13. Consider and act upon authorizing the Town Manager to execute documents for the emergency repair of Coit Road north of First Street for $74,163.52. (HW)

[13. Consider and act upon authorizing the Town Manager to execute documents for the emergency repair of Coit Road north of First Street for $74,163.52. (HW)]

HEARING NONE, WE'LL MOVE TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.007 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL FOR ITEMS LISTED AS PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE RECOGNIZED WHEN THE HEARING IS OPEN. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 13 IS TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO EXECUTE DOCUMENTS FOR THE EMERGENCY REPAIR OF COIT ROAD, NORTH OF FIRST STREET, FOR $74,163.52, MR. WEBB. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE, LAST MONTH, WITH ALL THE HEAVY RAINS WE GOT TO EXPERIENCE A FEW THINGS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST AROUND TOWN. ONE OF THE MOST, DRAMATIC ONES HERE IS, THE CULVERT ON COIT ROAD. JUST NORTH OF FIRST STREET, WHERE IT ACTUALLY HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE ROAD. YOU CAN SEE THE EROSION OCCURRING A LITTLE BIT UNDERNEATH THE PAVEMENT THERE, WE WERE SITTING AROUND THAT OFFICE THAT FRIDAY MORNING GOING, WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE WE GOING TO DO, AND THE DECISION WAS, WELL, I'M GOING TO PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL ONE OF OUR LOCAL RESIDENTS, BRADLEY. MISSLER. WITH SINACOLA AND, SAY, MAN, WE GOT AN EMERGENCY OUT HERE. HE'S INSTRUMENTAL ON ALL OF OUR PROJECTS IN TOWN ON FIRST STREET BETWEEN COYNE AND CUSTER.

GETTING THAT DONE, AS WELL AS OVER ON THE WEST SIDE OF FIRST STREET. SO WE JUST ASK, HEY, CAN YOU COME MEET US OUT THERE AND SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE, MYSELF, MARIO AND BOB SCOTT RAN OUT THERE AND MET WITH, BRAD AND MIKE SINACOLA SHOWED UP AND, WHEN THEY ASKED US, WELL, HOW SOON DO YOU WANT THIS OPENED? HOW SOON DO YOU WANT THIS DONE? WE SAID, ACTUALLY, CAN YOU GET IT DONE BY THE END OF THE DAY? JUST KIND OF KIDDING AROUND. AND THEY DID. THEY PUT ALL THEIR

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FORCES ON THERE AND, TO EVERYONE'S SURPRISE, WE'RE ABLE TO GET THAT ROAD OPEN, OR FINISH IT THAT NIGHT. AND JUST FOR SAFETY REASONS, OPEN IT THAT NEXT MORNING. SO PHOTOS HERE OF WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE BEFORE. AND LIKE I SAID, A LOT, A LOT OF WORK TO, IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME TO SECURE THAT. AND SO FOR THAT, WE'RE ASKING FOR THE COUNCIL TO AWARD THAT EMERGENCY REPAIR THE $74,000. AND AGAIN, APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THEY DID TO GET THE ROAD OPEN QUICKLY.

I'M GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. OR BRAD'S IN ATTENDANCE HERE AS WELL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF BRAD. SO HOW LONG DID IT TAKE HIM TO SAY YES, PRETTY DARN QUICK, LIKE I SAID, ACTUALLY, WE PICKED UP THE PHONE AND JUST SAID, HEY, WE GOT AN EMERGENCY. HE GOES, I'LL MEET YOU THERE IN 20 MINUTES. AND THEN I THINK I DID MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT HAVING AN OPEN CHECKBOOK. I THINK THAT'S WHAT KIND OF HELPED GET HIM. OH, WOW. YEAH, I BELIEVE THERE WAS THERE WAS A THE TOWN MANAGER TOLD ME THERE WAS A RANGE ASSOCIATED WITH IT. AND THIS IS AT THE LOW END OF THE RANGE. SO AND WE, OUR RESIDENTS PROBABLY WOULD HAVE PAID A LOT MORE TO HAVE THE ROAD OPEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SO THIS IS JUST A GREAT OUTCOME. THANK YOU TO THE STAFF FOR THE AND THE LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS TO, BRAD AND MR. SINACOLA AND, IN FACT, I'M GOING TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY, BRAD, IF YOU'D COME FORWARD FOR JUST A SECOND. SURE BEFORE WE GET TO A VOTE, I'M NOT GOING TO GUARANTEE HE'S GOING TO BE PAID. BUT HE'S GOT. A DECISION AND, HE'S UNAWARE. BUT I HAVE, A TOWN OF PROSPER. MAYORS CHALLENGE COIN FOR BOTH YOU AND MR. SINACOLA. JUST TO SAY THANK YOU. IT'S NOTHING OVER AND ABOVE THE, THE WORK AND EVERYTHING. IT'S THE PARTNERSHIP THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MEETING. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THIS. THANK YOU. MAYOR THANK YOU . THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL COMMENTS? I THINK THE ONLY COMMENT I HAVE IS THE CITIZENS WERE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR JUST THE GREAT COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP THAT YOUR COMPANY PROVIDED IN A TIME OF NEED. SO YOU KNOW THAT EVERYTHING ELSE WAS FALLING APART AND FALLING DOWN AND, YOU KNOW, JUST WHAT A GREAT TURNAROUND. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM ANYBODY? YEAH NOW ALL OF THIS IS A MOOT POINT IF FIRST STREET WEST OF THE TOLLWAY ISN'T DONE SOON. SO OKAY, I JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS. HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY? YEAH. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? NO, I DID, THAT'S ANOTHER MEETING. YEAH, BUT NO, IT IS VERY OBVIOUS YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO BE A GOOD PARTNER. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 13. MOTION BY, CHRIS KERN. SECOND BY AMY BARTLEY. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU

[14. Consider and act upon an ordinance establishing a Homestead Tax Exemption. (CL)]

VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANKS, ELLEN. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 14 IS TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A HOMESTEAD TAX EXEMPT EXEMPTION. CHRIS LANDRUM THANK YOU, MAYOR AND PROSPER TOWN COUNCIL, TO SPEAK TO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION IS. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. THE TAXPAYER WOULD NEED TO BOTH OWN AND OCCUPY THE PROPERTY AS THEIR PRIMARY RESIDENCE, AND ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAD AN APPLICATION FOR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, TO THE APPROPRIATE APPRAISAL DISTRICT BY APRIL 30TH. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. SO THE STATE MANDATED MAXIMUM THAT THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION CAN BE IS 20, THIS DOES HAVE A $5,000 MINIMUM ON IT. THE TOWN PROSPER'S CURRENT EXEMPTION IS AT 15, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TO NIGHT IS AN INCREASE UP TO 17.5, THAT WOULD BE A TOTAL HOMESTEAD SAVINGS OF, A LITTLE OVER 1.1 MILLION, WHICH IS AN AVERAGE SAVINGS TO EACH PROPERTY OWNER OF $111, AND THEN TO BE EFFECTIVE FOR THE 2025 TAX YEAR, THIS WOULD NEED TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE COUNTY AND APPRAISAL DISTRICTS BY JULY 1ST. ON THE SCREEN NOW IS A HISTORY OF THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, SO IT WAS INTRODUCED IN 2017 AT 7.5% IN 2018 AND INCREASED TO TEN. IT STAYED AT TEN ALL THE WAY UNTIL 2023, WHERE IT WAS INCREASED TO 12.5, LAST YEAR IT WAS INCREASED TO 15. AND THEN STAFF RECOMMENDATION RIGHT NOW IN YOUR, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS AN INCREASE TO 7.5. AND ON THE SCREEN HERE IS THE BENCHMARK CITIES THAT WE COMPARE TO, AND

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SO YOU CAN SEE, THE, THE DIFFERENT LEVELS THAT ARE, COMPARISON CITIES HAVE, IF YOU WERE TO AVERAGE ALL OF OUR COMPARISON CITIES, THAT WOULD BE ABOUT 7.8, WE'RE CURRENTLY AT 15, WHICH IS TIED FOR SECOND WITH FRISCO, ONLY BEHIND KELLER, FOR THE HIGHEST EXEMPTION. AND IF APPROVED, THEN THAT 17.5 WOULD MOVE US SOLIDLY INTO THE SECOND HIGHEST. AND THAT'S ALL I HAD. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL HAS QUESTIONS FOR CHRIS. ALL RIGHT, OBVIOUSLY, I THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP FOR OUR OUR HOME OWNERS. SO I THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION. IS THERE A MOTION THAT ANYONE BE WILLING TO MAKE SOMEONE ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, PERHAPS MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, ITEM NUMBER 14? SECOND, WE GOT A MOTION BY MARCUS RAY, SECOND BY CHRIS KERN. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU

[15. Discuss and consider Town Council Subcommittee reports. (DFB)]

VERY MUCH, CHRIS. ALL RIGHT. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 15 IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE TOWN COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS, WE HAD A COUPLE OF SUBCOMMITTEES, I'LL START WITH THE DOWNTOWN ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHO SPENT YESTERDAY AND TODAY IN, MEETINGS WITH OUR CONSULTANT WHO WOULD LIKE TO HANDLE THAT. YEAH SO WE, WE'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS MEETING FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITH THE CONSULTANT, ALMOST TO THINK BIG ABOUT WHAT DOWNTOWN LOOKS LIKE.

TALK TO THEIR, ARCHITECTS, TALK TO THEIR DESIGNERS. AND REALLY, YOU KNOW, CAST A VISION. THIS WAS A BYPRODUCT OF THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE DOWNTOWN COMMITTEE. AND SO WE'RE GOING THROUGH THAT EFFORT TODAY, TOMORROW, AND WE'LL CONCLUDE IT TO, YESTERDAY, TODAY AND WE'LL CONCLUDE IT TOMORROW. SO, IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO SEE WHAT POTENTIAL IS GOING TO COME ABOUT FROM THAT. AND SO THAT'S REALLY BEEN THE MATERIAL THING WE'VE WORKED VERY IT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE TO SIT ON THAT IN ON THAT TODAY, JUST TO SEE THE WORK THAT, THE COMMITTEE AND THE CONSULTANTS HAVE DONE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS WITH COMMENTS I CONCUR. I MEAN, IT'S BEEN A IT'S BEEN A GREAT PROCESS AND IT'S BEEN A GREAT PROCESS. AND, JUST WATCHING THE THOUGHTS FROM FROM THE CITIZENS AND, AND, AND WATCHING THE CONSULTANTS AND JUST SOME OF THE DRAWINGS THEY'VE COME UP WITH AND IT'S BEEN VERY QUICKLY TOO. SO VERY QUICKLY. SO. OKAY. THANKS. IMPORTANT TO NOTE TO NOT TO INTERJECT, BUT WE'VE HAD BUSINESS OWNERS AND DEVELOPERS AS A PART OF THAT, YOU KNOW, ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS PART OF THIS PROCESS. SO GETTING THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT FROM EVERYBODY IS GOING TO REALLY HELP US ARRIVE THE RIGHT PRODUCT. YEAH YEAH. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THAT, WANT TO ADDRESS FINANCE COMMITTEE ALSO. OKAY. CHRIS YEAH. SO, A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE REVIEWED. ONE OF THEM BEING WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN WORK SESSION, THE COMPENSATION STUDY, WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT, SOME ALTERNATIVE, CIP PROJECTS, AND I THINK RECOMMENDATIONS ON RAYMOND PARK AND SPECIFIC AND ALSO THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, WHICH WE JUST PASSED AS WELL. AND, SOME REVISIONS TO THE FINANCIAL POLICIES, SOME OF WHICH DO WE DO THEM ALL OR WE PASS THEM ALL. I CAN'T REMEMBER IF THEY WERE ALL IN HERE OR NOT. SO BASICALLY EVERYTHING WE'VE ALREADY DID ON CONSENT WAS THE MAJOR SUBJECTS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. CHRIS, THAT WAS ALL THE COMMITTEES. NOTHING ELSE MET. OKAY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS TO POSSIBLY DIRECT TOWN STAFF TO SCHEDULE TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION AT A FUTURE MEETING. IS THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WOULD HAVE SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE BROUGHT FORWARD TO A FUTURE

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

MEETING? ALL RIGHT. I'M NOT GOING TO WAIT LONG. THE TOWN COUNCIL WILL NOW RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION SESSION IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 551.001 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE IS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT TO DELIBERATE REGARDING SECTION 551.087 TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES AND ALL MATTERS INCIDENT RELATED THERETO. SECTION 551.072 TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES AND ALL MATTERS INCIDENT RELATED THERETO. SECTION 551.074 TO DISCUSS TO CONSIDER PERSONNEL MATTERS AND ALL MATTERS IN THE INCIDENT AND RELATED THERETO. TO CONSULT WITH THE TOWN ATTORNEY REGARDING LEGAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES AND SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURES AND ALL MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED THERETO. SECTION 551.074 TO DISCUSS APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS SLASH CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF APPEALS. THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD, THE LIBRARY BOARD, THE PROSPER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE, AND THE DOWNTOWN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. ALL MATTERS RELATED. AN INCIDENT RELATED THERETO. TIME NOW IS 646. WE'RE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. TH. I KNOL

[Reconvene in Regular Session and take any action necessary as a result of the Closed Session.]

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RIGHT. OUR TIME NOW IS 806, AND WE ARE BACK IN REGULAR SESSION. MR. MAYOR PRO TEM, DO WE HAVE ANY ACTIONS TO TAKE? YES, MR. MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPOINT DON PERRY TO THE DOWNTOWN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. I HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND FROM AMY BARTLETT. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SHOULD YOU ADJOURN? MOTION FROM AMY.

SECOND. SECOND BY CAMERON. ALL IN FAVOR? CHRIS SAID YES. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. SIX TO NOTHING. WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. ALL

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

Jun 25, 2024 Town Council

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