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          WELCOME EVERYONE. YOU'VE TAKEN OVER THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. I NOW DECLARE THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL IS RECONVENED INTO OPEN SESSION, THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. WE'LL BEGIN TONIGHT'S REGULAR MEETING WITH THE INVOCATION, LED BY REVEREND DR. VICTOR COLEMAN, MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH, AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY CUB SCOUT TROOP 262. WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE? LET'S PRAY FOR GOD'S BLESSING ON OUR MEETING TONIGHT. 
          HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE WITH US THIS EVENING. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL CITY OF PLANO IN WHICH WE LIVE. WE THANK YOU FOR THE LOVE AND CARE YOU GIVE TO OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND TO OUR CITY AND ALL OF US HERE TONIGHT. WE ASK YOUR BLESSINGS ON ALL OF THE DECISIONS THAT OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS MAKE TONIGHT TO SERVE YOU AND TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF PLANO. 
          GIVE THEM WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF YOUR PEOPLE HERE IN PLANO AND CONTINUE TO GIVE US ALL OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE YOU AND TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR YOU IN THIS SPECIAL CITY IN WHICH WE LIVE. WE ALWAYS PRAY IN THE POWERFUL NAME OF JESUS. AMEN. YOU GOOD TO DO IT? OKAY, YOU READY? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. WAY TO GO. 
          [Proclamation:  Lunar New Year Days begin on February 17, 2026.]
THANK YOU. IT IS WITH TRUE HONOR THAT I PRESENT A PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING, A PROCLAMATION FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, DAYS. AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE DONE THIS, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR SAYING THAT BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN CELEBRATING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR. NEW YEAR FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. WE'RE PLEASED TO HAVE SEVERAL GROUPS FROM OUR COMMUNITY HERE WITH US FOR THIS SPECIAL OCCASION. SO I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION. SO THE LUNAR NEW YEAR DAY IS 2026. AND WHEREAS? THE CELEBRATION OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, ALSO KNOWN AS THE SPRING FESTIVAL, IS BASED ON THE LUNAR CALENDAR. AND IS ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AND WIDELY CELEBRATED HOLIDAYS IN MANY ASIAN CULTURES. IT INCORPORATES THE CHINESE ZODIAC, XIN CHAO. HOW WAS THAT? A REPEATING 12-YEAR CYCLE 
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OF ANIMAL SIGNS, EACH ASSOCIATED WITH UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS AND SYMBOLIC ATTRIBUTES THAT REFLECT THE HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS FOR THE YEAR AHEAD. ASIAN AMERICANS OBSERVE THIS SEASON AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR THEIR HERITAGE, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY BONDS, AND LOOK AHEAD WITH OPTIMISM. 
          WHEREAS 2026 MARKS THE YEAR OF THE HORSE, IT IS MORE SPECIFICALLY THE YEAR OF THE FIRE HORSE, A RARE OCCURRENCE THAT TAKES PLACE ONCE EVERY 60 YEARS AND SYMBOLIZES PASSION, VITALITY, COURAGE, AND DYNAMIC TRANSFORMATION. 
          WHO ALL IS THE YEAR OF THE FIRE HORSE? ANYBODY? OH, DR. 
          KOO AND MARY. HOW, NO WONDER. 
          WHEREAS THE CITY OF PLANO IS DEEPLY ENRICHED IN A VIBRANT AND THRIVING ASIAN COMMUNITY. WHOSE CULTURAL TRADITIONS, ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDUCATION, BUSINESS, THE ARTS, AND PUBLIC SERVICE STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY AND ENHANCE OUR CITY'S CULTURAL TAPESTRY. 
          WHEREAS LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS IN PLANO REPRESENT A HOPEFUL LOOK TOWARDS CONTINUED GROWTH, UNITY, AND SHARED PROSPERITY IN THE COMING YEAR. AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL RESIDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT AND APPRECIATE THE DIVERSE TRADITIONS THAT MAKE OUR CITY STRONG AND WELCOMING. 
          NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN MUNNS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PLANO, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM FEBRUARY 17TH TO MARCH 3RD, 2026, AS LUNAR NEW YEAR. NEW YEAR DAYS IN PLANO AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN ME AND THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL IN CELEBRATING THE YEAR OF THE FIRE HORSE IN THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE. 
          CONGRATULATIONS. SO I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE SEVERAL OF THE GROUPS TO COME DOWN. SO FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE VIVIAN WONG AND ANY OTHERS WITH THE ASIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION TO COME DOWN AND TAKE A PICTURE. AND I'D LIKE TO PRESENT A PROCLAMATION FOR YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT, I'D LIKE TO INVITE DANIEL NG AND OTHERS WITH THE ASIAN REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA. COME ON DOWN. 
          PERFECT. OKAY, NEXT, THE ONE AND ONLY DR. KU AND ANY OTHERS WITH THE GREATER DALLAS TAIWANESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. I KNOW THIS IS A BIG GROUP. OKAY, NEXT, THOMAS 
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TSANG AND ANY OTHERS WITH THE DFW HONG KONG ASSOCIATION. COME ON DOWN. 
          OKAY, SONY CAMERA THERE, CANON, JAMES. GOTTA LOOK AT THE CAMERA. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. AND NOW WE HAVE ERIC MU AND ANY OTHERS WITH THE NORTH TEXAS, COLLIN COUNTY TAIWANESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. I KNOW THAT'S A BIG GROUP, TOO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. IT'S MY PLEASURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 
          YOU TOO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 
          AND, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MY GOOD FRIEND STEPHEN CHIN AND ANY OTHERS WITH THE TEXAS CHINESE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THERE WE ARE. THANK 
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YOU. OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON WITH OUR MEETING. NEXT ITEM 
          [COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST]
IS COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST. COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST. THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS TO ALLOW UP TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER, WITH 30 TOTAL MINUTES. 
          ON ITEMS OF INTEREST OR CONCERN, AND NOT ON ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE CURRENT AGENDA. THE COUNCIL MAY NOT DISCUSS THESE ITEMS, BUT MAY RESPOND WITH FACTUAL OR POLICY INFORMATION. 
          THE COUNCIL MAY CHOOSE TO PLACE THE ITEM ON A FUTURE AGENDA. AND WE DO HAVE SIX... SPEAKERS THIS EVENING. THE FIRST ONE IS AMBER CHAFIN. HELLO. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I WANTED TO SHARE ABOUT AN EXPERIENCE I HAD AT THE END OF JANUARY. PLANO DIDN'T BECOME SUCCESSFUL BY MAKING SUDDEN CHANGES. IT BECAME SUCCESSFUL BY MAKING CAREFUL ONES. WE ARE WORKING ON FIXING OUR ROADS. 
          WE HAVE BUILT RESERVES TO AVOID DOWNTURNS. AND WE PLAN AHEAD BECAUSE DISRUPTION COSTS MORE LATER. THAT'S WHY PEOPLE CHOOSE PLANO, AND THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE IN PLANO EXPECT. AND IT'S ALSO HOW PLANO HAS EARNED A REPUTATION FOR DOING THINGS SO WELL. 
          DURING THE JANUARY ELECTION, WHEN I WENT TO GO VOTE FOR SEAN, I IDENTIFIED THAT EAST PLANO ONLY HAD ONE VOTING LOCATION. EAST PLANO IS A LARGE PORTION OF OUR POPULATION. WE OWN THE PLANO EVENTS CENTER. 
          WE HAVE LIBRARIES AND FACILITIES ACROSS EAST PLANO THAT COULD HAVE SERVED RESIDENTS MORE EVENLY. IF WE REALLY WANT TO TAKE THINGS TO THE PEOPLE AND ALLOW THEM TO VOTE, THEN WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT WE CAREFULLY PLAN WHERE WE'RE GOING TO PLACE. OUR POLL LOCATIONS. I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN DO BETTER THAN HAVING ONE LOCATION IN PLANO, AND I ENCOURAGE Y'ALL 
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TO DO THE SAME. THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS LESTIA NELSON. OKAY, I STAND HERE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, NOT BECAUSE I WANT TO BE HERE, BUT BECAUSE I'VE BEEN FORCED TO BE HERE. IT HAS BEEN 395 DAYS, 395 DAYS OF WAITING, DAYS OF RELIVING THE TRAUMA, DAYS OF FIGHTING FOR ACCOUNTABILITY. 
          FOR WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY DAUGHTER. INSIDE A PLANO CLASSROOM. ON JANUARY 22ND, A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED REGARDING THE ABUSE OF MY DAUGHTER, WHO IS NOW 19 YEARS OLD, MEDICALLY VULNERABLE AND NONVERBAL. AND YET, THAT CASE DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY UNTIL NOVEMBER 30TH, OR NOVEMBER 20TH. I WANT THAT TIMELINE TO SIT WITH YOU. 303 DAYS TO SEND A CASE INVOLVING ABUSE OF A DISABLED STUDENT TO THE DA. ASK YOURSELF, IF THIS WERE YOUR CHILD, WOULD IT TAKE 303 DAYS? TO BE ACCEPTABLE. BECAUSE FOR ME, EVERY SINGLE DAY FELT LIKE A MESSAGE THAT SONIA DID NOT MATTER, THAT DISABLED VICTIMS DO NOT MATTER, THAT ACCOUNTABILITY CAN WAIT. I WAS TOLD DIRECTLY BY PLANO POLICE THAT IF SHARON HAD DONE THIS TO TONIGHT OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN ARRESTED. 
          SO I HAVE A QUESTION THAT I NEED THIS COUNCIL AND THE CITY'S TO ANSWER. OUR TEACHERS ALLOWED TO COMMIT CRIMES ON SCHOOL PROPERTY. BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOUR ACTIONS OR LACK OF ACTIONS ARE COMMUNICATING. 
          ARE SCHOOLS SOMEHOW EXEMPT FROM THE LAW? ARE CLASSROOMS A PLACE WHERE ASSAULT BECOMES ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW INSTEAD OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION? ARE STUDENTS THE ONLY PEOPLE ARRESTED ON SCHOOL PROPERTY? SO AGAIN, I ASK, IF THE ROLES WERE REVERSED, IF SHANIA HAD HARMED A TEACHER, WOULD WE BE STANDING HERE 303 DAYS LATER? OR WOULD SHE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IMMEDIATELY? IF SHANIA WERE ANY ONE OF YOUR CHILDREN, SHARON WOULD HAVE BEEN ARRESTED. 
          WITHOUT HESITATION, WITHOUT DELAY, WITHOUT 303 DAYS OF SILENCE, BECAUSE I'VE MESSAGED A LOT OF YOU GUYS AND HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANYTHING FROM YOU GUYS. YOU SPEAK OFTEN IN THESE CHAMBERS ABOUT EXCELLENCE. YOU REPEAT IT, YOU BRAND IT, AND YOU CELEBRATE IT. 
          BUT IF YOU HAD OPERATED IN EXCELLENCE, YOU WOULD SO PROUDLY REGURGITATE EVERY OTHER WEEK. I WOULD NOT HAVE TO STAND HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE EXCELLENCE IS NOT A SLOGAN. EXCELLENCE IS PROTECTION. URGENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. AND WHEN IT COMES TO PROTECTING ONE OF THE MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS IN YOUR CITY, YOU FAILED. YOU ARE MORE WILLING TO PROTECT YOUR IMAGE THAN PROTECT MY CHILD. MORE WILLING TO MANAGE OPTICS THAN DEMAND JUSTICE. 
          AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE, BECAUSE THIS IS BIGGER THAN SANIYA. YOU HAVE POLICE OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO SCHOOLS, OFFICERS WHO WORK AROUND OUR CHILDREN MORE THAN EIGHT HOURS A DAY, AND YET I'M BEING TOLD THESE SAME OFFICERS CANNOT RECOGNIZE ABUSE. WHEN IT HAPPENS IN FRONT OF THEM. 
          TONIGHT, I'M PROVIDING THIS COUNCIL, I'M PROVIDING THIS COUNCIL WITH A QR CODE. SO YOU GUYS CAN SEE A SHORTENED VIDEO OF HER ABUSE AND A FULL VIDEO OF HER ABUSE. THERE'S ALSO COPIES OUT THERE, OUT THERE. 
          SO I'M ASKING YOU TO TAKE MY WORD FOR WHAT HAPPENED. I'M ASKING YOU TO HAVE COURAGE, TO LOOK, TO WITNESS WHAT MY DAUGHTER ENDURED, AND TO SEE WHAT 303 DAYS OF DELAY LOOK LIKE. I WILL CONTINUE TO STAND HERE, AND I WILL CONTINUE TO SPEAK, AND I WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT, NOT JUST FOR SANAE, BUT FOR EVERY DISABLED CHILD. 
          THANK YOU. ELVIN NELSON SET THE QR CODE BACK UP HERE SO I DON'T SEE IT ON THE SCREEN. SO IF SOMEONE NEEDS THAT, YOU CAN PERSONALLY CONTACT ME. I'LL BE HAPPY TO SHARE. GOOD EVENING. 
          I'M ALVIN NELSON. GOOD EVENING, 
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MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M HERE TO REPORT A FAILURE OF INTEGRITY WITH THE PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT. SENAI OVER HERE. SHE'S A NONVERBAL STUDENT, AS YOU CAN SEE. SHE WAS PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED AND SHE WAS ENDANGERED IN A PLANO ISD CLASSROOM IN JANUARY 2025, PLANO SENIOR HIGH, TO BE EXACT. I'M HERE BECAUSE THE VERY OFFICERS SWORN TO PROTECT THIS CITY. ARE CURRENTLY PROVIDING THE MISINFORMATION THAT'S BLOCKING HER PATH TO JUSTICE. THE FACTS ARE THESE. THE ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES, THE STATE'S EXPERTS IN CHILD SAFETY, VIEWED THE VIDEO OF SANAYA. 
          THAT'S RIGHT HERE IN THIS QR CODE. THAT WAS BEING PULLED BY HER NECK AND HEARD THE AUDIO OF HER BEING MOCKED. THEY SUBSTANTIATED THE ABUSE AND ENDANGERMENT. THEY SUBSTANTIATED THIS AS ABUSE AND ENDANGERMENT. HOWEVER, THE PLANO SRO SCHOOL POLICE OFFICER AND DETECTIVE LOOKED AT THE SAME EVIDENCE AND MADE A WRONG CALL. DISMISSING AS NON-CRIMINAL. THE INITIAL ERROR HAS NOW METASTASIZED AND WE'RE INFORMED THAT. THE DA'S PRESENTATION TO THE GRAND JURY MAY NOT EVEN INCLUDE THE VIDEO OF THE ASSAULT. THAT I WISH YOU GUYS WOULD SEE HERE, SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY NARRATIVE AND NO CRIME ASSESSMENT PROVIDED BY PLANO PD. WHEN THE POLICE PROVIDE A SANITIZED VERSION OF EVENTS TO THE DA, THEY AREN'T JUST INVESTIGATING, THEY'RE OBSTRUCTING. THE COUNCIL OVERSEES THE PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT. YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SROS AND DETECTIVES. 
          AND WHO HAVE BEEN CHOSEN TO IGNORE SUBSTANTIAL STATE FINDINGS IN FAVOR OF PROTECTING A SCHOOL DISTRICT'S REPUTATION. 
          WHY IS THE PLAIN OLD PD STANDARD FOR CRIMINALITY LOWER THAN THE APS STANDARD FOR ABUSE? WHY ARE DETECTIVES PASSING ON A NARRATIVE THAT HIDES THE VIDEO FROM A GRAND JURY? WHY ARE THE OFFICERS WHO FAILED TO RECOGNIZE A NONVERBAL CHILD'S DISTRESS, STILL ALLOWED TO HANDLE THESE SENSITIVE CASES? IF THE GRAND JURY MAKES A DECISION WITHOUT SEEING THE VIDEO. 
          BECAUSE OF POLICE MISINFORMATION, THE CITY HAS FAILED ITS MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS. WE DEMAND THAT THE CITY MANAGER AND THIS COUNCIL ENSURE THAT THE PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES THE D.A. WITH AN ACCURATE, UNBIASED FILE, INCLUDING SUBSTANTIATED APS FINDINGS. 
          AGAIN, WE DO HAVE THE QR CODE I'M HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS. YOU CAN SEE THE VIDEO FOR YOURSELF AND LET THAT TELL THE STORY AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ALEX STEIN. ALEX STEIN, HARPER WEAVER. HELLO, AND THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY COMMENT TONIGHT. I'D LIKE TO START BY CONGRATULATING COUNCILWOMAN THOMAS ON HER NEW ROLE. I'M EXCITED TO SEE YOU HERE. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO ALSO TALK ABOUT SANIYA REESE. LAST WEEK, I GOT A TEXT MESSAGE THAT I'VE STARTED TO GET EVERY MONTH, AND IT FILLS ME WITH DREAD EVERY TIME I SEE IT. 
          IT'S FROM SANIYA'S MOM, AND IT'S HARD. TO SWIPE ON IT, THIS HE WOULD ACTUALLY SAYS, BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO SAY, IT'S GOING TO SAY, PLEASE SHOW UP TO THIS MEETING TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR DAUGHTER. 
          UM, AND I CAN'T SAY NO TO THAT BECAUSE I'VE SEEN THE VIDEO THAT THEY'VE ASKED YOU TO WATCH. UM, I AGAIN PLEAD FOR YOU TO SEE IT FOR YOURSELVES. AND, UH, JUST ASK YOURSELVES A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, THANK YOU. UM, WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU SAW THIS HAPPENING TO A STRANGER? AT A GROCERY STORE, AT A PARK, ANYWHERE. AND LIKE IT'S ALREADY BEEN POINTED OUT, IT'S SHAMEFUL FOR THE CITY. 
          THAT IF IT HAPPENS AT A SCHOOL, THERE'S CRACKS THAT WE CAN FALL THROUGH, OR NOT WE, BECAUSE I COULD NEVER LET SOMEONE FALL THROUGH THOSE CRACKS. AND IF IT SEEMS LIKE I'M BEING OVERLY DRAMATIC, THEN YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED THE VIDEO YET. SO THAT'S MY PLEA. 
          IT'S LARGELY THE SAME AS THE LAST TWO SPEAKERS. WATCH THE VIDEO FOR YOURSELVES AND THEN USE YOUR HUMANITY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S NEXT. I'M NOT A CITY COUNCIL PERSON. I PROBABLY NEVER WILL BE. NOT MY CUP OF TEA. BUT I'D LIKE TO THINK, IF I WAS, SO BECAUSE I'M NOT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PATH FORWARD LOOKS LIKE. AND I'D LIKE TO THINK THAT IF I WAS A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, I WOULD KNOW HOW 
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TO PICK UP THE PHONE AND WHO TO CALL AND WHO TO TALK TO. 
          TO GET THE BALL ROLLING ON, JUSTICE FOR THIS. I MEAN, SHE'S NOT EVEN A KID ANYMORE. 
          IT'S TAKEN SO LONG THAT SHE'S 19 NOW. SO, YEAH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. 
          PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO. 
          THERE'S PLENTY OF RESOURCES THAT YOU HAVE TO FIND IT AND SEE IT YOURSELF. 
          AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR LISTENING TO MY COMMENT. 
          THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JESSICA BOSLEY. AND MS. BOSLEY, AS I PROMOTE YOU TO PANELISTS, PLEASE ACCEPT. PLEASE TURN ON YOUR CAMERA AND UNMUTE YOURSELF. IT'S YOUR TURN TO SPEAK. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, GO AHEAD. AWESOME. LET'S SEE. THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY. I AM SPEAKING IN REGARDS TO SANIYA REESE. I AM HER AUNT. MY NAME IS JESSICA. I'M SPEAKING TONIGHT AS SOMEONE WHO HAS HAD TO WATCH THIS UNFOLD FROM THE OUTSIDE. WHAT SCARES ME MOST ABOUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO SANAYA IS WHAT HAPPENED AFTER. 
          BECAUSE WHEN A MEDICALLY VULNERABLE, NONVERBAL, YOUNG WOMAN NOW IS HARMED INSIDE A CLASSROOM. AND IT TAKES OVER 300 DAYS TO SEND THAT CASE TO THE DA, THAT IS NOT JUST A FAMILY ISSUE, THAT'S A COMMUNITY ISSUE. WE SEND OUR CHILDREN INTO BUILDINGS EVERY DAY, BELIEVING THEY ARE SAFE. WE BELIEVE. THERE ARE SYSTEMS IN PLACE. WE BELIEVE THERE ARE SAFEGUARDS. WE BELIEVE ADULTS ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. BUT WHAT MESSAGE ARE WE SENDING IF ACCOUNTABILITY MOVES SLOWER WHEN THE VICTIM CANNOT SPEAK? WHAT MESSAGE ARE WE SENDING IF LOCATION DETERMINES URGENCY? WHEN INSTITUTIONS CLOSE RANKS, INSTEAD OF MOVING QUICKLY, IT ERODES TRUST, NOT JUST FOR ONE FAMILY, BUT FOR EVERY FAMILY WATCHING. AND PEOPLE ARE WATCHING. PARENTS ARE PAYING ATTENTION. FAMILIES WITH DISABLED CHILDREN ARE PAYING ATTENTION. THE COMMUNITY IS PAYING ATTENTION TO THE ACTIONS OR LACK THEREOF. 
          BECAUSE IF THIS CAN HAPPEN TO SANAYA AND BE MET WITH DELAY, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT'S SOMEONE ELSE'S CHILD? JUSTICE SHOULD NOT REQUIRE PERSISTENCE FROM A MOTHER. TRANSPARENCY SHOULD NOT REQUIRE QR CODES. 
          AND ACCOUNTABILITY SHOULD NOT DEPEND ON PUBLIC PRESSURE. 
          THIS IS NOT ABOUT POLITICS. 
          THIS IS ABOUT STANDARDS. AND IF THE STANDARD IS EXCELLENCE, THEN EXCELLENCE MUST APPLY WHEN IT IS INCONVENIENT. IT MUST APPLY WHEN IT IS UNCOMFORTABLE. 
          IT MUST APPLY WHEN IT INVOLVES ONE OF THE MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF THIS CITY. WE ARE ASKING FOR CONSISTENCY. WE ARE ASKING FOR INTEGRITY AND COURAGE. 
          BECAUSE WHEN THE MOST VULNERABLE ARE PROTECTED, EVERYONE IS PROTECTED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOUR NEXT ITEM 
          [CONSENT AGENDA]
IS 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. MR. MAYOR, MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, EXCEPT FOR ITEM H AND ITEM I. 
          SECOND. OKAY, THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION, AND A SECOND, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF H AND I. WE HAVE A SPEAKER ON THAT. 
          PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 8-0. 
          [(h)  
To approve an Economic Development Incentive Agreement between the City of Plano, Texas, and AT&T Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company”), providing an economic development grant to the Company; and authorizing the City Manager, or his authorized designee, to execute all necessary documents. 
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ITEM H. ITEM H. CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF PLANO AND AT&T SERVICES, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION. PROVIDING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT TO THE COMPANY AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS AUTHORIZED DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE ALL 
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NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. NO, SHE'S GOT IT. WE HAVE A SPEAKER. I'M SORRY. AND THE SPEAKER ON THAT IS COREY REINACHER. 
          HERE TONIGHT REGARDING THE PROPOSED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES FOR AT&T. LET ME START BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE HARD WORK OF OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF. AT&T IS A FORTUNE 500 COMPANY WITH A MARKET CAPITALIZATION OF OVER $200 BILLION. SECURING A MAJOR CORPORATE RELOCATION IS A SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT. BUT THAT'S EXACTLY WHY THIS DEAL DESERVES CAREFUL SCRUTINY. 
          FIRST, THE PROPOSED $10 MILLION DEVELOPMENT GRANT REPRESENTS LESS THAN THREE QUARTERS OF A PERCENT OF THE 1.35 BILLION DOLLARS AT&T IS REQUIRED TO INVEST IN SITE IMPROVEMENTS. IS THAT LEVEL OF SUBSIDY TRULY INFLUENCING THEIR DECISIONS, OR ARE WE SUBSIDIZING INVESTMENTS THAT THE COMPANY WOULD MAKE ANYWAY? SECOND, ANOTHER 10 MILLION DOLLAR GRANT IS TIED TO BRINGING 10,000 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES TO PLANO. YET MANY OF THESE EMPLOYEES LIKELY ALREADY LIVE IN THE METRO AREA AND ARE SIMPLY CHANGING OFFICE LOCATIONS. AT A THOUSAND DOLLARS PER EMPLOYEE, ARE WE MEANINGFULLY INDUCING NEW ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OR JUST PAYING TO MOVE JOBS ACROSS CITY LINES? THIRD, THE WAIVER OF DEVELOPMENT FEES APPEARS MINOR RELATIVE TO THE COMPANY'S SCALE, YET IT RUNS COUNTER TO THE RECENT INCREASES IN PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND IMPACT FEES ADOPTED TO IMPROVE COST RECOVERY. IS IT EQUITABLE TO GRANT ONE CORPORATION SPECIAL TREATMENT WHILE OTHER BUSINESSES PAY THE FULL COST? FINALLY, THE PROPOSED 25-YEAR TAX ABATEMENT, VALUED AT OVER $100 MILLION, RAISES SERIOUS EQUITY CONCERNS. 
          IS IT APPROPRIATE TO COMMIT THAT LEVEL OF LONG-TERM TAXPAYER SUBSIDY TO A CORPORATION WORTH BILLIONS? THIS IS A SUBSTANTIAL PUBLIC INVESTMENT WITH LASTING CONSEQUENCES. IF THESE INCENTIVES WERE NOT OFFERED, WOULD AT&T CHOOSE ANOTHER LOCATION? WHAT MEASURABLE RETURN WILL PLANO TAXPAYERS RECEIVE? AND IS THIS FAIR TO RESIDENTS AND SMALL BUSINESSES WHO RECEIVE NO SUCH BENEFITS? THESE AGREEMENTS DESERVE A FULL PUBLIC BRIEFING, A CLEAR ANALYSIS OF COST, AND RETURN ON INVESTMENT. AND THOROUGH COUNCIL DELIBERATION. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. 
          COUNCIL, DOUG MCDONALD, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER. I ALSO HAVE DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, MAC ATTALI, HERE. 
          HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. SO, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE INCENTIVES THAT WE OFFER FOR CORPORATIONS... 
          REGARDING JOB INCREASES, IT'S REALLY NOT JUST A BLANKET CHECK, IT'S RATHER HOW MANY JOBS THEY COULD ACTUALLY BRING INTO THE CITY OF PLANO. AM I CORRECT ABOUT THAT? YES, MA'AM. 
          AND THAT'S WHAT THIS 380TH AGREEMENT IS ALL ABOUT, ISN'T THAT, RIGHT? YES, MA'AM. 
          EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED TO THE JOBS AND EMPLOYMENT THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO INCREASE IN THE CITY OF PLANO. THAT'S CORRECT. ALL OF OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS ARE PERFORMANCE-BASED, SO THE COMPANY HAS TO MEET CERTAIN METRICS IN ORDER TO BE PAID OUT FOR THOSE INCENTIVES. 
          WITH THAT IN MIND, MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM H AND I. 
          OKAY. I'LL SECOND. NO, WE CAN ONLY DO ONE AT A TIME. H. 
          JUST H. I'LL SECOND ON H. 
          OKAY. SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM H. 
          EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND? PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 8-0. ITEM 
          [(i)  
To approve an Economic Development Incentive Agreement for Tax Rebate for calendar years 2030-2054 by and between the City of Plano, Texas, and AT&T Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company”), providing an economic development grant to the Company; and authorizing the City Manager, or his authorized designee, to execute all necessary documents. 
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I. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE SAME MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM I. WE HAVE A SPEAKER. SORRY. THAT'S FINE. 
          ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT? OKAY. 
          GO AHEAD, MAYOR, PROTEM. I'M GOING TO REMAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM I. AND I'LL SECOND THAT. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM I ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 8-0. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM. ITEMS 
          [(1)  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.
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FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. 
          PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. APPLICANTS ARE LIMITED TO 15 MINUTES PRESENTATION TIME, WITH A 5-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 
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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, PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF YOU. AN ORDINANCE AS REQUESTED IN ZONING CASE 2025-16 TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2015-5-2, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED. 
          TO AMEND SPECIFIC USE PERMIT 56 FOR A COMMERCIAL ANTENNA SUPPORT STRUCTURE ON .1. ACRE OF LAND LOCATED 225 FEET NORTH OF DEMOCRACY DRIVE AND 220 FEET EAST OF PARTNERSHIP ROAD IN THE CITY OF PLANO. CALLING COUNTY TEXAS PRESENTLY ZONED COMMERCIAL EMPLOYMENT, DIRECTING A 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, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M CHRISTINA DAY, THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING. ZONING CASE 2025-16 IS A RATHER UNIQUE CASE WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT AMENDING AN EXISTING SUP. 
          ON YOUR SCREEN, YOU CAN SEE THE LOCATION AND THE NOTICE BOUNDARIES. IT IS AN ANTENNA SUPPORT STRUCTURE LOCATION IN AN EXISTING OFFICE BUILDING SITE. SO THIS IS AMENDING SUP 56 TO REDUCE THE PERMITTED HEIGHT FROM 120 FEET TO 95 FEET. THE CURRENT DESIGN REQUIRES A STEALTH MONOPOLE, AND THEY'RE LOOKING TO DO A HUMAN INITIATED TREE. 
          THAT'S THE LANGUAGE IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE. IT DOES INCLUDE RESTRICTIONS. 
          THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE TO THE BASE ZONING. SO, THE ZONING ORDINANCE REQUIRES AN SUP FOR COMMERCIAL ANTENNA SUPPORT STRUCTURES THAT ARE OVER 60 FEET IN HEIGHT. AND ZONING INCENTIVIZES A STEALTH DESIGN, SO HOPEFULLY IT BLENDS IN MORE SEAMLESSLY. WITH THE EXISTING BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR CO-LOCATION. STEALTH CAN INCLUDE FAUX TREES, BUT WE ARE CONSISTENTLY LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT, AGAIN, WILL BLEND INTO THE ENVIRONMENT, LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING OF A MORE NATIVE TREE SPECIES. 
          SO IN MAY OF 2024, WE WERE PRESENTED WITH THE DRAWING THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN. AND WORKED THROUGH THE PROCESS, ENDING UP WITH A MONOPOLE DESIGN. THAT WAS APPROVED THROUGH THE COUNCIL. THE OWNER LOOKED AT THAT, SAID, NO, I REALLY WANT TO DO A TREE. SO THEY CAME BACK WITH ANOTHER ZONING CASE IN SEPTEMBER OF 25. P&Z RESULTED, BASED ON THE DESIGN THAT YOU SEE ON THE LEFT SIDE, IN A 4-4 VOTE. YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT COUNCIL REMANDED IT BACK TO P&Z IN DECEMBER OF 25 BECAUSE THE APPLICANT WANTED A SECOND CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE DESIGN IN JANUARY OF 26. P&Z WAS PRESENTED WITH THE DESIGN YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, MODIFIED TO LOOK MORE LIKE A MAGNOLIA TREE, WHICH WE WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT AS SOMETHING MORE CONSISTENT WITH A NATIVE TREE IN THIS AREA. AND SO YOU CAN SEE, NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT A MAGNOLIA-LIKE DESIGN. IT FULLY COVERS THE ANTENNA PANELS. CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE BELIEVE IS MEETING THE STEALTH INTENT. SO STAFF SUPPORTED THIS DESIGN AT 95 FEET. THE EXISTING BUILDING IS 27 FEET. THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE AN EIGHT-FOOT MASONRY SCREEN. IT IS SUPPORTED BY THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH SPECIFICALLY SEEKS TO MINIMIZE IMPACT OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION ANTENNAS. WE'VE HAD NO SUPPORT WITHIN THE 200-FOOT NOTICE BOUNDARY. NO FEEDBACK THERE, AND THERE WAS ONE OTHER RESPONSE IN SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE 200 FOOT NOTICE BOUNDARY. AND P&Z DID RECOMMEND THE MODIFIED DESIGN BY A VOTE OF 8 TO 0. I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. 
          THANK YOU, CHRISTINA. COUNCIL MEMBER KERR? YES, CHRISTINA, THIS CHANGE, IT'S A RESULT OF TRYING TO EXPAND COVERAGE FROM A SINGLE ANTENNA. IS THAT REALLY THE PURPOSE OF WHY THIS CHANGE IS HAPPENING? THE CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR ZONING CASE, AS IT EXISTS, IS THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER REALLY WANTS THE FAUX TREE DESIGN, SO THEY DID NOT WANT THE MONOPOLE. I THINK THE MONOPOLE DOES ACCOMMODATE MULTIPLE CARRIERS. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, BECAUSE IT'S 120 FEET, SO THIS ALLOWS A REDUCED HEIGHT, BUT STILL ALLOWS MULTIPLE CARRIERS. DO YOU HAVE 
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ANY KNOWLEDGE AROUND THE COVERAGE ON 120 MONOPOLE VERSUS THIS ONE? THE TESTIMONY AT PNZ STATED THAT THIS WILL ALLOW EXPANDED COVERAGE BECAUSE IT'S NOT CONTAINED WITH THE METAL SHEATHING. VERY GOOD. I THINK THIS IS REALLY GREAT FOR PLANO BECAUSE IT ALLOWS US TO... AND EXTEND COVERAGE WITHOUT ACTUALLY ADDING A LOT MORE POLLS. SO I'M REALLY IN FAVOR OF THIS. MAY I MAKE A MOTION, OR DO YOU NEED IT? COUNCIL MEMBER LEVINE ALSO HAS A COMMENT, BUT YOU CAN MAKE THE MOTION. I MOVE TO WE... WE NEED A PUBLIC HEARING. OH, SORRY. 
          THAT'S RIGHT. I'LL HOLD OFF. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER LEVINE, YOU HAVE A QUESTION. THANK YOU. AND I WANTED TO MAKE CLEAR... 
          BACKGROUND YOU JUST PRESENTED, IT SAID IT IS NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE UP TO THREE CARRIERS? IT IS REQUIRED TO HAVE MULTIPLE CARRIERS UNDER THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE INCREASED HEIGHT. 
          OKAY, AND I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THIS HAS MOVED FROM 120 TO 95 FEET. I WENT OVER TO THE SITE AND TRIED TO SEE IF I WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE IT FROM MY HOUSE, WHICH IS... NOT TOO FAR AWAY, AND I THINK I'M GOING TO APPRECIATE THE LOWERED HEIGHT, BUT ALSO THE INCREASED COVERAGE. IT'S REALLY, I WANT TO BE CLEAR, THAT IT'S TO ACCOMMODATE MULTIPLE CARRIERS. 
          THEY DON'T HAVE TO ACTUALLY UTILIZE MULTIPLE CARRIERS. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER QUINTANILLA. I'M JUST, THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'M JUST CURIOUS, CHRISTINA, IS THIS THE FIRST TYPE OF TOWER WE WOULD HAVE IN PLANO THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS? THERE IS ANOTHER ONE HERE IN DOWNTOWN PLANO, OFF OF 18TH STREET. OKAY. I WAS JUST CURIOUS, BECAUSE THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION. ALL RIGHT. 
          THANK YOU. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER ON THIS ITEM. OKAY. COREY REINECKER. OH, OKAY. OH, WELL, I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T HAVE YOU DOWN. MY APOLOGIES. NO, NO. 
          WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. 
          NOT A PROBLEM. MY NAME IS MASON GRIFFIN. I RESIDE AT 4908 SPIKEGLASS DRIVE IN DALLAS. AND I JUST APPRECIATE, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I'VE GOT A THOROUGH PRESENTATION THAT I'M GOING TO PASS ON. FROM THE FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE GOTTEN FROM STAFF, THE FEEDBACK WE GOT AT PNZ, I'M GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
          BUT I JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT THE STAFF AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH US TO FIND A DESIGN THAT WORKS. I JUST WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THREE POINTS BRIEFLY. ONE, THIS WILL BE A SHORTER TOWER. WHICH IS PHENOMENAL. WE THINK IT OFFERS BETTER CONCEALMENT. AND THEN, LASTLY, YES, IT WILL PERFORM BETTER THAN THE SLICK STICK OR FLAGPOLE WITHOUT A FLAG DESIGN. THOSE ONLY CONTAIN THREE ANTENNAS, THREE INDIVIDUAL ANTENNAS AT EACH LEVEL. THIS WILL HAVE NINE ANTENNAS AT EACH LEVEL AND PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT COVERAGE. 
          THE ENGINEERS TELL ME THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THREE SEPARATE FLAGPOLES WITHOUT A FLAG TO PROVIDE THE COVERAGE THAT THIS ONE LOCATION WILL HAVE. AND JUST FROM A CONDITION YOU CAN SEE THIS, WE'VE GOT A MATERIAL SHEET THAT SHOWS YOU APPROXIMATELY WHAT THIS WILL LOOK LIKE. AND THIS RIGHT HERE IS FROM A MAGNOLIA TREE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, SO THAT I PULLED JUST ON THE WAY HERE JUST SO YOU CAN SEE. 
          FROM COMPARISON SAKE, I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, ANYONE THANK YOU. I MIGHT HAVE APPRECIATE IT, THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. NOW WE HAVE, YEAH. Y'ALL ARE IN A REAL HURRY TO APPROVE THIS ONE. AND I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND JUST SAY, FIRST OFF, THAT I SUPPORT THIS, AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE THE SUPPORT FROM YOU GUYS. I'VE FOLLOWED THIS CASE, KIND OF WATCHED IT OVER THE PAST MANY MONTHS, AND REALLY, IT'S GONE FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, AND I FIND IT ILLUMINATING FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. IT'S AN INTERESTING CONTRAST ON WHERE WE PRIORITIZE OUR PUBLIC INPUT. THIS CASE HAS GONE THROUGH COUNTLESS HOURS OF REVIEW, COMMENT, AND PUBLIC HEARING, AND YET, AT THE MATTER AT HAND, IT'S FUNDAMENTALLY TRIVIAL, THE AESTHETICS OF A UTILITARIAN PIECE OF COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          IN CONTRAST, THERE HAS BEEN MINIMAL PUBLIC INPUT FOR OTHER, FAR MORE CONSEQUENTIAL ITEMS BEING CONSIDERED JUST THIS EVENING. 
          AS FOR THE AESTHETICS OF THE TOWER ITSELF, I FIND IT ENTIRELY UNOBJECTIONABLE. 
          BASED ON WHAT I'VE SEEN, I'M CONFIDENT THE APPLICANT WILL EXECUTE THIS CONSTRUCTION AS ENVISIONED. THE ONLY IMPROVEMENT I COULD IMAGINE WOULD BE TO ADD SOME WHITE FLOWERS AND REALLY DRIVE HOME THAT IT'S A MAGNOLIA TREE. 
          WITH REGARD TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF OUR ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THESE TYPES OF TOWERS, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE POSSIBLY 
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OVERLY LIMITING OURSELVES BY ALLOWING ONLY THE FLAGPOLE AND THE TREE STEALTH DESIGNS. WHY DON'T WE HAVE AN ARCHITECTURAL OPTION OR SOME OTHER OPEN-ENDED CREATIVE COMPLIANCE PATHWAY? THERE'S PRECEDENT FROM AROUND THE WORLD FOR TURNING MUNDANE INFRASTRUCTURE INTO SOMETHING MORE. IN FACT, WE NEED NOT LOOK FURTHER THAN OUR OWN HOME HERE TO SEE INFRASTRUCTURE USED AS ICONOGRAPHY. PLANO'S OWN WATER TOWERS HAVE FOR YEARS BEEN PART OF THE SYMBOLISM OF THE CITY. 
          MAYBE WE DON'T NEED TO MAKE THESE THINGS JUST GO AWAY, AND PERHAPS IT'S OKAY TO ALLOW FOR SOME SURPRISE, A BIT OF FOLLY, AND A TOUCH OF DELIGHT IN THE ELEMENTS OF OUR BUILT ENVIRONMENT. 
          THANK YOU. OKAY, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CONFINE THE COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER KERR? YES, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT. WE ACCEPT ITEM ONE AS PRESENTED. YES, I WILL SECOND THAT, BUT I'D LIKE TO ALSO MENTION THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH THE STAFF. 
          WE'VE SEEN THIS PROCESS OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. 
          YOU CAME BACK. THERE WAS A LOT OF COLLABORATION GOING ON. 
          YOUR FIRST... FAUX TREE WASN'T REALLY A TREE THAT WOULD SURVIVE IN THIS TEMPERATE AREA HERE. I'M GLAD YOU GO WITH THE MAGNOLIA. LIKE MR. REINACHER SAID, LIKE TO SEE FLOWERS, MAYBE SEE SOME FRAGRANCE. 
          MAYBE THAT, TOO. 
          BUT THAT BEING SAID, I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND, TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER ONE. 
          PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 8-0. 
          [(2)  Public Hearing and consideration of an Ordinance as requested in Zoning Case 2025-020 to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City, Ordinance No. 2015-5-2, as heretofore amended, amending and expanding Specific Use Permit No. 539 for New Vehicle Dealer on 29.7 acres of land located at the northwest corner of Parkwood Boulevard and Spring Creek Parkway in the City of Plano, Collin County, Texas, presently zoned Commercial Employment with Specific Use Permit No. 539 for New Car Dealer and located within the Dallas North Tollway and Expressway Corridor Overlay Districts, 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.  Petitioners: VHC LLC & 5700 Democracy Plano Properties LLC
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NEXT ITEM. ITEM NUMBER 2, PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AS REQUESTED IN ZONING CASE 2025-20 TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2015-5-2, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED. 
          AMENDING AND EXPANDING SPECIFIC USE PERMIT 539 FOR NEW VEHICLE DEALER ON 29.7 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF PARKWOOD BOULEVARD AND SPRING CREEK PARKWAY IN THE CITY OF PLANO, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS. 
          PRESENTLY, ZONED COMMERCIAL EMPLOYMENT WITH SPECIFIC USE PERMIT 539 FOR NEW CAR DEALER AND LOCATED WITHIN THE DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY AND EXPRESSWAY CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICTS, DIRECTING A 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. ALL RIGHT. THIS ZONING CASE IS LOOKING TO EXPAND AN EXISTING SPECIFIC USE PERMIT ONTO AN ADJACENT PROPERTY. SO THIS IS AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE EXISTING CAR DEALERSHIP. 
          AN OFFICE BUILDING TO THE NORTH THAT SHOWS THE NOTICE BOUNDARIES AS WELL FOR THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES. 
          SO THIS IS ANOTHER MAP SHOWING THAT ZONING IN THE AREA IS LARGELY COMMERCIAL EMPLOYMENT ZONING, WITH REGIONAL COMMERCIAL ZONING TO THE SOUTH. LOT A IS, AGAIN, THE EXISTING CAR DEALERSHIP. 
          LOT B IS THE EXPANSION AREA. 
          AND THERE ARE RESTRICTIONS PROPOSED FOR THE LOT B AREA. 
          I'LL GET INTO THE DETAILS OF THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER. A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON LOT B. THIS IS AN EXISTING OFFICE BUILDING. IT WOULD ALLOW MAJOR VEHICLE REPAIR AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF THE CAR DEALERSHIP ON LOT A TO EXTEND ONTO LOT B. A REVISED SITE PLAN IS INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS REQUEST. THERE WOULD BE A SERVICE DRIVE THAT WOULD CONNECT THE TWO LOTS AS PART OF THIS REVISION. SO HERE ARE THE RESTRICTIONS. THE EXISTING SUP DOES HAVE RESTRICTIONS. SO THOSE ARE REALLY PART OF 1A, AS YOU SEE IT. TODAY, WE'VE INCLUDED A REFERENCE TO THE LOT AND BLOCK NUMBER FOR SEPARATION. THAT'S NOT NEEDED TODAY, BUT WILL BE NEEDED IF WE INCLUDE THE SECOND LOT. SO, ITEM TWO ARE THE RESTRICTIONS THAT WOULD BE ADDED AS PART OF THIS REQUEST. IT WOULD REQUIRE THAT THESE OPERATIONS ARE SUBORDINATE TO AND FUNCTIONALLY RELATED TO THE NEW DEALERSHIP ON THE CLASSIC BMW EDITION TO THE SOUTH. SO, AGAIN, THERE'S A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO. AND IF THE CAR DEALERSHIP TO THE SOUTH GOES AWAY, THE OFFICE BUILDING TO THE NORTH DOESN'T RETAIN RIGHTS TO BECOMING A NEW CAR DEALER. 
          WE'VE LOOKED AT THE OVERHEAD DOORS AND LOADING AREAS NOT BEING ALLOWED. ON THE EXTERIOR FACADES FACING THE ADJACENT STREETS, RESTRICTING STORAGE AND DISPLAY OF VEHICLES ON THE SITE AS WELL, TO TRY 
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TO LIMIT THE IMPACT TO THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS. 
          BECAUSE IT IS AN OFFICE BUILDING AND WE WANT IT TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AND FUNCTION LARGELY LIKE AN OFFICE BUILDING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS. 
          AND THEN A SIX-FOOT-TALL, SOLID LANDSCAPE. SCREEN IS PROVIDED. THAT IS, TO SCREEN THE STORAGE THAT THEY WILL HAVE IN SUPPORT OF THE USE FOR THE VEHICLE REPAIR. AND THEN THERE IS A LIMITATION OF VEHICLE REPAIR THAT'S COMBINED FOR BOTH SITES WITH THE OPERATION. THIS DOES MEET THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STANDARDS. WE HAVE ONE RESPONSE FROM ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS THAT IS NEUTRAL TO THE REQUEST. CITYWIDE, WE HAVE TWO RESPONSES IN SUPPORT, ONE NEUTRAL, AND ONE RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND, BY A VOTE OF 8 TO 00, THIS REQUEST, AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. 
          THANKS, CHRISTINA. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THANKS. 
          THANK YOU. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, CONFINE THE COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL. MR. MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO AS PRESENTED BY STAFF. MAYOR, I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 8-0. NEXT ITEM. ITEM NUMBER THREE, 
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Public Hearing and consideration of an Ordinance as requested in Zoning Case 2025-023 to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City, Ordinance No. 2015-5-2, as heretofore amended, rezoning 99.0 acres of land located at the southeast corner of Legacy Drive and Parkwood Boulevard in the City of Plano, Collin County, Texas, from Planned Development-62-Commercial Employment to 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: TRQ Plano, LLC
 
 
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PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AS REQUESTED IN ZONING CASE 2025-23 TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2015-5-2, AS HERE BEFORE AMENDED. 
          REZONING 99 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LEGACY DRIVE AND PARKWOOD BOULEVARD IN THE CITY OF PLANO, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS. 
          FROM PLAN DEVELOPMENT 62 COMMERCIAL EMPLOYMENT TO COMMERCIAL EMPLOYMENT. 
          DIRECTING A 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. HI, ZONING CASE 2025-23 IS A REQUEST TO REMOVE A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PD62 FROM 99 ACRES. THE LOCATION IS AT LEGACY DRIVE AND PARKWOOD BOULEVARD, AS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN. YOU CAN SEE THE EXISTING ZONING AND AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH WITH NOTICE BOUNDARIES. 
          FOR THE PROPERTY. SO, AGAIN, THIS WOULD REPEAL AN EXISTING PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. IT WOULD JUST RETURN THE PROPERTY TO ITS ORIGINAL BASE ZONING THAT EXISTED FOR YEARS PRIOR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT PLAN DEVELOPMENT. THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT, AS IT EXISTS TODAY, ALLOWS MID-RISE RESIDENTIAL ON THE PROPERTY. IT DOES REQUIRE PRESERVATION OF THE PRIMARY BUILDING. IT REQUIRES COMPLIANCE WITH AN OPEN SPACE PLAN THAT YOU SEE EXHIBITED ON THE SCREEN. THERE WAS AN ASSOCIATED PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN WITH THIS, BUT IT EXPIRED ON NOVEMBER OF 2025, AND THE APPLICANT IS NO LONGER PURSUING THIS DEVELOPMENT. SO THIS REQUEST DOES MEET THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, BECAUSE IT'S, AGAIN, RETURNING IT TO THE BASE ZONING. THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP. 
          WE'VE HAD NO RESPONSES WITHIN THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES ITSELF. 
          BUT WE HAVE HAD FOUR LETTERS OF SUPPORT WITHIN 200 FEET, ONE NEUTRAL, AND NONE IN OPPOSITION WITHIN THE 200-FOOT NOTICE BOUNDARY. 
          CITYWIDE, THERE ARE SEVEN LETTERS IN SUPPORT, TWO NEUTRAL, AND ONE IN OPPOSITION OUTSIDE OF PLANO. WITH THAT, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF 8-0, AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ON THIS ITEM. THANK YOU, CHRISTINA. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, CONFINE THE COMMENTS OF THE COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER LEVINE. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE 
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THAT WE ACCEPT THIS ORDINANCE, AS STATED. THANK YOU. SORRY, I'M SLOW. SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT AND APPROVE ITEM NUMBER THREE. 
          PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES EIGHT TO ZERO. THANK YOU. ITEM 
          [(4)  Consideration to approve an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Plano and Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) to provide "General Mobility Program" funds for transportation-related projects. ]
NUMBER FOUR. ITEM NUMBER FOUR. 
          CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PLANO AND THE DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT TO PROVE... TO PROVIDE GENERAL MOBILITY PROGRAM FUNDS FOR TRANSPORTATION-RELATED PROJECTS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M ANDREW FORTUNE, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS. THIS EVENING, STAFF IS PLEASED TO BRING FORWARD WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE A FAIR AND MEANINGFUL OFFER FROM THE DART BOARD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. 
          FIRST, WE'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE TIMELINE. YOU CAN SEE THERE ON THE SCREEN. 
          THERE HAVE BEEN QUITE A FEW MEETINGS THAT HAVE OCCURRED TO GET TO THIS POINT. STAFF HAS WORKED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE OTHER MEMBER CITIES, AS WELL AS A DART, LOOKING TO BRING FORWARD AN AGREEMENT AND A COMPROMISE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. AND SO YOU'LL SEE THERE. 
          AFTER ACTION THIS EVENING, THE CITIES OF FARMERS, BRANCH AND ADDISON WILL CONSIDER A SIMILAR ITEM. TOMORROW AND THEN THURSDAY, THE CITY OF IRVING. 
          WE'VE ALSO INCLUDED THE DATES FOR BALLOT LANGUAGE, DEADLINES AND THE FINAL STATUTORY TIME TO RESCIND THE ELECTION. SO, A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT TERMS. THE AGREEMENT DOES ESTABLISH A GENERAL MOBILITY PROGRAM. THAT PROGRAM RETURNS FUNDS TO CITIES FOR MOBILITY RELATED PROJECTS. 
          THIS IS NOT A NEW CONCEPT. 
          DART HAS DONE THIS MANY TIMES IN THE PAST. THE DART BOARD APPROVAL OF PROJECTS IS CONSISTENT WITH CHAPTER 452, AND SO AGAIN, TRANSPORTATION-RELATED PROJECTS. THERE IS A GUARANTEED BASE FUNDING AMOUNT BEGINNING THIS YEAR AT 5%, GROWING UNTIL 2031 UP TO 10% AS A GUARANTEED BASE MINIMUM. 
          THERE'S ALSO LANGUAGE IN THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT TO ADDRESS NEW REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES, SO SHARED GOALS, GOING TO THE LEGISLATURE AND SEEKING OTHER REVENUE OPTIONS. 
          WOULD FIRST FILL UP THE BUCKETS FOR CITIES, IDEALLY TO BRING THAT REVENUE BACK TO CITIES FOR TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY UP TO 25%. THE CITIES WOULD ALSO, IN THIS AGREEMENT, SHOULD YOU ACCEPT TO MOVE FORWARD, WOULD AGREE TO CEASE ANY LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS RELATED TO REDUCING OR IMPAIRING THE ONE-CENT SALES TAX THAT CURRENTLY GOES TO DART. WE ALSO HAVE LANGUAGE OUTLINING SOME OF THE MUTUALLY AGREED-UPON ITEMS, SUCH AS GOVERNANCE. THIS TERM WOULD EXPIRE, AS I MENTIONED, IN 2031. AND AT THAT POINT, IT WOULD ALLOW FOR A FUTURE COUNCIL IN ANY OF THE DART CITIES TO CONSIDER A WITHDRAWAL ELECTION IN 2032, SHOULD THEY WISH TO AT THAT TIME. SO WE WANTED TO OUTLINE THE DART SETTLEMENT IN REAL NUMBERS. OF COURSE, THESE ARE TIED TO PERCENTAGES, SO FUTURE YEARS, THAT NUMBER MAY VARY DEPENDING ON WHAT SALES TAX DOES. WE SHOULD NOTE THAT REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL VERY GRACIOUSLY MOVED FORWARD TO ADD. AND I'M... 
          JUST SHY OF $75 MILLION TO ASSIST DART IN RETURNING THESE FUNDS TO CITIES AND ADDRESSING SOME OF THE CONCERNS. I'D ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT THERE WAS A PREVIOUS GENERAL MOBILITY PROGRAM THAT WAS OFFERED BY DART DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, AND WE'VE COMPARED THOSE NUMBERS BEFORE. YOU THERE ON THE SCREEN. THE FIRST TWO YEARS WERE DEFINED WITHOUT DEFINED TERMS FOR FUTURE YEARS. THIS AGREEMENT, STAFF BELIEVES, WAS A MORE FAVORABLE OPTION. 
          AND SO, SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE APPROVAL, HERE ARE SOME OF THE KEY DATES. THE CITY WOULD SUBMIT A PROJECT LIST BY JUNE 30TH. OCTOBER 1ST WOULD BE THE FIRST PAYOUT. AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND FUTURE MEETINGS. 
          WE'D BRING FORWARD SHARED PRIORITIES WITH THE AGENCY. 
          AND SO I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AS TO THE SPECIFICITY OF THE ILA, BUT BEFORE YOU MOVE FORWARD WITH YOUR VOTE, I'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR DART BOARD CHAIRMAN. HE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING THIS FORWARD, HAS SET A NEW TONE, CERTAINLY HAS SENT OUT A LETTER. I BELIEVE THAT YOU'VE HAD TIME TO REVIEW, AND I THINK HE'S ANXIOUS TO LOOK TOWARDS A NEW DAY OF PARTNERSHIP. SO I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO HIM JUST FOR A FEW COMMENTS, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AFTER. 
          THANK YOU, MR. FORTUNE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER. I THINK THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I GOT A QUICK ONE MINUTE, SO... I'LL TAKE MY TIME, NO. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR STEADFAST DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO THIS PROCESS. 
          IT'S BEEN A LONG, I BELIEVE, 119 DAYS SINCE I STOOD BEFORE YOU AND ASKED FOR A LITTLE TIME TO WORK THINGS OUT. AND I THINK 
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WE'VE MADE PROGRESS. I THINK THE SAME THING I SAID AT OUR... BOARD MEETING LAST WEEK. IS THAT WHAT WE'VE COME UP WITH SO FAR, IT'S NOT PERFECT, BUT IT IS PROGRESS. 
          AND HOPEFULLY THIS COUNCIL SEES VALUE IN THAT WORK THAT WE'VE DONE TOGETHER. I THINK I'VE SEEN A FEW 8-0 VOTES GO THROUGH THIS EVENING, AND I HOPE THAT WE SEE THAT COMMITMENT TO US TODAY. THE HARD WORK, IN MY OPINION, IS OVER, BUT THE REAL WORK STILL LIES AHEAD OF US. COME TO SOME GREAT COMPROMISES AND SOLUTIONS FOR GOVERNANCE AND FUNDING. 
          OBVIOUSLY, SERVICE IS THAT THIRD PILLAR THAT WE STILL NEED TO WORK THROUGH, AND HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ME TODAY THAT LAYS OUT SOME OF THE PRIORITIES FOR US TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH ON SERVICE. AND SO IN ME AND IN DART. AND SOME OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS HERE TODAY, YOU HAVE THE WILLINGNESS AND A DEDICATION FOR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT WITH THE CITY OF PLANO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. 
          IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I MIGHT SUGGEST WE PAUSE FOR COMMENTS. AND WE HAVE MORE SLIDES TO GO THROUGH FOR THE OTHER ITEMS. YEAH, I HAVE SEVERAL SPEAKERS, BUT ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR ANDREW? NOT YET. LET'S GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE SPEAKERS. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS AMBER CHAFIN, FOLLOWED BY BRETT COOPER. SO, WE ONCE AGAIN HAVE A LOT OF SPEAKERS, AND I'M ONLY GOING TO KNOCK IT DOWN TO TWO MINUTES. EVERYBODY GETS TWO MINUTES. I'D APPRECIATE IT, BUT SEVERAL OF YOU ARE SPEAKING ON EVERY ITEM. TO THE END OF THIS COUNCIL MEETING. SO AMBER, YOU'RE UP. HELLO, COUNCIL. I ACTUALLY OPTED NOT TO SPEAK FOR EVERY ITEM. THAT WAS AN IMPORTANT THANKS TO ANDREW. SO I WANT TO FIRST SAY I'M HONORED TO GO AFTER ANDREW. HE HAS BEEN LIKE A KEY COLLABORATOR AND JUST PROVIDING INFORMATION AND LETTING US KNOW HOW EVERYTHING IS GOING. I ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER SHUN AND MAYOR MUNZ FOR MEETING WITH US OVER THE PAST MONTH. 
          OH, US IS KEEP DART IN PLANO IN CASE YOU FORGOT WHO I AM. 
          AND ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER KERR FOR ATTENDING THE DART MEETING ON WEDNESDAY TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM IMPACTED RESIDENTS. THAT KIND OF LISTENING BUILDS TRUST, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE OTHERS ON THE DAIS DO THE SAME. 
          BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO ME. IT SHOULD BE A WRITER. 
          EVEN ONE PERSON IN THIS ROOM CAN CHANGE THE CONVERSATION. 
          I'M REALLY GLAD WE'RE HERE, BUT I WANT TO ECHO WHAT RANDALL SAID AND THAT THE REAL WORK STARTS NOW. TONIGHT, I'D LIKE TO OFFER TWO COLLABORATIVE IDEAS. FIRST, A STANDING TRANSIT AND MOBILITY COMMITTEE, SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THE PARKS AND REC BOARD OR OTHER ADVISORY BOARD. A CONSISTENT PLACE FOR RIDERS, NON-RIDERS, BUSINESS OWNERS, ACCESSIBILITY ADVOCATES, AND SENIORS TO SURFACE ISSUES EARLY, WHETHER THAT'S DART OR ANY FUTURE. TRANSPORTATION PROVIDER. AND, HONESTLY, MAYBE EVEN BILL LYLE, SO HE CAN WALK Y'ALL THROUGH THAT STREETCAR IDEA HE HAS. 
          SECOND, REPRESENTATION MATTERS REGIONALLY. THE BOARD AT DART SHOULD INCLUDE SOMEONE WHO RIDES REGULARLY. OPERATIONAL INSIGHT DOESN'T JUST COME FROM SOMEONE WHO CAN READ CONTRACTS AND FINANCIALS. WITH PLANO BEING ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE CITIES IN PLANO, WAIT, IN TEXAS, SORRY, WE SHOULD UTILIZE THAT STRENGTH AND ENSURE THAT THE DART BOARD SHOWS THAT REPRESENTATION. 
          FROM KEEP DART AND PLANO, OUR GOAL IS COLLABORATION. WE WANT TO WORK WITH THE CITY AND WITH DART TO IMPROVE THE SYSTEM THAT WE'RE PAYING TO SUPPORT. 
          WE'LL CONTINUE HOSTING MONTHLY RIDES, AND WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU ALL JOIN US SOMETIME. AND HONESTLY, I THINK WE'D ALL APPRECIATE MORE TRAIN RIDES AND FEWER CEASE AND DESIST. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I SEE TONIGHT AS THE START OF A JOURNEY, NOT THE END OF ONE. IF YOU ACCEPT THIS, ILA AND CALL OFF THE ELECTION, WHICH I HOPE YOU WILL DO, THEN I HAVE A FEW SUGGESTIONS TO ENSURE THAT THESE FUNDS ARE USED TO IMPROVE NON-VEHICULAR TRANSIT IN OUR CITY. FIRST, WE NEED A PERMANENT RESIDENT TRANSIT COMMITTEE, AGAIN SIMILAR TO PARKS OR PLANNING AND ZONING OR OTHER COMMITTEES, THAT CAN PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO THIS COUNCIL, 
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MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ILA-RELATED PROJECTS, AND HELP YOU DEVELOP METRICS FOR WHAT DOES SUCCESS ACTUALLY MEAN IN IMPROVING TRANSIT IN OUR CITY. TWO, HOST A ROBUST AND TRANSPARENT CITY TRANSIT WEBSITE. THIS WOULD INCLUDE A DASHBOARD OF ALL ILA-RELATED PROJECTS, SIMILAR TO WHAT I GET FOR OUR BOND PROJECTS. 
          IN THE WEEKLY PLANO EMAIL, OR QUARTERLY, I THINK, SHOWING HOW MUCH IS SPENT AND WHAT WE'RE SPENDING IT ON. THIS ALSO COULD INCLUDE A WAY FOR RESIDENTS TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK IN A FORM ON THAT WEBSITE AS WELL. 
          THREE, WE CAN WORK TO FIND WAYS TO PARTNER WITH DART TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF SERVICES AND RIDERSHIP. 
          FOR EXAMPLE, YOU COULD LOOK AT CONTRACTING SHUTTLES FOR LARGE CITY EVENTS LIKE THE 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS AND BALLOON FESTIVAL, WHICH WOULD REDUCE TRAFFIC. I KNOW I CURRENTLY AVOID TRYING TO GO TO THOSE, SO I DON'T HAVE TO SPEND AN HOUR GETTING HOME TO MY HOUSE IN CENTRAL PLANO. 
          THIS ALSO INCLUDES MENTIONS ON CITY WEBSITES FOR EVENTS IN DOWNTOWN PLANO, LIKE DICKENS FESTIVAL OR RIP FEST. 
          WHERE YOU COULD ENCOURAGE ATTENDEES TO PARK AT PARKER ROAD STATION AND TAKE THE TRAIN ONE STOP, REDUCING DOWNTOWN CAR TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION IN OUR PARKING GARAGES AND ON OUR STREETS. LET'S USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE PLANO TRANSIT BETTER IN A TRANSPARENT AND THOUGHTFUL MANNER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ALEX STEIN, FOLLOWED BY MICHELLE BRUBAKER. 
          MICHELLE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MICHELLE BRUBAKER, AND I SERVED ON THE C4 TRANSIT COMMITTEE AS A BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE CITY OF PLANO. SIGNING THE NEW INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH DART FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE DART'S GOVERNING BOARD. 
          AND FOR REPEALING THE ORDINANCE CALLING FOR A DART ELECTION. I APPRECIATE THAT PLANO INTENDS TO, HOPEFULLY, REMAIN A MEMBER OF DART. WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN VALID CONCERNS ABOUT DART'S GOVERNING STRUCTURE, THE PROPOSED CHANGES ARE AN IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD. IT IS MY HOPE THAT DART CONTINUES TO EVOLVE AS A TRULY REGIONAL AGENCY, ONE THAT LOOKS BEYOND JUST INDIVIDUAL CITIES' INTERESTS AND FOCUSES ON THE MOBILITY. THE. NEEDS OF THE ENTIRE REGION. TRANSIT RIDERS DON'T THINK IN TERMS OF CITY BOUNDARIES, AND THEY THINK ABOUT HOW TO GET TO WORK, SCHOOL, MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, AND HOME EFFICIENTLY AND RELIABLY. THE INVESTMENTS MADE BY DART AND THE CITY OF PLANO IN RAIL TRANSIT AND TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ARE LONG-TERM COMMITMENTS. 
          THEY ARE INVESTMENTS NOT JUST FOR TODAY, BUT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS WHO WILL LIVE AND WORK IN PLANO. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS AUSTIN MEEK, FOLLOWED BY ALEX FLORES. OKAY. THEN ALEX FLORES, FOLLOWED BY CONNOR CHADDICK. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ALEX FLORES. I'M A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF PLANO, TEXAS. THE GMP IS A FANTASTIC STEP FORWARD WHEN IT COMES TO COMPROMISE, AND I SAID AS MUCH TO THE DARK BOARD. HOWEVER, AS I SAID TO THE DARK BOARD, THERE'S ONE MEMBER OF THIS COMPROMISE THAT IS STILL MISSING, AND THAT'S US, THE RIDERS. HOWEVER, WITH THE GMP, SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT YOU GUYS CAN DO TO INCLUDE US IN THIS CONVERSATION. ONE OF WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN ECHOED BY A COUPLE OTHER SPEAKERS, AND THAT IS CREATING A COMMISSION OF TRANSIT. INCLUDES SOME OF US RIDERS IN TALKING ABOUT HOW WE MOVE AROUND THE CITY, USING WHETHER THAT'S DART OR ANY OTHER ALTERNATIVE THAT Y'ALL PROPOSE, AND HOW WE MOVE AND WHAT WE USE. AND THE OTHER IS THAT THE GMP DOES GIVE YOU GUYS AN ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITY. 
          ACCORDING TO THE GMP, THE FUNDS THAT YOU RECEIVE CAN BE USED FOR TRANSIT-RELATED PROJECTS. 
          AND SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS CAN BE TO RESTORE SERVICES THAT ARE CUT FOR THE GMP. I REALLY WANT YOU GUYS TO UNDERSTAND THAT. 
          SHOULD YOU ACCEPT THIS GMP, YOU ARE NOW GOING TO BE PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SERVICES THAT YOUR CITY RECEIVES, MORE SO THAN YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST. THOSE OF US WHO HAVE FREQUENTLY USED ROUTES LIKE THE 234, THAT HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK AND JUST BARELY MAKING IT THROUGH. WITH EVERY SERVICE CUT AND EVERY GMP, ARE ARE GOING TO BE OUTSPOKEN ABOUT KEEPING OUR ROUTES SAFE. I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT SHOULD YOU SIGN THIS GMP, WHICH I IN SOME WAYS SUPPORT, BUT THINK IT COULD STILL USE SOME IMPROVEMENT, I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE RESPONSIBILITY THAT YOU'RE TAKING ON BEYOND JUST RECEIVING FUNDS. 
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YOU ARE NOW GOING TO BE PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CITIZENS' LIVES AND HOW WE MOVE AND HOW WE OPERATE IN YOUR CITY AND IN THE METROPLEX BEYOND. THANK YOU. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'M CONNOR CHADDOCK. I'VE GOT A COUPLE BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN PLANO AND I'VE BEEN HERE LONG ENOUGH WHEN THIS THING STARTED. 
          AND DART HAS YET TO DELIVER. 
          WE SAW SOME INITIAL INCREASE IN RIDERSHIP, AND IF WE LOOK AT THE LAST DECADE OR SO, IT'S FLATLINED. BUT WE'VE ALSO SEEN SOME OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE ALTERNATIVE PROBLEMS, WITH PEOPLE COMING INTO DOWNTOWN AND ADJACENT AREAS. 
          THEY'RE NOT PAYING, BUT THEY'RE TURNING OUT TO BE PROBLEMS FOR THE DOWNTOWN OWNERS AND BUSINESSES, AND NOW BUSINESSES ARE TALKING ABOUT LEAVING. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CONCERNS ME IS THEIR OVERHEAD KEEPS GOING UP, AND I'M TOLD IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS IT'S INCREASED 100%. BUT WE HAVEN'T SEEN 100% INCREASE IN RIDERSHIP IN THE FOUR YEARS. 
          IN CORPORATE AMERICA, WE WOULDN'T STAND FOR IT. THAT WOULD BE GONE. NOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S TALK ABOUT REDUCING. OUR CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ONE CENT AND CUTTING IT TO 25, 25, CUTTING IT 25 PERCENT TO 0.75. WELL, I'M SORRY, I'M NOT FOR THAT. OK, WE ASKED FOR A HALF, A POINT AND NOW THEY'VE COME BACK. NOW THEIR HANDS CAUGHT IN THE COOKIE JAR AND IT'S GETTING SLAPPED. SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS I WANT TO SEE THIS ON THE AGENDA. 
          FOR THE POPULATION, I DON'T WANT IT PULLED. I DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING, BUT I WANT MORE PEOPLE TO VOTE ON IT RATHER THAN COUNCIL. IF IT DOES MOVE FORWARD, I WANT YOU ALL TO REQUEST CUTTING IT FROM 0.75 OR THREE QUARTERS OF A ONE PERCENT TO A HALF. OK, AND I WANT THERE TO BE CRITERIAS THAT IT SAYS. 
          IT'S SCALING. IT'S GOING TO DO THIS. MR. CHADDOCK? YES, SIR. TIME'S UP. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS WILLIAM CRAVENS, FOLLOWED BY JOEL WASSINGER. 
          WILLIAM CRAVENS, 3838, OKLAHOMA, DALLAS, TEXAS. I'M VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. I THINK IT WILL HELP PLANO. I THINK IT WILL HELP THE REGION AS A WHOLE. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT, IN MY MIND, FOR THIS COUNCIL, WHO WAS... SENT HERE BY THE VOTERS TO MAKE THE HARD DECISIONS. 
          AND THE HARD DECISION HERE IS WHETHER TO CONTINUE THIS ELECTION OR NOT. I HOPE YOU WILL AGREE TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AND THAT THE COUNCIL WILL DECIDE TO CANCEL THE ELECTION AS IT'S SET FORTH AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JOEL WESSINGER. I'D LIKE TO START FIRST OF ALL BY THANKING THIS COUNCIL, DART, THE ROTC, MICHAEL MORRIS, NCTCOG, FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE TO COME TO THE PLACE THAT WE ARE. THIS CAN BE A POSITIVE STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. YOU KNOW, IT MAY NOT BE EXACTLY WHAT ALL OF US WANT, BUT IF IT'S DONE WELL, IT MIGHT BE THE BEST SOLUTION. 
          SECONDLY, I WANTED 
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TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THIS HAS TO BE A REGIONAL SOLUTION. 
          ON OUR WEBSITE, THE CITY OF PLANO SAYS THAT WE'RE A LEADER. 
          AND BEING A LEADER INVOLVES THINKING ABOUT MORE THAN JUST OUR PAROCHIAL INTERESTS, BUT ABOUT THINKING... ABOUT THE REGION AND HOW WE CAN PLAY OUR PART IN THE REGION. WE'RE NO LONGER THE FASTEST GROWING CITY, BUT ARGUABLY, WE OCCUPY A MORE IMPORTANT ROLE AS A CONNECTOR CITY. THAT LINKS FRISCO, MCKINNEY, ALLEN, WILEY TO THE HEART OF THE METROPLEX. AND I HOPE THAT'S A RESPONSIBILITY THAT YOU ALL TAKE SERIOUSLY. AND FINALLY, AS OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED, I'M REALLY PLEASED THAT THEY HAVE. 
          I HOPE THAT YOU WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE RESOURCE THAT YOU HAVE HERE. OF CITIZENS OF PLANO, RIDERS OF DART, WHO ARE MORE THAN WILLING TO HELP PROVIDE A BETTER TRANSIT, HELP MAKE OUR TRANSIT SOLUTIONS BETTER. AND I, YOU KNOW, JUST FINALLY, YES, DART, KEEP DART IN PLANO, I'M NOT SURE. WHICH IS THE ORGANIZATION, BUT I SAW THE LETTER THAT THEY PUT TOGETHER. IT DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB. FIFTEEN SECONDS. I HOPE YOU'LL TAKE THEIR COUNSEL. AND AGAIN, ASSUMING THAT YOU MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, ILA, THANK YOU. 
          NATHANIEL ADAM. HELLO. GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL. 
          LIKE THE OTHER SPEAKERS, I WANT TO SAY THAT. IF WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE ILA FUNDS, I WANT THEM TO BE USED FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT PROJECTS, WHICH INCREASE MOBILITY FOR ALL. I AGREE WITH BRETT IN THAT A WEBSITE TO TRACK AND COMMENT ON ILA PROJECTS WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA. 
          CITYWIDE MICROTRANSIT IS A BENEFICIAL COVERAGE SOLUTION, ENSURING EVERYONE GETS SOME ACCESS, BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON AS THE CITY'S PRIMARY FORM OF PUBLIC TRANSIT. IT WORKS BETTER WHEN COMBINED WITH... 
          BUSES, EVEN THE VENDORS WHO SPOKE TO THE C4 NOTICE. I WANT TO SEE THIS MONEY GO INTO MORE LOCAL BUS SERVICE, WHICH ARE THE UNSUNG HEROES OF PUBLIC TRANSIT. MY FEAR IS THAT THE ILA WILL BE USED TO JUSTIFY CUTS NEXT YEAR, OR THAT WE FAIL TO SECURE REPLACEMENT FUNDING AND WILL BE FORCED TO ENDURE MORE SERVICE CUTS. 
          MY HOPE IS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO USE THE ILA MONEY TO RESTORE SERVICES WHICH GET CUT. I ALSO HOPE THAT 254, THE BUS ON LEGACY, CAN COME BACK. 
          WITH THIS MONEY AND THAT, MAYBE WE CAN GET A BUS IN SPRING CREEK OR UP TO MCKINNEY. SO THAT WE CAN ACCESS THE COURT AND OTHER COUNTY SERVICES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 
          THE NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE JOINING US VIA ZOOM. I'M MICAH NISHIGAKI. SORRY IF I... YEAH, YOU'RE GOOD. HEY, GOOD EVENING. GO AHEAD. I'M MICAH... THANK YOU. I'M MICAH NISHIGAKI, AND I'M A FAMILY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN IN THE DFW AREA. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. SHOULD THE GMP ILE BE APPROVED, I WANT TO STRESS WHY THOSE FUNDS SHOULD BE INSURED TO GO BACK TO DART INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC TRANSIT. AND OVERALL, WHY WE SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON IMPROVING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND NOT OTHER ENDEAVORS, SUCH AS MICROTRANSIT SYSTEMS. SO, FIRST OF ALL, 28% OF GREENHOUSE GASES THAT HARM OUR ENVIRONMENT COME FROM THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR. 
          AND IN 2025, THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION RANKED DFW AS NUMBER 10 IN THE NATION. OUT OF 228 METRO AREAS FOR HAVING THE WORST OZONE-SLASH-SMOG DAYS AND AN F FOR ANNUAL PARTICLE POLLUTION. 
          BREATHING ALL OF THIS? AIR POLLUTION AND SMOG ARE LINKED TO HEALTH HAZARDS SUCH AS LUNG IRRITATION, WHICH COULD WORSEN LUNG DISEASES OR EVEN LUNG CANCER, PREMATURE DEATH, PRETERM BIRTHS, OR BRAIN INFLAMMATION OR COGNITIVE DECLINE AND HEART ATTACKS. 
          CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, PREGNANT WOMEN, PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND LOWER INCOME COMMUNITIES ARE UNFORTUNATELY MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE HEALTH HARMS, TOO. 
          ONE OF THE WAYS TO MITIGATE AIR POLLUTION AND OZONE IS TO DECREASE OUR RELIANCE ON AUTOMOBILES. SO, BY INVESTING FUNDS BACK INTO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, SUCH AS CREATING SAFER AND BETTER ACCESS TO BUS AND TRAIN STATIONS, LIKE IMPROVING SIDEWALKS OR CROSSWALK AROUND THESE AREAS, OR PREVENTING SERVICE CUTS, WE CAN DECREASE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. AND THEREFORE, THESE HEALTH HARMS ON OUR LOVED ONES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. 
          ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE SEEN HOW TRANSPORTATION CAN INFLUENCE SOMEONE'S HEALTH, AND TRANSPORTATION IS INDEED CONSIDERED ONE OF THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. I HAVE WORKED WITH PATIENTS WHO DEPEND HEAVILY ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO THEIR CLINIC, APPOINTMENTS, JOBS, GROCERY STORES. OR FIND SAFE SPACES TO EXERCISE OR TAKE A WALK OUT OF PARK BECAUSE THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD ISN'T SAFE. 
          ESSENTIALLY, PUBLIC TRANSIT IS A PUBLIC HEALTH AND A TRANSIT EQUITY NECESSITY FOR MANY PEOPLE TO PURSUE HEALTHY LIVES. AND AS 
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A FORM OF PREVENTATIVE HEALTH, WE MUST CONTINUE TO INVEST IN. SO WE MUST SUPPORT DART TO HELP OUR PLANET AND OUR HUMAN HEALTH. THIS GOES BEYOND POLITICS AND MONEY. 
          THIS IS FOR THE SAKE OF EVERYONE'S LIVES, WHICH DON'T HAVE A PRICE AND SHOULDN'T BE PAWNS FOR POLITICAL GAIN. SO, USE THE GMP FUNDS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND THE ABOUT HEALTH AND TRANSIT JUSTICE. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JOSHUA HAUPT. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, AGAIN, I WANT TO SAY COMPROMISE IS KEY TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE COMES TO AN ADEQUATE SOLUTION. I DO, AGAIN, MAKE A REALLY BIG POINT THAT TRANSIT DOES REALLY BENEFIT EVERYONE'S HEALTH. AS WELL AS THE TRAIL SYSTEM. SO DEFINITELY KEEP TRANSIT AND PLAY IT OUT. IT DOES PROVIDE GOOD SERVICE. THERE OBVIOUSLY ARE AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT. 
          THAT'S WHY IT CAN SUPPORT GMP. 
          BUT AGAIN, YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER PEOPLE, LIKE I SAID, THEIR QUALITY, DEAL WITH DISABILITIES, MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THOSE WITH DISABILITIES ARE ABLE TO GET TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO. YOUR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, WHICH WE HAD, AGAIN, A FEW MONTHS AGO. WRITE THAT OUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 
          THERE ARE NO OTHER SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM. OKAY. DEPUTY MAYOR? IS THERE NO? WELL, THANKS. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU. WE'VE BEEN LISTENING TO YOU. WE'VE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH THIS DART, WITH DART FOR SOME IMPROVEMENTS IN MOBILITY, BUT ALSO FUNDING FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS. AND A LOT OF YOU THOUGHT THAT WE WERE REALLY AGAINST MASS TRANSIT. 
          WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS IMPROVE THE MASS TRANSIT WITHIN THE CITY OF PLANO. AND FOR A LONG TIME, THE DART BOARD DID NOT LISTEN TO US. WITH MR. BRYANT TAKING THE LEAD THE DAY BEFORE WE SET TO HAVE THE VOTE, HE HAD A HERCULEAN TASK TO TRY TO KEEP US INSIDE THE DART COMMUNITY, AND I APPLAUD YOU FOR THAT. 
          ALSO, MR. FORTUNE OVER HERE PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT. OUR MAYOR, WHO'S ON THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, OUR CITY MANAGER, WE'RE MEETING WITH THE OTHER CITY MANAGERS TO TALK ABOUT THE REGIONALISM OF DART. WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR ALL OUR CITIZENS. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WE HEAR YOU. AND WE WERE WORKING AS HARD AS WE COULD TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION WHERE WE CAN IMPROVE THE MOBILITY WITHIN THE CITY. 
          THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF, IF NOT TWO OR THREE YEARS. 
          EARLIER. SO WHAT WE HAVE IS GOOD, IT'S NOT PERFECT, BUT IT'S A STARTING POINT. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO COUNT ON YOU TO HELP US MOVE FORWARD TO IMPROVE THAT SYSTEM AS WE GET THROUGH THIS. SO WITH THAT, MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE ILA AS PRESENTED. 
          OKAY. SECOND. THANK YOU. IF I MAY. YEAH, GO AHEAD. I'M A LITTLE LATE COMING TO THIS PARTY, BUT THIS IS WHAT COMMUNITY IS ALL ABOUT, LISTENING AND HEARING EACH OTHER'S THOUGHTS AND CONCERNS. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MR. BRYANT AND THE DART BOARD, AS WELL AS MR. FORTUNE AND MR. ISRAELSON AND MAYOR MUNNS, AS WELL AS THE EXISTING CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE FOR THEIR THOUGHTS AND CONCERNS AND THEIR COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS, BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT... IT MEANS TO COLLABORATE. I'M NOT A FAN OF NEGOTIATING, BUT COLLABORATING IS THE BEST THING FOR THIS WHOLE CITY. SO I AM APPRECIATIVE OF EVERYTHING THAT EVERYONE HAS DONE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH DART INTO ENHANCING THE SYSTEM, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO MAKE THIS GREAT. THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER LEVINE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I WANT TO ECHO, WHAT... THE OTHER COUNCILMEN AND COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE SAID IT HAS BEEN A VERY SIGNIFICANT PROCESS AND HAS TAKEN A LOT OF PEOPLE TO MAKE A LOT OF DIFFICULT COMPROMISES. 
          BUT I WANT TO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSED GENERAL MOBILITY PLAN. IT DOES PROVIDE IMPORTANT STABILITY AND PREDICTABILITY FOR OUR CITY AND REPRESENTS A VERY CONSTRUCTIVE STEP FORWARD. 
          IN OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH DART. 
          THIS GMP WILL ALLOW PLANO TO ADD MOBILITY OPTIONS THAT DART NO LONGER PROVIDES 
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FOR OUR SENIOR CITIZENS. AND EXPAND SERVICES FOR OTHER RESIDENTS. AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL SERVICES SUCH AS CIRCULATORS IN THE LEGACY BUSINESS DISTRICT. 
          AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID, THAT THIS. THERE IS STILL VERY SIGNIFICANT WORK AHEAD. 
          DART IS NOT YET IN A POSITION WHERE IT CAN REALISTICALLY EXPAND NORTHWARD TO ADD POTENTIAL MEMBERS SUCH AS FRISCO AND MCKINNEY TO EXTEND SERVICE INTO COLLIN COUNTY. UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, PLANO RESIDENTS STILL DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO OPTIONS. THAT WOULD ALLOW SOMETHING AS PRACTICAL AS A DIRECT RIDE TO STONEBRIAR MALL OR A FRISCO-BASED HOSPITAL OR MEDICAL OFFICE. 
          BUT I BELIEVE... THAT WITH SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAT WE MIGHT ADD, THAT WILL BE POSSIBLE. SO, I SUPPORT THIS PLAN, BUT I DO SO WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT IT IS NOT THE END OF THE CONVERSATION. AND THAT CONTINUED PROGRESS TOWARDS TRUE REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY REMAINS A PRIORITY. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM. YES. WELL, I'VE BEEN HERE FROM SIX YEARS AGO. I GUESS I'M THE ONLY ONE LEFT. LET ME JUST TELL YOU, ANTHONY RICCADELI, AS WELL AS SHELBY WILLIAMS, STILL CALLS ME EVERY DAY WITH REGARD WHEN WE'RE DISCUSSING THE ISSUE WITH DART. I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY CALLS LATELY, SO THANK GOODNESS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR MARK FOR CONTINUOUSLY BEING PATIENT WITH US AND BEING PATIENT WITH MY... FRUSTRATION AND PASSION. ANDREW FORTUNE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONTINUOUSLY HAVING TO EXPLAIN ALL THESE TECHNICALITIES TO ME BECAUSE I LIKE EVERYTHING BLACK AND WHITE AND VERY SIMPLE. MR. BRYANT, I AM SO THANKFUL FOR YOUR BEING HERE BECAUSE I THINK YOU GAVE ME BACK FAITH IN SOMEONE WHO SAY THEY'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING AND ACTUALLY DOES DO SOMETHING. 
          AND THAT MEANS A LOT TO ME BECAUSE FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS, I HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND. WHY IS IT THAT THE SIMPLE QUESTIONS THAT WE RAISE, OR THE SIMPLE CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE WITH REGARD TO OUR TRANSIT, CAN NEVER FIND AN ANSWER. 
          NEVER IN THE PAST SIX YEARS HAVE I EVER BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN ANY THANKS. STRAIGHT ANSWERS FROM ANYONE UNTIL RECENTLY. AND IT ISN'T A VERY EASY. DECISION FOR THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE, THINKING ABOUT THE ELECTION PROCESS. 
          BECAUSE WE ALL UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF REGIONAL TRANSIT. MANY SPEAKERS HAVE TALKED ABOUT HAVING TRANSIT, MOBILITY AND TRANSIT REGIONALLY. NOT JUST DALLAS, NOT JUST PLANO, NOT JUST THE COLLIN COUNTY, BUT EVERYWHERE. THAT WOULD TIE THE ENTIRE METROPLEX TOGETHER. 
          WE GET THAT. BUT IF WE CAN'T EVEN SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF PLANO, HOW ARE WE GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM IN REGIONAL? IF WE CAN'T EVEN UNDERSTAND OR BE ABLE TO TAKE THE ADVICE OR COMMENTS OF PEOPLE WHO RIDE DART, THEN HOW ARE WE EVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND THE PROCESS TO THE ENTIRE METROPLEX? SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THAT PROCESS ACCESSIBLE NOW. 
          WE HAVE A START. AND I UNDERSTAND WE'RE NOT GETTING EVERYTHING THAT WE WANT. I UNDERSTAND THAT OUR RIDERS WANT ADDITIONAL THINGS. WE UNDERSTAND, OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE WANT. WE WANT TO IMPROVE. WE WANT TO ENHANCE. BUT ONE STEP AT A TIME. BUT AT LEAST THERE'S SOME MOVEMENT NOW. 
          FOR SIX YEARS, I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY. NOW I AM. 
          SO I AM JUST SO GRATEFUL. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND PAIGE, THANK YOU FOR GOING THROUGH ALL THOSE LEGALESE, TOO. AND I APPRECIATE THIS. 
          AND I AM HOPING THAT THIS WILL BE A GOOD COOPERATION AND A GOOD START. THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER KERR. CHAIR BRYAN, WHEN YOU WERE HERE LAST TIME, WE TALKED ABOUT TRANSPORTATION 2.0. WE TALKED ABOUT REGIONALISM, ABOUT PROVIDING SERVICE TO OTHER CITIES WITHIN COLLIN COUNTY. WE TALKED ABOUT THINGS RELATED TO THIS 
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SERVICE THAT WE WERE GETTING FOR OUR CITIZENS, AND I HAD MY DOUBTS. I REALLY DIDN'T BELIEVE WE WERE GOING TO GET THERE WITH DART. I DIDN'T AT THAT TIME BELIEVE YOU WERE GOING TO BE OUR PARTNER. I WOULD TELL YOU YOU HAVE TURNED THAT AROUND, AND I'M, AS I SAID BEFORE, I'M REALLY GRATEFUL. I NOW HAVE HOPE. I'M NOW... BE HONEST, THIS IS A COMPROMISE. 
          THIS ISN'T AT ALL WHAT WE ASKED FOR, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS A STEP FORWARD. 
          AND I THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GET THERE BY WORKING TOGETHER IN THIS COLLABORATION. SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE. 
          THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY, FOR ALL OF THE EFFORTS, ALL OF THE WORDS, ALL THE SHARING THAT YOU PROVIDED. I'M NOW A BELIEVER, AND LET'S MOVE FORWARD. I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS. THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER, QUINTANILLA. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND I'LL BE HONEST, I'VE BEEN KIND OF PRAYING TO GOD AND GAVE ME THE STRENGTH TO SAY THE WORDS THAT I SHOULD SAY TONIGHT. I WAS PRETTY SURPRISED WITH THE NUMBERS THAT I SAW, AND I'M A BUSINESS PERSON ON THE DAILY, AND I'VE BEEN PRACTICING THIS FROM A BUSINESS STANDPOINT, THE NUMBERS STANDPOINT. I ALSO REPRESENT THE CITIZENS HERE OF PLANO AND PUTTING MY HEART INTO THIS AS WELL, TOO, AND LISTENING TO THE RESIDENTS SPEAK. AND IT'S THE TRUE STORIES THAT MAKE ME TAKE A STEP BACK TO REALIZE I'M LOOKING AT EVERYTHING OVERALL. BUT THIS IS NOT A GREAT DEAL. I'M NOT SAYING IT'S A GREAT DEAL. I CAN MAYBE SAY THAT IT'S A FAIR DEAL. IT'S NOT THE DEAL THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, BUT IT IS A DEAL IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND I'M EXPECTING TO SEE MORE COLLABORATION. AND I WANT TO THANK OUR CITY STAFF. I WANT TO THANK THE DART. I WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR ALL OF US COLLABORATING TOGETHER IN THIS. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I WAS EXPECTING. 
          EXPECTING, BUT I UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'RE AT, AND I WILL SAY THAT IT IS FAIR. 
          THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER DOWNS. TO INVOKE MY PREDECESSOR, I'M GOING TO PRACTICE SMART BREVITY BY SIMPLY SAYING THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, FROM THE CITIZENS TO THE FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS TO THE CHAIR OF THE DART BOARD, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ON DART, ON CITY STAFF, DIRECTOR FORTUNE, TO PAIGE ON THE LEGAL TEAM, AND JILL. 
          EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HAVE DEDICATED SO MUCH TO THIS ISSUE. YOU'VE BROUGHT YOUR PASSION AND YOUR SHARING OF WISDOM TO EACH AND ONE OF US. SO THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT, SMART BREVITY. 
          YEAH. THANK YOU. SO I HAVE A MOTION, AND A SECOND, TO APPROVE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PLANO AND THE DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT. PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION PASSES 8-0. I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THIS EFFORT TO BRING THIS AGREEMENT TO THE FINISH LINE. THANKS TO THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL FOR YOUR FINANCIAL COMMITMENT. 
          THANKS TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TODD LITTLE, AND NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION, CHRIS WALLACE. FOR BRINGING THE 13 MEMBER CITIES AND DART TOGETHER TO START WORKING ON AN AGREEMENT. THANK YOU, DART CHAIRMAN. YOU SET A NEW TONE AND WORKED WITH US TO ACHIEVE THIS AGREEMENT. 
          YOU'VE DEMONSTRATED YOURSELF TO BE AN HONEST BROKER AND AN AGENT OF REFORM. OUR EXPECTATIONS TO THE NEXT SIX YEARS ARE HIGH, BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND THE AGENCY IN THIS RENEWED PARTNERSHIP TO BETTER SERVE THE MOBILITY NEEDS OF PLANO. AND FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU ALL FOR THE COLLABORATION AND VISION THAT WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR CITY THRIVING. AND FINALLY, THANK YOU, PLANO COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR TRUSTING IN THE PROCESS. 
          WE'LL CONTINUE TO LISTEN AND RESPOND TO YOUR MOBILITY AND TRANSPORTATION NEEDS. LET'S KEEP MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ITEM. ITEM NUMBER 
          [(5)  Consideration of a Resolution to express support for reform of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority board governance structure and requesting state legislative action to implement a new governance structure; and providing an effective date.]
FIVE, CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS. 
          EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR REFORM OF THE DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY BOARD GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE AND REQUESTING STATE LEGISLATIVE ACTION TO IMPLEMENT A NEW GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE. AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 
          ALL RIGHT. WELL, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I'LL RUN THROUGH THIS QUICKLY. THE OTHER COMPONENT THAT HAS BEEN CRITICAL TO THESE DISCUSSIONS IS GOVERNANCE REFORM. THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE IS FROM 1983. AND I BELIEVE THERE'S A SHARED SENTIMENT AMONG THE CITIES. YOU SAW, RECENTLY, THE CITY OF DALLAS PASSED A RESOLUTION INDICATING THEIR SUPPORT. GOVERNANCE IS A BIT MORE TRICKY. YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE LEGISLATURE TO ACTUALLY MAKE ANY TRUE REFORMS. AND SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE A RESOLUTION TONIGHT. 
          WITH SOME SHARED LANGUAGE THOUGHTFULLY WORKED OUT AMONG THE MEMBER CITIES, INCLUDING THAT EACH DART MEMBER CITY SHALL HAVE AT LEAST ONE SEAT ON THE BOARD. 
          UNDER THE CURRENT PROPOSAL, ASSUMING ALL 13 CITIES REMAIN WITH DART, PLANO HAS TWO TOTAL. 
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NO INDIVIDUAL MEMBER CITY SHALL HOLD A MAJORITY. THE CITY OF DALLAS WOULD RETAIN ANYWHERE FROM 40 TO 50 PERCENT OF THE VOTES, RECOGNIZING THE LARGE INVESTMENT OF THE CITY OF DALLAS AND POPULATION. AND POPULATION CERTAINLY DRIVES VOTING REPRESENTATION. SO WITH THAT, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING A PASSAGE OF THIS TONIGHT AND WOULD BRING THIS BACK WITH OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES IN THE FALL. THANK YOU, ANDREW. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANDREW? WE DO HAVE TWO SPEAKERS. FIRST ONE IS ALEX. 
          FLORES? REMEMBER, ALEX IS TWO MINUTES. OKAY. I'LL KEEP IT BRIEF SINCE I WAS ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT DID SIGN UP FOR EVERY SINGLE ITEM, BUT ESSENTIALLY, YOU GUYS GET A POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL VOTE ON THE BOARD. AWESOME. THAT'S GREAT BECAUSE PLANO CONTRIBUTES A LOT TO DART. MY ONLY REQUEST, PLEASE, PLEASE PUT A RIDER, OR AT LEAST SOMEONE WHO USES DART RECREATIONALLY, EVEN IF IT'S NOT THEIR MAIN MODE OF TRANSPORTATION. 
          ON THE BOARD. AT THIS POINT, IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD, NOT JUST PLANO'S REPRESENTATIVE, THE MAJORITY OF THE DART BOARD DOESN'T EVEN USE DART. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. 
          THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JOSHUA HOPP. AGAIN, JOSHUA. YES, AGAIN, CONSIDERING, LIKE I SAID, EVEN ALEX HAS A GOOD POINT, MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS ABLE TO SPEAK OUT THEIR VOICE. AND ALSO, LIKE I SAID, COMPLIANCE IS KEY TO SUCCESS. 
          AGAIN, OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. HOWEVER, DART DOES PROVIDE EXTREMELY VALUABLE SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE AS WELL. AND AGAIN, AS MENTIONED, THERE'S STILL LOTS OF ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. AND WITH THIS MEETING, AS YOU CAN SEE, A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT HAS BEEN MADE IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS SINCE NOVEMBER, ESPECIALLY WITH COMPROMISE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 
          OKAY. THAT'S IT, RIGHT? OKAY. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER KERR? MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THIS CHANGE IN GOVERNANCE AS PRESENTED. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. 
          THANK YOU. SO I HAVE A MOTION, AND A SECOND, TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR REFORM OF DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY BOARD OF GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION 
          [(6)  
Consideration of a Resolution to repeal Resolution No. 2024-6-9(R) to support capping the sales and use tax revenues for the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority; and providing for an effective date.
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PASSES 8-0. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM. ITEM NUMBER 6, CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO REPEAL RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024-6-9R. TO SUPPORT CAPPING THE SALES AND USE TAX REVENUES FOR THE DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ALL RIGHT, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, FOR MANY OF YOU AROUND THE DAIS, YOU MAY NOT HAVE BEEN WITH US IN JUNE OF 2024. THE COUNCIL AT THAT TIME PASSED A RESOLUTION REALLY CENTERED AROUND CONCERNS ON SERVICE, EQUITY OF OUR INVESTMENT. NOW THAT WE HAVE A NEW PATH FORWARD AND YOU'VE DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ILA, STAFF THOUGHT IT APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME TO RESCIND THAT PARTICULAR ITEM. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. WE HAVE SOME SPEAKERS, WE DO HAVE SOME SPEAKERS. THE FIRST SPEAKER ON YOUR LIST MAYOR IS MOVED TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. SO IT'S MARCUS MITCHELL, MARCUS MITCHELL, HELLO, UM, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. I AM VERY HAPPY THAT YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO GO WITH THE ILA SOLUTION. I WILL ECHO BEFORE, AS OTHERS HAVE ECHOED, THAT YOU REALLY SHOULD HAVE WRITERS PROVIDING INPUT. I ACTUALLY WRITE DART RECREATIONALLY. I HAVE USED IT TO GO TO WORK AND TO SCHOOL, BUT I ALSO USE IT TO GO TO, HONESTLY, ANY ACTIVITY I CAN. 
          AND SOMETIMES I JUST DO WRITE IT FOR FUN. AND I... IF YOU WANT, I COULD TELL YOU THINGS I HAVE SEEN, AND I THINK THAT GENUINELY, YOU COULD HAVE. 
          PEOPLE GO OUT AND SURVEY PEOPLE ON THESE BUSES AND THESE TRAINS AND ASK THEM DIRECTLY WHILE THEY ARE RIDING WHAT THEY NEED AND WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE. MORE FROM DART. OKAY, I CEDE MY TIME. THANK YOU. ALEX? OKAY, REMEMBER, ALEX, THIS IS ABOUT... I'M KEEPING IT NICE AND BRIEF, DON'T WORRY. 
          PULLING DOWN THE RESOLUTION FROM A YEAR AGO. YES. OKAY. 
          SO, A YEAR AGO, I WAS NOT AS 
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ACTIVE AS I AM NOW WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC TRANSIT ADVOCACY. 
          BUT I WATCHED THE HARD WORK OF ORGANIZATIONS LIKE DATA, WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY IN AUSTIN TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS RESOLUTION WAS BROUGHT DOWN. SEEING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DECIDED TO RESCIND IT NOW BROUGHT SUCH WARMTH AND JOY INTO MY HEART, AND IT BROUGHT BACK TRUST IN Y'ALL. IT, TO ME, MAKES NO SENSE TO START A COOPERATION WITH DART. AND THEN DECIDE NEXT YEAR TO GO BACK TO STATE LEGISLATOR TO TAKE DOWN DART. I OBVIOUSLY HOPE THAT YOU GUYS RESCIND THIS AND THAT YOU PUT YOUR TIME FOR NEXT YEAR'S LEGISLATIVE SESSION INTO MORE PROACTIVE THINGS. 
          WITH POSSIBLY GETTING MORE FUNDING AND FOCUSING ON IMPROVING NOT JUST DFW'S RELATIONSHIP WITH PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, BUT HOPEFULLY IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 
          THE LAST SPEAKER IS JOSHUA HAUPT. AGAIN, GOING ON WITH COMPROMISE, WHICH I SEE EVERYONE, QUITE A HUGE AMOUNT OF PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE SINCE NOVEMBER. OF COURSE, LIKE I SAID, THERE'S LOTS OF IMPROVEMENT TO BE MADE STILL, BUT AS WELL AS, BUT I HAVE, HOWEVER, A LOT HAS BEEN MADE SINCE NOVEMBER. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. OKAY. DEPUTY MAYOR. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TO REPEAL THE RESOLUTION OF NUMBER 2024-6-9-R AS PRESENTED. 
          SECOND. PERFECT. SO I HAVE A MOTION, AND A SECOND, TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TO REPEAL RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024-6-9-R. R, PLEASE VOTE. 
          [(7)  
Consideration of an Ordinance to repeal Ordinance No. 2025-11-1, ordering an election to be held in and throughout the City of Plano, Texas, on May 2, 2026, to dissolve the Dallas Area Rapid Transit System in the City of Plano, Texas, subject to the continued collection of sales taxes for the period required by law; and providing a savings clause, a publication clause, and an effective date.
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MOTION PASSES 8-0. NEXT ITEM. 
          ITEM NUMBER 7, CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025-11-1, ORDERING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD IN AND THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF PLANO, TEXAS, ON MAY 2, 2026. 
          TO DISSOLVE THE DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF PLANO, TEXAS. 
          SUBJECT TO THE CONTINUED COLLECTION OF SALES TAXES FOR THE PERIOD REQUIRED BY LAW. PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PUBLICATION CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS IS A FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD ITEM AT THIS POINT IN THE EVENING. 
          ONE NOTE, ONCE THIS ACTION IS TAKEN, IT CANNOT BE UNDONE. 
          AND SO THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL WILL HAVE IS IN 2032. 
          BUT WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS OR STEP ASIDE FOR YOU TO VOTE. MAYOR PRO TEM. ARE WE VOTING YET? WELL, I HAVE TEN SPEAKERS. OH, COME ON, YOU GUYS. GO AHEAD. GIVE THEM THREE MINUTES. HOLD ON. OH, MY GOSH. ALL RIGHT, LET'S HEAR THE SPEAKERS. THE FIRST SPEAKER WILL BE MARY PEEBLES. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL AND MAYOR MUNTZ. I'M HERE TO RESPECTFULLY URGE CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL TRANSIT SERVICE IN PLANO. AS IT DELIVERS MEASURABLE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND TRANSPORTATION BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY AND BROADER NORTH TEXAS REGION. I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HEAR THIS A LOT, AND IT'S PROBABLY A MUTE POINT NOW. 
          NATIONAL DATA FROM THE AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION DEMONSTRATES THAT 87% OF PUBLIC TRANSIT TRIPS DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE LOCAL ECONOMY. 
          BY CONNECTING PEOPLE TO WORK, HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION, AND RETAIL. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS ALSO A SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC DRIVER, SUPPORTING MORE THAN 430,000 JOBS NATIONWIDE. AND STRENGTHENING ACCESS TO REGIONAL LABOR MARKETS. 
          THESE BENEFITS ARE DIRECTLY RELEVANT TO DOWNTOWN PLANO, WHERE TRANSIT ACCESS HELPS ATTRACT EMPLOYEES, CUSTOMERS, AND EMPLOYERS, SUPPORTING SUSTAINED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 
          REGIONAL TRANSIT IS ESPECIALLY CRITICAL FOR RESIDENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS. 
          NATIONALLY, 99% OF FIXED-ROUTE TRANSIT SERVICES AND 90% OF THE CITY'S TRANSIT SERVICES SIX PERCENT OF DEMAND RESPONSE SERVICES ARE ACCESSIBLE, MAKING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION A VITAL LIFELINE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITIES, SENIORS, AND OTHERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE. IN ADDITION, PUBLIC 
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TRANSPORTATION REDUCES ROAD RATE CONGESTION AND COMMUTER TRAFFIC, WHICH AFFECTS ME BECAUSE I HAVE TO DRIVE TO THE ARTS DISTRICT EVERY DAY. SO, RESEARCH SHOWS THAT WHEN TRANSIT IS AVAILABLE, HOUSEHOLDS CAN REDUCE VEHICLE OWNERSHIP, SAVING AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN $6,600 PER YEAR IN TRANSPORTATION COSTS. AND REDUCING THE NUMBER OF SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLES ON ROADWAYS. BASICALLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY, I REALLY SUPPORT DART. I THINK THAT IT IS A VITAL BENEFIT, A VITAL LIFELINE FOR THE CITY OF PLANO. I PERSONALLY CAN DRIVE DOWNTOWN IF I WANT TO, BUT THERE ARE MANY WHO CANNOT. 
          AND WE NEED TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE LESS THAN WE DO. AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE TIME YOU'VE TAKEN TO CONSIDER THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. KATIE MALLICARTER, FOLLOWED BY JULIA CHALKER. GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE. I CAME HERE FEELING VERY WORRIED AND TROUBLED, BUT I FEEL HOPEFUL NOW. AND I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE. I'M A DIALYSIS SOCIAL WORKER AND I'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS. 
          MOST OF THAT TIME, I WAS HERE IN PLANO AND MY PATIENTS RELY ON DART PARATRANSIT THREE TIMES A WEEK. OFTENTIMES, MORE THAN THAT, BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO GO TO DALLAS OR GO TO RICHARDSON, BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENTS OUTSIDE OF PLANO. SO I THINK I'M SO GLAD TO HEAR YOU SAY THAT THE REGIONAL ASPECT OF TRANSIT IS SO IMPORTANT, AND YOU SEE THAT AND YOU VALUE IT, AND I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE VERY COMMITTED TO IT. AND SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALSO, JUST ON A SIDE NOTE, MY HUSBAND AND I TOOK THE SILVER LINE TO DFW AIRPORT, AND WHEN WE TOOK IT BACK HOME AND WE USED GOLINK, IT TOOK US RIGHT TO OUR HOUSE. SIX DOLLARS. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HI, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING ME SPEAK TONIGHT. 
          MY NAME IS JULIA CHALKER AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE ARC OF DFW AREA. WE'RE AN ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. 
          WE'RE ALSO REFERRED TO IDD. 
          OUR MISSION IS ACTIVELY SUPPORTING FULL INCLUSION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY FOR EVERYONE, SOMETHING THAT ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION PLAYS AN IMPORTANT PART OF. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL THE TIME AND CONSIDERATION AND FOR RESCINDING THE WITHDRAWAL ELECTION. I DID WANT TO MAKE SOME NOTES ABOUT. NEWS OUTLETS HAVE REPORTED DISCUSSION AROUND CREATING A TRANSPORTATION HUB THAT JUST IS A 1.5 MILE RADIUS OF THE CITY. AND WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT THE CITY'S AWARE OF IN ADDRESSING THE FACT THAT LIVING IN A VAST METROPLEX REQUIRES EXTENSIVE TRAVEL FOR EVERYONE, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. OFTEN, FOLKS COMMUTE LONG DISTANCES FOR QUALITY JOBS, AND WE KNOW THAT THE CITY INTENDS TO SUPPORT THE ENTIRE POPULATION, NOT JUST THOSE WHO TRAVEL WITHIN 1.5 MILES OF THE CITY. I'M HERE TO ALSO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MY FRIEND IAN, AN INDIVIDUAL WITH DOWN SYNDROME WHO HAS WORKED IN DALLAS FOR 20 YEARS. USING DART TRANSIT SERVICES. THESE POSITIONS HE'S HAD IN THE ARTS DISTRICT AND THE DESIGN DISTRICT IN ADDISON. HAVE ALLOWED HIM TO BE PAID HIGHER THAN USUAL WAGES FOR IDD EMPLOYEES, ALLOWING HIM TO LEAD A FULL LIFE. THAT INCLUDES FRIENDSHIPS AND RECREATION, AND MEANINGFUL COMMERCE AND HIRING OF SUPPORT STAFF THAT HE UTILIZES. IF HIS TRANSPORT WAS LIMITED TO LOCAL OPTIONS, HIS BEST LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES MIGHT BE BAGGING GROCERIES OR LOADING PACKAGES, JOBS WITH LOWER WAGES AND A MUNDANE LEVEL OF EMPLOYMENT. SO. I JUST REALLY HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONSIDER THIS AS WE MOVE ALONG IN THIS PROCESS AND THAT YOU WILL MAYBE UTILIZE OUR ORGANIZATION TO HELP YOU WITH THAT. THANK YOU. 
          MICHELLE BRUBAKER, FOLLOWED BY FRANK TURNER. THANK YOU. 
          TAMMY DUBELL, FOLLOWED BY ALEX FLORES. MY NAME IS TAMMY 
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GREENBERG DEBLAY. I LIVE IN THE CEDARS. I COME HERE. I REMEMBER WHEN THE PARKER ROAD OPENED UP. I WAS SO EXCITED. I SUPPORT THE ANTIQUE STORES. 
          THAT'S HOW MANY YEARS I'VE BEEN TAKING A DOLLAR. 18 YEARS. IT WILL COST ME $25 TO $30 TO COME DOWN HERE. YOU THINK I'M GOING TO COME DOWN HERE ANYMORE TO GO TO COSTCO? BECAUSE COSTCO IS SO EASY TO DO. IT'S SO HARD. 
          TO CROSS THAT STREET. IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE A LITTLE BRIDGE IF YOU GUYS WOULD GO WITH THIS. I GO TO WOLLETT. I GO TO IRVING. I GO TO UNIVERSITY PARK. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT, SEE. I GO EVERYWHERE. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS WORKING WITH DART, BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN VERY STRESSFUL IN MY LIFE, BECAUSE I RELY ON DART. IN PLANO, WOLLETT, DALLAS, IRVING, UNIVERSITY PARK. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. ALEX FLORES. I'LL KEEP IT BRIEF. IT IS MOST LIKELY THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO RESCIND THE ELECTION GIVEN YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE GMP. I JUST WANTED TO REMIND ONE MORE TIME THAT WITH YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE GMP AND YOUR RESCINDING OF THE ELECTION, YOU ARE TAKING UPON YOURSELVES THE RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE OF US WHO RIDE TRANSIT IN YOUR CITY ARE TAKEN CARE OF. 
          AND IF YOU GUYS DON'T, WE WILL BE HERE IN MASS TO SPEAK OUR WORDS AND TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT WE THINK. EVERY OTHER MONDAY, BEST TO OUR ABILITIES. 
          WITHOUT FAIL. THANK YOU. 
          CAROL FREUENHEIM. AND THEN SHE'LL BE FOLLOWED BY JOEL WASSINGER. MY NAME IS CAROL FREUENHEIM. MY FAMILY AND I HAVE LIVED IN PLANO FOR 48 YEARS AND I AM A RETIRED PLANO ISD TEACHER. I'VE COME TO TALK TO YOU TONIGHT ABOUT PARATRANSIT AND HOW MUCH DART MEANS TO US. MY HUSBAND HAS PARKINSON'S. HE'S IN A WHEELCHAIR. THE ONLY WAY HE GETS AROUND, BASICALLY HAS BEEN ON DART, GOING TO OUR CHURCH, WHICH IS ALMOST 20 MILES AWAY FROM US, GOING TO DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS DOWN AT PRESBY. GOING TO DALLAS AREA PARKINSON'S EVENTS. BUT THE NICEST THING AND WHAT BRINGS THE BIGGEST SMILE TO HIS FACE IS WHEN THAT DARK BUS PULLS UP TO THE HOUSE. 
          TO TAKE US EVERY SINGLE WEDNESDAY MORNING TO THE PARKINSON VOICE PROJECT, WHICH, AS YOU KNOW, IS IN DALLAS. HE SINGS WITH A GROUP OF 40 TO 50. BEAUTIFUL OTHER VOICES, PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON'S. THEY REHEARSE, THEY HAVE CONCERTS, THEY PRESENT THESE CONCERTS TO THE PUBLIC. IT WOULD BREAK MY HEART IF HE COULDN'T GET TO THERE. HIS HAPPY PLACES ARE OUR CHURCH, THE VOICE PROJECT, AND THE ARBORETUM, WHICH WE TRULY HOPE. WE'RE GOING TO HOP ON A DARK VAN SOMEDAY AND GET TO AGAIN. PLEASE, PLEASE RESCIND THAT ELECTION. I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU ARE DOING, AND I WALK AWAY FROM HERE TONIGHT FAR MORE HOPEFUL THAN I HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO REITERATE SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN SAID BY A COUPLE OF SPEAKERS. MY HEART IS FULL. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO PARTNER WITH DART. AND JUST A COUPLE OF ITEMS. TONIGHT AND IN THE PAST, THERE'S BEEN REFERENCE TO DART ASKING FOR MORE MONEY. AND UNLESS I'M MISSING SOMETHING, DART HASN'T BEEN ASKING FOR MORE MONEY. PLANO HAS SIMPLY BEEN GIVING MORE MONEY BECAUSE OF OUR ECONOMIC GROWTH, WHICH IS ARGUABLY PARTLY SUPPORTED BY DART. I JUST, THAT JUST BUGS ME. AND THEN THE SECOND ITEM I'VE FORGOTTEN, SO I'VE GOT MY DOCUMENT HERE. 
          SORRY. OH, YEAH. THE SECOND ITEM THAT JUST AS A POINT OF SOME AMUSEMENT, IN A RECENT MEETING THAT I WAS ABLE 
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TO ATTEND, THERE WAS SOME ASTONISHMENT. 
          THAT SOME OF THE SAME PEOPLE WHO WERE HERE ARGUING TO STAY IN DART HAD BEEN BEFORE THE COUNCIL IN THE PAST, COMPLAINING ABOUT DART. AND I KIND OF FEEL LIKE WE'RE IN THE SAME SITUATION. BECAUSE IT WASN'T THAT LONG AGO THAT THIS COUNCIL DIDN'T SEEM TO SEE A WAY TO RESOLVE AND SALVAGE THE RELATIONSHIP WITH DART. AND NOW HERE WE ARE. 
          SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE LAST SPEAKER IS JOSHUA HAUPT. 
          AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, THANKS FOR EVERYONE MAKING A GREAT COMPROMISE. AND, OF COURSE, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, GOING OFF THE PREVIOUS STATEMENTS, THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT STILL. AGAIN, EVEN FOR GOING FOR POSSIBLE EXPANSION, FOR ADDING SERVICES TO, LIKE, STONEBRIAR MALL OR MCKINNEY COURTHOUSE. BUT STILL, THIS IS, AGAIN, IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND, OF COURSE, IT'S ALSO HELPING THE LESS FORTUNATE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. AGAIN, WE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE WHO IS. MR. PARKINSON'S, IT'S A CRITICAL, TRANSPORTATION SERVICE IS CRUCIAL FOR THEM, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO SPEND THEIR, LIKE I SAID, THEIR ENTIRE CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE WITH A SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          AGAIN, THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. DUE TO THE GOOD WORK OF OUR CITY MANAGER, MARK ISRAELSON, OUR MAYOR, JOHN MUNNS. ANDREW FORTUNE, AS WELL AS RANDALL BRYANT, AS WELL AS OUR LEGAL TEAM PAGE, I MOVE TO APPROVE. GOING TO SECOND? I'M JUST WAITING. 
          YEAH. MOVE TO APPROVE. WELL, NEIGHBORS, WE'RE COMING TO THAT POINT WHERE I'M GOING TO SECOND THE MOTION. 
          TO CONSIDER THE REPEAL OF THE ORDINANCE FOR THE DART PULL INTO DART ELECTION. SO I SECOND THAT MOTION, SO I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND TO REPEAL THE ORDINANCE. 2025. 
          11-1, ORDERING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD IN AND THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF PLANO ON MAY 2ND. PLEASE VOTE MOTION PASSES. NEXT ITEM. ITEM 
          [(8)  
Consideration to approve the purchase of Alternative Transit Services for an initial term of six (6) months with three (3) one-year automatic renewals in an initial term expenditure of $3,952,247 and an annual estimated amount of $8,000,000 for subsequent renewals from Via Transportation, Inc. through an existing contract; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. (791 Cooperative Contract No. 791202505008) (Tabled at the February 9, 2026, City Council meeting.) 
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NUMBER EIGHT, CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF ALTERNATIVE TRANSIT SERVICES FOR INITIAL TERM OF SIX MONTHS, WITH THREE ONE-YEAR AUTOMATIC RENEWALS WITH AN INITIAL TERM. 
          EXPENDITURE OF $3,952,247 AND AN ANNUAL ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $8 MILLION FOR SUBSEQUENT RENEWALS FROM VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC. 
          THROUGH AN EXISTING CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          AGAIN, I'M ANDREW FORTUNE. I WANTED TO COVER THE VIA ITEM AS WE'VE DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY. 
          THIS ALL ORIGINATED WITH CONCERNS SURROUNDING EQUITY, BUT ALSO SERVICE. GAPS IN SERVICE, SERVICE AREAS THAT COULD BE IMPROVED UPON, THAT FIRST MILE, LAST MILE, IMPROVING RIDERSHIP, AS COUNCILMEMBER LEVINE HAS SAID, THE SENIOR RIDES PROGRAM THAT HAS GONE AWAY. THAT WAS A BENEFIT TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT. IT MEANS THAT WE CAN SCALE THAT DOWN. WE WERE PREPARED FOR EITHER EVENTUALITY. WE DON'T GET AHEAD OF YOU, OUR POLICYMAKING BODY. BUT WITH THAT IN MIND, WE WOULD RESPECTFULLY SUGGEST APPROVING THIS ITEM AND LET US COME BACK WITH THE REVISED SCOPE IN THE FUTURE, FOCUSED PURELY ON CIRCULATORS, THE MICROTRANSIT, AND LOOKING AT THE SENIOR RIDES. WE DO HAVE VIA HERE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, BUT IN THE THEME OF SMART BREVITY, PERHAPS THAT MIGHT BE BEST SAVED FOR A FUTURE MEETING. 
          WHEN WE CAN GO INTO DETAILS, BUT HAPPY TO JUMP INTO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. I HAVE SPEAKERS, MAYOR. 
          I'M SORRY. WELL, I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. GOOD. SO, ANDREW, THIS IS BUDGET THAT WE HAVE ALREADY SET ASIDE AT THE LAST BUDGET. IS THAT RIGHT? YES, MA'AM. AND SO THIS IS NOT MONEY THAT'S EXTRA. 
          THIS ACTUALLY HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN PLANNING BECAUSE... WE SAW THERE WERE AREAS IN WHICH THE PUBLIC TRANSIT WAS NOT COVERING 
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FOR OUR CITIZENS. AM I RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. 
          OH, GO AHEAD. I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND ALL THAT MONEY THAT'S ALLOCATED. IT'S REALLY UP TO US ON HOW MUCH SERVICE WE USE WITH VIA. THAT'S CORRECT. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE'VE MOVED IN ONE DIRECTION, BUT WE WERE CHARGED BY THIS BODY TO PLAN FOR ANY EVENTUALITY. WE WERE SUCCESSFUL WITH VIA. THEY'VE BEEN AN EXCELLENT PARTNER. 
          THEY HAD BOTH A PARATRANSIT AND MICROTRANSIT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TOGETHER THAT WOULD STAY CONNECTED TO THE REGION, WOULD ACTUALLY GO IN AND OUT OF PLANO, AND ACTUALLY WOULD DO SO AT EITHER A LITTLE TO NO FARE RECOVERY. 
          BUT GIVEN WHAT WE'RE DOING, I THINK THE MICROTRANSIT AND THE... SHUTTLE WORK AND LOOKING AT THAT COMPLIMENTARY SERVICE IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE BEST, YOU KNOW, USED. IN TERMS OF THE FUNDING, SO NO, WE WILL NOT HAVE TO USE THE FULL AMOUNT, BUT IT IS AN UP TO AMOUNT. SO AS WE HEAR MORE AND WE LOOK TOWARDS A RENEWED PARTNERSHIP WITH DART, WE WILL HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY OF STAFF TO BRING BACK UPDATED SCOPES AND PROJECTS, BOTH WITH VIA BUT ALSO IN CONCERT WITH DART. SO WE USE IT TO FILL IN, BUT ALSO WE'LL GET AN IDEA OF WHERE THERE ARE HICCUPS AND THINGS SO WE CAN SMOOTH OUT THINGS A LITTLE BIT, TOO. 
          ABSOLUTELY, AND I WILL ALSO NOTE TO OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS' POINT ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH. VIA IS CURRENTLY PARTNERED WITH MANY OTHER CITIES IN THE REGION, AND SO THAT MAY BE AN AVENUE FOR US TO EXPAND AND INCREASE THE CONNECTIVITY AND THE RIDERSHIP. ALL RIGHT. 
          OKAY, OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS AMBER CHAFIN. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'LL ADMIT, IT'S BEEN A LONG FEW MONTHS. 
          CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, DART MEETINGS, COG MEETINGS, ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE WE HAVE GOING ON. AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT TO KEEP UP WITH, WHICH IS WHY I THINK I UNDERSTAND WHY ANDREW ALWAYS HAS A SUGAR-FREE MONSTER IN HIS HAND. I THINK MANY RESIDENTS ARE READY TO WRAP THIS CHAPTER UP IN A BOW, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN TAKE CARE OF THAT TONIGHT. VENDOR-BASED TRANSIT SYSTEMS INTRODUCE DIFFERENT RISKS, WITH REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE, SOFTWARE CHANGES, DRIVER MARKET SHIFT, COST DEVOLVE. AND DURING A DOWNTURN WITH ONE CITY VENDOR, THERE ARE RISKS THAT SIT ONLY INSIDE OF OUR BUDGET. 
          RESIDENTS AREN'T ASKING FOR PERFECTION, BUT WE WOULD LIKE PREDICTABILITY, WHICH IS SOMETHING LIKE WE ALREADY HAVE. WE'D LIKE TO SEE CLEAR LONG-TERM COSTS. 
          ADA ASSUMPTIONS, CONTINGENCY PLANNING, AND EXIT OPTIONS TO HELP US FEEL GROUNDED IN WHAT PLANO IS DOING. I'M ACTUALLY NOT TAKING A POSITION ON THIS ACTION TONIGHT BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR PLENTY OF THAT WITHOUT ME. MY SIMPLE HOPE IS THAT WHATEVER DECISION IS MADE FEELS RECOGNIZABLE TO THE RESIDENTS WHO TRUST PLANO ENOUGH TO BUILD THEIR LIVES HERE. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MARCUS MITCHELL, FOLLOWED BY FRANK TURNER. SO I REMEMBER THAT ONE OF THE CITIES THAT VIA OPERATES IN IS ARLINGTON, AND I USED TO BE A RESIDENT OF ARLINGTON. AND, TRUTH BE TOLD, I DO NOT LIKE THE SERVICE VIA. IT IS DIFFICULT TO USE AND ITS APP IS VERY GLITCHY AND UNRELIABLE. 
          NOW, MAYBE WHEN WE BRING IT TO OUR AREA, THERE WILL BE IMPROVEMENTS TO IT. AND MICROTRANSIT IN CONJUNCTION WITH TRAINS AND BUSES PROBABLY WILL SERVE OUR COMMUNITY WELL. I JUST DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL BE SERVED WELL BY VIA SPECIFICALLY. ALL RIGHT, THAT IS ALL. THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ALEX FLORES, FOLLOWED BY COREY REINACHER. 
          HE CHOSE NOT TO SPEAK. I'M GONNA ECHO THE SENTIMENT THAT MANY VAU USERS WHO HAVE HAD THE MISFORTUNE OF HAVING TO USE PUBLIC TRANSIT IN ARLINGTON ARE GONNA ECHO. VIA SUCKS. I'M GONNA BE QUITE FRANK WITH YOU. EVERY NEW PLACE THAT THEY'VE LAUNCHED, THEY DO THIS FANTASTIC JOB IN LIKE THE FIRST MONTH AND THEY HYPE THEMSELVES UP. AND THEN IT'S LIKE A NOSEDIVE. I USED TO HAVE TO TAKE SUPPLEMENTARY CLASSES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS IN ARLINGTON FOR SOME OF MY CLASSES THAT WEREN'T OFFERED AT MY REGULAR UNIVERSITY. AND LET ME TELL YOU... THE FRIDAY COMMUTE FROM THE TRE TO THE UNIVERSITY THROUGH VIA IS SOMETHING I HOPE I WILL NEVER HAVE TO EXPERIENCE AGAIN. AND SO I ENCOURAGE YOU. YOU'VE JUST ACCEPTED THE GMP. YOU NOW HAVE POSSIBLE FUNDS THAT YOU CAN IMPLEMENT SERVICES WITH DART. 
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YOU CAN USE THE GOLINK. YOU CAN USE SHUTTLES. YOU CAN USE CIRCULATORS, MORE BUS ROUTES, ANYTHING, ANYTHING BUT VIA TO HELP SUPPLEMENT. I RECOGNIZE AND I'M FULLY AWARE. THAT WEST PLANO IS IN DIRE NEED OF ADDITIONAL TRANSPORTATION NEEDS. BUT VIA IS NOT THE ANSWER, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE IN THAT AREA THAT NEED THESE SERVICES ARE THE ELDERLY. AND LET ME TELL YOU, AS SOMEONE WHO USED TO WORK IT, THAT APP IS A NIGHTMARE FOR SOMEONE WHO'S TECHNOLOGICALLY SAVVY. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE EVEN AN OUNCE OF TECH SAVVINESS, IT IS A NIGHTMARE TO NAVIGATE. AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT THAT PRESSURE ON OUR VULNERABLE, DISABLED AND ELDERLY PEOPLE. 
          YOU'VE JUST... FORMED A PARTNERSHIP THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW YOU TO GET ADDITIONAL SERVICES, AND I HIGHLY CONSIDER THAT YOU CONSIDER USING THOSE BEFORE YOU GO FORWARD WITH A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT WITH A SERVICE THAT MOST PLANO RESIDENTS DON'T WANT. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I'M SPEAKING BOTH ON BEHALF OF MYSELF, BUT ALSO ON BEHALF OF THE MEMBERS OF YES START. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT THE COUNCIL TABLE OR REJECT ANY CONTRACT FOR ALTERNATIVE TRANSIT SERVICE. 
          UNTIL ALL CITIES SCHEDULED FOR THE MAY 2ND ELECTIONS HAVE EITHER CANCELED OR COMPLETED THOSE ELECTIONS. MOVING FORWARD NOW RISKS CONFUSION FOR RIDERS, DUPLICATIVE SERVICES, AND INCONSISTENT EXPECTATIONS ACROSS THE REGION. IT ALSO RISKS UNINTENTIONALLY INFLUENCING LOCAL ELECTIONS IN NEIGHBORING CITIES. WE ASK THAT THE ALTERNATIVE OR ADDITIONAL TRANSIT SERVICE INCLUDE MEANINGFUL INVOLVEMENT FROM BOTH THE PUBLIC AND DART. 
          PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ENSURES TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DART'S INVOLVEMENT IS ESSENTIAL TO AVOID DUPLICATION AND MAINTAIN A COORDINATED REGIONAL MOBILITY NETWORK. WE ASK THE COUNCIL TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON TRANSPORTATION, SAFETY, AND MULTIMODAL POLICIES ALREADY ADOPTED IN PLANO'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND TO ENSURE TODAY'S DECISIONS ALIGN WITH THOSE LONGSTANDING COMMUNITY COMMITMENTS. PLANO HAS LONG BEEN A LEADER IN REGIONAL COOPERATION AND FORWARD-LOOKING MOBILITY PLANNING. WE URGE YOU TO CONTINUE THAT LEADERSHIP BY PRIORITIZING TRANSPARENCY, COLLABORATION, AND THE NEEDS OF TRANSIT-DEPENDENT RESIDENTS. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND SERVICE. 
          JOEL? THE KEY POINTS HERE... 
          AND THEY'VE REALLY BEEN STATED, BUT I THINK YOU'LL NEED TO HEAR THEM AGAIN. SERVICES LIKE THIS NEED TO BE PURSUED IN COORDINATION WITH DART. 
          USERS DESERVE A COMMON INTERFACE AND INTEGRATION AND SEAMLESSNESS IN THEIR TRANSIT EXPERIENCE. 
          AND THEN, AGAIN, AS OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED, THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH THE COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO BE MORE INVOLVED IN MAKING THESE CHOICES, YOU KNOW, FROM WHAT WE'VE HEARD. 
          THE COMMUNITY WOULD NOT HAVE SUPPORTED THIS, BUT YEAH, THANK YOU. JOSHUA? YES, THIS DOES, FIRST OF ALL, I'LL SAY THIS DOES PROVIDE A POSSIBLE OPTION FOR A TRANSIT SERVICE TO, AGAIN, THE NORTH, STONEBRY MALL, MCKINNEY COURTHOUSE. 
          HOWEVER, IT'S STILL KIND OF EARLY. MORE COMMUNITY CONSIDERATION NEEDS TO BE INVOLVED. AND ALSO, EFFICIENCY, IS THIS GOING TO COMPETE AGAINST THE EXISTING DART SYSTEM? YOU DON'T WANT IT TO COMPETE AGAINST, YOU WANT IT TO SUPPLEMENT, SUCH AS, AGAIN, POSSIBLE SERVICE TO STUBBORN MALL, MCKINNEY COURTHOUSE. 
          THAT'S WHAT I HAVE. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. DID WE CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS? YEAH, WE'RE THROUGH. 
          MOTION TO APPROVE. MR. MAYOR, I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION TO APPROVE. SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. 
          PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 7-1. 
          [(9)  Discussion and direction re: Name and logo for the alternative transit program. (Tabled at the February 9, 2026, Council Meeting.) 
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NEXT ITEM. ITEM NUMBER NINE, DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION REGARDING THE NAME AND LOGO FOR THE ALTERNATIVE TRANSIT PROGRAM. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M SHAWNA HALEY, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. TONIGHT, WHAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO NAME OUR ALTERNATIVE TRANSIT OR OUR COMPLEMENTARY TRANSIT PROGRAM. SOME GUIDELINES WHEN WE'RE CONSIDERING NAMING A 
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PROGRAM LIKE THIS IS THAT IT SHOULD BE A VENDOR-NEUTRAL SYSTEM, KNOWING THAT THINGS CHANGE OVER TIME AND WE WANT TO RETAIN FLEXIBILITY. SO IT'S A NAME THAT'S CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE CITY OF PLANO, AND THAT IT SHOULD BE BROAD ENOUGH TO COVER MICROTRANSIT SERVICES OF ANY TYPE WITHOUT BEING OVERLY TECHNICAL, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO CONFUSE USERS. SO BEST PRACTICES THAT WE LOOKED AT WERE THAT THEY WERE LOCATION-SPECIFIC NAMES, SIMPLE, TWO TO THREE WORDS. 
          BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE IN AN APP STORE, SO IT NEEDS TO BE EASILY FINDABLE. SO WE'VE PRESENTED FOR YOU TWO DIFFERENT NAMES TO CONSIDER THIS EVENING. THE FIRST IS PLANO RIDES. I CALL THIS A SERVICE DIRECT BRAND BECAUSE IT'S SIMPLE. IT TELLS YOU EXACTLY WHAT SERVICE IS PROVIDED. IT'S FUNCTIONAL. 
          IT'S A RIDE. AND THIS IS ALSO A NAME THAT HAS SOME FAMILIARITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT USED TO BE A SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE WELLNESS CENTER FOR OLDER ADULTS. SO THERE'S SOME RESONANCE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY FOR THIS NAME ALREADY. PLANO GO WAS MORE OF AN ACTIVE, MODERN BRAND. SO WE STILL HAVE THE CIVIC COMPONENT OF PLANO, BUT ACTION-ORIENTED. IT TELLS YOU WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO. 
          YOU'RE GOING TO GO SOMEWHERE. 
          WE'VE DEVELOPED TWO DIFFERENT LOGO TYPES FOR THESE. PLANO RIDES IS A STYLIZED VERSION OF OUR P, WITH AN ARROW INDICATING FORWARD PROGRESS. 
          PLANO GO IS A MORE CONCEPTUAL VERSION OF THE PLANO P, WITH, AGAIN, AN ARROW MOVING YOU THROUGH THE LOGO. YOU CAN SEE IT IN VARIOUS COLOR TYPES. AND THE VEHICLE WRAP WOULD HAVE FOR THIS ONE, THIS IS THE PLANO RIDES VERSION, THE ARROW IS SIMPLE, FORWARD, FLAT. ON THE BACK SIDE, IT INCLUDES THE PLANO CITY LOGO, AS WELL AS THE VENDOR NAME. 
          YOU CAN SEE IT ON BOTH SIDES. 
          PLANO GO HAS AN OPTION TO REVERSE OUT THE COLOR AS WELL. WE'VE GIVEN YOU AN ADDITIONAL OPTION FOR THE ARROW, SHOWING MORE OF AN UPWARD MOVEMENT. 
          TO MATCH THE ARROW IN THE LOGO. YOU CAN SEE THE OPPOSITE SIDE THERE. SO, COUNCIL, THE CHOICES BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING ARE TO FIRST DECIDE ON A SERVICE NAME THAT YOU WOULD LIKE, SECOND, TO DETERMINE WHICH LOGO MARK YOU WOULD LIKE, BECAUSE WE CAN SWAP THEM. IF YOU PREFER ONE NAME AND A DIFFERENT LOGO TYPE, WE CAN CHANGE THOSE OUT, AND THEN AS WELL TO DECIDE WHICH OF THE WRAP VERSIONS YOU PREFER. AND WITH THAT, WE'LL OPEN IT FOR DISCUSSION ON YOUR PREFERENCES. YOU HAVE SPEAKERS. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE ALEX. OH, THANK YOU. YEAH, SO THIS IS THE... I MEAN, THERE'S ONLY TWO OPTIONS, SO THIS SHOULD BE FAIRLY EASY. 
          SO, COUNCILMEMBER QUINTANILLA, DO YOU WANT TO, WE'LL JUST, WE'LL JUST, MAJORITY RULES. I'M SORRY, HOLD ON, LET ME GET YOU UP. 
          MORE JUST FEEDBACK. I'M USED TO WORKING WITH A LOT OF MARKETING DEPARTMENTS. 
          OPTION ONE IS WHAT I REALLY LIKE, ONE, BECAUSE OF THE HISTORICAL ASPECTS. 
          PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT AS WELL, TOO. PLANO GO SOUNDS MORE LIKE A 5K RUN, 10K RUN. PARKS AND RECREATION. 
          SO OPTION ONE IS WHAT I LIKE A LITTLE BIT BETTER. THE P, THOUGH, LOOKS A LITTLE LIKE IT COULD BE ENHANCED A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR MODERNIZED, BUT I SEE THE ERROR ON THE P, BUT THAT'S MY INPUT. I HAVE BOTH OF THEM UP THERE. OH, THE VANS. YES, SIR. YEAH. OPTION ONE STILL LOOKS A LOT BETTER, BUT I'M GOOD WITH THAT. OKAY. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS. WHAT DO YOU LIKE? I DON'T HAVE AN OPINION ON EITHER ONE. I APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT YOU GUYS PUT INTO IT, THOUGH. I APPRECIATE IT. 
          OKAY, YOU'RE GOING TO RUIN THIS BOAT. I'LL COME BACK TO YOU, THOUGH. IF YOU HAVE TO BE A TIEBREAKER, I'LL COME BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A REAL STRONG... 
          OPINION ABOUT CHOOSING LOGOS BY COMMITTEE. SO I'M GONNA GO WITH THE HISTORICAL APPROACH BECAUSE IT, AS YOU'VE MENTIONED, IT DOES HAVE SOME RECOGNIZABILITY. WITH A SERVICE THAT WE ARE LIKELY TO REINSTATE. AND THE LOGO, AS I SAID, DIFFICULT TO CHOOSE 
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BY COMMITTEE, SO I'M OKAY WITH WHAT'S BEEN PRESENTED. 
          OKAY, I, I LIKE PLANO RIDES I THE REASON I DON'T WANT TO USE PLANO GO, BECAUSE I THINK IT COULD BE CONFUSION WITH GO LINK SO PLANO RIDES AND THE LOGO. I. I LIKE IT AND THE WRAP ON OPTION ONE. PERFECT. 
          THANKS MAYOR PRO TEM DITTO. I HAD A DIFFERENT THOUGHT, BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER. WELL, I'LL VOTE FOR OPTION ONE, TOO. OPTION ONE IT IS. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SHAWNA. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE. WE APPRECIATE IT. THIS WAS... NOT AS PAINFUL AS YOU THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE TONIGHT, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. 
          WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR YOUR FEEDBACK AS WE CONTINUE DOWN THE ROAD. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU, DART BOARD MEMBERS, FOR YOUR SUPPORT. AND WE APPRECIATE IT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU. 
          THANK YOU. WE ARE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.