Consider/Discuss/Act on a Final Plat for Lot 1, Block A, of the Townsend Addition, Located within McKinney’s Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) and Located Approximately 270 Feet East of Breezy Hill Road and on the North Side of North McDonald Street

[Consider/Discuss/Act on a Final Plat for Lot 1, Block A, of the Townsend Addition, Located within McKinney’s Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) and Located Approximately 270 Feet East of Breezy Hill Road and on the North Side of North McDonald Street]

NEXT, WE MOVE ON TO A PLAT CONSIDERATION UNDER CHAPTER 212 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. WE'RE GOING TO ITEM 24008842. CONSIDER, DISCUSS ACT ON A FINAL PLAT FOR LOT ONE, BLOCK A OF THE TOWNSEND ADDITION LOCATED WITHIN MCKINNEY'S EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AND LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 270FT EAST OF BREEZY HILL ROAD ON THE NORTH SIDE OF NORTH MCDONALD STREET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM JENNIFER ARNOLD, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING. AND AS YOU READ, THIS IS A PROPOSED PLAT IN THE ETJ. THE PROPERTY IS SHOWN UP HERE ON YOUR SCREEN. IT'S ABOUT FIVE ACRES IN SIZE. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING DISAPPROVAL OF THIS PLAT. THIS WOULD BE A FINAL DISAPPROVAL. JUST FOR SOME HISTORY, THIS PLAT WAS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL BACK IN JULY OF LAST YEAR, WHERE IT WAS APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS. THEY HAVE ADDR CONDITIONS OF THE APPROVAL. HOWEVER, THERE ARE A FEW THAT THEY HAVE NOT ADDRESSED AND ARE REQUESTING VARIANCES FOR. THOSE ARE ALL OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT, BUT I'LL JUST READ THROUGH THEM VERY QUICKLY RIGHT NOW. SO ONE OF THE VARIANCES THAT ARE THAT THEY ARE REQUESTING FROM THE CITY COUNCIL IS A VARIANCE TO NOT PROVIDE THE EASEMENT OR ESCROW AMOUNT FOR A MASTER PLAN WATER LINE TO AND THROUGH THE PROPERTY. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING DISAPPROVAL OF THAT. WHILE TYPICALLY WHEN YOU SEE AN ETJ PLAT IN FRONT OF YOU. WE DO ALLOW FOR THAT ESCROW WHERE WE ARE TYPICALLY RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THAT ESCROW. THEY ARE ACTUALLY REQUESTING NOT TO PROVIDE IT AT ALL, WHICH IS ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE. THEY ARE ALSO ASKING FOR VARIANCES TO OUR ENGINEERING DESIGN MANUAL TO NOT PROVIDE A LEFT TURN LANE OR ANY TURN LANES INTO THE PROPERTY. NOW, THAT VARIANCE REQUEST IS ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT IS CONSIDERED BY OUR DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING. SO HE HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED THAT REQUEST AND IS NOT SUPPORTIVE OF IT. AS SUCH, THE APPLICANT IS APPEALING THAT DECISION FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING. SO WITH THIS PLAT, THEY ARE ASKING FOR VARIANCES THROUGH THE CITY COUNCIL AS WELL AS AN APPEAL TO SOME PREVIOUSLY DENIED VARIANCE REQUESTS FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING. SO I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. GARY IS HERE AS WELL. I WILL JUST PREFACE BY SAYING WHEN WE ARE REVIEWING PLATS AS A STAFF, THEY'RE NOT DISCRETIONARY ITEMS. THEY ARE MINISTERIAL.

MEANING IF THEY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF OUR SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO APPROVE THEM. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THE APPLICANT IS NOT ABLE TO MEET THOSE, AND THAT IS WHY IT'S BEFORE THE COUNCIL REQUESTING THOSE VARIANCES AND APPEALS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR JENNIFER OR GARY? IS THE APPLICANT HERE? I'M NOT SURE IF THEY ARE HERE OR NOT. OH THERE THEY ARE. GOOD EVENING I'M RANDY VICKERS WITH TOWNSEND GROUP AND THE BOBCAT. WE HAVE A STORE RIGHT BY THEIR. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO BE DIFFICULT, BUT THIS IS A UNIQUE SITUATION. WE ALREADY HAVE A WATER EASEMENT ACROSS OUR PROPERTY. AND IRONICALLY, JUST BEFORE SHE ASKED, WE WERE ASKED FOR THESE EASEMENTS. WE GOT THE LETTER BASICALLY DECERTIFYING US SAYING THAT MCKINNEY WAS NOT GOING TO BRING SEWER OR WATER TO OUR PROPERTY. SO I DON'T THINK I DON'T THINK THE MANUAL TAKES THAT CONSIDERATION INTO IT. SO I'M SAYING I'M YOU'RE ASKING ME FOR AN EASEMENT, WHICH I WOULD GLADLY GIVE FOR SEWER OR WATER.

AT THE SAME TIME, YOU'RE TELLING ME WE ARE NOT COMING TO YOUR PROPERTY WITH SEWER AND WATER THAT IS CURRENTLY WITH THE TEXAS UTILITY? IT'S PROGRESSING. ACCORDING TO KATELYN, LAST WEEK, NOBODY IS FIGHTING IT. SO MORE THAN LIKELY THE DECERTIFICATION IS GOING TO GET APPROVED, WHICH WILL PROBABLY BE OCTOBER, WHICH MEANS IF I UNDERSTAND IT CORRECTLY, THE CITY OF MCKINNEY IS NO LONGER OBLIGATED OR EVEN ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE WATER TO US. SO MY PROBLEM ISN'T WITH THE EASEMENT. IF YOU'RE BRINGING WATER TO ME OR SEWER TO ME, MY PROBLEM IS YOU'RE ASKING FOR AN EASEMENT AND YOU'RE NOT BRINGING ANYTHING TO ME ON THE STREETS. MY BIG CONCERN THERE IS IT'S A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO PUT THOSE TURN LANES. I DON'T HAVE A BIG PROBLEM WITH DOING THAT, EXCEPT I CAN'T GET ANYTHING IN WRITING FROM THE CITY OF MCKINNEY FROM TXDOT THAT THEY WILL BE REPLACED. JENNIFER JACKSON SHE'S TIRED OF ME. I KNOW SHE WANTS ME TO GO AWAY, BUT WE'VE HAD NUMEROUS DISCUSSIONS AND ACCORDING TO HER, TXDOT WILL REPLACE WHATEVER IS THERE WITH CONCRETE ROAD WHEN THEY COME THROUGH. AND I'M SURE YOU'RE ALL AWARE TXDOT IS GOING TO REDO THE ROAD IN THE NEXT 3 TO 5 YEARS. THEY DON'T HAVE A TIME FRAME. THEY HAVE ACQUIRED OUR PROPERTY TO DO THAT. THE RIGHT OF WAY. SO WHAT WHAT THE ENGINEERING HERE IS ASKING FOR

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IS AN ADDITIONAL 32FT OF FRONTAGE, WHICH AGAIN CUTS INTO OUR ACREAGE. AND AT THE SAME TIME, THERE'S NO CONFIRMATION IN WRITING. AND I TALKED TO TWO CONTRACTORS WHO SAID, YOU GOT TO HAVE THAT IN WRITING OR TXDOT SHOWS UP. AND IF YOU GET THE NICE GUY, HE DOES IT. IF YOU DON'T, YOU'RE STUCK. AND I JUST SPENT $200,000, WHICH IS GOING TO GET TORN UP AND THROWN IN THE DUMP TRUCK AND CARRIED OFF. SO I THINK THIS IS A UNIQUE SITUATION BECAUSE OF THE TRANSITION FROM MCKENZIE TO OR MACKENZIE MCKINNEY TO THE ETJ TO NOW WE GO TO COLLIN COUNTY. AND IN THE PROCESS, WE'VE GONE TO THE LAST 2 OR 3 YEARS. THE WHOLE THING HAS WENT FROM WE'RE DOING NOTHING GOING TO COLLIN COUNTY TO WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING TO WHERE WE ARE NOW. SO I'M OBVIOUSLY FRUSTRATED, BUT THAT'S THAT'S THE REASON THAT I, I THINK THE REQUEST FOR THE EASEMENTS IS OUT OF LINE. AND I'M NOT AGAINST THE RIGHT TURN LANES. TXDOT IS GOING TO PUT A LEFT TURN LANE WHEN THEY REDO THE ROAD. AND OUR DISCUSSIONS, I THOUGHT THAT WAS HANDLED THE RIGHT TURN LANES. IF SOMEBODY CAN GET ME SOMETHING IN WRITING THAT SAYS, I'M NOT GOING TO THROW $200,000 IN THE AIR, I WOULD BE OKAY WITH THAT. I DO HAVE MY ENGINEER HERE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I GOT A QUESTION. IF I HAVE SOME DISCONNECT ON YOUR WATER.

IF YOU'RE NOT GETTING WATER FROM US, WHERE ARE YOU GETTING IT? COLLIN COUNTY OKAY, BUT YET WE SO THE WATER MAIN THAT WE WANT TO PUT THROUGH AND JENNIFER GARY, MAYBE YOU ANSWER THIS QUESTION DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH HIS PROPERTY. IT'S TO ACCESS PROPERTIES ELSEWHERE. AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE NORMALLY DO. I'M SORRY. YEAH. GREAT QUESTION. COUNCIL MEMBER SO NORTH COLLINS SAID ESPECIALLY UTILITY DISTRICT, THEY HAVE A WATER LINE THAT'S ON THE WEST OR EAST SIDE OF THE ROAD THAT WOULD COME DOWN, AND THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO BORE ACROSS AND FEED THIS PROPERTY. WE HAVE A MASTER PLAN WATER LINE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY THAT WILL FEED OTHER PROPERTIES FARTHER NORTH. SO AS THESE PROPERTIES ARE DEVELOPING, WE ARE TWO AND THROUGH AND WE REQUIRE ALL THESE PROPERTIES TO DEDICATE THE EASEMENT AND ESCROW THE COST OF THE LINE WHEN WE'RE READY TO BUILD THAT. BUT YEAH, SO THEY HAVE CONTRACTED WITH NORTH COLLINS TO PROVIDE WATER THERE. WE WOULD PROVIDE WATER TO THEM IF THEY WOULD WANT OUR WATER, AND WE'RE WILLING TO ANNEX IT INTO THE CITY AND USE OUR UTILITIES THAT WAY. OKAY. AND IS THAT A CONSIDERATION FOR YOU TO ANNEX INTO THE CITY? WE WOULD CONSIDER IT. WE DID CONSIDER IT, ACTUALLY. AND THEN THROUGH THE PLANNING PROCESS, WE WERE TOLD AT THAT TIME IT WASN'T APPROPRIATE AT THE TIME. AND, AND TO DO THE WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW TO DO THE PLANNING WITH THE CITY AND MOVE TO COLLIN COUNTY FOR THE BUILDING PERMIT AND ALL THAT GOES WITH THAT. SO WE THERE IS AN APPLICATION ACTUALLY, THERE WAS AN APPLICATION FILED FOR ANNEXATION TWO YEARS AGO. I GOT THREE YEARS INVESTED IN THIS DEAL TWO YEARS AGO TO START THIS PROCESS. AND THEN AND I UNDERSTAND ALL THE DYNAMIC CHANGES THAT THAT THE CITY OF MCKINNEY HAS GONE THROUGH WITH THE GROWTH AND TRYING TO MANAGE THAT AND ALL THAT FUN STUFF. BUT YEAH, WE'RE NOT AGAINST DOING THAT, BUT WE'VE GOT TO HAVE A GIVE AND TAKE ON THE DEAL. AND I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT THE SEWER AND AT THE TIME ONE OF THE OBSTACLES WAS WE WERE WE WANTED TO GUARANTEE WE'D HOOK UP, WHICH WE WOULD LOVE TO HOOK UP BUT GUARANTEE A COST. AND OBVIOUSLY, YOU DON'T KNOW, A COST. AND I CAN'T GO TO MY OWNER AND SAY, COULD BE 100,000, COULD BE A HALF A MILLION, WE DON'T KNOW. SO THE SAME, THE SAME ISSUES, THE SAME QUANDARIES THAT YOU GUYS FACE COME OVER HERE TOO. WHEN I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE DYNAMICS OF THE MONEY AND ALL THAT, I THINK I GOT LOST A LITTLE BIT. SO YOU SAID YOU PUT IN AN APPLICATION TO ANNEX INTO THE CITY AND WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT APPLICATION? NOTHING. WHY? AT THE TIME THE CITY WAS THE CITY DIDN'T HAVE. WE WERE TOLD THE CITY DIDN'T HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO TAKE CARE OF US, BECAUSE WE STARTED FROM NOTHING TO WHERE WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A COMMERCIAL SEPTIC AT THAT POINT, WHICH IS PROBABLY TWO, TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO, WE CHANGED TO WHERE THE CITY WAS GOING TO DO THE FULL REVIEW, AND THEN IT CHANGED AGAIN AND SAID, JUST DO, JUST DO THE PLAT AND THEN GO TO THE COUNTY FOR THE REST. SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT STAFF ADVISED YOU FROM PROCEEDING WITH, WELL, STEVE, YOU GOT I NEED SOME I NEED SOME CLARITY. I DON'T KNOW IF JENNIFER AND BECAUSE I HAVE A

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QUESTION ABOUT THAT ALSO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT GARY. THE TIMELINE IN IN TERMS OF THIS LEFT TURN LANE 3 TO 5 YEARS, OR IS IT MORE LIKE 5 TO 7 YEARS OR 7 TO 10 YEARS? BECAUSE I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO LEAVE A LANE UNDONE THAT WE NEED FOR SAFETY PURPOSES, EVEN IF IT IS FOR THREE YEARS. THAT'S ACTUALLY A PRETTY DECENT AMOUNT OF TIME. SO BUT CAN YOU GIVE US A TIMELINE ON THAT? YEAH. COUNCILMEMBER. GREAT, GREAT GREAT QUESTION. SO TXDOT HAS GONE OUT AND PURCHASED THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR HIGHWAY FIVE FROM 380 NORTH ALL THE WAY UP TO 121. AND MELISSA, HOWEVER, THEY DO NOT HAVE FUNDING FOR THAT PROJECT. OUR PROJECT FROM OF HIGHWAY FIVE FROM 380 SOUTH HAS ALREADY BEEN PUSHED OUT TO 2028. OKAY. SO WE'RE WE'RE FOUR YEARS, THREE YEARS TO THAT PROJECT. WE STILL DON'T HAVE FUNDING FOR THAT PROJECT NORTH. SO IN OUR MIND WE DON'T THINK IT'S A 3 TO 5 YEARS. WE THINK IT'S 5 TO 7 MAYBE LONGER. AND SO AS WE LOOK AT THE TRAFFIC THAT CONTINUES TO GROW ON HIGHWAY FIVE, WE THINK THE LEFT TURN LANE AND THE RIGHT TURN LANES ARE A SAFETY ISSUE. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THOSE GET INSTALLED WITH THE PROJECT. OKAY. I DID NOT KNOW YOU WERE ASKING FOR A LETTER. WE WILL WORK ON THAT WITH TXDOT TO GET THE LETTER ON THE RIGHT TURN LANE AND GET THAT COMMITMENT. THAT'S A MISSED CONNECTION ON OUR PART, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE WAITING FOR. WHAT ABOUT THE ANNEXATION, THOUGH? YES. PLEASE CLARIFY BECAUSE YEAH, SO I WOULD APPROVE THAT RIGHT NOW IF WE NEED TO, WHY WOULDN'T WE WANT TO BRING SOMETHING TO THE CITY? EXPLAIN THAT. WELL, SO THEY DID SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION. AND WE GO THROUGH A TYPICAL REVIEW FOR THAT. THE BALL IS IN THEIR COURT WITH AN ANNEXATION. THERE IS AN ACCOMPANIED ANNEXATION ORDINANCE, AN AGREEMENT SUBJECTING THE PROPERTY TO ALL THE TYPICAL CITY STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS, AS WELL AS THE ASSOCIATED ZONING. SO THAT HAS NOT PROGRESSED FORWARD, NOT FOR STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION THAT WE TRY TO AVOID MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FOLKS ON HOW TO PROCEED. BUT THAT APPLICATION IS IN. I BELIEVE THAT JAKE BENNETT, WHO IS THE PLANNER WHO'S BEEN WORKING ON IT, DOES TRY AND REACH OUT AND ASK ABOUT THE PROGRESS ON THE ANNEXATION. BUT THE FOCUS AT THIS POINT HAD BEEN ON THE PLAT, BECAUSE WHEN THE PLAT COMES IN, WE DO NOT HAVE LAND USE CONTROL IN THE ETJ. WE ONLY HAVE PLATTING AUTHORITY. AND SO AT THAT POINT, IT'S UP TO THE APPLICANT TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO DEVELOP IN THE ETJ WITH JUST PLATS, OR IF THEY WANT TO COME INTO THE CITY IN ORDER TO DEVELOP UNDER THE CITY STANDARDS. BUT EVEN IF THEY ANNEX, THESE ARE NOT VARIANCES THAT WE WOULD THAT STAFF WOULD AGREE WITH. CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. AND SO THAT THAT PRESENTS FOR US, YOU KNOW, QUITE FOR ME, QUITE A BIT OF CONCERN.

IF WE DON'T HAVE THE PROPER TURN LANES IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER THINGS. SO THAT'S JUST MY PERSPECTIVE. AND I'LL LET COUNCIL AND, AND SO IN, IN THAT DISCUSSION, I TEXDOT HAS THE DESIGN. TXDOT IS THE BIGGEST ROAD BUILDER IN THE UNITED STATES. THEY HAVE A DESIGN, THEY HAVE A TRAFFIC STUDY. AND THEIR DESIGN SAYS WHEN THEY BUILD IT, THEY NEED A LEFT TURN LANE.

YOU'LL HAVE FOUR LANES GOING. AND THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS IS NEEDED FOR THE NEXT 15 YEARS. I ASKED FOR THE TRAFFIC STUDY FROM THE CITY TO JUSTIFY THE SAFETY ISSUES, AND WE HAVE A STORE THERE NOW, AND I HAVE ASKED MY GUYS AND THEY SAID, WELL, WE HAVEN'T HAD AND WE HAVE BIG TRUCKS IN AND OUT. WE HAVE PICKUPS, TRAILERS, ALL THAT IN AND OUT. AND THEY SAID, WELL, NOT THAT WE KNOW OF. AND SO I'M LEANING ON THE TXDOT DEAL BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY DID A TRAFFIC STUDY. THEIR DESIGN IS DONE. AND YOU KNOW, I DO UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN ON ON THE TIMING BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME 3 TO 5 AND OBVIOUSLY THEY'VE TOLD YOUR PEOPLE FIVE TO 7 TO 10 OR WHATEVER. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT OUR FIRST RODEO WITH TXDOT, RIGHT? SO WE'RE WE'RE USED TO HEARING ONE NUMBER AND NOT TO SAY THIS IS NOT A KNOCK AGAINST TXDOT, BUT IT'S A VERY COMPLICATED SITUATION TO PUT A ROADWAY THAT IT IS IN THAT WAY. BUT ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TRUCKS THAT ARE COMING IN AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, CLEARLY, YOU COULD UNDERSTAND FROM THE CITY'S PERSPECTIVE THAT WE WOULD WANT TO HAVE A LEFT TURN LANE THERE FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. SO I, I HAVE A BIG PROBLEM WITH DELAYING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THAT LANE, EVEN IF WE ONLY TOOK THAT ONE VARIANCE. DELAYING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THAT LANE IS A SAFETY HAZARD. PERSONALLY, I THINK THE RIGHT TURN IS MORE DANGEROUS. TRUCKS TURNING ONTO THE ROAD EITHER. YEAH OKAY.

EITHER EITHER. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? WE'RE FIDUCIARIES FOR TAXPAYER OF THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. I GET THAT THIS CAN BE IN YOUR BEST INTEREST, BUT I DON'T SEE HOW IT'S IN OURS. I COULDN'T VOTE FOR THIS. I MEAN, I I'VE BEEN OUT THERE, I'VE DRIVEN THAT ROAD. I UNDERSTAND THE DANGERS OF NOT HAVING A TURN LANE. I JUST CAN'T SUPPORT IT. AND I'M

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I'M A DIFFERENT MY OPINION IS DIFFERENT. IF I'M NOT JUST THROWING MONEY UP IN THE AIR, IT'S GOING TO GET TORN UP IN TWO YEARS OR FIVE YEARS. THAT'S A TOTAL DIFFERENT STORY. AND THAT'S MY BIG DILEMMA ON THE LANES NOW IS DEPENDING ON WHAT I GOT TO DO, IT'S 200 TO $500,000 THAT RIGHT NOW, TXDOT IS NOT OBLIGATED TO PUT ANY OF THAT BACK IN AND THAT I KNOW OF. THEY DON'T HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF MCKINNEY TO DO THAT. JENNIFER JACKSON SAYS THEY THEY VERBALLY SAID THEY'RE GOING TO DO THAT. I THINK AT THIS POINT, IT'S PROBABLY TIME FOR YOU TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AGAIN WITH STAFF AND FIGURE OUT. BUT AS AS IS WITH THIS REQUEST, WE HAVE TO MAKE A RULING ON THIS REQUEST. SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TONIGHT. MADAM MAYOR PRO TEM, I MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE UPHOLD STAFF'S DENIAL OF THIS. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CLOUTIER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO REGULAR AGENDA

[Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution of the City Council of the City of McKinney, Texas, Regarding the Application of Palladium USA International, Inc., to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, for a 9% Housing Tax Credit to Construct a New Housing Development to be Known as “McKinney Ranch Senior Living”]

ITEMS AND PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. ITEM 252422. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER, DISCUSS, ACT ON A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS, REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF PALLADIUM USA INTERNATIONAL, INC. TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS FOR A 9% HOUSING TAX CREDIT TO CONSTRUCT A NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TO BE KNOWN AS MCKINNEY RANCH SENIOR LIVING. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL, MARGARET LEE, HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. AS MAYOR PRO TEM READ. THE PALLADIUM USA IS REQUESTING A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR A LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROJECT KNOWN AS THE MCKINNEY RANCH SENIOR LIVING PROJECT. SO JUST TO DO A REALLY BRIEF RECAP ON WHAT THE LOW INCOME TAX CREDIT OR LIE TAX PROGRAM IS, IT'S A FEDERAL PROGRAM TO INCENTIVIZE THE CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR REDUCTION IN THE INVESTOR'S FEDERAL INCOME TAX IN EXCHANGE FOR AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING.

AND JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM THE TAX EXEMPTIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING REGARDING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SCORECARD. SO THE LIGHT TECH PROGRAM IS A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE PROGRAM THAT'S ADMINISTERED BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, AND IT'S ANNUAL QUALIFIED ALLOCATION PLAN. THE TECH DEVELOPMENTS ARE OVERSEEN BY THE INVESTORS FOR THE DURATION OF THE TAX CREDITS, WHICH INCENTIVIZES THEM TO MANAGE THE PROPERTY TO MAINTAIN THE TAX CREDITS. IN ADDITION, THE TDHCA ALSO OVERSEES THE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PERIOD OF THE AFFORDABILITY, WHICH IS A MINIMUM OF 15 YEARS. THE QUALIFIED ALLOCATION PLAN PROVIDES ADDITIONAL POINTS FOR RESOLUTIONS FROM THE CITY OR CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE FORM OF A LOAN, GRANT OR FEE REDUCTION. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT WOULD PROVIDE THE APPLICANT WITH AN ADDITIONAL 17 POINTS. IN DECEMBER 2022, THE CITY UPDATED ITS LIGHT TECH POLICY, WHICH OUTLINES THE RESOLUTION PROCESS IN WHICH AN APPLICANT SUBMITS A REQUEST FOR RESOLUTION. STAFF CONDUCTS AN EVALUATION OF THE REQUEST BASED ON THE LIGHT TECH POLICY, AND THEN FORWARDS THE REQUEST TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION.

AS WE ARE DOING TONIGHT. AS OF SEPTEMBER 2024, THERE ARE 20 LAI TECH PROPERTIES IN THE CITY WITH A TOTAL OF 3015 UNITS. GENERALLY, THE CITY HAS MAINTAINED AN AVERAGE OF ONE UNIT PER 80 PERSON, AND THEN, WITH AN ESTIMATED JANUARY 1ST, 2025 POPULATION OF 224,043, THE CITY HAS EXCEEDED THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS NEEDED BY 214 UNITS, WHICH PUTS US CURRENTLY AT ONE UNIT FOR EVERY 74 PERSONS. SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PORTION OF THE PRESENTATION.

I'LL HAND IT OVER TO KIM PARKER WITH PALLADIUM TO PRESENT THE PROJECT IN MORE DETAIL. I DON'T THINK I'M TALL ENOUGH FOR THIS. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR PRO TEM FELTZ AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M KIM PARKER WITH PALLADIUM USA. I'M EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF DEVELOPMENT, AND I'M HERE WITH TAYLOR THOMAS. SHE'S A DEVELOPMENT PROJECT MANAGER, AND WE'RE HERE TO PRESENT OUR THIRD POTENTIAL PROJECT IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, WHICH WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT. JUST A QUICK REVIEW OF WHO PALLADIUM IS. AGAIN, WE ARE PART OF THE PALLADIUM GROUP, WHICH IS A THIRD GENERATION FAMILY OWNED REAL ESTATE CONGLOMERATE WITH ASSETS IN SIX COUNTRIES. AND WE'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS 150 YEARS. I KNOW YOU THINK I DON'T LOOK A DAY OVER 100 HERE IN THE US. WE DEVELOP EVERYTHING FROM HIGH RISE MID-RISE WORKFORCE HOUSING, INDEPENDENT SENIOR LIVING AND MIXED INCOME FOR LONG TERM OWNERS. AND WE SELF MANAGE ALL OF OUR ASSETS. I WANT TO GIVE A QUICK REVIEW OF OUR LAST PROJECT, PALLADIUM MCKINNEY, WHICH IS IN DISTRICT THREE.

COUNCIL MEMBER FELTUS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THIS WAS A 2023 4% HOUSING TAX CREDIT

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DEVELOPMENT AND WAS A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH PALLADIUM. THE MCKINNEY HOUSING FINANCE CORP, WHO ISSUED OUR TAX EXEMPT BONDS, AND THE CITY OF MCKINNEY ISSUED A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP. OF 1,000,005. WE EXPECT CONSTRUCTION TO BE COMPLETED BY THIS SUMMER. WE ARE ALREADY 72% PRE-LEASED. IT'S GOING VERY, VERY WELL. THE PROJECT IS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF VIRGINIA PARKWAY, JUST WEST OF 75. WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU ALL TOUR IT AT YOUR CONVENIENCE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. OUR OTHER PROJECT IS CRAIG RANCH, WHICH IS IN DEVELOPMENT MODE. IT'S A FIVE ACRE SITE RIGHT AT KENNETH COOPER. AND WHAT'S THE CROSS STREET TAYLOR, ANYWAY? KENNETH COOPER AND COLLIN MCKINNEY PARKWAY. THAT WILL BE A 327 UNIT LUXURY MARKET RATE. FIVE STORY WITH WRAP. WE'RE JUST STILL IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS THERE. OUR LATEST PROJECT FOR THE CITY OF MCKINNEY IS AN INDEPENDENT SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY THAT WILL BE FINANCED BY 9% HOUSING TAX CREDITS. TONIGHT, WE'RE REQUESTING SUPPORT FOR A RESOLUTION THAT WILL ALLOW US TO TAKE THE CRITICAL FIRST STEPS TOWARDS DEVELOPING A MUCH NEEDED, INDEPENDENT SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY THAT HAS RENTS THAT ARE ATTAINABLE FOR OUR SENIORS. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE AGING POPULATION IS GROWING RAPIDLY, AND MANY SENIORS FACE CHALLENGES IN FINDING AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE HOUSING THAT'S OF HIGH QUALITY. SO THIS RESOLUTION THAT WE'RE REQUESTING TONIGHT, IT IS NOT A COMMITMENT TO REZONE THE SITE OR A GUARANTEE OF ANY PARTICULAR OUTCOME. IT'S SIMPLY A MEANS TO ADVANCE OUR EFFORTS TO EXPLORE DEVELOPING MUCH NEEDED SENIOR HOUSING AT THIS LOCATION. BY GRANTING THE RESOLUTION, YOU WOULD BE PROVIDING AN ENDORSEMENT THAT COULD STRENGTHEN OUR APPLICATION FOR TAX CREDITS AND INCREASE OUR CHANCES OF SECURING THE NECESSARY FUNDING. WITHOUT THE TAX CREDITS, THIS DEVELOPMENT CANNOT BE POSSIBLE. IT PROVIDES THE CRITICAL FINANCIAL GAP THAT WOULD OTHERWISE RENDER OUR PROJECT INFEASIBLE. SECURING 9% HOUSING TAX CREDITS IS A VERY COMPETITIVE PROCESS, PARTICULARLY FOR SENIOR LIVING APPLICATIONS. DUE TO THE LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF TAX CREDITS. FOR THIS PURPOSE, YOUR SUPPORT WOULD DEMONSTRATE TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS THAT MCKINNEY RANCH SENIOR LIVING IS A VALUABLE INVESTMENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SO HERE'S THE PARTICULARS. WE'RE GOING TO LIMIT OUR RESIDENTS TO AGE 62 AND OVER, WHICH IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN THE MAJORITY OF SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITIES THAT LIMIT IT TO 55 AND OVER, WHERE YOU CAN HAVE A CHILD LIVING IN A UNIT. IT'S NOT WE DON'T WE DON'T SEE THAT AS TRUE SENIOR HOUSING. BUT LIMITING IT TO 62 AND OVER IS TRUE SENIOR HOUSING. CHILDREN CANNOT LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY BOTH. IF THERE'S A COUPLE, BOTH OF THEM HAVE TO BE AT LEAST 62 AND OVER. THIS WILL BE 110 UNITS, MIX OF THREE AND FOUR STORIES WITH INTERIOR CORRIDORS AND ELEVATORS, AND A VERY ROBUST AMENITY PACKAGE FOR OUR SENIORS.

WE'LL HAVE AN OUTDOOR POOL WITH AN ACCESSIBLE RAMP, AND I'LL SHOW YOU SOME PICTURES OF THOSE OF A SIMILAR PROJECT. A CLUBHOUSE WITH COMMUNITY ROOM WILL HAVE BARBECUE GRILLS, A FITNESS CENTER, AND COMMUNITY GARDENS WITH RAISED PLANTERS, WHICH IS REALLY VERY POPULAR IN OUR SENIOR COMMUNITIES. A THEATER ROOM, A DOG PARK, AND WE'LL HAVE LOTS OF ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS, AND ALSO SOME SOCIAL PROGRAMS TO HELP THOSE SENIORS THAT NEED IT MOST. OUR LOCATION IN DISTRICT TWO IS ON MCKINNEY RANCH PARKWAY, JUST WEST OF LAKE FOREST DRIVE. THERE'S A 3.7 ACRE SITE LOCATED THERE THAT HAS A MIXED USE ZONING. IT'S IN A VERY LARGE PD, BUT THE SITE'S BEEN PASSED OVER FOR DEVELOPMENT FOR MANY YEARS. THERE'S A 50 FOOT GAS EASEMENT ON THE FRONT. IT JUST IT'S A VERY SMALL, TIGHT SITE. IT'S LIMITED WITH WHAT IT CAN DO. BUT WE CREATED A VISION OF SENIOR HOUSING ON THIS LOCATION. IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO A MEMORY CARE CALLED AVALON MEMORY CARE. INDEPENDENT SENIOR LIVING IS AN EXCELLENT COMPLIMENT TO MEMORY CARE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE ONE SPOUSE WHO NEEDS MORE CARE AND MOVES INTO A SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY. THE OTHER SPOUSE COULD LIVE RIGHT NEXT DOOR. SO IT DOES HELP KEEP AVALON MEMORY CARE RESIDENTS CLOSE TO THEIR LOVED ONES, AND THEN NEXT TO A WALMART AND ALL THE RETAIL AT THAT. AT THAT CORNER. THIS IS JUST A PROPOSED RENDERING. THIS OURS WILL BE A MIX OF THREE AND FOUR STORIES.

AND OUR SITE PLAN, THIS IS ONE BUILDING. THE THREE STORIES WILL BE CLOSEST TO THE RESIDENTIAL ON

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THE BACK, BUT THERE'S A VERY LARGE SPACE BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS AND THE LOTS BEHIND US. THE FOUR STORIES WOULD BE CLOSEST TO MCKINNEY RANCH PARKWAY. OUR ACCESS COMES THROUGH THE SITE TO OUR WEST, WHICH IS THE AVALON MEMORY CARE. WE HAVE AN ACCESS EASEMENT THROUGH THERE. IF YOU'VE BEEN OUT TO THIS LOCATION, THERE'S A ROAD CALLED BLACKJACK. THAT KIND OF. IT'S A CURVED ROAD ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER WHERE WE'RE GOING TO REROUTE THAT ROAD SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY MAKE THE MOST OF THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT. IT'S SURFACE PARKED, AS YOU SEE. THE PARKING IS ON THE BACK. THE BUILDING IS AS CLOSE TO THE FRONT AS WE CAN POSSIBLY MAKE IT. THIS IS OUR PROPOSED UNIT BREAKDOWN 110 UNITS. 81 OF THOSE WOULD BE TARGETING RESIDENTS BETWEEN 30 AND 80%. AREA MEDIAN INCOME, 29 UNITS AT FULL MARKET RATE. AND THEN HERE'S OUR MIX OF ONE AND TWO BEDROOMS, 71 ONE BEDS, 39 TWO BEDROOM UNITS. SO HERE'S OUR AFFORDABILITY STRUCTURE. WE'LL HAVE NINE UNITS AT 30% AREA MEDIAN INCOME. AND I KNOW YOU'RE PROBABLY THINKING, WELL WHAT DOES THAT MEAN. SO A FAMILY OF TWO. BECAUSE TYPICALLY YOU'RE EITHER GOING TO HAVE 1 OR 2 PEOPLE LIVING IN A UNIT FOR 30 TO GET TO BE ABLE TO RENT A ONE BEDROOM AT 621, THEIR EARNINGS WOULD HAVE TO BE TOGETHER AROUND $28,000 A YEAR. THAT'S OUR VERY LOW END, AND THEN IT INCREASES FROM THERE. THE MAJORITY OF OUR UNITS THAT ARE BELOW MARKET ARE FOR 50 AND 60% AREA MEDIAN INCOME, WHICH IS MID 40S TO MID 50S. AND I'M USING I'M USING TWO PEOPLE IN THAT NUMBER. IF THERE'S ONE PERSON THE NUMBER THE INCOME IS LESS OBVIOUSLY.

BUT THIS IS OUR RENT STRUCTURE. EVEN AT 50% AREA MEDIAN INCOME, A TWO BEDROOM AT 1241. THAT'S THE MOST WE CAN CHARGE UNDER THE HUD GUIDELINES. GETTING FULL AMENITIES WHERE FULL MARKET ON THAT UNIT IS GOING TO BE SOMEWHERE AROUND 2000. WE DON'T JUST BUILD HOUSING, WE BUILD COMMUNITIES. AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE BRING SERVICES TO OUR RESIDENTS THAT WILL HELP THEM LIVE THE MOST PRODUCTIVE LIFE THAT THEY CAN. WE'LL HAVE A MARKET PANTRY. WE BRING FRESH FRUIT, FRESH FOOD THAT WILL GET WE GET DONATED FROM THE FOOD BANKS. WE'LL OFFER FINANCIAL LITERACY COURSES, THE BANKS THAT WE WORK WITH, REGIONS BANK, FOR ONE, THEY'LL OFFER IT ACROSS OUR PORTFOLIO FOR FREE. WE'LL HAVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT COME IN AND HAVE LUNCH AND LEARNS WITH THEM, AND SENIOR EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS. A LOT OF SENIORS WANT TO STAY BUSY, YOU KNOW, SO THERE'S PART TIME JOBS THAT WILL HELP THEM CONNECT WITH IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT INTERESTS THEM, THAT I KNOW. I LIST HERE RESOURCES FOR GRANDPARENTS TAKING CARE OF GRANDCHILDREN.

SADLY, WE COULDN'T ALLOW THAT IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT WE'RE SEEING ACROSS OUR PORTFOLIO THAT GRANDPARENTS ARE NOW THERE'S INCREASING AMOUNT THAT ARE RAISING THEIR GRANDCHILDREN FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER. AND SO OUR PROGRAMS HELP THOSE, HELP THOSE FOLKS HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS. JUST HERE'S SOME PICTURES OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE OFFER. AND THIS IS ALL DONE THROUGH A NONPROFIT CALLED OPERATION COMMUNITY CARE. THEY'RE BASED IN DALLAS. FULL DISCLOSURE I'M ON THE BOARD OF THIS NONPROFIT, AND THEY WILL. WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THEM WHERE THEY DELIVER ALL THESE PROGRAMS ACROSS OUR PORTFOLIO, NO COST TO OUR RESIDENTS. HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF A SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY THAT WE BUILT IN GARLAND THAT IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE AMENITIES WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING TO MCKINNEY RANCH SENIOR LIVING. THERE'S OUR LOUNGES AND GREAT ROOMS. EVERYTHING IS DECORATED AND DESIGNED, VERY LUXURIOUS. THIS IS A POOL WITH AN ACCESSIBLE RAMP FOR OUR SENIORS, AND WE HAVE OUR GARDENS, OUR OTHER SPACES, COMPUTER LOUNGES, AND THEN AS AS WITH ALL OF THE PALLADIUM DEVELOPMENTS, A LUXURIOUS FINISH OUT WITH GRANITE COUNTERTOPS THROUGHOUT, DESIGNER LIGHTING, UPGRADED CABINETRY, A BALCONY WITH STORAGE WHICH WE REALLY LOVE. HAVING THAT STORAGE CLOSET. IT KEEPS THINGS INSIDE AND NOT, YOU KNOW, OUT ON THE PATIOS. AND THEN OUR ASK IS WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST A RESOLUTION TONIGHT TO HELP OUR MCKINNEY SENIORS. THIS IS NO GUARANTEE OF OUR GETTING THE FUNDING OF OUR ZONING GOING THROUGH. IT JUST REALLY GETS US TO FIRST BASE. QUESTIONS.

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NOTHING. JUST FOR REPEATED CLARITY, THIS IS A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF YOUR APPLICATION.

CORRECT. THIS IS NOT A VOTE ON ZONING. THIS IS NOT A VOTE ON THE PROJECT ITSELF. IT IS JUST A RESOLUTION SO THAT YOU CAN TURN IN AN APPLICATION THAT WOULD SAY THE CITY OF MCKINNEY WOULD SUPPORT THIS TYPE OF A PROJECT. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. STATED. VERY WELL, KIM, I'M NOT YOU MAY NOT FIND A QUESTION IN THIS, BUT YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF THESE KIND OR, YOU KNOW, THE LOWER INCOME KIND OF PROJECTS COMING TO US, BUT THIS ONE'S A BIT UNIQUE. THE FASTEST GROWING POPULATION OF HOMELESSNESS IN THE UNITED STATES IS PEOPLE RETIRING WITHOUT ANY PENSION PLANS. THEY SPENT THEIR 401 KS IN THEIR IRAS, AND THEY'VE GOT SOCIAL SECURITY AND THEIR CAREERS WERE EPISODIC. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN MCKINNEY, AND SOMETIMES THROUGH NEED OR SOMETIMES THROUGH WANT. THEY WANT MOM OR DAD TO MOVE HERE. IF MOM OR DAD HAVE RESOURCES, THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM. BUT AS AMERICANS, WE'RE NOT REALLY GOOD AT SHARING A HOME WITH MOM AND DAD. YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF LIKE TO HAVE OUR OWN WALLS. MOM AND DAD WANT THEIR OWN WALLS. THERE'S A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE LIVING IN COUNTRY LANE RIGHT NOW. BUT THE FACT IS, IT IS SO DIFFICULT TO GET PRODUCT LIKE THIS OFF THE GROUND. AND THE 9% TAX CREDIT IS WHAT WE NEED. THIS IS IN MY DISTRICT. IT'S A VERY LOW IMPACT USE IN A PRETTY DENSE AREA. BUT THE PROXIMITY TO WALMART IS GOING TO BE A BLESSING FOR THESE PEOPLE. SO IT'S MY HOPE AND PRAYER THAT YOU GET IT AND YOU HAVE MY ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT, AND I HOPE WE CAN GET THIS OFF THE GROUND FOR THE PEOPLE OF MCKINNEY. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. I'M CERTAINLY NOT IN SUPPORT OF IT BECAUSE IT REMOVES THIS PROPERTY FROM OUR TAX ROLLS AND IT BENEFITS 81 PEOPLE TO SOME DEGREE. WHILE CAUSING THE CITIZENS OF MCKINNEY TO LOSE SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF AD VALOREM TAX MOVING FORWARD. WE HAVE CREATED MULTIPLE SENIOR LIVING APARTMENT COMPLEXES IN MCKINNEY OVER THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE OTHER APARTMENT COMPLEXES THAT WE HAVE. I RECEIVED AN EMAIL WITH A NEWS STORY WHILE SITTING ON THIS COUNCIL WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, STATING THAT MCKINNEY HAS MORE APARTMENTS PER CAPITA THAN ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND SO WE HAVE PLENTY. I DON'T SEE A BENEFIT TO THE CITIZENS OF MCKINNEY, OTHER THAN THE 81 PEOPLE WHO MAY GET TO LIVE IN THIS PLACE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PHILLIPS AND COUNCIL.

THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL PAY FULL PROPERTY TAXES. WE ARE NOT SEEKING A TAX EXEMPTION. FEDERAL TAX. THIS WOULD CORRECT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CORRECTLY. THE FEDERAL TAX CREDITS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH US PAYING OUR AD VALOREM TAXES. WE ARE NOT SEEKING AN EXEMPTION WHEN WE.

WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A LOCATION, I THINK WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS PERFECT FOR THIS LOCATION. THIS IS MID-BLOCK. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET A WHOLE LOT OF RETAIL. AND IT'S OBVIOUS BECAUSE IT'S SAT THERE FOR SO LONG. SO I THINK IT'S A PERFECT PLACE TO PUT THIS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MADAM MAYOR PRO TEM, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS. OH, WE MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN CLOUTIER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NAY. OKAY, SO MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

[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 6633 Virginia Parkway, and Accompanying Ordinance]

ITEM 2401292. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER, DISCUSS, ACT ON A REQUEST TO REZONE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FROM PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT LOCATED AT 6633 VIRGINIA PARKWAY AND ACCOMPANYING ORDINANCE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL JENNIFER ARNOLD, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING. AS YOU READ, THIS IS A REZONING REQUEST FOR PROPERTY INSIDE OF ADRIATICA HIGHLIGHTED THERE ON THE LOCATION MAP ON YOUR SCREEN. THE ADDRESS IS 6633 VIRGINIA PARKWAY. YOU ALL MAY KNOW IT AS A GUITAR SANCTUARY OR THE SANCTUARY. AND SO THE REQUEST IS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT TO MODIFY TWO USE ALLOWANCES WITHIN THE ZONING ON THE PROPERTY. ALL OTHER ZONING REQUIREMENTS WOULD STAY THE SAME. SO THE REQUEST BEFORE YOU IS TO ADD A PRIVATE CLUB AS AN ALLOWED USE BY RIGHT. AND AN INDOOR COMMERCIAL ENTERTAINMENT USE BY RIGHT. GIVEN THE LOCATION, THE LIMITED SCOPE OF WHERE THEY'RE PROPOSING TO MAKE THE MODIFIED CHANGE, AND THE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT PATTERN WITHIN ADRIATICA STAFF IS

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RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE REZONING REQUEST, AS IS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE OR ANY QUESTIONS FOR JENNIFER, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS ITEM. SECOND MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN CLOUTIER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JONES. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED?

[Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Specific Use Permit Request to Allow for a Self-Storage Facility (McKillop Self Storage), Located Approximately 850 feet East of State Highway 5 (South McDonald Street) and on the South Side of Harry McKillop Boulevard, and Accompanying Ordinance]

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM IS 2400093. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER, DISCUSS, ACT ON A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUEST TO ALLOW FOR A SELF-STORAGE FACILITY. MCKILLOP SELF-STORAGE, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 850FT EAST OF STATE HIGHWAY FIVE, SOUTH MCDONALD STREET AND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HARRY MCKILLOP BOULEVARD, AND ACCOMPANYING OREGON ORDINANCE AGAIN. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. I'M AS YOU READ, THIS IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUEST FOR A SELF-STORAGE FACILITY. I'M LOCATED GENERALLY AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF STATE HIGHWAY FIVE AND HARRY MCKILLOP BOULEVARD. THIS MAY LOOK LIKE A FAMILIAR TRACT TO YOU ALL. IT WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PRIVATE OWNER, DID CHANGE HANDS. THAT OWNER HAS BEEN WORKING ON SOME FLOODPLAIN RECLAMATION ON THE PROPERTY AND HAS ALSO SUCCESSFULLY REZONE THE PROPERTY TO A C3 COMMERCIAL. SO WITH THAT ZONING ON THE PROPERTY, A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IS REQUIRED TO CONSIDER SELF STORAGE AS PROPOSED WITH THE SUP REQUEST. THERE WILL BE A NUMBER OF BUILDINGS ON THE SITE ONE LARGE INDOOR SELF STORAGE FACILITY AND A FEW OUTDOOR ACCESSIBLE BUILDINGS AS WELL. YOU'LL NOTE THAT HERE ON THE EXHIBIT, ALL OF THE BAY DOORS THAT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT ARE FACED INTERNALLY, AND YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING ALL THE LANDSCAPING AND LANDSCAPE BUFFERS THAT ARE REQUIRED. SO WHEN LOOKING AT THE SITE, WE DO NOTE THAT HARRY MCKILLOP BOULEVARD IS SORT OF A TRANSITION INTO A MORE INDUSTRIAL AREA OF THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. WE ALSO NOTE THAT THE SPUR 399 EXTENSION WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE ACCESSIBILITY OF THIS SITE, AND SO WE DO FEEL THAT THE SUP FOR SELF STORAGE IS A GOOD USE ON THE PROPERTY. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION'S ALSO CONSIDERED THE REQUEST AND IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? JENNIFER, CAN YOU GARY, MAY WAKE UP AND DO THIS FOR ME. WHERE IS WHERE IS SPUR 399? IN RELATION TO THE PROPERTY AND THE ACCESS POINTS? SO GARY GRAHAM, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING. THANK YOU. SPUR THREE NINE WILL BE LET ME ANNOTATE THE EASIEST WAY TO DO IT. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE TO SCALE. WE'RE A LITTLE BIT FARTHER SOUTH. HOW DO I GET THAT OFF THERE. SPUR THREE NINE WILL BE COMING DOWN AROUND LIKE THIS OVER HERE A LITTLE BIT FARTHER SOUTH THAN THAT PURPLE LINE. BUT GENERALLY COMING FROM THE SOUTHWEST, UP TO THE NORTHEAST, SOUTH OF THE PROPERTY. IT WILL BE ELEVATED IN THIS AREA AND WOULDN'T HAVE ACCESS BRIDGE STRUCTURE. YES, SIR. AND FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE. DECEL LANE AND KIND OF ALIGNING WITH THE EXIT FOR OLD MILL ROAD, I MEAN, IS DO WE EXPECT THAT TO CAUSE ANY ISSUES OR YOU KIND OF GOT THEM BOTH STACKED UP THERE? WELL, SO, YOU KNOW, YOU STILL HAVE THE, THE DART LINE TO THE, ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. AND THEN SO YOU KNOW, THIS WILL ACTUALLY BE GRADE SEPARATED OVER OLD MILL ROAD COUCH DRIVE. YOU KNOW. SO 399 WILL CARRY OVER THERE. SO THERE WON'T BE ANY CONNECTION WITH 399 OR THIS PROPERTY WITH OLD MILL COUCH DRIVE. I MEANT THE DIESEL LINE UP THERE ALONG HARRY MCKILLOP WITH AN EXIT FOR OLD MILL ROAD IS RIGHT THERE BECAUSE YOU HAVE THAT EXIT THAT STARTS. IT'S THE LOOP OF THE LITTLE TURNAROUND. YEAH, YEAH. I'M SORRY. YEAH. THE OLD MILL ON THE OTHER SIDE, I APOLOGIZE. WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THEM TO. YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE'RE PUTTING THE RIGHT TURN LANE IN THERE NOW. WE DON'T THINK IT CAUSES A PROBLEM WITH NOBODY USES. IT'S A VERY LOW VOLUME TURNAROUND. IT WILL ACTUALLY PROVIDE ACCESS TO OUR EASEMENTS FURTHER SOUTH THAT THAT OLD MILL ROAD ACCESS, BUT ALSO PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE ROSS CEMETERY TURNAROUND. YEAH, BUT WE DON'T THINK IT AS MUCH TRAFFIC THERE. WE DON'T THINK THAT'S A PROBLEM AT ALL. WHAT FROM THE 399, I DON'T REMEMBER OR I MAY HAVE SEEN IT, BUT THE

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EXIT AND LIKE HOW WOULD SOMEBODY IF YOU'RE COMING NORTH ON 399, YOU'RE GOING TO EXIT HIGHWAY FIVE AND THEN TURN RIGHT ON HARRY MCKILLOP TO GET TO THIS. THAT'S CORRECT. YEP. OKAY.

THAT'S ALL I HAD. SORRY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. IS THE APPLICANT HERE.

COME ON UP. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR PRO TEM, COUNCIL MEMBER STAFF. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT.

MY NAME IS NICK MORTON. I'M WITH ATEX DEVELOPMENT COMPANY AND ASHTON COMMERCIAL. WE ARE RESIDENTS HERE OF MCKINNEY AND ALSO HAVE OUR RECENTLY LOCATED HEADQUARTERS INTO CRAIG RANCH.

WE'RE WE CONSIDER OURSELVES TO BE HIGH QUALITY BUILDERS. WE BUILD ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROJECTS AND DEVELOP ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROJECTS FROM OFFICE, RETAIL, SENIOR CARE, MULTIFAMILY, SEVERAL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN IN MCKINNEY. THE MOST RECENT IS OBVIOUSLY OUR HEADQUARTERS, AND CRAIG RANCH WAS CALLED PIPER GLEN OFFICE BUILDING, WHICH IS A THREE STORY, 36,000 SQUARE FOOT OFFICE BUILDING AND EIGHT FOR SALE OFFICE CONDOS. AND HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THOSE ARE NEARLY FULLY LEASED AND ALL THE CONDOS HAVE BEEN SOLD TO REALLY GOOD TENANTS, MEDICAL OFFICE AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF NEEDS THAT MCKINNEY REALLY NEEDS. WE ALSO BUILT A PUBLIC STORAGE ON VIRGINIA PARKWAY, WHICH WE TOOK VERY A LOT OF CARE TO MAKE SURE THAT FROM AN ESTHETIC STANDPOINT, IT WAS LOOKS MORE LIKE AN OFFICE BUILDING THAT IT DOES. AND, YOU KNOW, A REALLY OLD STYLED SELF STORAGE BUILDING. SO IT LOOKS MORE LIKE AN OFFICE BUILDING WITH MASONRY AND GOOD LANDSCAPING PACKAGE. AND, AND OUR AND WE WOULD THIS WOULD BE NO DIFFERENT. SO WE WOULD HAVE, YOU KNOW, MASONRY AND ARCHITECTURAL PANELS ON THE BUILDING WOULD HAVE A NICE LANDSCAPING PACKAGE. WE THINK THIS IS A PERFECT LOCATION.

BEING ON THE EAST SIDE OF 75, IN A TRANSITIONAL AREA INTO INDUSTRIAL. AND THERE'S, YOU KNOW, ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, THERE'S A LANDFILL THERE. SO WE THINK THIS IS A PERFECT USE. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE DECEL LANE, WHEN YOU TAKE A RIGHT ONTO HARRY MCKILLOP, THERE'S A RIGHT TURN LANE, BUT THEN THERE'S ON TOP OF THAT, THERE'S TWO FULL FULL LANES. AND THAT RIGHT TURN LANE JUST GOES STRAIGHT ON TO OLD MILL ROAD. IN ADDITION TO THAT, I THINK THEY'RE HAVING US PUT IN AN ADDITIONAL DECEL LANE, SO YOU'LL HAVE THE TURN LANE WHICH FEEDS INTO OLD MILL ROAD, WHICH IS NOT PART OF THE TWO LANES. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THEY'RE HAVING US PUT ANOTHER DIESEL LINE. SO I THINK FROM A, YOU KNOW, A SAFETY STANDPOINT, THERE'S DEFINITELY ACCESS THERE. SO HERE TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS AND WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM. NOT I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. THANK YOU I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS ITEM. SECOND MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CLOUTIER. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. NEXT ITEM IS ITEM DASH 252399.

[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]

CONSIDER. DISCUSS. ACT ON THE APPEAL OF A DENIAL OF AN EXCEPTION. APPLICATION FOR NEW WATER OR WASTEWATER UTILITIES BY LUX LOCKER FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4097 FM 1461, PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024. DASH ONE TWO, DASH 107 FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED OUTSIDE THE MCKINNEY'S INCORPORATED LIMITS, BUT WITHIN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY'S EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AND OR CERTIFICATES OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY AREAS. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR PRO TEM. SORRY FOR THAT. LENGTHY PREAMBLE. MARK HAUSER, CITY ATTORNEY. MR. GILLINGHAM IS NOT HERE THIS EVENING, BUT THIS ITEM WAS HEARD AT YOUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING. AS YOU RECALL THE PRESENTATION FROM THE APPLICANT, MR. MCNERNEY, AND FROM MR. GILLINGHAM EXPLAINED THE CITY'S ORDINANCE REQUIRING CESSATION OF UTILITY SERVICE IN THE ETJ, PENDING OUR CCN CASE THAT WE HAVE AT THE PUC AND THE RATIONALE BEHIND THAT, AS WELL AS THE EXCEPTIONS WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST FOR THE APPEAL AND IN THE STAFF'S OPINION. AND AS HE PRESENTED AT THE MEETING, WE FEEL LIKE THAT THE APPLICANT'S NOT ENTITLED TO THE EXCEPTION AND EXEMPTION AND THAT THE CONSEQUENTLY, THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. RECOMMENDATION IS FOR DENIAL OF THIS APPEAL. I HAVE BEFORE YOU TWO MOTIONS, ONE FOR APPROVAL AND ONE FOR DENIAL.

AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE REVIEWED THIS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND I'M HAPPY

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TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. BUT WHAT WE NEED TONIGHT IS A DECISION ON THE APPEAL. THAT WE DECIDED TO. CARRY THIS ITEM TO THIS MEETING. BUT WERE THERE ANY OTHER DEVELOPMENTS THAT OCCURRED SINCE THE LAST MEETING? NO, MA'AM. MAYOR PRO TEM, I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM MR. MCNERNEY. WE DID HAVE SOME DIALOG ABOUT HOW LONG IT TAKES TO ANNEX, AND I GAVE HIM SOME RESPONSES TO THAT.

THERE MAY BE ISSUES WITH CONTIGUITY TO CURRENT ANNEXED PROPERTY OUT IN THAT AREA, BUT HE WAS JUST ASKING HOW LONG IT TOOK. BUT WE DID NOT GET INTO THE MERITS OF THE APPEAL. I'D LIKE TO KNOW. I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION. AFTER CONSIDERATION OF THE APPEAL BY THE CONTRACT PURCHASER APPLICANT, THE FACTS AND EVIDENCE PRESENTED AND THE GOVERNING REGULATIONS, I MOVE TO DENY THE APPEAL BEFORE US. SECOND MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN PHILLIPS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES

[Consider/Discuss/Act on Appointing an Alternate Member to the McKinney Housing Authority]

UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ITEM 252423. CONSIDER. DISCUSS. ACT ON APPOINTING AN ALTERNATE MEMBER TO THE MCKINNEY HOUSING AUTHORITY. MADAM MAYOR PRO TEM, I'M YOUR PRESENTATION.

WE DON'T NEED. WE DON'T NEED. I'M THE LIAISON TO THIS BOARD. AND THEY THEY HAVE LOST TWO GOOD BOARD MEMBERS RECENTLY. WE MOVED. ONE UP FROM AN ALTERNATE, AND WE'VE ADDED ONE THAT HADN'T EVEN MADE A MEETING YET. AND SO THIS IS ANOTHER ONE. AND I ASKED FOR RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THEM ON SKILL SETS AND THINGS THEY NEEDED. AND THEY SUGGESTED A LADY WHO WORKS A LOT IN NONPROFITS AND MCKINNEY. BUT ANDREA NAFF IS WHO I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE FOR THIS. ANDREA WORKS A LOT WITH WHAT IS FORMERLY HOPE CLINIC DOWN HERE, AND HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN A LOT OF THINGS IN MCKINNEY, SO. I'D SECOND THAT. ANDREW IS A GREAT LADY. WE'D BE LUCKY TO HAVE HER.

WAS THAT A MOTION, COUNCILMEMBER? MINE WAS A MOTION, ALL RIGHT. AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

[Consider/Discuss/Act on Appointing an Alternate Member to the Planning & Zoning Commission]

UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM IS 252424. CONSIDER. DISCUSS. ACT ON APPOINTING AN ALTERNATE MEMBER TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. MADAM MAYOR PRO TEM, THIS IS A VACANCY. THIS IS A ALTERNATE. THEY'LL BE THE SECOND ALTERNATE POSITION. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF MOVEMENT ON THERE.

MUHAMMAD AL-QASSIM HAS INDICATED AN INTEREST TO ME FOR A LONG TIME ON THIS. HE'S A PHD. HE SERVED THE CITY VERY WELL ON A NUMBER OF OTHER BOARDS. HE SHOWED UP THE OTHER DAY TO WATCH THE PNC MEETING. HE CAN MAKE THIS MEETING. HE CAN'T MAKE A LOT OF DAYTIME MEETINGS. HE UNDERSTANDS THE COMMITMENT ON THIS ONE, AND I THINK HE'D MAKE A PHENOMENAL ADDITION TO THIS BOARD AND I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE HIM. HE ALSO HAS A PHD IN CIVIL ENGINEERING. INCREDIBLY HELPFUL ON THE PNC. SO I WOULD SECOND YOUR MOTION. VERY NICE GUY. GREAT FAMILY, SUPER SHARP. SO I'M IN FULL SUPPORT AS WELL. THANK YOU. IS THAT A MOTION? MINE WAS A MOTION. I MADE A SECOND SECOND OKAY. THANK YOU FOR AN ALTERNATE. YES. ALTERNATE. YES OKAY. SECOND ALTERNATE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 252425. CONSIDER. DISCUSS.

[Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance Calling for the May 3, 2025, General Election of Mayor and City Council Members for District 1, District 3, and At Large #1]

ACT ON AN ORDINANCE CALLING FOR THE MAY 3RD, 2025 GENERAL ELECTION OF MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR DISTRICTS ONE, THREE, AND AT LARGE NUMBER ONE. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM.

YOU PRETTY MUCH SAID IT ALL. THIS ELECTION IS A UNIFORM STANDARD ELECTION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO ELECT THOSE MEMBERS. AS REQUIRED BY LAW. THE COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO ORDER THIS ELECTION. YOU'VE ALREADY APPROVED THE SERVICE CONTRACT THAT WE'VE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH COLLIN COUNTY ELECTIONS TO ADMINISTER THE ELECTION IN THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SO IF WE DENIED IT, DOES THAT MEAN THAT THESE TWO GET TO SKIP CAMPAIGNING AND I GET TO SIT HERE FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS? IS THAT A MOTION? I DON'T KNOW WHETHER TO SAY FORTUNATELY OR UNFORTUNATELY, BUT NO, SIR, THAT WOULD NOT BE. A PLAUSIBLE OUTCOME FOR US. I GUESS. YOU KNOW, OUT OF CURIOSITY, WE DID DENY THE MOTION. WE WOULDN'T HAVE AN ELECTION. THAT'S ANOTHER COUPLE OF AND ULTIMATELY AN ELECTION. CAN I ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ONE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN PHILLIPS. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN JONES. ALL IN FAVOR? LIKE THE ENTERTAINMENT VALUE? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. OPPOSED.

[Council and Manager Comments relating to items of public interest: Announcements regarding local or regional civic and charitable events, staff recognition, commendation of citizens, traffic issues, upcoming meetings, informational update on City projects, awards, acknowledgement of meeting attendees, birthdays, requests of the City Manager for items to be placed on upcoming agendas, and condolences.]

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MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. THAT IS THE END OF OUR REGULAR AGENDA. WE'VE ALREADY HAD COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS, SO IT IS TIME FOR COUNCIL AND MANAGER COMMENTS. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH COUNCILMAN BELLER. TWO QUICK THINGS. I WENT TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S ANNUAL MEETING LAST WEEK AND WHERE THEY TALK ABOUT ALL OF ALL THEY DID IN 2024 AND KIND OF LAY OUT THEIR PLANS FOR 2025. BUT THEY IT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE TO SEE KIND OF THE DEPTH AND BREADTH OF WHAT THEY DO FOR OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY. AND JUST IT'S A GOOD EVENT, WELL ATTENDED. WE'VE GOT A GREAT VIDEO THAT THEY POSTED ONLINE. IT'S JUST WORTH WATCHING TO SEE HOW MANY DIFFERENT THINGS THEY DO FOR OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY. SECOND THING IS, I GOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL PIT COUNT, WHICH IS A POINT IN TIME CENSUS OF INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. AND SO WE GOT INTO TEAMS AND WE DID A TRAINING, AND THEN WE WALKED AROUND OR DROVE AROUND OUR DESIGNATED AREAS IN MCKINNEY TO VISIT WITH AND TALK WITH INDIVIDUALS. AND ONE TRIED TO DOCUMENT FOR HUD AND FOR ALL OF THE DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS THAT WOULD USE THIS DATA TO KIND OF GET A SURVEY OF HOW THEY HOW THEY ENDED UP IN THE SITUATION, WHAT, WHAT WOULD HELP THEM, BUT ULTIMATELY ALSO PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE CONNECTIONS WITH SERVICES HERE IN THE CITY AND NONPROFITS WHO CAN SUPPORT THEM. AND SO A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS, A LOT OF WORK DONE BY THE CITY, A LOT OF WORK DONE BY THE MCKINNEY HOMELESS COALITION. AND ALWAYS AN INTERESTING EVENING THAT PROVIDES A LOT OF PERSPECTIVE. SO APPRECIATE ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO DID THAT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. FRANKLIN, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR LAST MEETING HERE. GOT ONE MORE. I THINK WE HAVE ONE MORE CALL. YES, SIR. I ASSUME WON'T BE TILL MARCH.

WELL, THEN I'LL HOLD OFF TILL THEN. OKAY. YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO MAKE A REMARK I WAS REFLECTING TODAY. I HAVEN'T SEEN MY MIDDLE DAUGHTER IN ABOUT EIGHT DAYS, AND SHE WORKS FOR ME. AND SHE. IT'S EITHER HER OR HER DAUGHTER THAT ARE BATTLING THIS FLU. AND MY OTHER GRANDDAUGHTERS ARE BATTLING THIS FLU. AND IT REALLY STRIKES ME AS TO HOW FORTUNATE WE ARE THAT WE CAN MAKE DO. BUT I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF FAMILIES OUT THERE REALLY SUFFERING WITH MISSING TIME AND CHILDCARE AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY A PRAYER THAT THIS, THIS FLU GOES AWAY AND JUST SPECIAL INTENTIONS AND HOPE AND PEACE FOR ANYONE WHO'S SUFFERING WITH IT RIGHT NOW. PHILLIPS OH, I ALREADY MENTIONED IT, BUT I HAD COFFEE WITH CONGRESSMAN KEITH SELF ON SATURDAY MORNING. AGAIN, APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT TO MCKINNEY AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH OUR NATIONAL LEADERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MICHEL, AND THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING OUR MEETING THIS EVENING AS WELL. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. SHE STAYED TO THE VERY END. GREAT. JONES. LAST WEEK I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF ATTENDING THE A PRESENTATION BY THE HIGHLAND FOUNDATION. THEY DONATED $10,000 TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD HUB PROJECT HERE IN MCKINNEY. IT'S A NEW FACILITY THAT'S BEING ASSISTED BY THE CDC AND THE SANCHEZ'S, AND BUILDING A FACILITY THAT WOULD HELP HOMELESS IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION AND A GREAT FOUNDATION TO BE A PART O.

THE HIGHLAND FOUNDATION DONATES TO VARIOUS CHARITABLE PROJECTS AROUND THE NORTH TEXAS AREA. AND ALSO, I JUST WANT TO JUST TO SAY A BIG, BIG CONGRATS TO MCKINNEY ITSELF. WE IT WAS ANNOUNCED TO EITHER TODAY OR YESTERDAY THAT WE ARE RETAINING A GLOBE LIFE. THEY'RE GOING TO BE MOVING THEIR HEADQUARTERS TO COUNCILMAN CLOUTIER'S DISTRICT, DISTRICT TWO. THEY WERE ALREADY THERE.

THEY DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE. YES, YES. AND THEY'RE MOVING INTO A CLASS A BUILDING THAT WAS ONCE OWNED BY AN INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL, WHO WAS ACQUIRED BY SOUTH STATE BANK OUT OF FLORIDA.

THERE STILL WILL BE A PRESENCE OF THE BANK THERE, AND ONE OF THE FACILITIES AND THE OTHER BUILDING WILL BE GLOBE LIFE. AND THEY ALSO PURCHASED THE LAND THAT'S NEXT TO IT FOR FUTURE EXPANSION. SO GREAT JOB TO MCKINNEY AND RETAINING, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, LARGE PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANIES. AND I THINK THAT'S DUE TO OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND OUR CITY AND OUR, YOU KNOW, CITY MANAGER AND CITY STAFF. SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THE AARP FOUNDATION TAX AID PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE TAX ASSISTANCE NOW THROUGH APRIL 15TH THIS YEAR. JOHN AND JUDY GAY LIBRARY IS THE ONLY LIBRARY LOCATION FOR IN-PERSON TAX PREP THROUGH THIS FREE PROGRAM. HOWEVER, 2024 TAX YEAR

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INFORMATION PACKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT BOTH LIBRARIES. PLEASE BRING A PHOTO ID, SOCIAL SECURITY CARD, AND TAX DOCUMENTS FOR ASSISTANCE. ALSO, JUST TO BRING THE COUNCIL. SO WE TALKED ABOUT THE FIRST COUNCIL MEETING. WE COULD NOT DO FEBRUARY 18TH BECAUSE WHEN WE HAVE A COUNCIL MEETING WE HAVE TO WE HAVE TO ADVERTISE. WE HAVE TO WE HAVE TO POST THE MEETING WELL IN ADVANCE. AND THE TECHNOLOGY, WE COULDN'T HAVE ASSURANCE THAT THE TECHNOLOGY WAS GOING TO BE IN PLACE AND WORKING IN TIME FOR THE POSTING FOR THE FEBRUARY 18TH MEETING, SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE FEBRUARY 18TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT THE NEW COUNCIL CHAMBERS. IT WILL BE IN THIS ROOM. HOWEVER, ON FEBRUARY 21ST. THAT IS THE DATE THAT WE HAVE PLANNED FOR OUR STRATEGIC GOAL SETTING MEETING THAT IS RIGHT NOW THAT'S PLANNED TO BE IN THE NEW COUNCIL CHAMBER. SO YOU WILL BE THE FIRST BODY TO HAVE A MEETING IN THAT COUNCIL CHAMBER. JUST SO YOU KNOW, FEBRUARY 28TH, WE ARE ALSO LOOKING TO HAVE A JOINT MEETING WITH MISD ALSO AT CITY HALL. WE WILL BE HOSTING THIS YEAR. NORMALLY IT'S BEEN AT THE FOOTBALL STADIUM, BUT THIS TIME IT WILL BE AT CITY HALL AND THAT WILL ALSO BE IN THE NEW COUNCIL CHAMBER. SO I WANTED TO BRING YOU UP TO SPEED ON THAT. WE DO HAVE A, I BELIEVE, A EMPRESS. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.

SOMETHING ON THE 25TH. DO WE HAVE JOINT MEETING? I BELIEVE WE HAVE A WORK SESSION AND JOINT MEETING WITH THE MEDICI ON THE 25TH OF FEBRUARY, WHICH WILL ALSO BE AT THE NEW COUNCIL CHAMBERS. SO FEBRUARY 21ST IS THE DATE THAT WE'RE AIMING FOR. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, WE WILL LET YOU KNOW. BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE AIMING FOR. SO THAT IS ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. I WAS ACTUALLY ASKED BY A COUNCIL MEMBER IN PRINCETON TO DO A TOUR, AND I HADN'T DONE THE FULL TOUR OF THE COMPLETED FACILITY, SO I WANTED TO THANK BARRY SHELTON FOR TAKING US ON A ON A TOUR THROUGH THE BUILDING. AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY SPECTACULAR. WE CANNOT WAIT TO GET IN THERE.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL FACILITY, BUT GOOD JOB TO THE STAFF FOR JUST GETTING THAT ONE OVER THE HURDLE THERE. IF YOU DON'T KNOW HUGGS CAFE BY NOW, YOU SHOULD. HUGGS CAFE IS A FANTASTIC ORGANIZATION WORKING WITH ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, AND THEY RIGHT NOW HAVE LUNCH ON MONDAY MORNINGS AT THE ROOK. THE ROOK IS ACTUALLY TYPICALLY A PRIVATE CLUB, BUT ON MONDAY OR MONDAY AFTERNOONS FOR LUNCH, ANYONE CAN COME AND SUPPORT THE HUGGS ORGANIZATION WHICH IS PROVIDING LUNCH THERE. SO I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO ATTEND. THIS MORNING I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF GOING TO THE FDIC MEETING OVER AT EL DORADO COUNTRY CLUB. THIS IS THE FOOD, DRINK AND INTERESTING, INTERESTING, INTERESTING CONVERSATION, BUT A NICE GROUP WHO BROUGHT OUT JENNA COVINGTON FROM THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT. SHE'S THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OUT THERE. AND SHE WAS INTERVIEWED BY JERILYN KEEVER, WHO ACTUALLY USED TO SERVE ON COUNCIL HERE, WHO SERVES ON THE BOARD THERE. AND IT WAS A FANTASTIC UPDATE.

COUNCILMAN JONES WAS THERE WITH ME THIS MORNING. IT WAS A GREAT GROUP OF FOLKS, BUT WE GOT A NICE UPDATE ON ALL THINGS RELATED TO WATER, WHICH IS A VERY COMPLEX AND HUGE PROBLEM THAT WE REALLY HAVE TO KEEP OUR EYE ON, BUT WANTED TO THANK OUR REPRESENTATIVES FROM MCKINNEY WHO SERVE ON THAT BOARD AND GIVE OF THEIR TIME THERE. AND THEN JUST LASTLY, THIS IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH. IT IS KIND OF A MORE QUIET BLACK HISTORY MONTH FROM THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH COMMITTEE HERE IN MCKINNEY. BUT WE DO HAVE A FEW EVENTS ON THE CALENDAR. AS YOU HEARD FROM PASTOR ROSENTHAL THIS MORNING, PLEASE VISIT THAT BLACK HISTORY MONTH EXHIBIT THAT THEY HAVE AT THE MCKINNEY FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ON FEBRUARY THE 15TH. SAINT MARK'S CHURCH IS HOSTING THE COLLEGE MEGA FEST. LAST YEAR WE HAD OVER, I THINK, 1600 REGISTERED AND I THINK 1100 THAT SHOWED UP, BUT REALLY GREAT INFORMATION, A NUMBER OF GREAT COLLEGES THAT ARE REPRESENTED THERE, GOOD INFORMATION FOR PARENTS ABOUT FINANCIAL AID. IT'S GREAT INFORMATION ABOUT FOR THE KIDS FOR SAT AND ACT PREP. AND THEY DO GIVE OUT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE DAY. SO ANYONE IN ATTENDANCE IS ABLE TO GET THAT. SO SEE THE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION. IT'S. WW MCKINNEY BMJ.COM. ON FEBRUARY THE 20TH, WE'LL BE HOSTING A CEO BREAKFAST SERIES IN COMBINATION WITH THE MCKINNEY CHAMBER AND THE COLLIN COUNTY BLACK CHAMBER. ROLAND PARISH IS OUR FEATURED SPEAKER. HE IS AN OWNER OF MULTIPLE MCDONALD'S ACROSS NORTH TEXAS AREA, AND ALSO IS THE CEO OF PARISH FOUNDATION CHARITIES. SO HE'LL BE ADDRESSING OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY. AND THEN LASTLY, ON FEBRUARY THE 23RD SAINT MARK'S CHURCH, WE WILL BE CELEBRATING THEIR 145TH YEAR IN EXISTENCE, WHICH IS IMPRESSIVE. ARGUABLY THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHURCH IN MCKINNEY. SO PLEASE COME OUT AND CELEBRATE WITH US. WE HAVE A SPECIAL SERVICE THAT SUNDAY AT 3 P.M. AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE. ALL RIGHT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. SECOND.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

Feb 04, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting

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