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[PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING]
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 THE ATTORNEY TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE AND DISCUSS LITIGATION.SECTION 551.087 TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MATTERS.
AND SECTION 551.074 TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS.
I NOW DECLARE THAT THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING IS RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION, THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE PRELIMINARY AGENDA IS CONSIDERATION AND ACTION RESULTING FROM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SLOW AT THE TRIGGER A LITTLE BIT.
WE'LL DO A HAND VOTE. I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ON THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION DISCUSSION.
ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION PASSES 8 TO 0.
THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM IS PERSONNEL REAPPOINTMENTS ON PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
YOUR HONOR. GO AHEAD. FOR PLANNING AND ZONING WITH DISCUSSION WITH COUNCILWOMAN DOWNS, WE'D LIKE TO RENOMINATE BEN ALI, DOUG BENDER, AND SHAUN LEINFELTER FOR A SECOND TERM SERVING ON P&Z, AND WE WILL HAVE ONE VACANCY.
ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION PASSES 8-0.
THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE MUNICIPAL COURT YOUTH DIVERSION PROGRAM PRESENTATION.
WELCOME, JUDGE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE INVITATION TO COME HERE.
I BROUGHT WITH ME THE BRAINS BEHIND THE PROGRAM, ANA MARTINEZ.
I THINK THAT I PROBABLY TALK ABOUT THIS AD NAUSEUM EVERY QUARTER IN MY REPORT TO YOU GUYS.
SO YOU PROBABLY ARE MORE AWARE OF WHAT GOES ON IN THIS PROGRAM THAN I AM.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU KIND OF A BRIEF OVERVIEW. IT'S GOING TO BE REDUNDANT.
OH. AS YOU KNOW, IT WAS PASSED IN THE 88TH LEGISLATURE IN 2023 AS THE YOUTH DIVERSION AND EARLY INTERVENTION ACT, AND THE PURPOSE OF IT WAS TO AFFORD CHILDREN.
AND THEY ARE JUVENILES, HERETOFORE KNOWN AS CHILDREN UNDER THE NEW LEGISLATION, AGE 10 TO 17, AND IT AFFORDS THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO AVOID EXPOSURE TO THE LEGAL SYSTEM, THE JUVENILE LEGAL SYSTEM.
IT KEEPS THEM OFF THEIR CRIMINAL RECORD IF THEY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THEIR DIVERSION PROGRAM.
THERE ARE WAYS TO GET ACCESS TO THEM, THOSE RECORDS.
SO IT WENT INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1ST, 2025, AND THERE WAS A TWO YEAR, BASICALLY, DELAY IN IMPLEMENTING IT BECAUSE IT WAS SUCH A DRAMATIC CHANGE IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM.
WE GOT A GOOD JUMP THANKS TO ANA AND HER STAFF, AND I THINK WE ARE PROBABLY.
WE HAVE BEEN. SHE'S BEEN SOLICITED BY OTHER CITIES BECAUSE OF THIS PROGRAM AND WITH GOOD REASON.
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SHE DOES A GREAT JOB WITH THIS. I COULD GO THROUGH ALL THE ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM, HOW YOU CAN QUALIFY FOR IT. BASICALLY, THE CLASS C MISDEMEANORS, PENAL CODE VIOLATIONS, ALCOHOL AND BEVERAGE VIOLATIONS, TOBACCO VIOLATIONS, HEALTH AND SAFETY VIOLATIONS, PLANO CITY ORDINANCES.NO TRANSPORTATION CODE VIOLATIONS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS.
THAT'S BASICALLY BECAUSE IF THEY DO GET CONVICTED OF A TRANSPORTATION CODE VIOLATION, THEY WILL COME OFF THEIR RECORD IN THREE YEARS FROM THE DPS, IF THEY DO GET A VIOLATION CONVICTION.
THEY HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE PARENT. PARENTS GOT TO SIGN OFF ON IT.
AND THE LEGISLATURE INTENDED FOR THIS TO BE A KIND OF A FAMILY AFFAIR.
THEY WANT THE KIDS, THE CHILDREN TO HAVE A BETTER HOME ENVIRONMENT.
A LOT OF THESE KIDS DO NOT. AND I'VE GIVEN YOU A BOOK.
I WANT TO GO OFF TOPIC FOR JUST A SECOND. IT'S LARGE.
BUT I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. AND IT WILL GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE KIND OF WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THERE ON THOSE TYPE OF FORMS THAT WE HAVE TO COMPLY WITH, WITH THE STATE.
IF THEY OBJECT TO A DIVERSION, THEN IT STOPS RIGHT THERE.
IT'S REFERRED TO THE COURT AND THEN THEY PROCEED UNDER THE REGULAR JUVENILE JUSTICE.
SHE KNOWS ALL THE INTRICACIES. SHE KNOWS THE NUMBERS.
YES. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE.
MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF. THANK YOU.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD AND. IT'S A VERY BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM.
BASICALLY WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PROVIDE YOU WITH SHARE SOME OUTCOMES, HIGHLIGHT THE BENEFITS OF YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY AND HOW THEY BENEFIT FROM THIS. THE YOUTH DIVERSION COORDINATOR, THAT WILL BE ME.
I HANDLE ALL THE CASES. FIRST THEY COME IN AND THEN OUR PROSECUTION OFFICE REVIEWS THE CASES.
AND THEN LIKE JUDGE MCNULTY SAID, IF THEY GET APPROVED, THEY COME TO ME.
WE SET THEM UP FOR A MEETING WITH THE PARENTS.
AND THEN MY DUTIES IS DEVELOPING THE DIVERSION PLAN, MONITOR COMPLIANCE, MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE CASES, PROMOTING ACCOUNTABILITY AND SUPPORT, CLOSING THE CASES ONCE THEY ARE COMPLETED.
AND THEN EXPUNGE YOU DIVERSION DOCUMENTS UPON COMPLETION OF ONCE THE DEFENDANT OR THE JUVENILE GETS TO TURN 18 YEARS OLD. ALL THOSE DOCUMENTS ARE EXPUNGED WITHOUT ANY MOTIONS SUBMITTED TO THE COURT.
SO THAT IS SOME OF THE DUTIES THAT I PERFORM WITHIN THAT PROGRAM.
AND THEN WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT DIVERSION PROGRAMS. WE, THE MUNICIPAL COURT, WE DO THE INTERMEDIATE DIVERSION, WHICH THE JUVENILES DON'T SEE THE JUDGE AT ALL.
THEY SEE THE JUVENILE CASE MANAGER AND WE SET THEM UP TO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM IF THEY AGREE TO PARTICIPATE IN. WE DON'T DO ANY JUDICIAL, BUT THAT IS ONE OTHER OPTION THAT THE COURTS MAY HAVE IF THEY WANT TO GO JUDICIAL AS WELL.
JUST NOT TO INTERRUPT. THE JUDICIAL DIVERSION PROGRAM BASICALLY ELIMINATES THE NEED AND THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE ELECTED NOT TO PROCEED WITH THE JUDICIAL DIVERSION, BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET THEIR INPUT ON ALL THESE CASES.
THAT'S WHY WE DIDN'T GO WITH THE JUDICIAL DIVERSION.
WE WENT WITH THE INTERMEDIATE DIVERSION. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF EYES AND EARS ON THESE KIDS AND ALL THESE CHARGES SO THAT WE DO IT RIGHT FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES. YES.
SO ONCE WE GET THE JUVENILE TO PARTICIPATE, THEY CAN ONLY PARTICIPATE ONCE EVERY 12 MONTHS.
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IF THEY GET ANOTHER CITATION OR OFFENSE WITHIN THAT PERIOD OF TIME, THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT ONE.SO THAT IS. IF THEY FAIL TO COMPLY, THEN WE SET THEM FOR A HEARING WITH THE JUDGE AND MYSELF.
AND THEN WE GO OVER AND DETERMINE IF THEY NEED MORE TIME, IF THEY JUST DIDN'T WANT TO COMPLETE IT, IF THEY HAVE NO DESIRE TO COMPLETE THIS PROGRAM, THEN THE JUDGE THEN DECIDES WHAT TO DO.
IF HE REFERS THEM TO THE PROSECUTION OFFICE, AND THEN THAT CHARGE IS ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM.
AND IT IS SIGNIFICANT TO NOTE THAT THIS IS THE ONE INSTANCE WHEN MUNICIPAL COURTS ARE GIVEN JURISDICTION IN A CASE UP TO 12 MONTHS, NORMALLY IT'S 180 DAYS. BUT FOR LOCAL YOUTH DIVERSION, WE HAVE JURISDICTION OVER THESE KIDS FOR 12 MONTHS.
THEN THE CASE IS CLOSED. THEY RECEIVE A COMPLETION LETTER FROM US FOR MYSELF.
AND I SUBMIT ALL THOSE DOCUMENTATION. I SUBMIT A ORDER TO THE JUDGE TO SIGN OFF SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GET ALL THOSE DOCUMENTS TOGETHER SO THEY CAN BE EXPUNGED ON THEIR 18TH BIRTHDAY. SAMPLES OF DIVERSION PROGRAMS. WE CAN DO. WHAT WE CAN DO. AND LET'S SAY IF THEY DECIDE THAT THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE, WE CAN DO A STATE APPROVED DRUG EDUCATION COURSES, COURT APPROVED ALCOHOL, COURT APPROVED THEFT.
IT JUST DEPENDS. WE ALSO USE OUR TEEN COURT PROGRAM.
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE. WELL, PROGRAMS. WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU SOME OUTCOMES THAT WE HAVE.
FROM JANUARY 1ST, THAT'S WHEN WE STARTED. 2025 TO MARCH 30TH OF THIS YEAR.
WE HAD YOUTH DIVERSION CASES FILED 186. WE HAD COMPLETED AT THAT POINT 9 YOUTH DIVERSION CASES PENDING REVIEW, 30 YOUTH DIVERSION CASES DENIED AND SO ON.
WE HAVE THAT. SO AT THAT POINT, WE HAD YOUTH DIVERSION CASES SET FOR MEETINGS.
YES, IT'S A CLARK SUPERVISOR AND HER NAME IS CARRIE AND SHE'S AMAZING.
SHE DEVELOPED THIS WHOLE PROCESS. AND SO WE CANNOT GO WRONG WITH FOLLOWING EVERY STEP, ACCORDING TO IF THEY GET APPROVED OR IF THEY DON'T WANT TO PARTICIPATE OR IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE ENTERED INTO THE COURT SYSTEM. AND JUST FYI, THIS CHART. IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO IT. THIS CHART HAS CHANGED AT LEAST THREE TIMES SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM.
EVERY TIME SOMETHING NEW POPS UP, SOME OTHER NEW CONTINGENCY, SOMETHING HAPPENS THAT WE WERE NOT AWARE OF, NO ONE ELSE WAS AWARE OF. WE CHANGED THIS PROCESS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE COMPLIANT WITH ALL THE RULES AND REGULATIONS AND THE LEGISLATION.
AT THIS POINT, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR HAVING US HERE.
OUR MAIN GOAL FOR THIS PROGRAM FOR US IS TO PROVIDE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE OPPORTUNITIES OF ACCOUNTABILITY, GROWTH AND POSITIVE CHANGE IN ORDER FOR THEM.
SO WE TRY TO HELP THEM, WE TRY TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM.
SO FAR, WE HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH THEM, AND WE'RE SO VERY HAPPY THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO THAT.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYONE'S SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
PROBABLY A LOT MORE INFORMATION THAN YOU WANTED.
WE DID ATTACH A LOT OF THE EXHIBITS OF THE FORMS THAT WE DO USE WITH THE CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS.
AND I DON'T THINK WE ATTACHED ANY OF THE MOUS THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR DIVERSION PROGRAMS. BUT IF YOU EVER WANT TO SEE THEM, WE'VE GOT COPIES OF THOSE AS WELL AND A COPY OF THE LEGISLATION, AND IT'S CONFUSING ENOUGH AS IT IS. THANK YOU, JUDGE.
THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. THANK YOU. MARIA. YES.
SO THANK YOU, JUDGE. I APPRECIATE THE COMPLETE PACKAGE THAT YOU PUT TOGETHER.
AND I ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH THEM AND THEY'RE VERY THOROUGH AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
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AND I KNOW THAT PLANO MUNICIPAL COURT HAS BEEN DOING A LOT WITH YOUNG TEENAGERS THROUGH TEEN COURT, EVEN BEFORE YOU GUYS OFFICIALLY ADOPTED THIS DIVERSION PROGRAM.AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE WE WANT OUR KIDS TO PROSPER AND GROW.
WE DON'T WANT THEM TO BECOME CRIMINALS. RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. AND ONCE THEY GET LABELED, YOU KNOW, IT'S LABELED FOR LIFE.
SO I JUST WANT TO GO THROUGH LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF PROCESS.
AND YOU CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. SO LET'S SAY A KID GETS IN A FIGHT, YOU KNOW, IN SCHOOL.
RIGHT. AND THE POLICE THEN PICK UP THE CHILD AND THEN BRING THEM TO.
I GUESS WOULD THEY BRING THEM TO YOU? OR THEY JUST GET A CITATION, THEN THEY COME TO THE COURT, RIGHT? THEY DON'T GET A CITATION ANYMORE. THEY GET WHAT'S CALLED A CHARGE.
OKAY. IT'S CALLED A NOTICE OF CHARGE. AND IT'S ON THE SAME CITATION FORM THAT WE'VE ALWAYS USED.
BUT WE'VE BROKEN DOWN THREE DISTINCT PARAGRAPHS AT THE END.
AND I CAN'T REMEMBER IF IT'S THE FIRST OR SECOND PARAGRAPH.
DEALS WITH THE CHILDREN. SO LET'S SAY THEY GET IN A FIGHT IN THE SCHOOL AND THEN THE POLICE WILL WRITE THEM UP, BASICALLY. THEY WILL GIVE THEM A CHARGE AND HAND THEM A CHARGE AND SAY, YOU NEED TO SHOW UP IN COURT ON SUCH AND SUCH A DATE, NO? NO, YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT THE JUVENILE CASE MANAGER.
HER CONTACT INFORMATION IS ON THAT CHARGE, CONTACT HER WITHIN A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME, AND THEN SHE WILL SET UP A MEETING WITH THE CHILD AND THEIR PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN, AND THAT'S WHERE SHE WILL DEVELOP WHATEVER SHE BELIEVES IS IN THEIR BEST INTEREST, WHAT KIND OF DIVERSION PROGRAM. GOT IT. SO THE PARENTS ARE ALSO NOTIFIED OF THAT? ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT. SO THEY GET THE NOTICE.
CONTACT THE COURT CLERK AND SET UP A MEETING.
THE ENTIRE FAMILY OR AT LEAST ONE OF THE PARENTS.
WE'RE LUCKY IF WE GET A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN, TO BE HONEST.
AND THEN A MEETING IS SET. AND THAT IS WHERE IT'S LAID OUT, THAT THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO ENSURE THAT THIS DOESN'T SHOW UP ON YOUR CRIMINAL RECORD. IS THAT HOW IT WORKS? THAT'S CORRECT. AND THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO COMPLETE LIKE COMMUNITY SERVICE OR CERTAIN EXTENT OF.
YES. SO I WOULD GO THROUGH THE CHARGE. I TALKED TO THE CHILD, I TALKED TO THE MOTHER AND WE GO SOMETIMES THE PARENTS, THEY LET ME KNOW. I THINK HE SHOULD DO COMMUNITY SERVICE.
SO YES, COMMUNITY SERVICE, WE DESIGN THE PLAN.
LET'S SAY THIS IS DISORDERLY CONDUCT. WHAT HAPPENED? WE ASK. THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU CANNOT REALLY DO IN COURT, LIKE WHAT HAPPENED? WHY DID YOU GET IN A FIGHT? SO THEY ASK. WELL, I JUST GOT UPSET.
I JUST GOT MAD. SO WE KIND OF GO DEEP INTO. OKAY.
THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION. YES. SO DO YOU OFFER LIKE FAMILY COUNSELING AND RESOURCES FOR THEM TO ATTEND? AND ARE THESE SUBSIDIZED OR THESE HAVE TO BE PAID BY THE FAMILY? THEY'RE FREE. THEY'RE FREE. WE'RE TRYING TO STRIVE.
WE STRIVE TO GET AS MANY FREE PROGRAMS AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.
THEN IT POPS UP ON YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN AND THEN YOU SUBMIT THAT TO THE COURT.
THIS IS AN EXPUNCTION. THIS IS NOT A SEALING.
THIS IS NOT A SEALING. NO, IT'S AN EXPUNCTION.
SO IT'S AN ORDER THAT I WILL SEND AN ORDER AROUND TO THE PD AND WHOEVER ELSE MIGHT HAVE JUST LIKE A REGULAR EXPANSION, I WILL SEND THE ORDER AROUND. AND THEN ALL THOSE DOCUMENTS ARE SENT TO ANA.
AND THEN SHE MAINTAINS THAT THERE. AND THEN THAT'S ALL ERASED.
AND WE MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH TYLER TO CREATE KIND OF A SECRET.
WE CALL IT THE SECRET SIDE, WHERE THE CHARGES ARE, AND ONLY A FEW OF US HAVE ACCESS TO IT.
AND IT'S SEPARATE FROM THE PUBLIC RECORD CITATIONS THAT KIDS MIGHT GET OR ADULTS MIGHT GET, BUT IT'S COMPLETELY SEPARATE. THERE'S A DIVIDING WALL THAT NO ONE ELSE CAN ACCESS IT.
I'M SORRY. BUT WHOEVER'S TALKING, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
I'M SORRY. SO WHAT IF, YOU KNOW, THE CHILD IS LIKE 12? YOU KNOW, SO IT'S LIKE SIX YEARS BEFORE THEY TURN 18.
SO DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME, IS THERE ANY WAY TO PROTECT THE RECORDS? LIKE, CAN THEY COME IN AND DO A SEALING OF THE RECORDS, OR DO THEY MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE HAVE ACCESS TO THE JUVENILE RECORDS?
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NO ONE HAS ACCESS TO THEM. ANA HAS POSSESSION OF EVERYTHING AT ALL TIMES.SHE'S GOT IT UNDER LOCK AND KEY AND COMES UP ON HER COMPUTER WHEN.
AND OF COURSE, WE HAVEN'T BEEN IN THIS THAT LONG FOR SIX YEARS.
BUT SHE'S GOT IT UNDER LOCK AND KEY SO THAT IT WILL BE PHYSICALLY DESTROYED.
IT CAN'T BE TAKEN, AND NO ONE ELSE HAS ACCESS TO IT.
I SEE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS. SURE.
WHEN A PARENT SHOWS UP, WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MANDATE A PARENT PARTICIPATE IN SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS WITH THE KIDS, BECAUSE WE HAVE VERY EXHAUSTIVE QUESTIONNAIRES FOR THE PARENTS AND THE KIDS.
SO WHEN THEY FILL THOSE OUT, IT'S PRETTY APPARENT THAT SOMETIMES THE PARENT DOESN'T KNOW THE KID THAT WELL, DOESN'T REALIZE WHAT THE REAL PROBLEMS ARE WHEN THEY'RE ABUNDANTLY OBVIOUS TO EVERYONE ELSE, AND THAT PARENT NEEDS TO BE INVOLVED WITH THEIR KIDS SO WE CAN MANDATE THAT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER LEVINE. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I'M CURIOUS, ONE OF THE CATEGORIES IN YOUR CHART IS CHARGES DENIED.
DOES THAT MEAN THAT THEY ARE PLEADING INNOCENT OR THEY DIDN'T DO IT? OR WHAT ELSE DOES THAT MEAN? SO WHEN A CHARGE IS DENIED, THE PROSECUTION WILL REVIEW IT.
SO THEY GO INTO DETAILS, THEY REVIEW IT AND THAT'S HOW THE CHARGE GETS DENIED.
SO WHEN IT GETS DENIED FOR OUR PROGRAM, THEN IT GETS ENTERED INTO THE COURT SYSTEM, WHICH WHEN THEY COME IN AND THEY SPEAK TO THE JUDGES AND THE PROSECUTION AGAIN, THEN MOST LIKELY THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE OPTIONS.
RIGHT. THAT IS THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM AS WE ALL KNOW IT, WITHOUT THE DIVERSION PROGRAM.
AND THE DENIED FUNCTION IS THAT OF THE PROSECUTOR.
SO ESSENTIALLY, THEY'RE GOING TO TRIAL. THEY WILL GO TO COURT.
AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY PLEAD GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY OR NO CONTEST, IT'S UP TO THEM.
WE TRY TO DO AS MANY THINGS AS WE CAN FOR THESE KIDS TO TRY TO KEEP IT OFF THE RECORDS.
IF IN YOUR JUDGMENT WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO COURT AND YOU FIND THAT THEY DID DO IT. CAN THEY THEN GO THROUGH THE DEFERMENT? OR. UNDER THE FIRST ITERATION OF THIS LEGISLATION, THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.
IF THEY CHOSE NOT TO GO WITH DIVERSION, THEN WE HAD TO OFFER THEM DIVERSION.
IF THEY ENTERED A PLEA OF NOT GUILTY OR FOUND GUILTY AT TRIAL, WE HAD TO OFFER THEM DIVERSION.
OKAY. AND THEN THE LEGISLATURE, IN THE LATEST LEGISLATIVE SESSION REMOVED THAT AND SAID THAT IF THEY DON'T WANT IT, THEN THEY'VE GOT TO GO THROUGH THE REGULAR SYSTEM.
WE CAN OFFER THEM COMMUNITY SERVICE THAT WAY.
IT WILL KEEP IT OFF THE RECORD. AND AGAIN, THAT'S THE GOAL ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS.
AND WE'RE TRYING TO CORRECT THAT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT.
BUT I WANT TO TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT RECIDIVISM. DO YOU SEE ANY RECORDS? DO WE HAVE ANY DATA OF A CHILD THAT GOES THROUGH THE PROGRAM, IS DISMISSED, GONE THROUGH EVERYTHING.
BUT A YEAR DOWN THE LINE THEY HAVE TO REAPPEAR.
SO WE'RE SIX YEARS INTO THIS PROGRAM? OH, NO.
JANUARY 1ST OF 2025. OH. GOT IT. OKAY. SO WE STILL DON'T HAVE THE DATA YET ON THAT? NO, THERE IS NOTHING. AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT THE LEGISLATURE IS GOING TO CHANGE THIS AGAIN IN THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
OKAY. WELL, AGAIN THANK YOU. IT LOOKS LIKE THE PROGRAM IS SUCCESSFUL.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
THE NEXT ITEM IS CONSIDERATION OF THE 2027 COUNCIL MEETING DATES.
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MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IN YOUR PACKET, YOU HAVE A PROPOSAL TO ADJUST THREE COUNCIL MEETING DATES FOR 2027.THE FIRST WOULD BE MONDAY, JULY 12TH. BECAUSE OF THE COUNCIL SUMMER BREAK, WE WOULD LIKE TO ADJUST THAT TO WEDNESDAY, JULY 28TH. THE SECOND ONE IS MONDAY, OCTOBER 11TH DUE TO YOM KIPPUR, COLUMBUS DAY, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY.
WE'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT TO TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12TH.
AND THEN LAST IS MONDAY, DECEMBER 27TH. WE HAVE A WINTER HOLIDAY BREAK AND WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT UP TO TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7TH. WITH THAT, WE BELIEVE WE HAVE AVOIDED ANY OTHER CONFLICTS.
AND IF COUNCIL WOULD ACCEPT THAT, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH SCHEDULING COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR 2027.
MARK. SO MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AUSTIN ENACTED A STATUTE THAT REQUIRES THE COUNCIL TO DESIGNATE AN OFFICIAL OR AN EMPLOYEE TO CALCULATE THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE AND THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE.
AND WITH THAT, SINCE KAREN IS OUR TAX EXPERT, WE WOULD LIKE TO DESIGNATE KAREN RHODES-WHITLEY AS THE CITY OF PLANO'S OFFICIAL DESIGNEE FOR THOSE TAX CALCULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS, KAREN.
FIRST TIME? YEAH. BUT WE DO NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND AND WE'LL DO A HAND VOTE. BUT YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND FINISH YOUR MOTION, COUNCIL MEMBER HORNE. AND THEN I'LL SECOND IT. OKAY. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE KAREN WHITLEY-RHODES AS OUR DESIGNATED OFFICIAL TO CALCULATE THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE FOR THE VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE.
SECOND. OKAY, SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.
ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS, KAREN.
OKAY. NEXT ITEM IS THE CONSENT AND REGULAR AGENDAS.
ANY ITEM A MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE? WE DO HAVE SPEAKERS FOR ITEM Z.
ANY OTHER ITEM? ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM IS ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION, OR FUTURE AGENDAS. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU NOTICE THAT WE WILL BE STARTING A REGULAR CADENCE OF PROVIDING UPDATES ON THE WILLOW BIN DISTRICT PROJECT. SO WE INTEND TO COME BACK AND DO A PRETTY THOROUGH REVIEW ON AT LEAST AN EVERY OTHER MONTH BASIS TO KEEP YOU INFORMED AND THE PUBLIC INFORMED AS FAR AS THE DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE GOING ON THERE. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL HAVE ON OUR AGENDA FROM STAFF IS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY OTHER MONTH WE'RE BRINGING BACK INFORMATION TO SHARE PUBLICLY.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL TAKE A RECESS AND RETURN AT 7:00.
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