COUPLE OF ITEMS ON THE PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING.
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AS SOON AS WE OPEN. I NOW DECLARE THAT THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL IS RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION,[CALL TO ORDER]
THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. WE'LL BEGIN TONIGHT'S REGULAR MEETING WITH THE INVOCATION LED BY FATHER MICHAEL FORGE WITH PRINCE OF PEACE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND TEXAS PLEDGE. WOULD YOU MIND, PLEASE STANDING? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LORD GOD, WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING WITH GRATEFUL HEARTS FOR THE GIFT OF LIFE AND LIBERTY. WE THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE GIFT OF SERVICE TO YOU, OUR FAMILIES, AND OUR PLANO COMMUNITY.BLESS OUR COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT. HELP US TO WORK TOGETHER IN BUILDING YOUR KINGDOM ON EARTH HERE IN OUR WONDERFUL CITY OF PLANO, TEXAS. AMEN. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS.
ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. BE SEATED.
COME ON DOWN REAL QUICK. I WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU.
YOU'RE IMPRESSIVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE TAKE A PICTURE? SURE. OKAY. YEAH, SURE. GREAT. YEAH. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES. THANK YOU. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
OKAY, LET'S DO COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST. COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST.
[COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST]
THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS TO ALLOW UP TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER, WITH 30 TOTAL MINUTES ON ITEMS OF INTEREST OR CONCERN, AND NOT ON ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE CURRENT AGENDA.THE COUNCIL MAY NOT DISCUSS THESE ITEMS, BUT MAY RESPOND WITH FACTUAL OR POLICY INFORMATION.
THE COUNCIL MAY CHOOSE TO PLACE THE ITEM ON A FUTURE AGENDA, AND WE DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER THIS EVENING, AKSHAR VADARIA.
HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND RESIDENTS OF PLANO.
WE EXTEND A WARM, WARM INVITATION ON BEHALF OF BAPS SHRI SWAMINARAYAN MANDIR IN IRVING.
WE INVITE HONORABLE MAYOR, EACH MEMBER OF THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF PLANO RESIDENTS TO JOIN US IN CELEBRATING THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS DIWALI, ALSO KNOWN AS THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS. ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST FROM 1 P.M.
ONWARDS TO 8 P.M. AT BAPS SHRI SWAMINARAYAN MANDIR IN IRVING.
DIWALI CARRIES A PROFOUND SIGNIFICANCE ACROSS VARIOUS CULTURES.
IT'S A MULTI-DAY FESTIVAL OBSERVED OVER A SPAN OF 1 TO 5 DAYS, DEPENDING ON THE REGIONAL AND PERSONAL, REGIONAL AND PERSONAL TRADITIONS. WHILE DIWALI IS PRIMARILY CELEBRATED BY THE HINDU, JAIN AND SIKH FAITHS, THE CENTRAL THEME OF LIGHT RESONATES WITH ALL OF HUMANITY.
IT'S A TIME FOR REFLECTION, JOY AND RENEWAL, FOSTERING A SENSE OF TOGETHERNESS AND SHARED HAPPINESS THROUGH THE THEME OF LIGHT WITHIN, LIGHT AROUND. BY JOINING US AT BAPS SHRI SWAMINARAYAN MANDIR IN IRVING ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST, YOU'LL NOT ONLY PARTAKE IN A BEAUTIFUL CULTURAL CELEBRATION, BUT ALSO EXPERIENCE THE UNIVERSAL MESSAGE OF UNITY AND HOPE THAT DIWALI BRINGS.
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WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU, WELCOMING EACH MEMBER OF THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR OF PLANO, ALONG WITH THE CITY OF PLANO RESIDENTS AT OUR CELEBRATION.THANK YOU. AKSHAR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INVITATION.
WE APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO POM AND GO TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE. JUST DISCUSSION REGARDING THE POTENTIAL SALE OF LAND FOR HOTEL, RETAIL AND TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENT AS IDENTIFIED IN THE OAK POINT PLAN. HELLO, PETER. HELLO. PETER BRASTER, DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS.
AS YOU KNOW, REAL ESTATE AND SORT OF REDEVELOPMENT HAPPENS UNDER MY PURVIEW.
SO I'M HERE TONIGHT TO JUST GIVE YOU A BIT OF HISTORY ABOUT THE PLANO EVENT CENTER.
AS YOU KNOW, WE HAD A HOTEL RFP WENT OUT THIS YEAR.
BUT THE OAK POINT PLAN WAS ADOPTED IN 2018. AND IT HAS A MIX OF USES.
THIS IS ALREADY ZONING IN PLACE IN AND AROUND THE PLANO CENTER.
NOT ALL THE ROADS YOU SEE HERE HAVE GONE IN, BUT THOSE SURROUNDING THE HOTEL CERTAINLY HAVE.
WE ALSO DID A PART OF THE RFQ FOR THE HOTEL. PREVIOUS RFQ WAS WE DID A MARKET ANALYSIS FOR BOTH THE RETAIL AND THE HOTEL ITSELF AND HOW IT WOULD AFFECT AND BENEFIT THE PLANO CENTER.
WE HAVE SOME BASELINE SCENARIOS AND AN OPTIMAL SCENARIO.
RATHER, THIS IS 300 ROOMS IS A REALLY KIND OF BIG HOTEL.
AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE'LL BE ASKING YOU IS ABOUT THAT AGAIN, THEY DID RESTAURANTS AND YOU SEE IT'S ABOUT 12,000FT² ALTOGETHER OR ABOUT 15,000FT² OF RETAIL AROUND A GREEN SPACE. THIS GIVES CONVENTION GOERS SOME PLACE TO GO EAT EITHER LUNCH OR DINNER.
HAVE THE HOTEL. AND SO THIS IS REALLY ABOUT MAKING THE PLANO CENTER MORE VIBRANT AND FULL SERVICE AND KEEPING AND ATTRACTING BIGGER CONVENTIONS. SO WE ALSO HAVE THIS SINGLE FAMILY LAND AS YOU KNOW, HOUSING AND SPECIFICALLY SMALL LOTS, WHICH WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TOWNHOMES WOULD BE IS DESIRABLE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WOULD IT BE THE RIGHT TIME TO DO THAT AND THEN USE SOME OF THIS MONEY TO DO THINGS LIKE PARKING GARAGES FOR THE PLANO CENTER AS WELL? SO ALL OF THIS IS WE WOULD KEEP THE MONEY THAT WE WOULD FOR THE SALE BACK INTO THE PLANO CENTER, NOT NECESSARILY FOR EXPANSION AT THIS POINT, BUT CERTAINLY FOR PARKING GARAGES IN THE FUTURE.
AGAIN, THE STUDY COMES OUT THAT PLANO CENTER COULD USE A PARKING GARAGE THAT WOULD ATTRACT BIGGER AND BETTER CONVENTIONS AS WELL FOR THAT WITH THAT PURPOSE. ONE OF THE THINGS THEY COULD DO IS ACTUALLY OFFER VALET PARKING, WHICH APPARENTLY IS IMPORTANT FOR CONVENTIONS.
SO WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU TONIGHT ON THE HOTEL.
ALTHOUGH THE STUDY SAYS 300, WE COULD DO IT IN PHASES.
ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT? AND ARE WE PREPARED TO ACCEPT A SLIGHTLY SMALLER FIRST PHASE HOTEL.
AND THEN WOULD YOU BE COMFORTABLE PUTTING OUT AN RF, A REQUEST FOR BIDS TO SELL THE LAND AS OPPOSED TO GROUND LEASE? THE SALE? I HAVE TO CHRISTINA DAY REMINDED ME, WOULD BE WITH DEED RESTRICTIONS TO ONLY ALLOW HOTEL ON THAT SITE FOR PERPETUITY. SO THAT'S ONE QUESTION. ANOTHER ON THE RETAIL WOULD BE MAYBE GOING A LITTLE LESS DENSE THAN OAK POINT PLAN FOR THAT RETAIL, ALTHOUGH WE'D HAVE TO WORK IT OUT AND IF IT WAS TO BE REZONE WOULD COME BACK THROUGH THE PROCESS AGAIN.
ARE YOU COMFORTABLE SELLING THAT LAND? AND THEN FOR THE SINGLE FAMILY AGAIN, ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH SELLING THAT LAND? IT WOULD BE IN PHASES BECAUSE THE PARKING LOT IS STILL THERE.
SO WE WOULD DO IT SOME KIND OF A PHASED SALE FOR THAT.
SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. PETER WOULD IT BE MORE MARKETABLE OR WOULD THERE BE A HIGHER DEMAND IF WE WERE TO SELL IT OR TO JUST GROUND LEASE IT. SELL IT. OKAY. THE HOTELIERS ARE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH GROUND LEASES PER SE.
OKAY. IF WE WANTED TO KEEP A GROUND LEASE, WE'D PROBABLY HAVE TO INCENTIVIZE IT VERY STRONGLY.
ALL RIGHT. AND THAT'S ANOTHER QUESTION. BUT. YES. OKAY.
MAYOR PRO TEM. I HAVE A QUESTION. SO OBVIOUSLY I ACTUALLY WOULD PREFER TO KEEP OUR LAND.
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BUT TELL ME, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ADVANTAGES OF AND DISADVANTAGE OF ACTUALLY SELLING IT VERSUS GROUND LEASE? SO GROUND LEASE ALWAYS OFFERS US A LITTLE BIT OF CONTROL IN THE LONG TERM.I MEAN, IN THE SENSE OF YOU KNOW, TAKE USE THE EXAMPLE OF HOUSING IS DIFFERENT.
WE CAN'T OFFER FOR SALE HOUSING ON A GROUND LEASE.
LIKE WHO YOU CAN SELL THE HOTEL TO AND THINGS LIKE THAT VERSUS A DEED RESTRICTION WOULD SAY WHICH WOULD BE MORE, SIMPLER CONTROL. UNFORTUNATELY, LENDERS DON'T LIKE GROUND LEASES BECAUSE THEY LOOK FORWARD TO 100 YEARS AND SAY, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR LEASE IS OVER AND WHAT HAPPENS TO THE ASSET? BASICALLY, SINCE YOU CAN'T PICK UP A HOTEL AND TAKE IT WITH YOU, IT BECOMES OURS BY DEFAULT AND NOBODY REALLY PARTICULARLY CARES FOR THAT.
IT'S DONE. IT'S JUST NOT DONE IN TEXAS A LOT.
CORRECT. AND THEN WE WILL RESTRICT IT TO FOR HOTEL BUILDING ONLY.
YES. AND WE WILL. I MEAN, IS THERE LIKE. I MEAN, ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SELL TO SOMEBODY WHO'S NOT GOING TO BUILD A MOTEL SIX THERE? I MEAN, YES. OKAY. YES. AND THEN THE QUESTION BECOMES WHAT HAPPENS IN TEN YEARS? WHAT HAPPENS THEN? AND WE CAN DO I THINK WE I'M LOOKING AT MY ATTORNEY.
SORRY. MICHELLE HAPPENS TO HELP ME WITH THESE THINGS.
WE ARE. SORRY TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT MY POINT IS I THINK WE CAN DEVELOP A PURCHASE SALE AGREEMENT THAT HELPS SOME REGULATE THAT, AT LEAST FOR THE FIRST SALE. AND THEN DEED RESTRICTION WOULD HELP ON SALES AFTER THAT.
AND SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE RESTRICTION WOULD CONTINUE FOR IN PERPETUITY UNTIL WE RELEASE IT.
OKAY. AND WE COULD PUT SOME TYPE OF RESTRICTION SO THAT IT COULD NEVER BE TURNED INTO AN ENTERTAINMENT FACILITY OR OR A MULTIFAMILY. I MEAN, IS THAT. YES. YEAH. THE PROBLEM WITH THE DEED RESTRICTIONS IS YOU'RE KIND OF A ONE AND DONE SITUATION. SO YOU WANT TO USE BROADER LANGUAGE AND, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T TEND TO PUT AS MANY DETAILS IN AS YOU WOULD WITH A GROUND LEASE, BUT YOU CAN AT LEAST CONTROL THE MAJOR USES AND THAT SORT OF THING.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD BE TAKING OFF THE TABLE IF WE DID THAT? SO THERE ARE SOME TAX INCENTIVES FOR PARTICIPATIONS THAT WITH HOTEL PROJECTS AND OTHERS.
AND IT BECOMES AN ASPECT OF HOW MUCH WE'RE PARTNERING VERSUS HOW MUCH WE'RE CONTROLLING.
AND SO FOR US THAT'S A KEY CONSIDERATION FOR COUNCIL.
I MEAN, I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, AS MARIA ASKED IF IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL OPEN UP OUR OPTIONS TO SELL, IS IT IS IT AN AND OR THOUGH DO WE HAVE TO MAKE THAT DECISION OR CAN WE PUT IT OUT AS.
SO RIGHT NOW THE DECISION IS CAN I PUT IT OUT TO SALE.
OKAY. THERE IS NO DECISION ON SELLING IT UNTIL YOU VOTE ON IT ON A SECOND OR THIRD ACTION.
SO YEAH, THIS IS JUST PUTTING IT TO THE MARKET.
WE WANTED TO BECAUSE IT IS A CHANGE. WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO OPINE ON THAT.
AND SO I WOULD BRING FORWARD WE WOULD PUT IT OUT ON THE STREET.
WE'D DO OUR WHOLE PROCESS THAT WE DO, AND THEN WE WOULD BRING IT BACK TO YOU AND SAY, HEY, WE HAVE WE THINK WE HAVE A GOOD DEAL FOR THE CITY.
THIS IS THE TERMS. I'D BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT IF IT WOULD OPEN UP SOME OPTIONS FOR US.
COUNCIL MEMBER HORNE. YES. THANK YOU. PETER, WE HAD THIS AN AGREEMENT PREVIOUSLY WITH ANOTHER HOTEL TO PUT A CHAIN TO PUT A HOTEL THERE, AND IT WAS GOING TO BE A HIGHER END HOTEL. IT WAS.
WHAT HAPPENED WITH THAT? THEY COULDN'T GET FINANCING.
THEY COULDN'T GET FUNDING. WAS THAT BECAUSE WE WERE GOING TO MAINTAIN OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY? THAT WAS A PIECE OF IT. THE OTHER PIECE WAS I JUST DIDN'T THERE WAS A FEW PIECES TO IT THAT'S ALWAYS A PIECE TO IT THAT THE LENDERS,
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YOU NARROW DOWN YOUR FIELD OF LENDERS AND THEN THIS HOTEL DIDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE A DEPTH OF EXPERIENCE DEVELOPING HOTELS AND RUNNING THEM OR OWNING THEM. AND SO THERE WAS A LOT OF FACTORS WITH THAT CHOICE THAT WE MADE YEARS AGO, AND THEN COVID AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS.AND THEY RAN OUT OF TIME ON OUR DEAL. OKAY. LAST QUESTION.
DO YOU HAVE I KNOW WE ALWAYS TRY TO HAVE SOMETHING IN OUR POCKET HERE.
DO WE HAVE ANY POTENTIAL CANDIDATES THAT ARE LOOKING AT THE PROPERTY AND LOOKING TO.
NOT SO MUCH ON THE HOTEL, BUT ON THE RETAIL ACTUALLY HAVE SOME PEOPLE INTERESTED? OKAY. WHEN THEY'VE HEARD ME TALKING ABOUT IT OR THE HOTEL.
AND SO. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.
OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER LAVINE. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
PETER IF WE PHASE IN THE HOTEL, WOULD WE BE? I KNOW EVERYTHING'S NEGOTIABLE, BUT WOULD YOU BE LOOKING TO PHASE IN THE ROOM COUNT OR THE SPACE FOR I FORGOT WHAT YOU CALL IT.
IN MY MIND, IT WOULD BE THE MAIN HOTEL. AND THEN CAN WE ADD ROOMS IN EITHER ANOTHER TOWER NEXT TO IT OR SOMEHOW ATTACHED TO IT IN THE FUTURE. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY IN ITS DESIGN TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
BUT THE OTHER AMENITIES WOULD, WE LOOK TO TRY TO HAVE THE AMOUNT OF SPACE THAT'S FOR CONVENTION AUGMENT AND THAT TYPE OF THING BUILT OUT INITIALLY OR? SO THE ORIGINAL RFQ THAT WE WOULD SORT OF MIMIC WAS FOR A HOTEL WITH SOME MEETING SPACE, BUT NOTHING THAT COMPETES WITH THE PLANO CENTER.
IT WOULD HAVE A RESTAURANT, BUT AGAIN, IT'S A VERY DELICATE BALANCE THAT WE'D HAVE TO STRIKE BETWEEN WHAT THE PLANO CENTER GIVES, AND WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM THAT. WE MERELY WANT TO AUGMENT THEIR SERVICE.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER QUINTANILLA. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
SO, PETER, OUR MAIN GOAL WOULD BE TO HAVE A HOTEL BUILT IN THIS LOCATION.
I HAD WHEN WE PUT OUT THE RFQ FOR JUST THAT, I HAD A LOT OF RESPONSE SAYING, WELL, HOW MUCH ARE YOU GOING TO PAY? BASICALLY, THEY WANTED US TO BUILD THE HOTEL FOR THEM.
THEY WOULD HAPPILY RUN IT, BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE INTERESTED IN.
SO. AND I'M IN FAVOR OF GOING TOWARDS THAT GOAL.
SO I SEE WHERE WE'RE GOING. COUNCIL MEMBER KEHR.
HI, PETER. I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOTEL SELLING THE LAND, SELLING THE LAND FOR RETAIL, SELLING THE LAND FOR SINGLE FAMILY.
HOW DOES THAT FIT IN THE OVERALL ENVISION OAK POINT? IT THIS PLAN AND THE CURRENT ZONING ENVISIONS ALL OF THAT.
AND IT WAS ALL CAME OUT OF OAK POINT PLAN AND ITS STUDY.
OKAY. THANK YOU. SO I THINK I'M HEARING THAT WE'D LIKE YOU TO PURSUE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.
OKAY. HAPPY TO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
OKAY. CONSENT AND REGULAR AGENDAS. ANY ITEM A COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE? ANY ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS. LET'S GO ON TO THE REGULAR MEETING AND CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
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.MR. MAYOR, I MOVE WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
SECOND. THANK YOU. MOTION A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 8 TO 0.
[(1) Consideration to authorize the execution of the Agreement Between the City of Plano, Texas and the Plano Firefighters’ Association, IAFF Local 2149, October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2033; and providing an effective date.]
TEXAS AND THE PLANO FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION IAFF LOCAL 2149.[00:20:07]
OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023 AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.MAYOR AND COUNCIL IT'S MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT TO YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO SWITCH OUR FIRE RESCUE FIELD PERSONNEL FROM A 2448 SHIFT TO A 2472 SHIFT. THE AGREEMENT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS EIGHT YEARS.
THIS DOES REQUIRE A COMMITMENT OF BRINGING ON A D SHIFT.
THE SHIFT TO THIS NEW SCHEDULE WOULD OCCUR OVER FIVE YEARS, WITH 22 PEOPLE HIRED EACH YEAR.
FIRE FIELD PERSONNEL WOULD FREEZE THEIR SALARIES FOR FOUR YEARS AND THEN SHIFT TO INSTEAD OF MEDIAN PLUS 5% TO A MEDIAN COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY WITH OUR COMPARISON CITIES. IN YEAR FIVE, THERE WOULD BE A COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENT UP TO 3%, ASSUMING WE'RE BEHIND THE MEDIAN.
THE SHIFT WILL ALSO REQUIRE THE USE OF KELLY DAYS AND DEBIT DAYS TO COVER SHIFTS AND INSURANCE, ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION. THESE ARE ALL INCLUDED IN APPENDIX A OF THE AGREEMENT THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU.
STAFF, PERSONNEL WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE A STIPEND TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SALARY AND THE MEDIAN PLUS 5%, AND WILL ALSO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT.
I WANT TO SAY THAT THE CITY'S COMMITMENT, BEYOND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE FUNDING WHAT WE WOULD NORMALLY WOULD THROUGH PLAN SALARY INCREASES IS AN ADDITIONAL $10 MILLION RECURRING BEGINNING IN YEAR FIVE. SO WE'RE BUILDING UP TO THAT OVER THOSE FOUR YEARS.
BUT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT SHIFT. THIS PROVIDES OUR FIREFIGHTERS WITH MORE TIME TO REST AND RECOVER, AND PUTS THEM CLOSER TO BEING ON PAR WITH THE SCHEDULED WEEKLY WORK HOURS FOR THE REST OF THE CITY.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CITIES AROUND US, WE ARE THE FIRST TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.
WE EXPECT MANY WILL TRY TO REPLICATE WHAT WE'RE DOING.
AND THIS WAS AN EFFICIENT EFFORT. WE GOT THROUGH THIS IN RECORD TIME, HONESTLY, BECAUSE WE WERE FOCUSED ON ONE ISSUE, AND THAT ISSUE WAS GET 2472 TO AN AGREEMENT SO THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY GET THIS IMPLEMENTED THIS FISCAL YEAR.
SO THE FOLKS THAT ACTUALLY MET TO ACTUALLY COME TO THE AGREEMENT WERE BRAD MCCUTCHEON, WHO WAS IS THE PRESIDENT OF 2149, DOUG CROSS, NATHAN FISK, WESLEY HOLLAND, AND CHRIS SAMMONS, AS WELL AS DEPUTY CITY MANAGER AND FORMER FIRE CHIEF SAM GREIF.
DEPUTY CITY MANAGER LASHON ROSS. VICTORIA HUYNH, OUR HR DIRECTOR.
AND ASSISTANT CHIEF JAIME REYES. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DECISION FOR THE CITY.
IT IS AN IMPORTANT DECISION FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS.
WE TOOK THIS VERY SERIOUS. WE HAVE ANALYZED THIS IN EVERY WAY TO MAKE THIS TRANSITION SMOOTH, BUT IT DOES TAKE TIME FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.
SO THIS IS AN EIGHT YEAR AGREEMENT. WE HAVE OUTLINED ALL OF THOSE ELEMENTS OF EXPECTATIONS, TRANSITIONS AND EVERYTHING IN THE APPENDICES TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS TRANSPARENT.
SO WITH THAT COUNCIL, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
DEPUTY MAYOR. I WANT TO BEGIN BY APPLAUDING OUR CITY MANAGER AND HIS LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR RECOGNIZING THAT THE BENEFITS OF MAKING THIS SCHEDULING CHANGE FAR OUTWEIGH THE COSTS, NOT ONLY FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS, BUT ALSO FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE PLANO FIRE ASSOCIATION'S LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR THE TIME AND EFFORT THEY INVESTED IN THIS PROCESS.
I THINK THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW DIFFERENCES IN PERSPECTIVE CAN PRODUCE BETTER SOLUTIONS.
WE MAY NOT ALWAYS AGREE ON THE PATH, BUT WHEN WE SHARE THE SAME GOAL SUPPORTING THE HEALTH, WELLBEING AND WORK LIFE BALANCE OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS WHILE ALSO DELIVERING THE BEST EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR OUR COMMUNITY,
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WE CAN REACH THE RIGHT OUTCOME. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, PLANO WILL BE THE FIRST CITY OF OUR SIZE IN TEXAS TO ADOPT A 2472 SCHEDULE.THIS CHANGE IS NOT JUST A BENEFIT FOR FIREFIGHTERS, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO OUR RESIDENTS.
IT ENSURES OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ARE RESTED, PREPARED AND ABLE TO MEET PLANO'S INCREASING CALL VOLUME WHILE ALSO MAKING PLANO MORE COMPETITIVE IN ATTRACTING AND RETAINING THE BEST TALENT. OUR OUTSTANDING HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN PLANO WILL BENEFIT AS WELL, BECAUSE RESTED, SHARP AND FOCUSED FIRST RESPONDERS ARE THE ONES TRANSPORTING PATIENTS AND HANDING THEM OFF INTO THEIR CARE.
COUNCIL MEMBER LAVINE. I WOULD LIKE TO SECOND THIS MOTION, BUT ALSO ADD THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN MANY WAYS THAT MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMER HAS OUTLINED.
AND MOST IMPORTANT, IT KEEPS US ON TRACK WITH OUR CITIZENS DESIRE, AS WE JUST HEARD IN THE SURVEY THAT WE KEEP OUR FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES AT, YOU KNOW, THE MOST IMPORTANT PRIORITY ALONG WITH OUR ALL OUR PUBLIC SAFETY. AND THIS GOES A LONG WAY TO DOING THAT AND KEEPING OUR RESIDENTS SAFE.
SO AND OUR FIREFIGHTERS SAFETY AS WELL. SO CAN'T SAY ENOUGH POSITIVE ABOUT THIS.
THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER ONE.
BOB. SORRY. THAT'S OKAY. I JUST I WANTED TO ADD ADD TO THAT.
AND I THINK BEING ALERT AND AWARE IS A BIG PART OF THAT.
AND SO I REALLY APPLAUD YOU FOR TAKING THESE EFFORTS.
THANK YOU TO THE FIREFIGHTERS FOR BRINGING WHAT YOU DID TO THE TABLE.
THIS IS WHAT ALLOWS US TO MAKE THESE STEPS, AND I PROUDLY SUPPORT THIS AS WELL.
THANK YOU. OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER ONE, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 8 TO 0. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU ALL. NEXT ITEM. ITEM TWO. ITEM NUMBER TWO.
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Consideration of an Ordinance to repeal Ordinance No. 2025-5-5; establishing the classifications for the civil service members of the Plano Fire Department for fiscal year 2025-26 with the effective date of October 1, 2025; establishing the number of positions and effective date for such positions for each classification; establishing the Compensation Plan for the civil service members of the Plano Fire Department with the effective date of October 1, 2025, including a five (5) year step plan for individuals hired in the Firefighter classification on or after October 1, 2025; establishing Certification and Assignment Pay Plans for the civil service members of the Plano Fire Department for fiscal year 2025-26 with the effective date of October 1, 2025; and providing a repealer clause, a severability clause and an effective date.
]CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025-5-5, ESTABLISHING THE CLASSIFICATIONS FOR CIVIL SERVICE MEMBERS OF THE PLANO FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26, WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF OCTOBER 1ST, 2025, ESTABLISHING THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS AND THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR SUCH POSITIONS FOR EACH CLASSIFICATION.ESTABLISHING THE COMPENSATION PLAN FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE MEMBERS OF THE PLANO FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF OCTOBER 1ST, 2025, INCLUDING A FIVE YEAR STEP PLAN FOR INDIVIDUALS HIRED IN THE FIREFIGHTER CLASSIFICATION ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2025. ESTABLISHING CERTIFICATION AND ASSIGNMENT PAY PLANS FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE MEMBERS OF THE PLANO FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26, WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF OCTOBER 1, 2025, PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS VICTORIA HUYNH, HR DIRECTOR, AND THIS ITEM IS TO APPROVE THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS, CLASSIFICATIONS AND COMPENSATION PLAN IN THIS ORDINANCE.
TYPICALLY, ITEMS OF THIS NATURE ARE ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA, BUT WE PULLED IT AND PLACE IT AFTER THE MEET CONFER AGREEMENT DELIBERATELY BECAUSE IT NEEDED YOUR APPROVAL OF THE MEET AND CONFER AGREEMENT FOR THIS ORDINANCE TO GO INTO EFFECT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? APPRECIATE IT.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR VICTORIA? I'M SORRY. JUST SOME CLARIFICATION.
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SO THIS SPECIFICALLY DEALS WITH THE CIVIL SERVICE PART OF FIREFIGHTING? YES. THAT'S WHY THE SWORN PERSONNEL. INSTEAD OF WHAT? THE SWORN PERSONNEL. OKAY, SO THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE HAS TO PASS BEFORE THIS COULD TAKE EFFECT.IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. YES. OKAY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. OKAY.
I MOVE TO APPROVE. MR. DOWNS. NO ONE'S GOING TO SECOND ME.
I'LL SECOND IT. WE ALL CLICKED. SIMULTANEOUS.
OKAY. OKAY. MARIA AND CHRIS IS WHO I'VE GOT. OKAY.
I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE THE ORDINANCE.
PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 8 TO 0. WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS,
WE'RE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.