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WELCOME TO THE CITY OF MCKINNEY'S WORK SESSION. IT'S TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 1ST, 2026. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND THOSE OF YOU WATCHING ON TV, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AS WELL. WE HAVE THREE PROCLAMATIONS, AND I'M ASSUMING SEVERAL OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE ARE HERE FOR THESE PROCLAMATIONS. SO WHAT WE'LL DO, WE'LL COME DOWN, I'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION, AND THEN IF THAT'S YOUR KEY, COME UP AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE. OKAY.OKAY. NATIONAL SENIOR CENTER MONTH. YEAH. LIKE THE CHEERS FOR THE NATIONAL SENIOR CENTER MONTH. I LIKE THAT. WHAT'S UP GUYS? WOW. YEAH. NO PROBLEM. ALL RIGHT. THE OBVIOUS QUESTION.
WHO'S RUNNING THE SENIOR CENTER? VERY GOOD RUNNING ITSELF. I LIKE THAT. ALL RIGHT. THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON AGING HAS DESIGNATED THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AS NATIONAL SENIOR CENTER MONTH, AND THIS YEAR'S 2026 THEME, HAPPIER BIRTHDAYS HAPPEN. HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF THE MCKINNEY SENIOR REC CENTER AND SENIOR POOL PLAY IN FOSTERING CONNECTION, CREATIVITY, PURPOSE, SUPPORT AND RESILIENCE IN LATER LIFE.
AS THE MCKINNEY SENIOR REC CENTER LOOKS TOWARD ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2027, IT IS THROUGH THESE ADULT SERVICES AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALL ADULTS AGE 50 AND OLDER. COUNCILMAN CLOUTIER CONCLUDE. YOU. I'M ALMOST THERE. VERY GOOD. ALMOST THERE. 50 YEARS OR OLDER WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO RECREATIONAL AND AQUATICS FACILITY WHERE PEOPLE CAN SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER AND BUILD COMMUNITY BY EXPLORING NEW POSSIBILITIES AND LIVING VIBRANT, FULFILLING LIVES WITH PURPOSE, INCLUSIVENESS AND SOCIALIZATION ACTIVITIES, THE CITY OF MCKINNEY RECOGNIZES THE LASTING IMPACT THE CENTER AND POOL, ITS STAFF, VOLUNTEERS AND PARTICIPANTS HAVE HAD IN STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY BY ENRICHING THE LIVES OF OLDER ADULTS. AND AS THE MAYOR MCKINNEY, I DO RECOGNIZE SEPTEMBER 2026 AS NATIONAL SENIOR CENTER MONTH, AND I ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO RECOGNIZE THE MCKINNEY SENIOR REC CENTER, ITS STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS FOR THE BETTERMENT AND WELL-BEING OF ALL SENIOR ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. CONGRATULATIONS. HELLO, I'M COURTNEY FENSKE, I'M THE ASSISTANT RECREATION CENTER SUPERVISOR AT THE SENIOR REC CENTER. FIRST, I WANT TO EXTEND A HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO COUNCIL AND TO CITY LEADERSHIP FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE SENIOR REC CENTER. YOUR DEDICATION ENSURES THAT THE OLDER ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITY HAVE A WELCOMING, VIBRANT SPACE TO STAY ACTIVE AND ENGAGED. THIS WORK IS MORE THAN TRULY JUST A BUILDING. IT'S A VITAL HUB FOR HEALTH, LIFELONG LEARNING, AND COMMUNITY FOR OUR LOCAL SENIORS. EACH DAY, THE TEAM AND THE VOLUNTEERS SEE FIRSTHAND HOW THEIR PROGRAMS IMPACT THE SENIORS AND MAKE A. WOW. WHOA! ALL RIGHT. IT ENHANCES THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR SENIORS IN OUR COMMUNITY. ONE OF THE RECREATION COORDINATORS, INDIA MCDONALD, IS GOING TO SPEAK ON SOME OF THE EVENTS AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE HAPPENING DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M INDIA MCDONALD. I'M ONE OF THE RECREATION COORDINATORS AT THE MCKINNEY SENIOR RECREATION CENTER. WE'RE SO EXCITED ABOUT THE PROCLAMATION FOR SENIOR CENTER MONTH THIS MONTH. AT OUR CENTER, WE HAVE A VARIETY OF EVENTS, PROGRAMS FOR MEMBERS AND NEW COMING MEMBERS TO ENJOY AND PARTICIPATE IN. WE'RE HOSTING A GOOD TIMES GAME NIGHT ON SEPTEMBER 24TH. DIFFERENT SEMINARS WITH FOCUSES ON NUTRITION AND FALL PREVENTION FOR OLDER ADULTS. NEXT FRIDAY, WE HAVE A CURATED HEALTH AND SERVICE FAIR WITH OVER 30 PLUS VENDORS. ALSO, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE MCKINNEY HIGH SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS TO OFFER PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL PORTRAITS FOR OUR MEMBERS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT WE
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HAVE TO OFFER, PLEASE VISIT THE PARKS AND RECS ACTIVITY GUIDE LOCATED ONLINE, OR STOP BY OUR CENTER FOR A TOUR OR TO BECOME A MEMBER. WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE. THANK YOU. NO.I'LL DO THE CHEERLEADER PLACE.
NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH. HI, HOW ARE YOU? SEPTEMBER IS RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY AS RECOVERY MONTH, A TIME TO CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF INDIVIDUALS IN RECOVERY FROM MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE CHALLENGES, AND TO RECOGNIZE THE FAMILIES, FRIENDS, PROFESSIONALS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT THEM. RECOVERY IS A JOURNEY OF HOPE, HEALING, RESILIENCE, AND TRANSFORMATION, AND EVERY PERSON DESERVES ACCESS TO COMPASSIONATE, EVIDENCE BASED SERVICES AND SUPPORTIVE RESOURCES. THE GRACE TO CHANGE ORGANIZATION HAS SERVED MCKINNEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS FOR 15 YEARS, ASSISTING THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO OVERCOME ADDICTION. THE CITY OF MCKINNEY RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION, TREATMENT, RECOVERY AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT, AND APPRECIATES THE DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY THESE CHALLENGES. AND AS THE MAYOR OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS, I DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH, COMMENDING GRACE TO CHANGE AND ENCOURAGING ALL RESIDENTS TO SUPPORT RECOVERY, UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSION, AND TO BUILD A COMMUNITY WHERE EVERY PERSON HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE. CONGRATULATIONS. I WANT TO TURN AROUND AND SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY COUNCIL. YOU GUYS ARE THE BACKBONE OF WHERE WE ARE. WE WOULDN'T BE WHERE WE ARE WITHOUT YOU. AND THANKS TO YOU, WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE TREATMENT FOR ANYONE THAT WALKS IN OUR DOOR, WHETHER THEY CAN AFFORD IT OR NOT. SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. LIGHTS OUT. KNIGHTS. LIGHTS OUT. KNIGHTS.
I'M ASSUMING ANYONE CAN JOIN IF YOU WOULD LIKE. IT APPEARS TO BE A FAIRLY INCLUSIVE GROUP HERE. NEARLY 2 BILLION BIRDS MIGRATE THROUGH TEXAS EACH SPRING AND FALL, MAKING OUR STATE ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST IMPORTANT PATHWAYS FOR MIGRATORY BIRDS.
MOST BIRD MIGRATION OCCURS AT NIGHT WHEN OUR ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING CAN DISORIENT MIGRATING BIRDS AND INCREASE THE RISK OF COLLISIONS WITH BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES.
LIGHTS OUT TEXAS, FACILITATED BY AUDUBON, TEXAS, IN COLLABORATION WITH CONSERVATION RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS AS PART OF A BROADER NATIONAL LIGHTS OUT MOVEMENT THAT
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ENCOURAGES COMMUNITIES TO REDUCE NIGHTTIME LIGHTING DURING CRITICAL BIRD MIGRATION PERIODS. MCKINNEY RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUPPORT LIGHTS OUT TEXAS BY TURNING OFF OR DIMMING NON-ESSENTIAL LIGHTING BETWEEN 11 P.M. AND 6 A.M. DURING THE PEAK FALL MIGRATION PERIOD OF SEPTEMBER THE 5TH THROUGH OCTOBER 29TH. AND AS THE MAYOR OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS, I HEREBY RECOGNIZE LIGHTS OUT NIGHTS AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES TO JOIN THIS STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL CONSERVATION EFFORT BY REDUCING NON-ESSENTIAL NIGHTTIME LIGHTING DURING THEIR CRITICAL FALL MIGRATION PERIOD.CONGRATULATIONS! AWESOME. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE THIS IMPORTANT INITIATIVE. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK OUR STAFF AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS STANDING UP HERE TODAY FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO TO SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE, WHETHER IT'S PROTECTING WILDLIFE CONSERVATION OR PROMOTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO. IN ADDITION, I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS INITIATIVE. WE DO HAVE A OUTREACH TABLE SET UP ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF CITY HALL THAT WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK OUT. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF FUN GIVEAWAYS AND GOODIES ON THAT TABLE, AS WELL AS A SURVEY WHERE YOU CAN LEARN MORE. ANY OF OUR MCKINNEY ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY STAFF ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, AND WE ALSO HAVE OUR PARTNER FROM THE TEXAS CONSERVATION ALLIANCE HERE TODAY WITH US AS WELL, WHO'S HAPPY TO SPEAK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR, AND THANK YOU, SUJATA. AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR SUPPORTING THE TEXAS PROCLAMATION. SO I'M MAILING WITH TEXAS CONSERVATION ALLIANCE. I'M ALSO MCKINNEY RESIDENT. SO THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR TAKING ACTION TO BE PART OF THE INITIATIVE. SO IF YOU DRINK COFFEE, ESPECIALLY COFFEE FROM CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, YOU WOULD APPRECIATE THE BIRDS A LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE A LOT OF COFFEE, WHEN THEY STAY IN WINTER IN, IN CENTRAL SOUTH AMERICA, THEY ACTUALLY DO A LOT OF PEST CONTROL. SO LITTLE TEXAS IS NOT JUST A MOVEMENT TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT BIRDS MIGRATE AT NIGHT. SO I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE DID NOT KNOW THAT 80% OF MIGRATORY BIRDS TRAVEL AT NIGHT, ESPECIALLY FROM 11 P.M. TO 6 A.M. THAT'S WHY WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TURN OFF NON-ESSENTIAL LIGHTS. IF YOU DON'T THINK THE LIGHT IS NECESSARY, JUST TURN THEM OFF.
ALSO, IT'S NOT JUST THE BIRDS ARE IMPACTED AND THERE ARE A LOT OF INSECTS, MOTHS, BATS, A LOT OF WILDLIFE THAT REALLY DEPEND ON DARK SKY TO TO SURVIVE. SO I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S EFFORT ON TURNING OFF LIGHTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE NON-ESSENTIAL LIGHTS. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU EVERYONE.
THEN NOT EVEN HUNGRY. OKAY. MOVING ON. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE SEEING NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP, WE WILL MOVE ON. DISCUSSION OF ANY COUNCIL, REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ITEM. ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? NO. OKAY.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR WORK SESSION AGENDA. FIRST ITEM IS 26-0828. ESTABLISHING A SELF-FUNDED SELF-INSURANCE PROGRAM. MR. JIM PARRISH. GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER EXCITED TO TO FOLLOW UP ALL THE ACTIVITY JUST NOW TO BRING TO YOU SOME INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SELF-FUNDED INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR PROPERTY. I'M NOT HEARING ANY APPLAUSE. I'LL JUST KEEP MOVING FORWARD. IT'S INSURANCE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BACK
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THERE. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE IT'S REALLY IDENTIFYING THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, MOVING FROM A SMALLER TOWN OR CITY TO A CITY THAT'S PROGRESSIVE AND MOVING FORWARD.AND SO WE NEEDED A MORE COMPREHENSIVE PROPERTY INSURANCE PROGRAM. AND TO GET THAT DONE, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT'S GONE INTO IT BY A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE STAFF. AND FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, MARK BARDA IS OUR RISK MANAGER WHO KIND OF LED THE WAY HERE WITH ELLIOT HARPER WORKING WITH HIM. AND THEN WE ALSO HAD TO WORK WITH FINANCE, BUDGET, LEGAL TO PUT ALL THIS STUFF TOGETHER TO START OUT. THIS SELF-FUNDED PROGRAM. WE ALSO STARTED OUT BY DOING AN RFP OR BROKER BECAUSE WE NEEDED A BROKER TO GO OUT AND REALLY TO DESIGN A PROGRAM FOR US NOT TO JUST IN THE PAST, WE USE T, M, L AND THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB FOR THE CITY IN THE PAST, BUT WE WERE REALLY GETTING TOO LARGE FOR TML SO WE WANTED TO CONSTRUCT A PROGRAM THAT WAS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. AND THAT'S WHY WE WENT OUT FOR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR BROKERS AND THEN RECEIVED THE BROKER. THE BROKER WENT OUT AND SOUGHT PROPOSALS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND INTERNATIONALLY TO GET TO PUT TOGETHER THIS LAYERED PROGRAM. THE BROKER THAT WAS SELECTED WAS ALLIANT AND ALLIANT, AS YOU CAN SEE, IS THE LARGEST PUBLIC ENTITY BROKER IN THE WORLD. SO WE HAD A SOLID PARTNER WORKING WITH US ON THAT, AND THEN WE WENT OUT AND DID SOME DUE DILIGENCE. WE HAD A COMPANY CALLED IBG COME IN AND INVENTORY ALL OF OUR PROPERTIES AND UPDATED THEIR APPRAISED VALUES SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PRESENTING GOOD DATA TO THE INSURERS OUT THERE. I THINK THE BOTTOM LINE THAT YOU CAN LEAVE TODAY ON THIS IS THAT WE'RE GETTING SIGNIFICANT, BETTER PROPERTY COVERAGE FOR BASICALLY THE SAME AMOUNT OF PREMIUM THAT WE'RE PAYING IN THE PAST. AND WHEN I SAY SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER, THIS IS A COMMERCIAL TYPE POLICY OR PROGRAM, I SHOULD SAY THAT'S GOING TO COST ABOUT 1.3 MILLION. AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ABOUT 2.85 MILLION. WHAT WE CALL RETENTION OR DEDUCTIBLE. AND THIS IS TO COVER, WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY $675 MILLION WORTH OF PROPERTY AT THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. SO WE'LL HAVE A 2.5 MILLION DEDUCTIBLE. THAT SOUNDS PRETTY HIGH, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OUR BIGGEST RISK AROUND HERE IS WIND AND HAIL. OF COURSE, ROOF DAMAGES. BUT WHEN YOU HAVE THAT MUCH PROPERTY AND SO MUCH RISK AND PROBABILITY OF WIND HAIL, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF TIMES OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS THAT WE HAVE BEEN NEAR THIS DEDUCTIBLE. THE GOOD THING IS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE SLIDE THAT IN THE PAST, WE ONLY HAD $100 MILLION OF COVERAGE FOR $1.327 MILLION THROUGH THIS PROGRAM AND SELF-FUNDING THAT DEDUCTIBLE PART, IT'S APPROXIMATELY 1.3 MILLION PREMIUM FOR $200 MILLION COVERAGE. AND THAT'S PER DAY COVERAGE. SO WE ARE SIGNIFICANTLY COVERED BETTER THAN WE HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST. ALSO REMEMBER ON THIS PROGRAM THAT YOU'LL SEE THIS LIST OF CURRENT AND COMMERCIAL. WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THE WHOLE WHOLE LIST, BUT THE KEY THING TO REMEMBER IS WE HAD LIMITS ON THE PREVIOUS POLICY WITH T, M, L, BUT ON THIS NEW COMMERCIAL PRODUCT, ITS REPLACEMENT COST. SO WE AS WE KNOW, CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE GOING UP EVERY YEAR AND WE DON'T GO APPRAISE ALL OF OUR PROPERTIES EVERY YEAR AND TRY TO GET THEM IN LINE. BUT THIS POLICY WILL COVER REPLACEMENT FOR MOST OF OUR BUILDINGS, EVEN IF IT'S JUST COSMETIC DAMAGE, IT'S REPLACEMENT COST. YOU CAN SEE JUST THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF COVERAGE THAT WE'LL HAVE 100 MILLION FOR BOULDER MACHINERY IN 5 MILLION. ANY NEW NEWLY ACQUIRED PROPERTY IN THE PAST IS LIMITED TO 1 MILLION. WHEN IT CAME ON. NOW IT'LL BE 25 MILLION. AND THEN IT ALSO WOULD BE COVERED FOR WITH THE 200 MILLION. SO YOU CAN SEE FROM THAT LIST THERE THAT THERE'S SIGNIFICANT, BETTER COVERAGE FOR US. IN ADDITION, WE'RE LOOKING AT AIRPORT LIABILITY COVERAGE. WE ALL KNOW WE'RE ABOUT TO START COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS OUT THERE AT THE AIRPORT. AND WE THOUGHT WE NEED TO BUMP UP THE LIABILITY
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INSURANCE BECAUSE THIRD PARTY, ALL THINGS CAN HAPPEN OUT THERE. YOU WATCH THE NEWS AND SEE WHAT CAN HAPPEN AT THE AIRPORT. WE HOPE NONE OF THESE THINGS HAPPEN, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE COVERED. WE'RE GOING FROM $50,000 PREMIUM TO A 75. THAT 50,000 COST COVERED US FOR 50 MILLION. I MEAN, 50 MILLION. NOW WE'RE GOING TO 100 MILLION OUT THERE AT THE AIRPORT. AND WE'RE ALSO GETTING ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY COVERAGE OR POLLUTION COVERAGE.AND THAT'S GOING TO BE 75,000 FOR $10 MILLION WORTH OF COVERAGE. HOW HOW DO WE GET THAT GOOD A DEAL? WELL, IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK BY THE BROKER AND STAFF. THEY WENT OUT AND THEY CREATED WHAT'S CALLED A LAYERED PRODUCT. AND I DON'T WANT TO GO INTO A LOT OF DETAIL ABOUT IT, BUT THE KEY TO A LAYERED PRODUCT IS THAT YOU GET TO SPREAD RISK AMONG DIFFERENT INSURERS OUT THERE. WE COVER THAT BASE LEVEL OF THE 2.85 MILLION FOR THE DEDUCTIBLE. AND THEN IF WE EVER HIT THAT IN ONE YEAR, IT'S COVERED AT 100% FROM THEN ON FOR THOSE FOR THOSE DAMAGES. SO. THAT'S HOW YOU GET THERE. YOU GET A LITTLE MORE SOPHISTICATED WITH THIS COVERAGE. AND OUR BROKER WAS ABLE TO DO THAT FOR US. BUT TO PUT ALL THIS PROGRAM TOGETHER.
AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY. AND WHAT YOU HAVE A RESOLUTION AND AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE SELF-INSURANCE FUND AND A RESOLUTION FOR CONTRACT TO WITH THE LION AS OUR BROKER TO WORK WITH HIM. SO I'VE GONE THROUGH THAT RATHER QUICKLY. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THE PROGRAM? ANYONE? I HAVE A QUESTION ON THE LIABILITY OF THE AIRPORT. HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHY 100 MILLION. I'M JUST TRYING TO FATHOM IF THAT'S ENOUGH, WHY IT'S WHY.
IT'S WHY THE 100 MILLION. WHETHER THAT IS ENOUGH OF THE LIABILITY AT THE AIRPORT, WHY NOT MORE? I DON'T KNOW THE SPECIFIC ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION, BUT I CAN TELL YOU, OUR BROKERS TOOK A LOOK AT THAT, AND THEY'RE ALWAYS WEIGHING THAT AGAINST PRICE AND HOW MUCH COVERAGE AND FELT THAT THAT WAS THE RIGHT PLACE TO BE AT THIS TIME FOR THE CAUSE. BUT WHAT WE'LL DO EVERY YEAR, AND SINCE IT'S A NEW OPERATION OUT THERE, WE'LL SEE WHAT'S WHAT. WE'LL WATCH IT EVERY YEAR TO SEE WHAT THE CLAIMS ARE AND WHAT KIND OF CLAIMS THOSE COULD BE. AND I THINK IT'S A 100 MILLION A YEAR. SO IT'S WE'RE COVERED THERE, BUT WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT EACH YEAR. AND IF YOU WANT MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT THAT, I'M JUST CURIOUS FOR YOU HOW THAT WAS A BROKER. PUT IT IN THAT TOGETHER AS PART OF THE DEAL. THANKS. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. ANYONE ELSE? JIM HAD A QUESTION ON PAGE SIX OF 11 OR SLIDE SIX RELATING TO THE COMMERCIAL. THE WIND AND DEDUCTIBLE WIND AND HAIL DEDUCTIBLE OF 1% OR 2.5 MILLION.
IS THAT FOR ANY CLAIM OR ANY CLAIM, CITY WIDE OR PER OCCURRENCE, PER OCCURRENCE? I MEAN, WE'LL HAVE THAT ONE DEDUCTIBLE FOR THE 2.5 MILLION. BUT IF YOU HAD. TWO BUILDINGS IN ONE DAY, MAYBE BECAUSE WOUNDED HEALTH IS YOUR BIGGEST ISSUE. BUT SAY, AND THEN THE NEXT DAY MAYBE YOU HAD A STORM AND A TORNADO, WELL, ALL THOSE WOULD BE COVERED FOR 200 MILLION. EACH BUILDING OR EACH OCCURRENCE IS PER DAY FOR THAT 200 MILLION COVERAGE. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION PER PER OCCURRENCE OR PER CLAIM? SO IF YOU HAD, IN YOUR EXAMPLE, WIND AND HAIL ON ONE DAY AND THE NEXT DAY WE HAD A STORM, IS THAT ONE CLAIM HUNDRED MILLION PER DAY FOR EACH, EACH BUILDING? YEAH. BUT THE DEDUCTIBLE IS THAT DEDUCTIBLE STILL 0.5, 2.5 MILLION TIMES ONE OR TIMES TWO ONE TIME. OKAY. PER CLAIM TIME. AND IT'S COVERED AT 100%. OKAY.
THE OTHER COVERAGE THAT WE HAD WAS ONLY 1.9 MILLION AND IT WAS PER BUILDING. SO YOU'D HAVE TO MEET A DEDUCTIBLE FOR EVERY BUILDING THAT WAS DAMAGED. AND THAT STARTS ADDING UP REALLY QUICKLY. RIGHT. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT, JIM, WE DO NEED TO GIVE YOU SOME DIRECTION, RIGHT? WE NEED TO ACCEPT. NO, THE ON THE REGULAR AGENDA. OKAY. GOT IT. YEAH. CONSENT OR REGULAR AGENDA? YES, SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. JIM. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANKS, JIM. OKAY. NEXT ITEM IS 26-0771. DISCUSS THE CITY REFORESTATION PLAN. MR. REILLY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS IS A DISCUSSION ON AN UPDATE TO THE REFORESTATION PLAN. LUCAS REILLY, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING. SORRY. I'LL INTRODUCE MYSELF. WE WANT TO GO OVER THE
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ORIGINAL PLAN. THE ORIGINS AND PURPOSE OF MCKINNEY'S REFORESTATION PLAN. THIS WAS ADOPTED IN 2008, WHICH ESTABLISHED A WAY TO GOVERN THE DEVELOPER TREE MITIGATION PAYMENTS. AS THE DEVELOPMENT STARTED OCCURRING AT QUITE A RAPID PACE. WE'VE SEEN WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE 16, 18 YEARS SINCE THE CANOPY PRESERVATION SPECIFICALLY WAS DESIGNATED TO PROTECT, SUSTAIN AND EXPAND MCKINNEY'S URBAN FOREST. AS ALL OF THAT RAPID DEVELOPMENT WAS COMING INTO THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. AND THE GOAL WAS TO PROVIDE FOR A BALANCE WITH THAT DEVELOPMENT, TO PROVIDE THE CRITICAL FINANCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL MECHANISM TO OFFSET THE TREE REMOVAL NECESSARY TO ACCOMMODATE THAT GROWTH AND PROVIDE FOR FUNDS THAT CAN REPLACE THAT TREE CANOPY WHERE APPROPRIATE. WHEN THE TREE CANOPY COULD NOT BE REPLACED ON SITE, THE GOAL WITH THE PROPOSED UPDATE TO THE PLAN IS TO MODERNIZE THE EXISTING FRAMEWORK AND MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND. RIGHT NOW, A LITTLE BIT OF A VAGUE CONSTRAINT ON ADMINISTRATION AND TIMELINES HASN'T BEEN UPDATED SINCE IT WAS ADOPTED IN OH EIGHT, AND ONLY NOTES THAT THEY'LL BE USED TO REPLANT TREES, BUT NO OTHER KINDS OF INITIATIVES THAT MIGHT SUPPORT THE GOAL OF SUSTAINING AND INCREASING THE URBAN CANOPY IN MCKINNEY. AND SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE OUTCOMES AND GOALS OF THE 2026 PLAN. UPDATE AGAIN, A MODERNIZATION ALLOWING FOR MORE INITIATIVES ASSOCIATED WITH THE URBAN FORESTRY IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. SO SOME OF THOSE UPDATES ARE SPECIFICALLY WITHIN THESE THREE CATEGORIES HERE THAT I'LL COVER IN MORE DETAIL, WHICH ARE THE PUBLIC PROPERTY TREE PLANTING PROGRAM, A CIP TREE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM, AND THEN THE URBAN CANOPY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. SO STARTING WITH PUBLIC PROPERTY PLANTING, THIS IS WHAT WE DO NOW. THIS IS ALL THE EXISTING PLAN FACILITATES FOR US IS THAT WE USE MONIES THAT ARE RECOUPED FROM OUR TREE MITIGATION PROCESS TO PLANT TREES IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, AND CITY PARKS ONLY ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. WE CAN USE THOSE FUNDS TO IRRIGATE THOSE TREES, MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE MAINTAINED AND CARED FOR. SO THIS IS GOING TO CONTINUE. THAT'S WHAT ALL WE DO NOW WITH OUR PLAN. BUT WE HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL BASICALLY AREAS OF FOCUS FOR THE UPDATED PROPOSED PLAN. THE FIRST IS A SIP TREE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM WITH THE INTENT OF PRESERVING AND RESTORING MATURE TREE CANOPY CANOPY TREES, EXCUSE ME, THAT ARE AFFECTED BY CITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. SO IN CASES WHERE TREES ARE NEEDING TO BE REMOVED FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY, THAT EITHER IN PART OR WHOLLY WITHIN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY'S RIGHT OF WAY, THIS IS CREATING A PROGRAM FOR REPLACEMENT OF THOSE TREES AND TRYING TO WORK WITH ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS WHO RECEIVE AN EFFECT FROM THOSE TREES BEING REMOVED TO ACCOMMODATE THAT CIP PROJECT. AND SO YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'VE COME UP WITH A REPLACEMENT SIZE MATRIX, WHICH ALIGNS WITH OUR REPLANTING REQUIREMENTS FOR TREE MITIGATION FOR ANY TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT. AND SO A TREE THAT IS BETWEEN 6 AND 16IN IN DIAMETER AT BREAST HEIGHT, WHICH IS WHERE WE MEASURE THE CALIPER SIZE OF A TREE, WILL BE REPLACED WITH A FOUR INCH TREE. AND THEN THOSE THAT ARE GREATER THAN 16IN WOULD BE REPLACED WITH A SIX INCH TREE. TREES THAT ARE BELOW THAT SIX INCH DBH ARE NOT CONSIDERED QUALITY TREES. WE DON'T REQUIRE MITIGATION FOR THOSE AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT SCENARIOS. AND SO THOSE WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM AS PROPOSED. SOME MORE PARAMETERS ON SPECIFICALLY WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR THIS PLAN WOULD BE AN ANNUAL BUDGET CAP, SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE FUND AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SUSTAINABLE FUND THAT WE CAN USE FOR YEARS TO COME.I'VE GOT AN EXTRA LINE IN THE MIDDLE THERE THAT IS NO LONGER APPLICABLE, BUT I WANT TO JUMP DOWN TO OUR PRIVATE AND NON-CITY PUBLIC REPLACEMENT RESTRICTIONS. WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT IN THE CASE THAT THESE TREES WILL BE PLANTED BACK INTO PRIVATE PROPERTY THAT'S ADJACENT TO THE RIGHT OF WAY, WHERE IT WAS REMOVED. THE REQUIREMENT WILL BE THAT REPLACEMENT TREES ARE PLANTED IN THE FRONT YARD. SO AGAIN, THAT THAT CANOPY, AS IT'S GROWN AND DEVELOPS IN THE LOCATION ADJACENT TOWARD THE TREE PREVIOUSLY WAS STILL PROVIDES THAT PUBLIC BENEFIT TO THE SIDEWALK, TO THE ROADWAY. AND THEN IF THERE'S A CASE IN WHICH THROUGH THE SPECIFIC PARAMETERS OF A PROJECT, THERE IS NOT ADEQUATE ROOM TO PLACE A CANOPY TREE, THEN AN ORNAMENTAL TREE COULD BE REPLACED TO TRY AND CONTINUE TO SERVE THAT PURPOSE
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OF REPLACING THE CANOPY. AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, THESE ARE REPLACEMENTS FOR FOR CITY PUBLIC WORKS REMOVAL. NOT IF ONCOR COMES IN THERE AND CHOPS DOWN A TREE. RIGHT. THAT'S THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. SO THIS IS A PROGRAM TO TO DIRECTLY EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID, REPLACE TREES THAT ARE REMOVED OR CRITICALLY ALTERED BY CITY CIP PROJECTS. WE DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY THROUGH THIS PROGRAM TO REPLACE OR WORK ON ANY OF THOSE, BECAUSE THOSE EASEMENTS WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THEIR CURRENT PROJECTS GOING ON. I WAS JUST IMAGINE YOU'RE GOING TO GET SOME EMAILS AND SOME PEOPLE ASKING FOR VOUCHERS FOR WORK THAT ABSOLUTELY THAT WE'VE NOT DONE. YEAH. AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S, THIS IS DIRECTLY FROM MITIGATION PAYMENTS FROM DEVELOPMENT. AND SO AS ITS PUBLIC FUND, IT WILL BE USED TO, TO REPLACE TREES EFFECTED BY THOSE PUBLIC PROJECTS. AND THEN THAT, THAT LINE, THE REIMBURSEMENT IS THROUGH A PLANTING VOUCHER. AND SO THAT'S THE PROGRAM THAT WE'RE PROPOSING, IS THAT THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER WOULD RECEIVE A VOUCHER THAT THEY COULD REDEEM AT A NURSERY, AND THAT NURSERY IS THE ONE THAT WILL PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE SIZE TREE AND PLANTING OF THAT TREE. LUCAS COULD, IF THERE WAS A SITUATION THAT KIND OF WENT OUTSIDE OF THOSE PARAMETERS, WOULD WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO TO THEN STEP IN AND SAY LIKE THIS, MAYBE WE NEED TO EXCEED THIS CAP IN A CERTAIN SITUATION. AND FOR EXAMPLE, WE'VE GOT SOME NEIGHBORHOODS ALONG SPUR 399 WHO SAW SOME PRETTY LARGE TREE REMOVAL IN UTILITY AND CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS THAT WE HAVE FOR TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS THAT WE HAVE, WHERE REPLACING A BIG SWATH OF THOSE MAY, MAY, MAY EAT UP ALL OF OUR FUND. SURE. DO WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT IF THAT SITUATION ARISES WHERE WE COULD LOOK AT THAT ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, WHERE IT DOESN'T AFFECT THESE PARAMETERS OR DOESN'T AFFECT THAT FUND? IF IF IT IF IT COMES UP AND IF IT'S WARRANTED, ABSOLUTELY ANY EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES. WE CAN'T ALLOCATE MORE THAN IS IN THE BALANCE OF THE FUND OUT OF THE FUND, BUT THE BALANCE IS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO BE SPENT. WE'RE TRYING TO, LIKE I SAID, HAVE A PROGRAM LIMIT THAT WE SET INTERNALLY AS WE WORK WITH ENGINEERING ON THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS, SO THAT WE CAN TRY AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT FUND IS SUSTAINABLE. BUT WITH ANY OF THOSE FUNDING MECHANISMS, AND I'LL POINT OUT FURTHER THAT THE REPLACEMENT SIZE SCHEDULE, THERE'S ALSO SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THAT SAYS THE CITY COUNCIL MAY APPROVE DEVIATIONS AS AS NECESSARY, AT YOUR DISCRETION. I APPRECIATE THAT, LUCAS QUESTION. DO YOU THINK THERE'S ANY VALUE OR MERIT IN HAVING A PREFERRED LIST OF SPECIES THAT WE'LL FUND? IS THAT IN THE PROGRAM? I DON'T SEE ANY REFERENCING ANY TYPE OF TREES THAT WE WOULD FUND. YES. SO WE REFERENCE QUALITY TREES, AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'LL MAKE SURE IF IT'S NOT IN OUR DEFINITIONS, WE DO HAVE A DEFINITION. SO ON THE FIRST PAGE THERE'S A DEFINITION OF THE PROPOSED PLAN THAT'S ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA ITEM. WE HAVE THE DEFINITION OF QUALITY TREE, WHICH IS IN OUR LIST IN THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE.AND SO WE DO HAVE AN APPROVED SPECIES LIST. THANK YOU. YEP. ANYONE ELSE. OTHER QUESTIONS LUCAS. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM 26-0829. CONSIDER MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS. ASSIGNMENTS OF CITY COUNCIL LIAISONS TO VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS OF THE CITY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER. I'M EDITH REESE, ACCREDITATION AND REPORTING SPECIALIST. AND TODAY THIS IS JUST COUNCIL LIAISONS. EVERY YEAR, THE MAYOR ASSIGNS LIAISONS TO THE CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. NO ACTION IS REQUIRED. TODAY. SOME OF THE FORMAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE BOARDS ARE FOR MC, DC, DC HOUSING AUTHORITY, MAIN STREET, PARKS AND REC PLANNING AND ZONING AND VISIT MCKINNEY. AND THIS IS FOR HER POLICY OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. A NOTE I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION IS THAT
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LIAISONS ARE TRADITIONALLY ASSIGNED TO ALL BOARDS. THEY ARE NOT MEMBERS OF THEIR ASSIGNED ASSIGNED BOARDS, BUT THEY DO ATTEND ALL MEETINGS TO KEEP THE COUNCIL UPDATED ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN THOSE BOARDS AND COMMISSION MEETINGS. SO IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I'LL HAND IT OVER TO MAYOR. THANK YOU. EDITH. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE GOT A LATE START LAST YEAR ON THE TIMING OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS APPOINTMENTS, SO I WOULD PROPOSE THAT WE LEAVE ALL ASSIGNMENTS, EXCUSE ME, ALL ASSIGNMENTS WHERE THEY ARE, AND THEN WE WOULD READDRESS NEXT YEAR. EVERYONE OKAY WITH THAT NODDING OF HEADS? SO I WILL LEAVE ALL THE ASSIGNMENTS THE SAME THIS YEAR. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I'M GOING TO ASK EDITH TO STAY STANDING BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A BIG APPLAUSE. TODAY IS THE LAST MEETING FOR EDITH RUIZ. EDITH IS GOING TO BE JOINING THE CITY OF DENTON AS AN ANALYST. THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR HER. SHE HAS SUPPORTED ALMOST EVERY ASPECT OF THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE, INCLUDING ELECTIONS, PETITIONS, PERMITS, PUBLIC OUTREACH TO BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ENCOURAGE POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CITY. EDITH SPEARHEADED THE CITY SECRETARY OFFICE STATE ACCREDITATION AS AN OFFICE OF EXCELLENCE. SHE IMPLEMENTED DIGITAL BULLETIN BOARDS FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS AND MOST RECENTLY LED THE CITY WIDE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS APPOINTMENTS PROGRAM, WHICH YOU'RE HANDLING NOW. EDITH HAS BEEN A JOY TO WORK WITH. SHE'S BEEN A GREAT PART OF OUR TEAM. WE'VE TRULY ENJOYED HAVING HER AS PART OF OUR FAMILY FOR THE LAST FOUR AND A HALF YEARS. WE WISH HER ALL THE BEST. SHE'S GOING TO DO WONDERFUL. I THINK SHE'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO LIVE IN MCKINNEY. SO WE WE HAVE THAT ON HER, WHICH IS GOOD, BUT WE WISH HER ALL THE BEST. SOMETIMES IN CITY MANAGEMENT YOU HAVE TO MOVE OUT TO MOVE UP.
AND THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT WORKS SOMETIMES. BUT WE DO WANT EDITH TO KNOW THAT SHE'S ALWAYS WELCOME BACK. SO BEST OF LUCK TO EDITH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT A LOT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'LL MISS YOU ALL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE WISH YOU THE BEST. WITH THAT WE WILL.
I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY. LIAISON UPDATES. ANYONE HAVE HAVE ANY UPDATES? NO, NO, WE JUST GOT APPOINTED. YES, YOU DID, BUT YOU WERE THERE LAST MONTH ALSO. THAT BEING THE CASE, WE WILL MOVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION FIVE FIVE, 1.0712551.0712 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT REAL PROPERTY AND 551.087 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MATTERS. IT IS. 344 AND WE WILL RECESS INTO
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