This meeting will have the first public hearing on the proposed $700 million bond referendum next year. For my overview on municipal bonds, see my article from 2021.
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Executive Session (starts at 5:00 PM)
(Review agenda here)
- Legal Advice: Boarding House Regulation
- Economic Development Consideration
Preliminary Open Meeting (after Executive Session ends)
(Review agenda here)
- Parks and Recreation bond referendum presentation
- Discussion and direction re: Political Signs at City Facilities
Regular Meeting (starts at 7:00 PM)
(Review agenda here) Notable Consent Agenda items are at the bottom of this post.
- Proclamation: The Salvation Army Christmas Campaign is being recognized for its annual Red Kettle and Angel Trees that provide help to countless citizens in need
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): First public hearing on the proposed $700 million bond referendum next year
- Item (2): Request to rezone 19.8 acres on the southwest corner of Alma Drive and Park Boulevard to remove split zoning and modify development standards on Plano ISD Property and facilitate development of the Plano ISD Career and Technical Education Center next to Academy High School.
- Item (3): Request for Specific Use Permit (SUP) for a Trade School for Licensed Massage Therapy in a 2,571-square-foot suite in an existing office condominium zoned Retail (R) on the southwest side of Coit Road Rockingham Way
Notable Consent Agenda Items
Total of $6,433,993 of your money in proposed expenses
- Item (c): $648,865 for Willow Creek Trail Replacement involving the removal and replacement of approximately .25 miles of trail and creekbank stabilization east of P Avenue, west of Roanoke Drive, and south of Armstrong Drive
- Item (d): $632,000 for Engineering Design Services for Bridge Improvements – Plano Parkway at Spring Creek
- Item (e): $3,409,659 for eight refuse trucks
- Item (f): Rescind the award of $688,828 for CCTV Expansion Project-Equipment due to an administrative error
- Item (l): $663,930 for Bridge Repairs Phase IV – Repair at Parker Road and Indian Creek
- Item (n): update to solid waste rates
Review City Council agendas and minutes here.
