[CALL TO ORDER]
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>> WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL.
WE'RE AT FRISCO CITY HALL, THE GEORGIA PERFOR MUNICIPAL CENTER AND COUNCIL CHAMBER, 6101 FRISCO SQUARE BOULEVARD IN FRISCO, TEXAS.
IT IS 6:30 PM ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 7, 2025, AND I WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
WE'RE JOINED BY THE ENTIRE COUNCIL TONIGHT MINUS MR. LIVINGSTON, WHO HAD A BUSINESS MEETING.
I'M GOING TO 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 551-007 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 OR TEXAS CONFLICTS WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT REGARDING ONE.
RECEIVED LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING THE CASE STYLED CITY OF FRISCO, VERSUS GERALD RIDGLEY, LINDA RIDGLEY, AND JERRY RIDGEY JUNIOR PENDING IN THE 431ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF DENTON COUNTY TEXAS.
ITEM 2 RECEIVED LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING COMMUNICATION FROM TEXANS FOR REASONABLE SOLUTIONS REGARDING SB15 AND SB840.
ITEM B 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. COUNSEL, CAN I HAVE A MOTION?
>> SECOND BY LAURA. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> PASSES 5-0, RECESS AND EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:32 PM.
WE'LL PROBABLY BE UP THERE TILL A LITTLE.
WE'LL TRY TO COME OUT ROUGHLY BETWEEN 7:00 AND 7:15 TO CONDUCT OUR REGULAR BUSINESS.
THANK YOU. COUNSEL, CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO RECONVENE?
>> SECOND BY LAURA. ALL IN FAVOR.
>> PASSES 5-0, RECONVENE FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:24.
THERE'S NO ACTION FOR COUNSEL TO TAKE,
[INVOCATION (to begin approximately at 6:30 p.m.)]
AND THAT WILL MOVE US INTO OUR INVOCATION IN OUR PLEDGE.>> FOR TONIGHT'S INVOCATION, WE ARE HONORED TO WELCOME SENIOR PASTOR PHIL WORRELL OF LIBERTY BAPTIST CHURCH OF FRISCO.
THE CHURCH IS HOUSED IN A BUILDING ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED IN 1963 BY A PRESBYTERIAN CONGREGATION.
IN 1991, LIBERTY BAPTIST CHURCH OF FRISCO WAS FOUNDED BY A DEVOTED GROUP OF MEN, UNITED BY A HEARTFELT MISSION TO SHARE THE HOPE OF JOY OF A RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST, ESPECIALLY THOSE FEELING SPIRITUALLY WEARY, SEEKING DIRECTION OR LONGING FOR PURPOSE.
PASTOR WOR WAS RAISED BY DEVOUT CHRISTIAN PARENTS ON LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, AFTER SERVING FOR FOUR YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
HE PURSUED THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION AND EARNED HIS DEGREE FROM FAITH BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE IN ANTONE, IOWA.
IN THE FALL OF 1996, HE AND HIS FAMILY MOVED TO TEXAS, AND HE ASSUMED THE ROLE A SENIOR PASTOR IN 2020, FOLLOWING THE RETIREMENT OF HIS PREDECESSOR.
THANK YOU FOR BEING SO PATIENT, EVERYONE WITH US TONIGHT WITH A VERY LONG AGENDA. THANK YOU, SIR.
>> LET'S GO TO PRAYER. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU.
FIRST, LORD, FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF PRAYER OF KNOWING THAT THERE'S A GOOD IN HEAVEN THAT CARES ABOUT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US, AND WE CAN CALL OUT TO YOU FOR THE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE.
FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR A CITY COUNCIL THAT SEES THE NEED FOR PRAYER.
LORD, FOR YOUR WISDOM, FOR YOUR GUIDANCE, AND FOR YOUR HELP TO DO THE BEST FOR THE CITY OF FRISCO, AND FOR ALL OF ITS RESIDENTS.
FATHER, WE JUST PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM THAT WISDOM AND GUIDANCE, AND LORD, FOR THESE THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT TO RAISE VARIOUS NEEDS AND REQUESTS THAT THEY HAVE, THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM THAT SAME WISDOM AS WELL.
GOD HELP US TO WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE FRISCO A CITY THAT HONORS YOU AND THAT HONORS EACH AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL THAT'S A PART OF IT.
BUT FATHER, WE THANK YOU, LORD, MOST OF ALL, FOR OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST THROUGH WHOM WE HAVE THAT HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE WHEN WE PUT OUR FAITH AND TRUST IN HIM.
LORD TO BE MY PRAYER TONIGHT THAT EACH AND EVERY PERSON HERE WOULD COME TO THAT PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS, KNOWING HIM, PERSONALLY, BEING ABLE TO COME THROUGH HIM DIRECTLY INTO THE THRONE ROOM OF HEAVEN AND KNOWING THAT OUR PRAYERS ARE HEARD BY A LOVING AND CARING GOD.
IF WE PRAY FOR THESE THINGS, WE JUST ASK LORD YOUR BLESSING ON ALL THE PROCEEDINGS, LORD, THAT YOU WOULD WATCH OVER EACH AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL THAT SPEAKS AND THE LORD EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT LISTEN TO THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE PROPOSED.
GOD TO ASK YOUR BLESSING ON ALL THAT'S GOING TO TRANSPIRE EVEN THIS EVENING, AND WE'D ASK IT IN JESUS NAME. AMEN.
NOW WE HAVE TROOP 1260G TO DO OUR PLEDGE THIS EVENING.
THE FLAGS BACK HERE. WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
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>> THANK YOU ALL. JUST HANG ON 1 SECOND.
HERE, IF YOU WANT TO MAKE YOUR WAY HERE TO THE MIDDLE.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND STAYING LATE WITH US HERE TONIGHT.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU ALL, THAT'S GOOD THERE, AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND TELL US WHY YOU'RE HERE.
I ALWAYS ANSWER OR ASK A VERY DIFFICULT QUESTION THAT YOU HAVE TO ANSWER AND BE ON YOUR TOES FOR, BUT TO MAKE IT SUPER EASY FOR A TONIGHT.
JUST INTRODUCE YOURSELF, NAME, SCHOOL, GRADE AND THEN I WANT YOU TO TELL ME WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT FRISCO.
>> MY NAME IS TANIKA EMPATH, AND I'M IN SEVENTH GRADE.
THE THING I LIKE MOST ABOUT FRISCO IS THAT EVERYONE IS ALWAYS, REALLY KIND AND AWARE.
>> HI. MY NAME IS MAKITA CARTHAGIN.
I'M A SEVENTH GRADER, AS WELL.
I GO TO EAST CARDINAL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THE THING I LOVE MOST ABOUT FRISCO IS ITS TOWNS, ITS CITIES, ITS PEOPLE, IT'S HOUSES, AND I JUST LOVE HOW EVERYTHING IS CONSTRUCTED.
I'M IN SEVENTH GRADE AND I GO TO PEARSON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THE THING I LOVE ABOUT FRISCO IS THAT THE PEOPLE HERE ARE REALLY KIND AND PASSIONATE.
I AM IN EIGHTH GRADE AND I GO TO ROCHE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THE MOST THING I LIKE ABOUT FRISCO ARE THE PEOPLE AND JUST EVERYONE IN IT.
>> HI. MY NAME IS DISHA GANES.
I'M ALSO IN SEVENTH GRADE, AND I GO TO TRENT MIDDLE SCHOOL.
MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT FRISCO IS PROBABLY HOW FAMILY FRIENDLY IT IS.
WE HAVE A NEW STRIP MALL COMING NEXT TO OUR HOUSE AND THERE'S ALSO UNIVERSAL [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE]
>> WE HAVE SOME OFFICIAL FRISCO PINS FOR Y'ALL HERE.
THANK Y'ALL FOR COMING OUT. I'M GOING TO PUT YOU IN CHARGE TO HAND THOSE OUT.
LET'S THANK OUR SCOUTS AGAIN FOR BEING HERE.
[Council comment or acknowledgement of proclamations issued by the Mayor.]
ITEM 4 WAS OTHER PROCLAMATIONS SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO NOTE?>> I DID GIVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION FOR CONSTITUTION WEEK.
THAT WAS A WEEK IN SEPTEMBER THAT RECOGNIZES THE ORIGINAL FOUNDING OF OUR CONSTITUTION AND SIGNATURE OF IT.
>> THAT'LL MOVE US TO OUR REPORT SECTION.
[Budget Status Report for August 2025.]
ITEM 5 IS OUR BUDGET STATUS REPORT.>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNSEL, DERRICK COTTEN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR THE CITY.
YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE AUGUST 2025 REPORT.
I HAVE NO FURTHER UPDATES, BUT I WANTED TO REMIND THE COUNCIL THAT WE WILL NOT HAVE A REPORT NEXT MONTH.
STAFF IS WORKING HARD TO CLOSE THE FISCAL YEAR, AND WE'LL BRING PRELIMINARY FISCAL YEAR 25 NUMBERS TO THE COUNCIL IN DECEMBER.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> COUNSEL, AND NOW WE JUST FINISHED OUR BUDGET LAST MONTH, BUT ANY QUESTIONS THIS MONTH? THANK YOU. ITEM 6 IS OUR LIBRARY REPORT.
[Library Report on monthly statistics and activities]
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS SHELLEY HOLLY, AND I'M THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR, AND I WANT YOU TO NOTICE THAT WE HAVE SOME NEW MERGE FOR THE LIBRARY.
LIBRARY IS ALSO CELEBRATING DIA DE LOS MUERTOS.
FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO COME AND ENJOY THE CRAFTS GAMES AND A DEMONSTRATION OF MEXICAN COOKING BY HGP.
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THAT'LL BE ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER THE IN THE EVENING.I'M WEARING ONE OF THEM, BUT THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF THE LIBRARY, AND YOU CAN USE THE QR CODE AND GO TO BONFIRE AND PICK UP A T SHIRT TO SHOW YOUR LIBRARY PRIDE.
>> COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, SHELLEY.
[Play Frisco report on activities related to arts, culture, events, park development and operations, natural resources, and recreation services.]
ITEM 7 IS OUR PLAY FRISCO UPDATE.> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, SHANNON COATES, DIRECTOR OF PLAY FRISCO.
JUST A FEW SLIDES FOR YOU, OF COURSE, THESE PICTURES ARE ALWAYS THE BEST.
ALWAYS A REMINDER TO ASK, HAVE YOU PLAYED TODAY? HOPEFULLY, YOU HAVE, IF YOU HAVE NOT, PLEASE MAKE TIME.
I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS QUITE A BIT OVER THE YEARS, BUT I'M REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES TEAM.
IN SEPTEMBER, ACTUALLY, JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, WE DOWN TO ORLANDO TO OUR NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARKS ASSOCIATION MEETING, WHERE THEY RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR THEIR RESTORATION AND EDUCATION EFFORTS FOR THE BLACK LIN PRAIRIE.
I KNOW THAT'S BEEN A HOT TOPIC OVER THE YEARS, BUT THERE IS LESS THAN 1% THAT STILL EXISTS IN THE UNITED STATES, AND WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE SOME UNDISTURBED PRAIRIE HERE, BOTH IN NORTHWEST PARK AND IN GRAND PARK.
OUR PURPLE HEART MEMORIAL, OF COURSE, THAT WAS A GREAT INSTALLATION AND A GREAT CELEBRATION.
OF COURSE, THE PURPLE HEART IS AWARDED TO COMBAT VETERANS KILLED OR WOUNDED IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION, SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO ADD ON TO OUR VETERANS MEMORIAL.
I WANTED TO REMIND EVERYONE OR LET YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THIS IS ACTUALLY NEW.
THIS IS SENATE BILL NUMBER 2232, LED BY PARK AND REC PROFESSIONALS.
OCTOBER 21, WHICH IS TWO TUESDAYS FROM TODAY.
WE WANT YOU TO GET OFF YOUR SCREENS.
DON'T DO ANY WORK ON YOUR COMPUTERS, AND JUST UNPLUG.
SOUNDS LIKE A NEW NATIONAL HOLIDAY.
THEN JUST TO REMIND YOU AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WAYS TO PLAY AND ASKING YOU IF YOU HAVE, THIS IS JUST A SHOWCASE OF A SNIPPET OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON.
OUR ANNUAL PUMPKIN DUNK OVER AT THE FRISCO ATHLETIC CENTER, WHERE YOU CAN GET INTO THE POOL, CHOOSE YOUR PUMPKIN, BRING IT OUT, AND THEN DECORATE IT.
WE ALSO DO A HERITAGE HALLOWEEN, SO THIS IS AN 11:00 AM-1:00 PM.
THIS IS FAMILY FRIENDLY, NOTHING SCARY.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET THE KIDS AND THE FAMILIES OUT.
THEN PLAY NIGHT AT THE DISCOVERY CENTER ACTUALLY ALLOWS FOR FREE ACCESS TO ALL THE MUSEUMS. THAT'S THE NATIONAL VIDEO GAME MUSEUM, CTECH, AND TRAIN TOPIA.
WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
>> THANK YOU, SHANNON. COUNSEL. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?
>> SHANNON, JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THE PURPLE HEART MONUMENT.
WE PUT THAT IN SEPTEMBER 20, AND THAT WAS WITH A LOT OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT, SUPPORT FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, FROM THE CHAMBER, FROM OUR COMMUNITIES, BUSINESS OWNERS, AND ESPECIALLY FROM THE CITY.
AGAIN, I GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO ONE OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE, EDDIE CAMACHO, AND HIS TEAM.
THEY WERE OUT THERE EARLY IN THE MORNING ON A WEEKEND TO MAKE SURE THE WHOLE PARK LOOKED AMAZING.
JUST VERY WELCOMING TO EVERYONE.
WE HAD TWO VIETNAM POWS THERE IN ATTENDANCE, AND EVERYONE WAS VERY EXCITED TO HAVE THEM THERE.
WE HAD A POLICE ESCORT, AND WE HAD A SPECIAL NIGHT AT THE OMNI AT THE STAR FOR THEM.
COWBOYS CLUB HOSTED THEM FOR A DINNER.
EVERYONE JUST ROLLED OUT THE RED CARPET FOR THEM.
OF COURSE, WE HAD A MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT AND FRISCO RESIDENT FLON GROBERG THERE, GAVE AN INCREDIBLE PRESENTATION.
I CAN'T SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH TO EVERYBODY WHO HELPED BRING THIS IN, AND LIKE, JUST I THINK, FROM START TO FINISH, PROBABLY A TOTAL OF ABOUT TWO YEARS.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES ON IN THE BEGINNING BEFORE THIS GOT LAUNCHED.
BUT THEN THIS LAST YEAR, IT WAS A HUSTLE, AND SOME GREAT STORIES.
WE WON'T SHARE THEM ALL HERE, HOW WE GOT IT ALL IN INTO THE FINISH LINE ON SEPTEMBER 20. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ONE OF THE BIG HITS WERE YOUR NEW PARK BENCHES.
WE HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS ASKING, WHERE CAN WE GET THESE BENCHES, AND CAN WE SEE MORE OF THEM IN THE PARK? THANK YOU, AGAIN, FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION.
EDDIE CAMACHO AND TEAM, SPECIAL EVENTS TEAM, ALL OF THEM, REALLY KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK.
THEY'D LOVE TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY, AND I THINK IT SHOWS.
WE ARE RESEARCHING PARK BENCHES AND WHERE WE CAN GET MORE AND WHERE WE SHOULD PUT THEM. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ALSO, ONE MORE THING.
I JUST WANTED TO ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE EFFORTS FOR THE BLUE AND GOLD STAR FAMILIES AT SUNSET.
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IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE. JARED AND I WENT.AS SOMEONE WHO HAS FRIENDS WHO ARE NO LONGER HERE WITH US, IT MEANT A LOT TO ME, AND I CAN TELL YOU, SURE AS HECK, MEANT A LOT TO A LOT OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO WERE THERE.
SO THANK YOU FOR FACILITATING THAT AS WELL.
>> VERY NICE. ITEM 8 IS OUR ENGINEERING REPORT UPDATE.
[Engineering Services Monthly Report on planning, design, and construction of roadways, traffic control, water utilities, parks, and trails.]
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, JASON BRODIGAN, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING SERVICES.
MR. MAYOR WILL YOU NOTICE ON THE MAP THERE? WE'VE GOT A SHORTENED URL, BRISCOE TEXAS.GOV/CIP MAP TO HELP GET TO THE DASHBOARD QUICKER.
WENT TWICE. APOLOGIES TO EVERYBODY WHO WAS AT THE WORK SESSION AND HEARD A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION, BUT I'M GOING TO SAY IT AGAIN FOR THOSE WHO WEREN'T.
MAIN STREET IS PROGRESSING WELL, AS PAVEMENT IS WELL UNDERWAY.
WE'RE ALSO INSTALLING SOME DECORATIVE PAVERS, WHICH DOES HAVE A DISRUPTION TO TRAFFIC.
APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S PATIENCE ON THAT.
I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT WE'RE 15 MONTHS IN TO A 19 MONTH CONTRACT.
JUST HANG WITH US A FEW MORE MONTHS, AND WE EXPECT TO HAVE ALL THE LANES, SIDEWALKS, INTERSECTIONS, DRIVEWAYS ALL OPEN BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
WITH THE PROJECT COMPLETION AT THE END OF JANUARY, AND AGAIN, THERE'S A SHORTENED URL FOR THE STORY MAP FRISCOTEXAS.GOV/DOWNTOWNMAP.
EXCITING OTHER PROJECT THAT IS COMING UP ON COMPLETIONS, PANTHER CREEK PARKWAY BETWEEN D&T AND PRESTON.
WE PLAN TO OPEN FOUR LANES ON OCTOBER 23, SO JUST TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM THURSDAY.
THAT'S A BIG MOMENT $50 MILLION PROJECT THAT'S ABOUT TO OPEN UP AND THEN FINALLY, TOMORROW IS WALK AND ROLL TO SCHOOL DAY.
JUST EVERYBODY PAY ATTENTION IN THE MORNING, AS WE MAY HAVE MORE KIDS AND BICYCLISTS ON THEIR WAY TO SCHOOL.
THE EVENT IS TO PROMOTE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.
IT'S A PARTNERSHIP WITH FIST AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.
THERE ARE 35 SCHOOLS NOW ENTERED TO PARTICIPATE.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> COUNSEL, WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? THANK YOU, JASON.
[Public Works Monthly Report on water production, service requests, and stormwater updates.]
>> ITEM 9 IS OUR PUBLIC WORKS REPORT.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
GAVE JOHNSON, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.
I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS THAT'S IN YOUR MONTHLY REPORT AND YOUR PACKETS.
WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS A ONE OF OUR STORM WATER DRONE SHOTS OF THE CONSTRUCTION IS GOING OUT NEAR FIRE STATION 9.
JUST AN UPDATE WHEN WE HAVE BIGGER PROJECTS, THEY'LL FLY THE DRONE TO GET AN OVERALL SURVEY OF THE LAND AND SEE WHERE THEY MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE STORM WATER-RELATED ISSUES.
I ALWAYS LIKE TO SHOW THIS SLIDE JUST TO SHOW THE TOTAL SERVICE REQUESTS WE RECEIVE EACH MONTH AND THE AMOUNT OF VOLUME OF WORK THAT WE'RE DOING.
STORM WATER GROUP IS ACTIVE, ALWAYS DOING PROJECTS.
I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON AS FAR AS CLEARING WATERWAYS.
COPPERWOOD ALLEY IS FINISHED, AND THEN WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING SOME WATER REHAB ON KINGS RIDGE.
EDUCATORS ARE WORKING WITH PROJECT WET, WHICH IS WATER EDUCATION TODAY, AND THEY HAVE A COUPLE INITIATIVES THAT THEY GO AFTER.
THEN FOR THE ADOPTED STREET, THEY CLEANED UP 750 POUNDS OF TRASH.
A COUPLE OF EVENTS THAT ARE UPCOMING.
WE HAVE STREAM CLEAN, WHICH IS OCTOBER 18TH, AND IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER, PLEASE GET WITH HANNAH.
CHUNK YOUR JUNK, NOVEMBER 1, PUMPKIN SMASH, IS ALSO NOVEMBER 1.
ALSO, IF YOU'D LIKE TO VOLUNTEER GET WITH HANNAH ON THAT ONE, AND JUST REMINDER NOVEMBER THROUGH MARCH 31, NO IRRIGATION ON TURF GRASS.
WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU GABE, COUNSEL, WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE, AND ITEM 10 IS OUR COUNSEL 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.]
ANY UPDATES FROM SUBCOMMITTEES.>> WE ALREADY TOUCHED ON THE PURPLE HART MONUMENT, BUT JUST ON BEHALF OF THE FRISCO VETERAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, CHAIR ROB ALTMAN AND THE PURPLE HEART MONUMENT TEAM THAT WAS COMPRISED OF ALL OF OUR MEMBERS AND INCLUDED OTHER VSOS, THE AMERICAN LEGION, AND THE VFW.
BUT A BIG SHUTOUT TO SCOTT DILLINGHAM AND ROB, AND SOME OF THE OTHER FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR TWO YEARS AND BROUGHT IT INTO COMPLETION.
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WE WORKED WITH EA ON STAFF, SHAN, HER TEAM HERE IN THE CITY, AND WITH OUR CDC, AND AGAIN, WITH ALL THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT, WE WERE ABLE TO BRING THIS IN ON SEPTEMBER 20TH, AND AGAIN, THANKS VERY MUCH, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GAVE THOSE TWO GENTLEMEN A SHOUT OUT FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK.>> WE HAVE QUITE A FEW BLUE CARDS.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
SOME TO QUICKLY HANDLE OUR CONSENT AGENDA IN CASE SOMEONE'S WAITING FOR THAT.ITEMS PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE IN NATURE AND CONSIDERED NON-CONTROVERSIAL.
THE CONSENT AGENDA CAN BE ACTED UPON ONE MOTION.
MAJORITY OF THE COUNSEL IS REQUIRED TO MOVE ANY ITEM FOR DISCUSSION AND SEPARATE ACTION.
COUNSEL MEMBERS MAY VOTE NEIGH IN ANY SINGLE ITEM WITHOUT COMMENT, MAY SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS AS PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD.
COUNSEL, YOU HAVE ITEMS 11 THROUGH 38 FOR CONSIDERATION.
ALL PASSES 5:00, AND WE'LL NOW TAKE CITIZEN INPUT.
[CITIZEN INPUT (to begin approximately at 7:30 p.m.)]
>> AS MENTIONED, WE HAVE QUITE A FEW TO GET THROUGH TONIGHT.
STARTING WITH A COUPLE OF THE TOPICS THAT ARE SINGLES.
MR. CRAIG WAX, IF YOU WOULD COME UP FRONT, THEN NEXT, WE WILL HAVE DONNA SCHMITTLER.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
I'M CRAIG WAX. I'M HERE TODAY REPRESENTING THE ROTARY CLUB OF FRISCO.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, ROTARY IS THE LARGEST NON POLITICAL AND NON DENOMINATIONAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD, AND THE ROTARY CLUB OF FRISCO HAS BEEN SERVING FRISCO AND BEYOND FOR 39 YEARS.
ONE OF ROTARY'S GLOBAL OBJECTIVES IS WORLD PEACE, AND AN INITIATIVE CALLED THE PEACE POLE PROJECT WAS CREATED AS ONE PATHWAY TO ACHIEVE THAT OBJECTIVE.
NOW, PEACE POLE IS ABOUT AN EIGHT FOOT HIGH MONUMENT, AND IT SAYS, MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH IN LOCAL LANGUAGES.
CURRENTLY, THERE ARE OVER 250,000 PEACE POLES ACROSS 180 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, AND ON SEPTEMBER 13TH, WE HAD ONE PLACE IN KALEIDOSCOPE PARK HERE IN FRISCO, AND THAT IS THE FIRST PEACE POLE IN ROTARY DISTRICT 5810, WHICH ENCOMPASSES EIGHT NORTH TEXAS COUNTIES.
THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF FRISCO BEING FIRST.
OUR POOL SAYS, MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH IN FOUR FRISCO'S MOST COMMON LANGUAGES.
ENGLISH, SPANISH, HINDI, AND MANDARIN, AND WE HAD A CEREMONY ON THE 13TH AT KALEIDOSCOPE PARK THAT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED, AND I'D LIKE TO THANK LAURA AND BERT FOR BEING THERE, AND ANGELA, WHO SHARED SOME REALLY WELL RECEIVED COMMENTS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SUPPORTING THAT. EXCUSE ME.
WE ALSO HAD FRISCO ISD ELEMENTARY KIDS AND MIDDLE SCHOOL KIDS THERE, AND THEY WERE PARTICIPATING BY SPEAKING THE LOCAL LANGUAGES.
NOW, WE'RE FORTUNATE TO LIVE IN TEXAS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND NOT DIRECTLY FACE THE CHALLENGES OF WAR THAT PEOPLE IN OTHER REGIONS OF THE WORLD FACE.
WHY DID WE DO THIS? I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT EVEN HERE IN FRISCO, THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GREATER KINDNESS AND FRIENDLINESS AMONG ALL OF US.
IF ONE PERSON EACH DAY SEES THAT POLE IN KALEIDOSCOPE PARK, AND AS A RESULT, DOES SOMETHING KIND OR HELPFUL FOR SOMEONE ELSE, THEN THAT POLE IS A BIG SUCCESS.
WHILE THIS PEACE POLE IN KALEIDOSCOPE PARK IS THE FIRST IN FRISCO, WE HOPE IT'S NOT THE LAST.
THE ROTARY CLUB OF FRISCO HAS BUDGETED FOR TWO MORE PEACE POLES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS.
IMAGINE SEEING A PEACE POLE OUTSIDE THE LIBRARY OR FRISCO COMMONS PARK, OR OUTSIDE TOYOTA STADIUM IN THE LANGUAGE OF ONE OF OUR BASE CAMP TEAMS, OR OUTSIDE CITY HALL RIGHT HERE.
TO WRAP UP, I'M ASKING FOR EACH OF YOU TO GET BEHIND THE ROTARY PEACE POLE PROJECT AND SUPPORT PUTTING ADDITIONAL PEACE POLES THROUGHOUT FRISCO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE]
>> NEXT, WE HAVE DONNA SCHMITTLER, AND FOLLOWING HER WILL BE JESSE RINGNESS.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
DONNA SCHMITTLER, 7037 WHITE ROCK COURT, FRISCO, TEXAS, AND ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE ABOUT FRISCO IS, EVEN THOUGH IN THE 18 YEARS THAT I LIVE HERE, IT'S GROWN EXPONENTIALLY, BUT IT STILL HAS THAT SMALL TOWN FEELING, AND I WAS VERY EXCITED THAT WE HAD SOME OF THAT SMALL TOWN FEELING AT SHAWNEE TRAIL COWBOY DAY ON SATURDAY, AND I KNOW SOME OF YOU WERE THERE.
THANK YOU FOR COMING BERT AND LAURA AND ANGELA.
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IT WAS NOT AS WONDERFUL AS WE HAD HOPED IT WAS IN THE OLD OLD DAYS, BUT IT WAS WAY BETTER SINCE IT'S THE BEST ONE SINCE COVID.WE ACTUALLY MADE A LITTLE MONEY, AND WE HAD A WELL OVER 500 PEOPLE UNTIL THE CLICKER GOT TOUCHED BY SOME CHILDS.
I CAN'T TELL YOU EXACTLY HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE HERE, BUT WE HAD A LOT OF POSITIVE, SO IT WAS REALLY A LOT OF FUN, AND WE ENJOYED IT, AND IT'S JUST A PLEASURE.
I'M THE HISTORY NERD IN THE GROUP, SO I REALLY APPRECIATED US HAVING THAT OPPORTUNITY, AND THE GARDEN CLUB WAS HAPPY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PURPLE HEART MONUMENT.
AS WELL AS DENNY AND I AND OTHER THINGS, AND WHAT CRAIG JUST SAID ABOUT THE PEACH POLE, I WAS THERE, AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE, AND SO MANY CHILDREN WERE THERE AND THEY WERE ASKING ALL THESE QUESTIONS, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR TO TEACH THEM, AND ON ANOTHER NOTE, MY SHIRT HASN'T COME IN YET, SO I'LL HAVE THAT NEXT MONTH, THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY ARE STILL SELLING OUR ORNAMENTS.
IT IS THE STATE FLOWER, THE BLUE BONNET, SO I'D LOVE TO SEE YOU STOP AT THE LIBRARY.
MY NAME IS JESSE RINGNESS. I HAVE LIVED IN FRISCO FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
I'M HERE TODAY TO RECOGNIZE LGBTQ HISTORY MONTH, WHICH IS AN ANNUAL MONTH LONG OBSERVANCE OF HISTORY OF GAY RIGHTS AND RELATED CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTS FROM OCTOBER 1ST THROUGH OCTOBER 31ST.
OBSERVING THE NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY ON OCTOBER 11TH.
I'M WORKING WITH AN AWESOME GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS AND TWO NON PROFITS, GRACE AVENUE, UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, AND BUILDING THE BRIDGES COMMUNITY SERVICE TO HOST PRIDE AT THE PATCH FRISCO, OCTOBER 18TH FROM 3:00-7:00 P.M. AT 3521 MAIN STREET.
PRIDE AT THE PATCH IS A FAMILY FOCUSED, G RATED, NON POLITICAL AND NON PARTISAN CELEBRATION OF DIVERSITY, AND THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY IN THE HEART OF FRISCO ON MAIN STREET JUST WEST OF THE RAIL DISTRICT.
FOCUSED AROUND A FUN PUMPKIN PATCH, CELEBRATING THE ARTS WITH LIVE MUSICIANS, INCLUDING HARMONY OF HOPE CHOIR, OAKLAWN BAND, VON FAZAN MUSICIAN, SKIT BY THE YOUNG ACTORS GILDA MCKINNEY, AND PAINTERS LIVE PAINTING FAMILIES AS THEY PICK UP THEIR PUMPKINS, BOUNCE HOUSES, A SCARECROW STILT WALKER, FACE PAINTERS, A DOG ADOPTION EVENT WITH HABITAT FOR PAWS AND THE COLONY ANIMAL SHELTER, OVER 30 BUSINESSES AND RESOURCE VENDORS AND DELICIOUS FOOD TRUCKS.
BRING YOUR FAMILY, GRAB A PUMPKIN, AND STAY FOR THE CELEBRATION OF DIVERSITY AND PRIDE.
I WANT TO SHARE MY GRATITUDE TO FRISCO ARTS FOUNDATION FOR HONORING US WITH A GRANT AND DALLAS VOICE FOR HELPING US BRING THIS FAMILY EVENT TO THE FRISCO COMMUNITY.
I'D LIKE TO INVITE ALL OF COUNSEL TO ATTEND THE CELEBRATION AND SHARE WITH US, AS WELL AS EVERYONE AT HOME WATCHING.
ALL ARE WELCOME TO CELEBRATE FALL AND CELEBRATE ALL. THANK YOU.
>> BEFORE WE GET INTO THE MAIN STREET, WE HAVE MR. LEE.
TODAY MY SUBJECT IS QUESTION AND ANSWER ABOUT SABBATH 505 SUBJECT.
WHICH DAY JESUS KEPT AS SACRED.
HE CAME TO THE NAZARETH WHERE HE HAD BEEN BROUGHT UP, HIS CUSTOMERS, HE WENT INTO THE SYNAGOGUE ON THE SABBATH DAY AND STOOD UP BEFORE TO READ LUKE CHAPTER 4:16, AND QUESTION 2, AFTER CHRIST DEATH ON THE CROSS, DID THEY FOLLOWERS OF JESUS KEPT THE SABBATH? THEY RETURNED AND PREPARED SPICES AND OINTMENT AND HE ARRESTED THE SABBATH DAY, ACCORDING TO THE COMMANDMENT, LUKE CHAPTER 23:56, NUMBER 3.
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AFTER CHRIST ASCEND INTO HEAVEN, DID THE POWER KEPT THE SABBATH DAY? YES, HE DID, AND POWER AS HIS MANNER WAS WENT IN ONTO THEM, AND THE THREE SABBATH DAYS REASONED WITH THEM OUT OF THE SCRIPTURE.>> HE REASONED IN THE SYNAGOGUE EVERY SABBATH PERSUADED THE JEWS AND GREEKS.
NUMBER 4, JUST BEFORE JESUS' SECOND COMING, DO WE HAVE TO KEEP THE SABBATH DAY? YES. JESUS SAYS, PRAY THAT YOUR FLIGHT BE NOT IN THE WINTER AND NEITHER ON THE SABBATH DAY, MATTHEW 24:20.
IN THE NEW HEAVEN AND THE EARTH, SHALL WE KEEP THE SABBATH? YES. ISAIAH 66:22-23 SAYS, FOR AS THE NEW HEAVEN AND THE NEW EARTH, WHEN I WILL MAKE FROM ONE SABBATH TO ANOTHER, SHALL ALL THE FLESH COME TO BEFORE ME, SAYS THE LORD, ISAIAH 66:22-23.
YOU AND I WILL BE THERE, THEN YOU WILL WORSHIP EVERY SABBATH DAY BEFORE GOD.
I WISH ALL OF YOU WILL BE THERE. FINISHED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU, MR. LEE. MAYOR, WE ARE GOING TO HEAD INTO NOW CONVERSATIONS AROUND DOWNTOWN.
DO WE WANT TO CHANGE TO THREE MINUTES?
>> MOTION TO GO TO THREE MINUTES FOR CITIZEN INPUT.
>> SECOND BY LAURA. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY QUITE A FEW.
I'M GOING TO START WITH HENRY BRIGMAN, AND THE NEXT PERSON WILL BE LAURIE HARRIGAN.
>> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO US WITH YOUR MIND AND YOUR HEART.
MY WIFE AND I LIVE AT 7050 MAPLE STREET, ALSO KNOWN BY THE SOBRIQUET LAKE WOBEGON, FOR THOSE OF US LITTLE OLDER.
WE HAVE EATEN AT NEARLY EVERY RESTAURANT AND COFFEE SHOP FROM COUNTY ROAD ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FIRST STREET.
MY WIFE HAS DEVELOPED SOME MOBILITY ISSUES BECAUSE OF ACCIDENTS AND ILLNESS, AND HAS TO USE A WALKER, AND THAT HAS MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO VISIT SOME OF THOSE PLACES THAT WE LOVE TO BE.
WE'RE ONLY TWO OF MANY THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ENJOY THE GOOD BUSINESSES WE HAVE HERE ON MAIN STREET.
BUSINESS 101 SAYS, BUSINESS IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO KEEP GETTING MORE OF OR YOU'RE OUT OF.
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EACH OF THESE BUSINESS OWNERS WILL TELL YOU, THEY'VE BEEN GETTING MUCH LESS OF INSTEAD OF MORE OF, AND THEY'RE HURTING.ANYTHING YOU CAN DO, WE PLEAD WITH YOU TO HELP THEM.
IT WILL PAY DIVIDENDS IN THE LONG RUN.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE LAURIE HARRIGAN, AND THEN AFTER THAT WILL BE LAURA GUNN.
>> [BACKGROUND] WE LIVE ON THE SAME STREET.
WE MOVED HERE ABOUT 13, 14 YEARS AGO, AND THE LIFEBLOOD OF THAT DOWNTOWN OR THESE BUSINESSES.
SCOTT, RANDY, THOSE FOLKS, WE CHERISH THEM ALMOST LIKE THEY'RE FAMILY, AND WE REALLY WANT TO SEE THEM SUCCESSFUL THROUGH THIS.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE EXPANSION PROJECT.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE BEAUTIFICATION OF DOWNTOWN, BUT NOT AT THEIR EXPENSE.
ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP THEM WOULD BE SO APPRECIATIVE FROM ALL OF US.
THEY'VE MEANT A LOT TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANKS. [APPLAUSE]
>> LAURA GUNN. Y'ALL FORGIVE ME, SOME OF THESE WRITINGS, I CAN'T READ.
I THINK IT SAYS ERICK MIND. LAURA?
>> GOOD EVENING. I KNOW SOME OF YOU PROBABLY RECOGNIZE MY NAME.
BACK IN 2015, I PURCHASED A HOUSE ON MAGNOLIA ROAD.
I CURRENTLY RESIDE AT 9320 MAGNOLIA ROAD, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS CITY IS THE FACT THAT I CAN WALK FROM MY HOUSE DOWN HERE TONIGHT, OR I CAN GO GET BREAKFAST DOWN AT THE DEPOT, OR I CAN MEET MY FRIENDS FOR BRUNCH OVER AT DIDI'S.
THE REASON WHY I BRING THIS UP IS RIGHT NOW, TO THE DEPTH OF MY SOUL, I REALLY FEEL FOR THESE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND HERE FOR YEARS, MUCH LONGER THAN I HAVE LIVED IN FRISCO.
I THINK I'VE BEEN IN FRISCO SINCE 2000, SO I GUESS ROUGHLY JUST A LITTLE OVER 25 YEARS NOW.
I HAVE TO SAY THAT I WANT THIS QUAINT, LOVELY NEIGHBORHOOD TO SURVIVE.
THE KEYSTONE OF OUR CITY, I DON'T WANT THEM TO GO BY THE WAYSIDE BECAUSE THEY AREN'T UNABLE TO EARN A LIVING AND SUPPORT THEIR STAFF.
THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOSE SOMETHING THAT IS SO PRECIOUS TO ME.
I THINK THAT TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE CITY, WE WOULD LOSE THESE BUSINESSES IF THEY HAD TO GO BY THE WAYSIDE, JUST GIVE UP THEIR DREAMS OF BEING PART OF OUR FUTURE HERE, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'RE EXPANDING.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT SOME PARKING GOING ON, SOME NEW BUILDS, AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
BUT I WOULD REALLY LIKE THIS CITY TO HAVE PART OF THE HISTORY INTACT WHEN THIS IS ALL DONE.
>> ERICK MIDA. HOPEFULLY, I WAS CLOSE. I'M SORRY.
THAT'S HER OVER THERE, LESLIE.
WE'RE SPEAKING TOGETHER, AND SHE GETS ON TO ME OFTEN FOR THE HANDWRITING, SO FORGIVE ME. IT'S ERICK MIDA.
PLEASURE TO MEET ALL OF YOU, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, AND MY COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
I LOVE FRISCO, AND WE LOVE OLD FRISCO, AND WE LOVE MAIN STREET IN PARTICULAR.
WE MOVED THERE IN 1999, AND WE MOVED TO OLD FRISCO, MAPLE STREET.
WE ONCE HAD THE OLDEST TREE IN FRISCO.
WE MOVED TO MAPLE STREET IN 2013, AND WE JUST LOVE LIVING THERE.
WHAT I LOVE MOST, AND I BET MY COMMUNITY MEMBERS WOULD AGREE, IS THAT OLD FRISCO, MAIN STREET AREA, DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THE REST OF FRISCO.
IT IS THE ONE PART OF FRISCO WHERE YOU CAN LIVE, AND YOU CAN WALK TO BARS, AND YOU CAN WALK TO RESTAURANTS,
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AND YOU CAN GET YOUR HAIR DONE, AND YOU CAN GO BUY FLOWERS, AND YOU CAN DO YOUR LAUNDRY, AND YOU CAN BUY A VAPE IF YOU NEED IT.>> MY FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS, I'LL ASK YOU TO MAKE EVERY CONSIDERATION YOU CAN TO MAKE IT EASIER ON THESE BUSINESSES, TO MAKE IT THROUGH THIS DOWNTOWN PROJECT, WHICH I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE SIDEWALKS AND THE 4TH STREET CLOSURE AND THE PLAZA.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT.
I'M GOING TO LIVE HERE FOREVER IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, SO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
I CAN'T SPEAK INTELLIGENTLY ON THE FINANCES OF WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE ALL OF THIS HAPPEN, BUT SURELY THERE ARE CONSIDERATIONS THAT YOU CAN MAKE TO MAKE IT EASIER ON THESE BUSINESS MEMBERS THAT HAVE MADE A COMMITMENT TO RANDY AND TO SCOTT AND TO SARAH AT LA SUPREMA MARKET.
YOU CAN MAKE IT EASIER ON THEM TO THRIVE, TO PAY THEIR STAFF.
I WOULD ALSO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN OLD FRISCO.
MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AREN'T FROM HERE.
THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL IMMIGRANTS THAT CAME TO FRISCO.
THEY SERVE PEOPLE THROUGHOUT FRISCO.
EVERY EFFORT YOU CAN MAKE TO KEEP FRISCO AFFORDABLE FOR THE MERCHANTS THAT HAVE MADE A COMMITMENT TO THIS COMMUNITY AND TO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT LIVE THERE.
FRISCO CAN'T JUST BE A PLACE FOR WEALTHY PEOPLE.
IF THESE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN OLD FRISCO ON EITHER SIDE OF MAIN STREET, IF THESE PEOPLE CAN SERVE, CAN CLEAN HOUSES, CAN WORK IN RESTAURANTS, AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITY, THEN THEY OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO LIVE HERE AMONG US.
I ASK THAT YOU MAKE EVERY CONSIDERATION FOR THEM AS WELL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE SARAH HAMILTON, AND AFTER THAT, WE'LL HAVE LESLIE MIDA.
>> HI, MY NAME IS SARAH HAMILTON.
I TOO LIVE ON MAPLE UNTIL RECENTLY, A LIGHTNING STRIKE TOOK OUT OUR HOME, SO WE'RE TEMPORARILY DOWN THE STREET.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION TO ALL OF YOU, AND IF I COULD GET YOUR UNDIVIDED ATTENTION FOR JUST A MOMENT.
HAVE ANY OF YOU, AS A CHILD, WANTED TO HAVE A LEMONADE STAND? KRISTI MORROW? SORRY. I WANT EVERYONE'S ATTENTION, PLEASE, OR MAYBE SELLING LEMONADE, OR ANY KIND, KOOL-AID.
HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO DO THAT? RAISE HANDS. DID YOU THINK ABOUT THE TRAFFIC THAT YOU WOULD NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT BUSINESS? DID YOU THINK ABOUT THE COSTS THAT WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH BEING SUCCESSFUL? MAYBE IN YOUR 10, 12-YEAR-OLD MIND, THE ROI.
IMAGINE THESE BUSINESSES WHO PUT THEIR HEART, SWEAT, AND LIVES INTO EVERY SINGLE DAY TO BE A PART OF THE RAIL DISTRICT, NOT THE PGA, NOT THE STAR.
[APPLAUSE] WE ARE NOT THE GLITZING GLAMOUR THAT'S GOING TO BRING YOU EVERYTHING YOU WISH TO RECEIVE, BUT THIS IS WHAT IS FRISCO, THOSE FEW OF US WHO ARE IN HISTORIC HOMES WHO PAY THE MONEY TO BE IN THERE.
WE PAY HOW MUCH IT IS TO REHABILITATE THOSE HOMES, BUT WE BELIEVE IN DOWNTOWN.
IF Y'ALL COULD JUST THINK ABOUT THAT FOR JUST A MOMENT FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE, WE CARE ABOUT WHERE WE LIVE, AND WE ARE WILLING TO DO WHAT'S EVER NECESSARY FOR IT TO THRIVE.
IT'S NOT THE FOCAL POINT MAYBE THAT SOME MIGHT THINK IS NECESSARY, BUT JUST PLEASE CONSIDER HOW THESE BUSINESSES ARE SUFFERING EVERY SINGLE MINUTE BECAUSE THE CITY IS CHOOSING TO NOT DO ANYTHING.
THE GIFT CARDS WAS A GREAT IDEA FOR THOSE 10% OF US THAT RECEIVED THEM.
WHY NOT GO OUT TO THE WHOLE CITY? WHY NOT GO OUT MULTIPLE TIMES? WHY NOT ANNOUNCE IT AHEAD OF TIME? WHY NOT DO SOME REDEMPTION THAT SCOTT HAD PROPOSED? ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL THEM? THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING.
FOR ALL OF YOU, BUSINESS OWNERS, PLEASE CONSIDER THEM.
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IMAGINE AGAIN THAT YOUNG CHILD WANTING TO BUILD A LEMONADE STAND.>> I'M LESLIE MIDA AND MY HUSBAND HAS SAID MY THOUGHT.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, PETER CORRIGAN, AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT, IT'LL BE MARIA RODRIGUEZ.
>> HELLO. I ALSO LIVE ON MAIN STREET WITH MY TWO PARENTS.
MY PARENTS CHOSE TO MOVE TO DOWNTOWN FRISCO BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNITY PARKS AND WALKABILITY OF LOCAL BUSINESSES.
THE TAXES THAT WE PAY SHOULD GO TO HELPING THE BUSINESSES FLOURISH AND HAVE CONTINUED SUCCESS.
AS COMMUNITY, WE SUPPORT THESE BUSINESSES THROUGH OUR SUPPORT, AND LIKEWISE, WE EXPECT THE SAME FROM OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
>> MARIA RODRIGUEZ, AND THEN NEXT, WE'LL HAVE SCOTT HOFNER.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CHENEY, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND FELLOW RESIDENTS.
I COME BEFORE YOU TODAY NOT TO CRITICIZE PROGRESS, BUT TO QUESTION PRIORITIES.
THE CITY OF FRISCO HAS INVESTED MORE THAN $80 MILLION INTO THE REVITALIZATION OF THE DOWNTOWN RAIL DISTRICT, A BOLD AND SWEEPING VISION FOR OUR FUTURE.
STREETS ARE BEING TORN UP AND REBUILT.
PLAZAS ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED, AND A NEW PARKING GARAGE IS UNDERWAY.
BUT LET ME ASK WHAT GOOD IS REVITALIZATION IF THE HEARTBEAT OF DOWNTOWN, OUR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS CAN'T SURVIVE THE JOURNEY TO RENEWAL? SINCE THE CONSTRUCTION BEGAN, MANY LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS SAY THEY'VE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT REVENUE DECLINES.
SOME REPORT LOSSES OF 30-40% ACCORDING TO AN NBC DFW REPORT.
IN RESPONSE, THE CITY'S FRISCO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION INTRODUCED A RAIL DISTRICT REINVESTMENT GRANT PROGRAM WITH A PUBLICLY REPORTED ALLOCATION OF $4.5 MILLION OVER THREE YEARS.
TODAY, AFTER SPEAKING WITH SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ON MAIN STREET, I'VE HEARD STORIES THAT BRING THESE NUMBERS TO LIFE.
PEOPLE LIKE JEN, SCOTT, AND DEREK ARE FACING REAL SERIOUS CHALLENGES.
ONE OWNER, DEREK, TELLS ME HOW HIS BUSINESS IS LOSING NEARLY $6,000 A MONTH.
HE'S CONTENDING WITH CONSTRUCTION BLOCK IN THE FRONT AND THE BACK OF HIS BUILDING MAKING CUSTOMER ACCESS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.
JEN WHO OWNS STAR HOUSE BOUTIQUE SHARED THAT SOME OF HER CLIENTS, PARTICULARLY OLDER PATRONS, HAVE HAD TO PARK IN THE BACK WHEN FRONT ACCESS WAS BLOCKED.
IN DOING SO, THEY SOMETIMES NAVIGATE PAST PORTA POTTIES AND UNFAVORABLE CONDITIONS.
MANY BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE HAD TO PIVOT, SHIFTING TO ONLINE ORDERS, TIKTOK MARKETING, AND CREATIVE WORK AROUNDS JUST TO KEEP THEIR DOORS OPEN.
THAT INGENUITY IS ADMIRABLE, BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE THE ONLY LIFELINE.
I UNDERSTAND THE CITY MAILED OUT COUPONS AND OFFER SOME SHOP LOCAL INCENTIVES.
BUT FROM WHAT I HEAR, THESE HAD LIMITED REACH AND IMPACT.
IN AN ERA WHERE RESIDENTS LIVE ONLINE, WE NEED MORE ROBUST SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, TARGETED ADS, AND DIGITAL SUPPORT, NOT JUST PIECES OF PAPER THAT SOMETIMES END UP IN THE TRASH.
SO HERE'S WHAT I RESPECTFULLY DEMAND.
EXPEDITE THE SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF FUND, ENSURE THAT CONSTRUCTION TIMELINES AND IMPACT ZONES ARE COMMUNICATED FAR IN ADVANCE.
PROVIDE RENT RELIEF, SIGNAGE RESIBILITY SUPPORT, AND MARKETING GRANTS IMMEDIATELY.
LAUNCH A DIGITAL APPROACH CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE OPEN BUSINESSES DURING CONSTRUCTION, AND MOST OF ALL, LISTEN.
WE MUST NOT BECOME A CITY THAT VALUES NEW SIDEWALKS AND PARK BENCHES MORE THAN THE PEOPLE THAT FILL THEM WITH LIFE.
REVITALIZATION WITHOUT SMALL BUSINESS PROTECTION IS IN REVITALIZATION.
IT IS GENTRIFICATION WITH A PRETTY FACE.
TONIGHT, I CALL ON THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY LEADERSHIP, AND THE COMMUNITY.
LET'S CELEBRATE WHAT WE HAVE BUILT AND FIERCELY PROTECT WHAT WE PRESERVE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, A CONCERNED CITIZEN AND LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS OWNER.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE SCOTT, AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT WILL BE MASON BULLARD.
HOW ARE WE DOING? EVERYBODY DOING RIGHT? THANKS YOU GUYS FOR ALL COMING OUT TODAY.
EVERYBODY'S SAYING WHAT NEEDS TO BE SAID, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IDEA THAT WE THREW TOGETHER, Y'ALL HEAR IT, BECAUSE I THINK IT CAN WORK.
SO WE APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY FOR OUR SAVE MAIN INITIATIVE.
IT HAS BEEN AMAZING TO SEE OUR COMMUNITIES SHOW UP AND RALLY FOR RAIL DISTRICT BUSINESSES.
AS TIME HAS GONE ON, I HAVE HELD DEEP THOUGHT ON HOW OUR CITY GOVERNMENT CAN HELP US WITH A SOLUTION.
THIS PROPOSAL WILL NOT ONLY BENEFIT THE BUSINESSES, BUT WILL BENEFIT THE CITY AS WELL.
THE CITY SHOULD IMMEDIATELY ALLOCATE FUNDS TO
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PURCHASE DIGITAL GIFT CARDS FROM EACH BUSINESS THAT HAS HAD A NEGATIVE FINANCIAL LOSS DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE RAIL DISTRICT REDEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION.THIS WOULD PUT FUNDS DIRECTLY BACK IN THOSE BUSINESSES POCKETS.
THE CITIES WOULD THEN HOLD ON TO THOSE DIGITAL GIFT CARDS UNTIL THE COMPLETION OF THE RAIL DISTRICT REDEVELOPMENT.
ONCE CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE AND THE WORLD CUP IS KNOCKING ON OUR DOOR, THE CITY WOULD THEN RELEASE THESE GIFT CARDS TO THE PUBLIC.
THIS SHOULD BE A STRATEGIC RELEASE TO MULTIPLE CITIES ACROSS TEXAS THAT WOULD BRING TOURISM, PATRONAGE, AND VISIBILITY TO OUR NEW SHINY DOWNTOWN.
ONCE THE CITY HAS RELEASED THE GIFT CARDS, ALL OF THE BUSINESSES WITHIN THE RAIL DISTRICT CAN PROMOTE THE GIFT CARDS AND HIGHLIGHT ALL THE FANTASTIC IMPROVEMENTS THE CITY HAS DONE.
SO EVERYONE IS AWARE, JUST BECAUSE WE ARE GIVEN GIFT CARDS, DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE RECEIVE THE VALUE OF THOSE GIFT CARDS.
NOW, ONE THING ABOUT THIS PLAN THAT DOES WORK, IF YOU ARE A DIFFERENT STYLE OF BUSINESS AND NOT A RESTAURANT, AND THEY DON'T REDEEM THE CARD.
SO IF YOU'RE A COMPUTER REPAIR SHOP, YOU STILL GET SOME CASH, EVEN IF PEOPLE DON'T COME AND FIX YOUR COMPUTER, EVEN THOUGH I'M A RESTAURANT, AND I'M ONLY GETTING 10-15% OF THAT GIFT CARD.
I'M COOL WITH THAT, AS LONG AS THOSE GUYS ARE GETTING SOME.
A WEBSITE OR APP CAN BE BUILT THAT TRACKS THESE CARDS, ALLOWING THE CITY TO RECEIVE GREAT INFORMATION ON THE DEMOGRAPHICS AND PSYCHOGRAPHICS OF PEOPLE VISITING OUR AREA.
THE END GOAL IS TO EASE THE STRUGGLE IN THE MINDS OF OUR HARDWORKING ENTREPRENEURS.
WE NEED THE FINANCIAL BURDEN THAT WE'VE ENDURED TO BE LIFTED.
IF WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THAT, IT GOES TO SHOW HOW WORLD CLASS FRISCO REALLY IS.
THIS IS AN URGENT MATTER THAT NEEDS TO BE EXPEDITED IMMEDIATELY SO THAT SMALL BUSINESSES CAN GO ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS.
AND WE NEED YOU GUYS TO DO YOUR PART OF SAVING MAINE, BECAUSE WE'RE ALL DOING IT.
AND I'VE SEEN MY NUMBERS GO UP SINCE WE STARTED SAVE MAINE.
AND I'D LIKE TO JUST GET THIS DONE, AND THEN EVERYBODY CAN JUST KEEP ON KICKING IT AND DOING THEIR THING.
WE CAN ENJOY THE CITY. THANK YOU, GUYS.
AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT, WE HAVE MO ANNA. THANK YOU.
>> SO I DIDN'T EXPECT TO FIND MYSELF AT A CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
I WAS VISITING A LOCAL BUSINESS INVITED TO COME BY.
I'M A RARE BREED, I'M A FRISCO NATIVE.
I WENT TO ROGERS ELEMENTARY, STALEY MIDDLE, WAKLAND HIGH.
GREW UP ON A CITY OR EXCUSE ME, IN A NEIGHBORHOOD OFF PRESTON, AND THEN OFF NORTH COUNTY.
I'VE BEEN BY MAIN STREET PRETTY MUCH MY ENTIRE LIFE.
I'VE WELCOMED THE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY. IT'S CHANGED.
I REMEMBER A TIME WHEN IT WAS JUST BURGER KING AND HACIENDA ON PRESTON, AND I WAS BORN IN 2000, SO THAT SHOULD TELL YOU SOMETHING THE CITY HAS CHANGED A LOT IN MY LIFETIME, AND I'VE WELCOMED IT.
THAT SAID, IT SEEMS PRETTY CLEAR TO ME, AND I DON'T MEAN TO MAKE BLANK CHECK ACCUSATIONS.
I'M JUST CALLING IT LIKE I SEE IT THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT ON MAIN STREET IS MEANT TO DRIVE OUT SMALL BUSINESSES AND WELCOME MID RISE AND CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT.
THAT PARKING GARAGE IS NOT DESIGNED.
[APPLAUSE] THAT PARKING GARAGE IS NOT DESIGNED FOR THESE SMALL BUSINESSES.
I'VE BEEN WATCHING EVERYONE'S FACE UP HERE.
THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO SEEM GENUINELY INTERESTED, TO THOSE WHO SEEM TO HAVE SOME DISCUSS AT SOME OF THE CITY FEEDBACK TONIGHT.
IT ONLY LENDS ITSELF TO MY CONSPIRATORIAL THINKING ON THIS MATTER.
LET'S JUST PUT IT THAT WAY, AND I DON'T WANT TO THINK THAT WAY ABOUT MY CITY THAT I LOVE.
ON 25, I RENT AN APARTMENT OFF MAIN STREET BEHIND THE FARMERS MARKET WHEN IT'S HONESTLY TOO PRICEY FOR ME TO STAY IN MY HOMETOWN.
I DON'T THINK I'LL EVER OWN A HOME HERE.
BUT AT THE LEAST, I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT THESE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT I'VE GROWN UP WITH STAY IN BUSINESS.
I WATCHED DOUBLE DIP CLOSE AND THAT MID RISE GO UP, AND THEY WENT OUT OF BUSINESS WITHIN SIX MONTHS.
AND I GREW UP GOING THERE WITH MY DAD WHO PASSED AWAY IN 2011.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE BEST MEMORIES I HAD WITH HIM.
I JUST WANT TO SEE THE CORPORATE INTERESTS IN THIS CITY NOT OVERTAKE WHAT ITS ROOTS ARE, WHICH IS MAIN STREET.
IT'S SMALL BUSINESS, IT'S LOCALS.
I'VE WATCHED THE ENTIRE DEMOGRAPHIC OF MY CITY CHANGE, AND THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT, BUT THERE'S VERY FEW PEOPLE WHO HAVE GROWN UP HERE AND I'M ONE OF THEM, AND I STILL CHOOSE TO LIVE OFF MAIN STREET.
I WANT TO SEE THAT STAY AS IT IS, AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE SOME WEIRD BUSINESS INTERESTS IN RELATION TO CONSTRUCTION.
I'LL JUST LEAVE IT THAT WAY OR ANY OF THESE OTHER INTERESTS THAT GO ON.
OVERTAKE WHAT REALLY MATTERS, WHICH IS SERVING THE LOCALS, YOUR PUBLIC SERVANTS.
YOU'RE NOT HERE TO LINE YOUR POCKETS, AND I'M NOT MAKING ACCUSATIONS.
I'M JUST CALLING IT LIKE I SEE IT.
HOW DO YOU SAY YOUR LAST NAME?
>> AND THEN FOLLOWING AFTER THAT, WE'LL HAVE ERIC KOLBERG.
>> TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I REALLY DON'T THINK THAT I CAN TOP WHAT THE LAST SPEAKER SAID,
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BUT I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT A LOT OF THESE BUSINESS OWNERS THAT ARE HERE HAVE BEEN HERE FOR QUITE A WHILE, PUT A LOT OF TIME EFFORT, AND SURVIVED A LOT OF PUNCHES, WHETHER IT WAS COVID AND ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF THINGS.PEOPLE HAD ACCIDENT ON THE FIRES.
MY MOM BEING ONE OF THEM BACK THERE, SUMMER BENAT FROM LA SUPREMA.
[APPLAUSE] SHE'S HONESTLY A WOMAN THAT HAS PROBABLY TAKEN A BEATING MORE THAN ANY OTHER PERSON THAT I KNOW IN LIFE.
AND SHE'S ALWAYS STOOD BACK UP EVERY SINGLE TIME.
AND THIS JUST SEEMS TO BE GETTING CLOSE TO BE A KNOCKOUT PUNCH FOR HER, AND WE'RE REALLY DISAPPOINTED.
I MEAN, IF YOU LOOK BACK THERE, THERE'S TWO ROWS.
SORRY, TWO ROWS OF US FROM KIDS TO GRANDKIDS.
SHE RAISED SEVEN OF US, AND NOW SHE'S HELPING RAISE OUR KIDS, TOO.
AND IT'S JUST VERY SAD TO SEE THE CITY OF FRISCO BE SO NEGLIGENT WITH THINGS WHERE PEOPLE PUT BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS INTO.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU HAVE EVER RAN A BUSINESS, BUT IT'S NOT EASY TO RUN A BUSINESS.
IT'S NOT EASY TO OPEN A BUSINESS, AND IT'S NOT EASY TO KEEP A BUSINESS OPEN.
BUT A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE KEPT THEM OPEN FOR SO LONG THROUGH A LOT OF ADVERSITY FROM A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THEY CAN'T CONTROL.
WE'RE ONTO THE NEXT STEP, AND THEN CONSTRUCTION.
CONSTRUCTION WHERE OUR DRIVEWAYS ARE BEING BLOCKED OFF.
AND THIS ISN'T JUST SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE EFFECTIVE, AND IT'S DONE IN JANUARY.
THE AVERAGE RECAPTURE RATE ON A CUSTOMER IS ABOUT 20%.
SO WHEN THESE PEOPLE LOSE 40, 50, 60% OF THEIR CUSTOMERS, THEY MIGHT GET 10% OF THEM BACK.
THEY MIGHT GET 20% OF THEM BACK.
WHO'S GOING TO RECAPTURE THE 40% THAT THEY LOST? THEY GOING TO DO IT OUT OF THEIR POCKETS, BECAUSE EVERYBODY ELSE HERE.
AGAIN, YOU'RE $1 SHORT AND A DAY LATE.
WE'RE 15 MONTHS INTO THIS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A SOLUTION.
BUT NOBODY REALLY SEEMS TO CARE.
I MEAN, THIS IS A POSE RIGHT NOW FOR A CITY MANAGER.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL I'LL TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, BUT I MEAN, WE KEEP REPEATING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN WITH NO SOLUTION.
>> THANK YOU. ERIC KOLBERG, AND THEN AFTER THAT, WILL BE JOHN TAYLOR.
>> MAYOR, COUNSEL, FIRST OF ALL, I DO WANT TO SAY I LOVE MR. LEE RIGHT HERE.
BUT I DO WANT TO KNOW LATER WHAT AGENDA THAT WAS OR WHY HE GOT FIVE MINUTES, AND THEN WE GOT VOTED FOR THREE MINUTES.
SO I WANT TO DO THAT LATER. SO, ERIC KOLBERG, 8711 SIXTH STREET, 6 PECAN.
WE'VE LIVED HERE IN FRISCO SINCE 1999, MOVED TO THE RAIL DISTRICT IN 2021.
I WANT TO SAY THIS FIRST, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IT'S THE GOVERNMENT'S JOB TO BAIL OUT BUSINESS.
EVEN THOUGH IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, IT'S NOT THE JOB.
HOWEVER, WHEN THE GOVERNMENT CAUSES THE PROBLEM, I DO THINK IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS THE GOVERNMENT TO HELP FIX THE PROBLEM.
[APPLAUSE] ALSO WANT TO SAY, I AM 100% ON BOARD WITH THIS PLAN THAT YOU GUYS HAVE CREATED.
THIS PLACE IS GOING TO BE AMAZING. I LOVE IT.
BUT I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF CONFUSION AROUND COMPLETION DATE, WHAT SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION MEANS.
I THINK THERE'S CONFUSION AROUND THIS $500,000.
BECAUSE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, IT WAS WE'VE GONE TO THE CDC TO ASK FOR $500,000 THAT IMPLIED A NEW $500,000, BUT IT'S NOT.
BECAUSE WE HAVE THE MEETING LAST WEEK, AND BEN SAID, IT IS NOT $500,000.
SO I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIT CONFUSION.
BEN ALSO SAID THAT COUNCIL HAS BEEN VERY CLEAR THAT YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN ANY GRANTS OR LOANS.
HE SAID THAT AT THE MEETING LAST WEEK, HE SAID AT THE MEETING TODAY, NOT INTERESTED.
SO BUT WE DO HAVE $4.5 MILLION FOR FACADE IMPROVEMENTS.
AND WHAT IT FEELS LIKE IS IT'S SET UP FOR CARPET BAGGERS TO COME IN.
WHEN THESE GUYS CAN'T MAKE IT ANYMORE, THE PEOPLE WITH THE MONEY CAN COME IN AND BUY THEM UP AND GET MATCHY GRANTS UP TO $4.5 MILLION.
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[APPLAUSE] LAST THING. HEY, LISTEN.AND I KNOW EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU PERSONALLY, AND I ALWAYS CONSIDERED YOU GUYS FRIENDS OF MINE.
YOU SAID THAT IT WAS UP TO THE RAIL DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD, ACTUALLY YOU SAID DOWNTOWN ADVISORY BOARD.
YOU SAID IT WAS UP TO THE RAIL DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD TO ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES, BECAUSE I'M ON THAT BOARD TO FIGURE OUT A PLAN.
IT IS NOT MY JOB BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE ANY AUTHORITY TO USE ANY OF THAT MONEY.
IT IS YOUR JOB TO FIGURE OUT A PLAN.
IT'S ONLY IF YOU WANT TO HELP.
IF YOU WANT TO HELP, I SAID THIS LAST TIME, YOU GUYS ARE SMART.
YOU GET STUFF DONE IF YOU WANT TO GET IT DONE.
IF YOU WANT TO GET IT DONE, YOU'LL GET IT DONE.
THANKS. APPRECIATE IT. [APPLAUSE]
>> NEXT, WE HAVE JOHN TAYLOR, AND AFTER THAT, WE WILL HAVE SARAH BENAT.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, COUNSEL.
>> I WAS AT THE WORKSHOP EARLIER, AND I GOT A COUPLE OF TAKEAWAYS FROM IT.
I THINK THE BIGGEST ONE WAS WHEN THE OWNER OF THE GAME SHOW EXPERIENCE SAID THAT SHE DIDN'T FEEL THAT THERE WAS EMPATHY FROM THE CITY, AND I AGREED.
WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED HAPPENING, AND WE WERE DEALING WITH THE CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT AND HAVING OUR CONCERNS, I FELT ALONE.
I REALLY DID. I FELT INVISIBLE.
I'M A 20-YEAR BUSINESS IN THE CITY.
WE FIX A LOT OF COMPUTERS FOR A LOT OF CITIZENS HERE.
I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO DETAILS, BUT THAT WAS IT.
JUST I FELT LIKE, AM I THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINING? IS IT SOMETHING I'M DOING WRONG? THEN I MET EVERYONE ELSE, AND BECAME PART OF THIS GROUP, AND I WASN'T.
WE WERE ALL GETTING THE SAME LACK OF EMPATHY.
THIS IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENT MY BUSINESS HAS EXPERIENCED IN 20 YEARS.
IT'S WHAT IT IS. IF YOU GUYS DON'T CARE, YOU DON'T CARE.
I'M NOT TRYING TO MAKE ENEMIES HERE, BUT THERE'S BEEN NO EMPATHY FROM THE CITY FROM MY PERSPECTIVE AT ALL.
WE DON'T WANT THIS TO BE ADVERSARIAL.
WE WANT US ALL TO HAVE A DOWNTOWN.
WE THINK THE PROJECTS WOULD BE AWESOME, BUT WE ALSO DON'T WANT TO GET ROASTED IN THE PROCESS.
MY BUSINESS STARTED WITH $500 AND ARIZONA YELLOW PAGES AD.
WE WORKED HARD FOR EVERYTHING WE HAVE.
I HAVE SEVERAL FAMILIES THAT DEPEND ON THIS BUSINESS FOR THEIR LIVELIHOOD.
I CAN SAY THAT PROBABLY GOES FOR EVERYONE ELSE HERE.
YOU HAVE TO DECIDE, ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE EMPATHY? ARE YOU GOING TO BE HEROES OR NOT? BECAUSE OUR CUSTOMERS, US, WE'LL HAVE LONG MEMORIES WITH THAT.
WE WANT HELP, BUT WE DON'T WANT JUST, HEY, THIS PROGRAM.
WHAT REALLY GOT ME TO SPEAK TONIGHT, MR. MAYOR, WAS YOU.
THAT LIST UP THERE OF ALL THE BUSINESSES, MINE WAS NOT ON IT.
WHY? BECAUSE I DIDN'T GET A GIFT CARD.
THEN THE IMPLICATION WAS, SOME BUSINESSES DID REALLY WELL TO THE GIFT CARD PROGRAM, SOME DIDN'T, MAYBE BECAUSE THESE DIDN'T LEAN IN SO I RAN MY BUSINESS WRONG SOMEHOW.
I DIDN'T DESERVE TO GET A GIFT CARD.
I DON'T REALLY CARE AT THIS POINT.
[APPLAUSE] BUT I WAS EXTREMELY INSULTING.
I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH MY WIFE. I WAS UPSET.
I WORKED HARD FOR THIS BUSINESS.
I'VE RUN A BUSINESS MOST OF MY LIFE.
I'M NOT JERRY JONES, BUT I'M JUST AS IMPORTANT AS SO ARE THEY.
THEN, AFTER THAT, WE'LL HAVE PAUL JESSEN.
>> GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
THERE WERE THINGS THAT MY FAMILY WAS WHISPERING TO ME TO SAY, TO ADD ON TO WHAT I ALREADY WROTE, BUT I ALREADY FORGOT IT.
[LAUGHTER] MY NAME IS SARAH, AND I'M HERE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY, THE OWNERS OF LA SUPREMA MARKET ON MAIN STREET.
MY FAMILY STARTED THIS BUSINESS YEARS AGO WITH A SIMPLE DREAM TO SERVE GOOD FOOD, TO WORK HARD, AND TO BE A PART OF A COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS EACH OTHER.
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WE UNDERSTAND THAT CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS ARE PART OF GROWTH, AND WE APPRECIATE THE EFFORT THAT THE CITY IS TRYING TO MAKE TO MAKE IT BETTER.BUT THE REALITY IS THAT CONSTRUCTION HAS HAD A DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCE FOR ALL SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS LIKE OURS.
FOR MONTHS, ACCESS TO OUR STORE HAS BEEN BLOCKED.
PARKING HAS BEEN IMPOSSIBLE, AND CUSTOMERS HAVE STOPPED COMING BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE MAIN STREET IS DEAD.
SALES HAVE DROPPED DRAMATICALLY FROM MY MUM'S AND BROTHER'S BUSINESS, 40-50%.
MY FAMILY WHO HAS POURED THEIR HEARTS, MY SISTERS WORK THERE.
WE'RE THERE DOING WHAT WE CAN, POURED OUR LIVES AND OUR HEARTS INTO IT, AND WE COME HOME EXHAUSTED AND WORRIED EVERY NIGHT, WONDERING HOW MUCH LONGER WE CAN HOLD ON. WE'RE NOT ALONE.
EVERY BUSINESS OWNERS ON MAIN STREET HAS A SIMILAR STORY.
PEOPLE WHO HAVE SERVED THIS COMMUNITY FOR DECADES ARE NOW FIGHTING TO SURVIVE.
LA SUPREMA ISN'T JUST A BUSINESS, IT'S PART OF A NEIGHBORHOOD'S HEARTBEAT.
IT'S WHERE FAMILIES STOP FOR LUNCH, WHERE KIDS COME UP FOR SNACKS AFTER SCHOOL, AND WHERE NEIGHBORS CATCH UP.
WHEN YOU HURT MAIN STREET, YOU'RE NOT JUST DISRUPTING BUSINESSES.
YOU'RE DISRUPTING PEOPLE'S LIVES AND CONNECTIONS THAT THE COMMUNITY IS SUPPOSED TO BE BASED ON.
WE'RE ASKING THE CITY TO PLEASE STAND WITH US.
WE NEED HELP, NOT JUST PATIENCE.
HERE'S WHAT WOULD MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE.
FINANCIAL OR RENT RELIEF FOR SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE CONSTRUCTION.
CLEAR SIGNAGE AND COMMUNICATION TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WE'RE STILL OPEN.
PUBLIC RELATIONS SUPPORT, PRESS RELEASES, MEDIA FEATURES, AND COMMUNITY STORYTELLING THAT HIGHLIGHT MAIN STREET'S COMEBACK AND THE RESILIENCE OF ITS SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS.
FINALLY, A SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO SERVE AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE CITY AND LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS, ENSURING THAT OUR VOICES ARE HEARD DURING AND AFTER MAJOR PROJECTS.
MY FAMILY BUILT LA SUPREMA WITH LOVE, FAITH, AND BELIEF IN THE COMMUNITY.
I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE I STILL BELIEVE IN IT, TOO.
SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE OURS ARE THE BACKBONE OF AMERICA'S ECONOMY.
WE CREATE JOBS, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, AND GIVE OUR CITIES THEIR SOUL.
PLEASE HELP US MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THE DUST CLEARS, MAIN STREET IS STILL ALIVE, AND THE SMALL BUSINESSES ARE THERE TO MAKE IT THERE TOO.
>> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS PAUL JESSEN.
I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 2005, AND I LOVED THE VIBE WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT DOWNTOWN FRISCO.
THAT'S HARD TO HAVE DESTROYED IN FRONT OF YOUR VERY EYES.
YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD THE EXPRESSION.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYBODY TO BLAME, YOUR ORGANIZATION IS TOO SMALL.
I DON'T THINK THIS IS A NEGATIVE THING.
IT'S COST ME. GUESS WHO PAID FOR IT.
IN THIS CASE, A LOT OF THIS SOUNDS ARE COMPLEX, BUT THE SIMPLICITY SEEMS TO ME, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH TO NOT BAIL OUT.
I DON'T LIKE THAT TERM, BUT TO MAKE UP TO THE PEOPLE WHOSE BUSINESSES WERE DESTROYED ACCIDENTALLY, NOT CAUGHT MAKING THIS NASTY.
BUT HEY, YOU GUYS MADE THE DECISION, NOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE DOES.
WHAT DO WE DO NOW? WE GOT TO FIX THIS.
SOMETIMES WE MAKE IT MORE COMPLEX THAN IT IS.
I'VE BEEN GOING TO THE RAIL DISTRICT.
I APPRECIATED THE SUGGESTION YOU MADE AT THAT ONE MEETING.
SOMETIMES I GO INTO ONE OF THESE ESTABLISHMENTS.
THERE'S ONLY TWO PEOPLE THERE, ME AND THE PERSON I WAS WITH.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE, WHERE IS EVERYBODY? IT'S JUST NOT HAPPENING.
THERE MAY BE A SIMPLE SOLUTION TO THIS.
I TOOK SOME FRIENDS OF MINE WHO ARE MULTI-MILLIONAIRES, SOME ONLY MILLIONAIRES.
I SAID, HOW MUCH WOULD IT TAKE TO FIX THIS.
A COUPLE OF THEM CAME UP WITH ABOUT $2 OR $3 MILLION, MAYBE FOUR.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE ARE THREE POTS THAT THE COUNCIL COULD PULL OUT ABOUT THREE OR $4 MILLION.
IT'S NOT THAT HARD TO PULL OUT THAT SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY.
I HAVE HERE $100 FOR A FOURTH POT THAT MAYBE THERE COULD BE MONEY THAT WE COULD CONTRIBUTE TO
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THESE BUSINESSES WHO ARE FAILING, IN SOME CASES, SOME GOT OUT OF BUSINESS, AND IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT.[APPLAUSE] I'M WONDERING IF IT'S TIME I USED TO TELL MY KIDS, HEY, MAN UP, OR WOMAN UP.
BUT MAN UP, YOU CAUSED IT SO LET'S FIX IT.
OH, THAT'S RIGHT. YOU GUYS DID IT.
MAKE THE DECISION TO PULL OUT THAT NOW HOPEFULLY THIS WILL SEED THIS THING, BUT 3, 4 MAYBE $5 MILLION WOULD FIX THE WHOLE THING.
YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO GO TO A LOT OF RIGA OLD, NOT A WHOLE LOT OF WHATEVER, AND EVER DONE, SPEND IT, DISTRIBUTE IT TO THE BUSINESSES, NOT THE PEOPLE THAT OWN THE LAND.
THEY'RE NOT THE ONES SUFFERING.
IT'S THE PEOPLE THAT THE BUSINESSES, BUT DISTRIBUTE TO THEM DIRECTLY, GIVE IT TO THEM SO THEY CAN GET THROUGH THIS AND PERHAPS EVEN BE REIMBURSED FOR SOME OF THE STUFF THEY'VE LOST.
BECAUSE HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? WHEN CAN YOU DO IT? GIVE US A DATE WHEN THAT COULD BE ESTABLISHED THAT THEY CAN BE DISTRIBUTED SO NO MORE BUSINESSES GO OUT OF BUSINESSES.
[APPLAUSE] CAN I LEAVE THIS RIGHT HERE?
>> NO, YOU NEED TO TAKE IT BACK, SIR, BUT VERY GENEROUS, AND I'M SURE THE BUSINESSES WOULD APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THAT MONEY TO THEIR SHOPS TOMORROW.
BUT THANK YOU, SIR, VERY GENEROUS.
>> [BACKGROUND] SHE'S ARMY. [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO CAME TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
SOME OF YOU WERE WITH US WITH OUR WORK SESSION EARLIER TODAY, AS WELL, WHERE WE HAD FURTHER DISCUSSION FOR A FEW HOURS, AND THERE'S SOME GOOD DISCUSSIONS.
TO GIVE EVERYONE A BRIEF UPDATE FROM THOSE DISCUSSIONS IN THE MEETING, COUNCIL GAVE DIRECTION TO CITY STAFF TO CRAFT A MULTI-TIER PLAN.
THAT FIRST-TIER PLAN IS FOCUSING THIS $500,000 FUNDS THROUGH DECEMBER 31.
SOMEONE ASKED EARLIER SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION.
STAFF QUOTE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION AS ESSENTIALLY THE SIDEWALKS ARE DONE, AND ALL THE ROADS ARE DONE, AND THE MEDIAN IS DONE.
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE MAIN STREET CHANGE VERY QUICKLY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
BECAUSE REALLY OVER THE NEXT PROBABLY TWO WEEKS, ALL THE PAVEMENT WILL BE COMPLETED.
NOW THAT ALL THE UNDERGROUND WORK IS DONE, THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN VERY QUICKLY, AND THEN BY THE END OF THE YEAR, THAT'S WHEN ESSENTIALLY THE COMPLETE ROAD AND SIDEWALKS ARE DONE.
AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THIS PROJECT TO THE FINISH LINE.
THE SHORT-TERM, WE DID AUTHORIZE CITY STAFF TO WORK TO GET THAT $500,000 OUT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
TO DO THAT, IT WAS INTENTIONAL TO SAY THAT WE DIDN'T WANT GOVERNMENT AND MEETING SCHEDULE EVERY TWO WEEKS TO GET IN THE WAY OF ACTING QUICKLY.
THAT'S WHY WE AUTHORIZED CITY STAFF TO WORK WITH OUR DOWNTOWN ADVISORY BOARD, WHO WE VERY MUCH EXPECT TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES AND HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THE RESIDENTS TO DEPLOY THE STRATEGY THROUGH AN EXPANDED GIFT CARD PROGRAM.
WE'VE HEARD SOME REALLY GOOD IDEAS FROM THE BUSINESSES, HOW WE CAN LEARN AND MAKE THAT EVEN MORE EFFECTIVE TO SPEND SOME OF THOSE MONIES TOWARDS MARKETING EFFORTS, TO BRING MORE AWARENESS TO THE DOWNTOWN.
SIR, WE'D LOVE YOUR SUGGESTIONS FOR HOW WE CAN GET MORE OF THESE GIFT CARDS IN YOUR COMPUTER SHOP, AND ALL OF YOUR DIFFERENT SHOPS TO HELP IN THE SHORT-TERM, ALONG WITH THE PROMOTIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE WITH THAT.
FROM DECEMBER 31, I WOULD IMAGINE, OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR COUNSEL TALKING ABOUT RELAUNCH PLANS.
WHAT HAPPENS IN JANUARY? AFTER WE GET THROUGH THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
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TO MENTION BRINGING BACK THE CUSTOMERS, HOW DO WE BRING BACK SOME OF THOSE CUSTOMERS WHO MAYBE DECIDED TO STAY AWAY DURING THE CONSTRUCTION AND LEAD THROUGH THE FIRST AND THE SECOND QUARTER TO ESSENTIALLY GET US TO JUNE? JUNE IS WHEN WE'LL OPEN THE PLAZA.FROM JUNE ON FOREVER, THE CITY WILL BE INVESTING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS EVERY SINGLE MONTH TO PROGRAM DOWNTOWN IN THE RAIL DISTRICT, AND TO BRING PEOPLE EVERY SINGLE DAY TO THAT PLAZA, MAKING SURE THAT IT'S FOOT-FILLED.
BUT THE PLANNING THAT'S HAPPENING NOW IS TO GET US TO THAT DATE.
WE ABSOLUTELY WANT TO WORK WITH ALL TO CONTINUE TO DEPLOY THESE FUNDS AS BEST AS WE CAN.
I THINK WE'LL BE PUTTING OUT MORE INFORMATION DIRECTLY THROUGH Y'ALL AS FAR AS HOW Y'ALL CAN PARTICIPATE IN THOSE PUBLIC MEETINGS.
THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
[Consider and act upon adoption of a Resolution authorizing amendments to the Project Plan and Financing Plan for Tax Reinvestment Zone Number Seven (TIRZ #7), City of Frisco, Texas; calling a public hearing with regard to such amendments; providing an effective date; and resolving other matters related thereto. (Financial Services/DC)]
OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 39 IS CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AMENDMENTS TO THE PROJECT PLAN AND FINANCING PLAN FOR TAX REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 7, TRS NUMBER 7, CITY OF FRISCO, CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING WITH REGARD TO SUCH AMENDMENTS, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERE TOO.>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, REBECCA BARTON WITH THE FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THIS ITEM IS TO CALL A PUBLIC HEARING RELATED TO THE AMENDING THE PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN FOR TRS NUMBER 7 IN LINE WITH THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR PUBLIC FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE FIELDS WEST DEVELOPMENT.
COUNCIL APPROVED ON MARCH 4, 2025.
THE AMENDMENTS INCLUDE OUTLINING THE FUNDING MECHANISMS FOR PROJECTS AND PROJECT COSTS FOR THE FIELDS WEST PROPERTY WITHIN TRS 7, INCLUDING ADDITIONAL PUBLIC FACILITIES, SPECIFICALLY PARKING GARAGES.
THE ITEM TONIGHT IS ASKING TO CALL A PUBLIC HEARING ON OCTOBER 21 FOR DISCUSSION ON THE PLAN AMENDMENTS.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A TR'S BOARD MEETING FOR DISCUSSION PRIOR TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
YOU WILL SEE SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS BETWEEN THE VERSION INCLUDED IN TONIGHT'S PACKET AND THE FINAL VERSION FOR DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION ON THE 21ST.
THAT THOSE MODIFICATIONS INCLUDE FINE-TUNING OF SOME DEFINITIONS AS WELL AS FLOW OF FUNDING.
WITH THAT, THIS IS A CONSIDER AND ACT, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> COUNCIL, WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE?
>> NOW, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
>> SECOND BY JOHN. SECOND BY JERRY. ALL IN FAVOR.
[Consider and act upon adoption of an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of Certificates of Obligation in multiple series; delegating the authority to certain city officials to execute certain documents relating to the sale of the certificates; approving and authorizing an official statement and instruments and procedures relating to said certificates; and enacting other provisions relating to the subject. (Financial Services/DC)]
ITEM 40, CONSIDER AN ACT UPON ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION IN MULTIPLE SERIES, DELEGATING THE AUTHORITY TO CERTAIN CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE CERTAIN DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE SALE OF THE CERTIFICATES, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND INSTRUMENTS AND PROCEDURES RELATING TO SET CERTIFICATES, AND ENACTING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNCIL, DERRICK COTTEN, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
TONIGHT IS THE PARAMETERS ORDINANCE TO ISSUE TAXABLE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION FOR A STRUCTURED PARKING FACILITY NEXT TO LYCOS PARK, OFFERING APPROXIMATELY 1,100 PARKING SPACES.
THE ORDINANCE TONIGHT SETS THE PRICING OFFICERS AS MYSELF AS THE CITY CFO, WES PEARSON, THE CITY MANAGER AND THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND BID AND CLOSE ON THE SALE OF THE DEBT.
IT ALSO SETS THE TERMS IN WHICH THE DEBT CAN BE SOLD, NOT TO EXCEED A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $38 MILLION, INTEREST RATE, NOT TO EXCEED 6.5% AND THE FINAL MATURITY NOT TO EXCEED FEBRUARY 15TH OF 2047.
ALSO, THE SALE OF THESE WILL HAVE TO OCCUR WITHIN 90 DAYS OF APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE.
WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK, COUNCIL. WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE?
>> WHAT'S THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF THOSE CERTIFICATES?
>> THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT IS NOT TO EXCEED 38 MILLION, BUT THIS SALE IS BEING DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A PRIOR SALE THAT WAS DONE IN DECEMBER OF 2021.
TOTAL PROJECT COST FOR THE GARAGE IS APPROXIMATELY $40 MILLION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
>> SECOND BY BURT. ALL IN FAVOR?
[Consider and act upon accepting the resignation of Josephus Howard from Place 6 on the Social Services and Housing Board. (CSO/JD)]
ITEM 41, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ACCEPTING THE RESIGNATION OF JOSEPHUS HOWARD FROM THE PLAY 6 ON THE SOCIAL SERVICES AND HOUSING BOARD. MOTION BY BURT.>> SECOND BY JARED. ALL IN FAVOR?
ITEM 42, CONSIDER AN ACT UPON APPOINTMENT OF
[Consider and act upon appointment of an individual to fill a vacancy for Place 6 on the Social Services and Housing Board for a term ending on September 30, 2026. (CSO/JD)]
AN INDIVIDUAL TO FILL A VACANCY FOR PLACE 6 ON THE SOCIAL SERVICES AND HOUSING BOARD FOR A TERM ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026.>> MOTION. CONSIDER OPTION TO APPROVE THE ACT.
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>> WE NEED TO APPOINT SOMEBODY.
>> APPROVE 41, AND NOW WE NEED TO APPOINT SOMEBODY.
JUST VERY QUICKLY WANT TO SAY ON ITEM 41, I WANT TO THANK HOWARD FOR HIS SERVICE ON SOCIAL SERVICES HOUSING BOARD.
HE WAS RECENTLY APPOINTED TO THE EDC AND RESIGNED HIS POSITION ON THE SOCIAL SERVICES HOUSING BOARD, SO WE COULD FOCUS TOTALLY 100% ON THE EDC, AND THAT IS HOW WE HAVE ITEM 42 ON THE AGENDA. NOMINATION.
>> SO 42 IS OPEN FOR YOU ALL TO HAVE DISCUSSION ON WHO YOU WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT, AND THEN MAKE A MOTION FOR THAT APPOINTMENT. THAT'S HOW THIS WILL GO.
>> COUNT IS OUR NORMAL BOARDING COMMISSION PROCESS.
>> THE APPOINTMENT ENDED A WEEK AGO.
OH, WAS THAT I'M SORRY I DIDN'T HAVE MY GLASSES ON.
OH, SORRY, I DIDN'T HAVE MY GLASSES.
>> MEMBER HE WANTED TO SERVE ON.
>> COUNCIL, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOMINATE BRIAN THOMPSON, AS WE HEARD FROM THE CONVERSATION, HE SENT US THE EMAIL TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WAS DISCUSSED BEHIND WITHIN THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, AND SENT US A LETTER THAT WAS IN RESPONSE.
THE LETTER IS THE PERSON THAT I KNOW AND HAVE SERVED WITH ON SOCIAL SERVICES AND HOUSING AND MATCHES WITH WHAT I KNOW OF THAT CHARACTER OF THAT INDIVIDUAL FOR MANY YEARS.
>> WELL, BEFORE THAT, I NOMINATED JAGS.
>> WHO'S THAT? THIS IS JUST LIKE YOU WOULD DO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
YOU GUYS ON THE DISCUSSIONS AND THEN YOU DISCUSS IT AND THEN SAY WHO YOU WANT TO.
>> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CONTINUE THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING SO THAT WE HAVE TIME TO GATHER CANDIDATES THAT WE CAN DISCUSS AT THE NEXT MEETING.
>> WE'RE NOT DONE WITH OUR DISCUSSION YET.
[LAUGHTER] I'LL CALL FOR A MOTION WHEN WE'RE READY.
WHAT OTHER DISCUSSION, COUNCIL? DO YOU HAVE? ARE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS?
>> I AGREE WITH LAURA ON BRIAN'S APPOINTMENT TO THIS BOARD.
I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY AS WELL TO SPEAK TO HIM ABOUT HIS REMOVAL FROM THIS BOARD ORIGINALLY, AND GOT A CHANCE TO HEAR ANOTHER VIEW.
I ALSO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH SOMEONE THAT I RESPECT AND HAVE KNOWN FOR 20 YEARS WHO SITS ON THE BOARD WITH HIM.
SHE HAD NOTHING, BUT POSITIVE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT HIS CONTRIBUTION, HIS COMMITMENT, HIS ATTENDANCE, EVEN BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT EVEN WHEN CONVERSATIONS ARE TENSE, HE BRINGS LEVITY TO THE CONVERSATION.
AGAIN, OPERATING WITH ONLY ONE SET OF PERSPECTIVES IN OUR ORIGINAL MEETING TWO WEEKS AGO.
DON'T FEEL GOOD ABOUT REVERSING A DECISION TWO WEEKS LATER, BUT GETTING MORE INFORMATION AND REALIZING THAT THERE WAS MORE TO THIS STORY AND CLEARLY MORE IN TERMS OF HIS CONTRIBUTION ON THIS PARTICULAR BOARD.
I WOULD SUPPORT REAPPOINTING HIM TO THIS BOARD.
>> I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT BRIAN IS UNQUALIFIED TO SERVE ON A BOARD.
HE WAS PART OF A PACK, THIS LAST ELECTION CYCLE THAT DISSEMINATED SOME VERY HIGHLY SALACIOUS MATERIAL REGARDING CANDIDATES FOR FRISCO CITY COUNCIL.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO SERVE ON A BOARD OR A COMMISSION, YOU NEED TO HAVE A CERTAIN LEVEL OF RESPECT FOR CITIZENS HERE IN FRISCO, AND BRIAN DOES NOT MEET THAT STANDARD.
I THINK IT SENDS THE WRONG MESSAGE THAT HE GET APPOINTED TO A BOARD, AND THAT'S MY FEELING.
>> I'LL ECHO A SENTIMENT TO THAT.
I THINK THAT WE REMOVED SOMEBODY FROM BOARD, APPOINTED SOMEBODY.
THERE ARE MANY CANDIDATES WHO ALSO WANTED TO SERVE ON BOARDS, SOME WHO HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON BOARDS BEFORE.
I KNOW THAT THROUGHOUT THE LEADERSHIP AND ELECTION PROCESS, AND A BIG STATEMENT WAS MANY PEOPLE DIDN'T GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON BOARDS.
ALONG WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO BACK UP WHAT COUNCILMAN ELAD SAID THAT, LOOK, WE'VE HAD SOME PRETTY INTERESTING DISCUSSIONS TO SAY THE LEAST REGARDING THE CHARACTER OF PEOPLE AND THE APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN PEOPLE ON BOARDS.
THIS IS WHERE I WOULD LIKE TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF UNITY ON THE CITY COUNCIL FOR A DECISION THAT WE MADE WITHOUT HAVING TO OPEN UP THAT CAN OF WORMS. GO AHEAD.
>> I KNOW HE'S NOT HERE, BUT COUNCILMAN LIVINGSTON SHARES OUR THOUGHTS ON THIS SUBJECT.
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HE'S THE ONE WHO BROUGHT IT UP THE LAST MEETING THAT WE HAD.>> IS BRIAN THOMPSON HERE? BRIAN, YOU WEREN'T HERE THE OTHER NIGHT WHEN WE WERE IN OPEN SESSION ON THIS BOARD.
YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT. SOME ALLEGATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE.
SENT A LETTER TO THE COUNCIL. I READ IT.
>> IF I MAY JUST REAL QUICK, JOHN.
IF WE CAN JUST BE BLUNT, THERE WAS A LETTER THAT WAS DROPPED OFF, WHICH MADE SOME PRETTY WEIRD ALLEGATIONS ABOUT ME THAT I WASN'T MARRIED, THAT I WAS COURT MARTIALED.
IS THAT THE BEHAVIOR OF A SITTING MEMBER OF A BOARD THAT THEY WOULD ENGAGE IN THOSE THINGS AND WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA? WHILE I RESPECT YOUR LETTER, AND I'VE COME UP AND SPOKEN TO YOU, FOR ME, PERSONALLY, AS A VETERAN, THAT WAS VERY ODIOUS TO ME TO MAKE THAT INSINUATION AND PUT IT IN WRITING.
TO ASSERT THAT I WASN'T MARRIED, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I HOLD VERY SACRED TO ME.
FOR ME, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH HIM WHILE I READ THE LETTER, AND I THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICE.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS WITH HIM AND MAYBE AN APPOINTMENT IN A FUTURE BOARD.
BUT I THINK THIS IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GET A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON A BOARD, AS WELL.
I THINK THERE ARE MANY MEMBERS WHO WANTED TO APPLY TO BOARDS, WHO DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO.
ONE OF THEM, THE PERSON THAT I RECOMMENDED, JAGS, WHO DESPERATELY WANTED TO SERVE ON A BOARD.
I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO APPOINT THAT PERSON, ESPECIALLY ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS, SINCE HE IS INVOLVED IN QUITE A NUMBER OF HOUSING AND SOCIAL SERVICES HIMSELF.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF POLITICAL DISCUSSION HAPPENING UP HERE, AND ELECTIONS ARE HARD, AND THERE'S A LOT OF FINGER POINTING ON BOTH SIDES IN THE MIDDLE OF ELECTIONS.
YOU DID THIS, YOU SAID THAT, AND EVERYONE HAS A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE LOOKING AT THINGS.
I THINK EVERYONE HAS THOSE STORIES THAT THEY COULD SHARE OVER THE YEARS.
I'VE ALWAYS FOUND THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION IS YOU GET THROUGH ELECTIONS IN MAY, AND SOMETIMES THEY'RE VERY CONTENTIOUS, AND SOMETIMES THERE'S HURT FEELINGS.
THE ELECTED OFFICIALS MORE THAN ANYBODY, ARE THE ONES THAT NEED TO STAND UP AND WORK TO BRING UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.
I COUNSEL MANY PEOPLE THAT GET ELECTED FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND SOME OF THE BIGGEST PIECE OF ADVICE I ALWAYS GIVE THEM IS SEEK OUT THOSE THAT WERE THE BIGGEST OPPONENTS TO YOU AND LISTEN TO THOSE AND YOU'LL FIND OVER TIME, YOU BUILD THEM, WHERE THEY WILL SUPPORT YOU LATER AND HAVE RESPECT FOR YOU.
I'VE KNOWN, MR. THOMPSON, FOR A LONG TIME.
I HATE TO HEAR THAT HIS NAME IS BEING SPOKEN IN SUCH A WAY.
CERTAINLY THERE'S POLITICAL THINGS.
I DON'T KNOW DETAILS NECESSARILY ABOUT THAT, BUT I KNOW HIS SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY FOR DECADES.
HE'S BEEN A VERY BIG ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY, AND HE ALSO RAISES HIS HAND AND NOT ONLY WANTS TO SERVE, BUT HAS SERVED ADMIRABLY OF WHAT WE'VE ASKED OF HIM.
I'M CERTAINLY SUPPORTIVE OF MR. THOMPSON BEING APPOINTED TO THIS BOARD.
MY VOTE WOULDN'T MATTER TONIGHT.
IT WOULD MATTER IF WE HAD A FULL COUNCIL, BUT I'VE HEARD FROM TWO OTHER.
JOHN, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE A POSITION ON IT OR NOT.
>> I DON'T KNOW BRIAN THOMPSON WELL.
I WAS RATHER SURPRISED BY WHAT WAS SAID WHEN WE WERE DOING APPOINTMENTS.
AT THE TIME, I WISH I HAD GIVEN MY EXPERIENCE, HAD EITHER TABLED IT OR TAKEN A BREAK TO SPEAK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY TO GET SOME ADVICE AND SOME CLARITY ON POLITICAL ACTIVITY AND HOW THAT IMPACTS OUR DECISION TO MAKE BOARD APPOINTMENTS.
I SUPPOSE WE STILL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT, THOUGH, I QUITE FRANKLY, DON'T REALLY THINK THAT'S NECESSARY GIVEN, I THINK ALL THE PIECES OF THE PUZZLE HAVE COME TOGETHER ON THEIR OWN IN TIME.
BRIAN IS HERE. HE HAS CHOSEN NOT TO SPEAK.
HE HAS SUBMITTED A LETTER. WE HAVE THAT LETTER.
WE HAVE OTHER APPLICANTS WE CAN CONSIDER.
UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, BURT, I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU SAID AND WHAT YOU HAD TO ENDURE.
I DID NOT SEE THE MATERIAL THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED.
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HOPEFULLY, IF IT WAS AS SALACIOUS AS IT WAS.YOU DESCRIBED AS THAT IT DIDN'T REACH A WIDE AUDIENCE.
I'M NOT SURE WHY IT WAS DELIVERED BY HAND, OR WHY IT WAS DELIVERED TO PEOPLE WHO, QUITE FRANKLY, MAY HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING YOU.
I THINK JEFF CHENEY MAKES A GOOD POINT HERE ON AND MOVING PAST POLITICS AND BACK INTO A PLACE OF GOVERNANCE.
I, ACTUALLY, TOOK THAT ADVICE AND LITERALLY USED THAT SLOGAN AS IT WAS DELIVERED TO ME A LONG TIME AGO TO MOVE FROM A PLACE OF POLITICS TO A PLACE OF GOVERNANCE, AND RECONSIDER THOSE WHO MAY HAVE WORKED AGAINST YOU FOR THE GREATER GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY.
IN THAT SPIRIT, OUR CULTURE IS TO REAPPOINT PEOPLE WHO HAVE SERVED WELL.
PERHAPS THIS IS A BIT OF A LESSON TO LEARN FROM, NOT ONLY FOR BRIAN, BUT MAYBE PERHAPS FOR ANYBODY ELSE, AS A CITIZEN WHO WANTS TO SEPARATE THEMSELVES, MAYBE FROM POLITICAL ACTION AND JUST BE A CITIZEN WHO REPRESENTS COUNCIL AND STAFF ON THESE BOARDS.
I THINK UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THOUGH, WE REALLY HAVEN'T MADE AN ISSUE OUT OF THAT.
IN THIS CASE, I WOULD BE INCLINED TO REAPPOINT BRIAN, WOULD ALSO CERTAINLY CONSIDER, JAGS.
I THINK HE IS ALSO A FINE CHOICE.
I DON'T MEAN TO DISCOUNT HIS SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.
>> WE DO HAVE ONE PERSON WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, MISS SHIPMAN, WHO, COINCIDENTALLY, CAMPAIGNED FOR MY OPPONENTS IN MY FIRST MAYOR ELECT.
>> YES. SHE WINS THAT TRACY SHIPMAN 10141 CALVARY COURT FRISCO, TEXAS, A 30-YEAR RESIDENT.
I'M SIMPLY HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MATERIALS THAT WERE DISTRIBUTED BY THE FRISCO TRANSPARENCY ACT PACK.
I WAS ACTUALLY A TREASURER FOR ABOUT FOUR DAYS FOR THAT PACK.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT WAS ACTUALLY DISTRIBUTED IN THAT PACKET THAT AS A CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEER, BRIAN HELPED DISTRIBUTE PACKETS, LIKE YOU ALL HAVE HAD HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS DISTRIBUTING CAMPAIGN MATERIALS.
TO YOUR POINT, IF WE'RE GOING TO START QUESTIONING CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEERS WHO DISTRIBUTE OR HAND OUT MATERIALS AS A PART OF THE CAMPAIGN ELECTION PROCESS AND CHALLENGING WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE QUALIFIED TO SERVE, THAT'S A SLIPPERY SLOPE.
BRIAN, DID NOT CREATE THE MATERIALS.
HE DID NOT RESEARCH THE MATERIALS.
I KNOW THAT FOR A FACT, I WAS A PART OF THE PACK, AND HIS ROLE WAS AS TREASURER.
HE LOOKED AT THE DOLLARS COMING IN OF WHICH THERE WERE NOT MANY BUT HE LOOKED AT THE DOLLARS.
HE SIGNED THE FINANCE REPORTS, AND THEN BECAUSE WE WERE TRYING TO GET MATERIALS OUT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, HE VOLUNTEERED TO DISTRIBUTE THEM.
THAT IS THE EXTENT OF HIS ACTION WHEN IT CAME TO HAVING ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE MATERIALS THEMSELVES.
BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I'M HERE TO ANSWER THAT.
>> COUNSEL, I CAN DO SOME MASS, SO IT DOES SEEM LIKE WE HAVE A MAJORITY OF SUPPORT FOR [OVERLAPPING].
>> MAYOR, I URGE YOU TO RECONSIDER THIS.
THE PEOPLE THAT ARE CONSIDERING HIM.
WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF FRISCO THAT WOULD LIKE TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD.
LET'S GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON THE BOARD.
WE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE WHEN WE OPENED UP BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
I THINK IT'S IMPERATIVE UPON US TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR THIS BOARD AND MAKE IT A FAIR PROCESS.
>> ALSO, MAYOR, THERE WERE OTHER PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT CONSIDERED FOR BOARD POSITIONS BECAUSE OF THEIR BEHAVIOR DURING THE CAMPAIGN AS WELL.
I ASKED THAT THAT SAME STANDARD, THAT SAME METRIC BE APPLIED ON THIS ONE.
>> MAYOR, I HEAR THE CONCERN ABOUT BEHAVIOR DURING THE CAMPAIGN.
IT'S HARD TO SIT HERE AND HEAR CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW PEOPLE BEHAVE DURING CAMPAIGNS.
IT REMINDS ME OF A SCRIPTURE THAT SAYS HE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN, LET HIM CAST THE FIRST STONE.
I THINK WE ALL ARE SITTING HERE WITH STONES IN OUR POCKET.
LET'S JUST GET AWAY FROM BEHAVIOR DURING CAMPAIGN AND TALK ABOUT HOW THIS PERSON WILL SERVE THIS PARTICULAR BOARD.
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>> THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M SAYING.
I'M SAYING THAT THERE'S OTHER FOLKS THAT WE COULD CONSIDER FOR THE BOARD THAT WE'RE NOT CONSIDERING WE'RE NOT GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY.
>> WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT IN THE PAST.
WHEN THESE BOARDS COME OPEN LIKE THIS, FOR EXAMPLE, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF OTHER POSITIONS ON HERE WHERE WE'VE MOVED PEOPLE FROM ONE PLACE ON A BOARD TO ANOTHER, FROM A NON-VOTING PLACE TO VOTING PLACE.
THIS IS A RESIGNATION THAT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF AN APPOINTMENT TO A BOARD AND NOW WE'RE FILLING IT.
QUITE FRANKLY, HE WAS ALREADY ON THIS BOARD.
OUR CULTURE HERE HAS BEEN TO REAPPOINT UNLESS THERE'S A CONFLICT WITHIN THAT BOARD OR FOR POOR ATTENDANCE, AND NEITHER OF THOSE ARE THE CASE HERE.
QUITE FRANKLY, HE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN REAPPOINTED IN THE FIRST PLACE, AND NOW WE WOULD HAVE AN OPENING HERE FROM JOSEPHUS THAT SOMEBODY ELSE WHO APPLIED FOR THIS BOARD AT THE TIME WE WERE TAKING APPLICATIONS COULD THEN FILL THAT SEAT.
WHOEVER DID GET THE SEAT WAS SOMEONE WHO WAS APPOINTED TO IT, AND NOW WE'RE SIMPLY, I THINK, GOING BACK AND GIVING BRIAN THOMPSON A SECOND OPPORTUNITY HERE.
>> BUT BASED ON WHAT YOU JUST SAID AT THE LAST MEETING, HE DIDN'T GET REAPPOINTED FOR A REASON.
THAT'S WHY I'M JUST TRYING TO LET'S REOPEN THIS.
WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION TONIGHT.
THERE'S NOTHING WRITTEN THAT WE HAVE TO DO IT.
WE OPEN UP THIS POSITION, SO MAYBE SOME OTHER RESIDENTS, WE DON'T KNOW WHO'S OUT THERE THAT WOULD FILL THIS POSITION.
>> YOU KNOW WE HAVE A LIST OF PEOPLE WHO APPLIED FOR IT.
>> EITHER WAY WHY DON'T WE CONSIDER THEM. [OVERLAPPING].
>> WHY ARE WE CONSIDERING THEM?
EACH YEAR, WE HAVE A DELICATE BALANCE OF WANTING TO GET NEW PEOPLE ON AND EXPAND OUR VOLUNTEER BASE, WEIGHING THAT WITH ALSO HAVING EXPERIENCE ON BOARDS AND TENURE ON BOARDS AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND OUR VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE GIVING A LOT OF THEIR TIME, DON'T GET DISGRUNTLED WITH THE PROCESS.
MR. THOMPSON HAS VOLUNTEERED A LOT OF HIS TIME.
HE'S LEARNED A LOT OF EXPERIENCE ON THIS BOARD.
YOU'VE SHOWN A LOT OF LEADERSHIP ON THE BOARD.
>> HE WAS THE CAHIRMAN BY THE WAY.
>> HE WAS CHAIRMAN. THOSE ARE IMPORTANT SKILLS.
YES, EVERY YEAR WE WEIGH THAT IS THE TENURE VERSUS HAVING NEW AND LOOKING AT EACH BOARD AND BALANCING A MIX OF THAT SO THAT WE DON'T WAKE UP, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, WE'VE EMPLOYED SIX NEW BOARD MEMBERS ON A BOARD, AND THERE'S NO LEGACY KNOWLEDGE BEING CARRIED FORWARD.
I THINK WE'VE ALLOWED EVERYONE TO BE HEARD ON THIS ITEM.
I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE A CONSENSUS ON THIS ITEM.
I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S FEEDBACK, AND I HOPE YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR COMMENTS WERE HEARD AND THEY'RE VALID COMMENTS, BUT AT THIS POINT, I THINK IT'S TIME TO JUST CALL FOR A MOTION AND MOVE ON.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY ONE FINAL THING TO EVERYBODY WHO'S VOTING.
I ASK YOU ALL, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A PRECEDENT THAT HAS BEEN SET BEFORE, BUT I'M ASKING YOU TO GIVE SOMEBODY ELSE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON A BOARD.
FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, BRIAN HAS MADE NO EFFORT TO REACH OUT TO ME AT ALL.
IF THE POINT OF THIS IS TO BUILD CONSENSUS IS TO MAKE AN ARGUMENT, GETTING AN EMAIL IN THE 25TH HOUR RIGHT BEFORE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR A BOARD APPOINTMENT, AND THAT CHANGES EVERYONE'S MINDS.
THAT TO ME TAKES AWAY FROM THE FAIRNESS AND THE TRANSPARENCY OF OUR CITY COUNCIL.
LET'S NOT FORGET THAT ONE OF THE THINGS I DID WAS I INTERVIEWED 47 PEOPLE, AND MAYOR, TO YOUR POINT, I ACTIVELY SOUGHT FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE, "MY POLITICAL ENEMIES" TO SERVE ON BOARDS.
I ACTIVELY CHAMPIONED FOR THEM, AND VOTED FOR MANY OF THEM ACTUALLY TO SERVE ON BOARDS.
IN THIS INSTANCE, I AM ASKING THAT WE FOLLOW THROUGH WITH OUR COMMITMENT TO UNIFIED ON ONE THING.
WE REMOVE SOMEBODY FROM A BOARD.
LET'S GIVE SOMEBODY NEW AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON THE BOARD.
I PUT IN JAGS BECAUSE JOHN, YUMI AND JARRED, WE ALL HAD A CONSENSUS FOR JAGS.
HE'S SOMEBODY WHO REALLY WANTS TO SERVE.
HE'S A MEMBER OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY.
THERE IS AN ABSOLUTE NEED FOR THE INDIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY HERE TO HAVE SOMEBODY WHO UNDERSTANDS THE COMMUNITY AND CAN PROVIDE SOCIAL SERVICES AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH IS IN DESPERATE NEED OF THAT FROM KIDS WITH AUTISM TO SENIOR CITIZENS WHO NEED HELP.
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I'M REQUESTING THAT YOU SIDE WITH ME ON THAT ONE BECAUSE I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND SENDS OUT A POWERFUL MESSAGE.BRIAN, I'M SURE I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU AFTERWARDS.
LIKE I SAID, I HAVE PERSONALLY NOT SPOKEN TO YOU.
YOU HAVEN'T REACHED OUT TO ME.
I GOT AN E-MAIL THE OTHER DAY.
I'M WILLING TO SET ASIDE WHATEVER DIFFERENCES, BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, I'M ASKING THE BOARD, PLEASE LET'S DO THIS IN A WAY WHICH SETS A DIFFERENT TONE AND A PRECEDENT AND DOES NOT USE PRECEDENT AS A PREDICATE.
>> WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, MY BIGGER CONCERN IS SETTING A PRECEDENT THAT OUR BOARD MEMBERS WILL HAVE POLITICAL RETRIBUTION IF THEY DON'T SUPPORT CERTAIN CANDIDATES.
THAT IS NOT A PRECEDENT I EVER WANT TO BE A PART OF.
I DIDN'T AGREE WITH IT AT OUR LAST MEETING, AND I DON'T AGREE WITH IT NOW.
EVERYONE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE BEEN HEARD ON THIS, AND YOUR VOICES MATTERED, AND WE'RE CONSIDERED.
BUT AT THIS POINT, I HAVE TO END A DISCUSSION, AND I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
>> MAYOR, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, THAT IS NOT THE PRECEDENT.
I'VE HAD MANY MEMBERS APPOINTED, AND IT DOES NOT DO ANYTHING TO POLITICAL REASONS.
I'LL TELL YOU FLAT OUT, BRIAN, YOU NEVER REACHED OUT TO ME.
>> AS [INAUDIBLE] LAURA'S MOTION.
>> SORRY. MOVE TO APPROVE BRIAN THOMPSON INTO THE SOCIAL SERVICES HOUSING BOARD IN PLACE 6.
>> THAT MOTION PASSES 3-2. WHAT NUMBER ARE WE ON?
[Consider and act upon the appointment of two (2) alternate members to fill vacancies for Place 6 - Alternate #1 and Place 8 - Alternate #3 on the Board of Adjustment / Construction Board of Appeals for terms ending on September 30, 2026. (CSO/JD)]
>> ITEM 43. CONSIDER AN ACT UPON THE APPOINTMENT OF TWO ALTERNATE MEMBERS TO FILL VACANCIES FOR PLACE 6, ALTERNATES NUMBER 1, AND PLACE 8, ALTERNATE NUMBER 3 ON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF APPEALS FOR TERMS ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026.
>> CHRIS, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS FOR THIS, OR IS THIS JUST MORE I THINK CONSIDER THIS.
>> IS THIS THE SAME AS WE JUST DID FOR THE LAST ONE? YOU GUYS DISCUSS POTENTIAL CANDIDATES AND THEN GO FROM THERE.
>> THESE WERE THE ONES THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED IN PREPARATION PREVIOUSLY, THOUGH.
I DID NOT BRING THAT PIECE OF PAPER.
>> YES. DANIEL WHITTLE FOR ALT 1.
>> SECOND BY LAURA. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> PAUSE. THE MOTION PASSES 5-0. ITEM 44.
[Consider and act upon adoption of a Resolution nominating a member or members to be placed on the ballot to serve on the Collin Central Appraisal District Board (CCAD) for a term of four (4) years beginning January 1, 2026, and expiring on December 31, 2029. Tabled 9/15/2025. (CSO/JD)]
CONSIDER AN ACT UP UPON ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION NOMINATING A MEMBER OR MEMBERS TO BE PLACED ON A BALLOT TO SERVE ON THE COLLIN CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2026 AND EXPIRING ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2029, THIS WAS TABLED SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2025.I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO REMOVE THAT FROM THE TABLE.
>> SECOND MY LAURA. ALL IN FAVOR.
>> YES, I'M GOING TO GIVE SOME BACKGROUND ON THIS, IF I COULD.
IN 2023, GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT SIGNED SENATE BILL 2 INTO LAW, WHICH REDEFINED THE TERMS FOR APPOINTED POSITIONS ON THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FOR THE TERM OF OFFICE BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2025, DIRECTORS DREW LOTS TO DETERMINE WHICH DIRECTORS WOULD SERVE ONE YEAR TERMS AND WHICH WOULD SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS. TWO DIRECTORS DREW ONE YEAR TERMS, AND GOING FORWARD, ALL THE TERMS WILL BE STAGGERED FOUR YEAR TERMS. THE LEGISLATURE INCREASED THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DIRECTORS FROM FIVE APPOINTED AND ONE NON-VOTING TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR DIRECTOR TO NINE TOTAL DIRECTORS.
I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH HERE, WORKED WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE FISD FOR CCAT FOR COLLIN COUNTY.
>> CCAT. I'VE GOT SARESH MALEPATI.
LAST NAME IS M-A-L-E-P AS IN PAUL A-T-I AND JASON ROSS.
>> THIS IS WHO THE FSD IS ALREADY?
>> YES, THEY'VE MADE THESE NOMINATIONS AS WELL AS PART OF THEIR PACKET IN THE PAST, I THINK CITY MANAGER AND SUPERINTENDENT HAD DISCUSSED SOME OF THESE POSITIONS AND APPOINTMENTS, JUST IN THE INTEREST OF ALIGNMENT.
ALL WE'RE DOING TONIGHT IS NOMINATING THEM IS THAT WE'RE JUST ASKING THAT THEY ARE PLACED IN THE BALLOT.
THERE ARE CERTAINLY OTHER CITIES AND OTHER DISTRICTS THAT WILL BE PLACING THEIR CANDIDATES ON THE BALLOT.
I BELIEVE WE'LL VOTE ON THAT SOMETIME IN DECEMBER.
>> THEN IT BECOMES INCUMBENT UPON THE PERSONS NOMINATED TO GO OUT AND CAMPAIGN.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE A MINI ELECTORAL COLLEGE WHERE THE TAXING ENTITIES, SUCH AS THE CITIES AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS BASED ON THEIR SIZE,
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HAVE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF VOTES.FOR EXAMPLE, WE NOMINATED ROB ALTMAN FOR DCAD LAST YEAR.
HE LITERALLY WENT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, AND I THINK HE HOLDS THE RECORD FOR THE MOST VOTES RECEIVED, AND HE IS NOW REPRESENTING FRISCO ON THE DCAD AND HELPED TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THERE FOR THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
BUT THAT'S A LITTLE BACKGROUND, A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY THERE, MAYBE MORE THAN YOU WANTED TO KNOW, BUT THOSE WERE THE TWO NAMES THAT HAD COME UP.
I HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH ON BOTH, AND I THINK THOSE ARE BOTH TWO GOOD QUALIFIED CANDIDATES.
THOSE ARE AGAIN, MY TWO RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON MY RESEARCH.
>> I'D LOVE TO GET A NOMINATION IN THERE.
WHAT ABOUT [INAUDIBLE]? I CAN NOMINATE.
>> I'D LOVE TO NOMINATE [INAUDIBLE]
>> NO, YOU CAN. I WOULD SECOND THAT.
>> WE HAVE THREE. I THINK WE DO THREE.
WE'LL SEND THEM THREE, AND WE'LL SEE WHAT WE GET.
>> BEFORE WE GO THROUGH THAT, THE COUNTY HAS REQUIREMENTS.
THE REQUIREMENTS THEY ARE RESIDENT OF THAT COUNTY FOR TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT WE ARE NOMINATING.
>> DO ALL THE CANDIDATES MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS?
>> IF YOU LIVE IN COLLIN BECAUSE I CAN [INAUDIBLE]
>> YES. I HAVE BEEN VETTED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THEIR PERIOD OF TIME.
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET VERIFICATION ON THE THIRD NOMINATION.
>> I'M GOOD WITH YOUR NOMINATION, JOHN.
>> THERE'S TWO ON THE MAX, OR IT'S JUST WE DIVIDE UP OUR VOTES BY HOW MANY PEOPLE WE NOMINATE.
>> FOR THIS ONE, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, YOU GUYS GET A TOTAL OF 70 VOTES.
WHEN THE BALLOT COMES BACK, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE, ANYWHERE 5-10 NAMES ON THAT BALLOT, AND YOU'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT HOW YOU WANT TO DESIGNATE YOUR NUMBER OF VOTES THAT YOU GET.
>> WE CAN GIVE THEM ALL TO ONE PERSON, DIVIDE BETWEEN TWO.
>> ACTUALLY, JOHN, YOU KNOW WHAT? LET'S GO BACK TO MY ORIGINAL ONE.
LET ME TAKE OFF VJ AND THEN GO BACK TO JAGS.
I JUST GOT CONFIRMATION FROM JAGS. HE LIVES IN COLLIN.
>> MALHOTRA, M-A-L-H-O-T- R-A.
>> FIRST NAME IS I KNOW THE NICKNAME IS JAG.
>> BUT JUST TO DO I UNDERSTAND IT CORRECTLY, THAT THE MORE PEOPLE WE NOMINATE, WE'RE DIVIDING OUR VOTES UP MORE OR THEY'RE JUST GETTING ON A BALLOT.
>> IT COME BACK TO YOU ALL TO VOTE AND CAST THE NUMBER OF VOTES IN DECEMBER, THEN YES, YOU WILL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW YOU WANT TO DIVVY THOSE VOTES UP OR IF YOU JUST WANT TO GIVE THEM TO ONE PERSON.
>> BUT AS OF NOW, YOU COULD PUT AS MANY NAMES AS YOU WANTED ON THE BALLOT.
>> KRISTI, BY THE WAY, IT'S JAG JIT, J-A-G-J-I-T.
>> THANK YOU. IS IT UP TO TWO.
>> DOES JAGS UNDERSTAND THE BOARD AND DEFINED SCOPE OF WORK AND HE'S INTERESTED IN IT?
>> HE HAD ASKED IF THERE'S ANY WAY HE COULD SERVE ON ANY BOARDS, SPECIFICALLY, ANYTHING HE COULD DO TO SERVE TO PUT HIS NAME UP FIRST.
>> HE IS A LICENSED REAL ESTATE AGENT SO HE DOES UNDERSTAND THE HOUSING MARKET.
WE CAN SEND THREE NAMES. WE MAY GET IN TROUBLE.
WE'LL SEE WHAT THEY SAY, BUT WE'RE NOT CASTING ANY VOTES NOW.
THESE ARE JUST NAMES ON BALLOT.
WHEN IT COMES BACK, WE MAY HAVE MORE VISIBILITY ON WHO HAS BEEN OUT THERE USING MEETING WITH THE OTHER CITIES, MEETING WITH THE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WHO WE MAY JUST HAVE ONE NAME THAT WE JUST WANT TO PUT ALL OF OUR VOTES BEHIND TO GET THEM ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.
THAT'S WHAT WE DID WITH ROB AND THAT HELPED HIM.
I THINK WE MADE TWO NOMINATIONS LAST YEAR IN EACH ONE.
>> HOLD ON, JOHN, I THINK WE GOT YOUR ANSWER.
>> YES. WE CAN ONLY NOMINATE ONE PERSON PER OPENING.
THEY CURRENTLY HAVE TWO OPENINGS, SO WE CAN NOMINATE TWO PEOPLE TO BE ON THE BALLOT.
THAT'S THE TOTAL WE CAN DO IS A TWO.
>> I'D SAY, ONE FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD AND ONE FROM I'D SAY JAGS BE THE OTHER ONE.
>> BUT THE ISSUE IS IF WE DON'T ALIGN WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT,
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VOTES, THEN WE'RE BASICALLY ELIMINATING TWO PEOPLE.>> I SEE. IT'S MORE ABOUT GETTING FRISCO ON THERE.
>> IT'S GETTING AS MANY VOTES FOR OUR FOLKS AS WE CAN.
>> LAURA, ON FAVOR. OS. THAT PASSES 50. ITEM 45.
[Consider and act upon adoption of a Resolution nominating a member or members to be placed on the ballot to serve on the Denton Central Appraisal District Board (DCAD) for a term of four (4) years beginning January 1, 2026, and expiring on December 31, 2029. Tabled 9/15/2025. (CSO/JD)]
CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION NOMINATING A MEMBER, OR MEMBERS TO BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT TO SERVE ON THE DENTON COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2026 AND EXPIRING ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2029.THIS WAS TABLED SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2025.
I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO REMOVED FROM THE TABLE.
>> SECOND BY BYRD ON FAVOR. PASSES 50.
>> ON ON THIS ONE, SAME CIRCUMSTANCES APPLY, OBVIOUSLY.
OF COURSE, FRISCO'S IN TWO COUNTIES, COLLIN AND DENTON.
SO, FOR DENTON COUNTY, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAD ONE NAME, JORDAN VILLARREAL.
THEN I WENT BACK TO THE TO ROB ALTMAN, WHO SERVES ON OUR DCAT AND HE RECOMMENDED MICHAEL HENNEFER, WHO IS CURRENTLY SERVING ON THE DCAT.
HE'S ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO DREW THE SHORT STRAW.
HE WOULD LIKE TO BE VERY MUCH LIKE TO BE REAPPOINTED.
I ENCOURAGE HIM TO REACH OUT TO OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS.
>> HE SENT ALL OF US AN EMAIL.
MICHAEL HENNEFER, WITH AN H? YES, SIR. YES. H-E-N-N-E-F-E-R. CURRENTLY SERVING WOULD LIKE TO BE REAPPOINTED.
THEN, JORDAN VILLARREAL, I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW MUCH BACKGROUND ON EXCEPT THAT THIS PERSON IS A FRISCO RESIDENT AND IS WELL.
>> IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN VJ ON THAT ONE BECAUSE HE LIVES IN DENTON.
>> WELL. AGAIN, WE THINK WE'RE BACK TO THE SAME SITUATION WHERE WE'VE GOT TWO NAMES.
>> AS OPPOSED TO MR. BEARAL, MY RECOMMENDATION IS TO HAVE VJ REPLACE HIM, JARRED, WOULD YOU SECOND THAT?
>> KRISTI, DO WE HAVE TWO POSITION AT DENTON AS WELL OR JUST ONE? THAT'S WHAT I'M READING RIGHT NOW.
>> I THINK SO. THERE WAS THE OTHER PERSON.
IT'S THE SAME STRUCTURE. IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT COUNTY.
>> THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ONLY DID ONE.
I'M NOT SURE WHY, BUT THEY JUST HAD JORDAN VILLARREAL.
I WENT BACK TO ROB WHO SERVES ON OUR DCAT AND SAID, HEY, BETWEEN THESE TWO NAMES, WHO DO YOU KNOW THE BEST AND WHO WOULD BE THE BEST PERSON.
BY THE TWO NAMES, I MEAN, THE TWO PEOPLE CURRENTLY SERVING WHO DREW THE SHORT STRAWS.
HE SAID HE KNOWS MICHAEL HENNEFER VERY WELL, AND WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND HIM.
MICHAEL REACHED OUT TO ME, AND AGAIN, ENCOURAGED HIM TO REACH OUT TO EVERYBODY ELSE.
>> WHAT WAS THE OTHER NAME THAT WAS IN THE ONE YEAR SPOT?
>> SHE'S THE VICE CHAIR CURRENTLY DCAT BOARD.
>> ARE THEY NOT REAPPLYING OR THEY?
>> NO, IT'S OPEN TO YOU ALL TO NAME WHOEVER YOU WANT TO.
>> WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTY OTHER THAN FRISCO.
THEY'LL PROBABLY GET NOMINATIONS FROM THEIR CITIES, EITHER FROM THEIR SCHOOL BOARD OR FROM THEIR CITY.
BUT, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY.
>> WE NEED TO COALESCE WITH PROBABLY FRISCO ISDS CANDIDATE FOR THEM TO HAVE A CHANCE.
MICHAEL, APPARENTLY, WILL PROBABLY HAVE A VERY GOOD CHANCE.
HE'S WITH I THINK HE'S CITY COPPELL.
>>IN THE PAST, ON SOME OF THESE NOMINATIONS, WE'VE NOMINATED NAMES, AND THEN THEY DIDN'T GO OUT AND DO, BASICALLY, THEY ARE RUNNING FOR AN ELECTION.
WE'VE DONE THAT IN THE PAST WHERE AND THEN THEY DIDN'T DO THE WORK AND DIDN'T GET ELECTED, AND ESSENTIALLY FRISCO DIDN'T HAVE REPRESENTATION.
THE POINT IS TO ALIGN WITH FRISCO SD, AND THEN ON OURS, TRY TO FIND SOMEONE THAT WE KNOW IS GOING TO GO DO THE WORK, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PERSON WHO DID THE WORK, THE MOST RECENT THAT GOT THE JOB, RECOMMENDED THEM THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO THE WORK TO GET THE JOB.
>> WE'LL HAVE OPTIONS IN DECEMBER, WHEN THAT BALLOT COMES BACK, AND WE CAN SEE ALL THE NAMES, AND WE'LL HAVE SOME VISIBILITY TO THE TYPE OF WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE.
WE'LL SEE THAT SOME OF THE CANDIDATES WILL HAVE ZERO VOTES, AND SOME WILL HAVE YOU KNOW, HUNDREDS OF VOTES.
IT'LL BECOME CLEAR PRETTY QUICKLY, WHO IS OUT THERE GETTING VOTES, WHO HAS THE SUPPORT OF THESE OTHER COMMUNITIES.
THEN WE CAN MAKE A DECISION OF, DO WE PUT ALL OF OUR VOTES BEHIND ONE CANDIDATE OR SPLIT THEM BETWEEN TWO?
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SORRY. I KNOW IT'S A BIT COMPLEX.>> KNOWING THAT MR. HENNEFER CAME HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY ROB ALTMAN, WHO'S BEEN SHARING RESPONSIBILITIES WITH HIM AND BEING ON THE BOARD.
I THINK WE SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER HIM AS A CANDIDATE.
EVEN THOUGH HE'S NOT A FRISCO RESIDENT, HE IS SOMEBODY WHO HAS REPRESENTED US WELL.
DENTON HAD ONE OF THE BETTER PROCESSES THAT THEY'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME THIS LAST YEAR.
THEY DID QUITE A BIT OF OVERHAUL.
>> I THINK IF THE WHOLE POINT IS TO GET A FRISCO RESIDENT ON THERE TO SOLIDIFY US, WE SHOULD MAYBE PAUSE THIS FOR NEXT COUNCIL SESSION AND GET A FRISCO RESIDENT.
>> WE DON'T HAVE THAT OPTION. WE ONLY HAVE IT.
JARED KNOWS THE ISD PRETTY WELL, VJ PROPERLY.
DO YOU HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS, JARED?
>> WELL, I DO LIKE I THINK VJ WOULD BE GREAT.
>> HE WAS A CTO FOR FORTUNE 130 COMPANY?
>> GLOBAL CTO. I THINK HE'D BE AN EXCELLENT CANDIDATE.
[OVERLAPPING] HE'S A FRISCO RESIDENT.
I'D LIKE TO KEEP IT WITH A FRISCO RESIDENT IF POSSIBLE.
>> I'LL SECOND THAT. HE LIVES IN THE DENTON SIDE.
>> YEAH. HE LIVES ON THE DENTON SIDE.
>> YES. I DOUBLE CHECK JUST NOW.
>> WELL, I WOULD, BUT THE REALITY OF IT IS YOU'VE GOT AN INCUMBENT WHO'S PROBABLY LIKELY TO GET REAPPOINTED.
>> PROBABLY. IF WE DON'T NOMINATE HIM, CERTAINLY CARLTON WILL, AND PROBABLY OTHER CITIES DENTON AS WELL.
>> YEAH. SOMEONE WHO'S WORKED WELL WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE PAST, HE LIKELY BE IN OUR BEST INTEREST TO SUPPORT SOMEONE WHO'S DONE A GOOD JOB, WHO'S IN A INCUMBENT, FOR THIS REGIONAL BOARD.
>> TEN YEARS, BY THE WAY. HE'S LIVED ON THE DENTON SIDE FOR 10 YEARS.
HE DOES HAVE PRETTY DEEP ROOTS WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD.
I THINK, HE'S VERY WELL KNOWN, AND I THINK HE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THE WORK AND GET IN.
I'LL TELL YOU, I'LL HIGHLY RECOMMEND HIM CLOSE TO 10 YEARS THIS DECEMBER.
HE'S LIVED THERE. DEEP ROOTS IN THE COMMUNITY.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THE FRISCO ISD CHOICE AND MR. AND REAPPOINTING.
>> HENNEFER. HE LIVES IN CARLTON THOUGH? TRUE. HE'S IN DENTON COUNTY.
WHY DON'T WE GET SOMEBODY WHO LIVES HERE IN DENTON COUNTY IN FRISCO?
>> RESPECTFULLY, YOUR OPINION HAS BEEN HEARD.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
>> WELL, I MAKE THE MOTION THEN FOR MICHAEL HENNEFER, AND FOR JORDAN VILLARREAL FOR DENTON COUNTY DCAD FOR ITEM.
>> YEAH. FOR DCAD PUTTING ASIDE.
>> MOTION BY JOHN, SECOND BY LAURA. ALL IN FAVOR?
[Consider and act upon appointment of one member to the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) Board for a two (2) year term beginning November 13, 2025, and expiring on November 12, 2027. Tabled 9/15/2025. (CSO/JD)]
>> 46. CONCERN AN ACT UPON APPOINTMENT OF ONE MEMBER TO THE DENTON COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY BOARD FOR A TWO YEAR TERM BEGINNING NOVEMBER 13TH, 2025, AND EXPIRING NOVEMBER 12, 2027.
THIS WAS TABLED ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2025.
I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION REMOVED FROM THE TABLE.
>> THIS IS 50. I MAKE A MOTION EVER.
DON'T YOU HAVE A SUMMARY OF WHO WE?
>> SECOND, DENNY CURRENTLY IS SERVING?
>> YES. DENNY IS CURRENTLY SERVING.
THIS ONE IS FOR DENNY SEAT, WHERE THE OTHER TWO WERE I HEARD ALL THE DETAILS.
THIS BOARD IS NOT UNDER THOSE SAME CONDITIONS.
THIS IS FOR DENNY C. DENNY IS ELIGIBLE TO BE REAPPOINTED.
WE'VE GOT AN MOTION AND SECOND THAT ONE.
>> ANGELA. SECOND BY BERT. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> A MOTION PASSES 50. ITEM 47.
[Consider and act upon casting a ballot for the election of the Region 13 Director of the Texas Municipal League (TML) Board of Directors for a two-year term ending on October 15, 2027. (CSO/JD)]
CONSIDER AN ACT UPON CASTING A BALLOT FOR THE ELECTION OF THE REGION 13 DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR A TWO YEAR TERM ENDING ON OCTOBER 15TH, 2027.STANLEY JALOWSKI IS A LANCASTER COUNCIL MEMBER.
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HE'S THE INCUMBENT.THE FEEDBACK I'VE RECEIVED IS TO SUPPORT THE INCUMBENT.
THE BIOS ARE PART OF OUR PACKETS.
I THINK IT'S THE THIRD DOCUMENTS UNDER ITEM 47.
BUT SO YOU CAN SEE THAT HE'S MARKED AS THE INCUMBENT.
I'LL POINT OUT THAT WEST MAYORS, THE MAYOR OF COPPELL IS ON HERE. HE IS AMAZING.
JOHN LOPEZ, COUNCIL-MEMBER FROM GRAND PRAIRIE IS ON HERE.
AGAIN, STANLEY JALOWSKI, COUNCIL-MEMBER FROM LANCASTER IS THE INCUMBENT.
THEN CRYSTAL CHISHOLM THE MAYOR POTOMA DESOTO, IS ALSO ON HERE, THE ONLY FEMALE, AND I BELIEVE THE ONLY VETERAN, WHO IS ALSO WAS ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE AND A INCUMBENT VETERAN, AS WELL.
AS MUCH AS I WOULD CRYSTAL WOULD BE MY SECOND CHOICE.
I WOULD BE INCLINED TO FOLLOW THE PROCESS HERE AND REAPPOINT THE INCUMBENT STANLEY JALOWSKI.
> VOTE BASED ON OPTIONS GIVEN TO US.
>> YES. I THINK THE A SAMPLE OF THE BALLOT IS THAT I BELIEVE THE FOURTH DOCUMENT, FOURTH AND LAST DOCUMENT IS A SAMPLE OF THE BALLOT.
>> I ALSO ASKED AROUND AND I GOT GOOD FEEDBACK ON THE INCUMBENT AS WELL.
BUT SECONDARILY, THE OTHER ONE THAT I WOULD ALSO SAY, I KNOW PERSONALLY, AND I THINK THAT WOULD DO A GOOD JOB IS MAYOR MAYES.
>> NO, I'LL MOVE TO CAST VOTE FOR STANLEY JALOWSKI, THE INCUMBENT, COUNCIL MEMBER FROM LANCASTER.
ITEM 48 IS, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE CANCELLATION OF THE SECOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN
[Consider and act upon the cancellation of the second City Council Meeting in December, and the setting of the dates for the City Council Winter Work Session. (CSO/KM)]
DECEMBER AND SETTING THE DATES OF THE CITY COUNCIL.WORK SESSION, THIS HAS BECOME CUSTOMARY FOR COUNCIL EVERY JULY AND DECEMBER TO CANCEL THE SECOND MEETING.
IT WILL ALLOW STAFF TO GET A BREAK.
PUTTING ON THESE MEETINGS IS A LOT OF WORK AND TO GET A BREAK FROM US.
>> YES, WE HAVE THE EDC STUFF DURING THE TOO.
>> MOTION FOR AN EXTRA MEETING.
>> WE DO NEED TO LOOK AT CALENDARS TO PUT IN THE SAME MOTION FOR USUALLY WE DO IT LIKE THE THIRD OR FOURTH WEEK OF JANUARY.
>> THE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE JANUARY 22ND AND 23RD OR JANUARY 29TH AND 30TH?
>> I DO BELIEVE THAT SINCE THIS WAS POSTED, THERE IS AN IDENTIFIED CONFLICT FOR THE 22ND AND THE 23RD FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AS WELL AS SOME STAFF.
>> DOES EVERYONE SCHEDULED REAL GOOD THE 29TH AND THE 30TH?
>> OR A POTENTIAL FOR THE 15TH AND 16TH?
>> JANUARY THURSDAY THE 29TH AND FRIDAY THE 30TH.
>> I WOULD PREFER AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE, HONESTLY, BECAUSE FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW MY DAY JOB, I WORK FOR A TAX COMPANY, AND WHEN THE IRS OPENS THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF A NIGHTMARE.
>> NO, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE WORSE THIS YEAR.
>> YOU WOULD PREFER THE 15TH AND 16TH OVER THE 29TH AND 30TH?
>> I'M OPEN BOTH OF THOSE TIMES.
>> 15TH AND 16TH OF JANUARY OR THE 29TH AND 30TH OF JANUARY.
>> 15TH, 16TH OF THURSDAY, FRIDAY.
15TH WOULD WORK AND THE 30TH ALSO WORK FRIDAY.
>> BOTH DATES WORK? J, DO YOU?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MOTION THAT WE DO.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE DATES?
>> SECOND MEETING IN DECEMBER.
[City Council discussion with City Staff concerning any actions required by City Staff as a result of any item on tonight's agenda.]
49 CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION WITH CITY STAFF CONCERNING ANY ACTIONS REQUIRED BY CITY STAFF AS A RESULT OF ANY ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.>> GET A COUPLE FROM THE WORK SESSION, BUT I THINK THAT'S ALREADY BEEN IDENTIFIED.
>> 50 IS GOVERNANCE MONITORING.
[Discussion on Governance Monitoring of present City Council Meeting.]
>> SO GOVERNANCE MONITORING WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BRIAN,
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BUT SINCE HE HAD TO LEAVE, I TOOK IT OVER, AND I'M GIVING US AN A.>> COUNSEL FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
JOHN. SECOND BY BERT ON FAVOR.
>> IS 50. WE'RE ADJOURNED AT 9:27. LET'S GO.
>> GOODNIGHT, BUDDY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.