C I T Y  C O U N C I L


1520 K Avenue, Plano TX 75074 and via videoconference


DATE:  January 27, 2025

 

TIME:   7:00 PM

 

This City Council Meeting will be held in person in the Senator Florence Shapiro Council Chambers and via videoconference.  A quorum of the City Council, including the presiding officer, will participate in person.  The facility will be open to members of the public.

 

For those wanting to watch the meeting but not address the Council, the meeting will be live-streamed on Plano's website at www.planotv.org, YouTube.com/cityofplanotexas and Facebook.com/cityofplanotx.

 

To speak at the meeting, register at Plano.gov/SpeakerRegistration. Online registration opens at 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to the meeting and closes at 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. ONSITE REGISTRATION IS NOT AVAILABLE.

 

Emails regarding agenda items and other comments on City business may be submitted to:  councilcomments@plano.gov.

 

 

CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION: Pastor Sam Fenceroy - Mt. Olive Church of Plano
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE / TEXAS PLEDGE: Law Enforcement Explorer Post 911

OUR VISION - PLANO IS A GLOBAL ECONOMIC LEADER BONDED BY A SHARED SENSE OF COMMUNITY WHERE RESIDENTS EXPERIENCE UNPARALLELED QUALITY OF LIFE.

 

The City Council may convene into Executive Session to discuss posted items in the regular meeting as allowed by law. 

PROCLAMATIONS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS
VIDEO

Proclamation: International Holocaust Remembrance Day is January 27, 2025. Presented

VIDEO

Presentation: A BEST Neighborhoods designation sign is being presented to the Avignon Windhaven neighborhood. Presented

CONSENT AGENDA

The Consent Agenda will be acted upon in one motion and contains items which are routine and typically noncontroversial.  Items may be removed from this agenda for individual discussion by a Council Member, the City Manager or any citizen. The Presiding Officer will establish time limits based upon the number of speaker requests.

Approval of Minutes
(a)

January 13, 2025

Approved

Approval of Expenditures
Award/Rejection of Bid/Proposal: (Purchase of products/services through formal procurement process by this agency)
(b)RFB No. 2025-0030-B for Chisholm Trail Undercrossing at Spring Creek Parkway, Project No. PKR-P-7436, for the Parks and Recreation Department to Garret Shields Infrastructure, LLC in the amount of $1,063,640; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. Approved
(c)

RFB No. 2025-0035-B for Spring Creek Interceptor Phase 1 (7593), Project No. ENG-SS-00002, for the Engineering Department to Flow-Line Construction, Inc. in the amount of $2,927,576; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. Approved

Purchase from an Existing Contract
VIDEO(d)To approve the purchase of the Schimelpfenig Shelving Project in the estimated amount of $383,987 from Libra-Tech Corporation through an existing contract; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. (TIPS Contract No. 230301) Approved
Approval of Contract: (Purchase of products/services exempt from State of Texas Competitive Bid Laws)
(e)To approve an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Plano and Collin County Community College District through September 30, 2026, with up to two (2) two-year renewals to provide educational and career services; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. (City of Plano Contract No. 2025-0170-I) Approved
Approval of Expenditure
(f)

To approve an expenditure in the estimated amount of $145,000 for advertising services for a two (2) year contract from Medium Giant Company, Inc.; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. (Contract No. 2025-0122-X) Approved

(g)

To approve an expenditure for construction materials testing professional services for Material Testing - Residential 2025, Project No. PW-S-00070, in the amount of $200,000 from TEAM Consultants, Inc. for the Public Works Department; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. Approved

Adoption of Resolutions
(h)To approve the Investment Portfolio Summary for the quarter ended September 30, 2024; and providing an effective date. Adopted Resolution No. 2025-1-9(R)
VIDEO(i)To accept the findings and opinions of the Annual Audit; authorizing the City Manager, or in his absence the Director of Finance, to publish the results thereof; and providing an effective date. Adopted Resolution No. 2025-1-11(R)
Adoption of Ordinances
(j)To amend Section 14-123, Regulation of sex offender residency, of Article IX, Residency Restrictions for Child Predator Offenders, of Chapter 14 Offenses - Miscellaneous, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Plano, to clarify the definitions of "child safety zone," "residence," and "premises"; clarify Offenses and Affirmative Defenses; and delete an affirmative defense allowing a registered sex offender to obtain a court order reducing or waiving the residency restriction; providing a repealer clause, a severability clause, a savings clause, a penalty clause, a publication clause and an effective date. Adopted Ordinance No. 2025-1-10
VIDEO(k)

To amend Section 6-491(2), Political signs/noncommercial purpose signs, of Division 3, Permitted Signs, of Article XII, Temporary Signs, of Chapter 6, Buildings and Building Regulations, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Plano, to amend regulations for political signs/noncommercial purpose signs at publicly owned active polling locations; and providing a repealer clause, a severability clause, a savings clause, a penalty clause, a publication clause and an effective date. Adopted Ordinance No. 2025-1-12 

ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION:

Public Hearing Items:

 

Applicants are limited to fifteen (15) minutes presentation time with a five (5) minute rebuttal, if needed. Remaining speakers are limited to thirty (30) total minutes of testimony time, with three (3) minutes assigned per speaker. The Presiding Officer may amend these times as deemed necessary.

 

Non-Public Hearing Items:

 

The Presiding Officer will permit public comment for items on the agenda not posted for a Public Hearing. The Presiding Officer will establish time limits based upon the number of speaker requests, length of the agenda, and to ensure meeting efficiency, and may include a cumulative time limit. Speakers will be called in the order requests are received until the cumulative time is exhausted.

VIDEO(1)

Public Hearing and consideration of the Silver Line Station Areas Plan, a long-range planning policy for the 12th Street and Shiloh Road station areas. Conducted and approved.

 

COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST

This portion of the meeting is to allow up to three (3) minutes per speaker with thirty (30) total minutes on items of interest or concern and not on items that are on the current agenda. The Council may not discuss these items, but may respond with factual or policy information. The Council may choose to place the item on a future agenda.

*IMPORTANT MESSAGE* Comments of Public Interest (general comments on items related to city business not on the agenda) will be heard via Zoom at the end of each regular council meeting.  To provide general comments, you must register to speak online and register for Zoom by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting.  No in-person Comments of Public Interest will be heard at the meeting.  If your comments pertain to business unrelated to the City, we will provide a contact to the appropriate agency that can assist you, if applicable, as an alternative means of communication.

The City of Plano encourages participation from all citizens. The Plano Municipal Center has accessible restroom facilities, drinking fountains, and power assist entrance doors. The facility is easily accessed from public sidewalks and parking areas. Designated accessible parking is available on the north and south sides of the building. The Senator Florence Shapiro Council Chambers is accessible by elevator to the lower level. If you require additional assistance or reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act for this meeting or facility, including ASL interpreters, you should submit an ADA Reasonable Accommodation Request Form to the ADA Coordinator at least 48 hours in advance. If you need assistance completing the form, please call 972-941-7152. Complete or download the ADA Reasonable Accommodation Request Form at https://www.plano.gov/395/Accessibility-Accommodations.