[00:00:02] >> WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF THE FRISCO CITY COUNCIL. [CALL TO ORDER] WE ARE AT THE FRISCO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING BOARD AUDITORIUM AT 5515, OHIO DRIVE IN FRISCO, TEXAS. IT IS 5:37 PM ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2ND, 2025, AND I'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. THE ENTIRE COUNCIL IS HERE THIS EVENING. MR. KEATING, WILL BE JOINING US HERE SHORTLY. THAT TAKE US TO ITEM 2, [CLOSED SESSION] RECESS IN THE CLOSED SESSION IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 551.001, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, ITEM A. SECTION 551.071 MEETING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE CITY ATTORNEY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS, CONFLICTS WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT REGARDING; ONE, RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING JDHQ HOTELS, LLC VERSUS CITY OF FRISCO, TEXAS, IN CAUSE NUMBER 493-07806-2025, PENDING IN THE 493RD DISTRICT COURT IN COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS. ITEM B, SECTION 551.072, TO DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED; ONE, NORTH OF STONEBROOK, WEST OF PRESTON, EAST OF DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY, AND SOUTH OF ELDORADO. ITEM C, SECTION 551.074 PERSONNEL MITERS AUTHORIZING CERTAIN DELIBERATIONS ABOUT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY TO BE HELD IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THERE'S ONE ITEM DISCUSSION REGARDING THE ANNUAL EVALUATION OF CITY MANAGER WEST PEARSON. ITEM D, SECTION 551.087, DELIBERATION REGARDING COMMERCIAL OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION THAT THE CITY HAS RECEIVED FROM A BUSINESS PROSPECT OR TO DELIBERATE THE OFFER OF A FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE TO A BUSINESS PROSPECT. COUNCIL CAN HAVE A MOTION. >> SO MOVED. >> MOTION BY JOHN. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY LAURA. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> PASSES, SIX, ZERO. RECESS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 5:39. WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF FRISCO ISD. COUNCIL, I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO RECONVENE. >> SO MOVED. >> MOTION BY JOHN. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY LAURA. ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> PASSES, SIX, ZERO. WE'RE RECONVENE FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:00 PM THIS EVENING. AGAIN, WANT TO THANK FRISCO ISD FOR LOANING US THEIR DAIS. I THINK ALL OF COUNCIL HAS A LITTLE BIT OF DAIS ENVY, SUDDENLY. WITH THEIR FACILITIES, BUT OUR COUNCIL CHAMBERS IS BEING REDONE AS PART OF THE CITY HALL RENOVATIONS. WE ALWAYS CANCEL THE SECOND MEETING IN DECEMBER. BY US VACATING AFTER OUR LAST MEETING IN NOVEMBER, GAVE THEM A GOOD SIX WEEKS TO RENOVATE THAT BUILDING. THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, SO WE'LL BE IN HERE FOR THIS ONE MEETING. WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO LAURA FOR INVOCATION AND OUR PLEDGE. [INVOCATION (to begin approximately at 6:30 p.m.)] >> WELL, THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR JOINING US OVER HERE TONIGHT. FOR OUR INVOCATION THIS EVENING, WE HAVE PASTOR ERNEST B. MORGAN. HE IS THE LEAD PASTOR OF THE EMPOWERMENT CHURCH, A BIBLE BASED NONDENOMINATIONAL MINISTRY. HE IS A MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER AND A WORLD FAMOUS BARBECUE CHEF, AND I CAN ATTEST TO THAT. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN, YOU NEED TO GO TO ERNEST B. BARBECUE. HE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE FRISCO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AS CITIZEN OF THE YEAR, AND HE LIVES HERE IN FRISCO WITH HIS WIFE, CICILY, I THINK I SAW HER WALK IN AS WELL, AND THEIR ARE TWO AMAZING CHILDREN. PASTOR MORGAN, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND PRAYING FOR US. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. FATHER, LET US PRAY. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS NIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THIS GATHERING OF FRISCO, FOR EVERY COUNCILMAN, EVERY PERSON THAT MAKE UP THIS GREAT CITY. LORD, I PRAY FOR OUR MAYOR AS HE CONTINUED TO LEAD THE CITY, AND I PRAY THROUGH THE TRANSITION OF POWERS. I PRAY THAT THE SPIRIT OF PEACE WILL CONTINUE TO REST OVER THE CITY. I PRAY GOD THROUGH EVERY SINGLE THING THAT HAS HAPPENED THUS FAR. LORD, WE GOING TO GIVE YOU THE PRAISE IN THE MIDST OF EVERYTHING THAT MAY HAVE WENT IN WAYS SOME LOVED AND SOME DIDN'T. WE JUST THANK YOU FOR FRISCO, BEING A PROSPEROUS PLACE, A BLESSED PLACE. I PRAY GOD FOR OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. I PRAY GOD FOR OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY. I PRAY FOR THE POLICE AND THE FIRE AND EVERY SINGLE CITIZEN OF THIS CITY. LORD, WE PRAY GOD THIS DAY THAT YOU CONTINUE TO BLESS US AND KEEP US AND GIVE US THE WISDOM TO WALK IN A PATH THAT'S PLEASE YOU. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. WE GIVE YOU THE PRAISE IN JESUS NAME, WE DO PRAY, AMEN. >> THANK YOU, SIR. NOW FOR OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, WE HAVE TROOP 298. DO YOU ALL WANT TO COME TO THE STAGE? THE FLAGS ARE BEHIND US. [00:05:22] >> >> >> YOU ALL HANG OUT. I GOT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET DOWN THERE. WELL, THANK YOU GUYS FOR JOINING US. I APPRECIATE YOU SPENDING THE TIME WITH US. WE WANT TO GIVE YOU GUYS AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES FOR SPENDING YOUR TIME HERE. IT'S BECOME A COUNCIL TRADITION AND I ALWAYS ASK A VERY DIFFICULT QUESTION. YOURS IS GOING TO BE PRETTY EASY. SINCE THIS IS THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING THAT WE HAVE IN DECEMBER, I WANT YOU TO TELL ME IF YOU'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE HOLIDAYS, IF YOU'RE ASKING FOR ANY PRESENTS THIS YEAR, THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO LET YOUR PARENTS KNOW JUST HOW GOOD YOU'VE BEEN THIS ENTIRE YEAR AND ALL THAT YOU DESERVE. JUST MAYBE NAME, AGE, SCHOOL AND ALL OF THAT. ANOTHER, SINCE IT'S A SMALLER GROUP, TOO, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU GUYS SOME LIBERTY. WE HAVE MR. BILLY CLAY, WHO RIGHT AFTER YOU, WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE FOR HIS 20 YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE TO THE FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT. IF YOU WANT TO GIVE HIM ANY ADVICE OR WORDS OF GRATITUDE, YOU CAN ADD THAT IN THERE AS WELL. HERE WE GO. GRAB IT. JUST INTRODUCE YOURSELF FIRST? >> HI. MY NAME IS JADEN. >> SCHOOL. >> I GO TO STARWOOD ACADEMY OF FRISCO. >> WHAT YEAR ARE YOU IN? >> I'M IN SEVENTH GRADE. >> WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE MR. CLAY? YOU WANT TO SAY THANKS TO HIM? >> THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'VE DONE. [LAUGHTER] >> IS YOUR PARENTS FILMING HERE RIGHT NOW? >> YEAH. >> WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR CHRISTMAS? >> A NINTENDO. >> A NINTENDO. [LAUGHTER] >> HELLO. MY NAME IS KENNY, AND I GO TO REEDY HIGH SCHOOL. I'M A FRESHMAN, AND I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE. I DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT THE PRESENT. >> MY NAME IS ALVIN. I GO TO PEARSON MIDDLE SCHOOL. I'M IN SEVENTH GRADE, 13-YEARS-OLD, AND I WANT TO TELL HIM, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE. FOR MY MOM, THAT'S RECORDING RIGHT NOW, I DON'T NEED ANY PRESENTS FOR THIS CHRISTMAS. >> MY NAME IS CREON. I'M IN SEVENTH GRADE. I GO TO PEARSON MIDDLE SCHOOL. I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. FOR A PRESENT, I THINK MORE SLEEP WOULD BE GOOD. >> MY NAME IS TYLER SAGA. I GO TO PEARSON MIDDLE SCHOOL. I'M IN EIGHTH GRADE, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL THE SERVICE PEOPLE FOR THEIR SERVICE. LIKE CREON SAID, I JUST WANT MORE SLEEP AS WELL. [LAUGHTER] >> JOE DULICK, I AM ASSISTANT SCOUTMASTER WITH TROOP 298. I HOME SCHOOL MY BOYS. WHAT I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A ROUTER AND A BANDSAW. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE. WE CANNOT EXPRESS HOW DEEPLY IN GRATITUDE WE ARE FOR YOUR SERVICE AND PUTTING YOUR LIFE ON THE LINE FOR US EVERY SINGLE DAY. THANK YOU. >> A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] >> YOU'RE IN CHARGE TO PASS OUT THE FRISCO PENS. LET'S THANK OUR SCOUTS ONE MORE TIME. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] SPEAKING OF THE MAN OF THE HOUR, I'LL CALL MR. CLAY AND FAMILY AND FRIENDS, AND ANYONE ELSE. THIS IS MR. BILLY CLAY. WE'RE HONORED TO CELEBRATE HIM AND HIS FAMILY [20 Years of Service - Billy Clay Police Assistant Chief] [00:10:01] HERE TODAY WITH AN OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION, WHICH READS, WHEREAS BILLY CLAY BEGAN WORKING FOR THE CITY OF FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT IN DECEMBER 2005. THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, BILLY CLAY HAS WORKED IN NUMEROUS DIVISIONS AND HELD MANY POSITIONS, INCLUDING DETECTIVE, TRAFFIC OFFICER, PATROL SERGEANT, TRAFFIC SERGEANT, PATROL AND TRAFFIC LIEUTENANT, SERVICES LIEUTENANT, OPERATIONS BUREAU DEPUTY CHIEF, AND OPERATIONS BUREAU ASSISTANT CHIEF. WHEREAS BILLY CLAY HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL AWARDS, AND ACCOMMODATIONS DURING HIS TENURE WITH THE FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT, MOST NOTABLY, ACCOMMODATION AND STATE RECOGNITION, KNOWN AS THE DIRECTORS AWARD BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR HIS ROLE IN ASSISTING IN THE RESCUE OF A DPS TROOPER THAT WAS SHOT BY A SUSPECT ON MARCH 29TH, 2018 HERE IN FRISCO. WHEREAS BILLY CLAY IS A MASTER PEACE OFFICER, CERTIFIED T COAL INSTRUCTOR, FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR, GRADUATE OF THE ALIA SCHOOL OF POLICE SUPERVISION AND FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY. WHEREAS BILLY CLAY HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF MANY MAJOR EVENTS AT THE STAR, THE PGA, AND TOYOTA STADIUM, BILLY SERVES AS A MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SECURITY LIAISON AND IS CURRENTLY LEADING THE PLANNING EFFORTS IN PREPARATION FOR THE FIFA 2026 WORLD CUP. BILLY HAS ALSO LED THE EFFORTS RELATED TO THE PLANNING OF TWO MAJOR PGA EVENTS. WHEREAS BILLY CLAY TAKES PRIDE IN HIS LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER, HIS SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF FRISCO, THE SAFETY OF THE CITY'S MINIS VENUES AND WORKS TIRELESSLY TO ENSURE SAFE EVENTS FOR VISITORS AND FRIENDS TO FRISCO. WHEREAS BILLY CLAY IS THE DEDICATED HUSBAND OF 22 YEARS TO WIFE HEATHER AND DEDICATED FATHER TO HIS DAUGHTER, KENNEDY, HE ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY AND HAS CO-FOUNDED THE NONPROFIT CAYDENCE WARRIORS FOUNDATION TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF HIS SON CAYDENCE CLAY, BY EMPOWERING YOUTH THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EDUCATION, ATHLETICS, AND PERSONAL GROWTH. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JEFF CHENEY MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FRISCO, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO HEREBY BESTOW SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR 20 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO PUBLIC SAFETY IN FRISCO AND PROCLAIMED DECEMBER 2ND, 2025 AS BILLY CLAY DAY. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO THE SCOUTS FOR THE GOOD ADVICE. YOU'RE WELL ON YOUR WAY IN PUBLIC SERVICE, AND I APPRECIATE THAT, SEEING A YOUNGER GENERATION COME UP AND WANTING TO SERVE. THIS PLACE HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL, SEEING THE GROWTH OVER 20 YEARS. I CAN HONESTLY SAY, I CAME FROM ANOTHER DEPARTMENT, AND I CAME HERE FOR A REASON, AND THERE'S NO OTHER DEPARTMENT THAT I WOULD NOT CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE THE BEST AGENCY PROBABLY IN THE STATE. THE DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT THAT OUR PEOPLE WORK IN EVERY DAY, THE CHALLENGING PROJECTS THAT WE DO ON A DAILY BASIS, I DON'T THINK PEOPLE NECESSARILY SEE THAT ALL THE TIME. IT'S BEEN AMAZING TO SEE THIS PLACE GROW. REALLY, AND TRULY, THIS DAY IS HONORING 20 YEARS OF SERVICE, BUT I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO IT WITHOUT MY FAMILY, SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PURSUE A CAREER IN A PROFESSION WHICH I STRONGLY BELIEVE IN, THAT I BELIEVE WAS A CALLING. I'M PROUD TO BE HERE. WE SET IT AT THE LUNCH. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE 20 MORE YEARS, BUT WE'VE GOT SEVERAL LEFT IN THE BAG. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR THE PROCLAMATION, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE. [APPLAUSE] >> JUST ONE LAST THING I WANT TO SHARE. I'VE BEEN SERVING FOR 18 YEARS NOW. BILLY IS ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE IN THE CITY THAT I REALLY GOT TO KNOW WELL. IT'S BEEN FUN FOR ME PERSONALLY WATCHING HIS ENTIRE CAREER FROM BEING A ROOKIE TO OBVIOUSLY BEING ONE OF OUR MOST SENIOR OFFICERS HERE. AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF FRISCO, I'M JUST SO THANKFUL YOU'RE HERE. [APPLAUSE] COUNCIL, IT'LL TAKE US TO ITEM 5. IF THERE'S ANY OTHER PROCLAMATIONS SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, YOU WANT TO TAKE NOTE OF ANYTHING? THAT'LL MOVE US TO OUR REPORT SECTION, ITEM 6. >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THIS PAST THANKSGIVING, ALTHOUGH IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE TIME FOR MANY FAMILIES TO BE SURROUNDED BY THEIR LOVED ONES, [00:15:02] THERE WERE TWO INDIVIDUALS WHOSE FAMILIES WILL FOREVER BE CHANGED. THOSE WERE THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF STAFF SERGEANT ANDREW WOLF, WHO WAS 24, OF MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA, AND ALSO SPECIALIST SARAH BECKSTROM, 20-YEARS-OLD, OF WEBSTER SPRINGS, WEST VIRGINIA. THOSE TWO WERE NATIONAL GUARDSMEN WHO WERE SERVING THEIR COUNTRY, DOING THEIR DUTY, AND THEY WERE SHOT BY A MONSTER, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM. I THINK IT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT MOMENTS LIKE THIS, ESPECIALLY FOR CITIES LIKE OURS, WE HAVE SO MANY MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO PUT ON UNIFORM AND SERVE IN EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THEIR LIFE. THEIR LIVES ARE DEDICATED TO SERVICE. SINGLE MOMENTS LIKE THAT CAN TAKE AND SNUFF OUT THE LIGHT IN PEOPLE'S LIVES. BUT ALSO, WE CAN GROW STRONGER FROM IT. LUCKILY, STAFF SERGEANT WOLF IS RECOVERING AND HE'S SPEAKING AGAIN. BUT IF YOU DON'T MIND, WOULD YOU MIND JOINING ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR SPECIALIST BECKSTROM WHO'S NO LONGER WITH US? THE CITY OF FRISCO GRIEVES WITH HER FAMILY. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE ARE REMINDED THAT THROUGH HER SACRIFICE, WE GROW STRONGER AS A NATION, WE GROW STRONGER AS A COMMUNITY. WITH THAT, THE CITY OF FRISCO STANDS BEHIND YOU. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. >> COUNCIL, HAVE TO MOVE US TO OUR REPORT SECTION, [Budget Status Reports for September 30, 2025 (Preliminary Unaudited) and October 31, 2025.] ITEM 6 IS OUR BUDGET STATUS REPORT. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL. DEREK, CFO FOR THE CITY OF FRISCO. IN TONIGHT'S REPORT, WE DO HAVE THE PRELIMINARY FISCAL YEAR 2025 REPORT. DO I NOTE THIS IS PRELIMINARY. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THOUGH THAT REVENUES EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS SLIGHTLY AND EXPENDITURES CAME IN BELOW BUDGET. I'M ALSO HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS CAME IN EITHER AT OR UNDER THEIR BUDGET, SO THANK YOU TO ALL THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS THAT MAKE THAT POSSIBLE. WITH THIS, IT ALSO KICKS OFF THE ANNUAL AUDIT. THE BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE RECEIVED AN UPDATE FROM THE AUDITORS EARLIER TODAY. THE FINANCE STAFF WILL BE WORKING HARD THROUGH THE MONTHS OF, WE'RE REALLY NOW THROUGH FEBRUARY WHEN THE COUNCIL WILL RECEIVE THE REPORT. ONCE WE HAVE THE REPORT, WE'LL GIVE THE COUNCIL A MORE DETAILED UPDATE ON THE FISCAL YEAR '25 FINANCIALS. WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, DEREK. WE LIKE BOTH OF THOSE THINGS, REVENUES UP AND EXPENSES DOWN. VERY GOOD. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR THE BUDGET? >> THANK YOU. >> ITEM 7 IS OUR LIBRARY REPORT. [Library Report on monthly statistics and activities.] >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. MY NAME IS SHELLY HOLLY, AND I'M THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR. I HAVE ONE THING I WANT TO GO OVER WITH YOU TODAY. WE'RE MAKING A CHANGE TO OUR STATISTICAL REPORT, AND SO I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'VE ADDED. YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE STATISTICS PAGE, WE'VE ADDED THIS LITTLE CHUNK AT THE BOTTOM THAT I'M ALSO SHARING ON THE SCREEN. WE BENCHMARK OURSELVES AGAINST OTHER LIBRARIES SIMILAR TO OURS IN THE METROPLEX. CARLETON, DENTON, GARLAND, IRVING, MCKINNEY, AND PLANO ARE FIVE BENCHMARK CITIES. WE TAKE THEM AS A GROUP, WORK THROUGH THEIR NUMBERS FOR RESIDENT VISITS PER CAPITA, CIRC PER CAP, RESIDENT VISITS PER FULL TIME EMPLOYEE, CIRCULATION PER FULL TIME EMPLOYEE, AND COMPARE IT AGAINST OUR OWN NUMBERS. YOU MIGHT NOTICE THAT OUR LEAN TRAINING AND THE DECISIONS WE'VE MADE, BOTH IN DESIGN OF THE NEW LIBRARY AND IN HOW WE DO OUR STAFFING IS REFLECTED IN THE NUMBERS WHEN WE COMPARE OURSELVES TO OUR BENCHMARK GROUP. FOR EXAMPLE, ONE THING I LIKE TO STRESS, BECAUSE I THINK PEOPLE ARE OFTEN SURPRISED BY THIS. FRISCO RESIDENTS USE THEIR LIBRARY AT A MUCH MUCH HIGHER RATE THAN RESIDENTS OF OTHER CITIES USE THEIR LIBRARIES. YOU'LL SEE HERE FOR RESIDENT VISITS PER CAPITA, FOR THE BENCHMARK GROUP, IT'S 0.23. FOR US IN LAST OCTOBER, IT WAS 0.42, SO DOUBLE THE RATE. THEN AS YOU GO DOWN THOSE NUMBERS, YOU'LL SEE CIRC PER CAP, OUR PEOPLE CIRCULATE ITEMS AT A HIGHER RATE. OUR COLLECTION SIZE IS TIGHT COMPARED TO THE COLLECTION SIZES OF OTHER LIBRARIES. YOU'LL SEE THAT THE AVERAGE BENCHMARK GROUP HAS 2.5 ITEMS PER CAP, AND WE HAVE 1.41, AND WE STILL MANAGED TO OUT CIRCULATE AREA LIBRARIES. THEN THAT GOES FOR VISITS AND GENERAL CIRCULATION WHEN IT'S COMPARED TO WHAT YOUR TAX DOLLARS GO TO FOR PAYING FOR STAFFING. [00:20:03] IN THE FTE RANGE, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE GET 1,700 TRANSACTIONS PER RESIDENT PER FTE FOR VISITS VERSUS 698. YOU'LL NOW START SEEING THOSE NUMBERS AT THE BOTTOM OF OUR MONTHLY STATISTICS FROM HERE ON OUT. I WANTED TO EXPLAIN WHAT THEY WERE AND WHY THEY WERE THERE. THEY'LL BE UPDATED MONTHLY. THAT IS A GREAT TRIBUTE TO NOT ONLY A REMARKABLE LIBRARY STAFF AND GREAT SUPPORT FROM THE CITY, BUT FROM INCORPORATING LIEN IN A PROFOUND WAY FOR THE CULTURE OF THE LIBRARY. I'D ALSO LIKE TO REMIND YOU THAT THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE, AND THE LIBRARY CAN FILL YOUR STOCKINGS, IF YOU'D LIKE IT TO. THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY ARE SELLING THEIR COLLECTOR ORNAMENT, AND THEY'VE BEEN SELLING THESE ORNAMENTS SINCE 2004, SO SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE FULL COLLECTIONS. BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T STARTED YOUR COLLECTION YET, THIS IS THE YEAR TO START. YOU CAN BUY THEM AT THE FRIEND'S BOOKSHOP THAT'S IN THE LIBRARY. THEN THE FOUNDATION IS SELLING T-SHIRTS AND SWEATSHIRTS WITH THE LIBRARY LOGO, NOT QUITE OUR LOGO, BUT OUR BRAND ON THEM. WE HAD GRANDKIDS IN FOR THE HOLIDAY, AND SO WE WERE AT THE PARROT, AND THEN WE WERE ALSO AT MIA WOLF. MY HUSBAND HAPPENED TO BE WEARING HIS FRISCO LIBRARY SWEAT SHIRT, THE MIDDLE ONE IN THE PICTURES THAT YOU SEE THERE. HE HAD PEOPLE STOP HIM BOTH AT THE PARROT AND AT MIA WOLF, AND SAY, THAT'S SO COOL, WHERE'D YOU GET THAT? THEY WEREN'T EVEN FRISCO RESIDENTS. IF YOU WANT TO HAVE IMPACT OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, HERE'S ONE WAY TO DO IT. YOU CAN SUPPORT YOUR LIBRARY AND GET RAVES FROM THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> THANK YOU. YOU'LL HAVE A LOT OF PROGRAMMING COMING UP? >> WE DO. THE WEEK THAT SCHOOL IS OUT, WE HAVE ACTIVITIES EVERY DAY. >> COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? >> NO QUESTIONS, SHELLY, BUT I JUST WANTED TO JUST, AGAIN, GIVE ACCOLADES TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM. THERE'S NO WONDER WE OUTPACE EVERY OTHER LIBRARY IN THE AREA. FIRST OF ALL, I REALLY THINK WE'RE DOING OURSELVES A DISSERVICE WHEN WE CALL OURSELVES A LIBRARY. I CAN'T THINK OF WHAT WE ARE, BUT WE'RE SO MUCH MORE THAN A LIBRARY. AGAIN, THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO ON ACTIVATION AS YOU LOOK AT THE LAYOUT OF ACTIVATION THAT YOU GUYS PROVIDE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WHETHER IT'S AI TRAINING OR BUILDING YOUR BUDGET. I MEAN, YOU COVER THE FULL GAMUT OF WHAT ANY RESIDENT WOULD WANT. IT'S AVAILABLE AT THE LIBRARY. THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO. AGAIN, YOUR STATS JUST PROVE THAT WE ARE THE BEST LIBRARY IN THE ENTIRE STATE. >> I LIKE TO THINK OF IT AS WHAT A LIBRARY CAN BE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. >> YES, SIR. >> SINCE THE LIBRARY IS DOING SO WELL, SHOULD WE BE CONSIDERING A SECOND LOCATION? >> YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE ME TIRED RIGHT OUT OF THE BED. WE HAVE A MASTER PLAN, AND IN OUR MASTER PLAN, IT GIVES US SOME BENCHMARKS TO MEET. ONE OF THOSE BENCHMARKS IS SQUARE FOOTAGE PER CAPITA. AT OUR CURRENT LEVEL, WE ARE MEETING THAT SQUARE FOOTAGE PER CAPITA. THE SQUARE FOOTAGE FOOTAGE PER CAPITA IS 0.52. THE NUMBER OF ITEMS PER CAPITA IS 1.55. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH SPACE TO MEET OUR PER CAPITA RATE, BECAUSE OUR CURRENT LIBRARY IS 158,069 SQUARE FEET. BUT WHEN WE EXCEED 290,000, THEN WE WILL BE UP AT OUR RATE, AND AFTER THAT, IT'S PROBABLY A TIME TO HAVE A DISCUSSION IF IT'S WARRANTED. BUT AT THIS POINT, I FEEL LIKE BETWEEN OUR LOCATION IN THE MALL, OUR BOOK VENDING THAT GOES ON AT THE FAC AND THEN OUR CURRENT SIGNIFICANT MAIN LIBRARY, WE ARE MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. WE ALSO HAVE INVESTED HEAVILY IN ELECTRONIC ITEMS SO THAT WE CAN DELIVER TO HOMES WITHOUT PEOPLE HAVING TO COME TO US. BUT TO YOUR POINT, THAT IS SOMETHING TO WATCH AND WE WILL, AND WE KEEP A REALLY TIGHT EYE ON THOSE NUMBERS BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HITTING THOSE GOALS OF 0.55 AND 1.52. BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. >> SHELLY, IT'S NO SECRET THAT I'M A BIG FAN OF THE LIBRARY AND ALL THE WORK THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE DONE. I THINK ONE OF THE MORE INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT OUR LIBRARY'S OFFERINGS ARE THE MAKERS KITS THAT PEOPLE CAN RENT. EVERYTHING FROM KIDS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN ROBOTICS WHO CAN CHECK OUT ARDUINOS AND ROBOTICS KITS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO A MAKER SPACE, [00:25:01] WHICH HAS 3D PRINTERS TO USE FOR PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND TEST OUT THEIR INVENTIONS TO A BOOK BINDING MACHINE THAT CREATES BOOKS, ARE YOU NOTICING ANYTHING IN THE OUTREACH IN THE COMMUNITY AS PEOPLE ARE GOING TOWARDS HOLIDAYS FOR RECIPES TO MAKE THEIR OWN SPECIAL BOOKS OR FOR KIDS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THAT? WHAT'S THE WAY THAT THEY CAN GET IN CONTACT WITH YOU? >> WELL, THEY CAN GO ONTO OUR WEBSITE. ON OUR WEBSITE, WE CALL OUR BOOK PUBLISHING MACHINE THE TRAILBLAZER PRESS. YOU CAN GO ONTO OUR WEBSITE AND GO TO TRAILBLAZER PRESS, AND YOU LITERALLY CAN SET UP YOUR BOOK FOR PUBLICATION FROM THE WEBSITE? THERE'S THAT. A LOT OF PEOPLE DO DO HOLIDAY GRANDMA'S RECIPES OR FAMILY STORIES, THOSE THINGS. WE HAD BEEN AVERAGING ABOUT 5-600 BOOKS A MONTH BEING PUBLISHED, NOT THAT LONG AGO. SOMETIMES THE MACHINE IS GETTING OLDER, AND IT'S NOT ALWAYS UP TO SNUFF, AND SO OUR NUMBERS FOR NUMBER OF BOOKS PUBLISHED A MONTH HAVE BEEN DECLINING A LITTLE BIT WHILE WE'RE WORKING TO GET SOME REPAIRS DONE TO IT. BUT THE MAKER SPACE, NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE 3D PRINTING, WHICH IS A COMMON THING FOR PEOPLE TO USE, AND ESPECIALLY, KIDS WHO WANT TO LEARN 3D PRINTING AND GIVE GIFTS, BUT WE ALSO HAVE LASER CUTTING AND ENGRAVING. IF YOU WANT TO PERSONALIZE SOMETHING; A CUTTING BOARD, A CUP, ANYTHING LIKE THAT, YOU CAN USE OUR LASER CUTTER TO DO THAT. WE DO SEE PEOPLE USING THOSE THINGS. WE ALSO HAVE A LARGE FORMAT VINYL CUTTER, BUT WE SEE THE 3D PRINTING AND THE LASER CUTTER BEING USED QUITE A BIT FOR HOLIDAY GIFT GIVING. THANK YOU FOR CALLING THAT OUT. >> SHELLY. >> THANK YOU. >> ITEM 8 IS OUR PLAY FRISCO REPORT. [Play Frisco report on activities related to arts, culture, events, park development and operations, natural resources, and recreation services.] >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I AM JOHN CHALFAN, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PLAY FRISCO. AS WE ALWAYS ASK, HAVE YOU PLAYED TODAY? HOPEFULLY, UP AT THE DIAS, YOU HAVE FOUND THE WALNUT HOLIDAY ORNAMENT. IT'S KRILCK. HE'S WEARING A SANTA HAT AND CARRYING A CANDY CANE, SO HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE CHIEF PLAY AMBASSADOR HIMSELF. THIS MONTH, I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT PLAY FRISCO HAS WON THREE AWARDS HERE RECENTLY. TWO FROM THE TRAPS NORTH REGION. TRAPS BEING THE TEXAS RECREATION AND PARK SOCIETY. THIS AWARD RIGHT HERE IS FOR A NOCTURNE, THE ART WALK OUT AT GRAND PARK HELD BACK IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR. WE ALSO WON AN AWARD THAT LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO THIS FOR SCUBA WITH SANTA, WHICH IS JUST AS IT SOUNDS. SANTA ADORNS SCUBA GEAR, HOPS IN THE DEEP END OF THE FAC POOL, AND HAS A HOLIDAY BACKDROP BEHIND HIM, AND THEN THOSE WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE HOP IN AND HAVE YOUR PICTURE TAKEN UNDERWATER. BOTH OF THOSE AWARDS ARE UP FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE STATE LEVEL AS WELL, AND WE SHOULD HEAR BACK ABOUT THAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. ADDITIONALLY, WE WANT A GOLD PRACTICE AWARD FOR OUR PLAN YOUR PLAY MASTER PLAN DOCUMENT THAT YOU ALL ADOPTED EARLIER THIS YEAR AS WELL. PLEASE TO REPORT ON THOSE AWARDS. WE'VE ALSO BEGUN SOME DATA AND PERFORMANCE INITIATIVES. YOU CAN SEE A COUPLE OF GRAPHS AND CHARTS UP ON THE SCREEN. THE FIRST ON THE LEFT IS FROM TPL, WHICH IS THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND, AND THEY HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED THE PARK SCORE METRIC, WHICH WE JUST RECENTLY ENTERED INTO THIS LAST YEAR WHEN WE CROSSED 200,000 FOLKS IN THE CITY OF FRISCO RESIDENTS. WHAT WE SAW IS THAT 70% OF OUR RESIDENTS LIVE WITHIN A 10-MINUTE WALK OF OUR SYSTEM. IN ORDER TO IMPROVE UPON THAT, WE KNOW THAT WE'RE STILL MAKING CONNECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY ON HIKE AND BIKE TRAILS. ALSO THE NORTH PART OF THE CITY IS GOING TO DEVELOP WITH MORE PARKS. BUT WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH FISD, INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH ON A SHARED USE AGREEMENT FOR SOME OF THEIR FACILITIES, THEIR SCHOOLS, BECAUSE THEIR SCHOOLS HAVE A LOT OF CHARACTERISTICS AS OUR PARKS DO, SUCH AS BASKETBALL COURTS, TENNIS COURTS, AND PLAYGROUNDS. WHEN WE GET RE-EVALUATED AGAIN HERE NEXT YEAR, IT HAPPENS ANNUALLY, WE EXPECT FOR THAT NUMBER TO RISE. YOU WILL ALSO SEE A POWER BI DASHBOARD ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE, AND WE'RE USING THAT OVER AT THE FRISCO ATHLETIC CENTER TO CONSOLIDATE ALL OF OUR INFORMATION AND HAVE IT ALL IN ONE PLACE TO HELP US GUIDE WITH STAFFING, PROGRAMMING, AS WELL AS FACILITY MANAGEMENT. WE'RE HAPPY TO BE ON THE FOREFRONT HERE WITH DATA. WE HAVE A VERY BIG EVENT SCHEDULED HERE IN DECEMBER, AS YOU KNOW. THIS COMING WEEKEND IS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FROSTY 5K OVER AT SIMPSON PLAZA ON SATURDAY THAT HAS SOLD OUT WITH 1,400 PARTICIPANTS. AT THE SAME TIME, BREAKFAST WITH SANTA, ALL THREE SESSIONS HAVE SOLD OUT OVER AT THE GROVE, AND THEN MARRY MAIN STREET SATURDAY AFTERNOON FROM 3:00 TO 7:30. OF COURSE, WE'LL HAVE A BRAND NEW CHRISTMAS TREE ON THE PLAZA. [00:30:02] THEY WERE INSTALLING IT TODAY, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU OUT THERE AS WELL. WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. >> THANK YOU. I SAW IN THE REPORT THAT THE GRAND PARK DESIGN IS 90% COMPLETE. >> NINETY PERCENT COMPLETE, AND THAT IS WITH THE CMR RIGHT NOW TO EVALUATE FOR PRICING TO MAKE SURE IT IS COMPLETED ON TIME AND ON BUDGET, STILL PLANNING ON Q1 2026 START DATE. >> QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. >> ITEM 9 IS OUR PUBLIC WORKS REPORT. [Public Works monthly report on water production, stormwater updates, and service requests.] >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GABE JOHNSON, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. I'M GOING TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS FROM THIS MONTH'S REPORT. ONGOING CHANNEL MAINTENANCE WITH OUR STORMWATER CREW, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE SOME STREAM TEAM TRAINING. MULTIPLE PROJECTS, KING'S RIDGE, WHICH IS A WATER MAIN REHABILITATION. THEY'RE TEARING OUT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CONCRETE, AND THEY'LL BE FINISHING THAT UP HERE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION ACROSS MULTIPLE LOCATIONS ACROSS THE CITY. THEN ON PRESTON TRACE, WE'RE DOING SEWER REHAB WORK. EDUCATION OUTREACH. WE COLLECTED 400 POUNDS OF LITTER DURING STREAM CLEAN. THEN YOU SEE HANNA THERE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT. SHE'S ABOUT TO GIVE BIRTH TO A BABY, SO SHE'LL BE GOING ON MATERNITY LEAVE HERE PRETTY SOON, BUT BEFORE SHE TAKES OFF, SHE'S DOING SOME OUTREACH FOR SOME OF THE STUDENTS. REMINDER FOR THIS YEAR FOR CHRISTMAS DAY AND NEW YEAR'S DAY. THOSE ARE BOTH ON A THURSDAY, SO THEY WILL NOT BE RUNNING THAT THURSDAY. THURSDAY SERVICE WILL MOVE TO FRIDAY AND FRIDAY SERVICE WILL MOVE TO SATURDAY. WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. >> JUST A QUICK ONE. HOW ARE YOU SEEING ADHERENCE TO THE WINTER WATERING SCHEDULE OR ANY REMINDERS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE PEOPLE? >> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO REMIND. WE ARE STILL IN A NO-WATERING FOR TURF GRASSES. FOR THE MOST PART, I'D SAY IT'S GOING WELL. WE STILL HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT NEED SOME REMINDING. AGAIN, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO BE PUNITIVE. WE'RE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO ABIDE BY WHAT THE RULES ARE. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO GO OUT AND BIND PEOPLE. THAT'S NOT OUR GOAL. THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER. >> I JUST WANTED TO GIVE AN IMMENSE DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO THE LOVELY PEOPLE WHO WORK IN PUBLIC WORKS, SPENDING THEIR SATURDAYS. THE GENTLE LADY WHO WAS PREGNANT, WAS THERE ON SATURDAY DURING STREAM CLEAN-UPS AND COORDINATING GROUPS OF KIDS AND MANY MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO WANTED TO BEAUTIFY OUR PARKS AND STREAMS. IT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE DEDICATION OF THE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN OUR CITY AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE OUR CITY AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR, FOR THIS REPORT. >> THANKS, SIR. >> I WILL SAY I SCHEDULED MY FIRST EVER BULK TRASH PICKUP, AND IT WENT FLAWLESSLY. I WOKE UP AND IT WAS LIKE, IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY GONE. THEY CAME AND PICKED IT UP. JOB WELL DONE. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, AGAIN. >> THANK YOU. >> ITEM 10 IS OUR ENGINEERING REPORT. [Engineering Services Monthly Report on planning, design, and construction of roadways, traffic control, water utilities, parks, and trails.] >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. JASON BROGDON, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING SERVICES. WE'RE WRAPPING UP A COUPLE OF BIG PROJECTS, BUT WHAT THAT MEANS IN FRISCO, WE'RE STARTING THE NEXT ONES. I'M JUST GOING TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF NEW PROJECTS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO START CONSTRUCTION IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO TONIGHT. THE FIRST ONE IS THE WIDENING OF LEBANON ROAD FROM FOUR LANES TO SIX LANES BETWEEN 423 AND APPROXIMATELY LEGACY. WE'LL BE DOING THAT WORK MOLY IN THE MEDIAN, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE USE THAT ROAD. LANE CLOSURES WILL TYPICALLY BE 9:00 TO 3:30, AND WE DO HAVE A DEDICATED WEB PAGE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT TO SHOW WHERE PEOPLE CAN CHECK IN AND SEE WHAT PROGRESS IS. THE OTHER ONE WILL BE STARTING IN JANUARY IS THE NEW BRIDGE ONTEL PARKWAY. WE'LL BE ADDING THE SECOND BRIDGE, WHICH WILL BE THE NORTHBOUND LANES. THIS IS ADJACENT TO THE PGA, AND WE'LL HAVE THAT PROJECT DONE BEFORE THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2027. IT ALSO INCLUDES THE TRAIL THAT WILL CONNECT NORTHWEST COMMUNITY PARK, PGA TRAIL, AND FRISCO ON THE GREEN PARK, WHICH WILL ALSO BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION EARLY PART OF NEXT YEAR. WITH THAT, I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> WHEN IS THE INTERSECTION UNDER THE TOLLWAY AT FIELDS PARKWAY GOING TO OPEN, DO WE KNOW? IS THAT A NTTA PROJECT? >> I DON'T KNOW. I'LL GET BACK WITH YOU ON THAT. >> COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU. I THINK YOU'RE STAYING WITH US FOR THE [OVERLAPPING] UPDATE. [00:35:07] >> WITH REGARDS TO THE MAIN STREET, PROGRESS STILL BEING MADE. AS YOU'LL NOTE, THE GATEWAY STRUCTURES WERE INSTALLED RIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING, AND WE OPENED MAIN STREET BETWEEN FIRST AND THIRD STREETS WITHOUT BARRICADES, BIG MILESTONE. SIDEWALKS ARE ABOUT 95% COMPLETE, AND WE'LL BE CONTINUING TO WORK ON THE REST OF THE MAIN STREET WITH WEATHER PERMITTING AS WE GET INTO DECEMBER. NEXT WEEK, WE WILL OPEN FROM FIFTH STREET TO NORTH COUNTY WITHOUT BARRICADES. IF EVERYTHING GOES JUST RIGHT, WE'RE HOPING TO GIVE EVERYBODY A LITTLE CHRISTMAS PRESENT WITH THE WHOLE ROAD OPEN RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. REGARDING THE PLAZA, THE GATEWAY STRUCTURES WERE INSTALLED AND THINGS ARE GOING WELL. THEN BIG NEWS ON THE GARAGE IS FRIDAY, THEY EXPECT TO TOP OUT STRUCTURALLY AND START WORKING ON THE INTERIOR PARTS OF THE PARKING GARAGE. EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL. I CAN ANSWER CONSTRUCTION QUESTIONS BEFORE TURNING IT OVER TO BEN. >> MASON, YOU MENTIONED THE GARAGE. IS IT STILL ON TRACK FOR APRIL? >> IT'S MORE LATE MAY OR EARLY JUNE. >> OKAY. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. [Frisco Rail District update.] UPDATE ON THE RAIL DISTRICT. GIFT CARD PROGRAM IS GOING WELL. YOU CAN SEE NOW WE'RE AT 522 BLUE CARDS AND 328 COPPER CARDS, SO THAT'S 31%, 23% REDEMPTION RATE RESPECTIVELY. THOSE ARE THE PHYSICAL GIFT CARDS OF $50 GIFT CARDS. THOSE ARE BEING HANDED OUT. THEY LOOK LIKE THIS. IF YOU HAVE ONE, PLEASE GO USE IT, THEY EXPIRE AT THE END OF JANUARY. THE COPPER CARDS ARE DOING REALLY WELL. THEY'RE DOING WHAT WE INTENDED. AS I REPORTED LAST MEETING, THEY'RE INTENDED TO GO TO BUSINESSES THAT ARE NOT RESTAURANTS. YOU CAN SEE A PRETTY GOOD CHUNK OF THOSE COPPER CARDS OBVIOUSLY ARE BEING SPENT, WHICH IS GREAT. THE RAIL DISTRICT PROMOTION PROGRAM IS OVER. THE APPLICATION DEADLINE WAS ON NOVEMBER 19TH. HERE'S A SUMMARY. WE'VE GOT ABOUT 43 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, 41 PAYMENTS ARE GOING TO BE MADE OR HAVE BEEN MADE. IT'S $123,000 WITH DIRECT ADVERTISING INVESTMENT GRANTS AWARDED TO RAIL DISTRICT BUSINESSES. THE DIGITAL GIFT CARD PROGRAM HAS BEEN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL IN MY OPINION. WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT $600,000 AS OF EARLIER TODAY OF GIFT CARDS THAT HAVE BEEN PURCHASED AND MATCHED, HALF OF THAT IS MATCHED AND HALF OF THAT IS DIRECT PRIVATE INVESTMENT INTO RAIL DISTRICT GIFT CARDS, 180,000 OF THAT HAS BEEN REDEEMED TO DATE. WE HAD A $350,000 BUDGET, AND THERE'S ABOUT 30 GRAND LEFT AND MATCHING FUNDS. IF YOU HAVEN'T BOUGHT A GIFT CARD, YOU BETTER HURRY BECAUSE THE MATCHING FUNDS ARE GOING TO BE GONE PRETTY SOON. ONCE THE MATCHING FUNDS ARE GONE, WE'LL CONTINUE WITH THE GIFT CARD PROGRAM, THERE WON'T BE ANY MATCHING FUNDS LEFT. YOUR GIFT CARD WILL STILL REMAIN VALID. THE BONUS GIFT CARD WILL REMAIN VALID UNTIL THE END OF JANUARY, BUT THE GIFT CARD YOU PURCHASE WILL NOT EXPIRE SLOWLY DEPRECIATE OVER TIME. SNAPSHOT OF ZIP CODES THAT ARE PURCHASING GIFT CARDS. OBVIOUSLY, MAJORITY OF THOSE ARE IN THE FRISCO CITY LIMITS. THEN THEY'VE GONE NATIONWIDE, WHICH IS PRETTY COOL. LAST TIME I SHOWED YOU THE MAP. THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF RED, BUT NOW THERE'S A LOT OF RED. WORD IS GETTING OUT. THIS IS THE WEBSITE. THIS IS THE LINK, HOW YOU GET TO THE PURCHASE A GIFT CARD. ON THAT WEBSITE, IT HAS THE LOCATIONS THAT ACCEPT THE GIFT CARDS. THERE'S A QR LINK FOR SOMEBODY WHO WANTS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE. TAKE A SNAPSHOT OF THAT REAL QUICK. TO PURCHASE YOUR GIFT CARD. FRISCO FAMILY SERVICES, WE GAVE THEM 500 GIFT CARDS TO HAND OUT, AND THEY'VE GIVEN OUT 400. THEY'RE DOING REALLY WELL. IT'S BEEN A GREAT BOOST FOR THEM. FOOD DONATIONS, TOY DONATIONS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, VOLUNTEER HOURS, TIME, PEOPLE DONATING THEIR TIME TO GET A GIFT CARD. THAT'S BEEN A GREAT SUCCESS STORY, A LOCAL PARTNERSHIP. WE CONTINUE WITH THE MEDIA BLITZ, FULL-PAGE ADS IN THE FRISCO ENTERPRISE IN FRISCO STYLE MAGAZINE. WE'VE GOT THIS BILLBOARD IS UP. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN IT, BUT IT'S AROUND DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. I SAW IT AT THE US SOCCER HALL OF FAME IS OUT FRONT THERE, SO WE PARTNER WITH [NOISE] FC DALLAS TO GET THIS SIGN ON THE TOLLWAY AS WELL. AND THEN VISIT FRISCO CONTINUES WITH THEIR BLOG AND PUSHING INFORMATION OUT AND MARKETING FOR THE RAIL DISTRICT DOWNTOWN. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR MY REPORT FOR TODAY. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> THANK YOU, BEN. I'VE HEARD A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE GIFT CARD PROGRAM, A LOT OF PEOPLE PLANNING TO USE IT FOR THEIR CHRISTMAS GIFTS THIS YEAR. I KEEP HEARING THAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. [00:40:02] APPRECIATE ALL OF STAFF'S HARD WORK ON GETTING THAT DEPLOYED. >> SURE. IT'S BEEN FUN. >> I ALSO SAW IT SEEMED LIKE QUITE A FEW HAVE BEEN ACTUALLY REDEEMED AT FRISCO FAMILY SERVICES. I KNOW, COUNCIL GIVEN DIRECTION, WE WANTED SOME OF THOSE IN THE HANDS OF PEOPLE WHO NEEDED THEM. I WOULD IMAGINE THAT WAS SOME OF THAT USE. >> ABSOLUTELY. YES. >> GREAT TO SEE. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> WHAT OTHER FEEDBACK DO YOU HAVE? >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE. OKAY. WE'LL QUICKLY DO ITEM 12, [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.] WHICH IS OUR COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS UPDATE. COUNCIL, ANY UPDATES THAT YOU HAVE. >> AS EARLIER MENTIONED, WE DID HAVE THE BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE MET EARLIER TODAY, GOING THROUGH SOME BRIEFING WITH THE AUDITORS, BEFORE WE HAVE THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE'LL HAVE THE FINAL RESULTS, BUT ADDITIONALLY, SOME OF THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS THAT WILL BE COMING FORWARD IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. A LOT OF THAT WAS AROUND WORLD CUP AND PLANNING FOR WHAT WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO SUPPORT FOR THAT THIS UPCOMING SPRING. BUT ADDITIONALLY, WE ALSO HAD SOME PUBLIC SAFETY THINGS IN THERE, SOME ADDITIONAL HEADCOUNT FOR FIREMEN, AS WELL AS SOME UPDATES TO THE FIRE TRUCK THAT GOT HIT ON THE TOLLWAY. >> I'LL GIVE YOU A QUICK FVAC UPDATE. FRISCO VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE HOSTED WITH PURPLE HEARTS UNITED AND THE TEXAS MILITARY FOUNDATION, RETURN OF TWO PURPLE HEART MEDALS, AS WELL AS TWO DIFFERENT METAL SETS TO TWO DIFFERENT TEXAS FAMILIES. IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE EVENT. WE HAD DIFFERENT VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS THERE, INCLUDING THE AMERICAN LEGION. THE VFW PROVIDED THE COLOR GUARD. WE ALSO HAD MEMBERS OF THE FRISCO GARDEN CLUB THERE WHO'VE BEEN A GREAT PARTNER WITH OUR VETERANS ACTIVITIES. THAT WAS WELL DONE, WANTED TO GIVE A SHUTOUT TO PLAY FRISCO TO PARKS AND REC FOR BRAVING THE COLD WEATHER AND GETTING THE VETERANS MEMORIAL SET UP FOR US. WE EVENTUALLY HAD TO CANCEL BECAUSE IT WAS SO COLD AND WINDY WE HAD A LOT OF FAMILIES ATTENDING, SOME WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE THAT OVER TO THE FRISCO GUN CLUB. THEY WERE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE US ON SHORT NOTICE, AND WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT AND A REALLY GREAT EVENT. SPEAKING OF FRISCO GUN CLUB, THEY ARE ALSO HOSTING OUR MAYORS HOLIDAY SOCIAL ON DECEMBER 12TH AT 6:30 PM. THAT'S BECOME REALLY FUN TRADITION FOR US WHERE WE HONOR THE VFW AND AMERICAN LEGION COLOR GUARDS. THEN WE GIVE THEM THE NIGHT OFF. THEY WORK ALL YEAR AT VARIOUS EVENTS AROUND THE CITY, SOMETIMES THROUGHOUT THE REGION, REPRESENTING FRISCO AND OUR VETERANS. WE'VE MADE THIS A NIGHT THAT WE CELEBRATE THEM. WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION THAT WE READ AND HAND OUT FOR ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE TWO RESPECTIVE COLOR GUARDS, THOSE MEMBERS THAT WERE INVOLVED THIS YEAR. WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN WITH THAT. IF YOU HAVE A BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION, AND YOU WANT TO OFFER UP ANYTHING TO PUT IN THEIR SWAG BAG FOR US AND WILEY X OFFERS SUNGLASSES. WE'VE GOT SOME OTHER COMPANIES THAT OFFER, T SHIRTS AND COFFEE MUGS AND EVEN SOME GIFT CARDS ALONG THE WAY. ALL THAT STUFF IS REALLY FUN. BUT WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU THERE AS CITIZENS, AND, OF COURSE, TO AN INVITATION TO ALL OF OUR VETERANS. HOPE TO SEE YOU GUYS THERE. THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER EVENTS? >> I HAVE ONE THING I WANTED TO ADD ON THE NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION. I'M A MEMBER OF THE NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION. LAST MONTH, MYSELF AND BURT THAKUR REPRESENTED FRISCO. NORTH FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION IS A COLLECTION OF 14 CITIES. WE TRAVELED TO WASHINGTON, DC, ALONG WITH THE EDC FOLKS, A COUPLE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WE WERE ABLE TO VISIT MULTIPLE EMBASSIES. THE REASON WHY THAT'S IMPORTANT IS, AND I LEARNED SOMETHING NEW, AUSTRALIA, FOR INSTANCE, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE ONES WE VISITED, HAS BY FAR, 20, 30, 40 TIMES THE BIGGEST WEALTH FUND IN THE ENTIRE WORLD, WAY BIGGER THAN SAUDI ARABIA, QATAR, ALL THOSE OIL STATES. THEY ACTUALLY HAVE $5.4 TRILLION IN CASH. THAT'S HOW MUCH MONEY THEY HAVE, AND THEY'RE LOOKING TO INVEST. MYSELF AND BURT, WE WERE ADVOCATING THEM STRONGLY. THEM AND UK HAS FIVE TRILLION CASH. [00:45:01] CANADA ACTUALLY HAS 4.5 TRILLION, AND WE WERE ADVOCATING FOR THEM TO COME INVEST HERE IN FRISCO TO SUPPORT ALL THESE GREAT PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON. OBVIOUSLY, THESE THINGS TAKE A LONG TIME TO DO, AND IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN TOMORROW, BUT IT WAS A GOOD FIRST STEP. TO OPEN UP NEGOTIATIONS WITH THEM. WE HAD SOME INCREDIBLE FEEDBACK FROM THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE LOOKING TO INVEST IN VERY STABLE ECONOMIES. OBVIOUSLY, AMERICA IS THE MOST STABLE. THEY IDENTIFIED TEXAS. I SAID, WELL, THERE'S ONLY REALLY ONE SPOT YOU NEED TO FOCUS ON. WE DID OUR DARNEDEST. WE'RE GOING TO BE FOLLOWING UP ON THAT AND HOPEFULLY GET SOME MORE OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES COME HERE AND SHOW THEM HOW GREAT FRISCO IS. >> I'D LIKE TO FOLLOW UP FOR A LITTLE BRIEF FROM THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL. ONE THING COUNCILMAN ELAD FORGOT TO BRING UP IS WE WERE ADVOCATING ALSO FOR GETTING A VISA PROCESSING FACILITY FROM THE CONSULATES OF INDIA, AS WELL AS CANADA TO SERVE THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS MEXICO. HOPEFULLY, COUNCILMAN ELAD CAN PUT THE THUMB SCREWS TO THEM ON THE NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION. I'M A MEMBER OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL THAT IS A POLICY MAKING BODY WHICH DISCUSSES AND DEALS WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE HERE IN NORTHEAST TEXAS. AMONG THE INITIATIVES THAT WE ARE FOCUSED ON IN ADDITION TO FRISCO'S REGIONAL ISSUES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY AND THE ABILITY TO TRAVEL FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER, WE GOING TO BE LARGER THAN CHICAGO BY 2030, THE NORTHEAST TEXAS METROPLEX, IF YOU WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT FROM THE DFW AREA. THESE ARE REAL ISSUES, AND THE SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES ALSO OF GRID RELIABILITY IS A MAJOR FACTOR. ONE THING FOR THE CITY OF FRISCO, AND THIS IS WORKING WITH THE CITY STAFF, MR. BRODIGAN OVER THERE, AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WORKING TO GET CHARGING STATIONS BUILT IN FRISCO, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMING IN THROUGH THE USE OF THE RTC FUNDS FOR THE CITY OF FRISCO. THAT SHOULD HELP IMPROVE THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE ELECTRIC VEHICLES. IN ADDITION TO THAT, I'M CURRENTLY SERVING ON THE TRANSPORTATION 2.0 SUBCOMMITTEE SO FRISCO WILL HAVE A VOICE FOR DECIDING WHAT TRANSIT LOOKS LIKE AND HELPING SHAPE THE FUTURE OF OUR REGION. ON THE DRMC, WHICH I ALSO SIT ON, WE WERE BRIEFED BY SENATOR TAN PARKER. SENATOR PARKER SPOKE ABOUT THE FACT THAT HE IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT INCREASING INFRASTRUCTURE, TECHNOLOGY, AS WELL AS GRID RELIABILITY IN OUR REGION. HE'LL BE WORKING CLOSELY WITH LOCAL LEADERS TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT SOME EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS MOVING FORWARD. A REMINDER FROM A MEMBER OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SECURITY BASICALLY CAME UP AND SPOKE TO US AND ASKED US TO REMIND EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, DON'T TEXT AND DRIVE AND BE MINDFUL OF THE ROAD. THANK YOU. >> THAT'LL TAKE US TO CITIZEN INPUT. [CITIZEN INPUT (to begin approximately at 7:30 p.m.)] >> THEN FOR OUR CITIZENS THAT ARE HERE TO SPEAK, YOU'VE SEEN WHERE THE PODIUM IS HERE THIS EVENING. RULES STAY THE SAME. IT IS FIVE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL. THE CLOCK WILL BE CLICKING DOWN FOR YOU. I'LL GIVE YOU A WARNING BEFORE YOUR TIME WILL RUN OUT. PLEASE WHEN YOU GET UP, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL WE HAVE IS RODIA SMITH. NEXT FOLLOWING AFTER HIM WILL BE SCOTT HOFFNER. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. GOT EVERYBODY'S HERE TODAY THIS EVENING. MY NAME IS RODIA SMITH. I'M A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER HERE IN FRISCO, TEXAS. I'VE LIVED IN THIS AREA FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AS WELL. I'M A NATIVE NEW YORKER. I KNOW SEVERAL GUYS ON THIS PANEL THAT'S HERE RIGHT NOW TODAY. LOT OF YOU GUYS HAVE LEANED ON ME FOR CERTAIN THINGS. IT'S FUNNY HAVEN'T SAW YOU SINCE THEN. BUT I'M NOT HERE FOR THAT RIGHT NOW. IT'S NOT A POOR ME SPEECH. THIS IS A FIGHT FOR YOUR BUSINESS, A FIGHT FOR YOUR BRAND. A FIGHT FOR YOUR NAME SPEECH. IF YOU WORK FOR YOURSELF, YOU OWN YOUR BUSINESS, YOU OWN A BRAND, YOU'VE BEEN A GIVEN FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, THEN I THINK IT WILL BE HEART FELT. YOU WILL FEEL WHAT I'M SAYING. THE LAST 9-10 MONTHS HAVE BEEN SUPER TOUGH FOR MYSELF. [00:50:02] MY FATHER, THREE YOUNG MEN, TWO WITH THEY'RE IN COLLEGE RIGHT NOW. ONE IS AN ACCOMMODATE WORKER, WHILE HE PLANS TO BE A FIREFIGHTER FOR THIS COMMUNITY TOO, AS WELL. I'VE CULTURED THIS COMMUNITY. I'VE GIVEN BACK TO THIS COMMUNITY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. EVERY EVENT THAT I HAVE BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT, THINGS OF NATURE HAVE BEEN 100% FREE. NOTHING TO ASK. ONLY A THANK YOU. LOT OF PEOPLE THAT SIT IN THIS CROWD HAVE PATRONIZED MY VISITS. I GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT. I CONSIDER MYSELF BEING AN ADVOCATE FOR THIS COMMUNITY. I CONSIDER MYSELF AS A ROLE MODEL FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE ME, PEOPLE THAT DON'T LOOK LIKE ME, BECAUSE I'M HERE FOR EVERYONE. BUT IT WOULD BE HARD FELT FOR ME TO TELL YOU THAT I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'VE GOTTEN THE SAME TREATMENT. SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE IN THIS WORLD AND ALL THIS NEW CONSTRUCTION IS GOING ON. I HAVE A MASTER'S IN BUSINESS IN A MINOR IN PSYCHOLOGY. I UNDERSTAND WITH GROWTH, EVERYBODY CAN'T GO. I GET THAT. THAT'S NOT MY ARGUMENT. THAT'S NOT MY GREAT. MY THING IS, IT'S A PROPER WAY OF DOING THINGS, PROPER WAY OF PERFORMING, LIKE THE GIFT CARD, THAT'S GREAT. NOT FOR ME. IT ISN'T WORKING OUT. BRINGING A BUSINESS. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CATER OUR BUSINESS BEHIND. BUT TO THOSE WHO IT HELPS, I'M HAPPY IT DOES. I CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN LOOKED OVER, BAGGED UP AND SHUT OUT. SEEING THE NEW PLANS AND NEW DEVELOPMENT, IT LOOKS GREAT. JEFF I KNOWN YOU A LONG TIME. CONSIDER YOU TO BE A GREAT FRIEND. I KNOW BEFORE YOU GOT THAT SEAT. HELP YOU WITH YOUR CHILDREN. YOUR OLDEST SON TAUGHT ME GOLF. CONGRATULATIONS ON HIM GRADUATING COLLEGE. I REACHED OUT TO MYSELF PERSONALLY AND THANK HIM FOR THAT. BURT YOU CAME TO SEE ME WHEN YOU NEEDED HELP. WONDER FOR TO SEAT JERRY DID ALSO. I HAD GUYS THAT KNOW YOU. WHEN YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF, YOU CAME TO ME WITH A FINE CONVERSATION, GREAT MIND, BODY AND SOUL. WE GOT A GREAT CONVERSATION. YOU VISITED MY BUSINESS A COUPLE OF TIMES, NOT FOR THE SERVICE FOR CONVERSATION. I THANK YOU FOR THAT. JERRY CAME BACK A COUPLE OF TIMES, TOO, AS WELL. I THANK YOU FOR THAT. JEFF, WE CUT THE TAPE TOGETHER. MY FIRST LOCATION. THIS WAS MY SECOND. I HELPED RAISE THINGS FOR YOUR CAMPAIGN TOO, AS WELL. I THANK YOU FOR THAT. BUT RIGHT NOW, THE WAY THINGS ARE DONE FOR ME ON MAIN STREET, ME TRYING TO PROVIDE BECAUSE ON SATURDAYS, I'M NOT WORKING. I'M A FATHER FIRST. I'M GOING TO THE GAMES. I GOT TO BE THERE FIRST. I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT. I WANT TO READ ABOUT IT. I WANT TO SEE IT I'M SURE EVERYBODY CAN AGREE WITH THAT SAME ELEMENT. ALL I'M SAYING IS THE WAY THINGS HAVE TAKEN PLACE AND PRETTY MUCH FORCED ME OUT OF MY POSITION. I'VE BEEN A BUSINESS IN THIS AREA FOR OVER 20 YEARS. I CHALLENGE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO ASK SOMEBODY ABOUT MY PERSONALITY, ABOUT MY CHARACTER, ABOUT THE MAN YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY. ANYBODY ASKED THEM ABOUT ME, AND SEE WHAT THEY SAY. >> ERNEST, GREAT MAN. GREAT BARBECUE PLACE TOO, AS WELL. NICE, YOUNG MAN. NICE, GENTLEMEN, I SHOULD SAY. I APPRECIATE THAT. YOU KNOW WHAT I STAND HERE. I STAND FOR GOODNESS AND THE GOODNESS OF THIS COMMUNITY. THAT'S ALL. I FELT LIKE I GOT THAT. MY INSURANCE FAIL ME. I DON'T DEAL WITH THE SUBSIDIARIES. I DEAL WITH THE BIG BRANDS. SUBSIDIARIES DO NOTHING FOR YOU. THEY JUST BLOW SMOKE. NOTHING TO HELP ME. EACH PROGRAM YOU SET IT FORWARD WITH US TO HELP BUSINESS OWNERS LIKE MYSELF. NOTHING WORKED FOR US. I DIDN'T REACH THOSE CRITERIA. WHAT AM I TRYING TO SAY? EACH PLATFORM THAT WAS OFFERED? I DIDN'T QUALIFY. MY HANDS ARE TIED. THAT'S TOUGH TO DEAL WITH. I ASK YOU GUYS TO THINK ABOUT THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS THAT DEALING THE SAME THING I'M DEALING WITH. I WAS AROUND THE FENCE FOR ALMOST A YEAR. YOU OPENED MY FRONT DOOR, YOU SAW PORTA-POTTY. IF IT RAINED, I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO COME TO THE BARBER SHOP BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO WALK A BLOCK WITH YOUR CHILDREN TO COME INSIDE MY SHOP. YOU'RE FEEDING MUDDY. I WAS GOING THROUGH SUMMER MOON, WHICH IS A GREAT BUSINESS OWNER AND GREAT STAFF THAT ALLOWED US TO WALK THROUGH THEIR BUSINESS TO COME TO MINE. YOU KNOW HOW BARRIS' SIDE IS. I'M THE GUY BEHIND THE COWBOYS' HAIRCUTS. I'M THE GUY BEHIND YOUR NEWS ANCHOR'S HAIRCUTS. I'M THE GUY BEHIND LOOK AT DON'S HAIRCUTS. NOT TO NAME DROP, BUT I'M DROPPING NAMES TODAY. I'M THE GUY WHO DOES THOSE ALL THOSE THINGS. GUESS WHAT? THEY COME TO THE SHOP, AND I HAVE TO GO TO THEM NOW. I WAS GOING TO THEM CAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO GET MUDDY. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO GET SOAKING WET. I'M EMBARRASSED, GUYS. THEY THOUGHT I WAS CLOSED. THAT'S MY TIME. THANK YOU, ALL FOR LISTENING. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE SCOTT HOFFNER, AND THEN FOLLOWING AFTER HIM, WE'LL HAVE PAUL JASSON. >> CHECK 1, 2. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. [00:55:02] GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. SCOTT HOFFNER, 7210 MAIN STREET. THAT'S EXACTLY THE REASON I'M HERE AGAIN TONIGHT. SOME THINGS HAVE WORKED FOR SOME PEOPLE, AND SOME HAVEN'T WORKED FOR OTHERS. THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE. I'M REALLY PROUD TO SAY RIGHT NOW THAT THERE ARE BUSINESSES ON MAIN STREET THAT ARE STARTING TO PULL OUT. THAT SALES HELP FROM GIFT CARDS. THE GRANTS THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN HAVE HELPED BUSINESSES THAT ARE PULLING OUT OF THIS CONSTRUCTION. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY'RE ALL THE WAY OUT, BUT THEY'RE GETTING THERE. BACK TO THOSE GRANTS, THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT CAN REALLY EFFECTIVELY HELP THAT MAN. THOSE GRANTS ARE THE WAY THAT LA SA PREMA AND THE MUSIC SHOP AND THE PLACES THAT AREN'T PULLING OUT AS QUICKLY CAN REALLY HELP. I KEEP REITERATING THIS BECAUSE IT'S ONE THING TO GET THAT GIFT CARD. IT'S ANOTHER THING TO GET $3,000 THAT YOU CAN UTILIZE TO MARKET THE RAIL DISTRICT, ESSENTIALLY. ANYTIME THAT OPPORTUNITY, WHICH AT SOME POINT, I HOPE YOU GUYS HAVE, TO ALLOW THOSE GRANTS TO GO OUT, SO THE BUSINESSES THAT DO NEED THEM THE MOST, THAT HAVE BEEN POUNDED TO THE GROUND JUST LIKE THE CONCRETE THAT'S BEEN PLACED OVER IT. THEY CAN RISE. WHAT'S EVEN GREATER ABOUT ALL OF THIS IS MAIN STREET IS LIKE THE STRONGEST THING YOU'VE EVER SEEN. YOU GUYS DON'T SEE IT, BUT YOU'RE NOT IN THE MEETINGS, AND WHEN WE ALL GET TOGETHER, THE GROUP IS GROWING, AND THIS GROUP WILL CONTINUE TO GROW. WE AS A GROUP ARE THINKING ABOUT ALL THE FUN THINGS THAT WE CAN DO IN THE RAIL DISTRICT WHEN THIS IS DONE, AND THE PROGRAMMING WE CAN PUT TOGETHER, AND THE PROGRESSIVE DINNERS WE CAN DO FROM RANDY'S TO LA FINCA. THERE'S SO MUCH THAT WE HAVE TO OFFER OUR COMMUNITY. WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT. BUT WE NEED EVERYBODY, NOT JUST THE FEW THAT ARE PULLING OUT. WE NEED EVERYBODY TO RISE ABOVE, BE ON LEVEL GROUND, ON LEVEL CONCRETE TOGETHER. THEN TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE THE RAIL DISTRICT THE COOLEST PLACE ON EARTH. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TODAY. GUYS, THINK ABOUT IT. IT'S JUST MONEY. FRISCO'S GOT PLENTY OF IT. SHOOT. AUSTRALIA'S COMING. CANADA'S COMING. THEY'RE COMING WITH ALL THAT MONEY. THOSE TRILLIONS. LET'S JUST GET US ALL ON THE SAME LEVEL. IT'D BE JUST WONDERFUL. THEN WE CAN SAY, "COME ON, CANADA. COME ON, YOUR AUSSIES. LET'S PLAY WITH YOUR KANGAROOS." ANYWAYS, THAT'S IT. YOU ALL HAVE A NICE NIGHT. THANK YOU. HAPPY THANKSGIVING, MERRY CHRISTMAS. [APPLAUSE] >> NEXT, WE HAVE PAUL JASSON. THEN, FOLLOWING AFTER THAT, WE'LL HAVE TRACY SHIPMAN. >> GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, COUNCILMEN, AND WOMEN. STAFF. MY NAME IS PAUL JASSON. I LIVE AT 5857 LEGACY DRIVE. WHAT ELSE AM I SUPPOSED TO SAY? THAT IT? MERRY CHRISTMAS IN ADVANCE. MOST OF US BELIEVE IN GOD, ALTHOUGH IT'S INTERESTING WHEN YOU SAY WHICH ONE, THEY HAVE DIFFERENT ANSWERS, BUT IT'S A COMMON THING FOR MOST OF US TO BELIEVE IN GOD AND TO HAVE CERTAIN STANDARDS AND CERTAIN VALUES. IT'S INTERESTING THAT ALL THE MAJOR RELIGIONS AND ALL THE MAJOR PHILOSOPHIES COME TOGETHER AND AGREE ON A CONCEPT THAT I THINK IS TRANSCENDENT AND IS MISSING FROM THE DISCUSSION HERE IN TERMS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING TO MAIN STREET. WHAT I LIKE TO JUST QUICKLY GO OVER ARE SOME PERSPECTIVES, AND PART OF THIS COMES FROM MY HISTORY AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL, TEACHING WORLD RELIGIONS AS WELL AS EXPERIENCING SOME THINGS. THE AMERICAN INDIAN, THEIR BIG THING IS LIVE IN HARMONY, FOR WE ARE ALL RELATED. BUDDHISTS HURT NO ONE. DO NOT HURT OTHERS, WHICH PAINS YOURSELF. CHRISTIAN, JESUS, DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU'D HAVE THEM DO UNTO YOU. HINDU, THIS IS THE SUM OF DUTY, DO NOT TO OTHERS, WHICH, IF DONE TO THEE, WOULD CEASE THE PAIN, COULD CAUSE THEE PAIN. JEWISH, WHAT IS HATEFUL TO YOU DO NOT DO TO YOUR FELLOW MAN. THAT IS THE ENTIRE LAW. ALL THE REST IS COM AND TERRY. INTERESTING BOTH FOR JUDAISM IN THE BOOK OF LEVITICUS, [01:00:03] WHICH IS GOD'S LOVE BOOK. ON THE CHRISTIAN SIDE, LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF, IS REPEATED. THEN ISLAM, NO ONE OF YOU IS A BELIEVER UNTIL HE DESIRES FOR HIS BROTHERS, THAT WHICH HE DESIRES FOR HIMSELF. I THINK WHAT'S BEEN MISSING IN THIS WHOLE THING IS THE PROBLEM IS THAT PEOPLE CAN NARROW THIS DOWN, AND ALL THESE LOVELY THOUGHTS ARE GREAT FOR PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITY. THEY'RE NOT FOR THOSE IN OTHER COMMUNITIES. WHAT HAPPENS IS WE HAVE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN JUSTICE OF WHAT'S IT CALLED THE GOLDEN RULE AND THE GOLD RULE. YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD WHO HAS THE GOLD RULES. WHAT CONCERNS ME IN LOOKING AT THIS, IT LOOKS LIKE THE WAY IT HAS BEEN HANDLED, THERE'S BEEN MISSING THIS CONCEPT. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY HERE, AND WE'RE NOT PICKING, BY THE WAY, I WANT TO WANT TO COMMEND SOME OF THE SPEAKERS TALKING ABOUT SOME GREAT THINGS THAT ARE BEING DONE, AND WE DON'T WANT TO PASS THAT OVER. WE DON'T WANT TO FOCUS ON NEGATIVE. BUT SOMETIMES YOU COME UP TO A SITUATION WHERE SOMETHING HAS CAUSED A LOT OF HARM AND A LOT OF GRIEF AND A LOT OF PAIN AS THEY'RE SAYING HERE TO OTHERS. THE BUSINESSES IN THE RAIL DISTRICT, AND I'VE BEEN DOWN THERE A NUMBER OF TIMES, TO USE THE VAN ACCENT, THEY'VE BEEN SCREWED. NOT NECESSARILY INTENTIONALLY. SOMETIMES THINGS HAPPEN NOT QUITE THE WAY WE THINK, BUT IF IT BECOMES CLEAR WHO WAS AT FAULT, THAT PARTY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. IN THIS CASE, IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE CITY COUNCIL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. THAT WOULD MEAN, GIVEN THESE CONCEPTS, WE NEED TO SAY, SINCE WE MESSED IT UP, WE NEED TO DO IT. I'M HEARING A LOT OF REALLY NICE THINGS ABOUT CARD AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. BUT THAT'S LIKE PEANUTS COMPARED TO WHAT NEEDS. THERE'S PROBABLY NEED AT LEAST FOUR TO FIVE MILLION. SOME PEOPLE SAY EIGHT TO NINE TO REIMBURSE THE BUSINESSES HAVE GONE OUT OF AND THE ONES THAT ARE STAYING IN BUSINESS, THEY'RE TAKEN OUT OF SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, THEY'RE TAKEN OUT OF RETIREMENT FUNDS. THEY'RE BORROWING FROM FAMILY. THEY'RE DOING ALL THESE THINGS JUST TO STAY AFLOAT. SOME OF THEM THEY'RE DOING IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO LOSE THEIR EMPLOYEES, BECAUSE THEY FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM. I DON'T SENSE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL A TRUE, EMPATHETIC UNDERSTANDING THAT WHAT YOU HAVE DONE, FINE, HERE WE SHOW YOU A FEW CARDS. YOU NEED TO PONY UP AND PROVIDE. WE'VE HAD THIS DISCUSSION FOR OVER A MONTH NOW. HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? THE CARDS ARE A GREAT IDEA, SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS ARE GREAT, NOT ENOUGH. HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH THAT'S FAIR, JUST, AND ALLEVIATE THE PAIN CAUSED BY Y'ALL SO THAT THEY CAN GET, AND I THINK THE FUTURE FOR THE RAIL DISTRICT IS REALLY BRIGHT. HOPEFULLY, WE GET THERE. MY ASK IS TO RECONSIDER BASED ON THESE PRINCIPLES, SINCE WE'RE ALL RELATED; YOU HAVE CAUSED A LOT OF PAIN. YOU'VE DONE UNTO OTHERS, THAT YOU WOULD NOT DO UNTO YOU. YOU HAVE SAID HEY, WE'LL JUST DO THIS, AND I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT. I DON'T SENSE A CARING FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS. WHAT HAPPENS IS TOP [INAUDIBLE], NO. BUSINESS HAS BEEN THERE FOR A LONG TIME, ONLY HAVING TROUBLE BECAUSE OF YOUR DECISION. HOPEFULLY, YOU CAN MAKE A DECISION TO COVER IT PROPERLY AND PULL OUT OF THE CURRENT MILLIONS. GLAD WE GOT MORE COMING, BUT OUT OF THE CURRENT MILLIONS TO REIMBURSE THEM FOR THE PAIN THAT YOU HAVE CAUSED AND THE LOSS THAT YOU HAVE CAUSED THAT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT. [APPLAUSE]. >> HEY, TRACY SHIPMAN. THE NEXT IS BILL WOODARD. >> MAYOR, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS TRACY REVEAL SHIPMAN, AND I AM A 30-YEAR RESIDENT OF FRISCO ON CALVARY COURT. IN THAT 30 YEARS, I HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE CITY IN NUMEROUS ROLES, FROM SERVING TWO TERMS ON THE CITY COUNCIL, INCLUDING BEING SELECTED AS THE MAYOR PRO TEM BY MY PEERS UNDER BOTH MAYORS KATHY CI AND MAYOR MIKE SIMPSON. TO BEING APPOINTED TO VARIOUS CITY BOARDS, INCLUDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ADVISORY COUNCIL, THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION, CITIZEN BOND COMMITTEE, VISIT FRISCO, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. I'VE ALSO VOLUNTEERED IN NON-CITY ROLES ON PTAS, THE HERITAGE ASSOCIATION, FRISCO EDUCATION FOUNDATION, THE SCOOTER BOWL, THE FRISCO MIRACLE LEAGUE TURKEY TROT, AND LEADERSHIP FRISCO ADVISORY COUNCIL. SHOUT OUT TO CLASS 27, BEST CLASS EVER. [01:05:02] TONIGHT, I COME TO YOU IN THE SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY AND ETHICAL LEADERSHIP. BECAUSE AS I WAS REVIEWING MY NOTES FOR TONIGHT, I REALIZED THAT I'D BEEN INVOLVED IN AT LEAST ONE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN LOCALLY EVERY YEAR SINCE 1996. I ALSO REALIZED, AS I WAS SITTING IN THE WORK SESSION, THAT I HAVE BEEN ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF A CAMPAIGN IN EVERY ONE OF YOUR RACES. I MIGHT BE THE ONLY PERSON IN THE ROOM AND MAYBE IN THE CITY WHO HAS BEEN THAT PERSON. SOME YEARS, I'VE BEEN ON MULTIPLE CAMPAIGN TEAMS EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. YOU MIGHT IMAGINE OVER THOSE THREE DECADES OF CAMPAIGNING, I'VE SEEN EVERYTHING. BUT IT WASN'T UNTIL THIS PAST MAY THAT I HAD MY FIRST EVER EXPERIENCE OF RECEIVING A CEASE AND DESIST LETTER AS PART OF MY INVOLVEMENT IN LOCAL CAMPAIGNS. ON MAY 30TH, 2025, WHILE I WAS OUT OF STATE WORKING, I RECEIVED AN IMMEDIATE CEASE AND DESIST LETTER FROM LOCAL ATTORNEY STEVEN NOSKIN, ON BEHALF OF HIS CLIENTS, CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES, JARED ELAD AND BURT THAKUR. I HAVE A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL, UNDATED CEASE AND DESIST LETTER FOR YOU ALL FOR YOUR RECORDS. IN THE LETTER, MR. NOSKIN ALLEGES THAT FALSE AND MISLEADING CAMPAIGN ADVERTISING HAD BEEN DISSEMINATED AGAINST MR. ELAD AND MR. THAKUR RELATED TO THEIR AFFILIATION WITH THE FRISCO FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, THE LOCAL CHAPTER 3732 OF THE IAFF UNION. MR. NOSKIN'S ALLEGATION WAS UNTRUE. OVER THE COURSE OF THE FOLLOWING WEEK, BETWEEN MAY 30TH AND JUNE 5TH, WHILE I WAS STILL OUT OF STATE WORKING, I HAD TO FIGHT MR. NOSKIN AND POINT OUT THAT HE WAS WRONG ABOUT THE LAW AND THE FACTS. DESPITE MR. NOSKIN'S ONGOING THREATS, HE WAS ADVISED THAT I WAS PREPARED TO GO TO COURT AND SEEK SANCTIONS AGAINST HIM AND HIS CLIENTS, MR. ELAD AND MR. THAKUR. ONLY THEN DID MR. NOSKIN STOP HARASSING THREATS ON BEHALF OF HIS CLIENTS, THE DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION IN THE RUNOFF RACES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL. STEVEN NOSKIN SERVED AS THE ATTORNEY OF RECORD FOR CANDIDATES ELAD AND THAKUR. HE IS ALSO CURRENTLY SERVING AS THE ATTORNEY FOR FRISCO CHRONICLES WHISTLEBLOWER, WHO I UNDERSTAND FROM COURT FILINGS, PUT UP A REPRESENTATIVE WHO COMMITTED PERJURY AND WAS SUPPORTING MR. ELAD, MR. THAKUR, MR. LIVINGSTON, AND OTHERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHO HIDE BEHIND FAKE PROFILE NAMES. HERE'S THE BOTTOM LINE. FOR AT LEAST A PERIOD OF TIME IN WHICH I AM AWARE, MR. ELAD AND MR. THAKUR ENGAGED THE LEGAL SERVICES OF MR. NOSKIN, INCURRING ONGOING LEGAL EXPENSES AS CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE. YET NEITHER MR. ELAD NOR MR. THAKUR HAVE REFLECTED ANY LEGAL EXPENSES IN THEIR CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS AS OF TODAY, NOR HAVE EITHER OF THEM INCLUDING ANY IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM MR. NOSKIN IN THEIR CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS IN THE EVENT THAT MR. NOSKIN PROVIDED HIS LEGAL SERVICES PRO BONO. CONSIDERING MR. NOSKIN WOULD HAVE TO CONSULT WITH HIS CLIENTS, MR. LID AND MR. THAKUR, ON OR BEFORE MAY 30TH, IN ORDER TO HAVE DELIVERED THAT CEASE AND DESIST LETTER TO MY HOME ON MAY 30TH. MR. NOSKIN'S LEGAL SERVICES TECHNICALLY SHOULD BE REFLECTED IN EITHER THEIR CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS ENDING MAY 28TH FOR MR. ELAD OR MAY 30 FOR MR. THAKUR, OR FOR THEIR REPORTS DATED JUNE 30TH. BUT NONE OF THOSE REPORTS REFLECT ANY LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY MR. NOSKIN FROM THAT PERIOD. I SAY, AGAIN, IN THE SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY AND ETHICAL LEADERSHIP, I ASK THAT MR. ELAD AND MR. THAKUR AMEND YOUR REPORTS TO REFLECT THE LEGAL SERVICES FROM MR. NOSKIN. LIKE I SAID EARLIER, IN MY 30 YEARS OF BEING INVOLVED IN LOCAL ELECTIONS IN SOME VERY CONTENTIOUS RACES, BY THE WAY, I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING TO ANYONE BEFORE. BUT JUST IN CASE THIS IS GOING TO BE A REPEATED BEHAVIOR, I DO HAVE SOME UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR FUTURE CANDIDATES. IF YOU DECIDE TO USE ATTORNEYS TO TRY AND QUASH SOMEONE'S RIGHTS, BE SURE TO KEEP TRACK OF YOUR RECEIPTS, FOR YOUR FINANCE REPORTS, AND REPORT THOSE EXPENSES AND CONTRIBUTIONS IN A TIMELY AND ACCURATE MANNER. THANK YOU. >> NEXT, WE HAVE BILL WOODARD, AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE HAVE MR. LEE. >> GOOD EVENING, MARY AND COUNSEL, BILL WOODARD, 3598, SPRUCE HILL STREET. I HAD PLANNED TO SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND AS I WROTE THESE COMMENTS LAST WEEK, THEY WERE WRITTEN PRIOR TO YOUR WORK SESSION AGENDA BEING POSTED FOR TODAY, SO SOME OF THEM ARE GOING TO SOUND FAMILIAR. AS YOU ALL KNOW, I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CITY OF FRISCO FOR 20 PLUS YEARS IN MY NEIGHBORHOODS, SCOUTS, VARIOUS NON PROFITS, AND CLUBS, AND, OF COURSE, 17 YEARS OF VOLUNTEER WORK WITH THE CITY ITSELF. IN ALL MY YEARS ON THAT DIAS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS MOST PROUD OF WAS THE PROFESSIONALISM THE VARIOUS BOARDS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS EXHIBITED. NO MATTER WHAT OUR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS WERE, POSITIVE OR STRAINED, WHETHER WE ALL AGREED ON A TOPIC OR HAD DIFFERING OPINIONS. [01:10:01] WHEN IT CAME TIME TO STEP FOOT ON THE DIAS, EVERYBODY WAS PROFESSIONAL. WHEN TRAVELING TO REPRESENT THE CITY, EVERYBODY WAS PROFESSIONAL. CERTAINLY, THERE WERE TIMES FOR LEVITY AND TO SHOW A MORE RELAXED SIDE, BUT WHEN IT MATTERED MOST, EVERYONE WAS PROFESSIONAL. IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, HOWEVER, I HAVE OBSERVED OR BEEN MADE AWARE OF SEVERAL CONCERNS THAT CONCERN ME FOR THE REPUTATION OF THE CITY AND MORE SPECIFICALLY THIS COUNCIL. YES, AFTER 20 YEARS, I STILL RECEIVED CALLS FROM OTHER LOCAL LEADERS WITHIN THE CITY OF FRISCO AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. I FEEL IN A UNIQUE POSITION BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN THERE QUITE LITERALLY IN THE THICK OF THINGS, AS YOU ALL ARE. BUT HAVE NOW HAD TIME TO STEP BACK AND OBSERVE WITH THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE FEW HAVE. SOME OF MY OBSERVATIONS, A WILDLY INAPPROPRIATE, IF NOT RACIST JOKE FROM THAT DIS. A COUNCIL MEMBER ON AN EXCHANGE TRIP WEARING SHORTS AS AN OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY WHEN CLEARLY, THIS WAS NOT APPROPRIATE ATTIRE FOR THE MEETING, BUNNY EARS BEHIND PEOPLE ON CAMERA AFTER A COUNCIL MEETING. USE OF CHAT GPT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT QUESTIONS TO ASK DURING A WORK SESSION. YES, PEOPLE CAN SEE WHAT YOU'RE TYPING. THIS JUST SHOWS ANOTHER LACK OF PREPAREDNESS FOR THAT ITEM. ABSENCES AND TARDINESS. I'VE COUNTED MORE MEETINGS IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS WHERE MEMBERS WERE NOTICEABLY LATE, WHOLLY ABSENT FROM, OR LEFT COUNCIL MEETINGS EARLY. MORE THAN I CAN REMEMBER IN ALL MY YEARS ON COUNCIL. PERSONALLY, I MISSED THREE MEETINGS IN NINE YEARS AND LESS THAN THAT IN THE SIX YEARS PRIOR ON PLANNING AND ZONING. WHILE I UNDERSTAND WORK COMMITMENTS, THE CITIZENS OF FRISCO EXPECT AND DESERVE REPRESENTATIVES SHOW UP TO DO THE WORK ON TIME AND PREPARED. IT IS NOT ONLY DISRESPECTFUL TO THE CITIZENS, BUT TO COLLEAGUES AND THE STAFF WHO TIRELESSLY WORK FOR EVERYBODY. IT IS ALSO DISRESPECTFUL TO RSVP TO A CHARITY EVENT IN WHICH ONE IS SUPPOSED TO REPRESENT NOT ONLY THE CITY, BUT PROMOTE SAID CHARITY, AND THEN NOSHOW, NOT ONLY NOSHOW, BUT THEN POST ABOUT BEING AT ANOTHER EVENT IN DALLAS. I RECENTLY HEARD FROM ANOTHER SURROUNDING CITY LEADER. WE HAD A CONTINGENT ON A WASHINGTON DC TRIP THAT, "EMBARRASSED THE CITY OF FRISCO." I DIDN'T BOTHER ASKING WHO OR WHAT HAPPENED. THESE ARE RESPECTED LEADERS. IF THAT WAS THEIR TAKEAWAY OF US AND THEIR PERCEPTION OF OUR LEADERSHIP FROM THIS DIS, THAT WE DID SOMETHING TRAGICALLY WRONG ON THAT TRIP. I HAD ORIGINALLY PLANNED ON MAKING MY COMMENTS GENERAL, BUT AS I PREPARED THEM, I REALIZED THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE A LITTLE MORE DIRECT. MR. ED, MR. THAKUR, IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MEETINGS, THE TWO OF YOU LOOK LIKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS AT TIMES POKING EACH OTHER AND JOKING AROUND AT MEETINGS. IT'S ONE THING TO HAVE A SIDEBAR UP THERE FOR PURPOSE. IT'S ANOTHER TO ACT THE WAY YOU DO IN FRONT OF THE PUBLIC AT A MEETING. YOUR ACTIONS HAVE AN UNPROFESSIONAL APPEARANCE WHEN PEOPLE WATCH YOU. MR. THAKUR, YOU MENTIONED MY NAME AND A COMMENT DURING NOVEMBER 4TH COUNCIL MEETING SAYING THAT I WAS GIVEN THE COURTESY OF BEING MAYOR PRO TEM BECAUSE IT WAS MY LAST TERM, SAYING I SET A PRECEDENT. YOU WERE NOWHERE WHEN THAT VOTE WAS TAKEN IN 2024. YOU HADN'T BEEN TO ANY COUNCIL MEETINGS TO THAT POINT, AND YOU CERTAINLY COULD NOT HAVE KNOWN WHAT WAS OR WHAT WAS NOT DISCUSSED IN THAT MEETING. WHILE, IT MAY HAVE BEEN MY LAST TERM, AND I MAY HAVE REQUESTED TO SERVE IN THAT POSITION, IT WAS MY COLLEAGUES THAT I HAD EARNED THE RESPECT OF THAT ALLOWED ME TO REPRESENT THE CITY FOR MY LAST YEAR. IT WAS AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE, AND IT WAS NEVER ABOUT ME. IT WAS ALWAYS ABOUT THE SERVING THE CITY AND THE CITIZENS. THESE POSITIONS SHOULD BE EARNED THROUGH RESPECT, KNOWLEDGE, AND AN ABILITY TO PROFESSIONALLY REPRESENT THE CITY IN THE ABSENCE OF THE MAYOR. PIECE OF ADVICE, DON'T SPEAK ON THINGS OF WHICH YOU DON'T KNOW. FURTHER, YOUR COMMENTS, POLITICIZING THE POSITION AND QUESTIONING ANGLIA'S INTEGRITY AND HER ABILITY TO BE NEUTRAL OR OFFENSIVE. AS HER FRIEND, I KNOW SHE WOULD NEVER COMPROMISE HER INTEGRITY LIKE THAT. WHILE SHE MAY NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THOSE COMMENTS, I WILL SHAME ON YOU FOR EVEN INSINUATING SUCH A THING. RESPECT MUST BE EARNED TO SERVE FOR THOSE POSITIONS, AND YOU HAVEN'T BEEN AROUND LONG ENOUGH YET. APPARENTLY THREATENING TO SUE RESIDENTS. I'LL HAVE COMMENTS ON THAT FOR ANOTHER DAY. I'M CERTAIN THERE WILL BE SOMEONE SOMEWHERE THAT ARE GOING TO TAKE MY COMMENTS, TEAR THEM APART, FIND IT INSTANCES THAT I OR OTHERS MAY HAVE ALSO FAILED AT DOING THE RIGHT THING. I ACCEPT THAT CRITICISM. IF I COULD, MR. MERRILL, I'LL FINISH UP. I'LL ACCEPT THAT CRITICISM NOW. I KNOW I'M NOT PERFECT. WHILE SOME OF MY COMMENTS HAVE BEEN POINTED, I DO HOPE FOR BETTER OR WORSE, THEY ARE TAKEN IN THE SPIRIT THEY ARE INTENDED TO MAKE OUR CITY BETTER. I'M NOT TRYING TO BE A REFEREE BLOWING A WHISTLE TO CALL SOMEONE OUT, MORE LIKE A WATCHDOG THAT LOVES US HOME AND WANTS TO PROTECT IT AND KEEP IT TO A PLACE WE ALL WANT TO LIVE. >> BILL. THANK YOU. >> I CAN SAY FROM EXPERIENCE AS MY LAST TWO SENTENCES, SIR. I CAN SAY FROM EXPERIENCE, GOVERNING IS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN CAMPAIGNING. PLEASE FOCUS ON THE GOVERNING, [01:15:02] FOCUS ON THE PROFESSIONALISM. THINK ABOUT WHAT OTHERS WILL SEE, AND LET'S REPRESENT THE CITY IN OUR BEST VIEW. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [BACKGROUND] >> FINALLY, WE HAVE MR. LEE. >> GOOD EVENING. MY GOD BLESS YOU IN THIS HOUR. MY PROBLEM IS I VERY TO KEEP THE TEN COMMANDMENT. REVELATION CHAPTER 14:12 SAYS, THERE IS SAINTS. I WILL BE VERY FAR AWAY FROM THE SAINTS BECAUSE THE BY BIBLE SAYS, I'LL READ REVELATION CHAPTER 14, VERSE 12 SAYS, "HERE IS THE PATIENTS OF SAINTS. HERE ARE THEY THAT KEEP THE COMMANDMENT OF GOD AND THE FAITH OF JESUS." BUT I LOOK MYSELF. I FOUND THAT IT IS VERY HARD TO KEEP THAT NO OVER GOD TEN COMMANDMENT. WHY? BECAUSE THERE IS SOMEONE WHO IS ANGRY AT ME. I HAVE HATE HIM. OR HATE TO HER. THERE IS MY REAL HEART IS LIKE THAT. I'M NOT LIKE THE PATIENCE OF SAINTS FAR AWAY FROM THE SAINTS. WHAT SHALL I DO? SOME POINT, I HAVE SOME CONSOLATION FROM THE BIBLE. ISRAEL AND CANAAN. THE LAND OF A CANAAN, LAND OF HONEY AND WHAT THAT IS ISRAEL'S LAND FROM RIVER OF EGYPT TO THE EUPRATES. THAT AREA IS FOR ISRAEL. GOD HAS THAT IDEA TO GIVEN TO ISRAEL PERSON. THAT IS IN THE BIBLE, BUT DE' ISRAEL IS DIFFERENT IN THE BIBLE. DE' ISRAEL ABRAM'S DESCENDANT. BUT HOW TO GO [01:20:12] INTO THE LAND OF ISRAEL FROM RIVER OF EGYPT TO THE EUPRATES RIVER. BETWEEN THERE, THERE IS A LAND OF ISRAEL. BUT I FOUND THAT ANOTHER MEANING, THE SPIRITUAL MEANING IS THE HEAVENLY PLACE. >> THANK YOU, MR. LEE. [APPLAUSE] NOW WE'LL MOVE US INTO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. [CONSENT AGENDA] THESE ITEMS ARE PLACED ON THE AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE IN NATURE AND ARE CONSIDERED NON CONTROVERSIAL. THE CONSENT AGENDA CAN BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION. THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO MOVE ANY ITEM FOR DISCUSSION, SEPARATE ACTION. COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY VOTE IN A FOR ANY ITEM WITHOUT COMMENT, AND MAY SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS AS THE OFFICIAL RECORD. COUNCIL WE HAVE ITEMS 13-40 FOR CONSIDERATION. >> MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS 13-40. >> MOTION BY ANGLIA. >> SECOND. >> SECOND, BY LAURA IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> MOTION PASSES 60. LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, THESE EVEN. [Consider and act upon adoption of an Ordinance to consider possible amendments to the Zoning Ordinance Subsection 3.02, Use Chart and Conditional Development Standards. Zoning Case No. ZA25-0003. Applicant: City of Frisco. (Development Services/CL)] [Consider and act upon adoption of an Ordinance amending Ordinance 2024-03-10 establishing maximum speed limits on city streets within the City of Frisco. (Engineering/CJ)] ITEMS MAY LEGALLY REQUIRE COUNCIL ACTION, BUT BY COUNCIL POLICY SHOULD BE THE CITY MANAGER'S RESPONSIBILITY. THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA CAN BE ACTED UPON A ONE MOTION. THE CONCURRENCE OF TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS IS REQUIRED TO MOVE ANY ITEM FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND ACTION. COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY VOTE A ON ANY SINGLE ITEM WITHOUT COMMENT AND MAY SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS AS PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD. THERE ARE TWO ITEMS, ITEMS 41 AND 42. >> MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 41-42. >> MOTION BY LAURA. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY BURT? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES 60. THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 543 AS A PUBLIC HEARING [Public Hearing: A request to rezone 4.1± acres on the east side of Frisco Street, 270± feet south of Eldorado Parkway ("Property") from Industrial and Retail to Office-2, to amend the Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 11-04-09, as amended), and to consider to direct Staff to prepare an Ordinance of the same. Zoned Industrial and Retail. Neighborhood #46. Zoning Case No. Z25-0004. Applicant: Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. Tabled 11/04/2025. (Development Services/JH)] OR REQUEST TO REZONE 4.1 ACRES ON THE EAST SIDE OF FRISCO STREET, 270 FEET SOUTH OF ELDORADO PARKWAY FROM INDUSTRIAL AND RETAIL TO OFFICE 2 TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE NUMBER 110409 AS AMENDED. TO CONSIDER DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE OF THE SAME, ONE INDUSTRIAL RETAIL NEIGHBORHOOD NUMBER 46, ZONING CASE NUMBER Z 25-0004. APPLICANT IS KIMBERLEY HORN AND ASSOCIATES. THIS ITEM WAS TABLED ON NOVEMBER 4, 2025. I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO REMOVE FROM THE TABLE. >> MOTION TO REMOVED FROM THE TABLE. >> MOTION BY ANGLIA. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY LAURA. ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> PASSES 60. THE ITEM IS NOW REMOVED FROM THE TABLE. >> MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, JOHN LETLER, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. THE APPLICANT IS MAKING A SIMPLE REQUEST TO REZONE PORTION OF THE PROPERTY FROM INDUSTRIAL TO OFFICE 2 WITH THE INTENTION OF BUILDING A HOTEL ON THE PROPERTY. HOTEL IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, BUT IT IS ALLOWED BY RIGHT IN THE OFFICE 2 DISTRICT. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, FUTURE LAND USE PLAN RECOMMENDS BUSINESS PARK AS A LAND USE FOR THIS AREA. THE APPLICANTS REQUEST FOR THE OFFICE 2 ZONING IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN. WHEN THIS WAS PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, THEY UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. 6-0 FOR THE REQUEST. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY LETTERS IN OPPOSITION TO THIS ZONING REQUEST. THE APPLICANT HAS SIGNED, AND COUNSEL APPROVED THE VOLUNTARY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BACK ON NOVEMBER 4. THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION. BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THE APPLICANT, ALONG WITH OUR CONSULTANT IS HERE TONIGHT AS WELL. >> COUNSEL, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. >> MOVE TO OPEN PUBLIC HEARING. >> MOTION BY LAURA. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY ANGLIA. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW PASSES 60. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THE SIGN? >> SEE, NONE MOVED CLOSE? >> MOTION BY LAURA. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY ANGLIA. ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE. THAT MOTION PASSES 6-0. COUNSEL, WHAT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS DO YOU HAVE? >> JOHN, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT CLASS OF HOTEL THEY'RE LOOKING TO BUILD? >> NO. >> APPLICANT? >> MIKE SACAR MENTIONED HILTON 2, HOME 2. >> THANK YOU. JON, WHERE IS THAT LOCATED RELATIVE TO THE SCHOOL? >> IT'S TO THE SOUTH, WE HAVE THE SCHOOL TO THE NORTH. NORTH OF ELDORADO, ELDORADO AND RESEARCH. >> IT'S ACROSS ELDORADO. IT'S NOT ON THE SAME SIDE AS THE SCHOOLS LOCATED. I WASN'T SURE EXACTLY WHERE THAT WAS. >> I WANTED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SLIDE THERE. [01:25:04] >> THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF ELDORADO. >> THANK YOU. IT'S JUST BEHIND THE CVS, RIGHT? >> YES, THIS IS SOUTH OF THE CVS'S PROPERTY, AND YOU'RE TIME ABOUT WHEN THE FRISCO'S HIGH SCHOOL, IT'S ON THE NORTH SIDE OF ELDORADO RESEARCH. >> THE LOCATION MAKES SENSE, BACKS TO A POWER LINE, EASEMENT AND IN THAT CORRIDOR, THERE'S A LOT OF SPORTS USE AND OTHER INDUSTRIAL USE. VALUE HOTEL OPTIONS ARE ALWAYS IN NEED IN THAT AREA. >> ONE THING TO ADD, MARY IS YOU BROUGHT THAT UP, IN OUR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT LAND PLANNING ON THIS PARTICULAR SITE IS HIKE AND BIKE TRAILS WITHIN AND THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT. >> I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 43. >> SECOND BY ANGELIA. SECOND BY BYRD. ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> MOTION PASSES 6-0. ITEM 44 IS A PUBLIC HEARING IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 214-216, [Public Hearing: In accordance with Local Government Code §214.216(f), providing for a public hearing before adopting local amendments to the 2024 International Building Code, and to consider to direct Staff to prepare an Ordinance of the same. (Development Services/GU)] PROVIDING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE ADOPTING LOCAL AMENDMENTS TO THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE, AND TO CONSIDER TO STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE OF THE SAME. COUNSEL'S RECEIVED A DETAILED BRIEFING ALREADY ON THESE CHANGES IN A PRIOR WORK SESSION, BUT I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. >> THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNSEL GILBERT, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, BUILDING OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. AT NOVEMBER 18, COUNCIL WORK SESSION, WE INTRODUCED TO YOU THE 2024 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CODES, AND STAFF IS PREPARED TO PROPOSE CONSIDERATION BY COUNSEL FOR ADOPTION OF THE CODES. A DRAFT OF OUR RECOMMENDED AMENDMENTS HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE CITY WEBSITE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS AS REQUIRED BY LAW. TODAY, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY. AS REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW, WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE WITH AMENDMENTS, AND WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO DO THAT AND TO CONSIDER DIRECTING STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE OF THE SAME. WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> COUNSEL, IS A PUBLIC HEARING? BY LAURA. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY ANGELIA. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> PASSES 6-0, PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? >> SEEING NONE, I MOVE TO CLOSE. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY ANGELIA. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> AYE. >> PASSES 6-0. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. LIKE I MENTIONED, WE'VE ALREADY HAD A WORK SESSION, AND COUNSEL ASKED DETAILED QUESTIONS. BUT COUNSEL, DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS? FOR A MOTION. BY BYRD. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY ANGELIA. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> AYE. >> THAT PASSES 6-0. ITEM 45 IS A PUBLIC HEARING IN ACCORDANCE [Public Hearing: In accordance with Local Government Code §214.212(e), providing for a public hearing before adopting local amendments to the 2024 International Residential Code, and to consider to direct Staff to prepare an Ordinance of the same. (Development Services/GU)] WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 214-212 E PROVIDING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE ADOPTING THE LOCAL AMENDMENTS TO THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE AND TO CONSIDER STAFF AND PREPARE AN ORDINANCE OF [INAUDIBLE] >> THE CITY STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE FOR POSSIBLE ADOPTION AND PROPOSAL. COUNSEL, FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE. A DRAFT AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE CITY WEBSITE AND SENT TO THE DALLAS BUILDERS ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. TO DATE, NONE HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW, WE ARE REQUIRED TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE WHENEVER THERE ARE ANY AMENDMENTS. THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT AND TO CONSIDER THE DIRECTION FOR STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE THE SAME. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> COUNSEL, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. BY LAURA. >> SECOND. >> BY ANGELIA. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> PASSES 6-0. ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK IN THE PUBLIC HEARING? SEEING NONE, I MOVE TO CLOSE. >> MOTION BY LAURA. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY ANGELIA. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> PASSES 6-0, AND THIS IS A COMPANION ITEM, AGAIN, THAT DISCUSSED AT LENGTH AT A PRIOR WORK SESSION. BUT COUNSEL, ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS. I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION. >> MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 45. >> MOTION BY ANGELIA. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY LAURA. >> ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> THAT PASSES 6-0. ITEM 46, [Consider and act upon calling for a Public Hearing on the City of Frisco Stormwater Drainage Fee Adjustments. (Budget/BP)] CONSIDER AN ACT UPON CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CITY OF FRISCO STORMWATER DRAINAGE FEE ADJUSTMENTS. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, BRETT PETERSON, BUDGET AND STRATEGIC PLANNING MANAGER. THERE IS A REQUIREMENT FOR A PUBLIC HEARING PRIOR TO CHANGING THE STORMWATER DRAINAGE FEES. THIS IS A RE NOTICE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE ARE CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 6, 2026 AT THE 6:30 PM. CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN THE GEORGE A. PUREFOY MUNICIPAL CENTER. OTHER THAN THE CHANGE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING DATE, THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE STORMWATER RATES THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED TO COUNCIL. THE NEW RATES WILL GO INTO EFFECT IN FEBRUARY. [01:30:03] THIS IS A CONSIDER AN ACT, AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> FOR MOTION. MOTION BY BYRD. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY LAURA. >> ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> AYE. >> PASSES 6-0. ITEM 47, [Consider and act upon adoption of an Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2025-09-45, approving the City of Frisco Year 2026 Budget. (Budget/TA)] CONSIDER AND ACT UPON A ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025-09-45 APPROVING THE CITY OF FRISCO 2026 BUDGETS. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, TANI ANDERSON, DIRECTOR OF BUDGET AND STRATEGIC PLANNING. BEFORE YOU IS THE CONSIDERING ACT TO AMEND THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET, THE BUDGET WAS FIRST APPROVED AT YOUR MEETING HELD SEPTEMBER 16 OF THIS YEAR. THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT IS INCREASING PROJECTED REVENUES 305-307 MILLION. THIS CHANGE REFLECTS INSURANCE PROCEEDS FOR FIRE ENGINE THREE AND ADJUSTMENTS TO INTERFUND TRANSFERS FROM THE CDC FUND TO ACCOUNT FOR ROLL FORWARD PURCHASE ORDERS AND MAINTENANCE NEEDS. JOURNAL FUND EXPENDITURES ARE INCREASING 306-319 MILLION TO INCLUDE 6.6 MILLION IN ROLL FORWARD POS FOR ITEMS ENCUMBERED IN FY 25 THAT ROLL FORWARD TO FY 26. ALSO INCLUDED IS THE ADDITION OF SIX FTE FOR FRISCO FIRE. WE'RE ADDING SIX FIREFIGHTERS FOR STAFFING AT STATION 11. THIS AMENDMENT DOES ALSO INCLUDE 5.9 MILLION FOR EARLY ESTIMATES TIED TO WORLD CUP 2026 PREPARATIONS FOR ADEQUATE STAFFING DURING THE EVENTS, SIDEWALK REPAIR, AND STRIPING AROUND THE STADIUM AND OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY BLOCKS. THE GENERAL FUND REMAINS STRONG WITH AN UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE AT 34%, WHICH IS WELL ABOVE OUR 30% TARGET AND ABOVE OUR POLICY OF 25%. ALL OTHER FUNDS ARE ALIGNED WITH OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES AND ARE IN GOOD STANDING. OTHER FUNDS TO BE ADJUSTED WITH THIS AMENDMENT ARE ALSO LISTED ON THE ATTACHED EXHIBIT 2 AND FUND SUMMARIES ARE ALSO ATTACHED WHERE YOU'LL FIND MORE DETAIL ON THE ADJUSTMENTS. THE BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE DID REVIEW THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT AT THEIR MEETING EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS A CONSIDERING ACT, AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> LAURA, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD FROM THE BUDGET AND AUDIT? >> NO, I THINK THAT COVERED IT WELL. >> COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS? >> I JUST WANT TO ADD THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION EARLIER TODAY. IT WAS VERY IN DEPTH AND ANSWERED ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS, SO WE DID SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON IT, SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE CONTINUED PROFESSIONALISM. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. >> COUNSEL, LOOK FOR A MOTION. >> MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 47. >> MOVED BY LAURA. SECOND BY [INAUDIBLE] ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> PASSES 6-0. ITEM 48, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025-09-46, [Consider and act upon adoption of an Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2025-09-46, approving the City of Frisco Community Development Corporation Fiscal Year 2026 Budget. (Budget/TA)] APPROVING THE CITY OF FRISCO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FISCAL YEAR 2020. >> BEFORE YOU IS THE CONSIDERING ACT TO AMEND THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FUND BUDGET, THE BUDGET WAS FIRST APPROVED EARLIER THIS YEAR IN SEPTEMBER. WITH THIS AMENDMENT, WE'RE ADJUSTING FOR ADDITIONAL OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURES, ECONOMIC INCENTIVES, VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, AND INTERFUND TRANSFERS. THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FUND ARE BEING ADJUSTED TO BE JUST OVER $220 MILLION. THE BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD HAVE BOTH REVIEWED THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT AT THE RESPECTIVE MEETINGS. THIS IS A CONSIDERING ACT, AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS. >> COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> WE WENT THROUGH THIS EARLIER AS WELL. >> LOOK FOR A MOTION. >> MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 48. >> I SECOND THE MOTION. >> SECOND BY LAURA. SECOND BY BYRD. ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> PASSED 6-0. ITEM 49, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE [Consider and act upon adoption of an Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2025-09-47, approving the City of Frisco Economic Development Corporation Fiscal Year 2026 Budget. (Budget/TA)] AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025-09-47 APPROVING THE CITY OF FRISCO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FISCAL YEAR 2020. >> BEFORE YOU IS A CONSIDERING ACT TO AMEND THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FUND BUDGET, THE BUDGET WAS FIRST APPROVED IN SEPTEMBER EARLIER THIS YEAR. WITH THIS AMENDMENT, WE ARE ADJUSTING THEIR FY 26 EXPENDITURES FOR INCREASES TO THEIR OPERATING EXPENDITURES, ONGOING CAPITAL PROJECTS, INCENTIVES AND TRANSFERS TO OTHER FUNDS. TOTAL EXPENDITURES FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FUND ARE BEING ADJUSTED TO BE JUST OVER $46 MILLION. THE BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE HEARD OUR PRESENTATION EARLIER AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD BOTH REVIEWED AND THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT. AT THEIR MEETING. THIS IS THE CONSIDERING ACT, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS. >> FINAL ITEM IN THIS ARRAY. COUNSEL, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? MOVE FOR A MOTION. [01:35:03] >> MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 49. >> SECOND. >> MOVED BY LAURA, SECOND BY JARED. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> MOTION PASSES 6-0. THEN ITEM 50 IS CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION [Consider and act upon adoption of a Resolution directing publication of notice of intention to issue Certificates of Obligation. (Financial Services/DC)] DIRECTING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF AN INTENTION TO ISSUE OBLIGATION. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL, DEREK, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF FRISCO. TONIGHT IS A RE NOTICE FOR A DEBT ISSUANCE RELATED TO THE HALL PARK PARKING GARAGE. THIS NOTICE WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED AUGUST 5, OF 2025. THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL TIME NEEDED TO WORK OUT THE CONDO AND LEASE AGREEMENTS WITH THE DEVELOPER. BECAUSE OF THAT, OUR 90 DAY NOTICE WILL EXPIRE, THUS CAUSING US TO NEED TO RENOTICE OR REPUBLISH THE INTENT TO SELL DEBT. A PARAMETERS ORDINANCE WILL BE BROUGHT TO COUNSEL AT THE JANUARY 20 COUNCIL MEETING, AND THE DEBT WOULD HAVE TO BE ISSUED 90 DAYS AFTER THAT MEETING. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> COUNSEL, AND TO BE CONSISTENT, MR. LIVINGSTON HAS A BUSINESS ARRANGEMENT WITH HALL PARK, AND SO YOU'LL RECUSE HIMSELF FROM THIS ITEM. COUNSEL, WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? >> MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 50. >> MOTION BY LAURA. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY JARED. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> AYE. >> THAT MOTION PASSES 5-0. ITEM 51 IS CONSIDER AND ACT UP UPON ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION TO CAST A BALLOT, [Consider and act upon adoption of a Resolution to cast a ballot electing a member to the Collin Central Appraisal District Board of Directors beginning January 1, 2026 and ending December 31, 2029. Tabled 11/18/2025. (CSO/JD)] ELECTING A MEMBER TO THE COLLIN CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2026, AND ENDING DECEMBER 30, 2029. THIS WAS TABLED AT OUR LAST MEETING, NOVEMBER 18, 2025. I SUPPOSE I NEED TO REMOVE THAT FROM THE TABLE. I LOOK FOR A MOTION TO REMOVE THAT FROM THE TABLE. >> MOVE TO REMOVE ITEM 51 FROM THE TABLE. >> MOTION BY LAURA. >> SECOND. >> SECOND MY JARED. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> THAT PASSES 6-0. WE TABLED THIS ITEM SO THAT WE COULD CAST OUR VOTES IN ALIGNMENT WITH FRISCO ISD. I THINK WE GOT THAT INFORMATION, SO I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION. >> I MOVE TO APPROVE FOR ITEM 51, THEY ALLOCATED THEIR VOTES TO JASON ROSS FOR COLLIN COUNTY. >> MOVED BY LAURA. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY ANGELIA. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> AYE. >> PASSES 6-0, AND THEN THE COMPANION ITEM, ITEM 52, [Consider and act upon adoption of a Resolution to cast a ballot electing a member to the Denton Central Appraisal District Board of Directors beginning January 1, 2026 and ending December 31, 2029. Tabled 11/18/2025. (CSO/JD)] IS CONSIDERED AN ACT UPON ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION TO CAST A BALLOT ELECTING A MEMBER TO THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2026 AND DECEMBER 31, 2029. THIS WAS TABLED NOVEMBER 18, 2025. I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO REMOVE FROM THE TABLE. >> I MOVE TO REMOVE ITEM 52. >> MOVED BY LAURA. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY ANGELIA. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> PASSES 6-0. THIS ITEM IS NOW REMOVED FROM THE TABLE. THIS WAS COMPANION ITEMS. SIMILARLY, WE WANTED TO GET THE RESULTS, THE FRISCO ISD BALLOTS CAST, IN WHICH WE NOW HAVE THAT. I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE SOMEONE HERE THAT HAS A BLUE CARD, THAT THEY WANT TO SPEAK OR. >> WE DO. WE HAVE ONE OF THE CANDIDATES. MIKE HENNEFER IS HERE TO SPEAK. >> HELLO MAYOR AND COUNSEL, AND CITY MANAGER, MR. PEARSON. I AM EXCITED TO BE HERE. MY NAME IS MIKE HENNEFER. I LIVE IN CARLTON AT 4265 HARVEST HALE ROAD. I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE BECAUSE I WISH TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO YOU IN OCTOBER FOR NOMINATING ME TO THIS POSITION. THAT MEANS A LOT TO ME. I'M HERE SO THAT YOU CAN MEET ME AND MAYBE GET TO KNOW ME JUST A LITTLE BIT. I SEEK YOUR VOTES TONIGHT TO BE ON THE COUNCIL. A YEAR AGO, I WAS ELECTED. THEN YOU ASKED, WHY AM I HERE? YOU PROBABLY ALL KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. THE LEGISLATURE DECIDED TO CHANGE ALL OF OUR TERMS THAT ARE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WE LITERALLY PULLED STRAWS OUT OF THE HAT. THE REASON I'M HERE IS I GOT THE SHORT STRAW AND I HAVE A ONE YEAR TERM REQUIRING ME TO RUN AGAIN. THE SECOND QUESTION THAT I THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE IS, WHERE HAVE I BEEN? HOW COME YOU JUST NOW SEEN ME? WHERE WAS I A YEAR AGO? I HAVE A VERY GOOD FRIEND, ROB ALTMAN. WE BOTH RAN LAST YEAR. THERE WERE FIVE SEATS OPEN, THERE WERE FIVE SEATS AVAILABLE, BUT TWO WERE OPEN. HE AND I RAN FOR THOSE SEATS ALONG WITH ABOUT A DOZEN OTHER PEOPLE. WE MADE A DEAL THAT I WOULDN'T INFRINGE ON HIS AREA OF FRISCO, IF HE WOULDN'T INFRINGE ON MY AREA IN CARLTON. AS A RESULT, WE BOTH GOT ELECTED. HE IS A GOOD MAN, AND HE IS SERVING WELL AND DOING A GREAT JOB. THE NEXT QUESTION IS, AM I QUALIFIED? IN 1990, 34 YEARS AGO, I STARTED A COMPANY CALLED CORPORATE USA REAL ESTATE SERVICES. WE'VE MANAGED 30 MILLION SQUARE FEET. WE BUILT OUT 50 MILLION SQUARE FEET. MOSTLY FOR OTHER PEOPLE, I MANAGE ON BEHALF OF OTHERS. [01:40:03] DURING THAT TIME, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAL MANY TAXES, BOTH INFORMAL, FORMAL, AND EVEN MORE INVOLVED IN SOME LAWSUITS TO GET THOSE APPRAISALS THE WAY WE WANTED THEM. MY TIME'S UP. >> NO, YOU'RE GOOD. >> I'M AWARE OF THE PROCESS, BUT I REALLY DON'T THINK THOSE THINGS BEING AN OWNER MAKES ME IS QUALIFIED FOR SERVING ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS MUCH AS THIS ONE. I KNOW HOW TO ASK QUESTIONS. OUR JOB IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT RUNS SMOOTHLY AND THAT THE CHIEF APPRAISER DOES HIS JOB. WE SCRUTINIZE HIM. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAD A FEW YEARS AGO NEVER COME BACK AGAIN. THAT'S OUR NUMBER 1 GOAL. I AM A PERSON THAT KNOWS HOW TO ASK DUMB QUESTIONS, AND I CAN ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS. YOU MIGHT ASK, WHY WOULD ANYBODY WANT TO DO THIS JOB? I'M HERE IN FRONT OF YOU. I THINK YOU ARE DOING EXCELLENT WORK. YOU ARE DONATING YOUR TIME, YOU'RE HERE LATE AT NIGHT. YOU ENDURE ALL KINDS OF THINGS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CRITICISMS, AND I THINK WE RUN FOR THE SAME REASON. THOSE ARE THE REASONS. THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU. I WOULD LOVE TO GET TO KNOW YOU MORE. >> I REALLY WANT TO BE VOTED ON BY YOU, BECAUSE I LITERALLY ADMIRE FRISCOS. I WAS SERVED ON THE CITY COUNCIL IN CARLTON. I KNOW A LITTLE BIT HOW A CITY RUNS. THIS IS A BIG CITY. YOU DIDN'T JUST RUN A GOOD CITY, BUT YOU BUILT A GOOD CITY, AND THAT WOULD MEAN A LOT TO ME IF I COULD RECEIVE YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU FOR STAYING LATE AND BEING HERE. COUNSEL. >> FOR A MOTION TO NOMINATE MIKE HENNEFER. >> MOTION BY BURT? >> SECOND. >> BY JARED, ALL IN FAVOR? >> DO WE SPLIT OR ARE WE VOTING FOR ALL OF OUR VOTES IN ONE BECAUSE WE HAVE 54 VOTES THAT WE GET TO CAST? >> GET SUB TRANCHE. >> JORDAN VILLARREAL. WE HAVE THE OPTION TO SPLIT THEM AS WELL. IF WE WANTED TO HAVE, JULIE, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT I THINK WE HAVE THE OPTION TO SPLIT THEM, SO IF WE WANTED TO PUT SOME FOR MIKE, WHICH I UNDERSTAND HE IS THE FRONT RUNNER FOR THE VOTES THAT HAVE BEEN CAST TO DATE, BUT IF WE ALSO WANT TO SUPPORT SOMEBODY FROM FRISCO, WE COULD SPLIT OUR VOTES BETWEEN THE TWO. >> WHO HAD MADE THE [OVERLAPPING]. >> BUT KNOWING THAT, DOES THAT CHANGE YOUR MOTION AT ALL? >> NO. I WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT WE SEND ALL OF OUR VOTES TO MR. MIKE HENNEFER. >> NOMINATED. >> FIST. >> OH, THAT WASN'T OURS. >> NO. >> OKAY. COUNSEL, WHAT OTHER COMMENTS DO YOU HAVE? >> JUST TO SAY THAT MIKE HENNEFER DID COME HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY ROB ALTMAN, WHO, OF COURSE, IS A RESIDENT OF FRISCO, AND IS CURRENTLY SERVING ON DCAD. I THINK ROB IS SEEKING HIGHER OFFICE, I BELIEVE HE IS PREPARING TO SUBMIT HIS RESIGNATION FROM DCAD SO THAT WE MAY HAVE ONE MORE SEAT OPENING UP HERE SOON. MR. HENNEFER IS BEING VERY HUMBLE WHEN HE SPEAKS TO HIS RESUME. IT IS VERY IMPRESSIVE. HE HAS AN INCREDIBLE WORK ETHIC AND AN INCREDIBLE RECORD SERVING ON DCAD JUST IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, BUT ALSO IN THE CITY OF CARLTON. I BELIEVE YOU ARE THE FRONT RUNNER, SIR, WE TABLED OUR VOTE. WE'RE CHEATING, WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO STEP BACK AND SINCE THESE VOTES ARE CAST PUBLICLY, WE'RE ABLE TO ADD THEM UP AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. WE COULD PUT ALL OF OUR VOTES BEHIND JORDAN VILLARREAL, AND MICHAEL WOULD PROBABLY STILL WIN NO MATTER WHAT WE DID, BUT IT MAY HELP BOOST JORDAN VILLARREAL, WHO IS THE FIST CANDIDATE. AS STATED BEFORE, WE COULD SPLIT OUR VOTES, WE COULD GIVE THEM ALL TO JORDAN, WE COULD GIVE THEM ALL TO MICHAEL, JUST TO BRING SOME CLARITY. I KNOW MOTIONS BEEN MADE, BUT JUST UNDERSTAND HOW THIS WORKS AND WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. >> I SECOND THE MOTION OF BURT TO GIVE ALL OF OUR VOTES TO MR. HENNEFER. >> SO HAVEN'T FINISHED DISCUSSION. [01:45:02] >> OH, SORRY. >> YEAH. I MEAN, LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT. >> SORRY. SORRY. I THOUGHT THERE WAS A MOTION. IT WAS HANGING. >> CHANCE TO SPEAK. SO DID YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE ON THE DIRECTION OF CASTING VOTES? I KNOW WE HAVE THE OPTIONS. >> YEAH. LAURA MAY HAVE MORE VISIBILITY ONTO WHAT THE COUNTS ARE FOR THE DIFFERENT CANDIDATES. I WAS TRYING TO FIND THAT INFORMATION EARLIER AND WASN'T ABLE TO DIG IT UP. BUT IT IS A STRATEGY TO KNOW SORT OF WHERE THE VOTES HAVE LANDED SO FAR TO GET THE GOOD PEOPLE ONTO THESE APPRAISAL DISTRICTS. I THINK WE'RE IN A GOOD POSITION IN COLLIN COUNTY. AS MR. HEBER STATED BEFORE, WE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH DENTON COUNTY IN THE PAST. I THINK WE'VE MOVED PAST THAT, BUT WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO REVISIT THAT. SO ABSOLUTELY. MICHAEL HAS MY SUPPORT. I'M JUST WONDERING FROM A STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE, DO WE SPLIT OUR VOTES OR DO WE PUT THEM ALL BEHIND JORDAN VILLARREAL? AND I JUST OFFER THAT AS FOOD FOR THOUGHT AND CONVERSATION HERE. JUST UNDERSTANDING IS A BIT COMPLEX. WE DON'T GET FACED WITH THESE TYPE OF VOTES OFTEN, WE'LL PROBABLY SEE THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE NOW BECAUSE, AS YOU STATED, WE HAVE MORE MEMBERS ON THE APPRAISAL DISTRICTS, AND THEIR ROTATION HAS CHANGED. SO I THINK WE'LL START TO SEE THESE MORE OFTEN. BUT THERE'S A STRATEGY TO THIS. WE DO HAVE CITY OF FRISCO IS 54, AND I THINK IT DOESN'T SAY ON HERE, BUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, I THINK, HAS 129 VOTES. SO IT'S JUST HOW IF WE VOTE WITH THE FIST, WHICH IS WHY WE'VE DONE THAT IN THE PAST, IT COMBINES OUR VOTES AND BOOSTS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEONE FROM FRISCO TO SERVE. IF WE START TO SPLIT THEM, IT DILUTES THAT OPPORTUNITY A LITTLE BIT. BUT I THINK EITHER WAY, WE'RE IN GOOD POSITION HERE. AGAIN, I THINK I'VE SPOKE TO IT ENOUGH HERE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S GOT ALL THE DATA POINTS. >> AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE ARE VOTING FOR TWO POSITIONS TO BE APPOINTED, SO IT WILL BE THE TOP TWO PEOPLE THAT GET THE MOST VOTES THAT WILL BE THE ONES SERVING ON THE DENTON COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT. >> RIGHT. >> EXPLAIN THAT AGAIN. >> THOUGHT THERE WAS ONLY ONE. >> JULIE CHECK ME ON THIS, BUT I BELIEVE ACCORDING TO WHAT WE WERE SENT, THAT THERE WERE GOING TO BE TWO PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE ELECTED THIS YEAR, AND IT WILL BE THE TOP TWO PEOPLE. >> YEAH. THERE ARE TWO SHORT STRAWS HAVE BEEN DRAWN. >> HE'S CONFIRMING FOR ME. HE PROBABLY KNOWS BETTER THAN ANY OF US. YES. >> ALL RIGHT. THAT HELPS. THAT'S RIGHT. >> THERE'S TWO POSITIONS OPEN. >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND IT LOOKS LIKE FROM QUITE A FEW OF THE NOMINATING GROUPS, A COUPLE OF THE NOMINATING GROUPS. DID CHANGE AND HAVE SUPPORTED JORDAN AS WELL IN ADDITION TO FRISCO ISD. SO IF WE WANTED TO BE GOOD PARTNERS WITH OUR ISD, WE MIGHT CONSIDER SPLITTING THE VOTES. SUPPORT, MIKE, BUT THEN ALSO MAKE SURE THAT WE PUT THE FRISCO RESIDENT THAT IS GOING TO BE THAT WAS SUPPORTED BY OUR FIST FORD. >> CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION, MIKE, PLEASE? IF YOU DON'T MIND, SINCE YOU HAVE MORE TRANSPARENCY INTO THIS THAN CLEARLY WE DO. AND SO WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM A COUNCIL MEMBER IS THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME RELEASING OF YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO COUNT VOTES FROM OTHER ISDS AND CITIES TAKING ACTION. SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE IN A PRETTY GOOD POSITION, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE CITY DOES TONIGHT. BUT THERE'S A FRISCO ISD. OUR FRISCO RESIDENT THAT IS ALSO ON THE BALLOT. WHERE DO THEY STAND? FOR AN ELECTION. >> WHERE DO THEY STAND? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? >> AS FAR AS A VOTE TALLY. I UNDERSTAND THE TOP TWO GET THE POSITION, RIGHT? >> I COULDN'T TELL YOU. YOU KNOW, THE TAXING ENTITIES HAVE UNTIL 15 DECEMBER TO CAST THEIR VOTES. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE VOTES ARE UNTIL THEY'RE COUNTED. >> WE DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM HIM THAT SAID THAT HE GOT THE FULL VOTE OF FRISCO ISD AND DENTON ISD. SO DENTON ISD IS 252, FRISCO ISD IS 129. >> WELL, I GUESS WHAT I'M TRYING TO THEORIZE IS I LOVE SHOWING UP IS, [01:50:05] YOU KNOW, 80%, YOU KNOW, AND YEAH. IT'D BE EASY FOR ME JUST TO SAY YOU SHOWED UP AND YOU WERE ELOQUENT, AND LET'S JUST MOVE ON AND GO HOME. WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IS IF COUNSEL COULD TAKE ACTION WHERE BOTH YOU AND OUR FRISCO RESIDENT COULD BOTH BE ELECTED. >> WELL, LET ME HUMBLY ANSWER THAT QUESTION. IF YOU WERE TO SPLIT THE VOTE, IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR BOTH OF US. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL TO HAVE HALF YOUR VOTES. I DON'T KNOW MR. VILLARREAL AT ALL. HE'S SUPPORTED BY SOME PRETTY STRONG BASES. SO I HUMBLY REPORT THAT MR. KEATON IS PROBABLY CORRECT THAT IF I RECEIVED NO VOTES, I WOULD PROBABLY STILL BE ELECTED, BUT I DO SINCERELY WANT YOUR VOTE. AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. >> CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT? YOU SAID THE OTHER PERSON SUPPORTED BY WHAT? I DIDN'T HEAR THAT PERSON? >> WELL, I DON'T KNOW ALL OF THEM. THE FRISCO ISD IS ONE. YOU LISTED TWO OTHERS. >> YEAH. ACCORDING TO THE EMAIL THAT HE SENT IS THAT HE GOT A FULL ALLOTMENT FROM FRISCO ISD, DENTON ISD AS WELL. HE GOT PARTIAL ALLOTMENT FROM THE TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND, AND LEWISVILLE ISD. >> YEAH. SO HE'S GETTING SOME VOTES. BUT IF I CAN SAY MORE, CAN I SAY A LITTLE MORE? HE WILL NOT BE ELECTED, NO MATTER IF YOU GIVE HIM ALL YOUR VOTES BECAUSE THE TWO INCUMBENTS ARE MYSELF AND PAM, I MEAN, ANN POMYKAL, PASS MAYOR OF LEWISVILLE. SHE'S BEEN ON THE BOARD 20 YEARS. SHE SHE WILL AMASS OVER THERE ARE 2000 VOTES BETWEEN THE CANDIDATES. SHE WILL AMASS OVER 1,000 VOTES. I WILL COME CLOSE TO THAT, AND VILLARREAL WILL NOT COME CLOSE TO THAT. AND HE WILL NOT BE ELECTED. SO YOU CAN VOTE FOR HIM. IT WOULD BE SYMBOLISTIC, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO ALIGN WITH, YOU KNOW, THE WAY ANOTHER TEAM IS VOTING, BUT HE WILL NOT BE ELECTED. >> COMPLICATES IT A LITTLE BIT. >> NO. THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION. AND COUNSEL, WE DID TABLE THIS AT OUR LAST MEETING SPECIFICALLY FROM THAT MEETING TO MAKE SURE WE ALIGNED WITH OUR ISD. YOU KNOW, I'LL LEAVE IT TO COME TO THE WILL OF COUNSEL. I THINK PROBABLY IN THE MINIMUM, SPLITTING THE VOTES WOULD MAKE SENSE. >> MR. MAYOR, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, I THINK THAT WE JUST HEARD FROM THE CANDIDATE THAT THE VOTE WOULD BE SYMBOLIC. WHAT'S THE POINT OF THROWING AWAY A VOTE FOR THE SAKE OF SYMBOLISM? LET'S GET BEHIND THE WINNING CANDIDATE. SO I AGREE WITH THAT. YOU KNOW, ONCE AGAIN, TO MAKE THAT MOTION, IF POSSIBLE, TO SEND ALL 54 VOTES FROM FRISCO TO MR. MIKE HENNEFER. >> OKAY. WE'RE NOT DONE. YEAH. SO I WILL GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A MOTION. WE'RE TRYING TO STILL WORK THROUGH THIS. SO WE'VE HEARD FROM TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND JOHN, I'M STILL UNCLEAR OF YOUR POSITION, BUT MAYBE AT THIS POINT, LET'S HEAR FROM THE OTHER. >> I THINK WHERE I AM, MAYOR, I DO RESPECT THE FACT THAT MR. HENNEFER CAME TO THE MEETING TONIGHT, AND I THINK HE WOULD BE AN INCREDIBLE REPRESENTATIVE FOR US. I ALSO RESPECT THE FACT THAT WE HAVE HISTORICALLY ALIGNED WITH OUR FISD, NOT JUST FOR THE SAKE OF ALIGNMENT, BUT THE MESSAGE THAT IT SENDS AROUND OUR PARTNERSHIP, AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT THERE IS A CANDIDATE THAT IS A FRISCO RESIDENT. SO I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF SPLITTING THE VOTE. YEAH, I WOULD ALSO BE SUPPORTIVE OF SPLITTING THE VOTE. I'M LOOKING AT, AGAIN, THE CITIES THAT HAVE THE MOST VOTES ARE DENTON ISD, LEWISVILLE ISD, FRISCO ISD, AND NORTHWEST ISD. THOSE ARE BY FAR THE ONES THAT HAVE THE BIGGEST AMOUNTS IN SWINGS. SO WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, SIR, IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE THAT JORDAN COULD GET IT BECAUSE IF HE'S GOT FRISCO, AND HE'S GOT DENTON, AND HE GOT PARTIAL LEWISVILLE, I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT COUNTS OF WHAT THEY'VE DONE, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A FRISCO RESIDENT, ESPECIALLY IF ROB IS GOING TO BE STEPPING DOWN. I WOULD BE ON BOARD TO SPLIT IT. >> HOLD ON. THERE WE GO. I ALIGNED WITH GIVING 100% OF OUR VOTES TO THE GENTLEMAN THAT SHOWED UP AND IS ADVOCATING FOR HIMSELF. [01:55:06] BECAUSE IN THIS ROLE, I PERSONALLY WANT SOMEBODY THAT IS GOING TO SHOW UP AND DO THE JOB, DO IT WELL, AND REPRESENT US, EVEN IF YOU HAPPEN TO LIVE IN A CITY THAT'S NOT THE RIGHT CITY. >> YOU CAN ALWAYS MOVE. >> ALL RIGHT, JOHN, THE ONLY ONE I DON'T KNOW IS YOU. ALL RIGHT. >> WELL, I'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS PROCESS BEFORE, AND I WAS A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR ROB TO RUN AND ANOTHER FRIEND TO RUN IN COLLIN COUNTY, AND ROB WON BECAUSE HE DID HE DID THE WORK. HE SHOWED UP. HE LITERALLY CAMPAIGNED. I THINK YOU WERE WITH HIM EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, AND I THINK THE TWO OF YOU GOT MORE VOTES THAN ANYBODY EVER GOT IN THE HISTORY OF THE DENTON COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT. YOU KNOW, IRONICALLY, WE ARE HERE IN THE FRISCO ISD CHAMBER, TALKING ABOUT, OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM AND HOW WE'VE BEEN ALIGNED WITH THEM IN THE PAST. SO I'M EITHER OF A MIND TO GIVE YOU 100% OF OUR VOTES OR SPLIT THEM. I'M OPEN TO EITHER. YEAH, ONE OF THE TWO OPTIONS, IS GREAT. BUT JUST FOR THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE MAY HAVE ANOTHER BITE OF THE APPLE IF ROB OPENS UP HIS SEAT, AND WE ARE DILIGENT IN FINDING ANOTHER PERSON TO RUN FOR THAT SEAT. IT COULD BE JORDAN VILLARREAL. I KNOW DEVON ENGLISH IS ALSO ON HERE FROM LITTLE ELM. SO THERE ARE SOME OF THE OTHER GOOD CANDIDATES OUT THERE THAT WOULD SERVE THE COUNTY WELL AND THE CITY OF FRISCO. SO I MEAN, I'M IN THIS MOMENT HERE, KNOWING MIKE AND ROB AND HOW YOU'VE COME HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. I'M OF THE MIND TO GIVE YOU ALL 100% OF OUR VOTES TONIGHT. >> ALL RIGHT. OKAY. I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION. >> MOTION TO GIVE MIKE HENNEFER 100% OF FRISCO'S VOTE. I SECOND IT. >> MOTION BY BURT. SECOND BY JARED. ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO. THAT WILL MOVE US TO ITEM 50. THANK YOU, SIR FOR BEING HERE. >> CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. [City Council discussion with City Staff concerning any actions required by City Staff as a result of any item on tonight's agenda.] >> LET'S SEE. ITEM 53, CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION WITH CITY STAFF CONCERNING ANY ACTIONS FOR CITY STAFF AS A RESULT IN ANY ITEM TONIGHT'S AGENDA. COUNSEL, I DIDN'T NOTE ANYTHING. DID ANYONE NOTE ANYTHING? OKAY. AND BEFORE I GET TO ITEM 54, I JUST WANT TO AGAIN THANK FRISCO ISD FOR LENDING US THEIR HOME FOR THIS MEETING. I VERY MUCH APPRECIATED FOR ALL THEIR STAFF AND ACCOMMODATING US. AND WITH THAT, AND AGAIN, A REMINDER, THIS WILL BE OUR LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR. SO WE'LL HAVE FIVE WEEKS OFF, THANKFULLY. AND SO WE HAVE OTHER CITY BUSINESS THAT WILL BE MEETING AND CONVENING, BUT WE WON'T HAVE ANOTHER OFFICIAL COUNCIL MEETING UNTIL JANUARY. AND THEN WHO HAD GOVERNMENTS MEETING? [Discussion on Governance Monitoring of present City Council Meeting.] >> I DID. SO FOR ITEM ONE, I GAVE US A FIVE. COUNCIL'S TIME NUMBER TWO, COUNCIL'S TIME SPENT APPROPRIATELY FIVE. EACH COUNCIL MEMBER TREATMENT OF ALL PERSONS WAS COURTEOUS, DIGNIFIED, CONSISTENT, FIVE. NUMBER FOUR, EACH COUNCIL MEMBER ADHERED TO ADOPTED GOVERNANCE STYLE FIVE AND MEETING EFFICIENCY RATINGS, FIVE. WE SHOULD PROBABLY GET A SIX BECAUSE OF JEFF BECAUSE HE KEEPS US VERY EFFICIENT, BUT I CAN ONLY GIVE A FIVE. SO OVERALL, WE GET 25 POINTS, OVERALL MEETING RATING, FIVE. >> FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN? >> MOVED. >> MOTION BY BRIAN. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY ANGELIA. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> THAT IS SIX ZERO. WE'RE ADJOURNED AT 8:57. THANK YOU ALL. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.