Oct 26, 2026 City Council

[CALL TO ORDER]

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MEETING OF THE RICHARDSON CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER AT 6 P.M. AT THIS TIME I WILL CALL ON COUNCIL MEMBER ARFIN TO GIVE THE INVOCATION AND LEAD THE PLEDGES. COUNCIL MEMBER. PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PRAYER. IN THE NAME OF GOD. THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE MOST MERCIFUL. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TOGETHER THIS EVENING AND SERVE THE PEOPLE OF RICHARDSON. DEAR GOD, GRANT US WISDOM IN OUR DECISIONS, PATIENCE IN OUR DISCUSSIONS, HUMILITY IN OUR SERVICE, AND COMPASSION IN OUR ACTIONS. MAY. MAY WE LISTEN WITH OPEN MINDS, RESPECT DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, AND MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE FAIR, THOUGHTFUL, AND IN OUR COMMUNITY'S BEST INTEREST. MAY WE ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT PUBLIC SERVICE IS A PRIVILEGE AND A RESPONSIBILITY, AND THAT THE TRUST OUR RESIDENTS PLACE IN US DESERVES OUR UTMOST CARE AND INTEGRITY. WE ASK FOR BLESSING UPON OUR RESIDENTS, CITY STAFF, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND EVERYONE WHO HELPS MAKE RICHARDSON A WELCOMING, WELCOMING, SAFE AND THRIVING COMMUNITY. MAY OUR WORK TONIGHT STRENGTHEN OUR UNITY, PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND HELP BUILD A BETTER FUTURE FOR ALL. AMEN. AMEN. NOW PLEASE. 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. NOW THE TEXAS FLAG. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE.

TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHICH ARE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS AND VISITORS FORUM. MR. WAGNER, THANK YOU, MAYOR, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE ARE NOT IN RECEIPT OF ANY CARDS IN ADVANCE OF THE 4 P.M. DEADLINE, AND WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE ANYONE INDICATING THEY WISH TO SPEAK. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT IS LOOKING TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WHICH IS THE

[4. CONSENT AGENDA]

[5. NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT 75TH ANNIVERSARY PRESENTATION ]

RANDY, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU. HOW ABOUT THAT? THANK YOU, MR. CITY MANAGER.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL. MY NAME IS RANDY ROWLAND. I'M HERE WITH FRANKLIN BYRD, AND WE HAVE THE HONOR OF REPRESENTING THE CITY OF RICHARDSON ON THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WE'VE HAD LOTS OF NUMEROUS NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS THAT HAVE COME BEFORE US AND PAVED THE WAY FOR OUR FOR OUR APPOINTMENT AND FOR OUR SERVICE TO THE CITY. THIS YEAR, THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT CELEBRATES 75 YEAR ANNIVERSARY. AT THE HEART OF THIS MILESTONE IS A SIMPLE IDEA. WE ARE ALL IN TOGETHER. 75 YEARS AGO, LOCAL LEADERS RECOGNIZED THAT WORKING TOGETHER COULD ACCOMPLISH MORE THAN FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES, THAN WORKING ALONE. THE SPIRIT OF COOPERATION CONTINUES TODAY THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT AND OUR 13 MEMBER CITIES, SERVING MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS MORE THAN 80 COMMUNITIES, THE CITY OF RICHARDSON BEGAN ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT AS A WATER CUSTOMER IN 1965. IN 1973, RICHARDSON BECAME NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT'S 11TH MEMBER CITY, THE FIRST ADDITION TO THE DISTRICT'S TEN ORIGINAL MEMBER CITIES. SINCE THEN, THE CITY AND THE DISTRICT HAVE CONTINUED TO GROW IN BOTH POPULATION AND SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE TO OUR CITIZENS TODAY, NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT SERVES NEARLY 120,000 RESIDENTS WITH WATER, WASTEWATER AND SOLID WASTE SERVICES. WE THANK THE COUNCIL AND THE CITY STAFF FOR YOUR CONTINUED COLLABORATION AND THE TRUST THAT YOU HAVE PLACED IN US. TOGETHER, WE CARRY FORWARD A RESPONSIBILITY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY TO TODAY AND PREPARE THOSE FOR THE FUTURE. WE'D LIKE TO SHARE A

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WE STARTED WHEN OUR ORIGINAL MEMBER CITIES CAME TOGETHER AND ASKED THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO FORM NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT TO MEET THEIR WATER NEEDS OF THE FUTURE. THEY WERE ALL ON GROUNDWATER, AND THEY KNEW THOSE GROUNDWATER SUPPLIES WERE NOT GOING TO MEET THEIR NEEDS LONG TERM. THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS HAD A PROJECT UNDERWAY TO CONSTRUCT LAVON LAKE, AND THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSITION TO SURFACE WATER. OVER THE DECADES, THERE WAS THE EXPANSION AT THE REQUEST OF OUR MEMBER CITIES, TO INCLUDE WASTEWATER SERVICES AND SUBSEQUENTLY SOLID WASTE SERVICES. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FORESIGHT THAT THE CITY LEADERS IN THE 1940S HAD THAT ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN OUR OPERATION, AND I AM JUST AMAZED AT THE GROWTH IN OUR REGION THAT IS POSSIBLE AND HAS OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THAT FORESIGHT. WE HAVE 75,000 PEOPLE MOVING INTO OUR SERVICE AREA EVERY SINGLE YEAR. AND AS WE LIKE TO SAY, THEY'RE NOT BRINGING WATER WITH THEM. AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO STAY AHEAD OF ALL OF THAT AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE POPULATION GROWTH THAT'S COMING. WHEN WE BEGAN DELIVERING SERVICE IN 1956 AFTER BEING FORMED IN 51, WE SERVED 32,000 PEOPLE. SINCE THAT TIME, WE HAVE DOUBLED OUR SERVICE POPULATION MORE THAN SIX TIMES. AND WHEN WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE, WE'RE AGAIN PLANNING TO DOUBLE IN OUR PLANNING HORIZON. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THINGS THAT WERE MENTIONED OR ON THE BOARD LONG BEFORE I WAS EVEN BORN. NOW WE'RE PLANNING FOR THINGS 25, 30, 50 YEARS OUT THAT I HOPE THAT LEGACY WILL BE HERE AND PEOPLE WILL FILL OUR SHOES AS ALL DIRECTORS WITH THE SAME MINDSET AS WE MOVE FORWARD. WE ARE REALLY COLLABORATIVE GROUP THAT WANTS EACH OTHER TO SUCCEED, AND THROUGH THAT WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY SERVICES. I'M ALSO REALLY PROUD AT THE RECOGNITION THAT WE HAVE ACROSS OUR VARIOUS INDUSTRIES, BOTH IN THE STATE AND NATIONALLY, AND HOW THEY VIEW OUR ORGANIZATION TO WORK FOR AN ORGANIZATION LIKE THIS THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR 75 YEARS, TO SEE WHERE IT STARTED, TO SEE WHERE WE'RE AT AND TO SEE WHERE WE'RE GOING. IT'S AWESOME. HOW HAVE WE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP UP? A LOT OF PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND EXPANSIONS. YOU CAN SEE FROM 1956 ALL THE WAY THROUGH 2026, SOME OF THOSE CHANGES AND JUST TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES, STAFFING PROGRESSED. JUST THE SYSTEMS WE HAVE IN PLACE. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THE INDUSTRY. WE ARE STILL DOING REVOLUTIONARY PROCESS IN A WAY THAT KEEPS US ABOVE THE STANDARD. I DON'T REPRESENT MUSKEGON. I REPRESENT NORTH TEXAS FOR THE BENEFIT OF MESQUITE. THAT IS WHAT MAKES THIS BOARD HAPPEN. AS PART OF THE DISTRICT'S LEGACY, WE ENDURE, WE INNOVATE AND WE ADAPT AND ARE THERE FOR THE REGION FROM THE BEGINNING, THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE SAID. WE'RE ALL IN TOGETHER, ALL IN TOGETHER FOR INNOVATION, ALL IN TOGETHER FOR OUR COMMITMENT TO SAFETY, ALL IN TOGETHER FOR OUR REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP, ALL IN TOGETHER FOR MY COMMUNITY, ALL IN TOGETHER FOR ONE WATER, ALL IN TOGETHER FOR HIGH QUALITY SERVICES, ALL IN TOGETHER FOR OUR DISTRICT FAMILY, ALL IN TOGETHER WITH THE 2.3 MILLION PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF TODAY MEETING THE NEEDS FOR THE PEOPLE OF TOMORROW, AND CONTINUING THAT LEGACY OF SERVICE. GREAT. WELL THANK YOU. I'M FRANKLIN BIRD, AND IT'S AN HONOR TO HELP MARK THIS OCCASION WITH YOU ALL TONIGHT. ALL IN TOGETHER CAPTURES WHAT MAKES THIS PARTNERSHIP MEANINGFUL. IT TAKES OUR CITY'S COMMITMENT, STAFF DEDICATION, AND A SHARED VISION TO PROVIDE THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR OUR COMMUNITIES THAT WE COUNT ON EVERY DAY. MAYOR. OMAHA. ON BEHALF OF THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, WE ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT THIS GLASS WATER DROP SCULPTURE TO THE CITY OF RICHARDSON TO COMMEMORATE THE DISTRICT'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY. IT'S WATER DROP SHAPE REMINDS US ALL OF THE RESOURCE THAT BROUGHT US ALL TOGETHER AND OUR SHARED RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT IT FOR THE FUTURE GENERATIONS.

PLEASE ACCEPT THIS AS A SYMBOL OF OUR APPRECIATION FOR OUR CITY'S PARTNERSHIP AND OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO SERVING NORTH TEXAS. NORTH TEXAS TOGETHER. MAYOR. MA. YES. MAYOR

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[6. REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE CARES CLASS 2026 PROGRAM AND PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES ]

SO WELCOME, CLASS 2026 AND YOUR GUESTS. I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU ARE HERE. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR DEDICATING YOUR TIME FOR THE PAST EIGHT WEEKS EVERY THURSDAY. AND I'M SURE THAT YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS ENJOYED HEARING ABOUT THINGS EVERY EVERY WEEK AS WELL. AND NOW THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE YOU BACK ON THURSDAYS. SO BUT I DO REALLY APPRECIATE YOU DEDICATING YOUR TIME, AND I HOPE THAT YOU'LL ENJOY REMINISCING AS YOU WATCH THIS PRESENTATION TONIGHT. HERE IS THE CLASS IN THEIR RICHARDSON CARES SHIRTS AT THE FIRE STATION OR THE FIRE SESSION THAT NIGHT AT THE THE FIRE TRAINING CENTER. BUT WHO ARE THEY? HOPEFULLY YOU GOT TO GET TO KNOW THAT SOME OF THEM DURING THE RECEPTION. BUT HERE THEY ARE. AND SO WE HAD SIX FROM DISTRICT ONE, SIX IN DISTRICT TWO, FIVE IN DISTRICT THREE, FIVE IN DISTRICT FOUR. AND THEN WE HAD ONE NON RESIDENT WHO WORKS IN RICHARDSON. AND OUR AGE BRACKETS, WE HAD ONE IN THE 18 TO 25 CATEGORY. I THINK HE'S VERY PROUD OF THAT. WE HAD SEVEN WHO ARE 26 TO 35, NINE WHO ARE 36 TO 55 AND SIX WHO ARE 55 PLUS. AND THE RESIDENCY CATEGORY, WE HAVE SEVEN WHO HAVE LIVED IN RICHARDSON FIVE YEARS OR LESS. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS IS OUR HIGHEST CATEGORY. SO THAT'S VERY EXCITING THAT WE HAVE SO MANY NEW PEOPLE COMING TO RICHARDSON WANTING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR CITY, AND THEN EACH OF THE OTHER CATEGORIES WE HAVE HERE FOR FIVE OF THEM IN EACH OF THE OTHER CATEGORIES. AND THEN THE ONE NON RESIDENT. SO LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROGRAM. IT WAS EIGHT WEEKS, SIX DIFFERENT VENUES, 18 PRESENTATIONS, FIVE TOURS, FIVE DEMONSTRATIONS, EIGHT SCENARIOS OR GAMES, AND TWO CASE STUDY ACTIVITIES. AND SOME OF THE DIFFERENT GAMES THEY PLAYED YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION. THEY HAD A GAME OF HOW TO BUDGET FOR THE CITY. GUESS THE CODE VIOLATION, WHICH THEY WERE VERY GOOD AT, BY THE WAY. GUESS THE MUNICIPAL COURT VIOLATION. AND THEN THEY HAD AN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS GAME CALLED EXTREME EVENT. THEY ALSO HAD SOME OTHER CASE STUDIES. ZONING CASE STUDY AND PARKS BUDGETING AS WELL. SO OUR FIRST SESSION, TITLED THE RICHARDSON WAY, WAS HELD HERE AT CITY HALL WITH THE CITY MANAGER, CITY SECRETARY, BUDGET OFFICE, AND HUMAN RESOURCES.

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PARTICIPANTS HEARD FROM OUR CITY MANAGER ABOUT COUNCIL MANAGER, FORM OF GOVERNMENT, VARIOUS AREAS OF CONCENTRATION WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, AND THEN SEVERAL CITY PROJECTS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES IN RICHARDSON. AND THEY ALSO HEARD ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF STATE LEGISLATION ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT. THEN THEY HEARD FROM ME ABOUT RECORDS MANAGEMENT, CITY COUNCIL SUPPORT, ELECTIONS, ADMINISTRATION, AND THEN I ALSO INFORM THEM ABOUT CITY COUNCIL AND BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, QUALIFICATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES. OUR BUDGET OFFICER OFFICER BUDGET BOB GAVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE YEAR ROUND DGETING PROCESS, AND THEN HE PRESENTED THEM WITH A VERY CHALLENGING GAME OF ADOPTING A BUDGET. THEN THEY HEARD FROM HR DIRECTOR JOSE MORENO ABOUT HOW HR RECRUITS, RETAINS, AND SUPPORTS CITY EMPLOYEES. SESSION TWO WAS HEALTH, SAFETY AND COMMUNITY AND WAS HELD AT THE FIRE TRAINING CENTER. THEY HEARD FROM COMMUNITY SERVICES, MUNICIPAL COURT, HEALTH AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. HERE'S A FEW PHOTOS. THIS IS THEM PLAYING THE GAME ABOUT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. IT WAS CALLED EXTREME EVENT, AND I THINK THEY CAN TELL YOU IT WAS A PRETTY INTENSE GAME. I THINK THEY FELT JUST A LITTLE BIT OF OF WHAT WE FEEL WHEN WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY. HERE ARE SOME QUOTES FROM THAT SESSION. SO THE CLASS GOT TO WATCH A VIDEO THAT WAS PRODUCED BY CITV ON COURT AND OPERATIONS, AND THEY LEARNED THE IMPORTANCE OF JURY DUTY FROM COURT ADMINISTRATOR KIM PEARCE. THEY HEARD FROM LINDSEY TURMAN ABOUT COMMUNITY SERVICES, CODE CODE COMPLIANCE, AND THEN THE FUN GAME OF WHAT IS AND ISN'T A CODE CODE VIOLATION.

AND THEN AFTER THEIR MEAL, LUCKILY, THEY HEARD FROM HEALTH DIRECTOR BILL ALSUP ABOUT MOSQUITOES, RESTAURANT HEALTH INSPECTIONS AND ANIMAL SERVICES. AND BILL LIKES TO HAVE STORY TIME, SO I'M SURE THEY ENJOY THAT. AND THEN THE EVENING ENDED WITH A GAME CALLED EXTREME EVENT THAT PUT THE CLASS MEMBERS IN AN EMERGENCY SCENARIO IN WHICH THEY PLAY DIFFERENT ROLES, AND THEY HAD TO MAKE A LOT OF QUICK DECISIONS TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR COMMUNITY. SESSION THREE WAS HELD AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS, AND THE CLASS MEMBERS HEARD FROM CHIEF TITTLE BEFORE TAKING A TOUR OF THE FACILITY. THEY ALSO SAW DEMONSTRATIONS FROM THE FORENSIC UNIT, POLICE DRONES, THE SWAT TEAM AND THE K-9 UNIT. HERE'S SOME PHOTOS FROM THAT NIGHT AND A COUPLE OF THEM GOT TO TRY ON THE SWAT GEAR, SO THAT WAS FUN. AND THEN HERE'S SOME QUOTES FROM THAT NIGHT. SO THE CLASS ALWAYS ENJOYS THIS EVENING BECAUSE IT IS DEDICATED TO PD OPERATIONS. AND THEY GET TO ENGAGE WITH MANY DIFFERENT DIVISIONS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THEY LEARN ABOUT A LOT, A LOT ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT AND THE VARIOUS OPERATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY THAT THE THE DEPARTMENT HAS AVAILABLE TO THEM. THEY ALSO ENJOY THE SMALLER GROUP TOURS BECAUSE THEY GET TO ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS OF THE STAFF. AND WE ALSO HAD A FEW IN THE CLASS WHO HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY PARTICIPATN NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. SO THEY GOT TO HEAR ABOUT THAT AND OUR AWARD WINNING NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. AND HOPEFULLY THAT ENCOURAGES SOME OF THEM TO PARTICIPATE THIS YEAR. SESSION FOUR WAS HELD AT THE SERVICE CENTER, AND THE CLASS HEARD FROM TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. THEY TOOK A TOUR OF THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER, THE SIGN SHOP, AND THEY ACTED AS COUNCIL MEMBERS. AS THEY REVIEWED A ZONING CASE. THEY. AND THESE ARE REAL CASES THAT THEY HEARD THAT PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN DECIDED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. SO THEY GOT TO HEAR WHAT REALLY HAPPENED IN THOSE CASES AFTER THEY STUDIED THEM. HERE'S SOME PHOTOS FROM THAT NIGHT. AND THEN HERE ARE SOME QUOTES FROM SESSION FOR THE CLASS IS ALWAYS AMAZED TO SEE THE BEHIND THE SCENES OPERATIONS OF THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER, AND THE PLANNING ACTIVITY ALWAYS HELPS THEM TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE ZONING PROCESS WORKS. SESSION FIVE WAS BUILDING, MAINTAINING AND SERVING RICHARDSON. THIS ONE WAS HELD AT THE SERVICE CENTER WHERE THE CLASS WAS WELCOMED WITH A PARKING LOT FULL OF PUBLIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENT AND THE WELCOME SIGN. I STARTED OUT THE EVENING WITH AN OVERVIEW OF OUR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, FROM BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS TO WILDFLOWER OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVING AT THE LIBRARY. THEN THEY TOURED THE FLEET AND FACILITIES WAREHOUSE, THE MECHANIC BAYS, THE SCADA OFFICE, AND ALL THE EQUIPMENT, DEMONSTRATIONS AND HANDS HANDS ON IN THE VEHICLES. AND YOU'LL SEE IN ONE OF THESE PHOTOS HERE, THEY GOT TO CLIMB UP IN THE VEHICLES AND HONK THE HORN. HERE'S SOME QUOTES FROM SESSION FIVE. AND WE ALWAYS DO REALLY APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC SERVICES TEAM DEDICATING TIME TO SHOW OFF THEIR EQUIPMENT. AND I KNOW

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HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS FROM THAT NIGHT. FIRST, THEY SAW AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WITH AN UNRESPONSIVE PERSON FROM START TO FINISH. THEN THEY WITNESSED AN EXTRA EXTRACTION. CAN I SAY THAT FROM A VEHICLE? THEY GOT TO OPERATE THE FIRE HOSES AND PICK UP EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND SEE HOW HEAVY IT IS. SO HERE'S SOME QUOTES FROM THAT NIGHT. AND WE HAD SEVERAL IN THE CLASS WHO'VE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY, BUT WE ALSO HAVE SEVERAL WHO ARE GOING TO BE SIGNING UP, I'M SURE. SESSION EIGHT WAS OUR LAST SESSION AND IT WAS HELD AT THE NEW, BUT NOT QUITE OPEN YET LIBRARY. THE SESSION WAS CALLED PREP AND READ, WHICH STANDS FOR PARKS, RECREATION, EVENTS AND PROGRAMS. AND READ, DISCOVER AND ENJOY. I HAD TO WRITE THAT DOWN THIS TIME. SO THEY REALLY ENJOYED GETTING A TOUR OF THE NEW LIBRARY. AND THEY EVEN GOT TO TEST OUT SOME OF THE BEAN BAGS THAT ARE UP IN THE TEEN TEEN AREA. ALSO AT THIS SESSION, THEY HEARD ABOUT PARKS, OPERATIONS AND EVENTS, AND THEY DID A BUDGET ACTIVITY WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. AND THEN THE REST OF THE EVENING WAS DEDICATED TO THE TOURS. AND HERE ARE SOME QUOTES FROM THAT NIGHT. I KNOW ONE THING. THE CLASS IS ALWAYS VERY INTERESTED TO SEE HOW MANY SERVICES THAT THE LIBRARY OFFERS, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT JUST BOOKS ANYMORE. SOME OF THEM ALSO JOINED US FOR A SATURDAY MORNING. WE DID A SESSION FOR A TOUR OF CITY HALL, THE NORTH SIDE WATER TOWER, NORTH SIDE PUMP STATION, THE DART SILVER LINE ARCHES, AND THEN WE DROVE BY THE ANIMAL SHELTER AND THE GLENVILLE DRIVE ROAD PROJECT.

AND THIS WAS THE FIRST CLASS TO GET TO SEE. WELL, THE THE ONLY CLASS THAT WILL SEE THE CITY HALL UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AND THEN THE FIRST CLASS TO GET TO SEE THE NORTH NORTH SIDE WATER PUMP UNDERNEATH AND EVERYTHING. SO THEY ENJOYED THAT. ALL RIGHT. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2026. AND I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK ALL OF OUR CITY STAFF WHO PUT SO MUCH WORK INTO THIS PROGRAM. IT TAKES SEVERAL DOZEN STAFF MEMBERS TO MAKE IT COME TOGETHER EACH YEAR AND MAKE IT SUCCESSFUL. AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY STAFF, STEPHANIE HERNANDEZ AND CASSANDRA MCGOWAN, FOR HELPING ME SET UP EACH NIGHT AND ALSO HOLDING DOWN THE FORT WHILE I'M OUT OF THE OFFICE TAKING CARE OF CARES. ALSO, THANK YOU TO MR. MAGNER AND OUR CMO TEAM FOR THEIR SUPPORT. AND THEN FINALLY, AGAIN, THANK YOU, COUNCIL, FOR YOUR SUPPORT. AND SO FOR SUPPORTING THIS PROGRAM AND PROMOTING IT. SO I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF GETTING TO KNOW THESE PARTICIPANTS EACH WEEK. AND I KNOW WE WILL SEE MANY OF THEIR FACES IN THE COMMUNITY AS THEY FIND DIFFERENT CAPACITIES TO GET INVOLVED. AND MANY OF THEM ALREADY DO VOLUNTEER, AND I'M SURE YOU RECOGNIZE MANY OF THEM ALREADY. BUT PLEASE JOIN ME IN THANKING THEM FOR DEDICATING THEIR TIME TO LEARNING ABOUT THE CITY. AND I PRESENT TO YOU ONCE AGAIN THE CLASS OF 2026. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MAYOR, IF YOU WOULD JOIN ME AT THE PODIUM COUNCIL, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LINE UP KIND OF STAGE RIGHT, I GUESS

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KRISTIN ALLEN. ABDUL. ASIF. CESAR, AVENIDA. KIMBERLY. BASS. AUTUMN DAVIDSON. MICHELLE.

DAVIS. LIZETTE GARCIA. ANDREA. HAMBLIN. VICTORIA. HARTMAN. NANCY. JACKSON. AMANDA. KINDIG.

SHE COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT. BRADLEY LOESER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CASSIE MCCAMPBELL. DHRUV NARAYAN. ASHLEY RIDDLE. SHE MAY NOT BE HERE TONIGHT. LUIS ROJAS. ABRAHAM DELA ROSA. LISA STENGLE.

DEBORAH. JAMES. PETER. WILLIAMS. SAMANTHA. WYMAN. AND MARK ZEIGLER. ALL RIGHT. GREG WILL LINE YOU ALL UP TO GET A PHOTO. ALL RIGHT. SO HOLD ON FOR ME FOR A SECOND. STAY WHERE YOU'RE AT. AND THEN COUNTS ON THE SPACE IN BETWEEN EACH ONE OF YOU, PLEASE. AND THEN YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO FILL THE SPACE IN BETWEEN IN FRONT OF. ALL RIGHT. NEXT. THIS SECTION OVER HERE.

COME ON OVER. YOU'RE GOING TO FILL IN BEHIND ME. HERE. AND THEN THERE YOU GO. HERE,

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ALL RIGHT. COME OVER HERE AND FILL IN. ALL RIGHT. THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. COME ON OVER HERE. YOU. ALL RIGHT? PERFECT. ALL THESE SPOTS. ALL RIGHT. EXCUSE ME REAL QUICK. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. WELL THAT'S NICE. THAT'S GOOD. I CAN SEE EVERYBODY'S FACE. THERE WE GO.

A FEW OF THESE BIG SMILES AND. DOING WELL. DOING WELL. SO WE'LL DO THAT JUST A TAD BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT IS IN SOMETIMES IT'S GOING TO TRY THIS AGAIN. VERY BIG GROUP. ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO ONE. WE JUST ALL SAY SHE'S THE ONE WORD FOR PHOTOS. SHE'S THERE WE GO.

ESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. ENJOY THE REST OF. KNOW MY SON.

AT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A THREE MINUTE RECESS JUST TO ALLOW FOLKS TO CLEAR THE ROOM, AND WE'LL GET RIGHT BACK. SO SEE YOU BACK HERE AT RECONVENE THE CITY COUNCIL AT

[7. REVIEW AND DISCUSS RICHARDSON'S LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR THE 90TH STATE TEXAS LEGISLATURE & 120TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS ]

THANK YOU FOR FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE ALREADY COORDINATING OUR OUR CITY STAFF.

LET ME TURN IT OVER TO GARY TO RUN THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ABOUT THE UPCOMING SESSION, SOME IMPORTANT DATES, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE WATCHING CLOSELY HERE IN ADVANCE OF THE SESSION STARTING. GARY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. IT IS THAT TIME AGAIN. AND SO AS WE KICK OFF THIS SEASON, WE CERTAINLY WANT TO REFLECT ON YOUR COUNCIL'S STRATEGIES AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

CERTAINLY LOOKING AT A FEW SPECIFIC THAT THIRD BULLET POINT, LEVERAGING REGIONAL LEADERSHIP POSITION TO POSITIVELY IMPACT COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL ISSUES, AND THEN

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I'M SORRY, TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS HAVE A COMPETITOR MOVING INTO THE GENERAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 3RD. TAKING A LOOK AT OUR STATE SENATE MAP HERE, WE HAVE THREE TEXAS STATE SENATORS IN RICHARDSON. YOU WILL SEE THAT VERY SMALL PORTION IDENTIFIED AS DISTRICT EIGHT, JUST THERE IN THE SOUTH WEST CORNER OF PGB AND 75, THAT BEING ANGELA PAXTON'S DISTRICT THERE. AND THEN OF COURSE, DISTRICT TWO IS BOB HALL AND DISTRICT 16 BEING NATHAN JOHNSON, RECOGNIZING THAT IN THE STATE SENATE WE HAVE FOUR YEAR TERMS. AND SO EVERY FOUR YEARS THEY ARE UP FOR REELECTION. BUT THOSE ARE STAGGERED SO THAT ALL SENATORS ARE NOT UP FOR REELECTION AT THE SAME TIME. THAT BEING SAID, ONLY SENATOR HALL AND DISTRICT TWO ARE UP FOR REELECTION. THIS PARTICULAR ELECTION. KEEPING THAT IN MIND, DISTRICT 16 SENATOR NATHAN JOHNSON IS ALSO RUNNING FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL. AND SO IF HE IS ELECTED ATTORNEY GENERAL ON NOVEMBER 3RD, THEN THAT WOULD HE WOULD VACATE HIS SEAT, AND THEN THE GOVERNOR WOULD CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION TO REPLACE HIM. AS HE MOVES ON TO THE AG'S OFFICE.

JUST A FEW REMINDERS AS IT RELATES TO A MID-DECADE CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING THAT OCCURRED LAST YEAR. IN 2025, WE MAINTAIN THOSE 38 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS. IT DOES NOT IMPACT THE NUMBER OF DISTRICTS THAT WE HAVE. CONGRESSIONALLY, HOWEVER, WHAT IT DID DO IS RE DRAW THE LINES WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS. IT REDUCED OUR CITY FROM MULTIPLE DISTRICTS OR MULTIPLE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS DOWN TO A SINGLE DISTRICT, THAT BEING NOW DISTRICT 32, THAT ELECTION BEING ALSO NOVEMBER 30TH, I'M SORRY, NOVEMBER 3RD. AND THE CANDIDATES FOR DISTRICT 32 WILL BE OR ARE DAN BARRIOS AND JACE YARBOROUGH. REFLECTING ON A FEW KEY DATES THIS UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION, AS WELL AS THE 120TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS. STICKING WITH THE 90TH SESSION JUST AFTER THE GENERAL ELECTION, WE WILL MOVE INTO NOVEMBER 9TH, BEING THE FIRST DAY FOR LEGISLATORS TO BE ABLE TO FILE BILLS THAT THEY BEGIN FILING THOSE BILLS, AND THEN THE SESSION CONVENES AT NOON ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 12TH OF 2027. AND THEN 140 DAYS LATER WILL BE SINE DIE. END OF SESSION ON MONDAY, MAY 31ST, THEN FLIPPING OVER TO THE 120TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS. IT WILL CONVENE ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 3RD OF 2027, AND THAT RUNS FOR TWO YEARS, CONCLUDING WEDNESDAY,

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SO AS THIS NEXT SLIDE TALKS ABOUT OR REFERENCES SUPPORT REGIONAL AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

AS YOU CAN SEE FROM A GOVERNANCE STANDPOINT, PUBLIC SAFETY STANDPOINT, TRANSPORTATION, BUSINESS AND EDUCATION, WE HAVE LISTED OUT NUMEROUS PARTNERS THAT WE PLAN TO CONTINUE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH AND MOVE FORWARD THERE. SO WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS? CERTAINLY, AS I MENTIONED, WE'LL ACCEPT THE CITY COUNCIL'S FEEDBACK AND YOUR SUGGESTIONS AFTER THE NOVEMBER 3RD ELECTION WILL START SCHEDULING MEETINGS WITH REPRESENTATIVES. WE WILL PLACE THE FINAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA ON A FUTURE COUNCIL AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION. AT SOME POINT, WE WILL POST THE DOCUMENT THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU. ONCE WE FINALIZE THAT, WE WILL POST THAT ON OUR LEGISLATIVE CITY OF RICHARDSON PAGE. AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE WILL TRACK DEVELOPMENTS THAT REQUIRE OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE SESSION AND PROVIDE REGULAR REPORTS TO THIS BODY THROUGHOUT THE SESSION AS A WHOLE. KEEPING IN MIND THAT LAST SESSION, WE TRACKED ROUGHLY 1000 BILLS RELATED TO CITY RESPONSIBILITIES. BUT SEPARATE

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SO I WOULD ANTICIPATE TRACKING ROUGHLY 2000 BILLS AGAIN THIS SESSION. SO THE VOLUME IS CERTAINLY THERE. WITH THAT MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I WILL DEFER TO YOU FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AT THIS TIME. MAYOR. COUNCIL, LET ME JUST SAY, I'LL PROBABLY PUT THIS BACK ON FOR CONSIDERATION IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS. SO WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE ANY DISCUSSION TONIGHT. BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, REFLECT ON THIS, WHILE THERE AREN'T MANY CHANGES AND THE CHANGES, PARTICULARLY IN TRANSPORTATION, ARE HIGHLY IN LINE WITH WHAT OUR 12 MEMBER CITIES AND DART ARE SUPPORTING AS WELL. OBVIOUSLY STILL TAKE FEEDBACK ON, ON ANY OF THE RECOMMENDED CHANGES OR IF THERE'S ANY ADDITIONS, BUT YOU CAN INDIVIDUALLY PROVIDE THOSE TO ME OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, I'LL INCORPORATE THOSE AND WE CAN BRING THOSE BACK FOR THE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION UPON FINAL ADOPTION. BUT AGAIN, BOTH GARY, MYSELF, OUR WHOLE TEAM HERE TONIGHT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE IF YOU WANT TO HAVE ANY DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. THANKS, GARY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO

[8. PUBLIC HEARING, ZONING FILE ZF 26-16, AND CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RICHARDSON, TEXAS, AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE AND ZONING MAP TO BY AMENDING A SPECIAL PERMIT FOR A GOLF DRIVING RANCH, GOLF-RELATED ACTIVITIES, AND OUTDOOR STORAGE AT 3570 WATERVIEW PARKWAY, RICHARDSON, TEXAS, ZONED LR-M(1) LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT WITH SPECIAL CONDITIONS. ]

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GOING FORWARD. THE APPLICANT DID, HOWEVER, WANT TO RESERVE THIS AREA TO BE EXPANDED FOR FUTURE PARKING IN THE FUTURE IF NEEDED, SO THEY'VE DESIGNED THE SITE SO THAT THEY CAN ADD AN ADDITIONAL 32 PARKING SPACES AND SCREEN THAT AREA WITH LANDSCAPE SCREENING. IF THEY DO DECIDE TO EXPAND AT A LATER DATE. THESE ARE THE EXISTING USES ON SITE EXISTING SPECIAL CONDITIONS. THESE WILL NOT BE IMPACTED BY THE PROPOSAL. THE GOLF BARN WILL STAY THE PAR THREE GOLF COURSE, PUTTING GREEN CLUBHOUSE, TWO MAINTENANCE BUILDINGS AND SOME OUTDOOR STORAGE. ALSO, HOURS OF OPERATION ARE LIMITED IN THE SPECIAL PERMIT TO 6 A.M. TO 1 A.M. SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. OUTDOOR LIGHTING IS AVAILABLE FOR NIGHTTIME USE, AND A 40 FOOT TALL NETTING IS ALLOWED TO BE INSTALLED, AS SHOWN ON THE CONCEPT PLAN AT A LATER DATE THAT IS NOT INSTALLED AT THIS TIME, BUT THE APPLICANT DID WANT THE FLEXIBILITY TO INSTALL THAT AT A LATER DATE IF THEY CHOSE. SOME SPECIAL CONDITIONS. OF PARTICULAR NOTE IN THE SPECIAL PERMIT IS THE SITE SHALL BE DEVELOPED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONCEPT PLAN AND LANDSCAPE PLAN. THE SPECIAL PERMIT IS LIMITED TO THE APPLICANT. THESE LAST TWO ARE RELATED TO THE TIMING OF THE IMPROVEMENTS. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MEDIAN OPENING IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW PERMANENT PARKING LOT, AND NO LATER THAN 90 DAYS AFTER THE NEW PARKING LOT IS INSTALLED, THE TEMPORARY GRAVEL PARKING LOT SHALL BE REMOVED AND RESTORED BACK TO LANDSCAPE CONDITIONS. FINALLY, WE DID RECEIVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST AND THAT IS IN YOUR PACKET TONIGHT. THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO SORRY. THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION VOTED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST AS PRESENTED IN THE CITY COUNCIL MAY APPROVE ZONING FILE 2616 AND ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED, AS AMENDED OR DENIED THE REQUEST, AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

MAYOR PRO TEM HUTCHENRIDER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION. CAN YOU GO BACK ONE SLIDE? I UNDERSTAND THE THE INTENT OF THE 90 DAYS FOR TURNING BACK THE TEMPORARY GRAVEL, BUT GIVEN THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO COME INTO THE WINTER MONTHS, IS THAT REALISTIC OR DOES THAT, OR DO WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT EXTENDING THAT A LITTLE BIT? BECAUSE TRYING TO PLANT IN JANUARY IS NOT THE BEST OF TIMES TO PLANT FROM A LANDSCAPING PERSPECTIVE. SO I'M JUST JUST ASKING, I UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S IN THERE. I MEAN, I KNOW THAT'S KIND OF STANDARD WHAT WE DO, BUT I'M JUST, I'M JUST CONCERNED THEY'RE GOING TO GO IN AND SPEND MONEY PLANT IT'S GOING TO DIE OFF IN JANUARY. AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME BACK AND REPLANT IN LIKE MARCH. SO AFTER COMPLETION. SO IT'LL PROBABLY BE THE SPRING I'M ASSUMING.

WILL IT BE SPRING? WILL IT BE THAT LATE? IT MAY BE. RIGHT. I WAS GONNA SAY THEY WOULD NEED TO CONSTRUCT THE OTHER PARKING LOT FIRST, AND THEN THEY WOULD REMOVE THIS. SO THE TIMELINE WOULD ACTUALLY BE LATER THAN JANUARY. OKAY. SO SO WE'LL BE OKAY FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE. YES, SIR. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I HAD. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. A QUICK QUESTION. I HEARD YOU SAID THAT THE PARKING LOT WOULD BE ASPHALT OR CONCRETE. CORRECT.

WHAT IS THE STANDARD CITY'S REQUIREMENT FOR PARKING LOT? IT IS TYPICALLY CONCRETE. I SHOULD HAVE ADDED IF IT IS CONSTRUCTED OF ASPHALT, IT WILL HAVE CONCRETE CURB CUTS AT MINIMUM.

OKAY. AND THAT WAS AFTER DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY ENGINEER. OKAY. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT STANDARD THAT ANY OTHER BUSINESS THEY COULD DO OR THIS IS EXCEPTIONAL. THIS IS AN EXCEPTION THEY'RE REQUESTING? YEAH. I THINK IF YOU MAY ASK THE APPLICANT ABOUT WHY HE'S REQUESTING THIS, I THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT HE IS REMAINING IN TERMS OF HIS LEASE AND TRYING TO CREATE A PLAN WHERE THE INVESTMENT, THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT, WOULD BE ABLE TO BE REALIZED AND MAYBE AMORTIZED OUT OVER THE REMAINING YEARS VERSUS A CONCRETE, WHICH WOULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY MORE. BUT I THINK THE APPLICANT CAN KIND OF SPEAK TO THAT, I THINK. AND IF THE TECHNICAL TERM THAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENED THAT, YOU KNOW, IF THE APPLICANT, THEY MOVE OUT, THEN THAT PARKING IS,

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OUR FIRST ONE WAS IN CONNECTICUT. THIS IS THE ONE THAT KIND OF TOOK EVERYTHING OFF. AND YEAH, REALLY OPENED OUR EYES TO WHAT GOLF RANCH COULD LOOK LIKE AND THE PEOPLE THAT WE COULD BRING INTO GOLF, THE ACTIVITY THAT WE COULD PROVIDE FOR PEOPLE. AND EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY TO ASK FOR EXPANSION OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO BRING GOLF TO THE MASSES. I'LL TAKE QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ALL RIGHT.

WE MAY CALL YOU BACK UP, BUT IF NOT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE THANK YOU DISCUSSION. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK IF THERE ARE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. MR. ZIMMER.

NO CARDS. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LOOKING TO SPEAK? MAYOR PRO TEM HUTCHENRIDER MAYOR, IF THERE'S NO ONE TO SPEAK, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. COUNCIL MEMBER GRIFFIN, CAN I ASK I THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME TO ASK THE QUESTION ABOUT THE PARKING MATERIAL, THAT OF THE APPLICANT? YES. YES, SURE. EVERYTH MOVES SO FAST THAT I THOUGHT, WHAT'S GOING ON? OH, SURE. ANYWAY, YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK. ASK THAT QUESTION.

WHY NOT? IF YOU'LL COME ON UP, SIR. ABSOLUTELY. YES I WAS. I'M INTERESTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT YOUR, YOU KNOW, CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL THAT YOU ARE CHOOSING YOU WANT TO CHOOSE FOR. YEAH.

IT REALLY IS AN ECONOMIC DECISION FOR US. ASPHALT IS SIGNIFICANTLY CHEAPER THAN CONCRETE. WE'RE NOT ON A LONG TERM GROUND RENT. OUR LEASE TERMS ARE FIVE YEARS AT A TIME WITH THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. AND FOR US, IT IS ABOUT BEING ABLE TO AMORTIZE THE INVESTMENT OVER TIME AND GET OUR RETURN ON THAT INVESTMENT. NOW THAT YOU SAID FIVE YEARS OF POTENTIALLY AFTER FIVE YEARS, YOU MIGHT YOU MIGHT NOT RENEW THE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH YOU OR YOU MIGHT NOT. IS THAT SOMETHING IN YOUR MIND? WE WE WILL RENEW AS LONG AS UTD WILL WILL ALLOW IT OR ULTIMATELY UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEMS WILL ALLOW US TO. WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING ON ANOTHER FIVE YEAR EXTENSION RIGHT NOW WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEMS. SO YES, THAT IS. OUR DESIRE IS TO CONTINUE TO RENEW. ALL OF OUR PROPERTIES ARE LONG TERM GROUND LEASES OR WE OWN THE DIRT OUTRIGHT. NOW THE QUESTION IS, WHAT'S YOUR I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE AGREEMENT THAT IF THE LEASE TERM EXPIRED AND WHAT GROUND CONDITION YOU HAVE TO LEAVE THAT SPACE TO ANY. LIKE IF YOU PUT THE NEW PARKING THERE, WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF YOU MOVE OUT? THAT WOULD BE UP TO UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEMS. SO YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING WRITTEN THERE THAT YOU HAVE TO REMOVE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO IMPROVEMENT, OR YOU COULD LEAVE THOSE THINGS THERE. SOMETIMES THE LEASE WE DO NOT WE DO NOT IN THE LEASE TERMS. NO. BUT THIS YEAH, THIS SPECIAL USE PERMIT IS SUBJECT TO US ALONE. BUT NOTHING. NOTHING IN THE LEASE TERMS ON REMOVING. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? ALL RIGHT. WE

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[9. REPORT ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST ]

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, IT WENT VERY WELL. SECOND WAS VERY PROUD ON FRIDAY TO REPRESENT THE CITY WITH AT THE ALTRUSA 2026 OUTSTANDING WOMEN OF TODAY PROGRAM AND RECEIVED THE CHECK REPRESENTING THE VOLUNTEER HOURS THAT THEY DO WITHIN THE CITY, AND FINALLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT A PROCLAMATION TO OLIVER POWELL, WHO IS A VETERAN AND WAS CELEBRATING HIS 86TH BIRTHDAY. HE WAS PART OF THE SIGNAL CORPS AND QUITE FASCINATING STORIES LISTENING TO HIM. SO JUST WANTED TO MENTION THOSE THREE THINGS. THANK YOU. WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCILMEMBER DORAN. THANK YOU. MAYOR, I WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT WE DID HAVE OUR BUSINESS MEETING. OUR COUNCIL MEMBER, OUR FRIEND SAM SHULL, MYSELF AND COUNCILMAN BURDETT ATTENDED TO LISTEN TO TONY MULLIN, WHICH IS OUR PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER, TO LOOK AT WHAT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WHAT THE FUTURE OF THE CHAMBER LOOKS LIKE. SO THAT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE. ALSO ON TUESDAY EVENING, WE HAD THE FALL NEIGHBORHOOD WORKSHOP WITH THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT. THE COVER SOME OF THE WATER ISSUES THAT ARE GOING ON IN NORTH TEXAS. WE ALSO ALSO ENJOYED THE ALTRUSA OUTSTANDING WOMEN. AND THAT WAS INCREDIBLE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE HAD, YOU KNOW, ONE OF OUR OWN RECOGNIZED WITH THE CITY OF RICHARDSON. AND THE OTHER THING, ON SATURDAY, OUR HOA HAD A PANCAKE FEED AND THE PARK, AND WE HAD A NICE LITTLE TURNOUT AND THEY JUST DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB. JUST A BIG, BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR HOA TEAM THAT PUT ALL THIS TOGETHER. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER BURDETTE. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO TOUCH ON A COUPLE OF THINGS.

ONE, ONE WAS GOT TO ATTEND THE RICHARDSON INTERFAITH ALLIANCE LUNCHEON AND PRESENTATIONS ON THURSDAY. I BELIEVE IT'S AN ORGANIZATION OF MANY HOUSES OF WORSHIP AROUND OUR CITY THAT HAVE GOTTEN TOGETHER TO LEARN WHAT EACH OTHER SERVES AND FIND WAYS TO COLLABORATE TOGETHER, ONE OF WHICH IS TO HELP WITH EMERGENCY RESPONSES, WARMING CENTERS AND COOLING CENTERS AS NEEDED. SO YVONNE PRESENTED THAT SOME OF THE WORK THAT HAD BEEN DONE BY THAT GROUP AND, AND ENCOURAGED THEM TO CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT. WE ALSO HEARD FROM THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS TO ENCOURAGE VOTING AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION. AND THEN ON SUNDAY, THE INTERFAITH ALLIANCE HOSTED A A MEAL PREPARATION EVENT THAT THAT TARGET WAS 100,000 MEALS PREPARED. I'M NOT 100% SURE IF THEY THEY HIT THAT TARGET OR NOT, BUT IT WAS GREAT TO SEE AGAIN, COLLABORATIVE EFFORT FROM FROM MANY GROUPS IN OUR IN OUR CITY. SO CONGRATULATIONS AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CORCORAN. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

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SO I DON'T HAVE ANY DOUBT ABOUT THAT. THEY WOULD EXCEED THAT NUMBER. BESIDES ALL THOSE EVENTS, I THINK LAST WEEK WAS VERY BUSY. DUCK CREEK HOA ALSO HAD THEIR BUSINESS MEETING AND THAT WAS ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, FULL HOUSE THERE. YOU KNOW, IT WAS IN THAT ZION CHURCH. I THINK THAT CHARGE, YOU KNOW, THEY OPEN UP THEIR DOOR FOR THEM, FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S A PERFECT COMBINATION. I GUESS THE WAY THERE WAS GREAT AND THE FOOD WAS GREAT. I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT FOOD AGAIN NEXT YEAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WON'T REPEAT I DON'T THINK THESE WERE NOT SAID EARLIER, BUT TEXAS COUNTERFEITERS HAD AN AMAZING ROCKTOBERFEST. I BELIEVE THAT WAS THURSDAY AND JUST AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB. I THINK THREE STAGES, SOME REALLY ENTERTAINING ACTS. JUST A COOL THING TO SEE HAPPEN IN OUR CITY. AND I BELIEVE IT WAS FREE OF CHARGE FOR EVERYBODY WHO WANTED TO COME OUT AND REALLY NEED TO SEE A, A LOCAL COMPANY GIVE SO MUCH BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND LEADERSHIP NORTH TEXAS. OUR FIRST PROGRAM DAY WAS KIND OF FOCUSED ON KIND OF GLOBAL ACTIVITIES AROUND NORTH TEXAS, WHICH WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE. SATURDAY MORNING, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN THE BIKE RODEO, WHERE WE HAVE NOT ONLY OUR CITY FOLKS, BUT A NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AROUND THE BICYCLING COMMUNITY THAT HOST IT. IT IS IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO A BIKE RODEO, HIGHLY ENCOURAGE GOING TO AT LEAST ONE. I THINK WE DO A COUPLE A YEAR, BUT THEY ESSENTIALLY SIMULATE A ROAD WHERE YOU HAVE FAKE TRAFFIC SIGNS, A LITTLE RAILROAD CROSSING, AND YOU TRY TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO TO GET THE KIDS TO ACTUALLY PAY ATTENTION TO THE STREET SIGNS SO THAT THEY CAN LEARN HOW IT WORKS. INEVITABLY, THERE ARE CRASHES AND CRYING CHILDREN, BUT EVERYONE GETS UP AND TURNS OUT OKAY. AT LEAST THUS FAR IN MY EXPERIENCE. SO A GREAT EXPERIENCE WATCHING THAT ONE MORE TIME. RICHARDSON EAST ROTARY CLUB. I CAN'T REMEMBER IF SOMEONE SAID THIS, BUT IF NOT I. IF SO, I APOLOGIZE. IF NOT, THEY HAD A PARTY IN THE PARK. IT WAS REALLY NEAT TO SEE THEM. JUST EXCEPTIONAL TO SEE COTTONWOOD PARK BEING USED SO MUCH BY THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE FOLKS AROUND THAT AREA, AND EXCITING TO SEE THEIR PLANS FOR THE ADDITIONAL PAVILION AND THAT SORT OF THING. THAT ROTARY IS PARTNERING WITH THE CITY TO MAKE HAPPEN. LATER THAT EVENING, I DID GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO JUDGE. I THOUGHT I HAD LEARNED MY LESSON THAT YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO JUDGE ANYTHING. NO DOG JUDGING, NO CHILI JUDGING. BUT THIS WAS A CHILI COOKOFF, AND MY WIFE AND I HAD TO SPLIT DUTIES SINCE I COULDN'T EAT MOST OF IT. BUT I COULD SMELL IT AND I COULD LOOK AT ITS CONSISTENCY OR THE APPEARANCE MY WIFE GRADED FOR TEXTURE AND FOR TASTE, AND A CHAMPION WAS WAS NAMED. BUT HYDE PARK DID AN AMAZING JOB BRINGING TOGETHER THE THE NEIGHBORHOOD THERE. AND I CAN'T REMEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER BURDETTE, IF YOU MENTIONED THE FALL COMMUNITY DAY, YOU DID NOT. SO COUNCIL MEMBER ODETTE AND I ATTENDED THE FALL COMMUNITY DAY THAT WAS HOSTED BY. TO BE LIKE ME. SO IN TERMS OF A REUSE OF A BUILDING, THAT SCHOOL CAMPUS IS BEING USED FOR WHAT I THINK ARE JUST TWO INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT USES. AS YOU MAY KNOW, BIZTOWN IS OVER THERE AT GREENWOOD HILLS OR THE FORMER GREENWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY, NOW THE LEARNING CENTER. AND TO BE LIKE ME HAS AN ENTIRE SECTION THERE WHERE YOU GET TO ESSENTIALLY STEP

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