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I NOW DECLARE THAT THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL. IS MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE RECORDING
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IS RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.WE'LL BEGIN TONIGHT'S REGULAR MEETING WITH THE INVOCATION LED BY REVEREND KRISTEN STEED WITH CHRIST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND TEXAS PLEDGE, LED BY THE BOY SCOUT TROOP 1813 CHARTER ORGANIZATION, EAST PLANO ISLAMIC CENTER.
WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE RISE? GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE.
WE GIVE THANKS FOR THIS CITY OF PLANO, ITS NEIGHBORHOODS, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, PARKS, AND THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THIS COMMUNITY A PLACE OF LIFE AND HOPE. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE GIFTS OF DIVERSITY, INNOVATION AND SERVICE THAT ENRICH US AND BIND US TOGETHER.
WE ALSO GIVE THANKS TONIGHT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ENTRUSTED WITH LEADERSHIP FOR OUR MAYOR, FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND FOR THOSE WHO SERVE IN STAFF AND CIVIC ROLES.
MAY WE ALL LISTEN WELL, SPEAK KINDLY, AND ACT JUSTLY FOR THE COMMON GOOD.
BLESS THIS GATHERING WITH THE SPIRIT OF COOPERATION AND RESPECT.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE TEXAS. IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
IS IT THE WRONG ONE? NO, IN THE BEGINNING I SAID THE TEXAS PLEDGE.
ALL RIGHT. YEAH. HAVE YOU GUYS HERE? ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE A. LOOK. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD TO SEE.
EVERYBODY GET ONE. GET ONE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WHICH ONE OF YOU GUYS LED THE PLEDGE? RIGHT HERE. IF YOU BECOME MAYOR, YOUR COUNCIL MEETINGS WOULD LAST ABOUT 30S.
APPRECIATE IT. LET'S ALL. LET'S ALL TAKE A PICTURE.
EVERYBODY COME IN FRONT. GUYS! COME HERE. ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY, YOU GET RIGHT UP HERE BECAUSE I WANT TO SEE EVERYBODY'S FACES, OKAY? ALL RIGHT. I KNOW, I SEE SOME TALL GUYS.
GET BACK HERE. COME ON AROUND.
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YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SCREW DOWN IN THE MIDDLE. THERE WE GO.ALL RIGHT, THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. YEAH.
THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. GOOD TO SEE YOU.
OKAY. REAL QUICK. FALLING DOWN ON THE JOB.
OH, Y'ALL LOOK GREAT. THANK YOU. SO NICE TO MEET YOU.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? THERE WE GO. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PROCLAMATIONS.
[Proclamation: September 18-21, 2025 is the H-E-B | Central Market Plano Balloon Festival. Presented]
ONE THAT I THINK WE ALL IN NORTH TEXAS, ESPECIALLY THE CITY OF PLANO, ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO.SO I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, JOE VALLE, EVENT DIRECTOR JESSICA JACKSON, AND THE 13 BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE ARE, THOSE THAT ARE HERE TO COME UP FRONT BEFORE I READ THE PROCLAMATION, BECAUSE IN TWO WEEKS, THE H-E-B CENTRAL MARKET PLANO BALLOON FESTIVAL WILL BE RIGHT HERE IN PLANO, AND WE'RE SO THRILLED TO HAVE IT AGAIN. AND WE EXPECT IT TO BE HUGE CROWDS BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY IT IS EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU PUT IN.
JOE AND JESSICA AND THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR WHAT YOU DO EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
IT'S MONUMENTAL WORK THAT YOU GUYS PUT IN TO MAKE THIS SUCH A SPECIAL EVENT.
THE BIGGEST EVENT THAT WE HAVE HERE IN PLANO.
SO THE BALLOON FESTIVAL DAYS. WHEREAS IN 1979, JIM AND HAVERLY MARSHALL MOVED TO PLANO AND SET UP A BALLOON ACADEMY OF TEXAS. A LOVE FOR HOT AIR BALLOONS INSPIRED HIM TO OFFER BALLOON RIDES TO THOSE ATTENDING THE CITY'S 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION, AND THIS SIMPLE ACT LED TO THE LAUNCH OF AN ANNUAL PLANO BALLOON FESTIVAL.
AND WHEREAS HOSTING THIS SUCCESSFUL ANNUAL EVENT IS A HUGE UNDERTAKING THAT ENGAGES OUR CITY, OUR BUSINESSES, NON-PROFITS, FAITH-BASED GROUPS, AND COUNTLESS OTHERS COMPRISE THE FEET ON THE GROUND TO WORK THE FESTIVAL WHILE OUR HOTELS, RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL RETAILERS GREET AND EXTEND EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO ALL EXPLORE BEYOND THE FESTIVAL TO ENJOY THE MANY AMENITIES THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE HAS TO OFFER.
WHEREAS THIS YEAR'S KICKOFF EVENT STARTS ON THURSDAY EVENING WITH A SPECIAL OUTDOOR CONCERT PERFORMANCE BY PLANO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S BIG BAND CONCERT. WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL ALL BE THERE. SO NOW THEREFORE, I, JOHN MUNS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PLANO, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2025 THROUGH SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2025. AS H-E-B CENTRAL MARKET PLANO BALLOON FESTIVAL DAYS IN PLANO AND I DO THEREBY ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN ME AND THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL IN INVITING EVERYONE TO COME TO THE BALLOON CAPITAL OF TEXAS FOR THIS WONDERFUL EVENT. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. COME ON. COME ON IN. LET'S TAKE A PICTURE.
COME HERE. JESSICA. COME ON EVERYBODY. COME ON.
BOTH SIDES. I'LL STAND BEHIND THE CAMERA. RIGHT.
OKAY. I'LL STILL SEE YOU. SURE. OKAY. CAN YOU SEE EVERYBODY? YES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
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THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. WE'LL SEE YOU SOON.YEAH. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
WE HAVE ONE OTHER PROCLAMATION. IT'S OUR NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY.
[Proclamation: National Public Lands Day is September 27, 2025, and is dedicated to restoring and celebrating parks, trails, and green spaces across the country. Presented]
SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2025. SO WHEREAS NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY, CELEBRATED SINCE 1994, IS THE NATION'S LARGEST SINGLE DAY VOLUNTEER EVENT FOR PUBLIC LANDS DEDICATED TO RESTORING AND CELEBRATING PARKS, TRAILS AND GREEN SPACES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WHEREAS THE CITY OF PLANO PROUDLY MAINTAINS MORE THAN 4000 ACRES OF PARKLAND AND OPEN SPACES, INCLUDING OVER 100 MILES OF TRAILS THAT PROVIDE RECREATIONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND WELLNESS BENEFITS TO OUR COMMUNITY.AND WHEREAS THE PLANO PARKS FOUNDATION, A 501 C3 PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN THE PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION OF PARKLAND AND OPEN SPACES THROUGHOUT PLANO.
AND WHEREAS NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC LANDS AND HONOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE PLANO PARKS FOUNDATION THAT SUPPORT THEIR CARE AND GROWTH.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN MUNS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PLANO, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY IN PLANO. I DO THEREBY ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN ME AND THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL AS WE EXTEND SINCERE APPRECIATION TO THE PLANO PARKS FOUNDATION FOR ITS LEADERSHIP, UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE FUTURE OF OUR PUBLIC PARKS AND OPEN SPACES IN THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE.
THANK YOU AND ENJOY ALL OF OUR PARKS.
[APPLAUSE] OKAY, LET'S MOVE TO COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST.
[COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST]
COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST. THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS TO ALLOW UP TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER, WITH 30 TOTAL MINUTES ON ITEMS OF INTEREST OR CONCERN, AND NOT ON ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE CURRENT AGENDA.THE COUNCIL MAY NOT DISCUSS THESE ITEMS, BUT MAY RESPOND WITH FACTUAL OR POLICY INFORMATION.
THE COUNCIL MAY CHOOSE TO PLACE THE ITEM ON A FUTURE AGENDA.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS JENNIFER GROYSMAN. OKAY, LET'S LOWER THIS.
GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU TONIGHT ABOUT THE ANTI-SEMITISM THAT IS GOING ON IN PLANO.
YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD ABOUT THE MULTIPLE INVESTIGATIONS THAT PLANO SCHOOLS ARE UNDER.
HOWEVER, A PERSON ON THIS BODY DECIDED TO COMMENT ON THE MATTER IN A WAY THAT WAS TOTALLY INFURIATING TO ME AND MY FELLOW JEWS. A PERSON ON THIS BODY SAID TO THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS THAT WHAT IS HAPPENING IS POLITICAL.
REALLY POLITICAL? WAS IT POLITICAL WHEN A STUDENT WROTE ON THE BOARD, MRS K, A JEWISH EXPLETIVE THAT I WILL NOT REPEAT ON TELEVISION, BUT I'LL GIVE YOU A HINT.
SOUNDS LIKE KITE, BUT IT'S NOT. OR WAS IT POLITICAL WHEN A BLACK KID CALLED A JEWISH KID A RACIST EXPLETIVE AND THE JEWISH KID SAID SOMETHING OFFENSIVE BACK, BUT ONLY THE JEWISH CHILD GOT IN TROUBLE? NO, OF COURSE IT WASN'T POLITICAL. THESE ARE CHILDREN.
OUR JEWISH CHILDREN HAVE BEEN TERRORIZED AND TRAUMATIZED, AND THE ONLY THING ANYONE FROM THIS BODY SHOULD SAY IS HOW AWFUL IT IS. THESE ALLEGATIONS ARE THEY MUST STOP IF THEY ARE TRUE AND THERE IS NO PLACE FOR
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ANTI-SEMITISM IN PLANO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CRYSTAL CURRY.HELLO. HOW ARE YOU? THANK YOU. MAYOR MUNS. AND I'M ADDRESSING THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I REGISTERED TO SPEAK TODAY, AND I WILL CONTINUE REGISTERING TO SPEAK UNTIL MY SITUATION IS SOLVED.
SO I JUST WANT TO CONTINUE TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT CONGRESS IS AWARE BECAUSE I'VE ESCALATED AND WHAT I'VE BEEN I'VE BEEN ATTENDING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS TO ESCALATE THE ISSUES THAT I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING.
WE'VE HAD A COUPLE EMAILS THAT HAVE GONE GONE BACK AND FORTH.
I'VE ASKED THAT HE ESCALATE THE ISSUE TO THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, MR. ABBOTT, AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLEXITIES TO THE ISSUES SURROUNDING MY REQUEST.
IT HAS FURTHER BEEN PROGRAMED TO EXTRACT DATA FROM MY MIND.
THAT IS ALL VERIFIABLE. I NEED ASSISTANCE TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT ISN'T MERELY MEDICAL.
IT IS VERY COMPLEX. IT IS HIGHLY PUBLIC. AND IT IS BEING ACCESSED TO WHERE THE PUBLIC USES IT, AND IS ABLE TO TRACK MY THOUGHTS IN REAL TIME.
THIS IS NOT A JOKE. I WILL CONTINUE TO ESCALATE THIS ISSUE.
I'M REQUESTING THAT IT BE ESCALATED TO THE GOVERNOR BECAUSE IT IS PUBLIC ALREADY, AND THERE ARE COMPONENTS OF IT THAT I CANNOT CONTROL, AND IT'S IMPACTED MY LIFE IN A WAY THAT I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO COME HERE AND DISPLAY ALL MY MY PERSONAL BUSINESS.
BUT ANYWAY, I WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW UP UNTIL SOMEBODY CALLS ME BACK AND HELPS ME.
SO THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AGAIN.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BILL LISLE. GOOD EVENING.
GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. BILL LISLE, 1724, 15TH PLACE.
THAT WAS DISCUSSED AT THE END OF YOUR PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING. AT THE LAST MEETING.
I DON'T HAVE MULTIPLE EXAMPLES. I ONLY HAVE ONE, SO I'LL GIVE YOU THAT ONE.
I CAN ASSURE YOU, I HAVE NO FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THIS PROJECT.
I DID IT ONE TIME, YEARS AGO. I NO LONGER DO.
I SENT A COUPLE OF HANDOUTS AROUND, AND SO THE FIRST THING YOU SEE IS THE FULL MAP OF PLANO.
YOU'LL SEE AT THE BOTTOM TO THE RIGHT, IT SAYS HERE.
AND THAT'S JUST TO SHOW YOU WHERE WE ARE IN THE CITY. WE'RE AT AVENUE K AND J PLACE ON THE SOUTHERN BORDER, ON THE PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE NEXT SHEET THAT'S GOT THE TWO IMAGES.
IMAGE B AT THE BOTTOM. THAT'S WHERE THE YELLOW DOT IS.
WHERE THE YELLOW DOT IS, IS WHERE THE BLUE LINE INTERSECTS THE SERVICE ROAD RIGHT THERE.
SO IN 2023, ON APRIL 10TH, THERE WAS A ZONING CASE BEFORE THIS BODY.
IT WAS ZONING CASE 2022-018. AND THERE WAS A CONCERN BECAUSE THERE WAS FIVE ACRES OF PROPERTY THAT WERE GETTING ASSEMBLED INTO A PD FOR MULTIFAMILY, BUT THERE WAS ONE PIECE OF PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH BETWEEN THAT PARCEL AND THE SERVICE ROAD, AND THAT WAS GOING TO REMAIN COMMERCIAL. AND THIS OTHER FIVE ACRES WAS GOING TO BECOME MULTIFAMILY.
AND SO THERE WERE CONCERNS FROM THE DAIS, HEY, HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT THESE AREN'T CONTRADICTORY LAND USES? AND SO THE DEVELOPER IN TIME WAS ABLE TO BUY THAT PROPERTY.
NOW THE DEVELOPER SPENT $455,000 IN A PARK FEE WHEN THEY GOT THEIR PERMIT FOR THIS SITE.
AND THAT MONEY WAS SENT TO THE CITY OF PLANO, OBVIOUSLY.
SO ONCE THEY WERE ABLE TO SECURE THAT SITE, THEY CAME BACK TO THE CITY AND WANTED TO LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITY OF INCLUDING THAT PROPERTY IN THEIR PD, AT WHICH TIME THEY WERE TOLD, WELL, YOU'LL HAVE TO GO THROUGH A WHOLE NEW ZONING CASE AND YOU'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BUILDING THE TRAIL THAT WE NEED THERE.
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AT WHICH TIME THEY SAID, WELL, DO YOU ALL WANT TO PARTICIPATE WITH US IN THE LAND COST, THE LANDSCAPING COST AND THE TRAIL COSTS? THIS IS THE FRONT DOOR TO PLANO. THE DEVELOPER TOLD ME IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS NOT TO COME HERE AND SPEAK WITH YOU, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THIS BODY TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS OUT THERE IN THE REAL WORLD.AND SO NOW THE ONLY WAY THE TRAIL GETS BUILT, IF THE CITY GOES AND BUYS AN EASEMENT AND THEN BUILDS THE TRAIL, THE CONSTRUCTION SITE IS ONGOING AND I THINK THERE'S ROOM FOR COOPERATION HERE.
THE $455,000 TODAY WOULD BE $910,000, BASED ON THE NEW PARK FEES.
THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ANGELA NAVARETTE.
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ANGELA NAVARETTE AND I LIVE ON ATLANTA DRIVE DIRECTLY ACROSS OHIO DRIVE FROM THE PROPOSED WATER MAYOR SENIOR LIVING SITE. I ONLY LEARNED ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT RECENTLY.
THE HOMES ON ATLANTA AND BOSTON DRIVES DON'T HAVE AN HOA.
HEAVY ON OUR EDGE OF THE SITE TOWARD OHIO DRIVE, ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT PLANS.
OTHER CONCERNS, ASIDE FROM HEIGHT, INCLUDE LANDSCAPING EDGES, LIGHTING, OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC THAT I HOPE COUNCIL AND THE WATER MIRROR DEVELOPERS PLEASE CONSIDER AN OFF HAND.
OTHER ITEMS OF CONCERN ARE LAYERED EVERGREEN LANDSCAPING TO SCREEN VIEWS, HEADLIGHTS AND ACTIVITY WHILE STILL FEELING LIKE A NEIGHBORHOOD. USE OF LIGHTING WITH A PREFERENCE TOWARD WARM COLORED LIGHTING.
FULLY SHIELDED FIXTURES AIMED AWAY FROM THE HOMES WITH NO BRIGHT WHITE LEDS.
PROPERTY OPERATIONS, INCLUDING LOADING, TRASH AND SERVICE TO BE PERFORMED ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING, ALSO NOT BY OUR HOMES. AND OF COURSE, WALKABILITY, BECAUSE A LOT OF US USE THIS AREA WHERE THE CURRENT ATHLETIC GYM THAT JUST RECENTLY CLOSED. WE USE THIS AREA TO WALK ACROSS TO THE NEIGHBORING SHOPS AND THE RESTAURANTS.
SO IF THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD THERE WHICH I'M NOT COMPLETELY AGAINST, IT WOULD BE NICE IF THEY INCLUDED US IN THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, WITH WALKING PATHS, I GUESS, TO GET TO THE OTHER SIDE THAT WE USE.
AND ALSO TRAFFIC EARLY AND LATE COMMUTE TIMES ARE ALREADY LIKE SO CONGESTED BY ATLANTA AND BOSTON DRIVES, WHICH IS DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THIS PROPERTY. AS CONSIDERATION IT NEEDS TO TO THINK ABOUT THE RESIDENTS AND THE TRAFFIC CONGESTIONS FOR FUTURE USE, REQUIRING ENTRY AND EXIT ON THE WEST SIDE AND NORTH SIDES OF THE BUILDING.
AND LASTLY, HOPEFULLY DURING THESE 30 MONTHS OF CONSTRUCTION, THEY WILL CONSIDER THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE LIVING THERE AND DISRUPT OUR LIVES AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE. THE WATER MIRROR DEVELOPMENT TEAM DID REALLY NOT CONTACT ALL THE RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY IN THE AREAS ON ATLANTA AND BOSTON DIRECTLY.
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO HAVE KNOWN ABOUT IT.
AND YOU KNOW, I JUST I'M COMING TO YOU AS A CONCERNED RESIDENT WITH THE PASSING OF SB 840, CONCERNED ABOUT OTHER HIGH RISE STRUCTURES IN THIS SETTING, A PRECEDENT FOR THOSE BUILDINGS IN THE AREA IN THE FUTURE, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO OTHER SPEAKERS.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE ON TO CONSENT AGENDA. THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION AND CONTAINS ITEMS WHICH ARE ROUTINE AND TYPICALLY NONCONTROVERSIAL.ITEMS MAY BE REMOVED FROM THIS AGENDA FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION BY A COUNCIL MEMBER, THE CITY MANAGER, OR ANY CITIZEN. THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL ESTABLISH TIME LIMITS BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF SPEAKER REQUESTS.
OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MR. MAYOR, I MOVE. WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
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SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.HOLD ON. WE'RE GETTING THERE. YEAH. THERE YOU GO.
OKAY. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 8 TO 0.
[(1)
Consideration of an Ordinance to approve and adopt the Operating Budget and set the appropriations for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025, and terminating September 30, 2026; and providing an effective date. (Public Hearings held on August 11, 2025, August 14, 2025, and August 25, 2025.) Adopted Ordinance 2025-9-5
Effective September 1, 2025, this taxpayer impact statement is required by Government Code § 551.043(c) to be posted on the notice of a meeting at which a governmental body will discuss or adopt a budget for the governmental body.
]INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. APPLICANTS ARE LIMITED TO 15 MINUTES PRESENTATION TIME WITH A FIVE MINUTE REBUTTAL IF NEEDED.
THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAY AMEND THESE TIMES AS DEEMED NECESSARY.
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 CUMULATIVE TIME LIMIT.
SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER. REQUESTS ARE RECEIVED UNTIL THE CUMULATIVE TIME IS EXHAUSTED.
ITEM NUMBER 1. CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE AND ADOPT THE OPERATING BUDGET AND SET THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 AND TERMINATING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
PUBLIC HEARINGS HELD ON AUGUST 11TH, 2025. AUGUST 14TH, 2025 AND AUGUST 25TH, 2025.
THE TOTAL COMBINED BUDGET IS $798 MILLION. IN THE GENERAL FUND IS $422.7 MILLION.
WE HAVE INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET ALL UP TO DATE FUND SUMMARIES.
OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I THINK WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER.
WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER. JENNIFER GROYSMAN. THANK YOU.
MA'AM. WHY IS EVERYBODY SO TALL AROUND HERE? WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AND A VOTE ON THE BUDGET.
SO IT SEEMS WE'RE DOING THIS A LITTLE BACKWARDS THIS YEAR. PROPOSED BUDGET HAS ITEMS IN IT THAT CAN BE REDUCED OR LOWERED TO LOWER THE TAX BURDEN ON THE RESIDENTS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. ITEM ONE CORPORATE WELFARE FUND OR THE ECONOMIC FASCIST FUND, OR WHAT THE CITY LIKES TO CALL THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND.
THE LAST TIME I CHECKED, Y'ALL HAD ABOUT $41 MILLION IN THAT FUND.
YOU WANT TO ADD ANOTHER 8.5 MILLION, YET YOU HAVEN'T SPENT WHAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE.
SO WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD IT NEED MORE MONEY? IT DOESN'T. HOWEVER, IF YOU MUST FOLLOW MUSSOLINI'S ECONOMIC PHILOSOPHY CUT 6 MILLION OUT OF THAT PROPOSED 8.5 AND LOWER THE TAX RATE BY $0.01 TO SAVE RESIDENTS SOME MONEY.
THE NEXT ITEM ON THE LIST IS MONEY FOR DINNERS AND APPAREL.
ACCORDING TO WHAT I READ, YOU WANT TO SPEND $12,000 FOR FOOD AND CLOTHES, $1,000 FOR CLOTHING, RELATIVELY SMALL ITEMS TO YOU PEOPLE ON FIXED INCOME, THAT'S NOT SMALL MONEY.
IT'S ALSO THE PRINCIPLE OF THE MATTER. YOU'RE ASKING FOR THE TAXPAYERS AND A TAX INCREASE TO PAY FOR, THAT COULD GO TO PAY FOR GROCERIES FOR A WEEK FOR A FAMILY.
AND YOU WANT RESIDENTS TO FEED AND CLOTHE YOU.
AND ONE OF YOU ASKING FOR A RAISE IS JUST TONE DEAF.
AND WE REALLY DON'T CARE WHETHER YOU LIKE CREAMY OR CRUNCHY.
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TRY PUTTING A PICTURE OF A JAR AND WRIGHT WHERE THEY CAN FIND WHERE THEY CAN GIVE THEIR PEANUT BUTTER JARS, AND WE DON'T NEED THE VIDEOGRAPHER AND THE EDITOR.YOUR JOB IS SUPPOSED TO BE TO BE GOOD STEWARDS WITH OUR MONEY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR KAREN OR DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR, TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE. RICK, I GOT YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WE SPENT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME REVIEWING THESE BUDGETS.
BEING ONE IS PREPARED MULTI, ACTUALLY MULTI HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR PROJECTS.
WE GET DOWN TO THE NUT ON WHAT IT COSTS TO GET TO RUN A BUSINESS.
MAKE NO MISTAKE, THE CITY OF PLANO IS A BUSINESS.
WE'RE NOT HERE TO MAKE A PROFIT, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE PEOPLE'S MONEY.
AND I SEE THAT ALL THE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE HERE, OUR BIGGEST COST HAPPENS TO BE LABOR.
WE HAVE THE BEST STAFF IN THE STATE, IF NOT IN THE COUNTRY.
OUR SENIOR STAFF, THEY ARE. I WOULD PUT THEM AGAINST ANYBODY IN THE COUNTRY.
AND THAT BEING SAID, THOUGH, OUR SIGNIFICANT COST IS ON OUR LABOR.
THERE ARE INCIDENTALS, INCIDENTALS IN THERE. AND WE ARE MINDFUL OF THAT.
AND WE TRY TO KEEP THOSE UNDER LOCK AND KEY BUT ALSO USE THEM APPROPRIATELY.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'LL MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE BUDGET AS PRESENTED.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER QUINTANILLA. THANK YOU.
MAYOR. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE THE COMMENT THAT I WON'T BE VOTING FOR THE PROPOSED TAX INCREASE.
WITH COST OF LIVING CONTINUING TO RISE, RAISING TAXES TO 2.4406 IS NOT SOMETHING I CAN SUPPORT.
SPECIFICALLY, AFTER RUNNING ON A COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING LOW PROPERTY TAXES.
WHILE I DO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF FUNDING ESSENTIAL CITY SERVICES, I BELIEVE A MORE GRADUAL STAIR STEP APPROACH WILL MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. I MEAN, FOR RESIDENTS. BUT THAT'S JUST MY COMMENT BEFORE I CAST MY VOTE.
OKAY. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. I WILL SECOND THAT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER LAVINE. I WAS JUST GOING TO FOLLOW THAT, SO.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE OF ADOPTING THE OPERATING BUDGET. CAN I REQUEST CLARIFICATION BASED ON COUNCILMAN VIDAL'S I GUESS, STATEMENT? BUT WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE TAX RATE YET.
WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE NEXT YEAR, AM I CORRECT? YES, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE EXPENDITURES. SO UNLESS THAT I DON'T KNOW, FOR SOME REASON Y'ALL DECIDED TO CUT SOMETHING OUT.
YOU APPROVED THIS BUDGET. NO MATTER WHAT THE TAX RATE IS.
THIS IS THE EXPENDITURE SIDE. GOT IT. OKAY. THANK YOU.
YEAH. CORRECT. AND I WAS JUST LAYING THE GROUNDWORK OF HOW I'M GOING TO BE VOTING. I UNDERSTAND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE TO APPROVE AND ADOPT THE OPERATING BUDGET. PLEASE VOTE.
MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0, WITH ONE ABSTENTION. THANK YOU.
[(2)
Consideration of an Ordinance to approve and adopt the Community Investment Program and set the appropriations for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2026; and providing an effective date. (Public Hearings held on August 11, 2025, August 14, 2025, and August 25, 2025.) Adopted Ordinance 2025-9-6
Effective September 1, 2025, this taxpayer impact statement is required by Government Code § 551.043(c) to be posted on the notice of a meeting at which a governmental body will discuss or adopt a budget for the governmental body.
]APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026 AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. PUBLIC HEARINGS HELD ON AUGUST 11TH, 2025.
AUGUST 14TH, 2025 AND AUGUST 25TH, 2025. OKAY.
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GOOD EVENING. THIS IS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, WHAT WE CALL OUR COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM.IT TOTALS 319 MILLION. IT IS PRIMARILY FUNDED THROUGH THE DEBT SIDE OF YOUR TAX RATE.
THE TAX RATE ON THE DEBT SIDE HAS ALREADY BEEN, IT'S DONE IN THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE CALCULATION.
IT'S 11.5 CENTS. AND IT CANNOT BE CHANGED BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO PAY YOUR DEBT FIRST.
OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR KAREN ON THIS? THANK YOU. KAREN. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. MOTION TO APPROVE.
I'LL SECOND THAT. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 2.
PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 8 TO 0.
NEXT ITEM. ITEM NUMBER 3, PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE OF
[(3)
Public Hearing on the proposed tax rate of $0.4406 per $100 of taxable value for Fiscal Year 2025-26. (The first Public Hearing was held on August 25, 2025.) Conducted
Effective September 1, 2025, this taxpayer impact statement is required by Government Code § 551.043(c) to be posted on the notice of a meeting at which a governmental body will discuss or adopt a budget for the governmental body.
]$0.4406 PER $100 OF TAXABLE VALUE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26.
THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON AUGUST 25TH, 2025.
YES, THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING RIGHT NOW. I WAS INSTRUCTED A COUPLE OF WEEKS BACK WHEN WE PUT THE NOTIFICATION IN THE PAPER THAT Y'ALL WANTED THE HIGHEST RATE THAT YOU COULD GO UP TO. YOU CAN GO DOWN, BUT YOU CANNOT GO PAST THAT .4406.
ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR KAREN? ALL RIGHT.
I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER, JENNIFER GROYSMAN.
ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. [INAUDIBLE]. I APPRECIATE YOU NOT WANTING TO RAISE MY TAXES SO HIGH. THE CITY MANAGER'S ORIGINAL PROPOSED BUDGET WAS LOWER THAN THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE.
YET YOU ALL DECIDED TO PROPOSE THE RATE $0.03 HIGHER.
THIS INCREASE IS 248 FOR THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER OR A WEEK'S WORTH OF GROCERIES.
WHAT WILL THE AVERAGE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TAX INCREASE BE? I ASK THIS BECAUSE AFTER 17 YEARS OF LIVING IN PLANO, MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO MOVE HIS BUSINESS TO PLANO THIS PAST MARCH AND HE DID NOT ASK FOR ANY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SO YOU CAN ADD HIM TO THE 20,000 WHO LIVE AND WORK IN PLANO.
HOWEVER, HIS RENT IS NOT CHEAP. HE PAYS 7000 A MONTH TO RENT LESS THAN 2000FT².
SO WHERE IS MY HUSBAND GOING TO GET THAT MONEY AND ALL THE OTHER SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS? SHOULD HE REDUCE THE SALARY OF HIS MEDICAL ASSISTANT OR HIS OFFICE MANAGER? MY HUSBAND WOULD CUT HIS OWN SALARY, WHICH IS MUCH LOWER THAN THE GOING RATE FOR HIS PROFESSION, BUT HE CAN'T PAY THE TAX INCREASE WE WILL BE GETTING ON OUR HOUSE.
PERHAPS YOU WOULD LIKE HIM TO RAISE HIS PRICES.
OH, I HAVEN'T TOLD YOU WHAT MY HUSBAND DOES YET.
MY HUSBAND'S PATIENTS ARE THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER REGAINED THEIR SENSE OF TASTE OR SMELL.
THEY'RE OFTEN CHRONICALLY FATIGUED AND THEY ARE LEFT DEBILITATED.
MY HUSBAND'S PATIENT FLY IN FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
IS MY HUSBAND SUPPOSED TO RAISE THEIR PRICES? IS THAT WHAT ALL SMALL BUSINESSES ARE GOING TO DO? BECAUSE YOU ALL WANT TO GET EVERY PENNY YOU CAN FROM US.
YOU'RE ALSO RAISING THE COST OF BUILDING AND OWNERSHIP, MAKING IT HARDER.
EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING AND DONE IN THE PAST HAS MADE THE COST OF LIVING IN PLANO GO UP.
OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH, MCKINNEY. OUR NEIGHBORS GET PAID MORE AND SPEND LESS.
THE OTHER PEOPLE IN TOWN MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY, WHERE I HAIL FROM, THEY HAVE A STATE INCOME TAX,
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YET THEY'RE MORE AFFORDABLE. ALLEN IS LOWERING ITS TAX RATE TO 41.54, SO PLANO WILL NO LONGER BE THE ONE WITH THE LOWEST RATE. YOU CAN PASS A LOWER RATE TONIGHT.YOU DON'T HAVE TO PASS THE ONE YOU HAVE PROPOSED.
SO IF YOU WANT TO MAKE PLANO THE PLACE FOR MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES AND NOT JUST FOR THE RICH, LOWER THE RATE AND PASS A LOWER RATE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ALL. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MOVING ON TO ITEM 4. OKAY. THIS IS THE DISCUSSION REGARDING THE TAX RATE.
[(4)
Consideration of an Ordinance to approve and adopt the Tax Rate for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025, and terminating September 30, 2026; and providing an effective date. (The first Public Hearing was held on August 25, 2025. The second Public Hearing is being held on September 8, 2025, prior to the adoption of this Ordinance.) Adopted Ordinance 2025-9-7 adopting a rate of $.04376 per $100 of valuation.
Effective September 1, 2025, this taxpayer impact statement is required by Government Code § 551.043(c) to be posted on the notice of a meeting at which a governmental body will discuss or adopt a budget for the governmental body.
]ONCE AGAIN THE DEBT RATES ALREADY SET. IT'S 11.5.
SO ANY DISCUSSION YOU HAVE DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE OPERATING SIDE.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE $0.3256. THAT WOULD BE IF YOU WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE 0.4406 CENTS.
SO NOW IT'S Y'ALL'S DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
MAYOR PRO TEM. MR. MAYOR. I HAD A CHANCE TWO WEEKS AGO.
AND AT THAT TIME, I BELIEVE WHEN WE CAME TO THE COUNCIL MEETING, WE WERE TOLD ALMOST IN SHOCK THAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE WERE CONSIDERING REDUCING OR ELIMINATING OUR ABILITY TO FIX AND CAP OUR OWN TAX TO A VERY, VERY MINIMAL. AT THAT POINT, I WAS ALTHOUGH I WAS LEANING TOWARDS A LOWER TAX RATE, I PROPOSED A HIGHER ONE BECAUSE I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WE WOULD BE FACING THE NEXT YEAR.
EVER SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL, WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD NO NEW REVENUE AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN SKIN AND TEETH THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUDGET TIME. AND IT IS TIME FOR US TO HAVE A BUFFER, AND IT IS TIME FOR US TO REPLENISH SOME OF THE EMERGENCY FUNDS THAT WE BASICALLY HAVE RUN OUT BECAUSE OF ALL THE STORMS AND ALL THE SHOCKING SURPRISES THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE CITY.
SO AT THIS TIME, I CHANGED. I THINK I TOOK WHAT VIDAL HAS SAID INTO HEART, AND I AM NOW IN SUPPORT OF A LOWER TAX RATE. SO AT THIS POINT, I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF 0.4376, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 4.34% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE, WHICH IS STILL LOWER THAN THE MAXIMUM TAX RATE THAT WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY PROPOSED.
LIKE MARIA, I WAS ALSO A LITTLE SURPRISED WHEN WE CAME A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT OUR LIMITATIONS TO ADJUST AS NEEDED FOR EXPENSES THAT WE SEE COMING UP IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
SO I WILL SECOND MARIA'S MOTION FOR THE .04376 RATE.
OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE TAX RATE OF 0.04376. PLEASE VOTE.
[(5)
Consideration of an Ordinance to ratify the property tax revenue in the 2025-26 Budget as a result of the City receiving more revenues from property taxes in the 2025-26 Budget than in the previous fiscal year; and providing an effective date. (The first Public Hearing was held on August 25, 2025. The second Public Hearing is being held on September 8, 2025, prior to the adoption of this Ordinance.) Adopted Ordinance 2025-9-8
Effective September 1, 2025, this taxpayer impact statement is required by Government Code § 551.043(c) to be posted on the notice of a meeting at which a governmental body will discuss or adopt a budget for the governmental body
AS A RESULT OF THE CITY RECEIVING MORE REVENUES FROM PROPERTY TAXES IN THE 2025-26 BUDGET THAN IN THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON AUGUST 25TH, 2025.
OKAY, THIS ITEM JUST IS STATING THAT YOU RECOGNIZE WE'RE GOING TO BE COLLECTING MORE IN PROPERTY TAX REVENUE THAN WE DID THE YEAR BEFORE. EVEN IF YOU HAD KEPT THE SAME TAX RATE, BECAUSE YOU HAVE NEW PROPERTY COMING ONLINE AND INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES,
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YOU'RE STILL GOING TO BE COLLECTING. SO EVEN IF YOU COLLECTED ONE PENNY MORE, YOU STILL HAVE TO RUN THROUGH THIS STATE LAW.I UNDERSTAND. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR KAREN? MAYOR PRO TEM? MR. MAYOR, I AT THIS TIME, I MOVE TO RATIFY THE PROPERTY TAX INCREASE REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET ADOPTED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026. THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER KEHR. SECOND. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 5.
PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 8 TO 0. THANK YOU, KAREN FOR ALL YOUR WORK. I APPRECIATE IT. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS.
MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.