[1. Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present.] [00:00:02] IT IS 7:00. I AM CALLING THE ALLEN CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER AND AND I'LL HIT THE GAVEL, AS SHELLY INSTRUCTED ME, AND ANNOUNCED THAT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT, AS IS OUR CUSTOM HERE, WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I HAVE ASKED COUNCIL MEMBER DAVE CORNETT TO LEAD US TONIGHT IN THE PLEDGE. SO IF YOU ALL PLEASE STAND. PLEASE ATTENTION TO THE NATIONAL FLAG AND FOLLOW ME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [3.1 Plaques for Former Board Members.] SO TONIGHT, WE HAVE SOME PUBLIC RECOGNITION AND A PROCLAMATION TO GIVE. SO I'M GOING TO TAKE A WALK DOWN AND TURN IT ON MY MIND. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YEAH. GOOD. SO IT IS MY PLEASURE TONIGHT AS A MAYOR PRO TEM TO GIVE OUT PLAQUES AND TO THOSE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SERVED ON OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND HAVE ARE CONCLUDING THEIR SERVICE AS OF THE LAST END OF THE FISCAL YEAR OR SO. AND I THINK I CAN SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT THESE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ARE SO CRITICAL TO US AND WE APPRECIATE SO MUCH WHAT THEY ALL DO. AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE PART OF THOSE BOARDS WITH, THEY WORK HARD. EVERY MEMBER IS COMMITTED TO WHAT THEY'RE DOING. AND SO OFTENTIMES THAT WE AS A COUNCIL LOOK TO THEM FOR GUIDANCE AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THEIR BOARD AND IS ARE THERE ANY ISSUES. AND QUITE FRANKLY, I THINK IT'S BECAUSE OF THOSE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THAT MAKE US BETTER COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. SO I'M GOING TO GIVE OUT THESE PLAQUES TO THE MEMBERS. SOME OF THE MEMBERS HERE TONIGHT ON CONCLUDING THEIR SERVICE. I'M GOING TO DO IT INDIVIDUALLY BECAUSE I THINK IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO SO THAT SO THAT EACH PERSON THAT IS SERVED IS RECOGNIZED INDIVIDUALLY. SO MY FIRST PERSON IS COUNCILMAN BEN TRAHAN. SO BEN YOU CAN COME DOWN. SO BY THE WAY, EVERY PLAQUE SAYS AN APPRECIATION FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE BOARD AND COMMISSION. SO BEN SERVED ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FROM 2010 TO 2022 AND FROM 2017 TO 2022, HE WAS ACTUALLY CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION. AND I THINK MOST OF US HERE, IF YOU LOOK AROUND TOWN, IT'S WHAT'S HAPPENED OVER THE LAST 12 YEARS WHILE THIS GUY WAS LEADING THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, YOU WOULD AGREE THAT HE'S SEEN A LOT. AND AND I KNOW, BEN, THAT YOU DID A LOT OF GREAT THINGS ON THE PNC. YOU THREW IT ALL IN BECAUSE YOU WANTED TO RUN FOR COUNCIL. MAYBE SOMEDAY YOU CAN EXPLAIN THAT TO ME. I DON'T KNOW BUT ANYWAY, I KNOW YOU'VE ADDED A LOT OF VALUE. YOU'RE GOING TO DO THAT AS A COUNCIL MEMBER AS WELL. SO CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU, SIR, I. ALL RIGHT. SO THE NEXT BASSEM AHMAD TO BASSEM WATCH COMING OUT TO BASSEM, AN APPRECIATION FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE AND BEAUTIFUL BOARD FROM 2018 TO 2022. AND BASSAM YOU AND I GO A WAYS BACK. WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER ON SOME THINGS AND I KNOW THAT EVERY TIME WE'VE WORKED ON THINGS AND YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE BOARDS, I KNOW THAT YOU'VE HAD, I KNOW OF YOUR PASSION AND YOUR LOVE FOR THE CITY AND I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE IT. AND I THINK EVERY TIME THE KEEP ALLEN BEAUTIFUL BOARD COMES BEFORE US AND TALKS TO US ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE ACCOMPLISHING, IT IS SIMPLY AMAZING TO ME WHAT YOU ALL DO. AND I KNOW THAT YOU PLAYED A BIG PART OF THAT OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. CONGRATULATIONS. THANKS. OKAY. GOD, I KNOW THIS GUY. TIM LATINOS. TIM. AN APPRECIATION FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. HOW ARE YOU, JIM? GOOD TO SEE YOU. YEAH, SO, TIM AND I, THIS A SIDEBAR. WE BOTH JOINED THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD IN 2016, AND WE WERE THE NEW FACES ON THAT BOARD. SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GET ON A BOARD OR A COMMISSION OR EVEN WHEN YOU GET ON CITY COUNCIL, IT TAKES ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO JUST KIND OF FIGURE OUT WHAT THE HECK AM I SUPPOSED TO BE DOING HERE AND HOW CAN I VALUE ADD VALUE TO TO IT. RIGHT AND FOR ME, I HAD A GREAT MENTOR BECAUSE TIM, IN HIS PROFESSION, IN COMMERCIAL LENDING AND JUST DEVELOPMENT IN GENERAL, HE [00:05:05] WAS HE WAS THE GUY THAT I THINK HE BROUGHT ME UP TO SPEED PRETTY FAST. I JUST EVERY TIME YOU TALK, I LISTEN. BUT AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK ABOUT THEN I LEFT IN 2019 AND RUN FOR COUNCIL. WHAT THE HECK IS THAT ABOUT? YOU KNOW BUT I THINK WHEN YOU LOOK AT JUST THE SIX YEARS THAT YOU'VE BEEN ON THE EDC AND I MEAN, I THINK IT'S GOING TO YOU'RE GOING TO GLADLY LOOK BACK AND DRIVE AROUND TOWN AND SAY, YOU KNOW, I HAD A PART IN THAT FROM WATERS CREEK TO ONE BETHANY EAST OR THE ONE BETHANY WEST, THE 121 DEVELOPMENT. YOU WERE YOU WERE AN INTEGRAL PLAYER AND ALL THAT AND I APPRECIATE YOU FOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU BET. SO SHARON LAKE'S HERE. SHARON. AN APPRECIATION FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU. SHARON. OKAY. WELL, THIS GUY, HE DOESN'T GET A PLAQUE. HE JUST GETS A CERTIFICATE. BUT BRANT BERG. IS BRANT BERG HERE? OH, THERE HE IS. HE'S ALWAYS IN THE BACK. BRANT BERG. GO ON DOWN RANT. BRANT BERG HAS SERVED ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OVER FROM 21 TO 2022 AND HE GETS A CERTIFICATE BECAUSE HE DIDN'T FULFILL HIS TERM. HE DID SUCH A GREAT JOB ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THAT THE THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE DECIDED THAT HE NEEDED TO HE WOULD BE BETTER SERVED ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AND HE'S ACTUALLY TAKING MR. LATINO'S SPOT ON THE BOARD AND I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH BRANT AND TALK TO YOU A LOT. AND YOU'RE ALWAYS HERE. YOU'VE GOT A GREAT FAITH, YOU'VE GOT A GREAT PASSION FOR THE CITY. AND I APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH. AND I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THIS APPRECIATION AND I KNOW THE VALUE YOU ADDED TO THE P AND Z. YOU'RE GOING TO DEFINITELY DO SO AS WELL AS THE EDC. AND I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST. THANKS. OKAY. THANKS, BUDDY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WHAT ARE THE NAMES? ANYBODY ELSE THAT I MAY HAVE MISSED? THAT'S WE HAVE FOUR OTHER PLAQUES OR SO OH, YEAH. HE'S HERE. GOOD GRIEF. I SAW YOU WHEN I COME IN. THERE. OK YOU GET A CERTIFICATE TOO NOW AND WE'LL EXPLAIN ALL THAT AGAIN. SO NAT, IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR SERVICE AND VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PARK AND REC BOARD IN 21 AND 22, WE APPRECIATE THAT SERVICE AND WE LIKED YOU SO MUCH THAT WE DECIDED TO PROMOTE YOU TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND, YOU KNOW, THE THING ABOUT THE ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS MY COLLEAGUES UP HERE THAT WERE PART OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE IS IT'S SUCH AN INTEGRAL PART AND PEOPLE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANIMAL SHELTER DOES. BUT THEY'RE THEY'RE A HUGE PART OF OUR CITY AND THEY DO GREAT WORK AND WE NEEDED GOOD BOARD MEMBERS AND PEOPLE THAT WANTED TO BE A PART OF THAT. AND YOU INDICATED A DESIRE TO DO SO. SO WE DECIDED THAT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE YOU ALONG. SO NAT THANKS TO YOU, I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB ON THE ANIMAL ADVISORY COUNCIL. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. YOU HAVE ALWAYS PUT YOURSELF. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OKAY, SO WE'RE DONE WITH THE AWARDS. [3.2 Presentation of a Proclamation proclaiming "Diwali Month" in Allen.] SO NOW I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF DOING PROCLAMATION AND PROCLAIMING DIWALI MONTH IN ALLEN. SO I WANT TO START BY INVITING SHREYA, IS SHE HERE? OH, THERE SHE IS. OKAY. I KNEW YOU WERE HERE. I JUST COULDN'T FIND IT. AND OTHERS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE KRISHNA TEMPLE DEVOTEES, OR I INVITE YOU ALL TO COME ON UP AND SHARE IN THIS PROCLAMATION. YOU KNOW, IT IS AN HONOR TO PRESENT THIS BECAUSE I APPRECIATE SO MUCH THE SERVICE AND YOUR WORK HERE IN THE CITY, SO. YEAH COME ON UP. I'LL GET OUT OF THE WAY. BUT. SO JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND WHAT THESE FOLKS DO AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. JUST JUST A SHORT TWO OR THREE MONTHS AGO AT THE JULY 12TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING, IF YOU GO BACK AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THEY WERE HERE AND THEY PRESENTED A $10,000 CHECK TO THE ALLEN LIBRARY ENDOWMENT FUND. AND AGAIN, JUST ANOTHER A TESTAMENT TO WHAT YOU ALL ARE ABOUT. [00:10:02] SO AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND IT'S AN HONOR AGAIN TO BE HERE. WHAT I WANT TO DO, THOUGH, IS I'M GOING TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION. BUT BEFORE I DO, YOU KNOW, I JUST YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR IS PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THIS, SO I DIDN'T WANT TO DISAPPOINT HIM BUT PRETTY MUCH OF WHAT I DO IS IF I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING, I BETTER DARN WELL HAVE AN IDEA WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. YOU KNOW, OR ALSO, I TYPICALLY FIND I GET MYSELF IN TROUBLE IF I DON'T DO THAT. BUT. AND ANYWAY, SO I ASKED A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE, VASO RAMANATHAN. I THOUGHT HE WAS HERE, BUT. OH, GET ON UP THERE. STAND UP THERE. YOU'RE ALREADY JUST SO I SAID, VAS I'VE BEEN FRIENDS FOR A LONG TIME, OUR FELLOW ROTARIANS AND SO I SAID, HEY, VAS. I SAID, YOU KNOW, I'M DOING THIS PROCLAMATION TO THIS WONDERFUL GROUP THAT HAVE DONE SO MUCH FOR OUR CITY, BUT I DON'T WANT TO DO THEM A DISSERVICE AND NOT KNOW WHAT DIWALI IS. SO AND I THOUGHT ALL OF YOU WOULD PROBABLY LIKE TO KNOW WHAT DIWALI IS TO AND WHY WE'RE MAKING IT. SO WHAT DIWALI IS AND YOU ALL CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT SO WE FIRST WE LOOKED AT THE DEFINITION. IT'S THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS MARKS THE TIME WHEN MILLIONS OF HINDUS, SIKHS. IS THAT CORRECT? AND JAINS ACROSS THE WORLD CELEBRATE THE TRIUMPH OF GOOD OVER EVIL WITH BEAUTIFUL RITUALS SUCH AS FESTIVE LIGHTS, FIREWORKS, SWEET DELICACIES AND FAMILY GATHERINGS. AND QUITE THE DRESS, TOO, RIGHT? SO. SO VAS WENT ON TO TELL ME. HE SAID, CHRIS, HE SAID, JUST SO YOU KNOW, DIWALI IS THE TERM FOR NORTH INDIA AND DEEPAVALI. DEEPAVALI DIWALI MEANS IS FOR THE SOUTHERN INDIAN GROUP. SO SEE HOW SMART I GOT. SO AND VAS SAID TO ME AND MY FAMILY, IT MEANS A SERIES OF LIGHT, UPLIFTING ONE AND ALL IN LIFE BY KNOWLEDGE, LOVE, JOY, FOOD, DONATION, EXTENDING FRIENDSHIP AND SERVICES. YOU KNOW, THAT'S PRETTY PROFOUND, DON'T YOU THINK? BUT UPLIFTING ONE AND ALL IN LIFE BY KNOWLEDGE, LOVE, JOY, FOOD, DONATION, EXTENDING FRIENDSHIP AND SERVICE. MAYBE. I THINK WE ALL DO A GOOD JOB OF PRACTICING DIWALI MONTH THIS MONTH. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION. GET THIS OUT OF THE WAY. SO FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR CITY OF ALLEN PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS A RADHAKRISHNA TEMPLE IS HOSTING SPECIAL DIWALI CELEBRATIONS CELEBRATING THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS, ONE OF THE BIGGEST HINDU HOLIDAYS. AND. WHEREAS, RADHA KRISHNA TEMPLE INVITES NOT ONLY THE HINDU RESIDENTS OF ALLEN, BUT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO JOIN IN THE FESTIVITIES WHERE PEOPLE PRAY FOR KNOWLEDGE AND UNIVERSAL WELL-BEING, AS WELL AS LIGHT CANDLES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THEIR HOMES TO CELEBRATE THE OCCASION. AND. WHEREAS, RADHA KRISHNA TEMPLE SEEKS TO OFFER THE ALLEN COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES FOR RICH CULTURAL, HOLISTIC HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT SEEK TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF AREA RESIDENTS. AND. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF ALLEN RECOGNIZES THE RICH CULTURAL DIVERSITY THAT RADHA KRISHNA TEMPLE CONTRIBUTES TO AREA RESIDENTS. NOW, THEREFORE, ON BEHALF OF KENNETH. M FOXX, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ALLEN IN COLLIN COUNTY. I DO HERE I HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 2022 AS DIWALI MONTH IN ALLEN, TEXAS. [APPLAUSE]. AND I URGE ALL CITIZENS TO TAKE COGNIZANCE OF THIS EVENT AND PARTICIPATE IN ALL THE EVENTS RELATED THERE TO IN THIS COMMUNITY. I'D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS PROCLAMATION. [INAUDIBLE]. SURE. AND YOU'RE WELCOME. OH, CAN YOU KIND OF JUMP IN? CAN YOU ALL GET IN? OKAY. IF I JOIN IN, YOU MAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. OH, THANKS, ELLIE. YEAH. COME ON. HEY, WHY DON'T YOU COME ON UP HERE? NO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO. YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BEND OVER. NO, YOU CAN STAND. YES, YOU CAN SEE. YOU'RE FINE. COME ON. [00:15:04] MAY I JUST SAY A FEW? YEAH, I HAVE. I HAVE A MICROPHONE. THANKS. YEAH. I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU IF YOU WOULD DO THAT, SO. IS IT ON? WE'RE NOT. HELLO. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE TRULY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY AS WE ARE ALL CELEBRATING AND GETTING READY FOR DIWALI THIS MONTH. WE'D LIKE TO INVITE EVERYONE. WE ARE HAVING FIVE DAYS OF WONDERFUL CELEBRATION HERE IN CITY OF ALLEN FROM THIS OCTOBER 21ST TO 25TH. TEMPLE WILL HAVE LOTS OF DIWALI, THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS, SO WE WILL BE HAVING LOTS OF LIGHTS, FIREWORKS, SWEETS, CULTURAL PROGRAMING, LOTS OF FESTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. WE INVITE YOU ALL TO COME AND JOIN US OVER THIS CELEBRATION AS WE ARE GOING TO BE. ALL COMMUNITY WILL BE GATHERING AND CELEBRATING THE VICTORY OF GOOD OVER EVIL. AND WE TRULY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF CITY OF ALLEN. IT'S SO WONDERFUL THAT WE ARE ABLE TO CELEBRATE AND JOINTLY COME TOGETHER, JOIN HANDS ON ALL FESTIVALS, ALL THE GOOD WORK THAT WE ALL DO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. OH. IT'S SO IT'S WONDERFUL. I WAS THE ONE ACTUALLY, WHO PUT IN THE REQUEST FOR THE PROCLAMATION. SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. WHEN I PUT IN THE PROCLAMATION REQUEST, I WAS A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS. BUT IT'S GREAT TO SEE EVERYBODY HERE. MARCIA MANDEL, BABS HSS, EVERYBODY COMING TOGETHER. THIS IS AN AMAZING CELEBRATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT. AND I THINK IT'S A PIVOTAL MOMENT FOR THE HINDU COMMUNITY IN ALLEN. I THINK THIS IS JUST THE START. MANY OTHER CITIES ARE GOING TO FOLLOW SUIT. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING. AGAIN, WE HAVE MULTIPLE CELEBRATIONS. DIWALI IS A MONTH OF CELEBRATION. SO WE HAVE A SWAMI MAHARAJ CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION ON OCTOBER 16TH ORGANIZED BY BAPS. IF YOU COULD MAKE THAT, THAT WOULD BE AMAZING. AND THEN THERE'S GOING TO BE DIWALI CELEBRATIONS ACROSS ACROSS THE DFW METROPLEX. REALLY APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD JOIN AND MAKE THIS A HUGE SUCCESS. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY COMING TOGETHER. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND EVERYBODY FOR THE PROCLAMATION. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU. BOY RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS. THE MOST FUN PART HAS TO BE FOR THE MAYOR, I TELL YOU. THAT'S A GREAT TIME. THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE A PART OF THAT. WE'RE COMING TO. LET'S SEE WHAT'S NEXT. [4. Citizens' Comments.] CITIZENS COMMENTS WHERE WE ALLOW WE LET PEOPLE COME TO THE COUNCIL AND SPEAK ON ANY TOPIC. THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA. HANG ON. YEAH. ANYWAY, SO I DO HAVE CARDS HERE. ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU KNOW THAT YOUR TIME IS LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES WHEN YOU COME TO THE PODIUM. WE ASK THAT YOU LET US KNOW YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. AND AGAIN, IF THERE'S THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO ADDRESS WITH COUNCIL, WE'RE HERE TO LISTEN. SO. I AM. I'M GOING TO READ CARDS AND INVITE YOU UP AS I HAVE YOUR NAME, SO I. IT'S A BRIAN WELLINGTON. IT'S BRIAN WELLINGTON HERE. WANTS TO SPEAK AT CITIZENS COMMENTS. BRIAN WELLINGTON. IS THAT BRIAN? WHAT'S GOOD WITH Y'ALL? STUDENT COUNCIL? WELL, I SWEAR I'M HIGH OUT MY MIND BRO, HEAD SPINNING. BRO DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW I GOT UP IN THIS PLACE? COULD YOU PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME? YEAH, BRIAN WELLINGTON, WHAT'S GOOD WITH YOU? YOU DOING ALL RIGHT? YOU AIN'T TOO BAD TOO I'M NOT GOING TO TRIP ABOUT THOUGH. WHAT'S YOUR NAME? SHELLEY. SHOOT. YOU GOOD, TOO. BUT, YEAH, I DON'T WANT TO STAY MY ADDRESS, BRO I GOT THE FEDS AFTER ME AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. I AIN'T TRIPPING, THOUGH. BUT, YEAH, I WAS GOING TO SAY UP, BOY, I'M FINNA TALK ABOUT MY KIDS REAL FAST, THOUGH. [00:20:01] KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING NEW MIXTAPE, JUST DROPPING STUFF. SO I'M A LITTLE LIKE I SAID, I'M KIND OF HIGH RIGHT NOW, BUT MIXTAPE, DROP. BUT KIDS, ALL THE CHILDREN ALL SAYING HOT FOOL, HEAD SPINNING. IT'S ALL THE KIDS BRO, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? SHOUT OUT TO THEM. I'LL SEE EM ONCE A YEAR. WHEN I GOT TO FILE MY TAXES, I GET A LITTLE MONEY BACK AND ALL I'M SAYING FOR THE KIDS. BUT MIXTAPE JUST DROPPED. I GOT COPY FOR ALL Y'ALL NEW SINGLE ON THERE. IT'S CALLED SHOOT THE FADE LIKE JORDAN, SHOOT FADE. YOU KNOW, MICHAEL JORDAN SHOOT THE FADE LIKE MICHAEL JORDAN, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN? I WAS LOCKED UP, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? BEING LOCKED UP 78 TO 90 TIMES AND NOW I'M GONNA GO TO. Y'ALL CAN SEE MY CHECK MY RESUMÉ, CHECK MY RESUME, BRUH. I'VE BEEN LOCKED UP IN BERKELEY, LIKE, 70, 80, 90 TIMES. I CAN'T KEEP COUNT, BRUH. CHECK MY RAP SHEET THOUGH. IT'S LIKE HOME UP IN THERE, BROTHER. BUT YEAH, I'M GOING TO GO TO COLLEGE. I'M STARTING TO GO FUND ME IF ANY Y'ALL WANT TO DONATE, I'M GONNA BE A CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER. Y'ALL KNOW WHAT IT IS OVER THERE. I SEE THEM SMILING. BUT YEAH, SO THE THING ABOUT ME IS WHY I KNOW I'M GOING TO BE A GOOD LAWYER BECAUSE I'M A CRIMINAL MYSELF. I'VE BEEN TO JAIL ALL THIS TIME, SO I KNOW THE SYSTEM. I KNOW HOW IT WORKS. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? YOU DO SOME CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES. I'M GOING TO GET YOU OUT. I KNOW HOW IT IS. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? SOMEBODY. YOU KNOW, HE ROBBED A LIQUOR STORE OR SOMETHING. ROBBED A BANK. HE KILLED 30 PEOPLE. BRO I'M FINNA GET THEM OUT AND STUFF. JUST WEED, FENTANYL, CRACK COCAINE, BRAH. YOU DO ANY OF THAT STUFF, BUT I'M GONNA GET YOU OUT. THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE WITH ME. BECAUSE I KNOW. AS A CRIMINAL, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING IS A FELONY. YOU KNOW, I HAD DRUG CHARGES, GUN CHARGES, YOU KNOW, GRAND THEFT, AUTO ROBBERY, WEED. YOU KNOW, I PUNCHED THE COP IN THE MOUTH ONE TIME. MAYBE LIKE FIVE TIMES. NO. BRO, HOLD ON. BUT YEAH. BRIAN WELLINGTON WHITE BOY NZ MY INSTAGRAM OF HIS WHITE BOY N T DROP A COUPLE OF HUNDRED IN THE GULF ON ME. I'M SAYING HELP YOUR BOY GET THROUGH LAW SCHOOL. I'M GOING TO GET YOU OUT OF PRISON, BRO. IT ALL IS. MR. WELLINGTON, YOUR TIME. CHECK THE MIXTAPE, GIRL. YOU FINNA BUMP THIS IN THE CAR, Y'ALL. OK. NEXT ON MY LIST IS A WALT HANNAN. WALT HANNON 1447 LONE STAR COURT I CAME FIRST OFF TO GIVE A LOT OF ACCOLADES TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. TWO MONTHS AGO I RETIRED AND I LIVE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND I'VE BEEN RIDING THE TRAILS OVER THERE FOR 18, 19 YEARS. I RETIRED AND CAME OVER TO THIS SIDE AND I DISCOVERED SOME BODACIOUS, WONDERFUL THINGS THAT WE HAVE HERE. YOU KNOW, THE COTTONWOOD TRAIL, THE DAM, THE NATATORIUM, ALL THE PARKS THAT WE HAVE AND THE HORSESHOE PITS. I MEAN, IF YOU ALL SEEN ALL OF THAT STUFF, IT'S REALLY WONDERFUL. AND ABOUT THE SAME TIME I WENT IN AND JOINED THE SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER AND COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT A WONDERFUL FACILITY IT IS. AND THEN I NOTICED ON MY WAY OUT WALKING AFTER I GOT SHOWN THIS CLOSED AT 5:00. SO I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE A SENIOR DANCE. AND SO WITH WITH THE ZEAL OF A YOUNG KID THAT JUST CAUGHT A TOUCHDOWN. I WENT TO A FARMERS BRANCH AND TO THEIR SENIOR DANCE. I WENT TO PLANO AND I WENT TO CARROLLTON AND I WENT TO MCKINNEY. AND THE LAST ONE I WENT TO WAS RICHARDSON AND TOOK PICTURES AND FOUND OUT HOW THEY WERE OPERATING ON THEIR STUFF AND FOUND OUT THAT THE AVERAGE ATTENDANCE TO THESE WAS 111 PEOPLE AND THE AVERAGE TAKE ON THE GATE WAS $567, WHICH REALLY DON'T MATTER A WHOLE LOT. [00:25:03] NOW THAT BECAUSE THE CITIES WILL PICK THE BAND AND FURNISH THE LIGHTS AND SOMEBODY TO CLEAN UP ALL EXCEPT THAT MCKINNEY AND VOLUNTEERS DO EVERYTHING UP THERE. OKAY. AND THEN AT THE SAME WEEK, I WENT UP AND HAD A TATER TAB WITH THE DIRECTOR UP THERE. JAMIE, THAT'S HER NAME, JULIE AT THE CENTER. AND SHE BLEW HOLE IN MY BUBBLE. THIS HAS BEEN TRIED FIVE YEARS AGO, AND THE FIRST TIME THEY HAD IT, THERE WERE 183 IN ATTENDANCE. THERE WERE A FEW WEEKS LATER, IT DWINDLED SOMEWHAT. AND THEN SHE TALKED TO ME ABOUT MY TIME'S UP. GUESS WHAT, SIR? THIS HAS BEEN TRIED. AND THE THING IS, YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE THE ATTENDANCE SO THAT WE CAN SERVE OUR CITIZENS. OKAY, FINE. WE WANT TO SERVE THE CITIZENS. TIME'S UP. I KNOW IT, BUT. WELL, THANKS, MR. HANNAN. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. WE'VE HAD ONE MORE QUESTION. I'M NOT QUESTIONING HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH. YOU CAN GO DANCING AROUND HERE FIVE NIGHTS A WEEK IF YOU WANT TO. YEAH, BUT IF ANYBODY SLACKS OFF, I SEE ANYBODY FAILING. I'M GOING TO BE BACK HERE WITH MUCH MORE ZEAL AND FIRE IN THE BELLY, TRYING TO GET SOMETHING GOING OUT THERE. AND IN THE MEANTIME, I'M SURE PARKS AND AND ZONING AND THE OTHER PEOPLE CAN FIND SOMETHING TO DO WITH A WONDERFUL FACILITY LIKE THAT FOR OLD FOLKS AFTER 5:00. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. HANNAN. I'LL OUR CITY MANAGER WILL FOLLOW UP ON THAT. I SEE OUR PARKS DIRECTOR BACK THERE, KATE MEACHAM, TAKING COPIOUS NOTES. SO I'M SURE WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND YOU'LL BE HEARD FROM. SO THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE LIST IS NATHAN POLSKY. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS NATHAN POLSKI. I LIVE AT 1108 TIMBERLINE LANE IN ALLEN. I WASN'T PLANNING ON SPEAKING TONIGHT. I LIVE IN FOUNTAIN PARK. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DO KNOW, THAT IS ONE OF THE PILOT PROGRAMS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. I FOUND OUT ON FRIDAY THAT THE CITY IS PLANNING ON REPLACING THE MEDIAN SIGN OUTSIDE THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE COST OF $70,000. I DON'T LIVE IN AN HOA, SO I DO NOT EXPECT THAT TYPE OF UPKEEP BEAUTIFICATION TO BE HANDLED. IF I WANTED TO, THEN I WOULD LIVE IN AN HOA WAY. I NEVER HAD ANY INPUT ON IT. I LOOKED ON THE COMMUNITY WEBSITE AND IT SAYS THAT IT STARTED BACK IN SUMMER OF 2021. NEIGHBORS WERE INVITED TO A MEETING. I DON'T RECALL EVER RECEIVING AN INVITE TO A MEETING. I WAS NEVER ABLE TO PUT MY INPUT ON THAT. SO NOW WE HAVE RESIDENTS THAT ARE ON THE WEST SIDE OF ALLEN. ON THE NORTH SIDE OF ALLEN, THEY'RE PAYING FOR A SIGN TO IMPROVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WHEREAS IF THEY LIVE IN AN ARCHWAY, THEY'RE ALREADY PAYING THEIR AGE AWAY FOR THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. I FEEL THAT IF THE RESIDENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH THERE IS ABOUT 800 HOMES IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD WANTED, IF THEY WANTED TO DO A SIGN, THEN THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER, COME UP WITH THE FUNDS FOR THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED AND PAY FOR IT OURSELVES, WHICH I COULD DO. I'M ALSO CURIOUS WHAT TYPE OF QUOTES WERE RECEIVED FOR THAT, BECAUSE $70,000 FOR THE CURRENT PLAN IS, IN MY OPINION, A LIKE I SAID, A LOT OF MONEY. THE COTTONWOOD IMPROVEMENT IS, I WAS TOLD, $50,000. SO THERE'S A $20,000 DIFFERENCE THERE BETWEEN JUST THOSE TWO NEIGHBORHOODS JUST AND THE SPEAKING WITH THE COMMUNITY MANAGER WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE BLOCK PARTY ON FRIDAY OR THEY SAID IT'S ABOUT THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE STARTS CONSTRUCTION ON THAT. SO FOR ME TO FIND OUT AND I'VE BEEN ATTENDING, AS YOU ALL KNOW, MOST OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND THE WORKSHOPS FOR OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF NOW AND TO NOW FIND OUT THAT THIS COST IS COMING THROUGH TO AN IMPROVE, THAT IT'S A LITTLE UNFORTUNATE. JUST SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. I DON'T SEE. HOW DO I PRONOUNCE THIS NAME? BAINE BROOKS OK. HELLO, MR. BROOKS. HELLO. MAYOR PRO TEM SCHULMEISTER. COUNCIL MEMBERS. [00:30:02] MR. ELLWANGER AND MR. GEORGE. I WANT TO COME UP AND JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS PAST WEEKEND. OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT PUT ON ARBOR DAY AT STACY RIDGE, AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL TIME. I JUST WANT TO COMMEND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. THEY PLANTED TREES, ABOUT 40 TREES. THERE WERE ABOUT 250 PEOPLE CALLED DISAGREED WITH ME. HE THINKS ABOUT 500 PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED, BUT IT'S ABOUT 250 PEOPLE, TENTS, AIR CONDITIONED, I MEAN, JUST REALLY WELL PUT TOGETHER. AND SO KATE MEACHAM AND HER TEAM JUST REALLY WENT TO THE NEXT LEVEL. IN ADDITION TO THAT. [APPLAUSE]. YEAH, PLEASE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THEY RE STRIPED THE BASKETBALL PARK, THE BASKETBALL AREA, RE STRIPED IT, CLEANED OUT THE BRUSH IN THE PARK THAT'S BEHIND THE PARK. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THEY SPRAYED PICKLEBALL COURTS. THEY SURE DID. THEY SPRAYED PICKLEBALL COURTS. AND THE NEIGHBORS ARE SO EXCITED NOW THERE ARE NO NETS. BUT YOU CAN BRING YOUR OWN NETS. THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE DO. THEN I JUST LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR CVB. I MEAN, WE'VE HAD PLENTY OF PEOPLE IN TOWN. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WE HAD A COIN SHOW WHICH WAS REALLY UNIQUE. IT WAS VERY UNIQUE. WE HAD A GUN SHOW, COIN SHOW, YOU KNOW, OUR CVB. ARE YOU STILL ON THAT BOARD THERE? THANK YOU FOR YOU AND KAREN CARMEL YEAH, BRINGING ALL THESE THINGS TOGETHER, YOU, THE BOARD. AND IT WAS JUST A GREAT TIME. NOT ONLY THAT, THIS WEEKEND, SINCE THE SOONERS GOT OUT OF TOWN REAL QUICK, THEY DIDN'T STICK AROUND AND FILL OUR HOTELS AND OUR RESTAURANTS LIKE THEY USUALLY DO. SO BUT WE HAD OTHER THINGS IN TOWN. THERE WAS A TATTOO GET TOGETHER AND THERE WAS SOME ANIME AND ALL THESE THINGS JUST DON'T HAPPEN BY THEMSELVES. THEY JUST DON'T PICK, YOU KNOW. WE'VE GOT A GROUP OF PEOPLE AND KAREN AND HER GROUP THAT GO OUT AND SEEK THESE EVENTS AND THEY TALK ABOUT THEM AT YOUR BOARD MEETING. AND IT'S JUST WONDERFUL TO SEE HOW OUR CITY IS THRIVING RIGHT NOW. SO I JUST WANTED TO COME UP AND THANK YOU, THANK THE LEADERSHIP HERE, ALONG WITH MR. ELLWANGER AND HIS GROUP. AND I LOVE ALAN. THANK YOU. THANKS, BAINE. GOOD TO SEE YOU. OKAY, NEXT, I HAVE A MICHELLE MORIN. HOPEFULLY I GOT THAT LAST NAME RIGHT. MICHELLE MOREN 1613 BROADMOOR ALLEN. I LIVE IN THE QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD OF AUBURN SPRINGS, NEXT TO CELEBRATION PARK. NESTLED TO THE NEXT NEIGHBORHOOD IS ANDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WHERE MY FOURTH GRADE SON HAS GONE TO SCHOOL SINCE PRESCHOOL. WE LOVE OUR SCHOOL AND WE LOVE OUR COMMUNITY. BUT THIS PEACE HAS BEEN THREATENED. AS WE FOUND OUT THAT ALLEN ISD INTENDS TO REPURPOSE THE SCHOOL AND NO LONGER OFFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SERVICES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY. WE DON'T WANT TO LIVE ANYWHERE ELSE. BUT CONSIDERING THE DECLINE OF OUR AREA AND NOW THE SCHOOL DISTRICT REMOVING HEALTHY SCHOOLS, IT HAS US RETHINKING OUR CHOICES. THE HOMES IN THIS AREA ARE BEAUTIFUL, WELL-MAINTAINED AND CLEAN. IT IS A GREAT AREA TO LIVE. AND. BUT WILL OUR HOMES RETAIN THE SAME VALUES WITHOUT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS AND THE DECLINE OF OUR BUSINESSES ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN? WHEN WE LOOKED FOR OUR HOME, THE SCHOOL'S RATING WAS OF THE UTMOST PRIORITY TO US. ALLEN ISD INTENDS TO REPURPOSE ANDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INTO A PRE-K CENTER AND CLOSED ROUNDTREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INTO A WELCOME CENTER. THEY ARE REPURPOSING ANDERSON. ANDERSON IS AN A-PLUS RATED SCHOOL WHILE LEAVING MUCH LOWER PERFORMING SCHOOLS OPEN. ALLEN ISD IS TO IS PROPOSING TO CLOSE TWO SCHOOLS. BUT THE SUPERINTENDENT PERSONALLY TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL LIKELY CLOSE FOUR OF OUR EAST ALLEN SCHOOLS IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. I HAVE MET WITH TWO ALLEN ISD BOARD MEMBERS AND THE SUPERINTENDENT, ALL WHO HAVE CITED THAT EAST ALLEN IS NOT THRIVING LIKE WEST ALLEN AND THAT'S WHY THEY ARE CLOSING SCHOOLS. FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS I'VE DONE SO MUCH RESEARCH INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON MY OWN BUSINESS AND BEING A MOM. AND IT'S BEEN EYE OPENING TO SEE THE PRIORITIES OF ALLEN'S BUSINESS COMMUNITY. WHEN I SAW THE PLANS AT THE TRIAD MEETING FOR THE EXCEPTIONALLY CHARMING, FAMILY FRIENDLY PROJECTS OF WEST ALLEN, I WAS JUST SURPRISED. I MEAN, LUXURY APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, BEAUTIFUL TRAILS, TOP NOTCH DINING, ENGAGING ENTERTAINMENT, AND THRIVING LONG TERM BUSINESS STRUCTURES. IN CONTRAST, EAST ALLEN IS FACING CLOSING SCHOOLS AND EMPTY BUSINESS BUILDINGS WHILE WEST ALLEN IS GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION. I PERSONALLY DON'T WANT MY QUIET LITTLE COMMUNITY OF EAST ALLEN TO BECOME SOMETHING LIKE EAST PLANO, WHERE WE'VE GOT A LOT OF HOMELESS PEOPLE RUNNING AROUND AND [00:35:06] OUR HOME VALUES ARE DECLINING. THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP ALL OF ALLEN SUCCESSFUL IS TO REINVEST, REINVENT AND GROW. WE SHOULD BE HELPING TO INCENTIVIZE OUR BUILDING OWNERS TO ATTRACT, MAINTAIN FLOURISHING BUSINESSES. WE SHOULD BE REBUILDING, REVITALIZING EXISTING BUILDINGS, AND OUR CITY SHOULD MAINTAIN THE STANDARD OF APPEARANCE THAT WE REQUIRE REQUIRE ON THE WEST SIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY. MAINTAIN LANDSCAPING AND BUILDING ESTHETICS ARE JUST THE BEGINNING OF KEEPING A PROSPEROUS AND GROWING COMMUNITY. BUT WE ARE NO LONGER DOING THAT IN EAST ALLEN, ALLEN ISD PURCHASED THE STRIP CENTER AT THE CORNER OF PEBBLE BROOK AND GREENVILLE SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THIS BUILDING IS AN EYESORE. IT'S EMPTY, IT'S NOT MAINTAINED AND THE LANDSCAPING IS ATROCIOUS. WHY HAVEN'T WE ASKED ALLEN ISD TO MAINTAIN THAT BUILDING LIKE THEY MAINTAIN THEIR OTHER BUILDINGS? MS. MOREN, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MICHELLE. OKAY. NEXT IS MIKE FARLEY. MY NAME IS MIKE FARLEY. I LIVE AT 1303 CRICKLEWOOD PARK. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US OUT TODAY. I KNOW IT'S BEEN INTERESTING IN A HEATED DEBATE WITH REGARDS TO THE PROPOSED CLOSING OF ANDERSON. MY FIRST CONCERN AS A PARENT OF AN IMPACTED STUDENT, BUT ALSO AS A FIREFIGHTER, THAT THESE STREETS THAT WE'RE ASKING OUR CHILDREN TO CROSS ARE NOT SAFE. THERE'S NO WAY FOR THEM TO WALK, BIKE, SCOOTER, SKATEBOARD, TO GO TO SCHOOL AND COME BACK HOME WITHOUT RUNNING THE RISK OF GETTING HIT BY A VEHICLE. THESE INTERSECTIONS YOU WOULD HAVE OUR CHILDREN CROSS ARE KNOWN TO BE DANGEROUS BY THE CITY DEPARTMENTS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES. THESE ORGANIZATIONS KNOW WHAT THE STUDENTS FACE WALKING TO SCHOOL. THE CITY COUNCIL RECENTLY APPROVED A LIGHT AT MALONE AND ANGEL, AND THIS WAS DONE ONLY FOR TRAFFIC FLOW. THERE WAS NO CONSIDERATION FOR WALKING STUDENTS. THIS INTERSECTION IS NOT PROTECTED BY A SCHOOL ZONE OR SET UP TO BE A CROSSWALK. AND SO PARENTS BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE TRAFFIC ENGINEERS IN THIS CITY. THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE POTENTIAL CLOSING OF ANDERSON AND MOVING THE STUDENTS TO OLSON. THE DISTRICT DID NOT EVEN REACH OUT TO ENSURE CHANGES WERE MADE TO MAKE THIS AREA SAFE FOR WALKING STUDENTS. I MADE AN OPEN RECORDS REQUEST AND THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC FLOW AND INCIDENTS, MAJOR AND MINOR ACCIDENTS AND THE AMOUNT OF TICKETS THAT HAPPEN AT THESE INTERSECTIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR KIDS CROSSED. WE SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF OURSELVES. THE CITY LEADERS SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT STUDENT SAFETY. AND SO FAR, PARENTS HAVE NOT SEEN ANY PROTECTIVE MOVES FROM THE CITY OR THE DISTRICT. I HAVE BEEN ON EMS CALLS WHERE A CHILD HAS BEEN HIT BY A CAR. I HAVE SEEN THE DESTRUCTION. I HAVE SEEN THE INJURIES, AND I HAVE HEARD PARENTS MOURNING BECAUSE THEIR CHILD JUST GOT HIT BY A VEHICLE. AND I KNOW WHAT THAT SOUNDS LIKE AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING THROUGH HERE. I WANT COUNCIL TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE POTENTIALLY BEING INVOLVED WITH ENDANGERING OUR CHILDREN AS THEY WALK THROUGH HIGH TRAFFIC INTERSECTIONS SUCH AS MALONE, ANGEL AND EXCHANGE. HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE HIT BEFORE WE TAKE ACTION? HOW WILL THE ISD AND THE CITY COUNCIL RESTORE TRUST THAT YOU HAVE BROKEN BY NOT PROTECTING OUR STUDENTS WHEN A STUDENT IS HIT BY A VEHICLE? THE CITY OWNS THAT. WHEN A FAMILY LOSES A CHILD, THE CITY IS GOING TO OWN THAT. EAST ALLEN WILL NO LONGER STAND FOR SACRIFICES BASED ON POOR PLANNING AND WEST SIDE DEVELOPMENT. YOU ARE NOW AFFECTING OUR STUDENT SAFETY, OUR PROPERTY VALUES, AND ASSAULTING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU FORGOT, BUT EAST ALLEN IS A STRONG COMMUNITY. WE ALWAYS HAVE BEEN AND WE ALWAYS WILL BE. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE THERE. MY NEIGHBORS ARE DOCTORS AND LAWYERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS. THEY CHOOSE TO LIVE ON THE EAST SIDE. THEY CAN AFFORD TO LIVE ON THE WEST SIDE, BUT THEY CHOOSE TO LIVE ON THE EAST SIDE. SO WE'RE ASKING AS WE CONTINUE TO ORGANIZE, WE WANT A VOICE. WE WANT TO SEE EAST ALLEN BECOME IMPORTANT TO YOU BECAUSE IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT IT IS. THANK YOU. THANKS, MIKE. CHRIS, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE, CAN WE SEE ABOUT SCHEDULING A WORKSHOP FOR TRAFFIC STUDIES FOR THE AREAS AFFECTED SO THAT THE AREAS THAT THE CITY DOES HAVE SOME SWAY IN OR SOME SAY IN? MAYBE WE CAN TAKE SOME ACTION AT A LATER DATE. YEAH. THANK YOU. GOOD STATISTICS AS WELL. YEAH. SURE THING. NEXT, I HAVE RONNIE THREAT SORRY. OH, GOODNESS. I'M RONNIE. HOW YOU GUYS DOING? HELLO, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS RONNIE THE RAT. I'M A TRANS SPECIES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER HERE IN ALLEN ISD. AND I JUST WANT TO TRY TO BRING MORE AWARENESS FOR FURRIES LIKE MYSELF. NOW, I HAVE THE MOST STUDENTS IN MY CLASS THAT HAVE ACTUALLY TRANSITIONED FROM A HUMAN BEING TO A CAT. NOW I KNOW I'M A RAT, BUT THAT'S MORE BECAUSE I'M A CHUCKY CHEESE FREAK. I LOVE CHUCKY CHEESE. I'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME THERE, BUT THAT'S WHY I LIKE RATS. BUT THIS IS THE PROBLEM IS WE HAVE A LOT OF TRANS INCLUSIVITY IN OTHER CITIES LIKE FRISCO. THEY'RE DOING PRIDE PARADES AT A LOT OF CHURCHES. WE'RE NOT DOING ANY PRIDE PARADES AT CHURCHES HERE IN ALLEN. [00:40:03] AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED. WE NEED MORE KIDS ON GENDER REASSIGNMENT SURGERY OR GENDER REASSIGNMENT HORMONES. AND THE BEST WAY, I THINK, FOR ME THAT IT'S GOTTEN THE MESSAGE OUT TO THE OTHER STUDENTS IS DOING IT MYSELF, LEADING BY EXAMPLE. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO HERE AS A TRANS SPECIES, AS RODNEY THE RAT. HE'S LIKE, LISTEN, THERE'S A SOCIAL STIGMA, ME TRYING TO DATE OTHER FURRIES LIKE THIS. AND ALLEN, THERE'S NOT A COMMUNITY. THERE'S NOT A BAR THAT ACCEPTS ME EXCEPT ME. CHRIS I CAN'T JUST GO TO THE BAR LIKE THIS. I GET MADE FUN OF. AND THAT'S THE SAME THING THAT'S HAPPENED TO MY NINE YEAR OLD, MY TEN YEAR OLD. IF THEY FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE BEING A CAT, I DON'T MIND PUTTING THE LITTER BOX IN THE CLASSROOM THAT LETS THEM DEFECATE IN THERE. THAT'S WHAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT. AND SHOULD I TELL THE PARENTS? NO, WE SHOULDN'T TELL THE PARENTS. THESE KIDS CAN MAKE DECISIONS AT TEN YEARS OLD LIKE THEIR PARENTS SHOULDN'T BE INVOLVED. THAT'S WHAT MAKES ME SO MAD IS I GET ALL THESE PARENTS THAT ARE MAD AT ME BECAUSE I BUY OFTENTIMES BUY THESE COSTUMES FOR THESE KIDS. AND THE KIDS GO HOME AND THE COSTUME AND THE PARENTS COME BACK AND THEY YELL IT, SCREAM ME. AND THEY SAY, WE DON'T WANT YOU TO SEXUALIZE OUR CHILDREN. THEY CALL ME THE G WORD GROOMER, WHICH IS BASICALLY LIKE THE N-WORD. AND IT'S JUST A TERRIBLE DESCRIPTION OF WHO I AM. I'M TRYING TO HELP YOUNG KIDS BE THEMSELVES IF THEY WANT TO BE A CAT, IF THEY WANT TO DEFECATE IN A LITTER BOX, I'M ALL FOR THAT. I'M TALKING TO THE PRINCIPAL. I'M TRYING TO GET THE CAFETERIA TABLES ON THE GROUND SO THAT THE KIDS ARE ABLE TO EAT MORE ERGONOMICALLY ON FOURS LIKE AN ANIMAL. THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO. WE NEED ALLEN TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE SUFFERING FROM A LOT OF BIGOTRY. AND SO I'M RONNIE THE RAPPING RAT, SO I WANT TO END ON A LITTLE RAP. YO, MY NAME IS RONNIE. I AM A RAT. IF YOU TALK CRAP, I GET THE GAT, GET THE BOOSTER, TEST IT ON EIGHT MICE. I DON'T REALLY CARE IF YOU GOT LOTS OF LICE. I'M A PIMP ON THE BLIMP TEACHING MY KIDS THEIR GENDER. WE CAN CUT IT OFF, THROW IT IN A BLENDER. GENDER REASSIGNMENT SURGERY IS THE KEY. IT WILL SET YOU FREE. GET A MS. SEC TO ME. I LOVE WHEN YOU CUT IT OFF. THEN YOU CAN BE THE BOSS. I'M A TEACHER, NOT A PREACHER. GOD IS FAKE. THE EARTH OF OIL FROM POND SCUM TO ROCK SMASHED TOGETHER. THAT'S HOW WE GOT HERE. RONNIE THE RAT. DON'T GRAB THE GAT. I DON'T REALLY CARE IF YOU SIT IN THE FRONT OR THE BACK. THE INDOCTRINATION IS SUPER STRONG. YOU CAN COME TO CLASS IN YOUR LITTLE THONG. I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU SAY. GOT TO VACCINATE THE STRAIGHT GUY TO VACCINATE THE GAY. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M SAD. I'M SAD THAT I WAS NOT ONE OF THE EIGHT MICE THAT DR. ANTHONY FAUCI CHOSE TO TEST THE BOOSTER ON. SO I HAVE A LOT OF SORROW. I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT I'M UPSET ABOUT. AND I JUST WANT TO BRING AWARENESS TO RONNIE, THE RAPPING RAT. YOU GUYS CAN DO THIS. WE CAN GET MORE KIDS TO BECOME TRANS SPECIES. WE CAN GET MORE GENDER REASSIGNMENT SURGERY FOR NINE YEAR OLDS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. PRIME TIME STINE ON INSTAGRAM. THANK YOU, GUYS. SO THE NEXT I HAVE FOR SPEAKING IS JASON WARSHAW. JASON, I HOPE I PRONOUNCE THAT CORRECTLY, BUT MAYBE YOU CAN CORRECT ME. HI, JASON. HI. JASON WARSHAW 205 SUN RIDGE WAY ALLEN, TEXAS 75002. ALLEN'S RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS ARE GENERALLY CENTERED AROUND NEIGHBORHOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND ARE COMBINED WITH NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS WHERE REASONABLE TO DO SO. AN IMPORTANT PART OF PLANNING THESE NEIGHBORHOODS HAS BEEN THE REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE LINKAGES BETWEEN THE NEIGHBORHOODS BY BOTH LOCAL STREETS AND A SYSTEM OF TRAILS AND GREEN BELTS LINKING PARKS AND SCHOOLS. IT IS PROBABLY THESE AMENITIES THAT ARE MOST LACKING IN THE OLDER SUBDIVISIONS. ALLEN'S REPUTATION AS A PRESTIGE COMMUNITY, BOLSTERED BY AN EXCELLENT PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, IS, HOWEVER, AT ODDS WITH THE COMMUNITY'S DESIRE TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF HOUSING TYPES, INCLUDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IT IS FOR THIS REASON THAT THE PRESERVATION OF THE OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS CHARACTERIZED BY SMALLER HOMES AND LOTS IS CONSIDERED A HIGH PRIORITY. IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO CONTINUE TO UPGRADE INFRASTRUCTURE IN SEVERAL OF THESE NEIGHBORHOODS. NOW, THAT'S AN EXCERPT FROM THE ALLEN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY DRAFTED IN 2002 AND APPROVED IN 2003. IT WAS A PLAN ARCHITECTED AROUND THIS CONCEPT OF A NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL AND ONE THAT ASSURED SUSTAINABILITY FOR YEARS TO COME. THE PLAN UNDERWENT A MAJOR OVERHAUL IN 2014, AFTER WHICH WE'VE WITNESSED A SHIFT AWAY FROM THE SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOUSING TOWARD MORE URBAN LIVING. MULTIFAMILY UNITS, I THINK, IS THE POLITICALLY CORRECT TERM. TODAY AT THE TRIAD MEETING ON OCTOBER 3RD, WE SAW AN UPDATE ON EIGHT NEW MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS, ALL CONCENTRATED IN AN AREA SOUTH OF THE 121 CORRIDOR. WE SAW OFFICE BUILDINGS AND RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL AND SOME 14,000 URBAN LIVING, MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS. BUT WE SAW NO PROVISIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT THE INFLOW OF FAMILIES INTO THOSE DEVELOPMENTS. [00:45:02] ALL OF WHICH FEED INTO THE ALLEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO MY QUESTION TO THE COUNCIL IS THREEFOLD. ONE, HOW DOES THE ZONING AND PERMITTING OF THESE EIGHT NEW DEVELOPMENTS SOUTH OF THE 121 CORRIDOR FIT WITHIN THE ALLEN 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, ESPECIALLY IN TERMS OF SUSTAINABILITY? TWO HOW SPECIFICALLY IS THE CITY WORKING WITH THE ALLEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE BUILDING OF NEW NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS IN PREVENTING OVERSTRETCHING OF OUR EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE WEST OF 75, WHERE WE'RE ALREADY REPORTEDLY EXPERIENCING OVERCROWDING AND IN PREVENTING MASS REDISTRICTING OF STUDENTS AWAY FROM THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS. AND FINALLY, THREE, HOW WHAT, IF ANYTHING, IS BEING DONE EAST OF HIGHWAY 75 TO ATTRACT FAMILIES TO THOSE AREAS, PRESERVE THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS, PRESERVE HOME VALUES IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS, AND AGAIN, PRESERVE THIS CONCEPT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL WHERE WE'RE ALLEGEDLY NOW EXPERIENCING DECLINING ENROLLMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JASON. OKAY, WE'VE COME TO THE END OF THOSE THAT ACTUALLY REGISTERED IN FILLING OUT A FORM TO SPEAK. SO I'D LIKE TO EXTEND IT INVITE TO ANYONE HERE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL THAT DIDN'T SIGN. SIGN UP. SEEING NO ONE COMING FORWARD. I GUESS WE'LL END THAT AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. [5. Consent Agenda.] AND THAT AGENDA ITEM IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE CONSENT AGENDA CONTAINS ROUTINE OR NON-CONTROVERSIAL ITEMS, AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO THE ASSISTANT CITY, DEPUTY CITY SECRETARY ROCIO GONZALEZ, TO PUT IT ON THE RECORD. 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 SEPTEMBER 27TH REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. ITEM 5.2 APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 3RD TRIAD MEETING. ITEM 5.3. ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 3959-1022 AH AFFIRMING PRIOR APPOINTMENTS TO PLACE NUMBERS ONE, THREE AND FIVE OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AS THREE YEAR TERMS ENDING IN SEPTEMBER 30TH OF 2024 OUT OF 5.4 ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 3962-1022 ARE DENYING THE RATE CHANGE APPLICATION PROPOSED BY ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY OUT OF 5.5. ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 3961 1022 ARE APPROVING THE CITY'S INVESTMENT POLICY GOVERNING THE INVESTMENT OF MUNICIPAL FUNDS. ITEM 5.6 ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 9039 62 1022 ARE AUTHORIZING A PARTIAL RELEASE AND QUICK CLAIM OF A PORTION OF A PUBLIC TRAIL EASEMENT. ITEM 5.7 AWARD BID AND AUTHORIZE AN AGREEMENT WITH KATY CONTRACTING CONCRETE SERVICE SERIES FOR ON CONCRETE SERVICES ESTIMATED FOR A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED 1,700,000. ITEM 5.8 AUTHORIZE A FACILITIES AGREEMENT WITH H-E-B FOR IMPACT FEE CREDIT IN EXCHANGE FOR INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS. ITEM 5.9 AWARD BID AND AUTHORIZE A CONTRACT WITH KAY INDUSTRIAL FOR INSTALLATION OF EMERGENCY GENERATORS AT FIRE STATION NUMBERS THREE AND FOUR FOR $248,708. THANK YOU. ROCIO. A COUNCIL. DOES ANYONE WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING? SO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ. THANK YOU. THANKS, DAVE. I HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND. DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON TONIGHT? IF SO, PLEASE VOTE NOW OR SOON. OKAY. THE MOTION PASSES. SO THERE'S NOTHING ON THE REGULAR AGENDA TONIGHT. SO GOOD TO GET A NIGHT OFF. [7.1 Calendar.] THE NEXT THING IS OTHER BUSINESS. ANY CALENDAR, ITEMS, ANY OF YOU ON THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WANT TO SHARE? I'D LIKE TO DO A SPECIAL SHOUTOUT ON THE FUNDING, SIR. IN EARLY JUNE OF THIS YEAR, AN EIGHT YEAR OLD BOY WAS FOUND TO BE UNRESPONSIVE IN ONE OF THE PONDS AT BETHANY LAKES PARK. IMMEDIATELY OUTSIDE OF THE REC CENTER. AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WORKS FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND WORKED AT THE FITNESS CENTER BASICALLY WAS NOTIFIED BY ONE OF OUR PATRONS [00:50:07] FOR A CALL FOR HELP AFTER SEEING THIS YOUNG MAN IN THE POND. RECREATION SPECIALIST THOMAS MATTHEWS IMMEDIATELY JUMPED INTO ACTION AND RACED OUTSIDE. WITHOUT HESITATION, THOMAS BEGAN TO PERFORM CPR ON THE YOUNG BOY UNTIL THE ALLEN FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON THE SCENE. OUR EMS CREWS HAVE STATED MANY TIMES THAT THIS BOY WOULD SIMPLY NOT BE ALIVE IF IT WASN'T FOR THOMAS'S ACTIONS. AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THOMAS HAD JUST RECEIVED A CERTIFICATION FOR AS A TRAINING INSTRUCTOR IN CPR THREE WEEKS PRIOR. THIS WEEK, CHIEF BOY PRESENTED THOMAS WITH A LIFE SAVING AWARD FOR HIS HEROIC ACTIONS OF SAVING THIS YOUNG MAN'S LIFE. THE BOY HAS SINCE MADE A FULL RECOVERY. SO AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO THANK THOMAS MATTHEWS FOR WHAT HE DID AND MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY IN THAT YOUNG MAN'S LIFE. THANK YOU, CARL. THAT WAS TERRIFIC. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE ON CALENDAR ITEMS, ITEMS OF INTEREST? [7.2 Items of Interest.] A COUPLE OF THINGS I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT. OCTOBER 1ST, HERE'S GILT HAD THEIR FALL FEST. IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED AND WE'RE ESTIMATING ABOUT 250 PLUS PEOPLE SHOWED UP. OVER 76 GOODIE BAGS WERE GIVEN OUT TO KIDS. SO THAT WAS GREAT. THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY COMING OUT. IT WAS MUCH APPRECIATED AND EVERYBODY HAD A GOOD TIME. WE WERE ABLE TO ATTEND HTML ANNUAL CONFERENCE LAST WEEK. DURING ONE OF THE SESSIONS, I WAS ABLE TO ADDRESS A DIRECTOR AT TEXT AND HE ASSURED ME THAT BECAUSE I BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT OUR HIGHWAYS HAVE HEARD FROM FIRST RESPONDERS AND CITIZENS AND OUR HIGHWAYS ARE PRETTY MUCH LITTERED. AND IF YOU GO TO PLANO, MCKINNEY, YOU DON'T SEE IT TOO MUCH, BUT YOU DO IN ALLEN. HE ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE TOUCHED UPON AND IT WAS GOING TO BE ADDRESSED AND ALSO ADDRESSED. THE SAFETY OF THE OVERPASS IS SOMETHING A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE WRITTEN ME ABOUT, AND HE SAID HE'S GOING TO LOOK INTO IT. SO WE'RE GOING TO HOPEFULLY SOMETHING MOVES ON THAT. BUT THAT WAS WORTH THE TRIP DOWN FOR THAT CONFERENCE TO JUST BE. I HAD THAT TIME WITH HIM AND I DID POST A VIDEO ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA. IF YOU WANT TO GO LOOK AT THAT, YOU CAN HEAR THE CONVERSATION. HIM AND I HAD MOST OF IT. SO LIKE I SAID, THAT WAS WORTH THE TRIP ITSELF. THANK YOU. THANKS, DAVE. THANK ANYBODY ELSE. I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT THE GOOD MAYOR IS IN TURKEY AND HE HAD SOME BUSINESS TO ATTEND TO. AND AND WHEN YOU'RE IN TURKEY, IT'S A HARD HARD TO GET BACK REAL QUICK ON A ON A FLIGHT. SO HE'LL BE BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING ON OCTOBER 25TH, AND I'LL BE GLAD HE'S BACK. SO IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO ADDRESS, I WILL CALL IN THIS ALLEN CITY COUNCIL MEMBER MEETING ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.