[00:00:03] BROWN? YES, SIR. ARE YOU GOOD? ALL RIGHT. IT'S 3:01 P.M. WELCOME TO THE CITY OF MCKINNEY'S WORK SESSION. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER THE 3RD. WE'RE AT CITY HALL, 401 EAST VIRGINIA STREET. OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WILL BE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR NOVEMBER 1ST COUNCIL WORK SESSION. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. FIRST ITEM WILL BE A PROCLAMATION FOR ARBOR DAY. SO IF YOU WERE HERE FOR ARBOR DAY, IF YOU'LL JOIN ME DOWN FRONT, WE'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION AND TAKE SOME PICTURES. GOOD JOB, ARBOR DAY PEOPLE. EVERYONE READY? ALL RIGHT. IN 1872, J. STERLING MORTON PROPOSED TO THE NEBRASKA BOARD OF AGRICULTURE THAT A SPECIAL DAY BE SET ASIDE FOR THE PLANTING OF TREES IN ARBOR DAY WAS FIRST OBSERVED WITH THE PLANTING OF MORE THAN 1 MILLION TREES IN NEBRASKA IN 2001 IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. WE TOOK A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO PROTECTING OUR URBAN FORESTS BY CREATING AND IMPLEMENTING A TREE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE. TREES IN OUR CITY INCREASE PROPERTY VALUES, ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS WHERE WHEREVER THEY ARE PLANTED, ARE A SOURCE OF JOY AND COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION TREES ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, AS ATTESTED BY THE FACT THAT WE ARE CELEBRATING OUR 22ND ANNUAL YEAR OF EARNING A TREE CITY USA DESIGNATION. THE CITY OF MCKINNEY WILL CELEBRATE ARBOR DAY BY GIVING AWAY FREE TREES TO OUR CITIZENS AT THE ANNUAL SHARE THE SHADE EVENT ON NOVEMBER THE 14TH. AND AS THE MAYOR OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS, I DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE 14TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2026 AS ARBOR DAY IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS, URGING ALL CITIZENS TO CELEBRATE ARBOR DAY TO TO TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO PROTECT OUR TREES AND WOODLANDS AND TO PLANT TREES AND GLADDEN THE HEART AND PROMOTE A WELL. THE WELL-BEING OF THIS AND OF FUTURE GENERATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU BILL. AS YOU SAID ABOUT THE SHARE THE SHADE EVENT, WE INVITE RESIDENTS TO COME OUT AND CELEBRATE TEXAS ARBOR DAY. IT'S OUR ANNUAL EVENT THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR WHERE WE GIVE AWAY FREE FIVE GALLON TREES WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. AND THIS YEAR WE'RE LOOKING AT A NATIVE VARIETY OF ORNAMENTAL AND CANOPY SPECIES. AND OVERALL, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THIS EVENT IS, YOU KNOW, PROMOTE THE MANY BENEFITS OF TREES AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO GROW MCKINNEY'S URBAN FOREST ONE TREE AT A TIME. SO INVESTMENT INTO GREEN INITIATIVES LIKE THIS AND PROCLAMATIONS TO TRULY SET ASIDE SPECIAL DAYS LIKE TEXAS ARBOR DAY. IT SHOWS THAT THIS CITY IS UNIQUE BY NATURE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION IS TEXAS RECYCLES DAY. TEXAS RECYCLES DAY IS CELEBRATED ANNUALLY ON NOVEMBER THE 15TH. YES, YES. MY FAULT. NOW WE'RE READY. TEXAS RECYCLES DAY IS CELEBRATED ANNUALLY ON NOVEMBER THE 15TH IN CONJUNCTION WITH AMERICA RECYCLES DAY, PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE RECYCLING, WASTE REDUCTION AND THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES. RECYCLING CONSERVES ENERGY, WATER AND VALUABLE RESOURCES, REDUCES LANDFILL WASTE, AND SUPPORTS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES WITH MCKINNEY RESIDENTS RECYCLING 23,000 TONS OF MATERIAL DURING FISCAL YEAR 2026, THE CITY HAS SECURED A SECOND GRANT FROM THE RECYCLING PARTNERSHIP TO BETTER [00:05:02] UNDERSTAND LOCAL RECYCLING BEHAVIORS AND IMPROVE RECYCLING EDUCATION THROUGH SMART TECHNOLOGY. THESE EFFORTS SUPPORT MCKINNEY SUSTAINABILITY ROADMAP BY INCREASING PARTICIPATION, IMPROVING DIVERSION AND REDUCING CONTAMINATION. AND AS THE MAYOR OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS, I RECOGNIZE NOVEMBER THE 15TH AS TEXAS RECYCLES DAY AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES TO RECYCLE RESPONSIBLY, REDUCE WASTE AND HELP BUILD A MORE SUSTAINABLE, RESOURCE EFFICIENT AND FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE COMMUNITY. CONGRATULATIONS. WELL, THANK YOU, MAYOR. IT'S VERY EXCITING TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE TEXAS RECYCLE DAY. I REALLY JUST WANT TO HONE IN ON, ON ONE OF THE STATISTICS THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT, THE CITY OF MCKINNEY RECYCLED 23,000 TONS OF MATERIAL, 23,000 TONS OF MATERIAL WAS DIVERTED FROM LANDFILLS, WHICH OF COURSE EXTENDS THE LIFE OF THE LANDFILL. THERE'S ALSO MANY SUSTAINABILITY BENEFITS, BUT IN THE END, IT ALSO SAVES THE CITY MONEY, WHICH IS GREAT. BUT IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RECYCLE 23,000 TONS OF MATERIAL. IT STARTS WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND SETTING THE POLICY. CITY STAFF AND SUPPORTING OUR PARTNERS AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO RECYCLE OUR RESIDENTS, WHO ARE THE ONES THAT RECYCLE ALL OF THAT MATERIAL. AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE OUR PARTNERS HERE TODAY. FRONTIER WASTE SERVICES, WHO HAULS ALL OF OUR RECYCLING MATERIALS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE MATT AND KAYLEE WITH WITH FRONTIER AND AS WELL AS CIRCULAR SERVICES, WHICH DOES ALL OF THE SORTING OF OUR MATERIAL AT THEIR NEW FACILITY THAT WAS JUST BUILT. SO THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR THE HARD WORK. WE'RE HOPING TO BEAT THE 23,000 TONS NEXT YEAR, BUT GREAT 2026. SO THANK YOU. GOOD JOB. OKAY, OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS POLICE DEPARTMENT CHIEF ELLENBERG, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY. I'M BACK TO BRAG ON SOME OF MY OFFICERS. AS YOU KNOW, THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE MCKINNEY POLICE DEPARTMENT DO HEROIC AND DANGEROUS WORK EVERY DAY IN. BUT I BELIEVE THESE TWO STORIES REALLY SPEAK TO THE HEART AND DEDICATION OF THESE OFFICERS. SO FIRST WILL BE OFFICER BRICHENO. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, OFFICER ALBERT BRICHENO HAS SHOWN OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND INITIATIVE IN HIS STEWARDSHIP OF THE OUTREACH PROGRAM UNIDOS, WHICH TRANSLATES TO UNITED IN ENGLISH. WHEN HE ASSUMED THE RESPONSIBILITY OF QUARTERLY MEETINGS, THEY AVERAGED ABOUT 6 TO 8 IN ATTENDANCE. THROUGH CONSISTENT OUTREACH AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, ATTENDANCE HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY, WITH THE MOST RECENT MEETING REACHING 40 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. OFFICER BRICHENO HAS DEDICATED SUBSTANTIAL TIME TO PROMOTING UNIDOS EVENTS, CULTIVATING PARTNERSHIPS, AND INCREASING THE PROGRAM'S VISIBILITY WITHIN THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY. HIS PROACTIVE ENGAGEMENT, SEEKING OUT COLLABORATORS, STRENGTHENING CONNECTIONS, AND IDENTIFYING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUTREACH HAVE BEEN CENTRAL TO THE PROGRAM'S GROWTH AND IMPACT. RATHER THAN SIMPLY MAINTAINING THE EXISTING STRUCTURE, OFFICER BRICHENO HAS TAKEN TRUE OWNERSHIP OF UNIDOS AND HAS WORKED INTENTIONALLY TO ENHANCE ITS EFFECTIVENESS, BROADEN ITS REACH, AND REINFORCE ITS ROLE AS A TRUSTED BRIDGE BETWEEN THE MCKINNEY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE. HIS EFFORTS REFLECT A DEEP COMMITMENT TO CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE AND SUSTAINED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE SUCCESS OF UNIDOS IS A DIRECT RESULT OF OFFICER VECINOS DEDICATION AND LEADERSHIP. HIS WORK EXEMPLIFIES THE DEPARTMENT'S MISSION TO BUILD MEANINGFUL, MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS, FOSTER TRUST, AND SUPPORT THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF MCKINNEY. HIS CONTRIBUTIONS AND COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY SHOW A DEDICATION THAT REFLECTS GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF, THE MCKINNEY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY OF MCKINNEY AS A WHOLE. SO I WOULD JUST CONGRATULATE OFFICER. AND THEN FINALLY, A STORY THAT JUST ALMOST DIDN'T [00:10:12] GET TOLD. IN AUGUST OF 2026, OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A CALL INVOLVING TWO TEENAGE SISTERS WHO HAD ENDURED SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA, INCLUDING ABUSE AND THE RECENT LOSS OF ONE OF THEIR PARENTS. WHILE ASSUMED WHILE ASSISTING THE FAMILY, OFFICER, CHRIS CONNELL SPENT TIME WITH THE YOUNGEST TEENAGE SISTER, WHO WAS STRUGGLING EMOTIONALLY, AND DURING HIS INTERACTION AND CONVERSATION WITH HER, HE LEARNED THAT SHE HAD AN UPCOMING BIRTHDAY. WANTING TO MAKE SURE SHE FELT REMEMBERED, OFFICER CONNELL AND OFFICER MAUREEN MESNER TOOK IT UPON THEMSELVES TO BRING COMFORT AND JOY TO HER LIFE. OFFICER MESNER BAKED A BIRTHDAY CAKE AND TOGETHER THEY WENT IN AND PURCHASED A GIFT CARD. AND THEY DIDN'T FORGET HER BIRTHDAY. AND ON HER BIRTHDAY, THEY GATHERED SEVERAL OF THEIR FELLOW OFFICERS AND SURPRISED HER AT HER HOME WITH THE CAKE, THE GIFT, AND A HEARTFELT RENDITION OF HAPPY BIRTHDAY. THE YOUNG GIRL AND HER GRANDMOTHER WERE DEEPLY TOUCHED BY THIS ACT OF KINDNESS. THE GESTURE ONLY CAME TO LIGHT BECAUSE THE TEENAGER WAS PROUDLY SHOWING THIS PICTURE, OR THIS PHOTO OF HER SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY AT HER SCHOOL, AND ONE OF THE STAFF MEMBERS WAS SO MOVED BY THE PICTURE AND THE IMPACT THAT IT HAD ON THE LITTLE GIRL, SHE FELT COMPELLED TO SHARE IT WITH THE CHIEF'S OFFICE. OFFICER CONNELL AND MESNER DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL EMPATHY, COMPASSION, AND DEDICATION TO COMMUNITY SERVICE. THEIR ACTIONS WENT FAR BEYOND THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES, AND THEY EXEMPLIFY THE CITY'S CORE VALUES OF RISE. THEY ARE HIGHLY DESERVING OF THIS RECOGNITION, AND I'M GLAD TO BE ABLE TO DO SO BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL. SO. MAYOR, COUNCIL, WOULD YOU MIND COMING DOWN AND TAKING A PICTURE WITH THESE OFFICERS AND MR. GRIMES? YES. BE HONORED. THANK YOU. YEAH. DEAL WITH IT. I SIGNED UP. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP WOULD BE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY AGENDA ITEM ON OUR WORK SESSION. SO IF YOU'VE SIGNED UP. MISS JOY BOOTH, MISS BOOTH. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL, MR. GRIMES. HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY. I'M JOY BOOTH, AND I'M REPRESENTING GRACE TO CHANGE. OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER, SHANNON WHITE, WANTED TO BE HERE, BUT GET ME INSTEAD. SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO BRING TO LIGHT SOME OF THE IMPORTANT FACTORS RELATED TO YOUR DISCUSSION ON THE VAPE SHOPS, WHICH WILL BE LATER IN TODAY'S AGENDA. SO YOU HAVE PROBABLY HEARD OF SOMETHING CALLED 708. IT IS A POTENT OPIOID PRODUCT, AND IT IS SOLD IN FORMS SUCH AS TABLETS AND GUMMIES AND SHOTS. AND THIS IS AVAILABLE AND FAMILIAR RETAIL SETTINGS LIKE GAS STATIONS AND VAPE SHOPS, WHICH ARE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING TODAY BECAUSE THEY ARE SOLD IN THESE TYPES OF STORES. THEY GIVE PEOPLE A FALSE SENSE OF SAFETY. SO WE GATHERED SOME DATA FROM THE COLLIN COUNTY MEDICAL [00:15:02] EXAMINER'S OFFICE, JUST TO GIVE SOME CONTEXT TO THIS, AND MAKES THE CONCERN VERY LOCAL. SO FAR IN COLLIN COUNTY IN 2026, THERE WERE 15 PEOPLE WHO DIED THAT HAD MITRAGYNINE 700 H OR RELATED COMPOUNDS DETECTED IN THEIR TOXICOLOGY RESULTS. NINE OF THOSE DEATHS WERE RULED AS OVERDOSES. TWO DEATHS WERE RULED AS ACCIDENTAL AND ATTRIBUTED SOLELY TO MITRAGYNINE OR 7OH. ALTHOUGH OTHER SUBSTANCES WERE DETECTED, THE MEDICAL EXAMINER IDENTIFIED MITRAGYNINE AND 7OH ALONE AS THE CAUSE. NOW WE'RE CLEAR DETECTING A SUBSTANCE DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY MEAN IT CAUSED THE DEATH, AND 15 IS A SMALL NUMBER RELATED TO ALL OF THE DEATHS THAT THE MEDICAL EXAMINER EXAMINES. BUT THESE DEATHS REPRESENT PEOPLE, FAMILY MEMBERS AND PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTY. THERE'S A CRITICAL GAP IN WHAT WE KNOW, SPECIFIC TESTING FOR THESE COMPOUNDS AND OTHER EMERGING ALKALOIDS ONLY BECAME READILY AVAILABLE IN JANUARY OF 2026. BUT A GRACE TO CHANGE. WE SEE WHY THE EDUCATION AND EARLY INTERVENTION MATTERS. PEOPLE ARE NOT AWARE THAT THESE DRUGS ARE BEING SOLD RIGHT ON THE CORNER AT THE GAS STATIONS AND THE VAPE SHOPS. YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES NEED CLEAR INFORMATION ABOUT THE RISKS AND DEVELOPING DEPENDANCE ON THESE SUBSTANCES. WE JUST REALLY ARE HERE TODAY. I'M HERE TODAY TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS, TO HAVING THIS ON YOUR AGENDA. YOU ALL HAVE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF SOME LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS HERE AND HOW TO RESTRICT THESE SHOPS, AND WE JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT YOU'VE GIVEN TO THIS MATTER. THANK YOU, MISS BOOTH. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. NEXT ITEM WILL BE A DISCUSSION OF OUR REGULAR COUNCIL AGENDA. DO WE HAVE ANY ANY ITEMS THAT FOR DISCUSSION ON THAT AGENDA. ANYONE? OKAY. WE'LL MOVE TO OUR WORK SESSION ITEM. FIRST ITEM IS 26-1060. THIS IS A 2026 UPDATE ON OUR ANNUAL HOMELESSNESS PROGRAM. MISS LEE. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MARGARET LEE, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. SO FOR TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR ANNUAL HOMELESSNESS UPDATE, IN WHICH WE'LL REVIEW THE 2026 HOMELESSNESS DATA FOR THE CITY, HIGHLIGHT PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVE UPDATES, AND THEN ALSO DISCUSS SOME OF OUR UPCOMING ACTIVITIES. SO THE ANNUAL POINT IN TIME COUNT, ALSO KNOWN AS THE PIT COUNT, IDENTIFY 240 INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ON A SINGLE NIGHT. NOW, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL FOR US, BUT IT ONLY PROVIDES US WITH A SNAPSHOT AND DOES NOT CAPTURE EVERYONE THAT IS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, SPECIFICALLY THOSE THAT ARE TEMPORARILY STAYING WITH FRIENDS OR FAMILY OR IN TRANSIT. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE PIT COUNT AND SPECIFICALLY SIGNING UP FOR THE NEXT PIT COUNT, WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 21ST, PLEASE SCAN THE QR CODE. BUT DIVING IN A LITTLE DEEPER ON THE DATA. SO OF THE 240 INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE COUNTED THAT NIGHT, 180 WERE IN TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, WHICH MEANS THAT THERE WERE 60 THAT WERE UNSHELTERED. AND SO OF THOSE 60 THAT WERE UNSHELTERED, 20 OF THEM WERE CLASSIFIED AS CHRONICALLY HOMELESS, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY'VE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS FOR AT LEAST 12 MONTHS, OR AT LEAST FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. AND SO THIS IS THE DEMOGRAPHIC THAT OFTEN FACES ADDITIONAL BARRIERS AND CHALLENGES TO ACCESSING HOUSING AND SUPPORT. NOW, THESE NUMBERS MAY SOUND FAMILIAR WITH YOU BECAUSE THEY WERE ALSO INCLUDED IN OUR RECENT BETTER TOGETHER INITIATIVES NEEDS ASSESSMENT, WHERE THE ASSESSMENT ALSO FOUND THAT HOMELESSNESS HAS REMAINED RELATIVELY STEADY IN OUR CITY, AT 0.1% OF THE TOTAL POPULATION, WHICH IS ALSO CONSISTENT WITH OUR CONTINUUM OF CARE, WHICH INCLUDES DALLAS AND COLLIN COUNTY. THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT ALSO FOUND THAT THE CITY HAS A HIGHER PROPORTION OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN, AND THIS IS LARGELY REFLECTING THE SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED BY THE SAMARITAN INN, WHICH SUPPORTS FAMILIES. THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT IDENTIFIED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND TRANSPORTATION AS THE TWO LARGEST SERVICE NEEDS. IT ALSO ESTIMATED THAT THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH UNMANAGED HOMELESSNESS WAS APPROXIMATELY 10.5 MILLION PER YEAR, COMPARED TO 6.2 MILLION THAT WOULD BE NEEDED TO PROVIDE HOUSING. DURING THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, THE CITY INVESTED $550,000 TOWARDS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS FACING HOMELESSNESS OR HOUSING INSTABILITY, WHICH HELP US LEVERAGE MORE THAN $1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING. MOST OF THIS FUNDING SUPPORTED HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND PERMANENT HOUSING RESOURCES, SUCH AS OUR HOUSING REHABILITATION AND TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. AND AS A REMINDER FOR THE PUBLIC, THE CITY IS NOT A DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDER. INSTEAD, WE [00:20:03] SUPPORT A NETWORK OF PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHILE COORDINATING THE CITY'S RESPONSE ACROSS DEPARTMENTS. SO THIS INCLUDES FUNDING NONPROFIT SERVICE PROVIDERS THROUGH OUR CONSOLIDATED GRANTS PROCESS, OR CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS WITH RESOURCES THROUGH THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS COMMUNITY SERVICES UNIT, WHICH IS NOW KNOWN AS THE COMMUNITY IMPACT TEAM. OVER THE PAST. OH, SORRY, I MEANT TO SKIP THAT. OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE CITY'S EFFORTS HAVE PROVIDED SEVERAL POSITIVE RESULTS. SO 13 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED SECURITY DEPOSIT ASSISTANCE, 88 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED FREE TRANSIT SERVICES THROUGH THE COLLIN COUNTY TRANSIT PROGRAM. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO 1600 CALLS RELATED TO HOMELESSNESS, WHICH I WILL NOTE IS AN INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR. HOWEVER, THIS IS LARGELY ATTRIBUTED TO INCREASES IN DATA COLLECTION. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PROVIDED 346 EMERGENCY TRANSPORTS, RESULTING IN 297 HOSPITAL TRANSFERS. CODE SERVICES ADDRESSED, 45 VIOLATIONS AND PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED FOUR ENCAMPMENT CLEANUPS SINCE JULY. OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS PLAY AN EQUALLY IMPORTANT ROLE, PARTICULARLY THE MCKINNEY HOMELESS COALITION. OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE COALITION HAS MADE PROGRESS TOWARDS BECOMING AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. ITS SUBCOMMITTEES HAVE HELPED COORDINATE THIS WINTER'S WARMING STATIONS AND ARE DEVELOPING A PUBLIC EDUCATION PLAN, AND THE STREET OUTREACH PILOT PROGRAM, KNOWN AS SOAR, RESPONDED TO 174 CALLS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS HELPING CONNECT INDIVIDUALS TO SERVICES AND COORDINATE RESPONSES WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS ALSO CONTINUE TO MAKE MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCES. FOR EXAMPLE, SHILOH PLACE ASSISTED NINE MOMS AND 15 CHILDREN WITH HOUSING, CHILD CARE, AND COUNSELING. STREETSIDE SHOWERS PROVIDED 882 SHOWERS OVER 38 DAYS, OFFERING INDIVIDUALS ACCESS TO BASIC NECESSITIES AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. MORE IMPORTANTLY, BEHIND EACH STATISTIC IS A PERSON WITH A UNIQUE STORY AND A DIFFERENT SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES. OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS WERE ABLE TO SHARE SOME OF THOSE STORIES WITH US THAT I'M GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU. ONE INDIVIDUAL WAS HOMELESS FOR 12 YEARS, IN AND OUT OF INCARCERATION AND HAD SEVERE HEALTH CONDITIONS, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM ONE OF OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS. THIS INDIVIDUAL OBTAINED THEIR IDENTIFICATION, WHICH IS A CRITICAL FIRST STEP TOWARDS ACCESSING SERVICES AND EMPLOYMENT. AND NOW THEY'RE CURRENTLY WAITING FOR HOUSING IN MCKINNEY. ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FIRST CONNECTED WITH STREETSIDE SHOWERS AS A GUEST, WHICH PROVIDED THEM WITH A RENEWED SENSE OF HOPE AND IMPORTANT CONNECTIONS TO RESOURCES. TODAY, THE SAME INDIVIDUAL WORKS AS A DRIVER FOR STREETSIDE SHOWERS AND SERVES AS A VALUABLE CONNECTION FOR OTHERS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THESE STORIES REMIND US THAT SOMETIMES A SINGLE CONNECTION, RESOURCE, OR OPPORTUNITY CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN SOMEONE'S LIFE. RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR MORE COORDINATED EFFORT, THE CITY LAUNCHED THE BETTER TOGETHER INITIATIVE TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE, COMMUNITY BASED STRATEGIC PLAN. THE GOAL IS TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES, LIVED EXPERIENCES, AND COMMUNITY IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH HOMELESSNESS, AND THE DRAFT WILL BE PRESENTED TO YOU IN GREATER DETAIL AS THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. THE ORDINANCES THAT WERE ADOPTED LAST YEAR REGARDING PHYSICAL OCCUPANCY OF RIGHT OF WAYS IN DOWNTOWN, PROHIBITION OF CAMPING IN PARKS OR PUBLIC AREAS, AND AGGRESSIVE PANHANDLING WERE EXTENDED BY A YEAR TO ALLOW TIME FOR COMPLETION OF THE BETTER TOGETHER INITIATIVE. OUR PRIORITIES THIS FISCAL YEAR INCLUDE FINALIZING THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, WHICH WILL PROVIDE US WITH A TARGETED WORK PLAN FOR THIS UPCOMING YEAR, CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE STEERING COMMITTEE AND WORKING GROUPS TO ENSURE COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND STRENGTHENING COORDINATION EFFORTS BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO LEVERAGE OUR RESOURCES AND OUR EFFORTS. THERE ARE A FEW KEY DATES THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT. SO NOVEMBER 13TH IS THE NEXT MCKINNEY HOMELESS COALITION MEETING, WHERE THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND TO LEARN MORE AND ALSO GET INVOLVED. NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER IS OUR ANNUAL HAVE A HEART GIVE SMART CAMPAIGN, WHICH ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUALS TO PROVIDE THOUGHTFUL GIVING THROUGH ESTABLISHED SERVICE PROVIDERS RATHER THAN PANHANDLING. AND IN DECEMBER, WE ANTICIPATE THE BETTER TOGETHER INITIATIVE WILL BE COMPLETED. AND THEN, OF COURSE, ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 21ST IS OUR NEXT PIT COUNT. SO FINALLY, FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES WEB PAGE. THAT INCLUDES OUR RESOURCE DIRECTORY AND THE BETTER TOGETHER INITIATIVE WEB PAGE. WE'VE ALSO PROVIDED THE RELEVANT NON-EMERGENCY NUMBERS, THE SOURCE STREET OUTREACH HOTLINE, AND THE QR CODE FOR THE PIT COUNT REGISTRATION FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. AND WITH THAT, I CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION. MARGARET, THANK YOU. QUESTIONS? [00:25:07] ANYONE? COMMENTS? I'LL JUST SAY THAT COUNCILMAN AND I HAVE BEEN A PART OF MOST OF THESE MEETINGS, AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE ALL OF STAFF'S AND ALL OF OUR FRIENDS AT UTD HELPING US WITH THIS. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING THIS FORWARD AND BEING DIGESTED BY THE COMMUNITY AND TRYING TO COME UP WITH THE RIGHT ANSWERS FOR MCKINNEY. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN CLOUTIER. ANYONE ELSE? ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MARGARET, IF YOU HOLD YOUR POSITION RIGHT THERE, WE'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM 26-1061. THIS IS CONSIDERATION OF THE DRAFT BETTER TOGETHER STRATEGIC PLAN. THANK YOU. SO OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS, WE'VE DONE A DEEP DIVE INTO UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES ASSOCIATED WITH HOMELESSNESS IN THE COMMUNITY. WE ANALYZED THE DATA AND COLLECTED QUALITATIVE FEEDBACK FROM STAKEHOLDERS TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS AND THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT, AND THEN WORKED WITH OUR STAKEHOLDER WORKING GROUPS TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT GOALS AND STRATEGIES THAT WOULD ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES, LIVED EXPERIENCES, AND COMMUNITY IMPACTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE DRAFT STRATEGIC PLAN. SO BEFORE I HAND IT OVER TO TED FROM UTD TO PRESENT THE DRAFT TO YOU, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT PROVIDED INSIGHT AND FEEDBACK DURING THIS PROCESS. WE HOPE THIS PLAN ACCURATELY REFLECTS THE COMMUNITY AND YOUR VOICE. THANK YOU MARGARET. IT'S ALWAYS WONDERFUL TO BE IN FRONT OF CITY COUNCIL AND GETTING YELLED AT YET, SO IT'S EARLY, EARLY. TODAY WAS GOING TO JUST BE AN INFORMATION UPDATE ON ALL THE ALL THE WORK WE'VE DONE TO TRY TO ASSEMBLE A STRATEGIC PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND WE. WE'VE INVOLVED A TON OF FOLKS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY TO, TO GET ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO BUILD A FRAMEWORK FOR HOW WE'RE GOING TO APPROACH THIS ISSUE AND WHAT ARE THE ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY. WE STARTED WITH A NEEDS ASSESSMENT THAT WE COMPLETED IN JULY. IT'S A QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE BASELINE. WE WENT AND LOOKED AT ALL THE INFORMATION NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY TO TRY TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUES ARE IN THIS PARTICULAR COMMUNITY. WE ALSO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY BY ASKING THEM EVERY STAKEHOLDER WE COULD FIND TO GIVE US THEIR INPUT AND SEE WHAT WERE THE BEST STRATEGIES FOR ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS AND ELIMINATING HOMELESSNESS COMPLETELY. THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS WHAT WE'RE HAVING HERE TODAY, AND ONCE WE GET THROUGH WITH THIS PART, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. BUT WHEN I TELL YOU WHAT'S IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS WHAT WE HEARD. WE HEARD A LOT FROM EVERYONE. WE HAD SEVEN LISTENING SESSIONS, EIGHT WORKING GROUPS. WE HAD OVER A THOUSAND SURVEYS SUBMITTED, AND I ALMOST 300 RESPONSES CAME ON GOAL NUMBER SEVEN, WHICH WAS IN THE LATER PART OF THE PROCESS, WHICH IS REALLY INTERESTING. WE ALSO SPOKE TO 30 PLUS STAKEHOLDER GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITY, WHICH WERE ALL VALUABLE TO HAVE. AND, AND, AND I THINK THAT THE NUMBER ONE THING YOU SHOULD, YOU SHOULD KNOW IS THE, THE DEPTH AND BREADTH OF THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS THE STRENGTH OF THIS REPORT. MARGARET ALREADY LISTED SOME OF THE ISSUES WITH NUMBER OF HOMELESSNESS WE HAVE IN THE PITS. NOW, COUNT 240. ABOUT THREE QUARTERS ARE IN TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. ANOTHER 40% HAVE FAMILY UNITS HAVE CHILDREN, AND ABOUT 25% ARE UNHOUSED CURRENTLY. DOCTOR MCCASKILL CAME UP WITH A. MY COLLEAGUE OVER THERE CAME UP WITH A A A VISION FOR THIS PROJECT, AND HE GAVE IT TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROCESS, AND THEY HAVE MANGLED IT REALLY, REALLY WELL. AND THEY'VE GOTTEN IT DOWN TO ONE SENTENCE. AND THE GOAL WHEN YOU WANT TO DO A VISION STATEMENT IS YOU WANT IT REALLY SHORT. LIKE OXFAM HAS A SHORT, THEY WANT A WORLD WITHOUT, WITHOUT POVERTY AND NO HUNGER. AND SO YOU WANT SOMETHING REALLY SIMPLE LIKE THAT AND JUST GETTING IT DOWN TO ONE SENTENCE, AND THAT CAN BE PUT ON THE BACK OF A BUSINESS CARD IS WHAT WE'VE ACHIEVED. AND BECAUSE OF ALL THE INPUT THAT WE GOT FROM THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS FANTASTIC, WE ALSO WENT AND LOOKED AT THE ISSUES AND WE COMBINED THEM INTO FOUR BASIC CATEGORIES ROOT CAUSES, LIVED EXPERIENCES, COMMUNITY IMPACT, AND SYSTEMIC BARRIERS THAT ARE CAUSING ISSUES WITH BEING ABLE TO SERVE THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY, THE UNHOUSED COMMUNITY IN MCKINNEY. WE ALSO TO TRY TO AMPLIFY THOSE FOUR BIG GROUPS. WE CAME UP THE THE STAKEHOLDERS CAME UP WITH GOALS TO TRY TO ADDRESS EACH ONE OF THOSE FOUR CORE AREAS, [00:30:04] AND WE CAME UP WITH EIGHT GOALS ALL THE WAY FROM PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS TO BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE CAPACITY TO DEAL WITH HOMELESSNESS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE ONE, TWO AND THREE RELATE TO ROOT CAUSES. FOUR, FIVE AND SIX RELATE TO LIVED EXPERIENCES AND GOALS. SEVEN RELEASE RELATES TO COMMUNITY IMPACTS AND EIGHT IS SYSTEMIC BARRIERS. THE TWO BIGGEST VOTE GETTERS IN THE GOALS WERE PREVENTION OF HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING INSTABILITY. AND THAT WAS THE NUMBER ONE, BUT REALLY CLOSE BEHIND IT, ALMOST A TIE WAS GRO SEVEN OPTIMIZED COMMUNITY SAFETY AND ENCAMPMENT RESPONSE. AND THIS CAME IN IN THE SECOND ROUND OF THE SURVEY, DIGITAL SURVEY THAT WE PUT OUT. AND IT WAS VERY HEARTENING TO SEE SUCH SUCH INPUT INTO THE PROCESS. WE STAYED WITH THE CURRENT GOAL OF HAVING A VERY BROAD BASED FUNDING APPROACH TO SOLVING AND ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE IN THE COMMUNITY. AND WE'RE STICKING WITH THAT APPROACH, AND THE STRATEGIC PLAN NEEDS TO HAVE RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND TO PROVIDE THAT ACCOUNTABILITY. WE HAVE COUNCIL PROVIDING US POLICY DIRECTION, THE STEERING COMMITTEE GIVING US OVERSIGHT AND ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS, HELPING US SHEPHERD THIS PROCESS TO TO FRUITION, AND ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ACCOMPLISH WHAT WE SET OUT FOR THE PLAN. AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE STRATEGIC PLAN TELLS US WHICH WAY THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO GO, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THAT WILL COME NEXT TELLS US HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE. AND WITH GOALS ONE AND SEVEN ARE GOING TO BE THE POINT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. BUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR FROM YOU IS FOR US TO TELL US WHAT ROLE THE OTHER SIX GOALS PLAY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, AND ALSO HOW WE SHOULD SEQUENCE THEM AND WHAT ORDER WE SHOULD IMPLEMENT THEM, AND WHICH ONES WE SHOULD IMPLEMENT, WHICH ONES WE SHOULDN'T. BUT THE ORDER IS VERY IMPORTANT. EXACTLY. AND ALSO TO KIND OF FOCUS ON MAKING 1 IN 7 REALLY WORK BECAUSE ONE IS, IS UPSTREAM TO THE ISSUE AND SEVEN IS DOWNSTREAM. AND YOU WANT ONE TO BE REALLY SUCCESSFUL. SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO MUCH OF SEVEN. AND SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A PLAN THAT REALLY WORKS. AND THE PLAN IS ALSO LIKE A WIKI DOCUMENT IS GOING TO BE A LIVING DOCUMENT THAT CAN BE AMENDED, UPGRADED AND, AND TAKE INTO EFFECT THE NEW ENVIRONMENT THAT OCCURS EVERY DAY. YOU KNOW, I WAS WORKING IN HOMELESSNESS IN THE CITY OF DALLAS IN 1986, AND IT DOESN'T LOOK ANYTHING LIKE IT DOES NOW. AND SO, YOU KNOW, IT JUST KEEPS MORPHING. AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THAT WE STAY WITH IT AND THAT WE KEEP ADDRESSING IT AND WE STAY ON TOP OF IT. SO THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME AND I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ONE QUESTION ON THE YOU'VE GOT A WEB ADDRESS, MCKINNEY, TEXAS.ORG/TI. FOR INFORMATION. CAN YOU ALSO ACCEPT COMMENTS OR INPUT FROM CITIZENS? ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. AND THEY CAN REACH US AT THE UNIVERSITY OR MARGARET LEE AND HER OPERATION. SO, IN FACT, I HAD SOMEBODY TALK TO ME IN THE WAITING ROOM ON CITY HALL OVER THERE. AND SO YES, I EVEN BROUGHT SOME BUSINESS CARDS WITH ME. SO ANYWAY, WE CAN GET IT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. TERRY. OKAY. NEXT ITEM IS 26-102. THIS IS AN UPDATE ON THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SCORECARD. MISS TODD. THANK YOU MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL KRISTAL TODD, AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADMINISTRATOR. TODAY I'M GOING TO UPDATE YOU ON THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SCORECARD 2.0. RIGHT. SO OUR CURRENT SCORECARD CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THIS IN FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR. AND THEN THE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION APPROVED IT IN MARCH. THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SCORECARD IS OUR UNIFORM METRIC FOR EVALUATING PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE SEEKING TAX EXEMPTIONS. SO ANYONE THAT'S WANTING TO PARTNER WITH OUR MCKINNEY HOUSING AUTHORITY, MCKINNEY HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, OR MCKINNEY PUBLIC FACILITIES CORPORATION, SINCE WE LAST ADOPTED IT, WE HAVE ACTUALLY BROUGHT FOUR DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENTS TO YOU TO PRESENT, AND IT'S BEEN AN INCREASE OF OVER 1044 AFFORDABLE UNITS IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. ALSO, WHAT HAS CHANGED SINCE THEN IS THE HOUSE BILL 21 PASSED, AND THEN THE 2026 QUALIFIED ALLOCATION PLAN FOR THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS WAS RELEASED. [00:35:05] AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THOSE TWO IS THE HOUSE BILL 21 IMPACTS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 394, WHICH IS WHAT THE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION IS UNDER. AND THEN WITH THE QUALIFIED ALLOCATION PLAN, THIS IS WHAT TDHCA RELEASES EVERY YEAR, WHICH IS THEIR SCORECARD AND FRAMEWORK FOR ANY OF THE DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE ASKING FOR LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS. AND A MAJORITY OF OUR DEVELOPMENTS ARE LIE TECH DEVELOPMENTS. SO WE REALLY WANTED TO LOOK AT THOSE TWO THINGS TO UPDATE THE CURRENT SCORECARD. THE PROPOSED UPDATES THAT WE HAVE TODAY ARE THESE ARE THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES THAT WE LOOK AT, THE METRICS THAT WE LOOK AT. WE DO A MINIMUM. THIS IS JUST THE FIRST LOOK AT WHETHER WE PARTNER ON THESE DEVELOPMENTS AFTER THEY MEET A MINIMUM. HERE. WE THEN GO DEEP DIVE INTO THE DEVELOPMENT. BUT THE CATEGORIES, THE EIGHT DIFFERENT CATEGORIES WE LOOK AT ARE THE AMOUNT OF AFFORDABLE UNITS, WHICH DID NOT CHANGE. WE DO REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 50% OF THE UNITS AFFORDABLE. THE AFFORDABILITY LEVEL REALLY OUR NEED IS THAT 30% AM I. AND WHEN WE FIRST CREATED THIS, WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NO WAY WE COULD EVER GET 5% OF THOSE IN EACH OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS. WE DID. AND NOW WE'RE ASKING FOR TEN. SO IN THE PROPOSED UPDATE, WE. THE MINIMUM INCREASE IS TO ATTEND 10% OF THE UNITS AT 30% AMI. SO WHAT'S THE DRIVER OF THAT? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ENDEAVORING BASED ON OUR PERCEIVED NEEDS HERE, OR IS THE STATE COMING IN WITH SOMETHING THAT'S MANDATING THAT IT IS BOTH. IT IS THE NEED THAT WE STILL HAVE THAT AFFORDABILITY. AND THEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SHAPE, IT'S THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THE DEEPER AFFORDABILITY. SO FOR US, A LINE ALIGNING THE SCORECARD WITH THAT, WE'RE GETTING THE DEEPER AFFORDABILITY, THE QUALITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND THEN ALSO LOOKING AT IT ALL OVER THE CITY. AND THE SHAPE IS SOMETHING GENERATED BY THE STATE, CORRECT. IT'S GENERATED BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS ANNUALLY. AND THAT'S WHAT THEY LOOK AT WHEN THESE DEVELOPMENTS ARE APPLYING FOR TAX CREDITS. OKAY, SO MY SUMMARY, YOU SHOOT ME DOWN WHERE I'M WRONG. OUR GOALS HAPPEN TO ALIGN WITH WHAT THE STATE GOALS ARE HERE. SO WE MIGHT BE HERE EVEN IF THOSE WEREN'T OUR GOALS, RIGHT? WE MIGHT BE HERE TALKING ABOUT 10% EVEN IF WE DIDN'T CARE ABOUT IT. BUT WE HAPPEN TO CARE ABOUT IT, AND IT'S A NEED ALL OVER THE STATE. FAIR TO SAY. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, HOUSING TYPE. WE WE REALLY DIDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING ON THE HOUSING TYPES. IT DOES SAY ON THERE WE REDUCE THE NUMBER OF POINTS FOR MULTIFAMILY VERSUS SINGLE FAMILY. WE DID AT ONE POINT, BUT THEN WE MOVED IT BACK. SO THAT'S ACTUALLY IT STAYED THE SAME RENT SAVINGS TO TAX EXEMPTION. YOU WILL SEE THAT PREVIOUSLY IT WAS DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR. AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE LOWERED IT BY SAYING $0.50 ON THE DOLLAR. BUT IT USED TO BE WE WERE LOOKING AT JUST THE CITIES TAX EXEMPTION DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR. NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT THE TOTAL TAX EXEMPTION FOR ALL THE ENTITIES. SO WHEN A DEVELOPER MIGHT HAVE A DEVELOPMENT YOU LOOK AT THE EXEMPTION MIGHT HAVE BEEN $44 MILLION AND THE CITY PARK WAS 4 MILLION. WE NOW WANT TO SEE THE ENTIRE EXEMPTION DOLLAR FOR $0.50 ON THE DOLLAR. SO IT'S ACTUALLY REQUIRING A LARGER RENT SAVINGS RATIO ON THE DEVELOPER'S HALF THAT BENEFITS OUR RESIDENTS. IS THIS ONLY FOR PROPERTY TAX OR SALES TAX FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THINGS. THIS IS FOR THE SALES TAX EXEMPTION TOTALS. YES. GRANT GRANTING ENTITY BENEFIT. THERE WAS NO CHANGE TO THAT. WE DO. THERE'S A SCORING ON THE MATRIX FOR OUR PROJECTS. IF THEY'RE DOING A ONE TIME PAYMENT OF MORE THAN $1 MILLION, THEY GET THE SAME POINT. SYSTEMS GRANTING INHIBIT THE ENTITY BENEFIT DID NOT CHANGE THE LOCATION. SO WE DO PRIORITIZE THE WEST SIDE OF 75 JUST BECAUSE PREVIOUSLY ALL OF OUR AFFORDABLE DEVELOPMENTS WERE EAST OF 75. SO WE REALLY HAD LOOKED AT THAT NORTHWEST SECTOR. BUT THEY ALL STILL WE STILL GIVE POINTS FOR EVERY SECTION WITHIN THE CITY IF YOU'RE DEVELOPING. SO IT DID CHANGE WHERE BEFORE WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN, WE PROVIDED FOUR POINTS FOR THAT. IT'S NOW THREE. SO WE KIND OF JUST BUMPED THE POINT SYSTEM DOWN A LITTLE BIT. INSTEAD OF FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE, IT WAS JUST THREE, TWO ONE. SO IT JUST LOWERED IT BY A POINT. AND WHAT THAT KIND OF DOES IS IT ALLOWS US TO GET HIGHER POINTS IN SOME OF THOSE OTHER CATEGORIES, BECAUSE WE HAVE A MINIMUM POINT SYSTEM ON THIS WHERE YOU 12 POINTS AND SOME OF THESE DEVELOPERS WERE GETTING 20 POINTS. SO WE WERE MAKING IT TOO EASY, RIGHT? SO NOW WE'RE LIKE, WHAT CAN OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT FROM RECEIVING THESE DEVELOPMENTS IN OUR AREA AND GET MORE AFFORDABILITY? SO WE'RE REALLY TARGETING MORE AFFORDABILITY IN THAT LOWER AFFORDABILITY AND GETTING MORE POINTS FOR THAT THAN WHERE IT IS IN THE IN THE AREA. AND WHAT DEFINES THE WEST SIDE COMPARED TO THE EAST? THE RAILROAD TRACKS 75 RIDGE. OKAY. 75 YES, SIR. AND PROJECT TYPE. WE PRIORITIZE THE REHAB PROJECTS BEFORE. AND WHAT WE WERE DOING WITH THAT IS WE WE REALLY DON'T WANT TO TAKE OFF BRAND NEW DEVELOPMENTS OFF THE TAX ROLLS AND SAY, OH YEAH, LET'S MAKE THIS AFFORDABLE. BUT WE DO LIKE TO DO THE REHABS. IF [00:40:02] YOU'VE, FOR INSTANCE, SKYWAY VILLAS, WE RECENTLY TOOK THAT THAT HAD BEEN ON THE TAX ROLLS OFF THE TAX ROLLS BECAUSE IT WAS LIKE IT WAS A 20 PLUS YEAR DEVELOPMENT AND WE GOT TO GO IN THERE, REHAB THOSE 200 PLUS UNITS AND MAKE THEM AFFORDABLE FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS. SO WE DO LIKE TO LOOK AT THE REHAB PROJECTS. WE REMOVE THE ACQUISITION PROJECTS FOR THOSE REHABS THAT DO NOT PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL REHABS. YOU CAN'T PURCHASE A PROJECT, REHAB AND REHAB IT AND NOT ADD A BUNCH OF MONEY, YOU KNOW, SUBSTANTIAL FUNDS. SO MINIMUM THEY HAVE TO UPDATE THOSE UNITS WITH $20,000 OR MORE TO COUNT AS SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION. SO THOSE ARE ACTUALLY ALL THE CHANGES. THERE REALLY WEREN'T THAT MANY. I MEAN, THE THE MAIN ONES WERE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE TEN, 10% AT 30 AND THAT THE TAX EXEMPT, THE SAVINGS RATIO IS NOW $0.50 ON THE DOLLAR FOR TOTAL TAX EXEMPTION AND NOT JUST THE CITY EXEMPTION. LET'S SEE. SO WE DID TAKE THIS BEFORE THE MCKINNEY HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION BOARD LAST MONTH. THEY DID APPROVE THIS UPDATED SCORECARD. AND THEN IT'S BEFORE YOU TODAY AT WORK SESSION. AND THEN THERE IS A COMPANION ITEM ON TONIGHT'S COUNCIL AGENDA. AND STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL FOR THAT. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. CRYSTAL, TALK TO ME ABOUT A 30% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME UNIT. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IN TERMS OF WHO MIGHT QUALIFY FOR IT AND HOW MUCH MIGHT THEY BE PAYING IN RENT? 30% AM I IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT A HOUSEHOLD OF ONE, IS THEIR THEIR INCOMES ABOUT $25,000 A YEAR. OKAY. AND WITH THAT, WE LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE CONSIDER AFFORDABLE IS NO MORE THAN 30% OF YOUR INCOME GOING TOWARDS. OKAY, SO THAT'S WHAT. SO IF YOU'RE MAKING 25,000 A YEAR AND I'M DOING THIS KIND OF QUICK MATH, THAT'S ABOUT 7500 A YEAR, YOU'D BE PAYING IN RENT THEN RIGHT AROUND. NO. YEAH, ABOUT 7500. SO. DO WE HAVE UNITS IN THIS CITY THAT ARE 20% UNITS, 15% UNITS. THERE'S 30%. THE LOWEST 30% IS THE LOWEST. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT TOO. AND I WANT TO MAKE A CONNECTION ON THIS THING. AND AGAIN, YOU JUST SHOOT ME DOWN IF YOU THINK I'M WRONG ON THIS. OKAY? YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU BEFORE WAS THE BETTER TOGETHER THING, WHERE WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AND A LOT OF HOURS ANALYZING THE ISSUES WE HAVE IN HOMELESSNESS. AND ONE OF THE PRIORITIES WAS TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM BEING HOMELESS. AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT INCREASING THE NUMBER OF 30% UNITS INCREASES THE ABILITY OF PEOPLE TO STAY OUT OF HOMELESSNESS. WE DON'T HAVE 25% UNITS, RIGHT? WE HAVE 30% UNITS. AND SO THIS GIVES THEM A CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO STAY WITH SHELTER. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OUR FOLKS AT UTD HAD TALKED TO US ABOUT WAS THAT IT'S AND WE CAN READ IT TOO, IS THAT IT'S A LOT EASIER, A LOT MORE ACHIEVABLE TO KEEP SOMEONE OUT OF HOMELESSNESS. AND JUST TO PUT THAT TOOTHPASTE BACK IN THE TUBE AND GET THEM REHOUSED. IS THERE ANYTHING I'M SAYING THAT STRIKES YOU AS YES, THAT'S RIGHT OR NO, THAT'S WRONG? I WOULD SAY YES, YOU'RE CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. ANYONE ELSE? OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS, CRYSTAL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH, MARGARET. YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT ITEM 26-1063. CONSIDER AN UPDATE ON DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES. CASSIE. GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT SPAN SEVERAL DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. I'M GOING TO GIVE SOME HIGH LEVEL UPDATES ON EACH OF THEM, BUT WE DO HAVE PEOPLE WHO CAN SPEAK TO THE PROJECTS INDIVIDUALLY. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT, FEEL FREE TO ASK IT AS WE GO THROUGH. SO WE'RE GOING TO START WITH SOME CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. I'M GOING TO GO OVER TWO SEPARATE AREAS WHERE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ARE HAPPENING, BUT THE SCOPE OF WORK IS SIMILAR FOR BOTH. THEY'RE GOING TO INCLUDE FULL STREET PAVEMENT RECONSTRUCTION, UPGRADES TO WATER, WASTEWATER STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, ADA COMPLIANT SIDEWALKS, STREET LIGHTING, LANDSCAPING AND HARDSCAPING ENHANCEMENTS. SO THIS FIRST AREA IS THE TENNESSEE LAMAR AND HUNT STREET IMPROVEMENTS. THIS MAP SHOWS A LITTLE BIT BETTER, KIND OF THE BREAKDOWN IN THE PHASING. AS YOU'LL SEE, THERE IS A TARGET COMPLETION OF DECEMBER OF 2028, WITH CONSTRUCTION STARTING BY THE END OF THE YEAR. AND THEN LIKE I SAID, SAME SCOPE, DIFFERENT AREA. THE SECOND AREA IS ENCOMPASSING PORTIONS OF CHURCH, HENRY WOOD, COLLEGE, HUNT, DAVIS AND VALLEY STREETS. THIS ONE OVERLAPS WITH THE PREVIOUS AREA, BUT NOT THE SAME TIMELINE. THEY'RE LOOKING TO START IN THE SUMMER OF 27, AND [00:45:04] A TARGET COMPLETION OF SUMMER OF 29. AND THEN MOVING AWAY FROM STREET ENHANCEMENTS. THERE'S ALSO ONGOING WORK ON THE CHESTNUT ELEVATED STORAGE TANK. AS YOU'RE ALL AWARE, THIS HAS BEEN KIND OF ONGOING, BOTH AT THE TANK ITSELF AND THEN THE SITE. THE LIGHTING HAS BEEN INSTALLED THAT T MOBILE ANTENNA RELOCATION IS IN PROGRESS. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO IF YOU'VE DRIVEN BY YOU'VE NOTICED THE SITE WORK THAT'S ALSO ONGOING WITH THE ANTICIPATED COMPLETION BY THE END OF 2026. CASSIE WITH THE T MOBILE ANTENNA. THE WAY I READ THAT IS THERE IS NO T MOBILE ANTENNA ON THE WATER TOWER ANYMORE, BUT YET IT HASN'T BEEN REACTIVATED INTO ITS NEW HOME. IS THAT FAIR TO SAY, OR NO? I WILL HAVE TO DEFER TO ONE OF THE ENGINEERS. SO COUNCIL MAYOR, THE T MOBILE IS BEING RELOCATED ONTO THE TANK TO COMPLETE ITS LEASE. AND AT THE END OF THE LEASE, WE'RE LOOKING AT RELOCATING THAT OFF OF THE TANK. OKAY. SO IS IT FAIR TO SAY THAT IF YOU'RE A T MOBILE CUSTOMER SOMEWHERE AROUND DOWNTOWN, PERHAPS YOU DON'T HAVE THE BENEFITS YOU USED TO HAVE, BUT THEY WILL BE REACTIVATED AGAIN SHORTLY? YES. CORRECT. AND WHEN WOULD THAT SHORTLY BE? DO WE KNOW? WITHIN A MONTH I WOULD SAY OKAY, SO ABOUT A MONTH, A LITTLE BIT AFTER THANKSGIVING IS WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT. AND THEN AT SOME POINT THAT LEASE ENDS AND THEY WOULD NEED TO PROBABLY GO ELSEWHERE BECAUSE WE DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO RENEW THAT LEASE. AND T MOBILE NEEDS TO GET ON IT TO FIGURE OUT THEIR NEW HOME. IS THAT FAIR TO SAY TOO? CORRECT, SIR. THANK YOU. YOU CAN SEE. AND THEN AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS AREA, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A QUICK UPDATE ON THE CROSSING AT HIGHWAY FIVE. PROJECT ENGINEERING IS STILL COORDINATING WITH TXDOT ON THE IMPROVEMENTS INSIDE THE RIGHT OF WAY. AND THEN INDEPENDENT OF WORKING WITH TXDOT, WE'RE ALSO EXPLORING OPTIONS FOR OUTSIDE OF RIGHT OF WAY ENHANCEMENTS, WHICH INCLUDE. VERTICAL MONUMENT ELEMENTS, PEDESTRIAN STREETSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS, AND OUTDOOR ACTIVATION. AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A QUICK UPDATE ON THAT THAT IS STILL IN PROGRESS. AND THEN TO ROUND OUT THE KIND OF THE ENGINEERING LED PROJECTS, I WAS GOING TO GIVE A QUICK UPDATE ON THE DOWNTOWN PARKING MANAGEMENT PROJECT. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO IMPROVE THE DOWNTOWN PARKING EXPERIENCE USING REAL TIME INFORMATION ON PARKING AVAILABILITY. THAT'S JUST TO HELP REDUCE THE TIME SPENT SEARCHING FOR PARKING. THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED AT THREE KEY DOWNTOWN PARKING FACILITIES, WHICH YOU'LL SEE ON THE SCREEN THE SOUTH KENTUCKY LOT, THE CLOYD LOT TWO AND THE CHESTNUT GARAGE. THIS PROJECT IS IN THE BEGINNING STAGES, AND THE PROJECT TEAM IS HOPEFUL THAT BY THE END OF JANUARY THAT THE PROJECT SET UP AND THE SYSTEM BUILD OUT ACTIVITIES WILL BE COMPLETED. AND THEN SAME KIND OF AREA, THE STATE HIGHWAY FIVE CORRIDOR, SMALL AREA PLAN. AS SOME OF YOU MIGHT REMEMBER, THIS WAS PRESENTED AT A MEETING FOR FUNDING. PREVIOUSLY, THE RFQ HAS BEEN OPEN SO FAR. WE HAVE 11 PROPOSALS. THE PLAN WILL INCLUDE VISIONING, REMOVING BARRIERS FOR DESIRED INVESTMENT AND BUILDING OUT A BETTER GATEWAY INTO THE DOWNTOWN AREA. OUTREACH IS PROPOSED TO BEGIN NEXT YEAR. AND THEN. PLANNING HAS ALSO BEEN WORKING ON OUR SEMI-REGULAR DOWNTOWN PARKING STUDY. CURRENTLY, WE'RE FINALIZING THE DRAFT OF THE STUDY AND HOPE TO SEE IT PUBLISHED IN DECEMBER THIS YEAR. THE PARKING STUDY NOW ENCOMPASSES EAST OF HIGHWAY FIVE FOR THE FIRST TIME TO ACCOMMODATE FOR ALL OF THE GROWTH ON THIS SIDE. ON THE EAST SIDE, WE'RE ALSO COVERING DOWNTOWN TROLLEY RIDERSHIP. THE OVERARCHING CONCLUSIONS THUS FAR OF THIS STUDY IS THAT THE EXISTING PARKING SUPPLY IS CURRENTLY BEING UNDERUTILIZED, AND THE DIFFICULTY DRIVERS SEEM TO FACE FINDING A SPOT IS IN PART DUE TO THE HIGH OCCUPANCY RATES IN THE STREET PARKING DOWNTOWN. AGAIN, WE PLAN TO HAVE THAT PUBLISHED SOMETIME NEXT MONTH, WHERE YOU CAN VIEW ALL THE TABLES IN THE GRAPHICS THAT ACCOMPANY THAT. AND THEN PUBLIC WORKS IS ALSO STAYING VERY BUSY IN DOWNTOWN. I WANT TO GIVE THE BRIEFEST OF UPDATES ON SOME OF THEIR PROJECTS. THERE'S STILL PIECES OF THE DEMOLITION OF BOTH OLD CITY HALL AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO WORK THROUGH. THEY'RE FINDING APPROPRIATE FILL FOR THE BASEMENT OF OLD CITY HALL AND WORKING TOWARDS MAKING THOSE SITES LEVEL AND READY TO VACATE. THE HALL LIBRARY IS NOW LIT UP. I JUST INCLUDED A PHOTO IN THE TOP LEFT THERE THAT YOU CAN SEE AT NIGHT. AND THEN IN THE TOP RIGHT, I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT I THINK WILL PROBABLY BE MY FAVORITE ROOM, WHICH IS THE LOCAL HISTORY ROOM. ADDITIONALLY, THE PUBLIC WORKS IS ALSO WORKING ON THE COURTHOUSE THEATER, WHICH YOU CAN SEE A RENDERING OF AT THE BOTTOM. IF YOU'VE DRIVEN BY, [00:50:05] YOU'LL ACTUALLY SEE THE GREEN PAINT. NOW THEY'RE GOING BACK TO A HISTORIC PAINT COLOR, WHICH THEY HAD TO FIND AFTER DIGGING THROUGH 23 LAYERS OF PAINT. AND THEN MY FINAL SLIDE IS JUST TO GIVE A QUICK UPDATE ON DCS PROCESS REGARDING THE OLD CITY OWNED PROPERTY PROPERTIES. THEY DO HAVE AN RFQ OUT FOR DEVELOPERS AND PLAN TO RECEIVE AND REVIEW CONCEPTS IN DECEMBER. WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE MAP, IT'S THOSE PARCELS ONE AND TWO IN THE ORANGISH BROWNISH COLOR THAT ARE PART OF THE RFQ IN JANUARY. THEY'RE LOOKING TO EVALUATE AND DISCUSS THE SUBMISSIONS, AND WITH THAT, I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS QUESTIONS, COMMENTS. CASSIE, WE APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANYONE? THANK YOU. CASSIE. TO BE CONTINUED. THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT ITEM IS 26-0006M3. OPTIONS FOR REGULATION OF VAPE AND OR SMOKE SHOPS IN MCKINNEY. MR. REILLY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR COUNCIL. THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME TODAY. THIS IS OUR FOLLOW UP TO PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS AROUND VAPE AND SMOKE SHOP REGULATIONS IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. AT THE REQUEST OF SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE AGENDA FOR TODAY IS WE'LL KIND OF SUMMARIZE OUR PAST DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'VE HAD, TALK THROUGH WHAT LAND USE REGULATIONS CAN AND CAN'T ACCOMPLISH, DEFINE WHAT A VAPE OR SMOKE SHOP TALK THROUGH, HOW IT COULD BE DEFINED, AND THEN TALK THROUGH SOME PROPOSED REGULATIONS AND DISPLAY KIND OF A MENU OF OPTIONS FOR YOU ALL TO CONSIDER. WE'VE MET ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS AT WORK SESSIONS KICKED OFF BACK IN JUNE WITH AN INITIAL PRESENTATION ON LAND USE REGULATIONS AND THE OPTIONS THAT WE COULD PRESENT OR PURSUE AS A PLANNING DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE REGULATIONS, BUT ALSO ABOUT ILLEGAL ACTIVITY THAT DOES OCCUR AT SMOKE AND VAPE SHOPS. AND SO WE CAME BACK IN SEPTEMBER WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO KIND OF TALK THROUGH THEIR PERSPECTIVE, THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY SEE IN THIS SPACE AND THE KIND OF RESTRICTIONS THAT WE HAVE BASED ON STATE LAW AND KIND OF THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT THAT WE FIND OURSELVES WITHIN. CURRENTLY. I WANT TO START BY TALKING THROUGH SPECIFICALLY, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, THE PROS AND CONS OF THE LAND USE REGULATION AVENUE. SOME OF THE PROS HERE ARE THAT ADOPTED. REGULATIONS WOULD APPLY TO ALL NEW BUSINESSES THAT MEET THE DEFINITION. SO ANYBODY COMING INTO THE CITY THAT MEETS THAT DEFINITION, ANY REGULATIONS ADOPTED WOULD APPLY TO THOSE BUSINESSES. SPACING CRITERIA WOULD REDUCE FUTURE CONCENTRATIONS OF VAPE SHOPS IF ADOPTED, AND AN SOP WOULD PROVIDE 200 FOOT PROPERTY OWNER NOTIFICATIONS AND A PUBLIC HEARING. THE COMBINATION OF THOSE ALLOW FOR A LOT MORE PUBLIC INPUT IN THE PROCESS THAN IS CURRENTLY THE CASE, WITH THEM BEING KIND OF PACKAGED UNDER OUR RETAIL DEFINITION, WHICH IS THE PROCESS WE HAVE NOW. SOME OF THE CONS AS FAR AS ATTACKING THE CONCERNS AND PROBLEMS THAT THE EXISTING VAPE SHOPS IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY WOULD CONTINUE TO OPERATE. THEY WOULD BECOME LEGAL NONCONFORMING, AND SO THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXPAND OR MOVE IF ANY OF THEM CLOSED FOR A PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS AT THAT LOCATION, THEY WOULD LOSE THAT LEGAL NON-CONFORMING STATUS, BUT IT WOULD STILL ALLOW THOSE EXISTING VAPE SHOPS TO OPERATE AS THEY OPERATE TODAY. AND IT ALSO DOES NOT ADDRESS THE SALE OF ANY ILLEGAL PRODUCTS AT EXISTING OR NEW VAPE SHOPS. THAT IS A LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUE, NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN EASILY BE TACKLED WITH LAND USE REGULATIONS. CURRENTLY, WE DEFINE VAPE SHOPS UNDERNEATH OUR RETAIL SALES DEFINITIONS. IF YOU REMEMBER, IF YOU WERE AROUND AT THE TIME WHEN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY WENT BACK IN 2022 AND ADOPTED THE UDC, WE TRIED TO PACKAGE SIMILAR TYPE BUSINESSES INTO FEWER USES TO MAKE MORE STREAMLINED DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. SO WE HAVE SEVERAL USES THAT ARE PACKAGED THAT WE DON'T BREAK OUT. THERE ARE OTHER CITIES THAT BREAK OUT A WHOLE LOT MORE USES THAN WE DO, BUT RIGHT NOW WE CONSIDER THEM A RETAIL SALES ESTABLISHMENT. ONE POTENTIAL DEFINITION, IF WE WERE TO BREAK IT OUT, WOULD BE TO DEFINE, VAPE AND SMOKE SHOP AS A RETAIL SALES ESTABLISHMENT THAT SPECIALIZES OR OTHERWISE PRIMARILY OPERATES IN THE SALE OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING NICOTINE, CANNABINOIDS, KRATOM, AND ANY [00:55:04] OTHER ACCESSORIES RELATED TO UTILIZING THOSE PRODUCTS. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE ESTABLISHMENTS THAT SELL PRODUCTS THAT HAVE OTHER PRIMARY USES, SUCH AS RESTAURANTS, PRIVATE CLUBS, FUEL SALES, PASSENGER PASSENGER VEHICLES. THOSE ARE GAS STATIONS. AND SO THAT'S POTENTIAL DEFINITION THAT CAPTURES THE IDEA OF WHEN ARE WE GOING TO CALL YOU A SMOKE OR VAPE SHOP, OR WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO BE STILL A GAS STATION, A RESTAURANT, PRIVATE CLUB, GROCERY STORE? CURRENTLY, THE WAY THAT WE REGULATE RETAIL SALES WITHIN THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE IS SHOWN HERE. THERE ARE CRITERIA THAT ARE REQUIRED IN OUR COMMERCIAL ZONES ONE, TWO AND THREE. A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IS REQUIRED IN OUR TWO OFFICE ZONES. AND THEN AGAIN IT'S CRITERIA FOR THE REMAINING INDUSTRIAL GOVERNMENT COMPLEX AND OUR DOWNTOWN MTC. WHAT STAFF WOULD PROPOSE IS THAT YOU CONSIDER REDUCING THE NUMBER OF ALLOWED ZONES THAT THESE VAPE AND SMOKE SHOPS COULD BE, COULD BE PRESENT WITHIN AND REQUIRE A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IN ANY OF THOSE ZONES. WITH THE ADDITION OF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, THAT WOULD REQUIRE THAT WITHIN 1000FT OF A SCHOOL, HOSPITAL OR RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY, THEY WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED AND THEY WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED WITHIN A HALF MILE OF ANOTHER EXISTING VAPE OR SMOKE SHOP. WE DO WANT TO PROVIDE THE FULL MENU OF REGULATIONS, STARTING WITH EXISTING, AND THEN KIND OF STEPPING INTO MORE AGGRESSIVE REGULATION FOR THIS LAND USE SCENARIO. ONE BASICALLY JUST CHANGES THE EXISTING ALLOWANCES FROM CRITERIA TO SUP, BUT REMOVES THE ALLOWANCE IN OFFICE AND GOVERNMENT COMPLEX IN DOWNTOWN MTC ZONES. SCENARIO TWO IS THAT KIND OF PROPOSAL THAT WE SAID IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A MIDDLE GROUND, BUT THEN SCENARIO THREE TAKES IT TO WHERE IT ONLY WOULD ALLOW THESE USES WITHIN I-1 OR I-2. WITH THAT SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. AND AGAIN, THOSE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THAT ARE SHOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN. FOR CONTEXT, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SPACING STANDARDS THAT WE'RE SHOWING YOU HERE, WE PUT TOGETHER THIS MAP. EVERY BLACK DOT IS AN EXISTING VAPE SHOP. IF WE WERE TO USE THAT DEFINITION THAT WE'RE PROPOSING, THE KIND OF DARKER RED CIRCLE AROUND ALL THOSE EXISTING BUSINESSES IS A 500 FOOT BUFFER. THAT PINK CIRCLE WOULD BE 1000 FOOT BUFFER. AND THEN YOU HAVE ALL THE SCHOOLS WITHIN 1000 FOOT BUFFER SHOWN AS WELL. AND SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WHERE THEY MIGHT SPACE EACH OTHER OUT. I THINK RIGHT NOW, WITHIN THE THOUSAND FOOT BUFFER OF SCHOOLS, THERE MAY BE 3 OR 4 TODAY, BUT YOU'D SEE, YOU KNOW, 1000 FOOT BUFFER WOULD WOULD PREVENT SOME OF THESE FUTURE USES. BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THE CITY OF MCKINNEY IS 70MI■S. AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF ROOM WHERE THEY MIGHT STILL BE ALLOWED TO COME FORWARD. AGAIN, OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT AN SUP WOULD BE REQUIRED, SO THERE WOULD STILL BE THAT PUBLIC HEARING COMPONENT AND APPROVAL REQUIRED FROM LUCAS. OUR SCHOOLS IDENTIFIED IN ORANGE. YES. OKAY. THANKS. BUT AGAIN, THIS DOESN'T AFFECT THE EXISTING BIKE SHOPS. IT DOES NOT DOES NOT. SO THAT THAT PINK BUFFER, IF IF YOU WERE TO ADOPT 1000 FOOT FROM THOSE, IT HELPS TO KIND OF SEE THAT. BUT THEN YOU CAN IMAGINE MOST OF THE GRID IN MCKINNEY, IT'S KIND OF HARD RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. BUT IF YOU TAKE IT NORTH AND WEST, THOSE ARE GENERALLY ONE MILE SECTIONS OF LAND. AND SO YOU CAN KIND OF IMAGINE FROM SOMEWHERE THOSE THOSE BLACK DOTS ARE INDICATING EXISTING SHOPS, WHAT A HALF MILE BUFFER MIGHT LOOK LIKE. WE'D BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT IF YOU WANTED TO SEE THAT TOO. YEAH. LUCAS. I'M CURIOUS. THAT HALF MILE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE SHOPS. HELP ME UNDERSTAND THAT LOGIC. SO RIGHT NOW THERE'S A COUPLE DIFFERENT USES WITHIN THE UDC THAT WE HAVE SPACING DISTANCES FROM THE SAME USE. ONE OF THE ONES THAT WE LOOKED AT IS CAR WASHES. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A HALF MILE DISTANCE REQUIREMENT FROM ANY EXISTING CAR WASH. AND SO WE ARE KIND OF APPLYING THAT SAME LOGIC HERE TO VAPE SHOPS. SO IF THERE'S AN EXISTING VAPE SHOP AND YOU WANTED TO COME IN, EVEN IF IT WAS THE RIGHT ZONE OR WHATEVER ELSE, THAT DEVELOPMENT STANDARD SAYS THAT YOU HAVE TO BE AT LEAST A HALF MILE. IS THERE ANYTHING TO RESTRICT THE COUNCIL FROM GOING A MILE? THERE IS NOT, OTHER THAN LEGAL CHALLENGES. RIGHT. SURE. AS AS IS APPLICABLE TO ANY REGULATION. CORRECT. I THINK THAT'S WHY YOU SHOT FOR CONSISTENCY. SURE. OKAY. THANK YOU. LUCAS. LIKE A TATTOO PARLOR WE HAVE IN THAT KIND OF LAST SET OF REGULATIONS, THAT [01:00:10] SCENARIO THREE REGULATION, RIGHT? YES. CURRENTLY. YEAH. I MEAN, THIS IS AN ANECDOTAL OPINION. PERSONAL OPINION. BUT TO ME, SOCIETALLY, I'D RATHER SEE A TATTOO PARLOR THAN I WOULD A VAPE SHOP. SO LIKE I, MY ISSUE WITH WE CAN COME TO AN AGREEMENT ON A REGULATION. MY ISSUE IS THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU SAID IT HERE BEFORE IS THE OTHER PRIMARY USES THAT END UP KIND OF EVOLVING INTO THESE. AND THAT'S THAT MAP YOU'RE SHOWING. AND COUNT TEN OF THESE WITHIN, YOU KNOW, A HALF MILE OF MY HOUSE, RIGHT? RIGHT UP HERE IN THE WHERE YOU SEE A LOT OF THIS PINK, BUT YOU'RE MISSING ABOUT TEN OF THEM THAT ARE OLD GAS STATIONS THAT DON'T SELL GAS ANYMORE. OR, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING ELSE THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE CATEGORIZED IN SOME OTHER WAY. SO LIKE THIS IS AN UNDER REPORTING OF WHERE WE HAVE THIS ISSUE, IN MY OPINION. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU FIX THAT, BUT TO ME, I, I'M KIND OF YEAH, I MEAN, TO ME, IF WE'RE GOING TO, IF WE'RE GOING TO PUT TATTOO PARLORS IN THESE LITTLE GREEN AREAS IN THESE CITIES, I'D JUST AS SOON PUT THESE IN THEM AS WELL. BUT I ALSO WANT TO FIND WAYS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GETTING ALL OF THEM IN THAT. SO AND WE TALKED AS STAFF ABOUT THE NUANCE BETWEEN WHEN YOU MIGHT TRANSITION AND HOW WE WOULD HAVE TO ADDRESS THAT FROM EITHER A CODE ENFORCEMENT STANDPOINT OR ZONING REGULATION STANDPOINT. AND I THINK. IT WOULD BE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, WE'D HAVE TO SEE IF A LOCATION ENDS UP MEETING THAT DEFINITION. MAYBE THEY STARTED OUT AS A GAS STATION, BUT NOW YOU YOU SEE THE PRIMARY BUSINESS. HOW ARE THEY ADVERTISING THEIR BUSINESS? YOU KNOW, DO YOU SEE THE, THE SIGNS IN THE WINDOWS THAT ARE ADVERTISING SPECIFICALLY THESE TYPES OF PRODUCTS AS OPPOSED TO, YOU KNOW, A GAS STATION THAT MIGHT NOT BE DOING THAT? IT'S ALWAYS A NUANCE FOR SURE. AND A CHALLENGING ASPECT OF SPECIFICALLY THIS TYPE OF REGULATION. LUCAS, YOU SAY IT'S A NUANCE. AND SO IF WE'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH VAPE SHOPS, WE'VE GOT TO DEAL WITH VAPE SHOPS. YOU CAN'T BE SELECTIVE ON WHAT TYPE, ONLY THOSE THAT PULL THE CEO FOR VAPE SHOP ARE TARGETED. WHAT ABOUT COUNCILMAN BELLA'S POINT AND FORMER GAS STATION THAT SELLS A PRODUCT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO TARGET? HOW DO YOU OTHER THAN SAY IT'S A NUANCE? HOW DO YOU WHAT DO WE DO? I, I WOULD WORK WITH OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT TO DETERMINE WHAT WHAT CONSTITUTES A CHANGE IN USE. AND I THINK THAT'S THE HARD THING IS THAT IT MIGHT HAPPEN OVER TIME. AND AT WHAT POINT DO THEY DO THEY CROSS THAT THRESHOLD? IT'S HARD FOR ME TO DETERMINE HERE, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD CERTAINLY LOOK INTO MORE WITH OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT ON. WHAT'S THE PRECEDENT? WHAT IS WHAT OF OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE THAT SPECIFIC PROBLEM OF BUSINESSES THAT WERE ONE THING TRANSITIONING INTO ANOTHER? AND HOW DO THEY ADDRESS THAT FROM THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY PERSPECTIVE? WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS THAT WE START WITH SOMEWHERE THAT'S THAT'S CLEAR, THAT'S DEFENSIBLE, THAT WE KNOW WE CAN ENFORCE THE REGULATIONS ON THE SPECIFIC VAPE AND SMOKE SHOPS. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE THESE 46 HERE BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE, HOW THEY ARE MARKETING THEMSELVES, THE PRODUCTS THAT THEY SELL. AND SO WHEN SOMETHING IS COMING IN, AGAIN, EVEN IF THESE WERE ADOPTED TODAY, IT WOULDN'T ADDRESS THE EXISTING GAS STATIONS THAT HAVE TURNED INTO VAPE SHOPS. IT WOULD BE HOW CAN WE AS STAFF, SET UP A SYSTEM OR A PROCESS FOR MAKING THAT DETERMINATION IN THE FUTURE? AND WE CAN CERTAINLY COMMIT TO, TO RESEARCHING AND, AND DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE ON THAT. THE LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE, WE HAD CHIEF ELLENBERG OR SOMEONE FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAY THE CHALLENGE WAS ENFORCING AND MONITORING AND FOLLOWING UP ON A REPORT. SO IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYONE'S HERE FROM THE DEPARTMENT. AND THAT'S FINE. THAT WASN'T THEIR SHOW TO IT'S YOUR SHOW. BUT MAYBE IF WE CAN HAVE NEXT TIME AN UPDATE FROM POLICE ON WHAT DO THEY SEE? WE HEAR WHAT YOU SEE. NOW LET'S HEAR WHAT THE YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE ON THE STREET AS FAR AS ENFORCEMENT AND HOW WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? SURE. AND WHAT CAN WE DO, IF ANYTHING, AT THE LOCAL LEVEL TO ADDRESS ENFORCEMENT? OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT IS A STATE QUESTION? HEARING FROM CHIEF ELLENBERG? WE'VE CERTAINLY HEARD THAT THE STATE IS GOING TO NEED TO TO HELP US OUT. AND SPECIFICALLY, THE REGULATION OF CBD PRODUCTS. YEAH, THE STATE DOES NEED TO HELP US OUT. YOU [01:05:01] KNOW, I'M ALL FOR BEING AS RESTRICTIVE AS WE CAN, BUT I DON'T FOOL MYSELF INTO THINKING THIS IS GOING TO MOVE THE BALL VERY MUCH. I THINK IT'S THE I THINK IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO FOR OUR CITY TO MAKE THIS AS RESTRICTIVE AS WE LEGALLY CAN AND WE CAN LEGALLY ENFORCE. AND I WILL VOTE FOR WHATEVER THAT LOOKS LIKE. BUT ULTIMATELY, WE NEED THE HELP OF THE STATE TO MAKE SOME OF THESE PRODUCTS NOT LEGAL ANYMORE THAT ARE JUST, I THINK, BAD ACTOR PRODUCT PRODUCTS. AND, YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER FROM THE LAST MEETING WHAT SHANNON WHITE HAD TO SAY ABOUT THAT. SO FOR ME, MR. MAYOR, I'M ALL FOR MAKING THIS AS RESTRICTIVE AS LEGALLY CAN. THAT'S ENFORCEABLE WITHOUT THE CITY ENTERING INTO THE DANGERS OF BEING IN A LAWSUIT THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOSE. BUT CERTAINLY, I WANT TO PUT PRESSURE ON OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES TO HELP US OUT HERE. ANYONE ELSE? MR. GRIMES, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING? WELL, WE WE TALKED ABOUT THIS SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, AND I SAID PART OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE FOR IS WHAT'S THE BOGEY? WHAT IS THE TARGET? WHAT'S THE PROBLEM WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE? AND THERE ARE REALLY TWO THINGS HERE. NUMBER ONE IS MAKING THEM MORE RESTRICTIVE. FINDING LAND USE OR ZONING RESTRICTIONS TO MAKE IT HARDER TO SITE A VAPE SHOP PROSPECTIVELY IN OUR COMMUNITY, KNOWING THAT VAPE SHOPS WILL COME AND GO, RIGHT? SO AS THEY GO, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO COME BACK AS EASILY. SO YOU HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE IF THAT'S YOUR INTENTION. THE OTHER CHALLENGE IS THE ENFORCEMENT, AND THE ENFORCEMENT IS SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET SOME HELP FROM THE STATE LEGISLATURE. YOU KNOW, IT IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER WHERE THEY ARE. EVEN IF YOU HAD NO VAPE SHOPS IN TOWN, IF THEY'RE IF THEY GO TO ALLEN OR MELISSA TO BUY VAPES AND THEY HAVE BAD THINGS IN THEM, WE'RE STILL IT'S GOING TO BE MCKINNEY PEOPLE GOING THERE, RIGHT? SO WE DON'T SOLVE THAT PER SE. BUT YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING. AND IF THAT'S THE INTENT OF THE COUNCIL, THE POLICY INTENT, THEN I THINK WE HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SOMETHING THAT YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH, AND WE HAVE TO WORK WITH OUR LEGISLATURE TO COME UP WITH SOME MORE TEETH ON ENFORCEMENT, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, IT'S IT'S THEY'RE VERY LIMITED ON WHAT THEY CAN ENFORCE. LUKAS, CAN YOU CLARIFY ONE THING FOR ME? BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF THE FRUSTRATIONS THAT I'VE HAD WITH THE LIQUOR STORES AS WELL, IS THAT THERE'S NOT A CLEAR DEFINITION FROM THE STATE IN TERMS OF THE DEFINITION OF WHAT THE DISTANCE IS, HOW IT'S MEASURED, IS IT DOOR TO DOOR OR IS IT AS THE CROW FLIES? YOU KNOW, ONE OF THOSE COMMON PHRASES, DO WE HAVE A VERY CLEAR DEFINITION ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO TRACK DISTANCE FROM A SCHOOL OR CHURCH OR WHATEVER. SO AT THIS POINT, WE'VE NOT DELVED INTO ACTUALLY UPDATING THE LANGUAGE IN THE UDC, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DEFINE AS IT APPLIES TO OUR OWN DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. OKAY, MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE LOT LINES AS OPPOSED TO DOOR TO DOOR, BECAUSE THAT'S, THAT'S CLEAR AND, AND EASY FOR US. YES. AND IT DOESN'T MOVE. I WOULD CLOSE THE DOOR AND OPEN UP ANOTHER DOOR THAT'S CLOSER OR FURTHER. YEAH. SO YEAH, I MEAN, WE, WE'VE HAD SOME DIFFICULTY BECAUSE SOME OF THE REGULATION IN TERMS OF THE STATE'S FEEDBACK, SOMETIMES IT IS DOOR TO DOOR. AND THE QUESTION IS WHICH DOOR? YES. WHICH ROAD ARE YOU FOLLOWING? HOW DO YOU MEASURE THAT EXACTLY. AND I THINK THAT CAN GET REALLY CONFUSING WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PROPERTY LINES. AND IT'S JUST IT'S A MUCH CLEARER DEFINITION. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE AS WE'RE DEVELOPING THE POLICY THAT IT IS CRYSTAL CLEAR AND THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING IT. YEAH. FOR CAR WASHES, FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, WE'RE LOOKING AT LAND USE, NOT NECESSARILY WHERE THAT CAR WASH IS. SO WE USE LOT LINES FOR THOSE MEASUREMENTS. FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. ANYONE ELSE? I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. I'M ON BOARD WITH GOING THE MOST RESTRICTIVE METHODS. WE CAN GO LEGALLY. YEAH, THAT WOULD BE SCENARIO THREE. YEAH. MR. HAUSER, IS THAT SOMETHING? IS THAT AN OPTION WE HAVE? YEAH. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? NO. OTHER THAN IF IF AGAIN, SOME OF THESE PLACES THEY SELL THESE, YOU KNOW, GUMMIES AND THINGS INSIDE THAT THAT'S FOOD. SO IF WE CAN HAVE A FOOD CHARACTERIZATION IN THERE THAT ALLOWS US TO GO AND INSPECT IT, THAT THAT'S WHAT I WOULD WANT. THAT'S PACKAGED. IT'S ONE THING TO JUST REGULATE IT, HOW FAR AND STUFF THAT CAN BE. BUT WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET IN THERE AND STOP IT. YOU KNOW, BEHIND THE COUNTER, YOU KNOW, SO AND JUST, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE DO IT OTHER THAN CLASSIFYING IT AS AN EDIBLE FOOD, IS TO BE ABLE TO WALK IN THERE AND INSPECT. WELL, ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT CAME UP WITH CHIEF ELLENBERG WAS THE TESTING OF THE MATERIALS. YEAH, IT'S WE DON'T HAVE OUR OWN TESTING SYSTEM. WE HAVE TO GO OUT TO A PRIVATE COMPANY AND GET THAT TESTED. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW WE GET AROUND THAT. BACK UP TO YOUR CHART, [01:10:01] LUCAS, IF YOU DON'T MIND. RIGHT. SO IF WE WERE TO FOLLOW SCENARIO THREE, LET'S JUST SAY EFFECTIVE TOMORROW MORNING, WOULD THAT AFFECT APPLICANTS THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A COE YET OR WHAT. WHERE'S THE WHERE'S THE LINE IF YOU'VE APPLIED OR YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GATE, OR HOW WOULD THAT WORK? SO THE NEXT STEPS FOR US WOULD BE HEARING THAT COUNCIL WOULD LIKE US TO PURSUE SCENARIO THREE. WE'LL DRAFT THOSE UPDATES. WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE THOSE THROUGH P AND Z BECAUSE THEY'RE A ZONING REGULATION CHANGE. AND SO WILL LIKELY GO TO P AND Z IN DECEMBER. AND THEN WE WOULD BRING UDC UPDATES TO YOU ALL, LIKELY IN JANUARY FOR ADOPTION. IF ANYBODY HAD COME FORWARD ALREADY WITH AN APPLICATION OR THEY DO PRIOR TO THAT DATE, THEN THEY WOULD HAVE A VESTED INTEREST FOR WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING. BUT ONCE THE ADOPTION IS IN PLACE, THEN ANY BUSINESS THAT CAME IN AFTER THAT WOULD WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THOSE REGULATIONS. ANY ANY OTHER COMMENTS REGARDING SCENARIO THREE? YEAH, I'M GREAT WITH ANYTHING WE CAN DO. AND I RECOGNIZE THAT HOPEFULLY THE STATE'S GOING TO GET ON BOARD WITH THIS A LITTLE BIT. AND WE MAY BE REVISING OUR REGULATIONS TO BE EVEN MORE RESTRICTIVE ONCE THEY ALLOW IT TO. AND THEY COME IN HERE, BE GOOD PARTNERS. BUT I DON'T WANT MCKINNEY TO BE THE EASY PLACE TO GO TO THE VAPE THING. AND SO I REALIZE THAT WHAT WE WHAT WE WHAT WE'RE CHARGING YOU WITH AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK WITH IN JANUARY IS GOING TO BE PRETTY FAR SOUTH OF PERFECT. BUT IT'S MOVING THE BALL FORWARD AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. LUCAS. WHAT I'M HEARING IS MOVE FORWARD IN DRAFTING SOME DOCUMENTS AND WORK WITH MR. HAUSER AND HIS TEAM AND MAKE SURE WE'RE, YOU KNOW, AS AGGRESSIVE AS WE'RE IN A GOOD PLACE. ABSOLUTELY. WE WILL. ANYONE ELSE? LUCAS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO ADD, WHEN WE BRING THAT BACK FOR ADOPTION, I THINK IT'S WISE FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE BRING OUR POLICE CHIEF BACK TO MAKE SURE WE CAN SET THE EXPECTATIONS OF WHAT YOU KNOW THIS IS AND WHAT IT ISN'T. OKAY. YEAH, THAT'S GOOD ADVICE. MR. HAUSER, YOU ON BOARD WITH ALL OF THIS? OKAY. VERY GOOD. THE NEXT ITEM WOULD BE COUNCIL LIAISON UPDATES. ANYONE HAVE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS UPDATES? NOPE. NOPE NOPE. OKAY, THEN WE WILL. WE DO HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071 CONSULTATIONS ON ANY WORK SESSION OR SPECIAL SESSION ITEM REGARDING ATTORNEY CLIENT ADVICE NECESSITATED BY THE DELIBERATION OR DISCUSSION OF SAID ITEMS. ITEM SECTION 551.071 PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION AND SECTION 551.087 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MATTERS. WE WILL RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.