Jun 16, 2025 Planning and Zoning

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ALL RIGHT. WELCOME, EVERYBODY. COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST.

THERE ARE NONE. NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS TONIGHT.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

ITEMS MAY BE REMOVED FROM THIS AGENDA FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION BY COMMISSIONERS OR STAFF.

COMMISSIONERS, WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE AGENDA TONIGHT? SEEING NOBODY.

COMMISSIONER BRONSKY. I MOVE, WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS SUBMITTED.

COMMISSIONER LINGENFELTER. SECOND. A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

EVERYBODY PLEASE VOTE. WE DO HAVE COMMISSIONER TONG ABSENT THIS EVENING. MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0.

[1. (JG) Public Hearing: Zoning Case 2025-005 – Request to amend Article 6 (Specific Use Permits and Certificates of Occupancy) and related sections of the Zoning Ordinance to provide procedures for the denial and revocation of Certificates of Occupancy by the City’s Building Official. Petitioner: City of Plano (Legislative consideration)]

PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED BY THE CHAIR.

SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER REGISTRATIONS ARE RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES OF 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 MODIFY THESE TIMES AS DEEMED NECESSARY.

ADMINISTRATIVE CONSIDERATION ITEMS MUST BE APPROVED IF THEY MEET CITY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.

LEGISLATIVE CONSIDERATION ITEMS ARE MORE DISCRETIONARY EXCEPT AS CONSTRAINED BY LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE. ZONING CASE 2025-005.

REQUEST TO AMEND ARTICLE SIX SPECIFIC USE PERMITS AND CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY AND RELATED SECTIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE DENIAL AND REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY BY THE CITY'S BUILDING.

OFFICIAL PETITIONERS, THE CITY OF PLANO. THIS ITEM IS FOR LEGISLATIVE CONSIDERATION.

GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, JORDAN ROCKERBIE, LEAD PLANNER IN THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. SO THIS ZONING CASE WAS DIRECTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

CALL THIS PUBLIC HEARING ON MAY THE 5TH. CURRENTLY A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT.

THERE IS A SMALL PROCESS WHERE PLANNING REVIEWS AND ASSIGNS AN APPROPRIATE LAND USE TO APPEAR ON THAT CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

THE ZONING ORDINANCE DEFINES CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY, BUT DOES NOT HAVE PROCEDURES WITHIN THE ORDINANCE RELATED TO THEM.

MOST OF THE PROCEDURES FOR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY ARE FOUND IN THE BUILDING CODE.

HOWEVER, PER TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 211 ANYTHING RELATED TO ZONING, SUCH AS A ZONING VIOLATION SHOULD GO THROUGH THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. AS A ZONING ACTION. SO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS INCLUDE LANGUAGE ON WHAT CONSTITUTES GROUNDS FOR THE DENIAL OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, AS WELL AS REVOCATION OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

THE AMENDMENTS ALSO CLARIFIES THAT THE CO CAN BE REVOKED WHEN IN VIOLATION OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE, AND SENDS THOSE VIOLATIONS THROUGH A PATH THAT INVOLVES THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT INSTEAD OF THE BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION.

SO THIS TOOL ALREADY EXISTS IN THE BUILDING CODE.

CURRENTLY, IF THE CITY WANTS TO REVOKE A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, THERE IS A WRITTEN NOTICE OF THAT REVOCATION BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.

IF THE BUSINESS OWNER CHOOSES TO APPEAL THAT REVOCATION, IT GOES THROUGH THE BUILDING OFFICIAL AND THEN THROUGH THE BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION.

HOWEVER, AS MENTIONED, IF IT'S A ZONING VIOLATION, THE PROCESS SHOULD INSTEAD GO THROUGH THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT INSTEAD OF THE BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION. SO THESE AMENDMENTS WOULD INSERT THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND THE ASSOCIATED PROCESS WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE APPEALS INTO THE ZONING ORDINANCE, AND THERE WOULD BE COMPARABLE AMENDMENTS IN THE BUILDING CODE WHEN ADOPTED.

SO THESE AMENDMENTS ARE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE POLICY, AND WE RECEIVED NO CORRESPONDENCE RELATED TO THIS ZONING CASE.

SO RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL. AS PER THE AMENDMENTS NOTED IN THE STAFF REPORT.

I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

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IF IT'S A ZONING VIOLATION THAT CREATES THE NEED TO CONSIDER REVOKING THE KO.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. REVOCATION IS ALREADY A POSSIBILITY.

THIS JUST ESTABLISHES A VERY CLEAR PROCESS AND FORKS OFF APPEALS THROUGH EITHER THE BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION OR THE OR THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AS APPROPRIATE.

OKAY. GREAT COMMISSION QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. COMMISSIONER OLLEY.

JUST ONE, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE OLD PROCESS FLOW CHART.

ONE MORE. OKAY, SO ARE THERE STILL REVOCATION PROCESSES THAT WILL GO THROUGH THE BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION? AND WHAT KIND WOULD THOSE BE? SO ANY VIOLATION RELATED TO THE BUILDING CODE WOULD CONTINUE TO GO THROUGH THE BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION.

IT WOULD ONLY BE VIOLATIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE THAT WOULD GO TO BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.

UNDERSTOOD. OKAY, AND THE ADDITION OF THE BUDGET, NOT THE ADDITION, NECESSARILY, BUT THE CLARIFICATION OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT PROCESS IS IN ORDER TO BE IN COMPLIANCE, ESSENTIALLY WITH THE TEXAS LGC SECTION 211.

THAT'S CORRECT. OR WE WANT TO SEND PEOPLE DOWN THE RIGHT PATH. OKAY. THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER OLLEY. WELL, LIKE, I HAVE A QUESTION.

DO YOU THINK THAT THIS PROCESS WILL NEED MORE INSPECTORS? SO DOES THE CITY HAVE TO HIRE MORE INSPECTORS OR LIKE YOU HAVE ENOUGH OR LIKE, HOW IS THE PROCESS IS GOING TO BE IS IT JUST GOING TO BE LIKE BASED ON TIPS FROM LIKE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES OR, YEAH, I WOULD DEFER TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL IF HE IS HERE. YES. YES. I THINK THE QUESTION WAS, WOULD THIS ADD TO THE INSPECTION PROCESS? IS THAT WHAT THE QUESTION IS? YEAH, DO WE HAVE ENOUGH STAFF LIKE INSPECTORS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO? IF WE ADOPT THIS CHANGE, WILL THE CITY NEED TO HIRE MORE INSPECTORS TO HIRE MORE INSPECTORS? NO, I DON'T THINK WE WOULD HAVE TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT'S SIMPLY THE SAME PROCESS WE HAVE NOW WHEN WE USE IT FOR THE BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION.

IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THE LET'S SAY THERE WAS A VIOLATION.

IT MIGHT NOT HAVE THE BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION INVOLVED IF IT WAS JUST A ZONING ISSUE.

IT WOULD BE THE SAME PROCESS, BUT YOU'RE INSERTING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ZONING REQUIREMENTS, CHECKING FOR THOSE, BUT IT WOULD SEE THE SAME PERSONNEL.

WE ACTUALLY DO THAT NOW WHEN WE HAVE SMALLER CASES THAT GO TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.

SHEDS IN THE BACKYARD THAT PERHAPS ARE NOT CORRECT OR SOMEONE'S FENCE, VERY SMALL THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT IT WOULD BE THE SAME STAFF. OKAY. THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER BROUNOFF. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHAIRMAN.

LOOKING AT YOUR FLOWCHART THAT YOU HAVE UP AT THE PRESENT TIME AM I CORRECT IN CONCLUDING THAT REVOCATION OCCURS FIRST AND THEN ALL THIS PROCESS IS IN THE NATURE OF AN APPEAL FROM THE REVOCATION.

THAT'S CORRECT. THIS IS ALL FOLLOWING A WRITTEN NOTICE OF REVOCATION.

OKAY. SO THE REVOCATION IS IN FORCE AND IN PLACE, AND THAT IS WHAT TRIGGERS THIS PROCESS, WHICH IS AN APPELLATE PROCESS. IS THAT ESSENTIALLY CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS.

OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF. NOBODY. OKAY. WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I'LL NEED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

DO WE HAVE ANYBODY REGISTERED TO SPEAK? THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING COMMISSION.

PREPARED TO MAKE COMMISSIONER OLLEY. I'M PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER DISCUSSIONS.

I MOVE, WE APPROVE. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE. AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF.

COMMISSIONER LINGENFELTER. I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NOBODY. OKAY.

MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU. NON PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS.

[2. (MZ) Discussion and Action – Call for Public Hearing: 2025 Comprehensive Plan Maintenance Review – Request to call a public hearing to amend the Built Environment Pillar, Future Land Use Map, Thoroughfare Plan Map, Parks Master Plan Map, and Bicycle Transportation Plan Map, associated with the 2025 Comprehensive Plan Maintenance. Project #CPH2025-004. Applicant: City of Plano (Legislative Consideration)]

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THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL ESTABLISH TIME LIMITS BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF SPEAKER REQUESTS, LENGTH OF THE AGENDA AND TO INSURE MEETING EFFICIENCY, AND MAY INCLUDE A TOTAL TIME LIMIT. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO DISCUSSION AND ACTION CALL FOR PUBLIC HEARING 2025 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAINTENANCE REVIEW A REQUEST TO CALL A PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND THE BUILD ENVIRONMENT PILLAR.

FUTURE LAND USE MAP. THOROUGHFARE PLAN MAP. PARKS.

MASTER PLAN MAP AND BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN MAP ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2025 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

MAINTENANCE. THE APPLICANT IS THE CITY OF PLANO.

THIS ITEM IS FOR LEGISLATIVE CONSIDERATION. GOOD EVENING.

COMMISSION. MY NAME IS MARIUM ZAHIR, SENIOR PLANNER AT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

THE REDEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT POLICY ACTION SEVEN PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO REVIEW THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN EVERY TWO YEARS TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY WITH CITYWIDE GOALS AND RESPOND TO DEVELOPMENT TRENDS AND CHANGING CONDITIONS IN RESPONSE TO OUR GM SEVEN.

STAFF HAS ESTABLISHED THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAINTENANCE REVIEW PROCESS AND DEVELOPED A TEN YEAR SCHEDULE TO ANNUALLY REVIEW VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE PLAN IN MANAGEABLE SECTIONS. THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT PILLAR IS CRITICAL TO LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS, AND WILL BE REVIEWED EVERY TWO YEARS, CONSISTENT WITH THE GUIDANCE OF GM SEVEN TO MAKE THE REVIEWS MORE MANAGEABLE.

OTHER PLAN PILLARS ARE REVIEWED IN THE ALTERING YEARS, MAKING THE MAINTENANCE REVIEW AN ANNUAL PROCESS.

THE SCOPE OF THE MAINTENANCE REVIEW IS INTENDED TO BE MINOR IN NATURE, AND PROVIDE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE TO ENSURE THAT MAPS, PLAN POLICIES AND ACTIONS REMAIN, REMAIN CURRENT, AND PROVIDE RELEVANT GUIDANCE FOR IMPLEMENTATION PURPOSES.

THIS MAY INCLUDE UPDATES TO REFLECT CURRENT STATISTICS, FACTUAL CORRECTIONS, LATEST CONDITIONS OR TRENDS, AND STATUS OF POLICY ACTION. IMPLEMENTATION. THERE ARE FOUR ELEMENTS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT ARE CONSIDERED DURING THIS REVIEW PROCESS THAT INCLUDES COMPONENT AND POLICY BACKGROUND TEXT.

POLICY STATEMENTS. POLICY ACTIONS, AND PLAN MAPS.

THE FOLLOWING SLIDES PROVIDE SOME EXAMPLES OF THE KIND OF MINOR UPDATES THAT YOU MAY EXPECT.

THE REGIONALISM COMPONENT BACKGROUND WAS UPDATED WITH THE 2024 COMP PLAN AMENDMENTS, AND WE UPDATED THE POPULATION TO REFLECT CURRENT STATISTICS.

THE JOBS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY STATEMENT WAS UPDATED TO ALIGN WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT'S MORE INVOLVED ROLE IN THE JOBS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ASPECT, AND THEN THE PLACEMAKING AND PUBLIC SPACES POLICY ACTION EIGHT WAS UPDATED TO REFLECT THAT THE DOWNTOWN PLANO ASSOCIATION WAS DISSOLVED.

HOWEVER THEY WERE STILL IMPLEMENTING THIS ACTION THROUGH WORKING WITH DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES AND STAKEHOLDERS, AND THEN THE 2023 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS INCLUDED THE UPDATE TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, AND THIS WAS TO REFLECT THE PARKS MASTER PLAN MAP THAT WAS ALSO UPDATED IN 2023, SO IT IS SIMPLY AN ALIGNMENT OF THE TWO MAPS. THERE ARE SOME MAJOR UPDATES THAT WE DO NOT CONSIDER DURING THIS REVIEW PROCESS.

SO CONSISTENT WITH OUR GM SEVEN, MAJOR UPDATES REQUIRE BROADER INPUT AND ARE NOT CONSIDERED DURING THE MAINTENANCE REVIEW PROCESS.

MAJOR UPDATES ARE THOSE WHICH CHANGE UNDERLYING POLICY DIRECTION AND FUTURE LAND USE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THESE TYPES OF UPDATES ARE EXPECTED AT THE TEN YEAR MARK WHEN WE PLAN TO REVIEW THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

IN FULL. ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE MONITORING STATE LAWS THAT MAY BE ENACTED THAT COULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT POLICIES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IF AMENDMENTS ARE REQUIRED AS A RESULT OF STATE LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS.

THOSE WILL BE ADDRESSED AT A LATER TIME AND WOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A SEPARATE ITEM FOR COMMISSION REVIEW.

THIS YEAR WE ARE REVIEWING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT PILLAR.

SO THAT INCLUDES THE LAND USE AND COMMUNITY DESIGN COMPONENT, TRANSPORTATION COMPONENT, HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMPONENT, AND THEN WE ARE BRINGING FORWARD THE MAPS AS WELL.

SO YOU'LL BE SEEING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AND DASHBOARDS.

THOROUGHFARE PLAN MAP, BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN MAP AND THE PARKS MASTER PLAN MAP.

I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE TIMELINE.

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WE'LL BE RETURNING WITH THE LAND USE AND COMMUNITY DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMPONENT RECOMMENDATION.

THERE WILL BE MAPS THAT WILL BE GROUPED WITH THESE ITEMS. SO FOR EXAMPLE, THIS EVENING WITH THE TRANSPORTATION COMPONENT.

YOU'LL ALSO SEE THE BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN MAP AND THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN MAP, AND THEN THESE ITEMS WILL BE SLATED AS THE AGENDA KIND OF ALLOWS.

WE ARE EXPECTING KIND OF HEAVIER AGENDAS FOR THIS COMMISSION.

SO AS WE HAVE TIME TO SLATE THOSE ITEMS IN, WE'LL BRING THOSE FORWARD FOR YOUR REVIEW.

THE DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE PUBLISHED FOR PUBLIC REVIEW PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND WILL BE RETURNING LATE THIS SUMMER FOR THE COMP PLAN AMENDMENTS RELATED TO THESE ITEMS. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND WE RECOMMEND THAT THE COMMISSION CALL A PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT PILLAR, FUTURE LAND USE MAP, THOROUGHFARE PLAN MAP, PARKS MASTER PLAN MAP, AND BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN MAP THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2025 COMP PLAN MAINTENANCE REVIEW. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COMMISSION MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU. SO WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR US TO DO TONIGHT IS TO CALL THE PUBLIC HEARING WHERE WE CAN REVIEW THIS STUFF IN DETAIL, NOT TO GET INTO A DETAILED REVIEW TONIGHT. CORRECT? CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. SO, COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? NOBODY? COMMISSIONER BRONSKY. TWO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THIS THIS REVIEW PROCESS, I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT.

I KNOW FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMISSION, THE IDEA THAT WE HAD SOMETHING THAT WAS GOING TO BE CONSTANTLY KEPT IN THE FOREFRONT BE KEY. SO I GUESS I HAVE I HAVE TWO SMALL QUESTIONS.

SO NUMBER ONE, AS WE LOOK AT THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND THE HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMPONENTS, OUR GM SIX TALKS ABOUT CONDUCTING AN ANNUAL MARKET STUDY TO DETERMINE THE DEMAND BASED HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT NEEDS FOR PLANO REFERENCED TO COLLIN COUNTY THAT MAY BE USED TO INFORM ZONING AND LAND USE RELATED DECISIONS, AND THE STUDY SHOULD INCLUDE THE RESIDENTS PREFERENCE FOR DEVELOPMENT AS PART OF THE RESULTS.

I NOTICED THAT SAYS PENDING STILL. DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA AT WHAT POINT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO SEE SOME OF THE RESULTS OF THE GM SIX ACTUALLY BROUGHT TO BEAR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REVIEW PROCESS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT? GOOD. WE HAVE DEVELOPED AND I BELIEVE THIS COMMISSION HAS HAD A PRESENTATION ON THE DASHBOARDS THAT HAVE DONE THAT ANALYSIS. I THINK THE CHALLENGING COMPONENT TO THAT, AND WHILE IT'S STILL UNDERWAY, REALLY RELATES TO THE PREFERENCE PIECE OF THAT.

SO, YOU KNOW, IF DREW BRAWNER HAS ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT COMMENT, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTRIBUTE.

SURE, YES. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH A CONSULTANT TO COLLECT DATA AND ESTABLISH A BASELINE OF INFORMATION RELATED TO THAT ACTION.

THE KIND OF EXTERNAL PIECE IS REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY TO KIND OF BALANCE THE DATA WITH PREFERENCES.

SO WE'RE REEVALUATING THE SCOPE OF THAT PROJECT, BUT YES, WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON IT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND HOPE TO HAVE A MORE ROBUST DASHBOARD WITH ALL THAT INFORMATION. SUPER. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

I THINK I THINK THOSE TWO WERE DESIGNED TO BE HAND IN HAND, AND I THINK THE MORE THAT WE CAN BRING FORWARD THE GM SIX COMPONENT FOR GM SEVEN, THAT WE SEE ALL OF THE CITIZENRY FEEL SECURE AND THE COMMERCIAL ASPECTS OF OUR RESIDENTS AS WELL, BEING COMFORTABLE WITH THE DECISIONS WE'RE MAKING.

MY SECOND QUESTION IS THE THE, THE PROACTIVE NATURE OF US MAKING SURE THAT WE INFORM EVERYBODY ABOUT THE PROCESS AND ABOUT THE DECISIONS THAT WERE GETTING READY TO BRING FORWARD TO P AND Z, AND THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THERE IS THERE ANY SCOPE OR ANY IDEA AS TO WHAT KIND OF PROACTIVE MEASURES WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING IN PLACE TO GATHER INFORMATION FROM THE CITIZENS? YES.

SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR, WE HAD A WEB PAGE ON OUR COMP PLAN WEBSITE THAT HAD ALL OF THE DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS PUBLISHED, AS WELL AS STAFF REPORTS AND THE VIDEO LINKS TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REVIEWING THAT.

SO THAT WILL BE DONE THIS YEAR AS WELL AND THEN WE ALSO PUBLISH A NOTICE IN THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS.

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THANK YOU. YEP. COMMISSIONER OLLEY. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE THAT SHOWED THE PILLARS, THE ENVIRONMENTS BUILT, SOCIAL AND NATURAL, AND THE TIME TO KNOW EVEN MORE THAT SHOWED THE TIMETABLE FROM 22 TO 2031.

THAT ONE. THERE WE GO. OKAY, SO AGAIN, JUST MORE FOR CLARITY.

WE'RE IN THE MAINTENANCE PHASE. WE DO MAJOR STRATEGIC UPDATES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ONCE EVERY TEN YEARS.

WE HAVE SLOTTED IN CHECKPOINTS, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD TO DO MAINTENANCE REVIEWS THREE TIMES FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, THREE FOR SOCIAL, ONE FOR NATURAL.

THAT'S A QUESTION AS TO WHY THAT GETS ONLY ONE AND TWO FOR ECONOMIC AND REGIONALISM.

DO WE HAVE A REASON WHY WE'RE ONLY LOOKING AT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ONCE? IS IT JUST MORE? THE SCOPE IS NOT AS LARGE OR RESOURCE ALLOCATION.

SO SOME OF THE PILLAR UPDATES ARE TIMED WITH UPDATES TO OTHER ASSOCIATED PLANS.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, THE PARK'S MASTER PLAN MAP HAS ITS OWN RECURRING UPDATE CYCLE.

SO WE TIMED OUR MAINTENANCE TO ALIGN WITH THEM.

SO WE'RE UPDATING THE MAPS AT THAT TIME. THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IS NOT THAT ROBUST OF A PILLAR COMPARED TO SOME OF THE OTHER ONES THAT WE LOOK AT IN TERMS OF NEEDING TO UPDATE FOR CORRECTIONS OR ACTIONS.

SO OBVIOUSLY INCLUDED ONCE, BUT IF PER DIRECTION, IF WE NEED TO COME BACK WITH ADDITIONAL REVIEW OF THAT, THEN WE CAN KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE KEEPING TABS ON IT AS A PART OF THE PARKS MASTER PLAN IN TANDEM WITH THAT.

CORRECT, AND WE DO TRACK THE STATUS OF ALL ACTIONS ANNUALLY.

SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT RAISES A FLAG FOR A NECESSARY UPDATE, WE CAN ALWAYS LUMP IT IN WITH OTHER REVIEW CYCLES.

THAT'S FAIR. YOU MADE A COMMENT REGARDING ESSENTIALLY AMENDMENTS COMING UP FROM LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS.

HOW DO WE CAN YOU REPEAT? HOW DO WE TREAT THOSE IF WE HAVE TO GET INTO COMPLIANCE WITH SOMETHING THAT COMES OUT OF AUSTIN? YEAH, THOSE WILL JUST BE HANDLED OUTSIDE OF THE COMP PLAN MAINTENANCE REVIEW CYCLE.

SO IT WOULD BE A SEPARATE ITEM THAT WE WOULD BRING FORWARD.

OKAY. SO WE'RE JUST TRACKING THOSE, AND AS NECESSARY WE'LL REVIEW AND UPDATE THOSE, AND TO BRING THEM INTO IF THE AMENDMENT CAUSES A MAJOR POLICY CHANGE TO THE COMP PLAN, DOES IT AFFECT HOW WE APPROACH IT OR IS IT STILL TREATED AS A SEPARATE ADDENDUM? YES, IT WOULD AFFECT HOW WE APPROACH IT.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE STILL RESEARCHING.

GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES WE'RE LOOKING AT, WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING A THOROUGH ANALYSIS OF HOW THAT MIGHT INFLUENCE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND LOOKING AT WHAT WE MIGHT NEED TO DO BRING F ORWARD.

OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE STILL IN THE PERIOD WHERE THE GOVERNOR MAY VETO BILLS, BUT IT MAY NECESSITATE US DOING A PRETTY THOROUGH ANALYSIS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT COULD TAKE SOME EXTENSIVE TIME AND RESOURCES.

THAT'S FAIR. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BENDER. THANK YOU.

CHAIRMAN. I JUST WANTED TO ECHO SOME OF COMMISSIONER BRONSKY'S COMMENTS.

I THINK THIS IS A GREAT PROCESS BECAUSE WE'RE IN A VERY DYNAMIC WORLD, AND AS AN EXAMPLE, PLANO ISD HAS JUST SOLD THE CITY THREE SITES, AND SO THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT SOME OF THE CHANGES, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE MENTIONED HERE, AS WELL AS MOVING SOME SCHOOLS AND SO FORTH.

SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF KEEPING KEEPING CURRENT WITH WHAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING.

THANK YOU. SO JUST A COMMENT. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.

ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION? COMMISSIONER BRONSKY? YEAH. SO I MOVE THAT WE CALL A PUBLIC HEARING TO SET THE DATE AND DO AS STAFF IS REQUESTING. COMMISSIONER BENDER, I SECOND THE MOTION.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. ITEM NUMBER THREE. AGENDA.

[3. (JA) Discussion and Direction: 2025 Comprehensive Plan Maintenance Review – Discussion and direction of recommended updates of the Transportation Component of the Built Environment Pillar, the Thoroughfare Plan Map, and Bicycle Transportation Plan Map. Project #DI2025-005. Applicant: City of Plano]

DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION OF RECOMMENDED UPDATES OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMPONENT OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT PILLAR, THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN MAP AND BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN MAP.

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COMMISSION. MY NAME IS JASON APRILL. I'M THE SENIOR MOBILITY PLANNER. THE TRANSPORTATION COMPONENT OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT PILLAR INCLUDES THE ROADWAY SYSTEM, BICYCLE AND OTHER MICROMOBILITY PUBLIC TRANSIT, THE TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT, AND THE PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT POLICIES. PLANNING STAFF IS COORDINATED WITH MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE POLICIES, INCLUDING THE PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS AND RECREATION, ENGINEERING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT.

IN MY PRESENTATION, I'LL DISCUSS PROPOSED CHANGES THAT REFLECT CURRENT INITIATIVES AND IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS IN THESE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.

THE ROADWAY SYSTEM POLICY AIMS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SAFE AND EFFICIENT ROADWAY NETWORK THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF PLANO.

PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE HAS BEEN MADE ON THIS POLICY THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF THE STREET DESIGN STANDARDS AND THE DOWNTOWN STREETS PLAN, AND THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF VARIOUS INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS.

UPDATES TO THE POLICY BACKGROUND TEXT ARE PROPOSED TO CLARIFY USERS OF THE ROADWAY NETWORK AND TO REFLECT CURRENT PROJECTS THAT ARE USED TO.

USED BY THE CITY TO MONITOR IMPROVE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.

SPECIFICALLY FOR ACTIONS, RS4 IS UPDATED TO REFLECT THE STREET DESIGN STANDARDS THAT WERE ADOPTED IN 2023, AND RS5 WAS EDITED TO CLARIFY THAT PROJECT SPECIFIC CRITERIA, IS BASED ON BEST PRACTICES AND SHOULD BE USED TO EVALUATE THE PILOT TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS. SO THIS SUMMARY TABLE AND THIS MULTIPLE SUMMARY TABLES THAT WERE FOUND IN YOUR STAFF REPORT.

SO AFTER EACH POLICY AREA, THERE'S A SUMMARY TABLE THAT NOTES PROPOSED CHANGES AND WHETHER THERE'S NOT A CHANGE ON THE BACKGROUND POLICY.

THE POLICY STATEMENT OR THE CORRESPONDING ACTIONS.

AS I MENTIONED AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF MY PRESENTATION.

STAFF COORDINATES DIRECTLY WITH MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS ON THE MAINTENANCE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ACTIONS AND POLICIES AND AS I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION, CHAD OSTRANDER, SENIOR TRAFFIC ENGINEER WILL PRESENT ON THE WORK THAT THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IS DOING, AND SPECIFICALLY HOW THEIR WORK IS SUPPORTING THE ROADWAY SYSTEM POLICY AND THE TRANSPORTATION COMPONENT OF ALL.

SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO CHAD OSTRANDER THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.

HELLO, I AM EXCITED TO PRESENT TO YOU ALL AN UPDATE ON WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IN THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IN REGARDS TO TRANSPORTATION AND HOW THAT RELATES BACK TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

ONE OF THE PILLARS OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS SAFETY, AND THAT IS REFLECTED IN OUR GOALS OF OUR DEPARTMENT.

SO OUR FOUR GOALS ARE SAFETY, TRAFFIC FLOW, IMPROVED WORK EFFICIENCIES AND THEN BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF THE CITY'S TAXPAYERS.

SO THIS SAFETY IS ALWAYS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY, AND THEN WE LOOK AT THE NEXT STEP OF BEING TRAFFIC FLOW AND THEN EFFICIENCIES, AND SO WHEN WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS, WE ALWAYS THINK HOW DOES IT IMPROVE SAFETY.

HOW DOES IT IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW, AND IF SOMETHING CLASHES WE ALWAYS GO BACK TO SAFETY.

SO WITH THAT IN MIND WE DO AN ANNUAL CRASH ANALYSIS EVERY YEAR STUDYING EVERY CRASH THAT HAPPENS IN THE CITY, AND WE LOOK AT CRASH SEVERITY. WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH, WHAT TYPE OF INTERSECTION WAS IT? WHAT FACTORS WERE INVOLVED, WHETHER IT WAS A BICYCLE OR PEDESTRIAN OR JUST A VEHICLE CRASH? AND ALL OF THAT IS STUDIED AND, AND WE LOOK TO SEE WHAT MAJOR CHANGES CAN BE MADE TO EITHER THE NETWORK OR THE SYSTEM TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF WHY THOSE CRASHES ARE HAPPENING.

HOW CAN WE MITIGATE THOSE CRASHES? AND THAT INFORMS ALL OF OUR PLANS GOING FORWARD, AND SO ALL OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'VE MADE ARE INFORMED BY THIS CRASH STUDY EVERY YEAR. SO OUR CIP GROUP IS FUNDED TO DO INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

SO THIS THIS MAP SHOWS WHAT'S BEEN DONE AND WHAT STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE.

OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE EVERY MAJOR, MAJOR INTERSECTION SO MAJOR ARTERIAL WITH A MAJOR ARTERIAL BEING TWO LEFTS, THREE THRUS AND A RIGHT. WHAT THIS DOES IS IT MAXIMIZES THE STORAGE FOR LEFT TURNING VEHICLES.

IT MINIMIZES WHAT WE CALL STARVING THE THROUGH LANE WHERE THE LEFT TURNS POCKET SPILLS OUT INTO THE THROUGH LANE, AND THAT MINIMIZES CRASHES, REAR END CRASHES AND DRASTICALLY IMPROVES THE SAFETY OF EVERY INTERSECTION.

WE'VE SEEN CRASHES GO DOWN WHERE WE HAVE THAT IMPLEMENTED, AND ONCE IT'S IMPLEMENTED, IT ALLOWS US A LOT MORE FLEXIBILITY WITH SIGNAL TIMING.

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WE HAVE 24 UNDER DESIGN AND WE HAVE NINE UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.

SO THAT LEAVES ABOUT 68 STILL TO GO, AND WE'RE SLOWLY WORKING THROUGH THOSE WITH OUR CIP GROUP.

ON TOP OF THOSE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS, WE'RE ALSO BUILDING NEW SIGNALS WHERE THEY'RE NEEDED. WHERE THERE ARE HEAVY CRASHES.

AT UNSIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS, WE ALWAYS LOOK AT WOULD A SIGNAL IMPROVE THINGS, AND SO WITH THAT, WE BUILT NINE SIGNALS IN THE PAST YEAR OR, AND THREE OF THOSE ARE STILL IN CONSTRUCTION AND ARE ABOUT TO BE TURNED ON IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, BUT THE OTHERS ARE ALL BRAND NEW. THEY'RE RECENTLY TURNED ON, AND WE'VE GOTTEN GOOD RESULTS OUT OF THEM.

ONE OF THOSE MAJOR ONES IS UP THERE ON THE NORTH END OF TOWN AT TOWN SQUARE IN PRESTON.

THAT WAS THE HIGHEST CRASH LOCATION FOR UNSIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS, AND SINCE THEN, IT HAS DRASTICALLY DROPPED.

SO WE WILL BE LOOKING AT THAT NEXT YEAR. ONCE IT'S BEEN ACTIVE FOR A WHOLE YEAR, WE CAN WE CAN REALLY SEE A BEFORE AND AFTER STUDY OF HOW THAT IMPROVES THINGS.

FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS OF EXISTING INTERSECTIONS.

WE HAVE A BIG $5.2 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT THAT WE ARE USING TO IMPROVE ALL OF THE DIAMOND INTERSECTIONS.

SO EVERYWHERE WHERE THERE'S A FRONTAGE ROAD TYPE SITUATION, WE HAVE 31 IN THE CITY WITH TWO INTERIOR, AND THEN THE REST ARE ALL ON OUR HIGHWAYS. WITH THIS, WHEN THE CITY WAS BUILT OUT, ALL OF THESE DIAMONDS WERE BUILT TO DIFFERENT FEDERAL OR STATE STANDARDS. OVER THE YEARS, AND SO THERE'S NO CLEAR DESIGN THAT IS APPLIED TO EACH ONE, AND SO EACH ONE IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. SO WE'RE GOING TO COME THROUGH AND WE'RE GOING TO STANDARDIZE ALL THE PAVEMENT MARKINGS, SIGNS AND SIGNALS.

WE'RE GOING TO IMPLEMENT WRONG-WAY DRIVING MEASURES, AND WE'RE GOING TO ADD A LOT OF PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AND PEDESTRIAN ELEMENTS. SO THAT WILL BE COMING TO CONSTRUCTION SOMETIME NEXT YEAR.

ONE OF THE OTHER PILLARS OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMP PLAN IS INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. SO THE REST OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS THAT I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT ARE ALL THESE ITS PROJECTS.

WE CALL THEM OUR TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS. THE PLANO IS CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH THE LARGEST TRAFFIC SYSTEM OVERHAUL THAT WE KNOW OF, AT LEAST IN THE STATE, POSSIBLY IN THE COUNTRY.

WE'RE OVERHAULING EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF TRAFFIC TECHNOLOGY IN THE CITY. WE HAVE CURRENTLY FINISHED ALL OUR SCHOOL ZONE FLASHER SYSTEM ALLOWING PREVIOUSLY PUBLIC WORKS HAD TO GO OUT TWICE A YEAR AND MANUALLY UPDATE EVERY SINGLE FLASHER WITH WITH THE NEW SCHOOL ZONES.

NOW WE CAN REMOTELY DO THAT. WE HAVE UPGRADED TO A NEW VEHICLE EMERGENCY VEHICLE PREEMPTION SYSTEM.

THAT HAS ALLOWED US TO LOCK DOWN THAT SYSTEM AND PREVENT LANDSCAPERS WHO BOUGHT EMERGENCY VEHICLE PREEMPTION UNIT OFF OF AMAZON TO GET FREE ACCESS ACROSS THE CITY, AND THAT HAS DRASTICALLY IMPROVED TRAFFIC FLOW BECAUSE EVERY TIME A VEHICLE IS TRIGGERED THAT MESSES WITH SIGNAL TIMING. WE HAVE WE HAVE FULLY OPERATIONAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER UP IN THE ENGINEERING SUITE, WHICH YOU ALL ARE ALL WELCOME TO COME VISIT ANYTIME YOU WOULD LIKE. WE LOVE SHOWING THAT OFF, AND WE ARE CURRENTLY ROLLING OUT NEW CABINETS AND CONTROLLERS.

SO THIS MAP THAT YOU SEE BEFORE US IS ALL OF THE NEW CONTROLLERS THAT WE'VE ROLLED OUT. WE'RE CURRENTLY AT 70% ROLLOUT WITH ANTICIPATION TO HAVE THOSE DONE FULLY COMPLETE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. THE NEW CABINETS AND CONTROLLERS GIVE US A LOT MORE FLEXIBILITY WITH EQUIPMENT AND SIGNAL TIMING.

IT GOES FROM 16 INPUTS MAX TO NOW, 32 INPUT MAX.

LIKE I SAID, FLEXIBILITY IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT JUST LETS US DO MORE WITH SIGNAL TIMING.

THE NEW CABINETS YOU CAN SEE HERE GIVES US A LOT MORE FLEXIBILITY TECHNOLOGY WISE FOR ANYTHING THAT GROWS IN THE FUTURE.

SO THIS IS WE'RE TAKING FROM EARLY 2000 TECHNOLOGY TO A MODERN TECHNOLOGY WITH SPACE TO GROW.

IF ANYTHING COMES WITH DRIVERLESS VEHICLES WHERE WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM, WE'LL BE ABLE TO PUT THAT INTO THESE NEW, NEW CABINETS.

THE. MOVING ON. THE LAST THING THAT WE'RE DOING IS VISIBILITY ACROSS THE CITY.

WE ARE UPGRADING ALL OF OUR VEHICLE DETECTION AND CCTV CAMERA FOOTAGE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

CURRENTLY, WE HAVE 40 CAMERAS IN THE FIELD FOR CCTV OR PAN, TILT, ZOOM, AND ABOUT HALF OF OUR CAMERAS OR HALF OF OUR VEHICLE DETECTION HAS CAMERAS BACK TO THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER WHERE WE CAN HAVE ALL FOUR APPROACHES VISIBLE TO US.

ONCE WE'RE DONE WITH THIS ROLLOUT PROJECT, EVERY SIGNAL IN THE CITY WILL HAVE ALL APPROACHES VISIBLE TO US,

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THEY'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THEY WON'T HAVE MOVING ACCESS, BUT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO SEE SO ANYTIME THERE'S AN INCIDENT, THEY'LL HAVE VISIBILITY ON IT AS WELL WITHOUT HAVING TO SEND AN OFFICER OUT TO, TO VIEW IT.

ONCE WE HAVE ALL OF THIS NEW DETECTION, WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO A LOT MORE DATA ANALYSIS AND REALLY TUNE OUR SIGNAL TIMING TO WHATEVER IS CURRENTLY OUT THERE IN THE EXISTING CONFIGURATIONS, AND LIKE I SAID, IT'S ALL ABOUT FLEXIBILITY.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO A LOT MORE IN THE FUTURE, AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S TO COME. SO THANK YOU. I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO JASON. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU CHAD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHAD.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE FROM CHAD'S QUICK PRESENTATION THAT THE WORK THAT THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SPECIFICALLY IS SUPPORTING THE ROADWAY SYSTEM POLICY, AND SO THEY'VE BEEN A WONDERFUL PARTNER AS WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO IMPLEMENT AND MOVE FORWARD ACTIONS OF.

LET ME STOP YOU JUST REAL QUICK. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE COMMISSION MIGHT HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

COMMISSIONER BROUNOFF. YEAH. WHAT'S A DIAMOND INTERSECTION? A DIAMOND, WE CALL IT DIAMONDS. BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT FOR EXAMPLE, ON 75 YOU HAVE THE MAIN LANES AND THEY HAVE OFF RAMPS AND ON RAMPS, AND THEY'RE TRADITIONALLY SHAPED LIKE A DIAMOND.

SO YOU HAVE AN OFF RAMP AND THEN AN INTERSECTION AND THEN AN ON RAMP, AND SO WITH THE RAMPS THEY MAKE A DIAMOND.

SO WHERE THE FRONTAGE ROADS MEET, THE CROSS STREET WHERE THERE'S TWO INTERSECTIONS THAT ARE CLOSELY INTERLOCKED OR INTER INTERACTING, WE CALL THAT A DIAMOND. JUST BECAUSE OF THE RAMPS.

OKAY. SO THOSE THOSE HAVE GENERALLY A LOT MORE TRAFFIC GOING THROUGH THEM, AND THEY HAVE A UNIQUE SIGNAL TIMING.

WHERE THERE'S A LOT MORE CHANCES OF SOMEBODY DOING SOMETHING WEIRD, LIKE A DRIVER DOING SOMETHING WEIRD.

THEY SEE THE SIGNAL ON THE FAR SIDE, AND THEY THINK SINCE IT'S GREEN ON THE OTHER SIDE, THEY CAN GO.

THERE'S A LOT MORE SAFETY THAT IS NEEDS TO BE INHERENTLY BUILT INTO THAT TYPE OF INTERSECTION T O P REVENT WRONG-WAY DRIVING TO PREVENT DRIVERS TRYING TO PULL THROUGH WHEN IT'S NOT ACTUALLY GREEN FOR THEM.

THAT TYPE OF THING. IS THE CITY MOVING TOWARD HAVING A DEDICATED EXIT LANE ON THE SERVICE ROAD FOR CARS EXITING OFF THE FREEWAY SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO MERGE WITH SO SERVICE ROAD TRAFFIC.

THE SERVICE ROAD IS ALL CONTROLLED BY TXDOT, AND WHEN OUR CURRENT TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING MANAGER, BRIAN SHEWSKI, CAME ON, ONE OF HIS BIG OBJECTIVES WAS A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF THAT FRONTAGE ROAD SYSTEM.

WITH TXDOT, WHERE WE WOULD HAVE THAT TYPE OF SYSTEM IN PLACE, CONTINUOUS THROUGH LANES FROM NORTH SIDE OF PLANO TO SOUTH SIDE OF PLANO AND WE'VE MADE BIG PROGRESS WITH THAT. THERE WAS A WHOLE CONSULTANT STUDY THAT WAS DONE WITH TXDOT WHERE THEY'VE SHOWN THAT THOSE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE RECOMMENDED WOULD BE OF HUGE BENEFIT. CURRENTLY TXDOT IS FOCUSING FUNDING ON STUFF GOING ON IN THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE COUNTY, BUT IT IS. THEY ARE AWARE THAT IT IS A NEED AND AS SOON AS THEY CAN FIND THE FUNDING, THEY ARE VERY INTERESTED IN MAKING THAT HAPPEN IN THE CITY AND WORKING WITH US.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER BENDER. THANK YOU.

I JUST WANTED TO, NUMBER ONE, COMPLIMENT YOU ON THE WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE CAMERAS AND THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ANALYTICS.

YEARS AGO, I WAS CHAIRMAN OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC TRAFFIC SIGNAL ADVISORY COMMISSION.

I THINK MAYBE I HAVE THAT RIGHT, AND THERE WAS A LOT OF INTERACTION BETWEEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND A LOT OF ANALYTICS, AND WE LOST THAT WHEN WE LOST THE RED LIGHT CAMERAS.

SO THIS IS A GREAT STEP FORWARD. SO THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU.

MAKING THE INVESTMENT. COMMISSIONER BRONSKY. YEAH.

SO ACTUALLY A COMMENT ON WHAT COMMISSIONER BENDER MENTIONED.

I THINK WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS OF THE RED LIGHT CAMERA STUFF, I DON'T I THINK WE FOUND THAT AS A CITY AND AS A COMMUNITY, THAT IT WAS A MUCH BETTER DECISION TO GO AWAY FROM THAT PHOTOGRAPHIC ENFORCEMENT AND SO THAT ACTUALLY DOES LEAD TO MY QUESTION,

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ARE WE GOING TO HAVE POLICE OFFICERS WATCHING THESE CAMERAS 24 HOURS A DAY, OR WHEN YOU SAY ACCESS, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? THEY JUST HAVE VISIBILITY OF THE CAMERAS ON ON THEIR, THEIR SYSTEM.

I DON'T KNOW IF WHAT THEIR MONITORING POLICY IS GOING TO BE.

THAT'S OUTSIDE OF OUR, OUR PURVIEW. THE FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THEY ARE JUST USING IT FOR IF SOMETHING LIKE AN EMERGENCY SITUATION IS HAPPENING, THEY CAN HAVE EYES ON IT.

SO THEIR ACCESS POLICY ISN'T WELL DEFINED. IS THAT WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING? I DO NOT HAVE THE ANSWER TO THAT. I AM SURE THAT IT IS.

IT IS WELL DEFINED. ABOVE. ABOVE ME. OKAY. I JUST HAVE CONCERN THAT WE RUN INTO THE SAME SITUATIONS WE DID WITH THE RED LIGHT CAMERAS, WHERE WE START FINDING WAYS TO HAVE GOVERNMENT BE INVOLVED IN OVERSEEING EVERY MOVEMENT OF EVERY PERSON IN THE COMMUNITY.

I THINK THESE CAMERAS ARE AN EXCELLENT ACCESS POINT TO HELP US WITH MOBILITY AND WITH FLOW AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT I DO HAVE CONCERNS WHEN WE START ENGAGING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN MONITORING US BY CAMERA AT EVERY INTERSECTION ACROSS THE CITY.

SO THERE ARE WHEN THE STATE GOT RID OF THE RED LIGHT RUNNING LAW THAT ALLOWED US TO ENFORCE VIA THAT RED LIGHT RUNNING CAMERA, THE PD IS NO LONGER ALLOWED TO ENFORCE OR TICKET VIA THOSE CAMERAS.

SO NO, MY QUESTION WASN'T NECESSARILY IN WRITING TICKETS, BUT IT WAS MORE OF THE GOVERNMENTAL SUPER STATE OF ALWAYS HAVING EYES ON EVERYWHERE WE'RE GOING. JUST A CONCERN OF MINE THAT WHEN YOU HAPPEN TO BRING IT UP, WHEN YOU SAID ACCESS, I JUST WAS KIND OF LOOKING FOR A LITTLE CLARITY ON WHAT ACCESS LOOKED LIKE.

AGAIN, THIS IS THIS IS MEANT FOR IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY SITUATION HAPPENING, LIKE THERE'S A CRASH THAT HAPPENED OR THERE'S A FIRE THAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR RIGHT OF WAY, THEY CAN HAVE EYES ON THAT SITUATION AND THAT DESCRIPTION.

I AGREE WITH WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE ON A LARGER SCALE WAS WHAT MY QUESTION WAS.

SO THAT'S FINE. MY SECOND QUESTION IS MY OTHER FAVORITE TOPIC ROUNDABOUTS.

SO WE KNOW THAT ROUNDABOUTS PRODUCE A LOT LESS ACCIDENTS THAN DO THESE 90 DEGREE INTERSECTIONS.

HAVE. ARE WE STILL THINKING ABOUT CONSIDERING HAVING ANY CONVERSATION ABOUT.

SO WE'VE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF ROUNDABOUTS. WE HAVE LOOKED AT ROUNDABOUTS AND LOCATIONS.

ROUNDABOUTS, UNLESS INHERENTLY THEY ARE, THEY GET LESS SAFE WHEN YOU GET MORE THAN TWO LANES OF IN A ROUNDABOUT. SO LIKE CITY OF FRISCO HAS THE LEVELS OF TRAFFIC THAT THEY CAN DO TWO LANE ROUNDABOUTS IN A LOT OF THEIR LESSER TRAVELED ARTERIALS. PLANO ON ARTERIALS, WE HAVE EITHER WAY TOO MUCH TRAFFIC. THAT WOULD NOT IT WOULD NEED A THREE OR MORE LANE ROUNDABOUT AND THAT'S GOING TO BE LESS SAFE B ECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF WEAVING THAT HAPPENS WITHIN THAT ROUNDABOUT OR THE SIZE OF THE ROUNDABOUT MORE THAN ANYTHING BECAUSE I WOULD NEED A SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER ROUNDABOUT FOOTPRINT THAN THAN WE COULD ACCOMMODATE, OR EVERYTHING IS BUILT UP JUST RIGHT UP TO THE RIGHT OF WAY LINE, AND WE WOULD HAVE TO BE TALKING ABOUT TAKINGS AT THAT POINT IN ORDER TO FIT A ROUNDABOUT ON A STREET LIKE OHIO OR TENNYSON.

THOSE TYPE OF STREETS WOULD BE SUITABLE FOR ROUNDABOUT BASED ON THE LEVELS OF TRAFFIC THAT ARE ON THERE, BUT EVERYTHING'S BUILT UP RIGHT TO THE INTERSECTION, AND ROUNDABOUTS INHERENTLY NEED LARGER FOOTPRINTS THAN A STANDARD FOUR LEG INTERSECTION, SO WE WOULD LOVE TO GET THEM IN PLACE IF WE COULD.

THERE ARE INTERSECTIONS WHERE WE LOOKED AT PUTTING ROUNDABOUTS, AND WE HAD SOME PUSHBACK FROM FROM THE NEIGHBORING DEVELOPMENTS, AND SO WE JUST HAD TO KILL SOME OF THOSE UNFORTUNATELY.

SO I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR EFFORTS, AND I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS.

SO THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER OLLEY JUST ONE. MIKE ASKED THE OTHER ONE ABOUT TRAFFIC CALMING.

YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT EMERGENCY VEHICLE PREEMPTION SYSTEMS THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE PRIVATE CITIZENS WERE USING.

THEY USED TO BE. OKAY. SO OUR NEW OUR NEW SYSTEM IS LOCKED DOWN, AND WE HAVE FULL CONTROL OVER WHO HAS ACCESS TO THAT, AND SO WE, WE GIVE OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND EMS ALL THEIR TRUCKS HAVE

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WE'VE ALSO GIVEN A COUPLE OF UNITS TO PD SOLELY FOR THE USE OF PARADE ROUTES, WHERE THEY WERE PREVIOUSLY HAVING TO HAVE OFFICERS ON SITE TO MANUALLY CONTROL THOSE INTERSECTIONS. NOW THEY CAN HAVE A PD UNIT JUST THAT'S JUST FOR PARADES THAT HAS THAT ACCESS.

WE'VE ALSO GIVEN SOME ACCESS TO NEIGHBORING CITIES WHERE THEY HAVE TO COME THROUGH OUR CITY TO GET TO ONE OF OUR MANY HOSPITALS.

SO WE WERE ABLE TO COORDINATE WITH ADJACENT CITIES TO GIVE THEIR EMERGENCY UNITS THE SAME TYPE OF ACCESS THAT OUR UNITS HAVE, AND WE CAN TRACK THAT, THAT USAGE. IT'S A CLOSED IT IS A CLOSED SYSTEM.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER BRONSKY. ONE OTHER QUESTION.

HE BROUGHT IT UP. B ROUGHT IT UP THAT WHY DON'T OUR POLICE OFFICERS GET MORE ACCESS TO THIS? ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE TRYING TO GO THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, MAYBE FOLLOWING SOMEBODY OR BEING.

IT SEEMS TO ME THERE WOULD BE A SAFETY BENEFIT TO HAVING OUR POLICE OFFICERS BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE INTERSECTION, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE BEHIND SOMEBODY OR HAVE SOMETHING GOING ON.

SO WHEN PD IS DOING A CHASE LIKE THAT THEY WILL THEY WILL SET UP THEIR THEY WILL HAVE OFFICERS IN FRONT AND THEY WILL THEY WILL GET THAT UNDER CONTROL USING LIGHTS AND SIRENS, AND CONTROL THE TRAFFIC.

WE ONLY WANT EMERGENCY VEHICLES USING THAT SYSTEM WHEN THEY ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO GET LIKE, THERE IS A SAFETY IMPLICATION AND THEY HAVE TO GET TO A HOSPITAL AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

WE DON'T LET WE'RE TRACKING THAT ACCESS. WE DON'T WANT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT JUST USING IT TO GO TO A RESTAURANT DOWN THE STREET OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

NO, BUT I COULD SEE A SITUATION WHERE WE'VE GOT AN ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENT, AND I DON'T WANT THE POLICE BEING HAVING TO BE PULLED OVER AND WAIT FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHILE THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY TO. IN THAT CASE, THAT'S WHAT LIGHTS AND SIRENS ARE FOR, BUT THEY'RE STILL HAVING TO PAUSE AT THE INTERSECTIONS BEFORE THEY GO THROUGH IT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CLEAR, AND THAT'S WHERE TEXAS LAW SAYS YOU NEED TO PULL OVER FOR IF SOMEONE'S TRYING TO GET THROUGH, THEY'LL GET THROUGH. I JUST I THINK OUR POLICE OFFICERS, I THINK THE CONSIDERATION FOR THEM AS FAR AS TRAFFIC GOING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, THEY'RE TRAVELING. I THINK WE'RE GETTING A LITTLE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE COMP PLAN AT THIS POINT.

SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT. THE PART OF THE COMP PLAN RELATED TO MOBILITY? ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE QUESTIONS FOR US.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S TALK ABOUT BICYCLES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO WE STILL HAVE A FEW MORE TRANSPORTATION RELATED POLICIES TO GO THROUGH, AND TWO MAPS, THE BICYCLE AND OTHER MICROMOBILITY POLICY AIMS TO ENHANCE AND MAINTAIN A MICROMOBILITY SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF PLANO TO PROVIDE RECREATION AND OPTIONS FOR TRAVEL.

PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE TOWARD IMPLEMENTING MANY ELEMENTS OF THIS.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE STREET DESIGN STANDARDS IN DOWNTOWN STREETS PLAN PROVIDE CONTEXT SENSITIVE STREET DESIGN AND MULTIMODAL DESIGN GUIDANCE DURING PUBLIC OUTREACH FOR THE SILVER LINE STATION AREAS PLAN. PLANNING STAFF ENGAGED WITH RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT MICROMOBILITY TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS AND INCLUDED THAT IN THE NEW PLAN WITH CONNECTIONS SPECIFICALLY TO THE NEW DART STATIONS, AND THEN THE COMMUNITY DESIGN PLAN, WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING DRAFTED, WILL PROVIDE DESIGN GUIDELINES THAT ADDRESS THE SAFETY AND CONVENIENCE OF BICYCLING AND OTHER MICROMOBILITY TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS.

SO AGAIN, HERE'S A SUMMARY TABLE THAT IS FOUND IN YOUR STAFF REPORT THAT NOTES ONE POLICY BACKGROUND CHANGE AND THE TWO PROPOSED UPDATES TO BOM ONE AND BOM TWO. THE PUBLIC TRANSIT POLICY AIMS TO PROVIDE A CONVENIENT TRANSIT NETWORK IN THE CITY, AND TO IMPROVE TRAVEL OPTIONS AND DIRECT CONNECTIONS. PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE ON MANY ELEMENTS OF THE PUBLIC TRANSIT POLICY.

THE ENGINEERING AND PLANNING DEPARTMENTS CONTINUALLY WORK WITH DART TO SUPPORT PUBLIC TRANSIT IN PLANO.

THE CITY HAS COORDINATED WITH DART ON RECENT SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS AND THE SILVER LINE COMMUTER RAIL PROJECT THAT'S EXPECTED TO COME ONLINE LATER THIS YEAR OR EARLY NEXT YEAR.

CAN I INTERRUPT YOU ON THAT JUST REAL QUICK, ON PUBLIC TRANSIT? THERE'S LITERALLY A PUBLIC HEARING GOING ON AT THE OTHER END OF THIS BUILDING ABOUT PARATRANSIT AND HAVE YOU ALL COORDINATED WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE ABOUT OR AT LEAST

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I HAD TO MISS TONIGHT'S MEETING, BUT I WILL BE COORDINATING WITH THEM FOR THIS MEETING IN A VIRTUAL IN-PERSON MEETING.

OKAY. JUST VIRTUAL MEETING. YEAH. LET'S FOLLOW UP ON THAT, BECAUSE SOME OF THE CHANGES THEY'RE RECOMMENDING WOULD ACTUALLY REDUCE PARATRANSIT ACCESS IN ADDITION TO MAKING IT MORE EXPENSIVE. SO I'M CONCERNED THAT IF IF SOME OF OUR CHANGES MAY RIPPLE THROUGH SOME OF THEIR PROPOSED CHANGES AND CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON OUR CITIZENS THAT USE PARATRANSIT. IF YOU COULD FOLLOW UP WITH THAT, PLEASE.

YES, I WILL, THANK YOU. SO UPDATES TO THIS POLICY INCLUDED POLICY BACKGROUND CHANGES TO RECOMMEND THAT AND REFLECT BOTH THE CURRENT SCOPE OF DART SERVICES IN PLANO AND THE VARIETY OF POTENTIAL NEW TRANSIT SOLUTIONS THAT MAY BE IN MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR USE IN THE CITY. FOR THE ACTIONS, PT2 IS RECOMMENDED TO BE UPDATED TO CLARIFY HOW RIDERSHIP DATA IS EVALUATED, AND TT4 WAS UPDATED TO EXPAND INNOVATIVE TRANSIT SOLUTIONS AND NOT JUST TO LIMIT TO BUS RAPID TRANSIT.

AGAIN, HERE'S A SUMMARY TABLE THAT'S FOUND IN YOUR STAFF REPORT. THIS POLICY AIMS FOR PLANO TO UTILIZE TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT TO MITIGATE TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY OF THE EXISTING ROADWAY SYSTEM DURING PERIODS OF HIGH TRAVEL DEMAND.

PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE ON THE TRANSPORTATION DEMAND POLICY.

THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HAS PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON TDM DEVELOPMENT IN THE LEGACY BUSINESS DISTRICT TO RELIEVE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN THAT AREA.

THE TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BE A PRIORITY FOR THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.

AS SUCH, THERE ARE NO PROPOSED UPDATES TO EXISTING ACTIONS, THE POLICY BACKGROUND, OR THE POLICY STATEMENT.

THE PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT POLICY AIMS FOR PLANO TO PURSUE A SAFE AND WELL-CONNECTED PEDESTRIAN SYSTEM THAT ENHANCES WALKABILITY, IMPROVES NAVIGATION, AND PROVIDES CONNECTIONS TO NEARBY DESTINATIONS FOR PEDESTRIANS.

AS THIS POLICY HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED. LAST YEAR, PUBLIC WORKS REPLACED OVER 890,000FT² OF SIDEWALK AND BARRIER FREE RAMPS THAT ELIMINATED APPROXIMATELY 8800 TRIP HAZARDS IN THE PROCESS.

THE POLICE AND COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH DEPARTMENTS ALSO CONTINUE TO CONDUCT COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGNS THAT ARE GEARED TOWARD PEDESTRIAN AND SCHOOL CROSSING SAFETY, AND THEY UTILIZE A BROAD MIX OF TRADITIONAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO DO THIS, AND THEN AGAIN, THE STREET DESIGN STANDARDS, THEY INCLUDE GUIDANCE ON INTERSECTION SAFETY AND TRAFFIC CALMING STRATEGIES.

BUILDING ON THESE STRATEGIES, THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IS ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF CHOOSING A CONSULTANT TO ASSIST WITH THE TRAFFIC CALMING IMPLEMENTATION, AND AS WE UNDERSTAND IT, THAT CONTRACT APPROVAL IS FORTHCOMING.

MINOR UPDATES WERE MADE TO THE PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT POLICY BACKGROUND TO IMPROVE CLARITY AND ADDITIONALLY FOR THE ACTION PE6 , IT WAS UPDATED TO CLARIFY THE CITY'S ROLE IN UPDATING SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL MAPS AND PE7 WAS EDITED TO REFLECT A BROADER RANGE OF COMMUNICATION OPTIONS THAT CAN BE USED TO SHARE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND OTHER COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGNS AND HERE'S A SUMMARY TABLE THAT'S FOUND IN YOUR STAFF REPORT. SO IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THESE POLICIES AND THE RELATED BACKGROUND POLICY TEXT AND ACTION TEXT, WE'VE ALSO UPDATED AND MADE CHANGES TO THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN MAP UPDATED FOR ACCURACY AND TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY WITH CURRENT AND PLANNED CONDITIONS. A SUMMARY OF THE MAP AND THE CHANGES, OR IS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET AS ATTACHMENT B AT A HIGH LEVEL.

THE CHANGES INCLUDE AND I'LL GO TO THE MAP. THIS MIGHT MAKE IT A LITTLE EASIER.

SO ADDITIONAL LABELS AND SYMBOLOGY CHANGES TO IMPROVE CLARITY AND READABILITY.

CORRECTIONS TO LAND USE CONTEXT DESIGNATIONS ON VARIOUS THOROUGHFARES.

CORRECTIONS TO ASSIGNED FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATIONS ON VARIOUS THOROUGHFARES.

THE ADDITION OF COMPLETED ROADWAYS THAT HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED TO THOROUGHFARE DESIGN STANDARDS, AND FINALLY, THE REMOVAL OF EXISTING ROADWAYS THAT ARE REGULATED BY SPECIFIC PLANNED DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

AGAIN, THIS IS ATTACHMENT BE IN YOUR PACKET. FOR THE BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN MAP, THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT MANAGES THIS MAP THROUGH THE PARKS MASTER PLAN, AND HAS RECOMMENDED THESE MAP CHANGES FOR IMPLEMENTATION ACCURACY.

I'LL GO TO THE MAP. A SUMMARY OF THE CHANGES WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN ATTACHMENT C INCLUDE.

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CLARIFIED LOCATION OF SHARED USE PATHS ALONG ROADWAYS TO BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE STREET DESIGN STANDARDS.

UPDATED THE LEGEND TO ACCURATELY REFLECT CURRENT AND PLANNED FACILITY TYPES AND REMOVED AN INACTIVE DART SHARED USE PATH STUDY.

STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PROVIDE DIRECTION REGARDING PROPOSED UPDATES TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMPONENT OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT PILLAR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ONGOING 2025 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAINTENANCE REVIEW.

HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONERS.

THIS IS NOT AN ACTION ITEM, BUT OUR JOB IS TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK.

SO WE'VE GIVEN A LITTLE OF THAT TONIGHT. IS THERE ANY OTHER TOPICS WE'D LIKE TO DISCUSS WITH THE STAFF? NOBODY. COMMISSIONER OLLEY JUST A COUPLE MORE CLARIFICATIONS.

SO BOMB TWO TALKS ABOUT INCORPORATING BICYCLE USAGE AND CRASH DATA TO DEVELOP SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS.

THAT DATA IS ONLY SELF-REPORTED. I CAN'T THINK OF ANY OTHER WAY.

YOU GET BICYCLE CRASH DATA. WHAT'S THE MECHANISM TO COLLECT THAT DATA? I GUESS IS THE QUESTION. ACTUALLY, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FOR THAT DATA.

SO CHAD CAN ACTUALLY ANSWER. SO THE DATA WE USE FOR CRASHES IS ALL STEMMING FROM POLICE REPORTS.

SO THE ONLY TIME WE GET A REPORTED CRASH IS IF PD COMES OUT AND RESPONDS TO THE ACCIDENT, WHICH IS TYPICALLY INVOLVED WHERE THE BIKE GETS HIT BY A VEHICLE. SO TYING THAT TO, I THINK IT WAS PT TWO AND PT FOUR.

SO WE GET THE DATA, AND WE USE THAT TO DEVELOP SOLUTIONS TO REMEDIATE CRASHES IF WE SEE THERE'S A PROBLEM IN A CERTAIN INTERSECTION.

THOSE SOLUTIONS, HOW DO THEY COME TO LIFE? DO YOU HAVE TO BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION TO EVALUATE, LIKE, I GUESS BUDGET ASKS, TO IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS? OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T RISE TO THAT LEVEL? NO, THIS IS MORE OF AN ENGINEERING SOLUTION WHERE WE COME UP WITH PLANS, WHERE WHERE WE SEE AN ISSUE WE, WE DEVELOP A PLAN AND WE GO THROUGH THE ENGINEERING REVIEW AND BRING IT TO DIRECTOR LEVEL IN THE ENGINEERING DIRECTOR AND SAY, HEY, WE WANT TO MAKE THIS AND WE WORK TOWARDS GETTING THE FUNDING FOR THAT AND MAKING THAT CHANGE. OKAY. THE OTHER ONE IS JUST MORE OF A COMMENT.

I LIKE THE WAY YOU SET UP THAT SAFETY IS THE PRIORITIZING FRAMEWORK.

WE'RE LOOKING AT EVERYTHING EVEN ABOVE FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS.

CAN YOU SAY MORE FOR THE AUDIENCE WHO IS LISTENING? CAN YOU SPEAK TO. I THINK WE HAVE IT IN PE7 ABOUT COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGNS, ABOUT SAFETY AWARENESS.

CAN YOU GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON HOW WE'RE ACTIVELY IMPLEMENTING THAT SO THAT THE CITIZENRY ACTUALLY KNOWS THAT THIS IS OUR PRIORITY? IT'S NOT JUST A BUDGET CONSIDERATION AND WHAT HAVE YOU.

WE'RE NOT TWEAKING THINGS JUST TO TWEAK THINGS.

WE'RE ACTUALLY TRYING TO MAKE PLANO. SO SO THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS CHANGED IN THAT ACTION, SPECIFICALLY, KIND OF BROAD BASED OFF OF FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, BROADENED THE TYPE OF COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES THAT THEY DO FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

SO IT COULD BE MORE SOCIAL MEDIA. IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE BROAD.

SO THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS BY COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES.

SO THINGS SUCH AS SOCIAL MEDIA OR BASICALLY CAMPAIGNS TO HELP GET AWARENESS AND ENCOURAGE SAFETY AND PEOPLE TO PAY ATTENTION. CROSSING ROADS. THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU CAN DO THAT IN THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT. POLICE DEPARTMENT ENCOURAGE US TO BROADEN THAT DEFINITION TO COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES. FOR EXAMPLE, WE'VE HAD SEVERAL STOLEN ON THE STREETS THAT HAVE FOCUSED ON ROADWAY SAFETY, BICYCLE SAFETY, PEDESTRIAN SAFETY THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

GOTCHA. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BROUNOFF. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHAIRMAN.

I WANT TO THANK AND CONGRATULATE YOU ON THE WORK YOU'VE BEEN DOING ON THIS IMPORTANT SUBJECT.

I WOULD URGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO KEEP PLANO AT THE FOREFRONT AND AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND TECHNOLOGY AS IT RELATES TO OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. I GUESS WHAT, USING TRANSPORTATION TERMINOLOGY HERE,

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THANK YOU. YOU WORKED ON THAT A WHILE, DIDN'T YOU? I HAVE JUST ONE COMMENT. I KNOW YOU'RE DOING THIS, BUT IT'S MORE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE INVOLVED IN IT. THE SILVER LINE STATION PLAN HAD HAD SOME FAIRLY SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT POTENTIAL FUTURE DART ROUTES, AND YOU KNOW, THAT FINAL MILE COMPONENT, AND I KNOW YOU ALL ARE LOOKING AT THAT, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP THAT IN THE FOREFRONT, THAT WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THAT, THAT I KNOW ARE GOING TO BE INTERESTED TO SEE HOW IT GETS INCORPORATED. SO ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER INPUT FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT.

[4. (JR) Discussion and Action – Call for Public Hearing: Update to the Research/Technology Center Zoning District – Request to call a public hearing to consider amendments to the Zoning Ordinance to correct an administrative error regarding parking in the Research/Technology Center zoning district. Project #CPH2025-007. Applicant: City of Plano (Legislative Consideration)]

DISCUSSION AND ACTION. CALL FOR PUBLIC HEARING.

AN UPDATE TO THE RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY CENTER ZONING DISTRICT.

REQUEST TO CALL A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO CORRECT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR REGARDING PARKING IN THE RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY CENTER ZONING DISTRICT. THE APPLICANT IS THE CITY OF PLANO.

THIS ITEM IS FOR LEGISLATIVE CONSIDERATION. GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

SO THE TX DISTRICT WAS AMENDED IN 2011 TO CHANGE SOME OF THE STIPULATIONS IN THERE, AS WELL AS DELETE SOME SECTIONS. IN 2015, THE ENTIRE ZONING ORDINANCE WAS REFORMATTED AND RE-ADOPTED.

WHEN IT WAS RE-ADOPTED IN 2015, ONE OF THOSE DELETED SECTIONS WAS REINSERTED INTO THE TX DISTRICT.

SO WE ARE ASKING THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO CALL A PUBLIC HEARING SO THAT SECTION CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE TX DISTRICT AS ORIGINALLY INTENDED IN 2011.

ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD. ALL RIGHT. SO OUR MISSION TONIGHT IS TO CALL A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO ANYBODY COMMISSIONER BROUNOFF MOVE WE CALL THE PUBLIC HEARING IS REQUESTED BY STAFF COMMISSIONER LINGENFELTER.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. ANY OTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMISSION TONIGHT? NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE WILL STAND ADJOURNED AT 7:03 P.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.