[00:00:03] >> I HAD CALLED THE ALLEN CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER AND [1. Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present.] ANNOUNCE THAT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT TONIGHT. IF EVERYBODY WOULD PLEASE RISE, WE'RE GOING TO JOIN IN ON THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. ALLEN VFW POST 2195 IS GOING TO BE PRESENTING THE COLORS THIS EVENING. [BACKGROUND] PLEASE BE SEATED. [BACKGROUND] [3.1 Presentation of a Blue Star Flag to family members of Allen service personnel currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.] ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THAT I THINK THE CITY OF ALLEN HAS EVER DONE IS TO DO THE BLUE STAR PROGRAM. I'LL TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. THE BLUE STAR PROGRAM IS A PROGRAM THAT WAS STARTED BACK IN 1917 DURING WORLD WAR I. THERE WAS AN ARMY CAPTAIN NAMED ROBERT QUEISSER WHO HAD TWO SONS WHO WERE SERVING OVERSEAS IN WORLD WAR I. HE THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE SOME SYMBOL TO REPRESENT THE FACT THAT HE HAD TWO SONS SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES. SO HE CREATED THE BLUE STAR THAT WE KNOW OF TODAY. WELL, LATER IT BECAME VERY POPULAR DURING WORLD WAR I AND HE ACTUALLY PATENTED THE IDEA, WHICH WAS A GOOD THING FOR HIM BECAUSE IT EVENTUALLY BECAME ADOPTED BY THE US GOVERNMENT AND HAS BEEN A VERY STRONG PROGRAM EVER SINCE. THE CITY OF ALLEN DID THIS ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO AND FOR SOME REASON IT JUST STOPPED FOR A WHILE. BUT WE'VE RESTARTED IT HERE IN THE LAST YEAR-AND-A-HALF, AND I'M GLAD THAT WE DID THAT. THE GREAT THING ABOUT IT IS, IS THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T RECOGNIZE OR KNOW WHEN FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY HAVE LOVED ONES THAT ARE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES. BEING ABLE TO FOLLOW THAT TRADITION OF DISPLAYING THE BLUE STAR IN A WINDOW AT YOUR HOME SO WHEN PEOPLE DRIVE BY YOUR HOUSE, THEY CAN SEE AND RECOGNIZE THAT YOU'RE IN THAT CATEGORY. THE GOOD THING ABOUT THAT IS, IS THAT WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THAT WHEN INDIVIDUALS HAVE LOVED ONES SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES, THAT THEY GO THROUGH A LOT OF TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T. WHEN YOU HAVE A LOVED ONE THAT'S SERVING OVERSEAS, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR STATUS IS, YOU CAN'T COMMUNICATE WITH THEM ALL THE TIME. THEY MAY BE OUT IN THE WILDERNESS SOMEPLACE. YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE THEY ARE AND THEY'RE IN HARMS WAY. THIS IS A GOOD WAY TO RECOGNIZE THEM, TO RESPECT THEM, AND THEN ALSO TO BE A FRIEND TO THEM IN THEIR TIME OF NEED. WITH THAT, WE HAVE ONE BLUE STAR THAT WE'RE GOING TO ISSUE TONIGHT. I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY THAT THE BLUE STAR FLAG ACTUALLY COMES WITH UP TO FOUR STARS. WE HAVE HAD AT LEAST ONE OR TWO PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF ALLEN THAT HAVE HAD FOUR STARS ON THEIR BLUE STAR FLAG. WE HAVE SOME VERY DEDICATED PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY WITH THEIR YOUTH THAT ARE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES. YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET MORE IF YOU WANT THEM. BUT THE STANDARD IS FOUR. IF YOU WANT TO GET IT CUSTOMED AND DO FIVE OR SIX OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU CAN DO THAT AS WELL. TONIGHT I'M GOING TO INVITE THE FAMILY OF GRACE CARNLEY TO COME FORWARD AND WE WILL PRESENT THEM WITH A CERTIFICATE AND THEIR BLUE STAR. [00:05:12] THANK YOU. [OVERLAPPING] GO AHEAD AND STAND OVER THERE. THIS EVENING, I WANT TO PRESENT A CERTIFICATE OF HONOR PRESENTED TO HONOR GRACE CARNLEY, LANCE CORPORAL IN THE MARINE CORPS IN RECOGNITION AND GRATEFUL APPRECIATION FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR GREAT NATION DURING TIMES OF WAR, CONFLICT, AND PEACE. PRESENTED THIS 14TH DAY OF JUNE 2022 BY THE MAYOR, KENNETH FULK. THANK YOU Y'ALL. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE]. >> IF YOU CARE TO SAY ANYTHING AT THIS POINT IN TIME, YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO SO. >> THANK YOU. HE GETS A LITTLE TEARY. [LAUGHTER] GRACE GRADUATED FROM ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL IN 2020, THE YEAR WITH ALL THE CRAZINESS. SHE HAS SAID THAT IF YOU CAN SERVE AND YOU'RE ABLE TO SERVE, YOU SHOULD SERVE. WHEN PEOPLE SAY WHY, SHE'S LIKE, WHY NOT ME. I'M VERY PROUD OF HER AND SHE IS IN THE MARINE CORPS SCHOOL FOR AIR CREW RIGHT NOW. SHE'S LEARNING TO SERVE IN THAT CAPACITY. SHE WAS IN ACTUALLY PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA BOOT CAMP. BUT IT TOOK HER 14 MONTHS TO GET THROUGH BOOT CAMP BECAUSE OF TWO INJURIES AND SHE REFUSED TO GIVE UP. I'M JUST REALLY PROUD AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE CITY OF ALLEN FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HONORED THIS WAY AND FOR GRACE TO BE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU FOR HER SERVICE AND THANK YOU FOR TELLING HER STORY. APPRECIATE. WE CAN RECOGNIZE [3.2 Recognition of Phillips Home Improvements and Andrews Distributing Company of North Texas for their partnership commitment to Market Street Allen USA Presented by Credit Union of Texas.] TWO SPONSORS OF OUR ALLEN USA MARKET STREET CELEBRATION. >> SHOULD I USE THIS MIC HERE? >> WELL, YOU CAN USE. HOW ABOUT THIS ONE? >> MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, WE HAVE SEVERAL MINI GREAT PARTNERS THAT HELP US OFFSET OUR COSTS FOR THE CITY OF ALLEN. TODAY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CHANCE TO RECOGNIZE A COUPLE OF OUR PARTNERS THAT HAVE BEEN OUTSTANDING FOR US. ONE IS A NEWBIE TO THE COMMUNITY. THEY JUST MOVED TO THE CITY OF ALLEN. THEIR NAME IS PHILIPS HOME IMPROVEMENT AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE OUR FOOD COURT SPONSOR FOR ALLEN USA. THEY CAME IN AND THEY SAID, "HOW CAN WE HELP OUR COMMUNITY?", AND I SAID, "I'VE GOT A GREAT WAY TO DO THAT. YOU CAN PARTNER WITH US OVER HERE AND WE CAN MOST CERTAINLY WELCOME YOU GUYS TO THE CITY OF ALLEN." I'D LIKE TO ASK ROCHELLE AND JASON TO COME ON UP HERE. THEY ARE OUR PARTNERS FOR OUR FOOD COURT PARTNER, AND I'LL INTRODUCE OUR OTHER PARTNER. OUR OTHER PARTNER AS WELL IS ANDREWS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY. THEY CAME ON BOARD OVER 10 YEARS AGO. ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS JUST SAY, CAN YOU HELP US AND THEY'VE BEEN THERE FOR US DAY IN, DAY OUT. CAESAR GARZA, IF YOU CAN COME UP HERE, HAS BEEN MY KEY POINT CONTACT AND HE'S BEEN FANTASTIC AND WE JUST HAVE A PLEASURE TO HAVE HIM HERE. ALSO, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE SILVANA BEST OVER HERE. SHE'S ON BEHALF OF OUR TEAM WITH THE SPECIAL EVENTS TEAM. THEY CALL US TOVANA. IF YOU SEE ME IN THE PUBLIC, I MAY NOT ANSWER THAT, BUT I WANT TO SAY THAT SHE'S PART OF MAKING THIS HAPPEN AS WELL. WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR GREAT PARTNERSHIP AND WE HOPE TO HAVE YOU MANY YEARS. SINCE 2012, ANDREWS HAS BEEN OUR VIP SPONSOR, SO WE THANK THEM VERY MUCH, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU TONY. APPRECIATE IT. [APPLAUSE] I HAVE CERTIFICATES TO PRESENT TO BOTH OF YOU, SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND READ THOSE. FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR OF CITY OF ALLEN, CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION. THIS CERTIFICATE IS PROUDLY PRESENTED TO PHILIPS HOME IMPROVEMENT IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR PARTNERSHIP, GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION, AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE FOR THE CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. >> THANK YOU. >> WELCOME. [BACKGROUND] THANK YOU, STAY HERE, ONE MORE. [00:10:03] ONE FOR ANDREWS DISTRIBUTING CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION. CERTIFICATE TO PROUDLY PRESENTED TO ANDREW'S DISTRIBUTING COMPANY AND RECOGNITION OF THEIR PARTNERSHIP, GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE FROM THE CITY OF ALLEN [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH, WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND HELP. >> THANK YOU. >> I THINK NEXT WE HAVE REBECCA VICE, [3.3 Recognition of the City of Allen 2021 Excellence in P.R.I.D.E. (People First, Respect, Integrity, Deliver, and Excel) Award Winners.] ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, WHO'S GOING TO COME FORWARD AND THERE SHE IS. I'M LOOKING OVER HERE. [LAUGHTER]. >> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS REBECCA VICE, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. I'M HONORED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO PRESENT THE EXCELLENCE IN P.R.I.D.E AWARD WINNERS FOR 2021. [BACKGROUND] IN 2003, THE CITY OF ALLEN ESTABLISHED A PROGRAM TO RECOGNIZE AND REWARD OUR EMPLOYEES WHO GO THE EXTRA MILE TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE. PRIDE IS AN ACRONYM FOR PEOPLE FIRST, RESPECT, INTEGRITY, DELIVER AN EXCEL. IN OUR ORGANIZATION, THESE ARE NOT WORDS ON A POSTER. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE STANDARD TO WHICH WE HOLD OURSELVES AND EACH OTHER ACCOUNTABLE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, EMPLOYEES RECOGNIZE EACH OTHER FOR EXHIBITING THOSE CORE VALUES. THEY DO THIS ON THE SPOT AWARDS AND TEAM AWARDS AND OTHERS, BUT THE EXCELLENCE IN P.R.I.D.E AWARD IS BY FAR THE TOP ANNUAL AWARD GIVEN TO FIVE EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING SERVICE, DEDICATION, AND COMMITMENT TO OUR ORGANIZATION AND OUR COMMUNITY. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THE 2021 PRIDE AWARD RECIPIENTS AND PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF EACH OF THEIR NOMINATIONS. I WILL ALSO PAUSE HERE AND SAY THAT OUR AWESOME TEAM AT ACTV WILL CREATE A VIDEO VIGNETTE FOR EACH OF THE AWARD WINNERS, AND WE'LL BE SHARING THOSE ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. YOU'LL GET A LITTLE BIT BETTER PICTURE WATCHING THAT VIDEO THAN I COULD POSSIBLY PROVIDE. WITH THAT, I'LL START WITH OUR FIRST AWARD RECIPIENT AND THAT IS LE'ANNE WHITAKER. LE'ANNE WORKS IN HUMAN RESOURCES WHERE SHE SUPPORTS CITY STAFF ACROSS THE CONTINUUM OF THEIR CAREERS, FROM HIRING TO PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS TO ASSISTING AND PERFORMANCE CONCERNS. LE'ANNE IS A PROVEN, RELIABLE HR RESOURCE WHO WORKS TO PROVIDE BETTER EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER OUTCOMES IN ALL OF HER AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY. LE'ANNE EXCELS IN HER ROLE EACH AND EVERY DAY. LE'ANNE PLEASE JOIN US UP TO THE FRONT. [APPLAUSE] >> CONGRATULATION. >> IN THE COUNT OF THREE, 1, 2, 3. [NOISE] THANK YOU. >> JOSEPH STRAND STARTED OFTEN COMMUNITY SERVICES BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO PARKS AND RECREATION. IN BOTH DEPARTMENTS, JOSEPH HAS PROVEN TO BE AN ASSET TO THE CITY. HE HAS BEEN A MENTOR TO COWORKERS TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR ROLES. HE RECENTLY JOINED THE PRIDE COMMITTEE, SO HE CAN INCLUDE THE PERSPECTIVE AND VOICES OF OUR FIELD STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE PRIDE EVENTS AND INITIATIVES WERE INCLUSIVE AND REACH THEM AS WELL. IT EVIDENCED EVERYTHING THAT HE DOES, THAT HE DEFINITELY HAS A PUPIL FIRST MENTALITY. JOSEPH, PLEASE JOIN US AT THE FRONT. [APPLAUSE] >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> SANDRA MACK WORKS IN UTILITY BILLING. FOR 15 YEARS NOW, SANDRA HAS SERVED AS THE POINTED END OF THE SPEAR, MANAGING CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND IS NOW THE DIVISIONS CUSTOMER SERVICE COORDINATOR. THIS LATEST PROMOTION MEANS THAT SHE GETS VIRTUALLY NONE OF THE EASY CALLS. DAILY, SHE HAS DEFINITELY USE HER WELL HONED SKILLS AT LISTENING AND EMPATHIZING, AND SHE IS DEDICATED TO DELIVERING OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE. SANDRA MACK, PLEASE JOIN US. [APPLAUSE] >> CONGRATULATIONS, SANDRA. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> UNFORTUNATELY, ELLEN ATAIE CANNOT BE WITH US THIS EVENING. I'LL BACKUP, BUT SHE IS TUNING IN, SO I'M GOING TO DO THIS FOR HER. SHE HAS BEEN A ROCK STAR WHEN IT COMES TO OUR PURCHASING PROCESSES AND NEW TURTLE SERVICES. IN HER ROLE, SHE WORKS ON ASSISTING DEPARTMENTS WITH VENDORS REQUISITIONS, INVOICES. SHE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN RESOLVING [00:15:01] PURCHASING MATTERS IN A TIMELY MANNER AND WHEN YOU WORK IN GOVERNMENT, THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. IN ADDITION TO HER NORMAL WORK RESPONSIBILITIES THOUGH, SHE'S A TEAM PLAYER AND SHE GOES OUT OF HER WAY TO MENTOR HER COLLEAGUES. SHE'S A RESOURCE TO ALL DEPARTMENTS CONSISTENTLY DELIVERING FIRST CLASS SERVICE. ELLEN, AGAIN, SHE COULDN'T BE HERE, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO AT LEAST GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] TAYLOR NORRIS OF THE ALLEN POLICE DEPARTMENT IS OUR FINAL EXCELLENCE AND P.R.I.D.E AWARD RECIPIENT. WHILE THE AMOUNT OF RESPONSIBILITY THAT RESTS WITH OUR OFFICERS TODAY IS GREATER THAN EVER, OFFICER NORRIS HAS CONSISTENTLY GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND IN HOUSE. SHE FOLLOWS PROCEDURES AS WELL AS WITHIN HER INTERACTIONS WITH OUR RESIDENTS. OFFICER NORRIS LEADS WITH EMPATHY AND COMPASSION AND RESIDENTS HAVE TAKEN NOTICE TO THE POINT WHERE THEY'RE CALLING INTO REPORT THEIR POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH HER. NOT ONLY DOES HER PEOPLE FIRST APPROACH POSITIVELY IMPACT CITIZENS LIVES, BUT IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. TAYLOR, PLEASE JOIN US. [APPLAUSE] >> I THINK WE WANTED TO DO A GROUP PICTURE AND HAVE ALL THE [OVERLAPPING] COUNCIL COME DOWN TO BE IN THE PICTURE. >> HOW MANY YEARS HAVE WE HAD THIS RECOGNITION PROGRAMS IN PLACE? >> 2003 [OVERLAPPING] ALMOST 20 YEARS, ALMOST THERE. >> IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE OUR TOP PERFORMERS IN THE CITY OF ALLEN. THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER] >> IN FRONT. >> CONGRATULATIONS. [LAUGHTER] >> YOU'RE IN FRONT [NOISE] GO AHEAD. >> A LITTLE MORE STACKING. [LAUGHTER] >> EVERYONE'S SAY TERESA. >> TERESA. >> CAN I SEE EVERYBODY. I'M GOING TO TAKE A PHOTO. IN COUNT OF THREE, 1, 2, 3. [NOISE] >> THANK YOU ALL, AGAIN. [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] AT THIS TIME, [3.4 Presentation of Proclamations by the Office of the Mayor. Present a Proclamation to VFW Post 2195 proclaiming June 14, 2022, as "Flag Day."] WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION TO CELEBRATE TODAY, JUNE 14TH, WHICH IS FLAG DAY. IF I CAN HAVE ANY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE VFW POST 2195 TO PLEASE COME DOWN, WHICH DAVE IS A MEMBER OF THAT GROUP AS WELL. HIS LAST DAY AS COMMANDER. >> LAST FUNCTION AS COMMANDER. >> LAST FUNCTION AS COMMANDER. [LAUGHTER] >> WITH THAT FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, THE PROCLAMATION IS, WHEREAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A WAR FOR OUR NATION'S INDEPENDENCE ON JUNE 14TH, 1777, THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS ADOPTED A FLAG AS A SYMBOL OF OUR NEW NATION. WHEREAS THIS YEAR MARK 245 YEARS OF DISPLAYING OLD GLORY AS A SYMBOL OF HOPE, INSPIRATION, AND PRIDE FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD. WHEREAS TODAY THE AMERICAN, THE ALLEN ARMISTICE MEMORIAL POST 2195 CELEBRATES FLAG DAY, OBSERVING OUR NATION'S SYMBOL OF UNITY AND DEMOCRACY, REMINDING ALL AMERICANS OF THEIR FREEDOMS WE ENJOY EVERY DAY, AND WHEREAS THE ALLEN CITY COUNCIL ENCOURAGES ALLEN RESIDENTS TO PROUDLY DISPLAY THE UNITED STATES FLAG AS IT REMINDS US OF AMERICA'S PROMISE AND GUIDES US TOWARDS A BRIGHTER TOMORROW. NOW THEREFORE, I, KEN FULK, MAYOR OF CITY NOW AND COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE DAY OF JUNE 14TH, 2022 AS FLAG DAY. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. MY LAST ACT AS COMMANDER ALSO DO THESE JEREMY BIRTHDAY, 247 YEARS FOR THE US ARMY. I GOT A FEW OF US AROUND. JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OUTSTANDING SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY ROAD THE PAST YEAR, [00:20:02] HAS BEEN COMMANDER OF THE DFW, DONE GREAT THINGS AND I KNOW WHAT THE JET COMING ON BOARD AND BEING COMMANDED NEXT YEAR, WE'LL CONTINUE THAT AND HOPEFULLY THEY EXCEL. THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER] >> READY? IN COUNT OF THREE, 1, 2, 3. >> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. >> I APPRECIATE. >> THANK YOU. >> HEY, JEFF, CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING PROMOTED. >> YOU'RE TALKING TO ME? [LAUGHTER] >> WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD THINGS TO CELEBRATE IN THE CITY OF ALLEN. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA WHICH IS 3.5, [3.5 Presentation of the Board of Adjustment / Building and Standards Commission / Sign Control Board's Annual Report.] WHICH IS TO HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION AND SIGN CONTROL BOARD TO PRESENT THEIR ANNUAL REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL. WE HAVE THE CHAIR OF THAT COMMITTEE, SANDEEP KATHURIA WILL BE MAKING THE PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING, SANDEEP. >> GOOD EVENING, FULK. MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER, CITY SECRETARY, MY NAME IS SANDEEP KATHURIA. I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE ANNUAL REPORT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2021 FOR THREE BOARDS: BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION, AND SIGN CONTROL BOARD. BEFORE I START, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, THE CITY STAFF HERE. THEY DO A GREAT JOB OF HELPING OUR MEMBERS HERE, COMMISSIONERS TO MAKE THIS PRESENTATION AND ALSO DURING THE MEETINGS. THANK YOU, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. WHO WE ARE AMONGST ME HERE, WE HAVE ISAAC WILLIAMS, FIRST VICE CHAIR, DANIELLE WESTGARD, JOSEPH LUNDGREN, TIM VOSS, JOE MOON, AND THE ALTERNATE NUMBER TWO IS VACANT. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, OUR DUTIES INCLUDE HERE PERMIT PUBLIC UTILITY OR SERVICE STRUCTURES, ISSUE VARIANCES, PERMIT NON-CONFORMING RECONSTRUCTION. LAST YEAR WE HAD TWO WORKSHOPS, APRIL 5TH AND NOVEMBER 15TH, WHERE WE DISCUSSED AND REVIEWED MEETING PROCEDURES AND PROCESSES. WE HAD ONE CASE LAST YEAR, JULY 19TH. WE CONSIDERED REQUEST FOR VARIANCE TO MAXIMUM SIZE OF A TEMPORARY ACCESSORY BUILDING FOR A PUBLIC SCHOOL PERMITTED IN ALLEN LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 6.04.2.4.E, GENERALLY LOCATED APPROXIMATELY A 152 FEET NORTH OF ALMA DRIVE AND DIRECTLY WEST OF TATUM DRIVE, ERECKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL. THIS REQUEST WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. SECOND BOARD HERE IS THE BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION. OUR DUTIES INCLUDE DECLARE A BUILDING SUBSTANDARD AND DETERMINE CIVIL PENALTY DURATION, ORDER THE REMOVAL OF PERSON, PROPERTY, DEMOLITION OR REPAIR IF FOUND IN VIOLATION ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, ISSUE ORDERS TO PEACE OFFICERS TO CARRY OUT DIRECTIVES OF THE COMMISSION'S PANEL, REDUCE THE OCCUPANCY LOAD OF AN OVERCROWDED STRUCTURE, REQUIRE VACANT STRUCTURES OR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TO BE SECURED, DEEM A STRUCTURE AS SAFE OR UNSAFE AND REFER TO CITY ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY, SERVE AS A BOARD OF APPEALS TO HEAR AND DECIDE APPEALS OF CODES. THERE WERE NO CASES LAST YEAR, AND SO WE DID NOT HAVE ANY MEETINGS. THIRD ONE IS THE SIGN CONTROL BOARD. DUTIES INCLUDE ISSUE VARIANCES FOR SIGNAGE, REVIEW NON-CONFORMING SIGNS AND VARIANCES, [00:25:03] CONSIDER SIGN PERMITS FOR PROJECTS THAT THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDS SHOULD BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD, EVALUATE SIGN ORDINANCES AND RECOMMEND NEW SIGNAGE TECHNIQUES OR AMENDMENTS, CONDUCT STUDIES, PREPARE OPINIONS, AND GENERAL PLANS AS REQUESTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. WE HAD ONE CASE ON NOVEMBER 15TH. WE CONSIDERED A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE COPY AREA OF TWO FREESTANDING POST SIGNS WITHIN A 100 FEET OF US HIGHWAY 75, GENERALLY LOCATED AT NORTHWESTERN CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY AND MCDERMOTT DRIVE, THE TWIN CREEKS VILLAGE. THIS REQUEST WAS WITHDRAWN BY THE APPLICANT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL? >> QUESTIONS? I GUESS THERE ARE NONE, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. >> THANK YOU. >> ON ALL THREE OF THOSE BODIES AND CERTAINLY THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU. >> APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, SANDEEP. [APPLAUSE] AT THIS POINT IN TIME ON OUR AGENDA, [3.6 Citizens' Comments.] WE HAVE CITIZENS' COMMENTS, SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK TO THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT ANY TOPIC NOT ON THE AGENDA OR FOR ANY ITEM THAT'S NOT POSTED TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. WITH THAT, IF THERE'S ANYONE WISHING TO COME FORWARD TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOU DO HAVE THREE MINUTES TO TALK. I DO HAVE ONE CARD THAT WAS SUBMITTED BY JOSHUA MARIE. I'M NOT SURE, IT SAYS 251 CYPRESS GROUP OF LAVON. IS THAT WHAT THAT IS? >> YES, SIR, THAT'S CORRECT. >> OKAY. THANKS. >> HEY, GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL AND MR. MAYOR. MY NAME IS JOSHUA MARIE, I LIVE AT 251 CYPRUS GROVE LAVON, TEXAS. I JUST WANTED TO COME IN FOR THE CITY OF ALLEN AND FIRST THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP DURING THE VACCINATION OF THE COVID VACCINATION ROLLOUT. MAYOR FULK AND ALSO YOUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, YOU-ALL'S RESPONSE AND YOU-ALL'S ABILITY TO DISTRIBUTE TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE YOUR OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE DURING THAT TIME REALLY BENEFITED THE COUNTY AND ALSO BENEFITED US OVER ON THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY BY YOU-ALL'S FIRE DEPARTMENT COMING OUT THAT WAY AND TAKING CARE OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. I WANTED TO FIRST START OFF BY THANKING YOU-ALL FOR THAT. SECOND REASON THAT I WANTED TO COME BEFORE YOU-ALL WAS I WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT, AND COMMISSIONERS COURT IS A VERY VITAL PIECE OF OUR GOVERNMENT THAT OFTENTIMES IS OVERLOOKED. OFTENTIMES WE BECOME FOCUSED IN ON NATIONAL ISSUES, WHETHER IT'D BE WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND EVEN COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR, AS YOU KNOW, YOU-ALL TAKE A POSITION WHEN YOU GET ONTO A COUNCIL, ON A BOARD OF GOVERNMENT AND A BODY AND YOU'RE REALLY FOCUSED ON WHAT'S THE ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU. OFTENTIMES THIS IMPORTANT PIECE OF THE GOVERNMENT CAN BE OVERLOOKED. WE'VE GOT 254 COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT EACH ONE IS THAT THEY HAVE FOUR COMMISSIONERS AND THEY HAVE A COUNTY JUDGE. IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE WAY THAT THE CITY OF ALLEN'S BROKEN UP, YOU'VE GOT YOUR LEGISLATIVE BODY, WHICH IS YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND YOU'VE GOT YOUR MAYOR, WHICH WOULD BE CONSIDERED MAYBE YOUR EXECUTIVE BRANCH, IN A SENSE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT, EACH ONE IS BROKEN UP SIMILAR IN WHICH YOU'VE GOT FOUR COMMISSIONERS MAKE UP YOUR LEGISLATIVE BODY AND THEN YOU'VE GOT YOUR COUNTY JUDGE THAT ALSO HAS THE ABILITY TO VOTE AMONGST THAT BODY. THE MISSION OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT IS TO DELIVER JUSTICE, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND INFRASTRUCTURE AS DEFINED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT ROADS, WHEN WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THE PUBLIC HEALTH, RESPONDING TO MENTAL HEALTH, THESE ARE ALL INSTANCES AND SITUATIONS IN WHICH THE COUNTY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR. WE WILL LOOK AT THE BREAKDOWN; THE COUNTY JUDGE, SIMILAR TO THE MAYOR, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RESPONSE THAT OCCURS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. THIS COULD INCLUDE INSTANCES OF NATURAL DISASTER, COULD INCLUDE INSTANCES OF PUBLIC HEALTH RELATING TO A PANDEMIC, IT COULD INCLUDE INFRASTRUCTURE FAILURES LIKE IF WE HAD A FREEZE AND THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE THAT WAS NEEDED FOR THAT. I JUST WANTED TO COME BEFORE THE CITY OF ALLEN, I WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU-ALL, AND I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT AND HOW VITAL THIS BODY IS AND THESE POSITIONS ARE TO SUPPORTING THE PEOPLE OF COLLIN COUNTY. ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS JOSHUA MARIE. THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. >> THANK YOU, JOSHUA. IS THERE [00:30:03] ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THE CITY COUNCIL AT THIS POINT IN TIME? JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS IN FRONT OF THE PODIUM. >> HI, MY NAME IS MIKE MORAN, I'M AT 806 [INAUDIBLE] OVER DRIVE. GOOD EVENING. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING PREPARED, I WILL, FORTHCOMING. I JUST WANTED TO SAY HELLO AND I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE MR. SCHULMEISTER AND MR. TRAHAN FOR WINNING THE ELECTION, AND WE BEAT THE HATE GROUP AND WE SAVED THE CITY OF ALLEN. WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT FOR MANY MONTHS TO COME, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO IT. ANYWAY, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MIKE. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL AT THIS POINT IN TIME? IF NOT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, [4. Consent Agenda] WHICH IS TO CONSIDER THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH IS INTENDED TO COVER ITEMS THAT ARE ROUTINE OR NON-CONTROVERSIAL. AT THIS TIME, I WILL GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE CITY SECRETARY, SHELLY GEORGE READ THOSE 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 MAY 17TH SPECIAL CALLED WORKSHOP. AGENDA ITEM 4.2. APPROVED MINUTES OF THE MAY 24TH REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. AGENDA ITEM 4.3 ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 3918-6-22, AMENDING CHAPTER 6 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATED TO FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS, CHILDCARE FACILITIES, AND ENFORCEMENT. AGENDA ITEM 4.4, ADOPT ORDINANCE 3919-6-22, AMENDING THE ALLEN LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE BY AMENDING IN ITS ENTIRETY ARTICLE III, BUILDING REGULATIONS, BY ADOPTING THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE, THE INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE, THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE, THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE, THE INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE, THE INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE, THE INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE, THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE, THE INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING POOL AND SPA CODE, AND THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE. AGENDA ITEM 4.5 ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 3920-6-22, AMENDING CHAPTER 10 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING ARTICLE VII, PUBLIC ASSEMBLY REGULATIONS. AGENDA ITEM 4.6 ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 3921-6-22 OR SUSPENDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF ENCORE ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANIES' REQUESTED RATE CHANGE FOR 90 DAYS. AGENDA ITEM 4.7 ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 3922-6-22 OR SETTING A DATE FOR PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND REVIEW UPDATES TO THE CITY'S LAND-USE ASSUMPTIONS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, AND IMPACT FEES. AGENDA ITEM 4.8. ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 3923-6-22 OR AUTHORIZING A GRANT THROUGH COLLIN COUNTY PARKS AND OPEN SPACE FUNDING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR THE ACQUISITION OF OPEN SPACE. AGENDA ITEM 4.9 AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF DIGITAL SWITCHES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED NETWORK EQUIPMENT FROM PRESIDIO NETWORK SOLUTIONS GROUP FOR THE STEPHEN G. TERRELL RECREATION CENTER, $490,686. AGENDA ITEM 4.10, AUTHORIZE THE THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH SHI GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS TO PROVIDE CURRENT MICROSOFT CLOUD SERVER, MOBILE, AND DESKTOP SOFTWARE FOR AN ANNUAL AMOUNT OF $303,163. AGENDA ITEM 4.11. AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF VARIOUS TRAFFIC SIGNAL EQUIPMENT ITEMS FROM A CONSOLIDATED TRAFFIC CONTROLS FOR $311,546. AGENDA ITEM 4.12. AUTHORIZE PAYMENTS FROM THE TIF NUMBER 1 FUND FOR $429,663.83 FROM THE CITY TAX INCREMENT AND $157,184.86 FROM THE COUNTY TAX INCREMENT TO CHARTER DW WATERS CREEK VILLAGE, AND THE PAYMENT OF 15,000 TO THE CITY OF ALLEN FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AS RECOMMENDED BY THE TIF NUMBER 1 BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AGENDA ITEM 4.13. A MOTION TO CANCEL THE JUNE 28TH REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. >> THANK YOU, SHELLEY. COUNCIL, DOES ANYONE WISH TO REMOVE ANY ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? IF NOT, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE. >> MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ. [00:35:03] >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION IN SECOND. DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON? IF SO PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT. CONSENT AGENDA PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT COUNCIL. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS 5.1, [5.1 Conduct a public hearing and adopt an Ordinance continuing and readopting Chapter 10, Article II, "Curfew for Juveniles," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Allen, Texas. 2] WHICH IS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT AN ORDINANCE CONTINUING AND RE-ADOPTING CHAPTER 10 ARTICLE II, "CURFEW FOR JUVENILES," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ALLEN IN TEXAS. WE HAVE DEPUTY POLICE CHIEF KEN MEYERS MAKING PRESENTATION, GOOD EVENING KEN. >> GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE JUVENILE CURFEW ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF ALLEN. AS REQUIRED BY CHAPTER 370 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, BEFORE THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY, WE HAVE TO COME BEFORE YOU AND PRESENT AND TO REVIEW, AND RENEW THE ORDINANCE. FAILURE TO DO SO WOULD SUNSET THE ORDINANCE AND ESSENTIALLY END IT. WE COME TONIGHT TO PROVIDE YOU THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORDINANCE. ORDINANCE TIMES SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 11 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT TILL SIX IN THE MORNING. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, 12:01-6:00 AM. YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THERE IS NO FRIDAY, THAT'S BECAUSE OUR FRIDAY IS INCLUDED TO THE 12:01. THIS DOES APPLY TO ANYBODY UNDER THE AGE OF 17, BUT OVER THE AGE OF NINE. THERE ARE DEFENSES TO PROSECUTION, SO IN OTHER WORDS, REASONS WHY WE WOULDN'T ENFORCE THIS ORDINANCE. A JUVENILE WAS INVOLVED IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING. THEY WERE ACCOMPANIED BY OR RUNNING AN ERRAND FOR A PARENT. THEY WERE IN A VEHICLE, WHICH MEANS OFFICERS WON'T STOP THEM SIMPLY FOR THE REASON OF THEY THINK THEY'RE JUVENILE AND VIOLATING CURFEW. THEY'RE WORKING, GOING TO, OR RETURNING FROM WORK WITHOUT ANY DETOUR. THEY'RE INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF EMERGENCY. THEY'RE ON THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE OR IN FRONT OF THEIR NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE. IT CONTINUES ATTENDING ANY TYPE OF RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION OR EVENT, ATTENDING AN ACTIVITY SUPERVISED BY ADULTS SPONSORED BY THE CITY, A SCHOOL, CIVIC ORGANIZATION, OR GOING TO OR RETURNING HOME WITHOUT ANY DETOURS OR STOPS. JUVENILE WAS EXERCISING THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF RELIGION, FREEDOM OF SPEECH, AND/OR ASSEMBLY, AND IS MARRIED AND HAS BEEN EMANCIPATED BY THE COURTS. UNLESS THERE ARE EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES, TYPICALLY, OFFICERS HAVING A FIRST ENCOUNTER WOULD ISSUE A WRITTEN WARNING. A SECOND OFFENSE MAY RESULT IN A CITATION, THIRD AND SUBSEQUENT OFFENSES COULD LEAD TO A JUVENILE BEING TAKEN INTO CUSTODY, DETAINED. A CITATION MAY BE ISSUED ON THE FIRST OFFENSE. IF WE'RE TARGETING A PROBLEM AREA IF WE HAVE REPEATED ISSUES AT A PARTICULAR LOCATION RELATED TO CRIME OR DISTURBANCES, AND IF THEY DON'T COOPERATE WITH THE OFFICERS. [NOISE] AS STATED BEFORE, OFFICERS WILL NOT STOP A VEHICLE DURING CURFEW HOURS JUST TO SEE IF HE OR SHE IS A JUVENILE, STOP A JUVENILE AT A CONVENIENCE STORE DURING CURFEW HOURS, WHEN THEY MAKE A PURCHASE AND LEAVE, THEY'RE JUST CONDUCTING A TRANSACTION, AND THEY WILL NOT STOP A JUVENILE WHO'S EATING AT A RESTAURANT AND MERRILY GETS UP WHEN THEY'RE DONE AND PAYS THEIR BILL AND LEAVES. OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, TWO CITATIONS WERE ISSUED IN 2019, EIGHT IN 2020, FIVE IN 2021, 15 TOTAL CITATIONS. WE ALSO HAVE JUVENILE FIELD INTERVIEWS SIMPLY AS DOCUMENTATION THAT WE MADE CONTACT. THERE'S SOME STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS IN CERTAIN CASES TO DO JUVENILE FIELD INTERVIEWS, ESPECIALLY IF WE TAKE A JUVENILE INTO CUSTODY FOR ANOTHER REASON. AS YOU CAN SEE, IN 2021, PLUS OR MINUS A FEW POINTS, BEING ABOUT 10 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL JUVENILE FIELD INQUIRIES THAT WE WROTE. THESE ARE MORE OR LESS WARNINGS. THEY'RE JUST DOCUMENTATION THAT WE INTERACTED WITH A JUVENILE. THERE IS NO FINE, NO CRIMINAL PENALTY ASSOCIATED WITH THESE. STAFF RECOMMENDS CONTINUATION OF THE ORDINANCE. IT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL TOOLS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEIR EFFORTS TO PREVENT CRIME, AND AS YOU CAN TELL BY THE HISTORICAL DATA, OFFICERS USE VERY GOOD DISCRETION WHEN WITH THE APPLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE. >> COUNCIL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF MYERS PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING? [00:40:01] THEN WE WILL GO AND HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING. PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN IF ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. I DO HAVE TWO CARDS AND I'LL CALL THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN ORDER. FIRST, I HAVE NATHAN POLSKI FROM 1108 TIMBERLINE ALLEN, TEXAS. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR FULK, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF. MY NAME IS NATHAN POLSKI. I LIVE AT 1108 TIMBERLINE LANE IN ALLEN, TEXAS. I'M ALSO THE VICE CHAIR OF THE CORNER KENNEDY LIBERTARIAN PARTY. WE BELIEVE THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL, NO MATTER THE AGE, RACE, OR GENDER. READING THROUGH THE ORDINANCE IN QUESTION, IT APPEARS THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO PREVENT CRIME COMMITTED BY TEENAGERS. IF YOU'RE TRYING TO PROTECT THEM, YOU WOULDN'T NEED TO FINE THEM $500 AND CAUSE ADDITIONAL BURDEN ON THEIR FAMILIES. ACCORDING TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, LESS THAN 10 PERCENT OF CRIMES COMMITTED BY CHILDREN FROM THE AGES OF 10-17. THOSE THAT DO COMMIT A CRIME EITHER DON'T CARE ABOUT THE ORDINANCE OR JUST DO IT DURING THE DAY. IF YOU REALLY THINK A CURFEW PREVENTS CRIME, THEN YOU WOULD IMPLEMENT IT FOR EVERYONE. BUT WE ALL KNOW HOW THAT'S NOT GOING TO OVER VERY WELL IN THE COURTS. NOW, I'M ALSO A PARENT AND AS A PARENT IT IS MY RIGHT TO DECIDE HOW TO RAISE MY CHILDREN, NOT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, NOT THE STATE, AND NOT YOU. IF MY CHILDREN COMMITTED A CRIME, THEN I SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THEREFORE, IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY STAY OUT OF TROUBLE. IN THE ORDINANCE, THE FIRST AMENDMENT IS CLEARLY DEFINED AS A DEFENSIBLE CAUSE WHICH SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY NULLIFY THE ENTIRE ORDINANCE. ALONG WITH FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS, CURFEWS VIOLATE FAIR AND EQUAL TREATMENT UNDER THE LAW, AS WELL AS SUBSTANTIVE AND PROCEDURAL DUE PROCESS, MAKING THEM UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND MANY OTHER WAYS. A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE AND YOU'LL FIND THAT MANY STATES AND CITIES HAVE HAD THEIR CURFEW LAWS REVOKED BY HIGHER COURTS, AS THEY'RE A CLEAR VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTION. ANOTHER STATISTIC THAT YOU'LL QUICKLY FIND IS THAT NIGHTTIME CRIME RATES ACTUALLY INCREASE ACROSS THE NATION WHEN CURFEW LAWS STARTED BEING PUT IN. THIS WAS DUE TO LESS WITNESSES BEING ON THE STREETS. REPEALING THOSE CURFEW LAWS SAW A DROP IN CRIME RATES. FINALLY, CURFEW VIOLATIONS ARE A STATUS OFFENSE, WHICH MEANS THEY CRIMINALIZE BEHAVIOR THAT IS ONLY ILLEGAL BECAUSE THE PERSON IS UNDER THE AGE OF 18. THIS IS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MINORS AND CAN CREATE A CRIMINAL OUT OF SOMEONE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE A LAW ABIDING CITIZEN. AS I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, THE FINE FOR AN OFFENSE CAN BE UP TO $500. WHAT THIS TELLS ME AND SHOULD TELL EVERYONE ELSE HERE IS THAT YOU PERCEIVE CHILDREN THAT ARE OUT FOR A WALK AT NIGHT, JUST HANGING OUT, HAVING FUN TO BE MORE DANGEROUS THAN SOMEBODY SPEEDING, RUNNING A RED LIGHT, OR RUNNING A STOP SIGN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU NATHAN. THE NEXT CARD THAT I HAVE IS FOR CHRISTIE MALLORY. SHE DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK. >> I DO. CAN I [OVERLAPPING]. >> OKAY. SURE. >> I DIDN'T KNOW IF I CAN MAKE IT ON TIME FROM WORK. MY NAME IS CHRISTY MALLORY. I AM A TEACHER. I'M A MOTHER OF [OVERLAPPING]. >> WHAT'S YOUR ADDRESS? >> 808 CYPRESS STREET. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> IN ALLEN. >> IN ALLEN. >> YES. I'M THE MOTHER OF THREE KIDS. MY OLDEST IS 27. SHE'S A GRADUATE OF LAW SCHOOL. MY YOUNGEST IS 18 AND HE JUST GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL AND MY MIDDLE IS IN COLLEGE. PARENTING IS NOT EASY. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT, BUT I STRONGLY BELIEVE IN PARENTAL RIGHTS BECAUSE WE ALL COME FROM DIFFERENT FAMILIES CIRCUMSTANCES AND WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS. PARENTS SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO PARENT THEIR KIDS, NOT GOVERNMENT. LIKE I SAID, I AM A TEACHER. I AM A DIRECTOR OF A SCHOOL WITH 250 KIDS. I DEAL WITH KIDS ALL THE TIME. I VOLUNTEERED AT CITY HOUSE, WHICH IS A HOME FOR TROUBLED TEENS. I WAS A FOSTER PARENT. KIDS ARE MY LIFE. THERE'S NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT. I'M SPEAKING AGAINST THIS ORDINANCE BECAUSE TIMES HAVE CHANGED. I LOOKED AT THE STATISTICS AND THERE IS A HUGE STUDY TAKING 7,000 CITIES. SEVEN THOUSAND THAT HAD THESE ORDINANCES AND THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN CRIME. SOME OF THEM DID HAVE LESS CRIME IN THE EVENING HOURS DURING THE CURFEW, BUT THAT WAS ACTUALLY ELEVATED DURING THE DAYTIME. CRIME OVERALL DIDN'T CHANGE, AND QUITE FRANKLY, THAT THE LARGEST STUDY, WHICH WAS CALLED THE CAMPBELL COLLABORATION, I BELIEVE. YOU CAN LOOK IT UP. DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE TO DO THE RESEARCH ON THIS. QUITE FRANKLY, I THOUGHT THAT YOUR STATISTICS ALMOST PROVE THE POINT TO NOT NEED THE ORDINANCE WITH ALL DUE RESPECT. ALSO, LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT HERE FOR JUST A MINUTE. RIGHT NOW WE'RE FACING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS FOR OUR KIDS. THEY'VE BEEN LOCKED IN THEIR HOMES FOR TWO YEARS. THEY'RE DEPRESSED, THEY'RE ADDICTED TO COMPUTER GAMES. THEY NEED TO BE OUT. THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO CALL A FRIEND AND SAY, "YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M FEELING A LITTLE DEPRESSED. I'M FEELING MAYBE EVEN SUICIDAL. [00:45:02] CAN WE MEET FOR A BURGER AT WHAT-A-BURGER TO EAT SOME FRIES? CAN YOU TALK TO ME?" IT MIGHT BE MIDNIGHT. IT MIGHT BE ONE O'CLOCK. I GET A LITTLE EMOTIONAL BECAUSE I DEAL WITH THESE KIDS AND I'VE SUCCESSFULLY RAISED THREE KIDS. I THINK THAT MAYBE SOMETIMES THESE LAWS, WE PUT THEM IN PLACE BECAUSE WE THINK THAT THERE ARE GOOD INTENTIONS, BUT THEY BACKFIRE. WHAT IF THERE'S A FAMILY THAT'S GOING THROUGH A DIVORCE? THE PARENTS ARE FIGHTING AND THAT KID WANTS TO GO FOR A RUN AROUND THE BLOCK AT ONE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. BUT INSTEAD, HIS LIFE IS MADE WORSE BECAUSE THEY SLAPPED WITH A $500 FINE BECAUSE HE LIVES IN AN AREA WHERE MAYBE IT'S HIGH CRIME AND SO THEY IMMEDIATELY FINE THE KID. I COULD GO ON AND ON, BUT THINK ABOUT PARENTAL RIGHTS. THINK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH. THINK ABOUT THE HARM THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY BE DOING TO THE KIDS BY NOT ALLOWING THEM TO HAVE THE AUTONOMY TO GO OUT AND MAKE THESE DECISIONS AND BE WITH FRIENDS AND ACTUALLY SOCIALIZE. PLEASE THINK ABOUT THAT. IF YOU HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION TONIGHT, I UNDERSTAND, BUT IF YOU DON'T, PLEASE DELAY AND DO YOUR RESEARCH AND YOU'LL FIND THAT I'M ACCURATE IN MY FACTS. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU, CHRISTY. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NO ONE ELSE COMING FORWARD, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TURN THE MATTER BACK OVER TO THE COUNCIL. >> CHIEF, REAL QUICK, POINT OF CLARIFICATION. YOU SAID ONE OF THE AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES IS IF A MINOR IS OUT GETTING SOMETHING TO EAT, CORRECT? >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> ONE EXAMPLE, MEETING A FRIEND AT WHAT-A-BURGER. PAY FOR THEIR MEAL, SIT DOWN, EAT THEIR MEAL, DISCUSS WHATEVER WHILE THEY'RE EATING THEIR MEAL, THEN GET UP TO OTHER STUFF AWAY AND GO HOME. THERE'S NO VIOLATION, RIGHT? >> THAT WOULD BE CORRECT. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> THEY CAN GO TO ANOTHER RESIDENCE, FRIEND'S HOUSE, CORRECT? >> TO AND FROM. I THINK THE REASON THAT YOU SEE THE NUMBERS REALLY LOW AND QUESTION THE NEED FOR THE ORDINANCES BECAUSE THE OFFICERS USE GOOD DISCRETION. IF WE COME ACROSS SOMEBODY WHO COULD MAYBE HAVING A TOUGH NIGHT, I'VE GOT A TEENAGER TOO. THERE'S BEEN A FEW NIGHTS MY SON HAS GONE FOR A RUN, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S A 100 OUTSIDE, IT'S NOT AT NIGHT. I THINK THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH TRUST IN OUR OFFICERS THAT WHEN THEY COME UP ON A SITUATION LIKE THAT, THAT THEY AREN'T TAKING ENFORCEMENT ACTION. IT GIVES THEM A REASON TO MAKE CONTACT. MAYBE THE CHILD IS SUICIDAL OR IS HAVING ISSUES. IT WOULD GIVE THAT OFFICER REASON TO CHECK ON THEM AND TO GET THEM HELP IF THEY NEEDED HELP, WHICH HAPPENS SOMETIMES THAT WE SEE SOMEBODY OUT HAVING A BAD DAY AND WE HAVE WELL-TRAINED OFFICER WHO RESPOND TO THESE TYPES OF THINGS AND THEY MAKE GOOD DECISIONS ON WHEN THIS ORDINANCE WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE ORDINANCE REALLY IS NOT JUST THE LETTER OF IT. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY BRIEFLY, I REMEMBER THIS DISCUSSION THREE YEARS AGO. BASICALLY, IT'S JUST A LOITERING TYPE OF THING. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THEY'RE GOING OUT FOR A BURGER TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE OR WORK OR THE STORES. BASICALLY, HANG ON VIA MESSAGES AND FROM YOUR NUMBERS, LIKE YOU SAID, I AGREE WITH YOU TOTALLY THE DISCRETION USED BY THE OFFICERS IS TREMENDOUS, SO I KNOW PROBLEM ISN'T ORDINANCE. >> PETE, CAN YOU COMMENT ON THE LEGALITY OF IT? >> OKAY, I'M ON. [LAUGHTER] YES. THIS IS A FAIRLY STANDARD ORDINANCE, MANY CITIES IN METROPLEX HAVE THIS, AND IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE IT, THEN JUVENILES MIGHT CONGREGATE TO THE CITY OF ALLEN. THEY WOULD GO A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN HANG OUT AND NOT FACE THE JUVENILE CURFEW ORDINANCE. OTHER CITIES WILL REPRESENT, HAVE THE JUVENILE CURFEW ORDINANCE AND WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES, AND AS CHIEF INDICATED, OFFICER TO EXERCISE DISCRETION AND THEY MAKE SURE THERE'S NOTHING WRONG AND HELP KIDS GET HOME. IT'S A GOOD ENFORCEMENT TOOL. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> WHAT WERE THOSE HOURS AGAIN? >> MOST WEEKNIGHTS. JUST TO THINK ABOUT IT IN A WEEKNIGHT SENSE, IT'S 11 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT TILL SIX IN THE MORNING. FRIDAY NIGHT, SATURDAY, IT'S AT 12:01. TECHNICALLY GOES INTO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE WEEKENDS THEY GET AN EXTRA HOUR? >> MY KIDS ARE OUT THAT LATE. [00:50:02] THE POLICE ARE THE LEAST OF THEIR CONCERNS. [LAUGHTER]. >> I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU SAID EARLIER, CHIEF MYERS IN THE SENSE THAT THIS GIVES YOU THE POLICE DEPARTMENT A TOOL AS FAR AS I CAN DEAL WITH THOSE SITUATIONS IT PROVIDES VERY REASONABLE GUIDELINES. YES, IT MAY NOT INVOLVE A LARGE NUMBER OF KIDS, BUT AT LEAST IT PROVIDES SOMETHING IN OUR SYSTEM TO BE ABLE TO PROTECT AGAINST THE CONGREGATION OF YOUTH AT TIMES THAT THEY PROBABLY SHOULDN'T BE OUT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, IF WE CAN HAVE AN ORDINANCE NUMBER. >> ORDINANCE NUMBER 3924-6-22. >> I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL. >> MAYOR, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 3924-6-22. >> I'LL SECOND IT. >> DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON? IF SO PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT. THIS ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHIEF MYERS. HOW MANY YEARS DO WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL WE LOOK AT IT AGAIN? >>THREE. >> THREE. ALL RIGHT. GOOD DEAL. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. [LAUGHTER] OKAY, THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA [OVERLAPPING] IS TO [5.2 Conduct the election of Mayor Pro Tem.] CONDUCT THE ELECTION OF MAYOR PRO TEM. OFTENTIMES WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO HAVE DISCUSSION. I'M GOING TO BREAK RANKS A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I'M GOING TO SEE IF WE CAN DO THIS EASY. EASY MEANS WE DON'T GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. IF IT GETS COMPLICATED, WE'LL DO EXECUTIVE SESSION. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THIS ITEM WITH MY NOMINATION FOR CHRIS SCHULMEISTER FOR MAYOR PRO TEM. IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A NOMINATION, WE CAN DO SO, AND IF WE DO, THEN WE WILL ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. >> CAN I SECOND YOUR NOMINATION? >> YES, YOU CAN. >> CONSIDER IT DONE. >> ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? IF NOT, I WILL CALL NOMINATIONS CLOSED AND CALL THE MATTER TO A VOTE. ARE WE DOING BY MACHINE? OKAY, WE'LL DO IT BY HAND. YES, YOU CAN AND I HOPE YOU WOULD VOTE FOR YOURSELF. [LAUGHTER] ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF CHRIS SCHULMEISTER, MAYOR PRO TEM, RAISE YOUR HAND. ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS, MAYOR PRO TEM. [APPLAUSE] >> I JUST LIKE THANK YOU FOR THE NOMINATION, AND GENTLEMEN, I THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THE CONFIDENCE AND TRUST THAT YOU PLACE IN ME. IT'S A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU GUYS, AND WE GOT SOME A LOT OF IMPORTANT THINGS COMING UP OVER THE NEXT YEAR AS WE ALL KNOW, AND I ALSO APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE ALLEN FOR THEIR CONFIDENCE IN ME AND I PROMISE I'LL DO A GOOD JOB, SO THANKS, GUYS. [APPLAUSE] >> LIKE CHARLES DICKENS, WE'LL HAVE GREAT EXPECTATIONS. [LAUGHTER] NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS 6.1, WHICH IS THE CALENDAR. [6.1 Calendar] WE HAVE JUNE 25TH, MARKET STREET, ALLEN USA CELEBRATION COMING UP. I HOPE EVERYBODY CAN MAKE THAT. IT'S ONE OF THE GREATEST EVENTS THAT WE PUT ON IN THE CITY OF ALLEN. NEXT ITEM IS JUNE 28TH. ON JUNE 28TH IS THE NEXT SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING, BUT THAT WAS CANCELED TONIGHT, WHICH WE DID APPROVE. NEXT ITEM AFTER THAT IS THE JULY 4TH CITY FACILITIES ARE CLOSED IN OBSERVANCE OF INDEPENDENCE DAY. HOPEFULLY, EVERYBODY WILL GET OUT AND ENJOY THAT DAY AS WELL. THE NEXT DATE ON THE CALENDAR IS JULY 12TH, WHICH IS OUR NEXT OFFICIAL REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING. WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY OTHER CALENDAR ITEMS THAT WERE NOT MENTIONED? >> I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE FLAG DAY CEREMONY WE HAD AT THE HERITAGE GUILD, THAT WAS EXCELLENT. THE COMMUNITY JAZZ BAND CAME OUT AND DID AN EXCELLENT JOB, AND OF COURSE, MY GUYS THAT IF YOU HAVE THAT WE DID GREAT ON THAT. BUT THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THEY PUT OUT REALLY NICE SHOW ON HER AUXILIARY OF COURSE. JUST THANK YOU, EVERYBODY THAT CAME OUT TO THAT IT WAS A TREMENDOUS. ALMOST 100 PEOPLE WERE THERE. IT WAS PACKED, IT WAS GREAT. I'M ON THE BOARD OF ALLEN HERITAGE GUILD, I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TRAIN, BUT I DON'T WANT TO STEAL YOUR THUNDER, BUT THAT WAS DEFINITELY A NICE EVENT TOO. WELL ATTENDED. >> YOU STOLE MY STEAM. [LAUGHTER] >> OH, BUT NO, THAT WAS GREAT TOO, AND I WON'T SAY TOO MUCH ABOUT THAT. I KNOW YOU'VE ALREADY MENTIONED MORE ABOUT THAT, BUT JUST THANK EVERYBODY FOR SHOWING UP TO THESE EVENTS. VERY SPECIAL. SPIRITUALLY THAT WAS SO GREAT. THANK YOU. >> ANY CALENDAR ITEMS? OKAY IF NOT, THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEMS OF INTERESTS, [00:55:02] WHICH WE'VE ALREADY HAD A COUPLE OF. YES, THE DEDICATION OR THE UNVEILING OF THE LOCOMOTIVE AND THE CABOOSE WAS VERY NICE EVENT. THE GREAT THING IS IT'S GOT A FRESH COAT OF PAINT. IT'S ALL POLISHED, IT'S NEW. IT LOOKS GREAT AND I HOPE THAT EVERYBODY GETS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO BY THERE AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT BECAUSE IT IS A GREAT SYMBOL OF OUR HISTORY FOR THE CITY OF ALLEN. IF YOU'RE AT THE EVENT, I WENT INTO SOME DETAILS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE TRAIN'S GOING THROUGH ALLEN AND THE DEPOT BEING BUILT AND THE STEAM, THE WATERING HOLE AND EVERYTHING ELSE AT THE ENGINES HAD TO HAVE, IS A GREAT EVENT AND I THINK EVERYBODY REALLY ENJOYED IT. OBVIOUSLY TODAY WE'VE ALREADY CELEBRATED FLAG DAY, BUT I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE PUT THEIR FLAGS OUT ON FLAG DAY, BUT IT'S ALMOST BECOMING TRADITIONAL THAT EVERYBODY PUTS OUT THEIR FLAG ON FLAG DAY AND KEEPS IT UP THROUGH JULY 4TH AND I KNOW THAT REMEMBER THAT THE ROTARY CLUB AND THE KIWANIS CLUB, THEY HAVE A LOT OF HIS FLAG PROGRAMS WHERE THEY PUT FLAGS OUT FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE FOR A SMALL FEE, WHICH HELPS THEM RAISE FUNDS, WHICH HELPS THEM PAY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER GOOD THINGS TO HELP MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE, SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO FLY THEIR FLAGS UP THROUGH JULY 4TH. THE LAST ITEM THAT I HAD IS THAT EACH MONTH I HAVE A DESIGNATION OF A CHARITY THE MONTH WHERE I DONATE MY $625 STIPEND TO A CHARITY OF MY CHOOSING. THIS MONTH I PICKED A TRUSTED WORLD, AND FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE 501C3 NON-PROFIT AREA REALIZED THAT TRUSTED WORLD IS A GREAT ORGANIZATION. IT'S ACTUALLY HEADQUARTERED IN ALLEN. THE GUY THAT STARTED IS FROM ALLEN. IT'S A GREAT ORGANIZATION THAT BASICALLY PROVIDES RESOURCES TO DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS TO BE ABLE TO HELP OTHERS, AND THEY HAVE A HUGE WAREHOUSE DOWN IN DALLAS, IT WAS STARTED BY MICHAEL GARRETT. IF YOU GO TO TRUSTEDWORLD.ORG, GO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT WEBSITE AND YOU WOULD BE AMAZED AT THE GREAT THINGS THAT MICHAEL IS DOING FOR NORTH TEXAS, NOT JUST ALLEN. WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST? IF NOT, THEN I WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING ADJOURNED. [MUSIC] * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.