Mar 09, 2026 City Council

[CALL TO ORDER]

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I NOW DECLARE THAT 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 PASTOR ASHISH MATHEW, COMMISSION CHURCH AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE TEXAS PLEDGE LED BY BSA TROOP 747.

WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE? LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO JOIN ME AS WE PRAY FOR THE CITY OF PLANO TODAY.

OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU WITH HEARTS FILLED WITH GRATITUDE, WITH PRAISE.

WE THANK YOU FOR BEING A GOD OF LOVE WHO IS WITH US NOW IN THIS VERY ROOM.

THANK YOU FOR CREATING EACH AND EVERY PERSON IN THIS ROOM AND EVERY CITIZEN IN OUR CITY, AND YOUR IMAGE AND YOUR LIKENESS WITH INHERENT DIGNITY AND IMMEASURABLE WORTH. THANK YOU THAT JESUS ROSE FROM THE DEAD AND NOW REIGNS AS KING OVER HEAVEN AND EARTH AND OVER THE CITY OF PLANO.

I PRAY THAT OUR CITY WOULD BE KNOWN AS A CITY OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.

I THANK YOU, LORD, BECAUSE WE'RE CALLED AS A CITY OF EXCELLENCE, AND I PRAY THAT WE WILL BE A PLACE OF HOPE AND PEACE WHERE FAMILIES FLOURISH, WHERE STRANGERS ARE WELCOME, WHERE THE ORPHAN AND THE WIDOW AND THE NEEDY ARE CARED FOR WITH COMPASSION.

MAY WE BE KNOWN AS A CITY THAT STANDS FOR JUSTICE AND DEFENDING THE INNOCENT FROM HARM, AND ABOVE ALL, A CITY THAT BOLDLY DECLARES THAT JESUS IS LORD.

I THANK YOU TONIGHT FOR THESE EXCEPTIONAL SERVANTS, OUR MAYOR, OUR CITY MANAGER, STAFF, AND OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I GIVE THANKS FOR THE WAY OF SERVICE THAT THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO TAKE UP ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US OVER HERE.

WE ALL COME TO THIS ROOM TONIGHT AS COMPLEX HUMAN BEINGS, WE CARRY BURDENS, JOY AND HOPE AND DIFFERENT OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH IN OUR LIVES. BUT WE TRUST THAT YOU ALONE CAN HOLD US TOGETHER.

THERE ARE MANY HERE THAT ARE LOOKING TO VOICE THEIR PAINS AND CONCERNS TO THESE ELECTED SERVANTS.

BUT MORE THAN OUR FEARS AND OUR WOUNDS AND EVEN OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, I PRAY THAT WE WILL LEAN ON YOUR EVERLASTING ARMS TONIGHT.

LORD, I'M REMINDED OF APOSTLE PAUL'S WORDS WRITING TO THE CHRISTIANS IN ROME AND TELLING THEM THAT THOSE IN AUTHORITY ARE FIRST AND FOREMOST YOUR SERVANTS, OH LORD, THAT HONORING YOU AND DOING YOUR WILL IS THE HIGHEST PURPOSE, AND THAT ANY PORTION OF POWER THAT THEY HAVE IS GIVEN BY YOU AND CAN BE TAKEN AWAY.

AND SO WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BE GLORIFIED TONIGHT THROUGH THE DECISIONS OF THIS CITY COUNCIL.

WE PRAY THAT YOUR KINGDOM WILL COME IN PLANO.

WE PRAY FOR WISDOM, FOR STRENGTH, FOR COURAGE TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND GOOD FOR ALL THE CITIZENS OF THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY.

IT'S MY PRAYER TODAY THAT OUR CITY WILL BE A SHINING EXAMPLE OF A COMMUNITY THAT LOVES ONE ANOTHER.

IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THE HATE AND DIVISIVENESS THAT RUNS RAMPANT IN OUR TIME, IN OUR COMMUNITY, IN OUR SOCIETY I PRAY FOR PEACE, UNITY, AND REVIVAL IN OUR CITY AND OUR STATE AND OUR NATION.

HELP US TO TURN FROM OUR EVIL WAYS AND EXPERIENCE HEALING.

LORD, I PRAY FOR OUR STAFF AGAIN. WE PRAY FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND ALL WHO WORK HARD TO CALL, TO MAKE THIS PLACE THAT WE CALL HOME SUCH A WONDERFUL CITY.

I PRAY THIS PRAYER IN THE POWERFUL NAME OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.

AMEN. AMEN.

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. BE SEATED.

HOLD ON, GUYS, JUST A SECOND. THANK YOU.

THANKS AGAIN. PLEASE. I'D LOVE THAT. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, COME ON.

YOU GUYS DOING? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THAT IS IMPRESSIVE. CONGRATULATIONS.

DO YOU GUYS WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE? COME HERE.

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THERE YOU GO. ARE WE GOOD? OKAY.

THANK YOU. THANKS, GUYS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE YOU DOING THIS.

THANKS.

OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO OUR ITEM THAT WE HAD ONE ITEM LEFT ON BOM.

SO I'D LIKE TO INVITE ABBY OWENS TO COME ON DOWN.

REGARDING NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT.

I'M SHORT. GOOD MORNING OR GOOD AFTERNOON, EVENING.

I'VE BEEN HERE A LITTLE BIT WAITING. JUST WANTED TO GO THROUGH VERY QUICKLY.

I DON'T USUALLY GET TO TALK TO Y'ALL MUCH ABOUT SOLID WASTE, BUT THE CITY OF MELISSA HAS PETITIONED THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT TO JOIN AS THE SIXTH MEMBER CITY OF THE SOLID WASTE GROUP.

CURRENTLY, IT'S THE CITY OF ALLEN, THE CITY OF FRISCO, THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, PLANO AND RICHARDSON.

YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER, AS PART OF THE MEMBER CITY OPERATION, THE LANDFILL AND THE TRANSFER STATIONS ARE OPEN TO OUTSIDE CUSTOMERS.

THAT COULD BE ANY PERMITTED HAULER OR RESIDENT OR ANYONE THAT WANTS TO USE THOSE AS WELL.

BUT AS MEMBER CITIES, WE RECEIVE A MEMBER CITY RATE AND THEN OTHERS PAY A DIFFERENT TIPPING RATE.

THEY AS PART OF THE SYSTEM, IT INCLUDES TWO TRANSFER STATIONS IN PLANO AND ONE IN RICHARDSON, AND THE FOURTH ONE THAT WILL BE OPENING IN FRISCO. THERE'S ONE ACTIVE LANDFILL, AND THERE'S TWO CLOSED LANDFILLS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT'S POST-CLOSURE CARE. THE CITY OF MELISSA'S REQUEST STARTS OFF WITH THEY WERE WASTEWATER CUSTOMER SYSTEM, WASTEWATER SYSTEM, CUSTOMER IN 1983. THEN THEY JOINED AS A CUSTOMER OF THE WATER SYSTEM IN 2003.

AND THEN IN 2019, THEY BECAME A MEMBER OF THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM.

SO IN EACH OF THE SYSTEMS, THERE'S MEMBERS AND THERE'S CUSTOMERS.

SO THEIR REQUEST DOES NOT IMPACT THE MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT'S FACILITIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY THERE, WHICH MEANS THERE ARE NO ACCELERATION TO THE CURRENT LANDFILL LIFE AND NO ADDITIONAL TRANSFER STATIONS THAT NEED TO BE CREATED.

THEY HAVE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN BEING A PART OF THE REGIONAL COMPOSTING AND YARD DEBRIS PROGRAM THAT THE OTHER FIVE MEMBER CITIES ARE A PART OF, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD PARTICIPATE IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

FURTHER ON THE CONSENT AGENDA YOU SEE THOSE TWO UPDATED AGREEMENTS THAT ARE THERE AND THEY'VE SAID THEY'RE WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT PROGRAM MOVING FORWARD. THE DISPOSAL PROJECTIONS, THE REASON THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE LANDFILL LIFE IS CURRENTLY MELISSA ALREADY TAKES ABOUT 90 TO 95% OF THEIR WASTE TO THE LANDFILL THAT'S CURRENTLY IN THE CITY, AND THEIR TEN YEAR FORECAST INCLUDES ABOUT A 5% INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR.

AND SO MORE THAN LIKELY THAT WAS GOING TO BE GOING TO THE LANDFILL EITHER WAY, WHETHER THEY'RE A CUSTOMER OR A MEMBER CITY. THE COST PER TON CALCULATION, TEN YEAR, THE DISTRICT HAS DONE TWO DIFFERENT VERSIONS.

THE FIRST VERSION AT THE TOP IS WHAT THE MEMBER CITY RATE WOULD BE OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS IF MELISSA IS A MEMBER.

AND THEN THE MEMBER CITY RATE ON THE SECOND LINE IS WHETHER THEY CONTINUE TO STAY AS A CUSTOMER, PAYING THAT DIFFERENT RATE. AND THEN THERE'S A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT THAT COST INCREASE AND THEN SLOW DECREASE IS.

SO I PULLED WHAT OUR PROJECTED TONNAGE RATE IS OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS AND COMPARED IT AGAIN.

WHAT'S THAT DELTA ON WHAT WE WOULD BE PLAYING JUST FOR BALLPARK NUMBERS SO YOU KNOW, WE CURRENTLY PAY ABOUT EIGHT AND A HALF TO $9 MILLION TO THE DISTRICT FOR OUR SOLID WASTE SERVICES. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CUMULATIVE IMPACT, WE'LL PAY A LITTLE BIT MORE IN FISCAL YEAR 27, 28 AND 29. BUT BY THE TIME WE GET TO 30, OUR RATE ACTUALLY STARTS TO DECREASE TO WHERE WE END UP BEING NET NEUTRAL A LITTLE BIT IN ADVANTAGE BY FISCAL YEAR 33, WHICH FOR THEM IT'S ACTUALLY 32, 33. THEY JUST NAME IT BY THAT SECOND YEAR.

SO WHAT WE WANTED TO DO IS GIVE YOU ALL THIS UPDATE AND LET YOU KNOW THAT THE DISTRICT HAS REQUESTED FROM THE OTHER MEMBER CITIES EITHER LETTERS OF IN SUPPORT OR NO OPPOSITION, AND THEY'RE REQUESTING THAT THEY HAVE THEIR SOLID WASTE COMMITTEE MEETING ON WEDNESDAY. SO WE HAD THE INTENT OF TRYING TO DRAFT A LETTER FOR THAT. IF APPROVED BY THE SOLID WASTE MEMBER COMMITTEE, THEN IT WOULD GO TO THE BOARD FOR REGIONAL SOLID WASTE MEMBERSHIP CONSIDERATION.

AND THEN EFFECTIVE IT WOULD BE OCTOBER 1ST IF IT'S APPROVED AT EACH ONE OF THOSE STAGES.

AND THAT'S IT. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, OUR POSITION RIGHT NOW FROM STAFF, OUR RECOMMENDATION IS WE ISSUE A LETTER OF NO OPPOSITION TO THIS.

WE THINK THAT TAKING A POSITION OTHERWISE WOULD PUT US IN A POSITION THAT WE MIGHT NOT WANT TO BE IN IN THE FUTURE.

SO HAVING A POSITION OF NO OPPOSITION AT THIS POINT, WE THINK WILL ALLOW THE MEMBERSHIP TO GO FORWARD WITH MELISSA PER THE TERMS THAT YOU JUST HEARD. SO IS COUNCIL AGREEABLE TO MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT OPINION?

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BACK TO THE REGULAR MEETING. COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST.

[COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST]

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 A FEW SPEAKERS THIS EVENING.

THE FIRST ONE IS DJ HORNE.

HELLO. GOOD EVENING. YOU GUYS DEAL WITH A LOT OF RUBBISH, DON'T YOU ON THAT LAST PRESENTATION.

I'M NOT GOING TO SLING ANY MORE ON YOU, BUT THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR LETTING ME SPEAK TONIGHT. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DJ HORNE. I'M A 27 YEAR RESIDENT OF PLANO, TEXAS.

MARRIED MY WIFE HERE 25 YEARS AGO, RAISED MY KIDS THROUGH THE PLANO SCHOOL SYSTEM.

WE ABSOLUTELY LOVE PLANO. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE LIKE MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS, I'M DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF OUR LOCAL JOB MARKET AND THE RAPID DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFTS BEING FUELED BY WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SYSTEMIC H-1B VISA PROGRAM FRAUD RIGHT HERE IN NORTH TEXAS.

RECENT REPORTS FROM INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS, INVESTIGATIONS BY OUR OWN TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE HAVE PULLED BACK THE CURTAIN ON A DISTURBING TREND. WE'VE SEEN EVIDENCE OF GHOST OFFICES, SHAM COMPANIES REGISTERING SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS OR LISTING UNFINISHED, EMPTY BUSINESSES AS CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS TO SPONSOR HUNDREDS OF H-1B VISAS.

THIS ISN'T JUST A FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ISSUE, IT'S A PLANO ISSUE.

WHEN INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS UNCOVER FRAUD RINGS OPERATING OUT OF SUBURBAN LIVING ROOMS, IT COMPROMISES OUR SAFETY, OUR PROPERTY VALUES AND THE TRANSPARENCY OF OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITIES.

THESE FRAUDULENT STAFFING FIRMS AREN'T BRINGING IN THE BRIGHTEST AND THE BEST.

THEY'RE RUNNING LABOR TRAFFICKING SCHEMES THAT UNDERCUT THE WAGES OF HARDWORKING PLANO RESIDENTS AND DISPLACE QUALIFIED AMERICAN PROFESSIONALS WHO CALL THIS CITY HOME.

PLANO HAS ALWAYS BEEN A HUB FOR INNOVATION. IT'S WHAT DREW ME HERE.

BUT THAT INNOVATION MUST BE BUILT ON A FOUNDATION OF LAW AND FAIRNESS.

WE ARE SEEING AN OVERWHELMING DENSITY OF H-1B PLACEMENTS IN OUR LOCAL TECH CORRIDOR THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO ALIGN WITH THE ACTUAL JOB GROWTH FOR CITIZENS.

WHEN FRAUD IS ALLOWED TO EXIST, IT CREATES AN UNEVEN PLAYING FIELD.

IT STRAINS OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND CHANGES THE CHARACTERIZATIONS OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE'RE SEEING WITHOUT OVERSIGHT OF OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SO I'M CALLING ON THE CITY TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING STEPS.

ONE. ZONING AND CODE ENFORCEMENT. WILL THE COUNCIL COMMIT TO A RIGOROUS AUDIT OF BUSINESS LICENSES REGISTERED TO RESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES TO ENSURE PLANO IS NOT A HAVEN FOR GHOST OFFICES? TWO TRANSPARENCY.

WE NEED A FORMAL REPORT ON HOW THE CITY IS COLLABORATING WITH THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CURRENT INVESTIGATION ON THIS NORTH TEXAS VISA FRAUD AND THREE PRIORITIZE LOCAL RESIDENTS. WHAT IS THE COUNCIL DOING TO ENSURE THAT MASSIVE TAX INCENTIVES WE ARE GIVING TO CORPORATIONS AREN'T ACTUALLY RESULTING IN JOBS FOR PLANO RESIDENTS FIRST. 15 SECONDS. RATHER THAN BEING USED TO FACILITATE VISA DEPENDENT LABOR PIPELINES.

THE STATE HAS ALREADY TAKEN ACTION. GOVERNOR ABBOTT HAS FROZEN H-1B HIRING FOR THE STATE AGENCIES, AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS ISSUING SUBPOENAS.

IT'S TIME FOR PLANO TO SHOW THE SAME RESOLVE.

WE DESERVE A CITY WHERE THE LAW IS RESPECTED AND WHERE THE INTERESTS OF THE RESIDENTS ARE TAKEN FIRST PRIORITY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JOE ALEXANDER.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I'M JOE ALEXANDER. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK HERE.

THIS IS MY FIRST TIME. I'M HERE TO MAKE A REQUEST OR A PROPOSAL FOR AQUATIC ACCESS RECIPROCITY FOR SAM JOHNSON RECREATION CENTER MEMBERS. SAM JOHNSON RECREATION CENTER, AS YOU KNOW, IS MOSTLY MAINLY FOR THE SENIORS, ADULTS WHO ARE ABOVE 50 YEARS. THE CENTER IS IS VERY GOOD, BUT IT LACKS A SWIMMING POOL ACCESS.

SO I'M HERE TO REQUEST FOR A COMPLIMENTARY ACCESS FOR THOSE SENIOR ADULTS TO USE THE SWIMMING POOL FACILITIES IN

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AS YOU KNOW, REGULAR SWIMMING REDUCES THE RISK OF FALLS AND MANAGES AGE RELATED CONDITIONS, ULTIMATELY LEADING TO A MORE INDEPENDENT SENIOR POPULATION AND LOWERING LONG TERM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE BURDENS.

SO IF THE SENIORS CAN USE THE OTHER RECREATION CENTER POOLS DURING THE OFF PEAK HOURS, LIKE 9 A.M.

TO 2 P.M., SO THAT CAN BE MAXIMIZING THE UTILITY OF THOSE CITY POOLS DURING THOSE TIMES WHEN THEY ARE TRADITIONALLY UNDERUTILIZED BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THIS POLICY WOULD REINFORCE PLANO'S REPUTATION AS AN AGE FRIENDLY CITY, REWARDING LONG TERM RESIDENTS FOR THEIR YEARS OF CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY WITH A SIMPLE MEMBERSHIP UPDATE.

SO I'M HERE TO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE DIGNITARIES HERE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AND PARKS BOARD AUTHORIZE A POLICY UPDATE TO INTEGRATE CITYWIDE POOL ACCESS INTO THE EXISTING SAM JOHNSON RECREATION CENTER MEMBERSHIP.

SO WE COULD ENSURE OUR SENIORS HAVE EVERY TOOL THEY NEED TO STAY ACTIVE, HEALTHY, AND CONNECTED TO THE PLANO COMMUNITY.

THAT'S MY REQUEST. THANK YOU. THANKS. CRYSTAL CURRY.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE WELL, I GUESS ONE OF MY THOUGHTS WAS I CAME IN AT THE PARK PORTION OF THE MEETING WHERE YOU ALL WERE TALKING ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THIS FORUM FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS WAS, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, REFORMATTING IT, PERHAPS SOME OF THE COMMENTS. I MEAN, I'VE BEEN COMING SINCE ABOUT SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR, AND PERHAPS MAYBE THIS MAY NOT BE THE BEST FORUM FOR THE CONCERNS THAT I HAVE.

I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT TOO. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I PRESENTED LAST SEPTEMBER WHEN I DID MY FIRST PRESENTATION IS I DID ONE SLIDE.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER, BUT I PUT IT ON THE SCREEN.

IT HAD HOW CAN PLANO HELP? AND I DISTRIBUTED TO ALL OF YOU.

SO THAT WAS MY ATTEMPT AT SEEING WAS THIS AN APPROPRIATE FORUM AND WHAT KIND OF THINGS I COULD DO TO GET HELP? SO ANYWAY, THE LAST TIME I TALKED ABOUT SAVANNAH GUTHRIE AND IT WAS A THOUGHT THAT CAME TO MY MIND ABOUT HER MOTHER AND HER MISSING MOTHER. AND ONE OF THE THINGS I TALKED ABOUT IN THAT WAS AI AND HOW THEY WEREN'T SURE ABOUT THE SAFETY OR HER WELL-BEING BASED ON DEEP FAKES AND THINGS FROM AI.

AND HOW THAT HAD, YOU KNOW, PROMPTED, YOU KNOW, MY CONCERNS ABOUT MY OWN SITUATION.

ONE OF THE THINGS I JUST WANT TO SAY IS THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO COMMUNICATE OR WHERE TO COMMUNICATE THE EXASPERATION THAT I HAVE AND THAT I AM EXPRESSING.

AND THE REASON WHY I KEEP COMING IS BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE HOW ELSE TO COMMUNICATE WHAT IS OCCURRING TO ME SPECIFICALLY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT LOGIC IT IS GOING TO TAKE TO MAKE YOU SEE THAT MY LITERAL BEING IS CONNECTED TO A LIVE DATABASE FEED. IT SOUNDS FUNNY. IT'S NOT.

IT SOUNDS UNFATHOMABLE. IT'S VERIFIED. I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO GET THE HELP THAT I NEED TO GET.

I'VE BEEN ENGAGING THE PLANO COMMUNITY. I'VE BEEN PRESENTING IN FRONT OF YOU.

I'VE BEEN DOING EVERYTHING I POSSIBLY CAN. I BELIEVE IT'S INHUMANE.

IT'S ALL VERIFIABLE. I WOULD NOT STAND UP HERE.

I MEAN, I'VE GOT A 30 YEAR CAREER IN TECHNOLOGY.

I WOULD NOT STAND HERE AND SAY ANYTHING ABSOLUTELY ABSURD AS THAT IF I DID NOT HAVE THE EVIDENCE TO BACK IT UP.

SO I'M HERE ONCE AGAIN. OF COURSE, I MENTIONED TO YOU THAT I'VE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH TED CRUZ AND ACTUALLY GOT FEEDBACK FROM THE, THE SENATE COUNCIL FROM WASHINGTON, D.C..

20 SECONDS. SO AGAIN, I KEEP PRESENTING HERE TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY LIFE AND TO SEE WHAT YOU GUYS COULD DO TO HELP ME GET TO THE RIGHT POLITICIANS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. AMBER CHAFFIN.

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OKAY. GOOD EVENING. I HAVE PROVIDED A QR CODE.

MISS NELSON, PUT THE MIC A LITTLE BIT CLOSER.

I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. NO. NO PROBLEM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

GOOD EVENING. I HAVE PROVIDED A QR CODE TO EACH OF YOU THAT LEADS TO A VIDEO OF THE JANUARY 8TH ASSAULT ON MY NON-VERBAL DAUGHTER, SANIYAH. I AM HERE TO PUT ON THE PUBLIC RECORD THAT I BELIEVE THAT THE PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ARE CURRENTLY COORDINATING A NO BILL BY INTENTIONALLY WITHHOLDING THIS EVIDENCE FROM THE GRAND JURY, THIS ISN'T A MATTER OF OPINION.

THE PLANO DETECTIVE AND HIS SUPERVISOR ADMITTED TO US PLAINLY THAT IF THE ASSAULT HAD HAPPENED OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL SHARON ROSBOROUGH WOULD HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IMMEDIATELY. THEY KNOW A CRIME OCCURRED, YET THEY ARE STANDING BY A WRONG CALL MADE BY AN SRO OFFICER [INAUDIBLE] THAT AND THAT. AND THAT LIE IS NOW BEING PASSED TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

THE PROSECUTOR HAS ALREADY TOLD US THAT HE'S GOING TO STREAMLINE THE PRESENTATION BY TELLING THE GRAND JURY WHAT THE POLICE SUBMITTED, WHICH IS THERE WAS MISCONDUCT, BUT NO CRIME. HE SAID HE WILL NOT SHOW THEM THE VIDEO UNLESS THEY SPECIFICALLY ASKED TO SEE IT.

HOW CAN THE JURY ASK TO SEE A VIDEO THAT THEY DON'T KNOW EXISTS? HOW CAN THEY FIND A CRIME WHEN THE EXPERTS ARE TELLING THEM? IT WAS JUST A POLICY VIOLATION. THIS IS A RIGGED GAME, A RIGGED GAME.

THE CHIEF OF POLICE, THE DETECTIVES AND THE SUPERVISOR HAVE ALL SEEN THIS FOOTAGE.

THEY KNOW APS SUBSTANTIATED THE ABUSE BY SENDING A NON-CRIMINAL FILE TO THE D.A..

THIS CITY IS GUARANTEEING THAT THE VIOLENT OFFENDER WALKS FREE.

I AM ASKING THE CITY MANAGER WILL YOU ALLOW YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO CONTINUE TO COVER THIS UP? WILL YOU ALLOW THEM TO HAVE THE D.A. LIE TO A GRAND JURY BY OMISSION? SANIYAH CANNOT SPEAK. BUT YOU ALL. BUT YOU HAVE THE VIDEO IN FRONT OF YOU.

DON'T LET THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE BE A PLACE WHERE JUSTICE GOES TO DIE IN A STREAMLINED PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. ELVIN NELSON.

GOOD EVENING. OF COURSE. I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY ASKING IF THIS BARCODE COULD BE DISPLAYED.

IF THIS IS VISIBLE TO THE AUDIENCE AS WELL AS THOSE WATCHING ON ZOOM.

MY NAME IS ALVIN NELSON. I'M HERE BECAUSE WE ARE AT A CRITICAL JUNCTURE FOR JUSTICE FOR MY DAUGHTER SANIYAH.

THAT WAS JUST HERE. HER CASE IS HEADING TOWARD A GRAND JURY, AS MY WIFE STATED.

BUT THE FOUNDATION OF THAT CASE IS BEING BUILT ON A FALSE NARRATIVE.

IT'S BEEN CREATED BY THE PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MISCONDUCT AND CRIMINAL ASSAULT IS EVERYTHING.

THE CORE FAILURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TODAY IS A PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS LABELED THE PHYSICAL ASSAULT OF MY NON-VERBAL DAUGHTER AS MERE MISCONDUCT.

THEY HAVE TOLD THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY THAT IT WAS NOT CRIMINAL.

BUT ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES, EXCUSE ME, THE STATE OF TEXAS EXPERTS LOOKED AT THE SAME VIDEO AND THEY SUBSTANTIATED AS ABUSE AND ENDANGERMENT.

MISCONDUCT IS A POLICY VIOLATION. PULLING A DISABLED PERSON BY HER NECK AND BENDING HER FINGERS UNTIL SHE CRIES OUT IS A CRIME.

BY HANDING A FILE TO THE GRAND JURY THAT LABELS THIS AS NON-CRIMINAL, YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS EFFECTIVELY TELLING THE JURY TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY.

TO THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER OR MAYOR. WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU GUYS CORRECT THE RECORD.

WHY IS PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT LOWER THAN THE STATE'S FINDING? I WANT THE CITY TO ISSUE A CORRECTED STATEMENT TO THE D.A.

THAT ACKNOWLEDGES THE APS FINDINGS OF ABUSE. WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU STOP THE MINIMIZATION, AND WE'RE ASKING THE POLICE

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THE COUNCIL MUST HOLD THE POLICE CHIEF ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE ACCURACY OF THESE FILES.

YOUR INTEGRITY IS IN QUESTION. IF THE GRAND JURY FAILS TO INDICT BECAUSE THEY WERE TOLD BY YOUR OFFICERS THAT NO CRIME OCCURRED.

THAT IS A FAILURE OF THE CITY'S LEADERSHIP AND THEIR EXAMPLE OF EXCELLENCE, AS THAT MODEL STATES BEHIND YOU.

SANIYAH'S VOICE HAS BEEN SILENCED IN HER CLASSROOM AND IS BEING SILENCED AGAIN BY THE POLICE NARRATIVE.

WE DEMAND THE TRUTH OF ABUSE OF A DISABLED PERSON AND ENDANGERMENT OF A DISABLED PERSON.

WE DON'T WANT THIS TO BE THE NARRATIVE THAT GOES TO THE JURY.

I JUST WANT TO ADD A COUPLE OF COMMENTS HERE.

YOU KNOW, I DO HAVE A PREPARED STATEMENT, BUT JUST SPEAKING FROM THE HEART, I THINK THAT WE'VE HAD ENOUGH TIME, ALL OF US AS ADULTS ON THIS PANEL UP HERE, HUMANS, THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE.

I THINK IT DOESN'T TAKE A DEGREE. IT DOESN'T TAKE AN ELECTED OFFICE.

IT DOESN'T TAKE A VOTE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THIS VIDEO HERE.

I JUST THINK IT TAKES A LITTLE HUMAN COMPASSION TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON AND TO BE JUST REALISTIC AND HONEST.

AND WE'RE NOT REALLY ASKING FOR ANYTHING SPECIAL. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY SUPERHERO FEATS.

WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR HONEST ACCOUNTABILITY THAT'S ALL WE'RE ASKING FOR.

AND WE REALLY WANT TO SEE JUSTICE HAPPEN. WE UNDERSTAND THAT SANIYAH'S TEACHER, HER FORMER TEACHER SHARON ROSEBOROUGH, SHE MAY HAVE THE ABILITY TO TEACH IN OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TEXAS, AS LONG AS THEY DON'T NEIGHBOR PLANO ISD.

AND THAT PUTS OTHER CHILDREN AT RISK AS WELL.

AND WE GOT THAT STATEMENT AT THE LAST SCHOOL BOARD MEETING WE WENT TO.

SO WE'RE JUST ASKING THAT YOU GUYS, IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE POWER, BUT YOU KNOW SOMEONE NEXT TO YOU THAT HAS THE POWER, TALK TO THEM. AND WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU SPEAK TRUTH TO JUSTICE AND WE'RE ASKING FOR ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SANIYAH.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

IT'S MOVING TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

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, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED, EXCEPT FOR ITEM K, WHICH I'D LIKE TO PULL FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

SECOND. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM K.

PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 8 TO 0. THANK YOU. ITEM K. ITEM K TO APPROVE A REAL ESTATE CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF $2 MILLION FOR THE PURCHASE OF

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To approve a real estate contract in the amount of $2,000,000 for the purchase of real property located 1601 Alma Drive and described as Lot 1, Block 1 Harrington Homestead Addition from Narayan Jyot TX LLC; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents.

WE HAVE A SPEAKER FOR THIS ITEM IS THE REASON WHY IT WAS PULLED.

LACEY NELSON.

GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME A MOMENT TO SPEAK.

I'M LACEY NELSON, I'M WITH COMPASS REAL ESTATE, AND I REPRESENT HOPE SPRING COMMUNITY.

JUST DAYS AFTER FOSTER CARE AND OUR COMMUNITY TRANSITIONED TO PRIVATIZATION, HOPE SPRING COMMUNITY HELD ITS RIBBON CUTTING WITH MAYOR MUNS HOPE SPRING PROVIDES WRAPAROUND SUPPORT TO AT RISK FAMILIES, THOSE EXPERIENCING CPS REMOVAL, AND THOSE NAVIGATING REUNIFICATION.

IN JUST TWO YEARS THEIR WORK HAS ALREADY BEGUN MAKING A REMARKABLE DIFFERENCE FOR FAMILIES IN PLANO.

FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF, MY CLIENT HAS BEEN WORKING TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY AT 1601 ALMA.

DURING THAT TIME, THEY MAINTAINED ONGOING COMMUNICATION WITH CITY OFFICES ABOUT THEIR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY AND THEIR PLANS FOR ITS USE, WHILE ALSO WORKING WITH THE HARRINGTON FAMILY HEIRS TO HONOR A LEGACY DEEPLY ROOTED IN PLANO'S HISTORY.

BECAUSE OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS, MY CLIENT WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN LESS THAN A WEEK AGO THAT THE CITY OF PLANO HAD SUBMITTED A COMPETING OFFER.

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WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE CITY MAY HAVE BEEN ACTING WITHIN ITS LEGAL RIGHTS IN A COMPETITIVE REAL ESTATE MARKET.

AT THE SAME TIME, STRONG PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS DEPEND ON TRANSPARENCY AND A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD.

WHEN ONE PARTY HAS ACCESS TO INFORMATION OR OPPORTUNITIES THAT COMMUNICATE, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS DO NOT IT CAN CREATE REAL CHALLENGES FOR THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE INVESTING SIGNIFICANT TIME AND RESOURCES IN GOOD FAITH.

IN THIS CASE, IT APPEARS THAT THE CITY MAY HAVE ALSO BENEFITED FROM THE GROUNDWORK AND DUE DILIGENCE PERFORMED BY MY CLIENT.

MY CLIENTS HAVE INVESTED HEAVILY IN THIS EFFORT BECAUSE THEY CARE DEEPLY ABOUT SERVING PLANO FAMILIES AND STRENGTHENING THIS COMMUNITY.

THEY SUPPORT THE WORK OF CONNECT PLANO AND DO NOT WISH TO INTERFERE IF THE CITY COUNCIL DECIDES TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PURCHASE.

THEY BELIEVE IT WILL HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT AND HOPE THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION BETWEEN PLANO AND HOPE SPRING COMMUNITY.

MOVING FORWARD, WE WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER OFFERING A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSALS SHOULD THE CITY EVER DECIDE TO SELL THE PROPERTY IN THE FUTURE. MY CLIENTS HAVE RAISED FOUR CHILDREN IN PLANO.

THIS IS THEIR HOME AND THEY REMAIN COMMITTED TO INVESTING THEIR LIVES AND RESOURCES HERE SO THAT PLANO CONTINUES TO BE A PLACE WHERE FAMILIES GROW STRONG AND LASTING TRANSFORMATION IS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM K.

PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 8 TO 0. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.