[CALL TO ORDER]
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WE GO. HEY. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY OR GOOD EVENING. TODAY IS TUESDAY, JANUARY 21ST. THE YEAR 2025. IT IS 602 IN THE EVENING. WE'RE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 222 NORTH TENNESSEE STREET IN THE GREAT CITY OF MCKINNEY. WE WILL BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION AND THEN FOLLOWED BY A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THE INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY DEPUTY CHIEF OF POLICE JIMMY THOMAS.
GRACIOUS FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. WE THANK YOU FOR OUR HEALTH AND OUR STRENGTH. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT COMMUNITY WE'RE ABLE TO CALL HOME. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROVIDENCE. WE THANK YOU FOR WATCHING OVER US AND KEEPING US SAFE. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO SERVE ABROAD AND LOCALLY TO HELP PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US.
FATHER, WE PRAY AS WE COME TO YOU TODAY THAT YOU WOULD PROVIDE GUIDANCE. FATHER, WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO GIVE US A HEART OF SELFLESSNESS, OF SACRIFICE AND OF SERVICE.
FATHER, WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD LET OUR WORKS BE A LIGHT TO THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE AND TO THOSE AROUND US. AND FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR US, WE'LL BE SURE TO GIVE YOU PRAISE AND GIVE YOU GLORY. IN JESUS'S NAME, 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'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH AN INFORMATION
[Recognition of Greg Conley, Service in Public Safety]
SHARING ITEM. ITEM 252388. RECOGNITION OF GREG CONNELLY SERVICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. DO YOU WANT TO TURN? THE MAYOR? I THOUGHT THE MAYOR AND I WOULD BOTH COME UP HERE AND PRESENT GREG WITH THESE, THIS RECOGNITION. BUT MAYBE WE HAVE LORI. COME ON UP. GREG'S WIFE LORI, COME ON UP. THIS ISN'T DONE WITH ONE PERSON. CERTAINLY. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A STRONG WIFE ABLE TO SUPPORT YOU ALL. ALL THOSE YEARS SERVING IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT GREG CONNELLY. GREG WAS FIRST HIRED AS A POLICE OFFICER IN 1988, IN MESQUITE, AND HE SERVED THERE FOR FOUR YEARS, WENT TO GARLAND IN 92, THREE YEARS. OKAY, THEN HE WENT TO GARLAND, WORKED UP, WORKED HIS WAY UP THE RANKS, AND BECAME AN ASSISTANT CHIEF IN GARLAND AROUND 2000 AND WAS THERE FOR 15 YEARS BEFORE MCKINNEY, 2024 YEARS IN GARLAND. 23. OH, THAT'S RIGHT, 92 I'M SORRY, 15 YEARS AS ASSISTANT CHIEF. THAT'S WHAT I MEANT. I'M SORRY. AND THEN HE WAS HIRED HERE IN MCKINNEY IN 2015, I BELIEVE IT WAS SPRING OF 2015, AND HE WAS HERE RIGHT BEFORE THE POOL PARTY. IF ANYBODY REMEMBERS THE POOL PARTY, I WAS NOT IN MCKINNEY AT THE TIME, BUT I DO REMEMBER WATCHING IT ON THE NATIONAL NEWS. AND GREG HAD JUST GOTTEN HERE AND MAN, DID THEY HIRE THE RIGHT GUY. YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT THE RIGHT PERSON THERE. SOMETIMES IT'S JUST BE AT THE RIGHT TIME IN THE RIGHT PLACE. AND THEY SERENDIPITY.THEY PUT GREG IN MCKINNEY'S HANDS OR PUT MCKINNEY IN HIS HANDS AND HIS STEADY LEADERSHIP JUST DID A GREAT JOB REBUILDING TRUST WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. HE ESTABLISHED THE POLICE CHIEF'S ADVISORY COUNCIL. ALL THOSE THINGS HELPED REBUILD THAT TRUST WITH OUR COMMUNITY HERE IN MCKINNEY. HE RETIRED FROM POLICING IN OCTOBER OF 2022, BUT WE KNEW HE WASN'T DONE YET BECAUSE WE WERE BRINGING ON A NEW POLICE CHIEF, CHIEF ELLENBURG, HERE. BUT WE ALSO BROUGHT ON A NEW FIRE CHIEF, AND WE NEEDED GREG'S WISDOM AND HIS SEASONING FOR A COUPLE MORE YEARS, AND HE AGREED TO DO IT. AND HE'S BEEN SERVING AS THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY SINCE OCTOBER OF 22 UNTIL NOW, AND HE'LL BE RETIRING FOR GOOD, AS IT WERE. I KNOW HE'S GOT SOME OTHER THINGS THAT HE'S DOING IN LIFE, WHICH IS FANTASTIC, BUT WE'RE WE HATE TO SEE HIM GO, BUT HE'S BEEN AN UNBELIEVABLE ASSET FOR THE CITY OF MCKINNEY AND A DELIGHT TO WORK WITH. AND I'LL HAND IT OVER TO THE MAYOR AND SHARE WITH HIM. AND THEN WE'LL PRESENT A FEW THINGS TO GREG.
WELL, I CAN'T HELP TO THINK THAT YOU MADE THE DECISION TO LEAVE BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T HAVE A WINDOW IN YOUR OFFICE HERE, BUT IF YOU JUST WAITED ANOTHER FEW WEEKS, A BEAUTIFUL WINDOW OFFICE AT THE NEW FACILITY. CHIEF, IT'S BEEN, AS PAUL SAID, FROM THE MOMENT YOU GOT HERE AND THE SITUATION YOU WERE THROWN INTO, HOW YOU HANDLED IT WITH SUCH POISE, PROFESSIONALISM AND AS PAUL SAID, BUILT, BUILT TREMENDOUS CONFIDENCE FROM THAT. THAT WAS A SPRINGBOARD EVENT FOR A REVAMPING OF A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS. AND YOU LED THAT AND BROUGHT OUR CITY TO THE PLACE IT
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IS OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS, IT'S JUST BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE AS MAYOR. AND I KNOW I SPEAK FOR ALL OF COUNCIL, FOR US ALL TO SERVE IN A CITY THAT HAS A POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE LEADERSHIP, SHE AGREES, THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT AND YOU CONTINUE TO BRING IN THE IN THE ROLE THAT YOU'VE BEEN IN. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S BEEN A GREAT RIDE. SO WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS MISTER GREG CONLEY HAS BEEN PUBLIC SAFETY SERVANT OF THE NORTH TEXAS AREA SINCE 1988, BEGINNING HIS CAREER IN THE CITY OF MESQUITE BEFORE MOVING ON TO THE CITY OF GARLAND IN 1992. WORKING IN A WIDE VARIETY OF DIVISIONS AND RISKING RISING TO THE RANK OF ASSISTANT CHIEF IN 2000. AND WHEREAS, MISTER CONLEY BECAME OUR CHIEF OF POLICE IN 2015, STEPPING UP TO ADDRESS UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES WITHIN THE CITY, WORKING TO ENHANCE ENHANCE SAFETY MEASURES AND HELPING TO STRENGTHEN OUR COLLECTIVE SENSE OF A UNIFIED COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS, UPON ARRIVAL, CHIEF CONLEY WAS SOON RESPONSIBLE FOR PEACEFULLY NAVIGATING THE AFTERMATH OF THE POOL PARTY INCIDENT, WHICH PLACED MCKINNEY IN THE NATIONAL MEDIA SPOTLIGHT. AND I WOULD ARGUE IT PUT US IN AN INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT. THERE IS REPORTS AND NEWS STORIES IN ENGLAND I REMEMBER SEEING, WHEREAS HE CREATED THE CHIEF'S ADVISORY COUNCIL THAT IS STILL UTILIZED BY HIS SUCCESSOR, CHIEF JOE ELLENBERG, AND HE CREATED AND STAFFED THE INTELLIGENCE UNIT, THE CASE MANAGEMENT, THE NEIGHBORHOOD POLICE OFFICER UNIT AND THE COMMUNITY SERVICES UNIT, ALL OF WHICH OPERATE TO BETTER SERVE RESPONSIVENESS, ACCESSIBILITY AND ENGAGEMENT FOR THE SAFETY NEEDS OF ALL MCKINNEY RESIDENTS. AND WHEREAS, AFTER RETIRING AS POLICE CHIEF IN 2022, GREG CONLEY WAS NAMED THE CITY'S FIRST DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY, PROVIDING EXECUTIVE SUPPORT TO THE POLICE, FIRE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENTS. AND WHEREAS, A MAN OF FAITH WITH AN EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND AND THEOLOGY, AS WELL AS CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, MR. CONLEY LEADS WITH THIS DISTINGUISHMENT CARE AND COMPASSION FOR ALL HE SERVES, WHETHER THEY BE MCKINNEY LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS OR THE RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF MCKINNEY ORGANIZATION AND RESIDENTS ARE BENEFICIARIES OF THE SERVICE OF GREG CONLEY, WHOSE STRONG INFLUENCE WILL POSITIVELY IMPACT US ALL FAR INTO THE FUTURE, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO THANK HIM FOR HIS EFFORTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO ESTABLISHING MCKINNEY, TEXAS, AS ONE OF THE NATION'S SAFEST CITIES IN WHICH TO LIVE, WORK, PLAY AND VISIT. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE FULLER, BY THE POWER VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JANUARY 21ST, 2025, AS THE DAY TO RECOGNIZE THE EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP AND ENDURING PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICE OF GREG CONLEY AND MCKINNEY, TEXAS. ENCOURAGING ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO JOIN ME IN THIS CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF MCKINNEY IN EXPRESSING OUR MOST SINCERE RESPECT AND GRATITUDE. WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL THIS 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2025. AND WE HAVE. YOU WANT TO YOU WANT TO PRESENT HIM. SO WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF GOODIES THAT WE DO IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR. WE KEEP IT. WE KEEP THEM FAIRLY SIMPLE, BUT THEY'RE MEANINGFUL. SO FIRST THING WE HAVE HERE IS A SIGN, GREG CONLEY WAY THAT HE ALWAYS WISHES IT WERE THAT WAY. THE GREG CONLEY WAY. WELL IT IS. AND A BUNCH OF OUR EMPLOYEES AS FELLOW COLLEAGUES WE'VE SIGNED IT ON THE BACK. IT'S KIND OF A FUN THING THAT IT CAN LAST FOR FOREVER. PLACE IT IN YOUR GARAGE, PLACE IT IN YOUR RIGHT, ABOVE YOUR MANTLE, IN YOUR LIVING ROOM. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT SPOT FOR IT. RIGHT, LORI? WOULDN'T THAT LOOK? WE ALSO HAVE OUR PROVERBIAL BLANKET THAT WE'LL HAND HERE TO. AND THEN FINALLY, A VERY NICE PLAQUE WHICH RECOGNIZES GREG FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE. THIS IS, OF COURSE, THE POLICE OFFICER FLAG THAT YOU WILL HAVE AS WELL. SO ONCE AGAIN, NOW THIS IS JUST THIS HANDING THIS STUFF. NOW A NUMBER OF FOLKS ARE HERE IN THE ROOM. WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU STAY AFTER THE MEETING. IT WON'T BE.IT SHOULDN'T BE TOO LONG OF A MEETING BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME CUPCAKES, SOME CAKE OUT HERE IN THE LOBBY. IF YOU CAN STAY, THAT WOULD BE GREAT AND CELEBRATE AND CONGRATULATE GREG ON HIS YEARS OF SERVICE. ANYTHING ELSE MAYOR YOU WANT TO ADD? CAN WE GET THE WHOLE COUNCIL? COME DOWN, TAKE A PICTURE.
OF THIS. PERFECT ONE. TWO, THREE AND ONE TWO, THREE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
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NO PROCLAMATIONS. SO HERE AT THIS POINT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA[PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS (for Non-Public Hearing Items)]
ITEMS I THINK WE HAVE TWO. WE DO HAVE A NON AGENDA. I'LL GO AHEAD AND HAVE CALL THAT CARD UP AS WELL. WHEN YOU COME UP YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU'LL HAVE THE TIMER TO YOUR LEFT OR RIGHT. IT'LL TURN YELLOW AND YOU HAVE 30S LEFT. FIVE WHEN IT TURNS RED, PAUL BALLESTEROS. GOOD EVENING, PAUL BALLESTEROS, 6508 MARVIN GARDENS, MCKINNEY, TEXAS, 75070. I AM ALSO THE FOUNDER OF IMMANUEL LABOR, AND WE RUN THE ORGANIZATION THAT ADDRESSES HOMELESSNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY IN JESUS NAME. AND WE ALSO OPERATE MEOWS. AND SO I'M JUST HERE TO SUPPORT THE VARIANCE THAT'S GOING TO BE ADDRESSED THERE.I'LL STAND FOR QUESTIONS WHEN THAT COMES UP AS WELL. BUT I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW I'M SO THANKFUL FOR THE SUPPORT WE'RE GETTING. THIS HAS BEEN ACTUALLY ONE OF THE MOST ENCOURAGING SEASONS. WE GOT A LATE START, BUT IT'S GOING VERY WELL. THE SPACE WE'RE OPERATING IN, ACTUALLY TWO SPACES WE'RE OPERATING ARE WORKING OUT. WE'RE GETTING TO A LITTLE BIT MORE USED TO IT NOW, BUT WE'VE HAD 12 NIGHTS SO FAR. THIS WILL BE OUR 13TH NIGHT TONIGHT. WE'VE DONE WE DID SIX IN A ROW TO START. WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF ANOTHER SIX IN A ROW. WE WERE OPEN FOR 60 HOURS STRAIGHT DURING THE SNOW. WE WERE OPEN FOR 36 HOURS STRAIGHT WITH MLK DAY AND IT DIDN'T GET ABOVE FREEZING AND THE LIBRARY CLOSING. SO WE'VE BEEN OUT THERE JUST LOVING ON OUR NEIGHBORS. WE HAVE SEEN SOME FOLKS HAVE TO GET TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE OF COLD AND OTHER THINGS RELATED TO THAT, SO PEOPLE ARE GETTING THEIR LIVES SAVED BOTH PHYSICALLY AND SPIRITUALLY. SO WE'RE REALLY ENCOURAGED BY THAT. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT WE'VE SEEN. 150 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS SO FAR. WE'VE SEEN MULTIPLE FAMILIES. WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF FOLKS WITH AUTISM. SOME THINGS THAT WILL REALLY TEAR AT YOUR HEART. WE'VE ALSO BEEN REALLY GETTING A CHANCE TO JUST LEARN A LOT OF WHY PEOPLE ARE COMING TO MCKINNEY AND ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS FROM FROM OTHER CITIES, AND SO THERE'S A LOT GOING ON. I'D LOVE TO SHARE. I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GO THROUGH ALL THAT, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT SECTION. SO THANKS, PAUL. THANKS, PAUL. BRANT PENNINGTON.
IS THIS ABOUT ACTION ITEMS FOR TONIGHT? DID I PUT THE WRONG THING IN? YES, THIS IS FOR AGENDA ITEMS OKAY. HOWEVER, LET ME MAKE SURE THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. IT'S NOT.
SO YES, THIS IS THE TIME FOR YOU TO SPEAK TO IT, SIR. ALL RIGHT. SUPER. WELL. THANK YOU. I'M HERE AS A LOCAL COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE BROKER, AND I WANTED TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT THE LUX LOCKER EXCEPTION FOR APPLICATION FOR NEW WASTEWATER UTILITIES. THE FIRM HAD BEEN DILIGENTLY WORKING ON THE DESIGN OF THEIR FACILITY FOR MANY MONTHS BEFORE BEING NOTIFIED OF THE NEW ORDINANCE, WHICH HAS SINCE PROVIDED OR CAUSED SOME CHALLENGES TO THEIR PROGRESS.
AND SO I WANT TO COME AND JUST PROPOSE AND LOBBY FOR THE FACT THAT IT WAS AN ONGOING PROJECT.
I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM, REPRESENTING THE SELLER FOR ABOUT A LITTLE OVER A YEAR ON THIS PROJECT AS THEY MADE HEADWAY. AND I ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT, AS I REVIEW THE ONE MCKINNEY 24 OR 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THAT IT APPEARS THAT THIS PROPOSED USE AT THE LORD HOWE PARKWAY LOCATION ALIGNS WELL WITH THE VISION OUTLINED IN THE PLAN. AS YOU KNOW, THE PLAN DESIGNATES THE AREA SUBURBAN LIVING PLACE TYPES WOULD SUPPORT A WIDE VARIETY OF SMALL SCALE RETAIL, DINING, AND SERVICE DESIGNS TO MEET THE DAILY NEEDS OF RESIDENTS IN THE AREA THAT'S NOW UNDEVELOPED. THESE USES ARE INTENDED TO BE CONCENTRATED ALONG THE MAJOR CORRIDORS, AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS FITS WELL WITH THE DESIGNATION AND THE PROJECT IT ALSO OFFERS. IT WOULD OFFER A CONVENIENT AND NEARBY OPTION FOR PARKING OF RVS WITHOUT ENCROACHING ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. THE SITE ALSO THE SITE UNDER CONSIDERATION, IS ALSO ADJACENT TO AN AREA DESIGNATED AS COMMERCIAL CENTER. AND I KNOW YOU GUYS KNOW THESE THINGS, WHICH BY DEFINITION WILL ACCOMMODATE BIG BOX RETAIL AND MULTI-TENANT COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. I THINK THE LUX LOCKER FACILITY, BY CONTRAST, WOULD SERVE AS A BENEFICIAL AND VISUALLY APPEALING BUFFER BETWEEN THE COMMERCIAL CENTER AND THE SURROUNDING SUBURBAN LIVING AREAS, ENHANCING BOTH FUNCTIONALITY AND ESTHETICS. THE ONE MCKINNEY 2040 PLAN
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EMPHASIZES THAT PLACE TYPES SHOULD PROVIDE A FOUNDATIONAL FRAMEWORK, WHICH WILL FURTHER REFINE THE STRATEGY FOR INDIVIDUAL AREAS. SO WITH THAT IN MIND, I RESPECTFULLY, RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT THAT THE LUX LOCKER FACILITY REPRESENTS AN APPROPRIATE AND THOUGHTFUL USE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, ONE THAT ALIGNS WITH THE INTENT OF THE PLAN AND PROVIDES TANGIBLE BENEFITS TO THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THE APPLICATION.THANK YOU SIR. KAMAR BARRETT. GOOD EVENING. ONCE MORE, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND EVERYONE HERE TONIGHT. I'M PRETTY MUCH HERE NOW JUST TO ADDRESS EVERYONE. AND JUST TO REITERATE AND SAY THAT I REPRESENT THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD AND SISTERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA, WHERE WE DO OFFER A HIGHLY SKILLED AND TRAINED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEVOTED AND PASSIONATE ABOUT THEIR CAREER IN THE PATH OF CARPENTRY. I AM ALSO NOW JOINED BY OUR BOARD MEMBERS. WE ARE LOCALLY BASED IN ARLINGTON, REPRESENTING LOCAL 429. HERE WITH ME IS ONE OF OUR SENIOR BOARD REPRESENTATIVE MEMBERS. SO AGAIN, I'M JUST HERE TONIGHT JUST TO OPEN AN EXTENDED HAND AND SHOW THAT AND TO EXPRESS THAT WE DEEPLY WOULD LIKE TO BUILD A PARTNERSHIP AND GROWTH, BECAUSE MCKINNEY HAS A LOT OF RICH HISTORY. AND ME BEING A RESIDENT HERE, I'M, I LIVE AT 214 MOUNTAIN MEADOW LANE OVER BY THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS. SO AGAIN, JUST HERE JUST TO REITERATE AND EXPRESS HOW DEEP WE ARE ABOUT EXPANDING AND GROWING, AS WE DO SEE THAT THERE IS A LOT IN STORE FOR THIS FUTURE OF MCKINNEY. THANK YOU COUNCIL. THANK YOU.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. PORTION OF THE AGENDA CONSISTS OF NON-CONTROVERSIAL HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW. ITEMS MAY BE CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY BY ANY COUNCIL MEMBER MAKING SUCH REQUEST PRIOR TO A MOTION AND VOTE ON THE CONSENT ITEMS. IS THERE ANY ITEM COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO PULL DOWN? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA[Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Approving and Authorizing Publication of Notice of Intention to Issue Certificates of Obligation]
ITEMS. I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOVE TO REGULAR AGENDA AND PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. THE FIRST ITEM IS TWO THREE. EXCUSE ME. 252397. CONSIDER AND ACT ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION. MR. HOLLOWAY, GOOD EVENING. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MARK HOLLOWAY, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR THE CITY, IN PREPARATION TO COMPLETE OUR OR BEGIN OUR BOND SALE PROCESS FOR FISCAL YEAR 25, WE ARE PLANNING TO ISSUE SOME CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION DURING THAT ISSUANCE THIS SPRING, AND WE NEED TO BEGIN THE PROCESS TONIGHT OF NOTIFYING INTENT TO ISSUE THIS.SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE AN AMOUNT OF ABOUT $30 MILLION. THOSE PROCEEDS ARE TO BE USED FOR THE RENOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE OF SOME EXISTING LIBRARY FACILITIES. I BELIEVE THAT YOU HAD A PRESENTATION FROM SPENCER SMITH THIS AFTERNOON, AND ALSO SOME RENOVATIONS TO BE DONE AT IMPACT. THE TOTAL OF THE AMOUNT ONCE AGAIN IS $30 MILLION. WE ARE ANTICIPATING A 20 YEAR AMORTIZATION WITH A LEVEL DEBT SERVICE. WITH THE PASSAGE OF THAT, YOU CAN SEE OUR TIME TABLE FOR THIS YEAR. WE HAVE THE NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE CLOSE THIS EVENING. WE WILL COME BACK FOR PARAMETERS TO ISSUE THE DEBT. IN MARCH. WE WILL RECEIVE OUR BOND RATINGS IN APRIL, ON APRIL THE 28TH AND THEN WE WILL HAVE TWO SALES, ONE ON MAY 20TH, ONE ON MAY 21ST, AND A CLOSING DATE OF JUNE 17TH. FOR ALL OF OUR FUNDS. NOW, I MENTIONED THE PARAMETERS AUTHORIZATION. I JUST WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT. IT JUST THAT THAT THAT PORTION WILL COME UP ON MARCH THE 18TH. THIS IS WHERE THE COUNCIL WILL DESIGNATE PRICING OFFICERS TO EXECUTE THE TRANSACTION, ALLOWING US TO GO TO THE MARKET. ON THE DAYS THAT I NOTED. AND THEN AND THEN IT WILL ALSO GIVE US SOME NOT TO EXCEED LEVELS ON THE PAR AMOUNTS AND ON THE ON THE INTEREST RATES THAT WE WOULD GO TO ISSUE. ALSO, I JUST WANTED TO TALK ABOUT OUR BOND RATINGS. WE'LL BE HAVING A RATING OUR CURRENT RATINGS WITH STANDARD AND POOR'S GENERAL OBLIGATION RATING OF AA, WATER AND WASTEWATER REVENUE BONDS. WE WERE AFFIRMED AT OUR LAST RATING AT AA PLUS, ALSO WITH MOODY'S TRIPLE-A FOR GENERAL OBLIGATIONS AND CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, AND OUR WATER AND WASTEWATER WERE ALSO AFFIRMED AT THEIR SECOND HIGHEST RATING OF AA ONE. AND WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS TONIGHT. IF
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NOT, NEED TO HAVE THE INTENT TO ISSUE, MOVE FORWARD. IF NO QUESTIONS, ENTERTAIN A MOTION.MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE INTENT TO ISSUE THESE BONDS. I'LL SECOND. ALL IN
[Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request to Modify Two of the Operational Standards Contained in Sections 205.I.3.g.I.b and 205.I.3.g.I.e of the Unified Development Code Applicable to a Warming Station for Which a Permit has Been Issued at First McKinney Baptist Church, 1615 W. Louisiana Street, McKinney, Texas 75069, Regarding the Temperature at Which the Warming Station May Begin Operating and the Maximum Occupancy Limit for Said Warming Station]
FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? THANK YOU. MARK. ITEM 252398. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ACT ON A REQUEST TO MODIFY TWO OF THE OPERATIONAL STANDARDS CONTAINED IN SECTIONS 205 .1.3 G, ONE B OR IB SORRY, AND 205 I3GIE OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, APPLICABLE TO A WARMING STATION FOR WHICH PERMIT HAS BEEN ISSUED AT FIRST MCKINNEY BAPTIST CHURCH, 1615 WEST LOUISIANA STREET, MCKINNEY, TEXAS, 75069. REGARDING THE TEMPERATURE AT WHICH THE WARMING STATION MAY BEGIN OPERATION OPERATING AND THE MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY LIMIT FOR SAID WARMING STATION. SUZANNE, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL, I'M HERE TO PRESENT A REQUEST TO MODIFY A TEMPORARY USE PERMIT FOR THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF MCKINNEY, LOCATED AT 1615 WEST LOUISIANA STREET. THEY CURRENTLY HAVE A TEMPORARY USE PERMIT TO OPERATE AN EMERGENCY OVERNIGHT WARMING SHELTER FOR THOSE IN NEED IN EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES. THE CHURCH IS SEEKING MODIFICATIONS TO THE TERMS OF THEIR TEMPORARY USE PERMIT, WHICH BY THE UDC REQUIRES THIS COUNCIL'S APPROVAL. SPECIFICALLY, THEY WANT TO ALTER THE TEMPERATURE THRESHOLD AT WHICH THEY ARE ALLOWED TO OPEN THEIR DOORS, AS WELL AS THE OCCUPANT LOAD LIMIT FOR THE SPACE. FIRST, THE UDC STATES THAT WARMING STATIONS WITH THE WITH APPROVED TEMPORARY USE PERMITS CAN ACTIVATE WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 32 DEGREES. FIRST BAPTIST IS SEEKING TO MODIFY THAT TO BASE THE ACTIVATION THRESHOLD ON A FORECASTED WIND CHILL OF 39 DEGREES. THAT 39 DEGREE WIND CHILL IS WELL WITHIN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S WINDOW, IN WHICH HYPERTHERMIA BECOMES A REAL RISK. ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL, HYPOTHERMIA CAN SET IN EVEN ABOVE 40, ESPECIALLY WHEN MOISTURE OR WIND ARE INTRODUCED.IF SOMEONE IN A STATE OF HYPOTHERMIA IS UNABLE TO FIND A SOURCE OF WARMTH, THE SHUTDOWN OF CRITICAL ORGANS BECOMES A REAL POSSIBILITY AND DEATH MAY COME. FROM THE PROPOSED ACTIVATION TEMPERATURE OF 39 DEGREES. WIND CHILL DOES HAVE STATISTICAL MERIT FOR THE HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF THOSE WHO ARE EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS. THE MAJORITY OF THE CITIES AND FACILITIES THAT WE RESEARCH BASE THEIR THRESHOLD ON AN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE RATING, MOSTLY IN THE LOW TO MID 30S LIKE OURS. WE FOUND AT LEAST A COUPLE OF SALVATION ARMY FACILITIES WITH A THRESHOLD SET AS HIGH AS 40 DEGREES, AND A COUPLE THAT DID INCORPORATE WIND CHILL AT 28 AND 32 DEGREES FOR CITIES. ADDITIONALLY ADDED QUALIFICATIONS REGARDING PRECIPITATION. SECONDLY, THE UDC ESTABLISHES AN OCCUPANCY LIMIT FOR EMERGENCY OVERNIGHT WARMING SHELTERS OF 40 PEOPLE AT A TIME. THE CHURCH IS SEEKING TO INCREASE THAT LIMIT TO 75 FOR THEIR FACILITY STUDY. CITY STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE PLANS FOR THE AREAS THAT ARE PROPOSED TO BE IN USE FOR THIS WARMING. STATION STAFF HAS FOUND THAT WITH THAT OCCUPANT LOAD, IT'S STILL SAFE IN TERMS OF EGRESS AND LIFE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. FURTHERMORE, THEY DO HAVE ADEQUATE RESTROOM FACILITIES AND ADEQUATE AREAS FOR FOOD SERVICE. WE DO BELIEVE THAT THE DESIGNATED PORTIONS OF THE BUILDING WILL ACCOMMODATE AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 75. CURRENTLY, BY ORDINANCE, THE TWO EMERGENCY OVERNIGHT WARMING SHELTERS IN MCKINNEY, THE OTHER BEING FIRST UNITED METHODIST, HAVE A COMBINED OCCUPANT LOAD OF 80 PEOPLE, WHEREAS THE ESTIMATED THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF HOMELESS IN OUR CITY IS MORE THAN TWICE THAT. SINCE THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH HAS THE FACILITIES TO SERVE MORE OF THOSE WHO DESPERATELY NEED WARMTH AND SHELTER IN COLD TEMPERATURES, THEY'RE ASKING FOR YOUR PERMISSION TO DO SO. IN PREPARATION FOR THIS CASE, STAFF MAILED OUT 49 NOTIFICATION LETTERS TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200FT. TO DATE, WE HAVE ONLY RECEIVED ONE RESPONSE, AND IT WAS IN SUPPORT. IN SUM, PLEASE ALLOW THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH TO ALTER THEIR TEMPORARY USE PERMIT FOR THEIR EMERGENCY OVERNIGHT WARMING SHELTER TO CHANGE FROM A THRESHOLD OF 32 DEGREES AMBIENT TO 39 DEGREES WIND CHILL, AND TO INCREASE THE OCCUPANT LOAD FROM 40 TO 75. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION, SUZANNE. RIGHT NOW, THE METHODIST CHURCH IS ALSO INVOLVED IN THIS. AND BUT THE LETTER WE HAVE IN OUR PACKET IS SIGNED BY FIRST MCKINNEY, WHICH
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IS FIRST BAPTIST. AND IT SEEMS TO ME IT MIGHT BE CONFUSING WITHOUT THE METHODIST CHURCH WEIGHING IN. IF WE INCREASE THE THRESHOLD FOR FIRST BAPTIST, BUT WE DON'T FOR FIRST METHODIST OR WE INCREASE IT FOR FIRST UNITED METHODIST WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT TO REQUEST, WE HAVE ONLY SPECIFICALLY RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, AND AGAIN, A REVIEW OF THEIR FACILITIES WOULD BE A COMPONENT OF THE OCCUPANT LOAD CONSIDERATION. YEAH, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE OCCUPANT LOAD. I, I GUESS IN MY MIND I MY, MY CONCERN IS THAT IF I WAS A HOMELESS PERSON AND I UNDERSTOOD THAT THE THRESHOLD HAD CHANGED, I WOULD ASSUME IT WOULD CHANGE AT BOTH LOCATIONS. BUT IT MAY NOT HAVE IT MAY NOT CHANGE IT. THE METHODIST CHURCH AND SO I, I FEEL RELUCTANT, WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT THE METHODIST CHURCH WOULD DO AND CANDIDLY, WITH SALVATION ARMY WILL DO, BECAUSE WE'RE HOPING TO GET THEM BACK ONLINE FOR THIS.SO IT'S JUST A CONCERN THAT I'VE GOT. I THINK WE MAY BE MOVING FORWARD A LITTLE BIT PREMATURELY WITHOUT THE BUY IN. OF ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SUPPLIERS OF THIS. YEAH. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO GET UP IN A SECOND, PAUL. ANYONE ELSE HAVE A QUESTION FOR JENNIFER AND SUZANNE? SORRY, SUZANNE. PAUL, CAN YOU COME UP? I'M GOING TO RECOGNIZE YOU KIND OF AS THE APPLICANT.
SPOKESPERSON? YES. I'LL PUT ON A DIFFERENT HAT RIGHT NOW. SO WE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE OPERATING IN BOTH LOCATIONS. AND THE REASON WHY YOU HAVEN'T HEARD FROM METHODIST CHURCH YET IS BECAUSE THEY APPLIED FOR THEIR PERMIT LATER, AND IT WAS MORE RECENT. AND SO IT JUST HASN'T COME FORWARD YET. I EXPECT THAT THAT'S GOING TO COME ACROSS YOUR DESK BECAUSE WE AGREE IF IT GOES FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER, IT'S GOING TO BE THE PERSON WE'RE SERVING. THEY'RE GOING TO SEE US IN BOTH LOCATIONS. THIS IS THE THIS IS THE FACE THEY GET TO LOOK AT. SO AS THEY TRANSITION OVER, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THE SAME EXPECTATION THAT THE, THE ALL THE ALL THE GUIDELINES, ALL OF OUR CODE OF CONDUCT AGREEMENTS TRANSFER WITH US WHEREVER WE GO, EVEN IF WE WERE AT SALVATION ARMY. SO WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT SEAMLESS TO GO FROM PLACE TO PLACE. PAUL, ARE YOU SAYING THAT THAT YOU HAVE KNOWLEDGE, THOUGH, THAT THE METHODIST CHURCH WOULD ACCEPT THIS AND BE IN AGREEMENT WITH THIS? I'M CONFIDENT THEY WOULD. THEY'RE I MEAN, THIS IS KIND OF A JOINT VENTURE. THERE'S A LOT OF METHODISTS OVER AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH RIGHT NOW GETTING READY TO SERVE DINNER AND PROBABLY WONDERING WHERE I AM AT THE MOMENT, ACTUALLY. BUT I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THIS IS JUST BECAUSE THE PERMIT STARTS AT 40. AND WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY IS THAT POSSIBLY AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS, THAT THAT NUMBER, IF A VARIANCE IS BEING REQUESTED, IT SHOULD BE DONE INITIALLY. SO MAYBE THE PERMITTING PROCESS TAKES A LITTLE BIT LONGER, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS EXTENDED PERIOD TO GET TO COME TO A PUBLIC HEARING. CERTAIN CHURCHES HAVE PLENTY OF CAPACITY TO DO MORE. I BELIEVE THAT EVEN FIRST BAPTIST CAN DO DOUBLE WHAT THEY'RE REQUESTING. CURRENTLY, THIS IS JUST THEIR FIRST SEASON DOING IT, AND SO THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE NOT GOING TOO FAR. BUT WE'RE THE ONES RUNNING IT. AND I CAN TELL YOU WE CAN OTHER HAT WE CAN DO IT BACK OVER HERE IF THEY WANT TO GO AT 75 RIGHT NOW, YOU SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE METHODIST CHURCH. I TALKED TO THE ON CALLED POM.
POMS. PASS CHURCH. THEY'RE 100% BEHIND THIS WORKING WITH COORDINATING EFFORT AND WORTH.
OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH THAT THEY'RE WORKING TO STAGE THESE SO THAT WE ARE THE CHURCH IS NOT. REQUIRING THE ENTIRE LOAD RIGHT NOW FOR COLDER DAYS THROUGHOUT THE WINTER. AND EXPECT MORE CHURCHES WILL BE SPRANG TO SIGN UP FOR NEXT YEAR SO THAT WE KNOW WHAT NIGHT OF THE WEEK IT WILL BE. CLOSE TO WHICH WORK SESSIONS, SO PEOPLE WILL KNOW WHERE TO GO. YES, I AGREE, IT'S GOOD TO KNOW BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE MORE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE DO HAVE ON BOARD, THE BETTER. AND I LAST YEAR WE DIDN'T HAVE A WHOLE TON OF DAYS. BELOW 32 IS THE ONLY MARGIN THAT I COULD FIND, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IN 2022 IT'S 60 DAYS BELOW 32, WHICH IS A LOT, YOU KNOW? SO THE MORE ENTITIES THAT WE HAVE ON BOARD TO SERVICE THESE FOLKS WHO NEED A WARMING STATION, I THINK THE BETTER. SO YEAH. AND THE REQUEST ON THE LATITUDE FOR THE THRESHOLD CHANGE IS, IS SO THAT WE CAN INTERNALLY HAVE FLEXIBILITY TO MAKE THAT DECISION, LOOKING AT THE WEATHER, BECAUSE IT TECHNICALLY DOESN'T SNOW UNLESS IT'S ABOVE 32. AND SO JUST THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT FACTOR IN. SO JUST TO HAVE THE ROOM TO DO IT ARE STILL FOCUS IS PRIMARILY 32. WE JUST WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE THAT THAT ROOM TO WORK WITH. SHOULD WE SEE THAT THERE'S OTHER EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES LIKE DO YOU SEE RAIN COMING? YEAH, LIKE WIND CHILL AND PRECIPITATION WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ON THERE. THAT WAS A TYPO OMISSION. BUT THAT'S JUST WHERE WHERE WE'RE AT. BUT MAKES SENSE. AND I JUST JUST TO SHOW YOU I HAVE THE METHODIST CHURCH OR CHURCH VAN THE METHODIST ARE PROVIDING THE TRANSPORTATION TONIGHT TO THE BAPTIST CHURCH. SO IT'S DEFINITELY A JOINT VENTURE. AND IT OKAY, SO THE PRECIPITATION
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WAS A TYPO BECAUSE THAT'S ANOTHER QUESTION I HAD BECAUSE WHEN YOU USUALLY WHEN YOU'RE SEEING THESE, THE RISK SEEMS TO BE MORE A PRECIPITATION RISK THAN A WIND CHILL RISK. DO YOU AGREE WITH IT'S GENERALLY THE COMBINATION TO. SO IF SOMEBODY IS WET WITH THE WIND, THAT'S WHERE HYPOTHERMIA. I BROUGHT SOMEBODY PERSONALLY TO THE HOSPITAL ALREADY FOR HYPOTHERMIA. THEY WERE 1 DEGREES ABOVE. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS WHERE THEY WERE AT. SO YES, IT'S A IT'S A BIG DEAL TO MAKE SURE THAT SOMETHING WE CAN ADD IN THIS OKAY. YEAH OKAY OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. PAUL, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THIS ITEM WITH ADDING AN ADDENDUM TO INCLUDE PRECIPITATION AS WELL. I'M SORRY. AND TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT TO INCLUDE IT INCLUDE THE LANGUAGE TO INCLUDE PRECIPITATION AS THE TRIGGER.I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, PAUL. THANK YOU. ITEM 2401282.
[Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request to Rezone the Subject Property from “PD” - Planned Development District to “PD” - Planned Development District, Located at 6952 Mediterranean Drive, and Accompanying Ordinance]
CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ACT ON REQUEST TO REZONE SUBJECT PROPERTY FROM PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, LOCATED AT 6952 MEDITERRANEAN DRIVE AND ACCOMPANYING ORDINANCE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THE OTHER ARNOLD IS UP. JENNIFER ARNOLD FOLLOWING. SUZANNE, AS YOU READ, THIS IS A REQUEST TO REZONE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AT 6952 MEDITERRANEAN DRIVE. AGAIN, FOR THOSE OF YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE ADDRESS, THIS IS A SWEET BUILDING WITHIN THE ADRIATICA DEVELOPMENT. SO I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. NO, THAT'S OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. SO THE REQUEST BEFORE YOU IS TO MAKE JUST A FEW SMALL LINE ITEM CHANGES TO THE ALLOWED USES WITHIN THE PD ZONING OF THE PROPERTY, SO THAT A LET ME PULL IT. JENNIFER. LET ME I'M SORRY. I WILL INTERRUPT FOR A SECOND JUST TO BE MARK, SHOULD I? THERE'S A LITTLE TALK BETWEEN MARK AND I BEING THAT I'M LOCATED RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THIS PROPERTY IS SHOULD I? IS THERE A NEED FOR ME TO RECUSE MYSELF? THIS AFFECTS THE WHOLE LOT. SO I KNOW THAT THE BUILDING THAT'S IN QUESTION IS NEEDING THE USE CHANGE, BUT SINCE IT AFFECTS THE WHOLE LOT, I THINK IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE THAT YOU THEN LET ME LET ME RECUSE MYSELF. BUT BUT THE LOT IS PART OF THE ZONING. SO. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO LET ME GET HERE. SO THE REQUEST IS TO MODIFY SOME OF THE BASIC USES THAT ARE PERMITTED WITHIN THE PROPERTY. LET ME PULL IT UP HERE TO ALLOW FOR A SOCIAL SLASH COUNTRY CLUB, WHICH WOULD BE A PRIVATELY OWNED CLUB WITH RESTRICTED MEMBERSHIP THAT PROVIDES FACILITIES FOR DINING, ENTERTAINMENT AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF ITS MEMBERS. IT ALSO INCORPORATES A PARKING RATIO FOR SAID SOCIAL COUNTRY CLUB, AT A RATIO OF ONE SPACE PER 200FT■S. SO FOR THOSE FAMILIAR WITH THE DEVELOPMENT, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS AN EXISTING SITE. THERE IS AN EXISTING BUSINESS WITHIN ONE OF THE BUILDINGS THAT IS LOOKING TO OPERATE THIS CLUB, AND THAT IS THE NEED FOR THE REZONING CHANGE. I WOULD ALSO CAVEAT THAT IN ADDITION TO INCLUDING THE SOCIAL SLASH COUNTRY CLUB, IT WOULD ALSO ALLOW FOR A PRIVATE CLUB TO OCCUR WITHIN THAT SPACE AS WELL. STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE REQUEST. WE DEFINITELY KNOW THAT THIS IS A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER, THE LOCATION HERE IS DEFINITELY SEPARATED OR CREATES A GREAT TRANSITION FROM THE CORNER OVER TO WHEREVER THE RESIDENTIAL IS, SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THE USE BEING PERMITTED HERE. WE'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. PLANNING AND ZONING HAS CONSIDERED IT AND IS ALSO RECOMMENDING APPROVAL, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY, SO THE PARKING REQUIREMENT DOESN'T CHANGE WITH THE REZONE. THEY DON'T NEED TO HAVE MORE SPACES. THEY WOULD NOT. THEY ACTUALLY HAVE ENOUGH SPACES WITH WHAT THEY'VE GOT PROVIDED. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MADAM MAYOR PRO TEM, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS MOTION AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. WHAT HAPPENED? YOUR TAXES WENT WAY UP. ALL RIGHT, ITEM 252399. CONSIDER ACT[Consider/Discuss/Act on the Appeal of a Denial of an Exception Application for New Water or Wastewater Utilities by Luxelocker for the Property located at 4097 FM 1461 pursuant to Ordinance No. 2024-12-107 for Properties Located Outside the City's Incorporated Limits but Within the City of McKinney's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction and/or Certificates of Convenience and Necessity Areas]
ON AN APPEAL OF A DENIAL OF AN EXCEPTION. APPLICATION FOR NEW WATER OR WASTEWATER UTILITIES BY LUX LOCKER FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 497 FM 1461, PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024. DASH 12-107 FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED OUTSIDE THE CITY'S INCORPORATED LIMITS, BUT WITHIN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY'S EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AND OR CERTIFICATES OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY[00:35:02]
AREAS. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL RYAN GILLINGHAM, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. SO I'M HERE TO DISCUSS THE APPEAL FOR THE WATER SERVICE EXCEPTION APPLICATION FOR 4097 FM 1461. SO OUR AGENDA FIRST WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE CITY'S CCN D CERTIFICATION APPLICATION THAT'S CURRENTLY AT THE PUC. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE CESSATION ORDINANCE. WE'RE THEN GOING TO MOVE INTO THE APPLICATION, THE EXCEPTION APPLICATION THAT WAS FILED BY 4097 FM 1461. WE'LL DISCUSS THE APPEAL THAT THE APPLICANT HAS AND THEN STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.AND THEN SO WHEN I'M FINISHED, THE APPLICANT WILL THEN ALSO HAVE A PRESENTATION AS WELL. SO FIRST THE CITY'S CCN DE CERTIFICATION. SO A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, THE CITY HAS ESTABLISHED A CCN TO GUIDE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE ETJ. SO WHEN THE ETJ WAS ESTABLISHED THEY ALSO ESTABLISHED THE CCN BOUNDARY. GENERALLY CONSISTENT WITH THAT ETJ BOUNDARY. AND SO WHAT THAT DID IS IT HELPED GUIDE THE DEVELOPMENT FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER WITHIN THE ETJ FOR THE CITY. HOWEVER, IN 2017, AGAIN IN 2019, AS WELL AS RECENTLY IN 2023, THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS IMPLEMENTED VARIOUS LAWS THAT MAKE DEVELOPMENT UNPREDICTABLE WITHIN THE ETJ.
AND SO THEN ON OCTOBER 9TH OF 2023, THE CITY OF MCKINNEY PETITIONED THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS TO PULL BACK THAT CCN BOUNDARY. AND WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT BOUNDARY IS HERE IN A SECOND. A COMPANION PIECE TO THAT IS ALSO THE TEMPORARY CESSATION ORDINANCE. AND SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE, WHICH WAS APPROVED ON JUNE 25TH, WAS TO LIMIT THE WATER SERVICE EXPANSION. AND IT REALLY WAS TO GIVE TIME FOR THE PUC TO ACT ON THE CITY'S APPLICATION. AND THIS ORDINANCE IS VALID THROUGH JULY 1ST OF 2025. SO THE PROPOSED WATER CCN BOUNDARIES. AND SO THIS IS WHAT THE MAP IS. IT SHOWS WHERE OUR BOUNDARIES ARE ACCORDING TO OUR CURRENT PUC APPLICATION. AND SO THERE ARE REALLY TWO FILTERS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE AND HOW OUR BOUNDARIES ARE DEFINED. THE FIRST ONE IS WHERE OUR CITY LIMITS ARE, AND THE SECOND IS WHERE THE CITY IS PROVIDING EXISTING SERVICE. AND SO THAT'S HOW THE BOUNDARIES WERE DRAWN IN THIS IN THIS PARTICULAR MAP. SO IN TERMS OF THE APPLICATION THAT WE RECEIVED FOR THE EXCEPTION TO OUR ORDINANCE, THE DEVELOPMENT'S NAME IS LUX LOCKER. THE ADDRESS AS WE TALKED ABOUT IS 4097 FM 1461. YOU CAN SEE IT'S LOCATED GENERALLY IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE CITY. THE PROPOSED USE IS THERE'S 92 RV AND BOAT STORAGE CONDOMINIUMS THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING TO CONSTRUCT ON THE SITE. ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE PROPOSED LAND THERE THAT'S SHOWN IN RED, WHICH IS THE DEVELOPMEN, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE ETJ. IT IS ALSO LOCATED IN THE PROPOSED DE-CERTIFICATION AREA. AND THEN LASTLY, THE SITE DOES NOT HAVE WATER OR SEWER SERVICE TO THE SITE. HERE'S THE TIMELINE IN TERMS OF THE APPLICANT'S INTERACTION WITH THE CITY AS WELL AS THE CITY'S DENIAL. SO YOU CAN SEE IMPORTANT DATES HERE. SO FIRST I WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO JUNE 25TH OF 2024. THAT'S WHEN THE CITY CESSATION ORDINANCE WAS PASSED. YOU CAN SEE IN SEPTEMBER THE ENGINEERING TEAM MET WITH THE DEVELOPMENT. ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, WE RECEIVED THE EXEMPTION APPLICATION FILED BY LUX LOCKER.
THAT APPLICATION WAS DENIED BY THE CITY. ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, THE APPLICANT FILED AN APPEAL ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE ON OCTOBER 8TH. AND THEN CERTAINLY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT ON THIS APPEAL IS BEING CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. IN TERMS OF THE APPLICANT'S EXCEPTION APPLICATION. WHAT THEY HAVE STATED IS THAT THE EXCEPTION THEY ARE SEEKING IS FOR AN ONGOING PROJECT. SO HERE YOU CAN SEE THE LANGUAGE THAT'S WITHIN THE ORDINANCE. YOU CAN NOTE THE PART THAT'S UNDERLINED THAT A PROPERTY WHICH HAS RECEIVED ANY PLAN OR PERMIT APPROVAL FROM THE CITY PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ORDINANCE. SO THERE ARE THREE PIECES OF INFORMATION THAT WERE PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT IN TERMS OF IT BEING AN ONGOING PROJECT. THE FIRST ONE WAS THE UTILITY VERIFICATION LETTER. THIS UTILITY LETTER IDENTIFIES THE TYPES AND SIZES OF UTILITIES IN THE GENERAL AREA. IT DOES NOT PROVIDE APPROVAL FOR ANY PARTICULAR WATER OR WASTEWATER SERVICE AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT. SECONDLY, AS A CONVEYANCE PLAT, THE CONVEYANCE PLAT IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SALE OR CONVEYANCE. SPECIFICALLY ON THE PLAT. IT'S LABELED NOT FOR DEVELOPMENT. AND THEN LASTLY WAS A TXDOT DRIVEWAY PERMIT. AND OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT A CITY PERMIT. STAFF DENIED THE PERMIT. AND OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THE DENIAL BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE EXCEPTION APPLICATION. SO AT THIS POINT, I WILL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. AND THEN NEXT THE APPLICANT WILL PROVIDE HIS PRESENTATION QUESTIONS FOR RYAN. YOU CAN COME UP. THANKS. GREAT.
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GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF. MY NAME IS MICHAEL MCNERNEY. I'M THE GENERAL COUNSEL FOR LUX LOCKER. ALSO IN ATTENDANCE IS OUR CEO, ADAM PARKS, AND THE OWNERS OF THE PARCEL, MR. AND MRS. LOCKWOOD, THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING OUR APPEAL. AND I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE A LITTLE OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE DO. GO THROUGH MY PRESENTATION, SAY A COUPLE WORDS, NOT TAKE UP TOO MUCH TIME BECAUSE I KNOW PEOPLE WANT CUPCAKES. SO LUX LOCKER DEVELOPS AND MANAGES LARGE SPACE STORAGE FACILITIES FOR RVS, BOATS AND OTHER LARGE STORAGE NEEDS FOR PRIVATE PARTIES. OUR MODEL IS CONDOMINIUM BASED, AND SO THE END USER ULTIMATELY OWNS THE STORAGE UNIT. WE HAVE OPERATIONAL FACILITIES IN ARIZONA, NEVADA, IDAHO AND WASHINGTON STATE WITH MULTIPLE ACTIVE DEVELOPMENTS. MUCH OF MY INFORMATION HERE IS JUST KIND OF REHASHING THE INFORMATION THAT WE JUST WENT OVER IN THE OTHER SLIDE, BUT IT IS A PROPOSED FOUR ACRE DEVELOPMENT OF LAND FOR 92 RV AND BOAT STORAGE UNITS. AND AS YOU CAN SEE ONCE, IF WE WERE ABLE TO GET OVERCOME OUR WATER CHALLENGE, HERE WE ARE. WE ARE READY TO PULL THE TRIGGER, CLOSE ON THE PROPERTY AND GET PERMITTING DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND START CONSTRUCTION IN THE SUMMER OF 2025. ALREADY KIND OF WENT OVER THIS, BUT THIS KIND OF GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT OF DETAIL ABOUT WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT OUR STORAGE FACILITY. YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT A PUBLIC STORAGE. WE'RE NOT AN EXTRA SPACE STORAGE. THIS IS A OWNERSHIP TYPE OF MODEL WHERE PEOPLE COME AND PUT THEIR RVS AND BOATS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE IN THEM FOR SECURED ACCESS. DON'T NEED TO GO OVER THE PROJECT LOCATION. YOU ALL ALREADY SAW THAT. SO I'LL JUST JUMP THROUGH HERE. SO THERE IS EXISTING WATER AND WATER LINES AND UTILITY LINES IN THE VICINITY OF OUR PROJECT. WE DID RECEIVE THE CONFIRMATION LETTER. UTILITY CONFIRMATION LETTER WE'RE NOT CALLING IT WILL SERVE LETTER OR TRYING TO HANG OUR HAT ON IT. MAKE IT SOMETHING THAT IT'S NOT. BUT IT WAS PART OF OUR INITIAL DILIGENCE WHEN WE FIRST GOT THE PROJECT. THE PROPERTY UNDER CONTRACT PROPOSED SITE PLAN. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE LAYOUT FOR THE FACILITY. A CONCEPTUAL DRAWING. AND HERE ARE SOME OF OUR EXISTING FACILITIES AS BUILT IN IN OTHER STATES. THAT IS THAT IS THE PRODUCT THAT WE THAT WE FINISH, PUT ON THE MARKET, SELL AND THEN MANAGE AFTERWARDS. FOR REFERENCE SAKE. SINCE WE DO HAVE THE BENEFIT OF HAVING SOME OPERATIONAL FACILITIES, HERE IS OUR WATER USAGE. IF YOU LOOK OVER AT SPANISH SPRINGS, NEVADA, WHICH IS JUST OUTSIDE OF RENO, THAT'S A 99 UNIT FACILITY. WE USE APPROXIMATELY 97 GALLONS PER DAY THERE OVER IN BOISE. THAT'S 220 UNITS. WE USE APPROXIMATELY 168 GALLONS A DAY. THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE USAGE HAS AVERAGED ABOUT 290 GALLONS A DAY. SO OUR FACILITY ALMOST ESSENTIALLY WOULD WOULD IT WOULD UTILIZE LESS THAN HALF OF WHAT A STANDARD FAMILY SINGLE RESIDENCE USE, BECAUSE WE'RE BUILDING EVEN LESS UNITS HERE. 92 IS THE COUNT. THESE ARE FINISHING DETAILS. YOU GUYS AREN'T LOOKING TO SAY WHETHER YOU LIKE THE WAY IT LOOKS OR NOT TONIGHT, SO I'LL GET PAST THAT. SO WE CONTRACTED FOR THE CURRENT PARCEL IN MCKINNEY IN AUGUST OF 2023. WE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED THE UTILITY CONFIRMATION LETTER FROM THE CITY OF MCKINNEY ON AUGUST 21ST, 2023. IN ADDITION TO OUR OTHER PRE-DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, WE REQUESTED A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT ACCESS DRIVEWAY FACILITIES ON THE HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY ON APRIL 8TH, 24 FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. WE RECEIVED THIS PERMIT APPROVAL ON JULY 17TH, 2024. LUX LOCKER IS ESPECIALLY DILIGENT ABOUT OBTAINING ALL NECESSARY PROJECT APPROVALS PRIOR TO CLOSING ON THE PROPERTY, AND THE REASON IS THIS IT'S CRITICAL FOR US TO BE ABLE TO REALISTICALLY PRESENT TO INVESTORS. THESE ARE SHOVEL READY PROJECTS. WE DON'T MAKE HALF PROMISES AND GO IN HALF COCKED AND THEN NOT BE ABLE TO DELIVER. SO FAR, THE SOFT COSTS ON THIS PROJECT ALONE ARE IS IN EXCESS OF $250,000, AND WE ARE THE FIRST TO COME TO YOU AS TRANSPARENT AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE.WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO OFFER THE CITY. WE DON'T HAVE ANY EXPANDED TAX BASE. WE DON'T HAVE
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ANY RIGHT TO LEVY ANY TYPE OF TAXES ON THE ON THE ON THE VEHICLES THAT ARE BEING STORED IN THE WATERCRAFT THAT ARE BEING STORED THERE. WE HAVE WHAT ANY OTHER PROJECT COMES, YOU KNOW, GOOD JOBS FOR A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT GOING FORWARD FOR USING LOCAL SUBS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. WE'RE SEEKING THE EXCEPTION ON THE PRINCIPLES OF FAIRNESS AND EQUITY. WE ACKNOWLEDGE WE DON'T HAVE ANY ACTIVE PERMITS ISSUED BY THE CITY OF MCKINNEY THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THAT THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO MEET THE DEFINITION OF AN ONGOING PROJECT. BUT I WILL TELL YOU THIS MUCH THAT THIS VERY MUCH FEELS LIKE AN ONGOING PROJECT AT AT OUR OFFICE, WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF EFFORT, A LOT OF TIME AND A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF CAPITAL ON TRYING TO GET THIS SUBJECT TO BEING A SHOVEL READY PROJECT.WITH THE ITEMS THAT I MENTIONED BEFORE, I KNOW IT'S NOT. IT'S A UTILITY CONFIRMATION LETTER, IT'S A CONVEYANCE DEED. IT IS A PERMIT ISSUED BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, BUT IT MOST CERTAINLY FEELS LIKE AN ONGOING PROJECT TO US. WE FEEL THAT WE'VE BEEN IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE ORDINANCE IN RESPECT TO OUR DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, TO CONSIDER THIS SITE AS AN ONGOING PROJECT, WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE NOMINAL IMPACT OUR PROJECT WILL HAVE ON WATER AND SEWER SERVICES, AS DEMONSTRATED IN THE SLIDE WHERE I SHOWED YOU AT OUR EXISTING PROJECTS OPERATE. AND WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER OUR SELLERS, MR. AND MRS. LOCKWOOD, WHO ARE IN ATTENDANCE HERE TONIGHT. THEY HAVE BEEN VERY DILIGENT AND STAND UP AND STICKING WITH US AS WE GO THROUGH ALL OF THIS PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT TO OUR INVESTORS THAT WE HAVE A SHOVEL READY PROJECT. AND I WE ABSOLUTELY WOULD HATE TO FEEL AND SEE THEM END UP WITH A PROJECT THAT NOW THEY'RE STUCK WHERE THEY'RE STUCK AT BECAUSE OF THE ORDINANCE. AND IT IS A FAIRNESS AND EQUITY REQUEST.
THAT'S THAT'S WHERE I'M COMING FROM. AND I THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. I AM A LAWYER. I'M NOT AN ARCHITECT OR AN ENGINEER. SO IF YOU ASKED ANY QUESTIONS ON ME, I'M NOT SURE I WOULD HAVE GOOD ANSWERS FOR YOU. SO, BUT I'M HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY IF I CAN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE YOU LOOKED AT TRYING TO COME INTO THE CITY, AND WHAT ARE THE REASONS THAT YOU HAVEN'T WE. WE EXPLORED THAT. IT SEEMED IT SEEMED SOMEWHAT CHALLENGING WITH RESPECT TO HOW YOU OBTAIN EASEMENTS TO FOLLOW THE ROAD, TO JUMP IN FOR ANNEXATION AND THEN THE CONCEPT OF MAKING FUTURE UNIT OWNERS INSTEAD OF US AS OWNER, DEVELOPER, RESPONSIBLE FOR POTENTIAL IMPACT WITH RESPECT TO FUTURE DEVELOPMENT FEES, THINGS THAT WE DON'T HAVE CALCULATED RIGHT NOW AND I JUST DON'T THINK THAT IT'S A VIABLE OPTION THAT ESPECIALLY MEETS WITH MR. AND MRS. LOCKWOOD'S TIME FRAME WITH RESPECT TO TRYING TO CLOSE ON THIS TRANSACTION THAT WE'VE HAD OPEN WITH THEM FOR SOME TIME. BUT, YOU KNOW, I WOULD HAVE MORE CONVERSATIONS. I'M JUST NOT EXACTLY SURE THAT THAT WE GET TO ANY TYPE OF TIME FRAME THAT WORKS FOR EVERYBODY. OKAY. JENNIFER, COULD YOU COULD I ASK YOU TO SPEAK TO THE COMP PLAN USES BECAUSE I'VE HEARD A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS. THE GENTLEMAN THAT SPOKE IN THE BEGINNING SURE. READ A DEFINITION THAT I WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH OUT THERE. YEAH. SO I BELIEVE THAT THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS IN THE SUBURBAN LIVING PLACE TYPE DESIGNATION, WHICH CALLS FOR PREDOMINANTLY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS WITH SUPPORTING NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS. FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, IT WOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS AUTOMOBILE RV BOAT STORAGE, WHICH IS A DESIGNATED USE IN THE CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE, BUT IT IS ONLY PERMITTED IN INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS, SO IT WOULDN'T CLEARLY ALIGN OR CLEANLY ALIGN WITH THE COMMERCIAL OR ESPECIALLY THE RESIDENTIAL IN THE COMP PLAN. LET'S HAVE A QUESTION. SO YEAH, SO WE HAVE A CHOICE HERE. WE CAN WE CAN ACT ON THIS TONIGHT OR AFTER HEARING WHAT WE'VE HEARD WE COULD ASK STAFF TO PROVIDE ANY CLARIFICATION OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION AND TALK ABOUT THIS A LITTLE MORE IN DEPTH AND VOTE ON IT IN THE NEXT MEETING. I WOULD PREFER THE LATTER. YEAH. I MEAN, I'D LIKE TO GIVE THEM EVERY OPPORTUNITY, AND I THINK IF THERE'S MORE INFORMATION THAT MIGHT MIGHT SWAY COUNSEL UP HERE, THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT
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THIS FOR A YEAR. AND I'D LIKE TO GIVE THEM EVERY OPPORTUNITY. SO I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF THAT. IS EVERYONE OKAY WITH THAT TO I'M GOOD WITH THAT. YES, SIR. TABLE THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING. SO IS THERE A MOTION TO TABLE IT TO THE NEXT MEETING? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TABLE THIS UNTIL OUR FEBRUARY 4TH MEETING. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THE REASON WHY I SUGGESTED THIS IS WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AND JUST THE INFORMATION WE HAVE TODAY. IT'S PROBABLE THAT THAT MOTION WOULD NOT PASS, I THINK. GIVE US A LITTLE TIME TO GET MORE INFORMATION. I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WILL CHANGE, BUT I THINK WE'VE HEARD SOME THINGS TODAY. TONIGHT WE'LL GATHER SOME MORE, TAKE A LITTLE MORE TIME ON IT AND VOTE ON IT IN THE NEXT MEETING. SO I'M SORRY TO DELAY YOU, BUT I DON'T HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL. BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THAT THIS MIGHT BE HAS A BETTER[Consider/Discuss/Act on Appointing a Member to the Planning & Zoning Commission]
CHANCE FOR YOU. ITEM 252400 CONDUCT. CONSIDER. DISCUSS. ACT ON APPOINTING A MEMBER TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. EMPRESS. YOU WERE GOING TO SPEAK TO IT, I BELIEVE. JUST LET PEOPLE KNOW OUT THERE WHY WE ARE FILLING THE POSITION. MAYOR FULLER AND CITY COUNCIL AND CITY SECRETARY, YOU RECENTLY APPOINTED AN ALTERNATE MEMBER TO REPLACE SOMEONE WHO RELOCATED FROM THE CITY ON THE BOARD. WE RECENTLY BILL COX OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ANNOUNCES A CAMPAIGN FOR MAYOR. SO THERE IS A VACANCY THERE, AND THAT IS A REGULAR SEAT TO BE EXPIRED THIS YEAR IN SEPTEMBER. AND OUR ALTERNATES CURRENTLY ARE OUR ALTERNATES ARE CURRENTLY TIM MCWILLIAMS AND O. JAMES CRAIG, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JAMES CRAIG THE THIRD. JUST TRYING TO GET US THERE FOR THE RECORD. ALL RIGHT. SO OBVIOUSLY WE WOULD I THINK WE WOULD ALL AGREE THAT WE'RE GOING TO WE'D MOVE AN ALTERNATE TO THE. YEAH. SINCE SINCE JAMES IS THE LONGEST SERVING, THE LONGEST SERVING. SO I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE HIM UP, MOVE HIM UP AND THEN APPOINT ANOTHER ALTERNATE. DOES ANYONE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION ON. I DO ACTUALLY AND I THIS PART OF IT. WE MAY NEED A TABLE, BUT I WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT SOME OF THE CANDIDATES THAT INTERVIEWED DURING THE SUMMER, AND JOE GONZALEZ WAS ONE OF THE ONES THAT REALLY STOOD OUT, HAD REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCE, REALLY SHARP PERSON. BUT ALSO AS A DISTRICT ONE RESIDENT AND WE ACROSS THE BOARD HAVE KIND OF A LACK OF DISTRICT ONE REPRESENTATION THAT MEETS THE OTHER DISTRICTS. SO I WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER HER, BUT I DID NOT GET A CHANCE. I'M JUST GETTING BACK FROM BEING OUT OF TOWN ALL WEEKEND, SO I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO REACH OUT TO HER. I WANT TO GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT BEFORE WE DOCTOR. I DON'T DISAGREE WITH THAT AT ALL, BUT MY MEMORY IS AND MY MEMORY IS NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE THAT SHE WAS ETJ SHE PUT DISTRICT ONE ON HER THING. BUT SHE LIVED IN TRINITY FALLS, OKAY. SO YOU KNOW, I'M GREAT WITH MOVING JAMES UP AND I'M HAPPY TO MAKE THAT A MOTION AND HAPPY TO FILL HIS SPOT. NEXT MEETING, IF THAT'S OKAY. LET'S COME WITH NAMES. NEXT MEETING. SO IS THERE A MOTION I MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE NAME JAMES CRAIG AS THE NEW MEMBER OF P AND Z. I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THAT IS THE[COUNCIL AND MANAGER COMMENTS]
END OF OUR REGULAR AGENDA. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. WE HEARD OUR NON AGENDA COMMENT ALREADY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. SO ANY COUNCIL AND MANAGER COMMENTS WE START WITH YOU MR. PHILLIPS. I HAVE NONE MR. MAYOR. AND THAT'S THAT'S A BACKHANDED WAY OF SAYING OUR OUR BASKETBALL PROGRAMS ARE NOT DOING WELL. MY APOLOGIES I PICKED UP ON THAT. I HAVE NONE EITHER. I GOT A CHANCE TO GO OVER TO VISIT WITH SOME OF THE FACULTY AND STAFF WITH MCKINNEY ISD. THEY HAVE AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT THEY'VE PUT TOGETHER, AND THESE EDUCATORS REALLY ARE FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE SUPPLYING OUR KIDS WITH THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED TO BE REALLY COMPETITIVE OUT IN, IN EVERY INDUSTRY. SO THEY INVITE SPEAKERS TO COME AND GIVE THEIR PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT THEY THINK THEY NEED IN TERMS OF THEIR LABOR FORCE FROM ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF INDUSTRIES. SO I WAS VERY HONORED TO GET THE CHANCE TO GO OUT AND SPEAK FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, BUT ALSO TO KIND OF GIVE A TO SPEAK TO GOVERNANCE AND THE BENEFITS OF BEING A MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEE. SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK THAT CREW FOR ALLOWING ME THE TIME TO COME OUT. JUSTIN, I'LL SAY TWO QUICK THINGS. ONE, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GUZMAN FAMILY FOR THEIR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOME THAT THEY BROKE GROUND ON. AND MR. MAYOR AND. MR. CLOUTIER WAS THERE WITH ME LAST WEEK TO DO THAT GROUNDBREAKING. IT WAS A[00:55:07]
GREAT DAY. AND HABITAT NAMED THAT HOUSE THE JIMMY CARTER HOUSE, IN HONOR OF THE LATE PRESIDENT. AND SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM ON THAT REBUILD AND A GOOD ADDITION TO GREEN STREET. AND THE SECOND THING IS, I WENT TO A CHAMBER EVENT LAST WEEK, AND IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO SEE OUR COMMUNITY RESPOND TO OUR CITIES. CEO, MR. GRIMES. HE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB, AND IT'S FUN TO SEE HOW MUCH EVERYBODY IN THIS CITY LOVES HIM. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. YOU KNOW, I WENT TO THE THINGS JUSTIN WENT TO, BUT I WAS ALSO THERE WITH YOU, MR. MAYOR, AND I THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN BELLER, AT THE NEW CITY HALL FOR THE FIRST REAL PUBLIC EVENT WE HAD THERE, WHICH WAS THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESULTS FOR THE AIRPORT. AND IT WAS, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST SUCH A GREAT BUILDING AND IT'S MAN, IT'S TOUGH TO ACCESS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE VIRGINIA IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION. AND I BLAME COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN FOR THAT.AND BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE FOR A WHILE. BUT THE INGRESS EGRESS IS ROUGH. BUT IT IS SO COOL TO BE ABLE TO SEE SUCH A GREAT FACILITY WHERE WE CAN WELCOME PEOPLE IN AND OUR STAFF CAN WORK AS A TEAM. SO JUST SUCH A GREAT RESULT THAT CITY HALL AND THANKS TO BARRY SHELTON AND EVERYBODY IN THE CITY FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AND MAYOR, I'M SO SORRY. LET ME CIRCLE BACK REALLY QUICK. I WANTED TO THANK GREG CONLEY. HE HAS BEEN SO IMPACTFUL TO THE CITY, AND I DIDN'T GET TO SAY ANYTHING EARLIER, BUT MY FIRST TASTE OF MCKINNEY REALLY CAME THROUGH HIM. I WAS VOLUNTEERING AT CITY CHURCH, MCKINNEY, AND THEN THERE WAS AN OPENING OPENING ON THE ADVISORY COUNCIL, WHICH CAROL WOOD, WHO'S THE ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF CITY CHURCH, WAS SERVING ON AT THE TIME. AND SHE SAID, HEY, I THINK YOU WOULD BE GOOD FOR THIS BOARD. WOULD YOU CONSIDER COMING ON BOARD AND TALKING TO CHIEF CONLEY? SO I MET HIM AND INSTANTLY FELT THAT HE WAS JUST SUCH A FANTASTIC LEADER FOR THIS COMMUNITY, REALLY ADMIRED WHAT HE WAS DOING WITH THE ADVISORY COUNCIL AND ALL OF THE WORK HE PUT FORTH.
JUST TRYING TO CONNECT WITH THE COMMUNITY. THAT WAS A HUGE EFFORT AND IT MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE. BUT THEN HE ASKED ME TO SERVE ON A BOND COMMITTEE. NEVER, NEVER HAD AN EXPERIENCE LIKE THAT. AND THAT WAS MY INTRODUCTION. BEFORE I KNEW IT, I WAS SITTING UP HERE, SO I WANT TO CREDIT HIM TO KIND OF GIVING ME THAT OPEN DOOR INTO MCKINNEY POLITICS. HE IS TO BLAME. HE IS TO BLAME. THANK YOU. THAT'S GREAT. PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND THE MCKINNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM HAVE RELEASED THEIR NEW ACTIVITY AND PROGRAM GUIDES FOR THE SPRING.
IT'S HARD TO THINK OF SPRING ON DAYS LIKE TODAY, BUT IT'S COMING. THE FACILITIES HAVE DOZENS OF PROGRAMS AND CLASSES FOR ALL AGES. YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE ON OUR WEBSITE. MCKINNEY, TEXAS.ORG. ALSO, I WANTED TO EXTEND MY CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO GREG CONLEY AND HIS WIFE, LORI. THE COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE PUBLIC IS ONE THING, BUT THE COMMITMENT TO LEADING THE YOUNG AND SOMETIMES YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN, BUT THEN THEY MOST OF THEM STAY IN THEIR CAREER, FORTUNATELY, AND THEY GIVE THEIR LIVES, THEIR PROFESSIONAL LIVES WORKING AND PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITIES. AND FOR GREG TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THE COMMITMENT TO NOT ONLY SERVING HIMSELF, BUT TO LEADING THOSE MEN AND WOMEN WHO MAKE THE COMMITMENT IS ESPECIALLY IMPRESSIVE. AND WE OWE A DEBT. YOU KNOW, THESE PUBLIC SERVANTS, THEY THEY RETIRE AND THEY THEY THEY FADE OFF INTO THE SUNSET. BUT IT IS AMAZING HOW WELL THE COMMUNITIES ARE SERVED BY THEIR COMMITMENT AND EFFORTS. AND SO I WANTED TO JUST GIVE ANOTHER SHOUT OUT TO GREG FOR A JOB WELL DONE FOR MANY YEARS. THANK YOU. GREG. AND I'LL SAY AGAIN, THANK YOU. AND YOU KNOW, IT'S YOU CAME IN ROUGHLY THE SAME TIME PAUL DID, A LITTLE BEFORE HE WAITED TILL AFTER THE POOL PARTY INCIDENT. HE DIDN'T HAVE THE YEAH, HE DIDN'T HAVE THE GUMPTION TO COME DOWN HERE AND GET IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT. BUT SO HE FOLLOWED YOU. BUT YOU BOTH HAVE CHANGED THE CULTURE IN SUCH A POSITIVE WAY, PAUL, WITH, OF COURSE, THE CITY AND YOU WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND, AND CERTAINLY WE'VE SEEN THAT IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS WELL. SO WE ARE ALL THIS COMMUNITY IS EXTREMELY BLESSED. AND YOU HAVE BEEN A JUST A HUGE FACTOR. YOU SAID IT VERY, VERY WELL. ALL THE JUST THE WAY YOU HANDLED EVERYTHING AND, AND GOT THE COMMUNITY ENGAGED IN A WAY THAT'S PROBABLY NEVER BEEN ENGAGED BEFORE IN OUR CITY HAS BEEN BEEN VERY MONUMENTAL IN IN ADVANCING MCKINNEY AS A A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. AND I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK MICHAEL MORRIS AND CREW AT RTC. HIS STAFF HAVE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS WITH MICHAEL AND STAFF, SOME WITH CITY STAFF, SOME OUTSIDE OF THAT ON SOME MAJOR PROJECTS. AND HE HAS BEEN SUCH A HUGE, HUGE ADVOCATE FOR MCKINNEY IN THIS COMMUNITY AND THIS REGION. ON TRANSPORTATION, ALONG WITH WITH SUSAN CLEMONS TEX-DOT. THERE'S SOME SOME BIG ASKS THAT WE HAVE
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MADE. THEY HAVE HELPED US ON. AND THERE ARE MORE THAT WE ARE ASKING NOW, AND I THINK THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT AND THEY'RE THEY'RE NEEDED IN THE REGION, BUT THEY ARE ALWAYS READY TO SIT AT THE TABLE AND DISCUSS HOW THEY CAN HELP US ADVANCE SOME PROJECTS THAT ARE ARGUABLY OUTSIDE THE BOX OF WHAT THEY NORMALLY DO, BUT THEY RECOGNIZE THE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES WE HAVE. AND SO I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK THEM. SO WITH THAT, ENTERTAIN A MOTION, MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND. ALL IN* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.