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THIS IS THE CITY OF MCKINNEY'S WORK SESSION.
IT'S TUESDAY, JANUARY THE SIXTH, 2026.
HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE THAT'S HERE.
UM, WE WILL GET RIGHT INTO OUR WORK SESSION AGENDA.
FIRST ITEM WILL BE, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANY ITEM THAT IS ON THE AGENDA.
ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT.
[Recognition of Courts of McKinney for Best of Texas Tennis 2025 - Favorite Tennis Facility]
UH, NEXT ITEM IS UH, TWO FIVE DASH 3 5 2 1.RECOGNITION OF COURTS OF MCKINNEY FOR VEST OF TEXAS TENNIS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, UH, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL.
AMY KINKADE, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND REC.
HAPPY NEW YEAR AND JUST WANTED TO START THE NEW YEAR WITH SOME EXCITING NEWS.
AND 2 20, 25, 10, THE TENNIS COMMUNITY NOMINATED AND VOTED IN EIGHT CATEGORIES FOR THE BEST OF TEXAS TECH, TEXAS TENNIS.
UM, THEY RECEIVED OVER 10,000 VOTES.
UM, IT WAS AMONGST THE PEERS IN THE TENNIS COMMUNITY, SO THAT'S A HUGE, UM, IMPACT.
UM, THERE WERE 26 NOMINEES, AND I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE COURTS WAS NOMINATED AS THE FAVORITE TENNIS FACILITY IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS BY THE TENNIS PROFESSIONALS, UH, THE PLAYERS AND ALL.
SO I JUST WANTED TO, UH, BRING MR. MATT HANLIN AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT HE GETS THE RECOGNITION THAT HIM AND HIS STAFF DO EVERY DAY, EVERY YEAR.
SO, WITH THAT, MATT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? WELL, THANK YOU, AMY.
AND CERTAINLY, UH, LIKE, LIKE YOU SAID, WE ARE, WE'RE CERTAINLY HONORED TO, TO HAVE THIS AWARD, BUT IT COULDN'T BE DONE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF OUR PARKS OR EX CITY COUNCIL.
WE'VE COME A LONG WAY OVER SINCE 12 YEARS, OPENING JUST AT 11 LITTLE COURTS TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
IT'S CERTAINLY, UH, ONE OF THE NICEST, IF NOT THE NICEST PUBLIC TENANT CENTERS IN TEXAS.
MAYBE THE NATION NOW, BUT NONE OF THIS COULD BE DONE WITH, OBVIOUSLY, UH, WITHOUT HAVING A, A, A GOOD STAFF, GREAT TEAM BEHIND US.
GOT SOME OF THESE PEOPLE HERE TODAY.
UH, MELISSA AND BOB BOB'S OUR GENERAL MANAGER.
MELISSA, RUNS ALL OUR, UH, PICKLEBALL STUFF, BUT WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES AS WELL THAT LIKE TOO MANY TO THANK.
SO I'LL KEEP IT SHORT AND JUST, UH, THANK YOU ANYONE THAT'S, THAT'S WATCHING THIS.
BUT, UM, THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
AND THEN IF WE CAN DO A PHOTO OP REAL QUICK.
AMY, YOU WANT US DOWN HERE? YES.
UH, NEXT ITEM WOULD BE, UH, THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS OUR REGULAR AGENDA.
COUNSEL, DO WE HAVE ANY, ANYONE WANTING TO ADDRESS ANYTHING ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT? FLYING THROUGH THIS AGENDA? WE'LL MOVE ON.
[Consider/Discuss a Citywide Sustainability Roadmap]
UH, FIRST ITEM, UH, WILL BE, UH, TWO FIVE DASH 3 5 2 2 TO CONSIDER AND DISCUSS THE CITYWIDE SUSTAINABILITY ROADMAP.YOU'RE NOT, RYAN, YOU'RE STEVE.
I AM NOT, UH, MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
UH, STEVE TILTON, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
I AM, UH, PINCH HITTING FOR RYAN GILLINGHAM TODAY, WHO IS TAKING HIS ROUND WITH THE FLU BUG THAT IS GOING AROUND.
SO WE, WE CERTAINLY WISH HIM A SPEEDY RECOVERY.
UH, BUT IT DOES GIVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO, UH, INTRODUCE A TOPIC, UH, THAT IS PRETTY COOL.
A LOT OF, UH, STAFF INTERACTION.
A LOT OF MEMBERS OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TEAM ARE HERE, WHO WORKED A LOT ON OUR SUSTAINABILITY ROADMAP.
UH, THE SUSTAINABILITY ROADMAP, UH, THAT WE'RE GOING TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT TODAY, AND, AND OBVIOUSLY SEEK YOUR FEEDBACK ON ADDRESSES TWO OBJECTIVES UNDER THE COUNCIL'S GOAL FIVE, WHICH IS, UH, MAINTAIN A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE, UH, IN THE CITY
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OF MCKINNEY AND VARY AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN MCKINNEY.UH, COUNCIL GOAL 5.3 IS DEVELOP A SUSTAINABILITY QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS.
AND 5.4 IS PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVES.
UH, WE THINK THAT THE, UH, ROADMAP THAT YOU'RE GONNA HEAR ABOUT TODAY ADDRESSES THOSE.
BUT ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT STAFF HAD WHEN YOU PUT THIS TOGETHER IS WHAT EXACTLY DOES SUSTAINABILITY MEAN? IF YOU ASK 50 DIFFERENT PEOPLE, YOU MAY GET 50 DIFFERENT VARIATIONS OF EXACTLY WHAT THAT MEANS.
SO STAFF, THERE WAS REALLY TWO KIND OF GOALS OR DRIVING FORCES IN WHAT YOU'RE GONNA SEE TODAY AND HOW WE PUT THE ROADMAP TOGETHER FOR YOUR REVIEW AND COMMENT.
AND THOSE TWO ARE RESOURCE EFFICIENCY.
HOW EFFICIENTLY, HOW EFFICIENTLY ARE WE USING RESOURCES, UH, MAXIMIZING THE VALUE OF THOSE RESOURCES, BUT MINIMIZING THE IMPACT, UH, ON THE ENVIRONMENT, ON WASTE.
UH, AND THE SECOND ONE, OF COURSE, IS FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY.
HOW MUCH DO THESE THINGS COST? UH, YOU CAN BE THE MOST EFFICIENT IN THE WORLD, BUT IF IT COSTS AN ABSORBENT AMOUNT OF MONEY, UH, THAT'S NOT GONNA BE HELPFUL FOR ANYONE AS WELL.
SO, EFFICIENCY AND COST TO THE DRIVING FACTORS YOU'RE GONNA SEE TODAY.
UH, AND THAT DOES GIVE ME AN O OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, INTRODUCE ADA GODEM, WHO IS OUR SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER OVER IN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, HAS BEEN WITH US FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS AS AN ABSOLUTE ASSET TO OUR TEAM.
COOL THING ABOUT HER IS SHE GREW UP HERE IN MCKINNEY, UH, WAS BORN, RAISED HERE IN MCKINNEY, UH, WENT AWAY TO GET EDUCATED A LITTLE BIT, UH, HAS AN ENGINEERING DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON.
UH, WENT OFF TO THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AND GOT AN ADVANCED DEGREE IN SUSTAINABILITY HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE, UH, ASSET TO OUR TEAM, AND I THINK YOU'LL SEE THAT IN THE PASSION THAT SHE BRINGS TO THIS PRESENTATION TODAY.
SO WITH THAT, IF YOU WANNA COME ON UP AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR EFFORTS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, STEVE, FOR THAT INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT.
COUNCIL MEMBERS MAYOR, MR. GRIMES, HAPPY NEW YEAR AND I LOOK FORWARD TO KICKING OFF OUR FIRST COUNCIL WORK SESSION PRESENTATION OF THE YEAR, REALLY ON AN OVERVIEW OF THE SUSTAINABILITY ROADMAP THAT, AS STEVE MENTIONED, WE'VE BEEN WORKING HARD TO CREATE AND DEVELOP FOR OUR CITY.
LET ME GET YOU THE, IF I, YEAH, I UM, YOU EMAILED THAT TO EM.
I WONDER IF SHE BROUGHT THE BACK UP.
THANK Y'ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS WE OPEN THAT UP HERE AND AH, PERFECT.
SO I WILL BE SPENDING THE NEXT 20 OR SO MINUTES BRIEFLY DIVING INTO WHY ESTABLISH A SUSTAINABILITY ROADMAP FOR THE CITY OF MCKINNEY.
I'LL THEN BE SHARING THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES USED TO DEVELOP THE ROADMAP, THE ENGAGEMENT DONE TO INFORM IT, AND THE RESULTING GOALS, TARGETS AND ACTION ITEMS THAT CAME FROM THE VARIOUS DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS WE HAD.
I'LL THEN BE CONCLUDING WITH THE NEXT STEPS IN TERMS OF WHAT WE ENVISION FOR THE ROADMAP AND MAKE SURE THAT WE LEAVE TIME FOR QUESTIONS AT THE END OR ANY INPUT THAT Y'ALL MAY HAVE.
ALRIGHT, SO WHY DEVELOP A SUSTAINABILITY ROADMAP FOR OUR CITY? WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT AS A CITY WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND DEVELOP IN A WAY THAT IS RESOURCE EFFICIENT, PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH AND CONSERVING AND SAFEGUARDING OUR SCARCE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR OUR CHILDREN, OUR GRANDCHILDREN, AND FUTURE GENERATIONS BEYOND US, REALLY TO CONTINUE ENJOYING THAT SAME QUALITY OF LIFE THAT WE HAVE TODAY, IF NOT EVEN BETTER.
NOW OUR COMMUNITY HAS AFFIRMED OUR COMMITMENT TO THESE VALUES THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF TWO COUNCIL GOALS THAT STEVE HAD MENTIONED EARLIER.
GOAL 5.3, DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS AND GOAL 5.4, PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVES.
NOW OUR ROADMAP IS INTENDED TO OPERATIONALIZE THE SUSTAINABILITY GOALS OF CITY COUNCIL BY DEVELOPING MEASURABLE GOALS AND TARGETS IN FOUR KEY AREAS.
AND THOSE ARE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT, WHICH ENCOMPASSES SOLID WASTE
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AND RECYCLING WATER CONSERVATION, STORM WATER MANAGEMENT, AND AIR QUALITY.NOW, BEFORE WE EMBARKED ON THE JOURNEY OF DEVELOPING THIS ROADMAP, WE WANTED TO STOP AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD IDENTIFIED WHAT WOULD BE THOSE VALUES THAT WOULD ULTIMATELY BE USED TO SHAPE THIS ROADMAP.
AND FROM THE MANY DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS WE HAD, THE VALUES THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN WERE THE ONES THAT ROSE TO THE TOP FOR US.
AND YOU CAN SEE FIRST AND FOREMOST UP ON TOP IS WE WANT THE ROADMAP TO REALLY CENTER RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
WE WANNA SUPPORT OUR ROADMAP GOALS BY LEVERAGING GRANTS AND PARTNERSHIPS.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ALSO WANT THIS ROADMAP TO, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND CONSERVE NATURAL ASSETS.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ALSO WANT OUR ROADMAP TO BE HOLISTIC AND DATA-DRIVEN, ADAPTIVE AND FORWARD-LOOKING.
LASTLY, WE WANNA ENSURE THAT OUR ROADMAP IS REALLY ENCOURAGING INFORMED CHOICES, RIGHT? IT'S NOT ABOUT MANDATING WHAT PEOPLE SHOULD AND SHOULDN'T DO, BUT SHOWING THE DATA, SHARING THE WHY, AND INVITING PEOPLE TO MAKE THEIR OWN INFORMED CHOICE ON WHAT IS GOING TO BE BENEFICIAL FOR THEIR WELLBEING AND THE WELLBEING OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
NOW ANOTHER IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN DEVELOPING THIS ROADMAP WAS STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.
I LEANED INTO THE EXISTING 2025 CITIZEN SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS AND NOTED THAT CREATING AND PRESERVING OPEN SPACES AND NATURAL LANDS REMAINS A PRIORITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
I ALSO SAW THAT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS NOTED ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT IN THE WAY THAT OUR COMMUNITY MOVES AROUND, ESPECIALLY AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW.
SO WE NOTED THAT AS WE REFLECTED ON WHAT SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION LOOKS LIKE AND MEANS FOR OUR CITY.
I ALSO SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING TO OUR MANY DIFFERENT GREAT STAFF MEMBERS HERE AT THE CITY OF MCKINNEY.
AND YOU CAN SEE MANY OF THOSE TEAMS LISTED ON THE SCREEN BEFORE YOU AND I MADE SURE TO GET THEIR INPUT ON THE STRATEGIES, GOALS, AND TARGETS THAT WE SET IN THIS ROADMAP.
BEYOND JUST TALKING TO OUR CITY STAFF, I ALSO SPENT TIME CONNECTING WITH REGIONAL EXPERTS IN THE AREA TO ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH REGIONAL GOALS, UM, OF THE SUSTAINABILITY ROADMAP.
AND YOU CAN SEE AGAIN, SOME OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS LISTED ON THE SCREEN BEFORE YOU.
NOW, AS A CITY, WE CAN SET ALL THE GOALS AND TARGETS WE WANT, BUT ULTIMATELY, HOW ARE WE GONNA GET THERE? SO YOU'LL NOTICE THAT IN THE NEXT FEW SLIDES WHEN I PRESENT OUR EIGHT DIFFERENT SUSTAINABILITY ROADMAP GOALS, SOLL BE A SLEW OF ACTION ITEMS LISTED UNDERNEATH EACH ONE INTENDED TO HELP US ACHIEVE THE GOAL.
AND THESE ACTION ITEMS ARE MULTIFACETED BECAUSE WE WANNA ENCOURAGE POSITIVE BEHAVIOR CHANGE, WHICH IS KNOWN TO OCCUR WITH MULTIFACETED APPROACHES.
THAT INCLUDES APPROACHES SUCH AS PROVIDING AWARDS AND RECOGNITION SYSTEMS, SUPPORTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE, PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE CODE AND POLICIES, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND CREATIVE OUTREACH CAMPAIGNS.
SO YOU'LL NOTICE FOR THE ACTION ITEMS THAT I'LL BE PRESENTING IN THE PROCEEDING SLIDES, THAT THEY'LL COME FROM A VARIETY OF THESE DIFFERENT ANGLES.
ALRIGHT, NOW I'LL GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE THE SUSTAINABILITY ROADMAP GOALS THEMSELVES.
THERE ARE A TOTAL OF EIGHT GOALS WITH TWO IN EACH OF THE CATEGORIES THAT I REFERENCED EARLIER.
WITH EACH GOAL, WE'LL HAVE A TARGET AND THEN A, UM, SPAN FRAME OF ABOUT FIVE YEARS FOR WHEN WE HOPE TO ACHIEVE THAT GOAL.
AND I'LL START OFF WITH THE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT CATEGORY.
OUR FIRST GOAL HERE IS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO AN AWARENESS OF RECYCLING AND DIVERSION PROGRAMS. THE WHY IS THAT THESE PROGRAMS CREATE JOBS AND REDUCE LANDFILL USE, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT CONSIDERING THAT LANDFILLS ONLY HAVE SO MUCH LIFE LEFT.
AND THE MORE WE CAN PROLONG ITS LIFE, THE LESS DEMAND THERE IS TO BUILD MORE LANDFILLS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THE TARGET HERE IS TO REDUCE PER CAPITA WASTE GENERATION AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF RECYCLING AND DIVERSION PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO OFFER OUR COMMUNITY.
AS FAR AS HOW WE'RE GONNA GET THERE, WE'D LIKE TO UPDATE CITY CODE TO SYNC WITH THE COUNCIL APPROVED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY THAT WAS PASSED IN THE RECENT YEARS.
WE'D ALSO LIKE TO EXPLORE ORGANIC DIVERSION PILOT PROGRAMS WITH HIGH GENERATORS OF ORGANIC.
SO THIS IS MATERIALS SUCH AS YARD WASTE AND FOOD WASTE.
AND THIS IS ESPECIALLY SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE ORGANICS MAKES UP ABOUT A THIRD OF THE MATERIAL THAT IS BEING SENT TO THE LANDFILL.
SO IF WE CAN TAKE THAT MATERIAL OUT AND SEND IT INTO COMPOSTING OPERATIONS INSTEAD TO MAKE SOIL RICH HEALTHY AMENDMENT, THAT'S JUST A HIGHER BENEFICIAL USE OF THAT MATERIAL RATHER THAN BEING IN A LANDFILL.
THE LAST ACTION ITEM THAT I'VE LISTED HERE IS WE'D LIKE TO CONDUCT A COMMERCIAL AND MULTI-FAMILY RECYCLING STUDY TO EVALUATE SPECIFIC RECYCLING AND DIVERSION POTENTIAL.
NOW THIS IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE THIS SECTOR OF OUR POPULATION MAKES ABOUT A QUARTER OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND BY DOING A STUDY, WE CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT MATERIALS ARE WE NOT, ARE WE NOT CURRENTLY DIVERTING, AND WHAT IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CAPTURE AND DIVERT.
SO WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT EMBARKING
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ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS.OUR SECOND GOAL IN MATERIALS MANAGEMENT IS TO REDUCE RECYCLING CONTAMINATION.
THE WHY HERE IS CONTAMINATED RECYCLING INCREASES COST FOR US AS A CITY, AS MATERIALS MUST BE HAULED BACK TO THE LANDFILL FOR DISPOSAL.
OUR TARGET IS WE'D LIKE TO LOWER OUR CONTAMINATION RATES, WHICH HOVER AROUND 41%, BUT WE'VE SEEN UP TO 49% AND LOWER THAT TO ABOUT 2020 5%.
IN TERMS OF THE HOW WE'VE ALREADY BEEN MAKING SOME REALLY GOOD PROGRESS.
WE, UH, RECENTLY WERE AWARDED GRANT FUNDING THAT ALLOWS US TO USE AI TECHNOLOGY ON COLLECTION VEHICLES SO THAT WE CAN SEE WHERE CONTAMINATION IS OCCURRING IN OUR CITY, AND THEN SEND TARGETED OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO THOSE RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORHOODS TO HELP BETTER INFORM HOW TO RECYCLE RIGHT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THE RECYCLING PARTNERSHIP, WHICH GAVE US THIS GRANT, HAS DONE A SIMILAR PROJECT IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AND HAS SEEN A LOT OF SUCCESS AND LOWERING CONTAMINATION RATES HERE.
SO WE'RE EXCITED TO REPLICATE THESE SUCCESSES HERE IN MCKINNEY.
UH, THE LAST ACTION ITEM HERE IS TO CLEARLY IDENTIFY TRASH AND RECYCLING DUMPSTERS WITH DECALS JUST SO THAT FOLKS KNOW WHAT, WHERE THE MATERIAL SHOULD GO IN EACH DUMPSTER, RIGHT? 'CAUSE SOMETIMES IT'S JUST NOT KNOWING IF IT'S THE RIGHT, UH, DUMPSTER TO BE PUTTING THINGS IN.
THE NEXT TWO GOALS I'LL BE PRESENTING WILL BE IN WATER CONSERVATION.
OUR FIRST GOAL HERE IS TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF WATER CONSERVATION.
THE WHY IS THAT NORTH TEXAS FACES WATER SCARCITY DOING DUE TO A GROWING POPULATION AND LIMITED LOCAL WATER SUPPLIES.
WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE MOVING TO THE DFW AREA EVERY DAY AND THEY'RE NOT BRINGING THEIR WATERS WITH THEM
SO OUR TARGET HERE IS TO REDUCE PER RESIDENT WATER USE FROM 96 TO 90 GALLONS PER DAY.
IN TERMS OF THE HOW WE'D LIKE TO PROMOTE FREE IRRIGATION CHECKUP PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, WHERE THEY WORK WITH THE HIGH USERS OF IRRIGATION AND PROVIDE FREE ASSESSMENTS TO SEE WHERE THEY CAN BE MORE EFFICIENT IN HOW THEY WATER.
WE'D ALSO LIKE TO EXPLORE INCENTIVES FOR WATER SAVING TECHNOLOGIES AND CONSERVATION CHOICES SUCH AS RAIN BARRELS AND RAIN GARDENS.
WE'D LIKE TO PROMOTE THE WATER MY YARD PROGRAM AND THE SMART USE OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, AS WELL AS PROMOTE MY WATER ADVISOR AND OTHER TOOLS TO ASSIST WITH LEAK DETECTION ON THE USER END.
OUR SECOND GOAL IN WATER CONSERVATION IS TO REDUCE NON-REVENUE WATER.
ARE WE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THAT TERM? I ALWAYS LIKE TO KIND OF QUICKLY ASK, UM, JUST TO DEFINE IT AND MAKE SURE WE ARE, ARE AWARE OF WHAT IT IS.
UM, NON-REVENUE WATER IS THE WATER LOSS BEFORE IT REACHES THE METER ON THE USER SIDE.
AND SO WE'D LIKE TO TACKLE ON REDUCING THIS BECAUSE WATER LOSS BEFORE IT REACHES THE METER REPRESENTS A FINANCIAL LOSS FOR THE CITY, RIGHT? THAT'S WATER THAT WE ARE NOT GETTING A PAYMENT FROM, FROM OUR RESIDENTS.
SO CURRENTLY, UH, WE ARE AT 8.4%, WHICH IS REALLY AWESOME TO BE IN SINGLE DIGITS WITH WATER LOSS.
BUT OUR LEAK DETECTION TEAM HERE AT THE CITY OF MCKINNEY WANTS TO DO EVEN BETTER AND REDUCE THIS BY 1% ANNUALLY UNTIL 4% IS REACHED AND THEN MAINTAIN, UH, THAT NUMBER IN TERMS OF THE HOW THEY'D LIKE TO MEASURE ASSET GROWTH AND IMPROVE REPAIR TRACKING.
THEY'D LIKE TO DESIGN AND UPGRADE PIPE NETWORKS TO REDUCE PRESSURE AND FLOW CONDITIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO LEAKAGE.
AND THEY'RE ALREADY LOOKING AT LEVERAGING ALL SORTS OF REALLY NEAT TECHNOLOGY TO OPTIMIZE THE NON-REVENUE WATER MANAGEMENT, UM, ACCESS DEMAND, AND REDUCE EXCESSIVE FLUSHING.
ALRIGHT, OUR NEXT TWO GOALS WILL BE IN STORM WATER MANAGEMENT.
OUR FIRST GOAL HERE IS TO INCREASE STORM WATER TRACKING AND OPERATIONS.
THE WHY IS WE WANNA BETTER MANAGE FLOODING RISKS, PROTECT WATER QUALITY AND CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS.
OUR TARGET IS TO CONDUCT TESTS ON WATER QUALITY QUARTERLY INSTEAD OF ANNUALLY.
MARK UP TO 75% OF STORMWATER DRAINS UP FROM 55% SO THAT THE COMMUNITY IS WHERE ONLY WATER STORMWATER SHOULD BE GOING DOWN THOSE DRAINS AND NOTHING ELSE.
AND THEN TO EXPAND OUR CATCHMENT SYSTEMS IN OUR WATERWAYS FROM ONE TO 10 TO HELP COLLECT FLOATABLE AND OTHER DEBRIS.
OUR SECOND GOAL IN STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IS TO INCREASE THE STORMWATER OUTREACH AND RESIDENT PARTICIPATION.
THE WHY HERE IS COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER EFFORTS, SAVE ON COSTS, CREATE A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP AND SHARED EMPOWERMENT IN KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY CLEAN AND PROVIDE VALUABLE HANDS-ON LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.
OUR TARGET IS TO EXPAND THE COMMUNITY CLEAN OF EVENTS FROM 14 TO ABOUT DOUBLE 30, AND THEN ESTABLISH BASELINE DATA FOR GROW ZONES, WHICH AS THE NAME SUGGESTS, ARE AREAS THAT WE LEAVE TO GROW WITH BEAUTIFUL, WILD, UH, NATIVE, UH, PLANTS AND FLOWERS AND GRASSES.
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GREAT BECAUSE IT CREATES HABITATS FOR POLLINATORS LIKE THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY AND ALSO ALLOWS MORE STORM WATER TO BE, UM, ABSORBED THAN YOUR TYPICAL TURF GRAFT.IN TERMS OF THE HOW WE'D LIKE TO CREATE AN ADOPT A SPOT MAP TO ENCOURAGE STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVES AND ADVERTISE OUR FREE LITTER CLEANUP, SUPPLY CHECKOUT THAT WE CURRENTLY OFFER HERE AT THE CITY.
WE'D ALSO LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS COMMUNITY CLEANUP CHALLENGE AND STRENGTHEN PRESENCE WITH LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CAMPAIGNS AND ORGANIZATIONS JUST TO REALLY AMPLIFY OUR IMPACT IN THIS AREA.
AND THEN WE'D ALSO LIKE TO INCREASE OUR MONARCH INITIATIVE COMMITMENT, ESTABLISH MORE GROW ZONES AS I DEFINED EARLIER THROUGH VOLUNTEER PLANTINGS.
ALRIGHT, THE LAST CATEGORY THAT I'LL BE PRESENTING TO GOALS IN IS AIR QUALITY.
OUR GOAL HERE IS TO GREEN THE CITY'S FLEET AND SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION.
AS FAR AS THE WHY, THIS REDUCES AIR POLLUTION AND PROTECTS PUBLIC HEALTH.
AND THIS IS ESPECIALLY CRITICAL FOR US BECAUSE OUR AREA IS CURRENTLY IN A NON-ATTAINMENT ZONE WITH AIR QUALITY, WHICH MEANS WE'RE SEEING HIGHER THAN RECOMMENDED LEVELS OF PARTICULATE MATTER AND OZONE IN OUR ATMOSPHERE.
SO US SETTING GOALS AROUND AIR QUALITY IS OUR COMMUNITY DOING OUR PART TO HELP OUR REGION REGION-WIDE IN GETTING BETTER WITH OUR AIR QUALITY RESULTS.
IN TERMS OF OUR TARGET HERE, WE'D LIKE TO INCREASE EV CHARGING STATIONS FROM 23 TO 33 AND ESTABLISH BASELINE DATA ON CITY'S FLEET EMISSIONS.
HOW WE GET TO THIS TARGET IS, FIRST WE'D LIKE TO CREATE A PLAN AND TIMELINE TO REDUCE EMISSIONS FROM OUR CITY'S FLEET AND THEN REVISIT MCKINNEY'S CLEAN FLEET VEHICLE POLICY THAT WAS ADOPTED BACK IN 2015.
WE'D ALSO LIKE TO INSTALL ADDITIONAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS BECAUSE WE ARE SEEING A GROWING NUMBER OF REGISTERED EV USERS IN MCKINNEY.
AND WE'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING OUR RESIDENTS WHO HAVE EV VEHICLES.
WE'D ALSO LIKE TO CREATE AN AIR QUALITY WEBPAGE AND CAMPAIGN, PROMOTE CARPOOLING, NO IDLING, AND OUR ENGINEERING SAFETY PROGRAM, AS WELL AS SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION AT LARGE.
LASTLY, WE'D ALSO LIKE TO VALIDATE VEHICLE USAGE TO SEE IF A CITYWIDE MOTOR POOL IS BENEFICIAL BECAUSE SHARING VEHICLES WITHIN DEPARTMENTS, WE'LL JUST HELP US OPTIMIZE FLEET A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
THE LAST GOAL, UH, THAT I'LL BE PRESENTING TODAY IS TO INCREASE THE CITY'S ENERGY EFFICIENCY TO PROMOTE CLEANER AIR.
THE WHY HERE IS THAT ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS AND A LARGER URBAN TREE CANOPY REDUCE EMISSIONS, IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND LOWER CITY TEMPERATURES.
OUR TARGET IS TO ESTABLISH BASELINE DATA FOR ENERGY USAGE AND INCREASE THE URBAN TREE CANOPY FROM ABOUT 15 TO 30%.
IN TERMS OF THE HOW WE'D LIKE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION OFFICES FREE PRELIMINARY ENERGY ASSESSMENT, 'CAUSE THIS WILL GIVE US BASELINE DATA ON HOW WE'RE DOING WITH OUR ENERGY USAGE AND WHERE THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO BE EVEN MORE EFFICIENT WITH HOW WE'RE USING OUR ENERGY.
WE'D ALSO LIKE TO, UH, WE RECENTLY JOINED AIR NORTH TEXAS, A REGIONAL PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.
SO WE'D NOW LIKE TO LEVERAGE THEIR EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND THE CLEAN AIR ACTION CHOICES THAT THEY CAN MAKE TO PROMOTE CLEAN AIR IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT BEING A PART OF THEIR PARTNERSHIP.
AND THEN THE LAST GOAL HERE IS TO INCREASE TREE PLANTINGS AND TREE GIVEAWAYS AND GARDEN OUTREACH IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND TREES ARE AWESOME AT FILTERING AIR, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT GETTING MORE TREES IN OUR COMMUNITY TO HELP US CLEAN UP, CLEAN UP SOME OF OUR AIR IN THE REGION AND CONTRIBUTE AGAIN TO THAT REGIONAL GOAL.
SO I KNOW I JUST SHARED A LOT OF INFORMATION AND I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE TIME TO HEAR YOUR INPUT AND QUESTIONS AT THE END HERE.
UH, BUT BEFORE I DO, I JUST WANNA BRIEFLY SHARE WITH YOU THE NEXT STEPS THAT WE ENVISION FOR THE ROADMAP BEFORE WE GET TO THE INPUT AND QUESTIONS.
SO IN TERMS OF WHERE WE'RE AT, WE'RE CURRENTLY UNDERGOING LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT.
WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOUR INPUT AND SUPPORT OF THE SUSTAINABILITY ROADMAP SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE THIS IMPORTANT WORK FORWARD.
WE'D ALSO LIKE TO BEGIN DESIGN AND BUILD OF A SUSTAINABILITY DASHBOARD HERE IN PUBLIC WORKS SO THAT WE CAN TRACK PROGRESS TOWARDS OUR GOALS AND IDENTIFY THE DATA SOURCES AND DEPARTMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THESE UPDATES.
ADDITIONALLY, I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE ENGAGING THE STAFF MEMBERS I CONNECTED WITH WHO HELPED INFORM THE GOALS AND STRATEGIES IN THE ROADMAP AND WORK WITH THEM ON PRIORITIZING AND IMPLEMENTING ACTION ITEMS WITH A SHARED SENSE OF OWNERSHIP, AND ALSO ESTABLISH A FORMAT AND CADENCE FOR ANNUAL SUSTAINABILITY UPDATES.
LASTLY, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS ALWAYS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS WORK.
SO WE'D LIKE TO IMPLEMENT AN OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PLAN ALIGNED WITH THE ROADMAP PRIORITIES THAT I PRESENTED, AND WE'LL BE PARTNERING WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING TEAM AND THESE EFFORTS, UM, IF WE MOVE FORWARD.
SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR
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YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION.UM, THIS IS A REALLY GREAT MILESTONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO BE CONSIDERING A ROADMAP LIKE THIS.
AND I'D, I'D LOVE TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS, YOUR INPUT, ANY RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK, THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.
UH, TANIT, CAN WE GET A COPY OF THAT? YES.
YOU SEND THAT TO EACH OF US PLEASE? MM-HMM
COUNCILMAN CLAUDIER? DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.
UM, SUJATA, THANK YOU FOR THIS.
AND IT'S A, IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION OVER A LOT OF THINGS AND Y'ALL HAVE DONE A LOT OF GREAT WORK AND I APPRECIATE YOUR POSITIVE ATTITUDE VERY MUCH IN THIS.
I, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS ALWAYS KIND OF BEEN A BURN IN MY SADDLE, AND YOU AND I HAVE VISITED THIS ABOUT A LITTLE BIT, IS RECYCLING OPPORTUNITIES.
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT UM, THERE IS A DISCONNECT BETWEEN AMOUNT OF SPACE IN BLUE BIN AND AMAZON BOXES THAT ARRIVE ON PORCH MM-HMM
AND SO I THINK A LOT OF CARDBOARD GETS WASTED.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, I'D LIKE YOUR CONFIRMATION ON IS THAT WE HAVE INCENTIVE, I BELIEVE, TO RECYCLE BECAUSE I THINK THAT THESE CARDBOARD ITEMS AND SOME OTHERS HAVE VALUE TO US AND THEY CAN ACTUALLY, WE PARTICIPATE WITH OUR PARTNERS AT WASTE, EXCUSE ME, AT AT BALCONES AND FRONTIER.
UM, AND, AND WE CAN ACTUALLY GAIN REVENUE AND LOWER THE RATE THE MORE WE RECYCLE.
IS THAT A FAIR STATEMENT? YEAH, THAT IS CORRECT.
WE DO REVENUE SHARE WITH OUR PROCESSOR BAES OR CIRCULAR SERVICES AS THEY UPDATED THEIR NAME.
AND SO THE MORE WE RECYCLE, THE BETTER RATES WE CAN GET.
AND MY OTHER UNDERSTANDING IS THAT, UH, CURRENTLY OVER THERE, KIND OF NEAR THE AIRPORT, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, RESIDENTS CAN DROP OFF RECYCLING AND AN OPPORTUNITY'S GOING TO BE OPENING UP WHEN THE NEW, FORGIVE ME, I KNOW BALCON HAS CHANGED THEIR NAME.
WHAT'S THEIR NEW NAME AGAIN? CIRCULAR SERVICES.
IT WHEN THE NEW CIRCULAR SERVICES THING OPENS UP, WHICH IS ROUGHLY AROUND PGA AND THE TOLLWAY AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND FRISCO, UM MM-HMM
UH, WHICH WILL HELP OUR FRIENDS IN DISTRICT FOUR, UM, GET TO RECYCLING.
BUT WHAT I WOULD, AND I, AND I FULLY RESPECT WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH MULTIFAMILY AND COMMERCIAL HERE, BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS SOME LOW HANGING FRUIT THAT WE CAN ABSOLUTELY WE CAN DO.
BUT I'D ALSO LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN PUT IN SOME RECYCLING DEDICATED GREEN DUMPSTER BINS THAT ARE KIND OF LIKE THE, YOU AND I VISITED ABOUT THIS, BUT LIKE A MALE SLOT THAT YOU HAVE TO PUT IN THE FOLDED RECYCLING.
YOU CAN'T JUST CRAM A BAG, HEFTY BAG OF TRASH IN THERE.
WHERE FOLKS COULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DROP OFF OTHER THAN THESE TWO LOCATIONS.
'CAUSE MCKINNEY'S A BIG FOOTPRINT CITY.
YOU TAKE THE LAND MASS OF PLANO, YOU TAKE THE LANDMASS OF ALLEN, ADD 'EM TOGETHER, YOU GET MCKINNEY.
AND SO, UH, I, I'D LOVE TO SEE SOME GRINDING ON THIS OF BEING ABLE TO GET SOME ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE, UM, UH, IN THE CENTER OF THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO DROP OFF ADDITIONAL RECYCLING THAT THE BLUE CONTAINERS WON'T, WON'T FIT.
I, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT PROPOSAL AND I THINK IT'S VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH THIS GOAL, UM, THAT WE'VE LISTED TO EXPAND ACCESS TO AN AWARENESS OF RECYCLING AND DIVISION PROGRAMS. AND THEY BELIEVE THAT STUDY THAT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING WILL REALLY HELP US PINPOINT WHERE WE CAN PUT STRUCTURES LIKE THAT TO COLLECT MORE CARDBOARD IN OUR COMMUNITY AND AS YOU STATED, PROVIDE MORE ACCESS FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO RECYCLE MATERIALS LIKE CARDBOARD BEYOND JUST OUR TWO DROP OFFS THAT ARE BEING DEVELOPED.
SO JOHN, ON THE GROW ZONES, CAN YOU GO INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT? LIKE WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? IS THAT JUST WE'RE ALLOWING MORE GROWTH AND LESS CODE ENFORCEMENT IN CERTAIN UNDEVELOPED AREAS? IS IT HABITAT FORMATION? IS IT JUST ON CITY PROPERTY? LIKE WHAT, WHAT IS THE, WHAT'S THE GOAL OR WHAT'S THE, THE VISION FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? YEAH, I APPRECIATE THAT QUESTION.
SO FOR THE GROW ZONES, OUR PRIME EXAMPLE OF THE ONE THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON HERE IS AT THE MCKINNEY GREEN GARDEN.
AND THAT'S A DEMONSTRATION GARDEN SO THAT WE CAN SHOW RESIDENTS IF THEY EVER WANTED TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN THEIR BACKYARDS, THIS IS HOW YOU CAN DO IT.
AND WHEN YOU PLANT GROW ZONES LIKE THESE, YOU'RE LOSING, YOU'RE USING LESS WATER.
AND, AND WE TALK ABOUT THE BENEFITS THERE.
SO WE HAVE THAT DEMONSTRATION GARDEN AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING A LOT WITH OUR, OUR STAFF MEMBERS OVER AT PARKS AND THEY'RE INTERESTED IN CREATING MORE OF THESE POCKET PRAIRIES OR GROW ZONES, IF YOU WILL, IN PARKS AND EVEN POTENTIALLY HAVING A WILD FLOWER AMENITIES ADDED TO THEIR PARKS DIRECTORY MAP SO FOLKS CAN EVEN KNOW WHERE ARE THESE ZONES OR AREAS THAT ARE PLANTED WITH NATIVE WILD FLOWERS AND PLANTS SO THAT FOLKS CAN GO THERE AND TAKE PICTURES.
SO WE ARE MOSTLY FOCUSING ON THE, UH, CITY PROPERTY, BUT ALSO HAVE PLANT NATIVE PLANT DEMONSTRATION GARDENS SO THAT FOLKS WHO WOULD LIKE TO DO IT IN THEIR OWN PROPERTIES CAN LEARN HOW TO DO SO.
MY NEXT ITEM WILL BE, UH, COUNCIL LIAISON UPDATES.
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HAVE ANYTHING? NOPE.[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
MR. HAUSER, WE DO HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION.AND THEN, SO THAT BEING THE CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1 2 5 5 1 0 7 1 A 5 5 1 0 7 2 5 5 0 1 8 7.
UH, WE WILL, UH, RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
MR. HAUSER, ANY ACTION COMING OUT? NO, SIR.
SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS COME BACK, ADJOURN, UH, THIS WORK SESSION AND START OUR REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AT 6:00 PM THANK YOU.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY MOTIONS NOW, RIGHT? WE'RE JUST ADJOURNING JUST A UH, YEAH, NO ACTION.
MR. MAYOR, MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN THE WORK SESSION.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CLAUDIER TO ADJOURN THE WORK SESSION.
COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
IT IS, UH, 5 25 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.