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NOW DECLARE THAT THE PLAINTIFF[CALL TO ORDER]
CITY COUNCIL HAS RECONVENED AN OPEN SESSION THAT ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.WE'LL BEGIN TONIGHT'S REGULAR MEETING WITH THE INVOCATION LED BY REVEREND DR.
VICTOR COLEMAN, SENIOR PASTOR WITH MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND TEXAS PLEDGE, LED BY AMERICAN LEGION HARDING BLAINE.
POST 3 21 COLOR GUARD AND CUB SCOUT.
1, 2, 5, 9, HARRINGTON HOUSTON AND WELLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE MARK, COLOR GUARD HALL LEFT FACE WE PRAY.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE WITH US HERE THIS EVENING.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL CITY OF PLANO IN WHICH WE LIVE.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE LOVE AND THE CARE YOU GIVE TO OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND TO OUR CITY, AND TO ALL OF US HERE TONIGHT.
WE ASK YOUR BLESSINGS ON ALL OF THE DECISIONS THAT OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS MAKE TONIGHT TO SERVE YOU AND TO SERVE THE PEOPLE HERE OF PLANO.
GIVE THEM WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF YOUR PEOPLE HERE IN PLANO.
CONTINUE TO GIVE US ALL OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE YOU AND TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR YOU IN THIS SPECIAL CITY IN WHICH WE LIVE.
WE PRAY IN THE POWERFUL NAME OF JESUS.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN SAYING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IN THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LITERACY AND ANCESTORS FOR ALL HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG FLAG MY PLEDGE SUCCEEDING TEXAS.
TWO ORDER ARMED, PRESENT, UH, PORTED.
SO DID YOU COME UP HERE? LET'S TAKE A PICTURE.
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YOU DID.THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
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Proclamation: Municipal Court Week is November 6 - 10, 2023.
]SO TONIGHT WE HAVE THE, UH, PRIVILEGE OF, OF, UH, READING SOME PROCLAMATIONS THAT WE'RE SO PROUD TO DO.FIRST PROCLAMATION IS THE MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK, WHICH IS NOVEMBER 6TH THROUGH 10TH, WHICH WAS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.
I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD OUR CHIEF MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE, PAUL MCNULTY, KAREN FETCH COVE MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATOR, AND ANY OTHER JUDGES OR COURT CLERKS THAT ARE HERE.
AND WHEREAS PRESCRIBED BY THE 86TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE AND HOUSE RESOLUTION 1658 MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK IS A WEEK DEDICATED TO APPRECIATING THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURTS MAKE TO THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
WHEREAS THE PLANO MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES, COURT CLERKS, AND OTHER STAFF DEMONSTRATE COMMITMENT TO THE STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE SET BY THE CITY OF PLANO AND IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE CANNONS OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT THROUGH THEIR PROFESSIONALISM, EXPERTISE, AND FAIRNESS IN SERVICE TO ALL.
AND WHEREAS IT IS MOST APPROPRIATE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE CRITICAL ROLE THAT THE PLANO MUNICIPAL COURT PLAYS IN PRESERVING PUBLIC SAFETY, PROTECTING QUALITY OF LIFE, DETERRING FUTURE CRIME, AND PROVIDING A FAIR FORUM FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.
NOW THEREFORE, I, JOHN MINES MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PLANO, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 6TH THROUGH 10TH 2023 AS MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK IN PLANO.
AND I DO THEREBY ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS, UH, TO JOIN ME AND THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL IN EXTENDING APPRECIATION FOR THE EXEMPLARY SERVICE AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE DEMONSTRATED BY THE JUDGES, ADMINISTRATORS, AND SUPPORT STRAT, UH, AND SUPPORT STAFF OF THE PLANO MUNICIPAL COURT.
[Proclamation: November 11 is Veterans Day, a day to honor all who served.]
NEXT PROCLAMATION, I'M HONORED, UH, THAT ON NOVEMBER 11TH IS VETERAN'S DAY A DAY TO HONOR ALL WHO SERVED.SO I'D LIKE TO READ THE VETERANS DAY PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS VETERANS DAY IS A NATIONAL AND STATE HOLIDAY THAT SERVES AS AN IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR AMERICANS TO PAUSE AND RECOGNIZE OUR COURAGEOUS MILITARY MEMBERS WHO HAVE HONOR HONORABLY SERVED IN ANY BRANCH OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES.
AND WHEREAS PLANO HAS EXHIBITED OVERWHELMING PRIDE FOR ALL WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE PAST IN THE ARMY, MARINES, NAVY, AIR FORCE, COAST GUARD, MERCHANT MARINES, AND IT FEELS FITTING AND APPROPRIATE TO PRAISE THEIR SELFLESS SERVICE, SACRIFICES AND ACT OF BRAVERY THAT ALLOW AMERICANS TO ENJOY THE ABUNDANCE OF FREEDOM TODAY AND EVERY DAY.
AND WHEREAS ON THIS VETERAN'S DAY, PLANO RECOGNIZES ALL PAST MEMBERS OF OUR ARMED FORCES WHO HAVE PLACED OUR NATION'S SECURITY BEFORE THEIR OWN, CREATING A DEBT THAT WE CAN NEVER REPAY.
WE OFFER THIS TRIBUTE AS OUR THANKS FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO DUTY AND SERVICE THAT SERVES AS AN EXAMPLE FOR ALL AND PROMOTES LEGACY OF PATRIOTISM FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
NOW THEREFORE, I, JOHN MINES MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PLANO, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH, 2023 AS VETERANS DAY IN
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PLANO.AND I DO THEREBY ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN ME AND THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL IN RECOGNIZING THE MANY SACRIFICES MADE BY OUR VETERANS AND EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT APPRECIATION FOR THEM ANSWERING THE CALL TO DUTY AND DEFENDING OUR GREAT NATION.
WOULD ALL OF OUR VETERANS PLEASE STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED? OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION
[Proclamation: Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is November 11 - 18, 2023.]
IS HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS WEEK NOVEMBER 18TH, 11TH THROUGH THE 18TH, I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD LORI SCHWARTZ, DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, SHANETTE EDEN HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES MANAGER SANDRA OTTINGER, COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR AND DANIELLE DAVIS, HOMELESS SERVICES COORDINATOR.WHEREAS EACH YEAR, THE WEEK BEFORE THANKSGIVING IS RECOGNIZED AS HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS WEEK, A TIME TO ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO TAKE ACTION ON THE ISSUES OF HO HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS.
AND WHEREAS THIS PERIOD WILL HIGHLIGHT THE DIFFICULTY AND LONELINESS OF THOSE WITHOUT A HOME AND LIVING IN POVERTY AND INSPIRE RESIDENTS TO HELP INCLUDING VOLUNTEERING AND PLANOS ANNUAL HOMELESS CENSUS.
AND WHEREAS THE ANNUAL HOMELESS CENSUS WILL TAKE PLACE IN PLANO ON JANUARY 25TH, 2024.
AND RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE BY COLLECTING PACKAGES AND VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME ON THE NIGHT OF THE HOMELESS CENSUS.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN MU'S, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PLANO DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 11TH THROUGH THE 18TH.
2023 IS HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS WEEK IN PLANO.
AND I DO THEREBY ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN ME AND THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL IN LOOKING FOR WAYS TO AID THOSE EXPERIENCING HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS.
AND WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE, UM, TO MAYBE ASK SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COLLIN COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION TO JOIN US DOWN FRONT? UM, IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO COME? UM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS WEEK HAS BEEN, UM, HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 50 YEARS.
IT STARTED AT VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY.
UM, AND FROM THAT IT HAS GROWN TO BEING RECOGNIZED BY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THIS COUNTRY.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, WE ALWAYS HEAR IS HOW CAN WE HELP? I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW TO HELP PEOPLE THAT ARE UNSHELTERED OR HUNGRY.
UM, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF SUGGESTIONS WE'D LIKE TO MAKE TO YOU.
ONE IS WE HAVE A TON OF LOCAL NONPROFITS THAT ARE HELPING PEOPLE BE HOUSED AND TO FEED THEM.
WE WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET INVOLVED AND TO, TO TRY AND SERVE WITH THEM OR SUPPORT THEM.
THE OTHER THING THAT WE'D LIKE TO SHARE, UM, THAT WAS MENTIONED IN THE PROCLAMATION IS, IS THAT WE PROVIDE, UM, HOMELESS KITS.
UM, AND SO WE DO CARE PACKAGES, BOTH HYGIENE AND FOOD PACKAGES.
UM, YOU CAN GO TO THE BACK OF THE ROOM TONIGHT IF YOU'RE HERE IN, UM, THE, UH, COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND GET A LIST OF HOW TO PUT THOSE TOGETHER.
THIS IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR COMMUNITY, GROUP NEIGHBORS, WHATEVER.
UM, BUT I ALSO WANNA, IF YOU WERE NOT HERE IN THE, IN THE BUILDING WITH US THIS EVENING, YOU CAN ALSO FIND THAT INFORMATION ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, WHICH IS PLANO NEIGHBORHOODS.ORG.
SO, UM, JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF OUR COLLIN COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION MEMBERS FOR COMING DOWN FRONT.
AND THANK YOU FOR, UH, RECOGNIZING THIS WEEK.
I, EVERYONE IN HERE, THE WHOLE BUILDING SHIFTED WALL.
[Presentation: Plano's Communications and Community Outreach Department worked with the Plano Police Department Victim Services Unit and LifePath Systems to create a Public Service Announcement video series. The series has received numerous state and national awards.]
SO PLAINTIFF'S COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH OUTREACH DEPARTMENT WORKED WITH THE PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT VICTIM SERVICES UNIT AND LIFEPATH SYSTEMS TO CREATE A[00:15:01]
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT VIDEO SERIES.THE SERIES HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS STATE AND NATIONAL AWARDS, AND SINCE THE YEAR 2000 SUICIDE MORTALITY RATES IN TEXAS HAVE INCREASED NEARLY 37%.
LIFEPATH SYSTEMS IS THE DESIGNATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AUTHORITY FOR COLLIN COUNTY.
RECOGNIZING THE IMPACT OF SUICIDE ON SURVIVING FAMILY MEMBERS.
SEVERAL YEARS AGO, LIFEPATH ADDED COUNSELING AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS. LIFEPATH SELECTED FIVE INDIVID INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD USED ITS ADULT COUNSELING SERVICES TO BE HIGHLIGHTED TO SHOW THAT ANYONE CAN BE A VICTIM OF SUICIDE.
SUICIDE HAS A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THOSE LEFT BEHIND, AND THERE IS HOPE AND HEALING FOR THOSE LEFT BEHIND TO ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO SURVIVING FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, WE'RE NOT GOING TO PLAY ANY OF THE VIDEOS, BUT WE'RE DISPLAYING A LINK TO WHERE YOU CAN WATCH THE SERIES.
THE PSSAS WERE VERY EFFECTIVE WITH A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF VIDEO VIEWS AND INCREASED CONTACTS FROM THE COMMUNITY RELATED TO THE PROGRAMS. THE CITY SUBMITTED THE SERIES FOR A NUMBER OF AWARD COMPETITIONS AND THOSE AWARDS RECEIVED WERE AWARD OF DISTINCTION FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TELECOMMUNICATION OFFICERS AND ADVISORS FIRST PLACE PROGRAMMING AWARD FROM THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF TELECOMMUNICATION OFFICERS AND ADVISORS, THE SAVVY AWARD FROM THE CITY COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING ASSOCIATION, AND THE TAMI AWARD, TAMI FROM THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL INFORMATION OFFICERS.
TODAY WE'RE PLEASED TO HAVE WITH US REPRESENTATIVES FROM LIFEPATH SYSTEMS, THE PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT'S VICTIM SERVICES UNIT, AND THE CITY'S COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH DEPARTMENT.
WOULD YOU ALL JOIN ME DOWN HERE, PLEASE? I'M GONNA HAND THE MICROPHONE TO DIRECTOR OF THE COMMUNICATIONS SHAUNA HALEY, WHILE I PRESENT SENIOR VIDEO PRODUCER EVAN REEL WITH THE AWARDS.
WE ARE VERY PLEASED THAT THIS, UH, IMPORTANT PSA SERIES HAS RECEIVED NATIONAL, UH, ACCLAIM.
AND JUST AS DIRECTOR, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A POINT OF PRIVILEGE TO SAY I'M QUITE, UM, PROUD OF EVAN REITZ AND THE WORK THAT HE DID.
THIS WAS VERY OUTSIDE THE NORM OF THE TYPICAL VIDEO THAT WE PRODUCE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL, UM, TO OUR STRONG PARTNERS.
SO SPEAKING OF PARTNERS, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU DEANNA LEY, WHO'S THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS FOR LIFEPATH SYSTEMS. AWESOME.
AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR, UM, HELPING US WITH THIS.
OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE THE HEART AND SOUL OF THIS ENTIRE PROJECT, AND WE'RE SO, SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU'VE PARTNERED WITH US IN THIS ENDEAVOR.
UM, WHEN WE GOT THE CALL SAYING WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE SUICIDE RATE HERE IN PLANO, WHAT CAN WE DO? UM, YOU ALL ANSWERED THE CALL SO QUICKLY AND SO BEAUTIFULLY.
SO WE JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE AND ALLOWING US TO TELL YOUR STORY.
SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS, AND TALK ABOUT WHAT SURVIVING LOOKS LIKE.
UM, WANNA TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LIFEPATH SYSTEMS JUST SO YOU GET THE GIST OF WHO WE ARE.
WE ARE A UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVIDING ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICES THROUGH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL FUNDS TO INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL OR SUBSTANCE USE CONDITIONS, INTELLECTUAL DEFICITS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS.
WE SERVE OVER 18,000 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY WHO HAVE EITHER MEDICAID OR ARE UNINSURED WITH LOW INCOMES.
AND WE PROVIDE SERVICES ALL OVER, UH, COLLIN COUNTY AND OUR MULTIPLE OFFICES, INCLUDING ONE IN PLANO, UM, AND IN HOMES AND COMMUNITIES WHERE PEOPLE LIVE AND WORK.
UM, AND WE ALSO WORK CLOSELY WITH SCHOOLS, WITH HOSPITALS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER PROVIDERS TO ENSURE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE THE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE IN THE COMMUNITY.
I DO WANT TO PASS THE MICROPHONE OVER TO KETE GATY RIGHT NOW, SO SHE CAN TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LOST TEAM VERY QUICKLY, UM, BECAUSE SHE IS THE EXPERT IN THAT.
UM, LOSS TEAM IS OUR LOCAL OUTREACH TO SUICIDE SURVIVOR PROGRAM, AND MOST OF THESE INDIVIDUALS HERE AND ON THE VIDEO ARE SUICIDE SURVIVORS.
THAT MEANS THAT THEY'VE LOST SOMEONE TO SUICIDE, UM, AND THEY HELP US EVERY DAY, UM, ANSWERING THE CALL TO SUICIDES THAT'S WITHIN COLLIN COUNTY.
SO WE'RE VERY THANKFUL, UH, TO HAVE THEM, UM,
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HERE WITH US TONIGHT.I'M THE SUPERVISOR FOR OUR VICTIM SERVICES UNIT AT THE PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ONE OF OUR VICTIM ADVOCATES.
JESSICA SERRANO WAS AN INTEGRAL PARK OF PUTTING THIS VIDEO TOGETHER.
UM, JESSICA SERRANO HAS WORKED FOR THE CITY OF PLANO SINCE 2012 AND HELPED CREATE THE VICTIM SERVICES UNIT.
UM, SHE HAS A PASSION FOR HELPING INDIVIDUALS WHO'VE BEEN IMPACTED BY CRIME.
JESSICA STRIVES TO FIND WAYS TO CONNECT WITH THE COMMUNITY AND RELAY IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON HOW INDIVIDUALS CAN SEEK AND RECEIVE HELP.
SHE HAS BEEN AN AMAZING, UM, ASSET TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND TO VICTIMS, UM, IN THIS COMMUNITY.
UM, I'M GONNA HAND IT OVER TO, TO JESSICA SO SHE CAN TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR VICTIM SERVICES UNIT.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE AND MAKING THIS POSSIBLE.
UM, I DID STUMBLE ACROSS, YOU KNOW, SEEING SO MANY SUICIDES IN PLANO AND I WANTED TO SEE WHAT WE COULD DO TO HELP THAT, UM, NOT HAPPEN ANYMORE.
UM, SO JUST REALLY QUICK, MY NAME'S JESSICA.
UM, SO THE PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT VICTIM SERVICES UNIT, IT'S DEDICATED TO PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE AND COMPASSIONATE SERVICES TO SUPPORT VICTIMS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND WITNESSES IN THE AFTERMATH OF A VIOLENT CRIME.
WE HAVE STAFF THAT'S FLUENT IN SPANISH AND ARABIC, SO IF ANYONE EVER NEEDS US, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO OUTREACH TO US ANNUALLY.
WE SERVE OVER 4,500 VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
OUR UNIT ALSO WORKS VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR MENTAL HEALTH COORDINATOR, NICOLE BOWERS, WHO'S RIGHT NEXT TO ME.
UM, WHO, AND SHE CONNECTS INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND SUPPORT.
IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE IS IN NEED OF SERVICES DUE TO A CRIME OR NEEDS MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, PLEASE REACH OUT TO OUR UNITS.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO MAKE A POLICE REPORT IN ORDER TO RECEIVE OUR HELP OR SERVICES.
[OATHS OF OFFICE]
OUR LAST ITEM, I HAVE SOME OATH OF OFFICE TO GIVE TONIGHT.SO I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD THE, UH, DAVID CRA KRATS, UH, CRAIL.
DAVID, UH, DAVID, COME ON FORWARD.
I JUST BUTCHERED YOUR NAME WITH THE HERITAGE COMMISSION.
UH, THE MULTICULTURAL OUTREACH ROUND TABLE.
DONNA HARTMAN AND PLANO HOUSING AUTHORITY.
OKAY, IF YOU'LL, YOU'LL JUST, UH, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
DO WE HAVE, OH, OH, I'M JUST READING.
ALRIGHT, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS OF THE CITY OF PLANO, TEXAS AND WILL TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THIS CITY? AND YOU, FURTHERMORE, SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID, OFFERED OR PROMISED TO PAY, CONTRIBUTED NOR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR VALUABLE THING OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT AS A REWARD TO SECURE YOUR APPOINTMENT.
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OKAY, COMMENTS OF[COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST]
PUBLIC INTEREST, 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.
THE COUNCIL MAY CHOOSE TO PLACE THE ITEM ON A FUTURE AGENDA.
AND WE DO HAVE THREE SPEAKERS THIS EVENING.
THE FIRST ONE IS CYNTHIA MINCHI.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER BEEN TO A CITY COUNCIL MEETING, SO THANK YOU MAYOR.
UM, MY FAMILY MOVED TO PLANO IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES, AND I WAS IN SIGLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
I WENT TO WILSON VINES, PLANO SENIOR HIGH.
UM, SO I'M OLD, BUT, UM, I STARTED RIDING HORSES AS A VERY YOUNG PERSON.
UM, I'M SURE I DROVE MY PARENTS CRAZY, SO THEY GAVE ME RIDING LESSONS.
I'VE ALWAYS HAD HORSES IN EAST PLANO.
I GREW UP SHOWING TRAINING, EVERYTHING.
I'M ON THE TRAILS ONCE IN A WHILE.
PROBABLY NOT AS MUCH AS I USED TO BE.
UM, I'M NOT AS CRAZY AS I USED TO BE EITHER, BUT, SO I RIDE ALL OVER.
UM, AND YOU MAY NOT REALIZE IT, BUT EAST PLANO IS FULL OF EQUESTRIANS AND A LOT OF 'EM JUST LIKE ME, AND EVEN OLDER THAN ME, TOO YOUNG OLD, WE HAVE YOUNG ONES COMING UP, BUT THE TRAILS IN PLANO ARE GREAT.
WE LIKE TO HAVE OUR FRIENDS TRAILER, THEIR HORSES TO OUR PLACES SO THAT WE CAN RIDE TOGETHER.
UM, WE SPEND OUR DAYS TAKING CARE OF OUR HORSES.
WE BOARD, WE USE VETS, WE GAS UP, WE EAT, WE SHOP, WE BUY SUPPLIES.
WE SPEND A LOT OF MONEY IN PLANO.
WE HELP PAY TAXES IN PLANO AND WE LOVE IT.
WE WOULDN'T BE HERE IF WE DIDN'T LOVE IT.
I WANNA INTRODUCE YOU TO A LOT OF EQUESTRIANS THAT CAME TODAY.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THERE IS AN ENTIRE EQUESTRIAN COMMUNITY.
I WANT Y'ALL TO STAND UP, PLEASE.
NOT ALL OF US COULD MAKE IT, OBVIOUSLY.
AND THERE ARE SO MANY MORE PEOPLE THAT OWN THEIR OWN PLACES, THAT HAVE THEIR OWN HORSES.
WE PUT SMILES ON PEOPLE'S FACES WHEN WE'RE RIDING IN THE PARK.
WE ARE WITH CYCLISTS, SKATERS, MOMS WITH STROLLERS.
WE HAVE A PERSON WHO DRIVES HER HORSES IN THE PARK.
UM, WE, UH, WE LOVE IT AND WE ARE HAPPY TO WORK AROUND PEOPLE IN THE PARK.
UM, IF I ALSO GREW UP WITH SOMEBODY, BY THE WAY, WHO GREW UP AND IS STILL THERE ON, UM, THE OLD LOS RIOS GOLF COURSE, AND I ASKED 'EM, I WAS LIKE, DO YOU EVER HAVE PROBLEMS OVER THERE? PEOPLE MAKING TROUBLE AND ARE WE TEARING THE COURSE UP? AND WE DON'T RIDE ON THE COURSE, OBVIOUSLY, BUT, UM, HE LOVES SEEING PEOPLE RIDING OUT THERE SECONDS.
HE NEVER SEES ANYBODY 20 OUT THERE MUCH.
UM, BUT HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE HORSES OUT THERE MORE.
UM, YOU GUYS WON A NATIONAL GOLD MEDAL AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL RECREATIONAL PARK ASSOCIATION.
THERE ARE SEVERAL QUALIFICATIONS TO WIN THAT AWARD, INCLUDING PROMOTION OF HEALTHY AND ACTIVE LIFESTYLES, CONSERVATION INITIATIVES, AND EQUITABLE ACCESS.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD LIKE EQUITABLE ACCESS.
AND WE WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED ON AN AGENDA FOR LOS RIOS PARK.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MARTY HOLLAND.
I'M MARTY HOLLAND AND I'VE CALLED PLANO MY HOME FOR OVER 45 YEARS.
MY HUSBAND ROGER, AND I MOVED HERE FROM NORTH CAROLINA AS NEWLYWEDS IN 1978
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AND RAISED THREE CHILDREN WHO ALL ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM PLANO, ISD.IT WAS AND CONTINUES TO BE A WONDERFUL PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY.
I'M ALSO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE AMENITIES PLANO OFFERS.
A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO I RETIRED FROM EMPLOYMENT AND IN 2018 WAS ABLE TO BUY MY HORSE, AN ANIMAL I LOVE TO CARE FOR AND RIDE, PARTICULARLY IN THE PARKS.
IT'S BEEN A GREAT PLEASURE OF MINE TO TRAIL RIDE SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK THROUGH DESIGNATED SECTIONS OF OAK POINT AND BOB WOODRUFF PARKS.
PEOPLE OFTEN SMILE WHEN THEY SEE MY HORSE AND SOMETIMES STOP ME TO TAKE A PICTURE, ASK TO PET HER AND OR HAVE A CONVERSATION USUALLY CENTERED ON HORSES AS CYCLISTS, RUNNERS, WALKERS AND PEOPLE ON SCOOTERS HAVE A DESTINATION IN MIND WHEN THEY SET OUT.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE DESTINATIONS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS HAS BEEN LOS RIOS PARK AND THE POCKET OF WOODS AT THE SOUTH END.
IT IS A LOVELY PLACE TO RIDE, AND I RARELY SEE ANYONE THERE EXCEPT LAWNMOWERS.
ONCE IN A WHILE I WAS UNAWARE AND SADDENED TO HEAR THAT THIS UNDERUTILIZED PARK WAS OFF LIMITS TO EQUESTRIANS.
THE MAP YOU HAVE HAVE IS OF THE FUTURE PLANS FOR LOS RIOS PARK POSTED ON THE PLANO PARK'S WEBSITE, MINUS THE RED AND YELLOW MARKINGS.
AS THE CITY'S PARKS CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND DEVELOP TO ENHANCE AND ENRICH THE LIVES OF ITS GROWING POPULATION, MY HOPE IS EQUESTRIANS ALSO CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE EXPANSION.
THE PARK IS EASILY ACCESSED FROM A CURRENT EQUESTRIAN AREA TO THE NORTH.
WE ASK FOR A CORRIDOR TO REACH THE DESIRABLE WOODS AT THE SOUTH END, WHICH BY THE WAY, HAVE ALSO BEEN DISCOVERED BY NON EQUESTRIANS.
THE YELLOW LINE SUGGESTING SUCH A ROUTE IS THE WAY WE HAVE RIDDEN THROUGH THE PARK FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.
PLANO RESIDENT DOTTIE LANE HAS LIVED ON LOS RIOS PARK SINCE 2013, WHEN IT WAS STILL A GOLF COURSE.
SHE'S WITH US TONIGHT UP THERE, SHE'S RAISING HER HAND.
DOTTIE WAS A PLANNED SPEAKER TONIGHT, BUT SHE HAS A SORE THROAT.
CLOSE TO A YEAR AGO, WE MET DOTTIE IN THE PARK.
AND LONG STORY SHORT, SHE NOW RIDES WITH US ALMOST WEEKLY.
TWO DIFFERENT NEIGHBORS OF DOTTIE'S.
RANDY DENISON AND MARY BARLETTA ARE VERY DELIGHTED TO SEE EQUESTRIANS AND ARE CONFUSED AS TO WHY A SIGN PROHIBITING HORSES HAS BEEN INSTALLED.
LOS RIOS PARK IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL AND SUITABLE AREA FOR EQUESTRIANS.
I HOPE WE CAN BE INCLUDED IN ITS FUTURE.
THE LAST SPEAKER IS DENISE HAMILTON.
HI, UH, FIRST OF ALL, THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR SERVICE.
I'M DENISE HAMILTON AND I'M PART OF THIS WONDERFUL EQUESTRIAN COMMUNITY.
UH, IT'S, IT'S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY.
I FOUND MY TRIBE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
AND WE JUST WANNA SEAT AT THE TABLE GUYS.
WE WANT TO BE A PART OF THE PLANNING OF LOS RIOS PARK.
I LIVE IN THE TRAILS OF GLENWOOD AND I PURCHASED MY HOUSE DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM A FIELD BECAUSE HORSES WOULD COME BY THERE ALL THE TIME.
I HAD HORSES RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE AND COWS ON THE OTHER SIDE.
AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, NO HORSES.
WHY? BECAUSE BIG SIGNS POPPED UP SAYING NO HORSES ANYMORE.
I'M LIKE, WHY? IT'S A BIG OPEN FIELD.
AND AS MARTY SAID, NOW WE HAVE ANOTHER NO HORSE SIGN WHERE WE USED TO RIDE.
WE'VE BEEN RIDING THERE FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS.
OUR HORSES, WE STOPPED FOR PICTURES.
WE PUT SMILES ON PEOPLE'S FACES.
WE PEOPLE LOVE SEEING US THERE.
AND NOW NO HORSES AGAIN, WE JUST WANNA SEAT AT THE TABLE.
JUST LIKE MARTY POINTED OUT, WE WANNA BE PART OF THE PLANNING OF LOS RIOS PARK.
YOU KNOW, WE, OUR HORSES ARE TRAINED.
WE JUST WANNA SEAT AT THE TABLE.
WE'LL, UM, UH, WE'LL DEFINITELY, UH, LOOK INTO IT AND, AND MAKE SURE THAT, UH, YOUR VOICES ARE HEARD IN THAT REGARD.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION
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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.
WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA IS PROVIDED.
I HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE VOTE.
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.
THE 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 LIMIT 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 2023-003 to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City, Ordinance No. 2015-5-2, as heretofore amended, so as to rezone 99.0 acres of land located at the southeast corner of Legacy Drive and Parkwood Boulevard in the City of Plano, Collin County, Texas, from Commercial Employment to Planned Development-62-Commercial Employment; directing a change accordingly in the official zoning map of the City; and providing a penalty clause, a repealer clause, a savings clause, a severability clause, a publication clause, and an effective date. Petitioner: EDS Legacy Partners, LLC (Tabled at the August 14, 2023, September 11, 2023, and October 23, 2023, City Council meetings.)
]ITEM NUMBER ONE, PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AS REQUESTED IN ZONING CASE.2023 DASH THREE TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2015 DASH FIVE DASH TWO AS HERETOFORE AMENDED.
SO AS TO REZONE, 99 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LEGACY DRIVE AND PARKWOOD BOULEVARD IN THE CITY OF PLANO, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS.
FROM CURT COMMERCIAL EMPLOYMENT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT 62 COMMERCIAL EMPLOYMENT, DIRECTING A CHANGE ACCORDINGLY IN THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY AND PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE, A REPEAL CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A PUBLICATION CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNSEL AND EXECUTIVES.
I AM CHRISTINA DAY, THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNER OF PLANNING.
AND I AM, UH, HERE TO PRESENT THIS ZONING CASE TO YOU.
IT IS A REQUEST TO REZONE 99 ACRES, UH, FROM COMMERCIAL EMPLOYMENT TO CREATE A PLAN DEVELOPMENT WITH THE SAME COMMERCIAL EMPLOYMENT BASED ZONING.
SO THIS IS A MAP OF THE ZONING IN THE AREA.
YOU CAN SEE IT IS CURRENTLY, UH, COMMERCIAL EMPLOYMENT AND SURROUNDING, UH, THE MAJORITY OF PROPERTIES ARE ALSO COMMERCIAL EMPLOYMENT.
WITH THE EXCEPTION TO THE WEST.
YOU'LL SEE, UH, PLAN DEVELOPMENT 65 CENTRAL BUSINESS ONE, WHICH IS, UH, BETTER KNOWN AS A LEGACY TOWN CENTER OR THE SHOPS AT LEGACY.
THIS IS AN AERIAL OF THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION.
UH, YOU CAN SEE PARKING GARAGES ON EITHER END OF A CENTRAL OFFICE BUILDING.
ALSO OFFICE BUILDINGS EXTENDING TO THE EAST OFF OF THE PRIMARY OFFICE BUILDING.
THE REQUEST IS TO PROPOSE A PLAN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE SITE.
UH, AGAIN, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT RETAINING THE EXISTING BASE ZONING.
AND THE PRIMARY PURPOSE HERE IS TO ADD MID-RISE RESIDENTIAL USE ALLOWANCE TO THE PROPERTY.
UM, THEY, THAT INCLUDES RESTRICTIONS IN THE PROPOSAL ALONG WITH THAT USE ALLOWANCE.
UH, SOME OF THOSE RESTRICTIONS INCLUDE PHASING.
UM, IT WILL REQUIRE SEVEN ACRES OF OPEN SPACE, A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR THE PRIMARY OFFICE BUILDING, CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR A NEW 375,000 SQUARE FOOT MANUFACTURING FACILITY.
THOSE WILL BOTH BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO ANY, UH, CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FOR MIDRISE UNITS OR A HOTEL ON THE PROPERTY.
SO, OR ALL THREE OF THOSE ITEMS THERE, IT IS LIMITED TO 775 UNITS OF MIDRISE RESIDENTIAL.
THERE ARE DESIGN STANDARDS INCLUDED, UH, RELATED TO THE RE RESIDENTIAL USE.
UM, THERE ARE ALSO DESIGN STANDARDS RELATED TO MEETING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
UH, IT DOES REQUIRE PRESERVATION OF THE PRIMARY BUILDING CENTRAL TO THE EDS HEADQUARTERS.
AND ALSO OVERALL IT REQUIRES 9.5 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE, UM, PER AN EXHIBIT THAT'S ADOPTED AS PART OF THE ORDINANCE.
SO THIS EXHIBIT IS INTENDED TO SHOW THE USE MAKEUP OF THE SITE PER
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THE CONCEPT PLAN THAT'S BEEN, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH THE ZONING CASE.SO YOU SEE THE HOTEL AT THE CORNER OF LEGACY AND PARKWOOD BOULEVARD, MIDRISE RESIDENTIAL UNITS EXTENDING SOUTH ALONG, UH, PARKWOOD BOULEVARD.
THE CENTRAL OPEN SPACE TO THE EAST OF THE MIDRISE MULTIFAMILY DRAINAGE AND DETENTION, UH, TO THE SOUTH END OF THE SITE AT THE CORNER OF TENNYSON AND PARKWOOD, RETAINING SOME PARKING DECK THERE, UM, AT THE SOUTH END OF THE PROPERTY.
AND THEN THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE SITE, UM, HAS NEW MANUFACTURING BUILDINGS BOTH AT THE NORTH AND SOUTH END.
AND THEN THE EXISTING OFFICE BUILDINGS REMAIN AND ARE REUTILIZED THE OPEN SPACE.
THIS IS A SAMPLE OF THE OPEN SPACE EXHIBIT.
IT'S 9.5 ACRES IN THE GREEN AND BLUE.
YOU SEE A SYSTEM OF, OF TRAILS IN RED RUNNING THROUGH THE PROPERTY.
AND THERE'S A DETAIL OF SOME OF THE, UH, KIND OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN ON THE EXHIBIT IN YOUR PACKET.
UM, THE YELLOW ON THE NORTH END, IT COULD BE ADDITIONAL OPEN SPACE.
SO THAT'S KIND OF A FLEXIBLE SPACE, UH, AT THE NORTH END OF THE PROPERTY, UH, ON THIS EXHIBIT.
SO HOW DOES THIS SHAPE UP WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? THE ENTIRE PROPERTY IS IN THE EMPLOYMENT CENTER FUTURE LAND USE MAP CATEGORY.
UM, WE DID BECAUSE OF ITS PROXIMITY TO LEGACY AND TOWN CENTER AND THE URBAN ACTIVITY CENTER PROVIDE A KIND OF ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS BECAUSE OF THE, UM, KIND OF MIXED USE NATURE OF THE, UH, UNITS THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING, THE HOTEL AND MIDRISE.
SO BOTH OF THOSE ARE PROVIDED IN YOUR STAFF REPORT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
SO YOU CAN SEE THE EMPLOYMENT CENTER, UH, DOES NOT MEET THE FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY, MIX OF USES CHARACTER DEFINING ELEMENTS OR RGM ONE, UM, BUT DOES MEET OTHER PRIORITIES.
UM, OTHER MAPS SUCH AS THOROUGHFARE PLAN, BIKE PLAN, PARKS, MASTER PLAN, HERITAGE PRESERVATION PLAN, DUE TO THE REFERENCE, UH, WITHIN THE PD TO PRESERVING THE PRIMARY BUILDING ON CAMPUS AND OTHER REDEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT POLICIES.
SO BECAUSE OF THE, SOME OF THE CONFLICTS, UH, WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UM, THIS PROPOSAL WILL REQUIRE FINDINGS, UM, IN ORDER TO GAIN APPROVAL.
THOSE FORMS ARE PREPARED AND READY SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO USE THEM.
UM, REGARDING FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC, WE HAVE THREE RESPONSES WITHIN 200 FEET.
UH, ONE IN SUPPORT AND TWO IN OPPOSITION.
UH, YOU CAN SEE THAT DID NOT MEET THE THRESHOLD FOR A SUPER MAJORITY VOTE.
AND CITYWIDE WE RECEIVED 47 UNIQUE RESPONSES.
WE ALSO HAD FOUR DUPLICATE RESPONSES FOR A TOTAL OF 51 RESPONSES.
AND THEN ONE OF THOSE WAS OUTSIDE THE CITY OF PLANO AND IT WAS IN OPPOSITION.
SO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE CASE WITH A VOTE OF SIX TO ZERO.
AND AGAIN, I HAVE NOTED THAT FINDINGS ARE REQUIRED.
AND WITH THAT, UH, I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THANKS, CHRISTINA.
THE APPLICANT DOES HAVE A PRESENTATION.
GOOD EVENING, MR. CITY MANAGER, MADAM DEPUTY CITY MANAGER AND THE COUNCIL.
UM, I AM THE PRESIDENT OF NEXT POINT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY AND THE LEAD, UH, ON THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THIS GREAT EDS CAMPUS.
MORE IMPORTANTLY THOUGH, I'M A 43 YEAR RESIDENT OF PLANO AND I'M RAISED MY CHILDREN HERE.
VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE AND BE INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT.
AND FROM A NON-BUSINESS STANDPOINT OF BEING A RESIDENT, I HAD THE GREAT PLEASURE OF BEING INVOLVED WITH ROSS PEROT IN MY EARLY DAYS, UH, AND SAW THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS
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TRANSPIRE.WE'D OWNED AT THE PER GROUP, AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF LAND HERE.
UM, PROBABLY WISH WE STILL OWNED A LOT OF IT, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS, IS THAT TO BRING THIS BACK TO LIFE AS THE MOST ROBUST LIFE SCIENCE CENTER, UM, IN THE UNITED STATES, IS BOTH A PRIVILEGE AND A CORRECT, UH, INCREDIBLE CHALLENGE FOR ME.
I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO FINALLY PUT THIS PHENOMENAL FACILITY BACK INTO, UH, USE.
THERE'S SOME REALLY INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT IT.
THE UNIQUENESS OF THE FACILITY IS THE FACT THAT YOU CAN LITERALLY GO FROM AN INCUBATOR IN THE STARTUP COMPANIES ALL THE WAY TO DEVELOPING YOUR DRUGS.
AND THAT IS SO UNIQUE AROUND THE COUNTRY.
BOSTON, SAN DIEGO, RALEIGH, SAN FRANCISCO.
WE HAVE NOT FOUND A PROJECT THAT CAN GO FROM SOUP TO NUTS, UH, IN TERMS OF ITS ABILITY TO BRING YOUNG COMPANIES IN AND CREATE THESE LARGER COMPANIES THAT MANUFACTURE, UH, THEIR PRODUCTS HERE IN PLANO.
SO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION THAT WE'D LIKE TO MAKE.
NOT EVER WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP HERE.
AND, UM, WE'LL MAKE THIS RELATIVELY BRIEF.
UM, DO WE HAVE A CLICKER? OH, TOUCH OH, OH, TOUCH.
YOU, YOU FIGURED THAT ONE OUT.
HERE'S A LETTER, UH, THAT I WROTE, UH, BACK IN JUNE, UH, TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE HAVE DONE, UH, AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, OUTREACH.
ONE OF THE KEYS TO THE PLAN THAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS WE'RE NOT PROPOSING SIT DOWN RESTAURANTS, RETAIL, AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT EXIST RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER, UH, IN THE LEGACY ASSOCIATION.
AND, UH, WE'VE HAD MANY MEETINGS WITH THEM, AND I BELIEVE THAT THEY'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE WHAT WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO DO IN BRINGING THIS FACILITY BACK TO LIFE IS REALLY CREATE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR THOSE, UH, BUSINESS OWNERS.
SO THAT'S GONNA BE A PHENOMENAL PIECE TO THIS, THAT WE'RE IN SUCH AN ECO ZONE, WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BUILDING THAT.
SO THIS IS A LETTER THAT I, THAT I PENNED.
UM, HERE IS THE 91 ACRE SITE, AND YOU ALL KNOW WHAT IT IS, HOW IT IS, UM, AND HOW IT'S LAID OUT.
THE ADDITIONAL PIECES TO THE 91 ACRES ARE ON THE EASTERN SIDE, THE TWO, UH, THERAPEUTIC PRODUCTION FACILITIES.
AND ON THE WESTERN SIDE, THE 775 UNITS OF APARTMENTS AND THE 300 ROOM HOTEL.
I DISCUSSED THIS AT LENGTH, UH, WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
IF WE DIDN'T HAVE TO BUILD THESE APARTMENTS, IT IS NOT THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE OF THIS LAND.
BUT BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF JOBS WE'RE GOING TO CREATE AND THE IMPACT THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH HOUSING TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.
IT'S PROBABLY THE LOWEST LEVEL FROM AN INVESTMENT AND A DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT TO BUILD APARTMENTS THERE.
IF WE COULD BUILD MORE MANUFACTURING FACILITIES, PRODUCTION FACILITIES, IT WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE TO US ECONOMICALLY.
BUT WE REALLY FEEL IN ORDER TO HAVE THE CAMPUS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE.
AND ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS, I MEAN, I'M A RESIDENT OF PLANO, UH, YOU KNOW, APARTMENT OCCUPANCY IS VERY, VERY HIGH HERE.
AND SO WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN BUILD THAT AT THE RIGHT TIME.
SO WHAT WE'VE NEGOTIATED WITH THE CITY, UH, STAFF AND THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, WE'RE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH IN TERMS OF HOW THAT GETS IMPLEMENTED.
HERE IS A VIEW OF THE WESTERN SIDE, WHERE WE'RE BUILDING THIS NINE ACRE PARK THAT'S GONNA LEAD INTO THE GRAND HALL.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT, THAT, AGAIN, EVERYONE'S DRIVEN HERE AT SOME POINT, WE'RE ENCLOSING THAT AREA BETWEEN, UM, THE E UH, THE WEST SIDE TO THE EAST SIDE, WHICH IS A DRIVE-THROUGH RIGHT NOW.
AND WE'RE MAKING THAT KIND OF THE GRAND HALL.
THAT'S GONNA BE THE CENTER PIECE OF EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING, UH, INSIDE THE BUILDING.
AND SO LEADING OUT TO THE PARK, IT'S REALLY GONNA BE, I THINK, A DRAMATIC, UH, FIELD.
IT'S GONNA BE A NINE ACRE PARK, WHICH IS A REALLY NICE SIZE PARK TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
THE ONLY REAL SECURITY AND, UH, LIMITED ACCESS IS GONNA BE ON THE EAST SIDE BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE PRODUCTION WILL BE DONE.
THAT'S WHERE THE PHARMACEUTICAL, UH, MANUFACTURERS WILL BE.
AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S NOT QUITE
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OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.BUT EVERYTHING ON THE WESTERN SIDE, THIS IS GONNA BE A GREAT PLACE FOR FAMILIES TO COME TO MEET.
AND IT'LL BE, I THINK, GREAT FOR THE COMMUNITY.
HERE'S A LOOK AT THE, UH, BEACON.
I CALL IT THE GOD POD, BUT YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY TELL ME, MAYBE I SHOULD CALL IT THE BEACON, BUT IT'S THE GOD POD.
UH, SO IT'S LIT UP AT NIGHT AND IT'S GONNA BE AN UNBELIEVABLE LANDMARK THE WAY THAT WE'VE KIND OF PLANNED THIS.
THE CRB PEOPLE WHO ARE THE NUMBER ONE ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURAL FIRM IN LIFE SCIENCE IN THE WORLD, THEY'VE HAD THEIR A TEAM ON THIS.
SO WE'VE REALLY DONE, UH, I THINK A REALLY NICE JOB OF THIS.
HERE'S ANOTHER KIND OF VIEW OF IT.
HERE'S ONE OF THE PRODUCTION FACILITIES AND, UM, THIS IS CALLED A CURTAIN WALL.
THIS GLASS THAT YOU PUT IN THERE REALLY DRESSES UP A TILT WALL INDUSTRIAL BUILDING.
WHEN YOU GO INTO THESE MANUFACTURING BUILDINGS, YOU THINK YOU'RE IN AN OPERATING ROOM, THOUGH EVERYBODY'S IN, IN, IN WHITE SUITS.
THIS IS ABOUT AS CLEAN AS ANYTHING THAT YOU'VE EVER WITNESSED.
AND FROM THE EXTERIOR SIDE BEING THAT IT IS A TILT WALL BUILDING, WE'RE DRESSING IT UP WITH THE CURTAIN WALL.
AND I THINK IT, IT'S REALLY GONNA LOOK NICE FACING OUT, UH, FROM THE SITE, THE PROJECT PHASING.
WHY DON'T YOU GO THROUGH THE PHASING NETTA.
I AM THE CIVIL ENGINEER ON THIS PROJECT.
UM, EXCITED TO BE HERE AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME.
AND CHRISTINA, YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE BEEN PHENOMENAL.
UM, KIMLEY HORNE DOES A LOT OF WORK WITH THE CITY OF PLANO, AND AS ALWAYS, WE REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL'S HELP.
WITH THAT SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT THE PROJECT PHASING.
THE PROJECT IS BROKEN OUT INTO THIS SPECIFIC 91 ACRES IS BROKEN OUT INTO NINE, UH, THREE PHASES.
PHASE ONE YOU WILL SEE ON YOUR SCREEN IS GOING TO BE THE RENOVATION OF THE EXISTING SOUTH GARAGE, THE ADDITION OF A THERAPEUTIC PRODUCTION OR MANUFACTURING BUILDING.
UM, AND ADDITIONALLY THE RENOVATION OF THE TWO BOTTOM PIECES OF WHAT WE CALL THE MAIN CENTRAL BUILDING.
AND SO THAT'S GONNA BE LOCATED DIRECTLY IN THE CENTER OF THE SITE, IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE, UH, OPEN SPACE THAT YOU ALL SAW IN THE RENDERINGS.
AND SO WHAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN THIS PINK COLOR WILL BE PART OF PHASE ONE.
UM, IT WILL ALSO BE THE IMPROVEMENTS OF SEVEN ACRES OF THAT OPEN SPACE.
PHASE TWO WILL BE WHAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN THIS BLUE PURPLE COLOR.
UM, IT WILL BE THE REMAINDER OF OUR MAIN CENTRAL BUILDING.
UH, THAT'S ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WHAT I PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED.
THE TWO WINGS THAT ARE DIRECTLY TO ITS EAST, A NORTH PARKING GARAGE, AND A ADDITIONAL, UH, MANUFACTURING BUILDING LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THIS SITE.
AND OUR LAST PHASE WILL BE WHAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW, WHICH WILL BE OUR THREE MIDRISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS.
UM, A HOTEL AND ITS PARKING GARAGE.
SO, UM, IN THE TOTAL PLAN, UH, UM, YOU'RE GONNA BE DEVELOPING HERE, UM, ONE POINT YOU'RE GONNA BE REDEVELOPING 1.6 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF EXISTING BUILDINGS THAT SIT ON THE GROUND TODAY.
AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL 750,000 SQUARE FEET OF MANUFACTURING, UH, THERMO THERAPEUTIC PRODUCTION.
SO JUST ON THE SITE ALONE, UH, THE REDEVELOPMENT AND THE ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, ABOUT, UH, 2 MILLION, TWO AND A HALF MILLION SQUARE FEET JUST ON THE 91 ACRES.
NOW HERE'S THE, HERE'S THE BEAUTY OF THIS.
WE'VE DONE TRAFFIC STUDY AFTER TRAFFIC STUDY.
THE DENSITY IN WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS ABOUT 50% OF WHAT THE EXISTING ZONING ALLOWS US TO DO FROM A TRAFFIC STANDPOINT, FROM A OFFICE STANDPOINT, FROM A DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT, THE LIFE SCIENCE DENSITY IS MUCH LESS STILL, YOU KNOW, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF JOBS, BUT THE DENSITY ON THE 91 ACRES IS ABOUT 50%.
SO WE PAID VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THAT BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA, YOU KNOW, JAM UP THAT WHOLE SIDE.
WHAT ROSS DEVELOPED PROBABLY IS TWICE FROM A OFFICE CAMPUS STANDPOINT DENSITY THAN WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING.
AND I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
SO, UM, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? YEAH, JUST WITH THAT SAID, UM, IN DISCUSSION WITH DENSITY, A LARGE PORTION OF OUR SITE WILL BE DEDICATED AS OPEN SPACE.
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ACTIVATED.UM, HERE'S JUST A COUPLE OF RENDERINGS SHOWING HOW WE WILL BE PROPOSING PEDESTRIAN PATHS, LOTS OF LANDSCAPING, JUST THE OVERVIEW OF THE NORTHERN PORTION, ANOTHER VIEW OF OUR OPEN SPACE AREA THAT HAS BEEN VERY THOUGHTFULLY LAID OUT.
UM, AND THAT SUMMARIZES OUR PRESENTATION AND WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
YES, AND WE, WE'LL, WE'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANYONE WOULD HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? COUNCIL MEMBER ELLI.
WELL, FRANK, THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS AND, UH, OUT OF THAT THE STAFF HAS PREPARED SOME ALTERNATE LANGUAGE, UH, THAT IS A LITTLE MORE STRINGENT THAN WHAT THE P AND Z APPROVED REGARDING, UH, MAKING SURE THAT THIS COMES TO FRUITION, THAT IT'S A LIFE SCIENCES USE AND, UH, THAT THE PHASING IS, IS EVEN MORE ROBUST, UH, THAN WHAT THE P AND Z APPROVED.
UH, AM I CORRECT IN UNDERSTANDING THAT Y'ALL ARE AGREEABLE TO, TO THAT ALTERNATE? WE'RE, WE'RE IN TOTAL AGREEMENT, LUCY BANNON AND, UH, STAFF HAVE WORKED ON THIS.
AND LUCY, I'M CORRECT IN ASSUMING THAT WE'RE VERY COMFORTABLE NOW WITH THE, UH, WITH THE FINAL PIECE.
THANK YOU FOR CONFIRMING THAT FRANK JOB.
YEAH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, FRANK.
UM, WHEN I FIRST HEARD WHAT WAS PLANNED FOR THE EDS CAMPUS, I WAS GENUINELY EXCITED.
I RESEARCHED LIFE SCIENCES PARKS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND LOOKED AT WHAT MADE THEM SUCCESSFUL, WHAT MADE A, A, A SUCCESSFUL BLEND OF, UH, BUSINESS AND RESEARCH.
AND I ONLY HAVE TWO CONCERNS ABOUT THE CURRENT, UH, PROPOSAL.
THE FIRST IS THE RESEARCH HOSPITAL.
NOW, OF COURSE, SUCCESSFUL LIFE SCIENCES PARTS AROUND THE COUNTRY, UM, MANY OF THEM ARE ATTACHED TO A UNIVERSITY THAT'S NOT AN OPTION HERE.
UM, WHO, WHO IS GOING TO RUN THAT RESEARCH HOSPITAL? UM, WELL WE, WE DON'T HAVE AN OPERATOR YET, AND WE'RE STILL NEGOTIATING ON THE 65 ACRES OF LAND THAT CAPITAL ONE OWNS.
THAT'S THE, UH, MIDDLE PIECE BETWEEN THE 22 ACRES THAT WE OWN, THE OTHER 22 AND THEN THE 99.
SO WE'RE STILL NEGOTIATING WITH CAPITAL ONE.
THERE'S A FEW ISSUES THAT EXIST THERE IN TERMS OF DRAINAGE.
WE'VE TALKED TO, UH, OUR GOOD FRIENDS DOWN AT, UH, UT SOUTHWESTERN, AND THEY ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT BEING INVOLVED HERE IN SOME FASHION.
WE REALLY HAVEN'T GOTTEN DOWN TO HOW AND WHEN WE'RE GONNA BUILD A RESEARCH HOSPITAL.
WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT SOMEWHERE IN THE PLAN.
IT'S NOT IMPORTANT IN PHASE ONE, THAT'S FOR SURE.
BUT WHENEVER WE THINK THE TIME IS RIGHT TO HAVE A RESEARCH HOSPITAL, THERE WOULD THEN CREATE, WITHOUT QUESTION THE MOST ROBUST MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT IN THE COUNTRY.
AND SO WE HAVE PLANS FOR IT, BUT IT'S NOT REALLY PLANNED IN PHASE ONE.
SO WE'VE TALKED TO UT SOUTHWESTERN, WE'VE TALKED TO THE MAYO CLINIC.
ALL OF YOUR BASIC PLAYERS THAT YOU THINK YOU WOULD WANNA TALK TO, I'VE BEEN DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH, BUT WE'RE NOT QUITE PREPARED YET TO FIGURE OUT BECAUSE WE'RE STILL TRYING TO TIE DOWN THIS PIECE OF LAND.
UM, SO WITHOUT THE UNIVERSITY, I, I FEEL THAT THE RESEARCH HOSPITAL, BASED ON THE OTHER PARKS I'VE LOOKED AT, WOULD MAKE OR BREAK THE SUCCESS OF THE ENTIRE PLAN.
UM, SO THAT IS A CONCERN OF MINE.
THE SECOND IS THE, UH, APARTMENTS PROPOSED THERE.
I LOOKED AT HOUSING, UM, AT THE LIFE SCIENCES PARKS AROUND THE COUNTRY.
AND I AGREE IT'S A NECESSARY COMPONENT, BUT IN REVIEWING THE, UH, PACKET AND THE P AND Z MEETING, I BELIEVE THERE'S THAT THESE APARTMENTS ARE NOT GOING TO BE RESERVED AT ALL FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE CAMPUS.
IS THAT ACCURATE? WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT.
WE'RE OPENING THAT UP TO THE PUBLIC.
WE THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE A TERRIBLE IDEA, BUT THEY'LL OBVIOUSLY HAVE AN ABILITY TO COME IN AND BE ABLE TO LEASE THOSE.
WELL, MY CONCERN ABOUT THAT, AND YOU EVEN MENTIONED THIS RIGHT UP FRONT, IS THAT THE APARTMENTS ARE ABSOLUTELY VITAL TO HOUSE THE PEOPLE WORKING THERE.
HOWEVER, WITH 775 APARTMENTS, EVEN IF EVERY ONE HAS AN EMPLOYEE THAT'S ONLY TWO AND A HALF PERCENT OF THE PROJECTED 31,000 EMPLOYEES, WHICH IS BARELY A DENT.
UM, NOW SECOND, EVEN WITH THE PHASING REQUIREMENTS THAT SO MUCH RECEIVE THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY BEFORE YOU EVEN GET THE BUILDING PERMIT FOR THE APARTMENTS, IF THE JOBS ARE THERE FIRST, THEN THE PEOPLE WHO ALREADY HAVE THE JOBS WILL HAVE FOUND SOMEWHERE ELSE TO LIVE.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO INCUR THE PAIN OF MOVING JUST TO MOVE A MILE CLOSER TO, UH, WHERE THEY'RE WORKING IN.
IF, IF IT WERE THE OPPOSITE, IF THE APARTMENTS WERE BUILT FIRST BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE, THEN YOU CITED THE HIGH DEMAND FOR HOUSING IN PLANO.
THOSE ARE GONNA GET FILLED UP BY ANYBODY ELSE, ANYBODY WORKING WITHIN FIVE MILES.
AND SO THAT BY THE TIME THE JOBS COME IN, THOSE PEOPLE, MOST OF THEM WON'T EVEN BE ABLE TO FIND APARTMENTS
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ON THE CAMPUS.THEY'LL BE LOOKING ELSEWHERE JUST AS ANYBODY ELSE IS.
SO I DON'T, I'M NOT SEEING HOW THE APARTMENTS ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO SUBSTANTIALLY SERVE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING ON IN THE CAMPUS.
I, I COULD DISAGREE, I COULDN'T DISAGREE MORE.
UM, THERE ARE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF, UH, OF APARTMENTS HERE.
THE BIG ISSUE THAT WE HAVE IS WE'RE GONNA BE BRINGING IN PHASE BY PHASE BY PHASE.
SO ALL THE EMPLOYEES ARE NOT GONNA BE HERE DAY ONE.
AND AS WE START TO BRING IN COMPANIES AND WE BUILD OTHER PHASES, WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE THE DECISION.
I'D LIKE NOT TO OPEN THOSE APARTMENTS AND START BUILDING THEM TILL WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO.
BUT THERE'S GONNA BE A CALCULATED GAUGE ON THAT IN TERMS OF WHAT ARE OCCUPANCIES, HOW MANY UNITS ARE OUT THERE, AND WE'RE GONNA DO THIS THING VERY SCIENTIFICALLY TO, TO ANSWER ANOTHER QUESTION THAT YOU HAD OR A COMMENT THAT YOU MADE.
THE RESEARCH HOSPITAL WILL BE A REAL ADDITIVE TO THIS DEVELOPMENT, BUT IT'S NOT GONNA BE THE WIN OR LOSE OF THE 91 ACRES THAT WE'RE DEVELOPING IN PHASES ONE AND TWO, THAT THOSE COMPANIES WANNA BE IN NORTH TEXAS FOR A MYRIAD OF DIFFERENT REASONS.
TAXES, QUALITY OF LIFE, HOUSING.
I MEAN, THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES OUT THERE RIGHT NOW IN BOSTON, IN RALEIGH, IN SAN FRANCISCO.
WE'RE GONNA BECOME A GATEWAY BETWEEN THE COAST.
THIS IS NOT GONNA END UP A COASTAL EXPERIMENT.
THERE ARE GONNA BE ROBUST LIFE SCIENCE CENTERS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE COUNTRY, AND WE THINK WE HAVE THE BEST BUILDING AND LOCATION.
SO THE RESEARCH HOSPITAL, THOUGH IMPORTANT, AND I THINK YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS, BUT IT'S NOT THE BE ALL END ALL.
AND WHEN WE BUILD IT AND HOW WE BUILD IT IS STILL BEING DEVELOPED BECAUSE IT'S A BIG ECONOMIC COMMITMENT.
SO WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT ALL THAT.
BUT WE, I WOULD DISAGREE ENTIRELY THAT THE SUCCESSOR FAILURE IS BASED ON THE HOSPITAL.
WE'RE TALKING TO ALL THE USERS IN THE MARKET.
WE HAVE THE TOP MARKETING GROUP FROM JLL IN THE WORLD ON THIS.
I COULD BE SIGNING LEASES TODAY IF WE WERE COMPLETED.
I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT.
UH, REGARDING THE APARTMENTS, YOU, YOU CITED THAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF JOBS ALREADY BEFORE THE APARTMENTS ARE BUILT.
SO EVEN IF YOU'RE LAYERING IT ON, YOU'VE GOT NEW COMPANIES MOVING IN, ADDITIONAL JOBS CREATED, YOU OPEN UP THE FIRST, UH, THE BUILDING FOR THE APARTMENTS, EVEN IF YOU'RE LAYERING IT ON.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN FOR ME IF I'M MISSING SOMETHING, HOW A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THOSE APARTMENTS WILL ACTUALLY GO TO EMPLOYEES OF THE CAMPUS? WELL, I, I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE UNWISE OF US, AND I THINK THERE WOULD BE CERTAIN PEOPLE ON THE CITY STAFF THAT WOULD THINK, THIS IS A HORRIBLE IDEA IF WE RESERVE THESE JUST FOR COMPANIES THAT ARE INSIDE THE TEXAS RESEARCH CORRIDOR.
THAT DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT TO ME.
AGAIN, OUR POSITION IS YOU HAVE THOUSANDS OF APARTMENTS THAT ARE OUT THERE, THE OCCUPANCY LEVELS ARE HIGH AND WE DON'T SEE THEM COMING DOWN ANYTIME SOON, ESPECIALLY BASED ON INTEREST RATES.
WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THESE INTEREST RATES, A YOUNG COUPLE NOW THAT'S GOING TO GO OUT THERE AND TRY TO BUY A HOUSE, THEIR PAYMENT IS TWO TIMES WHAT, OR TWICE WHAT IT WOULD BE WOULD'VE BEEN 15 MONTHS AGO.
THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 3.75% INTEREST RATE.
AND NOW MORTGAGES ARE 7.5, 7.75%.
WE OWN A MORTGAGE COMPANY, SO WE FEEL THAT THE APARTMENTS ARE IMPORTANT.
THE STAGING OF THAT IS GONNA BE DONE BECAUSE THIS IS GONNA BE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT WE'RE GONNA SPEND.
WE'RE GONNA BE VERY SMART ABOUT HOW IT'S STAGED.
BUT WE'VE LOOKED AT, DO WE RESERVE IT JUST FOR THOSE EMPLOYEES? WE, WE DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
SO YOU MENTIONED THAT, UM, IN RESERVING THE APARTMENTS FOR THE EMPLOYEES DOES NOT SOUND RIGHT.
CAN YOU SORT OF ELABORATE ON THAT? I, I'M NOT UNDER, I'M NOT FOLLOWING THAT PART.
YEAH, WE DON'T, WE DON'T WANNA CLOSE OUT THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR BEING INVOLVED HERE.
I MEAN, WE'RE OPENING UP THE, A BEAUTIFUL PARK THAT'S GONNA BE OPEN TO EVERYONE.
SO TO BUILD APARTMENTS AND SAY, THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT CAN LIVE NEXT TO THIS PARK AND BE THERE ARE RELATIVELY HIGHLY PAID PEOPLE THAT WORK INSIDE THIS FACILITY.
WE JUST DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
AND I THINK THERE'S MANY PEOPLE ON THE CITY STAFF THAT WOULD PROBABLY AGREE WITH US.
WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THAT.
BUT BEING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING THERE THAT ARE COMING THERE ARE REALLY GONNA HAVE BETTER KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN TERMS OF WHEN THE LEASING WILL START, WHEN THE APARTMENTS ARE GONNA OPEN.
WE CERTAINLY FEEL THAT IT'S THE BEST WAY
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TO DO IT.YOU KNOW, IF I HAD ANOTHER 200 ACRES OF LAND, MAYBE WE'D BUILD MORE APARTMENTS.
BUT WE DON'T, I MEAN, WE'RE ON A, A SITE THAT REALLY IS GONNA BE HIGHLY DENSITY, DENSITY TO LIFE SCIENCE.
THIS IS KIND OF AN ADDITIVE THAT WE FELT THAT WE NEEDED.
DOES IT SOLVE EVERY PROBLEM? PROBABLY NOT.
SO I, I GUESS THE, THE, UM, FOLLOW THAT, THAT LOGIC THEN IT'S NOT REALLY NECESSARY TO HAVE THE APARTMENTS IN THAT, ON THAT SITE BECAUSE IT'S REALLY NOT DEDICATED TO THE EMPLOYEES FOR, UM, FOR THE LIFE SCIENCE.
UM, SO THE ONLY REASON WHY THESE MULTIFAMILY UNITS ARE BEING BUILT IS JUST BECAUSE I, I I, NO, NO, I GUESS I'M NOT, I'M NOT FOLLOWING THEM.
IT'S NOT JUST BECAUSE WE'VE DONE ALL OF OUR MARKET STUDIES.
WE KNOW WHAT'S IN A TWO MILE RADIUS, A FOUR MILE RADIUS, A SIX MILE RADIUS.
APARTMENTS COME AND OPEN UP AND CLOSE UP EVERY DAY.
WE HAVE TO GAUGE, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE DENSITY NOW OR LACK THEREOF OF EXISTING APARTMENTS BASED ON HOW MANY COMPANIES WE'RE NOW GONNA BRING IN IN PHASE ONE.
IN PHASE ONE, WE'RE NOT EVEN CONTEMPLATING BUILDING THESE APARTMENTS.
OUR STUDIES TELL US THAT THERE'S ENOUGH APARTMENTS THAT ARE OUT THERE IN THE VICINITY.
WHEN WE GET TO PHASE TWO AND PHASE THREE, WE'VE DETERMINED WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH HOUSING, AND ESPECIALLY IN TODAY'S MARKETPLACE, THAT A LOT OF THESE YOUNG EXECUTIVES, A LOT OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE AREN'T GOING OUT NOW AND BUYING HOUSES WITH INTEREST RATES TO THE LEVEL THAT THEY'RE AT.
IF IT EVER GETS DOWN TO WE CAN FIND A BETTER USE, AND WE HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION WE DON'T NEED THE APARTMENTS, I'LL BE BACK IN HERE, BUT RIGHT NOW, EVERY STUDY THAT WE'VE DONE SAYS 775 APARTMENTS APPEARS TO BE THE RIGHT NUMBER THE WAY THAT WE'VE NEGOTIATED IT.
SO IT SOUNDS LIKE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT AT THIS POINT, MULTIFAMILY IS, UM, NOT NECESSARY UNTIL YOU ARE FURTHER INTO YOUR PHASES OF DEVELOPMENT AT A LATER DEVELOPMENT TIME, THEN THIS MULTIFAMILY APARTMENTS WILL BECOME NECESSARY IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE MORE OF THE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE COMING IN.
WHAT, WHAT, WHAT I'M ACTUALLY SAYING IS THIS, IS THAT IN ORDER FOR US TO SPEND THE MONEY THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO SPEND TO GET THIS DONE, WE HAVE TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE THE ZONING AT WHATEVER TIME WE HAVE TO DO IT TO BUILD THESE APARTMENTS.
AND THE HOTEL, THE HOTEL IS VERY IMPORTANT NOT IN PHASE ONE, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT IN PHASE TWO AND THREE BECAUSE FROM A CONVENTION STANDPOINT, FROM A MEETING ROOM STANDPOINT, THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES THERE.