IS PARTICULARLY TALKING ABOUT HOAS PUTTING ON BLOCK PARTIES, WHAT YOU NEED TO DO, PERMITS, AND SO FORTH.
THE LAST ONE, FRISCO, WAS ONE OF 49 CITIES TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD.
THIS AWARD IS BASED ON STAFF QUALIFICATIONS, CONTINUAL EDUCATION, HOW WE'VE UPDATED PLANS, AND THAT DOES INCLUDE PARKS AND TRAILS.
WE'VE MET THAT. OUT OF 1,800 CITIES, WELL, ONE OUT OF 49 THAT RECEIVED THIS AWARD, AND WE'VE RECEIVED IT SEVERAL YEARS IN A ROW.
THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE, AND I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE IN THE REST OF THE REPORT.
COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. ITEM 7 IS OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT.
[Fire Department monthly report on incident responses and educational activities for the month of August 2025.]
>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL, LEE GLOVER OR FIRE CHIEF.
I WANTED TO GIVE EVERYBODY AN UPDATE ON THE BLOOD PROGRAM WE HAVE HERE AT THE FRISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THERE ARE A FEW CITIES IN NORTH TEXAS THAT ARE STARTING ONE CURRENTLY.
I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE WE STARTED OURS IN 2018.
TODAY, WE ACTUALLY CARRY BLOOD ON TWO UNITS.
ALL OF OUR PARAMEDICS ARE TRAINED AND GIVING THE BLOOD.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE WERE PREPARED.
WE'VE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT THIS, BUT WE DID HAVE AN TWO TRAUMA INCIDENTS WITHIN AN HOUR OF EACH OTHER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
WE WERE ABLE TO GET BLOOD ON BOTH LOCATIONS.
BOTH PATIENTS WERE TRANSPORTED NEARBY HOSPITALS AND DOCTORS HAVE CREDITED THE RECEIVING A BLOOD AS A LIFESAVING MEASURE IN THEIR TREATMENT.
OUR PROGRAM IS VERY SUCCESSFUL.
AS MORE BLOOD BECOMES AVAILABLE, IT'S NOT AN EASY PRODUCT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT WE CAN'T HAVE BLOOD ON EVERY AMBULANCE BECAUSE THERE'S JUST NOT A BLOOD SUPPLY THAT PROVIDES FOR THAT.
THAT'S WHY WE ONLY HAVE TWO VEHICLES THAT CARRY THE BLOOD, AND WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN IT.
A LOT OF TIMES IF WE DON'T USE IT, WE GOT TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE HOSPITAL FOR THE DATE EXPIRES SO THAT IT CAN BE USED.
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK IS OCTOBER 5TH - 11TH HERE IN ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, BUT IN FRISCO, WE ACTUALLY CELEBRATE FIRE PREVENTION MONTH. OUR FIREFIGHTER.
WE WILL HAVE SOME COME OFF SHIFT, GO INTO THEIR CHARACTERS.
THEY WILL BE IN THE FRISCO AT SCHOOLS AND OTHER SCHOOLS THAT INVITE THEM IN FROM SEPTEMBER 22 - OCTOBER 17.
AS WE'VE DONE FOR SEVERAL YEARS, OUR FRISCO PLOWS WILL BE GOING AROUND TEACHING ALL THE SAFETY TOPICS SUCH AS BICYCLE, PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, SMOKE DETECTORS, AND ALSO KNOWING TWO WAYS OUT OF YOUR HOUSE.
JUST LAST WEEK, OUR CREWS AT STATION 2 MOVED OUT OF THE TRAILER THEY'VE BEEN TEMPORARILY LIVING IN AND MOVED BACK INTO THEIR FIRE STATION.
THIS WAS A COMPLETE REMODEL OF THE FIRE STATION.
WE NOW HAVE SEPARATE BEDROOMS, AND ENCLOSED FITNESS AREA, MORE OFFICE SPACE, AND A LARGER KITCHEN, AND WE WILL BE HOSTING A GRAND REOPENING IN THE NEAR FUTURE, AND WE'LL PUBLICIZE THAT DATE WHEN WE'RE READY.
OTHER THAN THAT, YOU HAVE OUR MONTHLY REPORT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, CHIEF.
COUNCIL, WHAT QUESTIONS YOU GET? THANK YOU. ITEM 8 IS OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT.
[Police Department's crime and statistics reports for the month of August 2025.]
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, DAVID SHILSON, CHIEF OF POLICE.
I'LL START BY FIRST GIVING A PLUG FOR FRISCO COMMUNITY AWARENESS NIGHT.
THAT'S COMING UP [NOISE] ON SEPTEMBER 27TH, AND WE'RE ENCOURAGING NEIGHBORHOODS TO REGISTER BLOCK PARTIES SO WE CAN MAKE THE ROUNDS.
THIS IS REALLY A GREAT PROGRAM.
WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS AND NEIGHBORS LOOKING OUT FOR NEIGHBORS IS A VERY EFFECTIVE CRIME PREVENTION STRATEGY.
CERTAINLY, THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.
IT GIVES PEOPLE A CHANCE TO MEET THEIR CITY LEADERSHIP, MEMBERS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE JOIN WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT,
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ALWAYS HAVE A LOT OF FUN WITH IT.ENCOURAGING OUR HOAS OUT THERE TO REGISTER THEIR BLOCK PARTIES, AND WE WILL BE MAKING THE ROUNDS ON THE 27TH.
I ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT ON OCTOBER THE 18TH, WE ARE HIGHLIGHTING OUR WOMEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT EVENT.
THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE OR PEOPLE THAT MAYBE EVEN INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT TO COME MEET AND LEARN ABOUT THE TREMENDOUS WOMEN THAT WE HAVE SERVING IN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK ABOUT JUST POLICE OFFICERS, BUT WE HAVE WOMEN WORKING THROUGHOUT OUR DEPARTMENT, CRIME SCENE, DISPATCH, ANIMAL SERVICES, AND A LOT OF OTHERS.
THIS IS A GOOD CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW ALL OF THEM.
LEARN ABOUT MAYBE A CAREER, TOURS OF THE FACILITY, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF OTHER FUN STUFF PLANED FOR THAT AS WELL.
THAT'S ON OCTOBER THE 18TH FROM 9-12.
LASTLY, OUR ANNUAL DRUG TAKE BACK DAY IS COMING UP ON THE 25TH OCTOBER 10:00 -2:00.
THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP THAT WE DO WITH MEDICAL CITY OF FRISCO AND THE DEA.
THIS JUST GIVES PEOPLE A CHANCE TO DISPOSE OF ANY PRESCRIPTION DRUGS THAT THEY NEED TO GET DISPOSED OF AND KEEP THEM OUT OF OUR WATER SUPPLY.
WITH THAT, YOU HAVE OUR AUGUST MONTHLY REPORT.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, CHIEF. COUNCIL, WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE?
>> CHIEF, I JUST WANTED TO SAY A PERSONAL NOTE OF GRATITUDE AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE LISTENING, THERE WAS A TEENAGER WHO WAS STABBED.
HE WAS AN INDIAN BOY WHO WAS STABBED.
CHIEF SHILSON AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT NOT ONLY ACTED WITH EXTREME URGENCY.
BUT WHEN I WENT TO GO VISIT THE FAMILY, THERE WAS A SQUAD CAR THAT WAS THERE TWO BLOCKS AWAY, MAKING SURE THE FAMILY FELT SAFE.
JUST SPOKE WITH THEM LAST WEEK.
YOU'VE BEEN IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION, AND PEOPLE FROM YOUR DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN IN.
I KNOW IT'S AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION, AND BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, A CITY, THE SIZE OF FRISCO WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THE WAY IT RESPONDS JUST MAKES IT STILL FEEL LIKE A SMALL TOWN.
KUDOS TO YOU, CHIEF, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GOOD WORK.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT.
IT'S A GREAT TEAM EFFORT, AND I KNOW OUR INVESTIGATORS HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD ON THAT CASE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHIEF. ITEM 9 IS 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, DO WE HAVE ANY SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATES.>> JUST A REMINDER FROM THE FRISCO VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT ON SEPTEMBER 20TH, SATURDAY AT TEN 9:00 AM AT THE VETERANS MEMORIAL AT COMMONS PARK, WE'LL HAVE THE UNVEILING AND DEDICATION OF OUR NEW PURPLE HEART MEMORIAL.
VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. RETIRED US ARMY CAPTAIN FLORENT GROBERG WILL BE OUR SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER.
HE IS A MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT AND A FRISCO RESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, JOHN. THAT WILL NOW MOVE US INTO CITIZEN INPUT.
[CITIZEN INPUT (to begin approximately at 7:30 p.m.)]
I KNOW WE'VE GOT QUITE A FEW BIT MORE THAN 10 ON A SINGLE TOPIC, SO WE'LL NEED A MOTION FOR THE TIME LIMIT OF THREE MINUTES SO EVERYONE CAN BE HEARD. I'LL LOOK FOR THAT.>> I MAY LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
WE LIMIT PUBLIC INPUT ON THIS SINGLE TOPIC TO THREE MINUTES.
>> MOTION BY JOHN. SECOND BY BRIAN. ON FAVOR?
>> OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES 5-0.
SINCE WE DO HAVE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT DOWNTOWN AND MAIN STREET, I DO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, COUNCIL TALKS ABOUT DOWNTOWN IN THE RAIL DISTRICT, EVERY SINGLE MEETING, AND WE HAVE FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
WE DO HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS COMING.
COUNCIL IN OUR DISCUSSIONS TONIGHT HAS AUTHORIZED OUR CITY MANAGER TO GO SPEAK WITH THE CDC TO ALLOCATE $500,000 TOWARDS FOR PEOPLE TO BE PART OF THAT PUBLIC DISCUSSION.
I BELIEVE WE PLAN OCTOBER 7TH, ROUGHLY, BUT WE'LL CERTAINLY NOTIFY EVERYONE ABOUT THAT.
THAT'S THE LATEST UPDATE. BUT WITH JOHN, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THAT COMES ON THE HEELS OF OUR BOARD APPOINTMENTS HERE THAT WE ACCOMPLISHED YESTERDAY.
I WILL REWARD ERIC KOLBERG FOR YOUR RECENT APPOINTMENT TO THE RAIL DISTRICT.
SIR, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME DOWN TO BE OUR FIRST SPEAKER, PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
AGAIN, WE'RE LIMITING OUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES, SIR.
THEN, LEE GONZALEZ, IF YOU WANT TO BE PREPARED TO GO NEXT, AND THEN TAYLOR RATERY AFTER THAT,
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AND I APOLOGIZE IF I MISPRONOUNCE ANY NAMES.>> COOL. THANK YOU. HEY, MAYOR.
COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THE APPOINTMENT.
I WAS ON THE THE DOWNTOWN ADVISORY BOARD 20 YEARS AGO.
THE FIRST TIME MAIN STREET GOT TORE UP.
WE OPENED A BUSINESS WHERE ROCK AND TACOS CLOSED DOWN AT.
WE WERE IN THAT BUSINESS OR THAT BUILDING FOR A FEW MONTHS, AND MAIN STREET GOT TORE UP.
I FEEL A LOT FOR THE BUSINESS VISITOR DOWN HERE.
NOW I'M ON THE BOARD AS A RESIDENT.
ON FACEBOOK TODAY, A FREQUENT POSTER THAT WE ALL KNOW CHALLENGED ME AND SAID, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR IDEAS THAT COUNCIL DOESN'T ALREADY KNOW ABOUT.
I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH, AND I CAME UP WITH A LOT OF DEAD ENDS.
BUT I DID LOOK INTO, AND I'M NOT TELLING YOU GUYS ANYTHING YOU DON'T KNOW, THE CHAPTER 380, CHAPTER 314, MAYBE.
AFTER LIVING HERE FOR 25 YEARS, THE MAYORS IN THE CITY AND THE COUNCIL THAT WE'VE HAD HAVE BEEN THE MOST BRILLIANT, THE MOST CREATIVE, THE MOST PERSISTENT COUNCIL THAT I CAN IMAGINE.
WHAT I DO KNOW IS IF YOU GUYS DECIDE YOU WANT TO GET SOMETHING DONE, YOU WILL GET IT DONE.
I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE THE HERO HERE AND HELP THESE PEOPLE, HELP THESE BUSINESSES STAY ALIVE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ERIC. LEE GONZALEZ.
THANK YOU, SIR. TAYLOR RATERY NEXT, AND THEN SCOTT HOFFNER AFTER THAT.
>> MAYOR, COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING.
LEE GONZALEZ, OWNER OF LA FINCA COFFEE AND BAKERY.
MY WIFE AND I, PATRICIA, WE HAVE BEEN LONGTIME RESIDENTS OF FRISCO.
SHE ARRIVED IN 1983, IN DOWNTOWN FRISCO.
AFTER TAKING A 10 YEAR APPRENTICESHIP IN MEXICO, WE CAME BACK TO INVEST IN THIS COMMUNITY.
WHERE WE WANTED TO DO IT WAS IN DOWNTOWN FRISCO.
WHEN REVITALIZATION OF THE RAIL DISTRICT WAS HAPPENING, WE WANTED TO BE A PART OF IT, AND THAT'S WHAT WE CHOSE TO BE A PART OF.
SINCE THEN, WE'VE HAD A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY.
I'VE GOT TO MEET SOME OF YOU PERSONALLY.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CHALLENGES.
IF WE OPENED UP IN OCTOBER OF 2020, AND IF WE ALL KNOW, GO BACK A FEW YEARS, WHAT HAPPENED THEN? COVID? AFTER COVID HAPPENED, WHAT HAPPENED NEXT LABOR SHORTAGES? AFTER LABOR SHORTAGES, WHAT HAPPENED NEXT INGREDIENT SHORTAGES, AVAILABILITY OF PRODUCT. WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT? INFLATION HIT? THEN, SURE ENOUGH, ALL THOSE THINGS WERE OUT OF ALL OF OUR CONTROL HERE, BUT WE ALL LIVED THROUGH THAT.
BUT THEN WE GO THROUGH IN 2023, AND WHAT HAPPENED SUMMER 2023 INTEREST RATES, HIKE IN INTEREST RATES AND IMPACT THE ECONOMY.
FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WE HAVE SEEN ANYTHING BUT NORMAL THAT'S NOT PRESIDENT, AND I DON'T THINK ANY TIME IN THE HISTORY THAT WE RECENT HISTORY, ANYWAYS, WHAT FACE.
TO COME ON THE BACK END OF FOUR YEARS OF TOUGH YEARS, WE HAVE A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THAT STARTS ON MAIN STREET.
FOR MANY THAT'S BEEN A DEATH SENTENCE.
WE'VE HEARD SOME OF THE NEWS, SOME OF THE PLACES CLOSE, BUT AT A BARE MINIMUM, IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGE TO THE CURRENT BUSINESSES IN THIS DOWNTOWN AREA.
WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS NOW WE AS PART OF THIS COMMUNITY, WE CONTINUE TO BE INVESTED.
WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO BE A PART OF THIS.
WE WANT TO SEE IT TO THE END OF THIS.
WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO BE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY GOING FORWARD.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT DURING ALL THOSE TIMES OF THOSE CHALLENGES, THERE WERE GOVERNMENT HAD PP AND P-LOANS.
THEY HAD ERC, THEY HAD SEVERAL OTHER PROGRAMS THAT HELP BUSINESSES OUT THAT HELPED BRIDGE THE GAP, TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE OTHER SIDE.
TODAY, DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ARE HURTING.
I'VE SPOKEN WITH A LOT OF MY COLLEAGUES, A LOT OF OTHER BUSINESS OWNERS, AND WE'VE ALL BEEN AFFECTED IN A MAJOR WAY.
YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM SEVERAL OF THEM TODAY.
MANY OF US HAVE TAKEN OUT DEBT.
WE'VE TAKEN OUT CREATIVE WAYS HOW TO MAKE IT THROUGH THIS TIME.
WE APPRECIATE THE EFFORT THAT THE CITY HAS GIVEN WITH GIFT CARDS, SIGNS, DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. BUT WHAT WE NEED IS MUCH BIGGER THAN WHAT'S BEEN GIVEN TO THIS POINT.
THE CURRENT GRANTS DON'T NECESSARILY MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL THE CURRENT BUSINESSES.
RIGHT NOW, AT THIS TIME, MAYBE MOST OF US AREN'T IN A POSITION TO INVEST CAPITAL WHEN THE TIME IS WHEN WE'RE SAVING THE FUNDS TO GET THROUGH THIS PROJECT.
WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS YOUR ASSISTANCE.
I'M GLAD TO HEAR THE NEWS, BUT WE CONTINUE TO ASK FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE, PARTNERSHIP WITH US AND THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE'RE HERE TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY.
WE'RE HERE TO SERVE YOU, AND WE'RE JUST ASKING YOU TO JOIN US IN MAKING IT THROUGH THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS AND ASK YOU TO HELP SAVE ME.
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>>THANK YOU. TAYLOR RATERY NEXT, AND THEN SCOTT HOFFNER.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS TAYLOR RATERY.
I'M PROBABLY THE YOUNGEST PERSON YOU'LL SEE UP HERE TONIGHT, AND DON'T LOOK LIKE A LOT OF THE OTHER BUSINESS OWNERS.
I'M A STORE MANAGER FOR A MUSIC STORE ON MAINE.
I'VE BEEN THERE ABOUT SEVEN YEARS, AND I'VE LIVED IN FRISCO.
I MOVED ACROSS THE IMAGINARY BOUNDARY NOW, BUT BEEN UP HERE ABOUT 11 YEARS.
I LOVE THAT WHAT ALL ARE DOING WITH THE GIFT CARDS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
BUT I THINK THE BIGGER QUESTION THAT YOU'LL ALSO HEAR IS, HOW DO WE DIG OURSELVES OUT OF THIS HOLE THAT'S BEEN CREATED? I THINK THAT'S THE BIGGER THING THAT WE'RE ALL ASKING ABOUT.
I REALLY JUST WANT TO COME UP HERE TO SAY THAT AND ALSO SAY, THANK Y'ALL AND HASHTAG SAVE MAIN.
>> THANK YOU, TAYLOR. SCOTT HOFFNER, AND THEN BRITTANY COLBERG, AND STEVE ANDERSON. GIVE YOU ALL A HEADS UP.
>> CHECK, CHECK. HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING? HI, MAYOR.
COUNCIL. THANKS FOR COMING IN FOR LUNCH LAST WEEK, MAYOR. WEST. APPRECIATE IT.
I'VE SEEN DIFFERENT FACES THROUGHOUT AND WE DO APPRECIATE Y'ALL SUPPORT. HERE'S THE GIG.
ALL THESE BUSINESSES, AS YOU'RE HEARING ONE BY ONE, ARE SUFFERING.
THE GIFT CARDS ARE GREAT. WE APPRECIATE IT.
THE FLAGS, THE SIGNS. WE APPRECIATE IT.
BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE FAIR TO SAY THAT THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT HAVE POPPED UP THROUGH THIS PROJECT THAT WEREN'T NECESSARILY EXPECTED.
THE DAMAGE DONE, THE FAMILIES IMPACT THAT WE ALL HAVE EMPLOYEES AT DIDI'S.
I HAVE 50, AND EACH ONE OF THEM RELY ON MY BUSINESS, SINGLE MOMS THAT HAVE TO GET PAMPERS FOR THEIR BABIES, PEOPLE THAT NEED TO PUT GAS IN THEIR CAR TO GET TO WORK.
WHEN YOU CAN'T DO THAT, IT MAKES IT REALLY CHALLENGING.
IT MAKES IT HARD TO HOLD ONTO EMPLOYEES.
IT MAKES IT HARD TO MAKE AN ENVIRONMENT EXCITING WHEN YOU'VE ONLY GOT A FEW PEOPLE COMING THROUGH THE DOOR.
HEARING THE NEWS ABOUT THE $500,000 IS AWESOME.
I WOULD LOVE, AND I'M SURE EVERYBODY WITH US TODAY WOULD LOVE TO DISCUSS WITH YOU GUYS HOW THAT COULD BE USED PROPERLY AND EFFECTIVELY.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT IS BIGGER THAN THAT.
IF YOU CUT THE 500,000 AND ALSO THE GIFT CARDS UP IN THE LITTLE PIECES, IT JUST DOESN'T EQUATE TO THE LOSS.
I CAN SAY THAT PRETTY STRONGLY.
I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THESE FOLKS FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS NOW.
BUT THE TRUTH IS IS WE DO HAVE A GREAT COUNCIL, AND WE HAVE A GREAT MAYOR, AND WE'VE GOT PEOPLE THAT ARE MAKING ACTION PLANS.
GREAT LEADERS MAKE GREAT DECISIONS.
GREAT LEADERS TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE.
GOING BACK TO WHAT THE PASTOR HAPPENED TO SAY WAS PERFECT FOR THIS PARTICULAR MEETING, AND THE WORDS OF WISDOM THAT CAME THROUGH THE WORDS THAT HE SPOKE, IF YOU GO BACK AND THINK ABOUT IT.
WHAT THE BOY SCOUT SAID ABOUT GRACE AND RESPECT AND HELPING PEOPLE AND TAKING CARE OF PEOPLE IN THE BEGINNING OF THIS MEETING MAKES PERFECT SENSE.
I ASK YOU GUYS TO BE THE FOLKS THAT MAKE THE DECISION TO HELP ALL OF THESE PEOPLE OUT.
IT'S NOT EVEN REALLY ABOUT ME.
IT'S ABOUT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, AND WHAT FRISCO STANDS FOR.
YOU GUYS ARE UP THERE BECAUSE YOU CARE ABOUT THIS PLACE.
YOU CARE ABOUT OUR CITY, YOU CARE ABOUT THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING, AND YOU WANT THINGS TO GO WELL.
I'M CERTAIN OF THAT, THAT ALL OF YOU FEEL THAT WAY.
BUT WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE, FOLKS.
WITH THAT, I'LL FINISH UP, AND I APPRECIATE THE TIME HASHTAG SAVE MAIN. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SCOTT. SCOTT WAS ALSO RECENTLY APPOINTED TO OUR RAIL DISTRICTS.
SCOTT, I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING A LEADERSHIP POSITION ON THAT BOARD.
WE WILL BE LEANING ON YOU FOR SOME MORE OF YOUR GREAT IDEAS AND INPUT ALONG WITH YOUR OTHER FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND FOR VOLUNTEERING TO TAKE THAT ON.
>> BRITTANY COLBERG. THEN, STEVE ANDERSON, FOLLOWED BY RANDY BURKS.
>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
BRITTANY COLBERG, 8711 6TH STREET IN THE HEART OF FRISCO, THE RAIL DISTRICT.
IN 2018, I ATTENDED A DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT WORK SESSION.
THAT MEETING WAS THE CATALYST FOR ME WANTING TO SERVE FRISCO AND APPLY FOR P&Z.
I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN COUNTLESS HOURS, DETAILED PLANNING,
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EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION, OUTSIDE CONSULTING, AND PUTTING TOGETHER A MASTER PLAN THAT THIS CITY WILL BE PROUD OF.A PLAN THAT WILL MAKE OUR RAIL DISTRICT A VIBRANT DESTINATION.
WE HAVE SUCH A BRILLIANT CITY STAFF THAT WORK SO HARD TO DO EVERYTHING EXCELLENTLY AND GIVE SUCH CAREFUL ATTENTION TO DETAIL.
I'VE HAD THE HONOR OF SEEING THEIR WORK UP CLOSE FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS THAT I'VE SERVED ON P&Z, AND I'M PROUD OF THIS CITY.
I WAS TOLD BY A WISE FRIEND AND NEIGHBOR THAT WHEN I MOVED TO THE RAIL DISTRICT THAT IT WOULD CHANGE MY LIFE, AND IT TRULY HAS.
WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT ANY REDEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION WOULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON BUSINESSES.
WE'VE HEARD THAT THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS WOULD NEED TO BRACE THEMSELVES DURING THIS CONSTRUCTION, AND THAT IT WOULD BE WORTH IT IN THE END.
BUT LIKE ANY WELL INTENTIONED PLAN, THERE ARE TIMES ALONG THE WAY THAT CLEAR EVALUATION SHOWS A NEED TO PIVOT, AND NOW IS THE TIME TO PIVOT.
THESE RAIL DISTRICT BUSINESSES ARE MY FRIENDS.
THESE PLACES ARE WHERE WE DO LIFE AS A FAMILY.
I HAVE A STRONG PULSE ON EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE FEELING AND GOING THROUGH.
THERE HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL IMPACTS TO THESE BUSINESSES DURING THIS CONSTRUCTION PERIOD.
BUSINESSES HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO MAKE IT, AND SOME BUSINESSES ARE BARELY HANGING ON AND THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO SURVIVE.
THE FINISH LINE SEEMS NEAR, BUT WHEN YOU'RE BLEEDING OUT, YOU NEED A MERCHANT CARE, NOT STAMINA.
THE FINANCIAL IMPACT HAS BEEN FAR GREATER THAN I BELIEVE ANYONE ANTICIPATED.
IT'S CLEAR THAT A REASONABLE AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTION NEEDS TO HAPPEN QUICKLY, SIMILAR TO WHAT COUNCIL DID AS A RESULT OF THE COVID SHUTDOWN TO PROVIDE OUR BUSINESSES FINANCIAL RELIEF.
WHETHER IT'S A TRS OR A 380 GRANT, WE HAVE THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK AVAILABLE TO MAKE A SOLUTION HAPPEN.
WE JUST NEED TO EXECUTE A PLAN AND EXECUTE IT IMMEDIATELY.
I KNOW FROM YOUR OWN WORDS THAT A DOWNTOWN IS THE SOUL OF A CITY.
WITH WHAT THE CITY IS POURING INTO THE RAIL DISTRICT REDEVELOPMENT ALREADY, I KNOW THAT OUR DOWNTOWN IS VALUED.
I IMPLORE YOU TO FIND FAST FINANCIAL RELIEF TO OUR RAIL DISTRICT BUSINESSES, SO WE DON'T LOSE ANOTHER ONE.
I'M ASKING YOU TO HAVE A MEETING OF THE MINDS AND PUT TOGETHER AN EXPEDIENT PLAN TO GIVE FINANCIAL RELIEF TO THESE SUFFERING BUSINESSES.
THEY ARE WORTH IT. I'M ASKING YOU TO PLEASE SAVE THE MAIN.
>> STEVE ANDERSON, AND RANDY BURKS, AND THEN JOHN TAYLOR.
>> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TONIGHT AND GIVING US A VOICE.
I'VE BEEN PART OF SERVING THE MUSIC COMMUNITY IN FRISCO FOR BETTER THAN 20 YEARS.
I DON'T HAVE ANY BETTER WORDS FOR THAT.
WE'D APPRECIATE WHATEVER SUPPORT YOU CAN OFFER US.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. #SAVEMAIN. [APPLAUSE]
>> RANDY BURKS, SIR, AND THEN JOHN TAYLOR.
I APOLOGIZE IF I'M MISPRONOUNCING THE NAME, LACHINE CALA PAK D.
>> FIRST, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO ALL Y'ALL TONIGHT, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT.
I'VE GOTTEN FROM THE COMMUNITY AND FROM THE CITY IN THE PAST.
MYSELF AND MY FAMILY HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT.
IT'S BEEN PRETTY PUBLIC. IT'S BEEN ON THE NEWS.
MY WIFE AND I HAVE COMPLETELY DEPLETED OUR SAVINGS, AND WE'RE BORROWING MONEY FROM FAMILY MEMBERS.
WE'VE BEEN STRUGGLING JUST TO KEEP THE THING GOING.
WE PAY OUR TAXES ON TIME, AND WE WORKED VERY HARD.
I THINK WE'VE BEEN A REAL DRAW FOR THE CITY.
I THINK IT'S A DESTINATION RESTAURANT THAT BRINGS PEOPLE IN FROM ALL AROUND.
WE REALLY NEED SUPPORT, AND WE'VE BEEN GETTING IT FROM THE COMMUNITY WITH ALL THE PUBLICITY THAT WE'VE GOTTEN.
WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT, BUT EVEN THAT HAS NOT BEEN ENOUGH.
WHEN YOU'VE GOT A 7,000 FOOT BUILDING AND 43 EMPLOYEES AND A FAMILY TO SUPPORT, BEING DOWN 60% IS A HARD THING TO MAINTAIN FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME.
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WE JUST NEED SUPPORT, AND I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU GUYS HAVE COME TO SOME AGREEMENT TO HELP THE DOWNTOWN OUT.I HOPE IT'S IMPLEMENTED IT IN A WAY THAT'S FAIR THAT'S REALLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO HELP MEET THE NEED THAT'S GOING ON DOWN HERE.
BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THE CITY HAS DONE FOR US OVER ALL THESE YEARS.
I APPRECIATE THE TIME TALKING TO Y'ALL. SAVE MAIN.
>> JOHN TAYLOR THEN LACHINE CALA PAK D AND THEN JASON SAVILLE.
MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY UP HERE TONIGHT.
I OWN PC GEEKS COMPUTER REPAIR.
OUR COMPANY WILL BE TURNED 20 ON THE FIRST.
WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF CHANGES. JUST PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE.
WINDOWS XP WAS ON YOUR COMPUTER WHEN I STARTED MY BUSINESS.
MAYBE IT STILL SHOULD HAVE BEEN.
BUT ANYWAY, I'M JUST HEARTBROKEN BY WHAT I HEARD RANDY SAY.
THAT'S THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN FRISCO.
I'M NOT TRYING TO BE DISRESPECTFUL.
WELL, THAT'S THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN FRISCO, DYING RIGHT THERE.
IF WE DON'T FIX THAT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY. I JUST DON'T.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO HELP US.
PLEASE. I JUST DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY.
PLEASE HELP US. SAVE MAIN PLEASE. [APPLAUSE]
>> HELLO, MAYOR. HELLO, EVERYBODY.
IT IS OUR FIRST TIME IN THE MEETING.
MY NAME IS LACHINE CALA PAK D, AND MY HUSBAND ANUAT CALA PAK D. WE THE OWNER OF [INAUDIBLE] STORE HERE IN DOWNTOWN FISCAL.
WE NEVER ACT LIKE A LISTED IN THE FISCAL BEFORE.
WE MOVED TO THE FISCAL ABOUT 21 YEARS AGO, AND NEVER ACT FOR LIKE THIS.
BUT FOR THIS TIME, I WILL SAY I REALLY HURT A LOT.
WE GOT THE SALE LOSS ABOUT NEARLY 40%.
WHEN WE HAVE TO FEED THE FAMILY.
WE ABOUT FIVE FAMILY TO DEPEND ON OUR RESTAURANT.
JUST WANT TO SAY HELP US PLEASE TO GET THROUGH THIS.
>> JASON SAVILLE AND RICH VANNA THEN PAUL JASSON.
>> HOW YOU DOING THIS EVENING. I'M JASON, OWNER OF ENDURBIKES.
WE'RE ON 6699 MAIN STREET IN FRISCO.
I WAS SO EXCITED WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT THE MAIN STREET REVITALIZATION PROJECT.
I SAW THE DRAWINGS, AND I WAS LIKE, YES, I WANT TO BE A PART OF THIS.
BUT IF SOMEONE FROM THE CITY WOULD HAVE COME TO ME AND SAID, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE AWAY YOUR DRIVEWAY, IT'S YOUR BUSINESS FOR 10 MONTHS.
THEN FOR THREE OF THOSE MONTHS, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE EVERY ROAD THAT COMES TO YOUR BUSINESS.
YOUR CUSTOMERS WILL HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND A ROAD CLOSED SIGN JUST TO GET YOU YOUR BACK DRIVEWAY, JUST TO GET IN MY FRONT DOOR.
THEY SAID, OKAY, HERE'S WHAT WE'LL GIVE YOU WHILE THIS IS ALL GOING.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A FLAG.
THAT'S WORTH $150, AND WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A GIFT CARD PROGRAM, WHICH SO FAR I'VE RECEIVED FOUR.
THAT'S A DEAL THAT I WOULD HAVE WALKED AWAY FROM.
I WOULD HAVE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? THANK YOU FOR YOUR HONESTY.
I'M GOING TO FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE TO FILL MY BUSINESS BECAUSE I WON'T BE ABLE TO SURVIVE THROUGH THAT.
BUT WITH MY ETERNAL OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK ON LIFE, I WAS LIKE, I'M GOING TO STICK IT OUT BECAUSE THE REWARD WILL BE WORTH IT.
NOW, WE'RE IN THAT POSITION NOW WHERE IT'S LIKE, THIS IS REALLY TOUGH.
SIMILAR TO RANDY, WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME REALLY DIFFICULT FINANCIAL SITUATIONS RIGHT NOW.
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I GET ASKED ALL THE TIME BY CUSTOMERS WHO COME IN THEY'RE SAY, IS THIS CITY HELPING YOU OUT? UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE TO SAY, WELL, THEY GAVE ME THAT FLAG OUT FRONT.
THAT'S SO DISAPPOINTING FOR THEM TO HEAR THAT AS WELL, AND FOR ME TO SAY IT TOO BECAUSE, I WENT INTO THIS, AGAIN, OPTIMISTIC THAT THE CITY WAS GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS TO TRY TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL BUSINESS.
LIKE, I WANT TO BE DOWNTOWN MAIN STREET.
I GREW UP IN NEW ZEALAND ON A SMALL DOWNTOWN,
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VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT MAIN STREET HERE IS.IT WAS FULL OF MOM AND POP STORES LIKE WE HAVE HERE.
TO BE ABLE TO PRESERVE THAT, I THINK IS SO IMPORTANT TO THE FEEL OF A TRUE DOWNTOWN.
WE HAVE ALL OF THESE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS HERE WHO REPRESENT, THE FRISCO IS A BIG CITY, BUT WE HAVE THIS REALLY UNITED GROUP OF SMALL DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT IN A DOWNTOWN, LIKE WHAT I THINK YOU'RE TRYING TO CREATE.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I CAN STILL BE THERE WHEN THIS IS ALL FINISHED.
WE JUST WOULD LOVE YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
>> RICH VANNA, THEN PAUL JASSON AND SAMAR BERNAT.
>> EVENING, Y'ALL. MR. MAYOR, COUNSEL.
THANK Y'ALL FOR TAKING A FEW MOMENTS TO LISTEN TO US.
MY NAME IS RICH VANNA. I'M THE CHEF AND OWNER OF THE HERITAGE TABLE.
WE OPENED ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO.
WE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY ABOUT NINE.
AFTER A REALLY LONG BUILDOUT, WE OPENED TO A REALLY ENTHUSIASTIC CROWD.
IT'S GOT A CHARM AND WHAT I LIKE TO CALL A SWATH OF SUBURBIA.
WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO DO WAS TRY TO CONTRIBUTE TO A CULINARY CULTURE, TO SEE RANDY AS THE ANCHOR AND TO BUILD ON ON THE RESTAURANTS THAT WE'RE HERE, TO BUILD ON THE CULTURE OF THE EXPERIENCES THAT COULD BE BROUGHT HERE.
MAIN STREET'S GROWN WITH ME OVER THESE PAST EIGHT YEARS, AS MORE OF THESE BUSINESSES HAVE COME IN.
WHAT WE SEE ARE PLACES LIKE LA FINCA OPENING, AND DDS WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS AFTER, AND WE KNOW WHAT A CRITICAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY SCOTT IS.
THESE THINGS START SMALL AND BIG PROJECTS HURT SMALL THINGS.
THIS COMMUNITY, THIS BURGEONING CULTURE CAN'T KEEP GROWING WITHOUT YOUR HELP.
I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT MORE TO ADD TO IT, OTHER THAN FRISCO'S MAIN STREET'S REALLY SPECIAL.
>> PAUL JASSON, SAMAR BERNAT, AND LILY BERNAT.
>> GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL. PAUL JASSON IS MY NAME.
LONG TIME RESIDENT OF FRISCO, IN FACT, I THINK MY FIRST MEAL AT RANDY'S WHEN THEY WERE STILL SERVING LUNCH.
THAT'S BEEN A WHILE AGO. I THINK THAT WE ALL HERE CONSIDER OURSELVES PART OF TEAM FRISCO.
YOU GUYS HAVE YOUR JOB TO DO AS A CITY COUNCIL.
WE HAVE OUR JOB TO DO AS CITIZENS, AND I THINK IT'S EASY TO THROW BLAME MORE OUT.
SOMETIMES YOU GET HIT WITH SOMETHING.
WHAT HAPPENED? I THINK PARTLY THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENED WITH MAIN STREET.
I DON'T THINK ANYBODY REALLY UNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS GOING ON AND HOW MUCH WAS GOING TO COST, HOW MUCH WAS GOING TO AFFECT EVERYBODY. WE'RE GOING OPS.
THE FAVORITE WORD THAT I'VE HAD FOR MY CARDIOLOGIST IS WE FIXED IT.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO FIND OUT HERE THAT WE CAN SAY, WE FIXED IT.
THE QUESTION, I THINK THAT IS PROBABLY PARAMOUNT FOR EVERYTHING IS, HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? APPRECIATE $500,000, SOUNDS A WHOLE LOT.
NOW, I FORMER BUSINESS OWNER. AIN'T MUCH.
I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THERE WASN'T A MILLION OR $2 MILLION NECESSARY SO THAT THESE BUSINESSES DO NOT GO UNDER AND CAN BE RE-ENERGIZED BY BEING GIVEN FROM, THERE'S ABOUT THREE BUCKETS.
I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT TERMS. BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE'S MONEY THERE THAT COULD DO THIS, EVEN IF IT'S SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS, BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU GOT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WHAT? WE MADE A MISTAKE.
DOESN'T MAKE US EVIL. DOESN'T MAKE US BAD.
WE GOT TO LEARN FROM IT. WHAT ARE WE GOT TO LEARN FROM IT? WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF ESTIMATING SOME OF THESE THINGS.
THEN WHEN WE SEE IT'S GOING DOWN, WE NEED TO COME IN AND SAY, NO,
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WE'RE GOING TO HELP YOU GET BACK UP AND PROVIDE THAT MONEY SO THAT WE CAN SAY, GUYS, THIS IS ENOUGH.THE QUESTION IS, HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? LET'S FIND OUT WHAT THIS IS ENOUGH AND ACTUALLY COME UP WITH THE FIGURE.
MAYBE IT'S $2 MILLION. MAYBE IT'S $5 MILLION.
I DON'T KNOW. I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THE NUMBERS YET.
BUT LET'S FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT IS SO WE CAN COLLECTIVELY SAY, WE FIXED IT.
HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? I HAVE THE ANSWER.
HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? ENOUGH THAT WE'LL FIX IT, REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH COMES OUT OF EACH OF THOSE BUCKETS.
WE ARE HOPING THAT YOU CAN DO THAT FOR THESE PEOPLE, FOR US, AND FOR THE CITY. THANK YOU.
>> SAMAR BONAT AND LULA BONAT AND THEN I'VE GOT LULA BONAT DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK.
WE'LL PUT YOU ON THE RECORD HERE.
THEN TES NIM BONAT ALSO DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK.
BUT WE'LL INCLUDE YOU ON THE RECORD AS BEING HERE IN SUPPORT OF SAVE MAIN.
>> HI. MY NAME IS SAMAR BONAT.
I'M THE OWNER OF LA SPRIMA MARKET IN THE CORNER OF MAIN AND SECOND.
IN THE BEGINNING ON BEHALF OF ALL BUSINESS OWNER, AND AS ME, AS WELL, I THANK YOU FOR LETTING US HEAR AND HEARING US.
I REMEMBER I MET THE MAYOR WHEN I FIRST TOOK OVER THAT PLACE LIKE TWO YEARS IN A MEETING WAS TALKING ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT HAPPENING IN FRISCO.
AND HE SAID SOME WORDS STICK ON MY MIND WHO OWNS A BUSINESS IN MAIN, HE'S OWNING A GEM LIKE A STONE.
I HANG ON THERE DURING COVID, AND MY BUSINESS GOT IN FIRE.
ALSO, WE SURVIVED, BUT NOW WE'RE SUFFERING LIKE OTHER BUSINESSING, BECAUSE MY RENT IS VERY HIGH.
I'M JUST HOPING THAT TRY TO SAVE US, LIKE OTHER BUSINESSES. ALL I'M ASKING.
>> ALL WE CAN ASK IS FOR ALL SUPPORT, TRULY, AND WHOLEHEARTEDLY, HONESTLY.
>> I WANT TO SEE THE END OF THIS.
WE STARTED IN THE BEGINNING, SO I WANT TO SEE THE END OF THE PROJECT AND BE ABLE TO STAY OPEN.
>> IS THAT TO EVERYONE WE HAVE THIS EVENING?
>> I UNDERSTAND FOR SAVE MAIN.
ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON SAVE MAIN, BEFORE I SWITCH OVER TO THE OTHER FOLKS HERE FOR ASISTENT INPUTS, AND WE WILL SWITCH BACK, I BELIEVE TO FIVE MINUTES.
>> VERY GOOD. BEFORE YOU MOVE ON, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING HERE TONIGHT AND SHARING YOUR PERSONAL STORIES AND TESTIMONY.
I'M COMING UP ON MY 18TH YEAR AND LAST YEAR, LAST FEW MONTHS HERE.
I HAVE A LONG HISTORY WITH THE RAIL DISTRICT.
AS MANY OF ALL HAVE, AS WELL, AND I REMEMBER THE DAYS OF COUNCIL WHEN WE WERE REALLY FRUSTRATED WITH THE RAIL DISTRICT BECAUSE AS A COUNCIL, WE WANTED TO BE GREAT.
WE WANTED TO BE SOMETHING SPECIAL, BUT WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO HELP.
TEN, 15 YEARS AGO, THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAD WAS, GOVERNMENT CAN'T FORCE IT TO BE A SPECIAL PLACE.
LIKE, WE CAN'T DECIDE WHAT IT'S GOING TO BECOME.
IT HAS TO GROW INTO WHAT IT IS GOING TO BECOME ALL BY ITSELF AND IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN NATURALLY.
IT HAS TO HAPPEN ORGANICALLY, AND PEOPLE WITH VISION NEED TO START COMING IN, BRINGING THEIR CREATIVE IDEAS AND MAKING IT THRIVE.
WE SAW THAT HAPPEN, FROM THE EARLY 2010S, UP TO 2020, WHERE, SOMETHING WAS STARTING TO HAPPEN.
THAT'S WHEN COUNCIL DECIDED THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE CAN LEAN IN AND WE CAN HELP.
I CAN TELL YOU FROM THE MEETING THAT WE DECIDED TO BUY A SPLIT VOTE IRONICALLY ON COUNCIL TO INVEST IN A DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN, EVER SINCE THAT NIGHT, ANYTIME THE RAIL DISTRICT HAS COME UP, THIS HAS BEEN A COUNCIL OF YES.
THAT INCLUDED CASTING THE VISION FOR WHAT WE WANTED TO BECOME.
ONE THING THAT WE KNEW WAS CERTAIN WAS ONCE WE KNEW THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE BILLION DOLLAR DEVELOPMENTS ANCHORS ON THE SOUTH SIDE AND BILLION DOLLAR DEVELOPMENTS ANCHORS ON THE NORTH SIDE AND A FEW OTHER BILLION DOLLAR DEVELOPMENTS IN BETWEEN,
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THAT IF WE DIDN'T INVEST IN THE RAIL DISTRICT IMMEDIATELY, THAT IT WOULD NEVER BE WHAT WE WANTED IT TO BECOME.THAT INCLUDED INVESTING IN DONNY CHURCH MU PROPERTY AND HELPED FUND THAT GARAGE, WHERE LA FINCA IS.
THEN BUILDING OUT ELM STREET, IN ADVANCE, AND THEN NOW THE $70 MILLION THAT'S HAPPENING FOR THE PLAZA, FOR THE WALKABILITY, AND FOR THE GARAGE, AND THEN THEY'LL BE FUTURE INVESTMENTS FOR PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE THAT WE'RE ALREADY TALKING ABOUT, AS A COUNCIL.
I THINK ALL OF YOU SHARED THE END DREAM IS SOMETHING YOU'RE EXCITED ABOUT.
WE ALL RECOGNIZE AND SYMPATHIZE THE CHALLENGE OF GETTING THERE.
I CAN SPEAK FOR ALL OF COUNSEL THAT WE ALL WANT YOU TO GET TO THE FINISH LINE WITH US.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THESE CONVERSATIONS.
WE HOPE YOU ALL JOIN US AGAIN IN OUR MEETING IN OCTOBER, AND BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, BE BRAINSTORMING AMONG YOURSELVES AS FAR AS, IDEAS THAT WE CAN HELP GENERATE MORE FOOT TRAFFIC AND GET PEOPLE DOWN THERE AND HOW WE WOULD BEST ALLOCATE THESE FUNDS BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ALL BE PART OF THAT DISCUSSION.
I LOVE YOU ALL COMING TOGETHER WITH THE HASHTAG SAVE MAIN, BECAUSE IT IS A COLLECTIVE EFFORT.
WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE IN THE END, IT'S GOING TO BE THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS TO RALLY AROUND TO HELP GET US THERE.
AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE YOU AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONTINUED CONVERSATION. THANK YOU.
>> I WEAR A SIZE XL T SHIRT, BY THE WAY.
IF YOU WANT TO GET EVERYBODY ELSE'S SIZE UP HERE AND GET US A T SHIRT, I THINK WE'D ALL LOVE TO HAVE ONE AND WEAR ONE, AND I HOPE YOU PURCHASED THEM FROM A DOWNTOWN VENDOR.
HAVING SAID THAT, MAY I MOVE TO RESTORE CLOCK TO.
>> DO I NEED TO MAKE A MOTION OR NO.
I WAS READY TO, BUT RIGHT, WE'LL GO BACK TO FIVE MINUTES AND RESIST AN INPUT, JENNIFER LOONEY.
IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME DOWN AND JOIN US.
FOLLOWED BY BANSY DERMASH PATEL, AND THEN VANIE PATEL.
>> MAYOR, COUNCIL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MY REAPPOINTMENT TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD, AND FOR GIVING THIS COMMUNITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE OUTSIDE WONDERMENT AND EXPLORATION.
REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.
I'M JENNIFER LOONEY, AND I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT FOR 25 YEARS, CURRENTLY LIVE IN BELLA CASA.
FOR MANY YEARS, I'VE BEEN ALSO ON THE BOARD FOR THE VISUAL ARTS SKILL TO FRISCO, AND SOME FOLKS HERE WITH SAVE MAIN HOPEFULLY KNOW THAT WE'VE TRIED FOR MANY YEARS TO HAVE ART WALKS AND ART AND MUSIC DOWNTOWN TO TRY AND MAKE MAIN STREET VIBRANT AGAIN.
I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON, AND WE'RE TRYING TO SUPPORT ALL OF THOSE BUSINESSES AS WELL.
WE ARE NOW ALSO, FINALLY, AFTER MANY YEARS IN THE RAIL DISTRICT, AT THE BEACON, WHICH IS A NEW MULTI USE APARTMENT COMPLEX, COMMERCIAL SPACE, OR WE HAVE ART.
IT'S A ROTATING ART GALLERY, AND WE'LL HAVE FOUR MORE VERY SOON.
THERE'S SOME OUTSIDE MONIES COMING IN FROM A DEVELOPER TO PUT MONEY INTO THOSE SPACES, AND WE HOPE TO CREATE WONDERFUL ART AND ENTERTAINMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE RAIL DISTRICT THROUGH THE VISUAL ART SKILL TO FRISCO.
WE INVITE ALL OF YOU RIGHT NOW TO OUR FRISCO DISCOVERY CENTER, OUR SHOW CREME DE LA CREME.
WHICH IS OUR BEST OF THE BEST ARTWORKS THAT WERE SUBMITTED TO THE VISUAL ART SKILL TO FRISCO, THAT SHOW IS UP CURRENTLY.
WE INVITE ALL OF YOU AND THE COMMUNITY TO A FREE PUBLIC RECEPTION ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH, FROM 6:30 TO 8:30 PM AT THE FRISCO DISCOVERY CENTER.
IT'S OPEN TO ALL. THE EXHIBITION WILL BE UP THROUGH OCTOBER 18TH.
AGAIN, IT'S FREE. THE EXHIBITIONS FREE, ENTRY TO THE FRISCO DISCOVERY CENTER IS FREE.
THEY ACTUALLY HAVE ANOTHER GALLERY WITH ANOTHER SHOW GOING UP RIGHT NOW CALLED TARA.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU CHECK THAT OUT AS WELL.
WE ALSO HAVE A PARTNER GALLERY.
THE SWEET WATERS COFFEE SHOP HAS BEEN A PARTNER GALLERY FOR OVER THREE YEARS.
WE DO A ROTATING ART SHOW THERE THAT'S FREE FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO JUST WALK IN AND SEE.
THE ART THERE IT'S CALLED ART AFFORDABLE.
IT'S ALL ARTWORKS ON DISPLAY THAT ARE AFFORDABLE 100 TO $200 IF YOU HAVE ANY GIFTS OR IF YOU'RE DECORATING.
WE HAVE A MEET THE ARTISTS EVENT ON SEPTEMBER 21 FROM 3:00 TO 5:00, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT NOT ONLY THIS COMMUNITY BUT OUR YOUTH COMMUNITY, WE HAVE THE FRISCO YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA THAT PLAYS AT ALL OF OUR DISCOVERY CENTER EVENT.
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AGAIN, WE INVITE COUNSEL AND THE PUBLIC TO PLEASE COME JOIN US FOR CREME DE LA CREME SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH, 6:30 TO 8:30 AT THE FRISCO DISCOVERY CENTER. THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU, THEN, BANCY PATEL AND THEN VANIE PATEL AND DONNA SCHMITLER.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BONDI PATEL, AND I AM SO HONORED TO STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY AS A PROUD CITIZEN OF FRISCO, TO EXTEND A WARM INVITATION ON BEHALF OF THE BAPS SWAMINON MUNDER IN IRVING.
WE INVITE THE HONORABLE MAYOR ALONGSIDE ALL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE RESIDENTS OF FRISCO CITY TO JOIN US IN CELEBRATING THE AUSPICIOUS FESTIVAL OF DIWALI, ALSO KNOWN AS THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST, FROM 1:00 PM ONWARDS TILL 8:00 PM AT BAPS, SWAMINON, MUNDER IN IRVING.
DIWALI CARRIES A PROFOUND SIGNIFICANCE ACROSS VARIOUS CULTURES.
IT SYMBOLIZES THE VICTORY OF GOOD, OVER EVIL, OF KNOWLEDGE, OVER IGNORANCE, AND OF HOPE OVER DESPAIR.
IT IS A MULTI DAY FESTIVAL, SPANNING 1-5 DAYS BASED ON REGIONAL AND PERSONAL TRADITIONS.
WHILE DIWALI IS MAINLY CELEBRATED BY HINDU JAIN AND SIKH FATES, ITS CENTRAL THEME OF LIGHT RESONATES WITH ALL OF HUMANITY.
THIS FESTIVAL SERVES AS A POWERFUL SYMBOL OF UNITY BY BRIDGING GAPS BETWEEN PEOPLE OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS FROM INTRICATE COLORFUL [FOREIGN] ON DOORSTEPS TO SKIES IT UP WITH FIREWORKS.
DIWALI CELEBRATES THE LIGHT THAT BRIGHTENS LIVES AND LIFTS THE HUMAN SPIRIT.
IT IS A TIME OF REFLECTION, JOY, AND RENEWAL.
THIS FESTIVAL SERVES AS A TIME TO FOSTER A SENSE OF TOGETHERNESS AND SHARED HAPPINESS THROUGH THE THEME OF LIGHT WITHIN LIGHT AROUND.
BY JOINING US AT BAPS SWAMAR MUNDER AND IRVING, YOU WILL NOT ONLY PARTAKE IN A BEAUTIFUL, CULTURAL CELEBRATION, BUT ALSO EXPERIENCE THE UNIVERSAL MESSAGE OF UNITY AND HOPE THAT DIWALI BRINGS.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO INVITING EACH MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND OUR MAYOR ALONGSIDE THE RESIDENTS OF FRISCO AT OUR CELEBRATION.
FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE REACH OUT TO DFW.PA@GIMO.COM OR VISIT BPS.ORG/DALAS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. VINNIE PATEL, AND THEN DONNA SCHMITLER.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE FRISCO CITY COUNCIL, AND FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
FIRST, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR THE TRUST YOU'VE PLACED IN ME WITH MY RECENT APPOINTMENT TO THE FRISCO BOARD FOR ARTS AND CULTURE.
I'M EXCITED AND HONORED TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY, AND I'M COMMITTED TO HELP US BUILDING A MORE HARMONIOUS AND VIBRANT CITY FOR ALL.
IN THAT SPIRIT, I AM HERE TONIGHT TO SHARE AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY THAT IS CENTRAL TO SPREADING A CULTURE OF PEACE AND WELL BEING IN OUR COMMUNITY.
ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, THE ART OF LIVING FOUNDATION WILL HOST A SPECIAL EVENT TITLED THE JOURNEY WITHIN WITH GURU DEV SHRI SHRI RAVISHUNKER.
THIS TRANSFORMATIVE EVENING WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE TOYOTA MUSIC FACTORY IN IRVING FROM 7:00 TO 9:00 PM.
GURU DEV IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED SPIRITUAL LEADER, HUMANITARIAN, AND A PEACE AMBASSADOR.
FOR DECADE, HE HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY TO FOSTER INNER PEACE AND COLLECTIVE HARMONY, IMPACTING OVER 800 MILLION PEOPLE IN 180 COUNTRIES.
HIS HUMANITARIAN WORK EXTENDS TO SOME OF THE MOST CHALLENGING REGIONS WHERE HE HAS BROUGHT TRAUMA RELIEF PROGRAMS TO SURVIVORS OF NATURAL DISASTERS AND VIOLENCE AND FACILITATED PEACE DIALOGUES IN PLACES LIKE IRAQ AND COLOMBIA.
HIS SIMPLE, YET PROFOUND WISDOM IS A BEACON OF HOPE FOR MILLIONS IN TODAY'S WORLD.
HE HAS A LONG STANDARD RELATIONSHIP WITH DALLAS FORT WORTH AREA, AS WELL.
HAVING DRAWN THOUSANDS TO HIS PREVIOUS EVENTS IN 2008, 2015, 2022, AND 2023.
OUR LOCAL DFW CHAPTER IS ALSO VERY ACTIVE AND HAS BEEN A VIBRANT PART OF THE COMMUNITY FOR YEARS, ORGANIZING FREE EVENTS, WORKSHOPS IN LOCAL SCHOOLS AND CORPORATIONS, AND LARGE SCALE COMMUNITY MEDITATIONS IN LOCAL PARKS.
OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE PRACTICAL TOOLS LIKE BREATHING TECHNIQUES AND
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MEDITATION THAT HELP REDUCE STRESS AND IMPROVE MENTAL CLARITY FOR EVERYONE.THIS EVENT IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE TO COME TOGETHER FOR AN UPLIFTING EXPERIENCE OF WISDOM AND MEDITATION.
WE BELIEVE THAT A MORE HARMONIOUS AND A CONNECTED COMMUNITY BEGINS WITH INDIVIDUALS FINDING PEACE WITHIN THEMSELVES.
WE WOULD BE HONORED FOR YOU AND THE ENTIRE FISCAL COMMUNITY TO JOIN US IN THE EFFORT TO BRING A STRONGER CULTURE FOR PEACE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.
>> DONNA SCHMITLER AND THEN OUR LAST SPEAKER WILL BE MR. LEE.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL, DONNA SCHMITLER, 7037 WHITE ROCK COURT, FRISCO, TEXAS.
I'M HAPPY TO SEE YOU ALL AND BE HERE TONIGHT.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS.
FIRST OF ALL, I NEED TO SAY THAT TOMORROW, WE WILL START THE 10 DAY COUNTDOWN TO FRISCO'S ANNUAL SHAWNEE TRAIL COWBOY DAY.
ON THE 27TH, WE WANT YOU TO COME AND HAVE A LOT OF FUN WITH US AT THE HERITAGE CENTER, BULL RIDING AND LASSOING AND FOOD TRUCKS, AND ALL THAT.
THEN, BECAUSE I LOVE ART, WE HAVE TO GO TO CREME DE LA CREME AND CELEBRATE THE VISUAL ART SKILL TO FRISCO.
I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO POINT OUT, AND FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY ARE SELLING THEIR ANNUAL ORNAMENT. IT'S THE BLUE BONNET.
LAST MONTH WHEN I WAS HERE, I GOT BACK TO MY SEAT, AND SOMEONE TEXTED ME AND SAID, I'LL TAKE TWO.
I HAVE TO KEEP TALKING TO YOU ABOUT THIS.
LASTLY, SCHLEMM'S PLUG, I'M WEARING MY SHIRT FOR A KALEIDOSCOPE PARK.
THEY WILL BE CELEBRATING THEIR FIRST ANNIVERSARY ON OCTOBER 3RD, AND WE'RE HAVING A LITTLE GET TOGETHER CALLED BUTTERFLIES, BOOTS AND BOURBON.
I'M HAPPY AND PROUD TO BE ON THE HOSTING COMMITTEE.
OF COURSE, WE'VE GOT ANNE AND DALE WEBB AS CHAIRS.
BUT WE WOULD LIKE YOU ALL TO JOIN US FOR THAT.
IT SHOULD BE A VERY FUN EVENING.
I APPRECIATE HAVING A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH YOU TONIGHT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR FINAL SPEAKER FOR THIS EVENING IS MR. LEE.
>> MR. LEE IS MY LAST SPEAKER BECAUSE THAT'S THE LAST BLUE CARD I HAVE, SO IF ANYBODY ELSE DID WANT TO SPEAK TONIGHT, PLEASE GIVE THE CITY SECRETARY A BLUE CARD.
OTHERWISE, WE'LL FINISH WITH MR LEE.
MAY GOD BE WITH YOU TO UNDERSTAND IMPORTANT MESSAGE.
TODAY'S MESSAGE IS SABBATH CHANGED.
WHAT DID CHRIST SAID ABOUT THE LAW OF GOD? THINK NOT THAT I AM COME TO DESTROY THE LAW, THE PROPHET, AND I AM NOT COME TO DESTROY THE LAW, BUT FULFILL THE LAW FOR THE VERY I SAY UNTO YOU TILL HEAVEN AND THE EARTH PASS AWAY.
ONE TITLE SHALL IN NO WISE PASS AWAY.
FROM THE LAW TILL ALL BE FULFILLED WHATEVER THEREFORE SHALL BREAK ONE OF THESE LEAST COMMANDMENTS AND SHALL TEACH MEN.
SO HE SHALL CALL LEAST IN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.
BUT ALL WHO SHALL DO AND TEACH THEM THE SAME SHALL BE CALLED GREAT IN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.
WHAT DID THE PROPHET DANIEL SAID ABOUT THE LITTLE HUNTS POWER? DANIEL 7:25 SAYS, HE SHALL SPEAK GREAT WORDS AGAINST THE MOST
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HIGH AND THINK TO CHANGE THE TIMES AND LAWS.WHAT POWER SAYS THAT HIMSELF HAS THE POWER TO CHANGE? IT IS THE POWER OF A POPE.
THE SELF-EXPLANATION, THAT THE POWER OF THE GREAT POWER IS GREAT ENOUGH TO CHANGE EVEN GOD'S COMMANDMENTS.
IT IS GOD'S POWER, NOT HUMAN POWER.
SO BE CALLED OF GOD, INSTEAD OF GOD, HE HAS CLAIMED THAT POWER.
HE'S GOING TO CHANGE FOR THE COMMANDMENT.
CATHOLIC CHURCH CHANGE THE COMMANDMENTS FROM SABBATH OF GOD TO THE SUNDAY.
IT IS PURELY CATHOLIC CHURCH SYSTEM MADE BY SORRY.
MY EYESIGHT VERY BLUR SO. NOT GOOD.
>> THANK YOU, MR. LEE. WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
THANK YOU. THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
ITEMS PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE IN NATURE AND ARE CONSIDERED NON CONTROVERSIAL.THE CONSENT AGENDA CAN BE ACTED UPON ON ONE MOTION.
THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO MOVE ANY ITEM FOR DISCUSSION AND SEPARATE ACTION.
COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY VOTE NAY ON ANY SINGLE ITEM WITHOUT COMMENT, MAY SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS AS PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD.
COUNCIL, YOU HAVE ITEMS 10-23 FOR CONSIDERATION.
THAT TAKE US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 24 AS A PUBLIC HEARING,
[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 and 09/02/2025. (Development Services/JH)]
A REQUEST TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NUMBER 18-10-56 CONSISTING OF 80.1 ACRES ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MAHARD PARKWAY AND UNIVERSITY DRIVE.TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE NUMBER 11-04-09 AS AMENDED.
TO REZONE THE PROPERTY AS PLAN DEVELOPMENT 271 OFFICE TO [NOISE] RETAIL RESIDENTIAL TO CONSIDER TO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE OF THE SAME.
ZONE PLAN DEVELOPMENT 271 OFFICE TO RETAIL RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD NUMBER 53, ZONING CASE NUMBER Z24-0002, APPLICANT LMIF REAL ESTATE, LLC, TABLED ON AUGUST 5TH AND SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2025.
>> YES. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, JOHN LETTELLEIR, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, TALKING WITH THE APPLICANT EARLIER TODAY.
DON'T TABLE THIS TO THE OCTOBER 7TH, BUT TABLE AND CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO THE OCTOBER 21ST MEETING.
>> I NEED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN CONTINUE IT OR OR IT'S ALREADY CONTINUED.
>> WE JUST NEED A MOTION TO CONTINUE IT TO.
>> MOVE TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED OCTOBER 21ST, CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
>> MOTION BY JOHN. SECOND BY BURT IN FAVOR.
>> PASSES 5/0, 25 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO
[Public Hearing to consider and record the vote to adopt an Ordinance levying the tax rate for the City of Frisco, Texas for the Tax Year 2025, Fiscal Year 2026. (Budget/TA)]
CONSIDER AND RECORD THE VOTE TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE LEVYING THE TAX RATE FOR THE CITY OF FRISCO FOR THE TAX YEAR 2025 FISCAL YEAR 2026.>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, TANYA ANDERSON, DIRECTOR OF BUDGET AND STRATEGIC PLANNING.
STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THE FY-2026 TAX RATE REMAIN THE SAME AS THE CURRENT TAX RATE OF 0.425517.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS IN LINE WITH
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THE RATE THAT WAS PRESENTED AT MEETINGS CONDUCTED ON AUGUST 11TH, AUGUST 19TH, AND SEPTEMBER 2ND.THE FY-26 BUDGET WAS PREPARED USING THE PUBLISHED VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE, 0.425517, WHICH EXCEEDS THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE OF 0.408966.
THE PROPOSED TAX RATE IS SPLIT BETWEEN MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS RATE OF 0.292775, AND THE INTEREST AND SINKING TAX RATE OF 0.132742.
THE RATIO OF THE M&O AND I&S RATES ARE 69 AND 31%, WHICH IS IN LINE WITH COUNCIL'S POLICIES.
TRUTH AND TAXATION LAWS REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER AND POSTED PROMINENTLY ON OUR WEBSITE.
THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE.
THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 3.5%, AND WE'LL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $9.37.
WE ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO MAKE A TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT AS FOLLOWS.
THIS TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT SHOWS THE MEDIAN VALUE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY IN THE CITY, A COMPARISON OF THE PROPERTY TAX BILL AND DOLLARS PERTAINING TO THE PROPERTY FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR TO AN ESTIMATE OF THE PROPERTY TAX BILL AND DOLLARS FOR THE SAME PROPERTY FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.
THE MEDIAN TA TAXABLE VALUE ON A MEDIUM HOMESTEAD IN FY-25 WAS $497,925 RESULTING IN A TAX BILL OF $2,119.
THE PROPOSED RATE FOR FY-26 HAS A MEDIAN HOME VALUE OF $512,863 WITH A MEDIAN TAX BILL OF $2,182, A TAX BILL DIFFERENCE ON A MEDIAN HOMESTEAD OF $63.
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND A CONSIDERING ACT ON ADOPTING THE TAX RATE.
REQUIRED LANGUAGE IS INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA MEMO FOR TWO SEPARATE MOTIONS WHEN YOU'RE VOTING ON THE TAX RATE. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL LOOK FOR A MOTION OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
>> SECOND BY ANGELIA. ALL IN FAVOR.
>> PASSES 5/0. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? SEEING NONE, MOVE TO CLOSE?
>> SECOND BY JARED. ALL IN FAVOR.
>> PASSES 5/0. I THINK ANGELIA HAS THE LANGUAGE.
>> YEAH. I MOVED TO APPROVE AN AVALARA TAX RATE OF 0.292775 ON EACH $100 OF ASSESSED VALUATION OF TAXABLE PROPERTY FOR GENERAL CITY PURPOSES, AND TO PAY THE CURRENT MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS EXPENSES OF THE CITY OF FRISCO FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026.
TO ADOPT THIS ORDINANCE, FIXING AND LEVYING THE SAME FOR A TOTAL TAX OF 0.425517 ON EACH $100 OF ASSESSED VALUATION.
I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF 0.425517, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 3.5% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE.
>> SECOND BY JARED. ALL IN FAVOR.
CONSIDER AN ACT UPON ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FRISCO CITY COUNCIL RATIFYING THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE.
>> WE HAVE A SECOND MOTION. CORRECT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I WAS GOING TO MESS AT THAT. [LAUGHTER]
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS PREMIER. I MOVED TO APPROVE AN AVALARA TAX RATE OF 0.132742 ON EACH $100 OF ASSESSED VALUATION OF TAXABLE PROPERTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING AN INTEREST AND SINKING FUND TO PAY THE INTEREST AND PRINCIPAL OF THE VALID AND OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS.
CAPITAL LEASE PAYMENTS AND RELATED FEES OF THE CITY OF FRISCO FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026.
AND TO ADOPT THIS ORDINANCE, FIXING AND LEVYING THE SAME FOR A TOTAL TAX OF 0.425517 ON EACH $100 OF ASSESSED VALUATION.
I MOVE THAT THIS PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF 0.425517, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 3.5% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE.
>> SECOND BY JARED. ALL IN FAVOR?
ITEM 26 IS CONSIDERED ACT UPON ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION OF
[Consider and act upon adoption of a Resolution of the City of Frisco City Council, ratifying the property tax revenue in the 2025-2026 Budget as a result of the City receiving more revenue from property taxes in the FY26 Budget than in the previous fiscal year. (Budget/TA)]
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THE CITY OF FRISCO CITY COUNCIL RATIFYING THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE IN THE 2025-2026 BUDGET AS A RESULT OF THE CITY RECEIVING MORE REVENUE FROM PROPERTY TAXES IN THE FISCAL YEAR 26 BUDGET THAN IN THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR.>> THIS YEAR'S BUDGET WILL RAISE MORE REVENUE FROM PROPERTY TAXES THAN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET.
TO ENSURE THE CITY MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.
A SEPARATE VOTE IS NECESSARY TO DISCLOSE AND RATIFY THE INCREASE TO THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE AND THE FY-26 BUDGET AS COMPARED TO FY-25.
NO SPECIAL LANGUAGE IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.
THIS IS A CONSIDERING ACT, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS.
>> SECOND BY JARED. ALL IN FAVOR.
>> MOTION PASSES 5/0, ITEM 27.
[Consider and act upon adoption of an Ordinance approving the Revised Budget figures for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 and adopting a budget and appropriating resources for the City of Frisco Budget Year beginning October 1, 2025. (Budget/TA)]
CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE REVISED BUDGET FIGURES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 24 AND 25, AND ADOPTING A BUDGET AND APPROPRIATING RESOURCES FOR THE CITY OF FRISCO BUDGET YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025.>> THE FY-25 REVISED BUDGET AND FY-26 PROPOSED BUDGET WERE REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED AT PUBLIC MEETINGS ON AUGUST 11TH, AUGUST 19TH, AND SEPTEMBER 2ND.
THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET IS OUR OPERATING FUND BUDGET, AND IT IS BASED ON THE TAX RATE OF 0.425517.
TOTAL GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS PROPOSED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026, TOTAL $306 MILLION, AND REVISED APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025, TOTAL 296 MILLION.
UTILITY FUND BUDGET FOR FY-26 IS 186 MILLION AS COMPARED TO THE REVISED ESTIMATES OF FY-25 OF 172 MILLION.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE COMBINED BUDGETS FOR ALL FUNDS TOTAL WELL OVER A BILLION DOLLARS, AND NOT ONLY PLANS FOR FUTURE YEARS, BUT EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE THIS YEAR AND YEARS PRIOR TO REINVEST IN OUR EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE, MODERNIZED TECHNOLOGY, AND BUILD CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF THE CITY OF FRISCO.
SOME EXAMPLES OF REINVESTMENT INCLUDE RENOVATIONS AND REINVESTMENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED AT VARIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY LOCATIONS TOTALING $47 MILLION, INCLUDING THE REMODEL OF FIRE STATION TWO MENTIONED EARLIER BY CHIEF GLOVER, A ROOF REPLACEMENT AT CENTRAL FIRE AND IMPROVEMENTS TO POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS INVESTED $13 MILLION FOR ROAD, SIDEWALK, AND ALLEY MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.
REINVESTMENT HAS ALSO OCCURRED AT FOUR OF OUR EXISTING CITY PARKS TO INCLUDE WARREN SPORTS COMPLEX, JACK HAMILTON PARK, CANNADAY RECREATION AREA AND TUSCANY MEADOWS.
WE'VE ALSO USED CDBG FUNDS FOR THE FOLLOWING GALLEGOS PARK REINVESTMENT.
THAT PROJECT IS KICKING OFF THIS YEAR AND WILL BE COMPLETED IN FY-26, IS A DESIGN AND REINVESTMENT INTO GALLEGOS NEIGHBORHOOD PARK, INCLUDING UPDATES TO PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, BASKETBALL COURTS, AND LANDSCAPING.
WE'RE ALSO INVESTING IN WESTERN HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION.
IT'S A LOW TO MODERATE INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD.
THAT PROJECT HAS A REPLACEMENT AND UPGRADE OF EXISTING WATER MAINS, FIRE HYDRANTS VALVES, AND WATER SERVICES USING A COMBINATION OF OPEN CUT AND TRENCH LIST TECHNOLOGY.
THIS PROJECT BENEFITS RESIDENTS OF THE WESTERN HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION AND THE FRISCO HOUSING AUTHORITY.
>> THESE ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES OF REINVESTMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AND WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
AS SUGGESTED BY MAYOR CHENEY, WE WILL GET WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM TO PRODUCE A VIDEO NOTING SOME OF THE MAJOR REINVESTMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE THROUGHOUT THE CITY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, INCLUDING REPURPOSING THE NEW LIBRARY AND THE REMODELING OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND CITY HALL BUILDINGS.
FUND SUMMARIES FOR US, FUNDS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED AS EXHIBITS A THROUGH AB, AND THIS IS A CONSIDERING ACT AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS.
>> I THINK A LOT OF TIMES IN THE BUDGET IT GETS OVERLOOKED, BECAUSE THE NEW AND THE SHINY PROJECT GETS ALL THE HEADLINES IN OUR LOCAL COVERAGE.
BUT IN THIS BUDGET AND IN BUDGETS IN YEARS PAST, SO MUCH HAS GONE INTO TAKING CARE OF WHAT WE HAVE, AND GOING BACK AND REINVESTING IN OLDER PARTS OF OUR TOWN.
THEN STRATEGICALLY, HOW WE'VE USED ADAPTIVE REUSE TO BUILD OUT OUR FACILITIES TO BUILD OUT.
THIS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PART OF THAT, IS FROM OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY, TO OUR SENIOR CENTER, TO OUR MUNICIPAL COURT, NOW DOING THE POLICE STATION.
ALL OF OUR FACILITIES WILL BE BUILT FOR BUILT OUT.
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I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED EFFORTS IN THAT.>> COUNSEL, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
>> MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 27. MOTION BY JARED.
>> SECONDED BY JARED ALL IN FAVOR?
[Consider and act upon adoption of an Ordinance approving the Revised Budget figures for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 and adopting a budget and appropriating resources for the Frisco Community Development Corporation Budget Year beginning October 1, 2025. (Budget/TA)]
ITEM 28, IS CONSIDERING UPON ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE REVISED BUDGET FIGURES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR '24 AND '25, AND ADOPTING A BUDGET AND APPROPRIATING RESOURCES FOR THE FRISCO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BUDGET YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025.>> THE REVISED FY '25 BUDGETS AND PROPOSED FY '26 BUDGETS FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AND CDC REMEDIATION FUNDS WERE REVIEWED WITH THE CDC BOARD AT THEIR JULY 23RD, 2025 MEETING.
TOTAL FY '26 APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CDC ARE PROPOSED TO BE $39 MILLION AND REVISED APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 ARE $244 MILLION.
THE CDC FUND HAS CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS REINVESTMENT PROJECTS TO INCLUDE PARK INVESTMENTS, REINVESTMENTS AT BF PHILLIPS, MIRACLE LEAGUE FIELD, THE FUTSAL COURT AND VARIOUS OTHER PARK MAINTENANCE ITEMS. FUND SUMMARIES ARE INCLUDED AS EXHIBITS IN YOUR PACKETS FOR BOTH THE CDC AND CDC REMEDIATION FUNDS.
THIS IS A CONSIDERING ACT AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS.
>> COUNSEL, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
>> BY JOHN, SECOND BY JARED ALL IN FAVOR?
[Consider and act upon adoption of an Ordinance approving the Revised Budget figures for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 and adopting a budget and appropriating resources for the Frisco Economic Development Corporation Budget Year beginning October 1, 2025. (Budget/TA)]
CONSIDER AN ACT UPON ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE REVISED BUDGET FIGURES FOR FISCAL YEAR '24 AND '25, AND ADOPTING A BUDGET AND APPROPRIATING RESOURCES FOR THE FRISCO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BUDGET YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025.>> THE FY '25 REVISED BUDGET AND FY '26 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WERE REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED WITH THE EDC BOARD AT THE JULY 16, 2025 MEETING.
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS PROPOSED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 TOTAL $33 MILLION AND REVISED APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 OR $58 MILLION.
THE EDC FUND SUMMARY IS INCLUDED AS AN EXHIBIT IN YOUR PACKET.
THIS IS A CONSIDERING ACT AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS.
>> HEY, COUNSEL. LOOK FOR A MOTION.
>> SECONDED BY JARED ALL IN FAVOR?
>> PASSES 5 - 0, ITEM 30. [OVERLAPPING]
>> MAYOR, BEFORE I TAKE MY SEAT CAN I SAY THANK YOU? I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS, AND THEIR STAFF.
I'D MOST ESPECIALLY LIKE TO THANK MY BUDGET STAFF WHO'S HERE TONIGHT, OUR BUDGET MANAGER BRETT PETERSON, OUR ANALYST TANIKA THOMAS, AND AXEBIA BENNETT, PLEASE STAND.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK AND THEIR EFFORTS DURING THIS BUDGET CYCLE.
I'D ALSO APPRECIATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR CFO, DEREK COTTON AND OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, MINA HOVLAND WHO IS MY PERSONAL CHEERLEADER.
AS A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF FRISCO, I DO APPRECIATE ALL OF THEM FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO THE CITY OF FRISCO.
[APPLAUSE] I WAS GOING TO WAIT SO AFTER OUR FEES, BUT SINCE YOU WERE SO ELOQUENT I DID WANT TO ALSO, ON BEHALF OF COUNSEL THANK OUR TEAM AND OUR STAFF FOR ANOTHER GREAT BUDGET CYCLE YEAR.
THIS IS MY 18TH AND LAST BUDGET THAT I'M TO WORK ON.
JUST WANTED TO SPEAK TO THE PLANNING THAT GOES INTO THIS CITY.
WHILE WE BUDGET YEAR TO YEAR ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS, IT'S A MULTI YEAR PROCESS.
IT'S STARTED WITH AN IDEA OF COUNCIL WANTING TO DO A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.
WELL, HOW DO WE DO IT AND HOW DO WE FUND IT, AND HOW DO WE BUILD TOWARDS THAT? THEN TALKING ABOUT WANTING TO DO A SENIOR EXEMPTION AND THEN DOING A SENIOR FREEZE.
WE WANT TO BUILD A CAPITAL RESERVE.
HOW DO WE DO THAT ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE? OH, AND BY THE WAY, WE EXPECT YOU TO MAINTAIN AAA BOND RATING, THROUGH ALL THIS AS BEING ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING CITIES IN THE COUNTRY.
IT WAS STRATEGIES PUT INTO PLACE AS FAR AS LEANING IN TO MAKING SURE WE HAD A DIVERSE TAX BASE THAT WE WEREN'T JUST ROOFTOPS, THAT WE HAD HEFTY COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT TOOK THAT BURDEN OFF OF OUR RESIDENTS.
THAT WE HAD WORLD CLASS PROJECTS, THAT WE LEANED INTO TOURISM INTO SALES TAX, AND ALL THESE DIFFERENT REVENUE STREAMS, HAS BEEN A 25 YEAR PROCESS TO GENERATE THE FUNDS NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE A WORLD CLASS CITY.
THIS COUNCIL IS APPROVING A BUDGET THAT HAS THE MAXIMUM HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION ALLOWED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS.
WE OFFER ON TOP OF THAT A SENIOR TAX EXEMPTION AND WE OFFER A SENIOR TAX FREEZE ON TOP OF THAT.
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FOR ALL THESE YEARS, WE HAD TALKED ABOUT HOW PLANO HAD BUILT UP A LARGER COMMERCIAL TAX BASE, AND SO THAT'S WHY THEY WERE ABLE TO DO A LOWER TAX RATE.THIS YEAR'S BUDGET FOR THE FIRST TIME, OUR RATE IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE LOWER THAN PLANO'S.
A LOT OF SUCCESSES FROM THE BUDGET TEAM, BUT IT'S NOT A ONE YEAR PROCESS.
IT'S A MULTI YEAR WORK AND I'M JUST SO THANKFUL FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO, AND YOU MAKE US AS A COUNCIL LOOK REALLY GREAT.
IT'S PRETTY AMAZING THAT IN THE 18 YEARS THAT I'VE SERVED ON BUDGET, I THINK WE'VE HAD LESS THAN 10 PUBLIC COMMENTS.
IT JUST SPEAKS TO THE CONFIDENCE THAT THIS COMMUNITY HAS IN OUR BUDGET TEAM AND EVEN OUR BIGGEST DETRACTORS SAY THAT WHEN IT COMES TO BUDGET AND BEING CONSERVATIVE WITH OUR TAXPAYER MONEY, THERE'S NO ONE BETTER THAN FRISCO.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK.
>> THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
>> MAY I JUST SAY ONE THING ABOUT THAT?
>> THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE EFFORT AND IT IS A TEAM EFFORT.
I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE PARTICIPATING IN IT, SO I WANT TO SAY THAT.
BUT SOMEBODY'S DRAWING ON THE SCREEN HERE.
>> WHAT I WOULD SAY IS TO REITERATE WHAT YOU JUST MENTIONED, IT TAKES A LOT OF DISCIPLINE AND COURAGE TO STAY THE COURSE, AND FRISCO IS REAPING THE BENEFITS TODAY OF MANY DECISIONS MADE A LONG TIME AGO, AND THOSE EFFORTS TO SUSTAIN THOSE DECISIONS CONTINUE.
WHEN WE LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT JUST A YEAR.
WE'RE LOOKING AT DECADES INTO THE FUTURE TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE ARE DOING TODAY IS SUSTAINABLE, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO ALLOW FUTURE RESIDENTS TO ENJOY THE SAME QUALITY OF LIFE AND SERVICE STANDARD IN THE FUTURE THAT THEY DO TODAY.
I APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL'S VISION AND I ALSO APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL'S SUPPORT OF STAFF, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN DISCIPLINE AND FOCUS ON WHAT WE WANT TO BE SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY REALIZE THAT.
I APPRECIATE YOU ALLUDING TO THAT, BUT I WANTED TO JUST EXPLICITLY SAY THAT.
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WILL BE TIMES IN THE FUTURE, BECAUSE OF HEADWINDS THAT WE MAY FACE FROM NOT OF OUR MAKING THAT WILL HAVE TO BE PREPARED AND WE'RE TRYING TO PREPARE TODAY TO FACE THOSE.
A LOT OF THAT COMES FROM THINGS WE CAN'T CONTROL AT THE STATE LEVEL, ETC.
BUT I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VISION, YOUR COMMITMENT, AND CERTAINLY YOUR SUPPORT, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[Consider and act upon calling for a Public Hearing on the City of Frisco Stormwater Drainage Fee adjustments. (Budget/BP)]
CONSIDER AN ACT UPON CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CITY OF FRISCO STORMWATER DRAINAGE FEE ADJUSTMENTS.>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNSEL, BRETT PETERSON, BUDGET, STRATEGIC PLANNING MANAGER.
THERE IS A REQUIREMENT FOR A PUBLIC HEARING PRIOR TO CHANGING THE STORMWATER DRAINAGE FEES.
WE ARE CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON DECEMBER 2ND, 2025 AT THE 6:30 PM CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN THE GEORGE A. PUREFOY MUNICIPAL CENTER.
STAFF DISCUSSED THE STORMWATER FEE ADJUSTMENTS WITH COUNCIL DURING THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS AND THE PROPOSED REVENUES DERIVED FROM THESE FEE ADJUSTMENTS WERE PART OF THE BUDGET YOU JUST ADOPTED.
THIS IS A CONSIDER AND ACT, AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS? LOOK FOR A MOTION.
>> SECOND BY BURT, SECOND BY JARED ALL IN FAVOR.
[Consider and act upon adoption of an Ordinance amending the Comprehensive Fee Ordinance setting new rates for Water, Sanitary Sewer, Reclaimed Water, Solid Waste Collection, Parks and Recreation, Development Services, Engineering, Fire Department, and Library. (Budget/BP)]
ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND COMPREHENSIVE FEE ORDINANCE, SETTING NEW RATES FOR WATER, SANITARY SEWER, RECLAIM WATER, SOLID WASTE COLLECTION, PARKS AND REC, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, ENGINEERING, FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND LIBRARY.>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. AS YOU STATED, I WILL BE PRESENTING PROPOSED UPDATES TO THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE FEE ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO WATER, SEWER, REUSE WATER, SOLID WASTE COLLECTION FEES, AND IN ADDITION TO SOME UPDATES IN OUR OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE RAPID GROWTH IN THE SERVICE REGION.
NEW DEBT CELLS FOR EXPANDING INFRASTRUCTURE AND NEW FACILITIES ARE ADDING TO THE COST OF DEBT SERVICE EXPENSE AS MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS CONTINUE IN THE REGIONAL WATER AND THE REGIONAL SEWER SYSTEMS. IN ADDITION, PANTHER CREEK AND SEWER CREEK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF FRISCO ARE SCHEDULED FOR EXPANSION OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
EACH WITH SUBSTANTIAL COST ESCALATIONS COMPARED TO PRIOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ESTIMATES FROM THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT.
FOR NEXT WATER YEAR, THE WATER DISTRICT IS PROJECTING A MINIMUM ANNUAL DEMAND OF
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15.264 BILLION GALLONS OF WATER FROM THE CITY WHICH IS SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN OUR CURRENT ANNUAL MINIMUM.TO MEET THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEARS REVENUE PROJECTIONS, FY '26 BUDGET HAS A PROPOSED WATER INCREASE OF 9% AND A SEWER RATE INCREASE OF 15%.
MOST ALL OF THE WATER SEWER INCREASES REFLECT THE PASS THROUGH RATE INCREASE FROM THE WATER DISTRICT AND THE UPDATED CITY TRANSMISSION COSTS.
SOME OF THESE COSTS INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE PANTHER CREEK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT TO 15 MILLION GALLONS DAILY, DESIGN COSTS FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE STEWART CREEK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT TO 15 MILLION GALLONS DAILY, THE ADDITION OF 7.5 FTE TO THE UTILITY FUND, AND APPROXIMATELY 590,000 IN NEW AND REPLACEMENT CAPITAL.
WHILE FUND BALANCE WILL BE USED FOR SMOOTHING THE FINAL CUSTOMER UTILITY RATE, THESE PROPOSED RATE ADJUSTMENTS ARE NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE FUND'S FINANCIAL STABILITY WHILE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL SERVICES AND MAINTAIN OUR EQUIPMENT.
IN OUR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, STAFF ARE PROPOSING A FEE INCREASE OF 5% WHICH REPRESENTS THE ANNUAL CPI PASS THROUGH INCREASE FROM THE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION VENDOR.
THE RESIDENTIAL COLLECTION RATE WILL INCREASE $1 A MONTH.
WE INCLUDED WITH YOUR AGENDA PACKET AND UPDATED REGIONAL BILL COMPARISON SHOWING WHERE THE CITY COMPARES VERSUS NEIGHBORING CITIES IN THE AREA.
AS FOR THE OTHER FEE UPDATES, STAFF ARE PROPOSING TO UPDATE PARKS AND RECREATION FEES.
A COST OF SERVICE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED BY BARRY DUNN IN FY '24 WHICH RESULTED IN RECOMMENDED FEE INCREASES ACROSS MANY OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
THIS IS THE SECOND RATE INCREASE PLAN IN COORDINATION WITH THE STUDY, AND THE PROPOSED FEES WILL BE MORE LINED WITH OTHER MUNICIPAL AND PRIVATE SECTOR COUNTERPARTS.
IN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, STAFF ARE PROPOSING INCREASES TO VARIOUS PERMITS IN APPLICATION FEES AND BUILDING INSPECTIONS, MULTI FAMILY REGISTRATION FEES IN CODE ENFORCEMENT, VARIOUS HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY FEES, AND A NEW FACADE PLAN FEE.
THESE FEE PROPOSALS WILL BETTER ALIGN WITH ACTUAL ADMINISTRATIVE, AND OPERATIONAL COSTS AND BRING FEES CLOSER TO THE AVERAGE OF SURROUNDING CITIES.
ENGINEERING STAFF ARE PROPOSING TO INCREASE THE SATURDAY INSPECTION FEE TO BE ALIGNED WITH ACTUAL STAFF COSTS IN/ON AVERAGE WITH SURROUNDING CITIES.
IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, STAFF ARE PROPOSING A 15% INCREASE IN THE FEES CHARGED FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THESE FEES WERE LAST ADJUSTED IN 2016.
ANNUAL FEE SURVEYS CONDUCTED AS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL BUDGET PREPARATION HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE FEES ARE BELOW THE AVERAGE CHARGED BY CITIES IN THE NEIGHBORING AREA.
FINALLY, THE LIBRARY STAFF ARE PROPOSING TO INCREASE A NON-RESIDENTIAL LIBRARY CARD FEE ALONG WITH UPDATES TO THE RENTAL FEES AT THE LIBRARY FACILITY.
THIS IS CONSIDER AN ACT AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT SUMMARY. COUNSEL, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE? I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
>> MOTION BY JARED, SECOND BY BURT ALL IN FAVOR?
ITEM 32, CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION WITH CITY STAFF CONCERNING
[City Council discussion with City Staff concerning any actions required by City Staff as a result of any item on tonight's agenda.]
ANY ACTIONS REQUIRED BY CITY STAFF AS A RESULT OF ANY ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.THE ONLY THING WOULD BE TO NOTIFY ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS OF THAT NEXT MEETING FOR THE DOWNTOWN FOR THEIR ACTION. ANYTHING ELSE NOTED?
>> I'M JUST GOING TO MENTION THAT AS WELL.
>> THIRTY THREE IS GOVERNMENT MONITORING.
[Discussion on Governance Monitoring of present City Council Meeting.]
>> BASED OFF THE COUNCIL MEETING MONITORING FORM, I GIVE THE OVERALL MEETING RATING A.
>> COUNSEL, LOOK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> SECOND BY JARED ALL IN FAVOR?
>> PASSES 5 - 0. WE ADJOURNED AT 9:00 PM.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.