* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [CALL TO ORDER ] [00:00:04] I NOW DECLARE THE PLAINTIFF CITY COUNCIL IS RECONVENED INTO OPEN SESSION THAT ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. WE'LL BEGIN TONIGHT'S REGULAR MEETING WITH THE INVOCATION LED BY PASTOR KELVIN FOLEY WITH THE NORTH DALLAS COMMUNITY BIBLE FELLOWSHIP AND THE PLEDGE AND THE TEXAS PLEDGE FOLLOWING THE INVOCATION. WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE? LET'S GO BEFORE THE LORD IN PRAYER. UH, HEAVENLY FATHER, WE JUST HONOR YOU. WE PRAISE YOU, DEAR GOD AND LORD, WE'RE JUST SO THANKFUL FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ABLE TO GATHER THIS EVENING FOR THE CITY OF PLANO, FOR ITS PEOPLE, FOR THE FAMILIES, THE LEADERS, LORD GOD. UH, WE JUST HAVE THE AUDACITY TO BELIEVE YOUR WORD. JAMES ONE, FIVE SAYS THAT IF WE LACK WISDOM TO JUST ASK YOU AND YOU GIVE IT TO US GENEROUSLY AND WITHOUT REPROACH. SO, LORD, THAT'S OUR PRAYER TONIGHT WE'RE JUST ASKING THAT YOU GIVE OUR LEADERS WISDOM TO LEAD DISCERNMENT TO DECIDE, AND THE COURAGE TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT. HELP US TO LISTEN WITH HUMILITY AND LEAD WITH INTEGRITY AND LABOR FOR THE GOOD OF ALL WHEN THERE'S DIFFICULT DECISIONS. GIVE US CLARITY. WHEN THERE'S DIFFERING OPINIONS. GIVE US PATIENCE. LORD, WE'RE JUST ASKING THAT YOU JUST BLESS OUR FAMILIES, THE FUTURES AND, UH, THE FELLOWSHIP OF THIS INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY. LORD, WE ASKING THAT YOU STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITY AND PROTECT OUR CHILDREN, CARE FOR OUR, OUR SENIORS, LORD GOD. AND HELP US JUST TO CONTINUE TO BUILD A CITY MARKED BY, UH, UNITY AND OPPORTUNITY AND ALSO COMPASSION. LORD, ULTIMATELY, WE JUST PRAY, UH, THAT YOU GET THE GLORY OUT OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. WE LOVE YOU AND WE PRAISE YOU. IN JESUS' NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE DUE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC WHERE RICHES STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY, JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, TEXAS GOD IN. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. SO, [(p1) 26-621 Proclamation: September is Hunger Action Month meant to mobilize the public to action on the issue of hunger.] UH, I, SORRY. SO SEPTEMBER IS, UH, HUNGER ACTION MONTH, AND WE'LL JOIN WITH MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ERADICATE HUNGER IN OUR CITY BY HOSTING THE ANNUAL PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. PLEASE JOIN US IN THIS EFFORT. DETAILS CAN BE FOUND IN THE NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK WEBSITE. SO I'D LIKE TO, UH, READ THE PROCLAMATION. IT'S HUNGER ACTION MONTH, SEPTEMBER, 2026, WHEREAS HUNGER ACTION MONTH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2008 BY FEEDING AMERICA AND WORKS TO PROMOTE WAYS FOR INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES EVERYWHERE TO GET INVOLVED AND HELP FIGHT THE HUNGER CRISIS. WHEREAS IN AN EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESS AND CURB THIS TREND, WE LAUNCHED A COMMUNITY INITIATIVE IN 2013 AND I'VE RECEIVED AN OUTPOURING OF LOVE FROM OUR CITIZENS LAST YEAR, THE NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTED 30,343 BACK BACKPACKS FILLED WITH NUTRITIOUS KIT FRIENDLY SNACKS, AND 33,350 MAILBOXES TO PLANO ISD ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, WHICH IS EQUAL TO TWO THOU 235,598 MEALS. AND WHEREAS THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL WILL NOT RELENT IN ITS EFFORTS TO CARE FOR OUR OWN, AND WE CHALLENGE ALL OF COLLIN COUNTY TO GET INVOLVED DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, WE WILL COME TOGETHER TO HELP SOLVE THE HUNGER CRISIS IN NORTH TEXAS BY PARTNERING WITH ALL OF NORTH TEXAS TO PROMOTE AND PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE. THIS WILL BE BOTH VIRTUAL AND IN PERSON OPTIONS FOR PARTICIPATING PEOPLE. THE MORE WE COLLECT, THE MORE IMPACT WE MAKE. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN MINES MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PLANO, TEXAS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER, 2026 AS HUNGER ACTION MONTH IN PLANO. AND I DO THEREBY ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN ME AND THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL AND THE NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK AND WORKING [00:05:01] TOGETHER TO ERADICATE HUNGER IN OUR CITY, COUNTY, STATE, AND NATION. THANK YOU. OUR [(p2) 26-723 Presentation: The City of Plano Public Works and Engineering Departments have received reaccreditation from the American Public Works Association.] NEXT ITEM IS A PRESENTATION FOR THE CITY OF, UH, PLANO PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE RECEIVED RE-ACCREDITATION FROM THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION. SO I WANT TO CALL DOWN ABBY OWENS, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, CALEB THORNHILL, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING, AND ALL OTHER PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING STAFF PRESENT. I WAS WONDERING WHERE THE, UH, WHERE THE AWARD WAS. SO I'M GLAD, I'M GLAD YOU HAD IT. YES, SIR. YEAH. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS. ABBY, YOU WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE AWARD? YEAH, SURE. THIS IS OUR SIXTH, UM, RE-ACCREDITATION. WE'VE BEEN REACCREDITED OVER 25 YEARS NOW, AND IT'S A JOINT EFFORT WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING AND ALSO OTHER DEPARTMENTS. WE HAD TWO MODEL PRACTICES RECOGNIZED THIS YEAR ACTUALLY, BECAUSE OF THE EFFORTS FROM PLANNING AND ENGINEERING AND THEN ALSO OUR HR DEPARTMENT. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED. WELL, CONGRATS. OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANKS SIR. THANKS GUYS. APPRECIATE IT. THANKS, CALEB. OKAY, MOVING [CONSENT AGENDA] ON TO THE 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, ANY CITIZEN RESIDING OFFICER, WILL ESTABLISH TIME LIMITS BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF SPEAKER REQUESTS. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE, UH, CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. MAYOR, I'LL SECOND THANK YOU. SO I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND TO, UH, APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. PLEASE VOTE. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES EIGHT TO ZERO. NEXT ITEM [Applicants are limited to fifteen (15) minutes presentation time with a five (5) minute rebuttal, if needed. Remaining speakers are limited to thirty (30) total minutes of testimony time, with three (3) minutes assigned per speaker. The Presiding Officer may amend these times as deemed necessary.] ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS, APPLICANTS ARE LIMITED TO 15 MINUTES PRESENTATION TIME WITH A FIVE MINUTE REBUTTAL IF NEEDED. REMAINING SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO 30 TOTAL MINUTES OF TESTIMONY TIME WITH THREE MINUTES ASSIGNED PER SPEAKER. THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL AMEND THESE TIMES AS DEEMED NECESSARY [(1) 26-704 Public Hearing on the FY 2026-27 Recommended Budget, Proposed Community Investment Program (CIP), and Proposed Ad Valorem Tax Rate.] 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 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 ON THE FISCAL YEAR 20 26, 27. RECOMMENDED BUS BUDGET COM. PROPOSED COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM AND PROPOSED A VALOREM TAX RATE. YES, GOOD EVENING. THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING. THIS IS THE THIRD ONE WE'VE HAD. UH, WE HAVE THE OPERATING BUDGET. THE CITY MANAGER, UH, RECOMMENDED OPERATING BUDGET TOTALS $842 MILLION. THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM TOTALS $290 MILLION. RIGHT NOW, THE TAX RATE IS PROPOSED AT 43.76 CENTS PER $100 OF ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUATION. THE CITY COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED TO APPROVE AND ADOPT THE BUDGET, THE CIP AND THE TAX RATE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH. SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU, KAREN. ANY QUESTIONS FOR KAREN? I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS ON THE ITEM. THE FIRST ONE IS KAREN DUBROW. HI. THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM IS FOCUSED. CAN MOVE OVER TO THE MIC. OH, OR TO THE MIC. THERE YOU GO. HOW'S THAT? PERFECT. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON ALL THE RIGHT STUFF. INFRASTRUCTURE, MAINTENANCE, UPDATING TECHNOLOGIES, [00:10:01] CONSTANTLY RENOVATIONS AND INNOVATIONS, WHILE HAVING PRUDENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, ENSURING OUR PROPERTY TAX RATES REMAIN CONSTANT. YAY. WE ARE ALL CONCERNED ABOUT PLANOS FUTURE. OUR CITY MANAGER TOLD US REVENUES ARE FLATTENING AND THAT'S BECAUSE PLANOS ALMOST BUILT OUT. AS WITH THE CIP, THE CITY SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE A SOLID BUSINESS PLAN FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT, SHOWING ALL THE FINANCES AND INCREASING REVENUES. WE DON'T HAVE A SOLID BUSINESS PLAN. THE FINANCES INVOLVED NOR THE PROOF OF REVENUES FOR THE ARENA PROPOSAL. WE NEED YOU TO DO WHAT THE CIP DOES. GOOD BUSINESS. SHOW ME THE MONEY. THANKS, CONNOR BOYKIN. SO, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CONNOR BOYKIN. I'M A MEMBER OF REVOLUTIONARY FRONT DFW AND DSA NORTH TEXAS. SO I'M HERE ONCE AGAIN TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE DOUGLAS COMMUNITY THIS TIME AS IT PERTAINS TO THE PROPOSED 26 27 COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, DOUGLAS RESIDENTS HAVE SPOKEN TO ME ABOUT THE STREETLIGHTS IN PARTICULAR. UH, THE ISSUE MAINLY IS VISIBILITY. AND I'VE TAKEN A LOOK MYSELF, SEVERAL LIGHTS FLICKERING OR GOING OUT, SOME OF WHICH I DID PUT TICKETS IN WITH ENCORE TO ADDRESS, WHICH IS GREAT, BUT OF COURSE IT'S NOT ENOUGH. THE LIGHTS FOR THE ILLUMINATION THEY DO PROVIDE ARE ALSO VERY FAR APART. SOME ARE BLOCKED BY TREES AND MANY OTHERS ARE JUST OLD. A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY SIT OUTSIDE AT NIGHT TO RELAX OR SOCIALIZE. KIDS PLAY AFTER DARK. SOMETIMES SOME PEOPLE TAKE WALKS HERE AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD LATE IN THE EVENING. THESE ACTIVITIES SHOULD NOT CARRY THE ADDED RISKS THAT COME WITH, UH, INADEQUATE TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN LIGHTING. THE LIGHTS THAT CURRENTLY EXIST SHOULD BE UPDATED TO NEWER BULBS LIKE LEDS. THEY COST MORE UPFRONT, BUT SAVE MORE MONEY IN THE LONG RUN COMPARED TO FLUORESCENT OR INCANDESCENT BULBS. THEY HAVE LONGER LIFESPANS. THEY'RE NOT SENSITIVE TO STRENUOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. THEY HAVE LOWER ENERGY CONSUMPTION, AND OF COURSE, THEY'RE BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. PROPER DESIGN AND INSTALLATION CAN MITIGATE GLARE FOR DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS. AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF OPTIONS THAT MAINTAIN THE WARM LIGHTING THAT PEOPLE OFTEN PREFER OUTDOORS. FROM WHAT I COULD TELL, THE TWO OR THREE LIGHT BULBS, UH, LED LIGHT BULBS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ARE A GOOD POINT OF REFERENCE. PLEASE USE MORE OF THOSE. ONE OR TWO OF THEM ARE LOCATED ON EACH PLACE, IF ANYONE IS CURIOUS. LAST I CHECKED. SO, A STREETLIGHT REPLACEMENT PROJECT FOR DOUGLAS WOULD BE A RELATIVELY SMALL, UH, BUT MEANINGFUL STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. LAST TIME, A PROJECT TO BURY THE ELECTRICAL LINES CAME UP AT THE LAST MEETING, UH, LAST MONTH. I MEAN, SO PERHAPS THAT TIMEFRAME WOULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME ADDITIONAL WORK ON THE LIGHTING. OF COURSE, MORE LIGHTING IS ALSO NEEDED IN DOUGLAS D. DISTANCE BETWEEN, UH, STREET LIGHTS IS NOT THAT DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOU WOULD SEE IN OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD ITSELF IS UNIQUE. THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS AT LEAST RIGHT NOW, AND THESE STREETS ARE MUCH NARROWER FOR, NARROWER FOR DRIVERS. WHEN AN ONCOMING VEHICLE CAN'T EASILY SWERVE TO POTENTIALLY AVOID SOMEONE, UH, WALKING OUT FROM BEHIND A PARKED CAR, IT'S, IT'S KEY THAT THEY CAN AT LEAST SEE, SAID PEDESTRIAN IN THE FIRST PLACE. DOUGLASS HAS BEEN UNDERSERVED FOR A LONG TIME, AND ITS, PEOPLE HAVE BUILT AN AMAZING COMMUNITY IN SPITE OF THAT, WITH BUDGET SURPLUS LANDING IN THE MILLIONS EACH YEAR. I KNOW IT'S A REALISTIC ASK. SIMILAR PROJECTS ARE PLANNED OR ARE TAKING PLACE ELSEWHERE IN THE CITY. SO LET'S BRING THAT TO DOUGLASS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO OTHER SPEAKERS. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A VOTE UNTIL THE 14TH. OKAY. NEXT ITEM, ITEM NUMBER TWO, [(2) 26-779 Public Hearing and consideration of an Ordinance related to the Downtown Plano Public Improvement District; approving the 2026 O&M Annual Service Plan Update; levying assessments against the assessed property and establishing a lien on such property; providing for the collection of assessments; creating a charge and lien against the assessed property; providing for penalties for delinquent assessments; resolving matters incident and related thereto; providing for severability; and providing an effective date.] PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE DOWNTOWN PLANO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT APPROVING THE 2026 O AND M ANNUAL SERVICE PLAN. UPDATE LEVYING ASSESSMENTS AGAINST THE ASSESSED PROPERTY AND ESTABLISHED ESTABLISHING A LIEN ON SUCH PROPERTY, PROVIDING FURTHER COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS, CREATING A CHARGE AND LIEN AGAINST THE ASSESSED PROPERTY, PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR DELINQUENT ASSESSMENTS, RESOLVING MATTERS INCIDENT, AND RELATED TO PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. GOOD EVENING. I'M MICHELLE HAWKINS. I'M THE DOWNTOWN PLANO MANAGER. I'M SORRY, , LET ME START AGAIN. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL . I'M MICHELLE HAWKINS. I'M THE DOWNTOWN PLANO MANAGER. TONIGHT, WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER APPROVING THE DOWNTOWN PLANO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT'S 2026 ANNUAL SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN. AS LAID OUT IN THE PLAN, THIS IS SOMETHING WE DO EVERY YEAR. [00:15:01] IT'S A ROLLING FIVE YEAR PLAN FOR A 10 YEAR TERM. UM, AND SO THE ONLY CHANGES IN THE PLAN REFLECT THAT IN THE BUDGET. IN ADDITION, YOU'LL BE APPROVING THE ANNUAL LEVY THAT SUPPORTS THE PIDS WORK IN DOWNTOWN. SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY, THANK YOU MICHELLE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MICHELLE? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. 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 MOVE THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO. SECOND. SO I HAVE A, A MOTION A SECOND TO APPROVE. UH, ITEM NUMBER TWO, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES EIGHT TO ZERO. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM, [(3) 26-750 Public Hearing and consideration of an Ordinance to amend the boundary of Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone Number Five of the City of Plano, Texas; approving a Final Project and Finance Plan for Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone Number Five of the City Of Plano, Texas, pursuant to Chapter 311 of the Texas Tax Code; making certain findings; providing that this ordinance shall be cumulative of all ordinances; providing a severability clause; and providing for an effective date.] ITEM NUMBER THREE, PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE BOUNDARY OF THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER FIVE OF THE CITY OF PLANO, TEXAS, APPROVING A FINAL PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN FOR THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER FIVE OF THE CITY OF PLANO, TEXAS. PURSUANT TO CHAPTER THREE 11 OF THE TEXAS TAX CODE, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS, PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. GOOD EVENING. UH, PETER BRASSA, DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS, AS YOU KNOW, SPECIAL PROJECTS HANDLES ALL OF OUR SPECIAL DISTRICTS TONIGHT BEFORE YOU, IS A CONSIDERATION OF NOT FORMING THET IT AS IT EXISTS. THIS IS JUST EXPANDING ITS BOUNDARIES, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN. THE EXISTING BOUNDARY IS, UH, REALLY JUST AROUND THE OLD EDS CAMPUS. UH, AND THAT'S SURROUNDED BY GREEN. WE'RE NOW RECOMMENDING, UH, THEN THE TURS BOARD VOTED TO RECOMMEND, UH, THE AMENDMENT TO ENLARGE THE, UH, DISTRICT. UM, THAT IS THE PURPOSE BEHIND THIS AMENDMENT IS REALLY ABOUT, UH, SHIFTING THE FOCUS JUST AWAY FROM EDS TO THE LARGER LEGACY BUSINESS AREA. AS WE KNOW, WE'RE GETTING LOTS OF, UH, INCREASE IN REDEVELOPMENT ON THE LARGER CAMPUSES. UM, AND AS SUCH, WE ARE FINDING THAT WE HAVE SOME, UH, CAPACITY ISSUES WITH OUR INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE NEED TO EXPAND, INCLUDING THINGS LIKE SIDEWALKS AND TRAILS AND THAT TO SERVICE THAT. UM, THEY ALSO, IT WOULD, UH, GENERATE SOME MONEY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT SOME MORE, UH, BIG CAMPUS RELOCATIONS, HOPEFULLY. UM, SO WITH THAT, UH, THEN I DID ALSO INCLUDE SOME, UH, COMPARISONS BETWEEN, UH, THE SIZE OF THE DISTRICT FROM UH, 20, THE 24 PLAN, WHICH IS THE SMALLER DISTRICT AND THE 26 PLAN, WHICH IS NOW THE LARGER ONE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS SLIGHT INCREASES OVER, UH, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WOULD GO INTO THE, THE TOURS, BUT NOTHING REALLY HAS CHANGED AS FAR AS THE TERM OR THE PERCENTAGE. UM, AND YOU'LL SEE AT THE BOTTOM THERE, THE RETAINAGE. THAT IS THE MONEY THAT STILL FLOWS INTO THE GENERAL FUND. I BELIEVE THAT'S MY LAST SLIDE. OKAY. THE RECOMMENDATION THEN, AGAIN, IS TO, TO VOTE FOR THIS. UH, YOU'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT A VOTE FOR THE AMENDED BOUNDARY. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. PETER. ANY QUESTIONS FOR PETER? COUNCIL MEMBER LEVINE. THANK YOU. UH, PETER, CAN YOU EXPLAIN IN SOMEWHAT LAYMAN'S TERMS, UM, HOW, UH, EXPANDING THE TOURS AND USING THE INCREMENTAL, UH, REVENUE, UH, WOULD BE DIFFERENT FROM HOW WE WOULD HANDLE SOME OF THESE, UH, EXPENSES, UH, IF WE DIDN'T DO THIS? SURE. SO, UM, A TOURS ESTABLISHES A FUND WITHIN THE CITY'S ACCOUNTS. UM, IT, IT THEN IT IS DEDICATED TO THOSE IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE ZONE, UM, AS OPPOSED TO, UH, SORT OF COMPETING FOR FUNDS ACROSS THE CITY. SO IT'S A VERY DEDICATED FUND. WE HAVE ONE, THE LONGEST FUND THAT WE HAVE, A TOURIST ZONE IS TOURISM NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS HERE IN DOWNTOWN. AND IT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. MOST OF THE MONEY THAT WE'VE COLLECTED IN TOUR NUMBER TWO HAS GONE BACK INTO CITY, UH, OWNED PROPERTIES, UM, AND INFRASTRUCTURE. SO IT JUST DOES NOT, IT JUST GIVES US A DEDICATED FUND TO, TO HELP REINVEST AND MAKE THAT ZONE BETTER. AND SO IT DOESN'T COMPETE WITH, UM, OR OTHER NEEDS ACROSS THE CITY, BUT IT STILL PROVIDES FOR THOSE NEEDS BY DIVERTING ONLY A PORTION OF THE FUNDING. IN THIS CASE, 65%. THANK YOU. I HOPE THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION. DEPUTY MAYOR. THANK [00:20:01] YOU, MAYOR. SO, PETER, MY QUESTION IS MORE OF HOW OFTEN DO WE, THESE TYPE OF AMENDMENTS OF BOUNDARIES TAKE PLACE? 'CAUSE THIS SAYS 20 24, 20 26. IT'S COVERING A LARGE AREA ABOUT WHAT THIS HAPPEN AGAIN IN 2028. NO, NO. , I MEAN, YOU TOOK LOT OF LAND. ANYWAYS, THIS IS KIND OF THE BIGGEST AREA WE HAVE. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ALSO EXCLUDED SOME OF THE SINGLE FAMILY. SO IT'S JUST REALLY THE BUSINESS DISTRICT. IT GENERALLY IS THE, UH, LEGACY BUSINESS AREA. OKAY. UM, MINUS LEGACY WEST AND THE GRANITE PARK. OKAY. I WAS JUST CURIOUS HOW OFTEN AMENDMENTS TOOK PLACE. THAT'S ALL. THIS IS THE ONLY SECOND AMENDMENT WE'VE HAD IN A HISTORY OF OUR TOUR. TOUR NUMBER TWO IN DOWNTOWN WAS EXPANDED AT ONE POINT. PERFECT. THAT HELPS ME. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, PETER. 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. SORRY, BOB. GO AHEAD. UH, MR. MAYOR, UH, I, I THINK THIS JUST MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. I THINK THAT DEVELOPMENT THAT'S HAPPENING THERE WAS, WOULD REQUIRE SOME UPGRADES. UH, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THAT. AND AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACTUALLY DO MORE DEVELOPMENT IN THIS AREA. UH, THIS IS, COULD BE A VERY HIGH IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF, UM, REDEVELOPMENT, IN TERMS OF INFRASTRUCTURE, AND AS WELL AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SO I'M, UH, VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF THIS AND I MOVE TO APPROVE. MAYOR, I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. ALRIGHT, SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER THREE, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES EIGHT TO ZERO. ITEM FOUR. [(4) 26-733 Public Hearing and consideration of an Ordinance as requested in Zoning Case 2026-002 to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City, Ordinance No. 2015-5-2, as heretofore amended, granting individual Heritage Landmark Designation No. 38 (H-38) on 0.6 acre of land located on the east side of Westwood Drive, 255 feet north of Westbrook Drive, in the City of Plano, Collin County, Texas, presently zoned Single-Family Residence-7; 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.] ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AS REQUESTED IN ZONING CASE 2026 DASH TWO TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2000 DASH 15 2015 DASH FIVE DASH TWO IS HERE FOR AMENDED GRANTING INDIVIDUAL HERITAGE LANDMARK DESIGNATION NUMBER 38 ON 0.6 ACRE OF LAND, LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF WESTWOOD DRIVE, 255 FEET NORTH OF WEST BROOK DRIVE IN THE CITY OF PLANO, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, PRESENTLY ZONED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE, DIRECTING A CHANGE ACCORDINGLY IN THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY, PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE, A REPEAL CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A PUBLICATION CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNSEL AND EXECUTIVES. I'M CHRISTINA DAY, THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING HERE TO REPRESENT A COUPLE OF ZONING CASES TO YOU THIS EVENING. FIRST UP, WE HAVE, UH, CASE 20 26 0 0 2. AND THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A HERITAGE LANDMARK DESIGNATION. UM, THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY THAT IS A LITTLE MORE THAN HALF AN ACRE, UH, 0.6 ACRES IN THE DALLAS NORTH ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD. IT IS ZONED SINGLE FAMILY SEVEN. AND, UH, YOU CAN SEE THE NOTICE BUFFER, UM, AROUND THAT PROPERTY. SO WE DON'T GET THESE VERY OFTEN. SO I'M JUST GONNA SPEND A COUPLE OF MINUTES TALKING ABOUT WHAT IS A HERITAGE LANDMARK IN THE CITY OF PLANO. SO THIS IS A LOCAL DESIGNATION DISTINCT FROM OTHER HERITAGE DESIGNATIONS THAT YOU MIGHT SEE, OR HISTORIC DESIGNATIONS AT THE STATE OR NATIONAL LEVEL. SO, OH, IT WILL, IT CAN DESIGNATE ANYTHING FROM A HOUSE, UM, A COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE, A SITE. UM, WE HAVE CEMETERIES THAT ARE DESIGNATED. UM, IT ALSO, WHEN YOU DESIGNATE A SITE, IT INCLUDES THINGS, THE SURROUNDING, UM, ACCESSORY, BUILDINGS, FENCES, OTHER TYPE OF AMENITIES ON THE SITE. SO IT'S PROTECTING THOSE THINGS AS WELL. UM, IT NEEDS TO BE A PLACE THAT'S RECOGNIZED FOR EITHER HISTORICAL, CULTURAL, ARCHEOLOGICAL, OR ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE. AND THAT COMES OUT OF STATE LAW. SO WE'RE VERY SPECIFIC TO THOSE THINGS. AND THEN AGAIN, YOU ARE THE DESIGNATING BODY, ALTHOUGH WE GET RECOMMENDATIONS THROUGH THE HERITAGE COMMISSION AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION BECAUSE THIS IS A ZONING ACTION. AND THEN, UM, THESE ARE INDEPENDENT, INDEPENDENT DESIGNATIONS, EXCUSE ME, WHICH ARE SEPARATE FROM THE DESIGNATION OF A DISTRICT, ALTHOUGH THEY MAY BE ALSO LOCATED WITHIN A HERITAGE DISTRICT. SO WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF A DESIGNATION? IT DRAWS ATTENTION TO THESE UNIQUE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CITY. AS YOU MAY KNOW, PLANO STARTED AS A SMALL RURAL FARMING COMMUNITY. AND SO WE HAVE, UM, LIMITED HERITAGE RESOURCES FROM, UH, A LONG TIME AGO AND THEN GREW VERY QUICKLY. SO, UM, SOME OF THESE [00:25:01] OLDER HOMES THAT YOU SEE ARE, ARE KIND OF FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. SO PRESERVING THE PAST, UM, HAS BEEN A BENEFIT TO EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT, ABOUT PLANO. UM, WE, IT ALLOWS US TO PROTECT THOSE RESOURCES OF THE PAST AND TELL THE STORY OF PLANO. IT PROVIDES REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY THROUGH THE ZONING TOOL TO, UH, AGAIN, PROTECT THE, UH, THE PROPERTY AND SOME FLEXIBILITY WITHIN ZONING. YOU'LL SEE THAT TONIGHT, UH, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED IN YOUR PACKET THAT WE'RE, UH, LOOKING TO AMEND SOME SETBACKS IN THE ZONING, AND WE CAN DO THAT THROUGH THIS HERITAGE DESIGNATION. AND THEN IT PROVIDES ALSO FUNDING POTENTIAL THROUGH, UH, THE, UH, GRANTS OR, UH, HERITAGE TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR THESE PROPERTIES. AND THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO MAINTAIN THESE PROPERTIES THAT ARE UNIQUE OR NOTE NOTABLE. UM, AND THEN THEY ALSO KIND OF HAVE A HIGHER STANDARD, UH, BY MAINTAINING THE ARCHITECTURAL INTEGRITY OF THEIR PROPERTY AND HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS PROCESS THROUGH THE HERITAGE COMMISSION WHEN THEY MAKE CHANGES TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE PROPERTY. SO YOU'LL SEE WE HAVE 35 HERITAGE LANDMARKS IN THE CITY. TWO OF THOSE ARE CEMETERIES, AND ONE SITE IS THE TEXAS POOL. SO THE LAST DESIGNATION WAS, UH, IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD AS THE TWO PROPERTIES THIS EVENING. AND THAT IS THE TEXAS POOL. SO THE PROCESS, I THINK I MENTIONED EARLIER, STARTS AT THE HERITAGE COMMISSION, THEN MOVES TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND FINALLY TO COUNCIL. SO YOU'LL SEE THE DATES THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THE CURRENT, UH, PROCESS FOR THESE DESIGNATIONS. AND THIS IS, IS A FAIRLY UNIQUE SITUATION BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO PROPERTIES THAT WERE WITHIN A FAMILY. AND IT IS THE HARRINGTON FAMILY THAT, UM, BUILT THIS, UH, THESE TWO BUILDINGS, UH, SO THEY COULD COEXIST AS NEIGHBORS. AND SO THAT PRESENTS SORT OF A UNIQUE SITUATION HERE IN DALLAS NORTH ESTATES. THE FIRST HOUSE TO TALK ABOUT IS THE DONNA BELL, BOGGUSS HARRINGTON HOUSE AT 10 12 WESTWOOD DRIVE. AND IT MEETS THREE CRITERIA WITHIN THE HERITAGE ORDINANCE. ONE IS THAT IT'S ASSOCIATED WITH SOMETHING UNIQUE REGARDING THE HISTORY. AND THIS IS THE FIRST MASTER PLAN SUBDIVISION DALLAS NORTH ESTATES, UM, FOUNDED BY THE HUNT FAMILY AND REALLY EXPANDING THE CITY WEST OF US 75. SO A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION IN THE CITY OF PLANO. IT ALSO REPRESENTS A, UH, SIGNIFICANT ARCHITECT, JIM S GOGGINS. AND HIS WORK IS RECOGNIZED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. IT ALSO IS IDENTIFIED WITH A SIGNIFICANT INDIVIDUAL, UM, DONNA HARRINGTON AND HER SON, MAYOR ROB HARRINGTON JR. WHO YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT IN THE NEXT ZONING CASE. BUT THEIR LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SERVICE, UH, CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE CITY THROUGH THEIR CIVIC AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. SO THIS REQUEST CONFORMS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. IT MEETS THE PRIORITIES OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S, UH, FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY, AND THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION POLICY AND HERITAGE PRESERVATION PLAN. AS PART OF THIS REQUEST, UH, WE ARE REQUESTING, UH, AN AMENDMENT TO THE SIDE YARDS. THIS PROPERTY DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE CURRENT ZONING. UM, IT REQUIRES A 10 FOOT SIDE YARD, AND IT WAS BUILT JUST OFF OF THE SIDE YARD REQUIREMENTS. WE'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY THAT IS AND REALLY CANNOT FIGURE THAT OUT. IT JUST WAS NOT BUILT, UH, TO THE SPECS. SO, UM, IT, IT IS BUILT WITH A NINE FOOT SIDE YARD, UH, TO THE NORTH AND A 9.3 TO THE SOUTH. UM, MAYBE JUST IMPRECISE MEASUREMENT, BUT, UM, THIS WOULD ALLOW IT TO COME INTO CONFORMANCE WITH THE ZONING. SO WE HAVE A LETTER FROM THE OWNER IN SUPPORT, UM, ONE LETTER WITHIN 200 FEET IN SUPPORT THAT'S IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT, AND ONE IN OPPOSITION DOES NOT MEET THE, UH, 20% OPPOSITION THRESHOLD. AND, AND, UM, OVERALL CITYWIDE, WE HAVE TWO LETTERS IN SUPPORT, FIVE IN OPPOSITION, UM, FOR A TOTAL OF SEVEN LETTERS. OKAY. ONE ADDITIONAL LETTER IN EMAIL, THE HERITAGE COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF FIVE TO ZERO, AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL EIGHT TO ZERO. AND I AM HERE, UM, FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ON THIS PROPOSAL. THANK YOU. CHRISTINA, ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHRISTINA? [00:30:02] COUNCILMAN CARE? HEY, CHRISTINA, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. UM, WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS TO THE NEIGHBOR? THE NEIGHBORS, UH, ARE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD IF THIS IS DESIGNATION GOES THROUGH? UM, I CAN'T REALLY THINK OF ANY SPECIFIC, I MEAN, THE PROPERTY WILL BE MAINTAINED. UH, IT WON'T BE ALLOWED TO BE DEMOLISHED. UH, I THINK THERE'S SOME PROTECTIONS FOR THE PROPERTY. UM, BUT I CAN'T THINK OF ANY, ANY IMPLICATIONS I'LL DEFER TO THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION OFFICER. CAN YOU THINK OF ANYTHING? NO, I, I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU DEPUTY MAYOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, QUICK QUESTION, AND MAYBE I MISSED IT SOMEWHERE, BUT WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IS IT TO MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY FINANCES? I MEAN, IF NOT THE PART IS THE PARK. THE PROPERTY OWNERS. PROPERTY OWNERS. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER ON THIS ITEM, THE APPLICANT, MICHELLE GILTNER. GOOD EVENING. THAT FELT LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF A LONG WALK. UM, GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS MICHELLE GILTNER AND I LIVE AT 10 12 WESTWOOD AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU. I WANNA THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME. UM, I ALSO WANNA THANK CITY STAFF WHO'S BEEN A HUGE HELP THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF APPLYING FOR A HERITAGE DESIGNATION. SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO BE BRIEF. I'VE BEEN VERY IMPRESSED WITH HOW EFFICIENT YOUR MEETINGS ARE RUNNING, BUT I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT AND SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF THE STORY OF HOW WE FOUND THIS HOUSE, WHY WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO PRESERVE, UM, FOR THE CITY, AND HOW WE HOPE IT HELPS OTHER HOMEOWNERS DO, DO SOMETHING SIMILAR IN THE FUTURE. SO, UM, LET ME SWITCH TO THE NEXT SLIDE. SO, WHAT'S AMAZING ABOUT OUR HOUSE IS THAT IT'S RIGHT IN BETWEEN THE TEXAS POOL AND THE HERITAGE FARMSTEAD MUSEUM AND THIS REALLY TREE COVERED NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE WERE SO LUCKY TO FIND. UM, MY HUSBAND KEVIN AND I MOVED TO PLANO WITH OUR 4-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER IN 2014. AND WE CAME TO PLANO FOR SCHOOLS. WE WANTED GOOD SCHOOLS FOR OUR, FOR OUR KIDDO. AND WE LOOKED AT LOTS OF HOUSES. AND WHEN WE SETTLED IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, WHEN WE SAW IT FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE KNEW THAT THAT WAS THE PLACE. WE JUST HADN'T FOUND THE HOME YET. UM, AND MAYBE A MONTH OR SO LATER, WE SAW A COMING SOON SIGN IN THE YARD AND WE CALLED IMMEDIATELY AND OUR REALTOR SET UP A VIEWING AND WE CAME TO SEE THE HOUSE. AND I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT THE TIME, BUT THE, THE NICE WOMAN WHO SHOWED US THE HOME WAS ANN HARRINGTON. SO WE WALK UP TO THIS HOUSE IN 2014, WE WALK THROUGH THESE GATES AND I KNEW IT WAS UNIQUE. IT HAS BIG WINDOWS, NOT AT THE FRONT. THERE'S HARDLY ANY WINDOWS AT THE FRONT AT ALL, BUT, BUT THERE'S A WINDOW. YOU GET INTO THE COURTYARD, SO YOU SEE MORE WINDOWS, YOU SEE THESE KIND OF LOW SLUNG ROOF LINES. I WAS VERY INTERESTED. UM, WE GET THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR AND THEN IT HAPPENS. I GET INTO THE HOUSE, WE SEE HUGE WINDOWS THAT OVERLOOK A CREEK TREES. I WAS JUST OUT OF WORDS, I GRABBED KEVIN AND I SAID, UH, THIS IS OUR HOUSE. AND HE SAID, WELL, YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET. AND I SAID, I, I DON'T NEED TO. I JUST, I JUST FELT IT AND I WAS SO EXCITED. UM, AND THEN WE GET TO THIS BACK PORCH. SO IT'S ALMOST 500 SQUARE FEET OF THIS BEAUTIFUL SCREENED IN PORCH. AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, ON ABOUT HALF AN ACRE OF LAND CREEK VIEW. VERY WILD DOWN THERE, BUT JUST SO BEAUTIFUL AND PEACEFUL. AND, UM, WE WERE JUST SUPER LUCKY. SO OF COURSE WE, WE PUT IN AN OFFER AND OUR OFFER WAS ACCEPTED. AND THE DAY THAT WE, WE SIGNED ON THE HOUSE AND HARRINGTON BROUGHT US OVER A BIG OLD TUB OF BIRD SEED FOR ALL THE BIRDS WE'D NEED TO FEED. AND THEN THIS, THIS PACKAGE OF, IT WAS KIND OF A MANILA FOLDER OF LETTERS, ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS. AND I JUST COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT WE HAD LANDED ON. SO THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE LETTERS THAT I FOUND. THIS IS, UM, TO MR. HARRINGTON, UH, ROB HARRINGTON JR. WHO IS MAYOR, UM, FOR THE CITY OF PLANO, FROM THE ARCHITECT JIM S GOGGINS. AND YOU CAN JUST SEE THE KIND OF CORDIAL RELATIONSHIP THAT THEY HAVE. UM, YOU KNOW, HOPE EVERYTHING GOES WELL WITH YOUR FOLKS HOME. SO HERE'S THE STORY IN A NUTSHELL. SO, SO ROB HARRINGTON, UM, WAS MAYOR IN THE 1960S FOR THE CITY OF PLANO. HE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PLANO PARKS DEPARTMENT. UM, HE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MASTER PLAN. [00:35:01] HE WAS THE YOUNGEST MAYOR IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AT THE TIME, 31 YEARS OLD WHEN HE WAS ELECTED. UM, HE BUILT THE HOUSE THAT WE LIVE IN FOR HIS FAMILY. SO HE HAD ALREADY BUILT THE HOUSE FOR, FOR HIS WIFE AND HIS FOUR CHILDREN. BUT A ABOUT SIX OR EIGHT, UH, LET ME DO MATH. SIX YEARS LATER, HE BUILT THE HOUSE FOR HIS BROTHER AND HIS TWO PARENTS TO LIVE RIGHT NEXT DOOR. AND HIS MOM WAS DONNA HARRINGTON. SO YOU CAN SEE A PICTURE OF HER, UM, AS A CHILD. SHE WAS BORN IN 1900, PASSED AWAY IN 2006, AND SHE WAS SALUTATORIAN OF PLANO HIGH SCHOOL IN, UM, 1917. SO SHE WITNESSED THE COMPLETE TRANSFORMATION OF PLANO. SHE MARRIED DON HER, UM, SHE, I'M SORRY, SHE MARRIED ROB HARRINGTON. AND THEY HAD TWO CHILDREN. SO THEY HAD, UM, ROB JUNIOR AND THEN DON HARRINGTON OVER HERE ON THE RIGHT. VERY TRAGICALLY HE WAS INJURED IN A CAR WRECK WHEN HE WAS A STUDENT AT TEXAS TECH, UM, AT 18 AND WAS A QUADRIPLEGIC HIS ENTIRE LIFE AFTER THAT. SO I THINK HE PASSED AROUND WAY AROUND 74 YEARS OLD. HE LIVED A LONG LIFE, UM, WAS COMPLETELY COHERENT FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM THE FAMILY. HE WAS A JOKESTER. HE HAD A LOT OF PERSONALITY, BUT ROB WANTED A HOUSE BUILT SPECIFICALLY FOR HIM, AND THAT'S WHAT OUR HOUSE IS. SO HE GOT IN TOUCH WITH A REALLY WELL KNOWN ARCHITECT NAMED JIM GOGGINS. UM, HE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR LOTS OF CIVIC ARCHITECTURE. SO OUR HOUSE IS KIND OF NEAT BECAUSE IT'S AN EXAMPLE OF HIS RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE. UM, JIM S GOGGINS WAS VERY INVOLVED WITH THE DEAF COMMUNITY. SO HE WORKED A LOT, HAD A, HAD A BIG HEART FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. AND YOU CAN SEE IT THROUGHOUT OUR HOUSE. IT HAS A HUGE, UM, HALLWAYS, OPEN SPACES. IT WAS VERY ACCOMMODATING TO DON'S NEEDS. THERE'S EVEN A LITTLE, UM, STAIN ON OUR BACK PORCH WHERE THERE'S, YOU CAN SEE THE, THE MARKS OF A BARBER CHAIR. AND I CAN JUST IMAGINE THAT DON SINCE SPENT LOTS AND LOTS OF HOURS AND ON THAT BACK PORCH ENJOYING, UM, THE BACKYARD. SO, UM, JIM S GOGGINS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR, UM, SOME SCHOOLS IN PLANO, FOR EXAMPLE, HOUSTON ELEMENTARY. AND THEN IN IRVING, HE DEVELOPED THE CITY, UM, MUNICIPAL COMPLEX. SO THAT'S THE, THAT'S UM, IRVING CITY HALL. SO IT'S JUST REALLY NEAT TO HAVE SUCH A, SUCH A WELL-KNOWN ARCHITECT, UM, DO DO SUCH A GREAT WORK, UM, ON OUR HOUSE. AND HIS, UM, ARCHIVES ARE CURRENTLY HOUSED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS. SO JUST TO CONCLUDE, I I WANNA SHARE THAT OUR HOUSE IS A REALLY NEAT HOUSE, BUT IT'S KIND OF PART OF A TWO HOUSE STORY. AND IN A MOMENT YOU'LL GET TO, UM, HEAR FROM MARVIN JOLLY, WHO'S A WONDERFUL NEIGHBOR. UM, UH, WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE HIM. HE LIVES NEXT DOOR AT 10 16 WESTWOOD AND HE, HIS HOUSE IS THE FORMER MAYOR'S HOUSE. AND IN THE BACKYARD OF OUR TWO HOMES, YOU CAN SEE THESE TWO, THESE STEPS THAT KIND OF CONNECT OUR STORY. UM, SO I, I JUST WANNA CONCLUDE BY SAYING THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THE STORY OF THIS HOME. I JUST FEEL VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT, UM, ITS PRESERVATION. AND I HOPE THAT WITH AN APPROVAL WE CAN HELP PRESERVE IT AND DIRECT SOME MORE RESOURCES TO ITS CARE. AND I ALSO HOPE THAT IT INSPIRES OTHER PEOPLE TO, THERE'S SO MUCH HISTORY IN, IN PLANO. UM, WE WOULD BE NUMBER 38, I BELIEVE, FOLLOWING THE TEXAS POOL, WHICH IS JUST DOWN THE CREEK. UM, BUT I HOPE IT INSPIRES OTHER PEOPLE. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE, UM, CALLING CREEK DEVELOPMENT HAPPENING. SO WE HAVE THIS NEW ENERGY RIGHT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND I'M EXCITED TO, WITH THE IDEA THAT WE CAN BREATHE SOME NEW LIFE, BUT YET HOLD ON OUR TO OUR PAST. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU MICHELLE. ABSOLUTELY. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? BECAUSE I'M AVAILABLE. I KNEW MAYOR HARRINGTON . YOU DO? I WAS YOUNG, BUT I KNEW HIM AND HE WAS A CHARACTER TOO. THAT'S WHAT I'VE HEARD WAS A VERY, VERY GREAT, OH, I, I LOVE KNOWING THAT. MAYOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. OH, I ALREADY DID THAT, DIDN'T I? SORRY. IT WAS A GOOD STORY. I JUST GOT MESMERIZED BY IT. , THERE ARE NO OTHER SPEAKERS. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. YOU CAN FIND THE COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE THIS AGENDA ITEM. I KNOW THE HISTORY OF THIS HOUSE, UM, AND IT IS JUST REALLY COOL TO KIND OF SEE THIS COME THROUGH. AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH BOTH P AND Z AND THE HERITAGE COMMISSION ABOUT IT. 'CAUSE I'M A BIT OF A HISTORY, UM, BUFF MYSELF. SO I'M HAPPY TO MOVE TO APPROVE THIS. WONDERFUL, THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. UM, LIKEWISE MIRRORING, UH, COUNCILWOMAN DOWN'S COMMENTS HERE TOO. OFTENTIMES WE [00:40:01] DISMISS A LOT OF OUR OLDER FACILITIES OR OLDER BUILDINGS AND THIS IS AN, UH, THIS ARCHITECTURE IS OUTSTANDING AND I THINK WE'RE ABLE TO PRESERVE IT. I THINK IT'S JUST GONNA HELP SHOW NOT ONLY A CITY MOVING FORWARD, BUT ALSO EMBRACING OUR PAST. SO I'LL BE GLAD TO SECOND THAT MOTION. THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TIM, I HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES EIGHT TO ZERO. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM, [(5) 26-734 Public Hearing and consideration of an Ordinance as requested in Zoning Case 2026-005 to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City, Ordinance No. 2015-5-2, as heretofore amended, granting individual Heritage Landmark Designation No. 39 (H-39) on 0.6 acre of land located on the east side of Westwood Drive, 355 feet north of Westbrook Drive, in the City of Plano, Collin County, Texas, presently zoned Single-Family Residence-7; 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: Marvin Jolly] ITEM NUMBER FIVE, PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AS REQUESTED IN ZONING CASE 2026 DASH FIVE TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2015 DASH FIVE DASH TWO AS HERE TO FOR AMENDED GRANTING INDIVIDUAL HERITAGE LANDMARK DESIGNATION, 39 ON 0.6 ACRE OF LAND LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF WESTWOOD DRIVE. 355 FEET NORTH OF WEST BROOK DRIVE IN THE CITY OF PLANO, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, PRESENTLY ZONED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE. SEVEN. DIRECTING A CHANGE ACCORDINGLY IN THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY, PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE, A REPEAL CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A PUBLICATION CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ALRIGHT, THIS IS OUR SECOND CASE, UH, FOR 10 16 WESTWOOD DRIVE. UH, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IS, UM, ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY THAT YOU JUST CONSIDERED. UM, IT IS THE MAYOR ROBERT LEE HARRINGTON, JR. HOUSE. AND THERE'S PICTURES ON THE SCREEN OF BOTH THE LOCATION AND THE HOUSE, UH, FROM THE STREET. SO IT ALSO MEETS THREE HERITAGE LANDMARK DESIGNATION CRITERIA. UM, PER THE CITY'S STANDARDS, UH, IT REPRESENTS A, UH, SIGNIFICANT POST-WAR EXPANSION. SIMILARLY TO, UH, THE LAST REQUEST, IT EMBODIES DISTINCT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PERIOD IN THAT IT IS A CUSTOM HOME BASED ON A NATIONAL STANDARD, UH, OUT OF SOUTHERN LIVING MAGAZINE. AND IT IS IDENTIFIED WITH A SIGNIFICANT INDIVIDUAL, UH, MAYOR HERRINGTON. THIS ALSO CONFORMS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UH, BOTH THE NEIGHBORHOODS CATEGORY ON THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, UM, THE DESCRIPTION AND PRIORITIES WITHIN THAT CATEGORY, AND THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION PLAN, POLICY AND ACTION NUMBER ONE. THIS ALSO, UH, REQUIRES A NUMBER OF MODIFICATIONS TO YARDS. UM, SO THE FRONT YARD REQUIREMENT HERE IS 30 FEET SIDE YARD, AGAIN, 10 FEET. AND THE MODIFICATIONS WOULD BE A 27 FOOT FRONT YARD AND AN EIGHT FOOT SIDE YARD ON THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PROPERTY. SO WITH REGARD TO RESPONSES HERE, WE HAVE A NEUTRAL RESPONSE AND A, UH, SUPPORT RESPONSE WITHIN 200 FEET. WE DID NOT HAVE A FORMAL RESPONSE FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER, BUT WE HAVE ONE IN SUPPORT, ONE NEUTRAL, AND ONE IN OPPOSITION ON THIS CASE. AND YOU SEE THE CITYWIDE MAP, HERITAGE COMMISSION, REPRESEN, UH, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE OF FIVE ZERO AND PLANNING AND ZONING, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL BY UNANIMOUS EIGHT OH VOTE. AND THAT IS THE END OF MY PRESENTATION UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. WELL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS CHRISTINE. OKAY, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER ON THE ITEM, MARVIN JOLLY. HELLO, MAYOR MINES AND COUNSEL, THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TONIGHT. MY NAME IS MARVIN JOLLY AND I'M FORTUNATE, HONORED AND HUMBLED TO BE THE HOMEOWNER AT 10 16 WESTWOOD DRIVE. I TOO WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO CITY STAFF FOR THEIR WORK AND GUIDANCE IN THE PREPARATION FOR THIS MEETING. UH, FIRST I'D LIKE TO SHARE A FEW PHOTOS AND A WEATHER REPORT FROM 1967 . SO, UH, DIFFERENT FROM 2 20 26 WHEN THIS HOME WAS BUILT IN 1967, THE FRAMERS, THE FRAMING CREW, SIGNED THE RAFTERS AS STRATTON BROTHERS. THEY WERE BASED IN PLANO, UH, FROM A RICHARDSON FAMILY. [00:45:01] BUT THE, UH, THE FRAMING WAS FINISHED IN AUG ON AUGUST 4TH, 1967, WHICH WAS GIVE OR TAKE, 59 YEARS AND 20 DAYS AGO. BUT THE VERY INTERESTING THING HERE IS THAT WE HAVE A VERY DETAILED WEATHER REPORT THAT ON AUGUST 4TH, 1967, IT WAS HOT WHEN THIS HOUSE WAS BUILT, . SO JUST SOME, SOME FACTUAL INFORMATION TO SHARE. UH, THE HOUSE IS SOMEWHAT UNASSUMING. IT'S A MID-CENTURY RANCH. IT DOESN'T GRAB YOU AS YOU DRIVE BY, UH, HOWEVER, WHEN YOU WALK IN THE HOUSE, IT DOES HAVE THAT VAULTED CEILING THAT'S VERY INTERESTING. OVER A HUNDRED SQUARE FEET OF, UM, OF GLASS THAT LOOKS BACK ONTO THE CREEK LOT. NOT A LOT OF FRONT FACING WINDOWS AS, UH, AS THE NEIGHBORS THE GILNER HAVE AS WELL. AND THEN REALLY THIS PHOTO REALLY ENCAPSULATES THE PROPERTY. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT MAYOR HARRINGTON'S, UH, UH, LEADERSHIP LED TO THE FOUNDING OF THE PLANO PARKS DEPARTMENT, UH, YOU THINK ABOUT, UH, THIS FARM BOY COMING TO TOWN PROBABLY APPRECIATED THIS LARGER LOT WITH THE CREEK IN THE BACKGROUND. AND, UH, I'M SURE HE ENJOYED, UH, MANY, MANY DAYS AND EVENINGS. THERE. UH, AGAIN, LARGE LOT. THIS IS A VIEW FROM ACROSS THE CREEKS ACROSS THE CREEK IS THE OVERLAND TRAIL, WHICH IS THE GREEN BELT ON SPRINGBROOK. AND AGAIN, A NICE VIEW OF THE PROPERTY THERE WITH SOME, UH, SECLUSION. SO, UH, THERE ARE 11 CONVERGING ELEMENTS THAT RELATE TO THE PROPERTY AT 10 16 WESTWOOD DRIVE. AND THIS IS GONNA BE LESS THAN TWO HOURS, UH, BUT KIND OF INTERESTING. SO WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT A TEXAS OIL DYNASTY, A FOUNDING FRONTIER FAMILY OF PLANO, THE FIRST PLAN COMMUNITY IN NORTH TEXAS, THE YOUNGEST MAYOR IN TEXAS. TWO PLANO MAYORS WHO WERE COUSINS WHO PLANOS FIRST COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE FOUNDING OF THE PLANO PARKS DEPARTMENT, THE INITIAL VOLUME OF A LITTLE MAGAZINE THAT BECAME KNOWN AS SOUTHERN LIVING, AN ICONIC BRIDGE IN DALLAS, A SUPER BOWL PROFESSIONAL TEAM OWNER, AND A 25-YEAR-OLD FLEDGLING PLANO ATTORNEY WHO WENT ON TO BECOME A GIANT IN TEXAS REAL ESTATE LAW, AS I MENTIONED, TO PLANO, TO, TO, UH, PLANNING AND ZONING. I DON'T HAVE PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE, HOWEVER, I HAVE BECOME MY PARENTS IN THE PROCESS OF THIS HISTORIC RESEARCH. SO BEAR WITH ME AND LET ME INDULGE. UM, AND LET ME TELL YOU A STORY. THE YEAR WAS 1966. HERBERT HUNT, SON OF LIFE MAGAZINE'S, RICHEST MAN ALIVE HL HUNT HAD DEVELOPED THE FIRST PLANNED COMMUNITY IN NORTH TEXAS, IN DALLAS, NORTH STATES, RIGHT HERE IN PLANO. HE DID THIS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HIS ELDER SISTER CAROLINE ROSE HUNT NOW OF THE ROSEWOOD FORTUNE. OVER A SIX YEAR PERIOD HUNT AND HIS SISTER AND PRODUCTION BUILDERS SOLD 580 HOMES RANGING IN SIZE FROM A THOUSAND SQUARE FEET TO 1500 SQUARE FEET, ANCHORED BY THE TEXAS POOL ACROSS TOWN ON THE EAST SIDE, 33-YEAR-OLD MAYOR PLANO MAYOR OF PLANO, ROBERT HARRINGTON, WHO HAD BEEN ELECTED IN 1964 AS THE YOUNGEST MAYOR AND HIS WIFE ANN. AND THEIR FOUR CHILDREN HAD OUTGROWN THEIR 1300 SQUARE FOOT HOME ON 17TH STREET. ACROSS FROM PLANO HIGH SCHOOL. MAYOR HARRINGTON AND COUNCIL WERE DEEP IN THE IMPLE IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAINTIFF'S FIRST COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND SITES WERE SET STRONGLY ON THE FE ON THE FUTURE. IN SEPTEMBER OF 1966, MAYOR ROB'S WIFE ANN DISCOVERED A MODERN CONCEPT HOUSE PLAN IN SOUTHERN LIVING MAGAZINE. THE HOUSE PLAN FOCUSED LOTS OF OPEN SPACE AND THEN ALSO HAD SOME LARGE WINDOWS LOOKING TO THE BACK OF THE HOUSE. AND ANNE HARRINGTON SAW THIS AS THE PERFECT HOUSE PLAN FOR THEIR LOT IN, AT THE TIME WEST PLANO. IT NOT ONLY FEATURED INNOVATIVE INTERIOR CONFIGURATIONS THAT PLACED THOSE LARGE WINDOWS ON THE REAL RURAL WALL OF THE HOUSE. MAYOR HARRINGTON'S REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE BUSINESS WAS FLOURISHING. AND THE MAGNETISM OF WEST PLANOS DALLAS NORTH ESTATES WAS DRAWING ROB AND ANNE ACROSS CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY. THE GREEN SPACES ALONG PITTMAN CREEK MUST HAVE CAPTIVATED THE FORMER FARM BOY AND FUTURE PARKS DEPARTMENT FOUNDER IN 1848. ROB'S GREAT-GRANDFATHER HAD SETTLED ON LAND WEST OF CUSTER ROAD, LOCATED NORTH AND SOUTH OF SPRING CREEK PARKWAY, WHERE WE SEE NOW JACK CARTER POOL, JACK CARTER DOG PARK, AND PLANET VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK, WHICH ARE ALL NEAR OR ON, NEAR OR ON FORMER [00:50:01] HARRINGTON FARMLAND. NOW WE ALL KNOW THAT THE 1960S WAS A TIME OF IDEAS ON NAPKINS AND HANDSHAKE DEALS. IN 1966, PLANS WERE MADE TO INCORPORATE ADDITIONAL GREEN SPACE INTO THE RESIDENTIAL FOOTPRINT OF DALLAS NORTH ESTATES, INCLUDING THE LOTS OF THE 1000 BLOCK OF WESTER DRIVE. RATHER THAN USING CONVENTIONAL FINANCING, ROB HARRINGTON MADE A BUSINESS DEAL WITH THE HUNT FAMILY TO PURCHASE THE LOT CONTRACT FOR DEED. HL HUNT HAD DESIGNATED LAMAR HUNT AS TRUSTEE FOR HERBERT'S TRUST AND MARGARET HUNT HILL AS TRUSTEE FOR CAROLINE'S ASSETS. THAT'S THE WAY THAT HL WORKED WITH HIS KIDS. HE CREATED THE, THE TRUSTS AND THEY EACH HAD TO WORK TOGETHER AND COLLABORATE AND COOPERATE TO MAKE SURE THAT THINGS HAPPENED. FIVE MONTHS BEFORE SIGNING THE DEED AND PROMISSORY NOTE IN THIS HOUSE, LAMAR HUNTS, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS HAD PLAYED IN SUPER BOWL I A NATIONAL SPORTING EVENT THAT HE IS CREDITED WITH INVENTING AS CONSTRUCTION ON THE HOUSE WAS PLANNED. MAYOR HARRINGTON CALLED IN HIS DISTANT COUSIN, MASTER ELECTRICIAN AND OWNER OF HARRINGTON ELECTRIC, CONNOR HARRINGTON AND HIS CREW TO INSTALLED THE ELECTRICAL WIRING AND FIXTURES IN THE HOUSE. COUSIN CONNOR WOULD LATER FOLLOW IN ROB'S FOOTSTEPS AS MAYOR OF PLANO. HOWEVER, CONNOR LEFT OFFICE AS HE WAS DECEASED ON JUNE 1ST, 1970, ONLY 58 DAYS INTO HIS, INTO HIS TERM OF OFFICE. IT'S ALSO INTERESTING TO ME THAT COINCIDENTALLY, DURING THE PERIOD OF THE HARRINGTON HOME BEING CONSTRUCTED, PLANO STAR COURIER CONVENIENTLY DECIDED TO RUN AN A OR A AN ARTICLE ABOUT CONNOR HARRINGTON'S ELECTRIC BUSINESS. SO KIND OF INTERESTING THAT THAT HAPPENED AT THAT TIME ONLY MONTHS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE HOME IN 1967. AND MAYOR HARRINGTON LED THE EFFORT TO HAVE FOUND THE PLANO PARKS DEPARTMENT IN EARLY OF 1968. THE INITIAL PARKS DEPARTMENT CONSISTED OF ONE DIRECTOR, TWO PART-TIME EMPLOYEES, AND 42 ACRES OF FARMLAND AT THE TIME AS THE HARRINGTON'S WERE BUILDING THEIR NEW HOME ON WESTWOOD DRIVE. A 25-YEAR-OLD FLEDGLING REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY NAMED DAVID FAIR WAS GETTING HIS START. DAVID WAS A SECOND GENERATION TITLE ATTORNEY, RECENT GRADUATE OF SMU LAW SCHOOL AND HAD STARTED PLANO TITLE COMPANY IN 1965. DAVID WENT ON TO BECOME A GIANT IN TEXAS REAL ESTATE LAW. HE SERVED AS HE SERVED ON THE TEXAS BROKER LAWYER COMMITTEE WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR. HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE CREATION OF REAL ESTATE FORMS ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS AND HE GREW HIS PLANO BASED HE EXTRA FAIR TITLE COMPANY TO OPERATE 21 BRANCHES ACROSS DALLAS FORT WORTH. THE SIGNATURE OF YOUNG DAVID FAIR IS FOUND ON SEVERAL DOCUMENTS THAT HE DRAFTED, NOTARIZED, AND RECORDED IN RELATION TO 10 16 WESTWOOD DRIVE. AND HE WAS A VERY YOUNG MAN AT THE TIME. SEVEN YEARS AFTER COMPLETING HIS HOME ON IN 1967, ROB WOULD BUILD A HOME FOR HIS PARENTS AND HIS ENVELOPE. BROTHER DON NEXT DOOR, AS YOU'VE HEARD, CREATING A UNIQUE FAMILY COMPOUND WITHIN THE CITY. NOW YOU MAY BE CURIOUS ABOUT THE FATE OF THE HARRINGTON'S PREVIOUS HOME ON 17TH STREET ACROSS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL AS RAW VAN AND THE CHILDREN MOVED WEST TO THE NEW HOME. THEIR OLD HOUSE AT 1716 17TH STREET WAS SOLD TO A YOUNG MAN WHOSE NAME WAS JOHN CLARK. JOHN WAS A FOOTBALL COACH AND 1967 WAS A GREAT YEAR FOR JOHN CLARK. NOT ONLY DID HE BECOME A HOMEOWNER, BUT HE WAS ALSO, THAT WAS HIS FIRST YEAR TO EARN A FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP AS HEAD COACH FOR THE PLAN OF WILDCATS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERING THIS REQUEST FOR HERITAGE LANDMARK DESTINATION STATUS AND WE WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE STORY IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU MARVIN. APPRECIATE THAT. THAT BRINGS BACK A LOT OF MEMORIES. SURE. ANY, UH, QUESTIONS FOR MR. JOLLY? THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CONFINE THE COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL. MAYOR, IT WOULD BE MY PLEASURE TO MOVE TO APPROVE THIS AGENDA ITEM. UM, I'M GONNA SECOND BUT I WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY THAT I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS ALL ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF PLANO IS THE TRUE PLANO OF THE ENTIRE PLANO CITY. AND I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE MORE [00:55:01] THAN THE FAMOUS STORIES THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED TODAY. THERE ARE STORIES IN E EVERY ONE OF THOSE HOMES ON THE EAST SIDE OF PLANO. AND EACH ONE OF 'EM IS SO BEAUTIFUL BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME REALLY GREAT, GREAT HISTORY. I MEAN, INCLUDING THE DOUGLAS COMMUNITY, WHICH IS AMAZING HISTORY. AND, UM, I I I LIKE TO SEE MORE PRESERVATION OF THE EAST SIDE PLANO SO THAT WE CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE TRUE PLANO THAN IT IS. SO I ALREADY SECOND OKAY. I HAVE A COMMENT FROM COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS. I AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER TWO. UH, THE EAST SIDE OF PLANO HAS A LOT OF HISTORY IN IT AND I WOULD LIKE FOR ALL OF OUR CITIZENS AND COUNCIL TO REMEMBER THAT. AND PLEASE CONSIDER THE, UH, THE EFFORTS AND CONTINUING TO UPKEEP THAT SIDE OF PLANO. 'CAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF HISTORY AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO PRESERVE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO I HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER FIVE, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES EIGHT TO ZERO. THANK YOU. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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