[1. Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present.]
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I'D LIKE TO GO AND CALL THE ALLEN CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER.
AND ANNOUNCE THAT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT.
IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE RISE AND JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
ALLEGIANCE] THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
PLEASE BE SEATED. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS TO RECEIVE CITIZENS COMMENTS.
[3. Citizens’ Comments.]
RESIDENTS ARE INVITED TO COME SPEAK ABOUT ANYTHING THAT'S NOT ON OUR CURRENT AGENDA OR NOT SCHEDULED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.AND I HAVE SEVERAL NAMES ALREADY AND I'LL CALL THOSE OUT.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL START WITH DAVE SCOTT.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. MR. CITY MANAGER, COUNCILMAN, MS. SECRETARY AND EVERYBODY ELSE WHO'S PRESENT.
MY NAME IS DAVE SCOTT. I RESIDE AT 852 EMPORIA DRIVE.
MY WIFE AND I ARE BOTH ON FIXED RETIREMENT INCOMES AND WE ARE HOMEOWNERS HERE IN ALLEN.
WE PAY A MORTGAGE AND WE PAY MONTHLY MEDICAL AND DENTAL INSURANCE AS WELL.
ONE YEAR AGO, OUR MEDICAL INSURANCE PREMIUM WAS $1,833 A MONTH.
AND EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, THIS COMING YEAR, IT WILL INCREASE BY 18% TO A SADDENING $2478 A MONTH.
MY LATEST COLA INCREASE WAS A MERE $306 MONTHLY.
THIS ALONE DOES NOT COME CLOSE TO OFFSETTING THE INCREASES THAT WE ARE ALL SUFFERING AND HAVEN'T EVEN MENTIONED OUR CURRENT GENERAL INFLATION, WHICH AS WE ALL KNOW, HAS INCREASED OTHER EXPENSES SUCH AS FOOD, FUEL SERVICES AND PRETTY MUCH ALL THE BASIC NECESSITIES OF LIFE.
THESE ARE ALL THE SAME OR SIMILAR CHALLENGES THAT ARE FACING ALL RESIDENTS IN OUR FINE CITY.
I UNDERSTAND A COMMENT WAS RECENTLY MADE THAT SOUNDED SOMETHING SIMILAR TO ANYONE IN ALLEN WHO OWNS A $500,000 HOME, CAN AFFORD TO PAY $8,000 IN PROPERTY TAXES. AND I WANT TO SAY THAT THAT COMMENT ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT FIT UNIVERSALLY THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY.
I CAN PERSONALLY ATTEST TO THAT.
THAT BEING SAID, I IMPLORE EACH OF YOU TO CONTINUE WITH LAST YEAR'S NNR, AS WELL AS KEEPING YOUR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE PROMISES TO BE TRUE FISCAL CONSERVATIVES BY DEFINITION.
TONIGHT WITH THE CURRENT INFLATIONARY ECONOMY.
AND WE WILL ALL BE OVERLY TAXED, JUST LIKE THE PLACE MY FAMILY AND I FLED FROM, CALIFORNIA.
SAVING FUNDS BY SPENDING LESS ON ITEMS SUCH AS A NEW RECREATION CENTER WOULD MAKE A SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCE IN ITSELF, CONSIDERING THAT THE AMOUNT OF APPARENTLY UNFORESEEN MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONAL FEES ALONE ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN INITIALLY ANTICIPATED.
I THINK EACH OF YOU, FOR YOUR TIME, ATTENTION TO AND CONSIDERATION OF THIS IMPORTANT MATTER.
HAVE A GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU, MR. SCOTT. JUST FOR THE AUDIENCE'S INFORMATION, THE COUNCIL IS NOT VOTING ON ANYTHING TONIGHT REGARDING THE TAX RATE OR THE BUDGET.
BUT I JUST THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT.
NEXT WE HAVE JOHN SHUFFLEBEAM.
JOHN STUFFLEBEEM, 803 MEADOW PARK DRIVE.
THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR ALLOWING ME TO TESTIFY TONIGHT.
I'VE LIVED IN THIS AREA SINCE THE LATTER SIXTIES, PRIMARILY IN COLLIN COUNTY ALL THAT TIME.
I'VE WORKED FOR SEVERAL MAJOR COMPANIES AND IN FACT BEEN THE MANAGER AND A MEMBER OF STAFF OF SEVERAL OF THOSE COMPANIES, ESPECIALLY SOME VERY LARGE ONES HERE IN THIS AREA.
BUT DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME, AS A QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER AND SAFETY MANAGER OF THOSE COMPANIES, I APPRECIATED ESPECIALLY THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE IN THIS LAST WEEK'S MEETINGS FOR BUDGET ABOUT HOW EXCELLENT THIS CITY IS.
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BUT IN MY RETIREMENT, THAT'S NO WAY IMPLIES WHAT MY FIXED INCOME, MY INCOME IS AND MY ABILITY TO PAY TAXES.SO I WOULD IMPLORE YOU, AS YOU BREAK IN AND CONTINUE TO MEET TONIGHT IN YOUR SESSION, TO REMEMBER AS I LOOKED AROUND IN THIS MEETING HERE THE LAST WEEK, IT WAS VERY APPARENT AT LIKE TWO THIRDS TO THREE FOURTHS OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM WERE PEOPLE THAT WERE REPORTING TO YOU, OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS. SO THEY, IN FACT, ARE WORKING FOR YOU.
AND LEST YOU LOSE PERSPECTIVE, YOU ARE WORKING FOR US, THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY.
AND I WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR WHAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO IS KNOW AND TO MAINTAIN THE NNR AND NOT TO RAISE OUR TAXES, ESPECIALLY DURING THE PERIOD OF TIME WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW, WHICH WE HAVE NONE OF US AN IDEA OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TOMORROW, BECAUSE EVERY DAY YOU'RE SURPRISED BY WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE NEWS.
SO IT'S ALSO A MEANS OF IMPROVING A CITY AND OR A COMPANY BY BEING MORE EFFICIENT AND BEING MORE ECONOMICAL AND DELAYING SOMETIMES THE GROWTH OF THE SIZE OF SOMETHING, BUT YOU CAN GET BETTER AT IT.
AND THIS IS A TIME SUCH AS THAT THAT WE NEED TO BE GETTING BETTER AT IT, NOT INCREASING AND GROWING.
SO THANK YOU FOR THOSE CONSIDERATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.
GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MAYOR AND EVERYONE WHO'S HERE SPENDING THEIR TIME AND TALENT FOR THIS MEETING.
I LIVE AT 2030 LONDONDERRY DRIVE IN ALLEN AND I AM HERE TONIGHT, AS MANY PEOPLE ARE, TO GIVE SOME FEEDBACK ABOUT THE BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS THAT ARE GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
AND TO YOUR POINT, I DO THINK IT'S A GOOD TIME NOW FOR SOME OF US TO BE ABLE TO WEIGH IN ON THAT WHILE THINGS ARE STILL BEING CONSIDERED . ON PAGE 21 OF THE BUDGET, THE ORGANIZATION CHART FOR THE CITY PUTS THE CITIZENS OF ALLEN AT THE TOP OF THAT CHART, AND I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE THAT MEANS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING OUT FOR OUR INTERESTS.
ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT IS THAT DURING THE BUDGET WORKSHOP, ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS ARE ABLE TO COME IN AND PRESENT THEIR BUDGET, AND THAT'S PART OF THE PROCESS.
BUT AS THE CITIZENS, WE ARE ALSO A DEPARTMENT, IF YOU WILL.
WE'RE OBVIOUSLY REVENUE GENERATING SIDE, BUT ON OUR STANDPOINT, WE ARE ALSO PEOPLE WHO HAVE BUDGETS AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO SPEND OUR MONEY ON.
AND SO I THINK THIS HAVING PUBLIC COMMENT IS A GREAT WAY TO DO THAT.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE A HELPFUL THING.
AND THEN WHEN I'M LOOKING AT MY BUDGET, I LOOK AT MY BUDGET WITH WHAT I MAKE RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T LOOK AT, HEY, I MIGHT GET A RAISE.
HOPE I GET A RAISE, BUT I LOOK AT WHAT I HAVE NOW, AND THAT WAY I CAN COVER THE NECESSITIES.
AND SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR BUDGET NOW, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT IT WITH THE REVENUE THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. AND I KNOW NNR YOU KNOW NO NEW REVENUE, THAT SOUNDS KIND OF A BUMMER.
YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE IF YOU DON'T GET A RAISE.
BUT ON OUR SIDE OF IT, IT'S ALSO NO NEW EXPENSES FOR US.
AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND.
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A BAD WORD.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU, MS. SPENCE. NEXT, I HAVE MICHELLE BISHOP.
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GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR.COUNCIL MEMBERS, MR. ELLWANGER AND MRS. GEORGE. I'M MICHELLE BISHOP.
I DO NOT ENVY YOUR TASK OF DECIDING UPON THE UPCOMING PROPERTY TAX RATE.
AS A LONG TIME CITIZEN OF ALLEN.
THE FACT IS WE ARE ALL UNDERGOING FINANCIAL STRAIN.
THE RECESSION IS REAL AND THE ECONOMY IS NEGATIVELY IMPACTED.
EVERY SINGLE TAXPAYING RESIDENT IN ALAN.
THE INFLATION RATE HAS HIT 9.1% LAST MONTH AND HOUSEHOLD NECESSITIES LIKE GAS, GROCERIES, UTILITIES, CHILD CARE, CLOTHING, HOUSING, VEHICLES AND MORE ARE ALL INCREASING BY DOUBLE DIGITS.
WITH THE INFLATED COST OF GOODS, THE SALES TAX IS INCREASING IN TANDEM.
INCOMES ARE NOT MATCHING THESE INFLATED COSTS.
BEING FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE MEANS TO ADVOCATE TAX CUTS AND REDUCE GOVERNMENT SPENDING.
EVERY SITTING ALLEN COUNCIL MEMBER RAN ON A PLATFORM OF FISCAL CONSERVATISM.
I AM ASKING THE COUNCIL TO MAKE THE DECISION TO FIGHT FOR OUR CITIZENS BY NOT INCREASING PROPERTY TAXES DURING THIS INFLATIONARY ECONOMY, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME ALLOCATING THE PROPER FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE TO KEEP OUR CITY BEST IN CLASS.
I WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH A QUICK QUOTE FROM OUR LATE GREAT PRESIDENT, RONALD REAGAN.
THE PROBLEM IS NOT THAT PEOPLE ARE TAXED TOO LITTLE.
THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE GOVERNMENT SPENDS TOO MUCH.
GOVERNMENTS DON'T REDUCE DEFICITS BY RAISING TAXES ON THE PEOPLE.
GOVERNMENTS REDUCE DEFICITS BY CONTROLLING SPENDING AND STIMULATING NEW WEALTH.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. BISHOP. NEXT, WE HAVE HUMZA AHMAD.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING ME.
MY NAME IS HAMZA AHMED, AND I LIVE AT 2215 LAUREN DRIVE ALLEN, TEXAS.
NOW, NOW I'M NOT GOING TO MENTION CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM BY NAME, BUT I DO DISAGREE WITH WHAT HE SAID IN A RECENT INTERVIEW WITH FRONTLINE, IN WHICH HE SAID, AND I QUOTE, IF IT'S FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT, TAXES MUST BE INCREASED ON EVERY INCOME GROUP, END QUOTE.
AND I DON'T WANT A CONTINUATION OF WHAT THIS FORMAL COUNCIL MEMBER PROPOSED.
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WHY WE MUST MAKE SURE THAT EVERY CITIZEN IN ALLEN MUST BE ABLE TO HOLD ON TO EVERY PENNY POSSIBLE.I THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. AHMED. NEXT, WE HAVE CARLA GRANT.
HI. THANK YOU, MAYOR FULK AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS CARLA GANT AND I LIVE AT 1917 COUNTRY BROOK LANE IN ALLEN.
EVERYONE IS FEELING PRESSURE RIGHT NOW OF HIGHER PRICES FOR EVERYTHING.
MUCH HIGHER UTILITIES, MEDICAL BILLS AND YES, MUCH HIGHER TAXES, TOO.
WITH THE INCREASE IN HOME VALUES, TAXES HAVE ALSO INCREASED FOR EVERYBODY.
I AM IN THE LOVEJOY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THAT'S A LITTLE SECTION OF ALLEN, AND OUR DISTRICT JUST VOTED TO MAXIMIZE THE TAX RATE INCREASE.
SO THAT'S GOING TO BE EVEN MORE TAXES ON MY HOME.
AND THAT'S ON TOP OF THE INCREASED TAXES THAT I WILL PAY FOR THE INCREASED VALUE OF MY HOME.
I UNDERSTAND THAT PRICES HAVE GONE UP FOR EVERYONE, INCLUDING THE CITY OF ALLEN, BUT PERHAPS WE COULD HAVE DONE WITHOUT SOME THINGS LIKE THE ROUNDABOUTS THAT WERE APPROVED THAT WERE NOT NECESSARY AND NOT WANTED BY THE MAJORITY OF THE CITIZENS HERE IN ALLEN, I ENCOURAGE AND I ASK THE CITY OF ALLEN TO TRY AND TO CUT COSTS IN AREAS WHERE WE CAN AND NOT ASK THE CITIZENS TO PAY MORE TAXES.
LET'S ALL WORK TOGETHER TO TRY TO GET THROUGH THE RECESSION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS GANT.
MY NAME IS ANNE MELLON CAMPBELL.
THAT'S ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LIBRARY.
AND IT'S MY PLEASURE TO SPEAK WITH YOU ONCE AGAIN REGARDING TAXES.
I ALSO SPOKE DURING OUR LAST BUDGET.
BEFORE I START, THOUGH, I DO WANT TO SAY DITTO TO WHAT MR. SCOTT SAID. DITTO TO WHAT MICHELLE BISHOP SAID AS WELL.
AND IT'S NO FLAT OUT IT'S NO, WE DO NOT WANT INCREASED TAXES.
AT THAT TIME, OUR CITIZENS AT 65 YEARS AND OLDER, WE WERE AT 9% OF OUR POPULATION.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SURROUNDING CITIES, MCKINNEY IS AT, HOLD ON, 13.6.
THEIR PROPERTY TAXES WAS NO LONGER GOING TO BE PART OF THEIR BUDGET GOING FORWARD.
NOW, MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR TO ME, UNFORTUNATELY, HIS WIFE PASSED AWAY.
HE JUST BROUGHT IN A SINGLE MOM AND THREE LITTLE KIDS TO HELP SUPPLEMENT HIS RETIREMENT.
IT MAY NOT BE YOUR PROBLEM, YOUR BEST FRIENDS, YOUR FAMILIES.
BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE IN ALLEN THAT ARE STRUGGLING.
AND WE NEED YOU TO STAND FOR ALL OF ALLEN AND SAY NO, CUT OUT THE EXTRA EXPENSES.
THANK YOU. MS. MELLON CAMPBELL.
HER, BUT IT WAS JUST TO GO ON RECORD.
OKAY. SO I DO NOT WISH TO SPEAK BUT ARE IN SUPPORT OF NNR, BASICALLY.
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ALL RIGHT, THEN WE HAVE CHUCK DANIELS.MAYOR FALK, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY SECRETARY AND CITY MANAGER.
I LIVE AT 711 FEATHER BROOK COURT HERE IN ALLEN.
OVER MY 30 YEAR CAREER, I MANAGED MANY MULTIMILLION DOLLAR BUDGETS AND PROGRAMS. WHEN I RETIRED, I WAS MANAGING $750 MILLION.
SO WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH IS FAMILIAR TO ME.
AND IN MY 30 YEARS, I HAVE OVER 100 PROPOSAL BUDGET EVOLUTIONS BEHIND MY BELT, RANGING FROM $100,000 TO 565 MILLION.
SO I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT WHEN YOU LOOK AT A BUDGET.
JUST LAST MONTH, MY HOME DROPPED 5% AND I LIVE IN ONE OF THOSE $500,000 HOMES AND EVERY HOME ON MY STREET DROPPED 5 TO 6%.
SO IT'S REAL AND IT'S HAPPENING.
AND EVERY NATIONAL HOMEBUILDER IS OFF AT LEAST 5% IN THEIR STOCK PRICE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS.
INTEREST RATES CONTINUE TO CLIMB.
WE KNOW WHAT THAT WILL DO TO THE DEBT SERVICE.
IT'S HAPPENED FOUR TIMES SINCE 1929.
THE ECONOMY IS IN RECESSION AND PROBABLY WILL BE FOR 2 TO 3 YEARS.
25% OF THE DOW 500 ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK THAT THEY WILL BE LAYING OFF PEOPLE.
I ONLY HAVE 30 SECONDS LEFT HERE, BUT EVERY ALLEN CITIZEN CAN FORESEE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
SO BEFORE THE LAST THING I CAN SAY IS I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE CDC AND THE EDC.
THEIR COURSE AND THEIR FOCUS NEEDS TO BE CHANGED.
AND ALLEN NEEDS TO LIVE WITHIN ITS BUDGET.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. DANIELS. NEXT, I HAVE CAROL COOK.
MANAGER ELLWANGER, SECRETARY GEORGE AND COUNCILMAN.
HI, MY NAME IS KEN COOK. I LIVE AT 1160 MONTGOMERY BOULEVARD HERE IN ALLEN.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT ABOUT THE BUDGET MEETING THIS PAST WEEKEND, WHICH WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AND SHOWCASED OUR EXCEPTIONAL STAFF AND SHOWED WHAT A TRULY GREAT CITY ALLEN IS. I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO CALL ALLEN HOME.
THE ISSUE OF NNR CAME UP AT THE END OF THE MEETING.
AS, OF COURSE, YOU ALL KNOW, AND THESE UNCERTAIN ECONOMIC TIMES, I DON'T FEEL SAVING THE ALLEN TAXPAYER 8 TO $12 A YEAR, NOT A WEEK, NOT A MONTH, A YEAR WARRANTS CUTTING FUNDING OR DELAYING HIRING OF NEW NEEDED STAFF, BUYING EQUIPMENT, OR DELAYING THE OPENING OF THE REC CENTER TO ACHIEVE HONOR.
I THINK IT'S A RISK THE CITY DOESN'T NEED TO TAKE AT THIS TIME.
COUNCILMAN SCHULMEISTER ALSO SAID AT THAT MEETING THAT IF PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN A $500,000 HOME COULDN'T AFFORD $8, THAT, YOU KNOW, HOW CAN YOU KNOW? EIGHT BUCKS IS NOT GOING TO BREAK THE BANK ON THEM, NOT 8000.
IT WAS SAID IN THE MEETING THAT GETTING NNR IS A FEEL GOOD SITUATION FOR THE CITIZENS.
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I'M OF THE OPINION THAT THE CITIZENS OF ALLEN WOULD FEEL BEST KNOWING THE NEEDS OF THE CITY HAVE BEEN MET AND WILL CONTINUE TO FUNCTION AT THE HIGH LEVEL THAT THEY BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO. I KNOW I WOULD.I'M HOPING THIS COUNCIL WILL VOTE TO PASS THE ALLEN CITY BUDGET AS PRESENTED.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. COOK. NEXT, I HAVE VICTORIA SUBLETTE.
HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, MR. ELLWANGER, MISS GEORGE.
I RESIDE AT 1227 [INAUDIBLE] DRIVE HERE IN ALLEN.
I TOO ATTENDED THE BUDGET WORKSHOP FOR TWO DAYS AND A THEME THAT PLAYED IN MY HEAD WAS WHEN I WAS A KID GROWING UP AFTER DINNER, MOM WOULD THROW US ALL OUT OF THE HOUSE AND WE'D GO DOWN TO AN EMPTY LOT AND WE'D PLAY DODGEBALL, KICKBALL OR KICK THE CAN AND KICK THE CAN WAS THE GAME THAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT.
WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT WHAT THIS BUDGET HAS ALREADY DONE ON THE REVENUE SIDE.
IN JUNE, WE REFINANCED BONDS FROM 15 YEARS TO 20 YEARS.
THAT'S NOT GETTING RID OF EXPENSE.
IT'S JUST PUSHING IT DOWN THE ROAD.
THEY WILL REQUIRE MORE MAINTENANCE.
THEY WILL BE LESS RELIABLE ONCE AGAIN, NOT REDUCING EXPENSES, JUST PUSHING THEM DOWN THE ROAD.
WE HAVE A ONE TIME TRANSFER GRANT OF CDC DOLLARS TO OPERATING EXPENSES IN THE EVENT THE CDC IS A PROJECT FUND, NOT AN OPERATING EXPENSE FUND.
AND A BASIC RULE OF ANY KIND OF BUDGET IS YOU DON'T USE ONE TIME FUNDS TO PAY ONGOING OPERATING EXPENSES. WE'VE ALSO INCREASED OUR ESTIMATE OF THE NUMBER OF DOLLARS THAT WE WILL SWEEP OUT OF SALES TAX.
BUT THAT, AGAIN, ONLY WORKS ONCE BECAUSE THOSE DOLLARS WON'T BE THERE AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
I HEARD A COMMENT FROM THE CITY MANAGER THAT EVERY DOLLAR IN THIS BUDGET IS TIED TO SERVICE.
WHAT ABOUT STRATEGIC INITIATIVES? I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING ABOUT STRATEGIC INITIATIVES IN THAT TWO DAY BUDGET WORKSHOP.
THIS BUDGET HAS 0% CONSUMER PRICE INDEX INFLATION BUILT INTO IT.
I EXPECT WE'LL SEE MORE THAN THAT.
WHAT CITY STAFF DID WAS TO TAKE A VERY, VERY TIGHT BUDGET, DELIVER IT FOR ONE PENNY OVER IN NNR. WHEN WE PEEK OVER THE FENCE, THERE ARE ONLY A THIRD OF A PENNY AWAY FROM PLANO, AND THEY ARE UNDERNEATH EVERY OTHER SUBURBAN CITY IN NORTH TEXAS.
WE SAY WE WANT BEST IN CLASS CITY.
BUT I'M TELLING YOU, AFTER 43 YEARS IN INDUSTRY, MY CLIENTS WILL FORGIVE ME LATE.
MY CLIENTS WILL FORGIVE ME A LITTLE OVER BUDGET.
MY CLIENTS WILL NEVER FORGIVE ME FAILURES OF QUALITY.
AND NOW THE CUTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, LIKE DELAYING STREET REPAIRS AGAIN, ARE MORE KICK THE CAN.
KICK THE CAN IS A CHILD'S GAME.
LET'S DO ADULT FISCAL POLICY AND ACCEPT THE BUDGET RECOMMENDED BY STAFF.
THAT IS ALL OF THE CARDS THAT I HAVE.
IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK BEFORE THE COUNCIL, PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.
STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
SEEING NO ONE ELSE COMING FORWARD.
[4. Consent Agenda.]
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH IS BASICALLY INTENDED TO ADDRESS ITEMS THAT ARE ROUTINE OR NON-CONTROVERSIAL IN NATURE.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 AUGUST 9TH COUNCIL MEETING.
AGENDA ITEM 4.2, ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 3936-8-22, APPROVING A SETTLEMENT BETWEEN ATMOS CITY STEERING COMMITTEE AND ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION REGARDING THE COMPANY'S 2021 RRN FILING.
AGENDA ITEM 4.3 ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 3937-8-22R AUTHORIZING A GRANT FOR PARTIAL FUNDING OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH SECTIONS OF ROWLETT TRAIL WITH FEDERAL FUNDING THROUGH THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.
AGENDA ITEM 4.4, AUTHORIZE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH HUB WP, CM OR
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VF2. PARTNERS ONE.AUTHORIZE A LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH THE DALLAS SIDEKICKS PROFESSIONAL SOCCER TEAM TO PLAY ALL HOME GAMES AT CREDIT UNION OF TEXAS EVENT CENTER FOR THE 2022 AND 2023 SEASON AGENDA ITEM 4.6 AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF TEMPORARY COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT FOR EQUIPMENT FROM MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS.
I'M SORRY. YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
LET ME START THAT OVER. AGENDA ITEM 4.6, AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF TEMPORARY COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT FROM MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS FOR THE ROWLETT TOWER REPAINT FOR $141,283. SORRY.
COUNCIL MEMBERS. IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO REMOVE ANY ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? IF NOT I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION IS SECOND TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA.
MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA IS RIGHT.
AND SECOND, DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON? IF SO, PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT.
CONSENT AGENDA PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[6.1 Calendar.]
ARE THERE ANY CALENDAR ITEMS? DO YOU HAVE ANY, SHELLEY? I DO. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT ON SEPTEMBER THE 13TH, THE COUNCIL WILL HOLD ITS PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 BUDGET AND CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET AND CIP.ALSO, AT THE SAME MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 13TH, THE COUNCIL WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 TAX RATE AND CONSIDER SETTING THE TAX RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 BUDGET.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER CALENDAR ITEMS ANYONE HAS? KARL GERSH IS ON.
SO DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING? I'M SORRY, DAVE.
I JUST REMIND EVERYBODY THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH, HERITAGE GUILD.
SO HALLOWEEN IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER CALENDAR ITEMS?
[6.2 Items of Interest.]
IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEMS OF INTEREST.I'M SORRY. OH, I WAS GOING TO MAKE MENTION OF ONE THING.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER CALENDAR ITEMS? IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEMS OF INTEREST.
I HAD ONE ITS END OF THE MONTH, SO IT'S TIME FOR CHARITY.
THE MONTH WHERE I DONATE MY MONTHLY COUNCIL STIPEND TO A CHARITY OF MY CHOOSING.
AND THIS MONTH I AM DONATING TO LEAH'S KIDS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT, BUT LEAH IS A YOUNG WOMAN WHO SUFFERED FROM CANCER MULTIPLE TIMES AS A CHILD, AND SHE HAS BECOME AN ADULT. AND SHE STARTED HER OWN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION TO HELP OTHER KIDS WHO EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING THAT SHE DID ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, FROM 1 TO 4 P.M. IN DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY AT 207 EAST VIRGINIA STREET.
I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO ATTEND THAT IF THEY'RE ABLE TO DO SO, AND I WOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK THAT UP ON THE INTERNET AND CONSIDER CONTRIBUTING MONETARILY AND OR PROVIDING SOME SORT OF SERVICE TO HELP HER OUT BECAUSE SHE IS A GREAT INDIVIDUAL AND I'M SURE SHE'D APPRECIATE YOUR HELP.
WITH THAT, I WE WILL MOVE ON AND GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THIS MEETING, BUT WILL RECONVENE OUR WORKSHOP DOWNSTAIRS.
IT'S CURRENTLY AT 7:37, WE'LL RECONVENE THE WORKSHOP DOWNSTAIRS AT 745.
BUT WE WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING.
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.