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Plano City Council Preview – November 27, 2023

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Highlights: The Drone Ordinance, Take 2, and SUPs for a Private Club and Food Truck Park near Studio Movie Grill.

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.

 

Executive Session (starts at 5:00 PM)

(Review agenda here)

  • Litigation / Potential Litigation
    • PFAS Litigation 3M and Dupont
    • Fire Training Facility; Pre-suit Mediation for Project No. 6824; Contract No. 2017-0516-B

 

Preliminary Open Meeting

(Whenever Executive Session, which starts at 5:00 PM, ends)

(Review agenda here)

  • Personnel Appointment: Senior Advisory Board – Interim Member
  • Community Partnership Update & Direction: My Possibilities

 

Regular Meeting (starts at 7:00 PM)

Notable Consent Agenda items are at the bottom of this post.

(Review agenda here)

  • 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 every meeting, anyone can speak about anything for up to three minutes, with 30 total minutes allotted for this segment.

 

Items for Individual Consideration

  • Item (1): Ordinance to adopt Youth Program Standards of Care
  • Item (2): reauthorize the City of Plano Policy Statement for Tax Abatement
  • Item (3): grant Specific Use Permits (SUPs) for a Private Club and a Food Truck Park on 0.8 acres in the northeast corner of Park Boulevard and Preston Road (near Studio Movie Grill)
  • Item (4): Drone Hub Ordinance, Take 2
  • Item (5): SUP for a Public Service Yard for the DART Silver Line near Technology Drive and Shiloh Road
  • Item (6): extend the non-exclusive franchise granted to CoServ Gas to supply gas to the general public in Plano
  • Item (7): cast the City of Plano ballot for the election of members to the Collin Central Appraisal District Board of Directors
  • Item (8): cast the City of Plano ballot for the election of members to the Denton Central Appraisal District Board of Directors

 

Notable Consent Agenda Items

Total of $16,276,915 of your money in proposed expenses

  • Item (d): $4,550,761 for Plano Event Center Street Improvement
  • Item (e): $1,592,430 for a 5 year contract for TASER 10 conducted energy weapons (CEWs) [that just sounds cool, doesn’t it?] for the Police Department
  • Item (i): $7,479,959 over 6 years for Advertising Agency Services for Visit Plano

 

Review City Council agendas and minutes here.