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IF YOU WOULD ALL PLEASE RISE AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. CONSENT AGENDA.
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CONSENT AGENDA. THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION AND CONTAINS ITEMS THAT ARE ROUTINE AND TYPICALLY NONCONTROVERSIAL.ITEMS MAY BE REMOVED FROM THIS AGENDA FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION BY COMMISSIONERS OR STAFF.
WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER THAT REGISTERED TO SPEAK ON THE MINUTES, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S INTENTIONAL OR IF THAT WAS MISFIRED, BUT IS THERE A MR. MCNABB IN THE ROOM? NO? OKAY.
PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 8 TO 0.
[1. Public Hearing – Preliminary Replat & Revised Site Plan: Church of Christ on McDermott Road Addition, Block 1, Lot 1R – Religious facility on one lot on 12.0 acres located at the southwest corner of McDermott Road and Gifford Drive. Zoned Single-Family Residence-6. Projects #PR2026-020 & RSP2026-027. (Administrative consideration) ]
INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAY MODIFY THESE TIMES AS DEEMED NECESSARY.
ADMINISTRATIVE CONSIDERATION ITEMS MUST BE APPROVED IF THEY MEET CITY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.
THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL ESTABLISH TIME LIMITS BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF SPEAKER REQUESTS, LENGTH OF THE AGENDA AND TO INSURE MEETING EFFICIENCY AND MAY INCLUDE A TOTAL TIME LIMIT.
ALL RIGHT, ITEM NUMBER 1. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 1.
CHURCH OF CHRIST ON MCDERMOTT ROAD ADDITION BLOCK 1, LOT 1R.
RELIGIOUS FACILITY ON ONE LOT ON 12. 12 ACRES.
LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MCDERMOTT ROAD AND GIFFORD DRIVE.
ZONED SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE 6. THE APPLICANT IS CHURCH OF CHRIST ON MCDERMOTT ROAD.
THIS ITEM IS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CONSIDERATION.
GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS ANNA SUTTER, PLANNER FOR THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
IN FRONT OF YOU IS THE PRELIMINARY REPLAT PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT.
THE NEXT SLIDE IS THE REVISED SITE PLAN PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT.
THE PRELIMINARY. THE PRELIMINARY REPLAT IS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL, SUBJECT TO STIPULATIONS AND/OR ALTERATIONS TO THE ENGINEERING PLANS AS REQUIRED BY THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. THE REVISED SITE PLAN IS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL SUBMITTED.
AS SUBMITTED. THAT'S THE END OF MY PRESENTATION AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONERS ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? COMMISSIONER OLLEY.
I PRESUME FIRE AND PUBLIC SAFETY WILL CERTIFY THE NEW EASEMENTS AND FIRE LANE.
FIRE LANE HAS ALREADY APPROVED THE PROPOSED EASEMENTS.
THANK YOU THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. LET ME OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS REGISTERED ON THIS ITEM? OKAY, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. COMMISSIONERS COMMISSIONER BRONSKY. MOVE. WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 1 AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF.
COMMISSIONER OLLEY. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 8 TO 0. ITEM NUMBER 2.
[2. Discussion and Action – Call for Public Hearing: Request to call a public hearing to amend Urban Mixed-Use-3 on 103.6 acres located on the east side of Alma Drive, 525 feet north of Plano Parkway. Zoned Urban Mixed-Use-3 and located within the 190 Tollway/Plano Parkway and Expressway Corridor Overlay Districts. Project #CPH2026-004. (Legislative consideration) ]
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2. REQUEST TO CALL A PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND URBAN MIXED-USE-3 ON 103.6 ACRES.LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF ALMA DRIVE, 525FT NORTH OF PLANO PARKWAY.
THE APPLICANT IS CENTURION AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT GROUP.
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THIS ITEM IS FOR LEGISLATIVE CONSIDERATION. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.MY NAME IS LILYANA MOREJON, SENIOR PLANNER WITH THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW TEAM.
THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING TO SUBMIT A ZONING CASE TO AMEND THE APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE UMU-3 ZONING DISTRICT TO RELOCATE THE HOTEL, USE FROM BLOCK Z TO BLOCK T TO SUBMIT A ZONING CASE.
THE APPLICANT NEEDS ALL PROPERTY OWNERS SIGNATURES WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
THE APPLICANT HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN GATHERING ALL REQUIRED SIGNATURES FROM ALL PROPERTY OWNERS, AND DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBERS OF OWNERS WITHIN THE DISTRICT, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THE COMMISSION CALL A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS PURPOSE.
THE COMMISSION'S APPROVAL WOULD NOT ALLOW. WOULD ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO MOVE FORWARD AND SUBMIT THE ZONING PETITION, WHICH WILL THEN FOLLOW A NORMAL SCHEDULE AND PROCESS FOR ZONING CASES FOR THIS PURPOSE.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE COMMISSION CALL A PUBLIC HEARING.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? NOBODY? OKAY. COMMISSIONER BRONSKY. I'M SORRY, I JUST HAVE A CURIOSITY QUESTION. I KNOW OFTENTIMES WHEN WE'RE BEING ASKED TO CALL A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS, WE SEE SIMILAR LANGUAGE THAT THE APPLICANT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN GATHERING ALL THE REQUIRED SIGNATURES.
HAS THE APPLICANT, IN FACT TRIED TO GATHER ALL THE SIGNATURES, OR WAS THIS KIND OF A DEFAULT KIND OF APPROACH? TYPICALLY, WE ASK THAT THE DEVELOPER MAKE OR APPLICANT MAKE AN ATTEMPT.
IN THIS CASE, THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES THAT HAVE BEEN PLATTED THAT ARE PART OF THIS DISTRICT SO WE DIDN'T PRESS THEM TOO HARD. NO. AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS.
AND THEN WHEN THEY'RE NOT SUCCESSFUL, COME BACK TO US.
BUT I WAS JUST WONDERING. THANK YOU. WE CERTAINLY DO. YES. SO THANK YOU.
I THINK I THINK THE GOOD NEWS ON THIS IS THERE'S A LOT OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES OUT THERE THAT ARE THAT PEOPLE HAVE BOUGHT AND THEY'RE LIVING IN THEM. SO THAT'S A, THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS BECAUSE THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF BUILDING. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF? NOBODY? COMMISSIONER BRONSKY. I MOVE WE CALL A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PURPOSES LAID OUT BY STAFF FOR ITEM NUMBER 2, COMMISSIONER ALALI. I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
[3. Discussion and Action – Call for Public Hearing: 2026 Comprehensive Plan Maintenance Review – Request to provide direction and call a public hearing on proposed updates to the Social Environment and Natural Environment Pillars of the Comprehensive Plan. Project #CPH2026-003. (Legislative consideration) ]
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 3. 2026 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAINTENANCE REVIEW REQUEST TO PROVIDE DIRECTION AND CALL A PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED UPDATES TO THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT PILLARS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.THE APPLICANT IS THE CITY OF PLANO. THIS ITEM IS FOR LEGISLATIVE CONSIDERATION.
GOOD EVENING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS MARIUM ZAHIR, A SENIOR PLANNER WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
THE REDEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT POLICY ACTION 7 PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO REVIEW THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN EVERY TWO YEARS TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY WITH CITYWIDE GOALS AND RESPOND TO DEVELOPMENT TRENDS AND CHANGING CONDITIONS.
IN RESPONSE TO RGM7 STAFF ESTABLISHED THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAINTENANCE REVIEW PROCESS AND DEVELOPED A TEN-YEAR REVIEW SCHEDULE TO ANNUALLY REVIEW VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE PLAN AND MANAGEABLE SECTIONS.
THE SCOPE OF THE MAINTENANCE REVIEW IS INTENDED TO BE MINOR IN NATURE AND PROVIDE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE TO ENSURE MAPS, POLICIES AND ACTIONS REMAIN CURRENT AND PROVIDE RELEVANT GUIDANCE.
FOR IMPLEMENTATION PURPOSES. THE SCOPE OF THE REVIEW INCLUDES COMPONENTS AND POLICY BACKGROUND, TEXT POLICY STATEMENTS, POLICY ACTIONS, AND PLAN MAPS.
THIS INCLUDES FIVE COMPONENTS, 20 POLICIES, AND 197 ACTIONS THAT WE'VE REVIEWED.
THESE TWO PILLARS HAVE NOT HAVE NOT BEEN COMPREHENSIVELY REVIEWED SINCE 2015.
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PLAN MAP, AS WELL AS THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION PLAN.THESE HERE ARE PROPOSED UPDATES FALL INTO TWO DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, WHICH INCLUDES INFORMATIONAL UPDATES TO POLICY BACKGROUND TEXT, AND THIS INCLUDES STATISTICAL UPDATES OR UPDATES TO REFLECT CURRENT CONDITIONS AND PRIORITIES.
AND THEN THE OTHER SET OF UPDATES ARE ACTION IMPLEMENTATION AND PROGRESS UPDATES.
AND THESE UPDATES CLARIFY HOW AN EXISTING POLICY OR ACTION IS BEING IMPLEMENTED, REFLECT PROGRESS, OR BETTER ALIGN THE ACTION LANGUAGE WITH CURRENT PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES.
I'LL FIRST START WITH GOING OVER THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT PILLAR.
THIS PILLAR INCLUDES 3 COMPONENTS, 14 POLICIES AND 149 ACTIONS.
AND. AND THE THREE KIND OF COMPONENTS ARE THE SAFETY AND SERVICES COMPONENT, QUALITY OF LIFE COMPONENT, AND SENSE OF COMMUNITY COMPONENT. SO THE FIRST SET OF UPDATES ARE THE INFORMATIONAL UPDATES TO POLICY BACKGROUND STATEMENTS. AND THAT INCLUDES THE THREE POLICIES THAT ARE SHOWN ON THE SCREEN.
THE PARKS AND RECREATION POLICY BACKGROUND. THE RECOMMENDATION IS AN UPDATE TO THE NUMBER FOR PUBLIC PARKS, PARK ACREAGE AND MILES OF PAVED TRAILS. THE LIBRARY'S POLICY BACKGROUND RECOMMENDATION IS AN UPDATE TO INFORMATION ABOUT LIBRARY RESOURCES AND SERVICES, AND ADDITIONAL DETAILS REGARDING THE ROLE OF LIBRARIES AS PLACES FOR COMMUNITY CONNECTION AND LEARNING.
AND LASTLY, THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION POLICY BACKGROUND RECOMMENDATION IS AN UPDATE TO THE NUMBER OF DESIGNATED HERITAGE LANDMARKS IN THE CITY AND IN SPECIFIC TERMINOLOGY. THE FOLLOWING UPDATES THAT YOU'LL SEE ARE ACTION, IMPLEMENTATION AND PROGRESS UPDATES FOR THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT PILLAR.
THE FIRST IS THE PROPER. PROPERTY STANDARDS POLICY ACTION 5, AND THE RECOMMENDED UPDATE CLARIFIES THAT THE INSPECTION PROGRAM APPLIES BOTH TO RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. THERE ARE TWO UPDATES PROPOSED TO THE ACTIVE LIVING AND CITIZEN WELL-BEING POLICY. THE FIRST IS ACTION 1 OF THAT POLICY AND THE RECOMMENDED UPDATE REPLACES THE PROPOSED CITY LED HEALTH ASSESSMENT WITH SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN DEVELOPED BY COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERS AND THEN ACTIVE LIVING AND CITIZEN WELL-BEING ACTION 5. THAT RECOMMENDATION SHIFTS THE INTENT FROM EXPANDING SMOKING RESTRICTIONS TO MAINTAINING AND EVALUATING EXISTING TOBACCO AND SMOKE FREE POLICIES.
LIBRARIES ACTION 5. THE RECOMMENDED UPDATE REFLECTS THE CURRENT USE OF MOBILE LIBRARY FACILITIES, AND EXPANDS THE ACTION TO EVALUATE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND THEN LIBRARIES ACTION 6 THIS RECOMMENDATION UPDATE REFLECTS THE CURRENT REVIEW FREQUENCY OF THE LIBRARY'S.
LIBRARY MARKETING PLAN WHICH IS WHICH IS REVIEWED EACH PROGRAMING SEASON OR THREE TIMES A YEAR.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES POLICY ACTION 5.
THE PLACEMAKING AND PUBLIC SPACES POLICY. WE HAVE AN ACTION UPDATE TO ACTION 2, AND THE RECOMMENDED UPDATE BROADENS THE ACTION BEYOND JUST PARKING DAY TO CONSIDER OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO REPURPOSE ON STREET PARKING FOR ACTIVE PUBLIC OPEN SPACES.
THE ARTS AND CULTURE POLICY. THERE ARE TWO UPDATES PROPOSED TO.
IMPLEMENTING THE STRATEGIES OF THE ADOPTED CULTURAL ARTS MASTER PLAN.
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INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE. THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION POLICY ACTION 2 WAS UPDATED OR IS PROPOSED TO BE UPDATED TO ADVANCE THE HISTORIC RESOURCE SURVEY TO EVALUATE STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 1975 AND 1980. WE HAVE THREE UPDATES PROPOSED TO THE COMMUNITY BUILDING POLICY.FIRST IS ACTION 3, AND THIS UPDATE REMOVES EVENTS AND PROGRAMS FROM THE ACTION, AS THOSE GENERALLY SERVE KIND OF A CITY WIDE POPULATION, MAKING OTHER COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS MORE APPROPRIATE THAN A LOCATION BASED MAPPING TOOL.
COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTION FIVE. THE PROPOSED UPDATE REFLECTS THE ROLES OF AREA COORDINATORS AND BLOCK CAPTAINS IN SUPPORTING NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME WATCH PROGRAMS, AND THEN COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTION 7.
EXPANDED ROLE IN FOSTERING COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP.
AND THEN WE'RE KIND OF SHIFTING AWAY FROM KIND OF ONE OFF ACTION UPDATES TO THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT POLICY ACTION UPDATE. AND THIS LAST ITEM OF RECOMMENDED UPDATES FOR THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT PILLAR IS A LITTLE BIT UNIQUE BECAUSE IT'S A KIND OF A FULL REVIEW OF ALL OF THE I MEAN, WE REVIEWED ALL OF THE ACTIONS, BUT THIS IS A FULL OVERHAUL OF ALL OF THE ACTIONS OF THIS PARTICULAR POLICY.
AND WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT TO REVIEW THESE.
SO HERE YOU SEE THE PROPOSED RECOMMENDATIONS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN.
AND THEY DO NOT INCLUDE TRACK CHANGES BECAUSE IT'S A FULL REWRITE AND REORDERING OF THE ACTION.
SO IT'S EASIER TO SEE THESE AS JUST PROPOSED PLAN ACTION TEXT.
THESE POLICY REVISIONS CHANGE THE NUMBER OF ACTIONS FROM 7 TO 6 ACTIONS, AND RETAIN THE INTENT OF THE ORIGINAL TEXT, WHILE INCORPORATING DEPARTMENTAL INPUT REGARDING CORE FUNCTIONS, PRIORITIES, AND APPROACHES TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
CARRIE LITTLE, THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, IS ALSO HERE THIS EVENING WITH US, SO SHE'LL BE ABLE TO ANSWER IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR DEPARTMENT'S FUNCTIONS.
SHE'LL BE ABLE TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS AFTER WE CONCLUDE THE PRESENTATION.
BUT THIS CONCLUDES THE PROPOSED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT PILLAR.
AND NEXT I'LL COVER THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT PILLAR.
THE PILLAR INCLUDES 2 COMPONENTS 6 POLICIES AND 48 ACTIONS.
THE RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY BACKGROUND PROPOSED UPDATE IS TO THE STATEWIDE RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION INFORMATION THAT'S INCLUDED IN THAT BACKGROUND STATEMENT. THE WATER CONSERVATION POLICY BACKGROUND UPDATE IS AN UPDATE TO FIGURES RELATED TO REGIONAL AVERAGE RAINFALL AND POPULATION GROWTH, AND THE WASTE MINIMIZATION POLICY.
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REGULATIONS FOLLOW A THREE YEAR REVIEW CYCLE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ARE REVIEWED AND UPDATED MORE FREQUENTLY.SO WE JUST WANTED TO REFLECT THAT. AND THEN WE HAVE THE RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY.
AND THERE ARE TWO UPDATES PROPOSED. FIRST TO ACTION 3.
RENEWABLE OR ACTION FOR SORRY. THE UPDATE REMOVES REFERENCE TO SOLARIZED PLANO AS THAT PROGRAM HAS BEEN SUNSET AND REFLECTS CURRENT EFFORTS AROUND EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO ENCOURAGE RENEWABLE ENERGY PARTICIPATION.
NEXT WE HAVE THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT POLICY ACTION 6.
THIS UPDATE OR THIS PROPOSED UPDATE REFLECTS THE CITY'S EXISTING STORMWATER VOLUNTEER PROGRAM AND FOCUSES THE ACTION ON MAINTAINING AND UPDATING THOSE PROGRAMS. WASTE MINIMIZATION ACTION ACTION 6. THE RECOMMENDED UPDATE REFLECTS THE ESTABLISHED GREEN BUSINESS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. AND FOCUSES THE ACTION ON CONTINUED PROMOTION AND INCREASED PARTICIPATION.
THE OPEN SPACE AND NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION POLICY ACTION 5.
THE RECOMMENDED UPDATE REFLECTS. THAT A CITY LED PROGRAM TO PLANT TREES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY IS NO LONGER A SUPPORTED IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED DUE TO LIABILITY CONCERNS AND REDIRECTS THE ACTION TO CURRENT EFFORTS TO ADDRESS HEAT ISLAND HOTSPOTS THROUGH TREE PLANTING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY AND INCENTIVE PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT TREE PLANTING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
THAT CONCLUDES THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT PILLAR.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE COMMISSION PROVIDE DIRECTION AND CALL A PUBLIC HEARING.
TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT PILLAR AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT PILLARS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS PART OF THE 2026 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAINTENANCE REVIEW. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COMMISSION MAY HAVE.
THANK YOU. THAT WAS GREAT. I NOTICED IN READING THIS AND ALSO IN YOUR PRESENTATION THAT IN A LOT OF PLACES WE'RE TAKING OUT WORDS LIKE CREATE, DEVELOP, AND IMPLEMENT AND REPLACING THEM WITH WORDS LIKE MONITOR, EVALUATE, MAINTAIN, AND EXPAND, WHICH I THINK IS AN INCREDIBLE TESTIMONY TO THE COMP PLAN SUCCESS BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT ORIGINALLY WERE ANTICIPATED HAVE NOW BEEN DONE. AND ALL WE'RE DOING IS TRYING TO MAKE THEM BETTER. IS THAT A FAIR STATEMENT? THAT IS A FAIR STATEMENT, YES. OKAY. WELL, GOOD.
I DIDN'T MISS I DIDN'T MISS THE BASIC GIST OF THE WHOLE CONVERSATION THEN.
SO ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS GLOBALLY. THAT'S FANTASTIC.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT COMMISSION. COMMISSIONER BROUNOFF.
THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. FIRST OF ALL, KUDOS TO THE STAFF FOR THE HARD AND INTENSIVE WORK YOU HAD TO DO TO GO THROUGH THIS WITH A MAGNIFYING GLASS AND REVIEW THE WORDING, MAKE CHANGES IN SPECIFIC WORDING.
BEYOND MERE ARE CHANGES IN GENERAL PRINCIPLES.
I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE PUT TIME AND EFFORT INTO THIS, SO I APPRECIATE IT.
AND I MEAN, I FEEL GENERALLY FEEL FAVORABLY TOWARD WHAT WE'VE BEEN PRESENTED.
I JUST HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT ONE PARTICULAR ITEM.
AND THAT ONE PARTICULAR ITEM IS THE ANTI-SMOKING PROVISION.
AND WHERE I'M COMING FROM IS I LOST BOTH OF MY PARENTS TO SMOKING RELATED ILLNESS.
OKAY. MY DAD HAD EMPHYSEMA. MY MOM HAD LUNG CANCER.
IT'S UNDER EXHIBIT A, PAGE 32, WHERE IT'S WHERE THE NEW WORDING WOULD READ, MAINTAIN AND EVALUATE THE CITY'S POLICIES ON TOBACCO AND SMOKE FREE ENVIRONMENTS TO REDUCE EXPOSURE TO SECOND HAND SMOKE AND IMPROVE INDOOR AIR QUALITY.
I'M NOT SURE WHETHER. THIS WORDING EXPANDS THE CITY'S EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN A SMOKE FREE ENVIRONMENT OR WHETHER IT IS BACKTRACKING. SPECIFICALLY, THE COUNCIL APPARENTLY ADOPTED SOME RESTRICTIONS IN 2022, EXTENDING SMOKING PROHIBITIONS TO PUBLIC PARKS AS WELL AS ENCLOSED PUBLIC SPACES AND PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT.
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AND REMOVE THE SPECIFIC LIST OF LOCATIONS WHERE ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU MAINTAIN AND EVALUATE EXISTING POLICIES WITHOUT RETAINING A LIST OF SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WHERE YOU ARE CONSIDERING ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS.
IT SOUNDS LIKE A FORMULA FOR BACKTRACKING ON CURRENT RESTRICTIONS.
I WISH THE CITY WOULD NOT DO THAT. AFTER WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE MAINTAINING OR EXPANDING, OR ARE WE SOFTENING, IS THAT I THINK THAT'S A LEGITIMATE QUESTION.
AND SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS. AND THEN BEYOND THAT I WANT TO SAY IT WAS IN AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, 2022, THAT COUNCIL REVIEWED THAT ORDINANCE. YES.
AND THEY DIDN'T RECEIVE FEEDBACK THAT THAT NEEDED TO BE PRIORITIZED.
SO THEY HAVE NO PLANS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
I THINK THE UPDATE IS REALLY MEANT TO JUST MAINTAIN THE NO SMOKING AREAS AND POLICIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON THE BOOKS. SORT OF SIMILAR TO WHAT MR. RATLIFF POINTED OUT EARLIER.
BROUNOFF. THANK YOU. ALL I'M SAYING IS MAINTAIN A LIST OF LOCATIONS THAT ARE BEING CONSIDERED.
OKAY. I'M NOT SUGGESTING THE CITY PREJUDGE, YOU KNOW, AND WITHOUT CONSIDERATION, BUT I THINK IT'S NECESSARY TO HAVE A LIST OF LOCATIONS THAT ARE BEING CONSIDERED AND HAVING CONSIDERED THEM, THE CITY CAN THEN DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO IMPLEMENT A RESTRICTION ON THOSE LOCATIONS OR NOT. BUT I WOULD I WOULD HATE TO SEE THE PROCESS DONE AWAY WITH.
NOT ONLY TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM THEIR OWN SMOKING, BUT TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM SECONDARY SMOKE.
SO THANK YOU. YEAH. COMMISSIONER BENDER. YEAH.
THANK YOU. OKAY. I THINK THAT'S A LEGITIMATE POINT THAT WE OUGHT TO STAFF.
IN TERMS OF SECONDARY, YOU KNOW, SMOKE OR IF YOU'RE STANDING NEXT TO SOMEBODY THAT'S VAPING, YOU KNOW, WHO KNOWS WHAT THE HECK IT IS. SO I THINK WE SHOULD EXPAND THAT TO INCLUDE VAPING.
OKAY. COMMISSIONER OLLEY. YEAH, ON THIS ONE, I READ TOBACCO AS KIND OF LIKE AN ALL ENCOMPASSING, WHETHER IT BE THROUGH A PIPE OR THROUGH A CIGARETTE OR THROUGH VAPE TOBACCO FREE ENVIRONMENTS.
BUT I THINK WHAT YOU'RE HEARING. A LOT OF THE LANGUAGE THAT WE ARE UPDATING TO COMMISSIONER RATLIFF. CHAIR RATLIFF'S POINT. SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE ALMOST DECLARING THAT WE DID SOMETHING AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF LIKE PUT A MARKER IN THE GROUND AND GET BETTER AT IT. I THINK IT WILL HELP ME IF I COULD SEE THE OUTCOMES THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH FROM THE THINGS WE DID RIGHT TO MAKE A BETTER DETERMINATION, IF IT'S OKAY TO DECLARE THAT WE CAN GO FORWARD FROM A POINT THAT WE HAVE ACTUALLY ACHIEVED.
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RIGHT. SO, FOR INSTANCE, STICKING WITH THE SMOKING BECAUSE IT'S ON, ON THE SLIDE, IF WE ARE SAYING WE DID INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TOBACCO AND SMOKE FREE ENVIRONMENTS, THEN TO MAINTAIN KIND OF MAKE SENSE, THEN IT'S KIND OF LIKE STICK A FORK IN THE GROUND AND TO GO FORWARD TO EVALUATE IF WE NEED TO GET BETTER AT CERTAIN THINGS. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? SO WHEN THIS COMES BACK FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, I THINK SOMETHING THAT SHOWS THAT WE ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISHED STUFF, RIGHT. THAT WE ARE NOW TRYING TO BUILD UPON WOULD HELP.HAS THE WATERMARK RISEN? IS THAT FAIR? CAN I ASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION? DO YOU WANT THAT REFLECTED IN THE ACTION TEXT? BECAUSE OUR GOAL WAS THE JUSTIFICATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD KIND OF PROVIDE THAT BENCHMARK INFORMATION IN THE PACKET.
THE ATTACHMENTS. NO, NO, IT WOULDN'T BE A PART OF THE TEXT.
AND WHEN WE. WHAT I THINK WOULD ALLOW US TO HAVE A MORE ROBUST DISCUSSION OF THE ACTUAL TEXT IS IF WE CAN SEE THAT THE TEXT IS ACTUALLY BUILDING ON SOMETHING, RIGHT? RIGHT NOW IT'S TEXT BUILDING ON TEXT.
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF OUTCOMES WERE ACTUALLY DELIVERED.
AND SO MAYBE THAT WASN'T PROVIDED SPECIFICALLY IN THE PACKET, BUT WE DO HAVE THAT ON THE WEBSITE. MAYBE WE COULD PROVIDE THAT LINK. SO FOR ANY OF THE ACTIONS THAT YOU WANT TO DIG INTO, WHAT HAVE BEEN THE OUTCOMES, YOU CAN FIND THAT INFORMATION. OKAY.
IS THAT ALL THOSE WORDS THAT WE'VE USED, AND IN SOME CASES YOU'VE USED EVALUATE AND MAINTAIN AND IN OTHER PLACES YOU'VE USED EXPAND AND IMPROVE. AND I'D BE, I'M NOT RIGHT NOW.
I'D BE CURIOUS TO KNOW WHY WE USE DIFFERENT VERBS FOR DIFFERENT ACTIONS BECAUSE SOME OF THEM, OBVIOUSLY, IF IT'S EVALUATED AND MAINTAINED, WE MUST BE PRETTY HAPPY WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING, WHICH IS GREAT. AND IF OTHER ONES ARE EXPAND AND IMPROVE, IT'S LIKE, OKAY, WE GOT A GREAT START.
YOU KNOW WHAT, WHAT ARE THE. SO I THINK, AND I'M SURE THOSE WEREN'T USED INDISCRIMINATELY, YOU HAD A REASON FOR USING THEM. SO I THINK THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO ELABORATE ON THAT A LITTLE BIT.
SURE ONE IS MORE OF A CURIOSITY. HP 2 WHERE THE, THE TIME PERIOD WAS CHANGED FROM 1945 TO 1975. ESSENTIALLY BASICALLY WHAT'S. WHAT'S CAUSING THE, THE CHANGE? LIKE THAT'S EVALUATING A 30-YEAR PERIOD TO EVALUATE IN A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD.
IS IT THAT WE ARE FULLY COMPLETED AN EVALUATION OF THE 45 TO THE 75 OR? YES, THE SURVEYS WERE COMPLETED AS PART OF THE PREVIOUS HERITAGE PRESERVATION PLAN, AND AN ACTION IN THAT PLAN IS TO THEN EVALUATE THE NEXT YEARS. YES. OKAY. LAST QUESTION ON THE GREEN RECYCLING.
IT SEEMS SPECIFIC TO COMMERCIAL. AND I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING REGARDING RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING, WHICH FULL TRANSPARENCY IS ONE OF MY PET PEEVES.
OUR [LAUGHTER] RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING AND ITS BURN IT A LITTLE BIT.
BUT WHAT'S THE, IS THERE IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT PILLAR? IS THERE A PROGRAM TO ADDRESS RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING AS PART OF, BECAUSE I WOULD ASSUME THAT IS THE GREATER PORTION OF OUR RECYCLABLE WASTE IN PLANO. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? IT'S A GREEN BUSINESS CERTIFICATION, WHICH, IF I'M READING CORRECTLY, PUTS THE FOCUS ON COMMERCIAL OR BUSINESS RECYCLING. WE HAVE AN ACTION ITEM OR ACTION TEXT THAT SPEAKS TO OUR RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM.
I JUST COULDN'T FIND IT IN THE PACKET.
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MAYBE WE OUGHT TO HIGHLIGHT IT. OKAY. EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT CHANGING IT.IS THAT FAIR? RATHER THAN YEAH. SIR THERE IS AN ACTION IN WASTE MANAGEMENT OR WASTE MINIMIZATION ACTION 5, WHICH PRIORITIZES DETERMINING THE NEXT YEAR OF RESIDENTIAL BASED MATERIALS POTENTIALLY TARGETED FOR FUTURE RECYCLING ACTIVITIES.
SO KIND OF EXPANDING THE SUITE OF MATERIALS THAT CAN BE RECYCLED.
YES, SIR. OKAY. AND JUST A QUICK FOLLOW UP ON THE SMOKING ACTION.
THE CODE OF ORDINANCE HAS ALREADY BEEN AMENDED TO INCLUDE VAPING IN THE DEFINITION OF SMOKING.
SO ANYWHERE WHERE SMOKING IS PROHIBITED, VAPING IS AS WELL.
THAT'S GOOD OKAY. COMMISSIONER BENDER. THANK YOU CHAIRMAN.
JUST HAVING MORE OF A GENERAL QUESTION, THE VERY FIRST CHART THAT YOU SHOWED THAT HAS, YOU KNOW BUILT ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT, AND SO FORTH. CAN YOU TELL ME THE, HOW WE DETERMINE THE, OR WHAT METHODOLOGY WE USED TO DETERMINE FREQUENCY THOSE GET REVIEWED. YEAH.
SO THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT PILLAR IS MORE FOCUSED AROUND LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT.
AND SO KIND OF IN LINE WITH RGM7 THAT IS REVIEWED EVERY TWO YEARS.
AND BEYOND THAT, WE'VE SLATED IN KIND OF EVERYTHING ELSE SOME MAP UPDATES, SUCH AS THE PARKS MASTER PLAN MAP THAT'S ALIGNED WITH THE PARKS MASTER PLAN UPDATE. SO ANYTIME THEY'RE UPDATING THE MAP, WE CAN KIND OF ALIGN WITH THAT.
THE REASON, THE REASON I ASKED IS IF YOU LOOK AT THE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC PIECE AND YOU THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW AND WHAT WE WILL BE GOING THROUGH OVER THE NEXT 3 TO 5 YEARS OR A LITTLE BIT MORE, YOU KNOW, REALLY LOOKING AT THE FREQUENCY THAT THAT GETS REVIEWED BECAUSE NOT ONLY THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S COMING HERE IN PLANO, BUT ALSO THE COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE FACE WITH NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES.
SO, YOU KNOW, TO ME, THAT'S THE FREQUENCY OF THOSE ARE NOT ALL THE SAME.
AND SO AT VARIOUS TIMES, DEPENDING ON WHAT'S HAPPENING.
I WAS JUST SUGGESTING THAT MAYBE, YOU KNOW, IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, OUR ECONOMIC ENGINE, RIGHT, IS REALLY IMPORTANT. SO TO ME, THAT'S KIND OF AN IMPORTANT ONE THAT WE REVIEW AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S A DYNAMIC WORLD. SO IT'S CHANGING VERY QUICKLY.
THAT'S JUST MY COMMENT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
MR. BRONSKY. SO I HAVE ONE CURIOSITY QUESTION THEN.
I'VE GOT SOME FEEDBACK. ON PAGE 27. THE E05. E05.
CAN YOU PULL THAT UP FOR ME? YEAH. PLEASE.
SO IN LOOKING AT THE LANGUAGE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATES SEPARATE AND APART AS A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY FROM US. HOW, HOW DOES THAT WORK TOGETHER? WITH THE AUTHORITY THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THEIR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY HAS RELATIVE TO THE LANGUAGE WE'RE USING HERE IN E05? ARE YOU SPECIFICALLY ASKING ABOUT THE ADAPTIVE REUSE OR REDEVELOPMENT OF THOSE FACILITIES? YES. OKAY. I THINK THE INTENT WAS TO REFLECT KIND OF CURRENTLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN RECENT YEARS WITH THE EDUCATIONAL FACILITY SITE.
SO I THINK IT'S, IT'S NOT IT WAS NOT OUR INTENT TO SAY THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, PROPOSING ADAPTIVE REUSE OR REDEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTIES THAT ARE MAYBE OWNED STILL BY THE ISD. JUST THE, THE WAY THE LANGUAGE IS STRUCTURED, IT JUST SEEMS A LITTLE CLUMSY TO DO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO ME AS I WAS READING IT AND I WAS HOPING COMMISSIONER BENDER WOULD SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT, BECAUSE I FIGURE HE PROBABLY KNOWS MORE THAN I DO. JUST THE, THE VERBIAGE THERE.
I THINK IT, IT ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE GETTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR PLAYGROUND.
AND I JUST WANT TO BE CAREFUL THAT WE DON'T DO THAT.
YEAH. WE CAN TAKE A SECOND LOOK AT THAT. JUST CURIOUS. OKAY.
SECOND THING. AND THIS IS KIND OF A BIGGER OVERALL THING.
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AND I, I'VE REALLY APPRECIATED THE FEEDBACK WE'VE GOTTEN FROM SEVERAL COMMISSIONERS.THE CHAIR AND VICE. SECOND VICE CHAIR. IN RGM7.
AND ONE THING THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT. I DO, I THINK UNDERSTANDING THE OUTCOMES BEFORE WE MAKE THE SHIFT TO MAINTAIN IN, THE LANGUAGE LIKE THAT, TO SEE THE RESULTS AND WHERE THINGS ARE MOVING.
BUT I WONDER IF IT'S NOT JUST OUR EYES. AND SO MY QUESTION, MY NEXT QUESTION IS AS WE TALK ABOUT THE LIBRARIES, AS WE TALK ABOUT THE CULTURAL AFFAIRS, THE PARKS AND RECREATION.
WE TALK ABOUT BUILDING STANDARDS AND HERITAGE COMMISSION OR HERITAGE ITEMS. ARE YOU SEEKING INPUT FROM THOSE COMMITTEES AS FAR AS THE CHANGES OR THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU'RE BRINGING FORWARD ON THE ISSUES THAT WOULD IMPACT THEM? THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE PLANNED TO VISIT WITH THOSE COMMISSIONS.
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER INPUT.
I THINK THE INPUT IS PROVIDED FROM THEIR STAFF LIAISONS.
YEAH. SO EVERY YEAR ALL THE ACTIONS GO TO ALL THE DEPARTMENTS.
THEY'RE. EACH ACTION IN THE COMP PLAN IS ASSIGNED A LEAD DEPARTMENT.
AND SO EVERY LEAD DEPARTMENT GETS THEIR ENTIRE SET OF ACTIONS TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY UPDATES.
SO IN WHEN THESE CHANGES ARE COMING FORWARD, IT'S TYPICALLY THROUGH THE STAFF LIAISON.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE'S A PARKS MASTER PLAN UPDATE OR SOMETHING.
BUT WE DON'T PROACTIVELY SPEAK TO THOSE COMMISSIONS.
WE KIND OF JUST TALKED TO THE STAFF AT A STAFF LEVEL.
CORRECT. SO, I MEAN, I THINK YOU'VE HEARD FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND THE DAIS THAT A LOT OF THIS THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST IN FIGURING OUT WHAT SOME OF THE OUTCOMES ARE BEFORE WE'RE SHIFTING INTO SOME OF THE OTHER LANGUAGE.
AND I WOULD SUGGEST THAT LOOKING BEYOND THE FEEDBACK OF JUST WHAT THE STAFF HAS TO SAY ABOUT SOME OF THESE THINGS, ESPECIALLY, LIKE I SAID, WHEN YOU CONSIDER LIBRARIES AND OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE ON THIS LIST, I THINK THIS SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT PILLAR ALMOST BEGS FOR NOT NECESSARILY A FULL CITIZENS COMMITTEE, BUT CERTAINLY GREATER INPUT FROM THE CITIZENRY AS A WHOLE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY, WERE THERE ANY PLANS ON SEEKING ANY KIND OF INPUT BEYOND THE STAFF ON MANY OF ANY OF THESE CHANGES? SO WE DO HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAINTENANCE WEB PAGE THAT WILL BE UPDATED FOLLOWING THIS P&Z PRESENTATION.
SO WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING PROACTIVELY SEEKING INPUT FROM THE CITIZENRY.
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FROM PROACTIVE MOVEMENT TO MAINTENANCE MODES THAT AT LEAST THE, THE COMMITTEES THEMSELVES BE MADE APPRIZED OF SOME OF THE CHANGES BEYOND JUST THE STAFF LEVEL.
BUT I THINK THE. I THINK THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT IS SOMETHING THAT OUR CITIZENRY IS CONCERNED ABOUT AND WANTING TO MAINTAIN A CITY OF EXCELLENCE. I THINK WE READ INTO THE RGM ACTION OF BEING PROACTIVE AT DOING THAT, AND I THINK WE DO WELL AT DOING THAT. MOST OF THE TIME I JUST IT'S MY INPUT THAT I THINK WE NEED TO GET A LITTLE MORE INPUT FROM EVERYBODY ELSE OUTSIDE OF THE STAFF. THANK YOU. THANK YOU I DID WANT TO SAY YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB AS WELL.
I REITERATE WHAT MANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE SAID.
THEY THEY ACTUALLY ADDRESSED A FEW OF MY QUESTIONS.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN ON MY MIND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE IS LIKE, HOW DO WE MAKE THIS EASIER ON THE RESIDENTS? AND BECAUSE EVERY TIME I GET A NASTY GRAM ON MY ON MY RECYCLE BIN I'M LIKE, MAN, WHY IS THIS SO HARD?
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[LAUGHTER] YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING.I'M TRYING TO RECYCLE THE STUFF. I MEAN, GLASS, PLASTIC-ISH AND PAPER.
IT SHOULD BE SIMPLE, BUT IT'S NOT. AND I GET NASTY GRAMS. I'M DOING IT WRONG. SO I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST IF THIS IS THE TIME FOR TO EXPLORE THAT AND HAVE IT IN THE PILLAR.
HOW CAN WE MAKE THIS EASIER ON THE RESIDENTS TO BE EFFECTIVE IN THE NATURAL? THIS IS A PILLAR FOR THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THING.
MAKE IT EASIER THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY BE SUCCESSFUL IN DOING THE RIGHT THING WITH THEIR RECYCLING.
AND YOU KNOW, I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT SEVERAL THINGS LIKE MAYBE WE JUST FORGET IT.
SCRAP IT AND WE JUST GIVE THEM EVERYBODY TWO BINS OF TRASH AND, AND MOVE ON.
AND MAYBE THAT'S HOW WE DO IT, RIGHT. BUT I DON'T KNOW.
I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT VARIOUS THINGS ON HOW DO I MAKE THIS RIGHT. BECAUSE I GET THOSE GRAMS EVERY, EVERY COUPLE WEEKS. SO I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN.
AND I KNOW I'M NOT THE RIGHT ONLY ONE BECAUSE I'LL DRIVE DOWN MY ALLEY AND EVERYBODY'S GOT ONE.
SO IT'S LIKE, HOW DO I MAKE THIS SIMPLER? HOW DO WE MAKE THIS SIMPLER AS A CITY? BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND THE CITY'S TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING, BUT THERE'S, THERE'S DEFINITELY A BREAKDOWN IN MAKING IT RIGHT AND MAKING IT SIMPLER.
THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER TONG. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN OF COURSE THIS IS A GREAT PRESENTATION.
LOTS AND LOTS OF WORK PUT INTO IT, SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
SO MY QUESTION IS THAT ONCE WE FOUND OUT THAT, OKAY, WE HAD QUESTIONS, WE CAN EITHER APPROVE OR PROVIDE COMMENTS ON THE CHANGES YOU HAVE MADE AND THAT THAT WAS IN YOUR THAT WERE IN YOUR PRESENTATION.
RIGHT? BUT WE DID GET THIS LONG DOCUMENTS OF ALL THE ITEMS THAT ARE NOT BEING CHANGED.
SO WERE YOU SEEKING OR ARE YOU CURRENTLY SEEKING RECOMMENDATIONS OR APPROVAL ON ALL THE ITEMS OR JUST ITEMS THAT YOU HAVE CHANGED? BECAUSE YOU DID ONLY THE ITEM THAT YOU CHANGED OR IN THE PRESENTATION.
BUT THERE ARE A LOT MORE THAN NOT BEING CHANGED.
SHOULD WE ALSO REVIEW THOSE? OR IF WE HAVE COMMENTS ON THOSE, WHEN DO WE PUT THAT IN? OKAY YOU'RE WELCOME. THAT'S NOT PART OF THE. WELL, WE WILL RETURN WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT, AND WE WOULD BE ONLY AMENDING THE ACTIONS THAT ARE CHANGING.
YES. AND WE'VE PROVIDED KIND OF A STATUS UPDATE ON THE ONES WE ARE NOT RECOMMENDING ANY CHANGES TO.
SO IF YOU ARE, YOU HAVE ANY INPUT FOR THOSE ITEMS. WE'RE HAPPY TO LISTEN TO THOSE. BUT THOSE ARE NOT ONES THAT WE HAVE FLAGGED AS FOR UPDATE.
THANK YOU. BUT NOW IS THE TIME. IF WE HAVE ANY CHANGES OR THAT WE.
INPUT ON THE ITEMS THAT ARE NOT BEING CHANGED BY YOU, NOW IS THE TIME WE HAVE TO SPEAK.
IS THAT CORRECT? I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR TODAY.
THAT'S CORRECT. THESE ARE THE ONES THAT WE'VE THAT WE'VE FLAGGED FOR CHANGES BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS. THE DEPARTMENTS, IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE IT CHANGED, INDICATED THEY DIDN'T NEED A CHANGE. IF THERE'S SOMETHING THE COMMISSION SEES THAT IN THAT LIST THAT IS WORTHY OF DISCUSSION, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME. SO WE COULD TAKE IT BACK TO THOSE DEPARTMENTS AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT THE COMMISSION'S QUESTIONS WERE. YEAH. WHAT INFORMATION CAN WE GET BACK TO THEM, OR DOES IT CHANGE TO BE MADE BASED ON THAT FEEDBACK? SO NOW IS THE TIME. SO IF WE APPROVE TODAY, THAT MEANS WE'LL APPROVE NOT ONLY THE CHANGES BUT ALSO THE ITEMS NOT CHANGING? WE'RE NOT APPROVING TODAY. TODAY WE'RE JUST CALLING THE PUBLIC HEARING TO APPROVE IT. SO WAY TO GET THAT FEEDBACK TO GO THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR TO EMAIL YOU DIRECTLY, OR? ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER BROUNOFF. THERE'S AN ISSUE THAT'S RECENTLY ARISEN THAT I'M PONDERING HERE, AND I'M HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE FIGURING OUT WHICH OF THE PILLARS IT BEST FALLS UNDER, BUT I THINK YOU CAN, YOU CAN MAKE A CASE FOR SEVERAL OF THEM. YOU CAN MAKE A CASE FOR A SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT, YOU CAN MAKE A CASE FOR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND OTHERS.
IT'S THE RECENTLY ARISEN ISSUE OF DATA CENTERS AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY MAY GOBBLE UP A DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE OF CITY SERVICES. OKAY.
I DON'T THINK THAT QUESTION HAS BEEN ANSWERED YET, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE ANSWERED.
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AND I WOULD SUGGEST ADDITION, THE ADDITION OF AN ACTION TO EVALUATE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE RISE OF DATA CENTERS IMPACTS THE CITY'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE NECESSARY SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS.YOU KNOW, THE CITIZENS AND ALSO THE BUSINESSES WITHIN THE CITY.
I MEAN, EVEN OUR PUBLIC PARKS CONSUME WATER. AND BEFORE WE JUMP TO ANY CONCLUSIONS AS TO WHETHER OR NOT, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO DO A MORATORIUM OR BAN THINGS, WE OUGHT TO AT LEAST HAVE SOME INFORMATION.
I THINK THE CITY OUGHT TO STUDY THE IMPACT. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.
THANK YOU. MR. BELL WHAT PILLAR WOULD YOU THINK THAT WOULD FALL UNDER? TOP OF MY HEAD. I THINK THAT'S A LAND USE ISSUE. IT'S KIND OF ENCOMPASSING OF ALL THINGS. AND SINCE IT'S SPECIFIC TO A CERTAIN USE OF DATA CENTERS, THAT'S WHERE I WOULD LOOK AT IT. WE HAVE THAT AGAIN NEXT YEAR, THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT. BUT WE CAN TAKE THE FEEDBACK TONIGHT AND SEE IF THERE'S A PLACE IN ANY OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS WHERE THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE INCORPORATED OR PROVIDE SOME OTHER INFORMATION IF WE HAVE IT AVAILABLE. OKAY.
GOOD. TIME TO START GETTING AHEAD OF THE RESEARCH IN YOUR SPARE TIME. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU, MR. BROUNOFF. ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MR. BRONSKY. MOVE WE.
NOPE. CAN'T DO THAT YET. HANG ON. NO MOTION YET.
NO MOTION HOLD THAT THOUGHT. I APOLOGIZE. MR. REINECKER, HAVE YOU REGISTERED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? IT IS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COME FORWARD, AND I'LL GIVE YOU THREE MINUTES.
THANKS I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO COMMENT ON THE COMP PLAN MAINTENANCE REVIEW.
URBAN HEAT ISLAND IS A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN IN A BUILT OUT CITY LIKE PLANO.
I SUPPORT THE REFINEMENT OF THIS POLICY. TREE PLANTING IS A WORTHY GOAL.
AS YOU MAY BE AWARE, ONCOR HAS BEEN WORKING IN MANY PLANO NEIGHBORHOODS THIS SUMMER.
ONCOR HAS AN OBLIGATION TO PROTECT THEIR EQUIPMENT AND KEEP TREES FREE OF CLEAR POWER LINES.
THAT RESPONSIBILITY RESULTS IN AN IRRECONCILABLE TENSION BETWEEN TREES AND OVERHEAD UTILITIES.
POWER LINES ARE INFRASTRUCTURE. BUT SO ARE TREES AND THE SHADE THEY PROVIDE.
THE COMMISSION SHOULD DIRECT STAFF TO RECOGNIZE THIS IN THE OCR POLICY OSRC POLICY FRAMEWORK. THE CITY SHOULD COMPILE A DATABASE OF ALL EXISTING OVERHEAD UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE DATABASE SHOULD BE USED TO INFORM AND PRIORITIZE BURIAL OF POWER LINES, PARTICULARLY WITHIN NEIGHBORHOODS AND PARKS, AND ALONG ROADWAYS THAT PROVIDE PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY.
BURIAL SHOULD BE ANYTIME A MAJOR ROADWAY REPLACEMENT IS SCHEDULED.
NOT BURYING UTILITY LINES AS A 15TH STREET. AS PART OF THE 15TH STREET RECONSTRUCTION CURRENTLY UNDERWAY IS A MAJOR OVERSIGHT AND A MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. LAST UTILITY BURIAL IS EXPENSIVE.
THE POLICY SHOULD RECOMMEND THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OFFICE, COORDINATE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES TO IDENTIFY OR CREATE FUNDING FOR THESE PROJECTS. THE OUTCOME IS WORTHWHILE. IMPROVED URBAN SHADE, REDUCED HEAT ISLAND, BETTER WALKABILITY, BETTER ESTHETICS. BETTER STORM RESILIENCE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE NO OTHER SPEAKERS.
SO. COMMISSION. COMMISSIONER BRONSKY. SO I SUGGEST FEEDBACK LIKE MR. REINECKER. THERE ARE OTHERS OUT THERE THAT I BELIEVE WOULD HAVE FEEDBACK SIMILAR TO HIS RELATIVE TO ANY ONE OF THE OTHER SIX COMMISSIONS I'VE SPOKEN TO.
AND I THINK I THINK OUR CITIZENS WANT TO PROVIDE SOME FEEDBACK ON THAT, THOUGH.
I, I MOVE THAT WE CALL A PUBLIC HEARING AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF FOR THIS ITEM.
COMMISSIONER LINGENFELTER. I'LL SECOND. COMMISSIONER BROUNOFF, YOU ALSO HAD YOUR LIGHT ON.
YEAH, JUST I NOTICED WE HAVE THE DIRECTOR OF THE CITY EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN THE AUDIENCE.
I WONDER IF SHE IF SHE HAD PREPARED A PRESENTATION FOR US AND WE'RE SKIPPING HER.
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GOOD EVENING. I'M CARRIE LITTLE, THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CALL A PUBLIC HEARING.
PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 8 TO 0.
[4. Discussion and Action – Call for Public Hearing: Request to call a public hearing to amend the Subdivision Ordinance regarding public infrastructure adequacy and developer participation in infrastructure costs. Project #CPH2026-005. (Legislative consideration)]
ITEM NUMBER 4. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 4. REQUEST TO CALL A PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE REGARDING PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE ADEQUACY AND DEVELOP. DEVELOPER PARTICIPATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS.THE APPLICANT IS THE CITY OF PLANO. THIS ITEM IS FOR LEGISLATIVE CONSIDERATION.
GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS CHRISTINA SEBASTIAN, LAND RECORDS PLANNING MANAGER.
THIS IS A REQUEST TO CALL A PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE.
AS YOU KNOW, THE ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED LAST YEAR IN RESPONSE TO THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
A NEW SECTION ASSOCIATED PLANS AND STUDIES WAS ADDED IN.
AT THAT TIME TO HELP WITH CAPACITY STUDIES AND PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE RESERVATION.
STAFF EXPERIENCE WITH THIS NEW LANGUAGE AS WELL AS THE WORK WE'VE DONE ON THE REWRITE AND SUBDIVISION OF THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE HAS SHOWN THAT WE HAVE A NEED TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO ADVANCE THIS BEFORE THE REWRITE PROJECT.
DUE TO THE TIMELINE OF THE REWRITE PROJECT, ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND LEGAL STAFF ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON AMENDMENTS WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, AND FULL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE STAFF REPORT AT THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SO WE JUST ASK AT THIS TIME THAT YOU CONSIDER CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THOSE AMENDMENTS.
OKAY. COMMISSION ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF REGARDING THIS ITEM? COMMISSIONER ALALI. I JUST WAS WONDERING, DID YOU DO ANY STUDIES REGARDING THOSE INFRASTRUCTURE STRUCTURES OR JUST, YOU KNOW, LIKE NOW YOU'RE GOING TO GO IN THE PROCESS OF REWRITING THE ORDINANCES? SO THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT DOES A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT STUDIES, OF EITHER FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS OR THEY ALSO LOOK AT THE CITY AS A WHOLE FOR PLANNING FOR THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. BUT BY AND LARGE, THIS WILL JUST BE A, AN AMENDMENT TO THE, THE CURRENT ORDINANCE AT THIS TIME, BUT NOT OKAY. THANK YOU. COMMISSION ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF? OKAY. SO THE ACTION ITEM TONIGHT IS JUST TO CALL A PUBLIC HEARING.
SO OFFICIALLY KIND OF INITIATE IT ON OURSELVES.
MR. BRONSKY. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND TO CALL THE PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR. 8. 8 IN FAVOR. MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT.
[5. Public Hearing – Zoning Case 2026-007: Request to amend Article 22 (Signs) and related articles of the Zoning Ordinance to revise the City's sign regulations. Project #ZC2026-007. (Legislative consideration)]
CITY SIGN REGULATIONS. THE PETITIONER IS THE CITY OF PLANO.THIS ITEM IS FOR LEGISLATIVE CONSIDERATION. HELLO AGAIN.
SO WE WERE EXCITED TO BRING YOU THE UPDATED SIGN REGULATIONS, BUT DURING FINAL REVIEW WE FOUND SOME.
QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? COMMISSIONER BRONSKY. NO QUESTIONS.
I WAS JUST GOING TO RECOMMEND THAT WE FOLLOW THAT WE MOVE.
NOT YET DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? IS FOR THE STAFF TO BE READY WITH THIS? WE FEEL QUITE CONFIDENT THAT WE'LL BE READY. YES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU THIS IS POSTED AS A PUBLIC HEARING. SO DO WE HAVE ANYBODY REGISTERED ON THIS ITEM? NO, SIR. OKAY. SO JUST CONSISTENT WITH OUR NORMAL PRACTICE, WE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AGAIN NEXT TIME.
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BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE WASN'T ANYBODY HERE THAT BECAUSE IT WAS POSTED SO.ALL RIGHT. SO NOW I'M READY FOR A MOTION. COMMISSIONER BRONSKY.
COMMISSIONER ALALI. I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 8 TO 0. ALL RIGHT.
COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST. WE HAVE NO REGISTRATION.
OKAY. ANY OTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMISSION THIS EVENING? MISS WE STAND ADJOURNED AT 7:00 P.M.
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