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Plano City Council Preview – January 13, 2025

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Happy New Year! As a reminder, we’re back at City Hall, and this will be the final public hearing on the proposed $700 million bond referendum for which you, dear taxpayer, will be entirely responsible for paying.

You can sign up online to speak at council meetings in person or via Zoom online at this link up to 15 minutes before the scheduled meeting, which is typically at the 7:00 Regular Meeting. You may alternatively share your thoughts by emailing the council members any time at our email addresses here, or by 4:00 PM the day of the meeting at councilcomments@plano.gov. The council meeting will be live-streamed on PlanoTV.org and on the City of Plano Facebook page.

City Council Work Session (starts at 5:00 PM)

(Review agenda here)

  • Discussion and Direction regarding Arts Grants
  • Tour of the Traffic Management Center

Executive Session (starts at 6:30 PM)

(Review agenda here)

  • Real Estate: PISD Surplus Property

 

Regular Meeting (starts at 7:00 PM)

(Review agenda here) Notable Consent Agenda items are at the bottom of this post.

  • Proclamation:  January 20, 2025, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day which honors the life and legacy of Dr. King.

 

Comments of Public Interest: at the end of every meeting, anyone can speak for up to three minutes by Zoom, with 30 total minutes allotted for this segment.

 

Items for Individual Consideration

  • Item (1): new Expressway Corridor Overlay District
  • Item (2): amend the 2021 Comprehensive Plan with regard to the Economic Environment Pillar, Regionalism Pillar, and other Comprehensive Plan Actions, and removing the Expressway Corridor Environmental Health Map & Guidelines
  • Item (3): approve taking a portion of dedicated parkland (Chisholm Trail at Parker Road) for an electric easement and right-of-way for the purpose of installing electric equipment on existing overhead structures
  • Item (4): Final Public Hearing on the proposed $700 million bond Referendum scheduled for May 3, 2025

 

Notable Consent Agenda Items

Total of $234,016 of your money in proposed expenses

  • Item (d): a DECREASE of $569,067 for Community Development System Implementation, for a new total contract amount of $315,013

 

Review City Council agendas and minutes here.