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ALL RIGHT, YOU READY? YOU READY? YOU GUYS READY? YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME

[Call to Order/ Roll Call.]

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TO THE TOWN OF PROSPER COUNCIL MEETING. TODAY IS TUESDAY, APRIL 8TH, 2025 AT 615. I NOW CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. CITIZENS AND OTHER VISITORS ATTENDING TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS SHALL OBSERVE THE SAME RULES OF PROPRIETY, DECORUM AND GOOD CONDUCT APPLICABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL. ANY PERSON MAKING PERSONAL, IMPERTINENT, PROFANE OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS, OR WHO BECOMES BOISTEROUS WHILE ADDRESSING THE TOWN COUNCIL OR WHILE ATTENDING THE. SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE ROOM. IF SO, DIRECTED BY THE MAYOR OR PRESIDING OFFICER, AND THE PERSON SHALL BE BARRED FROM FURTHER ATTENDANCE BEFORE THE TOWN COUNCIL DURING THAT SESSION. DISRUPTION OF A PUBLIC MEETING COULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF SECTION 42.05 OF THE TEXAS PENAL CODE. TONIGHT WE HAVE AN ATTENDANCE. COUNCIL MEMBERS CAMERON HODGES, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM BARTLEY CHRIS KERN, TOWN MANAGER MARIO CAZARES AND TERRY. THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE. INVOCATION BY BY BRIAN PERKS OF LATTER DAY SAINTS, IF YOU DON'T MIND COMING UP. THANKS, BRIAN. GO STAND FOR ATTENTION. RIGHT HERE. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT WE CAN BE HERE THIS EVENING AT THIS TOWN COUNCIL MEETING. WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR THE TOWN OF PROSPER AND FOR THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE, THE CITIZENS THAT LIVE HERE. WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE TO LIVE IN A BEAUTIFUL, FREE COUNTRY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. WE ASK YOU FOR A BLESSING TO BE UPON THIS TOWN COUNCIL THIS EVENING, THIS MEETING THAT THE MEMBERS HERE AND THE OTHERS THAT ARE HERE TO SPEAK CAN BE ORGANIZED AND BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A WAY THAT IS RESPECTFUL AND LOVING AND KIND. HELP US TO BE MORE LOVING AND KIND IN THIS COMMUNITY AND HAVE MORE LOVE ABOUND IN OUR HOMES AND WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES. BLESS THE RISING GENERATION AND THE YOUTH OF THIS COMMUNITY, THAT THEY CAN BE BLESSED AND PROTECTED AND GROW TO BECOME DUTIFUL CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY AND ALSO OF THIS TOWN, THAT THEY CAN BE BLESSED AND PROTECTED. BLESS THE FIRST RESPONDERS. BLESS THE TEACHERS AND ALL THOSE THAT SERVE IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND ABOVE ALL, BLESS THE POOR AND THE NEEDY THAT THEY CAN HAVE WHAT THEY NEED. AND WE SAY THIS HUMBLY IN THE NAME OF OUR SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU BRIAN. IF YOU GUYS WILL 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. AND TO THE TEXAS FLAG. HONOR AND THANKS TO GOD. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I'LL ASK COUNCIL

[Announcements of recent and upcoming events.]

MEMBER REEVES TO READ OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS. GOOD EVENING. JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL PHOTO EVENT DESIGNED EXCLUSIVELY EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ON THURSDAY, APRIL 10TH, FROM 6 P.M. TO 7 P.M. AT THE PROSPER COMMUNITY LIBRARY. THIS EVENT OFFERS A CHANCE TO FILL YOUR BASKETS WITH NON-FOOD ITEMS FROM EGGS HIDDEN ON BOTH FLOORS OF THE LIBRARY. FAMILIES CAN ALSO TAKE MEMORABLE PHOTOS WITH THE EASTER BUNNY. HOP INTO YOUR CAR AND DRIVE THROUGH THE PROSPER COMMUNITY LIBRARY'S BUNNY LANE ON FRIDAY, APRIL 11TH FROM 11 TO 12 P.M. CHILDREN WILL RECEIVE STUFFED EGGS AND A SWEET WAVE FROM THE EASTER BUNNY, ALL FROM THE COMFORTS OF YOUR VEHICLE. DON'T FORGET YOUR BASKETS. THIS FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT IS OPEN TO ALL AGES. A REMINDER THAT TOWN HALL OFFICES, INCLUDING THE 407 REC CENTER AND COMMUNITY LIBRARY, WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY, APRIL 18TH FOR GOOD FRIDAY HOLIDAY. TRASH AND RECYCLING SERVICES WILL RUN AS NORMALLY SCHEDULED. AND FINALLY, SAFELY DISPOSE OF UNUSED AND EXPIRED MEDICATIONS DURING DEA NATIONAL TAKE BACK DAY ON SATURDAY, APRIL 26TH FROM 10 A.M. TO 2 P.M. AT CENTRAL FIRE STATION AT 911 SAFETY WAY. THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL RESIDENTS. THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? I HAVE ONE. MY WIFE, WHO'S PROBABLY WATCHING ONLINE.

I WANT TO WISH HER A HAPPY ANNIVERSARY. 30 YEARS TODAY. SO LOVE YOU. BE HOME AS SOON AS I

[1. Proclamation recognizing April 13-19, 2025, as National Public Safety Telecommunications Week. (MLS)]

CAN. I'D ALSO LIKE TO ASK GARY AND MEMBERS OF THE LIBRARY STAFF TO COME FORWARD FOR A PROCLAMATION. HEY, GUYS. THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. OKAY, I'M NOT THE MAYOR, BUT I

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HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR YOU GUYS. ALL RIGHT. THE TOWN OF PROSPER. WHEREAS LIBRARIES IGNITE CREATIVITY FUELED IMAGINATION AND INSPIRE. GET AWAY FROM THE MICROPHONE. I GUESS INSPIRE PASSION FOR LIFELONG LEARNING. OFFERING A WELCOME SPACE FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS AND AGES TO EXPLORE NEW IDEAS AND EMBRACE NEW POSSIBILITIES. AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES ACT AS A DYNAMIC COMMUNITY, HUBS CONNECTING PEOPLE TO KNOWLEDGE, TECHNOLOGY, ESSENTIAL RESOURCES WHILE NURTURING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, CRITICAL THINKING, AND CONTINUOUS EDUCATION. AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES OFFER ACCESS TO BOOKS, DIGITAL TOOLS AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMING, PROVIDING ALL INDIVIDUALS THEY SUPPORT WITH THE ABILITY TO LEARN, CONNECT AND THRIVE. AND WHEREAS, LIBRARIES COLLABORATE WITH SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS CREATING SYNERGIES TO MAXIMIZE RESOURCES, ENHANCE EFFICIENCY, AND EXPAND ACCESS TO VITAL SERVICES. AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES CULTIVATE YOUNG MINDS THROUGH STORYTIMES, STEM PROGRAMS, AND LITERACY INITIATIVES, NURTURING CURIOSITY AND A LOVE OF LEARNING THAT ENDURES THROUGHOUT LIFE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, MARCUS RAY, ON BEHALF OF MAYOR DAVID BRISTOL, THE TOWN OF PROSPER, DO BY HER PROCLAIM APRIL 6TH THROUGH THE 12TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK. THANK YOU GUYS. APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR SO MUCH. AND I KNOW MY GRANDBABIES LOVE THE LIBRARY. THANK YOU. WE'RE HAPPY TO DO IT. ALL RIGHT. ALRIGHT.

CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU ALL.

ALRIGHT, IF I CAN HAVE OUR EMERGENCY RESPONDER THE. THIS BATCH CREW. COME ON UP. THAT'S YOU. THANK YOU. COME ON, COME ON. NOW WE HANDSHAKE TO HUGGED EARLIER. IT'S OKAY. ALRIGHT.

PROCLAMATION. YOU READY? ALRIGHT. WHEREAS EMERGENCIES CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME THAT REQUIRE POLICE, FIRE OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. AND WHEREAS WHEN AN EMERGENCY OCCURS, THE PROMPT RESPONSE OF POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS IS CRITICAL TO THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY. AND WHEREAS, THE SAFETY OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS IS DEPENDENT UPON THE QUALITY OF ACCURACY OF INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE CITIZENS WHO CALLED THE POLICE TO THE TOWN OF PROSPER EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER.

AND WHEREAS PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS ARE THE FIRST AND MOST CRITICAL CONTACT FOR OUR CITIZENS TO WITH TO HAVE WITH EMERGENCY SERVICES. AND WHEREAS PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS ARE THE SINGLE VITAL LINK FOR OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS BY MONITORING THEIR ACTIVITIES, BY RADIO, PROVIDING THEM INFORMATION, ENSURING THEIR SAFETY. AND WHEREAS THE DILIGENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM IMPACT THE HEALTH, WELFARE AND SAFETY OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER BY KEEPING THE TOWN AND ITS CITIZENS SAFE. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, MARCUS RAY, ON BEHALF OF MAYOR DAVID BRISTOL, MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER, DO BY HERE PROCLAIM APRIL 13TH THROUGH THE 19TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK. CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUTSTANDING.

THERE YOU GO. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU GUYS. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. Y'ALL ARE FANTASTIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE YOU. THANKS, BUDDY. NICE TO MEET YOU.

YEAH. THANKS TO YOU. SO WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

ITEMS PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE IN NATURE AND NONCONTROVERSIAL. THE CONSENT AGENDA CAN BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION. NON-CONTROVERSIAL. ROUTINE.

PLANNING AND ZONING. ITEMS WHERE THERE WAS NO OPPOSITION AND WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND WHERE NO COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE MEETING. ALSO MAY BE ACTED UPON DURING THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING. ITEMS MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL MEMBERS OR STAFF. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO PULL AN ITEM FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA? YES, I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM SIX, PLEASE. SIX. OKAY. ANY OTHER ITEMS? OKAY. WITH THAT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS NUMBER TWO THROUGH FIVE. TWO THROUGH FIVE. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. AMY. AND THEN JEFF. ALL IN FAVOR? IT'S UNANIMOUS. THANK

[6. Consider and act upon whether to direct staff to submit a written notice of appeals on behalf of the Town Council to the Development Services Department, pursuant to Chapter 4, Section 1.5(C)(7) and 1.6(B)(7) of the Town’s Zoning Ordinance, regarding action taken by the Planning & Zoning Commission on Preliminary Site Plans and Site Plans. (DH)]

YOU. ITEM NUMBER SIX. AMY. YES. OKAY. SO IT'S ON THE SECOND CASE IN ITEM NUMBER SIX. THE TESLA

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DEALERSHIP ON 380. THEY CALLED HUNTER GATEWAY. MAYBE I JUST HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. OKAY. OKAY.

SO THE FIRST QUESTION I HAVE IS ON THIS SITE PLAN. SO I'M, I'M, I'M ASSUMING THAT THE DARK DOTTED LINE IN THIS GO TO THE NEXT. I THINK IT'S ONE MORE. IS IT OKAY. YEAH. THAT MIGHT HELP A LITTLE BIT. I THINK IT'S ONE MORE MAYBE. YES. WAIT A MINUTE. ARE WE ON EVEN THE RIGHT ONE? YES. THIS IS THE RIGHT ONE. YES, THIS IS THE RIGHT ONE. HERE WE GO. OKAY. SO THE DARK LINE. SO TO THE WEST, I ASSUME THAT'S PHASE TWO. AND TO THE IN THE. SO THE MAIN AUTO DEALERSHIP IS BEING BUILT FIRST. IS THAT RIGHT? CORRECT. OKAY. CORRECT. SO I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS. SO THE FIRST QUESTION I HAVE IS THERE IS A LOT OF PARKING TOWARDS 380 WAS THERE.

AND I KNOW THE I DON'T THINK THE APPLICANT'S HERE I DON'T I DON'T SEE THEM. MAYBE SOMEONE'S REPRESENTING THEM BUT WAS THERE. CAN YOU KIND OF WALK ME THROUGH SORT OF WHY WE'RE HAVING ALL THE PARKING FRONTING 380 AND ALSO WANT TO CONFIRM THAT THE LANDSCAPING WOULD REQUIRE BUFFERING, WOULD REQUIRE A BERM FOR BUFFERING. I'LL ANSWER THAT BACKWARDS. OKAY. THAT'S FINE.

THE BUFFERING IS A YES. OKAY. THE FOR SURE. OKAY. AS FAR AS THE SPECIFICS OF WHERE THE PARKING IS, I CAN ONLY GUESS BECAUSE IT'S A CAR DEALERSHIP, THAT THERE'S A FAIRLY GOOD LIKELIHOOD THEY'RE GOING TO WANT SOME OF THE CARS THAT ARE THERE. OKAY. SO IT IS FOR DISPLAY. I MEAN, IT IS FOR INVENTORY. I. YES. YES. THEY DO NOT NEED ANYWHERE NEAR THAT MUCH PARKING JUST FOR THE FACILITY ITSELF. SO IT IT WILL. THE PREVIOUS TOWN I WAS AT DID A TESLA DEALERSHIP, AND THEY HAD ABOUT 250 TO 300 VEHICLES ON THE LOT PERIODICALLY, EVEN THOUGH TECHNICALLY THEY'RE NOT THE SAME KIND OF A CAR DEALERSHIP. YOU KNOW, YOU GO IN AND YOU ORDER IT ON A KIOSK AND THEN MAGICALLY, THERE'S ONE JUST LIKE YOU ORDERED SITTING OUT THERE ON THE LOT. SO. OKAY. IT WORKS OUT THAT WAY. OKAY. SO I DIDN'T REALIZE THEY WERE DOING SORT OF INVENTORY DISPLAY. SO THAT'S WHAT I WAS WONDERING BECAUSE I KIND OF THOUGHT THEY WERE GETTING AWAY FROM THAT, BUT OKAY. SO THE SECOND QUESTION I HAVE IS IN PHASE TWO, YOU HAVE TWO SMALL, VERY SMALL FOOTPRINT RESTAURANTS. ONE'S A DRIVE THRU, ONE'S NOT. WAS THERE ANY DISCUSSION AT ALL ABOUT MAKING THAT A MULTI-TENANT BUILDING, ONE LARGER BUILDING WITH A DRIVE THRU ON AN END CAP? AND THE REASON WHY I ASK YOU THAT IS BECAUSE, AND THIS MAY BE A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT, NOT YOU. BUT THE REASON WHY I ASK THAT IS BECAUSE THESE LITTLE SMALL RESTAURANTS ARE NICHE. AND SO IF IT GOES OUT OR SOMETHING HAPPENS, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER ONE THAT CAN FIT THAT SMALL OF A FOOTPRINT. ABSOLUTELY. AND SO THAT'S MY I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF WE'VE LOOKED AT IF THERE IF THERE WAS A REASON, AN ENGINEERING REASON THAT IT WASN'T A LARGER BUILDING WITH AN END CAP DRIVE THROUGH BECAUSE YOU STILL HAVE TO DRIVE THROUGH. YEAH. I WILL TELL YOU WHAT I THINK THE REASON ACTUALLY IS, BECAUSE AS FAR AS WE'RE AWARE, THERE IS NO KNOWN END USER FOR EITHER ONE OF THOSE. OKAY. AND I THINK YOU SEE, ONE IS SHOWN AS A DRIVE THROUGH AND ONE IS SHOWN AS A FREESTANDING. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT EITHER ONE OF THOSE WILL SUPPORT ANY OF THE FOOTPRINTS OF ANY OF THE RESTAURANTS, BE IT FREESTANDING OR FAST FOOD THAT WE'VE DONE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. AND SO I THINK THE REASON THEY'RE THERE IS REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT COULD GO THERE FROM A MARKETING PERSPECTIVE. BUT I DON'T THINK EITHER ONE OF THEM CAN POSSIBLY BE BUILT LIKE THEY ARE. IN FACT, A DRIVE THROUGH DOESN'T REALLY EVEN HAVE ALL OF THE REAL CURRENT STANDARDS WE REQUIRE. AS FAR AS OUR PROCESS AND REGULATIONS ARE CONCERNED, WHEN SOMEONE'S DOING A PSP PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN AT THIS LEVEL THAT THEY SHOW SOMETHING, AND A LOT OF TIMES WE JUST HAVE A BOX AND THERE'S NO IDEA WHAT THAT BOX IS. AND PART OF IT'S GOOD BECAUSE IT ALLOWS US TO SHOW WHAT THE CIRCULATION PATTERNS ARE GOING TO BE AND HOW THINGS FIT TOGETHER. BUT PART OF IT IS BAD BECAUSE WE'RE SHOWING SOMETHING, AND YET WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS AND NO IDEA WHAT THE SPECIFICS ARE GOING TO BE, WHAT THE ACTUAL REAL LANDSCAPING IS GOING TO BE. SO WE COME UP WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS WHICH THAT THAT GREEN, WE CAN GIVE YOU A NUMBER, BUT IT'S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE EXACT WHEN IT COMES TIME TO ACTUALLY DEVELOP THE WHOLE SITE, BECAUSE SEVERAL OF THE THINGS WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE. SO I THINK WE REQUIRE IT. THEY PUT SOMETHING THERE, BUT NOBODY REALLY KNOWS. OKAY. THAT WAS YOU ANSWERED MY NEXT QUESTION AND IT WAS BLOCK A LOT 15 AND BLOCK A LOT 14. IS THAT CAN IS THAT INTENDED TO BE OPEN SPACE? IT IS RIGHT NOW. SO WE'RE SAYING WE

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DON'T KNOW YET BECAUSE BEEN RIG. THOUGHT THROUGH. THERE'S PART OF THAT OUT IN THE FRONT IS THAT EASEMENT, THAT WIDER EASEMENT THAT GOES THROUGH THERE. SO THE MOST OF THAT GREEN WILL WIND UP STAYING GREEN. I, I BELIEVE THAT THERE'S A MUCH GREATER LIKELIHOOD THAT THE TWO LOTS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WILL WIND UP BEING ONE WITH ONE STRUCTURE ON IT, AS OPPOSED TO THE TWO LITTLE ONES LIKE THAT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE TO ASK THAT AND SEE IF THAT HAD BEEN CONSIDERED BY THE APPLICANT, SINCE IT IS PHASE TWO. I ASSUME THEY'RE TRYING TO GET PHASE ONE DONE. RIGHT. AND I KNOW THIS IS AN OLD PD, SO FOR THE SAKE OF FOR THE SAKE OF ANYBODY THAT'S INTERESTED, THAT'S WONDERING WHY WE ARE CONTINUING TO APPROVE MORE CAR DEALERSHIPS WHEN OUR POPULATION HAS SAID THEY DON'T WANT THEM. THIS IS JUST A OLD PD AND THIS IS AN ALLOWED USE. YES, MA'AM. IN THIS IN THIS PD. SO WE CAN'T WE CAN'T PROHIBIT IT OKAY. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THE DRIVE THROUGH. RIGHT RIGHT, RIGHT. OKAY. THAT THAT COMPLETES MY MAKE A MOTION FOR NOW. YEAH.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER SIX. ANY SECONDS. CAMERON. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? NO.

OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO THE CITIZENS COMMENTS.

THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY TOPIC. HOWEVER, THE COUNCIL IS UNABLE TO DISCUSS OR TAKE ACTION ON ANY TOPIC THAT'S NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA. PLEASE COMPLETE A PUBLIC COMMENT REQUEST FORM AND PRESENT IT TO THE TOWN SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE MEETING. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. IF MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS WISH TO SPEAK ON A TOPIC, THEY MAY YIELD THEIR THREE MINUTES TO ONE INDIVIDUAL APPOINTED TO SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF. ALL INDIVIDUALS YIELDING THEIR TIME MUST BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING, AND THE APPOINTED INDIVIDUAL WILL BE LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TONIGHT WISHING TO ADDRESS THE

[7. Consider and act upon authorizing the Town Manager to execute a Construction Agreement awarding Competitive Sealed Bid No. 2025-07-B to Central North Construction, LLC for Prosper Trail Right of Way Landscape Enhancements in the amount of $390,000. (DB)]

COUNCIL? OKAY. OKAY. SEEING NONE, I'LL MOVE ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. PURSUANT TO SECTION 55 1.007 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL FOR ITEMS LISTED AS PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE RECOGNIZED WHEN THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPENED.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT AWARDING COMPETITIVE SEALED BID NUMBER 2025 07B TO CENTRAL NORTH CONSTRUCTION, LLC FOR PROSPER TRAIL RIGHT OF WAY LANDSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF 390,000. MR. BAKER. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. SO NOT A LOT TO GIVE YOU RIGHT HERE. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A PROJECT WE'VE BEEN WAITING ON FOR A WHILE. JUST TO GIVE SOME SOME BACKGROUND ON IT.

WE'VE HAD $700,000 BUDGETED FOR THIS PROJECT, WHICH INCLUDED DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. WE JUST COMPLETED A COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSAL PROCESS AND HAD THE BID COME IN AT $390,000. SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE'RE UNDER BUDGET, WHICH IS GOOD. IT'S 120 DAY PROJECT. ESSENTIALLY THIS WILL WE WENT BACK AND FORTH ON WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO THERE. BUT ESSENTIALLY THIS IS GOING TO BE LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION. AND THEN BORDER AROUND THE BASE OF THE LANDSCAPE BEDS. IF APPROVED TONIGHT, WE THINK WE CAN GET THEM STARTED BY THE END OF THIS MONTH. AND WITH AN ANTICIPATED COMPLETION RIGHT AROUND SEPTEMBER 1ST. I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I HAVE ONE QUESTION. IT'S REALLY JUST CURIOSITY. AND LOOKING AT THE PROPOSAL ON THE TIMELINE, THERE'S ONE COMPANY THAT WAS GOING TO DO IT IN 60 DAYS, WHICH IS HALF OF THE SHORTEST AMOUNT OF TIME THAT ANYBODY ELSE HAD BID. DO YOU KNOW WHY OR HOW THAT. IS THAT A IS THAT DID THEY KNOW THE FULL SCOPE OF WHAT THEY WERE DOING? I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION. I CAN TELL YOU THIS WAS THE LOW. I THINK I BELIEVE THIS WAS THE LOWEST BID AND NOT THAT THAT WAS THE SOLE GUIDING FACTOR. BUT I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. OKAY. I JUST I SAW IT AND IT JUST JUMPED OUT AT ME AND I JUST WONDERED THAT'S PRETTY FAST FOR IT'S A THIS IS A THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIG PROJECT. IT'S WE'RE ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF A MILE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LANDSCAPING WITH A LOT OF UTILITIES IN THAT EASEMENT. SO. OKAY. THAT WAS IT.

I MEAN, JUST YEAH, JUST SAW IT AND IT JUST CAUGHT MY EYE. SO I WAS YEAH, I THINK WE HAD SOME VERY VARIANCES OBVIOUSLY ON ON THE DATES. BUT YEAH, THIS SEEMED TO BE THE BEST VALUE. OKAY.

THANKS, DAN. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? I MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE TOWN MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT AWARDING COMPETITIVE SEALED BID NUMBER 2025, DASH 07-B TO CENTRAL NORTH CONSTRUCTION, LLC FOR PROSPER TRAIL. RIGHT OF WAY LANDSCAPE

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ENHANCEMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $390,000. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. SECOND. HODGES, ANY COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. PASSES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. AND

[Items 8 & 9]

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE. THOSE TWO KIND OF GO IN HAND TO HAND, IF YOU WILL, AND I THINK THIS WAS PRESENTED BY TO THE TOWN COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY. AND BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A FULL COUNCIL WE HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO DELIBERATE THIS. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THESE TWO ITEMS FOR TONIGHT, AND THEN LOOK TO PUSH THESE TO THE FIRST MEETING IN MAY, SO THAT WE HAVE TIME FOR A FULL COUNCIL TO DELIBERATE. IF ANYBODY'S OKAY WITH THAT OR ANY CONCERNS WITH THAT. OKAY. SO I HAVE A I'LL MAKE IS THAT YOU WANT ME TO MAKE A MOTION. I MADE A MOTION TO TABLE IT. I'LL SECOND IT IF THAT WORKS. OKAY. SO WE'RE MOTION TO TABLE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. UNANIMOUS TABLE TO THE FIRST MEETING IN MAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM

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

NUMBER TEN. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER TOWN COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS. WE HAVE THE CC MEETING.

ANYBODY WANT TO GO WITH THAT? OKAY. YEAH, I WAS THERE. YEP. WE REVIEWED THE NEW RESIDENT MAILER, KIND OF FINALIZED THAT AND WENT OVER THE FINAL DRAFT, DISCUSSED QUITE LENGTHY. THE PLACE WHERE EVERYONE MATTERS CAMPAIGN. I THINK THAT TOOK UP THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME. AND SO LOTS OF GOOD IDEAS WERE THROWN AROUND THERE. DISCUSSED THE RECENT EVENTS, WHICH WERE THE MAYOR'S COFFEE AND THE TOWN THROWDOWN, AND THEN BRIEFLY TOUCHED ON THE NOW, YOU KNOW, PROSPER. BUT I THINK THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE THEY HAD A LOT OF IDEAS AND THEY WERE GOOD FOR THAT. SO ALL IN ALL, IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD MEETING. IT'S A GREAT UPDATE. THANK YOU.

DOWNTOWN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. YEAH. YOU'RE THERE. DOWNTOWN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. WE TALKED ABOUT THE PLAZA AREA, AND THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD DISCUSSION. AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN UTILIZING TURF AND GRASS. THAT WAS A AND SO THE COMMITTEE HAD MADE THE DECISION TO GO WITH THE TURF, WHICH WAS WAS EXCITING. I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD IDEA. AND WE HAD UPDATES ON. JUST JUST REAL BLANK. WHAT'S THAT. DOWNTOWN MONUMENTS. THE MONUMENTS, THE MARKER MARKERS, THE HISTORICAL MARKERS, WHICH IS WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE END ON THE MARKERS AND ONE OTHER ONE I JUST WANT. AND THE PARKING PARKING WAS THE OTHER ONE THAT I WAS, I WAS THINKING OF. AND THE PARKING IS IT'S IN FULL PROCESS. WE SHOULD SEE SOME MOVEMENT LATER THIS THIS SUMMER. AWESOME. GOOD UPDATE. THANK YOU. AND THEN LEGISLATIVE. OH, YEAH. WE JUST HAD A TREMENDOUS WEEK IN AUSTIN ATTENDING BOTH DENTON AND COLLIN COUNTY DAYS. THEY WERE BACK TO BACK THIS YEAR. REALLY. AND THEN REALLY WHAT WE SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME DOING IS WE MEETING WITH OUR DELEGATION FROM BOTH BOTH COUNTIES, WHICH MEANS OUR, OUR REPRESENTATIVES, OUR SENATORS, AS WELL AS OTHER FOLKS THAT WERE AFFECTING OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA THAT WE PUBLISHED. SO WE SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME IN THOSE MEETINGS. BOTH DAYS. I HAD THE PLEASURE ALSO OF SUBSTITUTING FOR THE MAYOR ON THE MAYOR'S PANEL FOR THE COLLIN COUNTY DAYS. AND SO, AGAIN, JUST REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCE, BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES THAT ARE EXPERIENCING WHAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING, BOTH ON THE DENTON. IT'S DIFFERENT FOR THE DENTON COUNTY SIDE THAN IT IS THE COLLIN COUNTY SIDE. BUT WE HAVE ISSUES IN COMMON OVER THERE. WE HAVE ISSUES IN COMMON OVER IN COLLIN COUNTY. SO I THINK IT WAS GREAT TO GET TO SPEND TIME WITH NOT ONLY OUR OUR DELEGATION, BUT OUR COMMISSIONERS AND REALLY EVERYONE THAT AFFECTS THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE IN PROSPER. I HEARD YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THAT WE HAD QUITE A FEW FROM PROSPER TAKE THE BUS DOWN THERE AND HAD A GOOD SHOWING, AND I WOULD JUST I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO TRACY HECKLE AND THE CHAMBER AND LEADERSHIP PROSPER FOR BEING THERE. THEY THEY DID GREAT REPRESENTING PROSPER. YEAH. THEY WHAT 20 SOME ODD FOLKS. 25 THIS IS A GREAT PICTURE RIGHT HERE. HOW MANY, HOW MANY AMAZING. WE THERE'S 20 IN OUR 2020. OKAY. FANTASTIC. THAT IS FANTASTIC. AND I ALSO

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THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR TOWN STAYS ENGAGED AT THE STATE LEVEL.

THERE'S A LOT OF LEGISLATION THAT COULD BE DISRUPTIVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND JUST STAY VIGILANT. SO THANK YOU GUYS. GOOD REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS FOR GOING. YEAH ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS TO POSSIBLY DIRECT TOWN STAFF TO SCHEDULE TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION AT A FUTURE AGENDA. DO WE HAVE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WITH ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD FOR A FUTURE AGENDA MEETING ITEM? OKAY. SEEING NONE,

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE TOWN COUNCIL WILL RECESS INTO A CLOSED SESSION IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 551. 001A. AT THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, AS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT TO DELIBERATE REGARDING SECTION 551.087 TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES AND ALL MATTERS RELATED THERE TO SECTION 551.072 TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES, ALL MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED THERETO. SECTION 551.074. TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER PERSONNEL MATTERS AND ALL MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED THERETO, AND SECTION 551.071 TO CONSULT WITH THE TOWN ATTORNEY REGARDING LEGAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES AND SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURES, LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES AND ALL MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED THERETO. THE TIME IS NOW. DO I HAVE A CLOCK HERE? 641. WE'RE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANK YO OKAY. ALL. YOU HAVE THE TIME. SORRY. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO

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

RECONVENE BACK IN REGULAR SESSION. TAKE ANY ACTION NECESSARY AS A RESULT OF CLOSED SESSION. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, DO WE HAVE ANY ACTIONS TO TAKE? NO. OKAY. THE TIME IS NOW. 708.

ARE THERE ANY. WE HAVE ANY MOTIONS? MOTION TO ADJOURN BY AMY BARTLEY. SECOND BY CHRIS CURRAN. ALL IN FAVOR? WANTED A SECOND, EVERYBODY'S

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