Jul 07, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting

[CALL TO ORDER]

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CITY COUNCIL. REGULAR MEETING OF TUESDAY, JULY 7TH, 2026. IT IS NOW 6:27 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 401 EAST VIRGINIA STREET, MCKINNEY, TEXAS. FIRST ITEM IS INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THE INVOCATION GIVEN BY PASTOR CYNTHIA ALLEN, BELIEVERS. TABERNACLE. GOOD EVENING. MAY WE BOW OUR HEADS AND CLOSE OUR EYES, PLEASE, FATHER GOD, IN THE NAME OF JESUS, WE COME HUMBLY BEFORE YOU, THANKING YOU, LORD, FOR ALLOWING US TO BE IN ANOTHER MEETING ONE MORE TIME. I ASK THAT YOU BLESS THE DECISIONS AND THE DECISION MAKERS. I ASK THAT YOU CREATE A MCKINNEY THE BEST THAT THEY'VE EVER SEEN BEFORE IN ALL THEIR ENDEAVORS AND EVERYTHING THEY'RE TRYING TO DO. LORD, I LIFT UP THE DIAZ FAMILY TO YOU RIGHT NOW IN THE NAME OF JESUS. THERE'S A PROCLAMATION FOR ONE OF THE MOST DEDICATED PEOPLE MCKINNEY HAS EVER SEEN. WE THANK YOU, LORD, FOR THIS DAY THAT WE'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE AND THAT WE'LL NEVER SEE AGAIN. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. 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. OUR NEXT ITEM IS A PROCLAMATION FOR ARTURO

[26-0639 Proclamation for Arturo Lopez Diaz]

YOUR VOICE. IT'S MADE WITHIN TEN MINUTES. OH, YEAH. WOW. THEY JUST. OH, YEAH, I GOT TWO SIDES. BUT THOSE KIDS JUST. PEOPLE JUST. THAT GETS TALL. THIS IS THE CITY OF MCKINNEY PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS ARTURO LOPEZ DIAZ WAS A LONG TIME EMPLOYEE OF MCKINNEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, AND WAS A BELOVED MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS, BORN ON JULY 10TH, 1961 IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, ARTURO WAS THE NINTH OF 11 CHILDREN OF JUAN AND AMPARO LOPEZ DIAZ, AND IN 191962, THE FAMILY RELOCATED PERMANENTLY TO MCKINNEY, TEXAS, WHICH BECAME HIS HOMETOWN AND THE PLACE HE WOULD DEDICATE HIS LIFE TO SERVING. AND WHEREAS ARTURO GRADUATED FROM MCKINNEY HIGH SCHOOL IN 1979, REMAINING ONE OF THE BIGGEST FANS OF MCKINNEY LIONS FOOTBALL AND THE DALLAS COWBOYS. AND WHEREAS, ON JULY 16TH, 1983, ARTURO MARRIED THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE, OLGA SALAZAR, IN ROBSTOWN, TEXAS, AND THEY WERE UNITED FOR 42 YEARS, BECOMING THE PARENTS OF THREE DAUGHTERS AND ONE SON.

WELCOMING ALSO 12 GRANDCHILDREN AND ONE GREAT GRANDCHILD. AND WHEREAS ARTURO WAS THE CORNERSTONE OF HIS FAMILY, AND HE TREASURED EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO BRING LOVED ONES TOGETHER, WHETHER HOSTING A BARBECUE, GATHERING EVERYONE FOR A SPIRITED GAME OF LOTERIA, PREPARING A BIG FAMILY BREAKFAST OR COOKING A LARGE PLOT OF MENUDO, HIS GREATEST JOY CAME FROM SPENDING TIME WITH THOSE HE LOVED. AND WHEREAS, KNOWN AFFECTIONATELY AS MR. ARTHUR, HE SERVED AS A CUSTODIAN AT FINCH ELEMENTARY AND MALVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FOR 37 YEARS, AND OLD SETTLERS RECREATION CENTER FOR 26 YEARS, OFTEN HOLDING TWO FULL TIME

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THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YES, OF COURSE YOU GET THE PICTURES. PICTURE, A PICTURE. HOW ARE YOU? THANK YOU. I'M BRIAN, THANK YOU. THAT'S GREAT. JUST A.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

YOU MADE ONLY. ONE TIME WITH JASON WITH RANCHO. AND I TOOK ONE. HAD A PRETTY GOOD IT WAS TERRIBLE. NEXT ITEM IS PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS FOR NON PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. AND I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP. OKAY. NEXT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THEY WANT TO PULL DOWN MR. MAYOR I'LL MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED BY STAFF. I HAVE A MOTION BUTTON. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN JONES. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THAT MOTION PASSES. NOW WE MOVE ON

[26-0002SUP2 Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Specific Use Permit Request for Auto, Motorcycle, Truck, or Boat, Rental or Sales (Lifted Trucks), Located at 900 N. Central Expressway, and Accompanying Ordinance]

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IT'S THE SEE PLAN CENTER DISTRICT. AND HERE'S AN AERIAL OF THE SITE. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS A SPOT RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SITE WHERE A BUILDING USED TO EXIST HERE ON SITE. THEY GOT A PERMIT TO DEMOLISH THAT BUILDING. AND THE REQUEST HERE IS AN SUP. THIS SITE EXISTED PRIOR TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR AN SUP FOR AUTO RELATED USES. AND SO IT WAS AN EXISTING NON-CONFORMING SITE. BUT NOW THAT THEY HAVE DEMOLISHED THE BUILDING THAT WAS ON SITE, THEY PLAN TO EXPAND THE USE. SO THERE'LL BE ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES, AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE CANOPIES ON SITE TO COVER THE VEHICLES ON SITE. SO THAT'S WHY THEY NEED THE SUP THIS EVENING. THEY DON'T HAVE AN EXISTING ONE. IT WAS NOT REQUIRED AT THE TIME BECAUSE IT PREEXISTED THE SUP REQUIREMENT. BUT BECAUSE THEY'RE EXPANDING THE SITE THEY NOW NEED. THAT'S U P. WE DID TAKE THIS BEFORE PLANNING AND ZONING RECEIVED UNANIMOUS APPROVAL RECOMMENDATION AND STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ITEM. I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CITY? NONE. IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? YES, SIR. OKAY. DO YOU. GOOD EVENING. I'M KAI CLARK WITH LIFTED TRUCKS. GLAD TO BE HERE.

I JUST FLEW IN FROM PHOENIX. MY ARMS ARE KILLING ME. OKAY, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? NO THANK YOU SIR. WELL, THAT WAS EASY. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, GUYS. YOU DID GREAT.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM, SO IF THERE'S ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD. MR. MAYOR, IN LIGHT OF NOBODY COMING UP, I MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. MR. MAYOR PRO TEM, I MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED BY STAFF. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CLOUTIER.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN JONES. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THAT MOTION IS APPROVED 660. NEXT ITEM IS 26-0052Z3. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER,

[26-0052Z3 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 305 Feet North of West White Street and on the East Side of Redbud Boulevard, and Accompanying Ordinance]

THANK YOU. THIS IS A ZONING REQUEST AND IT WILL BE VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD HERE. THE PARCEL THAT YOU CAN SEE HIGHLIGHTED WITH THE CALL OUT. AND WE'LL SEE IF I CAN JUST CIRCLE THAT HERE. WE CAN TURN THE ANNOTATION ON. SORRY. THANK YOU. THAT PARCEL THERE IS BEING PURCHASED FROM THE CITY OF MCKINNEY BY THE CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF DALLAS ORGANIZATION, WHICH IS RUNNING NEIGHBOR HUB TO SIMPLIFY THE ZONING ON THE SITE, COUNCIL ALREADY HAD APPROVED ZONING FOR THE EXISTING PROPERTY. WE'RE JUST ASKING THAT WE REZONE THE ENTIRE PROPERTY, BOTH PARCELS, WITH THE SAME EXACT REGULATIONS, SO THAT THEY'RE ENTITLED FOR THE EXISTING USE THAT RECEIVED ZONING DESIGNATION JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO FOR THEIR EXISTING PARCEL. PNC DID HERE RECOMMENDATION. THERE WAS NO OPPOSITION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL, AND THAT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION RECOMMENDATION THIS EVENING.

I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. LUCAS, THIS IS A VERY SMALL PIECE OF LAND, RIGHT? THAT WAS KIND OF HAD A UTILITY ISSUE WITH IT OR SOMETHING. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. OKAY. AND SO IT

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GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. CASEY GREGORY WITH SANCHEZ AND ASSOCIATES AT 210 ADRIATIC PARKWAY HERE IN MCKINNEY. AND ON BEHALF OF KIM AND MARTIN SANCHEZ WITH SANCHEZ CHARITIES AND CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF DALLAS. I JUST WANT TO THANK STAFF AND PNC AND CITY COUNCIL FOR ALL THE ASSISTANCE THAT'S BEEN GIVEN TO US THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. THIS IS A PROJECT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR SOME TIME NOW, AND IT IS OUR STRONG BELIEF THAT ONCE THIS IS BUILT AND PUT INTO, YOU KNOW, FUNCTION THAT WILL BE ABLE TO BETTER COORDINATE CHARITIES IN COLLIN COUNTY AREA TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO ALL OF THE RESIDENTS, NOT JUST MCKINNEY, BUT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. AGAIN, THANK THANK YOU TO ALL, ALL CITY STAFF AND COUNCIL. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE IN REFERENCE TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE THE TRACT. THERE IS A LARGE EXISTING POWER EASEMENT THAT COVERS ALMOST THE ENTIRETY OF THE LITTLE TRIANGLE PIECE. SO IT'S NOT REALLY DEVELOPABLE AS ANYTHING ELSE. OKAY, OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FROM MR. GREGORY? THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IF THERE'S ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK EITHER ON BEHALF OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD HAVING NONE. DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS ITEM. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN FELTUS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CLOUTIER, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THAT'S APPROVED, SIX ZERO. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM IS PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA. I

[PUBLIC COMMENTS regarding matters not on the agenda]

I JUST WANT YOU TO BE SURE THAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT WHAT'S HAPPENING. THERE IS SOME VERY STARK TREE TRIMMING GOING ON IN CERTAIN AREAS ALONG WADDELL, LAMAR, MORRIS STREET, HILL STREET AND THERE'S I'M JUST I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THAT. AS FAR AS THE BEAUTY IN THIS AREA OF MCKINNEY, I WANT TO KEEP THAT KEEP THE LINE STRAIGHT, YOU KNOW, AND PROTECTED FROM TREES FALLING. BUT JUST DRIVE DOWN THERE AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. IF YOU WOULD. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MISS MONROE. NEXT IS PAUL BALLESTEROS. GOOD EVENING. PAUL BALLESTEROS 6508 MARVIN GARDENS MCKINNEY, TEXAS 75070. I'M NOT JUST A RESIDENT. I'M ALSO THE FOUNDER OF THE NONPROFIT IMMANUEL LABOR. AND OUR MISSION, IN SHORT, IS REMOVING THE LESSNESS FROM HOMELESSNESS IN JESUS NAME HERE IN MCKINNEY AND WHEREVER THE LORD LEADS US. AND I FIRST WANT TO SAY IT WAS GREAT TO SEE YOU AT 4TH OF JULY. AND THE DRONE SHOW EDITION WAS AWESOME. I REALLY LIKE THAT. LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I WANTED TO INVITE YOU INTO MORE OF WHAT WE DO AT EMMANUEL LABOR AND I SHARED THE GOSPEL BECAUSE WE ARE UNASHAMEDLY A CHRISTIAN MISSION, AND I THINK EVERYBODY OUGHT TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE LIVING IN A LOVE STORY AND SHOULD KNOW THE CROSS OF CHRIST, AND THAT YOU AND I AND EVERYONE YOU KNOW, INCLUDING THOSE THAT ANNOY THE

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MORE POLITELY SAID, IS IT WORTH IT? NOW THAT MEANS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR VALUES, AND OUR VALUES ARE WHAT WE USE TO FILTER OUR DECISION. AND THE SUMMARY OF YOUR VALUES IS YOUR BS, YOUR BELIEF SYSTEM. AND TO SAVE TIME, I'M NOT GOING TO WRITE THAT ALL OUT, BUT YOUR BELIEF SYSTEM IS ACTUALLY WHERE YOUR VALUES COME. YOUR VALUES ARE THE THINGS THAT POP OUT OF THIN AIR. IT'S WHAT WAS TAUGHT TO YOU AND IT'S WHAT YOU ACQUIRED OVER TIME. BUT THE KEY THING TO UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT IMPACTS EVERY DECISION WE MAKE. THERE'S NO ONE THAT WE MAKE THAT IT DOESN'T INFLUENCE. SO IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO LEARN IT. EVERYBODY HAS A BELIEF SYSTEM. THE ISSUE ISN'T THAT THEY HAVE IT. THE ISSUE IS, ARE YOU CLEAR ABOUT IT? AND FOR YOUR OWN SAKE, ARE YOU CLEAR ABOUT IT? BECAUSE WHAT THAT DOES IS THAT SIMPLIFIES YOUR DECISION MAKING. IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MAKE IT EASIER, BUT IT MAKES IT CLEARER. AND THEN YOU CAN HAVE MORE PREDICTABLE, EVEN FAVORABLE OUTCOMES. AND WHAT WE TRY TO TEACH OUR NEIGHBORS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IS A WAY TO MAKE BETTER DECISIONS. AND WE WANT TO COME ALONGSIDE THEM. AND WE KNOW THAT ONE OF THEIR TROUBLES IS THAT THEY'RE SLEEP DEPRIVED, TRAUMATIZED, AND STIGMATIZED, AND THEY NEED HELP, AND THEY NEED YOUR HELP TO COME ALONG AND HELP THEM WITH THOSE DECISIONS. THEY DON'T AUTOMATICALLY MAKE BETTER DECISIONS JUST BECAUSE WE ASK THEM TO. WE NEED TO HELP THEM WITH THAT. AND SO I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE A PART OF IT AND FOR EVERYBODY TO REMEMBER, NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE, NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE, LOVE THE ONE IN FRONT OF YOU. THANKS. THANKS, PAUL. THANK YOU.

PAUL KIND OF BLOCKED THAT, DIDN'T. NEXT IS RUCHI GUPTA. CAN YOU HEAR ME? AM I CLEAR? OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. THE COUNCIL OF MCKINNEY CITY. I AM RUCHI GUPTA. I'M PART OF HINDU SWAYAMSEVAK SANGH, AND I AM ONE OF THE LEADERS FROM THE MCKINNEY BRANCH OF H. S. IT IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE AS WE CELEBRATE AN EXTRAORDINARY MILESTONE. AMERICA'S TWO 50TH ANNIVERSARY AS HINDU AMERICANS WHO PROUDLY CALL MCKINNEY HOME, THIS CELEBRATION HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN OUR HEARTS. MCKINNEY IS KNOWN FOR ITS STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY, OUTSTANDING SCHOOLS, BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOODS, AND A CULTURE OF SERVICE AND VOLUNTEERISM.

PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS HAVE COME TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS CITY ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO LIVE, AND THE HINDU AMERICAN COMMUNITY IS GRATEFUL TO CONTRIBUTE THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENTS, CHARITABLE SERVICES, CULTURAL PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORS. OUR HERITAGE TEACHES US THAT TIMELESS PRINCIPLE OF VASUDHAIVA KUTUMBAKAM. THE WORLD IS ONE FAMILY. WHEN OUR FAMILIES CAME TO AMERICA, WE BROUGHT WITH US VALUES OF RESPECT, SERVICE, FAMILY, AND HARMONY. AMERICA, IN RETURN GAVE US THE FREEDOM TO PRACTICE OUR FAITH, PRESERVE OUR TRADITIONS, AND FULLY PARTICIPATE IN THE LIFE OF THIS GREAT NATION. THAT OPPORTUNITY IS SOMETHING WE DEEPLY CHERISH. THESE TWO 50TH ANNIVERSARY DALLAS FORT WORTH METROPLEX SAW 35 PLUS HINDU TEMPLES CAME TOGETHER TO COMMEMORATE AMERICA'S 250 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE BY DISPLAYING SPECIAL BANNERS ACROSS ALL TEMPLES. IT WAS A POWERFUL EXPRESSION OF UNITY AND GRATITUDE, REAFFIRMING OUR SHARED COMMITMENT TO THE IDEALS OF LIBERTY, DEMOCRACY AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY THAT DEFINES AMERICA. THE SIGHT OF THESE BANNERS ACROSS DOZENS OF TEMPLES WAS MORE THAN A CELEBRATION. IT REFLECTED THE DEEP APPRECIATION OF HINDU AMERICANS FOR THE FREEDOM THIS COUNTRY PROVIDES, AND OUR DESIRE TO STAND TOGETHER WITH FELLOW AMERICANS IN THIS

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[COUNCIL AND MANAGER COMMENTS]

I'M. HOPEFULLY WE DO THAT AGAIN NEXT YEAR BECAUSE IT WAS GREAT. OTHER THAN THAT, WE HAD SOME MILESTONES FOR FOR FROM THE KIDS OVER THE OVER THIS LONG BREAK WE HAD MY SON MADE ANOTHER SELECT BASEBALL TEAM. MY DAUGHTER ACTUALLY IS GETTING HER DRIVER'S PERMIT, SO SHE'S GOING TO BE 15. SO WATCH OUT EVERYBODY. I WILL BE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, BUT THAT DOESN'T GIVE YOU ALL THE PROTECTIONS YOU NEED. SO I'M JUST TELLING YOU GUYS, WATCH FOR HER BECAUSE SHE MAY NOT BE WATCHING FOR YOU. AND AND THEN ALSO MY FIVE YEAR OLD PICKED UP CHESS AND NOW WITHIN TWO WEEKS, SHE'S ALREADY BEATEN MY WIFE TWICE. SO EXCELLENT. AND AND THEN OVER THIS BREAK, I CELEBRATED OUR 30TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. SO MY WIFE WATCHING AT HOME. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY. THERE YOU GO. THAT'S IT. COUNCILMAN BALLARD, I GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS I'LL MENTION. ONE. RICK, YOU DID AN EXCELLENT JOB TODAY. YOU GOT THROWN INTO THE FIRE ON YOUR FIRST OFFICIAL MEETING DAY OF BEING MAYOR PRO TEM. I AGREE WITH MICHAEL'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE FOURTH AND JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE WE HAVE CITY STAFF WHO WORKS ALL DAY ON TO PUT ON A PARADE AND TO PUT ON A FIREWORKS SHOW, ON A HOLIDAY ON A SATURDAY AND THOUGHT THEY WERE WERE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB AND IT WAS AN EXCELLENT SHOW AND HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A GOOD TIME. AND LASTLY, MARTHA SUE, I'LL MENTION THOSE TREE CUTTERS ARE HIRED BY ENCORE PROTECTING ENCORE LINES, AND IT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE CITY. AND I'VE WATCHED THEM. THEY WERE ON WHITE STREET TODAY WHERE I LIVE. THEY WERE ON COLLEGE STREET WHERE I DRIVE TO WORK AND THEY ARE THEY ARE AGGRESSIVE, BUT IT IS AN ENCORE THING. IT'S NOT A CITY THING. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MISTER MAYOR PRO TEM. THAT'S MY DISTRICT TWO, SO I UNDERSTAND I'M JUST AS UPSET AS YOU ALL ARE. I LOVE THE TREES. I DON'T WANT THEM TOUCHED STAFF PROBABLY. I'VE PROBABLY DRIVEN THEM NUTS ABOUT TREES OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, BECAUSE WE'VE HAD A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENTS GOING ON IN THE CITY THAT HAVE REALLY DISRUPTED A LOT OF THE TREES. BUT JUST TO LET YOU ALL KNOW, OUR ARBORISTS DID GO OUT THERE TODAY. THEY WILL BE OUT THERE TOMORROW. THEY'RE TRYING TO ASSIST IN EVERY WAY THEY CAN. THERE ARE SOME MAJOR LIMITATIONS TO WHAT THE CITY HAS THE RIGHT TO DO. ENCORE HAS ALL OF THE LEGAL PROTECTIONS TO DO ANYTHING THAT THEY NEED TO DO TO PROTECT THOSE LINES, UNFORTUNATELY, BUT WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT STAFF HAS BEEN

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BUT I CAME BACK TO MCKINNEY THE NEXT NIGHT AND WAS SUPER PROUD TO SEE WHAT OUR TEAM HAS BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH. I MEAN, THIS THING HAS GROWN YEAR OVER YEAR. YOU KNOW, EVEN COMING IN, YOU SEE PEOPLE KIND OF SITTING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, ALL IN THE HILLS, JUST WAITING FOR THE SHOW. AND I THINK OUR STAFF HAS JUST DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB, PUBLIC SAFETY ALSO OUT THERE, HELPING TO KEEP US PROTECTED. THANK YOU GUYS FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO, GUYS AND GALS, FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO, BUT REALLY WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE STAFF BECAUSE THEY PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO IT AND THEY EXECUTE IT SO VERY WELL. SO BUT IT WAS A GREAT 4TH OF JULY. I LIVE IN DISTRICT TWO, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LAND OF MILK, HONEY AND BURIED POWER LINES. THANK YOU. I'VE GOT THREE THINGS FOR YOU. THE FIRST ONE IS, IS THAT I GOT TO DO THE PROCLAMATION FOR THE CONCERT DONE BY THE MCKINNEY COMMUNITY BAND. NOW IMAGINE YOU'RE IN A HIGH SCHOOL BAND. YOU'RE NOW 30, 40, 50, 60 YEARS OLD OR OLDER, AND YOU HAVE NO OUTLET FOR THAT LOVE, PASSION AND SKILL. AND YOU JOINED THE MCKINNEY COMMUNITY BAND AND THEY DID A CONCERT UP AT MCKINNEY NORTH. IT WAS AN ECLECTIC, DIFFERENT STUFF, AND THERE MUST HAVE BEEN 300 PEOPLE IN THAT AUDITORIUM TO WATCH THAT. AND IT WAS JUST SUPERB. AND IT REALLY SHOWED ME ILLUSTRATED AGAIN, THE LEVEL OF TALENT AND COMMITMENT AND THE NEED FOR OUTLETS FOR PEOPLE'S LOVE AND SKILL. AND SO WE'RE JUST SO LUCKY TO LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY GOING ON THERE. WE HAD HUGS AND I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT HUGS WHEN YOU'RE IN THIS JOB, YOU GO TO A LOT OF GROUNDBREAKINGS AND RIBBON CUTTINGS, AND SOMETIMES THERE'S A YEAR OR 2 OR 3 IN BETWEEN THOSE TWO THINGS. MAN, IT SEEMED LIKE I BLINKED MY EYEBALL AND AND WE WENT FROM GROUNDBREAKING TO RIBBON CUTTING AT THAT HEADQUARTERS. IT'S SPECTACULAR. AND, YOU KNOW, THE MINISTRY OF HUGS IS NOW EXPANDING WAY BEYOND MCKINNEY. THERE IS SIGNIFICANT DEMAND FROM PEOPLE IN VIRTUALLY EVERY CITY TO HAVE A MINISTRY LIKE HUGS TO GIVE OUTLETS FOR THEIR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES, WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES. AND I HAD A WOMAN APPROACHED ME AT THE.

ONCE SHE FOUND OUT I WAS ON CITY COUNCIL HERE, SHE APPROACHED ME AT THE HUGS GALA A FEW MONTHS AGO AND SAYS, WE NEED THIS IN FORT WORTH. YOU NEED TO GET IN FORT WORTH AND I.

NOT MY JOB. BUT I HEAR YOU. YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO TALK TO THE HUGS PEOPLE. AND LAST THING WAS I GOT TO GO TO THE UNVEILING OF FIVE NEW PORTRAITS. WE HAVE A MCKINNEY RESIDENT NAMED COLLIN MCKINNEY. COLLIN KIMBLE. FORGIVE ME IN. COLLIN MAKES IT HIS JOB TO PAINT THE PORTRAITS OF PEOPLE. I THINK IT'S EXCLUSIVELY MEN. SO I'LL SAY MEN WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY AND HANGING IN THE COURTHOUSE THERE, WHICH IS ANY OF US CAN GO IN AND LOOK AT THESE PORTRAITS THAT COLLIN HAS PAINTED, ALL OF THEM, AND HE HAD FIVE OF THEM. AND ONE OF THEM WAS KIND OF A REALLY SOMETHING. YOU SEE A LOT OF WORLD WAR TWO GUYS IN VIETNAM.

YOU CAN TELL KOREA, YOU KNOW, FROM THE PICTURE, BUT THERE'S ONE GUY WHO LOOKED A HELL OF A LOT LIKE COLLIN MCKINNEY. AND TURNS OUT IT WAS COLLIN MCKINNEY'S COUSIN WHO WAS KILLED IN THE CIVIL WAR BECAUSE A HORSE FELL ON HIM. AND SO HIS PORTRAIT IS UP THERE NOW. BUT COLLIN KIMBLE JUST MAKES THAT HIS PASSION PROJECT. AND AGAIN, WE'RE FORTUNATE TO LIVE IN A CITY LIKE MCKINNEY WITH TALENTED, WONDERFUL, EDUCATED PEOPLE WHO REALLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE RICHNESS OF OUR LIFE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR PRO TEM. YOU'RE WELCOME. I'LL JUST MENTION EVERYBODY ELSE HAS MENTIONED 4TH OF JULY, BUT I HAD THE PLEASURE OF BEING IN THE PARADE.

THIS WILL BE MY LAST ONE AS A COUNCILMAN, AND IT JUST SEEMS TO GET SMOOTHER AND BETTER EVERY YEAR. AND IT'S SO FUNNY BECAUSE I'LL BE DRIVING ALONG AND I'LL SEE PEOPLE I HAVEN'T SEEN FOR THREE YEARS IN THE CROWD. I HAVE TO LOOK REAL CLOSE TO REMEMBER WHO THEY ARE.

BUT THE, THE STAFF AND, AND FROM, YOU KNOW, FROM PARKS TO PUBLIC WORKS TO MAIN STREET, EVERYBODY COMES TOGETHER TO PUT THAT DEAL ON. AND YOU CAN'T IMAGINE HOW MANY MOVING PARTS THERE ARE. AND EVERY YEAR IT GROWS BIGGER AND BIGGER. SO THANKS TO THE STAFF FOR FOR

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IT WAS HOT. THE PARADE WAS VERY WARM. STAFF WERE OUT THERE. POLICE OFFICERS ARE DRESSED UP WEARING ALL THEIR GEAR. AND IT'S IT'S IT'S SWELTERING. AND IT WAS HOT AT THE AT THE FIREWORKS EVENT TOO. BUT EVERYBODY HAD A GREAT TIME. THAT WAS THE BIGGEST CROWD I'VE SEEN. OUR STAFF DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB. I'M. I'M GUESSING IT WAS 15 TO 20,000 PEOPLE AT THAT EVENT. WE DID GET A COUPLE OF COMPLAINTS FOR FROM TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT. I THINK WE'VE GREATLY IMPROVED IT FROM LAST YEAR. THESE THINGS AREN'T PERFECT. THESE ARE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS. THESE ARE REGIONAL PARKS. AND I WOULD ASK FOLKS TO JUST REFRAME IT IN YOUR MINDS. THIS IS ONE TIME OF YEAR THAT WE HAVE FIREWORKS. WE DO IT ONCE A YEAR, AND WE DO IT IN A PART OF TOWN WHERE THERE'S PUBLIC PARKS AND YOU CAN'T GET 15 TO 20,000 PEOPLE OUT QUICKLY FROM AN EVENT ALL AROUND THE SAME TIME. IT'S NOT AN ARENA OR A STADIUM WHERE YOU'RE DESIGNED FOR THAT. THIS IS THESE ARE PARKS. AND AGAIN, IT'S ONCE A YEAR. WE DO OUR BEST TO TRY TO MAKE IT AS SMOOTH AS POSSIBLE. BUT OUR OUR UNDERLYING CONCERN, OF COURSE, AND OUR BIGGEST PRIORITY IS SAFETY. EVERYBODY WENT HOME SAFELY. AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT MATTERS TO US. IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. PEOPLE SURELY, SURELY SEEMED HAPPY. I WAS WALKING AROUND AND EVERYBODY WAS HAVING A PRETTY GOOD TIME. SO THAT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE OVER THESE HOLIDAY WEEKENDS, ESPECIALLY FOR AMERICA'S BIRTHDAY. A COUPLE OF OTHER ITEMS I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU. WE DO HAVE, AS PART OF OUR BETTER TOGETHER INITIATIVE, THE CITY IS HOSTING A COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SESSION THIS THURSDAY, JULY 9TH FROM 6 TO 7 P.M. AT OLD SETTLERS RECREATION CENTER, RIGHT DOWN THE STREET HERE. AND THAT'S TO SHARE WHAT WE'VE LEARNED FROM RECENT LISTENING SESSIONS AND A COMMUNITY SURVEY ABOUT MCKINNEY'S UNHOUSED COMMUNITY.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR KEY THEMES FROM RESIDENTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS WHILE CONTINUING AN IMPORTANT COMMUNITY CONVERSATION.

COMMUNITY FEEDBACK IS STILL BEING ACCEPTED THROUGH TOMORROW, JULY 8TH, SO IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE, PLEASE PROVIDE FEEDBACK. YOU CAN GO ONLINE TO MCKINNEY, TEXAS.ORG/BETTERTOGETHER. ALL ONE WORD BETTER TOGETHER. AND WE ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO HASN'T YET PARTICIPATED TO PLEASE SHARE YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON THIS, ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT SUBJECT THAT WE'VE BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF TIME. THE CITY COUNCIL'S BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT ON ALSO KIND OF A COOL THING. WE HAVE A LOW COST PET MICROCHIPPING EVENT. MCKINNEY ANIMAL SERVICES IS PARTNERING WITH COLLIN COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES AND STONEBRIDGE FAMILY VET TO HOST A LOW COST PET MICROCHIPPING EVENT ON SATURDAY, JULY 18TH FROM 8 TO 10 A.M. AT 4750 COMMUNITY AVENUE, 4750 COMMUNITY AVENUE. AGAIN, THIS IS. THESE MICROCHIPS ARE JUST $15, SO IT INCLUDES AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION AND IT'S ONE OF THE SIMPLEST WAYS TO HELP ENSURE A LOST PET CAN BE SAFELY REUNITED WITH ITS FAMILY. THE EVENT IS OPEN TO EVERYONE. JUST BRING A PHOTO ID AND PAYMENT $15. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT MCKINNEY, TEXAS.ORG/ANIMAL SERVICES. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE, SIR. THANK YOU. I THINK THAT ENDS OUR AGENDA. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. MR. MAYOR PRO TEM SECOND. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN FELTUS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE AYE.

MEETING ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.