[CALL TO ORDER]
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EVENING. IT IS 615. WELCOME TO THE CITY OF MCKINNEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IT'S TUESDAY, DECEMBER THE 2ND. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE LATE START. WE HAD A AN OVERRUN ON OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO WE'LL TRY TO SPEED THROUGH THIS AND GET YOU HOME AT A DECENT HOUR. OR YOU CAN STAY WITH US FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT. YOU CHOOSE. OKAY. OUR FIRST ITEM WILL BE THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. AND TONIGHT OUR INVOCATION IS BY MR. WAYNE MCLAWS, THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS. FOLLOWING THAT, OUR PLEDGE IS BY THE MCKINNEY COMMANDERY KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. WE LOVE HAVING YOUR GROUP HERE. SO WITH THAT, WE. OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN, HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE TO BE ABLE TO GATHER AS A GROUP OF CITIZENS IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL, FATHER, TO LIVE IN A FREE COUNTRY WHERE IDEAS AND THOUGHTS CAN BE EXPRESSED PEACEFULLY, AND WHERE WE CAN COME TOGETHER FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR THOSE WITHIN THIS ROOM AND BEYOND, WHO DEDICATE SO MUCH OF THEIR LIVES TO RELIEVING HUMAN SUFFERING AND BLESSING THE LIVES OF THOSE AROUND THEM. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THESE SERVANTS IN FRONT OF US, WHO HAVE TAKEN TIME OUT OF THEIR BUSY LIVES TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE GRATEFUL, FATHER, FOR THIS SPECIAL SEASON WHERE WE CAN REMEMBER THE BIRTH AND LIFE OF OUR SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST. WE DESIRE TO BE LIKE HIM. WE DESIRE TO SERVE OTHERS AS HE DID, AND WE PRAY THAT WE MAY MAY DO SO. FATHER, WE PRAY THAT THY SPIRIT WILL BE WITH US TONIGHT. THAT UNDERSTANDING WILL PREVAIL, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL, FATHER, FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL TOWN THAT WE LIVE IN, AND FOR THE PLENTY WHICH WE HAVE. WE PRAY THAT THOU WOULD BLESS THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING AT THIS TIME, WHO ARE COLD, WHO NEED THY COMFORT, THAT THAT WOULD BLESS THEM WITH WHAT THEY NEED. FATHER, WE LOVE THEE. WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE GOOD THAT COMES FROM THEE. AND WE PRAY FOR THESE THINGS IN THE NAME OF THY SON, JESUS CHRIST. AMEN. AMEN.
MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE ARE MCKINNEY, NUMBER 34, KNIGHTS TEMPLAR, TEXAS. MY CHRISTMAS WISH TO YOU AS AN OUTGOING COMMANDER OF THE COMMANDERY, WHO KNOWS THAT HE'D NEVER REALLY FINISH WHAT YOU STARTED? THAT BY THE END OF YOUR TERM OR TERMS, THAT YOU FINISH WHAT YOU STARTED. SO GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU. JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE, SIR. KNIGHTS.
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.
[Fire Department Recognition of Technical Rescue Personnel]
OKAY. WE HAVE AN INFORMATION SHARING ITEM. THIS IS 253422A FIRE DEPARTMENT. RECOGNITION.CHIEF DALE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT. I'M ACTUALLY REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THIS EVENT. ONE OF THE COOLEST INCIDENTS THAT I THINK I'VE EVER GOT TO SEE OUR MEMBERS ACTUALLY PERFORM. AND IT WAS OBVIOUSLY IT WAS OUT IN THE MEDIA ALL OVER THE PLACE, YOU KNOW, OCTOBER 22ND, IT WAS A TECHNICAL RESCUE INCIDENT. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO DRIVER TAYLOR CROSS HERE IN JUST A MINUTE. NOT YEAH, IN JUST A MINUTE HERE. BUT I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE TECHNICAL RESCUE PROGRAM AND JUST HOW FAR WE'VE COME. JUST TO EXPLAIN THAT TO YOU ALL. SO TECHNICAL RESCUE IF YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT IT LAST YEAR, THAT'S ALL OF OUR HIGH RISK LOW FREQUENCY EVENTS. SO THAT'S CONFINED SPACE. THAT'S ROPE RESCUE. THAT'S STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE.
THAT'S TRENCH RESCUE, MACHINERY RESCUE, ADVANCED VEHICLE EXTRICATION. ALL THE IN
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FIREFIGHTER LINGO, THE COOL STUFF THAT WE GET TO DO AS FIREFIGHTERS. BUT IT TAKES ADVANCED TRAINING TO GO AHEAD AND DO THAT. THINK OF IT AS SIMILAR TO THE SWAT TEAM. SO IT'S ADVANCED TRAINING FOR OUR MEMBERS. AND IT TAKES A LOT OF TRAINING TO GET TO THE LEVEL THAT YOU NEED TO TO BE PROFICIENT AT THIS. SO IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR US BECAUSE IT'S A GREAT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION TOOL FOR US, AND IT DOES A LOT TO BRING OWNERSHIP INTO THE DEPARTMENT. WHEN THESE GUYS TRAIN, THEY'RE NOT GETTING PAID EXTRA TO DO THAT EXTRA TRAINING INSIDE THE STATION. EVERY ONE OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS HAS TO DO 212 HOURS OF MANDATORY FIREFIGHTER TRAINING AS COMPANY TRAINING. THEN YOU ADD IN 18 HOURS OF FACILITY TRAINING AS WELL. THERE'S 36 HOURS OF MCS. THERE'S A LOT OF TRAINING THAT A FIREFIGHTER HAS TO DO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ADDING ANOTHER EIGHT HOURS OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. NOW, ADD IN TECHNICAL RESCUE AND ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES. THEY HAVE TO BE REALLY GOOD AT THOSE SPECIFIC DISCIPLINES. SO WITH THAT, A PROGRAM TO BE SUCCESSFUL HAS TO HAVE THREE COMPONENTS. YOU GOT TO HAVE ADVANCED TRAINING, YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE EQUIPMENT, AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE APPARATUS, WHICH IS GOING TO BRING ALL OF THAT ONTO THE SCENE ITSELF. OVER THE YEARS, WE'VE BEEN REALLY GOOD ABOUT PROVIDING THAT ADVANCED TRAINING TO OUR MEMBERS AND OF COURSE, PROVIDING EQUIPMENT THROUGH GRANTS, THROUGH GENERAL FUND, ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE CAN GET THEM THE EQUIPMENT THAT THEY ACTUALLY NEED. SO WITH THAT, LAST YEAR IN JANUARY, WE CONSOLIDATED ALL OF OUR EQUIPMENT FROM TWO STATIONS, PUT IT AT ONE, PUT IT AT CENTRAL, AND THEN WE DECIDED WE WERE GOING TO HAVE MINIMUM STAFFING OF FOUR TECHNICAL RESCUE TRAIN MEMBERS AT THAT STATION AT ALL TIMES. THAT'S A BIG COMMITMENT. IT'S A COMMITMENT FOR OUR MEMBERS THAT HAVE ALL OF THAT TRAINING, BECAUSE NOW WE'RE ASKING THEM TO DO TRADES WITH ONLY MEMBERS THAT HAVE THAT TECHNICAL RESCUE TRAINING AND TO ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT SHOULD WE RUN SHORT, THAT'S MANDATORY OVERTIME, THAT THEY'LL HAVE TO WORK SO WE CAN MAINTAIN THAT SPECIFIC DISCIPLINE AND THAT SERVICE TO THE TO THE COMMUNITY. THEN IN AUGUST OF 24, OUR MEMBERS AND ALSO MEMBERS OF THE FLEET WERE ABLE TO REPURPOSE A 2006 ENGINE INTO WHAT WE CALL RESCUE ONE, WHICH IS ON THE SCREEN. IT'S AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OF THE SCREEN THERE, AND THAT IS AN OLD ENGINE THAT WE HAD. IT WAS A BLOCKER APPARATUS THAT REALLY DIDN'T GET UTILIZED. SO WE REPURPOSED THAT. AND THAT CARRIES A LOT OF OUR EXTRICATION EQUIPMENT THAT WE HAVE FOR ADVANCED EXTRICATION, CONFINED SPACE, ROPE RESCUE, STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE. IT'S NOT ABLE TO CARRY ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE HAVE, BUT IT'S A GREAT START FOR US AS WE START TO BUILD THIS PROGRAM. WHAT WE'RE LACKING IS SOME OF THAT EQUIPMENT THAT WE WOULD USE FOR TRENCH RESCUE AND OF COURSE, STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE.AND THIS LAST YEAR, THAT APPARATUS RESPONDED OUT 51 TIMES. MOST OF THOSE WERE FOR ADVANCED VEHICLE EXTRICATION. YOU CAN IMAGINE ON 121, 75, THERE'S A LOT OF VEHICLE ACCIDENTS THAT INVOLVE LARGER APPARATUS. AND THAT'S WHERE THIS TECHNICAL RESCUE COMES INTO PLAY. THEN IN OCTOBER OF 24, WE DID AN HDR DEMONSTRATION, AND SEVERAL OF YOU WERE THERE AT OUR HDR DEMONSTRATION OVER AT CENTRAL. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. YOU GOT A CHANCE TO SEE HOW OUR MEMBERS CAN ACTUALLY SET UP THESE COMPLEX SYSTEMS, LOWERING SYSTEMS, RAISING SYSTEMS, JUST THE TRENCH RESCUE EQUIPMENT THAT THEY HAVE, STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE, THE WATER RESCUE. YOU GET A CHANCE TO SEE THAT FIRSTHAND. AND LAST THING I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE IS THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT. SO, MR. GRIMES, YOU REMEMBER THAT EMAIL THAT WAS SENT TO US FROM A GENTLEMAN THAT WAS A FORMER CITY LEADER, AND HE HAD A GOOD POINT. HE MENTIONED THAT ALTHOUGH THESE GENTLEMEN DID A FANTASTIC JOB, AND I'M INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE EFFORT THAT THEY DID, A LOT OF THAT WAS ALSO TO THE TESTIMONY OF THIS COMMUNITY AND THE FACT THAT THIS COMMUNITY CARES ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO ELECT MEMBERS THAT CARE, THAT SPONSOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN GET THE TRAINING THEY NEED TO ADVOCATE FOR THE EQUIPMENT THAT THEY NEED, AND, OF COURSE, THE APPARATUS THAT THEY NEED TO DO THEIR JOB. AND THAT STARTS WITH THIS COUNCIL AND THE CITY LEADERSHIP AS WELL.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND THE PART THAT YOU PLAY IN ALL OF THIS.
AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU, FRIEND. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS TAYLOR CRASE. I'M A DRIVER AT CENTRAL STATION ON B SHIFT. I'M A MEMBER OF THE TECHNICAL RESCUE TEAM. AS A RESCUE SPECIALIST. I'LL START WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR TECHNICAL RESCUE PROGRAM AND SOME OF ITS TRAINING REQUIREMENTS TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS. AS A FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC, THERE'S ALREADY HUNDREDS OF HOURS A YEAR THAT WE NEED TO KEEP UP WITH FOR THAT TO BE A MEMBER OF THE TECHNICAL RESCUE TEAM. AS A RESCUE SPECIALIST, THERE'S 400 HOURS OF CLASSES INCLUDING ROPE RESCUE, CONFINED SPACE, TRENCH RESCUE, SWIFTWATER BOAT OPERATOR, STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE, ARTIFICIAL, HIGH DIRECTIONAL, COMMON PASSENGER VEHICLE RESCUE AND HEAVY VEHICLE RESCUE. EACH YEAR WE NEED TO MAINTAIN ANOTHER 74 HOURS A YEAR OF TRAINING IN THOSE DISCIPLINES.
CENTRAL STATION B SHIFT WAS ONE OF THE CREWS ON SCENE FOR THE 121 RESCUE. ON OCTOBER 22ND. A TOW TRUCK HEADED SOUTHBOUND ON 121 ENCOUNTERED A STALLED VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
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ROAD. HE SWERVED TO AVOID A COLLISION, MAKING CONTACT WITH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE OVER CORRECTING HIS OWN VEHICLE AND THEN TURNING IT OVER ON ITS SIDE, WHERE IT THEN SLID, BROKE THROUGH THE CONCRETE BARRIER, AND FINALLY CAME TO A REST. WITH THE CAB SUSPENDED OVER HARDEN. THE INITIAL DISPATCH WAS FOR TRUCK 11, MED THREE, ENGINE SIX, EMS ONE AND BATTALION TWO, MED 11 AND BATTALION 301, THEN SELF DISPATCHED SHORTLY AFTER. THE FIRST UNITS ON SCENE CALLED FOR TRUCK ONE AND RESCUE ONE, AND THEN MED ONE AND BATTALION ONE SELF DISPATCHED FOR ADDITIONAL RESCUE PERSONNEL PRIOR TO FACE TO FACE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. HE WAS CONTACTED VIA CELL PHONE BY THE INCIDENT SAFETY OFFICER, EXPLAINING EVERYTHING THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN BEFORE ANYBODY WAS ACTUALLY ABLE TO REACH HIM.TRUCK 11 THEN MADE FACE TO FACE CONTACT USING THE AERIAL DEVICE TO DETERMINE THAT THE DRIVER WAS UNINJURED, WHICH THEN SET THE TONE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE RESCUE. UNDERSTANDING THAT THE DRIVER WAS UNINJURED AND MAINTAINING HIS COMPOSURE GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SLOW DOWN AND ENSURE THAT EVERYTHING WAS BEING DONE SAFELY AND WITHOUT MISTAKES. UPON BATTALION ONE ARRIVAL, UNITS ON SCENE HAD TRUCK ONE AERIAL DEPLOYED BELOW FROM HARDIN AND THEN TRUCK 11 AERIAL DEPLOYED ABOVE FROM 121 ENGINE SIX TO THE FRAME OF THE TOW TRUCK AS AN INITIAL MEASURE TO SECURE IT, BUT HEAVY VEHICLE RESCUES TO STOP ANY NEGATIVE MOMENTUM OF THE VEHICLES INVOLVED. ASSIGNED TO THE RESCUE GROUP, WE FURTHER SECURED THE TOW TRUCK USING A GRIP HOIST TO RESCUE ONE AND NOW, WITH THE WEIGHT OF TWO FIRE APPARATUS, WE FELT VERY CONFIDENT IN THE SECURITY OF THE TOW TRUCK TO FROM GOING OVER THE EDGE ANY FURTHER. THE SUBJECT WAS REFUSING TO SELF EXTRICATE, STATING HE COULD NOT MOVE WITHOUT FALLING OUT OF THE TRUCK. THE WINDSHIELD WAS COMPROMISED, CRACKING FURTHER WITH EVERY MOVEMENT THAT HE MADE INSIDE. HE WAS HOLDING ON TO THE SHIFTER OF HIS TRUCK AND FELT THAT IF HE WERE TO LET GO, HE WOULD FALL OUT OF THE GLASS. FIREFIGHTER GUDE AND FIREFIGHTER GRAHAM WERE POSITIONED AT THE TIP OF TRUCK 11 TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER AND TALK HIM THROUGH GETTING SECURED TO A ROPE SYSTEM USING A CINCH COLLAR, AND ENSURE HIS SAFETY WHILE WE LOWERED HIM THROUGH THE CAB DOWN ONTO TRUCK ONE. ONCE THE SUBJECT WAS SECURED, FIREFIGHTER BENTLY ON TRUCK ONE LADDER BROKE THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND FIREFIGHTER GUDE LOWERED THE SUBJECT ONTO TRUCK ONE AERIAL DEVICE. FIREFIGHTER BENTLY THEN DISCONNECTED THE DRIVER FROM THE ROPE SYSTEM WHILE THE AERIAL WAS LOWERED TO THE GROUND, BRINGING THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TO SAFETY. THE DRIVER REFUSED AMBULANCE TRANSPORT TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS RELEASED TO GO HOME WITH MINOR CUTS TO HIS FACE. ONE WEEK LATER, THE DRIVER STOPPED BY THE STATION WITH HIS WIFE, HIS FOUR CHILDREN AND HIS BROTHER, A STARK REMINDER OF OUR WHY. EVENTS LIKE THIS DON'T HAPPEN EVERY DAY. PREPARATION UP TO THIS POINT WAS HYPOTHETICAL, TRYING OUR BEST TO SIMULATE AN EVENT OF THIS SCALE. WHILE ON SCENE, I REMEMBER A PROFOUND FEELING OF GRATITUDE FOR THE GENERATION OF FIREFIGHTERS BEFORE ME THAT STARTED THE TECHNICAL RESCUE PROGRAM, THE FORETHOUGHT OF THE NEW GENERATION OF LEADERSHIP IN THE PROGRAM THAT'S BEEN PUSHING TO ADD THESE DISCIPLINES AND EQUIPMENT TO OUR STAFF, STASH FOR OUR FIRE CHIEF AND CITY LEADERSHIP, WHO SUPPORTED THIS PROGRAM FOR THE COUNTLESS HOURS BY MY CREW TO PREPARE FOR AN EVENT LIKE THIS, OUR TEAM WAS PREPARED TO SUCCESSFULLY EXTRICATE THIS DRIVER BECAUSE OF THE THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF PREPARATION BEFOREHAND. WE HAVE A QUOTE IN THE FIRE SERVICE UNDER PRESSURE. YOU DON'T RISE TO THE OCCASION, YOU FALL TO THE LEVEL OF YOUR TRAINING. THIS MAKES IT SOUND AS IF SUCCESS IS COMPLETELY DEPENDENT UPON YOUR INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS. IN REALITY, WE WERE ONLY SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE HARD WORK LEADING UP TO THIS EVENT. DURING THE RESCUE, PREPARATION INFORMED EVERY DECISION, OPPORTUNITY REQUIRED IMMEDIATE ACTION, AND OUR PERFORMANCE REFLECTED THE STANDARDS OF THE TECHNICAL RESCUE TEAM AND THAT OUR COMMUNITY DESERVES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THIS IS OUR NEW MISSION STATEMENT. AFTER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE WENT THROUGH A STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS AND WE SIMPLIFIED IT.
IF PEOPLE CAN'T MEMORIZE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT AND HOW VALUABLE IS IT? TRULY SAVE LIVES AND PROTECT PROPERTY. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO. SO I WANT TO READ THE NAMES OF THE MEMBERS THAT WERE ON THE SCENE THAT DAY. BATTALION CHIEF JOHN WHITIS, JONATHAN DUNCAN, AND MICHAEL MAXSON, CAPTAINS CHAD, HUSBAND DUSTIN TODD, DRIVER, ENGINEERS BRYCE PURDOM, CHRIS HARLOW, MARK SERRANO, MICHAEL SOLORZANO, RANDY ATCHLEY, TAYLOR, CHRIS, FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS ARIEL RODRIGUEZ, CHASE INMAN, DALTON. BENTLEY, ERIC. JOHNSON, JAMES.
CLIFTON, JOHN. JEFFREY, JONATHAN. CILLEY, JORDAN GOOD, JORDAN. GRAHAM, NICK. KNOTTS, RYAN. SOUTH, AND WALTER MOORE. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE IS OUR CHALLENGE COIN, WHICH YOU ALL HAVE SEEN HERE BEFORE. SO WE HAVE ENGRAVED WITH THEIR NAME, THE DATE AND OF COURSE THE INCIDENT. SO AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO HAVE YOU ALL COME DOWN HERE SO I CAN PRESENT THE COINS TO YOU AND GET A PICTURE. THANK YOU. MR.
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BELL. YEAH.YOU KNOW, IT'S EVENTS LIKE THAT THAT REALLY MAKE THIS REWARDING. WATCHING.
WATCHING THOSE GUYS COME UP HERE AND A LITTLE BEHIND THE SCENES, THEY DID NOT WANT TO DO THAT. THEY PUSHED BACK ON BEING RECOGNIZED LIKE THAT. SO TO TO GET THOSE GUYS HERE WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT OKAY. NEXT ITEM WOULD BE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL ON A ITEM ON THE AGENDA THAT DOES NOT HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS, HEATH NIVENS. MR. NIVENS. NO.
OKAY. MR. BROOKS. NOPE. I'M GOOD. ALL RIGHT. SEE HOW EASY THAT IS, MR. CITY MANAGER? SEE THAT? SMOOTH. ALL RIGHT, OUR NEXT ITEM. THE FORMER MAYOR COULD DO THAT. FORMER MAYOR.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT. I WILL MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. UNLESS WE HAVE ANY PULL DOWNS OR ANYTHING TO DISCUSS, WE WILL MAKE A MOTION TO LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. SO, DO WE HAVE ANY PULL DOWNS, ANYONE? NO, SIR. THAT BEING THE CASE, WE WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE 2513149 THROUGH AND INCLUDING 253428. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM FELTUS. I'LL SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN JONES. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THAT[Consider/Discuss/Act on Adoption of a Resolution Determining a Public Necessity to Acquire Certain Property in Fee Simple and Easement Rights for Public Use by Eminent Domain for Right-of-Way (in Fee Simple), a Slope Easement, and a Temporary Construction Easement associated with the Laud Howell Parkway Project (DEV2025-00063) which Property is Located on County Road 202 East of County Road 201 and West of Armadillo Ridge Road and Authorizing the City Manager to Establish Procedures for Acquiring the Right-of-Way (in Fee Simple) and Easements on Said Property, and Take All Steps Necessary to Acquire the Needed Property Rights in Compliance with all Applicable Laws and Resolutions]
MOTION CARRIES. OUR CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED. I WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. FIRST ITEM IS OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. I APOLOGIZE. 253429. CONSIDER ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION DETERMINING A PUBLIC NECESSITY TO ACQUIRE CERTAIN PROPERTY IN FEE SIMPLE AND EASEMENTS RIGHTS FOR PUBLIC USE BY EMINENT DOMAIN. THIS IS ON COUNTY ROAD 202, EAST OF COUNTY ROAD 201, WEST OF ARMADILLO RIDGE ROAD. MR. GRAHAM, THANK YOU, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I'M GARY GRAHAM, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING. WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON EMINENT DOMAIN REQUEST. THE PROJECT IS THE LOT HILL PARKWAY PROJECT AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN REPUBLIC PROPERTY GROUP AND THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, THE DEVELOPERS REQUIRED TO CONSTRUCT LOT PARKWAY FROM THE INTERSECTION OF 1461 AND LAKE FOREST OVER TO TRINITY FALLS PARKWAY. MOST OF THE PROJECT FALLS WITHIN THE PROPERTY CONTROLLED BY DEVELOPER. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SEVERAL OFFSITE PROPERTIES WHERE THE RIGHT OF WAY AND EASEMENTS ARE NEEDED FOR CONSTRUCTION. THE DEVELOPER AGREEMENT REQUIRES THE DEVELOPER TO USE THEIR BEST EFFORTS TO OBTAIN THE OFFSITE RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENTS. HOWEVER, IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENTS, THE CITY WILL USE ITS POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE THEM. DEVELOPERS ACQUIRED THE RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENTS NEEDED FOR ALL[00:20:02]
OFFSITE PROPERTIES EXCEPT FOR ONE PROPERTY. FOR THIS PROPERTY, WE NEED A RIGHT OF WAY SLOPE EASEMENT AND A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT AS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN. THE CITY STAFF HAS MADE AN OFFER, BUT HAVE NOT ABLE TO COME TO TERMS WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER YET. TO KEEP THE PROJECT ON SCHEDULE AND MEET THE TIMELINE ESTABLISHED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, WE ARE REQUESTING AUTHORITY TO PURSUE EMINENT DOMAIN WHILE WE CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER, AS IN ALL ACQUISITIONS IN EMINENT DOMAIN CASES, THE CITY FOLLOWS STATE LAW WHEN ACQUIRING PROPERTY. FIRST, WE HAVE AN APPRAISAL CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE FAIR MARKET OF THE ACQUISITION. STAFF THEN USES THAT INFORMATION TO MAKE AN INITIAL OFFER. THE PROPERTY OWNER CAN ACCEPT THAT OFFER OR MAKE A COUNTER-OFFER. THEY CAN EVEN CHOOSE TO HAVE AN APPRAISAL OF THEIR OWN. CONDUCTED. THE CITY EVALUATES ANY COUNTEROFFER RECEIVED AND THEN MAKES A FINAL OFFER. IF NO AGREEMENT IS REACHED BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE PROPERTY OWNER, THE CITY HAS THE AUTHORITY TO USE EMINENT DOMAIN. DURING THE EMINENT DOMAIN PROCESS, THE COLLIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPOINT A SET OF SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS THAT CONSIST OF THREE PEOPLE. BOTH THE CITY AND THE PROPERTY OWNER MAKE THEIR CASES. THE SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS AND THE SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS TURN WHAT THE VALUE OF THE ACQUISITION WILL BE. EMINENT DOMAIN IS NOT A TAKING OF LAND. IT'S A LEGAL PROCESS TO DETERMINE THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE ACQUISITION AND COMPENSATE THE PROPERTY OWNER. WITH THAT. STAFF IS ASKING FOR SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST AND I'M HAPPY TO STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THIS ITEM DOES REQUIRE A ROLL CALL VOTE. QUESTIONS ANYONE? GARRETT.LOOKS LIKE THERE'S THREE PARTS TO THIS FROM THE SLIDE YOU HAVE UP THERE. AND THANK YOU FOR THIS. LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT, WHICH YOU KNOW, WOULD BE USED DURING THE CONSTRUCTION, THEN REVERT BACK TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. WE HAVE A SLOPE AND A RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT THAT LOOKED LIKE RATHER PERMANENT ISSUES. IS THAT AM I READING THIS CORRECTLY? THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. THANK YOU. THE ROAD IS BUILT UP AND SO THE SLOPE IS THERE TO PROTECT THE LAND THAT'S HOLDING UP THE ROAD. RIGHT. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS ANYONE. I MOVE THAT THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THIS ITEM AS WRITTEN AND ADOPT THE RESOLUTION DESCRIBED IN THIS AGENDA ITEM AND AUTHORIZED THE USE OF POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE, FOR PUBLIC USE, ALL NECESSARY PROPERTY INTEREST FROM BILLY TATE AND BRANDY TATE, IDENTIFIED AS OWNERS OF RECORD BY THE COLLIN CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND ANY OTHER PERSONS OR ENTITIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST TO THE PROPERTY DEPICTED ON AND DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS ATTACHED TO SAID RESOLUTION. SAID DEPICTIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS BEING INCORPORATED IN THEIR ENTIRETY INTO THIS MOTION FOR ALL PURPOSES, INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION, ACCESS AND MAINTENANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. LOCATED ON COUNTY ROAD 202 ASSOCIATED WITH THE LORD HOWE PARKWAY PROJECT. I'LL SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ANY DISCUSSION? WE DO NEED A ROLL CALL VOTE. RIGHT. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER.
BELLER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. CLAUDIA. YES. MAYOR PRO TEM FELTUS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
FRANKLIN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JONES. YES. MAYOR. COX. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LYNCH. YES.
UNANIMOUS. THAT MOTION CARRIES. MR. GRAHAM. THAT'S BEEN APPROVED. NEXT ITEM IS 250013A
[Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Petition to Annex (Case No.25-0013A) and a Request to Zone (Case No. 25-0132Z) the Subject Property to PD” - Planned Development District, Generally to Allow for Multi-Family Residential and Industrial Uses, Located at the Northeast Corner of North Central Expressway (U.S. Highway 75) and Spur 195, and Accompanying Ordinance(s)]
ASSOCIATED WITH 25-0132Z. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS A PETITION TO ANNEX AND A REQUEST TO READ TO ZONE A PROPERTY FROM PD TO ALLOW FOR MULTIFAMILY, RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USES. THIS IS THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF U.S. HIGHWAY 75 AND SPUR 195. MR. REILLY, THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS IS OUR FIRST OF SEVERAL AGENDA ITEMS TONIGHT.LUCAS REILLY, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AS MAYOR COX, JUST SAID, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE LONGHORN INDUSTRIAL ZONE. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 75 AND LOTT HOWELL, AKA SPUR I, 9195, I BELIEVE, AND THE REQUEST IS TO ANNEX AND ZONE THE PROPERTY IN CONFORMANCE WITH A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT OR, EXCUSE ME, A PRE ANNEXATION AGREEMENT THAT WAS APPROVED BY THIS BODY ON SEPTEMBER 16TH. HERE IS A PROPOSED ZONING EXHIBIT, ZONE ONE AND TWO. THE PROPOSAL IS TO REZONE THE PROPERTY PD TO ALLOW FOR MULTIFAMILY AND INDUSTRIAL USES. AND I WILL NOTE THAT ZONE ONE ALLOWS FOR MULTIFAMILY AND INDUSTRIAL. ZONE TWO ONLY ALLOWS FOR INDUSTRIAL. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ALSO NOTE THAT WE DO CURRENTLY HAVE A SUBMITTED SITE PLAN THAT PROPOSES ALL INDUSTRIAL ON THE SITE. I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS AND I BELIEVE OUR APPLICANT IS HERE. THANK YOU, MR. RILEY. ARE THERE
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QUESTIONS? ANYONE? YOU SAID THE APPLICANT IS HERE. OKAY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS HEATHER SCHENKEL. I'M WITH DG LAW REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT AND I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER TO ADD. STAFF HAS PRESENTED THE CASE, BUT I'M ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. REGARDLESS.THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YEAH, WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING COMPONENT TO THIS ITEM. SO IF YOU'VE COME TONIGHT AND WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THIS PETITION TO ANNEX, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. MR. MAYOR, I 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, SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM FELTZ, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. ALL RIGHT. THAT MOTION IS CARRIED. THAT ITEM
[Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Specific Use Permit Request for a Major Vehicle Repair Facility (Classic Collision), Located on the Northwest Corner of Redbud Boulevard and Wilmeth Road, and Accompanying Ordinance]
HAS BEEN APPROVED. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM IS 250014. SUP. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A MAJOR VEHICLE REPAIR FACILITY. CLASSIC COLLISION.THIS IS AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF REDBUD BOULEVARD AND WILMOTH ROAD. MR. REILLY. YES. THANK YOU. IT'S ANOTHER CASE HERE BEFORE YOU. CLASSIC COLLISION. SUP. THIS CASE IS LOCATED, AS STATED AT THE CORNER OF WILMOTH AND REDBUD. THE PROPOSAL IS FOR A WHAT WE CALL MAJOR VEHICLE REPAIR, WHICH REQUIRES THIS SUP. THERE'S A SITE PLAN AS AN EXAMPLE SUBMITTED HERE. STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL AS THE SURROUNDING LAND USES ARE INDUSTRIAL AND VEHICULAR. TO THE WEST. I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS AND OUR APPLICANT IS HERE. ARE THERE ARE THERE QUESTIONS OF MR. REILLY? ANYONE? LUCAS. THANK YOU. IS THERE APPLICANT HERE TONIGHT? YES.
MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS OWEN BARTLETT, WITH SUCCESS.
DEVELOPMENT ADDRESS 18333 PRESTON ROAD, SUITE 350, IN DALLAS. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF OUR CLIENT, CLASSIC COLLISION. WE'RE EXCITED TO PRESENT A STATE OF THE ART COLLISION REPAIR CENTER PLANNED ON THE CORNER OF WILMOTH AND REDBUD. AS LUCAS POINTED OUT, CLASSIC COLLISION IS ONE OF THE FIVE MAJOR COLLISION CENTER OPERATORS IN THE UNITED STATES.
THEIR NATIONAL BRAND HEADQUARTERED IN ATLANTA AND CURRENTLY OPERATE 300 STORES ACROSS 18 STATES. THE SITE WILL BE ONE OF THEIR FIRST LOCATIONS IN THE DFW REGION, AND THEY'RE VERY EXCITED TO INVEST IN THIS COMMUNITY. THE PROPOSED BUILDING IS APPROXIMATELY 17,000FT■!S, AND ALL WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE REPAIR WILL OCCUR ENTIRELY WITHIN AN ENCLOSED, CONDITIONED STRUCTURE. THE SITE INCLUDES SCREENING AROUND THE PROPERTY USING A SIM SIM TEXTILE OPAQUE FENCE, WHICH PROVIDES A CLEAN, CONSISTENT APPEARANCE. PARKING INCLUDES 15 PUBLIC STALLS AND 70 STALLS ALLOCATED TO CLASSIC COLLISION, WITH 28 OF THOSE STALLS CONTAINED INSIDE THE BUILDING. WE'VE DESIGNED TWO ACCESS POINTS, ONE ON WILMOTH AND ONE ON REDBUD, TO ENSURE SAFE AND EFFICIENT CIRCULATION. OUR BUILDING ELEVATIONS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO BE COHESIVE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA, WHICH INCLUDES INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AND AN ADJACENT QUIKTRIP. QUIKTRIP HAS REVIEWED THE PLANS AND SIGNED OFF ON THE PROPOSED ELEVATIONS AS WELL. WE LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH THE CITY OF MCKINNEY TO BUILD THE PROJECT, BRING JOBS, AND PROVIDE A NEEDED SERVICE AUTO REPAIR THAT WILL SERVE THE COMMUNITY FOR DECADES TO COME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU, MR. BARTLETT. ARE THERE QUESTIONS? ANYONE? THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. THANK YOU. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. IF YOU'VE COME TONIGHT AND WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THIS PROPOSED ISSUE, P AT WILMOTH ROAD AND REDBUD BOULEVARD, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. MR. MAYOR, IN LIGHT OF THE LACK OF APPETITE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ON THIS, I MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS ITEM. I'LL SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CLAUDIA TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THE ITEM AS PER STAFF RECOMMENDATION. SECOND, BY COUNCILMAN JONES.
YES. JONES. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. OKAY. THAT THAT
[Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/ Act on a Request to Rezone the Subject Property from “PD” - Planned Development District to “PD” - Planned Development District, Generally to Allow for Commercial Uses and a New and Unlisted Use (Non-Profit and Community Service Center) and to Modify the Development Standards, Located Approximately 300 Feet North of West White Street and on the East Side of Redbud Boulevard, and Accompanying Ordinance]
MOTION IS CARRIED. THE NEXT ITEM, 250083Z2A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REZONING OF[00:30:03]
PROPERTY FROM PD TO PD. THIS IS TO ALLOW FOR COMMERCIAL USES AND A NEW UNLISTED USE. A NONPROFIT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER AND TO MODIFY THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. THIS IS 300FT WEST OF WHITE STREET, ON THE EAST SIDE OF REDBUD BOULEVARD. MR. REILLY ALL RIGHT, SO YOU CAN SEE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY ON THE SCREEN THERE ADJACENT TO REDBUD, JUST NORTH OF WHITE, SPLIT BETWEEN WHITE AND THE PROPERTY BY THE ADJACENT CHURCH. THERE, THE APPLICANT PROPOSES THE PD AS MENTIONED, WHICH DOES PROVIDE FOR THAT NEW AND UNLISTED USE.THE NONPROFIT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER PRIMARILY. THE REASON THAT THIS IS COMING IN AS A PD IS BECAUSE THE ONE USE THAT THEY HAVE THAT MIGHT NOT FIT WITHIN THE BASE ZONING WOULD BE INDOOR STORAGE THAT SERVES ONE OF THE NONPROFIT TENANTS THAT THEY WOULD ALLOW, ALLOW THEM TO STORE SOME OF THE FOOD PRODUCTS THAT THEY HAVE TO SERVICE THEIR CLIENTS. IT ALSO PROHIBITS OVERNIGHT STAYS, SO THAT IT CLARIFIES THAT THE INTENT AND USE OF THIS PROPERTY IS FOR THE NON-PROFITS TO SERVE THEIR CLIENTS DURING BUSINESS HOURS. I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS AND OUR APPLICANT IS HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY FOR THEM. QUESTIONS, ANYONE? MR. RILEY, THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE IT. IS THE APPLICANT. YES. HERE. THANK YOU. MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MARTIN SANCHEZ, 210 ADRIATIC PARKWAY, SUITE 200, MCKINNEY, TEXAS. 75072. STAFF DID AN EXCELLENT JOB SUMMARIZING THE PROPOSAL AND THE REQUEST FOR OFFICE ZONING.
WE'VE HAD NUMEROUS DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF, WITH STAKEHOLDERS, AND THEY'VE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB GETTING US TO THIS POINT TO TRY TO OBTAIN THE ZONING FOR THIS. AND SO FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE, WE WOULD I WOULD ASK YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS, AND I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE FOR ME. THANK YOU. MR. SANCHEZ. ARE THERE QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT, ANYONE? NO QUESTIONS. JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO YOU AND KIM FOR DOING SUCH GREAT WORK ON THIS, THIS THIS PROJECT. WE HAD A MEETING LAST NIGHT AND WAS ABLE TO KIND OF TALK THROUGH WITH SOME OF THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTS ABOUT THE PROJECT AND ITS EVOLUTION OVER THE PAST YEAR, AND YOU GUYS REALLY LISTENED TO THE CONCERNS OF THE RESIDENTS AND BROUGHT BACK SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF. SO I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR PHELPS. ECHO WHAT SHE SAID ALWAYS. YEAH. THANK YOU. OKAY. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. IF YOU COME TONIGHT AND WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THIS PROPOSED REZONE, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. YES, SIR. ANTHONY, EVERYBODY'S LAUGHING. THIS IS MAINLY A THANK YOU. MY NAME IS SCOTT ELLIOTT, ONE MCKINNEY, 109 AND A HALF VIRGINIA STREET, MCKINNEY, TEXAS, 75069. SO GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY MANAGER GRIMES OF THE MAIN DECISION CITY COUNCIL MAKES.
SOME OF THEM ARE PRETTY MUCH WATERSHED MOMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE CITY. THIS DECISION ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS THAT TYPE OF EVENT WHEN IT COMES TO PROVIDING SERVICES FOR THE FOLKS THAT WE LIVE WITH, OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS THAT ARE IN NEED. HUBERT HUMPHREY ONCE SAID IN HIS LAST SPEECH THAT THE MORAL TEST OF A GOVERNMENT IS HOW THE GOVERNMENT TREATS ITS CITIZENS IN THE DAWN OF LIFE. CHILDREN IN THE TWILIGHT OF LIFE, THE ELDERLY AND IN THE SHADOWS OF LIFE, THE SICK AND THE NEEDY AND THE HANDICAPPED. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF NONPROFIT CENTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, DEMONSTRATING EVEN MORE THE VIABILITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SOME ARE FOCUSED ON PROVIDING SPACE TO ESTABLISH, NURTURE, AND GROW NON-PROFITS. SOME ARE FOCUSED ON ACCELERATING ACCESS TO SOCIAL SERVICES THROUGH A GROUP OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE WILLING TO COME TOGETHER AND COLLABORATE FOR THE BETTER, FOR THE BETTER GOOD. THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS DESIGNED TO FILL BOTH OF THESE FUNCTIONS, AND ANY ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED, WHICH IS REALLY WHAT I WANT TO DO TONIGHT. THIS IS A THANK YOU. EVIDENTLY, OR INEVITABLY, SOME ARE MISSED, FOR WHICH I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE. REVEREND PEPPA PANIAGUA OF GRACE PRESBYTERIAN PASTOR GWEN LOVE GRACE HOUSE CHURCH ASKED THE QUESTION, WHAT GOOD CAN WE DO WITH THE LAND THAT'S ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH? MARCUS LLOYD CONNECTED GRACE PRESBYTERIAN GRACE HOUSE TO KIM AND MARTIN SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ CHARITIES, WHO HAD THE VISION AND DESIRE TO SEE THE NEIGHBORHOOD BUILT. CATHOLIC CHARITIES, LED BY CEO DAVID WOODARD, STEPPED IN AND TO PROVIDE THE FUNDING NEEDED TO BUILD AND OPERATE THE NEIGHBOR HUB. BRANT DIGGS, WITH THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS, SAID THEY COULD HELP WITH SOME CAPITAL EXPENDITURES. CINDY SCHNABEL FROM MCDC, AS WELL AS THE
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ENTIRE MCDC BOARD LED BY ANGELA RICHARDSON WOODS, INVESTED COUNTLESS HOURS CONSIDERING HOW THEY COULD HELP THIS PROJECT HAPPEN. AND I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE INVESTED A LOT OF HOURS AS CITY COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF AS WELL. NEIGHBOR HUB IS NOT AN END UNTO ITSELF, BUT ALSO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A SPRINGBOARD FOR COMMUNITY WIDE COLLABORATION. BASED ON WHAT WE'VE SEEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SO JOIN A WHOLE CHORUS OF VOICES THAT ARE HERE, HUMBLY ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL, TO ADD A SOLUTION THAT WILL CONTINUE AND ACCELERATE THE WORK OF OUR ENTIRE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY. THIS ENABLES US TO MEET THE TEST THAT HUBERT HUMPHREY LAID OUT TO BETTER SERVE OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS THAT ARE IN THE DAWN, THE TWILIGHT, AND THE SHADOWS OF THEIR LIFE. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND CONSIDERATION OF THIS ITEM. THANK YOU, MR. ELLIOTT. ANYONE ELSE THAT DID NOT SIGN UP TO SPEAK? ANYONE ELSE? NO. VERY GOOD. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS ITEM. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM FELTZ TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON. APPROVE THE ITEM AS A STAFF REQUEST. I'LL SECOND.SECOND BY COUNCILMAN LYNCH. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? JONES. JONES DOESN'T TALK LIKE YOU'RE TOO FAST ON THE TRIGGER. IS HIS MICROPHONE TURNED ON FAIRLY CLEARLY? SECOND BY COUNCILMAN JONES. I APOLOGIZE TO BOTH OF YOU. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. BY A VOTE OF SEVEN IN FAVOR AND ZERO AGAINST. NEIGHBORHOOD HUB IS APPROVED. OKAY. NEXT ITEM IS TWO FIVE. DASH. I'M SORRY. ANY COMMENT? ANY? ANYONE? GOOD. NEXT ITEM 250103Z2. PUBLIC
[Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request to Rezone the Subject Property from “PD” - Planned Development District to PD” - Planned Development District, Generally to Allow for Commercial Uses and to Modify the Development Standards, Located on the Northwest Corner of North Central Expressway (U.S. Highway 75) and Laud Howell Parkway, and Accompanying Ordinance]
HEARING TO CONSIDER REZONE OF A PROPERTY FROM PD TO PD TO ALLOW FOR COMMERCIAL USES AND TO MODIFY THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. THIS IS THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF US HIGHWAY 75 AND LORD HOWELL PARKWAY. MR. RILEY? YES. THANK YOU. SO WE'RE BACK AT THE SAME INTERSECTION THAT WE WERE EARLIER WITH OUR ANNEXATION AND REZONE REQUEST. THIS IS A REZONING REQUEST FROM PD TO PD. AS STATED, THE NEW PD WILL GENERALLY FOLLOW OUR C-3 ZONING DISTRICT IN THE UDC, BUT WILL ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL HEIGHT FOR SPECIFICALLY HOSPITAL USE. THE EXISTING PD ALLOWS ACTUALLY FOR 20 STORIES OF HEIGHT ON THIS PROPERTY. THE NEW PD IS REQUESTING 12 STORIES FOR THAT HOSPITAL USE. THE SITE IS APPROXIMATELY 39.5 ACRES, AND IS PART OF A SEPARATE REQUEST THAT FOLLOWS THIS ITEM TO TO DEVELOP THAT HOSPITAL CAMPUS. I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE. WHAT IS THE REASONING FOR DOING 12 STORIES AS OPPOSED TO 20? SO I BELIEVE THE PREVIOUS I'LL, I'LL LET THE THE APPLICANT ANSWER THAT. BUT I KNOW THAT THE SHIFTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL. I KNOW THAT THE HOSPITAL IS PROPOSING THAT 12 STORY. PREVIOUSLY THERE WAS MORE JUST AN OPEN DEVELOPMENT STANDARD FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. BUT AGAIN, I PROBABLY CAN BE ANSWERED BETTER BY THE APPLICANT. OTHER QUESTIONS? LUCAS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I'M BOB ROEDER, 1700 REDBUD, SUITE 300, IN MCKINNEY.
AS LUCAS MENTIONED, THIS IS ONE OF TWO ZONING CASES THAT ARE COMPANION CASES. THIS IS TO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MAJOR HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL COMPLEX. I WANT TO USE. I LOVE USING THIS BOARD HERE. SO I'M GOING TO TRY A LITTLE SOMETHING HERE. YOU'RE PRETTY GOOD AT IT TOO. WELL, I DON'T KNOW A LOT OF I SEE A LOT OF FOLKS ON THERE DO A GOOD JOB. SO THIS IS THE 37 ACRES. THIS ONE'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. WE'RE GOING TO GO C THREE WITH JUST THE THREE CHANGES THE HEIGHT THE WE WANT TO CHANGE THE REQUIREMENT THAT WE HAVE A TREE IN THE PARKING LOT WITHIN 60. NO NO PARKING AREA CAN BE FURTHER AWAY THAN 60FT FROM A TREE. WE WANT TO EXPAND THAT TO 100FT. REASON IS WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO AGGREGATE THE TREES. WE'RE NOT SEEKING TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF TREES. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO AGGREGATE THEM IN PLACES THAT WE THINK
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ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN CONDUCIVE FOR SHADE. AND THE TEXAS HEAT IN THE LAST IS WE'RE AGREEING TO DO A 30 FOOT SETBACK ALONG LORD HOWE PARKWAY, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE HAVE ALONG 75. NOW, TO ANSWER THE 20 VERSUS 12, WE CAME IN WITH 210FT, WHICH WE EQUATED TO 20 STORIES. THE ORDINANCE, AS WE'RE PROPOSING IT, IS 210FT, BUT OUR OUR ESTIMATE IS WE'LL ONLY USE IT FOR 12 STORIES. OKAY. AND SO WE DIDN'T WANT TO THERE WAS SOME PUSHBACK, QUITE CANDIDLY, AT THE STAFF LEVEL, ABOUT A 20 STORY BUILDING. BUT OKAY, YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS. BUT WE GOT BEYOND THAT ANYWAY. SO I WANT TO COMMEND THE STAFF. I'LL GO AHEAD AND SAY IT NOW. THEY HAVE TAKEN WHAT STARTED OUT TO BE A VERY COMPLICATED PROCESS. BOTH THIS CASE AND THE NEXT CASE. AND WE'RE ABLE TO BOIL IT DOWN TO THE VERY SPECIFICS, VERY BASICS. AND IT'S NOW A VERY SIMPLE PROJECT AND A VERY SIMPLE REQUEST OF YOU. BUT HERE'S WHAT I WANTED TO POINT OUT. THIS IS THIS IS THE YELLOW OKAY. THAT IS THE THAT IS YOUR CASE RIGHT HERE. WE'RE SEEKING. NOW, THE OTHER CASE INVOLVES THIS TRACT RIGHT HERE. AND THIS IS A MAJOR DRAINAGE FACILITY THAT GOES THROUGH THE TWO. WE'RE SEEKING TO HAVE THIS PART RIGHT HERE. ZONED FOR THE SAME USES THAT THE YELLOW IS ZONED FOR THAT WE'RE DOING TONIGHT, BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO BECOME PART OF THE 36 ACRES TO FORM A LARGER LAND MASS FOR THE LARGER COMPLEX. OKAY. THE BALANCE BACK HERE WILL REMAIN MULTIFAMILY, WHICH IT'S ZONED TODAY. WE HAVE WE'VE TAKEN OUT THE URBAN CHARACTER OF THE MULTIFAMILY BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE WHEN WE DON'T HAVE THE OTHER ELEMENTS. AND SO WE'RE HAVING A BASICALLY A MF 36 NOW WITH INCREASED DENSITY, INCREASED HEIGHT. AND WE'RE SEEKING TO REMOVE THE PERIMETER WALL REQUIREMENT OF YOUR STANDARD MF 36 ZONING. I WILL POINT OUT THAT THIS IS A LARGE DETENTION CENTER. ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN HAVE DRIVEN BY THAT. AND YOU SEE IT'S GOT A LOT OF WATER IN IT. OF COURSE, THIS IS TRENDY FALLS PARKWAY AND THIS IS AN UNDEVELOPED PIECE UP HERE.AND SO WE FEEL LIKE THE PERIMETER SCREENING WALLS ARE NOT REALLY NECESSARY IN THIS INSTANCE. SO THAT'S FOR THE NEXT CASE. AND I'LL IF I NEED TO I'LL TALK ABOUT IT THEN. BUT I THOUGHT I'D GET IT ALL IN AT ONE TIME. SO WE'D LIKE TO HAVE YOUR FAVORABLE APPROVAL OF THE C-3 ZONING WITH THE EXCEPTIONS ON THIS. ON THIS CASE, BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MR. ROTOR. DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS? ANYONE? JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THE SWIRL THAT YOU DREW IN THE MIDDLE, THAT'S FOR FUTURE EXPANSION OF THE HOSPITAL IF NEEDED. THIS IS. NO, THIS IS GOING TO BE ALL THERE IS. A IS A PLAT PENDING TO COMBINE THESE TWO PROPERTIES OKAY. SO THIS WILL ALL BE ONE PROPERTY OKAY. THE I THINK THE INITIAL PHASE WILL HAVE THE HOSPITAL TOWER AND AN MLB. I THINK FUTURE THERE. IN THE FUTURE THE TOWER WILL GO HIGHER.
THERE'LL BE MORE MOBS BUILT AND THERE THERE MIGHT BE ROOM FOR ANOTHER TOWER, I DON'T KNOW.
AND THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ZONING. BUT IT'S INTERESTING THAT WE HAVE EXPANSIONS GOING ON AT MEDICAL CITY, MCKINNEY MEDICAL AND BAYLOR, AND WE STILL HAVE NEED FOR A THIRD HOSPITAL, WHICH SPEAKS TO THE TREMENDOUS GROWTH I'VE HAD, THE I'VE HAD THE UNFORTUNATE OR FORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCE, I GUESS, TO BE TO HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS AT BAYLOR OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS. AND IT'S CROWDED. YOU CAN'T GET A ROOM. SAME IS TRUE AT MEDICAL CITY. SO THIS IS FILLING A BIG NEED. YEAH. THANK YOU. MR. I'M NOT SURE YOU'RE GOING TO FIND A QUESTION IN HERE, BUT IF YOU FIND ONE, YOU CAN FEEL FREE TO ANSWER IT. YOU KNOW, I WAS VISITING WITH THE FOLKS AT BAYLOR WHEN THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THEIR EXPANSION, AND I AND I HEARD SOMETHING FROM ONE OF THEIR EMPLOYEES THAT REALLY STUCK WITH ME, AND THAT WAS THAT. IT IS VERY HARD FOR THEM TO RETAIN ORDERLIES BECAUSE THERE'S NOWHERE CLOSE TO BAYLOR HOSPITAL, WHERE THE ORDERLIES ON THEIR SALARIES CAN AFFORD TO LIVE. AND I THINK IT'S VERY FORESIGHTFUL AND INSIGHTFUL THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT MULTIFAMILY ADJOINING HERE, WHERE THEORETICALLY THOSE FOLKS COULD LIVE AND MAYBE NOT EVEN NEED A CAR TO GET TO WORK AND DO STUFF. SECONDLY, WE'RE OPENING UP A TON OF FRONT DOORS IN THIS AREA WITH LONG BRANCH JUST TO THE SOUTH WITH HONEY CREEK, AND THAT DOESN'T EVEN SPEAK TO OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH AND TO MELISSA AND THESE
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TOWNS THAT DON'T HAVE A HOSPITAL. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE CROWDING OF THE HOSPITALS IN MCKINNEY, IT'S TRUE. IT'S IMPORTANT. AND I WOULD ALSO AGREE THAT DESPITE THE EXPANSION OF OUR EXISTING PROPERTIES, THIS IS SORELY NEEDED. AND HOSPITALS ARE MAGNIFICENT ASSETS TO OUR CITIES WITH THE EDUCATED, WONDERFUL, INVOLVED WORKFORCE THAT THEY BRING. SO I'M GRATEFUL FOR THIS, THIS THIS ITEM COMING UP TODAY ENJOYS MY SUPPORT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. ANYONE ELSE? NO. MR. ROEDER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.OKAY. THIS ITEM DOES HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING COMPONENT. AND WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP. SEE HOW I DID THAT? I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. SO WE WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE THIS ITEM FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION. MOTION BY COUNCIL. CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. FRANKLIN TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND, APPROVE THE ITEM FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION. A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CLAUDIA, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. ALL RIGHT. THAT MOTION CARRIES. THAT ITEM HAS
[Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request to Rezone the Subject Property from “PD” - Planned Development District to PD” - Planned Development District, Generally to Allow for Multi-Family Residential and Commercial Uses, and to Modify the Development Standards, Located Approximately 940 Feet North of Laud Howell Parkway and on the East Side of Trinity Falls Parkway, and Accompanying Ordinance]
BEEN APPROVED. THE NEXT ITEM, 250108Z2. PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO REZONE A PROPERTY FROM PD TO PD TO ALLOW FOR MULTI-FAMILY AND COMMERCIAL USES. THIS IS 940FT NORTH OF LORD HOWELL PARKWAY, ON THE EAST SIDE OF TRINITY FALLS PARKWAY. MR. REILLY? YES. THANK YOU. SO, AS MR. ROEDER SO KINDLY PREVIEWED, THIS IS THE COMPANION REQUEST TO THE HOSPITAL REZONING. AS MENTIONED, THERE ARE A COUPLE DIFFERENT TRACKS HERE, BUT THEY WILL KIND OF CHANGE IN THE FUTURE. THE REQUEST IS FOR THAT SAME KIND OF SIMPLIFIED C-3 ZONING AS A BASE, BUT WITH THE THE DIFFERENCES MENTIONED, SUCH AS A MINIMUM HEIGHT OF 45 AND A MAXIMUM OF 65, AS OPPOSED TO A MAXIMUM OF 55 AS CURRENTLY STANDS, AND THE THE LACK OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE SCREENING WALL, WHICH IS IN THE CURRENT PD, THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT. AS IT STANDS TODAY, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST AS IT CONFORMS WITH THE COMP PLAN AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS ANYONE. MR. REILLY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. SCHROEDER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME BACK UP OR JUST KIND OF WAVE AT US? FOR ANY QUESTIONS, SIR? ALL RIGHT. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM SAYING THAT NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED BY STAFF. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CLAUDIA TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. APPROVE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION SECOND SECOND BY COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. AS THAT MOTION HAS BEEN APPROVED. THE NEXT ITEM, 250133Z2. THIS IS A[Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request to Rezone the Subject Property from “PD” - Planned Development District to PD” - Planned Development District, Generally to Allow for Commercial and Auto Garage Uses (Luxury Auto Garages), and to Modify the Development Standards, Located Approximately 290 Feet South of Virginia Parkway and Approximately 220 Feet West of South Hardin Boulevard, and Accompanying Ordinance]
PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO REZONE A PROPERTY TO PD. THIS IS TO ALLOW COMMERCIAL AND AUTO GARAGE, USES LUXURY AUTO GARAGE AND TO MODIFY THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. THIS IS 290FT SOUTH OF VIRGINIA PARKWAY AND 200FT WEST OF SOUTH HARDIN BOULEVARD. MR. REILLY, THANK YOU. SO THIS REQUEST IS TO MODIFY THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS FOR THE PD OF THE LUXURY AUTO GARAGE DEVELOPMENT. THE ONLY CHANGE IS TO MODIFY THE STANDARDS WHICH CURRENTLY SAY STORAGE OF PERSONAL VEHICLES CAN BE ON SITE. THEY'VE ADDED RECREATIONAL COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, OTHER TOYS, IF YOU WILL. AND SO ALL OF THE OTHER STANDARDS FOR THIS PD REMAIN IN PLACE. WHAT THEY CAN DO INSIDE THE GARAGES, WHAT THEY CAN'T DO, HOW THEY CAN USE THEM. ALL OF THOSE THINGS HAVE STAYED THE SAME. AS I'VE LIKED TO SAY TO MY STAFF, THERE'S JUST A DIFFERENT SURPRISE INSIDE WHEN YOU OPEN THE DOOR. AND SO AS SUCH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. I WAS GOOD. I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. AND OUR APPLICANT IS HERE TONIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. REILLY. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. HI, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I AM TONY AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING LUX LOCKER FOR THIS CHANGE. AND I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THE THE GARAGES THAT CAN HOUSE THE RVS ARE REALLY NOT MUCH BIGGER FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE. IS THAT CORRECT? YOU COULD HOUSE AN RV IN THERE[00:50:05]
OR YOU COULD PUT MULTIPLE TOYS IN THERE. SO IF YOU HAD, I DON'T KNOW, LIKE A 4X4 TRUCKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, YOU COULD USE THEM FOR OTHER PURPOSES OR YOU COULD PUT A SINGULAR RV.YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. I THINK SOME OF THE CONCERN INITIALLY WAS ONE JUST VISIBILITY FROM EITHER STREET, EITHER VIRGINIA OR HARDIN, WHICH THIS AREA DOESN'T REALLY PRODUCE THAT.
AND THEN JUST, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVING IT OPEN AND YOU KNOW, OTHER THINGS GOING ON IN THAT, THAT STORAGE FACILITY. BUT I'M ASSUMING THERE'S REALLY NO BIG CONCERN. NO. OBVIOUSLY, ONCE YOU PARK IT, YOU CLOSE THE DOOR. AND THEN SECONDARILY, THERE ARE SENSORS THAT WILL GOVERN THE PROPERTY THAT PROHIBIT PEOPLE FROM DOING THINGS OUTSIDE YOU AND YOU. YOU WOULD WANT TO LOCK YOUR GARAGE DOOR WHEN YOU LEAVE TOO. SO THERE'D BE, YOU KNOW, SOME COMING AND GOING, BUT THAT WOULD LIKELY BE IT. VERY LOW IMPACT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL FOR BRINGING THIS BACK.
I KNOW THIS PROBABLY COULD HAVE FLOWN UNDER THE RADAR A LITTLE BIT, BUT YOU CAME BACK AND DID THE RIGHT THING BY MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF THE PROVISIONS WERE SET SO THAT YOUR CUSTOMERS DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE. SO EXACTLY, I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, I IMAGINE I'VE NEVER DRIVEN AN RV AND DOUBT I EVER WILL, BUT I IMAGINE DRIVING A SHELBY COBRA INTO THIS THING DOESN'T TAKE MUCH ROADWAY ACCESS, BUT AN RV PROBABLY HAS, YOU KNOW, NEEDS A LOT OF CONCRETE ON IT. OR IS THIS GOING TO CHANGE THE FOOTPRINT OF YOUR STRUCTURE AT ALL SO THAT AN RV CAN MAKE ADEQUATE TURNS IN THERE HAS MORE ROOM? OUR FIRE LANE ALREADY HAS THE ADEQUATE ROOM FOR THE FIRE TRUCKS, SO IT DOESN'T REALLY CHANGE. THAT'S A GOOD POINT DIMENSION, SO IT WILL STAY THE SAME. YEAH. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THERE IS A PUBLIC HEARING COMPONENT TO THIS ITEM, BUT SINCE NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP WE WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS ITEM. HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM FELTZ TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THE ITEM. AS FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN LYNCH. ANY DISCUSSION, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. ALL RIGHT. THAT MOTION CARRIES. THAT ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED. OUR NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CITIZEN COMMENTS ON
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MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA. NO ONE IS SIGNED UP. WE'LL MOVE ON TO CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL COMMENTS. MR. BELLER, ANYTHING FROM YOU? I'LL JUST SAY TWO QUICK THINGS. MR. MAYOR, WE MISSED YOU AT THE TREE LIGHTING FESTIVAL, BUT MAYOR PRO TEM FELTZ DID A FANTASTIC JOB. I WOULD ALSO JUST MENTION HOW MUCH OUR STAFF PUTS INTO THAT EFFORT, THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE DOWNTOWN ON THAT DAY, AND THE LOGISTICS AND EFFORT THAT THAT REQUIRES BY STAFF IS ALWAYS SURPRISING. IT'S JUST IT IS A DAUNTING SCENE TO SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE DOWNTOWN. AND THE OTHER THING I'LL MENTION IS THE DIVISION TWO PLAYOFFS ARE STILL GOING ON. THERE ARE EIGHT TEAMS LEFT. THEY'LL PLAY THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN MCKINNEY ON THE 20TH OF THIS MONTH. AND OF THOSE EIGHT TEAMS, ONE IS FROM ARKANSAS, SO KEEP GOING BISONS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. TREE LIGHTING WAS SPECIAL, MISTER MAYOR. I COUNTED THE NUMBER OF HEADS THERE. AND YOU'RE THE ONLY PERSON FROM MCKINNEY MISSING. I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE WAS HAVING A BETTER TIME. I THINK I CAN COUNT ONE MORE THAT WASN'T THERE. THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT. YOU WEREN'T THERE, WERE YOU? YOU KNOW, THE THE GIVING MACHINE HAD ITS ITS THIRD DEBUT THIS TIME. AND THAT'S ALWAYS A GREAT DAY TO GO TO. RIGHT AFTER THE GIVING MACHINE, I WENT TO THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE GREAT GREEK MEDITERRANEAN GRILL, AND IT'S OVER THERE ON CUSTER. AND THERE'S A LOT OF RESTAURANT COMPETITION OVER THERE. BUT THE THING THAT REALLY STRUCK ME IS THE FRANCHISEE THERE IS 20 YEARS OLD. I HAVE BRUISES THAT ARE 20 YEARS OLD. THESE KIDS, A FULL TIME STUDENT AT UTD, IT JUST DID ME SO MUCH GOOD TO SEE THE WORK ETHIC OF THIS KID, AND HIS FAMILY WAS SO PROUD. I ALSO GOT TO TAKE A TOUR OF THE OLD COLLIN COUNTY PRISON THAT'S ON KENTUCKY. IT'S BEEN 20 SOMETHING YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN IN THAT THING. I THINK IT WAS A IT WAS A RESTAURANT. I REMEMBER EATING THERE A COUPLE TIMES AS A BOOKSTORE. THE NEW OWNERS HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB AT PRESERVATION. IT'S SUCH A TREAT TO GO IN THERE. IF YOU EVER GET INVITED, GO. AND THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO SAY WAS THAT THE MEDC DID AN INNOVATION UPDATE, AND WE HAVE A GUY HERE IN MCKINNEY'S NAME IS NICK JAMES. HE'S A GOOD, SMART GUY AND NEIGHBOR, MICHAEL JONES, AND HE'S DOING SOMETHING I[00:55:01]
THOUGHT WAS JUST REMARKABLE. HE'S STARTING A 500 1C3, AND NICK IS A SMART YOUNG GUY WHO KNOWS ALL ABOUT AI, AND HE'S DOING A 500 1C3 TO RETRAIN WORKERS WHO ARE BEING DISPLACED BY AI RIGHT HERE IN MCKINNEY. NO ONE ASKED HIM TO DO IT. AND NICK IS JUST A PHENOMENAL EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE THOUSANDS OF WONDERFUL PEOPLE HERE IN THIS CITY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN LYNCH. COUNCILMAN JONES YEAH, SO WE HAD ATTENDED SOME OF THE SAME EVENTS AS EVERY OTHER COUNCILMAN AND COUNCILWOMAN OVER THE LAST WEEK. BUT I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT ALSO, DOCTOR FELTUS AND I HAD A CHANCE TO GO AND VISIT THE SAMARITAN INN AND DO A TOUR. IT WAS MY FIRST TIME EVER ACTUALLY GOING TO THE SAMARITAN END, AND IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE TO GET TO LEARN ABOUT. JUST I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW BIG THE PLACE WAS FOR ONE AND THEN TWO, ALL THE OTHER SERVICES THEY, THEY, THEY DO FOR THE COMMUNITY OUTSIDE OF JUST PROVIDING HOUSING FOR WOMEN, CHILDREN AND, AND NOW SINGLE MEN AND WOMEN.
GREAT EXPERIENCE. THEY HAVE A LOT OF LAND. AND IT'S SOMETHING I WANT TO, YOU KNOW, IN THE FUTURE LOOK AT WITH COUNCIL MAYBE EVEN PARTNERING WITH THEM. THEY HAVE AN ACRE OF ABOUT SEVEN ACRES OF LAND IN THE BACK AND IN FRONT ACROSS THE STREET, THEY HAVE ANOTHER FOUR ACRES THAT IS DEVELOPABLE LAND WHERE THEY WANT TO EXPAND THEIR THEIR OPERATIONS. AND IT'S IT'S GREAT FOR THE COMMUNITY. IT'S IN A LOCATION THAT'S PERFECT FOR THE COMMUNITY. IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, VERY VISIBLE. IT'S IT'S, YOU KNOW, DOWN. WAS THAT MCDONALD'S DOWN THERE. SO IT'S A HIGHWAY FIVE. SO NO. ANYWAY IT'S GREAT EXPERIENCE. AND THEN ALSO I JUST LIKE TO MENTION MY ALMA MATER, THE MEAN GREEN. WE HAVE OUR PLAYOFF GAME HERE ON FRIDAY. WE'RE IN THE AAC CONFERENCE. AND WE HAVE A POTENTIAL TO ACTUALLY MAKE IT TO THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS. FIRST TIME IN MY LIFETIME SEEING NORTH TEXAS RANKED, SO I'M EXCITED. AWESOME.
YEAH, I THOUGHT THE SAMARITAN TORAH WAS REALLY IT WAS AN EYE OPENER FOR ME, JUST HOW MUCH THEY'RE ABLE TO DO WITH VERY LITTLE. ACTUALLY. THEY ACCOMPLISH A LOT, BUT ALSO COMING TO THE REALIZATION THAT THEY CANNOT BE OUR SOLE ANSWER FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE UNHOUSED OR WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO STAY HOUSED. AND SO WE WANT TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS. BUT WE HAVE TO KEEP THINKING THROUGH THESE. AND I APPRECIATE SOME OF THE INITIATIVES THAT ARE COMING FORWARD HERE, BUT THEY ARE DOING AMAZING WORK. SO I JUST WANTED TO EXTEND MY GRATITUDE TO THEM FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SHOW US AROUND. COUNCILMAN BELLER AND I ALSO SAT ON A PANEL DISCUSSION ALONG WITH MAYOR COX, THE SAMARITAN, AND HOSTED IT. THEY AT THE CINEMARK NORTH RIGHT OVER THERE ON HARDIN. AND WE WATCHED A MOVIE THAT REALLY KIND OF WALKED THROUGH SOME OF THE NATIONAL ISSUES WITH HOMELESSNESS AND SOME OF THE INITIATIVES THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO ACTUALLY MOVE THE NEEDLE. YOU DON'T EVER COMPLETELY SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT WE CERTAINLY WANT TO MOVE THE NEEDLE A WHOLE LOT FURTHER THAN WE HAVE BEFORE. AND SO I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. IT WAS A IT WAS A VERY EYE OPENING EXPERIENCE TO KIND OF SEE WHAT STRATEGIES HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVE IN OTHER PLACES. I DID GET THE CHANCE TO ATTEND THE RETIREMENT FOR CODY WEBB, WHO'S BEEN WITH THE CITY OF MCKINNEY POLICE DEPARTMENT. ANYTIME OUR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS RETIRE, I TRIED MY BEST TO MAKE IT OVER. THOSE ARE OUR HEROES. THEY PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT. THEY PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE. THEIR FAMILIES SHOULD BE THANKED FOR WHAT THEY DO. SO I JUST WANTED TO EXTEND MY CONGRATULATIONS TO CODY TODAY FOR THAT. AND THEN THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING. I WILL TELL YOU, THERE ARE SOME CERTAINLY SOME VERY MEMORABLE MOMENTS THAT I'VE HAD BEING ON COUNCIL, BUT THAT IS RIGHT UP THERE TO SEE ALL OF THOSE THOUSANDS OF FACES OUT TO GET TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY. AND IT REALLY IS. WE HAVE ONE OF THESE KIND OF WARM, FUZZY DOWNTOWNS THAT IS TRULY LIKE A HALLMARK MOVIE SETTING. AND TO GET TO LEAD THE CROWD IN LIGHTING, THE CHRISTMAS TREE IS RIGHT AT THE TOP OF ALL OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE DONE. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, MAYOR COX, FOR NOT BEING THERE, GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. AND THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY FOR COMING OUT. AND THEN LASTLY, I WANTED TO THANK COUNCILMAN BELLER. HE ALLOWED ME TO CRASH HIS NORMAL SESSION FOR AGENDA PREVIEW LAST NIGHT. HE AND COUNCILMAN CLOUTIER, THEY REALLY THEY TAKE A LOT OF TIME TO MAKE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE ON THE MONDAY PRIOR TO EVERY COUNCIL MEETING. SO EVERY TWO WEEKS THEY ARE MEETING.
COUNCILMAN CLOUTIER IS AT JOHN AND JUDY GAY. COUNCILMAN BELLER IS HERE AT CITY HALL. I TRY TO DO THAT WHEN MY KIDS ALLOW ME TO DO THAT ACCORDING TO THEIR SCHEDULE. SO I'LL USUALLY TAG ALONG WITH THEM WHEN I WHEN I CAN MAKE IT. AND LAST NIGHT WE HAD ABOUT 25 PEOPLE SHOW UP, AND WE KIND OF WALKED THROUGH SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT CITIZENS HAVE. I WOULD
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ENCOURAGE YOU WATCH THEIR FACEBOOK PAGES BECAUSE THESE ARE WAYS TO COME AND ENGAGE WITH YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND THEY WILL LITERALLY TALK ABOUT ANYTHING WITH YOU. AND IF I'M THERE, I'M GOING TO DO THE SAME, OBVIOUSLY. BUT THIS GIVES YOU A VERY INFORMAL SETTING TO SIT DOWN AND EXPRESS YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN MCKINNEY, NO MATTER HOW PERSONAL THEY ARE TO YOU, BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE ONE PERSON'S PROPERTY THAT'S REALLY AN ISSUE. SO PLEASE COME OUT AND SEE US IF WE'RE IF WE'RE HOSTING, IF I'M TAGGING ALONG WITH ONE OF THESE GUYS, COME ON OUT AND SEE US AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE AND TALK THROUGH ANY IDEAS YOU HAVE FOR THE CITY. THANK YOU. WE STARTED OUR MEETING RECOGNIZING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE UNSUNG HEROES THAT THAT WERE HERE. AND IT I'LL SAY IT AGAIN, THOSE GUYS DID NOT WANT TO BE HERE. AND IT'S WORTH MENTIONING FIRE DEPARTMENT AGAIN AND ALSO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WHAT WHAT THAT DIVISION THOSE TWO DIVISIONS OF THE CITY MEAN FOR OUR LIVES AND WHAT WE WHAT WE ARE AND WHAT WE GET TO DO AND WHERE WE GET TO LIVE. THEY TRULY ARE OUR UNSUNG HEROES AND THE CITY STAFF THAT WORKS DIRECTLY WITH CITY MANAGER GRIMES AND THE OTHER VERSION OF UNSUNG HEROES, WHAT THEY DO BEHIND THE SCENES. AND WHEN LUCAS SHOWS UP AND HE'S SO CLEAN AND POLISHED, IT TAKES A LOT OF PEOPLE TO GET TO THAT POINT. AND WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENT. AMEN AND OTHERS IN THE CITY, WE APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH. AND LASTLY, DECEMBER 13TH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13TH AT 6 P.M. THERE IS A PARADE, THE CHRISTMAS PARADE IN DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY. SO IF YOU THINK OF CHRISTMAS, TREE LIGHTING IS SOMETHING YOU NEED TO COME ATTEND THE ROTARY CLUB CHRISTMAS PARADE IN DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY. IT TRULY IS A HALLMARK MOMENT. IT IS. IT IS WITH THAT, MR. GRIMES. YES, SIR. JUST A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS. TOMORROW AT 4:00 PM TOMORROW, WE'LL CELEBRATE THE GRAND RE-OPENING OF THE RECREATION CENTER AT TOWN LAKE, FOLLOWED BY THE LIGHT WALK RIBBON CUTTING AT 5 P.M. RESIDENTS ARE INVITED TO SEE THE REFRESHED RECREATION CENTER, THEN JOIN SANTA AND MRS. CLAUS FOR THE INAUGURAL WALK ALONG THE ILLUMINATED TRAIL. ENJOY FESTIVE, FAMILY FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES. PARKING IS AVAILABLE AT THE GRADY LITTLEJOHN SPORTS COMPLEX AND AT THE RECREATION CENTER, BOTH A SHORT WALK FROM THE EVENTS. SANTA'S HELPERS IS COMING UP HISTORIC DOWNTOWN. MCKINNEY WILL ONCE AGAIN SERVE AS A DROP OFF LOCATION FOR 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 TEENS, AND WE KNOW THAT THE REQUEST FOR TOYS IS UP THIS YEAR, AND WE WOULD ASK FOR FOLKS TO BE GENEROUS AND MAKE THAT TRIP TO COSTCO OR WALMART OR TARGET OR WHATEVER IT IS TO BUY TOYS AND BRING THEM UNWRAPPED. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. IT'S A GREAT EVENT AND HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE. THANKS ALL I HAVE, SIR. MR. GRIMES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT WILL CONCLUDE OUR MEETING.
WE DO NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM FELTUS, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. IT IS
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