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[CALL TO ORDER]
EVENING.IT'S 6:00 PM WELCOME TO THE, UH, JULY 1ST, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WOULD BE OUR INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TONIGHT, WHERE WE'LL BE LED BY JIMMY THOMAS.
MR. THOMAS IS THE DEPUTY POLICE CHIEF OF MCKINNEY.
MR. THOMAS, GRACIOUS FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.
WE THANK YOU FOR OUR HEALTH AND OUR STRENGTH.
WE THANK YOU FOR LEADERS WHO, UH, ARE ABLE TO SUBMIT THEMSELVES, UH, TO A POSITION OF, UH, SERVICE FATHER TO, UH, TO UPLIFT THIS COMMUNITY.
WE THANK YOU FOR A STRONG SUPPORT SYSTEM IN THIS COMMUNITY.
UM, STAKEHOLDERS WHO DESIRE TO MAKE THIS PLACE, UH, BETTER WHEN WE LEAVE IT THAN WHEN WE INHERITED IT.
WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD, UH, FORGIVE US FOR OUR SHORTFALLS, FOR OUR SINS.
WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD JUST CLEAR OUR MINDS.
FATHER, WE PRAY THAT THOSE WHO ARE MAKING DECISIONS TODAY, FATHER, THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM, UH, GUIDANCE, THAT THEY WOULD MAKE DECISIONS THAT DO THE MOST GOOD FOR THE MOST PEOPLE.
UH, FATHER, WE PRAY THAT OUR ACTIONS WILL BE HONORABLE TO YOU, UM, FATHER, THAT WE WOULD SHINE YOUR LIGHT.
FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
NATION, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR HONOR.
UH, NEXT ITEM WILL BE THE OPPORTUNITY, UM, FOR INFORMATION SHARING ITEMS. MR. GRIMES, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? I DO NOT, SIR.
NEXT ITEM WILL BE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON A NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEM.
THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS ON OUR AGENDA, BUT DOES NOT HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ATTACHED.
SO IF YOU'VE COME TONIGHT AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS, UM, CITY COUNCIL, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
THE NEXT ITEM WILL BE OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
DO WE HAVE ANY PULL DOWNS OR DISCUSSION ON ANY ITEM ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA? THIS IS THE, UH, ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
MR. MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. I'LL SECOND YOU HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ENGINE.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION.
THAT MOTION, UH, CARRIES THE, UH, CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED.
[Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Term Sheet with One Longhorn Corporation and North Texas Natural Select Materials, Governing the Annexation, Zoning, and Development of Approximately 141 Acres of Land Generally Located at the Northeast Corner of U.S. Highway 75 and Spur 195]
BE OUR REGULAR AGENDA.THESE WILL BE PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. FIRST ITEM IS TWO FIVE DASH 29 32.
CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A TERM SHEET WITH ONE LONGHORN CORPORATION IN NORTH TEXAS.
NATURAL SELECT MATERIALS, UH, GOVERNING THE ANNEXATION, ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT OF 141 ACRES LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF US HIGHWAY 75 AND SPUR 1 95.
MICHAEL QUINT, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, UH, STAFF WAS RECENTLY APPROACHED BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY SEEKING TO ANNEX THEIR PROPERTY INTO THE CITY OF MCKINNEY VIA A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PARTNERSHIP.
UH, THE TERM SHEET ASSOCIATED WITH THAT PARTNERSHIP GENERALLY OUTLINES A MAXIMUM OF 900 MULTIFAMILY UNITS ON THE PROPERTY AND A MINIMUM OF 25 ACRES OF LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES.
UM, ALSO WITHIN THIS TERM SHEET, IT DOES SPECIFY THAT NO RESIDENTIAL USES WILL BE ALLOWED WITHIN THE AREAS THAT ARE ZONED OR USED FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES.
THAT IS IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO SOME RECENT LEGISLATION ADOPTED DOWN IN AUSTIN.
UM, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY SUBJECT TO AN ANNEXATION AGREEMENT.
ULTIMATELY, IF WE'RE NOT ABLE TO COME TO A PARTNERSHIP, UH, AGREEMENT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH ANNEXATION VIA THAT 2015 AGREEMENT.
WITH THAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION AND THE ASSOCIATED TERM SHEET.
THIS IS A, UH, THIS IS A RESOLUTION.
THERE IS NO PUBLIC HEARING ATTACHED.
SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION, MR. MAYOR, MOVE THAT WE, UM, PROCEED WITH THE ANNEXATION AS OUTLINED BY MR. QUINT? I'LL SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED BY MICHAEL QUINT.
ANY DISCUSSION, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE IF THAT MOTION CARRIES THAT ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED.
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ITEM IS TWO[Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request to Rezone the Subject Property from “PD” - Planned Development District and “REC” - Regional Employment Center Overlay District to “C1” - Neighborhood Commercial District, Located on the Northwest corner of Alma Road and Wessex Court, and Accompanying Ordinance]
FIVE DASH 0 0 2 8 Z TWO, UH, A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REASONABLE PROPERTY FROM PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT REC TO C ONE NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT.THIS IS AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ALMA ROAD AND WESTEX COURT.
KATE STRICKLAND, PLANNING MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF MCKINNEY.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO REZONE THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY FROM PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO C ONE, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR STRAIGHT ZONING DISTRICTS.
THE CURRENT PD ALREADY PERMITS FOR COMMERCIAL USES ON THIS TRACK.
THEY ARE ONLY REZONING TO C ONE TO MODERNIZE THE DISTRICT AND ALLOW FOR, UM, DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
UH, STAFF HAS REVIEWED IT AND IT CONTINUES TO ALIGN WITH THE URBAN LIVING PLACE TYPE.
AS SUCH, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
KATE, MY RECOLLECTION IS THE ONLY PLACE ON THE PLANET EARTH THAT HAS REC ZONING IS IN MY DISTRICT DISTRICT TOO.
AND THIS IS NOT A MEANINGFUL CHANGE WITH RESPECT TO THE ANTICIPATED USE, BUT COULD YOU OUTLINE FOR US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT REC MANDATES AND WHY? MAYBE THAT'S AN ANTIQUATED USE OF COURSE.
SO REC IS ACTUALLY AN OVERLAY DISTRICT IN THIS AREA, AND YOU'RE COMPLETELY CORRECT.
IT IS ONLY IN YOUR AREA COUNCILMAN CLAUDIER.
SO IT IS IN REGARDS TO HOW THE, UH, DISTRICT LOOKS AND FEELS.
SO WE WERE LOOKING WHEN WE DID THE OVERLAY DISTRICT TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT HAD MORE OF AN URBAN FEEL PULLING THINGS TO THE STREET, UM, HAVING, UH, DIFFERENT KINDS OF STANDARDS SO THAT WE WERE CREATING A MORE URBAN DISTRICT.
AS WE CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, WE FOUND THAT THOSE STANDARDS WERE NOT SOMETHING THAT WERE IN LINE WITH HOW THE CITY OF MCKINNEY WAS DEVELOPING.
AS SUCH, WE DO SEE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE ZONING OUT OF THE REC OVERLAY, WHICH IS WHAT THIS, UH, APPLICANT IS TRYING TO DO.
AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, IF A DRIVE THROUGH IS REQUESTED HERE, IT WOULD STILL HAVE TO REQUIRE AN SUP, CORRECT? YES.
AND I ONLY ASK THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE A VERY CLOSE MM-HMM
NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT THERE, SO I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT'S COMING.
THIS IS LIKELY TO BE VERY SMALL LIKE COMMERCIAL, RIGHT? CORRECT.
IT WOULD DEFINITELY HAVE TO COME BEFORE Y'ALL, AND IT WOULD BE A VERY TIGHT SQUEEZE TO TRY AND FIND ANY WAY TO DO A DRIVE THROUGH RIGHT AT THIS LOCATION.
OKAY, MS. STRICKLAND, ALONG WITH WHAT, UH, UH, MS. FELT, UH, SAID, HAS THERE BEEN A SITE PLAN SUBMITTED? A SITE PLAN HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED.
THE REZONING REQUEST WOULD COME FIRST.
OTHER QUESTIONS? IS THERE APPLICANT HERE? DO YOU BELIEVE THAT? YES, SIR.
EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS, MR. MAYOR, GIVE US A SUMMARY FROM, FROM YOUR SEAT AS TO WHAT, WHAT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT MIGHT BE? YES, SIR.
WE ARE JUST LOOKING TO BRING IT TO MORE EFFICIENT USE OF THE PROPERTY.
UH, MOST LIKELY GONNA DEVELOP ANY SORT OF OFFICE OR, UH, MEDICAL OFFICE SPACE, UH, TO BE PUT THERE.
SO VERY GOOD LOW IMPACT ON THE AREA.
YEAH, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM IF YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE, UM, ALMOST AT PNZ, SORRY, UH, ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THIS ITEM.
MR. MAYOR, I, UM, MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED BY STAFF.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THE ITEM.
AS PER STAFF RECOMMENDATION, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
THAT MOTION CARRIES THAT ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED.
UH, THAT IS THE END OF OUR REGULAR AGENDA AND PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. IF YOU COME TONIGHT AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON OUR AGENDA.
[CITIZEN COMMENTS on Matters not on the Agenda]
A NUMBER OF SPEAKERS, AND I'LL READ THESE NAMES AS THEY'RE IN ORDER.MS. DRAIN, IS THAT RIGHT? FIRST SPEAKER TO MR. JIM SCHWA.
FIRST OFF, I WANT TO SAY CONGRATS TO THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND TO OUR NEW MAYOR.
UH, IT MAY NOT BE SAID OFTEN ENOUGH, BUT YOUR SERVICE IS APPRECIATED.
I'M HERE TO OFFER WHATEVER HELP WE CAN BE.
WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, I CAN REMEMBER ASKING A GIRL TO GO TO A DANCE AT THE, YOU KNOW, ALL THE DRILL PORT, BOUGHT THE TICKET TO THE DANCE, BOUGHT A CORSAGE.
I CAN'T REMEMBER IF I TOOK HER TO DINNER OR NOT, BUT THAT PROBABLY WAS INVOLVED.
AND THEN I WATCHED HER AS SHE DANCED A LITTLE WITH ME, AND
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THEN SHE WENT OFF WITH OTHER GUYS OR WITH HER GIRLFRIENDS, AND I WAS KIND OF STUCK.SO, UM, HE WAS PROBABLY BETTER LOOKING.
AND I WOULD CAUTION CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS NOT TO BE ALWAYS ATTENTIVE TO THE NEW AND SHINY.
AND SO I'M HERE, UH, BECAUSE IN MY REAL ESTATE CONSULTING PRACTICE, I HAVE OFTEN DEALT WITH, UH, CITY FOCUS AND INITIATIVES ON DIFFERENT FOR DIFFERENT CLIENTS AND DEALT WITH THE RESULTS OF THAT IN MY PROPERTY TAX APPEAL PRACTICE.
UM, THE BENEFITS SEEM TO GO TO THE NEW AND TO GET THEM TO COME IN TO ABATEMENTS SALES, TAX, REBATES, ROAD WORK, ALL KINDS OF THINGS HAPPEN TO GET SOMEBODY HERE.
I'D JUST LIKE TO REMIND YOU WHO BROUGHT US TO THIS DANCE.
WE ARE HERE BECAUSE OF THE SQUARE.
THE SQUARE WAS THE HEART OF CITY GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT FOR MANY YEARS.
IT'S STILL NEAR TO THE HEART OF MCKINNEY AND THERE'S A BIG REASON WHY PEOPLE MOVE AND VISIT HERE.
FIRST AND FOREMOST IS PARKING SUCCESS MAY KILL THE BO GOLDEN GOOSE.
MY RECOMMENDATION IS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FORMER CITY OFFICE TRACKS OF LAND TO BUILD AT LEAST ONE STRATEGICALLY LOCATED GARAGE.
I KNOW THIS GOES AGAINST SOME CITY STAFF WHO'VE ALWAYS HAD THE BENEFIT OF PARKING RIGHT OUTSIDE THEIR DOOR.
LIKE HERE, THAT IS NOT THE CASE ON THE SQUARE.
IT'S NOT THE CASE FOR THE EMPLOYEES.
IT'S NOT THE CASE FOR THE CUSTOMERS OF THE BUSINESSES OR THE RESTAURANTS.
I WONDER IF IT'S TIME FOR PAID PARKING.
I'VE MADE THAT SUGGESTION MANY A TIME AND I'VE SEEN IT WORK VERY WELL IN OTHER CITIES.
IT CAN BE A GRADUATED PRICING SCHEDULE THAT IS SHORT TERM, SAY THE FIRST HOUR, FIRST HOUR AND A HALF AT A VERY REDUCED RATE.
AND THEN AFTER THAT IT GETS MORE EXPENSIVE BECAUSE THE GOAL WOULD BE TO DE TO GET SOMEBODY NOT TO STAY ALL DAY LONG IN SHORT TERM PARKING AREA.
I'VE ALSO HAD AN APP ON MY PHONE FOR TWO CITIES AT LEAST THAT I GO TO QUITE OFTEN, AND IT SHOWS ME WHERE VACANT SPACES ARE, IN ADDITION TO IT GIVES ME A LITTLE HORN THAT HONKS AND TELLS ME THAT MY CAR NEEDS TO BE FED.
NEXT SPEAKER, KYLE SIMS. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CASTLE.
I'VE SAID THIS A BUNCH OF TIMES.
I APPRECIATE THE CONTINUED DIALOGUE THAT I'M HAVING WITH MANY OF YOU.
BRIDGE SOME GAPS, WE'RE OPENING SOME DOORS, AND THAT'S A GOOD THING.
APPRECIATE YOUR PROFESSIONALISM SINCE YOU'VE BECOME MAYOR.
I WANNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE DECK PARK.
I MET WITH A COUPLE OF COUNCIL MEMBERS TALKING ABOUT THIS THING.
AND I WANNA PREFACE THIS BY SAYING I'M NOT OPPOSED AT ALL FOR CONNECTING EAST OF HIGHWAY FIVE TO WEST OF HIGHWAY FIVE, BUT WITH THE PROPOSAL THAT I'VE, THAT I'VE HEARD ABOUT AND I WANNA LEARN MORE ABOUT IT, IS I HAVE A BIG CONCERN ABOUT SAFETY.
IF WE'RE GONNA DO SOMETHING UNDERGROUND, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW CAMERA OUTLAY LIGHTS.
WHAT KIND OF MANAGEMENT IS, IS IT GONNA HAVE AFTER ALL THE EVENTS ARE OVER DOWNTOWN? IS IT GONNA BE OPEN 24 7? WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO ABOUT THE HOMELESS? WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO ABOUT VAGRANCY? THOSE ARE ALL THE TYPE OF ISSUES THAT I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT CONSIDERING WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND ESPECIALLY IN OUR STATE WITH PREDATORS GOING AFTER OUR CHILDREN.
SO THAT'S A BIG, BIG CONCERN OF MINE.
I JUST HOPE THAT THE COUNCIL'S VERY FORTHCOMING IN ALL THOSE PER PERTAINING DETAILS TO HOW THIS IS GONNA LAY OUT AND WHAT WE CAN EXPECT FROM IT.
THE MONEY'S ALL ALSO A CONCERN.
SO I JUST ASK Y'ALL TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT.
I KNOW THERE'S, I THINK THERE'S A SURVEY COMING OUT, SOME OTHER MEETINGS ABOUT IT, SO WE HOPE TO BE AT THOSE AS WELL.
BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED LEADERSHIP.
THANK YOU MR. SIMS. NEXT, UH, SPEAKER PAUL B BA.
OH, HEY, GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR COUNSEL PAUL BIROS 6 5 0 8 MARVIN GARDENS, MCKINNEY, TEXAS 7 5 0 7 0.
I'M NOT ONLY A RESIDENT, I'M ALSO THE FOUNDER OF EMMANUEL LABOR AND OUR MISSION SIMPLY PUT, IS TO REMOVE THE LASTNESS FROM HOMELESSNESS IN JESUS' NAME.
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AND MR. MAYOR, I'M HERE ACTUALLY TO FORMALLY INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU.I'VE HEARD OF YOU, UH, MANY TIMES AND SEE, UH, YOUR FAMILY'S NAME ALL OVER THE PLACE.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE ROOTED IN MCKINNEY AND I WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW THAT BEFORE I AM A, UH, FOUNDER OF A HOMELESS ORGANIZATION.
I'M A FATHER, I'M A HUSBAND, UH, I AM, UH, RAISING MY FAMILY HERE AND I LOVE THIS TOWN.
UH, SO I GET JUST A FEW MINUTES TO TRY TO KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF.
AND ON THE OFF CHANCE I DO, I BROUGHT A COUPLE EXTRA NICE
UM, BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW JUST LIKE, UH, THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER HERE THAT I'M NOT HERE TO COMPLAIN.
I'M ACTUALLY HERE TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THAT I'M AT YOUR SERVICE.
I'M HERE FOR ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS, HOMELESS OR NOT.
UH, I WANNA MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW THAT HOMELESS IS A SITUATION THAT AFFECTS ALL OF US.
AND I SEE THAT, UH, THE PROBLEM I SEE IS MOST OF THE SOLUTIONS OFFERED FOCUSED ON THE SYMPTOMS, AND OUR ORGANIZATION FOCUSES ON THE ROOT CAUSE OF HOMELESSNESS, WHICH IS THE BREAKDOWN OF NUCLEAR RELATIONSHIPS, WHICH MEANS PEOPLE NEED PEOPLE AND PEOPLE NEED PEOPLE TO GET TO KNOW THEM.
AND WE WANNA GET TO KNOW THEIR STORY.
AND THIS OFTEN LOOKS LIKE A HANDOUT, BUT I WILL TELL YOU THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A HANDOUT AND A HAND UP IS THE FOLLOW UP.
AND WE USE THIS AS A TOOL TO ENGAGE.
WE USE THIS AS A WAY TO GET TO KNOW A PERSON'S STORY.
AND IN THEIR STORY, THEY TEACH US HOW TO HELP THEM.
AND WHILE WE CANNOT END HOMELESSNESS AS A CONCEPT, THERE'S NO ONE CAN WE INVOKED JESUS' NAME BEFORE.
AND HE SAID POVERTY WILL ALWAYS BE AMONG US.
BUT WHAT WE CAN DO, WHAT WE CAN DO IS WE CAN ADDRESS THE HOMELESSNESS OF EVERYONE WE MEET.
AND WE CAN HELP EVERYONE IN OUR TOWN.
AND WE CAN DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TIME A PERSON STRUGGLES AND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY BEING WASTED.
AND WE WANNA BE A PART OF THAT.
AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW I'M HERE AND I'M AT YOUR SERVICE.
WE OFTEN WILL SEE PEOPLE HOLDING A SIGN AND ASSOCIATE THAT WITH THIS HOMELESSNESS, BUT JUST A LITTLE INFORMATION, MOST PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WILL NEVER HOLD UP A SIGN.
AND IF THEY DID IT, IT'S USUALLY JUST ONE TIME BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF SHAME THERE.
THE THE STRUGGLE STRUGGLE THAT PEOPLE HAVE IS EVEN OPENING UP ABOUT BEING, UH, BEING HOMELESS BECAUSE THEY CARRY THE SAME STIGMA THAT EVERYBODY ELSE DOES BEFORE IT.
SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT HOMELESSNESS IS A SITUATION AND NOT A PERSONALITY TRAIT.
AND THAT, UH, THE PEOPLE THAT, THAT ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS HAVE A HAVE A CONNECTION TO OUR TOWN.
THEY'RE FROM HERE, THEY WENT TO SCHOOL HERE, THEY WORKED HERE, THEY HAVE FAMILY HERE, AND THEY MAY HAVE FAMILY HERE.
THEY DON'T KNOW THEY'RE HOMELESS BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST ASHAMED TO EVEN OPEN UP.
AND WE WANT TO HELP DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP SERVE.
THAT IS THE LAST SPEAKER THAT HAS, UH, REGISTERED.
ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL REGARDING A NON AGENDA ITEM? ALRIGHT, WE WILL MOVE
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TO COUNCIL COMMENTS.I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TONIGHT.
UH, JUST VERY BRIEFLY, UM, UH, I WAS WITH THE MAYOR AND WITH COUNCILMAN LYNCH AND CITY MANAGER GRIMES, AND WE DID A PUSH IN AT, FOR THE MED UNIT AT FIRE STATION NUMBER NINE.
IT'S AN OLD TRADITION IN FIRE THAT OUR CHIEF PAUL DOW WAS BROUGHT BACK.
AND, UM, THE, THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT LOVES IT.
IT'S JUST A FUN THING TO DO AND WE HAD A GREAT TIME WITH THAT.
MR. LYNCH, ANYTHING? NOPE, NO COMMENTS.
I'LL JUST SAY, UH, JUST HOPE TO SEE EVERYBODY FRIDAY FOR THE, UH, 4TH OF JULY PARADE.
OTHER THAN THAT, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE.
NOT JUST THE 4TH OF JULY PARADE.
YEAH, BUT THE RED, WHITE AND BOOM IS GOING ON AT TOWN LAKE.
I BELIEVE IT STARTS AT, IS IT 7, 7 30? IT'S, UH, IT STARTS 6:00 PM 6:00 PM THAT WAS MY SETUP PERIOD.
I MEAN, THAT'S, THIS IS LIKE A WHOLESOME FAMILY EVENT.
SO IF THERE'S EVER A TIME TO ENGAGE WITH OTHER RESIDENTS IN MCKINNEY, THIS IS IT.
THIS IS WHAT MAKES MCKINNEY FEEL LIKE MCKINNEY.
I WANNA GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT 'CAUSE THEY ALWAYS JUST KNOCK IT OUTTA THE PARK DURING THE SUMMER.
WE HAVE JUNETEENTH AND THEN RIGHT BEHIND THAT WE HAVE 4TH OF JULY AND THEY TAKE THESE THINGS ON AND JUST, IT'S, THESE ARE BEAST OF EVENTS, BUT IT'S ALSO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE TRAVEL TO MCKINNEY TO COME BE A PART OF AS WELL.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED, UH, FOR FRIDAY.
UM, IT'S BEEN A QUIET KIND OF MONTH ACTUALLY.
UM, I DON'T DO THIS OFTEN, BUT I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MY DAUGHTER.
HER TEAM 14, ROYAL JOHN AT SKYLINE VOLLEYBALL CLUB MADE IT TO THE NATIONALS VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT THIS PAST WEEKEND.
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU DIDN'T COME HOME WITH A WIN, BUT SUPER PROUD OF THESE YOUNG LADIES AND ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT THEY'VE PUT IN FOR THE SEASON.
AND WE GET A NICE WHOLE TWO WEEK BREAK.
AND WE'RE BACK TO VOLLEYBALL AGAIN.
SO, BUT CONGRATULATIONS, SKYLINE, ROYAL JOHN.
UH, WELL, I'LL JUST ADD A LITTLE BIT TO THE, UH, ADD A LITTLE BIT OF COLOR TO THE COMMENTS ABOUT JULY 4TH, UH, RED, WHITE, AND BOOM.
UM, WELL, THE PARADE STARTS AT 10:00 AM SO IF YOU WANNA COME DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY 10:00 AM FRIDAY.
UM, AND THEN IT'S FOLLOWED BY A BLOCK PARTY AT 11:00 AM.
UM, AND THEN THAT EVENING, OF COURSE, THE, UH, FESTIVITIES AT TOWN LAKE PARK.
IT'S A DIFFERENT LOCATION THIS YEAR.
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PARK, BEAUTIFUL SETTING PARKING AT MCKINNEY HIGH SCHOOL AND AREAS AROUND THERE.YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE YOU, WHERE TO PARK AND, AND ALL OF THAT.
UM, AT MCKINNEY TEXAS.ORG/RWB FOR RED, WHITE, AND BOOM.
UM, ALSO, JUST AS A REMINDER, OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP IS SCHEDULED IN THIS ROOM FOR AUGUST 8TH.
WE WILL BE HERE, UH, STAFF WILL BE PRESENTING OUR FISCAL YEAR 25, 26 BUDGET TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
UM, THAT, UH, MORNING, IT'S ABOUT A HALF DAY SESSION, SO YOU CAN TUNE IN OR COME ON IN AND WATCH.
AND THEN, UH, FINALLY, OUR ANNUAL WATER QUALITY REPORT IS ONLINE.
IT'S ON OUR WEB, WEBSITE, WEBSITE@MCKINNEYTEXAS.ORG.
IT'S A GREAT WAY TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT THE QUALITY OF OUR WATER.
I'LL GIVE YOU A, A, UH, SNEAK PREVIEW.
UM, SPOILER ALERT, THE WATER QUALITY IS VERY GOOD, BUT IT'S VERY INFORMATIVE ACTUALLY AS WELL.
YOU, THERE ARE CONTAMINANTS IN ALL WATER.
UH, AND OF COURSE, WHAT THEY'RE REALLY LOOKING AT IS MAKING SURE THAT THE LEVEL OF CONTAMINANTS ARE BELOW A CERTAIN THRESHOLD.
UM, AND, UH, IT'S VERY INFORMATIVE AND YOU CAN LEARN A LOT ABOUT WATER.
OBVIOUSLY, IT'S NOT ONLY CRITICAL FOR LIFE, BUT IT'S CRITICAL FOR A COMMUNITY TO THRIVE AND, AND TO DO WELL IS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE PLENTIFUL GOOD HIGH QUALITY WATER.
AND, UH, OUR STAFF DOES A GREAT JOB MANAGING IT.
BUT WE HAVE TO DO THESE WATER QUALITY REPORTS EVERY YEAR AND IT'S ONLINE, AND YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND LEARN A LOT MORE INFORMATION.
UH, JUST TO ECHO WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID, ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET INVOLVED, UH, WITH JULY 4TH FESTIVITIES IN MCKINNEY.
UH, THIS IS A, A FUN, A FUN, UH, A FUN DAY.
AND, AND IT WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU, THOSE OF YOU IN THE ROOM AND THOSE OF YOU WATCHING ON TV TO ATTEND THE PARADE.
THIS IS A TRUE HOMETOWN PARADE.
THIS IS A, A VERY MUCH, UH, A MCKINNEY SUPPORTED EVENT.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO ATTEND.
AND THEN THE BLOCK PARTY AND THEN THE FIREWORKS AT NIGHT.
UH, COUNCILMAN P PIER WILL BE THERE WITH SOME SPECIAL EVENTS THAT HE HAS PLANNED.
DANCE MOVES, DANCE MOVES, DANCE MOVES.
UH, AND THOSE WILL START AT SIX.
UH, WITH THAT, UM, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS, CORRECT, MR. HOUSER? THANK YOU.
WE DO NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN.