[00:00:03] CALL THE ALLEN CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE THAT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT [1. Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present.] . AT THIS TIME, IF I COULD ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. [3.1 Citizen's Comments.] THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO RECEIVE CITIZENS COMMENTS. I DO HAVE SEVERAL CARDS RELATED TO ONE ITEM, WHICH IS ITEM 5.1. I CAN ALLOW THOSE COMMENTS TO OCCUR NOW OR I CAN HOLD THOSE UNTIL WE GET TO THAT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH I THINK MIGHT BE BETTER, SINCE YOU'LL BE TALKING SPECIFICALLY BEFORE THAT ITEM IS DISCUSSED. SO I'LL HOLD OFF ON 5.1. SO IF YOU HAVE CITIZENS COMMENTS FOR ANYTHING THAT'S NOT ON OUR CURRENT AGENDA THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO THE COUNCIL'S ATTENTION AT THIS POINT IN TIME, PLEASE COME FORWARD. I DO HAVE ONE CITIZEN'S COMMENT FOR [INAUDIBLE]. ALL RIGHT. IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND COME FORWARD AND WHEN YOU DO COME FORWARD, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. [INAUDIBLE] 1300 N CUSTER ROAD, ALLEN, TEXAS. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, AND NAMASTE. TODAY I'M HERE, RESPECTED HONORABLE MAYOR KEN FULK, RESPECTED CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND DISTINGUISHED CITIZENS OF ALLEN. TODAY, I'M HERE TO INVITE ALL OF YOU FOR THE INAUGURATION OF THE HINDU CULTURE EXHIBITION CALLED DARSHANA ON SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 2022. THE PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE BRINGING THIS EXHIBITION TO US ARE [INAUDIBLE] USA, [INAUDIBLE] USA, [INAUDIBLE], [INAUDIBLE], HINDU UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA AND HSS. HONORABLE MAYOR HAS AGREED TO GRACE THIS EVENT. AND WE WOULD LOVE YOU ALL TO JOIN THIS EVENT AS WELL. SO CAN YOU PLEASE PLAY THIS VIDEO? AMERICA, A LAND OF OPPORTUNITY, DIVERSITY AND FREEDOM IS HOME TO AN EVER CHANGING POPULATION. IT CONTAINS VARIOUS CULTURES THAT HAVE YET TO BE KNOWN AND UNDERSTOOD. TODAY, OVER TWO AND ONE HALF MILLION HINDUS WHO BELONG TO ONE OF THE OLDEST CIVILIZATIONS IN THE WORLD CALL AMERICA THEIR HOME. THEY BREATHE AMERICAN AIR AND WALK AMERICAN STREETS. THEY ATTEND AMERICAN SCHOOLS AND VOTE IN AMERICAN ELECTIONS. BUT WHAT IS KNOWN OF THE CULTURE? WHAT OF THEIR EXTENSIVE HISTORY? WHAT DO WE KNOW OF THEIR PHILOSOPHIES, THEIR BELIEFS AND PRACTICES? IT IS TIME TO KNOW OUR NEIGHBORS. IT IS TIME FOR US, FOR EACH OF US, ONE BY ONE TO TAKE A GLIMPSE AT THE HINDU CIVILIZATION AND TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE COLORFUL BACKGROUNDS OF OUR FELLOW HINDU AMERICANS. TO BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THEIR LIFESTYLES, PHILOSOPHIES AND THEIR FESTIVITIES, WE WELCOME YOU TO DARSHANA: A GLIMPSE INTO THE HINDU CIVILIZATION. THANK YOU FOR PLAYING THE VIDEO. SO FROM TIME TO TIME, WE RECEIVE QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR ATTIRE, OUR FESTIVALS, OUR BELIEF SYSTEMS. HENCE, WE ARE PLEASED TO BRING THIS MOBILE EXHIBITION TO ALLEN THAT WILL BE SHOWCASING OUR CULTURE, HINDU CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCIENCE, MATH, ARCHITECTURE, MEDICINE, YOGA, ETC. ARE SOME OF THE THEMES REPRESENTED IN THIS EXHIBITION. WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU ALL TO JOIN AND EMBARK US ON THIS EXHIBITION WE CALL DARSHANA, WHICH SIMPLY MEANS TO SEE OUR VISION. SO THIS EXHIBITION IS BEING HELD ON APRIL 24TH, SUNDAY FROM 2 P.M. TO 4 P.M. AT HERITAGE MONETARY SCHOOL, LOCATED AT 1222 NORTH ALMA DRIVE, ALLEN, TEXAS. THANK YOU, AND NAMASTE. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK TO COUNSEL ABOUT AN ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA AND NOT SCHEDULED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING? IF NOT, I WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION AND I DON'T SEE ANYBODY HERE THAT WOULD QUALIFY FOR THIS, BUT DO WE HAVE ANY BOY SCOUTS OR GIRL SCOUTS IN ATTENDANCE? ALL RIGHT. NORMALLY, WE TRY TO RECOGNIZE THOSE WHEN WE HAVE THEM, AND WITH A LARGE CROWD, IT'S HARD TO SEE THEM IN THE CROWD. SO NEXT WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO CELEBRATE TONIGHT, AND NORMALLY [3.2 Presentation of Proclamations by the Office of the Mayor.] WE CELEBRATE THINGS IN THE FORM OF PROCLAMATIONS. SO WE HAVE FIVE OF THOSE. AND THE FIRST ONE THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS GOING TO RECOGNIZE THE ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL BOYS AND GIRLS WRESTLING TEAMS FOR THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS HERE OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST [00:05:03] MONTH. SO WITH THAT, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE--. OR HAVE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS COME DOWN HERE BECAUSE THIS IS A BIG DEAL. WHEN YOU WIN A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, IT IS A BIG DEAL, AND WITH OUR WRESTLING TEAM, WE'VE BEEN VERY BLESSED TO HAVE JERRY BEST AS THEIR COACH FOR I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS HE'S BEEN COACHING, BUT I KNOW THAT HE'S HAD 13 CHAMPIONSHIPS ON THE BOYS SIDE AND TWO ON THE GIRLS SIDE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. AND THAT'S JUST A FEAT THAT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S INCREDIBLE, AND IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF ANY OTHER TEAM IN ANY SPORT THAT HAS A RECORD LIKE THAT. JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON MYSELF, I'M A WRESTLER. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU DO THAT OR NOT, BUT I'VE WRESTLED FROM FIFTH GRADE ALL THE WAY UP TO 10TH GRADE, AND THEN MY PARENTS MOVED TO TEXAS. AND GUESS WHAT? BACK WHEN I MOVED TO TEXAS, WRESTLING WAS NOT A HIGH SCHOOL SPORT, SO UNFORTUNATELY I DIDN'T GET TO CONTINUE AFTER THAT. I DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER ALL UNIVERSITY INTRAMURAL WRESTLING COMPETITION AT TEXAS A&M WHEN I WENT TO SCHOOL THERE AND ACTUALLY WON IN MY WEIGHT CLASS, WHICH WAS THE 157 WEIGHT CLASS AT THE TIME. SO AT LEAST I STILL HAD IT. [LAUGHTER] BUT ANYWAY, SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS HAVE THE WRESTLING TEAM COME FORWARD AND COACH WYCKOFF IS GOING TO REPRESENT JERRY TONIGHT. JERRY'S NOT AVAILABLE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST CROWDS WE'VE HAD UP HERE TO RECOGNIZE ANYBODY, BUT WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION. AND THIS IS FROM THE OFFICE OF MAYOR, CITY OF ALLEN. THE PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS, THE ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING PROGRAM BUILDS CHARACTER AND DEVELOPS SOLID CITIZENS BY TEACHING DEDICATION, RESPONSIBILITY, LEADERSHIP, SELF CONFIDENCE AND SELF DISCIPLINE. AND WHEREAS, HEAD COACH JERRY BEST AND THE ENTIRE COACHING STAFF HAVE PROVIDED LEADERSHIP, ENCOURAGEMENT AND A COMPETITIVE SPIRIT VALUED BY THEIR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS, THESE DOMINATING ATHLETES ON THE EAGLES WRESTLING TEAM WON THEIR SECOND GIRLS AND 13TH BOYS CONSECUTIVE TEXAS 6A UIL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. [APPLAUSE] AND WHEREAS, THE ALLEN CITY COUNCIL IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE ALLEN EAGLES WRESTLING TEAM FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE AND COMMEND THEM FOR ANOTHER RECORD SETTING SEASON. NOW, THEREFORE, I, KENNETH M. FULK, MAYOR OF CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM 2022 AS ALLEN EAGLES WRESTLING TEAM YEAR. [APPLAUSE] SOME PICTURES. [LAUGHTER] GIVE UP. [LAUGHTER]. COME ON, DARREN, IF YOU WANT TO GET A PICTURE. [LAUGHTER] THEY'RE MAKING FUN OF THE SHORT GUY. [LAUGHTER] EVERYBODY ON THE COUNT OF THREE. ONE, TWO, THREE. GONNA TAKE ONE MORE, AND PROBABLY WE HAVE SOME PARENTS THAT WANT TO GET SOME [INAUDIBLE] COUNT OF THREE. ONE, TWO, THREE. AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS FOR A JOB WELL DONE. [APPLAUSE] PROUD OF YOU ALL. GREAT JOB. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. YEAH, THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD NUMBER. I'M SURE I'LL GET [00:10:03] SO FOR OUR SECOND PROCLAMATION, WE'RE GOING TO BE RECOGNIZING RAMADAN MONTH. SO IF THERE'S ANYBODY OF THE MUSLIM FAITH THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD FOR THIS PROCLAMATION, YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO SO AT THIS TIME. I HAD THE HONOR AND DISTINCTION TO BE ABLE TO GO TO TWO IFTAR DINNERS THIS LAST WEEK. FOR THOSE THAT ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH RAMADAN, AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY BREAK THE FAST BY HAVING A LITTLE SNACK PRIOR TO PRAYER TIME AND THEN THEY HAVE A DINNER AFTERWARDS, BUT THEY CAN ONLY DO THAT AFTER DAYLIGHT AND IT'S A VERY CEREMONIAL THING. I THINK A LOT OF TIMES WHEN PEOPLE THINK OF RAMADAN, THEY JUST THINK OF PEOPLE STARVING THEMSELVES FOR A MONTH AND FOR WHAT GOOD. BUT REALLY, IT'S A VERY SERIOUS AND SOLEMN OCCASION FOR MUSLIMS IN THE SENSE THAT IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT FASTING, IT'S ALSO ABOUT PRAYER, IT'S ABOUT REFLECTION, IT'S ABOUT COMMUNITY. AND THE SIGNIFICANT THING ABOUT COMMUNITY FOR RAMADAN IS, IT'S NOT JUST THE COMMUNITY OF MUSLIMS, BUT THERE ARE ALSO REACHING OUT TO THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO BE ABLE TO INTERACT AND DO THINGS FOR ONE ANOTHER. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I SAW AT THE IFTAR DINNER THAT I WENT TO THIS PAST WEDNESDAY WAS THEY HAD A SLIDE PRESENTATION TALKING ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT THEY DO FOR THE GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY, SERVICE WORK THAT THEY DO. AND I WAS TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY AND IMPRESSED BY THE AMOUNT OF THINGS THAT THE MUSLIMS DO IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION. SO FROM THE OFFICE [INAUDIBLE] MAYOR OF CITY OF ALLEN PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, RAMADAN IS THE HOLIEST MONTH OF THE ISLAMIC CALENDAR, IT MARKS THE FIRST REVELATION OF THE KORAN TO THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD. AN ANNUAL OBSERVANCE IS REGARDED AS ONE OF THE FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM. AND WHEREAS, MUSLIMS AROUND THE WORLD OBSERVE THE MONTH BY FASTING EACH DAY FROM SUNRISE TO SUNSET, THE DAILY BREAKING OF FAST CALLED IFTAR IS OFTEN CELEBRATED BY FAMILY AND COMMUNITY GATHERINGS AND IS FOLLOWED BY THE TARAWEEH EVENING PRAYER. AND WHEREAS, RAMADAN IS REGARDED AS A TIME FOR SPIRITUAL REFLECTION, INCREASED AWARENESS AND GIVING TO THE GLOBAL POOR, SICK, HUNGRY AND BRIDGING OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PEOPLE OVER A SHARED COMMITMENT TO FAITH. AND WHEREAS, THE END OF RAMADAN IS COMMEMORATED BY THE END OF IFTAR OR I'M SORRY, COMMEMORATED BY EID AL-FITR, FESTIVAL OF BREAKING THE FAST, A JOYOUS OCCASION MARKED BY SHARING SWEETS, GIFTS AND GOOD TIDINGS WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. NOW, THEREFORE, I, KENNETH M. FULK, MAYOR OF CITY OF ALLEN COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE APRIL 2ND TO MAY 2ND, 2022, AS THE MONTH OF RAMADAN IN ALLEN, TEXAS. AND I URGE ALL CITIZENS TO TAKE COGNIZANCE OF THIS EVENT AND PARTICIPATE IN ALL OF THE EVENTS RELATED TO THIS COMMUNITY. [APPLAUSE] AND I WOULD OPEN THE FLOOR TO ANY ONE OF Y'ALL IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS. YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO SO. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITIZENS OF ALLEN. EXCUSE MY VOICE. I SWALLOWED A FROG. I SHOULD HAVE COOKED IT. [LAUGHTER] IT IS A GREAT HONOR FOR OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO BE RECOGNIZED, AND ALSO, IT IS AN HONOR FOR OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY FOR HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE CITIZENS AND CITIZENS WHO ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE ALLEN COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL. I MYSELF MOVED HERE FROM LOUISIANA FIVE YEARS AGO, AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO BE A CITIZEN OF THE CITY OF ALLEN AND A FATHER OF THREE CHILDREN WHO ARE IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND EVERYONE HERE. AND WE INVITE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO JOIN US FOR OUR EVENING SERVICES OR TO COME AND VISIT OUR CENTER AT ANY TIME, SO THAT WAY WE CAN GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER A LITTLE BETTER BY HAVING CONVERSATION AND BREAKING BREAD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] TIME FOR A PICTURE? YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. GREAT. COUNT OF THREE. ONE, TWO, THREE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [INAUDIBLE]. [00:15:11] IS THERE A SHELLIE TAYLOR HERE? I JUST WASN'T SURE-- ALL RIGHT. SO TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATION TECHNICIANS. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, CITY COUNCIL ACTUALLY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR THE DISPATCH CENTER, AND WE'RE ABLE TO KIND OF SEE WHAT REALLY GOES ON IN THERE. I THINK WE ALSO SAW A SAMPLE OF SOME TRANSMISSIONS DURING AN EMERGENCY EVENT AND JUST KIND OF SAW HOW THE NOISE INCREASES, THE FREQUENCY OF THE THE COMMUNICATIONS INCREASE, AND THEY HAVE WAYS TO HOW THEY CAN ADDRESS THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN PROPERLY COMMUNICATE WITH EVERYBODY THAT'S DEALING WITH WHATEVER THE SITUATION IS. SO IT WAS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR ME. I'VE BEEN IN SOME CENTERS BEFORE, SO I'M NOT TOTALLY UNFAMILIAR WITH IT, BUT IT WAS VERY INTERESTING TO SEE THE QUALITY OF PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE WORKING IN THOSE CENTERS, BUT TO THE EFFORT THAT THEY PUT FORTH TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE DOING THE ABSOLUTE BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SO WITH THAT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND DO THE PROCLAMATION. SO FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, CITY OF ALLEN PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATION TECHNICIANS ARE THE UNSEEN FIRST RESPONDERS AND THE MOST CRITICAL CONTACT OUR CITIZENS HAVE WITH EMERGENCY SERVICES AND ARE THE SINGLE VITAL LINK TO OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS. AND WHEREAS, THE SAFETY OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS IS DEPENDENT UPON THE QUALITY AND ACCURACY OF INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM CITIZENS WHO CONTACT THE ALLEN POLICE AND FIRE COMMUNICATION CENTER. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF ALLEN WISHES TO HONOR ALLEN'S PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATION TECHNICIANS WHOSE DILIGENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM KEEP OUR CITY AND CITIZENS SAFE. NOW, THEREFORE, I, KENNETH M. FULK, MAYOR OF CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 10TH TO THE 16TH, 2022 AS PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK. CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE]. . THERE YOU GO. SO WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO DO THIS FOR A FEW YEARS, SO I'M SO GLAD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO SO. MY NAME IS SHELLIE TAYLOR. THIS IS GEORGINA FLORES, AND I ASKED GEORGINA HERE SPECIFICALLY TONIGHT, WE DO HAVE MORE THAN ONE DISPATCHER, BUT I ASKED HER TO COME UP. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO DURING THIS SPECIAL WEEK IS WE SAY, HEY, YOU GUYS CAN WEAR YOUR FAVORITE SHIRT OR FAVORITE SHIRTS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WEAR THE SAME ONE ALL WEEK. AND GEORGINA WORE THIS ONE, AND THIS WAS ACTUALLY A SHIRT THAT WAS DONE BY OUR POLICE ASSOCIATION TO BENEFIT ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES THAT IS GOING THROUGH BREAST CANCER. SO I WANTED TO EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT AND THEN I'LL TELL YOU WHY GEORGINA IS HERE. SO RECENTLY WE HAD OUR ANNUAL PD AWARDS CEREMONY AND THERE'S A LIST OF AWARDS THAT PEOPLE CAN RECEIVE. A LEVEL ONE AWARD IS CONSIDERED THE HIGHEST ONE, AND A LIFE SAVING BAR IS ONE OF THOSE LEVEL ONES. AND TO RECEIVE IT, YOU HAVE TO BE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SAVING OF A HUMAN LIFE. IT'S NOT EXCLUSIVE TO OUR SWORN INDIVIDUALS, BUT USUALLY IT'S GOING TO BE PEOPLE OUT IN THE FIELD THAT ARE DOING THAT. TWO CIVILIANS, HAVE RECEIVED THAT AWARD IN THE PAST, AND BOTH OF THEM ARE DISPATCHERS OR TELECOMMUNICATORS. GEORGINA AND JANICE HAVE BOTH RECEIVED THOSE AWARDS IN THE PAST. GEORGINA RECEIVED IT IN 2018 FOR PROVIDING CPR INSTRUCTIONS TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS OUT IN THE YARD DOING SOME YARD WORK COLLAPSED AND WE LATER LEARNED THE HOSPITAL SAID IT WAS SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH. THE SURVIVAL RATE IS VERY LOW, BUT THE CPR INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN SAVED HIS LIFE. SO NUMBER ONE, LIFE SAVING AWARD. WELL, SHE WASN'T DONE. [APPLAUSE] SO THE ONLY WAY TO TOP THAT IS TO DO IT IN THE FIELD, AND YOU GO, HOW DOES A DISPATCHER DO THAT IN THE FIELD? IT'S NOT LIKE CSI. WE DON'T GO OUT INTO THE FIELD AND DO THAT STUFF. SO GEORGINA WAS ON HER WAY HOME ONE NIGHT WHEN SHE SAW SOMEBODY ON THE BRIDGE OVER LAKE LAVON, AND IN HER STYLE--. SHE SHE DID NOT TELL US ABOUT IT. WE RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM ONE OF THE DEPUTIES FROM COLLIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYING THAT GEORGINA DID SUCH A WONDERFUL JOB. AND WE'RE LIKE, WELL, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? SO WE FOUND OUT. SO IT WAS A BUSY FRIDAY NIGHT. SHE'D WORKED, WENT HOME, SAW SOMETHING ON THE BRIDGE, SHE THOUGHT, AND IT KIND OF BOTHERED HER. AM I RIGHT? AM I DOING OKAY? OKAY. AND SHE DECIDED TO GO BACK AND CHECK IT OUT. SO SHE CALLS COLLIN COUNTY ON THE WAY BACK TO THE BRIDGE. COULDN'T FIND THE PERSON, BUT EVENTUALLY DID FIND THE PERSON. AND THE GREAT PART IS GEORGINA IS ONE OF OUR PEER SUPPORT TEAM MEMBERS FOR THE POLICE [00:20:03] DEPARTMENT. SO SHE'S HAD SOME EXTRA TRAINING IN THAT AREA AND SHE WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE INDIVIDUAL AND SPEAK WITH THEM UNTIL COLLIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE COULD ARRIVE ON SCENE. SO, GEORGINA, THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND I'M SO GLAD YOU CAME UP HERE TONIGHT AND THANK YOU ALL [APPLAUSE]. [LAUGHTER]. YES, PICTURES. COME ON, YOU [INAUDIBLE]. NOT TOO BAD. COUNT OF THREE. ONE, TWO [INAUDIBLE]. ONE MORE. COUNT OF THREE. ONE, TWO, THREE. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. [APPLAUSE] TWO MORE. WE'RE ALMOST THERE. ALL RIGHT. SO IF I CAN ASK DEBORAH MICHNICK TO COME FORWARD, PLEASE? THERE SHE IS. WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE OUR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS. NOW, IS THIS ALL OF THEM, OR ARE THERE OTHERS? ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR CITY OF ALLEN PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, ALLEN ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS ARE DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS WHO PROVIDE OUTSTANDING SERVICES ON A DAILY BASIS TO THE CITIZENS OF ALLEN BY PROTECTING THE WELFARE OF ANIMALS AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS, ALLEN ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS PROVIDE THE ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY FUNCTIONS OF ENFORCING ANIMAL SERVICE LAWS, PROTECTING THE PUBLIC FROM DISEASES SUCH AS RABIES, AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THE PROPER CARE OF THE COMMUNITY'S PETS. AND WHEREAS, THE ALLEN CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZES ALLEN ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS AND ANIMAL CONTROL PERSONNEL FOR THE MANY DEDICATED AND LONG HOURS THEY PERFORM AT PROVIDING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY. NOW, THEREFORE, I, KENNETH M. FULK, MAYOR OF CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 10TH TO 16TH, 2022 IS ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER APPRECIATION WEEK. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAYOR. MY NAME IS DEBORAH MICHNICK, I'M THE SUPERVISOR OF THIS WONDERFUL GROUP OF FOLKS HERE. I WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE THE ONES THAT ARE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT. THIS IS OFFICER KARLA BUTLER, OFFICER RITA WONG AND AND SENIOR OFFICER TAMMY CHOW-HAYES. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF--. ONE THAT'S NOT HERE TONIGHT AND [INAUDIBLE] IS STARTING IN TWO WEEKS. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED. WE JUST WANT--. WE--. IT'S SUCH AN HONOR TO WORK FOR THE CITY AND TO HAVE YOU PUT YOUR TRUST IN US FOR ALL OF YOUR FUR BABIES. WE LOVE OUR JOBS AND WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU AND ALL OF THE LITTLE LOVELY ANIMALS IN THE CITY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. ONE, TWO, THREE. ONE MORE. ONE, TWO, THREE. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. THANK YOU FOR ALL [3.3 Presentation of the Keep Allen Beautiful Board's Annual Report by Vice-Chair Steve Chisholm.] AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE KEEP ALLEN BEAUTIFUL. AND WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS HAVE DONNA GILES TO COME FORWARD AND THE REST OF THE CREW. YEAH, COME ON UP. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU DO TO HELP KEEP OUR CITY LOOKING SO GREAT. AND FOR ALL THE BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS THAT YOU DO THAT CONTINUE TO MAKE US ONE OF THE GREATEST LOOKING CITIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. THANK YOU. SO FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR CITY OF ALLEN PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL'S ANNUAL GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP EVENT PROVES THAT THROUGH COLLECTIVE IMPACT, WE CAN ALL ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IN AMERICA LIVES IN A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS, THE KEEP ALLEN BEAUTIFUL BOARD HAS PARTNERED WITH OVER 5000 VOLUNTEERS AND PARTICIPANTS TO TAKE ACTION IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH PROGRAMS FOR LITTER [00:25:01] PREVENTION, WASTE REDUCTION, RECYCLING, TREE PLANNING AND BEAUTIFICATION. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF ALLEN AND ITS RESIDENTS ARE PROUD OF ITS NATURAL RESOURCES AND NEIGHBORHOODS AND SEEK TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ACTION OF CITIZENS, SCHOOLS, GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESSES WORKING TOGETHER TO BECOME STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT. NOW, THEREFORE, I, KENNETH M. FULK, MAYOR OF CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 16TH, 2022, AS GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP DAY IN ALLEN, TEXAS, AND I URGE ALL CITIZENS TO TAKE COGNIZANCE OF THIS EVENT AND PARTICIPATE IN ALL THE EVENTS RELATED THERETO IN THIS COMMUNITY [APPLAUSE]. AND WHO'S THE SPOKESPERSON? [LAUGHTER]. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYBODY THIS WEEKEND AND, 8 TO 12, BE THERE EARLY BECAUSE THE LINES ARE TYPICALLY VERY LONG, BUT WE'LL GET EVERYONE TAKEN CARE OF. THANK YOU. AND GUARANTEED GOOD WEATHER, RIGHT? SURE. YES. [LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT. NO PICTURES. PICTURE? YOU GUYS CAN JUST PERFECT. THANK YOU. OKAY. ONE, TWO, THREE. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]. SO WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS ITEM 3.3, WHICH IS THE PRESENTATION OF THE KEEP ALLEN BEAUTIFUL BOARD'S ANNUAL REPORT BY VICE CHAIR STEVE CHISHOLM. GOOD EVENING, STEVE. GOOD EVENING. I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY TOO MUCH THERE BECAUSE THAT WOULD RUIN MY SPEECH. [LAUGHTER] SO. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS STEVE CHISHOLM AND I AM THE VICE CHAIR OF KEEP ALLEN BEAUTIFUL. TONIGHT, I HAVE THE DISTINGUISHED HONOR OF GIVING THIS YEAR'S KEEP ALLEN BEAUTIFUL'S ANNUAL BOARD REPORT TO THE ALLEN CITY COUNCIL. KEEP ALLEN BEAUTIFUL IS A CITY OF ALLEN BOARD, MADE UP OF SEVEN RESIDENT VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTED BY THE SOLID WASTE MANAGER AND THE CITY'S TWO EDUCATION SPECIALISTS AND OVER 1,700 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. KAB'S MISSION IS TO EDUCATE AND INVOLVE CITIZENS IN RESPONSIBLE, VOLUNTARY ACTIONS THAT WILL PROMOTE A CLEANER, SAFER, HEALTHIER AND MORE BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY. WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT WE ARE AN ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS RESIDENTS GET INVOLVED IN CLEANING AND BEAUTIFYING THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY LIVE. TODAY WE WILL REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S MANY ACTIVITIES, AND AT THE END WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ANNOUNCEMENT. BUT FIRST, LET ME GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF OUR PROGRAMS. KEEP ALLEN BEAUTIFUL AS A VOLUNTEER LITTER CLEANUP PROGRAM, IT IS ENTIRELY VOLUNTEER SUPPORTED AND EXISTS PARTIALLY THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS, SCOUT GROUPS, FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER LOCAL NONPROFITS. OUR CLEANUP EFFORTS INCLUDE ADOPT A HIGHWAY, ADOPT A WATERWAY AND ADOPT A SPOT PROGRAMS. KAB ALSO MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE THROUGH TWITTER AND IS SUPPORTED BY THE CITY'S PUBLIC AND MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE AND THE WASTE SERVICES STAFF. KEEP ALLEN BEAUTIFUL IS A STATE LEADER IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. KAB DOES OUTREACH AT COMMUNITY EVENTS, VISIT SCHOOLS, AND PROVIDES ONLINE EDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITY. OUR TWO EDUCATION SPECIALISTS FOCUS ON A VARIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICS, SUCH AS RECYCLING, CHEMICAL POLLUTION AND LITTER PREVENTION. TWO OF OUR [INAUDIBLE] KAB'S FLAGSHIP EVENTS, WHICH WE JUST HEARD, THE GREAT AMERICAN CLEAN UP AND ALLEN RECYCLES DAY. OUR NEXT EVENT THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 8 TO 12 WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE ALL COMMUNITY OUTREACH PARKING LOT ON BUTLER DRIVE. TO PARTICIPATE, RESIDENTS SIMPLY MUST DISPLAY THEIR WATER BILLS ON THE DASHBOARD AND DRIVE THROUGH. CITY STAFF WILL ASSIST IN UNLOADING THEIR VEHICLES AND WE WILL BE ACCEPTING PAPER FOR SHREDDING, ELECTRONICS, CARDBOARD, AND THE ALLEN POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL PROVIDE A NO QUESTIONS ASKED MEDICATIONS DISPOSAL STATION. THE KEEP ALLAN BEAUTIFUL MARDY AND LISA BROWN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP, WHICH IS ADMINISTERED [00:30:01] BY THE FOUNDATION FOR ALLEN SCHOOLS AND IS 100% FULLY SELF-FUNDED, WAS AWARDED LAST YEAR TO TWO ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. ONE OF THE STUDENTS, MEGAN HOLLORAN, WHO WAS SHOWN HERE, ALSO WON A KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL STATE AWARD AND A STAR NORTH TEXAS VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD. THIS IS THE FIFTH YEAR THAT CEB HAS SUPPORTED LOCAL YOUTH THROUGH THE SCHOLARSHIP. KEEP ALLEN BEAUTIFUL IS BOTH A STATE AND NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AWARD WINNING ORGANIZATION. THERE'S NO BETTER PROOF OF THE QUALITY OF OUR PROGRAMS THAN THE NUMEROUS AWARDS IT HAS RECEIVED OVER THE YEARS. AND NOW FOR OUR BIG ANNOUNCEMENT. FOR OUR KEEP ALLEN BEAUTIFUL ACTIVITIES IN 2021, THE CITY OF ALLEN WAS JUST ANNOUNCED AS A THREE TIME WINNER OF THE GOVERNOR'S COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. THIS LATEST WIN BRINGS WITH IT A PLAQUE THAT WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON JUNE 29TH, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, A $290,000 AWARD TO SUPPORT A COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. [APPLAUSE] I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CITY OF ALLEN AND THE CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT GREAT NEWS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] JUST FOR EVERYONE'S INFORMATION, THAT'S NOT AN AWARD THAT PEOPLE WIN VERY OFTEN. I THINK THAT'S A SECOND TIME? WITHOUT WINNING THAT AT ALL AND SOMETIMES--. IT'S JUST A GREAT HONOR. SO I'M REALLY GLAD TO HEAR THAT, AND I KNOW IT'S DUE TO THE HARD WORK OF OUR KEEP ALLEN BEAUTIFUL BOARD AND OUR CITY STAFF THAT JUST DO THE THINGS TO REINVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY TO MAKE IT GREAT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. [3.4 Presentation of the Animal Shelter Advisory Committee's Annual Report by Committee Co- Chair Jessica Lockhart.] NEXT ITEM IS 3.4, WHICH IS THE PRESENTATION OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEES ANNUAL REPORT BY CO-CHAIR JESSICA LOCKHART. JESSICA, GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS JESSICA LOCKHART, I'M ON THE ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTER FOR THE CITY OF ALLEN, AND I'M THE CO CHAIR AND I'VE BEEN ASKED TO GIVE THIS YEAR'S PRESENTATION. SO FIRST OFF, WE WANTED TO GIVE A SNAPSHOT OF KIND OF THE NUMBERS FROM 2020 AS COMPARED TO 2021. AND GOING DOWN, YOU CAN SEE SOME THINGS STAYED PRETTY SIMILAR, SOME THING'S CHANGED QUITE A BIT. THE NUMBER OF CALLS THAT THE SHELTER RECEIVES ANNUALLY IS HOVERING AROUND ABOUT 3500. ANIMALS PICKED UP BY IMPOUND OFFICERS IS STAYING IN THE 500 MARK. IN 2021, THERE ARE A FEW MORE, THAT NUMBER DID GO UP. STRAY ANIMALS THAT WERE BEING BROUGHT IN SEEM TO HOLD THE SAME. ANIMALS SURRENDERED, IF YOU NOTICE, THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 2020 AND 2021. THIS IS ACTUALLY FOLLOWING A NATIONAL TREND, THIS SEEMS TO BE A RESPONSE TO COVID. A LOT OF PEOPLE RAN OUT, ADOPTED ANIMALS FOR PART OF THE QUARANTINE, AND NOW AS THEY'RE RETURNING BACK TO WORK, THESE ANIMALS ARE STARTING TO SHOW BACK UP AT SHELTERS. AND THIS IS NOT JUST CITY SPECIFIC OR JUST TEXAS SPECIFIC, THIS REALLY IS A TREND THAT'S BEING SEEN ACROSS THE NATION. THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS THAT ARE ADOPTED BY THE PUBLIC, HOWEVER, YOU CAN SEE THAT NUMBER IS ALSO GOING UP. SO IT SEEMS TO BE KEEPING PACE WITH THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS THAT ARE BEING BROUGHT BACK BECAUSE OF COVID. SO AGAIN, THERE IS KIND OF--. I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT'S OFFSETTING EACH OTHER, BUT THERE'S DEFINITELY A TREND TO BRING THEM BACK AND THERE'S A BIGGER TREND TO ADOPT THEM OUT. SO THAT'S GOOD. ANIMALS BEING RETURNED TO OWNER, STAYING AROUND THE 400 MARK AND THAT'S GOOD. ANIMALS RELEASED BACK INTO THE WILD OR DOING SOME MORE REHABILITATION, THAT NUMBER SEEMED TO GO UP BETWEEN 2020 AND 2021. ANOTHER GOOD SIGN. SO IT'S PART OF THE AMAZING WORK THAT THE ANIMAL SHELTER DOES HERE IN ALLEN, THAT ANIMALS THAT ARE INJURED OUT IN THE WILD, THEY'LL BE REHABBED AND THEN BE RE-RELEASED BACK INTO THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. ANIMAL BITE CASES STAYING AROUND 150. THE MAJORITY OF THESE ARE OWNED ANIMALS, THIS IS HAPPENING USUALLY IN A HOME. AND THEN THE AVERAGE DAILY SHELTER POPULATION YOU CAN SEE DEFINITELY INCREASED FROM 2020 TO 2021, AND AGAIN, THAT AVERAGE NUMBER IS IS BEING SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY ANIMALS [00:35:04] SURRENDERED AND THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS PICKED UP. BUT AGAIN, THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS ADOPTED OUT HAS ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED. SO THE TREND SEEMS TO BE GOING STEADY. SO THAT'S GOOD. OOPS, I WENT THE WRONG WAY. SO SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF EVENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED NOW THAT THINGS ARE OPENING BACK UP. COVID PUT A LOT OF PRESSURE ON ANIMAL SHELTERS JUST BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM HAD TO CLOSE OR SHIFT TO APPOINTMENT ONLY TYPES OF ADOPTIONS, AND A LOT OF THE OUTREACH THAT SHELTERS WERE NORMALLY DOING HAD TO BE PUT ON HOLD, AND NOW WE'RE ABLE TO GET BACK TO THEM. 2021, WE WERE ABLE TO DO CLEAR THE SHELTERS, WHICH IS A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN, ALLEN WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS. THIS IS--. IT USUALLY LASTS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF AUGUST. THE AIM IS EXACTLY THAT, TO CLEAR THE SHELTERS, TO FIND EVERY ADOPTABLE ANIMAL A HOME. WE WERE ABLE TO ADOPT OUT 58 ANIMALS OVER THE MONTH LONG EVENT. AS PART OF THAT, THERE WERE ALSO A NUMBER OF SPECIAL EVENTS THAT WERE SCHEDULED TO HELP SUPPORT THIS EFFORT. CARTER BLOOD CARE CAME, THEY DID A COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE, WHICH WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL. EVERY DAY, THEY WERE MAXED OUT FOR APPOINTMENTS. THAT WAS WONDERFUL. WE DO BARK IN THE PARK. THIS TOOK PLACE AT THE EDGE SKATE PARK. IT'S A GREAT DAY FOR PEOPLE TO GO OUT AND ENJOY THE WEATHER AND BE ABLE TO MEET AND GREET ADOPTABLE ANIMALS OUTSIDE OF THE PRESSURE OF THE SHELTER. AND THEN WE HAVE THE CHECK THE CHIP DAY. SO ANIMALS THAT ARE MICROCHIPPED, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MICROCHIP IS ACTUALLY WORKING. IT'S ACTUALLY REGISTERED AND READABLE. THIS IS A GREAT SERVICE THAT'S BEING PROVIDED. ALSO, IF YOUR ANIMAL IS NOT MICROCHIPPED, YOU CAN BRING THEM AND CHIP THEM ON THE DAY? IS THAT RIGHT? OKAY. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T SAYING SOMETHING WRONG. BUT, YEAH. SO MICROCHIPPING IS A SIGNIFICANT PROTECTION FOR YOUR ANIMAL TO GET IT BACK TO YOU THAT YOU SAW THOSE RETURNED TO OWNER NUMBERS. ANIMALS DO GET OUT. EVEN IF YOU LOVE THEM WITH ALL YOUR HEART, THEY WILL FIND THAT ONE HOLE IN YOUR FENCE. IF THEY'RE MICROCHIPPED, WE CAN GET THEM BACK TO YOU. SO CHECK THE CHIP DATE IS A REALLY GREAT SERVICE THAT'S PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY. THEN THE SHELTER ALSO HELD ITS FIRST ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE. DURING THIS TIME, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WERE ABLE TO COME OUT AND TOUR THE FACILITY. THEY WILL TO TAKE A LOOK AT HOW THE ANIMALS ARE HANDLED, HOW THEY'RE TAKEN CARE OF, THEY'RE ABLE TO MEET THE ANIMAL CARE OFFICERS, SEE SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT. THERE'S ALSO A SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION SET UP WITH AGILITY EQUIPMENT OUT IN THE BIG YARD. SO THE DOGS WERE ABLE TO GET OUT AND HAVE SOME FUN AND PLAY WITH THE HURDLES AND THE TUNNELS AND KIND OF EXERCISE AND HAVE A GOOD TIME. SO IT WAS A BIG SUCCESS. I THINK THERE WERE SEVEN ANIMALS ADOPTED THAT DAY? OOPS. THIS IS ANOTHER EXCITING PROGRAM THAT THE ANIMAL SHELTER TAKES PART IN, THIS IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH COLLIN COLLEGE VET TECH PROGRAM, AND UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS, VET TECH STUDENTS GET TO TAKE PART IN LABS AT THE SHELTER. IT GIVES THE PETS ACTUALLY MORE ACCESS TO BENEFICIAL MEDICAL ATTENTION. THESE ARE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE TECHS IN TRAINING. YOU CAN SEE THE DOG IN THE MIDDLE SEEMS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT HIS PICTURE BEING TAKEN THAN WHAT'S HAPPENING ON HIS BACKSIDE. AND THIS IS REALLY PROBABLY ONE OF THE FIRST PROGRAMS OF ITS KIND THAT I'VE HEARD ABOUT, AND I'VE WORKED IN SHELTERS FOR A VERY LONG TIME. IT'S EXCITING BECAUSE THESE VET TECHS ARE LEARNING SHELTER MEDICINE IN A HANDS ON ENVIRONMENT. SHELTER MEDICINE IS A VERY UNIQUE SPECIALTY IN VETERINARY CARE AND VET TECH TRAINING, SO IT'S REALLY AMAZING THAT WE'RE ABLE TO BE A PART OF THIS. AND THIS PROGRAM IS EXPANDING AND GROWING BECAUSE IT'S BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL HERE, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVE THAT THIS HAD MERIT, AND THE PROGRAM IS EXTENDING OUT INTO THE PLANO SHELTER AND THEY'RE REACHING OUT INTO OTHER NEIGHBORING SHELTERS AS WELL. SO IT'S EXCITING TO BE ON THE FOREFRONT OF THAT. AND THE EAGLE SCOUTS IN OUR AREA HAVE REALLY CONTRIBUTED TO IMPROVING THE FACILITIES. THEY'VE BUILT A NEW CRATE CORRAL, SO--. CRATES AT A SHELTER CAN BECOME A LITTLE BIT UNRULY, SURPRISINGLY, BUT THEY ARE VITAL, AND SO THEY WERE ABLE TO BUILD A NEW CORRAL WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO STORE SANITIZED, CLEAN CRATES SO THAT THEY'RE READY TO USE, THEY'RE CONVENIENT TO USE, AND THEY CAN BE ACCESSED [00:40:06] VERY EASILY WHEN THEY'RE NEEDED. THEY'VE ALSO BUILT BENCHES, WHICH HELPS PROMOTE PEOPLE GOING OUT INTO THE PLAY YARDS. THEY'RE REALLY WELL CONSTRUCTED, SO THAT'S BEEN AMAZING. AND THEN ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROJECTS IS THAT THE EAGLE SCOUTS CAME OUT AND HELPED DIVIDE A REALLY HUGE YARD INTO TWO. SO IT BASICALLY INCREASED THE PLAY YARD SPACE, IT DOUBLED IT IF YOU WILL, AND SO NOW WE CAN GET MORE DOGS OUT AT THE SAME TIME TO PLAY AND EXERCISE AND SPEND SOME TIME OUT IN THE SUN ON GRASS. SO THESE PROJECTS HAVE REALLY IMPACTED THE SHELTER IN A VERY POSITIVE WAY. SO VERY GRATEFUL TO THE EAGLE SCOUTS AND WHAT THEY CONTRIBUTE. OH. WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE FACT THAT MONETARY DONATIONS HAVE GONE UP DURING 2021, THE SHELTER COLLECTED CLOSE TO $30,000, AND THAT MONEY GOES DIRECTLY TO HELPING ANIMALS THAT HAVE SIGNIFICANT MEDICAL NEEDS THAT ARE PICKED UP. THIS WAS ALMOST A COMPLETE DOUBLING OF FUNDS THAT WERE RAISED IN 2020. SO THESE FUNDS ARE USED IN CASES LIKE WHAT YOU SEE HERE ON THE SCREEN. SO DIESEL, EXTREME STARVATION CASE, AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET DIESEL HEALTHY AGAIN, BACK UP TO NORMAL WEIGHT. THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO TREATING A STARVATION ANIMAL, IT'S NOT JUST GIVE THEM FOOD. GIVING THEM FOOD CAN ACTUALLY KILL THEM IF THEY'RE IN THAT STATE, SO IT IS VERY INTRICATE MEDICAL CARE AND IT'S COSTLY. SO FOR HIM TO MAKE THAT KIND OF COMEBACK WAS REALLY AMAZING. THE CAT IN THE MIDDLE, MAGGIE, CAME IN WITH EXTREME MANGE, ABLE TO CARE FOR AND GET HER BACK UP TO HEALTH. YOU SEE THE RECOVERY PICTURE THERE AT THE BOTTOM, A SWEET LITTLE CALICO. AND THEN WE SEE JULIA, WHEN SHE CAME IN AGAIN, STARVATION AND MANGE CASE. BOTH THINGS TAKE A LONG TIME TO TREAT AND YOU CAN SEE THE RECOVERY PICTURE THERE AT THE BOTTOM. SO IT'S DIRECT DONATIONS THAT ALLOW THE ANIMAL SHELTER TO CONTINUE TO DO THIS TYPE OF LIFESAVING WORK WITH ANIMALS IN OUR COMMUNITY. YEP. ITEM DONATIONS, AGAIN, THIS GOES IN THAT SAME CATEGORY. YES, MONETARY DONATIONS ARE AMAZING. ITEM DONATIONS ALSO KEEP THINGS RUNNING. SO FROM FOOD, BLANKETS, BEDS, TOYS, WHATEVER PEOPLE CAN POSSIBLY THINK THAT A FUR BABY COULD NEED, THAT'S WHAT THE SHELTER NEEDS. THEY WERE ABLE TO BRING IN ENOUGH DONATIONS WHERE IT WARRANTED BUYING A SHED TO STORE THEM, WHICH IS GREAT. A LOT OF TIMES YOU CAN THINK, MAN, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITH 200 BLANKETS? BUT THEN TWO MONTHS LATER I'M OUT OF BLANKETS. SO IT'S AMAZING TO HAVE A PLACE TO STORE THE DONATIONS WHEN THEY COME IN BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO BE USED AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE NEEDED. SO WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL TO THE COMMUNITY FOR THE AMOUNT OF DONATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT INTO THE SHELTER. THAT CONCLUDES THIS PRESENTATION. ANY QUESTIONS? JUST TO SEE THE LEVEL OF EXPERTIZE THAT YOU HAVE OFF THE CUFF HERE. [LAUGHTER] I REMEMBER INTERVIEWING YOU AND YOU WERE TRAVELING--. CARL? YOU WERE TRAVELING TO NEW YORK AND PLACES TO WORK WITH ANIMALS AM I--. YES. AM I CRAZY? THAT'S CORRECT. I'M ACTUALLY A CERTIFIED APPLY TO ANIMAL BEHAVIORIST. THERE'S ABOUT 60 OF US IN THE NATION. IT'S A CERTIFICATION THAT'S RUN THROUGH THE ANIMAL BEHAVIOR SOCIETY OF AMERICA, AND THERE'S NOT THAT MANY OF US. WELL, I REMEMBER--. I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THE FACT THAT THIS IS THE KIND OF VOLUNTEER WE HAVE IN OUR CITY. THIS IS WHAT WE GET. SO. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH, AND I APPRECIATE IT, TOO. IF ANY YOU HAVE NOT GONE AND TOURED THE ANIMAL SHELTER, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO BECAUSE I DID, AMD DEBORAH, YOU GAVE ME A NICE TOUR OF IT. AND 58 ANIMALS, THAT'S A LOT TO PUT IN THAT SHELTER, SND I THINK WHEN I WAS THERE, DEBORAH, THERE WAS A GOOD NUMBER OF ANIMALS THERE, TOO. AND I THINK THAT THE THING THAT RESONATED WITH ME WAS THAT HOW MANY PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF ALLEN RECOGNIZE OUR SHELTER AND COME AND ADOPT PETS? AND I THINK IT'S JUST A TESTAMENT OF THE GREAT WORK YOU ALL DO AND ALL OF YOU IN THE ANIMAL SHELTER. SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO OUT THERE AND IT'S A LEAN, MEAN AND WELL-RUN MACHINE. SO THANK YOU. [00:45:01] ANYONE ELSE? IF NOT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JESSICA. GREAT REPORT. [APPLAUSE] WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO [4. Consent Agenda.] GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 4 ON OUR AGENDA, WHICH IS THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH IS WHERE WE CONSIDER ROUTINE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL ITEMS. AND WITH THAT, I WILL GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE CITY SECRETARY, SHELLEY GEORGE, READ THESE ITEMS INTO THE RECORD. 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 MARCH 22ND COUNCIL MEETING; AGENDA ITEM 4.2, ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 3901-4-22, APPROVING AN ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH TXDOT FOR THE RIDGEVIEW AND US HIGHWAY 75 INTERCHANGE PROJECT; AGENDA ITEM 4.3, AUTHORIZE AN AGREEMENT WITH VAI ARCHITECTS FOR ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION OF FIRE STATION NUMBER 6 FOR $241,374; AGENDA ITEM 4.4, AWARD BID AND AUTHORIZE AN AGREEMENT WITH WELDON CONTRACTORS FOR LABOR, EQUIPMENT, HVAC AND INSTALLATION FOR $1.7 MILLION AND SOME ADDITIONAL DOLLARS, [LAUGHTER] $1,703,611, TO BE EXACT, AND WITH THE GARLAND COMPANY FOR THE ROOF MATERIALS FOR $233, 823 FOR THE NATATORIUM HVAC AND ROOF REPLACEMENT PROJECT PHASE TWO; AGENDA ITEM 4.5, AUTHORIZED THE ASSIGNMENT OF A DEDICATION AGREEMENT WITH ALLEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REGARDING THE DEDICATION OF RIGHT OF WAY FOR CHELSEA ROAD; AGENDA ITEM 4.6, AUTHORIZED THE ASSIGNMENT AND COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENT OF A DEVELOPMENTAL AGREEMENT AS AMENDED WITH THE CITY OF ALLEN TAX INCREMENT ZONE NUMBER 1 AND WATTERS CREEK OWNER REGARDING THE WATTERS CREEK SHOPPING CENTER; AGENDA ITEM 4.7, AUTHORIZED AN AGREEMENT WITH BAIRD, HAMPTON, AND BROWN FOR AN ASSESSMENT OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AT THE CREDIT UNION OF TEXAS EVENT CENTER FOR $144,500; AGENDA ITEM 4.8, A MOTION TO REAPPOINT DR. JOE FARMER TO THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD AS A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE CITY OF ALLEN FOR A TWO YEAR TERM EFFECTIVE JUNE 1ST, 2022. THANK YOU, SHELLEY. DOES ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WISH TO REMOVE ANY ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? IF NOT, THEN I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA IS RIGHT. SECOND. WE HAVE THE MOTION AND A SECOND. DOES ANYONE--. OR DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON? IF SO, PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT NOW. THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT--. MAYOR, IF YOU DON'T MIND. SURE. I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE DR. FARMER, FOR YOUR REAPPOINTMENT TO [APPLAUSE]. I SEE YOU HAVE YOUR OTHER PARTNER THERE, MR. KERR, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU. YOU'VE TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL. [INAUDIBLE] WASN'T FOR YOU. YOU KNOW HOW THE 13 MEMBER CITIES WORK, AND, YOU KNOW, JUST THE [INAUDIBLE] LAKE AND I JUST CAN'T SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR DEDICATION TO THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF ALLEN. SO THANKS. THANK YOU, [APPLAUSE] WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO [5.1 Consider All Matters Incident and Related to the Issuance and Sale of City of Allen, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2022, Including the Adoption of an Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of Such Bonds, Establishing Parameters for the Sale and Issuance of Such Bonds and Delegating Certain Matters to Authorized Officials of the City.] ITEM 5.1 ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER ALL MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS SERIES 2022, INCLUDING THE ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS, ESTABLISHING PARAMETERS FOR THE SALE AND ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS, AND DELEGATING CERTAIN MATTERS TO AUTHORIZE OFFICIALS OF THE CITY. OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, PETE PHILLIS, WILL MAKE A PRESENTATION, AND FOR ALL THE INDIVIDUALS THAT HELD OFF ON MAKING COMMENTS EARLIER, ONCE HE MAKES HIS PRESENTATION, Y'ALL CAN MAKE YOUR COMMENTS. OKAY, MAYOR, I WOULD BE REMISS TONIGHT IF I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE TWO OF MY CO-PILOTS AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS ISSUANCE. I HAVE DAVE GORDON, HE'S WITH ESTRADA HINOJOSA. HE'S THE CITY'S FINANCIAL ADVISOR OR MUNICIPAL ADVISOR. [00:50:02] AND THEN I HAVE KRISTEN SAVANT, SHE'S OUR LEGAL COUNSEL FOR ISSUING BONDS, AND THEY ARE WELCOME PARTNERS AND I APPRECIATE THEIR WORK AND EFFORT THAT THEY MAKE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND THE WORK THAT WE DO BEHIND THE BACK DOORS, AS THEY SAY, [INAUDIBLE] IN THE BACK OFFICE. SO I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THEM. I'M GOING TO HAVE DAVE MAKE SOME COMMENTS TONIGHT DURING THE PRESENTATION AS WELL, HE'S GOING TO TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT AND WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE MARKETPLACE AS WE ISSUE THESE BONDS. OKAY. MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM, CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER. TONIGHT, THE CITY OF ALLEN IS SEEKING AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE $25,521,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CITY'S PARK SYSTEM, THE CITY'S TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, THE CITY'S LIBRARY AND CITY FIRE SERVICES. SOME OF US MAY RECALL THAT IN 2016 THE CITIZENS OF ALLEN PACKAGED A BOND REFERENDUM AND PUT THAT REFERENDUM BEFORE THE VOTERS. THERE WERE FIVE PROPOSITIONS ON THE REFERENDUM, ALL FIVE PROPOSITIONS, TO MY UNDERSTANDING, PASSED RESOUNDINGLY BY THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF ALLEN. THAT PROPOSITION AUTHORIZED THE CITY TO ISSUE $93,150,000 IN DEBT FOR THE PURPOSES OF IMPROVING THE CITY'S LIBRARY, FOR THE PURPOSES OF IMPROVING THE CITY'S PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES, FOR THE PURPOSES OF IMPROVING THE CITY'S PARK SYSTEM, AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING THE CITY'S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. THE CITY OF ALLEN HAS ALREADY ISSUED $52,526,940 OF THE $93,150,000 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS IN 2016. THIS IS THE SIXTH YEAR OF A SEVEN YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT WAS PASSED BY THE VOTERS IN 2016 AFTER THE CITY ISSUES THIS DEBT OF $25,521,000. THE CITY WILL HAVE $15,102,060 REMAINING FOR THE PURPOSES OR USES AS DEFINED BY THE VOTERS IN 2016. WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT, THE CITY WILL ISSUE THIS DEBT OF $25,521,000. THAT WILL HAVE AN INTEREST COST OF NO GREATER THAN 5% AND A REPAYMENT PERIOD OF 20 YEARS OR LESS. AS MENTIONED, THE FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR FOUR PURPOSES, FOUR PURPOSES. ONE, THE CITY WILL ISSUE $8,145,000 FOR THE CITY'S SIXTH FIRE STATION. YOU'LL RECALL THAT WE HIRED FOUR FIREFIGHTERS IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET IN ANTICIPATION OF THE OPENING OF THE SIXTH FIRE STATION, WHICH WE LEARNED TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BE IN FISCAL YEAR 2024. THE SECOND USE OF FUNDS WILL BE TO PURCHASE LAND FOR THE CITY'S PARK SYSTEM. AND THE CITY OF ALLAN IS STILL A GROWING COMMUNITY AND AS A RESULT, WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO ADD PARKS IN THE CITY. $3 MILLION OF THIS ISSUANCE WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF ALLEN PROPER. THE THIRD USE OF THE FUNDS WILL BE TO MAKE SOME MINOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CITY'S STREET GRID OR CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE, AN AMOUNT OF $762,000. AND FINALLY, THE FOURTH PURPOSE, FOR THE FOURTH USE OF THE PROCEEDS, WILL BE TO EXPAND THE CITY OF ALLAN'S ONE AND ONLY PUBLIC LIBRARY. WE WILL ISSUE $13,614,000 TO MAKE RENOVATIONS TO THE EXISTING LIBRARY. SIDE NOTE, WAS TALKING TO CHIEF HARVEY ON THE WAY TO THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS TONIGHT AFTER THE WORKSHOP. THE CHIEF SAID THAT HE AND HIS POLICE OFFICERS USE THE LIBRARY FOR PUBLIC VENUES. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. I THOUGHT THAT WAS INTERESTING. AGAIN, WE'LL BE ISSUING $25,521,000 OVER THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO. A QUESTION THAT WE GET ASKED OFTEN. IN FACT, THE CITY MANAGER ASKED THIS QUESTION OF US A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, I GUESS, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS. HE SAID, WILL THIS RAISED THE CITY'S TAX RATE? IT'S A QUESTION WE GET OFTEN. WE CAN SAY, WITHOUT A DOUBT, WE'RE NOT GOING TO RAISE THE CITY'S TAX RATE BECAUSE WE'RE [00:55:02] ISSUING THIS DEBT. THE CITY'S TAX RATE IS CURRENTLY $0.47, AND WE CAN TELL YOU TONIGHT COMFORTABLY THAT WE CAN ISSUE THIS DEBT WITHOUT RAISING THE CITY'S TAX RATE OF $0.47. TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS CHART, AND THEN I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO DAVE GORDON SO HE CAN TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE ECONOMY. THIS CHART ILLUSTRATES THE AMOUNT OF DEBT THAT THE CITY CURRENTLY HAS OUTSTANDING, WHEN IT WILL BE REPAID, AND HOW THE CITY ANTICIPATES STRUCTURING THE NEW DEBT INTO THE CITY'S EXISTING DEBT PORTFOLIO. IF YOU LOOK IN 2022, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE CITY HAS A DEBT PAYMENT OF ABOUT $16.3 MILLION. WHAT WE WILL DO IS LAYER IN THIS $25,521,000 BEGINNING IN YEAR 2023 AND BEYOND. THE LIGHT BLUE REFLECTS, OR INDICATES, THE NEW DEBT THAT WE'LL BE ISSUING FOR THIS $25,521,000. SIDE NOTE AS WELL, ON AVERAGE, WE PAY OFF-- THE CITY PAYS OFF ITS ENTIRE DEBT PORTFOLIO--. OR EXCUSE ME, 76% OF ITS DEBT PORTFOLIO IN TEN YEARS. CITY DOES ENJOY A STRONG TRIPLE-A BOND RATING. THE CITY'S CREDIT WILL BE REVISITED OR REVIEWED NEXT MONTH AS THE CITY MOVES FORWARD WITH THE SALE OF THESE BONDS. ONCE THE REVIEW IS COMPLETE, WE WILL SHARE THE COMMENTS OF THE RATING AGENCY WITH YOU AS WELL. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO DAVE GORDON. AGAIN, HE'S GOING TO TALK--. BEFORE YOU DO THAT, LET ME ASK ONE QUESTION. YOU SAID THAT WE CAN ISSUE THIS DEBT COMFORTABLY WITHOUT RAISING THE TAX RATE. WILL THE SAME BE TRUE IF THE COUNCIL DECIDES TO ENTERTAIN A NO NEW REVENUE RATE WITH THIS NEXT BUDGET YEAR? YES. YES. YES. SO WHEN WE STRUCTURED THIS DEBT, WE HEAR THE COUNCIL, WE UNDERSTAND KIND OF THE LANGUAGE OF THE COUNCIL, BUT WE WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE MORE DETAILED CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS. BUT RIGHT NOW, WE CAN TELL YOU, FOR SURE, THAT IF WE WENT WITH A NO NEW REVENUE RATE, THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ISSUE THIS DEBT. OKAY. WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO DAVE, HE'S GOING TO TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE MARKETPLACE AND THE INTEREST RATES. AND IF YOU'RE KEEPING TRACK OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE NEWS, WE'RE OBVIOUSLY-- WE'RE IN VERY UNCERTAIN TIMES. THANK YOU, PETE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER. AGAIN, I AM DAVE GORDON WITH ESTRADA HINOJOSA. WE'RE A FINANCIAL ADVISOR TO THE CITY. AS PETE MENTIONED AND CUED UP, I MEAN, THIS IS VERY INTERESTING TIME RIGHT NOW. THERE'S A LOT OF ANXIETY CERTAINLY IN THE MARKETPLACE, A LOT GOING ON WITH REGARD TO INFLATION AND WHAT THE FED IS DOING. YOU MAY HAVE WATCHED THE NEWS THAT TODAY THE MARCH CONSUMER PRICE INDEX OR CPI NUMBER CAME OUT. [INAUDIBLE] WAS EIGHT AND A HALF PERCENT YEAR OVER YEAR [INAUDIBLE] THAT WAS A, BASICALLY, A 41 YEAR HIGH. SO A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN INTEREST RATES AND PRESSURE ON THE MARKETS OVERALL. THE FEDERAL RESERVE OPEN MARKETS COMMITTEE INCREASED RATES, WHICH THEY REALLY CONTROL MORE OF THE SHORT END OF THE YIELD CURVE. THEY DID THAT 25 BASIS POINT MOVE A MONTH OR SO AGO AND INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD BE DOING SOME AGGRESSIVE RATE MOVEMENTS IN THE COMING MONTHS TO BASICALLY STEM THE TIDE OF INFLATION. HAVING SAID THAT, IT WAS INTERESTING, AFTER THE THE CPI NUMBER CAME OUT THIS MORNING, THE TREASURY YIELDS ACTUALLY FELL, I THINK, BECAUSE IN GENERAL, THE MARKET THINKS THAT WE'RE PROBABLY AT THE PEAK OF THIS. SO HOPEFULLY THAT'S THE CASE. THERE'S ACTUALLY AN INTERESTING SITUATION WHERE TREASURY YIELDS ARE EXTREMELY FLAT RIGHT NOW AND THERE'S ONLY ABOUT EIGHT BASIS POINTS DIFFERENT BETWEEN THE FIVE YEAR TREASURY AND THE 30 YEAR TREASURY. SOMEWHAT SIMILAR IN THE MUNICIPAL BOND MARKET, WHICH IS A TAX EXEMPT MARKET IN GENERAL, YOU CAN SEE THREE YIELD CURVES HERE. THE YIELD CURVE BASICALLY REPRESENTS THE INTEREST RATES IN THIS CASE FROM A ONE YEAR MATURITY OUT TO A 30 YEAR MATURITY, AND AS YOU'RE ALL GENERALLY FAMILIAR, TYPICALLY YOU WOULD SEE THAT SHORT TERM RATES ARE GOING TO BE LOWER THAN LONG TERM RATES. AND IF YOU LOOK BACK AT APRIL OF 21, THAT'S THE BLUE LINE, YOU CAN SEE THERE WAS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE. WE HAD VERY LOW INTEREST RATES IN THE SHORT END OF THE YIELD CURVE AND GOING OUT, BUT STILL LOW INTEREST RATES OF ABOUT 1.75% USING THIS INDEX OUT IN 30 YEARS. YOU CAN SEE THEN IN MARCH OF 2022, SO LAST MONTH, WHERE THE RED LINE IS AND NOW YOU CAN [01:00:06] SEE THE GREEN LINE TODAY. SO A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN RATES ALL ACROSS THE YIELD CURVE, BUT ALSO A MUCH FLATTER YIELD CURVE WHERE SHORT TERM RATES HAVE RISEN SIGNIFICANTLY AND LONG TERM RATES HAVE RISEN, BUT NOT AS FAR. SO THIS AGAIN IS AN INDEX IS CALLED AAA MMD INDEX, MUNICIPAL MARKET DATA. THE CITY OF ALLAN AND OTHER MUNICIPAL ISSUERS BASICALLY TRADE AT A SPREAD TO THIS, BUT AGAIN, AS PETE MENTIONED, YOU GUYS HAVE A VERY STRONG TRIPLE-A BOND RATING. SO YOU CAN BE COMMENDED FOR THAT AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO PRICE THE OBLIGATIONS STILL VERY EFFECTIVELY. RIGHT NOW, WE EXPECT PROBABLY AROUND THREE AND A QUARTER, ASSUMING THEIR RATES DON'T CONTINUE TO RISE. AGAIN, AS PETE MENTIONED, THE MAXIMUM IN THE ORDINANCE, IT ALLOWS FOR 5%, BUT WE EXPECT SOMETHING SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN THAT, ASSUMING THAT RATES DON'T RISE BEFORE WE ACTUALLY GET TO THE PLATE AND AND PRICE THE OBLIGATIONS. SO ANY QUESTIONS ON THE MARKET BEFORE WE KIND OF TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT THE SCHEDULE? SO AGAIN, WHAT YOU'LL BE AUTHORIZING TONIGHT IS A BOND ORDINANCE THAT BASICALLY DELEGATES, THE STAFF AND ADVISORS TO ISSUE THE OBLIGATIONS WITHIN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS BASED ON THE PARAMETERS THAT PETE MENTIONED AT THE VERY ONSET OF HIS PRESENTATION. WE'D GO THROUGH, AS PETE MENTIONED, RECEIVE BOND RATINGS. WE WOULD PREPARE AN OFFERING DOCUMENT CALLED THE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT, AND RIGHT NOW, THE EXPECTATION IS THE PRICE OF THE BOND SOMETIME IN THE PROBABLY JULY TIMEFRAME, ALTHOUGH THAT WILL DEPEND UPON A NUMBER OF FACTORS AS WE WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS. AND THEN WE WOULD DELIVER THE OBLIGATIONS IN AUGUST PRIOR TO THE TIME WHEN YOU NEED TO SET YOUR TAX RATE FOR NEXT YEAR. SO ANY QUESTIONS, OVERALL? COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS? OKAY, MAYOR, WE'RE GOING TO TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU HEY, PETE, LET'S GO BACK TO YOUR SLIDE ON THE PROJECTED ISSUANCE. AND DOES THIS IMPLY THAT--. THIS IS BASED ON NOT GOING TO THE VOTERS AND ASKING FOR ANOTHER BOND IN THE NEXT--. UNTIL 36? IS THAT ACCURATE? RIGHT NOW, THIS DOES NOT CONSIDER ANOTHER BOND REFERENDUM AT ALL, BUT I WILL POINT OUT THAT YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS SLIDE THAT WE HAVE PLENTY OF CAPACITY TO ISSUE ADDITIONAL DEBT IN THE FUTURE. AND WE'VE ALREADY STARTED TO MAKE SOME DETERMINATIONS ON WHAT WE THINK THE KIND OF THE AFFORDABILITY FACTOR, IF YOU WILL, OF OUR CAPACITY IN THE FUTURE. WE RUN SOME STRESS TESTS, WE RUN SOME PRO FORMAS, AND SO WE'VE GOT QUITE A BIT OF OPPORTUNITY HERE TO MAKE FURTHER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND CONSIDER A BOND PACKAGE IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. ON THAT NET CAPACITY ISSUE, PETE, AT SOME POINT, ERIC HAS TO JUST HAVE-- . I GUESS, DISCUSS THAT OR BRING THAT FORWARD TO WORKSHOP BECAUSE I THINK IT'S PROBABLY GOOD FOR ALL OF US TO VIEW THAT AND SEE HOW THAT WORKS. I MEAN, I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IT AND IT'S A GOOD LEARNING TOOL TO SEE WHAT OUR CAPACITY IS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A GOOD AMOUNT OF CAPACITY, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE GO OUT AND LEVER UP. BUT I THINK IT'S--. PERHAPS MAYBE WE COULD GET IT ON THE DOCKET, ERIC, TO JUST SHARE THAT WITH ALL THE COUNCIL. SORRY. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, CHRIS, I DON'T--. THERE'S NO QUESTION ON OUR CAPACITY. GOOD PRACTICE, THOUGH, BUT YEAH, NOT THE CONCERN. WHEN WE PRESENT THIS, YOU'RE PRESENTING TO COUNCIL, WE'RE ALSO PRESENTING TO THE PUBLIC, AND I THINK IT WAS WORTH BRINGING UP THAT, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE ALL AGREE WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE BRINGING A BOND TO THE PEOPLE HERE BEFORE-- IN A COUPLE OF YEARS. MM HMM. YEAH. SO WE WOULD RECOMMEND IF WE WANTED TO DO THAT, IT WOULD BE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, FOR SURE. I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK YOU, YOU POINT OUT, WHAT IS THE CAPACITY WITHOUT RAISING TAXES? WELL, YOU KNOW, WE CAN RUN ALL SORTS OF STRESS TESTS AND IT REALLY DEPENDS. [LAUGHTER] I KNOW. YEAH. ABSOLUTELY. WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT THE FULL UNIVERSE, SO WE GOT TO BE CAREFUL ON THAT. [INAUDIBLE] SPECIAL MODELS. [LAUGHTER] RIGHT. YEAH. SO WE CAN GIVE YOU A VERY SPECIFIC ANSWER, BUT THERE WILL HAVE TO BE A CERTAIN SET OF ASSUMPTIONS. I THINK THAT'LL BE BEST WE DO IT LATER. I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO TRY TO [INAUDIBLE] SOMETHING FOR THE PEOPLE. [01:05:05] ANYTHING ELSE, MAYOR? NO, I'M GOOD. I JUST WANT TO RESPOND. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME THEN, PETE, I GUESS WE'RE DONE WITH YOU FOR A LITTLE WHILE, AND THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND LET THE PUBLIC GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE COMMENTS THAT I OFFERED FOR THEM TO MAKE AT THIS POINT IN TIME. SO WITH THAT, THIS IS JUST STRICTLY CITIZENS COMMENTS, JUST LIKE WHAT WE WOULD DO AT THE BEGINNING OF A MEETING. IT'S NOT A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT I DO HAVE QUITE A FEW CARDS UP HERE OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO SPEAK AND THOSE WHO DO NOT WISH TO SPEAK. SO I WILL DO THE ONES FIRST FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO SPEAK, AND WHEN YOU COME FORWARD, IF YOU COULD JUST PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, I'D APPRECIATE IT. THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL THAT I HAVE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM IS JIM KERR. NO, I DON'T NEED TO SPEAK. YOU DON'T? OKAY. [LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT. THE SECOND ONE IS VATSA RAMANATHAN. MY NAME IS VATSA RAMANATHAN, 1407 FARMINGTON DRIVE ALLEN, TEXAS. SO I AM IN FAVOR OF THIS PROPOSAL BECAUSE I WAS PART OF THE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. WHEN I WAS IN THAT GROUP IN 2016, I GOT TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO COME ABOUT WITH THIS BOND PROPOSAL, AND I WAS REALLY VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO COME UP. AND THEN I GOT ON THE LIBRARY BOARD AND THEN AFTER THAT I HAD TO LEAVE THE LIBRARY BOARD FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, BUT--. AND THEN I WANTED TO BE IN TOUCH WITH THE LIBRARY, SO I GOT ON THE ENDOWMENT BOARD. SO WHEN I SAW THAT THERE IS A HUGE AMOUNT OF EXPANSION THAT IS BEING PLANNED FOR THE LIBRARY, I AM STILL EXCITED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF DATA THAT SHOWED THAT THERE IS A LOT OF USAGE OF LIBRARY THAT'S INCREASING AND ALSO WE DEFINITELY NEED THE NUMBER 6 FIRE STATION AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ROADS. SO I AM IN FAVOR OF THIS. SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, VATSA. NEXT, I HAVE KIRSTEN FAIR. HELLO, MY NAME IS KIRSTEN FAIR, I LIVE AT 1431 LUCKENBACH DRIVE IN ALLEN. I'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS ISSUANCE OF BONDS. I AM A FISCAL CONSERVATIVE AND I DON'T JUST IMMEDIATELY VOTE YES TO EVERY BOND PACKAGE, BUT THIS IS VERY NEEDED FOR THIS CITY. I LOVE THE CITY, I'VE LIVED HERE FOR 20 YEARS WITH MY HUSBAND AND MY THREE CHILDREN. THEY WERE ALL BORN HERE. AND I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE NEED FOR THIS EXPANSION OF THE LIBRARY SPECIFICALLY. I THINK ALL OF THE PARTS OF THE ISSUANCE, THE FIRE STATION, THE PARK, MORE PARK SPACE IS WONDERFUL, AND THE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, BUT THE LIBRARY SPECIFICALLY, I'M HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT AS A MOM AND A PATRON OF THE LIBRARY, I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE NEED FOR EXPANSION. I'VE BEEN TO CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS WHERE YOU HAD TO GET THERE AT LEAST AN HOUR EARLY TO GET A TICKET BECAUSE IT WAS VERY LIMITED SPACE AND MANY OTHER PRESENTATIONS IN THE AUDITORIUM. I'VE BEEN TO WORKSHOPS IN THIS SMALL CLASSROOM UPSTAIRS AND I KNOW AND WE ALL KNOW OUR CITY IS GROWING AND THERE'S CONSTANTLY A NEED FOR THIS WONDERFUL HEART OF OUR CITY. WITH THE DOWNTOWN REVIVAL HAPPENING SOON--. WITH THE RECENT SURVEYS, THEY FOUND THAT 60% OF ALL OF THE PEOPLE SAID THAT THE LIBRARY WAS THE NUMBER ONE REASON TO GO DOWNTOWN. IT IS A CULTURAL HUB FOR OUR TOWN AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL, AND I HAVE FAITH IN THE PROPOSALS THAT IT IS FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE, IT'S NOT WASTEFUL. IT'S NOT GOT A LOT OF FLUFF. [01:10:01] IT'S VERY CONSERVATIVE IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO, AND THEY'VE PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO IT. I'VE SEEN THE PRESENTATION FROM THE LIBRARY STAFF AND I'VE SEEN AS A VOLUNTEER BEHIND THE SCENES WHEN I WOULD VOLUNTEER [INAUDIBLE] FRIENDS YEARS AGO, HOW OVERCROWDED THINGS WERE. AND SO I THINK THIS WILL MAKE OUR CITY EVEN STRONGER AND MORE BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL. AND THE MAIN REASON I THINK THAT WE SHOULD ISSUE THESE IS BECAUSE WE HAD A 76% VOTE FOR IT FROM THE CITIZENS. THAT IS CLEARLY THE PEOPLE SPEAKING, AND I THINK WE SHOULD HONOR THAT WISH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, KIRSTEN. NEXT, I HAVE BOB BROWN WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS. MY NAME IS BOB BROWN, I'M AT 1124 SHADY BROOK IN ALLEN. I'D LIKE TO SUPPORT THIS PROPOSAL FOR THE BONDS. PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY SAID THINGS THAT TALK ABOUT WHAT THE BENEFITS ARE, AND I WANTED TO BRING UP SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. THE CITIZENS VOTED FOR THIS. IT WAS OVERWHELMING. IF YOU DON'T SUPPORT THIS, IT SORT OF BREAKS A DISCONNECT BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS, AND I WOULD HATE TO SEE THAT EROSION. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AN ENVIRONMENT NOW WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF TENSION BETWEEN CITIZENS AND GOVERNMENT AND INSTITUTIONS, AND I HATE TO SEE THAT AGGRAVATED HERE. AND YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT ISSUING OTHER BONDS, SO IF YOU RESPOND TO WHAT WE SAID EARLIER, THAT'S FINE. BUT IF YOU DON'T, THEN WHY WOULD YOU PRESENT OTHER BONDS TO US IN THE FUTURE THAT WE WOULD BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD ACTUALLY DO THAT. SO THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO SAY I WAS IN A PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR 12 YEARS, NOT HERE IN A SIMILAR TOWN. AND THIS WAS NEAT BECAUSE WHEN I WAS IN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, IF THAT MANY PEOPLE SHOWED UP, THEY WERE NOT HAPPY WITH US. [LAUGHTER] BUT YOU GET GOOD THINGS AND YOU HAVE CELEBRATIONS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. I KNOW THAT'S A DISTRACTION, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BOB. APPRECIATE IT. NEXT, I HAVE TRENT ARMSTRONG WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR. HI, EVERYONE. TRENT ARMSTRONG, 1233 COVINA COURT ALLEN. HI, SHELLEY. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS. I WAS ON THE LIBRARY BOARD BACK IN 2009 FOR A LITTLE BIT, AND EVEN BACK THEN I WAS REALLY SURPRISED BY THE FOOT TRAFFIC THAT CAME THROUGH THE LIBRARY JUST FOR EACH ONE OF US TO GO IN THE LIBRARY IS NOT A LONG TIME. SO JUST KNOWING THAT THAT MUCH FOOT TRAFFIC, EVEN IN THE LOW TIMES, WOULD COME THROUGH THE LIBRARY, NOT TO MENTION SEASONAL TIME WHEN THE RATES GO WAY UP. SO THAT WAS AN EXCITING THING FOR ME TO SEE BECAUSE OF OUR BEAUTIFUL LIBRARY, BUT ALSO IN 2005, MY SON WAS BORN AND HE ENDED UP BEING AN AVID READER. LOVE THE LIBRARY. MY FAMILY SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH THE LIBRARY. FORGIVE ME FOR SPEAKING AGAIN ABOUT THE SPACE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LIBRARY, BUT WHEN WE WOULD GO TO AN EVENT, WHICH WERE WONDERFUL EVENTS PUT ON BY A DEDICATED STAFF, THEY JUST WOULDN'T HAVE THE SPACE TO ACCOMMODATE EVERYONE. AND SO WHEN WE WOULD SHOW UP, WE WOULD REALIZE, HEY, WE GOT TO SHOW UP ANOTHER 30 MINUTES EARLY NEXT TIME TO GET THE TICKET TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN ATTEND THE EVENT. SO IT'S EXCITING FOR ME TO KNOW THAT THERE WOULD BE MORE SPACE AT THE LIBRARY FOR EVENTS, FOR STUDY GROUPS, FOR MEETINGS, THOSE KIND OF THINGS. AND BASICALLY, MY FAMILY LOVES THE LIBRARY AND I'M SO EXCITED THAT WE HAVE SUCH A WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL LIBRARY FOR OUR CITY. I WANT MORE FAMILIES TO BE ABLE TO LOVE OUR LIBRARY AND WHY WOULD WE NOT WANT TO ADD MORE CAPACITY SO MORE PEOPLE COULD BE INVOLVED? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M VERY, VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF THIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, TRENT. NEXT, I HAVE CAMPBELL GREEN WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM. HELLO. I HAVE MY NOTES ON MY PHONE BECAUSE I'M 24 AND 24 YEAR OLDS HAVE THEIR NOTES ON THEIR PHONE. [LAUGHTER] AND I AGAIN WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE LIBRARY. SO I HAVE BEEN ATTENDING THE ALLEN PUBLIC LIBRARY SINCE I WAS THIS BIG AND THE LIBRARY WAS ALSO THIS BIG WHEN IT WAS HERE. [01:15:01] I HAVE VERY DISTINCT, SPECIAL MEMORIES OF CARTING MYSELF WITH A LITTLE BOOK BAG AND THEN PICKING UP ALL OF THE READING RAINBOW VHS TAPES OFF THE SHELF AND WANTING TO TAKE THEM ALL HOME. AND THEN THE LIBRARY MOVED BECAUSE ALLEN GREW AND IT'S GROWN AGAIN. SO WHEN WE MOVED OVER, I GOT TO EXPLORE MORE OF MY INTERESTS. AS I WAS GETTING OLDER, I REMEMBER BEING PROBABLY IN SECOND OR THIRD GRADE AND I DISCOVERED THE ADULT SECTION, [LAUGHTER] AND IN THE ADULT SECTION I COULD EXPLORE MY INTERESTS OF MY FISH THAT I HAD. AND SO I WOULD TAKE MY SAME LITTLE BOOK BAG AND I WOULD PILE ALL OF MY BOOKS IN ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT FISH THAT I HAD. THEN MY INTERESTS CHANGED TO EYEBALLS, SO I WOULD PICK UP BOOKS ABOUT EYEBALLS, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY WONDERFUL. AND THEN BECAUSE OF THIS, I HAD TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIND A BOOK IN THE LIBRARY AS A CHILD, RIGHT? AND SO WHAT WAS SO SPECIAL ABOUT THIS AS I WAS LEARNING TO BE SELF SUFFICIENT AS A YOUNG PERSON, I WAS LEARNING TO BE RESPONSIBLE, TO CHECK OUT MY BOOKS AND BRING THEM BACK ON TIME, I STILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE WITH THAT ONE, [LAUGHTER] AND THEN PAYING MY FINES WITH MY HARD EARNED ALLOWANCE WHEN I DIDN'T BRING THEM BACK ON TIME. OH, I DIDN'T SAY MY ADDRESS. IT'S 3615 SPRING RUN LANE, MELISSA, TEXAS. AND BECAUSE I LIVE IN MELISSA, TEXAS, I HAVE THE LOVELY PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING THAT YOU CAN HAVE A LIBRARY CARD IF YOU LIVE ANYWHERE IN TEXAS AT THE ALLEN PUBLIC LIBRARY, MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH HAVE THEM. WE HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN, SO WE LOVE TO UTILIZE THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE OFFERED FOR THE SMALL CHILDREN. HOWEVER, IN AGREEMENT WITH EVERYBODY ELSE, IT'S REALLY, REALLY HARD TO LOAD THEM UP AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE AND GET THEM TO THE LIBRARY AND THEN TRY TO CONTAIN THEM REALLY, REALLY WELL WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUR TICKETS AND GET IN THE ROOM AND JUST HOPE THAT WE'VE MADE IT ON TIME THAT WEEK. SO AS ALLEN HAS GROWN, THERE'S BEEN A CLEAR NEED FOR OUR RESOURCES IN THIS AREA TO GROW. SO I FULLY SUPPORT THE LIBRARY EXPANSION. I SUPPORT THE WHOLE BOND ISSUANCE. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT THIS TO ME IS THAT THE LIBRARY IS SUCH A RESOURCE FOR ME AS A YOUNG MOM THAT IT'S A SPACE THAT I CAN GO WITHOUT THE EXPECTATION THAT I'M GOING TO SPEND MONEY AND I CAN ENJOY MY TIME WITH MY FAMILY AND HELP TO TEACH THEM RESPONSIBILITY AS THEY GROW. SO BEING ABLE TO UTILIZE THESE RESOURCES IN AN EXPANDED WAY THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE CITY AND ALL OF US WHO DON'T LIVE IN THE CITY, WHO ALSO LOVE THE LIBRARY AND WHAT IT HAS TO OFFER. SO THAT IS WHAT I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT, I HAVE DAVID BISHOP WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM. MY NAME IS DAVID BISHOP, I LIVE AT 17 BISHOP GATE ALLEN, TEXAS. I THANK YOU ALL FOR SERVING. THIS IS A CHALLENGING TIME IN THE CITY OF ALLEN FOR YOU GUYS TO SERVE AND EVERY ONE OF YOU REALLY PUT OUT A LOT OF EFFORT THERE. I DON'T THINK THAT YOU CAN AFFORD NOT TO INVEST IN THE BOND ELECTION. WE LOSE SO MUCH IF WE PUT OFF ANY OF THESE INVESTMENTS, ND THIS COULD BE THE FIRE STATION. THIS COULD BE ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT THINGS IN THE SERVICES INDUSTRY FOR OUR CITY. EVERYONE IN THE CITY USES ALL OF THESE SERVICES AND THERE IS NO BETTER OR CHEAPER TIME TO INVEST IN THAT THAN NOW. SO THE BOND, EVEN IN THE FUTURE, IF WE DON'T INVEST AND IF WE DON'T--. IF WE'RE NOT IN DEBT, THEN WE'RE NOT BEING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE TO PUSH OURSELVES INTO THE FUTURE BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GET AHEAD WITHOUT THAT TYPE OF INVESTMENT. I KNOW VERY FEW PEOPLE THAT BUY THEIR HOUSES WITH CASH AND SO I WILL SAY I SUPPORT EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR THE SERVICE FOR OUR CITY. I COME HERE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE LIBRARY BECAUSE MY EDUCATION IS A HIGHER LEVEL. THERE IS NO ONE THAT GETS IN A HIGHER LEVEL EDUCATION WITHOUT READING COMPREHENSION THAT THEY DEVELOPED THROUGH THE LIBRARY SYSTEM. WHETHER IT'S IN YOUR SCHOOL, WHETHER IT'S IN THE COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY. THERE ARE A LOT OF HOME SCHOOLED PEOPLE. I MEET A LOT OF PEOPLE, A LOT OF MOTHERS, PARENTS, FATHERS THAT HAVE HOME SCHOOLED CHILDREN, THAT THE LIBRARY IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART TO THEM. THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. IT'S NOT THE SCHOOL LIBRARY. IT'S NOT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY. IT IS OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY. AND IF WE DON'T STAY AHEAD OF THOSE THINGS, THERE IS ANOTHER GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT REALLY NEED THAT HELP AND YOU ARE THE INSTRUMENT THAT ACTUALLY INTRODUCES THAT FOR THEM. SO I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR DECISIONS AND ALL THE WORK THAT EVERY ONE OF YOU DO FOR THE CITY OF ALLEN. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE THAT REALLY APPRECIATE IT. APPRECIATE ALL OF THAT. THANKS AGAIN. THANK YOU, DAVID. AND NEXT, I HAVE ALYCE MCKENZIE, WHO WANTS TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM. [01:20:09] THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU. MY NAME IS ALICE MCKENZIE, I LIVE AT 908 TWIN CREEKS DRIVE IN ALLEN. I TEACH AT SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY. I TEACH THEOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION, AND I DIRECT A CENTER FOR PREACHING EXCELLENCE AT SMU. AND, YOU KNOW, I LOVE ALLEN BECAUSE WHY ELSE WOULD I PUT UP WITH THE COMMUTE? [LAUGHER] WE'VE LIVED HERE, AS I SAY, FOR 23 YEARS, AND I WANT TO SAY JUST A FEW WORDS ABOUT WHY THE LIBRARY IS IMPORTANT TO ME, TO THE CITY AND TO ME PERSONALLY. FOR ONE THING THAT HASN'T BEEN MENTIONED FOR THE EIGHTH YEAR IN A ROW, OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LIBRARY DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION WITH THE 2021 ACHIEVEMENT OF LIBRARY EXCELLENCE AWARD. AND THIS WAS EVEN IN A TIME DURING THE PANDEMIC WHEN IT WAS A VERY ROUGH TIME AND THERE WAS A COMMENDATION TO THE LIBRARY FOR UNIQUE LIBRARY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. AND AS I MENTIONED AT A RECENT WORKSHOP I ATTENDED FOR THE DOWNTOWN STEERING COMMITTEE, ONE OF THE MAIN HIGHLIGHTS THAT PEOPLE CITED WAS THAT THEY LOVED THE LIBRARY, THAT THE LIBRARY WAS THE HEART AND REALLY THE MAIN REASON THAT THEY CAME TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA IN ALLEN. THE BOND PROGRAM, AS HAS BEEN MENTIONED FOR THE LIBRARY, WAS PASSED BY 76%, AND SO THAT SEEMS TO ME TO BE THE PUBLIC SPEAKING. AND THE FINAL THING I'LL SAY IS THAT AS A LIFELONG READER, AS AN AUTHOR, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY THESE DAYS, AS A GRANDMOTHER, I LOVE THE LIBRARY AND I LOVE BOOKS AND I LOVE READING AND I LOVE TO SEE THAT IT GOES ON FROM ONE GENERATION TO ANOTHER. MY MOTHER WAS AN ADVOCATE OF LIBRARIES IN NEW CUMBERLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, WHERE I GREW UP, AND NOW TO SEE MY TWO GRANDSONS COME TO VISIT HERE IN ALLEN, THEY LIVE IN DALLAS. SILAS, WHO'S FOUR, GRAHAM, IS EIGHT. THE FIRST THING THAT THEY ASK WHEN THEY COME IS WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GET TO GO TO THE BIG BLUE LIBRARY? [LAUGHTER] SO I SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE WHOLE ISSUE, BUT SPECIFICALLY THE LIBRARY. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ALYCE. NEXT, I HAVE SEVERAL CARDS OF INDIVIDUALS THAT WANT TO--. OR THEY DO NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT THEY WANT TO RECORD THEIR SUPPORT OF THESE ITEMS, AND I'LL JUST READ OFF THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES. I HAVE EILEEN TOLLETT AT 404 WATSON ALLEN. I HAVE HONORABLE JOE FARMER, 915 PEBBLEBROOK, ALLEN. I HAVE ERNIE PERO, 527 MEFFORD LANE, ALLEN. I HAVE DENNIS DEWET, 529 BULLINGHAM LANE, ALLEN. I HAVE PATTY DEWET, 529 BULLINGHAM, ALLEN. I HAVE BONITA BISHOP, 17 BISHOP GATE ALLEN. I HAVE [INAUDIBLE], 1008 BLANCO DRIVE, ALLEN. LAURA WOOTEN, 1008 BLANCO DRIVE, ALLEN. JIM WALDBAUER, 1014 HOPKINS DRIVE, ALLEN. MAY ASK FOR SOME HELP. EDNA ATKINS, IS THAT CORRECT? OK, ALL RIGHT. 1229 COVINA COURT, ALLEN. GARY HARVEY, 1229 COVINA COURT, ALLEN. JENNIFER GRILLIETTE, 1578 LOST CREEK DRIVE, ALLEN. CRAIG GRILLIETTE, 1578 LOST CREEK DRIVE, ALLEN. NASIMA CHOWDHURY, 428 SPRING AIR DRIVE, ALLEN. SHAHMEEN KHAN, 1618 TULARE DRIVE, ALLEN. CINDY HELLER, 301 CACTUS COURT ALLEN. ANNE FRENCH 523 SEEPORT DRIVE, ALLEN. AND JEFF KACINES, 1108 WINNSBORO COURT, ALLEN. SO THOSE ARE ALL THE CARDS THAT I HAVE. IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. IF NOT, I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE, SO I THINK WE HAVE RECEIVED ALL OF THE CITIZEN INPUT ON THIS ITEM. SO I WILL TURN THE ITEM BACK OVER TO THE COUNCIL. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? IF NOT, I BELIEVE WE NEED AN ORDINANCE NUMBER. ORDINANCE NUMBER [INAUDIBLE] SORRY. 3902-4-22. [01:25:01] MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 3902-4-22 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS SERIES 2022, ESTABLISHING THE PARAMETERS FOR THE SALE AND ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS AND DELEGATING CERTAIN MATTERS TO AUTHORIZED OFFICIALS OF THE CITY. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION, AND A SECOND. DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON? IF SO, PLEASE VOTE NOW. ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SPOKE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THIS BOND SALE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM 5.2, WHICH IS CONDUCT A PUBLIC [5.2 Conduct a Public Hearing and Adopt an Ordinance to Amend the Development Regulations of District F of Planned Development No. 108, with a Base Zoning of Office, Located at the Southwest Corner of the Intersection of Exchange Parkway and Raintree Circle. [Jackrabbit]] HEARING AND ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF DISTRICT F OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT NUMBER 108 WITH THE BASE ZONING OF OFFICE LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF EXCHANGE PARKWAY AND RAINTREE CIRCLE, ALSO CALLED JACKRABBIT. AND WE HAVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR MARC KURBANSADE MAKING THE PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING, MARC. THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. [INAUDIBLE] SEE PEOPLE LEAVING, I THINK I SHARE THE SAME SENTIMENT OF THE GENTLEMAN EARLIER, WHEN I SEE A ROOMFUL OF PEOPLE GET NERVOUS, I STILL GET NERVOUS [LAUGHTER] PEOPLE AND IT'S STILL A COMFORT TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE NOT HERE UPSET, SO. DON'T LOOK NOW, [LAUGHTER] I KNOW I JUST JINXED US ALL FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF MEETINGS, BUT THEY CAN'T HAPPEN BEFORE MAY 10TH, SO. ALL RIGHT. SO THE REQUEST SUMMARY, THIS IS WHAT WAS JUST RIGHT INTO THE RECORD. YOU CAN SEE THE GENERAL LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF EXCHANGE IN BETWEEN WATTERS AND US 75 MORE SPECIFICALLY ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF RAINTREE CIRCLE AND EXCHANGE PARKWAY. THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN A SUBJECT OF A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT ZONING CASES IN THE PAST, SURROUNDING BY PD-54 TO THE EAST AND WEST, WITH BASE ZONING DISTRICTS OF IT AND COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR AND TO NORTH AND SOUTH PD-108 MIXED USE AND OFFICE AND THE SUBJECT PROPERTY DOES HAVE A BASE ZONING DESIGNATION OF OFFICE IN THE PD 108 ZONING DISTRICT. THE OVERALL PROPERTY SIZE 2.5 ACRES, AND WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED HERE IS A RESTAURANT WITH DRIVE IN OR DRIVE THRU. AND SO JUST A LITTLE CLOSER LOOK AT THIS PROPERTY, AND AGAIN, NORTH IS TO THE RIGHT, EXCHANGE PARKWAY YOU CAN SEE NOTED HERE, SO THIS IS TURNED 90 DEGREES. THIS IS A SMALL FORMAT QUICK SERVE COFFEE DRIVE THRU. WE'VE SEEN A COUPLE OF THESE ACTUALLY COME THROUGH IN THE PAST, MOST RECENTLY A SALAD AND GO THAT CAME THROUGH, BUT HAVING THIS TYPE OF USE, WE'RE STARTING TO SEE A FEW MORE OF THESE. AND SO THIS USE IS ABOUT 1,100 SQUARE FEET, SO IT'D WARRANT 11 PARKING SPACES, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THIS SITE IS DEDICATED TO STACKING AND QUEUING. I ASSURE YOU THAT THIS WENT THROUGH OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT DID LOOK AT THIS THROUGH DATA THAT THEY PROVIDED, SO THAT [INAUDIBLE] TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETINGS, THEY DID ANALYZE THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT CAN HANDLE THE STACKING AND QUEUING AND IMPORTANTLY, THAT THAT STACKING CAN BE HANDLED BEFORE IT SPILLS OVER INTO THE FIRE LANE AND OR ADJACENT PROPERTIES. ALSO, TRAFFIC IMPACT WAS ANALYZED AS WELL ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS AT THIS CORNER. KNOW THOSE ACCOMMODATIONS ARE MADE AND ARE REPRESENTED THROUGH THIS PLAN THAT'S BEING BROUGHT FORWARD. THIS NEXT SLIDE IS THE LANDSCAPE PLAN. I DID PUT ON THE LEFT SIDE, THIS IS THE PREVIOUS PLAN THAT WAS PART OF THE CONVENIENCE STORE WITH GAS SALES. I PUT THIS FORWARD NOT FROM THE USE STANDPOINT, BUT FROM THE LANDSCAPING STANDPOINT, I WANTED EVERYBODY TO SEE. AND THIS WAS A STAFF DIRECTIVE AS WE WENT FROM BEFORE AND AFTER . WE TOLD THEM, HEY, LET'S--. YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE A CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR TO THE CURRENT. LET'S KEEP EVERYTHING [INAUDIBLE] POSSIBLE STATIC SO THAT THE ONLY THING THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING IS THE CHANGE IN THE BUILDING AND THE USE ON THAT SMALL SPOT, BUT ALL THE LANDSCAPING, ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT CITY COUNCIL HAS SEEN IN THE PAST, WE'RE NOT REALLY EVALUATING THOSE. I WANT TO MAKE THIS DECISION AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE, AND SO WHAT I'M DOING HERE IS HIGHLIGHTING WHERE THE LANDSCAPE PLAN, PARTICULARLY AROUND THE EXISTING DETENTION POND, WHERE THAT HAS STAYED THE SAME. THERE WERE SOME MINOR MODIFICATIONS [INAUDIBLE] YOU GO ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE OLD CONVENIENT STORE THERE WERE SOME LANDSCAPING THERE THAT INTERNALLY THAT DID CHANGE A LITTLE BIT. BUT THE PERIMETER, THE HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL, THE SIDEWALK, THE LANDSCAPE PLANNING ALONG THE FRONTAGES, ALL OF THAT STAYED THE SAME AND THAT WAS IMPORTANT, SO. [01:30:02] APPEALING TO THE SITE IS THE WEST SIDE AND ALL THE LANDSCAPING. SO KUDOS. AND KUDOS TO THE APPLICANT AS WELL FOR WORKING THROUGH THAT. THAT WAS A LOT OF GIVE AND TAKE WE GO THROUGH THESE AND--. BUT THEY'RE WILLING TO WORK WITH US, SO THAT'S ALWAYS COMFORTING TO HAVE THAT COME FORWARD. SO BUILDING ELEVATIONS, PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. IT'S A SMALL BUILDING. AS I SAID EARLIER, IT'S 1100 SQUARE FEET, SO NOT A LOT TO THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS. ADMITTEDLY, THIS TAKES OFF ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES OF IT BECAUSE WE DON'T LOOK AT THE BELLS AND WHISTLES ON THE SITE, WE LOOK AT THE SIGNAGE AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT COME ALONG WITH IT. THEY WILL MEET OUR LDC REQUIREMENTS, BUT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT HERE IS THE MASONRY AND THE DIFFERENT MATERIALS THAT ARE PROVIDED AND THE DIFFERENT CHANGES IN MATERIALS AND CHANGES IN FACADES. BUT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF ROOM FOR ARTICULATION AND GREAT ARCHITECTURAL TREATMENT ON AN 1100 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING. IT'S FAIRLY SMALL, BUT THEY DID TAKE OPPORTUNITY HERE TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES IN MATERIALS AND YOU CAN SEE THAT BY THE DIFFERENT MATERIALS THAT ARE SHOWN IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER. AS FAR AS THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS GO, SOME PRETTY STANDARD STUFF. HAS TO BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE CONCEPT PLAN THAT I JUST SHOWED YOU THE LANDSCAPE PLAN AND THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS. SO THOSE ARE PRETTY STANDARD THINGS THAT GO ALONG WITH THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. AND THEN DEFINING THIS USE, AND AGAIN, I PROMISE IT WILL BE IN A FUTURE LDC AMENDMENT ONCE WE GOT OUR FEET UNDER US TO BE ABLE TO GET AN LDC AMENDMENT FORWARD TO CITY COUNCIL. THIS WILL BE PART OF IT, BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO DEFINE THIS AS ITS OWN USE SIMPLY BECAUSE THERE'S NO DINING FACILITIES ON THIS PROPERTY. THIS IS STRICTLY ONLY A DRIVE UP OR CARRY OUT OPERATION THAT WILL BE HANDLED HERE. AND OUR CODE REQUIRES THAT YOU HAVE A DINING FACILITY, SO WE'RE MAKING THAT MINOR CHANGE HERE TO ALLOW THAT TO BE EITHER OR AS OPPOSED TO JUST REQUIRING IT. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS THAT THEIR MARCH 15TH MEETING AND STAFF IS ALSO RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST. I KNOW THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE, MR. HICKS, IS HERE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING. DOES NOT HAVE A FORMAL PRESENTATION THOUGH. IS HE HERE? OH, KEVIN PATEL, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MARC OR THE PROPONENT PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING? IF NOT, I GUESS WE'LL DO THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TALK TO YOU IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE REQUEST TO PLEASE COME FORWARD, STATE THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND I DO HAVE TWO CARDS. ONE WAS FOR DAVID HICKS, WHO WANTED TO SPEAK IN FAVOR, AND I NOTICED I DID NOT SEE HIM [LAUGHTER] OH, MY GOSH. OH, NO. OKAY. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ON CAMERA, RIGHT? [LAUGHTER] MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR, MY NAME IS JACK RABBIT, I LIVE AT 401 WOODLAKE ALLEN, TEXAS, IN THE GRASS. I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE CHANGE IN ZONING FROM A FUELING STATION AND CONVENIENCE STORE TO A DEDICATED, WELL DESIGNED DRIVE THRU COFFEE SHOP. HIGH QUALITY COFFEE HAS BEEN SHOWN TO HELP BUNNIES BE MORE ALERT, HOP HIGHER AND EAT LESS OF YOUR LANDSCAPING. ALTHOUGH YOU APPROVED THE FUELING STATION IN AN EARLIER CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN THE PREVIOUS MEETING, THE SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENTS, BOTH THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS ARE IN SUPPORT OF THIS. THIS WILL BE ARCHITECTURALLY BENEFICIAL AND I THINK WE PROBABLY DON'T REALLY NEED ANOTHER GAS STATION CONVENIENCE STORE. SO WE'RE VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF THIS. AND I'D APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DAVID. THANK YOU, MR. RABBIT. WILL THERE BE PHOTO OPS WITH THE JACKRABBIT AFTER THE MEETING? NEXT PERSON IS KEVIN PATEL. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. KEVIN PATEL, 1782 WEST MCDERMOTT DRIVE ALLEN, TEXAS, 75013. I AM HERE TO ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL QUESTION YOU MIGHT HAVE FOR THIS PROJECT. WELL, I GUESS TECHNICAL STANDPOINT, I WAS JUST PLEASED TO KNOW THAT BECAUSE I THINK COMMISSIONER SHAIKH BROUGHT UP THE POINT DURING THE PNZ MEETING ABOUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DIAGRAM AND YOU LOOK AT THE DRIVE THROUGH AND THE STACKING ELEMENT OF IT, THAT IT REMINDS ME OF SOME [01:35:06] OTHER AREAS THAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE STARBUCKS OF THE WORLD AND [INAUDIBLE] AND IT SOUNDS TO ME THAT YOU'VE STUDIED THAT REALLY WELL AND THAT YOU'RE VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE CARS. I MEAN, I, FULL DISCLOSURE MR. JACKRABBIT, I'VE NEVER BEEN IN A JACKRABBIT, SO I DON'T KNOW. BUT IF IT'S POPULAR, YOU KNOW, YOU'D HATE TO SEE CARS FLOATING OUT ON EXCHANGE, RIGHT? SO I'M GUESSING YOU CAN SPEAK TO THAT, BUT I'M JUST PLEASED THAT YOU'VE STUDIED THAT. SURE. SO WE HAD A PROFESSIONAL TRAFFIC ENGINEER WHO DID THIS QUEUING ANALYSIS FOR THIS PROJECT. THIS, BY THE WAY, THIS IS THE FIRST JACKRABBIT COFFEE SHOP FOR--. IT'S A 7-ELEVEN PRODUCT. IT'S GOING TO BE THE FIRST ONE IN DALLAS-FORT WORTH, EVEN [INAUDIBLE] IT'S PROBABLY IT'S GOING TO BE THE FIRST ONE IN TEXAS, BECAUSE THERE IS ONE BEHIND--. THE ONE IN DENTON, IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO START AFTER THIS PARTICULAR ONE. SO THIS IS THE FIRST LOCATION AND 7-ELEVEN AND JACKRABBIT, BOTH OF THEM ARE EXCITED TO BE AT THIS LOCATION. AND LIKE I SAID, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS R&S ENGINEERING DID THE FULL ANALYSIS, QUEUING ANALYSIS, STACKING AND QUEUING ANALYSIS, AND WE ARE PROPOSING ALMOST ABOUT 25 CAR STACKING AND WE HAVE THE MOBILE APP LANE AS WELL AS THE SERVICE TIME OF ABOUT 4 TO 6 MINUTES. WE WENT THROUGH THE BACK AND FORTH WITH JOSEPH COTTON AT THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. HE REVIEWED IT, HIS STAFF REVIEWED IT, AND THEY ALL PASSED IT, AND AFTER THAT WE CAME IN FRONT OF THE--. WENT IN FRONT OF THE PNC AND CITY COUNCIL. I'D LIKE TO ECHO WHAT CARL SAID ABOUT THE LANDSCAPING. I'M GLAD YOU KEPT THE LANDSCAPING STRUCTURE THE WAY IT WAS. WE ALSO DISCUSSED LAST TIME THE 7-ELEVEN CAME ALONG ABOUT THAT DETENTION POND, AND HOPEFULLY ONE OF THESE DAYS WE CAN FILL THAT UP AS WELL. BUT I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE CONCEPT AND I THINK IT'LL FIT REAL WELL WHERE IT'S GOING. YES, SIR. AND WITH THIS ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING AROUND THE DETENTION POINT, IT WILL SCREEN THE DETENTION POND VERY WELL. RIGHT NOW, THERE IS NO TREES AROUND THE DETENTION POUND. WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT, SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPING ALONG THE RAINTREE AS WELL AS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PROPERTY AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE PROPERTY. I THINK WITH THAT THERE WILL BE AN ADEQUATE SCREENING FOR THE DETENTION POUND. PLUS 7-ELEVEN WILL MAINTAIN THAT AREA OR JACKRABBIT WILL MAINTAIN THAT AREA VERY WELL. PERIODICALLY THEY'LL HAVE TO CLEAN OR AT LEAST MOW THE GRASS WITHIN THE POND. SO IT'S GOING TO--. IT'S DEFINITELY GOING TO BE BETTER SITUATION THAN WHAT'S RIGHT [INAUDIBLE]. YEAH. TOTALLY AGREE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU. DAREN, YOU HAD SOMETHING? YEAH. SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU CAN HOUSE 25 CUSTOMERS DRIVING THROUGH THERE, CORRECT? YES, SIR. YEP. AND THEN WHAT'S YOUR AVERAGE? WHAT DO YOU ANTICIPATE YOUR AVERAGE TURN PER CUSTOMER? SO BASED ON THE QUEUING ANALYSIS, WHAT WE HAVE ANTICIPATED ABOUT 4 TO 6 MINUTES SERVICE TIME, AND FOR THE THIRD LANE, MOBILE APP LANE, PROBABLY ABOUT 3 MINUTES, LESS THAN 3 MINUTES. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING. 7-ELEVEN IS ANTICIPATING FAR MORE AGGRESSIVE THAN THE 4 TO 6 MINUTE, BUT BASED ON THE TRAFFIC IMPACT--. I MEAN, NOT TRAFFIC, QUEUING ANALYSIS, THEIR TRAFFIC ENGINEER IS COMFORTABLE WITH THE 4 TO 6 MINUTES SERVICE TIME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE? I'M GOOD. I WAS GOING TO SAY, I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU PUT SO MUCH DETAILED EFFORT TOWARDS LOOKING AT THE QUEUING AND ALL. IT LOOKS VERY ROBUST. SO I'M GLAD WITH THAT. DEFINITELY GLAD WITH MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING THE LANDSCAPING ON THE DRAINAGE AREA THERE, BUT ALSO I'M ESPECIALLY GLAD THAT WE MAINTAINED THAT NEW RIGHT TURN LANE GOING EASTBOUND ON EXCHANGE, WHICH I THINK HELPS IMPROVE THAT CORNER AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. HEY, MARC, CAN YOU SHOW US ONE MORE TIME THE EXIT [INAUDIBLE] TO THIS PROPERTY? SO, EXIT WILL BE A RIGHT IN/RIGHT OUT RIGHT HERE OFF OF RAINTREE. AGAIN, NORTH IS TO THE RIGHT AND THEN THE OTHER ENTRANCE POINT WILL COME THROUGH EITHER ADJACENT PROPERTY THROUGH ACROSS ACCESS EASEMENT--. SO IT'S NOT COMING THROUGH THIS PROPERTY, IT'S COMING THROUGH THE ADJACENT PROPERTY, IS THAT CORRECT? ONE OF THE ENTRANCES WILL HAVE A CROSS ACCESS THROUGH THAT. ABSOLUTELY. THAT WILL BE PART OF IT. WE DID LOOK AT THAT AS WELL, AND SOME OF THE PEAK TIMES FOR THIS ADJACENT PROPERTY VERSUS THE PEAK TIMES FOR HERE ARE COMPLIMENTARY. SO 6:30-7:00 IN THE MORNING AT PEAK TIME, MEDICAL OFFICE IS NOT RUNNING INTO PEAK HOUR TIME AS WELL. SO THERE ARE SORT OF COMPLIMENTARY TIMES CERTAINLY ON THAT EASTBOUND GOING [01:40:01] TO [INAUDIBLE], IF YOU WILL. AND ALSO THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DRIVE PAST THAT AND USE THE RIGHT IN, RIGHT OUT AS WELL. SO WE DON'T FEEL THAT THAT WOULD BE DETRIMENT TO THAT MEDICAL OFFICE COMPLEX AS FAR AS USING THAT AS A MAIN ENTRANCE POINT? NOPE. AND WE WILL ALSO MONITOR THAT AS WE GO THROUGH, RIGHT? MONITORED MAINLY FROM THE BACK UP, NOT NECESSARILY DETRIMENTAL HERE AS FAR AS THE CROSS ACCESS BECAUSE THIS IS A PUBLIC ACCESS, BUT MONITOR IT BECAUSE IT IS A FIRE LANE THAT THE STACKING AND QUEUING DOESN'T BLEED OUT INTO IT AND START TO OBSTRUCT IT. FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE PROPONENT? IF NOT, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS REQUEST THAT DID NOT SUBMIT A CARD? IF SO, THEN I WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TURN THE MATTER OVER TO THE COUNCIL. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, IF WE COULD HAVE AN ORDINANCE NUMBER ORDINANCE NUMBER 3903-4-22. I WOULD NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. MAYOR, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 3903-4-22. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON? IF SO, PLEASE VOTE NOW. AND THIS ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PROPONENTS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE SPEEDY CONSTRUCTION OF JACKRABBIT. DID I SKIP ONE? YOU DID? OKAY. [5.3 Conduct a Public Hearing and Adopt an Ordinance to Amend the Development Regulations of Tract 1 of Planned Development No. 58, with a Base Zoning of Shopping Center, Located at 1300 N. Central Expressway.] ALL RIGHT. SO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS 5.3, WHICH IS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF TRACT 1 OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT NUMBER 58 WITH THE BASE ZONING OF SHOPPING CENTER LOCATED AT 1300 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY. AND MARC, YOU'RE UP. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND THIS PROPERTY, THIS IS THE ITEM THAT WAS JUST RIGHT INTO THE RECORD, AND THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT OF CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY AND EXCHANGE PARKWAY. JUST HOPPING ACROSS 75 HERE. YOU CAN SEE IT'S ABOUT 1000 FEET OR SO NORTH OF THE EXCHANGE PARKWAY, RIGHT OF WAY. IT IS AN EXISTING BUILDING. THE EXISTING--. THE MAIN TENANT THERE IS AMPHENOL TENANT. THERE'S ALSO A DESTINATION DALLAS GYM THERE AS WELL. THIS PROPERTY DID COME UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP AND ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. AND SO PART OF THAT NEW OWNERSHIP CHANGE OVER THE PROPERTY IS OPERATING WITH AN EXISTING CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. IT'S PRIMARILY OFFICE USE IN THERE, BUT THERE'S A SMALL ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING ASSEMBLY PORTION OF THAT, THAT FOOTPRINT. THE NEW PROPERTY OWNER WANTED TO RUN THROUGH THE PLANT DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT TO ALLOW ELECTRONIC MANUFACTURING ASSEMBLY BY RIGHT. SO THAT'S WHAT THE IMPETUS IS OF THIS. THE USE IS STILL OCCUPYING AS AN ALLOWED USE ON ITS CURRENT CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. IT IS SURROUNDED BY A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT USES, BUT PRIMARILY WITHIN PD-58 TO THE SOUTH SHOPPING CENTER BASE, WHICH THIS PROPERTY ALSO DOES RETAIN, AND THEN TO THE EAST COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROPERTIES. HIGHLIGHTED HERE REALLY ARE THE TWO CHANGES TO THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. THIS IS A PRETTY SIMPLE PLAN DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT REQUEST. ONE, AS I SAID EARLIER, IS TO ALLOW ELECTRONIC MANUFACTURING ASSEMBLY BY RIGHT, AND THE SECOND ONE IS WHILE THIS USE ISN'T CURRENTLY OCCUPYING THE BUILDING, BUT IT IS TO ALLOW AN OFFICE SHOWROOM WAREHOUSE USE. BUT THEY ARE ADDING ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS ON THERE THAT SAY THAT MAXIMUM OF 75% OF THAT OFFICE SHOWROOM WAREHOUSE CAN BE WAREHOUSE, THE REST HAS TO BE DEDICATED TO OFFICE. THIS DOES FALL IN LINE WITH THE REGULATIONS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED [INAUDIBLE] PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THE SOUTH HERE. AS YOU RECALL, THEY WENT THROUGH WITH THE THREE INDIVIDUAL OFFICE SHOWING WAREHOUSE BUILDINGS THAT CAME IN. SO IT HAS A SIMILAR MAKEUP TO THOSE SHOULD THAT TYPE OF USE OCCUPY THIS BUILDING AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE. BUT THAT'S REALLY THE GIST OF THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, [INAUDIBLE] LOOKING AT THE SITE ITSELF, AS YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL BUILT OUT AND CURRENTLY OCCUPIED. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST AT THE MARCH 15TH MEETING. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE IS HERE, MS. MEADE? AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT BECAUSE MS. MEADE AND I HAVE ONLY TALKED TO HER ON THE PHONE. SHE TRAVELED FROM AUSTIN TO COME UP HERE. I'VE NOT YET MET HER IN PERSON YET, SO I'VE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY. SO MS. MEADE IS HERE AS WELL REPRESENTING THE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP ON THIS PROPERTY. COUNCIL, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MARC OR THE PROPONENT PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST [01:45:03] THIS REQUEST TO PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TURN THE MATTER BACK OVER TO THE COUNCIL. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? IF NOT, I WOULD ASK FOR AN ORDINANCE NUMBER. ORDINANCE NUMBER 3904-4-22. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. MR. MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 5.3. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON? IF SO, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE NOW. ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PROPONENT. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR NEW VENTURE. [6.1 Calendar.] NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO LOOK AT ITEM 6.1, WHICH IS THE CALENDAR. WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS LISTED THERE. APRIL 16TH, THE GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP THAT WAS REFERRED TO EARLIER, 8:00 IN THE MORNING TO 1:00 PM HERE AT ALLEN CITY HALL. THAT'S A GREAT EVENT. I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO GET OUT AND PARTICIPATE IN THAT IN ONE FORM OR FASHION. THEN APRIL 25TH TO MAY 3RD, OBVIOUSLY IS THE CITY OF ALLEN GENERAL ELECTION EARLY--. WELL, THE EARLY VOTING PERIOD FROM 25TH OF APRIL TO MAY 3RD WITH ELECTION DAY ON MAY 7TH FROM 7 A.M. TO 7:00 PM. ARE THERE ANY OTHER CALENDAR ITEMS? A FEW OF THE THREE CONCEPT PLANS BEING PRESENTED FOR THE ALLEN DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION NEXT WEEKEND. THESE CONCEPTS REFLECT PUBLIC FEEDBACK RECEIVED TO DATE. THREE SESSIONS WILL BE OFFERED TO IN-PERSON AT ALLEN CITY HALL ON APRIL THE 21ST AT 7:00 PM AND THE 23RD AT 10 A.M. AND A VIRTUAL SESSION ON APRIL 25TH AT 7:00 PM. YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE AT DOWNTOWNALLEN.COM. SORRY. ANY OTHER CALENDAR ITEMS? I JUST WANT TO SAY HAPPY EASTER TO EVERYBODY THIS SUNDAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. HAPPY EASTER. NEXT ITEM IS 6.2 ITEMS OF INTEREST. [6.2 Items of Interest.] I WILL GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT OF ITEM OF INTEREST. AND APRIL 13TH IS A VERY SPECIAL DAY IN THE CITY OF ALLEN. IT IS SHELLEY GEORGE'S BIRTHDAY. OH, HAPPY BIRTHDAY. [APPLAUSE] YEAH, THE MAYOR, BUT IF YOU SING TO ME, YOU HAVE TO SING TO [INAUDIBLE]. HER BIRTHDAY WAS YESTERDAY. OH, HAPPY BIRTHDAY. YEAH. WELL, MAYOR, I DO HAVE AN ITEM OF INTEREST HERE. I'D LIKE TO--. I TRY NOT TO MISS THE PROMOTION CEREMONIES FOR OUR FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT I COULDN'T MAKE IT. SO I WANT TO CONGRATULATE LIEUTENANT JASON ERTER. I HOPE I SAID THAT CORRECTLY, SERGEANT MATTHEW KOEHRSEN. YOU KNOW HOW TO SAY THAT, [INAUIDIBLE]. THERE YOU GO. AND CORPORATE NOLAN MURRAY FOR THEIR RECENT PROMOTIONS WITH THE ALLEN POLICE DEPARTMENT. I COULDN'T MAKE IT. I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] THAT WAS A GREAT CEREMONY, BY THE WAY, AND WHAT WAS ALLUDED TO WHEN WE WERE DOING PROCLAMATIONS FOR THE CALL CENTER AND ALL, YOU KNOW, THEY TALKED ABOUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AWARD CEREMONY. AND I TELL YOU WHAT, WHEN YOU SIT THERE AND LISTEN TO ALL THE AWARDS THAT THEY GET AND WHY THEY GOT THE AWARDS, ESPECIALLY THE LIFE SAVING AND EVERYTHING ELSE, IT'S A VERY HUMBLING EXPERIENCE BECAUSE YOU'RE JUST LIKE, WOW, WE HAVE SOME REALLY GREAT PEOPLE. I MEAN, THE BEST OF THE BEST. WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE FOR THAT. YES. AND WE KEEP ATTRACTING MORE. THAT'S WHAT'S SO AMAZING ABOUT THAT. I WOULD WANT TO MAKE A NOTE OF A COUPLE OF ITEMS. ONE IS, THIS LAST WEEK, THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF COLLIN COUNTY HAD A FUNDRAISER [INAUDIBLE] RAISED OVER 100--. NOT 100. RAISED OVER $1,000,000 TOWARDS THEIR EFFORTS IN ONE NIGHT. WOW. THEY HAD SOME BIG HITTERS THERE, I'LL TELL YOU THAT. YEAH, SOME BIG-- NO, PETE WAS NOT THERE. [LAUGHTER] YEAH. I MEAN, HEAVY HITTERS. THESE ARE [INAUDIBLE]. NO. [LAUGHTER] I'M TEASING YOU, PETE. I'M TEASING YOU. YOU CAN GET BACK AT ME SOME OTHER TIME. THE OTHER THING IS, I HAD AN INTERESTING OPPORTUNITY THIS WEEKEND. THE ALLEN MASONIC LODGE HAD A FOOD PACKAGING EVENT WHERE THEY PACKAGED OVER 28,000 MEALS [01:50:01] TO SEND TO REFUGEES FROM THE UKRAINE WAR, AND SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY SPECIAL. THEIR LODGE IS A VERY SMALL BUILDING, PACK IN THERE. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, THEY HAD THOSE LITTLE PACKAGING LINES IN EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY OF THAT BUILDING, AND EVERYBODY WAS VERY EFFICIENT AND EVERYBODY WAS, YOU KNOW, VERY DEDICATED TOWARDS THE PURPOSE OF THIS PARTICULAR FOOD PACKAGING PROGRAM. SO I WAS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST? ONE MORE THING I ALMOST FORGOT. THE 8TH WAS THE BIRTHDAY OF EBENEZER ALLEN, THE NAMESAKE OF OUR TOWN, AND WE HAD QUITE A FEW PROCLAMATIONS [INAUDIBLE] WE'LL GET TO THAT, I KNOW, BUT I JUST WANTED TO POINT IT OUT THAT HIS BIRTHDAY HAS JUST PASSED THE NAMESAKE OF OUR TOWN. NICE LITTLE HISTORICAL FACT THERE. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? IF NOT, I AM GOING TO SAY THAT OUR MEETING IS ADJOURNED UNLESS SOMEONE OBJECTS TO IT. SECOND. [LAUGHTER] THIRD. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE OFFICIALLY ADJOURNED. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.