May 12, 2026 Town Council

[Call to Order/ Roll Call]

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EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE PROSPER TOWN COUNCIL MEETING. TODAY IS TUESDAY, MAY 12TH. IT IS 621. AND THIS MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. CITIZENS AND OTHER VISITORS ATTENDING TOWN COUNCIL MEETING SHALL OBSERVE THE SAME RULES OF PROPRIETY, DECORUM AND GOOD CONDUCT APPLICABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. ANY PERSON MAKING PERSONAL, IMPERTINENT, PROFANE OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS, OR WHO BECOMES BOISTEROUS WHILE ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL OR WHILE ATTENDING THE MEETING, SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE ROOM. IF SO, DIRECTED BY THE MAYOR, PRESIDING OFFICER, AND THAT PERSON SHALL BE BARRED FROM FURTHER AUDIENCE BEFORE THE COUNCIL. DURING THAT SESSION. DISRUPTION OF A PUBLIC MEETING CAN CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF SECTION 42.05 OF THE TEXAS PENAL CODE. FOR CALL TO ORDER, WE HAVE AN ATTENDANCE. MAYOR PRO TEM BARTLEY, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM KERN, COUNCIL MEMBER. HODGES, COUNCIL MEMBER REEVES, COUNCIL MEMBER AND COUNCIL MEMBER RAY. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL ASK PASTOR JOHN FOWLER WITH FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH TO PROVIDE THE INVOCATION, AND THEN WE WILL RECITE OUR PLEDGES.

PLEASE STAND. THANK YOU, MAYOR, BUT I'M A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT THAT ADMONITION ABOUT WHAT? WAS IT RABBLE ROUSING, GETTING EXCITED OR WHAT? ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL. OH, OKAY. SO YOU GIVE ME A PASS THERE. SO LET'S ALL JOIN TOGETHER IN PRAYER. GRACIOUS AND LOVING HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME INTO THIS PLACE AT THIS TIME. LED BY YOUR HOLY SPIRIT. TO BE SERVANTS OF YOUR PEOPLE, TO LEAD AND TO GUIDE. BUT WE ALSO COME INTO THIS TIME AND INTO THIS PLACE, AND THEN TO THIS MEETING, KNOWING THAT IT IS YOU WHO ARE THE ULTIMATE GUIDE. AND WE PRAY FOR YOUR HOLY SPIRIT'S GUIDANCE THIS EVENING, THAT EACH MIGHT HEAR YOUR VOICE. THAT WE MIGHT DISCERN THE RIGHT THING TO DO, THAT YOU MIGHT FILL US WITH THE STRENGTH AND THE COURAGE TO THEN DO THE RIGHT THING. LORD, WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THIS TOWN, THIS COUNCIL, AND THESE PEOPLE. BLESS US ALL IN CHRIST JESUS NAME. AMEN. AND IF YOU WANT TO THROW IN A GLORY HALLELUJAH, HALLELUJAH. 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. THE FLESH IS FLESH. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER

[Announcements of recent and upcoming events.]

WAS THAT THAT TOO LOUD? IS THAT BETTER? TO LEARN MORE AND REGISTER, VISIT PROSPER TX.GOV.

BACKSLASH CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY JOIN THE TOWN AND KICKING OFF THE AMERICA TWO 5040 DAY CELEBRATION WITH A SPECIAL MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY TO HONOR AND REMEMBER THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES FOR OUR COUNTRY. THE EVENT TAKES PLACE ON MONDAY, MAY 25TH AT 10 A.M. AT FRONTIER PARK PAVILION. THE DOWNTOWN BLOCK PARTY, EXCUSE ME, HOSTED BY THE TAVERN ON BROADWAY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TOWN BROWN AND GRIFFIN REAL ESTATE AND DOWNTOWN BUSINESS BUSINESSES, IS A FAMILY FRIENDLY, FULL DAY EVENT OF LIVE MUSIC, FUN ACTIVITIES AND ENTERTAINMENT. THE FREE FESTIVAL WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY, MAY 30TH FROM 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M. IN THE DOWNTOWN PLAZA CONCERT WITH HEADLINER JOSH ABBOTT. BAND WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 6 P.M. TO 10 P.M. FULL EVENT DETAILS CAN BE FOUND@PROSPER.GOV. BACKSLASH DOWNTOWN BLOCK PARTY THIS COMMUNITY WIDE SERIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH JULY 4TH AND HIGHLIGHT BOTH AMERICA'S HISTORY AND PROSPEROUS HOMETOWN SPIRIT, WITH A VARIETY OF EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES TAKING PLACE IN DOWNTOWN PROSPER AND THROUGHOUT TOWN, RESIDENTS ARE INVITED TO ENJOY THE FESTIVITIES AND TAKE PART IN THIS MILESTONE CELEBRATION.

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AND OUR COMMUNITY REALLY HAS RALLIED AROUND MY FAMILY, AND I COULD NOT EXPRESS MORE

[1. Administer Oaths of Office and present Certificates of Election. (DFB)]

SO IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE'VE HAD A VARIETY OF EVENTS AND WE CHAIRPERSON OF ALL THESE EVENTS IS ADVISORY COUNCIL. THERE'S BEEN THE. WE HAVE AUTHORS VISIT. WE HAVE AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF PUBLIC APPEARANCES THAT ALL TOOK PLACE AT NIGHT. ALL RIGHT. AND SO I BELIEVE, AND THEN WE FOLLOWED THAT UP ONE NIGHT WITH A AUTHORS EVENT WHERE WE WERE HERE UNTIL PROBABLY 8:00. WE THEN TURNED AND IMMEDIATELY WENT TO OUR PARTNERS IN FAITH MEETING STARTING AT 730 THE NEXT MORNING, RIGHT OUTSIDE HERE. AND THEN WE DID THE MAYOR'S YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, I BELIEVE, SOMEWHERE IN THERE. SO IN THE TOWN OF PROSPER, THE STAFF, THE TOWN MANAGER HAS A PROGRAM CALLED THE THRIVE PROGRAM. AND I'VE ASKED MARIO IF HE WOULD BE KIND ENOUGH TO PRESENT YOU WITH A GARAGE COIN FOR THE EFFORT THAT YOU PUT IN.

YES. SO AS THE MAYOR SAID, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF ACTIVITIES IN. MARISSA HAS BEEN APPOINTED ONE OF THE SPHERE FOR A LOT OF ACTIVITIES AND JUST WANTED TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS, ALL YOUR EARLY MORNINGS, ALL YOUR LATE EVENINGS THAT YOU PUT INTO MAKING OUR NOT ONLY OUR, OUR, OUR TOWN LOOK GREAT, LOOK GREAT, AND JUST YOUR CARE AND YOUR PASSION FOR THE USE OF PROSPER IN THE FUTURE LEADERS THAT WE'RE HOPING TO. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND CONGRATULATIONS.

ALL RIGHT, NOW WE'LL GET ON TO THE NEXT SET OF FUN STUFF. CAN I HAVE MAYOR PRO TEM BARTLEY MEET ME AT THE PODIUM? AND MAKE SURE YOU GET THE RIGHT ORDER.

FOR THE. HI, AMY. AMY, YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE TOWN COUNCIL. PLACE THREE FOR TOWN COUNCIL. THREE IN THE TOWN OF PROSPER IN THE TOWN OF PROSPER, STATE OF TEXAS, STATE OF TEXAS, AND WILL AND WILL. THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION, THE CONSTITUTION, AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE AND OF THIS STATE.

SO. RESOLUTION. CERTIFICATE IN THE NAME OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS IS HEREBY CERTIFY. AMY BARTON WAS DULY ELECTED TO THE TOWN COUNCIL FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE MAY 7TH, 2022 GENERAL ELECTION FOR THE 27TH 2029, ISSUED ON FEBRUARY 24TH, 2026 WAS CANCELED FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION BY SEVEN ON. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I APPEAR TO. UNDER MY NAME AND CAUSE THE

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TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION AWARDED TO AMY BERKELEY COUNTY COUNCIL IN CELEBRATION OF BEING BORN IN. AS TOWN COUNCIL MEMBER.

CONGRATULATIONS.

HE ASKED ME, PLEASE, I, CHARLES I, CHARLES, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE. PLACE FIVE AND PROSPER. PROSPER, STATE OF TEXAS, STATE OF TEXAS, AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY BECAUSE OF MY ABILITY.

PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS. THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE. A.

AND IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. THE CERTIFIED BY IS DULY THE TOWN COUNCIL FOR PURPOSES OF THE MAY, MAY 2ND, 2026 GENERAL ELECTION. SO AS SOON AS THE 2020 609 ISSUED ON FEBRUARY 24TH, 2026 WAS CANCELED, THE GENERAL ELECTION SCHEDULED ON THAT DATE, IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I SIGNED MY NAME AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER TO BE AFFIXED ON THE 12TH DAY OF MAY 2026, THE CORRECT.

THE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION AWARDED. THE. DOUG. CHARLES TOWN COUNCIL IS BEING SWORN IN AS PROSPER TOWN COUNCIL MEMBER FIVE CONGRATULATIONS.

[2. America 250. (MC)]

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HAMILTON WROTE 51 OF THE 85 ESSAYS, OFTEN PRODUCING MULTIPLE ESSAYS IN A SINGLE WEEK. MADISON WROTE 29, INCLUDING SOME OF SOME THAT MANY SCHOLARS CONSIDER THE MOST INFLUENTIAL, JAY WROTE FIVE BEFORE ILLNESS FORCED HIM TO STOP, THE PACE WAS EXTRAORDINARY. THE IDEAS WERE MORE SO. THEY WERE NOT TYPICAL POLITICAL PAMPHLETS. THEY WERE CAREFUL, RIGOROUS AND DEEPLY THOUGHTFUL EXPLANATIONS OF HOW A CONSTITUTIONAL, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC SHOULD WORK AND WHY IT IS WORTH, WORTH, WORTH HAVING. FEDERALIST PAPER NUMBER 51, WRITTEN BY MADISON, GAVE US THE QUOTE, IF MEN IF MEN WERE ANGELS, NO GOVERNMENT WOULD BE NECESSARY. IN JUST A FEW WORDS, MADISON CAPTURED THE ENTIRE LOGIC OF CHECKS AND BALANCES THAT BECAUSE HUMAN BEINGS ARE FLAWED, POWER MUST BE DIVIDED, LIMITED, AND MADE TO RESTRAIN ITSELF. FEDERALIST NUMBER 70, WRITTEN BY HAMILTON, ARGUED THAT A SINGLE, ENERGETIC EXECUTIVE, A PRESIDENT, WAS ESSENTIAL TO EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT. AND THEN, IN FEDERALIST NUMBER 78, IT LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW. THE IDEA THAT COURTS HAVE A ROLE IN GUARDING THE CONSTITUTION AGAINST THE LAWS THAT VIOLATE IT. THESE WERE NOT THEORETICAL EXERCISES. THEY WERE THE BLUEPRINTS FOR THE GOVERNMENT WE LIVE UNDER TODAY.

THESE DISTINCTIONS STILL MATTER TODAY, ESPECIALLY FOR CITIZENS LIVING IN A MODERN. IN MODERN COMMUNITIES, THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE PROCLAIMED INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY, WHILE THE CONSTITUTION BUILT A FRAMEWORK TO PRESERVE IT. THE FEDERALIST PAPERS WERE THE MECHANISMS TO EXPLAIN HOW FREEDOM AND ORDER CAN COEXIST. THEY DEFENDED THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AND EXPLAINED THE SOUL AND GENIUS OF AMERICAN SELF-GOVERNMENT. ONE MIGHT ASK, HOW DID THE FEDERALIST PAPERS, WRITTEN IN THE 18TH CENTURY, APPLY TO THE TOWN OF PROSPER IN OUR COMMUNITY? WE MAKE DECISIONS THROUGH DELIBERATION. THESE ARE CONDUCTED THROUGH COUNCIL MEETINGS, PUBLIC HEARINGS, STAFF ANALYSIS AND COMMUNITY INPUT. THE PROCESS CAN BE VERY SLOW AND AND AT TIMES VERY FRUSTRATING. BUT MADISON AND HAMILTON UNDERSTOOD THAT GOOD GOVERNMENT IS SUPPOSED TO BE DELIBERATE AND SLOW, BECAUSE THE COST OF MOVING TOO FAST IS FAR GREATER THAN THE COST OF TAKING THE TIME TO GET IT RIGHT EVERY TIME, EVERY TIME OUR TOWN GOVERNMENT WORKS THROUGH AN ISSUE, IT HONORS THE TRADITION OF THESE FOUNDING FATHERS. THIS IS REFLECTED EVERY DAY IN PUBLIC SAFETY, INFRASTRUCTURE, ZONING, COMMERCE, SCHOOLS, AND TRANSPORTATION. AND THEY ALL DEPEND ON A FUNCTIONING SYSTEM THAT CAN MAINTAIN DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY WHILE ALSO PRESERVING PERSONAL FREEDOM. SO STAY TUNED TO THE MAY 19TH COUNCIL MEETING AS WE CONTINUE OUR AMERICA 250 SERIES. IN CELEBRATION OF AMERICA'S 250TH BIRTHDAY, WE WILL CONTINUE THIS SERIES UNTIL THE PROSPEROUS, PROSPEROUS PRIDE IN THE SKY EVENT AT FRONTIER PARK ON JULY 2ND, 2026. MAYOR, THANK YOU AND TO THE COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE PART OF THESE PATRIOTIC DISCUSSIONS. THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING. YOU GOT YOU GOT YOUR CHOICE OF ANY ONE OF THOSE YOU COULD DO, AND THAT'S THE ONE YOU PICKED. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. YEAH. STAY TUNED. THERE'S SOME MORE RIVETING EPISODES COMING UP.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME MORE TOWN STAFF, BOB, BOB SCOTT WITH FINANCES. WE'LL TALK ABOUT HOW THE AMERICAN FINANCE SYSTEM WAS CREATED. AND I BELIEVE WE'LL

[3. Proclamation recognizing National Police Week and Peace Officers' Memorial Day. (MLS)]

ALL RIGHT. THIS IS A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS THE MEMBERS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DEDICATE THEMSELVES TO PROTECTING THE LIVES AND PROPERTY RIGHTS OF OUR RESIDENTS, UPHOLDING THE LAW WITH COURAGE, INTEGRITY AND PROFESSIONALISM. WHEREAS, THESE OFFICERS SERVED AS GUARDIANS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES, ENHANCING PUBLIC SAFETY AND STRENGTHENING TRUST THROUGH THEIR STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE AND COMPASSION. AND WHEREAS, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT ALL CITIZENS, OTHER THAN THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF POLICE. DEPARTMENT AND THAT MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT RECOGNIZE THEIR OBLIGATION TO SERVE THE PUBLIC BY SAFEGUARDING LIFE AND PROPERTY, PROTECTING AGAINST VIOLENCE AND DISORDER, AND DEFENDING THE INNOCENT AGAINST DECEPTION AND THE VULNERABLE AND OPPRESSION. AND WHEREAS THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF OFFICERS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY OR OTHERS DURING PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY. WITH FLAGS FLOWN AT HALF STAFF TRIBUTE TO FALLEN OFFICERS AND IN RECOGNITION OF THE ENDURING STRENGTH OF THEIR FAMILIES. NOW THEREFORE, I, DAVID HERE AT THE TOWN OF CRAWFORD, TEXAS, DO HEREBY

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HAVE. WE DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT THIS YEAR TO RECOGNIZE NATIONAL POLICE WEEK.

WE REACHED OUT TO THE AREA MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND ASKED IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN HONORING THE SERVICE THAT YOU GUYS THAT YOU LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PROVIDE FOR OUR COMMUNITY EVERY DAY. AND IMMEDIATELY WE WERE FLOODED WITH HUNDREDS OF LITTLE NOTES FROM OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS WHO WANTED TO HONOR ALL OF YOU AND WHAT YOU. DO TODAY. AND EVERY DAY. SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF POSTERS THAT ARE HERE. I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER SPECIFIC ORDER TO PROSPER POLICE DEPARTMENT IN CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL POLICE WEEK 2026, HONORING THE DEDICATION OF THE CALLS FOR SERVICE. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCIL. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR RESIDENTS WHO ALWAYS SUPPORT US EACH DAY. MEN AND WOMEN GET DRESSED IN UNIFORM AND THEY GO DO THEIR DUTY. IF THEY WERE UP. ALL TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES, KNOWING THAT SOME DAY ONE OF US MAY NOT COME HOME ON THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL IN WASHINGTON, D.C. 24,775, INSCRIBED ON. THE 2025 111 OFFICERS. TODAY, UP TO 35 SO FAR THIS YEAR. SO IT IS. SAFE TO SAY TO THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE US AND HONOR THOSE. WE STARTED IN 1962 WITH PRESIDENT JOHN F KENNEDY TO RECOGNIZE THAT SACRIFICE IN ALL DAY, EVERY DAY. COME TO THE JOB THAT THEY NEED TO COMMUNITY TO HOLD THE LAW TO STATE THE CONSTITUTION. DESIGNATED IN THIS PIECE OF RECOGNITION. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR MAYOR OF THE TOWN MANAGER. FIRE DEPARTMENT OF. OR REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND. I WANT TO READ.

I WILL SAY THAT IS A FIRE WHICH IS ALSO FITTING. AND SO I ALWAYS FEEL BAD BECAUSE FIREFIGHTERS ARE JUST AS HARD AND THEY ONLY GET ONE INTERNATIONAL DAY. BUT I HAVE HEARD THAT VOICE. SO THAT'S WHY I HAVE. THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION AWARDED TO PROSPER FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL FATHER'S DAY 2026, I. THE COURAGE OF THOSE WHO ANSWERED THE CALL. AS LONG AS THEY. WE ARE VERY, VERY.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

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NONCONTROVERSIAL ROUTINE PLANNING AND ZONING ITEMS WHERE THERE WAS NO OPPOSITION AND WERE UNANIMOUSLY UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, WHERE NO COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE MEETING ALSO MAY BE ACTED UPON DURING THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING. ITEMS MAY BE REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA, THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL MEMBERS OR STAFF. IS THERE ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO PULL AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEMS FIVE THROUGH EIGHT. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS FIVE THROUGH EIGHT. MOTION BY ANDY BARTLETT, SECONDED BY CHRIS KERN. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR CITIZENS COMMENTS IS OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM. 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 THREE MINUTES TO ONE INDIVIDUAL APPOINTED TO SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF. ALL INDIVIDUALS YIELDING THEIR TIME MUST BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING, AND THE APPOINTED INDIVIDUAL WILL BE LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES. I HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENT FORMS. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? SEEING NONE, WILL MOVE TO THE REGULAR

[9. Consider appointments to Mayor Pro-Tem and Deputy Mayor Pro-Tem. (MLS) ]

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

YES, I HAVE A LOT TO SAY ABOUT THIS ONE. SO OUR MEETING WAS GREAT. VERY PRODUCTIVE. TOWN MANAGER GAVE A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PROSPER TO PURSUE THE ALL AMERICAN CITY DESIGNATION. THE CDC IS RECOMMENDING THAT WE BEGIN PLANNING FOR THAT THIS FALL FOR A 2028 APPLICATION DATE. SO THAT WAS A GREAT MEETING. THAT WAS A GREAT, VERY PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSION. WE RECEIVED A PRESENTATION FROM THE LIBRARY STAFF. THANK YOU.

FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT CAME FOR THAT, ABOUT THE SUMMER PROGRAMING, LOTS OF FUN OPPORTUNITIES. SO I ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE ONLINE AND REGISTER YOUR KIDS FOR ALL THE FUN STUFF COMING. LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS COMING. THE COMMITTEE ALSO FINALIZED DETAILS FOR AMERICA 250. WITH YOUR PERMISSION, MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THESE THINGS BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF A LONG, LONG THING. BUT 40 DAYS OF CELEBRATION. SO YOU'LL START NOTICING PATRIOTIC DECORATIONS AND FUN PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES POPPING UP AROUND TOWN, INCLUDING LARGE RED, WHITE, AND BLUE. 75078 DISPLAY DOWNTOWN ACROSS FROM THE GIN, ROTARY FLAGS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. BUNTING, LARGE FLAG AND PAINTED MURAL ON TOWN HALL PAINTED HAY BALES AROUND TOWN, AND THE GOAL WAS TO CREATE A FESTIVE SMALL TOWN COMMUNITY FEEL. YOU WILL ALSO SEE IN THE PLANNING THAT CEC ENDEAVORED TO MEET ANOTHER ONE OF COUNCIL'S STRATEGIC PRIORITIES, WHICH IS MAKING DOWNTOWN A DESTINATION. A FEW UPCOMING EVENTS INCLUDE. FOR THE AMERICA 250 CELEBRATION, MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY AT FRONTIER PARK. PAINT PROSPER PROUD ON MAY THE 28TH FROM 3 TO 5, WHERE VOLUNTEERS WILL COME HELP DECORATE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES AND DOWNTOWN BLOCK PARTY ON MAY THE 30TH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TAVERN, STARS, STRIPES AND PROSPER NIGHTS ON JUNE THE 12TH FROM 5

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VETERANS ARE BEING RECOGNIZED AT OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS, AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO STOP BY THE DISPLAY CASES IN THE LOBBY. THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER REEVES AND THE PROSPER HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR HELPING LEAD THAT EFFORT. HONOREES WILL ALSO RECEIVE COMMEMORATIVE VETERANS MEMORIAL BRICKS AT FRONTIER PARK. PARKS IS LAUNCHING THE MAYOR'S FITNESS CHALLENGE 250 STRONG AMERICA 250 EDITION, ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS TO COMPLETE 90 MINUTES OF EXERCISE EACH WEEK FROM JUNE 1ST THROUGH JULY 31ST. AND FINALLY, I'D ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO VISIT THE TOWN'S WEBSITE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE 40 DAYS OF SERVICE INITIATIVE. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR NEIGHBORS TO FIND SIMPLE WAYS TO GIVE BACK AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITY DURING THE CELEBRATION. SO I JUST WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO THANK THE CEC TOWN STAFF, THE LIBRARY BOARD AND STAFF, PARKS BOARD AND STAFF COMMUNICATIONS VOLUNTEERS IN DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES WHO HAVE PUT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF HEART AND EFFORT INTO THIS. AND WE ARE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR EVERYONE'S HARD WORK AND PLANNING THESE EVENTS. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR REPORTING OUT ON ALL THAT. THANK YOU TO ALL THE COMMITTEES THAT ARE MAKING THE AMERICA 250 PROGRAM A GREAT SUCCESS. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING.

SO WITH THAT, ANY I DON'T THINK WE HAD ANY OTHER SUBCOMMITTEES MEET. CORRECT. NOT A SUBCOMMITTEE, BUT WE HAD A MEETING OF THE MCKINNEY URBAN TRANSIT DISTRICT BOARD LAST TUESDAY. I'LL JUST KEEP THIS REAL BRIEF THAT THAT PROJECT OR THAT THAT PROGRAM WAS FUNDED ORIGINALLY BY CARES ACT MONEY. THAT MONEY IS GOING TO RUN OUT IN THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, 3 TO 4 YEARS. OUR PARTICIPATION IS GROWN IN THAT OVER THE YEARS, THEY ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO RESTRUCTURE THAT PROGRAM. I REQUESTED THAT THE THE TRANSIT DISTRICT PLANNER AND DART COME UP WITH REFRESHED NUMBERS, HEAT MAP FOR WHERE PROSPER. RESIDENTS THAT ARE USING IT ARE TRAVELING. BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE STARTING TO HIT A NEW ERA IN PROSPER WHERE WE ARE GETTING MORE FOLKS. FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT WHAT THIS PROGRAM DOES, IT PROVIDES A LOW COST RIDES TO FOLKS THAT NEED RIDES, TO DOCTORS, TO SHOPPING. IT CAN BE. IT CAN BE OTHER THINGS, BUT IT'S PRIMARILY FOR FOR MEDICAL. AND SO AS OUR POPULATION GETS OLDER, IT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO ADDRESS. SO I'LL HAVE MORE TO REPORT IN THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH SHOULD BE, I BELIEVE, IN JUNE OR JULY. BUT IT'S SOMETHING WE'LL NEED TO KEEP OUR EYE ON, AND WE'LL HAVE TO PROBABLY MAKE SOME DECISIONS ON POTENTIALLY. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THEN, THE NEXT ITEM IS POSSIBLY DIRECT TOWN STAFF TO SCHEDULE TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION OF FUTURE MEETING. I WILL THROW ONE OUT. THERE IT IS. WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO WIN NEXT YEAR'S STEP CHALLENGE WITH LITTLE ELM, BECAUSE THOSE GUYS ARE GOING TO WEAR ME OUT ON JUNE 16TH. THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE ME COME TO THEIR COUNCIL MEETING AND IT'S GOING TO IT'S GOING TO BE ROUGH. SO WE MAY WIN THE RED KETTLE BELL CHALLENGE EVERY YEAR, BUT WE'RE GOING TO LOSE THE THE OTHER ONE. SO THEY THEY QUADRUPLED OUR STEPS. SO WE HAD, I BELIEVE, 4 MILLION STEPS AND OR MILES OR WHATEVER IT WAS. AND THEY HAD. 16 SO WE WERE NOT IN THE RUNNING AGAINST LULULEMON FOR THIS PARTICULAR EVENT. SO WE'LL HAVE TO STEP IT UP. THANK YOU MARCUS. RIGHT. ALRIGHT THEN I'M GOING TO DISPENSE WITH EXECUTIVE SESSION TONIGHT. SO I HAVE NO OTHER ACTION. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION TO

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