Receive legal advice regarding the Frisco Housing Authority and related issues. Receive legal advice regarding demand made by the Estate of Gregory Dylan Sheppard.

[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.]

MS. ANDERSON. SO WE HAD OUR EFFECT MEETING YESTERDAY.

AND THERE ARE A FEW EVENTS COMING UP. THIS IS KIND OF A BUSY SEASON IN IN THE VETERAN WORLD.

WE HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT HOLIDAYS AND, AND RECOGNIZING.

BUT THE FIRST ONE COMING UP IS ON 9/11. OF COURSE, WE'LL BE HAVING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OBSERVANCE OF THE DAY OUR NATION WAS ATTACKED.

IT'LL BE AT 7:30 A.M. AT FRISCO COMMONS PARK, AND THAT'S HOSTED.

BLUE STAR MOTHERS AND FRISCO GARDEN CLUB ARE PARTICIPANTS IN HELPING TO ORGANIZE THAT.

SO PLEASE JOIN US THERE AT THE VETERANS MEMORIAL.

YOU'RE GOING TO START SEEING THE FLAGS ON MAIN BEING DEPLOYED BY VF RVFW.

AND THEN SEPTEMBER 12TH, THERE'S, IT'S BILLED AS THE MOST PATRIOTIC BASEBALL GAME IN AMERICA.

AND SO I THINK THAT ALONE WE SHOULD ALL GO. IT SUPPORTS.

IT SUPPORTS OVER 18 CHARITIES. IT'S A CELEBRITY VETERAN BASEBALL GAME AT RIDERS FIELD.

SO YOU CAN GO AND YOU CAN LOOK THAT UP AND GET TICKETS AND GO PARTICIPATE.

BUT THERE IS A LOT COMING FORWARD. I'LL JUST LEAVE THOSE FEW.

AND THERE'S IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE, YOU CAN GO TO THE FX WEBSITE, YOU CAN TALK TO VFW, GO TO THEIR WEBSITE. BUT THERE ARE MANY EVENTS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS LEADING UP TO VETERANS DAY AND BEYOND.

THANK YOU, MS. ANDERSON. MR. THAKUR. YES, MR. MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS. SO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE COUNCIL NEXT WEEK.

AND I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT JUST TO, TO TALK ABOUT THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11. MANY, MANY OF THE PEOPLE SITTING HERE IN THE AUDIENCE AND YOUNGER KIDS DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT THAT DAY WAS. BUT TO A LOT OF US, THAT'S THE MOST ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DAYS OF OUR LIVES.

I REMEMBER THE TWIN TOWERS REALLY WELL. HIGH SCHOOL.

I WENT TO STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL WAS IT WAS A FEW BLOCKS AWAY FROM THE TOWERS.

AND I WOULD, I WOULD SIT IN CLASS AND THE TOWERS WOULD BE RIGHT THERE, AND THE STATUE OF LIBERTY WOULD BE RIGHT THERE. I'D LOOK AT THOSE THINGS EVERY DAY.

AND THE ELEVATORS WERE SO FAST IT WOULD MAKE YOUR EARS POP AS YOU'D RUSH UP TO THE TOP.

YEAH, I REMEMBER THAT AMERICA REALLY WELL BECAUSE NOBODY FOUGHT.

THERE WEREN'T PROTESTS EVERY TWO WEEKS. PRESIDENT BUSH AND GORE HAD A CONTENTIOUS ARGUMENT [LAUGHTER].

I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS SO BORING. AND THAT SUMMER YOU KNOW, WE JUST GOTTEN OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL, AND ALL EVERYONE CARED ABOUT WAS COUNTRY GRAMMAR BY NELLY.

IT WAS. I MEAN, [LAUGHTER] IT WAS THAT WAS AMERICA.

AND THERE WAS A CERTAIN INNOCENCE ABOUT US BACK THEN.

AND THEN WE ALL HAD TO GROW UP BECAUSE A GROUP OF RADICAL ISLAMIC TERRORISTS WHO WERE PART OF AL-QAEDA HIJACKED PLANES AND WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR MURDERING 3000 AMERICANS, BRINGING DOWN THE TOWERS, BOMBING THE PENTAGON BY USING THE PLANE AS A MISSILE.

AND BRAVE PEOPLE ON A PLANE BROUGHT A PLANE DOWN THE MIDDLE OF SHANKSVILLE.

AND WE SHOULD NEVER FORGET. AND WHEN OUR NATION WAS ATTACKED, WE RALLIED AROUND EACH OTHER.

YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE ASKED ME, YOU KNOW, WHEN WAS AMERICA? GREAT.

IT WAS GREAT ON SEPTEMBER 12TH. LET ME TELL YOU, EVERYBODY LOOKED PAST EACH OTHER.

EVERYBODY RALLIED AROUND EACH OTHER. WE DID NOT LOOK AT OUR DIFFERENCES.

ME AND ME AND SOME OTHER PEOPLE SERVED. AND TO THIS DAY, LIKE 25 YEARS LATER, I'M THINKING ABOUT IT BECAUSE I WAS 17 WHEN I JOINED THE NAVY.

I WAS 18 WHEN THE TOWERS FELL. MY FRIENDS WERE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEY WOULD HAVE PROBABLY JUST BEEN GETTING OUT OF THE FIRST PERIOD.

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IT WAS 8:46 IN THE MORNING, AND I JUST TO THIS DAY, I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WERE THEY THINKING? SO A LOT OF THINGS HAVE CHANGED. OUR POLITICS HAVE CHANGED.

THE WAY WE LOOK AT EACH OTHER HAS CHANGED. BUT I CAN TELL YOU FOR ONE THING, AMERICA HAS NOT CHANGED BECAUSE THE AMERICA IN YOU AS A KID IS STILL HERE.

IT'S KINDNESS, IT'S GOODNESS. YOU SEE IT ON THE FACES OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE NEXT TO YOU.

YOU SEE IT ON THE FACES OF PEOPLE WHO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES EVERY SINGLE DAY. YOU SEE IT ON THE FACES OF THE POLICE OFFICERS, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE HOPE IN THE EYES OF THE LITTLE KIDS, AND YOU SEE IT IN EACH OTHER, BECAUSE WE ALWAYS RALLY AROUND PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP.

SO THAT SPIRIT, THAT RESILIENCE AND THAT BELIEF IN ONE ANOTHER THAT AMERICA HAS ENDURED SINCE 9/11, THAT'S THE AMERICA WE CARRY. SO WE OWE IT ALL TO EVERYONE, TO EVERY ONE OF THE HEROES, AND TO THOSE WHO ARE NO LONGER HERE WITH US TO CARRY ON THAT MEMORY. AND IF YOU'LL JUST JOIN ME FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND SAY A PRAYER TO ALL OF THOSE WHO ARE NO LONGER WITH US, BUT ALSO TO PRESERVING AMERICA, PLEASE JOIN ME FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. THAKUR. [APPLAUSE]. WE NOW MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA

[CONSENT AGENDA]

PORTION OF TONIGHT'S MEETING. ITEMS PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE IN NATURE AND ARE CONSIDERED NON-CONTROVERSIAL.

THE CONSENT AGENDA CAN BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION.

A MAJORITY OF COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO REMOVE ANY ITEM.

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

DO WE HAVE ANY ITEMS BEING REMOVED? I DON'T BELIEVE SO.

ANY COMMENT, MS. PELHAM? WITH NO ITEMS BEING REMOVED.

I NOW CALL FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 13 THROUGH 18.

MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS 13 THROUGH 18. SECOND. MOTION BY MS. RUMMEL. SECOND BY MR. THAKUR. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

MOTION PASSES 5-0.

WE NOW MOVE ON TO THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA ITEMS OR OF TONIGHT'S MEETING.

[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 REMOVE ANY ITEMS FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND ACTION.

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

PUBLIC COMMENT. I BELIEVE WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THESE ITEMS. AGENDA. PAUL JENSEN. OKAY.

JENSEN, IF YOU CAN COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AT THE PODIUM, PLEASE. MR. JENSEN, WHILE YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY UP, I WILL READ THE INTRO AND THIS APPLIES TO ALL PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT.

BEFORE WE BEGIN, I'D LIKE TO BRIEFLY REVIEW OUR EXPECTATIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE WELCOME PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND APPRECIATE EVERYONE TAKING THE TIME TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. PUBLIC COMMENT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE INPUT REGARDING THE AGENDA ITEM UNDER CONSIDERATION. TO ENSURE A FAIR AND PRODUCTIVE MEETING, I ASK EACH SPEAKER TO KEEP COMMENTS FOCUSED ON THE AGENDA ITEM BEFORE COUNCIL.

AVOID REPETITIVE REMARKS AND SPEAK RESPECTFULLY AND OBSERVE THE CITY'S RULES OF DECORUM.

THE PURPOSE OF PUBLIC COMMENT IS TO HELP INFORM COUNCIL ON THE MATTER BEFORE US.

IT IS NOT INTENDED TO DISRUPT THE MEETING OR ADDRESS UNRELATED TOPICS.

IF COMMENTS MOVE OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE AGENDA ITEM, I'LL ASK THE SPEAKER TO RETURN TO THE ITEM UNDER DISCUSSION.

CONTINUED DEVIATION MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF THE REMAINDER OF THE SPEAKER'S TIME.

AND WITH THAT, MR. JENSEN I BELIEVE THERE'S BEEN COMMENT REQUESTED ON ALL FOUR? ACTUALLY 19 AND 22 BY THEMSELVES AND 20 AND 21 BY THEMSELVES.

OKAY. PROCEED. I CAN DO THEM ALL NOW IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO.

YES, SIR. OKAY, WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO SAY TO PEOPLE IN A CERTAIN PHYSICAL SENSE IS THE BEST WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT? SIMPLEST WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT? EAT LESS, EXERCISE MORE.

BUDGETING IS VERY SIMILAR. THE BEST WAY TO ATTACK A BUDGET IS TO LOOK AT IT AND SPEND

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LESS AND CUT TAXES MORE. AND THERE IS A FEELING FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE CITY THAT THE. WE'RE NOT CLEAR ON WHAT THE BUDGET ITEMS ARE.

I KNOW THERE ARE PLACES WHERE THEY'LL GO THROUGH EVERY LINE ITEM ON THE BUDGET TO FIGURE OUT, DID WE MISS SOMETHING? SHOULD WE CUT HERE OR SHOULD WE CUT THERE? AND IF WE'RE GOING TO. AND IS THERE THE MONEY THERE THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY DO EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE WITHOUT RAISING TAXES? BECAUSE I THINK I ALSO SAW THERE'S A RAISE IN PROPERTY TAXES COMING UP.

IS THAT CLEAR? IS THAT IS THAT TRUE? I THINK I SAW THAT.

SO WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS MOSTLY IS LOWER THE TAXES BOTH IN TERMS OF THE THE PROPERTY TAXES ESPECIALLY.

AND THEN IS THERE ANY FRILLS, ANY NICE THINGS THAT WE DON'T REALLY NEED THAT WE COULD THEN LOWER THE BUDGET AND HAVE IT BALANCED IN SUCH A WAY WHERE WE SPEND LESS AND CUT TAXES MORE, AND HAVE IT LAID OUT TO US IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT WOULD BE CLEAR WHAT THOSE NUMBERS ARE.

SO I CLOSE WITH MY THANK YOU, MR. JENSEN. AND I'M GOING TO. I'M GOING TO ALLOW MR. PIERSON TO ANSWER OR RESPOND TO A FEW OF YOUR POINTS.

SO ITEMS SORRY MR. JOHN LETTELLEIR HERE OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR.

IS. HE. WE CAN HAVE HIM ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS FOR YOU.

NOT HERE AT THE MEETING BECAUSE THIS IS THIS IS NOT.

BUT WE CAN HE CAN ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY.

BUT, MR. JENSEN IN THE FUTURE, WHILE WE HAVE THIS HARD COPY THAT SHOWS JUST THE AGENDA CAPTIONS, ALL OF THE INFORMATION YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT IS ACTUALLY ONLINE.

SO IF YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT EACH ONE OF THESE ITEMS, YOU COULD READ THE AGENDA MEMO.

YOU COULD SEE THE MAPS THAT SHOW WHERE THESE ITEMS ARE LOCATED AND THE REPORTS THAT STAFF HAVE PRODUCED TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER THOSE TYPES OF QUESTIONS THAT YOU ASKED.

SO JUST SO YOU KNOW THAT THAT IS AN OPTION IN THE FUTURE.

NOW, YOU DID ALSO ASK ABOUT THE BUDGET THAT WASN'T PART OF THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.

BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW THAT THE THAT THE BUDGET IS ACTUALLY POSTED, THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL.

IF YOU'D LIKE A HARD COPY OF THAT, WE COULD PROVIDE THAT TO YOU.

BUT IF YOU NEED HELP FINDING THE LOCATION ON THE WEBSITE WHERE THAT BUDGET IS, WITH ALL OF THE INFORMATION YOU'RE INQUIRING ABOUT, WE CAN PROVIDE THAT. WE CAN GIVE YOU IF YOU STAFF WILL BE HAPPY TO POINT TO YOU, POINT TO YOU WHERE ON THE WEBSITE THAT CAN BE FOUND.

AND PERHAPS ON THESE AGENDAS, LINKS COULD BE PROVIDED.

SO THOSE OF US WHO LOOK IT UP IN ADVANCE. WE KNOW EXACTLY WHERE TO GO.

YEAH. SO IF YOU GO ONLINE AND LOOK AT THIS AGENDA ONLINE, THEY'RE ALL LINKS.

SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY CLICK ON THE LINK ONLINE AND YOU CAN SEE IT ON THERE.

GUESS I MISSED THEM. THAT'S OKAY. WE'RE HAPPY AND WE'RE HAPPY TO WALK YOU THROUGH AND SHOW YOU THAT IN THE FUTURE AS WELL.

I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE LEARNED TO READ EARLIER, BUT THIS WILL BE HELPFUL. THANK YOU.

MAKE A NOTE TO THAT YOUR BUDGET WAS LATER ON THE AGENDA.

I WANTED TO LET YOU FINISH SO THAT MR. PIERSON COULD POINT YOU TO WHERE THE FULL BUDGET IS AT ONLINE. THANK YOU SIR.

MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS 19 THROUGH 22. SECOND. MOTION BY MS. RUMMEL. SECOND BY MS. PELHAM. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL ON THESE ITEMS? HAVING HEARD NONE I CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. MOTION PASSES 5-0. WE NOW MOVE ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA PORTION OF TONIGHT'S MEETING.

[Public Hearing: Second Public Hearing on the City of Frisco Fiscal Year 2027 Annual Budget, including Frisco Economic Development Corporation Fiscal Year 2027 Budget, and Frisco Community Development Corporation Fiscal Year 2027 Budget. (Budget/TA)]

AGENDA ITEM 23. PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CITY OF FRISCO.

FISCAL YEAR 2027 ANNUAL BUDGET, INCLUDING FRISCO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET AND FRISCO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET. BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO STAFF, I HAVE A SHORT INTRO TO READ.

SO GIVE ME ONE MOMENT HERE. AS WE CONTINUE THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET PROCESS, I WANT TO BRIEFLY PUT TONIGHT'S DISCUSSION INTO PERSPECTIVE.

THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS THE PRODUCT OF MONTHS OF WORK BY COUNCIL AND STAFF, ALONG WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC INPUT, INCLUDING SUCH AS TONIGHT. STAFF DEVELOPED THE PROPOSAL BASED ON THE DIRECTION PROVIDED BY COUNCIL THROUGHOUT THAT PROCESS, THE PROCESS BEGAN WITH COUNCIL, THE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION IN JANUARY AND FORMALLY KICKED OFF IN MARCH AS DEPARTMENTS DEVELOPED THEIR FISCAL YEAR 27 REQUESTS.

COUNCIL CONSIDERED THE BUDGET DISCUSSION AT ITS SUMMER WORK SESSION RECENTLY AND REVIEWED PRIORITIES, BUDGETARY PRACTICES AND DIRECTION TO STAFF AS THE BUDGET WAS BEING DEVELOPED.

COUNCIL RECEIVED THE CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED BUDGET ON AUGUST 4TH, FOLLOWED BY A DETAILED STAFF PRESENTATION AT THE AUGUST 10TH BUDGET WORKSHOP.

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TONIGHT, SEPTEMBER 1ST, IS THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET.

TONIGHT'S AN IMPORTANT STEP, BUT IT'S NOT THE FINAL DECISION.

A SECOND COUNCIL WORK SESSION IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 2ND TOMORROW, TO GIVE THE FULL COUNCIL AN ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO WORK THROUGH THE PROPOSAL TOGETHER, ASK QUESTIONS AND CONSIDER ANY ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE ANY ADOPTION.

THE FINAL PUBLIC HEARING AND DECISION ARE SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 15TH, TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY, WHEN COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER ADOPTION ON THE FISCAL YEAR 27 BUDGET, TAX RATE AND FEE ORDINANCES.

UNTIL THEN, THE BUDGET AND TAX RATE REMAIN PROPOSED ONLY AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

AND WITH THAT, YOU MAY NOW PROCEED. WELL, YOU DID A LOT.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TANYA ANDERSON, DIRECTOR OF BUDGET AND STRATEGIC PLANNING.

THE PROPOSED GENERAL FUND BUDGET IS STRUCTURALLY BALANCED, WITH REVENUES PROJECTED AT $318.8 MILLION, EXPENDITURES AT $318.7 MILLION. ONE TIME FUNDING OF $6.6 MILLION IS INCLUDED TO BRING THE GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE TOTAL TO $325.3 MILLION. THE PROPOSED TAX RATE IS THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE AT 0.441289, AND IS AN INCREASE OF ONE AND A HALF CENTS COMPARED TO THE FY 26 TAX RATE OF 0.425517. IF THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE IS ADOPTED, THE AVERAGE RESIDENT WILL SEE AN AVERAGE INCREASE OF $16 PER MONTH. THE CALCULATION OF THE TAX RATE IS GOVERNED BY THE PARAMETERS SET FORTH IN SENATE BILL 2, WHICH ESSENTIALLY TURNS THE PROCESS INTO A MATHEMATICAL EXERCISE.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE TAX RATE IS NOT SIMPLY SELECTED.

IT IS CALCULATED BY DIVIDING THE REQUIRED PROPERTY TAX REVENUE NEEDED BY THE TOTAL TAXABLE VALUE OF ALL PROPERTIES, RESULTING IN THE VOTER APPROVAL M&O TAX RATE PER $100.

BASED ON THESE GUIDELINES, THE CITY'S M&O RATE, WHICH SUPPORTS DAILY OPERATIONS, IS PROPOSED TO BE 30.3182 CENTS AND THE I&S OR DEBT SERVICE RATE IS PROPOSED TO BE 13.8107 CENTS FOR A TOTAL TAX RATE OF POINT, OR 44.1289 CENTS. COUNCIL DID VOTE ON SETTING THIS TAX RATE AS THE CEILING OR MAXIMUM TAX RATE AMOUNT AT THEIR AUGUST 10TH WORK SESSION, AND THE BUDGET WAS PREPARED USING THIS TAX RATE.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE, AS YOU STATED EARLIER, THAT COUNCIL WILL.

HAD CALL FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND HERE. THE.

WE'LL CALL FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING AND VOTE ON THE FINAL TAX RATE ON SEPTEMBER THE 15TH.

ON THAT DATE, COUNCIL MAY CHOOSE TO ADOPT THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE, OR THEY MAY SELECT A LOWER TAX RATE.

THAT CEILING THAT'S IN PLACE MEANS THAT YOU CANNOT GO OVER THAT AMOUNT FOR YOUR TAX RATE.

THAT CEILING IS ADVERTISED AS REQUIRED IN THE PAPER AND ONLINE.

THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET PROVIDES FOR A 4% MERIT INCREASE FOR CIVILIAN STAFF.

ONE STEP ADJUSTMENT FOR POLICE AND FIRE PERSONNEL AND MARKET BASED SALARY ADJUSTMENTS TO ENSURE COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION.

THE FY 27 GENERAL FUND BUDGET FUNDS $17.3 MILLION IN CAPITAL AND SUPPLEMENTAL REQUESTS, VERSUS $18.6 MILLION IN FY 26 WITH THE PROPOSED GENERAL FUND BUDGET. THE UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE IS MAINTAINED AT 31%, EXCEEDING THE 25% REQUIRED POLICY LEVEL, WHICH HELPS US ENSURE FINANCIAL STABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY FOR UNFORESEEN NEEDS.

THE CITY'S ENTERPRISE FUNDS CONSIST OF THE UTILITY FUND FOR WATER AND SEWER STORMWATER FUND AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FUND.

WATER RATES ARE SET TO INCREASE BY 9%, WHICH IS A DIRECT PASS THROUGH FROM OUR PROVIDER, NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT.

SEWER RATES WILL INCREASE BY 5%, AND THE CITY UTILITY FUND WILL ABSORB THE OTHER 8% TO GET US TO THE 13% INCREASE BEING CHARGED BY THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT. RESIDENTIAL TRASH CUSTOMERS WILL NOT SEE AN INCREASE, BUT THERE IS A 5% INCREASE FOR OUR SOLID WASTE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS.

THESE INCREASES, IF APPROVED, WILL RESULT IN AN ESTIMATED AVERAGE $11 PER MONTH IN ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR OUR UTILITY CUSTOMERS.

THE ENTERPRISE BUDGETS INCLUDE 4% MERIT INCREASES AND MARKET SALARY ADJUSTMENTS.

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CAPITAL AND SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS ARE FUNDED AT $7.9 MILLION, COMPARED TO 4.5 IN FY 26.

THE DAYS IN CASH POLICY STANDS AT 262 DAYS, WHICH IS ABOVE THE POLICY OF 210 DAYS, PROVIDING FOR OPERATIONAL STABILITY.

THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS TOTAL $1.08 BILLION, WITH $916 MILLION OF THOSE FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS $165 MILLION FOR UTILITY PROJECTS. THE DEBT SERVICE FUND IS RESTRICTED TO MAKING THE CITY'S DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS.

THE DEBT SERVICE RATE IS PROPOSED AT 0.138107.

VOTERS DID APPROVE BONDS. A BOND SELL IN MAY OF 2023, A $473.4 MILLION.

WE ANTICIPATE SELLING 90 TO $110 MILLION OF THOSE ALREADY APPROVED BOND DOLLARS IN FY 27 TO SUPPORT ONGOING CAPITAL PROJECTS.

SOME OF OUR OTHER FUNDS INCLUDE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS LIKE THE HOTEL MOTEL PUBLIC ART IMPACT FUND.

THESE FUNDS INCLUDE A PROPOSED 4% MERIT INCREASE AND MARKET PAY ADJUSTMENTS TO MAINTAIN COMPETITIVE SALARIES.

ADDITIONALLY, $3.5 MILLION IS ALLOCATED FOR OUR CAPITAL AND SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS. THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FUND IS PROPOSED TO GENERATE AN ESTIMATED $56 MILLION, WITH PLANNED EXPENDITURES OF $44 MILLION SET TO SUPPORT A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR.

THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN AN UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE OF APPROXIMATELY $77 MILLION.

THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND IS PROPOSED TO GENERATE AN ESTIMATED REVENUE OF $43 MILLION, WITH PLANNED EXPENDITURES OF $29 MILLION BEING USED TO SUPPORT VARIOUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES AND ACTIVITIES.

THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FUND IS EXPECTED TO HOLD AN UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE OF AROUND $87 MILLION.

THIS SUBSTANTIAL BALANCE POSITIONS THE FUND TO SUPPORT FUTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

AS YOU ALREADY STATED, IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES INCLUDE A BUDGET WORK SESSION ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND TAX RATE TOMORROW, SEPTEMBER 2ND. A THIRD PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET.

A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE TAX RATE AND THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET.

THE TAX RATE AND FEE ORDINANCES ARE SCHEDULED TO OCCUR ON SEPTEMBER 15TH.

AND FINALLY, ON OCTOBER 1ST, THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 BEGINS AND THE BUDGET MUST BE IN EFFECT.

THE PROPOSED BUDGET CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT FRISCOTEXAS.GOV UNDER THE GOVERNMENT TAB.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES CAN BE FOUND ON THE BUDGET WEBSITE UNDER THE DEPARTMENT TAB.

AND WITH THAT, I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS PRIOR TO OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING.

COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE HAD THE PUBLIC HEARING? THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

CAN I GET A MOTION TO OPEN PUBLIC HEARING? SO MOVED.

MOTION BY MR. THAKUR, SECOND BY MR. ELAD. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. MOTION PASSES 5-0. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

MS. PELHAM? YES. WE HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE TO SPEAK TONIGHT MAYOR.

IF I CAN CALL TWO AT A TIME AND YOU CAN JUST KIND OF STAGE AT THE FRONT.

I'VE GOT CODY WARDAK. IF YOU CAN COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

AND THEN AFTER CODY WILL BE RAY O'HAGAN. COME ON UP AND I'LL REMIND WHOEVER'S SPEAKING OF THE PREDICATE THAT WE THAT I MENTIONED BEFORE MR. JENSEN'S SPEECH.

COMMENTS. OKAY. SO CODY'S NOT HERE. RAY O'HAGAN.

AND THEN AFTER MR. O'HAGAN. MARK PALASCIANO. GOOD EVENING, MR. O'HAGAN. RAY O'HAGAN. BEFORE WE START, CAN YOU POSSIBLY BRING UP THE OPENING PAGE OF THE PARK? ONGOING PROJECTS PRESENTATION, THE FRISCO PRESENTATION.

BUT IT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING WHAT I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT.

SO I'LL BE VERY GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD BRING THAT UP.

WHAT DID YOU ASK? THE PRESENTATION? THE PRESENTATION OF THE PARK.

YOUR PARK'S ONGOING PROJECT. OKAY. THE PLAY FRISCO PRESENTATION.

AND THIS RELATES TO THE BUDGET DISCUSSION? YES. WHERE YOU SEE ALL THE PARKS GOING ON.

THERE'S A MAP OF ALL THE PARKS THAT ARE GOING ON IN ACROSS ALL THE ZIP CODES.

YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE THAT ABILITY TO BRING IT UP.

OKAY. YEAH. YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY, NO, WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY.

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HELLO. MY NAME IS RAY O'HAGAN. I'M FROM THE LAKES OF PRESTON VINEYARDS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LETTING ME SPEAK. I CAME HERE TONIGHT TO DISCUSS THE LACK OF PARKS AND TRAIL FUNDING FOR ZIP CODE 75035, PARTICULARLY THE AREA FROM MAIN STREET TO 121 EASTER PRESTON.

AND IF YOU SEE THAT DIAGRAM, IT'S OBVIOUS. FOREST.

FOREST PARK. PARK. DOG PARK, LOCATED OFF ROLATER NEAR INDEPENDENCE PARKWAY, IS LISTED AS FUTURE PARKS ON THE CITY FRISCO OFFICIAL PARKS AND TRAIL DEVELOPMENT PAGE.

THE DESIGN WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER 2023.

THE DESIGN COST WAS $587,000. NEARLY THREE YEARS LATER, A COMMUNITY INPUT OPPORTUNITY EVENT WAS HELD TO DISCUSS THE DOG PARK.

THREE YEARS LATER, AS OF TODAY, THE PARK IS STILL LISTED AS A FUTURE PROJECT.

NO CONSTRUCTION UPDATES, NO GROUND BREAKING OR OPENING DATE HAS BEEN PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED.

WHEN I SAW THE THREE YEARS OF LACK OF ACTIVITY ON THE DOG PARK AND SAW THE FUNDING GOING TO GRAND PARK, FIREFLY PARK, FRISCO ON THE GREEN AND THEN LOOKED AT THE OPENING PAGE OF THE FRISCO PARKS PRESENTATION.

I SAW ALL OF THE GREEN PROJECTS GOING ON ON THE WEST SIDE OF PRESTON.

I QUESTIONED ZIP CODE 73. 75035. ARE THEY GETTING FAIR REPRESENTATION BY THE FRISCO COUNCIL? IT'S A BIG QUESTION. I DON'T THINK THEY ARE. THE WEST SIDE OF FRISCO IS RURAL, WHILE THE EAST SIDE IS CONTINUOUSLY GROWING. AS A CONCRETE JUNGLE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE APPROVAL OF THE OBNOXIOUS WAREHOUSES ON YOU HAVE TO BE A BLIND MAN NOT TO SEE THAT THERE'S BEEN FAR MORE PARKS AND TRAIL DEVELOPMENTS ON THE WEST SIDE THAN THE EAST SIDE.

QUESTION. DOES THE NORTH EAST COMMUNITY PARK BEING COMPLETED YET? FROM THE RESPONSES I'VE RECEIVED, IT HASN'T. SO WHY HAS IT TAKEN SO LONG FOR THE.

FOR THE ISSUE IS. IS IT FINANCIAL? WHY DID YOU APPROVE THE FRISCO ON THE GREEN PARK'S FUNDING AND THAT PARK HASN'T BEEN COMPLETED. FUNNY TODAY I JUST GOT ON A RESPONSE SAYING THAT THE NORTH WEST COMMUNITY PARK IS OPENING ON SEPTEMBER THE 9TH 19TH. ANOTHER PARK ON THE WEST SIDE.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A FUNDING REPORT BY ZIP CODE.

I REQUESTED IT AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MAYBE THE SOLUTION FOR US ALL IS TO FEEL THAT OUR TAX DOLLARS ARE BEING USED FAIRLY IS TO SPLIT THE PARKS FUNDING INTO TWO EQUAL PORTIONS. EAST OF PRESTON, WEST OF PRESTON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MR. O'HAGAN, BEFORE I. [APPLAUSE]. BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO MR. PIERSON, I JUST WANT TO SAY YOU NOW HAVE A MAYOR THAT LIVES IN 75035, [LAUGHTER] NUMBER ONE.

BUT NUMBER TWO, YOU WENT REAL FAST ON THE MAIN 121.

TELL ME THE AREA YOU'RE SPEAKING AGAIN, JUST GEOGRAPHICALLY.

I GOT YOU. THERE'S NO GREEN. THERE'S NO GREEN.

THERE'S PLENTY OF GREEN, BUT THERE'S NO PARKS, NO TRAILS.

BUT THAT HASN'T BEEN COMPLETED YET. ALL RIGHT.

YOU CAN TALK ABOUT LEXINGTON. MR. O'HAGAN REAL QUICK.

I THINK THE TIME IS UP, BUT WE'VE GOT AN ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER SITTING OVER HERE.

HER NAME IS SHANNON COATES. I THINK SHE CAN GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE FOREST PARK.

DOG PARK. IT WAS NOT A LACK OF EFFORT. THAT WAS ACTUALLY A PROJECT THAT WAS MOVING FORWARD, THAT WAS STOPPED BECAUSE OF COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNITY DIDN'T WANT IT.

NO, NO, NO, YOU HAVE TO EXPLAIN. WHY DIDN'T THEY WANT IT? BECAUSE I WANT EVERYONE TO HEAR IT.

BUT IF EVERYONE DOESN'T HEAR.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR A BUDGET. I'M LOOKING FOR FAIR SHARE REPRESENTATION.

AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO ASK ME TO TALK TO SOMEONE, IT'S NOT GOING TO GO OUT IN THE PUBLIC.

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I UNDERSTAND, BUT YOU ASKED SOME QUESTIONS AND MADE SOME STATEMENTS.

WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS AND CLARIFY THE STATEMENTS.

WELL CAN THE LADY COME UP HERE? NO, BECAUSE IT'S NOT THE TIME FOR THAT.

BECAUSE I CAN'T GET FAIR REPRESENTATION IS A LITTLE BUGGY WHERE MY TAX DOLLARS ARE PAYING FOR THE WEST SIDE, AND THAT'S NOT RIGHT. AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE FEELING THE SAME.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU NEXT UP. AFTER MARK PALASCIANO. KNOX HUFF. IF YOU CAN BE PREPARED TO SPEAK.

HELLO MR. PALASCIANO.

GOOD EVENING. YOU CAN PROCEED. GOOD EVENING. HELLO, TYRANTS. I'M BACK. AND I BET YOU DIDN'T MISS ME.

LET'S TALK ABOUT FRISCO RAISING PROPERTY TAXES FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2017.

WES PIERSON, THE MANAGER. THE CITY MANAGER WHOSE SALARY HAS INCREASED 65% SINCE 2022 TO ALMOST $500,000 A YEAR AND INCLUDING A CAR ALLOWANCE, NOW SAYS THE PROPERTY TAXES NEED TO BE RAISED BECAUSE OF DECLINING PROPERTY VALUES.

NOT ONLY HAS THE CITY COUNCIL'S MISMANAGEMENT CAUSED RESIDENTS TO LOSE EQUITY IN THEIR HOMES, BUT NOW YOU'RE ASKING RESIDENTS TO PAY A HIGHER PERCENTAGE BECAUSE OF THE MISMANAGEMENT FROM THE CITY COUNCIL.

FRISCO'S HOUSING MARKET IS COOLING OFF AFTER YEARS OF RAPID APPRECIATION, AND THE PRICES ARE DOWN 4.6 4.6% COMPARED TO TEXAS, AT 1.8% IN THE NATION BEING UP 1%. DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT IS SAYING? YOU GUYS ARE DESTROYING THE CITY AND YOU DON'T CARE BECAUSE YOU'RE ALL MAKING MONEY WHILE DOING IT.

YOU'LL HAND OUT HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO CORPORATIONS AND BILLIONAIRES AND THEN COME ASK YOUR RESIDENTS FOR MORE MONEY.

THIS CITY COUNCIL IS LIKE A DRUNK TEENAGER WITH THEIR PARENT'S CREDIT CARD.

FRISCO IS NOW KNOWN NATIONWIDE AS BEING A HUB FOR H-1BS, AND I'M PROUD OF BEING A BIG REASON WHY THE COUNTRY NOW KNOWS ABOUT HYDERABAD INDIA TAKING OVER FRISCO, TEXAS. TRUMP IS WANTING A NEW $103,000 FEE FOR H-1BS.

AND HE'S EVEN GOING AFTER THEIR SPOUSES VISAS, WHICH WOULD ALSO STOP THE SPOUSES FROM BEING ABLE TO WORK WHILE IN AMERICA.

THERE ISN'T ANOTHER CITY IN AMERICA THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE NEW POLICIES AS HARD AS FRISCO WILL.

SO IT'S GOING TO KEEP GETTING WORSE. LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE CORPORATIONS YOU HANDED OUT MONEY TO AND WHAT YOU SAID IT WOULD RESULT IN.

YOU GAVE UNIVERSAL STUDIOS A $13 MILLION TAX BREAK AND SAID IT WOULD RESULT IN $3 MILLION A YEAR BACK TO RESIDENTS.

YOU GAVE THE PGA $35 MILLION, AND THE STATE OF TEXAS GAVE $62.5 MILLION AND SAID IT WOULD RESULT IN $74 MILLION OVER 20 YEARS, ROUGHLY $3.5 MILLION PER YEAR. YOU GAVE FIELDS WEST $95 MILLION IN TAX BREAKS AND SAID IT WOULD ADD $330 MILLION IN PROPERTY TAX VALUE. AND THE BEST PART ABOUT FIELDS WEST IS EX-MAYOR JEFF CHENEY'S INVOLVEMENT.

WHAT A CORRUPT FRAUD THAT GUY WAS. ARE ANY OF THE RETURNS YOU PROMISED EVEN HAPPENING? YOU NEED TO SHOW THE RESIDENTS PROOF. FRISCO EVEN GAVE JERRY JONES OVER $100,000,000.

10 YEARS AGO. THE BILLIONAIRE WHO DIDN'T NEED YOUR MONEY.

YOU SPENT $182 MILLION IN STADIUM UPGRADES FOR THE TOYOTA STADIUM THAT'S OWNED BY THE CITY.

BUT WHO BENEFITS? THE BILLIONAIRE HUNT FAMILY THAT OWNS THE SOCCER TEAM.

T-MOBILE GOT $3.65 MILLION FROM FRISCO IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND NOW LOOK AT WHAT THEY'RE DOING. THEY'RE LAYING OFF TEXANS WHILE EMPLOYING AND HIRING H-1B INDIANS.

THIS CITY COUNCIL HAS SOLD OUT FRISCO TO FORTUNE 100 COMPANIES AND BILLIONAIRES.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHY FRISCO IS NOW FEELING THE PAIN WITH DECLINING PROPERTY VALUES.

WHAT'S GOING ON IN FRISCO IS BEING CALLED WHITE FLIGHT.

YOUR POOR MISMANAGEMENT AND ALLOWANCE OF H-1B ABUSE IS NOW RUNNING OFF TEXANS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL. YOU CONTINUE TO PROVE HOW TEXAS IS FALLING APART AND BEING DESTROYED FROM WITHIN.

ALL OF YOU SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU SIR.

[APPLAUSE]. HEY, CITY ATTORNEY, I'D LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION.

DO WE HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER WHO T-MOBILE HIRES OR ANY OF THESE OTHER COMPANIES HIRE? NO, SIR. OKAY.

SHOULD YOU TALK TO A T-MOBILE COMPANY WHO DOES BUSINESS IN THE CITY OF FRISCO? DOES THAT.

DOES THAT HAVE ANY BEARING ON OUR BUDGET, SIR, OF WHAT A PRIVATE COMPANY DOES AND WHO THEY HIRE? THAT. WE AND THIS COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE ANY CONTROL OF.

MR. PALASCIANO PLEASE STOP.

YOU'VE USED YOUR TIME, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. THAKUR.

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THANK YOU SIR. OKAY. NEXT SPEAKER. KNOX HUFF.

IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.

HI, I'M KNOX HUFF, I LIVE AT 1550 MARBLE FALLS DRIVE, FRISCO, TEXAS.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR HILL AND THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. I'M SPEAKING TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY AND MY MEMBERS OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD OF WEST FALLS VILLAGE.

AND WE STRONGLY ASK YOU TO SAY NO TO INCREASING OUR PROPERTY TAXES.

ONE OF OUR CORE VALUES IN THE CITY BUDGET IS FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY.

FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY DOES NOT MEAN RAISING TAXES ON YOUR CITIZENS.

IT MEANS PRIORITIZING ESSENTIAL SPENDING, CUTTING BACK ON UNNECESSARY WASTE.

FRISCO IS IN A STRONG FINANCIAL STANDING. AS IT IS, STATE LAW ALREADY REQUIRES A BALANCED BUDGET.

THE CITY HOLDS A TRIPLE A CREDIT RATING. OUR TAX REVENUES NATURALLY GROW ALONGSIDE OUR COMMUNITY, AND OVER THE RECENT YEARS, BUSINESS EXPANSION HAS BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT NEW REVENUE TO THE CITY.

AS WE'VE SEEN A WHILE I UNDERSTAND GROWTH REQUIRES FUNDING, WE SHOULD REQUIRE DEVELOPMENTS HERE TO COVER MORE OF THEIR OWN INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS RATHER THAN OFFERING TAX INCENTIVES.

ADDITIONALLY, WE MUST LOOK CRITICALLY AT WHERE WE SPEND.

FOR INSTANCE, PUBLIC SAFETY IS OUR LARGEST EXPENDITURE, AND WHILE WE SUPPORT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE CAN SAVE MONEY BY EVALUATING COSTLY PROGRAMS THAT MIGHT BE PUT ON TO US.

DUE TO RECENT STATE GRANT CUT FUNDS LIKE THE FLOCK PROGRAM.

WITH THE RECENT STATE CUT FUNDING, IF IT IS NOT RESUMED, THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO ABSORB THAT EXPENDITURE.

BUT ALSO MR. WES PIERSON, I HAVE COME ACROSS THE SAME INFO THAT MY FRIEND OVER HERE HAS COME ACROSS, AND YOUR SALARY HAS GONE UP OVER NEARLY 65% AND OVER 50%, THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR YOUR ROLE IN THE PAST THREE YEARS.

LET'S REALLY THINK WHY SHOULD HE GET PAY RAISES WHILE HE PUTS MORE TAXES ON THE REGULAR CITIZENS OF FRISCO? I SAY, IS THIS A NECESSARY EXPENDITURE? I LOVE FRISCO AND WANT TO SEE IT THRIVE.

BUT WITH RISING INFLATION, GROCERY COSTS AND HOUSING EXPENDITURES ACROSS THE NATION, WHY SHOULD RESIDENTS BE FORCED TO ABSORB MORE TAX INCREASES? WE URGE THIS COUNCIL TO TRIM NONESSENTIAL GENERAL FUND ALLOCATIONS AND OTHER AND IN OTHER PLACES, PRIORITIZE THE CORE NEEDS AND ADOPT A NEW NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, COUNCIL. THANK YOU, MR. HUFF. [APPLAUSE]. AMANDA DALE. AND AFTER AMANDA, I HAVE EMILY R.

GOOD EVENING, MS. DALE. HELLO. I'M A FIRST TIME SPEAKER, SO BEAR WITH ME.

I DON'T. I'M JUST GOING TO READ FROM DIRECTLY FROM MY NOTES.

I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF FRISCO SINCE 2009, SO I'VE SEEN THE MASSIVE GROWTH THAT WE'VE HAD HERE.

AND I DO UNDERSTAND THAT GROWTH COSTS MONEY. HOWEVER, GROWTH IS ALSO WHAT MAKES THE CITY MONEY.

AND SO MY QUESTION THAT THAT I HAVE TONIGHT IS, IS THIS PROPERTY TAX INCREASE TRULY NECESSARY? MANY OF YOU UP HERE CAMPAIGNED RECENTLY ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, PROTECTING US TAXPAYERS AND KEEPING FRISCO AFFORDABLE.

I RECOGNIZE THAT MANY OF YOU ARE NEW TO THE COUNCIL, AND THAT THIS BUDGET WAS LARGELY DEVELOPED BEFORE YOU TOOK THE OFFICE, SO I'M SORRY YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH ALL OF THIS. BUT IT IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY HERE TO DELIVER ON WHAT YOU PROMISED YOUR VOTERS WITH A 3.17% RATE INCREASE, THE CITY ESTIMATES THAT THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER IMPACT WILL BE $16.

BUT ALSO WE'RE PROPOSING TO INCREASE OUR WATER BILL BY 9% AND SEWER BY 5% WITH AN ADDITIONAL $11 ON AVERAGE PER MONTH.

SO HOWEVER WE'RE EXPERIENCING YOU KNOW, A LOT OF INFLATION RIGHT NOW AND OUR ALREADY STRETCHED BUDGETS ARE BEING STRETCHED EVEN FURTHER. HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE UP, HEALTH INSURANCE UP, GROCERIES, GAS, EVERYDAY NECESSITIES. SO REALLY, IT'S NOT ABOUT THE $27 MORE THAT WE CAN.

THAT WE CAN AFFORD EACH MONTH. IT'S, IT'S JUST LIKE, DOES THE CITY HAS TO ASK US FOR THAT VERSUS ALL THE EXTRA STUFF THAT THIS THE CITY AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE NUMBERS ARE REALLY WELL, THE NUMBERS FOR THE CITY IS SUPER FINANCIALLY STRONG.

SO BEFORE INCREASING A RECURRING TAX ON HOMEOWNERS, WHICH WILL BECOME A NEW BASELINE TAX RATE MOVING FORWARD, I BELIEVE WE SHOULD ASK THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

WHAT CAN WE FUND WITH THE ADDITIONAL REVENUE GROWTH WE ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING? WHICH NEW EXPENDITURES ARE ESSENTIAL RIGHT NOW? WHICH PROJECTS CAN WAIT? AND HAVE WE FULLY EXAMINED SPENDING PRIORITIES BEFORE RAISING THE TAX RATE?

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THE FISCAL YEAR 27 BUDGET INCLUDES THE $10.1 MILLION IN EDC INCENTIVES.

BEFORE ASKING HOMEOWNERS FOR MORE I BELIEVE TAXPAYERS DESERVE TO KNOW WHAT THE MEASURABLE RETURN IS ON THOSE INCENTIVES.

IF WE ARE GIVING BUSINESSES INCENTIVES TO GROW FOR TAX FOR FISCAL TAX BASE, THEN THAT GROWTH SHOULD HELP PAY FOR THE COSTS OF THE GROWTH.

HOMEOWNERS SHOULD NOT BE AUTOMATICALLY THE FIRST PLACE WE LOOK FOR THE ADDITIONAL RECURRING REVENUE.

SO ONCE AGAIN, I PLEASE ASK YOU TO EXAMINE EXISTING REVENUE GROWTH FIRST, PRIORITIZE ESSENTIAL SPENDING, REVIEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES AND THEIR RETURN TO TAXPAYERS.

EXAMINE WHETHER PROJECTS CAN BE DELAYED OR PHASED, AND FIND SAVINGS BEFORE INCREASING A RECURRING PROPERTY TAX.

MANY OF YOU ASKED US VOTERS TO TRUST YOU WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS.

THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW US THAT YOU MEANT IT.

FRISCO HAS CREATED MORE REVENUE. PLEASE MAKE THAT GROWTH WORK HARDER FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ALREADY LIVE HERE.

AND BEFORE ASKING THE HOMEOWNERS TO PAY MORE.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU, MS. DALE.

GOOD EVENING, NEW MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS EMILY ROTENBERG.

THIS WOULD HAVE LOOKED A LOT MORE DRAMATIC HAD I BEEN ABLE TO BE HERE IN APRIL.

YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN ME IN A CERVICAL COLLAR WITH MY FACE GLUED BACK TOGETHER ON A KNEE WALKER WITH A HOT PINK CAST JUST LIKE MY SHIRT.

SEE, I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION THE NIGHT OF APRIL 14TH.

WHEN I REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS, I CALLED EMS. I TRIED TO ANSWER QUESTION AFTER QUESTION FROM THE POLICE, FIRE DEPARTMENT AND PARAMEDICS EMTS. ONCE IN THE AMBULANCE, I TRIED TO ANSWER PAST MEDICAL HISTORY QUESTIONS, BUT IT WAS EASIER FOR ME TO HAND MY PHONE TO WHOEVER WAS ASKING ME THE QUESTIONS AS MY INFORMATION WAS UP TO DATE IN THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL ID.

HAD THEY HAPPENED ON ME WHILE I WAS STILL UNCONSCIOUS, THEY WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN ABOUT ANY MEDICATIONS I WAS ON OR ANY MEDICATIONS I'M ALLERGIC TO. I WAS SURPRISED THAT NOBODY SEEMED TO HAVE ANY IDEA ABOUT THIS.

I'D LIKE FOR THIS TRAINING TO BE ADDED TO THE ANNUAL OR MORE FREQUENT TRAINING FOR OUR BRAVE FIRST RESPONDERS.

NOW FOR THE POLICE. AFTER MY HOSPITAL DISCHARGE, I CALLED TO FIND OUT WHEN I COULD GET THE ACCIDENT REPORT.

WHEN I GOT A RIDE TO THE POLICE STATION, I FOUND A NICE, NICE HANDICAP PARKING SPOTS, A GREAT HANDICAP RAMP.

BUT IT ENDED AT THE FRONT DOORS TO WHICH I COULD NOT FIND ANY HANDICAPPED ENTRANCE BUTTON.

I STOOD OUTSIDE THE DOOR SEARCHING FOR AN INTERCOM, DOOR BUTTON OR FOR ANY EMPLOYEE TO LET ME IN TO NO AVAIL.

MY DRIVER FINALLY NOTICED ME STANDING THERE AND CAME TO OPEN THE DOOR.

I REALIZED I WAS CONCUSSED, BUT I FEEL LIKE I SUFFICIENTLY LOOKED FOR A HANDICAPPED OR HANDICAPABLE ACCESS BUTTON.

IN LOOKING AT THE BUDGET, I'D LIKE THE CITY TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES I'VE BROUGHT UP.

I'M ALSO AGAINST ANY BUDGET INCREASES, PERIOD.

OUR HOMES ARE BEING APPRAISED HIGHER, BRINGING IN MORE REVENUE BEFORE ASKING HOMEOWNERS TO SHOULDER THE BURDEN OF INCREASED COSTS, THE CITY NEEDS TO LEAN OUT. IT'S ABSOLUTELY DISGRACEFUL THAT WES HAS HAD, I BELIEVE THEY SAID, A 65% SALARY INCREASE IN LESS THAN TEN YEARS.

I'M CURIOUS BY A SHOW OF HANDS, WHO ALL ELSE HAS HAD A 65% RAISE AT THEIR JOB? YES I MOVE TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING.

RUMMEL. SECOND. SECOND BY MS. ANDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR? SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION PASSES 5-0. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

I ALREADY OPENED IT UP. DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE ON? REALLY QUICK.

YES. COULD YOU JUST GO BACK AND REITERATE THE AMOUNT OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES THAT THE CITY WILL BE UNDERWRITING AND WE'RE NOT PASSING THROUGH THE INCREASE THAT'S BEING CHARGED TO THE CITY. I JUST THINK WE GLAZE OVER THAT REALLY QUICK.

AND YEAH. SO THE TOTAL SEWER AMOUNT THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IS 13%.

THE RESIDENT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR 5% AND THE CITY UTILITY FUND IS PICKING UP THE OTHER 8.

I JUST THINK IT'S REAL IMPORTANT FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE BEING CHARGED 13% MORE.

HOWEVER, WE'RE ONLY PASSING ON 8. 5% OF THAT TO OUR RESIDENTS BECAUSE.

CORRECT. WE DO RECOGNIZE THAT THAT'S A PRETTY BIG INCREASE FROM THE WATER DISTRICT, WHICH, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY PASS ON THOSE COSTS TO US. AND THEN ALSO, I THINK THE SAME WAS WITH OUR WASN'T THERE AN INCREASE IN OUR TRASH COLLECTION?

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SO THE 5% CPI INCREASE THAT'S COMING THROUGH IS ON TRASH COLLECTION.

YES.

[LAUGHTER]. YEAH. AND THE CITY IS ABSORBING THAT AS WELL. OKAY WE NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 24. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AND PUBLIC MEETING TO VOTE ON THE

[Consider and act upon adoption of a Resolution calling for a public hearing and public meeting to vote on the City of Frisco proposed tax rate for Fiscal Year 2027 and Tax Year 2026. (Budget/TA)]

CITY OF FRISCO PROPOSED TAX RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND TAX YEAR 2026.

MS. PELHAM, IS THERE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM, WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP FOR THIS ITEM.

KNOX HUFF. MR. HUFF, DO YOU WANT TO PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM? GOOD EVENING. YOU MAY PROCEED. CITY COUNCIL. I JUST WANT TO AGREE.

I SAID YES, THIS COUNCIL SHOULD ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO COME IN AND SPEAK ON OUR BEHALF TO TALK TO YOU ALL ABOUT THE NEW BUDGET FOR THE NEW FISCAL TAX YEAR.

THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. HUFF. ANY OTHER COMMENT? I NOW TURN IT OVER TO STAFF, MS. TANYA. THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES THE PUBLICATION OF A NOTICE ANNOUNCING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND TAX YEAR 2026.

THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL TAKE PLACE ALONGSIDE THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER THE 15TH.

THE NOTICE IS INTENDED TO INFORM RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN THE HEARING, WHERE COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL DISCUSS AND VOTE ON THE FINAL TAX RATE.

THE STATUTORY NOTICE REGARDING THE PROPOSED TAX RATES HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR YOUR REFERENCE, AS REQUIRED BY LAW THIS NOTICE WILL BE PUBLICLY POSTED BEGINNING FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 4TH AND WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE UNTIL THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CITY COUNCIL MEETING THAT CONCLUDES ON SEPTEMBER THE 15TH.

THIS PROCEDURE PROMOTES TRANSPARENCY AND GIVES ALL RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW IT AND BE A PART OF THE PROCESS.

THIS ITEM IS A CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE RESOLUTION, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? HAVING HEARD NONE, I NOW LOOK FOR A MOTION TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED IN ITEM 24.

SO MOVE SECOND BY MR. RUMMEL. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES 5-0.

[Consider and act upon adoption of a Resolution authorizing amendments to the Project Plan and Financing Plan for Reinvestment Zone Number One, City of Frisco, Texas; Calling a public hearing with regard to such amendments; providing an effective date; and resolving other matters related thereto. (Financial Services/DC)]

NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 25. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AMENDMENTS TO THE PROJECT PLAN AND FINANCING PLAN FOR REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ONE.

CITY OF FRISCO, TEXAS. CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING WITH REGARD TO SUCH AMENDMENTS AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO.

ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? I'LL TURN IT OVER TO STAFF.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL REBECCA BARTON, COMPLIANCE MANAGER FOR THE FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THIS ITEM IS A RESOLUTION CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE AMENDMENTS TO THE FINANCING AND PROJECT PLANS OF THE CITY OF FRISCO TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE, OR TIRZ NUMBER ONE, THE AMENDMENT INCLUDES TWO MAIN ITEMS. THE FIRST WOULD ALLOW MAINTENANCE REINVESTMENT AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IN CITY OWNED FACILITIES WITHIN THE TIRZ, AND THE SECOND ITEM WOULD ALLOW FOR FUTURE FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE ZONE TO SUPPORT REDEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN.

AGAIN, THIS ITEM IS TO CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, WHERE THE AMENDMENTS WILL BE PRESENTED IN DETAIL TO THE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC.

IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE A TIRZ 1 BOARD MEETING IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 15TH.

STAFF HAS WORKED WITH LEGAL TO DRAFT THE PLANS AND WE WILL GET YOU THOSE DETAILS SHORTLY TO REVIEW AND BE ABLE TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS AND PRESENT THOSE TO YOU GUYS IN THE PUBLIC SEPTEMBER 15TH. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? I NOW CALL FOR A MOTION TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED IN ITEM 25.

SO MOVED. MOTION BY MS. RUMMEL. SECOND ELAD. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION PASSES 5-0.

NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM. THANK YOU MA'AM. WE NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 26.

[City Council discussion with City Staff concerning any actions required by City Staff as a result of any item on tonight's agenda.]