[PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING] [00:00:04] I NOW DECLARE THAT THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL IS CONVENED IN OPEN SESSION, THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. THE COUNCIL WILL NOW RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN 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. SECTION 551.087 TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MATTERS AND SECTION 551.074 TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS. THANK YOU. I NOW DECLARE 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 RESULTING FROM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. ITEM A APPOINTMENT OF MAYOR PRO TEM AND THE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. WE WILL APPOINT MARIA TU IS THE MAYOR PRO TEM AND JULIE HOLMER AS THE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. NEXT ITEM IS THE COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND ORGANIZATIONS. COUNCIL MEMBERS YOU DON'T HAVE TO MEMORIZE THIS AS I READ THEM ALL OFF. I PROMISE YOU, WE'LL GET YOU A PAPER THAT WILL REMIND YOU OF WHAT COMMISSIONS YOU ARE ON OR LIAISONS YOU ARE ON. SO ON THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE, COUNCILMAN HORNE. THE COLLIN COUNTY MAYOR'S COMMITTEE, MAYOR MUNS. THE COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE, MAYOR MUNS, MAYOR PRO TEM TU AND DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMER. DALLAS REGIONAL MOBILITY COALITION, MAYOR MUNS. THE DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS VOTING REPRESENTATIVE, COUNCIL MEMBER HORNE. METROPLEX MAYORS COMMITTEE. MAYOR MUNS. NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION MAYOR MUNS. PLANO HEALTH FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMER, COUNCIL MEMBER HORNE, COUNCIL MEMBER DOWNS . REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION NORTH TEXAS NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS , MAYOR MUNS AND DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMER AS AN ALTERNATE. THAT WAS THE RTC. SORRY. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLANNING COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER LAVINE AND COUNCIL MEMBER QUINTANILLA AS THE ALTERNATE. BOARD AND COMMISSION REVIEW COMMITTEE, MAYOR PRO TEM TU, COUNCIL MEMBER DOWNS , COUNCIL MEMBER LAVINE. COMMUNITY FINANCE, COUNCIL MEMBER KEHR AND COUNCIL MEMBER QUINTANILLA. JOINT PISD COUNCIL COMMITTEE, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMER AND COUNCIL MEMBER HORNE. MULTICULTURAL OUTREACH OUTREACH EACH ROUNDTABLE, MAYOR PRO TEM TU, COUNCIL MEMBER QUINTANILLA. THE REWRITE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, MAYOR PRO TEM TU AND DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMER. COUNCIL LIAISONS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMER, COUNCIL MEMBER LAVINE. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, COUNCIL MEMBER KEHR, COUNCIL MEMBER HORNE. BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION, MAYOR PRO TEM TU , COUNCIL MEMBER KEHR. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION CITY MANAGER MARK ISRAELSON. COLLIN COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD, COUNCIL MEMBER HORNE, COUNCIL MEMBER QUINTANILLA. COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION, COUNCIL MEMBER DOWNS , COUNCIL MEMBER QUINTANILLA. CULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION, MAYOR PRO TEM TU, COUNCIL MEMBER LAVINE. [00:05:07] DART BOARD MEMBERS, NATHAN BARBERA AND ANTHONY RICCIARDELLI. HERITAGE COMMISSION, MAYOR PRO TEM TU, COUNCIL MEMBER DOWNS . LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMER AND COUNCIL MEMBER QUINTANILLA. THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD. PHIL DYER AND RON KELLY. PARKS AND RECREATION PLANNING BOARD, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMER, COUNCIL MEMBER HORNE. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, COUNCIL MEMBER HORNE AND COUNCIL MEMBER DOWNS . PLANO HOUSING AUTHORITY COUNCIL MEMBER KEHR, COUNCIL MEMBER LAVINE. RETIREMENT SECURITY PLAN COMMITTEE CITY MANAGER MARK ISRAELSON. THE SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMER, COUNCIL MEMBER LAVINE. TAX INCREMENT FINANCING REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWO AND NUMBER THREE BOARDS, COUNCIL MEMBER DOWNS , COUNCIL MEMBER QUINTANILLA. TAX INCREMENT FINANCING REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER FOUR BOARD, MAYOR PRO TEM TU, COUNCIL MEMBER LAVINE. AND TAX INCREMENT FINANCING. REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER FIVE BOARD, COUNCIL MEMBER KEHR, COUNCIL MEMBER HORNE. AGAIN WE WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH ALL THE INFORMATION FOR YOU. THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY DOWN. THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY DOWN. OH, LOOK AT THAT. THANK YOU LISA. IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH ANY COUNCIL MEMBER REGARDING CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. WE'LL MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS. NEXT ITEM. ITEM THREE COMPREHENSIVE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR MARCH 2025. HI, DENISE. AND WE ACTUALLY PREPARE OUR COMPREHENSIVE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT MONTHLY. AND SO IT'S AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. BUT I PRESENT TO YOU ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. SO THIS IS FOR THE THE MONTH OF MARCH. SO THIS SLIDE REPRESENTS OUR REVENUES COMPARED TO BUDGET BY FUND. THE GENERAL FUND HAS REVENUES OF $271.4 MILLION FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THIS REPRESENTS 77.2% OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL BUDGET. THE REASON IT'S SO MUCH GREATER THAN JUST THAT 50% IS BECAUSE WHEN WE COLLECT ALL OUR AD VALOREM TAXES, IT'S IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THE WATER AND SEWER FUND HAS $109.4 MILLION IN REVENUES, AND THAT REPRESENTS 45.7% OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL BUDGET. YOU'LL ACTUALLY SEE THOSE REVENUES INCREASE AS PEOPLE WATER MORE IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. THIS SLIDE REPRESENTS EXPENDITURES COMPARED TO BUDGET BY FUND. THE GENERAL FUND HAS EXPENDITURES OF $166.4 MILLION FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE FISCAL YEAR, WHICH REPRESENTS 47.5% OF THE BUDGET. THE WATER AND SEWER FUND HAS EXPENDITURES OF $84 MILLION, WHICH REPRESENTS 46.8% OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL BUDGET. THIS SLIDE REPRESENTS OUR NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE FISCAL YEAR, THE FUND BALANCE HAS INCREASED BY $96.1 MILLION. THIS IS MORE FAVORABLE THAN THE LAST TWO FISCAL YEARS IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR. THE WATER AND SEWER FUND BALANCE HAS DECREASED BY $1.4 MILLION. THIS IS LESS FAVORABLE THAN THE FIRST HALF OF THE LAST COUPLE OF FISCAL YEARS BUT IT'S NOT UNUSUAL TO HAVE TO DRAW DOWN AT THIS POINT IN TIME. THIS IS OUR GENERAL FUND REVENUES COMPARED TO ACTUAL COMPARED TO THIS YEAR AND LAST YEAR. GENERAL FUND REVENUES ARE HIGHER IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE FISCAL YEAR THAN THE PRIOR YEAR BY $16.3 MILLION. THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAX REVENUE BY $10 MILLION. SALES TAX REVENUE ALSO INCREASED BY $5.1 MILLION, AND LICENSES AND PERMIT REVENUE HAS ALSO INCREASED OVER THE PRIOR FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR BY $1.3 MILLION. WITH OUR GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES, THEY ARE LOWER THAN THE FIRST HALF OF THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR BY $3.1 MILLION. [00:10:09] PERSONNEL COSTS DECREASED BY $718,000 DUE TO OUR HIRING FREEZE THAT WE PLACED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE FISCAL YEAR, AND THEN MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES ALSO DECREASED BY $1.5 MILLION, AND THIS IS DUE TO SOME COST CUTTING MEASURES. THE HEALTH CLAIMS FUND HAD AN INCREASE IN FUND BALANCE OF ABOUT $432,000. THIS FUND IS TRENDING BETTER OVERALL, AS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ADD TO THE FUND BALANCE OVER THE LAST YEAR. OUR FUND BALANCE IS NOW AT $8.7 MILLION AND A LOT OF THIS HAS TO DO WITH HOW WE HAVE SET OUR PLAN DESIGN, AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET SOME SAVINGS THROUGH OUR HEALTHCARE HIGHWAYS IN OUR PLAN. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES IN MARCH WERE AT 3.7% THIS IS UP FROM 3.2% WHERE THEY WERE IN DECEMBER. HERE'S OUR SALES TAX COMPARISON FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL. THEY WERE DOWN COMPARED TO THE PRIOR YEAR BY 3.6%. THE REASON THIS IS DOWN IS BECAUSE THERE WAS A POSITIVE AUDIT ADJUSTMENT THAT TOOK PLACE LAST YEAR, THAT WAS $529,000. SO IF WE DIDN'T, WE ALSO HAD A POSITIVE AUDIT ADJUSTMENT THIS YEAR, BUT IT WAS ONLY $35,000. SO WITHOUT ANY OF THE AUDIT ADJUSTMENTS, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN UP BY 1.9%. HERE'S OUR REAL ESTATE MARKET RECAP. IT SHOWS THE NUMBER OF DAYS ON THE MARKET WAS 33 DAYS IN MARCH. THIS IS DOWN FROM 47 DAYS IN DECEMBER. PERCENT OF ASKING WAS AT THAT 98.5% IN MARCH, WHICH IS HIGHER THAN THE 97.4% WE SAW IN DECEMBER. MORE REAL ESTATE MARKET RECAP. THE MEDIAN SELLING PRICE FOR A HOME IN PLANO WAS AT $550,000 IN MARCH, WHICH IS UP COMPARED TO $537 IN DECEMBER. THE PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT IN DECEMBER WAS AT $225, WHICH IS NOW UP TO $228 IN MARCH. OUR HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX IS UP BY $95,000 COMPARED TO THE PRIOR YEAR. AND THIS IS THIS SLIDE REPRESENTS OUR EQUITY IN OUR TREASURY POOL, BASICALLY IT'S HOW MUCH MONEY IS HELD BY EACH OF THE DIFFERENT FUNDS. AS ALWAYS THE LARGEST PORTION IS IN OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE ALL OUR BOND PROCEEDS GO. AND AS IT TAKES A COUPLE OF YEARS TO GET ALL OF THOSE PAID DOWN. THIS JUST SHOWS OUR MATURITIES OF OUR INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO. WE LIKE TO SHOW YOU THIS SO YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'RE WE WE LADDER OUR OUR MATURITIES OUT SO THAT THEY'RE NOT ALL MATURING AT THE SAME TIME. WE'RE ABLE TO CAPTURE A LITTLE BIT OF YIELD DOING THAT AND HAVING PLENTY OF LIQUIDITY. AND THEN THIS IS OUR INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION. WE LIKE TO SHOW YOU THIS. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT WE DON'T HAVE EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE. AND WE CAN'T HAVE INVESTMENTS OF GREATER THAN 50% IN ANY ONE CATEGORY. AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANKS, DENISE. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM CODE ADOPTION PROCESS PRESENTATION. SEL SO. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. MY NAME IS SELSO MATA I'M CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL WITH OUR BUILDING INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT HERE TO TALK ABOUT OUR CODE ADOPTION PROCESS. HERE YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT A LISTING OF ALL THE CODES THAT WE PLAN TO ADOPT AND COME TO YOU ON JUNE 9TH AT THAT MEETING PICTORIAL OF ALL THE CODE BOOKS ON THE LEFT, ALMOST ALL THE CODE BOOKS THERE. WE ARE CURRENTLY UNDER THE 2021. WE PROPOSED TO GO TO THE 2024. CODE CYCLES RUN EVERY THREE YEARS. IF YOU RECALL THE MEMO, IT HAS FOUR STEPS BASICALLY TO ADOPT THE CODES. THE FIRST STEP IS THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL WHERE WE GET OUR CODES FROM, AND THAT TAKES APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS. IT'S A LONG PROCESS BECAUSE THERE CAN BE CHANGES. THERE CAN BE CERTAIN THINGS THAT ARE PROPOSED. WHEN THAT IS COMPLETED, WE GET THOSE CODE BOOKS AND WE WORK WITH THE NORTH TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS. WE'RE REGIONALLY, ALL CITIES GET TOGETHER AND WE VET THOSE CODES, AND WE COME UP WITH ANY REGIONAL AMENDMENTS THAT WE PROPOSE. WE BREAK UP INTO SEVERAL GROUPS FOR EACH CODE DISCIPLINE. [00:15:02] ONCE THAT IS COMPLETED, WE TAKE THOSE AMENDMENTS AND BRING THEM HERE LOCALLY TO OUR BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION. AND AT THE BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION WE WILL VET ALL OF THOSE AMENDMENTS AND ANY OTHER AMENDMENTS THAT PLANO MAY PROPOSE TO THAT PACKAGE. THAT TOOK ABOUT FOUR MONTHS. I THINK WE STARTED IN JANUARY, FINISHED IN APRIL, I BELIEVE. AND THEN THE FINAL STEP IS TO BRING THEM TO YOU FOR ADOPTION. AND THERE IS SOMETHING NEW THAT WE WILL HAVE TO COMPLY WITH AS OF THE 87 STATE LEGISLATURE, WHICH WAS THE LAST STATE LEGISLATURE. HOUSE BILL 738 REQUIRES US TO REVIEW THEM AT A PUBLIC HEARING, ONLY REVIEWING THE RESIDENTIAL CODE AND THE BUILDING CODE BEFORE WE ADOPT THEM FOR AN OFFICIAL ORDINANCE. HERE YOU CAN SEE A NICE PICTURE OF OUR CODE HEARING NATIONAL HEARING. A LOT OF PEOPLE ATTEND. ANYONE WITH INTEREST WILL HAVE MANUFACTURERS THERE, WE'LL HAVE CODE SCIENTISTS, BASICALLY ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS AND ANY PROPOSALS THAT ARE MADE WILL BE VETTED IN THIS PROCESS TAKES A LONG TIME. WE MEET SEVERAL TIMES IN APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS. BUT IMPORTANT TO NOTICE AND NOTE THAT THE ONLY VOTING MEMBERS ARE CODE OFFICIALS. HERE'S A GRAPHIC OF THE PROCESS THAT I DESCRIBED WITH THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS. YOU CAN SEE EACH OF THE GROUPS BROKEN UP ENERGY, ELECTRICAL BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL, FIRE AND PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL. WE TAKE ALL OF THOSE AMENDMENTS AND THEN WE TAKE THEM TO OUR REGIONAL CODE COORDINATING COMMITTEE, WHICH LOOKS AT THEM ONE MORE TIME BEFORE WE MOVE THEM TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, WHERE THEY ARE THEN FINALLY APPROVED. AND THEN WE TAKE THOSE FROM THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, THE AMENDMENTS. AND AGAIN, WE TAKE ALL OF THOSE CODES WE REVIEW THEM THROUGH THE BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION AND ANY AMENDMENTS OR ANY AMENDMENTS THAT WE PROPOSE, AND THEN WE BRING THEM TO YOU FOR ADOPTION. I'VE SUMMED UP WHAT HAS TAKEN APPROXIMATELY ALMOST FOUR YEARS VERY QUICKLY AND SUCCINCTLY. THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES ON THERE, BUT ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SELSO, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT ITEM IS DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION REGARDING GENERAL AND TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION COMPENSATION PLANS. MAYOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL, REAL QUICK WE BROUGHT THIS TO YOU AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE ADOPTION OF SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE STRUCTURE AND THE PLAN THAT WE HAVE FOR COMPENSATION. THE GOAL IS TO TO TRY TO IMPLEMENT ON JUNE 2ND SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE IT IN PLACE BEFORE WE GET TO THE BUDGET PROCESS AND TALK ABOUT WHAT SORT OF COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS COULD BE MADE AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS. WE DID SEND OUT THAT PRESENTATION, HAVE ANSWERED SOME QUESTIONS. AND SO STAFF IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. GOOD EVENING. I'M KAREN RHONDES-WHITLEY. I'M STANDING IN FOR VICTORIA TONIGHT ALONG WITH ME I HAVE ANDREA COCKRELL AND ERICA HURST. WE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I DID WANT TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT $4.4 MILLION WAS PLACED ASIDE DURING THE BUDGET WORK SESSION LAST YEAR FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMP PLAN. PHILOSOPHY CHANGES. WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR TONIGHT FOR JUNE 2ND IS JUST MOVING THE WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THE GRADE, ALL THE GRADES WILL GO UP PER OUR CONSULTANTS. AND ALL THAT'S BEING ASKED FOR IS THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE NOT MAKING THE MINIMUM. WE'RE JUST GOING TO MOVE THEM UP TO THE MINIMUM PAY OF THEIR GRADE RANGE. SO FOR THIS YEAR TO FINISH OUT THIS YEAR'S COST, IT'S $287,000, A FULL YEAR COST IS $862,000 FOR NEXT YEAR, AND WE HAVE THAT ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE 25-26 BUDGET. SO WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? ANY QUESTIONS? [00:20:01] I SEE SOMEBODY OKAY COUNCIL MEMBER HORNE. THANK YOU, KAREN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. I'M STILL TRYING TO WRAP MY ARMS AROUND WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THESE THESE THESE BRACKETS, THESE WINDOWS HERE AND REALLY GETS DOWN TO I KNOW WE TALKED WE IN THE PAST, WE TALKED ABOUT WE WANTED TO HAVE THE MEDIAN INCOME PLUS 5%. CORRECT. IS THAT ACROSS THE BOARD OR NOT? I'M GOING TO BRING ANDREA UP. OKAY. SO REALLY, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MEDIAN PLUS 5%, WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE TARGETING THE MIDPOINTS OF THE SALARY RANGES FOR THE GENERAL TECHNOLOGY PAY PLANS. OKAY. AND HOW MANY EMPLOYEES? I MEAN, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT MEDIAN, I'M EXPECTING HALF OR BELOW THE 5%, HALF OR ABOVE THE 5% OR THE MEDIAN. YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAY THE MAJORITY ACTUALLY FALL INTO THE LOWER PART OF THE SALARY RANGE. THE MAJORITY EMPLOYEES TEND TO BE HIGHER TOWARDS THE ENTRY LEVEL AND MAYBE THE LOWER THIRD OF THE RANGE. SO THERE'S NOT TOO MANY THAT ARE ABOVE THE MIDPOINT. AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW WHAT AROUND ABOUT THAT NUMBER IS? I MEAN I MEAN FOR TWO YEARS I ALWAYS THOUGHT WE HAD PLUS 5%. NOW YOU'RE TELLING ME ACTUALLY THAT'S JUST THE MEDIAN PART AND THAT'S HOW WE MARKET OR MANAGE THAT ACROSS. WE WE LOOK AT IT ACROSS OTHER CITIES, COMPARABLE SIZE. SO COUNCILMAN, ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD SHARE IS THAT DIFFERENT. WE HAVE ACTUALLY THREE DIFFERENT PAY STRUCTURES GOING ON. SO WE HAVE THE CIVIL SERVICE SIDE OF THINGS. POLICE HAS A PLAN, FIRE HAS A PLAN, AND THEN WE HAVE GENERAL GOVERNMENT AND TECHNOLOGY. THIS IS FOCUSED ON THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT AND TECHNOLOGY. WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD MEDIUM PLUS 5% OVER SIX YEARS IS KIND OF THE TIME FRAME TO MOVE PEOPLE ALONG TO GET TO THAT MIDPOINT, TO GET TO THAT MEDIAN PLUS 5. SO WHAT WE DO IS WE HAVE HIRING PRACTICES THAT BASED UPON EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS, THEY GET HIRED IN AT A CERTAIN LEVEL, AND THEN WE WORK TOWARDS PROGRESSING THEM OVER THAT TIME FRAME TO REACH THAT MEDIAN PLUS 5%, BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE COMPETING NOT JUST WITH OTHER CITIES ON THE TECHNOLOGY ASPECT, BUT WITH CORPORATIONS. YOU KNOW, THEY THEY JUST LOVE OUR TECHNOLOGY GUYS. SO WE HAVE TO BE COMPETITIVE IN THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE JUST TO RETAIN THEM BECAUSE WE ARE MUNICIPAL, MUNICIPALITY AND CORPORATIONS HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE LENIENCY ON WHAT THEY CAN PAY, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH, YOU KNOW, 4 OR 5 YEARS EXPERIENCE. AND THAT'S REALLY KIND OF A PROVING GROUND. SO I GUESS WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT FROM THE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS. BUT WHEN WE GET BACK TO THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT SIDE, THE CIVIL SERVANT SIDE, HOW ARE WE DOING WITH WITH REGARDS TO THAT? I MEAN, DO WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER ON THE LOWER SIDE OR DO WE HAVE MORE? BECAUSE WHEN WE LOOK AT THE MEDIAN, WE'RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT OUR UPPER MANAGEMENT UNDER THE CIVIL SERVANT SIDE. SO THAT'S KIND OF SKEWS THAT MEDIAN POINT A LITTLE BIT. SO WE'RE ACTUALLY WE ACTUALLY DO ANNUAL SURVEYS COUNCILMAN. WE HAVE AGREED TO NUMBER OF MARKET CITIES THAT WE GO THROUGH AND LOOK AT. WE LOOK AT THOSE EVERY SINGLE YEAR. AND THEN WE ADJUST AS NEEDED AS PART OF THAT AS PART OF OUR BUDGET PROCESS. SO THOSE THINGS WILL BE COMING BACK. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I THINK WE HAVE A MEETING WITH THE CHIEFS HERE TOMORROW TOMORROW TO DISCUSS THOSE, TO DISCUSS WHAT WE'VE SEEN FROM THE SURVEY SIDE OF THINGS. BUT IT IS A IT IS A BIT OF A CHALLENGE AS AS WE'VE DISCUSSED IN PREVIOUS YEARS, WE ARE THE MARKET. SO WHEN WE MAKE ADJUSTMENTS, EVERYBODY ELSE TRIES TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TOO. AND WHEN THEY DO THAT, IT JUST KIND OF PUSHES UP AGAINST US. SO THE WHAT I WOULD SAY IS A LOT OF TIMES OUR ADJUSTMENTS ARE POINT IN TIME. AND THEN OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR THAT GETS ERODED BASED UPON ACTIONS OF OTHER CITIES. THANK YOU AND THANKS FOR THE EXPLANATION ON THAT. I GUESS WHAT I'M VOICING MORE THAN LIKELY HERE, IS JUST A CONCERN ABOUT WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, AND I APPLAUD THAT. I MEAN, THAT KEEPS US BEING THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE. BUT IN THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES, WHAT WHAT DO WE HAVE TO PROTECT US FROM HAVING, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE THIS AD VALOREM TAX INCREASE TO COVER THAT GENERAL COST WHEN OUTSIDE FORCES ARE PUTTING STRAINS ON SALES TAX? I MEAN, I'M SURE WE HAVE A PLAN B TO TO CONSIDER THAT. I MEAN, THAT MEANS TIGHTENING THE BELTS ACROSS ALL DEPARTMENTS JUST TO COVER THAT, THAT THAT LABOR COST. SO SOME OF WHAT YOU'VE SEEN IN THE FISCAL ROADMAP HAS BEEN SOME OF THE ADDRESSING OF THAT. BUT THE CHALLENGE WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, AND I DON'T THINK I'M SURPRISING ANYBODY AD VALOREM BY ITSELF, DOES NOT PAY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY IN PLANO. I MEAN, WE'RE DIPPING INTO SALES TAX ALREADY TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR FOR SALARIES AND BUDGETS IN PUBLIC SAFETY. SO SALES TAX IS A CRITICALLY IMPORTANT REVENUE SOURCE FOR US AND FINDING THOSE OUTSIDE PRESSURES CANDIDLY, [00:25:05] EVERYBODY IS IN A LABOR CHALLENGE THAT WE'RE ALL FOCUSED ON TRYING TO GET THE BEST QUALITY STAFF MEMBERS THAT WE CAN AND TO BE ABLE TO BE COMPETITIVE IN THAT. BUT IT GOES BEYOND SALARIES. IT GOES INTO THE BENEFITS SIDE OF THINGS. SO IT'S IT'S THE PENSIONS. IT IS HEALTHCARE. IT IS IT IS THE TOTAL PACKAGE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT STAYING COMPETITIVE WITH. AND SO WE TRY TO BALANCE THAT EVERY YEAR AS, AS PART OF THAT BUDGET DISCUSSION. AND I GUESS JUST AS A CLOSING REMARK ON THIS BECAUSE OF THOSE OUTSIDE INFLUENCES ON OUR SALES TAX, WE PROBABLY HAVE TO PREPARE A MESSAGE, A MESSAGE SOMEHOW TO GET OUT TO OUR EMPLOYEES. IN THAT, AGAIN, WE CAN'T PREDICT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE NEXT MONTH. WE CAN'T PREDICT WHAT'S HAPPENING BY JULY 9TH. BUT WITH THOSE EXTERNAL FORCES PUTTING PRESSURE ON SALES, I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A POINT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP WITH A MESSAGE TO ALL OUR EMPLOYEES THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE SIGNIFICANT BELT TIGHTENING, AND THAT'S JUST SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADDRESS. SO I'M JUST THAT'S JUST A FINAL CLOSING NOTE. COUNCILMAN I THINK WHEN WE WENT THROUGH OUR HIRING FREEZE AND WENT THROUGH OUR BUDGET CONTINGENCY LAST YEAR, I THINK THAT MESSAGE HAS BEEN DELIVERED. AND AS PART OF THE FISCAL ROADMAP, WE HAVE BEEN CONVEYING THAT MESSAGE TO THE ORGANIZATION AND TO THE COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE NO LONGER A HIGH GROWTH, HIGH GROWTH, FAST GROWTH COMMUNITY. WE'RE HAVING TO ADJUST OUR POLICIES, OUR PRACTICES, OUR RECOVERY, AND SOME OF OUR EXPECTATIONS FOR HOW WE'RE GOING TO GO ABOUT THAT. BUT WE ALSO ARE A SERVICE INDUSTRY. I MEAN, PEOPLE ARE HOW WE DELIVER THOSE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. SO THAT BECOMES PART OF THE CHALLENGE AS WELL, THAT 70% OF OUR BUDGET, BETWEEN 60 AND 70% OF OUR BUDGET IS LABOR COSTS. SO I THINK ACTUALLY THIS TIME PERIOD, WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER HORNE WAS TALKING ABOUT IS ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD FOR MUNICIPALITY BECAUSE WE COULD ACTUALLY PROMOTE THAT WE ARE PRETTY STABLE. AND WE, WE CONTINUE TO GROW STEADILY. SO THAT WOULD BE SOME TYPE OF DIRECTION THAT WE CAN, WE CAN LOOK AT. I ALSO WANTED TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT WHETHER OR NOT MEDIUM PLUS 5% IS IS THE, THE, YOU KNOW, IT'S THE GOLDEN STANDARD, OR WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS OR THAT IS BETTER SUITED IN IN THE CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS. I'D LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT HOW OUR RETENTION RATE IS COMPARED TO THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS. LIKE RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT GENERAL AND TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION, RIGHT? HOW DOES IT I MEAN, WITH ALL THE COMPETITIVE PRIVATE SECTORS OUT THERE POLLING, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO ARE TRAINED, HOW ARE WE IN, IN COMPARISON WITH OTHER SECTORS IN THE CITY IN RETAINING OUR EMPLOYEES? AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO ENSURE THAT THEY STAY PUT SO WE CAN BRING BACK SOME OF THAT INFORMATION ALONG THOSE LINES, AS FAR AS THE COMPETITIVE SIDE OF THINGS, BUT TWO QUICK, TWO QUICK ELEMENTS OF THAT PRIVATE SECTOR DOESN'T HAVE TO SHARE THEIR INFORMATION NECESSARILY. SO WE'RE HAPPY TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT FROM A MUNICIPAL PERSPECTIVE. SURE. DIFFERENT SECTORS WITHIN THE CITY. WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THAT. BUT DEPARTMENT BY DEPARTMENT AND LOOK AT THAT TO TO BE ABLE TO BRING THAT BACK AND PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION. SO THE SECOND THING I ALSO HAVE IS I RECEIVED THE EMAIL ACTUALLY THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO I HAVEN'T HAD A REALLY A GOOD CHANCE TO REALLY LOOK AT WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT. BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY ON THE COMPENSATION. SO IF IF I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS FORWARDED TO YOU, BUT IF THERE THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS ON THERE. SO IF, IF ANYBODY GETS IT AND WANTS TO RESPOND TO ME, I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT. SO I GET MORE OF A HANDLE ON WHAT WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT THEY ARE FACING. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE AND WE'LL BE PROVIDING THOSE ANSWERS AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS. COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO, KAREN, REFRESH MY MEMORY. SO THIS IS BASICALLY FOR THE JUNE 1ST IS JUST FOR THE GRADES 1 TO 26, OR IS IT ALL THE GRADES, ALL OF THE GRADES, ALL THE GRADES. OKAY. YES. OKAY, PERFECT. WONDERFUL. AND THEN I SUBMITTED A BUNCH OF OTHER QUESTIONS, AND THOSE WERE ANSWERED AS WELL TOO. BUT I JUST WANTED CLARIFICATION ON THAT ONE. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OH. COUNCIL MEMBER KEHR. YEAH. SO THE MEDIAN PLUS 5 IT'S SORT OF FOR ALL ALL THE STAFF, YOU KNOW, AND ALL THE BANDS COMBINED. CAN YOU JUST SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO WHAT ABOUT HIRING THE THE YOUNGER PEOPLE, THE PEOPLE FRESH OUT OF SCHOOL, [00:30:04] ETC.? ARE WE REALLY COMPETITIVE IN THAT AREA WHERE ULTRA COMPETITIVE? WE'RE BARELY. I MEAN, I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE CALCULATION THERE. YEAH. SO OUR METHODOLOGY BASICALLY TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION THE MARKET VALUE OF THE POSITION. WHAT ARE THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS IN TERMS OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE AND THEN WE COME UP WITH A STARTING RATE BASED ON THAT. SO IF THE JOB REQUIRES NO EXPERIENCE AND THE PERSON HAS NO EXPERIENCE, THEY'RE TYPICALLY HIRED AT THE ENTRY LEVEL OF THE RANGE. IF THE PERSON BRINGS IN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CREDENTIALS BEYOND WHAT THE JOB REQUIRES, THEN THEY GET HIRED A LITTLE BIT FURTHER INTO THE RANGE. SO IT DEPENDS ON EACH SITUATION IS UNIQUE. BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT IT IN A SYSTEMATIC METHOD IN RELATION TO THE MARKET BAND THE POSITIONS REQUIREMENTS AND THEN THE CREDENTIALS OF THE CANDIDATE. OKAY. THANKS ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, WE'LL PLAN ON CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS FOR THE JUNE 2ND TIMEFRAME. AGAIN, WE WILL PROVIDE UPDATES ALONG THE WAY DURING THE BUDGET CYCLE ON COMPENSATION. TRUST ME, IT WILL BE A BIG DISCUSSION. THERE'S THERE IS A LOT TO ADDRESS THERE. AND SO WE DO FEEL LIKE THERE IS SOME ELEMENTS THAT WE NEED TO BRING BACK AS PART OF THAT PROCESS AND EXPLAIN FURTHER. SO WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THAT AND HAPPY TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT MEDIUM PLUS 5% TO SEE IF THAT CONTINUES TO BE AN EFFECTIVE PHILOSOPHY. SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO TO WATCH THAT AND REPORT BACK AS NEEDED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM IS CONSENT AND REGULAR AGENDAS. I DO HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER LAVINE IS LIKE WANTS TO PULL ITEM A, IS THAT CORRECT? AND THEN STAFF WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM G, G. G AND E, G AND E. OKAY. ANY OTHER ITEM COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE? OKAY. THANK YOU. AND ITEM SEVEN COUNCIL ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION FOR FUTURE AGENDAS. I HAVE ONE. SO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, JUST GIVING YOU A HEADS UP. ONE OF THE ELEMENTS THAT WE HAVE BEEN STUDYING OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND I WILL SHARE WITH YOU, I DO NOT HAVE A DRAFT REPORT ON THIS YET. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M GOING TO BE WORKING ON IS DOING SOME ANALYSIS WITH ABBY OWENS, WHO'S SITTING RIGHT THERE, AND CALEB THORNHILL, AS WELL AS JACK CARR IS THE DISCUSSION OF POTENTIAL NIGHT WORK ON SOME OF OUR ROAD CONSTRUCTION ON OUR ARTERIALS? WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AND SEE IF THERE IS A WAY THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GO FASTER AND BE A LITTLE BIT LESS DISRUPTIVE BY DOING NIGHT WORK, NOT IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT ON THE ARTERIALS. SO WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO, TO DO SOME ANALYSIS AND LOOK AT THIS AND SEE IF THERE'S A POTENTIAL TO GO A LITTLE BIT FASTER, MAYBE BE A LITTLE BIT MORE COST EFFECTIVE. SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT ON YOUR RADAR AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SAYING THAT OUT PUBLICLY. BECAUSE I CAN IMAGINE THAT THERE MAY BE SOME CONCERN ABOUT THAT. BUT JUST ANECDOTALLY, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE DONE THE OVERLAYS AT NIGHT. IT HAS GONE VERY SMOOTHLY AND SUCCESSFULLY. IT'S LIKE PEOPLE MAGICALLY WAKE UP AND THE ROAD'S BEEN REPAIRED AND LOOKS NICE. SO WE WANT TO SEE IF WE CAN EXPAND THAT AND ACTUALLY DO SOME CONCRETE WORK OVERNIGHT. SO JUST PUTTING THIS ON YOUR RADAR THAT WE WILL BE BRINGING THIS BACK AS A PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING ITEM IN THE FUTURE. SO, COUNCIL MEMBER HORNE. MR. ISRAELSON WE'RE ALREADY RECEIVING THOSE EMAILS ABOUT THE NIGHT WORK. AND THOUGH I APPRECIATE IT, I DON'T LIVE NEAR A MAJOR ARTERIAL, BUT WE HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT OF THOSE THOSE COMPLAINTS. SO AGAIN, WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO RESPOND TO THOSE EMAILS IN A NICE, POLITE WAY, SAYING THIS IS THE BEST WAY WE CAN GET THIS JOB DONE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO GET IT DONE QUICKLY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TAKE A RECESS AND RETURN AT 7:00. THANK. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.