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GOOD EVENING. TODAY IS TUESDAY, MAY 21ST, 2024. WE ARE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 608 IN THE EVENING. 222 NORTH TENNESSEE STREET. THE GREAT CITY OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS, THIS IS OUR CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING. WE WILL BEGIN TONIGHT WITH AN INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THE INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY MAJORS VALERIE AND ANGEL CALDERON FROM THE SALVATION ARMY. AND IF YOU'LL REMAIN STANDING WITH ME, WITH US, WE WILL. OH, ARE THEY? WE'RE. YES THEY ARE NEW. PLEASE COME UP. WE'LL GO RIGHT INTO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AFTER. BUT, YOU'RE WELCOME. AND YOU'RE NEW TO MCKINNEY. AMEN. YEAH. YES. HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL DAY. FATHER. WE ARE IN YOUR HANDS, AND WE PROCLAIM YOU GLORY OVER THIS PLACE. OH, FATHER, YOU ARE IN CONTROL. EVERYTHING FATHER, WE LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERY SINGLE BLESSING THAT WE RECEIVED EVERY DAY. FATHER, WE PUT IN THE MCKINNEY CITY IN UMMS. FATHER, WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE GOD, AND WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE THE ONLY GOD AND FATHER. TONIGHT I DECLARE VICTORY OVER THIS PLACE. WE NEED YOU GUIDING AND YOUR DIRECTIONS TODAY, AND WE ARE IN YOUR HANDS.
IN THE NAME OF JESUS. WE PRAY. AMEN, AMEN, AMEN, AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS . ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. WE WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING WITH
[Proclamation for Military Appreciation Month]
TWO INFORMATION SHARING ITEMS. PROCLAMATIONS. THE FIRST IS ITEM 241572A PROCLAMATION FOR MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH. CITY OF MCKINNEY. PROCLAMATION WHEREAS THE MONTH OF MAY IS NATIONAL MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES DEDICATION TO ASSURING THE FREEDOM AND SECURITY OF THIS NATION. HONORING PAST AND PRESENT MILITARY MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND COMMEMORATING THEM ON LOYALTY DAY, PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK, ARMED FORCES DAY, MILITARY SPOUSE APPRECIATION DAY, AND MEMORIAL DAY. WHEREAS THE ARMY IS THE OLDEST, US MILITARY SERVICE PROVIDES GROUND FORCES OF PROTECTION. THE NAVY IS THE FORWARD DEPLOYED FORCE ABOVE AND BELOW THE WATER, A MAJOR DETERRENT TO AGGRESSION. THE MARINE CORPS MAINTAINS AMPHIBIOUS AND GROUND UNITS FOR CONTINGENCY AND COMBAT OPERATIONS. THE AIR FORCE PROVIDES RAPID, FLEXIBLE AIR AND SPACE CAPABILITY, DELIVERING FORCES ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. THE SPACE FORCE PROTECTS IN SPACE AND PROVIDES SPACE SUPPORT TO THE JOINT FORCE. THE COAST GUARD PROVIDES LAW AND MARITIME SAFETY ENFORCEMENT, MARINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND MILITARY NAVAL SUPPORT, AND THE ARMY AND AIR NATIONAL GUARDS ARE RESERVE COMPONENTS THAT SUPPORT COMBAT MISSIONS, DOMESTIC EMERGENCIES, HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS, AND HOMELAND SECURITY OPERATIONS. AND WHEREAS, WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR ALL CITIZENS TO EXTEND COLLECTIVE APPRECIATION AND AWARENESS OF THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICES THAT OUR ARMED FORCES HAVE MADE AND CONTINUE TO MAKE EVERY DAY TO DEFEND OUR CONSTITUTION AND TO PRESERVE THE FREEDOM AND LIBERTIES OF THIS NATION. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE FULLER, BY THE POWER VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 2024 AS MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS. WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. DO YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS? THANK YOU. MAYOR, I'M JOINED BY EDITH RUIZ FROM THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE, DANA STILWELL FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND, JENNIFER SOSTARIC FROM BUILDING INSPECTIONS, WERE MEMBERS, A FEW MEMBERS OF THE INTERNAL MILITARY APPRECIATION COMMITTEE THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, JENNIFER IS ALSO A MILITARY VETERAN HERSELF. WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF OTHER EMPLOYEES IN THE CITY THAT ARE MILITARY VETERANS, INCLUDING OUR OWN CITY MANAGER, MR. GRIMES. ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT, WE HAVE A LOT OF EMPLOYEES WHO CURRENTLY HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS WEARING THE UNIFORM AND SERVING A NATION ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, AND THE WORLD. AND THE SAME IS TRUE FOR THE CITY OF MCKINNEY CITYWIDE. SO, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROCLAMATION OF SUPPORT AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, MAKING THE CITY OF MCKINNEY A GENUINELY AND AUTHENTIC, MILITARY FRIENDLY COMMUNITY. THANK YOU SIR. A FINAL COPY FOR YOU. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER TWO[Proclamation for National Travel and Tourism Week]
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FOUR. DASH. ANYBODY WAIT FOR IT. FIVE. SEVEN THREE THERE. 1573 1573. YEAH PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEK. COME ON UP A LITTLE VIDEO BACKGROUND. ALL RIGHT, SO MCKINNEY PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS TRAVEL IS THE BACKBONE OF AMERICA, FUELING EVERY US INDUSTRY AS THE VITAL ENGINE THAT POWERS ECONOMIES AND ENRICHES CITIES THROUGHOUT WORK FORCE, DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENT AND COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE. WHEREAS TRAVEL IS AN ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE FOR EVERY STATE ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WITH THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC IMPACT IN 2023 OF $2.8 TRILLION, 15 MILLION AMERICAN JOBS AND 89 BILLION IN STATE AND LOCAL TAX REVENUE TO SUPPORT ESSENTIAL LOCAL SERVICES. WHEREAS TRAVEL IN TEXAS GENERATED 9 BILLION IN TAX REVENUES IN 2023, SUPPORTING 720,000 TOURISM RELATED JOBS AND EARNINGS OF 33.6 BILLION AND GENERATING 94.8 BILLION IN DIRECT VISITOR SPENDING AND WHEREAS IN MCKINNEY, TOURISM IN 2023 CONTRIBUTED $32.9 MILLION IN LOCAL TAX REVENUE. SUPPORTED BY 2100 TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY JOBS, WITH EARNINGS OF 104.6 MILLION. AND WHEREAS MCKINNEY REALIZED $283 MILLION IN DIRECT TRAVEL SPENDING BY VISITORS, AN INFUSION OF NEW DOLLARS INTO OUR CITY HELPING FUND QUALITY OF LIFE INITIATIVES RESIDENTS ENJOY . AND WHEREAS THIS ANNUAL NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEK VISIT, MCKINNEY RECOGNIZES THE CRITICAL ROLE OUR INDUSTRY PLAYS IN BUILDING OUR LOCAL ECONOMY, USHERING IN NEW INNOVATIONS AND RECONNECTING AMERICANS TO EACH OTHER AND THE WORLD. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE FULLER, BY THE POWER VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY, MAY 19TH THROUGH 25TH, 2024 AS NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEK 2024, IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS, URGING RESIDENTS OF MCKINNEY TO JOIN ME AND RECOGNIZING THE CRITICAL ROLE OF TOURISM INDUSTRY PLAYS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL. THIS MAY DAY OF MAY 21ST, 2024. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR, AGAIN, AARON WARNER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT VISIT MCKINNEY. I'VE GOT MY A COUPLE MEMBERS OF MY TEAM HERE.BETH SHUMATE, COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER AND ALICIA HOLMBERG, OUR SERVICES MANAGER. WE'RE WE'RE A SMALL PART OF A BIG PUZZLE OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY IN THE CITY, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE NUMBERS, IT IS A STRONG AND POWERFUL PIECE OF THE PIE THAT MAKES UP OUR OUR SALES TAX AND OUR REVENUE HERE IN THE CITY. AND WHILE A VISITOR MAY COME IN AND EXPERIENCE WHAT WE HAVE, THEY LEAVE. AND THEN, THINGS LIKE OUR PARKS AND EVERYTHING ELSE GET BETTER, FROM THAT REVENUE AND SO INCREASING THAT ONLY MAKES OUR OWN COMMUNITY THAT MUCH BETTER. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORDS, MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WANT TO TAKE A PICTURES? THANK YOU.
[PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS (for Non-Public Hearing Items)]
[CITIZEN COMMENTS on Matters not on the Agenda]
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS. I THINK WE ONLY HAVE THREE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON AGENDA AND NON AGENDA ITEMS. WE WILL HEAR FROM ALL THREE. NOW, YOU WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES ON THE CLOCK. IF YOU LOOK TO YOUR LEFT YOU'LL SEE A TIMER IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS WHEN YOU COME UP FOR THE RECORD, WE'D APPRECIATE IT, SUSIE MCCONNELL.GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SUSIE MCCONNELL, 5441 BUCKLAND DRIVE, MCKINNEY, TEXAS. MCKINNEY CORE IS INSPIRED TO TAKE ACTION TOWARD RACIAL EQUITY IN OUR COUNTRY BY EMBARKING ON A JOURNEY TO POSITIVELY CHANGE OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH UNITY, STAFF MEETING THIS APRIL IN 2024, WE EMBARKED ON SIX COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS IN EAST MCKINNEY. THESE CONVERSATIONS HAVE BEEN HELD TO DETERMINE WHO IS NOT AT THE TABLE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND WHOSE VOICES ARE NOT BEING HEARD IN POSITIONS OF AUTHORITY. THESE CONVERSATIONS WILL LEAD TOWARD THE MOVING FORWARD SUMMIT, MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER SUMMIT ON JUNE 15TH. THIS SUMMIT WILL FOCUS ON HOW MCKINNEY CITIZENS
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CAN UNITE POSITIVELY TO CHANGE THE COMMUNITY FOR GOOD AND TO ADVOCATE EQUITY WITHIN OUR CITY.THE MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER SUMMIT WILL BE HELD AT COLLIN COLLEGE, THE MCKINNEY CAMPUS, ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 15TH FROM 9 TO 12. DAVID LAMONT WILL BE OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER. HE'S AN INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN SPEAKER AND HAS PRESENTED KEYNOTES AND WORKSHOPS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, APPEARING ALONG THE WAY WITH DAVID. HE HAS APPEARED WITH SUCH WORLD CHANGERS AS DESMOND TUTU, PETE SINGER AND PETE SEEGER, AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVER AND SHAKER JOHN LEWIS MCKINNEY. CORE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH DAVID, AND WE HAVE INVITED ALL OF YOU, CITY COUNCIL, TO ATTEND WITH US. COME AT 9:00, HAVE BREAKFAST, JOIN US, GET TO KNOW DAVID. WE'LL HAVE A GREAT TIME AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU HERE. THIS IS OUR COMMUNITY CITY. LET'S MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER. I ALSO HAVE SOME BROCHURES. COULD I LEAVE WITH THE CITY SECRETARY? SURE CAN.
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. THANK YOU. THANKS SUSAN. SCOTT MORRISSEY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS SCOTT MORRISSEY, AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK ALL OUR SERVICE MEMBERS FOR ALL THEIR DEDICATION AND HARD WORK THEY DO FOR US, KEEPING US SAFE. ALONG WITH ALL THE GOOD THINGS WE DO IN THE COMMUNITY, THERE'S ALWAYS BAD THINGS THAT TRY TO SNEAK IN. AND YOU ALL HAVE ONE OF THE LARGEST CRIME SYNDICATES JUST MOVED TO YOUR CITY. I KNOW THAT BECAUSE I THREW THEM OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THE JUDGE HERE RULED AGAINST THEM, MADE THEM MOVE OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD, AND NOW THEY'RE OPERATING IN THE NORTH OF MCKINNEY, UP HERE OFF HIGHWAY FIVE. THEY'RE A BIG COMPANY THAT DOES CLEANUP ON HOUSES, AND THEY GO OUT TO ALL YOUR DEVELOPERS AND THEY'RE ROBBING THEM BLIND. THEY'RE STEALING WINDOWS, DOORS, BRICKS, TWO BEFORE STUDS, SHEETROCK. AND THEY GOT A STASH BARN WHERE THEY STASH ALL THE STUFF. THEY BUILT AN $840,000 HOUSE. AND IN A DEPOSITION THAT WE DID, CLAIMED IT WAS PAID FOR IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS. THE OWNER SAID ALL SHE LIVES OFF OF SOCIAL SECURITY. NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO DRAW THAT SOCIAL SECURITY CHECK, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK I COULD PAY FOR AN $840,000 HOUSE IN THREE YEARS, THERE ARE THE DEVELOPERS ARE MISSING PIECES OF THE HOUSES, ARE TRYING TO FINISH OUT ALL THE TIME, AND HAVING A REORDER, THEY JUST CONTINUE TO OPERATE. THEY HAD AN ACCIDENT UP HERE OFF OF 543 WHERE THEY HIT THREE CARS, RUN THEM INTO A FENCE, LEFT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT AND TRIED TO RUN INTO THE WOODS, AND SOMEBODY CHASED THEM DOWN AND DROVE THEM BACK SO THEY COULD BE ARRESTED. THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE CARS WITH NO TAGS, FAKE TAGS, PEELED OFF THEIR, VIN NUMBERS OFF THEIR CARS, AND I TOLD THE MCKINNEY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY JUST SAID THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. NOW, ALL MY CARS ARE REGISTERED. THEY ALL HAVE VIN NUMBERS, AND I HAVE INSURANCE ON THEM. NOW, WHY ARE THESE PEOPLE ALLOWED TO JUST CONTINUE TO OPERATE IN THE CITIES LIKE THIS WITH NO RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SIR. SORRY. HAVE A GOOD DAY. ANTHONY. NAJID. IS THAT RIGHT? NO LET'S TRY THOUGH, HI. MY NAME IS ANTHONY. NAKED. IT'S WEIRD, I KNOW. I LIVE AT 201 WEST DAVIS STREET, WHERE I'VE OWNED AND OPERATED MY PIANO STUDIO, THE PIANO DOJO, SINCE 2011. I'VE BEEN A MCKINNEY ARTS COMMISSION GRANT RECIPIENT SINCE 2018, STARTING WITH A SHOW CALLED THE VINTAGE PIANO HOUR. AND SINCE THE PANDEMIC, I HAVE USED IT TO FUND JAZZ AT THE COMEDY ARENA. JAZZ AT THE COMEDY ARENA HAPPENS ONCE A MONTH, AND FEATURES TOP LEVEL JAZZ PROJECTS FROM MCKINNEY AND THE GREATER DFW JAZZ AREA, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMEDY ARENA. AND, THE SHOW HAS STEADILY BEEN GROWING SINCE MUSIC RESUMED AFTER THE PANDEMIC, IN PART THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF THE MCKINNEY ARTS COMMISSION PROJECT OUTREACH GRANT. AND NOW, ACCORDING TO THE MCKINNEY ARTS COMMISSION WEBSITE, THE MCKINNEY ARTS COMMISSION PROJECT OUTREACH GRANT FUNDING IS A REIMBURSEMENT GRANT THAT IS LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN 50% OF THE APPLICANT'S PROJECT EXPENSES AND WILL NOT EXCEED $10,000 THIS YEAR. HOWEVER DESPITE THE RECORD GROWTH OF MY PROJECT FOR THE FIRST TIME, MY FUNDING FROM THE GRANT HAS DECREASED DUE TO A LACK OF OVERALL FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT. OUTREACH GRANT. AFTER LISTENING TO AUDIO ON THE PUBLIC RECORD OF THE MAC MEETING, THERE
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WERE 9 TO 10 APPROVED PROJECTS WITH A BUDGET, A TOTAL BUDGET OF ONLY $30,000. SO THERE SEEMS TO BE A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE GRANTS BEING ADVERTISED ON THE MAC WEBSITE AND WHAT IS ACTUALLY POSSIBLE TO BE AWARDED WITH THE CURRENT BUDGET. HOWEVER I DO BELIEVE THIS FUNDING PROBLEM IS ACTUALLY A GOOD SIGN OF A GROWING ARTS COMMUNITY. WITH ALL THE AMAZING GROWTH THE CITY IS EXPERIENCING, IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE HOW LITTLE DETAILS LIKE THE MAC PROJECT OUTREACH GRANT COULD BE OVERLOOKED. I TRULY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT I'VE FELT OVER THE PAST 13 YEARS AS A MUSICIAN IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, ESPECIALLY FROM THE MCKINNEY ARTS COMMISSION, AND THIS IS MY WAY OF GIVING BACK. I'M HAPPY TO PERFORM A SMALL CIVIC DUTY BY BRINGING THIS TO Y'ALL'S ATTENTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT.[CONSENT AGENDA]
THAT'S ALL THE SPEAKERS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AND WE'LL MOVE TO CONSENT AGENDA.THESE ITEMS CONSIST OF NON-CONTROVERSIAL HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW. ITEMS MAY BE CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY BY ANY COUNCIL MEMBER MAKING SUCH REQUESTS PRIOR TO A MOTION AND VOTE ON CONSENT ITEMS. IS THERE ANY CONSENT ITEM THAT COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO PULL DOWN? MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
I'M IN FAVOR. I'M NOT YET GOING IN THE MEETING. I'M IN FAVOR. I DON'T HAVE A BUTTON. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GO TO. ROLL CALL, REGULAR AGENDA, PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. WE HAVE 1241591. CONSIDER AN ACT ON
[Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Appointing A Charter Review Commission]
A RESOLUTION APPOINTING A CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION. SO, TREVOR, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES, SIR. I'LL DO MY BEST. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, TREVOR MINYARD, DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC SERVICES, WE BRIEFLY DISCUSSED THIS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO DURING WORK SESSION. AT THE TIME, THE COUNCIL GAVE DIRECTION TO STAFF TO START THE PROCESS OF SOLICITING NAMES FOR A CHARTER COMMITTEE, FOR FUTURE CHARTER ELECTION, WE'VE ALSO PUT TOGETHER THE GENERAL CHARGES OF THAT COMMISSION, ALL OF THAT IS IN NO WAY SET IN STONE. AND YOU ALL HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS ON THE FLY THIS EVENING, IF YOU SO CHOOSE, SO I HAVE A VERY SHORT PRESENTATION, FIRST OF ALL, DOING A QUICK, LOOK BACK IN TIME. THIS IS MOSTLY FOR THE RECORD, I WON'T GO OVER ALL OF THESE LIKE I DID DURING THE WORK SESSION A COUPLE OF WEEKS BACK, BUT WE'VE HAD FIVE CHARTER AMENDMENTS, ON THE BALLOT OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS, ALL BUT ONE OF THOSE AMENDMENTS PASSED AND, AND ALL THE DIFFERENT, VARYING LEVELS OF IMPACT ARE LISTED THERE ON THE SCREEN. WE WENT OVER THESE IN DETAIL DURING THE WORK SESSION A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. THESE ARE THE 21 MEMBERS THAT THE COUNCIL APPOINTED OR EXCUSE ME, HAVE RECOMMENDED TO BE APPOINTED TO THE CHARTER COMMISSION AS IT'S LAID OUT IN THE RESOLUTION THAT'S ALSO ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA ITEM. EACH COUNCIL MEMBER HAD THREE MEMBERS, OR THREE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMISSION. ALL OF THOSE NAMES ARE LISTED HERE. I WILL ASK BECAUSE THEY CAME AT DIFFERING TIMES. IF YOU SEE ANY ERRORS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, LET ME KNOW. NOW IF IT'S A PERSON'S NAME THAT I'VE MISTAKEN. SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. BUT ANYTHING LIKE SPELLING, WE CAN CLEAN UP ON THE FLY. GREAT AND THEN REALLY, THE MEAT OF THE PRESENTATION AND PROBABLY THE KICKOFF TO ANY CONVERSATION THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IS THE FOCUS, IF YOU'LL RECALL, BACK TO THE WORK SESSION, WE TALKED ABOUT THE MATRIX OF INVOLVEMENT AT THE COUNCIL WAS FAIRLY CLEAR THAT THEY WANTED TO PUT SOME PARAMETERS AROUND WHAT THE FOCUS WAS GOING TO BE FOR THE COMMISSION, WITH A LITTLE BIT OF LEEWAY INTO HEARING, FROM THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. SO WE'VE BROKEN THIS INTO A WAY THAT MAKES SENSE FROM US ON THE OPERATIONAL SIDE. YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO ADJUST THIS AS YOU SEE FIT, BUT INTO THESE THREE AREAS AND THEN MISCELLANEOUS TERM'S, BEING THE FIRST. SO WHAT ARE THE TERMS OF THE CURRENT COUNCIL? WHAT TERMS ARE OUT THERE IN THE UNIVERSE OF OPTIONS FOR COUNCILS OF SIMILAR SIZE, LARGER, ETC? COMPOSITION HOW IS THE COUNCIL MADE UP? ARE THERE AT LARGE MEMBERS? ARE THERE DISTRICT MEMBERS? ARE THERE MAYORS THAT HAVE DIFFERING LEVELS OF POWER THAN OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN? COMPENSATION. WHAT DO CITIES OF OUR SIZE GENERALLY HAVE IN REGARDS TO COMPENSATION? IS IT A FLAT DOLLAR AMOUNT? IS IT A PER MEETING AMOUNT? IS THERE A SALARY? ARE THERE OTHER BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT? THAT'S THE INTENT OF THAT ITEM. AND THEN FINALLY MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS ONE ON PARLIAMENTARY ADMINISTRATIVE CLEANUP. AND THEN THERE IS A SECOND FINANCIAL ITEM THAT DEALS WITH THE SIGNATURE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY MANAGER OR THEIR[00:20:05]
DESIGNEE, THAT IF WE DO MOVE FORWARD WITH A CHARTER AMENDMENT, THE STAFF WOULD BE PROPOSING TO ADD TO THE LIST. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO CONSIDERATION FOR THE COMMITTEE BEING EXPECTED TO HEAR AND BE OPEN TO CONSIDERING AND EVALUATING OTHER ITEMS, AS ARE DISCUSSED WITHIN THE COMMITTEE ITSELF, OR IF MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY COME TO THOSE COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND BRING UP A RECOMMENDATION. AND IN NO WAY, LOCKS THAT IN TO BEING ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER OR IN A FUTURE ELECTION. BUT THERE IS THAT OPENNESS THAT WAS DISCUSSED DURING THE WORK SESSION A COUPLE OF WEEKS BACK. THAT IS THE BULK OF MY PRESENTATION. I'LL KIND OF LEAVE IT TO YOU ALL TO HAVE ANY DISCUSSION. THIS IS A GENERAL FRAMEWORK FOR, THE MEETING SCHEDULE THAT'S FAST AND FURIOUS. OVER THE SUMMER, WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT DURING THE WORK SESSION ABOUT DOING WEEKLY MEETINGS. YOU'LL SEE THAT THESE ARE BI WEEKLY. THAT'S MORE OR LESS JUST TO HAVE SOME THRESHOLD OF, OF, DUE DILIGENCE IN BETWEEN THE TWO MEETINGS OR TO GIVE US SOME SLACK, IF INDEED WE DO NEED TO HAVE A MEETING, OR, EXCUSE ME, AN ADDITIONAL MEETING ON ONE OF THOSE SPECIFIC AREAS. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF TERM'S GOES ALONG AND WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND SCHEDULE A MEETING BETWEEN MAY 29TH AND JUNE 12TH, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND DO THAT, NOT THAT I'M RECOMMENDING THAT, BUT IT'S JUST BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, WE DO WANT TO GO AHEAD AND MEET IN THIS ORDER, THE RATIONALE IS THAT DURING THE COMPOSITION WEEK, WE'LL BRING GUNNAR SEAQUEST. YOU'LL REMEMBER GUNNAR FROM OUR CENSUS WORK THAT WE DID A FEW MONTHS BACK. HE HAS AGREED TO COME IN AND DO A BRIEFING ON WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WITH DIFFERENT COMPOSITIONS OF COUNCILS, WHAT THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT IMPLICATIONS COULD BE ON REDRAWING ANY LINES OR CHANGING POPULATION THRESHOLDS AND DISTRICTS. SO HE'S MORE HE'S BETTER WELL POSITIONED TO DO THAT PRESENTATION THAN SOME OF THE FOLKS WE HAVE ON STAFF. SO HE WAS AVAILABLE ON THE 12TH. AND THEN FINALLY WE THE SPECIFICITY IN, DESCRIPTIONS WITH COMPENSATION HAPPENING ON JUNE 26TH, THAT GIVES US ENOUGH LEEWAY TO BUILD A RECOMMENDATION ALONG WITH THE COMMITTEE, THAT THE COMMITTEE WOULD THEN BRING BACK TO COUNCIL ON JULY 23RD, IF YOU WANT TO STAY IN LINE WITH MEETING THE DEADLINE THAT YOU HAVE TO CALL AN ELECTION FOR NOVEMBER. SO THAT'S MY SPIEL. IT WAS A LITTLE MORE THAN TWO MINUTES. I APOLOGIZE, GUYS, VERY. YOU SEEMED TO ENCAPSULATE, I THINK, EVERYTHING WE TALKED ABOUT. YEAH. SO I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. ANYONE HAVE A QUESTION? QUESTIONS, I WILL SAY BECAUSE FOR IT TO BE ON THE RECORD, WE'RE INTENDING THESE TO BE ON WEDNESDAY EVENINGS, WHICH YOU SAW ON THERE AT 6 P.M. START TIME. SO WE'LL START TO PUBLICIZE THAT FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY BEING THE FIRST MEETING, AND WE'LL GET THE BALL ROLLING. WE'LL EMAIL THOSE FOLKS IF FOR ANY REASON A COUNCIL MEMBER, WHICH THIS NEVER HAPPENS, DIDN'T PROVIDE AN EMAIL. I'LL BE SHAKING YOU DOWN OVER THE COURSE OF THE WEEK TO MAKE SURE WE GET CONTACT INFORMATION. SO IF YOU'RE A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE AND YOU'RE WATCHING THIS, FEEL FREE OR BE PREPARED TO HEAR FROM ME IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS OR SO AND WE'LL GET THAT ROLLING. IT'LL HAPPEN HERE IN THIS ROOM. AND WITH THAT APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU TREVOR. YEP THANK YOU SIR.YOU DO. THERE IS ACTION ON THIS. THANK YOU TREVOR, BASED ON THE FACT THAT TREVOR THOROUGHLY EXPLAINED THIS TO US, NOT EARLIER TODAY, BUT AT OUR LAST, WORK SESSION, I WOULD GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED. SECOND IS, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT. ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL WAVE? ANY COMMENTS? BECAUSE WE HAVE A MEMBER WHO NEEDS TO GET OUT OF HERE EARLY THIS EVENING. SO I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT WE
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.