[Call to Order/ Roll Call. ] [00:00:14] WELCOME TO THE PROSPER TOWN COUNCIL MEETING. TODAY IS TUESDAY, MARCH 10TH, 2026 AT 6:15 P.M. THIS MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER CITIZENS AND OTHER VISITORS ATTENDING THE 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, OR WHO BECOMES BOISTEROUS WHILE ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL OR 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 COULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF SECTION 42.05 OF THE TEXAS PENAL CODE. FOR OUR CALL TO ORDER, WE HAVE AN ATTENDANCE. OUR MAYOR PRO TEM BARTLETT, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM KERN, COUNCIL MEMBER. HODGES, COUNCIL MEMBER RAY, COUNCIL MEMBER ANDRES. AND WE HAVE ONE COUNCIL MEMBER WHO IS OUT OF TOWN AT THIS TIME. WE'LL DO OUR INVOCATION, OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND PLEDGE TO THE TEXAS FLAG. WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU TO STAND. AND KELLY WILSON WITH PROSPER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WILL PROVIDE THE INVOCATION. AND THEN I'LL ASK THE TROOP BOY SCOUT PACK, 1902, TO JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE. PLEASE STAND. THANK YOU. MAYOR, PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER. A GRACIOUS AND LOVING GOD. WE PAUSE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS MEETING TO GIVE THANKS FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND FOR THOSE WHO SERVE IT. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL AND THE RESPONSIBILITY THEY CARRY. WE ASK THAT YOU GRANT THEM WISDOM AS THEY LISTEN, PATIENCE AS THEY DISCUSS THE MATTERS BEFORE THEM, AND CLARITY AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN PROSPER. AS THIS TOWN CONTINUES TO GROW AND CHANGE, MAY THE CHOICES MADE HERE REFLECT THOUGHTFUL PLANNING, CARE FOR NEIGHBORS, AND A COMMITMENT TO THE COMMON GOOD GOD, WE REALIZE. AND WHILE WE PRAY FOR PEACE, NOT ONLY WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY, WITHIN OUR STATE, AND AND WITHIN THIS COUNTRY, WE REALIZE THAT THROUGHOUT THE WORLD THERE ARE STRUGGLES AND DIFFICULTIES AND AND WAR. AND SO WE PRAY FOR PEACE AND PROTECTION FOR THOSE IN HARM'S WAY. AND MAY WE ALWAYS CAN HOLD PROSPER, AS THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE WHERE FAMILIES WILL CONTINUE TO FLOURISH AND NEIGHBORS WILL SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER AND HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. REMAIN STRONG. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. IF I CAN HAVE YOU FACE THE FLAG AND GIVEN US IN OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. YES. WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. AND NOW TO THE TEXAS FLAG. HONOR THE TEXAS LIFE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT. GREAT JOB. PLEASE BE SEATED. ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF [Announcements of recent and upcoming events. ] SPECIAL THINGS COMING UP HERE, BUT I'M GOING TO ASK COUNCIL MEMBER HODGES TO GO AHEAD AND READ OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS FIRST. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE FOURTH ANNUAL TOWN THROWDOWN PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT, BEING HELD ON SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH AT RAYMOND COMMUNITY PARK. THE FORMAT IS MIXED DOUBLES FOR PARTICIPANTS 18 YEARS AND OLDER, WITH RECREATIONAL AND COMPETITIVE DIVISIONS BASED ON PLAYER RATINGS. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT AT PROSPERITY. GOV. SLASH. TOWN. THROWDOWN. REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR THE SPRING SEASON OF THE 2026 MAYOR'S FITNESS CHALLENGE, WHICH BEGINS SUNDAY, MARCH 1ST AND CONTINUES THROUGH MAY 31ST. TRACKING SHEETS AND ONLINE REGISTRATION ARE AVAILABLE BY VISITING PROSPER TX GOV SLASH MAYOR'S FITNESS CHALLENGE. JOIN MAYOR BRISTOL ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11TH FROM 9 A.M. TO 11 A.M. AT FIRE STATION NUMBER TWO FOR COFFEE FOR ACTIVE ADULTS. RESIDENTS MAY REGISTER BY VISITING THE SPECIAL EVENTS PAGE THROUGH THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. THE [00:05:02] TOWN'S ANNUAL SPRING CLEANUP WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH FROM 8 A.M. TO NOON AT PROSPER TOWN HALL. RESIDENTS MAY DISPOSE OF VARIOUS ITEMS TO ENTER THE EVENT. PLEASE BE PREPARED TO SHOW YOUR UTILITY BILL AND VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT PROSPER GOV. CLEANUP. SPRING CLEANUP ACTION. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER HODGES, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO. I DO SEE WE HAVE A CIVIL AIR PATROL GROUP. CAPTAIN REEVES, DO YOU HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS TO MAKE SINCE YOUR GROUP IS HERE TODAY? YES, SIR. GOOD AFTERNOON. COUNCIL. I'M CAPTAIN JIM REEVES. I'M THE SQUADRON COMMANDER WITH THE THUNDERBOLT COMPOSITE SQUADRON OF THE CIVIL AIR PATROL FOR THE US AIR FORCE AUXILIARY. AND WE HAVE A CONTINGENT OF CADETS HERE THAT WANT TO VISIT YOUR COUNCIL JUST TO SEE HOW THE COUNCIL WORKS. THEY'RE PART OF OUR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE. AND I THINK TWO OF THE CADETS ARE GOING TO COME UP. AND IF IT'S ALLOWED AND JUST INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND TELL A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CIVIL AIR PATROL. WOULD YOU ASK THEM TO PLEASE [1. America 250. (DFB) ] FILL OUT COMMENT CARDS WITH THE TOWN SECRETARY? YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. WITH THAT, OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS A PRESENTATION. IT'S THE AMERICA 250 SERIES. AND SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH IT, IT IS AMERICA'S BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR AND WE HAVE CREATED A AMERICA 250 SERIES THAT WILL GOES OUT EVERY SINGLE WEEK. AND IT TALKS ABOUT A SIGNIFICANT EVENT IN THE BIRTH OF AMERICA. AND THIS EPISODE TODAY WILL GO OUT ON FRIDAY. AND IT IS WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS, AND IT'S ABOUT THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND THE PREVIOUS EPISODES TALK ABOUT HOW BRITISH TAXATION WITH REPRESENTATION TURNED DISCONTENT INTO OPEN DEFIANCE. AND THEN EPISODE FOUR WAS AS THE PATRIOT MILITIAS FACED THE MOST POWERFUL ARMY IN THE WORLD. SO NOW WHAT EXACTLY WERE WE FIGHTING FOR? THE 18TH CENTURY WAS A PERIOD OF REMARKABLE INTELLECTUAL TRANSFORMATION KNOWN AS THE ENLIGHTENMENT. THINKERS ACROSS EUROPE, JOHN LOCKE AND ENGLAND, MONTESQUIEU IN FRANCE WERE ASKING RADICAL QUESTIONS. WHAT IS THE TRUE PURPOSE OF GOVERNMENT? WHERE DOES A RULER'S AUTHORITY COME FROM? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THAT RULER ABUSES HIS POWER? JOHN LOCKE'S ANSWER PROVED MOST INFLUENTIAL TO THE AMERICAN FOUNDERS. LOCKE ARGUED THAT PEOPLE POSSESS NATURAL RIGHTS TO LIFE, LIBERTY, AND PROPERTY THAT NO KING OR PARLIAMENT COULD LEGITIMATELY TAKE AWAY. GOVERNMENT EXISTS ONLY TO PROTECT THOSE RIGHTS WHEN IT FAILS TO DO SO. THE PEOPLE HAVE NOT ONLY THE RIGHT, BUT THE DUTY TO REPLACE IT. THESE IDEAS SPREAD THROUGH THE COLONIES, THROUGH THEIR COFFEE HOUSES, THEIR CHURCH PULPITS, AND THEIR PRINTING PRESSES. THEY GAVE THE COLONISTS GRIEVANCE NOT JUST EMOTIONAL FIRE, BUT AN UNSHAKABLE PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATION. IN JANUARY OF 1776, A RECENT IMMIGRANT FROM ENGLAND NAMED THOMAS PAINE PUBLISHED A 47 PAGE PAMPHLET CALLED COMMON SENSE. IT WAS WRITTEN NOT FOR SCHOLARS, BUT FOR ORDINARY PATRIOTS, FARMERS, TRADESMEN, MOTHERS, SONS, ALL IN DIRECT, PLAIN, PASSIONATE LANGUAGE. PAINE MADE THE CASE THAT THE MONARCHY ITSELF WAS AN ABSURD AND ILLEGITIMATE FORM OF GOVERNMENT, AND THAT THE COLONIES HAD AN OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO BUILD SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW A DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC FOUNDED ON THE CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED. COMMON SENSE SOLD ROUGHLY 500,000 COPIES IN ITS FIRST YEAR, AMONG A POPULATION OF ONLY 2.4 MILLION. GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON ORDERED IT TO BE READ ALOUD TO HIS TROOPS. IT DID NOT MERELY INFORM PEOPLE, IT TRANSFORMED THEM. BY JUNE OF 1776, THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS KNEW THAT A FORMAL BREAK WITH BRITAIN WAS NECESSARY. THEY TURNED TO A 33 YEAR OLD VIRGINIA DELEGATE NAMED THOMAS JEFFERSON TO WRITE IT. IN JUST 17 DAYS, JEFFERSON PRODUCED ONE OF THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL DOCUMENTS IN HUMAN HISTORY, OPENING WITH WORDS THAT WOULD ECHO ACROSS CENTURIES. WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT, THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL, THAT THEY ARE ENDOWED BY THEIR CREATOR WITH CERTAIN UNALIENABLE RIGHTS, AND AMONG THESE ARE LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. 56 PEOPLE SIGNED THAT DOCUMENT. MANY KNOW KNOWING THAT THEY WERE SIGNING WHAT AMOUNTED TO THEIR DEATH WARRANT. IF THE REVOLUTION FAILED, THEY PLEDGED THEIR LIVES, THEIR FORTUNES AND THEIR SACRED HONOR. SEVERAL LOST EVERYTHING. SOME DID NOT SURVIVE THE WAR. THEY WERE TRUE PATRIOTS IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD. THESE WORDS WERE ASPIRATIONAL. IN 1776, THE FULL PROMISE OF LIBERTY FOR EVERY AMERICAN OF EVERY BACKGROUND WOULD TAKE GENERATIONS OF CONTINUED STRUGGLE TO BEGIN TO REALIZE THAT ONGOING EFFORT IS WHAT WE LIVE UP TO HERE IN THE AMERICAN STORY, HERE IN THE TOWN OF PROSPER, WE'RE PROUD TO BE PART OF IT. SO WITH THAT, THAT IS EPISODE FIVE. I'LL ASK [2. Hometown Hero's. (CR) ] YOU TO CONTINUE TO WATCH IT, TO LEARN LITTLE BITS ABOUT WHAT OUR ENTIRE FOUNDING HISTORY WAS. AND WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY OUR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO IS WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF THAT HISTORY, AND WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS OUR NEXT ITEM IS HOMETOWN HEROES. AND WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE ALSO BEGINNING A NEW PROGRAM THAT IS GOING TO HONOR OUR LOCAL VETERANS. IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS NATION. THIS PROGRAM IS A JOINT PROJECT [00:10:03] BETWEEN THE TOWN OF PROSPER, THE PROSPER HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND THE PROSPER ROTARY CLUB, AND AT THE FIRST COUNCIL MEETING OF THE MONTH BETWEEN NOW AND JULY 4TH. EVERY MONTH, WE WILL HONOR OUR HOMETOWN HEROES AT THE MEETING, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SPECIAL DISPLAY IN THE LOBBY OF TOWN HALL FOR OUR FIRST HOMETOWN HEROES PRESENTATION. WE'RE GOING TO ASK. WE'D LIKE TO HONOR MR. ERWIN PERRY. TO HELP HONOR MR. PERRY. WE HAVE KRISTI KRIEGER WITH THE PROSPER HISTORICAL SOCIETY, JOHN KUNDERT, ERIN MCNEILL, AND HELEN LOVE WITH WEB WITH THE PROSPER ROTARY CLUB. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MR. ERWIN PERRY. HE SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY, THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION FROM 1952 TO 1956. AFTER ENLISTING AND COMPLETING TRAINING, HE WAS DEPLOYED TO KOREA AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT. HE WAS PRESENTED WITH THE OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION FOR THE AMBASSADOR FOR PEACE BY THE MINISTRY OF PATRIOTS AND VETERANS AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA. HE LEARNED TO SPEAK SEVERAL LANGUAGES, INCLUDING FRENCH, RUSSIAN, JAPANESE, AND SOME CHINESE. PRIOR TO HIS SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY, HE ATTENDED SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY WITH AN ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP ON THE ROWING TEAM. HE WORKED IN A COAL MINE AND ATTENDED LAW SCHOOL. AFTER HIS HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE ARMY. MR. PERRY, WOULD YOU JOIN ME AT THE PODIUM AND THE OTHER PEOPLE I MENTIONED? WHAT? YOU GOTTA COME FORWARD TO GET IT. I'LL COME TO YOU. SHE FELL ON HER WAY IN HERE. I'M NOT SURE I WANT. YOU STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. IN FRONT OF YOUR PICTURE? YES, SIR. SO. THIS IS A TOWN OF PROSPER. HOMETOWN HERO CERTIFICATE. IRWIN PERRY, IN RECOGNITION OF HIS OUTSTANDING DEDICATION AND PERSONAL SACRIFICE IN THE SERVICE OF OUR NATION AND THE UNITED STATES ARMY. PRESENTED BY THE TOWN OF PROSPER. THE PROSPER HISTORICAL SOCIETY, THE PROSPER ROTARY CLUB ON THIS 10TH DAY OF MARCH 2026, IN CELEBRATION OF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. CONGRATULATIONS, SIR. THANK YOU. TO YOU. OH, WOW. OKAY. THANK YOU FROM THE ROTARY CLUB OF PROSPER. 124 SEVEN AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE ONE OF OUR OUR NEW COINS. OH YEAH. SO ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR MR. PERRY. THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY? NO. I GAVE HIM A CHANCE TO SPEAK. HE CHOSE NOT TO SPEAK. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PERRY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. YOU GOT MORE, MAYOR BRISTOL, WE HAVE A SECOND VETERAN THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THIS EVENING. IT'S NOT ON YOUR AGENDA. OKAY. FOR OUR SECOND HOMETOWN HERO PRESENTATION, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND TO THE TOWN OF PROSPER. YOUR FAMILY IS HERE TO HELP US CELEBRATE YOU. IN HONOR OF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR COUNTRY. WE SLIPPED THEM IN. YEAH. GOOD JOB. MAYOR DAVID F BRISTOL SERVED IN THE US AIR FORCE FROM 1987 TO 2007 AS PART OF THE RAF LAKENHEATH FOR 94TH SQUADRON, SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, 335TH FIGHTER SQUADRON. HE WAS A COMBAT FIGHTER PILOT, FLYING F 111 F, AARDVARKS AND F 15 E STRIKE EAGLES. MAYOR BRISTOL SERVED IN MAJOR, BRISTOL SERVED IN OPERATIONS DESERT SHIELD, DESERT STORM AND PROVIDE COMFORT. HE RECEIVED MULTIPLE MEDALS AND COMMENDATIONS, INCLUDING THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL, AIR MEDAL, AERIAL ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL, AIR FORCE COMMENDATION MEDAL, JOINT MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD AND MANY OTHERS. MAYOR BRISTOL, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. COUNCIL, WILL YOU JOIN? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND NOW YOU GET TO SAY A FEW WORDS IF YOU WANT TO. BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. THAT WAS PRETTY SNEAKY. SO IF WE GET SOME PHOTOS, ALL OF THAT, I. PLEASE. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I SIMPLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE PROSPER ROTARY CLUB, THE PROSPER HISTORICAL SOCIETY. THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM. AND TO START WITH, CAP IS OUR FIRST HONOREE. THAT'S A I'M HONORED TO HAVE THIS ALSO. THANK YOU I APPRECIATE THAT. SO WE'VE GOT SOMETHING ELSE IN THE BAG TOO OKAY. WE WANT TO THANK [00:15:05] YOU FOR THE SUPPORT THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US, ESPECIALLY ON THE VETERANS MEMORIAL. AND AGAIN, THIS IS OUR FLAG WE'RE PRESENTING TO YOU. THANK YOU. AND AS WELL AS OUR BRAND NEW COIN. OUTSTANDING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH I'M HONORED. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU JOHN. THANK YOU. SO. AND SO I ASK KELLY PROSPER UNITED METHODIST TO PRAY FOR PEACE IN THE WORLD. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, TO PRAY FOR OUR SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE OUT THERE EVERY DAY. YOU SAW AN F-15E, THREE OF THEM GOT SHOT DOWN LAST WEEK. SO IT IS DOES NOT GO WITHOUT SACRIFICE FOR EVERYBODY OUT THERE IN UNIFORM. SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT HAVE DIED IN THIS PARTICULAR THING WERE THOUGHT THEY WERE IN A SAFE AREA. AND THAT IS NOT SAFE. WAR IS NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE. SO THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED, THOSE WHO WILL SERVE. AND I APPRECIATE THIS VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE FAMILY. YEAH. THANK YOU. HEY. HI, BECKY. YOU GUYS SNUCK IN ON ME. JASON. SO I DO NEED TO MAKE SURE. I POINT OUT THAT THAT PICTURE WAS NOT AI GENERATED. THAT WAS REAL. IT WAS JUST A LONG, LONG TIME AGO. SO THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. [CONSENT AGENDA] AMY. YEAH. ALRIGHT. WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. ITEMS PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE IN NATURE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL. THE CONSENT AGENDA CAN BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION. ITEMS MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL MEMBERS OR STAFF. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO PULL AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? ITEM FIVE. ITEM FIVE. THANK YOU MAYOR. ITEM 14, FIVE AND 14. THANK YOU. COULD I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REMAINING ITEMS? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS THREE, FOUR, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN, 11, 12, 13 AND 15. IS THAT RIGHT? 16 AND 17? 17? YES. EVERYTHING OKAY? AND I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER, OUR [5. Consider and act upon a resolution accepting the Independent Audit Report, Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2025, and Single Audit Report Related to Grant Activities Under Uniform Guidance, as audited by Weaver and Tidwell LLP, Certified Public Accountants. (CL) ] DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM CURREN. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER FIVE, COUNCIL MEMBER RAY. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE PULL THIS ITEM BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST I KNOW. EVERYTHING IS IMPORTANT, BUT THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE. IN MY OPINION. THE WORK THAT TOWN STAFF AND FINANCE DEPARTMENT HAVE GONE THROUGH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A CLEAN AUDIT, THE DUE DILIGENCE THAT WAS CONDUCTED, THE FACT THAT OUR CREDIT RATING HAS INCREASED, EVERYTHING IS SQUARED AWAY WITHIN THE TOWN IS A HUGE TESTAMENT TO THE WORK THE STAFF HAS DONE. THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR WHERE WE'VE PREPARED OURSELVES. SO VERY PROUD OF THAT, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT DIDN'T GO UNNOTICED AND SURELY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK OF THE STAFF AND THE TOWN TO PULL THIS TOGETHER. YEP. AS A MEMBER OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, I'LL ECHO YOUR COMMENTS AND ESPECIALLY KNOWING THAT THERE WERE NO MAJOR FINDINGS, AND THAT WE ALSO WERE FOUND TO NOT HAVE USURPED ANY OF OUR MANAGEMENT POLICIES, WHICH I THINK IS SUPER IMPORTANT WHEN WE SET OUR POLICIES TO TO HAVE FISCAL DISCIPLINE. IT'S JUST ENCOURAGING TO SEE ALL THOSE THINGS AND TO HEAR AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR WHICH SPOKE TO US, EVEN OUTSIDE OF INTERACTION WITH STAFF, IN REGARDS TO ALL THE WORK THAT'S GONE INTO MAKING SURE OUR OUR BOOKS ARE GOOD. SO I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF STAFF AND CONGRATULATIONS. THIS IS THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. IT'S ABOUT 121 PAGES. IT IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENT TO TELL EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING IN THE TOWN OF PROSPER, AND IT WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE. SO IF YOU WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE TOWN OF PROSPER'S FINANCES, IT IS AVAILABLE FOR YOU. SO THANK YOU. COULD I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER FIVE? [14. Consider and act upon authorizing the Town Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement between Freese & Nichols, Inc., and the Town of Prosper, Texas, related to an update of the Risk and Resilience Assessment and the Emergency Response Plan for $57,000. (CJ)] I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE NUMBER FIVE. I'VE GOT A MOTION FROM MARCUS RAY, SECOND BY CHRIS KERN. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. CRAIG. ITEM NUMBER 14. YES, MAYOR. JUST A QUICK QUESTION FOR STAFF. I KNOW WE THAT THE PROPOSAL WAS TO REJECT [00:20:01] THE THE TWO BIDS HERE QUESTION BEING ON THE I THINK THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT ITEM. YEAH I WANT 1515. OH THERE WE GO. I'M SORRY. HOW DO I CORRECT THAT. YES. HE PICKED THE WRONG ITEM INSTEAD OF MINT. CAN WE MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE 14 AND 15? YES. I'M SORRY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 14. SECOND SECOND FROM AMY. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES. AND THEN MAKE A MOTION [15. Consider and act upon rejecting all proposals received in response to CSP No. 2026 05-B for the Custer Road 6MG Ground Storage Tank. (LH) ] TO PULL ITEM 15. CRAIG. YES? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO PULL ITEM 15. OKAY. MOTION SECOND BY JEFF HODGES. ALL IN FAVOR? OKAY. ITEM 15. CRAIG. YES? THIS IS REGARDING THE CUSTER ROAD. SIX MEGA GALLON MEGA GALLON STORAGE TANK. I KNOW WE HAD TO WE HAD TO. THE MOTION WAS TO REJECT THE BIDS QUESTION BEING HOW MUCH KIND OF LEEWAY OR HOW MUCH RUNWAY DO WE HAVE AS FAR AS CAPACITY ON THAT STORAGE TANK. IS THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT MAY TAKE SOME TIME TO GET APPROPRIATE BIDS FOR THAT, CORRECT? YEAH. AND KIND OF TWO FACTORS HAVE PLAYED INTO THE REJECTION OF BIDS. FIRST, YOU CAN SEE FROM THE REPORT WE HAD ENGINEERS ESTIMATE OF ABOUT 12.9 MILLION. OKAY. TWO PROPOSALS THAT CAME IN A THE LOWEST WAS ALMOST 2 MILLION OVER WHAT WE. RIGHT. CORRECT. CORRECT. CAME INTO PLAY. WE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH PUBLIC WORKS WITH CARRIE AND HER TEAM JUST TO SAY SURE. BECAUSE ABOUT THAT SAME TIME WE GOT WORD THAT THERE'S POTENTIALS FOR A GRANT FOR THIS TYPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE. RIGHT. AND SO WE TOOK A STEPS BACK AND SAID, DO WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO TO DELAY THIS FOR ANOTHER YEAR, KNOWING THAT THIS GRANT OPPORTUNITY WE COULD FIND OUT BY I THINK BY AUGUST OF THIS YEAR, OKAY, IF WE'RE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT GRANT. SO WE DO HAVE TIME TO SEE IF WE'RE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING A GRANT TO HELP BRING THAT BUDGET DOWN. OKAY. BEFORE WE REBID IT, IF WE DON'T GET THAT GRANT AND HAVE TO REBID IT, AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET MORE, MORE PROPOSALS THAN WE DID THIS LAST TIME. SO WE GOT TIME TO GO EITHER EITHER OF THOSE DIRECTIONS. YES OKAY. GREAT. GREAT. WE'RE NOT GOING TO RUN INTO I GUESS YOU DON'T REALLY RUN INTO OVERSUBSCRIPTION FEES OR MORE BECAUSE OF THE GROUND STORAGE. IT'S MORE JUST HAVING THAT, THAT, THAT SAFETY NET OF HAVING ENOUGH STORAGE. YEAH. OF WATER THAT WE'RE SEEING. SO IT REALLY DIDN'T CHANGE THE SUBSCRIPTION OF WATER BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING THE VOLUME OF WATER ON HAND. IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN, YOU KNOW, FIRE OR GOTCHA, OVERLOAD OF IRRIGATION ETC. SO PERFECT. PERFECT THAT NEXT THE NEXT YEAR WE NEED TO IS THE LINE TO HAVE THAT ON LINE. OKAY. PERFECT. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I NEED. THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION TO MAKE A MOTION I MOVE WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 15. ALL RIGHT I HAVE A MOTION SECOND BY JEFF HODGES. ALL IN FAVOR? THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY ALSO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO CITIZENS. COMMENTS. THE [CITIZEN COMMENTS ] 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 THREE MINUTES TO ONE INDIVIDUAL APPOINTED TO SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF. ALL INDIVIDUALS YIELDING THEIR TIME MUST BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING, AND THE APPOINTED INDIVIDUAL BE LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES. I DO HAVE SOME PUBLIC COMMENT REQUEST FORMS AND IT IS. OUR FIRST PERSON IS. DAKSHA. IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND JUST STEPPING FORWARD AND STATING YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS PLEASE. GOOD EVENING MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DOCTOR SREENIVASAN, LIEUTENANT AND MY ADDRESS IS 3198 PARK BOULEVARD IN FRISCO, TEXAS. WE ARE PART OF THE CIVIL AIR PATROL. WE GOT A BRIEF INTRODUCTION EARLIER, BUT TO GO FURTHER, GO INTO FURTHER DETAIL. WE ARE THE US AIR FORCE AUXILIARY, CONSISTING OF A CADET AND SENIOR PROGRAM. SO WE'VE GOT MEMBERS AGING FROM 12 ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF THEIR LIFETIMES. SO WE WERE ORIGINALLY FOUNDED IN DECEMBER 1ST, 1941, SIX DAYS PRIOR TO PEARL HARBOR, AND IT WAS ORIGINALLY FOUNDED AS A CIVILIAN ORGANIZATION WITH ALL OF THE AVIATORS THAT HELPED MAKE PEARL HARBOR A SUCCESS FOR THE UNITED STATES. SO TODAY WE HAVE A CADET PROGRAM THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS THAT FOCUSES HIGHLY ON CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP, FITNESS AND AEROSPACE EDUCATION AND CAREER PATHWAYS THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE EXPLORED AT ALL. SO FOR ME, I WAS ALWAYS A SHY KID, ALWAYS IN THE BACK CORNER DURING SCHOOL DANCES. SO COMING TO CIVIL AIR PATROL, IT HAS REALLY IMPROVED MY PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS. I [00:25:04] WOULDN'T BE HERE IF IT WASN'T FOR THIS PROGRAM, AND WE ARE HIGHLY FOCUSED ON THREE MISSIONS, FIRST OF THEM BEING CADET PROGRAMS, WHICH IS WHAT I'M A PART OF. SECOND BEING AEROSPACE EDUCATION AND THIRD BEING EMERGENCY SERVICES. MY PRIMARY GOAL TO BE HERE IS TOWARDS EMERGENCY SERVICES. WE PROVIDE 90% OF EMERGENCY SERVICES THAT ARE DIRECTED BY THE AIR FORCE TO THIS ENTIRE NATION. AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE ARE ONE OF WHAT WE LIKE TO CALL THE NATION'S BEST KEPT SECRETS WHEN WE DON'T WANT TO BE. SO MY PURPOSE HERE IS TO INTRODUCE OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES PROGRAM TO YOU, SO THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO CALL ON US WHEN THE PROSPEROUS CITY NEEDS OUR HELP. WE HAVE AIRCREWS AND GROUND TEAMS CONSISTED OF OUR MEMBERS THAT ARE HIGHLY TRAINED AND QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN SEARCH AND RESCUE AND DISASTER RELIEF AND SO MANY OTHER TOPICS THAT COVER WITH THAT. I HAVE PAMPHLETS. MAYOR, IF I MAY HAND THOSE TO YOU AT THIS POINT. UNFORTUNATELY, I ONLY HAVE FOUR FOLDERS IN THERE, BUT WE DO HAVE MORE AVAILABLE THAT WE CAN BRING. AND I MAKE A KIND REQUEST FOR ANOTHER HEARING DURING THE NEXT MEETING, SO THAT WE MAY OFFICIALLY GET ON THE AGENDA AND DISCUSS OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES PLAN FURTHER. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS CADET SECOND LIEUTENANT PAUL SMITHSON. I'M FROM 938 SCOTIA DRIVE. I'M IN ALLEN, TEXAS. I'M HERE. OKAY. SO BASICALLY I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY STORY THROUGH THE CIVIL AIR PATROL AND HOW IT'S HELPED ME IN THIS PROGRAM. SO AGAIN, SIMILAR TO BOSTON STORY, I STARTED AS A SHY KID. THROUGHOUT THIS PROGRAM, I GOT FORCED IN BY MY FATHER. IT WAS A REALLY TOUGH TIME FOR ME. BUT THEN AFTER THE FIRST COUPLE EVENTS LIKE ENCAMPMENT, WHICH IS LIKE THIS MINI BOOT CAMP FOR CADETS, THEN NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER TRAINING SCHOOL, ALL THESE THINGS REALLY EMPOWERED ME TO GROW INTO THE LEADER I AM TODAY. AND OVERALL, THIS PROGRAM HAS REALLY HELPED ME TO ACHIEVE SOME OF THE GOALS THAT I HAVE WANTED TO GO THROUGH IN LIFE. FOR EXAMPLE, I WANT TO GO THROUGH MEDICINE ON A PRE-MED TRACK FOR COLLEGE. I'M CURRENTLY A JUNIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL, SO ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE PROVIDE, ESPECIALLY IN OUR CADET PROGRAMS, IS SOMETHING CALLED MEDICAL ORIENTATION TRAINING SCHOOL, WHICH HAS ALLOWED ME TO OBTAIN MY EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDER TRAINING LICENSE NATIONALLY AND REALLY HAS GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW INTO THESE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS THAT I AM TODAY. SO IF YOU SEE ALL THESE CADETS BEHIND ME, WE ARE PART OF THIS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE. AS YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD, CAPTAIN REED IS TALKING ABOUT BEFORE. BASICALLY WHAT WE DO AS A COMMITTEE, OUR MAIN GOALS IS TO INSTRUCT AND TRAIN CADETS TO BECOME BETTER CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES, TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW CIVICS WORKS, HOW, FOR EXAMPLE, COMING TO THESE TOWN HALLS, CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS TO LEARN ABOUT HOW OUR GOVERNMENT WORKS, AND THEN ALSO ALLOW US, AS A SQUADRON TO PROVIDE HELP THROUGH OUR CITIES AND TEXAS STATE. SO ONE OF THOSE BEING AS CADETS TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES, WE ALSO PROVIDE FREE AEROSPACE EDUCATION TO DISTRICTS AROUND OUR CITY AS WELL, NOT JUST TO OUR CADETS, BUT ALSO TO KIDS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. OKAY, SO A LOT OF WHAT WE DO AS A CIVIC ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE IS NOT JUST TO TEACH WHAT WE CIVICS TO OUR CADETS, BUT ALSO TO PROVIDE OUTREACH TO THE CITIES AND GOVERNMENT AROUND US. SO. OUR NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT FORM IS DOUG CHARLES. DOUG HAS INDICATED HE WILL NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE, SO I WILL GO TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. NEXT SPEAKER IS MR. MIKE BENNETT. GOOD EVENING, GENTLEMEN. MIKE BENNETT, MY ADDRESS IS PUBLIC RECORD. SO. GET YOUR FINGER ON THE BUTTON. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SPEAKING ABOUT. SO WE'RE CELEBRATING THE 250 YEAR ON AMERICA. RIGHT. SO PART OF THAT'S THE FIRST AMENDMENT. AND NORMALLY I WOULDN'T HAVE [00:30:03] SCHEDULED ANYTHING SPEAK ON THIS. BUT WHEN I GET AN EMAIL STATING WHAT I CAN AND CANNOT SAY AT A PUBLIC MEETING, THAT'S VIOLATION OF FIRST AMENDMENT. RIGHT. MY LAWYER EMAILED LEFT YOU A MESSAGE. SO LET'S GET THIS RESOLVED, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK YOU CAN VIOLATE THE FIRST AMENDMENT ON ANY COMMENTS. SO THIS IS WHAT I'M STATING HERE. NOW, IF YOU GOT ANY OBJECTION TO THAT, INSTEAD OF THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT, MY THOUGHT WAS SHOULD HAVE BEEN MY THOUGHT WOULD HAVE BEEN, HEY, MIKE, YOU MIGHT HAVE A VALID POINT HERE. LET ME LOOK INTO IT. NOT JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT BECAUSE THERE'S TOWNS ALL ACROSS AMERICA LOSING THIS LAWSUIT LEFT AND RIGHT, AND THAT'S COST TAXPAYERS MONEY. WE DON'T WANT TO PROSPER, DOES NOT WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN ONE OF THESE LAWSUITS. THAT'S MY SUGGESTION. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON CITIZEN'S COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE TO OUR NEXT [18. Conduct a Public Hearing and consider and act upon a request for a Specific Use Permit for an Accessory Building/Guest House on Whispering Farms, Phase 2, Block G, Lot 9, on 5.1± acres, located on the south side of Whispering Way and 530± feet west of Parkview Lane. (ZONE-26-0001) (DH) ] ITEM. AND THAT IS GOING TO BE 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 OPENED. OUR FIRST AGENDA ITEM IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 18. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN ACT UPON A REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AN ACCESSORY BUILDING SLASH GUEST HOUSE ON WHISPERING FARMS PHASE TWO, BLOCK G, LOT NINE ON APPROXIMATELY 5.1 ACRES. LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WHISPERING WAY, APPROXIMATELY 530FT WEST OF PARKVIEW LANE. MR. HOOVER. THANK YOU. MAYOR. COUNCIL. AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR ACCESSORY BUILDING. GUEST HOUSE. THIS IS IN PD FIVE, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR OLDER PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS, WHISPERING FARMS. THE USE IS ACTUALLY ALLOWED SPECIFICALLY BY RIGHT IN THE PD. AND THE REASON IT REQUIRES THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IS WE HAVE SECONDARY AND TERTIARY REGULATIONS THAT SOMETIMES APPLY OUTSIDE OF THE PD REQUIREMENTS. ONE OF THOSE IS THE ACCESSORY BUILDING IS LARGER THAN 4000FT■!S. IT NEEDS THE SUV. THIS IS THE THE LOCATION WHERE THE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS. YOU CAN SEE IT'S GOT THE EXISTING HOUSE SURROUNDED BY BY LOW DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL WITH THE POND THAT'S THERE. THE BUILDING TO THE RIGHT OF YOUR SCREENS, THE EXISTING HOUSE, THE BUILDING TO THE LEFT. THE LIGHTER PORTION IN THE CENTER IS WHAT'S IN EXISTENCE. THE OTHER TWO PIECES ARE WHAT'S BEING BUILT. THIS IS WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE FROM ELEVATIONS. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, THE THESE ARE THE CRITERIA THAT ARE INVOLVED. THERE ARE FOUR ISSUES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE REVIEWED AS A REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT COMES IN. I'LL JUST SUFFICE IT TO SAY, ALL OF THE BOXES ARE CHECKED AND IT'S FINE. ALSO HAVE A LETTER FROM THE HOA WHICH IS IN YOUR PACKET. IT'S NOT ON THE SLIDE APPROVING THE CONSTRUCTION. SO IT WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS. WE HAD ONE NOTICE THAT WAS SENT IN FROM THE MAILOUTS THAT WE DID, AND IT WAS WAS WRITTEN KIND OF FUNNY. IT WAS WAS WRITTEN THAT THE PERSON WAS NOT IN OPPOSITION AS OPPOSED TO SAYING OPPOSITE, I MEAN, IN FAVOR OF IT. BUT AT ANY RATE, THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS. WENT TO PLANNING COMMISSION AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL. FIVE NOTHING. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. OTHERWISE, QUESTION FOR STAFF. OKAY THEN THIS IS ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING. SO THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I DO WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT THE. IN THE PACKAGE. THERE WAS A LETTER FROM THE ACC FOR THE HOA. YES. CLARIFIED. YES, SIR. I'M SORRY. SO THAT IS YEAH. THE ACC ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL COMMITTEE FOR THE FOR THE HOA FOR THE HOA HAS APPROVED IT. SO CORRECT. IS THERE ANYONE MORE DISCUSSION OR EMOTION. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 18 MOTION FROM AND JEFF HODGES. THANK YOU. BOTH OF YOU. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. [19. Consider and act upon adopting the revised Strategic Visioning Priorities of the Prosper Town Council. (MC)] [00:35:02] THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 19 IS TO CONSIDER AN ACT UPON ADOPTING THE STRATEGIC REVISED STRATEGIC PRIORITIES OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER TOWN COUNCIL. I BELIEVE WE JUST HAVE A SLIDE FOR THIS ONE FOR EVERYONE TO COMMENT ON. WE HAVE DONE SOME MINOR UPDATES TO IT. MARIO, DID YOU WANT TO TALK TO IT AT ALL? YES, SIR. JUST REAL QUICK, JUST A FEW COMMENTS. IT AS YOU MENTIONED, SOME REVISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE AGAIN, JUST AS A JUST FOR THE FOR THE PUBLIC. BACK IN LATE JANUARY, THE COUNCIL MET WITH THE FACILITATOR TO TO REVIEW OUR FIVE THE COUNCIL'S FIVE EXISTING STRATEGIC PRIORITIES. WHEN IT WAS ALL COMPLETED, THE COUNCIL MAINTAINED THOSE FIVE PRIORITIES. YOU DID MODIFY THE LANGUAGE TO TO BE MORE ACTION ORIENTED. AND SO THOSE ARE THOSE REVISIONS THAT YOU HAVE ON THE SCREEN AND AT YOUR PLACE THERE. AND THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE BASICALLY WILL BE WORKING FULL. EXCUSE ME. THOSE ARE THE ITEMS THAT STAFF WILL BE WORKING TOWARDS IF YOU ALL ADOPT THOSE ITEMS TODAY. AND SO THIS INCLUDES BUDGET DEVELOPMENT, OUR SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL. ALL OF THIS WILL BE REFLECTED UNDER THESE FIVE STRATEGIES. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MAYOR THANK YOU. SO THIS DOCUMENT ALONG WITH THE BUDGET. AND THEN THE RESULT OF THAT IS THE AQUIFER THAT WE SAW TONIGHT. THIS IS THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE FOR EVERYTHING THAT THIS COUNCIL DOES. WE HAVE SPENT A FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME REVIEWING THAT, MODIFYING IT TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT IT IS A CLEAR PICTURE OF WHAT OUR EXPECTATIONS ARE MOVING FORWARD FOR THE NEXT, NOT JUST THE NEXT YEAR, BUT FOR THE FORESEEABLE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WHILE THERE IS, THESE ARE RED TOP DOWN, THEY ARE NOT IN ORDER OF PRIORITY. THEY ARE ALL EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO EACH OF US, I BELIEVE, AND TO THE PUBLIC. THIS IS WHAT YOU SHOULD EXPECT THE COUNCIL BE TO BE DELIVERING FOR YOU. IN EVERY PROJECT THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE INFRASTRUCTURE BEING DELIVERED QUICKER TO INCLUDE ROADS, PARKS, EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN UNDERNEATH OUR BUDGET, THE DEVELOPMENT OF DOWNTOWN, PROSPER, CONTINUING TO BE A STRATEGIC ITEM. YOU'VE SEEN A LOT OF CHANGES DOWN THERE ALREADY. YOU WILL ALSO SEE THAT OUR COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS THAT WE JUST FINISHED OUR OVERLAY DISTRICT FOR THE TOLLWAY, AS WE PREPARE FOR THAT, AND THEN GROWING AND DIVERSIFYING THE TAX BASE. IF YOU READ THE FINE PRINT OVER ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, WE ACTUALLY DIRECT OUR EDC TO WORK ON THAT SPECIFICALLY SO THAT WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THEM TO HELP DIVERSIFY OUR TAX BASE ACROSS THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THE OTHER IS THAT THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE HERE. THIS IS DELIVERING EXCELLENT MUNICIPAL SERVICES TO ALL PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY, NOT JUST A SINGLE AREA, BOTH THE EAST SIDE, THE WEST SIDE, THE DOWNTOWN. THIS IS ACROSS EVERYONE IN THE IN THE COMMUNITY. SO I BELIEVE THAT THE COUNCIL HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB OF ALIGNING ON THESE THINGS, AND I LEAVE TO MY TEAMMATES. NOW IF THEY'D LIKE TO HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON OUR PRIORITIES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALRIGHT. AND WE DO NEED A MOTION TO ADOPT THESE AS OUR STRATEGIC VISIONING PRIORITIES. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE TOWN COUNCIL STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AS PRESENTED. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM BARTLEY. ALL [20. Receive an update regarding the Fire Department's 48/96 schedule. (SB) ] IN FAVOR? THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, NOW WE OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 20 TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE REGARDING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S 4896 SCHEDULE WITH THROUGH CHIEF BLASINGAME. WELCOME, CHIEF. THANK YOU SIR. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. TOWN COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE BEFORE YOU TODAY TO PROVIDE THIS TWO YEAR REVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT'S 4896 SCHEDULE. LET ME GO TO THIS SLIDE HERE. THE 4896 SCHEDULE MEANS FIREFIGHTERS WORK 48 CONSECUTIVE HOURS ON DUTY, FOLLOWED BY 96 HOURS OFF DUTY. THIS SCHEDULE SUPPORTS FIREFIGHTER HEALTH, SAFETY, AND OVERALL WELLNESS, WHICH ULTIMATELY BENEFITS THE ENTIRE TOWN OF PROSPER. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT BOTH SCHEDULES RESULT IN THE SAME TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED BY FIREFIGHTERS. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS HOW THOSE HOURS ARE STRUCTURED. RESEARCH AND EXPERIENCE FROM DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY SHOW THAT THE 4896 SCHEDULE CAN IMPROVE SLEEP AND RECOVERY TIME, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, ALERTNESS AND READINESS WHILE ON DUTY BY ALLOWING FIREFIGHTERS MORE TIME TO REST AND RECOVER BETWEEN SHIFTS, THEY RETURN TO DUTY BETTER PREPARED, MORE FOCUSED, AND READY TO SERVE WHEN OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS US MOST. I'D LIKE TO BEGIN WITH JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THIS ALTERNATE WORK SCHEDULE. IT STARTED IN AUGUST OF 2023. WE SURVEYED ALL THE FIREFIGHTERS TO DETERMINE THEIR LEVEL OF SUPPORT FOR THE 4896 SCHEDULE. AT THAT TIME, WE HAD 94% THAT WERE IN FAVOR OF [00:40:03] MAKING THE CHANGE. THE ONE OF THE HOLDOUTS THAT WE HAD WAS ACTUALLY AN AMAZING FIREFIGHTER WHO'S NO LONGER WITH US. WE LOST HIM TO ANOTHER DEPARTMENT, BUT HE HAD A YOUNG SON THAT HAD DOWN SYNDROME, AND HE WAS WORRIED ABOUT BEING AWAY FROM THE HOUSE FOR 48 HOURS. HOW THAT WOULD AFFECT HIS FAMILY, WHICH IS TOTALLY UNDERSTANDABLE. THE THE SCHEDULE WAS OFFICIALLY IMPLEMENTED ON JANUARY 6TH, 2024. FIRST, WE BROUGHT YOU AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY IN NOVEMBER 23RD, WHICH YOU APPROVED US TO DO THAT. SO WE STARTED ON JANUARY 6TH OF 24, WHICH ALSO HAPPENED TO BE THE SAME DAY THAT MCKINNEY FIRE DEPARTMENT IMPLEMENTED THEIR 4896 SCHEDULE AS WELL. WE THEN PROVIDED AN UPDATE TO THE TOWN COUNCIL IN FEBRUARY OF 25, ALONG WITH THE RECOMMENDATION TO CONTINUE THE SCHEDULE, WHICH YOU APPROVED. LAST MONTH. WE SURVEYED THE FIREFIGHTERS AGAIN, AS SHOWN ON THE SLIDE, 100% ASKED TO KEEP THE SCHEDULE, 100% REPORTED FEELING MORE RESTED, AND 95% SAID THEY NOTICED IMPROVED TEAMWORK AND MORALE. SAFETY AND INCIDENT REPORTING. SO ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WAYS WE EVALUATE THIS SCHEDULE IS BY REVIEWING THE SAFETY AND INCIDENT REPORTING THAT WE'VE HAD. SO OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE HAD TWO REPORTABLE VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. ONE WAS A MINOR ACCIDENT IN APRIL, WHEN THE TIP OF OUR QUINT LADDER STRUCK A TREE LIMB AND SUSTAINED SOME DAMAGE. THE OTHER ONE WAS AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH OUR DRIVER WAS NOT AT FAULT. HE WAS ACTUALLY ON HIS WAY TO COLLIN COLLEGE WITH A GROUP OF FIREFIGHTERS, AND IN ONE OF OUR RESERVE ENGINES, AND ON THE WAY TO THE TRAINING SITE, AN ONCOMING VEHICLE CROSSED TOO FAR INTO THE PAVED LANE. OUR DRIVER SWERVED TO AVOID A HEAD ON COLLISION AND STRUCK A TREE THAT WAS LOCATED ONLY A FEW FEET FROM THE ROADWAY, AND WHEN I SAY A FEW FEET FROM THE ROADWAY, IT WAS LESS THAN 24IN FROM THE ROADWAY. YES, SIR. NONE. ZERO, SIR. ABSOLUTELY NONE. BUT I WILL SAY THAT THE THERE'S THE SILVER LINING WAS NO ONE WAS HURT. BUT I WILL SAY LATER THAT AFTERNOON, AFTER ABOUT 1:00, THAT TREE HAD BEEN CUT DOWN BY THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. AND EVEN WHEN WE WERE THERE, THE POLICE OFFICER THAT SHOWED UP ADVISED US. HE SAID, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE HIT THAT TREE. AND IT WAS OBVIOUS WE COUNTED AT LEAST A HALF A DOZEN MIRRORS ON THE SIDE OF THE DOES. NOT A JOKE. AND AND SEVERAL PIECES OF PVC THAT GOT KNOCKED OFF OF THE TRUCK, ALONG WITH ALL KINDS OF OTHER DEBRIS THAT A DEBRIS FIELD THAT WAS DOWN THERE WITHIN THE WEEK. THEY CLOSED THAT ROADWAY OFF TO START A FOUR LANE DIVIDED ROADWAY THROUGH THAT, THAT SMALL ABOUT QUARTER MILE STRETCH. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS A WEEK TOO LATE. BUT HOWEVER, WE DID GET NOTIFIED BY AN OFF DUTY ALLEN FIREFIGHTER THAT WAS ON HIS WAY HOME THAT ADVISED HAD OUR DRIVER NOT SWERVED OUT OF THE ROAD, HE WOULD HAVE HIT THE THE WE BELIEVE A LADY THAT WAS IN A CHEVROLET TAHOE AND HE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE HIT IT HEAD ON. AND NO DOUBT IF WE WOULD HAVE HIT THAT TAHOE, THAT WE WOULD BE TALKING ABOUT A DIFFERENT INCIDENT. AND SO, UNFORTUNATELY, NO ONE, NOTHING. BUT THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED AND NO ONE ELSE WAS HURT. SO. SO THAT WAS THAT WAS GOOD. WE ALSO LOOKED AT WHEN THESE ACCIDENTS OCCURRED AND WHETHER IT OCCURRED DURING THE FIRST 24 HOURS OF THE FRONT HALF, OR WHETHER THEY OCCURRED ON THE SECOND 24 HOURS, WHICH WE REFER TO AS THE BACK HALF OF THE SHIFT. THE MINOR ACCIDENT OCCURRED WITH AN OFF DUTY CREW, WHILE THE ACCIDENT NEAR THE THREE R'S RANCH ON THE TREE OCCURRED IN THE EVENING ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE TOUR. IT'S OUR BELIEF THE SCHEDULE PLAYED NO PART IN THESE INCIDENTS. ANOTHER MEASURE WE REVIEW IN EVALUATING THE SCHEDULE IS MEDICATION ERRORS. IN 2025, WE HAD TWO WATER RATED AS MINOR MEDICATION ERRORS. IT'S NOT UNCOMMON TO SEE A SMALL NUMBER OF THESE INCIDENTS EACH YEAR, GIVEN THE VOLUME OF MEDICATIONS ADMINISTERED ON A DAILY BASIS. THAT SAID, ONE ERROR IS TOO MANY IN OUR DEPARTMENT AND WE TAKE EACH ONE VERY SERIOUSLY. I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT THESE ERRORS OCCUR MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY IN MANY OF THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS, BUT IN BOTH OF OUR INCIDENTS, THE ERRORS WERE MINOR IN NATURE AND THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT. OUR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, ALONG WITH OUR MEDICAL DIRECTOR, REVIEWED BOTH THE INCIDENTS AND FOUND NO CORRELATION BETWEEN THE ERRORS AND THE 4896 SCHEDULE. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED LAST JANUARY ON DAY TWO OF THE TOUR, BUT THE PARAMEDIC HAD NO OVERNIGHT [00:45:01] CALLS AND WAS WELL RESTED. THE SECOND OCCURRED ON THE FRONT HALF OF THE TOUR, AND INVOLVED A DIFFERENT MEDICATION DOSE THAN WHAT OUR CURRENT PROTOCOL OUTLINED. IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR OUR PROTOCOLS TO CHANGE A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR, AND THE DOSES CAN BE DIFFERENT. SO AGAIN, THERE WAS ZERO HARM TO EITHER PATIENT, BUT WE USE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK SIDE BY SIDE WITH OUR PERSONNEL TO PREVENT FUTURE OCCURRENCES. LASTLY, WE LOOK AT WORKER'S COMPENSATION CLAIMS. THIS IS AN AREA THAT CAN FLUCTUATE FROM YEAR TO YEAR. IN 2025, WE HAD A TOTAL OF SIX WORK RELATED INJURIES THAT CAUSED MEMBERS TO MISS TIME FROM WORK. AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, ONE FIREFIGHTER SUSTAINED A SIGNIFICANT KNEE AND LEG INJURY WHILE FIGHTING A FIRE DURING A CONSTRUCTION AT RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL. THIS LAST, I BELIEVE IT WAS LAST MAY, HE RETURNED. EXCUSE ME. IT WAS LAST MARCH. HE RETURNED TO WORK IN NOVEMBER AFTER BEING CLEARED FOR FULL DUTY BY HIS PHYSICIAN. HOWEVER, A FEW WEEKS LATER HE WAS SENT HOME FROM LIVE FIRE TRAINING AFTER BEING UNABLE TO CONTINUE BECAUSE OF SEVERE KNEE PAIN. HE STILL WORKING WITH HIS PHYSICIANS AND HOPES TO RETURN WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS TO FULL DUTY OTHER INJURIES THAT WE HAD. WE INCLUDED A FOOT INJURY, A HAMSTRING INJURY. BOTH OF THOSE HAPPENED DURING PHYSICAL FITNESS ACTIVITIES, A TORN CALF MUSCLE THAT HAPPENED DURING A FIRE TRAINING, AND A BACK INJURY THAT OCCURRED WHEN ONE OF OUR PARAMEDICS WAS LIFTING A PATIENT ON THE COT ON AN EMS CALL THAT REQUIRED HIM TO GO TO PHYSICAL THERAPY, AND THEN LAST, A SHOULDER INJURY THAT WORSENED OVER TIME, WHICH THEN EVENTUALLY ENDED UP NEEDING SURGERY. ALL OF THOSE, EXCEPT FOR THE ONE, ARE BACK TO WORK. IN EACH OF THESE CASES, WE FOUND NO INDICATION THAT THE 4896 SCHEDULE CONTRIBUTED TO THE INJURY. UNFORTUNATELY, IN OUR LINE OF WORK, THESE TYPE OF INJURIES CAN BE DIFFICULT TO PREVENT. WE REVIEWED EACH INCIDENT CLOSELY AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE THAT THE SCHEDULE CHANGE PLAYED A ROLE. HALF OF THE INJURIES OCCURRED ON THE FRONT HALF OF THE SHIFT, AND THOSE THAT OCCURRED ON THE BACK HALF HAPPENED DURING PHYSICAL FITNESS OR TRAINING. IN ALL CASES, WE FOUND NO EVIDENCE THAT THE INJURED MEMBERS WERE LACKING REST DUE AS A RESULT OF THE HIGH CALL VOLUME OR OTHER FACTORS. COMPARABLE METRICS. THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE RANGE OF TIME OFF. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT IN FISCAL YEAR 23, WE HIRED PERSONNEL FOR THE OPENING OF CENTRAL STATION, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR THE LARGEST INCREASE REFLECTED IN THE METRICS SHOWN HERE. MOST CATEGORIES ARE COMPARABLE TO THE PRIOR YEAR, WITH EXCEPTION OF WORKER'S COMPENSATION AND OVERTIME. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE FIREFIGHTER THAT WE SPOKE OF A MINUTE AGO THAT FROM THE RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL FIRE ALONE ACCOUNTED FOR 2845 HOURS THAT HAD TO BE BACKFILLED IN 2025 ALONE BECAUSE HE WORKED LIGHT DUTY FOR MUCH OF THE YEAR, AND NOT ALL OF THESE HOURS APPEAR UNDER WORKER'S COMPENSATION. BUT THEY HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON OUR OVERTIME. IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT OUR DEPARTMENT OPERATES DIFFERENTLY WHEN IT COMES TO VACATION HOLIDAY LEAVE THAN MOST OF THE DEPARTMENTS IN THE TOWN. WE ALLOW THREE PERSONNEL OFF PER DAY FOR VACATION OR HOLIDAY, BUT IT'S ALMOST EVERY DAY THAT WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE OFF, SO ONCE THOSE THREE SCHEDULE SPOTS ARE FILLED, IF ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IS OUT SICK, INJURED OR WORKER'S COMPENSATION OTHER OR OTHERWISE UNAVAILABLE, WE MUST FILL THAT POSITION WITH OVERTIME. UNLIKE ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING MY OWN ADMINISTRATION, WE'RE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM STAFFING EVERY DAY. RIGHT NOW, THAT MEANS THAT 23 PERSONNEL PER DAY ARE NEEDED TO STAFF OUR ENGINES, TRUCKS, AND OUR AMBULANCES. WITH THE OPENING STATION FOR THAT, MINIMUM STAFFING WILL INCREASE TO 26. WHEN ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ARE OUT, THE WORK MAY BE DELAYED OR REDISTRIBUTED AMONGST US THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THAT SAME CAPABILITY OF DOING IT. ON THE FIRE OPERATION SIDE, THEY HAVE TO STAFF THE ENGINES AND THE AMBULANCES. TRAINING HOURS. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS WAS OUR BEST YEAR YET IN TERMS OF TRAINING HOURS. OUR CREWS COMPLETE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF TRAINING TO ENSURE THEY PROVIDE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SERVICE POSSIBLE. WHEN SOMEONE IN OUR COMMUNITY CALLS 911, IF WE'RE NOT ON CALLS, THEY WILL TELL YOU THAT EVERY DAY IS A TRAINING DAY THAT INCLUDES THE WEEKENDS. AND SO IN ADDITION TO ANY SCHEDULED TRAINING, OUR CREWS CONSTANTLY DO THEIR OWN TRAINING THAT THAT'S INITIATED BY BY THE CREW MEMBERS FROM STATION TO STATION. SO THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE LOCAL CITIES AND TOWNS THAT CURRENTLY ARE WORKING IN 4896 SCHEDULE HERE IN THE AREA. AT THE TIME WE IMPLEMENTED THE SCHEDULE, WE ONLY HAD FOUR OF OUR COMPARISON CITIES THAT WERE USING IT. TODAY, THAT NUMBER HAS GROWN TO SEVEN OF OF THE NINE. WE ALSO KNOW THERE ARE MANY OTHER [00:50:02] DEPARTMENTS NOT LISTED HERE THAT ARE WORKING THIS SCHEDULE, WITH MORE AGENCIES MOVING TO IT ALMOST DAILY. SO IN CLOSING, OUR STAFF RECOMMENDS NO CHANGES TO THE 4896 SCHEDULE. WE THINK THAT IT'S IT WITH THE MANY DEPARTMENTS WE'RE THAT'S THE MAJORITY OF THE DEPARTMENTS AROUND NOW HAVE MOVED TO THE SCHEDULE. AND WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT VIRTUALLY ANY OF THEM ARE PLANNING TO TO GO BACK. THAT IS THE NORM. AND THE NUMBER ONE QUESTION WE GET WHEN SOMEONE CALLS TO WHEN WE'RE RECRUITING IS WHAT SCHEDULE ARE YOU GUYS ON? SO IT'S IT'S REALLY HARD IF YOU'RE ON THE 2448 SCHEDULE ANYMORE. SO THAT'S WHY IT'S SO MANY HAVE SWITCHED AT THIS POINT TO THE 4896. AND WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. SO CHIEF, I BELIEVE WE HAVE ASKED FOR THIS PRESENTATION BASED ON THE ORIGINAL IMPLEMENTATION. IS IT YOUR RECOMMENDATION THAT WE CONTINUE TO REVISIT THE PROGRAM OR ADOPT IT IN FULL? NO, SIR. I BELIEVE THAT ADOPTING IT IN FULL, I JUST CAN'T SEE THAT ANY NEED. AND I ADMITTED, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST YEAR WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO YOU GUYS, I WAS NO DIFFERENT. I, I WAS SKEPTICAL BEFORE I APPROVED IT AND BEFORE I EVEN BROUGHT THIS TO THE TOWN MANAGER TO MR. CANNIZZARO, I VISITED WITH SEVERAL CHIEFS THAT HAD ALREADY IMPLEMENTED IT, AND I NEEDED TO HEAR FROM THEM HOW IT WENT FOR THEM. AND THEY ALL SAID, IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL. THERE'S NOTHING WE WOULDN'T GO BACK IF FOR ANYTHING. AND AGAIN, IT MY BIGGEST FEAR IF SOMETHING IF WE WERE EVER MADE TO GO BACK, I'M AFRAID WE WOULD LOSE A LARGE NUMBER OF OUR EMPLOYEE BASE, WHICH WE DON'T WANT TO DO. AND WE'RE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE SOME, SOME GREAT EMPLOYEES THAT WORK FOR US. I WILL NOTE IT'S PROBABLY REALLY HARD TO GET 100% OF ALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO AGREE ON SOMETHING, SO CONGRATULATIONS THAT THAT THAT'S AN UNDERSTATEMENT. AND TO HAVE THEM DO THAT AND EVEN EVEN THE SECOND TIME WHEN WE WHEN WE AFTER SIX MONTHS, WE WENT BACK OUT TO EVERYONE AND ASKED THEM WHO WANTED TO KEEP IT AT THAT POINT JUST TO KIND OF GAUGE THE, YOU KNOW, HOW THEY FELT ABOUT IT. AND AT THAT POINT, EVEN THE PERSON THAT HAD THE THE SON WITH DOWN SYNDROME CHOSE TO KEEP IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR [21. Discuss and consider Town Council Subcommittee reports. (DFB) ] CHIEF? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 21 IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER TOWN COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS. I'M GOING TO START WITH THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND ROBIN BATTLE. YES, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANTED TO TAKE JUST A FEW MOMENTS TO UPDATE THE COUNCIL ON SOME CONVERSATIONS THAT THE CC AND THE TOWN STAFF HAVE HAD IN PREPARING TO CELEBRATE AMERICA. 250 SO WE'VE MADE SOME PROGRESS ON THAT, AND TONIGHT WE'VE GOT SOME PLANS TO SHARE WITH YOU. I APOLOGIZE THIS WASN'T IN YOUR SLIDE DECK LAST NIGHT, BUT WE'VE PULLED THIS TOGETHER RATHER QUICKLY. SO I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED AND TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK. THE CC MET ON MARCH THE 4TH TO. AND ONE OF THEIR PRIMARY AGENDA ITEMS WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW TO CELEBRATE AMERICA 250 AND THEY REALLY DELIVERED. THEY CAME UP WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT IDEAS. THEY DISCUSSED AND DELIBERATED AND CAME TO CONSENSUS ON SEVERAL OF THEM. AND THAT'S WHAT I'LL BE PRESENTING WITH YOU TONIGHT. THE STAFF IS ALSO HAD MEETINGS. STAFF FROM MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS HAVE MET TO DISCUSS HOW WE CAN INTEGRATE AMERICA. 250 IN SOME OF OUR OTHER TOWN PROGRAMS, EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES. SO TONIGHT I'D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH A SUMMARY OF OUR COMBINED RECOMMENDATIONS THUS FAR. THE FIRST ONE WE'VE ALREADY SEEN WAS OUR PRESENTATION OF THE HOMETOWN HEROES PROGRAM. THIS ONE WE WE KICKED OFF TONIGHT AND IT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH JULY. THE PLAN IS FOR THE FIRST COUNCIL MEETING OF THE MONTH TO HONOR ONE OR MORE LOCAL PROSPER VETERANS. AT THAT MEETING, WE WILL PRESENT THEM WITH CERTIFICATES AND A FLAG FROM THE ROTARY CLUB, A CHALLENGE COIN, AND THEN ALSO PUT A SPECIAL DISPLAY IN THE DISPLAY CABINETS IN TOWN HALL. AND MAYOR YOURS AND MR. PERRY'S WILL BE POSTED TOMORROW, SO WE'LL WORK ON THAT. THE ROTARY IS ALSO PLANNING ON HAVING SOME COMMEMORATIVE BRICKS CREATED TO BE PLACED AT THE VETERANS MEMORIAL FOR THESE AMERICA 250 HOMETOWN HEROES. THIS WAS A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN THE TOWN COUNCIL, THE PROSPER HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND THE PROSPER ROTARY CLUB. BUT I DO WANT TO GIVE SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO CAMERON REEVES. THIS WAS HIS BRAINCHILD AND HE REALLY PULLED EVERYONE TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. AND HE WAS VERY, VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT HE COULD NOT BE HERE FOR THE FIRST TWO [00:55:02] PRESENTATIONS. SO WE WE MISS HIM, BUT HE'S HE'S MORE THAN LIKELY WATCHING OR HE OR HE'LL WATCH AT SOME POINT. HE IS. SO YOU CAN WE DO HAVE AN ONLINE FORM. WE ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC TO NOMINATE THEIR HOMETOWN HEROES. SO A VETERAN MAY NOMINATE THEMSELVES OR A FAMILY OR FRIEND MAY NOMINATE. WE HAVE AN ONLINE FORM WHERE YOU CAN SUBMIT THAT NOMINATION ON THE TOWN WEBSITE AT PROSPER GOV. HOMETOWN HEROES. NEXT ARE SOME ONGOING CELEBRATIONS THAT WE'D LIKE TO PROPOSE. WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS ESSENTIALLY 40 DAYS OF CELEBRATION, AND THIS IS THE TIME PERIOD COMPRISED FROM MEMORIAL DAY TO THE 4TH OF JULY. SO THAT'S REALLY WHEN THE MAJORITY OF THE ACTIVITIES WILL TAKE PLACE. BUT THERE ARE SOME THAT WILL START EARLIER. FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE DEVELOPED A PROSPER, UNIQUE AMERICA 250 LOGO THAT WILL BE USED ON ALL OF OUR MARKETING MATERIALS. YOU SEE THAT ON YOUR SCREEN. OUR OUR IN-HOUSE GRAPHIC DESIGNER DEVELOPED SEVERAL OPTIONS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO THE CDC ON WEDNESDAY, AND THIS IS THE ONE THAT THEY DECIDED ON. SO IF THE COUNCIL CONCURS, WE WILL USE THIS USE THIS LOGO ON OUR MARKETING MATERIALS RELATED TO AMERICA. 250 THE LIBRARY IS ALREADY WORKING AHEAD TO INCORPORATE AMERICA 250 IN THEIR LIBRARY SUMMER PROGRAMS, AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO INCORPORATE IT INTO THE SUMMER VERSION OF THE MAYOR'S FITNESS CHALLENGE. WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE YET, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH THE RECREATION STAFF TO FIND A WAY TO INCORPORATE THAT. AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE'LL BE UPDATING THE TOWN HALL DISPLAY CABINET, THE PROSPER HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL TAKE WILL TAKE THE LEAD ON THAT. BUT WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO ASSIST WITH THAT. IT'S GOING TO BE A COMBINATION OF FILLING THE CABINETS WITH PATRIOTIC ITEMS, INCLUDING OUR HOMETOWN HEROES DISPLAYS, BUT ALSO PUBLIC SAFETY MEMORABILIA, DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT ITEMS FROM THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT THAT THEY'RE COLLECTING THAT WE CAN DISPLAY IN THAT CABINET. AND I'VE ALREADY I'M COLLECTING THOSE IN MY OFFICE RIGHT NOW. AND THERE'S SOME REALLY INTERESTING THINGS THAT THE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS KEPT ON HAND. SO WE'LL BE WORKING ON THAT PROBABLY OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO TO GET THAT CABINET FILLED UP AND LOOKING REALLY GOOD. ONE OF THE SUGGESTIONS WAS TO ADD ADDITIONAL ROTARY FLAGS. WE WE DO SUBSCRIBE TO THE ROTARY FLAG PROGRAM. THEY POST FLAGS AROUND THE GATEWAY MONUMENT ON PRESTON ROAD FOR ALL THE PATRIOTIC HOLIDAYS. WE'RE SUGGESTING ADDING ADDITIONAL FLAGS TO BE POSTED AROUND TOWN HALL AND ALSO AROUND THE VETERANS MEMORIAL TO INSTALL PATRIOTIC BUNTING AT TOWN HALL. FLAGS. RED, WHITE AND BLUE DECORATIONS ON THE BALCONIES OF TOWN HALL DURING THAT PERIOD, AND ALSO REPLACING THE BANNERS IN DOWNTOWN TEMPORARILY WITH AMERICA. 250 BANNERS IN DOWNTOWN ON THE LIGHT AND SIGN POLES, AND FINALLY THE THE CDC CAME UP WITH THAT, THAT IDEA OF 40 DAYS OF SERVICE. AND THIS IS IN A WAY, TO ENCOURAGE VOLUNTEERISM AND DONATING TO OUR LOCAL NONPROFITS, TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO FIND A WAY TO DONATE, TO GIVE BACK SOMETIME DURING THE 40 DAYS OF SERVICE THAT WE'RE WE'RE CELEBRATING AMERICA 250. SO WE WILL ENCOURAGE THAT. BUT IT ALSO GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO USE THE TOWN'S COMMUNICATION CHANNELS TO SPOTLIGHT SOME OF OUR LOCAL NONPROFITS. SO SO WE WILL DO THAT THROUGH THOSE 40 DAYS AS WELL. I WILL SAY, SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, I WAS CONTACTED BY CARRIE ZIMMERMAN WITH PLA. I PROSPER LADIES ASSOCIATION. SHE'S ALSO INVOLVED IN AN ORGANIZATION CALLED JUST SERVE, AND SHE ACTUALLY INQUIRED ON HER OWN WHAT THE WHAT THE TOWN WAS DOING AS FAR AS AMERICA. 250 TO ENCOURAGE VOLUNTEERISM, THE NATIONAL EFFORT HAS ITS OWN VOLUNTEERISM EFFORT CALLED AMERICA SERVES, AND CARRIE HAS GOTTEN INVOLVED IN THAT. AND SO I'LL BE SHARING WITH CARRIE THE IDEA OF THE 40 DAYS OF SERVICE. SO WE'LL WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN JOIN EFFORTS THERE A LITTLE BIT TO DO THAT. AND I DID INVITE CARRIE TO COME AND BE OUR GUEST SPEAKER AT THE NEXT PARTNERS IN FAITH MEETING IN APRIL SO THAT SHE CAN TALK ABOUT JUST SERVE AMERICA GIVES AND SEE IF THERE'S WAYS THAT WE CAN SHARE THAT WITH OUR LOCAL CONGREGATIONS AND FAITH COMMUNITIES TO GET THEM INVOLVED IN THE SERVICE COMPONENT OF AMERICA. 250. CONTINUING ON, THERE ARE SOME EVENTS THAT WE ARE PLANNING. THE FIRST ONE WILL BE, OF [01:00:05] COURSE, OUR ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY ON MAY THE 25TH. WE ARE PLANNING ON. I BELIEVE THE MAYOR IS PLANNING ON ASKING ONE OF OUR HOMETOWN HEROES TO BE OUR GUEST SPEAKER FOR THAT EVENT. MR. PERRY HAS AGREED TO BE A PARTIAL GUEST SPEAKER ALREADY. HE'S GOING TO TAKE HALF OF IT AND HE'S WORKING ON THE SECOND HALF. OKAY, OKAY, GREAT. SO WE'LL DO THAT. AND THE CC WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE SOME SPECIAL AMERICA 250 GIVEAWAYS, HATS, STICKERS, THINGS LIKE THAT AND BE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE THEM TO PARTICIPANTS AT THE MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY AND AT DIFFERENT EVENTS. THE NEW EVENT THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING IS CALLED PAINT PROSPER PROUD, AND WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO THIS ON MAY THE 28TH. AND WHAT THIS WOULD CONSIST OF IS THE THE NATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE PAINTING THE WINDOWS OF THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES IN RED, WHITE AND BLUE, AND PATRIOTIC DECORATIONS AND IMAGES JUST TO TO PROVIDE SOME PATRIOTIC DECORATIONS IN DOWNTOWN. SO WE DO HAVE A CONNECTION ON THE CC WITH THE NATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE. SO SHE FELT LIKE THAT THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD WE COULD GET THEM INVOLVED IN. ANOTHER IDEA WAS TO INSTALL LARGE WOODEN 75078 NUMBERS IN THE IN THE IN THE EMPTY LOT NEXT TO THE DOWNTOWN PLAZA TO TRY TO CREATE A LITTLE BIT OF A PHOTO OP. THEY'D BE PAINTED RED, WHITE AND BLUE. AND IT'S ALSO JUST ANOTHER REASON TO TO BRING PEOPLE DOWNTOWN AND TO TO TAKE PART IN, IN THE AMERICA 250 CELEBRATION, THEY HAD THE IDEA OF PURCHASING SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE T SHIRTS FOR AMERICA 250 AND GIVING THEM TO THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES FOR THEIR WAIT STAFF TO WEAR DURING THE 40 DAYS OF CELEBRATION. SO JUST ANOTHER WAY TO TO CELEBRATE AND AND GENERATE SOME COMMUNITY AROUND AMERICA. 250 AND THEN ALSO TO TIE RED, WHITE AND BLUE RIBBONS AROUND THE TREES, LIGHT POLES AND SIGN POLES IN DOWNTOWN. AND WE CAN WE BELIEVE WE CAN MOBILIZE VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH THAT. ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR? I KNOW I'M PRESENTING YOU WITH A LOT OF INFORMATION. OKAY. AND THEN THE NEXT EVENT WILL BE WHAT WE'RE CALLING STARS, STARS, STRIPES AND PROSPER NIGHTS. AND THIS WOULD TAKE PLACE ON JUNE THE 12TH FROM 6 TO 9 P.M. WE'RE STILL WORKING OUT THE DETAILS ON THIS ONE, BUT THE IDEA IS TO HAVE A CAR SHOW IN DOWNTOWN, AND IF A CAR SHOW IS NOT, IF WE CAN'T SCHEDULE THE CAR SHOW, THAT DOESN'T WORK OUT, MAYBE HAVE SOME LIVE MUSIC ON THE PLAZA. SO THEY'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THE DETAILS ON THAT ONE, BUT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO SOMETHING ON THE NIGHT OF JUNE THE 12TH. THAT'S A FRIDAY NIGHT. THEN, OF COURSE, WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL 4TH OF JULY PARADE THAT THE LIBRARY DOES. THE LIBRARY IS TALKING ABOUT WAYS THAT THEY CAN ENHANCE AND GROW THE PARADE A LITTLE BIT. SO WE'LL BE WORKING ON THAT. AND THEN THE WHOLE AMERICA 50 CELEBRATION WILL CONCLUDE ON JULY THE 2ND WITH PRIDE IN THE SKY AT FRONTIER PARK, WHERE WE WILL GIVE AWAY SOME MORE SWAG, HATS AND STICKERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT SO THAT THIS IS THIS IS THE THE COMMITTEE DID A LOT OF GREAT WORK. THE TOWN STAFF HAS DONE A LOT OF GREAT WORK, AND WE BELIEVE I'VE PUT TOGETHER A VERY PRELIMINARY BUDGET FOR THESE ITEMS, AND I THINK THAT WE CAN DO ALL OF THESE THINGS FOR AROUND 25 TO $30,000. WE'VE NOT IDENTIFIED FUNDING YET FOR THIS, BUT WHAT WHAT I'M ASKING FOR TONIGHT IS YOUR FEEDBACK ON ANY OR ALL OF THESE IDEAS. AND IF YOU CONCUR WITH THEM, WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE SO FAR, THEN WE'LL WORK ON IDENTIFYING THE FUNDING AND MOVING FORWARD WITH THESE RECOMMENDATIONS. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I'LL START WITH OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS IF THEY WANT TO WEIGH IN. SURE. IT WAS A GOOD MEETING. I WILL GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO THE STAFF BECAUSE IT WAS A LITTLE BIT CHAOTIC, WHICH BRAINSTORMING MEETINGS ARE. IT WAS A LARGE GROUP, SO LOTS OF IDEAS AND A LOT OF IDEAS WE DIDN'T IMPLEMENT BECAUSE WE COULDN'T DO EVERYTHING, BUT WE NARROWED IT DOWN. I THINK IT'S BEEN GOOD. I WILL GIVE YOU A LITTLE CONTEXT BEHIND THE HATS. SO WHATEVER QUANTITY WE ORDER AND GIVE AWAY, THAT'S IT. WE'LL NEVER MAKE THEM AGAIN. SO THERE'S 75078 ON THE TOP IN RED, WHITE AND BLUE. AND THEN IT HAS A LOGO, A PTO LOGO ON THE SIDE. SO WE THINK THAT JUST BUILDS COMMUNITY. PEOPLE WEAR THEM. AND IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING FUN TO DO AND GET PEOPLE OUT. REALLY. THE COMMITTEE, THEIR WHOLE GOAL WITH ALL OF THESE EVENTS WAS JUST CREATE COMMUNITY, CREATE SOME EXCITEMENT, CREATE PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO GATHER AND DO SOME FUN THINGS, BUT NOT, YOU [01:05:01] KNOW, NOT NOT SO BIG THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO EXECUTE. SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE HERE. AND IT I THINK IT'S EXCITING. IT'S IT'LL BE SOMETHING FUN TO FOCUS ON. AND FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO BE TOGETHER. OKAY. YEAH. I WASN'T IN ATTENDANCE, BUT I WOULD SAY THIS IS AN AMAZING GROUP AND I'M EXCITED FOR ALL OF THESE EVENTS. I THINK THAT THEY BUILD A GREAT SENSE OF COMMUNITY, AND ANYTIME YOU CAN WRAP EVERYTHING WE DO AROUND 75078, ALL THE BETTER. YEAH. SO YEAH, I, I CHALLENGED OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS NOT LONG AGO TO HELP PARTICIPATE IN THIS. AND THIS IS OVERWHELMING. THIS IS EXACTLY THE TURNOUT, THE EFFORT THAT I WANT TO SEE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE COMMITTEE, TO OUR MEMBERS, TO THE STAFF FOR FOR TAKING IT SERIOUSLY. AND THIS SHOULD BE A LOT OF FUN FOR EVERYBODY. SO THANK YOU. YES, SIR. OKAY. WITH THAT, WE'LL CONTINUE ON THE REST OF THE SUBCOMMITTEES. I'LL TURN TO THE FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE. YOU SAW PARTS OF THE BIGGEST THING OUT OF IT TONIGHT. BUT MARCUS. YEAH, I JUST I THINK THAT WAS THE THE BIGGEST THING THAT CAME OUT OF IT. YOU KNOW, WE DID MEET WITH THE AUDIT INDIVIDUAL TEAM AND COLLECTIVELY THE BYPRODUCT WAS WHAT WE APPROVED TONIGHT. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER OKAY. GOOD CIP SUBCOMMITTEE. WE MET BRIEFLY. A LOT OF IT WAS REGARDING SOME ADDITIONS TO RAYMOND AND FRONTIER PARK. THAT WOULD BE DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOME OF THE SPORTS LEAGUES THAT USE OUR FIELDS. AND THEN WE DISCUSSED. HELP ME, JEFF, I DON'T REMEMBER. I THINK WE GOT AN UPDATE ON THE TRAFFIC. YEAH, THE FUTURE PARK AND THE ABILITY TO DO IT IN PHASES WAS, YOU KNOW, A BENEFIT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT ALL AT ONCE. AND TRYING TO ENHANCE THE THE PASSIVE PART OF IT AS WELL. YEAH, PARTICULARLY. AND THEN. THAT'S I THINK THAT'S IT. HELP ME REMEMBER ANYTHING ELSE. DO YOU REMEMBER ANYTHING. AM I LEAVING SOMETHING OUT? OH, YEAH. SMARTSHEET HAS AN UPDATE AND IT'S CLEANER LOOKING. IT'S GREAT LOOKING. IT PUTS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW, WHICH IS WHEN IS THIS PROJECT GOING TO BE FINISHED AT THE TOP NOW. SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO SCROLL DOWN. AND YEAH, IT'S A GOOD LITTLE TWEAK. AND, AND WE, WE LOVED IT. WE LIKED IT. IT WAS REAL CLEAN. SO THANKS FOR THE STAFF FOR THAT. THANK YOU. AND DOWNTOWN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. MISS CAMERON, I'LL JUST GIVE YOU A QUICK RECAP. WE WE TALKED ABOUT PARKING STRATEGIES. THE THE COMMITTEE WANTS TO DO ANOTHER DEEP DIVE ON PARKING AND LOOK AT NOT JUST SHORT TERM SOLUTIONS, BUT MORE LONG TERM SOLUTIONS. SO WE ARE LOOKING AT BRINGING IN A CONSULTANT TO HELP US LOOK AT THOSE AND REALLY ANALYZE, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE HAVE, WHAT WE NEED. AND THEN THE COMMITTEE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PURSUE AN UPDATE TO THE MASTER PLAN, LOOK AT MORE OF A LONG TERM PLAN AND CONSIDER, YOU KNOW, WHAT WHAT STRATEGIES SHOULD WE EMPLOY GOING FORWARD, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN WAS ADOPTED? SO JUST WANT TO LOOK AT THAT A LITTLE BIT CLOSER. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THAT. OTHER THAN THAT IT WAS JUST PROJECT UPDATES. AS YOU KNOW WE DID AWARD THE BID FOR THE FIRST PHASE OF THE DOWNTOWN MONUMENT STATION. AND WE HAVE OUR PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING SCHEDULED WEEK AFTER NEXT, AND THEN HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THAT MOBILIZED VERY SOON. AND THEN JUST EVENT UPDATES, SPECIFICALLY THE DOWNTOWN BLOCK PARTY. THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. [Possibly direct Town staff to schedule topic(s) for discussion at a future meeting. ] THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CAMERON REEVES IS WELL REPRESENTED TONIGHT EVEN THOUGH HE'S NOT HERE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM IS GOING TO POSSIBLY DIRECT TOWN STAFF TO SCHEDULE TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION OF FUTURE MEETING. ONE OF THE THINGS, MR. TOWN MANAGER, WE DO HAVE AN EVENT COMING THROUGH PROSPER ON SUNDAY. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME ITEMS OUT THERE ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA. THE IRONMAN, LITTLE ELM, DALLAS IRONMAN IS COMING THROUGH. THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF ROADWAY IMPACTS, NOT CLOSURES. THE ROADS ARE GOING TO BE OPEN. WATCH OUR TOWN SOCIAL MEDIA FOR A LOT OF THAT. DO YOU HAVE ANY ANY OTHER THINGS TO PUT OUT FOR PUBLIC? NOT MUCH. MAYOR. WE AS A TOWN. WE AS A TOWN, I CAN'T HELP. I'M COMING ACROSS, BUT WE AS A TOWN ARE ARE MEETING WITH THE LITTLE ELM FOLKS ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER PARTIES THIS WEEK BECAUSE IT IS THE WEEK OF AND JUST LAST FINAL. ANY FINAL LOGISTICS FOR THIS WEEKEND? BUT YES, IT WILL BE AN IMPACT FOR FOR SOME FOLKS ON THE WEST SIDE OF PROSPER. [EXECUTIVE SESSION] CORRECT. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE WITH THINGS TO SCHEDULE FOR A FUTURE MEETING? OKAY. SEEING NONE, THE TOWN COUNCIL WILL NOW RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION IN COMPLIANCE [01:10:01] WITH SECTION 551.001 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE IS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT OF DELIBERATE REGARDING SECTION 551.087 TO DISCUSS THE 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 THE CONSIDER PERSONNEL MATTERS, ALL MATTERS INCIDENT RELATED THERETO. SECTION 551.074 TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER PERSONNEL MATTERS, INCLUDING THE ANNUAL EVALUATION OF TOWN MANAGER AND ALL MATTERS INCIDENT RELATED THERETO. SECTION 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH THE TOWN ATTORNEY REGARDING LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO CHAPTER 791 OF THE TEXAS TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH THE TOWN ATTORNEY REGARDING PENDING OR ANTICIPATED LITIGATION. SECTION 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH THE TOWN ATTORNEY TO DISCUSS LEGAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED W [Reconvene in Regular Session and take any action necessary as a result of the Closed Session.] OUR TIME NOW IS 923 MAYOR PRO TEM BARTLETT, IS THERE ANY ACTION TO TAKE AS A RESULT OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION? NO, I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN, PLEASE. MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.