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I NOW DECLARE THAT THE PLAINTIFF CITY COUNCIL IS CONVENED
[PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING]
INTO THE OPEN SESSION THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT EXCEPT FOR MAYOR JOHN MUNZ, DEPUTY MAYOR PROTI MARIA, TOO, AND COUNCIL MEMBER SHELBY WILLIAMS. THE COUNCIL WILL NOW RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND TRAINING ROOM A TO HOLD A CLOSED EXECUTIVE MEETING PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF VERNON'S TEXAS CODE ANNOTATED GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 5 51.THE OPENS MEETING ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN SECTION 5 51 0 7 1 TO CONSULT WITH ATTORNEY TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE AND DISCUSS LITIGATION SECTION 5 51 0 7 2 TO DISCUSS REAL ESTATE MATTERS AND SECTION 5 51 0 8 7 DISCUSS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MATTERS.
I NOW DECLARE THAT THE PLAINTIFF CITY COUNCIL PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING IS RECONVENED INTO OPEN SESSION AND THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT EXCEPT FOR MAYOR JOHN MUS, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM MARIA TOO.
ALL RIGHT, OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE PRELIMINARY AGENDA IS CONSIDERATION AND ACTION RESULTING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.
NEXT WE'LL DO PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS, ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE, INTERIM VETERINARIAN, MADAM MAYOR.
UM, I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE, UM, FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD DR. ANTHONY HALL, A VETERINARIAN TO FILL THAT SLOT.
I HAVE TO COUNT NOW SIX TO NOTHING.
THE NEXT ONE IS TAX INCREMENT FINANCING.
REVO INVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER FIVE.
BOARD MEMBERS AND CHAIR COUNCIL MEMBER HORN COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH.
MADAM MAYOR, WE'D LIKE TO ASK TO EXTEND THE PERIOD OF TIME TO ASSEMBLE THIS TEAM TO THE APRIL 8TH MEETING, THE FIRST COUNCIL MEETING IN APRIL 2ND.
WE, WE DON'T HAVE TO VOTE ON THAT, DO WE? OKAY.
NEXT WE HAVE OUR SHORT TERM RENTAL STUDY, PHASE TWO AND SUNSET OF SHORT TERM RENTAL TAX FORCE TASK FORCE WITH CHRISTINA DAY, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING.
AND BEFORE WE START WITH THAT, I JUST WANTED TO LET, 'CAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THIS TOPIC TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO BE HEARING ABOUT OUR TASK FORCE REPORT NEXT MONDAY, MARCH 24TH, WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE ACTUAL REGISTRATION ORDINANCE.
AND THEN APRIL 22ND IS WHEN WE WILL BE ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT THE ZONING ORDINANCE.
JUST TO CLARIFY FOR, OH, YOU WANNA, OH, JUST LOOKING AT LISA MAKING SURE SHE GOT, IS THAT CORRECT? EVERYTHING OKAY.
SO LET ME SAY THIS AGAIN SO EVERYBODY GOT IT.
TONIGHT IS THE TASK FORCE REPORT.
NEXT MONDAY, MARCH 25TH, WE'LL TALK ABOUT REGISTRATION.
AND THEN APRIL 22ND AT OUR MEETING, WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE ZONING ORDINANCE.
ALRIGHT, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVES.
I'M CHRISTINA DAY AND I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT, UH, THE PHASE TWO REPORT OF THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL STUDY.
AND THIS IS THE FINAL REPORT OUT FROM THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL TASK FORCE.
SO THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR SOME TIME.
THE TASK FORCE, UH, WAS APPOINTED IN MAY, AND SO, UH, HAS BEEN, UH, GOING ON FOR SOME TIME.
SO YOU CAN SEE WE'RE JUST AT THE END OF THIS OUTREACH AND DATA COLLECTION PHASE AND GETTING READY TO MOVE INTO THIS PERMANENT MEASURES PHASE WHERE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HAS STARTED WORKING ON THE ZONING COMPONENT OF THE PERMANENT MEASURES BASED ON THE OUTCOME OF THE REPORT THAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE FROM THE TASK FORCE.
SO BEFORE I CONTINUE FURTHER, I WANT TO INVITE THE CHAIR, PHIL DYER, TO COME AND SPEAK TO YOU BRIEFLY.
UH, THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR SERVICE.
UH, IT'S BEEN, UH, AN INTERESTING AND, UH, LONG NINE
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MONTHS, UH, THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS.UH, AND IT WOULD'VE BEEN MORE INTERESTING AND MORE DIFFICULT HAD WE NOT HAD EXTRAORDINARY SUPPORT FROM CHRISTINA DAY AND CHRISTINA SEBASTIAN, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, EVERYBODY IN CITY STAFF HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC AND IN DEALING WITH THE HUGE VOLUME OF INFORMATION THAT WAS NEEDED TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
AND THEY'VE BEEN REALLY, REALLY WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH.
ALSO, UH, I WANT TO COMMEND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
MICHELLE DEANDRA WAS ABSOLUTELY INSTRUMENTAL IN US, UH, WORKING THROUGH THINGS TOGETHER.
SHE DID A GREAT JOB OF REAL ESTATE EXPERTISE, WAS INVALUABLE, LAYING OUT THE BOUNDARIES WITHIN WHICH WE COULD OPERATE, AND IT WAS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO US.
UH, OUR CONSULTANT GAP STRATEGIES, JEFF BARTON WAS TERRIFIC.
I'VE DONE A LOT OF THESE IN MY CAREER, AND HE WAS TOP OF THE CHARTS.
HE WAS REALLY EFFECTIVE AND, UH, REALLY STRONG.
AND THEN LAST, OF COURSE NOT LEAST ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE ITSELF.
OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND IT'S VERY EMOTIONAL ISSUES.
AND THERE WERE CLEARLY TWO SIDES TO THE ISSUE, AND BOTH SIDES MADE GOOD POINTS THROUGHOUT THE, UH, THE MOOD IN THE ROOM WAS, UH, RESPECTFUL AND COURTEOUS, EVEN IF THEY HAD ABSOLUTELY TOTAL DISAGREEMENT WITH WHAT WAS BEING SAID.
IT WAS DONE, UH, COURTEOUSLY DURING THE PROCESS.
WE HAD A, A GOOD MOOD IN THE ROOM TO OPERATE WITH.
AND I WISH WE COULD BRING YOU A SIMPLE LIST OF EIGHT OR NINE THINGS THAT EVERYBODY AGREED ON AND WERE DONE.
UH, THAT WAS NOT A REALISTIC EXPECTATION IN THE FIRST PLACE, BUT THERE, THE 32 ITEMS THAT YOU, I THINK WAS, WE'LL SEE, UM, THERE WAS A LOT OF GIVE AND TAKE AND CONSENSUS ON THOSE.
AND CERTAINLY NOT THOSE ITEMS, NOT THOSE ITEMS ARE NOT ALL IN UNANIMOUSLY AGREED UPON BY EVERYBODY.
BUT THERE WAS A LOT OF GIVE AND TAKE IN THE ROOM AND, AND WE MOVED TOGETHER IN WAYS THAT AT, AT THE BEGINNING, I DIDN'T THINK WERE POSSIBLE, BUT JUST THE FACT FOR THE MATTER IS THERE ARE FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCES ON THIS ISSUE WITHIN THE TASK FORCE.
WE COULD SPEND ANOTHER SIX MONTHS, NINE MONTHS DISCUSSING IT, AND I DON'T THINK WE'D MAKE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS FROM WHERE WE ARE.
I, I THINK WHERE WE ARE IS ABOUT WHERE AS GOOD AS WE COULD GET IF WE STAYED ON THIS TOPIC FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.
SO, UM, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO WORK ON, IT WAS A GOOD GROUP.
I THINK YOU DID A GREAT JOB IN SELECTING THE MEMBERS REPRESENTING ALL PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT HAVE DIFFERENT VIEWS ON THIS ISSUE.
SO, UH, I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON THE TASK FORCE.
UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME RIGHT NOW, IF NOT, I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO, UM, CHRISTINA, OBVIOUSLY, P AND Z WORKED ON THIS LAST NIGHT AND IT WAS A LENGTHY SESSION.
THERE WERE A LOT, NEARLY 30 SPEAKERS.
AND SO, UM, I DON'T WANT TO STAY UP HERE LONGER THAN I SHOULD.
SO, UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE.
OTHERWISE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT AND THE STAFF SUPPORT.
THAT'S A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW, BUT I'LL CONTINUE WITH THE DATA, UH, COLLECTION, UM, AND OUTREACH.
SO PHASE ONE, YOU MAY REMEMBER THERE WERE THREE PRIMARY FINDINGS.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, THAT SHORT-TERM RENTALS DO AFFECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN PLANO.
UM, THERE COULD BE APPROPRIATE PLACES FOR PLANO UNDER CERTAIN SUR UH, FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN PLANO UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND THAT THE CITY COULD, SHOULD DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE PERMANENT REGULATIONS TO GOVERN SHORT-TERM RENTALS.
UM, SO WE ARE WORKING ON THOSE PERMANENT MEASURES.
UM, WE'VE CONTINUED DATA COLLECTION THROUGH PHASE TWO.
UM, THE TASK FORCE HAD THREE MEETINGS THROUGH THIS PHASE.
THE HAD THE FIRST TWO, THEN THEY HAD AN OPEN HOUSE FOR THE PUBLIC.
THEY CONTINUED ADVERTISING THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AND IT WAS PLANO T.COM.
WE ALSO WORKED WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM ON A NUMBER OF OTHER AVENUES FOR OUTREACH.
UM, THROUGH THAT OPEN HOUSE, WE ASKED AT THE END, IS THE TASK FORCE GENERALLY HEADED
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IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.YOU'LL SEE THAT WE HAD GENERAL AGREEMENT, 65.8% EITHER AGREED OR SOMEWHAT AGREED WITH THE FINDINGS OF THE TASK FORCE.
UM, THAT DISAGREEMENT WAS SPLIT.
WE FOUND WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE DATA BETWEEN PEOPLE THAT THOUGHT WE WERE EITHER OVERREGULATING OR OVERREGULATING.
SO THERE'S EVEN A SPLIT AS TO WHY PEOPLE WERE DISAGREEING WITH THE CONCLUSIONS.
UM, SO THE TASK FORCE TOOK THAT INFORMATION FROM THE OPEN HOUSE, WENT THROUGH IT AGAIN, AND ULTIMATELY, UH, VOTED 17 TO ONE TO BRING THIS FORWARD TO YOU.
UM, AND THAT BOAT TOOK PLACE ON FEBRUARY 28TH.
THE RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN SPLIT INTO FOUR CATEGORIES TO MAKE THEM A LITTLE MORE DIGESTIBLE.
UM, REGISTRATION REGULATIONS THAT IMPACT LAND USE AND ZONING CONSIDERATION, CONSIDERATION RELATING TO AMORTIZATION AND BUYOUTS, AND THEN TOPICS RELATED TO TRAINING.
THIS IS REALLY TOO MUCH TO
SO YOU SEE THERE'S 14 OF THOSE.
I DON'T EXPECT EVERYONE TO, BUT YOU CAN JUST SEE WE'VE NUMBERED THOSE.
SO IN THE FUTURE WHEN THINGS MOVE FORWARD TO YOU, WE CAN ACTUALLY USE THOSE NUMBERS TO SHOW YOU HOW THEY RELATE BACK TO THE TASK FORCE.
WE'VE DONE THIS WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE, SO USE THE ZONING NUMBERS, WHICH I'LL SHOW YOU NEXT.
WE'VE USED THIS SYSTEM SO WE CAN LINK THE TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION BACK TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE.
SO PNZ CAN SEE THIS IS WHERE THE TASK FORCE'S RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED.
SO NINE RECOMMENDATIONS THERE THREE RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO AMORTIZATION AND BUYOUTS.
AND THEN SEVEN RELATED TO BASICALLY TOPICS FOR TRAINING OF NEW AND RENEWING SHORT-TERM RENTAL OWNERS.
SO BASED ON THAT, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THE TASK FORCE BE SUNSETTED.
THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY REQUIRE A RESOLUTION BECAUSE THE TASK FORCE WAS NOT ADOPTED BY A RESOLUTION.
SO WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR A, UH, SIMPLE ACTION IN CENSUS FROM THE COUNCIL TONIGHT IN PRELIMINARY OPEN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HAS CALLED, UH, A PUBLIC HEARING TO DEVELOP PERMANENT REGULATIONS THROUGH ZONING CASE.
AND WE, AS YOU'VE HEARD EARLIER, ARE INTRODUCING A REGISTRATION PROGRAM AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING ON MARCH 25TH.
UM, WE HAVE MOVED OVER THE PLANOS STR WEBSITE.
WE ALSO HAVE PLANO.GOV/STR AS A SHORTENED WEBSITE ON THE CITY'S PAGE.
SO THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT WEB ADDRESSES THAT ARE OPERATING NOW.
SO PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INFORMATION CONTINUING ON THIS.
UM, WE HAVE A ZONING CASE RESPONSE MAP UP SO PEOPLE CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION ON ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.
WE ALSO HAVE AN ONLINE SURVEY FORM FOR THE REGISTRATION PROGRAM AND A PROJECT EMAIL ADDRESS.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO CONTINUE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A LOT OF PUBLIC INPUT ON THIS PROJECT.
WE ALSO ARE DOING A, A MAIL NOTIFICATION FOR THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, UH, FOR BOTH THE APRIL 1ST DATE AND THE, UH, SO THESE ARE THE WEB ADDRESSES AGAIN AND AGAIN, THE RECOMMENDATION IS JUST THAT THE REPORT BE ACCEPTED BY THE COUNCIL, AND WITH THAT, THE TASK FORCE B SUNSET.
AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
IT'S OKAY WITH THE REST OF THE COUNCIL.
WE HAVE SEVERAL SPEAKERS, UM, IF WE WOULD LISTEN TO THE SPEAKERS AND THEN WE CAN ASK QUESTIONS IF WE HAVE THAT.
SO WE'RE GONNA ALLOW EACH OF THE SPEAKERS TO SPEAK FOR TWO MINUTES.
SO, UM, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO TWO MINUTES SINCE WE HAVE SO MANY SPEAKERS.
AND JUST A REMINDER, AS I MENTIONED, THERE'LL BE OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK AGAIN AT THE MARCH 25TH MEETING AND THE APRIL 22ND MEETING.
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IS PHIL FRANCE, WHO WILL BE FOLLOWED BY CATHERINE PARKER.UM, UH, GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF, UH, PLAINTIFF CITY COUNCIL, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM, AND DISTINGUISHED, UH, MEMBERS OF THE STAFF.
I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH DEEP GRATITUDE FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
YOUR INVESTMENT OF TIME AND ENERGY IN CREATING A SHORT-TERM RENTAL TASK FORCE REFLECTS YOUR DEDICATION TO ADDRESSING THE CONCERNS OF OUR RESIDENTS.
I COMMEND YOU FOR THE THOROUGHNESS OF THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL SURVEY, WHICH DEMONSTRATES YOUR EARNEST EFFORTS TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITIES OF THIS ISSUE FROM ALL SIDES.
AS A RESIDENT OF PLANO, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN TO ALL OF OUR VOICES.
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE THE HEART AND SOUL OF OUR CITY, AND ENSURING THEIR SAFETY AND WELLBEING IS PARAMOUNT.
I URGE YOU TO HEED THE CONCERNS RAISED BY OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND TAKE DECISIVE ACTION TO ENFORCE LAWS THAT WILL SAFEGUARD OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
BY IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS THAT ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES POSED BY SHORT-TERM RENTALS.
WE CAN PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND MAINTAIN THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL RESIDENTS.
I IMPLORE YOU TO PRIORITIZE THE ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS THAT PROMOTE SAFETY, SECURITY, AND HARMONY IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
TOGETHER LET US WORK TOWARD A FUTURE WHERE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS REMAIN VIBRANT, THRIVING, AND WELCOMING TO ALL WHO CALL PLANO HOME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS IMPORTANT MATTER AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED DEDICATION TO SERVING THE BEST INTERESTS OF OUR CITY.
MY NAME IS STEVEN KOS AND I LIVE AT 26 17 BARRINGTON DRIVE AND HAVE ENJOYED THE PLANO LIFE FOR 21 YEARS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND PATIENCE IN WORKING WITH ALL THE CI CITIZENS OF PLANO AND THE SHORT TERM RENTAL TASK FORCE AND BRINGING THIS ISSUE TO A RESOLUTION.
I APPRECIATE THE UPDATE ON THE SHORT TERM RENTALS.
I READ THE DRAFT AND ATTENDED LAST NIGHT'S PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING.
UH, MOST OF THE DISCUSSION WAS CENTERED AROUND, UH, DEFINITIONS, DURATIONS OF STAYS AND DENSITY.
UM, I WAS HOPING A LITTLE BIT FOR MORE FOR, UH, DISCUSSION AROUND LAND USE AND ZONING RESTRICTIONS, WHICH WERE NOT QUITE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE DISCUSSION OR THE DOCUMENT AS I READ IT.
UH, SHORT OF SOME SUP REQUIREMENTS FOR SELECT DEFINITIONS OF STR, IT IS A DRAFT, SO HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE WORKED OUT.
UH, MY BIGGEST CONCERN AND MOST THAT WAS, UH, MENTIONED LAST NIGHT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ONE BEDROOM BED AND BREAKFAST THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED TO OPERATE IN A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WOULD EFFECTIVELY ALLOW EVERY HOUSE IN PLANO TO BECOME AN STR BY.
UM, THIS IS THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR AS FAR AS FOLLOWING THE ARLINGTON MODEL.
UH, AGAIN, WE REALIZE THAT THIS IS A DRAFT WE ATTENDED LAST NIGHT.
SO WE'RE VERY HOPEFUL THAT THERE WILL BE PENDING UPDATES TO THE DOCUMENT IN THE FUTURE.
UH, WHILE THOSE UPDATES ARE A WORK IN PROGRESS, OUR CONCERN IS THAT, UH, OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, YOU, THE TASK FORCE, THE PNZ AND ALL THE CITIZENS OF PLANO ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS ISSUE.
UH, THIS WILL ALL COME DOWN TO A FEW FINAL MEETINGS.
SO WE ASK ABOUT, UH, DILIGENCE AND PATIENCE, AND WE HOPE THAT WE CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER FOR THE BEST OUTCOME.
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CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.AND 40 YEARS AGO MY FAMILY AND I MOVED TO PLANO, KNOWING VERY LITTLE ABOUT NORTH TEXAS, A REALTOR TOLD US PLANO WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE TO RAISE CHILDREN.
20 YEARS LATER, WE MOVED OUTTA STATE WITH THE JOB.
ODDLY ENOUGH, 20 YEARS AFTER THAT, WE'VE MOVED BACK TO PLANO.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO TELL YOU WHY PLANO NEIGHBORHOODS ARE TERRIFIC.
THE ONE I LIVE IN IS BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S GOT A WOMEN'S CLUB THAT'S VERY ACTIVE WITH OVER A HUNDRED MEMBERS.
IT'S BEEN IN PLACE FOR 31 YEARS.
IT HAS AN ACTIVE HOA THAT SPONSORS AN EASTER IN THE PARK EVENT, BARBECUE COOK HOSE, AND THREE MORE EVENTS EVERY YEAR.
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS QUIET, IT'S SAFE, AND IT IS FULL OF NEIGHBORS WHO ENJOY CONNECTING.
AND STILL, IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO RAISE CHILDREN.
FORTUNATELY, THE DRAFT OF THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL DOCUMENT THAT WAS REVIEWED LAST NIGHT DOES NOT SUPPORT THAT CONCEPT.
THERE'S THINGS IN THAT DRAFT 20 SECONDS THAT I'M NOT SURE WERE DISCUSSED WITH THE TASK FORCE.
IT DOESN'T SEEM TO REFLECT THE FACT THAT 74% OF 6,000 PEOPLE THAT DID THE SURVEY WERE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH SHORT TERM RENTALS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO CONNECT WITH OUR SITUATION.
I URGE YOU TO THINK ABOUT THE IMPACT ON YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MATT BINGHAM.
MY FAMILY MOVED HERE ALMOST 50 YEARS AGO.
I HAVE LIVED IN MY CURRENT HOME FOR 10 YEARS NOW.
IN THE EARLY NINETIES, MY FAMILY WAS NOMINATED FOR PLANO FAMILY OF THE YEAR WE'RE OUTSTANDING CITIZENS.
WE'RE QUIET, RESPECTFUL PEOPLE.
I HAVE A, UH, SHORT TERM RENTAL IN MY HOUSE.
UH, THERE'S A NEIGHBOR DOWN MY STREET, ALSO HAS TWO ROOMS IN HER HOUSE.
NO ONE WOULD EVER KNOW THAT WE SH UH, RENT OUR HOMES OUT.
MY NEIGHBOR HAD ONE UNTIL SHE APPROACHED ME ABOUT THIS, UM, STUFF THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
UM, AND SHE ONLY KNEW I HAD ONE BECAUSE HER DAUGHTER WAS AT MY HOUSE BECAUSE HER FRIEND'S MOM WAS RENTING FROM ME.
THERE'S PROBABLY OTHER HOUSES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THEY ARE.
WE, WE ARE CAUSING PROBLEMS. WE'RE CALM, RESPECTFUL PEOPLE.
OUR GUESTS ARE RESPECTFUL OF THE NEIGHBORS.
THEY MANY ARE COMING HERE TO FIND PLACES TO LIVE.
THEY NEED A SHORT-TERM PLACE TO LIVE WHILE THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A HOME TO LIVE IN PLANO OR THEY'RE WORKING OR OR WHATNOT.
THEY'RE NOT THROWING PARTIES IN MY HOUSE WHILE I'M THERE.
THEY'RE NOT CAUSING NUISANCES, BRINGING CARS, ALL SORTS OF CARS INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO I I I ALSO THINK, UH, THIS, UH, SURVEY WAS VERY BIASED.
THEY DID NOT REPRESENT THE PLANO AS A WHOLE.
I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT 20 SECONDS, THE MAJORITY OF PLANO DOES NOT WANT OR IS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH SHORT TERM RENTALS WHEN THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW THEY EXIST NEXT DOOR.
UM, IT SEEMS TO ME THEY, THEY, WHOEVER FORMED THIS SURVEY, WE'RE NOW LOOKING FOR PEOPLE THAT TO, UH, BE IN OPPOSITION.
PLEASE, UH, CONSIDER THESE THINGS, UM, AND OUR FREEDOMS AS PROPERTY OWNERS.
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EVENING.I'M THE PROFESSIONAL SHORT-TERM RENTAL MANAGER.
I'VE BEEN DOING THIS JOB IN THE PAST SEVEN YEARS.
I MANAGE MULTIPLE PROPERTIES IN THE DIFFERENT STATES.
HAWAII, CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, DO IT IN CANADA, ONTARIO.
SO I THINK TODAY MY OPINION IS WE ARE, WE ARE NOT ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT A SHOP.
WE GOING TO DO STR OR NOT DOING STR.
THE FACT IS, THERE ARE SO MANY CITIES, SO MANY STATES HAVE FULLY REGULATE SHORT TERM RENTAL IN UNITED STATES, IN EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE, UM, AUSTIN, TEXAS, THEY'RE REGULATED HOMEOWNER PAYING $700, FOLLOW THE RULES DURING THE BUILDING INSPECTIONS, FOLLOW THE HOUSING ROOMS, BE RESPONSIBLE HOST.
WE CAN DEVELOP A LOT OF TOOLS TO MAKE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFE, QUIET, PEACEFUL.
AND THIS IS ACTUALLY ABOUT HOW THE NEXT GENERATION THEY CHOOSE TO TRAVEL.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE TRAVELING IN INDUSTRY NOW, A, B AND BVB HAS BEEN FASTER GROWING.
BUT WE ALL JUST NEED TO BE MORE RESPONSIBLE, DEVELOP THE NICE REGULATION TO HELP THE WHOLE COMMUNITIES.
FOR EXAMPLES I'M HOLDING, THIS IS A SHORT TERM RENTAL CERTIFICATE FROM OUR NEIGHBOR, CITY, CITY OF ROLL AID.
CITY OF THE FRISCO HAS BEEN GRANTED LICENSE.
ONE SECOND ROLL IT ARE DOING THAT.
SO I REALLY LIKE A LOT OF THE IDEA RECOMMENDATION, GIVING HERE, GIVER TRAINING.
UM, MAKE SURE EVERY PROPERTY HAS THE 24 7 CONTACT PERSON.
YOU KNOW, WE DO, UH, BUILDING INSPECTIONS.
WE, WE GIVE THOSE NUMBER OF THE GATES THE LIMITATION TO THE GATES WHO WANNA COME TO STAY.
I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR SEVEN YEARS.
I'VE SEEN SO MANY HIGH FAMILIES COME TO, UM, THE PLANO.
THEY COME TO THE FRISCO, THEY MEET THEIR FAMILY NEEDS.
SO MANY COMPANIES, THEY'RE RELOCATING HERE, SEND THEIR STUFF.
SO MANY FAMILY, EVEN LOCAL FAMILY BETWEEN THE HOUSES WHEN THEY SELL THE HOUSES, WHEN THEY'RE BUYING THE NEW ONE THIS DAY.
AND YOU'RE SAYING, COULD YOU PLEASE WRAP UP A COMMENT.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS COLLEEN AGUILAR.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO JENNA MORAY.
I LIVE AT 48 25 BULL RUN DRIVE.
I'VE LIVED IN PLANO FOR MOST OF MY LIFE AND AT MY CURRENT HOME FOR 20 YEARS, I'VE BEEN A, IN THE LAST TWO YEARS I'VE BEEN AN ONSITE SHORT TERM RENTAL HOST AND AN AIRBNB SUPER HOST.
IT'S TRULY BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
I'VE MET SOME WONDERFUL PEOPLE, FAMILIES FROM AUSTRALIA, INDIA, AND ALL OVER THE US.
WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS FROM WHAT THE TASK FORCE IS PRESENTING.
FIRST OFF, WE SHORT-TERM RENTAL HOSTS WOULDN'T EVER BE BED AND BREAKFAST.
THAT WOULD BE A SMALL GUEST HOUSE OR SMALL HOTEL OFFERING, SLEEPING ACCOMMODATIONS AND A MORNING MEAL.
CURRENTLY I DO NOT, AND I DON'T EVER PLAN TO SERVE MEALS.
I DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH TIME ON MY PLATE.
ANOTHER CONCERN I HAVE IS REQUESTING A TWO NIGHT MINIMUM STAY.
HOW OR WHY WOULD THAT EVEN BE BENEFICIAL? UM, IT MAKES NO SENSE.
NOT TO MENTION THE AVAILABILITY OF MY PROPERTY HAS ALSO HELPED LOCAL FAMILIES DUE TO FLOOD OR LOSS OF POWER.
ONE OF THOSE BEING A PLANO ISD SCHOOL TEACHER.
UM, I ALSO BELIEVE THAT MAKING THE SEASONAL, IT MAKES NO SENSE.
PLEASE KNOW THAT OUR NEIGHBORS ARE NOT UPSET.
LITERALLY, I WAS OUT FRONT OF MY HOUSE, SPRUCING UP MY FLOWER POTS AND MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR CAME OVER AND I EXPLAINED TO HER WHAT WAS GOING ON.
SHE WAS LIKE, GINA, I DON'T SEE THE ISSUE WITH THIS.
SHE SAID, I CAN SEE IF YOU HAD STREAMS OF CARS, UM, OUT FRONT 20 SECONDS.
UM, BUT THAT HASN'T BEEN THE CASE HERE.
SO ANYWAY, I'M IN STRONG FAVOR OF SHORT TERM RENTALS AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING.
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DANIELLA LETTERER, HI, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.ENGLISH IS MY SECOND LANGUAGE.
OKAY,
EH, MY NAME IS DANIELLA LETTERER AND I LIVE IN 16 EIGHT AS A RED TRAIL.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO ADDRESS THE STEREOTYPE THAT ALL SHORT-TERM RENTAL OWNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ISSUES IN OUR CITY.
OUR CITY THAT IS A FABRIC CITY.
UH, THAT IS NOT THE REALITY REALLY IS NOT THROUGH US THAT CREATE THAT THE PROBLEM HERE IN PLANO, WE ARE RESIDENTS TOGETHER WORKING TO COEXIST HARMONIOUSLY AND RESPONSIBLE.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE REGISTRATION PROCESS AND REGULATION FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL ARRIVED LATE IN THIS CITY.
LITERALLY LITERAL DIS AMONG SOME RESIDENTS.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND TOO, SOME NEIGHBOR HERE NEIGHBORING CITIES LIKE FRISCO IN 2021, ALLEN AND RICHARDSON IN 2022 HAVE ALREADY ESTABLISHED CLEAR AND FAIR, UH, ORDINANCE BEFORE FACING ISSUES IN CONTRACTS.
THE, UH, ORDINANCE BEING PROPOSED HERE ARE A STRICT, UM, IMPOSED STANDARDS THAT DO NOT ALIGN WITH THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY.
THIS SITUATION CREATE A DISPARITY IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF RULES AND COULD, UM, LEAD, UH, TO UNFAIR TREATMENT.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONSIDERATE THAT RATHER THAT RESTRAIN, SORRY, I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU CAN READ GOOD.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO CONSIDERATE THAT RATHER THAN RESTRICTING YOURSELF TO DO DAYS ABOUT APPROVE THE ORDINANCE, IT IS MORE BENEFICIAL TO ESTABLISH WELL THOUGHT OUT AND FAIR REGULATION THAT TRULY REFLECT THE EXCELLENT OF THE CITY OF PLAN I KNOWLEDGE THAT NOISE IS THE HUGE PROBLEM.
HOWEVER, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ALL OWNERS INTENDED, UH, WERE SHORT-TERM RENTER OR LONG-TERM RENTER HAVE THE PRO THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE DISTURBANCE NOISES ISSUES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED EFFECTIVELY ENFORCING FOR THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE IN PLANO.
THAT WILL BE MORE APPROPRIATE SOLUTION RATHER THAN UNFAIRLY TARGETING THE SHORTER RENTAL OPERATOR.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND WE ARE IN THE SAME TEAM, PLANO, CITY OF
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS DANIEL EVA.
UH, WE OWN, UM, MULTIPLE ST AND WE ALWAYS MAKE IT A PURPOSE TO, UM, INTRODUCE OURSELVES TO THE NEIGHBORS.
UM, WE HAVE HAD PRETTY MUCH NO COMPLAINT FOR THE NEIGHBORS, AND I DO BELIEVE THAT AS SAID BEFORE, UM, WE AS A FAMILY ARE CONCERNED OF, UH, THE PROBABLY UNFAIR OR, UM, BIASED RULES THAT COULD BE PUT IN PLACE THAT WOULD PUT OUR INCOME IN JEOPARDY.
UM, AND JUST THE THING TO NOTE, I BELIEVE EVERYBODY THAT HASN'T SHOWED UP HERE, WHICH IS A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH IT.
IT'S JUST VERY FEW THAT DO HAVE PROBLEM.
UH, I HAVE ACTUALLY SENT AN EMAIL TO EACH ONE OF YOU WITH A PROPOSAL.
WE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU TO ELIMINATE, UM, THE, ANY ISSUES THAT, THAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, AS A, AS A COMMUNITY, UM, CAUSED.
UM, AND, UH, WE JUST ARE WORRIED ABOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, SOME REGULATIONS THAT CAN BE PUT IN PLACE THAT WOULD BE UNFAIR AND, AND, UM, BIASED.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JUSTIN ELLIOT.
THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ON ZOOM, BUT ARE THEY HERE IN PERSON? JUSTIN ELLIOT,
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WE'LL MOVE ON TO EDDIE LETTERER.I LIVE AT 1608 AZURE WITE TRAIL.
UH, I'VE OWNED MY HOME FOR THE LAST 34 YEARS.
I'M AN STR OPERATOR FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS.
UH, I'M ALL FOR REGISTRATIONS AND, UM, PROCESSES THAT ARE FAIR, BALANCED, AND EQUITABLE.
UH, I HAD A QUESTION, AND, AND THIS WAS IN READING ALL THE REGULATIONS THAT CAME THROUGH AND LOOKING AT, I, I LOOKED AT THE REGISTRATION PROCESS VERSUS THE HOME GRANDFATHERING STR STATUS.
AND MY QUESTION WAS, FOR EXAMPLE, IN MY CASE, IF MY HOME WAS PLACED IN A TRUST FOR INHERITANCE PURPOSES, WILL RETITLING OF MY PROPERTY HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON MY STR STATUS? AS LONG AS MY TRUST IN HEIRS PROPERLY RE RE-REGISTER.
ADDITIONALLY, IF I SELL MY HOME, DOES THE GRANDFATHERED STR STATUS PASS TO THE NEW HOMEOWNER? SHOULD THEY CHOOSE TO PROPERLY COMPLETE THE REGISTRATION PROCESS? SO I'M UNCLEAR ABOUT THAT WHEN I, WHEN I LOOK AT ALL THE DOCUMENTATION.
FURTHERMORE, I BELIEVE THAT THE, I, I BELIEVE THE TASK FORCE WAS A BIT LACKED THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE SDR COMMUNITY, THE PRO SDR COMMUNITY.
IT WASN'T A, UH, APPROPRIATELY REPRESENTED, I THINK AS MY, AS MY WIFE HAD SAID, FRISCO ALLEN RICHARDSON, WE LOOK AT THEM.
THEY'VE HAD SUCCESSFUL REGISTRATION PROCESSES, THEY'VE HAD LITTLE ISSUES.
THEY'VE GOT FAIR AND BALANCED REGULATIONS.
I THINK THEY NATURALLY WEED OUT THE BAD ACTORS.
THE MAJORITY OF US ARE, WE'RE GOOD OPERATORS.
WE'VE GOT GOOD TENANTS THAT COME IN.
I, I HAD SOMEBODY CA SAID, I WANTED TO HAVE A BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR MY 1-YEAR-OLD.
CAN I RENT YOUR PLACE? I SAY, NO, WE DON'T ALLOW PARTIES.
SO THAT'S US SELF-REGULATE OURSELVES.
I THINK WE'RE SENDING A MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE WITH THIS CHANGE IN LANDSCAPE IN OUR SOCIETY THAT WE DON'T WANT YOU TO COME TO PLANO.
DON'T COME HERE LOOKING FOR HOMES.
DON'T COME HERE FOR MEDICAL REASONS.
IF YOU WANNA SEE YOUR LOVED ONES THAT LIVE IN PLANO, IF YOU WANNA GO HOUSE HUNTING, IF YOU WANNA RELOCATE, GO TO RICHARDSON.
UH, I THINK IT'S A MISTAKE AND I APPRECIATE, UH, YOU HEARING ME OUT ON THIS.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PROAM AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF AND FELLOW NEIGHBORS.
I LIVE AT 62 32 WESTCHESTER LANE IN PLANO.
I'M THE FOUNDER OF DADS OF THE HOOD.
IT'S A, UH, A FATHERHOOD AND FAMILY INITIATIVE THAT WE STARTED 30 YEARS AGO.
ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THAT EVENT IS WHEN THE MAYOR COMES OUT AND READS THE MAYORAL PROCLAMATION, UH, WHERE HE REINSTATES THE PURPOSE, UH, FOR FAMILIES CREATING A VIBRANT AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR NEIGHBORHOODS.
UH, I HAVE THREE CONCERNS THAT I WANTED YOU TO THINK ABOUT.
I WAS HERE AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION LAST, UH, MEETING LAST NIGHT.
JUST THREE THINGS TO CONSIDER AS YOU REVIEW THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE THAT THE STAFF CONSCIENTIOUSLY PUT TOGETHER, ONE I'D I WOULD ENTITLE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.
UM, NOT TO BELABOR THIS, BUT LIKE OVER 70% OF THOSE SURVEYED OF THE 6,000 SURVEYED IN PLANO, UH, WE'RE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH HAVING A SHORT-TERM RENTAL ON OUR STREET.
I BELIEVE THAT THE CLEAR PATH FOR PLANO, AND THIS IS WHAT MY REQUEST IS, IS FOR YOU TO SIMPLY CLARIFY EXISTING ORDINANCES, UH, TO PROHIBIT SHORT TERM RENTALS FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.
MY CONCERN IS FOCUSED, UM, ON THE GATEWAY.
SHORT-TERM RENTALS PROVIDE INTO OUR CHERISHED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS TO REALLY GAMBLE OUR FAMILY FABRIC, UH, WITH A MYRIAD OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, SOME OF WHICH WE HAVE ALREADY SUFFERED THROUGH UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES THAT ARE NOT THE DOINGS OF SOME OF OUR FINE FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT OWN AND VERY RESPONSIBLY OPERATE SHORT TERM RENTALS.
AND YET THE GAMBLE IS STILL EVER PRESENT AND IMPACTS ALL OF US WHO WISH TO PRESERVE THE FAMILY FABRIC OF OUR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE SECOND POINT I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IS THIS CONCEPT OF NO BAD ACTORS.
UH, DURING THE LAST NIGHT'S PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE, I NOTED THAT THE CHAIRMAN OCCASIONALLY PART OF THE ROOM WITH HIS HANDS NOTING TWO SIDES OF THE ISSUE.
UM, I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE ALL CONCERNED CITIZENS AND THAT WE TEND TO SPEAK IN EITHER ORAL LANGUAGE, LARGELY BECAUSE WE FEEL SOMEWHAT POWERLESS TO REALLY, FULLY AGGRESSIVELY SHAPE THE OUTCOME OF THESE, THESE HEARINGS AND THESE DISCUSSIONS.
I DO NOT SEE ANYONE IN THIS ROOM AS A BAD ACTOR.
AND YET EVEN THE MOST RESPONSIBLE SHORT-TERM RENTAL OWNER IS ONE INCIDENT AWAY FROM SUCH A LABEL BY VIRTUE OF AN UNANTICIPATED, UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE.
AND FINALLY, UH, RESTRICTING CITIZENS' RIGHTS, I WOULD SIMPLY ASK THAT THE NATURE OF ORDINANCES IS THAT IT'S GOVERNING.
GOVERNING ANY MUNICIPALITY IS ABOUT PLACING BOUNDARIES WITH CONSEQUENCES ON THE RIGHTS OF CITIZENS, HOPEFULLY TO PROTECT ALL OF US.
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URGE THE COUNCIL TO THE EXTENT LEGALLY PLAUSIBLE TO NOT VIEW THIS ORDINANCE AS A FIGHT FOR FREEDOM OR AN OPPORTUNITY TO UNDULY REGULATE CITIZENS, BUT INSTEAD AS A VEHICLE FOR PRESERVING THE VISION OF A FAMILY FIRST COMMUNITY OF EXCELLENCE.AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR WORK.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JENNIFER ASHER.
HI, MY NAME IS JENNIFER ASHER.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, UH, BANNING SHORT TERM RENTALS DOESN'T KEEP PEOPLE WHO ARE TRANSIENT OR WHATEVER OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
THERE ARE STILL HOTELS, UM, AND THEY'RE JUST A SHORT DRIVE AWAY.
UM, BUT WHAT IT DOES DO IS THAT IT OPENS UP A NEW WAY TO TRAVEL THAT IS PART OF THE NEW WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN.
WE'VE OPENED OUR HOMES AND WE'VE PIVOTED IN THIS NEW WORLD THAT OUR HOMES ARE NOW A DIFFERENT KIND OF PLACE.
PEOPLE RUN BUSINESSES OUT OF THEIR HOMES IN A WAY THAT THEY DIDN'T USED TO.
AND THERAPISTS NOW HAVE PATIENTS COME TO THEIR HOMES AND WILL RUN A HOME OFFICE OR DIFFERENT KINDS OF BUSINESSES OUT OF THEIR HOMES.
AND SOME PEOPLE BUY A HOME AS AN INVESTMENT AND RUN A SHORT TERM RENTAL.
UM, THIS HAS CREATED A WONDERFUL NEW WAY TO TRAVEL FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.
FOR US, WE ADOPTED A CHILD AND 22 YEARS, YEARS AGO, WE HAD TO GO AND STAY IN ANOTHER STATE FOR THREE WEEKS WITH THIS NEWBORN THAT WAS VERY FRAGILE IN A HOTEL ROOM.
UM, IT WAS NOT A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
WE JUST LAST MONTH HAD A FAMILY WHO HAD A SURROGATE AND THEY HAD PREMATURE BABY BORN AND THEY RENTED OUR HOUSE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO HAVE, THIS WOMAN WAS ABLE TO HAVE HER SISTERS AND HER MOTHER AND HER BEST FRIEND ALL COME AND THEY HAD THEIR OWN ROOM.
AND THEN THE BABY HAD ITS OWN ROOM AND THEY WERE ABLE TO CARE FOR THIS PREMATURE BABY WITH HEALTH RISKS IN A HOME ENVIRONMENT AND HAVE ALL THOSE BENEFITS WITH THIS NEWBORN THAT WASN'T ALLOWED TO TRAVEL OUTTA STATE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND HAVE ANOTHER WAY TO TRAVEL.
THAT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF A DIFFERENT WAY TO TRAVEL THAT A SHORT TERM RENTAL OFFERS FOR OUR, OUR COMMUNITY NOW.
AND IT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE, BUT THERE'S SO MANY THAT WE DON'T WANT PLANO TO BE EXCLUDED, PARTICULARLY WITH SO MANY HOSPITALS IN PLANO.
MY NAME IS CLARA DTI AND I HAVE BEEN A PLANO RESIDENCE FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS.
THE PHASE TWO REPORT WILL TELL YOU THAT THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIVING MANAGEMENT AND AN OFFSITE MANAGEMENT.
AND IT'S TRUE THERE IS A DIFFERENCE, BUT THERE IS ALSO A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVES FAR AWAY AND MANAGE IT ALL REMOTELY.
AND HOMEOWNERS WHO LIVES CLOSE BY OR USE A MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIKE MYSELF TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING RUNS SMOOTHLY, THE PROPERTY IS WELL MAINTAINED AND THERE ARE NO ISSUES WITH THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS.
AND OF COURSE, THEY CAN BE AT THE PROPERTY WITHIN 20 TO 30 MINUTES IF NEEDED, WHICH IS A REASONABLE TIME.
ANOTHER ISSUE THAT BOTH SIDES KEEP REPEATING IS WHETHER THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE PRO AND AGAINST STR REALLY REPRESENT WELL, THE PLANNER RESIDENTS.
WELL, I DON'T EVEN REFER TO THE FOUR VERSES 16 IN THE TASK FORCE, BUT TO THE FACT THAT THE TASK FORCE WHO DID A TREMENDOUS WORK AND SPENT LONG EVENINGS TRYING TO GET A RESOLUTION WAS ABSOLUTELY NOT A GOOD REPRESENTATION OF PLANNER RESIDENTS.
DEMOGRAPHIC WISE, SOMEHOW MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN THE TASK FORCE WERE AFFECTED DIRECTLY BY SPECIFIC STR, WHICH MEANS THOSE FEW BED APPLES ARE REALLY RUINING IT FOR ALL OF US.
A HOUSE THAT HAD GUNSHOTS, A HOUSE THAT USED AS A WEDDING VENUE IN THE MIDDLE OF PLANO.
WHY ARE WE NOT SHUTTING THIS DOWN? THOSE PEOPLE DON'T NEED TO SUFFER OR JUSTIFY THEIR HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE BY GOING TO MONTHLY MEETINGS.
WE ALL JUST WANT TO LIVE IN PEACE.
AND THAT PEACE IS ACHIEVABLE WHEN YOU ELIMINATE THOSE FEW THAT ARE CAUSING A MESS.
LESLIE, LAST NIGHT AT A PNZ MEETING, ONE OF THE RESPECTFUL MEMBERS SAID HE FEELS IT'S OKAY TO BAN SDR R 20 SECONDS 'CAUSE THEY CAN STILL OPERATE AS LONG-TERM AND MAKE MONEY.
TOMORROW I HAVE AN EVICTION HEARING.
MY FIRST PLAN HOME, WHICH I HAVE RAISED MY KIDS
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IN, IS A LONG TERM, A LONG-TERM RENTAL.FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS, I HAD TO PAY THE MORTGAGE OUT OF MY OWN POCKET BECAUSE MY TENANT IS NOT PAYING OR MOVING OUT.
ONCE I GET HER EVACUATED, I HAVE TO FIX ALL THE DAMAGES THAT SHE CAUSED.
THE PROPERTY WAS NOT WELL, WELL-MAINTAINED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE AND IS AN EYESORE.
I ONLY WISH I WAS SMART ENOUGH TO TURN IT INTO AN AIRBNB WHEN I COULD FOR EVERYONE'S SAKE.
CORY REER, I'LL RUN THROUGH THE INDIVIDUALS THAT DIDN'T ANSWER THE FIRST TIME IN CASE THEY SHOWED UP.
WE'VE GOT CATHERINE PARKER, ELENA BURKE.
ANTONIO, MIGUEL MOLINA BENDIK MEETING MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS ANTONIO MIEL MOLINA BENDIK.
THE ADDRESS IS 1207 DREXEL DRIVE, PLANO, TEXAS 7 5 0 7 5.
WELL, I'M GONNA KEEP IT SHORT AND SIMPLE BECAUSE I'VE SAID A LOT.
UM, IN THE PAST COUPLE OF PLANNING AND ZONING MEETINGS.
I'VE TALKED ABOUT HOW MY AIRBNB IS KIND OF A STANDARD THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED BY OTHER RESIDENTS REGARDING CAMERA SECURITY, MAINTENANCE AND THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WE STAFF TO MAINTAIN IT.
THEN I TALKED ABOUT, UM, LAST NIGHT ABOUT, UH, RIGHTS THAT WE HAVE PROPERTY RIGHTS THAT ARE ESSENTIALLY GONNA BE TAKEN, UM, IF SERGEANT VANS GO INTO PLA PLACE.
IF WE GET GRANDFATHERED, YES, WE WILL STILL HAVE IT, BUT IT IT'LL PREVENT OTHERS FROM DOING WHAT WE ARE DOING.
SO WHAT I WANTED TO SAY TODAY IS THAT, UH, THE TASK FORCE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB AND I THINK IT'S, THEY'VE FOUND THEM A GOOD MIDDLE SPOT, BUT, UM, IT'S NOT, UH, A HUNDRED PERCENT IDEAL, RIGHT? A WHAT WE WOULD, WHAT I WOULD THINK IS BEST, UM, IS ESSENTIALLY, UM, 'CAUSE THEY'RE GONNA SAY A LOT OF STUFF, RIGHT? AND WE HAVE TWO BEDROOMS, BED, BED, BED AND BREAKFAST, ALL THAT.
UM, BUT TO ME IT'S LIKE, DON'T BAN IT.
HAVE, UM, BUILDING INSPECTIONS FOR THE PEOPLE THAT REGISTER AND BASICALLY LET THEM APPROVE IT OR NOT APPROVE IT AND ALL THAT AND LET THE FREE MARKET KIND OF RUN ITSELF.
UM, BECAUSE PLANO IS NOT A VACATION LOCATION.
I'M SURE SOME OF THE PREVIOUS PEOPLE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT CAME IN LATE, BUT PLANO IS NOT A VACATION DESTINATION.
PEOPLE THAT COME TO PLANO IS HOSPITAL VISITING FAMILY, UM, OR WORK.
SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WANTED TO SAY AND KIND OF LIKE JUST, UH, LIKE BROADER STROKE SITUATION THAT I THINK IT SHOULDN'T BE BANNED AND IT SHOULD JUST BE REGULATED A HUNDRED PERCENT AND OUR SUPER REGISTRATION AND REGULATION.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL TRY COLLEEN AGUILAR EPSTEIN.
UH, JUSTIN ELLIOT IS STILL NOT ON ZOOM, AND THEN ANN HILL WOULD BE THE LAST ONE.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
I'M GONNA JUST GO AROUND THIS WAY AND IF ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS OF CHRISTINA OR CHAIR DYER, UM, OR SHARE COMMENTS REGARDING THE RECOMMENDATION WE NEED TO MAKE OF NUMBER ONE, ACCEPTING THE SHORT TERM RENTAL STUDY AND SUNSET SETTING THE SHORT TERM RENTAL TASK FORCE.
COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO START? THANK YOU, MAYOR.
UM, YEAH, I, I THINK THE TWO RECOMMENDATIONS ARE, ARE VALID AND, AND I WOULD CERTAINLY, UH, SUPPORT THOSE AND I'M GONNA SAVE OTHER QUESTIONS TILL WE GET IT BROUGHT TO US FOR SOME ACTION.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU AGAIN TO CHAIRMAN DYER AND EVERYONE THAT PARTICIPATED.
I KNOW THAT WAS A BIG INVESTMENT OF YOUR TIME AND IT, IT, IT'S IMPORTANT, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
UM, I'D BE CURIOUS TO KNOW THE ANSWERS TO THE TWO QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED EARLIER ABOUT IF THE A HOME IS IN A TRUST, UM, OR IF IT'S SOLD, IF THAT WOULD TRANSFER.
I DON'T KNOW THE PASSING DOWN OF THE LAND USE, UM, FROM 10 FROM OWNER TO OWNER.
UM, SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE'VE DISCUSSED.
SO, CHRISTINA, DO YOU WANT TO ANSWER THAT ONE? UH, CERTAINLY IF, IF SOMETHING IS IN A TRUSTEE, I THINK THOSE ARE BASED ON REGISTRATION, WHETHER IT STAYS IN REGISTRATION, IT, IT DOES STAY, UM, THAT THAT WOULD BE MAINTAINED.
UM, THE, THE PROPERTY RIGHT RUNS WITH THE LAND.
SO REGARDLESS OF OWNERSHIP, THAT WOULD NOT CHANGE REGARDLESS OF, OF WHO OWNS IT.
SO THAT WOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE.
UM, YOU CAN SELL THE PROPERTY, THE SHORT TERM RENTAL PROPERTY RIGHT, WOULD BE MAINTAINED NO MATTER THE OWNERSHIP.
THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE.
UM, I, I DON'T HAVE A CONCERN WITH ACCEPTING THE REPORT, UH, BUT AS WE SAW WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE,
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I'D UH, HESITATE TO FORMALLY SUNSET THE TASK FORCE YET BECAUSE AS WE HAVE A COUPLE OF BIG DECISIONS COMING UP, UH, BIG DISCUSSIONS COMING UP REGARDING STR THE ZONING CONSIDERATIONS, THE REGISTRATION, UM, THERE MAY BE SOME BACK AND FORTH I CAN SEE BETWEEN THE TASK FORCE PLANNING AND ZONING AND COUNCIL.AND SO I WOULDN'T WANT TO NECESSARILY FORMALLY DISMISS THE TASK FORCE YET.
I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE WORK THAT, UM, UH, THE TASK FORCE HAS DONE DONE.
AND, UH, YOU MAYOR DYER, UM, IN, UH, BRINGING IT TO THIS STATE.
AND I'M, I'M FAIRLY CONFIDENT IN WHAT YOU SAID THAT YOU DON'T THINK WE COULD GET MUCH MORE DOWN THIS ROAD WITHOUT A LOT MORE CHURN.
UM, BUT ENZ AND COUNCIL HAVE A HABIT OF CHURNING.
UM, SO, UH, I'D, I'D LIKE TO HOLD OFF ON THAT, ON THE SUNSET OF THE TASK FORCE AS WELL AS, UM, RESERVE NEXT STEPS PENDING OUR DISCUSSIONS STARTING NEXT WEEK.
WELL, I WANT TO THANK, UH, EVERYONE WHO WAS ON THE TASK FORCE.
UH, THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR DYER FOR THE HARD WORK AND LEADERSHIP THAT YOU PRESENTED, UH, MS. DAY.
YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAS ALWAYS OUTPERFORMED ALL THE EXPECTATIONS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT THE FINAL REPORTS GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND MOVING FORWARD, LIKE, UH, UH, COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS, I DO HAVE A QUESTION AS TO WHEN WERE WE EXPECTING TO SUNSET THIS RENTAL TASK FORCE? BECAUSE AGAIN, I WAS ON P AND Z WHEN WE WERE WORKING THROUGH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND IT WENT BACK AND FORTH A LOT LONGER THAN IT REALLY SHOULD BE.
OF COURSE, COVID CAME IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT, SO THAT DELAYED A LOT OF ACTIVITY, BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH AS WE WERE FINALIZING THE PLAN.
SO WHAT WERE, WHAT WAS THE TIMING HERE OF THE SUNSET PART OF THIS? WERE YOU, LOOK, BECAUSE WE WERE LOOKING AT HAVING THIS APPROVED IN MAY, IS THAT CORRECT? UH, I'M SORRY.
UH, YEAH, MINE, WE HAD AN ARBITRARY, UH, LENGTH OF A YEAR FOR THE INTERIM BAN.
SO, BUT IF THAT HAS TO GET PUSHED SO WE CAN MAKE THE RIGHT THING, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT.
WE JUST SET THE ARBITRARY TIMELINE OF A YEAR.
SO MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL MEMBERS, ONE OF THE THINGS I ALSO WANTED TO, TO REITERATE, UM, AND REMIND COUNSEL WAS DUE TO THE SENSITIVE NATURE OF THIS, UM, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER THESE WERE GONNA BE RECOMMENDATIONS, HOW THIS WAS PASSED.
THERE WAS SOME SENSITIVITY TO WHAT THE TASK FORCE'S, UH, SCOPE AND DUTIES WERE.
SO I, I WANT TO, UM, CAUTION THAT IF, IF WE DON'T HAVE A DIRECT PURPOSE, UM, CONTINUING TO KEEP, UH, FOLKS FROM POSSIBLE VACATIONS, OTHER, OTHER ELEMENTS OF, OF LIFE DURING THIS TIME AFTER THEY'VE COMMITTED A YEAR, UM, TO THIS PROCESS, IS SOMETHING I THINK WE NEED TO BE RESPECTFUL OF IF WE DON'T HAVE SPECIFIC, UH, ELEMENTS OR TIMELINES IN IN MIND WITH THAT.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS SOME SENSITIVITY THAT WE, WE HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT RECOMMENDATIONS AND SPECIFICALLY WHAT WE WANTED TO COME BACK FROM, FROM THIS, WHICH I THINK, UM, WAS CHARACTERIZED AS CONSENSUS.
UM, AND IF WE ARE LOOKING FROM THAT, I THINK THAT THAT IS WHAT HAS BEEN INCLUDED WITHIN THE REPORT IS KIND OF THAT CONSENSUS MODEL.
UM, WE HAVE NOT ASKED FOR THEM TO GO BEYOND THAT.
AND SO I WOULD JUST, UH, REMIND US THAT THAT'S THE DIRECTION THAT THAT WAS GIVEN BY COUNSEL, UH, AT THE TIME OF CREATION.
AGAIN, WHERE I WAS ASKED AGAIN WERE WE, DID WE HAVE A TIMELINE ON WHEN WE WENT TO SUNSET, THE TASK FORCE FROM THE STAFF PERSPECTIVE, THE INFORMATION GATHERING PIECE THAT THE TASK FORCE WAS, UM, YOU KNOW, THEIR, THEIR WORK IS COMPLETE.
THEIR JOB WAS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THIS BODY, UM, REGARDING THE REGISTRATION PROCESS AND ANY OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS THEY HAD.
AND THEY ALSO WERE PROVIDING THE ZONING RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE GOING TO PLANNING AND ZONING.
SO WE BELIEVE ALL THAT INFORMATION HAS BEEN COLLECTED AND PROVIDED IN THESE TWO REPORTS.
AND SO FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, THAT INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
SO THAT'S WHY WE DID RECOMMEND SUNSETTING THE TASK FORCE AT THIS POINT.
SO YOU'RE LOOKING TO TURN TO SUNSET THIS EVENING? THIS EVENING? I DON'T FROM, I DO NOT BELIEVE ANY ADDITIONAL WORK IS NEEDED FROM THE TASK FORCE AT THIS POINT.
IF THERE IS ADDITIONAL WORK THAT YOU WOULD LIKE THEM TO DO, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
ANY ADDITIONAL WORK YOU MIGHT HAVE.
SO I AGREE WITH WHAT, UH, THE CITY MANAGER AND, AND MS. DAY AND, AND FRANKLY, MAYOR DYER SAID, I MEAN, I, I PUT A LOT OF STOCK INTO MAYOR DYER'S REPRESENTATION THAT HARD WORK HAS BEEN DONE.
AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE GONE BACK AND FORTH ABOUT THIS AND THAT AT THIS POINT, THE CONSENSUS THAT IS AVAILABLE HAS BEEN REACHED.
AND, YOU KNOW, NO MATTER HOW MANY MORE TIMES THE TASK FORCE
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GOES BACK AND FORTH, THERE'S NOT GONNA BE MORE CONSENSUS THAN WE'VE GOT.SO TO THE EXTENT THAT WE'VE GOT THINGS THAT WE DON'T HAVE CONSENSUS ON, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY PEOPLE ELECTED A CITY COUNCIL AND WILL VOTE ON THAT.
SO, UM, ANYWAY, I I GREATLY APPRECIATE THE TREMENDOUS WORK DONE BY MAYOR DYER AND ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SHORT TERM RENTAL TASK FORCE.
YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY DIRECTOR DAY AND, UH, AND, AND YOUR WHOLE TEAM IN PLANNING.
UH, Y'ALL HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS AS HAVE OTHER DEPARTMENTS LIKE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AND, UH, UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS, YOU KNOW, UH, THROUGHOUT THE CITY, CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND, AND OTHERS.
SO I, I THANK EVERYBODY WHO'S BEEN PART OF THIS AND I'M EXCITED THAT WE HAVE SOME GOOD DATA TO SINK OUR TEETH INTO AND NOW WE CAN HOPEFULLY MAKE SOME GOOD POLICY DECISIONS.
SO, UH, THANK YOU AND, UH, UH, I WOULD ACCEPT BOTH OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
I ALSO WANNA THANK CHAIR DYER.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO TAKE THIS ON IN ADDITION TO YOUR OTHER DUTIES SERVING FOR US.
AND ALSO, UM, THANK YOU TO CHRISTINA AND ALL OF YOUR TEAM FOR YOUR HARD WORK.
AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE TASK FORCE MEMBERS.
WE APPRECIATE YOU WORKING HARD TO COME TO CONSENSUS.
I AGREE WITH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RICK ELLI ABOUT, UM, SUN SUNSETTING THE TASK FORCE.
I THINK THAT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THERE'S NO OPPORTUNITY FOR ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK.
WE'VE GOT THESE NEXT TWO MEETINGS WHERE EVERYBODY WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO GIVE US FEEDBACK, AND WE'RE ALWAYS OPEN FOR FEEDBACK THROUGH EMAIL, AS ARE THE P AND Z COMMISSIONERS.
AND SO I THINK THAT, UM, THERE'S STILL OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE TO FEEL LIKE THEY'VE, UM, BEEN HEARD THROUGH THIS PROCESS AS WE GO THROUGH THE REGISTRATION AND THE ORDINANCE.
AND SO TO ME, WE'VE HAD A GREAT DEAL OF INFORMATION GATHERING AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE
SO I WOULD, I WOULD, UM, SUGGEST THAT WE KEEP MOVING IN THIS PROCESS.
'CAUSE I KNOW THERE'S MANY PEOPLE OUT HERE WHO ARE, UM, READY FOR US TO MOVE THIS FORWARD.
IT'S BEEN A LOT OF TIME, UM, TALKING ABOUT THIS, AND NOW I THINK WE NEED TO GET TO SOME ACTION.
SO I WOULD RECOMMEND SUNSET AND MOVING FORWARD.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBER HOR ER, I DIDN'T HEAR WHERE YOU STAND ON THIS.
I, I, I AM COMFORTABLE ACCEPTING THE STUDY AND SUNSETTING THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL TASK FORCE.
SO I THINK THEN WE HAVE ENOUGH TO SAY WE CAN SUN SUNSET AND ACCEPT THE WONDERFUL, I JUST WANTED TO ALSO THANK CHAIR DYER.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT TAKES, IT TAKES A, A GREAT, UH, DEAL OF, OF STATESMANSHIP TO BE WILLING TO WALK INTO, UM, THE SITUATION THAT, THAT, UM, WE'VE CONSISTENTLY ASKED HIM TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, AND HE, HE RISES TO THE OCCASION EVERY TIME.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, HE'S JUST A, A, A TRUSTED AND VALUED MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY AND JUST APPRECIATE HIS SERVICE.
WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS HERITAGE PRESERVATION GRANT, PROGRAM OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING.
WELL, I, I, AT LEAST I KNOW HOW TO READ
WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THE NEXT ITEM FOR ME THEN?
OUR NEXT ITEM IS MOVING MEETINGS TO DAVIS LIBRARY PROGRAM ROOM.
STARTED WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS AND I WAS LIKE, WAIT A SECOND,
SO YOU DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT HERITAGE PRESERVATION
I CAN'T EVEN FAKE THAT ONE, SO.
UH, YES, UH, CALEB THORNHILL, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING, AND I'LL BE PRESENTING TONIGHT HOPEFULLY WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF MS. HENDERSON.
SO WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT RENOVATING THIS COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND THE MOVE THAT WE WILL HAVE UPCOMING TO THE DAVIS LIBRARY.
THAT'LL BE OUR TEMPORARY LOCATION FOR AROUND SEVEN MONTHS.
AND I'VE GOT SOME SLIDES THAT KIND OF TALKS THROUGH THAT AND THE LOGISTICS.
SO JUST A REMINDER, THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT, UH, THERE'S THREE AREAS THAT WE FOCUSED ON THE ACCESSIBILITY.
THERE ARE, UH, SEVERAL AREAS THAT ARE INACCESSIBLE FOR THE A DA COMPONENT, AND SO WE'LL BE CORRECTING THOSE.
UH, THE AUDIO ACOUSTICS, A LOT OF THE SYSTEM IS VERY DATED, UH, SO WE'LL BE IMPROVING THAT TO HOPEFULLY IMPROVE THE LISTENING AND, UH, VIEWING EXPERIENCE.
UH, AND THEN THE SECURITY COMPONENT.
THERE'S, UH, SEVERAL COM SECURITY COMPONENTS THAT WERE, UH, RECOMMENDED FOR IMPROVEMENT.
SO WHILE WE'RE IN HERE DOING THOSE, WE'LL BE ADDING THOSE AS WELL.
THE SCHEDULE, AS I MENTIONED, UH, STARTING OFF, UH, WE ARE STARTING THIS APRIL 1ST, SO THIS WILL BE THE LAST, OR WELL, I TAKE THAT
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BACK.WE'VE GOT THE, THE NEXT, UH, MEETING COMING UP.
UH, BUT APRIL 1ST WAS WHEN WE WILL MOVE OVER THERE.
THAT WILL BE PNZ AND COUNCIL, UH, WE HAD A BRIEF PRESENTATION LAST NIGHT WITH PNZ, UH, AND TONIGHT IS FOR COUNCIL.
AND AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE SCHEDULE IS APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MONTHS.
UH, SO JUST SO YOU GET A, A, AN IDEA IF, IF YOU'VE BEEN TO DAVIS, HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE, UH, INDEPENDENCE, UH, IS ON YOUR RIGHT.
UH, NORTH IS, UH, STRAIGHT UP.
AND SO WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS KIND OF DESIGNATED AN AREA TOWARDS THE BACK OR THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
THAT'S WHERE COUNCIL IS TO PARK, UH, SENIOR STAFF.
THAT DOES NOT MEAN YOU CANNOT PARK IN THE FRONT, UH, BUT WE ARE GONNA BLOCK THAT OFF AND RESERVE THAT, UH, FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF.
UH, EXECUTIVE STAFF, UH, THERE IS AN ENTRANCE IN THE BACK BY THE LOADING DOCK THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO ENTER THE PROGRAM ROOM.
THE PROGRAM ROOM IS THE, UH, CIRCLE AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN, THE SMALLER ONE, EXCUSE ME.
UH, AND AGAIN, DAVIS LIBRARY IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE JOINT USE FACILITY.
SO THE PROGRAM ROOM WILL BE WHERE THE REGULAR MEETINGS ARE AT, UH, THE HARDY ROOM, WHICH IS IN THE JOINT USE FACILITY.
UH, THERE IS A WALKWAY FROM THE TWO ROOMS, UH, AND WE WILL OBVIOUSLY SHOW YOU THAT FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF MEETINGS.
UH, BUT THE HARDY ROOM IS WHERE YOU'LL HAVE EXEC SESSION, UH, DINNER.
UH, THE POM IS ACTUALLY FOR PLANNING AND ZONING.
THAT'S WHERE THEY'LL BE HOLDING THEIR, UH, PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETINGS.
SO CD CAPACITY, UH, OBVIOUSLY, UH, DAVIS AND JOINT ARE LIMITED, UH, COMPARED TO THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS HAS 233 SEATING APPROXIMATELY 68 FOR A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 301.
THE DAVIS PROGRAM ROOM WHERE YOUR REGULAR MEETINGS WILL OCCUR HAS A SEATING CAPACITY OF 110, UH, AND NO STANDING, UH, THE STANDING IS VERY LIMITED.
IT'S, THERE'S JUST NOT GONNA BE ENOUGH ROOM IN THERE TO ALLOW STANDING.
WE WILL REPURPOSE THE JOINT USE LOBBY AS OVERFLOW IF WE SEE THAT A MEETING IS GONNA GENERATE A LARGER AUDIENCE, UH, THE JOINT USE, WE CAN CONVERT THAT TO AN ADDITIONAL 109 SEATING, WHICH YOU CAN, WHICH YOU CAN SEE BETWEEN THE TWO NUMBERS.
IT'S A SLIGHTLY LESS CAPACITY THAN WHAT EXISTING COUNCIL CHAMBERS HAS TODAY.
SO, AS I MENTIONED, UH, THE PROGRAM ROOM IS WHERE YOUR REGULAR MEETINGS WILL BE HELD.
UH, YOU CAN SEE THERE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN AND THE HARDY ROOM ACCESS.
SO IN YOUR TRADITIONAL SENSE, YOU'LL GO INTO THAT ROOM FIRST.
YOU'LL START THE MEETING, UH, RETIRE TO EXECUTIVE.
THERE IS A DOOR THAT YOU WILL HAVE ACCESS THAT WOULD ALLOW YOU TO WALK OVER TO THE, EXCUSE ME, THE HARDY ROOM.
UH, THE PUBLIC ENTRANCE OBVIOUSLY IS THE, THE STANDARD LIBRARY PUBLIC ENTRANCE, UH, THERE.
UH, AND THEN THE OFFICIALS ACCESS IS THE ONE I MENTIONED, UH, FROM THAT BACK PARKING LOT OR TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
THIS IS HOW WE ARE LAYING IT OUT.
UM, SO WE WILL HAVE NAME TAGS AND I THINK LISA'S GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.
UH, FOR YOUR SEATING, YOUR SEATING WHEEL UP, UP TOWARDS THE FRONT, UH, AGAIN, HARDY ROOM ACCESS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE, THERE WILL BE A DOOR AND WE WILL HAVE SIGNAGE AT, AT THE FRONT OF THE LIBRARY AS YOU'RE WALKING UP.
WE'LL HAVE SIGNAGE IN THE LIBRARY.
ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WE WILL FACE IS WHEN YOUR MEETING STARTS, THE LIBRARY IS TECHNICALLY STILL OPEN.
SO WE ARE GONNA HAVE SOME AREAS THAT WE HAVE STANCHIONS THAT DIRECT PUBLIC TO THE MEETING, IF THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE GOING OR IF THEY'RE GOING TO THE LIBRARY, UM, TO STAY ON THE OTHER SIDE.
UM, WE DO HAVE ACCESSIBLE SEATING AT THE FRONT.
WE ARE GONNA BE RESERVING THE FRONT SEATS FOR SPEAKERS.
AGAIN, IF WE HAVE A LARGER AUDIENCE, ESPECIALLY LIKE TONIGHT WHERE WE HAVE A LOT OF SPEAKERS, THERE MAY BE SOME SPEAKERS THAT ARE GONNA BE IN DIFFERENT FACILITIES.
SO WE WILL COORDINATE THAT, UM, DEPENDING ON, UM, WHEN THOSE MEETINGS OCCUR.
UH, AND THEN AGAIN, THE ACCESS TO THE BACK IS WHERE YOU WILL BE COMING IN THE HARDY ROOM.
UH, WE'VE TRIED TO SHAPE IT VERY SIMILAR TO WHERE YOUR, YOUR, WHAT YOUR EXPERIENCE IS.
NOW, UH, IN THE TRAINING ROOM, A UH, HAVE THE U SHAPE AND THEN THE SEATING ALONG THE SIDE.
UH, AND AGAIN, THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL HAVE YOUR EXEC SESSION.
THIS IS THE JOINT OVER USE OVERFLOW AGAIN, UH, WITH THE LIMITED CAPACITY OF THE PROGRAM ROOM, WE'VE ALLOWED THIS.
WE'LL HAVE A SCREEN THAT WILL BE, UH, SHOWING THE PRESENTATION AND THE COUNCIL MEETING THAT'S GOING ON.
IF WE DO REACH THAT NUMBER WHERE WE HAVE TO OPEN THIS UP, UH, ALLOW FOR THAT OVERFLOW SEATING THAT,
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LUCY, YOU WANNA PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION? GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.SO, UM, JUST TO COVER WHAT MEETINGS WILL AND WILL NOT BE GOING TO DAVIS LIBRARY ALL COUNCIL MEETINGS AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONS, AS CALEB SAID, WE'LL BE MOVING TO, UM, DAVIS LIBRARY.
ALL THE OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THAT TYPICALLY MEET IN THE CHAMBER WILL HAVE THEIR LOCATION LISTED ON THE AGENDA.
SO JUST BE SURE IF YOU'RE PARTICIPATING IN ONE OF THOSE MEETINGS TO DOUBLE CHECK THE AGENDAS.
UM, JUST TO HELP OUT WITH WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVE OVER THERE.
WE'LL HAVE SIGNAGE DIRECTING EVERYONE TO THE ROOM WHERE IT'S POSSIBLE OR TO GET TO THE ROOM FOR THE MEETING.
UM, ALL OF THE ACCESSIBILITY THAT IS IN THE CHAMBER WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE ROOM.
WE HAVE SEATING LOCATIONS, THE ASSISTED LISTENING DEVICES AND IPADS FOR CLOSED CAPTIONS.
THE MEETINGS WILL STILL BE BROADCASTED TO THE PUBLIC, UM, ON FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE, AND PLANO TV REPLAYS WILL BE ON THE CABLE CHANNELS AT THE REGULAR REPLAY TIME.
UM, WE WILL HAVE SOME RESERVED SEATING FOR SPEAKERS, FOR MEDIA, FOR STAFF, JUST SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THOSE THAT NEED TO BE IN THE ROOM ARE IN THE ROOM.
WHAT WILL CHANGE WHEN WE MOVE OVER THERE BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED SPACE, UM, WE WILL STILL HAVE PROCLAMATION, SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS, ET CETERA ON THE AGENDA.
THE MAYOR WILL READ THOSE, BUT WE WILL NOT HAVE IN-PERSON, UM, PRESENTATIONS JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE LIMITED SPACE.
ALSO, WE'RE GONNA TEMPORARILY SUSPEND, UM, THE EXTERNAL GROUPS LIKE OUR FABULOUS LITTLE BOY SCOUTS BACK HERE, UM, TO DO THE PLEDGE UNTIL WE MOVE BACK HERE.
UM, AND TO ACCOMMODATE THE SPEAKERS AND TO FIND OUT IF WE NEED TO SET UP THAT OVERFLOW ROOM.
ALL REGISTRATIONS FOR SPEAKING WILL BE DONE BY 4:00 PM ON THE DAY OF THE MEETING.
THIS WILL ALLOW US TO GET THAT ROOM SET UP AND HAVE THE STAFF AVAILABLE TO WORK THAT ROOM AND COORDINATE THOSE SPEAKERS FLOWING IN AND OUT OF THE REGULAR CHAMBER THAT WE'RE HAVING IN THE PROGRAM ROOM.
UM, COUNCIL WILL UTILIZE A HAND VOTE OR VOTE VOICE VOTING BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE THE REGISTRATION OR THE VOTING SYSTEM THERE.
AND THERE ISN'T STADIUM SEATING LINK IN THE CHAMBER.
SO THE VISIBILITY WON'T BE QUITE THE SAME FOR THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE AUDIENCE.
BUT THERE IS A LARGE SCREEN BEHIND THE DAIS AND ONE ON THE BACK WALL OF THE ROOM.
UM, JUST ANOTHER LITTLE SIDE NOTE, CONTRACTORS STARTED WORKING IN THE AREA OF INDEPENDENCE AND MA CARTA DRIVE, AND SO THE LIBRARY IS ACCESSIBLE, BUT JUST BE SURE TO PLAN IN CASE THERE'S ANY KIND OF TRAFFIC IMPACTS.
AND I JUST HAVE TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE PULLED TOGETHER TO GET THIS HAPPENING.
IT, IT TRULY HAS TAKEN A VILLAGE AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYONE AND THEIR HARD WORK.
AND WITH THAT, WE ARE OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THE FIRST, UH, MEETING, WE WILL OBVIOUSLY HAVE A LOT OF STAFF OUT THERE DIRECTING AND THE, THE WHOLE PILOT CONES AND EVERYTHING ELSE, MAKING SURE YOU GET TO THE RIGHT SPOTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
UM, BUT I WOULD ASK THAT WE LEAVE A LITTLE EXTRA TIME, ARRIVE A LITTLE BIT EARLY SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
UH, AND WE'RE WORKING, WELL, NOT LOOKING THAT DIRECTION, I'M LOOKING DIRECTION THIS WAY.
UM, BUT MAKING, MAKING SURE THAT, UH, WE, WE GET THERE AND GET THERE WITH A, A LITTLE BIT DESPAIR.
BUT ANTHONY DID BEAT ME HERE TODAY.
UM, BUT I, I DO THINK THAT THIS IS GONNA BE CLOSE QUARTERS FOR A WHILE.
UM, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE DO, WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE WE STILL HAVE ALL THE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.
WE'RE STILL DOING OUR, OUR, UH, MEETINGS IN THE, IN THE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
UM, BUT IT WILL BE CLO CLOSE QUARTERS FOR A WHILE, BUT WHEN WE GET BACK HERE, IT'S GONNA BE FANTASTIC.
CALEB HAS PROMISED ME THAT THIS WILL BE A GREAT PROJECT AND IT'LL TURN OUT GREAT.
SO WHEN IT'S DONE, UH, IT WILL HAVE BEEN WORTH IT.
SO, UH, APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AND APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC'S PATIENCE WITH IT.
AND THANK YOU, CALEB, FOR ALL YOUR AND LISA'S WORK TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN AND, AND YOUR TEAMS AS WELL.
ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS? MY ONLY REQUEST IS WE TAKE ONE LAST, UH, PICTURE ALL TOGETHER HERE BEFORE WE CAN DO THAT.
THERE'S GONNA BE SOME SLEDGEHAMMERS AROUND HERE, SO, YES.
UH, CONSENT AND REGULAR AGENDAS.
COUNCIL ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION ON FUTURE AGENDAS.
WE WILL NOT TAKE A RECESS, BUT WHAT
WE'LL CLOSE THE END, THE PRELIMINARY MEETING AND.