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I HAD TO CHECK REAL QUICK. THE COUNCIL WILL NOW RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN TRAINING ROOM A TO HOLD A CLOSED EXECUTIVE MEETING PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF VERNON'S TEXAS CODES ANNOTATED GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551, THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN SECTION 551.071 TO CONSULT WITH ATTORNEY TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE AND DISCUSS LITIGATION. SECTION 551.087 TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MATTERS AND SECTION 551.074 TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS. THANK YOU.
I NOW DECLARE THAT THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING IS RECONVENED INTO OPEN SESSION, THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE PRELIMINARY AGENDA IS CONSIDERATION AND ACTION RESULTING FROM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ONE ITEM PERSONNEL REAPPOINTMENT THE APPOINTMENT OF THE MAYOR PRO TEM AND THE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM.
SO I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE MAYOR PRO TEM WILL BE COUNCIL MEMBER RICK HORNE, NOW MAYOR PRO TEM, AND THE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WILL BE VIDAL QUINTANILLA.
CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE.
PLEASE. PLEASE TALK. AMAZINGLY ENOUGH, WE HAVE TIME.
WELL, MR. MAYOR, I. I ACTUALLY SAT DOWN AND WROTE LIKE THE SPEECH, LIKE ON AND ON AND ON AND ON.
AND THEN I WROTE IT ALL OUT. IT WAS LIKE FIVE PAGES LONG.
BUT I DO WANT TO GIVE MY THANKS TO YOU, MR. MAYOR, FOR YOUR TRUST IN ME.
AND I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW HOW APPRECIATIVE I AM WITH THAT TITLE, BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF SIGNIFICANCE IN THAT TITLE. I STILL REMEMBER THE DAY WHEN YOU CALLED ME AND SAYS, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO APPOINT YOU.
AND, AND I REMEMBER HOW THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT THE CHINESE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE ASIAN COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT IS, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW HOW CHINESE PEOPLE ARE.
THEY'RE THEY'RE REALLY INTO TITLES, RIGHT? AND SO IT WASN'T REALLY ABOUT ME.
IT WAS REALLY ABOUT BEING ABLE TO BRING THE CHINESE COMMUNITY INTO THE MAINSTREAM AND CITY OF PLANO, ALSO ALLOWING THEM TO KNOW THAT CITY OF PLANO REALLY APPRECIATE AND RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE CHINESE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE ASIAN COMMUNITY. AND THAT IS VERY SIGNIFICANT BY ITSELF.
THE FACT THAT I STAND THERE AND THEY SAY, THIS IS PRO TEM OF CITY OF PLANO, THAT IS ENOUGH.
AND THAT IS SO SIGNIFICANT IN ITS OWN WAY. IT'S SUBTLE, BUT IT'S, IT'S RIGHT THERE.
IT TELLS PEOPLE CITY OF PLANO REALLY DO RECOGNIZE AND REALLY IS PART OF THE INCLUSIVITY AND UNITY.
THEY'RE MORE THEY ARE WILLING TO PARTICIPATE.
SO OF ALL THE TITLES THAT I'VE ALWAYS HANDLED OR HAD IN MY LIFE, I THINK BEING A PRO TEM IS ACTUALLY THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TITLE THAT I EVER HAD. AND ACTUALLY, I WAS A DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM MUCH LONGER THAN BEING A MAYOR PRO TEM, BUT ACTUALLY IT WORKED TO MY FAVOR BECAUSE MOST OF THE TIME PEOPLE THINK THAT I'M ACTUALLY MORE IN A SENIORITY THAN THE MAYOR PRO TEM BECAUSE I HAVE DEPUTY IN FRONT OF IT.
BUT ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO REALLY EMPHASIZE THAT THAT AS THE NEW MAYOR PRO TEM AND DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM COMES ON BOARD, THAT YOU GUYS REALLY NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THAT TITLE AND REALLY UTILIZE IT TO BRIDGE THE GAP
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OF OUR CITIZENS WITH THE CITY OF PLANO. LET THEM UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH THIS MAYOR AND THIS CITY RECOGNIZES ALL THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF PEOPLE OF ALL IN, IN PLANO, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, THE MAINSTREAM, BUT EVERYBODY ELSE. AND BY THE WAY, FOR ALL THE NEW PRO TEMS, DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY ACT AS A MAYOR BECAUSE FRANKLY, OUR MAYOR GOES TO EVERYTHING, ATTENDS EVERYTHING AND DO EVERYTHING.SO WE'RE REALLY BASICALLY JUST A DRESSING POLICE, YOU KNOW, FLOWERPOTS ON THE SIDE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU MARIA, IT'S BEEN AN HONOR.
AND YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. YOU STILL YOU STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO, SO I AM I AM HONORED FOR YOU TO SAY THOSE THINGS. AND THAT'S WHY I'M. I'M.
I'M JUST SO HAPPY TO HAVE A COUNCIL LIKE THIS.
AND I APPRECIATE EVERY ONE OF YOU. AND SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS COMMITTEE ORGANIZATIONS.
SO I'LL GO. I'LL, I'LL BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH THIS PRETTY QUICK.
YOU, YOU'VE GOT THE, THE ORIGINAL, SO THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN WILL STILL BE HORNE.
THE COLLIN COUNTY MAYOR'S COMMITTEE WILL BE MYSELF.
THE COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE WILL NOW BE MUNS, HORNE AND QUINTANILLA.
THE DRMC WILL BE MYSELF AND THE DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL NORTH TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS VOTING REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE MYSELF.
THE METROPLEX MAYORS COMMITTEE WILL BE MYSELF AND MAYOR PRO TEM HORNE.
NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION WILL BE MYSELF. PLANO HEALTH FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WILL STAY THE SAME. HORNE, DOWNS AND THOMAS. THE RTC AT THIS POINT WILL BE MUNS AND QUINTANILLA.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLANNING COUNCIL WILL REMAIN THE SAME.
LAVINE AND QUINTANILLA. THE BOARD AND COMMISSION REVIEW COMMITTEE WILL BE HORNE, DOWNS AND LAVINE. THE COMMUNITY FINANCE WILL BE KEHR AND QUINTANILLA.
THE JOINT PISD COUNCIL COMMITTEE WILL BE DOWNS AND THOMAS.
THE MULTICULTURAL OUTREACH ROUNDTABLE WILL BE THOMAS AND QUINTANILLA.
THE REWRITE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL BE TU AND HORNE.
THE ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL BE DOWNS AND LAVINE.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, HORNE AND KEHR. BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION WILL BE TU AND KEHR.
COLLIN COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD WILL BE TU AND QUINTANILLA.
THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION WILL BE DOWNS AND QUINTANILLA.
CULTURAL AFFAIRS WILL BE DOWNS AND LAVINE. HERITAGE COMMISSION WILL BE TU AND THOMAS.
LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD THOMAS AND QUINTANILLA.
THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD WILL BE.
PHIL DYER AND RON KELLY. THE PARKS AND RECREATION PLANNING BOARD WILL BE KEHR AND THOMAS.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WILL BE HORNE AND DOWNS.
THE PLANO HOUSING AUTHORITY WILL BE KEHR AND LAVINE.
THE SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD WILL BE LAVINE AND THOMAS.
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TAX INCREMENT FINANCING REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER FOUR WILL BE TU AND LAVINE AND TAX INCREMENT FINANCING REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER FIVE WILL BE KEHR AND THOMAS. IS THAT UNDERSTOOD? OKAY. DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON THAT AGAIN? I DON'T THINK SO. DO WE? OKAY. OKAY. SO THE NEXT ITEM IS THE APPOINTMENT OF THE CITY'S REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE AND NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES BOARDS, ANDREW.AND FROM THERE, I'LL BE ABLE TO SUBMIT THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK AND WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH HIM AS OUR REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES AND THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. WONDERFUL. I'M SORRY.
MAYOR. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. OKAY, SO I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND, AND WE'LL JUST DO A HAND VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER KEHR FOR THAT, I APPRECIATE IT.
NEXT ITEM IS THE COMPREHENSIVE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR MARCH OF 2026.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M ALLISON FRILOUX, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL GET STARTED. SO THIS SLIDE REPRESENTS OUR REVENUES COMPARED TO BUDGET BY FUND.
THE GENERAL FUND HAS REVENUES OF 294.7 MILLION FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR, WHICH REPRESENTS 77.5% OF OUR TOTAL ANNUAL BUDGET.
AND THE MAIN DRIVER FOR THIS ARE OUR PROPERTY TAXES THAT WE COLLECT IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR.
AND THAT'S THE REFLECTIVE OF THE TAX RATE INCREASE.
OUR WATER AND SEWER FUND HAS 114.8 MILLION IN REVENUES, WHICH REPRESENTS 44.3% OF TOTAL ANNUAL BUDGET, ALSO REFLECTIVE OF A RATE INCREASE THIS YEAR.
THIS SLIDE REPRESENTS OUR EXPENSES COMPARED TO BUDGET BY FUND.
THE GENERAL FUND HAS EXPENDITURES OF 177 MILLION FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS, REPRESENTING 47.7% OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL BUDGET, AND THE WATER AND SEWER FUND HAS EXPENSES OF 86.9 MILLION, REPRESENTING 45.4% OF THE TOTAL BUDGET.
THIS SLIDE REPRESENTS THE NET CHANGE IN OUR FUND BALANCE OVER THE PAST THREE FISCAL YEARS.
IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS, THE FUND BALANCE INCREASED 10.3 MILLION, AND THIS IS DUE TO THE CITY'S COST SAVING INITIATIVES THAT WE'RE ADHERING TO, IN ADDITION TO OUR CHANGES TO THE FISCAL ROADMAP, OUR CHANGES IN OUR DAYS OF WORKING CAPITAL FROM 30 DAYS TO 60 DAYS, AND BASICALLY WORKING CAPITAL IS YOUR YOUR SHORT TERM CASH LIQUIDITY.
THAT'S GOING TO BE YOUR CURRENT ASSETS, LESS YOUR OBLIGATIONS.
THE WATER AND SEWER FUND BALANCE HAS DECREASED BY 695,000.
THIS IS BASICALLY DUE TO EXPENSES AND BUDGETED TRANSFERS EXCEEDING YOUR REVENUES BUT JUST KEEP IN MIND AS WE GET INTO THE SUMMER MONTHS AND THE HOTTER MONTHS OF THE SUMMER, IT WILL OUR REVENUES WILL BE INCREASING BECAUSE OF INCREASED UTILIZATION.
GENERAL FUND REVENUES ARE HIGHER THAN PRIOR YEAR BY 23.3 MILLION.
AS WE DISCUSSED EARLIER, PROPERTY TAX REVENUES INCREASED 18 MILLION, SALES TAX REVENUES INCREASED 4.4 MILLION, PRIMARILY DUE TO INCREASED CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SPENDING.
IN ADDITION TO AUDIT ADJUSTMENTS, WE DO RECEIVE AUDITS, ADJUSTMENTS THAT ARE MADE BY THE STATE, THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE. AND THAT'S BASICALLY AN ADJUSTMENT TO CORRECT IF AN ENTITY IS PAYING THE WRONG JURISDICTION.
THIS IS TO MAKE THAT RIGHT AND TO CORRECT THAT.
SO IT COULD BE POSITIVE OR IT COULD BE NEGATIVE.
BUT FOR THIS YEAR IT HAS BEEN POSITIVE ADJUSTMENTS.
ADDITIONALLY, GAS FRANCHISE REVENUES HAVE INCREASED OVER PRIOR YEAR BY 781,000 DUE TO HIGHER USAGE.
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GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES ARE HIGHER THAN PRIOR YEAR BY 10.5 MILLION.THAT'S DUE TO PERSONNEL COSTS INCREASING 3.6 MILLION DUE TO ACROSS THE BOARD PAY INCREASES.
IN ADDITION TO THE HIRING FREEZE THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED LAST YEAR THAT BEING LIFTED IN JANUARY OF 25.
THE HEALTH CLAIMS FUND HAD AN INCREASE IN FUND BALANCE OF ABOUT 1.5 MILLION.
THE FUND BALANCE IN THAT FUND RIGHT NOW IS 7.9 MILLION.
CLAIMS EXPENSES ARE DOWN AND REVENUES ARE HIGHER.
SO IF THAT TREND CONTINUES, THAT FUND BALANCE WILL CONTINUE TO RISE.
SO THAT IS DEFINITELY HELPFUL WITH COST SAVINGS.
FOR SALES TAX, SALES TAX COLLECTIONS WERE UP COMPARED TO PRIOR YEAR BY A LITTLE OVER 7%.
I DO WANT TO POINT OUT YOU MOST LIKELY NOTICED THE CITY OF RICHARDSON.
I DID SPEAK TO THEIR FINANCE OFFICE AND THEY HAD A, ON THE POSITIVE ADJUSTMENT SIDE, THEY HAD A A BUSINESS THAT HAD ATTEMPTED A LOCAL EXEMPTION. SO THAT SPIKE FOR CURRENT MONTH IS BASICALLY CORRECTING THOSE MONTHS OF COLLECTIONS FOR THEM.
THE REAL ESTATE MARKET RECAP SLIDE SHOWS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS ON THE MARKET BEING AT 43 DAYS IN MARCH, WHICH IS DOWN FROM DECEMBER OF 59 DAYS, AND THE PERCENT OF ASKING WAS AT 98.4% IN MARCH, WHICH IS UP FROM 96.7 THAT WE SAW IN DECEMBER. THE MEDIAN SELLING PRICE FOR A HOME IN PLANO WAS 490,000 IN MARCH, WHICH IS DOWN COMPARED TO 499,000 IN DECEMBER. THE PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT IN DECEMBER WAS $218, WHICH IS NOW UP TO $220 IN MARCH.
YEAR TO DATE, HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXES ARE UP 192,000 COMPARED TO PRIOR YEAR.
AND THIS SLIDE REPRESENTS OUR EQUITY AND TREASURY POOL, WHICH IS BASICALLY OUR PORTFOLIO.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE MAJORITY OF OUR FUNDS ARE GOING TO BE IN OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS.
THAT'S WHERE WE HOLD OUR BOND PROCEEDS. AND THIS WILL INCREASE BECAUSE IN A FEW DAYS, IN EARLY JUNE, WE WILL RECEIVE OUR BOND PROCEEDS FOR THE 2026 ISSUANCE THAT WE JUST SOLD.
SO THAT IS WHERE WE FOCUS ON OUR INVESTMENTS.
AND THIS SLIDE SHOWS OUR DIVERSIFICATION OF OUR PORTFOLIO.
THOSE ARE HIGHLY LIQUID. AND WE DO RECEIVE A GOOD YIELD ON THOSE.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE I JUST WANT YOU TO SEE THE DIVERSIFICATION THAT WE DO HAVE.
AND THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE THAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, AN ALLOCATION OF HOW WE INVEST.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. OUR NEXT ITEM IS DEPARTMENTAL OVERVIEW VOLUNTEERS IN PLANO.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL AGAIN, ANDREW FORTUNE, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS.
I ALSO HAVE THE PLEASURE OF OVERSEEING OUR VOLUNTEERS IN PLANO DIVISION.
I AM NOT CORINA SADLER. I WILL INVITE HER UP HERE MOMENTARILY.
VIP WAS ACTUALLY FOUNDED IN 1983, SO IN 2028 WILL BE COMING UP ON OUR 45 YEAR ANNIVERSARY.
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WE HAVE, AS I MENTIONED, INCREDIBLE TEAM WITH CORINA MORGAN AND LAURA LEE.MANY OF YOU HAVE INTERACTED WITH THE DIVISION OVER THE YEARS.
THE TEAM HAS ACTUALLY RECEIVED FOUR NATIONAL AWARDS FOR THEIR WORK IN THIS SPACE.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, CORINA WAS REAPPOINTED THIS YEAR BY GOVERNOR ABBOTT TO SERVE A SECOND TERM ON THE NATIONAL SERVICE COMMISSION FOR TEXAS, WHICH IS A HUGE HONOR AND CERTAINLY RECOGNIZES THE GREAT WORK THAT SHE'S DOING FOR THE PROGRAM.
AND SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO INVITE CORINA UP TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE. THANK YOU ANDREW.
WE ARE A SMALL BUT MIGHTY TEAM OF THREE. WE'RE LOCATED RIGHT HERE IN CITY HALL ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
COME BY ANY TIME AND SAY HELLO. WE ARE THE BRIDGE BETWEEN AN INCREDIBLY GENEROUS COMMUNITY OF NEIGHBORS WHO RAISE THEIR HAND AND SAY, I WANT TO HELP THE CITY. TO THE CITY STAFF THAT I WILL REFER TO AS TEAM PLANO FOR THIS PRESENTATION WHO SAY, COME AND JOIN US IN SERVICE, WORK ALONGSIDE US AND REMOVE BARRIERS AND OPEN DOORS TO VOLUNTEERING WITHIN THEIR DIFFERENT CITY DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS. WE WORK WITH 20 DIFFERENT INITIATIVES, PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENTS, AND DIVISIONS.
WE HAVE OVER 100 STAFF THAT REGULARLY WORK WITH VOLUNTEERS, EITHER DIRECT SUPERVISION, A COMMUNICATION, OR HAVE A TOUCH POINT IN THE VOLUNTEER JOURNEY AS SOMEONE CHOOSES TO SERVE WITH THE CITY OF PLANO.
WE ALSO HAVE AN EXISTING VOLUNTEER BASE THAT WE INTERACT WITH ON A REGULAR BASIS EMAILS, PHONE CALLS, IN-PERSON MEETINGS, OPPORTUNITIES TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT THEIR VOLUNTEERING, NOT ONLY WHAT IT MEANS TO THEM, BUT HOW THEY CAN FURTHER GET ENGAGED. AND WE ALSO HAVE FUTURE AND ASPIRING VOLUNTEERS, THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED, COMING TO PLANO FOR THE FIRST TIME, THEY MIGHT HAVE VOLUNTEERED ELSEWHERE AND WANT TO KNOW, WHAT CAN I DO HERE? AND WE ALSO RECEIVE INTEREST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON WHAT DOES CIVIC ENGAGEMENT LOOK LIKE IN THE CITY. THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES ALSO HAVE QUESTIONS.
COUNTY GOVERNMENTS AND THEN OTHER NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INQUIRING ABOUT VIP.
AND THEN OUR MOST SENIOR VETERAN VOLUNTEER IS 93.
OUR VOLUNTEERS HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT THEY SPEAK OVER 65 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.
THEY COME FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS. WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS WITH DECADES OF CAREER EXPERTISE.
SO MANY, SO MANY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THAT THEY WANT TO LEND BACK TO THEIR CITY.
I'LL QUICKLY GO THROUGH OUR CORE SERVICES AS A TEAM OF THREE.
WE DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS AT VIP, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE.
THE BIGGEST THING THAT WE DO IS, IS MOBILIZE PEOPLE, THOSE GOOD NEIGHBORS THAT WANT TO HELP.
WE TRY TO CREATE A CONSISTENT EXPERIENCE. WHILE EACH DEPARTMENT IS UNIQUE IN THEIR CULTURE, THEIR INITIATIVES, WHAT VOLUNTEERING LOOKS LIKE AT ANY GIVEN PROGRAM, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE APPLICATION PROCESS, THE WAIVERS WE MIGHT DO, INTERVIEWING, THE BACKGROUND CHECKS, ALL OF THOSE ARE CONVENIENT, EASY TO GET THROUGH, AND THEY HAVE THE SUPPORT OF VIP TO GET THEM TO THE GOAL OF HANDS ON VOLUNTEERING.
SO WE WORK ON THE POSITION DESCRIPTIONS, ANY QUALIFICATIONS THAT ARE NECESSARY.
AND WE MANAGE THAT ONBOARDING AND SCHEDULING.
AND SO WE MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ALL MAKE SENSE.
AND SO WE RUN AN ADOPT AN ANGEL PROGRAM EVERY HOLIDAY SEASON.
WE ALSO RECOGNIZE TEAM PLANO WITH CERTIFICATES AND DIFFERENT AWARDS, LIKE OUR VOLUNTEER SUPERVISOR OF THE YEAR, WHERE WE RECOGNIZE 1 OR 2 EMPLOYEES THAT REALLY GO ABOVE AND BEYOND AND THEIR DESIRE TO CHAMPION VOLUNTEERING IN THEIR DEPARTMENT.
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SO I MENTIONED THE APPLICATIONS. WE DO GROW GREAT WAITING LISTS.WE HAVE AN ONLINE VERSION OF VIP, WHICH WE CALL THE VOLUNTEER PORTAL.
ANYONE CAN GO ONLINE AND SIGN UP. THEY CAN BROWSE THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE.
AND SO THAT'S ABOUT EIGHT NEW APPLICATIONS EVERY DAY, ALL YEAR LONG.
AND SO WE LOOK AT THOSE APPLICATIONS. WE ANSWER QUESTIONS.
WE SEE IF THEY PUT A COMMENT. WE MANAGE ABOUT 60 ONGOING VOLUNTEER POSITIONS SHELVING BOOKS AT THE LIBRARY, WALKING DOGS AT ANIMAL SERVICES. AND THEN WE HAVE ALMOST 400 SHIFTED OPPORTUNITIES THAT COME AND GO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, HELPING OUT AT 4TH OF JULY, HELPING OUT AT A BOOK SALE.
AND SO WE MAKE SURE ALL OF THOSE ARE WORKING CORRECTLY AND THE VOLUNTEERS CAN FIND THEM AND THEY CAN GET SIGNED UP AND RECEIVE CONFIRMATION THAT THEY'RE SCHEDULED AND READY TO GO. WE ALSO TRACK AND COMPILE INFORMATION ABOUT VOLUNTEERS, WHICH WE CAN DISTRIBUTE TO THE DEPARTMENTS AT ANY TIME.
AND THEN SINCE SOFTWARE FOR THE MOST PART IS INTUITIVE, THERE ARE STILL SOME CHALLENGES WITH TECH.
WE HAVE ABOUT 100 CITY STAFF THAT ARE IN THE VOLUNTEER PORTAL AS PROGRAM MANAGERS, AND THEN ANY OF THOSE 6000 USERS CAN SEND US AN EMAIL AND WE WILL HELP THEM WITH THEIR PROFILE OR IF THEY HAVE TECH QUESTIONS.
ONE OF THE FAVORITE PARTS OF MY JOB IS THROWING SOME PRETTY FUN PARTIES.
SO WE GET TO RECOGNIZE VOLUNTEERS. WE HAVE ANYWHERE FROM 12 TO 14 DIFFERENT VOLUNTEER RECOGNITIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WHERE WE GIVE OUT T SHIRTS, SWAG. WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS TO INTERACT TOGETHER, KIND OF AWAY FROM THEIR THEIR DAY JOB VOLUNTEERING AND GET TO BE RECOGNIZED.
PRETTY AMAZING. SO MAKING SURE WHEN OUR VOLUNTEERS HIT MILESTONES, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THEM.
IT'S EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO US THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THEM.
WE EMAIL BIRTHDAY CARDS, WE SEND HANDWRITTEN NOTES, A LOT OF EMAILS.
AND WE ALSO PUT TOGETHER A REALLY POPULAR QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER.
AND THEN WE ALSO PRODUCE OUR ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH IS SENT TO EVERYONE IN OUR, IN OUR VOLUNTEERISM COMMUNITY, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF THE BEHIND THE SCENES WORK THAT WE DO.
AND NEW THIS YEAR IS THE PLANO MAYOR'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD.
HOPEFULLY YOU RECEIVED YOUR GOLD PIN. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE AS WELL.
FOR VOLUNTEERS THAT LOG OVER 100 HOURS IN THE VOLUNTEER PORTAL, THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT AWARD, WHICH WE'VE EXPANDED THIS YEAR FOR A FULL PROGRAM.
SO THEY'LL RECEIVE A SIGNED CERTIFICATE AND THIS GOLD MAGNETIC PIN FOR THEIR SERVICE.
AND THEY'RE ELIGIBLE ONCE EVERY CALENDAR YEAR.
YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE FRONT PAGE OF OUR ANNUAL REPORT, WE DO CAPTURE VALUE.
IF I HAD TO GIVE A VALUE, WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE FOR THE MANY HOURS OF OF SERVICE THAT OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE GIVING? AND SO FOR THE FIRST TIME, THAT VALUE HAS EXCEEDED $3 MILLION FOR THE VIP PROGRAM.
I'M REALLY PROUD OF THAT NUMBER BECAUSE IT SYMBOLIZES THE INVESTMENT THAT OUR VOLUNTEERS GIVE, YOU KNOW, PUT BACK INTO THEIR COMMUNITY. MANY OF THEM SERVE WITH MANY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS.
AND AS I WRAP UP, I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OTHER AREAS WHERE WE MOBILIZE FOLKS TO HELP OUT.
WE DO HAVE A COURT ORDERED COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM.
SO LAURA LEE HANDLES THAT PROGRAM, ALMOST 400 PEOPLE A YEAR.
WE ALSO HAVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
THEY WANT TO COME OUT AND DO A CORPORATE VOLUNTEER DAY.
WE DO OUR BEST WITH CAPACITY TO TO SCHEDULE THOSE.
AND THEN WE HAVE A LARGE GROUP. YOU'LL NOTICE IN THE ANNUAL REPORT FOR SUSTAINABILITY.
SHOUT OUT TO LIVE GREEN IN PLANO. A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS THAT WANT TO KEEP PLANO BEAUTIFUL.
AND THEN I SHOUT OUT TO OUR TEEN VOLUNTEERS AS WELL.
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SUMMER CAMPS WITH PARKS AND REC AND OF COURSE, THE PLANO PUBLIC LIBRARY AS WELL.IT'S A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US. I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. CORINA. THAT'S THAT'S AMAZING. GREAT JOB.
ANY. OH, THERE'S. COUNCIL MEMBER KEHR. I ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE A QUESTION.
YOU KNOW, THE VIP CONTRIBUTES SO MUCH TO THE HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE WE HAVE HERE IN PLANO.
NOT ONLY THE RECIPIENTS WHO HAVE SOME WORK DONE IN THEIR YARD, ETC., BUT ALSO TO THE VOLUNTEERS AS I AS I MEET PEOPLE AROUND THE CITY, PEOPLE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE A VOLUNTEER. THEY'RE APPRECIATIVE OF THE OPPORTUNITY AND THEY LOVE GIVING IN THIS WAY.
SO I THINK YOU'RE MAKING A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO OUR COMMUNITY HERE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
SO ACTUALLY, I WAS REALLY EXCITED THAT YOU YOU MENTIONED COURT COURT ORDERED COMMUNITY SERVICE.
SO DO THE PROBATION OFFICER CONTACT YOU OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT IS COORDINATED THROUGH THE PROBATION OFFICER WITH THE COURT, HOW DOES THAT WORK? YEAH.
SO IN THE CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE DIFFERENT COURTS, WE GO ON AN APPROVED LIST.
SO WHAT ABOUT JUVENILE? DO YOU DO ANY TYPE OF COURT ORDERED COMMUNITY SERVICE WITH THEM? WITH JUVENILE, WE ARE MORE LIMITED. WE DO OF COURSE, WITH PLANO TEEN COURT HAVE A RELATIONSHIP.
WE RUN THE VOLUNTEER SIDE OF PLANO TEEN COURT, BUT THE OFFENDER SIDE OR THOSE THAT ARE SEEKING COMMUNITY SERVICE, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEY CALL THEM AT PLANO TEEN COURT. IT IS MORE CHALLENGING FOR UNDER 18.
IS IT BECAUSE OF THE BECAUSE WHAT THEY ARE LIMITED IN DOING IT.
AND TYPICALLY OUR CITY FACILITIES ARE NOT DON'T HAVE OPPORTUNITIES EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS.
SURE. SO DURING THE SCREENING PROCESS, LAURA LEE WILL KIND OF GIVE THEM THEIR OPTIONS.
THEY COULD INCLUDE COMMUNITY SERVICE AT PLANO ANIMAL SERVICES.
WE ALSO HAVE THREE PARKS MAINTENANCE SITES. AND WE ALSO HAVE TEXAS PURE PRODUCTS.
AND NOT EVERYONE IS ELIGIBLE FOR ALL OF THOSE.
IT JUST DEPENDS ON ON THEIR APPLICATION. YEAH, THAT WAS ANOTHER ONE OF MY QUESTION WAS THAT WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM? YEAH. SO EVERY DEPARTMENT IN WORKING WITH US CAN DETERMINE THE, THE NUMBER OF OFFENSES OR THE NUMBER OF HOURS THAT THEY WOULD MAKE ELIGIBLE FOR AN APPLICANT.
AND THEN WE ASSIST THEM. SOME OF THEM HAVE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF, OF THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM.
AND SO THEY COME WITH A LIST OF QUALIFIERS. OTHERS THAT DO NOT, BASED ON OUR EXPERTISE WILL HELP FACILITATE KIND OF WHAT THAT QUALIFICATION WOULD LOOK LIKE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES OF COURSE. THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER LAVINE. THANK YOU. MAYOR. CORINA, YOU MENTIONED THE BOOK SALE IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU DO HELP WITH VOLUNTEERS FOR. AND I JUST WANT TO DO A SHOUT OUT TO THE LIBRARY SYSTEM.
AND THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY COULD NOT DO WHAT THEY DO WITHOUT THE VOLUNTEERS AND THE ORGANIZATION THAT YOU PROVIDE WHICH ENABLES THE FRIENDS TO RAISE OVER $100,000 A YEAR FOR LIBRARY PROGRAMS. SO THAT'S REAL MONEY COMING BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR VOLUNTEERS AND MUCH APPRECIATED.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CORINA.
APPRECIATE IT. OKAY, OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE CONSENT AND REGULAR AGENDAS.
I KNOW ITEM D AND G HAVE BEEN PULLED BY A SPEAKER.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS A COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE? OKAY. NEXT ITEM IS ITEM SEVEN. COUNCIL COUNCIL ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON FUTURE AGENDAS.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION IF COUNCIL AGREES WITH ME THAT NEXT MONTH WE HAVE TWO MEETINGS JUNE 8TH AND JUNE 22ND. AND THEN WE WILL NOT MEET ON IN JULY.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT WE HAVE OUR COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST ON THE 22ND.
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SINCE THERE WILL BE SUCH A LARGE GAP IN, IN TIME THAT WE WON'T HAVE A MEETING AND AT LEAST THIS WILL CLOSE IT DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT.JUST WANTING TO SEE IF THE REST OF THE COUNCIL WOULD BE OKAY WITH PUTTING IT ON THE SECOND MEETING IN JUNE, BECAUSE THERE'S NO MEETING IN JULY. SECOND, YOU DIDN'T PUT ME ON SECOND.
YEAH. THERE'S NO VOTING. I JUST CAN I JUST MAKE A COMMENT? I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GREAT IDEA BECAUSE THAT WAY IT WOULD ACTUALLY SORT OF SO THE COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST WOULDN'T BE SO FAR GAPPED DUE TO OUR JULY SCHEDULE AND OUR JULY MEETINGS BEING ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF JULY.
RIGHT? YEAH. YEAH. THIRD WEEK. OKAY. IS THAT OKAY? OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY OTHER ITEM? OKAY.
WE WILL TAKE A RECESS AND RETURN AT 7:00. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.