Feb 13, 2023 City Council

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WE'LL BEGIN TONIGHT'S REGULAR MEETING WITH THE INVOCATION LED BY REVEREND DR.

DAVID WRANGLE WITH CUSTER ROAD, UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE AND THE TEXAS PLEDGE LED BY GIRL SCOUT TROOP 45 83 WITH SHEPHERD ELEMENTARY AND WILSON MIDDLE SCHOOLS.

WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE ARRIVE? LITTLE PRAY.

PRECIOUS, WE COME TO YOU WITH GRATITUDE IN OUR HEARTS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING US HERE TODAY AND FOR THIS GATHERING OF THE PUBLIC CITIZENS AND YOUR SERVANTS, OUR LEADERS OF THIS CITY.

LORD, I PRAY THAT COMPLETELY BLESS OUR CITY, TO THE NORTH, TO THE SOUTH, TO THE EAST, TO THE WEST, THAT YOU MAY BLESS, PROTECT, AND PROVIDE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES, FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS.

BUT SPECIFICALLY, LORD, I PRAY THAT YOU BLESS THE AGENDA OF THIS MEETING SO THAT IN EVERY CONVERSATION AND EVERY DECISION THAT WE HEARD THAT IS BEING MADE, YOU WILL BE HONORED.

SO BLESS OUR LEADERS THAT EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO MAY FIND WISDOM AND THIS DISCERNMENT.

IN CHRIST'S NAME, AMEN.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOWED BY A TEXAS PLEDGE PLEDGE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU.

BE SEATED, PLEASE.

THAT'S A BIG THING.

THANK YOU GUYS.

I KNOW.

DO YOU WANNA TAKE A PICTURE? SURE.

IT'S ALL STAND.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THAT.

THANK YOU HERE AGAIN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SO TONIGHT

[PROCLAMATIONS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS]

UH, WE HAVE SEVERAL EVENTS THIS MONTH, UH, THAT WE ARE HONORED TO BE A PART OF, BUT TONIGHT, UH, THE CITY OF PLANO, UH, WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT A PROCLAMATION FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH, WHEREAS BLACK HISTORY MONTH HAS BEEN AN ANNUAL UNITED STATES CELEBRATION SINCE THE BICENTENNIAL IN 1976 WITH THE PURPOSE TO PROMOTE THE MANY CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY BLACK MEN AND WOMEN ACROSS THE NATION.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF PLANO TAKES PRIDE IN ITS MEMBERS OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY AND HONORS ORGANIZATIONS, FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN DESCENT IN APPRECIATION OF THEIR INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY.

AND WHEREAS BLACK HISTORY HAS A RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE IN PLANO, BEGINNING IN THE 1860S WHEN ANDY DRAKE BECAME THE FIRST BLACK MAN TO SETTLE IN PLANO AFTER RECEIVING HIS FREEDOM TOGETHER WITH MO SIMPSON,

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SINCE THAT TIME, THE AREA ALONG THE US 75 AND SOUTH OF 15TH STREET HAS BEEN KNOWN AS THE PLANO DOUGLASS COMMUNITY.

WE'RE PROUD THAT DESCENDANTS OF THE DRAKE AND SIMPSON FAMILIES STILL RESIDE IN THIS SPECIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND WHEREAS PLANOS BLACK HISTORY HELPED SHAPE THE WAY PLANO DEVELOPED AS A CITY, ONE THAT REGARDS DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS AS FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

STUDYING BLACK HISTORY ENABLES US TO DEVELOP A BETTER APPRECIATION OF THE CITY IN WHICH WE LIVE.

AND WHILE ALSO BUILDING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF HISTORICAL BLACK HISTORY, EVENTS AND TRENDS OVER THE PAST CENTURY ENABLE US TO DEVELOP GREAT HUMANITY FOR ONE ANOTHER.

WHEREAS WE ENCOURAGE ALL TO DISCOVER THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND SACRIFICES BY AFRICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN WHO'VE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS HERE IN PLANO AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

NOW, THEREFORE, I JOHN B MONS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PLANO, TEXAS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM FEBRUARY, 2023 SHOULD BE CELEBRATED AS A BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN APPRECIATION OF THE MANY ACHIEVEMENTS OF PLANOS AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE.

CONGRATULATIONS.

[CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION]

CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION ARE GIVEN TO CITIZENS WHO DEDICATED THEIR TIME AND ENERGY, UH, TO THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS HERE AT THE CITY OF PLANO.

I'D LIKE TO, UH, CALL UP DR.

AHAM HUCK.

DR.

HUCK, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR, UH, SERVICE AND YOUR PARTICIPATION AND THANK YOU SO MUCH WITH THIS CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION.

HOLD ON.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, COMMENTS

[COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST]

THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS TO ALLOW UP TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER WITH 30 TOTAL MINUTES ON ITEMS OF INTEREST OR CONCERN AND NOT ON ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE CURRENT AGENDA.

THE COUNCIL MAY NOT DISCUSS THESE ITEMS, BUT MAY RESPOND WITH FACTUAL OR POLICY INFORMATION.

EXCUSE ME.

THE COUNCIL MAY CHOOSE TO PLACE THE ITEM ON A FUTURE AGENDA.

AND WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER THIS EVENING.

SHARON.

OVERALL, IS IT, IS THAT THE RIGHT WAY? OH, THANK YOU.

FIVE MINUTES.

FIVE MINUTES IS ALL IT TAKES FOR SECONDHAND SMOKE TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO BLOOD VESSELS FROM THE CLEVELAND CLINIC.

WHEN DOES SECONDHAND SMOKE DAMAGE START? STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT DAMAGE FROM SECONDHAND SMOKE OCCURS IN AS LITTLE AS FIVE MINUTES.

AFTER FIVE MINUTES, ARTERIES BECOME LESS FLEXIBLE JUST LIKE THEY DO IN A PERSON WHO IS SMOKING A CIGARETTE.

AFTER 20 TO 30 MINUTES, BLOOD STARTS CLOTTING AND FAT DEPOSITS AND BLOOD VESSELS INCREASE THE RISK OF HEART ATTACK AND STROKE.

AFTER TWO HOURS AND AN IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT, ARRHYTHMIA CAN DEVELOP AND TRIGGER A HEART ATTACK OR OTHER SERIOUS CARDIAC PROBLEMS. AND WE KNOW THAT JUST WALKING THROUGH CIGARETTE SMOKE CAN CAUSE AN ASTHMA ATTACK.

SO TO WALK THROUGH A CLOUD OF SMOKE AS YOU ARE TAKING A DRILL IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD CAN BE DANGEROUS.

TO SIT ON YOUR BACK PORCH AND HAVE YOUR CUP OF COFFEE WHILE YOUR NEIGHBOR IS SMOKING A CIGARETTE IS DANGEROUS.

THIS IS NOT RIGHT THAT OTHERS CAN PUT YOUR LIFE IN DANGER.

IT IS NOT RIGHT THAT THEY CAN DAMAGE YOUR HEALTH.

YOU DID NOT ASK

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YOU WANT THEM TO GO INSIDE THEIR OWN HOME OR GO INTO THEIR CAR AND ROLL UP THE WINDOWS AND SMOKE THEIR CIGARETTE.

BUT CITIZENS ARE NOT BEING PROTECTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

YOU PREFER TO STATE THAT YOU DO NOT WANT TO INFRINGE UPON THE RIGHTS OF THE SMOKERS.

THAT IS WRONG.

SMOKERS ARE ASSAULTING PEOPLE EVERY DAY.

IT IS A CALLED ASSAULT BY CONTACT.

I DO NOT GIVE ANYONE CONSENT TO PUT CHEMICALS INTO MY BODY.

I DO NOT GIVE CONSENT FOR SOMEONE'S CIGARETTE SMOKE TO CONTAMINATE MY PROPERTY.

THAT IS MY RIGHT.

I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO STAY HIDDEN IN MY HOME TO NOT BE EXPOSED TO SECONDHAND SMOKE.

MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF EVERY HUMAN AND ANIMAL IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS BY THE SMOKER.

LIFE ALWAYS PROCEEDS PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.

THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD BAN ALL SMOKING ON CITY OWNED PROPERTY AND MAKE IT ILLEGAL FOR SECONDHAND SMOKE TO DRIFT ONTO A NEIGHBORING PROPERTY.

FIVE MINUTES.

THAT IS ALL IT TAKES FOR SECONDHAND SMOKE TO CAUSE HARM TO THE BLOOD VESSELS.

THANK YOU.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION AND CONTAINS ITEMS WHICH ARE ROUTINE AND TYPICALLY NON-CONTROVERSIAL ITEMS MAY BE REMOVED FROM THIS AGENDA FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION BY A COUNCIL MEMBER, A THE CITY MANAGER, OR ANY CITIZEN.

IT'S PRESIDING OFFICER WILL ESTABLISH TIME LIMITS BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF SPEAKER REQUESTS.

MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

SECOND.

THANK YOU.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION PASSES EIGHT TO ZERO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS APPLICANTS ARE LIMITED TO 15 MINUTES.

PRESENTATION TIME WITH A FIVE MINUTE REBUTTAL IF NEEDED.

REMAINING SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO 30 TOTAL MINUTES OF TESTIMONY TIME WITH THREE MINUTES ASSIGNED PER SPEAKER.

IT'S PRESIDING OFFICER MAY AMEND THESE TIMES AS DEEMED NECESSARY.

NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL PERMIT PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA NOT POSTED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL ESTABLISH TIME LIMITS BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF SPEAKER REQUESTS, LENGTH OF THE AGENDA, AND TO ENSURE MEETING EFFICIENCY AND MAY INCLUDE A CUMULATIVE TIME LIMIT.

SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER.

THE REQUESTS WERE RECEIVED UNTIL THE CUMULATIVE TIME IS EXHAUSTED.

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Public Hearing and consideration of an Ordinance as requested in Zoning Case 2022-016 to amend Article 7 (Nonconformities), Article 8 (Definitions), Article 10 (Nonresidential Districts), Article 12 (Planned Development District), Article 13 (Lot and Building Standards), Article 14 (Allowed Uses and Use Classifications), Article 15 (Use-specific Regulations), Article 16 (Parking and Loading), Article 17 (Landscaping and Tree Preservation), Article 20 (Screening, Fence and Wall Regulations), and Article 23 (Exterior Wall Construction Standards) of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City, Ordinance No. 2015-5-2, as heretofore amended, to align with specific land use policies in the comprehensive plan; and providing a penalty clause, a repealer clause, a savings clause, a severability clause, a publication clause, and an effective date.  Petitioner:  City of Plano (Request to table.)

ARTICLE 10, NON-RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS ARTICLE 12, PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ARTICLE 13 LOT AND BUILDING STANDARDS.

ARTICLE 14 ALLOWED USES IN CLASSIFICATIONS.

ARTICLE 15, USE SPECIFIC REGULATIONS.

ARTICLE 16, PARKING AND LOADING.

ARTICLE 17, LANDSCAPING AND TREE PRESERVATION.

ARTICLE 20 SCREENING, FRONT FENCE AND WALL REGULATIONS.

AND ARTICLE 23, EXTERIOR WALL CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY.

ORDINANCE NUMBER 2015 DASH FIVE DASH TWO AS HERE TO FOUR AMENDED TO ALIGN WITH SPECIFIC LAND USE POLICIES IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE, A REPEAL OR CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A PUBLICATION CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNSEL AND EXECUTIVES.

I'M CHRISTINA DAY, THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING.

WE ARE REQUESTING THAT THIS ITEM BE TABLED TO THE FEBRUARY 27TH COUNSEL MEETING.

THANK YOU.

MOTION TO TABLE.

HOLD ON.

I HAVE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.

, I ASSUME YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHRISTINA.

OKAY.

I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ARE THERE ANY, UH, SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM? IF NOT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CONFINE THE COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL.

I'LL RE-ENTER MY MOTION FOR A TABLE.

THANK YOU.

AND I WILL SECOND THAT.

THANK YOU.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO TABLE.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION PASSES EIGHT TO ZERO.

NEXT

[(2)  

Public Hearing and consideration of an Ordinance as requested in Zoning Case 2022-017 to amend Article 9 (Residential Districts),  Article 10 (Nonresidential Districts), and Article 14 (Allowed Uses and Use Classifications) of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City, Ordinance No. 2015-5-2, as heretofore amended, to improve alignment of the Residential Community Design and Neighborhood Business Design districts with the comprehensive plan; and providing a penalty clause, a repealer clause, a savings clause, a severability clause, a publication clause, and an effective date.  Petitioner:  City of Plano (Request to table.)

ITEM NUMBER TWO, PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AS

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ORDINANCE NUMBER 2015 DASH FIVE DASH TWO AS HERE TO FOR AMENDED TO APPROVE, TO IMPROVE ALIGNMENT OF THE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY, DISTRICT AND NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT DESIGN DISTRICTS WITH THE CONS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE, A REP APPEALER CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A PUBLICATION CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THIS ITEM IS ALSO BEING REQUESTED TO TABLE TO THE FEBRUARY 27TH MEETING.

THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANY SPEAKERS CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

CONFINE THE COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL AFTER YOU.

MOTION TO TABLE SECOND .

I HAVE A MOTION.

AND SECOND TO TABLE ITEM NUMBER TWO, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION PASSES EIGHT TO ZERO.

THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.