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BEGIN TONIGHT'S REGULAR MEETING WITH THE INVOCATION LED BY RESIDENT SCHOLAR SHIKE, CHAD EARL ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION OF COLLIN COUNTY AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND TEXAS PLEDGE, LED BY BOY SCOUT PAC 2 5 9 AND TROOP 2 5 9 CHARTER ORGANIZATION, 12 POINT IMPACT AT ST.ELIZABETH ANN SETON CATHOLIC CHURCH.
WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE? OKAY, WILL YOU BOW? DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE CITY.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND WE ASK THAT YOU, UH, BLESS THIS COMMUNITY IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT TO SUPPORT, UH, CAUSES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM.
WE ASK THAT, UH, WE CONTINUE TO RESPOND AND, AND LISTEN TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY.
PRAY THAT YOU WATCH OVER AND PROTECT, UH, OUR COMMUNITY AND BE WITH THEM.
ALRIGHT, GET EVERYBODY DOWN THERE.
JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE TRUTH OF REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, LIBERTY, AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
JOIN ME THE TEXAS PLEDGE HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE.
UH, AUDIENCE, PLEASE BE SEATED.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE A QUICK GROUP PHOTO.
ALRIGHT GUYS, ONE MORE KEY CHAIN PUT ON THE BACKPACK.
WELL, ALRIGHT, BEFORE YOU GO, WE'RE GONNA TAKE A PICTURE RIGHT HERE.
EVERYBODY GET ONE? ALRIGHT, EVERYBODY GET ONE, ONE.
WE ALL GOOD? EVERYBODY GET ONE? ALRIGHT.
WE GOT, WE GOT SOME TALL STAND NEXT TO YOU.
WE GOT SOME TALL KIDS OUT HERE.
[Proclamation: January 19, 2026 is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day which honors the life and legacy of Dr. King.]
ONE PROCLAMATION.UH, NEXT MONDAY, UH, JANUARY 19TH, WE WILL CELEBRATE, UH, MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY.
AND SO WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION, UH, TO PRESENT, UH, AND IT GOES AS THIS, WHEREAS DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
WAS BORN ON JANUARY 15TH, 1929 AND ATLANTA, GEORGIA WAS
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AN ORDAINED BAPTIST MINISTER AND WAS AWARDED A NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FOR HIS NONVIOLENT ACTIVISM IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S.AND SIXTEENS THAT INSPIRED A GENERATION TO AFFECT CHANGE WITH A PASSAGE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT IN 1964 AND THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT IN 1965.
AND WHEREAS PLANO SEEKS TO EMBODY THE IDEAS OF DR.
KING'S DREAM WITH UNDERSTANDING OVER HEARTLESSNESS, UNIFICATION OVER DIVISION AND FELLOWSHIP OVER HOSTILITY.
AS A RESULT, PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, RELIGIONS AND RACES HAVE BEEN IMPACTED IN A POSITIVE WAY AS WE WORK TO UPHOLD OUR CORE VALUES.
WHEREAS DR. KING TAUGHT US TO HEAL THE HURTS, RIGHT THE WRONGS AND CHANGE SOCIETY BY MEETING ANGER WITH COMPASSION TO OTHERS WHILE SEEKING TO, IN BIGOTRY, SEGREGATION, AND DISCRIMINATION, AND BE TRUE TO THE AMERICAN DREAM HE LOVED AND RENEWED.
WHEREAS WE CELEBRATE THIS SPECIAL HOLIDAY AND RECOGNIZE OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PASS DR.
KING'S LEGACY FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT, TO UNITE AND IMPROVE THE FUTURE.
THEREFORE, I, JOHN MUNZ, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PLANO, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MONDAY, JANUARY 19TH, 2026 AS DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
AND I DO HEREBY ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL AND ME TO RECOMMIT TO DR.
KING'S DREAM AND ACTS OF SERVICE TO OTHERS, TO OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR NATION.
[COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST]
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 SIX SPEAKERS THIS EVENING.
HELLO, UH, MY NAME IS LEE LUSTIG.
UM, GOOD EVENING TO THE MAYOR, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF CITY COUNCIL AND THE RESIDENTS OF, UH, PLANO, TEXAS.
UM, I'M A, UH, PROPERTY OWNER, UM, IN PLANO, UM, TAXPAYER, VOTER, ET CETERA.
AND I'D LIKE THE COUNSEL IN THE CITY TO, UH, CONSIDER MY REQUEST TO BAN, UH, GAS POWERED, UH, LEAF BLOWERS.
AND THE REASON I ASK THAT IS THE FOLLOWING, UH, GAS BLOWERS TYPICALLY OPERATE AT 90 TO 115 DECIBELS.
OKAY, THAT EXCEEDS OSHA LIMITS FOR SAFE EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE PERMANENT HEARING LOSS AFTER PROLONGED OR REPEATED USE AFFECTS NOT JUST THE OPERATOR, BUT NEIGHBORS AND BYSTANDERS TOO.
EVEN SHORT EXPOSURE WITHOUT HEARING PROTECTION IS RISKY.
AIR POLLUTION AND TOXIC EXHAUST, TWO STROKE ENGINES USED IN MANY GAS BLOWERS ARE HIGHLY POLLUTING BECAUSE THEY BURN OIL AND GASOLINE TOGETHER.
THEY EMIT THE FOLLOWING CHEMICALS, CARBON MONOXIDE, NITROGEN, OXIDES, BENZENE, PARTICULATE MATTER.
SOME ESTIMATES SHOW A GAS BLOWER CAN EMIT AS MUCH AS MUCH SMOG FORMING POLLUTION IN ONE HOUR AS DRIVING A TYPICAL CAR FOR HUNDREDS OF MILES.
BREATHING, THIS INCREASES THE RISK OF THE FOLLOWING, MEDICAL PROBLEMS, ASTHMA, CARDIOVASCULAR STRESS, IRRITATED EYES, THROAT AND LUNGS, HEADACHES AND NAUSEA, FINE DUST AND DEBRIS EXPOSURE, LEAF BLOWERS STIR UP MOLD SPORES, POLLEN, HEAVY METALS, ANIMAL WASTE PARTICLES, SILICA, DUST.
THESE AIRBORNE PARTICLES CAN PENETRATE DEEP INTO THE LUNGS AND CAUSE
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RESPIRATORY IRRITATION, INCREASED ASTHMA SYMPTOMS, INCREASED RISK OF INFECTIONS, VIBRATION AND ERGONOMIC INJURIES.OPERATORS CAN DEVELOP VIBRATION INDUCED NUMBNESS OR NERVE DAMAGE, BACK, SHOULDER AND ARM STRAIN, REPETITIVE MOTION INJURIES, FIRE HAZARD, BECAUSE THEY USE GASOLINE, IMPROPER STORAGE CAN LEAD TO FIRES.
REFUEL, REFUELING ON HOT ENGINES CAN CAUSE FLARE-UPS, LEAKY FUEL LINES OR WORN SEALS OR IGNITION RISKS, 20 SECONDS NOISE AND POLLUTION.
I'LL, UH, SKIP TO THE, UM, ENVIRONMENTAL HARM, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, DISTURBANCE TO WILDLIFE, SOIL DEGRADATION, EXCESSIVE DUST.
UM, THE, UH, THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES.
BATTERY OPERATED, BATTERY POWERED, ELECTRIC LEAF BLOWERS, MUCH QUIETER, ZERO ONSITE EMISSIONS.
AND THERE ALSO ELECTRIC BACKPACK BLOWERS, HIGHER PERFORMANCE WITHOUT GASOLINE RISK.
AND ONE LAST COMMENT, IF YOU, IF I MAY.
UM, THERE ARE MANY CITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES THAT HAVE BANNED THESE GAS POWERED, UM, LEAF BLOWERS SUCH AS WASHINGTON, DC, PORTLAND, OREGON IN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, AND SO FORTH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
I AM HERE TODAY AS THE LAST TIME AS BERG CHAFE AND THE RESIDENT, UH, IN THE FUTURE, I'LL BE COMING ON BEHALF OF SOME, A DIFFERENT ORGANIZATION OR AN ORGANIZATION THAT I STARTED, UH, BUT I WANTED TO TAKE THIS TIME TO ACTUALLY TELL YOU GUYS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME BECAUSE I'VE TOLD YOU GUYS A LOT ABOUT DART.
UM, SO I WAS BORN IN DALLAS AND, UH, MY MOM ACTUALLY WAS A PLANO 9 1 1 DISPATCHER.
UH, SHE STILL TEACHES 9 1 1 TO, UM, OTHER DISPATCHERS AROUND THE NA NOT ONLY IN TEXAS, BUT UM, AROUND THE NATION.
UH, SHE BELIEVED IN HELPING PEOPLE AND SHE BELIEVED IN GIVING BACK TO HER COMMUNITY, AND SHE STARTED HER CAREER HERE IN PLANO.
UH, I WENT TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS IN PLANO.
WE THEN MOVED TO GARLAND, AND THEN I MOVED TO MCKINNEY IN 2002.
OUR 2000, UH, WE HEARD THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY GET THE DART RAIL, BUT INSTEAD, UM, THEY DIDN'T WANT IT.
AND SO ALAN ACTIVELY CHOSE NOT TO HAVE THE RAIL.
SO MCKINNEY DIDN'T GET THE RAIL.
UH, BUT THEN MCKINNEY IS NOW PARTNERING WITH DART.
UM, BUT THAT LED TO ME DRIVING MANY OF MILES ON MANY ROADS.
AND I TOTALED THREE CARS, I THINK CRASHED ANOTHER FOUR.
UM, I WANTED TO JUST SHARE WITH YOU THAT THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF WHO I AM.
AND THERE IS JUST ONE MORE PIECE THAT I WANTED TO SHARE BECAUSE I HAVE A MINUTE.
UM, THE REASON I AM SO PASSIONATE ABOUT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ISN'T ONLY BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN DOING GOOD FOR THOSE AROUND ME, BUT IT IS ALSO BECAUSE YOU GUYS DON'T WANT ME BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A CAR.
MY HOUSEHOLD ACTUALLY HAS FIVE VEHICLES WITH ONLY THREE DRIVERS, BUT I DON'T DRIVE VERY OFTEN.
UM, BUT LAST TIME I WAS UP HERE, A GENTLEMAN ASKED ME TO TELL THE STORY OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN.
AND I'M A FIRM BELIEVER OF SEPARATION IN CHURCH AND STATE.
UM, SO I THINK IT WAS QUITE FITTING, UH, THAT MAYOR MONS PRAYED FOR US TODAY AND FOR ME TO TELL THIS STORY.
UM, I RECENTLY, UM, JUST RECENTLY BECAME A CHRISTIAN.
SO WHAT YOU WOULD CALL A BABY CHRISTIAN.
UM, BUT I THINK MOST OF US KNOW THE STORY OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN.
THERE WAS A GUY ON THE STREET, HE HAD BEEN ROBBED, A PRIEST, A PRIEST WALKED BY, SOMEONE ELSE WALKED BY, AND THEN FINALLY SOMEONE PICKED HIM UP AND GAVE HIM A RIDE.
OR NOT A, THEY CARRIED HIM ON HIS SHOULDER, RIGHT? AND IT SAYS HERE IN LUKE, 10 20 SECONDS, UH, 36.
UM, NOW, WHICH OF THESE THREE WOULD YOU SAY IS THE NEIGHBOR TO THE MAN WHO ATTACKED BY BANDITS? JESUS ASKED THE MAN REPLIED THE ONE WHO SHOWED HIM MERCY, AND THEN JESUS SAID, YES.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS SHELBY WILLETTE SHELBY.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ALEX STEIN.
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DAWN ALEX STEIN.UM, IT IS WITH DEEP CONCERN THAT I, UM, CONTINUE TO RAISE THE ISSUES SURROUNDING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MY OWN ADVERSE EXPERIENCES WITH THE COMPLEXITIES OF BIOTECHNOLOGY.
UM, THIS YEAR, 2026, I HOPE WILL BE THE YEAR THAT WE FINALLY ADDRESS IT, RESOLVE IT, AND DECLARE A VICTORY WITH THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE, UNITED STATES CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES AND GLOBAL CITIZENS.
UM, I BELIEVE AND CONSIDER THIS A NON-PARTISAN ISSUE, WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY AFFECT SOCIETY ON A GRAND SCALE.
A VICTORY WILL SAVE US IN WAYS THAT PEOPLE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FULLY UNDERSTAND UNTIL LATER.
I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE INTENTION OF FREE ENTERPRISE IN AMERICA INCLUDE THIS UNPRECEDENTED USE CASE THAT IS CURRENTLY AFFECTING MY LIFE.
THAT IS WHY I AM ADVOCATING TO CHANGE LEGISLATION TO ENSURE THAT BUSINESS CAN THRIVE, YET INDIVIDUAL INGENUITY AND, UM, ANY, UM, WELL, BASICALLY OUR INDIVIDUAL INGENUITY WILL SUPERSEDE ANY ROBOTIC ALGORITHMS AND ANY BIOTECHNOLOGY DEVICES.
UM, SO MY STATEMENT IS SIMPLE AND IT'S THAT I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S OKAY TO NORMALIZE THIS AND THAT IT IS OUR DUTY AS CITIZENS TO HELP SOCIETY PROGRESS, BUT WITH GUARDRAILS AROUND IT.
UM, SO MY GOAL THIS YEAR IS TO DISCONTINUE THE, THE PUBLIC DISSEMINATION OF MY PERSONAL PRIVATE DATA, UM, SAVE A LINEAGE, AND FINALLY TO BRING AWARENESS AND CHANGE, UM, LEGISLATIVE CHANGE FOR AI TECHNOLOGY, WHICH MEANS THAT I WILL CONTINUE TO COME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, BUT NOT AS FREQUENTLY, UM, AS I PRIORITIZE MEETING WITH HOPEFULLY CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE CHANGE AT THAT LEVEL.
AND I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH ESCALATING THE ISSUE, IRRESPECTIVE OF PARTY AFFILIATION.
AND BELIEVE ME, CITIZENS WILL THANK YOU LATER.
SO MAY THIS BE A BLESSED YEAR FOR ALL OF US HERE IN THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE.
THE LAST SPEAKER IS PEYTON BRYANT.
OKAY, WELL THEN WE ARE DONE WITH OUR SPEAKERS.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
AGENDA.UM, WE WE'RE KINDA SKIPPING ONE, SO LET ME GO AHEAD AND ASK IF THERE'S AN ITEM THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE.
GO AHEAD, MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO REMOVE ITEM C FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
ANY OTHERS? OKAY, LISA, GO AHEAD AND, UH, MOVE US INTO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THE CONSENT AGENDA, THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION AND 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.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.
I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM C.
OKAY, MAYOR, I'LL SECOND THE MOTION.
ALL RIGHT, SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, UH, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM C, PLEASE VOTE, I'M LOOKING FOR ME.
MOTION PASSES EIGHT TO ZERO ITEM C,
[(c) RFB No. 2026-0047-B for Historic Downtown Guide Signs, Project No. TP-S-00004, for the Engineering Department to Odum Services, LLC in the amount of $165,911; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents.]
ITEM CRFB NUMBER 2026 DASH 47 DASH B FOR HISTORIC DOWNTOWN GUIDE SIGNS, PROJECT NUMBER TP DASH S DASH 0 0 0 4 FOR THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT TO ODOM SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $165,911.AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
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EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.UH, ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS OR NO ISSUES WITH THE, THE SIGNAGE OR ANY OF THAT, BUT WHAT I WAS WANTING TO HAVE DISCUSSION ABOUT IS THAT OUR OTHER WAY FINDING SIGNS THAT WE HAVE POSTED THROUGHOUT THE CITY ARE, WERE FUNDED THROUGH HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXES.
WHEREAS WHAT I'M SEEING HERE THAT THIS PARTICULAR, THESE SIGNAGE IS GONNA BE FUNDED THROUGH THE 20 25 26 CAPITAL MAINTENANCE FUND.
WHY, WHY WOULD THESE SIGNS BE DIFFERENT? BECAUSE THEY ARE, AGAIN, WAY SIGNS FOR HISTORIC DOWNTOWN.
WHY WOULD THEY BE DIFFERENT THAN OUR OTHER SIGNS THAT WE HAVE PLACED THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY? SO THE, THE LATEST SIGNS THAT ARE ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, WHEN IT, THE PROJECT IT WAS ORIGINALLY, UH, STARTED, IT WAS RIGHT AFTER COVID, AND WE WEREN'T SURE OF THE, OF A HOTEL TAX FUND AND HOW STRONG IT WOULD BE.
SO WE MADE THE DECISION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CAPITAL MAINTENANCE FUNDS FOR THAT.
BUT IF THE DECISION OR THE REQUEST IS TO SWITCH THOSE, I HAVE TALKED TO BUDGET AND THEY WOULD SUPPORT THAT CHANGE.
SO, MR. MAYOR, I JUST WANNA BE CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT OUR WHOLE PROCESS.
IF WE WERE UNDER A HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX, BE ABLE TO HAVE FUNDING FOR WAY FINDING AS WE HAVE IN THE PAST, I'D LIKE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THESE SIGNS ALSO, THAT WE HAVE THAT AND WE CAN USE THIS CAPITAL MAINTENANCE FUND FOR OTHER ISSUES THAT MAY POP POP UP THAT WE WOULD CONSIDER TRADITIONAL THAT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THAT.
SO, COUNCIL MEMBER, YOU'D BE MAKING A MOTION TO PASS THIS, BUT TO SHIFT THE FUNDING TO, UH, HOTEL MOTEL RATHER THAN CAPITAL MAINTENANCE.
IS THAT'S YOUR MOTION? MY MOTION IS TO APPROVE THIS WITH THE SHIFTING OF FUNDS FROM THE CAPITAL MAINTENANCE FUND TO THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX.
I WAS GOING TO, UH, SECOND THAT MOTION.
UH, AND, UH, WITH THE SHIFT OF ALRIGHT, FUNDS.
YEAH, I, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION THAT THE, UM, FUNDS ARE THERE, CORRECT.
SO WE COULD SWITCH OVER WITH NOT NECESSARILY MUCH PROBLEM.
THE ONLY REASON WHY WE DIDN'T DO IT BEFORE IS BECAUSE IT WAS DURING COVID TIME.
THAT, THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO ASK.
SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C MOVING FUNDS FROM THE GE GENERAL FUND TO, UM, THE HOTEL OCC OCCUPANCY TAX FUND, PLEASE VOTE.
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Consideration to approve RFB No. 2025-0584-B for Legacy Drive at Dallas North Tollway Bridge Monuments, Project No. ENG-S-00021, for the Engineering Department to Concord Commercial Services, Inc. in the amount of $581,096; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents.
]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 THREE 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, LENGTH OF THE AGENDA, AND TO ENSURE MEETING EFFICIENCY AND MAY INCLUDE A CUMULATIVE TIME LIMIT.
SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER.
THE REQUESTS ARE RECEIVED UNTIL THE CUMULATIVE TIME IS EXHAUSTED.
ITEM NUMBER ONE, CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE RFB NUMBER 2025 DASH 5 84 B FOR LEGACY DRIVE AT DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY BRIDGE, MONUMENTS PROJECT NUMBER ENG DASH S DASH 0 0 0 2 1 FOR THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT TO CONCORD COMMERCIAL SERVICES INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $581,096 IN AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.
ALRIGHT, UH, CALEB THORNHILL, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING.
AND, UH, TONIGHT'S ITEM IS THE CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE FUNDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO MONUMENTS.
UH, THE LOCATION YOU'RE LOOKING AT THERE IS THE LEGACY BRIDGE THAT'S OVER D AND T.
UM, THIS IS BASICALLY THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE, THE WEST SIDE AND THE EAST SIDE OF THE LEGACY AREA.
UH, THE MONUMENTS, THERE WILL BE TWO OF THOSE.
UH, YOU'LL SEE THE RENDERINGS THERE, AND I'VE GOT A BETTER PICTURE IN A MINUTE, BUT TWO, LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE WHERE THE CURRENT PEDESTRIAN CROSSING IS.
AND FOR STREET VIEW, YOU CAN SEE THE PHOTO THERE TO THE LEFT IS THE STREET VIEW OF THAT LOCATION.
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THE MONUMENTS, UH, ARE APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET TALL, AND THAT'S THE, UH, THE OBELISK, UH, PORTION.AND THEN THE EAGLE SITS A LITTLE OVER A FOOT HIGHER ON TOP OF THAT.
SO TOTAL IT'S CLOSE TO, UM, 16 AND A HALF, 17 FEET TALL.
UH, THE EAGLE WILL BE BRONZE AND THOSE ARE BEING DONATED BY THE PEROT, UH, FAMILY AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.
UH, BUT THIS IS TO, UH, OR THIS IS WHAT IT'LL LOOK LIKE FROM FACE ON.
AND THEN THIS IS KIND OF EACH SIDE, UH, A REPRESENTATION.
UM, THIS IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE.
UH, BUT THIS IS WHAT THE PRO FAMILY HAD GIVEN US AS A GO BY TO DEVELOP DESIGN DRAWINGS.
SO MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AS WE TALK ABOUT, UH, LEGACY, UM, AND WHAT LEGACY MEANS.
UM, THIS IS, UH, SOMETHING THAT WE APPROACHED THE FAMILY ABOUT, UH, SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO ACTUALLY BEGIN THE DISCUSSION OF NAMING THE BRIDGE, WHICH BRINGS LEGACY WEST AND THE ORIGINAL LEGACY TOGETHER.
UM, WE FELT IT APPROPRIATE AS THERE REALLY ISN'T, UM, UH, ANY SORT OF MONUMENT NAMING A RECOGNITION THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO MR. PEROT, UM, FOR THE, UM, INVESTMENT AND FOR THE DEVELOPMENT THAT HE'S ACTUALLY MADE IN PLANO.
UM, SO THIS HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE FAMILY.
UM, AND, UH, WITH ALL THAT'S GOING ON, UM, IN THE LEGACY AREA, WE FELT THAT THIS WAS AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO, TO HONOR, UM, UH, THE COMMITMENT AND THE INVESTMENT THAT, UH, MR. PEROT MADE IN PLANO.
SO, WITH THAT, CALEB, TO ANSWER ANY HARD QUESTIONS,
ANY QUESTIONS FOR CALEB? I AL THANK YOU, MAYOR.
UM, IS THERE GONNA BE, I SEE A PLAQUE WITH HIS NAME, BUT IS THERE GONNA BE SOME KIND OF HISTORY OR A TIMELINE OR ANYTHING THAT'S IMPACTED, PLANNED OVER THE YEARS FROM THAT OR, NO, THIS BECAUSE OF THE, THE OUTDOOR SIDE OF THINGS.
WE, THIS IS ALL WE HAD PLANNED AT THIS AT THIS TIME.
UM, BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO, TO CONSIDER SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE COULD ADD TO THE WALKWAY THAT, THAT MIGHT, UH, GIVE MORE OF A, A, A TIMELINE OR A HISTORY.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? DO YOU HAVE, DO YOU HAVE A DO? NO, MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE, I, I MOVED TO ACCEPT, UM, ITEM NUMBER ONE AS PRESENTED, PLEASE.
SO I HAVE A MOTION AS SECOND TO APPROVE.
[(2)
Public Hearing and consideration of an Ordinance as requested in Zoning Case 2025-016 to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City, Ordinance No. 2015-5-2, as heretofore amended, to amend Specific Use Permit No. 56 for a Commercial Antenna Support Structure on 0.1 acre of land located 225 feet north of Democracy Drive and 220 feet east of Partnership Road, in the City of Plano, Collin County, Texas, presently zoned Commercial Employment; directing a change accordingly in the official zoning map of the City; and providing a penalty clause, a repealer clause, a savings clause, a severability clause, a publication clause, and an effective date. Petitioner: Democracy Partners Ltd
]ITEM NUMBER TWO, PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AS REQUESTED IN ZONING CASE 2025 DASH 16, TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2015 DASH FIVE DASH TWO AS HERETOFORE AMENDED TO AMEND SPECIFIC USE PERMIT NUMBER 56 FOR A COMMERCIAL ANTENNA SUPPORT STRUCTURE ON 0.1 ACRE OF LAND LOCATED 225 FEET NORTH OF DEMOCRACY, DEMOCRACY DRIVE, AND 220 FEET EAST OF PARTNERSHIP ROAD IN THE CITY OF PLANO, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, PRESENTLY ZONED COMMERCIAL EMPLOYMENT.
DIRECTING THE CHANGE ACCORDINGLY IN THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY, PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE, A REPEAL CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A PUBLICATION CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MY NAME IS MOLLY COEL, LEAD PLANNER WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
THIS MORNING STAFF RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE APPLICANT REQUESTING THAT CITY COUNSEL REMAND THE ITEM TO THE FEBRUARY 2ND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING ON FEBRUARY 2ND, 2026, SO THEY CAN INCORPORATE A NEW DESIGN TO THE HUMAN INITIATED TREE.
THE INFORMATION WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PACKET BECAUSE IT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION.
I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
SO, UH, THEY'RE REQUESTING US TO REMAND THE ITEM BACK TO P AND Z ON FEBRUARY 2ND.
UM, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ANY SPEAKERS.
THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON THE ITEM.
I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, CONFINE THE COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL.
MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE REMAND THIS TOPIC BACK TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
SO I HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND TO, UM, REMAND, UH, THIS ITEM BACK TO THE P AND Z ON FEBRUARY 2ND.
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THANK YOU.MOTION PASSES EIGHT TO ZERO AND I APPRECIATE, UH, YOUR WORK ON THAT.
WE DIDN'T EVEN GET STARTED WITH PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING, SO I WILL OPEN THAT PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING.
UH, OUR FIRST ITEM WAS THE, UH, PRELIMINARY AGENDA AND ACTION RESULTING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE SECOND ITEM IS AL ALTERNATE TRANSIT UPDATE, MR. FORTUNE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, ANDREW FORTUNE, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS.
UH, AFTER VISITING WITH THE CITY MANAGER, WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE, UH, PRUDENT TO COME TO YOU, UM, FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MEETINGS, UH, WITH UPDATES ON TRANSIT AND WHERE WE ARE WITH NOT ONLY OUR ALTERNATIVE TRANSIT, BUT ALSO DART NEGOTIATIONS BOTH FOR YOUR BENEFIT AND THE PUBLIC.
UM, SO AN UPDATE ON DART NEGOTIATIONS.
AS YOU'VE LIKELY SEEN, UH, UNIVERSITY PARK HAS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO SEND THE QUESTION OF WITHDRAWAL TO RESIDENTS.
UM, ADDISON IS, UH, GOING INTO A WORK SESSION, UM, TOMORROW TO RECONSIDER AN ITEM, UH, VERY SIMILAR.
UH, WE WON'T KNOW IF IF THEY'LL TAKE ACTION UNTIL AFTER, UH, TOMORROW'S DISCUSSION.
UH, FUNDING PROPOSALS ARE CURRENTLY BEING REVIEWED BY DART.
UM, THERE IS THE MARCH 18TH STATUTORY DEADLINE TO RESCIND THE BALLOT MEASURE.
UM, HOWEVER, WE WERE, UH, NOTIFIED, AS WAS, UH, MENTIONED IN AN EMAIL TO YOU ALL AS WELL TO THE, UH, C FOUR COMMITTEE, UH, THAT FEBRUARY 23RD IS THE LOGISTIC, UH, TIMELINE, UH, THAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS.
AND SO, UH, YOU KNOW, OUR PRIORITY AS STAFF IS TO BRING FORWARD A, A NEGOTIATED SOLUTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY WAS ALSO AWARE OF THIS TIME, UH, UPDATE.
UM, NOW, UH, WITHIN THOSE NEGOTIATIONS, AS, AS YOU KNOW, HAS BEEN MENTIONED BEFORE, UH, GOVERNANCE AND FUNDING PROPOSALS, UM, HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED WITH THE NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION AND THE COG LEADING THE WAY.
UM, WITH ALL 13 MEMBER CITIES, UH, THE CITY OF DALLAS IS REVIEWING, UH, THOSE PROPOSALS.
CURRENTLY, THERE IS A FEE STUDY THAT DART, UH, EXPECTS TO HAVE, UH, RESULTS AT THE, EITHER THE END OF THIS MONTH OR BEGINNING OF NEXT, UM, THAT WOULD LOOK AT SOME OF THE ITEMS OF THE FUNDING PROPOSAL, REALLY LOOKING AT REGIONAL SERVICES, THINGS LIKE RAIL AND EXPRESS BUSES VERSUS WHAT WE MIGHT CONSIDER CITY SERVICES.
UM, THE GOLINK ZONES THAT ARE WITHIN A CITY, A BUS PERHAPS THAT GOES, UH, THROUGH ONE OR MAYBE TWO CITIES.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE, UM, ON ALTERNATIVE TRANSIT.
UH, WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF OUR PROCUREMENT PROCESS.
UH, WE WERE NOTIFIED, UH, THAT SPARE, UH, THE EXISTING PARTNER WITH DART HAS WITHDRAWN FROM THAT PROCESS.
SO WE ARE NOW, UH, LOOKING, UH, AT THE REMAINING TWO, WE HAVE BEEN INCORPORATING C FOUR'S, UH, FEEDBACK.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S A, A PACKET OF ABOUT A HUNDRED PAGES OR SO.
AND SO WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THAT AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
UM, ON THE FUNDING CONSIDERATION SIDE, WE WERE PLEASED TO SEE THAT THE VENDORS HAVE COME BACK.
UH, WELL WITHIN THE BUDGET THAT, UH, COUNCIL HAS SET FOR THIS SIX MONTH PERIOD OF TIME, UH, WE ARE STILL COMMITTED TO HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE IN PLACE FOR CONTINUITY OF SERVICE BY MAY 3RD.
UM, IDEALLY WITH A PILOT, UM, FOR BOTH SERVICES, THE PARATRANSIT AND MICRO TRANSIT, UM, IN PLACE WELL BEFORE EDUCATION WOULD BEGIN IMMEDIATELY ONCE A, UH, A CONTRACT WAS EX EXECUTED.
SO WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY IS AWARE, UM, OF THIS ALTERNATIVE OPTION.
UM, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, AS WE HAVE MENTIONED IN THE PAST, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANNA MOVE THE PARATRANSIT COMMUNITY OVER, UH, WITH AN UNCERTAINTY LIKE AN ELECTION.
UM, UH, BUT WE DO WANT TO OFFER THAT PILOT UP TO THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED.
UH, WHILE THIS HAS, UH, BEEN OUR TIMELINE, UH, WE DO BELIEVE THE JANUARY 26TH MAY BE AGGRESSIVE, BUT THAT'S WHY WE ALSO HAVE THOSE BACKUP DATES.
UM, AND SO, UH, WE WILL BE BACK WITHIN ANOTHER UPDATE, UH, IF NOT WITH THE, THE, UH, STAFF REPORT ON A VENDOR.
UH, WE WILL, WE'LL CERTAINLY MEET THE, UH, SECOND DATE THERE.
UH, BUT WITH THAT, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, ANY THOUGHTS, UH, ANYTHING ELSE STAFF SHOULD CONSIDER? ANY QUESTIONS? DEPUTY MAYOR, I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY, UM, MY FEELING THAT I, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO GET THE PILOT PROGRAM IN PLACE OR, YOU KNOW, I, I, I DON'T WANNA WAIT UNTIL MAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO, TO WORK IT AND WORK OUT ANY KINKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO I JUST LIKE TO SEE THAT IN PLACE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS.