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WHOLE BUNCH OF QUESTIONS ABOUT STUFF ON THE CONSENT. OKAY. YEAH. GOOD. GOOD EVENING. IT'S
[CALL TO ORDER]
6 P.M. WELCOME TO THE CITY OF MCKINNEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IT IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER THE 4TH, 2025. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER, WHICH WE HAVE DONE, AND WE WILL NOW HAVE THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. BEAR WITH ME, IF YOU WILL. LET'S GO TO THE LORD IN PRAYER. LORD, WE COME TO YOU AT THIS TIME TO GIVE THANKS FOR THOSE GIFTS THAT YOU'VE PLACED IN OUR LIVES. WE GIVE THANKS, LORD, FOR MCKINNEY, TEXAS. WE GIVE THANKS FOR THOSE THAT COMMIT THEIR TIME AND THEIR TALENTS TO MAKE THIS A BETTER PLACE. LORD, WE BLESS THE CITY. WE BLESS EACH AND EVERY PERSON HERE. LORD, WATCH OVER US AND GUIDE US AS WE GO OUR SEPARATE WAYS. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN, AMEN, AMEN. WE WILL FACE THE FLAG. 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. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM WILL BE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE IN THE[PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS (for Non-Public Hearing Items)]
AUDIENCE TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL ON NONPUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL? ON AGENDA? CALL IT NOW. WE'LL DO BOTH. YOU WANT TO YOU WANT TO COME ON UP NOW? YEAH. THANKS, PAUL, FOR BEING FLEXIBLE. WE APPRECIATE THAT. THE ONLY THING I CAN BE FLEXIBLE AT. GOOD EVENING, PAUL BALLESTEROS, 6508 MARVIN GARDENS, MCKINNEY, TEXAS, 75070. AND I'M NOT ONLY A RESIDENT, I'M ALSO THE PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF THE LOCAL NONPROFIT, EMANUEL LABOR. AND OUR MISSION, IN SHORT, IS REMOVING THE LESSNESS FROM HOMELESSNESS IN JESUS NAME. BUT BEFORE ALL THAT, I'M A HUSBAND. I'M A FATHER.I'M A NEIGHBOR. I'M YOUR NEIGHBOR. AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU. AND I'VE BEEN SAYING THAT ALMOST EVERY TIME I'VE COME UP BECAUSE IT'S TRUE. AND EVEN WHEN I DISAGREE OR WE DISAGREE, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW I STILL LOVE YOU. AND I'M HERE TO SERVE. THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE JUST LIKE YOU ARE. YOU ARE HERE TO SERVE. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THAT I'M AN ASSET FOR YOU. I MAY COME ACROSS AS THE SQUEAKY WHEEL, BUT I REALLY WANT TO BE THE GREASE. I REALLY WANT TO HELP YOU MAKE. HAVE TO MAKE LESS DECISIONS. I WANT TO MAKE IT MORE SIMPLE FOR YOU. AND SO WHEN I DISAGREE WITH YOU, I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH TO NOT TELL YOU. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW THAT. BUT I WANTED TO SHARE A COUPLE OF TOOLS IN MY TOOLBOX HERE THAT HELP ME GO FURTHER. PB AND J GOES A LONG WAY. JUST SO YOU KNOW, THESE WATER BOTTLES, THERE ARE A WAY TO DELIVER A MESSAGE THAT I SEE YOU AND I SEE YOUR NEED AND YOU CAN ADD A MESSAGE TO. AND SO THERE'S A LITTLE INVITATION TO OUR THANKSGIVING DINNER ON THANKSGIVING DAY. IT'S OUR EIGHTH ANNUAL, AND I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO BE THERE. SOME OF COUNCIL HAVE GONE IN THE PAST. GEORGE FULLER CAME IN THE PAST AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, AN INVITATION, NOT AN OBLIGATION. BUT WE HAVE THE COWBOYS GAME ON, JUST SO YOU KNOW. AND IF YOU GET TIRED OF YOUR IN-LAWS FOR A SECOND, COME ON OVER. BUT WE WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE A PLACE TO BE. AND I SEE I SEE THE HOLIDAYS IS SOMETHING THAT AMPLIFIES OUR SITUATION LIKE A HIGHLIGHTER. AND WHEN IT'S GOOD, IT'S REALLY GOOD. BUT WHEN IT'S TOUGH, IT'S REALLY TOUGH. AND I KNOW FOR ME PERSONALLY, THERE WAS A THANKSGIVING THAT I WAS INCREDIBLY LONELY, NOT WITHOUT A PLACE TO STAY, BUT JUST WITHOUT PEOPLE. AND IT WAS AWFUL. AND I NEVER WANT THAT TO HAPPEN TO ANYBODY. AND SO WE OFFER THAT UP. AND ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE LEARNED ALONG THE WAY IS OUR EIGHTH TIME COMING UP IS THAT THE VOLUNTEERS COME BECAUSE IT GIVES THEM A PLACE TO BE ON THANKSGIVING DAY. LONELINESS IS NOT EXCLUSIVE TO HOMELESSNESS, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IT. AND SO WE USE TOOLS TO HELP GET THERE. YOU KNOW, I TRIED TO KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF BEFORE, BUT THAT'S THERE. THIS IS JUST SEEING THAT NEED. THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT ARE HELPFUL IN CONVERSATION, THINGS THAT YOU MIGHT NOT THINK OF OFTEN, OR BUNGEE BUNGEE CORDS. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE TO BE MINDFUL OF HOW WE GIVE. SO IF WE GIVE FOOD A CAN WITHOUT A CAN OPENER WE'RE NOT HELPING, RIGHT? SO WE HAVE TO JUST BE THINKING A LITTLE BIT FURTHER. SO MY GOAL IS ALWAYS TO MAKE IT CHALLENGE. BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT WE JUST WANT TO MAKE HOMELESSNESS SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE PERSONAL TO EACH. THERE ARE STORIES I WORK WITH A MAN WITH A PHD. HE'S JUST SO EMBARRASSED HE CAN'T TELL THE PEOPLE IN HIS MIND TO OTHER PEOPLE. I WORK WITH A MAN WHO HAD TO PULL THE PLUG ON HIS TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, AND IT'S JUST BEEN BURDENING HIM FOR OVER 40 YEARS. I SERVE A YOUNG MAN THAT WAS
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ADOPTED, BROUGHT TO AMERICA AND NOT TREATED WELL, WASN'T EVEN ALLOWED TO GO TO SCHOOL. AND SO THE LAST THING I WAS GOING TO SAY IS JUST ABOUT THE SOCIAL CONTRACT. I REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT THAT A LOT. AND I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT. BUT IT'S ALSO TO BE, REMEMBER, IT'S NOT INTUITIVE AND THAT IT NEEDS TO BE TAUGHT AND NOT EVERYBODY GETS TAUGHT IT. SO THANK YOU I LOVE YOU. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. THANK YOU. HEY PAUL. SUPER QUICK. WHEN AND WHERE ON YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER PLEASE. OH WELL IF YOU TOOK A WATER BOTTLE IT'LL BE THERE. BUT IT IS AT 2 P.M. WE OPEN THE DOORS AT FIRST MCKINNEY BAPTIST CHURCH WILL BE IN THE GYM THERE. THANK YOU. WE'LL HAVE A CLOTHING AND SHOWERS AND THE COWBOYS AT 330.[CONSENT AGENDA]
TURKEYS AT FIVE. THANK YOU, PAUL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY, WE'LL MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. OUR AGENDA TONIGHT CONSISTS OF ITEM TWO, FIVE, THREE, THREE, THREE, TWO THROUGH AND INCLUDING TWO, FIVE, THREE, THREE, THREE, SEVEN. DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS OR DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN LYNCH. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MISS DUANE? WE LOGGED ON. OR WOULD YOU LIKE US TO DO RAISE OF HANDS? I WILL TAKE VERBAL. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA BEING APPROVED, SAY AYE. AYE.[Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Specific Use Permit Request for Auto, Motorcycle, Truck, or Boat, Rental or Sales (DentRX USA), Located at Southeast Corner of Powerhouse Street and Mercury Circle, and Accompanying Ordinance]
THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. NEXT ITEM. 250008 ISSUE P THREE. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AUTO, MOTORCYCLE, TRUCK OR BOAT RENTAL OR SALES.THIS IS AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF POWERHOUSE STREET AND MERCURY CIRCLE. MR. REILLY, THANK YOU. LUCAS REILLY, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING. WE DO HAVE A REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS THE SITE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, AN AERIAL VIEW THAT HELPS GIVE YOU SOME CONTEXT HERE ON POWERHOUSE. CURRENTLY, THE SITE IS NOT ALLOWED TO SELL AUTOMOBILES. THAT REQUIRES THIS SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. IN THIS CASE, THERE WILL BE NO CHANGES TO THE SITE TO ALLOW THIS USE. YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE INSIDE THE EXISTING BUILDING THERE ARE ABOUT FOUR. I THINK WE HAVE TO TURN THE ANNOTATION ON. THANK YOU. THERE ARE FOUR PARKING SPACES THAT THEY ARE ADDING INSIDE THEIR EXISTING BUILDING. THIS WILL BE WHERE THEY CONDUCT AUTOMOBILE SALES. IT WILL NOT BE OUTSIDE. THIS WILL BE WHERE THEY HAVE TO STORE THE CARS THAT THEY SELL CURRENTLY. THEY FIX CARS. THEY HAVE THAT AS AN ALLOWED USE. NOW THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO SELL THEM. STATE OF TEXAS REQUIRES LICENSES AND ZONING VERIFICATION LETTERS. SO THAT'S WHY THEY'RE HERE. SO THAT THEY CAN PROVE THAT THEY HAVE THE PERMISSION OF THE CITY OF MCKINNEY TO DO SO. I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. LUCAS, DOES THE ALLOWANCE TO SELL CARS MANDATE THAT THOSE ARE STORED IN THOSE FOUR SPACES, OR MIGHT THEY HAVE SOME LATITUDE TO PARK, THOSE FOR SALE CARS ON THE STREET OR SOMETHING, OR HAVE MORE THAN THOSE FOUR? AT THIS POINT, THEY WOULD HAVE TO STORE THOSE INSIDE. AND THOSE ARE THE ONLY FOUR SPACES THAT THIS. SUP.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. LUCAS, IS THE APPLICANT HERE? I DON'T BELIEVE SO. OKAY. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. IF YOU'VE COME TONIGHT AND WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THIS PROPOSED SUP, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. MR. MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION. WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS ITEM. HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BALLARD TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THE ITEM. AS FOR STAFF. STAFF REQUEST, I'LL SECOND. SECOND.
BY COUNCILMAN CLAUDIA, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. THAT MOTION CARRIES BY VOTE OF FIVE IN FAVOR AND ZERO AGAINST.
[COUNCIL AND MANAGER COMMENTS]
NEXT ITEM WILL BE COUNCIL COMMENTS. I WILL START I HAVE A 11 DIFFERENT THINGS TO TALK ABOUT, BUT I'M GOING TO SAVE THOSE FOR TWO WEEKS FROM NOW IN HONOR OF RICK'S BIRTHDAY. ALL RIGHT. I'VE GOT NOTHING BESIDES SAYING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO RICK. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN. THANK YOU. ANYTHING? MY COMMENT. THANK YOU. MR. MAYOR. I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO. I RESPECT COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN'S BIRTHDAY, BUT I RESPECT THE PUBLIC MORE. SO I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU TWO THINGS, IF THAT'S OKAY. NUMBER ONE, VONDA AND I WENT TO PURCHASE PURSES FOR A PURPOSE FOR THE FIRST TIME. AND MAN, MF RAISED $270,000 FOR EDUCATION FOR KIDS GETTING A FURTHER EDUCATION BEYOND MSD. IT WAS REALLY SOMETHING TO WITNESS. AND THE SECOND THING IS THAT TODAY THE FIRST DRONE LEFT WALMART ON REDBUD TO DELIVER AN ITEM THAT[00:10:04]
SOMEONE ORDERED. WE WILL NOW HAVE DRONE SERVICE IN MCKINNEY, AND I'M NOT TOO PROUD TO SAY THAT I WAS SELECTED TO LOAD THE DRONE, AND PEOPLE ARE SAYING THAT IT WAS A FANTASTIC JOB.THEY'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. THAT'S A JOKE. SO WE HAD FUN WITH THAT. THANK YOU, MISTER MAYOR. MISTER LYNCH. NO. ALL RIGHT, A COUPLE OF ITEMS. OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN NAMED A FINALIST FOR THE PEGASUS AWARD FROM THE PEGASUS AWARD IN MEDIA RELATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC RELATIONS SOCIETY OF AMERICA, DALLAS CHAPTER.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM. WE HAVE ALSO 15 NEW FIRE RECRUITS. MCKINNEY FIRE DEPARTMENT WON FIRST PLACE AT THE FRISCO FIRE TILLER RODEO. CONGRATULATIONS TO THAT GROUP OF MCKINNEY EMPLOYEES AS WELL. WITH THAT, MISTER MINYARD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SIR, I HAVE A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS ON THE CALENDAR AS WE FINISH UP HERE THIS EVENING. IF YOU HAVE NOT VOTED YET IN THE VOTING THAT WE HAVE GOING ON, YOU CAN CAST YOUR VOTE UP THROUGH 7 P.M. OR GET IN LINE BY 7 P.M. AND CAST YOUR VOTE AFTERWARDS. WE HAVE A VOTING LOCATION HERE ON THE SECOND FLOOR THAT WILL BE OPEN THROUGH 7 P.M. THIS WEEKEND WILL BE CELEBRATING VETERANS DAY, AND WE'D LIKE TO INVITE THE PUBLIC TO COME OUT TO CELEBRATE A CEREMONY AT CORPORAL ARTIE FOSTER'S VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK THAT WILL BEGIN AT 11 A.M. IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A MEMORIAL MARKER DEDICATION AND THEN COMING UP SOON, HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY. WE WILL HOST OUR ANNUAL HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, A MCKINNEY CHRISTMAS AND A 14 BLOCK AREA IN AND AROUND DOWNTOWN WILL BE FILLED WITH FESTIVE ACTIVITIES, FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY. ADMISSION IS FREE. TO LEARN MORE, YOU CAN GO TO MCKINNEY CHRISTMAS.COM. AND THEN I WILL ALSO MENTION IF YOU MISSED THE WORK SESSION THIS SATURDAY, YOU CAN COME TO CITY HALL AND WE'LL BE CELEBRATING ARBOR DAY BY HANDING OUT TREES ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS, I BELIEVE, STARTING AT 9 A.M. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. MINYARD. WE WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. COUNCILMAN LYNCH, SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CLAUDIA. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON ADJOURNING THIS MEETING AT 613? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. I
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