[00:00:04] I NOW DECLARE THAT THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL IS RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION AND THAT ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. [CALL TO ORDER] COUNCIL MEMBER PRINCE IS ON ZOOM. WE'LL BEGIN TONIGHT'S REGULAR MEETING WITH THE INVOCATION LED BY PASTOR SAM VINCE ROY WITH MOUNT OLIVE CHURCH OF PLANO AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND TEXAS PLEDGE LED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPLORER POST 911, WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE? I GUESS THAT'S JUST A HAPPY NEW YEAR. SINCE THIS IS MY FIRST TIME, CAN I ALSO PRAY FOR BROTHER FRED MOSES FAMILY? HE DID PASS. FATHER, IN THE NAME OF JESUS. AGAIN, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US INTO THIS BRAND NEW YEAR. THANK YOU FOR THIS COUNCIL. I THANK YOU FOR THE WISDOM THAT YOU GIVE THEM TO LEAD THIS CITY. I PRAY GOD THAT AS YOU ADD, YOU WOULD ADD PEOPLE WITH WISDOM THAT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO CONDUCT BUSINESS IN THIS CITY FOR ALL PEOPLE. NOW, LORD, WE LIFT UP FRED MOSES'S FAMILY. WE PRAY GOD THAT YOU WOULD COMFORT THEM AND ALL OF THOSE WHOSE LOST LOVED ONES. GOD, THANK YOU FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF THIS GREAT CITY AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PROCLAMATIONS TODAY, AND WE PREPARED A PROCLAMATION TODAY. [ Proclamation: International Holocaust Remembrance Day is January 27, 2025.     ] IS INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY. AND SO I'D LIKE TO INVITE SOME FRIENDS UP. RABBI WEINBERG, WHO'S A BOARD MEMBER WITH THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE AND SENIOR RABBI WITH CONGREGATION ANSHAI TORAH IN PLANO. TIM WASSERMAN, PRESIDENT ELECT, JEWISH COMMITTEE, AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE WITH THE DALLAS REGIONAL OFFICE, [00:05:02] AND JOEL SCHWEITZER, REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE. DALLAS REGIONAL OFFICE. WOULD YOU ALL LIKE TO COME ON UP? NO. DON'T DO IT. WE DON'T WANT THAT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. SO WHEREAS JANUARY 27TH MARKS THE INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY DESIGNATED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO COMMEMORATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION OF AUSCHWITZ BIRKENAU, THE LARGEST NAZI CONCENTRATION AND EXTERMINATION CAMP. AND WHEREAS JANUARY 27TH, 2025 MARKS 80 YEARS SINCE THE LIBERATION. AND WHEREAS TODAY AND EVERY DAY WE REMEMBER AND HONOR THE MEMORY OF THE 6 MILLION JEWS WHO WERE SYSTEMATICALLY MURDERED BY ADOLF HITLER AND THE NAZIS, ALONG WITH MILLIONS OF OTHER INNOCENT VICTIMS, INCLUDING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, POLITICAL DISSIDENTS AND OTHER TARGETED FOR PERSECUTION. WHEREAS THE CITY OF PLANO REAFFIRMS ITS COMMITMENT TO PROMOTING TOLERANCE, UNDERSTANDING HUMAN DIGNITY WHILE STANDING AGAINST ALL FORMS OF HATRED AND DISCRIMINATION. AND WHEREAS IT IS OUR DUTY TO ENSURE THAT THE LESSONS OF THE HOLOCAUST REMAIN A CORNERSTONE OF OUR COLLECTIVE MEMORY, AND TO HONOR THE RESILIENCE AND COURAGE OF THOSE WHO SURVIVED AND REBUILT THEIR LIVES. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN MUNS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PLANO, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JANUARY 27TH, 2025 AN INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY IN THE CITY OF PLANO AND CALL UPON ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN IN SOLEMN REMEMBRANCE OF THE VICTIMS. EDUCATE THEMSELVES ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST AND COMMIT TO BUILDING A MORE TOLERANT AND COMPASSIONATE SOCIETY. ALL CITIZENS ARE FURTHER URGED TO HONOR THE LIVES THAT WERE LOST AND DO THEIR PART TO END ANTI-SEMITISM. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. YOU BET. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. SO NOW WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR THE AVIGNON [ Presentation: A BEST Neighborhoods designation sign is being presented to the Avignon Windhaven neighborhood. ] WINDHAVEN HOA IS BEING RECERTIFIED AS THE BEST NEIGHBORHOOD. PLANO'S BEST NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGNATION WAS DEVELOPED TO RECOGNIZE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE HAD CREATED A COMMUNITY THAT IS BEAUTIFUL, ENGAGED, SAFE, AND THRIVING. THE BEST, RIGHT CURTIS. ALL RIGHT. SO CURTIS IS ALREADY HERE, OUR DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, STEPHANIE PEACOCK, NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT MANAGER. PERLA LARA. ASSOCIATE PLANNER AMELIA AHMED. HI. HOW ARE YOU? PRESIDENT OF AVIGNON WINDHAVEN HOA AND VICE PRESIDENT OF AVIGNON WINDHAVEN HOA. WELCOME, GUYS. IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU. YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE A LAWYER A MIC. OH, OKAY. WELL, MAYOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JUST WANT TO. I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE AVIGNON WINDHAVEN FOR DOING ALL THE WORK, AS THE MAYOR TALKED ABOUT. BEST IS BEAUTIFUL, ENGAGED, SAFE AND THRIVING. AND WHAT IT DOES IS IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK TO PROVE THAT YOU ARE NOT ONLY ENGAGED IN YOUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT ENGAGED IN THE IN THE CITY. AND IT'S YOUR WORK AND THE WORK OF ALL YOUR NEIGHBORS THAT REALLY MAKE PLANO A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE AND PLAY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING, [CONSENT AGENDA] CONSENT AGENDA. DID RICK LEAVE? OKAY. YES. AND CASEY. [00:10:01] SO NOBODY ELSE. THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION AND CONTAINS ITEMS WHICH ARE ROUTINE AND TYPICALLY NONCONTROVERSIAL. 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. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION? WELL, I GOT YOU. GO AHEAD. MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA EXCEPT FOR ITEM NUMBER, IS IT K? KDI. K D I. K D AND I. YEAH. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? THANK YOU. SAY IT AGAIN. SECOND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF K D AND I. PLEASE VOTE. LOOKS LIKE KAYCI'S GONE AS WELL. YEAH. SO WE'RE DOWN TO THE. THIS IS ALL YOU GOT? ALRIGHT. OKAY. MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0 SEVEN. HOLD ON. LET'S REDO THAT. YEAH, I DON'T I THINK I HIT A WRONG BUTTON. YEAH. KAYCI DIDN'T VOTE. RICK'S GONE. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU WANT TO VOTE AGAIN? YEAH. LET ME GET THIS BACK IN HERE. OKAY, LET'S TRY IT AGAIN. MY APOLOGIES. NO. IT'S OKAY. NEW TECHNOLOGY. OKAY. PLEASE VOTE. HERE WE GO. WELL. SHELBY, DID YOU VOTE? THERE YOU GO. OKAY. WE'RE GOOD. NOW, THAT SHOULD BE SIX. AND VOTE. OKAY. MOTION PASSES 6 TO 0. TERRIFIC. OKAY. ITEM YOU WANT TO GO ALPHABETICAL? SURE. LET'S DO D. ITEM D TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF SCHIMMELFENNIG SHELVING [(d)  To approve the purchase of the Schimelpfenig Shelving Project in the estimated amount of $383,987 from Libra-Tech Corporation through an existing contract; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. (TIPS Contract No. 230301) ] PRODUCT PROJECT. IN THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF 383,987 FROM LIBRARY TECH CORPORATION THROUGH AN EXISTING CONTRACT, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. OKAY. SAY THAT THREE TIMES REAL FAST. LISA. BASED ON THE DISCUSSION WE JUST HAD AND BASED ON MY OBSERVATION OF THE SHELVING. IT'S LIKE I SAID, IT'S SCRATCHED UP, BUT IT'S PERFECTLY SERVICEABLE. I WOULD LIKE TO DEFER THIS ITEM UNTIL THE ACTUAL REMODEL OF SCHIMMELPFENNIG. AND I DON'T KNOW WHETHER I NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE FOR A YEAR OR INDEFINITELY, OR DENY FOR NOW. WHAT WOULD BE. COUNCIL. I THINK DENIAL FOR NOW IS THE CLEANER VERSION, AND THEN WE CAN BRING IT BACK TO YOU IN FUTURE AT A FUTURE MEETING. JUST UNDERSTANDING THE DIRECTION OF COUNCIL. SO NOT KNOWING WHEN THAT, WHEN THAT PROJECT IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE, I THINK THAT'S A LITTLE BIT EASIER. THESE ARE FUNDS THAT WE DO HAVE. I THINK PAUL IS AT THE 2021 BOND REFERENDUM THAT THESE ARE STILL BOND FUNDS FROM. SO WE WILL BE HOLDING THOSE FORWARD. SO JUST TO BE AWARE OF THAT AS WELL. WELL IF THAT'S THE WELL GO AHEAD. I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK MR. MAYOR IF I, IF I COULD ASK. YEAH. GO AHEAD A QUESTION. THANK YOU. BECAUSE I WILL TELL YOU. CONTINUING THE WEIRD SYNCHRONICITY OF OUR MINDS, I ACTUALLY EMAILED MARK ABOUT THIS ITEM FOR THE SAME REASON BECAUSE WE HAVE A WE HAVE A 25 SCHIMMELPFENNIG BOND ISSUANCE AND THEN WE HAVE THIS ITEM SEPARATELY. THE RESPONSE THAT CAME BACK WAS THAT ESSENTIALLY THERE'S NO THERE'S NO EFFICIENCY TO BE GAINED BY ROLLING THIS INTO THE REMODEL FOR THE 25 BOND PACKAGE. IS THERE. THAT'S WHAT I UNDERSTAND. YES. BECAUSE THE THERE'S ALSO. WELL, YES. I'LL JUST LEAVE IT WITH THAT. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY EFFICIENCY FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM FACILITIES IN DOING THAT WITH THE BOND. SO I GUESS ACTUALLY THIS MAY BE A POLL QUESTION. I'M SORRY. I'LL ANSWER WHAT I CAN, BUT MAYBE THAT'S A FACILITIES QUESTION. BUT I THINK THE BONDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SOLD. PLUS WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT HIGHER PRICE BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO SAY WE'RE ALREADY PAYING INTEREST I THINK ON THESE ONES BECAUSE THESE ARE 2021 BONDS THAT WE, THAT WE ISSUED IN THE IN THE LAST ISSUANCE. RIGHT OR NO? YES, SIR. THAT IS THAT IS TRUE. OKAY. AND SO I ACTUALLY ASKED THE SAME QUESTION FOR THE SAME REASON AS COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS. BUT IF THERE ARE, IS THAT CORRECT, PAUL, THAT THERE ARE NO EFFICIENCIES TO BE GAINED BY? NO, THAT WAS MY COMMENT EARLIER. IF WE GO UNDERNEATH LIBRARY SHELVING, WE HAVE WAYS TO LIFT IT UP AND REPLACE CARPET. [00:15:02] THERE IS REALLY NO EFFICIENCIES BASED ON WHAT IS SCOPED CURRENTLY FOR SCHIMMELPFENNIG TO DEFER THIS. OKAY. ALL YOU'RE DOING IS COSTING US ESCALATION. OKAY. SO THERE'S COST ESCALATION AND INTEREST IN THE MEANTIME. AND THERE'S NO THAT REPLACING THE SHELVING NOW IS NOT GOING TO CAUSE ANY ISSUES WITH THE REMODEL WHERE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER TO WAIT. NOT AS WE HAVE IT CURRENTLY SCOPED. NO, SIR. OKAY. OKAY. SO WELL, I GUESS COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS HAS A MOTION. I WAS JUST GOING TO SUGGEST THAT AS MUCH AS I ASKED THE SAME QUESTION FOR THE SAME REASON, BECAUSE I LIKED THE IDEA OF ROLLING IT ALL INTO ONE PROJECT. THE FACT THAT WE'RE ALREADY PAYING INTEREST ON THIS DEBT, THAT THERE COULD BE COST ESCALATION IF WE WAIT, AND THAT THERE'S NO EFFICIENCY TO BE GAINED BY ROLLING THIS INTO THE REMODEL FOR THE 25 BOND PACKAGE. MAKES ME THINK THAT IT MIGHT BE BETTER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS NOW AND THEN, YOU KNOW, AND THEN DO THE REST OF THE WORK AFTER THE 25 BOND. THAT MAKES SENSE. I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND THE EXPECTED LIFE OF THE NEW SHELVING, BECAUSE, I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF SHELVING IN THERE, BUT $400,000 IS A LOT. YEAH. SO THE ORIGINAL SHELVING IS ABOUT 40 PLUS YEARS OLD. I MEAN, IT'S HELD UP. THERE YOU GO. OUR LIBRARY WOULD BE OUR NEWEST LIBRARY AT 23, 24 YEARS. THIS ALIGNS WITH THE SHELVING THAT ALL THE NEWER LIBRARIES HAVE. SO THE ABILITY TO SWAP OR SHARE THINGS IS REALLY HELPFUL. IN TERMS OF EXTENDING LIFE FOR EVERYBODY, ACTUALLY ACROSS THE SYSTEM. HOW DO YOU MEAN SWAP OR SHARE THINGS? IT'S THE SAME SHELVING UNITS SO WE CAN SHARE BETWEEN BUILDINGS IF WE NEED TO OR IF SOMETHING BREAKS A LOT OF SHELVING AT TIMES GETS BENT OR BROKEN OR JUST WELL LOVED OVER THE YEARS. SO WE SHARE. OH, OKAY. I WOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT THAT WE SHARE ALL THINGS IN THE LIBRARIES. OKAY. AND THIS ONE WASN'T REQUIRED TO GO OUT FOR COMPETITIVE BID. AND I'M I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE GOING RATE FOR LIBRARY SHELVING IS. ANY, ANY KIND OF REASONABLE COMPARISON TO WHAT WE'VE SPENT IN OTHER LIBRARIES ON SIMILAR SHELVING. OH, GOSH, I DON'T HAVE THOSE NUMBERS RIGHT NOW. SORRY. THE LAST LIBRARY WOULD HAVE DONE WOULD HAVE BEEN DAVIS LIBRARY WITH THE BOND MONEY. OKAY. YEAH. BECAUSE OF THE PRICE TAG, THIS ONE JUMPED OUT AT ME, WHICH IS WHY I LOOKED INTO IT THIS CLOSELY. SINCE OKAY, I UNDERSTAND THE RATIONALE BEHIND NOT DENYING IT NOW, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE COST INVOLVED IN THE SHELVING AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THE LAST SHELVING HAS LASTED 40 SOME ODD YEARS. I HAVE A REASONABLE EXPECTATION THAT THE NEW SHELVING WILL LAST, BUT I WOULD REQUEST TO TABLE THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING TO JUST GET SOME BETTER PRICE INFORMATION. SORRY, MR. MAYOR. COUNCILWOMAN WILLIAMS, IF YOU LOOK AT THE BACKGROUND, DOES SAY THAT THE QUOTE WAS ON JANUARY 9TH, 2025, AND THE PROJECT INCLUDES REPLACEMENT. IT GOES ON AND SAYS THAT THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE QUOTE WAS SUBMITTED BY LIBRA TECH CORPORATION. THERE WAS ONLY ONE SUBMITTER. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF FOUR VENDORS NOTIFIED OF THIS PROJECT. ONLY THEY GAVE A QUOTE. SO TECHNICALLY THERE ARE FOUR BIDS. WE ASKED FOR PEOPLE TO COME IN AND GIVE A QUOTE, AND ONLY ONE PERSON DECIDED TO DO SO. SO I WOULDN'T CONSIDER THIS JUST AN INDIVIDUAL ONE QUOTE. THE OTHER THREE HAVE BASICALLY DECIDED THEY'RE NOT GOING TO AND THAT WAS THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE, RESPONSIBLE QUOTE. I MEAN, IF WE HAVE THE MONEY, I, YOU KNOW. IT'S PART OF THE BOND SO. SO ANYWAY. IF I COULD I'M SORRY. I'M JUST GOING TO SECOND THE MOTION TO TABLE. I WILL TELL YOU, I HAVE HAD THE EXPERIENCE WHERE YOU COME TO THE MEETING, HAVING THOUGHT AS COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS DID, I'M GOING TO MOVE TO TABLE OR DENY BASED ON ROLLING IT INTO THE REMODEL. AND THEN WHEN INFORMATION CAME OUT THAT SAID, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THERE'S NO BENEFIT TO ROLLING IT INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE REMODEL. YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT NOT GET PAST THAT IN YOUR THOUGHT PROCESS, HAVING PLANNED TO COME TO THE MEETING AND DO THAT. AND SO THEN OTHER QUESTIONS MAY NOT HAVE YET BEEN ANSWERED. AND SO I WOULD SUPPORT TABLING IT TO THE NEXT MEETING TO GET COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS QUESTIONS ANSWERED. AND I DON'T THINK WE'LL LOSE ANYTHING BY TABLING FOR TWO WEEKS. RICK, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. HOW MANY SHELLS ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? HOW MANY LINEAR FEET OF SHELLS DO YOU KNOW? BALLPARK. DOES IT SAY ON THERE? SIMPLE ANSWER IS ALL OF THEM. OH, THERE'S ALL OF THEM. OKAY. AND THAT'S INSTALLED COST? YES. AND ARE THEY GOING TO BE TAKEN AWAY THE OLD SHELVES? YES, SIR. WELL, THAT'S A BARGAIN. THAT'S A BARGAIN, NO MATTER HOW YOU LOOK AT IT. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THE TABLING. I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. [00:20:01] OKAY. SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO TABLE ITEM D. PLEASE VOTE. OKAY. MOTION IS THREE-THREE, SO IT FAILS. OKAY. IS THERE ANOTHER MOTION? DO I HAVE ANOTHER MOTION? OH. HOLD ON. SHE HAS TO GO BACK. OKAY. IT'LL PROBABLY FAIL. MARIA. MOTION TO APPROVE. OKAY. SECOND. OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND TO APPROVE. OKAY. PLEASE VOTE TO APPROVE ITEM D. MOTION PASSES 5 TO 1. OKAY. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM IS ITEM K. NO, I, EXCUSE ME I'M. I NEED SOME HELP. YOU'RE GOOD. SORRY. YOU'RE DOING GOOD. ITEM I. ITEM I, TO ACCEPT THE FINDINGS AND OPINIONS [(i)  To accept the findings and opinions of the Annual Audit; authorizing the City Manager, or in his absence the Director of Finance, to publish the results thereof; and providing an effective date.] OF THE ANNUAL AUDIT AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER. OR IN HIS ABSENCE, THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS THEREOF AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHO PULLED THIS? I THINK ANTHONY. ANTHONY. DID YOU? I THOUGHT OH, SORRY. THIS IS THE AUDIT I THOUGHT WE WERE DOING K NEXT. OH, SORRY, SORRY, SORRY. I THOUGHT WE WERE ON TRYING TO GO ALPHABETICAL AND I. OH, SORRY. SORRY. YEAH. NO, I THAT THAT I GOT MIXED AROUND, BUT SO. OKAY. WELL THEN. SO THE ONLY REASON I PULLED THIS IS BECAUSE COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS AND I ARE ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. SO WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH OUR EXCELLENT FINANCE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING DENISE TACKE, ALISON FREELOW, AND THE GREAT, YOU KNOW, THE GREAT LEADERSHIP THERE AT THE AT THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. AND ALSO OUR OUTSIDE AUDITORS. AND HERE, HONESTLY, THE SAME THING THAT WE HEAR EVERY YEAR, WHICH IS THAT WE HAVE THE BEST FINANCE DEPARTMENT IN THE WORLD, I'M PARAPHRASING THEIR WORDS, BUT THEIR WORDS. BUT THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT THEY SAY. YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS GET A AN UNMODIFIED OPINION, WHICH IS THE BEST YOU CAN DO. PLANO IS ALWAYS THE FIRST TO GET THEIR DUCKS IN A ROW EVERY YEAR, AND I BELIEVE WE ARE ON TRACK FOR WHAT, OUR 44TH YEAR IN A ROW, TO WIN A GFOA AWARD. SO I JUST WANTED TO COMPLIMENT OUR FINANCE TEAM ON Y'ALL'S EXCELLENT WORK. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WANTED TO REPORT ON THE ON THE EXCELLENT OPINION FROM THE OUTSIDE AUDITOR. AND WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. I'LL SECOND AND DITTO EVERYTHING COUNCILMAN RICCIARDELLI JUST SAID. Y'ALL HAVE MY DEEPEST APPRECIATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM I. PLEASE VOTE. ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES 6 TO 0. [(k)   To amend Section 6-491(2), Political signs/noncommercial purpose signs, of Division 3, Permitted Signs, of Article XII, Temporary Signs, of Chapter 6, Buildings and Building Regulations, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Plano, to amend regulations for political signs/noncommercial purpose signs at publicly owned active polling locations; and providing a repealer clause, a severability clause, a savings clause, a penalty clause, a publication clause and an effective date.     ] ITEM K. ITEM K AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 6-4912 POLITICAL SIGNS NON COMMERCIAL PURPOSE SIGNS OF DIVISION THREE. PERMITTED SIGNS OF ARTICLE SEVEN. EXCUSE ME. ARTICLE 12 TEMPORARY SIGNS OF CHAPTER SIX BUILDING AND BUILDING REGULATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PLANO AND TO AMEND REGULATIONS FOR POLITICAL SIGNS. NONCOMMERCIAL PURPOSE SIGNS AT STRICTLY A PUBLICLY OWNED ACTIVE POLLING LOCATIONS AND PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE, A PUBLICATION CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. OKAY. THIS WAS THIS WAS PULLED BY A CITIZEN. OH, THERE YOU ARE. ALRIGHT. AND I JUST WANTED TO WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN NOVEMBER. WAS THAT RIGHT? SO-SO. OKAY. SO WE TALKED ABOUT THIS AND TALKED ABOUT OUR ABILITY TO ENFORCE IT, AND WITHOUT LIABILITY OF LAWSUITS. AND SO PAGE MIMS OUR CITY ATTORNEY WOULD I WOULD LIKE YOU TO TELL THE OPINION THAT THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM YOU AND STAFF. ALL RIGHT. IS ALL OF COUNCIL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT? YEAH. OKAY. SO WE HAD INITIALLY RAISED SOME CONCERNS UNDER SUPREME COURT CASE LAW ABOUT REGULATING THE NUMBER OF [00:25:10] SIGNS, BECAUSE WHEN WE'RE DOING IT ON CITY PROPERTY, IN ORDER TO ENFORCE THAT, WE WOULD HAVE TO READ THE SIGNS, WHICH CREATES FIRST AMENDMENT CONCERNS. AND SO WE HAVE HAD A LETTER FROM AN ATTORNEY FOR SOMEONE THAT HAD SIGNS AT THE PROPERTIES ALSO RAISING THESE CONCERNS. AND SO COUNCIL EXPRESSED THE DESIRE TO CREATE THE ORDINANCE TO BE MORE LEGALLY DEFENSIBLE. AND THAT WAY WE REMOVE THOSE RESTRICTIONS ON NUMBERS. BUT WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SIZE, AND WE'RE ALSO NOT GOING TO ALLOW THEM RIGHT BY THE CURB. WE'LL STILL HAVE THE AREA DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR WHICH YOU HAVE TO PLACE THE SIGNS BEHIND THAT LINE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'LL TAKE A MOTION. MOTION. COMMENT. DID YOU? I'M SORRY. OH GO AHEAD PLEASE. I'M SORRY, MR. STAFFORD, PLEASE COME UP. OKAY. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021, JUST JOHN STAFFORD, 1401 HARVEST GLEN DRIVE. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021, YOU GUYS FULFILLED A CAMPAIGN PROMISE. AND I STOOD HERE AND I THANKED EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR FULFILLING THAT CAMPAIGN PROMISE AND PASSING THE SIGN ORDINANCE. SO IMAGINE MY SHOCK AND SURPRISE WHEN, COME NOVEMBER, IN THIS LAST GENERAL ELECTION, WE'RE NO LONGER ENFORCING THE SIGN ORDINANCE THAT YOU ALL HAD PASSED IN NOVEMBER OF 2021. A SIGN ORDINANCE THAT IS IN LINE WITH WHAT PLANO ISD REQUIRES AT THEIR LOCATIONS. WHAT COLLIN COLLEGE REQUIRES AT THEIR LOCATIONS, AND IS EVEN MORE FREE THAN WHAT ALLEN ALLOWS AT ITS LOCATIONS, BECAUSE ALLEN ONLY ALLOWS FOUR AT ITS CITY LOCATIONS. SAME WITH ALLEN ISD. THEY ONLY ALLOW FOUR SIGNS PER CANDIDATE AT THEIR AT THEIR SIGN LOCATIONS. AND SO ALL OF A SUDDEN, PLANO HAS GOTTEN RID OF THE ORDINANCE. AND I WAS APOPLECTIC AT THAT. I WAS ANGRY AT THAT. AND MOST OF YOU GOT TEXT MESSAGES AND PHONE CALLS FROM ME AFTERWARDS BECAUSE OF THAT. OKAY. BECAUSE OF THE NON-ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AS A CAMPAIGN OPERATIVE AND A PRECINCT CHAIR, I HEARD FROM NUMEROUS PEOPLE THAT THEY FELT SCARED AND INTIMIDATED WHEN THEY WERE GOING TO VOTE, BECAUSE WE HAD THESE BIG WALLS OF SIGNS UP THERE THAT WERE JUST SCARY AND INTIMIDATING. IT'S LIKE, OKAY, ONE SIDE HAD 30, 40 SIGNS PER CANDIDATE THERE, AND THE OTHER SIDE FOLLOWED THE LAW AND ONLY PLANNED FOR FIVE SIGNS. AND THAT'S WHAT THEY GOT AT EVERY SINGLE LOCATION. SO WHEN WE GET DOWN INTO STATE LAW. STATE LAW 259002 ALLOWS A LIMITATION OF ONE SIGN IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS. OKAY. STATE LAW 259003 ALLOWS CITIES TO CREATE THEIR OWN LIMITATIONS ON SIGNS. THE FIRST AMENDMENT COMPLAINT THAT YOU HAD THAT YOU'RE EXPRESSING PAIGE. OKAY. YES. EVERYBODY GETS TO HAVE SPEECH IF THEY HAVE FIVE SIGNS AT A AT A POLLING LOCATION THAT EVERYBODY IS ALLOWED THEIR SPEECH. BUT THERE IS ALSO A 14TH AMENDMENT WHICH SEEMS TO GET IGNORED IN THESE, WHICH IS THE EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAWS, AND THAT WE HAVE EVERYBODY. IF WE HAVE FIVE SIGNS PER CANDIDATE, THAT'S EQUAL PROTECTION FOR EVERYBODY. SO I AM ASKING YOU TO REJECT THIS, BECAUSE THIS ORDINANCE SENDS US RIGHT BACK TO WHERE WE WERE IN 2020 BEFORE THE BEFORE THAT AMENDMENT WAS PASSED. PLEASE, PLEASE JUST REJECT THE REJECT THIS THING. BECAUSE EVEN WORSE, THE WORST PART OF THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE IS IT ALLOWS THE WALLS OF SIGNS, OKAY, THEY CAN ONLY BE 42 INCHES, BUT WE CAN STILL HAVE THE WALLS OF SIGNS THERE. AND THAT'S AN EVEN WORSE STATE BECAUSE WE PUT. ALL RIGHT JOHN. APPRECIATE IT. YEAH. PLEASE. COME UP HERE. ALL RIGHT, SO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AS YOU KNOW FROM ALL THE ADVICE YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN OVER THE YEARS, [00:30:07] WE CAN REGULATE THE LIMIT TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF SIGNS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, BECAUSE I CAN JUST COUNT SIGNS. CELSO'S GROUP CAN JUST COUNT SIGNS. I DON'T HAVE TO READ THOSE TO ENFORCE THOSE LIMITATIONS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, WHICH I BELIEVE IS THE STATE LAW REFERENCED THAT HE WAS REFERRING TO. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC PROPERTY, IT'S A DIFFERENT EQUATION. AND SO, YOU KNOW, OTHERS MAY HAVE THOSE. I DON'T ADVISE THOSE CITIES, BUT OUR GOAL FOR THE CITY OF PLANO IS TO MITIGATE LEGAL RISK, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN WE THINK THERE'S AN INABILITY OR PROBLEM WITH DEFENDING THE CITY. AND THAT HELPS KEEP TAXES DOWN. THAT HELPS KEEP YOUR BUDGET IN LINE. AND SO THAT'S WHERE WE COME WITH OUR LEGAL ADVICE TO YOU. OKAY. MARIA. I'M STRUGGLING. I'M SORRY. I WOULD ASK FOR MAYBE POTENTIALLY JUST DEFER IT FOR A COUPLE WEEKS SO THAT A TABLE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS SO THAT I HAVE A CHANCE TO DISCUSS THIS WITH OTHER PEOPLE, BUT THAT, YOU KNOW. BUT I CHANGED MY MIND. I WAS GOING TO ASK FOR APPROVAL. BUT AFTER HEARING THE COMMENTS, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS TABLE FOR TEMPORARILY. SO THAT'S MY MOTION. JULIE I'LL SECOND THAT. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND TO TABLE ITEM K. SHELBY GO AHEAD. YES. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT I, I DON'T LIKE THE CLUTTER OF SIGNS MYSELF, BUT BACK IN 2021, I VOTED TO LEAVE IT AS IT WAS WITHOUT RESTRICTING THE NUMBER. I AM NOT JUST A PRECINCT CHAIR. I'M A COUNTY CHAIR. AND I HAD PRECISELY ZERO PEOPLE RELATE TO ME THAT THEY WERE INTIMIDATED OR ANNOYED. YES, BUT NOT INTIMIDATED. SO I'M IN FAVOR OF I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND TO TABLE THIS ITEM. ANTHONY. ANTHONY. OH. THANK YOU. NO, I WAS I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT I THINK, AS A PRACTICAL MATTER, COUNCIL, WE'VE ALREADY AUTHORIZED OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO DIVULGE THE LEGAL ADVICE THAT WE WERE GIVEN PUBLICLY. IF WE WERE TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN TO ENACT THIS REPEALING ORDINANCE, WE WOULD GET SUED AND CERTAINLY LOSE, BECAUSE WE HAVE SAID THAT OUR LEGAL POSITION AS A CITY IS THAT IT'S NOT LEGAL TO ENFORCE THE ORDINANCE AS PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN. SO ANYWAY, I'M SYMPATHETIC TO THE POINT I DON'T. I THINK MOST PEOPLE DON'T LIKE CLUTTER AT POLLING PLACES. BUT, YOU KNOW, HAVING DIVULGED LEGAL ADVICE THAT THAT WE DON'T THINK WE CAN DEFEND THE ORDINANCE AS PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN. I JUST DON'T THINK WE CAN LEAVE IT AS IS. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO TABLE ITEM K, PLEASE VOTE. OKAY. IT'S THREE THREE, SO IT FAILS. OKAY. YEAH. LET'S GO BACK. SO NICE TO HAVE EVERYBODY HERE. I THINK EVERYBODY'S I. RICK, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM K AND I WILL. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION. AND I'LL SECOND THAT. OKAY. YEAH. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM K. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES, 5 TO 1. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM. [(1)  Public Hearing and consideration of the Silver Line Station Areas Plan, a long-range planning policy for the 12th Street and Shiloh Road station areas.   ] ALL RIGHT. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION. 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 LIMITS BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF SPEAKER REQUESTS, LENGTH OF THE AGENDA AND TO ENSURE MEETING EFFICIENCY, AND MAY INCLUDE A CUMULATIVE TIME LIMIT. [00:35:03] SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER THE REQUESTS ARE RECEIVED UNTIL A CUMULATIVE TIME IS EXHAUSTED. ITEM NUMBER ONE PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF THE SILVER LINE STATION AREAS PLAN. A LONG RANGE PLANNING POLICY FOR THE 12TH STREET AND SHILOH ROAD STATION AREAS. THIS ITEM IS CONSIDERATION OF A SILVER LINE STATION AREAS PLAN. LONG RANGE PLANNING. PLANNING DOCUMENT FOR THE STATION AREAS. GIVEN THAT YOU'VE ALREADY RECEIVED A DETAILED PRESENTATION ON THIS, I'M GOING TO SKIP TO THE END AND LET YOU KNOW THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH A VOTE OF 8 TO 0. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, MIKE. ANTHONY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. ONE QUESTION. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THIS, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WOULD BE IN THE DOWNTOWN CORRIDORS DASHBOARD. AND IF I'M UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY, THE DASHBOARD CALCULATIONS FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT THAT APPLY TO THE DOWNTOWN CORRIDORS DASHBOARD WOULD STILL APPLY WITHIN THIS TOD PLAN. IS THAT CORRECT? NO, SIR. SO THIS AS A SMALL AREA PLAN. THE LANGUAGE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE PUBLIC OUTREACH AND THE DETAILED INFORMATION THAT THE SMALL AREA PLAN CONTROLS. OKAY. OKAY. GOTCHA. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. IT WOULD STILL CONTROL OUTSIDE OF THE STATION AREAS, THOUGH. OKAY. SO BASICALLY JUST IN THE STATION AREA. CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. DO I HAVE SPEAKERS? WE DO HAVE SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS WILLIAM CRAVENS. WELL, YOU CAN BOTH COME UP AND SPEAK TOGETHER. AND HOW MUCH TIME, MAYOR? JUST A MINUTE. THIS IS THIS IS NOT CONTROVERSIAL. OKAY. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THE PLANNING STAFF HAS DONE. THEY CONDUCTED A NUMBER OF CHARRETTES. I ATTENDED EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM. THERE WAS A TREMENDOUS OUTREACH TO THE PUBLIC, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO COME UP WITH WHAT I THINK IS A VERY, VERY FINE PLAN. IT TOOK A GREAT DEAL OF TIME AND EFFORT FOR THEM TO DO IT. AND MY HAT'S OFF TO THEM. IT INCLUDES SOMETHING THAT WE THINK IS REAL IMPORTANT TO THE TRANSIT AREA, ESPECIALLY WITH THE SILVER LINE AND THE RED LINE NOW COMING TOGETHER. 20 SECONDS. I'M GIVING EVERYBODY A MINUTE. WE UNDERSTAND. AND CONSEQUENTLY THE EFFORTS THAT THE STAFF PUT TOGETHER ON THIS WERE SO EXTRAORDINARY AND SO OUTREACHING TO THE PUBLIC. AND THE PUBLIC COMMENTED AND THEY TOOK THEIR COMMENTS AND THEY PERFORMED ON THEM. SO I HOPE THE CITY WILL CONSIDER THIS POSITIVELY AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS 12TH STREET PLAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS, MR. CRAVENS. WELL, I MEAN, HE'S NOT. THERE'S ONLY ONE. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS SHYAM GANESHRAM. THAT'S JOINING US ON ZOOM. HE'S NOT. WE ONLY HAVE ONE SIGN UP. WELL, ARE Y'ALL ABLE TO HEAR ME? GO AHEAD. RIGHT. HELLO. MY NAME IS SEAN, AND I AM IN SUPPORT OF THE SILVER LINE STATION. I BELIEVE THAT THE PLACEMENTS OF THE STATIONS ARE GREAT FOR COMMUTING AROUND THE METROPLEX. AND THE CONVENIENCE STATIONS ALONG THE WAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MIN SU. AND THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ON ZOOM. ARE THEY IN THE AUDIENCE BY CHANCE? OKAY. THEN LET'S SEE [00:40:02] THE NEXT SPEAKER IS TAN DO. PLEASE TURN ON YOUR CAMERA AND MICROPHONE. HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. GO AHEAD. HI, I'M. MY NAME IS PANDU. I'M A BOARD MEMBER OF THE MEDICINE ESTATE NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS THE ONLY NEIGHBORHOOD ALONG THE SILVER LINE IN THE CITY OF PLANO. THE RAILWAY JUST IS BEHIND THE FENCE OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD BETWEEN THE RAILWAY AND THE FENCE THERE IS A DITCH. IT'S A DRAIN FOR THE WATER COMES FROM THE RAILWAY DURING THE HEAVY RAIN. HOWEVER, SILVER LINE ENGINEER, THEY KEPT THE BUSHES AND THE TREE ALONG THE FENCE LINE AND DITCH DOWN SO THE SOIL. 15 SECONDS. THAT'S ALL YOU JUST GET. AND WITH TIME, THE POWER LINE WILL ALSO GET DONE. SO WE REQUEST THE SILVER LINE TO PUT A RETAINER WALL SO THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CAN BE STILL SURVIVE THIS BIG ENGINEERING WORK. OKAY. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ARIEL HERRERA. I THINK THEY LEFT. CORY RANIKER. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. I'M JUST HERE TO REGISTER MY SUPPORT FOR THIS. I PARTICIPATED IN THE STAKEHOLDER INPUT AS A RESIDENT OF THE OLD TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS JUST ADJACENT TO THE STATE STATION AREAS. AND I THINK THAT THE THIS PLAN DOES A LOT TO REFINE THE COMMUNITY VISION AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IS GOING TO BE ADDING A LOT OF IT PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD A LOT A LOT OF HOUSING AND DENSITY AROUND THESE NEW STATIONS, WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY. SO THAT'S WHAT I GOT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE OTHER WILLIAM CRAVENS BECAUSE WE THINK HE WAS DROPPED OFF. SORRY. INADVERTENTLY. HI. WILLIAM CRUZ CRAVENS. I LIVE AT 1028 17TH STREET IN DOWNTOWN PLANO. VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS PLAN, AND HOPEFULLY IT'S ADOPTED THIS EVENING. I AM HOPEFUL THAT COUNCIL WILL RETAIN SOME FLEXIBILITY IN CONSIDERING SOME PROPOSALS FROM PROPERTY OWNERS AND DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPERS THAT ARE IMPACTED WITHIN THIS PLAN. I'M HOPEFUL THAT STREET IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE PRIORITIZED TO CREATE THE CHARACTER AND WALKABILITY THAT WE ALL SEEK, AND CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT TO COMMENCE. THE PLAN ALSO INDICATES THAT THE PROPERTY SOUTH OF 14TH STREET BE REZONED TO BG, WHICH WOULD BE A WONDERFUL IDEA. 20 SECONDS. THE COST OF ZONING FOR SMALLER PIECES OF PROPERTY IS DIFFICULT TO AMORTIZE DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE PROPERTY, SO IF THE CITY CAN HELP WITH THAT, I THINK IT WILL SPUR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT CONCLUDES THE SPEAKERS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NO MORE SPEAKERS. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. CONFINE THE COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL. RICK. MR. MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE. GOT IT. JULIE. SECOND. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE. ITEM NUMBER ONE. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 6 TO 0. THANK YOU. COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST. [COMMENTS OF 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 TWO SPEAKERS THIS EVENING. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS ALEX STEIN. CAN YOU GUYS SEE ME? GO AHEAD, MR. STEIN. OKAY. [00:45:03] YOU GUYS CAN SEE ME. HOLD ON. IT'S HARD. OKAY. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BOYS AND GIRLS, CHILDREN OF ALL AGES. IT'S ME. PRIMETIME 99, ALEX STEIN. YOU GUYS SKIPPED ME LAST WEEK. AND YOU KNOW THAT WE HAD A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CITY. SO FOR YOU TO SAY THAT IT WAS JUST SOME SORT OF ACCIDENT. I JUST FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE. I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE TOO BUSY WITH YOUR DANG PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE, AND NOBODY EVEN GIVES A DAMN ABOUT PEANUT BUTTER. IT'S NOT EVEN ANY GOOD WITHOUT JELLY. LET'S JUST BE REAL. SO YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO RAISE A BUNCH OF PEANUT BUTTER, YET YOU HAVE ONE OF THE HIGHEST INCOMES PER CAPITA OF ANY CITY IN THE COUNTRY. AND YOU'RE ALL WORRIED ABOUT DANG PEANUT BUTTER. YOU GUYS NEED TO GET YOUR PRIORITIES STRAIGHT. NOW, WHAT WE DO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT IS THE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS ARE FAMILIAR WITH NICK ROKITA THOUGH, AND WHAT'S GOING ON WITH HIM AND STEEL TOE MORNING SHOW. THIS IS NICK REKIETA RIGHT HERE. THIS IS AARON. AND THEY REKIETA RECENTLY WERE DOING A WIFE SWAPPING SITUATION. AND THEN THEY TOLD ON EACH OTHER FOR BEING ON DRUGS. AND NICK RECENTLY TOOK A PLEA DEAL. SO HIS LIFE IS BACK ON TRACK, SO WE LOVE THAT. THAT'S GOOD. NOW WE GOT TO TALK ABOUT JERRY JONES. WE'RE IN THE CITY OF PLANO. ALL RIGHT, I LOVE PLANO. YOU LOVE PLANO? EVEN THOUGH A BUNCH OF DALLAS COWBOYS DIED OF HEROIN OVERDOSES IN PLANO. MARK TUINEI. YOU KNOW, THE LIST GOES ON. THERE'S A WHOLE OPIOID EPIDEMIC IN PLANO BECAUSE THERE'S A BUNCH OF RICH, AFFLUENT PARENTS THAT JUST HAVE THEIR HOUSE KEEPERS RAISE THEIR KIDS, AND THEY'RE NOT EVEN INVOLVED IN THEIR LIVES, AND THEY DON'T EVEN REALLY CARE ABOUT THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE BASICALLY DISCONNECTED AND WORRIED ABOUT THEIR OWN STUFF. SO THEIR KIDS GET HOOKED ON FENTANYL AND OPIATES. NEXT THING YOU KNOW, THEY TAKE A HOT PILL AND THEY WAKE UP DEAD. AND THAT'S A SAD REALITY THAT'S HAPPENING IN PLANO. SO YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO MESS WITH ME, BUT YOU GUYS HAVE STILL LIMITED THE ABILITY FOR SPEAKERS TO COME SPEAK TO YOU IN PERSON, BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE COWARDS. I CAN'T EVEN SEE YOUR FACE ON THE ZOOM CALL RIGHT NOW. YOU GUYS ARE JUST AS COWARDLY AS JERRY JONES HIRING BRIAN SCHOTTENHEIMER, WHO'S NOT QUALIFIED TO BE THE COACH OF THE DALLAS COWBOYS BECAUSE HE'S NEVER EVEN BEEN A HEAD COACH AT ANY ORGANIZATION OR TEAM THAT HE'S EVER BEEN A PART OF. THE DALLAS COWBOYS ARE RAN BY A BUNCH OF IMBECILES, JUST LIKE THE CITY OF PLANO, SURROUNDED BY A BUNCH OF HOTHEADS, A BUNCH OF OLD PEOPLE THAT HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY'RE DOING. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THEIR FANS. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THEIR CONSTITUENTS. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THEIR DANG CITIZENS. YOU GUYS ARE WASTING NOT ONLY YOUR TIME, BUT MY TIME. WHEN I SIT AT THESE DANG MEETINGS FOR HOURS AND THEN YOU SKIP OVER ME SO IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK, THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK WITH ME, JACK. SO, MAYOR MUNS, YOU GOT PRIME TIME 99 PIMP ON A BLIMP. I WENT INSANE FOR THE UKRAINE. IN YOUR CHAMBERS. YOU KNOW WHAT? THEY DON'T EVEN LOOK THAT GOOD. WHOEVER DESIGNED THAT, YOUR LIGHTING LOOKS TERRIBLE. YOU LOOK LIKE A DANG CORPSE YOU'RE SO WHITE. YOU NEED TO GET SOME COLOR IN YOUR SKIN. YOU NEED TO TRY TO, YOU KNOW, PEP IN YOUR STEP. WHATEVER YOU GOT TO DO TO LOOK MORE ALIVE. BECAUSE THE LIGHTING MAKES YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE A HUNDRED YEARS OLDER THAN YOU ACTUALLY ARE. SO, MAYOR MUNS, YOU NEED TO FIX THAT. YOU NEED TO TELL THE DALLAS COWBOYS THAT NO PLAYER SHOULD LIVE IN PLANO. WE SHOULD OUTLAW ANY DALLAS COWBOYS FROM BEING IN PLANO. AND LUCKILY, DONALD TRUMP'S KICKING OUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S NOT REALLY ANY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN PLANO. I KNOW THERE'S ONE ASIAN LADY ON THE COUNCIL, AND I HOPE THEY DON'T KICK OUT ANY OF YOUR ILLEGAL FAMILY MEMBERS IF THEY ARE ILLEGAL. I'M NOT SURE IF THEY ARE. I HOPE THEY DO NOT GET KICKED OUT EVEN THOUGH I SUPPORT TRUMP KICKING OUT ALL ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WITH CRIMINAL HISTORY. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY DON'T EVER SKIP ME AGAIN. I WAS REALLY LAYING OFF YOU GUYS, AND THEN YOU GUYS HAVE AWAKENED THE BEAST. SO I'LL BE BACK IN PERSON. YOU NEED TO FIX IT SO HE CAN COME SPEAK TO YOU IN PERSON SO I CAN SEE YOUR FACES. BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE SCARED MAYOR MUNS. I KNOW YOU'RE SHAKING IN YOUR BOOTS RIGHT NOW. I CAN HEAR YOU. I CAN FEEL YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRISTOPHER RICCITELLI. HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE? GO AHEAD. HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE? THREE MINUTES. OKAY. THREE MINUTES. MY NAME IS CHRIS RICHETELLI. I'M A RESIDENT OF PLANO FOR 14 YEARS. I'M HERE JUST TO ADDRESS THE CONCERN OF [INAUDIBLE] PARK AT MCDERMOTT AND COIT INTERSECTION ON THE WEST SIDE. WE HAD OVER 250 SIGNATURES FROM LOCAL FAMILIES JUST OVER THE WEEKEND FOR A PETITION. I HAD SENT IT TO ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS, ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS, AT ABOUT APPROXIMATELY 3:50 P.M. TODAY, JUST TO GIVE A HIGHLIGHT OF THE PETITION. IT'S TO JUST THE CURRENT STATE OF THE PARK. IT FAILS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND POSES SIGNIFICANT HEALTH AND SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY CHALLENGES FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND ELDERLY. UPDATED PARK IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED IMMEDIATELY. OTHER PARK REASONS ARE LACK OF RESTROOM FACILITIES. FOR ANYBODY WHO NEEDS TO USE THE RESTROOM. THE ABSENCE OF BATHROOM RESTROOMS HAS LED TO SITUATIONS WHERE CHILDREN HAVE EXPERIENCED ACCIDENTS OR FAMILIES HAVE HAD TO LEAVE THE PARK PREMATURELY. ADDITIONALLY, THE PARK ALSO IS A THROW AWAY FOR PRESTON RIDGE TRAIL RUNNERS, [00:50:07] A BIKE PATH ON RIDGEVIEW, AND THE LEGACY TRAIL. ALL THREE CONVERGE ON THE INTERSECTION. THE CHILDREN'S EQUIPMENT IS OUTDATED. IT NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED. IT'S ONLY DESIGNATED TWO THROUGH FIVE, LEAVING OLDER KIDS WITHOUT SUITABLE ACTIVITIES. THERE'S FLOODING ISSUES ON THE WEST AND EAST SIDES LEADING TO IMPROPER DRAINAGE WITH CRITICAL PREVENTING POOR POOLING OF WATER, WHICH CREATES AN UNSAFE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AND DIMINISHES THE ABILITY OF THE PARK. ADDITIONALLY, STAGNANT WATER BECOMES A BREEDING GROUND FOR MOSQUITOES, POSING A HEALTH RISK, INCLUDING POTENTIAL WEST NILE VIRUS. SEVERAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE NOTED THAT DURING THE SUMMER, THE PARK BECOMES UNUSABLE AND DUE TO THE MOSQUITO POPULATION, LARGER PAVILION IS NEEDED TO ADDRESS POPULATION INCREASES IN ACTIVITY IN THE AREA. BRIDGE CONNECTIVITY. BECAUSE A BECAUSE A LOT OF KIDS CROSS MCDERMOTT ROAD ON THE SOUTH SIDE. PARKING ACCESSIBILITY FOR ADA COMPLIANT. ELDERLY PEOPLE ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCESS THE PARK DURING RAINY TIMES. CURRENTLY, PARKING IS ONLY AVAILABLE ON ROCKLEDGE LANE ON THE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PARK, WHICH IS A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA. AND THEN ALSO TERIAL TRAIL, WHICH IS A SEMI CUL DE SAC. SAFETY CONCERNS NEED TO BE IMPROVED IMMEDIATELY. THE LIGHTING FENCING UPDATE SURFACES, WHICH WILL CREATE A SAFER ENVIRONMENT PREVENTING INJURIES AND DISCOURAGING UNSAFE BEHAVIORS. RESTROOMS WILL PROMOTE PROPER HYGIENE PRACTICES SUCH AS HANDWASHING, REDUCING THE SPREAD OF ILLNESS AND SHARED RECREATIONAL SPACE AND COMMUNITY ACCESSIBILITY WOULD INCREASE, ALLOWING ALL AGES TO MAKE THE SPACE USABLE FOR FAMILIES. WE THE UPGRADES CANNOT WAIT AND WOULD BE HIGHLY UTILIZED BY EVERYBODY IN THE AREA, ESPECIALLY WITH HAVING OVER 250 ABOUT 250 SIGNATURES WITHIN A TEN HOUR PERIOD. IT WOULD HIGHLY BENEFIT EVERYBODY. WE THANK YOU FOR THE CITY COUNCIL FOR REVIEWING OUR CONCERNS AND TAKING THE NEXT STEPS FOR OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS, AND WE WANT TO LIVE UP TO THE REPUTATION AS THE CITY OF A COMMUNITY OF EXCELLENCE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT WAS THE LAST SPEAKER. ONE OF THE GENTLEMEN THAT HAD SIGNED UP TO SPEAK EARLIER TONIGHT IS NOW ON ZOOM. DID YOU WANT TO HEAR WHAT HE HAS TO SAY? FOR IT WAS FOR ONE OF THE DART ITEMS. SILVER LINE. SURE. OKAY. ONE MINUTE, ONE MINUTE. DAVID, GO AHEAD AND TURN YOUR CAMERA ON. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. HELLO? ARE YOU ABLE TO HEAR ME? YES. GO AHEAD. I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT JOINING EARLIER. I WAS HAVING SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M VERY EXCITED FOR THE SILVER LINE. I EVEN THOUGH I CURRENTLY DO NOT RESIDE IN PLANO I CONDUCT A LOT OF BUSINESS IN PLANO. AND I THINK THE CITY OF PLANO WILL BENEFIT GREATLY FROM CONTINUING TO SUPPORT DART AND DOING EVERYTHING IT CAN TO SUPPORT DART SUPPORT THE FINISHING OF THE SILVER LINE IN ANY WAY THAT THE CITY CAN DO THAT I THINK IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. ADDITIONALLY JUST TO COMMENT ON THAT, THE INAPPROPRIATE COMMENTS OF THE GENTLEMAN FROM ONE BEFORE. PLANO HAS A WONDERFUL ASIANS, SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY, BEAUTIFUL IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY. I HOPE PLANO CONTINUES TO BE MORE AND MORE WELCOMING TO ALL PEOPLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE HAD A MEETING TODAY ANTHONY. OH. WITH CHRIS. OH, FANTASTIC. AND I THOUGHT WE HAD AN UNDERSTANDING OF OUR NEXT STEPS. AND THEN HE DECIDED TO DO THIS, TOO. BUT WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH RON AND FIND OUT, YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. OH, OKAY. FANTASTIC. I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK FOR A, YOU KNOW, FEEDBACK ON THE PETITION THAT WE SUBMITTED. SO IT'S YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALREADY DONE THIS ONCE ALREADY TODAY. NOW IT'S TWICE. OH, GOTCHA. WE'LL GET THE INFORMATION FOR SURE. [00:55:04] FANTASTIC. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS. WE'RE ADJOURNED. OKAY. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.