My apologies for the very late preview post. The horrific year of 2020 is finally behind us, but 2021 is rapidly shaping up to be its evil twin. Go figure.
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Executive Session (starts at 5:00 PM)
(Review agenda here)
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Litigation: City of Plano vs. Edukid (Montessori Children’s House)
Preliminary Open Meeting
(Whenever Executive Session, which starts at 5:00 PM, ends)
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Appointment of Interim Members for the Cultural Affairs Commission and Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone No. 2 & 3 Boards (say that three times really fast)
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Comprehensive Plan Review Committee Update
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Streets Bond Referendum Presentation
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Bond Referendum Projects
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Discussion and direction re: modifying rules on posting future items for Council to deliberate before adding to the agenda
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City of Plano vs. Edukid (Montessori Children’s House)
Regular Meeting (starts at 7:00 PM)
Notable Consent Agenda items are at the bottom of this post.
Comments of Public Interest: every meeting, anyone can speak about anything for up to three minutes, with 30 total minutes allotted for this segment.
Items for Individual Consideration
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Item (1): Specific Use Permit for a Private Club for an existing restaurant at the southeast corner of Parker and Custer
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Item (2): Modify the hours of operation for the Racetrac at the northeast corner of Independence Parkway and Plano Parkway
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Item (3): Modify major development standards pertaining to certain blocks and uses for Urban Mixed-Use-3 on 103.6 acres located on the east side of Alma Drive, 760 feet south of 15th Street
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Item (4): Public Hearing and consideration of an Ordinance to approve a levy of $0.15 per $100 of appraised value for the Downtown Plano Public Improvement District
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Item (5): Final Public Hearing (but not the vote) on the proposed General Obligation Bond Referendum scheduled for May 1, 2021
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Item (6): Re-re-re-consideration of a resolution to provide the City Manager authority related to personnel, procurement, public meetings and City Code and policy decisions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
Notable Consent Agenda Items
Total of $2,624,306 of your money in proposed expenses
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Item (b): $972,748 for Evans Park Renovation
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Item (d): $90,491 for Meraki Wireless Access Points
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Item (e): $554,231 over five years for Okta identity and access control software subscriptions
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Item (f): $290,640 for staff augmentation for IT Security Management and Telecom Support
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Item (g): increase of $128,850 to the current contract amount of $343,000 for a total amount of $471,850, for landscape architect professional services for Los Rios Park Trail
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Item (h): request for a utility easement in the Municipal Avenue West parking lot for installation of electric services
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Item (i): $205,200 for engineering professional services for Erosion Control – Spring Creek at 16th Street
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Item (j): $136,222 for Microsoft Unified Advanced Support
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Item (k): Modification to Economic Development Incentive Agreement with Denbury Onshore, LLC
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Item (l): To call a public hearing for the creation of the Collin Creek West Public Improvement District
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Item (m): To call a public hearing for the creation of the Collin Creek East Public Improvement District
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Item (n): repeal the 1993 City of Plano Storm Drainage Design Manual adopted by Ordinance No. 93-6-11 and replace it with an updated Stormwater Design Manual, Guidelines for Design of Drainage Facilities
Review City Council agendas and minutes here.
