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DOPPELGANGER. GET READY. THAT'S TRUE. LET'S GET IN. VERY FUNNY. I HEARD I HEARD THE LAST ONE
[CALL TO ORDER]
WAS. ARE YOU READY? I'M READY. LET'S ROLL. GOOD EVENING. AT 6 P.M. WELCOME TO THE CITY OF MCKINNEY CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING. IT'S TUESDAY, NOVEMBER THE 18TH, 2025, 6 P.M. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US. WE DO APPRECIATE IT. AND THOSE OF YOU WATCHING AT HOME, THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME OUT OF YOUR LIFE AND JOINING US IN THIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WILL BE OUR INVOCATION AND OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. OUR PLEDGE IS, I'M SORRY, OUR INVOCATIONS BY EDWARD DEJESUS. AND OUR PLEDGE IS BY THE MCKINNEY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. ALL RIGHT. MR. LET ME JUST SAY THAT I'M HONORED TO BE INVITED TO BE HERE TO TO PRAY. AND MY WIFE AND I JUST MOVED HERE IN JULY. AND SO JUST ABSOLUTELY EXCITED TO GET TO KNOW EVERYONE. AND THAT'D BE AWESOME. SO LET'S BOW OUR HEADS IN PRAYER. FATHER GOD, WE GATHER HERE, LORD IN FATHER, WE DESIRE TO HEAR YOUR VOICE. WE REJOICE AND GIVE THANKS TO YOU WHO RAISE UP ORDINARY PEOPLE IN AN AGE OF DIFFICULTY, WHO CAN ACCOMPLISH THE EXTRAORDINARY THINGS BY YOUR GREAT LOVE AND BY YOUR POWER. I ASK YOUR BLESSING OVER THE PEOPLE AND THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, AND ESPECIALLY YOUR GRACE AND WISDOM OVER OUR ELECTED CITY LEADERS, CITY STAFF WHO ARE CHARGED WITH THE GREAT RESPONSIBILITY OF DIRECTING AND MANAGING THE AFFAIRS OF OUR CITY AND FOR OUR CITY, POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND ALL OUR CITY AGENCIES THAT ARE SAFEGUARDING OUR CITY. AND TO MAKE MCKINNEY A BLESSING OF LIBERTY AND INHERITANCE FOR OUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN. AND SO, LORD, WE GATHER HERE TODAY AS A DIVERSE PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT IDEAS AND ABILITIES AND ASK THAT YOU GIVE US A UNITY OF HEART SO THAT WE MAY ACCOMPLISH YOUR WILL TO PRESERVE FREEDOM, LIBERTY, AND PROSPERITY FOR ALL. WE PRAY THIS ALL IN YOUR HOLY AND BLESSED NAME, JESUS. AMEN. AMEN.YEAH. OH! WE KNOW THESE GUYS. YEAH. 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. GREAT JOB. YEAH. SO THESE PEOPLE THAT WE NEED INSPIRED HIS ABSENCE IS NOTED. OKAY. SEE MY PASSWORD? ALL RIGHT. TONIGHT WE HAVE WE HAVE TWO
[Proclamation for National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, November 16-22, 2025]
PROCLAMATIONS. THE THE FIRST PROCLAMATION, NATIONAL HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS WEEK, IS HELD ANNUALLY THE WEEK BEFORE THANKSGIVING TO EFFECTIVELY REMIND US TO ACT ON THESE IMPORTANT ISSUES NOW AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WHEREAS THE CITY OF MCKINNEY IS AN ACTIVE COLLABORATOR WITH THE COLLIN COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION AND HOUSING FORWARD, LOCAL CITIES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES AND CONCERNED CITIZENS, TOGETHER WITH PARTNERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO ASSIST THOSE IN NEED OF HOUSING WITH COMPASSION TOWARD THE GOAL OF BEING HOUSED. WHEREAS THE CITY OF MCKINNEY ALSO PARTICIPATES IN COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WITH ORGANIZATIONS ASSISTING FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS LACKING AND CONSISTENT FOOD AVAILABILITY AND OTHER SUPPORT NEEDS. THE CITY OF MCKINNEY ACKNOWLEDGES THESE EFFORTS AND CONTINUES TO ENGAGE IN IMPACTFUL SOLUTIONS THROUGH THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS OF THE MCKINNEY HOMELESS COALITION. NOW, THEREFORE, I, BILL COX, BY THE POWER VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR OF MCKINNEY, I DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 20TH, NOVEMBER 16TH TO NOVEMBER 22ND, 2025, AS MCKINNEY HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS WEEK.[00:05:07]
WITH THAT, URGING ALL PEOPLE TO HEED THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF OUR LOCAL AGENCIES AND MCKINNEY HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MAYOR COX. PAUL HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF HELPING START MCKINNEY HOMELESS HOMELESS COALITION, AND SAMARITAN INN IS HAPPY TO JOIN ALONGSIDE AND TRY AND MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. BUT WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR YOUR EFFORTS, YOUR THOUGHTS, STARTING THE CONVERSATION SO THAT WE CAN GET TO SOLUTIONS.AND IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION. THIS WHOLE WEEK IS ABOUT AWARENESS. SO VISIT AN AGENCY, CHECK OUT THE IN SOCIAL MEDIA. WE HAVE EVENTS ALL WEEK LONG TO COME ASK QUESTIONS. WE WILL HAVE ANSWERS IF WE HAVE THEM. IF NOT, WE'LL FIND THEM. AND THEN THANKSGIVING IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. SO I KNOW A MANUAL LABORER WILL BE SERVING A THANKSGIVING MEAL. THERE ARE A COUPLE OTHER LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE DOING MEALS TOWARDS THE END OF THE MONTH THAT COULD USE VOLUNTEERS. SO THIS IS THE BEST TIME OF THE YEAR FOR ALL OF US, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO COMING TOGETHER. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION IS NO SURPRISE. THE RED KETTLE. NO
[Proclamation for the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign]
SURPRISE TO ANYONE IN. IN MCKINNEY. THE SALVATION ARMY WAS FOUNDED IN GREAT BRITAIN IN 1865 AND IN TEXAS IN 1889 TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN RELIEF AND SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE TO PEOPLE OF ALL WALKS OF LIFE. AND IT IS OPERATED BY TRAINED COMMISSIONED OFFICERS WHO HAVE DEDICATED THEIR LIVES COMPLETELY TO SERVICE, PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND MEETING THE HUMAN NEEDS IN HIS NAME WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION. FOR SUPPORT OF THIS CAUSE, THE CAUSE, THIS DISTINGUISHED SALVATION ARMY RED KETTLES WILL BE LOCATED IN GROCERY STORES, RETAIL STORES, AND OTHER LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT MCKINNEY TO COLLECT DONATIONS FOR THOSE MOST VULNERABLE IN THIS CITY. AND THE SALVATION ARMY NEEDS VOLUNTEERS.COUNCILMAN CLOUTIER VOLUNTEERS TO FILL THE MORE THAN 4000 AVAILABLE SHIFTS. JUST TWO HOURS OF YOUR TIME CAN PROVIDE SHELTER ON A COLD NIGHT FOR TEN INDIVIDUALS, 50 MEALS FOR A FAMILY, OR GIFTS FOR A FORGOTTEN ANGEL. THIS SEASON. THEREFORE, I, BILL COX, BY THE VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 18TH, 2025, AS THE OFFICIAL KICKOFF FOR THE SEASON TO GIVE WITH JOY TO THE SALVATION ARMY, URGING ALL CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE AND PARTICIPATE IN THE SALVATION ARMY RED KETTLE CAMPAIGN BY GOING TO REGISTERING.COM AND PICK A DAY, TIME AND LOCATION TO VOLUNTEER AS A BELL RINGER AND PROVIDE HOPE TO OUR NEIGHBORS THIS YEAR. THANK YOU, MAYOR COX, FOR YOUR FOR YOUR CONTINUING THE CONTINUE THE MANTLE OF THAT. MAYOR FULLER HAD STARTED IN SUPPORTING OF THE RED KETTLE CAMPAIGN AND AND THE WORK THAT WE DO HERE IN MCKINNEY AND AS YOU MENTIONED. SO WE OUR GOAL HERE IN MCKINNEY IS TO RAISE $150,000 FOR THROUGH OUR RED KETTLE CAMPAIGNS THIS SEASON. LAST YEAR WE RAISED ABOUT $110,000.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT RAISING A LITTLE BIT MORE THIS YEAR. AND AS YOU SAID, ANYONE CAN GO TO REGISTER. COM AND AND LOOK AND PICK OUT A DATE AND TIME TO, TO HELP US VOLUNTEER.
BECAUSE AS LONG AS WE HAVE THE PEOPLE THERE RINGING THE BELL, THEN WE'LL HAVE DONATIONS THAT WILL COME IN AND HELP US, HELP US OUT. AND THE IMPORTANT THING TO REALIZE IS THAT WITH OUR RED KETTLE CAMPAIGN IS THAT IT'S ALL EXTREMELY HYPERLOCAL. SO WHEREVER YOU SEE A RED KETTLE AND YOU PUT YOUR DOLLARS INTO THE KETTLE, IT'LL GO TO HELP THAT LOCAL COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE HOPE FOR THOSE FOR THOSE NEIGHBORS IN NEED IN THAT COMMUNITY. SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD TO BE SUPPORTING THE THE THE RESIDENTS OF MCKINNEY IN NORTHERN COLLIN COUNTY WITH THIS, WITH THIS PROGRAM. SO THANK YOU. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. YES, PLEASE. THANK YOU. IF WE COULD HAVE THE COUNCIL COME DOWN, LET'S LET'S START THE RED KETTLE CAMPAIGN IN THE RIGHT WAY AND MAKE A CONTRIBUTION. YEAH.
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THANK YOU.YES. THAT'S YOURS. BEFORE YOU GUYS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY, WE WANT TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO CONGRATULATE OUR CITY MANAGER, MISTER PAUL GRIMES. THIS IS A BIT OF A SURPRISE TO HIM. HE RECEIVED THE INTERNATIONAL CITY AND COUNTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION'S PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FOR CAREER EXCELLENCE IN MEMORY OF MARK E KEANE. THE ASSOCIATION HAS 14,000 GLOBAL MEMBERS AND ALSO GIVES ONE CAREER EXCELLENCE AWARD PER YEAR, AND THIS YEAR THAT WENT TO NONE OTHER THAN THE GREAT PAUL GRIMES, WHO HAS NOW BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR NINE AND A HALF YEARS AND HAS TRULY DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB. I DON'T THINK WE COULD ASK FOR ANY BETTER IN A CITY MANAGER. THE WAY YOU ENGAGE WITH NOT JUST THE RESIDENTS, BUT CHOOSES AN EXCELLENT STAFF. AND BECAUSE OF IT, OUR CITY HAS GROWN TREMENDOUSLY AND HAS GROWN VERY WELL UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP. SO WE WANTED TO TAKE THIS TIME TO RECOGNIZE YOU BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS, AND WE WANT TO SAY WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. JUST AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, JUST AS I'VE STARTED TO COME TO TERMS WITH MY IMPOSTER SYNDROME, THIS HAS TO HAPPEN. SO LISTEN, THERE'S I'M A BUMPKIN FROM INDIANA, SMALL LITTLE TOWN. I DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT MANY THINGS, BUT I DO KNOW TALENT. AND WE HIRE FANTASTIC STAFF THAT ARE. SOME OF THEM ARE HERE TONIGHT, OF COURSE. AND OUR EXECUTIVE STAFF, THEY'RE THE ONES WHO MAKE IT HAPPEN. YOU CAN'T. NOBODY CAN WIN AN AWARD LIKE THIS WITHOUT BEING A TEAM EFFORT. IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT THE GREAT PEOPLE. IF I HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT, IT'S HIRING REALLY GOOD PEOPLE AND KEEPING THEM ON AND HOPEFULLY SERVING THE COMMUNITY AS BEST AS POSSIBLE. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS I DIDN'T KNOW I WALKED BACK TO MY SEAT. WAY BACK WOULD BE MISERABLE.
MISTER GRIMES, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO MAKE YOU EMBARRASSED A LITTLE BIT. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. YES, YES. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON. PUBLIC
[PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS (for Non-Public Hearing Items)]
COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS. PAUL MAESTRO'S. LONG TIME NO SEE. PAUL BY 6508 MARVIN GARDENS, MCKINNEY, TEXAS 75070 I'M NOT JUST A RESIDENT. I'M ALSO THE PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF OUR LOCAL NONPROFIT, EMMANUEL LABOR. AND OUR MISSION, IN SHORT, IS TO REMOVE THE LESSNESS FROM HOMELESSNESS IN JESUS NAME. AND AS YOU ARE ALL AWARE, IT IS NATIONAL HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS WEEK. BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE AWARE THAT THE GREATEST CHALLENGE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, YOUR NEIGHBORS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, OR IS YOUR VIEW OF HOMELESSNESS. AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT YOU HAVE BAD HEARTS. I'M JUST SAYING OUR LIMITED PERSPECTIVE. THE MOMENT A PERSON BECOMES HOMELESS, THEIR LIFE EXPECTANCY DROPS 20 YEARS AND THEY BECOME THREE TIMES MORE VULNERABLE TO ALL CAUSES OF DEATH. AND THESE NUMBERS ARE IMPACTED. ARE IMPACTED BY HOW SOCIETY VIEWS HOMELESSNESS AND SOCIETY DETERMINES HOW TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS. BASED ON ITS VIEW OF IT, MOST PEOPLE VIEW HOMELESSNESS AS BAD, BUT SOMEONE ELSE'S PROBLEM. MOST PEOPLE DON'T GIVE IT MUCH ATTENTION UNLESS IT'S PUT IN THEIR FACE FROM EITHER THE NEWS, A CLOSE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP, OR IT HAPPENS TO THEM. THE TENDENCY IS TO USE AN OVERSIMPLIFIED NARRATIVE TO[00:15:03]
DESCRIBE EVERYONE'S SITUATION AS IDENTICAL, WITH COMMENTS LIKE HOMELESSNESS IS BAD, BUT ISN'T IT REALLY JUST POOR PEOPLE MAKING POOR CHOICES LIKE DRUGS OR ALCOHOL? HOMELESSNESS IS A RESULT OF CHOICES, BUT MOSTLY BECAUSE THE CHOICES AVAILABLE TO THE PERSON WERE EXTREMELY LIMITED. OTHER THAN JESUS, NO ONE PICKS THEIR PARENTS. NO ONE PICKED WHERE THEY WERE GOING TO BE BORN, NO ONE PICKED HOW THEY WERE GOING TO BE RAISED. AND SO SOMETIMES WE THINK JUST BECAUSE SOMEBODY OUGHT TO KNOW BETTER DOESN'T MEAN THEY DO, BECAUSE IT WAS NEVER PRESENTED TO THEM. A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WE STRIVE FOR AS A SOCIETY ARE NOT INTUITIVE. IN FACT, THE CROSS OF CHRIST IS NOT INTUITIVE. SOMEBODY DYING AND COMING BACK IS NOT COMING UP TO YOU UNLESS SOMEBODY BROUGHT IT UP TO YOU. AND THEN IT NEEDS TO BE EXPLAINED, BECAUSE HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR ME? AND SO I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE THE SOLUTION TO HOMELESSNESS FOR A PERSON. IT'S RIGHT HERE. IT'S RIGHT HERE. GETTING PEOPLE TO OPEN IT IS THE HARDEST PART. AND SO WE USE TOOLS LIKE THIS AND THIS TO GUIDE PEOPLE TOWARDS THIS. AND I WILL TELL YOU, IN MY EXPERIENCE, GETTING A PERSON EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO OPEN THIS IS WAY EASIER THAN SOME OF MY OTHER NEIGHBORS, AND I KNOW THAT THEY WILL FIND PEACE IN THIS PROCESS. THEY WILL LEARN HOW TO ADDRESS IT.THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO. WE CANNOT END HOMELESSNESS AS A CONCEPT. IT SAYS RIGHT IN HERE THAT POVERTY WILL ALWAYS BE AMONG US UNTIL JESUS COMES BACK. BUT WE CAN END IT FOR A PERSON.
AND WE DO THAT BY GETTING TO KNOW THEM. AND A HALLMARK OF CHRISTIANITY ISN'T JUST LOVING PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW. IT'S LOVING PEOPLE THAT YOU DON'T. IT'S LOVING YOUR STRANGER.
MATTHEW 2540 OFTEN SAYS, MOST PEOPLE QUOTE THAT AND SAY, WHATEVER YOU DO FOR THE LEAST OF THESE, YOU'RE DOING FOR ME. AND THE MOST OVERLOOKED THING IN THAT LIST IS I WAS A STRANGER AND YOU WELCOMED ME SO WE CAN BE LIKE FORREST GUMP, JUST SAY HI TO THE BUS DRIVER, INTRODUCE YOURSELF, AND THEN YOU AIN'T STRANGERS NO MORE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU PAUL.
THANKS, PAUL. HEATHER MOSBY. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS HEATHER MOSBY. FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO MAY NOT KNOW WHO I AM, AND I WORK WITH THE SAMARITAN. MARGARET DID A GREAT JOB AT THE EARLIER WORK SESSION PRESENTING ON THE STATE OF HOMELESSNESS, AND I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP WITH A LITTLE BIT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. OF THE 553 RESIDENTS THAT WE SERVED IN OUR SHELTER, IT SEEMS LIKE QUITE A LARGE NUMBER, AND IT IS BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY A 26% INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR, AND WE HAD OVER 1000 UNIQUE APPLICATIONS TO SHELTER LAST YEAR, WHICH WAS A 23% INCREASE. I ALSO WANTED TO COME UP HERE TODAY TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO COUNCILMAN BELLER FOR HIS POST OF LATE, REGARDING HIS WORK IN THIS WORLD OF HOMELESSNESS. YOU DID A GREAT JOB OF TELLING YOUR STORY, TALKING ABOUT THE DETAILS OF THE STEPS TAKEN, THE TIME SPENT, AND THE INEVITABLE UPS AND DOWNS. FOR ONE PERSON, THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDED WAS BUT A GLIMPSE INTO A MUCH LARGER PICTURE. AND I KNOW IT WAS HARD FOR YOU. IT WAS HARD FOR THE NEIGHBOR, AND THERE WERE SUCCESS AND TIMES THAT IT FELT LIKE FAILURE. LAST YEAR OUR EIGHT CASEWORKERS DID THE SAME PATH, WALKING ALONGSIDE 278 INDIVIDUALS AND 94 FAMILIES, WHICH INCLUDED 179 KIDS. SOME NEEDED LESS HELP, SOME NEEDED MORE. SOME GAVE UP BECAUSE IT WAS TOO MUCH FOR THEM AND OTHERS OVERCAME THEIR BARRIERS.
THERE WERE HIGHS AND THERE WERE LOWS. AND EVEN WITH OUR KNOWLEDGE OF ALL THE INS AND OUTS OF DIFFERENT SYSTEMS, WE STILL STRUGGLE TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL.
WITH OUR RECENT EXPANSION AT THE END OF SERVICES INTO A GROCERY STYLE FOOD PANTRY AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAMING, WE KNOW THE IMPACTFUL WORK WE'VE DONE FOR OVER 40 YEARS WILL NOW COVER BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER HOMELESSNESS. AND ALTHOUGH WE DO NOT CARRY A CRYSTAL BALL, WE DO SEE A HORIZON ON ALL FRONTS OF INCREASED NUMBERS AND WE ARE APPRECIATIVE OF THIS AMAZING CITY AND ITS LEADERS, ITS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ITS BUSINESSES, AND THE NONPROFIT PARTNER AGENCIES. AS WE ALL MOVE FORWARD TOWARDS THAT HORIZON. THIS YEAR HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN AN EASY ROAD, BUT WE HAVE UNWRAPPED THE GIFT OF DISCUSSION. DISCUSSIONS LEAD TO SOLUTIONS, AND I CAN ALREADY SEE 2026 BUILDING UP INTO A YEAR OF GROWTH, ENGAGEMENT AND COLLABORATION AT NEW LEVELS. FROM INVOLVEMENT WITH MCKINNEY HOMELESS COALITION AND CONTINUED PARTNERSHIPS IN THE COUNTY AND LARGER CONTINUUM ARENAS. WE KNOW IT WILL TAKE ALL OF US. IT WILL TAKE MONEY. IT WILL TAKE HEARTACHE. IT WILL TAKE PATIENCE. IT WILL TAKE CHANGE THAT IS NOT ALWAYS COMFORTABLE, AND IT WILL TAKE COMMITMENT. THE INN IS THANKFUL FOR ANOTHER YEAR IN THIS COMMUNITY AND WITH HEART, OPPORTUNITY, PERSEVERANCE AND
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ENGAGEMENT, WE CAN AND WILL BE BETTER TOGETHER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU HEATHER. NEXT SPEAKER IS JOHN HILL. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JOHN HILL, AND I'M THE CHIEF EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICER WITH HOUSING FORWARD. I WANT TO BEGIN BY EXPRESSING MY GRATITUDE TO ALL OF YOU, ESTEEMED MAYOR, HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE PROCLAMATION IN HONOR OF HOMELESSNESS AND HUNGER AND AWARENESS WEEK. IT TAKES COURAGE TO DO WHAT ALL OF YOU ARE DOING, TO SIT UP THERE, TO SIGN YOUR NAMES ON THE DOTTED LINE, TO BE CANDIDATES, TO MAKE AND PASS ORDINANCES IN THE BEST INTEREST OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS. SO FOR THAT, I'M ETERNALLY GRATEFUL. IT TAKES COURAGE AND FORTITUDE TO DO THOSE THINGS. I'M UP HERE NOT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN DALLAS, BUT TO SAY THAT HOUSING FORWARD IS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR THE CONTINUUM OF CARE, WHICH COVERS ALL OF DALLAS AND COLLIN COUNTY. I SAY THAT TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT YOU, AS THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, ARE NOT ALONE. WE WORK, IN FACT, WITH ALL OF THE CITIES IN DALLAS AND COLLIN COUNTY TO BRING AN END TO HOMELESSNESS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT HOMELESSNESS IS RARE, BRIEF, AND NON-RECURRING FOR THOSE FOLKS THAT WE ENGAGE. AND WE WANT TO BE PARTNERS TO ALL OF YOU IN MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO RESOLVE THIS CHRONIC ISSUE. HOUSING FORWARD. AS THE LEAD AGENCY OF THE ALL NEIGHBORS COALITION, WE CREATE A UNIFIED STRATEGY TOGETHER WITH OUR PARTNERS, INCLUDING SAMARITAN IN. AND WE GUIDE ALL OF OUR 150 PLUS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SAME DIRECTION IN ORDER TO SERVE OUR NEIGHBORS BEST. WE BELIEVE THAT IN ORDER TO RESOLVE HOMELESSNESS, PEOPLE NEED A SAFE, CLEAN PLACE TO STAY AT NIGHT. BUT SO TOO DO ALL THE PEOPLE IN THIS CITY DESERVE A SAFE, CLEAN PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY. ENFORCEMENT IS IMPORTANT, BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO BRING AN END TO HOMELESSNESS, WE HAVE TO PROGRESS PEOPLE FROM ON THE STREET TO NO LONGER ON THE STREET. NOW THE NUMBERS BEAR OUT SOMETHING VERY CLEAR THAT HOMELESSNESS IS IMPROVING HERE, NOT JUST IN MCKINNEY, BUT ALL OVER DALLAS AND COLLIN COUNTY COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY, WHERE THEY'RE SEEING RECORD HIGHS IN UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS. ELSEWHERE HERE IN DALLAS AND COLLIN COUNTY, WE ARE EXPERIENCING FOUR YEARS OF DECREASES. NOW, IF WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT NUMBERS, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING AN EFFECTIVE END TO VETERAN HOMELESSNESS, WHERE WHEN WE IDENTIFY A VETERAN, THEY ARE HOUSED WITHIN 78 DAYS, WHICH IS FASTER THAN THE FEDERAL STANDARD OF 90 DAYS. BUT I ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW PEOPLE FEEL WHEN YOU SEE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. IT MAY NOT FEEL LIKE WE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT BECAUSE OF YOU ALL, AS ELECTED OFFICIALS AND ORGANIZATIONS LIKE SAMARITAN INN AND OUR OTHER 150 PARTNERS, WE CAN, WE ARE AND WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT HOMELESSNESS IS RARE, BRIEF AND NON-RECURRING HERE IN MCKINNEY AND ELSEWHERE. AND HOUSING FORWARD IS HERE AS A PARTNER TO HELP YOU ALL FIGURE OUT THE BEST WAY FOR THAT TO WORK HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JOHN. THANK YOU, MR. HILL. ALL[CONSENT AGENDA]
RIGHT. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. THIS WILL BE THE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS, RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES. DO WE HAVE ANY ANY PULL DOWNS? MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO PULL DOWN 25, 33 EIGHT FOR. AND I JUST HAVE A COMMENT ON IT. BUT I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE REMAINDER OF THEM. I WILL SECOND. SORRY, RICK. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BELL TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS ITEM 253384 AND A SECOND BY MISS COUNCILMAN CLOUTIER. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THAT MOTION CARRIES WILL NOW DISCUSS ITEM 253384. COUNCILMAN, COME UP HERE. AND I
[Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Adopting Guiding Principles for the Destination Sports Park]
JUST WANTED TO. THIS IS A RESOLUTION ABOUT GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR AN RFP. AND I'M JUST NOT READY OR AN RFQ. I'M JUST NOT READY. I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO EXPLORE OTHER OPTIONS WITH THIS BEFORE WE MOVE TO AN RFQ. I KNOW THAT THIS HAS KIND OF BEEN, YOU KNOW, SET UP FOR YEARS, BUT AFTER OUR DISCUSSION TODAY WITH CAPITAL PLANS AND FUNDING FOR THOSE CAPITAL PLANS, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO EXPLORE THE OPTIONS OF WHAT WHAT CAN WE DO DIFFERENTLY WITH THIS. SO THAT'S JUST MY COMMENT ON IT. I CAN WEIGH IN. OKAY. GIVE ME A FURROWED BROW, DOCTOR FELTUS.[00:25:05]
I'LL, I'LL PIGGYBACK ON THAT A LITTLE BIT. YOU KNOW, THINGS WE GET A LOT OF PITCHES UP HERE AND THEY COME FAST AND FURIOUS. AND WE'RE A FAST GROWING CITY AND WE'RE A MATURE CITY IN MANY WAYS. AND BUT IT KIND OF STRIKES ME, AFTER THINKING ABOUT THIS, THAT THIS MAY BE THE LAST PIECE OF BIG, BIG PARKLAND IN MCKINNEY. IT REALLY MIGHT BE, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S ON KIND OF PAR WITH WHAT GABE NESBITT IS. AND SO I DO THINK IT WE CAN TAP THE BRAKES A LITTLE BIT AND HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS BEFORE WE PROCEED TO DOING A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ON THIS. SO I'M IN FAVOR OF THAT, MR. BELLER. MR. I'M SORRY, COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN, I JUST HAD ONE COMMENT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING AN RFP AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE WHAT COMES IN AND WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE OPTIONS ARE. AND WE MAY SEE SOMETHING WE REALLY LIKE. IF WE DON'T, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING. SO I DON'T KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, STOPPING THE PROCESS IS ACTUALLY WE CAN TALK ALONG THE WAY. WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE OFFERS THAT COME IN. AND AND IF, I MEAN, REALLY IF NONE OF THEM MATCH WHAT WE THINK WE WANT OUT THERE, THEN WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE THEM. I GET THAT. I THINK WE DID A VERY SIMILAR THING WITH OUR DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT, AND I THINK WE WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME THAT WE CAN'T GET BACK. THAT COULD HAVE BEEN FIGURED OUT WITH A DISCUSSION BEFOREHAND. SO. BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT SENTIMENT. MR. CITY MANAGER, DID YOU HAVE SOME THOUGHTS FOR US? I DO, I HAVE I THINK STAFF'S AVAILABLE TO IF THERE ARE ANY DEEPER QUESTIONS, I WOULD ONLY POINT OUT I WILL DO WHATEVER THE COUNCIL WANTS. IF YOU WANT TO TAP THE BRAKES, WE CAN TAP THE BRAKES. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS NEW. WE HAVE BEEN WE'VE WE'VE OWNED THE LAND THAT IS SUBJECT LAND THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE FOR PROBABLY FOUR YEARS OR MORE. THE INTENT WAS TO ISSUE AN RFQ. AND THEN WE WE WERE INTRODUCED TO A COMPANY OUT OF ARIZONA THAT BUILT SOMETHING SIMILAR IN MESA, ARIZONA. WE ADVANCED THOSE CONVERSATIONS TO THE POINT WHERE WE COULDN'T REACH AN AGREEMENT. AND SO WE THEN SAID WE WE SHOULD GO BACK AND ISSUE AN RFP WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT. WE HAD SOME TURNOVER, AS IN THE EXECUTIVE STAFF IN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. MR. KOSKI MOVED ON TO THE MEDC, AND NOW WE HAVE DIRECTOR KINCAID, AND WE'RE NOW AT THE POINT WHERE, YOU KNOW, FROM A STAFF STANDPOINT, THIS HAS KIND OF BEEN LANGUISHING.IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN INTENDING TO DO FOR SOME TIME. THE ONLY OTHER THINGS I WOULD MENTION IS THAT THIS IS EXPLICITLY IN YOUR STRATEGIC GOALS THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPTED FOR FISCAL YEAR 26. IT SPECIFICALLY SAYS ISSUE AN RFP OR RFQ BY DECEMBER 31ST OF 2025.
SO WE ARE FOLLOWING THE DIRECTION THAT WE WERE GIVEN AND YOUR PRIORITIES. SO IF THE COUNCIL HAS CHANGED ITS PRIORITIES, YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE THAT DISCRETION. BUT JUST UNDERSTAND THAT AS A BIT OF A BACK SWING CONTEXT. THE ALTERNATIVES, IF YOU WANT TO CALL FOR A WORK SESSION, TO HAVE A WORK SESSION TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT WITH THIS, WE CAN DO THAT AS WELL. IT'S REALLY UP TO THE COUNCIL. I WOULD ASK THAT WE DO THAT. I DO THINK THAT I'VE REALLY, YOU KNOW, KIND OF WHAT PATRICK SAID STRUGGLED WITH THE IDEA OF LAYING OUR LAST LARGE PARK INTO A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT ULTIMATELY WOULD LIMIT THE PUBLIC GOOD THAT'S RECEIVED FROM IT, OR POTENTIALLY LIMIT THAT DEPENDING ON WHAT COMES BACK. AND I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, EXPLORING HOW WE COULD DEVELOP THIS OURSELF, HOW WE CAN FUND THAT DEVELOPMENT OURSELVES SO THAT IT ULTIMATELY IT'S USED.
YOU KNOW, FOR, FOR OUR PUBLIC GOOD IN A WAY I THINK IS SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT. ANYONE ELSE I DON'T MIND ANYWAY. SO MY FROWN WAS JUST I WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR THIS, BUT I UNDERSTAND THE PERSPECTIVE. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THE PERSPECTIVE FROM THE RESIDENTIAL STANDPOINT ABOUT THE LACK OF FIELDS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE. AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE KIND OF, YOU KNOW, REALLY FOCUSING ON THIS PROJECT BECAUSE WE'RE IMMENSELY BEHIND ON WHAT WE CAN OFFER THE PUBLIC AT THIS TIME. I JUST DON'T WANT US TO DRAG IT OUT VERY LONG, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW. SO IF WE BRING IT BACK, YOU KNOW, MY ONLY REQUEST IS THAT WE BRING IT BACK QUICKLY SO WE JUST CAN GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH, WITH A DECENT PLAN, BECAUSE WE NEED TO ANSWER FOR THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS THAT ARE REALLY QUITE FRUSTRATED BY THIS. YEAH, I AGREE, I JUST I DON'T THINK THE ANSWER IS HANDING IT TO A PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT WILL PUT THAT BEHIND FEES AND AND SCHEDULING CONFLICTS. AND I THINK FINDING FUNDING SOURCES OURSELVES TO DEVELOP THAT AS A IS A BETTER ROUTE. YEAH I AGREE JUSTIN. I YOU KNOW, AS ONE OF THE THINKING, PROBABLY THE ONLY
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COUNCIL MEMBER THAT HAS ACTUAL KIDS THAT USE THESE FIELDS ON A PROBABLY A DAILY AND WEEKLY BASIS, BUT I GET FEEDBACK FROM THE PARENTS ALL THE TIME THAT SAYS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE LACKING FIELDS, WE'RE LACKING PRACTICE SPACE FOR, YOU KNOW, KIDS WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT BEING IN A LEAGUE. YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE IN MCKINNEY, IF YOU'RE NOT IN A LEAGUE, YOU DON'T HAVE ANY ACCESS TO A TO A PUBLIC FIELD. AND SO I REALLY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE COMING ON WINTER ANYWAY WHERE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF STUFF IS NOT GOING TO BE UTILIZED. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS RESOLVED BEFORE THE, YOU KNOW, BEFORE SPRING. AND I THINK THAT'S A GREAT POINT. YOU KNOW, IF WE ENTER A PUBLIC PRIVATE ARRANGEMENT, THOUGH, THAT DOES NOT INCREASE THE NUMBER OF FIELDS AVAILABLE TO SOME OF THE KIDS OF PUBLIC WOULD, OBVIOUSLY THAT WOULD TAKE A LOT OF BONDING. AND WE JUST WENT THROUGH THAT. AND I SEE BOTH SIDES OF IT, AND I SEE THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE THE FIELDS USING A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. BUT I DON'T MIND THE IDEA AT ALL OF US DELAYING THIS FOR, LET'S CALL IT A MONTH. HOPEFULLY WE CAN BRING IT TO WORK SESSION WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH TO MONTH AND A HALF, AND THEN MOVE ON FROM THERE. I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD CONVERSATION TO HAVE. YEAH, OKAY. THAT'S GOOD. ANYONE ELSE? ANY OTHER COMMENTS? DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TABLE THIS AND PLAN FOR A WORK SESSION BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. SECOND. I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BELLER, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM FELTZ. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? EVERYONE CLEAR ON THE MOTION TO TABLE THIS UNTIL A DECEMBER WORK SESSION FOR DECEMBER 2ND. OKAY. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THAT MOTION CARRIES. THAT ITEM HAS BEEN TABLED. THAT[Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with The Texas Department of Transportation for McKinney National Airport Eastside Improvements]
CONCLUDES OUR CONSENT AGENDA. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. FIRST ITEM IS 253391.CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MCKINNEY NATIONAL AIRPORT. EAST SIDE IMPROVEMENTS. MR. CHARLIE, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL KEN CARLI, AIRPORT DIRECTOR. DO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION? YOU DO NOT. OKAY, SO THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES THE CITY TO EXECUTE A GRANT WITH TEXDOT FOR $14.8 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT THE AIRPORT. THIS WAS PART OF THE HOUSE BILL 500 RIDER THAT WAS PASSED IN JUNE OF 2025. TXDOT WILL ACT AS THE AGENT FOR ADMINISTERING AND DISTRIBUTING THE FUNDS, AND THE AIRPORT INTENDS TO USE THE FUNDS FOR THE EAST SIDE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE GOING ON. AND JUST TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORY, THIS IS ALL FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE'RE IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION TODAY.
THE TERMINAL BUILDING, THE PARKING, THE TERMINAL LOOP ROADWAY, PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING THAT WILL ENABLE THE EAST SIDE TO ACCOMMODATE COMMERCIAL SERVICE GOING FORWARD. AND WITH THAT, I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. MR. CARLY, WHEN THE AIRPORT PASSED, IT WAS PASSED WITH THE FINANCING STACK THAT WAS VERY RELIANT ON SALES TAXES AND GRANTS LIKE THIS. AND WHAT WE HOPE TO GET FROM THE FAA ALLEVIATE THE NEED FOR SOME OF THOSE SALES TAXES. IS THAT A FAIR STATEMENT? YEAH, VERY MUCH. AND IT DIVERSIFIES THE SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT FOR SURE. THANK YOU. WHAT'S THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE GRANT? 14.8 MILLION. THANK YOU. OTHER COMMENTS ANYONE? TAKING ACTION ON THIS? YES. MR. MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THIS ITEM. THE MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CLUTIER TO APPROVE THE ITEM. SECOND. SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM FELTZ, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THIS MOTION CARRIES. THE RESOLUTION
[Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Petition to Annex (Case No. 25-0009A) and a Request to Zone (Case No. 25-0102Z) the Subject Property to “I1” - Light Industrial District, Located Approximately 265 Feet North of Old Mill Road and on the East Side of FM 546 and Located on the East and West Sides of Future Spur 399, and Accompanying Ordinance(s)]
IS APPROVED. KEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT ITEM IS 250009825-0102Z. A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A PETITION TO ANNEX AND REQUEST A ZONING CASE ON THE SUBJECT. PROPERTY FROM L1A 265FT NORTH OF OLD MILL ROAD ON THE EAST SIDE OF FM 546 ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDES OF FUTURE SPUR 399. MR. RILEY, THANK YOU. LUCAS REILLY, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING. YES. AND AS MAYOR COX JUST SAID, WE HAVE ANNEXATION AND ZONING CASE. THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY[00:35:08]
LOCATED JUST SOUTH EAST OF THE AIRPORT THAT WE WERE JUST DISCUSSING. I THINK THE NEW TERMINAL, YOU CAN SEE THE AREA WHERE THE NEW TERMINAL WILL BE RIGHT THERE ON THE AERIAL. THIS IS A GOOD DEPICTION OF THE PROPERTY AND HOW IT WILL LIE IN THE FUTURE. THE TXDOT 399 LOOP WILL KIND OF SPLIT THAT PROPERTY ALMOST IN HALF. THE PROPERTY IS APPROXIMATELY 32, JUST A LITTLE OVER 32 ACRES IN AREA. AND THIS IS A REQUEST TO ANNEX A PROPERTY AND ZONE IT I-1 INDUSTRIAL. THE REQUEST ALIGNS WITH OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND FITS THE SURROUNDING AREA AND SO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. LUCAS, CAN YOU PUT THE SLIDE UP AGAIN OF THE AERIAL AGAIN, PLEASE? THERE'S PROPERTIES BOTH TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH OF THESE ARE THESE ARE SIMILAR TYPE DEVELOPMENT. OR WILL THIS ONE STAND OUT SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THOSE TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH? I'LL LET THE APPLICANT ANSWER THAT MORE. BUT I KNOW WE HAD A SIMILAR QUESTION AT PNC. THEY SAID LOOK TO THE NORTH. THANK YOU SIR.SIMILAR LUCAS. THANK YOU. IS OUR APPLICANT HERE TONIGHT? I BELIEVE SO, YEP. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ROCCO KERSEY. MY ADDRESS IS 5717 LEGACY DRIVE, SUITE 250, PLANO, TEXAS. HERE ON BEHALF OF THE DEVELOPER COMMITTED INDUSTRIAL. WE BELIEVE THERE'S A STRONG JUSTIFICATION FOR APPROVAL OF THIS CASE IN FRONT OF US THIS EVENING, BECAUSE THE USES THAT WILL BE ATTRACTED BY THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL PROJECT WE'VE CONCEIVED FOR THE SITE, ALIGN EXACTLY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AS STAFF HAS INDICATED. AND THE PROJECT WILL DELIVER MATERIAL FISCAL BENEFITS TO THE CITY OF MCKINNEY IN THE FORM OF NET NEW TAX REVENUES AND JOBS.
THE CITY HAS PERFORMED A FISCAL ANALYSIS OF THE PROJECT, AND IT IS ESTIMATED THAT $391,000 ANNUALLY OF POSITIVE FISCAL BENEFIT WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE CITY, IN ADDITION TO 234 JOBS, AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROJECT OR ANY OTHER SPECIFICS. ROCCO, IS IT YOUR UNDERSTANDING THAT THE USES TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH OF THIS IS DEPICTED ON THE MAP UP HERE, OR A SIMILAR USE? OR ARE YOU GUYS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THOSE GUYS ARE DOING? AND WOULD IT BE INVASIVE TO WHAT THEIR ZONING IS? IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE USES TO THE NORTH, WHICH IS AN INDUSTRIAL LIGHT INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE PROJECT VERY SIMILAR TO OURS. THE SITE TO THE SOUTH IS A. AGGREGATES PLANT, AND I BELIEVE THEY INTEND TO KEEP IT THAT RIGHT. AND THEN SOME OF THE SITES TO THE NORTH KIND OF EAST OF US, THERE'S PROPOSALS IN THE WORKS FOR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE PROJECTS. THANK YOU.
OTHER QUESTIONS ANYONE. ROCCO, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE APPRECIATE IT I APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU. THERE IS A PUBLIC HEARING COMPONENT TO THIS ITEM. IF YOU'VE COME TONIGHT AND WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THIS PROPOSED REZONE, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM, MR. MAYOR. AND NO APPETITE TO COME TALK ABOUT THIS. I'LL MOVE THAT. WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS ITEM. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CLAUDIA TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THE ITEM. AS FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN. MR. WEINER, THIS SIDE, COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN, THE OTHER COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN.
YES, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. OH, SORRY. HERE WE GO. THAT MOTION CARRIES AND YOUR REQUEST HAS BEEN APPROVED. THE NEXT ITEM IS
[Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Specific Use Permit Request for Passenger Vehicle Fuel Sales (7-Eleven), Located on the Southwest Corner of Bloomdale Road and North Central Expressway (US Highway 75), and Accompanying Ordinance]
2500093. A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A SPECIFIC USE. PERMIT FOR PASSENGER VEHICLE FUEL SALES. 711 THIS IS AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BLOOMINGDALE ROAD IN NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS HIGHWAY 75. MR. REILLY, THANK YOU. SO THIS IS ANOTHER[00:40:03]
REQUEST FROM PLANNING AND ZONING THAT WAS FORWARDED. THIS IS FOR AN SUV FOR A GAS STATION ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BLOOMDALE AND 75. AS MAYOR COX JUST STATED, THE PD ZONING ON THIS SITE REQUIRES AN SUV FOR PASSENGER FUEL SALES, AND AS SUCH, THE APPLICANT HAS PUT FORWARD THIS REQUEST. THE NEAREST SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IS OVER 2000FT TO THE WEST AND SEPARATED BY MULTIPLE DEVELOPMENTS. NEAREST GAS STATIONS ON THE SOUTHBOUND SIDE OF US 75 ARE OVER ONE AND A HALF MILES TO THE SOUTH, AND OVER SEVEN AND A HALF MILES TO THE NORTH OF THIS PROPERTY. NO DESIGN EXCEPTIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED TO DEVIATE FROM THE MINIMUM DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS IN THE UDC, AND SO WE BELIEVE THAT THERE WOULD BE NO NEGATIVE EFFECT ON ADJACENT USES. AS SUCH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE SDP. WHAT'S THE DISTANCE FROM THE MULTIFAMILY TO THE SOUTH? THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION, AND I DO NOT HAVE GOING TO SEE HERE IF THERE IS A SCALE. I'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND FIND THAT. WOULD YOU GUESS IT'S MORE THAN THE 250FT THAT WE WRITE? IT'S SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN THAT, RIGHT? YES. THANK YOU. AND THAT 250 IS FROM ANY RESIDENTIAL. SO WE WOULD HAVE CALLED THAT OUT IN THIS CASE. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. OTHER QUESTIONS OF MR. REILLY. LUCAS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS OUR APPLICANT HERE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME UP TODAY. MY NAME IS BRIAN GLASER. MY ADDRESS IS 4619 INSURANCE LANE, DALLAS, 75205. I'M WITH A COMPANY BY THE NAME OF GLASER RETAIL PARTNERS.WE'RE AN ACTIVE RETAIL DEVELOPER IN YOUR CITY AND IN AND AROUND THE COMMUNITY. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING OUR DEVELOPMENT AS NEEDED. OTHER QUESTIONS OF MR. GLASER REGARDING THIS PROPOSED 7-ELEVEN. ANYONE KNOW? NO, I DON'T THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM.
IF YOU'VE COME TONIGHT AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THIS PROPOSED 7-ELEVEN, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS ITEM. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THE ITEM AS PER APPLICANT REQUEST AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION. A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CLAUDIA, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THERE WAS ALSO A SPEAKER CARD THAT YOU RECEIVED. SO IN THE PREVIOUS ITEM AND THEY JUST THEY FLED THE SCENE WHEN THE GREEN LIGHTS FLEW UP. JUST LIKE MR. GLAZER WILL DO. THAT. THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED.
[Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request to Rezone the Subject Property from “RS 60” - Single-Family Residence District to “PD” - Planned Development District, Generally to Allow Religious Assembly Uses and Modify the Development Standards, Located at Approximately 155 Feet East of Nelson Street and on the North Side of Anthony Street, and Accompanying Ordinance]
WELCOME TO MCKINNEY. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM 25-0105Z2A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REZONING OF PROPERTY FROM R. S 60 TO PD. PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO ALLOW RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY USES AND MODIFY THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. THIS IS 155FT EAST OF NELSON STREET, ON THE NORTH SIDE OF ANTHONY STREET. MR. REILLY. ALL RIGHT, OUR FINAL PLANNING CASE FOR THE EVENING.WE DO HAVE A REZONING REQUEST. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED R 60. WE DO ALLOW RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY USE IN ALL OF OUR ZONES, BUT IN THIS CASE, THEY ARE REQUESTING A PD TO ALLEVIATE A FEW DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. THOSE BEING SETBACKS AND PARKING. AND SO I BELIEVE THE EXACT NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES THEY'RE REQUESTING ALLEVIATION FOR. IT'S BASED ON A SQUARE FOOTAGE NUMBER, BUT IT COMES OUT TO ABOUT 17 SPACES. AND THEN BASED ON THE CURRENT SITE PLAN, THEY DO HAVE ALLOWANCES FOR REDUCED SETBACKS ON ALL SIDES. BASED ON THEIR CURRENT SITE PLAN, THEY WOULD ONLY USE THE FRONT YARD SETBACK, WHICH IS A DEVIATION OF FOUR FEET FROM 20 TO 16FT. WE DO REQUIRE, EXCUSE ME WHEN REZONING TO PD THAT IT BE AN EXCEPTIONAL USE OR A SPECIFIC REASON TO DO SO OUTSIDE OF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, THE CITY
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OF MCKINNEY PLANNING STAFF HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE PROPOSED USE, BUT WE DO RECOMMEND DENIAL DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT.EXCUSE ME, CRITERIA FOR THE PD. I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS AND OUR APPLICANT IS HERE.
QUESTIONS? ANYONE? LUCAS, WHAT WAS THE KIND OF A SUMMARY OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING ACTION ON THIS? YES. SO THEY HEARD FROM THE APPLICANT AND THEY VOTED SEVEN ZERO TO APPROVE THE PD. EXCUSE ME. THE PD REQUEST, DUE TO THE OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR THE USE AND THE INTENTION ON THE SITE. OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? LUCAS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS OUR APPLICANT HERE? MAYBE. YEAH. HELLO. HELLO, HELLO, HELLO, HELLO. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR.
MR. CITY MANAGER AND OF COURSE, ALL THE GREAT CITY COUNCIL THAT WE HAVE IN THIS GREAT CITY OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS. I AM MYRON BRADFORD, SENIOR PASTOR OF NEW JERUSALEM BAPTIST CHURCH. MY ADDRESS IS 7713 SHASTA DRIVE. THIS IS MY WIFE, DEBORAH, WHICH IS THE CO-PASTOR OF OUR FACILITY. AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT MAY BE ASKED REGARDING OUR.
REGARDING OUR BUILDING PROJECT. MR. BRADFORD, TELL US, I KNOW YOU'VE HAD THE CHURCH THERE FOR SOME TIME, AND YOU'RE AN INSTITUTION THERE ON THE EAST SIDE OF MCKINNEY, AND DO A LOT OF GOOD, WHICH I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE. BUT TELL ME ABOUT THE NEW USES THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMING BECAUSE OF THIS NEW BUILDING. DEFINITELY. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN CLOUTIER. I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TELL YOU THE VISION ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, WHICH IS BEEN A PROJECT THAT DEBORAH AND I HAVE DREAMED FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS. THIS PROJECT STARTED ACTUALLY WHEN WE WERE 18 AND 17, FROM A DREAM AND A VISION OF NOT HAVING ACTUALLY ANYTHING. THIS IS GOING TO BE A RESOURCE FACILITY, A CONTINUATION OF A DREAM THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO US.
IT'S GOING TO CREATE JOBS ALL OVER THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. IT'S GOING TO BE A DAYCARE, WHICH IS GOING TO BE ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL TO HOLD 150 KIDS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A COMMUNITY CENTER AS WELL AS A SCHOOL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MCKINNEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, AS WELL AS NEW JERUSALEM SOUL FOOD CAFE. SO WHEN YOU'RE READY TO EAT, COME GET YOUR GRUB ON AND WE'LL HAVE ALL THE GREAT FOOD OF WHAT YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING FOR. IT'S DEFINITELY GOING TO BE A FACILITY THAT'S GOING TO BE A STATE OF THE ART FACILITY TO CREATE A SAFE PLACE FOR ALL CHILDREN TO BE THERE WITH THE COMMUNITY CENTER. THAT'S GOING TO MAKE A TREMENDOUS DIFFERENCE IN THE EAST SIDE OF MCKINNEY. WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? I THINK YOU PRETTY MUCH COVERED IT. OF COURSE, LOTS OF JOBS. I'M DEBORAH, 7713 CHESTER DRIVE. LOTS OF JOBS. ALSO THE TAX BASE.
YEAH, IT WILL BE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND ALSO A CATALYST, IF YOU WILL, IN TERMS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THAT AREA SO NEEDED EAST OF HIGHWAY FIVE. SO AGAIN THE DAYCARE THE SCHOOL IS GRADES K THROUGH THREE. AND WE WOULD ADD A NEW GRADE. EVERY IS THE PROPOSAL AS WELL AS THE NEW SANCTUARY. YOU TALK ABOUT THE. YES BUT AGAIN A GATHERING PLACE FOR ALL PEOPLE ALL ETHNICITIES. SO WE CAN COME TOGETHER. AND HOW MANY WILL THE SANCTUARY HOLD, SIR? HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL THE SANCTUARY HOLD? THE NEW SANCTUARY? YES, APPROXIMATELY 400. OKAY.
BECAUSE I SEE THERE'S THERE'S 71 PARKING SPOTS. YOU THINK THAT'S ADEQUATE, THOUGH, FOR ON SUNDAY OR ARE THEY JUST. YEAH, THAT'S A TIGHT LITTLE STREET. I SAW THE RENDERING THERE, THE STREETS A LITTLE TIGHT ON SUNDAY. THE GREAT THING ABOUT IT IS THE PARKING SPACE WILL ONLY BE MOSTLY UTILIZED ON SUNDAYS. OKAY. THROUGH THE WEEK, WE DON'T HAVE THAT PARTICULAR PARKING PROBLEM OR ANYTHING AS SUCH. SO NO, THAT WON'T BE THE PROBLEM THROUGH THE WEEK. OKAY.
IT'S ONLY ON. IT'S NOT EVEN ACTUALLY ON ON ON SUNDAYS. SO ON SUNDAYS WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 25 PEOPLE, 25 PARKING SPACES. THAT'S ALL THAT'S BEEN FILLED AT THIS POINT. OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD QUESTION. COUNCILMAN JONES. ANYONE ELSE? THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE BOTH OF YOU BEING HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. IF YOU COME TONIGHT AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THIS PROPOSED REZONE, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. YES. HI. MY NAME IS SARAH BETH JOHNSON. I WORK A
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LOT WITH THE UNHOUSED POPULATION, BUT ALSO MY PASSION IS UNDER-RESOURCED TEENS. I DON'T LIKE THE TERM AT RISK, BUT I REALLY FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND I'M REALLY, REALLY FOR IT. I THINK ONE, WHAT THEY MENTIONED ABOUT IT BEING A SAFE PLACE FOR EVERYONE IS SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY BENEFICIAL, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR YOUTH HERE. THEY HAD ALSO MENTIONED THE COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH IS ALSO LIKE A FANTASTIC RESOURCE. WE NEED MORE OF THOSE. AND THEN ALSO DISCUSSING. WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT HOMELESSNESS TONIGHT. I'M A REALLY BIG BELIEVER AT GETTING BACK TO THE ROOT OF THE ISSUE, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT END UP ON THE STREETS ARE AGING OUT OF THE SYSTEM OR FOSTER SYSTEM AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO I REALLY SUPPORT IT, AND I HOPE YOU WILL REALLY, REALLY CONSIDER IT. THANKS. THANK YOU.THANK YOU, MISS JOHNSON. APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. ANYONE ELSE? YES, SIR. HELLO, DOCTOR. LEE BROCK, 2602, CEDARWOOD COURT MCKINNEY. AND I'M JUST HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS BECAUSE I REPRESENT MCKINNEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY. WE STARTED MCKINNEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 33 YEARS AGO IN 1992. VERY MODEST BEGINNINGS, 13 STUDENTS IN AN OLD BANK BUILDING. AND NOW WE HAVE A 65 ACRE CAMPUS AND 750 CHILDREN. AND THAT'S GREAT. WE'VE ENJOYED THAT ON THE WEST SIDE OF MCKINNEY. BUT WE WANT SOMETHING ON THE EAST SIDE OF MCKINNEY.
WE WANT THE PEOPLE ON THE EAST SIDE OF MCKINNEY TO BENEFIT, THE SAME WAY THAT THE PEOPLE HAVE BENEFITED ON THE WEST SIDE OF MCKINNEY. SO WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR A PARTNER TO DO THIS WITH. AND MEETING THE BRADFORDS HAS BEEN REALLY A GODSEND. AND WE LOOK AT THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT AND RAISE UP LEADERS ON THE EAST SIDE OF MCKINNEY AND AND ADVANCE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION. WE SPEAK IN FAVOR OF IT. THANK YOU, DOCTOR BROCK. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS CATHERINE MCGILL. I LIVE AT 3408 JACKSON DRIVE, MCKINNEY. I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO JOIN THE BOARD, WHICH I HAVE DONE WITH GREAT PLEASURE. I FIND THIS PROJECT BRINGS A MUCH NEEDED FOCUS ON EARLY EDUCATION, CHILD CARE, WHICH WILL HAPPEN AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL, AND IT WILL BE EMBEDDED IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT CAN REALLY USE THESE SERVICES. WHEN YOU LOOK ACROSS MCKINNEY AT THE MAP OF CURRENT EDUCATION FOR HEAD START AND EARLY EDUCATION, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF OPTIONS FOR FOLKS. AND THIS WILL BE A NEW ONE. AND I THINK THE DEDICATION OF THE BRADFORDS AND THE COMMUNITY THAT SURROUNDS THEM WILL HELP LIFT THIS PROJECT UP. SO I WOULD BE VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF IT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MISS MCGILL. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? IS THERE A MOTION? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS ITEM. SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THE ITEM AS PER APPLICANT REQUEST. SECOND. SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM FELTZ. CAN I MAKE A COMMENT? YES, OF COURSE. MYRA AND DEBORAH, I JUST WANTED TO SAY YOUR YOUR ELEVATIONS HERE ARE BEAUTIFUL, BUT THE THE VISION THAT YOU HAVE IS WHAT'S BEAUTIFUL. I KNOW YOU'VE HAD THIS FOR FOR SOME TIME. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT A NUMBER OF TIMES, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY I APPRECIATE ALL Y'ALL DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND THIS IS THIS IS JUST A PIECE. IT IS, IT IS IT IS A TOOL THAT YOU WILL USE TO CONTINUE TO EMPOWER AND UPLIFT AND SET AN EXAMPLE FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT. THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS. AND WE APPRECIATE YOU. AND I WANT TO ADD TO THAT.
THERE'S A MILLION THINGS TO LIKE ABOUT THIS. AND DEBORAH AND I HAVE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE ONE THAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO ME, AND THAT IS THAT FOR GENERATIONS WE'VE HAD HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL SERVE AS A VERY LOW COST, VERY SAFE, LOVELY DAYCARE FOR WORKING MOMS. AND THEY'RE NOT ACTIVE THIS YEAR. AND I WISH Y'ALL WERE COMPETING WITH THEM. BUT THERE'S ENOUGH BUSINESS TO GO AROUND. EVEN IF THEY WERE. AND THE WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION THROUGH THE CHAMBER HAD A MEETING RECENTLY. AND THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN OF THE WOMEN IN BUSINESS WAS DAYCARE PROVIDING SAFE, GOOD QUALITY DAYCARE. AND SO THIS IS A MAGNIFICENT BLESSING TO OUR
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CITY. AND I'M SO APPRECIATIVE OF Y'ALL HAVING THE DREAM AND BRINGING IT FORWARD. GREAT QUALITY DAYCARE HELPS PULL FAMILIES OUT OF POVERTY. AND I THINK YOU RECOGNIZE THAT. AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT OUR UNHOUSED POPULATION AND PREVENTION. THIS IS A PREVENTATIVE PROGRAM. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR VISION AND BEING SO THOUGHTFUL AND BEING PART OF THE SOLUTION MAKERS FOR THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT AN EASY LIFT. THIS IS A LOT OF WORK. IT'S A LOT OF PRAYER. IT'S A LOT OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT, AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT TO EXECUTE. BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THE CITY OF MCKINNEY IS BEHIND YOU. WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND WITH THAT, ANYONE ELSE, IF RICK WILL HIT HIS BUTTON, I'LL SECOND. YEAH. RICK MESSED UP OVER THERE. NO, RICK'S RIGHT.I'M GOOD. YOU'RE GOOD THE SECOND. YEAH. WE DON'T HAVE IT. THE SCREEN LOOKS LIKE I'M BEING ROBBED, MR. MAYOR, OF MY ABILITY TO VOTE. NOW. NOW WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN AND A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM FELTON. IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THIS MOTION IS APPROVED AND YOUR RESUME IS READY FOR CONSTRUCTION.
[Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Casting 88 Votes to the Board of Directors for the Collin Central Appraisal District]
CONGRATULATIONS. OKAY, OUR NEXT ITEM, 25339 TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION CASTING 88 VOTES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE COLLIN CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT. MISS LORRAINE IS NOT HERE. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED CITY MANAGER. OR DO WE NEED ANY? I DON'T THINK WE NEED ANYBODY.I'LL. I'LL MAKE A COMMENT HERE THAT EVERY YEAR WE THEY ASK FOR NOMINATIONS AND THEN WE GET BACK THE NOMINATION LIST. THEY ASK FOR VOTES AND WE NOMINATED STEVE WILSON WHO IS IS HERE.
AND I THINK STEVE WOULD DO AN EXCELLENT JOB. THIS BOARD NEEDS GOOD, SOUND LEADERSHIP THAT KNOWS HOW TO RUN A MEETING, THAT KNOWS HOW TO RUN AN ORGANIZATION. AND STEVE WILL BE EXCELLENT AT THAT. AND SO I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPLY ALL 88 VOTES TO OUR NOMINEE, STEVE WILSON. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BALLARD TO A LOT.
ALL 88 VOTES ALLOWED TO THE CITY OF MCKINNEY TO STEVE WILSON. AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN JONES. JONES WE ALL SOUND LIKE SOUND ALIKE. NO WE DON'T. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN JONES, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THIS MOTION CARRIES. MR. WILSON, YOU HAVE OUR 88 VOTES. NEXT ITEM WILL BE. CITIZEN COMMENTS. I THINK WE HAVE
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ANYONE ELSE REGISTERED. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL COMMENTS, MR. LYNCH? NO, NONE THIS EVENING, MR. JONES. YES. SO WE HAD A DOCTOR FELSON AND I, WE ACTUALLY WE MISSED THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING WE HAD. WE ATTENDED SMART CITIES IN BARCELONA. I ACTUALLY WANT TO WAIT BEFORE I GIVE ALL MY COMMENTS, BECAUSE I WANT TO LET YOU GET WITNESS THE PRESENTATION FOR MR. KOSKI OF OUR, OUR EDC PRESIDENT. BUT I WILL SAY IT WAS WE GOT A LOT OF INNOVATIVE IDEAS THERE. I DO WANT TO THANK THE MEDC, ESPECIALLY MICHAEL TALLY, LUKE AND AND MIKE KOSKI FOR FOR THE WAY THEY PUT THIS TOGETHER. IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE. AND WE NOT ONLY DO WE LEARN A LOT, WE TOOK BACK SOME THINGS THAT WE DEFINITELY WANT TO SHARE WITH THE WITH THE PUBLIC. AND AND WITH THAT, I'LL PASS IT ON TO YOU, DOCTOR. I MEAN, IT WAS ACTUALLY KIND OF A GAME CHANGER FOR ME THIS CONFERENCE, BECAUSE IT'S VERY APPARENT THAT IF YOU ARE NOT AT THE FRONT END OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN TERMS OF INNOVATION, YOU ARE GOING TO BE LEFT IN THE DUST. SO WE AS COUNCIL REALLY NEED TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO SUPPORT STAFF WHEN THEY BRING FORWARD IDEAS THAT REALLY HELP US TO RUN VERY EFFICIENTLY AS A CITY. AND THAT MEANS CONNECTING DEPARTMENTS BETTER SO THEY CAN WORK MORE EFFICIENTLY FOR YOU.BUT ALSO IT IS ABOUT DATA COLLECTION AND MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND THAT IS A FANTASTIC TOOL. TAKES A BIT OF A HEAVY LIFT THERE TO TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER THAT IS REALLY EASILY ACCESSIBLE FOR, FOR RESIDENTS. SO WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS INTERNALLY WITH STAFF ABOUT SOME IDEAS THAT WE SAW THERE THAT WE THINK WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR YOU ALL. AND MICHAEL KOSKI, I WANT TO GIVE HIM A SHOUT OUT AND THE TEAM BECAUSE WE ARE BEING REPRESENTED SO INCREDIBLY WELL ACROSS THE GLOBE. I THINK THIS THIS WAS AN EYE OPENER FOR US AS WELL. FRISCO. WE HAD A GROUP, NORTH TEXAS INNOVATION ALLIANCE, WAS THERE. THE FRISCO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WAS THERE. BUT OUR ORGANIZATION WAS
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REALLY THE STANDOUT GROUP. AND THE WAY THAT OUR STAFF PRESENTS MCKINNEY TO THE NATION IS INCREDIBLE. WE GOT A LOT OF INQUIRIES FROM DIFFERENT START UP COMPANIES AND EVEN ESTABLISHED COMPANIES ACROSS THE GLOBE ABOUT THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING AND HOW MCKINNEY CAN BE THEIR NEXT HOME. AND SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITIES THAT ARE COMING FORWARD FROM THAT, BUT REALLY WANT TO DIG IN AND COME UP WITH SOME REALLY GREAT SOLUTIONS FOR OUR RESIDENTS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, I HAD A CHANCE TO, WHEN I GOT BACK FROM BARCELONA, ATTEND THE CUB SCOUTS PACK 909 MEETING AT WOLFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, OVER ACROSS FROM GABE NESBITT.REALLY GREAT GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE. AND I WAS BROUGHT IN TO TALK ABOUT THE ELECTION PROCESS, WHICH IS MY FAVORITE TOPIC, YES, BUT WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH HOW BRIGHT THOSE STUDENTS WERE AND HOW MANY QUESTIONS THEY HAD ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY. AND AND SOME OF THEM ARE, ARE ACTUALLY I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE READY TO RUN RIGHT NOW. SO AND I WOULD SUPPORT THEM. BUT THAT WAS A GREAT TIME TO JUST ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY. WE'VE GOT SEVERAL EVENTS COMING UP, SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE GIVING MACHINE ON FRIDAY. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S IN THE NOTES, BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME EVENTS UPCOMING HERE. SO. OH, AND THEN ONE LAST THING. I WANT TO THANK AIL, THE ALLIANCE OF ELITE YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND THE MCKINNEY FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH FOR HOSTING THEIR THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE ON SATURDAY. THEY HAD A TON OF GREAT VOLUNTEERS OUT AND WE MOVED CARS THROUGH EFFICIENTLY GETTING SOME OF THESE FAMILIES, SOME SOME FOOD.
SO I WANT TO GIVE THAT TEAM A SHOUT OUT AND THANK THEM FOR ALL THEY DO. VERY GOOD, MISTER BOWLER. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO PREFACE MY COMMENTS WITH YOU. SET A PERSONAL RECORD IN THE LAST MEETING FOR A 12 MINUTE MEETING, AND I DON'T KNOW WHO WE ASSIGN RESPONSIBILITY TO. IF IT WAS PATRICK, I MEAN, IF IT WAS JERRY OR MICHAEL NOT BEING HERE OR EVEN MR. GRIMES, BUT SOMEBODY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB. AND I WILL TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF CREDIT, BECAUSE I DIDN'T MAKE ANY COMMENTS AT THAT MEETING, AND I SAVED THEM FOR THIS MEETING. SO YOU'LL HAVE TO EXCUSE ME FOR HOW LONG THIS IS BUT A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I GOT TO DO THIS LAST MONTH THAT I THINK ARE WORTH MENTIONING. ONE MR. MAYOR AND PATRICK AND I HAD TO HELP THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUSH IN A 3000 GALLON ARFF TRUCK INTO THE FIRE STATION OVER BY THE AIRPORT. THAT'S A ENORMOUS TRUCK, BUT IT'S A CONTAINED FIRE TRUCK, SO THE FIREFIGHTERS NEVER GET OUT OF THE TRUCK. THE FOAM, THE THE THE DETERRENT IS IN THE TRUCK. AND THEY CAN GO OUT THERE TO A PLANE, DISPERSE IT. THEY NEVER HAVE TO GET OUT. THEY DON'T HAVE TO HOOK INTO A. AND SO WE GOT TO PUSH THAT IN. THAT IS A NEW TRUCK. AND IT WAS AN AMAZING PIECE OF MACHINERY. I ALSO GOT TO GO WITH MR. MAYOR AND PAUL TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB WHO WERE CELEBRATING. WE HAD THEM HERE TONIGHT LEADING OUR PLEDGE. IF YOU'VE NOT BEEN IN A ROOM WITH 50 BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB MEMBERS, THEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT ENERGY FEELS LIKE. AND BILL, BILL, YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB DEALING WITH THEM, ANSWERING ALL THEIR QUESTIONS. AND I'VE GONE TO THAT EVENT EVERY YEAR. THEY ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE MAYOR. THEY THINK THAT THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. I'M SURE THEY WENT HOME AND TOLD THEIR PARENTS THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE ON THE NEWS, THAT THEY GOT TO SEE THE MAYOR, SO WE HAD OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, RECEPTION AND OUR COORDINATION STAFF, ALL THE LIAISONS TO THE BOARDS. EMPRESS AND AND JOSHUA AND EVERYBODY DID A FANTASTIC JOB FOR THAT. SO I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT TO YOU, MR. CITY MANAGER.
YOU HAVE A FANTASTIC STAFF. PATRICK AND I WENT TO THE AIRPORT DISPLAY DAY AND SAW A BUNCH OF OLD PLANES. ONE OF THEM WAS FLOWN BY THE THE DOOLITTLE WHO LEAD DOOLITTLE, JIMMY DOOLITTLE, WHO LED THE DOOLITTLE RAID IN WORLD WAR TWO. THEY HAVE A PLANE OF HIS OUT THERE AT THE AIRPORT. THAT WAS BEFORE HE HE JOINED THE ARMY AND JOINED THE AIR FORCE IN WORLD WAR TWO. BUT I, I DON'T KNOW THAT I EXPECTED THAT MANY PEOPLE. BUT KEN WAS HERE EARLIER. I DON'T SEE KEN ANYMORE. BUT KEN'S STAFF DID A GREAT JOB OF PUTTING THAT ON, AND IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO SHOW OFF THINGS LIKE THAT AT OUR AIRPORT. AT A VISIT MEETING, TUBBS AND BINGHAM ESTATES IN DISTRICT ONE WON AN AWARD, A STATE AWARD FOR DESTINATION EVENTS THAT VISIT HAD PUT THEM UP TO AND GOT TO SEE THEM WIN, KIND OF BE PRESENTED THAT AWARD AT THE LAST VISIT MEETING. THEY DO AN EXCELLENT JOB OF BEING KIND OF FOREFRONT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AND AND AMBASSADORS ALSO WENT TO THE CHAMBER EVENT AND WATCHED THEM HAND OUT 30 BEST OF MCKINNEY. AND IT IS. THAT IS A GREAT EVENT TO SEE WHY MCKINNEY IS WHAT IT IS BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE THAT. MR. CITY MANAGER, ON HALLOWEEN, WE EXPERIMENTED WITH SHUTTING DOWN
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CHURCH STREET, AND CITY STAFF PUT SOME WORK INTO THAT, AND I HAVE HEARD RAVE REVIEWS ABOUT IT. SO MUCH APPRECIATION FOR EVERYTHING THAT WAS DONE. I'VE SEEN PICTURES AND VIDEOS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WALKING ALONG CHURCH STREET, AND SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE CITY STAFF DID IN MAKING THAT HAPPEN. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T WALKED DOWN CHURCH STREET AFTER HALLOWEEN, EVEN THAT NIGHT, YOU WILL START SEEING TURKEYS POP UP. AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PRESS ABOUT ALL OF OUR TURKEYS, AND WE'VE GOT ONE ON OUR STREET. AND MY WIFE WANTED IT OUT THE NEXT DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN. BUT I THINK THERE ARE PROBABLY A THOUSAND TURKEYS IN MCKINNEY RIGHT NOW. LET'S SEE. I'M GONNA SKIP A FEW OF THESE. THE STATE OF THE CITY. MR. GRIMES, YOU WEREN'T MISSED BECAUSE JENNIFER DID A FANTASTIC JOB. AND SO DID YOU. MR. MAYOR. NO OFFENSE TO YOU, MR. GRIMES, BUT MAYBE YOU SHOULD TAKE A VACATION THAT WEEK. EVERY YEAR AT THE. AT THE AIRPORT, CYRUS HAD THEIR GRAND OPENING. THEY INVITED A LOT OF THEIR BIGWIGS AND FLEW PLANES DOWN FROM WISCONSIN AND SHOWED OFF THEIR NEW FACILITY, AND IT WAS FANTASTIC. I GOT TO SPEAK TO A CUB SCOUT GROUP TWO. WE FILLED THIS CHAMBER WITH CUB SCOUTS A NUMBER OF NIGHTS AGO, AND TREVOR AND I SPOKE TO HIM. I ALSO SPOKE THAT NIGHT TO A GROUP OF REGIONAL CHAMBER MEMBERS WHO CAME TO MCKINNEY. THEY GO AROUND ALL OVER TO DIFFERENT AREAS. THEY THEY REPRESENT MIDSIZE COMMUNITIES. AND LISA HERMES WITH THE CHAMBER, BROUGHT THEM HERE AND INTRODUCED THEM TO RICK WELLS. AND THEY WERE BLOWN AWAY. AND WHAT A WHAT AN AMBASSADOR FOR THIS CITY GOT TO GO TO LEONARD GONZALES 85TH BIRTHDAY. IF Y'ALL DON'T KNOW, LEONARD, LEONARD IS A LONG TIME MCKINNEY GUY. HE RAN FOR COUNCIL AT ONE POINT, ADVOCATED FOR HIS COMMUNITY, AND GOT TO CELEBRATE HIS 85TH BIRTHDAY. I WAS OUT OF TOWN AND DIDN'T GET TO COME TO THE VETERANS DAY EVENT THAT CITY HALL PUT ON. WE PUT ONE ON FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT ON SATURDAY, BUT HERE ON THE 11TH YOU'LL PUT ONE ON AND CELEBRATED THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY THAT ARE VETERANS. AND SO JUST TO RECOGNIZE YOU, MR. GRIMES, YOU'RE A YOU'RE A VETERAN AND ALL THE VETERANS WE HAVE, THEY GOT TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A KIND OF A REPRESENTATION OF WHAT THAT IS. AND YOU'D BE SURPRISED BY HOW MANY VETERANS WE HAVE SERVING IN THE IN MCKINNEY. AND IT'S. IMPRESSIVE. TODAY I WENT TO THE, THE THE JIMMY CARTER'S HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOME BLESSING FOR THE HERNANDEZ FAMILY. YOU WERE THERE, MR. MAYOR. PATRICK WAS THERE. FANTASTIC EVENT WAS RIGHT OVER HERE ABOUT TWO BLOCKS AWAY. THEY THEY'VE LIVED THERE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, BUT THEIR HOUSE WAS BEYOND REPAIR. AND, AND HABITAT HELPED THEM BUILD A NEW HOUSE. AND SO THEY GOT TO MOVE IN AND BLESSED TODAY AND WENT TO THE AND THE MCKINNEY FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. I WAS DIRECTING CARS. THEY DIDN'T LET ME HANDLE ANY TURKEYS. AND THEN I WENT AND TO THE NEW JERUSALEM AND TURKEY EVENT, THANKSGIVING EVENT. AND SO THANK YOU ALL FOR PUTTING THAT ON. MISS BRADFORD. AND I SEE MISS ROSE THERE. THE, THE.LEGACY NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP WAS THERE TO HELP AND ALWAYS PUTTING ON AND DOING STUFF FOR THEIR COMMUNITY. LAST THING I GOT THIS IS IT IS THAT THE DIVISION TWO PLAYOFFS WILL START THIS SATURDAY. THERE ARE 32 TEAMS THAT WILL VIE FOR A CHANCE TO PLAY THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN MCKINNEY ON DECEMBER 20TH, AND SO THEY START PLAYING SATURDAY. I WOULD BE REMISS TO NOT MENTION THAT MY ALMA MATER IS RANKED NUMBER ONE IN THE REGION, AND HAS A GOOD CHANCE OF GETTING BACK HERE, AND SO SOMETHING TO LOOK FOR, AND I'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON HOW THAT PROGRESSES. SO THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THE LENGTH, BUT I HELPED YOU SET A RECORD LAST TIME. SO THANK YOU MR. FRANKLIN. I WANT TO FOLLOW THAT. NO I DON'T I DID NOT HONOR COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN'S BIRTHDAY LAST TIME AND I DID MAKE MY REMARKS, SO MINE WILL BE MORE BRIEF. BUT I DO WANT TO START WITH ONE THAT JUSTIN REMINDED ME OF THE JIMMY CARTER HOUSE TODAY. HABITAT HOUSE. AND THE HERNANDEZ FAMILY WAS SO GRATEFUL. AND THEY MADE US LUNCH. THEY MADE US TAMALES. AND, MR. BERRY, YOU'VE ASKED ME NOT TO HAVE CONTROVERSIAL REMARKS UP HERE DURING THIS TIME, BUT I'M FOR TAMALE RELATED EVENTS. MAYBE, PERHAPS, MAYBE AGAINST NON-TUMOR RELATED EVENTS. AFTER TODAY. YOU ALSO CALLED ME OUT, MR. MAYOR, ABOUT HELPING WITH SALVATION ARMY. RIGHTFULLY SO. YOU CALLED ME OUT. RIGHTFULLY SO. AND I WANT TO MAKE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT THAT ON THE 17TH OF DECEMBER, FROM 2 TO 3 P.M. SAM'S CLUB HERE IN MCKINNEY, I WILL BE JOINED BY NONE OTHER THAN COUNCILMAN
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JUSTIN BELL RINGING THAT BELL. NOW, I'M NOT GOOD AT RINGING THAT BELL. HE'S GOOD AT IT. SO COME AND SEE A MASTER AT WORK. THE VETERANS DAY THING WAS ONE OF MY ABSOLUTE HIGHLIGHTS AND HONORS SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL. THE MAYOR COULDN'T BE THERE, MAYOR PRO TEM COULDN'T BE THERE, AND THEY ASKED ME TO SPEAK. AND MY FATHER WAS 22 YEARS FIRST CAV AND I GOT TO MAKE SOME REMARKS ABOUT WHAT VETERANS HAVE MEANT IN MY LIFE, AND THAT WAS JUST HUGE HONOR.JUSTIN AND I, AND I THINK MAYBE SOME OTHERS WERE AT THE SERVICE THING. AND, YOU KNOW, CYRUS HAS THESE PLANES NOW THAT YOU BASICALLY CAN'T CRASH. THEY HAVE PARACHUTES BUILT INTO THE PLANE. I MEAN, IT'S NUTS. AND SO THEY, THEY THEY SELL THESE HERE, THEY SERVICE THEM HERE.
AND IT IS A REALLY INCREDIBLE FACILITY HERE AT TKI. AND FINALLY, I WANT TO SAY THAT THE MAYOR AND I WERE AT AN EVENT THAT I THINK IS VERY UNDERRATED HERE. CHIEF DAO FROM OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS A FIRE PINNING EVENT EVERY YEAR AND EVERY YEAR, CERTAIN MEMBERS OF OUR MCKINNEY FIRE DEPARTMENT ARE PROMOTED TO ACTUAL FIREFIGHTERS, TO DRIVERS, TO CAPTAINS AND TO CHIEFS. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S SO HUMBLING FOR ME TO SEE THESE GUYS AND GALS WITH YOUNG FAMILIES AND KIDS WORKING LIKE RENTED MULES, JUST TRYING TO GET AHEAD AND BEATING SOMEONE ELSE OUT BY A QUARTER POINT AND BEING THE ABSOLUTE BEST FIREFIGHTERS THAT THEY CAN BE, WHICH WAS DEMONSTRATED A FEW WEEKS AGO WITH THE INCREDIBLE EXTRACTION OF THAT MAN WHO WAS DANGLING FROM HIS TRUCK OVER THERE ON HARDIN. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF MY YEAR. AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN BUSY. THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK THE CITY STAFF FOR WHAT THEY DO. UNSUNG HEROES THAT WORK WITH CITY MANAGER GRIMES. THIS IS A SPECIAL PLACE.
AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CITY STAFF AND LOOK HOW FOCUSED THEY ARE, HELP MAKE THIS THIS A BETTER PLACE TO BE. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THAN THAT, THE CITIZENS OF MCKINNEY, THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT TRULY LOVE WHAT MCKINNEY IS. AND WHEN YOU'RE OUT AND ABOUT AND YOU'RE AT MEETINGS AND EVENTS, YOU SEE THE LOOK IN PEOPLE'S EYE. THEY TRULY LOVE WHAT MCKINNEY IS.
THIS IS A SPECIAL PLACE. WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING THIS CITY BE THE BEST IT CAN BE, AND FOR THAT, I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. MR. CITY MANAGER. YES, SIR. A COUPLE OF ITEMS. THIS. SPEAKING OF THE CITY, MCKINNEY AND PEOPLE LOVING MCKINNEY. WE HAD LAST FRIDAY. WE HAD THE HONOR TO HOST A GROUP OF ABOUT 80 FOLKS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY, BOTH CITY MANAGEMENT TYPES AND GOVTECH COMPANIES THAT WORK IN THE GOVTECH GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY SPACE. AND IT'S REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF EVALUATE WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES. AND GOVTECH FOLKS CAN KIND OF GO BACK AND SAY, HOW DO WE COME UP WITH PRODUCTS, SOLUTIONS THAT BENEFIT THE GOVERNMENT SECTOR? AND IT'S REALLY IT'S NOT A HARD SALES EVENT AT ALL. IT'S REALLY JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF PUT THE TWO TOGETHER, AND THEY DO IT TWICE A YEAR. AND WE HOSTED IT THIS YEAR. THEY THEY WANTED TO COME TO MCKINNEY. WE HOSTED IT. AND THE FITZHUGH ROOM JUST ACROSS THE WAY, AND MCKINNEY SHOWED VERY WELL. SO WE HAD LOTS AND LOTS OF GREAT COMMENTS ABOUT HOW BEAUTIFUL MCKINNEY WAS. IT HELPED THAT WE HAD GREAT WEATHER LAST FRIDAY, THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY. SO MANY OF THEM GOT TO GO DOWNTOWN AND GO TO DINNER OR WHATEVER AND REALLY EXPERIENCE THE FULL, THE FULL FEEL OF WHAT MCKINNEY IS ALL ABOUT. SO THAT WAS GREAT TO BE ABLE TO HOST THEM. SPEAKING OF OUR OWN WHOVILLE, I OFTEN CALL IT THAT WE HAVE HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS COMING UP, AND THE MCKINNEY CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION WILL BE FROM NOVEMBER 28TH THROUGH 30TH, AND THAT'S A 14 BLOCK AREA DOWNTOWN, AND IT WILL BE FILLED WITH FESTIVE ACTIVITIES, FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY. ADMISSION IS FREE. THAT'S ALWAYS GREAT. AND REMEMBER, WE WILL BE LIGHTING THE CHRISTMAS TREE FRIDAY EVENING. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD THE CHANCE TO DO THAT AND COME DOWNTOWN, I TALK ABOUT WHOVILLE. IT REALLY DOES. IT'S OUR SENSE OF WHOVILLE HERE IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS. IT'S A GREAT EVENT. LOTS OF THEY HAVE A SORT OF A CARNIVAL, IF YOU WILL, FOR YOUNG ONES, FOR THE KIDS, BUT IT'S REALLY A GREAT EVENT ACROSS ALL GENERATIONS. YOU CAN GO TO MCKINNEY CHRISTMAS.COM TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION. ALSO ON DECEMBER 11TH WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL SANTA'S HELPERS HISTORIC DOWNTOWN. MCKINNEY WILL ONCE AGAIN SERVE AS A DROP OFF LOCATION FOR WFAA SANTA'S HELPERS TOY DRIVE. THE COMMUNITY IS INVITED TO BRING NEW, UNWRAPPED TOYS FROM 5 TO 8 P.M. ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11TH TO THE DRIVE THROUGH EVENT ON LOUISIANA STREET NEXT TO MCKINNEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. SANTA'S HELPERS ACCEPTS NEW, UNWRAPPED TOYS FOR CHILDREN AGED INFANT THROUGH TEEN TO ANOTHER GREAT EVENT, AND WE'D
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LOVE TO HAVE YOU THERE AND BRING TOYS IF YOU CAN. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE, SIR. ANYONE ELSE? IT IS A WEEK BEFORE THANKSGIVING. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING SAFE TRAVELS, PLEASE RETURN SAFELY AND WE DO NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED A MOTION BY SECOND MAYOR PRO TEM, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADJOURNING, RAISE YOUR HAND.THOSE OPPOSED. SAME SIGN.
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