I'LL GO DOWN. I'LL DO IT. OKAY. ARE YOU READY? YEP. ARE YOU READY? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD
[CALL TO ORDER]
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EVENING. IT IS 6 P.M. WELCOME TO THE CITY OF MCKINNEY'S PLANNING. ALMOST. I'M SORRY. I APOLOGIZE.THAT'S GOOD. I LOVE IT. OKAY. GOOD EVENING. IT'S 6 P.M. WELCOME TO THE CITY OF MCKINNEY CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING OF TUESDAY, JULY 15TH, 2025. WE ARE CALLING THE MEETING TO ORDER, AND OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS OUR INVOCATION BY MCKINNEY NATIVE BETH BENTLEY. MISS BENTLEY. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRAY. THANK YOU.
OH, LORD, OUR LORD, HOW EXCELLENT IS YOUR NAME IN ALL THE EARTH. WE COME WITH HEARTS SUBMITTED TO YOU FROM THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES TO LANDS WITH PLENTY FROM SUDAN TO MIDDLE EASTERN LANDS. WE SEND PRAYERS FOR OUR TROOPS AND FOR FAMILIES IN WAR TORN COUNTRIES. THOSE FROM PALESTINIAN LANDS, ISRAEL TO UKRAINE AND RUSSIA. MAY OUR HEARTS SEEK TO UNDERSTAND THOSE WHOSE FREEDOM IS CHALLENGED EACH AND EVERY DAY. MAY WE SEEK PEACE IN TIMES OF UNREST. AND TO THOSE WHO GOVERN ACROSS THIS LAND OF WHAT WE PRAY, TO BE A NATION THAT IS TRULY UNITED. A NATION WHERE TRUTH, LOVE AND JUSTICE ARE PRACTICED, WITNESSED AND UPHELD BY THE WHITE HOUSE TO EVERY LOCAL COMMUNITY IN ALL HALLS OF JUSTICE ACROSS THIS NATION. AS WE LIFT OUR PRAYERS FOR THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER AND STAFF OF THIS CITY. MAY WE MAY WE EACH KEEP OUR HEARTS IN THIS POSTURE, THAT THE GREATEST AMONG YOU WILL BE YOUR SERVANT. FOR THOSE WHO EXALT THEMSELVES WILL BE HUMBLED, AND THOSE WHO HUMBLE THEMSELVES WILL BE EXALTED. AS WE REMEMBER, EACH PERSON ACROSS MCKINNEY MAY WISDOM, INTEGRITY, AND COMPASSION GUIDE THE DECISIONS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE PLENTY AND THOSE WHO LACK. MAY WE KNOW BY THOUGHT, WORD AND DEED THAT WHAT WE HAVE DONE TO AND FOR THE LEAST OF THESE, WE HAVE DONE IT UNTO YOU, DEAR LORD. AND AS MUCH AS WE LOVE MCKINNEY, TEXAS, MAY OUR HEARTS STAND IN PRAYER FOR THE HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES WHOSE LOVED ONES HAVE PERISHED, WHOSE HOMES AND WHOSE LIVELIHOODS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED ALONG THE GUADALUPE RIVER. MAY WE UNITE IN FAITH AND SERVICE TO ONE ANOTHER. FOR IN DOING SO, OUR SERVICE WILL BE A TRUE REFLECTION OF YOU, OUR LORD AND SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST. OH LORD, OUR LORD, HOW EXCELLENT IS THY NAME IN ALL THE EARTH. 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. THANK YOU, MISS BENTLEY. WE
[PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS (for Non-Public Hearing Items)]
APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE WILL MOVE TO PUBLIC. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON A ON ANY ITEM THAT IS ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT. WE'LL GO A LITTLE OUT OF OUT OF CHARACTER. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT'S HERE TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. SO IF YOU'VE MADE THE EFFORT TO BE HERE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA OR AN ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA, YOU'RE WELCOME TO SPEAK NOW. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS MIKE REDEKER. MR. REDEKER. FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS LIKE THE DREAM TEAM. I MEAN, I MEAN, WE GOT A GREAT FOUR YEARS AHEAD OF US. SO ANYWAYS, THANK YOU GUYS FOR SERVING. I KNOW THEY PAY Y'ALL A TON OF MONEY TO SERVE. AND JUST KIDDING. BUT BUT YOU GUYS GIVE OUT OF YOUR HEART. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU. WE'RE I MISSED THE MEETING TODAY. I HAD A MEETING, BUT THE LOWER FIVE. I TRUST YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO DO THE RIGHT THING. I GOT, YOU KNOW, I GUESS 75 WALKABLE ACRES TO DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY IN THAT[00:05:06]
LITTLE AREA BETWEEN VIRGINIA AND LOUISIANA ON HIGHWAY FIVE IS, LIKE THE GATEWAY, ONE OF THE ONLY GATEWAYS TO THE EAST SIDE. SO GETTING THAT RIGHT, YOU KNOW, IS REALLY GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT'S HERE AND THE COMMUNITY THAT'S COMING ALSO. SO I JUST I'LL BE PRAYING. I KNOW I'VE, I'VE RENDERED OUT SOME THINGS THAT MAYBE Y'ALL CAN CONSIDER AS FAR AS KEEPING MY, MY LAND AND MAKING POSSIBLY A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN THE PARK JUST TO ACTIVATE IT SO IT'S NOT A WIDE DISTANCE WITH NO EYEBALLS OUT THERE. I WAS OVER AT THE GRANDSCAPE TODAY, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE MENTIONED PLACES WHEN WE WERE PITCHING THAT AND, AND I ASKED ONE OF THE RETAILERS ON THE GROUND FLOOR HOW BUSINESSES AND HE GOES, WELL, EVERYBODY HERE OPENS AT 4:00. WE'RE NOT OPEN DURING THE DAY. ALSO, I GO, WELL, HOW'S BUSINESS DURING THE WEEK? AND THEY SAID, WELL, WE'VE GOT ONE JAZZ NIGHT AND IT GETS KIND OF FULL BUT NOT REALLY FULL. AND THE REST OF THE NIGHTS ARE LIKE, YOU KNOW, NOT GREAT. AND THE ONE ACROSS THE STREET IS OUT OF BUSINESS IN THAT, IN THAT LITTLE CORRIDOR. THAT'S AN UNDERGROUND THING LIKE WE'RE MODELING AFTER. SO I JUST I WOULD JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, WHEN I BOUGHT THAT IN 2009, 2019, THE IDEA OF AN UNDERGROUND DECK PARK WAS NOT THERE WHEN I BOUGHT THE ADJOINING PIECE. THE IDEA OF AN UNDERGROUND DECK PARK WASN'T THERE. I PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT IT IF I KNEW THAT THAT WAS COMING AND I RENDERED OUT SOME GREAT STUFF, PUT IN SOME FLOORS, DID SOME WORK ON THE CEILING, WE HAD A SALE. I MEAN A FOR LEASE SIGN. WE GOT A TON OF PEOPLE WANTING TO LEASE IT. AND THEN THE BIG GUYS CAME ALONG, YOU KNOW, THE HENRY MILLERS, THE WEITZMAN'S, THE CBRE, AND THEY SAID, HEY, LET US LIST. THIS IS LIKE BIG TRAFFIC AREA. THIS IS LIKE LOTS OF LOTS OF CARS COMING BY. AND SO ANYWAYS, I FINALLY GOT A DEAL DONE. THEY BROUGHT IT TO THE CITY, AND THE CITY SAID, WELL, BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING IN 2 TO 5 YEARS WE MAY TAKE PART OF THAT LAND. SO I HAD TO GIVE THEM THEIR MONEY BACK. SO THANK YOU.THANK YOU, MR. REDIKER. NEXT SPEAKER, PAUL DEROSE. BUILDING. GAS STATION PAUL BISARO, 6508 MARVIN GARDENS, MCKINNEY, TEXAS, 75070. AND I'M NOT ONLY A RESIDENT, I'M ALSO A FOUNDER OF THE LOCAL NONPROFIT, EMMANUEL LABOR. AND OUR MISSION, IN SHORT, IS TO REMOVE THE LESSNESS FROM HOMELESSNESS IN JESUS NAME. BUT BEFORE I'M A FOUNDER, I'M A HUSBAND AND A FATHER, AND I THANK YOU FOR MOVING US TO THE FRONT SO I CAN GET HOME TO THE KIDS FASTER. SO THAT'S AWESOME.
HOMELESSNESS IS A SITUATION THAT AFFECTS ALL OF US. THE PROBLEM IS, MOST OF THE SOLUTIONS FOCUS ON THE SYMPTOMS AT A MANUAL LABOR. OUR FOCUS IS ON THE ROOT CAUSE, RADICALLY REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF TIME A PERSON'S STRUGGLES AND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY BEING WASTED. AND THE ROOT CAUSE OF HOMELESSNESS IS A BREAKDOWN OF NUCLEAR RELATIONSHIPS. THE CHALLENGE OR THE MYSTERY IS WHERE THE BREAKDOWN BEGAN. AND SO OUR MISSION IS TO LEARN THE STORY, REALLY EARN THE STORY, AND THEN BUILD A PLAN. MOST OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE HAVE WONDERFUL GOALS, HONEST, MODEST GOALS, BUT TERRIBLE PLANS. AND WE'RE THERE TO COME ALONGSIDE AND HELP. AND LAST TIME I TRIED TO KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF AND I STILL HAVE A PAIR, JUST IN CASE THAT HAPPENED. AND I WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE EDUCATION, AND MY HOPE IS TO MAYBE RAISE YOUR EYEBROWS, SCRATCH YOUR HEAD, AND TOUCH YOUR HEART JUST FOR A MOMENT. AND I STARTED TO TALK ABOUT PEOPLE HOLDING SIGNS AND HOW VERY FEW PEOPLE DO IT. BUT THE THREE MOST COMMON RESPONSES TO SOMEBODY HOLDING A SIGN ARE SIMILAR TO ANYBODY. JUST IDENTIFYING SOMEBODY AS HOMELESS IS AVOID ANGER OR PITY. AND NONE OF THOSE RESPONSES ARE ACTUALLY ABOUT THE PERSON HOLDING THE SIGN. IT'S ABOUT THE PERSON LOOKING AT IT. AND WE HAVE A TENDENCY TO JUST LOOK AT OUR PAIN AND FORGET TO LOOK AT THEIRS. AND I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU THAT YOU DON'T KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER UNTIL YOU GET TO KNOW THE PERSON. IF YOU REALLY WANT TO HELP SOMEBODY GET TO KNOW THEIR STORY. AND I WOULD ALSO CHALLENGE THOSE THAT ARE QUICK TO GIVE TO MAYBE GIVE FIVE MINUTES BEFORE YOU GIVE $5 JUST TO TAKE THAT TIME OUT. AND WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND IS THAT THERE'S A BETTER WAY, A MORE EFFECTIVE WAY, A MORE PERMANENT WAY. AND I JUST WANT TO SHARE A STORY OF A GENTLEMAN THAT JUST PASSED AWAY THIS WEEKEND. HIS NAME, PERRY COX, ACTUALLY WAS 86 YEARS OLD, A KOREAN WAR VETERAN. HE'LL NEVER BE IN A HISTORY BOOK. HIS FAMILY TREE SEEMED TO END WITH HIM. NO CHILDREN, ONLY CHILD, BUT SOMEBODY THAT WE GOT TO KNOW. AND THE WAY WE GOT TO KNOW
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THEM, THEY GOT TO KNOW HIM, WAS ACTUALLY INVITING HIM TO DO SOME THINGS THAT MAYBE OUT OF THE BOX. WE TOOK HIM TO A SOCCER GAME. WE TOOK HIM TO THE MOVIES ALONG WITH EVERYBODY ELSE, AND HE GOT TO PARTICIPATE. AND THOSE OF US THAT KNEW HIM WOULD SAY THAT. HE IS A COMBINATION OF A VERY UNIQUE, OBSTINATE AND CONSIDERATE, ALWAYS CARING ABOUT OTHERS NEEDS, BUT JUST A LITTLE STUBBORN ALONG THE WAY. BUT WE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF COMING ALONGSIDE HIM, AND I WOULD SAY THAT HE DIED WITH DIGNITY BECAUSE HE ACTUALLY GOT INSIDE. THROUGH OUR EFFORTS COMBINED WITH OTHER AGENCIES, GOT HIM A PLACE TO STAY, USED HIS VETERAN STATUS. HE JUST NEEDED PEOPLE TO COME ALONGSIDE HIM. AND THAT'S WHAT OUR PEOPLE NEED. THEY NEED PEOPLE TO BE WILLING TO COME ALONGSIDE, LEARN THEIR STORY AND MAKE CONNECTIONS. AND WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE FAMILY, BE FAMILY. WE INVOKE JESUS BEFORE AND JESUS TELLS US TO LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS, RIGHT? TO LOVE THEM AS THEY ARE, BUT DON'T LEAVE THEM AS THEY ARE. THANK YOU. THANKS, PAUL. THANK YOU, KYLE SIMS. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL KYLE SIMS 5312 FOX CHASE LANE MCKINNEY COUNCIL. ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR THE CONTINUED RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE ARE BUILDING IN THE CITY. I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO Y'ALL'S CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT. AND SOME OF Y'ALL KNOW WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THE ISSUE FOR OVER 15 YEARS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WE SAW ACTION TAKEN TODAY, AND IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO DO THAT. BUT WE'RE ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY WITH OUR RESIDENT. AND IT'S NOT THAT I HATE ANYBODY. I DON'T DISLIKE THEM. BUT THERE COMES A TIME WHERE WE HAVE TO BE A GOOD A GOOD NEIGHBOR. AND SO KUDOS TO EVERYBODY THAT HAD A HAND IN HELPING WITH THAT SITUATION.IT'S WELL APPRECIATED BY ALL THE NEIGHBORS IN OUR IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. SO I APPRECIATE Y'ALL TALKING. I WANTED TO JUST MAYBE SUGGEST MAYBE DOWN THE ROAD SOMEWHERE IF WE CAN HAVE SOME JUST INFORMAL TOWN HALLS WITH SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ABOUT THE HOMELESS ISSUE THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING. FIRST OF ALL, I DON'T WALK IN ANYBODY'S SHOES THAT I HAVEN'T WALKED IN MYSELF, SO I'M NOT HERE CRITICIZING ANYTHING, BUT I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT AT SOME POINT FROM A SAFETY ISSUE, FROM A STATIC ISSUE, AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO AS A COMMUNITY, MYSELF INCLUDED, TO HELP COMBAT SOME OF THESE ISSUES THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. WHEN I DROVE BY 75 AND 30 YESTERDAY MORNING, IT WAS POURING DOWN RAIN. I THINK THERE WAS THREE BASKETS OUT FULL OF STUFF, AND THERE WAS TRASH SCATTERED FROM ONE END OF THE ROAD TO THE OTHER UNDER 75. I KNOW THAT'S A LOT OF ESTATE ISSUE, BUT HOW CAN WE AS A COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER AND HELP WITH THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE TO WHERE WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE OUT IN FRONT OF BUSINESSES SLEEPING? THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME STUFF WE CAN DO AND SOME WAYS WE CAN HELP. SO I'M HAPPY TO BE A PART OF THAT AND HOPE TO CONTINUE THESE RELATIONSHIPS AND IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER, AARON CHAWLA. AARON. HELLO. MY NAME IS AARON CHAWLA. I'M A RISING SENIOR AND I WANTED TO QUICKLY TALK ABOUT WATER CONSERVATION. I'VE BEEN DOING A PROJECT ON SUSTAINABILITY GOALS, ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE CITY, AND HOW THE CITY ITSELF HAS CREATED CERTAIN GOALS ON CONSERVING WATER. AND I WANTED TO KNOW IS IT POSSIBLE? I KNOW THIS IS JUST COMMENTS, BUT IS IT POSSIBLE THAT I COULD MAYBE ASK A COUPLE QUESTIONS REGARDING CONSERVATION EFFORTS? OR WE CAN HAVE SOMEONE PERHAPS MEET WITH YOU AFTER THE MEETING. OKAY, OKAY, QUESTIONS AND BE IN CONTACT WITH YOU. YES, SIR. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. CAN I DO THAT? YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER, AARON, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE VERY MUCH. NEXT SPEAKER, WENDY GALLAGHER, MISS GALLAGHER. OKAY.
GOT IT. THERE SHE IS. I'M GOING TO READ REALLY FAST BECAUSE I'M GOING TO FIT INTO THE TIME FRAME. MY NAME IS WENDY GALLAGHER. I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT, BUSINESS OWNER, VOLUNTEER AND PROUD SUPPORTER OF MCKINNEY FOR OVER 25 YEARS. THE CITY'S GROWING HOMELESS POPULATION PROBLEM IS A DAILY AND INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS REALITY FOR BUSINESS OWNERS, EMPLOYEES AND RESIDENTS. DOWNTOWN. WE OWN A BUSINESS AND ONE OF OUR LOCATIONS IS IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT. ON ANY GIVEN MORNING, WE FIND INDIVIDUALS SLEEPING AROUND OUR DOORWAYS,
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LEAVING TRASH BEHIND BELONGINGS AND SOMETIMES WORSE. SEE PHOTOS I'LL PROVIDE AT THE END. THIS IS A SAFETY RISK. MY EMPLOYEES YOUNG WOMEN HAVE BEEN APPROACHED AGGRESSIVELY, VERBALLY HARASSED, ITEMS THROWN AT US, INCLUDING ME, AND INTIMIDATED JUST TRYING TO OPEN THE DOORS FOR BUSINESS OUT OF GENUINE CONCERN. I'VE HUNG BANNERS ON THE BUILDING PLEADING FOR HELP AND VISIBILITY, ASKING THE CITY TO KEEP OUR WORKERS SAFE AND ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. I RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WAS DEEPLY DISAPPOINTING AND FRANKLY, OFFENSIVE. HERE'S THE TEXT VERBATIM. THERE ARE THREE AVENUES AS I SEE IT. YOU OR YOUR LANDLORD INCORPORATING PROTECTIONS LIKE LIGHTING AND MITIGATION, MOVING OR CALLING THE MPD EVERY DAY. AFTER 25 YEARS OF INVESTING MY TIME, MONEY AND HEART INTO THIS COMMUNITY, BEING TOLD TO MOVE IS NOT ONLY DISMISSIVE, IT'S UNACCEPTABLE. I'M HERE ASKING YOU TO DO YOUR JOB. TWO SPECIFIC CONCERNS. FIRST, CITY REGULATIONS REQUIRE US TO POST SIGNAGE INDICATING THAT OUR OFFICE IS OPEN DURING BUSINESS HOURS. I'LL SHOW YOU PICTURES OF THAT, TOO. IT'S AN ORDINANCE FOR THE SAFETY OF MY EMPLOYEES. WE HAVE TO KEEP THE DOORS LOCKED. THIS DIRECTLY CONFLICTS WITH THE CITY'S OWN REQUIREMENTS AND PUTS US IN A NO WIN SITUATION. COMPLY WITH THE ORDINANCE OR KEEP OUR CITY, OUR STAFF, SAFE. SECOND, THERE IS A STAND ALONE FOOD PANTRY JUST STEPS AWAY FROM OUR DOOR. I. I SUPPORT THE EFFORTS TO HELP THE HOMELESS AND LESS FORTUNATE, BUT THIS HAS UNINTENTIONALLY CREATED A GATHERING SPOT WHERE PEOPLE EAT, DISCARD TRASH, AND EVEN TAP INTO OUR BUILDING'S ELECTRICAL OUTLETS WITH HOT PLATES AND CHARGERS, UNAUTHORIZED AND UNPAID. THIS IS THEFT AND VANDALISM. AS A TAXPAYER OF OVER 25 YEARS AND LONGTIME CITIZEN, I EXPECT BETTER FROM OUR CITY LEADERSHIP. THIS IS YOUR JOB. I HAVE SUPPORTED YOU FOR DECADES.AS I MENTIONED TO THAT CITY COUNCIL PERSON PREVIOUSLY IN OUR TEXT THREAD, I WOULD FEEL HORRIBLE IF SOMETHING HAPPENED ON MY WATCH. SO TODAY I'LL END WITH THIS. IT'S NOW ON YOUR WATCH. THANK YOU, MISS GALLAGHER. NEXT SPEAKER, BETH BENTLEY. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. SO I'M COMING TODAY TO SPEAK AS WELL ON BEHALF OF THE HOMELESS CONVERSATION THAT'S TAKING PLACE. SO AS WE ARE LISTENING, CONSIDERING THE CONVERSATION FROM THE WORK SESSION ABOUT THE DECK PARK AND THE CHANGES ALONG HIGHWAY FIVE, I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE CONSIDER THE NOT ONLY THE EAST WEST CONVERSATION FROM DOWNTOWN TO THE EAST SIDE OF MCKINNEY, BUT ALSO NORTH SOUTH, BECAUSE THERE WE ARE. WE HAVE PROPERTY. SAINT JAMES CHURCH, BEEN THERE HUNDREDS, 100 PLUS PLUS PLUS YEARS. WE HAVE PERSONS WHO ARE HOMELESS THAT LIVE ALONG, THAT SLEEP ALONG OUR ALONG THE PROPERTY. AND AS. IT IS A IT'S A DIFFICULT CONVERSATION TO HAVE CONVERSATION ABOUT HOMELESSNESS. WHEN YOU ARE A CHURCH AND YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, YOU CAN'T FIX IT. THAT'S HARD BECAUSE AS THAT'S WHO WE THAT'S WHAT WE DO. WE LOVE THOSE WHO LIVE OUTSIDE. WE CLOTHE THOSE. WE FEED THE PERSONS WHO CAN'T FEED THEMSELVES. THAT'S WHO WE ARE. AND SO WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE MAY BE TRASH OUTSIDE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE MAY SLEEP OUTSIDE THE DOOR BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS NOT JUST THE PROBLEM OF THE CHURCH. THESE ARE HUMAN BEINGS, AND IT'S A VERY TENDER CONVERSATION. SO I'M ASKING ONE THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER ESTABLISHING AN ACTUAL BOARD AND COMMISSION OR COMMISSION THAT MEETS REGULARLY, LIKE THE OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT THAT HOMELESSNESS. I KNOW THAT THERE'S A COMMISSION, I GET IT. BUT IF IT'S A PRIORITY, IF THE PERSONS THAT ARE WALKING THAT HAVE MENTAL CONCERNS, PHYSICAL HEALTH CONCERNS, THERE'S TOO MUCH WEALTH IN THIS COMMUNITY.
AND I DON'T MEAN WEALTH IN TERMS OF MONEY. I MEAN WEALTH IN TERMS OF KNOWLEDGE IMPACT. KNOW HOW,
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COLLABORATION, SKILLS, ACCESS IS TOO MUCH OF THAT HERE. COMPASSION, LOVE FOR US TO JUST WALK ON BY AND ONLY ADDRESS IT WHEN IT IMPACTS. ME IN MINE. THIS IS OUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS NOT A ONE PERSON DEAL. WHAT IMPACTS THE LEAST OF THESE IMPACTS? ALL OF THESE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS BENTLEY. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AGAIN AS WELL. OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. ANYONE ELSE? WE DO SOMEONE ELSE OKAY. WE STARTED AT 6 P.M. JUST LETTING YOU KNOW. SO. I'M KIM BLACK, FIVE ON NINE NORTH KENTUCKY STREET, DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY. ORDINARILY I COME A HAPPY THINGS. TODAY, NOT SO MUCH TODAY. I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU ALSO ABOUT THE HOMELESS. I'VE LIVED DOWNTOWN FOR ALMOST 35 YEARS. A LOT OF YOU KNOW THAT I'M ABOUT THREE HOUSES AWAY FROM THE LIBRARY. THIS IS A HOT TOPIC. IT'S A CONTROVERSIAL TOPIC, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT LIVING. THERE, I'M A SHORT GIRL. OKAY, BUT LIVING THAT CLOSE. THIS IS EXPERIENCES THAT WE HAVE EVERY DAY. IF YOU'RE NOT DRIVEN BY TO SEE WHAT WE SEE, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO. I DON'T THINK THAT YOU WOULD FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT WHEN YOU DO. I'M A LITTLE BIT LATE TONIGHT BECAUSE I HAD TO RUN BACK TO THE HOUSE BECAUSE I FORGOT MY CRACK PIPE. THIS WAS LEFT ON MY DRIVEWAY. I DO NOT HAVE A CRACK HABIT. I'M GOING TO ADD THIS TO THE MEMORIES THAT I HAVE OF ONE OF OUR FRIENDS WHO WAS WALKING DOWN THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE AS I WAS MOWING THE YARD ONE DAY, AND SHE PULLED HER PIPE OUT OF HER PURSE AND PROCEEDED TO SMOKE IT ON THE STREET. SHE ALSO PULLED UP AIR FRESHENER BOTTLE OUT AND SPRAYED THE AIR. AFTER SHE DID THAT, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS KIND OF FUNNY, BUT IT WAS ALSO KIND OF A SLAP IN MY FACE AS TO HOW CLOSE THIS IS TO ME. MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR SENT ME A TEXT LAST NIGHT, DIDN'T KNOW THAT I WAS COMING TODAY AND I WANTED TO READ. I GOT HER PERMISSION TO READ THIS, SHE SAYS I'M SYMPATHETIC TOWARD THEM, BUT I ALSO WANT TO FEEL SAFE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WHEN I'M WALKING ALONE AT NIGHT OR I'M BY MYSELF WITH THE KIDS. I ALSO WANT OUR CITY TO BE CLEAN. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MY KIDS TOUCHING A WALL THAT HAS URINE ON IT, OR STEPPING ON HUMAN FECES WHEN WE'RE GOING FOR A WALK. AND IF YOU DON'T THINK THAT HAPPENS, I PROMISE YOU THAT IT DOES. IT REALLY HAPPENS THERE, SHE SAID.EVEN WORSE, SEEING THEM IN THE ACT OF PUBLIC URINATION. SHE HAS LITTLE KIDS, LITTLE, LITTLE KIDS. MY KIDS ARE GROWN. BUT I GUARANTEE YOU, IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHEN MY KIDS WERE YOUNGER, I WOULD HAVE CAMPED OUT HERE AT CITY HALL. Y'ALL WOULD HAVE HEARD FROM ME EVERY DAY.
IT'S ALSO SAD TO SEE PROPERTIES DOWNTOWN COVERED IN TRASH. WE LOVE THE LIBRARY. SO CLOSE. BUT IT'S. BUT BECAUSE OF THE HOMELESS ATTRACTION, THE BATHROOMS USUALLY DON'T SMELL GOOD AND THERE ARE PEOPLE SLEEPING ON THE CHAIRS AND COUCHES, SO THERE'S NOWHERE TO BRING THE KIDS TO WORK ON. SCHOOL WORK. NOT SURE WHAT THE SOLUTION IS, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S ONLY GETTING WORSE THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, ANOTHER NEIGHBOR RELATED TO ME WHAT HAPPENED ON THE JULY 4TH PARADE. THEY WERE JOINED BY OUT OF TOWN NEIGHBORS SITTING ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE LIBRARY PRIOR TO THE PARADE, AND THE SMELL OF URINE WAS SO OVERWHELMING THAT THEY LEFT. THEY DIDN'T EVEN WATCH THE PARADE. THAT'S A THAT'S A REALLY BAD IMAGE FOR OUR CITY. AND BEFORE YOU SAY, NOT IN MY BACKYARD. IT'S NOT IN MY FRONT YARD. FOR ME, IT'S ALSO NOT ON MY PORCH BECAUSE LAST FALL I WOKE UP TO A HOMELESS MAN ASLEEP ON MY PORCH. THERE WAS NOTHING BUT A WINDOW BETWEEN US. I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOTE FOR THE ORDINANCES THAT WILL BE BEFORE YOU. I REALIZE THAT THEY REALLY ARE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO EXPAND THAT OUT TO THE CULTURAL DISTRICT. SO THOSE OF US WHO LIVE NEARBY FEEL THAT WE'RE PROTECTED BY THE CITY. IT'S TIME Y'ALL. IT'S GOTTEN WORSE AND I DON'T LOOK LIKE IT'S GOING TO GET ANY BETTER. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU, MISS
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BLACK. ANYONE ELSE HERE TONIGHT THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? VERY GOOD. OUR FIRST[CONSENT AGENDA]
ITEM WILL BE OUR CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAVE MINUTES RESOLUTIONS. DO WE HAVE ANY PULL DOWNS? YEAH.MR. MAYOR, I'M GOING TO PULL DOWN 252972. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A DIFFERENT MOTION ON THAT. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S THE ONLY ONE I WANT TO PULL DOWN. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA OTHER THAN WHAT MR. CLOUTIER IS PULLING DOWN? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. I'LL SECOND. A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. ARE YOU TALKING TO ME? YES. OH. SUPPOSED TO VOTE. I THOUGHT I DID THAT. I'M SORRY. SORRY. THAT MOTION CARRIES THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN
[Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Animal Shelter Interlocal Agreement Between the City of McKinney, Texas and Collin County]
APPROVED. MR. CLOUTIER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR REGARDING 252972. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A REVISED AND UPDATED ANIMAL SHELTER INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS, AND COLLIN COUNTY, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. NUMBER ONE, MCKINNEY'S PARTICIPATION IN THIS NEW INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO AN ANNUAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $546,693 FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR OF 25, 26, AND TWO. IN THE EVENT, ALL THE CITIES ARE PRIMARY, CITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE AGREEMENT DO NOT APPROVE AND EXECUTE THE SAME. THIS NEW INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION. AND THISL AGREEMENT NOT BE APPROVED, EXECUTED BY ALL THE IDENTIFIED CITIES OR PRIMARY CITIES, MCKINNEY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE EXISTING ANIMAL SHELTER INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT SHALL BE CAPPED AT AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $623,918 FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR 2526. WE HAVE A AN AMENDED RESOLUTION. MR. WHO FROM STAFF WOULD LIKE TO GIVE US A NOD IN EITHER DIRECTION. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. TREVOR, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER THE MOTION THAT COUNCIL MEMBER CLOUTIER MADE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD WITH THE COUNTY OFFICIALS. WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROCESS OF UPDATING OUR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR ANIMAL SERVICES. AND WHEN I SAY OUR THAT INCLUDES 10 TO 15 OTHER ENTITIES, INCLUDING THE CITY OF MCKINNEY AND COLLIN COUNTY. THOSE FUNDING LEVELS ARE ESTIMATED AND CALCULATED ON A PRO RATA BASIS. SO IN THE EVENT THAT THERE ARE OTHER ENTITIES THAT CHOOSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE, WE WOULD BRING BACK AN AMENDED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT TO YOU ALL IN THE EVENT THAT THEY DON'T GET ENOUGH ENTITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NEW INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, WE WILL STILL BE UNDER OUR CURRENT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY, WHICH WAS 0.3 THAT COUNCILMAN CLOUTIER MADE AT THAT $600,000 LEVEL. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. HEY, TREVOR. SO WHEN WE SAY MAJOR CITIES, ARE WE TALKING LIKE THE BIG FOUR? ALLEN, FRISCO, PLANO SOMEWHAT. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THOSE BRAND NAMES, SO TO SPEAK, BUT THERE ARE LARGER CITIES AND SMALLER CITIES THAT ARE CONTEMPLATED IN THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? TREVOR. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN CLOUTIER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? WELL, I MADE THE MOTION. WOULD YOU LIKE TO REPEAT THAT MOTION? ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE ME REPEAT IT? I'LL REPEAT IT. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A REVISED AND UPDATED ANIMAL SHELTER INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS, AND COLLIN COUNTY, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ONE. MCKINNEY'S PARTICIPATION IN THIS. THIS NEW INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO AN ANNUAL AMOUNT, NOT TO EXCEED $546,693 FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR OF 2526. AND IN THE EVENT THAT ALL OF THE CITIES ARE PRIMARY CITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE AGREEMENT DO NOT APPROVE AND EXECUTE THE SAME, THIS NEW INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION. AND THREE SHOULD THIS NEW INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT NOT BE APPROVED AND EXECUTED BY ALL THE IDENTIFIED CITIES OR PRIMARY CITIES, MCKINNEY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE EXISTING ANIMAL SHELTER INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT SHALL BE CAPPED AT AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $623,918[00:30:04]
FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR OF 2526. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THAT MOTION CARRIES THE ENTIRE
[Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Petition to Annex (Case No. 25-0004A) and a Request to Zone (Case No. 25-0060Z) the Subject Property to “AG” - Agriculture District, Located on the West Side of Trinity Falls Parkway and Approximately 1,650 Feet North of Laud Howell Parkway, and Accompanying Ordinance(s)]
CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. THESE ARE THE ITEMS THAT DO HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS ATTACHED. THE FIRST ITEM IS. 25-0004A/25060Z. PUBLIC HEARING REQUEST TO CONSIDER A PETITION TO ANNEX, AND A REQUEST TO REZONE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FROM AG. THIS IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF TRINITY FALLS PARKWAY, 1600 FEET NORTH OF LORD HOWARD PARKWAY AND THE ACCOMPANYING ORDINANCE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL. IT'S NOT ON. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING AND THE APPLICANT. SO I WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY IS ACTUALLY SUBJECT TO A 2015 PRE ANNEXATION AGREEMENT THAT THEY ENTERED INTO WITH THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. IT HAS BEEN TEN YEARS. AND SO WE ARE BRINGING IT BEFORE Y'ALL. THEY ARE CURRENTLY INSIDE OF OUR ETJ. WE'RE GOING TO REZONE THE PROPERTY AG SHOULD THE APPLICANT DECIDE TO DEVELOP IN THE FUTURE. IT WILL COME BEFORE Y'ALL FOR ANY NEW REZONING EFFORTS AT THAT TIME. I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANYONE. CAITLIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE AN APPLICANT HERE TONIGHT? NO, IT'S AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY. SO THE CITY IS CURRENTLY YOU ARE.SO YOU ARE HERE? YES. VERY GOOD. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. IF YOU'VE COME TONIGHT AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL ON THIS PROPOSED REZONE OR ANNEXATION, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS ITEM. I'LL SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THE ITEM. AS FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION AND A SECOND TO THAT MOTION, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THAT MOTION IS APPROVED.
[Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Petition to Annex (Case No. 25-0007A) and a Request to Zone (Case No. 25-0063Z) the Subject Property to “AG” - Agriculture District, Located Approximately 90 Feet East of Spur 195 and Approximately 2,200 Feet South of North Central Expressway, and Accompanying Ordinance(s)]
CAITLYN. NEXT ITEM 250007A SLASH 25. DASH 2-0063ZA PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER. REQUEST TO ANNEX AND REZONE A PROPERTY FROM AG. THIS IS 90FT EAST OF SPUR 195 2200FT SOUTH OF NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY. AND THE ORDINANCES, MR. STRICKLAND. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SAME SONG, DIFFERENT DANCE. SO THIS PROPERTY IS ALSO SUBJECT TO THE 2015 PRE ANNEXATION AGREEMENT. PROPERTY WILL BE ZONED AG AND SHOULD THE APPLICANT WANT TO DEVELOP IN THE FUTURE, THEY WILL COME BACK WITH A REZONE. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS NONE. THANK YOU. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.IF YOU COME TONIGHT AND WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL ON THIS PROPOSED ANNEXATION, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. SEEING NONE, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS ITEM. MOTION TO APPROVE THE. CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION. I'LL SECOND SECOND TO THAT MOTION. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THE MOTION CARRIES THE ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED. THAT
[COUNCIL AND MANAGER COMMENTS]
DOES END OUR REGULAR AGENDA. I WILL NOW HAVE COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER COMMENTS. ANYONE? MR. BELLER, HOW ARE YOU FEELING TONIGHT? I DON'T HAVE ANY TONIGHT, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU.I'M GOOD. I GOT THREE, MR. MAYOR. I ACQUIRED TWO NEW SKILLS OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST TWO WEEKS. NUMBER ONE, I WENT OUT WITH CITY MARSHAL TIM RICH IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY F-150. THAT ISSUES PARKING VIOLATIONS ON THE SQUARE. AND WE TOOK OUR TURN AROUND THE SQUARE, SCANNED ALL THE LICENSE PLATES. I GOT TO SEE HOW IT WORKED. AND WHAT I CAN SAY IS, IS THAT WHAT HAS HAPPENED RECENTLY IS THAT THE SCANNING WORKED, BUT THE VIOLATION PART DIDN'T WORK, WHICH IS WHY WE MAY HAVE SEEN A FEW CARS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR GOOD NATURE HERE, BUT IT'S WORKING NOW, AND I'VE NOTICED THAT DOWNTOWN FOLKS ARE NOT PARKING IN THE THREE HOUR PARKING FOR MORE THAN THREE HOURS. SO I THINK SOME VIOLATIONS HAVE BEEN ISSUED, AND I THINK THAT PEOPLE CAN EXPECT THAT TO CONTINUE TO BE THE CASE, WHICH IS GOOD NEWS FOR OUR MERCHANTS. NUMBER TWO, RYAN GILLINGHAM FROM PUBLIC WORKS INVITED ME OUT TO HORSESHOE BEND, WHICH IS A 1970S DEVELOPMENT IN MY DISTRICT, AND IT HAS CONCRETE ASBESTOS PIPES.
AND WE ARE REDOING THE ROADS AND WE ARE REDOING THE PIPES. AND I GOT TO EXPERIENCE PIPE BURSTING,
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WHICH IS A MAGNIFICENT TOOL, SO THAT IT SAVES THE CITY MILLIONS WHEN WE'RE REPLACING SUPPLY LINES OR SEWER LINES TO GO IN THERE AND BASICALLY TAKE A DRILL BIT, DRAG THROUGH THE PIPE, DISINTEGRATE IT, AND THE NEW PIPE JUST COMES RIGHT ALONG WITH IT. AND THE LAST THING WAS THAT I WAS THERE AT E RANDALL PARK IN MY DISTRICT, RIGHT BY REUBEN JOHNSON ELEMENTARY, TO REDEDICATE THAT PARK THAT I CANNOT BELIEVE IS 25 YEARS OLD. BUT IT IS. AND THEY HAVE A SPLASH PAD AND ALL SORTS OF NEW THINGS THERE. SO THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MR. LYNCH, ANYTHING VERY GOOD. I'M GOOD TODAY. OKAY. WELL WE HAD 4TH OF JULY I THINK, SINCE THE LAST MEETING. AND I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE ONCE AGAIN OUR PARKS AND REC STAFF AND OUR MAIN STREET STAFF. THE PARADE WAS WONDERFUL, AT LEAST FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF US IN THE PARADE. AND I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT. THERE WERE SOME POOR EXPERIENCES THERE, BUT OBVIOUSLY THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE ABSOLUTELY WANT TO ADDRESS. SO BUT I THINK IT WAS A GREAT JOB, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT WE HAD TO MOVE THE FIREWORKS TO TOWN LAKE BECAUSE OF THE RENOVATIONS THAT ARE GOING ON AT GABE NESBITT. RIGHT. AND WE'VE HEARD SOME FEEDBACK ON THE TRAFFIC. WE HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR, YOU KNOW. SO BUT I THINK OVERALL STILL A GREAT JOB BY THE STAFF ON THIS THURSDAY AT 8:30 A.M, THERE IS A TOWN HALL FOR DOWNTOWN SECURITY, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE CITY STAFF THAT'S GOING TO BE THERE, MULTIPLE CITY DEPARTMENTS TO DISCUSS SECURITY AND HOMELESSNESS ISSUES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. THIS WILL BE ONE OF MANY DISCUSSIONS THAT WE WILL HAVE MOVING FORWARD. IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY. I DO REALIZE THAT A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE WORK, SO 830 DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK FOR EVERYONE, BUT THIS WILL BE NOT THE ONLY CONVERSATION OR THE ONLY TOWN HALL THAT WE WILL HAVE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, BUT IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ENGAGE. SO IF YOU ARE FREE AND YOU CAN JOIN US, COME AND LEARN ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON, THE EFFORTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING PUT FORTH, AND ALSO SOME OF THE LIMITATIONS FROM A LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSPECTIVE, I THINK IS ALSO A GOOD THING TO HEAR AS WELL. SO PLEASE JOIN US ON THURSDAY AT 830 AT IMPACT. IS THAT IMPACT? 830 THURSDAY MORNING AT IMPACT? YES. VERY GOOD MISS BLACK. THANK YOU, MISS GALLAGHER. THANK YOU. THESE THESE ARE HEAVY CONVERSATIONS AND IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL UNTIL IT HAPPENS TO YOU AND IT'S HAPPENING TO YOU. AND PLEASE KNOW THAT WE ARE AWARE AND ARE WORKING TO WE'RE WORKING ON IT. WE ARE. THE ANSWER IS NOT EXCLUSIVE TO MCKINNEY. IT'S ALL AROUND US AND WE ARE WORKING ON IT. AND WE HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT WE THAT WE HAVE AN ISSUE.JOB ONE IS TO KEEP OUR CITIZENS SAFE, AND THEN WE AND THEN WE GO FROM THERE. OKAY. THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN BEEN SAID HUNDREDS OF TIMES. BUT THE PEOPLE IN KERR COUNTY, IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS OR RELATIVES IN THE AREA, THAT IS THAT WAS A VERY, VERY, VERY HEAVY THING TO GO THROUGH. PLEASE KEEP THOSE FAMILIES IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS BECAUSE THEIR PAIN IS NOT GOING AWAY. THAT THAT'S A THAT'S A TOUGH, TOUGH, TOUGH WAY TO SPEND YOUR JULY 4TH ANYWAY WITH THAT CITY MANAGER. IT'S ON YOU. YES, SIR. MR. MAYOR, JUST RIGHT ON TAKING FROM YOUR COMMENTS OR I SHOULD SAY, BUILDING FROM THAT, WE DID SEND SEVEN PEOPLE DOWN TO KERRVILLE AND AREAS AROUND THERE TO HELP WITH THE SEARCH AND RESCUE AND RECOVERY OPERATION.
THEY ARE STILL THERE. IT'S PART OF OUR SPECIAL RESCUE TEAM AND SOME OF OUR MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS WE HAVE. BUT SO MCKINNEY IS WORKING AND REPRESENTING, IF YOU WILL, AND SHOWING THE CARE THAT, OF COURSE, WE ALL ALL FEEL FOR THE TERRIBLE SITUATION THAT THEY'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH DOWN THERE. AND THEN FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC THAT A LITTLE PUBLIC PAT ON THE BACK FOR OUR PROCUREMENT STAFF. OUR PROCUREMENT STAFF RECEIVED THE 2025 ACHIEVEMENT OF EXCELLENCE IN PROCUREMENT AWARD. WE'VE BEEN HONORED WITH THIS AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL PROCUREMENT INSTITUTE. THERE IS SUCH A THING. THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD RECOGNIZES PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT AGENCIES THAT DEMONSTRATE A STRONG COMMITMENT TO PROCUREMENT EXCELLENCE. MCKINNEY IS PROUD TO BE ONE OF JUST 216 RECIPIENTS NATIONWIDE, A GROUP THAT INCLUDES 85 CITIES, 48 COUNTIES, 23 SPECIAL DISTRICTS, 26 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, 15 HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, SEVEN STATE OR PROVINCIAL AGENCIES, AND 12 OTHER ENTITIES. SO WE ARE PROUD TO BE SORT OF BEST IN CLASS IN OUR PROCUREMENT STANDARDS. OUR
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STAFF WORKS VERY HARD AT THAT, AND WE WANTED TO GIVE THEM A PUBLIC PAT ON THE BACK. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, SIR. CONGRATULATIONS. ANYTHING ELSE? WE DO NOT HAVE A AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO WITH THAT WE WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. SECOND MOTION IN A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. IT IS 640, AND* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.