[00:00:03] HERE WE GO. GOOD EVENING. IT'S 6 P.M. WELCOME TO THE CITY OF MCKINNEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IT IS TUESDAY, APRIL THE 21ST, 2026. WE ARE AT 401 EAST VIRGINIA STREET IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS. WELCOME TO OUR MEETING TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THOSE OF YOU WATCHING ON TV, WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AS WELL. WE HAVE A A BUSY EVENING AND WE GET TO START OFF WITH SOME EXCITING NEWS JUST IN A MINUTE. SO SIT TIGHT. OUR FIRST ITEM WILL BE THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE BY OUR KNIGHTS OF TEMPLAR. GENTLEMEN. WE ARE COMMITTED. MCKINNEY. COMMANDERS. KNIGHT TEMPLAR. OUR BODY OF APPENDANT. BODY OF FREEMASONS. FORMED IN 1900 IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS. LET US PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR DELIVERING US SAFELY TO THIS EVENING AND WE JOIN IN PRAYERS WITH THE CIVIC CITY CIVIC BODY. GRANT THEM THE WISDOM AND REPRESENT MCKINNEY CITIZENS IN THEIR CIVIC ENDEAVORS. THIS EVENING. PLEASE REMEMBER TO KEEP OUR RESPONDERS SAFE AND AS THEY PERFORM THEIR DUTIES. JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. SALUTE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. [26-0314 Proclamations for the McKinney Christian Academy State Champion Boys Basketball and Girls Soccer Teams] WE HAVE TWO PROCLAMATIONS THIS AFTERNOON, TWO CONGRATULATORY PROCLAMATIONS FOR MCKINNEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY AND THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT THEY HAVE DONE. OUR FIRST PROCLAMATION, ESTABLISHED IN 1992, MCKINNEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY IS A PRIVATE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL THAT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE PRE-K THROUGH GRADE 12 COLLEGE PREP, BIBLICAL BASED EDUCATION. MTA IS A MEMBER OF THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS. T A P P S COMPETING AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS STATEWIDE WHILE STRIVING TO LIVE BOLDLY FOR CHRIST IN ALL THINGS AND TURN ATHLETICS INTO WORSHIPFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE INVOLVED. MCKINNEY CHRISTIAN HAS WON NINE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS ACROSS MULTIPLE SPORTS, WITH 42 GRADUATES ADVANCING TO COLLEGIATE LEVEL ATHLETICS. THE VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM WON STATE IN 2022 AND ADVANCED TO THE FINAL 4 IN 2025, AND THEN CAME 2026. THE TEAM HAS ADDED ITS OWN MARK TO PROGRAM HISTORY BY FINISHING THE SEASON WITH 39 VICTORIES AND ONE LOSS, EARNING THE TAPS FOR A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP LED BY HEAD COACH FONSO MARTINEZ. COACH, ARE YOU HERE? THERE HE IS. YES, YOU ARE ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM PLAYERS. JADEN VICKNAIR, EMANUEL WEAVER AND DIEGO LANDON. THE ENTIRE MUSTANGS TEAM HAS MADE A LASTING IMPRESSION FOR THEIR SCHOOL, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY OF SUPPORTERS WITHIN OUR CITY AND BEYOND. AS MAYOR OF MCKINNEY, I DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 21ST AS THE DATE OF RECOGNIZED MCKINNEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY FOR BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM TAPS FOR A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT, SO WHICH ONE OF YOU GUYS WANTS TO COME SPEAK? LET'S DO THIS. ALL OF YOU COME UP, WE'LL TAKE PICTURES, OKAY? AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE SECOND RECOGNITION. WE'LL LET COACH SPEAK. COACH. [00:05:41] I JUST WANT TO SAY, ON BEHALF OF MCKINNEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY AND OUR BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT FROM THE CITY, FROM OUR SCHOOL. WE FEEL EXTREMELY BLESSED THAT WE GET TO PLAY THE SPORT THAT WE LOVE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE GET IT TO DO. WE GET TO DO IT AT A SCHOOL WITH LIKE MINDED INDIVIDUALS. WE GET TO REPRESENT CHRIST, AND WE GET TO HELP THESE YOUNG MEN GROW IN THEIR FAITH. AND BASKETBALL THIS SEASON WAS INCREDIBLY SPECIAL, AND WHAT MADE IT SPECIAL WAS JUST THE WAY THAT OUR GUYS CAME TOGETHER. SO WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL. AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL THE SUPPORT. WE APPRECIATE IT. CONGRATS, GUYS. NOT ONLY DOES THE NCAA HAVE ONE TITLE, THEY HAVE ANOTHER TITLE. SO LET'S LEARN ABOUT THE SECOND TITLE. THE VARSITY GIRLS SOCCER TEAM WON ITS THIRD CONSECUTIVE DIVISION THREE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2026. THIS 2026 TEAM HAS ADDED ITS OWN MARK TO PROGRAM HISTORY BY FINISHING THE SEASON WITH AN OVERALL RECORD OF 15 ONE AND TWO, WHICH HIGHLIGHTED BY AN UNDEFEATED HOME RECORD, UNDEFEATED CONFERENCE PLAY AND A 13 GAME WINNING STREAK LED BY HEAD COACH WENDY MCDOWELL. COACH. THERE SHE IS. ALL STATE SELECTIONS HANNAH DOZIER, LIZZIE GOSSLING, SADIE SABRINAC AND TATUM BERNARD. THE ENTIRE LADY MUSTANGS TEAM HAS MADE A LASTING IMPRESSION FOR THEIR SCHOOL, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY OF SUPPORTERS WITHIN OUR CITY AND BEYOND. AND AS MAYOR OF MCKINNEY, I DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 21ST AS THE DAY TO RECOGNIZE MCKINNEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER TEAM. TAPPS DIVISION THREE STATE CHAMPIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. GOOD JOB GUYS. GREAT JOB. NICE JOB. CONGRATULATIONS. ON. SQUEEZING IN. THE MAYOR GETS SQUEEZED OUT. THAT'S AWESOME. COACH MCDOWELL PREFERS THAT I SPEAK BECAUSE I'M THE BIG MOUTH OF THE TEAM. THIS WAY SHE DOESN'T GET HERSELF EMBARRASSED WHILE SHE'S UP HERE. MISTER MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL JUST WANT TO FROM FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS AT MC. A THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE SERVICES THAT YOU PRESIDE OVER IN THIS CITY. YOU GUYS PROVIDE US THE LUXURY OF OPERATING A CHRISTIAN SCHOOL LIKE THIS. AND WE DO WANT TO SAY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR FOR WHATEVER YOU DO. I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD. SO THIS IS ALL ON. LAST YEAR, I STOOD HERE AND I SAID, WE'LL SEE YOU GUYS NEXT YEAR. AND I'M A MAN OF MY WORD. SO HERE WE ARE. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT'S AWESOME. CONGRATULATIONS. GOOD JOB. GOOD JOB GUYS. GREAT JOB YOU ALL. GOOD JOB COACH. [00:11:10] THOSE GUYS. THOSE NUTS OR SOMETHING. THAT'S GREAT. OUR NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA WILL BE [PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS (for Non-Public Hearing Items)] THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY ITEM, NOT ON THE AGENDA. SO IF WE HAVE WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF SPEAKERS. FIRST ONE IS KYLE SIMS. MR. SIMS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL AND STAFF. THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME. IS L ALL KNOW ME PRETTY WELL THAT ONE OF MY PASSIONS IS PROTECTING CHILDREN. AND THAT'S NOT JUST SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN, THAT'S ALSO NEWBORN CHILDREN. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, THE MAYOR MCCLENDON, INVITED ME TO A RIBBON CUTTING FOR A SAFE HAVEN BABY BOX THAT WAS INSTALLED IN A FIRE STATION IN MCLENNAN, CHISHOLM. AND THE DIFFERENCE IN THIS BOX IS IT DOESN'T EMBARRASS ANYBODY. IT DOESN'T PUT ANYBODY TO SHAME. IT ALLOWS A PARENT TO DROP A BABY OFF SAFELY IN A CLIMATE CONDITIONED BOX AT A FIRE STATION, WHICH HAS AN ALARM ON IT, AND THAT ALARM NOTIFIES THE FIRE DEPARTMENT 911 WITHIN JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES. I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE, AND I WAS INTRIGUED WHEN I WENT TO THIS, THAT IT'S ANOTHER WAY TO PROTECT THE THE NEWLY BORN CHILDREN. AND THEY WERE KIND ENOUGH. THE FIRE CHIEF AND THE MAYOR WERE KIND ENOUGH TO COME OUT HERE WITH ME AND GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY, BECAUSE THEY'VE ACTUALLY DEALT WITH THIS. AND I JUST WANTED TO SIMPLY BRING THEM OUT. I THINK THIS IS A GOOD IDEA FOR CITIES. I HOPE WE CAN GET THIS DONE IN MCKINNEY, WHETHER WE CAN FIND THE MONEY FOR IT OR HAVE TO FUNDRAISE FOR IT. I JUST WANT TO BE A PART OF IT AND SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS DONE. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME LETTING US SPEAK, AND I'LL LET THEM COME UP HERE AND GIVE YOU A SPELL ON IT. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU, MR. SIMS. NEXT SPEAKER, EDISTO 80. IF I MISPRONOUNCE YOUR LAST NAME, I APOLOGIZE. AFTERNOON. I'M CHIEF STOUT MCLENNAN FIRE DEPARTMENT. A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON ME. I'VE BEEN A FIREFIGHTER FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS, POLICE OFFICER FOR NINE. AND I'VE BEEN IN EMS BASICALLY SINCE HIGH SCHOOL. THIS WAS INITIALLY BROUGHT TO OUR CITY BY COMMISSIONER STACEY AT ROCKWALL COUNTY. HE BROUGHT IT TO MAYOR MCNEIL. MCNEIL BROUGHT IT TO THE FORMER FIRE CHIEF, JIM SIMMONS AND MYSELF. AND IMMEDIATELY BOTH OF US WERE ON BOARD. OVER THE COURSE OF MY CAREER, I HAVE RESPONDED TO THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS, INCIDENTS OF CHILDREN BEING ABANDONED AND DECEASED. AS SOON AS THIS WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION, WE HAD HEARD ABOUT THIS, BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY DETAILS. AS SOON AS THIS WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION, CHIEF SIMMONS AND MYSELF, THAT WE WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET THIS IMPLEMENTED, AND I DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT WE WERE GETTING IN FOR. SO WANT TO APPRECIATE MAYOR MCNEIL AND COMMISSIONER STACEY FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION. SO A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ON THIS. I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK ON HER BEHALF, BUT THE OWNER, THE INDIVIDUAL THAT CREATED THE BABY BOX, SHE WAS DOING A MISSION TRIP TO AFRICA. AND AT THAT CHURCH THERE WAS A CHURCH IN THE VILLAGE. AT THE CHURCH, PEOPLE WOULD SURRENDER THEIR CHILDREN AT THE STEPS OF THE CHURCH. WELL, THE CLERGY MEMBER THAT WAS RUNNING THE CHURCH HAD TO GO AWAY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, AND THE BABIES WERE STILL GETTING LEFT AT THE [00:15:03] CHURCH STEPS. WELL, ONE OF THE NURSES OR NUNS OR WHATEVER SHE WAS CAME BY AND FOUND THAT THAT CHILD, THEY IMPLEMENTED THIS IN AFRICA TO WHERE THEY HAD A SYSTEM, A CALLING SYSTEM TO WHERE IF A BABY WAS DROPPED OFF, THEY COULD AUTOMATICALLY, IMMEDIATELY CONTACT SOMEBODY TO COME AND TAKE CARE OF THAT CHILD UNTIL THE CLERGY MEMBER COULD COME BACK. THE INDIVIDUAL THAT CREATED SAFE HAVEN BABY BOX BROUGHT THIS BACK TO THE STATES. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING SHE WAS A CHILD OF THIS CIRCUMSTANCE, AND SOMEBODY TOOK HER IN, TOOK CARE OF HER, AND I BELIEVE SHE'S IN THE FIRE INDUSTRY. BUT SHE CREATED THIS. THEY BROUGHT IT TO US. WE GLADLY INSTALLED IT. I BELIEVE MARY MCNEIL IS GOING TO TALK ON HOW WE FUNDED THIS, BUT. AT ANY POINT WE HOPE THAT THE BOX IS NEVER GOING TO BE USED. BUT WE WANT TO OFFER THE ABILITY FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WITH ANONYMITY TO BE ABLE TO SURRENDER THAT CHILD. IT DOES FALL UNDER THE SAFE HAVEN LAW, BUT THE WAY THE SAFE HAVEN LAW IS WRITTEN, THAT CHILD IS TO BE SURRENDERED TO A POLICE OFFICER. THIS IS GIVEN THAT PARENT. AN EASIER WAY TO MAKE THAT TRANSITION. AND IT PUTS THAT CHILD IN THE HANDS OF PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW ARE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF IT. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, CHIEF. NEXT. SPEAKER, MAYOR BRIAN MCNEIL. SO GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IT'S VERY DIFFERENT TO BE ON THIS SIDE. I CAN GUARANTEE YOU I WILL DO MY BEST TO BE UNDER THREE MINUTES. IF I GO OVER A LITTLE. I ASK FOR A LITTLE GRACE TONIGHT TO NOT INTERRUPT YOUR MEETING AS WELL. BUT IT'S IT'S AMAZING AND AN HONOR TO SPEAK BEFORE ANOTHER CITY AND SHARE OUR STORY THAT WE DID IN MCLENDON, CHISHOLM. AND IRONICALLY, APRIL IS ACTUALLY SAFE HAVEN BABY BOX MONTH. AND TO NOT GO AWAY FROM WHAT CHIEF SAID TO YOU ALL A MOMENT AGO, THE ONE OF THEIR MOTTOS IS HOPE BEGINS HERE. IT'S A LIFELINE FOR INFANTS, A BEACON OF HOPE FOR PARENTS. AND THAT ECHOES TO EXACTLY WHAT THE FOUNDER HAS ALWAYS SAID. THIS IS PROBABLY THE HARDEST DOOR THAT ANY PARENT WILL EVER CLOSE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE FOR THEM BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO THEY FIND A HOME FOR THE CHILD, THEY ALSO HELP COUNSEL THE PARENT IF THEY REACH OUT, OBVIOUSLY. WHAT I WANTED TO SPEAK ON IS I KNOW WE'RE FIXING TO ALL FOR THOSE IN GOVERNMENT, WE'RE FIXING TO WALK INTO OUR BUDGET CYCLES. AND, YOU KNOW, WE GOT WE WERE WE KNEW THE COST. WE KNEW THERE WAS GOING TO BE A COST TO IT. AND I CAN TELL YOU, LIVING IN ROCKWALL, WE HAVE AN AMAZING CHURCH OUT THERE. LAKE POINTE CHURCH IS WHERE I ATTEND. AND PASTOR JOSH HOWERTON, I WALKED UP TO HIM AFTER. I LITERALLY JUST HAD LUNCH WITH COMMISSIONER STACEY AND HE BROUGHT THIS TO MY ATTENTION. FIRST THING I ASKED, IS IT CONTROVERSIAL? HE SAID, COULD BE. I SAID OKAY, AND I SAID, DOES IT SAVE LIVES? AND HE SAID, ABSOLUTELY. AND I SAID, WELL, THEN WE'RE ON BOARD. AND SO I WENT STRAIGHT TO PASTOR HOWERTON AND I TOLD HIM, I SAID, THE COST IS JUST OFF. THE BAT IS ABOUT 18 GRAND. THAT'S TO BUY IT AND HAVE IT SHIPPED. AND HE LOOKED AT ME AND SAID, CHURCH HAS YOU COVERED. SO IT'S LIKE 18 GRAND RIGHT THERE. SO I GUESS I BRING THAT UP BECAUSE DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK BECAUSE THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE WANT TO SEE BABIES LIVE. WE WANT TO SEE BABIES HAVE AN OPTION OF THE GREAT LIFE THAT WE ALL HAVE. AND SO THEN I WENT BACK TO MY COUNCIL AND I SPOKE TO THEM AND MY CITY MANAGER TO THE CHIEFS. AND I HAD NO NO'S. I DID RUN INTO A COUPLE OF ISSUES WHEN WE WE GOT THE CONTRACT. THERE ARE SOME THINGS IN THERE THAT COULD SCARE SOME PEOPLE BECAUSE THERE'S SOME LEGALITIES TO IT. BUT I ALWAYS SAID, WELL, WHAT LEGALITY WOULD EVER WANT US TO TRY TO NEGATE SAVING A BABY'S LIFE, FIND A WAY, FIND A PATH AND BRING IT TO ME WITH AN ANSWER OF YES. AND IT TOOK THEM A COUPLE OF MONTHS, BUT MY CITY MANAGER AT THE TIME AND THE ATTORNEY THAT FOUND A WAY AND THEY BROUGHT IT TO ME. SO THEN IT WENT TO WORK ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COST, THE INSTALL, THERE IS AN INSTALL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT Y'ALL'S FIRE STATIONS ARE MADE OF. OURS. WE HAD AN OUTER WALL THAT GAVE US A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT OF A BARRIER FOR THEM TO CUT INTO, BUT MOST FIRE STATIONS, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, TRY TO WRAP IT UP, I PROMISE ARE MADE OF CEMENT. AND WHEN YOU HAVE TO CUT INTO CEMENT, IT IS A HIGHER COST. BUT I JUST REACHED OUT TO SOCIAL MEDIA. I CALLED OUR STATE SENATOR, I CALLED NEIGHBORS, I CALLED FRIENDS, I CALLED EVERYONE I COULD, AND WE RAISED THE MONEY. AND WE, WE, WE USED NO TAX DOLLARS TO DO IT. AND I TOLD MAYOR COX TODAY WHEN I HAD A MOMENT TO TALK WITH HIM, [00:20:04] IF YOU NEED SOMEONE TO HELP, CALL ME AND I'LL HELP YOU. THIS IS SAVING BABIES LIVES AND WE SHOULD ALL BE ON BOARD. Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD EVENING, RESPECTED MAYOR, CITY MANAGER AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS SHIVAN SHAH, AND I'M HONORED TO STAND BEFORE YOU AS A PROUD CITIZEN OF MCKINNEY AND A DEDICATED VOLUNTEER FOR BAPS CHARITIES. FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT KNOW US, BAPS CHARITIES IS A GLOBAL ORGANIZATION OPERATING IN NINE COUNTRIES ACROSS THE ACROSS THE FIVE CONTINENTS. EACH YEAR, OVER 100,000 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTE MORE THAN 12,000,000 HOURS OF SELFLESS SERVICE. WITH OVER 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE HERE IN NORTH AMERICA, WE ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO UPLIFTING INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY ADDRESSING CRITICAL NEEDS IN HEALTH CARE, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, DISASTER RELIEF, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. OUR COMMITMENT GOES FAR BEYOND A SINGLE DAY. OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE CONSISTENTLY ON THE GROUND ORGANIZING FOOD DRIVES, BLOOD DONATION CAMPS, TOY DRIVES AND HEALTH AWARENESS INITIATIVES. WHEN DISASTER STRIKES, WE ARE THERE. HAVING PROVIDED VITAL HUMANITARIAN AID DURING THE LOS ANGELES WILDFIRES AND HURRICANES MILTON AND HELENE. BUT TONIGHT, I'M HERE TO SHARE SOMETHING THAT WE'RE BRINGING RIGHT TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. AFTER A 23 YEAR JOURNEY OF ORGANIZING WALKS ACROSS NORTH TEXAS TO BENEFIT LOCAL NONPROFITS, WE ARE INCREDIBLY EXCITED TO HOST THIS YEAR'S ANNUAL BAPS CHARITIES WALK RUN. THIS MASSIVE, COMMUNITY DRIVEN EVENT WILL BRING TOGETHER OVER 1500 PARTICIPANTS AT THE LEVI EVENT PLAZA IN IRVING ON SUNDAY, MAY 31ST, 2026 AT 8 A.M. OUR WALK RUN IS PART OF A NATIONWIDE INITIATIVE SPANNING OVER 100 CITIES, WITH OVER 50,000 WALKERS DESIGNED TO FOSTER A SPIRIT OF UNITY AND SERVICE. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE WALK WITH THE PURPOSE, ALONG WITH BAPS CHARITY'S OWN INITIATIVES, WE WERE IMMENSELY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THREE OUTSTANDING LOCAL BENEFICIARIES FOR THIS YEAR'S EVENT. OUR FIRST BENEFICIARY IS CHILDREN'S HEALTH. OUR SECOND ONE IS THE MAIN PLACE ORGANIZATION AND OUR THIRD ONE IS METRO CREST SERVICES. I WARMLY INVITE YOU, OUR MAYOR, OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ALL RESIDENTS OF MCKINNEY TO SAVE THIS DATE ON YOUR CALENDAR. YOUR PRESENCE AND SUPPORT WOULD MEAN THE WORLD TO US. BY PARTICIPATING, YOU'RE NOT ONLY EMBRACING A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE, BUT YOU'RE ALSO JOINING A COMMUNITY BY JOINING A COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO THE TRUE SPIRIT OF SERVICE. YOUR INVOLVEMENT IS CRUCIAL, AND EVERY SINGLE STEP YOU TAKE MAKES A DIFFERENCE. BY PARTICIPATING. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR WORK AND TO REGISTER FOR OUR EVENT, PLEASE VISIT BAPS CHARITIES. ORG ON BEHALF OF BAPS CHARITIES, I SINCERELY THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR LEADERSHIP AND FOR ALLOWING US TO SHARE THIS EXCITING EVENT WITH YOU TONIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. SHAW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THAT WAS OUR LAST SPEAKER. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON [CONSENT AGENDA] TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING ANY ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA OR IF NO QUESTIONS, MOTIONS? MR. MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. I'LL SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN LYNCH SHOULD BE ITEM 26-0315 THROUGH AND INCLUDING 26-0331. THE MOTION BY COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN LYNCH TO APPROVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA. ANY DISCUSSION PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THAT MOTION CARRIES THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN [26-0332 Citizen Input on the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget] APPROVED. WE'LL MOVE TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. FIRST ITEM IS 26-0332. SOMEONE GOT EARLY NIGHT. GOT AN EARLY EVENING. NOT YOU, MR. HOLLOWAY 260332. CITIZEN INPUT ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 2027 BUDGET. MARK HOLLOWAY WELL, I'LL BE BRIEF AND MAYBE I WILL GET THAT. HERE YOU GO. MARK HOLLOWAY, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR THE CITY I'M PRESENTING ON BEHALF OF TREVOR DEIGHAN TONIGHT. SO YOU CAN BLAME HIM FOR HAVING TO LISTEN TO ME FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES. I HAVE A VERY SHORT PRESENTATION. THIS IS OUR FIRST ANNUAL OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THE COMMUNITY ON OUR BUDGET PRIORITIES FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR. THIS IS [00:25:03] NOT AN OFFICIAL PUBLIC HEARING. THIS IS JUST A PUBLIC INPUT SESSION. WE INSTALLED THIS SOME YEARS AGO SO CITIZENS COULD HAVE AN EARLY OPPORTUNITY TO TO COMMENT ON THE FISCAL YEAR 27 BUDGET. WE DO IT IN IN COLLABORATION WITH A ONLINE SURVEY TOOL. WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. THAT BEGAN TODAY ABOUT NOON, I BELIEVE. SO THIS IS THE SAME PROCESS THAT YOU'VE SEEN EVERY YEAR. BUT WE ARE FOCUSED ON THE FISCAL YEAR 27 BUDGET. HERE IS MY FAMOUS WHEEL. IT'S STILL SPINNING ETERNALLY AS IT ALWAYS DOES. THE KEY POINT HERE IS THAT INPUT HAPPENS THROUGHOUT THE BUDGET PROCESS FROM OUR CITIZENS. AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN THAT PHASE RIGHT NOW. SO THAT'S THE CIRCLE THERE THAT YOU SEE AROUND THE CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. WE'RE DOING THAT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. ALSO BUDGET PHILOSOPHY AND STRATEGY. WE, WE LIKE TO ALWAYS POINT OUT THAT WE USE THIS, THE BUDGET AS A POLICY MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATIONS TOOL. IT HELPS US ALIGN OUR RESOURCES WITH OUR PRIORITIES AND BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHAT TRADE OFFS WE MAY HAVE DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS. SO I'D LIKE TO JUST SAY THIS IS OUR CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. TONIGHT STARTS OUR MAIN INPUT WINDOW ALONGSIDE THE VIRTUAL TOOL THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER. YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT'S ON OUR WEBSITE AT MCKINNEY, TEXAS.ORG. SO FEEDBACK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE SUMMER AND, AND WILL BE BUILT INTO, INTO PRETTY MUCH EVERY STEP OF THE, OF THE BUDGET. IMPORTANT DATES AHEAD. THESE ARE ALL OF OUR KEY MILESTONES THAT WE'LL BE WORKING TOWARDS THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS. IT TAKES US FROM THE RECEIPT OF THE TAX ROLL ON, ON JULY 25TH THROUGH THE BUDGET ADOPTION, POTENTIALLY ON SEPTEMBER 1ST. THIS WILL BE THE EARLIEST THAT THE BUDGET COULD BE ADOPTED. AND BECAUSE OF THE DATES THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE WITH TAX RATES AND TAX BILLS, SEPTEMBER 1ST WILL BE THE DATE THAT I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE TRY TO TO TO MAKE. SO WE WILL BE DOING QUITE A FEW THINGS THERE ON SEPTEMBER 1ST. AND THEN ALWAYS IMPORTANT ALSO IS OUR FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH BUDGET WORK SESSION THAT WE DO EACH YEAR. SO YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THOSE DATES THAT ARE AHEAD OF US. AND THEN THE MOST IMPORTANT PART, CITIZEN INPUT. I'LL SIT DOWN AND SEE IF THERE ARE ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO TALK, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS EITHER NOW OR AT THE END. THANK YOU, MR. HOLLOWAY. THANK YOU. MARK, ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE CARE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL REGARDING THIS FISCAL 2627 BUDGET? ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS OF MR. HOLLOWAY? OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM IS 260333. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING [26-0333 Consider/Discuss/Act on A Resolution of the City Council of the City of McKinney, Texas, Authorizing the City Manager or Designee, to Apply for, Accept if Awarded, and Implement an Urban Area Security Initiative Program Grant Award from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through the Office of the Governor to Enhance Officer Protection for the McKinney Police Department] THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO APPLY FOR ACCEPT IF AWARDED AND IMPLEMENT AN URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE PROGRAM GRANT AWARD OF THE US HOMELAND SECURITY THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR TO ENHANCE OFFICER PROTECTION FOR THE MCKINNEY POLICE DEPARTMENT. CHIEF ELLENBERG. I FORGOT. YES, SIR. THIS IS A GRANT THAT WE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN EVERY YEAR. THIS ITEM IS SPECIFICALLY FOR BALLISTIC PLATES THAT THE OFFICERS WILL HAVE THAT ARE RIFLE RATED. IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD, BUT I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. CHIEF, JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, DO THESE THINGS DEPRECIATE IF NOT USED, DO THEY HAVE A CERTAIN SHELF LIFE OR. YES, SIR. THEY HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE THAT IS PUT ON THEM BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS IS KIND OF A TRANSITION TO THE OLD STANDALONE CERAMIC PLATES THAT THEY USED TO PUT ON OVER THEIR GEAR. LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THAT. ONE WAS ADJUSTMENT TO WAS IT WOULD BLOCK THE BODY CAMERA AND ALSO MAKE IT HARDER FOR THE OFFICERS TO RETRIEVE THEIR GEAR. OKAY, THESE ARE PLATES THAT IN COMBINATION WITH THEIR LOAD BEARING VESTS THAT WE HAVE TRANSITIONED TO, IT JUST SLIDES IN THE FRONT AND BACK. AND IN COMBINATION WITH THE KEVLAR THAT THEY'RE ALREADY WEARING, IT BECOMES RIFLE RATED. IT'S WHAT THE OFFICERS PREFER FOR CONVENIENCE, COMFORT AND EFFICIENCY AND PUTTING THEM ON. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS IS A 100% GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO SUPPLY THESE TO THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. IS THAT RIGHT? THAT IS CORRECT. AND IS THERE ANYTHING THAT THEY EXPECT IN EXCHANGE FOR US FOR THAT? THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT. ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE LANGUAGE THAT HAS BEEN ADDED TO. YES, YES. THIS WAS SOMETHING I'D ALREADY TALKED ABOUT, BUT IT'S BASICALLY SAYING THAT YOU'LL CONTINUE TO FULLY COOPERATE AND FULLY COOPERATE IN THE FUTURE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND [00:30:02] SECURITY. IT BREAKS IT DOWN INTO TWO CATEGORIES. IT'S TO NOTIFY DHS OF ALL INFORMATION REQUESTED BY DHS RELATED TO SOMEBODY WE HAVE IN CUSTODY. MOST OF THAT IS COVERED BY THE FACT THAT WE DO NOT OPERATE ON A JAIL. THE SECOND PART IS DETAIN SUCH ILLEGAL ALIENS IN ACCORDANCE WITH REQUEST BY DHS. WE'RE FULLY ON BOARD WITH THOSE TWO REQUESTS NOW. SO AGAIN, I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO CHANGE OUR PRACTICE IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU CHIEF. OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. THIS DOES NOT HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ATTACHED. WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THIS AS PRESENTED BY STAFF. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN. ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AS PROPOSED BY STAFF SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JONES. ANY DISCUSSION, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THAT MOTION CARRIES. OUR NEXT ITEM IS 26-0334. [26-0334 Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution of the City Council of the City of McKinney, Texas, Authorizing the City Manager, or Designee, to Apply for, Accept if Awarded, and Implement an Urban Area Security Initiative Program Grant Award from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through the Office of the Governor to Enhance Threat Assessment for the McKinney Police Department] CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TO ACCEPT. IF AWARDED A GRANT FROM THE US URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE PROGRAM THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR TO ENHANCE THREAT ASSESSMENT FOR THE MCKINNEY POLICE DEPARTMENT. CHIEF ELLENBERG. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME GRANT. JUST ANOTHER ITEM THAT WE'RE WANTING TO PURCHASE. THIS IS APPROXIMATELY A $10,000 BOUNCE CAMERA. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S UTILIZED BY OUR SPECIAL WEAPONS AND TACTICS TEAM TO WHERE THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO THROW IT IN. IT'S KIND OF INDESTRUCTIBLE. AND THEY CAN THEN PAN, TILT, ZOOM AND THROUGH AUDIO VIDEO, GARNER MORE INTELLIGENCE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE WHATEVER STRUCTURE WE'RE INVESTIGATING. QUESTIONS ANYONE? ALL RIGHT, MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS ONE AS PRESENTED BY STAFF. SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CLAUDIA TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PER STAFF RECOMMENDATION. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE, COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN. YEAH. THERE WE GO. WITH THAT MOTION CARRIES THE NEXT ITEM 260335 AUTHORIZING THE CITY THE [26-0335 Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution of the City Council of the City of McKinney, Texas, Authorizing the City Manager, or Designee, to Apply for, Accept if Awarded, and Implement an Urban Area Security Initiative Program Grant Award from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through the Office of the Governor to Enhance Threat Detection for the McKinney Fire Department] CITY A RESOLUTION ON THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF MCKINNEY AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT, IF AWARDED A GRANT AND IMPLEMENT AN URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE PROGRAM THROUGH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO ENHANCE THREAT DETECTION FOR MCKINNEY FIRE DEPARTMENT CHIEF ELLENBERG. CHIEF LLOYD. CHIEF LLOYD. YES. YEAH. YOU'RE NOT CHIEF ELLENBERG. YOU'RE NOWHERE NEAR CHIEF ELLENBERG. I'LL BE CHIEF ELLENBERG FOR THE NIGHT. MR. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL. MR. GRIMES, WE. THIS IS PIGGYBACK THE SAME GRANT WITH PD. WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR SOME MONEY IN THE GRANT TO ENHANCE OUR THREAT DETECTION FOR HAZMAT CAPABILITIES. OUR RESIDENT EXPERT IS CAPTAIN KARSTEN HERE? HE'S HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ACTUAL DEVICE. THAT WOULD NOT BE ME. IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE GRANT, I CAN TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT. QUESTIONS? ANYONE? NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE BOTH OF YOU BEING HERE. AND YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU'RE NOT CHIEF ELLENBERG. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THIS ITEM. IF A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PER STAFF RECOMMENDATION, I'LL SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN JONES. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. AT. THIS MOTION CARRIES. THE NEXT ITEM IS 25-0131Z3. A PUBLIC HEARING [25-0131Z3 Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request to Rezone the Subject Property from “C3” - Regional Commercial District and “PD” - Planned Development District to “PD” - Planned Development District, Located on the Northeast Corner of Stacy Road and State Highway 121 (Sam Rayburn Tollway), and Accompanying Ordinance] TO CONSIDER A REZONE OF PROPERTY FROM C THREE REGIONAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AND PD TO PD. THIS IS AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF STACEY ROAD IS STATE HIGHWAY 121. MR. RILEY GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THIS EVENING. MY NAME IS LUCAS RILEY. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THIS REZONING CASE BEFORE US THIS EVENING. AS MENTIONED, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED RIGHT HERE AT THAT INTERSECTION OF STACEY ROAD. AND 121. YOU CAN SEE IT DEPICTED ON YOUR SCREEN HERE. APPROXIMATELY 58.35 ACRES. THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE THIS PROPERTY FROM C3 AND PD TO A NEW PLANNED [00:35:01] DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, PRIMARILY TO INCLUDE A NEW AND UNLISTED USE, WHICH IS THE SURF PARK. THE OTHER REQUESTS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY WITHIN THIS PD ARE TO TAILOR THE PARKING RATIOS. A LOT OF OUR PARKING RATIOS ARE FOR SINGLE USE, EITHER COMMERCIAL OR ENTERTAINMENT LOCATIONS OR DESTINATIONS. WE UNDERSTAND THAT IN THIS SCENARIO, A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO COME AND PARK, THEY'RE GOING TO VISIT MULTIPLE OF THOSE DESTINATIONS ON THIS ONE SITE. SO THOSE PARKING RATIOS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED PER THE DEVELOPER'S REQUEST. AND WE'VE ALSO REDUCED THE RESIDENTIAL ADJACENCY FROM 20 TO 10FT FOR A STRIP OF PARKING THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED ON THEIR DRAFT SITE PLAN. OTHER THAN THAT, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY OTHER THINGS THAT ARE KIND OF OUTSIDE OF OUR STANDARDS FOR THE C-3 ZONING DISTRICT, WHICH IS WHAT WE'VE BASED THIS PD ON. AND AS SUCH, P AND Z RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUS APPROVAL AND STAFF RECOMMENDS THE SAME. I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. WE DO HAVE REPRESENTATION FROM THE DEVELOPER HERE TONIGHT TO GIVE A PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, MR. RILEY. OTHER QUESTIONS? ANYONE? LUCAS. THANK YOU. IS OUR APPLICANT HERE READY TO PRESENT? SAM LAWRENCE 5709. MCKINNEY 5709 BEDROCK DRIVE, MCKINNEY, TEXAS. AND THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE ARE REQUESTING A REDESIGN TO PD FOR CANNON BEACH. AND I'M JUST GOING TO RUN THROUGH THIS SLIDE REAL QUICK. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE, PLEASE STOP ME. OR AT THE END, WE CAN TAKE QUESTIONS. THERE ARE A MULTITUDE OF USES THAT ARE, I THINK WE'RE SPOKEN TO IN THIS PD. SO ANYWHERE FROM THE SURF PARK, WHICH WE'RE WHICH IS THE MAJORITY OF THE PD DOWN TO RETAIL AND RESTAURANT AND HOTEL. SO THIS IS A VERY MIX OF USES CONDITION IN THE SITE. CURRENTLY THE SITE IS SPLIT INTO C3 AND PD, WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR WHAT WE ARE REQUESTING CURRENTLY. SO WE ARE ALSO SURROUNDED TO THE NORTH, A SINGLE FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY. AND MOST OF THE OTHER ADJACENCIES ARE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. WE WILL BE REQUESTING TO SUBMIT TO UPDATE THIS AREA TO AN OVERALL PD, WHICH WILL HANDLE THE ENTIRE ACREAGE OF THIS LOT, ABOUT 50 PLUS ACRES, 57 ACRES ON THIS SITE. SO OUTDOOR WATER RECREATION IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S CURRENTLY DEFINED IN MCKINNEY CODE. IT'S VERY UNIQUE, SPECIFIC CONDITION TO OF USE AND OUTDOOR WATER, RECREATION AND ENTERTAINMENT FACILITY MEANS A COMMERCIAL RECREATION USE CONSISTING OF MAN MADE WATER, BODY OR LAGOON DESIGNED FOR SURFING, WAVE GENERATION, AQUATIC RECREATION, SWIMMING, PADDLE ACTIVITIES OR SIMILAR WATER BASED ENTERTAINMENT TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED BEACHES, DECKS, CABANAS, VIEWING AREAS, FOOD, BEVERAGE AND SERVICE AREAS, INSTITUTIONAL FACILITIES, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATED SUPPORTING BUILDINGS. THE USES ALSO INCLUDE STRUCTURED PROGRAMING THAT GOES ON WITHIN THE SITE AND THERE'S LOTS OF WATER EXPERIENCES, SPECTATOR AREAS, WORKOUT SPACES. IT'S VERY FAMILY FRIENDLY, HIGHLY ACTIVATED USE WITHIN THE PARK. ADDITIONAL USES ALSO ARE REQUESTED AND SELECTED AS PROVIDED BY MULTI-TOUCH CONSUMER, WHICH LEADS TO THE THE LATER DISCUSSED PARKING CHANGES THAT WE'RE REQUESTING. THIS ALLOWS THE USER FOR A TOTAL UTILIZATION OF THE SITE AND IN A ONE TOUCH MANNER. ZONING UPDATES ON A DIMENSIONAL STANDARD THAT WE'RE REQUESTING. CANNON BEACH IS UNIQUE. LIKE I SAID, IT'S IT'S DESIGNED BY MEANS THAT FIT WITHIN THE SURROUNDING AREAS. BUT WE ARE REQUESTING A SETBACK ON THE NORTHERN BORDER, WHICH SPLITS THE WHICH ADJACENCY TO RESIDENTIAL FROM 20FT TO 10FT AND ALSO ALLOWS US HEAD IN PARKING IN THE BACK, WHICH MOSTLY WOULD BE OUR EMPLOYEE PARKING FOR THE SITE. THE BUFFER WILL HAVE SCREENING AND VEGETATION TO HELP ABSORB ANY SOUND FROM THE. FROM THE PARK WE WILL HAVE MASONRY. I'M SORRY. WE'LL HAVE WROUGHT IRON FENCING IN THE BACK, WHICH WILL HELP WITH ADDITIONAL SECURITY AND WILL REDUCE NOISE. NOISE FROM THE LAGOON LAGOON, WHICH IS ALREADY A VERY QUIET SPACE, WHICH I'LL TALK TO SPEAK TO LATER. DUE TO THE LARGE BODY OF WATER AND THE DUAL USE OF THAT BODY OF WATER, WHICH IS ABOUT A FOOT OF ADDITIONAL CARRY. WE ALSO ASKING THAT THE WE WERE ASKING THAT THE THE LAGOON AREA ACT AS A OPEN SPACE CONDITION FOR US BECAUSE IT CARRIES SO MUCH ADDITIONAL WATER AREA. THE PARKING STANDARDS ARE A CALCULATIONS THAT ARE THAT ARE [00:40:07] DEFINED BY PD WIDE LEVELS. SO WHAT WE'LL BE DOING FOR THIS SITE INSTEAD OF GOING USE BY USE, WE. WE WILL BE MAINTAINING A OVERALL PARKING STANDARD STRUCTURE WHERE AS USES ARE ADDED IN THE PROJECT IS PHASED, THE RUNNING COUNT OF PARKING WILL BE ACCUMULATED FOR THE TOTAL USE VALUE. AND WE'LL HAVE TO MAINTAIN THAT THAT NUMBER OR EXCEED THAT NUMBER BY EACH USE THAT IS ADDED ON. MAINLY PARKING USES HAVE ONLY BEEN ADJUSTED BY ABOUT 50 PER 100 ON AVERAGE THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR. AND WE WERE WEIGHING THESE BASED ON KIND OF A NATIONAL STANDARD OF OTHER LAGOON AND WAVE SITUATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. WE ALSO ARE ADDING A PUBLIC CORRIDOR, A PEDESTRIAN CORRIDOR EASEMENT THAT WILL RUN EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE ENTIRE SITE, AND IT CONNECTS 121 AND IT ALSO RUNS UP STACEY ROAD TO CONNECT THAT, WHICH WILL BE AN ENHANCED EIGHT FOOT WIDE, WALKABLE SPACE THAT HAS ADDITIONAL BEAUTIFICATION, SEATING, BIKE RACKS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE THAT WILL CREATE A VERY EASE OF ACCESS FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE LOCATED NEAR OR WITHIN THE PARK AND ITS SURROUNDING ACTIVITIES. I WANT TO SPEAK TO THE LEVEL OF OPERATION AS IT CONCERNS TO NOISE. FOR THIS SITE. WE HAVE MONITORED THE MESA, ARIZONA, WHICH IS THE ORIGINAL LOCATION FOR CANNON BEACH REBEL SURF, AND WE ARE OPERATING AT A DECIBEL THAT IS ALMOST AT OR BELOW A NORMAL CONVERSATION BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE, A GROUP OF PEOPLE, WHICH IS AROUND 60DB, AND THAT'S A RANGE OF ABOUT 100FT AWAY FROM RESIDENTIAL. SO WE WILL BE HAVING VERY MINIMAL IMPACT ON NOISE TO THE NORTHERN RESIDENTS. AND IT WILL BE MORE THAN LIKELY LESS THAN THE AMOUNT OF CARS THAT ARE GOING BY RIGHT NOW THAT RUN ALONG STACEY ROAD. YOU KNOW HOW BUSY THAT ROAD GETS. THE WAVE TECHNOLOGY UPDATES ALSO FOR THIS, THIS LAGOON HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO BE EVEN QUIETER AND MAINTAIN A LOWER FREQUENCY AND A BETTER WAVE. I LIKE TO ENJOY THE SURF, SO IT'S A IT'S A NICE WAY TO HAVE AT THE BEACH. DESIGN WAS WAS CREATED WITH THE INTENT OF THE RESIDENTS IN MIND ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. I WANT TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SCREENING THAT WE'RE REQUESTING. THE EFFECTIVE NOISE MITIGATION IS IS COMPLETED THROUGH ABSORBENCY, RIGHT? NOT NOT REFLECTION THROUGH ADDITIONAL WALLS AND SORTS. WE'RE ASKING FOR THIS TEN FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER, WHICH WILL BE FULLY SCREENED, WROUGHT IRON FENCING, FULLY MAINTAINED, AND PROVIDE A BEAUTIFIED SCREEN SPACE BETWEEN THE RESIDENTS RESIDENTIAL AREA AND THE COMMERCIAL AREA. THANK YOU. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM FOR YOU. SAM. THE ONLY DESIGN EXCEPTIONS YOU'RE ASKING FOR ARE REALLY PARKING AND THAT THAT DISTANCE OF BUFFER, NOT NECESSARILY ANYTHING WITH THE WALL. NO. THAT'S IN THE CODE ALREADY. YES. YEAH. NOISE VARIANCES WILL THE CODE WILL APPLY. ANY LIGHTING THINGS WILL GO THROUGH LIGHTING. CORRECT. WE'LL HAVE TO MAINTAIN THE CONSISTENT STANDARDS WITH THE CODE BASED ON LIGHTING, WHICH DOESN'T ALLOW ANY KIND OF WALKED OVER THE PROPERTY LINE. YEAH. ALSO WITH NO NOISE, WE'LL HAVE TO MAINTAIN THE NOISE STANDARD FROM I BELIEVE IT'S 8 A.M. TO 9 P.M. OR 8 P.M. BUT THAT'S A DIFFERENT CODE. SO WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY OF THAT IN HERE. WE'RE ONLY ASKING FOR THE PARKING ADJUSTMENT. AND THEN THE THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY. I'M JUST ASKING BECAUSE THERE WERE THERE WERE A NUMBER OF CITIZEN COMMENTS FROM THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE RIGHT HERE, JUST WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT CARE IS TAKEN WITH THEIR ADJACENCY. AND I MEAN, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE KIND OF DOING EVERYTHING. THE ONLY THING WE'RE ALLOWING IS A LITTLE BIT LESS OF A SETBACK THERE. YEAH. AND THIS IS ON THE, THE BACK SIDE. AND I THINK YOU SAID AT THE P AND Z THAT THIS WOULD LIKELY BE POTENTIALLY EMPLOYEES. IT'S ALSO KIND OF WHERE THE, THE SPA AREA ENTRANCE WAS. SO MAYBE NOT THE ROWDY DISTRICT TWO COUNCIL MEMBER COMING IN. YEAH. IT'S NOT WHERE YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO COME IN AND MAKE A BUNCH OF NOISE. Y'ALL ARE GOING TO BE AT THE FRONT OF THE PARK. SO I'M MAKING NOTES RIGHT NOW, BUT I JUST WANT TO I WANT TO, I WANT TO GET THAT OUT THERE BECAUSE I DO, I AM COGNIZANT OF COGNIZANT OF THEIR CONCERNS, BUT I DON'T THINK WE'RE CREATING ANYTHING THAT THEY SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT BECAUSE IT IS ALL OF THE, THE LIGHTING, THE NOISE, THE ALL THOSE THINGS WILL STILL APPLY AS AS THEY WOULD WITH ANY DEVELOPMENT THAT COMES. CORRECT. I DON'T THINK THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ANY ADDITIONAL. I MEAN, ANY INCREASE IN NOISE THAT YOU WOULD WITH ANY OTHER TYPE OF [00:45:05] DEVELOPMENT IN A COMMERCIAL AREA LIKE THIS, BUT ALSO I. COLE CANNON, WHO IS THE, THE OWNER, HE IS VERY AWARE OF WHAT WE ARE BUILDING AND WHAT, WHAT WE ARE DESIGNING TO AND THE STANDARDS THAT NEED TO BE MET BECAUSE THIS IS A FAMILY FRIENDLY, FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT. THIS IS A SPACE WHERE WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME ENJOY AND WE WANT TO. WE WANT TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS AND EVERYBODY WHO'S AROUND IT. SO I HONESTLY THINK THAT BECAUSE THEY HAVE ALREADY HAVE THE ONE BUILT IN MESA, THEY'RE TESTING THAT THE DECIBEL LEVELS THERE, WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE FULLY INSULATE ANY OPERATIONAL BUILDINGS THAT ARE ON THAT SIDE OF THE PARK, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE WAVE GENERATION IS MADE OR THE WAVE GENERATION OCCURS. AND SO ALL THE PUMP FILTRATION, THE HOUSING FOR THAT IS ON THAT NORTH END, BUT IT WILL BE FULLY INSULATED SO THAT IN, IN ANY BAFFLING WILL BE WILL BE NOT DIRECTED TOWARD THE RESIDENTS, SO THAT IT DOESN'T CONTINUE ANY SOUND BACK. YEAH. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. THE APPLICANT SAM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. IF YOU'VE COME TONIGHT AND WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS PROPOSED REZONE OF CANNON BEACH, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. MR. MAYOR. SEEING NONE, I'LL MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED BY STAFF. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CLAUDIA TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN LYNCH. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THAT MOTION CARRIES. THAT ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED. WELCOME TO MCKINNEY. THE NEXT [26-0336 Consider/Discuss/Act on Appointing a Member to the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) Board of Directors] ITEM IS 26-0336. CONSIDER AN APPOINTMENT OF A MEMBER TO THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. CITY MANAGER GRIMES. YES, SIR. THIS IS EVERY EVERY YEAR YOU NEED TO APPOINT A MEMBER OR REAPPOINT A MEMBER TO THE WATER DISTRICT BOARD. THEY. THEY ARE THE FIDUCIARY OF THE WATER DISTRICT. SO WHEN YOU APPOINT THEM, THEY WILL WHILE THEY'RE COMING FROM OUR COMMUNITY, THEY REPRESENT THE WATER DISTRICT BOARD. THEY'RE ON STAGGERED TWO YEAR TERMS. LAST YEAR WAS REAPPOINTED MISS JERILYN KEEVER. THIS YEAR, CURRENT BOARD MEMBER DON PASCAL IS UP FOR REAPPOINTMENT. THE DATE, THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THEIR SERVICE BEGINS ON JUNE 1ST. SO WATER DISTRICT NOTIFIED US THAT WE NEED TO MAKE THAT APPOINTMENT OR REAPPOINTMENT AND NOTIFY THEM ACCORDINGLY. AND SO WE NEED ACTION FROM THE CITY COUNCIL ON EITHER TO REAPPOINT MR. PASCAL OR IF THE COUNCIL WISHES TO APPOINT SOMEONE ELSE, THEY HAVE THAT DISCRETION AS WELL. OKAY. VERY GOOD. ANYONE? I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WOULD CHANGE. I LIKE MR. PASCAL. OKAY? HE WORKS WELL ON THAT BOARD. HE UNDERSTANDS THAT BOARD. HE'S VERY DILIGENT. HE GOES TO ALL THE MEETINGS. THE MAN KNOWS WATER, MR. MAYOR. YES. DULY NOTED. SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. WE REAPPOINT DON PASCAL TO THE NORTH TEXAS WATER BOARD. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION TO REAPPOINT DON PASCAL TO THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CLAUDIA. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION I'D LIKE TO ADD TO THE TO THE RECORD THAT DON PASCAL CERTAINLY IS QUALIFIED. HE'S COMMITTED. HE KNOWS MCKINNEY AND KNOWS THE HISTORY. HE KNOWS WHERE WE'VE BEEN. HE KNOWS WHERE WE'RE GOING. AND HE IS AN EXCELLENT APPOINTMENT TO THIS BOARD, AND WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE HIM BE WILLING TO STEP BACK UP AGAIN AND SERVE SERVE THIS COMMUNITY. ANYONE ELSE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN OR PASTOR GREEN BUTTON. THAT MOTION CARRIES WE. CITY MANAGER, WILL YOU LET MR. PASCAL KNOW THAT HE HAS THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY COUNCIL? YES, SIR. THANK YOU. THAT IS THE END OF OUR REGULAR AGENDA. HAVING NO ONE ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, WE WILL MOVE ON TO [COUNCIL AND MANAGER COMMENTS] COUNCIL COMMENTS, MR. BELLAR. ALL RIGHT. I GOT A FEW THINGS I'LL MENTION LAST NIGHT, MR. MAYOR, YOU AND I AND COUNCIL MEMBER JONES WERE AT THE CHAMBER'S SERVE MCKINNEY EVENT, WHICH KIND OF DOES THREE THINGS. ONE, IT IS A RECRUITMENT TOOL FOR THEIR UPCOMING LEADERSHIP [00:50:01] MCKINNEY CLASS, WHICH IS HAS APPLICATIONS DUE, I THINK, WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE, YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO AND CONSIDER APPLYING. IT IS A GREAT PROGRAM. I THINK A NUMBER OF US HAVE GRADUATED FROM IT. TWO, IT SUPPORTS THEIR NONPROFITS AND TRYING TO LOCAL NONPROFITS AND TRYING TO, TO GENERATE KIND OF SUPPORT LEADERSHIP OR VOLUNTEER WORK AND KIND OF ALLOWS THEM TO SHOWCASE. AND THEN THREE, IT ALLOWS US TO RECRUIT FOR OUR UPCOMING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS APPOINTMENTS. AND SO TRYING TO FIND PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN GETTING PLUGGED IN. IT'S A GREAT EVENT THAT THEY PUT ON, BUT THOSE THINGS STILL STAND ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT THAT EVENT. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN LEADERSHIP, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SERVING ON NONPROFITS OR YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SERVING ON ONE OF OUR CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, THOSE ARE UPCOMING PRETTY QUICKLY. LAST WEEK, I ALSO GOT TO GO WITH YOU, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER CLOUTIER, TO CIRCULAR SERVICES, WHICH IS FORMERLY BALCONIES AND THE OPENING OF THEIR NEW RECYCLING CENTER IN FRISCO, ODDLY ENOUGH. BUT BALCONIES WAS WHO WE CHOSE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO TO BE OUR RECYCLING PARTNER. AND THAT WAS ONE OF THOSE DECISIONS THAT I FELT A LOT OF WEIGHT IN MAKING THAT THE TRANSITION TO FRONTIER AND BALCONIES, NOW CIRCULAR SERVICES, WAS ONE OF THOSE THAT COULD GO VERY WRONG. BUT I TRUSTED OUR STAFF HAD MADE GOOD A GOOD RECOMMENDATION. I LOOKED AT THE PROVIDERS AND I FELT GOOD ABOUT THEM, AND I IT'S ONE OF THOSE THAT I'VE BEEN VERY PROUD THAT WE MADE. I THINK FRONTIER DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB IN GOING TO SEE CIRCULAR SERVICES AND WHAT THEY DID. WHAT THEY DO IS IMPRESSIVE. AND SO JUST TO COMPLIMENT TO YOU, MR. GRIMES AND YOUR STAFF, STEVE TILTON AND RYAN GILLINGHAM, ON YOUR DUE DILIGENCE THROUGH THAT AND THE EFFORT TO GET THAT CENTER OPEN AND OPERATIONAL FOR US, AS WELL AS OTHER REGIONAL PARTNERS WHO WILL USE THEM. LAST WEEK, I ALSO GOT TO GO TO A NASCAR EVENT, NORTH TEXAS. YOU MAY HAVE TO ANSWER, TELL ME WHAT THE ACRONYM FOR IS, MR. MAYOR, NORTH TEXAS COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS. THEY HAD A PRESENTATION ON COLLIN COUNTY AND THE THREE EDC DIRECTORS, FRISCO, ALLEN AND MCKINNEY, ALL PRESENTED TO A BUNCH OF REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS ABOUT WHY THEY SHOULD COME AND INVEST IN THESE COMMUNITIES. AND MR. KOSKI DID A FANTASTIC JOB OF SELLING MCKINNEY TO THIS GROUP, AND IT WAS GOOD TO WELCOME THEM. ALSO GOT TO GO TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUMMIT WITH. WE WENT TO A LOT OF STUFF, MR. MAYOR, MR. JONES AND MR. CLOUTIER. BUT MARGARET LEE IS NOT HERE ANYMORE, BUT HER STAFF AND A GROUP OF OF ADVOCATES FROM THE COMMUNITY DID A GOOD JOB IN PUTTING ON AN EVENT THAT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AND I THINK WILL BE VERY HELPFUL IN PROVIDING GUIDANCE ON, ON, ON WHAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS IN THE WAY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND LASTLY, THE ARTS IN BLOOM EVENT. MY WIFE AND I GOT TO GO ENJOY. IT'S KIND OF A GOOD KICK OFF TO THE TO THE SUMMER, TO THE SPRING AND SUMMER. AND AS ALWAYS, ANDREW JONES, THE MAIN STREET STAFF, THE ALL THE CITY VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE TO PREPARE FOR THAT, PUT ON AN EXCELLENT SHOW AND SHOWED OFF MCKINNEY A LITTLE BIT. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. GOOD. MR. FRANKLIN, YOU WANT TO FOLLOW THAT? NO, I. I'M I'M GONNA TRY, MR. MAYOR. YES, SIR. FEW THINGS THAT COUNCILMAN BELL AND I FIGURED OUT THAT YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO RECYCLE WHEN WE'RE AT BALCONIES OR SHOES, POTATOES AND THE LEAF BLOWER. I DID GO TO A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT WERE REALLY JUST WARMED MY HEART. IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY GALA WAS HELD AT THE OMNI AT PGA. JUST AN INSANE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE, AND THEY RAISED A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY DOING A WHOLE LOT OF GOOD FOR A LOT OF KIDS. IT WAS WONDERFUL, THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING THING THAT WE WERE AT THAT WAS VERY INTERESTING. I CAN ONLY STAY FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, BUT IT WAS NICE TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE CONCERNED ABOUT HOUSING. THOSE FOLKS THAT THAT WORK HERE THAT HAVE A LOWER THAN AVERAGE INCOME, REALLY MEANINGFUL EVENT, COMMON GOODS, MEDICAL SCALE THAT USED TO BE HOPE CLINIC. AND THAT WAS AT THE COTTON MILL THIS LAST WEEK. AND IT REALLY STRUCK ME AS A FORMER BOARD MEMBER OF THE EDC, THE EDC, RIGHT CLOSE TO WHEN I STARTED, STARTED THE INNOVATION FUND TO GET SMALL COMPANIES. THAT THING WAS PACKED WITH INNOVATION FUND PEOPLE, THAT COMMON GOOD. THOSE GUYS ARE DOING SOME HEAVY LIFTING AND THEY ARE THE FUTURE OF THIS CITY. I THINK THE FOLKS WHO ARE UP THERE DOING THAT [00:55:06] WENT TO THE NAREB DAY, WHICH IS THE A REALTORS THING FOR FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS. DEBORAH BRADFORD AND HER CREW AND A LOT OF FOLKS FROM THE CITY WERE THERE DOING A GREAT JOB HELPING PEOPLE TO NAVIGATE THE BUYING OF THEIR FIRST HOME. AND FINALLY, SUNDAY NIGHT, MAYOR PRO TEM FELTS AND I WERE AT AN EVENT FOR MCKINNEY ROOTS. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ACTIVATING PART OF OUR GREAT BRANCH PARK FOR THE NEW MCKINNEY ROOTS THING WILL BE ONE OF THE LARGEST URBAN FARMS, ONE OF THE LARGEST ORGANIC URBAN FARMS, IF NOT THE LARGEST, IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. LAST YEAR, ALL THEIR FOOD, ALL THEIR FOOD GOES TO THOSE IN NEED. LAST YEAR, THEY DONATED 96,000 EGGS OFF THEIR THREE ACRE FARM. AND THAT WASN'T ENOUGH. AND SO WHAT RICK WILLS AND HIS TEAM ARE DOING, THEIR MCKINNEY ROOTS IS SOMETHING ELSE. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S GOING TO BE A PLACE THAT SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, A MOM OR A DAD CAN TAKE THEIR KIDS OUT THERE TO WATCH ORGANIC FARMING. LOOK AT THOSE CHICKENS, DO STUFF FOR FREE, DOESN'T COST ANYTHING, AND BE ABLE TO LEARN A WHOLE LOT ABOUT FARMING. SO JUST A OUTSTANDING COUPLE WEEKS FOR ME. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN CLOUTIER. MR. LYNCH THIS EVENING. YEAH, THAT'S COUNCILMAN MILLER SAID IT WAS A VERY EVENTFUL LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. I MEAN, WE WERE IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT EVENTS. I WILL JUST JUST REITERATE THE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER GALA THAT WE SAW PATRICK THERE AND A COUPLE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS THERE. JUST SO THE FOLKS OUT THERE THAT'S MAYBE WATCHING ON TV UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER GALA, WHAT IS IT HELPING AND WHAT THE MONEY IS USED FOR THE CHILD. THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF COLLIN COUNTY IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION PROVIDING HOPE TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES VICTIMIZED BY CHILD ABUSE. THEIR PROVEN APPROACH BRINGS EXPERTS TOGETHER UNDER ONE ROOF TO ENSURE SAFETY AND JUSTICE. THEY ARE THE ONLY AGENCY IN OUR COMMUNITY OFFERING THE SERVICE FOR CRITICAL, WHICH IS CRITICAL TO HEALING. AND IT'S FREE FOR EVERYBODY, FREE FOR ANY ABUSED CHILD THAT'S OUT THERE. SO IT'S AN EXCELLENT ORGANIZATION. I WAS PROUD TO ATTEND, AND I THINK A LOT OF US HAVE ATTENDED PROBABLY THE LAST SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL. I'VE ALWAYS ATTENDED THAT GALA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN JONES, REAL QUICK. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S BEEN A BUSY LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. LOTS GOING ON IN MCKINNEY. LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TO GET INVOLVED. A LOT OF WHAT WE DO, YOU DON'T SEE WHEN YOU SEE PICTURES POSTED. THAT'S PROBABLY HALF OF WHAT WE ACTUALLY DO. THE POINT IS THERE'S SOMETHING FOR YOU. THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE HERE IN MCKINNEY. FIND A SPOT THAT HELPS MAKE MCKINNEY BETTER. THANK YOU TO MAYOR BRIAN MCNEIL FOR COMING OVER FROM MCALINDEN CHISHOLM AND BRINGING CARL SIMMS WITH HIM TO GIVE US SOME VALUABLE INFORMATION. WE APPRECIATE THAT. AS ALWAYS, THE CITY STAFF IS THE LIFEBLOOD OF WHO WE ARE. PAUL GRIMES AND HIS TEAM HAVE A CULTURE HERE THAT IS THAT WILL NOT BE MATCHED, AND THEY ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST. WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO, MY FRIEND AND YOUR STAFF. THANK YOU. SIR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF RECYCLING IN MCKINNEY. AS PART OF OUR SUSTAINABILITY ROADMAP, WE'RE WORKING TO IMPROVE RECYCLING PROGRAMS, REDUCE CONTAMINATION, AND CONSERVE LANDFILL SPACE. SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK AND BE PART OF THE PROCESS THROUGH ENGAGE MCKINNEY. ENGAGE MCKINNEY IS OUR NEW CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM. WE JUST LAUNCHED IT. YOU CAN VISIT IT AT VISIT ENGAGEMENT DOT MCKINNEY, TEXAS.COM TO LEARN MORE AND TAKE THE SURVEY ROADSTOCK, WHICH IS A PLAY ON WORDS. IF YOU CAN IMAGINE, ROADSTOCK IS OUR CONCRETE PANEL REPLACEMENT PROJECT ON EL DORADO AND VIRGINIA PARKWAYS. AND THAT PROJECT IS COMING TOGETHER NICELY. WE APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC'S PATIENCE. WORK ON EL DORADO PARKWAY IS WRAPPING UP, AND CONSTRUCTION BEGAN LAST WEEK ON VIRGINIA PARKWAY. I'VE NOTICED SINCE THAT'S THE WAY I COME EVERY DAY TO WORK AND COME HOME. THESE IMPROVEMENTS WILL, HOWEVER, CREATE A SMOOTHER, SAFER DRIVING SURFACE, SO PLEASE EXPECT CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME. LEARN MORE AT. MCKINNEY, TEXAS.ORG. FORWARD SLASH ROADSTOCK. THIS THURSDAY, WE WILL BE HOSTING A DELEGATION OF CITY OFFICIALS FROM THE CITY OF NOVI, MICHIGAN, WHICH IS A SUBURBAN AREA OUTSIDE OF THE DETROIT AREA, SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN. THEY WILL BE HERE WITH THEIR MAYOR AND SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS. IT'S PART OF NOVI'S CUSTOM. THEY DO THIS EVERY YEAR. THEY VISIT CITIES IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE US AND COMPARE NOTES AND TRY TO LEARN WHAT THEY CAN. I CAN REMEMBER NOVI COMING TO VISIT ORLAND PARK, ILLINOIS, WHEN I WAS THE MANAGER THERE BACK IN THE EARLY 20 TENS. NICE PEOPLE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING THEM. MAYOR COX I KNOW, AND MAYOR PRO TEM FELTUS WILL BE JOINING US [01:00:01] FOR DINNER AND THEN ALL DAY THURSDAY. SO IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO POP THEIR HEADS IN AND SAY HELLO, I'M SURE THEY WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU. WE HAD ARTS IN BLOOM WEEK AND A HALF AGO. I GUESS IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL. GREAT EVENT, HAD A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN, BUT THE EVENINGS WERE VERY PLEASANT. I WANTED TO JUST PUBLICLY GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR STAFF AND THE ARTISTS WHO CAME OUT AND SET UP THEIR TENTS, AND PROVIDE REALLY A GREAT EVENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. ARTS IN BLOOM IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE. AND THEN LAST REMINDER, TOMORROW EVENING IS EMPTY BOWLS. THE EMPTY BOWLS EVENT IS EVENING. I'M SORRY. THURSDAY EVENING. SORRY. LOSING TRACK OF MY DAYS. THURSDAY EVENING. EMPTY BOWLS EVENT AT TUFTS THIS YEAR BECAUSE THE IMPACT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION RENOVATIONS. SO WE'VE MOVED IT TEMPORARILY LOCATED IT TO TUFTS. AND IT'S A GREAT EVENT. SO WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE. AND I BELIEVE IT'S PUT ON ALL OF YOUR CALENDARS. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE SIR. THANK YOU, MR. GRIMES. WE DO NOT HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. CORRECT. SO THAT BEING THE CASE, WE WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED COUNCILMAN CLOUTIER SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? IT IS * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.