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I NOW DECLARE, THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL IS CONVENED INTO OPEN SESSION THAT ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
[PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING]
OUR FIRST ITEM THIS EVENING IS CANVASING THE ELECTION RESULTS.ITEM ONE. ITEM ONE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE MAINTAINS FULL REPORTS OF THE CANVASS.
AND YOU SHOULD HAVE A LITTLE PACKET AT EACH OF YOUR SEATS.
SO JUST A FEW QUICK NOTES ABOUT THE CANVASS REPORT.
179,588 REGISTERED VOTERS WERE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE.
IF YOU SEE THE TERM CONTEST TOTALS, THAT INDICATES THE NUMBER OF VOTERS THAT CAST BALLOTS FOR THIS ELECTION, THERE WERE 20,593 OR 11.46% OF THE VOTERS CAST BALLOTS.
WHERE IT SAYS VOTES CAST, IT INDICATES THE NUMBER OF VOTES ACTUALLY CAST IN EACH RACE.
AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME INDIVIDUALS ONLY VOTED IN ONE OF THE RACES AND DID NOT VOTE FOR OTHERS.
THESE UNCAST BALLOTS ARE INDICATED BY UNDERVOTES.
TIMES OVER VOTED INDICATED IF A VOTER SELECTED MORE THAN ONE CHOICE IN A RACE.
IF THIS OCCURS, THE BALLOT BOARD REVIEWS ALL OVERVOTES TO DETERMINE IF THEY CAN PROVE VOTER INTENT, AND THERE WERE NO OVERVOTES IN THIS ELECTION.
277 INDIVIDUALS VOTED BY MAIL OR ABSENTEE BALLOTS, AND PROVISIONAL BALLOTS WERE CAST IN, 16 PROVISIONAL BALLOTS WERE CAST AND ONLY ONE OF THOSE WERE COUNTED. SO WE WILL START WITH THE RESOLUTION, SOLUTION, CANVASING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF A BOND ELECTION HELD MAY 3RD, 2025, IN THE CITY OF PLANO, TEXAS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES CAST FOR EACH PROPOSITION ARE AS FOLLOWS.
PROPOSITION A, THE ISSUANCE OF 316,470,000, IN GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS FOR 14,003 OR 352 AGAINST 5583. PROPOSITION B THE ISSUANCE OF 155,155,000 IN GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS FOR 11,894 AGAINST 8002. PROPOSITION C, THE ISSUANCE OF 51 MILLION IN GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR THE POLICE TRAINING CENTER FOR 12,134 AGAINST 7005 558. PROPOSITION D, THE ISSUANCE OF 37,485,000.
IN GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITIES FOR 12,781 AGAINST 6777. PROPOSITION E, THE ISSUANCE OF 45,135,000 IN GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR FLEET SERVICES OPERATIONS CENTER FOR 10,720 AGAINST 8,521. PROPOSITION F, 01,870,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO SCHIMMELPFENNIG LIBRARY FOR 13,068 AGAINST 600537. PROPOSITION G ISSUANCE OF 40,795,000, IN GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR PARK AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR 14,060 AGAINST 505,554.
AND THIS CONCLUDES THE CANVAS REPORT FOR THE BOND ELECTION.
THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE BOND ELECTION RESULTS? OKAY, MR. MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE THE CANVAS AND THE BOND.
ELECTION RESULTS AS PRESENTED. SECOND. THANK YOU.
I HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND, TO APPROVE THE BOND ELECTION RESULTS.
CANVASING. PLEASE VOTE. MR. MAYOR, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO VOTE ON. OH. WE'RE ALREADY OUT. THEY'VE ALREADY KICKED YOU OUT.
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BUT. BUT WE, YEAH, BUT I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN BOOTED OUT ALREADY. SO LET ME. SO I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND TO APPROVE THE BOND ELECTION RESULTS.ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR HAND. IT LOOKS LIKE ALL IN FAVOR IS 8-0.
THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM. IT'S THIS NEW SYSTEM. I'M SORRY.
OKAY. SECOND ITEM RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PLANO, TEXAS, CANVASING THE ELECTION RETURNS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION OF MAY 3RD, 2025 FOR THE ELECTION OF A MEMBER OF COUNCIL, PLACE NUMBER FIVE, FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM UNTIL THE MAY 2027 GENERAL ELECTION, DECLARING THE RESULTS AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS ON THE SUBJECT.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES CAST FOR EACH CANDIDATE ARE AS FOLLOWS.
GARRY CAREY RECEIVED 8015 VOTES. STEVE LEVINE RECEIVED 10,985.
THIS CONCLUDES THE CANVASS REPORT FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION.
OKAY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT INDIVIDUALLY.
OH! OH, THE SPECIAL ELECTION. OH, OKAY. HOLD ON.
LET ME GET YOU. GO AHEAD MARIA. MOTION TO APPROVE.
ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION PASSES 8 TO 0.
THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PLANO CANVASING THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION OF MAY 3RD, 2025.
FOR THE ELECTION OF FOUR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL PLACES TWO, PLACE FOUR, PLACE SIX MAYOR AND PLACE EIGHT FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS, DECLARING THE RESULTS AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS ON THE SUBJECT.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES CAST FOR EACH CANDIDATE IS AS FOLLOWS.
PLACE NUMBER TWO BOB CARE, EXCUSE ME, RECEIVED 10,755 VOTES.
CARSON KAY UNDERWOOD RECEIVED 4045 VOTES AND DOUGLAS REEVES RECEIVED 4514 VOTES.
PLACE NUMBER FOUR, CODY WEAVER RECEIVED 8651 VOTES.
CHRISTINE CHRIS KRUPA DOWNS RECEIVED 10,553 VOTES.
PLACE NUMBER SIX MAYOR JOHN MUNS WAS UNOPPOSED AND RECEIVED 14,611 VOTES.
PLACE NUMBER EIGHT VIDAL QUINTANILLA RECEIVED 10,183 VOTES, AND HADEN PADGETT RECEIVED 8711 VOTES, AND THIS CONCLUDES THE COUNCIL REPORT.
THANK YOU. MR. MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION ON THE CANVASING OF THE MEMBER COUNCIL PLACE TWO, FOUR, SIX AND EIGHT. I SECOND. THANK YOU.
I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE THE CANVASING OF THE RESOLUTION.
ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION PASSES 8 TO 0.
SO NOW. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] SO NOW WE WILL TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR INCOMING COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND I WILL START THIS THING OFF.
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF PLANO CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE SIX, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PLANO, STATE OF TEXAS AND WILL TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE, AND THE CHARTER AND THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY.
AND YOU FURTHER SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID, OFFERED OR PROMISED TO PAY, CONTRIBUTED, NOR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR VALUABLE THING, OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT AS A REWARD FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF A
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VOTE AT THE ELECTION AT WHICH YOU WERE ELECTED.SO HELP YOU GOD. I DO. YAY! CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] I NEED YOU TO SIGN HERE.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I WILL GET YOU COPIES. AND HERE'S.
BOB CARE. DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF PLANO CITY COUNCIL? MEMBER, PLACE TWO OF THE CITY OF PLANO, STATE OF TEXAS AND WILL TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE AND THE CHARTER AND THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY.
AND FURTHERMORE, SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID, OFFERED, PROMISED TO PAY, CONTRIBUTED, NOR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR VALUABLE THING, OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT AS A REWARD FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF A VOTE AT THE ELECTION FOR WHICH YOU WERE ELECTED.
SO HELP YOU GOD. I DO. ALL RIGHT.
[APPLAUSE] DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF PLANO CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE FOUR OF THE CITY OF PLANO, STATE OF TEXAS, AND WILL TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THE STATE, AND THE CHARTER AND THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY.
AND YOU FURTHER SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID, OFFERED, PROMISED TO PAY, CONTRIBUTED, NOR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR VALUABLE THING, OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT AS A REWARD FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF A VOTE AT THE ELECTION FOR WHICH YOU WERE ELECTED.
SO HELP YOU GOD. I DO. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT.
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF PLANO CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE EIGHT OF THE CITY OF PLANO, STATE OF TEXAS, AND WILL TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE, AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THIS CITY.
AND YOU FURTHERMORE SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID, OFFERED, PROMISED TO PAY, CONTRIBUTED, NOR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR VALUABLE THING, OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT AS A REWARD FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF A VOTE AT THE ELECTION FOR WHICH YOU WERE ELECTED.
SO HELP YOU GOD. I DO. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] STEVE.
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF PLANO CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE FIVE OF THE CITY OF PLANO, STATE OF TEXAS, AND WILL TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THE STATE, AND THE CHARTER AND THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY.
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AND YOU FURTHER SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID, OFFERED OR PROMISE TO PAY, CONTRIBUTED, NOR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR VALUABLE THING, OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT AS A REWARD FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF A VOTE AT THE ELECTION FOR WHICH YOU WERE ELECTED.SO HELP YOU GOD. I DO. ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, SIR. SO BEFORE WE SEAT THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS, IT'S MY HONOR TO HEAR FROM OUR OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBERS AND JUST THANK THEM ALL FOR ALL THEY'VE DONE FOR THE CITY OF PLANO AND BECOME TRULY GOOD FRIENDS TO ALL OF US, ESPECIALLY ME. AND IT'S MY HONOR TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND TO HEAR FROM YOU ON YOUR WAY OUT. SO I WILL START WITH PROBABLY THE SHORTEST SPEECH. ANTHONY RICCIARDELLI.
OKAY. I'M SORRY. THERE YOU GO. OH THANK YOU MAYOR.
THANK YOU. SO I HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE TO THANK, BUT I WILL KEEP THIS BRIEF AS BRIEF AS I CAN.
I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW MUCH THIS MEANS TO ME, HAVING GROWN UP IN PLANO LIKE SEVERAL OF YOU DID.
SO THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY, AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE, BECAUSE IT'S ALL OF US THAT MAKE THIS THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE. SECONDLY, I WANT TO THANK THIS EXCELLENT STAFF.
WHEN I CAME ON BOARD THE COUNCIL IN 2017, I EXPECTED GREAT THINGS FROM OUR CITY STAFF, BUT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN SO FAR ABOVE MY EXPECTATIONS, HIGH AS THEY WERE, THAT IT'S JUST ASTONISHING.
I WANT TO TELL ALL OF THE INCOMING COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I KNOW YOU ALREADY THINK HIGHLY OF CITY MANAGER ISRAELSON AND HIS EXCELLENT STAFF, BUT NO MATTER HOW HIGHLY YOU THINK OF THEM, NO MATTER HOW HIGH THAT BAR IS, I PROMISE YOU THEY ARE GOING TO EXCEED THE HIGH BAR OF YOUR HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR THEM, THIS STAFF IS SECOND TO NONE. YOU WILL BE BLOWN AWAY BY THEIR PROFESSIONALISM, EXPERTISE, WISDOM, WORK ETHIC AND INTEGRITY. AND SO TO CITY MANAGER ISRAELSON AND THE WHOLE STAFF, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
I MEAN, WE HAVE A STAFF THAT IS SECOND TO NONE, TOP TO BOTTOM TO TRY TO KEEP THIS SOMEWHAT BRIEF.
[APPLAUSE] YEAH, WE. AND LET ME TELL YOU, MOST OF Y'ALL PROBABLY DON'T KNOW DEE DEE.
Y'ALL. INCOMING COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL SOON, IF YOU DON'T ALREADY. SHE IS THE BEST OF THE BEST.
AFTER BRUCE SERVED US SO WELL BEFORE THAT. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, MARK.
I COULD GO ON AND ON ABOUT YOU, I REALLY COULD, YOU ALL KNOW THAT.
BUT I'M GOING TO TAKE THE SMART BREVITY APPROACH.
YEAH, I MEAN, IT'S I'VE PROVEN IT RIGHT, BUT NO, I'M GOING TO TAKE THE SMART BREVITY APPROACH. MARK. YOU ARE THE GOAT, THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME. AND IF THE ICMA MAINTAINS A CITY MANAGER HALL OF FAME.
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE A FIRST BALLOT INDUCTEE. YEAH.
I MEAN, IF YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, IF YOU ALL KNOW MARK, HE'S THE BEST OF THE BEST.
AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK PAIGE, WHO UNFORTUNATELY HAD TO STEP OUT.
BUT SHE IS SUCH A FANTASTIC CITY ATTORNEY. IT'S BEEN FUN TO BOND WITH HER OVER ALL THINGS LEGAL, BOTH BEING LAWYERS OVER THE PAST EIGHT YEARS AND CHIEF JUDGE MCNULTY, WHO RUNS THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
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HE IS DOING A FANTASTIC JOB THERE. SO THANK YOU, CHIEF JUDGE MCNULTY, AND THANK YOU AGAIN DEE DEE FOR BEING SUCH AN AMAZING EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT EXTRAORDINAIRE. COULD NOT ASK FOR BETTER.I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL ON THE COUNCIL. LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, WE'RE ALL FRIENDS.
YOU ALL MEAN SO MUCH TO ME. THE EXCELLENCE THAT YOU BRING TO THIS ROLE, THE TONE THAT YOU SET FOR THIS ORGANIZATION THROUGH THE WAY THAT WE OPERATE AS A COUNCIL, JUST LIKE THE TONE MARK THAT YOU SET FOR THIS ORGANIZATION AS CITY MANAGER AND THE EXCELLENCE YOU BRING TO YOUR ROLE IS SECOND TO NONE.
AND, YOU KNOW, EACH OF YOU HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB.
EACH OF YOU HAS BECOME A FRIEND TO ME. YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THIS COUNCIL ASKS GOOD QUESTIONS, LISTENS AND ACCEPTS INPUT FROM RESIDENTS AND THE STAFF, AND THEN EVERYONE EXPRESSES THEIR OWN VIEWPOINT AND MAKES THE BEST DECISION THEY CAN MAKE FOR THE CITY OF PLANO. AND THAT IS SUCH A GREAT THING.
I THINK WE HAVE SHOWN THIS CITY HOW TO DISAGREE WITHOUT BEING DISAGREEABLE.
I MEAN, I DIDN'T MEAN TO POINT AT YOU THERE, MARIA.
I MEAN, I KNOW WE'VE I DON'T KNOW THAT WE VOTED DIFFERENTLY ANY MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE HAS, BUT, YOU KNOW, I LOVE YOU, BY THE WAY. YOU ARE A GREAT FRIEND.
GREAT FRIEND. BUT NO, IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, WE AS A COUNCIL, ALL EIGHT OF US HAVE SHOWN THIS CITY HOW TO DISAGREE WITHOUT BEING DISAGREEABLE, TO HAVE THE FREEDOM TO EXPRESS VIEWS, TO BE THE ONE IN A 7 TO 1 VOTE AND STILL BE FRIENDS WITH EVERYONE AFTERWARDS BECAUSE IT'S NOT PERSONAL AND EVERYONE WANTS WHAT'S BEST FOR PLANO. AND I'M JUST PROUD OF EVERYONE ON THIS COUNCIL FOR HAVING THE GUTS TO TO ALWAYS DO WHAT YOU THINK IS BEST.
AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE INCOMING COUNCIL MEMBERS TO DO THAT AS WELL.
SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CONTINUE TO SPEAK YOUR VIEWPOINTS ON ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE AND APPRECIATE THAT THIS FORUM AND THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, IN WHICH COMPETING VIEWS CAN BE EXPRESSED AND DECISIONS CAN BE MADE, MAKES OUR COMMUNITY STRONGER.
ULTIMATELY, MAKE THE DECISION THAT YOU BELIEVE IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY OF PLANO.
BUT AS PROVERBS 15 ONE SAYS, A GENTLE ANSWER TURNS AWAY WRATH, BUT A HARSH WORD STIRS UP ANGER.
I'M PROUD THAT WE, AS A COUNCIL, HAVE BUILT CONSENSUS IN THIS CITY INSTEAD OF STIRRING UP ANGER, SO I ENCOURAGE ALL OF US TO CONTINUE THAT. WELL, I AGREE.
YOU ALL DESERVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THAT.
SO. I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY. MY MOM AND DAD.
I STILL HEAR FROM PEOPLE WHOSE DOORS YOU KNOCKED ON EIGHT YEARS AGO DURING MY FIRST CAMPAIGN.
I LOVE YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MOM AND DAD TO MY WONDERFUL WIFE, LIESEL.
SHE'S ACTUALLY OUT OF TOWN ON BUSINESS. BUT LET ME TELL YOU, YOU GUYS SITTING AROUND THIS DAIS ALL KNOW THIS THIS JOB TAKES YOU AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILY A LOT, AND SHE HAS SACRIFICED TREMENDOUSLY, LIKE ALL OF OUR FAMILIES HAVE WITH HER OWN BUSY CAREER, AS EVIDENCED BY BEING OUT OF TOWN FOR WORK TONIGHT.
SHE HAS ALWAYS MADE TIME TO SUPPORT ME IN SERVING OFTEN BEING AT HOME WITHOUT ME AFTER A LONG DAY AT WORK SO THAT I COULD BE HERE OR AT AN EVENT SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. AND SHE HAS MADE SO MANY AMAZING CONTRIBUTIONS IN HER OWN RIGHT AND FRANKLY, COULD PROBABLY DO THIS JOB BETTER THAN I CAN.
BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING MY PARTNER THROUGH ALL OF THIS I LOVE YOU.
AND TO MY KIDS, ETHAN, BENJAMIN AND CATHERINE, WHO ARE SITTING RIGHT THERE, CATHERINE'S WAVING.
FINALLY, I WANT TO THANK GOD FOR SUSTAINING ME.
THIS ROLE CAN BE VERY STRESSFUL. AS EACH OF YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY WITH THE PRESSURE THAT WE SOMETIMES PUT ON OURSELVES BECAUSE WE WANT SO BADLY TO GET THIS RIGHT FOR THE CITY OF PLANO THAT WE ALL LOVE.
IN THE CHALLENGING TIMES, I'VE DRAWN TREMENDOUS STRENGTH FROM THE LORD. I THINK OF LAMENTATIONS CHAPTER THREE, VERSES 22 THROUGH 23. BECAUSE OF THE LORD'S GREAT LOVE, WE ARE NOT CONSUMED, FOR HIS COMPASSIONS NEVER FAIL.
THEY ARE NEW EVERY MORNING. GREAT IS YOUR FAITHFULNESS.
NOW, OVER THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, I HAVE PROBABLY BROKEN THE RECORD FOR WORDS SPOKEN FROM THIS DAIS.
I THINK THAT'S A SAFE BET, SO I THOUGHT I WOULD TRY TO MAKE UP FOR IT BY CLOSING WITH A HAIKU, A FORM KNOWN FOR ITS BREVITY. EXCELLENT CITY.
HONORED TO SERVE WITH YOU ALL. DON'T BE A STRANGER.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YES. AND DID YOU SAY, ARE WE GOING ONE BY ONE OR ALL TOGETHER?
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AT THE END, WE'LL GO ALL TOGETHER. ALL TOGETHER. KEEP YOUR SEAT.ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER KAYCI PRINCE.
SORRY. DROP THE BALL. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
WELL, WHEN I RAN FOR COUNCIL I DID IT BECAUSE I STRONGLY BELIEVED THAT PLANO'S BEST DAYS COULD BE AHEAD OF THEM, NOT BEHIND THEM. AND I KNEW IT WOULD TAKE STRONG AND PASSIONATE LEADERS WHO WERE WILLING TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT HAPPENED. AND I JUST FEEL REALLY HONORED TO GET TO PLAY A STRONG ROLE IN THAT.
AND I FEEL LIKE THIS COUNCIL HAS WORKED TOGETHER TO MAKE SOME OF THOSE DIFFICULT DECISIONS THAT ARE PUTTING US ON THAT PATH TO MAKE SURE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A VIBRANT FUTURE. AND I'M EXCITED THAT THIS NEXT COUNCIL IS GOING TO DO THE SAME THING.
I JUST WANT TO THANK THE CITIZENS FOR LETTING ME HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY.
SO THANK YOU. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK OUR STAFF, DIDI, LISA, MARK, PAGE, AND EVERYONE ELSE OUT THERE THAT I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH. Y'ALL ARE QUICK TO RESPOND NO MATTER THE TIME OF DAY.
YOU GIVE 110% AND MARK, ESPECIALLY, I APPRECIATE THAT YOU HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT JOB WORKING WITH EIGHT VERY DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES AND STYLES, AND YOU'VE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB OF MAKING SURE EVERYBODY'S VOICE WAS HEARD AND ENSURING THAT EVERYBODY FELT LIKE THEY HAD A SEAT AT THE TABLE.
AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR MAYOR. MAYOR, YOU DO A FANTASTIC JOB OF LEADING WITH GRACE, INTEGRITY.
YOU'RE A FANTASTIC AMBASSADOR FOR OUR CITY AND COMMUNITY, AND YOU DO A GREAT JOB OF MAKING SURE EVERYBODY, EVERY CITIZEN THAT COMES BEFORE US FEELS LIKE THEY HAVE A VOICE.
SO THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE WITH YOU AND TO THE REST OF MY COLLEAGUES ON COUNCIL.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF FUN TOGETHER. I THANK YOU EVERYBODY HERE WHO HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE HERE LATE AT NIGHT, YOU JUST GOT TO HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR, RIGHT? WE'VE WE'VE HAD SOME VERY DIFFICULT THINGS THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH, BUT WE'VE ALSO HAD A LOT OF FUN. I THINK, YOU KNOW, DOING THAT.
I'VE LEARNED SOMETHING FROM EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THEN I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY INCREDIBLE FAMILY.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ALWAYS ASK ME, HOW DO YOU DO EVERYTHING YOU DO? HOW DO YOU HAVE A JOB? HOW ARE YOU ON COUNCIL? HOW DO YOU DO YOU HAVE RAISE KIDS AND DO ALL THIS? AND THERE'S TWO WAYS I DO IT. FIRST IS, IS GOD, I'M A STRONG PERSON OF FAITH, AND I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING I DO WITHOUT HIM HELPING ME AND GIVING ME THE STRENGTH I DO. I THINK SOME OF YOU ALL KNOW THIS, BUT MANY OF Y'ALL MIGHT NOT KNOW THIS.
THAT I WAS BORN WITH A CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT.
AND MY PARENTS WERE TOLD I WASN'T GOING TO LIVE PAST THE AGE OF ONE.
AND IT'S A MIRACLE THAT I LIVED PAST THE AGE OF ONE.
AND THEN THEY WERE TOLD I WOULD PROBABLY NOT LIVE PAST THE AGE OF 30.
SO THE FACT THAT I'M SITTING HERE TODAY, LIVING OUT THIS DREAM TO SERVE OUR CITY TO ME, IS A TESTAMENT TO GOD AND THE WORK THAT HE'S DONE IN MY LIFE AND THE STRENGTH THAT HE GIVES ME EVERY DAY. BUT SECOND TO THAT IS MY INCREDIBLE HUSBAND, JESSE.
I COULD NOT BE HERE EVERY DAY LIVING MY DREAM IF HE WASN'T WILLING TO SUPPORT THAT.
AND SO, JESSE, I THANK YOU. YOU'RE MY BIGGEST CHEERLEADER.
YOU WERE RIGHT THERE EVERY TIME I CAME HOME. AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
I ALWAYS KNEW YOU WOULD BE THERE SUPPORTING ME. SO I LOVE YOU AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOU.
AND TO MY TWO WONDERFUL BOYS, ZEKE AND JOSIAH, I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOU.
AND I LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW. AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT YOU EMBRACE THIS JOURNEY WITH US.
YOU CAME TO MORE EVENTS THAN YOU PROBABLY WANTED TO.
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YOU SHOOK HANDS WITH MORE PEOPLE THAN YOU PROBABLY DESIRED TO.I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF YOU. AND I HOPE THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU TAKE AWAY FROM THIS IS THAT YOU TOOK ON THE LOVE THAT I HAVE FOR SERVING OUR COMMUNITY, AND THAT YOU ALSO EMBRACE THE FACT THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO GIVE BACK TO PEOPLE AROUND YOU.
AND THEN FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY, CHRIS, I'M SO EXCITED FOR YOU TO TAKE ON THIS ROLE.
I KNOW YOU'LL DO A FANTASTIC JOB, AND I HOPE THAT YOU'LL LOVE SERVING AS MUCH AS I'VE LOVED IT.
AND I'LL JUST CLOSE BY SAYING I BELIEVE THE BEST IS YET TO COME FOR PLANO.
AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH MY FAMILY, AND I HOPE THEY'RE EXCITED TO SEE ME MORE.
OKAY, RICK SMITH, THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE LAST.
DO YOU WANT TO BE LAST? I'D LOVE TO BE LAST. OKAY.
SHELBY, ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT? I'M FINE WITH THAT.
OKAY. WELL, THEN. WHERE DID YOU THEN? I'M JUST.
I'M JUST GOING OFF THE SCRIPT HERE. SURE. NO SWEAT.
SHELBY. GO AHEAD. IT HAS ABSOLUTELY BEEN MY LIFE'S HONOR TO SERVE ON THIS COUNCIL.
AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE LORD FOR PUTTING ME IN THIS POSITION.
I'M GRATEFUL TO THE PEOPLE OF PLANO FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE.
AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR HAVING BEEN ABLE TO SERVE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS WITH EACH OF YOU, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE NO LONGER ON THE DAIS.
I SEE COUNCILMAN RICK GRADY THERE. IT HAS TRULY BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE WITH ALL OF YOU.
AND I THINK, MAYOR, YOU'VE BEEN A LARGE PART OF THAT, AND YOU HAVE MY GRATITUDE FOR THAT.
AND I THINK, AS WE HAVE SHOWN FOR MANY YEARS AND AS I HAVE FELT FOR MANY YEARS, UNANIMITY FOR THE SAKE OF UNANIMITY IS A DISSERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. BUT WHERE WE CAN HAVE ROBUST DISCUSSIONS, DIALOG, LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY, LISTEN TO ONE ANOTHER AND, AS CASEY MENTIONED, INFLUENCE ONE ANOTHER'S DECISIONS WITH OUR INSIGHTS AND WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN.
THAT'S WHERE WE BRING OUT OUR BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND THAT'S THAT'S WHAT'S MADE THIS SO ENGAGING AND SO FULFILLING.
I'M GRATEFUL TO ALL OF YOU FOR THAT. I'M GRATEFUL TO OUR STAFF, WHO HAS FIELDED HUNDREDS OF QUESTIONS FROM ME OVER THE YEARS EASILY, AND POURED TONS OF TIME INTO ANSWERING AND WITH EXCELLENCE EVERY SINGLE TIME.
MARK, YOU AND I CAME INTO THIS ROLE, OUR RESPECTIVE ROLES, PRETTY MUCH THE SAME TIME.
AND I APPRECIATE THE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED.
I APPRECIATE ALL WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO TOGETHER.
I APPRECIATE YOU. WHERE'D YOU GO DIDI? THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH. NOT ONLY AS OUR MUCH HARRIED ADMIN, BUT AS MY FASHION CONSULTANT WHEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DRESS CODE IS FOR A GIVEN FUNCTION. IT'S BEEN MOST VALUABLE.
I'M GRATEFUL TO ALL THE CITIZENS WHO FOR THE PAST MANY YEARS HAVE.
POURED OUT THEIR HEARTS, THEIR GRIEVANCES, SOMETIMES THEIR PRAISE.
THAT'S A LOT LESS POSITIVE. REVIEWS ARE ALWAYS FAR LESS THAN NEGATIVE REVIEWS.
AND FOR ENGAGING IN THIS CITY MOST OF ALL, I AM GRATEFUL FOR MY FAMILY WHO HAVE BORNE EVERY SINGLE HOUR OF THIS JOURNEY AS MUCH AS I HAVE. MY WIFE MARIA, MY DAUGHTERS, VALERIE, OLIVIA AND KATE.
HI, LITTLE KATE. AND MY IN-LAWS, WHO ARE ABLE TO JOIN US HERE THIS EVENING.
AND YOU HAVE MY GRATITUDE AND MY LOVE. THANK YOU.
TO OUR INCOMING COUNCIL MEMBERS. HALF OF THE COUNCIL IS TURNING OVER.
THAT'S A LOT. I DON'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME THAT'S HAPPENED.
I KNOW YOU ALL CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THIS CITY. ELSE YOU WOULDN'T HAVE RUN.
AND I HAVE TREMENDOUS RESPECT FOR THAT. KNOW THAT THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE GOING TO FACE AS A CITY ARE VERY DIFFERENT THAN THE THAN THE CHALLENGES WE'VE FACED BEFORE. THERE'S A BOOK ABOUT BUSINESS CALLING WHAT CALLED WHAT GOT YOU HERE WON'T GET YOU THERE.
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AND WHAT WE'RE FACING IS VERY DIFFERENT. AND THAT'S WORTH FIGURING OUT.IT'S WORTH HAVING TOUGH DISCUSSIONS WITH ONE ANOTHER HERE ON THE DAIS TO FIGURE OUT.
IT'S WORTH HAVING TOUGH DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY.
IT'S WORTH ASKING TOUGH QUESTIONS OF STAFF, AND IT'S WORTH MAKING MISTAKES AND PICKING YOURSELF UP.
DUST YOURSELF OFF AND MOVING FORWARD. AND I KNOW THAT EACH OF YOU WILL DO THAT BECAUSE YOU CARE SO VERY DEEPLY ABOUT PLANO AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE, AND THE PLANO THAT MY KIDS ARE GOING TO INHERIT IN THE FUTURE.
I HOPE THAT THE COUNCIL WILL CONTINUE THAT. ONE IS RINGING THE BELL FOR THE SALVATION ARMY.
EVERY CHRISTMAS TIME. AND ANOTHER AND, MARIA, I'M COUNTING ON YOU TO HOLD THEM TO THIS WEARING SANTA HATS ON THE DAIS AT THE LAST MEETING OF EVERY YEAR. SO I GOT. I GOT YOUR NUMBER, MARIA.
I'M COUNTING ON YOU. WITH THAT, I THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH FOR THIS HONOR.
AND I WISH THE VERY BEST FOR YOU IN THIS CITY.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] AND FINALLY, RICK SMITH. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THE BEST PART ABOUT BEING LAST IS YOU CAN INDEED BE BRIEF, BECAUSE PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING HAS BEEN SAID.
AND I JUST I HAVE TO SAY, I NEVER WRITE FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW ME, I NEVER WRITE ANYTHING DOWN.
I ALWAYS SPEAK FROM THE HEART. I WROTE THINGS DOWN SO I WOULDN'T FORGET SOME IMPORTANT THINGS.
UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S EVERYTHING'S PRETTY MUCH BEEN SAID. EVERYBODY'S BEEN THANKED, DIDI ESPECIALLY, MARK. AGAIN, YOU TOOK ONE OF MY THINGS WAS THE EASIEST DECISION WE ALL MADE WHEN BRUCE RETIRED WAS HIRING MARK.
AND THIS MAN HAS NOT LET THIS CITY OR US DOWN.
SO HE MADE OUR LIFE MUCH EASIER HERE. SO MARK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
BUT I WANT TO SAY, YOU REALLY FILL THESE SHOES.
EXCELLENT. YOU CARE ABOUT THIS CITY. I MEAN, YOU'RE EVERYWHERE.
IF THERE'S A CHECKERS TOURNAMENT, YOU'RE GOING.
YOU'RE SHOWING UP THERE. YOU LOVE THIS CITY LIKE NOBODY ELSE.
AND IT'S APPARENT, I THINK EVERYBODY IN THIS CITY KNOWS IT.
PROBABLY ONE OF THE REASONS YOU HAD NO CHALLENGERS.
I MEAN, THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING. ON BEHALF OF THOSE OF US WHO HAD TO RUN FOR ELECTION TWICE, I REALLY AM JEALOUS OF THAT. BUT I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE STAFF, AS ANTHONY SAID.
YOU KNOW, I HOPEFULLY TONIGHT WON'T BE AN EXCEPTION.
I MEAN, WE CAME ON BOARD WE WERE LIKE RACEHORSES WAITING TO GET OUT OF THE GATE.
THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO SAY IT. WE CAME OUT OF THE GATE REALLY FAST, AND THEN WE REALIZED, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE NEED SOME MORE OATS. WE GOT TO GET A LITTLE MORE FUEL IN US BEFORE WE CAN REALLY GET UP TO STRIDE.
BUT IT PROBABLY TOOK A GOOD YEAR AND A HALF TO TWO YEARS TO REALLY GET UP TO SPEED WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE NEEDED TO KNOW AND HOW THINGS WORK, AND THAT MADE OUR LIFE A LOT EASIER ONCE WE FIGURED THAT OUT.
SO WE STILL HAD SIX YEARS LEFT TO GO AND ONE ELECTION TO GO, AND WE MANAGED TO GET THROUGH THAT.
BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY, AS ANTHONY DID, YOU KNOW, ALTHOUGH MY WIFE AND JANET AND I HAVEN'T LIVED HERE OUR ENTIRE LIFE, WE HAVE BEEN HERE ALMOST FOUR DECADES. SO WE'RE ORIGINALLY FROM LOUISIANA, BUT WE STILL TEXAS IS REALLY TEXAS IS OUR HOME.
PLANO IS OUR HOME. WE'VE BEEN IN PLANO FOR, LET'S SAY, ALMOST, ALMOST FOUR DECADES NOW.
AND I JUST I CAN'T EXPRESS THE GRATITUDE THAT I HAVE FOR THE PEOPLE OF PLANO WHO WERE KIND ENOUGH, THOUGHTFUL ENOUGH, AND SMART ENOUGH TO ELECT US FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR TWO, TWO TERMS. AND I WILL SAY, THOUGH, I'VE AS MUCH AS I HAVE ENJOYED SERVING AND I THINK WE'VE DONE SOME GREAT THINGS, WE HAVE THE FINEST PUBLIC SAFETY OF ANYWHERE, ANYWHERE, I THINK PROBABLY ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY.
WE HAVE PUBLIC SAFETY, BOTH FIRE AND POLICE THAT ARE THAT ARE THE ENVY OF EVERYONE.
AND WE'VE WORKED HARD TO ACCOMPLISH THAT AGAIN WITH OUR CITY MANAGER AND STAFF SUPPORT.
WE'VE TRIED TO DO THIS IN A COST EFFICIENT MANNER.
WE MANAGED TO HAVE THE I THINK WE HAD THE FIRST EFFECTIVE TAX RATE, IF EVERYBODY CAN REMEMBER, THAT IS IN IN THE CITY HISTORY THAT I REMEMBER AND WORKING WITH STAFF, MARK WAS ABLE TO KEEP US AT THE NEW REVENUE
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RATE FOR YEARS AFTER THAT. AND EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS DESIGNED TO KEEP PLANO THE CITY OF EXCELLENT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME DO IT IN A COST EFFICIENT MANNER.I MEAN, IF YOU GOT UNLIMITED PILE OF MONEY, IT'S EASY TO DO EVERYTHING.
BUT WHEN YOU REALLY YOU HAVE TO BALANCE YOUR BUDGET.
UNLIKE OUR WELL, WE WON'T TALK ABOUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ANYWAY. UNLIKE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHEN YOU HAVE TO BALANCE YOUR BUDGET, SOMETIMES THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DO THE THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO DO. BUT MARK'S MANAGED TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
SO I'M GOING TO MISS THIS VERY MUCH. BUT I THINK HOPEFULLY AS NEW COUNCIL COMES IN, YOU'LL OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF YOU WATCH HOW THINGS GO ON HERE AND THE ART OF REALLY GOOD GOVERNANCE. I THINK ANTHONY AND SHELBY AND CASEY MENTIONED THAT IS YOU DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO AGREE ON EVERYTHING YOU TAKE. OUR JOB IS TO TAKE IN ALL THE INFORMATION, WEIGH THE INFORMATION, DISCUSS THINGS VIGOROUSLY AT COUNCIL.
AND THEN WE MAKE A DECISION AND WE VOTE. AND WE DON'T ALWAYS VOTE THE SAME WAY.
WE HAVEN'T ALWAYS VOTED THE SAME WAY. MIRACULOUSLY, WE HAVE VOTED A LOT OF TIMES THE SAME WAY.
BUT IF IT DOESN'T GO OUR WAY, THOSE OF US, WE'RE A COUNCIL.
WE MADE A DECISION. WE LIVE WITH IT. WE MOVE ON.
THAT'S WHAT YOU DO. THAT'S. THAT'S THE MARK OF GOOD GOVERNANCE.
WE DON'T FIGHT. WE MAKE OUR DECISIONS AND WE MOVE ON.
AND SO AGAIN, WE'VE GOT 50% NEW PEOPLE COMING IN.
SO I WANT TO JUST SAY I WILL MISS THIS. WHERE'S RICK GRADY? THERE'S RICK GRADY. I TOLD YOU I WAS GOING TO STEAL YOUR LINE. I WILL MISS THIS VERY MUCH. I WILL MISS THE FAMILY THAT CITY COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, HAS BECOME. MY WIFE WON'T MISS IT QUITE SO MUCH BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT, AS YOU KNOW, SHE REALLY ENCOURAGED ME TO RUN EIGHT YEARS AGO AND OVER THE LAST ASKED YOU A YEAR AND A HALF OR SO, IT'S GOTTEN A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT FOR HER. AND SO SHE GOT WHERE SHE WAS ALWAYS ASKING ME, SO HOW MUCH LONGER DO YOU HAVE? AND I LOOK AND I GO, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT THAT MUCH LONGER.
AND SHE GOES, WHO IS THAT? I GO JANET, IT WAS YOU.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, THAT DOESN'T END THE ARGUMENT VERY WELL, BUT I STILL TRY THAT ANYWAY.
BUT SHE'S EXTREMELY HAPPY THAT I WAS ABLE TO SERVE.
I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR HER LOVE AND DEVOTION AND SUPPORT FOR ME.
I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT HER. SO, ANYWAY.
I'LL ASK STAFF TO CHANGE THE NAMEPLATES. COUNCIL MEMBER, STAY RIGHT THERE.
ANTHONY, COME ON UP HERE. NOW, THIS ISN'T THE LAST OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM EVERYBODY. SO ON MAY 29TH, WE'RE HAVING A RECEPTION FOR THE OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBERS.
RIGHT HERE. IS THAT RIGHT? SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU GUYS BACK.
AND WE CAN REALLY WE HAVE ALL SORTS OF THINGS TO GIVE YOU.
OH, FANTASTIC. BUT FOR NOW, WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
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ZEKE, WHERE'S YOUR PHONE? HE DOESN'T HAVE ONE.OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WELCOME, CHRIS. I LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
YOU WANT TO PUT THAT ON VIDAL? OH, GIVE HIM A SECOND ONE.
I PROMISE YOU, I GOT ANOTHER ONE.
OKAY, SO WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SO FOR ALL THE FAMILIES THAT ARE HERE WITH THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS, BE GLAD TO TAKE PICTURES BEFORE YOU GUYS GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO THE COUNCIL WILL NOW RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND TRAINING ROOM TO HOLD A CLOSED EXECUTIVE MEETING PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF VERNON'S 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 AND RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE.
AND SECTION 551. 074 TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS.
WE OFFER CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL.
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I NOW DECLARE THAT THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING IS RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION, THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE PRELIMINARY AGENDA IS CONSIDERATION ACTION FROM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.FOR PERSONNEL REAPPOINTMENT ITEM A FOR NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER.
SORRY, RICK. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A NOMINATION THAT WE HAVE MAYOR PHIL DYER CONTINUING HIS ROLE AS OUR LIAISON TO NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT. I'LL SECOND THAT. OKAY, WE'LL JUST DO A HAND.
SO I HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND TO REAPPOINT MAYOR PHIL DYER AS A MEMBER OF THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
COMPENSATION PLANS. WELCOME, VICTORIA [INAUDIBLE] MISS D'ANDREA, MY NAME IS VICTORIA NGUYEN.
I'M A DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND RISK MANAGEMENT.
OKAY. THE PURPOSE OF MY PRESENTATION TONIGHT IS TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE MARKET STUDY, AS WELL AS THE COMPENSATION PLAN ASSESSMENT THAT THE CITY UNDERWENT FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS.
SO IF YOU WILL LOOK AT THE SLIDE, THIS WILL SHOW THAT SINCE LAST MARCH, WE'VE BEEN ENGAGING WITH EXECUTIVE TEAM TO LOOK AT OUR COMP PLAN AND WE CONTINUE THE PROJECT ONTO THE FALL.
WE OUR TEAM, THE HR TEAM, BENCHMARKED ROUGHLY 308 JOBS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OUR POSITIONS, OR COMPENSATION OF OUR POSITIONS ARE COMPARABLE AND MARKETABLE COMPARED TO THE INDUSTRIES.
WE LOOKED AT THE EDUCATION EXPERIENCE, INPUT THAT INTO A WAGE TOOL, BECAUSE PART OF THIS PROCESS IS FOR US TO BUILD OUT A WHAT'S CALLED A WAGE DETERMINATION TOOL THAT WILL GIVE US A TOOL THAT WILL HELP US DETERMINE THE PAY FOR CANDIDATES AND NEW HIRES SO THAT OUR DETERMINATION IS MORE OBJECTIVE, LESS ARBITRARY, AND THE PAY IS, I GUESS, ALIGN WELL WITH THE WITH THE INTERNAL GROUP, THE ASSISTING EMPLOYEES. OKAY. WE CONTINUED THIS PROCESS THROUGH THE SPRING.
AND AT THIS POINT WE'VE COMPLETED THE MARKET STUDY.
WE ARE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF FINISHING OUT THE WAGE TOOL.
TONIGHT, I'LL BE PRESENTING YOU ALL THE FINDINGS FROM THE MARKET STUDY, AS WELL AS THE ASSESSMENT OF THE COMP PHILOSOPHY COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY. ALSO, ONE MORE THING.
THE GOAL OF TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION IS TO, AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION TO SEEK YOUR GUIDANCE AND DETERMINE IF YOU HAVE ANY FEEDBACK, AND TO GATHER YOUR THOUGHTS ON FUTURE STEPS. OKAY.
AS YOU KNOW, OUR GOAL IN HR IS ALWAYS TO ATTRACT HIGH LEVEL QUALITY RECRUITS CANDIDATES, AND TO MOTIVATE AND RETAIN OUR EMPLOYEES. WE WORK VERY HARD TO MAKE OUR PAY COMPETITIVE BENEFITS COMPETITIVE, AND FOR THAT WE DO VERY FREQUENT.
AT THIS POINT, OUR PHILOSOPHY IS TO DO EVERY OTHER YEAR OUR MARKET STUDY.
SO WE WILL NOT CHANGE THEIR APPROACH IN DETERMINING THE PAY FOR EMPLOYEES.
SO THAT'S GREAT NEWS. THE CONSULTANT ALSO CAME BACK WITH A COUPLE OF RECOMMENDATIONS. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT FOR GRADES ONE THROUGH 26, WHICH IS MORE ENTRY LEVEL POSITIONS THAT WE SHOULD HAVE A SHORTER OR
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MIRROR MORE NARROW BANDWIDTH OF 40%. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT IS THAT EMPLOYEES WILL GET MORE MONEY EARLY ON FOR PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS FROM GRADES 27 ON UP. THEN OUR BANDWIDTH SHOULD BE 50%, WHICH MEANS THAT MONEY WILL BE STRETCHED OUT FURTHER. AND THE GOAL OF THAT IS TO RETAIN EMPLOYEES, TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO STAY LONGER WITH THE CITY.FOR THE LOWER ENTRY LEVEL POSITIONS, THE GOAL OF THAT, OF COURSE, IS TO ATTRACT THEM TO COME TO THE CITY WITH A LARGER, HIGHER PAY. AGAIN, IN THIS PROCESS, 50% OF OUR JOB ROLES WERE REVIEWED AND BENCHMARKED AGAINST OTHER 14 PEER CITIES.
WE USE PUBLIC DATA AND ALSO PRIVATE SECTOR INFORMATION IN THE PERCENTAGE OF 70% AND 30% IN WEIGHING WHAT THE PAY SHOULD BE AS COMPARED TO THE MARKET.
THE CITIES THAT WE USE TO IDENTIFY AND COMPARE OUR GENERAL PLANS AND PLANS ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE GREEN. THOSE ARE THE 14 CITIES WE USED TO COMPARE TO PLANO AND FOR FIRE YOU SEE THAT LIST IN YELLOW AND THEN FOR POLICE IN BLUE. AT THE END OF THE STUDY, OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO IDENTIFY CERTAIN REVISED PAY PLANS. SO INSTEAD OF THE OLD PAY PLANS WITH THE 40% 45% BANDWIDTH, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT WE GO WITH THE 40% AND 50% AS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED.
AND THEN WE WILL WITH THAT INFORMATION IF YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THE APPROACH, WE'LL TAKE THE INFORMATION AND PUT IT INTO THE WAGE TOOL AND BUILD THAT OUT SO THAT THAT COULD BE A TOOL FOR US TO IMPLEMENT AND USE NEXT YEAR.
AND OF COURSE, WE'LL CONDUCT ONGOING EQUITY REVIEWS WITHIN DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT EMPLOYEES PAY OR ARE EQUITABLE AND ALIGN PROPERLY SO THAT THERE'S NO COMPRESSION WITHIN A CERTAIN GROUP OF PEOPLE.
SO AGAIN, WITH YOUR APPROVAL AND ANY FEEDBACK YOU MAY HAVE, WE'RE READY IN HR TO IMPLEMENT AND MAKE THE NEW PAY GRADES EFFECTIVE JUNE 2ND. AGAIN, THE COST TO REALIGN THESE PAYS THAT ARE BELOW MINIMUM IS EQUIVALENT IS AROUND $287,000.
AND WE DO HAVE MONEY IN OUR BUDGET TO COVER THAT.
OKAY. THAT'S IT. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DO.
SO I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. THIS CALCULATION THING, OBVIOUSLY, MATH IS NOT MY STRONGEST SUIT.
SO THIS 40 AND 50% BANDWIDTH. SO CAN YOU JUST GIVE ME A VERY CONCRETE EXAMPLE, LIKE, LET'S SAY THE MEDIAN SALARY IS $100,000. SO HOW DO YOU WHAT IS THIS, 40% AND 50%.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN. THAT'S A THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. SO IF YOU WERE LOOKING AT POSITIONS THAT ARE BETWEEN 1 AND 26.
SO FOR EXAMPLE LIFEGUARDS, MORE ENTRY LEVEL POSITIONS.
THE MINIMUM TO THE MAXIMUM IS THE INCLUDES 40% OF THE BETWEEN THE MINIMUM AND THE MAXIMUM.
SO THE THERE ARE FEWER GRADES IN BETWEEN IN THE SENSE THAT YOU'RE COMPRESSING THE PAY.
YOU'RE GETTING MORE MONEY UP FRONT AS AN EMPLOYEE.
I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS 40%. SO I NEED CONCRETE EXAMPLES.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, YOU'RE SAYING, OKAY, THE LIFESAVER LIFEGUARDS.
LIFEGUARDS. SO THE NORM OUT THERE IS WHAT, SO MANY, SO MUCH MONEY PER HOUR.
SO OR DO THEY HAVE, LIKE A SALARY? NO. OKAY. LET ME EXPLAIN ANOTHER WAY.
THE BANDWIDTH JUST IS A FAN SHAPE IN HOW YOU ALLOCATE THE INCREASES.
AS FAR AS THE PAY. WHAT WE'RE DOING, WE'RE SAYING CITY OF PLANO'S PAY.
5% MORE. IS MEDIAN PLUS 5%. EXACTLY. YES. SO WHAT WE DID WITH THE 14 CITIES, WE TOOK THE MEDIAN,
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THEIR PAY. RIGHT. THEN WE MADE OUR MIDPOINT. IT WOULD BE MEDIAN PLUS 5% IS WHAT OUR MIDPOINT WOULD BE.SO TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT OF THAT YOU WOULD HAVE THE PRORATED RANGES LEADING UP, YOU KNOW.
BUT IT GETS SO COMPLICATED WITH THE 40 AND 50%.
THAT'S THE 40%. SO IT'S OH, SO THAT'S THE 40% SPREAD.
OKAY. AND THE PROFESSIONAL ONES IS 50%. THAT'S CORRECT.
OKAY. I GET IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? YES. COULD YOU SHOW THE PREVIOUS SLIDE HERE WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT THE FINANCIAL IMPACT? YES. YEAH. YOU'RE SITTING HERE TALKING JUST RIGHT THERE.
AND THAT FOR THE FULL YEAR, THAT WILL BE FROM JULY TO JULY, I ASSUME WOULD BE FOR 862,000.
THAT'S ON TOP OF WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE ESTIMATED FOR THE WHAT WE HAD APPROVED IN OUR BUDGET.
IS THAT CORRECT? NO, SIR. THE 287,000 WOULD TAKE US TO THE END OF SEPTEMBER.
AND FOR EXAMPLE THAT WOULD BE OCTOBER 1ST TO THE END OF SEPTEMBER.
NEXT YEAR WOULD BE THE FULL COST FOR 12 MONTH PERIOD.
THE CITY COUNCIL HAS SET ASIDE, I BELIEVE, $4.8 MILLION FOR INCREASES SUCH AS THIS.
LAST FALL IT WAS FOR THE MARKET STUDY. YEP. SO YOU'RE SAYING STARTING ON OCTOBER 1ST WITH THIS MEDIUM PLUS 5%, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL 862,000 ON THE 4.2 MILLION.
IT'LL COME OUT OF IT. IT'LL COME OUT OF THE 4.2 MILLION.
OKAY. SO THE 4.2 MILLION IS GOING TO BE SET IT.
IT'S ALREADY BEEN SET BY COUNCIL. THIS WILL THIS WILL COME OUT OF THAT.
AND SO IT'S ALREADY BEEN SET ASIDE AS, AS FUNDING FOR.
SO IT'S COVERED THROUGH COUNCIL'S PREVIOUS ACTIONS.
WELL UNDER THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETINGS YOU KNOW WE'VE TRYING TO KEEP TAX RATE THE SAME, WE'VE HAD CHALLENGES WITH THE MEDIUM PLUS 5% BECAUSE AS SOON AS WE DO IT, OUR COUSINS TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH, THEY MATCH.
AND YOU KNOW AND IT'S JUST ESCALATES. IT JUST KEEPS ESCALATING.
THAT NUMBER 5%. I JUST HATE HAVING TO SAY THAT.
BUT WE GOT TO LIVE WITHIN OUR MEANS AND WE HAVE TO BALANCE THE BUDGET.
I THINK IF WE DID LAST YEAR WE HAD A HIRING FREEZE TO COVER THAT, THAT THAT DIFFERENCE RIGHT? IT WAS LIKE. PARTIALLY, YES. A PARTIAL HIRING FREEZE.
UNDERSTOOD. YEAH. THANK YOU. BOB. YES. THE QUESTION I HAVE IS THIS FOR ALL DEPARTMENTS? NO, SIR. THIS ONE IS FOR THE GENERAL PLANS AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.
WE THE POLICE AND FIRE AND 911. THEY HAVE SEPARATE PLANS.
AND THOSE PLANS HAVE STEPS. SO THEY'RE QUITE A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE GENERAL PLANS.
BUT THE REVIEW WAS SO FAR JUST FOR THE GENERAL PLAN AND THE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.
THANK YOU. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. MR. MAYOR, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, WHAT WE'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO DO IS, IS LEAVE YOU WITH THIS, AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE ANOTHER COUNCIL MEETING BEFORE JUNE 2ND.
SO LET YOU PONDER THIS. WE WILL BRING YOU THIS BACK ON THE POM FOR THE 27TH TO REVISIT THIS.
BUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IS IMPLEMENT AS VICTORIA MENTIONED ON JUNE 2ND.
SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, PLEASE SEND THEM IN.
THE STAFF WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE. BUT IF, IF WE'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT THAT DIRECTION AND CONCURRENCE TO GO AHEAD AND IMPLEMENT JUNE 2ND AND GET THAT DIRECTION FROM YOU ON THE 27TH.
SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
ITEM THREE IS CONSENT AND REGULAR AGENDAS. IS THERE AN ITEM A COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE? MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM I FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
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OKAY. ANY OTHER ITEM? OKAY. OH, THERE WE GO. GO AHEAD, STEVE. THANK YOU. I WANTED TO OH, WELL, THAT WAS IT. I. OKAY, SORRY.OKAY. NO. IT'S OKAY, IT'S ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, SO WE REMOVED ITEM I.
SO ITEM FOUR IS COUNCIL ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION.
ACTION ON FUTURE AGENDAS. ALL RIGHT. SO, MAYOR, REAL QUICK, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION TO COUNCIL, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF PULLING ITEM I, WE DO INTEND TO HAVE A COUNCIL WORK SESSION DURING A PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING TO REALLY TALK ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PERFORMING ARTS OR THE ARTS MASTER PLAN.
BUT WE INTEND TO DO THAT IN A WORK SESSION HERE, HOPEFULLY IN THE MONTH OF JUNE, WHERE WE SET ASIDE TIME TO, TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. SO TONIGHT IT'S MORE THE ADOPTION OF THE PLAN OF ACCEPTANCE OF IT, BUT UNDERSTANDING THAT WE STILL HAVE IMPLEMENTATION TO GO.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL TAKE A RECESS AND RETURN AT 7:00.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.