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WELCOME TO THE MEETING ON CITY COUNCIL. FRISCO CITY HALL, GEORGIA, CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL CENTER AND COUNCIL CHAMBER 6101 FRISCO SQUARE BROADWAY IN FRISCO, TEXAS.
AND I WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
AND I'M JOINED BY THE ENTIRE COUNCIL THIS EVENING.
[CLOSED SESSION]
THAT WILL TAKE US INTO CLOSED SESSION.ITEM 2, RECESS INTO 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 PROPOSED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH COLLIN COUNTY AND OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS FOR THE USE OF THE COLLIN COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER AND RELATED ISSUES.
ITEM TWO, RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING CAMERON KRAEMER VERSUS CITY OF FRISCO, TEXAS NUMBER.
1-2-25-00273-CV IN THE TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE 12TH DISTRICT.
ITEM B, SECTION 551.072, TO DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE, OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED 1.
NORTH OF STONEBROOK, WEST OF PRESTON, EAST OF DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY, AND SOUTH OF EL DORADO.
NORTH OF EL DORADO, WEST OF PRESTON, EAST OF DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY, AND SOUTH OF PGA PARKWAY.
AND ITEM C, SECTION 551.087, DELIBERATION REGARDING COMMERCIAL OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION THAT THE CITY HAS RECEIVED FROM A BUSINESS PROSPECT OR TO DELIBERATE THE OFFER OF A FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE TO A BUSINESS PROSPECT.
COUNCIL, CAN I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY LAURA.
WE ARE RECESSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 5.12 P.M.
[INVOCATION (to begin approximately at 6:30 p.m.)]
MOTION TO RECONVENE, PLEASE? I MOVE.WE CONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION AT 6.37 P.M.
AND AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, THERE IS NO ACTION FOR COUNCIL TO TAKE.
AND THAT WILL TURN US TO OUR INVOCATION AND OUR PLEDGE.
TODAY WE ARE JOINED BY STEVE MINER, THE EXECUTIVE PASTOR OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS AT ELEVATE LIFE CHURCH.
STEVE HAS BEEN A RESIDENT OF FRISCO FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS AND HAS SERVED IN MULTIPLE PASTORAL ROLES AT ELEVATE LIFE FOR THE PAST 18 YEARS.
IN HIS CURRENT ROLE, HE LEADS MISSIONS, OUTREACH, AND OVERSEES BOTH HUMAN RESOURCES AND ACCOUNTING, AFTER MY OWN HEART.
STEVE IS ALSO A PROUD FATHER OF THREE AND GRANDFATHER OF FIVE AND WITH ALL OF HIS FAMILY LIVING IN OR NEAR FRISCO.
THE HONOR OF ELEVATE LIFE BEING REPRESENTED IN THE CHAMBER TONIGHT.
WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR 26 YEARS, AS YOU MENTIONED.
WE FELT CALLED TO THE CITY OF FRISCO IN 1999.
WE FEEL CALLED TO THE CITY OF FRISCO TODAY.
SO WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT NOT A WEEK GOES BY THAT WE DON'T PRAY FOR THIS BODY AND FOR THIS CITY.
GRACIOUS FATHER, WE THANK YOU, LORD, FOR TONIGHT.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE IN THIS PLACE.
GOD, WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD POUR OUT.
GREAT WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE, AND UNDERSTANDING ON THIS BODY AND IN THIS MEETING.
FATHER, I PRAY, LORD, THAT YOU WOULD BRING PEACE AND GRACE AND MERCY WHERE IT'S NEEDED, FATHER, AND THAT YOU WOULD LET GREAT THINGS BE ACCOMPLISHED TONIGHT.
WE TURN IT OVER TO YOU, AND WE PRAY ALL THIS IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
AND NEXT, WE HAVE OUR SCOUT COMING TO LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGE.
TONIGHT, WE HAVE PAC 946 COMING TO LEAD US.
Y'ALL WOULDN'T MIND COMING TO THE STAGE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
Y'ALL HANG OUT THERE FOR JUST A MOMENT.
LET'S ALL THANK OUR SCOUTS FOR BEING WITH US HERE THIS EVENING.
SO IT'S A TRADITION OF OURS TO CELEBRATE OUR SCOUTS AND GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES.
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FOR Y'ALL.DID Y'ALL KNOW THAT? TO SEE Y'ALL.
AND SO RIGHT AFTER Y'ALL, WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF THE ROTARY.
AND THEIR MOTTO, OF COURSE, IS SERVICE ABOVE SELF.
AND SO I ALWAYS ASK A REALLY DIFFICULT QUESTION OF MY SCOUTS, BECAUSE I KNOW YOUR MOTTO IS TO BE PREPARED.
AND SO INTRODUCE YOURSELF, NAME, SCHOOL, AGE, AND I WANT YOU TO SHARE WHY YOU THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY.
THIS IS ONE OF MY TOUGHER ONES.
THIS IS ONE OF MY TOUGHER ONES.
I'M NOT GOING TO LIE, BUT I THINK Y'ALL ARE GOING TO DO GREAT.
I GO TO PEARSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HELP SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF THE BENEFIT IN IT HELPING OTHERS.
I'M EIGHT YEARS OLD, AND I GO TO BLOOD CELL ELEMENTARY.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE...
IT'S REALLY HELPFUL IN BEING GOOD.
MY NAME IS HUDSON, I'M IN THIRD GRADE AND I GO TO LEGACY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY.
MY NAME'S MAGNA, I'M EIGHT AND I GO TO THIRD GRADE.
I'M IN THIRD GRADE AND I GO TO BLEDSOE ELEMENTARY AND I THINK HELPING YOUR COMMUNITY IS GOOD BECAUSE HI MY NAME IS JOEY AND I'M EIGHT YEARS OLD AND I GO TO THIRD GRADE AND I GO TO SPARKS ELEMENTARY AND I THINK HELPING YOUR COMMUNITY IS IT'S GOOD BECAUSE YOU CAN HELP OTHER PEOPLE ON THE WAY.
I GO TO ALLEN AND ABBEY ELEMENTARY.
AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT ALLOWS FOR A BETTER FUTURE FOR YOU AND OTHERS AROUND YOU.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S THANK OUR SCOUTS AGAIN.
I'M GOING TO GIVE THESE TO YOU.
YOUR OFFICIAL FRISCO PINS THAT Y'ALL CAN WEAR WITH HONORS.
SO THANK Y'ALL FOR BEING HERE.
Y'ALL CAN STAY AS LONG AS YOU WANT.
[The Rotary Club of Frisco - 40th Anniversary]
WELL, I THINK I'M GOING TO HAVE 90% OF THE AUDIENCE JOIN ME ON STAGE.I'VE BEEN TOLD CHIEF SHILSON YOU NEED TO JOIN US AS WELL AS A CAN'T HIDE.
PICK A SIDE, WHATEVER YOU PREFER.
ALRIGHT, THE PROCLAMATION READS, WHEREAS THE ROTARY CLUB OF FRISCO HAS SERVED THE FRISCO COMMUNITY WITH DISTINCTION FOR 40 YEARS, EMBODYING THE ROTARY MOTTO OF SERVICE ABOVE SELF, AND WHEREAS THE CLUB HAS MADE A
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LASTING IMPACT THROUGH BOTH VOLUNTEERISM AND PHILANTHROPY, CONTRIBUTING APPROXIMATELY $250,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS TO SUPPORT 47 FRISCO STUDENTS AND NUMEROUS LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING FRISCO FAMILY SERVICES, FRISCO FAST PACKS, AND THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF COLLIN COUNTY.AND WHEREAS THE ROTARY CLUB OF FRISCO ACTIVELY SUPPORTS THE LOCAL ECONOMY BY OPERATING THE FARMER'S MARKET AT KALEIDOSCOPE PARK, PROVIDING A VIBRANT SPACE FOR COMMERCE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND WHEREAS THE CLUB'S MEMBERS HAVE CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED CIVIC PRIDE AND DEDICATION BY VOLUNTEERING AT COMMUNITY EVENTS, PLACING FLAGS AT FRISCO COMMONS PARK AND WARREN SPORTS COMPLEX DURING HOLIDAYS, AND PARTICIPATING IN PARK AND STREAM CLEANUPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
AND WHEREAS THE RODEO CLUB OF FRISCO'S FOUR DECADES OF SERVICE HAS STRENGTHENED THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY AND EXEMPLIFIED THE SPIRIT OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND GENEROSITY, NOW THEREFORE I, JEFF CHENEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FRISCO, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 21ST, 2026 AS THE ROTARY CLUB OF FRISCO DAY.
I'M FORTUNATE TO JUST HAPPEN TO BE PRESIDENT THIS YEAR, WHICH IS WHY I'M HERE ACCEPTING THIS ON BEHALF OF OUR CLUB.
BUT I WOULDN'T BE HERE IF IT WEREN'T FOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME.
THEN WE HAVE MANY OF OUR PAST PRESIDENTS AND FOUNDING MEMBERS HERE.
SO IF YOU'RE A PAST PRESIDENT AND OR A FOUNDING MEMBER, WILL YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND? AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO PRESENT THE CITY WITH THIS ROTARY CLUB OF FRISCO FLAG.
THIS FLAG WAS ACTUALLY DESIGNED BY A FRISCO FISD STUDENT.
AND SO THIS IS JUST A SMALL TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION FOR THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT YOU'VE GIVEN OUR CLUB TODAY.
AND THEN FINALLY, IF I MAY, JEFF, YOU MENTIONED THAT SERVICE ABOVE SELF IS OUR CLUB'S MOTTO, AND THAT'S TRUE.
AND WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT YOU AND ALL THE COUNCILMEMBERS WHO WE CAN'T SEE BEHIND US SERVE ABOVE AND BEYOND GIVEN THE VOLUNTEER ASPECT OF YOUR JOB.
SO WE WANT TO SAY A THANK YOU FOR THAT AND ALSO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE HAVING A COMMUNITY SERVICE FUNDRAISER ON APRIL 30TH IN ROLLERTOWN ALL NIGHT.
AND IN THIS FOLDER I'VE GOT 10 WRISTBANDS FOR YOU AND THE REST OF THE COUNCIL.
WHOEVER ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE THEM, JUST TO SAY A SMALL THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR THE CITY.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND HERE YOU GO.
ALL RIGHT, ONE MORE BIG APPLAUSE FOR 40 YEARS OF SERVICE.
[20 Years of Service - Jeremy Starritt]
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE 20 YEARS OF SERVICE FOR JEREMY STARRITT.ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL PROCLAMATION.
ALL RIGHT, THE PROCLAMATION READS, WHEREAS JEREMY STARRETT HAS DEDICATED APPROXIMATELY 20 YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE FIELD OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES,
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DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION, AND COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY.HE IS WIDELY RESPECTED FOR HIS ABILITY TO COMBINE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE WITH EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, CREATIVITY, AND A FORWARD-THINKING APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS. WHEREAS THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER HE HAS LED CRITICAL OPERATIONS INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND CONSTRUCTION SOLID WASTE SERVICES, RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING PROGRAMS, AN ENVIRONMENTAL COLLECTION CENTER, HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE, AND SPECIAL ITEM RECYCLING INITIATIVES.
AND WHEREAS JEREMY HAS DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED INNOVATIVE POLICIES, PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES THAT HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCED WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.
WHEREAS HIS EXPERTISE HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPREHENSIVE WASTE RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING SYSTEMS FOR HIGH PROFILE FACILITIES INCLUDING THE STAR HEADQUARTERS AND PRACTICE FACILITY PGA HEADQUARTERS AND UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, AND WHEREAS HE PIONEERED THE FIRST MUNICIPAL PLASTIC BAG AND STYROFOAM RECYCLING PROGRAMS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, SETTING A PRECEDENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION AND STEWARDSHIP.
HE CURRENTLY SERVES AS CHAIR OF THE STATE OF TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR RECYCLING, FURTHER DEMONSTRATING HIS LEADERSHIP AND INFLUENCE IN ADVANCING SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS ACROSS THE STATE.
WHEREAS PRIOR TO HIS WORK IN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, JEREMY SERVED AS AN ENGLISH PROFESSOR AT COLLIN COLLEGE, REFLECTING HIS STRONG FOUNDATION IN EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION.
HE HOLDS A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER, A MASTER OF EDUCATION FROM FRAMINGHAM STATE UNIVERSITY, AND A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS WITH A MINOR IN FRENCH AND SPANISH FROM FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY.
AND WHEREAS BEYOND HIS PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS, JEREMY IS KNOWN AS AN AVID OUTDOORSMAN, A DEVOTED DOG LOVER, AN ENTHUSIAST OF GAMES AND FILM, AND A FAMILY-ORIENTED INDIVIDUAL WITH STRONG TIES TO FLORIDA, CLEARLY.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JEFF CHENEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FRISCO, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY BESTOW SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR 20 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITY OF FRISCO AND PROCLAIM APRIL 21ST, 2026 AS JEREMY STARRITT DAY.
STARRETT FOR JEREMY THANK YOU.
BEFORE I CAME TO TEXAS, BEFORE I CAME TO FRISCO, I...
I WAS LIVING BACKPACKING AROUND THE WORLD, COUNTRY AFTER COUNTRY, AND FINALLY CAME TO FRISCO AND FOUND A CAREER, FOUND A HOME, FOUND MY FAMILY, FOUND MY TEAM, AND IT HAS JUST BEEN AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE AND I COULD NOT BE MORE GRATEFUL.
WE HAVE STARTED AN ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLEX, A CAMPUS UP NORTH, WHERE WE HAVE JUST OPENED A NEW RECYCLING FACILITY, A NEW MRF JUST OPENED LAST WEEK.
AND THEN WE ARE ALSO BUILDING A TRANSFER STATION.
AND THEN I ALSO GET TO BUILD MY OWN BRAND NEW ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES OFFICES AND COLLECTION CENTER.
AND WE HAVE BEEN IN LITERALLY A BARN FOR THE PAST 18 YEARS, SO WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE INTO THE NEW FACILITY AND IT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING FOR THE ENTIRE CITY. SO WE'RE REAL EXCITED, ONLY TOOK 20 YEARS TO BE PROMOTED OUT OF THE BARN ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR JEREMY.
[Council comment or acknowledgement of proclamations issued by the Mayor.]
OKAY, THAT WILL MOVE US TO ITEM SIX, AND THAT'S ANY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OR PROCLAMATIONS SINCE OUR LAST MEETING.[Visit Frisco March 2026 Sales and Marketing Report and World Cup Update.]
OKAY, THAT WILL MOVE US TO OUR REPORT SECTION.ITEM SEVEN IS OUR VISIT FRISCO MONTHLY REPORT.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE A HOLD ON YOUR CALENDARS FOR JUNE 4TH
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FOR OUR GUINNESS WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT.WE'LL BE SENDING OUT DETAILS PRETTY SOON, BUT WE'LL PLAN THE EVENT IN THE MORNING AT WARREN SPORTS COMPLEX.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
ALSO, I THOUGHT I'D JUST MENTION THERE'S A LOT OF EVENTS COMING UP IN FRISCO, INCLUDING UNCORKED HERE AT SIMPSON PLAZA AND SAVER AT OMNI PGA AND ALL KINDS OF SPORTS AND LOTS GOING ON.
OTHER THAN THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON MY REPORT.
HAS IT BEEN ANNOUNCED WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO BREAK THE WORLD RECORD FOR? SO SPELLING OUT 2026 WITH 01,200 SOCCER BALLS.
AND FC DALLAS, I SAW JIMMY UP THERE, IS GOING TO HELP US BLOW ALL 1,200 OF THEM UP.
SO WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THAT PARTNERSHIP.
ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE ON THE REPORT? THANK YOU.
[Development Services activity monthly update report for the month of March 2026.]
ITEM 8 IS OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MONTHLY REPORT.JOHN LOTTLER, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ONE THING I DO WANT TO POINT OUT, CHRIS LEONARD AND I ATTENDED A URBAN LAND INSTITUTE HOUSING CONFERENCE UP IN BALTIMORE, AND SOMETIMES IT PUTS THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE AND WHAT I WANT TO CALL OUT.
IN THE CITY OF BALTIMORE, AND WE TOURED AROUND, THEY HAVE 13,000 VACANT HOMES IN THE CITY OF BALTIMORE.
AND TALKING TO THEIR, OR AT LEAST ON THIS ONE PANEL DISCUSSION, THEY HAVE THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING FOR THE STATE OF MARYLAND, AND THEY TALK ABOUT 20,000 PEOPLE LEAVING THE STATE EVERY YEAR.
SO JUST PUT THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE.
SO I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
WELL, ONE THING I DID WANT TO NOTE IS, I DID ASK STAFF FOR KIND OF AN UPDATE OF OUR, YOU KNOW, COMMERCIAL OPEN SPACE ORDINANCE THAT WE PUT INTO PLACE IN 2017, REQUIRING PARKS IN ALL OF OUR COMMERCIAL SPACES, AND I HAD NOT EVEN REALIZED THAT WE HAVE NOW COMPLETED NEARLY A HUNDRED PARKS THROUGHOUT FRISCO SINCE THAT ORDINANCE WAS PASSED IN OUR COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT OUR CITY, PRESERVING THAT FOR, FOR GENERATIONS. SO I KNOW STAFF IS GOING TO PUT TOGETHER A KIND OF A FUTURE SUMMARY WHERE THEY SHOW SOME OF THE SUCCESS.
OF THAT PROGRAM, IF Y'ALL REMEMBER WHEN WE PUT THAT INTO PLACE, WE WERE KIND OF ONE OF ONE IN THE COUNTRY THAT WAS TRYING TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WE WERE TOLD IT COULDN'T BE DONE AND DEVELOPMENT WOULD STOP IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND IT HASN'T STOPPED.
IT'S ONLY BEEN BETTER, AND SO IT'S SOMETHING I'M REALLY PROUD OF FOR THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TEAM FOR PUTTING THIS IN PLACE, AND IT'S BEEN A HUGE SUCCESS FOR THE COMMUNITY, SO THEY'RE GOING TO.
WORK TO PUT TOGETHER SOMETHING WHERE WE CAN SHOW OFF NEARLY A DECADE OF WORK AND HOW THAT'S IMPACTED OUR CITY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE? THANK YOU, JOHN.
[Fire Department report on incident responses and educational activities for the month of March 2026.]
ITEM 9 IS OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
CLAY CARPENTER, ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF.
SO IN MARCH, WE DEPLOYED A TOTAL OF SIX FIREFIGHTERS TO THE PANHANDLE THROUGH THE TEXAS INTERSTATE FIRE MUTUAL AID SYSTEM.
THEY WERE THERE FROM MARCH 12TH TO THE 25TH, WHERE THREE OF THEM WERE, AND THEN ANOTHER THREE CAME AND REPLACED THEM UNTIL THE 31ST.
THEY HELPED CONTROL AND EXTINGUISH TWO FIRES BETWEEN CHILDRESS AND CANADIAN, TEXAS, AND ALSO HELPED PROVIDE RESOURCES DURING DRY WEATHER FOR THOSE THREE WEEKS.
NEXT, AN UPDATE ON OUR EXPLORER PROGRAM.
CURRENTLY, WE HAVE 20 FIRE EXPLORERS.
WE'D LIKE TO SHARE THAT WE'VE NOW HIRED TWO OF THOSE FIRE EXPLORERS.
AND ONE OF THEM, I WANT TO GIVE ANOTHER SHOUT-OUT TO CHIEF SHILSON.
ONE OF THEIR POLICE OFFICERS, HIS SON WAS AN EXPLORER AND GOT HIRED FOR US.
SO APPRECIATE THEM ALWAYS HELPING US OUT AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WE ALSO HAVE NINE EXPLORERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN FIRE ACADEMY AND EMT SCHOOLS.
SO WE'RE EAGERLY AWAITING FOR THEM TO GET THEIR CERTIFICATES SO WE CAN HELP.
ALSO HOPEFULLY HIRE THEM AS WELL.
SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FIRE EXPLORER PROGRAM, THERE'S A LINK UP THERE, OR ANYONE CAN EMAIL EDUCATION AT FRISCOFIRE.COM, AND WE'LL CERTAINLY GET BACK TO THEM AND HELP THEM OUT WITH THE EXPLORER PROGRAM.
AND FINALLY, CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY CLASS 49 IS GRADUATING ON APRIL 30TH AT CENTRAL FIRE STATION AT 630, 24 PARTICIPANTS.
THEY SPENT THE LAST 10 WEEKS LEARNING AND EXPERIENCING EACH DIVISION OF FRISCO FIRE, WHAT WE DO TO SERVE AND PROTECT THE COMMUNITY.
IN ADDITION TO THE CLASS TIME, THEY SPENT SEVERAL EVENINGS
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RIDING OUT WITH DIFFERENT STATIONS AND DIFFERENT APPARATUS THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT RESPONDING TO CALLS FOR SERVICE.SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, CLASS 50 IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.
THAT'LL BE STARTING SEPTEMBER OR START IN SEPTEMBER.
REGISTRATION WILL OPEN UP IN JULY.
SO IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN THAT, AND WE HOPE THEY ARE, WE CAN VISIT THE CITY'S WEBSITE ON THE LINK UP THERE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT, THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
WITH THAT, I THINK I HAVE THE REPORT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
I WAS EXPECTING A JOKE ABOUT CHIEF SHILSON'S SON ABOUT POLICE OFFICERS ALWAYS WANTING TO BE FIREFIGHTERS.
I WAS HOPING THAT WAS IMPLIED.
SO IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT ONE FIREFIGHTER, HIS UNCLE, ALSO WORKS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SO WE'RE TWO UP ON THAT FAMILY.
ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT? THANK YOU.
[Police Department's crime and statistics reports for the month of March 2026.]
THANK YOU.ITEM 10 IS THE POLICE OFFICER'S POLICE REPORT.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, DAVID SHILSON, CHIEF OF POLICE.
I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD GET RECRUITING BONUSES FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
I'LL START WITH APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH AND I WANTED TO RAISE SOME AWARENESS ABOUT CHILD ABUSE HERE LOCALLY AND WHAT YOU KNOW WHAT WE AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE DOING ABOUT IT.
SO YOU'LL SEE THAT PICTURE THERE ON THE LEFT, THOSE PINWHEELS, EACH ONE OF THOSE REPRESENTS A REPORTED CASE.
OF CHILD ABUSE MADE HERE LOCALLY.
92 PINWHEELS IN FRONT OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT RIGHT NOW TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT CHILD ABUSE.
IN COLLIN COUNTY, 8,000 REPORTED CASES OF CHILD ABUSE SO IT'S A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE.
WE HAVE MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM HERE TONIGHT, TWO FROM OUR INVESTIGATIONS BUREAU AND OUR VICTIMS ADVOCATE HERE THAT DO AMAZING WORK TO WORK WITH THESE CHILD VICTIMS AND MAKE SURE THAT OFFENDERS ARE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THEM FOR THEIR WORK AND THEIR EFFORTS.
CERTAINLY A REALLY, REALLY HARDWORKING GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT DOES AMAZING WORK.
I WAS ALSO ASKED TO READ THIS CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION RELATED TO CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH.
EVERY NINE MINUTES IN TEXAS, A CHILD EXPERIENCES ABUSE OR NEGLECT.
OR IS NEGLECTED AND TRAGICALLY CHILDREN IN OUR REGION INCLUDING CULLEN AND DENTON COUNTY HAVE LOST LIVES AS A RESULT.
CHILDREN EXPERIENCE ABUSE OR NEGLECT FACE INCREASED RISK OF DELINQUENCY, TEEN PREGNANCY, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, ACADEMIC CHALLENGES, MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS, AND FUTURE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE PERPETUATING CYCLES OF HARM.
CHILDREN ARE AMONG THE MOST VALUABLE RESOURCES AND REPRESENT THE FUTURE OF FRISCO.
PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE IS A SHARED COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY THAT REQUIRES ONGOING AWARENESS, COMMITMENT, AND ACTION FROM ALL OF US.
SPECIALIZED RESOURCES SUCH AS THE FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT'S CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN UNIT PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN THIS EFFORT BY ENSURING CASES ARE HANDLED WITH EXPERTISE, SENSITIVITY, AND A STRONG FOCUS ON VICTIM PROTECTION.
COMMUNITIES MUST CONTINUE TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT STRENGTHEN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, PARTICULARLY THOSE IMPACTED BY ABUSE OR NEGLECT.
MEANINGFUL PREVENTION IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH STRONG PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AMONG AGENCIES, SCHOOLS, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM, AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS OF THE FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF NORTH TEXAS, THE COHEN COUNTY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER, FRISCO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, CASA, AND CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ARE INSTRUMENTAL IN CREATING A SAFER ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL CHILDREN.
ALL MEMBERS OF THE FRISCO COMMUNITY ARE ENCOURAGED TO RAISE AWARENESS OF CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT EFFORTS THAT PROTECT AND UPLIFT CHILDREN IN NEED.
SO REALLY THANKFUL FOR OUR TEAM, REALLY THANKFUL FOR THE SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE FROM OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND OUR CITY STAFF HERE TO RAISE AWARENESS RELATED TO CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION.
APRIL IS ALSO A MONTH OF CELEBRATIONS AND RECOGNITION FOR ALL THE VERY CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF OUR TEAM, TO INCLUDE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS.
IT'S ALSO NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK, SO OUR VICTIMS' ADVOCATES.
ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL APPRECIATION, RECORDS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, AND, OF COURSE, ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS.
THESE ARE, MANY OF THEM, NON-UNIFORMED PERSONNEL, BUT THEY'RE CRITICAL TO US AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, SO WE CERTAINLY WANTED TO GIVE THEM THE KUDOS THAT THEY DESERVE.
THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I ALSO WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY ABOUT OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH TXDOT AND THE SOBER SAFE RIDE
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GRANT THAT WE HAVE.YOU CAN SCAN THAT QR CODE, AND IF YOU'RE COMING FROM ONE OF THE 11 VENUES, THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE THE STAR ROUGH RIDERS, TOYOTA STADIUM.
IT'S A $30 UBER VOUCHER TO GET A RIDE HOME.
AND SO WE'RE DOING THIS TO HELP PREVENT DRUNK DRIVING.
TO DATE, 401 PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE PROGRAM, AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP DRUNK DRIVERS OFF THE STREET.
THIS IS JUST ANOTHER WAY THAT WE CAN DO IT.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ON MAY 8TH, IT'S IMPORTANT EVERY YEAR THAT WE REMEMBER OUR FALLEN HEROES WHO HAVE DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THIS IS HOW WE KICK OFF NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, WHICH RUNS FROM THE 10TH TO THE 16TH OF MAY.
WE'LL BE HAVING A CEREMONY ON MAY THE 8TH AT 9 A.M., SO HOPEFULLY YOU CAN JOIN US.
WITH THAT, YOU HAVE OUR MARCH REPORT.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
CHIEF, COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE REPORT? CHIEF, NO QUESTIONS, BUT CERTAINLY IT LOOKS LIKE THE SAFE RIDE AS WELL AS JUST OFFICERS ON THE ROAD HAVE IMPACTED OUR RATES OF ACTIVITY.
I NOTICED THAT WE SAW A NICE DECREASE IN ACCIDENTS AND INJURY-RELATED ACCIDENTS.
SO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO THERE TO KEEP US SAFE ON THE ROAD.
UH, THING I WAS GOING TO SAY AND I'M HAVING A SENIOR MOMENT, SO IT JUST, IT JUST SLIPPED MY MIND. OH, THE SECOND THING IS I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOU FOR, UH, SETTLING THE 24-YEAR COAL CASE.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT EARLIER TODAY, UM, AND JUST KUDOS TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR HELPING TO CLOSE THE DOOR ON THAT PARTICULAR CASE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE WORK OF OUR INVESTIGATIONS UNIT.
THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK, UM, AND, AND REALLY WHAT I WOULD JUST SAY IS, UH, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES JUSTICE DOESN'T COME QUICK ENOUGH.
AND, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT OUR INVESTIGATORS EVER STOP TRYING TO PURSUE JUSTICE.
SO REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE.
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR RECOGNITION.
CHIEF, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE ABOUT CHILD ABUSE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT OFTEN GETS SWEPT UNDER THE RUG IN MANY COMMUNITIES.
AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT IS ACTIVELY GOING IN THAT DIRECTION TO HELP THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE A VOICE IS AMAZING TO HEAR.
I KNOW IN DENTON COUNTY AND EFFORTS IN COLLIN COUNTY, THEY'VE RAMPED UP, ESPECIALLY DUE TO CUTS IN HUD AND SERVICES THAT ARE OFFERED.
WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT YOU THINK WE CAN ADD VALUE WITH? ARE THERE ANY OPPORTUNITIES OR GAPS THAT WE'RE MISSING IN TERMS OF SUPPORT, FUNDING, ESCALATION, AND ALSO, IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO INTERCEPT AND REPORT INSTANCES OF CHILD ABUSE SO WE CAN GIVE THOSE WHO ARE BEING VICTIMIZED A PROPER RECOURSE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE? YEAH, SO WHAT I WOULD SAY TO THAT IS THAT WE HAVE GREAT PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS, BOTH OF NORTH TEXAS AND COLLIN COUNTY.
RECENTLY, HERE IN FRISCO, WE HOSTED THE COLLIN COUNTY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER.
I THINK A COUPLE OF Y'ALL WERE AT THAT GALA.
THE WORK THAT THEY DO IS CRITICAL WITH OUR CHILD VICTIMS. YOU KNOW, THEY VERY MUCH HELP PREPARE THEM FOR, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST LIFE GOING FORWARD, BUT IN ORDER TO GET PROSECUTIONS IN THESE CASES, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY PREPARE OUR CHILD VICTIMS FOR COURT.
THEY HAVE A GREAT KIDS IN COURT PROGRAM THAT GETS THEM READY FOR THAT AND HELPS PREPARE THEM FOR THAT.
SO THOSE TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS ARE GREAT TO SUPPORT BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A WEEK THAT DOESN'T GO BY THAT OUR DETECTIVES ARE NOT WORKING WITH ONE OF THOSE TWO ADVOCACY CENTERS.
SO CERTAINLY YOU CAN LOOK EITHER ONE OF THEM UP.
THEY'RE GREAT ORGANIZATIONS, AND THEY HELP US OUT TREMENDOUSLY IN WORKING WITH OUR CHILD VICTIMS. SO THAT'S THE BEST WAY THAT I COULD SAY TO HELP SUPPORT.
WELL, AND CHIEF, THANK YOU FOR SERVING ON THE BOARD OF ONE OF THEM.
I THINK HAVING THAT CONNECTION AND BEING ABLE TO SEE A LOT OF INFORMATION DIRECT REALLY HELPS.
AND I KNOW SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE IMPLEMENTED WERE PROBABLY THINGS THAT WE GOT SPECIFICALLY FROM YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF WORKING WITH THESE DIFFERENT AGENCIES.
AND THURSDAY, I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO BE PARTICIPATING IN GIVING ONE OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION.
SO IT'S A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL THAT COMMUNITY THAT REALLY HELPS AND STANDS UP TO TRY AND HELP OUT IN THIS TERRIBLE ISSUE.
AND ONCE AGAIN, I GIVE THE CREDIT TO THESE FOLKS HERE THAT DO THE WORK WITH EACH OF THOSE CASES.
SO THEY DESERVE ALL THE CREDIT.
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THANK YOU, CHIEF.[Rail District Update.]
THANK YOU.ITEM 11 IS OUR RAIL DISTRICT UPDATE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
MATT DUBOIS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING, HERE TO GIVE YOU A CONSTRUCTION UPDATE ON OUR PROJECTS IN THE RAIL DISTRICT.
MAIN STREET IS, WE'RE WRAPPING UP THE FINAL DETAILS ON MAIN STREET.
THIS WEEK AND NEXT WE'LL BE INSTALLING THE FINAL PIECES OF OUR MEDIAN RAIL.
AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH ENCORE AND THE OTHER FRANCHISES TO REMOVE THE OVERHEAD LINES ON MAIN STREET.
OUR LAST POLES ARE BETWEEN 5TH STREET AND 7TH STREET.
ENCORE SHOULD BE REMOVING THOSE POLES NEXT WEEK, AND WE'LL IMMEDIATELY COME BEHIND THAT AND FINISH UP THOSE SECTIONS OF SIDEWALKS.
THE 4TH STREET PLAZA, WE ARE WORKING ON THE LANDSCAPE AND HARDSCAPE, THE UNDERGROUND UTILITIES RIGHT NOW ALONG ELM STREET.
SO IF YOU DRIVE BY THERE, YOU'LL SEE A BIG TRENCH RIGHT NOW.
WE NEED TO DO AN ELECTRICAL CONDUIT.
THEN WE'LL BE STARTING TO BUILD THAT BACK.
WE'RE WRAPPING UP THE STAGE AND THE PERFORMANCE BUILDING.
THAT SHOULD BE FINISHED UP THIS MONTH.
AND THEN WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE STRUCTURE FOR THE RIBBON AND SHADE STRUCTURE THAT'S GOING TO TRAVERSE FROM THE NORTH SIDE TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PLAZA AND INSTALLING TREES.
IF YOU'VE BEEN BY THERE LATELY, AS OF LAST WEEK, YOU'LL SEE SOME VERY LARGE TREES THAT ARE GOING IN ON WHAT WE CALL THE SOUTHERN LIVING ROOM.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO BE INSTALLING THOSE THIS WEEK AND THEN SOME REMAINDER TREES OVER BY THE PERFORMANCE LAWN.
I DID WANT TO MENTION ON MAIN, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BY MAIN, WE INSTALLED OUR PLANTS AND OUR PLANTERS BETWEEN 3RD AND 5TH STREET LAST WEEK.
SO IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BY, THE TREES ARE ALL GREEN AND THE PLANTS ARE OUT, SO TAKE A STROLL DOWN MAIN STREET.
THE PARKING GARAGE IS WRAPPING UP ON THOSE FINAL DETAILS.
WE'RE WORKING ON THE RETAIL STOREFRONTS ON THE NORTH SIDE, WHICH WILL BE FACING THE BOXCAR ALLEY.
WORKING ON SOME INTERIOR FINISHES.
THEY'LL BE POURING CONCRETE, I THINK THIS FRIDAY, ALONG 3RD AND ELM STREET, WHICH WILL BE THE START OF BUILDING THAT HARDSCAPE BACK ALONG THE FRONTAGE OF THE PARKING GARAGE.
WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY CONSTRUCTION-RELATED QUESTIONS? WE STILL ARE.
WE'RE STILL ON SCHEDULE TO WRAP UP THE PROJECTS, BOTH PROJECTS.
ALL PROJECTS, MAKING SURE IT WILL BE WRAPPED UP VERY SOON, BY JUNE BEFORE THE GRAND OPENING.
AND THEN WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS, BUT I JUST WANT TO COMMENT BECAUSE I KNOW WE ALL WENT THROUGH A LOT OF PAIN IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING DOWNTOWN TO WHERE IT LOOKS TODAY, AND SOMETIMES IT WAS HARD FOR ALL OF US TO SEE WHERE WE WERE HEADED WITH THE VISION, AND IT'S JUST A BEAUTIFUL.
DRIVE THROUGH MAIN STREET AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU GUYS JUST INCREDIBLE APPLAUSE FOR THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE THERE.
I REMEMBER YEARS AGO DRIVING DOWN MAIN STREET AND I THINK I EVEN MADE A COMMENT THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT BECAUSE IT DID NOT ALIGN WITH WHERE WE WERE AS A CITY IN FRISCO AND NOW IT DOES IT JUST HAS THE CHARM BETWEEN THE MEDIAN RAILS THE JUST THE ENTIRE AESTHETICS THE BRICK PAVERS.
I KNOW YOU GUYS TOOK A LOT OF HEAT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, BUT FOR IT TO BE WHERE IT IS TODAY IS JUST INCREDIBLE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND I'LL PASS IT ON TO OUR TEAM.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ONE FOLLOW-UP COMMENT.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU, BECAUSE YOU ALSO GOT A LOT OF HEAT.
APPRECIATE YOUR COURAGE AND WILLINGNESS TO STAND UP TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD THE SUPPORT TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS FOR ME, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO BEN FOR SOME ADDITIONAL UPDATES.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
OUR ADVERTISING GRANT PROGRAM KICKED OFF LAST WEEK, AND SO WE'RE TAKING APPLICATIONS AND WE'RE CUTTING CHECKS.
THESE ARE FOR BUSINESSES LOCATED WITHIN THE RAIL DISTRICT.
THE ADVERTISING OR THE GRANT PROGRAM WILL RUN THROUGH APRIL 30TH, SO IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT GETTING A GRANT IN APPLICATION, PLEASE DO SO.
OUR BONUS GIFT CARDS, WE'LL ROLL THAT OUT JUNE 1ST.
JUST IN TIME FOR GRAND OPENING, AS MATT MENTIONED, AND GET A WHOLE LOT OF EXCITEMENT AND TRAFFIC AND PEOPLE DOWN TO THE RAIL DISTRICT.
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE MURAL DISCUSSION, DOWNTOWN CIRCULATOR, ALSO HAVING COORDINATION AND CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR PARTNERS, WITH THE RAIL DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD
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AND THE MERCHANTS ON MAIN GROUP, PROGRAMMING FOR SPECIAL EVENTS, FOUR STREET PAUSES.SO GETTING VERY EXCITED ABOUT.
THINGS TO COME HERE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.
CONTINUING WITH OUR BILLBOARD ADVERTISEMENT CAMPAIGN FOR THE FRISCO RAIL DISTRICT ACROSS THE METROPLEX, AND ALSO CBB IS DOING A GREAT JOB OF PUBLICIZING AND PUSHING OUT RAIL DISTRICT SOCIAL MEDIA AND BLOGS AND INFLUENCERS AND ALL THE THINGS THEY DO.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
[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.]
OKAY.ITEM 12 IS OUR COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS.
COUNCIL, WHAT UPDATES DO YOU HAVE? WE HAD GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING TODAY.
WE HEARD THE ANNUAL REPORTS FROM MULTICULTURAL COMMITTEE, HIKE AND BIKE ADVISORY, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND SOCIAL SERVICES, A COUPLE OF THOSE.
IT'S THEIR FIRST ANNUAL REPORT, SO IT'S NICE TO SEE THE FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THOSE COMMITTEES.
I'M REPRESENTING THE EDC IN FRISCO, THE JAPAN-AMERICA SOCIETY, GALA.
INTERESTING TIDBIT, THE PRESIDENT OF TOYOTA LIVES IN FRISCO, BUT THERE WAS A REAL OPPORTUNITY TO, A LOT OF JAPAN COMPANIES ARE LOOKING TO RELOCATE TO THE U.S., AND THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH SOME DELEGATES HERE.
I'VE ALREADY TALKED TO EDC ABOUT THAT.
SO WE SHOULD HOPEFULLY HAVE SOME NEWS DOWN THE ROAD.
FOR THE RTC, CURRENTLY WE ARE WORKING AS A LEGISLATIVE BODY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU, THE PEOPLE, HAVE A VOICE IN DETERMINING TRANSPORTATION AND THE WAY THAT NORTH TEXAS ACTUALLY SHAPES OUT.
WE DID VOTE ON RECENTLY WAS MAKING SURE THAT THE OUTER LOOP WOULD BE DEVELOPED ON THE I-35 TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS SOME LESS AMOUNT OF CONGESTION IN THAT AREA.
WE'RE FIGHTING REALLY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE UTILIZING ALL THE STATE FUNDS WE CAN GET AND FOUND ANOTHER FUNDING VEHICLE FOR FLOOD MITIGATION THAT THE CITY STAFF IS WORKING ON RIGHT NOW.
SO I THINK THESE ARE SOME PRETTY GOOD DEVELOPMENTS.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
THANK YOU.THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
I'M PLACING THE CONSENT AGENDA CONSIDERED ROUTINE IN NATURE AND 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 IN SEPARATE ACTION.
COUNCILMEMBERS MAY VOTE NAY ON ANY SINGLE ITEM WITHOUT COMMENT AND MAY SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS AS PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD.
COUNCIL, YOU HAVE ITEMS 13 THROUGH 29 FOR CONSIDERATION.
[Consider and act upon adoption of a Resolution appointing members of the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee related to updating the Impact Fee Ordinance. (Engineering/RO)]
[Consider and act upon adoption of an Ordinance to repeal Ordinance No. 2025-03-16 and grant a Specific Use Permit for an Office/Warehouse/Distribution Center on one lot on 98.1± acres on the north side of SH 121, 1,015± feet west of Independence Parkway. Zoned Highway with a Specific Use Permit for an Office/Warehouse/Distribution Center and Commercial-2. Neighborhood #26. Zoning Case No. SUP25-0009. Applicant: BGE, Inc. (Development Services/JH)]
AYE.THAT WILL MOVE US INTO OUR 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 TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS IS REQUIRED TO MOVE ANY ITEM FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION.
COUNCILMEMBERS MAY VOTE NO AND ANY ITEM WITHOUT COMMENT MAY SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS AS PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD.
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS, 30 AND 31.
MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS 30 AND 31.
MOTION BY LAURA, SECOND BY ANGELINA.
ACTUALLY BEFORE WE APPROVE SO ITEM 31 CAN WE CAN WE GO OVER WHAT THAT WAS BECAUSE WE VOTED ON IT LAST TIME TO TABLE IT DIDN'T WE? WE VOTED TO APPROVE IT.
THE STIPULATION WAS THAT THE DEVELOPERS WOULD MEET WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO TRY AND HELP BRING MORE INFORMATION FORWARD.
I WENT TO THAT MEETING, SO IT DID HAPPEN.
SO THE STIPULATION WAS THAT THEY WERE JUST GOING TO MEET AND IT WAS GOING TO GET APPROVED.
SO WHY IS IT ON THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA IF THEY ALREADY MET? THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
IS THAT WHAT WE DO? MAYOR, DO YOU WANT TO? YEAH, SO WHEN COUNCIL APPROVED IT, DIRECTED STAFF TO PREPARE THEIR ORDINANCE, THAT WAS THE VOTE OF 42.
AND WITH THE CONDITION, THEY ASKED THE APPLICANT TO.
TO MEET AGAIN WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS.
THEY HAD TWO MEETINGS THE FOLLOWING TWO TUESDAYS.
ONE WAS AT ONE OF THEIR FACILITIES, AND THE SECOND ONE WAS HELD AT THE SCOTTISH RITE.
SO ABOUT 15 PEOPLE ATTENDED BOTH OF THOSE MEETINGS.
AND SO BY THE TIME WE GOT TO THE SECOND ONE, IT SEEMED LIKE EVERYTHING HAD CALMED DOWN.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHEN THINGS WERE CALMED DOWN? WHAT WAS IT? WHAT WAS DISCUSSED THAT THEY WERE FINE WITH? SO I WOULD SAY AT THE FIRST MEETING AFTER COUNCIL DIRECTED US TO GO AHEAD AND PREPARE THE ORDINANCE, THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ON THE TIA.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF MISINFORMATION OUT THERE STATING THAT, WELL, THERE'S A SIMILAR FACILITY THAT TRAMMELL CROWE IS BUILDING IN
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PLANO RIGHT ACROSS FROM THIS FACILITY AND SAID A TIA WAS REQUIRED.I CHECKED WITH THE CITY OF PLANO, AND, NO, THEY DID NOT REQUIRE A TIA.
AND SO, JOEL FITZ WAS AT BOTH OF THESE MEETINGS.
HE EXPLAINED, ESPECIALLY AT THE FIRST ONE, MOST OF THE MEETING WAS SPENT ON THE TIA, AND JOEL WAS EXPLAINING HOW EVERYTHING WAS WORKING.
SO BY THE TIME WE HAD THE SECOND MEETING, THAT WAS NO LONGER A DISCUSSION.
SO I THINK THE MESSAGE GOT DELIVERED OF HOW MUCH TRAFFIC IS GOING TO BE GENERATED, HOW THE FACT THAT WHERE THIS IS LOCATED.
THERE'S LESS LIKELY THAT TRUCKS WILL NEED TO GO THROUGH THE INTERSECTIONS OF INDEPENDENCE AS WELL AS COIT, BECAUSE IF THEY WANT TO GET ONTO OR OFF OF 1 OR THE TOLLWAY, THE EXITS ARE RIGHT THERE.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE INTERSECTIONS.
AND IF THEY WANT TO HEAD NORTH ON 121, YOU CAN DO THE TEXAS U-TURN AND GET ON WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH AN INTERSECTION.
THE DEVELOPERS ALSO BROUGHT QUITE A BIT OF RENDERINGS OF WHAT IT WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE FROM THE RICHWOODS PERSPECTIVE, AND I THINK THAT REALLY HELPED AS WELL FOR THEM TO SEE THE PARKLAND THAT IT'S GOING TO BE IN FRONT OF THE FACILITY.
A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS REALLY APPRECIATED SEEING THAT.
YEAH, ONE THING THEY ASKED AT THAT MEETING WAS TO, HEY, COULD WE BORROW THOSE RENDERINGS AND PUT IT IN OUR AMENITY CENTER? SO EAST GROUP PROVIDED THEM THE RENDERINGS TO POST IN THEIR AMENITY CENTER FOR ABOUT A WEEK.
[Consider and act upon an appointment of one individual to the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) Board. (CMO/EH)]
THANKS.THAT'LL TAKE US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA.
ITEM 32 IS CONSIDER AND ACT UPON APPOINTMENT OF ONE INDIVIDUAL TO THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT.
MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO REQUEST TO NOMINATE DICK PEASLEY, PLEASE.
HE HAS BEEN SERVING IN THIS BOARD AND HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF FRISCO, AND HE IS WILLING TO SERVE AGAIN.
[CITIZEN INPUT (to begin approximately at 7:30 p.m.)]
THAT MOTION PASSES 6-0 AND THAT IS THE END OF OUR AGENDA SO THAT WILL TAKE US TO CITIZEN INPUT.ALRIGHT, THIS EVENING WHEN IT COMES TO CITIZENS INPUT, I WILL CALL YOUR NAME AND THEN CALL THE NEXT PERSON THAT IS COMING UP BEHIND YOU AS WELL.
THE TIMER IS UP THERE AS WELL TO KEEP TRACK OF WHAT YOU PLAN TO SAY FOR THE EVENING.
WE HAVE DEBBIE O'REILLY FIRST, AND THEN NEXT WE HAVE ERIN PUNJABI.
HELLO, AND THANK YOU TO MAYOR CHENEY AND ALL OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS.
I WAS A HIGH SCHOOL PUBLIC TEACHER FOR 29 YEARS, AND I'M NOW A PRIVATE TUTOR.
OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS OR SO OF MY EXPERIENCE IN TEACHING, WE SAW A HUGE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
THE CLASSROOM I TAUGHT IN LOOKED VERY DIFFERENT FROM WHEN I FIRST STARTED TEACHING AND EVEN MORE SO FROM WHEN I WAS A STUDENT AT THAT SAME SCHOOL.
I LEARNED ABOUT STUDENTS WHO ARE FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD.
I LEARNED ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE DIFFERENT FROM ME.
WITH DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES.
MY INDIAN STUDENTS WERE HARDWORKING, POLITE, RESPECTFUL.
I EXPERIENCE THAT SAME THING NOW AS A TUTOR.
THESE FAMILIES PLACE EDUCATION FIRST.
THEY TAKE PRIDE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND THEIR COMMUNITY.
WHO COULD BE OPPOSED TO SUCH A THING? FOR THOSE WHO FEEL THAT THEY DO NOT ASSIMILATE GOOD FIGHT GET TO KNOW THEM.
THE MORE THAT THEY FEEL HARASSED AND BULLIED, THE MORE LIKELY THEY ARE TO RETREAT INTO THEMSELVES.
AS A TEACHER, I TAUGHT MY STUDENTS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GROWTH MINDSET AND A FIXED MINDSET.
A FIXED MINDSET IS A NARROW WORLD VIEW.
IT SAYS, I ONLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT I ALREADY KNOW WITH THE PEOPLE I AM ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH.
IT ASKS QUESTIONS OF SOMETHING UNFAMILIAR.
NOT SURPRISINGLY, THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE IN LIFE HAVE A GROWTH MINDSET.
TO THOSE IN THE INDIAN COMMUNITY WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED HARASSMENT, PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU ARE SUPPORTED OUTSIDE OF YOUR COMMUNITY AS WELL, AND WE STAND IN SOLIDARITY.
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FOR THOSE STILL STRUGGLING TO HAVE A GROWTH MINDSET, RELAX, ASK QUESTIONS, REACH OUT, LAUGH A LITTLE, LEARN A LITTLE MORE.EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW, KNOWS SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T KNOW.
EXPAND YOUR SKILL SET AND YOUR MINDSET FOR OUR EVER-CHANGING WORLD.
WE HAVE AARON PUNJABI AND THEN NEXT WE'LL HAVE BRAYDEN BEARD.
MY NAME IS ARIAN PUNJABI AND I HAVE LIVED IN FRISCO FOR 19 YEARS.
TWO WEEKS AGO I CAME BEFORE THIS COUNCIL AND SPOKE ABOUT THE RACISM THAT INDIAN RESIDENTS IN THIS CITY HAVE BEEN FACING.
AFTER I FINISHED SOME PEOPLE PROVED EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.
THEY MADE COMMENTS ABOUT HOW WE SMELL, HOW WE WORSHIP, AND WHO WE ARE.
SOME OF IT CAME THROUGH SMALLER INSULTS PEOPLE LIKE TO HIDE BEHIND, DELIBERATELY SAYING WORDS WRONG, USING INCORRECT TERMS, AND PRETENDING TO BE CONFUSED WHEN THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
THE PEOPLE DOING THIS ARE NOT HERE BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT SOLVING A LOCAL PROBLEM.
THEY USE TOPICS LIKE H-1B VISAS OR JOBS AS A COVER CONSPIRACY, BUT THEY KNOW THE CITY COUNCIL HAS NO INFLUENCE ON IMMIGRATION LAW.
THAT IS WHAT HAS BEEN SO FRUSTRATING ABOUT THIS.
SOME OF THESE SPEECHES ARE CLEARLY NOT BEING MADE IN GOOD FAITH.
THEY ARE FILLED WITH INSENSITIVE COMMENTS AND MICROAGGRESSIONS MEANT TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL ALIENATED, WHILE STILL GIVING THE SPEAKER SOME ROOM TO SAY, THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT.
BUT WE ALL KNOW WHAT THEY MEAN.
NOW, I DON'T BELIEVE FRISCO IS A RACIST CITY.
I'VE GROWN TO KNOW TOO MANY KIND AND WELCOMING PEOPLE HERE TO BELIEVE THAT.
BUT WHEN PEOPLE COME TO THIS CHAMBER, SAY HATEFUL THINGS, AND GET APPLAUDED FOR IT, THAT MATTERS.
IT SENDS THE MESSAGE THAT THIS BEHAVIOR IS ACCEPTABLE WHEN IT SHOULDN'T BE.
AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO CALL THIS AS WHAT IT IS.
IF YOUR ISSUE IS FRAUD, THEN TALK ABOUT FRAUD.
IF YOUR ISSUE IS POLICY, THEN TALK ABOUT POLICY.
BUT IF YOU'RE MOCKING OUR ATTIRE, OUR RELIGIONS, OR OUR FAMILIES, THEN THIS WAS NEVER ABOUT POLICY.
I STILL BELIEVE REAL CONVERSATION SHOULD HAPPEN.
IF PEOPLE IN FRISCO HAVE CONCERNS OVER GROWTH, HOUSING, SCHOOLS, JOBS, OR COMMUNITY CONNECTION, THOSE ARE CONVERSATIONS WORTH HAVING.
BUT THEY NEED TO HAPPEN HONESTLY, RESPECTFULLY, AND WITH PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY LIVE HERE AND WANT TO MAKE THE CITY BETTER.
WE ARE NOT UP HERE TRYING TO REASON WITH THE BAD FAITH PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM.
WE'RE SPEAKING TO THE ONES WHO MAY HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, BUT ARE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE WAY THESE ARGUMENTS HAVE BEEN PRESENTED.
PLEASE LISTEN TO WHAT WE ARE ACTUALLY SAYING.
LOOK AT THE FACTS AND THE DATA WE PRESENT.
PLEASE DON'T LET THE WORST VOICES SPEAK FOR YOU.
FRISCO WILL CONTINUE TO CHANGE, AND THE ANSWER IS NOT TO DEMAND THAT PEOPLE ERASE WHO THEY ARE IN ORDER TO BELONG.
THE ANSWER IS TO BUILD A SHARED COMMUNITY BASED ON MUTUAL RESPECT.
WE HAVE BRADEN BEARD, AND THEN AFTER THAT WE'LL HAVE KELLY SMITH.
HOWDY Y'ALL, MY NAME IS BRADEN BEARD, I'M A YOUTH BOXING COACH AND COLLEGE STUDENT.
I WAS BORN HERE, RAISED HERE, AND I AIN'T LEFT YET, IF THAT MEANS ANYTHING.
I'M NOT GOING TO STAND UP HERE AND TRY TO CONVINCE YOU THAT I THINK RACISM IS UNACCEPTABLE.
IF IT'S NOT OBVIOUS AT THE END OF MY SPEECH, I DIDN'T DO THIS VERY WELL.
LOOK, THIS IS A CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
IF WE WANT TO DEBATE FEDERAL POLICY, I'M ALL FOR IT.
IN FACT, WHAT BETTER CITY TO DO IT IN? BUT I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE FORUM.
THESE FINE FOLKS MIGHT SET UP A NATIONAL DEBATE STAGED HERE IN FRISCO, BUT THEY AIN'T YET.
SO LET'S NOT SCREAM AT ONE ANOTHER ABOUT IT HERE.
IT'S WHEN THEORY MEETS REALITY AND THE NEGOTIATION BETWEEN THE TWO.
IT'S WHEN IDEAS, CONCEPTS, AND BELIEF ABOUT HOW WE SHOULD BE MEET WHERE WE ARE, MEETS HUMAN NATURE.
POLITICS IS ABOUT THE PRACTICAL.
SO HERE'S THE IDEAS I THINK EVERYONE HERE AGREES WITH.
WE DON'T WANT NEIGHBORS FEELING UNWELCOMED.
NOR DO WE WANT TO HAVE NOTHING IN COMMON WITH THOSE NEIGHBORS.
AND WE WANT A COMMUNITY THAT FEELS UNITED.
NOW, UNFORTUNATELY, FRISCO CAN'T JUST DECIDE TO END ANY POSSIBLE FRAUD.
WHAT CAN WE DO? COLLABORATE WITH INVESTIGATIONS.
INCENTIVIZE PEOPLE WHO KNOW ANYTHING TO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE WITH THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES.
THAT'S ABOUT ALL WE COULD REASONABLY ACCOMPLISH THERE.
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BETWEEN THE MANY COMMUNITIES OF FRISCO, LET'S START WITH FIRST PRINCIPLES.Y'ALL HAVE HEARD ABOUT WHAT EVERYONE HERE THINKS AMERICA IS, WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AMERICAN.
I THINK EVERYONE ON BOTH SIDES GOT PORTIONS OF IT, BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYONE GIVE THE FULL PICTURE.
SO WHAT IS AMERICA? NOT JUST A PLACE.
MERE GEOGRAPHY DOES NOT DRAW ITS OWN BORDERS.
CROSSING A BORDER DOES NOT MAKE YOU AMERICAN.
IF EVERY AMERICAN MOVED TO CANADA, WE WOULD CEASE TO BE AMERICANS.
WE'RE NOT THE ONLY COUNTRY THAT VALUES FREEDOM.
IN FACT, A CANADIAN WHO BELIEVES WHOLEHEARTEDLY IN EVERY PART OF THE CONSTITUTION IS NOT AN AMERICAN.
AMERICA IS ITS PEOPLE LIVING ON ITS LAND, BELIEVING IN THE IDEAS OF THIS GREAT COUNTRY.
SO WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE AMERICAN? WELL, WHAT ANIMATES US? IT'S NOT RACE.
WE'VE NEVER HAD A SHARED GENETIC HERITAGE.
WE DON'T HAVE AN ESTABLISHED RELIGIOUS OR PHILOSOPHICAL GOVERNMENT.
THIS IS WHAT DRAWS AMERICANS TOGETHER.
IT IS THE ONLY THING WE SHARE.
WHAT IS OUR CULTURE? I'M NOT GOING TO ASK YOU TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS AND EASTER, BUT YOU PROBABLY SHOULD CELEBRATE THE 4TH OF JULY AND THANKSGIVING.
MR. HALL MENTIONED INTERCULTURAL EVENTS LAST MEETING.
BUT I DON'T THINK FRISCO NEEDS GOOD OLD BUBBA DOWN THE ROAD TO GO AND LEARN ABOUT DIWALI.
HE OUGHT TO, BECAUSE UNDERSTANDING YOUR NEIGHBORS IS A GOOD THING.
BUT THE BARE MINIMUM FOR A FUNCTIONAL, COHESIVE SOCIETY IS TO ADOPT THE SILLY LITTLE TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS OF WHERE YOU LIVE.
WHEN IN ROME, YOU MUST DO AS THE ROMANS DO.
SO WHAT MUST WE DO? EAT BARBECUE WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS ON THE 4TH OF JULY, STAFF MUSH POTATOES IN YOUR MOUTH ON THANKSGIVING, SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS AND FAMILY, AND WATCH THE DAMN SUPER BOWL.
NOT BECAUSE YOU LOVE FOOTBALL.
BUT I DO WATCH ONE GAME EVERY YEAR BECAUSE IT'S TRADITION.
IT'S INVITING THE NEIGHBORS OVER FOR BEER AND CHICKEN WINGS, MAKING FUN OF THE COMMERCIALS, MAKING STUPID SIDE BETS FOR A GAME YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW THE RULES OF.
IT'S GETTING TO WORK ON MONDAY.
HALF THE OFFICE CALLED OUT SICK.
SO HE SPENT ALL DAY TALKING ABOUT HOW YOU CAN'T BELIEVE A KICKER WHOSE ONLY JOB IS TO KICK THE BALL, MISSED THE FIELD GOAL, SOLD THE WHOLE GAME.
THESE ARE THE THINGS WE FIGHT TO PRESERVE.
NOT RACE, NOT YOUR CHURCH, YOUR PEOPLE.
AND THEY ARE YOUR PEOPLE BECAUSE YOU KNOW THEM.
YOU GIVE THEM A WAVE AND A GOOD MORNING WHEN YOU SEE THEM AROUND TOWN OR ON YOUR MORNING WALK.
WE WANT YOU TO HAVE THE BIG HOUSE.
THE NICE JOB AND RAISE YOUR FAMILY IN A SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD.
BUT THAT MEANS ACKNOWLEDGING YOU HAVE TO JOIN US AND THAT WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND YOU.
MAYBE YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT NOT ONLY ARE YOU EXPECTED TO ASSIMILATE, BUT THAT YOU MUST.
BUT THIS IS WHAT IS BEST FOR YOU TOO.
THE CULTURE IS WHAT MADE AMERICA SO ATTRACTIVE TO YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE.
THE CULTURE, NOT THE GEOGRAPHY, NOT DEMOGRAPHICS, MADE AMERICA THE.
OKAY, NEXT WE HAVE KELLY SMITH FROM AUBREY.
I'VE DECIDED THAT MAYBE I OWE YOU GUYS AN APOLOGY.
YOU SEE, I'M A PROBLEM SOLVER.
WHEN ANYTHING IN MY LIFE WENT WRONG, I HAD TO FIX IT FOR MYSELF.
WHEN I FIRST CAME TO YOU GUYS ABOUT THE HOUSING ISSUES THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE CITY, I ACTUALLY THOUGHT YOU GUYS WOULD CARE.
BUT DON'T SEND CITY LEADERS TO ANOTHER COUNTRY TO LOBBY FOR OUR REPLACEMENTS IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE BACKLASH.
TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 505352 SAYS THAT IF 10% OF THE CITY'S REGISTERED VOTERS SIGN A PETITION, THAT THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY MUST ORDER AN ELECTION TO TERMINATE A TYPE B ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
THE PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER TO END THE CORRUPTION.
VANCE HAS A NEW FRAUD DIVISION, AND WE NEED TO START REPORTING THE FRAUD TO THAT AND GET NATIONAL ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
BUT BECAUSE I AM A PROBLEM SOLVER, I HAVE DECIDED I AM DONE WASTING MY BREATH AT THESE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.
I HAVE REGISTERED PAPERWORK WITH THE TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION AND I HAVE DECIDED TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR OF TEXAS AS A WRITE-IN CANDIDATE.
MY ANCESTRAL LINE FOUGHT FOR THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS.
MY FAMILY ANCESTRY IS THE REASON TEXAS IS CALLED THE
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LONE STAR STATE.AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT GENERAL JAMES SMITH, LOOK HIM UP.
HE WAS A CAPTAIN OF A CAVALRY THAT FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO.
AND HERE I AM IN 2026 HAVING TO DO THE SAME THING, FIGHT FOR TEXAS.
GREG ABBOTT IS A TRAITOR TO THE STATE AND HE HAS GOT TO GO.
I AM NOT HAVING ANYBODY WHO JUST MOVED HERE FROM 2016 OR FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY TELL ME HOW MY STATE IS SUPPOSED TO BE.
THE TEXAS GOVERNOR HAS FAILED THE PEOPLE BY REPRESENTING FOREIGN COUNTRIES FIRST.
VOTE FOR ME, WRITE MY NAME IN ON ELECTION DAY.
I AM NOT A CAREER POLITICIAN AND I AM SOMEBODY WHO WANTS TO END THE FRAUD, CORRUPTION, AND REDUCE OR ELIMINATE PROPERTY TAXES.
WE NEED TO END THE SCHOOL VOUCHERS THAT ONLY BENEFIT A SMALL AMOUNT OF WEALTHY PEOPLE, WEAKEN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND PUT TAX MONEY BACK, AND IT PUTS TAX MONEY INTO ISLAMIC IDEOLOGY.
I WANT TO PROTECT OUR FARMERS AND RANCHERS FROM BEING TAXED OUT OF THEIR LAND.
AMERICAN DOCTORS SHOULD BE PRIORITY NUMBER ONE IN OUR SYSTEM.
WE NEED TO STOP THE NTTA FROM STEALING MONEY FROM PEOPLE AND RUINING LIVES.
I WANT TO PUT LEGISLATION INTO PLACE THAT WOULD PROTECT THE AMERICAN WORKER JUST LIKE THEY DID IN INDIANA WITH THE FAIRNESS ACT.
I DECIDED TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR BECAUSE THE POWER NEEDS TO BE PUT BACK INTO THE HANDS OF THE PEOPLE.
GREG ABBOTT HASN'T WON ANYTHING.
GOD CAN DO AMAZING THINGS WITH ORDINARY PEOPLE.
WE ARE A CHRISTIAN NATION, AND I TRULY BELIEVE HE LED ME TO SPEAK UP ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
WHY? I DON'T REALLY KNOW YET, BUT I'M LISTENING TO MY INNER VOICE.
NO MORE CAREER POLITICIAN LIARS.
WRITE IN KELLY SMITH FOR GOVERNOR SO WE CAN RESTORE THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS AND MAKE IT AMERICAN AGAIN.
OKAY, NEXT WE HAVE PAUL JESSEN.
AND THEN AFTER THAT WE'LL HAVE MARK PALACIANO.
MR. MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS, GREETINGS.
PAUL JESSEN, 5857 LEGACY DRIVE.
I DON'T APOLOGIZE, BUT I DID GET THE BUMPER STICKER.
I WASN'T BORN HERE, BUT I GOT HERE AS SOON AS I COULD.
MY SECOND FAVORITE BUMPER STICKER IS THE ONE ON THESE MASSIVE MOTORHOMES ON THE HIGHWAYS THAT SAYS WE ARE SPENDING OUR CHILDREN'S INHERITANCE.
WE HAD A COMMENT THAT WE USED TO HAVE.
I MAY DISAGREE WITH YOU, BUT I WILL DEFEND TO THE DEATH YOUR RIGHT TO SAY IT.
AND THEN WE EVEN HAD INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO DO THINGS, LIKE DECORUM, MANNERS, POLITENESS, RESPECT.
SO I MAY NOT LIKE YOU, I MAY NOT LIKE YOUR IDEAS, I MAY NOT LIKE THE WAY YOU DO THINGS, BUT YOU ARE A FELLOW MEMBER OF THE HUMAN RACE.
AND SO THAT'S HOW I WAS RAISED.
AND THAT'S WHY WE DIDN'T HAVE THE PROBLEMS IN THE SCHOOLS THAT WE HAVE TODAY, BECAUSE THAT WAS MADE TO BE CLEAR.
SO WE KIND OF NEED TO GET REGROUPING ON SOME OF THOSE THINGS.
I JUST HAVE A COUPLE THINGS I WANTED TO GET SQUARED AWAY WITH YOU ALL.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING FOR A LONG TIME.
AND BY THE WAY, GREAT TO SEE THOSE PICTURES UP THERE ON MAIN STREET.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF THERE'S A POSSIBILITY TO GET A FINAL NUMBER OR BECAUSE A LOT OF SOME OF THE BUSINESSES WENT OUT OF BUSINESS, SOME OF THEM HAD TO BORROW FROM THEIR LIFE SAVINGS FROM RETIREMENT FUNDS AND SO FORTH.
WAS THERE ANY MONEY FINALLY THAT WAS ABLE TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO THOSE BUSINESS FOR WHAT THEY LOST? AND HOW MUCH WAS IT? THAT'S JUST A SIMPLE QUESTION.
I'VE HEARD A COUPLE OF THINGS WITH PEOPLE CAMPAIGNING AND GOING, OOH, I WONDER WHAT THAT MEANS.
SO I THOUGHT I'D COME TO YOU GUYS BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS.
IS THERE A POSSIBILITY TO GET, CAN'T DO IT TONIGHT, I KNOW, BUT A RECKONING ON IT THAT THEY WERE REIMBURSED FOR ANY OF THAT KIND OF THING.
AND THEN THE SECOND THING, I KIND OF HAD A FUNNY IDEA ABOUT CITIZEN INPUT.
FOR THOSE WHO MISSED IT, THIS IS CITY COUNCIL OF FRISCO.
I DON'T MIND HEARING FROM EVERYBODY ELSE.
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WHAT IF WE HAD THE FRISCO RESIDENTS BE UP EARLY IN THE AGENDA TO SPEAK AND THOSE FROM OTHER CITIES SPEAK AT THE END? THEN WE DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO STUFF.I'M JUST A THOUGHT AS A SUGGESTION THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED FOR THAT BECAUSE IT'S FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
LAST COMMENT, THEY THREW SOMEBODY OUT OF THE STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE BECAUSE HE MISBEHAVED.
AND IT'S FUN WATCHING CONGRESS GET GAVELED, HEY, THAT'S NOT HOW WE BEHAVE HERE, YOU STOP IT.
AND THAT CAN BE KIND OF A THING TO DO HERE, TOO, BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S SOME PEOPLE COMING HERE WHO MISSED SOME SCHOOL LESSONS.
FINALLY, WE HAVE MARK PALACIANO FROM GARLAND.
MAYOR CHENEY, I BET YOU'RE COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS TO WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO SEE ME ANYMORE.
YOUR LEGACY WILL ALWAYS BE HOW YOU SOLD OUT FRISCO FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL GAIN AND ALLOWED IT TO TURN INTO MUMBAI AND TEXAS.
I'M GOING TO ASK YOU ONE MORE TIME.
IN 2023, WHY WERE 11 OF YOUR BIGGEST DONORS INDIANS THAT DON'T LIVE IN FRISCO? I DIDN'T EXPECT YOU TO ANSWER THAT BECAUSE I ALREADY KNOW YOU'RE A COWARD WHO WON'T.
WES, LAST MEETING, YOU AND BRIAN TRIED TO CREATE THE NARRATIVE THAT YOU'RE NOT AWARE OF ANY H-1B FRAUD.
DID YOU EVEN WATCH TYLER OLIVER'S TEXAS INDIAN INVASION DOCUMENTARY EXPOSING THIS CITY YOU'RE MANAGING? DID YOU EVEN REPLY TO THE EMAIL FROM MATTHEW BONAS? HE SENT YOU PLENTY OF EXAMPLES OF QUESTIONABLE BUSINESSES IN FRISCO EMPLOYING H-1B AND ONE THAT EVEN GOT $3 MILLION IN PPP LOANS THAT WAS FORGIVEN.
SAGE IT SEEMS REAL INTERESTING.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THAT INFORMATION NOW THAT YOU HAVE IT? I'M NOT SURPRISED YOU'RE NOT ANSWERING EITHER.
AND GIVE THE FIREFIGHTERS THE NEW SCHEDULE THEY'RE REQUESTING THAT 88% OF OTHER FIRE STATIONS AROUND HERE ARE USING.
WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU AND THE CITY COUNCIL? BERT, WHAT'S UP WITH YOUR DONOR NAVEEN THAT DONATED $1,000 TO YOU? HE DIDN'T LIST HIS LAST NAME AND HE USED A SHARED WORKSITE AS HIS ADDRESS.
THERE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE 23 COMPANIES THERE EMPLOYING H-1B AND I COULDN'T FIND A SINGLE ONE.
AGAIN, I'M NOT SURPRISED YOU'RE NOT ANSWERING BECAUSE YOU'RE ALSO A COWARD WHO CRIES ON CBS NEWS LIKE THE ACTOR YOU ARE.
ALL OF YOU WANT TO PAINT ME AS A RACIST OUTSIDE AGITATOR WHEN IN REALITY I'M SPEAKING UP AND EXPOSING YOUR TYRANNY.
DO YOU KNOW WHY I KEEP COMING BACK AND GOING VIRAL? BECAUSE AMERICANS, TEXANS, AND FRISCO RESIDENTS ARE APPRECIATING WHAT I'M DOING AND A LOT OF US ARE TIRED OF BEING SCREWED OVER BY ELECTED OFFICIALS ENRICHING THEMSELVES WHILE OUR LIVES GET HARDER.
MOST PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO SPEAK UP IN FEAR OF CANCEL CULTURE AND REPERCUSSIONS IN THEIR CAREERS.
I HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE, AND I'VE GAINED NOTHING BESIDES LITTLE HIGH SCHOOL CHILDREN BEING ANKLE BITERS AND INDIANS TARGETING ME AND THREATENING ME DAILY.
FRISCO, TEXAS IS ABSOLUTELY COOKED.
I'VE FOUND SO MUCH SHADY STUFF IN Y'ALL'S DONATIONS THAT I'M GONNA KEEP DIGGING.
LIKE MAYOR CANDIDATE MARK HILL ACCEPTING MONEY FROM AN INDIAN IN IRVING WHO WAS CHARGED WITH VISA FRAUD AND ILLEGAL EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS.
OR MAYOR CANDIDATE SHAUNA SAL, ACCEPTING $32,000 OF DONATIONS FROM PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF FRISCO, AND $7,500 FROM TEXAS REPRESENTATIVE JARED PATTERSON.
ROD VILHAUER IS UP TO $75,000 FROM FRISCO OUTSIDERS, AND HE WAS TOO BIG OF A COWARD TO MEET WITH ME.
HE SCHEDULED A MEETING, CANCELED ON ME, AND THEN WENT TO PANDER TO THE INDIANS LIKE A WEAK MAN BEGGING FOR VOTES. AND WE ALL KNOW MY FAVORITE CANDIDATE, JOHN KEATING. I'M STILL CURIOUS AS TO WHY FRISCO 380 PARTNERS GAVE THAT GUY $100,000. I'VE HEARD SOME INTERESTING INFORMATION ABOUT THE DIGITAL BILLBOARD HERE IN FRISCO, AND I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL KEATING IS SITTING IN THAT SEAT IN MAY SO I CAN ROAST HIM TO HIS FACE. DEAR FRISCO RESIDENTS, YOU'RE ON NOTICE. IF YOU'RE DOING SHADY STUFF WITH H-1B, I'M GOING TO FIND YOU, AND I'M GOING TO EXPOSE YOU.
THAT'S IT. OKAY, THAT WILL TAKE US TO ITEM 33, CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION WITH CITY STAFF CONCERNING ANY ACTIONS REQUIRED BY CITY STAFF AS A RESULT OF TONIGHT'S AGENDA. I DIDN'T NOTE ANY ITEMS. ANYONE ELSE KNOW
[Discussion on Governance Monitoring of present City Council Meeting.]
ANYTHING? OKAY, 34 IS GOVERNANCE MONITORING. YES, I'M GOING TO LIST EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW, AND WE DID AN A. I WILL DO A QUICK REMINDER THAT ELECTIONS ARE ONGOING RIGHT NOW. SO EARLY VOTING STARTED YESTERDAY, CONTINUES TO NEXT TUESDAY, AND ELECTION DAY IS A WEEK FROM SATURDAY. WE HAVE THE MAYOR'S RACE, TWO COUNCIL RACES. RACES AND THERE'S ALSO SOME ISD RACES ON THE BALLOT. SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GET TO KNOW THEIR CANDIDATES AND MAKE SURE YOU[01:10:02]
VOTE IN THIS COMING ELECTION.WITH THAT, I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
MOTION BY BERT, SECOND BY JARED. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
PASSES 6-0. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 7:46 P.M. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.