[Call to Order/ Roll Call.] [00:00:09] ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. IT'S NICE TO SEE EVERYONE HERE THIS EVENING. WELCOME TO THE PROSPER TOWN COUNCIL MEETING. TODAY IS TUESDAY, JUNE 24TH, 2025 AT 6:15 P.M. THIS MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER. CITIZENS AND OTHER VISITORS ATTENDING TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS 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 WILL BECOME BOISTEROUS WHILE ATTENDING THE MEETING SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE ROOM, IF SO, DIRECTED BY THE MAYOR OR PRESIDING OFFICER, AND THAT PERSON SHALL BE BARRED FROM FURTHER AUDIENCE BEFORE THE TOWN COUNCIL DURING THAT SESSION. DISRUPTION OF A PUBLIC MEETING COULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF SECTION 42.05 OF THE TEXAS PENAL CODE. FOR OUR CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL, WE HAVE IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT OUR MAYOR PRO TEM AMY BARTLEY, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM CHRIS KERN, COUNCIL MEMBER JEFF HODGES, COUNCIL MEMBER CAMERON REEVES, COUNCIL MEMBER CRAIG ANDERSON, COUNCIL MEMBER MARCUS RAY. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL DO THE INVOCATION, THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND PLEDGE TO THE TEXAS FLAG. AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE MIKE MARTIN WITH HOPE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH TO PROVIDE THE INVOCATION, FOLLOWED BY THE RECITING OF THESE PLEDGES. PLEASE STAND. MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL. EVERYBODY IN TOWN. GOVERNMENT, AS ALWAYS, NEVER GOING TO TAKE THE CHANCE NOT TO APPRECIATE YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. IF YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE IN YOUR AUDIENCE, PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU AND WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THE TOWN WE LIVE IN. LORD, I ASK THAT AS WE FOCUS ON OUR WORLD AND THE THINGS HAPPENING. LORD, WE ASK YOU TO BRING PEACE AND WE ASK YOU THAT LEADERS AROUND THE WORLD, THEY HAVE WISE COUNSEL, PEACEFUL INTENT. LORD, FOR EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS IN OUR TOWN, GIVE OUR LEADERS WISDOM AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT FINANCES, WISDOM AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT CULTURE AND EDUCATION AND ALL THE THINGS THAT THAT, THAT THEY'RE INVOLVED IN DOING. LORD, I PRAY THAT THAT THIS COUNCIL AND THIS TOWN GOVERNMENT, THEY DO THINGS THE RIGHT WAY FOR ALL PEOPLE. LORD, I JUST ASK YOU TO LEAD US ALL. GIVE US ALL WISDOM, GIVE US ALL GRACE FOR OTHERS. GIVE US MERCY FOR OTHERS, EVEN WE DON'T AGREE WITH THEM. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE GIVEN US. WE PRAY THIS IN YOUR SON'S NAME, EVERYBODY SAID AMEN. EVERYBODY. IN YOUR LOVE FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. NATIONAL HONOR. TO ONE STATE AND THE ONE. THANK YOU. PLEASE BE SEATED. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD ASK [Announcements of recent and upcoming events] COUNCIL MEMBER REEVES TO READ OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS. GOOD EVENING. DONATIONS OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND BACKPACKS ARE BEING COLLECTED FOR CORNERSTONE ASSISTANCE NETWORK OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS BACKPACK TO SCHOOL BASH FOR 2025. DROP OFF YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS AT THE PROSPER POLICE DEPARTMENT AT 801 SAFETY WAY AND PROSPER TOWN HALL BY JULY 10TH. OR YOU CAN MAKE A DIRECT DONATION THROUGH THEIR AMAZON OR TARGET WISH LIST. THE ANNUAL PRIDE IN THE SKY INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION, HELD BY CEDARBROOK MEDIA WILL TAKE PLACE ON TUESDAY, JULY 1ST AT FRONTIER PARK. FESTIVITIES BEGIN AT 5 P.M. AND WILL INCLUDE LIVE MUSIC, KIDS ZONES, FOOD, GAMES AND FIREWORKS. SET TO MUSIC. COME OUT FOR A NIGHT OF CELEBRATION AND FUN. THE PROSPER COMMUNITY LIBRARY WILL HOLD ITS ANNUAL JULY 4TH PARADE ON THURSDAY, JULY 3RD AT 10 A.M. AROUND TOWN HALL. THE EVENT IS OPEN TO FAMILIES OF ALL AGES. COME JOIN IN ON THE FUN WITH THE LIBRARY. AND FINALLY, A REMINDER THAT TOWN HALL, THE TOWN HALL OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY, JULY 4TH FOR THE INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY. THERE WILL BE NO DELAYS IN TRASH SERVICE, AND IT WILL RUN AS NORMALLY SCHEDULED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER REECE, [1. Recognition regarding the 1,000 Miles Mayor's Challenge with the Town of Little Elm. (TH)] IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT HAS ANNOUNCEMENTS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR PRESENTATIONS AND I CAN TELL YOU I'M EXTREMELY EXCITED TONIGHT FOR OUR PRESENTATIONS. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WERE NOT IN OUR TEEN GOVERNMENT ACADEMY, ONE OF THE PRIVILEGES OF MAYORS HELPING SET THE AGENDA. AND SO AS WE DO THESE TWO PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR TEEN GOVERNMENT ACADEMY WAS HERE FOR A PRESENTATION. AND THIS FIRST ONE IS REGARDING THE A RECOGNITION REGARDING THE THOUSAND MILE MAYOR'S CHALLENGE WITH THE TOWN OF LITTLE ELM. COULD I ASK TREVOR TO COME UP [00:05:01] FRONT, PLEASE? AND TREVOR'S GOING TO PRESENT AN OVERVIEW OF THE CHALLENGE. GOOD EVENING, TOWN COUNCIL. IN YEARS PAST, THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT HAS FOCUSED ON THE TOWN'S COMMITMENT TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS. THIS IS ALSO ONE OF THE PILLARS OF MAYOR BRISTOL'S CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. STARTING IN 2019, THE TOWN STARTED THE MAYOR'S FITNESS CHALLENGE, AND WE HAVE SEEN THAT PROGRAM GROW INTO AN ANNUAL EVENT. IN 2024, WE DECIDED TO PARTICIPATE IN A FRIENDLY COMPETITION WITH THE NEIGHBORING TOWN. THE TOWN OF LITTLE ELM. THIS COMPETITION WAS NAMED AS THE JOURNEY TO A THOUSAND MILES. THE BASICS OF THIS COMPETITION WAS FOR EACH TOWN TO CALCULATE STEPS PER WEEK WITHIN A MONTH LONG PERIOD. IN 2024, LITTLE ELM. WAS THE WINNER OF THIS COMPETITION. MAYOR BRISTOL PRESENTED THE TRAVELING TROPHY AT THEIR TOWN COUNCIL MEETING FOR 2025. PROSPER CONTINUED THIS TRADITION, AND I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO WIN THIS YEAR'S COMPETITION. WHOO! YAY! WE HAD 14 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS, AND OVER THAT MONTH, LONG PERIOD ACCUMULATED 4 MILLION M, 594,809 STEPS. THIS IS AN AVERAGE OF 328,000 AND 206 STEPS PER PARTICIPANT. THE TOWN OF PROSPER SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT. AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE LITTLE ELM MAYOR CURTIS CORNELIUS TO PRESENT THE TRAVELING TROPHY, AND I'M SURE THERE WILL BE NO BANTER AT ALL. THIS IS LIKE WALKING THE GREEN MILE. FAMILY FOREVER. SO I'M HERE TO PRESENT. THAT'S FUNNY. I HAD TO, I HAD TO. SO I DO WANT TO GIVE MY FRIEND, NOT FOE, BECAUSE WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP. NOT JUST WITH THIS, BUT JUST WITH SO MANY OTHER THINGS. SO WHEN WE SENT THE INVITE, WE ACCEPTED. AND WE'VE BEEN HAVING SO MUCH FUN. SO IT IS MY PLEASURE AND MY HONOR. TO PRESENT THE TROPHY THAT WILL ONLY BE WITH YOU A YEAR. OH, IT'S REALLY HEAVY, MAN. I KNOW IT'S THE SAME ONE FROM LAST YEAR, BUT YES, YOU GUYS, Y'ALL DID AN AWESOME JOB. AWESOME JOB. SO GIVE IT UP FOR THE CHALLENGE. PLEASE GIVE IT UP FOR YOUR WONDERFUL LEADERSHIP. BECAUSE HE TOLD ME LAST YEAR WHEN HE HAD TO GIVE IT TO ME. HE'LL BE IN PROSPER NEXT YEAR. AND HERE I AM. I WAS VERY, VERY FORTUNATE. SO I'M GOING TO SET THIS RIGHT. YOU DON'T STEAL IT BACK, RIGHT? YOU GOTTA WATCH. SO AND I ALSO WANT TO GIVE YOU A COIN FROM MY OFFICE SO YOU CAN KEEP THAT. THIS WILL BE BACK. THAT IS YOURS TO KEEP. BUT I APPRECIATE IT. I'LL TREASURE IT GREATLY. YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T WANT TO LET YOU KNOW. YOU KNOW, IT'S. I'VE GOT RED, WHITE AND BLUE ON IT TO CELEBRATE THE FOURTH COMING UP. IT'S ALSO THE COLORS OF VICTORY, YOU KNOW. SO I'M PRETTY SURE WE'RE GOING TO BE RIGHT BACK HERE NEXT YEAR. SO THE GOOD NEWS IS, AS THE MAYOR POINTED OUT, WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP AND NOT ON JUST THE THESE TYPE OF EVENTS, BUT IN WORKING TOGETHER AS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS. AND I WOULD SIMPLY SAY TO EVERYBODY OUT HERE, STAY TUNED FOR SOMETHING EVEN BETTER. COMING. IT'S COMING. IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELL DONE. WELL. ONCE AGAIN WITH YOU. YES, WE HAVE A PHOTO. WE GOT TO SHARE THE TIME. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. YOU CAN'T SEE HOW IT'S DONE, RIGHT? ALL Y'ALL. THAT'S WHY. THAT'S REALLY WHY THEY'RE RIGHT UP HERE, RIGHT? BY THE CENTER. THEY CAN SEE IT. I THINK. THANK YOU. [00:10:03] THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. THANK YOU TREVOR. ALRIGHT. WITH THAT, I DO APPRECIATE THE MAYOR'S COMMENTARY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE CHALLENGES AND WE'LL EXPAND ON THIS. VERY [2. Recognition of the inaugural 2025 Mayor's Teen Government Academy. (TR)] MUCH SO THANK YOU. OUR NEXT IS NEXT PRESENTATION IS A RECOGNITION OF THE INAUGURAL 2025 MAYOR'S TEEN GOVERNMENT ACADEMY. AND I'M GOING TO READ OVER A FEW OF THE THINGS THAT THESE FOLKS DID OR HOW WE GOT THERE. AND I'LL ASK THE MAYOR PRO TEM, THE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, TO HELP ME OUT. SO THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR FOR THE MAYOR'S TEEN GOVERNMENT ACADEMY. THE POINT WAS TO GET STUDENTS INVOLVED. EARLY IN THE SUMMER WITH HOW DOES THE GOVERNMENT WORK? WHAT HAPPENS HERE LOCALLY? IT WAS HELD JUNE 9TH THROUGH THE 20TH. IT WAS A TWO WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM. IT'S KIND OF A PRELUDE TO THE MAYOR'S YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, WHICH IS A YEAR LONG PROJECT. SO THIS IS KIND OF THIS HAD A BIGGER SCOPE FOR AGE GROUPS THAN THE YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL. THE STUDENTS GAINED HANDS ON EXPERIENCE WITH EVERY NEARLY EVERY TOWN DEPARTMENT. THEY LEARNED BUDGETING, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, LAND USE PLANNING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. HOWEVER, AS I TALKED TO THEM, THEIR BIGGEST THING THAT THEY LIKED WAS GOING TO PUBLIC WORKS AND OPERATING THE PUBLIC WORKS EQUIPMENT. SO BUT I DIDN'T TALK TO THEM. AFTER THEY WENT TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO I DON'T KNOW, CHIEF, IF THEY THEY GOT TO OPERATE IN THE FIRE EQUIPMENT. I GOT TO DO A FEW ITEMS. OKAY. THE IDEA WAS TO BUILD FOCUS NOT ONLY ON LEARNING ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT, BUT ALSO ON BUILDING LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATION, TEAMWORK SKILLS, AND ENCOURAGING GROWTH THROUGH REAL WORLD PROBLEM SOLVING AND COLLABORATION. THE PROGRAM WAS LIMITED TO 15 PARTICIPANTS AND THEY PARTICIPANTS, AND THEY WERE SELECTED BASED ON RESIDENCY AND SCHOOL ENROLLMENT. AND I'M EXCITED TO PRESENT THE 2025 MAYOR'S TEEN GOVERNMENT ACADEMY GRADUATES. Y'ALL HERE NOW. I'D ASK THE MAYOR PRO TEM AND THE DEPUTY MAYOR TO. SO BE CAREFUL. I MIGHT ASK ONE OF THESE QUESTIONS AS LONG. SO WHEN WE CALL YOUR NAME, STEP FORWARD. PICK UP THE PLAQUE FROM EITHER AMY'S OR CHRIS, AND THEN STEP OVER HERE FOR A PHOTO. SHIVANI SHANKAR. ANANYA SARKAR. OKAY. HOLD ON. WHAT GRADE ARE YOU HERE? I'M GOING TO. SO SHE CAME IN AS A FRESHMAN INCOMING 10TH GRADER LEARNING ABOUT LOCAL MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT. SO I WAS VERY IMPRESSED THAT YOU DECIDED AT A YOUNG AGE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING YOU LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT. SO WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST THING YOU LEARNED? I LEARNED ABOUT HOW THE PUBLIC WORKS OPERATED. AND I ALSO LOVE GOING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. IT WAS REALLY FUN. YEAH. THERE YOU GO. EVERYTHING'S GOOD. THANK YOU. GOOD JOB. AKSHAY PIKETTY. ROMA THACKER. AVANI HINDUPUR. ABHISHEK MISHRA. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SAME QUESTION. WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST THING YOU LEARNED? FOR ME, IT WAS HONESTLY JUST LIKE THE FACT THAT I FEEL LIKE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MORE OVERLOOKED BECAUSE IT'S LIKE NOT SHOWING THE MEDIA. SO JUST LIKE LEARNING HOW IT WORKS AND WHAT THE ARE CONTROLLED BY THE TOWN LIKE, THAT WAS JUST THE BIGGEST THING. WHAT DID I TELL THE GROUP WAS GOING TO MAKE THE BIGGEST IMPACT IN THEIR LIFE, NOT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR THE STATE, BUT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT. TRAINING AND PROGRESS. WELL DONE. MEGHNA MENON. LAKSHANA. SUMITHRA. ARJUN. VENKATAKRISHNAN. AYAN. AHMED. ARJUN. SEVERTSON. AVA. TRAN. [00:15:08] PRABHA MANDAVA. OH. WHAT WAS THE MOST FUN? I THINK THE MOST FUN WAS FIRE. BUT PUBLIC WORKS AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE JUST ARE JUST OKAY. SO WHAT? ALSO, WHAT DID I TELL THE CLASS? NOW THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN THE INAUGURAL CLASS, WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO DO? TELL EVERYBODY ELSE. YOUR CLASSMATES TO SIGN UP FOR IN THE FUTURE. SO YES. THANK YOU. ALI. JUNAID. UPASANA. VIJAYA KUMAR. THEY TELL ME ONE GOOD THING ABOUT YOUR CLASSMATES. I FEEL LIKE THE DAY THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, LIKE, ALL WE CAN DO TO MAKE THEM SOUND BETTER. AND WE GOT TO KNOW THEM BETTER. HE KIND OF OPENED UP LIKE OUR NEW IDEAS. SO THAT'S MY FAVORITE PART TO GET TO. THANK YOU. SO, SO FOR EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE, THE THING THAT I TAKE AWAY FROM BOTH THE MAYOR'S YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL AND THE TEEN GOVERNMENT ACADEMY IS IF THIS IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FUTURE OF PROSPER, WE ARE IN A GOOD PLACE AND OUR STUDENTS ARE GOING TO LEAD IN THE FUTURE. AND I'M VERY, VERY PLEASED THAT WE COULD GIVE THIS OPPORTUNITY, ALL OF US. SO THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS. OKAY, NOW WE GET TO THE MEAT OF THE REST OF THE COUNCIL MEETING. SO SEE YOU NEXT YEAR. ALL RIGHT WITH THAT. LET ME FIND WHERE I'M SUPPOSED TO BE AT. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. ITEMS PLACED ON THE [CONSENT AGENDA] CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE IN NATURE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL. THE CONSENT AGENDA CAN BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION. NONCONTROVERSIAL ROUTINE PLANNING AND ZONING ITEMS WHERE THERE IS NO OPPOSITION OR UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THE PNC COMMISSION, AND WHERE NO COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE COUNCIL PRIOR TO THIS MEETING, ALSO MAY BE ACTED UPON DURING THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING. ITEMS MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL MEMBERS OR STAFF. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO PULL ANY ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? WHICH NUMBER? 16. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN I'M GOING TO PULL ITEM NUMBER 15. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. THEN WITH THAT CAN I GET A MOTION FOR THE REMAINING ITEMS? MAYOR I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE ALL REMAINING ITEMS, EXCLUDING ITEMS 15 AND 16. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION FROM CRAIG ANDREWS, SECOND BY CHRIS. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU [16. Consider and act upon authorizing the Town Manager to execute a Professional Engineering Service Agreement between Freese and Nichols, Inc., and the Town of Prosper, Texas, related to the design of the Craig Street Elevated Storage Tank Rehabilitation project for $368,950. (PA)] VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO ITEM 16 FIRST, IF YOU DON'T MIND. AND THAT'S PETE. GOOD EVENING PETE. QUICK QUESTION. I THINK ON 16 LOOKING AT THE REPORT ON THIS IS REGARDING THE REHABILITATION OF THE 2 MILLION GALLON CRAIG STREET ELEVATED STORAGE TANK. LOOKING AT THAT REPORT, THERE IT MOST ITEMS IN THERE CAME BACK AS GOOD OR FAIR. AND THEN THERE WAS JUST KIND OF SOME A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT WERE SAID THAT THERE'S DEBRIS IN THE TANK AND THINGS LIKE THAT IS THAT REQUIRE I'M WONDERING, DOES THAT REQUIRE A FULL REHAB OR IS THAT SOMETHING YOU CAN FLUSH OUT? IT JUST DIDN'T SEEM LIKE THERE THAT I EXPECTED TO SEE MORE ITEMS ON THAT LIST THAT NEEDED ATTENTION. MAYBE REHAB BASICALLY IS A RECODING OF BOTH THE INTERIOR AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE TANK. THE SEDIMENT, AND GARY CAN JUMP ON THAT. IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF FLUSHING IT OUT. BUT THIS IS MORE TO DO WITH THE ACTUAL RUST PROOFING, IF YOU WILL. OKAY. YEAH. SO IT'S A STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OR DEGRADATION OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. YES, SIR. OKAY, OKAY. NO I THINK THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S ALL I NEED. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THEN I'LL WAIT TO GET A MOTION ON THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 16 IS CONSIDER AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO DESIGN. I'M SORRY. IT'S 15. IS HAVING THE TOWN [15. Consider and act upon authorizing the Town Manager to enter into an agreement with Mels Electric LLC, related to the construction of a temporary and a permanent traffic signal at the intersection of First Street and Legacy Drive for $691,566. (RG)] [00:20:05] MANAGER ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT RELATED TO A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT FIRST AND LEGACY DRIVE FOR 691,000. AND WHILE I DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH IT, I THINK THE TOWN MANAGER MAY HAVE SOMETHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY ON THIS. YES, SIR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. YES WE ARE. WE DO HAVE THIS ITEM UP FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT TO GET THIS THIS PROJECT COMPLETED. THE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT, TOO, IS THAT WE DO HAVE A NEW STAFF MEMBER ON BOARD. WORKING IN ENGINEERING SERVICES IS ROBERT GUY. HE IS OUR FIRST SENIOR TRAFFIC ENGINEER. SO I'M NOT GOING TO ASK HIM TO COME FORWARD. BUT I WANT YOU TO SEE WHO HE IS. WE'VE BEEN I'VE BEEN HULIN'S BEEN REQUESTING THIS POSITION FOR ONLY HALF A DECADE. AND SO I FINALLY GAVE IN. HE HE HE HE PLEADED A LOT, BUT NO, ROBERT COMES WITH TONS OF EXPERIENCE FROM THE, I BELIEVE FROM THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. AND SO WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE HIM HERE AT THE TOWN OF PROSPER. WELCOME TO THE PROSPER. THANK YOU. YEAH. SO WITH THAT, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS 15 AND 16. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 15 AND 16. OKAY. MOTION BY JEFF HODGES, SECONDED BY MARCUS RAY. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY [CITIZEN COMMENTS] MUCH. WE APPRECIATE THAT. AND THEN WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO CITIZEN'S COMMENTS. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY TOPIC. HOWEVER, THE COUNCIL IS UNABLE TO DISCUSS OR TAKE ACTION ON ANY TOPIC NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA. PLEASE COMPLETE A PUBLIC COMMENT REQUEST FORM AND PRESENT IT TO THE TOWN SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE MEETING. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. IF MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS WISH TO SPEAK ON A TOPIC, THEY MAY YIELD THEIR TIME TO AN INDIVIDUAL APPOINTED TO SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF. ALL INDIVIDUALS YIELDING THEIR TIME MUST BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING, AND THE APPOINTED INDIVIDUAL BE LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES. I DO HAVE A FEW PUBLIC COMMENT REQUEST FORMS, AND MY FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE. MR. AGARWAL. AGARWAL. WELCOME. GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND FELLOW RESIDENTS OF PROSPER. I'M HONORED TO STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY TO RECOGNIZE INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY, AN OCCASION THAT TRANSCENDS BORDERS AND BELIEFS DECLARED BY THE UNITED NATIONS IN 2014 AND SUPPORTED BY A RECORD 117 COUNTRIES, THIS DAY IS CELEBRATED ON 21ST JUNE, THE LONGEST DAY OF THE YEAR, SYMBOLIZING LIGHT, ENERGY AND NEW BEGINNINGS. YOGA IS NOT JUST ABOUT FLEXIBILITY OR PHYSICAL EXERCISE. IT IS A TIMELESS SCIENCE OF WELL-BEING THAT INTEGRATES BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT. IN TODAY'S FAST PACED WORLD. IT OFFERS BALANCE, CLARITY AND INNER PEACE, SOMETHING WE CAN ALL BENEFIT FROM. MY NAME IS NEERAJ AGARWAL. I'M AN IT ENGINEER BY PROFESSION AND A YOGA PRACTITIONER. I AM A PROUD RESIDENT OF PROSPER. I REPRESENT HINDU SWAYAMSEVAK SANGH OR HSS, A VOLUNTEER DRIVEN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION INSPIRED BY HINDU PRINCIPLES OF SERVICE, SELF-DISCIPLINE AND COMMUNITY UPLIFTMENT. HSS IS ACTIVE IN OVER 250 CITIES ACROSS THE US, INCLUDING NORTH TEXAS, WHERE WE ENGAGE IN PROGRAMS PROMOTING HEALTH, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND CULTURAL AWARENESS. YOGA, WHILE ROOTED IN ANCIENT HINDU TRADITION, IS UNIVERSAL IN PRACTICE, WELCOMING TO ALL REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND OR BELIEF. IN THAT SPIRIT, WE WOULD BE HONORED TO OFFER FREE YOGA WORKSHOPS TO THE RESIDENTS OF PROSPER. THESE WOULD INCLUDE TAILORED SESSIONS FOR OUR TOWN COUNCIL, AS WELL AS DEDICATED MEMBERS OF OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS. THESE WORKSHOPS ARE BEGINNER FRIENDLY AND FOCUSED ON MENTAL CLARITY, PHYSICAL WELLNESS AND STRESS RELIEF. WE WOULD ALSO BE PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S FITNESS CHALLENGE BY LEADING PUBLIC YOGA SESSIONS. MAYOR BRISTOL, WE WARMLY INVITE YOU TO JOIN US IN LEADING THIS EFFORT BECAUSE WHEN LEADERSHIP EMBRACES WELLNESS, THE COMMUNITY FOLLOWS AND YOU ARE A CHAMPION OF THIS CAUSE. ALREADY I AM PRACTICING AND PARTICIPATING IN THE MAYOR'S FITNESS CHALLENGE FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. IT'S A DIFFERENT THING. I HAVE NOT WON THE COVETED RAFFLE COIN YET, BUT I AM TRYING. I AM FOR THIS YEAR TOO. SO LET US ALL WORK TOGETHER TO BUILD A PROSPER THAT FLOURISHES NOT JUST IN SIZE, BUT IN HARMONY, HEALTH AND UNITY. I'D LIKE TO CLOSE THIS WITH A TIMELESS SANSKRIT PRAYER. OH SIR SUKI NAHA SARVE. SANTU NIRAMAYA SARVA BHADRA MAHA BHOG O SHANTI SHANTI SHANTI. HE MEANING MAY ALL BE HAPPY. MAY ALL BE FREE [00:25:02] FROM ILLNESS. MAY ALL SEEK GOODNESS EVERYWHERE. MAY NONE EVER SUFFER OM PEACE, PEACE, PEACE. THANK YOU AND HAPPY INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY. NAMASTE. THANK YOU. AS A COMMENTARY, I WILL DO MANY SPORTS. I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT YOGA SO. BUT THANK YOU. NEXT, MR. KENT ELLIOT. KENT. THERE YOU GO. NOW WE AT LEAST KNOW WHO TO BLAME ALL THE TRAFFIC JAMS ON. I HAD TO GET A LAUGH OUT OF SOMEBODY. WELCOME. GOOD MORNING. OR AFTERNOON OR NIGHT, WHATEVER IT IS, I AM HERE TO DISCUSS. WOULD YOU MIND RESTART THE CLOCK? JUST STATE YOUR ADDRESS. SORRY. I'M SORRY. YOUR ADDRESS. ADDRESS FOR EVERYBODY. SO IF YOU RESTART THE CLOCK FOR 108 NORTH PARVAN STREET. THANK YOU. I DO LIVE IN WHAT'S KNOWN NOW I UNDERSTAND IS THE DTA. AND NOT REAL HAPPY ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE OF THAT DTA, THAT SOME OF THE PROPERTY CAN BE CHANGED A PIECE AT A TIME. ABOUT 30 YEARS AGO, THE CITY COUNCIL WANTED THE WHOLE PART OF OLD TOWN PROSPER TO BECOME THAT COMMERCIAL. WELL, THERE WERE ABOUT THIS MANY PEOPLE HERE THEN AT THAT MEETING THAT SAID, NO, WE DON'T WANT THAT. SO THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. AND IF I UNDERSTAND THIS, DTA IS THAT A PERSON CAN COME AND BUY ONE PIECE OF PROPERTY AND ASK FOR IT TO BE CHANGED. AND IF NOBODY REFUSES OR REJECTS THAT, THEN, THEN IT CAN. AND I REALLY DON'T LIKE THAT IDEA. I TRULY WISH THAT Y'ALL WOULD CONCENTRATE ON THE OLD PART OF TOWN, TRY TO PUT UP SOME SIDEWALKS IN, GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE POLICE HELP, ESPECIALLY DURING SCHOOL HOURS BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC IS MORE IMMENSE THERE THAN YOU THINK. AND I DO HAVE TWO ADDRESSES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN CHANGED TO A BUSINESS, AND THEY'RE NOT MARKED ON YOUR MAP BECAUSE I LOOKED AT YOUR NEW MAP YESTERDAY, AND ONE OF THEM IS 604 FIFTH STREET. IT'S A LAWYER'S OFFICE. OKAY? I DON'T CARE WHAT KIND OF OFFICE IT IS, IT DOESN'T REALLY NEED TO BE THERE. THEN THE OTHER ONE IS 503 SEVENTH STREET, AND THEY HAUL IN AND OUT ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT EQUIPMENT OUT OF THEIR GARAGE AND DELIVER IT TO DIFFERENT PLACES. NOW, AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THIS ONE BUSINESS THAT WAS ALLOWED TO BE PUT IN ON BROADWAY, I DON'T KNOW THE ADDRESS OF IT, BUT THE WHOLE LOT WAS ALLOWED TO BE CONCRETED, AND NOW IT FLOODS MY NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE EVERY TIME WE GET A HUGE RAIN. AND I'M TALKING ABOUT NOT JUST A LITTLE DAB, BUT A WHOLE LOT. AND I TO ME, I THINK THAT BECAUSE Y'ALL ARE TRYING TO CHANGE THIS JUST A LITTLE DAB AT A TIME, I DON'T KNOW WHY EVERYBODY'S SO INTERESTED IN THE OLD PART OF TOWN. NEIGHBOR DIRECTLY BEHIND ME, HE SAID. I NEVER DREAMED THAT I WOULD COME TO A PLACE IN TEXAS THAT WOULD BE LIKE AN OLD HOME TOWN FEELING, AND HE LOVES IT THERE. WELL, IF WE ALLOW ALL THESE CHANGES TO BE MADE JUST IN THAT PART OF TOWN, I'M NOT REAL SURE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE THERE MUCH LONGER. SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT IS ANYONE THAT HASN'T TURNED IN A FORM MICHELLE, THAT I HAVE DON'T HAVE OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. TIM HOLDEN. IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND STATING YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. SURE. TIM HOLDEN, 2204 GEORGETOWN BOULEVARD AND PROSPER. SO GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. I AM A RESIDENT OF THE ARTESIAN DEVELOPMENT IN PROSPER, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE NEW RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL. AND I COME TO YOU TODAY AS A CONCERNED FATHER AND NEIGHBOR. IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH RICHLAND AND WHERE ARTESIA IS IN A FEW WEEKS, OUR TEENAGERS AND OUR DAUGHTER IS GOING TO BE ATTENDING RICHLAND. AND WHEN YOU WALK, RICHLAND IS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM ARTESIA. SO YOU BASICALLY JUST CROSS OVER FISH TRAP TO GO THERE. THE CURRENT PLAN HAS NO STOPLIGHT, HAS NO CROSSWALK, AND THE EXPECTATION IS THAT TEENAGERS, ALL OF THE TEENAGERS THAT COME FROM ARTESIA TO THE SCHOOL, ARE GOING TO WALK ABOUT A HALF A MILE DOWN, FISH TRAP TO TEAL AND THEN DOWN TEAL TO GO INTO THE SCHOOL AND THAT DIRECTION WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT, YOU KNOW, 400. RIGHT NOW [00:30:02] IT'S JUST NINTH AND 10TH GRADERS. SO ABOUT 400 TEENAGERS. AND TRUST ME, YOU ARE ALL VERY SMART TEENAGERS RIGHT HERE. BUT TEENAGERS DO DO FOOLISH THINGS FROM TIME TO TIME THAT THE 400 KIDS FROM OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ARE GOING TO MAKE THIS INCONVENIENT DECISION TO GO THAT WAY EVERY SINGLE DAY, TWICE A DAY. IT'S A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN FOR MYSELF, AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE PARENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. IF YOU'VE DRIVEN THAT WAY, WHICH I KNOW WE ALL HAVE, AND I'M GLAD TO SEE WE'RE GETTING A LOT FURTHER DOWN FOR THE NEW, FOR LEGACY AND FIRST STREET. BUT IT'S A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION, AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDING ALL THESE KIDS, GOING OVER THERE AND COMING BACK EVERY DAY, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE WALKING DOWN. IF THEY'RE GOING THE RIGHT WAY, THEY'RE GOING TO BE WALKING ALONG FISH TRAP AND AROUND THE CORNER PAST TWO VERY HEAVILY TRAVELED, FOUR LANE HIGHWAYS. I THINK WE'RE ALL PROUD OF THE RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL. WE'RE PROUD OF WALNUT CREEK. I MEAN, LOOK AT ALL THE RECOGNITION THIS TOWN GETS FOR THE AMAZING SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE I MEAN, THE WHOLE NATION KNOWS ABOUT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND IT'S AN AMAZING SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE'RE ALL PROUD TO HAVE OUR KIDS THERE, AND IT'S A GREAT EXPERIENCE. AND I THINK AS YOU KNOW, AS AS MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, AS AS PARENTS, AS GRANDPARENTS, ALL OF US HERE, WE WANT TO KEEP RICHLAND AS A POINT OF PRIDE. THIS NEW HIGH SCHOOL, OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, SHOULD BE A POINT OF PRIDE FOR ALL OF US THAT LIVE HERE, AND IT WOULD BE A DISASTER IF IT WAS NOT SAFE ON DAY ONE. AND MY CALL TO ACTION HERE. WHAT I WOULD ASK FOR YOU IS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO PLEASE WORK WITH THE COUNTY. PLEASE WORK WITH THE PROSPER SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HELP US MAKE THIS SCHOOL SAFE ON DAY ONE. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS WHITNEY LOVANO. WOULD YOU MIND JUST STATING YOUR ADDRESS FOR EVERYONE? CERTAINLY. WHITNEY LOVANO, 2013 LONG PARK AVENUE. JUST LIKE MY NEIGHBOR HERE. I ALSO LIVE IN ARTESIA. THIS DEVELOPMENT, AND I HAD THE EXPERIENCE A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. I WAS PULLING OUT AT THAT VERY INTERSECTION, AND ONE OF THE CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS THAT WAS WORKING ON THE HIGH SCHOOL PULLED OUT AS I WAS TRYING TO MAKE MY LEFT TURN AND BASICALLY JUST ALMOST HIT ME. HE HE STOPPED, I STOPPED, WE BOTH, YOU KNOW, STARED AT EACH OTHER FOR A SECOND AND HE WAVED ME ON. BUT I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE WHEN. THAT'S A BUNCH OF HIGH SCHOOLERS COMING OUT OF THERE WITH THEIR TEENAGE DRIVING AND CELL PHONES AND THEIR MINDS ON FRIENDS AND SCHOOL AND SPORTS AND EVERYTHING, I IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS INTERSECTION FOR PEDESTRIANS, AS HE WAS MENTIONING. BUT FOR DRIVERS, FOR THOSE TEEN DRIVERS THAT ARE PULLING OUT THERE, IT'S ALREADY VERY CHALLENGING TO MAKE THAT LEFT TURN. IF YOU NEED TO MAKE IT OR OR EVEN A RIGHT TURN SOMETIMES, BUT IT'S GOING TO GET MORE CHALLENGING. AND YOU HAD TEENAGERS IN THE MIX AND I'M JUST REALLY WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY. SO I'M JUST HOPING. I KNOW THERE'S DEBATE ABOUT WHAT PERCENT OF IT GETS PAID BY WHO AND HOW IT'S GOING TO GET FUNDED, BUT I THINK I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS HAVE SAFETY FIRST IN MIND, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR CITIZENS AND OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU. AND IF I HAVE ANY EXTRA TIME, YOU CAN GIVE IT TO MIKE, WHO I THINK MIGHT BE COMING UP. NOTED. HE'LL GET A MINUTE AND 50S. SO THE NEXT SPEAKER WILL GET AN ADDITIONAL MINUTE AND 50S. OKAY. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MIKE PERRY. MAY JUST STATE YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. MIKE PERRY 2204 COMMONS WAY. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M BOTH A RESIDENT OF ARTESIA AND I AM PRESIDENT OF ELMRIDGE. I'M HERE TO EXPRESS OUR BOARD'S CONCERNS REGARDING PROSPER'S REQUEST THAT ELMRIDGE PAY $236,000 TOWARD A TRAFFIC SIGNAL ON A PROSPER ROAD. THIS FIGURE IS ACTUALLY INCREASED OVER TIME AND REPRESENTS MORE THAN WE BELIEVE IS FAIR. WE HAVE OFFERED $100,000. WE'VE DELIBERATED THIS SEVERAL TIMES. THAT'S THE MOST THAT THIS BOARD IS GOING TO APPROVE. I BELIEVE A SIGNIFICANT GOOD FAITH CONTRIBUTION TO A PROJECT THAT, WHILE IMPORTANT, IT'S ENTIRELY WITHIN PROSPEROUS JURISDICTION. GIVEN OUR SHARED HISTORY, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME KEY EVENTS THAT SHAPE OUR CURRENT POSITION. WE'VE HAD SOME DIFFICULT PAST INTERACTIONS. IN 2016, WE WERE PAYING $28 PER [00:35:03] HOUSEHOLD FOR FIRE PROTECTION WITH AUBREY. THE NEW FIRE STATION WAS BUILT ON TEAL LANE, AND WE APPROACHED PROSPER AND ASK THEM TO CONSIDER GIVING US FIRE PROTECTION. AUBREY WAS HAVING TO COME FROM THE NAVAL STATION IN 380. TAKES A LONG TIME. THE TRAFFIC'S BAD. THEY CAME BACK WITH AN OFFER TO PROVIDE PROTECTION AT $77.61 A HOUSEHOLD, AS OPPOSED TO EIGHT. SO THAT WAS THAT WAS DECLINED. AFTER A PROLONGED NEGOTIATION, WE WERE ABLE TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT OF $15 A HOUSEHOLD. BUT DURING THAT TIME, TRAGICALLY, A MEDICAL EMERGENCY RESULTED IN LOSS OF LIFE. THIS IS THE SAME CONCERN I THINK WE ARE DEALING WITH WITH THIS LIGHT, WHAT WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT. WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING AN EMERGENCY WATER INTERCONNECT TO CONNECT THE ARTESIA WATER SYSTEM WITH PROSPER IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. WE APPROVED $1 MILLION BOND AND IT'S FULLY FUNDED. THAT MONEY'S IN THE BANK. BUT AFTER THIS DISCUSSION DISPUTE OVER THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS PROJECT LIKELY, LIKELY WON'T PROCEED. WE'RE BEING DENIED ACCESS TO SOMETHING ESSENTIAL TO LIFE IN AN EMERGENCY. WATER LINE EASEMENT. WE'RE BUILDING A WATER TRANSMISSION LINE. IT'S URGENTLY NEEDED. WE'VE BEEN URGED BY UPPER TRINITY. WE NEED TO GET THIS THING DONE. WE ARE SITUATED AT THE END OF MUSTANG'S LINE. OUR WATER COMES THROUGH SAVANNAH AND WE NEED TO BUILD THIS LINE. WE'RE NEEDING SOME EASEMENTS BY THE NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL ON G ROAD, AND A LOT OF THE EASEMENTS WE NEEDED TO ACQUIRE, THEY WERE GIVEN TO US. THEY JUST GAVE THEM TO US. IN WORKING WITH STAFF WITH PROSPER, THEY ASKED US TO GET APPRAISALS FOR THESE LITTLE STRIP EASEMENTS, WHICH WE DID. IT COST LIKE $9,000 AND THE VALUE CAME BACK AT ABOUT $30,000. AND THOSE WERE KIND OF DISCARDED AND WE WERE ASKED TO PAY $60,000 AND WE PAID IT. WE NEED THOSE EASEMENTS. WE'VE GOT TO RUN THIS WATER LINE. THAT CHECK HAS BEEN DELIVERED. THE EASEMENTS ARE RECORDED. WE RECORDED IT BEFORE I CAME HERE, ACTUALLY. WE SO WE'VE HAD A SPIRIT OF COOPERATION WITH PROSPER. WHEN YOU NEEDED TO EXPAND FIRST STREET, WE HAD TO RELINQUISH AN EASEMENT FOR OUR WATER LINE. YOU MOVE THE WATER LINE, YOU PAID FOR IT AND GAVE US A NEW EASEMENT. WE DIDN'T JAM THAT UP AT ALL. WE SAID, YES, OF COURSE WE NEED TO DO THIS. A SEWER EASEMENT WAS NEEDED FOR RUSHING MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THAT EASEMENT RUNS THROUGH WHERE OUR WATER, OUR PUMP STATION, AND WE'RE BUILDING A NEW GROUND STORAGE TANK ABOUT THE SAME SIZE OF LAND AS WHAT THE EASEMENTS OVER BY THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ARE. WE GAVE IT TO YOU, JUST GAVE IT TO YOU. YOU NEEDED IT. IT WASN'T A ALSO RIGHT THERE, HARPER ROAD. THERE WAS A REQUEST TO MAKE IT PRIVATE. SO. SO FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. NOT EXACTLY SURE WHY. AGAIN, WE JUST AGREED IT WAS IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. WE'VE REPEATEDLY BEEN A COOPERATIVE PARTNER. WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR THE SAME SPIRIT. NOW, THIS LIGHT ISN'T IN OUR JURISDICTION. WE HAVE OFFERED TO PAY A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF IT AND WE REALLY WANT TO SEE IT DONE. I, I MYSELF MADE A MOTION FOR THE FULL AMOUNT BECAUSE I'VE HAD ENOUGH PRESSURE FROM CONSTITUENTS AND IT FAILED. IT'S THE 100,000 IS, I BELIEVE, THE MOST I CAN GET. WE NEED THE LIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE ALL OF YOU WERE AWARE OF THIS. RIGHT. WE CAN TALK MORE STAFF. THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR. HOPEFULLY WE CAN AND I'M AVAILABLE ANYTIME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND THAT IS THAT IS ALL OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT FORMS THAT I HAVE. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FROM THE AUDIENCE? ALRIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON 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 21 IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE TOWN COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS. I DO NOT BELIEVE WE HAD ANY SUBCOMMITTEES MEET, SO THEREFORE [Possibly direct Town staff to schedule topic(s) for discussion at a future meeting.] I WILL ASK THAT OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM BE TO POSSIBLY DIRECT TOWN STAFF TO SCHEDULE TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION AT A FUTURE MEETING. IS THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WOULD HAVE ANYTHING THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD TO A FUTURE MEETING? YES. COUNCILMAN RAY. YEAH, I'VE GOT TWO ITEMS, ONE OF WHICH IS THE MAINTENANCE OF THE SIDEWALK AND STREETS FROM ALONG 380, FROM CUSTER, BASICALLY, TO RICHLAND. HAVING DRIVEN THAT FREQUENTLY THE LAST WEEKEND AND WHATNOT [00:40:07] THERE, THE PROPERTIES ARE NOT BEING MAINTAINED BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS. THERE'S GRASS GROWING UP IN BETWEEN THE SIDEWALKS AND ALONG THE DRAINAGE INLETS. THERE IS, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, TALL WEEDS THAT ARE THREE AND A HALF TO FOUR FEET TALL. IF YOU LOOK ON THE SOUTH SIDE, WHICH IS NOT THE PROPER BOUNDARY, IT'S MAINTAINED BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS. SO I JUST WOULD LIKE US TO MAYBE TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. AND IT IS CONSISTENTLY THE ONLY PLACES THAT IT'S MAINTAINED IS RIGHT BY BROOKHOLLOW, RIGHT BY THE WALMART AND RIGHT DIRECTLY AT CUSTER. BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS NOT. SO THAT'S ONE ITEM. THE OTHER ONE WOULD BE TO LOOK INTO MAINTAINING THE TREE CANOPIES ALONG THE HIKE AND BIKE TRAILS. HAVING RUN EARLY IN THE MORNING ALONG MANY OF THE HIKE BIKE TRAILS, AMAZING TRAILS. WE HAVE THE TREE CANOPIES. I'M SIX TWO AND A LOT OF THE TREES ARE HIT ME IN THE FACE AND I'M RUNNING INTO THE MUD AND I'M RUNNING INTO THE STREETS. AND I JUST THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, FROM THE ASSOCIATIONS THAT ALONG THE HIKE AND BIKE TRAILS THAT HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN THE TREE CANOPIES, NOT ONLY AS CARS PULL OUT FROM THOSE, THEY JUST NEED TO BE LIFTED. SO THOSE ARE THE TWO ITEMS I HAVE. THANK YOU. CLARIFICATIONS. YES, SIR. COUNCILMEMBER, IS THERE A WE CAN SPEAK LATER, BUT IS THERE LIKE A GEOGRAPHICAL AREA THAT WE CAN LOOK INTO? I MEAN, I CAN YOU CAN SAY ALL OF THEM, BUT JUST YEAH, HIT THOSE THE ONES THAT I'VE RUN RECENTLY ARE ALONG COLEMAN PRIMARILY AND THE ONES THAT ARE ALONG PROSPER TRAIL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT I JUST HAVE YEAH. SORRY. I JUST HAVE ONE THING ALONG THE SAME LINES. I THINK THERE'S QUITE A FEW VACANT LOTS IN TOWN THAT NEED TO BE HAVE ATTENTION. AND PARTICULARLY ON THE ROADWAY. I REALIZE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THEM DON'T NECESSARILY ALL NEED TO BE. THE ENTIRE PROPERTY MAY NOT NEED TO BE MOWED, BUT AT LEAST YOU KNOW WHAT'S COMING UP NEXT TO SIDEWALKS AND CURBS NEED TO BE MAINTAINED. AND ALSO WHEN THEY ABUT OTHER BUSINESSES. AND IT'S AFFECTING THAT BUSINESS BECAUSE THE WEEDS ARE SO TALL AT THE PROPERTY LINE. SO JUST FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT TO JUST REACH OUT, I KNOW WE'VE HAD LOTS OF RAIN AND THAT'S CONTRIBUTING TO IT, BUT NOW WE'RE DRYING OUT AND IT'S TIME TO IT'S TIME TO GET IT TAKEN CARE OF HERE. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? NO. ALL RIGHT THEN. IN THAT CASE, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. I GOT TO [EXECUTIVE SESSION] READ THE RIGHT THINGS HERE. HOLD ON ONE SECOND. WE'RE GOING TO 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 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 ADVICE RELATIVE TO HISTORICAL USES AND HISTORICAL DESIGNATIONS OF PROPERTY IN TOWN, AND ALL MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED THERETO. SECTION 551.071. TO CONSULT WITH THE TOWN ATTORNEY REGARDING LEGAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES AND ALL MATTERS RELATED THERETO. SECTION 551.074 TO DISCUSS APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, CORRECTION BOARD OF APPEALS, THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD, THE LIBRARY BOARD, THE PROSPER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE, THE DOWNTOWN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND THE BOND COMMITTEE AND ALL MATTERS RELATED THERETO. TIME NOW IS 659. WE'RE IN RIGHT. OKA. [Reconvene in Regular Session and take any action necessary as a result of the Closed Session.] ALRIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO RECONVENE IN THE REGULAR SESSION. TAKE ANY ACTION AS NEEDED. MAYOR PRO TEM HARTLEY, DO YOU DO WE HAVE ANY ACTION AS A RESULT OF THE CLOSED SESSION? YES. I MAKE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE PROSPER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO PROCEED WITH THE PURCHASE OF LOTS ONE AND TWO OF BRYANT'S FIRST EDITION TOWN OF PROSPER, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, PURSUANT TO THE TERMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION, AND RATIFY ANY EXPENDITURES INCURRED TO DATE BY THE PROSPER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION RELATIVE TO THE PURCHASE OF SAID PROPERTY. MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM, SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM CURREN. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION. MOTION FROM MARCUS RAY, SECOND BY CAMERON REEVES. ALL IN FAVOR? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALSO, WHAT [00:45:04] TIME DID I SAY WE CAME OUT AT 928, * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.