May 05, 2026 City Council

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WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL. WE ARE AT FRISCO CITY HALL, THE GEORGE PUREFOY MUNICIPAL CENTER AND COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 6101 FRISCO SQUARE BOULEVARD IN FRISCO, TEXAS. IT IS 5:06 P.M. ON TUESDAY, MAY 5TH, 2026.

I WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND WE ARE JOINED BY A QUORUM OF COUNCIL THIS EVENING AND I MOVE US INTO CLOSED SESSION.

[CLOSED SESSION]

UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CONFLICTS WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT REGARDING 1.

RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING ADRIAN SALINAS VERSUS FRISCO.

BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT CAUSE NUMBER 471-02254-2026 IN THE 471ST DISTRICT COURT OF COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, ITEM 2. RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING PROPOSED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS AND OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS FOR THE USE OF THE COLLIN COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER AND RELATED ISSUES.

ITEM B. SECTION 551.087 DELIBERATION REGARDING COMMERCIAL OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION THE CITY HAS RECEIVED FROM A BUSINESS PROSPECT OR TO DELIBERATE THE OFFER OF A FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE TO A BUSINESS PROSPECT. COUNCIL I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

SO MOVED. MOTION BY BURT. SECOND BY ANN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THAT PASSES 4-0. RECESS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 5:07.

ALL RIGHT COUNCIL, I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO RECONVENE.

[Reconvene into Regular Session and take any action necessary as a result of the Closed Session.]

AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. THERE IS NO ACTION FOR COUNCIL TO TAKE.

AND I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT LAURA AND ANGELIA ARE OUT OF TOWN AND BRIAN HAS AN ENGAGEMENT LATER TODAY, SO ONCE HE LEAVES, WE WON'T HAVE A QUORUM AT THAT POINT.

SO WE'RE GOING TO GO A LITTLE BIT OUT OF ORDER AS WE WORK THROUGH OUR AGENDA TO TRY TO GET THROUGH THOSE ACTION ITEMS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

[INVOCATION (to begin approximately at 6:30 p.m.)]

AND WE HAVE. REVEREND TRACY COX IS AN ASSOCIATE PASTOR AND DIRECTOR OF DISCIPLESHIP AT FIRST FRISCO GLOBAL METHODIST CHURCH, PROVIDING OVERSIGHT FOR THE AREAS OF DISCIPLESHIP, SUNDAY SCHOOL, CHILDREN AND YOUTH MINISTRIES, WOMEN'S MINISTRY, MISSIONS, COMMUNICATION, PRAYER AND EVANGELISM.

PASTOR TRACY IS AN ORDAINED DEACON IN THE GLOBAL METHODIST CHURCH.

SHE ATTENDS WESLEY BIBLICAL SEMINARY IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, WHERE SHE CONTINUES IN HER SEMINARY STUDIES WHILE ALSO SERVING FULL TIME IN FRISCO. SHE SERVED IN CHILDREN AND YOUTH MISSIONS AND WOMEN'S MINISTRIES IN MANY CAPACITIES OVER THE YEARS BEFORE HEARING THE CALL TO ORDAINED MINISTRY.

TRACY HAS A HEART FOR SHARING THE WORD OF GOD THROUGH PREACHING AND PERSONAL INTERACTIONS.

SHE LOVES CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH SHARED INTERESTS, CREATE NEW BONDS IN THE FAMILY OF FAITH.

ORIGINALLY FROM EAST TEXAS, SHE HAS LIVED IN PLANO, FORT WORTH AND NOW FRISCO.

SHE AND HER HUSBAND, JIM, HAVE TWO CHILDREN. IN HER SPARE TIME TRACY ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILY, DRAWING, AND TRAVELING. WELCOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR INVITING ME TO BE HERE THIS EVENING.

NOW, IF I WOULD INVITE YOU ALL TO GO TO THE LORD IN PRAYER.

HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU. WE THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH A GOOD, GOOD FATHER.

YOUR GREATNESS, YOUR CREATION. LORD, YOU ARE SO GOOD.

YOUR LOVE, YOUR MERCY, YOUR GRACE. YOU ARE COMPLETELY AND FULLY OTHER AND WE, YOUR CREATION, ARE THE RECIPIENTS OF THAT BEAUTIFUL MERCY, THAT BEAUTIFUL GRACE, THAT BEAUTIFUL LOVE.

AND YOU CALL US TOO TO BE OTHER SO THAT WE CAN TURN TO OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COMMUNITY, OUR WORK, OUR CHURCHES AND GIVE THE SAME GRACE, GENTLENESS, HONOR AND LOVE TO THEM AS YOU SO DESIRE.

WE PRAY NOW, THIS BEAUTIFUL EVENING, THAT YOU POUR OUT YOUR HOLY SPIRIT ON THIS LEADERSHIP HERE THIS EVENING.

MAY THEY HAVE HEARTS TO RECEIVE, EYES TO SEE AND EARS TO HEAR ALL THAT YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO AS THEY LEAD IN GRACE AND LOVE OF THIS COMMUNITY, AS THEY HAVE GENTLENESS WITH THOSE WHO ARE COMING BEFORE THEM, AS THEY GUIDE THIS COMMUNITY TO BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH YOUR GRACES.

LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THROUGH THEM IN A MIGHTY WAY SO THAT WE ALL SEE YOUR GLORY THROUGH THEM.

THANK YOU, HEAVENLY FATHER, FOR ALL OF THESE THINGS AND THE PEOPLE HERE THIS EVENING.

MAY YOUR LIGHT SHINE FOREVER AND ALWAYS. AMEN.

AMEN. THANK YOU. FOR OUR PLEDGE, WE HAVE OUR FRISCO POLICE EXPLORERS.

COME ON UP.

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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 INDIVISIBLE. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU ALL. IF Y'ALL HANG OUT ONE SECOND HERE.

YOU KNOW, THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US. SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU EACH AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND MAYBE JUST TELL US SOMETHING YOU LEARNED IN THE PROGRAM OR WHAT THE PROGRAM MEANT FOR YOU, OR HOW YOU DECIDED YOU WANTED TO BE INVOLVED IN IT.

HI, MY NAME IS DANIEL. I'M CURRENTLY A SENIOR AT WAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL.

I AM THE FRISCO POLICE EXPLORERS POST SERGEANT.

AND ONE MAJOR THING I'VE DEFINITELY LEARNED BEING AN EXPLORER IS BEING PART OF A TEAM AND WORKING AS A TEAM, AND HOW CRUCIAL IT IS, JUST NOT IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT IN EVERYDAY LIFE.

I'M SYDNEY, I'M A SENIOR AT HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL, AND SOMETHING BIG THAT I'VE TAKEN AWAY FROM THIS PROGRAM IS HONESTLY JUST TEAM BUILDING AND COMMUNICATION. LIKE DANIEL SAID, IT'S MORE THAN JUST LAW ENFORCEMENT, IT'S LIFE SKILLS.

AND IN THIS PROGRAM, YOU GET TO BUILD AMAZING CONNECTIONS.

[APPLAUSE]. HI, I'M LOGAN, I'M A JUNIOR AT LEBANON TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL, AND I'M THE CORPORAL OF THE POST.

I THINK THE MAIN THING THAT I TAKE AWAY FROM EXPLORERS IS BEING ABLE TO WORK AS A TEAM, AND KNOWING THAT I WANT TO PUT MY BEST FOOT FORWARD IN MY CAREER AND MY FUTURE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. [APPLAUSE]. I'M ELLA, I'M A JUNIOR AT CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS I LEARNED WAS EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, BUT ALSO JUST FIRSTHAND LAW ENFORCEMENT SKILLS THAT YOU PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE GAINED OTHERWISE.

[APPLAUSE]. I'M DANIEL. I'M A SENIOR AT LONE STAR HIGH SCHOOL, AND ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE LEARNED ABOUT BEING IN THIS PROGRAM IS HOW TO BE A BETTER PERSON AND TEAMMATE AND A LEADER, AND JUST OVERALL BETTER MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY AS WELL.

[APPLAUSE]. HI, I'M SOPHIA. I'M A SOPHOMORE AT LONE STAR HIGH SCHOOL.

SOMETHING I'VE LEARNED WHILE BEING IN THE EXPLORER PROGRAM IS THAT YOU NEED TO BE A TEAM PLAYER AND A BETTER LISTENER.

[APPLAUSE]. HI, MY NAME IS CAMILA. I'M A FRESHMAN AT REEDY HIGH SCHOOL.

ONE THING I LEARNED AT THE FRISCO POLICE PROGRAM IS DISCIPLINE AND PUTTING YOUR PART IN EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.

[APPLAUSE]. I'M ELIZABETH. I AM A JUNIOR AT WAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL, AND ONE THING I HAVE LEARNED WHILE BEING IN THE PROGRAM IS WORKING TOGETHER.

ALTHOUGH EVERYBODY IS GREAT INDIVIDUALLY AND HAS THEIR OWN ASSETS, WHEN YOU COMBINE EVERYBODY TOGETHER, YOU ULTIMATELY CREATE THE BEST TEAM. AND THAT IS WHAT I HAVE LEARNED WITHIN THE PROGRAM.

[APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU. YEAH. TWO ROWS SURE. ACTUALLY.

DEMONSTRATING THAT TEAMWORK THEY JUST TALKED ABOUT ALL RIGHT, ONE MORE ROUND FOR OUR EXPLORERS. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. [APPLAUSE].

[Council comment or acknowledgement of proclamations issued by the Mayor.]

I'LL JUST SPEAK AT THIS POINT TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT WE DID HAVE AN ELECTION THIS SATURDAY.

SO WE DID ELECT A NEW COUNCILWOMAN. BRITTANY COLBERG WILL BE REPLACING BRIAN LIVINGSTON, WHO IS TERMED OUT AT OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. AND OF COURSE, WE'LL HAVE. AND LAURA RUMMEL, OF COURSE, WAS REELECTED AS WELL TO ANOTHER TERM.

WE DO STILL HAVE ONE UPCOMING ELECTION, WHICH IS JUST THE MAYORAL RACE, WHICH WILL BE BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE, MARK HILL AND ROD VILHAUER. SO THAT WILL BE IN MID JUNE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO NEED YOU TO COME OUT AND VOTE ONE MORE TIME WITH THAT.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

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THE CONSENT AGENDA CAN BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION.

A 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 WILL MOVE ITEMS 13 THROUGH 27 FOR CONSIDERATION.

SO MOVED SECOND BY JARED. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THAT PASSES 4-0.

[Consider and act upon adoption of an Ordinance to rezone 124.3± acres on the northwest corner of Coit Road and PGA Parkway (“Property”) from Agricultural to Planned Development-Single Family-7, and to amend the Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 11-04-09, as amended). Zoned Agricultural. Neighborhood #11. Zoning Case Z25-0014. Applicant: Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (Development Services/RR)]

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 SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND ACTION. COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY VOTE NAY ON ANY ITEM WITHOUT COMMENT AND MAY SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS AS PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD. THERE'S ONE ITEM. ITEM 28.

MOTION BY BRIAN. SECOND. SECOND BY JARED. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THAT PASSES 4-0. I THINK, ANN, YOU WANTED TO MENTION SOMETHING BACK ON COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE.

YES NO PROBLEM. I KNOW WE'RE JUMPING AROUND A LITTLE BIT. OKAY.

WE WILL GO AHEAD AND WORK THROUGH OUR REPORTS SECTION.

SO ITEM 6, OUR BUDGET STATUS REPORT.

[Budget Status Report for March 31, 2026.]

WE'RE HALFWAY THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT EVERYTHING IS TRACKING AS EXPECTED IN THE GENERAL FUND.

REVENUES ARE COMING IN AS PROJECTED IN THE 26 BUDGET.

AND HAPPY TO REPORT ALL DEPARTMENT EXPENDITURES ARE IN LINE WITH THOSE BUDGET PROJECTIONS AS WELL.

THE ENTERPRISE FUND IS TRACKING WITH HISTORICAL NORMS AND LOOKING STABLE AT THIS POINT.

ONE OTHER UPDATE I WANTED TO GIVE WAS WE DID GO FORWARD AND TAKE BIDS FOR A DEBT SALE FOR THE STRUCTURED PARKING GARAGE TO SUPPORT GLASGOW PARK.

IT WAS EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE BID SALE CAME IN AT ABOUT 25 BASIS POINTS LOWER THAN EXPECTED.

THAT'S A RESULT OF THE CITY'S STRONG CREDIT RATING.

TO PUT THAT IN MORE PRACTICAL TERMS, THAT'S A SAVINGS OF OVER $2 MILLION IN INTEREST COSTS OVER THE LIFE OF THAT DEBT.

SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH THAT. WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR THAT. COST SAVINGS.

SO, COUNCIL, WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE ON THE BUDGET REPORT? OKAY.

THANK YOU. ITEM 7 IS THE LIBRARY REPORT.

[Library Report on monthly statistics and activities.]

I HAVE A COUPLE OF SLIDES. SUMMER IS STARTING AND IT'S GOING TO BE AN EXTRA FUN ONE AT THE LIBRARY.

THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS GOING ON. THEY'LL START THE DAY AFTER SCHOOL ENDS.

AND SO MAY 22ND THROUGH AUGUST 11TH. WE HAVE ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES.

EVERY MONDAY WE WILL DO OUR OH MY GOSH, I'M BLANKING OUR CHILDREN'S PROGRAMING.

IT HAS A NAME FOR MONDAYS AND IT WILL OCCUR SIX TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY SO THAT FAMILIES CAN PICK THE TIME THAT'S MOST CONVENIENT FOR THEM. WE LIKE TO CALL IT EDUTAINMENT. SO IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP CHILDREN DEFEAT THE SUMMER SLIDE, WHICH IS A PROBLEM. WHEN THEY STOP READING OVER THE SUMMER, THEY LOSE SIGNIFICANT ELEMENTS OF THE READING SKILL THEY'VE ACHIEVED, AND SO WE WORK TO HELP WITH THAT DURING THE SUMMER.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ITEM 8 IS OUR PLAY FRISCO REPORT.

[Play Frisco report on activities related to art, culture, events, park development and operations, natural resources, and recreation services.]

I HAVE JUST A COUPLE OF SLIDES FOR YOU TONIGHT.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DIDN'T MAKE A SPECIFIC SLIDE ABOUT, BUT TIES DIRECTLY TO THE QUESTION THAT I ALWAYS ASK.

HAVE YOU PLAYED TODAY? WE JUST HAD A GROUP COME BACK FROM THE US PLAY COALITION, WHERE THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT OUR PLAY FOR ALL CAMPAIGN, WHICH IS OF COURSE, ALL ABOUT INCLUSIVITY. IT'S AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, AND FRISCO GOT SOME GREAT RECOGNITION, SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THEM. JUST AS I SAY THIS A LOT, BUT WE REALLY DO LOVE TO BUILD NEW THINGS.

HOWEVER, WE ALSO LOVE TO REINVEST IN THINGS. AND SO JUST A COUPLE OF SLIDES TONIGHT TO SHOW YOU WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON.

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EXCUSE ME, CAN ENJOY IT. WE'VE ALSO DONE SO MAYBE NOT SO EXCITING, BUT VERY EXCITING TO THE ACTIVE ADULTS AT THE GROVE.

WE HAVE RESTRIPED THEIR PARKING LOT SO IT IS EASIER TO FIND YOUR PARKING SPACE.

[LAUGHTER]. WE'VE ALSO BEEN WORKING WITH A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS AND SO WE, OUR ADOPTED PROGRAM, ADOPT A PARK PROGRAM IS EXPLODING. IT'S ALMOST BECOMING SO LARGE WE NEED MORE TEAM MEMBERS TO HELP MANAGE IT, WHICH IS FANTASTIC. AND SO THEY'VE BEEN OUT WORKING ON THINGS LIKE IRONHORSE TRAIL.

THEY'VE ALSO BEEN DOING SIGNIFICANT WORK IN REPLANTING OVER AT MONARCH VIEW PARK.

AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE THE PARTNERSHIP FROM THE COMMUNITY.

AND THEN FINALLY, JUST TO HELP YOU FIND WAYS TO PLAY, WHETHER YOU LIKE TO GO CYCLING, YOU LIKE TO PAINT, YOU LIKE TO LISTEN TO MUSIC. WE DO HAVE A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS COMING UP.

AS SHELLEY MENTIONED AT THE LIBRARY, WE ARE PREPARED FOR SUMMER AND OUR WATER PARK OPENS MAY 23RD.

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

AND OF COURSE, WE HAD A MAJOR MILESTONE WITH THE GRAND PARK GROUNDBREAKING, SO THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN.

YES. SO WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THAT COME TO LIFE.

COUNCIL WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE ON THE REPORT? THANK YOU.

OKAY. ITEM 9 IS OUR PUBLIC WORKS REPORT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL GABE

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

WE TYPICALLY WILL HAVE SOME IN-HOUSE GIVEAWAYS, FOOD, SNACKS FOR, FOR ALL THE STAFF.

SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE, PLEASE COME OUT AND CELEBRATE WITH THE, WITH OUR FOLKS.

A COUPLE OF THINGS COMING UP. TOUCH A TRUCK MAY 21ST.

WE WILL BE AT THE LIBRARY. WE'LL HAVE A FEW PIECES OF EQUIPMENT OUT THERE FROM 9:00 A.M.

TO 12:00. AND THEN A REMINDER, JUNE 1ST IS WHEN THE SUMMER WATERING BEGINS.

SO WE CAN DO TWICE A WEEK. WITH THAT I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS ITEM 10 IS OUR ENGINEERING SERVICES REPORT. GOOD

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

WE ARE WORKING ON THE BRIDGE AT TEEL. WE'RE BUILDING THE NORTHBOUND TWO LANES TO ADD TO THOSE EXISTING TWO LANES.

SO WE'LL HAVE FOUR WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE.

IT'S A BIG BRIDGE, 700 FOOT LONG. SO COMING UP THIS.

NOT THIS WEEKEND, BUT NEXT WEEKEND WE WILL BE INSTALLING THE PRECAST CONCRETE BEAMS. SO DURING THAT TIME, FRIDAY NIGHT, MAY 15TH TILL SOMETIME ON MONDAY UP TEEL WILL BE CLOSED.

SO WE CAN STAGE THE TRUCKS AND PUT THE CRANES OUT AND GET THOSE BEAMS UP AND THEN WE'LL, WE'LL GET IT BACK OPEN AS SOON AS WE CAN.

ALSO A BIG WIN TODAY IS GOZONE IS LIVE. YOU CAN NOW TAKE A RIDE ON, ON THE VANS.

WE DID HAVE A REPORT THAT SOMEBODY WAS PICKED UP AT 6:30 AND TAKEN TO WORK AT THE MALL.

AND WE ALSO HAD SOMEBODY PICKED UP AT THE DART PARK AND RIDE IN PLANO AND BROUGHT INTO FRISCO.

SO EARLY, EARLY RESULTS ARE GOOD. EVERYBODY PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SERVICE.

IT'S A GREAT SERVICE. WITH THAT, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ON OUR REPORT.

ALL RIGHT GOZONE LIVE AND TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THE RESIDENTS OF FRISCO MICRO TRANSIT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR WORK. THANK YOU.

IT TOOK US A LITTLE WHILE, BUT THANKS TO BRIAN MOEN AND KAREN SMITH AND ALL OUR STAFF TO GET THAT GOING AND DCTA THEY WERE GREAT PARTNERS.

ALL RIGHT. AND ITEM 11 IS OUR RAIL DISTRICT UPDATE.

MAYOR BEFORE JASON CHIMES IN, I JUST WANT TO MAKE ONE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT I'LL ALLOW HIM TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF MORE INFORMATION ON.

EARLIER THIS, THIS MONTH OR ACTUALLY WE'RE NOW IN MAY.

SO [LAUGHTER] IN APRIL, WE ANNOUNCED STAFF ANNOUNCED THAT WE WOULD BE HAVING A GRAND OPENING FOR THE DOWNTOWN AREA BASED ON THE COMPLETION OF SEVERAL PROJECTS DOWNTOWN CERTAINLY MAIN STREET, THE PARKING GARAGE THERE ON ELM STREET AND THEN THE 4TH STREET PLAZA.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE 4TH STREET PLAZA IS NOT GOING TO BE DONE IN TIME FOR US TO DO THE SPECIAL EVENT THAT WE WERE PLANNING FOR JUNE THE 20TH.

SO WE WILL NOT HAVE THAT EVENT ON JUNE THE 20TH.

I'LL LET JASON SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE TO THAT.

AND WE WILL. BUT WE WILL HAVE AN EVENT. IT WILL. IT WILL JUST BE AT A LATER DATE.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE START COMMUNICATING THAT OUT TO EVERYBODY, BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME MORE WORK TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT PROJECT IS COMPLETED CORRECTLY. SO I'LL LET JASON CONTINUE WITH THAT.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY WAS AWARE.

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THEY WERE OUT WORKING THIS WEEK. AND ENCORE IS OUT PULLING THOSE LAST OVERHEAD POLES SO WE CAN FINISH THE SIDEWALK.

AND THEN WE'LL REALLY JUST CLEAN UP AND REPAIR ANYTHING WE FIND DURING INSPECTIONS.

I'LL COME BACK TO THE PLAZA IN A SECOND. THE PARKING GARAGE IS REALLY IN ITS FINAL STAGES AS WELL.

THEY'RE INSTALLING LANDSCAPE AND HARDSCAPE ALL AROUND THE EDGES, STRIPING, STRIPING, AND SIGNING THE INTERIOR OF THE GARAGE AND THEN GETTING READY FOR FINAL CLEANUP. ON THE PLAZA. AS MR. PIERSON SAID, UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE THAT JUNE 20TH DATE.

WE ARE DISAPPOINTED THAT WE DIDN'T MEET THAT DATE.

BUT THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE PROJECT WITH THE VERY CUSTOM DESIGN THE, IN PARTICULAR, THE CUSTOM SHADE STRUCTURE AND THE OVERLAPPING CONSTRUCTION AREAS HAVE JUST MADE IT TO THE POINT WHERE WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE THAT DATE.

YOU KNOW, THE IDEA AT THE TIME WAS TO GET EVERYTHING DONE FOR THE WORLD CUP SO THAT WE COULD HAVE EVERYBODY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT SITUATION.

BUT WHEN IT CAME TO THE PRIORITIES, WE ALWAYS PRIORITIZED MAIN STREET AND THE GARAGE SO THAT PEOPLE HAD A PLACE TO COME DOWN, WALK AND GET TO BUSINESS, TO BUSINESS AND A PLACE TO PARK SO THEY COULD GET DOWN THERE.

SO AS THOSE CHOICES WERE BEING MADE, WE DID END UP SACRIFICING SOME OF THE SCHEDULE OF THE PLAZA.

WE HAD STILL HOPED TO MAKE IT, BUT IT BECAME OBVIOUS HERE RECENTLY THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT.

THE ONLY THING THAT IS GETTING DELAYED IS, IS THE PLAZA.

AND IN ANY EVENT, AND THE GRAND OPENING IT ISN'T, THERE WEREN'T ANY EVENTS FOR THE WORLD CUP PLANNED FOR 4TH STREET PLAZA.

THEY'RE ALL HAPPENING IN SIMPSON PLAZA. SO IT WON'T HAVE ANY IMPACT TO THOSE EVENTS.

UNFORTUNATELY WE JUST HAVE TO DELAY THAT GRAND OPENING.

SO WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT CONSTRUCTION BEFORE I HAND IT OVER TO BEN.

OKAY. NO, I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO REITERATE.

AS YOU SAID, ALL OF OUR WORLD CUP PROGRAMING IS RIGHT OUT FRONT.

WITH PARTNERSHIP WITH FC DALLAS. IT'S BEEN A LONG PROJECT IN THE MAKING GOING BACK TO 2017 FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER PLANNING TO PHASING IT IN MULTIPLE THINGS. SO THIS HAS BEEN NEARLY A DECADE LONG PROJECT.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT FINISHES CORRECTLY.

AND THAT WE DO THE OFFICIAL UNVEILING WHEN IT'S, WHEN IT'S PERFECT AND READY TO GO.

BUT AS YOU REITERATED YOU KNOW, COUNCIL HAD PUT THAT TIMELINE OF THE WORLD CUP, PEOPLE HAD HEARD ABOUT IT MANY TIMES.

BUT THE REALITY OF IT WAS, YOU KNOW, WE WANTED IT EASY FOR THE BUSINESSES DOWN THERE THAT PEOPLE COULD GET DOWN THERE THE MAIN STREET CONSTRUCTION WAS DONE, THE ELM STREET CONSTRUCTION WAS DONE, THE GARAGE WAS DONE, THE SIDEWALKS WERE IN, THE SEATING WAS IN IT LOOKED TOP NOTCH WITH ALL THE LANDSCAPING AND PLANTINGS. AND SO PEOPLE COULD SEE THE VISION AS THEY VISITED OUR CITY.

SO I THINK THE, THE FUNCTIONALITY OF WHAT WE WERE INTENDING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR THE WORLD CUP.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE MEETING THAT EXPECTATIONS AND WE'LL HAVE A SECOND UNVEILING WHEN THE STAGE IS READY TO GO.

AND IT WILL BE A SPECTACULAR PRODUCT WHEN IT'S DONE.

OKAY. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. OKAY, A BRIEF UPDATE MAYOR AND COUNCIL ON RAIL DISTRICT

[Rail District Update.]

OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE GOING TO STILL PLAN TO DO THE JUNE 1ST ROLLOUT OF OUR DIGITAL GIFT CARD PROGRAM.

OUR ADVERTISING GRANT PROGRAM HAS OPENED AND CLOSED SINCE THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE.

SO WE RECEIVED APPLICATIONS AND WE'RE PROCESSING THOSE RIGHT NOW FOR THE BUSINESSES THAT QUALIFY.

WE'RE LOOKING AT A MURAL ON THE FORMER SCHOOL OF ROCK BUILDING, EVALUATING OPTIONS THERE AND WHAT COULD BE.

THE DOWNTOWN CIRCULATOR. WE'RE GEARING UP FOR JUNE START DATE ON THAT.

WE HAD A RAIL DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD MEETING ON MONDAY.

CONTINUE TO HAVE COORDINATION MEETINGS WITH THE RAIL DISTRICT ROUNDUP WILL BE ON THIS THURSDAY MEETING WITH THE FOLKS WHO REPRESENT THE MERCHANTS ON MAIN AS WELL.

TALK ABOUT A BUDGET AND DISCUSSIONS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS, HOLIDAY DECORATIONS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

AND THEN ALSO PROGRAMING AND SPECIAL EVENTS AT THE PLAZA LATER ON THIS YEAR.

WE CONTINUE TO HAVE EDC PARTICIPATE BY GETTING THE WORD OUT WITH THE RAIL DISTRICT.

WHAT IS THAT CALLED? MEDIAN. PRIMARY MEDIA, EXCUSE ME ON DIGITAL BILLBOARDS, EXCUSE ME, ACROSS LOCATIONS ACROSS DFW.

AND ALSO WITH THE FC DALLAS ON THEIR MEDIA AND THE CVV CONTINUES TO PROMOTE WITH THEIR INFLUENCERS SPRING LINEUPS,

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HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. MAYOR, BEFORE THE COUNCIL ASKS QUESTIONS.

BEN, WE DID TALK ABOUT HOW WE WERE BRANDING, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, THAT CIRCULATOR.

DID YOU WANT TO SHARE WHAT THAT. SURE AND OUR VISITOR IN CONVENTION CENTER BOARD AND ENGAGE THEM WITH A NAMING TASK THEM WITH HELPING TO NAME THE DOWNTOWN CIRCULATOR.

AND WHAT THEY CAME UP WITH IS THE RAIL DISTRICT BOX CAR SHUTTLE.

SO THAT IS THE NAME OF THE CIRCULATOR. IT WAS A LONG PROCESS AND WE WERE ABLE TO WHITTLE IT DOWN SO.

AND REMEMBER THIS IS A PILOT. SO WE'LL SEE IF IT WORKS.

AND IF IT DOESN'T WE'LL DO SOMETHING ELSE. BUT THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO START WITH RIGHT HERE SO.

OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THEN COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS.

[Council Subcommittee reports for current activities of the Legislative Committee, Governance Committee, Budget and Audit Committee, Frisco Square Management District, Dallas Regional Mobility Commission, North Central Texas Emergency Preparedness Committee, Frisco Veterans Advisory Committee, North Texas Commission, and Regional Transportation Council.]

OBVIOUSLY MAY, JUNE, JULY. THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN CITY ACTIVITIES.

SO MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR MAY 25TH AT 9:00 A.M.

WE WILL HAVE OUR MEMORIAL DAY. TIME OF REMEMBRANCE AT FRISCO COMMONS PARK.

THERE WILL BE MORE EVENTS COMING. I HAVE AN UPDATE FROM THE RTC.

SO AT THE RTC, OUR REPRESENTATIVE IN COLLIN COUNTY, WHO WAS DUNCAN WEBB, HAS BEEN REPLACED BY COMMISSIONER HALE.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL.

I'M SORRY, THE COG DIRECTOR FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS MICHAEL MORRIS HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE INTERIM DIRECTOR. SO IN THE MEANTIME, IT'S NOT GOING TO AFFECT US FOR ANY SORT OF FUNDING FOR FIFA, ETC. BUT I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN VOTED ON AND ALL OF OUR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS ARE NOT IN JEOPARDY, BUT WE'LL BE EXCITED TO BE WORKING WITH COMMISSIONER WEBB TO BRING PROJECTS UP HERE IN COLLIN AND DENTON.

ALL RIGHT.

THAT WILL MOVE US TO OUR MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL PRESENTATION.

MR. MAYOR. AS YOU ALLUDED TO AT THE FRONT, I HAVE TO LEAVE TO GO ATTEND MY DAUGHTER'S FINAL CHOIR CONCERT AS A SENIOR AT WAKELAND.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED BEFORE I DEPART? YES. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO ITEM 30, WHICH IS GOVERNANCE MONITORING.

BEFORE HE LEAVES. YES. I GIVE US AN A. OKAY. SO JUST TO EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC A LITTLE BIT WHAT'S GOING ON. SO TO HAVE A QUORUM FOR CITY BUSINESS, WE HAVE TO HAVE FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, NOT INCLUDING THE MAYOR. AND SO WE HAVE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ARE ALREADY OUT.

AND MR. LIVINGSTON NOW HAS TO LEAVE. SO THAT MEANS WE NO LONGER HAVE A QUORUM, WHICH MEANS WE CAN'T FURTHER DELIBERATE CITY BUSINESS, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY RECEIVE PUBLIC INPUT. AND SO WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO OUR MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

[Mayor's Youth Council Presentation.]

WANT ANYBODY TO BE UPSET BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT DISCUSSING IT. IT'S JUST NOT ALLOWED BY LAW. BUT YOU'RE ALLOWED TO GO AHEAD AND FINISH THIS MEETING SO THAT PEOPLE CAN HAVE THEIR SAY.

OKAY THANK YOU. MAYOR CHENEY. CITY COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS HAJOON YUN, AND I AM PROUD TO BE SERVING AS THIS YEAR'S CHAIRMAN OF THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL.

JOINING ME TODAY ARE REPRESENTATIVES DEZAYA, SAM AND SOPHIE, ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE YOUTH COUNCIL.

BEHIND US TONIGHT, YOU WILL GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL HAS BEEN CREATING BEHIND THE SCENES BETWEEN LEARNING ABOUT HOW LOCAL CITY GOVERNMENT WORKS, MEETING VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND REPRESENTING THE YOUTH OF FRISCO.

THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN BUSY AT WORK CREATING A PROPOSAL TO BETTER EQUIP THE FUTURE OF FRISCO, THE YOUTH WITH MORE ENHANCED EXPERIENCES AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR GREAT CITY.

DURING THIS PROJECT WE WILL. WE WERE ASKED TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING GUIDING QUESTION.

HOW CAN WE MAKE YOUTH ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CITY MORE ACCESSIBLE AND APPEALING? WE ANSWERED WITH. TO MAKE STUDENTS MORE ENGAGED WITH THE CITY OF FRISCO, WE MUST IMPROVE THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL BY REVISING ITS CURRENT DUTIES.

I WILL NOW BE PASSING IT OVER TO REPRESENTATIVE SAM AS HE TALKS ABOUT REVISING THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL BY OPENING IT UP TO UNDERCLASSMEN.

THANK YOU MAYOR CHENEY, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF.

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INTERNSHIPS PLACE STUDENTS INSIDE THOSE DEPARTMENTS AS THEY CAN SEE DAILY OPERATIONS AND ONGOING PROJECTS FIRSTHAND.

AND THE YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD ALLOWS A SMALLER GROUP TO SIT IN IN CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, COMMITTEE DISCUSSIONS AND ADVISORY SESSIONS, THEN REPORT BACK ON WHAT IS ACTUALLY BEING DISCUSSED AND DECIDED.

THE DIFFERENCE IS VERY CLEAR. THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL EXPLAINS HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS, AND THE ADVISORY BOARDS ADDS ON TO THAT BY PUTTING STUDENTS CLOSER TO REAL EXPOSURE TO CITY PROCESSES AND GIVING THEM THE FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE NECESSARY.

I WILL NOW BE PASSING IT OVER TO REPRESENTATIVE DEZAYA AS SHE TALKS ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES PRESENT WITH THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL.

HI COUNCIL. MY NAME IS DEZAYA AND I'M SUPER EXCITED TO SHARE POTENTIAL PLANS TO CONNECT THE YOUTH WITH THE CITY.

ONE KEY ASPECT OF OUR REVITALIZATION PLAN IS ADDING SUMMER INTERNSHIPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

IDEALLY, THESE INTERNSHIPS WILL BE ACROSS DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING ENGINEERING, PUBLIC WORKS AND FINANCE.

THROUGH THIS IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE, INTERNS WILL GAIN VALUABLE INSIGHT INTO CITY OPERATIONS WHILE BUILDING ESSENTIAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS.

HERE, STUDENTS WILL GAIN PROFESSIONAL CONNECTIONS AND MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WHILE WORKING ON PROJECTS THAT DIRECTLY SHAPE FRISCO'S COMMUNITY.

BY CREATING THESE OPPORTUNITIES, WE'RE NOT ONLY INVESTING IN STUDENTS FUTURES, BUT ALSO FOSTERING A STRONG SENSE OF CONNECTION, PRIDE, AND ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN FRISCO'S YOUTH AND THE CITY WHICH THEY CALL HOME.

ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROGRAM CREATES A PIPELINE OF INFORMED, SKILLED, AND CIVICALLY ENGAGED YOUNG LEADERS WHO ARE MORE LIKELY TO STAY INVOLVED IN FRISCO LONG TERM. THE APPLICATION WILL INCLUDE ELEMENTS WHERE STUDENTS CAN EXPRESS THEIR INTEREST IN A SPECIFIC DEPARTMENT AND HOW THEY BELIEVE THEY CAN UNIQUELY CONTRIBUTE.

WE ARE SUPER EXCITED FOR THIS POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND STUDENT INVOLVEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT WITHIN FRISCO.

WITH ALL OF THAT BEING SAID, I'M GOING TO PASS IT OFF TO REPRESENTATIVE SOPHIE TO DISCUSS THE ALL NEW YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD.

THANK YOU. BUILDING ON EVERYTHING YOU'VE JUST HEARD, THE YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD IS DESIGNED TO BE THE NEXT STEP FOR STUDENTS WHO WANT DEEPER INVOLVEMENT. RIGHT NOW, UNDER THE CITY CHARTER, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ARE FORMAL ADVISORY BODIES, BUT THEY ARE LIMITED TO ELIGIBLE MEMBERS, MEANING STUDENTS UNDER VOTING AGE CANNOT LEGALLY SERVE.

THAT'S THE GAP WE'RE ADDRESSING. OUR PROPOSAL IS TO WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, OFFICE AND CITY COUNCIL TO CREATE A SPECIFIC EXCEPTION TO MAKE SECTION 8.01, ALLOWING STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN A STRUCTURED AND LEGALLY COMPLIANT WAY.

TO MAKE THIS PRACTICAL, WE RECOMMEND ESTABLISHING THE YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD AS AN AD HOC COMMITTEE, WHICH KEEPS IT FLEXIBLE WHILE STILL INTEGRATING STUDENTS INTO REAL CITY PROCESSES.

THROUGH THIS BOARD, A SMALLER GROUP OF STUDENTS WOULD BE ABLE TO SIT IN ON CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, COMMITTEE DISCUSSIONS AND ADVISORY SESSIONS, GAINING DIRECT EXPOSURE ON HOW DECISIONS ARE MADE.

THIS CREATES A CLEAR PROGRESSION. STUDENTS START BY LEARNING THROUGH THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL AND THEN MOVE INTO A MORE ACTIVE ROLE WHERE THEY CAN OBSERVE, ENGAGE AND CONTRIBUTE TO REAL CITY DECISIONS.

NOW I'LL WALK YOU THROUGH HOW WE CAN ACTUALLY MAKE THIS A REALITY.

FIRST, WE SECURE A CHAMPION ON THE CITY COUNCIL WHO SUPPORTS YOUTH INVOLVEMENT.

FROM THERE, WE WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO FORMALIZE THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK.

AT THE SAME TIME, WE IDENTIFY STUDENTS READY FOR DEEPER INVOLVEMENT AND TRANSITION THEM INTO THE ADVISORY BOARD.

THESE STUDENTS GAIN ACCESS TO REAL MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS PAIRED WITH INTERNSHIPS, SO THEY UNDERSTAND BOTH DECISION MAKING AND DAILY OPERATIONS.

FINALLY, WE CREATE A SYSTEM WHERE STUDENTS CONSISTENTLY SHARE WHAT THEY LEARN.

SO THE IMPACT EXTENDS BEYOND JUST A SMALL GROUP AND REACHES THE WIDER STUDENT COMMUNITY.

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BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT CREATES A CLEAR PATH FOR CONTAINED INVOLVEMENT IN CITY PROCESSES, INCLUDING DEPARTMENT WORK, CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND COMMITTEE DISCUSSIONS.

STUDENTS ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF FRISCO, GAINING A WORKING UNDERSTANDING OF DEPARTMENT PROJECTS, MANAGING BUDGETS AND CARRYING OUT DAILY OPERATIONS, WHILE ALSO SITTING IN ON FRISCO CITY COUNCIL AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS TO FOLLOW SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS THAT ARE ADDRESSED AND SEEING HOW DECISIONS ARE DISCUSSED AND FINALIZED.

WHAT MAKES THIS PROGRAM EFFECTIVE IS THE EXPECTATION THAT STUDENTS TAKE WHAT THEY OBSERVE AND SHARE IT THROUGH CONSISTENT UPDATES, WHICH KEEPS A LARGER GROUP OF STUDENTS INFORMED EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT DIRECTLY PARTICIPATING.

THAT ONGOING INVOLVEMENT MEANS THAT STUDENTS ARE REGULARLY FOLLOWING REAL AGENDA ITEMS, UNDERSTANDING WHY THE DECISIONS ARE MADE, AND STAYING AWARE OF PROJECTS THAT IMPACT THEIR COMMUNITY INSTEAD OF ENGAGING ONCE AND MOVING ON.

OVER TIME, THIS PRODUCES STUDENTS WHO CAN POINT TO SPECIFIC ISSUES, PRIORITIES, AND DECISIONS WHEN GIVING INPUT, WHICH MAKES THEIR FEEDBACK MORE RELEVANT AND MORE USEFUL TO THE CITY OF FRISCO.

AND IT BUILDS A PIPELINE OF STUDENTS WHO ARE PREPARED TO CONTINUE CONTRIBUTING TO CIVIC PROCESSES AND COMMUNITY DECISION MAKING IN THE FUTURE FOR FRISCO.

SO IN CONCLUSION, THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL RIGHT NOW HAS A LOT OF VALUABLE TALENT, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THOSE WHO ARE IN HERE WITH US.

WE CAN USE THE ALREADY DIVERSE TALENT TO PRESENT, TO MAKE THE CITY GOVERNMENT MORE TRANSPARENT AND MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR THE FUTURE LEADERS OF FRISCO AND AMERICA. REDESIGNING TO ALLOW THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL TO BE OPEN TO UNDERCLASSMEN SUCH AS FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES, WILL ALLOW THE YOUTH TO BE EXPOSED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AT AN EARLIER TIME THAN CURRENTLY.

THE YOUTH. THE ALL NEW YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD WOULD ALLOW HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND YOUNG ADULTS TO PARTAKE IN CITY GOVERNMENT BY OBSERVING HOW CITY COUNCIL FUNCTIONS AND ADVOCATING FOR THE YOUTH TOO ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL.

AND I AM AWARE THAT THERE IS NO QUORUM HERE TODAY, SO I AM MORE THAN.

WE ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO MOVE QUESTIONING AT A LATER DATE.

AND WITH THAT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. RIGHT.

LET'S HEAR IT FOR OUR MAYORS YOUTH COUNCIL. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE]. SO FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH OUR MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL IT'S BEEN A TRADITION THAT WE'VE HAD IN FRISCO FOR WELL OVER A DECADE.

WE USUALLY HAVE CLOSE TO 50 STUDENTS ACROSS ALL HIGH SCHOOLS THAT PARTICIPATE.

I THINK WE USUALLY HAVE CLOSE TO 200 KIDS APPLY TO BE ON MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL AND ALL INCREDIBLE RESUMES.

SO IT'S ALWAYS DIFFICULT FOR US TO, TO NARROW IT DOWN.

SO I CONGRATULATE ALL OF YOU. IT'S A YEAR LONG OR ESSENTIALLY A NINE-MONTH COMMITMENT FROM THEM WHERE THEY'RE LEARNING EACH MONTH FROM EVERY ASPECT OF THE CITY, WHETHER THAT'S A CITY HALL DAY, A PLANNING AND ZONING DAY, A PUBLIC SAFETY DAY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DAY.

AND THEY TAKE THOSE SKILLS THAT THEY LEARNED THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE YEAR TO FORMULATE A PROJECT, AND IT'S REALLY A WAY FOR THE CITY COUNCIL AND LEADERSHIP TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE CITY THROUGH OUR TEENAGERS EYES.

FOR MOST OF US, IT'S BEEN A REALLY LONG TIME SINCE WE'VE BEEN A TEENAGER.

SO THAT FEEDBACK REALLY HELPS US AS FAR AS PLANNING AND HELP DEVELOP THE CITY.

SO THE, THERE'S BEEN A WIDE RANGE OF IDEAS OVER THE, OVER THE YEARS.

CERTAINLY, THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL INPUT IS REALLY IMPORTANT AS PART OF THIS PROCESS.

BUT THE BASIS OF YOUR PROJECT, I THINK IS A GOOD ONE, WHICH IS THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY WE CAN INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE'RE HEARING FROM THE AGE RANGES, WE'RE HEARING FROM AND CONTINUE TO EXPAND.

EXPAND THE DIALOG. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR A SUCCESSFUL YEAR AND ALL THE TIME AND EFFORT YOU PUT INTO TO THE PROJECT.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ALL OF OUR GRADUATES TO THE STAGE REALLY QUICK SO WE CAN TAKE A PICTURE.

AND WE DO HAVE A SPECIAL. THIS WAS ACTUALLY MY DAUGHTER'S IDEA WHEN SHE WAS ON THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL IS WE GIVE ALL OF OUR GRADUATES A SPECIAL RIBBON FOR THEIR GRADUATION GOWNS THAT THEY'LL WEAR WHEN THEY WALK ACROSS THE STAGE.

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FRONT, THREE. TWO. ONE.

THAT WAS AWESOME

[CITIZEN INPUT (to begin approximately at 7:30 p.m.)]

FIRST SPEAKER IS MALA NANGIA FROM FRISCO.

IF YOU'LL JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. THANK YOU.

[LAUGHTER] YES.

MALA NANGIA. I AM FROM 5534 SELLARONDA DRIVE, FRISCO, TEXAS.

I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE RACISM THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.

I AM OF SOUTH ASIAN DESCENT AND WHETHER I AM A CITIZEN OR NOT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE OF ANY CONCERN TO PEOPLE OVER HERE BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER I HAVE AN H-1B VISA OR NOT.

THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM WHO THINK I DON'T BELONG HERE.

AND WHO PUSH THAT THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO DO BELONG HERE HAPPEN TO BE WHITE.

THAT'S WHY I'M STANDING HERE TODAY. BECAUSE, UNSURPRISINGLY, THERE ARE RACIAL ATTACKS HAPPENING TOWARDS OF COLOR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES HERE IN FRISCO. AND THE PEOPLE ELECTED INTO POWER HAVE DONE LITTLE TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM.

THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE HEARD AND WILL PROBABLY HEAR MORE AFTER ME ABOUT WHY INDIANS DESERVE TO BE TREATED WITH RESPECT AS MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS TO THE ECONOMY, TO INNOVATION, ETC. AND THUS DESERVE TO BE SEEN AS SEPARATE FROM ALL THE OTHER IMMIGRANTS.

WE'RE GOOD IMMIGRANTS. I THINK WE NEED TO STOP THIS RHETORIC AND STOP ASKING SOUTH ASIANS TO CONTINUE THIS RHETORIC, THAT WE ARE GOOD IMMIGRANTS. AND I THINK, MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE NEED TO STOP ASKING PEOPLE TO ASSIMILATE.

THIS IS SOMETHING I'VE HEARD A LOT TALKING TO SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN FRISCO.

PEOPLE SAY THAT WE NEED TO ASSIMILATE MORE, THAT BEING PROUD OF THE CULTURES WE COME FROM, THAT CELEBRATING OUR HOLIDAYS AND FESTIVALS OUTDOORS IS BAD CIVIC SENSE.

WHAT DOES CIVIC SENSE MEAN? WHY DOES IT MATTER? UNLESS YOU ARE INDIGENOUS, EVERYONE HERE IS AN IMMIGRANT OR A DESCENDANT OF IMMIGRANTS.

ONLY 200 YEARS OR SO, AGO DID EUROPEANS MAKE THEIR WAY TO THIS LAND, BROUGHT CHRISTIAN VALUES WITH THEM, ETC. THIS IS LAND THAT BELONGS TO THE CADDO, CHEROKEE, DELAWARE, KICKAPOO AND TONKAWA TRIBES.

SHOULDN'T WE BE COMPLAINING ABOUT HOW EUROPEAN IDEALS ARE PUSHED ON US?

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WHY SHOULD WE AS SOUTH ASIAN PEOPLE, BE EXPECTED TO ACT LIKE EUROPEANS ON STOLEN INDIGENOUS LAND? YOU CAN SAY CIVIC SENSE, BUT THERE'S NO REAL REASON FOR THAT OTHER THAN RACISM.

ASSIMILATION DOESN'T SAVE YOU FROM VIOLENCE OR DISCRIMINATION.

AND WE NEED TO PROVE, AND WE DO NOT NEED TO PROVE HOW SUCCESSFUL WE ARE AS A COMMUNITY TO DESERVE SAFETY AND RESPECT.

INSTEAD, WE NEED TO BE STANDING UP FOR ALL IMMIGRANTS.

BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, WHILE WE PROVE THAT WE DESERVE TO BE HERE, ICE IS COMING FOR EVERYONE ELSE.

PEOPLE WHO WE HAVE DECEIVED AS A NOT GOOD ENOUGH IMMIGRANT, THINK NOW IS THE TIME TO STAND UP FOR EVERYONE BEING ATTACKED BY WHITE SUPREMACY, NOT JUST OURSELVES AS THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU ANKITA FROM FRISCO. AND ANKITA, YOU DIDN'T PUT YOUR LAST NAME.

SO IF YOU'LL JUST STATE THAT FOR THE RECORD WHEN YOU SPEAK, PLEASE. HI, MY NAME IS ANKITA BANTI, AND I'M HERE TO ADDRESS THE ANTI-IMMIGRANT CAMPAIGN IN FRISCO.

THESE CALCULATED ACTS OF HARM INCLUDE THE PROTESTS AGAINST IMMIGRANTS OUTSIDE OF THE HANUMAN TEMPLE ACROSS INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL, OUTSIDE THE LOCAL MOSQUES, AND PEOPLE CONFRONTING FRISCO RESIDENTS TO DECLARE WHERE THEY'RE FROM AND THE ONGOING CLAIMS OF AN INDIAN TAKEOVER AT THIS MEETING.

DESPITE THE CONSTANT VIOLATION OF CONTENT RESTRICTIONS LAID OUT IN THE DECORUM RULES OF THIS MEETING, HATEFUL FOLKS FEEL PROTECTED ENOUGH TO ENGAGE IN DEFAMATION, OBSCENITY AND THREATS OF VIOLENCE AND FORCED REMOVAL.

THEY ARE USING IMMIGRANTS AS A SCAPEGOAT TO DISTRACT FROM THE GREED OF THE ULTRA RICH THAT CONTROL THIS ECONOMY.

JOB INSECURITY IN FRISCO AND IN THIS COUNTRY IS ON THE RISE, AS YOU KNOW, AND IT'S A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER MASS SUPPORT FOR THE FORCED REMOVAL AND DETENTION OF IMMIGRANTS. THE ANTI-INDIAN AND ANTI-IMMIGRANT RACISM TRANSLATES TO ICE ACTIVITY IN NORTH TEXAS.

LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AGO IN RICHARDSON, MOHAMMAD NAZEER PAKTYAWAL, A 41 YEAR OLD FATHER OF 6, WAS DRAGGED OUT OF HIS RICHARDSON APARTMENT, TAKEN TO AN ICE DETENTION CENTER IN DALLAS AND THEN PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE PARKLAND HOSPITAL IN DALLAS JUST 24 HOURS LATER. TO THE IMMIGRANTS WATCHING THIS, IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH MONEY YOU MAKE, HOW MUCH WE CONTRIBUTE IN TAXES, AND TO FRISCO ISD, WE ALL DESERVE RESPECT.

AND ASSIMILATION DOESN'T SAVE US FROM VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION.

WHEN FOLKS ASK US TO ASSIMILATE, THEY'RE ACTUALLY ASKING US TO ERASE THEIR IDENTITY, WHICH IS THE SAME THING COLONIZERS DID TO NATIVE AMERICANS WHEN THEY CAME HERE. THEY'RE ASKING US TO ERASE OUR IDENTITY, CULTURE, AND EXPRESSION.

NOT SPEAKING UP FOR OTHER IMMIGRANTS IS ALSO ASSIMILATION.

AND ASSIMILATION IS JUST A WAY TO KEEP THE OTHER IN LINE.

AND SO WE NEED TO BE BRAVE ENOUGH TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE VIOLENCE AGAINST IMMIGRANTS.

THANKS. THANK YOU THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS SAI [INAUDIBLE] DEVORETI. I LIVE AT 2508 FLOWER PETAL LANE HERE IN FRISCO.

COUNCIL MEMBERS MY NAME IS SAI DEVORETI AND I'M A SENIOR HERE AT PANTHER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL, AND I CAME HERE TO TALK TO YOU TODAY ABOUT AN ISSUE THAT'S BEEN TAKING OVER OUR COMMUNITY RECENTLY.

OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, WE'VE SEEN A RISE IN DISCOURSE AROUND H-1B VISAS AND INDIAN AMERICANS.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, SOME OF THAT DISCOURSE HAS DEVOLVED INTO XENOPHOBIA, PREJUDICE, AND, YES, RACISM. NOW, I'M THE SON OF TWO FORMER H-1B VISA IMMIGRANTS, AND I'M AN INDIAN AMERICAN IN MY OWN RIGHT.

SO I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE INSIGHTFUL TO SHARE MY STORY OF BEING FROM FRISCO AND GROWING UP HERE.

MY FAMILY MOVED HERE IN 2011, AND THAT MEANS I'VE ATTENDED FRISCO ISD SCHOOLS MY WHOLE LIFE.

I WENT TO PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY, I WENT TO STAFFORD MIDDLE, I NOW GO TO PANTHER CREEK HIGH, AND ONE OF OUR YEARLY TRADITIONS AT PHILLIPS WAS GOING TO THE HERITAGE MUSEUM EVERY YEAR. AND THAT'S WHERE I FIRST LEARNED ABOUT THE STORY OF FRISCO.

YOU SEE, THIS TOWN WAS FOUNDED BY PIONEERS IN COVERED WAGONS IN THE MID 19TH CENTURY, AND IN 1902 THE SAINT LOUIS TO SAN FRANCISCO RAILROAD NEEDED A WATERING HOLE NORTH OF DALLAS. SO WE GOT A RAILROAD STOP. AND SINCE THEN, PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, EVERYWHERE FROM AMERICA AND THE WORLD OVER, HAVE BEEN COMING TO OUR LITTLE PODUNK TOWN. NOW, FRISCO HAS ALWAYS HAD PEOPLE.

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MY FAMILY CAME HERE FOR SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS, GOOD SCHOOLS, AND A CHANCE TO BUILD A BETTER LIFE FOR THEMSELVES.

AND WE CERTAINLY WERE NOT THE EXCEPTION. AND IT'S IN THAT SPIRIT THAT TO THIS DAY, FRISCO CELEBRATES DIVERSITY.

IT'S WHY WE HAVE SCHOOLS NAMED AFTER PEOPLE LIKE OTIS SPEARS AND PORTIA ROSS TAYLOR.

IT'S WHY MULTICULTURAL NIGHTS ARE HOSTED AT EVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, EVERY YEAR, WITHOUT FAIL.

IT'S WHY I'VE ALWAYS CONSIDERED FRISCO TO BE MY HOMETOWN UNEQUIVOCALLY.

ULTIMATELY, FRISCO HAS ALWAYS VALUED THE DIFFERENCES IN OUR BACKGROUNDS, AND WE'VE ALWAYS COME TOGETHER AS ONE COMMUNITY.

THERE IS NO PROGRESS IN MOTION WITHOUT UNITY AND DIVERSITY, AND DISPARAGING MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY ON THE BASIS OF THEIR ETHNICITY, THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS, OR THEIR RELIGION IS NOT ONLY HURTFUL TO THOSE OF US WHO BEAR THE BRUNT OF THAT HATE.

BUT IT'S ALSO DEEPLY UN-AMERICAN. AND UN-FRISCO, LIKE.

NOW, COUNCIL MEMBERS AT MY SCHOOL AND AT EVERY OTHER SCHOOL IN FRISCO DURING SECOND PERIOD, WE SAY A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND WE END THAT PLEDGE WITH ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. BUT I WANT YOU TO NOTICE SOMETHING ABOUT THAT PLEDGE.

NOWHERE IN OUR PLEDGE DO WE MENTION IMMIGRATION STATUS.

NOWHERE DO WE MENTION NATIONAL ORIGIN. NOWHERE DO WE MENTION ETHNIC BACKGROUND.

AND NOWHERE DO WE MENTION RELIGION BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MATTER TO US AS AMERICANS.

NO, AMERICANS ARE AMERICANS, REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY MIGHT HAVE COME FROM AND WHAT THEIR BACKGROUND IS.

ALL WE DO MENTION IS THE PLEDGE OF HOPE AND IDEALISM.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

AND TONIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBERS ON BEHALF OF THOSE OF US WHO ARE LOOKING TO THIS COUNCIL FOR HOPE, FOR SAFETY AND FOR GUIDANCE. WE PLEAD WITH YOU TO KEEP THIS CITY ONE UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE]. OKAY. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID OVARD FROM FRISCO.

MAN, THAT'S TOUGH TO FOLLOW RIGHT THERE. GLAD TO SEE EVERYBODY SURVIVED ELECTION SEASON.

ALL RIGHT. MY NAME IS DAVID OVARD AND I'VE LIVED IN FRISCO FOR 22 YEARS.

I'M AN ATTORNEY WITH A LARGE LAW FIRM THAT'S DONE A LOT OF WORK FOR A LOT OF FRISCO RESIDENTS.

AND RECENTLY, RESIDENT JAMIE HEIT RETAINED AN ATTORNEY IN THE DALLAS OFFICE TO ASK PERMISSION FROM A COURT TO SEEK INFORMATION ABOUT THE FRISCO CHRONICLE'S WHISTLEBLOWER AND ALLEGATIONS MADE AGAINST HER. I TRIED TO BROKE HER A RESOLUTION IN THIS SITUATION BECAUSE I LIKE FRISCO RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO GET ALONG AFTER DISPUTES ARE RESOLVED.

I'VE RECEIVED A LOT OF QUESTIONS AFTER A RECENT ONLINE ARTICLE.

I'M GOING TO TRY TO ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS NOW. THE FIRST QUESTION IS WHAT HAPPENED? JAMIE HEIT LED AN EFFORT TO MOVE AN ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION AWAY FROM A GRADE SCHOOL, AND IN DOING SO, SHE CREATED A FACEBOOK PAGE THAT BECAME FRISCO RESIDENTS WHO CARE.

IT HAS 21,000 FOLLOWERS AND FOR A REASON TO BE DISCUSSED IN A MOMENT.

THE WHISTLEBLOWER STARTED WRITING ARTICLES ABOUT HER MAKING ALLEGATIONS AND POSTING COMMENTS ABOUT HER.

BEFORE THAT RECORDS SHOW THAT FRISCO RESIDENTS WHO CARE FOR THE UNCENSORED WAS CREATED, AND IT WAS ADMINISTERED BY DAN STRICKLIN, SHANNON GREER, SARAH ROUSE, AND MILLIE RHODES.

THEN FRISCO RESIDENTS WHO CARE FREEDOM CHATTER WAS CREATED AND IS ADMINISTERED BY KELLY KARTHIK AND MILLIE RHODES.

THE FRISCO WHISTLEBLOWER WITNESS THAT TESTIFIED IN THE MATTER, TESTIFIED IT'S PART OF THE WHISTLEBLOWER PAGE.

THE WHISTLEBLOWER POSTED ARTICLES CLAIMING MRS. HEIT WAS MISLEADING FOLLOWERS AND HOSTED COMMENTS ABOUT HER THAT SAID, SHE'S A GROOMER. SHE'S A RACIST. SHE'S A FASCIST.

SHE'S THE BIGGEST CHUNK OF EXCREMENT IN THE CITY OF FRISCO.

SHE'S A SAD, PATHETIC PIECE OF TRASH. SHE'S A LEFT WING SOCIALIST TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME IDIOT.

SHE WAS MOCKED BY BEING CALLED JAMIE HATE. THERE'S A LOT MORE, BUT WE ONLY HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

SHE FELT DEFAMED AND HARASSED. THE NEXT QUESTION I GET A LOT IS.

DID MRS. HEIT ACTUALLY FILE A LAWSUIT? NO. SHE FILED A RULE 202 PETITION, WHICH IS A REQUEST FOR COURT PERMISSION TO PURSUE DISCOVERY.

THE NEXT QUESTION I GET IS WHAT HAPPENED IN COURT? THE FRISCO.

THE FRISCO WHISTLEBLOWER GROUP WAS REPRESENTED BY STEVEN NOSKIN, WHO I'VE CONSIDERED A FRIEND.

HE FILED A RESPONSE, A MOTION FOR SANCTIONS, A MOTION TO QUASH, AND A MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER.

A DENTON COUNTY COURT HELD AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING ON BOTH SIDES, AND BOTH SIDES PUT ON EVIDENCE.

THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE ATTENDED THE COURT HEARING AND ACTIVELY SUPPORTED THE GROUP.

KELLY KARTHIK, VIJAY KARTHIK, SHANNON GREER, JACKIE WAKIN, PATRICK WAMHOFF.

THE COURT RULED IN MRS. HEIT'S FAVOR. LATER, AFTER A DEPOSITION AND A FEW SUBPOENAS, A DIFFERENT JUDGE DECIDED NOT TO AWARD SANCTIONS

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THE NEXT QUESTION I GET A LOT IS, WHO TESTIFIED AS THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE WHISTLEBLOWER? THE DESIGNATED LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE WAS HOWARD CRAIG DOUGLAS.

HE HAS A VIOLENT CRIMINAL HISTORY SHOWING THAT HE BEAT HIS WIFE, INCLUDING SLAMMING HER FACE IN A CAR DOOR BEFORE SHE ESCAPED WITH HER CHILD.

ANOTHER TIME, HE PUNCHED HER IN THE FACE, AND HE LIED ABOUT HIS CRIMINAL HISTORY IN HIS DEPOSITION.

THE ASSAULTS HAPPENED A LONG TIME AGO, BUT HIS LYING UNDER OATH JUST HAPPENED RECENTLY.

MR. DOUGLAS TESTIFIED THAT THE FRISCO RESIDENTS WHO CARE FREEDOM CHARTER PAGE IS PART OF THE FRISCO CHRONICLE'S WHISTLEBLOWER FACEBOOK PAGE.

HE THEN TESTIFIED THAT THE USE OF TERMINOLOGY LIKE WE, US, WE'RE A MARRIED COUPLE THAT ARE MADE IN THE ARTICLES ABOUT WHO POSTS THE ARTICLES.

THOSE ARE NOT TRUE. AND HE WAS USING A PERSONA.

THE BIGGEST QUESTION THAT I GET ASKED IS WHY? WHY DID THEY GO AFTER JAMIE HEIT? MR. DOUGLAS TESTIFIED THAT THE REASON MRS. HEIT WAS THE TARGET OF FRISCO WHISTLEBLOWER ARTICLES WAS TO GET ACCESS TO FRISCO RESIDENTS WHO CARE.

THE FRISCO RESIDENTS WHO CARE'S MORE THAN 21,000 FOLLOWERS TO SWAY FRISCO CITY AND SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS BECAUSE USUALLY ONLY ABOUT 20,000 PEOPLE VOTE IN FRISCO ELECTIONS. IN OTHER WORDS, IT WAS TO SWAY FRISCO ELECTIONS.

DID ANYONE ELSE TESTIFY? IS THE NEXT QUESTION.

YES, BRIAN LIVINGSTON AND CHRIS FIELDS TESTIFIED.

CHRIS TESTIFIED IN A DIFFERENT HEARING, BY THE WAY, AFTER BEING ISSUED SUBPOENAS, CHRIS TESTIFIED THAT BRIAN LIVINGSTON IS HIS BEST FRIEND AND HE'S FRIENDS WITH SHANNON GREER AND THAT SHANNON GREER BRAGGED ABOUT BEING THE WHISTLEBLOWER.

HE ALSO TESTIFIED THAT IT'S HIS UNDERSTANDING THAT FRISCO WHISTLEBLOWER GROUP IS MADE UP OF MULTIPLE PEOPLE, AND HE BELIEVES MR. DOUGLAS IS A FALL GUY. BRIAN LIVINGSTON TESTIFIED SIMILARLY.

IN OTHER DISCUSSIONS, BRIAN SAID, I CAN TELL YOU WHAT I KNOW AND WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD.

I'VE BEEN CALLED AND ASKED TO CONFIRM THINGS. I'VE BEEN CALLED AND SAID, HEY, GO CHECK OUT THE WHISTLEBLOWER. I'VE BEEN SENT ARTICLES IN ADVANCE AND IT'S ALL BEEN FROM SHANNON GREER. HE ALSO SAID, I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT NOSKIN WAS IN ON IT SINCE DAY ONE.

I HOPE THAT AFTER THE ELECTION SEASON WE CAN DO BETTER FRISCO.

WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS. WE'RE A WORLD CLASS CITY AND WE SHOULD GET BACK TO BEING NEIGHBORS AND DOING THINGS THAT MAKE US FRISCO.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. AND OUR LAST SPEAKER IS MARK PALASCIANO FROM GARLAND.

HELLO, TYRANTS. DID YOU GUYS SEE KEN PAXTON'S ANNOUNCEMENT INVESTIGATING 30 H-1B COMPANIES IN NORTH TEXAS? OR TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT FROM LOCAL TEXAS CONGRESS PEOPLE ASKING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE ACTION? SOME OF THOSE COMPANIES PAXTON LISTED ARE RIGHT HERE IN FRISCO, TEXAS.

HOW ARE YOU GUYS HELPING WITH THAT INVESTIGATION? SINCE I'VE SENT A LOT OF EVIDENCE YOUR WAY? YOU GUYS SAID MULTIPLE TIMES THAT IT WAS A FEDERAL ISSUE AND THERE WAS NOTHING YOU CAN DO.

WELL, THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL JUST PROVED LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

AT THIS POINT, SOME OF YOU ARE COMPLICIT IN THIS FRAUD, ESPECIALLY SINCE SOME OF YOU ARE TAKING DONATIONS FROM INDIANS TIED TO SKETCHY H-1B BUSINESSES. WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT FORTUNE 100 COMPANIES IN FRISCO, LAYING OFF FRISCO RESIDENTS WHILE EMPLOYING FOREIGNERS ON H-1B? SPECIFICALLY ORACLE, IBM AND EVERYONE KNOWS MY FAVORITE COMPANY, TRANS MOBILE, ALSO KNOWN AS T-MOBILE.

HOW MUCH IN TAX BREAKS ARE YOU GIVEN TO THESE COMPANIES? YOU'RE PROBABLY GIVING THEM MILLIONS IN TAX BREAKS, AND THEY'RE LAYING OFF YOUR RESIDENTS THAT PAY THOSE TAXES.

HAVE ANY OF YOU TALKED TO JOHN KEATING? DID HE GET THE MESSAGE THAT FRISCO RESIDENTS ARE TIRED OF THIS OLD REGIME THAT'S ENRICHED THEMSELVES WHILE DESTROYING THE CITY FROM WITHIN? HEY, BURT, I HEARD YOU ON AN X SPACE THANKING THE INDIAN CHILDREN THAT SPEAK HERE AND CALLING ME.

THOSE INDIAN KIDS THAT CALL ME RACIST TO THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS.

DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT ABOUT ONE OF THE INDIAN AMERICANS HOSTING THAT SPACE, MAKING VIOLENT THREATS TOWARDS PEOPLE LIKE ME? TO QUOTE, HE SAID I SHOULD BE BEATEN WITH A BAT AND I SHOULD.

MY BODY SHOULD BE DRAGGED BLOODY FACES ACROSS THE GRAVEL BECAUSE I'M NOT GETTING IT.

NOTHING? NO COMMENT? YOU ASSOCIATE WITH PEOPLE ON X WISHING HARM TO ME AND YOU THINK I'M THE PROBLEM.

I ALSO HEARD YOU LIE AND SAY THAT I PLAYED OBSCENE MATERIAL THAT KIDS COULD SEE, WHICH WAS THE TOP SURGERY THAT T-MOBILE PROMOTED ON ALL EMPLOYEE WEBCASTS.

AND THE 10-YEAR-OLD KIDS CALL THAT RACIST. FIRST, IT WAS PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR KIDS BEHIND ME TO SEE MY LITTLE PHONE SCREEN FACING YOU.

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IF THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT A GENDER TRANSITION BEING FUNDED BY A CORPORATION, YOU PRETEND TO BE CONSERVATIVE, CONSERVATIVE, BUT YOUR ACTIONS SCREAM WOKE LIBERAL EVERY DAY.

MOST OF THIS CITY COUNCIL HAS PUT OUT STATEMENTS CALLING ME RACIST AND BIGOT, AND PEOPLE WONDER WHY I COME HERE AND CALL YOU COWARDS AND TYRANTS TO YOUR FACES.

AND SOME OF YOU NEED TO EDUCATE ROD VILHAUER ON HOW THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT WORKS.

HE THINKS HE CAN STOP ME FROM SPEAKING HERE. HE'S GOING TO HAND ME THE EASIEST FIRST AMENDMENT LAWSUIT EVER IF HE BECOMES MAYOR AND TRIES TO SILENCE ME.

HAVE YOU ALL FIGURED OUT I'M NEVER GOING TO STOP SPEAKING UP HERE? Y'ALL HAD PLENTY OF CHANCES TO ENGAGE WITH ME IN 2025.

AND YOU GUYS DIDN'T TAKE ME SERIOUSLY. YOU EVEN PURPOSELY TURNED THE CAMERA TO MY BACK, AND I'M THE ONLY PERSON YOU DO THAT TO.

NOW I HAVE YOU AND YOUR CITY IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT.

MAYOR CHENEY DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN YOU WORKED WITH THE PGA AND YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO VIOLATE MY FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT? I DO. WE'RE COMING UP ON ONE YEAR NOW. YOU USE YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT LIKE A TYRANT.

YOU AND THE PGA TRESPASSED ME FROM PROPERTY I NEVER STEPPED FOOT ON.

AND ANYONE CAN WATCH THE BODY CAM FOOTAGE BECAUSE I BOUGHT IT FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND POSTED IT TO MY YOUTUBE AND ALL MY SOCIAL MEDIAS.

I WISH LAURA WAS HERE. I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE HER ON WINNING HER SEAT AGAIN.

SHE LOOKED REAL CUTE WEARING THAT HIJAB LAST WEEK WHEN SHE WAS PANDERING FOR VOTES.

I THINK SHE SHOULD START WEARING IT AT ALL THE MEETINGS.

LET PEOPLE KNOW WHO YOU REALLY ARE LAURA. A WHITE WOMAN PANDERING TO MUSLIMS TO KEEP YOUR CITY COUNCIL SEAT.

I ALSO FIND IT INTERESTING HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ME NOT LIVING IN FRISCO, BUT YOU TAKE MONEY FROM PEOPLE THAT DON'T LIVE IN FRISCO.

SURELY YOU CAN SEE THIS EXPOSES YOUR HYPOCRISY, RIGHT? I COME HERE AND RUN CIRCLES AROUND ALL OF YOU BECAUSE IT'S EASY TO DO WHEN I SPEAK THE TRUTH AND YOU ALL SPEAK LIES.

HAVE ANY OF YOU SEEN THE VIDEOS OF ME EXPOSING PEOPLE DONATING TO MARK HILL? I'M GOING TO CONTINUE DIGGING INTO H-1B AND REPORTING ON WHAT I FIND.

I SAID AT THE LAST MEETING THAT I'LL FIND H-1B ABUSE AND EXPOSE IT, AND I'VE PROVEN THAT TO BE TRUE MULTIPLE TIMES.

AND MAYOR CHENEY I BET YOU WISH THERE WASN'T A RUNOFF, BECAUSE ALL THAT MEANS IS YOU'RE STUCK WITH ME A FEW MORE MEETINGS.

I'LL SEE YOU GUYS ON THE 19TH. [APPLAUSE]. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, SINCE WE DON'T HAVE A QUORUM, WE WON'T OFFICIALLY ADJOURN BUT.

MAYOR, IF I MAY, JUST REAL QUICK. DON'T ANYBODY ON THIS STAGE FORGET THAT THIS SUNDAY IS MOTHER'S DAY.

SO HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY. AND PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR MOTHER.

[APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU.

WELL, THANK YOU AND GOOD NIGHT.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.