[Presentation of the Insurance Services Office (ISO) Class 1 Public Protection Classification to the City of Frisco by State Fire Marshal Debra Knight.]

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I'M TRULY BLESSED.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND JUMP TO THE PRESENTATION OF THE ISO CLASS 1 PUBLIC PROTECTION CLASSIFICATION TO THE CITY OF FRISCO. WES, DID YOU WANT TO COME UP? ARE YOU GOING TO SPEAK? I AM.

OKAY, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU.

OKAY, WELL, THANK YOU. SO MY NAME IS DEBORAH KNIGHT, AND I'M THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL, AND I WOULD LIKE TO, BEFORE I GIVE THE PRESENTATION, I'D LIKE TO KIND OF PUT THIS ACHIEVEMENT IN SOME CONTEXT AND GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ABOUT THESE SURVEYS AND WHAT THIS ALL MEANS. IS THAT BASICALLY THESE SURVEYS ARE DONE BY AN ORGANIZATION CALLED ISO, AND ISO IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION, AND THEY GO AROUND THE COUNTRY TO ALL COMMUNITIES AND THEY EVALUATE THAT COMMUNITY'S ABILITY TO RESPOND TO AND SUPPRESS FIRES IN THAT COMMUNITY. AND THEY LOOK AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE WATER, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T PUT OUT FIRES IF YOU DON'T HAVE WATER, AND THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS.

AND THEY GIVE IT A SCORE. AND THEY GIVE THAT SCORE AND THEN THEY, AND SO, WHEN THEY GIVE THE SCORE, THEN THEY CONVERT IT AND THEN IT BECOMES A 1 THROUGH A 10. AND A 1 BEING THE BEST, THE 10 NOT BEING SO GOOD. BUT OF THAT EVALUATION, 50% OF THE SCORE GOES TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, IT'S FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND 40% IS THE WATER AND 10% IS COMMUNICATIONS. SO IT'S A COMMUNITY EVALUATION. IT LOOKS AT THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN WHAT THEY DO WITH THAT, AND THIS IS ANOTHER PART THAT'S IMPORTANT, IS THEY THEN, THEY'RE A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION.

IT'S THIRD PARTY. THEY USE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED STANDARDS FOR THIS EVALUATION, BUT THEY SELL THAT PRODUCT TO INSURANCE COMPANIES. AND INSURANCE COMPANIES USE THAT IN ORDER TO RATE AND HELP DETERMINE RATES, INSURANCE RATES IN THAT COMMUNITY. SO IT'S IMPORTANT. IT'S NOT EASY TO GET A 1. A 1 IS THE BEST.

ONE IS, NATIONALLY, THERE ARE ONLY 400 1S IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, AND 100 OF THOSE ARE HERE IN TEXAS. SO WE IN TEXAS SUPPORT OUR FIRE SERVICE, BUT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT ALL THE COMMUNITIES IN TEXAS TO HAVE A 1. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I CONGRATULATE THE CITY BECAUSE THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S JUST DONE BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OR JUST BY THE WATER OR JUST BY COMMUNICATIONS. IT TAKES DELIBERATE EFFORT. IT TAKES THE COMMUNITIES PUTTING THEIR EMPHASIS ON AND TAKING THIS IMPORTANT.

SO ONCE AGAIN, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE CITY, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THE REST OF THE, AND THE WATER AND EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE CITY FOR THIS ACHIEVEMENT.

SO OKAY, THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITY MANAGEMENT FOR SUPPORTING ALL OF US TO MAINTAIN THIS FOR THE WHOLE ENTIRE CITY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS INSTRUMENTAL, AND WITH EVERY MEMBER IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOING WHAT THEY NEED TO DO POLICE DEPARTMENT, LIKE SHE SAID, EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, AND GABE'S TEAM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE WATER DEPARTMENT, WHAT Y'ALL DO. SO THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK PICTURE.

CHIEF, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO HOLD THAT. AND JUST ALL THE WAY ALL RIGHT, I KNOW WES WANTED TO SHARE SOMETHING REALLY QUICK. YES, NOT SO FAST, LEE. THIS IS A SPECIAL, SPECIAL MOMENT FOR FRISCO.

IT'S, AS FIRE MARSHAL KNIGHT MENTIONED, THIS IS NOT AN INSIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENT.

AND SO WE'RE HERE TO CELEBRATE THAT.

BUT I ALSO WANTED TO LET FOLKS KNOW THAT I MAY NOT, EVERYBODY MAY NOT KNOW THAT CHIEF LEE GLOVER HAS ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT, AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIM AND SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CONTINUING TO LEAD THIS DEPARTMENT TO AGAIN GETTING CLASSIFIED 1 IN THE ISO RATING.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP. YES, I THINK YOU SAID 400 DEPARTMENTS IN THE COUNTRY, RIGHT, WITH, WITH CLASS 1. NOW, UH, FRISCO

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IS PRETTY UNIQUE IN THAT NOT ONLY ARE WE ISO CLASS 1, BUT WE ARE ALSO ACCREDITED BY THE CFAI, AND THAT MEANS THAT IN TEXAS WE ARE ONE OF 8 DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE THAT DISTINCTION. SO THAT'S PRETTY COOL, I WOULD SAY. AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, OUR EMS SERVICES HAVE BEEN ALSO UNDER LEE'S LEADERSHIP RECEIVED THE ACCREDITATION FROM THE COMMISSION ON AMBULANCE SERVICES, AND THAT IS ANOTHER INTERESTING CLASSIFICATION.

AND I THINK IT'S OUR, OUR ESTIMATION RIGHT NOW IS THAT'S ONE OF, WE ARE PROBABLY ONE OF 30 DEPARTMENTS IN THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE ISO 01, THAT ARE, WE ARE ACCREDITED BY THE CFAI, AND WE HAVE OUR EMS ACCREDITATION AS WELL.

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE. LEE, YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB PLANNING OR EXECUTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF FIRE STATION 10 THAT JUST OPENED, AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DESIGNING FIRE STATION 11, WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT THING FOR, FOR HOW WE DELIVER SERVICE ACROSS THE CITY. BUT FOR 35 YEARS, YOU HAVE SERVED THIS COMMUNITY WITH DISTINCTION. YOUR INTEGRITY HAS BEEN IMPECCABLE, AND YOUR CARE FOR OUR PEOPLE IN OUR, IN THE DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS OUR RESIDENTS, IS SECOND TO NONE. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY APPRECIATES WHAT YOU HAVE DELIVERED TO FRISCO FOR YOUR ENTIRE CAREER. THANK YOU FOR SERVING AS OUR FIRE CHIEF, AND CONGRATULATIONS ON CONTINUING TO LEAD THIS DEPARTMENT IN EXCELLENCE. SO THANK YOU, LEE, VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT, UM, ITEM 5 WAS COUNCIL

[Library Report on Monthly Statistics and Activities.]

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ANY PROCLAMATION SINCE OUR LAST MEETING.

COUNCIL, ANYTHING OF NOTE YOU WANT TO RECOGNIZE? OKAY, THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR REPORT SECTION. ITEM 06, THE PRESENT SORRY, ITEM 7 IS THE LIBRARY REPORT ON MONTHLY STATISTICS AND ACTIVITIES.

AND I'M THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR.

IT'S NICE TO BE WITH YOU TONIGHT. UM, ONCE AGAIN, WE WANT TO CELEBRATE OUR, UM, ACHIEVEMENT OF EXCELLENCE AWARD. THE, IT IS GIVEN OUT ONCE A YEAR. WE JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED IT. WE IN ORDER TO GET IT, WE HAVE TO QUALIFY IN 10 CATEGORIES.

LESS THAN 10% OF LIBRARIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS QUALIFY.

SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF WHAT OUR STAFF DOES TO ACCOMPLISH THIS EVERY YEAR.

WE'VE HAD IT CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 2009. WE ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH AI AT THE LIBRARY. WE RUN, IF YOU LOOK IN OUR ACTUAL REPORT ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA, YOU'LL SEE A LIST OF ALL OF THE AI SOFTWARE TYPES THAT WE HAVE OFFERED CLASSES FOR. AND SO WHETHER IT'S PERPLEXITY, CLAUDE, COPILOT, THERE'S MUSIC CREATION, CANVA, AND A WIDE VARIETY OF AGENTS AND AGENTIC SOFTWARES THAT WE TEACH THE PUBLIC. THOSE COURSES ARE FREE, AND THEY CAN JUST SIGN UP AND GO UP ONTO OUR WEBSITE, GO INTO COURSES, AND SEARCH FOR AI. AND WE HAVE HAD GREAT SUCCESS. THEY'RE WILDLY POPULAR CLASSES, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE.

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

COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE LIBRARY REPORT? GREAT. 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'M SHANNON COATS, DIRECTOR OF PLAY FRISCO.

SORRY, DO MORE THAN ONE THING AT A TIME. SO THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PICTURES, AND WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THAT IN JUST ONE SECOND. AS ALWAYS, I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU IF YOU'VE PLAYED TODAY, AND IF YOU HAVE NOT, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO.

DURING SPRING BREAK, WE ACTUALLY SPENT A LOT OF TIME TRYING TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO PLAY.

SO EVERYTHING FROM A TEDDY BEAR PICNIC TO AN AQUA EGG HUNT TO THE FESTIVAL OF COLORS, TO BLACKLAND PRAIRIE DAY, WE HOPE THAT WE FOUND SOME WAY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME OUT AND JOIN US. SO THIS, THAT PHOTO IS FROM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY.

SO THIS IS A REALLY SPECIAL DAY

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THAT WE GET TO SPEND AS AN ENTIRE DEPARTMENT EVERY YEAR.

THIS YEAR WE HAD A VERY SPECIAL GUEST. WE HAD JIM "THE ROOKIE" MORRIS, AND SO HE CAME AND TALKED TO US ABOUT REALLY THE IMPORTANCE OF TEAMWORK AND OF LIFTING EVERYONE AROUND US UP. SO OUR THEME FOR THIS YEAR WAS DREAM BIG, WORK HARD, PLAY ALWAYS. WE HAVE A NEW SAUNA THAT IS ALMOST UP AND RUNNING. WE'RE VERY CLOSE AT THE FRISCO ATHLETIC CENTER. SO I WOULD SAY THIS IS A HOTLY ANTICIPATED DRY SAUNA THAT IS A RESULT OF MANY YEARS OF MEMBER SURVEYS AND PEOPLE ASKING FOR THIS. SO WE ARE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE.

AND THERE'S THIS THING CALLED GRAND PARK. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OF IT, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A GROUNDBREAKING SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 13TH BETWEEN 1 AND 3. I WILL SAY, YES, WE ARE WATCHING THE WEATHER VERY CLOSELY. WE KNOW WE'VE GOT SOME RAIN COMING IN. JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS IT ON THEIR CALENDAR, OUR BACKUP DATE FOR THIS IS APRIL 27TH DURING THE SAME TIME. WE'RE GOING TO GET AS CLOSE AS WE CAN BEFORE WE MAKE A DECISION. AND THEN OUR UPCOMING EVENTS. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HIGH TOPS AND HIGH HEELS AND THEN DADDY-DAUGHTER DANCE.

THIS IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE HELD AT THE STAR THIS YEAR, SO IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY SPECIAL EVENT.

IT'S OUR 30TH ANNUAL DADDY-DAUGHTER DANCE HERE IN FRISCO. AND THEN I WOULD ALSO POINT OUT, SO NOCTURNE IS COMING UP. THIS TIME NOCTURNE WILL BE AT FRISCO COMMONS PARK. OF COURSE, THAT'S A FREE EVENT, BUT IT DOES REQUIRE SIGN-UP.

WHICH YOU CAN DO AT PLAYFRISCO.ORG. AND THEN THE LAST THING I WANTED TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE PARTY IN THE USA 5K, WHICH OF COURSE IS IN THE SUMMER, REGISTRATION IS OPEN, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE AT NORTHWEST COMMUNITY PARK. SO IF YOU'RE A WALKER OR A RUNNER, PLEASE COME OUT AND JOIN US AND YOU'LL GET TO SEE THE PARK. WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. SHANNON, YOU MENTIONED THE DADDY-DAUGHTER IN THE HIGH TOPS AND HEELS. ARE THERE EVEN ANY TICKETS LEFT FOR THAT? BECAUSE I KNOW THEY TEND TO SELL OUT QUICKLY. THEY DO TEND TO SELL OUT QUICKLY.

STILL HAVE TICKETS AVAILABLE.

IF YOU WANT IT, YOU SHOULD GET ONLINE AND BUY IMMEDIATELY.

[Budget Status Report for February 28, 2026.]

ABSOLUTELY. AND THE TICKETS ARE VERY INEXPENSIVE, SO PLEASE COME JOIN US. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ITEM 9 IS OUR BUDGET STATUS REPORT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL. DEREK HAUN, CFO. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT SALES TAX REMAINS STRONG. WE SAW VERY POSITIVE SALES TAX GAINS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

JUST A REMINDER TO COUNCIL, FOR FEBRUARY COLLECTIONS, THOSE ARE ACTUALLY DECEMBER SALES. DURING FEBRUARY, WE SAW A 13.5% INCREASE OVER THE PRIOR YEAR, SO VERY STRONG. WE STILL THINK WE'RE ON TRACK FOR THE 5% INCREASE IN FY26.

WE'LL CONTINUE TO KEEP COUNCIL POSTED AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WITH THAT, YOU HAVE A COPY OF MY REPORT. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

[Public Works monthly report on water production, stormwater updates, and service requests.]

OKAY, COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE REPORT? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ITEM 10 IS OUR PUBLIC WORKS REPORT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

GABE JOHNSON, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. THIS IS OUR, UH, BASICALLY OUR FEBRUARY 2026 METRICS. WE HAVE COMPLETED THE, UH, NORTH TEXAS COMPLETED THE MAINTENANCE. TYPICALLY EVERY YEAR DURING THIS TIME THEY DO A CHLORINE BURN, SO THAT HAS CONCLUDED, AND IT SHOULD BE BACK UP AND RUNNING AS NORMAL, UH, BEGINNING IN APRIL. IT'S OUR ONCE, ONCE A WEEK, UH, WATERING ON YOUR REGULAR TRASH DAY THAT STARTS APRIL 1ST AND WILL RUN FOR THE NEXT 2 MONTHS.

WE RECEIVED A FEW AWARDS AT APWA. WE RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR COMING UP WITH A NEW PROCESS FOR HOW CONSTRUCTION METERS ARE REPORTED THROUGH THE APP. AND THEN OUR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TEAM GOT A BRONZE IN EV READINESS THAT'S GIVEN OUT THROUGH THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, WHICH BASICALLY LAYS THE FOUNDATION FOR EV READINESS. THERE'S A BRONZE, SILVER, AND GOLD, AND WE ARE ON THE BRONZE LEVEL RIGHT NOW.

AND A FEW UPCOMING DATES.

RAIN BARREL PICKUP DAY, IF YOU'VE ORDERED ONE OF THOSE, APRIL 11TH. CLEAN IT AND GREEN IT, APRIL 18TH. CHUNK YOUR JUNK, APRIL 25TH. AND THEN MAY 2ND IS THE FIFA TREE PLANTING. IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE A VOLUNTEER FOR A PART OF THAT, PLEASE REACH OUT TO OUR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TEAM. WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. HEY, GABE, JUST WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF KUDOS TO YOUR DEPARTMENT. A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE CALLED AND STATED HOW THANKFUL OR HOW GRATEFUL THEY WERE FOR HELPING, FOR THE CITY HELPING THEM SET UP THEIR SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, ETC., TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT'S BEING SPENT.

SO REALLY GOOD TO SEE THAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S A FREE PROGRAM. THANKS FOR THE PLUG. SO PLEASE CALL IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET SCHEDULED.

EVEN ADDRESSES FOR EVEN YEARS AND ODD ADDRESS FOR ODD YEARS. SO THANK YOU

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FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ITEM 12 IS OUR RAIL DISTRICT UPDATE. GOOD EVENING,

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

MAYOR AND COUNCIL. JASON BRODIGAN, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING SERVICES. UH, WE MAY HAVE JUMPED AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA, SO I'M JUST GOING TO DO THE MONTHLY REPORT IF YOU DON'T MIND, AND THEN WE'LL GET THE RAIL DISTRICT IF OH, SORRY, IS THAT GOOD? YEAH, OKAY. UH, JUST WANTED TO CALL ATTENTION TONIGHT THAT A DIVISION OF OUR DEPARTMENT THAT DOESN'T SEE A LOT OF VISIBILITY, BUT THEIR, THEIR WORK IS NOT INSIGNIFICANT, AND THAT'S OUR DEVELOPMENT REVIEW TEAM. THEY WORK HAND IN HAND WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ON EVERY PROJECT THAT'S SUBMITTED, AND WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY GROUND DOWN. IT'S OUR TRAFFIC DIVISION, AND MAKING SURE THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS SET FOR ALL OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT HAPPENS IN FRISCO. THEY BABYSIT THESE PROJECTS FROM THE TIME THEY'RE SUBMITTED TO THE TIME THEY'RE FINISHED AND FINAL ACCEPTED. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, 271 ACTIVE PROJECTS CURRENTLY. THEY'RE A BUSY GROUP. JUST WANT TO CALL SOME ATTENTION TO THEM. ALSO WANT TO CALL OUT THAT WE ARE HAVING OUR SECOND ANNUAL SIGNALS AND SIRENS ROADSHOW. WE'LL BE AT THE LIBRARY ON APRIL 28TH.

AND IF YOU WANT TO SEE HOW WE GET YOU AROUND, SOME OF OUR TRAFFIC SIGNAL TECHNOLOGY, AND HOW WE MORE IMPORTANTLY GET YOU HOME SAFELY. IT'S A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND OUR IT DEPARTMENT, AND EVERYBODY BRINGS A LITTLE TECHNOLOGY TO THE LIBRARY.

IT'S KIND OF A COOL EVENT. BUT IF YOU'RE SPECIFICALLY INTERESTED IN ASKING OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEERS ABOUT A SIGNAL TIMING PROBLEM OR HOW SIGNALS WORK, THAT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT. SO THAT'S WHAT I HAD FOR Y'ALL TONIGHT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, HAPPY ANSWER THEM. ALL RIGHT,

[Rail District Update.]

COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ENGINEERING REPORT? ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD. WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE RAIL DISTRICT UPDATE.

UH, ON MAIN STREET, SOME OF THE RAILS HAVE COME IN.

WE'RE STILL HOPING FOR THE REST OF THE RAILS TO COME IN. THERE'S A MANUFACTURING ISSUE THAT WE'VE RUN INTO, BUT THEY SHOULD BE HERE IN THE NEXT 2 WEEKS. UM, IF YOU'VE NOTICED, THE, THE BENCHES ARE STARTING TO GET PUT IN, UH, ALONG WITH THE, ON THE PLANTER BOXES. SO YOU'LL HAVE THE PLANTER BOXES AND THE BENCHES. AND MAYOR, LIKE YOU ASKED ME LAST TIME, WHEN THE PLANTS WILL COME IN, AS SOON AS THOSE BENCHES ARE ALL INSTALLED, WHICH SHOULD BE NEXT WEEK, YOU SHOULD START SEEING PLANTS IN THE PLANTER BOXES. WE ALSO ACTIVATED THE PEDESTRIAN HYBRID BEACON AT THE 4TH STREET PLAZA. I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT HERE IN JUST A SECOND.

ON THE PLAZA, YOU'RE STARTING TO SEE TREES BE DELIVERED, AND THOSE TREES ARE SIGNIFICANT.

WE DID NOT SPECIFY THE TYPICAL 4-INCH CALIPER TREES. THEY'RE BIG TREES, SO YOU SHOULD SEE THAT MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN HOW THE PLAZA LOOKS. AND THERE'S THE SHADE STRUCTURE IS ALSO STARTING TO COME TOGETHER. YOU CAN SEE THE BIG COLUMNS. IT'S A SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURE.

FINALLY, ON THE GARAGE, THIS IS KIND OF THE WORK THAT'S BEEN ONGOING IS THE FACADE WORK, THE MEP, THE MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL PLUMBING, AND THEN NOW THEY'VE STARTED TO DO THE HARDSCAPE ON ELM STREET AND 3RD STREET. SO I TALKED ABOUT THE PEDESTRIAN HYBRID BEACON A LITTLE BIT.

JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY HOW THAT WORKS, JUST SO WE, WE EXPECT THIS TO BE A BUSY CROSSING, SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS IT. AS A PEDESTRIAN, YOU HIT THE BUTTON, YOU'LL GET THE NORMAL WALK SIGN. THAT'S NOT OVERLY DIFFERENT. BUT AS A DRIVER, WHEN THE PEDESTRIAN DOES HIT THAT, THAT SIGNAL, FIRST THERE'LL BE A FLASHING YELLOW LIGHT TO TELL YOU TO GET READY TO SLOW DOWN. THE LIGHT TURNS YELLOW SOLID, JUST LIKE A NORMAL SIGNAL, AND THEN TO A SOLID RED.

AT THAT POINT, YOU DO NEED TO STOP BECAUSE THE PEDESTRIAN HAS BEEN CLEARED TO START CROSSING. ONCE THEY'VE BEEN GIVEN SOME TIME TO CROSS, THE RED LIGHTS WILL START TO FLASH. AS LONG AS IT'S CLEAR TO GO, YOU CAN MOVE AT THAT POINT, AND THEN EVENTUALLY THEY WILL TURN OFF AND TRAFFIC CAN RESUME AS NORMAL. SO WITH THAT, BEFORE I HAND IT OVER TO BEN, I CAN ANSWER ANY CONSTRUCTION QUESTIONS IN RAIL DISTRICT.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL. BEN BRZEZINA, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. JUST A BRIEF UPDATE REAL QUICK ON THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT OUR CDC HAS ROLLED OUT. PHYSICAL GIFT CARD AND DIGITAL GIFT CARD TOTAL REDEMPTION HERE IS ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS. IF YOU ADD IN THE ADVERTISING GRANTS, IT IS OVER $1 MILLION OF, OF DIRECT CASH INJECTION FOR OUR PARTICIPATING RAIL DISTRICT BUSINESSES. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE PHASE 2 OF THE DIGITAL GIFT CARD PROGRAM LAUNCHED JUNE 1ST. THE ADVERTISING GRANT WILL GO LIVE APRIL 15TH FOR THOSE RAIL DISTRICT BUSINESSES WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING. WE ARE WORKING ON A MURAL FOR THE OLD FORMER SCHOOL OF ROCK BUILDING. YOU ALL WERE BRIEFED ON THE DOWNTOWN CIRCULATOR

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DURING THE WORK SESSION.

CONTINUE TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS AND MEETINGS. RAIL DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD MET ON MONDAY.

RAIL DISTRICT ROUNDUP WAS LAST WEEK. AND WORKING WITH FOLKS LIKE MERCHANTS ON MAIN AS WELL.

AND YOU HEARD A BRIEFING ON THE SPECIAL EVENTS AND ACTIVATION OF THE 4TH STREET PLAZA AT THE WORK SESSION AS WELL.

SO I MENTIONED THE BONUS GIFT CARDS ARE GOING TO BE RELEASED AGAIN STARTING JUNE 1ST. THE BUDGET FOR THAT IS $500,000. LAST TIME AROUND WE HAD $350,000 ALLOCATED. THE ADVERTISING GRANTS ARE GOING TO BEGIN, AS I MENTIONED, APRIL 15TH, AND THOSE ARE GOING FROM $3,000 A POP TO $8,000. WE HAD A GREAT RESPONSE FROM THE PARTICIPATING VENDORS.

THEY REALLY ENJOYED AND THOUGHT IT WAS HELPFUL TO HAVE THAT GRANT MONEY, SO WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT AGAIN. THE MURAL I MENTIONED, BUDGETED AT $30,000, AND THEN 5 MONTHS OF THE CIRCULATOR, APPROXIMATELY $150,000.

$250,000. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE ADVERTISING ON LOCAL BILLBOARDS COURTESY OF OUR FRISCO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AND THE FRISCO CONVENTION AND VISITORS, VISIT FRISCO, CONTINUES TO HAVE BLOGS AND MARKETING THE RAIL DISTRICT.

SOME SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS ABOUT THE RAIL DISTRICT, AND THEN SOME INFLUENCERS THAT THEY'VE COORDINATED WITH, AGAIN, TO PROMOTE THE RAIL DISTRICT.

WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT,

[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.]

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. OKAY, ITEM 13 IS COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS.

COUNCIL, ANY UPDATES? SUBCOMMITTEES? GOVERNANCE HAS HAD MEETINGS WITH ANNUAL REPORT WITH EDC, VISIT FRISCO, AND PLANNING AND ZONING TODAY, AND ON MARCH 17TH, HOUSING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND CDC. ALL WERE WELL. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS GAVE SOME GOOD FEEDBACK, AND SO THEY WERE NICE REPORTS AND WELL DONE, AND GLAD TO GET NTC, COUNCILMAN THACKER AND MYSELF, WE WENT TO DC, MET WITH A LOT OF OF BIG ELECTED OFFICIALS ADVOCATED FOR FUNDING FOR THIS AREA, AND WE ESTABLISHED AND CULTIVATED SOME MORE RELATIONSHIPS. SO THAT WAS A SUCCESSFUL TRIP.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

ALL RIGHT, THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. ITEMS PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE IN NATURE AND ARE CONSIDERED NON-CONTROVERSIAL. THE CONSENT AGENDA CAN BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION. MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO MOVE ANY ITEM FOR DISCUSSION AND SEPARATE ACTION. COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY VOTE NAY ON ANY ITEM WITHOUT COMMENT, MAY SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS AS PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD.

COUNCIL, YOU HAVE ITEMS 14 THROUGH 27 FOR CONSIDERATION.

MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS 14 THROUGH 27.

MOTION BY LAURA, SECOND BY ANGELIA. ALL IN FAVOR?

[Consider and act upon adoption of an Ordinance for a Specific Use Permit for a Mini-Warehouse/Self-Storage Facility on a portion of one lot on 5.3± acres on the east side of Parkwood Boulevard, 320± feet north of Lebanon Road. Zoned Commercial-1. Neighborhood #23. Specific Use Permit Case No. SUP25-0004. Applicant: Animas Civil Engineering, LLC. (Development Services/RR)]

[Consider and act upon adoption of an Ordinance to repeal Ordinance No. 2024-04-20 consisting of 264.2± acres on the northwest corner of Dallas Parkway and PGA Parkway (“Property”), to amend the Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 11-04-09, as amended), and to rezone the Property as Planned Development-272-Office-2/Retail/Residential. Zoned Planned Development-272-Office-2/Retail/Residential. Neighborhood #53. Zoning Case No. Z25-0010. Applicant: Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (Development Services/JH)]

AYE.

THAT MOTION PASSES 6-0. THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. THESE ITEMS MAY LEGALLY REQUIRE COUNCIL ACTION, BUT BY COUNCIL POLICY SHOULD BE THE CITY MANAGER'S RESPONSIBILITY. THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA CAN BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION. THE CONCURRENCE OF 2 COUNCIL MEMBERS IS REQUIRED TO MOVE ANY ITEM FOR DISCUSSION AND SEPARATE ACTION.

COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY VOTE NAY ON ANY ITEM WITHOUT COMMENT AND MAY SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS AS PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD.

COUNCIL, YOU HAVE ITEMS 28 AND 29 FOR CONSIDERATION.

MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS 28 AND 29.

MOTION BY LAURA. SECOND BY

[Public Hearing: A request to rezone 124.3± acres on the northwest corner of Coit Road and PGA Parkway ("Property") from Agricultural to Planned Development-Single Family-7, 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 Agricultural. Neighborhood #1. Zoning Case No. Z25-0014. Applicant: Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (Development Services/RR)]

ANGELIA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

THAT PASSES 6-0. THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. ITEM 30 IS A PUBLIC HEARING, A REQUEST TO REZONE 124.3 ACRES ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF COIT ROAD AND PGA PARKWAY FROM AG TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT SINGLE-FAMILY 7 TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE NUMBER 11-04-09 AS AMENDED AND TO CONSIDER DIRECTING STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE OF THE SAME. ZONED AG NEIGHBORHOOD NUMBER 1, ZONING CASE NUMBER Z25-0014.

APPLICANT IS KIMLEY HORN AND ASSOCIATES. AND JOHN LATTLER, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. AND JUST A REFRESHER ON THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY. WE JUST RECENTLY ANNEXED THE PROPERTY, AND, UH, THE STATE LEGISLATURE HAS CHANGED THE LAWS ON ANNEXATIONS AS WELL AS PROPERTIES IN THE ETJ. THIS HAS BEEN IN OUR ETJ FOR YEARS.

HOWEVER, WHAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE HAS DONE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, THIS PROPERTY OWNER COULD HAVE REQUESTED TO BE EXCLUDED FROM OUR ETJ. WHETHER YOU ACTED ON IT OR NOT, IT WOULD BECOME AUTOMATIC THEM.

SO OUR CONCERN WAS MAKING SURE THAT THIS PROPERTY CAME INTO FRISCO SO WE WOULD APPLY OUR STANDARDS AS OPPOSED TO DEVELOPING IN THE COUNTY.

SO THERE WAS AN ANNEXATION 380 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL. THE APPLICANT HAS FOLLOWED THAT.

WE FOLLOWED THROUGH WITH AN ANNEXATION THAT WAS COMPLETED IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, AND ALSO WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THEY AGREED TO COMPLY WITH OUR BUILDING STANDARDS AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE THAT SPECIFIED WITHIN THIS. THEY'RE GOING TO GO WITH SINGLE-FAMILY 7. IF THIS PROPERTY HAD DEVELOPED IN THE COUNTY, THE COUNTY

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DOESN'T HAVE MUCH LAND USE CONTROLS. AND I MEAN, THIS COULD BE IN SELF-STORAGE, IT COULD BE A MULTI-FAMILY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS SOMETHING THAT DOES FALL WITHIN OUR COMPREHENSIVE A PLAN, UH, THEY'RE DEVELOPING PER SINGLE-FAMILY 7 STANDARDS WITH A COUPLE CHANGES. ONE IS REDUCE THE REAR YARD SETBACK FROM 30 TO 15. SIDE YARD SETBACKS FOR AN INTERNAL LOT GOES FROM 05, OH NO, 7 TO 5 FEET. CORNER LOTS REMAIN AT 15 FEET. LOT COVERAGE GOES UP TO LIKE 45, FROM 45 TO 56%. THOSE WERE AGREED TO WHEN THAT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED. AND SO THE ZONING HERE IS FOLLOWING THE AGREEMENT IN WHICH CITY COUNCIL APPROVED, UH, LAST YEAR. THIS HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL. TWO OF THE COMMISSIONERS VOTED IN OPPOSITION. THEY HAD A CONCERN WITH THE SETBACKS.

HOWEVER, THEY ALSO APPROVED THE PRELIMINARY PLAT THAT WAS FOR THIS PROPERTY THAT WAS APPROVED BACK IN JULY WHEN IT STILL WAS IN THE ETJ. UH, WE COULD APPLY OUR SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE BUT NOT ZONING OR OTHER DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. SO, UH, WITH THAT, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID APPROVE, UH, THIS ZONING REQUEST, AND BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

MOVE TO OPEN PUBLIC HEARING.

SECOND MOTION BY LAURA, SECOND BY BURT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

THAT PASSES 6-0. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? MOVE BY LAURA TO CLOSE.

SECOND.

SECOND BY JARED. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE THAT PASSES 6-0. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. COUNCIL, WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? I HAVE A QUESTION, JOHN.

SO,SINGLE-FAMILY 7, SO THE, THE PLAN IS TO ZONE IT FOR SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES? YES.

THANK YOU.

DONE. SORRY, MY MICROPHONE'S GIVING ME TROUBLE. WITH THE SETBACKS BEING CUT BACK SO FAR, I MEAN, SO MY QUESTION IS, THESE HOMES ARE GOING TO BE GARDEN, ALMOST GARDEN HOMES. THEY'RE GOING TO BE VERY CLOSE, IS WHAT I'M, RIGHT? DO WE HAVE PROPERTIES, WE HAVE DEVELOPMENTS LIKE THIS IN THE CITY CURRENTLY? YES, WE DO. LIKE PLANTATION IS AN EXAMPLE WHERE THEY DO HAVE 5-FOOT SIDE YARDS. SO JUST LET YOU KNOW THAT I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT BRIAN.

I'M THINKING THAT'S ALMOST THE WIDTH OF HIS ARM.

JOHN, THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD IS, YOU KNOW, I SAW THE OPEN SPACE IMPROVEMENTS. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE DOING, THERE'S A LOT OF FLOODPLAIN THAT GOES TO THIS PROPERTY. ARE THEY AMENITIZING THE FLOODPLAIN? YES, THEY ARE. BECAUSE THE EXHIBITS JUST SHOW LIKE SIDEWALKS ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE FLOODPLAIN. BUT WHAT'S THEY'RE DOING TRAILS. I DIDN'T COVER WITHIN THE PRESENTATION. IT'S LIKE HOMES THAT ARE EITHER BACKING OR SIDING TO IT, MAKING SURE THEY'RE DOING WINDOWS ON THOSE SIDE OF THE HOMES.

DECORATIVE FENCING THAT WOULD BE COMMON THEME THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT IS BEING PROVIDED.

THEY PLAN TO DO AN AMENITY CENTER.

THERE'S A FEW AREAS IN WHICH SAPLINGS WILL BE PLANTED TO GET TREE COVER IN THE FUTURE. SO IT'S GETTING DRESSED UP, AND THE TRAIL SYSTEM, INTERNAL TRAIL SYSTEM, WILL BE HOOKED UP TO THE CITY'S OVERALL TRAIL SYSTEM. OTHER QUESTIONS? I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION. MOTION APPROVED.

MOTION BY BERT, SECOND BY JARED. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THAT

[Consider and act upon adoption of an Ordinance amending Frisco’s Code of Ordinances, Ordinance No. 06-03-31, as amended, Chapter 2 (Administration), Article II (City Council), Division 1 (Generally), Section 2-19 (Rules of Procedure for the Conduct of Public Testimony at Meetings), Article III (Authorities, Boards and Commissions), Division 1 (Administrative Policies and Procedures), Section 2-76 (Rules of Procedure for the Conduct of Public Testimony at Meetings); modifying certain rules of procedure for the conduct of public testimony at meetings of the City Council and Boards, Commissions, and Committees of the City of Frisco. Tabled March 17, 2026. (CMO/KS)]

MOTION PASSES 6-0. ITEM 31 IS CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING FRISCO'S CODE OF ORDINANCES ORDINANCE NUMBER 06-03-31, AS AMENDED. CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 02, DIVISION 1, SECTION 2-19, RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE CONDUCT OF PUBLIC TESTIMONY AT MEETINGS. ARTICLE 3, AUTHORITIES, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS. DIVISION 1, ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. SECTION 2-76, RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE CONDUCT OF PUBLIC TESTIMONY AT MEETINGS, MODIFYING CERTAIN RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE CONDUCT OF PUBLIC TESTIMONY AT MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THIS WAS TABLED MARCH 17TH, 2026, SO WE FIRST NEED TO REMOVE IT FROM THE TABLE.

MOVE TO REMOVE FROM THE TABLE.

SECOND MOTION BY LAURA. SECOND BY ANGELIA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

THAT PASSES 6-0. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR DISCUSSION.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. KEN SCHMIDT, DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS FOR THE CITY.

AT THE CONCLUSION OF YOUR MARCH 17TH DISCUSSION THERE WERE SEVERAL ITEMS, UH, THAT REQUIRED ADDITIONAL COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION, UH, FOR TONIGHT, UH, THAT INCLUDED THE CONSIDERATION OF THE, UH, REDUCTION IN URATION TIME, AND THEN ALSO, UH, THE MODIFICATION TO THE, UH, SPEAKER REGISTRATION PROCEDURES, SPECIFICALLY TRANSITIONING FROM PAPER TO DIGITAL CARDS AND THEN, UM, REQUIRING THAT THEY BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING. THERE WERE TWO

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ITEMS WHERE CONSENSUS OF THE COUNCIL WAS REACHED IN THAT DISCUSSION THAT INCLUDED UPDATES TO THE RULES OF DECORUM AND THEN ALSO DEFERRING TO THE DISCRETION OF THE PRESIDING OFFICER REGARDING WHEN PUBLIC TESTIMONY WOULD BE ACCOMMODATED DURING A MEETING. EARLIER TODAY IN YOUR WORK SESSION, THIS ITEM WAS DISCUSSED AND COUNCIL INDICATED THROUGH THAT DISCUSSION, POTENTIAL CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRING FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF SEVERAL OF THESE ITEMS TO A, THE NEW COUNCIL POST-ELECTION, AND THEN TAKING ACTION TONIGHT ON THE RULES OF DECORUM UPDATES. JUST TO REFRESH US ALL ON THOSE UPDATES, THESE INCLUDE PROHIBITIONS AGAINST DISRUPTIVE AND UNRULY BEHAVIOR, TO INCLUDE THE DISRUPTIVE USE OF PROPS, DEFAMATION AND THREATENING SPEECH NOT PROTECTED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT, THE USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES TO IMPEDE OR DISRUPT A MEETING, PHYSICALLY APPROACHING THE PRESIDING BODY MORE CLOSELY THAN THE ROOM IS SET UP TO ACCOMMODATE, DISPLAYING A SIGN, PLACARD, POSTER, OR BANNER IN THE MEETING ROOM. IT ALSO PROVIDED FOR PROCEDURES TO ADDRESS VIOLATIONS.

TO START WITH A WARNING FROM THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE MEETING, AND THEN ESCALATION TO REMOVAL OF, UH, THE VIOLATING INDIVIDUAL FROM THE MEETING BY A POLICE OFFICER FOR CONTINUED VIOLATION FOLLOWING PRESIDING OFFICER WARNING. SO BASED ON THE DISCUSSION THAT WAS HAD EARLIER, STAFF DOES RECOMMEND THAT YOU CONSIDER TAKING ACTION, UM, ONLY ON THE RULE RULES OF DECORUM UPDATES TONIGHT.

SEPARATE FROM THAT ACTION, STAFF IS GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH EVALUATING OPTIONS FOR A FUTURE DIGITAL BLUE CARD PILOT PROJECT TO IDENTIFY A WAY WHERE WE CAN DO THAT PROCESS MORE EFFICIENTLY AND PROVIDE A BETTER LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR FOLKS GIVING PUBLIC TESTIMONY AT MEETINGS. WITH THAT, WE'D BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS.

MAYOR, THERE IS ONE, UH, POINT WE WANT TO SHARE ON THE AGENDA FOR THAT WAS POSTED ONLINE. WE HAD THE REDLINE VERSION. A CLEAN VERSION OF JUST THE ORDINANCE THAT SHOWS THE DECORUM ITEMS IS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT SO THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FINAL VERSION, YOU CAN ASK THEM OF STAFF. AND AGAIN, THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT SUMMARY. I'M JUST GOING TO KIND OF REITERATE A COUPLE THINGS THAT YOU TOUCHED ON, WHICH IS YOU KNOW, COUNCIL HAS HAD SEVERAL WORK SESSIONS ON THIS ITEM. WE'VE HAD QUITE A BIT OF PUBLIC INPUT ON IT AS WELL. AND JUST KIND OF MYSELF THINKING, YOU KNOW, PART OF THE CITY CHARTER GIVES THE MAYOR THE RIGHT TO RUN THE MEETINGS. THAT'S ONE OF THE JOBS OF THE MAYOR. AND SO IT FELT RIGHT TO ME THAT THE NEXT MAYOR SHOULD HAVE A VOICE IN HOW THE MEETINGS ARE GOING TO BE RUN. AND SO I THINK THAT WAS KIND OF PART OF LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, IF THE NEXT MAYOR, AND WE'LL HAVE AT LEAST ONE MORE COUNCIL MEMBER HERE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, IF THEY WANT TO KIND OF LOOK AT IT. SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TONIGHT IS KEEPING OUR PUBLIC INPUT TO THE PROCESSES THAT WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING FOR A VERY LONG TIME. THE DECORUM LANGUAGE IS HOW PRACTICED OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR A VERY LONG TIME, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY CODIFYING THAT AND SPECIFYING IT. SO IT WON'T BE ANY REAL CHANGE TO HOW WE CONDUCT OUR BUSINESS HERE. SO WITH THAT, I THINK WE HAD ONE PERSON WHO WANTED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

WE DO, MAYOR. WE DO HAVE ONE CITIZEN WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, JEFFREY PARTAIN.

HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS JEFF PARTAIN, AND I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF FRISCO SINCE 2015. I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO SPEAK BRIEFLY REGARDING AGENDA ITEM 31.

SPECIFICALLY, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE CITY COUNCIL TO, ONE, MAINTAIN THE PUBLIC ABILITY TO APPLY DURING THE MEETING, DURING THE MEETING TO SPEAK AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. AND TWO, TO GIVE EVERY FULL 5 MINUTES TO MAKE COGENT ARGUMENTS.

REGARDING THE ABILITY TO SPEAK DURING THE MEETING, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT ALLOWS PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF WHO ARE BUSY WITH OTHER ISSUES AND NOT ALWAYS INTIMATELY FAMILIAR WITH ALL THE ISSUES BEING DISCUSSED AT THE MEETING THE ABILITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE ISSUES AT THE MEETING BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER TO ENTER THE DISCUSSION.

PERSONALLY, I DON'T ENJOY SPEAKING IN PUBLIC AND IN MOST CASES WOULD RATHER NOT DO SO.

HOWEVER, IF I ATTEND A MEETING AND LEARN ABOUT AN ISSUE WHERE

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I FEEL COMPELLED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION, I'D LIKE THE ABILITY TO DO SO. IT ALSO ALLOWS FOR PEOPLE TO RESPOND TO NEW INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN INTRODUCED INTO A MEETING. REGARDING MAINTAINING THE PUBLIC SPEAKING TIME AT 5 MINUTES, I FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT AS IT ALLOWS PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO ARE NOT ACCUSTOMED TO SPEAKING IN PUBLIC THE TIME NECESSARY TO FULLY PRESENT MY ARGUMENT AND VIEWPOINT. ALTHOUGH 5 MINUTES IS NOT ALWAYS NEEDED, KNOWING THAT YOU HAVE IT RELIEVES A LITTLE OF THE STRESS ASSOCIATED WITH PUBLIC SPEAKING.

FINALLY, I BELIEVE THAT THESE PROPOSED CHANGES ARE A RESPONSE TO THE UNFORTUNATE EVENTS THAT HAPPENED IN RECENT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS WHERE SOME INFLAMMATORY DISRUPTIVES AND IN SOME CASES RACIST COMMENTS WERE MADE, WHICH RESULTED IN FRISCO MAKING NATIONAL NEWS. INDEED, IT WAS THIS NEWS THAT CAUSED ME TO ATTEND THE LAST FRISCO CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT WAS GOING ON.

ALTHOUGH I VEHEMENTLY DISAGREE AND ABHOR MANY OF THE COMMENTS MADE, I DO NOT THINK THAT THE PROPOSED CHANGES ARE THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TO THEM. THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE IS FOR PEOPLE TO ATTEND THESE MEETINGS AND STAND UP AND DISAGREE TO THEM WITH FACTS AND LOGICAL ARGUMENTS, LIKE WHAT SOME CONSCIENTIOUS RESIDENTS DID AT THE END OF OUR LAST MEETING.

IN SUMMARY, PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE ABILITY OF THE PUBLIC TO APPLY TO COMMENT DURING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AND KEEP THE TIME ALLOWED FOR THEM TO SPEAK TO 5 MINUTES.

THANK YOU.

THAT IS ALL THE CARDS WE HAVE FOR THIS ITEM.

OKAY, COUNCIL, IF YOU HAVE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, WE HAVE SOME PROPOSED LANGUAGE.

DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? JUST TO, JUST SO I UNDERSTAND, MAYOR, THIS ISN'T TO CHANGE IT FROM 5 MINUTES TO 3 MINUTES? OKAY, UNDERSTOOD. IT'S JUST THE DECORUM ITEMS. THAT WAS THE ONE ITEM ALL COUNCIL HAD CONSENSUS ON. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, I WILL LOOK FOR THAT MOTION.

MOVE TO APPROVE THE UPDATED ORDINANCE ON DECORUM AS ALIGNED BY COUNCIL FOR ITEM NUMBER 31.

APPROPRIATE MOTION FOR WHAT WE'RE DOING.

YES, IT SHOULD BE CLARIFIED THAT IT'S THE ONE THAT WAS GIVEN TO YOU. IT'S ON YOUR, ON THE DAIS TONIGHT. TONIGHT.

OKAY, MOTION BY LAURA. SECOND BY JARED. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

OPPOSED? OKAY, THAT MOTION PASSES 6-0. AND ITEM 32 IS

[Consider and act upon the cancellation of the second City Council Meeting in July and setting of the dates for the City Council Summer Work Session. (CSO/KM)]