>> THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO BEGIN THE REGULAR MEETING. [00:00:06] WE WILL COME BACK TO ITEM NUMBER 4 AS SOON AS WE DO THE PLEDGE AND INVOCATION, AND THE PROCLAMATION. I NOW DECLARE THAT PLANO CITY COUNCIL HAS RECONVENED INTO OPEN SESSION THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MAYOR PRO TEM MARIA TU. WE'LL BEGIN TONIGHT'S REGULAR MEETING WITH THE INVOCATION LED BY SENIOR PASTOR ERIC COBURN WITH CALVARY CHAPEL, DALLAS, AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND TEXAS PLEDGE, LED BY CUB SCOUT PACK 1259 FROM HARRINGTON, HOUSTON, AND WELLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. YOU GUYS CAN COME ON DOWN. WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE? PASTOR. >> LET'S PRAY. FATHER IN HEAVEN, WE COME TO YOU, LORD, IN THE WONDERFUL NAME OF JESUS. GOD, I THANK YOU THAT WE LIVE IN A COUNTRY, LORD, WHERE WE HAVE THESE FREEDOMS. LORD, AS YOUR WORD IS SAID THAT [NOISE] LEADERS NEEDED TO BE JUST. LORD, YOU ARE THE JUST GOD. LORD, I PRAY FOR YOUR WISDOM TO BE HERE IN THIS BUILDING TONIGHT, THAT ESPECIALLY FOR EVERYONE WHO KNOWS YOU, LORD GOD, THAT YOU WOULD BE MAGNIFIED IN AND THROUGH THEM. I PRAY FOR WISDOM, I PRAY FOR COUNSEL AND KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING, LORD, LIKE YOUR WORD SAYS. GOD BLESS THE CITY, AND I PRAY FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE PEOPLE TOO LORD GOD THAT YOU WOULD PROTECT THEM, AND THAT DURING THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON, LORD GOD, THAT YOU WOULD BE KNOWN IN THE TRUTH OF WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT JESUS HAS DONE FOR US, AND IT'S IN HIS MOST PRECIOUS NAME THAT WE PRAY. AMEN. >> BE SEATED. >> I GOT YOU SOMETHING FOR DOING THAT. WHAT ARE YOU SAY SCOUTS. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. WHAT A GREAT JOB. CAN YOU GUYS TAKE A PICTURE WITH ME? >> YES, SURE. >> GOOD. YOU GUYS FORWARD, COME ON HERE. THERE YOU GO. WE WANT TO STEP UP JUST A LITTLE BIT, SO WE PROCEED. CAN YOU SEE US? ARE WE GOOD? THANK YOU, GUYS. [APPLAUSE] >> PERFECT. >> THANK YOU. MERRY CHRISTMAS. >> MERRY CHRISTMAS. [00:05:11] >> THERE IT IS. IT'S MY HONOR TO PRESENT A PROCLAMATION THAT TIME OF THE YEAR, [Proclamation: The Salvation Army Christmas Campaign is being recognized for its annual Red Kettle and Angel Trees that provide help to countless citizens in need.] AND I WANTED TO HONOR THE SALVATION ARMY CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN, WHICH IS BEING RECOGNIZED FOR ITS ANNUAL RED KETTLE AND ANGEL TREES THAT PROVIDE HELP TO THE COUNTLESS CITIZENS IN NEED. MAJOR ROY GALLA [INAUDIBLE], SALVATION ARMY PLANO OFFICER. I'D LIKE TO ALSO INVITE MICHAEL SCHWERIN, COLLIN COUNTY DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY RELATIONS, AND DOMINIC NOHE, DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST FROM COLLIN COUNTY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU, SIR. >> THIS IS A PROCLAMATION FOR THE SALVATION ARMY AND ALL THAT THEY DO FOR THOSE OF US IN THE COMMUNITY AND ALL OF NORTH TEXAS. THE RED KETTLE CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN, WHEREAS THE SALVATION ARMY WAS FOUNDED IN GREAT BRITAIN IN 1865, AND WHEREAS THIS ORGANIZATION WORKS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO HELP THOSE IN NEED, AND WELL KNOWN FOR ITS CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN THAT INCLUDES THE RED KETTLE AND ANGEL TREE DRIVES. WHEREAS, IN 2024, THE SALVATION ARMY CORPS RAISED OVER 81,000 IN PLANO AND NEARLY $100 MILLION NATIONWIDE. THIS YEAR, THROUGH THE ANGEL TREE PROGRAM AT THE PLANO LOCATION, WITH HELP, 356 FAMILIES PROVIDE GIFTS FOR THEIR 884 CHILDREN AND 41 SENIOR AND SPECIAL NEEDS ADULTS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. WHEREAS IN ADDITION TO THE HOLIDAY ASSISTANCE, THE PLANO LOCATION SERVES AS A WARMING STATION WHEN NEEDED. SERVES YOUTH AGES FIVE THROUGH 14, WITH AFTER-SCHOOL CARE, PROVIDE SUMMER DAY CAMP FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL-AGED STUDENTS, AND THEY ALSO SERVE OVER 173 FAMILIES EACH WEEK FROM THE FOOD PANTRY. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN MUNS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PLANO, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16TH, 2025, IS SALVATION ARMY, RED KETTLE CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN DAY IN PLANO. I DO THEREBY ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN ME IN THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL IN SUPPORTING THIS ANNUAL CAMPAIGN SO THAT ALL OF OUR FAMILIES CAN EXPERIENCE A WONDERFUL AND MEMORABLE HOLIDAY SEASON IN THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. >> HERE, LET'S TAKE A PICTURE. LET'S COME THIS WAY. [LAUGHTER] ONE MORE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO ITEM 4 ON THE POM. COMPREHENSIVE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT. DENISE TACKE. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M DENISE TACKE. I'M THE FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF PLANO, AND I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE COMPREHENSIVE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDED SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE PRELIMINARY RESULTS. OUR AUDIT IS ALMOST COMPLETE, SO THIS IS THE WHOLE YEAR'S WORTH OF INFORMATION. THIS FIRST SLIDE REPRESENTS REVENUES COMPARED TO BUDGET BY FUND. THE GENERAL FUND HAS REVENUES OF 391.1 MILLION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. THIS REPRESENTS 102.9% OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL RE-ESTIMATED BUDGET. PROPERTY TAXES ARE COLLECTED IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE FISCAL YEAR, SO WE HAVE HAD A PRETTY HIGH PROPERTY TAX NUMBER, AND SO WE DIDN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF CHANGE IN THAT. THAT'S 45% OF OUR REVENUES. OUR SALES TAXES, HOWEVER, WERE UP SUBSTANTIALLY, THEY'RE AT 131.8 MILLION. THAT'S 105.8% OF THE RE-ESTIMATED BUDGET. [00:10:02] THE WATER AND SEWER FUND HAS 228.7 MILLION IN REVENUES, AND THAT REPRESENTS 96.5% OF THE RE-ESTIMATED BUDGET. WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR EXPENSES BY FUND, THIS SLIDE REPRESENTS EXPENSES COMPARED TO BUDGET. THE GENERAL FUND HAS EXPENDITURES OF 357.9 MILLION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, THAT REPRESENTS 98.5% OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL RE-ESTIMATED BUDGET. THE WATER AND SEWER FUND HAS EXPENSES OF 204.7 MILLION, THAT REPRESENTS 102.7 MILLION OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL RE-ESTIMATED BUDGET. THIS SLIDE REPRESENTS OUR NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. IT'S VERY NICE TO SEE THAT BRIGHT BLUE LINE GOING UP. THAT MEANS THAT WE HAVE ADDED $16.9 MILLION TO OUR FUND BALANCE IN OUR GENERAL FUND THIS YEAR. THIS IS MUCH MORE FAVORABLE THAN LAST TWO FISCAL YEARS. THIS, OF COURSE, IS DUE TO OUR COST SAVING MEASURES THAT WE HAVE TAKEN ON. ALSO, WE'RE TRYING TO IMPLEMENT AS PART OF THE FISCAL ROADMAP, WE'RE WANTING TO INCREASE OUR FUND BALANCE FROM 30 DAYS TO 60 DAYS, SO WE'VE MADE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO GET THERE. THE WATER AND SEWER FUND BALANCE HAS DECREASED BY 20.7 MILLION. THIS IS LESS FAVORABLE THAN THE LAST TWO FISCAL YEARS. OUR GENERAL FUND REVENUES ARE HIGHER THAN THE PRIOR YEAR BY 28.9 MILLION. THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAX REVENUE OF 10.6 MILLION. SALES TAX REVENUES HAVE INCREASED BY 13.4 MILLION, AND LICENSES AND PERMIT REVENUES HAVE ALSO INCREASED OVER THE PRIOR YEAR BY 4.2 MILLION. WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR GENERAL FUND EXPENSES, THEY'RE LOWER THAN THE PRIOR YEAR BY 1.4 MILLION. AGAIN, THIS REFLECTS OUR CONCERTED EFFORT TO TAKE COST-SAVING MEASURES. OUR PERSONNEL COSTS DECREASED BY $46,000. THIS WAS DUE TO THE HIRING FREEZE THAT WAS PLACED LAST YEAR, AND WE DIDN'T START RE-HIRING UNTIL JANUARY OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES ALSO DECREASED BY 1.4 MILLION AND EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES CHARGES INCREASED BY 1.4 MILLION. THERE WAS ALSO AN ADDITIONAL MILLION DOLLARS THAT WE TRANSFERRED TO THE RISK DEPARTMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. OUR HEALTH CLAIMS FUND HAD A DECREASE IN FUND BALANCE OF ABOUT 1.6 MILLION. OUR FUND BALANCE IS AT 6.4 MILLION AT THIS POINT IN TIME. LAST YEAR, IT WAS AT 7.9 MILLION. HOWEVER, WE ARE INCREASING OUR PREMIUMS BEGINNING THE EFFECT OF THE CALENDAR YEAR, SO THAT WILL HELP GROW THE FUND BALANCE A LITTLE BIT MORE. THE PREMIUM INCREASES OUR EFFECTIVE JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES IN AUGUST, WE DIDN'T HAVE INFORMATION FOR SEPTEMBER, SO THIS IS AUGUST. THEY WERE AT 4.3%. THIS IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN LAST QUARTER, BUT WE AS PLANO STILL TREND BELOW THE METROPLEX, THE STATE, AND THE FEDERAL RATES. SALES TAX COMPARISONS, OUR COLLECTIONS ARE UP COMPARED TO THE PRIOR YEAR BY 6.7%. THIS REFLECTS OCTOBER'S INFORMATION, SO WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU THE LATEST INFORMATION. THE NUMBER IS PRIOR TO THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT, THE 133.1 THAT WAS THROUGH SEPTEMBER. OF COURSE, WE'RE UP BECAUSE OF INCREASES IN CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SPENDING. OUR REAL ESTATE RECAP SHOWS THE NUMBER OF DAYS ON THE MARKET WAS AT 55 IN SEPTEMBER. THIS IS UP FROM THE 30 DAYS THAT WE SAW IN JUNE. THE PERCENT OF ASKING WAS AT 96.9% IN SEPTEMBER, AND THAT'S SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN THE 98.2% WE SAW IN JUNE. MORE REAL ESTATE RECAP, THE MEDIAN SELLING PRICE FOR A HOME IN PLANO WAS AT 510,000 IN SEPTEMBER. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS AT IN JUNE. THEN THE PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT IN JUNE WAS 221, IT HAS DECREASED SLIGHTLY TO 214. OUR HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX IS UP BY 146,000 COMPARED TO THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR. THIS IS OUR EQUITY AND TREASURY POOL. IT'S WHERE WE HAVE OUR INVESTMENTS IN AND HOW MUCH THE INVESTMENTS ARE OWNED BY EACH FUND. MARK WHITTAKER, OUR TREASURER, WILL BE PRESENTING AFTER ME, SO I WON'T SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THESE NEXT THREE SLIDES BECAUSE HE'LL GO INTO MORE DETAIL ABOUT THEM. AS ALWAYS, THE LARGEST PORTION OF OUR EQUITY IS OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE DEPOSIT OUR BOND PROCEEDS AS WE'RE SPENDING THROUGH PROJECTS. [00:15:02] AGAIN, OUR INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO MATURITIES, WE HAVE A LOT OF LIQUIDITY AT 51% IN THE ZERO TO ONE YEAR CATEGORY. OUR DIVERSIFICATION, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE VERY DIVERSIFIED, WITH THE MAJORITY OF OUR PORTFOLIO BEING IN MUNICIPAL BONDS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOLS. WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> COUNCIL MEMBER HORN. >> YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, DENISE, FOR A GREAT PRESENTATION. BACK ON THE SLIDE WHERE WE WERE SHOWING THE BAR CHARTS OF REVENUE, AND I SAW THAT THE WATER AND WASTEWATER, WE WERE SIGNIFICANTLY, NO PUN INTENDED, UNDERWATER ON THAT. CAN YOU GIVE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY WE WERE NOT SHOWING ANY POSITIVE FIGURES ON THAT? >> IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH THE WEATHER. IF WE HAD A PARTICULARLY WET YEAR, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WATER LESS. THAT'S REALLY WHAT IS PUSHING THOSE REVENUES TO BE LOWER. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, DENISE. NEXT ITEM IS QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT, MARK WHITTAKER. >> GOOD EVENING. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS MARK WHITTAKER. I'M THE TREASURER HERE AT CITY OF PLANO, AND I'M GOING TO BE GOING OVER THE QIY INVESTMENT REPORT AS OF 9/30, AND I'LL BE THROWING IN A FEW SLIGHTLY MORE RECENT DATA THAT WE HAVE. I'M GOING TO TOUCH ON THE ECONOMY AND THEN JUST GO INTO MORE DETAILS AS FAR AS CASH MANAGEMENT AND SOME DIVERSIFICATION OF THE PORTFOLIO. ECONOMIC UPDATE. THE INFLATION INCREASED IN SEPTEMBER, 0.3%, AND THAT FOLLOWS A INCREASE OF 0.4% IN AUGUST GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAT THE FEDS WOULD LIKE IT TO GO. THE GDP DID INCREASE 3.8% AFTER DECREASING IN THE FIRST QUARTER. THAT IS MAINLY DUE TO DECREASE OF IMPORTS WITH THE TARIFFS, BUT IT IS NICE TO SEE THAT INCREASE. THEN THE LABOR MARKET STAYED UNCHANGED. IT HAS AN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF 4.3% IN SEPTEMBER, BUT THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO GET MAXIMUM EMPLOYMENT. WE TRACK THE TWO YEAR TREASURY BECAUSE THAT IS OUR BENCHMARK. IT DECREASED THROUGHOUT THE QUARTER, BEGINNING AT 3.88%, AND ENDING AT 3.57%. IN SEPTEMBER, THE CITY'S PORTFOLIO WAS ENDING AT 3.68%. THE FEDS DID DROP RATES BY 25 BASIS POINTS IN SEPTEMBER. THEY ALSO MET IN OCTOBER AND DECEMBER, AND ADDITIONALLY, TWO MORE RATE CUTS WERE DONE IN THOSE MONTHS, DROPPING IT DOWN TO A TARGET RATE OF 3.5-3.75% CURRENTLY. THIS IS JUST THEIR STATEMENT THAT THEY PUT OUT AFTER THEIR MEETING. IT STATES, IT HAS FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF, THEIR GOAL IS 2% INFLATION. IT'S CURRENTLY HIGHER THAN THAT, AND THEN FULL EMPLOYMENT. THEY'LL WAIT FOR DATA TO COME IN, AND THAT'S GENERALLY THE INFORMATION THAT THEY'VE STUCK TO AND MADE THEIR DECISIONS BASED OFF OF. THIS IS JUST A GRAPH SHOWING THE SHORT TERM INTEREST RATES, THE ONE YEAR, THE TWO YEAR, AND THE FIVE YEAR BECAUSE OUR PORTFOLIO HAS A FIVE-YEAR MAXIMUM INVESTMENT RANGE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE FIVE-YEAR CONTINUES TO BE LOWER THAN THE SHORT TERM RATES, WHICH WE DO EXPECT TO CHANGE SHORTLY WITH ALL OF THESE RATE CUTS AND POSSIBLE RATE CUTS IN 2026. THIS JUST ZEROES IN FROM MAY TO SEPTEMBER OF THAT SAME GRAPH. JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE GREEN LINE, WHICH IS OUR PORTFOLIO HAS SURPASSED THAT TWO-YEAR TREASURY RATE. NOW THAT RATES ARE STARTING TO DROP BASED ON THOSE RATE CUTS. BUT WITH OUR PORTFOLIO BEING IN NON-CALLABLE BONDS, WE EXPECT THAT TO STAY AT THE 3.68%, POSSIBLY INCREASE OVER THE NEXT QUARTER OR TWO BEFORE IT STARTS TO TRAIL OFF AND FOLLOW THOSE RATE CUTS, SO WE WILL SEE THAT ABOVE THE TWO-YEAR HOPEFULLY, FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT YEAR. THIS JUST SHOWS THE YIELD CURVE AND HOW HISTORICALLY IT HAS BEEN INVERTED. YOU CAN SEE THAT BLACK LINE IS AS OF 9/30 2025. IF YOU DO TAKE THAT FOUR AND A QUARTER IN AT THE VERY FRONT DOWN TO 3.5, YOU'LL SEE THAT IT IS ALMOST NORMALIZING INTO A REGULAR YIELD CURVE, [00:20:01] AND WILL BE THAT WAY FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE AS THEY DROP RATES. GOING INTO THE CASH MANAGEMENT SUMMARY. WE HAD JUST UNDER $114 MILLION IN INVESTMENTS MATURE THIS QUARTER, AND THEN WE REINVESTED $119 MILLION. THAT'S BETWEEN AGENCIES, CDS, AND MUNICIPAL BONDS. THAT INCREASE WAS DUE TO DEBT ISSUANCES AND FUNDS COMING IN IN JUNE, ALLOWING US TO MAKE THOSE INVESTMENTS. AS SOME TAX MONEY HAS COME IN DECEMBER, WE'VE INVESTED $13 MILLION IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS TRYING TO GET SOME OF THOSE HIGHER YIELDS BEFORE THE RATES START TO DROP. THIS IS OUR MATURITY LETTER. LIKE DENISE MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF LIQUIDITY. WE'RE AT 51% IN THAT 0-1 YEAR RANGE, 21% OF THAT IS ACTUAL LIQUID CASH, AND THE OTHER 29% IS INVESTMENTS MATURING WITHIN THAT ONE YEAR. OUR FUNDS TURN OVER. WE DON'T HAVE A FIVE-YEAR POOL OF CASH. WE TARGET THAT 2-3 TO 3-4 FOUR YEAR RANGE AS EXPENSES ARISE. THAT IS WHAT OUR INVESTMENTS ARE TARGETED TOWARDS, AND THAT IS WHAT WE LOOK AT, WHICH I'LL SHOW YOU A COUPLE SLIDES HERE IN JUST A SECOND. THIS IS OUR REVENUE STREAMS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. YOU'LL SEE THAT 45% OF THAT PROPERTY TAX REVENUE COMES IN IN DECEMBER TO FEBRUARY. THOSE ARE THOSE HIGH PARTS. WE TARGET OUR INVESTMENTS TO MATURE BETWEEN THAT MAY AND AUGUST PERIOD BECAUSE WE DON'T NEED TO TARGET THOSE HIGH REVENUE MONTHS. HERE'S JUST OUR CYCLICAL EXPENSES. THOSE ARE VERY MUCH MORE EVENED OUT. YOU'LL SEE THE SPIKE EVERY SEPTEMBER, THAT IS OUR DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT THAT COMES EVERY DAY ON 91, AND IT'S AROUND $55 MILLION. THAT IS THAT SPIKE THAT WE ALSO TIE INVESTMENTS TO MATURE AROUND. WHEN YOU COMBINE THOSE TWO, WE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS, AND THAT DIP EVERY MAY TO AUGUST IS WHERE WE TRY TO TARGET MATURITIES TO OFFSET WHERE OUR EXPENSES EXCEED REVENUE. ON THE PERFORMANCE SIDE, THIS SHOWS NUMBERS THAT I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT TO YOU. OUR QUARTERLY AVERAGE IS 3.63% FOR THE PORTFOLIO. WE TOOK IN $6.2 MILLION IN INTEREST DOLLARS THIS QUARTER WITH $23 MILLION JUST TO THE RIGHT. THAT IS THE YEAR TOTAL OF INTEREST RECEIVED. ALSO, ON THE LEFT SIDE, THE FINMA BOND AND THE T BILLS LIKE TO POINT OUT THOSE THAT ARE UNDER THAT 1%, THOSE MATURE IN 2026 AND WE'LL BE ROLLING OFF THE PORTFOLIO. THOSE ARE FROM 2021, AND THOSE WILL BE REINVESTED, HOPEFULLY AROUND A 3.5%, WHICH WILL ALSO ADD TO THE TOTAL YIELD. I'M GLAD THOSE ARE FINALLY COMING OFF THE PORTFOLIO. PERFORMANCE CONTINUE. THIS JUST ZEROS IN A LITTLE CLOSER TO THAT BENCHMARK TO TWO-YEAR TREASURY WITH SOME DETAILS AS TO WHY IT'S GONE UP. AGAIN, OUR PORTFOLIO HAS SURPASSED THE TWO-YEAR BENCHMARK. NOW THAT RATES ARE DROPPING, AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO MAINTAINING THAT FOR AS LONG AS WE CAN. DIVERSIFICATION SLIDE. AGAIN, 21% CASH. WE HAVE 39% IN US AGENCY BACKED BONDS. THAT'S THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES YOU SEE UP THERE 4614, AND THEN WE HAVE 32% IN MUNICIPAL BONDS AA OR HIGHER. THEN JUST A TREND OF THE QUARTERLY BOOK VALUE OF THE PORTFOLIO EVERY QUARTER FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS WITH THAT TREND LINE, CITY IS STILL INCREASING IN SEPTEMBER OF 2025 HAS A YEAR OVER YEAR INCREASE, WHICH IS THE TREND THAT WE LOVE TO SEE. BASED ON THE COST CUTTING FACTORS THAT DENISE MENTIONED, THAT IS WHY THAT TREND IS CONTINUING TO STAY IN THAT DIRECTION. EQUITY TREASURY POOL. YOU'LL SEE SOME NUMBERS ON THAT FAR RIGHT. THE DEBT SERVICE FUND, -55 MILLION, THAT IS THAT LARGE PAYMENT THAT GOES OUT. IT'S VERY CYCLICAL, IS THAT IS EXPECTED AND PLANNED OUT. CAPITAL PROJECT SPENDING AT 28 MILLION IS ON PAR WITH AVERAGE SPENDING. WE ARE SPENDING ON THE DEBT THAT WE ARE ISSUING. BUT EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS SLIDE IS VERY CYCLICAL AND IS THE NUMBERS THAT SHOULD BE EXPECTED. THIS YEAR, WE HAVE EIGHT BROKERS. WE ARE MAKING NO CHANGES TO THOSE. WE DO SEND OUT QUESTIONNAIRES TO [00:25:01] OTHER POTENTIAL BROKERS THAT HAVE REACHED OUT AND DO AN ANALYSIS, BUT WE'RE PLEASED WITH THE WORK THAT OUR BROKERS DO FOR US, AND SO WE'RE NOT SUGGESTING ANY CHANGES AT THIS POINT, AS WELL AS NO CHANGES TO THE INVESTMENT POLICY EITHER. ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU, MARK. APPRECIATE IT. NEXT ITEM IS CONSENT AND REGULAR AGENDAS. IS THERE ANY ITEM COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE? ANY NEXT ITEM IS COUNCIL ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION OR FUTURE AGENDAS? WE WILL GO BACK TO THE REGULAR MEETING AND GO 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. WE DO HAVE SIX SPEAKERS THIS EVENING. THE FIRST ONE IS JESSE CASTO. SANAYA REESE. >> HERE. >> LESIA NELSON? >> HELLO. MY NAME IS LESIA NELSON. I'M THE MOTHER OF SANAYA REESE, A NON-VERBAL WHEELCHAIR DEPENDENT YOUNG WOMAN WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES. SHE'S NOT HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE SHE'S UNDER THE WEATHER. I'M NOT HERE TONIGHT TO DEBATE GUILT, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT PROCESS, PROTECTION, AND ACCOUNTABILITY, AND WHAT IT TRULY MEANS TO CALL PLANO A CITY OF EXCELLENCE. WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS ASSAULTED INSIDE A PISD CLASSROOM EQUIPPED WITH VIDEO CAMERAS, MISTREATED, BULLIED, AND FAILED BY THE VERY SYSTEM ENTRUSTED WITH HER CARE, I DID WHAT ANY PARENT WOULD DO. I REPORTED IT, I PROVIDED EVIDENCE, AND I FOLLOWED EVERY RULE, AND THEN I WAITED. I WAITED WHILE 10 MONTHS PASSED. I WAITED WHILE EVIDENCE WAS DELAYED. I WAITED WHILE I WAS TOLD BY PLANO POLICE THAT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN A GROCERY STORE, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN IMMEDIATE ARREST. BUT BECAUSE IT HAPPENED IN A SCHOOL, IT WAS MORE DIFFICULT. MY DAUGHTER DOES NOT LOSE HER RIGHTS BECAUSE SHE'S DISABLED. SHE DOES NOT LOSE PROTECTION BECAUSE SHE CANNOT SPEAK, AND NO FAMILY SHOULD HAVE TO FIGHT THIS HARD JUST TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. I WAS NOTIFIED YESTERDAY THAT THIS CASE IS NOW WITH A PROSECUTOR AND A GRAND JURY WILL REVIEW IT. I RESPECT THAT PROCESS, BUT I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT SOMETHING. PROCESS DOES NOT REPLACE ACCOUNTABILITY. A CITY OF EXCELLENCE DOES NOT HIDE BEHIND SILENCE. IT DOES NOT DELAY UNTIL FAMILIES ARE EXHAUSTED. IT DOES NOT TREAT DISABLED VICTIMS AS LESS WORTHY THAN OF PROTECTION. EXCELLENCE MEANS TRANSPARENCY, EXCELLENT MEANS OVERSIGHT, EXCELLENT MEANS MAKING SURE THE MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY ARE PROTECTED, NOT MINIMIZED, NOT DISMISSED, AND NOT IGNORED. I'M ASKING THIS COUNCIL TO DO WHAT YOU WERE ELECTED TO DO. PAY ATTENTION, ASK QUESTIONS, AND DEMAND THAT THE SYSTEM WORKS THE SAME FOR DISABLED FAMILIES AS THEY DO FOR EVERYONE ELSE. BECAUSE UNTIL THIS HAPPENS, CITY OF EXCELLENCE IS JUST A SLOGAN, NOT A PROMISE KEPT. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. >> ALVIN NELSON. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ALVIN NELSON, I'M THE FATHER OF SANAYA REESE. MY WIFE JUST ADDRESSED THE COST OF THE COUNCIL'S SILENCE. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE COST OF THE CITY'S INSTITUTIONAL DELAYS AS WELL. NOW, TODAY MARKS 328 DAYS NEARLY 11 MONTHS SINCE THE CASE HAS BEGAN. FOR 303 OF THOSE DAYS, THE PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT HELD A COMPLETED FELONY CASE INVOLVING A NON-VERBAL DISABLED CHILD BEFORE FORWARDING IT. IT TOOK UNTIL YESTERDAY, 328 DAYS FOR THE SYSTEM TO SIMPLY NOTIFY US THAT A PROSECUTOR HAS BEEN ASSIGNED. THIS IS NOT PROGRESS. THIS IS THE BARE MINIMUM ACHIEVED ONLY AFTER A NEARLY A YEAR OF SUSTAINED PRESSURE. THE DELAY NOW IS ACTUALLY TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE LOOK AT THE TIMELINE OF JUSTICE FOR OTHER CHILDREN IN COLLIN COUNTY. I'D LIKE TO OFFER THESE EXAMPLES. [00:30:02] HERE, AT NISD, A CHILD THAT WAS WHITE WAS ARRESTED IN THREE DAYS FOR THE ASSAULT. SALINA ISD, THE CHILD WAS ALSO WHITE, AND THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE ARREST. PLANO DAYCARE, THE CHILD WAS ALSO WHITE HIS IMMEDIATE ARREST WITHIN THREE DAYS AS WELL. PRINCE SANAYA IS THE BLACK CHILD. I TOOK MONTHS TO REACH AN INDICTMENT. FOR SANAYA REESE, AS WE'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, OUR DAUGHTER, IT'S BEEN 328 DAYS JUST TO ASSIGN A PROSECUTOR. NOW, THE THREE CASES INVOLVING THE WHITE VICTIMS, AS I READ HERE, SAW IMMEDIATE ARREST ALL WITHIN THREE DAYS. THE ONLY OTHER CASE THAT TOOK MONTHS INVOLVED A BLACK BOY, AND, OF COURSE, MY DAUGHTER, SANAYA, WHO IS ALSO BLACK AND SEVERELY DISABLED IS APPROACHING A FULL YEAR OF WAITING JUST FOR THE PROSECUTOR ASSIGNMENT. NOW, YOU MAY THINK IS THIS A COINCIDENCE, BUT NO THIS PATTERN IS UNDENIABLE. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IN THESE TIMELINES APPEARS TO BE THE RACE AND THE DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CHILD. WHEN THE VICTIM IS BLACK AND SEVERELY DISABLED, IT SEEMS LIKE THE SYSTEM GRANTS SILENCE, AVOIDANCE, AND 328 DAYS OF WAITING. WHILE WE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO WAIT, WE HAVE SEEN THE COUNCIL'S RESPONSE OF AVOIDANCE. IF PLANO DOES CLAIM TO BE A CITY OF EXCELLENCE, AS A LOGO SITS BEHIND YOU, IT MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT THE LIFE OF A NON-VERBAL DISABLED BLACK CHILD IS WORTH THE SAME URGENCY AND PROTECTION AFFORDED TO EVERY OTHER CHILD IN COLLIN COUNTY. MY DAUGHTER CANNOT SPEAK, AND I MUST SPEAK FOR HER UNTIL THIS CITY ADDRESSES THE DISPARITY AND GRANTS SANAYA THE ACCOUNTABILITY SHE DOES DESERVE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. >> BRETT COOPER. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, BRETT COOPER, A SEVEN-YEAR RESIDENT OF THIS CITY THAT I LOVE. STARS ALIGN PLANS FOR MOVE TO PLANO AND NEW REVENUE STREAMS. THIS IS THE HEADLINE THAT I WOKE UP TO ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THIS SUNDAY MORNING'S DALLAS MORNING NEWS. THE ARTICLE QUOTES, NHL-ISSUED DOCUMENTS, LAY BARE ECONOMIC PAIN POINTS, THE STARS SAY WOULD BEST BE ADDRESSED BY BUILDING AN 18,000-SEAT ARENA AT THE SHOPS AT WILLOW BEND MALL IN PLANO. THIS MAKES ME WONDER, IS THIS WHY YOU CHOSE TO POTENTIALLY SELL OUT OUR TRANSIT RIDERS BY CALLING FOR THIS WITHDRAWAL ELECTION? ARE YOU HIDING THIS BEHIND THE VEIL OF EXECUTIVE SESSION? OUR MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS DEPEND ON RELIABLE PUBLIC TRANSIT. DID YOU ALSO KNOW THAT IF WE CHOOSE TO WITHDRAW FROM DART, OUR PARATRANSIT RIDERS SUFFER, [OVERLAPPING] YES. >> YOU'RE ALREADY SIGNED UP FOR THIS ON THE AGENDA. >> NO, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE REPORT. >> YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT DART, WHICH IS THE REPORT? >> THE REPORTS ABOUT THE COMMITTEE. >> IT'S ABOUT TRANSPORTATION. >> I MEAN, THESE ARE JUST PUBLIC COMMENTS. >> NO. WELL, YOU'RE SIGNED UP TO DO THOSE COMMENTS REGARDING THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE? >> YES, THIS ISN'T ABOUT THE COMMITTEE'S WORK. THIS IS ABOUT THE ELECTION. I HAVE SEPARATE COMMENTS ABOUT THE COMMITTEE. >> GO AHEAD. >> NO MATTER WHAT ALTERNATIVE WE SET UP IN PLANO, THE PARATRANSIT RIDERS WOULD ONLY THEN GET 21 ONE- WAY TRIPS PER YEAR INTO THE DART SERVICE AREA. THAT COULD MEAN MISSED APPOINTMENTS, MISCHANCES TO SEE FAMILY AND FRIENDS, ETC. WHAT ABOUT THE SINGLE MOM WHO WOULD HAVE TO PAY TWO FARES TO NOW GET TO WORK? DO THESE PEOPLE MATTER LESS THAN THE DALLAS STARS? OUR VOTERS DESERVE TO KNOW HOW MUCH OF OUR TAX DOLLARS YOU WOULD ALLOCATE TO A REPLACEMENT SERVICE THAT ENSURES WE CAN MOVE AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE DO NOW. TO DO THAT, YOU HAVE TWO CHOICES IN THE BUDGET. CUT OTHER SERVICES LIKE OUR NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PARKS AND LIBRARIES, OR INCREASE PROPERTY TAXES. I'M VERY SURE OUR VOTERS WANT NEITHER OF THOSE CHOICES. THEY DESERVE TRANSPARENCY, SOMETHING WHICH HAS BEEN SORELY LACKING FROM THIS COUNCIL AND THIS CITY REGARDING THIS ISSUE. LET ME BE TRANSPARENT. I WILL DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER OVER THE NEXT 4.5 MONTHS TO SPREAD THE TRUE FACTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, TO EITHER GET THIS ELECTION RESCINDED OR OVERWHELMINGLY DEFEATED AND PROTECT OUR MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS WHO JUST WANT TO GET TO WORK AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR DAILY BUSINESS. [APPLAUSE] >> THE LAST SPEAKER IS CHRISTOPHER SVOCHAK. >> I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE TODAY THAT RECOGNIZE ME IN THE ROOM, BUT THERE'S AT LEAST FOUR OF THEM RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME WHO ARE SCARED OF ME BEING HERE BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT I SAW THEM AT A DRUG SHOW EVENT, A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, AND I WAS REBUKING YOU, YOU, YOU, BOB, RICK, JULIE, VIDAL. WE'RE ALL AT A PRIDE SHOW EVENT OUTSIDE. I BELIEVE YOUR WORDS FOR ME, MR. RICK, WERE MOSQUITO, IS THAT RIGHT? YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW WHY HE CALLED ME A MOSQUITO. [00:35:02] I'LL TELL YOU WHY, BECAUSE I WAS REBUKING HIM AND HIS FRIENDS HERE FOR BEING AROUND KIDS WHENEVER THERE WAS DRUG QUEENS GESTICULATING THEIR GENITALIA IN FRONT OF KIDS. YOU DISGUSTING PERVERTS. SHAME ON YOU. YOU SHOULD RESIGN IMMEDIATELY. JESUS CHRIST, TELL THE CHILD IN HIS HANDS. HE SAYS, IF YOU CAUSE ONE OF THESE CHILDREN FROM COMING TO ME, IT'D BE BETTER FOR YOU TO HAVE A MILLSTONE WRAPPED AROUND YOUR NECK AND TOSSED IN THE SEA. THAN TO CAUSE ONE OF THESE LITTLE ONES FROM COMING TO ME. AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE DONE. YOU DISGUSTING, PERVERT LOVING, SELF-SERVING, WICKED PEOPLE. YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS BEING ON A CITY COUNCIL. IF YOU CAN'T CONTROL YOUR OWN BODIES AND YOUR OWN FAMILIES. SENATE BILL 12 IS VERY OBVIOUS. IT SAYS GESTICULATION IN FRONT OF KIDS IS A CRIME. AND YOU AND BEFORE ME TODAY, I THINK YOU'RE CRIMINALS. MAYBE THESE POLICE RIGHT HERE WON'T ARREST YOU, BUT YOU'RE CRIMINALS, ESPECIALLY IN THE NEXT LIFE, AND IN THIS LIFE, YOU NEED TO RESIGN. SINCE YOUR HEAD'S BEEN SO FAR UP, DRUG QUEENS IN THEIR SKIRTS, YOU HAVE NEGLECTED YOUR OTHER DUTY, WHICH IS PROTECTING THIS CITY FROM THE ISLAMIC INCURSION. DISGUSTING. YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE CITY PERMITS, BANNING SHARIA LAW, JUST LIKE THIS STATE HAS. I'M PRETTY SURE YOU, I'M NOT GOING TO BE SURE, I CAN'T SAY THAT. I THINK HE LOOKED LIKE HE WAS THE DRAG SHOWS. I HAVE PICTURES HERE IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO SEE HIM. THEY'RE ALL THERE. IT'S ALL ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THERE'S A VIDEO TOO. ISLAM ISN'T A RELIGION FOR YOU DRUG SHOW LOVERS. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW. IT SAYS THIS IN THEIR BOOK. FIGHT THOSE WHO DISBELIEVE IN ALLAH. IT'S A TERRORISTIC THREAT TO HUMANITY. GET YOUR HEADS ON A DRUG QUEEN'S SKIRTS AND WAKE UP. HERE'S THE KORAN RIGHT HERE. FIGHT THOSE WHO DISBELIEVE IN ALLAH. FIGHT THOSE WHO DON'T UPHOLD SHARIA LAW. THAT'S THE NEXT ONE, IT SAYS TOO, RIGHT AFTER THAT. >> IT'S [INAUDIBLE]. YOUR TIME'S UP. >> YOU DON'T YOU FOLLOW THE ISLAMIC RELIGION. >> YOUR TIME IS UP, SIR. >> MOVING TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. [CONSENT AGENDA] >> CONSENT AGENDA. THE CONSENT AGENDA BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION. IT CONTAINS ITEMS WHICH ARE ROUTINE AND TYPICALLY NON-CONTROVERSIAL. 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. >> COUNCIL MEMBER HORN. >> MR. MAYOR, I MOVE WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. >> I SECOND. >> THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 7-0. THANK YOU. BY THE WAY, ON THAT. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, DOUG BENDER IS ON THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT, SO JUST FYI, AND JASON ROSS. NO. BUT I KNOW WE ALL KNOW DOUG. >> OKAY. NEXT ITEM. [(1)  Consideration to name the center court at High Point Tennis Center, located at 421 West Spring Creek Parkway, the Ken Sumrow Center Court.] ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. >> ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. APPLICANTS ARE LIMITED TO 15 MINUTES PRESENTATION TIME, WITH A FIVE-MINUTE REBUTTAL IF NEEDED. REMAINING SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO 30 TOTAL MINUTES OF TESTIMONY TIME, WITH 3 MINUTES ASSIGNED PER SPEAKER. THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAY AMEND THESE TIMES AS DEEMED NECESSARY. NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL PERMIT PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, NOT POSTED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL ESTABLISH TIME LIMITS BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF SPEAKER REQUESTS, THE LENGTH OF THE AGENDA, AND TO ENSURE MEETING EFFICIENCY, AND MAY INCLUDE A CUMULATIVE TIME LIMIT. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER OF THE REQUESTS ARE RECEIVED UNTIL THE CUMULATIVE TIME IS EXHAUSTED. ITEM NUMBER ONE. CONSIDERATION TO NAME THE CENTER COURT AT HIGH POINT TENNIS CENTER, [00:40:01] LOCATED AT 4:21 WEST SPRING CREEK PARKWAY, THE KEN SUMROW CENTER COURT. >> DIRECTOR. HELLO. THANK YOU. DID WANT TO SHARE THIS OPPORTUNITY WITH YOU. IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION BY A CITIZEN SEVERAL MONTHS AGO FOR US TO CONSIDER THIS ACTION. WE DID CONVENE A NAMING COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR. AND THE CONSIDERATION WAS FOR NAMING THE CENTER COURT AT THE HIGH POINT TENNIS CENTER AFTER KEN SUMROW, THE KEN SUMROW CENTER COURT. MR. SUMROW HAS BEEN THE ONLY TENNIS PRO AND MANAGER OF THE FACILITY SINCE IT OPENED IN 1977. PRIOR TO THAT, HE SERVED AS A TENNIS COACH FOR THE PLANO SCHOOL DISTRICT, STARTING IN 1972. MR. SUMROW, OVER HIS 47-YEAR CAREER, HAS BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF MANY IMPRESSIVE ACCOLADES, THE MOST RECENT BEING INDUCTION INTO THE TEXAS TENNIS HALL OF FAME. HIS RETIREMENT RECEPTION IS TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THIS. THE CITY STAFF OR PARKS AND RECREATION ALSO RECOMMENDS THIS, AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, RON. I CAN'T THINK OF ANY MORE DESERVING THAN MR. SUMROW, SO I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS CONSIDERATION. DEPUTY MAYOR. >> WHEN CARPENTER MIDDLE SCHOOL PTA HAD A FUNDRAISER TO GET PICKLE-BALL COURTS. MR. SUMROW WAS VERY GENEROUS TO DONATE SOME BATTLES, AND IT WAS OUR FIRST KIND OF EFFORT INTO GROWING PICKLE-BALL IN PLAINTIFFS. SO THAT WAS THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY I HAD TO MEET HIM, AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO SECOND THAT MOTION. >> TERRIFIC. COUNCILMAN RECUR. >> NO, I DON'T. >> WELL, WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND TO NAME THE CENTER COURT AT HIGH 0.10 TENNIS CENTER, THE SUMROW CENTER COURT. >> PLEASE VOTE. >> MOTION PASSES SEVEN TO NONE. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] ITEM NUMBER 2. [(2)  RFQ No. 2025-0450-B for architectural services for the Public Safety Campus for Special Projects to DLR Group Inc of Texas in the estimated amount of $14,496,593; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. ] >> ITEM 2, APPROVAL OF RFQ 2025-450 B FOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY CAMPUS FOR SPECIAL PRODUCTS PROJECTS TO DLR GROUP INC OF TEXAS IN THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $14,496, 593, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL, PETER BRASSO, DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS. THE PUBLIC SAFETY CAMPUS IS THE TWO BOND REFERENDA THAT WAS IN MAY, THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS TO BUILD, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCT THE NEW POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND THE NEW FIRE STATION 14. DLR WAS SELECTED AFTER A VIGOROUS PROCESS. REPRESENTATIVE FROM DLR IS HERE. WE ALSO HAVE HAMAD, MR. HAMAD FROM MY GROUP, WHO IS GOING TO BE THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER FOR THIS PROJECT. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THAT FEE IS REPRESENTING ABOUT 10% OF THE ENTIRE PROJECT, WHICH IS WELL WITHIN INDUSTRY STANDARD. >> SO, PETER, WHAT IS THE TIMELINE FOR THEM? AND IF WE OBVIOUSLY GOT STARTED THE FIRST OF THE YEAR OR SOMEWHERE IN THERE. RIGHT. AND HOW LONG WILL THAT [OVERLAPPING] >> [INAUDIBLE] IS12 MONTHS. >> OKAY. >> AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET EVEN SOME CONSTRUCTION WORK PRIOR TO THAT, BUT YEAH. >> WONDERFUL. >> I'M SORRY, MAYOR, THE FULL DESIGN IS 12 MONTHS THAT CONTRACT GOES ON THROUGH THE END OF CONSTRUCTION FOR GENERAL QUESTIONS AND CHANGES, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. >> UNDERSTAND. I DON'T THINK THIS IS REQUIRING A VOTE, IS THAT RIGHT? I THINK IT WAS TO INFORM US, AND IT DOESN'T REQUIRE. BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR. >> NO. IT DOES REQUIRE A VOTE. >> THIS IS FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES OF THE NEW PUBLIC SAFETY CAMPUS THERE AT ALMA AND PARK. COUNCIL MEMBER HORN. >> YES, THANK YOU, MAYOR. I HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH DLR. THEY'VE DONE SOME GREAT WORK WITH THE PREVIOUS FIRM I WAS WITH. THEY ARE WELL RECOGNIZED BOTH FROM THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS BUT ALSO FIRE STATIONS. I THINK THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING SELECTION HERE. I KNOW YOU WENT THROUGH A RIGOROUS PROCESS TO GET THAT. WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 2 AS PRESENTED. I'D LIKE TO SECOND, PLEASE. [00:45:03] >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 2. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES SEVEN TO ZERO. >> THANK YOU. >> THANKS, PETER. >> ITEM NUMBER 3, [(3)  Collin County Connects Committee Report ] COLLIN COUNTY CONNECTS COMMITTEE REPORT. >> I'D LIKE TO WELCOME MAYOR DYER. THANK YOU, SIR, FOR BEING HERE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICES ALWAYS. MY NAME IS PHIL DYER, A RESIDENT OF PLANO FOR 41 YEARS. HONORED TO BE HERE TONIGHT. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE C4 COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. I SEE SEVERAL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE IN THE AUDIENCE, AND I THINK YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM MOST OF THEM LATER ON, IF NOT ALL OF THEM. FIRST OF ALL, WE OBVIOUSLY WERE ON A VERY COMPRESSED TIMELINE, TRYING TO GET A LOT OF WORK DONE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. I HAVE TO SALUTE THE STAFF, THE FINANCE AREA, WITH DENISE TACKY, AND CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, JILL AND PAIGE, WERE TERRIFIC, A SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO SHELLY SEAVER. SHE WAS TERRIFIC. AS YOU'LL SEE IN A MINUTE, EXTRA SPECIAL SHOUT-OUT TO ANDREW FORTUNE, WHO REALLY CARRIED THE HEAVY LOAD DURING THESE MEETINGS AND DID AN ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING JOB. >> I SALUTE YOU FOR BRINGING THIS COMMITTEE TOGETHER. AS ALWAYS, YOU'RE TRYING TO SEEK PUBLIC INPUT ON MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE TO THE CITY, AND YOU DID IT AGAIN. I THANK YOU FOR CALLING THE COMMITTEE TOGETHER. AS YOU'RE AWARE, THE COMMITTEE CONSISTED OF 14 CITIZENS WHO ARE DEEPLY INVOLVED WITH PUBLIC TRANSIT, EITHER THROUGH THEIR PERSONAL USAGE OF TRANSIT OR THEIR INVOLVEMENT WITH GROUPS THAT ARE DEPENDENT UPON PUBLIC TRANSIT. THEY BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND PASSION TO THE ISSUE. THAT'S FOR SURE. ALL OF THAT KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE, AND PASSION WAS VALUABLE DURING OUR DISCUSSIONS. SORRY. ALL OF THAT KNOWLEDGE AND THOSE DISCUSSIONS SUPPORTED THE WORK BEING DONE ON THE FIRST BULLET ON THIS LIST. WE HAD SOME CHALLENGES IN THERE, BUT I'LL TELL YOU, I AM GRATEFUL TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM FOR THEIR INVOLVEMENT AND THEIR ROLE IN THE DISCUSSIONS. OUR DISCUSSIONS WERE ACTUALLY QUITE PRODUCTIVE. GOOD INFORMATION CAME OUT OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS THAT YOU AND THE STAFF CAN USE AS YOU MOVE FORWARD. IT WAS WORTH THE TIME. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES THAT WE WERE FOCUSING ON WERE REPEATED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE OBJECTIVES, YOUR CHARGE, WERE CLEAR, LIMITED, AND SPECIFIC. ASSUME THERE IS AN ELECTION ON MAY 2ND. ASSUME THAT THE CITIZENS VOTE TO WITHDRAW FROM DART. IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE WHAT TRANSIT SERVICES THE CITY SHOULD HAVE AVAILABLE TO OUR CITIZENS ON MAY 3RD, AND INTERVIEW AND RANK POTENTIAL TRANSIT VENDORS TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES ON MAY 3RD. CLEAR, REPEATED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE COMMITTEE DID HAVE PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSIONS. BEYOND THAT, THOUGH, SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE DECLINED TO SUBMIT THEIR RANKING. INSTEAD, THEY HAVE SUBMITTED COMMENTS, WHICH I BELIEVE YOU NOW HAD IN YOUR PACKET, YOUR VERY LARGE PACKET, AND EVERYTHING WAS BROUGHT TO YOU, AND NOTHING WAS HELD BACK. IT'S ALL THERE. THE MOST RECENT DOCUMENT IN YOUR PACKET COMES FROM SOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, NOT ALL OF THEM. THIS DOCUMENT WAS REVEALED AT THE VERY END OF OUR LAST MEETING. THE FOURTH MEETING, AS WE WERE LITERALLY WRAPPING UP AND ABOUT TO ADJOURN. THIS ITEM THAT YOU HAVE WAS NOT REVIEWED OR DISCUSSED AS A COMMITTEE. [00:50:02] IN ADDITION, IT DISCUSSES TOPICS THAT ARE OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE COMMITTEE AS WE WERE INSTRUCTED, AND IT IS NOT TO COMPLY WITH THE DIRECTION FROM THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE STAFF. IT WAS A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE, PASSIONATE ABOUT TRANSIT IN PLANO. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THEM. AS I SAID, I THINK THERE'S WORK THAT CAME OUT OF THE COMMITTEE THAT YOU CAN USE GOING FORWARD. AGAIN, THESE WERE THE LIST OF THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT, CONTINUITY OF SERVICE, COMMUNITY INPUT, CONNECTIVITY INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF PLANO, PRIORITIZING SCHEDULE, MODERNIZED OPERATIONS, AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THE NEW SYSTEM, WHICH OBVIOUSLY WILL BE CRITICAL. WE'RE NOW GOING TO GO INTO THE MORE TECHNICAL PART OF THE PRESENTATION. I DO WANT TO CALL DOWN ANDREW FORTUNE, TAKE OVER FROM HERE. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. IT WAS CHALLENGING, BUT NEVERTHELESS, I THINK IT WAS PRODUCTIVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. ANDREW FORTUNE, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I WILL RUN THROUGH SOME OF THE MECHANICS THAT THE COMMITTEE UTILIZED DURING THE PROCESS. AS WE MENTIONED IN OUR INITIAL MEETING ON 24TH NOVEMBER, EACH COMMITTEE MEMBER RECEIVED A SURVEY, ASKING THEM TO RANK IN AREAS OF IMPORTANCE, THOSE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES LISTED ON THE SCREEN. THAT WAS NOT TO SAY THAT ANY ONE CATEGORY WAS UNIMPORTANT, BUT IT WAS MEANT TO HELP THE COMMITTEE HAVE A GOOD STARTING POINT FOR A DISCUSSION. WE DID LEAVE AN OPENING ON NUMBER 10, AND A COMMITTEE MEMBER ACTUALLY SUGGESTED ADDING MARKETING, AND SO WE MADE THAT ADJUSTMENT. THAT WAS CONSIDERED AS WELL. ON THE QUESTION OF VENDORS, WE SPENT TWO OF OUR EVENINGS TOGETHER LOOKING AT DIFFERENT VENDORS. AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, VIA AS ONE OF THOSE OPTIONS. IT'S DESCRIBED AS A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR MICROTRANSIT AND PARATRANSIT SERVICES, SO A WRAPAROUND. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN FLEET. THEY BRING IN THOSE VEHICLES, CURRENTLY PARTNER WITH ARLINGTON GRAND PRAIRIE, DCTA, AND TRINITY METRO. RIDECO AND SPARE BOTH ARE MORE OF A SOFTWARE. IF YOU THINK OF A GENERAL CONTRACTOR MODEL, THEY ARE ABLE TO TAP INTO EXISTING FLEETS AND PARTNERS, WHETHER THAT BE LYFT, UBER, ZTRIP, PARATRANSIT SERVICE ETC. THEIR MODEL IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. BUT AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE WHOM THEY CURRENTLY PARTNER WITH, SPARE IS ACTUALLY THE CURRENT VENDOR USED BY DART. ALL THREE OF THESE THOUGH, HAVE BEEN VETTED THROUGH THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS. THEY CAME TO US PRE-VETTED THROUGH ALL OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE GUIDELINES, ETC. BUT DEFINITELY WANTED TO MAKE NOTE THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY ENGAGED IN THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS WITH STAFF, SO THAT'S PRETTY STANDARD ACROSS THE BOARD FOR ANY OF THE CONTRACTS AND THINGS WE BRING FORWARD TO YOU ALL. I KNOW THAT, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT THERE WERE CONCERNS FROM THE COMMITTEE ABOUT WANTING TO GET INTO THE BUDGETARY ELEMENTS, THE PRICING, ETC. I'VE BEEN ADVISED BY THE PROCUREMENT TEAM THAT A LOT OF THOSE, AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS, ARE CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL YOU MOVE FORWARD, THE COMPETITIVE PRICING PROCESS. I CAN CONFIRM THAT ALL THREE VENDORS ARE AWARE OF AND HAVE COMMUNICATED THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO MEET THE FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS THAT THE COUNCIL CURRENTLY HAS IN PLACE WITH THE $4 MILLION BUDGET. MOVING FORWARD. RANKINGS. THIS WAS JUST A TOOL MEANT TO AGAIN IDENTIFY PRIORITIES THAT CAN BE HELPFUL, NOT ONLY IN THE EVENT, AS THE CHAIR MENTIONED OF A WITHDRAWAL ELECTION, BUT ALSO THAT CAN BE PROVIDED AT DART NOW. WE'VE ALREADY COMMUNICATED THAT TO DART THAT WE PLAN TO SUBMIT ALL THIS FEEDBACK SO THAT THEY'RE STILL PROVIDING SERVICES NOW. I THINK THEY COULD BENEFIT FROM HEARING WHAT THIS COMMITTEE SHARED WITH EVERYONE. BUT REALLY, WE ASKED THEM TO REALLY EVALUATE THESE VENDORS BASED ON CONTINUITY OF SERVICE TIED TO THOSE SURVEY PRIORITIES. AGAIN, THAT STARTING POINT, HOW DID THEY DO TIED TO YOUR INITIAL PRIORITIES. IDEALLY, THESE ARE GOING TO HELP REFLECT COMMUNITY INPUT ON THOSE AREAS. WE ALSO COLLECTED PLENTY OF WRITTEN FEEDBACK. I THINK WE HAVE OVER 100 PAGES IN THE DOCUMENT THAT WE SENT OUT TO YOU ALL. WE ENCOURAGE ANY AND ALL FEEDBACK TO BE INCLUDED. ON THE RANKING, AS THE CHAIR MENTIONED, HALF OF THE C4 MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THE RANKINGS. THE OTHER HALF DID NOT, IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE TWO ALTERNATES THAT YOU APPOINTED. WE REALLY LET EVERYBODY PARTICIPATE. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THEIR THOUGHTS WERE INCLUDED, AS THEY WERE THERE WITH US EACH OF THE FOUR NIGHTS. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE, WE HAD SOME WHO PARTICIPATED, SOME WHO DID NOT, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE SUBMITTED WRITTEN COMMENTS. [00:55:02] AGAIN, I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE VALUABLE BOTH FOR STAFF AND FOR YOU ALL. THE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ARE WELCOMED AND IMPORTANT FOR US. RANKING RESULTS. AGAIN, THIS WAS RANKED FROM 1-5, FIVE BEING THE BEST. THIS CERTAINLY DOESN'T MEAN THAT ANY SERVICE AREA COULDN'T BE IMPROVED UPON. BUT THIS WAS THAT INITIAL FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMITTEE AND THE COMMUNITY OF HOW EACH OF THESE DIFFERENT PROVIDERS DID. SPARE AND VIA EMERGED AS THE VENDORS WITH THE HIGHEST RANKING PRIORITIES. BUT ALSO, THE C4 MEMBERS WERE ASKED TO LOOK AT OUR FARES AND FAIR PRIORITIZATION. WHAT WE HEARD FROM MANY OF THE VENDORS IS THEY HAVE FLEXIBILITY. SHOULD THE CITY WISH TO OFFER A MORE DISCOUNTED RATE TO ONE CITIZEN GROUP VERSUS ANOTHER, OR DO A SENIOR MONTH WITH WHATEVER TRANSIT OPTION THEY OFFER. STAFF HAD A SURVEY THAT REALLY MEASURED AGAIN, IS THAT SENIORS? IS THAT PARATRANSIT? WHAT IS THE LOWER FARE IF WE HAD THOSE OPTIONS? WHERE WOULD THOSE GO? I WANT TO CLEAR UP CONFUSION, IN CASE THERE IS ANY. IT WAS NOT RANKING THE IMPORTANCE OF THOSE PARTICULAR RIDERS ABOVE ONE ANOTHER, REALLY WAS, AGAIN, BACK TO HOW DID THAT FARE STRUCTURE WORK. IF WE HAVE THOSE OPTIONS, WE'D LIKE TO KNOW FROM THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY'D LIKE US TO EXERCISE THOSE, RATHER THAN US JUST DECIDING. COMMITTEE FEEDBACK, AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE IN YOUR PACKET, SOME MEMBERS EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION WITH THE SCOPE OF THE COMMITTEE. STAFF TRIED TO KEEP TO THE LANES, AS DID THE CHAIR, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL TO THE CHAIR FOR KEEPING US ON TRACK. MEMBERS DID WANT TO DIVE DEEPER INTO THOSE COSTS AND THE PROCUREMENT ELEMENTS. SOME MEMBERS WISHED FOR COUNSEL TO REJECT ALTERNATIVE TRANSIT ALTOGETHER IN FAVOR OF DART AND PULLING DOWN THE ELECTION. YOU'LL SEE THAT ALSO RECORDED IN YOUR FEEDBACK. FIVE OF THOSE MEMBERS, AS THE CHAIRMAN MENTIONED, SUBMITTED THEIR OWN OBSERVATION'S REPORT, ALONG WITH THE TWO ALTERNATES. THAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET. I'VE GOTTEN SOME NEWS SINCE WE'VE SENT IN THIS, THAT THERE MAY BE ANOTHER ONE WHO WANTED TO JOIN IN ON THAT FEEDBACK. WE'RE TRYING TO CONFIRM THAT WITH THEM, BUT ONE OF THAT CERTAINLY REFLECTED IN OUR COMMENTS THIS EVENING. ALTERNATIVE TRANSIT AND ACTION, WE TOUCHED ON THIS IN PREVIOUS REPORTS, AND CERTAINLY DURING THE COMMITTEE ITSELF. BUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE REALLY ON THREE PATHS WITH POTENTIAL OUTCOMES, AS THE CITY ONE THAT WE'RE WORKING FERVENTLY ON AND HAVE SOME MEETINGS ACTUALLY THIS WEEK ON, IS A SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATION WITH DART. IF THAT MOVES FORWARD WITH THE PROPOSAL, AS YOU KNOW, THAT'S BEFORE DART THAT THEY'RE EVALUATING WOULD INCLUDE SOME OF THOSE FUNDS COMING BACK FOR TRANSIT-RELATED PURPOSES. AGAIN, TO BE CLEAR, THAT MONEY IS NOT A FREE CHECK; IT IS TRANSIT-SPECIFIC. IN THAT INSTANCE, WE WOULD STILL WANT TO LOOK AT SOME OF THESE ALTERNATIVE TRANSIT OPTIONS, PERHAPS TO COMPLEMENT SERVICE. CERTAINLY, IF THE VOTE MOVES FORWARD AND VOTERS VOTE TO STAY IN DART, WE HAVE THESE PRIORITIES, FEEDBACK, INFORMATION, WE COULD STILL UTILIZE THAT TO COMPLIMENT. BUT, OF COURSE, IF VOTERS MOVE FORWARD TO LEAVE DART, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE CONTINUITY OF SERVICE IS THERE AND THAT WE CAN HAVE A PRODUCT, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO RELY MOST ON TRANSIT ARE ABLE TO UTILIZE. THE TIMELINE, AGAIN, THIS WILL PROBABLY LOOK FAMILIAR TO YOU. WE ARE IN THE BOLDED SECTION THERE ON THE 16TH. THE NEXT STEP IS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS PROCUREMENT PROCESS THAT OUR PROCUREMENT TEAM HAS SET UP FOR US, TO CONTINUE TAKING THIS FEEDBACK IN ITS ENTIRETY, AND USING THAT AS WE ASK THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS AS STAFF TO CONTINUE TO VET THE VENDORS. WE HAVE A TENTATIVE DATE OF JANUARY 26TH TO BRING BACK A RECOMMENDATION AFTER WE'VE HAD THIS TIME TO GO THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS FOR COUNSEL TO EVALUATE AND LOOK AT, SHOULD COUNCIL AT THAT TIME SAY, "HEY, WE HAVE MORE QUESTIONS. WE'RE NOT SATISFIED." WE, OF COURSE, HAVE MORE TIME. AGAIN, WE ARE RUNNING UP AGAINST A DEADLINE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDE ENOUGH TIME. ON THE EARLIER SIDE, CERTAINLY FEBRUARY WOULD BE A LOFTY GOAL. WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WITH THE COMMITTEE IS PERHAPS A SIX-MONTH STRUCTURE FOR A CONTRACT THAT CAN START. THE APRIL TIME FRAME TO DO EDUCATION, PILOTS, MOVING INTO THE ACTUAL ELECTION. IF WE GET THERE, WHAT IS THAT OUTCOME, AND ENDING NICELY WITH THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR? COUNCIL WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHATEVER THIS ALTERNATIVE IS IN ACTION, AND UNDERSTAND, AS YOU MAKE BUDGETARY DECISIONS, ARE THERE AREAS YOU WANT TO INVEST MORE IN? ARE THERE AREAS WHERE YOU WANT TO RENEGOTIATE? DO WE WANT A DIFFERENT VENDOR AT THE END OF THIS PERIOD? IT PROVIDES A SIX-MONTH WINDOW FOR THAT. WITH THAT, I THREW A LOT AT YOU. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR CAN INVITE THE CHAIR BACK UP AS WELL. >> WE'LL LISTEN TO SPEAKERS, AND THEN WE'LL LET YOU GUYS ASK QUESTIONS AT THE END. GREAT. WE HAVE 27 SPEAKERS. WE ARE ASKING YOU TO LIMIT IT TO ONE MINUTE EACH. [LAUGHTER]. THIS IS A REPORT AND INFORMATION ONLY TONIGHT. [01:00:05] THERE'S NOT AN ACTION ITEM ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. WE ARE RECEIVING THAT REPORT AND INFORMATION. WE ARE GOING TO ASK YOU TO LIMIT IT TO ONE MINUTE. LET'S GET STARTED. >> THE FIRST SPEAKER. EXCUSE ME, IS EMBER CHAFIN FOLLOWED BY SUE DEEP SINGH AND AUSTIN MEEK. IF YOU'RE IN LINE, PLEASE MOVE FORWARD. >> MY SPEECH HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED. PLEASE BEAR WITH ME WHILE I TRY TO COLLECT MY THOUGHTS FOR ONE MINUTE. FOR A COUNCIL THAT SEEMS TO REALLY VALUE DEMOCRACY, NOT ALLOWING PEOPLE TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS ISSUE ANY FURTHER, NOT HOSTING ANY TOWN HALLS, NOT BEING ON THE DART, AND TALKING TO WRITERS EVERY DAY LIKE I AM, SHAME ON YOU. I'M NOT GOING TO GET AS CRAZY AS THAT GUY DID. I ALSO LEFT MY BIBLE UP THERE. I REALLY DID LEAVE MY BIBLE UP THERE. ANYWAY, I UNDERSTAND. Y'ALL ARE NOT DOING WHAT THE RESIDENTS ASKED. YOU KNOW THAT. YOU HAVE THE FACTS. I HAVE COME TO YOU WITH FACTS UPON FACTS, BUT YOU DON'T CARE. THAT'S TOTALLY FINE. I HAVE COME TO TERMS THAT THIS CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT REPRESENT OUR CITIZENS, THAT THIS CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTS BUSINESS. YOU GUYS SEEM TO THINK THAT THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO PLAY THIS. WE WILL SHOW UP, AND WE WILL PROVE TO YOU THAT YOUR BIGGEST MISTAKE WAS NOT WITHDRAWING THIS BALLOT. [APPLAUSE]. >> SUE DEEP SINGH. >> GOOD EVENING, GUYS. I ALSO CAME HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT DART. HONESTLY, WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT THIS IN THE NEWS, I FOUND IT REALLY SILLY THAT YOU GUYS ARE EVEN CONSIDERING DOING THIS, ESPECIALLY HOW YOU GUYS HAD DART BUILD A SILVER LINE DUE TO TWO STATIONS IN THE CITY. IT'S REALLY STUPID TO DO THAT. ALSO, DART HAS BEEN WITH PLANO FOR 40 YEARS, SO I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD FEELING. >> TWENTY SECONDS. >> FOR ANYBODY TO WITHDRAW. I FEEL THAT IF YOU KEEP DART, SEEING, WALKING AWAY IS NOT THE SOLUTION. I KNOW YOU HAVE FRUSTRATIONS WITH DART, BUT IT'S BEST TO SOMEHOW WORK WITH THEM, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GOING RIGHT NOW, AND EXPAND. IF YOU WANT MORE AMENITIES IN THE CITY, LIKE THE DALLAS STARS VENUE, BECAUSE THEY REALLY LIKE THE TRANSPORT. THEY REALLY CONSIDER PLACES THAT HAVE STRONG FANS. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> AUSTIN MEEK, AND HE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY JOSHUA MCNAIR, BRETT COOPER, AND EVAN WARD. >> SINCE THIS FIRST STARTED, I HAVE HEARD THE REASON WHY PLANO IS ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE DART IS BECAUSE APPARENTLY, DART DOES NOT OFFER ADEQUATE SERVICES FOR WHAT WE ARE PAYING. LET'S SPEAK ABOUT THOSE SERVICES THAT DART CURRENTLY GIVES ME AS A CITIZEN. FOR $126 A MONTH, I HAVE ACCESS TO THE GREATER DALLAS AREA. I CAN GET TO WORK. IF I AM CALLED TO JURY DUTY, I CAN GET ALL THE WAY TO DOWNTOWN STRAIGHT THERE ON THE RAIL. WHEN I WANT TO GO OUT AND HANG OUT WITH MY FRIENDS. >> TWENTY SECOND. >> I CAN TAKE DART AND BE THERE UNDER AN HOUR. DART IS THE BEST OPTION. IF YOU SAY ANYTHING ELSE, YOU ARE LYING ABOUT THE STATED REASON YOU ARE ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE DART. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> I'M MORE CURIOUS WHY THAT GUY WAS AT THE DRAG SHOW IN THE FIRST PLACE MAKES YOU WONDER A LITTLE BIT. MY NAME IS JOSHUA MCNAIR FROM GARLAND, TEXAS, COORDINATOR FOR SUNRISE MOVEMENT, USER OF DART, AS I CAN'T DRIVE DUE TO EPILEPSY, AND A FREQUENT VISITOR TO PLANO. THE COLLIN COUNTY CONNECTS COMMITTEE, WHICH IS APPROPRIATELY NAMED C4, AS THIS IS BOUND TO BLOW UP IN OUR FACES, IN WHICH COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO VOTED A MAJORITY TO MAKE DART A VENDOR WERE TOLD THEY WEREN'T FOLLOWING ROBERT'S RULES, AND THAT CONSENSUS WAS IRRELEVANT. THEIR INPUT WAS IGNORED, AND [01:05:02] THE HEAVILY CONTROLLED VENDOR VOTE IS THE ONLY THING THE CITY WANTED. EVERY VENDOR SAID THEMSELVES THAT EVERYTHING ACROSS THE BOARD WILL BE WORSE OVERALL. THERE IS NO SCENARIO WHERE WITHDRAWING FROM DART BENEFITS THE CITY OF PLANO. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS COUNCIL VOTE. PUT THIS TO A PUBLIC VOTE. >> TWENTY SECOND. >> [OVERLAPPING] WE DO, BECAUSE WHAT I SEE IS NOT NECESSARILY THE COUNCIL OF PLANO, THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE, BUT MORE SO ANDREW FORTUNE AND FRIENDS. YOU FOLLOW EVERYTHING HE SAYS AS PROTECTS AND HIS HANDLING OF FILTERING YOUR E-MAILS, AND YOUR DECISIONS ARE BASED ON THIS. ADDISON PUT IT WELL: LEADERS VERSUS FOLLOWERS. YOU ALL CAN BE LEADERS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO? THANK YOU. >> MAYOR AND COUNCIL. [APPLAUSE] I'M GOING TO ASK THAT THE AUDIENCE NOT ATTACK STAFF MEMBERS AT THIS POINT. PERSONAL ATTACKS IN THIS STAYING FOCUSED ON THE TOPIC IS WELCOME, BUT ATTACKING STAFF IS NOT. THOSE ARE OUR COUNCIL RULES, AND WE'RE GOING TO ASK THAT YOU ABIDE BY THOSE. THANK YOU. SIR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAVE? >> I JUST WANT TO MAKE A POINT. >> ENOUGH. >> AM I GOOD? >> YOU'RE GOOD. >> BECAUSE I KNEW OUR SPEAKER TIME WOULD LIKELY BE LIMITED, I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW I SENT ALL MY FULL COMMENTS TO YOUR E-MAIL TONIGHT. FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE THOUGHTFUL AND CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS FOR OUR CITIZENS. THIS COMMITTEE NEVER REACHED CONSENSUS DUE TO A LACK OF INFORMATION, STONEWALLING BY STAFF WHEN WE ASKED FOR SOME INFORMATION TO DO OUR JOB IN A CHAOTIC AND COMPRESSED TIMELINE. IT SHOULD BE VERY TELLING FOR THE PUBLIC, AS YOU SAW ON THAT SCREEN, THAT OVER HALF THE COMMITTEE DID NOT RANK ANY VENDOR FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. I DIDN'T RANK ANY VENDOR BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE ANY OF THEM CAN ACTUALLY MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR RESIDENTS AS STATED, AND OUR COMMUTING WORKERS BETTER THAN DART DOES. >> TWENTY SECONDS. >> WHEN THIS COMMITTEE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ON A RECOMMENDATION AND VOTE ON IT, WE WERE SHUT DOWN BY STAFF. I HAVE NOT BEEN ON ANY CITY COMMITTEE WHERE I'VE SEEN IT FUNCTION THE WAY THIS COMMITTEE DID. LASTLY, THIS COMMITTEE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PRIORITIZING WHO SHOULD BE STRANDED WHEN WITHDRAWAL HAPPENS ON MAY 2, BECAUSE WE CANNOT PROVIDE CONTINUITY WITH $4 MILLION FOR THE SAME SERVICES. WE'RE NOT ACCOUNTABLE TO THE VOTERS; YOU ARE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [APPLAUSE] >> HELLO. CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME? MY NAME IS EVAN WARD. I'VE BEEN IN PLANO FOR FOUR MONTHS NOW. A RELATIVELY NEW MEMBER TO DALLAS, BUT I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS FOR Y'ALL. HOW MANY OF YOU GUYS HAVE WORKED FOR A RIDESHARE COMPANY AS A DRIVER? NONE OF YOU GUYS, NOBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT THE APPS ACTUALLY NOTIFY PEOPLE WHEN YOU'RE PICKING SOMEONE UP FROM A DART STATION. AS SOMEONE WHO'S WORKED AS A DRIVER FOR THESE APPS AND A WRITER FROM THIS DART GO PASS, THE DRIVERS TREAT YOU DIFFERENTLY, AND THEY'RE AWARE THAT THEY'RE NOT GETTING COMPENSATED US AS GREATLY AS THEY WOULD BE IF IT'S A REGULAR RIDE. UNTIL THIS IS CHANGED, AND THERE'S ACTUALLY DATA SHOWING. >> TWENTY SECONDS. >> THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS SERVICE, THERE'S NO REASON WE SHOULD MAKE ANY DECISION BASED ON THE VIBES OF THOSE REPORTS. THAT'S NOT DATA. THAT'S VIBES. THAT'S NOT GOVERNMENT. [APPLAUSE] >> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JESSE CASTO, FOLLOWED BY KEVIN BARTHOLOMEW AND JEFF SAM SHEMA. JESSE? >> JESSE CASTO OR KEVIN BARTHOLOMEW? >> HELLO, EVERYONE. KEVIN BARTHOLOMEW, A RESIDENT OF PLANO. I HAVE PREPARED NOTHING. I'M JUST GOING TO SAY A COUPLE OF LINES AND HEAD OUT. JUST BY HEARING THE OUTCOME OF THE C4 REPORT, I THINK IT'S JUST VERY GOOD OF ME JUST TO SAY, I THINK THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SHORT TIMELINE FOR SUCH A COMPLEX RESTRUCTURING, AND I THINK THAT CHOOSING TO GO OR STAY IN DART OR LEAVE DART SHOULD BE PUT ON MORE OF A LONGER TIMELINE TO ALLOW TIME TO DISCOVER AND FIGURE OUT NEW WAYS OF DOING THE TRANSIT SYSTEM. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> HI THERE. I'M JEFF SAM SHEMA, A PLANO RESIDENT AND DART RIDER. FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE COLLIN COUNTY CONNECTS COMMITTEE, I CONTINUE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS COUNCIL'S APPROACH TO TRANSIT FOR PLANO. [01:10:02] THE COMMITTEE WAS ONLY GIVEN THREE VENDORS, ONLY ONE OF WHICH HAD FLEET CAPABILITY, AND A TOTAL OF SIX HOURS TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION ON THE BEST SOLUTION FOR THE CITY. THESE VENDORS WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE VITAL ANSWERS TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEES SELF RANKED PRIORITIES. THE INABILITY TO PROVIDE THOSE ANSWERS FALLS ON THE COUNSEL WHO DID NOT OR COULD NOT PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THOSE VENDORS IN ADVANCE OF THEIR PRESENTATIONS. MR. FORTUNE ALSO STATED THAT SERVICES PROVIDED BY THESE VENDORS WOULD BE MORE EFFICIENT IN TIME AND MONEY, BUT WE SIMPLY CAN'T KNOW THAT TO BE TRUE WHEN THE VENDORS PROVIDED NO PLANO-SPECIFIC METRICS TO THE COMMITTEE AND WERE PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING FINANCES, DESPITE IT BEING ONE OF THE CORE TENETS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY LAST POINT IS THAT THE COMMITTEE PRESENTED THEIR FINDINGS TODAY, ON DECEMBER 16. >> TWENTY SECONDS. >> WHICH IS JUST 92 DAYS FROM THE LAST DAY THE CITY CAN SEND THE MAY 2 VOTE. MR. FORTUNE STATED THAT THE ALTERNATIVE OPTION WOULD BE IN SERVICE MONTHS IN ADVANCE. FOR THE TIMELINE PROVIDED TO THE COMMITTEE, THE SERVICE WOULD START ALMOST EXACTLY ONE MONTH FROM THAT MARCH 18 DEADLINE, WHICH HE STATED TONIGHT IS A LOFTY GOAL. I CONTINUE TO BE SHOCKED AND DISAPPOINTED AT THE LEVEL OF DISREGARD BEING SHOWN TO THIS MONUMENTAL DECISION. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS DARRYL EVANS, FOLLOWED BY KATHERINE WALSH AND NATHANIEL ADAM. >> HELLO. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DARRYL EVANS. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SHOW MY SUPPORT FOR KEEPING DART IN PLANO. I WANT TO ALSO SAY CLEARLY THAT WE ARE MOBILIZING AND ORGANIZING. THERE ARE SO MANY GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TOGETHER RIGHT NOW TO RALLY VOTERS AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE GET TO THE POLLS TO PROTECT ART DART IN PLANO. I'M HERE TO HELP. I'LL BE IN THE LOBBY AFTER THIS MEETING TO REGISTER FOLKS TO VOTE AND RECRUIT MORE VOLUNTEERS. IF YOU CARE ABOUT KEEPING DART IN PLANO, COME AND SEE ME. LET'S GET ORGANIZED. LET'S GROW THIS EFFORT, AND LET'S WIN. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> GOOD EVENING, KATHERINE WALSH, DOWNTOWN, PLANO RESIDENT OF NINE YEARS. I'M SPEAKING TONIGHT TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS WITH A MICRO TRANSIT REPLACEMENT TO THE CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM, WHETHER THIS IS THROUGH A PROPOSED ILA TO DART OR AFTER A WITHDRAWAL. I HEAR A LOT ABOUT EMPTY BUSES, AND I WANTED TO CALL OUT THAT THESE INDIVIDUAL OBSERVATIONS AND THE RHETORIC THEY LEAD TO MAY BE MISLEADING. ACCORDING TO THE OCTOBER 2025 PLANO RIDERSHIP PROFILE BY DART AND COG, THE KEY NUMBERS FOR PLANO WERE 208,000 ON BUSES, 238,000 ON LIGHT RAIL, 20K ON PARATRANSIT, AND 85K ON GOLINK. IT'S UNCLEAR TO ME THAT MICROTRANSIT COULD HANDLE THESE VOLUMES. >> EIGHTEEN SECONDS. >> I'D ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE BUS NUMBER IS CLOSE TO THE LIGHT RAIL, SO I'M NOT SURE WHY WE'RE SO EAGER TO LOSE THE BUSES, AND I'D ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO TAKE A RIDE ON THE BUS SOME MORNING AND SEE THE FOLKS THAT MIGHT BE AFFECTED. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> HELLO. MY NAME IS NATHAN ADAM, AND I WAS A MEMBER OF THE C4, REPRESENTING TRANSIT RIDERS. I WAS ONE OF THE MEMBERS WHO CHOSE NOT TO RANK OR RECOMMEND ANY OF THE VENDORS. I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN ENOUGH INFORMATION TO MEANINGFULLY DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THEM. SOME OF THE TOP PRIORITIES THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED ARE SERVICE COVERAGE AND ACCESS, RELIABILITY, AND WAIT TIMES, AND SERVICE HOURS AND FREQUENCY RELY SOLELY ON WHAT YOU REQUIRE THE VENDOR TO DO AND HOW MUCH MONEY YOU GIVE THEM TO DO IT, NOT WHICH VENDOR YOU PICK. WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT YOUR PLANS ARE FOR KEY FACTORS SUCH AS SERVICE HOURS, RELIABILITY TARGETS, FARES, AND HOW MANY TRIPS EACH VENDOR CAN PROVIDE, GIVEN ALL OF THESE REQUIREMENTS, I REMAIN UNCONVINCED THAT THERE WILL BE. >> TWENTY SECONDS. >> CONTINUITY OF SERVICE WITH THE BUDGET THAT YOU HAVE. WE ALL WANT BETTER TRANSIT, BUT THIS EXTREMELY RUSHED PLAN WILL GIVE US WORSE TRANSIT THAN WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. PEOPLE WILL BE STRANDED IF WE LEAVE DARK, AND I DO NOT WANT TO BE THE ONE THAT WHO DECIDES HOW. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CURTIS GARRISON, FOLLOWED BY WARREN PENA AND JOSH PETERMAN. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS CURTIS GARRISON, AND I'M JUST A LITTLE BLOWN AWAY ONLY HAVE A MINUTE, AND THE WAY THIS THING STARTED. I JUST GOT TO SAY THAT PLEASE STOP INVITING THE BOY SCOUTING AMERICA HERE BECAUSE I'M A SURVIVOR. I'M ONE OF 517 IN THE 10 COUNCILS IN THE PLANO AREA ALONE THAT ARE IN BANKRUPTCY, THAT WERE ABUSED. WE HAVE TO WATCH THIS, AND WE MENTIONED TO YOU GUYS ONLINE TO STOP HAVING THEM INTRODUCE YOU. ANY DAYCARE OR WHATEVER THAT HAD THESE GUYS WOULD NEVER BE INVITED. [01:15:05] WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? MOVING ON. NOT EVERYBODY GETS TO TRAVEL INTERNATIONALLY. I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE. MAJOR CITIES IN CANADA AND JAPAN JUST CAME BACK A WEEK AGO FROM CHINA. >> TWENTY SECONDS. >> I'M JUST GOING TO LET YOU KNOW, LONG-TERM, INTELLIGENT ENGINEERING AND TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT IS WHAT YOU GUYS NEED TO BE DOING, AND NOT HAVING PETROLEUM INTERESTS OR CORPORATE TAKING PRIVATE INTERESTS INSTEAD OF PUBLIC SERVICES AS A PRIORITY. OUR COUNTRY, OUR CITY, AND OUR STATE ARE GETTING BLOWN AWAY GLOBALLY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> MY NAME IS WARREN PENA, 19 YEAR RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF PLANO, A HOMEOWNER HERE, DAILY WRITER OF DART. I ATTENDED ALL FOUR MEETINGS OF THE 4C. I DIDN'T SEE ANY SOLUTIONS THAT WERE PRESENTED THAT MAKE LIVES BETTER FOR THE RESIDENTS OF PLANO. PARATRANSIT IS GOING TO LOSE ACCESS TO MOST OF DFW. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE COMMUTERS MOVING IN AND OUT OF THE CITY. NOW WE'LL HAVE TO PAY TWO FARES, AND WE'LL HAVE TO MAKE A TRANSFER, AND WHAT USED TO BE A DIRECT TRIP. WE'RE JUST NO LONGER GOING TO HAVE THE INTEGRATION THAT WE HAVE TODAY WITH THE REST OF THE REGION. I JUST DON'T SEE ANY SOLUTIONS PRESENTED TO MAKE LIVES BETTER FOR THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE. WHAT I SEE HERE ISN'T EXCELLENCE, IT'S REGRESSION. I WISH WE COULD STOP THIS, GO BACK, AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE DART BETTER. >> TWENTY SECONDS. >> WITH THE REST OF THE CITIES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> JOSH PETERMAN. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ADAM COLOGNE, FOLLOWED BY JEREMY MATHEWS AND ALEX FLORES. >> YOUR HONOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ADAM COLODNE. MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN RESIDENTS OF PLANO SINCE 1994. THANK YOU FOR APPOINTING ME TO THE C4 COMMITTEE. DART OFFERS LOCAL SERVICES THAT CONNECT RIDERS TO THE DESTINATION AT LOW COST OR FOR FREE TO A DART STATION. THEY INTEGRATE SMOOTHLY WITH THE DFW REGIONAL TRANSIT NETWORK. THE CITY HAS NOT CONSIDERED THE IMPACT OF WITHDRAWAL FROM DART ON COMMUTERS, SENIORS, RIDERS WITH RESTRICTED MOBILITY, AND POSSIBLY OTHERS THAT WE HAVEN'T EVEN HAD TIME TO CONSIDER, SUCH AS CITIZENS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. THE VENDORS WE INTERVIEWED STATED THAT ARE 4-6 MONTHS OF PLANNING [OVERLAPPING] REQUIRED FOR A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF A NEW SERVICE, YET THE CITY HASN'T EVEN DEFINED WHAT CONSTITUTES SUCCESS. THE PROCESS THAT WE HAVE WITNESSED THUS FAR HAS BEEN RUSHED, ILLOGICAL, OBFUSCATED, AND UTTERLY VOID OF COMPASSION. THE CITY HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE A VISION AND IS ENTRUSTING THE VENDOR WE CONTRACT WITH TO FIGURE IT OUT. THE RISK TO THE MOST VULNERABLE IN THE POPULATION IS UNTENABLE. DART PERFORMANCE IS NOT AN ISSUE, AND WE KNOW THAT THE SERVICE REPLACEMENT WILL BE MORE COSTLY OF LOWER QUALITY. >> THANK YOU MR. COLODNE. >> MORE UNDER THE CURRENT RIDERSHIP. THE CITY'S LACK OF PREPARATION FOR MAY DART WITHDRAWAL IS INDICATIVE OF HOW IT WILL TREAT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN THE FUTURE. >> THANK YOU. MR. COLODNE. CAN YOU HEAR ME? [APPLAUSE] >> MY NAME IS JEREMY MATHEWS, AND I LIVE IN PLANO. IF YOU READ MY EMAIL TO YOU SENT ON SUNDAY, THEN YOU WILL KNOW THAT I ATTENDED ALL FOUR COLLIN COUNTY CONNECTS MEETINGS AS AN OBSERVER. MY TAKEAWAY FROM THE MEETINGS WAS THAT THE CITY HAS DONE LITTLE PLANNING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE TO STAYING IN DART. COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAD LITTLE TO GO ON FOR MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS. PLANNING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE IS SO MUCH IN ORDER AND SHOULD HAVE STARTED MONTHS AGO. IT WOULD INVOLVE THINGS LIKE ANALYZING CURRENT PLANO DART RIDERSHIP, AND ESTIMATING THE RIDERSHIP THAT WOULD BE IN AN ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM. IT WOULD INVOLVE EXAMINING USE CASES SUCH AS HOW AN ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM WOULD CONNECT RIDERS TO DART TO CONTINUE ON THEIR WAY TO DALLAS INTO THE REST OF THE METROPLEX. >> TWENTY SECONDS. >> IT SHOULD INVOLVE ESTIMATING HOW MUCH CONGESTION WOULD BE ADDED TO OUR ROADS. THERE ARE MANY QUESTIONS. WHAT WOULD BE THE FARES FOR RIDERS? WOULD THERE BE ANY SUBSIDY BY THE CITY? HOW MUCH WOULD THE ALTERNATIVE REALLY COST PLANO? HOW IS THE CITY GOING TO ADVERTISE TO AND EDUCATE CURRENT RIDERS ON HOW TO SHIFT TO THE ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM? IF WE ARE STILL GOING TO HAVE A REFERENDUM, THEN PLANO CITIZENS SHOULD BE PROPERLY INFORMED. >> DONE. >> ABOUT THE ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM. RIGHT NOW, THERE'S SO MUCH UNKNOWN THAT IT IS UNWISE TO HAVE A REFERENDUM IN MAY, IF AT ALL. [APPLAUSE] [01:20:06] >> ALEX FLORES, LIFELONG PLANO RESIDENT AND TRANSIT RELIANT INDIVIDUAL. PERSONALLY, I AM ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I HIGHLY DOUBT ANY OF YOU ARE REALLY LISTENING, SINCE IT IS VERY CLEAR BY THE COMMITTEE THAT YOU'RE NOT REALLY WILLING TO LISTEN TO US. BECAUSE YOU DID, YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THE MANY DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE STILL IN QUESTION WHEN IT COMES TO THIS REPLACEMENT. FOR EXAMPLE, SERVICE HOURS. THAT'S A PRETTY BROAD STATEMENT. ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO OPERATE ON SUNDAYS? BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, THAT'S GOING TO MESS ME UP WITH MY WORK SCHEDULE. ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE LIMITS FOR PARA-TRANSIT RIDES? IT'S NOT EXACTLY THE CHEAPEST SERVICE TO PROVIDE. GIVEN THAT YOU HAVE NO FINANCIAL BUDGET SET IN PLACE YET, THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT STILL NEED TO BE ANSWERED. >> TWENTY SECONDS. >> WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS FOR YOU TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON. I RECOGNIZE THAT A LOT OF THAT HAS TO BE DONE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, BUT WE DO EVENTUALLY NEED SOME ANSWERS THE CLOSER WE GET BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO END UP WITH CITIZENS LIKE ME WHO ARE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SOME REALLY HARD DECISIONS ABOUT, CAN I STAY IN THIS CITY? I'VE LIVED HERE MY WHOLE LIFE. I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID LEETH, FOLLOWED BY ROBERT MORRISON AND WILLIAM CRAVENS, WHO WILL BE ON ZOOM. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS DAVID LEETH. LIVED IN PLANO FOR 30 YEARS. THE REASON WHY THE C4 COMMITTEE IS VERY SIMPLE. WE DON'T NEED DART. ONLY 1.2% OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN PLANO, ACCORDING TO LAST CENSUS DON'T HAVE AT LEAST TWO CARS. EVERYTHING'S EMPTY BECAUSE NOBODY NEEDS DART. THE PARATRANSIT PEOPLE GOT TO HAVE SOMETHING FOR THEM, BUT DART MUST NOT BE $110 MILLION ENTITLEMENT. FOR THE FEW THOUSAND PEOPLE THAT USE IT, MANY OF WHICH DON'T EVEN LIVE IN PLANO, THEY PICK IT UP LATER. WHAT I ASK IS, WE DESERVE A VOTE. IT IS OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT. THIS THING CAN ONLY HAPPEN EVERY SIX YEARS. WE MUST HAVE A VOTE. THE PEOPLE THAT PAY THE TAXES HAVE A RIGHT TO HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD, NOT THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE HERE THAT MANY DON'T EVEN LIVE IN PLANO. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> THAT'D BE GOOD. >> YOU'RE NOT ON AN ISLAND. >> ROBERT MORRISON? >> HELLO. MY NAME IS ROBERT MORRISON. I'VE BEEN IN PLANO FOR TWO YEARS, AND I'VE LIVED IN SURROUNDING CITIES FOR 13. I'VE ALWAYS REALLY APPRECIATED THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SUCH A ROBUST PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM. I OFTEN TAKE THE DART TO DOWNTOWN DALLAS AND OTHER AREAS IN THE METROPLEX FROM PLANO STATIONS. I'M A RESEARCHER AT UT DALLAS, AND WHEN THE SILVER LINE OPENED UP, I WAS THRILLED THAT I COULD BASICALLY GET FROM MY FRONT DOOR TO MY WORK ALL ENTIRELY BY TRAIN. I CAN ALSO GO STRAIGHT TO DFW AIRPORT AND BY EXTENSION, BASICALLY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, ALL VIA DART FROM PLANO. I THINK THIS MAKES PLANO VERY UNIQUE, AND I BELIEVE THAT THE QUALITY OF OUR CURRENT PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM SHOULD BE A MAJOR SOURCE OF PUBLIC PRIDE FOR THE CITY. IF WE WERE TO LEAVE THE DART SYSTEM, I THINK WE'D BE TAKING A HUGE STEP BACKWARDS. IT WOULD MAKE. >> TWENTY-SECONDS. >> PLANO LESS ACCESSIBLE, LESS ATTRACTIVE TO POTENTIAL RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES AND IT WOULD CUT US OFF FROM OUR NEIGHBORS IN THE REST OF DFW AND BY EXTENSION THE WORLD, SINCE WE HAVE DFW AIRPORT. I'M IN FAVOR OF PLANO STAYING WITHIN THE DART SYSTEM. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK HERE TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU [APPLAUSE] >> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS WILLIAM CRAVENS, WHO IS ON ZOOM, MR. CRAVENS, IF YOU CAN UNMUTE AND TURN YOUR CAMERA ON. >> HE'S ON. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CONCERNS ME, AS MANY OF THE OTHER SPEAKERS HAVE MENTIONED IS THE RAPID APPROACH TO THIS CHANGE. MANY THINGS MAY INCLUDE SOME UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, BUT I'M NOT SURE HAVE BEEN PROPERLY EVALUATED. THE ONE THING THAT I WOULD LIKE FOR THE CITIZENS TO UNDERSTAND IS THEY'RE NOT GOING TO SAVE ANY MONEY OUT OF THIS. FOR THE NEAR FUTURE BACK FOR APPROXIMATELY AS LONG AS 10 YEARS. >> TWENTY SECONDS. >> THE ONLY WAY THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO REPLACE ANYTHING THEY'RE TAKING AWAY WHEN THEY LOSE DART IS FROM THE CITY COSTS. THE SALES TAX WILL NOT GO BACK TO THE CITY, AND THE CITY IS GOING TO HAVE TO START RAISING TAXES, WHICH I DON'T THINK. [01:25:01] >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> WILLIAM PIERCE CRAVENS. >> GO AHEAD. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL AND MAYOR. MY NAME IS WILLIAM PIERCE CRAVENS, PLANO RESIDENT, 1028 17TH STREET. >> THAT WAS MY FAULT. HOLD ON. WE'LL GET HIM BACK. >> SORRY. WE LOST YOU. GO AHEAD AND START OVER. >> HI. COUNSEL AND MAYOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING. MY NAME IS WILLIAM PIERCE CRAVENS, PLANO RESIDENT, RESIDING AT 1028 17TH STREET. WAS THANKFUL TO BE ON THE C4 COMMITTEE AND GRATEFUL TO STAFF AND MAYOR DYER'S EFFORTS ON THAT COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE OTHER PANELISTS AS WELL. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE ENTRUSTED TO TRY TO EVALUATE WAS CONTINUITY OF SERVICE, AND I THINK THAT THAT SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE CONTINUITY OF EXPERIENCE. THE CITY HAS INVESTED HEAVILY IN TRANSIT ORIENTED EXPERIENCES, AND DOWNTOWN IS A REPRESENTATION OF THAT. I WOULD HATE FOR THE CITY'S EFFORTS AND INVESTMENTS TO BE STYMIED AND JUST WANT THAT TO BE IN CONSIDERATION AS THE COUNCIL MOVES FORWARD IN SELECTING WHICHEVER VENDOR IT FEELS WOULD BE NECESSARY. I WAS AMONG THE INDIVIDUALS WHO THOUGHT THAT WE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO MAKE A SUGGESTION. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS COREY RENICKER, FOLLOWED BY SHAUIN ZOO AND CAROL JOHNSON. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON THE C4 COMMITTEE AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FUTURE DIRECTION OF TRANSIT IN PLANO. THE VENDORS WE REVIEWED ALL HAVE THE EXPERIENCE, CAPABILITY, AND CAPACITY TO PROVIDE WHATEVER SYSTEM WE DESIRE AND ARE WILLING TO PAY FOR. I WAS UNFORTUNATELY UNABLE TO PROVIDE A RANKING OF THE VENDORS THAT PRESENTED TO THE COMMITTEE. WE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO PURSUE THE COMPREHENSIVE SET OF CORE GOALS DRAFTED TO GUIDE OUR WORK. RATHER, WE RECEIVED MARKETING PITCHES AND ASKED GENERAL QUESTIONS. ANY RANKING BASED ON THAT THIN INFORMATION CANNOT PROVIDE MEANINGFUL DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE VENDORS. DESPITE THIS LACK OF SUBSTANCE, I DID GAIN SOME INSIGHTS. THE VENDORS CONVEYED THAT ALIGNMENT BETWEEN VISION AND. >> TWENTY-SECONDS. >> NEED IS CRITICAL. SUFFICIENT TIME MUST BE SET ASIDE FOR PLANNING, AND A SINGLE ZONE DOOR TO DOOR MICRO-TRANSIT SOLUTION FOR A LARGE CITY LIKE PLANO IS NOT ADVISABLE. YOU'RE INVITED TO USE OUR RANK PRIORITIES AND HOPEFULLY DRAW USEFUL INSIGHTS FROM OUR WORK. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> DEAR MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME, SHAUIN ZOO, I'M A PRIVATE CITIZEN. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN HOMEOWNERS IN PLANO FOR 31 YEARS. THE LONGEST THAN WE HAVE EVER LIVED IN ANY OTHER PLACE IN OUR LIVES. WE RAISE OUR TWO CHILDREN HERE IN PLANO. WE VALUE THE BLEND OF QUIET SUBURBAN LIFE AND ACCESSIBILITY OF CULTURE SCENE IN DALLAS AND FORWARD. APPARENTLY, MORE PEOPLE RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF LIVING IN PLANO IN RECENT YEARS. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE MOVED INTO THE CITY, AND THE ROADS ARE GETTING MORE CONGESTED ALL THE TIME. HIGHWAY 75 IS NO LONGER HAVING ANY RUSH HOUR. SEEMS LIKE EVERY HOUR IS RUSH HOUR, BECAUSE OF ALL OF THAT IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. >> FIFTEEN SECONDS. >> WE HAVE BEEN RIDING THE DART TO DOWNTOWN [LAUGHTER] DALLAS, AND IT HAS BEEN REALLY BLESSING FOR US AND LESS STRESSFUL. WE HOPE THAT PLANO WILL STAY IN DART, WORK WITH DART TO MAKE THE SYSTEM BETTER. IT WILL BE MUCH BETTER FOR THE LIFE OF OUR CITIZENS HERE IN THIS CITY. [OVERLAPPING] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> CAROL JOHNSON. IAN GRAHAM. [01:30:05] THEN THE LAST SPEAKER WILL BE PEYTON BRYANT. [NOISE] >> HELLO. MY NAME IS IAN GRAHAM. I'M AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER AT TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, AND I'VE LIVED IN DOWNTOWN PLANO FOR THREE YEARS. EVERY DAY I TAKE THE DART TO WORK AND BACK. I DON'T OWN A CAR, AND WHILE I'VE LIVED IN PLANO, I HAVEN'T NEEDED ONE. I APPRECIATE THAT PLANO WANTS TO ENSURE ALTERNATE TRANSIT IS AVAILABLE IN THE EVENT OF A DART PULLOUT. BUT WITHOUT A FIRM PLAN TO EVALUATE, I CAN'T SAY HOW THE ALTERNATE TRANSIT THAT IS OFFERED WILL AFFECT MY COMMUTE TO WORK. IF DART IS SHUT DOWN AND REPLACED WITH THE BUS SERVICE, IT WOULD STILL LIKELY INCREASE MY COMMUTE, POSSIBLY TO THE POINT WHERE I'D BE FORCED TO MOVE FURTHER SOUTH ALONG THE DART TO CITY LINE BUSH OR GALLATIN PARK. THE PRIORITY MOST IMPORTANT FOR ME FOR PLANO'S TRANSIT PLAN IS CONCEITEDNESS WITH THE EXISTING DART LINE THAT LEADS TO MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. >> TWENTY-SECONDS. >> I LIVE IN PLANO. I SHOP IN PLANO. MY DENTIST IS IN PLANO. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO MOVE. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO UPROOT EVERYTHING, BUT I HAVE TO PRIORITIZE MY JOB. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> PEYTON BRYANT. >> HI. MY NAME IS PEYTON BRYANT, AND I'M A RESIDENT OF PLANO. TODAY, I'M NOT HERE TO DEBATE THE DECISIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE. I'M HERE TO STATE THE FACTS OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR CITY. I AM A SISTER TO MY LITTLE BROTHER BEFORE I AM ANYTHING ELSE TO ANYONE. WHAT HE NEEDS IN HIS SISTER IS TO KNOW THAT WHEN SHE SEES SOMETHING WRONG, SHE FIGHTS. SAYING THAT A LITTLE ABOUT MYSELF. I'M 18-YEARS-OLD, AS OF AUGUST 22ND, AND BOTH OF MY PARENTS ARE DEAD. THEY DIED WITHIN A YEAR OF EACH OTHER. THE PEOPLE THAT I WAS TRUSTED WITH DID NOT DO WELL BY ME. THEY PUT ME IN A SITUATION THAT WAS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BEING AS GOOD AS I WAS BEFORE. I USE DART AS A WAY TO GET AROUND, WHETHER THAT BE TO DIFFERENT STORES, EVENTS, OR WORK, ETC. [OVERLAPPING] THE IDEA OF TAKING DART OUT OF PLANO SHOULDN'T EVEN BE A QUESTION. IT'S WRONG. I RECENTLY GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET AN ELECTRIC BIKE. IT'S GETTING COLD, NOT A GOOD IDEA. WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE THAT OPTION? THE PEOPLE THAT NEED DART. I HOPE THAT EVERY DAY YOU ALL WAKE UP AND YOU ALL ARE ABLE TO DRIVE YOURSELF TO THE GAS STATION IN THE STORE OR TO EVEN PICK UP YOUR CHILDREN, YOU THINK ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE NOW NOT ABLE TO DO ANY OF THAT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. THAT'S THE LAST OF OUR SPEAKERS. AS YOU SAW ON THE CALENDAR, WE WILL CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION AND FURTHER DELVE INTO THE OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE. WE PLANNED ON DOING THAT IN JANUARY. THAT THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE'RE ADJOURNED. [BACKGROUND] * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.