[1. Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present]
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IF EVERYONE COULD PLEASE RISE AND JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE.
[3. Citizens' Comments]
NEXT, WE HAVE OUR CITIZENS COMMENTS.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.
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.
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.
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.]
NEXT, WE HAVE DAN BOWMAN, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, WHO IS GOING TO INTRODUCE A SPECIAL GUEST THIS EVENING. OK MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME OUT THIS EVENING.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.
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.
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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LITTLE BITTY DEAL.THAT'S PARTICULARLY PLEASANT FOR ME SINCE I GRADUATED FROM ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
BUT THEY TAKE 6.2, 5% OF EVERY DOLLAR THAT'S SOLD.
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YOU'VE GOT SOME NICE RETAIL HERE.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.
THROUGH DIRECT PROPERTY AND SALES TAXES.
NOW, THESE ARE ALL FOR COMMERCIAL PROJECTS, MINUS THE INCENTIVES.
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.
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.
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.
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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EVERY LINE ITEM IS BACKED UP BY THE EQUATIONS THAT ARE PROVABLE.WELL, ELIZABETH, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD A COMMENT OR A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.
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 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 THE MARKETING SKILLS OF THAT TEAM.
[5. Consent Agenda]
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS ITEM POINT FIVE, WHICH IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH CONTAINS ROUTINE OR NON-CONTROVERSIAL ITEMS OR HOPEFULLY THEY'RE ROUTINE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL. SO WITH THAT, I WILL LET OUR CITY SECRETARY, SHELLY GEORGE, READ THOSE ITEMS INTO THE RECORD.FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
PLEASE REFER TO THE POSTED AGENDA FOR FULL DETAILS.
AGENDA ITEM 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.
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.
[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]]
54, WITH A BASE ZONING OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND ADOPT A CONCEPT PLAN, BUILDING ELEVATIONS AND LANDSCAPE PLAN FOR PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF EXCHANGE PARKWAY AND JUNCTION DRIVE, ALSO KNOWN AS MEDICAL OFFICES.[00:20:05]
GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING.THANK YOU, MAYOR. ALL RIGHT, SO THANK YOU, MAYOR.
MAYOR PRO TEM AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
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.
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 DID TRANSITION INTO A PLAN DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT FOR SOME OTHER DEVIATIONS.
AS ANY PROJECT NEARS THE END OF THE ZONING PROCESS.
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, 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.
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.
[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.]
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.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.
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.
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PLAT AS THE CASE WAS.AND OF COURSE THIS IS TIME INTENSIVE, DETAIL INTENSIVE.
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.
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'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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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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YOU KNOW, DETENTION TAKES UP SPACE ON TOP OF OUR ZONING REQUIREMENTS.NOBODY NOBODY AT COLLIN COUNTY IS REFUSING DEEDS BECAUSE IT'S UNDER FIVE ACRES AND UNPLANTED.
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.
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.
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 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 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'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.
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.
AND SECOND, DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON? IF SO, PLEASE VOTE NOW.
SO NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6.3.
[6.3 Adopt a Resolution establishing an application fee for conveyance plat applications.]
DO WE HAVE A RESOLUTION NUMBER FOR THIS ONE? YES, SIR. RESOLUTION NUMBER 39, 65-1022 R.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.
MOTION AND SECOND, DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON? IF SO, PLEASE VOTE NOW.
I KNOW THERE'S A FEW PEOPLE IN THE CITY THAT WILL BE VERY HAPPY WITH THAT.
[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.]
$358,830 IN A CONTRACT WITH PHENIX ONE RESTORATION AND CONSTRUCTION LLC FOR $1,161,900 FOR CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS AT THE ALLEN HERITAGE VILLAGE.[00:35:02]
AND MATT MCCOMB, THERE HE IS.SORRY, I KEEP LOOKING OVER HERE FOR SOME REASON, BUT.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU, MAYOR.
MAYOR PRO TEM AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
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.
IT'S ACTUALLY WITHIN THE CBD AREA AS WELL.
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.
I DO. I WILL ADMIT THERE'S THE ERROR ON THIS.
THE BARN DOWN ON THE SOUTH SHOULD NOT BE HIGHLIGHTED.
SO THAT'S NUMBER SIX MY FAULT.
THE TECHNICAL NAME, NEW NAME IS THE LANE CARROLL HOUSE OR LANE CARROLL FARMHOUSE.
AND THEN NUMBER EIGHT IS THE TENANT HOUSE.
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.
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.
NOTICE PROCEED IF WE COULD, AND THEN MARCH.
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.
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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IMPROVEMENTS AND THEN INTERIOR FLOOR PLANS, WALL TREATMENTS.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.
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.
OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE GUILD AND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.
SO I'M POSITIVE THAT WE CAN GET SOME OF THAT ADDED BACK IN.
OBVIOUSLY, I LOVE THE STRUCTURE.
IT'S AN AMAZING STRUCTURE, BUT IT'S TECHNICALLY COMPLETE.
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.
DEVELOPMENT FUNDS WERE USED TO PURCHASE PROPERTY, MOVE BUILDINGS AND DO RESTORATION WORK.
THIS IS THE FINAL BUDGETED ITEM.
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.
WITH THAT COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MATT? JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS, I GUESS SO.
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.
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.
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NOW, THE SHED ITSELF, MAYBE WE'RE PROVIDING THE FOUNDATION FOR IT, WHICH IS A SEPARATE ITEM AND THAT'S WHY WE STRUCTURED IT THAT WAY.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.
AND I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT, YOU KNOW, USE IT OR LOSE IT.
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.
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.
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 SO I'M CERTAINLY GLAD THAT WE'VE GOT IT BEFORE US TO VOTE ON.
OH NO, I WAS GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT, WHEN WE'RE READY.
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.
I APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS 7.1.
[7.1 Calendar]
OUR CALENDAR HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS ON HERE.LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT EVENT.
THE LAST ITEM ON HERE IS NOVEMBER 5TH.
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TO 12:00 PM. GOOD TIME TO GET RID OF THINGS THAT YOU DON'T NEED THAT SOMEBODY ELSE MIGHT BE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS FOR THE CALENDAR? I HAVE ONE. MR. MAYOR, NOVEMBER 2ND, SPEAKING OF THE ALLEN HERITAGE GUILD, WE HAVE A PROGRAM BY PAT ROGERS AND THE NAME OF THE PROGRAM IS BAD BOYS DESPERADOES.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 ONE ITEM 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 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.
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.
I'VE SERVED AS CITY SECRETARY FOR ALLEN FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS.
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.
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.
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HAPPENS TO BE. I KNOW.AND I TELL HER, I SAID, YOU DON'T HAVE TO RESPOND TO THIS.
WAIT TILL MONDAY, WAIT TILL MONDAY.
BUT YET, YOU KNOW, SHE'S JUST THAT TYPE OF PERSON THAT SHE'S GOING TO DO IT IMMEDIATELY.
SO I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT.
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.