[PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING] [00:00:07] I NOW DECLARE THAT THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL IS CONVENED IN OPEN SESSION, THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COUNCIL MEMBER LAVINE. OUR FIRST ITEM THIS EVENING IS CANVASING THE ELECTION RESULTS. LISA, WOULD YOU PLEASE PROCEED WITH THE CANVASING? ABSOLUTELY, SIR. EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE A CANVASING PACKET AT THEIR SEATS. SO THE RESULTS ARE FROM BOTH DENTON AND COLLIN COUNTIES AND INCLUDE THE CERTIFICATION THAT THEY HAVE BEEN CHECKED COMPARED AND ALL BALLOTS TABULATED FOR THE SPECIAL FOR ALL BALLOTS TABULATED IN THE SPECIAL ELECTION. JUST KNOW THAT THERE ARE 183 982 REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE CITY OF PLANO. OF THOSE ELIGIBLE VOTERS, 10,341 VOTED, OR 5.621% OF THE ELIGIBLE VOTERS CAST BALLOTS. 160 OF THOSE BALLOTS, THOSE INDIVIDUALS VOTED BY MAIL. THERE WERE 14 PROVISIONAL BALLOTS CAST AND 13 WERE COUNTED. SO NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE ACTUAL CANVASING OF THE ELECTION AND CONSIDERATION OF THE RESOLUTION. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION CANVASING THE ELECTION. RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION OF THE JANUARY 31ST, 2026. FOR THE ELECTION FOR A MEMBER OF COUNCIL PLACE SEVEN FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM UNTIL THE MAY 27TH GENERAL ELECTION, DECLARING THE RESULTS AND RESOLVING ALL OTHER MATTERS ON THE SUBJECT. SO FOR COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE NUMBER SEVEN, SHUN THOMAS RECEIVED 6154 VOTES. COLLEEN AGUILAR EPSTEIN RECEIVED 4187 VOTES. AND THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE CANVAS RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED? MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED. MAYOR, I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. OKAY. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT AND ADOPT THE CANVAS RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED. PLEASE VOTE. WHAT DID I DO? HERE WE GO. GOT IT. OKAY. OKAY. OH! HERE WE GO. OKAY. MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. OKAY. MISS THOMAS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE? IF YOU'LL RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF OFFICE OF PLANO CITY COUNCIL, MEMBER, PLACE NUMBER SEVEN OF THE CITY OF PLANO, STATE OF TEXAS, AND WILL TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY. AND YOU FURTHER FURTHERMORE, SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID, OFFERED, PROMISE TO PAY, CONTRIBUTED, NOR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR VALUABLE THING, OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT AS A REWARD FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF YOUR VOTE AT THE ELECTION AT WHICH YOU WERE ELECTED, SO HELP YOU GOD? YES. CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE]. I'LL GET YOU TO SIGN THIS ONE. AND THIS ONE FOR ME. SIGN HERE. YES, PLEASE. AND I'LL SCAN THESE AND SEND YOU A COPY OF THEM. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. IT'S MY HONOR TO HAVE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM JULIE [00:05:03] HOLMER, PLACE SEVEN, COME AND GIVE REMARKS. YOU CAN DO THEM FROM THERE [LAUGHS]. I WOULD LIKE TO DO THIS. BUT I HAVE PARTING GIFTS. I HAVE. I HAVE A PARTING GIFT TOO. OKAY. DO IT FROM THERE. I WILL DO IT FROM HERE. I'LL JUST STAND OVER HERE. I'LL JUST GET. I'LL COME, I'LL COME. THAT WAY, I'LL COME THAT WAY. WHEN I'M NOT, I'M. I CERTAINLY WILL I. I WILL NOT BE USING SMART BREVITY AS WELL AS AS I PROBABLY SHOULD. YEAH. HAVE. HAVE A SEAT, MAYOR. I WANT TO START BY CONGRATULATING SHUN THOMAS. I'M [APPLAUSE] I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. I. I KNOW YOUR EXPERIENCE, YOUR HISTORY AND YOUR LOVE FOR PLANO AND ALL THAT YOU'VE GIVEN ALREADY TO OUR COMMUNITY IS GOING TO SERVE THE CITY SO WELL, AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE AN EXCELLENT COUNCILWOMAN. AND I'M JUST SO PROUD TO TO HAVE YOU TAKING THIS SEAT. I AM I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO TO REACH OUT TO EVERYONE. I KNOW YOU WILL. YOU'RE A GREAT LISTENER. JUST FROM MY EXPERIENCE, SOME OF THE BEST ADVICE AND SOME OF THE BEST CONVERSATIONS I HAD WERE FROM PEOPLE THAT I, I DIDN'T NECESSARILY AGREE WITH, AND FINDING OUT WHO THOSE PEOPLE ARE AND FINDING OUT WHO HAS DIFFERENT OPINIONS AND IDEAS AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE PEOPLE IS SO MEANINGFUL AND AND REALLY HELPFUL IN TRYING TO COME TO THE BEST SOLUTIONS POSSIBLE AND CREATIVE IDEAS. YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES IT TAKES CONFLICT TO TO GENERATE THE BEST IDEAS. SO I KNOW YOU'RE AN INCREDIBLE COMMUNICATOR. YOU ALREADY KNOW THESE THINGS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU, BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WAS REALLY VALUABLE TO ME. SOME PEOPLE THAT I EVEN SEE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE, THAT WE WEREN'T NECESSARILY FRIENDS OR EVEN SAW EYE TO EYE ON THINGS OR STILL DON'T BUT THEY WERE AN INCREDIBLE RESOURCE TO ME AND REALLY HELPED ME SEE THINGS FROM LOTS OF DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. AND I REALLY, REALLY VALUED THAT. IF YOU'LL INDULGE ME WHILE I REFLECT JUST A LITTLE BIT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS I FEEL LIKE THIS HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A FULL CIRCLE MOMENT. THERE'S BEEN A LOT THAT THAT FEELS FULL CIRCLE. I MEAN, MY FAMILY MOVED HERE TO PLANO IN 1981, WHICH WAS THE SAME YEAR THAT COLLIN CREEK MALL OPENED, AND ONE OF MY FIRST EVENTS, AFTER BEING SWORN IN ON COUNCIL WAS GOING TO THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR COLLIN CREEK MALL SO THAT WE WOULD REVITALIZE IT AND TURN IT INTO THIS FUTURE BILLION DOLLAR, PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY MULTI-USE AREA THAT'S UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE IN AROUND. SO THAT THAT WAS REALLY EXCITING. MY FIRST JOB, MY FIRST VOLUNTEER JOB WAS IN COLLIN CREEK MALL AS A RECEPTIONIST FOR THE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER OF PLANO IN THE RIVERWALK DOWN DOWNSTAIRS THERE. AND WHILE BEING ON THIS COUNCIL, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO, ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS, INCREASE THE FUNDING FOR THE ARTS AND WORK TO IMPLEMENT OUR FIRST EVER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE ARTS IN PLANO. SO THAT WAS THAT WAS SUPER EXCITING. GOSH. FIRST THING THAT OCCURRED TO ME WAS WHEN I WAS SWORN IN, I SAT DOWN WITH PLEXIGLASS NEXT TO ME AND WE WERE WEARING MASKS STILL. SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF A LOT OF CHANGE SINCE THEN. I ALSO. I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT WE WERE THE FIRST CITY IN TEXAS WITH A FULL TIME FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PASS THE 24-72 SHIFTS SCHEDULE. THAT WAS SUPER EXCITING AND HONORED TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF THE MEDICAL CITY OF PLANO, WHICH IS WHERE BOTH OF MY CHILDREN WERE BORN. SO THAT WAS SPECIAL TO ME. AND THEN MY MY SERVICE ON COUNCIL WAS REALLY BOOKENDED WITH HAGGARD FARMS AND LAVON FARMS. AND HOW LUCKY ARE WE TO HAVE TWO FAMILIES THAT CARED SO MUCH ABOUT OUR CITY THAT THEY WERE SO INTENTIONAL IN THINKING ABOUT HOW HOW THEIR LAND WOULD BE DEVELOPED IN A VERY THOUGHTFUL WAY TO SERVICE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS TO COME. I WOULD BE REMISS TO NOT MENTION THAT WE'VE GOT A LOT MORE PICKLEBALL COURTS IN PLANO NOW [LAUGHS], SO I HAVE TO MENTION THAT THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HELPED MAKE THAT HAPPEN. IT'S A GREAT YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING THAT REALLY DOES IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN PLANO AND AND CONNECTIONS AS WELL. SO ALL OF THESE MOMENTS KIND OF REINFORCED FOR ME THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT. [00:10:03] LOCAL GOVERNMENT MATTERS. IT'S THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE HERE THAT THAT REALLY TOUCH PEOPLE'S LIVES. AND THAT'S BEEN INCREDIBLY REWARDING. SO I WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE THAT WERE SO SUPPORTIVE DURING THIS JOURNEY HERE ON COUNCIL, TO MY FAMILY, TO MY HUSBAND, DAVID FOR ALL OF YOUR PATIENCE, PICKING UP THE SLACK WITH ONE LESS PARENT IN THE HOUSE AND ALWAYS BEING SUPPORTIVE AND ENCOURAGING AND, AND, YOU KNOW, LETTING ME KNOW IF MY OUTFIT LOOKS OKAY FOR WHATEVER EVENT I'M GOING TO OR SO APPRECIATE THAT. MY SONS, EVERETT AND PRICE, I HAD TO MISS A FEW FOOTBALL GAMES AND SOME WRESTLING MATCHES AND YOU KNOW THAT THAT'S ALWAYS HARD. BUT IT, IT MEANT A LOT TO KNOW THAT THAT YOU WERE PROUD OF ME. AND IT WAS NICE TO HEAR YOU SAY THAT AND YOU WERE ENCOURAGING. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU FOR THAT. TO MY PARENTS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INSTILLING THE VALUES OF SERVICE AND GIVING BACK, YOU KNOW, THAT SENSE OF COMMUNITY. THANKS FOR TAKING A JOB WITH ARCO IN 1981, DAD, WHICH BROUGHT US TO PLANO, TEXAS, ALL THE WAY FROM OVERSEAS. SO WE I APPRECIATE THAT. MAYOR MUNS. IT HAS BEEN SUCH AN HONOR TO SERVE WITH YOU. YOU LEAD WITH INTEGRITY. PEOPLE RESPECT YOU, AND YOU'RE ALWAYS SO OPEN AND APPROACHABLE AND EASY. EASY TO WORK WITH. THANK YOU FOR THAT. TO TO ALL OF MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M SAD THAT OUR TIME TOGETHER, SOME OF SOME OF OUR TIMES TOGETHER, WERE SHORT. MARIA HAS BEEN HERE FROM THE BEGINNING. I THINK SHE MAY HAVE [INAUDIBLE] WHAT'S THAT? YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE LEFT. BUT YOU'VE BEEN. YOU'VE BEEN AN INSPIRATION AND YOU'VE BEEN A MENTOR. AND I'VE LEARNED A LOT. A LOT FROM YOU. I GUESS RICK WAS NEXT UP. AND. YEAH, YOU'VE WE'VE WE'VE OUR RELATIONSHIP HAS, HAS GROWN A LOT IN THE LAST YEAR OR TWO AND I, I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR, YOUR SUPPORT AS WELL. OUR CITY STAFF. WOW. I MEAN, I COULD GUSH FOREVER ABOUT I MEAN, SHUN YOU'RE GOING TO BE BLOWN AWAY. I MEAN, YOU THINK YOU KNOW HOW AMAZING PLANO STAFF IS ONCE YOU GET BEHIND THE CURTAIN, IT'S JUST EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE. I MEAN EVERYONE IS JUST SO ATTENTIVE, SO QUICK. I MEAN, ALWAYS ONE STEP AHEAD. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I'VE ASKED FOR SOMETHING, AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALREADY IN THE WORKS. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROFESSIONALISM, YOUR EXPERTISE, YOUR DEDICATION TO PLANO EVERY SINGLE DAY. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO TO WORK WITH YOU AND SPENDING TIME WITH YOU. MAYBE A LITTLE MORE CASUALLY NOW THAT I'M OFF THE DAIS. A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO DEDE, WHERE DEDE GO?. THERE SHE IS. DEDE. THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS GETTING ME WHERE I NEED TO BE, WHEN I NEED TO BE THERE. AND AND JUST ALWAYS BEING THERE TO LISTEN TO, TO GIVE SUPPORT. I MEAN, YOU ARE AN AMAZING PERSON. YOU REALLY ARE SO ENCOURAGING AND AND JUST MADE THIS EXPERIENCE WONDERFUL. THANK YOU, LISA, FOR KEEPING US ON TRACK HERE ON THE DAIS. AND THANK YOU, PAIGE FOR KEEPING US COMPLIANT AS WELL. I DON'T KNOW IF JUDGE MCNULTY IS HERE. I WAS DISAPPOINTED TO MISS HIS PRESENTATION LAST WEEK OR THE LAST MEETING SINCE IT WAS CANCELED. I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO A FIRST, FRONT ROW SEAT TO HIM PRESENTING ABOUT OUR OUR JUVENILE DIVERSION PROGRAM. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MARK ISRAELSON. I ATTENDED DEPUTY CITY MANAGER SAM GRIFF'S RECEPTION LAST WEEK, I BELIEVE, OR THE WEEK BEFORE. AND AND HE GUSHED SO MUCH. I'M WORRIED MARK'S HEAD MAY JUST GO IF I IF I SAY TOO MUCH MORE. BUT, I MEAN, IT REALLY IS INCREDIBLE. THE WAY THAT YOU SERVE, THE WAY THAT YOU LEAD. WHEN SHORTLY AFTER I WAS ON THE COUNCIL, WE HAD A SOCIAL EVENT, ACTUALLY, AT KAYCI PRINCE'S HOUSE. AND IT'S NOT VERY OFTEN THAT WE GET TOGETHER IN A SOCIAL ATMOSPHERE WHERE WE ARE JUST WE'RE NOT TALKING BUSINESS. WE'RE JUST GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND BONDING. AND AND KAYCI, OF COURSE, SAID WE NEED TO PLAY A GAME WHILE WE'RE HERE. AND SHE SAID, DO YOU REMEMBER THIS, MARIA? SO SHE SAID HAD THESE LITTLE PIECES OF PAPER WITH QUESTIONS. AND SO WE WOULD READ A QUESTION AND GO AROUND AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. AND THEY WERE THINGS LIKE, WHAT IS YOUR HIDDEN TALENT? AND IF YOU WERE AN INSTRUMENT, WHAT INSTRUMENT WOULD YOU BE? AND THERE WAS ONE THAT STOOD OUT TO ME. IT WAS IF YOU WERE AN ANIMAL, WHAT ANIMAL WOULD YOU BE? [00:15:04] AND DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU SAID? NO IDEA. SO HE SAID HE WOULD BE A FLYING SQUIRREL. AND THAT STUCK WITH ME. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE ONLY FLYING SQUIRREL I HAD EVER HEARD OF WAS LIKE THE ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE, RIGHT? YEAH. SO I LOOKED UP. I DIDN'T WATCH THE SHOW, THE CARTOON. I'D NEVER SEEN IT. SO I LOOKED IT UP TO SEE WHO WAS THIS ROCKY CHARACTER. AND HE WAS DESCRIBED AS CALM, CLEVER, POLITE, AND USUALLY THE ONE WHO SAVES THE DAY. HE ALSO PILOTS THE PLANE, AND THAT FELT FITTING BECAUSE WHILE COUNCIL MAY SET THE DIRECTION AND THE DESTINATION, MARK IS THE ONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO GET US THERE. AND SO I THOUGHT MAYBE I WOULD JUST LEAVE THIS WITH YOU [APPLAUSE]. AND WITH THAT, SERVING ALONGSIDE PEOPLE LIKE THIS HAS MADE THIS ROLE SUCH AN INCREDIBLE PRIVILEGE AND HONOR. AS I STEP AWAY FROM THIS SEAT, I DO SO DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THE TRUST PLACED IN ME, PROUD OF WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED TOGETHER, AND COMMITTED TO CONTINUING TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY IN THE YEARS AHEAD. AND WITH THAT. SHUN. OKAY. AS AS YOU SAID EARLIER YOU ARE TRULY THE PICKLEBALL ADVOCATE. AND SO WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU [APPLAUSE] TO HAVE YOUR OWN PICKLEBALL MALLET OR WHATEVER THEY CALL IT [LAUGHS]. AND WHAT WOULD YOU, WHAT WOULD WE DO WITHOUT YOUR OWN STREET SIGN? [APPLAUSE]THAT'S AWESOME. WOULD YOU LOOK AT MY SISTER REAL QUICK? OH, SORRY. SORRY [LAUGHS]. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WELCOME. AND FINALLY. JULIE, YOU HAVE TRULY BEEN SUCH A GREAT COUNCIL MEMBER AND ADVOCATE FOR THE CITY OF PLANO. AS YOU WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE, YOU'VE BEEN A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY FOR SO LONG, AND YET YOU YOU'RE SO WELL PREPARED EVERY MEETING AND YOU, YOU CONTRIBUTE SO MUCH BACK TO NOT ONLY THE COUNCIL BUT TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU. WE KNOW YOU'RE NOT FAR, AND WE SUPPORT YOU AND EVERYTHING YOU DO, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO REPRESENT PLANO. AND SO WE APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. OH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YES, I BELIEVE ME. WHAT AM I DOING? THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS, WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEAT AT THE DAIS? OKAY. WE WILL HAVE YOUR SIGN READY. THESE ARE. THESE ARE HEAVY DUTY, SO. OH, HERE SHE IS [LAUGHS]. ALL RIGHT. GOOD TO SEE. HERE, LET ME GET OUT OF THE WAY SO HE CAN TAKE A PICTURE. THAT LOOKS GOOD [APPLAUSE]. ALL RIGHT. [00:20:25] OKAY. NOW, AFTER ALL THAT, THE COUNCIL WILL NOW RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN TRAINING ROOM A, WE'LL HOLD A CLOSED EXECUTIVE MEETING PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF VERNON'S TEXAS CODES ANNOTATED GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551. THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN SECTION 551-071 TO CONSULT WITH THE ATTORNEY AND RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE AND DISCUSS LITIGATION. SECTION 551-087 TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MATTERS. SECTION 551-072 TO DISCUSS REAL ESTATE MATTERS, AND SECTION 551-074 TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS. THANK YOU. I NOW DECLARE THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING IS RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE LAVINE. OUR FIRST ITEM IS PERSONNEL. THE APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. IT'S MY HONOR TO ANNOUNCE THAT RICK HORNE WILL NOW BE OUR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. CONGRATULATIONS, RICK [APPLAUSE]. OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE PRELIMINARY AGENDA IS CONSIDERATION AND ACTION RESULTING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. SESSION I. I DO HAVE ONE ITEM. I NEED A MOTION TO SETTLE THE SAIFI AND EDUKID CASES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DISCUSSION IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. YES, MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THE. I'M SORRY. HELP ME WITH THE WORDING ON THAT. WE ADOPT THE DISCUSSION IS THAT. WE SETTLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DISCUSSION IN EXECUTIVE. OKAY. MAYOR. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. OKAY. THIS WILL BE A HAND VOTE. IS THAT YOU? GOOD. DO WE HAVE IT ON HERE? OKAY. THIS WILL BE A HAND VOTE. I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND TO APPROVE A SETTLEMENT ON THAT PARTICULAR CASE THAT WAS JUST MENTIONED. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM IS THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 AUDIT RESULTS PRESENTATION. DENISE, WELCOME. GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO JENNIFER RIPKA. SHE IS OUR PARTNER WITH WEAVER & TIDWELL ON OUR ANNUAL AUDIT. AND SHE HAS A PRESENTATION FOR US. THERE YOU GO. DID YOU SEE IT? YEAH. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY TO PRESENT THE RESULTS FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025. AGAIN, MY NAME IS JENNIFER RIPKA. I'M THE PARTNER ON THE ENGAGEMENT AND WORK WITH SEVERAL CITIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES ACROSS THE STATE, AND THEN OUTSIDE IN THE NEIGHBORING STATES AS WELL. BUT PRIMARILY EMPHASIZE MY WORK IN THE GOVERNMENT SPACE AND WORK WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AROUND. THIS IS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE FIRM ITSELF, BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD TO THE ENGAGEMENT TEAM. I'M THE ENGAGEMENT PARTNER. UNDERNEATH ME IS CLAIRE WOOTTON, SHE IS THE DIRECTOR ON THIS ENGAGEMENT. JENNA RANDLE IS THE ENGAGEMENT SUPERVISOR, WE'RE THE PRIMARY AUDIT GROUP THAT'S WORKING ON THE ENGAGEMENT FOR THE CITY. OUTSIDE OF US WE DO HAVE A TECHNICAL REVIEW PARTNER THAT REVIEWS OUR WORK. AND SO SHE'S COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THE ENGAGEMENT TEAM. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE SUBJECT MATTER ADVISORS THAT HELP IN THE IT SPACE AS WELL AS DATA ANALYTICS TO ASSIST WITH THE AUDIT OVERALL. [00:25:06] WE PERFORM THE AUDIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED AUDITING STANDARDS, AS WELL AS GENERALLY ACCEPTED GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS. OUTSIDE OF OUR PERFORMANCE OF THE AUDIT OVER THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WE ALSO PERFORM AN AUDIT OR A SINGLE AUDIT OVER FEDERAL AND STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. AND SO THAT'S UNDER THE SINGLE AUDIT PORTION. WE DO THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH UNIFORM GUIDANCE AS WELL AS THE TEXAS GRANT MANAGEMENT STANDARDS. OUTSIDE OF THOSE TWO, WE ALSO DO COMPLIANCE TESTING. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE OVER VARIOUS TYPES OF LAWS, REGULATIONS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THAT FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT OR THE SINGLE AUDIT. REALLY, THE LARGEST PIECE OF THE COMPLIANCE AUDIT IS GOING TO BE THE PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT. WITH REGARDS TO SIGNIFICANT RISK OVER THE AUDIT, MANAGEMENT OVERRIDE OF CONTROLS IS REALLY GOING TO BE A PRESUMED OR PERVASIVE RISK. THAT'S ACROSS ALL OF OUR AUDITS. ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE COMBAT THAT IS DOING JOURNAL ENTRY TESTING, INCORPORATING UNPREDICTABILITY TESTING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WHILE WE WERE DOING THAT TESTING, WE NOTED NO FINDINGS, NO ISSUES WITH REGARDS TO THAT. RISK OF FRAUD IN REVENUE RECOGNITION CHARGES FOR SERVICES AS WELL AS GRANTS, WHETHER IT BE FEDERAL OR STATE GRANTS, THOSE ARE GOING TO BE ANOTHER RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THE CITY'S AUDIT THAT'S IN CONJUNCTION WITH ACCURACY, EXISTENCE AND OCCURRENCE, AS WELL AS CUT OFF WITH REGARDS TO THOSE MAKING IT INTO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT THE APPROPRIATE PERIOD OR TIME AS WELL AS BEING ACCURATE. WE DO A DETAILED TRANSACTION TESTING THAT'S GOING TO BE AT A MUCH LOWER LEVEL THAN WHAT YOU WOULD PRIMARILY SEE FROM A VOUCHING STANDPOINT. SO IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT WATER AND SEWER TESTING, WE'RE GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN INTO UTILITIES AT THE INDIVIDUAL CUSTOMER LEVEL, AND WE'RE TESTING TO ENSURE THAT THE RATES ARE BEING INCORPORATED AS COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THOSE AND IT'S BEING CALCULATED APPROPRIATELY. AND WE HAD NO FINDINGS DURING THE COURSE OF OUR TESTING WITH REGARDS TO CHARGES FOR SERVICES OR THAT FEDERAL AND STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. OUR PLANNED APPROACH FOR THE AUDIT. WE SET THAT AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE AUDIT. THERE WERE NO CHANGES TO OUR PLANNED APPROACH. WE DID ISSUE AN UNMODIFIED OPINION ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THAT IS, THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ASSURANCE THAT CAN BE PLACED ON A SET OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IS A CLEAN OPINION. WE ALSO ISSUED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION ON THE SINGLE AUDIT AS WELL. SO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE ACFR, THERE WILL BE AN OPINION ASSOCIATED WITH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS STATING THAT IT IS AN UNMODIFIED OPINION AND THEN THE SINGLE AUDIT OVER THAT FEDERAL AND FEDERAL AND STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. AND WE'LL NOTE THAT THERE'S AN UNMODIFIED OPINION, NO ISSUES WHETHER IT BE IN INTERNAL CONTROLS OR ON COMPLIANCE. AND THEN LASTLY, WE'VE ALREADY ISSUED THE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. WE DID THAT ALL THE WAY BACK IN IN JANUARY. AND SO OVERALL EVERY YEAR THIS IS A REALLY GREAT AUDIT. BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE TEAM. THEY'RE HERE. THEY DO A WONDERFUL JOB. YOU ALL ARE ONE OF THE VERY FIRST GOVERNMENT AUDITS THAT GETS ISSUED NOT ONLY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, BUT ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. AND THAT'S REALLY A TESTAMENT TO THE FINANCE TEAM THAT YOU HAVE HERE. THEY WORK REALLY HARD ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL THE HOLIDAYS TO GET THIS THIS WORK OUT. AND SO HAVING NOT ONLY AN UNMODIFIED OPINION, BUT NO SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES, NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES AND NO AUDIT ADJUSTMENTS IS REALLY JUST A TESTAMENT TO THE GROUP THAT YOU ALL HAVE. WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU ALL FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR JENNIFER? OKAY. THE CLOCK RAN OUT. THANK YOU JENNIFER. VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. NEXT ITEM IS ITEM THREE. DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION OF THE SALES TAX CAP POLICY YEAR END. KAREN. WELCOME, KAREN RHODES-WHITLEY, BUDGET DIRECTOR. NOW THAT WE'VE ENDED THE YEAR, WE ARE UNDER A SALES TAX CAP POLICY. WE'VE HAD ONE SINCE 2008, WHICH WAS THE GREAT ECONOMIC RECESSION. WHAT WE DO IS WE TAKE THE AVERAGE OF THE LAST THREE YEARS, BUT WE HAVE TO NET OUT ANY AUDIT ADJUSTMENTS. SO FOR THE ESTIMATE, WE HAD BUDGETED $124.6 MILLION. [00:30:01] IT CAME IN, THOUGH, AT 131.8. THE REASON WHY AND THAT'S A $7.2 MILLION DIFFERENCE. THE REASON WHY THE ESTIMATE IS NOT MORE IS BECAUSE WE RECEIVED TWO VERY, VERY LARGE AUDIT ADJUSTMENTS. POSITIVE FOR US. SO NOW UNDER THE POLICY, THE CITY COUNCIL CAN CHOOSE WHAT TO DO WITH THAT $7.2 MILLION. WHETHER YOU WANT IT TO GO TO ANOTHER FUND LIKE CAPITAL MAINTENANCE, GO INTO OUR LAND BANK, OR YOU CAN JUST HAVE IT SIT THERE IN THE GENERAL FUND. SO IT'S FOR YOU ALL TO DECIDE WHAT Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO DO WITH THE MONEY TONIGHT. SO I DO KNOW, MARK, YOU HAD MENTIONED WE HAD A COUPLE OF LAND PURCHASES. IT MIGHT COULD BE USED FOR, GO TO THE RAINY DAY FUND. SO THIS IS YOUR CHOICE. SO MAYOR AND COUNCIL WE'VE WE'RE MISSING ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT I KNOW HAS SOME IDEAS FOR USE OF THIS. SO ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD ASK IS THAT WE WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING BEFORE COUNCIL PROVIDES DIRECTION. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT Y'ALL KNOW THE POLICY, KNOW THE AMOUNT. YOU CAN CONSIDER VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THAT, BUT WE WAIT TILL THAT COUNCILMAN CAN MAKE THEIR PRESENTATION TO YOU. SO THAT WOULD BE MY REQUEST. HOLD ON. GO AHEAD. HOLD ON. LET ME GET YOU, I GOT YOU. GO AHEAD. SO, KAREN, I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT THIS RE-ESTIMATING. SO THIS ADDITIONAL $7.2 MILLION, THAT'S A ONE TIME DEAL, RIGHT? THAT'S ONE TIME. AND IT NEEDS TO REALLY GO TO A ONE TIME PURPOSE. THAT'S CORRECT. AND SO THIS IS REALLY BECAUSE OF THE AUDITING. AND IT TURNS OUT THAT WE ACTUALLY UNDERESTIMATED HOW MUCH SALES TAX THAT WE. YES YES. AND WHEN WE SUBMITTED THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET, IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BE THE $124 MILLION. WE HAD PRESENTATIONS IN AUGUST AND EVERYTHING REGARDING OUR RE ESTIMATION. AT THE END OF AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, WE RECEIVED THOSE ONE TIME PAYMENTS. GOT IT. SO THE OTHER MONEY THAT WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY ESTIMATED THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DISTRIBUTED AND DELEGATED TO DIFFERENT. THAT IS CORRECT. SO THIS IS JUST AN EXTRA ONE THAT THIS IS JUST EXTRA FOR ONE TIME PURPOSE ONE TIME. YEAH, IT DEFINITELY DOES, CAN'T GO BACK INTO THE OPERATING BUDGET TO BE USED YEAR AFTER YEAR. IT'S ONE TIME MONIES. GOT IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. OKAY, SO, MARK, WE'RE GOING TO WAIT. OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU. WE'LL WE'LL GET BACK ON THE NEXT MEETING AND BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. THOSE TWO ITEMS WENT REALLY FAST. NO, NO. THANKS FOR YOUR QUESTIONS. NEXT ITEM. ITEM FOUR, DART AND ALTERNATIVE TRANSIT UPDATE. ANDREW IS NOT HERE. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M GOING TO PINCH HIT FOR ANDREW, SO PLEASE TAKE THIS WITH A GRAIN OF SALT. SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO KIND OF GIVE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY AN UPDATE WITH WHERE WE ARE. THE CITY HAS BEEN HAVING ONGOING DISCUSSIONS, AS YOU ALL ARE WELL AWARE, WE'VE HAD A SMALL GROUP OF CITY MANAGERS THAT HAVE BEEN MEETING, REALLY SINCE LAST SEPTEMBER. THAT GROUP HAS ACTUALLY EXPANDED, MOST RECENTLY TO ALL THE MEMBER CITIES OF OF DART. IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, THINGS HAVE ACTUALLY BECOME MORE AND MORE FOCUSED ON OUR DISCUSSIONS. AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT BACK TO THE COUNCIL IS WE HAVE NOW RECEIVED A PROPOSAL FOR THE CHAIRMAN THAT I WOULD CLASSIFY AS MEANINGFUL. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF WORK PUT IN. THERE IS STILL A LOT OF WORK TO COME THAT WOULD NEED FOR THIS TO TO BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO BE FULLY CONSIDERED. BUT AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE SEEN SOME MEANINGFUL FEEDBACK AND A PROPOSAL FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DART. AND SO THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, I THINK WILL BE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO SEE HOW THOSE PLAY OUT. BUT WANTED TO REPORT BACK THAT WE ARE WAITING TO SEE HOW THOSE ACTIONS DO ACTUALLY PLAY OUT. SO WE WILL HAVE MORE TO REPORT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. THANK YOU. MARK. OKAY. NEXT ITEM. ZONING AND SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE REWRITE. MODULE TWO UPDATE. WELCOME, KRISTINA. WRIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I AM CHRISTINA DAY, THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING. [00:35:01] HERE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE ZONING AND SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE REWRITE. SO JUST TO REMIND YOU, THIS IS KIND OF A LONG TERM PROJECT. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO ALIGN OUR REGULATIONS, BOTH ZONING AND SUBDIVISION, WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE A ACTION WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO REVIEW AND EVALUATE THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAKE AMENDMENTS BASED ON GUIDANCE FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO SPECIFICALLY ALIGNING WITH THAT, WE WANT TO SIMPLIFY THE CODE AND ALSO IMPROVE IT SO THAT WE CAN SPECIFICALLY MEET THE NEEDS OF REDEVELOPMENT, WHICH OF COURSE IS INCREASINGLY THE FOCUS OF THE COMMUNITY. SO WE'VE PRODUCED A DIAGNOSTIC REPORT BACK IN 2024. WE'VE BEEN IN PHASE TWO THROUGHOUT 2025. THAT WAS A LITTLE DISRUPTED BY SOME OF THE ACTIONS OF THE LEGISLATURE, WHERE WE HAD TO KIND OF REWORK SOME OF THE ITEMS WE'D ALREADY DONE. BUT THROUGH WE EXPECT THIS MODULE TO LAST THROUGH THE FALL OF THIS YEAR, WHERE WE'LL CONTINUE ALL FOUR MODULES OF DRAFTING. SO WE'VE COMPLETED MODULE TWO, WHICH WE'RE PRESENTING TO YOU TONIGHT, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO THE ADOPTION PHASE LATER THIS YEAR. SO MODULE TWO STARTED IN REALLY THE FALL OF 2025. WAS COMPLETED THEN BY THE REWRITE ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN OCTOBER, ACCEPTED BY THEM IN DECEMBER AND WENT TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IN JANUARY. SO THE CONTENT OF THIS MODULE INCLUDES JUST GENERAL PROVISIONS THAT ARE SORT OF THE INTRODUCTION TO THE DOCUMENT. IT TALKS ABOUT ALL THE ENTITIES THAT APPROVE. SO THINGS LIKE THE CITY COUNCIL, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, HERITAGE COMMISSION OUR UNIVERSAL PROCEDURES THAT TOUCH THIS DOCUMENT, THINGS LIKE PRE-APPLICATION MEETINGS. WHAT ARE APPLICATIONS THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES, ZONING REGULATIONS. GENERALLY IN ARTICLE TWO, WHAT ARE THE PROCEDURES THAT ARE INVOLVED, AND THEN ARTICLE THREE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS JUST ARE VERY SLIGHTLY TOUCHED BY THIS MODULE. THE MAJORITY OF SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS ARE COMING FORWARD IN MODULE THREE, WHICH WE'RE WORKING ON NOW. SO A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES IN HOW YOU CAN SEE THIS THE KIND OF GOALS OF THE PROJECT BEING MET. SO REDEVELOPMENT BEING FACILITATED. WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT OUR PLANNED STRUCTURE. SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE CONCEPT PLAN WHICH IS THE MOST GENERAL PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN, WHICH IS KIND OF THE MODERATE LEVEL. AND THEN SITE PLAN, WHICH IS MOST SPECIFIC. DO WE NEED TO KEEP ALL THESE? IS IT APPROPRIATE? ARE THEY STILL USEFUL IN THE KIND OF TIME FRAME WE ARE OF DEVELOPMENT TODAY? AND SO IT WAS DECIDED THAT THESE ARE STILL ALL USEFUL BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE THE FLEXIBILITY OF BEING ABLE TO UTILIZE EACH OF THESE TOOLS THAT WE STILL HAVE, BUT WE WANTED MORE FLEXIBILITY. SO CURRENTLY YOU CAN ONLY GO STRAIGHT TO SITE PLAN IF YOU'RE ONE ACRE OR LESS. SO WE DECIDED THAT A PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN SHOULD BE ALLOWED FOR FIVE ACRES. SO WE'RE KIND OF MAKING IT, YOU KNOW, MORE AGAIN, MORE FLEXIBILITY. LARGER SITES ALLOW MORE FLEXIBILITY BECAUSE WE JUST AREN'T THAT MANY PIECES OF PROPERTY THAT ARE LEFT. SO YOU CAN JUST KIND OF SKIP TO THE LARGER, MORE DETAILED PLANS AND THEREFORE KIND OF SPEED UP THE PROCESS, MAKING IT A LITTLE BIT MORE HELPFUL TO PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO DO DEVELOPMENT IF THEY WANT TO ASSUME THE RISK OF INVESTING IN MORE DETAILED PLANS UP FRONT. SO ANOTHER ITEM THAT WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IS MINIMIZING THE USE OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. SO WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ZONING COME FORWARD RECENTLY. THE GOAL HERE IS TO ESTABLISH ZONING DISTRICTS THAT ALIGN WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AND THE VISION OF THE COMMUNITY. AND WITH THAT, WE WOULD EXPECT THAT WE WOULD NO LONGER NEED QUITE SO MANY PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS. SO WE'VE KEPT IN THE CRITERIA AND PURPOSE STATEMENT FROM THE CURRENT CODE RETAINED A FIVE ACRE MINIMUM, BUT THAT CAN BE WAIVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AS IT CAN TODAY, AS LONG AS PEOPLE ARE IMPLEMENTING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. [00:40:06] WE'VE ADDED SOME ADDITIONAL STANDARDS, INCLUDING A CLEAR PUBLIC BENEFIT THAT'S ALIGNED WITH THE GOALS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ADDITIONALLY, THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT USE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS WHEN ANOTHER ZONING DISTRICT OR SPECIFIC USE PERMIT COULD ADEQUATELY ACCOMMODATE THE DEVELOPMENT. SO YOU'RE NOT JUST USING IT AS A SUBSTITUTION FOR ANOTHER ZONING CATEGORY. SO THOSE ARE A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES. THERE'S OBVIOUSLY NUMEROUS OTHER THINGS IN IN THE CODE AND IN THE MEMO THAT YOU RECEIVED. BUT WE DID A BUNCH OF PUBLIC OUTREACH AS PART OF THIS PROCESS SORT OF OUR STANDARD PROCESS. WE POSTED DRAFTS ONLINE FOR REVIEW AND FEEDBACK. WE HAVE A PROJECT WEBSITE. WE WORK WITH COMMUNICATIONS TO ADVERTISE THAT THROUGH OUR NORMAL SOCIAL CHANNELS, OUR CITY NEWSLETTER, SAGE NEWSLETTER SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, ENGAGE PLANO AND AGAIN OUR PROJECT UNIQUE WEBSITE. WE ALSO HAVE A COMMENT REVIEW MODULE THAT WE UTILIZE WITH OUR CONSULTING TEAM. IT'S CALLED KONVIEO AND THAT ALLOWS PUBLIC COMMENT ONLINE. IT'S ESSENTIALLY LIKE A WORD DOCUMENT WHERE YOU CAN ESTABLISH A COMMENTARY. AND BUT IT IS THROUGH A ONLINE PLATFORM. SO BOTH THE PUBLIC AND THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE ABLE TO COMMENT DIRECTLY IN THE DOCUMENT. STAFF WAS ABLE TO REVIEW AND REPLY TO THOSE COMMENTS, AND WE WERE ABLE TO REVIEW THOSE THROUGH THE REWRITE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS. AND THAT RESULTED IN COMMITTEE FEEDBACK THAT CHANGED THE MODULE TWO TEXT TO WHAT THE FINAL DRAFT THAT YOU SEE TODAY. SO NEXT STEPS INCLUDE WORK ON MODULE THREE, THAT'S ALREADY UNDERWAY. WE ANTICIPATE MEETING WITH THE REWRITE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND AND STARTING PUBLIC REVIEW OF THAT MODULE IN THE SPRING. AND WE WILL BRING THAT FORWARD TO YOU AS SOON AS THAT PROCESS IS COMPLETE. AND SO BOTH THE REWRITE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HAVE REVIEWED MODULE TWO AND ARE RECOMMENDING THAT YOU ACCEPT THIS MODULE OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. I'M ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY CHRISTINA SEBASTIAN, WHO IS THE MANAGER OF THE PROJECT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR US. THANK YOU. MISS DAY. COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE WHERE YOU SHOWED THE CONCEPT? THE SLIDE HAD THE CONCEPT PLAN, PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN AND THEN SITE PLAN. YES, I HAVE A PARTICULAR QUESTION FOR THAT. AND THIS IS THIS IS THE NEW WE WILL BASICALLY SKIP THE PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN FOR SITES FIVE ACRES AND LESS. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S RIGHT. IT GIVES PEOPLE THE OPTION TO DO THAT. ARE THEY STILL GOING TO NEED A CONCEPT PLAN? NO. IT WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO MOVE STRAIGHT TO WHERE PREVIOUSLY THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO THE PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN. THEY COULD GO STRAIGHT TO SITE PLAN. SO THIS IS GOING TO HELP THOSE DEVELOPERS ON SMALLER SITES TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESS TO GET THROUGH THIS, AND ALSO SAVE A LITTLE BIT OF THE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH GETTING SITE PLANS REVIEWED AND MOVING FORWARD, BECAUSE WE USED TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH CONCEPT PLAN AND PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN AND THEN SITE PLAN. THAT'S RIGHT. RIGHT. OKAY. SO WHAT WE'RE SAYING HERE NOW, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, FOR SITES THAT ARE FIVE ACRES OR LESS, THAT ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED TO HAVE A CONCEPT PLAN OR PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN. THAT'S RIGHT. IT USED TO BE YOU HAD TO BE AN ACRE OR LESS TO GO STRAIGHT TO SITE PLAN. NOW YOU CAN BE FIVE ACRES. SO IT BASICALLY IS ALLOWING LARGER SITES TO MOVE FASTER THROUGH THE PROCESS. THOSE ARE FIVE ACRES. WHAT IF IT'S 5.1 ACRES? I THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE A CONSISTENT CUTOFF. SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT FIVE ACRES. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. SO AT THE END. SO AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION, IS, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO ACCEPT TONIGHT OR TO. WILL THIS WILL THIS BE. YES. SO WE CAN DO THIS RIGHT NOW? YES. WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE COUNCIL JUST TO ACCEPT IT AS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE. OKAY, PERFECT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. THANK YOU. SO THIS CAN. LISA, THIS THIS CAN BE A HAND VOTE OR OR WE CAN PUT IT ON THE SCREEN. HAND VOTE. OKAY, SO I NEED A RECOMMENDATION ON THE REWRITE TO ACCEPT [00:45:08] THE REWRITE PLANNING AND ZONING SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE REWRITE. THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] PLANO ZONING ORDINANCE REWRITE MODULE NUMBER TWO. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. MAYOR, I'LL SECOND. OKAY, SO I HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND, TO ACCEPT THE THE PLANNING AND ZONING SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE REWRITE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. OKAY. MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE NOW HAVE CONSENT AND REGULAR AGENDAS. CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANY ITEM A COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE? OKAY. ANY ITEM. NEXT ITEM IS ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION OR FUTURE AGENDAS. OKAY. WE WILL TAKE A RECESS AND RETURN AT 7:00. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.