Oct 25, 2022 City Council

[1. Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present]

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I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THE ALLEN CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE THAT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT.

IF EVERYONE COULD PLEASE RISE AND JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE.

ALLEGIANCE].

THANK YOU.

PLEASE BE SEATED.

[3. Citizens' Comments]

AND THIS IS WHERE CITIZENS CAN SPEAK ON ANY ITEM THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA AND NOT SCHEDULED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

I DO HAVE ONE CARD AND IT IS FOR PAULA ROSS.

YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON ITEM 6.4.

I WILL HOLD THAT AND LET YOU SPEAK AT THAT TIME, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU.

ALL RIGHT. AND ALSO, TRADITIONALLY, WE HAVE RECOGNIZED SCOUTS AND GIRLS, BOY SCOUTS, GIRL SCOUTS, WHENEVER THEY ATTEND OUR MEETINGS OR ANY OTHER YOUTH FROM ANY OTHER YOUTH ORGANIZATION.

I DO RECOGNIZE A BOY SCOUT IN THE BACK THERE.

TYPICALLY, WHAT WE LIKE TO DO IS HAVE YOU COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME, INDICATE WHAT UNIT YOU'RE IN.

TELL US WHAT YOUR RANK IS AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE AT OUR MEETING.

DO WE HAVE PINS DOWN? AND I BELIEVE WE ALSO HAVE A CITY PIN AT THE LECTERN THERE.

AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO TAKE THAT PIN WITH YOU AS A SOUVENIR OF YOUR ATTENDANCE HERE.

YES. MY NAME IS JAMES TRISTANO.

I'M FROM TROOP 131.

I'M A STAR SCOUT.

AND THE REASON HERE FOR MY MEETING IS TO GET A REQUIREMENT DONE FOR CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY MERIT BADGE.

WELL, GREAT. THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

AND I HOPE THAT YOU LEARN SOMETHING.

AND IF AT THE END OF THE MEETING, IF YOU WANT TO STOP AND ASK ANY COUNCILMEMBER ANY QUESTION YOU WANT, JUST TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT CITY GOVERNMENT, YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO THAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO COME FORWARD AND TALK TO THE COUNCIL? IF NOT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

[4.1 Allen Economic Development Performance Overview and Update by Insight Research Corporation.]

I'M DAN BOWMAN, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.

AND AS MOST OF YOU ARE AWARE, AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION EXISTS AT THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL WAS FORMED TO GO AFTER AND RECRUIT PRIMARY BUSINESSES.

WHICH ARE THOSE JOBS THAT PAY WAGES AND BENEFITS, PRIMARILY THOSE KIND OF OFFICE JOBS TO THE CITY.

OUR MISSION IS TO BRING IN NOT JUST QUALITY JOBS, BUT TO ADD TO THE AD VALOREM TAX BASE.

SO THE REAL PURPOSE IS TO CREATE ADDITIONAL TAX VALUE SO THAT WE CAN LOWER THAT TAX BURDEN ON THE CITIZENS AND REALLY BRING AND SHIFT MORE OF THAT TAX BURDEN OVER TO THE COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES.

SO OVER THE YEARS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO BE INVOLVED WITH PROJECTS AROUND WATERS CREEK, THE CENTER ITSELF, THE OFFICE BUILDINGS NET SCOUT PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY LIKE WATCH GUARD VIDEO, NOW MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, KONE ELEVATORS, EXPERIAN INFORMATION SOLUTIONS.

SO A LOT OF THE LARGER EMPLOYERS THAT HAVE COME TO THE COMMUNITY, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, HAS HAD A ROLE IN, AS YOU KNOW, HAVE A BOARD OF FIVE MEMBERS AND A STAFF.

AND SO MUCH OF WHAT WE DO AND WHY I'M HERE TONIGHT IS BASED ON THAT ECONOMIC IMPACT.

WE LOVE THE BUILDINGS AND THE JOBS AND ALL THAT'S IMPORTANT.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT HAS TO BRING THE TAX DOLLARS TO THE COMMUNITY AND THAT'S WHY WE DO IT.

SO I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE ELIZABETH MORRIS, WHO DOES A THIRD PARTY INDEPENDENT STUDY ON OUR TAX IMPACT AND LET HER TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THAT.

SO THANK YOU, DAN.

IT'S A GREAT PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU ALL AGAIN.

INSIGHT RESEARCH CORPORATION HAS BEEN TRACKING THE THE PROGRESS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION HERE IN ALLEN SINCE ITS INCEPTION. VOTED IN BY THE PUBLIC IN 92 AND THE FIRST PROJECTS SHOWING UP IN 93.

SO I HATE TO ADMIT SOMETIMES HOW OLD I AM, BUT WE'VE BEEN THERE THE WHOLE TIME.

IT'S ALSO BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE THAT WORKING WITH A CITY LIKE ALLEN THAT IS SO DYNAMIC AND HAS SO MUCH ACTIVITY IS REALLY SPOILS YOU FOR WORKING IN A LOT OF THE REST OF THE COUNTRY BECAUSE THEY'LL BE VERY PLEASED WITH THIS

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AND WE'RE SEEING THIS HUGE ACTIVITY LEVEL AND THE BIG PROJECTS AND THE EXCITING MIXED USE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE HERE IN ALLEN.

THAT'S PARTICULARLY PLEASANT FOR ME SINCE I GRADUATED FROM ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL.

WHEN IT WAS, I WENT TO THE SCHOOL WHEN IT WAS THE TWO LITTLE TWO STORY BUILDING THAT HAD BEEN BUILT IN THE DEPRESSION.

SO IT'S.

SO AT ANY RATE, AT THIS POINT WE HAVE MEASURED 155 PROJECTS.

YOU HAD SIX NEW BIG PROJECTS COME IN THE LAST YEAR.

THE TAX RATE HAS DROPPED FROM THE PERIOD OF TIME THAT WE STARTED FROM.

TO EMPHASIZE WHAT DAN JUST SAID ABOUT LOWERING THE TAX BURDEN ON CITIZENS FROM 0.777662.470 JOBS IN THE CITY 4200.

THAT WAS MOSTLY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CITY ITSELF.

NOW WE HAVE 36,000 ONSITE JOBS HERE.

51% OF THOSE HALF OF THOSE ARE RELATED TO PROJECTS THAT THE ALLEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION HAS TOUCHED.

AND THE TAX BASE GROWTH IS SIMPLY ASTOUNDING.

FROM $418,000 IN TAXABLE VALUE TO 4.9 BILLION.

SO LIKE I SAID, SPOILS YOU WHEN YOU WORK IN A DYNAMIC ACTIVITY AREA LIKE THIS, WHEN YOU SEE HOW SOME OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY STRUGGLE. AEDC PROJECTS ACCOUNT FOR NOW 57% OF THE TOTAL TAX BASE, WHICH MEANS THAT MOST OF THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS COME IN SINCE 92, THE ALLEN EDC HAS TOUCHED IN SOME WAY SO THE NUMBERS GET BIG ENOUGH SO THE PEOPLE DON'T REALLY FEEL THEM.

$4.68 BILLION IN NEW MONEY IN THE ECONOMY GENERATED BY PROJECTS HERE IN THIS CITY.

WE'VE GOT DIRECT JOBS.

WE ALSO HAVE INDIRECT JOBS, INDIRECT JOBS ARE SPONSORED ELSEWHERE IN THE REGION WHERE YOU'VE GOT A RIPPLE EFFECT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BUYING THINGS AND ACTIVITIES AND THE KINDS OF SUPPORT SYSTEMS THAT AN EMPLOYMENT BASE NEEDS GIVES YOU A RIPPLE EFFECT OF INDIRECT JOBS.

I THOUGHT THIS SLIDE WAS PARTICULARLY INTERESTING BECAUSE WE HAD TWO COVID YEARS, 20 AND 21 SLOWDOWN EVERYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY AND 20 BUT ALLEN BOUNCED RIGHT BACK AND WE HAD SOME REALLY NICE BIG PROJECTS COME IN ALLEN AND EVEN MORE ON THE DRAWING BOARD THAT WE'LL SEE NEXT YEAR.

THIS IS JUST THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT TAX EMPLOYMENT GROWTH WHICH ECHOES THE PREVIOUS COMMENTS.

AND THIS ALSO IS JUST AN ILLUSTRATION THAT SHOWS THE.

AEDC RELATED JOBS OR JOBS IN THE CITY, NOT EMPLOYED PERSONS, BUT PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING ON SITE HERE.

CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL VALUE 57% IS A AEDC PART OF THIS, BUT THE COMMERCIAL VALUE ITSELF, WHICH HAS BEEN MEASURED THE WHOLE TIME IS ASTOUNDING.

TAX IMPACT IS WHAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS ALL ABOUT, IS HOW DO WE BRING ENOUGH? AND ACTUALLY WE MENTIONED TO YOU THAT I WAS A CANDIDATE FOR CITY MANAGER HERE IN 1975 WHEN JOHN MCCARTY GOT THE JOB.

I DON'T KNOW THAT I'D HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE KIND OF GROWTH THAT YOU ALL HAVE EXPERIENCED.

CERTAINLY THERE AREN'T VERY MANY GEORGE PURIFOY AROUND EITHER, BUT THE TAX REVENUE STREAM IS WHAT THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS ALL ABOUT.

AND I THINK SOMETIMES WE FORGET HOW REALLY IMPORTANT THE DECISIONS ARE THAT ARE MADE AT THE CITY LEVELS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND IN MUCH OF THE REST OF THE COUNTRY. THE CITY CHOOSES THE ZONING, THE CITY APPROVES.

WHAT KIND OF DEVELOPMENT IS GOING TO BE THERE THAT TAX REVENUE SUPPORTS NOT ONLY EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL CHOOSE TO DO, BUT THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE COLLEGES. SO YOU ALL ARE REALLY IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT ABOUT WHAT KIND OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BRINGS ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO EVERY OTHER JURISDICTIONAL LEVEL.

THIS JUST SHOWS YOU WHO GETS WHAT PIECE OF THE PIE WE OFTEN FORGET THAT THE STATE OF TEXAS IS A BIG PARTNER.

BUT THEY TAKE 6.2, 5% OF EVERY DOLLAR THAT'S SOLD.

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THEY ALSO SEND REFERRALS IN FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR SITES.

AND WE'RE HAVE OVER THE YEARS SEEN THAT THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS HAS BEEN A GOOD PARTNER.

THE PART OF THAT WE LIKE TO BE ABLE TO SHARE IS THE WHAT THE PROGRAM HAS COST VERSUS WHAT HAS WHAT IT HAS BROUGHT IN.

AND THE THE CITY OF ALLEN.

THROUGH DIRECT PROPERTY AND SALES TAXES.

NOW, THESE ARE ALL FOR COMMERCIAL PROJECTS, MINUS THE INCENTIVES.

GIVES YOU A NET TAX REVENUE OF MORE THAN $400 MILLION, 418 MILLION OVER THE TIME THAT THE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED.

WE ALSO RUN A RETURN ON INVESTMENT ANALYSIS THAT SUPPORTS AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THESE PROJECTS PLAY INTO YOUR MOODY'S AND STANDARD POOR'S TAX RATE RATING.

SO WE GIVE YOU THREE TESTS OF THAT, AND THAT INCLUDES THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF NEW TAXABLE VALUE.

AND THESE ALL COME FROM THE CERTIFIED VALUE CERTIFIED ROLLS.

WE CAN'T DO THIS ANALYSIS UNTIL THE ROLLS ARE CERTIFIED, WHICH, AS YOU'RE AWARE, IS SOMETHING SOMETIME IN JULY, UNLESS IT'S A COVID YEAR, AND THEN MAYBE THEY GET TO IT IN SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, I THINK LAST YEAR WE WERE HERE IN NOVEMBER.

THE EVERY DOLLAR THAT THE PROGRAM PUT IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SPENT RETURNS BACK IN NEW TAXABLE VALUE OF $27.75.

THE CUMULATIVE INVESTMENT FOR THE TAXES THAT ARE COLLECTED.

THE FIRST ONE IS THE VALUE.

SECOND ONE IS THE TAXES COLLECTED FOR EVERY DOLLAR THAT'S SPENT ON THE EDC PROGRAM, $7.84 COMES BACK IN.

AND THAT'S UP FROM LAST YEAR, AS IS THE BOND VALUE.

AS A PREVIOUS ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, THAT BOND VALUE ISSUE IS AN IMPORTANT ONE THAT KEEPS YOUR FISCAL HEALTH FRONT AND CENTER AND YOUR BOND RATING IS IMPROVED BY FIVE $5 FOR EVERY $1 THAT'S SPENT ON THE PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO THIS RETURN ON INVESTMENT.

WE ALSO HAVE IN AN INTERNAL STUDY THAT'S DONE AN INTERNAL INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN THAT FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS WE'VE BEEN HAS BEEN PUT TOGETHER.

IT'S PRIMARILY DONE WITH THE STAFF AT EDC BECAUSE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO WHAT KINDS OF FUTURE REVENUES ARE GOING OUT AGAINST PROJECTS. SO THIS IS A CASH ON CASH EXAMINATION OF WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WHAT PROJECTS HAVE RETURNED A CASH ON CASH, INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN.

SO THESE PROJECTIONS ARE DONE WITH A TEN YEAR, 15 YEAR AND 20 YEAR LOOK FORWARD.

EVERYTHING THAT WE PREPARE AT INSIGHT RESEARCH IS A LOOK BACK, A DOCUMENTATION OF WHAT HAS BEEN PRODUCED.

THIS IS A LOOK FORWARD AT WHAT IS ALREADY ON THE GROUND AND WHAT IS COMMITTED AND WHAT IS TO BE EXPECTED.

SO THIS, LIKE I SAID, IS A PROJECT, A SEPARATE KIND OF ANALYSIS THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHERS THAT THE LOOK BACK VERSUS THE LOOK FORWARD. SO IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO STAY, FOR THOSE OR I'LL DISAPPEAR AND SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANKS FOR PUTTING A HARD NUMBER ON THE RETURN THAT THE EDC GETS ON THEIR DOLLAR OR THE CITY GETS ON THE EDC RETURN.

SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE IT IN PRINT AND HOW HARD IT WORKS FOR US.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THERE'S ALWAYS A FIGHT OVER WHETHER OR NOT THE EDC IS ALL OVER.

TEXAS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SALES TAX REVENUE.

SO WHEN YOU SPLIT IT WITH TRANSPORTATION AND CRIME CONTROL AND AND REDUCTION OF PROPERTY TAXES, THE THINGS THAT HIT THE AGENDAS FOR CITIES ACROSS THE STATE, IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO PROVE THIS UP.

AND BECAUSE WE'VE WATCHED THE WHOLE THING AND BECAUSE WE WATCH THIS ACROSS THE STATE, I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE CITY OF ALLEN TRACKS ITS PRODUCTIVITY FAR MORE CAREFULLY THAN ANY OTHER CITY IN THE STATE.

WE'VE SEEN SOME REALLY BIG MISTAKES MADE THAT NOBODY EVER TALKS ABOUT.

AND THIS DOCUMENTS EVERY SINGLE DETAIL.

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SO THANK YOU.

WELL, ELIZABETH, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD A COMMENT OR A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.

ONE IS IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE YOU HERE AND DO THIS REPORT BECAUSE YOU REAFFIRMED THAT THE DECISION THAT WE MADE BACK IN 1992 WAS A GREAT DECISION.

AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAN BE A VERY POSITIVE THING FOR COMMUNITY.

I'M GOING TO TELL A LITTLE BIT OF A STORY BECAUSE YEARS AGO WHEN I SERVED ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD, WE HAD ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER NAMED CHUCK WILLIAMS. AND AT THE TIME WE WERE LOOKING AT GETTING THE PREMIUM OUTLET MALLS THERE AT STATION 75.

AND AT THE TIME THERE WERE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT WERE NOT REALLY WANTING TO MAKE THAT DEAL BECAUSE THEY JUST THOUGHT, WELL, THERE'S A LOT OF INCENTIVE MONEY TO PAY INTO THAT MALL BECAUSE WE'RE GIVING THEM A PRETTY HEFTY REBATE ON THEIR SALES TAX TO BE ABLE TO GET THEM IN THE CITY.

AND HE BASICALLY TOLD A LITTLE STORY WHERE HE SAID, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF LIKE PRIMING A PUMP.

HE SAID, IF YOU DON'T PRIME THE PUMP, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET WATER OUT OF IT.

HE SAYS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO PUT A LITTLE BIT OF WATER IN THERE TO PRIME IT.

AND THEN HE SAID, AFTER IT IS BUILT AND GOING, THEN WE'RE GOING TO GET WATER FOREVER AND EVER AND EVER BASED ON THAT INCENTIVE.

AND I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY INTERESTING BECAUSE THERE WERE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT WERE MOVED BY HIS COMMENTS THAT SAID, YOU KNOW, I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT THAT WAY.

BUT THAT'S THE WAY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS THAT TO GET SOMETHING, YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE SOMETHING TO KIND OF ATTRACT PEOPLE.

AND SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT, WELL, ALLEN'S IN THE PATH OF DEVELOPMENT AND THEY'RE JUST GOING TO COME HERE REGARDLESS.

AND WHEN YOU LOOK AROUND AT OUR NEIGHBORS AND PLANO, FRISCO, MCKINNEY, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE BIGGER.

THEY GET MORE SALES TAX, WHICH MEANS THEY CAN GET MORE INCENTIVES.

AND WE REALLY HAVE TO FIGHT TO GET THAT DEVELOPMENT TO ALLEN.

IT'S NOT JUST GOING TO COME HERE IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING INTENTIONALLY TO GET THEM HERE.

SO I JUST WANTED THEM TO MAKE THAT POINT.

I ALSO WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE DID LOWER OUR TAX RATE TO 0.4 TO 1.

TO JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION FROM THE FOUR SEVEN THAT YOU MENTIONED EARLIER.

SO WE'RE STILL GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, WHICH IS A GREAT THING.

AND THEN ALSO, I JUST WANT TO APPLAUD OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR THE GREAT JOB THAT THEY'RE DOING FOR THE CITY.

AND SPECIFICALLY, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DAN BOWMAN, FOR HIS GREAT LEADERSHIP AND THE THINGS THAT HE DOES TO HELP OUR BOND.

AND THE MARKETING SKILLS OF THAT TEAM.

YES. THANK YOU.

YES. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

[5. Consent Agenda]

FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

PLEASE REFER TO THE POSTED AGENDA FOR FULL DETAILS.

AGENDA ITEM 5.1 APPROVED MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 11TH REGULAR MEETING.

AGENDA ITEM 5.2 ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 3963-10-22 AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 3925-7-22. AMENDING THE APPOINTMENT SCHEDULE FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ADVISORY BOARD AND THE DATE FOR THE ANNUAL ORGANIZATION MEETING OF THE BOARD. AGENDA ITEM 5.3 AWARD BID AND AUTHORIZE AN AGREEMENT WITH J.R.

STELZER FOR ROWLETT WATER TOWER IN CUSTER GROUND NUMBER TWO EXTERIOR PAINT AND MINOR TANK REPAIRS FOR $1,514,270. AGENDA ITEM 5.4 AWARD BID AND AUTHORIZED AGREEMENTS WITH FULL FACILITY SERVICES AS PRIMARY VENDOR OF TEMPORARY PERSONNEL FOR BUILDING OPERATIONS AND CONVERSIONS AT THE CREDIT UNION OF TEXAS EVENT CENTER 325,000 AND DNA BUILDING SERVICES AS A SECONDARY VENDOR, EACH WITH OPTIONS FOR TWO ONE YEAR RENEWALS. THANK YOU, SHELLEY.

COUNCIL. DOES ANYONE WISH TO REMOVE ANY ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION.

AND SECOND, DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON? IF SO, PLEASE VOTE NOW.

THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT, COUNCIL.

NEXT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6.1 ON OUR AGENDA, WHICH IS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT NUMBER

[6.1 Conduct a Public Hearing and adopt an Ordinance to amend the Development Regulations of Planned Development No. 54 with a base zoning of Community Facilities and adopt a Concept Plan, Building Elevations, and Landscape Plan for a Property generally located southwest of Exchange Parkway and Junction Drive. [Medical Offices - NTMWD]]

NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT AND HAYLEY ANGEL ARE PLANNING MANAGER, IS GOING TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION.

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THANK YOU, MAYOR. ALL RIGHT, SO THANK YOU, MAYOR.

MAYOR PRO TEM AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

THE AGENDA ITEM THAT WAS JUST READ INTO THE RECORD IS A PUBLIC HEARING IN AMENDMENT FOR MEDICAL OFFICES, NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT.

THE PROPERTY IS ROUGHLY IDENTIFIED BY THE YELLOW STAR.

AND FOR YOUR BEARINGS THERE IS EXCHANGE PARKWAY AND WATER'S ROAD.

AS WE ZOOM IN, YOU CAN SEE WE'RE DIRECTLY WEST OF JUNCTION DRIVE.

AND SO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS OUTLINED HERE IN RED TO THE NORTH.

ACROSS EXCHANGE, THERE'S PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, 108 MIXED USE, AND THEN TO THE EAST AND WEST THERE IS PLAN DEVELOPMENT 54 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY.

AND TO THE SOUTH THERE IS PD 54 COMMUNITY FACILITIES.

THE SUBJECT PROPERTY ITSELF IS CURRENTLY ZONED PD 54 COMMUNITY FACILITIES.

BACK IN 2017 WHEN THE GROUND STORAGE TANKS CAME FORWARD FOR THEIR ZONING AMENDMENT.

THIS PROPERTY THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING TONIGHT CAME FORWARD WITH IT AS WELL.

IT WAS INTENDED AS A COMMERCIAL PIECE, BUT THERE WASN'T A WELL FLESHED OUT PLAN FOR WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE AT THAT TIME.

SINCE THAT TIME, THERE IS A PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL LOOKING TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTY FOR MEDICAL OR DENTAL OFFICE USES.

THAT USE DOES REQUIRE A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IN THE ZONING DISTRICT, THOUGH GIVEN SOME CONSTRAINTS ON THE SITE THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT.

IT DID TRANSITION INTO A PLAN DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT FOR SOME OTHER DEVIATIONS.

BEFORE I GO TOO MUCH FURTHER, I DO WANT TO SAY THAT THE APPLICANT AT THIS POINT IS GOING TO ASK TONIGHT FOR A CONTINUANCE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AS ANY PROJECT NEARS THE END OF THE ZONING PROCESS.

THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT SITE PLAN APPLICATION, EAGERLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT USUALLY, AND THEY'RE GETTING INTO MORE DETAIL WITH THEIR CIVIL PLANS.

AND GIVEN ALL OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE WITH NORTH TEXAS ON THE SITE, THEY'RE GETTING MORE INTO DETAIL ABOUT GRADING LEVELS OF UTILITIES.

AND SO THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS THAT THEY WANT TO RESOLVE JUST IN CASE IT DOES MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE CONCEPT PLAN BEFORE YOU ALL.

SO THE IDEA IS IF THERE ARE SMALL CHANGES, IT'S BETTER TO CAPTURE THEM NOW BEFORE THE ORDINANCE IS PASSED THAN TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER AN ORDINANCE IS PASSED AND STAFF IS LEFT WITH A DECISION OF WHAT IS GENERAL CONFORMANCE AND WHAT IS NOT.

SO I DO HAVE A SLIDE HERE WHERE YOU ALL AT THIS POINT COULD CHANGE AND SAY, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE THIS MOTION.

BUT I DO HAVE MY FULL PRESENTATION AS WELL, SO I AM HAPPY TO TALK THROUGH THE SITE AND WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED AND I'LL LEAVE THAT AT THE COUNCIL'S DISCRETION.

SO, COUNCIL, WOULD YOU PREFER JUST TO GO AHEAD AND DO THE PUBLIC HEARING AND NOT GO INTO MORE DETAIL ON THE PRESENTATION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION IF YOU IF YOU'RE READY.

WE NEED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FIRST.

OKAY. SO I THINK WE'LL DO THAT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS REQUEST TO PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

NOT SEEING ANYONE THEN.

DAVE, YOU'RE ON.

MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO DATE AND TIME CERTAIN ON NOVEMBER EIGHT, 2022 AT 7:00 PM.

SECOND. A MOTION.

AND SECOND, DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON? IF SO, PLEASE VOTE NOW.

SO THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL SEE YOU BACK ON NOVEMBER 8TH.

POSSIBLY SO.

OH, N NO.

OKAY. SO NOW WE'LL DO ITEM 6.2, WHICH HALEY IS ALSO GOING TO PRESENT, WHICH IS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ALLEN LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE BY

[6.2 Conduct a Public Hearing and adopt an Ordinance to amend the Allen Land Development Code by amending Section 8.02.1, "Jurisdiction" and by adding Section 8.03.9 "Conveyance Plats" to allow the processing of conveyance plats and establishing standards for conveyance plats.]

HAYLEY. THANK YOU.

BEFORE I CLICK ON MY PRESENTATION, I DO WANT TO MAKE A QUICK NOTE.

I'M GOING TO ADDRESS 6.3 ALSO.

BUT OF COURSE YOU WOULD HAVE TO MAKE THEM AS SEPARATE MOTIONS AND IN THAT ORDER.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE ARE COMING BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ALLEN LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT TO ALLOW WHAT IS CALLED CONVEYANCE PLOTS.

SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, SHOULD YOU ALL VOTE TO APPROVE THAT, WE WOULD ALSO RECOMMEND A FEE TO BE ESTABLISHED FOR PROCESSING THAT APPLICATION.

SO WHAT IS THE CONVEYANCE PLAN? I'M SURE THAT YOU ALL LOVE TO READ OUR SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE IN YOUR FREE TIME.

SO ESSENTIALLY A CONVEYANCE PLOT FOCUSES ON THE ABILITY TO CONVEY TITLE TO LAND.

SO THINK ABOUT IT AS SELLING LAND.

TO GIVE YOU A PICTURE OF WHAT OUR PROCESS CURRENTLY LOOKS LIKE AND HOW THIS WOULD BENEFIT IF AN INDIVIDUAL OWNS PROPERTY IN EITHER CHOOSES TO SUBDIVIDE UNDER FIVE ACRES OR OWNS A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT IS UNPLANTED UNDER FIVE ACRES.

TECHNICALLY, BY STATE LAW, THEY MUST GO THROUGH A PLANNING PROCESS WITH THE CITY.

AND SO OTHER MUNICIPALITIES HAVE FOUND WAYS TO HELP WITH THAT PROCESS.

BUT RIGHT NOW IN THE CITY OF ALLEN, THEY WOULD HAVE TO START WITH A ZONING OR SITE PLAN, GO THROUGH CIVIL PLANS WITH ENGINEERING, AND THEN FINALLY COME TO THE FINAL PLAT OR RE

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AND OF COURSE THIS IS TIME INTENSIVE, DETAIL INTENSIVE.

YOU'RE HIRING ARCHITECTURE, HIRING ENGINEERS, AND PERHAPS FOR A PROPERTY OWNER WHO'S JUST LOOKING TO SELL A PIECE OF LAND THAT DOESN'T BECOME A VIABLE OPTION.

SO ADJACENT MUNICIPALITIES HAVE ADOPTED CONVEYANCE PLATS AND THEY EXIST OUTSIDE THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

SO THERE ARE TWO KEY PIECES YOU ARE ALLOWED TO CONVEY LAND, SO SELL TITLE TO YOUR LAND, BUT IT DOES NOT CONFER ANY DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS.

SO WE'RE NOT REVIEWING TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU MEET EVERY ASPECT OF OUR ZONING ORDINANCE OR SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE.

WE'RE JUST REVIEWING THE MEETS AND BOUNDS OF THE PROPERTY TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S NO OVERLAP WITH ADJACENT PROPERTIES FOR THAT CLEAN SUBDIVISION OF LAND.

AND SO THIS IS THE PURPOSE.

I DID GRAB ONE FROM OUR ADJACENT MUNICIPALITY JUST TO SHOW YOU ALL WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE.

SO YOU CAN SEE HERE IT REALLY FOCUSES ON SUBDIVIDING THOSE INDIVIDUAL LOTS.

SO A PROPERTY OWNER COULD SELL.

THIS PARTICULAR ONE DOES HAVE FIRE LINES AND POINTS OF ACCESS, WHICH WOULD BE AN OPTION, ESPECIALLY IF WE WANTED TO ENSURE THAT A PIECE OF PROPERTY DID HAVE CONTINUED ACCESS TO A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.

BUT IT IS NOT A REQUIREMENT.

I WANTED TO TALK THROUGH WHEN THIS WOULD BE APPLICABLE.

WE'RE GOING TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF MATH TODAY.

SO KEEPING IN MIND THAT STATE LAW FOCUSES ON THAT FIVE ACRE THRESHOLD.

SO IN THE FIRST CASE, THE WAY OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE WOULD BE WRITTEN UNDER THIS CODE AMENDMENT, IF YOU HAVE A PARENT TRACT THAT MIGHT BE OVER FIVE ACRES, BUT IT LEAVES A REMNANT THAT IS UNDER FIVE, YOU WOULD USE A CONVEYANCE PLOT FOR THAT REMNANT.

SO LET'S SAY I OWN SEVEN ACRES OF LAND AND I WANT TO DEVELOP SIX OF THAT.

I GO THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, I GET TO MY FINAL PLAT AND I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO PROCESS A CONVEYANCE PLOT FOR THAT REMAINING ONE ACRE IN TANDEM.

I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO SKIP DOWN TO THE THIRD BULLET POINT BECAUSE THIS IS THE OTHER TIME IT WOULD BE REQUIRED IS WHEN YOU ARE PROPOSING TO SUBDIVIDE IT UNDER FIVE ACRES IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. SO I OWN SIX ACRES.

I WANT TO SUBDIVIDE INTO THREE LOTS THAT ARE TWO ACRES, ONE CONVEYANCE PLOT FOR ALL THREE LOTS.

THE MIDDLE POINT IS IF SOMEBODY DOES HAPPEN TO OWN OVER FIVE ACRES AND WANTS TO USE A CONVENIENCE PLOT FOR THEIR OWN CONVENIENCE OR CONVEYANCE PLOT FOR THEIR OWN CONVENIENCE WILL HAPPILY PROCESS THAT FOR THEM.

BUT IT WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED.

I MENTIONED THAT DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS WERE NOT CONVEYED.

AND SO AS PART OF THAT, NOT ONLY DO WE WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR TO AN APPLICANT OR A PROPERTY OWNER, BUT ANYBODY ELSE WHO MIGHT DO TITLE SEARCH EVENTUALLY ON THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY. AND SO THIS CERTIFICATION WOULD HAVE TO GO ON THE FACE OF THE PLOT.

AND IT VERY CLEARLY SAYS WHAT IS ENTITLED, WHICH IS JUST THE CONVEYANCE OF THE LAND.

SO WE DON'T GUARANTEE PUBLIC UTILITIES, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ACCESS OR ISSUANCE OF AN ADDRESS OR PERMITS WITH THIS PLOT.

SO IF SOMEBODY DOES CHOOSE TO LOOK TO PURCHASE THIS PROPERTY, THEY PULL UP THE PLOT, THEY'RE GOING TO SEE THE CERTIFICATION AS WELL.

SO I WANTED TO TALK THROUGH WHAT THE PROCESS NOW WOULD LOOK LIKE SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ADOPT THIS TONIGHT.

SO INSTEAD OF THAT LONG PROCESS, WE'RE GOING THROUGH SITE PLANS, CIVIL PLANS, DOWN TO THE PLOT SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ADOPT.

WE WOULD LOOK AT NOVEMBER 11TH AS OUR FIRST DATE TO START ACCEPTING CONVEYANCE PLOTS.

AND SO AN APPLICANT WOULD SUBMIT THAT APPLICATION WITH US.

AND ON ITS FACE IT LOOKS SIMILAR TO A FINAL PLAT.

SO IN THAT SENSE, I MEAN, WE'RE SEEING THE MEETS AND SOUNDS OF THE PROPERTY, MAKING SURE THE TIDAL BLOCK IS ACCURATE.

THERE'S A ASSIGNING OF LOT AND BLOCK, AND THEN WE WOULD REVIEW IT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE, WHICH HAS REQUIRED INFORMATION AND STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL.

PRETTY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AT THE HIGH LEVEL.

AND THEN A CONVEYANCE PLAN CAN BE APPROVED EITHER BY COMMISSION OR STAFF.

AND SO WE JUST FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES FOR THE OTHER PLOTS WITHIN OUR SUBDIVISION REGULATION AS TO WHO THE APPROVAL AUTHORITY WOULD BE.

AND THEN FINALLY, IF APPROVED, IT WOULD GET FILED AT COLLIN COUNTY.

SO ALL TOLD, THIS PROCESS YOU SUBMIT ON A FRIDAY BY THE TIME YOU GET TO COLLIN COUNTY.

WE'RE LOOKING AT MAYBE SIX WEEKS AS COMPARED TO SIX MONTHS FOR AN OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

THAT WAS MY SUBSTANCE CONVERSATION.

I DIDN'T GET INTO THE NITTY GRITTY OF EVERY SINGLE LINE ITEM, BUT I WANTED YOU TO UNDERSTAND ON THE GROUND WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR BOTH STAFF AND APPLICANTS.

SO BEFORE I TALK ABOUT FEE, DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU WANT ANSWERED AT THIS POINT? ANY QUESTIONS FOR HAYLEY ON THIS SIDE? I WOULD ASK WHAT'S THE DOWNSIDE OF WHY CHOOSE TO NOT HAVE A CONVEYANCE PLAN? YES. SO I THINK IF YOU WANTED TO TAKE THE POINT OF VIEW THAT YOU WANTED TO ENSURE THAT EVERY TIME SOMEBODY SELLS A PIECE OF LAND IN THE CITY, IT IS TRULY DEVELOPABLE.

RIGHT? YOU ALL SEE DETAILED CONCEPT PLANS ALL THE TIME.

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AND SO IF YOU WANTED TO NOT ALLOW THE CONVEYANCE PLOT KNOW, IN THEORY, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE SALE OF LAND UNDER FIVE ACRES.

SPOILER ALERT, IT HAPPENS.

NOBODY NOBODY AT COLLIN COUNTY IS REFUSING DEEDS BECAUSE IT'S UNDER FIVE ACRES AND UNPLANTED.

SO REALLY, FROM STAFF'S POINT OF VIEW, THIS IS A UTILITY TO US AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REVIEWING THOSE MEETS AND BOUNDS AND THAT THEY ARE CONGRUENT.

THANK YOU. SO BASICALLY, THIS JUST REALLY STREAMLINES THE WHOLE PROCESS, SPEEDS IT UP, MAYBE EVEN ENCOURAGED THE DEVELOPMENT TO A DEGREE. SO WE'RE I WOULD SAY THAT WE'RE NOT ALLOWING DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS, BUT WE ARE ALLOWING AN EASIER SUBDIVISION OF LAND.

SO IT'S A LOT LESS.

WE MIGHT HAVE A CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE SOMEBODY'S TECHNICALLY ILLEGALLY SUBDIVIDED AND NOT ONLY IS ONE PROPERTY OWNER BEHOLDEN TO THE OTHER ONE BECAUSE NOW THEY'RE VIEWED AS THE SAME TRACT OF LAND.

BUT STAFF IS IS COORDINATING WITH DEVELOPERS TO DIFFERENT PROPERTY OWNERS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS ON THE SAME PAGE.

SO IN THAT SENSE, IT MAKES IT A LOT SMOOTHER.

I THINK ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS AND I THINK STEPH WOULD AGREE THAT IT WOULD DRASTICALLY CUT DOWN ON THE DREADED WORD RE PLAT BECAUSE WHEN YOU DO A MEETS AND BOUNDS, WHEN YOU SELL, WHEN YOU CONVEY OR WHEN YOU SELL, MINOR ERRORS COME UP AND THEN YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE REPLANT PROCESS, WHICH TAKES UP STAFF TIME.

SO IT CREATES EFFICIENCY.

SO I KNOW THAT'S A IT'S A BAD WORD, SO.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS PART? IF NOT, YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND DO THE RESOLUTION PART.

YES. SO I'LL VERY BRIEFLY EXPLAIN THIS.

SO WE JUST READ IT INTO THE RECORD, SOME OFFICIAL SO OUR CITY ATTORNEY WILL BE HAPPY.

SO ITEM 6.3 IS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE APPLICATION FEE FOR CONVEYANCE CLARIFICATION.

SO YOU GET INCREDIBLY BRIEF.

SO WE DID RECOMMEND AN APPLICATION FEE OF $150.

SO THE WAY WE EVALUATED THIS IS WE TOOK OUR EXISTING SCHEDULE OF FEES AND WE SAID WHAT PLATS DO WE ALREADY CHARGE FOR THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF WORK? SO BECAUSE WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS WITH THIS, WE'RE REALLY JUST LOOKING AT THE DESCRIPTION OF THE LAND.

WE DECIDED TO ALIGN IT WITH OUR MINOR PLATS AND AMENDING PLATS, WHICH FRANKLY IT'S MOSTLY PLANNING STAFF THAT'S REVIEWING THOSE.

WE'RE SOLICITING LESS FEEDBACK FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

SO WE DECIDED TO REMAIN THE SAME AS THOSE.

ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE PUBLIC HEARING PART.

SO I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 6.2 AND ASK ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS REQUEST TO PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

NOT EVERYBODY ALL AT ONE TIME.

OKAY. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TURN THE MATTER BACK OVER TO THE COUNCIL AND I'LL ASK OUR CITY SECRETARY IF WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE NUMBER.

ORDINANCE NUMBER 39, 6410 22.

WE'LL WORK SEPARATELY.

YES, YES.

MAYOR, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 3964, DASH 1022, AMENDING THE ALLEN LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TO ALLOW THE PROCESSING OF CONVEYANCE PLATS AND ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR COMPLAINT, CONVEYANCE PLATS.

SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION.

AND SECOND, DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON? IF SO, PLEASE VOTE NOW.

THIS ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

SO NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6.3.

[6.3 Adopt a Resolution establishing an application fee for conveyance plat applications.]

TO ENTERTAIN EMOTION. AND SECOND, ON THIS ITEM AND DO YOU NEED TO HEAR A DOLLAR AMOUNT ON THIS OR NO? SHE'S ALREADY PRESENTED $150 THIS DOLLAR AMOUNT.

SO I THINK SO THAT WOULD BE VERY GOOD.

SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER OF 3965-1022 R TO ESTABLISH AN APPLICATION FEE FOR CONVEYANCE PLOTS.

SECOND.

MOTION AND SECOND, DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON? IF SO, PLEASE VOTE NOW.

ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

I KNOW THERE'S A FEW PEOPLE IN THE CITY THAT WILL BE VERY HAPPY WITH THAT.

SO GREAT FOR THEM.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM 6.4, WHICH IS TO AWARD A BID AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH A AND C CONSTRUCTION INC FOR

[6.4 Award Bid and authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with A&C Construction, Inc., for $358,830, and a contract with Phoenix I Restoration and Construction, LLC, for $1,161,900 for construction improvements at the Allen Heritage Village.]

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SORRY, I KEEP LOOKING OVER HERE FOR SOME REASON, BUT.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU, MAYOR.

MAYOR PRO TEM AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

BUT JUST THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME PRESENT THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE ALLEN HERITAGE VILLAGE.

AND HOPEFULLY I'M HONORED JUST IT'S HOPEFULLY THE FINAL PHASE TO BRING IT ACROSS COMPLETION.

SO I'M TRULY HONORED TO MANAGE IT.

OBVIOUSLY, BRIAN TIMME MANY OTHERS HAVE HELPED WITH THE EFFORTS OVER THE YEARS, BUT I THINK WE ALL KNOW WHERE THE SITE IS.

THERE'S THE ADDRESS THERE.

IT'S ACTUALLY WITHIN THE CBD AREA AS WELL.

BUT JUST BEFORE I GO THROUGH THE SCOPE OF WORK REAL QUICK, JUST WANTED TO TOUCH ON, YOU KNOW, THE BEGINNINGS, YOU KNOW, JUST A FEW BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND DETAILS.

OBVIOUSLY, LATE 1990S, IT STARTED OFF WITH THE ST MARY BAPTIST CHURCH AND IT HAS GROWN TO WHAT IT IS TODAY.

DEVELOPMENT RENOVATIONS, IMPROVEMENTS OBVIOUSLY HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE YEARS, CONTINGENT FUNDING ALLOCATIONS AND THE FUNDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE THERE.

PROJECT SCOPE ANOTHER IMPORTANT PIECE IS DIRECTLY REFLECTION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT WAS IN 2019 AND OBVIOUSLY THE MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY WITHOUT THE CRITICAL AND IMPORTANT PARTNERSHIPS.

MANY OF THE ALLEN HERITAGE GUILD IS HERE TODAY.

THEIR PASSION, THEIR VISION FOR THE PROJECT, AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WITH THE FUNDING ASSISTANT, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD AND MANY CITY STAFF.

SO. REAL QUICKLY.

I DO. I WILL ADMIT THERE'S THE ERROR ON THIS.

THE BARN DOWN ON THE SOUTH SHOULD NOT BE HIGHLIGHTED.

IT'S NOT WITHIN THE SCOPE.

IT IS TECHNICALLY COMPLETED.

SO THAT'S NUMBER SIX MY FAULT.

BUT BASICALLY SHOWING YOU OVERALL MAP OF THE LANE CURL HOUSE, WHICH WE MAY ALL KNOW IS THE YELLOW FARMHOUSE.

THE TECHNICAL NAME, NEW NAME IS THE LANE CARROLL HOUSE OR LANE CARROLL FARMHOUSE.

AND THAT'S NUMBER NINE.

NUMBER TEN IS THE PAVILION 17 IS JUST SHOWING GENERALIZED AREA PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS, HANDICAP HANDICAP IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL OCCUR, SOME SIDEWALK ADDITIONS.

AND THEN NUMBER EIGHT IS THE TENANT HOUSE.

THIS IS KIND OF THE MEET OF THE PRESENTATION HERE, BUT THE FIRST BOX IS JUST SHOWING YOU THE OVERALL IMPROVEMENTS.

EARLY ON, WE SAW AN OPPORTUNITY IN COST SAVINGS TO SEPARATE THE MORE HISTORIC ELEMENTS AWAY FROM OR OUTSIDE OF THE PAVILION, WHICH IS MORE OF A STANDARDIZED CONSTRUCTION. SO THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE TWO POTENTIAL BIDS FOR AWARD TONIGHT.

YOU HAVE THE OVERALL IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAS MORE OF THE HISTORIC ELEMENTS AND THEN YOU HAVE THE PAVILION.

SO OBVIOUSLY THE OVERALL INCLUDES THE LANE CAROL AND THE TENANT HOUSE AND OTHER VARIOUS ITEMS. BUT RIGHT HERE, IF WE'RE SO BLESSED TO HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO ISSUE NOTICE, PROCEED AFTER TONIGHT, WE'RE LOOKING AT A NOVEMBER 7TH AND THEN ULTIMATELY LOOKING AT A SEPTEMBER OF 2023 ON THAT PIECE.

CONTRACTOR IS PHENIX ONE, AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, JUST ROUGHLY 1.1 MILLION PAVILION, SAME THING, NOVEMBER 7TH.

NOTICE PROCEED IF WE COULD, AND THEN MARCH.

THAT'S AN EARLIER TIME FRAME.

HOPEFULLY WE CAN AVOID ANY MANUFACTURING DELAYS AND ALL THE STUFF THAT'S WE CAN HAVE IT THESE DAYS ON CONSTRUCTION.

BUT WE'RE ANTICIPATING MARCH FOR THE PAVILION AND THAT, AGAIN, IS AC CONSTRUCTION AT JUST OVER 350,000.

SO TOTAL IS WITH THE TWO CONTRACTS IS JUST OVER 1.5.

AND THEN I'M LEAVING MYSELF SOME BREATHING ROOM FOR CONTINGENCY AS I HAVE ENOUGH GRAY HAIR AS IT IS.

BUT SO THE GRAND TOTAL, OBVIOUSLY THE PROJECT EXISTING BUDGETS AT 1.6 NUMBER.

REAL QUICKLY, SITE PLAN SHOWING YOU THE OVERALL LAYOUT HERE.

THE TOP BOX IS THE LANE CARROLL HOUSE AND THE GRADING AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS THAT OCCUR THERE.

HERE'S THE PAVILION AND THEN THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PARKING LOT, THE TENANT HOUSE.

AND HERE'S WHERE I'LL TOUCH ON THIS IS THE SHED TOOL SHED.

SHEEP SHED IS CURRENTLY NOT IN THE SCOPE.

IT'S NOT TO SAY WE WON'T CONSIDER OPPORTUNITIES TO ROLL THAT BACK INTO SCOPE AS THE CONSTRUCTION STARTS AND WE'LL LOOK AT ANY AND EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO ROLL THAT BACK IN THE SCOPE AND THEN AS WELL AS SOME OF THE FENCING AND GENERAL SITE IMPROVEMENTS AROUND THE BARN WAS EXCLUDED DUE TO BUDGETARY REASONS.

BUT ONCE AGAIN, THE CITY AND THE ALLEN HERITAGE GUILD WILL WORK CLOSELY ON SEEING OPPORTUNITIES TO ROLL THAT BACK INTO THE SCOPE.

SO REAL QUICKLY, ELEVATIONS OBVIOUSLY LANE CARROLL HOUSE WILL BE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR.

THIS IS JUST SHOWING YOU SOME IDENTIFYING SOME OF THE WOOD AND ALL SORTS OF RAILING AND SIDING

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THIS IS JUST HONING BACK IN ON THE PAVILION.

SO JUST THE SITE GRADING AND IT WILL HAVE ELECTRICITY FANS LIGHTING.

IT JUST IS MOST ADAPTABLE AS WE CAN TO GET RESERVATIONS OUT THERE AND TO BRING REVENUE IN.

OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS JUST SHOWING YOU COMPUTERIZED RENDERINGS THERE TO THE LEFT AND THEN JUST SOME REAL WORLD EXAMPLES OF PAVILIONS THAT WERE ASSOCIATED WITH CHURCHES AND SO FORTH.

PAVILION IS A 30 BY 60 STRUCTURE.

IT'S NOT A METAL. YES, SIR.

METAL ROOF. AND THEN AND FINALLY, REALLY THE TENANT HOUSE THERE TO THE LEFT, JUST PULLING SOME SCREENSHOTS OUT OF THE PLAN, SET IT.

THIS INVOLVES A COMPLETE REBUILD OF THE STRUCTURE.

IT DOES HAVE SOME ASBESTOS, SO IT INCLUDES ASBESTOS ABATEMENT.

AND THEN OVER TO THE RIGHT IS SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WE'VE PULLED OUT TEMPORARILY.

WE HONESTLY REALLY HOPE TO PULL THOSE BACK INTO THE SCOPE, BUT THAT IS THE SHED AND SOME OF THE VARIOUS SIDE IMPROVEMENTS.

OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE GUILD AND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.

WE CAN PROBABLY TEAM UP AND LOOK AT IN-KIND SERVICES AND GETTING SOME OF THE FENCING DONE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

SO I'M POSITIVE THAT WE CAN GET SOME OF THAT ADDED BACK IN.

SO JUST YOU'RE NOT CONSIDERING THIS TONIGHT, OBVIOUSLY, BUT JUST WANTED TO TOUCH BASE ON IT AND PRESENT THIS.

OBVIOUSLY, I LOVE THE STRUCTURE.

IT'S AN AMAZING STRUCTURE, BUT IT'S TECHNICALLY COMPLETE.

OBVIOUSLY, IT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED IN 18 IN THE LATE 1890S, BUT THIS IS A HISTORIC BARN THAT'S RECENTLY RE FABRICATED ON SITE.

BUT JUST AMAZING, AMAZING STRUCTURE THAT TELLS A HISTORY IN ITSELF WITH ALL THE ADAPTATIONS THAT OCCURRED TO IT OVER THE YEARS.

SO BUT JUST AMAZING STRUCTURE AND WHAT THAT IS ANY QUESTIONS AND OBVIOUSLY I APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT BUT IF COUNCIL WOULDN'T MIND IF WE COULD JUST HOLD THE QUESTIONS AND LET THE ONE SPEAKER THAT WANTED TO SPEAK EARLIER AND THEY WILL ASK QUESTIONS AFTER THAT, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

MATT. YEAH. SO WITH THAT, PAUL, COME ON DOWN.

STATE, YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

SO YOU KNOW PAULA ROTHSTEIN, 17 ITEM LAKE IN ALLEN.

MR. MAYOR, MR. CITY MANAGER, COUNCIL.

I WISH TO SPEAK FOR THE AGENDA 6.4 FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE FARMHOUSE AND PAVILION AT THE ALLEN HERITAGE VILLAGE.

ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO, THE CITY OF ALLEN MADE A COMMITMENT TO THE CITIZENS TO WORK WITH THE HERITAGE GUILD TO DEVELOP A HISTORIC VILLAGE AND PARK COMMUNITY.

DEVELOPMENT FUNDS WERE USED TO PURCHASE PROPERTY, MOVE BUILDINGS AND DO RESTORATION WORK.

MOST HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

THIS IS THE FINAL BUDGETED ITEM.

THE GUILD IS GRATEFUL FOR THE FORESIGHT AND SUPPORT OF CITY COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

THE HERITAGE VILLAGE IS A BEAUTIFUL AMENITY FOR THE CITY OF ALLEN, ONE WE CAN ALL BE VERY PROUD OF.

THE PARTNERSHIP OF THE CITY AND THE HERITAGE GUILD HAS WORKED WELL OVER THE YEARS AND MORE RECENTLY THE MASTER GARDENERS AND ALLEN GARDEN CLUB HAVE KEPT THE GROUNDS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. IT'S TRULY A BEAUTIFUL PARK AND THE GUILD WORKS HARD TO KEEP ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS.

FIRST CLASS. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOTE FOR THE CONTRACTS AND COMPLETE OUR WONDERFUL HERITAGE VILLAGE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, PAULA.

WITH THAT COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MATT? JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS, I GUESS SO.

IT ALL LOOKS GREAT. THANKS.

IT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION.

WHEN I LOOK AT THE CONTRACTORS, THEY AND SEE CONSTRUCTION IN PHENIX, THEY'RE BOTH FIXED PRICE CONTRACTS SO THAT'S A GOOD THING.

WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE LOCKED IN SO THERE'S NOT.

SO I WANT TO GO BACK TO YOUR POINT ABOUT CHANGING THE SCOPE AND THE FENCING AROUND THE BARN AREA.

CORRECT. HAVE HAVE YOU ACTUALLY RECEIVED KIND OF A I DON'T KNOW, ESTIMATES AS TO WHAT THAT MIGHT BE? BECAUSE IF I DID MY MATH RIGHT, WE'RE ABOUT 200 APPROXIMATELY 200 K AND ACTUALLY IT'S KIND OF BROUGHT FORWARD IN THIS PRESENTATION THAT OF SAVINGS OF WHAT WE INITIALLY PLANNED.

SO I MIGHT I GUESS THEN THE SCOPE, THE ADDITIONAL SCOPE IS IN EXCESS OF 200 K OR WE COULDN'T CORRECT.

YEAH. TECHNICALLY THE SHED ITSELF IS ALMOST ABOUT A 90,000 STRUCTURE.

AND SO AND THEN SOME OF THE FENCING AND VARIOUS ITEMS, YOU KNOW, 20,000 OR PLUS.

BUT MY THOUGHT IS THAT WE, YOU KNOW, IF WE BUY THE FENCING, IT'S THE SPLIT RAIL FENCING.

IF WE CAN BUY THAT DIRECT AND HAVE PARK STAFF INSTALL IT, THINGS OF THAT NATURE TO GET CREATIVE TO TO BRING THIS BACK IN SCOPE.

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AND THEN MAYBE WE'RE LOOKING AT IN-KIND SERVICES OR VOLUNTEER GROUPS OR RECONSTRUCTING THE SHED OR FIXING WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED ON IT FOR THE SHED IS NOT A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT.

OBVIOUSLY THEY WANT THE VERY RUSTIC LOOK OF IT.

BUT THAT WAS MY THOUGHT IS AS WE MOVE INTO CONSTRUCTION AND WE PERHAPS PHENIX ONE OR A AND C IDENTIFY SAVINGS, WE JUMP ON THOSE IF IT MAKES SENSE. AND OBVIOUSLY IF THE GUILD IS IN AGREEMENT, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT DIFFERENT MATERIAL, DIFFERENT LUMBER BRINGING IN BETTER SOME MORE COST SAVINGS. SO YEAH, BUT WHAT WE HAVE IN PLACE IS.

IT IS WHAT IT IS. I MEAN, THERE'S NO THERE'S NO OVERRUN.

I MEAN, THERE'S A FIXED BASE CONTRACT, SO.

RIGHT. SO THAT COULD POTENTIALLY STILL BE SAVINGS BUT WE ALREADY HAVE A SAVINGS.

WE ALREADY ARE 200,000.

AND I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT, YOU KNOW, USE IT OR LOSE IT.

I MEAN, I'M GREAT JOB.

I'M GLAD WE YOU SAVE MONEY AND YOUR DILIGENCE IN THAT EFFORT.

I WAS MORE CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT THE SCOPE WAS FOR THE FENCE AND THE SHED WITH THAT COST US SINCE YOU STILL HAVE AND I WILL SAY THIS, I MEAN, I KNOW THAT BROUGHT THIS POINT UP. I MEAN, CIVIC GROUPS LIKE OUR ROTARY CLUB HAVE GONE OUT AND DONE WORK AROUND THE VILLAGE AS FAR AS LANDSCAPING AND SUCH.

AND I THINK YOU COULD PROBABLY GET A CIVIC GROUP OUT THERE TO HELP PUT UP A FENCE AND SAY THAT MONEY IS SO GOOD FOR YOU TO LOOK OUTSIDE THE BOX FOR WAYS OF SAVING MONEY AND GETTING THE CITY ENGAGED.

SO EXACTLY.

JUST FALLS ON OUR MORE OF OUR MAINTENANCE STAFF.

SO MAINTENANCE SIDE. BUT I'VE BEEN OUT THERE AND DONE WORK MYSELF AS WELL.

I JUST I'M IN LOVE WITH THE PROJECT.

IT'S AWFULLY MEANS A LOT FOR THE RESIDENTS AS WELL.

SO THANKS, CHRIS. DAVE, I JUST WANT TO ASK THIS QUESTION FOR PEOPLE THAT MAYBE DON'T KNOW, WHERE IS THE FUNDING FOR THIS COMING FROM, THIS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE HERE FOR, CORRECT? YEAH. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SO I TOOK IT THAT YOU HAVE THE APPROXIMATE $100,000 OF CONTINGENCY.

AND MY BELIEF IS, IS THAT IF YOU CAN KIND OF GET HALFWAY THROUGH THE PROJECT, GET THROUGH ALL THE UNEXPECTED THINGS, IF YOU STILL HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF THAT LEFT, THEN THAT ALLOWS YOU THE FLEXIBILITY TO MAYBE ADD SOME OF THESE OTHER THINGS.

YES, SIR. I THINK WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AND SINCE WE HAVE A BOY SCOUT IN THE AUDIENCE, YOU TALK ABOUT CIVIC GROUPS AND DOING PROJECTS, THERE'S ALWAYS OPPORTUNITIES FOR EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT.

SO IF HE'S LISTENING AND WANTS EXACTLY TO HIS FRIENDS, WE MAY HAVE ALL SEEN THEIR HANDIWORK ON THE OUTHOUSE.

THEY JUST GET TO SEE THAT.

YEAH, YEAH.

THEY DID A GREAT, AMAZING JOB WITH THAT.

SO I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE'RE FINALLY KICKING THIS THING OFF WITH RESPECT TO THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION, THE CONTRACT AND EVERYTHING ELSE, AS PAULA ALLUDED TO IN HER PRESENTATION, YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING TO GET TO THE END, AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT IT'S TAKEN THAT LONG.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THINGS HAPPEN, LIFE HAPPENS.

AND BUT WE'RE HERE TONIGHT.

AND SO I'M CERTAINLY GLAD THAT WE'VE GOT IT BEFORE US TO VOTE ON.

SO. THANK YOU, CARL.

OH NO, I WAS GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT, WHEN WE'RE READY.

ANY OTHERS? IF NOT.

ALL RIGHT, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AWARD A BID AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH ANC CONSTRUCTION INC FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ALLEN HERITAGE VILLAGE PAVILION IN AN AMOUNT OF $358,830.

AND TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH PHENIX ONE RESTORATION AND CONSTRUCTION LLC FOR THE CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS OF THE ALLEN HERITAGE VILLAGE IN THE AMOUNT OF 1,161,900. SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND, DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON? IF SO, PLEASE VOTE NOW.

THIS ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[APPLAUSE]. HALLELUJAH.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MATT.

I APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS 7.1.

[7.1 Calendar]

THIS MEETING, OCTOBER 24TH TO NOVEMBER 4TH, IS EARLY VOTING FOR THE CURRENT ELECTION PERIOD, WITH NOVEMBER 8TH BEING THE ELECTION DAY.

AND OBVIOUSLY THERE'S DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY, DEPENDING ON WHAT DAY YOU'RE VOTING ON OCTOBER 27TH.

LATER THIS WEEK, WE HAVE A JOINT COUNCIL WORKSHOP WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AT THE SENIOR CENTER AT 6 P.M.

NOVEMBER 2ND. WE HAVE THE STATE OF ALLEN LUNCHEON AT THE MARRIOTT DALLAS ALLEN HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER AT 11 A.M.

LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT EVENT.

THE LAST ITEM ON HERE IS NOVEMBER 5TH.

ALLEN RECYCLES DAY.

ALLEN CITY HALL 8 A.M.

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OUTLAWS OF COLLIN COUNTY SHOULD BE A VERY INTERESTING PROGRAM AND COME ON OUT AND CHECK IT OUT.

ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME OF THE GUILD. YEP.

ANY OTHER CALENDAR ITEMS BIN? OH, SORRY. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEMS OF INTEREST.

[7.2 Items of Interest]

THERE'S SOME INDIVIDUAL ON THE DAIS THAT HAD A BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY.

DAVE SHAFFER. CONGRATULATIONS.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY. SURPRISE, SURPRISE.

RIGHT. IT'S AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

AND SO I'M GOING TO ANNOUNCE TWO CHARITIES OF THE MONTH, ONE FOR THE LAST MONTH THAT MY CHARITY OF THE MONTH WAS ACTUALLY MEALS ON WHEELS FOR COLLIN COUNTY.

AND AS YOU CAN TELL BY THE TITLE OF THAT, WHAT THEY DO, THEY DELIVER FOOD TO THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE LOCKED IN OR UNABLE TO GET OUT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES.

AND IT'S A VERY WORTHY CAUSE.

SO I DONATED MY MONTHLY CAPITAL STIPEND TO THEM.

AND THEN THE ONE FOR THIS MONTH IS ALL COMMUNITY OUTREACH.

I WOULD POINT OUT THAT I THINK ALMOST EVERYBODY KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT ALL COMMUNITY OUTREACH.

YOU KNOW, IT'S WHAT STARTED UP IN 1984.

SO IT'S BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME.

IT DOES A LOT OF GREAT THINGS FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE IN NEED.

IF YOU'VE EVER GONE TO THE FOOD PANTRY, IF YOU'VE GONE TO THE RESALE SHOPS, THEY JUST HELP PEOPLE IN NEED AND WE DEFINITELY NEED AN ORGANIZATION LIKE THAT. BUT THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR A LONG TIME AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB BETTER THAN ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION IN THE COUNTY WITH RESPECT TO HELPING PEOPLE IN NEED. I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT THIS IS MY FIRST REPEAT CHARITY OF THE MONTH.

I'VE GONE THIS ENTIRE TIME FOR TWO YEARS WITH NO REPEATS.

BUT THIS TIME I DID IT NOT BECAUSE I RAN OUT OF CHARITIES, BUT BECAUSE THIS IS MY FAVORITE CHARITY.

IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR WHERE I THINK IT'S GOOD TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT ALL COMMUNITY OUTREACH BECAUSE I HOPE AND ENCOURAGE THAT OTHER PEOPLE WILL GO OUT AND MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS ALL COMMUNITY OUTREACH BECAUSE AS WE APPROACH CHRISTMASTIME, GO THROUGH THANKSGIVING AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF, THEIR NEED INCREASES SUBSTANTIALLY.

SO I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO SUPPORT THEM.

BUT FIRST TIME REPEAT ONLY BECAUSE IT'S MY FAVORITE CHARITY IN COLLIN COUNTY.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.

ANYTHING ELSE, IF I MAY? YES. I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT WE HAVE WITHIN OUR CHAMBERS TONIGHT AND SITTING RIGHT HERE ON THIS STAGE, WE HAVE A BEST IN CLASS WAS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND EVERYBODY KNOWS HOW MUCH WORK THIS PERSON PUTS IN EVERY DAY, HOW THE BOTTLENECK JUST KIND OF FLOWS THROUGH AND JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE CITY SECRETARY FOR BEING NOMINATED.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ELECTED, HOW IT WORKED, AND I'D ASK HER TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT.

BUT THE BEST CITY SECRETARY FOR THE ENTIRE STATE, SHELLEY GEORGE.

YOU HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING NOW.

PLEASE DO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING ME.

BEING NAMED MUNICIPAL CLERK OF THE YEAR IS DEFINITELY A CAREER HIGHLIGHT FOR ME.

IT'S SOMETHING YOU NEVER EXPECT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO ACHIEVE.

SO IT MEANS A LOT TO ME.

I'VE SERVED AS CITY SECRETARY FOR ALLEN FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS.

FEBRUARY WILL BE MY 20TH ANNIVERSARY AND THIS JUST HIGHLIGHTS BEING ABLE TO DO WHAT I LOVE AND THAT I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF ALLEN.

THANK YOU. AND IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A SEPARATE AWARD THAT I'LL MENTION, THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE, WHICH TALKS ABOUT JUST THE SEASONING AND OF THE POSITION HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH, AS YOU SAID, AGE, BUT IT JUST AMONG YOUR PEERS.

AND WE SPOKE ABOUT IT EARLIER, SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AS WELL.

SO CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS. AGAIN, I WILL SAY THIS.

YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES I WELL, ONE, I COMMUNICATE WITH SHELLY QUITE A BIT ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT I DO MY SCHEDULE TRYING TO HELP WITH CORRESPONDENCE AND RUN THE TRAPS ON A FEW THINGS FOR ME.

BUT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES IN MY EMAIL BECAUSE I EMAIL 24 HOURS A DAY, IT DOESN'T MATTER, YOU KNOW, I'LL SEND SOME AT MIDNIGHT OR THREE IN THE MORNING OR WHATEVER IT JUST

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AND I TELL HER, I SAID, YOU DON'T HAVE TO RESPOND TO THIS.

WAIT TILL MONDAY, WAIT TILL MONDAY.

AND SHE RESPONDS, ANYWAYS, IT'S AMAZING THAT I CAN SEND HER SOMETHING AT JUST ABOUT ANY TIME OF THE DAY AND SHE'LL STILL RESPOND AT THAT TIME.

AND I'M JUST THINKING, COME ON, SHELLY, YOU DON'T DO THAT BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO BE RESPECTFUL OF HER TIME.

BUT YET, YOU KNOW, SHE'S JUST THAT TYPE OF PERSON THAT SHE'S GOING TO DO IT IMMEDIATELY.

SO I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT.

NOT THAT SHE HAS TO DO THAT, BUT THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU THAT SHE'S ONE OF A KIND AND SHE DOES A LOT OF SPECIAL THINGS FOR ALL OF US, I BELIEVE.

AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO FOR US.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST.

IF NOT, THEN I WILL CALL THIS MEETING ADJOURN.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.