[Call to Order/ Roll Call.] [Announcements of recent and upcoming events. ] [1. Administer Oaths of Office to re-elected Councilmembers and present Certificates of Election. (MLS) ] [Items 2 - 4] [5. Recognition of the 2025 Mayor's Youth Advisory Council. (MP) ] [6. Proclamation recognizing May 2025 as National Water Safety Month. (MLS) ] [7. Proclamation recognizing May 18-24, 2025, as Public Works Week. (MLS) ] [CONSENT AGENDA] [CITIZEN COMMENTS ] [00:40:53] IS ON THE HARMS OF PORNOGRAPHY, USING SCIENTIFIC FACTS AND PERSONAL ACCOUNTS. THROUGH [00:40:59] MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES SPECIFICALLY FOR TEENAGERS. AND SO MY HOPE IS TO [00:41:04] BRING THESE THIS POWERFUL, EMPOWERING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM TO PROSPER SCHOOLS AS WELL AS [00:41:10] AROUND THE STATE TO HELP YOUTH CHOOSE REAL RELATIONSHIPS, REAL, REAL LOVE, AND FIND REAL [00:41:17] CONNECTION. SO THAT IS MY INITIATIVE HERE. AND I ALSO HOPE THAT YOU WILL UTILIZE ME HERE IN [00:41:23] THE TOWN I LOVE TO SERVE. I WILL BE HELPING AT THE MEMORIAL DAY. CELEBRATION DOING THE PLEDGE OF [00:41:30] ALLEGIANCE. SO I'M HERE TO SERVE. I HAVE AN MPA, SO I HAVE A GREAT LOVE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE [00:41:35] AS WELL AS PUBLIC SERVANTS. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO AND LOVE THE TOWN OF PROSPER. SO [00:41:40] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. SO I HAVE TO ASK A QUESTION TO THE TOWN ATTORNEY. IT'S CITIZENS COMMENTS. CAN THE COUNCIL TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE CITIZENS COMMENTS. PRESENTER GOOD. CAN WE DO THAT? CAN WE GET A THAT WAY WE CAN PUT THAT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND HELP PROMOTE AND WE NEED. THANK YOU. YEAH, I WISH ALL THE TEENS AND THEIR PARENTS WERE STILL IN THE ROOM. I WISH THE TEENS AND THEIR PARENTS WERE STILL IN THE ROOM. TO COMMENT. NO, IT'S THANK YOU VERY. WHAT? OH, THANK. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OH YEAH. THAT'S OKAY. THANK YOU. STEAL. STEAL THE CROWN. NO NO NO. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A SECOND PUBLIC REQUEST FORM. AND IT IS. SORRY, I CAN'T READ THE LAST NAME. PALASCIANO. YOU'RE CLOSE ENOUGH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. HEY, PROSPER. SO MY NAME IS MARK PALASCIANO. I'M A 41 YEAR OLD LIFELONG TEXAN TURNED WHISTLEBLOWER. AFTER WORKING AT T-MOBILE FOR 17 YEARS. I WALK IN SEPTEMBER 2023. I WALKED AWAY FROM MY CAREER THAT I MADE $200,000 FROM AND TURNED DOWN MY $150,000 SEVERANCE SO I COULD SHOW YOU HOW T-MOBILE DESTROYS OUR COUNTRY FROM WITHIN. WITH PRACTICES LIKE ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL GOVERNANCE AND DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION. T-MOBILE HAS SEVERELY HAD ME SEVERELY CENSORED ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WHICH IS WHY I'M NOW GOING TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, BECAUSE I FINALLY LEARNED THIS IS THE ONLY WAY MY FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT IS PROTECTED ONLINE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. LET ME. AND I'M GLAD. I KIND OF CAME TONIGHT WHERE PEOPLE TOOK SOME OATHS TO THE CONSTITUTION, BECAUSE I WANT TO RATTLE OFF SOME WAYS T-MOBILE VIOLATES THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION OUTSIDE OF, WELL, MAYBE THIS VIOLATE THE CONSTITUTION. BUT LET ME START WITH DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION. T-MOBILE HAS TEN GROUPS FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. NONE OF THEM REPRESENT YOUR AVERAGE WHITE CHRISTIAN MALE BECAUSE COMPANIES USE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION TO DIVIDE AMERICA FROM WITHIN. I'M NOT AGAINST DIVERSITY OR ANYTHING, BUT THAT'S JUST HOW THE PROGRAM IS BEING USED. T-MOBILE CENSORED CUSTOMER TEXT MESSAGES DURING COVID. SO YOU REMEMBER WHEN FACEBOOK AND GOOGLE WERE CENSORING COVID INFORMATION AND IT WAS DEEMED UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND THEY GOT IN TROUBLE FOR IT? WELL, T-MOBILE WAS DOING THE SAME THING AND THEY ACTUALLY GOT AWAY WITH IT. I'VE EXPOSED THAT ON ONE OF MY MANY STORIES ON MY WEBSITE. T-MOBILE PROVIDES UNLIMITED MONEY FOR TRANSGENDER SURGERIES, WHILE THEY LIMIT BENEFITS FOR IN VITRO. SO IF YOU'RE A MOTHER AND YOU HAVE FOUR CHILDREN, YOUR CHILDREN CAN HAVE UNLIMITED MONEY TO CHANGE GENDERS AS MUCH AS THEY WANT. BUT IF YOU'RE A WANT TO NEED HELP HAVING A CHILD, YOU'RE GOING TO BE LIMITED TO 15 $20,000. SO YOU'RE GOING TO COME OUT OF POCKET TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE A CHILD. I FOUGHT T-MOBILE'S VACCINE MANDATE. I WORKED OUT OF THE FRISCO OFFICE. ACTUALLY, PROSPER ACTUALLY HAS A LOT OF T-MOBILE EMPLOYEES THAT LIVE HERE. I'LL TALK ABOUT ONE HERE IN A MINUTE. BUT I FOUGHT T-MOBILE'S VACCINE MANDATE. I WAS LOCKED OUT OF THE FRISCO OFFICE FOR OVER TEN MONTHS, WHICH IS A VIOLATION OF TEXAS HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE CHAPTER 81. BUT UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME, IT WASN'T A LAW AT THE TIME WHEN T-MOBILE GOT AWAY WITH VIOLATING MY RIGHTS, T-MOBILE CREATED THE VACCINE PASSPORTS FOR THE WORLD [00:45:02] HEALTH ORGANIZATION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION, AND THEY ALSO CREATED THE DIGITAL ID FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION. SO T-MOBILE HAS ALL THE TECHNOLOGY TO, YOU KNOW, ENSLAVE HUMANITY WITH ALL THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, VACCINE, PASSPORTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE I'VE EXPOSED, T-MOBILE'S MERGER LIES. SO YOU GUYS KNOW, IN 2020, T-MOBILE MERGED WITH SPRINT. THEY PROMISED TO LOWER THE PRICES OF PLANS AND INCREASE JOBS. THEY'VE DONE THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE. THEY'VE LAID OFF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE OUT OF THAT FRISCO OFFICE, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND THEY'VE RAISED THE PRICES ON CONSUMERS WHILE THE EXECUTIVES ARE MAKING THE MOST MONEY THEY'VE EVER MADE. THE STOCK IS PERFORMING THE HIGHEST IT'S EVER BEEN. THE THEY'RE REPORTING RECORD CASH FLOW, WHILE THEY'RE ALSO RAISING THE PRICES ON CONSUMERS. ON TOP OF THAT, T-MOBILE INSIDERS AND EXECUTIVES DUMPED $5.4 BILLION WORTH OF STOCK IN 2024, AND NOBODY REPORTED ON IT. ONLY ME, THE WHISTLEBLOWER THAT HAS BEEN SEVERELY CENSORED. SO LET ME TELL YOU WHERE PROSPER FITS INTO THIS. YOU KNOW, I GOT A I GOT A FALSE ALLEGATION OF HARASSMENT OUT OF PROSPER FROM T-MOBILE PRESIDENT JOHN FRYER. HE LIVES HERE. I WENT TO HIS COMMUNITY AND PASSED OUT FLIERS TO EVERY EVERY HOUSE IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD, EXPOSING HOW ALL THESE UNCONSTITUTIONAL ACTIONS THAT I JUST MENTIONED. SO JOHN FRYER CALLED THE POLICE AND HE COULDN'T CHARGE ME WITH CRIMINAL TRESPASSING BECAUSE HE DOESN'T OWN HIS TIRE AND GATED COMMUNITY. HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND HOW PRIVATE PROPERTY WORKS. WELL, AT THAT MOMENT, THAT'S WHEN THE PROSPER POLICE OFFICER TOLD HIM HE COULD CHARGE ME FOR HARASSMENT IF HE TOLD ME TO STOP. SO, JOHN, I HAD BEEN TEXTING JOHN FRYER. SOME OF MY STORIES THAT I WAS EXPOSING. I'VE KNOWN THIS GUY FOR 15 YEARS. HE NEVER TOLD ME TO STOP RIGHT THERE WITH THE POLICE OFFICER. HE TEXTS, STOP. THEY CHARGE ME FOR HARASSMENT. I WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE MY TRIAL ON MAY 5TH, BUT ON MAY 1ST, FOUR DAYS AT MY PRETRIAL, THE STATE PROSECUTION, COLLIN COUNTY GREG WILLIS'S TEAM REQUESTED TO DELETE 14 WORDS OUT OF MY HARASSMENT CHARGE, THE SAME 14 WORDS THAT THE PROSPER POLICE OFFICER NEEDED TO CHARGE ME FOR HARASSMENT ARE NOW REMOVED BECAUSE IT WAS A LIE, AND THE STATE KNOWS THAT I WAS GOING TO EXPOSE THAT LIE WHEN WE GO TO COURT. SO THEY'VE REMOVED IT. AND NOW MY TRIAL IS AUGUST 11TH, SO I KNOW I PROBABLY GONE OVER MY TIME. I REALLY APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ALLOWING ME TO TALK. UNFORTUNATELY, I'M A LIFELONG TEXAN. I'M WATCHING TEXAS FALL APART, FALL APART. WHETHER IT'S THE EPIC CITY GOING ON, YOU KNOW, THEY PASS $2.5 BILLION TO MAKE MOVIES. THIS STATE HAS IS TURNING BLUE. AND IF YOU WANTED TO TURN TEXAS BLUE, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? YOU'D MOVE A BUNCH OF FORTUNE 100 COMPANIES. THANK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. HAVE A WONDERFUL NIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK UNDER PUBLIC OR CITIZEN'S COMMENT? SEEING NONE. MICHELLE, YOU HAVE [14. Consider and act upon a resolution to consent/not consent to the inclusion of the Town’s extraterritorial jurisdiction in the proposed Collin County Emergency Services District No. 1 (ESD-1). (SB) ] NOTHING ELSE? NO THANK YOU. 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 PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 14. TO CONSIDER AN ACT UPON THE RESOLUTION TO CONSENT OR NOT CONSENT TO THE INCLUSION OF THE TOWN'S ETJ IN THE PROPOSED COLLIN COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NUMBER ONE ESD ONE CHIEF BLASINGAME. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, AND THEN WE'LL KIND OF GO THROUGH SOME OF THE SLIDES THAT THAT WE HAD FROM COLLIN COUNTY. THIS ISSUE BEGAN SEVERAL YEARS AGO IN RESPONSE TO THE RAPID GROWTH THAT WE HAD IN COLLIN COUNTY, WHICH LED TO AN INCREASED DEMAND FOR EMERGENCY FIRE AND EMS SERVICES. SO FOR OVER 15 YEARS, THE COUNTY HAS ALLOCATED APPROXIMATELY $1 MILLION ANNUALLY TO SUPPORT FIRE DEPARTMENTS HANDLING CALLS OUTSIDE THEIR MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES. DESPITE A SIGNIFICANT RISE IN OPERATIONAL COSTS SUCH AS EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES AND PERSONNEL, THIS FUNDING AMOUNTS REMAINED UNCHANGED. TO ILLUSTRATE, A FIRE ENGINE THAT COST $500,000.15 YEARS AGO IS NOW CLOSER TO ABOUT 1.5 MILLION OR MORE. AS A RESULT, FIRE DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN EXPECTED TO HANDLE SUBSTANTIALLY MORE CALLS WITH THE SAME FUNDING. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I CURRENTLY SERVE AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE COLLIN COUNTY FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION. THIS FUNDING ISSUE HAS BEEN A RECURRING TOPIC IN OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS FOR MULTIPLE YEARS. DURING THIS TIME, WE'VE WORKED IN COORDINATION WITH THE COLLIN COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL, WHO ACTED AS OUR LIAISON AND EFFORTS TO SECURE ADDITIONAL FUNDING AFTER WE WERE NOTIFIED DURING THE SUMMER LAST YEAR THAT THE COUNTY WAS AGAIN NOT INCREASING THEIR FUNDING, THE CITY OF MELISSA BECAME THE FIRST TO FORMALLY NOTIFY THE COUNTY THAT IT WOULD NO LONGER RESPOND TO EMERGENCY CALLS. THAT WAS IN THAT WAS IN THEIR UNINCORPORATED LIMITS, AND THAT WAS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST, 2024. FOLLOWING THIS, 3 OR 4 OTHER MUNICIPALITIES IN COLLIN COUNTY SUBMITTED SIMILAR NOTICES FOR OCTOBER THIS YEAR, AND MANY MORE HAVE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS TO DO THE SAME. ONCE IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT MULTIPLE CITIES WERE WITHDRAWING FROM COVERING THEIR UNINCORPORATED AREAS, THE COUNTY APPEARED TO RECOGNIZE THE GROWING URGENCY. THIS IS WHEN [00:50:01] DISCUSSIONS BEGAN REGARDING A NEW FUNDING MODEL, SPECIFICALLY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COLLIN COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NUMBER ONE. THE MAYOR AND I ATTENDED A MEETING ON JANUARY 30TH OF THIS YEAR IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, DURING WHICH COUNTY? THE COUNTY JUDGE MADE IT CLEAR THAT THEY HAD NO PLANS TO INCREASE THE EXISTING $1 MILLION ALLOCATION. HOWEVER, THEY DID INDICATE THAT THEIR BUDGET PRIORITIES WERE FOCUSED ON THE JAIL AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. AT THAT MEETING, THE COUNTY PROPOSED CREATION OF AN EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICT, ALSO CALLED AN ESD, WHICH WOULD LEVY TAXES ON UNINCORPORATED AREAS TO FUND EMERGENCY SERVICES. THIS WOULD POTENTIALLY INCLUDE FIRE AND EMS SERVICES, AND LIKELY DISPATCH AND RADIO SERVICES AS WELL. ON FEBRUARY 24TH, DURING A SESSION OF THE COLLIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT, A PETITION TO ESTABLISH A COLLIN COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NUMBER ONE WAS OFFICIALLY ACCEPTED TO CREATE THE COLLIN COUNTY ESD ONE. THE COUNTY MUST OBTAIN CONSENT FROM THE RELEVANT MUNICIPALITIES. EACH CITY OR TOWN HAS 60 DAYS FROM THE TIME THEY RECEIVE NOTICE TO EITHER OPT IN OR OPT OUT. IF A CITY OR TOWN DOES NOT RESPOND, IT WILL BECOME NON CONSENT. THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION SENT OUT FORMAL LETTERS REQUESTING THAT EACH MUNICIPALITY EITHER CONSENT TO OR DECLINE PARTICIPATION IN THE EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT. ESD NUMBER ONE IS PROPOSED TO INCLUDE ALL UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF COLLIN COUNTY, INCLUDING THE ETJ OF VARIOUS CITIES AND TOWNS. IF A CITY OR TOWN CHOOSES NOT TO CONSENT, RESIDENTS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO VOTE ON THE ESD INITIATIVE IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. IF THE ESD IS APPROVED IN THE CITY OR TOWN HAS OPTED OUT, THE COUNTY WOULD NO LONGER BE PERMITTED TO PROVIDE FIRE OR EMS SERVICES TO THAT AREA. THOSE SERVICES COULD ONLY BE PROVIDED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CITY OR TOWN, AND IT WOULD COME WITHOUT ANY FUNDING. VERY QUICKLY, I'D LIKE TO GO THROUGH THE OTHER COLLIN COUNTY CITIES OR TOWNS THAT HAVE OPTED IN OR OUT, AND THOSE THAT, AS OF LAST WEEK HAD NO REPLY. YES. WAS BLUE RIDGE, FARMERSVILLE, SALINA, FATE, JOSEPHINE, LAVON. LOWRY, CROSSING MCKINNEY, MELISSA MURPHY, NEVADA. PRINCETON, WESTON, WILEY, AND ROYSE CITY. NO. WAS THE CITY OF FRISCO, LUCAS, SAINT PAUL AND VAN ALSTYNE UNDECIDED? WAS ANNA NEW HOPE PARKER, THE TOWN OF PROSPER AND THEN WITH NO REPLY WAS ALLEN, GARLAND, HEBRON OR TRENTON. SO AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO BRIEFLY GO THROUGH THE POWERPOINT THAT WAS GIVEN IN JANUARY AND PROVIDE A FEW ESTIMATES, AND THEN I'LL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. AND ALSO KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS WHEN THEY PUT THIS FORWARD TO THE VOTE IN NOVEMBER. THIS IS ALL. IF IT PASSES. THEY DID THIS ONCE, ATTEMPTED THIS ONCE IN THE EARLY 2000, AND I BELIEVE IT WAS EITHER 2003 OR 4 AND IT FAILED MISERABLY. SO THIS WAS JANUARY 30TH, WHEN THE MAYOR AND I ATTENDED THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, AND THEY WENT THROUGH THIS. SO IT BASICALLY TALKED ABOUT THE DIFFERENT POPULATIONS FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY JUST IN THE LAST TEN YEARS. THE THERE'S 350 ESDS IN TEXAS. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THOUGH, THAT I DID WANT TO ADD MOST ESD'S, FOR INSTANCE, DENTON, DENTON COUNTY HAS ONE CALLED THE DENTON COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT, AND THEY ACTUALLY HAVE ONE AND TWO ONES FOR FIRE, ONES FOR EMS. THEY ARE NORMALLY THAT'S HOW THEY FUND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO THEY WILL ACTUALLY BUILD THE BUILDING AND PROVIDE THE FIRE APPARATUS, WHETHER IT'S FIRE OR AMBULANCE, WHATEVER IT MAY BE. IT'S ALL DONE UNDER THAT ESD. SO THE ESD ACTUALLY HAS A BOARD THAT SERVES ALMOST AS A COUNCIL WOULD FOR US. AND SO THERE'S CURRENTLY 350, MOST OF THOSE HAVING THEIR OWN BOARD THAT RUNS THAT ESD, THAT HAS THEIR OWN FIRE DEPARTMENTS WITHIN. AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY'VE GOT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS. WHEN THEY LOOKED AT THAT WITH WITH THE MONEY THAT COULD BE RAISED FROM A PROPERTY TAX LEVY. AND IN ADDITION, THE VOTERS CAN APPROVE UP TO A TWO CENT SALES TAX. SO THIS IS WHERE THEY THEY GET THE RIGHT IN THE HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE. CHAPTER 775 TO PETITION IT. AND THEN AS YOU CAN SEE THERE AGAIN, THE CITIES HAVE 60 DAYS TO DETERMINE IF THE ETJ IS INCLUDED IN THEIR EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT. THIS IS JUST A SMALL DIAGRAM THAT KIND OF EXPLAINS WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU OPT IN OR OPT OUT. FORGIVE ME JUST A [00:55:06] SECOND. I NEED TO GET SOMETHINTG TO. SO ANOTHER THING THAT IS THROWS ANOTHER SMALL. WHAT I WOULD SAY A WRENCH INTO IT IS THAT THERE'S A GAP YEAR. SO EVEN IF IN NOVEMBER, IF THIS PASSES, THERE'S NO FUNDING FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT YEAR UNTIL THE NEXT, THE NEXT FOLLOWING BUDGET. AND SO THEY'VE GOT A YEAR THAT THEY HAVE TO DETERMINE. AND A LOT OF THE CITIES AND TOWNS THAT ARE GOING TO EXTEND THIS ARE GOING TO LOOK AT AND THAT HAVE OPTED IN, ARE GOING TO ALSO PROBABLY EXTEND IF THEY THINK THIS IS GOING TO PASS, THEY'RE GOING TO EXTEND THOSE SERVICES. BUT THERE'S STILL THAT NEXT YEAR WHERE THE COUNTY WILL HAVE TO WORK WITH THAT JURISDICTION TO FIND OUT HOW THEY'RE GOING TO FUND IT IF THERE'S GOING TO BE ANY FUNDING AT ALL. SO A LOT OF THAT IS YET TO BE WORKED OUT. AND AS YOU CAN SEE AGAIN, THE TAX COLLECTION WOULD NOT START UNTIL JANUARY 31ST OF 2027. SO THIS WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THEY GAVE US. OF COURSE, THE PETITION PROCESS WAS THE PETITION WAS TURNED IN AND NOW WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE MUNICIPAL CONSENT FOR THE ETJ. THEN IT'S THERE'S ANOTHER THERE'S A PUBLIC HEARING, I BELIEVE, IN JULY WHERE THEY WILL TALK ABOUT THIS FURTHER. AND THAT'S DURING THAT PUBLIC HEARING IS WHEN THEY WILL ALSO DECIDE WHAT RATE TO PUT AT THIS TO GO BEFORE THE VOTERS IN NOVEMBER. SO THIS IS JUST A SMALL MAP THAT SHOWS THE FIVE IN THE BLUE CHECKERED AREAS OF THE. WE ARE VERY LUCKY THAT WE ONLY HAVE FIVE VERY SMALL PARCELS OF LAND ON THE COLLIN COUNTY SIDE THAT IS NOT INCORPORATED IN THE IN THE TOWN LIMITS. SO THOSE ARE THE AREAS THAT THAT THEY WOULD BE FUNDING FOR US. SO THE FINANCIALS, THE COLLIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL DETERMINE THE TAX RATE FOR THE IN THE EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT BOARD. IF IT PASSES, THEY WOULD THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WOULD, WOULD PUT TOGETHER THE ESD BOARD. THEY WOULD DETERMINE HOW HOW THE FUNDING WOULD BE DISTRIBUTED. SO IT'S ACTUALLY THE BOARD, NOT THE COMMISSIONERS, THAT WOULD DECIDE THAT ALTHOUGH THE COMMISSIONERS ARE THE ONE THAT THEY GET TO PUT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ON. SO CURRENT DISCUSSIONS HAVE BEEN IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S MOST OF US AGREE IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS THAT IT APPEARS RIGHT NOW THEY'RE LEANING TOWARDS THE .075 PER 100. AND CURRENTLY I WANTED TO JUST BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION RIGHT NOW. THIS PAST YEAR, WE RECEIVED A WHOPPING $260 FROM THE COUNTY FOR THOSE FIVE PIECES OF UNINCORPORATED PROPERTIES. SO AGAIN, IF THESE ARE STRICTLY ESTIMATES THAT THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH WITH SEVERAL OF THE DEPARTMENTS, WE ACTUALLY ESTABLISHED AN AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR THEM TO TRY TO LOOK AT THINGS OF THE FIRE CHIEFS ACROSS THE BOARD FOR THE COUNTY, LED BY ASSISTANT CHIEF REYES FROM CITY OF PLANO. SO THIS IS ESTIMATES ON IF THEY WENT WITH $0.03, WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT AN INCREASE UP TO ABOUT 1360. AS YOU CAN SEE, 2464 WHAT IT APPEARS THAT THAT MOST BELIEVE IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO GO ON THE BALLOT AS A SEVEN AND A HALF CENTS. AND THAT WOULD BRING US 3849. AND THEN THE MAX THAT THEY COULD DO IS $0.10 PER 1000. EXCUSE ME, I SHOULD SAY 100. AND THAT WOULD BRING US $5,241 IF THEY WENT WITH THE HIGHEST. SO I KNOW A LOT OF THE DEPARTMENTS ARE ASKING THEM TO GO WITH THE $0.10. WHAT WE'VE HEARD SO FAR IS THAT THEY WILL PROBABLY MORE GO TOWARDS THE SEVEN AND A HALF IS WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE MOST POPULAR WHEN THEY WHEN OTHER DEPARTMENTS ARE TALKING WITH SOME OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. AND I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. AGAIN, THIS IS ALL. IF THIS PASSES IN NOVEMBER, WE KNOW IT WILL GO ON TO THE BALLOT. AND IF AGAIN, IF WE SAY NO, THEN ANYONE THAT'S IN THAT HAS ANY OF THE PROPERTY IN OUR UNINCORPORATED AREA WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO VOTE ON THIS. AND THEN IF IT PASSES, THEY WILL NOT FUND $1 FOR US TO RUN THAT AREA. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS? YES. FIRST OFF I DIDN'T SEE ARTESIA IN THERE. AND THAT'S COVERED BECAUSE IT'S ON THE WATER DISTRICT. IT'S IN DENTON COUNTY OKAY. THIS IS STRICTLY STRICTLY COLLIN COUNTY OKAY. AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION IS DO WE HAVE AN IDEA TO HOW MANY SERVICE CALLS WE'VE HAD IN THESE CTJ'S. AND NO, WE DON'T. SO ON THESE FIVE PROPERTIES THAT WE HAVE, I DON'T BELIEVE WE'VE HAD ANY TO MY [01:00:01] RECOLLECTION. OKAY. NOW AGAIN, I WILL SAY THAT I DID HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH COUNCILWOMAN BARTLEY ABOUT IF ONE OF THESE PROPERTIES HAD COMMERCIAL OR IF THEY TURNED INTO AN APARTMENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. OBVIOUSLY THEIR VALUES WOULD GO UP, WHICH WOULD INCREASE OURS AS WELL. BUT AGAIN, IT'S ONE OF THOSE IF WE SAY NO AND IT GOES THROUGH, THEN IF WE RESPOND, IT WOULD BE ON OUR OWN DIME. AT OUR OWN, IT WOULD BE AT YOUR DISCRETION. OKAY. ALRIGHT. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO SUSPEND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS OF THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. WE WILL RETURN TO THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. OUR GUEST SPEAKER HAS ARRIVED. SAVE, SAVE. NO, YOU GET TO. YOU GET TO COME BACK. CHIEF. SO AT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ITEM NUMBER. BUT WE ARE ALL [8. Proclamation recognizing National Police Week and Peace Officers' Memorial Day. (MLS) ] DISCOMBOBULATED TODAY. NUMBER EIGHT WHICH IS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL POLICE WEEK AND PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY. AND I WILL STEP DOWN TO READ THAT I HAVE A WHOLE STACK HERE. SO GIVE ME ONE SECOND. I ALSO HAVE ONE FOR THE FIRE. YES. POLICE AND FIRE. OKAY. SO. KEEP ON. I CAN READ THE REST IF YOU WANT. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN OKAY TO. BE. OH, YOU DO YOURS. OKAY. I'M SO SORRY. I KNOW YOU WERE TRYING TO BE PART OF IT TOO. ALRIGHT. THIS IS A TOWN OF PROSPER PROCLAMATION, OKAY? AND IT IS. WHEREAS THE MEMBERS OF THE PROSPER POLICE DEPARTMENT DEDICATE THEMSELVES TO PROTECTING THE LIVES, PROPERTY AND RIGHTS OF OUR RESIDENTS, UPHOLDING THE LAW WITH COURAGE, INTEGRITY AND PROFESSIONALISM. AND WHEREAS THESE OFFICERS SERVE AS GUARDIANS OF OUR COMMUNITY, RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES, FOSTERING PUBLIC SAFETY AND BUILDING TRUST THROUGH THEIR COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE AND COMPASSION. AND WHEREAS IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ALL CITIZENS KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THEIR POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THAT MEMBERS OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT RECOGNIZE THEIR DUTY TO SERVE PEOPLE BY SAFEGUARDING LIFE AND PROPERTY, DEFENDING THEM AGAINST VIOLENCE AND DISORDER, GUARDING, GUARDING THE INNOCENT AGAINST DECEPTION AND THE WEAK AGAINST OPPRESSION. AND WHEREAS, THE SURFACE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF ALL OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY WILL BE HONORED DURING THE PEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL DAY WITH US FLAGS FLOWN AT HALF STAFF IN HONOR OF ALL FALLEN OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. NOW, THEREFORE, I DAVID F BRISTOL, MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 11TH THROUGH THE 17TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK IN THE TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS, AND FURTHER RECOGNIZE THURSDAY, MAY 15TH, 2025 AS PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY IN IN HONOR OF THE SERVICE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION FOR THEIR SERVICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHIEF. THAT'S GREAT. BUT I'M TAKING A PHOTO OF. YOU. WE ARE TRULY OH, YOU GOT SOME? YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. SHE'S RUN AWAY. YOU GOT A RUNNER. COME ON DOWN. WELL, WE'LL TAKE ANOTHER ONE. ONE MORE PHOTO. COME ON IN. COME ON IN. YEAH. THIS IS QUITE A MOMENT. SHE WAS OUT ON PATROL. THIS IS PERFECT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, JUST SO Y'ALL KNOW, THIS, ABSOLUTELY NOBODY ON THE STREET. THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS OVER FAST. ONE MORE. ONE. TWO, THREE. WE ARE BOARD MEMBERS LISTENING ONLINE. WE ARE TRULY BLESSED TO HAVE THE GREATEST POLICE FORCE IN NORTH TEXAS. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU GUYS DO EVERY DAY I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. AND NOW YEAH. I'M PROBABLY GOING TO GO OKAY I PROBABLY DON'T NEED A MIC. I'M PRETTY LOUD. BUT THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME HORN IN AND BE A LITTLE BIT LATE. I WAS COMING FROM YET ANOTHER ANOTHER CITY COUNCIL MEETING WHERE I WAS ABLE TO DO THIS. I JUST WANT TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW I FEEL THE SAFEST I'VE EVER FELT ALL DAY LONG RIGHT HERE. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I'M MICHELLE BISHOP, I'M CONGRESSMAN SELF'S DISTRICT DIRECTOR, AND IN JANUARY, OUR OFFICE DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT TO HONOR YOU GUYS. THIS WEEK, WE REACHED OUT TO ALL OF THE AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND ASKED THEM IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN A THANK YOU TO YOU GUYS AND FOR YOUR SUPPORT, YOU GUYS AND GALS FOR YOUR SERVICE. AND SO EACH ONE OF ALL OF THE ENTIRE DISTRICT, AND THAT'S ALMOST ALL OF COLLIN AND ALL OF HUNT COUNTY. THE LETTERS WERE POURING IN. IT WAS A REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCE. THE TEACHER SAID THEY GOT TO INCLUDE IT IN THEIR CURRICULUM AND REALLY TALK ABOUT SAFETY AND WHAT YOU GUYS DO AND RUNNING IN TO DANGER [01:05:05] WHERE WE ALL RUN AWAY. SO THIS IS A REALLY COOL THING IF YOU WANT TO TAKE ONE AND PASS IT ALONG. AND I ALSO HAVE A CERTIFICATE, A CONGRESSIONAL CERTIFICATE I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME JUMP IN ON YOUR COUNCIL MEETING. I APPRECIATE YOU AND MR. MAYOR, THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION AWARDED TO PROSPER POLICE DEPARTMENT IN CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL POLICE WEEK 2025. WITH GRATITUDE FOR THE UNWAVERING DEDICATION, BRAVERY AND SERVICE OF THE MEN AND WOMEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT WHO PROTECT AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES WITH HONOR AND INTEGRITY. SIGNED. KEITH SELF, MEMBER OF CONGRESS, MAY 15TH, 2025. THERE WE GO. AND THIS IS FOR YOU. HOLD ON FOR. IF YOU DON'T MIND, GET FOUR OFFICERS ON THIS SIDE. NOW. OTHERWISE I THINK THE CHIEF IS UNBALANCED. I MEAN, WE CAN'T. BE ON SILVER. RIGHT? ONE. TWO. THREE. MY CRAPPY CAMERA. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOY. THANK YOU. AND IN HONOR OF THIS MOMENTOUS. EVENT, I WAS VERY NERVOUS. MOMENTOUS MOMENT. WE WANT TO MAKE YOU A JUNIOR POLICE OFFICER. SO I'M GOING TO PIN I'M GOING TO LET YOU PIN THIS ON YOURSELF. WHY? THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. SIR. OH, WAIT A MINUTE. AND WE HAVE ONE FOR KEITH. OH, MAKE SURE TO GIVE HIM ONE. YES. HERE WE GO. OH. THANK YOU SIR, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YOU DON'T GET. YEAH. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU ALL. SEE YOU AT THE POLICE BANQUET TOMORROW NIGHT. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS A PROCLAMATION. ACTUALLY, I GOTTA READ WHAT THE PROCLAMATION IS SUPPOSED TO BE [9. Proclamation recognizing May 4, 2025, as National Fallen Firefighters Day. (MLS) ] FOR. AND THIS IS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 4TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS DAY. CHIEF CHIEFS. COME ON, Y'ALL BEEN SITTING THERE EVERY TIME TO GET UP. BY THE WAY, THE TWO YEAR OLD THAT WAS HERE TODAY. YES. SHE CALLED ME LAST NIGHT AND SAID, I MADE YOU I WANT TO GO TO THE FIRE STATION. DO YOU KNOW WHY SHE BROKE HER FIRE HAT? AND SHE NEEDS A NEW ONE. SO WE'VE GOT NEW ONES FOR SHE KNEW WHERE TO GO. YEAH. ALRIGHT. SO YOU'RE SAYING SHE DID NOT WANT A POLICE BADGE? SHE DID. SHE DID NOT REQUEST A POLICE BADGE. HEY, YOU DON'T HAVE ANY. YOU DON'T HAVE ANY STICKERS, CHIEF. OH, WE ACTUALLY DO. ALRIGHT. WE HAVE A TOWN OF PROSPER PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS DESIGNATED THE DAY OF THE ANNUAL NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL SERVICE AS A DAY TO HONOR FIREFIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL. AND WHEREAS, ON AVERAGE, 80 FIREFIGHTERS COURAGEOUSLY GIVE THEIR LIVES EACH YEAR WHILE SERVING IN THE LINE OF DUTY. AND WHEREAS IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE STRENGTHEN OUR EFFORTS TO REDUCE FIRE RELATED DEATHS, INJURIES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE, AND WHEREAS FIREFIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN PROTECTING LIVES AND PROPERTY WITHIN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY, IT IS THEREFORE ESSENTIAL TO HONOR AND REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE AND SERVICE TO THEIR COMMUNITY, AND PAY TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN. NOW, THEREFORE, I, DAVID F BRISTOL, MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 4TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS DAY IN THE TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS. IN HONOR OF THE SERVICE AND DEDICATED EFFORTS OF ALL OF OUR FIRE AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL. THANK YOU CHIEF. THANK YOU SIR. EVERYONE HAS EXPERIENCED. THE PERFECT. AND NOW MICHELLE. WE ARE A LITTLE BIT LATE BECAUSE WE ARE ACTUALLY ACKNOWLEDGING INTERNATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS DAY, WHICH WAS MAY 4TH. SO IF YOU WANT TO TAKE ONE SAME, SAME CONCEPT, WHICH IS REALLY EXCITING TO SEE ALL THESE KIDDOS JUST JUMPING ON THIS AND REALLY EXCITED TO SEND THE LETTERS. WAY TO READ SOME OF THEM. THEY'RE [01:10:04] THE SWEETEST THINGS EVER. SO HERE. THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION AWARDED TO THE PROSPER FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS DAY 2025. WITH GRATITUDE FOR UNWAVERING DEDICATION, COURAGE AND SERVICE OF THE MEN AND WOMEN IN THE FIRE SERVICE WHO SELFLESSLY PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY WITH HONOR AND INTEGRITY. KEITH SELF, MEMBER OF CONGRESS. BACK ON MAY 4TH. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. ONE, ONE MORE. SORRY, SORRY. NOT THAT I DON'T TALK TO TODD. I'LL SEND IT TO ME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, YOU GUYS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR INDULGING ME. OKAY, MICHELLE, DON'T GO TOO FAR. WE GOT ONE MORE. I THINK YOU GET THE MICROPHONE FOR THOSE. I DO. YOU DO YOU HAVE CERTIFICATES FROM. YEAH. YEAH. YOU DON'T. I'M SORRY THAT I UNDERSTAND. YEAH. SO NOW WE'RE GOING BACK TO ITEM NUMBER ONE ON THE AGENDA. IF I COULD HAVE MARCUS AND CHRIS COME DOWN, PLEASE. YEAH. I DON'T KNOW WHY HE PLACES IT DOWN THAT WAY. I'LL SAY I DO. THAT, AND I FEEL SAFE TO DO ALL THREE AT ONCE. HOWEVER, AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO PRESENT THIS TO. SO, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS JUST FOR A FEW YEARS SINCE THE CONGRESSMAN GOT SWORN IN IN 2023. AND WHEN I MET THIS STAFF AND THIS MAYOR, I SAID, THIS IS MY PLACE. I LOVE THIS PLACE. I LOVE THIS TOWN. I LOVE WHAT YOU GUYS DO. THE LEADERSHIP HERE IS OUTSTANDING. OBVIOUSLY, LAW ENFORCEMENT IS JUST TOP NOTCH. SO I'M VERY PROUD TO PRESENT SOME CERTIFICATES TO MAYBE THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE EASIER. AND I ALSO HAVE A REALLY KIND OF A COOL FLAG FOR YOU FOR THE TOWN. SO PRESENTED TO THE TOWN OF PROSPER BY CONGRESSMAN KEITH SELF ON MAY 13TH IN CELEBRATION OF STRONG LEADERSHIP, BOLD GROWTH, SHAPING A THRIVING COMMUNITY WITH PRIDE, PURPOSE AND PROSPERITY. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THAT TO THE TOWN MANAGER. EXCELLENT. MARIO. GOT TO GET IN SOME PHOTOS. YEAH, HE NEEDS TO BE IN SOME OF THIS TOO BECAUSE YES, ACTUALLY I WOULD LOVE IT IF THE WHOLE CITY STAFF COULD COME UP FOR THIS ONE. OKAY. WOULD THAT BE OKAY? OKAY. WOULD THAT BE ALRIGHT? AND COUNCIL, CAN YOU GUYS ALL COME UP? I MEAN, YOU GUYS ARE ALL IN HERE WORKING EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND I KNOW IT'S A DIFFICULT, THANKLESS JOB AND IT'S A HUGE PAY. SO COME ON OUT, COME ON DOWN. AND I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO HOLD IT. HI. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? SORRY. I'M, LIKE, HOT, LIKE, ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT'S OKAY. HERE. COME ON IN THE MIDDLE. AND SIR. OH, GOOD. MICHELLE. YAY! NO NO NO NO. OH MY GOODNESS. Y'ALL UP HERE. COME ON UP. COME ON. CHIEF, WE GOTTA SET THAT THING OFF. THAT'S TRUE. OKAY. YOU. YOU'RE IN. SHE'S LIKE SHE'S LIKE, CAN YOU SEE EVERYONE? THERE WE GO. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. 123. OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS FOR EVERYTHING. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST. OH. AND WE HAVE YOUR CERTIFICATE THAT'S ON THE. WAY. OKAY. DON'T LAUGH. YOU'RE GOING TO LAUGH. YOU WERE THE NICE ONES I COULDN'T FIND THAT. ARE GETTING THAT. I SAID, WHAT DO YOU PUT ON THE OTHER SIDE? I DON'T WANT ME TO PUT ON THERE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. WHICH ONE SHOULD WE START WITH YOU. THAT'S FINE. I KNOW YOU GUYS JUST GOT SWORN IN. HOLD ON ONE SECOND. YEP. HERE WE GO, SIR, I WAS JUST TELLING THE MAYOR WE GET THESE REALLY NICE FOLDERS FROM DC, AND SOMETIMES THEY COME IN A LITTLE MANGLED, SO I, THEY HAD THEM IN A DIFFERENT FOLDER. AND BECAUSE THESE WERE NICER, YOU WANT TO HOLD THE BOTTOM TO. WE HAD A TWO PAGED ONE AND I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO PUT IN THE OTHER SIDE. SO I THOUGHT THAT THAT THE MAYOR WOULD LOVE A PICTURE OF THE CONGRESSMAN ON THE OTHER [01:15:03] SIDE. OF COURSE. AND YOU GUYS HAVE THEM TOO, JUST SO YOU KNOW. BUT I'M VERY EXCITED TO PRESENT THIS TO ONE OF MY VERY FAVORITE MAYORS IN THE ENTIRE DISTRICT. DON'T TELL THE OTHERS, BUT YOU REALLY ARE FANTASTIC. YOU HAVE BROUGHT PROSPER SO FAR, AND I'M JUST SO PROUD OF YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND I'M VERY EXCITED THAT YOU GUYS ARE ALL UNOPPOSED, WHICH SAYS THAT A LOT ABOUT YOUR LEADERSHIP, THAT EVERYONE IS BEHIND YOU IN THE CITY OF OR IN THE TOWN OF PROSPER, THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION AWARDED TO MAYOR DAVID BRISTOL IN CELEBRATION OF YOUR REELECTION AS MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER. SIGNED KEITH SELF, MEMBER OF CONGRESS. AND OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A PICTURE. CLEARLY. THERE YOU GO. LET'S WAIT TO. YOUR SMART JOKES. AND THEY ALL SAY ABOUT THE SAME THING, ONLY OBVIOUSLY DIFFERENT NAMES. SO WE CAN JUST. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH. I GOT MINE SIGNED. I MEAN YOU AREN'T THAT SPECIAL. EXCELLENT. X'S AND O'S. THERE'S. EVERYBODY. AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR. ONE MORE. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BE LATE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND CONGRATULATIONS. FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, CHIEF, PLEASE. NO, SIR. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH MARIO. MARIO HAS. ALRIGHT. SO NOW. ALRIGHT. WE ARE NOW BACK TO ITEM NUMBER. THANK YOU. 14 AND THE TOWN MANAGER HAS SOME ITEMS TO COVER WITH. YES, SIR. MAYOR. REAL QUICK. CHIEF BLASINGAME REALLY COVERED IT PRETTY THOROUGHLY. BUT I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU AND SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES AND OTHER COMMUNITIES. ONE OF THE SLIDES THAT CHIEF BLASINGAME MENTIONED IN THE PRESENTATION WAS WHILE THE EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT CAN WILL EXCUSE ME, WILL CHA OR IF, IF APPROVED, WOULD CHARGE A PROPERTY TAX LEVY BUT ALSO HAS THE ABILITY TO DO A SALES TAX. AND I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP BY SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES IN OTHER IN OTHER PARTS OF COLLIN COUNTY. AND I DID SPEAK TO COUNTY, EXCUSE ME, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR EUN KIM EARLIER TODAY. AND WHILE THAT IS IN STATE LAW, THERE IS NO ANTICIPATION THAT THE ESD WOULD CHARGE A SALES TAX. AND EVEN IF IT WERE, IT WOULD REQUIRE A VOTE OF THE VOTERS TO APPROVE THAT. SO THE PROPOSAL THAT'S BEING CARRIED FORWARD FOR NOVEMBER IS PURELY A PROPERTY TAX, NOT FOR A SALES TAX. SO A QUESTION FOR THAT. THE SALES TAX WILL BE REQUIRING A VOTE OF THE VOTERS OF ALL OF COLLIN COUNTY, OR JUST THE MEMBERS IN THAT. YES, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING IT'S JUST A MEMBERS OF THE ESD, NO DIFFERENT THAN WITH THIS PROPOSAL HERE. IT'S JUST A IT'S THE ELIGIBLE THE VOTERS THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE. AGAIN, IF A CITY OR THEIR COMMUNITY VOTES TO PROCEED WITH THIS. SO THAT WOULD BE WOULD BE THE VOTERS OF THE OF THE OF THE FOLKS LIVING IN THE ETJ. SO THAT'S THE FIVE AREAS THAT YOU DISCUSSED EARLIER, CORRECT? NOT THE REST OF THE TOWN. THAT'S CORRECT. AND THE SALES TAX WOULD BE JUST WHAT IS GENERATED INSIDE THAT ESD. THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, SIR. YES, SIR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY WITH THAT. QUESTIONS FOR THE COUNCIL THERE. WE HAD A WHOLE BUNCH OF PRESENTATION. AND SO YEAH THAT JUST RAISES A QUESTION. SO MAYBE I DIDN'T FOLLOW THIS RIGHT. SO THE PROPERTY TAX INCREASE WOULD ONLY GO TO PEOPLE IN THOSE ETJ. CORRECT. IT WOULD ONLY BE AFFECTED FOR THOSE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN THE ETJ. IN OTHER WORDS, THE REMAINDER OF PROSPER WOULD NOT BE CHARGED THAT PROPERTY TAX. IT'S JUST THOSE FOLKS LIVING IN THE ETJ. AND THE OTHER THING TOO, THAT MR. KIM MENTIONED TO ME IS, IS BASED ON AT LEAST THE WAY IT'S SET UP TODAY. THERE IS NO DESIRE FOR THE COUNTY OR THE ESD TO ACTUALLY HAVE FIRE EMS SERVICES. IN OTHER WORDS, STATIONS AND BUYING OF FIRE TRUCKS AND APPARATUS. IT IS PURELY A FUNDING MECHANISM TO REIMBURSE THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT PROVIDE SERVICES INTO THE ETJ. OKAY, THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN ADVISED AS WELL, THAT THEY HAD NO INTENTIONS. THEY THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THE POSITION WHERE THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE AT TODAY WOULD BETTER SERVE THAT THAN WHAT THEY COULD DO. SO IT IS TO TRY AND WORK WITH THOSE DEPARTMENTS TO ADD ADDITIONAL FUNDING. OKAY. [01:20:03] ONE QUESTION I DON'T KNOW IF I HEARD IS WHAT'S YOUR OPINION? SORRY. THANK YOU. SO FROM AN ETHICAL STANDPOINT, IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO, EVEN IF WE SAID NO, TO KNOW THAT SOMEBODY'S LIFE WAS IN JEOPARDY, TO KNOW THAT A BUILDING WAS ON FIRE AND VERY WELL WOULD PROBABLY BE A COULD, COULD VERY WELL BE A RESIDENT THAT'S ON THOSE PREMISES AND NOT RESPOND TO THAT. I GUESS THE WAY, TO BE HONEST, HOW I LOOK AT IT, IF I'M JUST GOING TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, IS THAT SOMETHING BEATS NOTHING. WE HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO ANY OF THOSE LOCATIONS THAT. BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE WOULD NOT IN THE FUTURE. BUT IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN THAN EVEN WHAT MELISSA OR SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE TURNED THAT INTO ARE GOING THROUGH. WHAT DO WE DO IF YOU TRULY KNOW SOMETHING IS AN EMERGENCY AND WE ARE IN THE LIFE SAVING BUSINESS, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE THERE FOR. IT WOULD BE WE TO BE HONEST, WE DON'T LOOK AT WHO PAYS ANY, YOU KNOW, WHO PAYS TAXES, WHO DOESN'T PAY TAXES. IF SOMEONE'S DYING, WE WANT TO BE THERE TO HELP SAVE THEM. AND IF SOMETHING'S ON FIRE, WE WANT TO PUT IT OUT. IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO SAY IN THOSE AREAS IF, LET'S SAY WE DID NOT PARTICIPATE AND THEREFORE WE'RE NOT GETTING PAID AND THEN DID LIKE, FOR INSTANCE, ANOTHER MUNICIPALITY WHO SAID WE ARE NOT RUNNING IT, PERIOD. IF WE DID THAT, IT WOULD BE REALLY HARD TO GO TO SLEEP AT NIGHT. IF I KNEW SOMETHING HAPPENED TO SOMEBODY. AND I DO GET THERE'S A PART OF, OF PUBLIC SERVICE, THAT PART OF IT IS A BUSINESS. AND I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT IT WOULD PUT IT WOULD BE VERY HARD ETHICALLY FOR MYSELF OR ANY OF OUR STAFF TO SAY, I'M NOT GOING TO HELP THAT PERSON. SO I HOPE THAT NEVER HAPPENS. I DON'T NECESSARILY, YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT IT'S MORE OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A TEN CENT MAX, I THINK IN MOST OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE RESPONDING OUT THERE, AND THE CITIES WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE $0.10 TO, TO GET THE HIGHEST IT CAN BE. AND THEN THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. BUT I WOULD HAVE TO RECOMMEND THAT WE APPROVE IT SIMPLY BECAUSE I THINK EVEN THOUGH THIS, THIS THIS YEAR WE GOT $261, I WOULD I WOULD RATHER SEE $5,000 WHETHER WE DON'T RESPOND TO IT OR NOT. BUT I WOULD REALLY HAVE A HARD TIME TELLING MY STAFF, MY CHIEFS, MY BATTALION CHIEFS DOWN TO MY NEWEST FIREFIGHTER THAT, HEY, I KNOW THEY'RE DOWN OVER THERE, BUT THEY DIDN'T PAY AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO ON. IT'D BE TOUGH. SO ON THE ON THE UNINCORPORATED PROPERTY THAT WE HAVE HERE IN PROSPER IS HOW MUCH OF IT. AND THIS MAY, MAY BE A QUESTION THAT YOU DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER, BUT YOU MAY. HOW MUCH OF IT IS JUST RAW LAND THAT WE HAVE. SO MOST WE HAVE ONE RESIDENT ON ONE OF THE PROPERTIES. AND I BELIEVE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ONE PROPERTY, IF I CAN GO BACK. SO I BELIEVE IT'S NOTHING BUT PROPERTY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ONE DOWN ON THE FAR LEFT HAND CORNER. THAT IS THE STORAGE THAT'S DOWN THERE OFF OF OFF 380. THAT'S THAT'S THE ONLY COMMERCIAL, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THE ONE OFF OF PROSPER TRAIL. THAT'S NOT THE TOP ONE. THE VERY TOP RIGHT IS GOING TO BE LAND THE ONE BELOW. THAT'S GOING TO BE A ONE RESIDENCE. THAT WAS A NEXT DOOR TO FIRE STATION NUMBER FOUR. AND THEN THAT'S PROPERTY TWO PROPERTIES IN THE MIDDLE. WHAT I GUESS MY NEXT QUESTION IS WHAT WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE, THE DOWNSIDE AND WHAT THE NEGATIVE OF CONSENTING TO THIS IS. BESIDES A TAX BEING LEVIED. BECAUSE I GET THAT, I GET THAT ASPECT OF IT. BUT WHAT IS THE OTHER DOWNSIDE TO CONSENTING TO THIS? I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD NECESSARILY SAY THERE'S A DOWNSIDE AS AS COUNCILWOMAN BARTLEY AND I DISCUSSED, IF SOME OF THE PROPERTIES TURN INTO COMMERCIAL AND WE START RESPONDING TO MORE AND MORE CALLS IN CERTAIN AREAS, IT COULD, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE LESS THAN THAN WHAT OUR TAXPAYERS PAY. BUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, GETTING $261, I WOULD MUCH RATHER IT BE INCREASED AND HOPE FOR THE BEST. ANYTHING CAN CHANGE, BUT AGAIN, WE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THAT EVEN IN SOME OF THE OTHER AREAS IN THE ETJ AND THE OTHER CITIES, THAT IF ONE DID NOT RESPOND, LET'S SAY, FOR INSTANCE, CITY MELISSA SAID THEY WERE NOT GOING TO RESPOND TO ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTY. SO THE COUNTY WITH WHAT THE MONEY THAT THAT THE COUNTY WAS, WAS PAYING TO MELISSA TO RUN THOSE AREAS. [01:25:07] THEN THEY STARTED MARKETING TO THE OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENTS WHO WILL PICK THIS UP. SO I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS. IT WAS PROBABLY I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING 950 TO $1 MILLION SPLIT BETWEEN EVERY DEPARTMENT IN COLLIN COUNTY. BUT EVENTUALLY THE MONEY THAT WAS THERE, THEY WENT TO THE NEXT CLOSEST DEPARTMENT THAT SAID THEY WOULD RESPOND. AND NOW THE CITY OF WESTON IS BEING PAID TO RUN THOSE AREAS OF MELISSA THAT MELISSA IS NO LONGER RUNNING. HOWEVER, THAT WILL STILL BE THE CASE IF LET'S JUST SAY THIS DOESN'T PASS AND WE'RE GETTING $261, THEY'RE GOING TO GO AND WE SAY, NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO RESPOND OUT TO YOU LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE. THEN AT THAT POINT THEY WILL GO TO SALINA. THEY WILL GO TO WESTON AND SAY, DO YOU GUYS WANT THIS? WE'LL PAY YOU $261. HOWEVER, IF THIS PASSES AND WE SAY NO, THEN THEY WE WILL GET $0 AND WE THEY CAN'T EVEN CONTRACT WITH ANY OF THE DEPARTMENTS TO RUN IT. AT THAT POINT. THEY WOULD BASICALLY JUST BE US SAYING WE'RE NOT GOING TO RUN IT. AND THEN IF WE DID DECIDE TO OVERRIDE THAT IN A LIFE SAFETY SITUATION, THEN THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS IT'D BE FOR FREE. IT'D BE FOR NOTHING. THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE JUST A LITTLE BIT OF FUNDING, AND YOU MAY NOT KNOW BECAUSE I MAY NOT BE DETERMINED YET, BUT SO IT'S IF IT'S SEVEN AND A HALF CENTS OR $0.10, WHATEVER THEY DECIDE THAT MONEY GOES TO THE COUNTY AND THEN DOES ALL OF THAT MONEY GET DISTRIBUTED TO THE MUNICIPALITY, OR DOES THE COUNTY RETAIN SOME OF THAT? SO WHAT WE BELIEVE THAT HAS NOT BEEN SET YET, AND OBVIOUSLY THE BOARD WOULD HAVE A LOT TO SAY ON THAT. OKAY. BUT WHAT WE BELIEVE IS THAT THERE WILL PROBABLY BE SOME TYPE OF ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR THEM HANDLING IT, ALONG WITH THEN THEY WOULD SUBSIDIZE SOME OF THE RADIO COSTS THAT THEY HAVE, ALONG WITH DISPATCH, WOULD PROBABLY BE INCORPORATED IN THAT LEGALLY IT CAN BE. SO MY CONCERN AND THEN IF YOU DO RUN A CALL, DO YOU GET PAID ON TOP OF THAT OR IT'S JUST IT'S JUST THE FLAT FEE, OKAY. IT'S A FLAT FEE WHETHER YOU RUN 100 TIMES OR WHETHER YOU NEVER. SO I DON'T HAVE A CONCERN TODAY BASED ON THE PROPERTIES THAT YOU'VE IDENTIFIED AND WHAT'S ON THEM. YOU KNOW, I KNOW THERE'S LARGER HOMES WITH ACREAGE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. MY CONCERN, AS WE TALKED ON THE PHONE IS THE FUNDAMENTAL, I BELIEVE, UNFAIRNESS FOR A PERSON IN THE ETJ TO CHANGE THEIR USE TO A COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSE OR TO AN APARTMENT COMPLEX, AND THEN WE ARE HAVING TO MAKE MULTIPLE CALLS AT THE EXPENSE OF WHAT, IN MY MIND, IS OUR TAXPAYER, BECAUSE OUR TAXPAYER HAS FRONTED THE COST TO HAVE THE DEPARTMENT THAT WE HAVE. SO BASICALLY IT'S ON THE BACKS OF OUR TAXPAYER FOR A PROPERTY THAT DIDN'T FOLLOW THE SAME DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE, PARTICULARLY THAT LITTLE FLAGPOLE, ONE THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED. YOU KNOW, THAT'S ONE POINT OF ACCESS WE REQUIRE. TWO, THERE'S THINGS LIKE THAT THAT THAT BOTHER ME A LITTLE BIT. I REALLY HOPE THE COUNTY IS JUST GOING TO SAY IT ON THE RECORD, THAT I HOPE THE COUNTY WILL COME UP WITH SOME THING, SOME HYBRID OF THE $0.10 PLUS KICK IN TO MAKE IT FAIR ON THOSE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES. BECAUSE AGAIN, I THINK IT'S UNFAIR FOR OUR CITIZENS TO CARRY THE LOAD HERE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WILL HAPPEN. SO ALL THAT TO SAY, BUT I AGREE WITH YOU, IT'S BETTER TO GET SOMETHING THAN NOTHING. AND THESE PROPERTIES ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A LOT OF RESIDENTIAL AREAS. SO THAT CONCERNS ME TOO, BECAUSE IF SOMETHING DOES CATCH ON FIRE, THEN YOU'RE WORRIED YOU MAY NOT RESPOND TO THAT ONE. CORRECT. BUT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE PEOPLE AROUND IT. SO WE THOUGHT THAT WE THOUGHT THE EXACT SAME, WHICH WAS WHY THE ASK HAS BEEN OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND TRYING TO WORK WITH THE COLLIN COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL, AS HE WAS OUR LIAISON, TO TRY TO GET THAT UP, EVEN WITHOUT DOING THIS. AND THEN IT WAS ONCE THEY STARTED DROPPING OUT, WHEN WE STARTED, THE CITY STARTED SAYING, HEY, I'M NOT GOING TO RUN IT THEN. AND THAT'S WHEN WE GOT CALLED AND THE MAYOR AND I WENT TO MCKINNEY. BUT IT WAS VERY CLEAR THAT THE MONEY, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE THERE, WHAT HAS GROWN OVER THE YEARS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, NONE OF IT WENT TOWARDS FIRE SERVICE. AND THE COUNTY ALSO OFFERS EMS SERVICES. THEY HAVE NONE. NOTHING ON THIS REALLY ON THIS SIDE. OCCASIONALLY THEY HAVE SOMETHING IN OR HAD SOMETHING IN MELISSA OR PRINCETON. BUT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY THERE WAS FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE. WELL, THEY SAID, HEY, WE'RE ONLY WE'RE ONLY ORIGINALLY WAS ONLY GOING TO DO THIS FOR EMS. THAT OR THAT FIRE WAS BASICALLY ON Y'ALL. BUT AGAIN, WITHOUT DOING THIS, THE MOST WE'RE GOING TO GET IS [01:30:05] PROBABLY THE $261, BECAUSE THE COUNTY WAS THE COUNTY JUDGE WAS VERY CLEAR THAT THAT THEIR PRIORITY HAS GOT TO BE THE JAIL. AND IT'S GOT TO BE DISPATCH AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. AND THAT WHILE WE WERE IMPORTANT, THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH MONEY TO FUND ANY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THEY WERE FUNDING BEFORE. AND SO MY FEAR WOULD IF WE DON'T DO THIS AND WE CONTINUE TO RUN THOSE AREAS, IT'S $261. YEAH, I'D ECHO THE SAME THING. THE CHIEF SAID. THERE WAS NO WIGGLE WIGGLE ROOM GIVEN IN THAT ROOM AT ALL FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING. SO THE ONLY WAY WE GET ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS CORRECT. YEAH. AND I WILL SAY I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THIS GETS VOTED DOWN, BECAUSE ALONG WITH THAT, YOU ARE GOING TO GET MORE AND MORE DEPARTMENTS SAYING, ABSOLUTELY NOT, I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT. AND THAT'S, THAT'S IT'S A SITUATION IN THE COUNTY THAT THAT ESPECIALLY IF I LIVED IN THE COUNTY, I WOULD BE HEART. I MEAN, YOU MOVE A LOT OF PEOPLE MOVE FOR DIFFERENT REASONS IN THE AREA. BUT TO FIND OUT YOU CAN'T HAVE FIRE OR EMS COVERAGE AND THEN IT'S GOING TO BE FOR US IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SITUATION BECAUSE NOBODY IS GOING TO WANT TO COME ACROSS EVEN PRESTON ROAD OR COME ACROSS 380 OR ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER, OR FRONTIER FOR $261. CHIEF, CAN YOU AND I'M ASKING SPECULATION, UNLESS YOU KNOW ALREADY WHY SOME OF THE COMMUNITIES SAID NO. WHAT WAS THERE? MANY OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT SAID NO HAVE VERY LITTLE COUNTY, IF ANY. FOR INSTANCE, FRISCO. FRISCO SAID WE MIGHT HAVE AN ACRE OR TWO, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH AND WE DON'T CARE TO WHERE IT'S NOT WORTH OUR TIME. AND SO THAT TO ME WOULD BE LIKE, WHY DON'T THEY SAY YES? BECAUSE THEN IT DOESN'T. USING THE CRITERIA YOU JUST LAID OUT, BECAUSE THEY PROBABLY DON'T WANT ALL AT THE COUNCIL, AND THEY DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH ALL THAT FOR ALMOST $0 THAT THEY'RE GETTING TODAY. THE ONLY ONE THAT REALLY, IN MY OPINION, HAD SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT THAT THEY WERE LOSING AND THEY WERE ONE OF THE HIGHER PAID IN THERE BECAUSE THEY HAD QUITE A BIT OF, OF UNINCORPORATED AREA WAS MELISSA. AND BUT MELISSA SAID THE AMOUNT THAT THEY WERE GETTING PAID BEFORE WAS SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH. AND THEY WEREN'T GOING TO DO THAT. AND, BUT AS YOU AS AS I STATED EARLIER, NOW THEY HAVE ALSO ASKED TO BE A PART OF THIS AND ARE WILLING TO SIT DOWN AND TALK IF THIS PASSES AND THEY WOULD GET THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING, THEN THEN THEY'RE LOOKING AT TAKING IT BACK OVER. BUT EVEN UNTIL THEN, A LOT OF A LOT OF DEPARTMENTS ARE STILL WONDERING ABOUT THE GAP YEAR. I'M JUST TO BE HONEST, AT THIS POINT, I'M REALLY GLAD WE'VE ONLY GOT THE FIVE SMALL PARCELS, AND I WISH IT WAS ALL ANNEXED. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU CHIEF. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER 14? THANK YOU. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. YEAH I WILL. I MOVE TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION TO CONSENT TO THE INCLUSION OF THE TOWN'S EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION IN THE PROPOSED COLLIN COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NUMBER ONE, ESD ONE OKAY. MOTION BY JEFF HODGES, SECOND BY CAMERON REEVES. ALL IN FAVOR? [15. Discuss and consider Town Council Subcommittee reports. (DFB) ] MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. CHIEF. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 15 IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER TOWN COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS, INCLUDING THE BOND COMMITTEE, CDC DOWNTOWN ADVISORY, CIP, AND LEGISLATIVE WHO WOULD LIKE TO TAKE BOND COMMITTEE. CHRIS, THANK YOU. SO WE MET IN IS BASICALLY A RECAP MEETING IN REGARDS TO ALL THE PRESENTATIONS THAT THEY HAD SEEN PRIOR FROM THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND STARTED NARROWING DOWN THEIR OPTIONS. I KNOW IT'LL ALL BE FULLY PRESENTED WHEN IT'S FULLY WORKED OUT, BUT YOU KNOW, THEY BASICALLY ARE PRIORITIZING A LARGE PORTION OF OUR CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. THEY'RE LOOKING AT SOME VERSION OF THE LIBRARY, SOME VERSION OF THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS CHANGES OR UPDATES. THEY ARE MINDFUL OF POTENTIAL OPTIONS FOR THE REC CENTER THAT WILL BE EXPLORING AS POTENTIALLY ONE OF THE OPTIONS. SAME WITH THE ADDITIONAL MONIES FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS FACILITIES. THOSE ARE KIND OF SOME MORE OF THE NEGOTIATING POINTS THAT THEY'VE TALKED THROUGH. AND WITH SOME OF PARKS TYPE THING. SO I THINK WE'VE WE'VE SEEN A REALLY IMPRESSIVE AMOUNT OF WORK ON THE MEMBERS FROM THE COMMITTEE. A LOT OF THEM ARE, YOU KNOW, GETTING OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY. THEY'VE PARTICIPATED IN THE OPPORTUNITIES TO VISIT OTHER FACILITIES AND OTHER LOCATIONS AND TO RECEIVE DIRECT FEEDBACK FROM STAFF. SO WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF REALLY GOOD DRILLED DOWN [01:35:03] DILIGENCE FROM THIS TEAM. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THEIR RECOMMENDATION. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE FROM THE BOND COMMITTEE WANT TO WEIGH IN? GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE. OKAY. GOOD. IT WAS A REALLY GOOD DISCUSSION. THEY THEY THEY'RE REALLY PUTTING GOOD IDEAS AND REALLY DISCUSSING IT. AND WHEN IS IT COMING BEFORE THE COUNCIL. WHAT'S THE DATE WHEN THE PACKAGE IS DONE JULY TIME FRAME OKAY. THAT'S CORRECT OKAY I THINK THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT IS THE COMMITTEE. COMMITTEE WAS A VERY GOOD. WE HAD LARGER THAN NORMAL AVERAGE SIZE OF ATTENDANCE. AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS WAS GREAT. YOU KNOW WE TALKED THROUGH A LOT OF DIFFERENT ITEMS TALKED THROUGH YOU KNOW LET ME GET IT WRONG AGAIN. BUBBLES AND BUBBLY OR BALLOONS AND BUBBLY BLOOMS AND BUBBLY AND YOU KNOW, LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE YOU. AND WE STOPPED BY A FEW OF THE STORES DURING THAT. WE DIDN'T BUY A TICKET PERSONALLY BUT STOPPED THROUGH. AND THE VENDOR OR THE PATRONS, THE OWNERS OF THE BUSINESSES WERE VERY PLEASED. THEY HAD GOOD TRAFFIC FLOW. THE ONE THING WE DID TALK ABOUT IS, IS, YOU KNOW, LOOKING MORE CLOSELY AT OUR METRICS AND DRIVING ENGAGEMENT. AND I THINK TODD AND HIS TEAM LOOK AT THAT AND DO A GREAT JOB OF ROLLING THAT DEBT UP. BUT THEY REALLY WANTED TO TAKE A SECTION OF EACH MEETING TO LOOK AT THAT, TO SEE HOW DO WE GROW IT AND WHERE ARE WE SEEING AREAS WE CAN IMPROVE UPON. AND SO I THINK THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A GREATER FOCUS ON THE METRICS OF ENGAGEMENT OUTSIDE OF JUST TALKING ABOUT, HEY, HERE'S A NICE NEW, NEW COOL IDEA. THE OTHER THING THAT WAS DISCUSSED IS MAKING SURE WE APPROPRIATE THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF TIME FOR STAFF PRESENTATIONS. IT'S GOOD FOR THEM TO HAVE INVOLVEMENT. BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, THEY ONLY MEET ONCE A MONTH AND MAYBE SCHEDULE THOSE OUT TO BE ONCE A QUARTER VERSUS, YOU KNOW, FILLING UP. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN TAKE A LOT OF TIME TO GET THROUGH A COUPLE PRESENTATIONS. AND WE HAD GREAT PRESENTATIONS FROM LIBRARY AND FROM PARKS. AND I THINK BOTH LIBRARY AND PARKS WERE GOING TO CAMPAIGN AT THE BOND COMMITTEE RIGHT AFTER THAT. BUT IT WAS A REALLY GOOD DISCUSSION, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE WHERE WE GO WITH IT. THANK YOU. ARE YOU GOING WHO'S GOING TO HANDLE THE DOWNTOWN ADVISORY COMMITTEE? OKAY. THANK YOU. WE HAD WE HAD A GOOD, GOOD MEETING. IT WAS A FULL HOUSE AND DOWNTOWN COMMITTEE. WE TALKED ABOUT. THEY'VE GOT A THERE'S A SURVEY OUT RIGHT NOW THAT THAT RUNS UNTIL MAY 30TH. I'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT EMAILED OUT TO EVERYBODY TO DO. BUT WE ALSO WANT TO GET THE RESIDENTS TO, TO COMPLETE IT. IT'S JUST ABOUT DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES GOING ON DOWNTOWN AND WHAT THE RESIDENTS WANT DOWNTOWN. THEY SO WE TALKED ABOUT THAT. WE TALKED ABOUT THE, THE BUBBLES AND EVENT. BUT THIS WAS BEFORE THE EVENT. AND SO I, I WASN'T THERE, BUT I HEARD IT WAS GREAT. I WAS OUT OF TOWN. WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE PARKING LOT BEHIND THE EDC BUILDING. POLLS HAVE TO BE MOVED. THINGS HAVE TO GET DONE BEFORE THAT GET STARTED, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE LATER THIS SUMMER IS WHEN THAT WHEN WE'RE GOING TO START SEEING THINGS HAPPEN. WE ALSO HAD THE WARRANT STUDY DONE FOR BROADWAY AND COLEMAN FOR A POTENTIAL STOP SIGN, AND THE WARRANT STUDY SAID WE IT DOES NOT WARRANT A STOP SIGN. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THOSE. SO THAT WAS THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT THAT THEY WERE THEY WERE PRETTY BUMMED ABOUT ON THE COMMITTEE. AND THEN LASTLY, WE TALKED ABOUT THE WE HAD A RENDERING OF THE PLAZA WITH LOOKING AT ARTIFICIAL TURF, AND THEY WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE ARTIFICIAL TURF. AND SO THAT'S GOING OUT TO BID RIGHT NOW. WAS THAT ON BOTH ON BOTH SIDES. BOTH SIDES OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY CIP COMMITTEE. YES. WE HAD AN UPDATE ON THE PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS FACILITY. WE ARE GOING TO NEED EXTRA FUNDS, WHICH IS WHY WE TOOK A LITTLE SLIVER TO THE BOND COMMITTEE TO ASK AND BEG FOR THEM TO GIVE US SOME. SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT. WE HAD A LITTLE REPORT ON SOME POSSIBLE CHANGES, UPGRADES TO RAYMOND, STILL LOOKING AT SOME OF THOSE LIGHTING FOR THE MULTI-PURPOSE FIELDS, ADDITIONAL COST THERE AND HOW WE WOULD OFFSET THAT COST. JUST GOT A REPORT ON KIND OF WHAT'S UPCOMING. AND THEN THE NEXT MEETING WILL TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET. DID I MISS ANYTHING? FRONTIER BRIDGE OH YEAH, WE HAD A REPORT ON THAT. YEAH. WE DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT. IS THAT EXECUTIVE STONE. YEAH. OH GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD. AT THE TIME WE DIDN'T KNOW EVERYBODY WAS GOING TO PARTICIPATE. PARTICIPATION FROM THE TOWN OF PROSPER, CITY OF SOLANA AND THE COUNTY TO GET THAT TO GET THE GET THE STONE FIXED. AND WE LOOKED AT SEVERAL OPTIONS FOR THAT. SO HOW DID THAT END UP IN CIP? BECAUSE IT'S [01:40:01] MONEY THAT WE HAVE TO SPEND. BUT IT'S A IT'S A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. WELL, IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. THAT'S DOWN HAS TO BE REPLACED. THOUGHT WE WERE DOING CONCRETE THAT WE'D ALREADY OKAY, THAT WE'D ALREADY IT WAS WHAT HAPPENS IF EVERYBODY ELSE DOESN'T PARTICIPATE OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD. THEN I'LL DO THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE. THE LEGISLATIVE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE DID NOT MEET BECAUSE WE HAD MULTIPLE MEMBERS WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND TO, INCLUDING CRAIG. BUT WHAT I DID IN LIEU OF THAT WAS CONTACT OUR PERSON, JAKE POSEY, AND DISCUSSED SEVERAL ITEMS. IT IS HIS OPINION THAT OUR BILL FOR THE ALTERNATIVE PUBLICATIONS WILL IT WILL GET VOTED. IT IS VOTED OUT OF COMMITTEE. IT WILL GET A VOTE ON THE CALENDARS OR IT'LL BE ON IT WILL GET A VOTE BY THE HOUSE AND IT WILL NOT BE SUCCESSFUL. SO WE'LL GET TO TRY THAT AGAIN IN ANOTHER YEAR. HOWEVER, REMEMBER THAT OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS OUR SALES TAX BILLS. AND HE SAID THOSE ARE BOTH MOVING FORWARD SMOOTHLY AND THAT SHOULD BE OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. SO THAT IS THE REPORT. AND HE'S GOING TO SEND OUT AN EMAIL TO ALL THOSE THINGS. SO RATHER THAN MEETING WE DID IT IN A 32ND PHONE CALL. SO WITH THAT IS THERE ANY OTHER SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS WE NEED TO COVER. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS TO POSSIBLY DIRECT TOWN STAFF TO SCHEDULE TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION AT A FUTURE MEETING. DO ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD TO A FUTURE MEETING? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. JUST BE PREPARED. THIS WILL TAKE [EXECUTIVE SESSION] A WHILE. THE TOWN COUNCIL WILL NOW RECESS INTO CLOSED 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 AND RELATED THERETO. SECTION 551.072. TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES AND ALL MATTERS RELATED THERETO. SECTION 551.074. TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER PERSONNEL MATTERS AND ALL MATTERS RELATED THERETO. SECTION 551.071. TO CONSULT WITH THE TOWN ATTORNEY REGARDING LEGAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH ONE CODE. ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THE REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND ENFORCEMENT PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 12 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND TWO SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURES AND ALL MATTERS RELATED THERETO. SECTION 551.071 TO CONSULT THE TOWN ATTORNEY REGARDING LEGAL ISSUES RELATIVE TO LEGAL, NONCONFORMING AND PERMITTED USES, ADJACENCY ISSUES AND CONDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL, OFFICE AND RETAIL ZONING DISTRICTS, AS REFERENCED IN THE TOWN'S ZONING ORDINANCES AND ALL MATTERS RELATED THERETO. SECTION 551.071. TO CONSULT WITH THE TOWN ATTORNEY REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION AND OR ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, ALL MATTERS INCIDENT RELATED THERETO. SECTION 551.071. TO CONSULT WITH THE TOWN ATTORNEY REGARDING LEGAL ISSUES ANNOUNCED ASSOCIATED WITH ARTICLE 1.04 OF CHAPTER ONE OF THE TOWN'S CODE OF ORDINANCES AND ALL MATTERS RELATED THERETO. SECTION 551.074. TO DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT OF MAYOR PRO TEM AND DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM SECTION 551.074 TO DELIBERATE APPOINTMENTS TO THE TOWN COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEES. SECTION 551.074 TO DISCUSS APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF APPEALS. PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD. LIBRARY BOARD OF PROSPER. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE, THE DOWNTOWN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND THE BOND COMMITTEE, ALL MATTERS RELATED THERETO. TIME NOW * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.