[1. Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present.] [00:00:11] >> [MUSIC] [BACKGROUND] I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THE ALLEN CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE THAT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT. IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE RISE. WE HAVE VFW POST 2195, WHO IS GOING TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> PREPARE TO POST COLORS. POST. PRESENT ARMS, ORDER ARMS, PRESENT ARMS. 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. ORDER ARMS, RETREAT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH POST 2195. LET'S RECOGNIZE THEIR EFFORTS HERE THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [3.1 Citizen Comments.] [LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND] THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS TO HAVE CITIZEN'S COMMENTS WHERE A CITIZEN HAS THE RIGHT TO COME UP AND SPEAK AND TELL US ABOUT ANYTHING NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA OR SOMETHING THAT'S NOT ALREADY SCHEDULED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING THIS EVENING. WITH THAT, ANYONE WISHING TO COME FORWARD FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, I DO HAVE ONE CARD, SO I HAVE KEN BYLER AND WHEN YOU COME UP, IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. KEN. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS KEN BYLER, 204 ALLENWOOD ALLEN, TEXAS. I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE, 88 YEARS OLD. I HAVE TO PUT ON THESE GLASSES SO I CAN READ THE NOTES THAT I WROTE. BUT I'LL TAKE LESS THAN THREE MINUTES SHELLY. [LAUGHTER] I KNOW MOST OF YOU ON A PERSONAL BASIS, BEN HERE IS MY COUSIN IN LAW [LAUGHTER] AND I HAVE KNOWN ALL OF YOU UP THERE EXCEPT MR. MYLES FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. I WANT TO GET MY STUFF START. >> [INAUDIBLE] DURATION FOR. >> A WHILE. ME AND AARON RODGERS GOT TOGETHER AND DECIDED NOT TO TAKE THE SHOT AND I PAID FOR THE WUHAN WEIRDER RONA KNOCKED ME OUT FOR A LONG TIME. I LOST ALL THE CONCEPT OF TIME AND PLACE FOR OVER TWO WEEKS. THAT TELLS YOU HOW SMART I AM AS EVEN AFTER THE URGING OF MY FAMILY DOCTOR. I AM IN A CATEGORY WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE KILLED ME 88 YEARS OLD BUT IT DIDN'T. WHICH SENDS ME A MESSAGE THAT THE LORD'S GOT THINGS THAT HE WANTS ME TO DO BEFORE I KICK THE BUCKET AND GET MY TICKET PUNCHED. [00:05:06] THERE MAY NOT BE BIG THINGS SO I'LL START WITH SOME OF THE LITTLE THINGS. WE'RE SPENDING MONEY REVIVING A LIBRARY UP THERE. ALLEN WOULDN'T HAVE A LIBRARY IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR A LADY NAMED RUTH PRINGLE. SHE STARTED THE FIRST LIBRARY IN WOODWIND OF THE WORLD BUILDING UPSTAIRS. ALL THE BOOKS WERE DONATED. SHE WAS A GREAT LADY. THE LIBRARY THEN MOVED OVER TO WHAT WE CALLED THE BLUE HOUSE. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS WE'VE GOT A GREAT COURTYARD THERE UP TO LIBRARY. THERE'S ONLY ONE WORK OF ART IN IT AND IT'S A GIANT TACO THAT WE PAID $250,000 FOR. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AT LEAST THAT COURTYARD NAMED AFTER RUTH PRINGLE. I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO EXPAND IT AND DO SOME THINGS WITH IT. [NOISE] YOU'VE GOT SOME OTHER NOTES HERE. THE OTHER THING IS, WE HAVE A GREAT CULTURAL RESOURCE IN A CLUTTERED OFFICE. WHEN I SAY CLUTTERED I MEAN REALLY CLUTTERED. DOWN AT THE LIBRARY, THE NAME IS TOM KEENER. RIGHT NOW TOM IS FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TOM KEENER HONORED IN HIS LIFETIME BEFORE HE KICKS THE BUCKET AND FOR THE CULTURAL ASSET THAT HE IS ALLEN. HE HAS BROUGHT PEOPLE INTO THAT AUDITORIUM ON A LIMITED BUDGET THAT IT'S AMAZING. THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF EISENHOWER, ROY ROGERS' DAUGHTER. GREAT WRITERS AND BOOKS. HE'S DONE A LOT TO PRESENT ALLEN WITH A CHOICE OF GOING, MEETING FIRSTHAND A LOT OF IMPORTANT PEOPLE. THAT'S ONE OF THE LITTLE THINGS THAT I'M WORKING ON. I'M READING MY NOTES HERE WITH THESE GLASSES THAT I BOUGHT OFF THE RACK AT WALMART, I BOUGHT THEM OFF THE RACK RIGHT NEXT TO THE RACK THAT BOUGHT MY TEETH [LAUGHTER] AND MY HEARING AIDS. THEY DON'T WORK TOO GOOD SOME TIME. FOLKS GENERALLY LIVE WHERE THEY LIKE, WHERE THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE, WHERE THEY FEEL SAFE. THEY DON'T TAKE CHANGE LIGHTLY. OPPOSITION TO GROWTH IS A NATURAL THING FORUM BECAUSE THEY'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THE WAY THINGS ARE. BUT IF THAT ATTITUDE PREVAILED, ALLEN WOULD STILL HAVE A POPULATION OF 500 AND THE LIBRARY WOULD BE UPSTAIRS IN THE WOODMAN OF THE WORLD-BUILDING. WITH THE RECENT ELECTION I WOULD LIKE TO DART SOME MEMORIES. WE HAD A CITY MANAGER WHO HAD TERM LIMITS. WE HAD A CITY MANAGER, ILLINOIS PETER VARGAS WHO TRAINED A LOT OF YOU. WAS THE LONGEST SERVING MAYOR OF ANY MAJOR CITY IN TEXAS. WE HAD COUNSEL WHO HAD SERVED LONGER THAN TWO TERMS OVER ADMIRE AND SAID LOOK, CHECK KEPT PLAYING OR KAISER, BROOKS, STOUT. THEY SCREWED UP THE CITY SO BADLY BY SERVING TOO LONG THAT IT [00:10:05] BECAME ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO LIVE IN AMERICA AND ONE OF THE SAFEST CITIES IN AMERICA. I SURE HOPE THE FUTURE COUNCIL MAN AND PEOPLE THAT HOLD THE OFFICES THAT YOU OFFERS SCREWED UP AS BADLY AS YOUR PREDECESSORS DID. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU KEN. [APPLAUSE] IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR COUNSEL AND WHO WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW UP TO KEN'S PRESENTATION. [LAUGHTER] NOT SEEING ANYONE ELSE COME FORWARD, [3.2 Presentation of Proclamations from the Office of the Mayor] WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT THREE DIFFERENT PROCLAMATIONS TO THREE DIFFERENT GROUPS. THE FIRST PROCLAMATION IS THE ONE RELATED TO VETERANS DAY. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MEMBERS OF POST-2195 TO PLEASE COME FORWARD. IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER VETERANS IN THE OFFICE OR IN THE ROOM IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AS WELL. BECAUSE WE CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY. [BACKGROUND] I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS A REQUEST THAT ALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS COME DOWN FOR THIS PHOTO-OP AS WELL. [BACKGROUND] OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ALLEN IS TO DO PROCLAMATIONS, BUT SPECIFICALLY TO DO THE PROCLAMATION FOR VETERANS DAY. WITH THAT FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, CITY OF ALLEN PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER SIGNED THE FIRST VETERAN'S PROCLAMATION IN 1954 CALLING ON OUR NATION TO PAY APPROPRIATE HOMAGE TO THE VETERANS OF ALL ITS WARS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED SO MUCH TO THE PRESERVATION OF THIS NATION. WHEREAS OUR NATION HAS FOUGHT AND CONTINUES TO FIGHT BATTLES AROUND THE WORLD, THE WORDS OF THAT FIRST PROCLAMATION STILL RING TRUE TODAY. LET US SOLEMNLY REMEMBER THE SACRIFICES OF ALL THOSE WHO FOUGHT SO VALIANTLY ON THE SEAS, IN THE AIR, AND ON FOREIGN SHORES TO PRESERVE OUR HERITAGE OF FREEDOM. LET US RE-CONSECRATE OURSELVES TO THE TASK OF PROMOTING, AN ENDURING PEACE SO THAT THEIR EFFORT SHALL NOT HAVE BEEN [NOISE] IN VAIN. WHEREAS WE REMEMBER WITH SOMBER AND GRATEFUL HEARTS, THOSE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WITH DISTINCTION AND VALOR AND OFFER OUR SINCERE PRAYERS FOR THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO DEFEND THE PRINCIPLES ON WHICH OUR NATION WAS FOUNDED. WHEREAS THE CITY OF ALLEN IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE OUR COUNTRY'S VETERANS AND EXTEND THE APPRECIATION OF OUR CITIZENS TO THOSE WHO WEAR THE UNIFORMS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES AND SERVE ON THE FRONT LINES PRESERVING FREEDOM AND LIBERTY TODAY. THEREFORE, I KEN FULK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 11TH, 2021 AS VETERANS DAY. [APPLAUSE] >> ON COUNT TO THREE. ONE, TWO, THREE. PERFECT. >> THANKS VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER] >>THANK YOU VERY MUCH [BACKGROUND]. [00:15:03] >> THANK YOU, SIR. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. GOOD JOB. GOOD TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU. [BACKGROUND]. BEFORE I PROCEED TO THE NEXT ONE, I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE VETERANS FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] NEXT WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION IN REGARDS TO HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS WEEK. WE HAVE DR. AMERA BAZOLA WHO'S GOING TO COME UP AND RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION ALONG WITH SOME FRIENDS. OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, CITY OF ALLEN PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS THE COLLIN COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION SPONSORS HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS WEEK, THE WEEK BEFORE THANKSGIVING TO ENCOURAGE AREA RESIDENTS TO TAKE ACTION ON THE ISSUES OF HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS. WHEREAS THE WEEK HIGHLIGHTS THE DIFFICULTY AND LONELINESS OF THOSE WITHOUT A HOME AND LIVING IN POVERTY, AND ENCOURAGES THE PUBLIC TO BECOME INVOLVED IN EFFORTS TO END HOMELESSNESS AND HUNGER IN THE UNITED STATES, ESPECIALLY IN COLLIN COUNTY. WHEREAS, COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION BETWEEN FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AGENCIES, ALONG WITH SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, AND ORGANIZATIONS, CAN HELP CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE INDIVIDUALS IN THESE DESPERATE CIRCUMSTANCES. WHEREAS A VARIETY OF EVENTS THROUGHOUT COLLIN COUNTY HOSTED BY THE COLLIN COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION SEEKS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND OFFER RESIDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE COMPASSION WITH THOSE EXPERIENCING FOOD AND SHELTER INSECURITIES. NOW, THEREFORE, I KEN FULK, MAYOR OF CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 13TH TO THE 21ST, 2021 AS HUNGER AND HOMELESS AWARENESS WEEK. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU, MAYOR FULK. WE CERTAINLY ON BEHALF OF THE COLLIN COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION, I ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION AND WE KNOW THAT IT IS A HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS WEEK. SO IT IS THAT COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY IMPACT THAT IS SO IMPORTANT. ALL OF US SAY THAT WE DO WANT ALL OF THE HOMELESSNESS PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED. WE KNOW THAT THE GOALS THAT THE MDHI HOMELESS COALITION ARE, THAT IT IS A RARE, BRIEF, AND NONRECURRING SITUATION FOR THOSE FAMILIES. WE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HOMELESSNESS IS A SERIES OF FORCES THAT MANIFEST IN HOMELESSNESS [NOISE]. ALL OF US WANT HOUSING FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT OUR REPRESENTATIVES ON ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT HEAR US SAY, YES, IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, YES, IN MY COMMUNITY. BECAUSE UNTIL WE HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WE CANNOT REACH THOSE GOALS TOWARD ENDING THE HOMELESS EXPERIENCE FOR THE FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] >> HI, I'M TAMARA MONROE. I'M THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF HOPE RESTORED MISSIONS, WHERE WE ARE PROVIDING HOUSING, JOBS, AND IDS FOR THOSE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. WE ARE GRATEFUL AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SERVE COLLIN COUNTY. WE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. [APPLAUSE] >> YOU'RE WELCOME. LET'S DO THE [OVERLAPPING] >> I'M SORRY. >> WE GOT TO TAKE A PHOTO. >> HERE WE GO. >> COUNT TO THREE. ONE, TWO, THREE. >> CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> THIS NEXT ONE RELATES TO ALLEN FAIRVIEW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE THINGS THAT THEY DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY, FOR EXISTING BUSINESSES, RECRUITING NEW BUSINESSES, AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT THEY DO TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE BUSINESSES IN OUR COMMUNITY. TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO HIGHLIGHT THE SMALL BUSINESSES. SHARON, ARE YOU GOING TO COME FORWARD? >> YES, BECAUSE I AM NOT ALONE. >> OKAY, ALL RIGHT. [BACKGROUND] [00:20:14] OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, CITY OF ALLEN, PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS SMALL BUSINESSES BOOST THE ECONOMY, PRESERVE NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND EMPLOYEE ONE-HALF OF THE EMPLOYEES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN THE UNITED STATES. WHEREAS SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY IS A DAY DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES ON THE BUSIEST SHOPPING WEEKEND OF THE YEAR, AND WHEREAS WHEN ALLEN BUSINESSES THRIVE, OUR COMMUNITY THRIVES. JOBS ARE CREATED AND OUR LOCAL ECONOMY IS DIVERSIFIED AND PRESERVED. WHEREAS THE ALLEN CITY COUNCIL ENCOURAGES CITIZENS TO BUY LOCAL AND SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES AND MERCHANTS IN THE ALLEN COMMUNITY. NOW, THEREFORE, I CANNOT THEN FAULT MAYOR THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 27TH, 2021 AS SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY IN ALLEN. [APPLAUSE] I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE SHARON MAYER. SHE IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ALLEN FAIRVIEW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND I'M SURE SHE HAS SOMETHINGS. >> THAT MEANS I'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME. [LAUGHTER], [BACKGROUND] ACTUALLY, I AM THRILLED TO STILL BE HERE IN ALLEN BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A BETTER PLACE IN THE WORLD TO BE WHEN YOU HAVE MY JOB. BUSINESS HAS FLOURISHED WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY OVER THE PAST 24 YEARS THAT I HAD BEEN HERE. IT'S AMAZING TO SEE WHERE WE STARTED AND WHERE WE ARE TODAY. I THINK THAT GOES TO THE LEADERSHIP WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. ALSO THE CONFIDENCE THAT PEOPLE MOVING HERE [NOISE] AND OPENING BUSINESSES HERE HAVE THAT THEIR SMALL BUSINESS WILL BE SUPPORTED BY US RESIDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY, BUT I AM GOING TO LET THESE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. I'M GOING TO GO DOWN TO THE IN-ORDER, COME BACK THIS WAY, AND I'M SORRY. [LAUGHTER]. >> HI, MY NAME IS MIRA HAVANA ARK. WE RECENTLY OPENED UP A FAST STOCK URGENT CARE, LOCATED RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. >> HI, MY NAME IS KATIE SCARLETT SHI. I AM THE FOUNDER OF SCARLET COMMUNICATIONS IN ALLEN. WE WERE HONORED TO HAVE OUR RIBBON CUTTING HEALTH WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. IT WAS AMAZING AND WE HAPPEN TO HAVE SOME OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS THERE AS WELL AND IT WAS AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE. SO IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE FOR BEING PART OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THANK YOU. >> I'M JASON VELO. GOODNESS STEAK SEASONING IS MY BUSINESS. HE'S TRIED, HE LIKE IT. [LAUGHTER] IT'S STEAK SEASONING, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY GOOD ON EVERYTHING ELSE YOU COULD POSSIBLY PUT IT ON. [LAUGHTER] YOU CAN FIND ME AT BRING THE TASTY.COM, AND I APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL DOING THIS FOR US. IT'S REALLY NICE OF YOU. >> I'M BAINE BROOKS. I HAVE A LITTLE RESTAURANT CALLED TWO ROWS RESTAURANT, AND IT'S THE HOME OF THE HONEY PEPPER BACON. >> AMEN. >> THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER] I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CHAMBER, ESPECIALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC. HOW THE CHAMBER AND OTHER MEMBERS THAT WOULD COME OUT AND BE SO POSITIVE TO ENCOURAGE US TO STAY OPEN. I'VE BEEN A MEMBER SINCE 2002. THANK YOU FOR THE LEADERSHIP AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE WITH YOU ALL. >> MY NAME IS DR. TROY SEBO. I'M THE CHIROPRACTOR OF WHOLE BODY CHIROPRACTIC ALLEN ON MAIN STREET IN NORTH ALLEN HEIGHTS. I AM SUPER GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A BUSINESS OWNER HERE IN ALLEN. THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN SUPER SUPPORTIVE. IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL. I EVEN PUT JASON STEAK SEASONING IN MY PROTEIN SHAKES. [LAUGHTER] IT'S GOOD STUFF. I WANT TO THANK THE ALLEN CHAMBER FOR THE MORE THAN LOVE. THANK YOU. >> HELLO, MY NAME IS MARK BRYANT. I'M THE COMMUNICATION OFFICER FOR FAIRLEASE. WE ARE A VEHICLE LEASING, CON-SEER COMPANY, SERVICING ALL SEEING ALL OF YOUR COMMERCIAL FLEET, YOUR LUXURY, AND YOU NEW VEHICLES, AND THANK YOU, MR. BROOKS. NOW, THAT BURGER I HAVE THE HONEYPOT BACON WAS AMAZING YESTERDAY. [LAUGHTER]. >> HI, I'M LESLIE WAGNER WITH NORTH TEXAS VOICE & SPEECH. WE SPECIALIZE IN VOICE AND SWALLOWING DISORDERS. WE TREAT ANYONE FROM PARKINSON DISEASE, STROKE, TBI, REHAB, ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT ALSO OCCUPATIONAL VOICE USERS. SO TEACHERS, LAWYERS, ACTORS, SINGERS, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, [LAUGHTER] FELLOW PEOPLE. REGARDLESS OF YOUR OCCUPATION, EVERYBODY DESERVES A HEALTHY VOICE. WE ARE VETERAN OWNED, WOMAN OWNED. OUR BIGGEST GOAL IS TO HAVE ALLEN BE KNOWN FOR HAVING THE BEST VOICES IN TEXAS. [LAUGHTER]. [00:25:03] >> AWESOME. >> I LOVE IT. >> HI, MY NAME IS TRACY TOOMER AND I'M THE BUSINESS OWNER FOR CARE PATROL IN COLLIN COUNTY CENTRAL. WE'RE THE NATION'S OLDEST, LARGEST SENIOR PLACEMENT AGENCY. I ASSIST FAMILIES WITH INDEPENDENT LIVING, ASSISTED LIVING, MEMORY CARE OPTIONS. FOR FAMILIES, WE OFFER PEACE OF MIND, FOR SENIORS, WE REALLY TRY TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE A QUALITY OF LIFE AND THAT THEY ARE TREATED WITH THE RESPECT AND DIGNITY THAT THEY DESERVE. SO CARE PATROL, SAFER SENIOR LIVING. OUR MISSION, YOUR GOAL. [APPLAUSE] >> IN THE PAST YEARS, WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS JUST BROUGHT UP A MIXTURE OF BUSINESSES, BUT THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE'RE CELEBRATING COMING OUT OF A NOT SO GOOD YEAR, LAST YEAR, WE THOUGHT THAT WE WANTED TO INVITE THOSE THAT HAVE JOINED OUR CHAMBERS SINCE THE 1ST OF JANUARY, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BEN WHO'S LIKE HE SAYS, BEEN AROUND SINCE 2002 AS A CHAMBER MEMBER. BUT ALL OF THESE PEOPLE ARE NEW CHAMBER MEMBERS ALONG WITH, I THINK AROUND 87 OTHER BUSINESSES THAT JOINED THE CHAMBER SINCE THE 1ST OF THE YEAR. SO WHILE THE PANDEMIC AFFECTED US AND MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR US TO DO A LOT OF THINGS, WE'RE STILL GROWING AND OUR COMMUNITY IS GROWING, AND WE'RE ALL CONFIDENT THAT EVERYTHING'S GOING TO LOOK BETTER IN 2022, RIGHT? [LAUGHTER]. >> CERTAINLY. >> I'M PRAYING FOR THAT. >> IT'S GOT TO BE BETTER. >> IT'S BETTER EVERY DAY. >> WELL, I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN AN INDIVIDUAL MEMBER OF THE CHAMBERS SINCE 1997. PART OF THE REASON WHY I'M AN INDIVIDUAL MEMBER IS BECAUSE MY BUSINESS IS ACTUALLY LOCATED IN DALLAS WHICH MEANS IT'S DIFFICULT TO DO THE BUSINESS BECAUSE OF THAT. BUT I'VE KNOWN SHARON FOR MANY YEARS AND I JUST HAVE TO SAY THAT SHE HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB OVER THE MANY YEARS THAT I'VE KNOWN HER HANDS DOWN. THE ALLEN FAIRVIEW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS BETTER THAN ANY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THAT I'VE EVER SEEN. I DO BUSINESS IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT CITIES, SO I DO DEAL WITH VARIOUS CHAMBERS THROUGHOUT NORTH TEXAS AND EVEN OUT IN EAST TEXAS. THE SERVICES AND THE BENEFITS THAT YOU GET OUT OF CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP ARE SECOND TO NONE HERE IN ALLEN AND I THINK IT'S ALL DUE TO SHARON'S EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE CHAMBER. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. WE HAVE A PHOTO UP AND THIS CAN BE YOURS. >> CONVERGE TOGETHER. [BACKGROUND] >> SURE. [LAUGHTER] >> HOLD ON. I GOT IT. >> LET ME GET ONE OF THESE. SORRY. I DON'T WANT TO BE THE ODD GUY. >> YOU ARE THE ODD GUY. >> REALLY? [LAUGHTER]. >> BUT YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. >> IT'S TOO BAD YOU DIDN'T BRING HONEY FROM BACON. [LAUGHTER] COUNTING 3, 1, 2, 3. WE GOT ONE MORE. COUNT OF 3, 1, 2, 3. [NOISE] THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU, SHARON. YOU'RE WELCOME. I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN. THIS IS YOURS. >> THANK YOU, TRACY. [BACKGROUND] YES, I GOT ONE. I'LL TAKE ANOTHER. NO, SORRY. [LAUGHTER] >> [INAUDIBLE] GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. [3.3 Presentation of the Final Report from the Ad Hoc Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.] NEXT, WE'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. WE HAVE TWO OF REPORTS COMING TO THE COUNCIL THAT WE'D BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO FOR QUITE A WHILE AND WE'RE EXPECTING GREAT THINGS. [00:30:03] NOT TO BUILD YOU UP TOO MUCH, BUT WE HAVE JOHN GAIN, WHO'S THE CHAIR OF THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION STEERING COMMITTEE. HE HAS A SLIDESHOW PRESENTATION. WITH THAT, JOHN, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. >> GREAT. WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR FOLK, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER, AND CITY SECRETARY GEORGE. ALSO, GOOD EVENING TO MY FELLOW ALLEN RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO ARE HERE WITH US TODAY AND WATCHING ACTV FROM ALLEN, ALL ACROSS THE US AND ACTUALLY ALL OVER THE WORLD THIS EVENING. MY NAME IS JOHN GAIN AND I HAVE THE HUMBLE HONOR THIS EVENING TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE ALLEN DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION AD HOC COMMITTEE. TONIGHT, I WILL SHARE THE KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE REPORT THAT OUR COMMITTEE OF ALLEN RESIDENTS PREPARED AS DIRECTED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL EARLIER THIS YEAR. THE FULL COMPREHENSIVE REPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE CITY OF ALLEN WEBSITE SHORTLY AFTER TONIGHT'S MEETING. BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THIS SHORT VIDEO ABOUT OUR GREAT CITY OF ALLEN THAT WAS CREATED BY TERESA WARREN AND HER TEAM FROM THE ALLEN PUBLIC AND MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE. TERESA. >> [MUSIC] THIS IS THE HOME OF PLAY DATES AND TAILGATES, CLINKED DRINKS, AND CANNONBALLS. >> FIRST STEPS, FIRST LOVES. THE FIRST PLACE OF YOUR OWN. >> OR THE PLACE YOU FIRST FELT LIKE PUTTING DOWN ROOTS. >> WE KNOW THINGS GROW WHEN YOU NURTURE THEM. >> INVEST IN THEM AND PUT A BIT OF YOUR OWN SKIN IN THE GAME. >> BRING YOUR WHOLE SELF TO A TABLE WHERE THERE'S ALWAYS AN EXTRA CHAIR. >> THIS IS A PLACE WHERE WE CELEBRATE EACH OTHERS WINS, AND SHOW LOVE WHEN SOMEONE'S HURTING. A PLACE THAT WELCOMES DIFFERENCES IN DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS. >> BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT KEEPS US INTERESTING. KEEPS US GROWING AND SETS THE STAGE FOR SOMETHING MAGICAL. >> WE'RE NOT PERFECT. [INAUDIBLE] EACH OTHER. [MUSIC] WE RESPECT EACH OTHER, AND WE'RE HERE FOR EACH OTHER. >> ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND STRONG AND COUNTING. >> SURE. THEIRS OTHER PLACES YOU CAN CALL HOME, BUT THERE'S NO OTHER PLACE LIKE ALLEN. [OVERLAPPING] >> LIKE ALLEN. >> WOW. EVERY TIME I SEE THAT I GET GOOSEBUMPS. HOPEFULLY FOR SOME OF YOU WHO HAVE SEEN IT FOR THE FIRST-TIME. CREATING JOB AGAIN TO THE ALLEN PUBLIC, WE WANT TO WATCH IT AGAIN. [LAUGHTER] IT'S SO GREAT. BUT AGAIN, AMAZING TO PROVIDE THIS BRIEF YET INSPIRING GLIMPSE OF WHO WE ARE AS ALLEN, AND WHAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO BE AS WE GROW AND EVOLVE AS A COMMUNITY. THERE TRULY IS NO PLACE LIKE ALLEN. BUT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. THIS TOOK VISION, COURAGE, INTENTIONALITY, AND PURPOSEFUL ACTIONS OVER TIME TO ENSURE ALLEN BECAME AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THRIVING COMMUNITY WHILE KEEPING THAT SMALL TOWN FEEL. LET'S START AND WITH WHY IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ALLEN TO CREATE THE DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION AD HOC COMMITTEE. SINCE IT WAS OFFICIALLY INCORPORATED AS A CITY IN 1953, ALLEN HAS CONTINUED TO GROW IN POPULATION IN A VARIETY OF DIVERSE BACKGROUND, AND CONTINUES TO BE A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND VISIT FOR MANY REASONS. IN FACT, SINCE 2000, THE POPULATION HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED TO ITS CURRENT POPULATION OF ALMOST 110,000 WELCOMING RESIDENTS FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS WHETHER IT BE GENDER, AGE, COGNITIVE AND PHYSICAL ABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE, ETHNICITY, MILITARY STATUS, OR US CITIZENSHIP. DE&I CAN MEAN MANY THINGS TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE. BUT FOR OUR COMMITTEE, WE VIEWED IT AS INCLUSION FOR ALL, AS WELL AS RESPECTING THE DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT AND LIVED EXPERIENCES OF EACH INDIVIDUAL. SAID IT IN ANOTHER WAY, WE WOULD DEFINE IT AS FULL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, IN WHICH ALL RESIDENTS OF ALLEN FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS ARE ENGAGED AND COLLABORATING WITH EACH OTHER TO ENSURE ALLEN CONTINUES TO BE A WELCOMING, INCLUSIVE, AND THRIVING COMMUNITY. WE ARE ALL CHANGING AND EVOLVING INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY, AND WE NEED TO RESPECT, LISTEN, AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER. IN ADDITION TO OUR GROWING AND EVOLVING POPULATION, THE CITY OF ALLEN HAS ALWAYS TRIED TO BE PROACTIVE IN DISCUSSING TOPICS THAT WILL POSITIVELY IMPACT OUR CULTURE AND OUR ECONOMY AS A COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT BE CREATING A VISION AND A PLAN ON HOW THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO [00:35:02] GROW AND DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT 15-20 YEARS IN AREAS SUCH AS LAND USES, PARKS, INFRASTRUCTURE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WHEN THE CITY OF ALLEN RELEASED THEIR 2000- 2036 STRATEGIC PLAN EARLIER THIS YEAR, WHERE ONE OF THE FIVE GOALS OF THE PLAN WAS TO CULTIVATE A DIVERSE, EQUITABLE, AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. TO HELP ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY ON APRIL 13TH, 2021, TO ADOPT THIS POLICY STATEMENT SUPPORTING DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION AND TO FORM AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO FURTHER EXPLORE THESE TOPICS. IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT BASED UPON OUR RESEARCH, ALLEN IS THE FIRST AND ONLY CITY IN COLLIN COUNTY TO TAKE SUCH REAL AND MEANINGFUL ACTION ON ITS SPECIFIC GOAL RELATED TO DE&I IN ITS STRATEGIC PLAN. ALTHOUGH CLASSIFIED AS A POLICY STATEMENT, THIS SHOULD BE WHAT WE SHOULD ALL BE ASPIRING TO CULTIVATE AND DEMONSTRATE AS ALLEN RESIDENTS EACH AND EVERY DAY. OUR COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF 12 ALLEN RESIDENTS, ARE GIVEN THE FOLLOWING SET OF OBJECTIVES TO ACCOMPLISH BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL. RESEARCH COMMUNITY BEST-PRACTICES, RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, DETERMINE THE NEED FOR A PERMANENT BOARD AND TO PREPARE AND DELIVER A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT TO COUNSEL BY NOVEMBER. WHO IS THE COMMITTEE? AS INDIVIDUALS, WE ARE SINGLE. WE ARE SPOUSES, WE'RE ALSO PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS. WE'RE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. WE WORKED FOR GLOBAL COMPANIES, AND WE'RE ALSO RETIRED. WE MOVED HERE FROM ANOTHER CITY, STATE OR COUNTRY, OR WE HAVE LIVED MOST OF OUR LIVES RIGHT HERE IN ALLEN. WE'VE EXPERIENCED SOME FORM OF DISCRIMINATION IN OUR LIVES OR WE HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY DISCRIMINATION AT ALL. WE'VE BEEN ACTIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY, OR MAYBE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE GOT OUT OF OUR BUBBLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ALLEN AND GET INVOLVED. COLLECTIVELY THOUGH, WE LOVE ALLEN. WE LOVE ALLEN LIKE MANY OF YOU. BUT WE COLLECTIVELY KNOW THAT IN ORDER FOR ALLEN TO REMAIN THE COMMUNITY WE LOVE, IT MUST CONTINUOUSLY EVOLVE AND BE BETTER TOGETHER TO ENSURE EVERYONE FEELS WELCOME, FEELS INCLUDED, AND FEELS THAT THEY BELONG. IN ADDITION TO MYSELF, THE MEMBERS OF THIS HARDWORKING, INSPIRING TEAM, WHICH COMBINED, HAVE ALMOST 200 YEARS OF LIVING IN ALLEN, INCLUDED ROBERT BOONE, VICE CHAIR, DR. ELIZABETH ANN BARGAINS, XI BREEDING, NASIMA CHOWDHURY, ALEX EVANS, MANITA MORAN, HEMEN PATEL, VICTORIA SUBLETTE, MAHMOOD A. UMER, RODRIGO VIZCAINO, VERONICA YOST, AND OF COURSE, WE WERE SUPPORTED BY THE WISE AND EXPERIENCED ASSISTANT MANAGER REBECCA VICE. ALSO I WANT TO THANK AGAIN TERESA WARREN FOR HER PARTNERSHIP AND HELPING US COMPLETE THIS REPORT AND THIS PRESENTATION TONIGHT. STARTING IN MAY 2021, THE COMMITTEE LOGGED CLOSE TO 2,000 HOURS TO ACCOMPLISH THE OBJECTIVES SET FORTH BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL USING THE FOLLOWING PROCESS YOU SEE HERE, DISCOVER, DEVELOP, DELIVER. USING INCLUDED TASKS SUCH AS RESEARCHING BEST PRACTICES FROM WHAT OTHER COMMUNITIES NEAR AND FAR HAVE DONE WITH REGARDS TO THE DE&I. RESEARCHING POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITIES WITH PARTNERS THAT MAY PROVIDE ADDITIONAL AVENUES TO ADVANCE DE&I IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE LISTENED AND LEARNED FROM A VARIETY OF ALLEN ORGANIZATIONS ON THEIR DE&I PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. WE WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO THANK ALL OF THOSE GROUPS AND LEADERS AND INDIVIDUALS THAT THOUGHTFULLY PREPARED AND PRESENTED TO OUR COMMITTEE. ACTUALLY SOME OF THEM ARE HERE TODAY, LIKE CHIEF BOYD, CHIEF HARVEY, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESENT AND CEO CHAIRING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. BUT LOTS OF THE DETAILS OF WHAT WE LEARNED CAN BE FOUND IN THE FULL REPORT THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER. BUT HERE ARE A FEW KEY LEARNINGS. WE NEED TO LISTEN TO AS MANY VOICES AND PERSPECTIVES IN ALLEN, AS WE WERE ONLY 12, BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE FEELS INCLUDED. EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THEIR VOICE CAN BE HEARD. WE ALSO LEARNED THAT MOST OF THE GROUPS THAT HAVE THIS FOCUS ON FULL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ARE NOT COLLABORATING OR COMMUNICATING WITH EACH OTHER AS OFTEN AS THEY SHOULD BE. THERE'S ALSO WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE IN ALLEN WITH REGARDS TO FULL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, [00:40:04] BUT MOST RESIDENTS AREN'T AWARE OF THEM. ALSO, IN TALKING TO THE EDC OR THE ALLEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, WE LEARN THAT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL COMPANIES THAT HAVE A SIMILAR FOCUS AND COMMITMENT TO DE&I WANT TO ENSURE THAT IN ALLEN WHERE THEY WOULD LOVE TO RECOLLECT TO, THEY HAVE THAT AS WELL. NOT AS A CHECK OFF THE BOX EXERCISE, BUT SOMETHING THAT HAS REAL AND MEANINGFUL PROGRAMS AND ACTIONS. BASED ON ALL OF OUR LEARNINGS AND DISCUSSIONS IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, WE RECOMMEND THAT ALLEN ESTABLISH A FOUNDATION. A FRAMEWORK TO GROW AND EVOLVE OUR FOCUS ON FULL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OVER TIME. THIS IS A JOURNEY AND THIS WILL TAKE TIME. BUT WE SHOULD START WITH THESE KEY FOUNDATIONAL TENETS. LISTEN AND LEARN, CONNECT AND COMMUNICATE, EDUCATE AND ENHANCE, AND ESTABLISH AN ADVISORY BOARD FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. NOW I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF EACH OF THE DIFFERENT TENETS THAT I JUST SHARED. THE FIRST PILLAR, LISTEN AND LEARN FROM THE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE UNIQUE VOICES AND PERSPECTIVES ARE ALLEN'S CITIZEN DREAM. DEVELOP AND HAVE A SURVEY SO WE CAN HEAR MORE OF OUR VOICES. BUT ALSO HAVE IN-PERSON FOCUS GROUPS WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY HEAR THEIR VOICES LIVE. GATHER FEEDBACK ON ALL THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE WITHIN ALLEN, WHETHER IT BE EXISTING OR NEW. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO SET A BASELINE WITH REGARDS TO HOW WE CAN DEFINE AND REFINE THESE MEASURABLE GOALS OVER TIME. THE SECOND PILLAR, CONNECT AND COMMUNICATE. THIS WAS PROPOSED TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE A BRAND FOCUS ON FULL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN ALLEN. HOLD QUARTERLY MEETINGS WITH ALL THESE GREAT ALLEN GROUPS TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE ALL WORKING BETTER TOGETHER, AND DEVELOP AN ANNUAL CALENDAR TO ENSURE ALL OF THIS IS IN ONE PLACE AND WE'RE ALL WORKING WITH EACH OTHER RATHER THAN DUPLICATING EFFORTS THAT REALLY COULD BE DONE AS ONE ALLEN. EDUCATE AND ENHANCE IS THE THIRD PILLAR. THIS IS WHERE WE WOULD ASSESS AND ENHANCE THE CURRENT INVENTORY OF PROGRAMS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. POTENTIALLY DEVELOP SOME NEW LEARNING WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATIONAL SERIES. MAYBE EVEN DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN AWARENESS EVENT SUCH AS THESE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE NOTE HERE, MAYBE EVEN AN ALLEN BETTER TOGETHER FESTIVAL, BUT ALSO PARTNER WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE SURE THIS IS NOT JUST AN ALLEN THING BUT ALSO ALLOW OTHER COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY THAT. THE FINAL PILLAR IS TO ESTABLISH AN ADVISORY BOARD FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH A FOCUS TO ENSURE THERE'S CONTINUOUS REVIEW AND IMPROVEMENT ON THE COMMITTEES CHANGING DYNAMICS AND EVOLUTION, WE RECOMMEND THAT AN ADVISORY BOARD TO BE ESTABLISHED SINCE ALLEN CONTINUES TO BE BETTER TOGETHER, AND TO ADVISE THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ON STRATEGIES THAT STRENGTHEN THE CONNECTIONS AMONG ALL COMMUNITIES IN ALLEN. THE BOARD WOULD BE OPEN FOR ANY AND ALL ALLEN RESIDENTS TO APPLY FOR. THE BOARD WOULD ALSO FOCUS TO ENSURE THAT ALL THE TENETS OF THIS FOUNDATIONAL FRAMEWORK THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT TODAY WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY MOVING FORWARD AND BEING ENHANCED IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY LEADERSHIP AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. FINALLY, WE HAVE DEVELOPED AN INITIAL DRAFT OF A THREE-YEAR ROADMAP TO ENSURE ALLEN'S FOCUS ON FULL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO MAKE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS COME TO LIFE AND BECOME ACTIONABLE. AS YOU WILL SEE, WE NEED TO ALWAYS STRIVE FOR PROGRESS AS THIS WILL BE THE JOURNEY FOR ALL OF US AND IT WILL TAKE TIME. IN ABOUT 90 SECONDS, I WILL FINISH THIS PRESENTATION, WHICH WILL ALSO ESSENTIALLY MARK THE END OF OUR COMMITTEE. ALTHOUGH THIS VERY SMALL CHAPTER IN ALLEN'S STORY WILL SOON END, WE BELIEVE AND TRUST THAT THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF A NEW, EXCITING, AND INSPIRING CHAPTER IN ALLEN'S STORY. A CHAPTER THAT WILL BE WRITTEN WITH THE HELP OF THE FOUNDATIONAL FRAMEWORK WE PRESENTED TODAY, A CHAPTER THAT WILL REQUIRE VISION, COURAGE, AND PURPOSEFUL ACTIONS BY CITY LEADERSHIP AND OUR RESIDENTS TO ENSURE ALLEN, WHAT CAN YOU DO TO BE A THRIVING, AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY? THE CHAPTER WHERE WE WILL ALL CONTINUE TO LOVE ALLEN, BECAUSE IT IS A COMMUNITY WHERE RESPECT AND OPENNESS TO ALL EXISTS AND EVERYONE FEELS WELCOME, INCLUDED, AND THAT THEY BELONG. ON BEHALF OF THE ALLEN DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION AD HOC COMMITTEE, WE THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE TRUE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO [00:45:04] BE INCLUDED TO HELP SHAPE AND INSPIRE THE NEXT PART OF ALLEN'S GREAT STORY. AS A REMINDER, FOR THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING, OUR FULL REPORT WILL BE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON THE CITY OF ALLEN WEBSITES SHORTLY. PLEASE TAKE TIME TO READ IT. SHARE IT, GET INVOLVED. WE NEED ALL OF YOU AS ALLEN, AS WE HAVE, WE'LL ALWAYS BE BETTER TOGETHER. THANK YOU. BE SAFE, BE HEALTHY, AND GOD BLESS OUR VETERANS. GOD BLESS OUR GREAT CITY OF ALLEN. [APPLAUSE] I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. >> FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DID WANT TO JUST LET COUNCIL KNOW THAT THIS IS PART OF PUBLIC COMMENTS, SO WE'RE RECEIVING THE REPORT AND WE'LL TAKE THIS UNDER ADVISEMENT AND WE'LL CONSIDER FURTHER DISCUSSION AND A FUTURE WORKSHOP AT OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION THAT'S COMING UP HERE IN JUST ABOUT TWO MONTHS. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. ALSO ROBERT BOONE, THE VICE CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE, AND REBECCA VICE FOR THE LEADERSHIP THAT EACH ONE OF YOU HAVE INDIVIDUALLY SHOWN IN PULLING THIS GROUP TOGETHER AND GETTING THEM ALL GOING IN ONE DIRECTION. WITH THE RESULTS THAT YOU HAVE, I FEEL LIKE YOU'VE DONE THING AT SUCH A HIGH LEVEL, A PROFESSIONAL LEVEL. THIS IS LIKE SOMETHING THAT IF WE WENT OUT AND PAID A $100,000 TO A CONSULTANT TO DO, THEY COULD BRING SOMETHING BACK [OVERLAPPING] >> OR WE CAN SEND YOU AN INVOICE [LAUGHTER] >> BUT THIS IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN WHAT WE COULD HAVE PAID FOR BECAUSE IT'S THE CITIZENS OF ALLEN LOOKING AT ISSUES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND COMING BACK WITH PROPOSED SOLUTIONS. IS IT POSSIBLE, I KNOW YOU HAVE SEVERAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS HERE, COULD THEY POSSIBLY STAND AND MAYBE JUST INTRODUCE THEMSELVES? >> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. >> THEY WERE ALL SHY. THEY DON'T WANT IT TO COME UP. >> SURE. >> I'LL GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF. >> THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME TO THE MIC. >> YEAH. >> SORRY. >> THEY HAVE TO COME UP. >> NO ONE IS SEEING. >> [INAUDIBLE] SPOKEN. >> [LAUGHTER] GOOD EVENING. IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH THE GROUP. I'VE GOT A NEW CLUSTER OF FRIENDS BECAUSE WE HAVE COME TOGETHER TO WORK ON THIS PROJECT. I AM THE DR. ELIZABETH [INAUDIBLE] EIGHT YEARS CITIZEN OF THE CITY OF ALLEN. I'VE ENJOYED THIS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> HELLO. I'M [INAUDIBLE] IN ALLEN I HAVE BEEN LIVING FOR 21 YEARS. BUT THIS WAS AN HONOR TO BE PART OF THIS EXCELLENT GROUP. THE FIRST THING WE WALKED IN TODAY AND THEY SAY, WE GOING TO MISS OUR NIGHTLY MEETINGS. HOPEFULLY WE WILL SEE EACH OTHER. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS CITY COUNCILS AND THE MAYORS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY [APPLAUSE] >> I'M [INAUDIBLE] PATEL AND ALTHOUGH OUR WORK IS DONE, WE MAY STILL MEET EVERY TWO WEEKS [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] >> HI, MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE], I'VE LIVED IN ALLEN FOR 19 YEARS AND I'M GRATEFUL TO BE PART OF THIS COMMITTEE AND HOPEFULLY MANY GREAT THINGS WILL HAPPEN OUT OF ALLEN. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE] >> MY NAME IS VERONICA [INAUDIBLE]. I AM A PARENT OF A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD, WHICH I BROUGHT IN SHARED THAT VISION WITH THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU, JOHN AND THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE BUILT, AND HOPEFULLY YOU CAN SEE THAT THROUGH OUR WORK. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE] >> MY NAME IS ANITA MORAN. I OWN SMALL BUSINESS HERE. I'VE BEEN HERE 22 YEARS AND I'M GOING TO MISS THIS GROUP. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH EVERYBODY. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE] >> MY NAME IS VICTORIA [INAUDIBLE]. I HELPED DRIVE UP THE NUMBER OF TOTAL YEARS IN ALLEN, BUT WE SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY NOT ONLY TO GET TO KNOW THESE FOLKS, BUT FOR THE VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS WHO CAME AND SHARED WITH US THE GREAT THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN HERE AND AS ENGAGED AS I AM, I STILL GET SURPRISED EVERY TIME I LOOK AT ONE OF THESE PRESENTATIONS AT NEW ADDITIONAL GREAT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE] >> HELLO, MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE]. I'M ORIGINALLY FROM CHINA AND THEN ME AND [00:50:01] MY HUSBAND AND I SON WE MOVED HERE 2 AND 1/2 YEARS AGO. WE LIKE ALLEN AND THEN WE LIKE LIVING HERE. THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE] >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. I'M ROBERT BOONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR A COMMISSION IN THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE. THIS HAS BEEN VERY VALUABLE. I'M A 20-YEAR BUSINESS OWNER, PARENT, VOLUNTEER, RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF ALLEN. THIS HAS BEEN EYE-OPENING FOR ME AND I THINK IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT ASPECT FOR US TO CONTINUE ON. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE] >> AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO EACH ONE OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND ESPECIALLY TO THE VICE CHAIR AND CHAIR. AGAIN TO REBECCA [INAUDIBLE] FOR HELPING [INAUDIBLE] FROM THE STAFF SIDE TO HELP Y'ALL DO THE THINGS THAT SHE DID. WE LOOK FORWARD TO A LOT OF DISCUSSION AND TAKING ACTION ON WHAT ARE YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS. AGAIN, YOU JUST BLOWN ME AWAY WITH THE PROFESSIONALISM AND THE LEVEL OF QUALITY OF PRODUCT THAT YOU PRODUCE. LIKE I SAID, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS SO MUCH MORE VALUABLE THAN WHAT WE WOULD HAVE PAID FOR THROUGH A CONSULTANT. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. >> GREAT. THANKS, EVERYBODY [APPLAUSE] [3.4 Presentation of the Report from the Downtown Steering Committee.] >> WITH THAT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS THE PRESENTATION OF THE REPORT FROM THE DOWNTOWN STEERING COMMITTEE. WE HAVE TOMMY BERRY, THE CHAIR OF THAT GROUP WHO'S GOING TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING TOMMY? >> HOWDY MR. MAYOR. >> HOWDY. >> [INAUDIBLE] THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER ELLWANGER, CITY SECRETARY, MS. GEORGE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE THIS EVENING WHILE THEY'RE ALL LEAVING. >> I'M JUST GOING TO SAY LET'S HOLD [INAUDIBLE] >> I'LL GO AHEAD AND WAIT ABSOLUTELY. >> JUST A MINUTE TO LET THE CROWD CHANGE. [LAUGHTER] >> IT'S GOOD. I'M FEELING INTIMIDATED AFTER THAT PRESENTATION [LAUGHTER] IF EVERYBODY WANT TO LEAVE, I'LL BE FINE WITH [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] >> THERE'S NO OUTSTANDING JOB AND OUTSTANDING PRESENTATION [NOISE] >> I APPRECIATE, JIM. THANKS VERY MUCH [INAUDIBLE] . [LAUGHTER] [NOISE] [BACKGROUND] I THINK WE'RE GOOD. THERE'S A PARTY OUT THERE, MIGHT BELIEVE YOU SIR AGAIN, MR. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER. MADAM SECRETARY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE WITH YOU THIS EVENING. IT IS WITH A LOT OF DISTINCT HONOR THAT I AM HERE. I WOULD LIKE TO START THOUGH, SINCE WE ARE IN VETERANS DAY WEEKEND AND MAKE SURE I ACKNOWLEDGE AND RECOGNIZE VETERANS WHO ARE SERVING INCLUDING THOSE OF YOU ON THE DAIS WHO'VE SERVED AND I WOULD LIKE TO, AS A SON AND BROTHER OF VETERANS, MAKE SURE I DO GIVE A SHOUT OUT, ESPECIALLY TO MY FATHER AND THANK HIM FOR HIS 25 YEARS OF SERVICE AND ALL THAT HE DID IN SERVING OUR COUNTRY. WITH THAT, I'M VERY BLESSED AND HONORED TO BE HERE ON BEHALF OF AMAZING CITIZEN VOLUNTEERS WHO WERE SELECTED FOR THE DOWNTOWN STEERING COMMITTEE. FOR THOSE, I KNOW THOSE OF YOU ON THE DAIS ARE PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH US BUT JUST FOR THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING AND MAYBE AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH THIS, THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, AS YOU GUYS KNOW THIS SUMMER APPOINTED US CITIZEN VOLUNTEERS. THERE ARE 12 OF US TO COME TOGETHER WITH ONE VERY CLEAR FOCUS AND THAT FOCUS IS DEVELOP A VISION AND A PLAN TO REVITALIZE THE HEART OF ALLEN. WE KNOW IS OUR DOWNTOWN AREA AND WHAT THIS WORK WOULD REQUIRE US TO DO IS RESEARCH, COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, TEAM COLLABORATION AND CREATING A WORK ENVIRONMENT THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO CREATE A DOWNTOWN AREA THAT COULD BE IMPLEMENTED. WE BEGAN THIS SUMMER WITH PHASE 1. IN THAT FIRST PHASE AS YOU RECALL IS THAT DATA COLLECTION PHASE, WE PUT EVERYBODY TO WORK AND ALL THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS TOOK A LOT OF TIME AND ENERGY GETTING WORK AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THAT TONIGHT. ONE OF THE FIRST CHALLENGES WE FOUND IS WE QUICKLY TRY TO GET OUR HANDS AROUND IS WHAT IS DOWNTOWN ALLEN? IRONICALLY, IF YOU ASKED 10 DIFFERENT PEOPLE, YOU'D PROBABLY GET 12 DIFFERENT ANSWERS ON WHAT DOWNTOWN ALLEN IS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION, WHAT WE'LL SEE HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE IS WHAT WE COMMONLY REFER TO THEIR CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. THIS IS AN AREA THAT IS ZONED AS THE CBD WITHIN [00:55:01] THE CITY AND IS OUR PRIMARY STARTING POINT FOR OUR [NOISE] VISION. AS YOU KNOW, IT'S MOSTLY THE NORTH OF MCDERMOTT BUT PART OF IT INCLUDES THE CBD, INCLUDES THE BUILDING WE SIT IN TONIGHT. WHILE THIS BECOMES OUR PRIMARY AREA AS WE BEGIN OUR VISION. IF THERE ARE OTHER ASPECTS OF ADJACENT PROPERTIES THAT VISION TAKES US TO, THAT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALSO OPEN TO. THERE WERE FIVE LINES OF EFFORT THAT THE CITIZENS WORKED TOWARDS. THE FIRST ONES TO GET A GOOD SENSE OF WHO OWNED WHAT AND HOW THINGS WERE ZONED. JUST AMAZING ANALYSIS DONE BY THE INDIVIDUALS WHO WORKED ON THIS EFFORT. ONE OF THE KEY THINGS THAT REALLY STOOD OUT TO US IS THAT WE HAVE OVER 120 PLUS LANDOWNERS IN DOWNTOWN. THESE ARE REALLY IMPORTANT PEOPLE. THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ENGAGE AND WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE. OFTENTIMES WE MAY KNOW ONE PERSON OR TWO PEOPLE BUT WE DON'T ALWAYS APPRECIATE THAT THERE ARE OVER 100 DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS WHO OWN PARCELS OF LAND AND HAVE EQUITY IN THIS EFFORT. ANOTHER EFFORT THAT THIS GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WORKED ON WAS HELP US MAP WHO OWNED WHAT? AGAIN, AS YOU SEE HERE, SOME PLACES REALLY STICK OUT AS MAJOR LANDOWNERS. BUT IN OTHER CASES AGAIN, WE'RE TALKING VERY SIMPLE PARCELS AND THIS MAP THAT THEY DEVELOPED USING GIS AND DIFFERENT CON COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT INFORMATION WAS REALLY HELPFUL. ONE OF OUR OTHER EFFORTS LINE OF EFFORTS WAS LEARNING FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES. LIKE OUR COLLEAGUES BEFORE US, WE WANTED TO REACH OUT, SEE WHAT OTHER COMMUNITIES WERE DOING AT THEIR DOWNTIME. WAS THERE SOMETHING WE COULD LEARN FROM THEM? THIS GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS DID A GREAT JOB. THEY IDENTIFIED OVER 18 COMMUNITIES THAT LOOKED A LITTLE BIT, MAYBE ACT A LITTLE BIT LIKE ALLEN AND WHAT THEY DID IS THEY CAME UP WITH 20 DIFFERENT CRITERIA AND HOW THEY WERE GOING TO ASSESS EACH OF THOSE TOWNS INCLUDE SIGNAGE, INCLUDED STREET PARK OR JUST PARKING AT LARGE. THE SIDEWALKS, GETTING A SENSE OF HOW THEY WERE GOING TO ASSESS EACH OF THOSE. WE COULD ASSESS THEM CONSISTENTLY ACROSS ALL. THE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS DID A ROAD TRIP AND THEY HIT 12 OF THOSE CITIES AND THE REST OF IT THEY DID ONLINE AND WE HAVE AGAIN, A DATABASE OF INFORMATION ON EACH OF THE CITIES THAT WILL HELP US THINK ABOUT HOW WE WANT TO FORM OUR DOWNTOWN BASED ON SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS. ANOTHER LINE OF EFFORT WAS IN A COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. THE PULSE OF ALLEN IS THE HEART IS WHEN PEOPLE COME TOGETHER, IS WE COME TO GET IT FOR SUCH AMAZING EVENTS AND WE HAVE SOME OF THEM COMING UP IN THE NEAR HORIZON AND SOME OF THESE I THINK YOU GUYS ARE ALREADY AWARE OF. BUT AGAIN, WITH THIS INDIVIDUAL WHO REALLY TOOK THIS EFFORT UNDERWAY, DID WAS JUST IDENTIFY NOT ONLY THESE MAJOR EVENTS, THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT AND ROTARY AND OTHERS, THE HERITAGE GILL DOES BUT DEVELOPED A DATABASE AGAIN OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES THAT DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS ARE ALREADY DOING DOWNTOWN THAT WE WEREN'T AWARE OF. NOW ONLY THAT BUT ENGAGED WITH THOSE ORGANIZATIONS TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT THEY MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN DOING IF WE REVITALIZED IT AND GAVE THEM A CHANCE TO DARE TO DREAM AND SO IN THE FUTURE, WE NOW HAVE THIS DATABASE WE CAN TAP UPON. WE HAD A FINANCE AND ECONOMIC TEAM THAT LOOKED AT DIFFERENT RESOURCES. AGAIN, [NOISE] ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE, OBVIOUS WE HAVE MULTIPLE RESOURCES THAT WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF. FIRST OF ALL, LET'S TAKE ADVANTAGE OF GRANTS AND WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH OUR CONSULTANT TO IDENTIFY THIRD PARTY GRANTS THAT WE CAN USE FOR DIFFERENT RESOURCES. AS ALL OF YOU ARE AWARE, WE HAVE A TIP STILL IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA AND IT'S A REALLY GREAT IDEA AND WHAT IT HAS ALLOWED US TO DO IS CREATE A POD OF FUNDS THAT ALLOWS US TO INVEST IN THE DOWNTOWN MONEY OR THE DOWNTOWN AREA FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO ALREADY WORKED DOWNTOWN AND THEN OF COURSE, AS ALL OF YOU ARE AWARE, WE HAVE OUR ADCC AND CDC WHO WE'VE ENGAGED WITH AND THEY'RE WILLING TO SUPPORT US ON DIFFERENT PROJECTS. COMMUNITY OUTREACH, ONE OF THEIR EFFORTS, WE WANTED TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT WITH COMMUNITY. WE WANTED TO BE ENGAGED WITH THEM FROM THE VERY START. WE QUICKLY WORKED WITH THE CITY VALID AND TERESA AND HER TEAM ON ESTABLISHING A WEBSITE, LEVERAGING THE CITY'S SOCIAL MEDIA. TAKING ADVANTAGE. MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTERVIEW. WORKING WITH THE MEDIA, AS WELL AS MOST RECENTLY LOOKING AT USING A WATER BILL AND CLOSURE. AGAIN, THE IDEA IS MAKE SURE OUR COMMUNITY KNOWS ABOUT THIS EFFORT, SO THAT WAY THEY CAN PARTICIPATE, THEY CAN DARE TO DREAM. THE FINAL THING WE DID IN THIS PHASE WAS WE HAD A TEAM WORKING OUR RFP WITH THE CITY STAFF TO HELP US BRING A PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT ON BOARD TO HELP US MAKE SURE WE DO THIS THE RIGHT WAY, THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY, THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY. WE HAD A NUMBER OF COMPANIES BID ON THIS CONTRACT. WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO AS YOU GUYS DID AWARDED AND WE THANK YOU FOR IT. AWARD OF THE CONTRACT TO STAN TECH. THEY ARE NOW A MEMBER OF THE TEAM. THEY ARE AN INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION. THEY HAVE A LOCAL OFFICE. THEY HAVE MEMBERS OF THEIR LEADERSHIP TEAM AT LIVE IN ALLEN. THEY ARE FULLY INVESTED IN MAKING SURE THAT THIS IS A SUCCESSFUL EFFORT, WITH THAT, THE GREAT NEWS IS THE DOWNTOWN STEERING COMMITTEE IS NOW READY TO TIE A HOLIDAY BOW ON [01:00:01] PHASE 1 AND MOVE ON TO PHASE 2 WHERE WE'RE GOING TO INVITE OUR COMMUNITY TO DARE TO DREAM. WE'RE GOING TO INVITE THEM TO JOIN THE JOURNEY AND CREATE THAT VISION, SO MANY PEOPLE WANT TO SEE COME TO FRUITION. THIS IS THE NEW LOGO YOU'LL HOPEFULLY BE SEEING, JUST PLASTERED ALL OVER AND IF ANY OF YOU ARE INTERESTED GETTING TATTOOS, WE'LL WORK ON THAT. [LAUGHTER] BUT IT IS WHAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON AND IS AGAIN, THE TAGLINE WE'RE WORKING ON IS THE HEART OF ALLEN. WE'RE GOING TO HIT THIS PHASE RUNNING. STARTING THIS WEEKEND, WE'RE GOING TO BE INITIATING, ACTIVATING A NEW WEBSITE, DOWNTOWNALLEN.COM. WE ARE GOING TO BE HANDING OUT POSTCARDS AT ANY NUMBER OF EVENTS. IF YOU WANT TO COME JOIN US, WE'LL BE WATCHING THE ALLEN EAGLES BEAT HEBRON THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND WHILE WATCHING THEM DO A WONDERFUL JOB OF CLEAN UP, HEBRON WILL BE HANDING OUT POSTCARDS WITH QR CODES THAT WILL ALLOW THEM, WHILE THEY'RE NOT WATCHING ALLEN PLAY, WILL ALLOW THEM TO MERELY FILL OUT SURVEYS AND ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY ON FRIDAY NIGHT. WE'RE ARE GOING TO BE ENGAGING ALSO DURING THE HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES AND YOU'LL SEE US HOPEFULLY IN ALL THOSE AREAS. WHILE WE'RE DOING THAT IN NOVEMBER, OUR COLLEAGUE, STAN TECH IS ALREADY LOOKING AT THE PLETHORA OF INFORMATION WE HAVE PROVIDED. THEY HAVE EXPRESSED MULTIPLE TIMES HOW IMPRESSED THEY ARE WITH THE BREADTH AND DEPTH OF INFORMATION WE PROVIDED THEM AND NOW THEY'RE GETTING A GOOD SENSE OF THE LAY OF THE LAND BASED ON ALL THE INFORMATION WE'VE COLLECTED. THE NEXT PHASE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON IN THIS AGAIN, WHEN WE MOSTLY STAN TECH WE WORKING ON THIS IS REACHING OUT WITH SOME KEY INDIVIDUALS, KEY LANDOWNERS, BUSINESSES, STAFF GROUPS, CERTAIN BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT THEY NEED TO BE AWARE OF AS WE PROGRESS IN THIS EFFORT. MOVING FORWARD FROM JANUARY THROUGH MARCH, WHAT WILL BE OCCURRING OUTSIDE OF CITY HALL IS THE DOWNTOWN STEERING COMMITTEE WILL BE ENGAGED IN HOA MEETINGS, WILL BE ENGAGED IN PTAS, WILL BE ENGAGED IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, WHERE WE WILL BE WORKING WITH AND LISTENING TO. AGAIN, PROVIDING A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE. WE'RE GOING TO GO OUT WHERE THEY'RE AT. WE'RE NOT GOING TO EXPECT THEM TO COME TO US. WE'RE GOING OUT AND MEETING THEM WHERE THEY'RE AT. ANOTHER EXCITING PART THOUGH, IS WHERE WE ARE GOING TO INVITE THEM TO JOIN US AND PLEASE FORGIVE MY MATH HERE THAT SHOULD COUNT TO 10. BUT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE 10 WORKSHOPS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO INVITE THEM TO COME TO US AT DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY AND ALLOW THEM TO GET THEIR FINGERS ON PAPER AND TO MOVE AS YOU CAN SEE LEGOS HERE AND IT HELPS US IDENTIFY WHAT THEIR PRIORITIES ARE, WHERE THEY REALLY WANT. I WANT THIS BUT NOT THAT MUCH AND IT GIVES THEM A CHANCE TO USE THESE COLOR-CODED LEGOS TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT'S REALLY THERE PRIORITIES AND THIS AGAIN, IS GOING TO BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LISTEN AND FOR THE COMMUNITY TO SPEAK, THE COMMUNITY TO DREAM. FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE AND ENGAGE WITH US IN PERSON, NO PROBLEM. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THEY TOO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK, SO WE CAN LISTEN AND WE'RE SETTING UP THROUGH THIS ONLINE WEBSITE. THEY'LL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE, HAVE MAPPING EXERCISES, [NOISE] POST COMMENTS, IDEAS AND THIS WOULD BE A VERY INTERACTIVE WEBSITE. THAT WAY THEY GET A CHANCE TO SPEAK JUST AS ANYBODY WHO SHOWS UP IN PERSON. THE HIGHLIGHT OF ALL OF THIS EVENT WOULD COME MARCH AND I INVITE YOU NOW AND ASK ALL OF YOU TO MARK YOUR CALENDARS OFF FOR THIS WEEK,AND IT'S ME, A THREE-DAY CHARRETTE IN WHICH WE ARE GOING TO INVITE THE ENTIRE ALLEN COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER WITH STAN TECH AND WITH THE DOWNTOWN STEERING COMMITTEE AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ALL OF THOSE INPUTS FROM PHASE 1. THOSE INPUTS FROM THE WORKSHOPS AS POP UP GROUPS WAS ONLINE FORUMS AND WE'RE GOING TO SAY NOW IS THE TIME FOR THE MAGIC TO HAPPEN. HE TALKS ABOUT WANT TO BEING WHERE THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENS. THIS IS WHERE THE ROOM WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AND THE COMMUNITY GETS TO BE IN THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENS AND THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE WILL DOING REAL-TIME DRAWING, REAL-TIME VISIONING AND WHAT WILL COME OUT OF THIS EFFORT WILL BE A THREE DIFFERENT OPTIONS BASED ON ALL OF THOSE INPUTS. NOW, ARE WE DONE WITH THE COMMUNITY? ABSOLUTELY NOT BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GOT IT RIGHT. AFTER THIS THREE-DAY STRETCH, WE'RE GOING TO REENGAGE WITH THEM AND WE'RE GOING TO ENGAGE THEM ONLINE. WE'RE ENGAGED WITH THEM IN POPUP ACTIVITIES AND GROUPS. WE MIGHT,EVEN, AS YOU CAN SEE WITH THIS GENTLEMAN PUT SOME OF IT IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS. THEY CAN SEE WHAT DO WE LIKE TO WALK DOWN MAIN STREET WITH THE PROPOSAL. WE'VE TALKED BEFORE ABOUT AUTOCRACY. AGAIN, IT'S GETTING AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY HERE ARE THE THREE OPTIONS WE PUT TOGETHER. HOW DOES THIS LOOK TO YOU GUYS? DO WE GET THIS RIGHT? WE DON'T EXPECT TO GET 100 PERCENT RIGHT BUT WE'RE HOPING THAT WHAT REALLY COMES OF IT IS THE FACT THAT PEOPLE SEE THE FRUITION OF THEIR DREAMS. ULTIMATELY, THIS WILL END IN JUNE WHERE WE WILL COME BEFORE YOU AS A TEAM AND WE'LL PRESENT A FINAL REPORT WITH THREE OPTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU. FOR US LIKE A PRIOR GROUP, WE WILL AT THAT POINT, GO INTO THE SUNSET AND HAND OVER THE PLAN TO YOU AND ANOTHER COMMITTEE TO MAKE THAT DREAM COME TRUE. BEFORE I OPEN IT TO QUESTIONS I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN. THE INDIVIDUALS, THE CITIZEN VOLUNTEERS, [01:05:01] THEIR FROM THE DOWNTOWN STEERING COMMITTEE, ARE AN AMAZING GROUP OF WOMEN AND MEN WHO LIVE AMONGST US. THEY'RE AMAZING NEIGHBORS AND I'M VERY BLESSED TO GET TO KNOW THEM AS INDIVIDUALS AND SEE THEIR TALENTS AND JUST BE HUMBLED BY THEIR TALENTS. I HAVE SEVERAL OF THEM HERE WITH ME TONIGHT. I DO WANT MAKE SURE I ACKNOWLEDGE YOU, BOB AND AUSTIN, DOUG, TED, STACY, MY PARTNER IN CRIME, I CALL HIM JET FUEL BECAUSE HE JUST KEEPS THINGS MOVING, MURRY. ALYSSA, JANET, ANNA, MARY, GREG. WE'RE ALSO VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE TWO OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO SUPPORT US. IT'S REALLY GREAT QUESTIONS, SO THIS MEANS THAT REALLY ARE HELPFUL AND I APPRECIATE BOTH OF YOU. THE CITY STAFF WHO ARE A PART OF THIS TEAM, WE DO ACKNOWLEDGE FOUR INDIVIDUALS HERE WHO ARE SPENDING COUNTLESS HOURS EACH WEEK ON THIS. BUT THERE ARE WOMEN AND MEN IN EACH OF THESE DEPARTMENTS WHO ARE SPENDING HOURS AND HELPING US. I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE LEAD FOR THE STAN TECH PSI IS HERE WITH US THIS EVENING. SHE HAS A TEAM THAT IS HELPING US IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. OUR MOST RECENT EDITION IS WE'RE ADDING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AMBASSADORS AND THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE GOING TO HELP US ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY. AMAZING TEAM, AMAZING INDIVIDUALS, AND I'M VERY FORTUNATE TO BE HERE ON THEIR BEHALF TONIGHT. WITH THAT, I WILL OPEN UP TO ANY QUESTIONS. [NOISE] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, TOMMY. VERY SIMILAR TO THE OTHER REPORT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'LL TAKE AND LOOK AT, ALTHOUGH SINCE WE'RE GOING INTO PHASE TWO, IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE GOING TO STOP AND DO MUCH OF ANYTHING WITH IT OTHER THAN RECOGNIZE THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU-ALL HAVE DONE. I'D LIKE TO PERSONALLY CONGRATULATE YOU, ANDREW, VICE-CHAIR MURRY MCKINSEY FOR YOUR GREAT LEADERSHIP. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, ERIC STRONG, WHO'S BEEN THE STAFF LIAISON. I KNOW YOU-ALL HAVE MOVED VERY FAST AND IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGE BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE ALL MOVING FAST, STAFF IS TRYING TO KEEP UP. I THINK YOU AND YOUR COMMITTEE SURPRISED A LOT OF PEOPLE, OUR STAFF AND OTHER PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AS FAR AS THE LEVEL OF SERVICE AND THE QUALITY OF SERVICE THAT YOU-ALL PROVIDED FOR THIS. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT STAN TECH, WHICH YOU-ALL DID IN PHASE 1, THEY WERE EQUALLY BLOWN AWAY BY THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT AND WORK THAT YOU-ALL PUT INTO IT. BECAUSE I THINK IN ESSENCE THAT WILL MAKE THEIR JOB EASIER AS WE GET INTO PHASE 2. IF I WOULD OFFER THE SAME OPPORTUNITY THAT I DID TO THE PREVIOUS COMMITTEE, IF YOUR COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO COME DOWN AND BE RECOGNIZED AT THE PODIUM, I DO THAT IF THEY WANT TO DEFER, THAT'S THEIR CHOICE. >> MAYOR, BEFORE WE GO THERE, I'VE ACTUALLY GOT A QUESTION. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE MAP THAT CONSTITUTES DOWNTOWN. >> OKAY. SIR. >> GIVE ME A SECOND WHILE I FIGURE OUT HOW I CAN TAKE MYSELF OUT OF HERE. SORRY. >> IT'S LIKE THE THIRD. [NOISE] HERE YOU GO, SIR. >> BOTTOM RIGHT-HAND CORNER THAT LOOKS LIKE THE OLD ALAN CEMETERY IS PART OF THAT. DO YOU KNOW IF WE ALREADY HAVE ANY SPECIAL PROTECTION FOR THAT CEMETERY TO MAKE SURE IT'S NOT DESTROYED? >> I'LL HAVE TO DEFER TO CITY STAFF WITH THE PROTECTIONS MIGHT BE ON THAT ONE. I'LL SAY THAT WE HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF TOUCHING IT IF THAT'S THE CONCERN. DO YOU KNOW IF THERE'S PROTECTIONS? >> YES. THE CEMETERY WON'T BE TOUCHED. [LAUGHTER] >> I GIVE THAT ASSURANCE AS WELL, WILL NOT BE TOUCHED. I HAVE I HAVE PARCEL IN THERE, SO I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT FOR MYSELF [LAUGHTER] AS A CONFLICT OF INTERESTS. DID I ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS SIR? IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE, LET ME KNOW AND WE CAN DEFINITELY GET THE ANSWERS SIR ON THAT. [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING]. >> DID ANYONE COME UP AND BE RECOGNIZED? I REALLY WOULD LIKE FOR PEOPLE TO SEE WHO YOU-ALL ARE AND BE AWARE OF WHO ALL IS HELPING WITH THIS COMMITTEE. [NOISE] [LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] GO TO THE PODIUM AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF. >> I'LL GO FIRST. MY NAME IS STACY GREER AND I AM A PART OF THE DOWNTOWN STEERING COMMITTEE AND I'VE BEEN IN ALLEN THE LAST 18 YEARS AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE SERVING ON THIS BOARD. >> THANK YOU. >> MY NAME IS DOUG GALLETTI AND I'M ALSO WAS VERY GLAD TO BE ABLE TO WORK ON THIS BOARD AND I LIVED IN ALLEN FOR 20 YEARS, AND WITH EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO FOR PHASE 1, I JUST KNOW PHASE 2 IS GOING TO BE AMAZING AND I'D LOVE TO HEAR WHAT THE COMMUNITY HAS TO DO AND THIS IS A COLLECTIVE, THIS IS NOT ANY HIDDEN AGENDAS, THIS IS NOT ANYTHING. THIS IS WHAT EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO SEE AS A VISION. I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THAT'S GOING TO BE AND HOW WE CAN, MAYBE, IMPLEMENT IT AS WE MOVE ON AS AS THE CITY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> HELLO. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ANNA SUTTER, I HAD BEEN AN ALLEN FOR SIX YEARS. I'M HERE RIGHT NOW IN MY TWO KIDS, LEO AND JULIA, AND MY HUSBAND TIM, AND IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND A PLEASURE WORKING WITH THIS GUYS IN THE COMMITTEE AND WOMEN. [01:10:02] IT'S A PLEASURE SERVING THIS COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. >> MY NAME IS MURRY MCKENZIE. I'M THE VICE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, REALLY ENJOYED WORKING WITH TOMMY AND ALL THE PEOPLE IN THIS GROUP. IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE, AND I TOO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT PHASE 2 AND EVERYTHING WE HAVE COMING. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] [4. Consent Agenda.] >> WITH THAT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 4, WHICH IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WISH TO REMOVE ANY ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? SEEING NO ONE INDICATING THE DESIRE TO DO THAT, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE. >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> I'M SORRY. YOU'RE RIGHT. SORRY. I NEED TO LET THE CITY SECRETARY READ IT. THANK YOU. >> FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. PLEASE REFER TO THE POSTED AGENDA FOR FULL DETAILS. AGENDA ITEM 4.1, APPROVED MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 26, REGULAR MEETING. AGENDA ITEM 4.2, ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 3876-11-21, GRANTED A REQUEST FOR VARIANCES OF THE ALLEN LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF EXCHANGE PARKWAY AND NORTH GREENVILLE AVENUE, AND LESS THAN 300 FEET FROM PROPERTY USED AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL. AGENDA ITEM 4.3, ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 3877-11-21. GRANTING, ATMOS ENERGY A NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TO USE PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONSTRUCTING, MAINTAINING, AND OPERATING A GAS DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS. AGENDA ITEM 4.4, ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 3878-11-21, AUTHORIZING A GRANT FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS TO PURCHASE BODY-WORN CAMERAS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. AGENDA ITEM 4.5, AWARD BID AND AUTHORIZE A CONTRACT WITH FELIX CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE STACY PUMP STATION NUMBER 1 PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,788,300. AGENDA ITEM 4.6 RECEIVE THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH. AGENDA ITEM 4.7 RECEIVED THE QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, AND AGENDA ITEM 4.8, A MOTION TO CANCEL CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 23RD, 2021 AND DECEMBER THE 28TH, 2021. >> THANK YOU, SHELLEY. WITH THAT, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA THROUGH. >> I SECOND. >> NOW THE MOTION AND SECOND. DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON? IF SO, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE NOW. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL. THIS ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. [5.1 Conduct a Public Hearing and Adopt an Ordinance to Amend the Development Regulations of Planned Development PD No. 108 Office "O", District F, to repeal Ordinance No. 3815-4- 21, and to adopt a Zoning Exhibit, Concept Plan, Landscape Plan, and Building Elevations for the Property Generally Located at the Southwestern Corner of the Intersection of Exchange Parkway and Raintree Circle. (Convenience Store with Fuel Sales-905 Exchange Pkwy.)] WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, ITEM NUMBER 5.1, WHICH IS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF PLAN DEVELOPMENT PD NUMBER 108 OFFICE DISTRICT F TO REPEAL ORDINATES NUMBER 3815-4-21, AND TO ADOPT A ZONING EXHIBIT CONCEPT PLAN, LANDSCAPE PLAN, AND BUILDING ELEVATIONS FOR THE PROPERTY, GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF EXCHANGE PARKWAY AND RAIN TREE CIRCLE, WHICH IS ALSO A CONVENIENCE STORE WITH FUEL SALES AT 905 EXCHANGE PARKWAY, AND OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, MARC KURBANSADE WILL BE MAKING THE PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING, MARC? >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU. >> MEMBERS AND COUNCIL, GOOD EVENING. LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM..THIS IS THE REQUEST SUMMARY JUST READ INTO THE RECORD BY THE MAYOR. YOU CAN SEE THE PROPERTY'S GENERAL LOCATION HERE IN JUST SOUTH OF EXCHANGE PARKER AND JUST EAST OF WATERS, BUT MORE CLOSELY AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF RAIN TREE AND EXCHANGE PARKWAY. THIS PROPERTY IS HIGHLIGHTED IN RED HERE. YOU CAN SEE THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE TO THE EAST AND WEST OR PD54 WITH IT TO THE WEST AND CC BASE COMMERCIAL CORE DOOR TO THE EAST TO NORTH IS PD-108 WITH A MIXED-USE BASED ON THEIR ZONING DISTRICT, AND FOR THE SOUTH AS PD-108, WITH AN OFFICE BASED ZONING DISTRICT. THE CONCEPT PLAN BEFORE YOU MAY RECOGNIZE IS BEEN HERE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. THE CONVENIENCE STORE, PREVIOUSLY WAS A CONVENIENCE STORE WITH THE MEDICAL OFFICE, IS ON THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY NOW DOES SHOW A CONVENIENCE STORE ON THE NORTHERN HALF THE PROPERTY, [01:15:04] SOUTHERN HALF BEING PROPOSED TO BE RETAINED AS A DETENTION FACILITY FOR STORMWATER DETENTION. BUT SOME MINOR IMPROVEMENTS LARGELY TO THE NORTH OF THE DETENTION FACILITY TO ALLOW FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE OF DEVELOPED LAND AND STORAGE CAPACITY IN THAT DETENTION FACILITY. THOSE MAIN IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE A VERTICAL WALL BEING INSTALLED ON NORTH END THE DETENTION FACILITY TO ALLOW FOR MORE STORAGE AREA IN A SMALLER AREA. YOU-ALL NOTICE THAT THE CONVENIENCE STORE IS ORIENTED AS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, THAT OBLIQUE ORIENTATION TOWARDS THE CORNERS REQUIREMENT OF OUR CODE. SAME WITH THE FILL CANOPY, BOTH OF THOSE ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN HERE AND YOU CAN SEE THE CIRCULATION THROUGHOUT THE SIDE. AGAIN, THE MAIN EXTERNAL CONNECTION IS THROUGH ENTRY PARKWAY TO THE EAST. THERE'S ONLY A CROSS CONNECTION TO THE WEST TO THE EXISTING MEDICAL OFFICE, AND THAT WILL PROVIDE ULTIMATELY CONNECTION AT EXCHANGE PARKWAY. [NOISE] THE LANDSCAPE PLAN, WHICH IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE PD ORDINANCE, DOES SHOW QUITE A BIT OF ENHANCEMENT AROUND THE DETENTION FACILITY. THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS DISCUSSED DURING THE TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEES. WE GO THROUGH SOME OF THE STAFF LEVEL IF THIS IS GOING TO MAINTAIN IS A TENSION FACILITY, WHAT ARE WE PROPOSING FOR LANDSCAPING. A LOT OF WHAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN IS ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT THE CODE WOULD REQUIRE TO PROVIDE THAT PLANTING, YOU'LL SEE THE HIGH COMBINED TRAILS CONTINUE TO THE NORTH. IT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE ALONG EXCHANGE PARKWAY. THAT'S THE SAME LIKE THE BIKE TRAIL YOU SEE AS YOU CONTINUE OUT TO THE WEST ALONG THE SAME CORRIDOR. SAME PLANTING ALONG THE EAST SIDE ALONG ENTRY PARKWAY. IT'LL HAVE A SIMILAR PLANTING AS WELL AS YOU WOULD SEE TO THE SOUTH OF THIS PROPERTY OF THE LANDSCAPE BUFFERS. THIS OR THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE PACKET FOR THE CONVENIENCE STORE, AS WELL AS THE ENCLOSURES IN THE CANOPY. I WILL NOTE THAT THE CANOPY IS MANSARD ROOF, WHICH AGAIN IS A REQUIREMENT OF OUR OWN LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, AND THEN ALSO WE'LL NOTE THAT REALLY THE ONLY AREA FOR THE MATERIAL SHOWN ON HERE THAT ARE ENFORCEABLE AS IN THE DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE, AS YOU ALL KNOW THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDINGS ARE NOT ENFORCEABLE, BUT IT DOES SHOW THE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES OF THE BUILDING NONETHELESS. THE FOUR MAIN AREAS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE PD ORDINANCE, AND IT'S A FAIRLY SHORT ORDINANCE. THE CONCEPT PLAN, WHICH I'VE SHOWN TO YOU ALREADY, THE LANDSCAPE PLAN AS WELL, AND THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS. YOU'VE SEEN ALL THREE OF THOSE AND EXHIBITS, PERMITTED USES. IT'S A VERY MINOR CHANGE. IT'S SIMPLY TO ALLOW THE USE OF A CONVENIENCE STORE FOR YOUR SALES ISN'T ALLOWED TO USE WITHIN THIS SPECIFIC BLOCK AND LOT OF PD-1. AS YOU KNOW, I DID RECOMMEND DENIAL ON THIS REQUEST ON STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, BUT I WANT TO LET YOU UNDERSTAND WHY STAFF GOT TO WHERE THEY ARE WHEN PD 108 WAS ORIGINALLY ADOPTED, IT HAD A PURPOSE THAT WENT ALONG WITH PD 108 THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED HERE AND SHOWN IN FORBADE HIM OUT OF THE ORIGINAL ADOPTING ORDINANCE. IT SAYS THAT PD 108 IS COMPRISED OF MANY PARCELS THAT HAD BEEN PRIMARILY DEVELOPED AS MEDICAL OFFICE AND DEVELOPMENT PATTERN IS INTENDED TO EXTEND INTO THESE INDIVIDUAL REMAINING PARCELS THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE. PREVIOUS REQUESTS THAT HAVE A MEDICAL OFFICE COMBINED WITH THE CONVENIENCE STORE FUEL SALES, STAFF DID FEEL THAT THAT HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION, SO ITS USES WERE MET THE INTENT BUT THE REMOVAL OF THE MEDICAL OFFICE DETACHED THAT LINK TO THE INTENT. I WILL TELL YOU THAT THIS CORRIDOR ALSO HAS CHANGED QUITE A BIT OVER TIME. CHANGE CONDITIONS ARE ALL THINGS THAT CITY COUNCILS GET TO CONSIDERING THE DOUBT AS CONDITIONS DO CHANGE OVER TIME, THAT'S STAFF DOESN'T GET THAT LEEWAY TO MAKE THOSE INTERPRETATIONS. THAT'S WHY MY INTERPRETATION, ASSIGNING WHERE IT IS, AND WHEN THIS PD 108 WAS ADOPTED. I BELIEVE IT WAS APPROPRIATE AT THAT TIME. THAT'S WHERE THE RECOMMENDATION DID COME FROM. >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> IN THAT PD? CORRECT. PARTICULARLY YOU'VE SEEN THE APPLICANT'S PRESENTATION, PARTICULARLY AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS DOGLEG, IF YOU WILL, THE HIGHLIGHTED AREA IN BLUE, THOSE HAVE MEDICAL OFFICES AND THEN CLEARLY YOU CAN SEE THE DEVELOPMENT PATTERN AROUND THERE DOES HAVE MEDICAL OFFICES I'VE SHOWN UP OVER TIME. >> BUT ALSO IN PD 108, HOW BIG IS IT? [01:20:01] >> OVER 330 ACRES, AND WE WOULD PLACE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS AND THIS IS DISTRICT F, WHICH IS ABOUT SIX ACRES AND PARTY OF YOUR PRESENTATION WAS ABOUT THE CONFORMANCE ISSUES. I COULD ARGUE PERHAPS THAT THOSE CONFORMANCE ISSUES, WE'RE NOT ALWAYS FOLLOWED. WHEN WE LOOK AT A LOT OF LIKE THE PRIOR LIVING DEVELOPMENT THAT WE PUT IN THE GODDARD SCHOOL, AND THOSE WERE OBVIOUSLY IN DIFFERENT DISTRICTS, BUT WE DID SHOW SOME LENIENCY AND MAYBE PERHAPS THAT PUSHED YOUR POINT ABOUT COUNCIL HAS THE DISCRETION TO CHANGE EVEN THOUGH YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE IT ACHIEVES AT A CONFORMANCE ISSUE. >> SURE. WE LOOK AT TWO THINGS WHEN WE LOOK AT THOSE STANDARDS. WE LOOK AT THE INTENT STATEMENTS. THE PURPOSE INTENT THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE PD 108 AND WE ALSO LOOK AT THESE REGULATIONS THAT ARE IN THERE AS WELL, TO INFORM THAT DECISION. THE PRIOR EXAMPLE YOU HAD GIVEN FOR A MIXED-USE PURPOSE AND SO IT DID LIST THOSE TYPES OF USES AS ALLOWABLE USES WITHIN IT MAKES YOU CIVIL RIGHT, BUT IT DID ALLOW DID REQUIRE CITY COUNCIL TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS AS FAR AS ULTIMATELY ALLOWING THOSE TO OCCUR AND SO WISE, STAFF LANDED WE HAVE TO GET TO US TO HAVE FOR OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR THOSE. BUT FOR THIS ONE, WE FELT THAT THERE WAS JUST A LITTLE BIT DETACHED TO POINT EARLIER ABOUT THERE BEING OTHER MEDICAL OFFICERS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA. >> THANKS. >> PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST AT THE OCTOBER 19TH MEETING. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING DENIAL. I KNOW THE APPLICANT HAS PREPARED A FEW SLIDES AND MR. X'S HERE THIS EVENING. >> COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MARK BEFORE THE PROPONENT COMES FORWARD? IF NOT, THEY WOULD COME ON UP [NOISE]. >> THANK YOU, MARK. >> MR. MAYOR, [NOISE] MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, MR. CITY MANAGER, MS. CITY SECRETARY. MY NAME IS DAVID HICKS 401 WOODLAKE DRIVE, ALLEN TEXAS. I WANTED TO SHOW YOU THIS SLIDE WHICH OUTLINES THE CITY OF ALLEN AND IN RED THE 2,600 ACRES, WHICH IS TWIN CREEKS, AND WE'VE BEEN ACTIVE HERE FOR THE LAST 26 OR 27 YEARS. PD 54 AND THE LAND WHICH IS IN PD 108 IS BASICALLY THE EASTERN SIDE OF TWIN CREEKS AND I MIGHT POINT OUT THAT THIS AREA IS THE AREA THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THE CBD WHICH IS IN THE CBD TIF NUMBER TWO WHEN WE ESTABLISHED THIS TIF IN 2006, THIS WAS LARGELY LAND THAT WAS IN AG AND I'D REALLY LIKE TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE DOWNTOWN STEERING COMMITTEE FOR ALL OF THEIR WORK BECAUSE THIS TIF, WHICH IS NOW 15 YEARS OLD, IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2006, HAS CREATED THE MAJORITY OF THE INCREMENT WHICH WILL FUND OR WHICH IS FUNDING THE CBD TIF AND WE HAVE NOT USED ONE PERCENT OF THAT TIF INCREMENT IN ANY OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GONE ON AND PD 108 OR PD 54 HERE AND THAT COVERS ABOUT 600 ACRES. OUR VERY INTENTIONAL GOAL AFTER SEEING MCDERMOTT, WHICH IS ON THE SOUTH END OF TWIN CREEKS DEVELOP WAS TO CREATE A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE ALONG THE EXCHANGE PARKWAY BETWEEN 121 AND 75. AS SUCH, THE RACE TRACK THAT IS HERE AT WALMART DRIVE AND EXCHANGE PARKWAY IS THE ONLY FUELING STATION AND CONVENIENCE STORE THAT IS ALONG THIS ENTIRE STRETCH. THAT'S REALLY THE FIRST POINT THAT I'D LIKE TO MAKE IS THAT WE HAVE NOT SEEN AN OVERABUNDANCE OF FUELING STATIONS, CONVENIENCE STORES THAT ARE ALONG THIS PARTICULAR AREA. THIS PROVIDES REGIONAL DETENTION FOR SIX BUILDINGS, WHICH IS THE SECOND POINT I'D LIKE TO MAKE. THIS IS THE DETENTION POND HERE WHICH AT ONE WE HAD THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE TEMPORARY, AND AS THE WATER FLOWS HERE ACROSS THE PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL PROPERTY AND IS ALSO PARTIALLY DETAINED HERE BEFORE IT WOULD GO OVER [01:25:01] TO EAST OF CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY AND POSSIBLY FLOOD THAT AREA. WE'D HOPE THAT ADEQUATE ATTENTION CAN BE PROVIDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT HERE, THAT THIS COULD ESSENTIALLY GO AWAY. THAT DIDN'T COME TOGETHER SO WE STILL NEED THE DETENTION THAT'S PROVIDED IN THIS AREA. WHICH EXPLAINS THE REASON THAT IT REALLY HASN'T BEEN LANDSCAPED AND IT'S IN MY MIND AN EYESORE. WE DO A LOT OF THINGS AND I THINK WE'VE DONE A PRETTY GOOD JOB IN TWIN CREEKS, BUT IF I COULD DO A FEW THINGS DIFFERENTLY, I WOULD PROBABLY GO BACK AND REWRITE HISTORY. BUT WE DO HAVE ONE AREA THAT IS OUT OF THE DETENTION AREA, BUT IT'S ONLY ABOUT 8/10 OF AN ACRE. GIVEN THE SIZE OF IT, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH DISTANCE FROM THE CORNER OF RAINTREE AND EXCHANGE PARKWAY TO PROVIDE A SECOND POINT OF ACCESS HERE. THE ONLY POINT OF ACCESS IS ACTUALLY THROUGH A CROSS AXIS EASEMENT IN THE PRESBYTERIAN GARDENS AREA. THE POINT BEING HERE, WITHOUT WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING, THIS SIDE IS REALLY UNDEVELOPABLE ONE, WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE TO LOOK THIS WAY. [NOISE] AGAIN, THERE'S SIX BUILDINGS THAT ARE BENEFITING FROM THIS REGIONAL DETENTION. AS WAS MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT EARLIER, DISTRICT F, WHICH IS THIS PARTICULAR AREA HERE, IS TRULY MIXED-USE IN KEEPING IN MY OPINION, WITH THE INTENT OF THE MIXED-USE PLAN FOR PD-108. WE DEVELOPED SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THE 36,000 SQUARE FOOT SURGICAL CENTER AND MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING, WHICH IS PART OF THAT DISTRICT F, AND EXISTS TODAY, ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT CERTAINLY A PART OF THIS ZONING ORDINATES. HERE'S ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPH OF THE DETENTION AREA AND THE AREA THAT WE ARE HOPING TO UTILIZE AND CREATE SOMETHING THAT'S BENEFICIAL TO THE CITY, TO THE RESIDENTS HERE, AND CERTAINLY TO THE TIFF. WHAT WE WILL ESSENTIALLY BE DOING IS TAKING THIS SLOPING NORTHERN END OF THE DETENTION POND, AND PUTTING A VERTICAL RETAINING WALL ACROSS HERE, BY GOING STRAIGHT VERTICAL WITH THAT WILL KEEP ALL THE SAME AMOUNT OF DETENTION THAT'S IN THE POND. JUST MAKING IT A LITTLE BIT MORE EFFICIENT AND [NOISE] RECLAIMING SOME VERY ESSENTIAL LAND THAT WE HAVE RIGHT IN THIS AREA. HERE THEY CAN ADD AND PROVIDE A POINT OF ACCESS IN OFF OF RAINTREE CIRCLE [NOISE]. ONE OF THE THINGS YOU REMEMBER A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, 4TH OF JULY, WE HAD A BIG 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION ON OUR LAND THAT'S TO THE NORTH OF THE 36 ACRES WHERE THE FIREWORK SHOW WAS, AND WE UNINTENTIONALLY PROVIDE A GREAT DEAL OF PARKING FOR THE RESIDENTS HERE AND THE SITE. IT REALLY DAWNED ON ME THAT THERE'S PERHAPS [NOISE] SOME POTENTIAL DANGER IN THIS, IN THAT AFTER THE FIREWORK SHOW WAS OVER, WE HAD A GROUP OF FOUR WHEELERS DOWN HERE HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF FUN AND GOING UP AND DOWN. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WILL DO THIS HEAVILY LANDSCAPE THIS WITH TREES, BUSHES ALL THE WAY AROUND, AND ALSO PUT IN FENCING TO HELP PREVENT THAT FROM OCCURRING IN THE FUTURE. [NOISE] NOT TRYING TO WASTE TIME, AND I THINK I DID THIS BACKWARDS AND THEN INSTEAD OF THE SIMPLE ROUTE, WE WENT FOR THE MORE COMPLICATED ROUTE IN TRYING TO, I WANT TO GO DOWN. WE WANTED TO TRY AND RECLAIM THIS ENTIRE 2.54 ACRES AND BE ABLE TO NOT ONLY AS MARK MENTIONED, HAVE THE FUELING STATION AND CONVENIENCE STORE HERE, BUT A ROUGHLY 10,000 SQUARE FOOT MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING. [NOISE] ONE OF THE DOCTORS IN THE PRESBYTERIAN WAS GOING TO PURCHASE A SITE AND BUILD THEIR OWN BUILDING. THIS WOULD HAVE REQUIRED US TO GO WITH AN UNDERGROUND DETENTION SYSTEM. IN OUR INITIAL ENGINEERING, THIS CAME OUT TO BE AROUND $550,000, WHICH GIVEN OUR ECONOMICS OF THE SITE, COULD HAVE MADE THAT FEASIBLE. IT WAS A DOUBLE LAYER STORM TRAP SYSTEM. ONCE WE GOT CONCEPT PLAN APPROVAL AND CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL FOR THE ZONING, WE DID THE ADVANCED ENGINEERING AND DETERMINED THAT DUE TO THE TOPOGRAPHY IN THAT REGION, THIS WOULDN'T WORK BECAUSE ESSENTIALLY IT WOULDN'T FLOW, AND SO WE HAD TO GO TO A GREATER HORIZONTAL AREA FOR THE STORM TRAP SYSTEM. BUT IT WAS ONLY A SINGLE LAYER OTHER THAN DOUBLE LAYER. THAT INCREASED AREA, AS WELL AS THE INCREASE THAT WE'VE SEEN IN COMMODITY PRICES, [01:30:05] CONSTRUCTION PRICES, TOOK THAT $550,000 AND TOOK IT TO A MILLION AND THREE. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT MADE OUR PROJECT UPSIDE DOWN. IT JUST WASN'T FEASIBLE, WE HAD TO BACKTRACK, AND THIS IS WHY I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THE PROGRAM THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. WHICH WOULD ADD A 711, AND 711 WILL BE WITH THEIR DEVELOPMENT PARTNER FOR DOD PURCHASING THE SITE, INCLUDING THE DETENTION AREA, AND THEY WILL BE PRIVATELY MAINTAINING THAT DETENTION AREA AND THE TREES AND LANDSCAPING THAT'S THERE. THIS WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL $4.15 MILLION IN INCREMENT, WHICH WILL BENEFIT THE TIFF, AND SALES TAXES OF ROUGHLY $1.6 MILLION. I WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, DAVID. >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DAVID WHILE HE'S UP HERE? >> THANKS AGAIN. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MARK BEFORE WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING? IF NOT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND [NOISE] OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS REQUEST TO PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY CARDS. NOT SEEING ANY MOTION. WE WILL GO AHEAD [NOISE] AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TURN THE MATTER BACK OVER TO THE COUNCIL. ANY DISCUSSION? >> IT'S MAKING COMMENTS, IF YOU DON'T MIND. [OVERLAPPING] >> OKAY. >> MR. HICKS, I THINK BACK IN APRIL WHEN YOU BROUGHT THIS ORIGINAL PROJECT FORWARD TO THE COUNCIL, I THOUGHT THAT $500,000 INVESTMENTS SEEM TO BE BIT WEAK, SHOWING SOME OF THE DIAGRAMS THAT HE SHOWED. I WANT TO START BY AND I DO THIS A LOT, BUT I JUST WANT TO JUST COMMEND THE P&Z COMMISSIONERS, AND MARK YOUR PRESENTATION TO P&Z BECAUSE THOSE INDIVIDUALS ON THAT COMMISSION DO AN EXCELLENT JOB OF VETTING AND ASKING QUESTIONS. IT CERTAINLY MAKES MY JOB A LOT EASIER HERE IN THE BACK AND FORTH, AND MARK YOUR PRESENTATION, I LIKED THE PROJECT. I THINK WHAT YOU'RE BRINGING FORWARD, I LIKED THE FACT, IF YOU'RE LIKE ME, YOU'VE WALKED THOSE GROUNDS AND YOU'VE HOPEFULLY NOT FELL INTO THAT BIG OLD GAPING HOLE OVER THERE ON RAINTREE CIRCLE. IF YOU DID, YOU PROBABLY BROKE YOUR ANKLE OR SOMETHING. BUT GIVEN WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED IN THE LANDSCAPING, AND THE FACT THAT THE 711 IS GOING TO MAINTAIN IT, I JUST THINK IT'S ABOUT THE BEST WE'RE GOING TO GET. I THINK THE ONLY THING THAT COULD EVER CHANGE IT, I MEAN, YOU'VE GOT ESSENTIALLY THREE ACRES OF LAND, AND 2.5 OF IT IS OR APPROXIMATELY MAYBE 2.25 IS UNDEVELOPED AND CANNOT BE DEVELOPED UNLESS SOMEBODY HAS A LOT OF MONEY, AND PRICES OF LAND JUST CONTINUE TO SKYROCKET. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT COULDN'T HAPPEN SOMEDAY. SOMEBODY COULD COME IN AND PUT A SEVEN STORY MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING IN THERE AND GET THEIR ROI IF THEY NEEDED IT. GOD BLESS THEM THAT THEY DO. BUT I DO LIKE THE PROJECT THAT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD FIT FOR THAT AREA, AND I LIKE 711. [OVERLAPPING] >> ME TOO. >> I APPRECIATE ALL THE ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING THAT'S GOING TO GO ON THE BACK PART OF THE PROPERTY TO HIGH AND THE DRAINAGE DITCH. I THINK THAT'LL REALLY BEAUTIFUL IN THAT RAINTREE DRAWING. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> I WOULD HAVE SAID SAY THAT, [INAUDIBLE] ONES THAT PEOPLE MAY WANT TO SAY [INAUDIBLE] DOCUMENT, BUT I DO. I DO LOOK INTO THESE THINGS. I'VE TALKED TO MR. HICKS TWICE ABOUT THIS, I'VE TALKED TO MARK ABOUT THIS, I'VE TALKED TO SEVERAL MEMBERS ON CITY COUNCIL ABOUT THIS. EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE PARTICULAR PART OF LANDS THAT MAKES USE IS STILL WITHIN THE SPIRIT OF THE MIXED USE OF THAT PD. I WOULD SAY THAT, LIKE MR. HICKS WAS SAYING EARLIER, THE GAS STATION AND EXCHANGE ARE NOT OVERDONE. I THINK YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB OF DEVELOPMENT. WHAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S COVERED IN ACROSS THE STREET, WHAT THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE ON THE INSIDE THE STREET. I THINK THIS IS AN EXCELLENT USE OF THIS. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, DAVID. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? >> I WOULD AGREE WITH THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE. I THINK THE BIG THING THAT STANDS OUT TO ME IS THE LANDSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS OF THE ENTIRE TRACT, AND THE FACT THAT THE TRACT IS GOING TO STAY WITHIN ONE OWNERSHIP. IN THAT WAY, WE HAVE A LOT BETTER CHANCE OF KEEPING THAT ENTIRE AREA MAINTAINED, [01:35:01] AND HAVE THE BEAUTY THAT IT POTENTIALLY CAN HAVE. WITH THAT, I WILL ASK THE CITY SECRETARY FOR AN ORDINANCE NUMBER. >> ORDINANCE NUMBER IS 3879-11- 21. >> WITH THAT, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. >> MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 3879-11-21, AMENDING THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF DISTRICT F OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT NUMBER 108 OFFICE FOR APPROXIMATELY 2.535 ACRES OF LAND SUBJECT TO THE ZONING EXHIBIT CONCEPT PLAN, LANDSCAPE PLAN, AND BUILDING ELEVATIONS. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION IN SECOND. DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON? IF SO, PLEASE VOTE NOW. [NOISE] THIS ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT COUNCIL. CONGRATULATIONS [NOISE] DAVID, GOOD LUCK WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT. >> THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE]. [5.2 Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Meet and Confer Agreement with The Allen Police Association.] >> NEXT, WE MOVE ON TO ITEM 5.2 ON OUR AGENDA, WHICH IS TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY [NOISE] MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MEETING TO CONFER AGREEMENT WITH THE ALLEN POLICE ASSOCIATION, AND OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, ERIC STRONG, IS GOING TO MAKE A PRESENTATION. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. [NOISE] WE'RE HERE TO TALK TONIGHT ABOUT THE ALLEN POLICE ASSOCIATION AND THE MEET AND CONFER PROCESS. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY HERE. MEET AND CONFER PROCESS IS AUTHORIZED BY STATE STATUTE AND SO THERE'S A PROCESS THOUGH THAT NEEDS TO BE GONE THROUGH TO IMPLEMENT THE MEET AND CONFER PROCESS. THAT PROCESS IN ALLEN WAS GONE THROUGH IN 2019. FEBRUARY OF 2019 JOINTLY AT THE SAME TIME THE ALLEN POLICE ASSOCIATION AND THE ALLEN FIRE ASSOCIATION CAME TO THE COUNCIL WITH REQUIRED PETITIONS NECESSARY TO PROMPT COUNCIL ACTION. COUNCIL AT THE TIME HAD ONE OF THREE CHOICES ON HOW TO DEAL WITH THOSE PETITIONS. THE THREE OPTIONS WERE A, THEY COULD APPROVE A RESOLUTION GRANTING THE ASSOCIATIONS, THE SOLE BARGAINING AUTHORITY FOR THE EMPLOYMENT GROUPS, THEY COULD HAVE REQUIRED AN ELECTION WITHIN THE ASSOCIATIONS TO VERIFY THAT THE PETITIONS THEY RECEIVED WERE ACCURATE, OR THEY COULD HAVE SENT THE MATTER TO THE VOTERS TO HAVE DECIDED WHAT TO DO. OF THOSE THREE, THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE FIRST OPTION FOR BOTH POLICE AND FOR FIRE. MEET AND CONFER WAS THEN AN OPTION HERE IN ALLEN. NOW THAT HAPPENED 2019, I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT TWO PROCESSES HERE JUST BECAUSE I'VE BEEN ASKED ABOUT THAT THEN I'LL VEER OFF AND TALK ABOUT ONE. WITH THE POLICE ASSOCIATION, NOTHING HAPPENED UNTIL LAST MONTH. WITH THE FIRE ASSOCIATION, THEY STARTED THE MEET AND CONFER PROCESS ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO, AND WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THAT, THEY ARE NOT DONE. WE'RE HOPEFUL WE'LL GET SOMETHING DONE SOONER RATHER THAN LATER, BUT YOU WON'T SEE ANYTHING ON THAT FOR AT LEAST A FEW MORE MONTHS BASED ON HOW THIS PROCESS WILL WORK AS A BEST-CASE SCENARIO. BUT I WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR BECAUSE TONIGHT I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT ALTHOUGH THESE CAME TO YOU JOINTLY A FEW YEARS AGO, THEY ARE SEPARATE ENTITIES, AND WE ARE WORKING THEM SEPARATELY. TONIGHT WE'RE HERE, WE'RE ONLY TALKING ABOUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. IN OCTOBER 2021, MAYBE IT WAS LATE SEPTEMBER, BUT ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO, WE STARTED THIS PROCESS WITH THE POLICE ASSOCIATION. OUR FIRST MEETING WAS LIKE AN HOUR AND 15 MINUTES, AN HOUR AND 20 MINUTES. WE SAT DOWN, AND WE TALKED ABOUT VARIOUS THINGS THAT THEY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT. WE DISCUSSED THOSE THINGS, WE HAD A VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETING. THE TAKEAWAY FROM THAT MEETING WAS WE AGREED AS CITY STAFF TO GO BACK AND EVALUATE EACH OF THOSE REQUESTS THAT THEY HAD MADE, AND THEY WEREN'T A LOT OF THEM, AND THEY WERE ALL FAIRLY REASONABLE REALLY. BUT WE WENT BACK TO EVALUATE WHICH ONES MAKE SENSE FOR ALLEN AND WHAT THE RIGHT NEXT STEP WAS FOR US. WE LOOKED AT THOSE AS A CITY STAFF COMMITTEE THAT I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE HERE IN A LITTLE BIT THAT WORKED ON THIS WITH ME AND CAME BACK AND MET WITH THEM SEVERAL WEEKS LATER AND HAD A TOUGH 20-MINUTE MEETING WHERE WE SAT DOWN AND HASHED OUT WHAT WE THOUGHT ABOUT THOSE, WHAT THEY THOUGHT ABOUT THOSE AND QUICKLY CAME TO AN AGREEMENT. WE'LL GET INTO THAT MORE, BUT I DO WANT TO POINT OUT, THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A COLLABORATIVE POSITIVE EXPERIENCE THAT I REALLY THINK THIS IS WHAT MEET AND CONFER IS SUPPOSED TO BE. I'VE STRESSED THIS MANY TIMES WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I WANT THEM TO LOOK AT ALL OF US FROM MR. ELWINGER ON DOWN AS THEIR COWORKERS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE ARE. WE'RE SITTING HERE AS CO-WORKERS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT MAKES SENSE FOR OUR ORGANIZATION AS A WHOLE. WHAT MAKES SENSE FOR A LARGE GROUP OF OUR EMPLOYEES. THESE MEETINGS WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS JUST BEEN FANTASTIC. THEY'VE UNDERSTOOD THAT, THEY'VE HELPED US WORK THROUGH THESE ISSUES. THEY'VE UNDERSTOOD WHEN THERE'S THINGS WE CAN'T DO, WHY WE CAN'T DO THEM, AND THEY'D BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT HOW THIS AGREEMENT WORKS. [01:40:03] THE AGREEMENT IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, IT ACTUALLY IS RETROACTIVE TO OCTOBER 1, IF YOU LOOK AT THE DATE ON THERE, BUT THERE'S NOTHING WITH THE FINANCIAL IMPACT THAT GOES INTO EFFECT YET IF YOU APPROVE THIS. WHAT'S EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY IS ALL THE LEGAL LANGUAGE. THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE VERY MINOR THAT THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO HAVE A BOARD IN THE POLICE STATION FOR THE ASSOCIATION THAT THEY PROBABLY HAD IT FOR A LONG TIME, BUT THIS MEMORIALIZES THAT. ALL THOSE THINGS ARE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON COUNCIL APPROVAL IF YOU CHOOSE TO APPROVE THIS. THE ITEMS THAT COST MONEY, AS YOU KNOW, WE JUST WENT THROUGH A TOUGH BUDGET PROCESS WHERE WE HAD TO MAKE SOME DIFFICULT DECISIONS AND SO THE WAY WE'VE APPROACHED THAT IS MARCH OF THIS NEXT YEAR, HALFWAY THROUGH OUR BUDGET YEAR, CITY MANAGEMENT WILL EVALUATE WHERE WE'RE AT IN THE BUDGET AND DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN AFFORD TO FUND THESE ITEMS THAT COST MONEY. I WILL TELL YOU, WE'RE VERY OPTIMISTIC THAT WILL OCCUR. BUT IF SOMETHING UNFORESEEN HAPPENS, IF WE'RE NOT IN A SPOT WHERE WE NEED TO BE, THEN THOSE ITEMS WILL NOT BE FUNDED IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, AND THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED IN PART OF THE NEXT BUDGET PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH WITH YOU NEXT SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. THAT'S HOW THIS ALL PLAYS OUT. IT'LL BE A THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT [NOISE] STARTING OCTOBER 1, A MONTH AGO. A RUN THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH OF 2024. THESE ARE THE SIGNIFICANT POINTS IN THE AGREEMENT. YOU'VE ALL HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE AGREEMENT. THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF LEGAL LANGUAGE IN THERE AND THINGS THAT ARE PROBABLY NOT QUITE AS SIGNIFICANT. BUT THESE ARE THE ONES THAT I THINK MATTER, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SUPPORT AS CITY STAFF. THE FIRST ONE IS PAY. WE HAVE I THINK A VERY FAIR PAY PHILOSOPHY FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY. I THINK IT'S SERVED US VERY WELL. IT'S HELPED US TO ATTRACT SOME OF THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST, AND YOU'VE SEEN THAT IN YOUR INTERACTIONS WITH OUR POLICE AND OUR FIRE, WE GET FANTASTIC EMPLOYEES, AND IT'S A LOT OF THINGS. IT'S OUR CULTURE, IT'S OUR LEADERSHIP BUT PAY MATTERS. THAT'S A BIG PART OF WHY WE ARE WHERE WE ARE. ONE OF THE THINGS, AS WE TALKED ABOUT THIS WITH PAY IS THAT WE GO, AND WE BASE OUR PAY BASED ON A MARKET ANALYSIS OF WHERE OTHER SIMILAR COMPARISON CITIES ARE, AND THERE'S 11 COMPARISON CITIES. I WON'T GET INTO ALL THE DETAILS OF HOW WE CALCULATE THAT OTHER THAN TO SAY WE CALCULATE THAT. ONCE IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY AS WE'RE PREPARING THE BUDGET, AND WE GRAB THAT DATA AND GET A BUDGET IDEA WHERE THE NUMBERS WILL BE. THEN WE COME BACK, AND WE DO IT AGAIN JULY, AUGUST RIGHT BEFORE BUDGET RETREAT TO SEE WHAT'S MOVED AND GET A MORE ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF WHERE PAY IS RIGHT BEFORE WE IMPLEMENT. WHAT THAT DOES IS EVERY OTHER CITY DOES WHAT WE DO. THEY GIVE RAISES IN OCTOBER, AND SO WE CAPTURE THAT DATA. WE SAY WE'RE WITH THE MARKET IN OCTOBER 1ST WE IMPLEMENT IT, AND WE'RE NO LONGER WITH THE MARKET BECAUSE EVERYONE ELSE HAS NOW MOVED [NOISE] FROM WHAT WE JUST LOOKED AT. WHAT WE'VE LOOKED AT IS TRYING TO FACTOR THAT INTO THE EQUATION AND SAYING WE'RE NOT GOING TO DELAY THEIR PAY TILL JANUARY AND DO A STUDY IN OCTOBER BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT TO THEM, WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT HR. BUT WE THINK WE CAN GET SMART ABOUT IT AND SAY LET'S RUN THE CALCULATION AND THEN JUST BUMP IT BY TWO PERCENT. THAT WILL KEEP US MORE IN LINE WITH THE MARKET WHEN THAT SHIFT HAPPENS IN OCTOBER. I'LL TELL YOU THIS IS MAYBE THE BIG-TICKET ITEM, BUT IT'S A ONE-TIME EXPENSE BECAUSE ONCE YOU MAKE THAT ADJUSTMENT, AND YOU ADJUST THE BAR TO WHICH YOU'RE COMPARING TO, IT'S GOING TO BE THE SAME THING THAT WE'RE DOING EVERY YEAR NOW. BUT THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN EXPENSE TO ADJUST THAT ONE TIME. WE CAN ABSORB THAT. THAT WON'T BE ABSORBED UNTIL OCTOBER OF NEXT YEAR. WE THINK IT'S ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS IN A ONE-TIME ADJUSTMENT MAYBE A LITTLE MORE. WE'LL SEE HOW PEOPLE MOVE AND WHAT THE MARKET IS AT NEXT YEAR, BUT WE THINK THAT'S ABOUT WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE. BUT THAT'S ONE-TIME EXPENSE THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE BECAUSE THAT WILL NOT RECUR EVERY YEAR IN THAT SAME WAY, IT'LL JUST BE LIKE WE'RE ALWAYS DOING AFTER WE MAKE THAT ONE-TIME ADJUSTMENT. THE OTHER THREE SIGNIFICANT THINGS ARE SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL PAY. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE POLICE OFFICERS THAT WORK DAY SHIFT AND NIGHT SHIFT. MOST NORMAL SAME PEOPLE WANT TO WORK THE DAY SHIFT. THEY DON'T WANT TO UP IN THEIR LIFE AND WORK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHTS AND MISS ALL THEIR CHILD'S GAMES AND SCHOOL THINGS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO BE SLEEPING DURING THE DAY. BUT SOMEONE HAS TO DO IT. WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THOSE THAT DO, BUT THEY REALLY DO UP IN THEIR LIVES, AND THEY DO IT. ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE LOOKED AT WITH THIS IS A $200 A MONTH SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL PAY IF YOU'RE WORKING THAT NIGHT SHIFT ON A REGULAR BASIS, NOT BECAUSE YOU FILL IN ONCE A MONTH COVERS SHIFT. IF YOU'RE REGULARLY WORK IN THOSE DEEP NIGHTS WHERE YOU'RE 6:00 PM TO 6:00 AM OR SOME VERSION OF THAT, YOU'RE GOING TO GET $200 A MONTH FOR THAT SIGNIFICANT INCONVENIENCE IN YOUR LIFE. ANOTHER ONE IS EDUCATION PAY. WE DON'T DO THAT CURRENTLY, BUT WE THINK THERE'S GREAT VALUE TO OUR OFFICERS BEING EDUCATED, TO ANY OF OUR EMPLOYEES BEING EDUCATED. BUT OUR OFFICERS SPECIFICALLY THEY'RE WRITING REPORTS, THEY'RE INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE. YOU PICK UP A LOT OF THAT EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE WHEN YOU GO THROUGH SOME OF THESE DEGREE PROGRAMS, YOU GET BETTER WITH YOUR TECHNICAL SKILLS OF WRITING AND ALL THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. WE THINK OUR OFFICERS, AS GREAT AS THEY ARE, AND THEY WILL BE BETTER AS THEY GO THROUGH AND GET THEIR DEGREES. SOME OF THEM ALREADY HAVE. FOR THOSE THAT HAVE, IT'S NOT A LOT, BUT IF YOU HAVE AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE, THE AGREEMENT STIPULATES THAT WILL PAY YOU $50 A MONTH IF YOU HAVE [01:45:02] A BACHELOR'S IT'S 75 AND IF YOU HAVE A MASTERS, IT'S 100. THE LAST ONE ON HERE IS SWAT TEAM PAY. THIS IS ONE HONESTLY, THE CHIEF HAD ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSING WITH MR. ELWINGER TRYING TO SORT OUT. IT'S SOMETHING WE KNEW WE NEEDED TO DO, AND IT MADE A LOT OF SENSE TO JUST KIND OF INCORPORATE THIS INTO THIS AGREEMENT. BUT THAT'S ANOTHER ONE WHERE THAT'S A PHYSICALLY DEMANDING, BRUTAL JOB. THEY PUT IN A LOT OF EXTRA TIME TO DO THAT. WE WANT TO REWARD THOSE THAT ARE STEPPING UP AND TAKING ON THAT RESPONSIBILITY. IT'S $100 A MONTH IN THE AGREEMENT FOR THOSE THAT ARE ON THE SWAT TEAM. I THINK THE SWAT TEAM TO NO MORE THAN 18 PEOPLE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WE'RE KEPT THERE ON WHAT THAT WILL BE. TAKE OUT THAT FIRST ONE I ALREADY MENTIONED, THE REST OF THIS AGREEMENT IS PROBABLY VALUED AT ABOUT $120,000- $150,000 DOLLARS A YEAR ANNUAL RECURRING EXPENSE. WE THINK THAT'S WELL WORTH IT FOR OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND WHAT THEY'VE DONE, AND WHAT THEY CONTINUE TO DO FOR US. I DO WANT TO, I POINTED THIS OUT EARLIER. IT WAS A FANTASTIC PROCESS. I'LL POINT OUT THE SECOND BULLET POINT HERE BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT. THEY HAVE 137 ELIGIBLE MEMBERS OF THEIR ASSOCIATION, 102 OF THEM VOTED IN THIS ELECTION. THEY HAD TO GO THROUGH AND HOLD AN ELECTION BEFORE WE GOT TO YOU. THEY NEEDED A MAJORITY OF THEIR MEMBERSHIP TO APPROVE IT TO MOVE IT ONTO THIS NEXT STEP. 137 ELIGIBLE MEMBERS, NOT EVERYONE VOTED JUST LIKE WITH ANY ELECTION, BUT 102 OF THEM DID, AND THE VOTE WAS 102 TO ZERO TO APPROVE THIS AGREEMENT. I THINK THAT SPEAKS WELL TO THE APA LEADERSHIP, THE WORK THEY DID TO EDUCATE THEIR MEMBERSHIP ON WHAT THIS WAS, AND TO MOVE THIS FORWARD. THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT. THE NEXT STEP IS THAT YOU AS A CITY COUNCIL GET TO VOTE ON THIS. BEFORE WE TAKE QUESTIONS, I WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO RECOGNIZE A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE. I'M JUST GOING TO ASK THEM TO COME UP HERE, AND STAND SO YOU CAN SEE WHO THEY ARE BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL THE BRAINS BEHIND ALL THIS OPERATION. I WANT TO HAVE MARIO DIMITRIS COME UP HERE. HE'S OUR APA PRESIDENT ALONG WITH BRANDON PRICE, RICHARD DANKO, DYLAN GEZY, NATHAN ROWS, MATT JOHNSON, JONATHAN MANUS, MANCHA KRETSCHMER, PIT PHYLLIS, BRIAN HARVEY. IF YOU GUYS ARE HERE, PLEASE COME UP. I DO WANT TO SAY LIKE, THIS COULD HAVE GONE ONE OF TWO WAYS. IT COULD HAVE BEEN PAINFUL AND DIFFICULT, OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN FANTASTIC, AND IT WAS FANTASTIC. THAT WAS A CREDIT- PLEASE GET UP HERE. THAT WAS A CREDIT TO ALL THESE PEOPLE SITTING IN THIS ROOM AND WORKING THIS OUT TOGETHER AS CO-WORKERS. I'M VERY PROUD OF THE ORGANIZATION. I'M VERY PROUD OF THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE FOR COMING TOGETHER AND MAKING THIS HAPPEN. I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF THEM. THANK YOU TO YOU GUYS. WITH THAT, WE'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, AND WE'LL GIVE THEM AROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] GO BACK AND SIT DOWN. I PROMISED THE POLICE OFFICERS THEY WOULD HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING, SO WE'RE GOING TO LET THEM GO BACK AND SIT DOWN. WITH THAT, I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. >> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE COMMENTS IF YOU DON'T MIND. I'M EQUALLY AS PROUD OF THESE GUYS, AND I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THIS PROCESS. OFFICER GEZY GOOD TO SEE YOU, SIR. YES, SIR. I THINK IT'S JUST REALLY REFRESHING TO SEE A GROUP OF GUYS THAT NEGOTIATE IN GOOD FAITH AND CARE SO MUCH ABOUT THEIR JOB IN THE CITY. I HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE OF WRITING ALONG WITH THE OFFICER GEZY, AND I SNICKERING WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THE EDUCATION PAY, AND HAVING TO HAVE SMART POLICE OFFICERS BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO THEY HAVE TO BE BRAVE IN THE LINE OF DUTY, BUT THEY'VE GOT TO BE AWFULLY TECH SAVVY. I WANTED TO RUN THAT DAMN THING THAT OFFICER GEZY GOT UP THERE ON HIS DASHBOARD, THAT'S A REALLY COMPLICATED THING, AND I APPRECIATE THEM. A VOICE SAID, PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE WORK YOU GUYS DO IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IN MY MIND. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU FEEL THAT WAY, AND THAT THE CITY IS DOING WHAT WE CAN TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE YOU'RE APPRECIATED. I KNOW MOST OF THE PEOPLE ON HERE ON HAVE DONE ALL APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH SO THANKS GUYS. >> THANK YOU. CHRIS, ANY OTHERS? >> YEAH, I WOULD SAY I GOT TO GO ON THE RIGHT ALONG AS WELL. BOY, THAT WAS EXCITING. THERE'S NO WAY WE COULD POSSIBLY PAY OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ENOUGH. BUT HOPEFULLY THIS IS A STEP IN THAT RIGHT DIRECTION, AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO FOR THE CITY. THANK YOU. >> I WANT TO SAY ONE OF THE THINGS I HERE FROM THE RESIDENCE ALL THE TIME IS WHAT THEY VALUE ABOUT ALLEN, IS OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, AND HOW SAFE THEY FEEL IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE OWE A LOT OF GRATITUDE TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. THIS IS JUST A SMALL THING THEN WE CAN DO TO SHOW HOW MUCH WE SUPPORT YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO IN OUR CITY EACH AND EVERY DAY FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS. I'D LIKE TO OFFER QUICKLY THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, CARL. ANY OTHERS? >> I TOO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THE LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM THAT THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS, [01:50:04] WE HAD SOME INITIAL CONVERSATIONS. CONVERSATION STOPPED, AND IT WAS JUST DEALT WITH CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND THE TEAM MEMBERS. I THINK THAT WAS A VERY IMPORTANT PROCESS. POLITICS DIDN'T GET INTO THIS. IT GOT INTO WHAT REALLY HAPPENED WAS, AND THERE WAS AN APPRECIATION THAT WAS SEEN, AND THERE'S SOME COMMUNICATION AND SOME COMPROMISE. WHAT YOU GUYS BROUGHT TO THE TABLE, WHAT THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BROUGHT TO THE TABLE WAS VERY REASONABLE AND WE HAD A CHANCE TO HEAR THE PROCESS. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM. WE REALLY APPRECIATE OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND OUR POLICE OFFICERS. WE REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO. ECHO WHAT CARL CALL SAID, WHEN YOU ASK THE COMMUNITY WHAT DO THEY REALLY ENJOY AND CHERISH THE MOST, IS THE SAFETY OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU FOR THE PROFESSIONALISM. CITY MANAGER YOU ARE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, THANKS FOR WORKING TOGETHER. >> THANK YOU BEN. >> I DON'T WANT TO CONTRADICT BEN, BUT ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS YOU'LL FIND OUT ON A RIDE ALONG IS ALLEN'S NOT QUITE AS SAFE AS PEOPLE THINK IT IS. [LAUGHTER] I KNOW CERTAIN POINTS THAT ARE DEFINITELY A LITTLE CONCERNING, BUT BEYOND QUESTION, I THINK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS PROBABLY THE MOST PROFESSIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IN NORTH TEXAS. MAYBE I'M BIASED, I DON'T KNOW. BUT THIS WHOLE SITUATION, IT WAS JUST SMOOTH, AND SURPRISINGLY SMOOTH CONSIDERING WHAT WE'VE HEARD ABOUT ANOTHER ASSOCIATIONS. WITH THAT. >> PERHAPS NOT THE SIXTH CITY. >> JUST RECENTLY RECOGNIZED IN A POPULATION OF 100,000 TO 300,000. FIFTH SAFEST, NOT IN TEXAS IN THE NATION. THAT IS BECAUSE OF YOU ALL. YOU EARNED THAT. [APPLAUSE] >> CAN I SAY ONE MORE THING BEFORE YOU CLOSE WITH YOU. I WANT TO GIVE YOU THE LAST WORD. ONE OF THE OTHER BENEFITS OF THIS PROCESS WITH BOTH POLICE, AND FIRE, I WANT TO POINT THIS OUT IS IT'S PROMPTED US TO LOOK AT A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT REGULARLY, BUT WE LOOKED AT THEM IN A BIT OF A DIFFERENT LIGHT. A LOT OF THOSE THINGS THAT ARE NOT IN THIS AGREEMENT, AND THEY WON'T BE IN WHATEVER FIRE AGREEMENT WE'LL ULTIMATELY END UP GETTING TO YOU HOPEFULLY. BUT THEY ARE THINGS THAT WHAT WE'VE TRIED TO PUT IN THESE AGREEMENTS, THIS AGREEMENT SPECIFICALLY, AND ONCE AGAIN WITH THE FIRE, HOPEFULLY WHEN WE GET THERE THAT ONE TOO, I THINK THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THE POLICE, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT. THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE MORE OVER-ARCHING FOR THE ENTIRE CITY THAT MATTERED THAT WE ARE GOING TO RECOMMEND CHANGING, AND OUR PERSONNEL MANUAL, AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME OF THOSE THINGS. I WANT TO SET THAT TABLE FOR YOU TONIGHT SO THAT YOU KNOW THERE'S SOME THINGS WITH VACATION ACCRUALS, SICK ACCRUALS, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. THERE'S SOME THINGS WITH WHAT'S CALLED A CATASTROPHIC LEAVE BANK FOR WHEN THERE'S A CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS. THOSE TYPES OF THINGS ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BRING BACK FORWARD TO YOU AT A FUTURE TIME THAT REALLY SPUN OUT OF THIS PROCESS. BUT A REALLY BENEFICIAL, NOT JUST FOR THESE ASSOCIATIONS IN THEIR MEMBERSHIP, BUT FOR THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION. WHEN THOSE COME BACK FORWARD TO YOU, MAYBE A MONTH OR TWO OR THREE TO WORK THOSE OUT. WE'LL POINT OUT, THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SPUN OUT OF THIS PROCESS, AND ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF WHAT WE JUST DID, AND WE'LL TALK THOSE THROUGH WITH YOU AS WELL. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT THERE IS MORE TO THIS THAT WILL COME LATER THAT'S NOT REALLY TECHNICALLY A PART OF THIS, BUT OF NET BENEFIT, I THINK TO ALL OF OUR POLICE. MERIT THAT. THANK YOU. I'LL GIVE YOU THE LAST ONE. >> I'M GOING TO ADD A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN WHAT WAS ALREADY SAID. BUT THE FIRST THING I WOULD SAY IS THAT THIS IS EXACTLY THE WAY THE MEET CONFER PROCESS WAS INTENDED TO BE, JUST LIKE WHAT YOU SAID. I WAS VERY PLEASED TO SEE HOW QUICKLY THAT THIS ACTUALLY CAME THROUGH. BUT I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF TWO PARTIES THAT ARE FAIR AND REASONABLE, HOW THEY CAN WORK TOGETHER TO DO GOOD THINGS FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S CERTAINLY WHAT YOU'VE DONE THROUGH THIS RECOMMENDATION HERE TONIGHT. I CERTAINLY WANT TO COMMEND OUR POLICE OFFICERS IN ALLEN FOR THE GREAT JOB THAT THEY DO. CHRIS JUST GAVE US ONE EXAMPLE OF WHY WE SHOULD APPRECIATE THEM SO MUCH. BUT THERE'S A LOT MORE EXAMPLES THAT WE COULD ALSO TALK ABOUT TO RECOGNIZE THEM FOR THE GREAT JOBS THAT THEY DO. BUT WITH THAT, I WILL GO AHEAD AND TURN IT BACK OVER THE COUNCIL, AND SEE IF WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THIS AGENDA ITEM. >> I'D BE HONORED TO MAKE THIS MOTION. >> SECOND. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTING MEET AND CONFER AGREEMENT WITH THE ALLEN POLICE ASSOCIATION. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON? IF SO, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE NOW. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> CONGRATULATIONS. BESIDE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] [01:55:06] WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6.1, [6.1 Calendar.] WHICH IS THE CALENDAR. WE HAVE A NOVEMBER 15TH CANVAS OF THE NOVEMBER 2ND, 2021 ELECTION [NOISE] HERE AT 5:30. THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE HOLLY JOLLY CELEBRATION COMING UP FOR CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING ON DECEMBER 4TH. ARE THERE ANY OTHER CALENDAR ITEMS? I KNOW THERE'S ALL OTHER ACTIVITIES GOING ON IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO SPECIFICALLY THIS WEEK FOR VETERANS DAY BECAUSE I THINK I'VE COUNTED AT LEAST FIVE SEPARATE ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS RELATED TO THAT EVENT. >> I GOT FIVE ON SATURDAY ALONE. >> IT'S FINE. [LAUGHTER] >> YOU BETTER GET [INAUDIBLE] BETTER [LAUGHTER] >> MAN, I KNOW. >> IF THERE'S NO OTHER CALENDAR ITEMS- >> LIBRARY IS ACTUALLY A VETERANS DAY EVENT THIS THURSDAY AS WELL, PLEASE. >> THAT'S ONE OF THE ONES I WAS REFERRING TO. THAT'S THE THURSDAY EVENING AT 7:30. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THE ALLEN COMMUNITY BAND. THEY'VE GOT TWO VETERANS THAT WILL BE THERE TO TELL THEIR STORIES, AND THEY'LL BE RECOGNIZED [OVERLAPPING] TO ME, OUT OF ALL THE ONES THAT WE HAVE THAT'S THE ONE I LIKE THE MOST BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT HAS PROVIDED THE BEST EXAMPLES OF VETERANS AND THEIR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. I KNOW TOM KEENER HELPS PUT TOGETHER ALL THE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THAT. IN THE PAST, HE'S HAD SOME INCREDIBLE SPEAKERS, INCREDIBLE VETERANS COME AND TELL THEIR STORIES. UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF THOSE VETERANS, THEY'RE JUST NOT AROUND AS MUCH AS THEY WERE BECAUSE I THINK HE TARGETED TRYING TO BRING IN WORLD WAR II VETERANS. I'M NOT SURE, I THINK IT WAS LAST YEAR OR THE YEAR BEFORE, MAYBE IT'S TWO YEARS AGO WHERE HE HAD ONE THAT I GUESS RESCUED ONE OF THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS IN GERMANY. THAT WAS JUST SO AMAZING BECAUSE WHEN HE STARTED TALKING ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCES, HE BROKE DOWN AND STARTED TO CRY BECAUSE THOSE MEMORIES WHEN HE STARTS TALKING ABOUT THEM COME BACK TO LIFE. THAT WAS JUST A VERY UNUSUAL EVENT TO PARTICIPATE IN AND LISTEN. BUT THAT'S THE PROGRAMS THAT THEY DO ON THOSE EVENTS AT THE LIBRARY, SO I REALLY COMMEND TOM FOR THE THINGS THAT HE DOES WITH THAT. >> MAYBE WE OUGHT TO THINK ABOUT TAKING KEN BYLER'S SUGGESTION THEN [LAUGHTER] >> I AGREE TO THAT. >> POSSIBLY. IF THERE'S NO OTHER CALENDAR ITEMS, [6.2 Items of Interest.] WHAT ABOUT ITEMS OF INTEREST? I UNDERSTAND THAT A COUPLE OF COUNCIL MEMBERS MIGHT HAVE BIRTHDAYS THIS MONTH. I THINK BAINE AND CHRIS, YOU ALL HAVE BIRTHDAYS? >> YEAH. >> YEAH. >> I THINK BAINE YOURS IS ON FRIDAY? >> YES. >> CHRIS, YOURS IS ALMOST ON THANKSGIVING. >> IT IS ON THANKSGIVING. >> THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. >> THAT'S REALLY BOTHER ME TOO BECAUSE THEN I DON'T GET ALL THE ATTENTION [LAUGHTER]. >> YOU GET TURKEY. >> THERE'S ALWAYS CAKE OVER THERE. >> I THOUGHT GENIE GAVE YOU ALL KINDS OF ATTENTION NOW, COME ON. [LAUGHTER] >> I'M TURNING 40, SO I'M GOOD. >> HAPPY BIRTHDAY GENTLEMEN [LAUGHTER] >> ME TOO. >> THANKS. >> THANK YOU. >> NO, THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. I HAVE ONE ITEM THAT IS IS NORMALLY AT THE SECOND MEETING OF THE MONTH, I ANNOUNCED MY CHARITY OF THE MONTH, WHICH I CAN'T DO BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A SECOND MEETING THIS MONTH. BUT THAT'S WHERE I DONATE MY $625 MONTHLY STIPEND TO A CHARITY OF MY CHOOSING. FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, I'M GOING TO MAKE THAT TO ALL COMMUNITY OUTREACH. I'VE DONE THAT, I THINK, ONE TIME LAST YEAR AS WELL. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR WHERE THEY NEED DONATIONS QUITE A BIT JUST BECAUSE OF THANKSGIVING, THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS, AND TOYS AND CLOTHING, AND EVERYTHING ELSE FOR CHILDREN. THAT'S MY CHARITY OF THE MONTH. THE VIDEO WILL COME OUT HERE IN ABOUT A WEEK. I HOPE THAT EVERYBODY LOOKS MORE INTO ALLEN COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP CONTRIBUTE EITHER FINANCIALLY OR THROUGH SERVICE TO THAT ORGANIZATION BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT OF NEED, NOT ONLY FOR MONEY BUT ALSO FOR PEOPLE TO SERVE IN THE FOOD PANTRY AND THE OTHER THINGS THAT THEY DO. >> THAT'S A REALLY GOOD SEGUE INTO THE CITY OF ALLEN AND MANY LOCAL BUSINESSES PARTICIPATING IN ALL COMMUNITY OUTREACH OPERATION, NORTH POLE TOY DRIVE. THE GOAL IS TO SUPPLY MORE THAN 2,000 CHILDREN WITH TOYS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. NEW UNWRAPPED TOYS CAN BE DROPPED OFF AT ANY OF THE CITY FIRE STATIONS, THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH NOW THROUGH DECEMBER 3RD. THE TOY DRIVE WILL CONCLUDE WITH DROP-OFF DONATIONS AT CREDIT UNION OF TEXAS EVENT CENTER ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4TH AND DECEMBER 5TH AS A PART OF THE DALLAS SIDEKICK HOME OPENER GAME AND THE ALLEN AMERICANS HOME GAME. THERE ARE OTHER LOCATIONS THAT YOU CAN DROP OFF TOYS. I JUST REMEMBER LAST YEAR, THE OUTREACH HAD A NEED FOR TOYS AND THEY WERE TRYING TO SEEK 2,080 TOYS. [02:00:05] THIS COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER AND DONATED 8,000 TOYS. THEN AT THE END OF THAT TOY DRIVE WHEN ONE PARTICULAR PLACE COULDN'T TAKE ANYMORE, SOMEONE CAME IN AND WROTE A CHECK FOR $50,000 AND SAID, I WANT EVERY KID TO HAVE A TOY. IT JUST SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND HOW IT COMES TOGETHER AND HOW THE COMMUNITY TAKES CARE OF ONE ANOTHER. THERE ARE MANY OTHER LOCATIONS. YOU CAN GO TO ACOCARES.ORG AND TAKE A LOOK AT PLACES YOU CAN DROP TOYS. >> THANK YOU, BAINE. I APPRECIATE THAT. >> SURE. >> I MEAN, IT'S NOT AS GLAMOROUS, BUT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER OPEN HOUSE ON SATURDAY AND WALKED AROUND THERE. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I HAD BEEN IN THERE, BUT WE TALK A LOT ABOUT ALL OF THE GREATNESS AND THE GOOD THINGS THAT GO ON IN OUR CITY, AND SOME THINGS JUST NEVER GET TOLD. BUT DEBORAH MICHNICK AND I TALKED AND SHE GAVE ME THE GRAND TOUR AND WE GOT ONE HECK OF AN ANIMAL SHELTER. WHAT THEY DO IS HATS OFF TO THEM AND THAT [NOISE] WHOLE ENTIRE TEAM. IT'S PHENOMENAL. NOT JUST THE ALLENDER ADOPT PETS. I MEAN, ALLEN'S GOT A REPUTATION FOR THEIR ANIMAL SHELTER. PEOPLE COME FROM PRINCETON AND MELISSA AND ANNA AND SHERMAN. IT'S JUST QUITE REMARKABLE THE WORK THEY DO IN RUNNING PETS THROUGH THAT SHELTER. HATS OFF TO THEM. I JUST CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THEIR WORK. THANKS. >> THANK YOU, CHRIS. >> MAYOR, I GOT ONE MORE THING. I GOT TO SHARE THIS BECAUSE IT'S EATING ME UP A LITTLE BIT. LET ME PUT MY GLASSES ON REAL QUICK. ALLEN IS GOING TO BE THE NEW HOST LOCATION FOR THE COLLIN COUNTY NEATH THE WREATH HOLIDAY GIFT MARKET THIS YEAR. THE EVENT IS COMING UP THIS WEEKEND, NOVEMBER 11TH THROUGH THE 14TH AT WATTERS CREEK CONVENTION CENTER. THIS IS THE LARGEST FUNDRAISER FOR THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF COLLIN COUNTY RAISING OVER $4.4 MILLION OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS TO GIVE BACK TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BY FUNDING EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT FAMILIES THROUGHOUT COLLIN COUNTY. THIS FOUR-DAY HOLIDAY GIFT MARKET HOSTS 125 MERCHANTS WITH EVERYTHING FROM HOLIDAY AND HOME DECOR TO CHILDREN'S ITEMS, GOURMET FOOD, AND MORE. YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION AT VISITALLENTEXAS.COM. BIG, BIG EVENT, AND WE'RE HOSTING IT. KUDOS. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHERS? >> THIS SATURDAY OF THAT MARKET STREET, THE VFW HERE IN ALLEN WE'RE DOING A FOOD DRIVE FOR ACO. THAT WAS AT NOON TO 4:00. APPRECIATE. COME ON OUT AND HELP US OUT, HELP OUT ACO AND HELP OUT COMMUNITY. ALSO FIVE O'CLOCK, WE WILL BE, OR ARE YOU GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT? I WANT TO STEP ON YOU, MAYOR. FIVE O'CLOCK, SATURDAY. >> NO, GO AHEAD. >> THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING UP AT THE VILLAGE. VETERANS, YOU HAVE TO LISTEN. IF YOU'RE A VETERAN, COME ON UP. THEY'RE GOING TO HONOR US. A LITTLE GIFT BAG FOR US AS WELL AND THEN THE HOCKEY GAME LATER THAT NIGHT. COME ON OUT, CHECK IT OUT. IT SHOULD BE A GREAT TIME. >> ANYTHING ELSE? IF NOT, [7. Executive Session (As needed).] THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS TO CONVENE INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER LEGAL SECTION 551.071 IS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 551.0712 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. THE WORKSHOP MEETING AND/OR THE REGULAR AGENDA AND MAY BE CONVENED IN THE CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SEEKING CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL ADVICE FROM CITY ATTORNEY ON ANY AGENDA ITEM LISTED HEREIN. CLOSED TO PUBLIC HAS PROVIDED IN TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. WE WILL BE CONVENING FOR THE PURPOSES OF ONE, CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY PURSUANT TO 551.071 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE FOR POTENTIAL LAWSUIT AGAINST NETFLIX, INC., HULU, LLC, DISNEY DTC, LLC, AND OTHER VIDEO SERVICE PROVIDERS. THE SECOND ITEM FOR CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY PURSUANT TO 551.071 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DELIBERATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.087, WITH DISCUSSION REGARDING THE AVENUE PROJECT. WITH THAT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND RECESS AND WE WILL RECONVENE INTO THE DOWNSTAIRS MEETING ROOM AT 9:15. [NOISE] THANK YOU. >> [MUSIC] RECONVENE OUR MEETING. IT IS NOW 10:41. I WILL ASK IF THERE'S ANY ACTION TO BE TAKEN FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. >> MAYOR, NO ACTION IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TONIGHT. [02:05:04] >> THANK YOU, BAINE. >> NO ACTION AS A RESULT. >> NO ACTION AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. >> APPRECIATE THAT, PETE. WITH THAT, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. >> MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR VOTE NOW OR ARE YOU DOING BY HAND? >> [OVERLAPPING] EITHER WAY. >> IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME. THERE YOU GO. [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.