WE'LL BEGIN TONIGHT'S REGULAR MEETING WITH THE INVOCATION LED BY RESIDENT SCHOLAR SHAYKH CHAD EARL. [00:00:07] ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION OF COLLIN COUNTY AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND TEXAS PLEDGE, LED BY BOY SCOUT PACK 259 AND TROOP 259. CHARTER ORGANIZATION 12 POINT IMPACT AT SAINT 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 BLESS THIS COMMUNITY IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR THOSE THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT TO SUPPORT CAUSES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM. WE ASK THAT WE CONTINUE TO RESPOND AND LISTEN TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY. PRAY THAT YOU WATCH OVER AND PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY AND BE WITH THEM. IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. GUYS, COME ON DOWN. ALL RIGHT, GET EVERYBODY DOWN THERE. JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. TWO. AUDIENCE PLEASE BE SEATED. SCOUTS, STAY WHERE YOU ARE. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK GROUP PHOTO. GO BACK A LITTLE ALL RIGHT. BACK UP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, ONE MORE KEY CHAIN PUT ON YOUR BACKPACK WELL. ALL RIGHT, BEFORE YOU GO, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE RIGHT HERE ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY, GET ONE. ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY GET ONE. ALL RIGHT, YOU GET ONE. WE ALL GOOD. EVERYBODY GET ONE EXCUSE ME GUYS. WOW. WE GOT. NEXT TO YOU. WE GOT SOME TALL KIDS OVER HERE [LAUGHTER]. HEY, LOOK AT ME. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. READY? ONE, TWO [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH. GREAT TO SEE YOU THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH OKAY. THANK YOU GUYS. SO WE HAVE ONE PROCLAMATION. [Proclamation: January 19, 2026 is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day which honors the life and legacy of Dr. King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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 C RFB NO. 2026-0047-B FOR HISTORIC DOWNTOWN GUIDE SIGNS PROJECT NO. TP-S-0004 FOR THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT TO ODUM SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $165,911, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. [00:20:06] COUNCIL MEMBER HORNE. THANK YOU. ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS OR NO ISSUES WITH THE SIGNAGE OR ANY OF THAT, BUT WHAT I WAS WANTING TO HAVE DISCUSSION ABOUT IS THAT OUR OTHER WAYFINDING 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 GOING TO BE FUNDED THROUGH THE 2025-26 CAPITAL MAINTENANCE FUND. THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S WHAT WE HAD PROPOSED. 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 LATEST SIGNS THAT ARE ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, WHEN THE PROJECT WAS ORIGINALLY STARTED, IT WAS RIGHT AFTER COVID AND WE WEREN'T SURE OF THE 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. OKAY, SO, MR. MAYOR, I JUST WANT TO BE CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT OUR WHOLE PROCESS. IF WE WERE UNDER A HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX, BE ABLE TO HAVE FUNDING FOR WAYFINDING 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 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 HOTEL MOTEL RATHER THAN CAPITAL MAINTENANCE? THAT IS CORRECT. IS THAT YOUR MOTION? MY MOTION IS TO APPROVE THIS WITH THE SHIFTING OF FUNDS FROM THE CAPITAL MAINTENANCE FUND TO THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX. HOLD ON. COUNCIL MEMBER LAVINE. I WAS GOING TO SECOND THAT MOTION. OKAY. AND WITH THE SHIFT OF FUNDS. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. MAYOR PRO TEM. YEAH. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION THAT THE 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. CORRECT. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO ASK OKAY, SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C MOVING FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FUND. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 8 TO 0. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. [(1)   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. ] 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 INSURE 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 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, INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $581,096 AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. ALL RIGHT. CALEB THORNHILL, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING. AND TONIGHT'S ITEM IS THE CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE FUNDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO MONUMENTS. THE LOCATION YOU'RE LOOKING AT THERE IS THE LEGACY BRIDGE THAT'S OVER D AND T. THIS IS BASICALLY THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE THE WEST SIDE AND EAST SIDE OF THE LEGACY AREA. THE MONUMENTS. THERE WILL BE TWO OF THOSE 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. [00:25:03] THE MONUMENTS ARE APPROXIMATELY 15FT TALL. AND THAT'S THE THE OBELISK PORTION. AND THEN THE EAGLE SITS A LITTLE OVER A FOOT HIGHER ON TOP OF THAT. SO TOTAL IT'S CLOSE TO 16.5FT 17FT TALL. THE EAGLE WILL BE BRONZE. AND THOSE ARE BEING DONATED BY THE PEROT FAMILY AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES. BUT THIS IS TO THIS IS WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE FROM FACE ON. AND THEN THIS IS KIND OF EACH SIDE REPRESENTATION. NOW THESE ARE RENDERINGS. THIS IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE BUT THIS IS WHAT THE PEROT FAMILY HAD GIVEN US AS THEY GO BY TO DEVELOP DESIGN DRAWINGS. SO MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AS WE TALK ABOUT LEGACY AND WHAT LEGACY MEANS THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE APPROACHED THE FAMILY ABOUT SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO ACTUALLY BEGIN THE DISCUSSION OF NAMING THE BRIDGE, WHICH BRINGS LEGACY WEST AND THE ORIGINAL LEGACY TOGETHER. WE FELT IT APPROPRIATE, AS THERE REALLY ISN'T ANY SORT OF MONUMENT NAMING A RECOGNITION THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO MR. PEROT FOR THE INVESTMENT AND FOR THE DEVELOPMENT THAT HE'S ACTUALLY MADE IN PLANO. SO THIS HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE FAMILY. AND WITH ALL THAT'S GOING ON IN THE LEGACY AREA, WE FELT THAT THIS WAS AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO, TO HONOR THE COMMITMENT AND THE INVESTMENT THAT MR. PEROT MADE IN PLANO. SO WITH THAT, CALEB WILL ANSWER ANY HARD QUESTIONS. [LAUGHTER], ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CALEB? VIDAL. THANK YOU MAYOR. IS THERE GOING TO BE. I SEE A PLAQUE WITH HIS NAME, BUT IS THERE GOING TO BE SOME KIND OF HISTORY OR A TIMELINE OR ANYTHING THAT'S IMPACTED 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. BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO CONSIDER SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE COULD ADD TO THE WALKWAY THAT THAT MIGHT GIVE MORE OF A TIMELINE OR A HISTORY. OKAY. UNDERSTOOD. YEAH. OKAY DO YOU HAVE A. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE. I MOVED TO ACCEPT, ITEM NUMBER 1 AS PRESENTED, PLEASE. OKAY. SECOND PLEASE VOTE. ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES 8 TO 0. THANKS, CALEB. NEXT ITEM. ITEM NUMBER 2. PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AS REQUESTED IN ZONING CASE [(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       ] 2025-16 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 COMMERCIAL ANTENNA SUPPORT STRUCTURE ON 0.1 ACRE OF LAND LOCATED 225FT NORTH OF DEMOCRACY DRIVE AND 220FT 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 REPEALER CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A PUBLICATION CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. MY NAME IS MOLLY CORYELL, LEAD PLANNER WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. THIS MORNING, STAFF RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE APPLICANT REQUESTING THAT CITY COUNCIL 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. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO THEY'RE REQUESTING US TO REMAND THE ITEM BACK TO PNC ON FEBRUARY 2ND. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. CONFINE THE COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER DOWNS. MAYOR I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE REMAND THIS TOPIC BACK TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO REMAND THIS ITEM BACK TO THE PNC ON FEBRUARY 2ND. PLEASE VOTE. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES [00:30:03] 8 TO 0, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON THAT. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE WE GOT HERE SO LATE, WE DIDN'T EVEN GET STARTED WITH PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING, SO I WILL OPEN THAT PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING. OUR FIRST ITEM WAS THE PRELIMINARY AGENDA AND ACTION RESULTING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE SECOND ITEM IS ALTERNATE TRANSIT UPDATE, MR. FORTUNE. WELCOME. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, ANDREW FORTUNE, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS. AFTER VISITING WITH THE CITY MANAGER, WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO COME TO YOU FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MEETINGS 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. SO AN UPDATE ON DART NEGOTIATIONS. AS YOU'VE LIKELY SEEN, UNIVERSITY PARK HAS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO SEND THE QUESTION OF WITHDRAWAL TO RESIDENTS. ADDISON IS GOING INTO A WORK SESSION TOMORROW TO RECONSIDER AN ITEM VERY SIMILAR. WE WON'T KNOW IF THEY'LL TAKE ACTION UNTIL AFTER TOMORROW'S DISCUSSION. FUNDING PROPOSALS ARE CURRENTLY BEING REVIEWED BY DART. THERE IS THE MARCH 18TH STATUTORY DEADLINE TO RESCIND THE BALLOT MEASURE. HOWEVER, WE WERE NOTIFIED, AS WAS MENTIONED IN AN EMAIL TO YOU ALL AS WELL TO THE C4 COMMITTEE THAT FEBRUARY 23RD IS THE LOGISTIC TIMELINE THAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, OUR PRIORITY AS STAFF IS TO BRING FORWARD A NEGOTIATED SOLUTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY WAS ALSO AWARE OF THIS TIME UPDATE. NOW, WITHIN THOSE NEGOTIATIONS, AS YOU KNOW, HAS BEEN MENTIONED BEFORE, A GOVERNANCE AND FUNDING PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED WITH THE NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION AND THE COG LEADING THE WAY. WITH ALL 13 MEMBER CITIES, THE CITY OF DALLAS IS REVIEWING THOSE PROPOSALS CURRENTLY. THERE IS A FEE STUDY THAT DART EXPECTS TO HAVE RESULTS AT EITHER THE END OF THIS MONTH OR BEGINNING OF NEXT. THAT WILL LOOK AT SOME OF THE ITEMS OF THE FUNDING PROPOSAL, REALLY LOOKING AT REGIONAL SERVICES, THINGS LIKE RAIL AND EXPRESS BUSSES VERSUS WHAT WE MIGHT CONSIDER CITY SERVICES THE GOLINK ZONES THAT ARE WITHIN A CITY, A BUS PERHAPS, THAT GOES THROUGH ONE OR MAYBE TWO CITIES, THE TROLLEY IN DALLAS. ANOTHER EXAMPLE ON ALTERNATIVE TRANSIT, WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF OUR PROCUREMENT PROCESS. WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT SPARE THE EXISTING PARTNER WITH DART HAS WITHDRAWN FROM THAT PROCESS, SO WE ARE NOW LOOKING AT THE REMAINING TWO. WE HAVE BEEN INCORPORATING C4'S FEEDBACK. AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S A PACKET OF ABOUT 100 PAGES OR SO. AND SO WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THAT AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS PROCESS. ON THE FUNDING CONSIDERATION SIDE, WE WERE PLEASED TO SEE THAT THE VENDORS HAVE COME BACK WELL WITHIN THE BUDGET THAT COUNCIL HAS SET FOR THIS SIX MONTH PERIOD OF TIME. WE ARE STILL COMMITTED TO HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE IN PLACE FOR CONTINUITY OF SERVICE BY MAY 3RD. IDEALLY WITH A PILOT FOR BOTH SERVICES, THE PARATRANSIT AND MICROTRANSIT IN PLACE WELL BEFORE EDUCATION WOULD BEGIN IMMEDIATELY ONCE A CONTRACT WAS EXECUTED. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY IS AWARE OF THIS ALTERNATIVE OPTION. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, AS WE'VE MENTIONED IN THE PAST, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT TO MOVE THE PARATRANSIT COMMUNITY OVER WITH AN UNCERTAINTY LIKE AN ELECTION. BUT WE DO WANT TO OFFER THAT PILOT UP TO THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED. WHILE THIS HAS BEEN OUR TIMELINE. WE DO BELIEVE THE JANUARY 26TH MAY BE AGGRESSIVE, BUT THAT'S WHY WE ALSO HAVE THOSE BACKUP DATES. AND SO WE'LL BE BACK WITH ANOTHER UPDATE, IF NOT WITH THE STAFF REPORT ON A VENDOR. I WILL CERTAINLY MEET THE SECOND DATE THERE. BUT WITH THAT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, ANY THOUGHTS, ANYTHING ELSE STAFF SHOULD CONSIDER. ANY QUESTIONS? DEPUTY MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY FEELING THAT I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO GET THE PILOT PROGRAM IN PLACE OR, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO 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'D LIKE TO SEE THAT IN PLACE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S THE PLAN. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE'RE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.