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LET'S HIT A MINUTE. OKAY.

[PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING]

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I NOW DECLARE THAT THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL HAS CONVENED AN OPEN SESSION.

THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF JULIE HOLMER, WHICH WILL BE ON ZOOM, AND RICK HORNE AND ANTHONY RICCIARDELLI.

THE COUNCIL WILL NOW RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN THE CHILDREN'S PROGRAM ROOM TO HOLD A CLOSED EXECUTIVE MEETING PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS [INAUDIBLE], TEXAS CODES ANNOTATED GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551.

THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN SECTION 551.071, TO CONSULT WITH THE ATTORNEY.

SECTION 551.087 TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SECTION 551.072 TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS, AND COUNCIL MEMBER RICCIARDELLI IS NOW HERE.

THANK YOU.

I NOW DECLARE THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING IS RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMER, WHO WILL BE ON ZOOM.

MAYOR PRO TEM MARIA TU, WHO WILL BE HERE SHORTLY, AND COUNCIL MEMBER RICK HORNE, WHO WHO IS ILL THIS EVENING.

OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE PRELIMINARY AGENDA IS CONSIDERATION AND ACTION RESULTING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.

WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS THAT NEED APPOINTMENTS.

SO ITEM A IS BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBER HORNE AND I HAVE CONFERRED, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO ELEVATE JOSE FIGUEROA FROM ALTERNATE TO A REGULAR MEMBER AND THEN FILL THAT ALTERNATE SPOT WITH STACI WEAVER.

AND SO I WOULD MOVE TO MAKE THOSE APPOINTMENTS.

DID YOU HEAR. YOU DIDN'T HEAR THAT DID YOU? WELL DONE.

MULTITASK. NICE.

OKAY. SO I HAVE I'LL SECOND IT.

YOUR PARTNER'S NOT HERE.

SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

MOTION PASSES SIX.

YEAH. NEXT ITEM IS BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR THE BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION AND COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS AND I.

AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A LONG ONE.

I KNOW FIVE OF THEM WITH DIFFERENT TERMS. AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT JOHN EGAN AND LAWRENCE CHAN TO REGULAR SPOTS WITH TERMS ENDING IN OCTOBER OF 2026.

MELISSA L.

COLE TO A REGULAR POSITION ON THE COMMISSION, WITH A TERM EXPIRING OCTOBER OF 2025, AND THEN APPOINT ROBERT LEE THOMAS, BOB THOMAS AND ALI ATTAR TO ALTERNATE SPOTS ON THE COMMISSION WITH A TERM ENDING IN OCTOBER OF 25 FOR BOB THOMAS AND OCTOBER OF 26 FOR ALI ATTAR.

AND THAT WAS THAT WAS PROBABLY THE LONGEST.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. YEAH.

THANK YOU MAYOR. WHAT HE SAID.

SECONDED. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.

SO I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND FOR THE APPOINTMENTS OF BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION.

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO.

OUR NEXT ITEM IS PERSONNEL REAPPOINTMENTS OR PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS.

ITEM A RETIREMENT SECURITY PLAN COMMITTEE.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I WOULD RECOMMEND AND PROPOSE THAT WE FOR THE CITIZEN APPOINTMENT, THAT IT'S MIKE MENDENHALL.

FOR THE EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT, IT WOULD BE RACHEL PATTERSON.

AND FOR THE CHAIR OF THE RETIREMENT SECURITY PLAN THAT WE REAPPOINT KAREN RHODES-WHITLEY.

ALL RIGHT. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPOINT THE PEOPLE THAT THE CITY MANAGER JUST RECOMMENDED.

SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION.

THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE RETIREMENT SECURITY PLAN COMMITTEE ADDITIONS.

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 6 TO 0.

THE NEXT ITEM IS TAX INCREMENT FINANCING REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWO AND NUMBER THREE.

CHAIR. WE HAVE YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO ASK TO MOVE THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING.

WE CAME SO CLOSE.

WE CAME SO CLOSE.

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MAYOR, IF I MIGHT, IN THAT LONG MOTION ABOUT BUILDING STANDARDS EARLIER, THIS MENTION OF CHAIR MADE ME REALIZE, I DON'T THINK WE SAID WHO THE CHAIR WOULD BE, SO I DON'T KNOW. DID WE NEED TO DO THAT? BUT IF YOU WANT TO, YOU CAN.

THAT'S FINE. DO WE WANT TO VOTE OR JUST CAN HE ADD THAT? DO YOU WANT TO AMEND THAT MOTION? OH SURE, YEAH I WOULD.

I'M SO SORRY I THERE WERE SO MANY MOVING PIECES ON THAT ONE.

MY GOODNESS. OKAY. SO WE WOULD MOVE TO REAPPOINT THE CURRENT CHAIR, ED ACKLIN, AS THE CONTINUING CHAIR FOR 24-25.

AND I WOULD SO MOVE TO AMEND THE PRIOR MOTION IN THAT MANNER.

ALL RIGHT. YEAH.

YOU SECOND COUNCILWOMAN.

SECOND. SORRY.

AND THEN I HAVE A FIRST. A MOTION AND A SECOND TO THAT NAME, THE CHAIR OF THE BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION.

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

OKAY. I ALSO HAVE A FIRST.

SO YOU DO YOU NEED A? FOR TIF. THIS IS FOR TIF TWO AND THREE.

YOU SAID. YES. CORRECT.

FOR TIF TWO AND THREE.

COUNCILMAN SMITH AND I WOULD LIKE TO REAPPOINT COREY REINECKER AS CHAIR.

OKAY, PERFECT.

YOU SECOND THAT, RICK.

I DO NOW. I SECOND THAT.

[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY.

SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE CHAIR APPOINTMENT OF THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWO AND NUMBER THREE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

MOTION PASSES.

AND THEN ITEM C, TAX INCREMENT FINANCING REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER FIVE.

CHAIR. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

WITH COUNCILMAN HORNE OUT, WE HAVEN'T FINALIZED, SO I'M GOING TO TABLE THAT TO OUR NEXT MEETING.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

I'LL SECOND THAT.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO TABLE ITEM C ON ITEM TWO, TAX INCREMENT FINANCING, REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER FIVE.

CHAIR. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES THE TABLING OF THAT ITEM.

NEXT ITEM. DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION REGARDING LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

MR. FORTUNE.

WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

ANDREW FORTUNE, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS.

THIS EVENING I WANTED TO BRING FORWARD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AN UPDATE ON OUR LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM, AS WELL AS TO SEEK YOUR DIRECTION AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

THE ACTUAL PROGRAM ITSELF WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO YOU IN THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING FOR YOUR ACTUAL VOTE.

BUT BETWEEN THAT TIME, YOU'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE A SIDE BY SIDE OF LAST SESSIONS AGENDA AS WELL AS OUR PROPOSED CHANGES.

BUT GOING THROUGH THIS, I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME LEGISLATIVE DATES OF INTEREST.

AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, OCTOBER 28TH, THE ADOPTION OF OUR AGENDA, THE GENERAL ELECTION, WHICH WILL HAVE CONSIDERABLE IMPACTS ON THE POLITICAL DYNAMICS DOWN IN AUSTIN.

BILL FILING NOVEMBER 11TH AND THEN WE CONVENE JANUARY 14TH.

I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT LATE FEBRUARY.

WE WILL BE HAVING PLANO DAYS IN AUSTIN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHAMBER.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU ALL JOIN US AGAIN THIS GO AROUND.

IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE PROCESS, BUT ALSO TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR ISSUES DOWN THERE IN PERSON.

JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A SESSION PREVIEW.

WE ARE ANTICIPATING AT THIS TIME AROUND A $20 BILLION SURPLUS FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THAT'S NOT TO INCLUDE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STABILITY FUND THAT THEY HAVE BORDER SECURITY, SCHOOL CHOICE VOUCHERS, PROPERTY TAXES, TAXPAYER FUNDED LOBBYING, LOCAL CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE, SPECIFICALLY WATER AND THE POWER GRID, AS WELL AS HOUSING, HOUSING, AFFORDABILITY, ALL OF THESE ISSUES YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN IN THE NEWS, WE EXPECT THEM TO BE DISCUSSED AND ULTIMATELY BILLS TO COME OUT OF THESE DIFFERENT AREAS.

FOR OUR ACTUAL LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM OVERVIEW, THESE SAME ITEMS PROBABLY WOULD LOOK FAMILIAR FROM THE LAST TIME WE DID THIS, BUT WE LOOK TO PRESERVE HOME RULE AUTHORITY.

MAKE SURE WE KEEP AN EYE ON OUR MUNICIPAL REVENUE, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE, UTILITIES, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

AS IN YEARS PAST, WE LIKE TO KEEP THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA BROAD ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE FLEXIBILITY FOR MYSELF AND STAFF TO THE EVER CHANGING ENVIRONMENT IN AUSTIN.

BUT WE DO HAVE OUR LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE, AND WE WILL BE PROVIDING REGULAR UPDATES TO ENSURE THAT OUR ACTIONS STAY IN LINE WITH THE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM AND THE DIRECTION OF THIS BODY. FOR OUR SPECIFIC PRIORITIES, AS WE'VE DISCUSSED OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO, CERTAINLY MAINTAINING LOCAL CONTROL ALWAYS REMAINS PARAMOUNT.

THE DART ISSUES AND DISCUSSIONS WE'VE HAD PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORATIONS AND HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATIONS.

AS YOU KNOW, PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORATIONS HAVE BEEN A HUGE ISSUE IMPACTING PLANO.

UNFORTUNATELY, SOME BAD ACTORS HAVE CHOSEN TO USE THE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION TOOL IN OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE TO ACCOMPLISH ESSENTIALLY THE SAME THING.

SO WE'VE ALREADY BEEN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER CITIES AND OTHER OFFICES AND DELEGATIONS IN THE STATE.

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WE DO ANTICIPATE LEGISLATION COMING OUT OF SOME SENIOR MEMBERS OFFICES, AND SO WE'LL BE SUPPORTING THOSE EFFORTS.

QUALIFIED HOTEL PROJECTS.

AGAIN, I WILL GO A LITTLE BIT INTO DETAIL WITH EACH OF THESE ITEMS HERE IN A MOMENT, BUT I DID WANT TO PAUSE HERE.

AND IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE US TO CONSIDER ADDING TO THE AGENDA, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME.

WE'D LOVE TO ENTERTAIN THOSE.

GO AHEAD. ANTHONY.

THANK YOU MAYOR. SO A COUPLE THAT ARE A FEW, I GUESS THAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE US CALL OUT IN ADDITION.

ONE WE'VE ALREADY GOT MAINTAIN LOCAL CONTROL ON THERE.

BUT LAST SESSION WE SAW A LOT OF MOVEMENT, SPECIFICALLY IN THE AREA OF LAND USE TO TAKE AWAY LOCAL CONTROL, AND I'D LOVE TO SEE US JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT, TO SPECIFICALLY CALL OUT LOCAL CONTROL REGARDING LAND USE, INCLUDING STRS AND, YOU KNOW, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT ISSUE WORTH A CALL OUT.

HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX CITY MANAGER ISRAELSON AND DIRECTOR FORTUNE KNOW THAT'S BEEN SOMETHING I'VE BEEN ON FOR A LONG TIME.

I'D LOVE TO SEE US TO CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH THE HOTEL LOBBY ON BROADENING THE PERMISSIBLE USES OF THAT.

AND SPECIFICALLY MAYBE THIS SESSION REALLY FOCUSING ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BECAUSE WE DO A LOT OF THINGS WITH HOT TAX THAT WE HOPE WILL PUT HEADS IN BEDS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO PUT HEADS IN BEDS.

BUT THE ONLY THING WE DO THAT IS GUARANTEED CONTRACTUALLY TO PUT HEADS IN BEDS ARE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS THAT STATE THAT A CERTAIN NUMBER OF HOTEL ROOM NIGHTS WILL BE SPENT AT HOTELS IN THE CITY OF PLANO.

SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT REALLY FITS THE BROAD GOAL OF HEADS AND BEDS, AND AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, AN AMOUNT OF HOT TAX COMMENSURATE TO THE VALUE OF THE GUARANTEED, CONTRACTUALLY GUARANTEED HOTEL ROOM NIGHTS.

I WOULD HOPE THE HOTEL LOBBY WOULD GET ON BOARD WITH THAT.

AND, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THAT IS REALLY A WAY THAT WE PUT HEADS IN BEDS IN PLANO, AT PLANO HOTELS.

AND THEN ALSO I'D LOVE TO SEE US TRY TO MAYBE GET AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE LOOKED AT.

WE TALKED ABOUT THIS DURING THE BUDGET CYCLE BECAUSE STATE LAW IS SO RESTRICTIVE ON WHAT WE CAN DO TO INVEST.

THERE ARE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, AMERICANS ARE INVESTING THEIR RETIREMENT SAVINGS IN, YOU KNOW, 401KS, IRAS ARE INVESTED IN THINGS THAT ARE BROADLY CONSIDERED SAFE, THAT WE ARE NOT, BY STATE LAW, ALLOWED TO INVEST IN.

AND THAT GREATLY IMPACTS THE RETURN THAT WE CAN GET ON THE PEOPLE'S MONEY THAT'S HELD IN THE CITY'S TREASURY.

I'D LOVE TO SEE SOME OF THOSE THINGS IF IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR, YOU KNOW, SOCIAL SECURITY, IF IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR, YOU KNOW, A 401K OR AN IRA, I THINK IT SHOULD BE GOOD ENOUGH FOR CITY FUNDS. AND I'D LOVE TO SEE US GET MORE FLEXIBILITY ON HOW TO INVEST.

SO THOSE ARE KIND OF MY SPECIFIC ITEMS TO ADD TO THAT LIST.

THANKS. THANK YOU SIR.

THANKS. KAYCI.

I WOULD JUST ADD TO THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX, THE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WE BRING IN FOR ALL OF THESE TOURNAMENTS.

YES. THE FACT THAT WE CAN'T USE ANY OF THAT FUNDING TO HELP PREPARE FOR THOSE TOURNAMENTS OR.

FIELDS. YES.

YEAH. THE FIELDS OR ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

SO. WELL, AND I WILL SAY THAT ITEM IS SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT STILL IN OUR LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM.

WE PLAN TO CONTINUE THAT.

WHILE THE HOTEL LOBBY HAS TRADITIONALLY BEEN VERY PROTECTIVE OF THE EXPANSION OF THE USES OF THOSE FUNDS, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DEFINITELY ENGAGE.

AND IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY, WE'RE GOING TO JUMP ON IT.

ABSOLUTELY. YES, MA'AM.

SO I ALSO WANT TO ASK THAT, YOU KNOW, IF SOMETHING LIKE SB 147 WERE TO POP UP AGAIN OR SOMETHING THAT'S SIMILAR, THAT YOU KEEP US ABREAST OF THAT SO THAT WE COULD, YOU KNOW, TRACK IT.

ABSOLUTELY. SHELBY GIVEN THE INCREASING STRAIN PUT ON NORTH TEXAS, I'D LIKE TO PILE ON TO LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS REGARDING WATER AND ENERGY RELIABILITY.

ABSOLUTELY. YEP.

WE FELT BOTH OF THOSE HARD A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK.

CERTAINLY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE'LL TAKE THOSE INTO CONSIDERATION.

YOU'LL SEE THOSE REFLECTED IN A DRAFT THAT WILL BE EMAILED TO YOU.

JUMPING A LITTLE BIT INTO EACH OF THESE SPECIFIC PRIORITIES, OF COURSE, THE ERNST AND YOUNG STUDY, I KNOW THAT EVERY MEMBER HAS SEEN THAT, BUT I WANTED TO PROVIDE A HIGHLIGHT.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE DID SEE THAT PLANO PROVIDED A $65 MILLION SUBSIDY TO THE DART SYSTEM IN JUST ONE YEAR FISCAL YEAR 23, MORE THAN 60% OF WHAT PLANO PAID INTO THE SYSTEM ACTUALLY WENT INTO OTHER JURISDICTIONS.

AND SO WE DO FEEL THAT THE METHODOLOGY THAT ERNST AND YOUNG USED FOR THIS STUDY WAS FAIR.

IT DID CONFIRM THE CONCERNS OF THIS COUNCIL THAT WERE RAISED AS FAR BACK AS 2020, AND WE ARE INTERESTED IN AND VOCALIZE THIS INTEREST TO THE CONSULTANTS IN REPLICATING THAT METHODOLOGY SO WE CAN GET A PICTURE OVER TIME.

BUT AS YOU CAN SEE ON YOUR PRESENTATIONS THERE AND ON THE SCREEN, THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT DISPARITIES BETWEEN DIFFERENT MEMBER CITIES. OH, WENT TOO FAST.

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OKAY. A FEW ADDITIONAL UPDATES FOR THIS GROUP IF YOU'VE NOT SEEN IT IN THE NEWS.

CERTAINLY WE HAD FIVE OTHER CITIES JOIN US IN PASSING RESOLUTIONS CALLING FOR A REDUCTION IN THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO DART.

OUR HOPE, THOUGH, IS AND CONTINUES TO BE THAT WE COULD SOLVE THIS LOCALLY.

WE BELIEVE THE PROPOSAL THAT WE'VE PUT FORWARD AND HAVE VETTED WITH MEMBERS OF THIS BODY COULD AND WOULD ACCOMPLISH THAT.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE CITY OF DALLAS RECENTLY DID ADD THEIR SUPPORT FOR FULL DART FUNDING, MAINTAINING THE CURRENT STATUS QUO OF THE FINANCIAL MODEL.

ALSO LATER ON THIS WEEK, REGIONAL TRANSIT 2.0 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE RTC ARE GOING TO BE TAKEN UP.

TWO OF THOSE CAUSED US CONSIDERABLE CONCERN IN THAT THEY REFLECT, ALMOST VERBATIM, SOME OF THE LANGUAGE FROM DART'S LEGISLATIVE AGENDA TO PROTECT THE AGAIN, THE STATUS QUO AND EXISTING STATUTE AND FINANCING MODELS.

WHILE WE ARE DEFINITELY SUPPORTIVE OF TRANSIT 2.0, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE WHERE THAT STUDY IS GOING TO TAKE US.

OUR UNDERSTANDING FROM AS STAFF, FROM YOU, AS COUNCIL, IS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING MORE IMMEDIATE IN TERMS OF A RESOLUTION.

SO THE PROPOSAL ITSELF FAIRLY COMPLEX ISSUE.

SO WE TRIED TO BOIL IT DOWN INTO SOMETHING THAT'S EASY TO UNDERSTAND AND EASY TO IMPLEMENT.

WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE AND PROPOSE A RESTRICTION OF FUTURE DEBT ISSUANCES TO A THREE QUARTER CENT PLEDGE.

AND SO AS DART CONTINUES TO TAKE ON DEBT, HERE RECENTLY THEY'VE TALKED ABOUT MODERNIZING THE SYSTEM.

WE'D LIKE TO SEE THAT PLEDGE REDUCED.

WE'D LIKE TO ENSHRINE WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE GENERAL MOBILITY PROGRAM.

IT'S A PROGRAM WE MODELED AFTER THE HOUSTON METRO'S EXISTING PROGRAM.

SIMILARLY, DART HAS OFFERED A REBATE STYLE PROGRAM TO SOME CITIES WITHIN THE SYSTEM CALLED THE TRIPS PROGRAM.

BUT WE'D LIKE TO ALSO SEE WITHIN THAT THE FAST TRACK AND REPAYMENT OF EXISTING DEBT, AS WELL AS REDUCING THE BARRIER FOR NEW MEMBER CITIES.

SO WITHIN THE GENERAL MOBILITY PROGRAM ESSENTIALLY EACH MEMBER CITY COULD REQUEST UP TO 25% OF THEIR SALES TAX CONTRIBUTION ANNUALLY FOR ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.

SO IF YOU THINK BACK TO THE MONEY THAT WE RECENTLY RECEIVED FROM DART, AND WE WERE ABLE TO UTILIZE THOSE FOR TRANSPORTATION RELATED PROJECTS, WE'RE PROPOSING THAT THIS BE ENSHRINED AS A PROGRAM TO GO FORWARD ANNUALLY FOR EVERY YEAR.

WE'RE ALSO PROPOSING THAT WE EXPAND THE USES.

AS I REMEMBER FROM THOSE DISCUSSIONS WITH COUNCIL, THERE WAS CONCERN OVER THE LIMITATIONS THAT WERE AROUND HOW TO SPEND THOSE DOLLARS.

AND SO WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO THAT AS WELL, THE EXCESS FUNDING.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF PLANO HAD $30 MILLION AVAILABLE IN PROJECTS AND WE ONLY HAD 20 MILLION THAT WE IDENTIFIED THE ADDITIONAL 10 MILLION OR ANY EXCESS FUNDING NOT SPENT OUT OF THAT, 25% WOULD BE ESCROWED TO REPAY THAT DEBT FASTER AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD ULTIMATELY BUY DOWN A LOT OF THIS DEBT THAT DART CONTINUES TO TAKE ON. SO WITH THAT, I'LL PAUSE IF THERE ARE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE MOBILITY PROGRAM OR TO DART, I'M HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN THOSE.

IS THERE ARE WE GOING TO BE REQUESTING THAT ANY OF THE MONEY BE SPENT FOCUSED ON EITHER THE HOMELESS ISSUES THAT WE SEE WITH DART OR ANY OF THE CHALLENGES WE SEE WITH SAFETY OR CLEANLINESS.

SO THE INTENT OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO PUT SOME MORE EMPHASIS ON HOW EACH CITY IS ABLE TO EXPAND THEIR CONTRIBUTION.

SO IT WOULD BE IF THIS WERE TO PASS, WHETHER IN THE FORM OF AN ILA OR A BILL, THIS COUNCIL WOULD PUT FORWARD A SUGGESTED LIST OF PROJECTS WITH DOLLAR AMOUNTS.

THOSE WOULD GO BEFORE THE DART BOARD, AS LONG AS THEY WERE CONSISTENT WITH THE ELEMENTS WITHIN STATUTE.

I'M NOT AN ATTORNEY. I DON'T WANT TO OPINE TOO FAR INTO THOSE ELIGIBLE USES, BUT WE WOULD HAVE CONSIDERABLE SAY AS TO WHERE THOSE DOLLARS GO.

IF THOSE ARE THE SPECIFIC AREAS YOU'RE MOST INTERESTED IN, I'M CERTAINLY HAPPY TO INCORPORATE THAT INTO THE BILL LANGUAGE OF THE PROPOSAL ITSELF.

ALL RIGHT. AND MOVING RIGHT ALONG PFCS AND HFCS.

AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED WE DID AMEND THIS TOOL LAST SESSION TO REIN IN WHAT WE HAVE LARGELY SEEN AS AN ABUSE OF THE SYSTEM, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING THIS SESSION TO ENSURE THAT WE SUPPORT ANY EFFORTS TO DO THE SAME FOR HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATIONS.

AND THEN FINALLY, OUR QUALIFIED HOTEL PROJECTS.

CERTAINLY ONE OF THE MORE FUN ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA, IF YOU REMEMBER, THIS IS A STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL THAT WE REALLY THINK OUR PLANO EVENT CENTER AND A FUTURE HOTEL PROJECT IN THAT AREA WOULD BE A GREAT CANDIDATE FOR.

I SHOULD ALSO NOTE THIS TOOL COULD BE USED FOR MULTIPLE PROJECTS.

MANY OF OUR OTHER SURROUNDING CITIES ARE ELIGIBLE.

WE ARE ACTUALLY THE LARGEST CITY IN TEXAS THAT IS NOT.

THIS IS THE ZONE AND AN EXAMPLE THERE OF A POTENTIAL HOTEL SITE WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT YOU'RE PUTTING IN TODAY.

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AND WE WOULD BE ABLE TO RECAPTURE A LOT OF THE STATE'S PORTION OF TAXES THERE.

SO WITH THAT.

YES, SIR. YEP. YES, SIR.

A QUICK QUESTION ON THAT. I KNOW THE STATUTE NAMES, SPECIFIC CITIES.

ARE WE GOING TO BE ASKING TO HAVE OUR NAME ADDED OR TO HAVE THE STATUTE CHANGED TO APPLY TO ANY CITY OVER A CERTAIN THRESHOLD.

SO IT'S A PROCESS CALLED BRACKETING.

AND SO RATHER THAN PLANO IT WOULD BE BRACKET US BY POPULATION, LOCATION, ETC., ALTHOUGH A LOT OF OTHER CITIES ARE ALREADY BRACKETED IN.

SO THAT'S HOW IT WOULD IN PROCESS IT WOULD WORK.

JUST A LITTLE BIT AGAIN ON OUR PROCESS WE OF COURSE ARE SEEKING YOUR FEEDBACK AND DIRECTION TONIGHT.

WE'LL LOOK TO MOVE TO ADOPT THE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM AT THE END OF OCTOBER.

PROVIDE THOSE REGULAR UPDATES.

AS ALWAYS, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE OUR STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND OUR GREAT PARTNERSHIPS.

THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST, BUT THE NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION CERTAINLY HELPS US QUITE A BIT ON THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY SIDE.

PISD THE CHAMBER, VISIT PLANO TML.

SO WITH THAT, HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS, ANY ADDITIONAL DIRECTION.

ANYTHING THAT I CAN HELP WITH.

ANTHONY. YEAH. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

YOU KNOW, THE LAST THING I WAS GOING TO MENTION IS NOT NECESSARILY IN TERMS OF THE AGENDA ITSELF, BUT JUST HOW THE COUNCIL IS BRIEFED ABOUT IT.

I WONDERED IF WE MIGHT HAVE MORE BRIEFINGS, EITHER DURING A COUNCIL MEETING, DURING THE SESSION, OR POTENTIALLY EVEN THINGS THAT ARE NOTICED FOR A POTENTIAL QUORUM WHERE, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL MEMBERS OUTSIDE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE COULD ATTEND PERIODICALLY TO GET UPDATES.

I'M THINKING SPECIFICALLY, I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS IS NOT ON THE THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE, BUT OBVIOUSLY HAS DONE SO MUCH WITH DART.

AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT WOULD JUST BE GREAT TO HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE WHOLE COUNCIL TO BE BRIEFED.

SURE. I DON'T MIND IF IT'S WRITTEN.

SO IT'S EASIER TO ACCESS.

YOU KNOW, AND THEN THAT WAY IT HELPS ME TO FORMULATE MORE QUESTIONS.

CERTAINLY WE CAN WORK ON MORE FREQUENT BRIEFINGS FOR COUNCIL, SO NOT A PROBLEM.

THANK YOU. THANKS, ANDREW.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.

OUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM FOUR.

AND WE'RE GOING TO JUST DUE TO TIME RESTRAINTS WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THAT TO OUR NEXT MEETING.

SO ITEM FIVE IS CONSENT AND REGULAR AGENDAS.

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE? WELL MAYOR. NOT A COUNCIL MEMBER, BUT I DO NEED WE HAVE A SUBSTITUTE FOR ITEM N THAT IS AT YOUR PLACE.

WE WILL BE PULLING DOWN ITEM N OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA AND SUBSTITUTING THIS ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE.

WE DID HAVE ONE ITEM ON THERE FOR FULL DISCLOSURE, FOR $150,000 THAT WOULD BE CARRIED FORWARD FOR A PAYMENT ON A HOTEL THAT IS NOT NEEDED FOR NEXT YEAR.

AND THAT'S DUE TO SOME CHANGING IN OWNERSHIP THERE.

SO WE REMOVED THAT ITEM FROM THE LIST.

THAT'S THE ONLY EDIT TO THE LIST IS A REMOVAL OF ITEM FOR $150,000.

SO THE REST OF THE ITEMS STAYED THE SAME.

AND SO IF WE COULD SUBSTITUTE THIS ITEM WE CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

NEXT ITEM IS COUNCIL ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION FOR FUTURE AGENDAS.

MAYOR, I DO HAVE ONE AND THIS IS SOMETHING COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS AND I HAVE DISCUSSED PUTTING ON AN AGENDA, JUST TALKING ABOUT ENFORCEMENT OF OUR BOARDING HOUSE ORDINANCE.

WE'VE GOTTEN SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT LACK OF ENFORCEMENT FROM RESIDENTS, SO WE JUST WANTED TO TALK ABOUT HOW TO BEEF UP OUR ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS.

I SECOND THAT. CAN I HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPLANATION? SURE, SURE.

SO WE HAVE A CURRENTLY AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING BOARDING HOUSES, WHICH ARE DEFINED, I THINK, AS RENTING THREE OR MORE ROOMS SEPARATELY IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS OR SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS.

AND THERE HAVE BEEN SOME INSTANCES WHERE RESIDENTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT ENFORCEMENT OF THOSE ORDINANCES NOT BEING AS ROBUST AS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT.

I'M TOTALLY IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT.

EXECUTIVE SESSION. OKAY. WELL, I'M FINE WITH WHEREVER THAT NEEDS TO GO.

AND I HAVE AN ITEM TO PLACE ON AN AGENDA AS WELL.

I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS CITY TERMINOLOGY.

WE HAVE A COLLECTION TRASH COLLECTION SCHEDULE THAT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION.

IT NAMES LABOR DAY, THANKSGIVING, NEW YEAR'S DAY, AND MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR DAY PROPERLY.

BUT DECEMBER 25TH IS CALLED WINTER HOLIDAY.

AND I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS THE LEVEL OF POLITICAL CORRECTNESS IN OUR TERMINOLOGY.

AS I UNDERSTAND IT.

WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT CALLING THE HOLIDAYS THAT ARE ON OUR LIST OF HOLIDAYS BY THEIR PROPER NAMES.

I WOULD SECOND THAT. THANK YOU.

OKAY. WE WILL ADJOURN THE PRELIMINARY MEETING AND BEGIN OUR REGULAR MEETING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.