[00:00:03] COUPLE PREACHERS IN THE HOUSE. YOU'RE BETTER THAN THAT. ALL RIGHT. TODAY IS TUESDAY, MAY 20TH, 2025. AND THIS IS A GREAT DAY AS WE INSTALL SOME CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. IT IS SIX. LOOK AT OUR NEW CLOCK UP THERE. 1803 MILITARY TIME. FOR THOSE WHO ARE MILITARY TIME IMPAIRED, THAT MEANS 603 IN THE EVENING. AND WE'RE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 401 EAST VIRGINIA STREET, MCKINNEY, TEXAS. THE GREAT CITY OF MCKINNEY. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH OUR INVOCATION AND A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THE INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY SENIOR PASTOR TOMMY BRUMMETT OF FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. AND TOMMY, WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU IN THIS COMMUNITY, NOT JUST FOR WHAT YOU DO AT FIRST UNITED METHODIST, BUT ALL OF YOUR WORK THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND IF YOU'LL REMAIN STANDING AFTER THE INVOCATION, WE WILL DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. WHAT A JOY TO BE HERE WITH YOU. GOD BLESS YOU. INTERESTING TIME TO BE IN POLITICS. Y'ALL HAVE CHOSEN. YES, BUT WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE. WE APPRECIATE YOUR FAITHFULNESS. LET'S PRAY TOGETHER. GRACIOUS GOD, WE GIVE YOU THANKS. YOUR WORD REMINDS US THAT THERE IS A GREAT COMMANDMENT. AND THAT COMMANDMENT IS TO LOVE. TO LOVE YOU WITH EVERYTHING WE ARE, AND TO LOVE OUR NEIGHBOR AS OURSELVES. WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THE WORD THAT TELLS US THAT WHATEVER WE DO FOR THE LEAST OF THESE, OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS. WE DO UNTO YOU. BLESS US THAT ALL OF OUR WORDS, ALL OF OUR ACTIONS, ALL OF OUR POLICIES, ALL OF OUR UNDERTAKINGS WOULD REFLECT THIS LOVE IN THE NAME OF YOUR PERFECT LOVE. 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. ALRIGHT WE ARE. I'M GOING TO TAKE THINGS OUT OF ORDER. IF YOU HAVE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO THE TO THE AGENDA UP THERE, WE HAVE A CERTAIN PERSON THAT IS HIS FLIGHT WAS DELAYED AND HE'S JUST MINUTES OUT. SO WE ARE GOING TO WAIT [Presentation by the National Association of Realist in Appreciation for 2025 Community Day Partnership] TILL HE ARRIVES BEFORE WE DO THE OFFICIAL INSTALLATION OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO WE'RE GOING TO JUMP NOW TO ITEM 252795 PRESENTATION BY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALIST IN APPRECIATION OF 2025 COMMUNITY DAY PARTNERSHIP. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU, MAYOR FULLER. COUNCIL MEMBERS, FRIENDS. GUESTS. I AM THE FIRST VP OF NORTH TEXAS, WHICH STANDS FOR THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE BROKERS. AND WE ARE HERE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS, DISTRICT ONE, JUSTIN BELLER, FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN OUR WEALTH BUILDING COMMUNITY DAY. WE ARE PROUD TO SAY, AS A RESULT OF OUR COLLABORATION, WE WERE ABLE TO ASSIST AND WELCOME OVER 200 GUESTS THAT ATTENDED THE EVENT. WE DID HAVE HUD THERE ON A PANEL AS WELL AS THE CITY OF PLANO, CITY OF FRISCO, AND OF COURSE, MCKINNEY WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A SPECIAL WARM THANKS TO SHELIA BEST AND HER DEPARTMENTS THAT REALLY, REALLY SUPPORTED US. WE ALSO WANT TO THANK THE MCKINNEY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THEIR DIRECTOR AND BOARD MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY LADY DEBORAH BRADFORD, WHO'S BEEN VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING US COLLABORATE WITH THE CITY. AND AS A RESULT, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING A LONG STANDING RELATIONSHIP. JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ABOUT NAREB NORTH TEXAS. WE HAVE A 77 YEAR PLUS HISTORY OF ADVOCATING FOR DEMOCRACY IN HOUSING, BRIDGING THE GAP, BRIDGING THE GAP SO THAT WE LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR THOSE WHO DON'T OWN A HOME, TO OWN A HOME BY PROVIDING RESOURCES THROUGH ALLIANCES, RELATIONSHIPS COLLABORATIVE SUCH AS THIS. WE HAVE 110 CHAPTERS. WE SERVE AT NAREB, NORTH TEXAS, COLLIN AND DENTON COUNTIES AND WE ARE JUST SO PROUD TO ALSO HAVE A FAITH BASED PILLAR. WHICH WE HAVE OPENED UP TO OUR CHURCH [00:05:08] COMMUNITY TO HELP CHURCHES WHO HAVE LAND TO DEVELOP THE LAND, HAVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND ALLIANCES. NOW, I HAVE A FEW OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE PRESENT. I WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO SHARE THEIR WORDS AS WELL. GOOD EVENING, I'M KELLY HOUSTON. I AM THE MEMBERSHIP CHAIR FOR THE NAREB NORTH TEXAS CHAPTER. I HAVE TO SAY THAT THE EVENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY WEALTH BUILDING DAY WAS ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL TO SEE ALL OF THE PEOPLE COME OUT, TO BE ABLE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS, FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO TALK WITH LOAN OFFICERS AND REAL ESTATE AGENTS, AND ALSO TO BE ABLE TO SEE ALL THE CHILDREN ENJOYING ALL THE FESTIVITIES THAT WE HAD AVAILABLE FOR THEM. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT, AND WE CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO DOING IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR. HELLO FRIENDS. I, I JUST WANT TO SAY, AS A MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY, I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE PROUD OF HOW MCKINNEY STOOD UP AND SHOWED OUT BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO BRAG ACROSS THE STATE AND ACROSS THE NATION ABOUT ALL THE GOOD THINGS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO HERE. MY NAME IS KIP DIXON AND I'M A BANKER HERE AND ALSO ON THE BOARD. I'M JUST OVERJOYED AND PROUD TO SAY I'M A MCKINNEY ITE. THANK YOU. AND LASTLY, WE DO HAVE A PLAQUE OF APPRECIATION THAT IS ON THE WAY. IT'S ON WHEELS RIGHT NOW, AND SO AS SOON AS IT ARRIVES, WE'LL OFFER IT TO THE CITY SECRETARY FOR HER TO GET IT TO YOU. AND AGAIN, I IF I DID NOT SAY I'M ROSS BOOKER AND I'M THE FIRST VP AND THE FAITH BASED AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CHAIR FOR NAREB NORTH TEXAS. AND WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE THE VOICE FOR REAL ESTATE HERE IN COLLIN COUNTY, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING A LONG STANDING RELATIONSHIP SO THAT WE CAN HELP MORE CONSUMERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO IN IN ADDITION TO DELAYING THE FIRST ITEM, WE'RE GOING TO CIRCLE BACK [Recognition of McKinney Christian Academy Boys Baseball State Champions] TO THAT IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. ITEM 252796, WHICH IS RECOGNITION OF THE MCKINNEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY BOYS BASEBALL STATE CHAMPION CHAMPIONS. THERE'S A NUMBER OF PLAYERS, TOO MANY PLAYERS THAT COULDN'T MAKE IT HERE TONIGHT. AND THEY ASKED ME IF I COULD MOVE THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING BECAUSE THEY WOULD ALL LIKE TO BE HERE AND CERTAINLY WANT TO ACCOMMODATE THAT. SO WE WILL BE MOVING THAT ITEM. MEMBERS, IF YOU'D MAKE NOTE, PLEASE, FOR THE NEXT, NEXT MEETING AND THEY WILL ALL BE HERE AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE WHAT THEY [PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS (for Non-Public Hearing Items)] ACCOMPLISHED. WE'LL MOVE RIGHT NOW TO PUBLIC ITEMS. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS. BUT SINCE WE HAVE JUST ONE NON AGENDA ITEM REQUEST TO SPEAK AS WELL, WE'LL HAVE THAT SPEAKER. I THINK THE REST THOUGH ARE ON SPECIFIC ITEMS. RIGHT. WE'LL START WITH. FORGIVE ME IF I PRONOUNCE THE NAME WRONG. DYAMI PATEL. GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND RESIDENTS OF MCKINNEY. MY NAME IS DANNY, AND I'M HONORED TO STAND BEFORE YOU AS A PROUD CITIZEN OF MCKINNEY CITY AND A VOLUNTEER OF BAPS CHARITIES. BAPS CHARITIES IS A WORLDWIDE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION OPERATING IN NINE COUNTRIES ACROSS FIVE CONTINENTS. EACH YEAR, OVER 100,000 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTE OVER 12,000,000 HOURS OF SELFLESS SERVICE, SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY. BAPS CHARITIES ADDRESSES CRITICAL NEEDS IN AREAS SUCH AS HEALTHCARE, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, DISASTER RELIEF AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. WITH OVER 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE IN NORTH AMERICA, BAPS CHARITIES IS A RESPECTED NAME IN THE WORLD OF NONPROFIT SERVICES COMMITTED TO UPLIFTING INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. AFTER A 22 YEAR JOURNEY OF ORGANIZING WALKS ACROSS DIFFERENT CITIES IN NORTH TEXAS AND THE DALLAS METROPLEX, BENEFITING SEVERAL LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, WE ARE EXCITED TO HOST OUR ANNUAL BAPS CHARITIES WALK IN FRISCO FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. THIS COMMUNITY DRIVEN EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT KALEIDOSCOPE PARK IN FRISCO ON [00:10:04] SUNDAY, JUNE 1ST, 2025 AT 5 P.M. WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THIS YEAR'S LOCAL BENEFICIARY, THE AMERICAN LEGION. THE AMERICAN LEGION IS THE LARGEST US VETERANS ORGANIZATION WITH MORE THAN 1.6 MILLION MEMBERS, WHO STRENGTHENED THE NATION THROUGH PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND ADVOCACIES. FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE US ARMED FORCES. YOUTH AND COMMUNITY. WE INVITE THE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND RESIDENTS OF MCKINNEY TO SAVE THIS EVENT ON YOUR CALENDAR, AS YOUR PRESENCE AND SUPPORT WOULD MEAN THE WORLD TO US. BY PARTICIPATING, YOU'RE NOT ONLY EMBRACING A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE, BUT ALSO JOINING A COMMUNITY DEDICATED IN THE SPIRIT OF SERVICE AND HELPING OTHERS. YOUR INVOLVEMENT IS CRUCIAL. IN EVERY STEP YOU TAKE MAKES A DIFFERENCE. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BAPS CHARITIES AND TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT, PLEASE VISIT BAPS CHARITIES. ORG. ON BEHALF OF BAPS CHARITIES, I SINCERELY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SHARE THIS EXCITING NEWS TONIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT WAS A VERY THAT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE. COULD I ASK YOU TO DO ME A FAVOR? AND IF YOU WOULD GIVE TO EMPRESS THAT THAT UL ADDRESS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL CAN REMEMBER THAT AND LOOK IT UP LATER WHEN WE'RE OFF THE DAIS AND PUT IT IN OUR CALENDARS. BUT IF YOU JUST GIVE IT TO HER, THAT'D BE GREAT. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY WAY WE CAN'T BE THERE NOW. RIGHT? THAT'S. IT WAS SO IMPRESSIVE. THE REST OF THE SPEAKERS ARE SPEAKING ON PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS, OR HAVE JUST PUT IN A CARD TO BE READ. I BELIEVE THAT SOMEBODY JUST WALKED IN THE DOOR. OKAY. SORRY. NOT THE RIGHT PERSON. NO OFFENSE TO YOU. NO OFFENSE, SIR. I MEAN, IT'S HILARIOUS, BUT WE WERE ALL WAITING IN ANTICIPATION, AND YOU KIND OF KIND OF RUINED IT. GOT REAL EXCITED AND THEN VERY DEPRESSED. SO DON'T LET THAT IMPACT THE REST OF YOUR NIGHT, THOUGH. I'M SURE YOU'RE GOOD IN [CONSENT AGENDA] YOUR OWN RIGHT. WE WILL GO TO CONSENT. OKAY. NOW WE'RE GOING TO KEEP ON MOVING. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS CONSIST OF NON-CONTROVERSIAL HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW. ITEMS MAY BE CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY BY ANY COUNCIL MEMBER MAKING SUCH REQUEST PRIOR TO A MOTION TO VOTE ON CONSENT ITEMS. IS THERE A MOTION ON CONSENT ITEMS? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES. OUR REGULAR [Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of McKinney, Texas, Restating the Home Rule Charter in accordance with the Results of the Charter Election Held on November 5, 2024] AGENDA AND PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 252813. CONSIDER AN ACT ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL. CITY OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS. RESTATING THE HOME RULE CHARTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESULTS OF THE CHARTER ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 5TH, 2020, FOR MR. MAYOR COUNCIL. MARK HAUSER, CITY ATTORNEY. AS I EXPLAINED TO THE COUNCIL IN THE WORK SESSION, THIS IS A MOSTLY A HOUSEKEEPING MATTER. WE HAVE AN ELECTION THAT OCCURRED LAST YEAR WHICH ADOPTED TWO PROPOSITIONS RELATING TO CLARIFICATIONS, MISSPELLINGS AND CORRECTIONS TO THE CHARTER. THIS ESSENTIALLY IS AN ORDINANCE WHICH RESTATES THE CHARTER FOR PURPOSES OF THE THOSE CORRECTIONS MADE. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. I'LL SECOND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ITEM 25281 FOR [Citizen Input on the FY 2025-26 Budget] CITIZEN INPUT ON FISCAL YEAR 20 2526 BUDGET. MR. HOLLOWAY, HOW ARE YOU? DOING WELL. THANK YOU. TREVOR DAGEN COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT SO Y'ALL ARE STUCK WITH ME. MARK HOLLOWAY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR THE CITY. SO TONIGHT WE HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION AND THEN FOLLOWED BY CITIZEN. ANY CITIZEN INPUT ON THE 2026 BUDGET PROCESS, WHICH IS NOW UNDERWAY IN EARNEST. IS MR. GRIMES CAN ATTEST. WE ARE SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF BUDGETARY MEETINGS WITH DEPARTMENTS, AND WE HAVE THIS INPUT HEARING WELL IN ADVANCE OF OUR REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARINGS LATER IN THE SUMMER. TO ALLOW CITIZENS TO HAVE INPUT ON THE BUDGET A LITTLE BIT EARLIER. SO I WAS TALKING ABOUT WHERE WE ARE IN THE IN THE BUDGET PROCESS. YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'RE IN THE DEPARTMENT BUDGET PHASE, BUT WE'RE ALSO NOW IN THE CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. THAT'S [00:15:02] THIS INPUT HEARING TONIGHT, THE SEVERAL INPUT HEARINGS THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET. AND THEN ALSO WE HAVE AN ONLINE SURVEY THAT I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT A LITTLE BIT TO. I ALWAYS LIKE TO, TO INCLUDE THIS IN ANY OF OUR BUDGET PRESENTATIONS, BUT OUR BUDGETS A THREE PART TOOL. IT'S A POLICY TOOL. IT FORCES THE PRIORITIZATION OF OUR OF OUR RESOURCES. IT'S A MANAGEMENT TOOL, ALLOWS CITY MANAGERS, OFFICE AND DEPARTMENTS TO ALLOCATE THOSE RESOURCES, AND THEN A COMMUNICATIONS TOOL THAT ALLOWS US TO COMMUNICATE WITH CITIZENS AND ALSO ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES ABOUT WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH WITH EACH YEAR'S BUDGET. I'VE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. WE'RE HAVING OUR CITIZEN INPUT MEETING TONIGHT. I HAVE MENTIONED THAT OUR VIRTUAL BUDGET EXERCISE IS LIVE NOW. I THINK WE'VE ALREADY HAD ABOUT 150 COMMENTS SURVEYS FILLED OUT THIS YEAR. SO THAT'S PROBABLY WITH THIS STAYING LIVE THROUGH JULY 1ST, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A RECORD YEAR FOR THAT SURVEY. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE CITIZEN INPUT INCORPORATED INTO OUR BUDGET DEVELOPMENT THROUGH OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER. HERE ARE THE IMPORTANT DATES THAT WE'LL BE MEETING WITH YOU ABOUT JULY 25TH. WE'LL RECEIVE OUR CERTIFIED TAX ROLL AT THE AUGUST 5TH MEETING. WE'LL BE SETTING OUR TAX RATE CEILING. AND THEN ON AUGUST 8TH, WE'LL BE HAVING OUR YEARLY BUDGET WORK SESSION. 19TH OF AUGUST, WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER CITIZEN INPUT ON THE BUDGET AND THEN FOLLOWED BY US ON SEPTEMBER 2ND, KIND OF THE BIG NIGHT. WE'LL HAVE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS, ONE ON THE TAX RATE, ONE ON THE BUDGET, AND THEN WE WILL ADOPT THE BUDGET ON SEPTEMBER THE 2ND. AND WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR I WILL STAND ASIDE AND ALLOW FOR CITIZEN INPUT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MARK? DO WE HAVE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND OFFER ANY CITIZEN INPUT? SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON. THANK YOU, MR. ALLEN. WE'VE GOT A COUPLE THE BACK. RIGHT. OKAY. WE DO. I DON'T HAVE CARDS. I'M SORRY. NO, NO, I'M SORRY, SIR, I JUST MEANT THAT I DON'T HAVE IT HERE, UP HERE, SO I APOLOGIZE. DO YOU HAVE NAMES? BUT JUST COME ON. YEAH. COME ON UP, SIR. I DID NOT MEAN TO DISRESPECT YOU. I DID NOT REALIZE. YEAH, I PROMISE YOU, THIS GENTLEMAN. YOU ALL KNOW THIS IS ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS. OKAY. CONTRARY TO WHAT YOU SEE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THANK YOU. OKAY. YOU CAN. YOU HAVE 30 MINUTES, SIR. INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL? INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL THREE. OH, NO. I'M HERE. AND WHERE'S MR. HOLLOWELL? THIS GUY MAKES UNDERSTANDING THE BUDGET SO EASY. OKAY, HE GETS HIS. HE GETS THE DATA OUT THERE, SHOWS THE TAX RATE, THE IMPACTS YOU NEED TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF AND GIVE YOUR ADDRESS, IF YOU DON'T MIND, SIR, FOR THE RECORD, MY ADDRESS. MY NAME IS WEST WILLIAMS. I LIVE AT 6204 BROWNSTOWN DRIVE, MCKINNEY, 75070. SO I'M NOT AN INTERLOPER IN HERE. I'M NOT FROM ANOTHER PLACE. SO WE'VE LIVED HERE 20 YEARS AND PLAN TO LIVE HERE MANY MORE. BUT I'M ADVOCATING BECAUSE I'VE LIVED HERE A WHILE. OVER 65 SENIOR TAX FREEZE. WE HAVE SO MUCH NEW CONSTRUCTION, NEW BUILDING OF HOMES, APARTMENTS AND OF COURSE YOU ALL HEAR THE BACKLASH ON THE APARTMENTS, COMMERCIAL OFFICE, EVERYTHING. I ALSO KNOW THAT AS WITH THE PEOPLE THAT COME IN TO WORK AND LIVE HERE, THAT THEY'RE BRINGING IN A LOT OF TAX MONEY INTO THIS CITY. AND MY POSITION IS. ALONG WITH THE TAX MONEY THEY'RE BRINGING, WE ALSO HAVE FEES THAT ARE ATTACHED TO IT. I KNOW THAT THERE'S BUILDING PERMITS. I KNOW THERE'S ALL KINDS OF FEES TO BUILD THESE THINGS. SO THE POINT IS WE HAVE A LOT OF REVENUE COMING IN. AND MY TAX BILL HAS GONE UP EVERY YEAR IN THIS. LAST YEAR WAS A RECORD YEAR. EVEN THOUGH WE'VE INCREASED THE EXEMPTION. AND MR. PHILLIPS, THANK YOU FOR RECOMMENDING 15,000 LAST YEAR. BUT THAT GOT SHOT DOWN. IT ONLY BECAME FIVE. AND SO ANYWAY I ASK THAT WE FREEZE THEM. WE DON'T GO ANY FURTHER. OTHER CITIES SEEM TO BE MAKING IT JUST FINE. IF YOU'VE EVER GOTTEN ONE OF MY COMMUNICATIONS, SOME OF YOU [00:20:04] HAVE. PLANO, FRISCO, PRINCETON, MELISSA. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER COLLIN COUNTY CITIES. IN ALL FAIRNESS, THERE ARE SOME WHO ARE NOT ON BOARD YET. SO THE POINT IS, LET'S GET ON BOARD. LET'S DO IT NOW. WELL, WE'VE GOT MORE COMING IN. AND REALLY, THAT'S JUST ABOUT ALL I'VE GOT TO SAY ABOUT THAT. I DO APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN TO ME. AND SINCE WE GOT OFF SCRIPT A LITTLE BIT WITH NO OFFICIAL CAR, ANYWAY, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU. AND I'VE COMMUNICATED WITH SOME OVER THE OVER THIS PERIOD OF TIME, BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. VICE. IS THERE SOMEBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK? HERE, SIR? ALL RIGHT. WE [Installation of City Council Members for District 1 and District 3, Elected on May 3, 2025] WILL NOW MOVE BACK. I'M GOING TO GO BACKWARDS TO ITEM 25279 FOR INSTALLATION OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR DISTRICT ONE AND DISTRICT THREE THAT WERE ELECTED ON MAY 3RD, 2025. SO GLORIOUSLY AND SO GRATEFULLY. I THINK WE'RE MOVING ON. HERE. WE ARE GOING TO GET UP HERE, UP HERE. HE'S MAKING COMMENTS. AGAIN. EVERYONE WILL COME BACK TO THE DAIS FOR THEIR OWN COMMENTS TO CAN I GRAB THAT? THE OUT OF THE PICTURES OVER HERE. SO THEY. DO NOT MISS ANYTHING. YES. CAN WE BRING FAMILY MEMBERS TO COME UP WITH FAMILY MEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP? JUSTIN? FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS. DON'T BE SHY. WHERE ARE YOUR FRIENDS? THEY'RE COMING. COME. UP. EVERYTHING OKAY, MR. PRESIDENT? WITHOUT. THANKS. JOSH. THANK YOU. FOR CONFIRMING. YOU'VE BEEN VERY HELPFUL FOR. SO, JUSTIN, I MAY USE A MICROPHONE SO IT GETS PICKED UP. IN THE NAME. AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT JUSTIN BELLER WAS DULY ELECTED CITY COUNCIL MEMBER OF DISTRICT ONE, MCKINNEY, TEXAS, BY THE GENERAL ELECTION OF MAY 3RD, 2025. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE AND TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I HAVE HEREUNTO SIGNED MY NAME AND CAUSED BY THE CITY SEAL TO BE AFFIXED. THIS 20TH DAY OF MAY 2025. MAYOR GEORGE FULLER THIS. THANK YOU. AND THEN WE CAN APPLAUD. NOW OUR CITY SECRETARY IS GOING TO ADMINISTER THE OATH. BUT BEFOREHAND, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COUPLE COMMENTS. JUSTIN, I HAVE SERVED TOGETHER FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS. WE'VE HAD A FEW BATTLES AND WE'VE HAD AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF A LOT OF AGREEMENT. AND JUSTIN BRINGS TO THE CITY COUNCIL SOMETHING SO UNIQUE, SO SPECIAL, SO VALUABLE IN HIS KNOWLEDGE, NOT JUST OF THE DISTRICT HE REPRESENTS, BUT SO MANY ASPECTS OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE SO VITAL AND SO IMPORTANT. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION. THIS IS A MAN THAT IS DEDICATED SO MANY YEARS ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, GIVING OF HIS TIME TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. AND WITH THAT SERVICE HAS COME SUCH A DEEP, DEEP UNDERSTANDING AND ALWAYS A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE ON THIS BOARD, ON THIS COUNCIL. SO I KNOW FOR ME, THE PAST FOUR YEARS, I TRULY HAVE HAD SUCH GREAT RESPECT FOR THAT. AND, AND THE CITY HAS DONE GREAT BY ITSELF TO REELECT YOU. THANK YOU GEORGE. COUNCILMAN BELLER, IF YOU WILL RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME, I, JUSTIN BELLER, I, JUSTIN BELLER, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES AS A MEMBER, THE DUTIES AS A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS, OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS. AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. PRESERVE, PROTECT [00:25:05] AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THIS STATE AND OF THIS STATE. SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SECOND TERM AND THANK YOU FOR SERVING THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL KNOW I DON'T WANT TO STAND UP HERE AND SAY MANY THINGS, BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO A COUPLE OF PEOPLE, ONE, MY FAMILY, FOR ALLOWING ME TO SACRIFICE TIME AND FOR SACRIFICING TIME WITH ME IN DOING THIS. TWO TO MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS, I SEE FOUR OVER HERE. THERE'S DOCTOR FELTUS. CONGRATULATIONS DOCTOR FELTUS, I'M LOOKING FORWARD. IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE WITH YOU, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO FOUR MORE YEARS WITH YOU AND MORE TIME WITH OTHERS. THANK YOU TO THE CITY STAFF WHO MAKE REELECTION EASY. YOU'LL YOU'LL DO SO MUCH FOR THIS CITY. AND WE GET TO WALK AROUND AND TAKE CREDIT FOR IT A LOT OF TIMES. AND LASTLY TO THE CONSTITUENTS WHO ENTRUSTED ME, I HOPE I CAN LIVE UP TO THAT. SO THANK YOU. OKAY, WELL, I GET A CHANCE TO SAY A FEW WORDS HERE CONGRATULATING COUNCILMAN BELLER. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH HIM FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, AND HE'S BEEN INCREDIBLY ENGAGED, INCREDIBLY THOUGHTFUL. HE'S HE'S REALLY A VERY CEREBRAL GUY. HE'S QUIET. WE KNOW THAT. BUT HE'S EXTREMELY CEREBRAL. AND WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT. IT'S A, YOU KNOW, CITY COUNCIL'S THEY HAVE THEY COME IN ALL DIFFERENT SHAPES AND SIZES AND COLORS AND STYLES. THEY ALL HAVE THEIR OWN AGENDAS. BUT WHAT JUSTIN BRINGS IS A CERTAIN THOUGHTFULNESS AND DELIBERATION THAT WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE. AND ON BEHALF OF CITY STAFF, I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND PLEDGE YOU OUR CONTINUED BEST EFFORTS TO TRY TO HELP YOU WITH ADDRESSING YOUR POLICY CONCERNS. WE HAVE SEVEN BOSSES, AND IT TAKES A MAJORITY OF COUNCIL TO TELL STAFF WHICH WAY TO GO. AS I OFTEN TELL FOLKS, THE COUNCIL'S JOB IS TO STEER THE BICYCLE. WE PEDAL IT AND IT TAKES A MAJORITY TO BE ABLE TO SAY WHICH DIRECTION THEY'RE GOING TO GO. BUT OUR JOB IS TO DO OUR VERY LEVEL BEST TO HELP OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS DO EXACTLY WHAT THEY WERE ELECTED TO DO, AND THAT IS DEMOCRACY. THAT'S HOW IT HAS TO WORK. WE KNEEL AT THE MAJESTY OF DEMOCRACY AS STAFF, AND WE REPORT TO THEM, WE WORK FOR THEM AND WE WANT TO DO OUR BEST. BUT I WANT TO GIVE YOU A HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. TOOK PICTURES. FRED, DID YOU GET HIM? ALL RIGHT. COME ON UP. HERE. IN THE NAME. SECOND. COME ON UP. SORRY. I'M READY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IN THE NAME, AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT GERRY FELTUS WAS DULY ELECTED CITY COUNCIL MEMBER OF DISTRICT THREE, MCKINNEY, TEXAS, BY THE GENERAL ELECTION OF MAY 3RD, 2025. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE AND TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I HAVE HEREUNTO SIGNED MY NAME AND CAUSED BY THE SEAL TO BE AFFIXED. THIS 20TH DAY OF MAY 2025. GEORGE FULLER, MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. SO I HAVE ALSO HAD THE PLEASURE OF SERVING WITH THESE LAST FOUR YEARS. AND EVERYBODY, I THINK, IN THIS ROOM KNOWS WHAT AN ASSET SHE IS TO THIS COMMUNITY, HER PASSION, HER COMPASSION, HER THOUGHTFULNESS, WHAT SHE BRINGS TO CITY COUNCIL EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THE WEEK. THIS WOMAN WORKS TIRELESSLY INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THIS CHAMBERS. AND THE ONLY REGRET I HAVE IS THAT I'M NOT GOING TO GET TO SERVE WITH YOU. FOR MORE TIME, THOUGH, I AM COUNTING THE SECONDS UNTIL I. BUT DRE, I'VE SAID IT BEFORE, YOU ARE A SPECIAL PERSON. CERTAINLY ONE THAT HAS IMPACTED MY LIFE PROFOUNDLY. GETTING TO KNOW YOU, WORKING WITH YOU, AND HAVING A LIKE. YOU'VE BEEN A SISTER TO A BUNCH OF BROTHERS, BUT YOU REALLY AT MANY TIMES BEEN YOU'VE BEEN THE MATRIARCH AND YOU JUST ALWAYS LEAD WITH SUCH GRACE AND [00:30:04] SUCH EXAMPLE, AND I, I JUST LOVE YOU TO DEATH. THANK YOU. DOCTOR FELTZ. IF YOU WILL RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME, I GIRAY FELTUS I GIRAY FELTUS. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE, THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES AS A MEMBER. THE DUTIES AS A MEMBER. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS. OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS. AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THIS STATE AND OF THIS STATE. SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SECOND TERM. WELL, NOT ONLY DOES DOCTOR FELTUS, WE ALL KNOW SHE'S A DOCTOR, RIGHT? EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS. NOT ONLY DOES DOCTOR FELTUS DO AN UNBELIEVABLE JOB ON THE CITY COUNCIL, SHE BRINGS A GREAT CLASS AND PROFESSIONALISM. ALWAYS. I THINK WORKING IN COUNSELING WITH FOLKS TO. LET'S FIND A MIDDLE GROUND OR LET'S WORK TOGETHER ON THIS. AND SHE HAS SUCH A CALMING PRESENCE FOR ALL OF US, AND WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT. BUT SHE ALSO ORGANIZES AND THROWS A PRETTY GOOD PARTY TOO. OH YEAH. SO WE LOOK ON ON BEHALF OF CITY STAFF. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. AND PUT IT OUT THERE AND PUT IT IN YOUR NECKS OUT THERE. AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, IT'S NOT EASY. WE KNOW THAT. WE DON'T ALWAYS MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU. WE TRY TO, BUT SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT AREN'T ALWAYS SO EASY FOR THE COUNCIL TO HAVE TO MAKE, AND YOU HAVE TO VOTE ON THINGS THAT SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT EASY, BUT WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOU STEPPING FORWARD ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, I DON'T NORMALLY TALK A LOT, BUT I'M GOING TO TALK A LOT TODAY. I'M GOING TO TAKE MY TIME IF THAT'S OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO LET THESE FOLKS GO SIT DOWN BECAUSE I HAVE SOME WORDS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL, AND ESPECIALLY TO THE MANY FOLKS THAT SUPPORTED ME THROUGH THIS PROCESS. SO GIVE ME JUST A SECOND. OKAY. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE DEALT JUST A RANDOM HAND OF CARDS IN LIFE. I BELIEVE THAT GOD GIVES YOU A SERIES OF CHOICES IN LIFE, AND THE RESULTS OF THOSE CHOICES ARE WHAT DETERMINE YOUR OUTCOME. THERE ARE SOME CHOICES THAT I'VE MADE THAT HAVE BEEN VERY EASY, AND I JUST FOLLOWED WHAT MADE SENSE, AND IT POSITIONED ME WELL IN LIFE. MOVING TO MCKINNEY WAS ONE OF THOSE. IT'S A VERY EASY DECISION. I LOVED WHAT I SAW, I LOVED THE PEOPLE. I FOUND A GREAT HOUSE AND IT WAS A DONE DEAL, EASY AND DONE. THERE ARE SOME DECISIONS THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT HARDER, LIKE LEAVING A JOB THAT YOU'VE BEEN PROUD TO SERVE IN FOR 13 YEARS, TO TAKE A LEAP INTO ANOTHER PROFESSION. AND I'VE DONE THAT MORE RECENTLY, MOSTLY TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY MORE EFFECTIVELY. THAT WASN'T AN EASY DECISION, BUT IT DEFINITELY WAS A BLESSING AND A POSITIVE MOOD. AND THEN YOU HAVE THOSE CHOICES THAT, WHEN PRESENTED, SCARE THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF YOU. AND THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE THE HIGHEST RISK, BUT ALSO HAVE THE HIGHEST REWARD. FOUR AND A HALF YEARS AGO, I WAS PRESENTED WITH A CHOICE, AND WHEN I WAS PRESENTED WITH THAT CHOICE, IT WAS PROPOSED BY OUR VERY OWN MAYOR, GEORGE FULLER, AND IT SCARED THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ME. YOU SEE, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN FRIENDLY, BUT RESERVED AND VERY PRIVATE I HAVE. I WAS GOING THROUGH ONE OF THE TOUGHEST PERIODS OF MY LIFE, BUT I WAS GIVEN A CHOICE AND ESSENTIALLY HANDED THIS OPPORTUNITY TO FACE MY FEAR AND THE CHALLENGE OF PRESENTING MYSELF TO THE PUBLIC AND RUNNING FOR OFFICE AND COMMITTING MYSELF TO LEARN NEW SKILLS, AND TO SERVE THIS GREAT CITY IN A DIFFERENT CAPACITY. AND BECAUSE OF THAT DECISION, I'VE HAD A FRONT ROW SEAT TO WITNESSING WHAT EXCELLENCE AND GOVERNMENT GOVERNANCE LOOKS LIKE. I HAVE WATCHED MEN THAT I ADMIRE AND WHO INSPIRE ME TO BE A BETTER COUNCILWOMAN. WE'RE BLESSED BEYOND WORDS TO HAVE A MAYOR WHO I HAVE SAID BEFORE KIND OF DRAG US KICKING AND SCREAMING INTO PROGRESS AND ALL IN GOOD WAYS. GEORGE'S LEADERSHIP AND VISION IS UNQUESTIONABLY THE REASON WE HAVE SOME OF THE SOME OF THE GREATEST STRIDES IN MCKINNEY'S HISTORY, AND IS ALSO THE REASON THAT WE HAVE VERY MUCH TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN THE FUTURE. AND LET ME TELL YOU THAT HE'S DONE THIS WITH THE UTMOST INTEGRITY AND WITH WITH COURAGE AND CONVICTION. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, HE'S HAD A VERY CLEAR VISION THAT WE COULD ALL BE EXCITED ABOUT TO EXECUTE. IT HAS BEEN GREAT TO BE A PART OF THIS, BUT CERTAINLY NOT ALWAYS EASY. THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT WALKING THROUGH A PROCESS LIKE THIS THAT BONDS YOU TO PEOPLE IN A GOOD WAY, SOMETIMES IN A BAD WAY, BUT THIS HAS BEEN A GOOD WAY. SO TO THE MEN WHO I'VE SAT ON THIS DAIS WITH WHO HAVE [00:35:01] UPLIFTED, ENCOURAGED ME, INSPIRED ME, AND HAVE MEANT NOTHING BUT GOOD FOR ME. I WANT TO THANK YOU. I THANK YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE GIVEN OF YOURSELVES. YOU SERVE THIS COMMUNITY WITH YOUR ENTIRE HEART AND THE SACRIFICES THAT YOU MAKE. I SEE THEM AND I APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU FOR GIVING US YOUR TIME AND FOR THANK YOU TO YOUR SPOUSES FOR ALLOWING YOUR YOU TO GIVE YOUR TIME TO THIS COMMUNITY. I WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERY PERSON WHO HELPED TO SUPPORT ME THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. AND NOW THAT WE HAVE A MOMENT TO TAKE TIME AND CELEBRATE THIS ACHIEVEMENT WE HAVE MADE TOGETHER, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL. SOME OF YOU HAVE GIVEN OF YOUR RESOURCES, AND SOME OF YOU HAVE SACRIFICED SOME OF YOUR OWN PERSONAL TIME TO ENSURE A VICTORY IN THIS RACE FOR DISTRICT THREE. AND IT'S NOT LOST ON ME HOW VALUABLE YOUR TIME IS. AND FOR THAT REASON, I AM TRULY GRATEFUL. I HAVE BEEN SERVING THIS COMMUNITY FOR SOME YEARS NOW, BUT FOUR YEARS AGO IT WAS RELATIVELY UNKNOWN IN TERMS OF THE GREATER WHOLE OF MCKINNEY. I WAS SUPPORTED BY A FEW BUT MIGHTY GROUP OF PEOPLE, BUT THIS TIME AROUND, I AM OVERWHELMED BY THE NUMBER OF YOU THAT TURNED OUT TO SUPPORT ME. TO ASHLEY BABCOCK AND AJ MICHIELETTO, WHO ARE TWO OF THE GREATEST CAMPAIGN MANAGERS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK AND YOUR TIME. MICHAEL JONES, WHO IS REALLY A BROTHER TO ME, STEPPED UP IN A MAJOR WAY AND TREATED ME LIKE HE WAS. I WAS HIS FAMILY. THANK YOU. MICHAEL, ANGIE JONES, SABRINA CRAIG, RACHEL LIVINGSTON AND DEANDRA PRITCHETT. YOU STEPPED IN AND STEPPED UP WHEN I REALLY NEEDED SOME HELP THE MOST. I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT. TO THE ALPHAS OF MCKINNEY, Y'ALL STAND UP FOR ME, PLEASE. ALPHAS OF MCKINNEY AND DEREK ROBINSON. I SAW YOU SNEAK IN BACK THERE. THESE GUYS ARE AMAZING. I AM NOT THAT STRONG. I CANNOT PUT FOUR T POSTS DOWN IN THE GROUND FOR FOUR BY FOURS. AND THESE GUYS STEPPED UP AND INSTALLED SIGNS ALL OVER THE CITY. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN, FOR STEPPING UP AND HELPING ME WHEN I NEEDED IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE CORE TEAM GERALD AND KEEVER, DONNA AND BRIAN LOCKMILLER, FREDERICK AND TRACY FRAZIER, DAVID AND BARBARA KELLY, JAMES. JENKINS, JARED. TY, ALEX. BANNISTER, KEN. HOLLIDAY, SAMAR WALKER, TANYA WINCHESTER, AND CHRIS TREVINO. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YOU GUYS WERE DAILY PEOPLE THAT I CAN LEAN ON. AL PERRY, WE PULLED YOU OUT OF RETIREMENT. AL PERRY, HE'S NOT HERE TONIGHT. WE PULLED AL PERRY OUT OF RETIREMENT TO HELP WITH THE WALK CAMPAIGN. HE DID AN ABSOLUTE PHENOMENAL JOB TO MY PRECINCT. ONE BLOCK WALKERS, JUSTIN AND AMANDA, BELLA, BETTY AND JIM. ISAAC, I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU PUT IN. AND TO MY STAR BLOCK WALKERS AND READERS, WHICH INCLUDE LISA REED WEST, WHO'S ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, KELLY ROBERTS, STEVE WILSON, SARAH HOOTSUITE, MOLLY FULLER, LISA PERRY, LARRY AND KIM PERRY, AND FRED NICKENS. THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO HOSTED MEET AND GREETS, MADELINE AND TYLER CLOUTIER, SABRINA AND JAMES CRAIG, DAVID CRAIG, SISSY OSNER, KIM AND MARTIN SANCHEZ, KIM AND ERICA MCWILLIAMS, BRUCE AND SHELLY MEAD WHO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL BARN AND HELPED ME TO HOST EMMITT SMITH. IF YOU MISSED THAT PARTY, I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU. WE HAD A GOOD TIME. THANK YOU. EMILY MCCLURE, WHO'S BEEN AMAZING. THANK YOU TO MY CHIEF PRAYER OFFICERS, BETH BENTLEY, PASTOR ROSENTHAL, PASTOR ARMSTRONG, AND PASTOR WHATLEY. AND TO MY CHIEF ENCOURAGER, ANGELA RICHARDSON WOODS, MY SISTER TO STEPHANIE O'DELL, MARK RIGGS, SCOTT WOODRUFF. I HAVE A LOT OF NAMES. I HAVE TO SAY THEM. ANGIE, MARCUS LLOYD, CHRIS WILKES, JOHN MOTT, LIZ MICHELLE, ARETHA JACKSON, JULIE WILLIAMS, JOHN AND TERRY WRATTEN, ALLISON MONROE, MUHAMMAD. KASIM, NINA RINGLEY, FRED AND ELIZABETH WHO ARE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY. CAROL WILSON, TINA, CRAIG, BRUCE AND SHELLY MEAD, JEAN BROWN, LORI LOFTON, NIKKI, VANESSA, KATIE, KATIE AND LANCE WHO ARE TWO GUYS WHO WE HAVE BEEN ON THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF SOME ISSUES FOR A LONG TIME, AND THESE TWO GENTLEMEN CAME TO ME AND SAID, HEY, WE JUST WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU AND UNDERSTAND YOUR POSITION. THAT IS A LEAP. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, BECAUSE THAT'S MORE OF WHAT WE NEED TO BE SEEING IN THIS COMMUNITY. MIA FARMER, DAVID BROOKS, JAMES AND TERRY TIPPETT. DUSTIN CARDINAL, WHO IS MY PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT. WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER FOR 14 YEARS, REALLY HELD IT DOWN SO I COULD RUN THIS CAMPAIGN. AND I WANT TO SAY, I APPRECIATE YOU AND THAT THE NEXT THING I WILL SAY IS I WANT TO HAVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE PERSON WE WERE WAITING ON TONIGHT, AND THAT'S RANDALL BRYANT. YOU HAVE BEEN A PILLAR OF STRENGTH, REASON, AND THE CALM THAT I NEEDED IN THE MIDST OF THE STORM. YOU THREW ALL OF YOUR TALENTS AND YOUR EXPERTISE INTO HELPING ME KEEP THIS CAMPAIGN STRONG. YOU MADE SURE I ATE YOU MADE SURE I TOOK A MOMENT TO LIVE. YOU MADE SURE I TOOK A MOMENT TO HAVE FUN. AND I'M SO GLAD THAT I HAD A SPECIAL [00:40:06] AND A LOVING PARTNER WALK WITH ME THROUGH THIS PROCESS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND FINALLY. TO MY GIRLS. I'M SORRY Y'ALL. I HAVE TWO AMAZING CHILDREN AND I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THIS IF THEY WEREN'T AS AWESOME AS THEY ARE. THEY MAKE STRAIGHT A'S AND I DON'T HAVE TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR HOMEWORK, THANK GOD. OH GOSH, THEY STAY OUT OF TROUBLE. WE HAVE SO MUCH FUN. I LOVE WHEN THEY CRAWL IN THE BED AND WE JUST SNUGGLE TOGETHER. BUT I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THEM BACK IN FEBRUARY AND I SAID, OKAY, WE GOT TO DO THIS AGAIN. AND BY THE WAY, I HAD TO GET THEIR PERMISSION FIRST TO DO THIS. WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS AGAIN. BUT I NEED YOU TO DO ME A FAVOR. I NEED YOU TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES. AND I KNEW THEY COULD. I MEAN, THEY ARE REALLY WONDERFUL PEOPLE AND VERY THEY MOVE INDEPENDENTLY. AND I'VE JUST WATCHED THEM GROW UP OVER THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, LAST THREE MONTHS AND HELP MAMA IN SOME WAYS THAT I WASN'T EXPECTING. BUT THEY ALSO SHARE ME WITH ALL OF YOU. AND THAT'S A SACRIFICE FOR THEM. AND I JUST WANT TO TELL THEM THAT I LOVE YOU. AND I THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING MAMA TO DO THIS THING WHERE WE SERVE THE COMMUNITY. I HOPE IT IS AN EXAMPLE TO YOU TO JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT YOUR LIFE IS MEANT TO SERVE GOD'S PEOPLE, AND I KNOW THAT ONE DAY YOU WILL BE DOING SOMETHING RELATED TO THAT. BUT I DO WANT TO THANK THE BOTH BOTH OF MY KIDS AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE. AND. JUST YOU BOUGHT ME OUT. THAT'S PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T THINK SHE. WE WILL MOVE BACK NOW TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAM AND WE WILL GO TO. ITEM 24008333, CONDUCT A [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, Generally to Allow a High-Rise Telecommunication Structure and to Modify the Development Standards, Located at 4877 West University Drive, and Accompanying Ordinance] PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AND ACT ON A REQUEST TO REZONE SUBJECT PROPERTY FROM PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, GENERALLY TO ALLOW A HIGH RISE TELECOMMUNICATION STRUCTURE AND TO MODIFY THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. LOCATED AT 4877 WEST UNIVERSITY DRIVE AND ACCOMPANYING ORDINANCE. THANK YOU. MAYOR. EVENING COUNCIL. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE ADVANTAGE STORAGE CELL PHONE TOWER THAT WE SAW PREVIOUSLY. IT WAS TABLED BY COUNCIL'S REQUEST SO THAT THEY COULD GO BACK AND DO A DUE DILIGENCE STUDY THAT WAS ACTUALLY AN ATTACHMENT FOR Y'ALL IN YOUR PACKET THAT SHOWS ALL THE DIFFERENT PROPERTIES THAT THEY REACHED OUT TO. THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO DISCUSS THAT FURTHER. JUST A REMINDER, STAFF IS SUPPORTIVE OF THIS ITEM AND I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I DO HAVE SOME CARDS. I BELIEVE SOME PEOPLE HAVE JUST FILLED OUT A CARD AND IF I'M READING IT CORRECTLY, THEY JUST LIKE THE THEIR POSITION STATED. IF IN FACT YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK AS WELL, PLEASE LET ME KNOW THAT. BUT OTHERWISE I'M INTERPRETING THAT. MARK RUTLEDGE, YOU HAVE YOU WANTED TO REGISTER YOUR OPPOSITION TO THE ITEM? AND I HAVE JULIET BUCHANAN, WHO HAS REGISTERED HER OPPOSITION TO THE ITEM, AND I HAVE RICK JONES, WHO HAS REGISTERED HIS SUPPORT FOR THE ITEM. IS THERE ANYBODY HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE TO THE ITEM? AND IF NOT, WE CAN CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE DELIBERATING. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THIS IS JUST TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND I'LL COME BACK TO IT. ALL RIGHT. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. WE'LL TAKE NO MORE COMMENTS. COUNCIL COMMENTS. IS THERE DISCUSSION PRIOR TO A MOTION? I I'LL START BY SAYING [00:45:04] THAT WE HEARD THIS ITEM. I KNOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN WELL, ACTUALLY LET ME ASK THE APPLICANT TO COME UP. WHY DON'T I DO THAT? BUT AS THE APPLICANT COMES UP, I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSION. THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT TO FIND ALTERNATIVE SITES. IN OTHER WORDS, A LOT OF EFFORT PUT INTO THAT. MAYBE YOU COULD SPEAK TO THAT IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND. YES, SIR. THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING US. MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS APPRECIATE YOU HAVING US BACK. I WANT TO REITERATE WHAT WHAT MR. PRIDGEN SAID THE LAST TIME. THANK YOU, CITY STAFF, FOR WORKING WITH US. IT HAS BEEN AN AN IMPRESSIVE ENDEAVOR WORKING WITH THEM AS OPPOSED TO SOME OF THE OTHER, OTHER PLACES WE WORK AROUND THE STATE. SO IT HAS BEEN A VERY PLEASURABLE EXPERIENCE. AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE CONSTITUENTS THAT ARE IN OPPOSITION. THEY HAVE BEEN VERY GRACIOUS, KIND. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN KEPT ON A VERY PROFESSIONAL LEVEL, AND THAT'S NOT ALWAYS THE CASE EITHER. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THEM. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I'M NOT SURE IF WE HAVE THE MAP THAT WAS CREATED. I THINK IT'S IN THE AGENDA. SO I WENT BACK TO ONE OF THE SITE ACQUISITIONS FIRMS THAT WAS WORKING THE SITE BEFORE IT WAS GIVEN TO US, AND ASKED FOR A LIST OF PARCELS THAT WERE ATTEMPTED. SO I PUT TOGETHER A MAP FOR YOU GUYS SHOWING THOSE PARCELS. THEY WERE ATTEMPTED AND FELL THROUGH FOR VARIOUS REASONS, SOME FOR ENGINEERING REASONS, SOME FOR BUSINESS REASONS. AND IT SHOWS THAT THERE WAS A GOOD BIT OF DUE DILIGENCE PERFORMED. HOWEVER, IT WASN'T BY MY COMPANY. WE SPECIALIZE IN CELL TOWERS ON SELF-STORAGE PROPERTIES, SO ONCE THIS DUE DILIGENCE WAS PERFORMED, THEY CAME TO US ASKING US IF WE COULD MAKE THIS WORK. WE FOUND THE LANDLORD WORKED WITH THE LANDLORD ABOUT SIX MONTHS WORTH OF NEGOTIATIONS, AND THAT'S WHEN WE ENDED UP AT CITY STAFF. SO I WOULD LIKE TO ASSERT THAT DUE DILIGENCE WAS PERFORMED IN THE AREA. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE WORKED WITH WITH SCOTT FROM THIRD MONDAY TRADE DAYS RECENTLY AFTER BEING ASKED TO AND WONDERFUL FELLOW AS WELL. I'D LIKE TO THANK HIM. I THINK THAT THERE WAS SOME GOOD DISCUSSION. THERE WAS ENTERTAINMENT OF AN OPTION. WHILE IT'S NOT OPTIMAL FROM AN ENGINEERING STANDPOINT, IT WAS. IT WAS AN OPTION. UNFORTUNATELY, THE NEGOTIATIONS WERE STOPPED BASED ON BUSINESS REASONS. BUT HE WAS AGAIN, A GRACIOUS, GRACIOUS PERSON, GRACIOUS HOST FOR US. SO I WOULD LIKE TO ASSERT THAT WE'VE DONE OUR DUE DILIGENCE. I'VE ALSO I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT WHILE WORKING WITH CITY STAFF, WE DID PURPOSEFULLY PUSH THE TOWER AS FAR WEST AS POSSIBLE ON THE ON THE PROPERTY IN AN EFFORT TO MITIGATE SOME OF THE ESTHETIC CONCERNS THAT THE NEIGHBORS WOULD HAVE. I HAVE ALSO OFFERED TO CITY STAFF THAT WE WOULD BE WILLING TO TAKE ON THE COST OF A NON-REFLECTIVE COATING OF THE TOWER. TYPICALLY, FOLKS LIKE BROWN, IT BLENDS IN WITH THE TREES THAT THAT WOULD BE BETWEEN THE CONSTITUENTS HOUSE AND THE TOWER. SO I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO OFFER THAT JUST TRYING TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS MAY HAVE. THANK YOU FOR TAKING A MOMENT TO LOOK AT ALTERNATIVE SITES. I ALSO WANT TO THANK PAUL GRIMES AND JENNIFER ARNOLD. WE MET WITH THE LEADERSHIP AT BAYLOR HOSPITAL, HEARD THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT LACK OF CONNECTIVITY THERE, WHICH ARE VERY CONCERNING. HOSPITAL SHOULD HAVE REALLY GOOD CONNECTIVITY, AND IT IS SO BAD THERE THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY MAKING AN INVESTMENT TO GET BETTER CELL SERVICE. BECAUSE OF THIS TOWER, THEY MAY NOT HAVE TO DO THAT. THEY DID EXPLORE EXTENSIVELY SOME SITES ON THEIR PROPERTY, BUT BECAUSE THEY'RE PLANNING FOR AN EXPANSION, THEY JUST CANNOT ACCOMMODATE THIS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK SCOTT WOODRUFF, WHO REALLY DUG IN AND TRIED TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. IT JUST WAS NOT A VIABLE SOLUTION. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY TO THE RESIDENTS, WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING WE COULD TO FIND AN ALTERNATIVE THAT WAS REASONABLE AND REALLY EXHAUSTED. ALL OTHER OPTIONS. OTHER WISE, WE WOULD STILL BE PUSHING FOR ANOTHER PLACE TO PUT THIS, BUT AT THIS POINT, I THINK THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THE BEST SOLUTION AT LEAST, IS TO HAVE A TOWER. SO THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT CERTAINLY STAFF AND WORKING WITH BAYLOR SCOTT WOODRUFF. I KNOW THAT HE JUMPED INTO THIS WITH NOTHING TO GAIN, JUST TRYING TO HELP BECAUSE WE ASKED HIM TO AND I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIM AS WELL FOR WHAT HE DID. APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORT AND WILLINGNESS TO DO THAT. CERTAINLY. YOU KNOW, WHAT THE WHAT THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE AND WHAT WE CAN AND CAN'T DO, BUT YOU WERE STILL WILLING TO EXPLORE THOSE THINGS AND WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. SO WITH THAT, IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE THIS ITEM. I'LL SECOND PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. AT THAT SECOND. OKAY. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO COME BACK. I [00:50:13] NOTICED THAT I NEGLECTED PASTOR ROSENTHAL. WHERE ARE YOU? SIR? I HAD YOU SCHEDULED FOR SOME REMARKS. FOR THE INSTALLATION OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS. WOULD YOU STILL BE WILLING TO COME UP AND DO THAT, EVEN THOUGH I, UNFORTUNATELY PUT YOU OUT OF PLACE? PASTOR. THANK YOU. GOOD POINT. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND TO GET TO KNOW DOCTOR GERRY FELTUS AT A TIME WHEN OUR CHURCH WAS WITH NAYRAB BEING HERE TODAY. THEY KNOW OUR STORY. AT A TIME WHEN OUR CHURCH WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO BUILDING A NEW BUILDING, UTILIZING THE LAND FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THERE WERE SOME MEMBERS ON THE PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL THAT WERE NOT IN FAVOR OF MAKING THE NECESSARY CHANGES THAT WERE NEEDED IN FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GET THE ZONING CHANGED, BUT AS DISTRICT ONES, JUSTIN BELLER CAME ON BOARD AND DOCTOR GERRY FELTUS CAME ON BOARD. WE HAD A VOICE THAT WERE ABLE TO HEAR US, AND FROM THAT DAY, I KNEW THAT DOCTOR FELTUS WAS ONE THAT HAD A LOT OF INTELLIGENCE, ONE THAT HAD A PASSION AND A LOVE FOR THE CITY OF MCKINNEY AND FOR ALL PEOPLE. BECAUSE OUR CHURCH IS IN DISTRICT ONE, JUSTIN BELLA'S DISTRICT. BUT DOCTOR GERRY FELTUS HAD JUST AS MUCH INTEREST IN WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH OUR CHURCH AND OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT WAS A PART OF MCKINNEY. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I, I ADMIRE ABOUT HER. I, I, I HAVE BEEN IN PRAYER FOR HER, AND AS I DO WITH THE CITY COUNCIL ON A REGULAR BASIS, WEEKLY BASIS OF LIFTING YOU ALL UP SO THAT YOU ALWAYS MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE SOUND, THAT ARE MORAL, THAT ARE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF ALL THE PEOPLE OF MCKINNEY. AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I SEE IN DOCTOR FELTUS. AND I'M SO PLEASED THAT SHE HAS BEEN REELECTED, THAT THOSE CHARACTERISTICS AND THOSE TRAITS JUST ARE THINGS THAT, THAT, THAT OTHERS IN THE CITY CAN EMULATE. AND BEING A GREAT MENTOR, AS I'VE WATCHED AND SEEN HOW SHE HAS MENTORED OTHER PEOPLE, AND I JUST LOOK AT JUST WHAT HAPPENED TODAY. AND I PROMISE YOU, I'M A PASTOR, BUT I'M ABOUT TO SIT DOWN. BUT I NOTICED SOMETHING THAT SHE DID TODAY THAT JUST SHOWS WHAT I'M SAYING ABOUT SOMEONE THAT CARES ABOUT ALL PEOPLE. THERE WAS A YOUNG LADY, I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S STILL HERE, BUT A YOUNG GIRL THAT CAME UP, SHE'S IN DOCTOR FELTUS IS IN THE MIDDLE OF LOOKING OUT FOR A SPECIAL YOUNG MAN THAT WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT IN. SHE HAS HER EVENT GOING ON. FAMILY, FRIENDS, EVERYONE HERE. AND THE YOUNG LADY JUST CAME UP AND SAID, I WANT TO TAKE A PHOTO. LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING. AND SHE STOPPED WHAT SHE WAS DOING THIS EVENING AND SAID, LET'S DO IT. SIMPLE LITTLE THINGS. BUT TO THAT LITTLE GIRL, I GUARANTEE YOU SHE WILL REMEMBER THAT THE REST OF HER LIFE. THAT WHO KNOWS WHAT WHAT SHE MAY STRIVE TO DO LATER IN LIFE. AND I JUST SAY, I THANK GOD FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING HER. I THANK GOD THAT I BELIEVE THAT SHE HELPS MAKE THIS CITY COUNCIL A BETTER CITY COUNCIL, AND SHE CERTAINLY MAKE Y'ALL LOOK BETTER. NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT. I THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING HER, AND I WILL SAY TO DOCTOR FELTUS THAT OUR PRAYERS FROM THE MCKINNEY FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH WILL CONTINUE TO GO FORWARD FOR YOU FOR THE ELECTION PROCESS THAT'S UPCOMING. AS WE FILL IN THE, TH, THE SLOTS AND YOU ALL WILL BE ON OUR PRAYER LIST EVERY WEEK. MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL [Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request to Rezone the Subject Property from “PD” - Planned Development District and “AG” Agricultural District to “PD” - Planned Development District, Generally to Allow for Industrial Uses and to Modify the Development Standards, Located on the Northeast Corner of Industrial Boulevard and Airport Drive, and Accompanying Ordinance] RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 2500314. CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ACT ON REQUEST TO REZONE SUBJECT PROPERTY FROM PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND AG AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. GENERALLY TO ALLOW FOR INDUSTRIAL USES AND TO MODIFY THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD AND [00:55:02] AIRPORT DRIVE. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU COUNCIL KATE STRICKLAND, PLANNING MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. THIS, AS YOU HAVE NOTED, IS THE ENCORE WIRE REZONE. AND SO THEY ARE REQUESTING TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 200 ACRES TO ACCOMMODATE AN EXPANSION OF THEIR INDUSTRIAL USES. I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE PD ON THE PROPERTY ALREADY PERMITS FOR INDUSTRIAL USES, BUT THIS WILL HELP TO MODERNIZE IT TO CURRENT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND BRING IT MORE IN LINE. THE PD DOES HAVE SOME VERY SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS THAT I DID WANT TO TOUCH BASE ON, MOST NOTABLY, THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT FOR THE BUILDING IS 55FT. HOWEVER, THERE IS A REQUESTED ALLOWANCE TO GO UP TO 105FT FOR THEIR HEATING TOWERS. THEY'RE ONLY ALLOWED TO HAVE TWO INDUSTRIAL HEATING TOWERS FOR THE ENTIRE SITE. THIS IS FOR OPERATIONAL ITEMS FOR SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT THEY NEED FOR THE ENCORE WIRE EXPANSION. ADDITIONALLY, THEY ARE REQUESTING TO BE A SETBACK FOR THEIR LOADING BAYS AND ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS TO BE ALLOWED ON THE PROPERTY AS WELL. STAFF HAS REVIEWED THIS AND IT IS PART OF THE AVIATION DISTRICT, WHICH DEFINITELY CALLS FOR INDUSTRIAL USES IN THIS AREA. SEEING THIS, THIS IS THE EXPANSION OF ENCORE THAT ALIGNS WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. STAFF IS SUPPORTIVE OF THIS ITEM AND WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. OBVIOUSLY NO CONCERN ABOUT THE HEIGHT WITH THE AIRPORT, NOTHING LIKE THAT. NOT CONCERNED FROM THE FACT THAT IT IS FOR THE TWO ONLY FOR TWO TOWERS. ADDITIONALLY, THE TOWERS ARE REQUIRED TO BE SET BACK FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY, AND THEY'RE SET BACK FAR ENOUGH AWAY THAT STAFF DOES NOT HAVE THOSE CONCERNS. GREAT. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? THE APPLICANT HERE. THE APPLICANT. YES. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'D LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING I THINK THIS I HAVE A GUESS. THIS IS GOING TO BE FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD. SO IF IS THERE ANYONE HERE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE ITEM IN THE PUBLIC? ANYONE HAVE CONCERN WITH THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE ENTERTAIN A MOTION I HAVE A MOTION. DO WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS ITEM? SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM IS MOTION [Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on an Amendment to Chapter 150, entitled “Unified Development Code,” of the Code of Ordinances, City of McKinney, Texas, to: (1) Correct Typographical Errors and Make Nonsubstantive Editorial Changes to Article 2 (Zoning Regulations), including Appendix 2B (McKinney Town Center MTC); and (2) Make Certain Substantive Changes to Article 2 (Zoning Regulations), Specifically to Appendix 2B (McKinney Town Center MTC), and Accompanying Ordinance] PASSES. MOTION ITEM 250002M TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ACT ON AMENDMENTS. CHAPTER 150, ENTITLED UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS TO CORRECT TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS AND MAKE NON-SUBSTANTIVE EDITORIAL CHANGES TO ARTICLE TWO ZONING REGULATIONS, INCLUDING APPENDIX TWO B MCKINNEY TOWN CENTER MTC AND MAKE CERTAIN SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES TO ARTICLE TWO ZONING REGULATIONS, SPECIFICALLY TO APPENDIX TWO B MCKINNEY TOWN CENTER MTC. THAT'S C AND ACCOMPANYING ORDINANCE. THANK YOU, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THE LONG MOTION, AS ALWAYS, FOR OUR UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENTS. I'M HERE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT AS KIND OF AN ADDENDUM TO A RECENT AMENDMENT TO CLEAN UP A FEW THINGS THAT WE NOTICED AFTER PASSAGE. SO IN LATE MARCH, YOU ALL DID REVIEW AND APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO OUR MCKINNEY TOWN CENTER. AND WE'RE JUST CLEANING UP A FEW SMALL THINGS. AS A REMINDER, OUR MCKINNEY TOWN CENTER CENTERS ON OUR DOWNTOWN AND EXTENDS EAST ACROSS HIGHWAY FIVE. PRIMARILY, WE WENT THROUGH THE CRITERIA AND THE CHART AND REALIZED THAT THERE WERE A FEW THAT WE WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND BE SURE WERE ADDED IN THERE. THEY MATCH WHAT WE DISCUSSED AT THE WORK SESSION AT THE END OF THE LAST YEAR. AND SO THIS IS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ALL CODIFIED TOGETHER. AND THERE WERE A FEW OTHER ADDITIONAL USES TOO THAT WE NEEDED TO CLARIFY. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. PNC RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AS WELL. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS? NOPE. OKAY. SEEING NONE, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? IF NOT, ENTERTAIN A MOTION? MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED BY STAFF. SECOND IS CAST YOUR VOTES. THANK YOU. THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE [Consider/Discuss/Act on Adoption of a Resolution Determining a Public Necessity to Acquire Property Easement Rights for Public Use by Eminent Domain for a Temporary Construction Easement associated with the Honey Creek Sanitary Sewer Trunk Main Project (WW1638) which Property is Located East of U.S. Highway 75, West of Spur 195, and North of Bloomdale Road and Authorizing the City Manager to Establish Procedures for Acquiring the Easement on Said Property, and Take All Steps Necessary to Acquire the Needed Property Rights in Compliance with all Applicable Laws and resolutions] GETTING DOWN TO THE END OF OUR AGENDA. TWO ITEMS LEFT. 252815. CONSIDER ACT ON ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION DETERMINING A PUBLIC NECESSITY TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY EASEMENT RIGHTS FOR PUBLIC USE BY EMINENT DOMAIN FOR A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE HONEY CREEK SANITARY SEWER TRUNK MAIN PROJECT WW 1638. WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED EAST OF HIGHWAY 75, WEST OF SPUR 195 AND NORTH OF BLOOMINGDALE ROAD, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR ACQUIRING THE EASEMENT ON SAID PROPERTY AND TAKE ALL STEPS NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE THE NEEDED PROPERTY RIGHTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS AND RESOLUTIONS. GARY, THANK YOU. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS GARY GRAHAM, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING WE ARE HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR AN EMINENT DOMAIN REQUEST. THE CITY IS CURRENTLY [01:00:05] WORKING TO CONSTRUCT A 48 INCH SANITARY SEWER LINE FROM JUST WEST OF 75, OVER TO JUST EAST OF STATE HIGHWAY FIVE. THIS PROJECT IS NEEDED TO HELP SERVE THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF OUR NORTHWEST SECTOR. THE PROJECT IS DESIGNED READY TO GO TO BID TO GO AND GO OUT TO CONSTRUCTION, BUT WE'RE STRUGGLING TO REACH AN AGREEMENT WITH ONE PARTICULAR PROPERTY OWNER FOR A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT. THAT PROPERTY OWNER IS ENCORE WIRE. EXCUSE ME. ENCORE ELECTRIC. NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE PREVIOUS CASE. THEIR APOLOGIZE ENCORE ELECTRIC. WE HAVE ACTUALLY NEGOTIATED A 50 FOOT PERMANENT EASEMENT WITH ENCORE ELECTRIC, BUT WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SECURE THIS TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT. WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH WITH THEM. WE THINK WE ARE AT THE FINISH LINE WITH THEM, BUT WE HAVE TOLD THEM WE MIGHT HAVE TO INVOKE EMINENT DOMAIN AUTHORITY TO GET THIS PROJECT ACROSS THE GOAL LINE AND SECURE THE EASEMENT. SO WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL. FOR THAT, WE THINK THAT WE WON'T HAVE TO FILE WITH SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS COURT, BUT WE DO NOT WANT TO TAKE THIS OFF THE TABLE AS A NEGOTIATING ITEM WITH THE WITH WITH THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM ENCORE. SO AS IN ALL RIGHT OF WAY OR EASEMENT ACQUISITIONS. EMINENT DOMAIN IS NOT A TAKING. THIS IS A PROCESS TO DETERMINE FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR THE LAND. THE PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH ON ALL PROJECTS IS WE GO GET AN APPRAISAL FOR THE PROPERTY. WE MAKE AN OFFER FROM THAT APPRAISAL, THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCEPT THAT APPRAISAL OR THAT THAT AMOUNT OR MAKE A COUNTEROFFER, GET THEIR OWN APPRAISAL. WE TAKE THAT INFORMATION. WE MAKE A FINAL OFFER BASED ON THAT NEGOTIATION BETWEEN THE FIRST AND FINAL OFFER. AND IF THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN AND WE CANNOT COME TO AGREEMENT, WE ASK FOR THE AUTHORITY FOR EMINENT DOMAIN THAT PROCESS. THE CALHOUN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPOINT A SET OF THREE SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS, WHICH WILL HEAR THE CASE, BOTH THE APPLICANT, THE CITY, AND THE PROPERTY OWNER HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THEIR CASE AT THE SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS FOR THEM, DETERMINE WHAT THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THAT PROPERTY WOULD BE FOR AN EASEMENT OR RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION. AGAIN, IT'S NOT A TAKING IT'S A FORMAL PROCESS TO ESTABLISH THE VALUE OF THE LAND SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH CRITICAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. SO WITH THAT, I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR GARY. ALL RIGHT MAY I. YEP I MOVE THAT THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THIS ITEM AS WRITTEN AND ADOPT THE RESOLUTION DESCRIBED IN THIS AGENDA ITEM AND AUTHORIZE THE USE OF THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE, FOR PUBLIC USE, ALL NECESSARY PROPERTY INTEREST FROM ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY, LLC, IDENTIFIED AS THE OWNER OF RECORD BY THE COLLIN CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND ANY OTHER PERSONS OR ENTITIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST TO THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED AND DEPICTED IN THE EXHIBIT. A ATTACHED TO SAID RESOLUTION, THE DESCRIPTION AND DEPICTION BEING INCORPORATED IN THEIR ENTIRETY INTO THIS MOTION FOR ALL PURPOSES, INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION, ACCESS AND MAINTENANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. LOCATED EAST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 75. WEST OF SPUR 195 AND NORTH OF BLOOMDALE BLOOMDALE ROAD. ASSOCIATED WITH THE HONEY CREEK SANITARY SEWER TRUNK MAIN PROJECT NUMBER WW 1638. I'LL SECOND AND THIS WILL BE A ROLL CALL VOTE. MAYOR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BELLER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. MAYOR. PRO TEM. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FRANKLIN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. PHILLIPS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JONES. YES. MOTION PASSES. OUR [Consider/Discuss/Act on Appointing a Member to the McKinney Housing Finance Corporation] LAST ITEM. CONSIDER 252816. CONSIDER AN ACT ON APPOINTING A MEMBER TO THE MCKINNEY HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. COUNCILMAN. YES, MR. MAYOR TAYLOR WILLINGHAM AND I HAVE VISITED A NUMBER OF TIMES. HE JUST RAN AN UNSUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN FOR MAYOR OF MCKINNEY. HE HAS A PROFOUND INTEREST IN SERVING THIS CAPACITY IN THE CITY. HE'S A LEADERSHIP GRADUATE FROM 2017. HE'S A LAWYER. HE HAS WRITTEN BOOKS ON MEDICARE AND IS PROFOUNDLY INTERESTED IN WHAT HOUSING OPTIONS WE CAN DO FOR THE CITY. AND SO I PROUDLY WILL ENDORSE HIM FOR THIS AND WILL MOVE THAT. WE APPOINT HIM TO THIS BOARD. I'LL SECOND, YOU NEED TWO NAMES. TWO, TWO NAMES. YEAH, YEAH. SO IS THERE AN ALTERNATE RIGHT NOW ON THAT BOARD OR PLEASE. I GET PAID BY THE JOB, NOT THE HOUR, MA'AM. SO THAT'S WHY I WAS QUICK ON THIS VERY QUICKLY. THIS IS NOT [01:05:06] TYPICAL TO HAVE TWO VACANCIES AT THE SAME TIME FOR ONE BOARD, BUT WE DO HAVE TWO VACANCIES, ONE FOR REGULAR MEMBER, WITH A TERM EXPIRING THIS YEAR AND ANOTHER VACANCY THAT EXPIRES IN 2026. WE DO HAVE AN ALTERNATE MEMBER WHO HAS SERVED JUST A QUICK BACKGROUND. THE COUNCIL HAS APPOINTED TO THIS BOARD TWO MEMBERS TO ALTERNATE MEMBERSHIPS ON OTHERS, AND THOSE TWO MEMBERS PREFERRED THOSE OTHER BOARDS. WE WOULD GENERALLY WAIT UNTIL THE APPOINTMENTS TIME BECAUSE WE ARE SO CLOSE TO AUGUST, BUT THERE IS CONCERN ABOUT HAVING A QUORUM. SO AGAIN, THERE IS A VACANCY, A REGULAR MEMBER VACANCY FOR EXPIRING 2025, ANOTHER VACANCY FOR EXPIRATION 2025. AND THIS BOARD DOES CURRENTLY HAVE AN ALTERNATE WHO DOES HAVE GOOD ATTENDANCE. YOU SAID 2025 ON BOTH. I THINK THE ONE WAS 2026, RIGHT? YES, SIR. ONE IS 2025 AND ONE IS 2026. SO WE HAVE AN ALTERNATE. WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. OKAY THEN. FORGIVE ME FOR BEING FOR SKIPPING OVER THAT. THEN I'D HAVE EVERY APPETITE TO MOVE THE ALTERNATE UP AND MOVE TAYLOR TO THE SECOND POSITION. OKAY. SO TAYLOR TO THE 2025 EXPIRATION. SO THE ALTERNATE WOULD MOVE UP TO THE OPEN SEAT. OPEN SEAT. RIGHT RIGHT. AND THEN TAYLOR TAYLOR WOULD FILL THE ALTERNATE. THE I'M SORRY THE SECOND OKAY. THE SECOND THE SECOND ONE. AND WE LEAVE THE ALTERNATE EMPTY I SUPPOSE. YES. AND THEN WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT AN ALTERNATE WHETHER WE DO THAT OR NOT. GOT IT. SO YOU'RE SO IT WILL GET MOVED UP ARE YOU IS YOUR MOTION THOUGH TO HAVE TAYLOR OR THE ALTERNATE BE TO THE 26? I'LL RESPECT THAT. THE ALTERNATE HAS BEEN THERE AND SERVED, SO I WOULD MOVE THEM TO THE 26, MOVE TAYLOR TO THE 25 AND LEAVE THE NEW ALTERNATE POSITION THAT I WAS UNAWARE OF. BLANK FOR A SECOND. THAT IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL JUST MAKE A COMMENT. I'VE HAD QUITE A FEW NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS WITH TAYLOR AS WELL. A GREAT INDIVIDUAL, AND I KNOW HE HAS A HEART TO SERVE AND PLANNED ON DOING THAT. SO, SO GRATEFUL HE'S STEPPING UP. MR. MAYOR, I DON'T HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE MOTION, BUT I DID WANT TO INQUIRE IF KIP DIXON IS AVAILABLE OR WILLING TO SERVE IN THAT CAPACITY AS THE ALTERNATE. AND THAT IS A QUESTION THAT'S NOT EVERYBODY IS WATCHING. THIS IS RECORDED IN PERPETUITY, WILL BE OUT THERE. BUT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SERVE, YOU CAN CERTAINLY SAY THAT YOU HAVE NO INTEREST IN HELPING THE CITY. BUT, BUT BUT I MEAN, THAT'S ON YOU AND IT'S TOTALLY YOUR DECISION. OKAY, I MADE IT. I GAVE YOU AN OPTION. WOW. SO I THINK WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD THAT TO THE MOTION THAT IF COUNCILOR PHILLIPS SAID IN MIND. BUT I WANT TO STEP ON HIS TOES. I THINK VERY HIGHLY OF KIP, TOO. BUT IF YOU WANT TO MOVE, IF I'M HAPPY TO ADD IT TO THE MOTION THAT KIP BE THE ALTERNATE ON THAT BOARD. I'M I'M I WOULD APPRECIATE YOU ADDING IT TO THE MOTION. AS LONG AS YOU DON'T DO IT AGAINST KIP'S WILL. KIP. KIP GAVE THREE THUMBS UP, ONE AND THEN A DOUBLE. SO. AND IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ME PUTTING HIM ON THE SPOT. AND THAT WAS JUST A FREE WILL, AN ASSET TO ANY BOARD HE'D BE ON. SO IT'S AN HONOR TO NOMINATE HIM. SO THAT'S WHAT I'LL DO. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. SORRY, THAT WAS WONKY. MR. BRAIN AND KIP, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, BUT YOU ARE THAT VALUABLE. WE NEED TO PRESSURE YOU IF I'M SURE YOU WOULD HAVE AGREED ANYWAY. BUT. ALL RIGHT. THAT IS THE END OF OUR REGULAR SESSION AND PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY CITIZEN COMMENTS. THEY SPOKE AT [COUNCIL AND MANAGER COMMENTS] THE BEGINNING. WE'LL GO THROUGH QUICK COUNCIL COMMENTS. COUNCILMAN PHILLIPS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK KIP DIXON FOR STEPPING UP FOR THE CITY. ALSO LIKE FOR YOU TO THANK YOUR SON FOR ALL THE MEMORIES ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD, IN PARTICULAR A 55 YARD PICK SIX WHERE HE TIPTOED AT FULL SPEED DOWN THE SIDELINES AND STAYED IN BOUNDS. IT'S BURNED IN MY MEMORY AND I APPRECIATE HIM ALWAYS. PLEASE WISH HIM THE BEST. ALWAYS LIKE TO END OUR MEETINGS HONORING ONE OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE FROM MCKINNEY. AND TONIGHT, I'M HAPPY TO TELL YOU THAT A 2015 GRADUATE OF MCKINNEY BOYD HIGH SCHOOL WAS NAMED TO AS THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL CITY HOSPITAL IN DALLAS MEDICAL CITY HEART HOSPITAL IN DALLAS, MEDICAL CITY SPINE HOSPITAL IN DALLAS, AND ANOTHER, OUR MEDICAL CITY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, AS THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS TODAY, SHE RECEIVED AN AWARD FROM THE LEADERSHIP OF. IN GENERAL FOR [01:10:06] BEING A CITY SERVANT AND LEADERSHIP AND WAS HONORED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD OF ALL OF THE HCA HOSPITALS LOCATED IN DALLAS, TEXAS. I ALWAYS LIKE TO END THESE MEETINGS ON SOMETHING WE CAN BE TREMENDOUSLY PROUD OF, AND TONIGHT, I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW PROUD I AM OF MY DAUGHTER, EMMA PHILLIPS, FOR THOSE AWARDS THAT SHE RECEIVED TODAY. THANK YOU. YEAH, I THINK I HAD A LOT OF THINGS TO GO OVER ALL THE EVENTS AND THINGS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, BUT TODAY I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE, CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE JUSTIN AND JERRY. I MEAN, JUSTIN, I MEAN, YOU EXEMPLIFY WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A TRUE COMMUNITY LEADER. YOU'VE CONSISTENTLY CHAMPIONED THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, LISTENING TO OUR RESIDENTS, ADVOCATING FOR BETTER SERVICES, AND WORKING TIRELESSLY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL OF US. I'M GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO SERVE WITH YOU AGAIN FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, UNTIL I HAVE TO GO, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY DECISION WILL BE, BUT, YOU KNOW, THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, I'M JUST THANKFUL THAT I GET TO SERVE WITH YOU AND FOR ALL YOU DO. AND YOU ARE MY YOU'RE MY DISTRICT REP. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. AND DOCTOR FELTZ AGAIN, IT'S TRULY AN HONOR TO BE UP HERE TODAY TO GET TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON A REMARKABLE, YOU KNOW, WIN. I MEAN, YOU'RE DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICE. AND THIS THIS IS A WELL DESERVED REELECTION ON CITY COUNCIL. I DON'T KNOW, WOULD I BE DOING NOW IF I WAS LOOKING AT SOMEBODY HERE TO MY LEFT AND IT WASN'T YOU? I MEAN, YOUR REELECTION IS A TESTAMENT OF YOUR INTEGRITY, INTEGRITY, LEADERSHIP, AND YOUR DEEP CONNECTION TO THE VALUES THAT MAKE OUR CITY STRONG. YOU HAVE SHOWN US WHAT TRUE LEADERSHIP REALLY MEANS BY PUTTING COMMUNITY FIRST, LISTENING TO THE DIVERSE, DIVERSE VOICES, AND MAKING DECISIONS GROUNDED IN COMPASSION AND EXPERIENCE. TONIGHT, I WANT TO THANK BOTH OF YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION, INTEGRITY, AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO OUR CITY'S WELL-BEING. AND AGAIN, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH BOTH OF YOU AS WE CONTINUE TO CHAMPION INITIATIVES AND UPLIFT AND EMPOWER ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS. THANK YOU GUYS. I KNOW I HAD A LOT OF WORDS EARLIER, AND I KNOW AFTER READING THAT SPEECH, ONE, I DEFINITELY NEED TO GO AHEAD AND GET THOSE BIFOCALS MY EYE DOCTOR RECOMMENDED. BUT ALSO, I'M SURE I'M LEFT OFF NAMES OF PEOPLE. AND PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT TAKE IT PERSONALLY. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THIS CAMPAIGN, BUT I DO WANT TO CIRCLE BACK AND THANK DAVID AND SALLY RATCHET. AND Y'ALL GIVE DAVID A HAND, PLEASE. DAVID WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE ON BOARD TO REALLY PUSH ME TO NOT MAKE THE VERY STUPID MISTAKE AND NOT RUN FOR THE SEAT AGAIN, AND HE'S BEEN A CONSTANT ENCOURAGEMENT. HE HAS BEEN MY BROTHER FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. NOW, IF YOU NEED COMEDIC RELIEF, YOU GO TO DAVID RATCHET. IF YOU NEED SOME ENCOURAGEMENT, YOU GO TO DAVID RATCHET. IF YOU WANT TO HEAR THE WORD ON THE STREET, YOU GO TO DAVID RATCHET. BUT ALSO, IF YOU WERE ONE OF THOSE FOLKS WHO MAGICALLY HAD A YARD SIGN APPEAR IN YOUR YARD, THAT WAS DAVID RATCHET. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, DAVID, YOU GAVE ME MORE TIME TO SPEND WITH MY CHILDREN. SO I WANT TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS, AND I APPRECIATE YOU FOR BEING SUCH AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS WHOLE PROCESS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. JUSTIN, I'VE TALKED ENOUGH ALREADY TONIGHT. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. RICK, I JUST WANTED TO SAY MY CONGRATULATIONS TO JUSTIN AND DOCTOR FELTUS. YOU KNOW, I'VE WATCHED YOU OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, AND I'VE WATCHED HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU'VE TOUCHED AND THE REACTIONS THAT YOU GET FROM THOSE PEOPLE AND HOW MUCH THOSE PEOPLE LOVE YOU. AND IT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE DEDICATION, THE COMPASSION THAT YOU'VE SHOWN TO THIS CITY, BECAUSE I HAVEN'T I'VE NEVER HEARD A BAD WORD OR ANYBODY THAT DIDN'T THINK THE WORLD OF YOU. AND SO THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SERVE WITH YOU. AND IT WAS A PLEASURE. I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT I WENT WE WENT TO A LOT OF STUFF OVER THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS. I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THREE OF THEM. THE FIRST TWO ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TO SPEND YOUR MONEY. ALL RIGHT. FIRST ONE, COUNCILMAN BELCHER AND I WENT TO THE HEARD MUSEUM FUNDRAISING DINNER, THE HEARD WILDLIFE CENTER, AND WE VISITED WITH JOHN DEXTER THERE. AND IT'S A MAGNIFICENT PLACE HERE IN MCKINNEY. AND JUST SOME REALLY SPECIAL TRAILS, SOME ANIMALS. MY GRANDKIDS ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. I'M GRATEFUL THAT JUSTIN AND AMANDA JOINED VONDA AND I AT [01:15:03] THAT NIGHT, AND LOOKING FOR WAYS TO HELP SUPPORT THEM. NEXT ONE WAS LAST THURSDAY. I WENT TO THE COLLIN COUNTY MUSEUM. NINA RINGLEY ASKED ME TO OR NINA DAL RINGLEY ASKED ME TO COME BY. THEY'RE SELLING MEMBERSHIPS. THEY'RE TOO. THEY'RE UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. THEY HAVE A BASEMENT THERE I NEVER KNEW ABOUT. AND THAT IS INSANELY COOL. THIS WAS THE OLD POST OFFICE IN MCKINNEY. IT'S OVER THERE ON VIRGINIA STREET, VERY CLOSE TO HIGHWAY FIVE. I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYONE TO GO OVER THERE AND JOIN THAT. IT DOESN'T COST MUCH MONEY, BUT THEY NEED THE SUPPORT. AND THE LAST THING THOUGH, WAS THAT CITY MANAGER GRIMES AND I WENT TO THE FIRE AWARDS LAST SATURDAY, AND THEY GIVE OUT AWARDS FOR THAT. AND THERE WAS ONE OF THEM THAT WAS JUST STUNNING. IT WAS AN AWARD FOR VALOR BY MCKINNEY FIREFIGHTER NAMED WYATT BEASLEY. WYATT LIVES OUTSIDE THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, WHICH A LOT OF FIREFIGHTERS DO, AND HE AND HIS FAMILY WERE OUT JUST HAVING FUN, AND THEY WITNESSED A HORRIFIC CRASH WHERE THE CARS CAUGHT ON FIRE. WYATT WAS OFF DUTY. HE HAD NO PROTECTIVE GEAR ON. HE HAD NOTHING. BUT HE WENT INTO THE BURNING CAR AND SAVED TWO LIVES THAT OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST. THERE WAS A THIRD LIVE THAT LIFE THAT WAS LOST. BUT WE SHOULD BE EXTRAORDINARILY PROUD OF THE TRAINING, THE COMMITMENT AND THE PERSEVERANCE OF MCKINNEY FIRE THAT WAS PERSONIFIED BY WYATT BEASLEY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. ALSO, AGAIN, JUST CONGRATS TO COUNCIL MEMBERS BELLER AND FELTUS. WE'RE VERY MUCH DELIGHTED TO BE WORKING WITH YOU GOING FORWARD. AND SO CONGRATS AGAIN. I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF HARD WORK, AND STAFF CERTAINLY APPRECIATES THAT. MCKINNEY RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS ARE INVITED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK AS STAFF PREPARE THE CITY'S BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. THE BUDGET SURVEY IS AVAILABLE ON THE HOME PAGE OF THE CITY'S WEBSITE THROUGH JUNE 6TH. THE MCKINNEY ARMED SERVICES MEMORIAL BOARD WILL HOLD ITS ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY IN PERSON AT 10 A.M. ON MAY 24TH. THAT'S THIS SATURDAY AT THE MCKINNEY VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK THAT'S IN CRAIG RANCH. THE HOUR LONG SERVICE WILL HONOR OUR ARMED SERVICE MEMBERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES WHILE SERVING OUR COUNTRY. AND THEN FINALLY, I WOULD ECHO COUNCILMAN CLAUDIA'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AWARDS CEREMONY. IT WAS. THESE ARE VERY INSPIRING THINGS TO ATTEND. WE ALSO ATTENDED THE POLICE FAIRLY RECENTLY AS WELL. MR. BEASLEY, THAT WAS ONE OF FOUR AWARDS HE MIGHT HAVE WON THAT EVENING. SO HE GOT THE RECOGNITION THAT HE DESERVED, OF COURSE, BUT HE IS AN OUTSTANDING FIREFIGHTER. BUT THE MEN AND WOMEN EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE. MCKINNEY IS WELL, WELL TAKEN CARE OF. YOU ARE IN GOOD HANDS WITH OUR PROFESSIONAL MEN AND WOMEN, FIREFIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY RESPONDERS, AND YOU SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF THAT. THEY THEY ARE REALLY TOP NOTCH. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, SIR. ALL RIGHT. JUST WANT TO ONE MORE TIME AS EVERYONE ELSE HERE HAS CONGRATULATE JUSTIN, ANDRÉ AND JUSTIN. YOU KNOW PAUL SAID WHEN HE WAS SPEAKING, HE SAID THAT YOU'RE OFTEN QUIET. EVERYONE HASN'T BEEN IN THE BACK ROOM. AND TONIGHT. AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE TONIGHT JUSTIN AND I WERE WERE ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SOMETHING. AND AS I ALLUDED TO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD WE'VE HAD CONFLICT, BUT WE'VE HAD FAR MORE AGREEMENT AND, AND WHATNOT BEEN A VERY CONSTRUCTIVE RELATIONSHIP, I BELIEVE. BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IT'S YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT I CAN HAVE THOSE THAT CONFLICT AND, AND I LEAVE HERE, NUMBER ONE, WITHOUT WITH NO NOT AN OUNCE LESS REGARD, RESPECT, ADMIRATION, APPRECIATION FOR YO. WE HAVE A DISAGREEMENT. WE ARE ON DIFFERENT SIDES OR SEE SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY. AND I SEE IT AS JUST THAT. BUT IT NEVER, NEVER TAKES AWAY FROM THE FACT THAT, I MEAN, I TRULY HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR YOU AND THE CITY IN YOUR DISTRICT, BUT THE WHOLE CITY IS BLESSED THAT YOU, NUMBER ONE, DECIDED TO RUN AND THAT YOU HAVE BEEN REELECTED BECAUSE THOSE THAT NOT EVERYONE KNOWS HOW MUCH YOU CARE AND THE TIME THAT YOU PUT IN AND HOW YOU LISTEN TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS. AND SO I HOPE THAT CAME ACROSS THE WAY I MEANT IT, THAT THAT I CAN HAVE CONFLICT WITH YOU, I CAN HAVE CONFLICT WITH SOME PEOPLE AND LEAVE AND, AND, YOU KNOW, RELATIONSHIPS GET ERODED OR SOMETIMES EVEN LET'S LEAVE IT AT THAT. WE'RE NOW GOING TO LIST THOSE PEOPLE. WELL, OKAY. JEREMIAH, TAMMY, MY. NO. BRIDGET. I'M SORRY. I THOUGHT WE WERE REALLY GOING TO LIST NAMES. NOT LISTENING. OKAY. THOSE ARE FICTITIOUS PEOPLE. OR ARE THEY? BUT, JUSTIN, NO LAST NAMES. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT, GEORGE. THE FEELING IS MUTUAL. WELL, I DO I LEAVE HERE, I TALK ABOUT OFTEN. SOMEONE MAY SEE YOU AND I HAVE CONFLICT ON SOMETHING [01:20:06] AND THEY THEY THEY QUESTION, YOU KNOW, THE RELATIONSHIP AND I TELL THEM THE SAME THING THAT I JUST SAID HERE. WHEN PEOPLE ASK WHO'S WHO'S THE RIGHT PERSON FOR DISTRICT ONE, YOU KNOW, BEFORE KNOWING WHETHER YOU WOULD HAVE AN OPPONENT OR NOT, YOU'RE THE GUY. YOU'RE YOU'RE THE GUY. SO THANK YOU. AND YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOU AND THIS CITY, AS I'VE SAID A MILLION TIMES, AND THE CITY OVERWHELMINGLY TOLD YOU THAT THEY ARE BLESSED TO HAVE YOU BACK, MICHAEL REFERENCED. HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE'D BE DOING IF HE WAS LOOKING TO HIS LEFT, AND SOMEBODY ELSE WAS SITTING IN THAT SEAT. ME, I WOULD KNOW THAT FOR ME, I WOULD HAVE MISSED MY LAST TWO MEETINGS, BUT. SO I'M GLAD I'M NOT MISSING MY LAST TWO MEETINGS BECAUSE THERE'S GREAT FILMS AND THERE'S HORROR FILMS, BUT THAT'S. BUT YOU YOU ARE. DID I SAY THAT OUT LOUD? THAT WAS MY INSIDE VOICE. THAT MEANT TO BE. YOU ARE. YOU ARE TRULY SUCH A GREAT REPRESENTATIVE FOR THIS CITY IN EVERY, EVERY WAY. AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR DECIDING TO SERVE AGAIN. AND THE CITY, OF COURSE, HAS ALREADY SHOWED THEIR APPRECIATION BY BY PUTTING YOU BACK IN. SO WITH THAT MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO M * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.