[1. Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present.] [00:00:03] I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THE ALLEN CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE THAT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT. MAYOR PRO TEM CHRIS SCHULMEISTER AND COUNCIL MEMBER DAREN MEIS ARE TRAVELING SO THEY WILL NOT BE WITH US HERE THIS EVENING. SO WITH THAT, I WOULD INVITE EVERYONE THAT'S ABLE TO PLEASE STAND AND JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. PLEASE BE SEATED. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS FOR PUBLIC RECOGNITION. WE HAVE THE KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL. [3.1 Recognition of Keep Texas Beautiful Award Winners] WELL, WE HAVE SOME KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL AWARDS THAT WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT THIS EVENING. WE HAVE FOUR SEPARATE AWARDS. AND I WILL CALL JOSE DIAZ UP FRONT TO INTRODUCE THE AWARD WINNERS. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JOSUE DIAZ. I'M AN EDUCATION SPECIALIST WITH THE CITY OF ALLEN AND I WORK AS STAFF SUPPORT FOR KEEP ALLEN BEAUTIFUL. TODAY WE ARE HERE TO PRESENT FOUR AWARDS TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN THE CITY OF ALLEN. I WOULD LIKE AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE CHAIR, SUSAN PONDER, NASIMA CHOWDHURY, EUSTY HERMIDA, AND DEBBIE WALTERS FROM THE KAB BOARD, PLEASE COME DOWN TO THE FRONT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ASK THAT THE TEACHERS FROM THE ALLEN ISD, KARIN ZURICH, LESLIE JANEK, KARRI DECKER, PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT. THE FIRST AWARD IS THE SADIE RAY GRAFF AWARD. THESE TEACHERS WERE ALL PART OF A CURRICULUM WRITING TEAM THAT COLLABORATED WITH EDUCATORS FROM THE CITY OF ALLEN. TOGETHER, THEY CREATED AND IMPLEMENTED A UNIQUE, ENVIRONMENTAL BASED, GIFTED AND TALENTED CURRICULUM. KEEP ALLEN BEAUTIFUL SUBMITTED THIS CURRICULUM TEAM FROM ALLEN ISD FOR THE KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFY TEXAS AWARD. THE RESULT IS THAT THEY WON FIRST PLACE AND BEAT OUT OTHER APPLICANTS STATEWIDE. THE AWARD WAS PRESENTED AT THE BEAUTIFY TEXAS AWARDS LUNCHEON AT THE END OF JUNE AT THE KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL CONFERENCE IN AUSTIN. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALLEN ISD. [APPLAUSE] WHAT WE'LL DO IS TAKE PICTURES IN BETWEEN EACH ONE OF THE AWARDS. THE COUNT OF THREE. ONE, WAIT. [INAUDIBLE] I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU JUST THERE WE GO. ONE, TWO, THREE. I'M GONNA TAKE ONE MORE. ONE, TWO, THREE. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THESE TEACHERS. YOU MAY BE SEATED. [APPLAUSE]. STAY RIGHT THERE. OKAY. THE NEXT TWO AWARDS ARE THE GOLD STAR AWARD AND THE SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE AWARD. KAB HAS WON THE GOLD STAR AWARD FROM KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL FOR THE PAST 17 YEARS. TO OBTAIN THE GOLD STAR STATUS THERE ARE VARIOUS CRITERIA THAT AFFILIATE OF KTB MUST MEET. I WON'T GO INTO ALL OF THEM, BUT A FEW HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE CONDUCTING A CITYWIDE CLEANUP, COLLABORATING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, CONDUCTING LITTER CLEANUPS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. THE NEXT AWARD IS THE SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE AWARD. IT'S GIVEN WHEN AN AFFILIATE ACHIEVES A SCORE OF 90 ABOVE ON THE GOVERNOR'S COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, ALSO KNOWN AS THE GCAA. EVERY YEAR WE GET A SCORE BASED OFF 1 TO 100. YOU HAVE TO BE OVER 90 TO BE OVER 90 YOU'RE DOING AWESOME. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU WIN. KAB HAS MAINTAINED A 90 OR ABOVE SCORE FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS CONSECUTIVELY SINCE WE STARTED GETTING IT BACK IN 2007. [APPLAUSE] COUNT OF THREE. ONE, TWO, THREE. AND ONE MORE. [00:05:01] ONE, TWO, THREE. WHICH BRINGS US TO THE FINAL AWARD PRESENTATION. KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL, AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SPONSORS THE GCAA, WHICH RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING TEXAS COMMUNITIES FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE FOLLOWING SEVEN AREAS COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP, PUBLIC AWARENESS, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, BEAUTIFICATION, AND COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT, LITTER PREVENTION AND CLEANUP, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND LITTER LAW AND ILLEGAL DUMPING ENFORCEMENT. IT IS A VERY RIGOROUS APPLICATION. AND ALLEN WON THE 2022 GCAA IN POPULATION CATEGORY NINE WITH A SCORE OF 99.5. IT'S THE HIGHEST SCORE EVER. [APPLAUSE] BECAUSE OF THIS WIN, THEY RECEIVED A LANDSCAPE PRIZE OF $290,000. IT IS OUR PRIVILEGE TO PRESENT THIS AWARD TO THE CITY COUNCIL. [APPLAUSE] COUNT OF THREE. ONE, TWO, THREE. AND ONE MORE TIME. TWO. THREE. DO YOU WANT THE REST OF COUNCIL TO COME BACK OUT. YOU MAY WANT TO STEP FORWARD JUST A LITTLE. SO I DOUBLE STACK THERE. YEAH. I CAN SEE EVERYBODY. GREAT. COUNT OF THREE. ONE, TWO, THREE. AND ONE MORE. ONE, TWO, THREE. GREAT. GOT IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. YES. YES. WINNERS OF THE GCAA WERE ASKED TO HOST A DISPLAY TABLE AT THE CONFERENCE. THIS WAS ALLEN'S. YOU CAN ALSO SEE IT IN THE HALLWAY ON BEHALF OF KAB IN THE CITY OF ALLEN, MY COWORKER ANDREA SMITH, WHO COULD NOT BE HERE TODAY, AND I HAVE RECEIVED MANY COMPLIMENTS AND INQUIRIES ABOUT OUR ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM. TOGETHER AND IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES WE GLADLY SHARE OUR PROGRAMS WITH THEM. IT IS FLATTERING TO HAVE OUR AWARD WINNING PROGRAMS DUPLICATED THROUGHOUT THE STATE. FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT WE HAVE WON THE GCAA. ADDED TO THE PRIOR WINS IN 2012 AND 2016 THIS GIVES THE CITY OF ALLEN AN ESTIMATED $810,000 TO USE ON FUTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. ON BEHALF OF KEEP ALLEN BEAUTIFUL AND WASTE SERVICES DIVISION OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, AND THE CITY MANAGER FOR THEIR SUPPORT, WHICH ALLOWS FOR OUR CONTINUED SUCCESS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] BEFORE MOVING ON I DID JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE KEEP ALLEN BEAUTIFUL BOARD AND ALSO TO OUR STAFF SUPPORT FOR THAT BOARD. THAT'S A LOT OF BLING FOR ONE. KEEP ANYTHING BEAUTIFUL GROUP AWARD. [LAUGHTER] I THINK IT'S JUST PHENOMENAL BECAUSE YOU ALL MENTIONED IT'S THE THIRD TIME THAT YOU'VE WON THE GOVERNOR'S AWARD. THAT'S A BIG DEAL. JUST WINNING THAT AWARD ONE TIME AS A BIG DEAL. WINNING IT TWICE, NOW THREE TIMES. AND THEN JUST THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO RECEIVE OUT OF THAT, IT'S JUST PHENOMENAL. AND CERTAINLY FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. [00:10:02] APPRECIATE IT. [APPLAUSE] [4. Citizens' Comments.] NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS FOR CITIZENS COMMENTS. IT GIVES CITIZENS AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL. TYPICALLY, ON ANY ITEM THAT'S NOT SCHEDULED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING OR IF SOMETHING'S NOT ON AN AGENDA AND TYPICALLY FOR CITIZENS COMMENTS, WE CANNOT NECESSARILY HAVE AN OPEN DISCUSSION WITH YOU ABOUT THE COMMENTS BROUGHT FORWARD. WE CAN EITHER CONSIDER THOSE ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDA. WE CAN REFER THOSE TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR REVIEW AND POSSIBLE ACTION. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT BEFORE YOU COME FORWARD AND INDIVIDUALS ARE LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES WHEN THEY COME FORWARD. I DO HAVE SEVERAL CARDS AND WE'LL GO THROUGH THOSE FIRST. AND IF THERE'S ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO US AFTER WE GO THROUGH THOSE, YOU'RE CERTAINLY WELCOME TO COME FORWARD. SO I HAVE SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE CARDS RELATED TO ONE SUBJECT, AND THAT IS OUR ITEM 5.3 ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH IS TO BASICALLY AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH HIDELL ARCHITECTS IN REGARDS TO THE PHASE TWO ARCHITECTURE PLAN FOR THE LIBRARY EXPANSION. AND SO I HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT WISH TO EXPRESS THEIR SUPPORT BUT DO NOT NECESSARILY WANT TO SPEAK. AND THE FIRST ONE IS JEFF CASSINAS AT 1105, WINNSBORO COURT ALLEN, TEXAS. AND THEN BEYOND THAT, WE HAVE HIS WIFE, SUSAN CASSINAS, AND WE ALSO HAVE REKKA MATHAI. I'M SORRY JUST A COULDN'T READ THE WRITING FROM 1480 WESLEY DRIVE ALLEN. THEN WE ALSO HAVE ANN FRENCH FROM 523 SEAPORT DRIVE AND THEN WE HAVE JEFFREY SMITH FROM 729 EAGLE COURT, ALLEN AND THEN WE HAVE ANTOINETTE VINCENT FROM 703 SPRING STREET, ALLEN. WE HAVE EILEEN TOLLETT FROM 404 WATSON DRIVE, ALLEN. AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL THAT DID WANT TO SPEAK ON THAT PARTICULAR ITEM, AND THAT IS DR. MAROBA ZOELLER. GOOD EVENING, MAROBA. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR FULK, MR. ELLWANGER AND HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. I AM DR. MAROBA ZOELLER. I HAVE LIVED AT 908 WILLOWBROOK DRIVE IN ALLEN SINCE 2002. I WAS APPOINTED TO SERVE ON THE ADVISORY BOARD OF THE CITY OF ALLEN PUBLIC LIBRARY IN 2018, AND I CURRENTLY PROUDLY SERVE AS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THAT BOARD. I'M HERE TO REGISTER MY SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO APPROVE ITEM 5.3 ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, AS DESCRIBED BY MAYOR FULK. A RECENT CBS SUNDAY MORNING NEWS PROGRAM INCLUDED A SEGMENT ON THE RISING TREND OF NATIONAL EXPANSION OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES TO MEET THE INCREASING DEMAND AND CHANGING NEWS. IN DESCRIBING THESE EXPANSIONS INTO MORE THAN JUST DIGITAL OFFERINGS AND SOPHISTICATED TECHNOLOGIES. THE REPORTER QUOTED THE MAYOR OF CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, WHILE DEDICATING THAT LIBRARY'S RECENT EXPANSION THAT MAYOR SAID, LIBRARIES ARE NO LONGER WAREHOUSES OF BOOKS BUT MARKETPLACES OF IDEAS. THEY HAVE BECOME A COMMUNITY'S LIVING ROOM, A HUB OF INTELLECTUAL ACTIVITY AND HANDS ON LEARNING. THE EXPANSIONS ARE MEETING THE NEEDS OF TODAY WHILE BEING FLEXIBLE FOR THE FUTURE. THAT IS WHAT THIS LIBRARY EXPANSION WILL DO FOR OUR BELOVED LIBRARY. AND I URGE YOU TO VOTE YES TO ITEM 5.3 TO ENSURE THAT OUR LIBRARY CONTINUES TO BE THIS COMMUNITY'S HUB. AS THESE ARCHITECTS INCORPORATE THIS COMMUNITY'S VISION, AS THEY DESIGN AND CREATE NEW SPACES WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO EMBRACE INNOVATION, TO ENHANCE EXCITEMENT AND BRING WONDERMENT TO THE LEARNING EXPERIENCES IT WILL PROVIDE NOW WITH A BRIDGE, A FLEXIBLE BRIDGE INTO THE FUTURE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MAROBA. I APPRECIATE IT. NEXT, I HAVE ANNE CAMPBELL FROM 205 WHISENANT ALLEN, TEXAS, WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM 8.2, WHICH IS ACTUALLY AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AGENDA ITEM. HELLO MY NAME IS ANNE MELLON CAMPBELL, AND I LIVE AT 205 WHISENANT. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL. I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN. I HAVE ATTENDED EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE MEETINGS THAT WE HAD FOR OUR BUSINESS DISTRICT AREA, FOR THE CENTRAL BUSINESS EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT HAVING HIGH DENSITY IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, LIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO WHISENANT IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LIBRARY? [00:15:02] WE'VE LIVED IN THAT HOUSE FOR OVER 21 YEARS. WE DECIDED TO LIVE THERE BECAUSE IT'S A NICE, QUIET LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO AS WE WORKED IN EVERY SINGLE MEETING THAT WE HAD FOR CITIZENS FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT AREA, WE EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT HAVING HIGH RISE LIVING THERE. MY FAMILY IS NOT THE ONLY ONE. MOST OF THE CITIZENS HERE IN ALLEN SAID WE DIDN'T WANT HIGH RISE. AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL DURING THE PRESENTATION OF THE CENTRAL DISTRICT AREA. YOU KNOW, IT WAS VERY WELL THOUGHT OF. ALL THE CITIZENS SPOKE TO IT. BUT AGAIN, THE PRESENTATION WAS REALLY MOSTLY ABOUT 30 HOMES PER ACRE, NOT 68. THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL PLAN THAT WOLVERINE SAW IT. AND I KNOW THAT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AREA, THEY WERE VERY CONCERNED THAT IT WAS NOT IN THE 60 HOME PER ACRE. BUT I'M HERE TO REPRESENT AND SAY THAT WE DO NOT ABSOLUTELY DO NOT WANT 60 HOMES PER ACRE. THAT'S OVER 800 UNITS IN THAT SMALL AREA. WE DON'T HAVE SIDEWALKS THERE. THERE'S VERY FEW LIGHTS. THE STREETS ARE VERY OLD. THE IMPACT OF HAVING THAT MANY UNITS IN THAT PART OF THE TOWN WOULD BE EXTREMELY DETRIMENTAL TO THE REST OF THE NEIGHBORS AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE THAT IT WOULD BE IN THEIR BACKYARD, HAVING THOSE HIGH RISES, LOOKING DOWN AT THEIR NEIGHBORS. SO I URGE YOU TO PLEASE LISTEN TO THE CITIZENS OF ALLEN AND SAY NO TO HAVING THAT AMOUNT OF HIGH LEVEL DENSITY IN OUR CITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ANNE. [APPLAUSE] NEXT, I HAVE PAULA CHEEK. AND SHE'S WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE SAME AGENDA ITEM. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL PERSONS AND EVERYONE HERE TONIGHT. I'M SPEAKING TO REVIEW CERTAIN OFFICIAL CITY RECORDS. AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. 903 GLEN ROSE DRIVE, ALLEN. THANK YOU. I'M SPEAKING TO REVIEW CERTAIN OFFICIAL CITY RECORDS THAT DOCUMENT THE PUBLIC STUNNING OPPOSITION TO P&Z'S JULY 16, 2019 APPROVAL OF 825 APARTMENTS IN THE HISTORICAL DOWNTOWN AREA AND ADJACENT TO AN HISTORICAL NEIGHBORHOOD OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, MID-CENTURY AND SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. AND DURING THE PERIOD APRIL 2ND TO JULY 19, 2019, P&Z HELD FIVE MEETINGS IN WHICH CITIZENS VOTE FOR OR AGAINST WOLVERINE'S PROPOSED VARIANCES THAT WOULD HAVE AUTHORIZED THEIR BUILDING ABOUT 70 APARTMENTS PER ACRE, WHICH IS MORE THAN TWO TIMES THE STANDARD 32 UNITS PER ACRE, AND ADDING AT LEAST 1200 CARS ON SURROUNDING STREETS, PLUS INCREASING THE BUILDING HEIGHT. THE TALLY OF CITIZENS DISPUTING THE EXPANDED DENSITY BY SPEAKING IN PERSON, SUBMITTING EMAILS, COMMENT CARDS OR LETTERS DURING THOSE FIVE P&Z MEETINGS CAME TO THIS APRIL 2ND 48 WERE IN FAVOR OF OR WERE OPPOSED. APRIL 16TH 56 WERE OPPOSED. MAY 7TH 66 WERE OPPOSED. JUNE 18TH 15. JULY 16TH 46 AND A TOTAL OPPOSED WHO SPOKE ON THOSE FIVE DAYS WITH 231 NOW A FEW PEOPLE SPOKE IN SUPPORT. THAT WAS FIVE PEOPLE IN FIVE MEETINGS. ON JULY 16, 2019, THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED BY A VOTE OF FOUR IN FAVOR AND TWO OPPOSED THE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE THAT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED 2000 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE AND A DECREASE IN TOTAL APARTMENTS FROM 850 TO 825. NOW, THE MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL MEETING OF AUGUST 13, 2019 GIVE THIS RECORD OF PEOPLE WHO SPOKE IN PERSON, SUBMITTED COMMENT CARDS, LETTERS, EMAILS. THOSE WHO SPOKE IN FAVOR OF THE COUNCIL MEETING WERE THREE. THOSE WHO SPOKE IN OPPOSITION OR RECORDED THEIR OPPOSITION WAS 74. FOLLOWING THAT, THE COUNCIL, BY A 5 TO 2 VOTE, APPROVED A MOTION TO DENY WOLVERINE'S REQUESTS WITH PREJUDICE. WE CITIZENS HAVE NOT CHANGED OUR MINDS. WE, ESPECIALLY THE OWNERS OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES NORTH OF MAIN AND EAST OF 75, WHICH INCLUDES MYSELF AFTER THREE YEARS, STILL DON'T WANT 825 SIX STORY APARTMENTS A FEW FEET FROM OUR PROPERTY LINES, ESPECIALLY ALONG COATS DRIVE. THE INCREASED HEADCOUNT WILL PUT ADDITIONAL STRAIN ON OUR STREET AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE. I'M JUST GOING TO SKIP. THREE YEARS AGO, THE OPPOSITION WAS BROAD AND DEEP AND I BELIEVE IT REMAINS SO. [00:20:03] THANK YOU. THANK YOU, PAULA. [APPLAUSE] NEXT, WE HAVE LOUIE MANCUSO. GENTLEMEN, LADIES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TIME TO SPEAK TONIGHT. I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR A WONDERFUL PRESS. I'M LOUIS MANCUSO. I LIVE AT 304 NORTH [INAUDIBLE] ALLEN, TEXAS. I LIVED IN ALLEN PROBABLY CLOSE TO 30 YEARS NOW. I LIVE IN AN AREA THAT'S OBVIOUSLY IN QUESTION HERE. YOU GUYS SOME OF YOU ALL HAVE SEEN MY FACE BEFORE. SOME OF YOU THAT'S PROBABLY NEW TO YOU. BUT I'M HERE. I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE. I WANT TO THANK THE GROUP FOR A VERY INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION PREVIOUSLY. IT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE SO MANY COMMUNITY COMMENTS INCLUDED. MANY FOLLOW THE SAME LINES. SOME WERE A LITTLE BIT FAR REACHING, BUT ALL WERE INCLUDED. ALL VIEWS WERE REPRESENTED. AMONGST ALL THE COMMENTS INCLUDED THE ONLY TIME HIGH DENSITY HOUSING WAS MENTIONED WAS DURING A PIECE ON WHAT THE COMMUNITY REALLY DID NOT WANT. I THINK I DON'T NEED TO GO THROUGH WHAT WAS THERE PREVIOUSLY AND WHAT HAPPENED. YOU GUYS KNOW, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY NEED FOR ME TO GO OVER IT. SOME OF Y'ALL WERE HERE. SOME OF Y'ALL WEREN'T HERE. SOME OF Y'ALL MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN INTO THE PLACES THAT YOU'RE IN BECAUSE OF THE HULLABALOO THAT WAS CAUSED PREVIOUSLY. I STAND WITH THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER. I DON'T THINK THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS LOST ANY RESOLVE. IN FACT, I THINK THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS GOTTEN EVEN MORE RESOLVED, HAS GATHERED RESOURCES AND IS READY. SO I IMPLORE UPON YOU, DURING YOUR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT DENSITY AND WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, THINK ABOUT YOUR OWN HOME, WHERE YOU LIVE, YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR NEIGHBORS. THINK ABOUT THE FIVE ACRES AROUND THAT PUT 800 APARTMENTS IN THERE. IS THAT WHERE YOU WANT TO LIVE? IS THAT WHERE YOU WANT YOUR CHILDREN TO GROW UP, YOUR GRANDCHILDREN TO COME VISIT YOU? NO. I THINK WE ALL BELIEVE IN A VIBRANT DOWNTOWN AND WE ALL AGREE THAT SOMETHING HAS TO HAPPEN. AND I THINK THE PLANS ARE BEAUTIFUL, THE TRANSPARENCY AND LOOKING IN THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND EVERYTHING DURING THIS LAST PROCESS, I HAVE TO GIVE YOU KUDOS AND I THINK THE COMMUNITY WOULD AGREE WITH ME. I CAN'T OFFICIALLY SPEAK FOR THEM, BUT I THINK THEY WOULD AGREE THAT THAT EFFORT WAS DEFINITELY APPRECIATED. AND I THINK THAT THAT PLAN IS WONDERFUL. BUT REALLY, LET'S LOOK AND SEE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THAT SPOT ON THE OTHER END OF MAIN STREET, WHERE THERE'S NOTHING GOING ON, THERE'S NO HOMES THERE. YOU GUYS WANT TO RAISE THOSE HOMES AND PUT A BUNCH OF STUFF DOWN THERE ON THAT END, EXTEND THE STREET. THAT'S GREAT. YOU'RE NOT AFFECTING ANYBODY THERE. THAT'S WONDERFUL. BRING IN AS MUCH AS YOU WANT. BUT IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD THERE, DON'T DO THAT TO THESE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE. IF YOU GO THROUGH THIS NEIGHBORHOOD NOW, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE MANY HOMES THAT HAVE BEEN ALREADY REDONE, RECONSTRUCTED, MY OWN BURNED. I CHOSE TO BRING IT BACK EXACTLY THE SAME WAY IT WAS BECAUSE IT FITS THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT WORKS BEAUTIFULLY. WE'VE LIVED THERE. WE'VE LOVED IT. WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORS. SO PLEASE THINK OF YOUR OWN HOMES. DO YOU WANT TO HAVE THAT NEXT TO YOU? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, LOUIS. [APPLAUSE] NEXT WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] 2215 WARREN DRIVE ALLEN. SO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING ME. AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITY OF ALLEN FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE MY OPINION. I HAVE LIVED IN ALLEN FOR ALMOST MY ENTIRE LIFE AND NOW I'M OFF TO UNIVERSITY, BUT I INTEND TO COME BACK ONCE I'VE GRADUATED. AND THROUGHOUT MY LIFE, I'VE SEEN THE POPULATION OF MY BELOVED CITY ALMOST DOUBLE. AND NOT ONLY DID THE POPULATION DOUBLE, BUT THE QUALITY OF LIVING WITHIN MY CITY DID AS WELL. THE BIGGEST REASON WHY OUR CITY IS SO GREAT AND CONTINUES TO GROW IN GREATNESS IS BECAUSE WE ARE A CITY THAT REPRESENTS ECONOMIC FREEDOM. MY POINT IS SIMPLE. I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF THE CITY COUNCIL AGREES WITH ME ON MY PROPOSAL FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER. MY PROPOSAL IS AS FOLLOWS A SUPERMAJORITY VOTE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OR A TWO THIRDS MAJORITY IS REQUIRED TO RAISE TAXES ON PEOPLE, PROPERTY OR BUSINESSES. THE WASHINGTON POST RECENTLY REFERRED TO COLLIN COUNTY AS THE SILICON PRAIRIE DUE TO OUR RAPID GROWTH AND THE NUMBER OF BUSINESSES AND TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRY, AND I WANT TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. AND I BELIEVE THAT THE BEST WAY TO DO SO IS TO KEEP TAXES ON PEOPLE, PROPERTY AND BUSINESSES AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. [00:25:02] UNDER MY PROPOSAL FOR AN AMENDMENT TAXES WOULD ONLY BE RAISED WHEN ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. I THANK YOU. JUST A POINT OF INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO YOUR COMMENTS. THE STATE LEGISLATURE ACTUALLY PASSED LEGISLATION SEVERAL YEARS AGO THAT BASICALLY REQUIRES SUPERMAJORITY TO VOTE FOR ANY TAX RATE ABOVE THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE THAT ALREADY EXIST. OKAY. THANKS. THANK YOU. NEXT IS KATE LOFTIS, 302 NORTH ANNA DRIVE, ALLEN. GOOD EVENING. I AM KATE LOFTIS 302 NORTH ANNA DRIVE. I'M LOUIS NEIGHBOR AND I'M SPEAKING ABOUT THE REDEVELOPMENT. I'VE HAD TIME TO LOOK AT THE PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT, AND I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT THE CONCERNS OF CITIZENS DIRECTLY AND DAILY IMPACTED BY THE HIGH DENSITY APARTMENTS WERE IGNORED. AND I'M MORE THAN DISAPPOINTED THAT THE CITIZENS DIRECTLY AND DAILY IMPACTED BY THIS DEVELOPMENT SEEM TO HAVE LITTLE VOICE ON THE COMMITTEE. WE ARE A NEIGHBORHOOD OF SINGLE FAMILY, SINGLE STORY, RESIDENCES. WE WILL BE DWARFED BY MULTI STORY APARTMENTS. TWO WEEKS AGO, A DEVELOPER STOOD HERE LAMENTING THE ZONING OF 32 UNITS PER ACRE. BASED ON MY LOT SIZE, I'M GUESSING THE ZONING FOR MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS FIVE OR SIX UNITS PER ACRE. WE DON'T NEED FIVE TIMES THE DENSITY NEXT TO OURS. I'M ASKING THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER RESIDENTS OF THE SINGLE FAMILY SINGLE STORY NEIGHBORHOOD BEFORE GIVING IN TO THE DEMANDS OF DEVELOPERS SHOW THAT THE DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS MATTER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, KATE. [APPLAUSE] NEXT, WE HAVE NATHAN POLSKY 1108 TIMBERLINE, ALLEN, TEXAS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR FULK, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF. MY NAME IS NATHAN POLSKY AND I RESIDE AT 1108 TIMBERLINE LANE IN ALLEN. I REACHED OUT TO ALL OF YOU ON FRIDAY WHEN I LEARNED THAT THE CITY DESIRED TO ACQUIRE JUST OVER 15 ACRES OF LAND FROM ALLEN ISD FOR $4 MILLION DOLLARS. I HEARD BACK FROM SOME OF YOU, WHICH GAVE ME A BETTER IDEA OF YOUR INTENT. AND WHILE I APPRECIATE YOUR DESIRE TO PRESERVE HISTORIC LAND, THE LOT IS CURRENTLY NOTHING BUT GRASS AND NO MORE HISTORIC THAN ANY OTHER GRASSY AREA IN ALLEN THAT COULD HAVE BEEN USED FOR AS FARMLAND BACK IN THE DAY. IF $4 MILLION DOLLARS WAS SUCH A GREAT DEAL, THEN WHY HASN'T THIS LAND ALREADY BEEN SOLD TO A PRIVATE DEVELOPER? THIS WOULD TELL ME THAT IT'S STILL TOO HIGH OF A PRICE, OR THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS MAKING SPECIAL DEALS WITH THE CITY TO OFFLOAD ASSETS AND CIRCUMVENT THE PRIVATE SECTOR. NEITHER OF THESE OPTIONS SIT WELL WITH ME. AND THE 2016 BOND PACKAGE DESCRIPTION $3 MILLION DOLLARS WAS EARMARKED FOR MOLSEN FARM, 2.3 MILLION OF WHICH WAS USED TO PURCHASE THE ORIGINAL 14 ACRE PARCEL AND WAS GOING TO PROVIDE EVERYTHING THAT I'VE BEEN TOLD THIS NEW PURCHASE WILL BRING. HOW IS THIS PURCHASE USING AN ADDITIONAL $3 MILLION DOLLARS WHEN THERE WAS ONLY $700,000 LEFT IN THE FUND? AND DID THE ORIGINAL PARCEL THAT WAS PURCHASED NOT PROVIDE THE RESULTS THAT WERE DESCRIBED TO THE VOTERS? HOW WOULD VOTERS HAVE VOTED ON THIS BOND? AND IF THE CITY HAD TOLD THEM THAT THEY WERE VOTING FOR $3 MILLION DOLLARS TO PURCHASE A PARCEL AT THAT TIME AND ANOTHER $4 MILLION DOLLARS IN SIX YEARS? I ALSO RECEIVED SOME CONCERNS FROM SEVERAL OF YOU THAT IF THE CITY DIDN'T PURCHASE THIS LAND, THEN IT WOULD BECOME AN EYESORE. IS IT THE CITY'S JOB TO PURCHASE LAND TO PREVENT THE FREE MARKET FROM BEING SUCCESSFUL? OR DOES IT WANT TO CONTROL THE MARKET AS WELL? AS THIS IS PRIMARILY BEING FUNDED THROUGH A BOND WHICH HAS ALREADY SURPASSED ITS ORIGINAL APPROVED AMOUNT NOT ONLY WILL I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS, BUT OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN MAY HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS AS WELL. DEBT VIA BONDS ARE JUST FUTURE TAXES. I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO RECONSIDER THE PURCHASE OR AT LEAST MAKE A MUCH LOWER OFFER ON IT. THE LAND ISN'T GOING TO WALK OFF ON ITS OWN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, NATHAN. I WOULD INDICATE OR ASK THAT THE CITY MANAGER RESPOND TO YOU IN REGARDS TO SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME OF THE FIGURES AND OTHER THINGS THAT YOU'RE QUOTING THERE. I DIDN'T FOLLOW ALL YOUR MATH, BUT I'LL ASK THAT ERIC ELLWANGER GET BACK WITH YOU AND TRY TO EXPLAIN WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU'RE ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER CITIZENS WISHING TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL AT THIS TIME? OH I GOT ANOTHER CARD, SO I HAVE ANOTHER CARD FROM LAURA WOOTEN, 1008 BLANCO DRIVE ALLEN AND SHE WISHES TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, BUT IT SAYS LIBRARY CONTRACT. I DON'T NEED TO SPEAK. I JUST AM IN SUPPORT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? IF NOT, THEN WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. [5. Consent Agenda] AND THE CONSENT AGENDA CONSIST OF ITEMS THAT ARE TYPICALLY ROUTINE OR NON-CONTROVERSIAL. AND SO AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK THE COUNCIL MEMBERS IF THERE ARE ANY ITEMS THAT THEY WISH TO REMOVE FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? [00:30:09] IF NOT. MAYOR DON'T WE NEED A SUMMARY FIRST? YES, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. I SHOULD ASK ROCIO TO READ THOSE FOR THE RECORD. THANK YOU. THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. PLEASE REFER TO THE POSTED AGENDA FOR FULL DETAILS. ITEM 5.1 APPROVED MINUTES OF THE JULY 12TH REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. ITEM 5.2 AUTHORIZE AN AGREEMENT WITH KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES FOR THE DESIGN OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS AS PART OF A TXDOT HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR $220,000 DOLLARS. ITEM 5.3 AUTHORIZE A CONTRACT WITH HIDELL AND ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS FOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES OF THE EXPANSION OF THE ALLEN PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR $949,297 DOLLARS. ITEM 5.4 AUTHORIZE AN AGREEMENT WITH BRINKLEY SARGENT WIGINTON ARCHITECTS FOR ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR DESIGN OF THE NEW CITY OF ALLEN POLICE HEADQUARTERS FOR $3,901,000 DOLLARS. THANK YOU ROCIO. SO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL QUESTION. ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WISH TO REMOVE ANY ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? IF NOT, THEN I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE. AND JUST TO REMIND YOU THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS ITEM 5.1 AS FAR AS AN AMENDED VERSION OF THE MINUTES. MAYOR I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ WITH THE REVISION TO THE MINUTES. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND, DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON? IF SO, PLEASE VOTE AT THIS TIME. ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM 6.1, WHICH IS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A SCHEDULE FOR FEES AND RATES FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION MEMBERSHIP AND RENTALS. [6.1 Adopt a Resolution establishing a schedule for fees and rates for the Parks and Recreation membership and rentals.] WE HAVE THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION, KATE MEACHAM, MAKING THE PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING, KATE. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M HERE TONIGHT, AS DISCUSSED, TO UPDATE YOU ON GETTING OUR FEE SCHEDULE UPDATED. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING ALL OF OUR FEES ACROSS THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT. WE STARTED THIS PROCESS BACK IN FEBRUARY WHEN WE DID A MARKET STUDY ACROSS ALL OF OUR BENCHMARK COMMUNITIES IN THE AREA. WE THEN WENT TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD IN LATE JUNE WITH THE PROPOSAL AND IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY PASSED. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE INDIVIDUALLY MET WITH MOST OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO DISCUSS, AND WE CONDUCTED THE WORKSHOP AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING ON UPDATING EXACTLY WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH OUR FEES. SO JUST TO REMIND EVERYBODY, IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS OF UPDATING OUR FEES. A COUPLE OF OUR FACILITY RENTAL FEES WERE LAST UPDATED IN 2011 WITH MOST OF OUR MEMBERSHIP FEES NOT BEING UPDATED FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS. SO WE'RE PROPOSING THIS CHANGING THE STRUCTURE IN WHICH WE DO ALL OF OUR MEMBERSHIPS TO MORE UPDATED MODEL. THAT'S DEFINITELY MORE MEMBER FOCUSED TO GIVE MORE BENEFIT TO OUR MEMBERS, MAKING IT EASIER AND CONSISTENT ACROSS ALL OF OUR FACILITIES. SO TONIGHT, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT MEMBERSHIP AT OUR FACILITIES AS WELL AS RENTALS. AS WE'VE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED, WE'RE REMOVING ANY TYPE OF PROGRAM RATE. WE HAD JUST A FEW OF THEM PREVIOUSLY ON THE FEE SCHEDULE. SO WE'RE PROPOSING TO REMOVE THOSE AS THOSE ARE MARKET RATE. THOSE WOULD INCLUDE SWIM LESSONS, ATHLETIC LEAGUES, THOSE TYPES OF FEES ASSOCIATED. I WILL NOTE, THOUGH, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, IS THAT OUR PARK DEDICATION AND TREE MITIGATION FEES, THOSE WILL BE COMING BACK TO YOU THIS FALL AS WE'RE WORKING ALSO THROUGH UPDATING ALL THE ORDINANCES WITH THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. THEY'LL BE COMING BEFORE YOU THIS FALL. AND THOSE FEES THAT ARE TIED TO THOSE WILL COME AT THAT POINT. SO TO JUMP INTO THE FACILITY MEMBERSHIPS AND THE PROPOSALS THAT WE HAVE, AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE REALLY WORKING ON SIMPLIFICATION AND ALIGNMENT ACROSS ALL OF OUR FACILITIES. SO WE'RE MOVING AWAY FROM THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MODEL THAT WE PREVIOUSLY HAD. NOW THE STANDARD MECHANISM FOR MEMBERSHIPS, BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FACILITIES, IS A MONTH TO MONTH MEMBERSHIP TYPE. SO WE'LL BE MOVING TO THE MONTHLY RATES AS WELL AS DAY PASSES THAT WE'VE TRADITIONALLY HAD AS WELL. WE'LL HAVE OUR RESIDENT NON RESIDENT RATES SO NON RESIDENTS WILL PAY 40% MORE THAN OUR RESIDENT. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE GETTING THE MAXIMUM DISCOUNT POSSIBLE. AND THEN AS YOU CAN SEE UP HERE, OUR DIFFERENT MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES, WE'RE STANDARDIZING THE DIFFERENT AGE BREAKDOWNS THAT WE HAVE AND WE'RE RAISING OUR SENIOR RATE [00:35:07] FROM 50 TO 60 WITH THAT. NOW, ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO CURRENTLY HOLDS A SENIOR MEMBERSHIP AND IS IN THAT 50 TO 59 WOULD BE GRANDFATHERED IN. SO WE WOULD MAINTAIN THEIR SENIOR MEMBERSHIP STATUS UNTIL THEY HIT THAT 60 YEAR OLD MARK. SO ANOTHER THING THAT WE'RE CHANGING IS WHILE WE HAVE OUR MEMBERSHIPS TO BEING RESIDENT AND NON RESIDENT, WE'RE ALSO CREATING A MEMBER, AND NON MEMBER RATE. SO AGAIN, WE WANT TO SHOW BENEFIT TO THOSE WHO ARE MEMBERS IN OUR FACILITIES. AND SO ONCE THEY BECOME A MEMBER FROM A RESIDENT NON RESIDENT RATE, THEY WOULD THEN GET A DISCOUNT IF THEY HOLD A MEMBERSHIP WITH US. AND SO THAT WOULD BE 40% DISCOUNT THAT THEY WOULD RECEIVE FROM THOSE NON MEMBER RATES. SO ALSO SOME OF THE ALIGNMENT THAT WE'RE MAKING IS THAT THE RESIDENT MEMBERSHIP FEE IS WE WANT TO HAVE OUR RESIDENTS HAVE THE MOST DISCOUNT AVAILABLE. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF DISCOUNTS OUT THERE AND WE WANT TO ALIGN THOSE ACROSS. SO CURRENTLY ANYBODY THAT WE WOULD HAVE THAT WOULD HAVE A SPECIAL USE OR A NON PROFIT OR SOME OF THOSE OTHER TYPES OF DISCOUNTS, WE SIMPLY WOULD HONOR THE RESIDENT DISCOUNT RATE TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS. ALSO, WE WOULD HONOR ANY OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS SO ANY OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO EXTEND THE RESIDENT DISCOUNT TO ALL OF THEIR EMPLOYEES. WE HAVE THE DEFINITION OF WHAT A FAMILY CONSTITUTE AT LEAST ONE, NO MORE THAN TWO HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS OF 26 YEARS OF AGE. THAT ALIGNS WITH INSURANCE OF WHEN YOU'RE ALLOWED TO REMAIN ON YOUR PARENT'S INSURANCE. WE WANT TO KEEP IT CLEAN AND SIMPLE. AND OBVIOUSLY ANYONE LIVING WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, LIVING IN A SINGLE HOUSEHOLD, WE WOULD ALLOW THEM TO ALSO BE ON THAT FAMILY PASS. AND THEN REALLY SHIFTING, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, TO THE ALL INCLUSIVE MODEL TO OUR MEMBERSHIPS, WE'RE TRYING TO GIVE AS MUCH BENEFIT AS WE CAN TO OUR MEMBERSHIPS. SO CURRENTLY, IF YOU HAVE A PASS AT THE NATATORIUM, YOU WOULD HAVE TO BUY A SEPARATE PASS FOR GROUP FITNESS CLASSES OR SOME OTHER TYPES OF PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE. WE'RE MAKING IT ALL INCLUSIVE. SO THE NON INSTRUCTIONAL AQUATICS FITNESS EQUIPMENT AND THE NON SPECIALTY GROUP FITNESS WOULD ALL BE INCLUDED. SO THAT WAY WHEN SOMEBODY SWIPES THE PASS, THEY'RE ABLE TO GO IN AND ENJOY MOST OF THE CLASSES. SOME OF THE SPECIALTY CLASSES WOULD STILL HAVE THAT MEMBER NON MEMBER RATE, BUT WE WOULD HAVE SOME INCLUDED IN THAT MEMBERSHIP FEE. SO BY GOING TO THE MONTH TO MONTH, IT REALLY MAKES IT SIMPLE FOR THE INDIVIDUALS TO CANCEL. THEY SIMPLY HAVE TO GIVE US 30 DAYS NOTICE AND WE WILL CANCEL THEIR MEMBERSHIP. SO AGAIN, TRYING TO MAKE IT AS MOST USER FRIENDLY AS WE POSSIBLY CAN FOR THOSE MEMBERS WHO ARE PARTAKING IN WHETHER IT BE JOE FARMER, THE NATATORIUM OR THE NEW STEPHEN G. TERRELL RECREATION CENTER. WE ARE GOING TO IMPLEMENT PROPOSING $75 SERVICE FEE FOR STRICTLY FOR THE NEW STEPHEN G. TERRELL RECREATION CENTER. THAT IS JUST A ONE TIME UPFRONT COST JUST DUE TO THE MAGNITUDE OF THE FACILITY AND ALL THE OFFERINGS IT HAS THAT WOULD NOT PERTAIN TO ANY OF THE OTHER FACILITIES. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY WE'D HAVE A $25 FAIL PAYMENT WOULD APPLY IF ANY FAILED PAYMENTS WOULD COME THROUGH. FOR STEPHEN G. TERRELL SINCE THERE IS A $75 SERVICE FEE, WE WOULD ALSO IMPLEMENT A MEMBERSHIP FREEZE. SO IF AN INDIVIDUAL IS GOING OUT OF TOWN OR OUT OF THE COUNTRY FOR TWO MONTHS, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO PLACE THAT ON FREEZE. AND SO THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO COME BACK AND PAY THE $75 SERVICE FEE AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY, THAT WOULD NOT MAKE SENSE FOR SOME OF THE OTHER FACILITIES. THEY COULD SIMPLY CANCEL IF THEY GO AWAY FOR THE SUMMER, THEY WANT TO COME BACK IN THE FALL. THEY CAN REJOIN WITH NO SERVICE FEE. IT ALSO MAKES IT REALLY EASY FOR THE COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO COME BACK IS THEY CAN JUST JOIN FOR THE MONTH, TWO MONTHS, HOWEVER LONG THEY WOULD LIKE, AND THEY'RE NOT LOCKED INTO AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP OR SOMETHING LONGER. SO HERE ARE THE PROPOSED RATES THAT WE HAVE. SO OBVIOUSLY, JOE FARMER ARE MORE ECONOMIC LEVEL AND THAT IS REALLY AROUND THE SIZE OF THE FITNESS FLOOR, THE OFFERINGS. IT'S A LOT SMALLER FACILITY THAT WE HAVE THERE. SO YOU CAN SEE THE RESIDENT AND THE NON RESIDENT. AGAIN, REMEMBER THE RESIDENTS HAS THE BASE FEE YOU SEE, AND THE NON RESIDENT PAYS 40% MORE. ALIGNING THE YOUTH AND SENIOR TO BE THE SAME ADULT AS PREVIOUSLY DEFINED. AND THEN THE FAMILY MEMBERSHIP. THE NATATORIUM IS MORE THAT MID RANGE. AND THEN THE NEW STEPHEN G. TERRELL RECREATION CENTER. YOU COULD SEE SURELY WITH THE OVER 150,000 SQUARE FEET, THE INDOOR PLAYGROUND, THE CHILD WATCH, THE OVER 50 GROUP FITNESS CLASSES THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED TO HAPPEN THERE IS A LITTLE BIT ON THE HIGHER END, BUT STILL WITHIN MARKET RATE OF OTHER FACILITIES. [00:40:01] SO THE STEPHEN G. TERRELL RECREATION CENTER FEES IS VERY MUCH IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE FRISCO ATHLETIC CENTER, THE MCKINNEY APEX CENTER AND SIMILAR FACILITIES OF ITS MAGNITUDE IN THE AREA. DAY PASSES. YOU CAN SEE HERE WE DID NOT CHANGE FORD POOL. SO FORD POOL DAY PASSES REMAIN THE SAME. JOE FARMER AND THE NATATORIUM ARE EQUAL TO EACH OTHER. AND THEN THE STEPHEN G. TERRELL RECREATION CENTER FEES YOU SEE THERE. SO AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, IS THAT FORD POOL, WE DO NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE DIFFERENT SEASONAL PASSES THAT WE OFFER OUT THERE OR THE DAY PASSES. WE ALSO RECOMMEND NO CHANGES TO THE ALLEN SENIOR RECREATION CENTER. CURRENTLY, OUR RESIDENTS PAY $5 A YEAR AND WE'RE PROPOSING TO KEEP THAT THE SAME. THE ONLY IMPACT THEY WOULD HAVE WOULD BE THE GRANDFATHERING IN OF THE INCREASED AGE. AND WITH THAT WE WOULD ALSO AT THE SENIOR CENTER. IF THERE IS A SPOUSE WHO WAS UNDER THE AGE LIMIT, WE WOULD RECOGNIZE THEM AS A MEMBER AS WELL. WE ARE RECOMMENDING ELIMINATION OF THE EDGE SKATE PARK MEMBERSHIP. SO CURRENTLY INDIVIDUALS WOULD PAY $10 A YEAR TO BECOME A MEMBER. AND THIS WAS AGAIN BASED ON THE OLD MODEL WHERE KIDS WOULD COME IN AND THEY WOULD HAVE A MEMBERSHIP TO CHECK OUT A GAMING DEVICE, THE CONTROLLERS TO BE ABLE TO GO IN THE GAME ROOMS AND PLAY. WE HAVE SINCE CONVERTED THOSE GAME ROOMS INTO TAEKWONDO CLASSES, DIFFERENT STEM CLASSES THAT WE DO, OTHER CAMPS. THE GAMING MOST KIDS HAVE IT IN THEIR POCKET NOW AND THEY DON'T NEED TO CHECK OUT A CONTROLLER. SO THERE'S REALLY NO NEED FOR THAT MEMBERSHIP ANY LONGER. WE DID RECEIVE SOME FEEDBACK ON AN UPGRADE. THE BIGGEST THING THAT WE'VE HEARD REGARDING THE STEPHEN TERRELL RECREATION CENTER IS THE LACK OF WATER THAT WE'VE HAD THERE. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE MORE FOCUSED ON SERVING THE NEED OF THE FIELDHOUSE SIDE WITH OUR 11 COURTS THAT WILL HAVE WE HAVE THE NATATORIUM FOR OUR INDOOR SPACE. SO WHILE EACH INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP IS A STANDALONE MEMBERSHIP, INDIVIDUALS WHO PURCHASE THE STEPHEN G. TERRELL RECREATION CENTER MEMBERSHIP CAN UPGRADE ANY OF THEIR MEMBERSHIPS FOR $10 MORE A MONTH TO BE ABLE TO GAIN THAT WATER COMPONENT. AND AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE $75 ONE TIME FEE IS AT THE STEVEN G. TERRELL RECREATION CENTER ONLY, AND IT WILL BE WAIVED FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL AND VETERANS WITH PROOF OF SERVICE. SO HERE'S JUST A VISUAL TO SHOW THAT EACH OF THE FOUR FACILITIES WOULD REMAIN AS A STANDALONE MEMBERSHIP. YOU CAN SEE THE STEPHEN G. TERRELL TO BE ABLE TO ADD ON. THE DON RODENBAUGH AQUATIC CENTER FOR $10 A MONTH. BUT SOMETHING NEW IS WE'RE ACTUALLY ADDING IN THE FORD POOL TO ALL MEMBERSHIP TYPES. AND SO WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS AT ALL OF OUR FACILITIES WHO HAVE MEMBERSHIPS HAVE ACCESS TO WATER, YOU KNOW, LEARNING TO SWIM IS A LIFE SAVING SKILL THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HAS ACCESS TO AND BE ABLE TO INCREASE THE UTILIZATION AT FORD POOL. SO NO MATTER WHERE YOU HOLD A MEMBERSHIP AT BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, WHEN WE'RE PROPOSING THAT THESE FEES TAKE PLACE FOR NEXT SUMMER, EVERYBODY WOULD THEN AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE A FORD POOL MEMBERSHIP. SO THE FEE IMPACT. SO WE ARE PROPOSING THIS TAKE PLACE ON JANUARY 1ST FOR MANY DIFFERENT REASONS. I'LL TALK ABOUT HERE IN A MINUTE. IT'LL TAKE US A FULL YEAR BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY ANY INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD PURCHASE A MEMBERSHIP BETWEEN NOW AND DECEMBER 31ST, WE WOULD HONOR THOSE AND GRANDFATHER THOSE MEMBERSHIPS IN. AND SO IT'D BE FY 24 BEFORE WE FULLY RECOGNIZE WHAT THIS IMPACT WOULD HAVE WITH THE FEE ADJUSTMENTS. SO IF WE WOULD MEMBERSHIP STAY EXACTLY THE WAY THEY ARE TODAY, THIS WOULD BRING AN ADDITIONAL $174,000 ESTIMATED TO JOE FARMER RECREATION CENTER, 235 TO THE NATATORIUM. THE EDGE WOULD LOSE $700 FROM THE MEMBERSHIPS THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY COLLECTED. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE SENIOR CENTER HAS NO CHANGE. SO MOVING FROM MEMBERSHIPS INTO OUR RENTALS THAT WE HAVE FOR THE DIFFERENT FACILITIES AND FIELDS AND PAVILIONS. THE FIRST ONE I WANT TO DISCUSS IS THE FIELD RENTAL FEES. SO AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, HERE'S A MARKET COMPARISON TO SOME OF THE OTHER BENCHMARK COMMUNITIES WE HAVE REGARDING WHAT IT COSTS TO RENT A FIELD IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. NOW, SOME COMMUNITIES YOU'LL NOTICE THAT ARE NOT ON HERE. MCKINNEY MOST NOTABLY, THEY ACTUALLY DO NOT RENT FIELDS OUTSIDE OF THEIR SPORTS ORGANIZATION. I ALSO WANT TO MENTION FOR OUR SPORTS ORGANIZATION ASA, THESE FEES INCREASES WOULD NOT AFFECT THEM. WE ARE UNDER CONTRACT FOR THEM BEING OUR SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND WE MAINTAIN THOSE. [00:45:01] THESE SIMPLY WOULD BE AN INCREASE FOR THOSE OUTSIDE OF ASA WHO CHOOSE TO RUN OUR FIELDS. SO AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, WE'RE BELOW MARKET RATE OF WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. AND SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS TO COME IN TO MARKET RATE, AS YOU SAW IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE WITH A DIFFERENT FEE FOR GRASS VERSUS OUR TURF FIELDS. OBVIOUSLY, THE TURF FIELDS OUT TO SPIRIT PARK ARE VERY, HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER. SO THE RENTAL FEES, LIGHTS WOULD BE ADDITIONAL MINIMUM OF TWO HOUR FEES, THAT'S VERY COMMON IN OUR BENCHMARK COMMUNITIES ON WHAT THEY WOULD CHARGE. PARK PAVILIONS. THERE'S VERY LITTLE INCREASE IN THE PARK PAVILIONS. THIS WAS MORE OF AN ALIGNMENT AND SIMPLIFICATION ACROSS. WE HAD THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT RATES OUT THERE AND WE WANTED TO SIMPLIFY IT TO NEIGHBORHOOD VERSUS COMMUNITY PARKS. DAYSPRING IS CONSIDERED TO BE A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAVE A RESTROOM. THAT'S THE MOST DEFINING DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A NEIGHBORHOOD AND A COMMUNITY PARK IS THE PLACEMENT OF A RESTROOM. SO WHILE DAYSPRING DOES NOT HAVE A RESTROOM DUE TO THE IT'S VERY HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER AND LARGE PAVILION AREA. SO WE WOULD INCLUDE THAT INTO THE COMMUNITY. OTHERWISE IT WOULD GO BY THE DEFINITION OF THE 45 OR 55, AGAIN, 40% MARKUP FOR THE NON RESIDENTS. SO TOTAL RENTAL FEE IMPACT THAT WE WOULD ANTICIPATE AGAIN, IF THIS WOULD TAKE PLACE AS OF JANUARY 1ST OF 2023, BY FY 24, IT'D BE AN INCREASE OF ABOUT $200,000 OF REVENUE. SO BASED ON ALL THE INFORMATION I JUST SHARED, WE ARE RECOMMENDING EXCUSE ME, RECOMMENDING THE NEW FEES BEGIN JANUARY 1 OF 2023. THE MEMBERSHIP AND FEES THAT WE SHOW YOU TODAY, JULY OF 2022, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE'LL BE COMING BACK TO YOU THIS FALL WITH ORDINANCES AND RELATED FEES, WITH PARK DEDICATION, TREE MITIGATION AND SOME OTHER SMALL ONES. AND IN THE MEANTIME, WE PLAN ON DOING A FULL MARKETING CAMPAIGN. THIS IS A BIG SHIFT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO OUR MEMBERSHIPS AND HOW WE ARE STRUCTURING THEM THE PAYMENTS, LETTING PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S COMING UP AS OF JANUARY 1ST. SO THAT WILL START THIS FALL. AND THEN JANUARY 1ST IS WHEN ALL BOTH THE ONES YOU JUST SAW, AS WELL AS THE NEW ONES THAT WE ARE PROPOSING THIS FALL WITH ORDINANCES WOULD ALL BEGIN ON JANUARY 1ST. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS FOR KATE? I DID HAVE SOME COMMENTS. I'VE BEEN TALKING TO ERIC A LOT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, SO I HAD EXPRESSED SOME CONCERNS TO HIM AND NOTHING MAJOR BUT JUST SOME CONCERNS. AND PRIMARILY BECAUSE I REALIZE THAT WE'VE BEEN OUR WORST ENEMY IN THIS WHOLE SITUATION, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN SO NICE TO KEEP FEES THE SAME FOR 15 YEARS. AND UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN WE INCREASE FEES AFTER 15 YEARS AND WE TRY TO GET TO MARKET AND EVERYTHING ELSE, THAT'S GOING TO BE A STICKER SHOCK TO PEOPLE. AND SO THAT THAT'S A PERSONAL CONCERN OF MINE. BUT WE NEED TO GO IN THAT DIRECTION BECAUSE WE'D NEED TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET AS MUCH RECOVERY OUT OF THESE FACILITIES AS WE CAN. AND WE TALK ABOUT THAT A LOT EVERY TIME WE WORK ON ANY PROGRAM WITHIN THE CITY. SO BECAUSE OF THAT, I THINK THAT AND I KNOW YOU'RE DOING THIS, BUT JUST TO KIND OF REMIND THE AUDIENCE THAT BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF THE YEAR BEFORE THESE RATES WOULD GO INTO EFFECT, THAT YOU'RE ALL ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH A MARKETING AND EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY KIND OF KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON. AND I THINK THAT THAT'S SUPER IMPORTANT FOR US TO DO, BECAUSE I THINK THIS WILL BE A SHOCK AND IT WILL BE A SURPRISE TO MANY PEOPLE AND THEY'LL BE SCRATCHING THEIR HEADS LIKE, WHAT DID THEY DO? WELL, WHY ARE THESE RATES GOING UP? BUT I THINK WE NEED TO DO A REALLY GOOD JOB OF EDUCATING THEM. BUT I WANTED TO AT LEAST JUST SAY THAT OUT LOUD. SO AT LEAST THE CITIZENS COULD HEAR THAT AND THAT THEY KNOW THAT WE DO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. WE'VE LOOKED AT IT IN GREAT DETAIL, AND THIS IS WHAT WE THINK IS JUSTIFIED BASED ON, AS YOU INDICATED, THE MARKET SURVEYS AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE'VE DONE. I THINK THE OTHER FACT THAT JUST THAT YOU'VE STRUCTURED THINGS DIFFERENTLY IN THE FACILITIES AND I THINK THAT WILL ALSO CAUSE A LITTLE BIT OF DISCUSSION IN THE COMMUNITY. BUT ANYWAY, THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. ARE THERE ANY OTHERS? IF NOT, DO WE HAVE A RESOLUTION NUMBER? RESOLUTION NUMBER 3931-7-22R. ALL RIGHT. WOULD ANYONE CARE TO MAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THIS ITEM? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6.2 OF THE AGENDA. I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON? IF SO, PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT. [00:50:06] ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, KATE. APPRECIATE IT. ITEM 6.2 ON THE AGENDA IS TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT AND ANY INSTRUMENTS RELATED THERETO FOR THE PURCHASE OF 15.0702 [6.2 Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract, and any instruments related thereto, for the purchase of 15.0702 acres generally located at the southwest corner of Greenville Avenue and Ridgemont Drive from the Allen Independent School District in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 plus closing costs and fees.] ACRES, GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF GREENVILLE AVENUE AND RIDGEMONT DRIVE FROM THE ALLEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEEDING $4 MILLION DOLLARS, PLUS CLOSING COSTS AND FEES. WE HAVE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER TIM DENTLER MAKING THE PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING, TIM. GOOD EVENING, SIR. MAYOR COUNCIL TONIGHT WE'RE HERE TO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THE ACQUISITION OF LAND FROM THE ALLEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND I'D LIKE TO TAKE THE NEXT FEW MINUTES TO KIND OF GIVE YOU THE CONTEXT BEHIND THE LOCATION AND ETCETERA OF THE PROPERTY. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS MAP, IF YOU LOOK DOWN TO THE BOTTOM END OF THE MAP, YOU SEE MOLSEN FARM, THAT IS THE PROPERTY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. AND I'LL GET INTO MORE DETAIL AS FAR AS THE PROPERTIES THAT AND THE PIECES OF THIS THAT WE'VE OWNED, WE OWN CURRENTLY. THE PROPERTY SO SPECIFIC PROPERTY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THE 16 ACRES AT THE UPPER END OF THIS PHOTO WHERE IT SAYS PROPOSED PROPERTY. IT'S RIGHT AT 16 ACRES. I WOULD POINT OUT THAT THE REMAINDER OF THE GREEN IS PROPERTY THAT THE CITY OF ALLEN CURRENTLY OWNS. AND I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THE PROPERTY CAME ABOUT. JUST FOR YOUR REFERENCE, THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY IS ZONED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, THE CF THAT YOU SEE IS PROPERTY THAT WAS PURCHASED IN THE ORIGINAL ACQUISITION IN 2006, BUT CURRENTLY THE OTHER PROPERTIES [INAUDIBLE] ZONED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. SO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY. IN 2006 52 ACRES WERE PURCHASED. IT WAS WE WORKED THROUGH THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND. AT THAT TIME THE PROPERTY OWNER WAS VERY SENTIMENTAL WITH THIS PROPERTY. IT WAS ONE OF THE LAST WORKING FARMS IN ALLEN. AND I BELIEVE, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, IT TOOK US ALMOST FOUR YEARS TO ACQUIRE THE ORIGINAL 52 ACRES. WHEN WE PURCHASED THAT THE PROPERTY ACTUALLY WENT INTO AND IS BEING HELD BY CONTRACT BY THE PARKS ALLEN PARKS FOUNDATION. WHAT THAT DOES, IT ALLOWS US TO THEN LATER ON TO APPLY FOR GRANTS AND IT GIVES US EXTRA CREDIT AND POINTS FOR THAT PURPOSE. BUT THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDS IS THE ONE WHO WORKED WITH US. ORIGINALLY WE HAD HOPED TO TRY TO BUY THE ENTIRE PROPERTY. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PROPERTY OWNER AT THAT TIME WANTED TO HANG ON TO THE FRONT 30 ACRES ALONG GREENVILLE IN THE CORNER IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF RIDGEMONT. IN 2016, HOWEVER, THE PROPERTY OWNER DECIDED THAT THEY, SHE AND HER HUSBAND HAD REACHED THE AGE WHERE THEY WERE THINKING ABOUT THEIR LONG TERM PLANS, AND SO THEY ELECTED TO SELL THE PROPERTY. AND SO WE JOINTLY WORKED WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PURCHASE THE 30 ACRES. WE PURCHASED 14 ACRES AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PURCHASED 16 ACRES. AND WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THE YELLOW. THAT'S THE 14 ACRES THAT WE HAD PURCHASED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. APPROXIMATELY AN ACRE OF THE 16 ACRES THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PURCHASED WAS DEDICATED AT NO COST TO THE CITY FOR THE RIGHT OF WAY OF RIDGEMONT AT THAT TIME. AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE VERY MUCH AWARE OF THAT. SO HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENED TO DATE. WE'VE DONE AN APPRAISAL THAT WAS COMPLETED BY ALLEN ISD. THE CITY OF ALLEN THEN HIRED OUR OWN APPRAISER TO EVALUATE THEIR APPRAISAL TO MAKE SURE IT WAS IN COMPLIANCE. AND IT ALSO MET THE THE FAIR MARKET VALUE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE TYPICALLY DO WHEN WE PURCHASE THIS PROPERTY. LAST NIGHT, THE ALLEN ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A RESOLUTION TO SELL THE PROPERTY. THAT WAS THE FIRST STEP IN BEING ABLE TO BRING THIS TO YOU TONIGHT. AND SO HERE WE ARE TONIGHT ASKING YOU TO MAKE THAT CONSIDERATION. THE BIG QUESTION IS, HOW DO WE FUND THIS? WHEN 2016, WE HAD $3 MILLION DOLLARS THAT WERE PUT BEFORE THE PUBLIC AND THE VOTERS OF ALLEN, THEY APPROVED $3 MILLION DOLLARS FOR LAND ACQUISITION DOLLARS. AND WE FELT LIKE THIS IS A PROPERTY CONSIDERING THAT WE COULD FINALLY HAVE FULL CONTROL OF THE PROPERTY WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES. I FELT LIKE THIS WAS A GOOD INVESTMENT. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE $3 MILLION DOLLARS COMING FROM THE PARK BONDS FROM 2016 AND ALSO A MILLION FROM THE PAY GO NON BOND FUND. HOWEVER, WE HAVE ALSO APPLIED FOR A GRANT THROUGH COLLIN COUNTY. AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE ARE VERY BIG IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. KATE AND HER STAFF HAVE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB OVER THE YEARS OF APPLYING AND OBTAINING THESE GRANTS FOR WHETHER IT'S LAND PURCHASE OR TRAIL CONSTRUCTION, ETC.. AND SO WE'VE ALREADY APPLIED FOR A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS, AND I'M SURE THERE'S PROBABLY OTHER GRANTS THAT WILL COME ALONG IN THE NEAR FUTURE THAT WE'LL GO AFTER AS WELL TO TRY TO STRETCH THOSE DOLLARS. [00:55:01] SO WITH THAT SAID, JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WHEN WE FIRST BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY AND WORKING WITH THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDS, WE HAD SOME CHALLENGES BECAUSE THE PROPERTY OWNER, AS I SAID, WAS VERY SENTIMENTAL. THIS WAS NOT PROPERTY THAT WE WENT INTO THINKING WE'RE GOING TO BUILD BALL FIELDS. WE CONTINUE TO KEEP THIS PROPERTY AS A I WOULDN'T CALL IT A NECESSARILY WORKING FARM, BUT THERE'S GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF ELEMENTS OF EDUCATION AND ACCESS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY SEVERAL PROJECTS THAT ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY, ONE BEING A TRAILHEAD, TRAILHEAD CONSTRUCTION. THE I GUESS IT'S ABOUT 75 TO 80% DONE AS FAR AS DESIGN. THEY HOPE TO GET THAT OUT TO BID OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AND HOPEFULLY BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION THIS FALL AND THEN OPEN UP IN THE SPRING OF 2023. AND SO THAT'S ONE PROJECT. SIMULTANEOUSLY WE ARE LOOKING AT THE ENTIRE PROJECT AND GOING THROUGH A MASTER PLANNING PROCESS. NOW, WITH THAT SAID, IF YOU ALL APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF THIS PROPERTY TONIGHT, THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO HAVE THE SAME DETAIL OF DESIGN OR MASTER PLANNING THAT THE REST OF THE PROPERTY HAS. BUT THEY'RE ALREADY WORKING ON SOME CONCEPTS AND THERE'LL BE SOME IMAGES AND IMAGERY OF WHAT THAT PROPERTY COULD BE USED FOR LONG TERM THAT WILL TIE DIRECTLY INTO THAT OVERALL MASTER PLAN. AND SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN THE QUESTION BACK TO THE COUNCIL. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME AT THIS TIME? I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THEM. THE $3 MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE BOND. CORRECT ME IF I'M MISTAKEN, OR REMEMBERING INCORRECTLY, BUT WASN'T THAT 3 MILLION PART OF THE BOND PACKAGE WE JUST RECENTLY VOTED TO SELL FOR LAND ACQUISITION? THAT IS CORRECT. AND IF I'M REMEMBERING CORRECTLY, WASN'T THE QUESTION POSED TO PETE PHILLIS, AS TO WHETHER SELLING THOSE BONDS WOULD AFFECT COUNCIL'S ABILITY GO WITHIN AN RFP, IF WE SO CHOOSE FOR THIS COMING? AND HE SAID THAT SELLING THE BONDS WOULD NOT INTERFERE WITH THAT IF WE SO CHOOSE. IF I RECALL CORRECTLY. GO AHEAD. I'M JUST SAYING. INTERFERE WITH ALREADY REVIEWED ALL OF THIS AND MADE SURE THAT IT WOULD NOT RESULT IN AN IMMEDIATE TAX INCREASE IF WE MOVE FORWARD WITH USING THESE BOND FUNDS TO PURCHASE THIS PROPERTY. YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT. THE $3 MILLION DOLLARS. WE'VE ALREADY COVERED OUR BASES ON THAT CORRECT. BOND SALE DOES NOT AFFECT THE N&R ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. CORRECT. SO THANK YOU. YES, SIR. I KNOW KATE AND HER TEAM WHEN THEY WERE DEVELOPING THE MASTER PLAN THAT INVOLVED A LOT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR THIS PARCEL LINE. IS THAT CORRECT? MAYBE NOT FOR THIS TRACT. CORRECT. FOR THE REST OF THE PARK A LOT. AND THEN I THINK YOU SAID THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH THAT MASTER PLAN AND THEN YOU'LL BAKE THIS PARCEL INTO THAT. THAT IS CORRECT WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT. THAT'S CORRECT. WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE NOW AND I CAN SCROLL BACK TO THE SO YOU CAN SEE IT ON THIS. WELL, LET ME GO A LITTLE BIT LARGER. THAT YELLOW LINE THAT YOU SEE AT THE SOUTHERN END OF THE GREEN PROPERTY, THAT'S A TRAIL THAT ALREADY EXIST AND IT CONNECTS WEST OF 75, ULTIMATELY GOES INTO THE GOLF COURSE, BUT IT GOES TO THE EAST AND TO THE SOUTHEAST AND TO OAK POINT NATURE PRESERVE IN THE CITY OF PLANO. IT'S PART OF ONE OF OUR SIX CITY TRAIL CONNECTIONS THAT HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR GOSH, I'VE BEEN HERE 25 YEARS, GOING ON 28 YEARS. IT WAS I THINK IT WAS DECIDED WAY BEFORE I EVEN GOT HERE. SO IT'S A GREAT CONNECTION. AND HAVING THAT TRAILHEAD WILL BE A MAJOR ASSET FOR PEOPLE TO ACCESS THE PROPERTY. GREAT. YEAH. ONE THING I WANT TO SAY IS, YOU KNOW, I'M KIND OF SAD IN SOME RESPECTS THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS SELLING THIS BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT PLAN WAS TO MOVE THE AGRICULTURAL BARN ONTO THIS PROPERTY SO THAT IT WOULD BE A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN CITY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN KIND OF A FARM THEME. BUT I AM EXCITED THAT IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S LOSS WILL BE THE CITY'S GAIN BECAUSE ANYONE WHO'S BEEN ON THIS PROPERTY KNOWS IT'S A GORGEOUS PIECE OF PROPERTY. IT'S A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH. THERE IS WILDLIFE OUT THERE AND THE PLANS THAT I'VE SEEN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, IT'S TRULY GOING TO BE, LIKE I SAID, A GEM TO THE CITY AND ALL ITS RESIDENTS. AGREE. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? [INAUDIBLE] UNDER THE MODICUM OF TRANSPARENCY, A COUPLE OF SLIDES BACK WHERE YOU TALK ABOUT THE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE ISD AND THE [01:00:01] CITY PREVIOUS TO THIS, CAN YOU AS APPROPRIATE FOR THE PUBLIC TO SAY THE NEGOTIATION, KIND OF THE APPRAISAL, THE OPINION, JUST TO LET US KNOW HOW THAT CAME ABOUT AND WHATEVER YOU CAN SHARE THAT DOES NOT STOP THE PROCESS FROM HAPPENING AND THE VALUE TO BECOME PUBLIC YOU KNOW JUST IN CASE THINGS DON'T PROGRESS TONIGHT, JUST UNDER THE MODICUM OF TRANSPARENCY. SURE. SO WHEN WE STARTED TALKING TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND MR. PIDCOCK AND I HAVE BEEN MEETING ABOUT THIS PROPERTY, AND THEY HAD ALREADY DONE AN APPRAISAL. AND THAT APPRAISAL RANGED ANYWHERE FROM 3.5 MILLION TO 4.2 MILLION. I CAN TELL YOU, AS PER THE THE MOTION THAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE TONIGHT IT'S SOUTH OF 4 MILLION AS FAR AS WHAT WE'VE SETTLED ON AT THIS POINT AND SO OBVIOUSLY PLUS SOME FEES AND IN FACT, THE PRICE IS ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT AT THE DURING OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO WE ARE VERY PLEASED FROM THAT STANDPOINT. AND WE DID HAVE THE APPRAISAL CHECKED AND VERIFIED BY OUR APPRAISER. AND WITHOUT EVEN SEEING THE APPRAISAL, HE CAME BACK AND WAS ALMOST RIGHT ON THE SAME NUMBER. SO THANKS. AND TIM, I HAD A QUICK QUESTION JUST IN REGARDS TO THAT PROPERTY. IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, MOST OF THAT ORIGINAL LAND THAT WAS PURCHASED ON THE WEST SIDE NEAR THE TRACKS, A LOT OF THAT IS ACTUALLY IN FLOODPLAIN. YES. SO YOU'RE RESTRICTED WHAT YOU CAN DO AND SOME OF THAT JUST SIMPLY BECAUSE OF FLOODPLAIN. SO IF YOU DID WANT TO ACTUALLY CONSTRUCT ANY TYPE OF SUPPLEMENTAL FACILITY ON THAT SITE, HAVING THIS LAND ACTUALLY PROVIDES US A LITTLE BIT MORE BREATHING ROOM TO DO THAT. THAT IS CORRECT. AND SO THERE'S THERE'S A LOT OF CREATIVE IDEAS. AND AND COUNCILMEMBER CLEMENCICH KNOWS HE'S BEEN INVOLVED WITH WITH THAT PROCESS THROUGH THE PARKS BOARD. AND THERE'S A LOT OF CREATIVE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR THE PROPERTY. AND YOU'RE CORRECT THAT ANYTHING WEST OF THE RAILROAD TRACK IS FLOODPLAIN. THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE ABOUT THAT AREA, AND SO WE WOULD BE VERY CAREFUL WITH HOW WE IMPACT IT AS WELL. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR TIM? I'LL JUST MAKE A QUICK COMMENT. YOU KNOW, I KNOW TIM AND I TALKED ABOUT PARKS AND GREEN SPACES AND OPEN SPACES IN THE PAST, AND I AGREE WITH THEM THAT EVERY SQUARE YARD OF ALLEN DOESN'T NEED TO BE CONCRETE OR CEMENT. IT'S OKAY TO HAVE SOME GREEN OPEN SPACES, AND I AGREE WITH THAT COMPLETELY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHERS? IF NOT, THEN I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. DON'T WE NEED AN ORDINANCE OR A RESOLUTION NUMBER? NO, IT'S JUST. NO, SORRY. THE MOTION IS JUST TO AUTHORIZE ME TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE THE CONTRACT. THEN I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO ALLOW THAT. I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON? IF SO, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS. AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO FURTHER NEWS ON THAT PARK LAND AREA AS NEWS BECOMES AVAILABLE. SOUNDS GOOD. GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU TO THE ALLEN ISD. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM 6.3 TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT NUMBER 54 AND TO ADOPT A CONCEPT [6.3 Conduct a Public Hearing and adopt an Ordinance to amend the Development Regulations of Planned Development No. 54 and to adopt a Concept Plan and Elevations at 1210 W. McDermott Drive. [T-Mobile Monopole Conversion]] PLANNED IN ELEVATIONS AT 1210 WEST MCDERMOTT DRIVE, ALSO KNOWN AS T-MOBILE MONOPOLE CONVERSION. AND WE HAVE OUR PLANNING MANAGER, HAYLEY ANGEL MAKING THE PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. OH, THAT DOES NOT LOOK PROMISING. WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU, MAYOR. MAYOR. MAYOR PRO TEM AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. THE AGENDA ITEM THAT WAS JUST READ INTO THE RECORD IS A PD AMENDMENT AND PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE T-MOBILE MONOPOLE CONVERSION. THE PROPERTY IS ROUGHLY IDENTIFIED BY THE YELLOW STAR AND THREE BEARINGS. WE HAVE ALMA DRIVE AND MCDERMOTT DRIVE. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS OUTLINED HERE IN RED. YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S SURROUNDED PRIMARILY BY PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 54 WITH VARIOUS SPACE OPENINGS, INCLUDING SHOPPING CENTER, SINGLE FAMILY AND TOWNHOME. AND ACROSS MCDERMOTT DRIVE, THERE IS PD 26 SHOPPING CENTER. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY ITSELF IS CURRENTLY ZONED PD 54 SHOPPING CENTER. I'LL DO MY BEST TO KEEP TONIGHT'S REQUEST BRIEF. AND SO THE APPLICANT IS COMING FORWARD TO CONVERT AN EXISTING MONOPOLE THAT IS CURRENTLY STEALTH. SO IN THEORY YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO TELL THAT IT IS A TRUE MONOPOLE TO A MORE TRADITIONAL MONOPOLE WHERE THE ANTENNAS WOULD BE VISIBLE. FOR YOUR REFERENCE, I THINK IT'S A LITTLE EASIER TO SEE ON THE AERIAL. [01:05:03] I'VE CIRCLED THE MONOPOLE IN QUESTION HERE. THE CONCEPT PLAN IS HERE BEFORE YOU AGAIN. THIS IS AN EXISTING 74 FOOT TALL MONOPOLE IN THE HIGHLIGHTED AREA AND IT'S REALLY EASY TO SEE THE COMPARISON IN THE ELEVATIONS ITSELF. SO ON THE LEFT THERE IS THE EXISTING AND ON THE RIGHT THERE'S PROPOSED. SO ON THE LEFT, THE EXISTING, IT WAS PERMITTED TO LOOK AS IF IT WAS A FLAGPOLE, THOUGH I THINK IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WHILE SINCE THE FLAG HAS BEEN FLOWN AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THE ANTENNAS WOULD ACTUALLY BE CONTAINED INSIDE THE CANISTER, SO YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THEM SHOULD YOU LOOK AT THE POLE. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO MOUNT THE ANTENNAS ON THE EXTERIOR. SO IF YOU THINK OF OUR WATER TOWERS AND SOME OF THE CELL PHONE ANTENNA THAT YOU SEE THERE, YOU CAN IMAGINE THOSE MOUNTED TO THE OUTSIDE. I'LL MAKE A NOTE THAT BOTH ARE 74 FEET TALL. THE ANTENNAS COULD NOT EXCEED THAT HEIGHT, SO THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE EXISTING HEIGHT OF THE MONOPOLE. THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ARE SIMPLE BUT SPECIFIC, SO IT PERMITS A SINGLE MONOPOLE TOWER, THE EXISTING ONE, NOT TO EXCEED THE HEIGHT AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION AS OUTLINED ON THE CONCEPT PLAN AS WELL AS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE ELEVATIONS. THIS LAST PROVISION HERE JUST EMPHASIZES THE NEED TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS ABOUT DIFFERENT MODIFICATIONS AND CHANGES. EXAMPLE IF THEY DID CHOOSE TO ADD ADDITIONAL ANTENNAS SO LONG AS IT COMPLIED WITH THE OTHER ASPECTS, THEY WOULD BE ENTITLED TO DO SO. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST OF THE JULY 5TH MEETING. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST AS WELL. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND I KNOW THE APPLICANT JUST HAVE A FEW BRIEF WORDS, BUT NO FORMAL PRESENTATION. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THE PROPONENT SPEAKS? I'D LIKE A LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE BENEFITS TO APPROVING THIS VERSUS STICKING WITH WHAT'S PRESENTLY ALREADY THERE. SURE. I THINK THE APPLICANT DOES HAVE A FEW WORDS TO SPEAK TO THAT. SO IF THERE IS A FOLLOW UP AFTER THAT, I'LL BE HERE. IF NOT, WE'RE READY FOR THE PROPONENT. HELLO. MY NAME'S HAILEY PECK. I'M WITH CROWN CASTLE. WE BASICALLY ARE A TOWER COMPANY OWNER. AND ALSO YOUR ADDRESS FOR. MY ADDRESS IS 11908 BAMBERG LANE, FRISCO, TEXAS. SO WE'RE ALSO ACTING ON BEHALF OF T-MOBILE AS THE APPLICANT AS WELL. THIS PROPOSAL IS KIND OF STEMMING FROM THEIR CURRENT UPGRADE REQUEST FOR THE NEWEST TECHNOLOGY AT THIS TIME. SO BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, EVERY SO OFTEN THEY, YOU KNOW, EACH CARRIER NEEDS TO UPGRADE TO THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY AND AT THIS TIME THAT THE CURRENT ANTENNAS CANNOT FIT IN THE STEALTH CANISTER. SO WE HAVE TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS. SO DIFFERENT THINGS ARE PROPOSED. BUT AT THIS, YOU KNOW, AT THIS TIME, THIS SEEMS TO BE THE BEST OPTION TO TO MOVE FORWARD. AND THIS WILL HELP TO INCREASE WIRELESS COVERAGE IN THE AREA AS WELL. THEY HAVE LOOKED IN THE PAST INCREASING THE WIDTH OF THE CANISTERS, BUT THAT WILL THAT TENDS TO LOOK MORE OBTRUSIVE THAN JUST A NICE KIND OF CLEAN LOOKING MOUNT. IT'LL BE BRAND NEW AND JUST A LOT MORE STREAMLINED THAN THE KIND OF CANISTERS THAT ARE JUST KIND OF EXPANDED IN ONE SECTION BECAUSE THEY CAN'T EXPAND THE WHOLE THING. IT'S JUST, WOULD IT BE ONE PORTION OF THE CANISTER. AND IT ENDS UP LOOKING A LOT MORE MESSY AS WELL AS THEY'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THE CANISTERS OVERHEATING, ISSUES WITH THE VENTILATION AND CAN POTENTIALLY LEAD TO SAFETY ISSUES AND MAINTENANCE ISSUES AS WELL. SO AT THIS TIME, WE ARE PROPOSING THIS AND WE'LL ALSO JUST AGAIN, HELP WITH UPGRADES AND COVERAGE. COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE PROPONENT? YEAH. ANTENNAS. IS THAT THE INTENDED PLAN OR IS THERE GOING TO BE MULTIPLE MOUNTS ALL UP AND DOWN THE 74 FEET? WELL, AT THIS TIME, THAT'S THE PLAN. [01:10:01] AND THEN IN THE FUTURE, ADDITIONAL CARRIERS COULD PROPOSE TO ADD, LIKE THEY CALL IT, CO-LOCATION. SO ADD TO THE TOWER AS WELL. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE AERIAL MAP AND SHOW THE PROXIMITY TO THE TOWNHOMES? SO IS THE TOWNHOMES RIGHT THERE ON THE EDGE OF THE I MEAN, THE TOWER IS RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF THE PROPERTY, IS THAT RIGHT? IT IS. IT IS FAIRLY CLOSE. IT'S APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET FROM THE PROPERTY LINE. AND THEN, OF COURSE, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT BEYOND THAT. THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF OPEN SPACE AND A LITTLE BIT OF A SIDE YARD SETBACK BEFORE THE ACTUAL RESIDENTIAL HOME. AND HAVE WE HEARD ANY OPPOSITION OR ANYTHING FROM ANY OF THE TOWN HOMEOWNERS? I SPOKE TO ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO HAD SOME FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS, AND ONCE THE EXTENT OF THE REQUEST WAS EXPLAINED, DID NOT HAVE ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, I THINK THAT IT SOUNDED AS IF THE MONOPOLE IS ALREADY THERE. SO WHILE THIS WILL CHANGE THE AESTHETICS, AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY ALWAYS KNEW THAT THAT WAS EXISTING WHEN THEY MOVED IN TO THAT LOCATION. THANK YOU. REAL QUICK, IF WE APPROVE THIS AND ALLOW THE ONE ANTENNA ON THE MONOPOLE. YOU MENTIONED OTHER CARRIERS PUTTING THEIRS ON AS WELL. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WOULD END UP COMING BACK TO US OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE FREELY ABLE TO ADD AS MANY ANTENNAS AS THEY WISH? SO THE REQUEST TONIGHT WOULD ALLOW MULTIPLE ANTENNAS TO GO UP. SO SHOULD OTHER CARRIERS COME IN? THAT'S CONSIDERED IT'S NOT CONSIDERED A SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE AND IS PROTECTED UNDER THOSE FEDERAL REGULATIONS. SO THE POINTS THAT WOULD REMAIN WOULD BE THE HEIGHT OF THE POLE AS WELL AS THE LOCATION OF THE POLE. BUT THERE COULD BE MULTIPLE CARRIERS ON HERE. SO BY FEDERAL REGULATIONS, DOES THAT MEAN COUNCIL DOESN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO RESTRICT THE NUMBER? I WAS GOING TO SAY, I DON'T BELIEVE. CORRECT. AS IN A FEDERAL LAW PROHIBITS US FROM REGULATING THE NUMBER. CORRECT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE PROPONENT OR HAYLEY BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING? IF NOT, THEN THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS REQUEST TO PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. I SEE NO ONE COMING FORWARD. I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TURN THE MATTER BACK OVER TO THE COUNCIL. I WILL GO AHEAD AND ASK ROCIO TO GIVE US AN ORDINANCE NUMBER. ORDINANCE NUMBER 3932-722. I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THIS ITEM. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 6.3. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON? IF SO, PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT NOW. ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, HAYLEY. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE CALENDAR ITEM [7.1 Calendar] 7.1. WE HAVE OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP COMING UP HERE ON AUGUST 19TH TO 20TH, AND I THINK WE ALSO HAVE A WORKSHOP THAT'S NOT LISTED ON HERE. IS IT LIKE AUGUST 3RD, AUGUST 4TH. WELL, JUST A REMINDER ON THAT AS WELL. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS OF NOTE IN REGARDS TO THE CALENDAR FOR COUNCIL? I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT ALLEN HERITAGE GUILD MEETING FIRST WEDNESDAY AT THE TRAIN DEPOT, 6:30. COME ON OUT. CHECK IT OUT. IT'S PRETTY COOL. YOU LEARN A LOT ABOUT HISTORY OF ALLEN IN NORTH TEXAS. SORRY. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF BOY SCOUTS IN THE AUDIENCE IF. I WAS GOING TO CATCH THEM HERE IN A SECOND. THAT'S RIGHT. GOOD. MR. MAYOR, I WAS JUST GOING TO REMIND FOLKS THAT IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY ON A BOARD, THE APPLICATION DEADLINE, I BELIEVE, IS AUGUST THE THIRD. SO THAT DATE IS QUICKLY COMING UP. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NEXT, I WAS GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DO ITEMS OF INTEREST. [7.2 Items of Interest.] THE ONLY ITEM OF INTEREST THAT I HAD IS AT THE END OF EACH MONTH, I ANNOUNCED MY CHARITY OF THE MONTH WHERE I DONATE MY STIPEND AS MAYOR TO A CHARITY OF MY CHOOSING. AND THIS MONTH, I CHOSE PROJECT TRANSFORMATION. THAT'S ACTUALLY A READING PROGRAM FOR YOUTH THAT'S SPONSORED BY THE NORTH TEXAS CONFERENCE FOR METHODISTS. [01:15:01] AND ANYWAY, IT'S A GREAT READING PROGRAM WHERE BASICALLY THEY INVITE COLLEGE KIDS TO GO TO DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES TO BASICALLY HELP YOUNG KIDS FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS TO LEARN HOW TO READ BETTER. AND THEY ALSO GIVE THEM BOOKS THAT THEY CAN TAKE HOME AND HOPEFULLY CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THEIR READING SKILLS AFTER THE SUMMER ENDS. AND IT'S TYPICALLY SPONSORED AT VARIOUS LOCAL CHURCHES AS WELL. SO WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS? I JUST WANT TO PASS ON A SAD NOTE. PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE KNOW POLITICALLY HERE IN COLLIN COUNTY, A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW NEAL KATZ. UNFORTUNATELY, HE LOST HIS BATTLE TO CANCER YESTERDAY. SO DEFINITELY PRAYERS FOR HIS FAMILY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHERS? IF NOT, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM, I DID SEE THE TWO SCOUTS ACTUALLY AFTER THE THE MONOPOLE THING. I DIDN'T SEE THEM OUT THERE EARLIER BECAUSE WITH MORE PEOPLE HERE, YOU KIND OF BLEND IN. IT'S HARDER. BUT TYPICALLY IT'S OUR TRADITION TO INVITE ANY SCOUTS THAT COME TO OUR MEETINGS TO COME FORWARD AND STATE THEIR NAME, THE UNIT THAT THEY'RE WITH, THE POSITION THAT THEY'RE IN, WITHIN THE. ARE YOU WITH A TROOP, IT LOOKS LIKE, BECAUSE YOU HAVE A PATCH ON THERE. SO BUT IF YOU WANT TO COME FORWARD AND INTRODUCE YOURSELVES, ARE THERE THE CITY PINS DOWN THERE? TYPICALLY WE HAVE SOME CITY PINS AVAILABLE AS A SOUVENIR FOR BEING HERE AT THE COUNCIL MEETING. AND IF YOU CAN ALSO STATE WHY YOU'RE HERE IN REGARDS TO IF YOU'RE WORKING ON LIKE A MERIT BADGE FOR CITIZENSHIP, COMMUNITY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE'D APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU. YES. SO OKAY. HELLO, CITY COUNCIL. I'M [INAUDIBLE] FROM TROOP 2060. MY TROOP, I'M THE CHAPLAIN AID. AND TODAY I'M HERE AT THE MEETING FOR MY CITIZENSHIP AND THE COMMUNITY MERIT BADGE. THANK YOU. HELLO COUNCIL. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] AND I AM IN. I AM IN 2060. I AM HERE FOR MY CITIZENSHIP AND THE COMMUNITY MERIT BADGE. WELL, GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL HERE. GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE. WHEN YOU MAKE EAGLE SCOUT, BE SURE TO COME BACK AND LET US KNOW, OKAY? ALL RIGHT. THANKS VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT, THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM EIGHT, [8. Executive Session (As needed).] WHICH IS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AS NEEDED AND WHICH BASICALLY THE COUNCIL WILL RECESS IN A REGULAR SESSION. AND LET ME MAKE NOTE OF WHAT TIME IT IS. IT'S 8:18 RIGHT NOW. I'M GOING TO SAY LET'S MEET AT 8:28, GIVES US 10 MINUTES FOR BIO BREAK AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF BEFORE WE GET IN THERE. AND I KNOW WE MAY HAVE SOME OTHER THINGS TO PREPARE, BUT WITH THAT WE'LL MEET IN THERE AT EIGHT. GREAT. YEAH, I'M FIXING TO READ IT. I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE I GOT THE TIME RIGHT. SO. 8:28 AND WE'RE MEETING IN REGARDS TO ITEMS 8.1 PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.087 DELIBERATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS FOR A TIF DISTRICT REQUEST BY THE BILLINGSLEY DEVELOPMENT AND THEN ITEM 8.2 PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 FOR DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY FOR WOLVERINE INTEREST LLC AND NCTT LLC. WITH THAT, WE ARE NOW RECESSED. RECONVENE THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL SESSION AT 10:22, AND WE HAVE NO ACTIONS RESULTING FROM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION JUST HELD ON BOTH OF THOSE ITEMS. AND WITH THAT, WE WILL ADJOURN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU ALL. GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.