Apr 22, 2025 Town Council

[Call to Order/ Roll Call.]

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GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE PROSPER TOWN COUNCIL MEETING. TODAY IS TUESDAY, APRIL 22ND, 2025 AND 6:15 P.M. THIS MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. CITIZENS AND OTHER VISITORS ATTENDING THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING SHALL OBSERVE THE SAME RULES OF PROPRIETY, DECORUM AND GOOD CONDUCT APPLICABLE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL. ANY PERSON MAKING PERSONAL, IMPERTINENT, PROFANE OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS, OR WHO BECOMES BOISTEROUS WHILE ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL OR WHILE ATTENDING THE MEETING, SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE ROOM. IF SO, DIRECTED BY THE MAYOR PRESIDING OFFICER, AND THAT PERSON SHALL BE BARRED FROM FURTHER AUDIENCE BEFORE THE COUNCIL DURING THAT SESSION. DISRUPTION OF A PUBLIC MEETING CAN CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF SECTION 42.05 OF THE TEXAS PENAL CODE. FOR ROLL CALL, WE HAVE IN ATTENDANCE THE MAYOR PRO TEM RAY, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM BARTLEY, COUNCIL MEMBER. HODGES, COUNCIL MEMBER. REEVES, COUNCIL MEMBER. KERN. COUNCIL MEMBER. ANDRUS. SO WE HAVE A FULL COMPLEMENT THIS EVENING. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL HAVE OUR INVOCATION, OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND OUR PLEDGE TO THE TEXAS FLAG. WE'LL START WITH THE JEREMY MEISTER OF GATEWAY CHURCH TO PROVIDE THE INVOCATION. AND THEN PATRICK CORBETT OF TROOP 365 WILL LEAD US IN THE RECITING OF OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, IF YOU PLEASE STAND. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR THIS TOWN AND HOW YOU SERVE. LET'S PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE WANT TO COME TO YOU WITH GRATITUDE FOR THIS TOWN, FOR THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU'VE PUT IN PLACE. AND THIS EVENING WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD GUIDE US. YOU LEAD US, YOU'D HELP US. YOU WOULD GIVE THIS COUNCIL AND OUR MAYOR THE WISDOM THAT THEY NEED TO MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT ARE BEFORE THEM THIS EVENING. HELP US TO STEWARD THE RESOURCES AND THE PEOPLE THAT YOU'VE ENTRUSTED US WITH, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR BLESSING AND YOUR PROVISION. WE ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND LIFT UP. DENTON COUNTY COMMISSIONER BOBBIE MITCHELL AND HER FAMILY. LORD, WE ASK FOR HER CONTINUED HEALING AND RECOVERY FROM HER INJURIES. YOUR WORD SAYS THAT YOU ARE CLOSE TO THE BROKENHEARTED. AND AS SHE IS NAVIGATING THE LOSS OF HER HUSBAND, WE JUST ASK YOU TO BE CLOSE TO HER AND THE ENTIRE MITCHELL FAMILY. AND I'M JUST AS WE'RE THE WEEK AFTER EASTER WHEN WE CELEBRATE THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS, WE THANK YOU AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT JESUS, YOU ARE THE PRINCE OF PEACE. SO WE ASK THAT YOUR PEACE WOULD EXTEND IN OUR COMMUNITY, IN THE COMMUNITIES AROUND US, AND IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. WE ASK IT IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PATRICK, CAN YOU PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? PLEASE PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART. 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. LET PLAY HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE.

TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE BE SEATED. AT THIS

[Announcements of recent and upcoming events.]

RESIDENTS MAY SAFELY DISPOSE OF UNUSED AND EXPIRED MEDICATIONS DURING THE 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. JOIN US IN OBSERVANCE OF NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER ON THURSDAY, MAY 1ST. THE GATHERING BEGINS AT 11:30 A.M. ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN HALL, WITH PRAYER AND WORSHIP SERVICE BEGINNING AT NOON. THE PROSPER POLICE DEPARTMENT IS EXCITED TO INVITE THE COMMUNITY TO A COFFEE WITH A COP EVENT ON FRIDAY, MAY 2ND, FROM 8 TO 10 A.M. AT THE T-MOBILE EXPERIENCE STORE AT THE GATES OF PROSPER, US. OFFERING RESIDENTS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH LOCAL OFFICERS, ASK QUESTIONS AND DISCUSS COMMUNITY CONCERNS IN AN INFORMAL SETTING. AND FINALLY, TODAY STARTED EARLY VOTING. AND IT GOES THROUGH APRIL 29TH HERE IN TOWN HALL FOR COLLIN COUNTY AND FOR DENTON COUNTY AT FIRE STATION NUMBER TWO. SO GET OUT AND VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT? YES I WOULD. I JUST LIKE TO SEND OUT SOME WELL WISHES TO ONE OF OUR OWN, ROBIN BATTLE, WHO'S NOT HERE WITH US TONIGHT, BUT JUST WANTED HER TO KNOW WE'RE ALL THINKING OF HER. THANK YOU FOR THAT, JEFF. THANK YOU. I'D ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE MAYOR PRO TEM FOR FILLING IN FOR ME LAST COUNCIL MEETING, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WAS HIS ANNIVERSARY. I APPRECIATED THE EFFORT VERY, VERY MUCH. GOOD. NO, THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? OKAY, THEN OUR

[1. Receive a presentation regarding the Children's Advocacy Center of Collin County. (MLS)]

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COLLIN COUNTY. LYNN MCLEAN IS GOING TO PRESENT. HELLO. HELLO. AND JUST FOR THE COUNCIL, THIS IS A OUTFLOW OF A MEETING THAT WE'VE MARIO AND I HAVE HAD. WE'VE ASKED HER TO PLEASE JUST KIND OF UPDATE THE COUNCIL ON ALL THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND THINGS THAT ARE AVAILABLE. SO THANK YOU. YEAH. SO GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BRISTOL AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT. MY NAME IS LYNN MCLEAN, AND I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING THE CEO OF THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF COLLIN COUNTY. AND I'M HERE TODAY TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF ALL THE SERVICES WE OFFER FOR CHILDREN IMPACTED BY ABUSE OR NEGLECT IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE MISSION OF THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER IS TO PROVIDE SAFETY, HEALING AND JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN IN COLLIN COUNTY IMPACTED BY ABUSE OR NEGLECT. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION THROUGH A TEAM APPROACH, COHOUSING AND COORDINATING THE EFFORTS OF ALL OF THE PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN CHILD ABUSE CASES IN THE SAME FACILITY. THIS INCLUDES CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES CASEWORKERS, AS WELL AS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM EVERY JURISDICTION IN COLLIN COUNTY. WE HAVE TWO FACILITIES, ONE IN PLANO, WHICH IS OUR ORIGINAL FACILITY THAT SERVES THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY, AND ONE IN MCKINNEY THAT SERVES THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. WE ACTUALLY BUILT THIS NEW FACILITY AND OPENED IT IN 2022. BECAUSE OF THE EXPONENTIAL GROWTH IN THE NORTHERN PART OF OUR COUNTY, WHICH IS SOMETHING I KNOW I DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO YOU. IF WE HAD NOT BUILT THIS FACILITY, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A PLACE WHERE WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO TURN CHILDREN AWAY, AND WE NEVER WANT TO BE IN THAT PLACE.

SO WE NOW HAVE TWO FACILITIES. ALL OF THE CASES OF CHILD ABUSE THAT HAPPEN IN COLLIN COUNTY START AT ONE OF OUR TWO CENTERS. AND CASES THAT COME FROM PROSPER ARE HANDLED IN OUR FACILITY IN MCKINNEY. IN ADDITION TO THE SERVICES OFFERED BY CPS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, WE HAVE 66 STAFF THAT WORK FOR THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER THAT PROVIDE SERVICES THAT STRENGTHEN AND SUPPORT THE SERVICES OFFERED BY THE CITY, COUNTY AND STATE AGENCIES. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE FORENSIC INTERVIEWS, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND THERAPY. ALL SERVICES ARE OFFERED AT NO CHARGE, AND ALL SERVICES ARE OFFERED FOR AS LONG AS CHILDREN NEED OUR HELP THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFE, IF NECESSARY, THEY CAN ALWAYS COME BACK FOR SUPPORT FROM OUR CENTER. THE IDEA BEHIND CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS IS THAT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES COME THROUGH ONE DOOR AND GET ALL THE SERVICES THEY NEED TO HEAL WITHOUT HAVING TO GO TO ANOTHER PLACE. SO TONIGHT, I JUST WANT TO SHARE OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE LAST YEAR. SO OUR FISCAL YEAR ENDED LAST YEAR, JUNE THE 30TH OF 2024. WE SERVED 4525 CLIENTS FROM COLLIN COUNTY. LAST YEAR, 116 OF THOSE CLIENTS WERE FROM PROSPER, WHICH WAS A 28% INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. WE ALSO SAW INCREASES IN CASES FROM MELISSA AND FROM PRINCETON, AND THE LAST FIVE YEARS WE'VE SEEN A 58% INCREASE IN CASES COMING FROM NORTHERN COLLIN COUNTY. WE'VE SEEN A 14% INCREASE IN CASES OVERALL IN COLLIN COUNTY IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. 51% OF OUR CLIENTS LAST YEAR WERE SERVED IN PLANO AND 49% WERE SERVED IN MCKINNEY. SO IT'S ALMOST 5050. WE ARE EXPECTING WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS FOR THAT TO FLIP AND FOR IT TO BE 60% IN MCKINNEY AND 40% IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. WE CONDUCTED 1071 FORENSIC INTERVIEWS OF CHILDREN WHO WERE ALLEGED VICTIMS OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT. 770 CLIENTS RECEIVED MORE THAN 10,000 THERAPY SERVICES. MORE THAN 2700 CLIENTS RECEIVED FAMILY ADVOCATE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, AND WE HAVE COORDINATORS WHO GET COPIES OF EVERY REPORT OF CHILD ABUSE THAT HAPPENS. THAT IMPACTS THE CHILD IN COLLIN COUNTY. THEY READ ALMOST 8000 REPORTS LAST YEAR OF CASES THAT WERE ALLEGED VICTIMS OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT. WE HAVE A RAINBOW ROOM AT OUR CENTER, WHICH IS AN EMERGENCY RESOURCE CENTER STOCKED WITH ALL NEW ITEMS FOR CHILDREN THAT WE SERVE THAT CAN BE ACCESSED BY ANY MEMBER OF THE TEAM. SO THINGS YOUR CHILDREN MIGHT NEED SHOES, SOCKS, UNDERWEAR, DIAPERS, BABY FORMULA, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, ALL OF THOSE THINGS. WE SERVE 932 CLIENTS THROUGH OUR RAINBOW ROOM. WE SERVED 804 CLIENTS THROUGH OUR BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR, WHERE WE PROVIDE SCHOOL SUPPLIES, BACKPACKS, LUNCH BOXES. CHILDREN GET TO SELECT A NEW PAIR OF SHOES THAT'S PROVIDED BY OUR FOSTER FRIENDS GROUP. WE HAVE HAIRDRESSERS THAT DONATE THEIR TIME AND GIVE HAIRCUTS TO KIDS.

IT'S ACTUALLY MY FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR. WE ALSO HAVE A HOLIDAY PROJECT THAT SERVED MORE THAN 1300 CLIENTS WITH GIFTS AT THE HOLIDAYS. WE HAVE A LARGE VOLUNTEER GROUP THAT HELPS US DO THIS WORK. MORE THAN 834 VOLUNTEERS. MORE THAN 6000 HOURS OF SERVICE. WE ALSO HAVE THE KIDS COUNT PLAYERS, WHICH IS A PUPPET TROOP MADE UP PRIMARILY OF VOLUNTEER RETIRED TEACHERS AND SCHOOL PRINCIPALS THAT USE PUPPETS AND MUSIC AND GO INTO SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT COLLIN COUNTY

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IT'S ONE OF OUR EFFORTS TO TRY TO GET IN FRONT OF THE PROBLEM AND SLOW DOWN THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN COMING THROUGH OUR DOORS, WHICH IS WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO. WE DID 66 PERFORMANCES IN 33 SCHOOLS FOR MORE THAN 9300 CHILDREN. WE ALSO HAVE A COMMUNITY EDUCATOR THAT PROVIDES SEMINARS IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT RECOGNIZING AND REPORTING ABUSE, AS WELL AS HOW TO KEEP YOUR CHILDREN SAFE ONLINE. CHILDREN ARE FAR MORE AT RISK ONLINE THAN THEY REALIZE.

AND SO WE REACHED MORE THAN 2600 ADULTS THROUGH THAT EFFORT LAST YEAR. THIS IS JUST A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT OUR CLIENTS OF DEMOGRAPHICS, OF OUR CLIENTS. SO 58% OF THE CLIENTS WERE FEMALE.

42% MALE. 22% BETWEEN THE AGE OF ZERO AND FIVE. 41% 6 TO 12. 37% 13 TO 17. 53% OF CLIENTS VISITED THE CENTER FOR ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ABUSE, 23% FOR PHYSICAL ABUSE, 19% FOR NEGLECT, AND 5% FOR ANOTHER REASON. LAST YEAR, 84%. WE ARE A PRIVATE NONPROFIT AGENCY. AND SO 84% OF THE FUNDS WE RAISED WERE SPENT ON DIRECT PROGRAM SERVICES, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO US THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE FUNDS WE RAISE ARE NOT SPENT ON MANAGEMENT AND FUNDRAISING, BUT ARE SPENT ON THE CHILDREN THAT WE SERVE. WE HAVE A SHERIFF'S OFFICE, CHILD OFFICE, CHILD ABUSE TASK FORCE, THAT MODEL THAT HAS BEEN REPLICATED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND THIS MULTI MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM AT THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, RESULTED IN A 95% CONVICTION RATE LAST YEAR OF THOSE WHO HARM CHILDREN. SO THIS PROTECTS OUR CHILDREN, BUT IT PROTECTS YOUR CHILDREN. IT PROTECTS OUR COMMUNITY'S CHILDREN AS WELL. OUR STAFF ARE RECOGNIZED AS EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF CHILD ABUSE AND CHILD TRAUMA, AND 11 OF OUR STAFF PRESENTED AT STATE AND NATIONAL CONFERENCES LAST YEAR. WE DO A SURVEY EVERY YEAR TO DETERMINE HOW OUR STAFF ARE FEELING ABOUT WORKING AT THE CENTER, PARTICULARLY GIVEN GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE WORK WE DO, WHICH IS PAINFUL AND DIFFICULT, YOU CAN'T UNSEE WHAT THEY SEE. YOU CAN'T UNHEAR THE THINGS THEY HEAR. BUT WE HAVE A 95% SATISFACTION RATE AMONG OUR STAFF, AND OUR TURNOVER RATE IS LESS THAN 10%. WE HAVE BEEN RATED AS FOUR STARS ON CHARITY CHARITY NAVIGATOR, WHICH IS THE NATION'S LEADING CHARITY EVALUATOR, THE HIGHEST RATING POSSIBLE NOW FOR 14 YEARS IN A ROW. THAT JUST HAPPENED THIS WEEK. AND ONLY 1% OF CHARITIES IN THE NATION HAVE HAD THAT RATING FOR 14 YEARS IN A ROW, SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT TOO. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US THAT DONORS KNOW THAT WE DO WHAT WE SAY WE DO. AND THAT WE SPEND OUR DOLLARS IN IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE FOR EVERY EVERY CHILD. OUR BUDGET IS NOW 7.3 MILLION. SO THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO KEEP ALL THIS GOING. WE HAVE 66 STAFF THAT WORK FOR THE NONPROFIT, FOR THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER, BUT MORE THAN 200 MEMBERS OF THE TEAM ARE HOUSED IN OUR TWO FACILITIES. 40% OF OUR FUNDING COMES FROM STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS. AND THE REST OF THE MONEY IS MONEY WE RAISE. WE HAVE TWO LARGE FUNDRAISERS. ONE IS A GALA AND ONE IS A TEDDY BEAR RIDE THAT ACTUALLY THE TEDDY BEAR RIDE ACTUALLY STARTS AT IKEA AND GOES DOWN TO HARLEY DAVIDSON FINANCIAL, AND THAT HAPPENS IN OCTOBER. AND THAT'S OUR STAFF AND OUR INTERNS ON THE DAY OF OUR BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR.

SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST WANTED TO ASK, LET'S SAY SOMEBODY RIGHT NOW IS LISTENING. OR IF SOMEBODY IS LISTENING THAT KNOWS SOMEBODY THAT COULD USE THESE SERVICES, WHERE WHERE DO THEY GO? DO YOU HAVE A WEBSITE? DO THEY HAVE A WHERE'S YOUR LOCATION, YOUR PHONE NUMBER OR WHATEVER JUST BECAUSE THEY CAN GO BACK AND WATCH THIS. IT'S RECORDED. OH ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. SO OUR WEBSITE IS WW COLLIN COUNTY.ORG. PHONE NUMBER IS (972) 633-6600. IF YOU NEED TO REPORT CHILD ABUSE THE NUMBER IS ONE 800 542 5400. THANK YOU. YES OF COURSE WE ALWAYS WANT TO GET THE WORD OUT THERE ABOUT THAT.

THANK YOU JEFF. AND THE ONLY OTHER THING I'LL SAY IS THAT I KNOW THAT MAYOR BRISTOL HAS HAD A TOUR OF OUR MCKINNEY FACILITY. IF ANY OF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HAVING A TOUR AND COMING TO SEE OUR FACILITY, WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO SEE. GET A DEEPER LOOK AT THE WORK WE DO. YEAH, TO ADVOCATE FOR YOU. IT IS AMAZING TO SEE THE FACILITY YOU BUILT THERE. AND WHEN YOU SAY THE ONE STOP SHOP, IT TRULY IS. YEAH. I THINK YOU, YOUR YOUR STAFF AND YOUR VOLUNTEERS AND YOUR YOUR SUPPORTERS FOR ALL YOUR FUNDING FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM. I JUST WISH WE DIDN'T HAVE TO HAVE IT HERE. I DO TOO. NOTHING WOULD MAKE ME HAPPIER THAN CALLING A PRESS CONFERENCE AND SAYING, WE ARE CLOSING THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER TODAY BECAUSE THERE'S NO MORE NEED. RIGHT. SO THANK THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. I APPRECIATE IT. ALRIGHT. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE

[2. Recognition to member of Scout Troop 365 on receiving their Eagle Scout designation. (MLS)]

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SO THAT AFTER THE BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT AND THIS THE CERTIFICATE PRESENTED TO PATRICK CORBETT IN RECOGNITION OF THE EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION, LEADERSHIP AND ACHIEVEMENT DEMONSTRATED IN EARNING THE PRESTIGIOUS EAGLE SCOUT AWARD. YOUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO SERVICE, COMMUNITY AND PERSONAL GROWTH SERVED AS AN INSPIRATION TO OTHERS AND EXEMPLIFIES THE HIGHEST IDEALS OF SCOUTS, AND I HAVE SIGNED IT, AND I'VE ALSO SENT A LETTER OF CONGRATULATIONS. SO WITH THAT, WHY DON'T YOU JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR YOUR EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT? SURE. SO MY EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT WAS AT RANDOM COMMUNITY PARK. I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH MR. BAKER AND THE PARKS AND RECREATION TEAM. WE INSTALLED SEVERAL 9 MILLION LOCATION FUNDS. SO IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DIAL ONE ONE AND SHARE WITH THEM ALL THE TIME, AND THEY'D BE ABLE TO PINPOINT THE EXACT LOCATION.

AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ALSO PUT UP SEVERAL HABITAT BOXES FOR SCREECH OWLS IN THE AREA. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I ASKED PATRICK TO TELL US ABOUT WE'RE GOING TO GET A BRIEFING ON WINDSONG PARK. SO MAYBE ONE OF YOUR FELLOW TROOP MEMBERS CAN ABUSE. ARE YOU WENT TO THE PARK AS THEIR PROJECT. SO CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY.

[3. Proclamation recognizing May 1, 2025, as National Day of Prayer. (MLS)]

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, DAVID F BRISTOL, THE MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 1ST, 2025 AS THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER IN THE TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS, AND I URGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN IN ON THIS DAY TO SPREAD LIGHT AND PEACE TO THOSE IN NEED. THANK YOU JOHN. THANK YOU TO. AND THEN YOU PROBABLY WE HAVE SOME SOME. OH WE'LL DO THAT LATER. OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO THIS IS PART OF THE ADVERTISING. YES. THIS IS GREAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THAT. CITIZENS AND TOWN COUNCIL, TOWN STAFF, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING THIS. AND, MISTER TOWN MANAGER, YOUR STAFF HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE HELPING US SET ALL THIS UP. WE'RE DOING THIS ON THURSDAY, MAY THE 1ST ACROSS THE NATION. AND HERE ON THE SOUTH STEPS OF THE TOWN HALL. AND SO, AS IT WAS SAID EARLIER, WE BEGIN AT 1130 WITH JUST SOME PREPARATORY GATHERING AND SOME FELLOWSHIP AND SOME MUSIC PROVIDED BY THE GATEWAY CHURCH.

AND PASTOR JEREMY WAS JUST HERE A MINUTE AGO. AND THEN AT 12:00 SHARP, WE BEGIN THE PROGRAM AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO GO TO THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER OR NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER, OR TO READ MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER, AND ALSO THESE SEVEN CRITICAL AREAS THAT WE'LL BE PRAYING OVER. AND SO THERE'S A PROGRAM AND A HISTORY, AND THERE'S A CADENCE

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THANK YOU JOHN. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO JOIN US HERE AT TOWN HALL ON THE FIRST. SO THANK YOU.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

[5. Consider acceptance of the October, November, December, January, February, and March monthly financial reports for fiscal year 2025. (CL)]

AND SO THAT DELAYED IT MORE THAN WE HAD ORIGINALLY PLANNED. BECAUSE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION, WE HAD PLANNED ON AT LEAST ONE MONTH BEING DELAYED. BUT DUE TO THE FMLA ABSENCES AND, YOU KNOW, THE CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION, WE HAD TO DELAY THE MONTHLY FINANCIALS FURTHER. SO WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET TONIGHT CATCHES US UP TO MARCH, WHICH IS THE MOST RECENT FINANCIALS THAT SHOULD BE COMPLETED AND GOING FORWARD. HOW DO YOU THINK WE'LL DO. THEY'LL BE ON A MONTHLY BASIS. WE WE'VE OVERCOME THE IMPLEMENTATION AND WE WE'VE MADE UP FOR SOME VACANCIES. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE ON ON TIME GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. HAS ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM. YEAH I'LL MOVE TO CHRIS.

CHRIS KERR. OKAY. MOTION BY CHRIS. SECOND BY JEFF HODGES. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES

[CITIZEN COMMENTS]

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AND LET ME MENTION THAT AFTER THE FIRST FIVE INCIDENTS, THE DOG WAS NOT TO BE BACK AND PROSPER, BUT THE DOG IS BACK IN PROSPER. AND THAT'S WHERE THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED. NOW THAT DOG IS GOING TO BE IN A SPECIAL HOLDING THING IN THEIR THEIR YARD. IT'S GOING TO BE MUZZLED WHENEVER IT LEAVES THEIR YARD. AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IS THAT 200 POUND DOG. ET CETERA. THAT IS REALLY THREATENING LOOKING IS GOING TO BE NEUTERED. SO PEOPLE LISTEN.

PEOPLE WORK TOGETHER. PEOPLE FOUND OUT WHAT WAS POSSIBLE TO MAKE THE NEIGHBORS FEEL SAFE WHEN THEY LEFT THEIR HOUSES AGAIN. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE EFFORT. I AM I DON'T I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY BECAUSE IT'S SEVERAL BLOCKS FROM WHERE I LIVE. BUT THAT DOG IS VICIOUS.

THAT DOG SHOULD NOT BE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD FILLED HALF OF THE ROOM WITH THEIR PRESENCE AND CONCERN. AND I THINK THAT NOW WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME CONTROL, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE EFFORT THE CITY PUT IN TO LISTEN AND COME UP WITH A PLAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT FORMS ALL ARE THE SAME TOPIC. DID YOU EACH WANT TO SPEAK INDIVIDUALLY OR COMBINE

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WOULD YOU JUST GIVE AGAIN YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND ALL THAT? OKAY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. SORRY.

MY NAME IS DONALD VEST. I LIVE AT 1706 VEST LANE, AND THAT IS RIGHT IN THE CORNER OF THE PROSPER SCHOOL DISTRICT. I'VE LIVED IN THE SAME HOUSE NOW SINCE 1983. I'VE BEEN ROUTE FOR MCKINNEY, ROUTE TWO. SALINA 4060, COUNTY ROAD 84. PROSPER. AND NOW I'M 1706 VEST LANE AND STILL IN THE SAME HOUSE. JULIE AND I BOUGHT THAT 18 ACRES ABOUT 1980, AND I WENT BEFORE THE PROSPER SCHOOL BOARD, THE SALINA SCHOOL BOARD, COLLIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT, AND WE ACTUALLY MOVED 18 ACRES FROM SALINA ISD TO PROSPER ISD WITH THE BLESSINGS OF A LANDLORD. I HAD THAT SHE SWAPPED SALINA 18 ACRES. SHE DIDN'T CARE. SO ANYWAY, PROSPER IS IMPORTANT TO ME. I AM PROSPER PROUD. I BLEED GREEN. THE BEST HONOR I'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHEN I GOT INDUCTED INTO THE HALL OF HONOR. OUT AT THE NEW FOOTBALL. I GOT MY NAME OUTSIDE. THE THING, YOU KNOW, FROM PLAYING FOOTBALL IN 1970, OF ALL THINGS. BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT LYING ABOUT THAT. THAT'S TRUE. TWO YEARS AGO, WE AT RAISED MILL BAPTIST CHURCH BUILT A CHILDREN'S BUILDING, AND I CAN'T. THIS IS WHERE ALL THIS MAY HAVE GOTTEN STARTED. AND AT THAT POINT, WHEN WE BUILT THE BUILDING, IT TIED INTO THE CURRENT PARKING LOT, WHICH. GOT US RAISED EYEBROWS OR WHATEVER. AND SO THEN THE CITY OF PROSPER CAME OUT AND WE WERE REQUESTED TO MEET CODE IN THAT PARKING LOT, AND WE LOST 21 PARKING SPACES DUE TO EXPANSION OF FIRE LANES, TURNING RADIUSES, WHATEVER. AND SO NOW WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD THIS OTHER PARKING LOT. AND MY REASON FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT IS JULIE AND I WERE ASKED BY THE CHURCH TO GO AROUND TO OUR BIBLE FELLOWSHIP, SMALL GROUPS AND TRY TO SELL THIS PARKING LOT, LITERALLY AND GIVING OUT PLEDGE CARDS. AND SO THE THINGS ESTIMATED TO COST HALF $1 MILLION. THE CHURCH HAS 100,000 THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ADD. SO WE'RE TRYING TO RAISE $400,000. 40 OF THAT IS ESTIMATED IN THE LANDSCAPE OF THIS PARKING LOT. NOT ONLY THAT THING THAT JULIE GAVE YOU THERE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN NOTICE IT OR NOT. CAN YOU SEE OUR CURRENT PARKING LOT AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE VERSUS WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED? AND ANYWAY, THERE'S 46 SPACES IN THE NEW ADDITION. AND IF WE COULD JUST BUILD A PARKING LOT THAT MATCHES WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE, THEN WE WOULD PROBABLY GAIN TEN SPACES WITH THE SAME FOOTPRINT. AND IF YOU DIVIDE $500,000 BY 46 SPACES, THAT'S $10,000, $869 A PARKING SPOT. SO IF WE COULD AVOID THE LANDSCAPING AND BASICALLY BUILD WHAT WE HAVE OR LIKE WHAT WE HAVE, THIS IS GOING TO STICK OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB IN MY MIND.

YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE AN ADD ON VERSUS IT WOULD BE MUCH MORE ECONOMICAL AND WOULD GET MORE BANG FOR OUR BUCK. SO I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE'S NO USE OF ME SHOWING UP ON THIS. BUT ANYWAY, I HAD TO ASK AND YOU KNOW, IF YOU GUYS WOULD CONSIDER IT, I I'D GREATLY APPRECIATE IT MYSELF. I'VE SERVED ON THE PROSPER SCHOOL BOARD. I'VE SERVED ON THE COTTON GIN BOARD WHEN WE HAD A CO-OP GIN. I REPRESENTED NORTHWEST COLLIN COUNTY FOR THE FARM SERVICE AGENCY. AS A FARMER. SO I KIND OF I'VE BEEN SITTING BEFORE, KIND OF WHERE YOU GUYS SIT, AND

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[9. Discussion regarding the Windsong Community Park Master Plan. (DB)]

INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL FOR ITEMS LISTED AS PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE RECOGNIZED AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS NINE. AND THAT IS A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE WINDSONG COMMUNITY PARK MASTER PLAN. MR. DAN BAKER. MR. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. JUST BRINGING TO YOU TONIGHT KIND OF THE FIRST SHOWING FOR YOU ALL TO SEE THE WINDSONG COMMUNITY MASTER PLAN, A CONCEPT THAT WAS RECENTLY DEVELOPED HERE. SO THE PROJECT BASICALLY THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE TOWN OF PROSPER AND TELUS. TELUS GRACIOUSLY FUNDED THIS STUDY. SO OUTSIDE OF KURT AND I SPENT A LITTLE TIME ON IT. THE TOWN HAS NOT HAD TO SPEND ANY MONEY ON THIS. TBG DESIGN GROUP WHO IS HERE TONIGHT IN ATTENDANCE. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY HARD QUESTIONS REGARDING DESIGN, THEY CAN CERTAINLY HOPEFULLY ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS FOR YOU. BUT ESSENTIALLY THE PROJECT GOAL, YOU KNOW, WE THERE'S NO FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT AT THIS TIME. BUT WE WANTED TO HAVE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN IN PLACE FOR WHEN THERE IS FUNDING. AND WE DID SEND OUT A PUBLIC SURVEY TO THE PUBLIC. WE HAD 555 RESPONSES, AND THEY WERE ESSENTIALLY IN SUPPORT. AND WE CAN CERTAINLY SHARE SOME OF THAT DATA WITH YOU ANOTHER TIME.

BUT THEY LIKED WHAT THEY SAW. BEST WAY TO PUT THAT PROJECT GOALS. THIS IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF PROPERTY JUST ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PROSPER TRAIL. THE LAND SLOPES ACTUALLY DOWN AS YOU GO NORTH DOWN TOWARDS CREEK. BUT THE GOALS PRESERVE AND RESTORE HABITAT. SO LET'S LET'S ACCENTUATE WHAT'S THERE. WHATEVER GETS DISRUPTED WITH THE PROJECT, PUT IT BACK AS BEST WE CAN, RESPECT THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND CLIMATE. SO THAT HAS TO DO WITH JUST THE FUTURE.

HOW DO WE HANDLE THE RAIN? THIS PROJECT WILL HELP THROUGH THE USE OF BIOSWALES WATER THAT RUNS OFF OF PROSPER TRAIL THAT MAY BE MAY HAVE OIL AND THINGS IN IT LIKE THAT. THIS SITE WILL ACTUALLY FILTER THAT WATER AND LET IT GET USED FOR A GOOD PURPOSE TO KEEP OUR PLANTS ALIVE AND REALLY JUST TO CREATE COMFORTABLE SOCIAL AND INCLUSIVE SPACES WITH THE FOCUS ON PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY. AND YOU'LL SEE A SLIDE HERE WITH HOW THE TRAILS KIND OF LINK IN TO EACH OTHER AND HOW IT MOVES OUTSIDE OF THE PARK. PROJECT VISION SUSTAINABILITY. HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO, THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO, A LOT OF PROSPER WAS BLACKLAND PRAIRIE. SO TO KIND OF HONOR THAT. AND IN AREAS WHERE IT MIGHT BE, YOU KNOW, AREAS WHERE WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO

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OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF ATHLETIC FIELDS BEING DESIGNED IN HERE, A LOT OF MULTI-PURPOSE FIELDS, AND WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT ARTIFICIAL TURF FOR THOSE FIELDS. THAT'S WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO. SO AND THEN PLAY. IT'S A IT'S A VERY COOL, INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND WHICH YOU'LL SEE A PHOTO OF HERE IN A SECOND, OR AT LEAST A RENDERING OF. SO JUST KIND OF WALKING YOU ACROSS THE SITE FROM, FROM WELL, JUST YOU'VE GOT PROSPER TRAIL TO THE SOUTH, YOU'VE GOT THE CREEK AND FLOODPLAIN TO THE NORTH, YOU CAN SEE THE OUTLINE OF THE TRAIL. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT IN THE PAST TOO. SO THE BELLOWHEAD WOULD GO RIGHT THROUGH ESSENTIALLY NOT THE MIDDLE BUT TO THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE PARK. AS YOU MOVE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, YOU'RE MOVING OUT OF THE CREEK AND THE FOREST AND FLOODPLAIN INTO MORE OF A WHAT'S CURRENTLY THERE NOW? MORE OF A PRAIRIE TYPE FEEL, NATIVE PLANTS, NATIVE GRASSES. AND THEN YOU GET INTO THE MORE PROGRAMED SIDE AS YOU GO WITH TRAIL KIND OF INTERTWINED ALL THE WAY THROUGH. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, YOU CAN SEE MULTI-PURPOSE FIELDS, MOSTLY RECTANGULAR. PLAYGROUND, A BIG BEAUTIFUL PLAYGROUND, INCLUSIVE. AND THEN AGAIN THE COURTS FOR RACKET SPORTS. THE TRAIL NETWORK. VERY CONVOLUTED, BUT VERY COOL. SO A LOT OF THIS PARK. YES, THERE'S A SECTION, A GOOD CHUNK OF IT THAT'S IN FLOODPLAIN, BUT WE CAN BUILD TRAILS AND DO THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THERE ARE SOME GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO GET OUT, WALK, SEE WILDLIFE, SEE NATURE, JUST REALLY IMMERSE THEMSELVES AND GET GETTING OUT OF THE CONCRETE JUNGLE, IF YOU WILL. AND AGAIN, THE WEB ALONG THE NORTH AND THEN INTERTWINED WITH EIGHT FOOT AND SIX FOOT NATURAL TRAIL THAT DOTTED, DOTTED RED IS FOR NATURE TRAILS. SO IT'D BE MORE OF A, I CALL IT CATTLE PATH. IT'S NOT NOT IMPROVED, BUT JUST SOFT SURFACE. AND THEN WITH A BRIDGE ESSENTIALLY CROSSING THE CREEK LEADING UP INTO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S PROPERTY TO THE NORTH. HERE'S A PRETTY NICE LAYOUT OF WHAT HOW THE PLAYGROUND WILL BE LAID OUT. CONCEPT THEME WIND IN THE PRAIRIE. SO A LOT OF NATURAL ELEMENTS BEING USED. THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURES WOULD KIND OF LOOK LIKE PLANTS. YOU CAN SEE THE DANDELIONS UP TO THE TOP RIGHT. THOSE COULD BE LIGHTS OR JUST PLAYGROUND FEATURES. LOTS OF EVEN MORE ARTIFICIAL TURF HERE, LOTS OF HILLS, VERY MUCH NATURE IN IN DESIGN. AND THERE'S A PRETTY GOOD RENDERING OF WHAT THAT PLAYGROUND WOULD LOOK. SO PRETTY LARGE. DEFINITELY A DESTINATION PLAYGROUND, SOMETHING I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WOULD ENJOY. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AND AGAIN, I'VE GOT TBG HERE AS WELL. SO WE CAN WE CAN BRING THEM FORWARD IF YOU'D LIKE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS. ACTUALLY, MAYOR PRO TEM RAY, I'LL START WITH YOU. SO I'LL DO THE BEST I CAN. I LIKE IT. AT THE TOP. IS THAT A ROPES COURSE? IT'S NOT A ROPES COURSE. I BELIEVE IT'S JUST THE PLAY FEATURES. OKAY, I'LL PROBABLY RESERVE MY COMMENTS FOR A TIME WHEN I HAVE MY VOICE. SURE, I'LL COME BACK. THANK YOU. OKAY. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE WHERE IT SHOWS THE. JUST THE PLAN? YEAH. NO, SORRY. ONE MORE. THE OVERALL. YEAH.

OKAY. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. SO I'M NOT GOOD AT SCALE. I CAN'T TELL LIKE HOW, YOU KNOW, BIG THINGS ARE. SO I'M GOING TO ASK A COUPLE QUESTIONS THAT MIGHT BE KIND OF DUMB. SO ON THE MULTI-USE FIELDS, IS THAT A LARGE ENOUGH SPACE TO PUT BASEBALL FIELDS? WE COULD CERTAINLY FIT. YOU COULD MAYBE A BASEBALL FOUR PLEX IF YOU WANTED. OBVIOUSLY WE CAN. AND WE CAN SCALE THOSE FIELDS DEPENDING ON THE AGE GROUP AS WELL. BUT YES, MA'AM, WE CERTAINLY COULD.

AND THEN WHEN YOU MENTIONED THE BLACKLAND PRAIRIE AREAS AND SAID THAT IN AREAS WHERE IT COULDN'T BE DEVELOPED, IS IT BECAUSE IT'S FLOODPLAIN, WHY CAN'T IT BE DEVELOPED? SO WE CAN ALWAYS THERE ARE PROBABLY SECTIONS THAT WE COULD DEVELOP. THIS SITE SLOPES PRETTY, PRETTY HARD. I WILL FROM FROM THE SOUTH TO THE NORTH. SO A LOT OF THAT PRAIRIE WOULD BE PROBABLY MORE ON SLOPES IN AREAS WHERE AND IT AGAIN, THIS IS CONCEPTUAL. SO WE COULD CERTAINLY SHRINK AREAS. SO IF WE FELT LIKE WE WANTED TO EXPAND SOMETHING OR ADD IF WE THOUGHT WE COULD SQUEEZE IN ANOTHER ATHLETIC FIELD OR EXPAND THE PLAYGROUND OR ADD MORE PICKLEBALL OR WHAT, WHAT ANY OF

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THE BIG PLAYGROUND REMINDS ME OF THE ONE IN MCKINNEY. THAT THING IS PACKED ALL THE TIME. I DO THINK PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT PARKS, BUT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, BIGGER AND KIND OF BIGGER AND BETTER. I LOVE THAT. I JUST WANT US TO USE THE SPACE. I WOULD PROBABLY BE MORE OF A PROPONENT INSTEAD OF THE MULTI-USE FIELDS, TO DO BASEBALL FIELDS, JUST BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS HEARING THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PRACTICE FIELDS, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PLAY FIELDS. AND THEN IF WE CAN, YOU KNOW, SQUEEZE IN A COUPLE MORE, MAYBE SOCCER SLASH MULTI-PURPOSE ARTIFICIAL TURF FIELDS BESIDES JUST THE ONE THAT'S NUMBER TWO ON HERE. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. NOT A HUGE FAN OF SAND VOLLEYBALL, I GOTTA SAY. I KNOW IT GETS PLUGGED IN, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I LIKE THAT. I THINK THAT'S KIND OF HARD TO MAINTAIN. IT'S NOT THAT BAD. AND WE ARE. AND I'LL JUST AS AS WE'RE GROWING, WE'RE GETTING MORE REQUESTS FOR VOLLEYBALLS.

HUGE SAND VOLLEYBALL IS ACTUALLY VERY HUGE. I WAS SURPRISED, I KNOW APPARENTLY WE HAD IT AT FRONTIER. YES, WE TOOK IT OUT RIGHT AND TOOK IT OUT. SO I'M NOT DISPUTING THAT. AND WE COULD CERTAINLY STUDY THAT A LITTLE HARDER. BUT WE ARE GETTING REQUESTS FOR, FOR DO YOU HAVE SAND VOLLEYBALL. DO YOU HAVE THESE THINGS. SO THAT'S INTERESTING. OKAY. WELL OVERALL I LIKE IT. JUST THOSE FEW TWEAKS AND THAT'S MY FEEDBACK. SURE. ACTUALLY I'M GOING TO TAKE IT FOR A SECOND THEN. SO JUST CLARIFY FOR ME WHY ARE WE LOOKING AT THIS NOW. ARE WE LOOKING TO GET THIS ONTO OUR BOND PROGRAM. WHAT'S OUR PURPOSE OF THIS MASTER PLAN AT THIS POINT? SO IT WAS HONESTLY IT WAS JUST THE TIMING TELESCOPE HAD. THIS GOES BACK A LITTLE FURTHER WHEN THE WE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME OF THE DEVELOPERS AROUND, AND THERE WAS A DEVELOPER THAT WAS WILLING TO COME IN AND POTENTIALLY PUT SOME OF THIS MONEY, PARK FEES AND THINGS INTO MAYBE GETTING THE PARK STARTED FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT WERE MOVING IN. AND SO THOSE DISCUSSIONS WERE PROBABLY WELL OVER A YEAR AGO, HAD DISCUSSIONS LATER WITH THE TELOS GROUP, AND THEY WERE ALL ABOUT IT. THEY'VE GOT SOME DEVELOPMENT TO THE NORTH HERE, OBVIOUSLY, AND THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY VERY TIED INTO THE WINDSONG COMMUNITY. SO THEY JUST FELT LIKE THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY WANTED TO BE A PART OF AND OFFERED TO, TO COVER THE COST. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A BOND PROJECT WE COULD DO. I DON'T THINK THERE'S A RUSH FROM THE PARK SIDE. IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT KIND OF WORKED OUT. WE HAD WE HAD A GIFT GIVEN TO US. WE FIGURED, LET'S, LET'S TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. THIS PLAN WILL BE GOOD TEN YEARS FROM NOW, ESSENTIALLY. OR, YOU KNOW, IF, YOU KNOW, PICKLEBALL IS NOT GOING AWAY. BUT JUST IF SOMETHING WERE TO CHANGE AS FAR AS AN ACTIVITY, WE COULD CERTAINLY PLUG AND PLAY. YES, SIR. AND SO THIS THIS IS GOING TO BE FOR DISCUSSION TONIGHT AND THEN WE'LL BRING IT BACK. UNDERSTOOD. YES, SIR. SO WHO I'M CURIOUS. ONE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I ACKNOWLEDGE AGAIN FOR THE RECORD, THAT MY APPRECIATION TO TELUS GROUP FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO FUND THIS AND BE A GREAT PARTNER IN OUR COMMUNITY. WHO ESTABLISHED THE GOALS AND THE VISION THAT THE FIRST COUPLE SLIDES SHOW THERE.

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RIGHT. AND SO I WOULD JUST CAUTION WHAT SOME OF THESE FIELDS LOOK LIKE. RIGHT. DON'T START CREATING A WHIRLWIND IN CASE WE DECIDE NOT TO USE THE INTENTION OF WHAT WHAT'S THERE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. SO THERE'S 4 OR 5 SOCCER FIELDS, THERE'S A CRICKET PITCH. AND I KNOW THAT THOSE GROUPS ARE VERY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THEIR SPORTS. AND SO ONCE YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY MIGHT SEE THAT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THINK, HEY, WE'RE GETTING ALL THESE FIELDS, RIGHT? AND I WOULD HATE FOR THAT TO BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE LATER ON. SO ANYWAY, JUST WANT TO SAY THAT, YEAH, I THINK IT'S GREAT. I DEFINITELY AGAIN LIKE THE, THE NATURE PART OF IT, BUT THAT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT CAUGHT MY EYE THAT I JUST DON'T WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE EMPHASIZE THAT THIS IS A GUIDE AND THAT SOME OF THOSE OPTIONS ARE OR DESIGNATIONS COULD CHANGE. YES, SIR. AND AGAIN THIS IS CONCEPTUAL. SO WE PART OF JUST DESIGNING IS LAYING OUT DIFFERENT PIECES TO SEE. WOULD THEY FIT WOULD THEY WORK.

OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A DIVERSE POPULATION AND WE GET A LOT OF CALLS FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. SO WE JUST TRIED TO BE SOMETHING A LITTLE, A LITTLE BIT OF SOMETHING TO EVERYBODY AND JUST SHOW HOW IT WOULD FIT IN THERE. BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY CHANGE LAYOUTS OR ADD, SUBTRACT WHATEVER THOSE IS. WE COULD CERTAINLY TURN THAT THAT CIRCULAR AREA INTO A BASEBALL OR DIAMOND FIELDS, BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, WHATEVER'S WHATEVER'S PROBABLY THE NEED AT THE TIME.

GOTCHA. THANKS, DAN. YES, SIR. YEAH. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DO LIKE ABOUT ABOUT THE, THE DESIGN IS, IS THE, THE NATURE PIECE OF IT, BECAUSE MOST OF OUR PARKS, WE DO UTILIZE ALL OF THE LAND WHICH, WHICH IS NEEDED. AND I DO AGREE WITH THAT BECAUSE LAND IS EXPENSIVE. BUT, YOU KNOW, I DO THINK A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS DO WANT SOME OF THE NATURE SIDE OF THINGS BECAUSE THEY, YOU KNOW, WE ARE UTILIZING ALL OF THE LAND AND PROSPER. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THAT RESIDENTS DO LIKE IS THAT THERE IS SOME SPACE OUT HERE AND IT'S NOT ALL BEING UTILIZED. SO I DO LIKE THAT ASPECT. ONE QUESTION I DO HAVE ABOUT THE WATER TOWER, AND THIS IS JUST ONE OF MY, MY THINGS ABOUT WATER TOWERS. IF WE'VE GOT SOME LAND THAT'S NOT BEING UTILIZED IN THE, IN THE NORTH, AND I KNOW, I KNOW WHY WE PUT THEM ON THE ROADS BECAUSE

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QUESTION FROM FROM THAT ASPECT THAT THIS GUY'S PROBABLY DONE A COUPLE OF WATER TOWERS IN HIS TIME ABOUT WATER. SO AS FAR AS WATER TOWER, YOU'RE RIGHT. I MEAN, A LOT OF TIMES WE WANT TO LOCATE JUST FOR ACCESS TO THE MAIN, THE MAIN WATER LINES, THEY'RE ADJACENT TO THE ROADWAYS THING WE'D WANT TO LOOK AT IF WE DID WANT TO MOVE IT, LET'S SAY FURTHER INTO THE SITE, THE TOP OF THE TANK IS GOING TO BE WHAT THE TOP IS WHEREVER YOU PUT IT. RIGHT. SO IF THAT LAND STARTS TO DROP OFF SEVERELY AT THE BACK, YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU'VE GOT A TALLER TANK TO GET TO THAT SAME ELEVATION SO THAT THAT DRIVES IT AS WELL. JUST MAKING SURE TO TRY TO PUT ON AT LEAST A HIGHER PART OF THE PROPERTY TO SAVE COST. GOTCHA, GOTCHA. THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT THAT I WOULD SAY THAT AS AS WE'RE PLANNING PARKS TO CONTINUE THINKING ABOUT AND THIS IS NOT JUST THIS PARK, BUT ALL PARKS IS THINK ABOUT CELL COVERAGE. AND IF WE NEED TO LOOP IN CELL COVERAGE TO, TO LOOK AT THE LIGHTING AND SEEING IF WE CAN INCORPORATE CELL COVERAGE ON LIGHTING AND TO ALWAYS KEEP THAT IN THE, IN OUR FOREFRONT. WE'LL PUT A LOT OF IT ON THE TOWER.

TOWER. TOWER TWO IS A REAL GOOD RIGHT GOOD MECHANISM. WATER TOWERS OF COURSE THAT'S ONE.

YEAH. I THINK I'M NOT GOING TO RETREAD THE SAME GROUND FOR THE MOST PART. I THINK THE OVERALL PLAN IS REALLY GOOD. I THINK IF WE CAN SQUEEZE SOME MORE PROGRAM FIELDS FOR THE YOUTH SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS, I THINK, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT RAYMOND, YOU'VE GOT OBVIOUSLY FRONTIER. AND NOW THIS IS KIND OF THE THIRD INSTALLMENT HERE. AND SO I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT. AND I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE RATIO OF HOW THAT'S GOING TO LOOK IS, BUT EVEN SQUEEZING MORE ON IT, MAYBE RECONFIGURING KIND OF WHAT'S THERE. BUT WE NEED WE COULD REALLY USE SOME PRACTICE FIELDS AND MAYBE THEY'RE SMALLER OR FIELDS THAT CAN BE BROKEN UP. WE MENTIONED BASEBALL HERE. THAT'S THE ONE THING I DON'T SEE HERE THAT I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO NEED.

AND I AGAIN, I, I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING ELSE ON THAT SIDE OF TOWN TOO, AND REALLY LOOK AT THIS IN CONTEXT AS WELL WITH, WITH WHAT WE HAVE. I KNOW WE PURCHASED A VERY LARGE PIECE AT ONE POINT, WHICH IS WHAT WHAT IS THAT 600 AND HOW MANY ACRES? THE RANCH PROPERTY? RANCH, 162 ACRES. OH, I THOUGHT IT WAS BIGGER THAN THAT. OKAY, IT'S 100. AND WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING ON A MASTER PLAN RIGHT NOW FOR THAT ONE AS WELL. AND THERE WILL BE SOME ATHLETIC FIELDS. IT'S 162, BUT AS IT SITS, ONLY 15 ACRES ARE HIGH AND DRY. RIGHT. SO IT DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T WE CAN BUILD ATHLETIC FIELDS IN IN FLOODPLAIN. TYPICALLY YOU WANT TO DO SOCCER OR SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T HAVE FENCING TO RESTRICT FLOW, RIGHT? IT'S NOT NECESSARILY BEST PRACTICE. BUT IF YOU NEED FIELDS, YOU NEED FIELDS. SO PASO YEARS AGO PROPOSED OUT THERE AT AT DOVER RANCH TO MAYBE DO THAT AND KIND OF CHIP IN ON THAT. BUT I KNOW THAT IF WE CAN LOOK AT ALL THAT IN CONTEXT AND REALLY SEE THAT, OKAY, IF THERE'S A WAY THAT THAT WORKS BETTER AND GET SOME MORE FIELDS. BUT I THINK, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE BY THE TIME THIS ALL GETS DONE, THE NEEDS ARE GOING TO BE A LOT HIGHER EVEN THAN TODAY. YEAH. AND THERE THERE'S A LOT NEEDED RIGHT NOW AND I'LL JUST I'M JUST GOING TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. THIS IS NOT I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE EVER GOING TO MEET THE WE'LL NEVER MEET FROM THE TOWN SIDE 100% OF OUR NEEDS, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE WE'RE NOT I DON'T THINK WE'RE ANTICIPATING DOUBLE IN SIZE, BUT WE'RE CLOSE TO ALMOST GOING TO. SO YOU THINK ABOUT ALL THE NEW CHILDREN THAT ARE GOING TO BE MOVING HERE AS WELL. SO IT'S SOMETHING WE LOOK AT EVERY DAY. RIGHT. AND WE TOOK A LITTLE BIT OF HIT WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S BOND. WE LOST SOME FIELDS AT. REYNOLDS. OH YEAH. AND EAGLE'S LANDING.

EAGLE'S LANDING. YEAH. SO WE'RE EVEN WITH THE OPENING OF RAYMOND. WE'RE ABOUT WHERE WE WERE BEFORE. WELL, AND THAT'S THAT'S MY POINT, TOO, IS I THINK, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO EVER MEET EVERYBODY'S NEEDS ENTIRELY. BUT I THINK GIVING THE FOLKS AND I KNOW IT SEEMS AT ONE POINT IN TIME WAS LIKE, WHY IS IT FROSTBURG USED TO BE A LOT SMALLER. AND YOU THERE'S NO BIG DEAL TO DRIVE TO FRONTIER WHEREVER. BUT FOR THE FOLKS ON THE WEST SIDE, IT'S GETTING THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD JOB IT IS TO HAVE THAT AS AN AMENITY CLOSE BY AND BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME OF YOUR KIDS PRACTICES OR WHOEVER OVER THERE, WHATEVER, OVER THERE WOULD BE REALLY A BIG DEAL FOR THEM BECAUSE THAT FRONTIER IS EVEN GETTING TO BE I MEAN,

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WONDERFUL. THANK YOU FOR THE FOR THE EFFORT. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. CHRIS, YOU GET THE LAST COMMENT.

I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT TO ADD. I JUST I KIND OF ECHO A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT WE'RE SAYING HERE IS LIKE THE INTENT IS GOOD. I JUST, I AND I UNDERSTAND WHY WE DID IT. NOW I JUST FEEL A LITTLE HESITANT TO GET TOO FAR INTO THE WEEDS JUST BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE SOME HISTORY WITH SOME OTHER THINGS THAT STARTED OUT ONE WAY AND END UP ANOTHER. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLAN AND WE NEED TO DO SOME PLANNING TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE MIGHT WANT TO GO AND MAYBE, YOU KNOW, IF IT IS GOING TO BE OFFERED TO THE BOND COMMITTEE. THAT'S ANOTHER THING. BUT YEAH, I'M JUST A LITTLE WORRIED KIND OF MORE TO WHAT JEFF HAD SAID TOO, LIKE THE SPECIFIC FUELS OR LABELED AND LOOKED THAT WAY, THAT IT'S GOING TO MEAN SOMETHING TO SOMEBODY. BUT YEAH, THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. YES. ON THIS MAP, WHERE WHERE DOES IT DROP OFF ON THIS MAP, DO YOU KNOW ROUGHLY. OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT A HARD LINE. SO I WOULD SAY FROM WHERE WE'RE LOOKING, IF YOU FROM THE ATHLETIC FIELDS ON THE, THE WEST SIDE. SO THE ROUND OBVIOUSLY THAT'S ALL FLAT RIGHT.

THE ATHLETIC FIELDS. SO JUST AS YOU'RE GETTING TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THAT IT STARTS TO SLOPE OFF.

AND SOME OF THIS ALSO IS GOING TO BE WE'RE OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE MOVING SOIL AROUND TO LEVEL OUT AREAS. SO I'M SORRY I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT ANSWER TO THAT OKAY. YOU'RE PROBABLY MAYBE I WOULD SAY SOMEWHERE JUST HALFWAY BETWEEN WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IMPROVED AND THAT THE, THE GRAY DASHED LINE WHEN YOU START TO GET IN. BUT IT'S I MEAN IT'S, IT'S PRETTY HILLY AND A LOT, A LOT OF TERRAIN CHANGE OUT THERE. SO. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS A DISCUSSION. WE'LL BRING IT BACK LATER ON FOR ANY OTHER ACTION AT THAT POINT OKAY. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. JUST AS IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL, IF YOU DON'T MIND EMAILING MYSELF OR DAN SO THAT WE CAN GET THOSE FOLDED IN, AND WE'LL BE SURE TO BRING THAT TO YOU AT AN UPCOMING MEETING. SO IT'S A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT FOR THE COUNCIL. SURE. NOTED. THANK YOU. HE TOLD YOU THAT I DIDN'T. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU ALL. AND THEN BY THEN, HELEN WILL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HE WANTS WITH THAT WATER TOWER, RIGHT? YEAH. HOW FAR OUT WAS ANOTHER TOWER? AGAIN? HOW FAR OUT IS THE WATER TOWER? WHEN DO WE NEED IT? NOT IMMINENT, IS WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD. OKAY. SO. OKAY. THANK YOU. NOT IMMINENT. NOTED. ALL RIGHT. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TEN IS

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

YOU'RE UP. LAWRENCE. I'LL LET LORENZ SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIMSELF, BUT THIS IS LORENZ BASICALLY INTO HIS SECOND WEEK. HE STARTED WITH US LAST MONDAY. HE'S OUR NEW MANAGEMENT ANALYST.

SO? SO. AND WE HAVE ALREADY HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT FIXING HIS SHIRT. WE'RE GOING TO GET HIM SOME PROPER SHIRTS. YEAH HE HE NEEDS SOME PROSPER SWAG. SO WE'LL MAKE SURE OUTFIT HIM WELL.

AND YES HE WILL START GETTING THE LIST FORWARDED TO HIM. SO CORRECT. IF YOU DON'T MIND, JUST GIVE HIM A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF WHERE YOU CAME FROM AN. AND WHAT? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS GOING TO BE AN OFFICIAL INTRODUCTION. I WOULD HAVE PUT MY SUIT ON AND EVERYTHING, BUT IT'S NICE TO MEET EVERYONE STAFF AS WELL. HOW YOU ALL DOING? BUT MY NAME IS LAWRENCE TAYLOR. I JUST RECENTLY CAME OVER FROM THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. SO FRIENDLY NEIGHBORS RIGHT DOWN THE STREET. BUT LIKE YOU MENTIONED, I'LL BE THE MANAGEMENT ANALYST FOR THE TOWN. I'M EXCITED TO WORK FOR PROSPER. ANYTHING THAT YOU ALL NEED, JUST LET ME KNOW. SO I'LL BE HERE. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. YEAH, YEAH, HE WILL LEARN. HE WILL LEARN. DO YOU WANT JUST A LITTLE BIT OF YOUR BACKGROUND? SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME. SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI BORN AND RAISED MIZZOU GRAD FOR UNDERGRAD. OBVIOUSLY I GOT MY GRADUATE DEGREE FROM UNIVERSITY OF

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SO, YOU KNOW, FELLOW EAGLE SCOUT. FALL 18 INITIATIVE, ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY INCORPORATED IN MY FREE TIME. I LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, HANG OUT WITH FRIENDS, EXPLORE NEW AREA, JUST TRY NEW THINGS. BUT YOU KNOW, IF YOU ALL WANT ANY MORE INFORMATION, YOU CAN TALK TO ME ON THE SIDE. GREAT. THANK YOU AND WELCOME. I DON'T WANT TO RANT TOO LONG, BUT WELCOME.

WE'RE GLAD. GLAD YOU'RE HERE. MARIO'S BEEN WAITING FOR YOU. YEAH. SO. YEAH. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO THANK YOU THEN IS THERE ANY ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS LIKE TO HAVE SOMETHING SCHEDULED FOR A FUTURE MEETING? NOPE. YOU KNOW WHAT, MAYOR? WHAT? I'M THINKING ABOUT IT. I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT, BUT THE CORNER, I GUESS IT WOULD BE THE SOUTH WEST CORNER OF PRESTON ROAD. AND THREE 8380 WHEN YOU'RE TURNING. I MEAN, JUST THINKING ABOUT HOW HORRIFIC SOME OF THESE ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN, THERE'S THAT BLIND SPOT WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING TO YOUR LEFT AND YOU JUST REALLY CAN'T SEE BECAUSE OF THE SOUTH ON PRESTON ROAD, TURNING WEST WOUND ONTO THREE. YEAH. SO THAT ONE, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE RESOLVE THAT BUT OR WHAT WE CAN DO THERE. BUT THAT'S AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. PERFECT. THANK YOU. YEAH THANK YOU CRAIG. IT'S NOT THE VEGETATION. IT'S THE COLUMNS. I MEAN THERE'S IT'S THE. YEAH IT'S LITERALLY THE LIKE WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO SEE WHO'S COMING. CAN'T SEE. YOU CAN'T SEE TO THE EAST OF YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE LOOKING AT COLUMNS. IT'S A IT'S A BAD OBSTRUCTION. YEAH. IT'S IF SOMEBODY'S COMING 55, 60 MILES AN HOUR. YEAH. I CAN SEE SOMEBODY JUST GETTING PLOWED INTO THERE. IT'D BE VERY BAD. GO AHEAD. THIS IS NOT A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM. IT'S JUST KIND OF A REMINDER THAT IT'S THE SPRING NOW. AND SO I DID A LITTLE DRIVE AROUND THIS WEEKEND. GOT LOTS OF INSTEAD OF GRASS. WE HAVE WEEDS AND WE HAVE SOME, YOU KNOW, VACANT LOTS AND UNDER CONSTRUCTION LOTS THAT NEED TO BE MOWED. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A PET PEEVE. SO WE JUST NEED TO. THE MAYOR PRO TEM REMINDS ME THAT YOU SHOULD JUST USE THE APP. WELL IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE 50 APPS, 50 THINGS. AND SO I DIDN'T WANT TO BLOW THEM UP. I DIDN'T WANT TO BLOW MARIO UP. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT.

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

SECTION FIVE FIVE ONE OF THE TEXAS. SECTION 551.074071. TO CONSULT THE TOWN ATTORNEY TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE RELATED TO BYLAWS, AMENDMENTS AND ALL MATTERS INCIDENT RELATED THERETO. SECTION 551.074. TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER PERSONNEL MATTERS, INCLUDING THE ANNUAL EVALUATION OF TOWN MANAGER, TOWN ATTORNEY, MUNICIPAL JUDGE IN ALL MATTERS INCIDENT RELATED THERETO. SECTION 551.071 TO CONSULT WITH THE TOWN ATTORNEY REGARDING LEGAL ISSUES REGARDING SECTION 43.015 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.071 TO DISCUSS WITH THE AND CONSULT WITH THE TOWN ATTORNEY REGARDING LEGAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES, SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND ALL MATTERS INCIDENT RELATED THERETO. TIME

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

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