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[CALL TO ORDER]
DECLARE THE PLAINTIFF CITY COUNCIL IS RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION THAT ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.WE'LL BEGIN TONIGHT'S REGULAR MEETING WITH THE INVOCATION LED BY REVEREND MICHAEL FORGE, PASTOR OF THE PRINCE OF PEACE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND TEXAS PLEDGE, LED BY GIRL SCOUT TROOP 45 78.
PLEASE RISE LORD GOD IN THANKSGIVING.
WE GATHER THIS EVENING AS COMMUNITY LEADERS ENTRUSTED TO SERVE OUR CITIZENS.
YOUR PEOPLE HELP US TO DO SO IN LOVE, KNOWLEDGE, AND WISDOM.
CONTINUE TO BLESS US WITH YOUR GRACE AND DIRECT US IN ALL YOUR WAYS.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL ON UNDER THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALL TEXAS, ONE STATE.
WE HAVE SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT AND OUR
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Presentation: Presentation by Congressman Keith Self celebrating Plano's 150th birthday.
]FIRST PRESENTATION IS BY CONGRESSMAN KEITH SELF CELEBRATING PLANOS 150TH BIRTHDAY.
IF I COULD, UH, HAVE CONGRESSMAN SELF COME DOWN TO THE, UH, PODIUM RIGHT HERE, MAYOR.
OH, WELL, I'LL HAND THIS OVER TO YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
150 YEARS WHEN I WAS THE, UH, COUNTY JUDGE THERE, THERE WAS NOTHING MORE PLEASURABLE THAN GIVING PEOPLE RECOGNITION FOR THEIR FARMS OR THEIR CITIES FOR A HUNDRED YEARS AND 150 YEARS.
SO IT'S PLANOS TURN 150 YEARS.
LET'S THINK OF IT IN THESE TERMS. 1873.
AND PLANO WAS HERE BECAUSE OF A RAILROAD AT THE TIME, RIGHT? HOUSTON AND CENTRAL TEXAS.
HOUSTON AND CENTRAL TEXAS RAILROAD.
SO THAT'S HOW YOU GOT STARTED.
WELL, UM, MAYOR, I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU, YOUR FAMILY HAS HAD A LOT TO DO WITH THIS OVER THE LAST FIVE DECADES, SO YOU'VE BEEN A MAJOR PART OF IT.
YOU AND YOUR DAD AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE BEEN A MAJOR PART OF IT.
BUT, UH, WE HAVE A LETTER, BUT, UH, WE ALSO HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION OF PLANO IN CELEBRATION OF THE HUNDRED AND 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CITY OF PLANO, 1873.
AND LOOK TO WHAT YOU'VE GROWN TO ONE OF THE LARGEST CITIES IN NORTH TEXAS.
YOU'VE HELD THE STANDARD FOR EXCELLENCE FOR YEARS IN NORTH TEXAS.
[Proclamation: September is Hunger Action Month meant to mobilize the public to take action on the issue of hunger.]
OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN IN PLANO FOR LAST, GOSH, WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO 10 YEARS, UM, WE, WE ARE SO PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE HUNGER ACTION MONTH, AND A LOT OF TIMES WE JUST CALL IT PEANUT BUTTER MONTH.BUT THIS IS, THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT, UH, UH, PROGRAM FOR US IN PLANO AND THROUGHOUT NORTH TEXAS.
NOW IT'S, IT'S BECOME, UH, SO LARGE, BUT, UH, WE, WE
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APPRECIATE PLANO BEING THE MAJOR PART OF IT FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.SO I HAVE A PROCLAMATION TO READ REGARDING HUNGER ACTION MONTH, SEPTEMBER, 2023.
SO WHEREAS HUNGER ACTION MONTH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2008, IT, IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 10 YEARS BY FEEDING AMERICA AND WORKS TO PROMOTE WAYS FOR INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITIES, EVERYWHERE TO GET INVOLVED IN HELPING FIGHT THE HUNGER CRISIS.
WHEREAS IN AN EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESS AND CURB THIS TREND, WE LAUNCHED COMMUNITY INITIATIVES IN 2013 AND HAVE RECEIVED AN OUTPOURING OF LOVE FROM OUR CITIZENS.
LAST SCHOOL YEAR, THE NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTED NEARLY 35,000 BACKPACKS FILLED WITH NUTRITIOUS KID-FRIENDLY SNACKS AND NEARLY 8,000 MEALES TO PLANO I S D ELEMENTARY SC STUDENTS, WHICH IS EQUAL TO 256,000 NUTRITIOUS MEALS.
AND WHEREAS THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL WILL NOT RELENT IN ITS EFFORTS TO CARE FOR OUR OWN, AND WE CHALLENGE ALL COLLIN COUNTY TO GET INVOLVED.
AND SO DURING THIS MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, WE'LL COME TOGETHER TO HELP SOLVE THE HUNGER CRISIS IN NORTH TEXAS BY PARTNERING WITH ALL OF NORTH TEXAS TO PROMOTE AND PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE.
THERE WILL BE BOTH VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON OPTIONS FOR PARTICIPATING.
THE MORE WE COLLECT, THE MORE WE MAKE.
SO THEREFORE, I JOHN MUNZ, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PLANO DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER OF 2023 IS HUNGER ACTION MONTH AND PLANO, AND I DO THEREBY ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN ME, THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL AND THE NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK IN WORKING TOGETHER TO ERADICATE HUNGER IN OUR CITY, COUNTY, STATE, AND NATION.
SO, I WILL BRIEFLY TELL YOU TO PLEASE GO ON NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK ON SEPTEMBER 1ST.
IT'S THE BEGINNING OF THE PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE AND WE ARE CHALLENGED TO OFFER 200,000 POUNDS OF PEANUT BUTTER AND HOPEFULLY $200,000 BECAUSE THE MONEY AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF PEANUT BUTTER GOES TO FIGHTING, UH, HUNGER IN NOT ONLY OUR CITY AND COUNTY, BUT BUT IN NORTH TEXAS.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO, UH, PUT IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
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Presentation: Plano Police, Plano Fire-Rescue, Plano 9-1-1, and Medical Center of Plano staff members are being recognized for their rescue efforts.
]IS, UH, IS PRETTY AMAZING, AND THAT'S WHY YOU SEE A LOT OF FIRST RESPONDERS OVER HERE.SO, PLANO POLICE, PLANO FIRE RESCUE, AND MEDICAL CENTER OF PLANO STAFF MEMBERS ARE BEING RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR RESCUE EFFORTS.
IF YOU DON'T MIND PLAYING THE VIDEO.
HI, MY NAME IS, UH, RICK ARMIJO.
I'VE BEEN IN PLANO FOR ALMOST 25 YEARS NOW.
I'VE BEEN PLAYING CLUB SOCCER SINCE I WAS, YOU KNOW, 10 YEARS OLD.
I STILL PLAY ON SUNDAYS, YOU KNOW, I PLAY GOLF REGULARLY.
SO THIS WAS A BIT OF A SURPRISE.
MY MOM COMES AND WAKES ME UP AND HE WAS COLLAPSED IN THE BATHROOM.
THEY TOLD ME TO BEGIN C P R A CERTAIN POINT IN THE THING, LIKE HE WASN'T RESPONDING AND IT LOOKED LIKE HE WAS ALREADY DEAD, WHICH WAS PRETTY FREAKY THING TO SEE.
AND THE OPERATOR SAYS, OPEN THE FRONT DOOR.
POLICE ARRIVED FIRST BECAUSE THEY WERE REALLY CLOSE, AND WE HAD AN OFFICER START CHEST COMPRESSIONS.
FIRE ARRIVED RIGHT AFTER THAT AND CONTINUED GOOD CHEST COMPRESSIONS.
AFTER GOOD CHEST COMPRESSIONS.
WE HOOK UP A MONITOR, WE ANALYZE IT, AND WE FOUND A RHYTHM WE COULD SHOCK.
AFTER A SECOND DEFIBRILLATION, WE RECOGNIZED THAT HE WAS AN ECMO CANDIDATE.
IT BUYS US TIME TO FIX A PATIENT WHO'S IN CARDIAC ARREST IN A WAY WE'VE NEVER HAD THAT TIME BEFORE.
ECMO IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF LIFE SUPPORT AND IT BYPASSES THE HEART AND THE LUNGS AND IT'S DUDS THE WORK OF THE HEART AND THE LUNGS.
SEVERAL TEAMS IN THE HOSPITAL, UM, GET ACTIVATED AT THE SAME TIME WE MEET PLANT A FIRE AND RESCUE IN THE ED.
UH, WE, UH, TRANSPORT THE PATIENT TO THE CATH LAB AND WE PUT THEM ON ECMO.
RICK SPENT 13 DAYS, UH, WITH US.
UH, WE PUT HIM ON BA ECMO ON DATE OF ARRIVAL OF A CARDIAC ARREST, AND 13 DAYS LATER, HE WAS ABLE TO WALK OUT WITH HIS WIFE AND HIS FAMILY AND RETURN TO HIS LIFE AS NORMAL.
I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO KNOW IS THAT QUIETLY BEHIND THE SCENES,
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YOUR FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS, ER NURSES AND ER DOCTORS ARE PRACTICING EVERY DAY FOR THINGS LIKE THIS.YOU KNOW, THIS WILL FOREVER BE ENGRAVED WITH ME.
AND AS A MEMORY OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT TOOK CARE OF ME, I'M THANKFUL, FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR WHAT THEY DID.
SO IT'S MY PLEASURE TO CALL FORWARD OFFICER ALLISON RENFRO, PLANO POLICE.
CHRIS BIGGERSTAFF, PLANO FIRE CHIEF, DR.
RICK ARMILLO, TIFFANY DAIKIN AND TRENT DAIKIN, RIHANNA, COLLINS, 9 1 1 OPERATOR.
REAGAN BRADSHAW, 9 1 1 OPERATOR, PLANO FIRE RESCUE STAFF.
SEAN RICHIE, CHRIS WHEELOCK, MICHAEL TORO, BEN ROTH, DANIEL AYERS, DAVID ARMSTRONG, RYAN TURNER, AND THE MEDICAL CITY OF PLANO STAFF.
ASHLEY SMITH, VP OF CARDIOLOGY.
CRESCENT'S, FELICIA PUL, PULMONOLOGIST, AND DEBBIE MILLER ECHO, ECMO PROGRAM MANAGER.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE SOME OUTSTANDING PATIENT CARE.
ALL THE PEOPLE YOU SEE UP HERE, UH, TODAY, HAD A HAD A PART IN THIS CARE, AND YOU DON'T, THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF PREPARATION THAT GOES INTO IT.
A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM OUR CITY LEADERSHIP, UH, THAT GOES INTO CARE LIKE THAT.
AND, UH, AND A LOT OF, UH, LEADERSHIP BY OUR MEDICAL DIRECTOR, DR.
AND, UH, WE HAVE, WE HAVE THE BEST MEDICAL DIRECTOR AND, AND I'M GONNA TURN THE MIC OVER TO HIM.
AND THEN WHEN HE GETS DONE, I'D LIKE TO, TO PRESENT SOMETHING TO THE MEALS.
I FIRST WANNA THANK THE ARMY HOST FOR HAVING THE COURAGE TO BE UP HERE.
WHEN YOU GUYS WALKED INTO OUR EDUCATION SESSION A FEW WEEKS AGO AND, AND MET OUR FIREFIGHTERS THAT DAY WHEN WE WERE ALL IN THERE, IT JUST MEANT THE WORLD TO US.
AND WE APPRECIATE THE CHANCE TO GET TO CELEBRATE YOU FOR EVERYBODY IN HERE THAT'S A CITIZEN OF PLANO.
UM, THIS IS, TO SAVE A LIFE IS REALLY A TEAM EFFORT.
AND IT, IT STARTED WITH YOU CALLING 9 1 1 AND RECOGNIZING IT STARTED WITH YOUR SON IN PLANO, I S D, WHERE HE LEARNED TO DO C P R.
SO IT'S A CELEBRATION OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.
UH, WE'RE, WE'RE RIGHT ABOVE DISPATCH RIGHT NOW WHERE OUR CALL TAKERS TALK TO YOU AND, AND WORK THROUGH IT WITH YOU, AND FOUND THE CLOSEST POLICE OFFICER AND FIREFIGHTERS TO COME RESPOND.
AND IN THE BACKGROUND, WE'RE TRAINING EVERY DAY FOR THINGS LIKE THIS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE CELEBRATIONS WHERE WE'RE TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE LIFE.
UH, WE'VE GOT AN INCREDIBLE TEAM AT THE HOSPITAL THAT WE HAND OFF CARE.
PLANO HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN INCREDIBLY ADVANCED CITY FOR MEDICAL CARE AND AN ECMO PROGRAM JUST TAKES THAT EVEN TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
SO WE HAD BEEN PRACTICING FOR THIS, THIS NEXT LEVEL CARE FOR MONTHS, AND WE'RE HAPPY THAT IT CAME TOGETHER WHERE THIS PRACTICE CAME TO FRUITION WITH A YOUNG MAN WITH A LOT OF LIFE LEFT TO LIVE.
AND WE'RE HERE TO CELEBRATE YOU.
SEE, CHIEF, ONE OF THE THINGS THE CHIEF STARTED BEFORE ME WAS WHEN WE HAD THE CARDIAC ARREST SURVIVOR, WE WOULD GIVE THEM A PLAIN OLD FIRE RESCUE BASEBALL CAP.
AND THEN WE'D GIVE YOU A CHALLENGE COIN ALSO.
THANK Y'ALL FOR COMING, BEING TO DO THAT.
LET'S GET ALL EVERYBODY IN THERE.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH.THIS IS, I'D LIKE TO SAY THIS IS UNUSUAL, BUT IT'S, BUT IT'S NOT THEIR, THEIR RESPONSE IS JUST AMAZING THROUGHOUT ALL.
THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING.
[COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST]
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.
THE COUNCIL MAY CHOOSE TO PLACE THE ITEM ON A FUTURE AGENDA.
I DO HAVE A FEW SPEAKERS THIS EVENING.
HOW YOU GUYS DO WAN? I THINK YOU'RE JUST HERE.
'CAUSE YOU, YOU, YOU LIKE TO TALK? NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
I HAVE A, HAVE A PERMANENT ISSUE.
NO, I'M, I'M JUST TEASING WITH YOU.
MY, I HAD TO FACETIME MY DAD TO PUT ON THE TIE, SO IT'S A LITTLE RUSTY.
UM, BUT ANYWAY, JUST A QUICK INTRODUCTION.
I'M THE FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF A GLOBAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION CALLED POLITICS FOR TEENS.
BUT I'M, THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT.
UM, AND MAYOR MINES DOESN'T AGREE WITH ME ON THAT, BUT I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT AN INTEREST OF MINE THAT'S BEEN, UM, REALLY HURTING US.
I HAVE SOME PLANO WEST SOCCER MEMBERS UP THERE.
UH, AND WE'RE HERE JUST REP REPRESENTING OUR TEAM BECAUSE, UH, WE'VE BEEN PRACTICING ON THE, UH, PUBLIC FIELDS FOR A LONG TIME NOW, CARPENTER PARK.
AND LAST SATURDAY WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A RUN IN WHERE WE SEEM TO BE, UM, NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE FIELD.
SO WE WERE, AS WE WERE TOLD TO LEAVE THE FIELDS.
AND THAT'S THE ISSUE I WANT TO TALK ABOUT.
UM, AS I'VE HAD SO MANY INCREDIBLE MEMORIES ON THAT FIELD, FIELD, CARPENTER PARK PLAYING.
I ACTUALLY MET THE GUY ON THE LEFT, SAMUEL MATZ THERE, PLAYING THERE.
UM, AND I MET A LOT OF THE OTHER KIDS FROM PLAYING ON THOSE FIELDS.
AND FOR ME PERSONALLY, I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A WAY FOR US AS STUDENTS TO ACCESS THOSE FIELDS, UM, IN A WAY THAT IS NOT, YOU KNOW, THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS $15 FOR 90 MINUTES, AND I THINK THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF SYSTEM THAT THE COUNCIL OR THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT SHOULD IMPLEMENT WHERE WE CAN HAVE THOSE FACILITIES FOR FREE.
UM, AND THE REALITY IS THERE'S 2,677 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ATHLETES IN P I S D, AND WE WANT TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE IN A WAY, UM, THROUGH ATHLETICS, ACADEMICS, BUT TALKING ABOUT ATHLETICS THAT'S ON THOSE FIELDS.
SO WE BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF SYSTEM WHERE WE AS STUDENTS CAN ACCESS THOSE FIELDS AND PLAY TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY.
UM, AND THERE WE KNOW THE CURRENT SYSTEM, THERE'S AN ONLINE FORM OR THERE'S SOME SORT OF ONLINE RESERVATION SYSTEM.
AND THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS WE ALSO HAVE TO COMPETE, COMPETE WITH COACHES AND SELECT LEVEL CLUBS.
AND WE'RE JUST STUDENTS WANTING TO PLAY.
YOU KNOW, I'VE GROWN UP, BORN AND RAISED HERE IN THE CITY OF PLANO, AND I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A WAY FOR US TO TRULY ACCESS THOSE FIELDS THAT WE'VE GROWN UP ON, UM, AND CONTINUE TO EMULATE THE EXCELLENT STATUS THAT WE HAVE HERE AT THE CITY.
UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO TALK, YOU KNOW, JUST THERE'S, THERE'S ANY WAY THAT THE COUNCIL, UH, OR THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT COULD HELP US OUT, THAT WE CAN ACCESS THESE FIELDS AND SOME SORT OF FREE MANNER ONLINE SYSTEM WHERE MAYBE WE SCAN OUR STUDENT ID JUST TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE STUDENTS.
UH, BUT WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ACCESS.
'CAUSE WE HAVE PLANO WEST SOCK, WE HAVE A THING CALLED, UH, PROJECT P, WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS THE FIRST TIME IN A WHILE.
I DON'T KNOW WHO THE CAPTAIN IS, BUT HE MUST BE A PRETTY GOOD LOOKING GUY.
I DON'T KNOW WHO
WE WANNA MAKE THE CITY OF PLANO PROUD, SO WE WANNA HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO USE FIELDS THAT WE'VE GROWN UP, GROW UP, GROWN UP ON, AS I SAID, AND ALSO HAVE AN ABILITY TO MAKE THE CITY OF PLANO SHOWCASED ON OUR ATHLETIC FRONT AS WELL.
UH, BUT THAT'S MY TIME RIGHT NOW, SO THANK YOU GUYS.
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YOU SOME GUIDANCE ON THAT.THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CASSANDRA B.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I COME TONIGHT, OH, CASSANDRA BOWL, 41 20 SONORA DRIVE.
I COME TONIGHT WITH, UM, A NOTE OF COMMENDATION FOR THE TWO NEWEST DEVELOPMENTS IN EAST PLANO, UM, ASSEMBLY PARK, AND THE AVENUE K LOFTS.
UM, I'VE GOT THE PICTURES OF THEM HERE.
IT'S COMING TOGETHER PRETTY WELL.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO, TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THOSE HAVE REALLY COME OUT TO BE VERY CREATIVE, VERY AESTHETICALLY PLEASING.
UM, SO PLEASED TO SEE THE TOWNHOMES THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN ASSEMBLY PARK.
THAT'S GONNA GIVE SOME FOLKS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUY AND THEN BUILD SOME EQUITY AS WELL IN THE AVENUE.
IT WAS HARD TO TELL WHEN YOU FIR WHEN IT WAS FIRST BUILT, HOW IT WAS GONNA TURN OUT, BUT IT IS LOOKING VERY NICE, VERY AESTHETICALLY PLEASING.
UM, THERE'S PARKING UNDERNEATH THE LOFTS AND, UM, ALSO ON THE CORNER OF AVENUE K AND PARK BOULEVARD.
UM, THE RENT TO WHEELS BUSINESS HAS CLOSED, AND I BELIEVE I LOOK FORWARD TO, WELL, I DEFINITELY LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE COMMUNITY ART DISPLAY, UM, THAT'S GONNA ACCENTUATE THE NEW LOOK OF THE CORNER.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS REALLY LOVELY DEVELOPMENT IN EAST PLANO, BOTH OF THEM.
DOUG REEVES, PLANO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
EARLIER THIS YEAR, TWO OF OUR STELLAR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS MADE INTERESTING PUBLIC STATEMENTS.
THE STATEMENTS WERE IN REGARD TO THE PROPERTY AT LOS RIOS IN JUPITER ROAD.
COUNCILMAN ANTHONY RICK ELLI STATED RESIDENTS FEEDBACK ON DEVELOPMENTS LIKE THIS MATTER.
AND IT CAN ONLY MATTER IF THOSE ZONING DECISIONS REMAIN IN PLANO TO BE MADE BY THIS CITY COUNCIL.
I JUST HOPE EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THAT, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING LOCAL CONTROL OR OF MAINTAINING LOCAL CONTROL OVER ZONING DECISIONS.
AND COUNCILMAN SHELBY, SHELBY WILLIAMS STATED THE PROPERTY AT THAT LOCATION IS POSITIONED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE CITY COULD FACE A PROTRACTED LEGAL BATTLE IF IT WERE DENIED.
NOW THEY CAN CORRECT ME, BUT, UH, IF I'M MISREPRESENTING THIS, BUT, UH, IN EFFECT, THEY WERE SAYING THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE CONTROL OF ZONING, AND THE CITY HAS BEEN THREATENED WITH A LAWSUIT IF IT DOESN'T REZONE LAND AND APPROVE APARTMENTS TO BE CONSTRUCTED ON THAT PROPERTY.
IN 2015, BEFORE ANY OF YOU TOOK OFFICE, THE PLAINTIFF CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED A, A NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN KNOWN AS THE PLANO TOMORROW PLAN.
A LOCAL GROUP CALLED PLANO FUTURE DID NOT LIKE THE PERNICIOUS CONSEQUENCES THAT WERE SURE TO RESULT FROM THE PLANO TOMORROW PLAN, UH, THAT IS THE HIGH DENSITY STREWN THROUGH THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
UH, BASICALLY URBANIZING SUBURBAN PLANO.
ULTIMATELY, THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE CITY AND PLANO FUTURE LED TO PLANO FUTURE FILING A LAWSUIT.
PLANO FUTURE PETITIONED THE CITY TO ALLOW THE TRANSFORMATIVE PLANO TOMORROW PLAN TO BE VOTED ON BY THE CITIZENS OF PLANO.
EVEN THOUGH THE FINAL RULING BY THE COURT SIDED WITH THE CITIZENS AND ORDERED THE CITY TO ABIDE BY THE PETITION, THE CITY DECIDED NOT TO ALLOW THE CITIZENS TO VOTE ON THE PLANO TOMORROW PLAN.
THE CITY LEADERSHIP OF 2015 DID NOT EXPLAIN TO THE CITIZENS WHY THEY DID WHAT THEY DID.
THE CITIZENS WERE KEPT IN THE, IN THE DARK 20 SECONDS REGARDING THE FACT THAT JUSTICE, MR. ELLI AND MR. WILLIAMS STATED THE CITY NO LONGER HAD CONTROL
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OF ZONING, AND IN FACT WOULD'VE BEEN SUED BY AN OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION IF THEY KEPT IN PLACE THE PLANO TOMORROW PLAN BACK IN 2015, AND REFUSED TO REZONE LAND AND APPROVE APARTMENTS TO BE CONSTRUCTED ON THAT LAND.YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RIGHT A WRONG DONE, I FEEL, UH, DONE BY THIS CITY.
I'M ASKING YOU TO INFORM CITIZENS, UH, THE CITIZENS AS TO WHAT IS GOING ON.
MEET WITH EACH, MEET AMONG YOURSELVES.
COME UP WITH A PLAN TO TAKE THE CITIZENS OF PLAN OF, UH, TAKE THE CITIZENS OF PLANO THAT HAVE BEEN KEPT IN THE DARK AND INTO THE LIGHT, AND INFORM THEM ABOUT THE AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER AND FAIR HOUSING RULE THAT WAS ENACTED IN 2015, MR. REED, THAT PEOPLE ARE IN THE DARK ABOUT MOST CITIZENS DO NOT KNOW THAT CITY, MR. RE, CITIES AND TOWNS.
THAT YOUR, YOUR TIME'S UP, IF YOU'LL JUST WRAP IT UP.
JUST WRAP IT UP IF YOU'D LIKE.
YEAH, LET ME JUST CUT TO THE END HERE.
UM, I AM BASICALLY ASKING YOU TO, UM, BE, UH, TRANSPARENT FROM THIS POINT ON, ON THIS ISSUE.
LET THE CITIZENS IN ON WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND, UM, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY WIFE, MARIA.
UH, SHE IS AT HOME TAKING CARE OF OUR CHILDREN TO ENABLE ME TO BE HERE AND SERVE THE CITY OF PLANO WITH COUNCILMAN SMITH ON HIS BIRTHDAY.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
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, THE CITY MANAGER, OR ANY CITIZEN.
THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL ESTABLISH TIME LIMITS BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF SPEAKER REQUESTS.
MOTION TO APPROVE EXCEPT FOR ITEMS E, F, AND J.
TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF E, F, AND J, PLEASE VOTE.
MOTION PASSES EIGHT TO ZERO ITEM E,
[(e)
To approve a request for a variance for the replacement of existing structures that are approaching their end of useful life at the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) Rowlett Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant at 1600 Los Rios Boulevard within the current Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 100-yr floodplain of Rowlett Creek, in the City of Plano.
]ITEM E TO APPROVE A REQUEST FOR VARIANCE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING STRUCTURES THAT ARE APPROACHING THEIR END OF USEFUL LIFE AT THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, ROULETTE CREEK REGIONAL WATER TREATMENT, WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AT 1600 LOS RIOS BOULEVARD WITHIN THE CURRENT FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, 100 YEAR FLOODPLAIN OF ROULETTE CREEK IN THE CITY OF PLANO.UM, OUR SPEAKER ON THIS ITEM IS CASSANDRA BOWL.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR A COUPLE MINUTES OF YOUR TIME.
CASSANDRA BOWL, 41 20 SONORA DRIVE.
I'VE ASKED FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THIS VARIANCE REQUEST FOR THE RITE CREEK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT TO BE, UM, TAKEN OUTSIDE OF THE CASS CONSENT AGENDA.
I'M SEEKING SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EQUIPMENT THAT'S REACHING ITS END OF LIFE.
AS A RESIDENT OF RESIDENT OF EAST PLANO, I WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT ANY CITY CONSIDERATIONS OF THE RITE CREEK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT BE CONSIDERED ON SEPARATE AGENDA ITEMS. THIS AGING FACILITY DIRECTLY IMPACTS RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES TWO TO THREE MILES FROM THE PLANT.
WOULD YOU, UH, DO YOU WANNA SPEAK FOR YEAH, GO AHEAD.
UM, UH, MARK AND CALEB, I APPRECIATE YOUR, UH, EMAIL EXCHANGES TODAY PROVIDING ME MORE INFORMATION ON THIS.
I STILL HAVE SOME, UM, ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
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UM, STRUCTURES, UH, AND THE UV BEING ERECTED WHERE THERE ARE NO STRUCTURES TODAY, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IF I'M INFERRING CORRECTLY, UM, ONE, UH, FACILITY IS BEING, UM, OUTFITTED DIFFERENTLY SO THE STRUCTURE ISN'T GOING TO CHANGE AND ANOTHER IS GOING TO BE DEMOLISHED AND ANOTHER STRUCTURE BUILT IN ITS PLACE.IS THAT ACCURATE? I BELIEVE THAT'S ACCURATE.
I BELIEVE THERE'S A COUPLE MEMBERS FROM THE DISTRICT.
IF THEY'D LIKE TO PROVIDE YOU A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ON WHAT'S ACTUALLY, UH, GOING TO OCCUR.
I'M MARK SIMON, ASSISTANT DEPUTY FOR ENGINEERING AT NORTH TEXAS.
UM, SO IN REGARDS TO YOUR QUESTION, COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS, ACTUALLY BOTH STRUCTURES WILL BE, UH, TAKEN TO THE GROUND AND THEN, UH, REBUILT IN THE, ACTUALLY IN A SMALLER FOOTPRINT THAN WHAT THE ACTUAL CURRENT STRUCTURES ARE.
ON, ON TOP OF THE FOOTPRINT OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURES? YES.
SO NOTHING ELSE IS GONNA BE BUILT OUTSIDE OF THAT.
THEY'RE, ARE THEY BOTH GONNA BE FOR UV DISINFECTANT? NO.
ONE OF 'EM, UH, ONE OF 'EM FOR U D VE DISINFECTION AND ONE OF 'EM, UM, IS FOR ADDITIONAL FILTER CAPACITY.
SO, UM, NOTHING, SO, SO WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN, OKAY, THERE ARE OTHER ITEMS ON THE SITE THAT ARE, SO AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE ONLY REASON FOR THE VARIANCE IS BECAUSE IT IS WITHIN A FLOODPLAIN.
UM, IS THAT ACCURATE? YEAH, SO EVEN THE EXISTING STRUCTURES TODAY ARE IN THE FLOODPLAIN, BUT, UM, THEY WERE CONSTRUCTED, I GUESS, EITHER PRIOR TO REVIEW OR BEFORE THERE WAS A REQUIREMENT.
I'M NOT REALLY SURE THE HISTORY OF THAT.
AND SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO CORRECT THAT MATTER AND THEN, UM, ADVANCE THE FACILITIES FOR THE CURRENT TREATMENT PROCESS.
SO IS IT FAIR TO CHARACTERIZE IT AS BASICALLY RETROFITTING THE, UH, PLANT FOR UV DISINFECTION AND UPGRADED FILTERS? CORRECT.
UH, SIR, ONE MORE QUESTION, JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AUDIENCE AND CITIZENS THAT ARE WATCHING IN HERE WHO ARE NOT EX PRIVY TO THE EXCHANGE OF EMAILS.
WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE WITH REGARDS TO THIS UPGRADE THAT WE'RE, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ADDITIONAL BASINS, IS THAT CORRECT? FOR THE FILTRATION SYSTEM, THERE'S TWO BASINS ON THE STRUCTURE ON THE PLANT RIGHT NOW, IN THE SAME LOCATION WE'RE GONNA BUILD, UM, THINK OF 'EM AS LIKE A LARGE SWIMMING POOL.
THEY'RE AROUND, THEY'RE AROUND 9,000 SQUARE FEET OKAY.
AND THEY GOT A BUNCH OF WALLS INSIDE.
AND SO THE WATER COMES IN AND IT HAS TO KIND OF NAVIGATE ITS WAY THROUGH THE CHANNELS, AND THAT PROVIDES THE MIXING REQUIRED FOR THE CURRENT DISINFECTION PROCESS.
SO WHAT WE'LL DO INSTEAD IS DEMOLISH THAT STRUCTURE AND WE'LL BUILD A STRUCTURE THAT'S A SMALLER SWIMMING POOL, BUT HAS LANES THINK OF IT AT, BUT FIXED WALL LANES.
AND THEN THE UV, UM, IS LIKE, UM, POWERFUL LIGHT BULBS, REALLY.
SO, UM, THE FLOW WILL PASS THROUGH THE UV, UM, BULBS, AND THEY PROVIDE INSTANTANEOUS DISINFECTION, AND THEY DON'T REQUIRE ALL THE, THE MIXING TIME.
SO, UM, BY T C Q REGULATION, THAT MIXING HAS TO TAKE PLACE FOR A MINIMUM OF 30 SECONDS, BUT WITH THE UV TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY, IT'S INSTANTANEOUS.
SO WE CAN REDUCE THE FOOTPRINT OF THE ACTUAL STRUCTURE ITSELF.
DURING THIS RENOVATION PERIOD, DO WE TAKE CONTINGENCY PLANS IN CASE WE HAVE ADDITIONAL OVERFLOW, UH, DURING STORM EVENTS, ET CETERA? ARE YOU GOING, IS THIS GONNA IMPACT YOUR CAPACITY TO TREAT? YEAH, SO WE HAVE TWO STRUCTURES RIGHT NOW, SO WE CAN SEQUENCE IT, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE, UM, ADDITIONAL UV TREATMENT CAPACITY.
AND THEN IN THE NEW TRAIN THAT WAS BUILT, UM, IN PHASE ONE OF THIS, UM, OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS.
SO WE'LL HAVE, UM, AVAILABLE DISINFECTION CAPACITY IN TWO WAYS UNTIL WE COMPLETE THE RENOVATION.
WITH THESE IMPROVEMENTS, WE'RE GONNA BE BASICALLY IMPROVING OUR TREATMENT CAPABILITIES WITH WASTEWATER COMING FOR THAT, THAT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT? YEAH, SO THE AVERAGE DAY TREATMENT STAYS THE SAME.
UM, THIS IS PRIMARILY TO DEAL WITH, UH, FLOWS THAT INCREASE DURING WET WEATHER EVENTS.
UM, THE, THE MAJOR BENEFIT FOR BOTH OUR STAFF AS WELL AS THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS THAT BY GOING TO UV TECHNOLOGY, WE ELIMINATE THE USE OF, UH, CHLORINE GAS OR CHLORINE, UH, LIQUID CHLORINE, UM, FOR DISINFECTION.
AND WE JUST MOVE TOWARDS THE, THE HIGH INTENSITY UV BOLTS INSTEAD.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO, TO GET ANSWERED ON THE RECORD FOR EVERYONE THOUGH,
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THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT YOU'RE MAKING, UH, ARE GOING TO BE DONE ON THE EXISTING PROPERTY, AND NONE OF THIS WILL REQUIRE EXTENDING OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARY OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE, CORRECT? YES, IT'S ALL WITHIN THE EXISTING FOOTPRINT OF THE CURRENT.CAN I HAVE A MOTION, MOTION DONE? YEAH.
AFTER YOU, AFTER YOU SHALL MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM E.
I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE CON CONSENT AGENDA ITEM E, PLEASE VOTE.
MOTION PASSES EIGHT TO ZERO ITEM F, ITEM
[(f) To approve an expenditure in the amount of $1,585,000 for the purchase of real property located at 3321 East Parker Road from Satinder and Sophie Baweja; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. ]
F APPROVAL OF AN EXPENDITURE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,585,000 FOR THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY.LOCATED AT 33 21 EAST PARKER ROAD FROM SAN TINDER AND SOFI, UH, SOPHIE BAWEJA AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.
I AM THE CITY'S REAL ESTATE MANAGER, AND HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ON THIS ITEM.
UH, WE, WE, WE HAD, UH, A SPEAKER THAT PULLED THIS ITEM.
SO JUST LOOKING OUT FOR THE CITIZENS OF PLANO.
YOU WIN THE AWARD FOR TONIGHT? I THINK SO, YES.
UM, CASSANDRA BOWL 41, 20 SONORA DRIVE.
UM, JUST LOOKED OVER THE CONSENT AGENDA AND THE $1.5 MILLION PURCHASE.
UM, WAS THAT REALLY CAUGHT MY EYES.
LIKE, UH, THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF, THAT'S A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH MONEY TO BE SPENDING, UM, THE TAXPAYERS, THE RESIDENTS OF PLANO.
UM, ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM, UM, I REALLY FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT THE CITY OF PLANO RESIDENTS AND TAXPAYERS SHOULD RECEIVE FULL TRANSPARENCY.
THEN I LOOKED AT THE ADDRESS AND I REALIZED THAT THIS IS THE INTERSECTION.
IT'S A T INTERSECTION AT SAN GABRIEL AND PARKER ROAD.
I TRAVEL THAT ROUTE EVERY SINGLE DAY.
JUST CURIOUS AS TO THE CITY'S INTEREST AND REQUEST THAT, UM, THIS PURCHASE WOULD GET FULL AIRING PERHAPS AT A FUTURE MEETING.
I, I DID, YOU KNOW, HAVE A, A QUESTION ABOUT THIS.
I REACHED OUT TO THE CITY MANAGER ABOUT THIS ITEM, UH, EARLIER AND RECEIVED A RESPONSE THAT THE APPRAISED VALUE ON THIS LAND IS, IS 1.37 MILLION.
UH, THE PROPOSED PURCHASE PRICE IS 1.585 MILLION, I BELIEVE.
UM, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE, I GUESS WE WOULD BE USING IT JUST FOR PARKLAND, YOU KNOW, FOR LAND ONLY, AND THERE'S A STRUCTURE ON THERE CURRENTLY, AND THE $1.37 MILLION APPRAISAL IS, IS FOR LAND ONLY.
COULD YOU SPEAK TO HOW THE, THE FACT THAT THERE'S A STRUCTURE ON THE LAND CURRENTLY, UM, INTERACTS WITH THE APPLICABILITY OF THAT APPRAISAL FOR LAND ONLY? SURE.
SO THAT APPRAISAL IS BEST ON THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE OF THE PROPERTY AS DETERMINED BY THAT APPRAISER.
UM, WHERE THIS PROPERTY, THIS PROPERTY IS ON THE MARKET, UM, IT WAS LISTED IN LATE MAY FOR $1.8 MILLION.
UM, THE CITY PRETTY MUCH FOUND, DISCOVERED, MADE AN OFFER AND BEGAN DIALOGUE WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS, UH, IN MID-JULY.
UH, THAT APPRAISAL IS BASED ON THE IDEA THAT THIS PARCEL WOULD NOT BE BEST USED AS ITS CURRENT, UH, USE AS AN ESTATE RESIDENCE.
UM, IT'S ONE HOME OF APPROXIMATELY, I BELIEVE, UH, 2,800, 3000 SQUARE FEET ON THREE ACRES OF PROPERTY THAT ADJOINS OAK POINT PARK AND NATURE PRESERVE.
INSTEAD, THE BETTER USE WOULD BE FOR IT TO BE DEVELOPED AS RESIDENTIAL LOTS IN THE FUTURE.
SO THAT $1.37 MILLION IS VALUED ON THE PROPOSAL THAT IT WOULD BEST BE USED FOR FUTURE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
AND SO, UH, JUST AS A FOLLOW UP TO THAT, UM, IF THAT'S THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE THEN, SO BASICALLY THAT THE APPRAISAL WAS THAT THE HIGHEST DOLLAR VALUE USED THE APPRAISER FELT WOULD GO FOR 1.37 MILLION? CORRECT.
UM, THEN DO WE FEEL LIKE THERE MIGHT BE ANY, UH, ANY ROOM TO NEGOTIATE, UH, DOWN FURTHER FROM THIS PRICE OR, YOU KNOW, ARE THERE ANY OTHER BIDDERS THAT WE'RE BIDDING AGAINST? DO, DO WE KNOW? I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY OTHER BIDDERS THAT SAID, UM, I HAVEN'T REACHED OUT OR KIND OF INQUIRED ON THAT.
UM, NEGOTIATIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE, UM, TO MY VIEW, THEY'VE REACHED THEIR LOGICAL CONCLUSION.
UM, AND THIS PRESENTS THE BEST, UH, COMPROMISE WITH A WILLING BUYER AND WILLING SELLER OF THE LAND.
UM, I HAVEN'T INTRODUCED THE IDEA OF IMMINENT
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DOMAIN, WHICH WE WOULD PROBABLY NEED TO OBTAIN THIS PARCEL AT WHAT THE APPRAISED VALUE IS.AND, AND SO YOU SAID HAVEN'T INTRODUCED, SO DOES THAT MEAN HAVE, HAVE WE, UH, OFFERED THE APPRAISED VALUE AND THEY REJECTED THAT OR CORRECT.
WELL THANK, THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION.
MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION.
MOTION IS SECOND TO APPROVE QUESTION.
I, UM, SINCE WE'RE PROPOSING TO PUT THE FACILITY ELSEWHERE AND BASICALLY SHIFT THIS TO USABLE PARKLAND, ARE WE UNDER A REQUIREMENT TO REPLACE THE USABLE PARKLAND SINCE WE'RE PUTTING A FACILITY SOMEWHERE ELSE? COULD WE JUST DO WITHOUT THE LAND ENTIRELY? COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS? I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IN TERMS OF A STATE MANDATE OR, UH, SOMETHING UNDER OUR ZONING CODE.
CAN YOU, CAN YOU RESTATE YOUR QUESTION REAL QUICK? COUNCILMAN? UM, IS THERE A REQUIRE, I KNOW WHAT WE INTEND TO DO WITH THIS LAND TO TURN IT INTO USABLE PARK LAND? IS THERE ANYTHING COMPELLING US TO PURCHASE IT AT ALL? COULD WE EFFECTIVELY AND LEGALLY DO WITHOUT PURCHASING IT? I BELIEVE THAT THIS, THIS LAND WAS PART OF OUR PARKS MASTER PLAN IS SOMETHING THAT WE SOUGHT TO ACQUIRE AS PART OF OUR MARKS PARKS MASTER PLAN.
BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE ARE LEGALLY BOUND TO PURCHASE THE LAND BECAUSE OUR PARKS MASTER PLAN, AS YOU KNOW, DOES CHANGE OVER TIME.
SO WE'RE NOT BOUND BY THAT PLAN TO, TO PURCHASE THAT.
BUT IT IS PARK OF OUR, AND I'M SEEING RON RIGHT THERE.
IT IS PART OF OUR PARKS MASTER PLAN TO, TO ACQUIRE THIS.
UH, RON SMITH, YOUR PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR, THIS IS ON OUR ADOPTED MASTER PLAN FROM 2018, AND ALSO THE ONE THAT WAS MOST RECENTLY ADOPTED BY THIS COUNCIL, UH, TO BE INCORPORATED INTO OAK POINT PARK AND NATURE PRESERVE.
I, I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND TO, TO APPROACH.
OH, I, I, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY SOMETHING, UH, REAL QUICK, MAYOR.
UM, JUST 'CAUSE I NEVER WANT TO SURPRISE ANYBODY.
I, I'M GONNA VOTE AGAINST THIS ITEM, NOT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO ACQUIRE THE PARKLAND, BUT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I, I'D, I'D LIKE TO SEE US GET TO THAT APPRAISED NUMBER, UH, UH, OR AT LEAST CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS A LITTLE BIT LONGER, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'RE NOT AWARE OF ANY OKAY.
COMPETING BIDDERS AT THE MOMENT.
SO I, I, I, I WOULD CONSIDER IT IN THE FUTURE, BUT, ALL RIGHT.
SO I HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND TO APPROVE, UH, ITEM F, PLEASE VOTE.
MOTION PASSES FIVE TWO WITH ONE ABSTENTION.
[(j)
To approve revisions to the City of Plano Policy Statement for Economic Development Incentives Program; and providing an effective date.
]J TO APPROVE REVISIONS TO THE CITY OF PLANO POLICY STATEMENT FOR E ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES PROGRAM AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.UH, JENNIFER GROSSMAN, UH, JENNIFER GROSSMAN PLANO.
I TOOK THIS ITEM OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR TWO REASONS.
THE TRUE MEANING OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE POWER YOU ARE GIVING AWAY.
FIRST, WHAT IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT? REALLY, SOME PEOPLE SAY IT IS CORPORATE WELFARE.
OTHERS CALL IT CRONY CAPITALISM.
IT IS NEITHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS FASCISM.
YES, MUSSOLINI HAD AN ECONOMIC POLICY.
ECONOMIC FASCISM IS GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, INVESTMENT, AND PLANNING.
THE GOVERNMENT AND COMPANIES GO INTO PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, AND THE GOVERNMENT CAN RESTRICT ANY ACTION WITH STIFLING REGULATIONS OR PROMOTE ANY ACTION BY GIVING MONEY OR INCENTIVES TO COMPANIES.
THIS INTERFERES WITH THE ECONOMY AND HAS CONSEQUENCES.
ONE IS REDUCED TAX REVENUE THAT CITIES COULD SPEND ON STAFF RAISES AND GIVING RESIDENTS A LOWER TAX RATE IN A YEAR WHEN WE ARE SUFFERING UNDER INFLATION.
ECONOMIC FASCISM ALSO PICKS WINNERS AND LOSERS FAVORING LARGE COMPANIES, WHILE NEGLECTING SMALL BUSINESSES THAT EMPLOY THE MAJORITY.
IT ALSO DISTORTS NATURAL MARKET FORCES WITH COMPANIES CHOOSING LOCATIONS BASED ON GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES, NOT SOUND BUSINESS PRINCIPLES, SUCH AS WHAT IS BEST FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES.
THIS ALSO PIT CITIES AGAINST EACH OTHER, MAKING NEIGHBORS INTO COMPETITORS.
ECONOMIC FASCISM IS WRONG, AND IT GIVES TOO MUCH POWER TO CENTRAL PLANNERS AND UNELECTED BUREAUCRATS.
THAT BRINGS ME TO MY SECOND REASON FOR PULLING THIS ITEM.
THIS POLICY GIVES WAY TOO MUCH UNCHECKED AUTHORITY TO THE CITY MANAGER.
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MR. ISRAEL'S SON AS A CITY MANAGER.
THIS HAS TO DO WITH COUNCIL GIVING AWAY ITS POWER TO AN UNELECTED PERSON.
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SECTION 12, THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE WILL HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE AN AGREEMENT.ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE OFFERS CAN INCREASE OR DECREASE THE INITIAL OFFER.
IN OTHER WORDS, AN UNCHECKED UNELECTED PERSON DOES NOT NEED THIS BODY'S APPROVAL TO CHANGE AN AGREEMENT.
LASTLY, AND MOST OUTRAGEOUSLY, YOU ARE GIVING POWER TO AN UNELECTED PERSON TO APPROVE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH A VALUE OF $100,000 TAXPAYER DOLLARS OR LESS WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THIS ELECTED BODY AND A PUBLIC HEARING.
WHILE WE HAVE A WONDERFUL CITY MANAGER, CITY COUNCIL HAS THE POWER OF THE PURSE, YOU AND ONLY YOU ARE TO DETERMINE WHAT HAPPENS WITH OUR MONEY.
THIS IS BECAUSE ONLY YOU CAN BE HIRED OR FIRED BY THE VOTERS.
WE DON'T GET TO HIRE THE CITY MANAGER OR ANY CITY STAFF.
WE GAVE YOU THE POWER OF THE PURSE.
YOU CAN'T JUST GIVE THAT POWER AWAY AND YOU SHOULDN'T WANT TO.
THEREFORE, I URGE YOU TO REJECT THIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY.
I WILL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS PARTING QUESTION.
DO YOU WANT AN ECONOMY ALIGNED WITH ADAM SMITH, MILTON FRIEDMAN, AND THOMAS, SO, AND OUR FOUNDERS AND FRAMERS OR MUSSOLINI'S IDEALS? THANK YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS? OH, I, I, I WAS JUST GOING TO SPEAK BRIEFLY IF I COULD, MAYOR, TO ADDRESS THE, THOSE COMMENTS.
SO, WELL, AND ACTUALLY A COUPLE OF CLARIFICATIONS ALSO FOR CITY MANAGER ISRAEL.
SO WE, WE'VE CERTAINLY DISCUSSED THIS POLICY.
SO, UH, I JUST WANTED TO PUT SOME THINGS OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE AWARE OF.
FIRST OF ALL, THE CITY MANAGER AUTHORITY, IF I'M RECALLING CORRECTLY OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, IS ONLY TO, UH, CHANGE AN OFFER THAT'S BEEN APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL OR CHANGE CERTAIN OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL BY UP TO 10% OR $200,000, WHICHEVER IS LESS.
AND THAT $200,000 CAP WAS, WAS ACTUALLY MY IDEA.
AND, AND, AND THE STAFF AND THE REST OF THE COUNCIL WERE VERY OPEN TO IT.
AND SO WE, WE'VE REALLY DONE A LOT TO PRESERVE THE, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL'S ROLE IN THIS, UH, YOU KNOW, TO BASICALLY THERE, THERE CAN BE CHANGES WITHIN A CERTAIN BAND, BUT CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL IS STILL REQUIRED, UH, REQUIRED FOR MOST STEPS UNDER THIS.
AND I BELIEVE ALSO THAT, UH, REGARDING THE, THE SMALLER AGREEMENTS THAT CAN BE APPROVED UNDER THE CITY MANAGER'S AUTHORITY, THOSE HAVE TO BE, TO BE NET REVENUE POSITIVE, RIGHT? FOR THE CITY.
AND SO THAT, THAT WAS ANOTHER THING THAT WE, THAT WE DISCUSSED THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO ME.
UM, NET REV, FOR THOSE WHO, WHO AREN'T SEEING THESE FREQUENTLY, NET REVENUE POSITIVE MEANS THAT THE TAX REVENUE GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THE EEC OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, IS GREATER THAN THE COST TO THE CITY OF BRINGING THAT COMPANY HERE, UH, AND CREATING THAT TAX REVENUE.
UM, AND, AND THEREFORE, THE CITY COMES OUT AHEAD.
THERE'S ADDITIONAL TAX REVENUE, AND THE REST OF US, AS, AS HOMEOWNERS OR OTHERWISE TAXPAYERS IN THE CITY OF PLANO, HAVE A LOWER TAX BURDEN AS A RESULT OF THAT.
NOW, I WILL SAY, PHILOSOPHICALLY, I DON'T LOVE THAT WE'RE IN THIS BUSINESS AT ALL.
I, I, I FRANKLY WISH THE LEGISLATURE WOULD DO AWAY WITH CITIES BEING ABLE TO COMPETE WITH EACH OTHER IN THIS WAY, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT WHEN CITIES COMPETE, TAXPAYERS LOSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S A RACE TO THE BOTTOM, UH, LIKE MS. GROSSMAN WAS ALLUDING TO, BECAUSE THEN IT BECOME, YOU KNOW, IT BECOMES A PART OF OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS WHERE WE HAVE TO COMPETE WITH OTHER CITIES ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY CITIES ARE GOING TO GIVE AWAY.
THAT BEING SAID, THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE A SOLUTION THAT THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE WOULD DO IF WE UNILATERALLY STOP DOING THIS AS THE CITY.
IF WE UNILATERALLY STOP DOING, THIS IS THE CITY OF PLANO, UH, W W WE WILL LOSE CORPORATIONS.
AND SO, UH, IT'S A NECESSARY EVIL.
OTHERWISE, UH, THERE, THERE ARE, OR WE'LL LEAVE PLANO FOR OTHER CITIES, AND I DON'T LOVE THAT, BUT IT'S, IT'S A FACT OF LIFE.
AND, AND SO WE HAVE TO PLAY BY THE RULES THAT THEY EXIST.
SO, UM, I WILL MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS ITEM.
DID YOU DO THAT? SORRY, MARIA.
SECOND TO WHO? OH, I'M SORRY, ANTHONY.
WHAT WAS SHE SAY? ANY MOTION YOU GOT TO THAT MOTION? I
ITEM J, RIGHT? THAT RIGHT? MM-HMM.
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.
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PRESIDING OFFICER MAY AMEND THESE TIMES AS DEEMED NECESSARY NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. 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, THE 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 ARE RECEIVED UNTIL THE CUMULATIVE TIME IS EXHAUSTED.
[(1) Public Hearing on the FY2023-24 Recommended Budget, Proposed Community Investment Program (CIP) and the Proposed Ad Valorem Tax Rate.]
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FISCAL YEAR 20 23, 24 RECOMMENDED BUDGET, PROPOSED COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM AND THE PROPOSED A VALOREM TAX RATE.THIS EVENING WE ARE HAVING OUR THIRD PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE OPERATING BUDGET, WHICH TOTALS $729 MILLION.
THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM TOTALS $340 MILLION.
BOTH THESE BUDGETS ARE SET TO BE ADOPTED ON MONDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 11TH AT SEVEN O'CLOCK.
IN ADDITION, WE ARE GOING TO START OUR, UH, PROPOSED PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED VALOREM TAX RATE, WHICH WITHIN THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET IS CURRENTLY 41.76 CENTS.
WE ARE GONNA HAVE A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE, UH, TAX RATE RIGHT AFTER THIS, BUT THIS IS THE PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IN ADDITION, SEPTEMBER 11TH, MONDAY, 7:00 PM THE CITY COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED TO ADOPT THE TAX RATE.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR KAREN? I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DO YOU HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM.
I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
CONFINE THE COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL.
COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS. UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I HAVE A, UM, A CHART THAT I CREATED TODAY, WHICH IS A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF THE ANALYSIS I WAS TALKING ABOUT AT THE LAST MEETING.
UM, CAN YOU HOLD THAT FOR, OKAY.
YEAH, BUT IT'S BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK,
[(2)
Discussion and Direction regarding Proposed Ad Valorem Tax Rate.
]TWO, DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION REGARDING THE PROPOSED A VALOREM TAX RATE.
DO I NEED TO OPEN IT? OH, THAT'S RIGHT.
UM, DO WE, UH, LISA, DO WE HAVE ANOTHER COPY WE COULD PUT IN THE OVERHEAD? OKAY, THANK YOU.
I ALSO, UM, MARK, I DO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS SINCE YOU PUT IT BACK ON MY RADAR.
UM, I'LL, UH, I'LL DISCUSS THIS FIRST.
SO, UM, STAFF WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO PROVIDE US WITH 20 YEARS OF DATA ON THE INCREASE OF THE BUDGET NET OF, UM, THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, BECAUSE THAT'S CALCULATED SEPARATELY FROM OUR, UM, UH, OUR, OUR BUDGET BASED ON TAX REVENUES, AS WELL AS, UM, AVERAGE, UH, HOME PRICES, AVERAGE HOMESTEADED PRICES, TAX BILLS ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH, UM, UH, C P I, UM, INFLATION ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, M C I, WHICH IS THE MUNICIPAL COST INDEX VERSION OF INFLATION PLUS POPULATION GROWTH.
SO, UM, I TOOK JUST, UM, FIVE OF THESE MEASURES TO SHOW THE PROGRESSION FROM THE 2003, 2004 FISCAL YEAR FOR PLANO, AND SHOW HOW EACH TRACKED OVER THE YEARS.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS SAYING AT THE LAST MEETING WAS THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANT DIVERGENCE BETWEEN, UH, THE AMOUNT OF THE BUDGET AND M C I MUNICIPAL COST INDEX PLUS POPULATION GROWTH.
SO I FEEL THAT WHAT WE SHOULD ULTIMATELY BE TRACKING TO WEIGHING A FEW OTHER THINGS IS KEEPING UP WITH THE INFLATION THAT WE EXPERIENCE.
MUNICIPAL COST INDEX MEASURES THINGS SUCH AS THE COST OF ASPHALT, WHICH, UH, DOESN'T, YOU, YOU DON'T GET IT, UH, KROGER.
UM, SO, UH, THAT'S LITERALLY THE COST FOR CITIES MUNICIPAL COST INDEX.
WE NEED TO BE, KEEP KEEPING PACE WITH THE INFLATION THAT IMPACTS THE SERVICES THAT WE OFFER AS A CITY PLUS POPULATION GROWTH.
NOW, THIS, THE SIZE OF THE BUDGET IS DISCONNECTED FOR THIS PURPOSE FROM, UH, THE VALUE OF HOMESTEADED PROPERTIES OR THE TAX RATE AS IT APPLIES TO PROPERTIES TAXED IN BOTH YEARS FOR PURPOSES OF THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE CALCULATION AND THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE.
BUT WHAT WE SEE HERE, STARTING FIRST WITH THE GREEN LINE AND THE, UH, THE RED LINE, WE HAVE PERIODS OF CONVERGENCE.
THAT'S WHERE BASICALLY THEY HAVE
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CAUGHT UP TO ONE ANOTHER.OUR, THE GROWTH OF OUR BUDGET AND THE M C I, OUR INFLATION PLUS POPULATION GROWTH TO WHERE THEY'RE IN BASICALLY EQUILIBRIUM.
IF WE ADOPT THE PHILOSOPHY THAT WE SHOULD MAINTAIN EXCELLENT QUALITY SERVICES, UM, WHILE EMPLOYING FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO OUR TAXPAYERS, THEN WE SHOULD BE SEEKING TO KEEP PACE WITH INFLATION AND THE GROWTH OF OUR POPULATION BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THAT GROWING POPULATION.
UM, BUT NOT IN EXCESS OF THAT.
THAT'S THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PART.
SO IN 2006, SEVEN TO 2007, EIGHT, THOSE LINES ARE PRETTY MUCH EVEN, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF DIVERGENCE THERE, BUT THEN THE GREAT RECESSION HAPPENED AND THE BUDGET ACTUALLY SHRANK WHILE M C I AND POPULATION GROWTH, UM, WENT UP.
THEN AFTER A WHILE, THE BUDGET CLIMBED TO CATCH UP TO IT, AND THEN THEY CONVERGED AGAIN IN, UH, ABOUT 20 19, 20.
THAT'S WHEN, THAT'S WHEN WE ADOPTED NO NEW REVENUE RATE FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
THE WORLD HAD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN, AND WE DELIBERATELY ADOPTED THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, UM, BECAUSE OF THE UNCERTAINTY AND THE IMPACT TO OUR PEOPLE.
THEN WE DID THAT FOR TWO MORE FISCAL YEARS.
SO I HAD NEVER IN, I NEVER HAD NEVER INTENDED TO CHAMPION THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE FOR A FIFTH YEAR IN A ROW THIS YEAR.
AND THE REASON IS BECAUSE OF THE, THE SEPARATION OF THAT GREEN AND RED LINE, UH, TOWARD THE FAR RIGHT EDGE OF, UH, THIS CHART.
BECAUSE WE WERE HOLDING BACK IN, DURING A PERIOD OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY, AND BASED ON OUR LAST BUDGET DISCUSSION, WE'D BEEN LOSING COMPETITIVENESS WITH OTHER AREA CITIES.
AND LET'S FACE IT, BACK IN 2004, 2005, 2006, WE DIDN'T FACE THE SAME LEVEL OF COMPETITION FROM OTHER METROPLEX CITIES.
UM, WE DO, AND WE HAVE TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE, UM, GOING FORWARD IN TERMS OF THE CALIBER OF OUR PEOPLE, THE QUALITY OF OUR SERVICES.
SO I DO CHAMPION, UM, ADOPTING THE, UH, THE MODIFIED VOTER APPROVAL RATE.
IF, AS WE DISCUSSED LAST, UH, MEETING, WE CAN ENSURE THAT THE DELTA THERE IS PUT TOWARD, UH, COMPENSATION FOR OUR STAFF BASED ON THE OUTCOME OF THE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY STUDY THAT'S UNDERWAY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S GOING TO ENTAIL, WHAT QUOTE UNQUOTE RIGHT-SIZING OUR COMPENSATION IS GOING TO ENTAIL.
I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN DO IT, BECAUSE AS I'VE SAID MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE PERIOD OF INFLATION THAT WE'VE HAD OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE GIVEN STAFF A 3%, UM, UH, COMPENSATION INCREASE EACH YEAR WITH EIGHT 9% INFLATION, THAT'S AN ACTUAL PAY CUT.
SO I WANNA BALANCE MAKING OUR STAFF WHOLE WHILE RECOGNIZING THAT OUR CITIZENS, OUR TAXPAYERS, HAVE NOT HAD THE LUXURY OF THOSE INCREASES EITHER.
IT'S A, IT'S A, IT'S A DELICATE BALANCE.
BUT I DO HAVE, UH, I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS PURSUANT TO THAT, THAT I WANT TO ASK ABOUT THE OPTIONS IN FRONT OF US.
SO IN THESE OPTIONS THAT WERE PRESENTED WITH, UM, FIRST I WANNA CLARIFY SOMETHING, UH, ONE OF THE FOOTNOTES HERE ABOUT THE, UM, THE MAINTAIN EXISTING LONGEVITY PAY.
I'M ASSUMING THAT OPTION MEANS WE DISPENSE WITH THE LONGEVITY PAY INCREASE AND RECOUP THE $1.3 MILLION, UM, FOR, TO ACHIEVE OUR COUNCIL GOALS.
NOW, THE FOOTNOTE IN HERE SAYS, UM, CONSULTANTS WOULD CONSIDER LONGEVITY AS A PART OF THE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY STUDY.
SHOULD I INTERPRET THAT TO MEAN THAT THEY'LL CONSIDER IT AND IF THEY RECOMMEND IT, THEN WE WOULD ADD IT BACK FROM THE COMPENSATION FUND? CORRECT.
WHAT IS THE CURRENT ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DATE OF THE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY STUDY? WE HAVE JUST ENGAGED THE, UH, THE CONSULTANT RECENTLY.
SO WE, WE ANTICIPATE AT LEAST THREE MONTHS BEFORE THAT TO COME BACK.
SO IT'D PROBABLY BE CLOSE TO THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR.
UM, BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE SAFE TO SAY, I SHOULD SAY, WOULD, IT WOULD BE SAFE TO SAY THAT WHATEVER THE CONSULTANT RECOMMENDS AS PART OF THE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY, WHETHER THAT'S LONGEVITY PAY OR OTHER CREATIVE MECHANISMS, THAT WE WOULD THEN BE ABLE TO USE THE, UH, THE COMPENSATION FUND TO APPLY THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS.
I DON'T WANT TO PROMISE THAT WE WILL HAVE THE FULL FUND TO FUND EVERYTHING THAT THEY SAY, BUT WE, WE, TO THE EXTENT THAT WE HAVE THE FUND, TO THE EXTENT THAT WE HAVE THE FUND, WE WILL, WE WILL BEGIN TAKING STEPS THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR TO ADDRESS ANY SHORTCOMINGS THEY SEE IN OUR COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY.
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NOW, I WAS UNCERTAIN ABOUT THE MATH HERE.SO WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE, UH, RECOMMENDED RATE OF 41.76, OR THE RATE OF 41.76 FOR THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET, UH, WE SAID THAT IT, IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE 40.60 RATE, UM, WE WOULD NEED TO REMOVE 6.4 MILLION FROM THE BUDGET.
SO IF WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT DELTA OF 6.4 MILLION, UM, WE'RE GOING TO PUT AN ALTERNATIVE 5 MILLION IN, UM, INTO THE, UH, COMPENSATION POOL.
IS THAT ON TOP OF THE 2 MILLION THAT WE ALREADY HAVE? NO, THE 5 MILLION INCLUDES THE 2 MILLION.
SO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 6.4 AND THE FIVE IS THE 1.5% INCREASE, SO THAT'S GOING TO 4.5%.
SO THAT BETWEEN FIVE AND 1.5 IS, IS GOING TO BE THAT, UH, THAT 6.4, SO, OKAY.
THAT'S, THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE.
AND THAT 1.5%, THAT IS THE 3.3 MILLION, RIGHT? THAT THAT'S CORRECT.
UM, THEN IN ADDITION TO, IN ADDITION TO EVERYTHING I LAID OUT WITH THIS CHART, UM, I THINK THAT IF WE ADOPT THIS RATE, UM, THE 41.76 RATE, WE WILL AND APPLY THAT TO RIGHT SIZING OUR COMPENSATION.
I THINK WE WILL HAVE PRETTY MUCH ACHIEVED EQUILIBRIUM AGAIN AFTER OUR ZIGGING AND ZAGGING THROUGH THE PAST COUPLE OF DECADES.
I THINK IT WOULD BE INCUMBENT UPON COUNCIL THIS BUDGET YEAR TO ADOPT A BUDGET AND TAX RATE PHILOSOPHY, UM, TO GUIDE US AND FUTURE COUNCILS.
THAT'S, THAT TAKES A MULTI-YEAR VIEW BECAUSE WHERE WE'VE DIVERGED HERE OR BECAUSE OF SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC AND GLOBAL EVENTS, UM, AND I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK BOTH BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS.
ORIGINALLY, I WAS THINKING MAYBE WE JUST VIEW THIS IN TERMS OF FIVE YEARS, BUT I'M THINKING MAYBE AS A PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH, IT WOULD BE MORE, IT WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE TO TAKE A THREE YEAR LOOK BACK AND A THREE YEAR LOOK FORWARD.
OF COURSE, NOBODY HAS A CRYSTAL BALL, BUT WHATEVER ENVIRONMENT WE'RE IN, WHETHER IT'S THE GREAT RECESSION, WHETHER IT'S COVID, WHETHER IT'S, UH, AN SS AND L CRISIS, WHATEVER, UH, LIFE IS GONNA THROW AT US, AND IT WILL, WE CAN TAKE A THREE YEAR LOOK FORWARD TO SAY, OKAY, WE'VE EXERCISED RESTRAINT OR WE'VE MADE UP FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, UM, OR THE THREE YEARS PRIOR.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO APPROACH THE BUDGET AND THE TAX RATE FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS, ASSUMING THAT THE PLANET DOESN'T GET ANY WORSE.
UM, THESE ARE ROUGH GUIDELINES, BUT I'VE MADE SOME NOTES AS TO THE KINDS OF PHILOSOPHIES THAT I THINK SHOULD GUIDE US.
ONE IS JUST TAKING A MULTI-YEAR VIEW.
WHEN WE STARTED LOOKING AT, UH, ADOPTING THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE, OR AT LEAST THE 3.5% INCREASED THIS YEAR, WE DID IT THROUGH THE LENS OF WHAT HAVE WE DONE THE PAST FEW YEARS IN.
WHAT I WOULD SAY IS, UH, PROBABLY THE, THE GREATEST ERA OF FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY SINCE I'VE LIVED IN PLANO.
UM, BUT WE HAVE TO SET THREE MAYBE MORE PILLARS THAT WE'RE WORKING AROUND, AND I THINK THEY WOULD ALIGN VERY CLOSELY TO, UM, UH, YOUR FIVE, UH, AREAS OF, UH, INSPECTION MARK, UM, EXERCISING FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES TO TAXPAYERS, UM, WHICH INCLUDES MAKING SURE THAT, UM, THEIR IMPACTS UNDER C P I ARE ADDRESSED, MAINTAINING HIGH QUALITY CITY SERVICES AND REMAINING COMPETITIVE.
IT'S HARD TO STRIKE THAT BALANCE, BUT I THINK THAT SHOULD BE AN EXPLICIT PHILOSOPHY TO GUIDE US GOING FORWARD.
AND, UM, SECONDLY, I I, I'D LIKE A, A STATEMENT LIKE RIGHT AT THE TOP, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE ANY MONEY, IT'S ALL THE TAXPAYERS MONEY, AND JUST RECOGNIZE THAT RESPONSIBILITY EVERY TIME WE UNDERGO THIS PROCESS.
AND THESE WERE JUST SOME IDEAS THAT I JOTTED DOWN, BUT I THINK IT'S WORTH, UM, ACTUALLY CODIFYING A PHILOSOPHY THIS YEAR.
SO COUNCILMAN, I, I WOULD JUST ADD IN, WE BEGAN THE, THE FISCAL ROADMAP THIS YEAR.
AND SO I THINK THAT THAT A PHILOSOPHY MAKES SENSE.
UM, AND, AND IT'S GREAT FOR THE CITY.
I I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE MIGHT WANNA DO A LITTLE BIT ADDITIONAL WORK TO