>> I NOW DECLARE THAT THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING IS RECONVENED INTO OPEN SESSION, THAT ALL COUNCILMEMBERS ARE PRESENT, COUNCILMEMBER HOLMER IS ON HER WAY. FIRST ITEM ON THE PRELIMINARY AGENDA IS CONSIDERATION AND ACTION RESULTING FROM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. OUR NEXT ITEM IS REVIEW OF BULKY WASTE PILOT PROGRAM. ANDREA PARK? >> LET'S TRY THAT AGAIN, OKAY, THERE WE GO. GOOD EVENING, I'M ANDREA PARK, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, AND I WILL BE PROVIDING YOU WITH A VERY BRIEF OVERVIEW OF COMMUNITY SERVICES AS WELL AS AN UPDATE AND RECOMMENDATION FOR THE BULKY WASTE PILOT PROGRAM. COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION IS COMPRISED OF 140 STAFF MEMBERS AND WE HAVE A $15.7 MILLION OPERATING BUDGET. WE ARE COMPRISED OF A BUSINESS UNIT, FLEET SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL WASTE SERVICES, COMPOST AND COMMERCIAL RECYCLING. OUR BUSINESS UNIT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES GROUP, AS WELL AS OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP. THIS ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP WAS ROLLED OUT ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO, DURING THAT TIME THEY'VE BEEN VERY BUSY WITH 99,000 REQUESTS, WE HAVE 192 USERS, WE SUPPORT 680,000 ASSET, SUPPORT STREET, DRAINAGE WATER SEWER SIGNS OF TRAFFIC. OUR FLEET SERVICES DEPARTMENT MAINTAIN SAFE, EFFICIENT AND DEPENDABLE VEHICLES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PURCHASE OF VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT AND WE MANAGE THE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 2480 PIECES OF EQUIPMENT, VALUED AT $113 MILLION. AND WE HAVE BEEN UTILIZING A WEB-BASED SUITE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CALLED FASTER, WHICH ALLOWS FOR REALTIME REPORTING AND INCREASED ACCESS TO KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES. WE ALSO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FUELING NEEDS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. LAST FISCAL YEAR, WE HAD 1.2 MILLION GALLONS OF USAGE AT THE COST OF $4.7 MILLION, WE ALSO HAVE A FUEL TANKER THAT WE DEPLOY DURING MERGE RESPONSE FOR GENERATOR, AND FOR OPERATIONS. WE ALSO ARE AT ABOUT 95% OF THE DESIGN COMPLETION FOR THE HIGH POINT FUELING STATION WHICH WAS APPROVED IN THE LAST BOND ELECTION. AND THIS IS JUST A GRAPHIC THAT I'LL SKIP THROUGH FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, BUT IT'S JUST TO ILLUSTRATE THE NUMBER OF DEPARTMENTS THAT WE IMPACT THE FLEET. ENVIRONMENTAL WASTE SERVICES, THIS GROUP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RESIDENTIAL WASTE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION, LANDSCAPE TRIMMINGS, COMMERCIAL WASTE AND RECYCLING COORDINATION, AND OUR EWS CUSTOMER CALL SERVICE CENTER. AND FISCAL YEAR 22-23, WE HAD JUST UNDER 75,000 CUSTOMERS, WE MADE OVER 9 MILLION STOPS FOR COLLECTIONS. WE HAD 53,760 RESIDENTIAL TONS MAKE IT TO THE LANDFILL. A LITTLE LESS THAN 16,000 TONS RECYCLED, COLLECTED JUST UNDER 20,000 TONS OF YARD TRIMMINGS, 33,000 GALLONS OF HOUSEHOLD WASTE AND DID ALL OF THAT WITH A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION RATING OF 99%. [ APPLAUSE ] IT'S NOT ME. IT'S ALL OF THE STAFF. OKAY. SO WITH THOSE LAND -- I'M SORRY, THE TRIMMINGS MENTIONED ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THOSE ARE PROCESSED THROUGH OUR COMPOSTING OPERATION, RESULTING IN THE SALE OF TEXAS PURE PRODUCTS. TEXAS PURE DIVERTS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 TONS OF YARD DEBRIS FROM THE LANDFILL. IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR, WE BASICALLY COLLECT WASTE COLLECTIONS, YARD WASTE FROM PLANO ALLEN FRISCO McKINNEY, AND RICHARDSON, WE PROCESS THAT AT THE CUSTOMER TRANSFER STATION AND THE 121 REGIONAL LANDFILL, AND ALL OF THIS IS AVAILABLE FOR SALE, BAGS, BULK PICKUP AND DELIVERY. IF YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN THOSE LOCATIONS, THE PHOTO ON THE LEFT IS WHERE MOST OF THE MATERIALS ARE DROPPED OFF, WE DO AN INITIAL SCREENING OF THE MATERIAL, AND THEN THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT IS THE 121 LANDFILL WHERE WE ACTUALLY DO OUR COMPOSTING OPERATIONS AND COLORING OF MULCHING AND MAKING MIXTURES OF SOILS. OKAY. AND WHAT WE ARE HERE FOR ON YOUR AGENDA, THE BULKY WASTE PROGRAM, SO THE STANDARD BULKY WASTE PROGRAM THAT IS CITYWIDE IS COLLECTED ONE DAY EACH MONTH, THIS IS GOING TO BE ITEMS THAT DO NOT FIT INTO THE STANDARD 95 CARD, YOUR CREWS DRIVE BY COLLECTION POINTS, YOUR STANDARD COLLECTION POINTS WHICH IS TYPICALLY GOING TO BE IN THE ALLEY, AND THEY COLLECT MATERIALS THAT MEET THE BULKY WASTE PROGRAM GUIDELINES. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE YARD BRUSH DEBRIS TREES OR ITEMS CONTAINING F FREON, THOSE ALL ARE SPECIALTY COLLECTIONS. SO BACK IN FEBRUARY OF 2018, WE LAUNCHED THE ON CALL COLLECTIONS PILOT PROGRAM, THIS AFFECTED ABOUT 4774 HOMES, LOCATED IN THE DARK SHADED GRAY AREAS, TO THE EAST AND WEST OF CENTRAL EXPRESSWA. THE PILOT PROGRAM ALLOTTED FOR RESIDENTS TO SCHEDULE ONE BULKY WASTE PICKUP PER WEEK. AND IT INCLUDD BIG ITEMS AS WELL AS LARGE YARD DEBRIS. THE GOALS AT THE TIME WERE TO REDUCE THE WEAR AND TEAR ON OUR VEHICLES AND LOWER FUEL CONSUMPTION AS WELL AS IMPROVING THE FLOW IN THE ALLEYS BY REMOVING A LOT OF THAT BULKY WASTE FROM THE ALLEYWAYS. WHAT WE LEARNED THROUGH THE PAST SIX YEARS. WE LEARNED THAT THIS PROGRAM CREATED A LOT OF RESIDENT CONFUSION ON SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS, ESPECIALLY IN HIGH TURNOVER AREAS, WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS A LOT OF THE AREAS THAT HAVE A LOT OF RENTALS. WE SAW AN INCREASE IN MIXED PILES OF TRASH AND BRUSH, WHICH THEN AFFECTED OUR ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO COMPOST THAT EQUIPMENT AND TURN IT INTO OTHER -- NOT EQUIPMENT, BUT THE TRASH COLLECTIONS CONTAMINATED THE BRUSH IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY, SO WE COULDN'T USE IT. WE HAD CHALLENGES WITH COLLECTION POINTS, EXAMPLES OF THAT WOULD INCLUDE WE HAVE A LOT OF RESIDENTS WHO STATED IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER TO MOVE THE ITEMS FROM THE FRONT, DESPITE TRYING TO MOVE THINGS FROM THE ALLEY, WE WERE STILL PUTTING IT IN THE ALLEY TO MAKE THOSE REQUESTS. WE HAVE A LOT OF RESIDENT COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE BULK ITEMS OUT ON THE CURBS. IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES GROUP TO MONITOR FOR VIOLATIONS BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF WHEN THE DIFFERENT PICKUP HAD BEEN SSCHEDULED. THERE WAS NO SET SCHEDULE FOR THEM TO FOLLOW. WE ALSO DETERMINED WHAT WOULD IT COST, WHAT EQUIPMENT WOULD BE NEEDED TO RULE THIS OUT CITYWIDE, AND PRETTY FINANCIALLY DIFFICULT RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY WITH INCREASED EQUIPMENT COSTS. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT FOUR ADDITIONAL DRIVERS AND 11 BOOM TRUCKS THAT WE WOULD NEED TO MOVE THIS OUT CITYWIDE. IT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION AT THIS TIME TO END THIS PARTICULAR PILOT PROGRAM EFFECTIVE JULY 1. WE WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH GROUP TO DEVELOP A MESSAGE TO THOSE THAT ARE IN THE PILOT AREAS. WE WOULD NOTIFY THEM NO LATER THAN MAY 1 TO ALLOW FOR ADEQUATE NOTICE, AND WHILE THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM DIDN'T MEET THE GOALS THAT WE WERE INITIALLY WORKING FOR, WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE OTHER BULKY WASTE PRACTICES MOVING FORWARD. WITH THAT, I WILL HAPPILY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> SO MAYOR AND COUNCIL, REAL QUICK, THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A PROGRAM THAT ATTEMPTED SOME INNOVATION, TRIED THINGS BUT FOUND THAT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND WITHIN THE PRACTICES AND THE EXPECTATIONS, IT JUST DIDN'T WORK, A LITTLE BIT TOO EXPENSIVE, A LITTLE BIT TOO COMPLICATED TO WORK AS PROGRAM, SO GOING BACK TO THE OLD WAY OF DOING THINGS IS PROBABLY THE MOST EFFICIENT PATH FORWARD, AND THAT IS THE RECOMMENDATION WE HAVE AT THIS TIME, SO MS. PAY HARD QUESTIONS, I'LL HANDLE ANY EASY ONES, BEYOND THAT, THAT'S THE PATH WE INTEND TO MOVE FORWARD. >> MAYOR PRO TEM? >> Prince: IS THERE A REASON IF WE KNOW THAT IT'S NOT WORKING WHY WE WOULD WAIT TO STOP IT UNTIL JULY 1? >> IT'S SIMPLY TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATIONS FOR THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE UTILIZED IT, REALIZE IT'S GOING TO END AND THAT THEY WILL TRANSITION BACK TO THEIR ONE PER MONTH PICKUP AND NOT AND ON DEMAND RESPONSE. >> Prince: AND WE THINK IT'S GOING TO TAKE THAT LONG FOR US TO NOTIFY EVERYONE? >> IF WE CAN GO FASTER, I ASSURE YOU OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC WORKS WILL WORK TO MAKE IT GO FASTER. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> Tu: A QUICK QUESTION, YOU SAID THIS PILOT PROGRAM WENT ON FOR SIX YEARS. >> SINCE 2018, YES. >> Tu: SO IT WAS -- WAS THERE A GRANT OR WAS THERE A PROPOSAL? WHAT BROUGHT UPON THIS PILOT PROGRAM IN THE FIRST PLACE, DO YOU KNOW? >> ACTUALLY, WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO TAKE THAT ONE. >> PRE-DATES ME SO IF YOU HAVE THE ANSWER, YOU CAN HAVE IT. >> I WAS AROUND BACK THEN. SO THIS WAS AN EFFORT TO TRY TO STREAMLINE GOING INTO A SITUATION OF JUST TRYING TO PROVIDE BETTER SERVICE, THIS WAS ACTUALLY A STAFF INITIATED PROGRAM, THIS WASN'T REALLY DONE THROUGH ANY GRANT FUNDS WHICH IS WHY FROM AN OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVE THERE WOULD BE ADDITIONAL COST TO CONTINUE DOWN THAT PATH, BUT THIS WAS AGAIN STAFF TRYING TO BE MORE INNOVATIVE, TRYING TO FIND COST SAVINGS, TRYING TO FIND WAYS WE COULD DO BUSINESS IN A MORE AND BETTER MANNER, IT JUST DIDN'T WORK OUT THAT WAY. >> Mayor Muns: ALL RIGHT, ANTHONY? >> Ricciardelli: THANK YOU MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO QUICKLY SAY KUDOS FOR HAVING THE OPEN MINDEDNESS TO TRY SOMETHING NEW. DOUBLE KUDOS TO HAVE THE HUMILITY TO SAY THIS ISN'T WORKING, AND TRIPLE KUDOS FOR HAVING THE PERSEVERANCE TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO TRY ANOTHER INNOVATIVE IDEA. THAT'S GOOD STUFF SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> Mayor Muns: OKAY. OUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 3, SHORT-TERM RENTAL REGISTRATION ORDINANCE OVERVIEW. CURTIS HOWARD? >> >> MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBERS, STAFF MEMBERS, GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS CURTIS HOWARD, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, AND I AM HERE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT TO START TALKING TO YOU ABOUT OUR PROPOSED SHORT-TERM RENTAL REGISTRATION ORDINANCE, AND I KNOW THAT IS A MOUTHFUL, AND THEN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON IT AFTER I FINISH. SO AS YOU'RE WELL AWARE, THIS IS THE TIMELINE THAT WE'VE BEEN ON AND WE'RE FINALLY AT A TIME TOWARD THE END OF THIS TIMELINE WHERE WE'RE STARTING TO GIVE YOU RECOMMENDATIONS BASED UPON THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE COLLECTED OVER, YOU KNOW, THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF, AT LEAST. ON SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND PUT THOSE BEFORE YOU IN THIS AT LEAST AT THIS PART, IN THIS PROPOSED REGISTRATION PROGRAM. YOU'VE GOT INFORMATION FROM THE FINAL REPORT, FROM THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL TASK FORCE, AND THEY PROVIDED RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DID REGARDING, HEY, HOW TO BEST HANDLE THE ISSUE OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS HERE IN PLANO. CAME UP WITH FOUR AREAS THEY WANT YOU TO DEAL WITH, AND ONE IS REGISTRATION. IN ADDITION TO THAT IS GOING TO BE TRAINING AND FOR PROPERTY OWNERS, SHORT-TERM PROPERTY OWNERS, ADDITIONAL AREAS THEY WANT TO ADDRESS ZONING AND FINALLY KIND OF WHAT TO DO WITH THOSE POBLEM ISSUES, DO WE HAVE ANY WAY OF DEALING WITH THOSE? SO TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION IS GOING TO BE ON THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL REGISTRATION PROGRAM AND THE TRAINING THAT WILL BE INCORPORATED IN THAT PROGRAM. AND THE -- AS THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL TASK FORCE MET, THEY CAME UP WITH FOURTEEN PROPOSALS, AND THESE RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE ORDINANCE THAT I WILL BE ADDRESSING TONIGHT. IN ADDITION, THEY TALKED ABOUT TRAINING AND SO THE -- THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THEY HAD ON TRAINING ON A TRAINING PROGRAM, OR TRAINING COURSE, FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL OWNERS WILL ALSO BE INCORPORATED IN WHAT I DISCUSS TONIGHT. SO WITH THAT, SO WE HAVE A PROPOSED ORDINANCE AND MY UNDERSTANDING OF ROMAN NUMERALS CONTINUES TO BE CORRECT, THAT IS ARTICLE 24, REGISTRATION OF SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROPERTIES, WITH THIS I DO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE GOOD WORK THAT MS. MIMS OR HER GROUP DID, MS. DAY, HER GROUP DID. THOSE FOLKS AT NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, WAY BEFORE I GOT THERE, TO COME UP WITH WHAT WE HAVE AND WHAT WE ARE PRESENTING FOR YOU TONIGHT. SO WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT AS FAR AS REGISTRATION? SO JUST GENERALLY WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT, IF YOU ARE GOING TO SAY YOU ARE A SHORT-TERM RENTAL OPERATOR HERE IN THE CITY OF PLANO, THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO OPERATE THAT UNDER A VALID REGISTRATION. IN ORDER TO GET THAT REGISTRATION, WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO, YOU'RE GOES TO HAVE TO SHOW THAT YOU HAD THE LEGAL RIGHT TO BE A SHORT-TERM RENTAL OPERATOR, AND THAT WILL EITHER BE THROUGH THE ZONING PROCESS, THROUGH A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, OR IF YOU HAVE BEEN PART OF THE GRANDFATHERING PROCESS THAT WE'VE PUT IN PLACE OVER THE PAST YEAR. ALSO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, IS IF YOU ARE A MULTI-FAMILY, LET'S SAY, OR AN APARTMENT COMPLEX, CONDO COMPLEX, YOU HAVE SEVERAL OF THEM, EACH INDIVIDUAL UNIT WILL HAVE TO HAVE ITS OWN REGISTRATION. ONCE YOU -- ONCE YOU MEET ALL THOSE REQUIREMENTS, THEN YOU HAVE A APPLICATION PROCESS, SO WE'VE GOT THE APPLICATION, AND THAT'S GOING TO FIRST START OFF, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT YOU GIVE US YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION, SO ALL OWNERS, OPERATORS, AND WE WANT NAMES, ADDRESSES, PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESSES, OF THOSE FOLKS. AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS GOING TO BE THERE'S GOING TO BE DESIGNATED CONTACTS, IF YOU ARE A OWNER OPERATOR THAT EITHER LET'S SAY LIVE OUTSIDE THE AREA, OR MAYBE A CORPORATE OWNER, AND SO THAT DOESN'T NEED A CONTACT, WE WANT THE INFORMATION FOR THOSE DESIGNATED CONTACTS. AGAIN NAME ADDRESS PHONE NUMBER, E-MAIL ADDRESS, SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THEM. IN ADDITION TO THAT, PART OF THIS REGISTRATION PROCESS WILL INCLUDE A COPY OF THE FLOORPLAN, SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT THE LAYOUT WILL BE LIKE, AND ALSO EXPLAIN WHERE THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT IS, FIRE EXTINGUISHERS SMOKE DETECTORS, CA CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS WILL BE PART OF THAT. PHOTOGRAPHS OF ALL ROOMS AND INTERNAL AREAS WHERE IF YOU ARE HAVING A SHORT-TERM RENTAL, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE LIVING. YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A MINIMUM OF A $1 MILLION LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY PER OCCURRENCE. CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE OWNER'S ASSOCIATION, IF THERE'S AN ASSOCIATION THAT'S INVOLVED, AND THEN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO ASK IS A LIST OF ALL PLATFORMS, ALL METHODS IN WHICH YOU ADVERTISE. SO WE WANT THAT, IF THEY'RE ONLINE PLATFORMS, NOT ONLY THE NAME, BUT ALSO A LINK TO THAT ONLINE PLATFORM. WE WANT A COPY OF THE RULES, THE HOST RULES, BECAUSE THAT IS PART OF THIS ORDINANCE, WILL BE POSTED AT THAT SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROPERTY, AND THEN FINALLY, WE WILL COME UP WITH A WAY WHERE SHORT-TERM RENTAL OWNERS CAN ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT WHAT THE ORDINANCES ARE, WHAT THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES ARE, AND WHAT THE PENALTIES ARE, IF THEY FAIL TO ABIDE BY THE ORDINANCE. IN ADDITION, WE TALKED ABOUT HAVING THIS TRAINING COMPONENT, AS PART OF THE REGISTRATION -- REGISTRATION PROCESS, AND THAT TRAINING COMPONENT IS GOING TO INCLUDE INFORMATION SUCH AS, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THE -- WHAT IS THE ORDINANCE REQUIRE SHORT-TERM RENTAL OWNERS, WHAT ARE THE NOISE REGULATIONS HERE IN PLANO? WHAT ARE THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE WITHIN THE CITY? WHAT'S THE TRASH PICKUP PROCESS, SPEAKING OF, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT BULK WASTE, BUT WHAT'S THE TRASH PICKUP PROCESS THAT WE HAVE, ALSO INFORMATION ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND AWARENESS, SHORT-TERM RENTAL OWN short-term rental own S, PROPERTY MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR HOUSING STOCK, THAT THEY KEEP THEIR HOUSES LOOKING GOOD. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO ASK, AS YOU CONSIDER THIS ORDINANCE, IS YOU KNOW, WE WOULD PROPOSE TO HAVE A REBATE PROCESS SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A $300 REGISTRATION FEE, AND POTENTIALLY IF YOU GO THROUGH THIS TRAINING PROGRAM THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE OFFERING, THAT YOU GET SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 7500 BUCKS BACK AS PART OF THAT. SO... DESIGNATED CONTACTS, KIND OF AS WE TALKED ABOUT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS GOING TO BE REQUIRED, AND THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IS IF WE HAVE A PROBLEM, THAT WE CAN REACH OUT TO SOMEBODY AND THAT PERSON CAN RESPOND WITHIN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, HERE WE'VE GOT LISTED AN HOUR TO HOPEFULLY RESOLVE THAT PROBLEM, SO THEY'VE GOT TO BE ACCESSIBLE BY TELEPHONE, AGAIN, ABLE TO RESPOND WITH ONE HOUR, HAVE THE ABILITY AND THE POWER TO ACT IF WE HAVE GUESTS THERE, AND THEN FINALLY, WE INCLUDED THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WE WOULD LIKE THE PERSON TO BE IN THE DFW AREA, WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE THE ABILITY TO ENFORCE THAT SORT OF THING, AS LONG AS THEY ARE ABLE TO RESPOND WITHIN THAT TIME FRAME IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. THE REGISTRATION BASICALLY RENEWAL TERMS IS WE'RE LOOKING AT AN INITIAL REGISTRATION AND THEN IT WILL RENEW EVERY YEAR. IT'S $300. IT WOULD BE VALID UNLESS SOMETHING HAPPENS SUCH AS WE CHANGE OWNERSHIP OF THE HOUSE OR IF FOR SOME REASON IT WAS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED IN SOME FORM OR FASHION. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO ASK THAT THAT BE UPDATED ANNUALLY. WE ALSO PROPOSE THAT OF COURSE AS PART OF THAT -- THIS ORDINANCE, WE HAVE IN THERE THAT THEY PAY OCCUPANCY TAX AND THEY'RE SUBJECT TO AN AUDIT IF THERE'S A QUESTION. AND ALSO REQUIRE THAT OWNERS HAVE -- PERFORM AN ANNUAL SELF-INSPECTION TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR PROPERTY STILL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE. ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS GOING TO BE A PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MONITOR WHAT'S GOING ON, AND SO THAT'S GOING TO BE NOISE MONITORING AND THEN ALSO IT SAYS ELECTRONIC MONITORING WHICH IS GOING TO BE VIDEO MONITORING, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, THEY CERTAINLY HAVE COMPANIES OUT THERE THAT SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROPERTY OWNERS CAN PURCHASE, AND WHAT IT WILL DO IS IT WILL MAKE SURE THE DECIBEL LEVELS OR THE NOISE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE A PLACE AND IT WILL HAVE AN APP, SO OWNERS WILL BE ABLE TO SET WHAT THE DECIBEL LEVELS ARE, IF THEY START BECOMING TOO HIGH, THAT APP WILL NOTIFY THE OWNER THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM AT THAT SHORT-TERM RENTAL, THE OUTDOOR ELECTRONIC MONITORING, VIDEO MONITORING, IN THOSE PLACES WHERE SOMEBODY DOES NOT HAVE A RIGHT TO PRIVACY, AND THEN THAT -- THOSE REQUIREMENTS ARE ONLY FOR THAT OFFSITE MANAGEMENT FOR STRs, WE'RE NOT LOOKING, IF WE'VE GOT SOMEBODY LIVING ON SITE, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO NEED THAT UNDER THIS ORDINANCE. ALSO REQUIRED DISPLAY OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE AND THE HOST RULES, SO PEOPLE KNOW HOW MANY GUESTS THEY CAN HAVE THERE, AND WHAT THE NOISE REQUIREMENTS ARE. THIS ORDINANCE ALSO PROPOSES TO PROHIBIT ADVERTISING, PROMOTING OR ALLOWING THE USE OF THAT PROPERTY AS AN ASSEMBLY HALL. AND THEN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS THAT GO ALONG WITH THIS, WE'VE GOT SOME DEFINITIONS, AND SO DEFINITIONS ARE GOING TO FIRST OF ALL, INCLUDE NUISANCE INCIDENT, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THOSE QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, SO BASICALLY, IT'S GOING TO BE AN INCIDENT INVOLVING CRIMINAL CONDUCT COMMITTED AT AN STR PROPERTY BY SOMEBODY WHO IS STAYING THERE, AND THAT -- THAT CONDUCT TENDS TO SUBSTANTIALLY INTERFERE WITH THE USE OR ENJOYMENT OF PRIVATE OR PUBLIC PROPERTY BY CAUSING UNREASONABLE, DISCOMFORT OR ANNOYANCE TO PERSONS OF ORDINARY SENSIBILITIES ATTEMPTING TO USE AND ENJOY THEIR PROPERTY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CONDUCT INVOLVING ASSAULT, SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, PUBLIC DISORDER, INDECENCY, ALCOHOL NOISE AND ALONG WITH THAT DEFINITION, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE INCLUDED A PRESUMPTION IN THERE. SO EITHER LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CODE ENFORCEMENT ENDS UP TAKING AN ENFORCEMENT ACTION, THERE IS A PRESUMPTION THAT THAT WAS A NUISANCE INCIDENT. SO IF WE'RE LOOKING AT PROVING THAT AT A LATER TIME IN SOME SORT OF JUDICIAL PROCEEDING, THAT WOULD BE EASIER TO DO. AND THEN IN ADDITION TO NUISANCE INCIDENT, WE HAVE A SERIOUS INCIDENT. OF COURSE YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S MORE SERIOUS. SO, AGAIN, CRIMINAL CONDUCT THAT'S COMMITTED AT AN STR BY SOMEBODY WHO IS STAYING AT THE STR AND IT SUBSTANTIALLY INTERFERES WITH THE USE AND ENJOYMENT OF PRIVATE OR PUBLIC PROPERTY AND IS LIKELY TO INDUCE FEAR INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CONDUCT INVOLVING CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL OFFENSES, DISCHARGE OF A FIREARM, AND OFFENSES CAUSING SERIOUS BODILY INJURY AND/OR DEATH. AND SO THE ADMINISTRATIVE PORTION OF THIS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS WE'RE LOOKING AT THE ABILITY TO DENY, SUSPEND, OR REVOKE SOMEBODY'S REGISTRATION IF THEY ARE EITHER GOING TO BE APPLYING FOR IT, IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. FIRST OF ALL, WE CAN DENY FOR THREE MONTHS AN APPLICATION IF SOMEBODY COMMITS SOME SORT OF ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS IN THIS PROCESS, IF THEY DO SOMETHING THAT IS NOT LATER DISCUSSED IN HERE BUT VIOLATES THE ORDINANCE, THEN IT WOULD BE UP TO A THREE-MONTH SUSPENSION OR DENIAL. WE ALSO INCLUDE A THREE-MONTH DENIAL OR SUSPENSION FOR THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS OF MAINTAINING OR FAILING TO MAINTAIN OR PROVIDE INSURANCE. THAT $1 MILLION LIABILITY POLICY. OR DESIGNATE AND ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF A CONTACT PERSON. THAT'S GOING TO BE UP TO A THREE-MONTH SUSPENSION THERE. WE'RE GOING TO INCREASE THAT PENALTY UP TO A SIX-MONTH DENIAL OR SUSPENSION IF IT RESULTS FROM THE OCCURRENCE OF A NUISANCE INCIDENT, QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE THAT WE DISCUSSED JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO AT THE PREMISE OF A SHORT-TERM RENTAL. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO INCREASE UP TO A POTENTIAL ONE-YEAR DENIAL OR SUSPENSION IF YOU HAVE A SITUATION WHERE YOU'VE GOT TWO OR MORE NUISANCE INCIDENTS WITHIN A 12-MONTH PERIOD. OR ONE SERIOUS INCIDENT IN WHICH THE REGISTRANT WAS AWARE OF BUT CONSCIOUSLY DISREGARDED A SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF THE SERIOUS INCIDENT OCCURRING. IT'S KIND OF LIKE RECKLESS BEHAVIOR ON THE PART OF THAT SHORT-TERM RENTAL OWNER OR AND THEN FINALLY WE ALSO HAVE A POTENTIAL ONE-YEAR DENIAL OR SUSPENSION IF THE STR WAS OPERATED ADVERTISED OR PROMOTED AND THEY DID NOT HAVE A VALID REGISTRATION. REGISTRATION CAN BE -- MAY BE PERMANENTLY DENIED OR REVOKED IF IT CANNOT BE LEGALLY USED AS A SHORT-TERM RENTAL. SO IF THERE'S A ZONING ISSUE OR THE HOA ENDS UP CHANGING THEIR BYLAWS AND PROHIBITING SHORT-TERM RENTALS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO REVOKE THAT PERMANENTLY. SO SINCE WE HAVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS IN PLACE, WE ALSO HAVE DUE PROCESS. SO IF SOMEBODY GETS A NOTICE THAT WE ARE GOING TO SUSPEND OR REVOKE OR DENY THEIR SHORT-TERM RENTAL REGISTRATION APPLICATION, THEN THEY CAN APPEAL THAT. SO IF IT'S AN APPEAL BASED UPON A ZONING ISSUE, THE ZONING ORDINANCE HAS A PROCESS IN PLACE AND SO THEY WILL USE THAT ZONING ORDINANCE PROCESS FOR THAT DENIAL OR SUSPENSION. ALL OTHER APPEALS WILL BASICALLY BE SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT. THE DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES -- WHICHEVER DIRECTOR THE CITY MANAGER DESIGNATES FOR THAT PURPOSE. WHO WILL CONDUCT A HEARING BASED ON EVIDENCE PRESENTED, THE DIRECTORS SHALL SUSTAIN, MODIFY, OR RESCIND THAT INITIAL DETERMINATION. AN APPLICANT CAN APPEAL THAT UP TO THE CITY MANAGER AND HIS OR HER DESIGNEE. AND THAT DETERMINATION BY THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE WILL BE FINAL. IN ADDITION TO THIS ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK THAT I'VE JUST DISCUSSED, WE ALSO HAVE A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. SO IT WILL BE A CLASS C MISDEMEANOR WITH A FINE NOT TO EXCEED UP TO $500. AND SO BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IN ADDITION TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS THAT MAY BE IMPOSED, YOU COULD HAVE CRIMINAL SANCTIONS FOR VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE. AND THERE'S A REQUIREMENT FOR THE HOSTING PLATFORM. WHETHER IT'S VRBO, AIRBNB, ONE OF THOSE PLACES, THEY SHALL PROVIDE A NOTICE TO THE PERSON LISTING ON THE STR AS BASICALLY A SHORT-TERM RENTAL. WE HAVE A CODE OF ORDINANCES HERE AND IT WOULD BE ILLEGAL TO OPERATE ONE WITHIN THE CITY OF PLANO UNLESS YOU ARE REGISTERED. AND, WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ON THIS PROPOSAL. >> Mayor Muns: YOU WANT TO HEAR THE SPEAKERS FIRST? >> I THINK THIS IS JUST A QUESTION REALLY. >> Mayor Muns: REAL QUICK. >> WHEN WE SAID THE CONTACT MUST BE ABLE TO RESPOND WITHIN AN HOUR. CAN YOU DEFINE WHAT "RESPOND" MEANS. >> THAT IS NOT DEFINED IN HERE BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT A REASONABLE RESPONSE. SO IF THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM WITHIN AN HOUR, HOWEVER THEY DO IT, THEN THAT WOULD BE A RESPONSE. SO IF THEY CAN MAKE A PHONE CALL. IF THEY NEED TO APPEAR IN PERSON. HOWEVER THEY NEED TO DO IT. >> Horne: REALLY CLARIFICATION ON SECTION 6.735 ON REGISTRATION. IF THE STR HAS MULTIPLE ROOMS , THEY MUST -- IN OTHER WORDS, INSTEAD OF RENTING THE WHOLE HOUSE TO AN INDIVIDUAL FAMILY, THEY HAVE THREE ROOMS AND THEY RENT IT OUT TO THREE INDIVIDUALS. DO THEY HAVE TO REGISTER THREE SEPARATE TIMES? >> NO, THAT WOULD BE ONE PROPERTY. THE MULTIPLE REGISTRATION WOULD BE, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU HAVE AN APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT HAD SEVERAL APARTMENTS IN THERE THAT THAT COMPLEX WAS USING. THAT WOULD REQUIRE THREE SEPARATE REGISTRATIONS. IF IT'S ONE SINGLE PARCEL OF PROPERTY, THEN IT WOULD JUST BE ONE REGISTRATION. >> Horne: OKAY. THANK YOU. >> Tu: ALL OF THESE ARE ENFORCEMENT ISSUE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE. SO ON THE LOCAL CONTACTS AND REP THAT RICK JUST ASKED ABOUT A REQUIREMENT FOR A ONE-HOUR WINDOW THEY HAVE TO CONTACT. WHAT IS THE REMEDY IF THEY DON'T? >> AT THAT POINT IF THEY DON'T, WE CAN LOOK AT IT AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE -- >> Tu: VIOLATION? >> REVOKE THEIR REGISTRATION OR SUSPEND THEIR REGISTRATION. >> Tu: SO IF THEY DON'T RESPOND WITHIN ONE HOUR, THEN WE CONSIDER THAT TO BE A VIOLATION -- >> CORRECT. >> Tu: AND THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A SUSPENSION. >> WE WOULD GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. >> Tu: OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND THE SECOND ONE ALSO, WITH REGARD TO THE DEFINITION OF NUISANCE AND SERIOUS INCIDENT, SO I UNDERSTAND YOU DEFINED THOSE BUT ALL THE DEFINITIONS IN THERE WITH REGARD TO THE ABUSE, ARE YOU USING THE DEFINITIONS FROM THE PENAL CODE IN ORDER TO DEFINE THOSE VIOLATIONS? DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING? >> WITHIN OUR ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES AND WITHIN OUR CRIMINAL REMEDIES, THERE IS GOING TO BE -- GENERALLY IT'S GOING TO BE -- A LOT OF THOSE ARE GOING TO BE VERY BROAD. SEXUAL OFFENSES. >> Tu: RIGHT. >> SO THEY'RE BROAD ENOUGH TO INCORPORATE WHAT WOULD BE A SEXUAL OFFENSE. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THAT, IT IS A CRIMINAL -- IT'S CRIMINAL CONDUCT. SO IT'S GOING TO BE BASED UPON THE PENAL CODE DEFINITIONS OF THOSE THINGS. >> Tu: IS THAT SAID THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DEFINING THESE ABUSES OR OFFENSES BASED ON THE TEXAS PENAL CODE? >> OTHER THAN THE FACT IT REFERENCES CRIMINAL CONDUCT IN THE DEFINITION, THAT'S THE REFERENCE TO CRIMINAL CONDUCT. I THINK WE CAN PROBABLY COMMONLY SAY WITHIN THE STATE OF TEXAS. >> Tu: AND THEN THE CLASS C VIOLATION -- I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T CATCH THE CLASS C VIOLATION. IS IT FOR ANY TYPE OF VIOLATION? LET'S SAY YOU DIDN'T CONTACT BACK IN AN HOUR. IS THAT CONSIDERED A CLASS C VIOLATION? >> A LOT OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN HERE, THEY ARE LISTED IN THAT PORTION OF THE ORDINANCE WHERE IT SPECIFICALLY WILL POINT THOSE OUT. WHETHER OR NOT THE CONTACT IN AN HOUR, I WOULD HAVE TO CHECK AND SEE IF THAT'S ONE OF THEM. BUT A LOT OF THE PROVISIONS THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE ORDINANCE ARE SPECIFICALLY LAID OUT IN THAT CLASS C PORTION. IT'S FAIL TO DESIGNATE A CONTACT AS REQUIRED. FAIL TO ENSURE THE DESIGNATED CONTACT IS AVAILABLE AND AUTHORIZED TO ACT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ARTICLE. >> Tu: IT IS PART OF IT. >> THAT COULD BE A CRIMINAL VIOLATION UNDER THIS OFFENSE. >> Tu: THANK YOU. >> WELCOME ABOARD. >> THANK YOU. >> QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU. I'M FOLLOWING UP ON WHAT DEPUTY MAYOR TU HAD ASKED YOU. WE'RE USING, ON THE POTENTIA CRIMINAL OFFENSE, MAY BE RATHER THAN WILL BE. IS THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE DISCRETION WHETHER WE WOULD PURSUE THE CLASS C OR IS IT SOME OTHER REASON? >> CERTAINLY ALONG WITH ANY SORT OF ENFORCEMENT THERE'S GOING TO BE DISCRETION INVOLVED. AND SO WE USE LANGUAGE LIKE "MAY." THAT GIVES THE ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL THE ABILITY TO MAKE THAT DETERMINATION. BECAUSE WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT A MUST. THERE'S GOING TO BE ALL SORTS OF SITUATIONS THAT OCCUR THAT YOU MAY NOT WANT TO TAKE ENFORCEMENT ACTION. >> Smith: RIGHT. >> WE ALLOW EITHER OUR POLICE OR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES PERSONNEL WHO DO THE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES HERE IN THE CITY OF PLANO, THAT DISCRETION. >> Smith: GOTCHA. BUT IT IS IN THERE TO, I GUESS, PREVENT FOLKS FROM CONTINUALLY HAVING THE SAME OFFENSES OVER AND OVER AGAIN THAT THEN WE DO HAVE THIS AND THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WILL BE FINANCIAL AND CLASS C MISDEMEANOR CONSEQUENCES. >> LIKE ANYTHING ELSE, IF YOU HAVE SOMEBODY WHO IS IRRESPONSIBLE IN THE WAY THEY DO SOMETHING AND MAYBE THEY'VE GOTTEN A WARNING. MAYBE THEY'VE GOTTEN -- THERE'S GOING TO BE A POINT IN TIME WHERE WE'VE GOT THIS ENFORCEMENT FRAMEWORK IN PLACE AND THAT CAN CERTAINLY HAPPEN. >> Smith: GREAT. THANKS CURTIS. >> I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY THE ONLY TOOL. THIS IS ONE TOOL IN A QUIVER OF ARROWS WE HAVE. WE CERTAINLY CAN USE OTHER ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS OR OTHER WAYS OF MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE COMPLY WITH THE LAW AND ARE GOOD NEIGHBORS. AND SO LIKE STUFF THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING ALREADY, THIS WILL GIVE US AN ADDITIONAL TOOL FOR THAT. >> Mayor Muns: COUNCILMEMBER RICCIARDELLI. >> Ricciardelli: THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, CURTIS FOR THAT GREAT PRESENTATION. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. FIRST ON SECTION 6-742. I NOTICED IN THE MEMO THAT THE BULLET POINT FROM THE STR TASK FORCE TO WHICH THIS SECTION I THINK IS KIND OF RESPONDING, MENTIONED CAMERAS. AND THIS SECTION ONLY TALKS ABOUT ELECTRONIC AND NOISE MONITORING IN THE OUTDOOR AREA. I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHY NOT CAMERAS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THAT WAS PART OF WHAT THE STR TASK FORCE APPEARS TO DISCUSS. BEING ON CAMERA WOULD DETER ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR. WE HAVE HAD REPORTS OF ILLEGAL DRUG USE IN FRONT YARDS, NUDITY, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. YOU WOULD IMAGINE A CONSPICUOUS CAMERA MIGHT DETER SOME OF THAT BEHAVIOR. I JUST WANTED TO GET SOME BACKGROUND ON THE THOUGHT PROCESS. >> AND THE WAY I READ THE ORDINANCE, EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T SAY VIDEO, NOISE IS GOING TO BE WHAT I KIND OF DISCUSSED, ONE OF THOSE COMPANIES THAT HAS THAT SORT OF THING THAT MONITORS DECIBEL LEVELS. AND THEN THE OUTDOOR ELECTRONIC MONITORING WOULD BE THE CAMERA. YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT BE THAT WE COULD WORD THAT BETTER BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT'S WHAT THE TASK FORCE SAID. BUT IN THERE I EQUATE THAT TO A VIDEO CAMERA, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY ON THE OUTSIDE, THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE. YOU'VE GOT TO BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU START PUTTING CAMERAS BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO CAMERAS RECORD VIDEO, THEY ALSO RECORD AUDIO. THAT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE'VE GOT TO TREAD LIGHTLY AROUND. >> Ricciardelli: CERTAINLY. THAT'S SOMETHING I WOULD LOVE TO SEE CLARIFIED. IT READ TO ME THAT COULD BE SATISFIED BY ELECTRONIC MONITORING OF AUDIO MONITORING. VIDEO WOULD BE IMPORTANT BECAUSE SOMEBODY COULD BE QUIETLY BREAKING THE LAW IN THE FRONT YARD. THEN SECTION 6-745, THIS IS THE TOPIC OF A LOT OF DISCUSSION ALREADY. THE SUSPENSION, DENIAL, REVOCATION PROCEDURE. I THINK THIS IS WELL-THOUGHT-OUT BUT ONE QUESTION I HAD ABOUT THAT RELATED TO THE MORE SERIOUS OF THE SERIOUS INCIDENTS. YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD AT LEAST ONE INSTANCE WHERE THERE WAS A PROSTITUTION RING BEING RUN OUT OF AN STR. ANOTHER INSTANCE THAT WE'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT HERE AT THESE MEETINGS WHERE THERE WAS VERY DANGEROUS GUNFIRE THAT ENTERED A CHILD'S BEDROOM AND ONE-YEAR SUSPENSION SEEMS LIGHT FOR THAT. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE FOR SOMETHING THAT SERIOUS A PERMANENT REVOCATION. IF THAT'S NOT WORKABLE, 10 YEARS, 20 YEARS. THAT'S VERY SERIOUS DANGEROUS CONDUCT. >> CERTAINLY. I THINK JUST KIND OF HOW I REFERRED TO IT BEFORE, YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT THIS PROCESS, EITHER THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS OR THE CRIMINAL SANCTIONS. THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE TOOL. >> Ricciardelli: OKAY. >> IF YOU'VE GOT SOMEBODY WHO IS ENGAGED IN CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR. SO IF IT IS PROSTITUTION, FIRST OF ALL WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT -- BECAUSE THERE'S SEVERAL ENTITIES HERE. YOU'VE GOT THE PROPERTY OWNER, POTENTIALLY, WHICH COULD BE A PERSON, COULD BE A CORPORATION. YOU HAVE POTENTIALLY THE PROPERTY MANAGER AND THEN YOU'VE ALSO GOT THOSE THAT ARE VISITING THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL. SO WHO ARE WE HOLDING RESPONSIBLE? IF SOMEBODY COMMITS AN ACT, IF THEY'RE ENGAGED IN PROSTITUTION, CERTAINLY YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO AFTER THOSE PEOPLE UNDER OUR NORMAL PENAL CODE VIOLATIONS. SO WHATEVER THAT'S GOING TO CONSIST OF. NOW, HOLDING OTHER PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE, IF YOU HAVE A SHORT-TERM RENTAL OWNER THAT IS RUNNING THAT SORT OF OPERATION OUT OF A SHORT-TERM RENTAL AND HE'S INVOLVED OR SHE'S INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY, YOU KNOW, OUR CRIMINAL VIOLATION OR WE CAN CERTAINLY GO THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS AND REVOKE OR SUSPEND THEIR SHORT-TERM RENTAL REGISTRATION. THEY MAY HAVE OTHER FISH TO FRY ALSO THAT CAN BE USED. >> Ricciardelli: SURE. AND THAT MAKES SENSE. THIS IS FOR A LATER DISCUSSION BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO, YOU KNOW, FOR REALLY SERIOUS INCIDENTS. MAYBE AN EVEN LONGER REVOCATION OR PERHAPS EVEN PERMANENT. THAT'S MY TWO CENTS. THANK YOU FOR THE WELL-THOUGHT OUT ORDINANCE, CURTIS. >> Mayor Muns: COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS. >> Williams: JUST A QUICK FOLLOW-UP TO COUNCIL MEMBER RICCIARDELLI'S QUESTION. IN CASES WHERE THERE'S ONGOING CRIMINAL ACTIVITY OR CONSPIRACY, THAT WOULD BE DEALT WITH AS SUCH. SEVERAL YEARS AGO WE HAD A YOUNG MAN WHO WAS MURDERED AT AN STR. THAT WAS JUST PART OF A PARTY. SO I INFERRED, AT LEAST, THAT COUNCILMAN RICCIARDELLI WAS ASKING ABOUT SERIOUS INCIDENTS WHICH MAY NOT INDICATE THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER WAS COMPLICIT IN THAT. IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED BY VIRTUE OF OPERATING AN STR. BUT AN INCIDENT LIKE THAT MIGHT LEAD TO A LONGER-TERM SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION. >> UNDERSTOOD. YES SIR. >> Mayor Muns: THANKS, CURTIS. APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU. >> Mayor Muns: SO WE HAVE 27 SPEAKERS AND WHAT I'D LIKE FOR ALL OF YOU TO DO TONIGHT, WE'RE REALLY FOCUSING ON THE REGISTRATION ORDINANCE OVERVIEW. I'D LIKE YOU TO GIVE US A YES OR A NO AND WHY YOU'RE EITHER FOR IT OR NOT FOR IT. THAT WOULD HELP US A WHOLE LOT. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO ASK YOU TO SPEAK FOR A MINUTE AND A HALF. WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET ALL OF YOU IN BEFORE WE HAVE TO STOP AND START OUR REGULAR MEETING BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE WE HAVE TO START THE REGULAR MEETING. AND THEN WE'LL CONTINUE WITH THE SPEAKERS ONCE WE FINISH THE OPENING OF THE REGULAR MEETING. SO IF THAT'S -- EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT, WHAT WE'D REALLY LIKE FOR YOU TO GIVE US YOUR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF THIS REGISTRATION OVERVIEW AND WHY. SO LISA. >> OKAY. THE FIRST SPEAKER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ON ZOOM BUT I WILL CALL THEIR NAME, JUST IN CASE THEY'RE HERE. IT'S DUNNVANGA INGO. BILL FRANCE FOLLOWED BY MARLA CURIOKOS. >> WAS THIS THE BULKY WASTE? I GET CONFUSED AS BULKY WASTE SOMETIMES. I WASN'T SURE. SORRY. BAD HUMOR. MAYOR MUNS, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BILL FRANCE. TONIGHT I'M HERE ONCE AGAIN SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MY NEIGHBORS IN THE PLANO TEXAS NEIGHBORHOOD COALITION. WE ARE HERE TO REAFFIRM OUR STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE PROLIFERATION OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN OUR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. I STAND BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IN SUPPORT OF STRONG ENFORCEABLE LAWS THAT WILL PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY FROM THE BEHAVIOR WE HAVE WITNESSED AND CONTINUE TO ENDURE. OUR COMMUNITY HAS FACED CHALLENGES STEMMING FROM UNREGULATED SHORT-TERM RENTALS LEADING TO DISRUPTIVE AND SOMETIMES LAWLESS BEHAVIOR THAT THREATENS THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO TURN A BLIND EYE TO THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF UNCONTROLLED SHORT-TERM RENTALS ANY LONGER. THE INCIDENTS OF NOISE DISTURBANCES, PROPERTY DAMAGE, AND EVEN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY HAVE REACHED UNACCEPTABLE LEVELS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT THE WELL-BEING OF OUR RESIDENTS AND THE INTEGRITY OF OUR COMMUNITY. MORE FUNDAMENTALLY, HOMES, HOUSING, A REVOLVING DOOR OF STRANGERS DESTROY THE SENSE OF SAFETY SECURITY AND COMMUNITY THAT ARE THE HALLMARK OF SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE REASONS THAT HOMEOWNERS MADE WHAT IS OFTEN THE LARGEST INVESTMENT OF THEIR LIVES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP IN MAINTAINING THE FABRIC OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MUNS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M MARLA, A 40-YEAR RESIDENT OF PLANO AND MEMBER OF TNC PLANO. I OPPOSE STRs IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS BUT WE'LL ACCEPT THEM WITH A VERY STRONG REGISTRATION AND ORDINANCE. WE HAD HOPED TO REMOVE ALL STRs FROM SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS BUT IN THE SPIRIT OF COMPROMISE THE TASK FORCE ENDORSED GRANDFATHERING ALL EXISTING STRs, WHICH WE CAN ACCEPT ONLY IF THERE ARE TOOLS IN PLACE TO ADDRESS AND REMOVE THE BAD ACTORS. THE STR OWNERS ARE HERE TONIGHT REPRESENT THE UPSIDE OF THIS SITUATION, THE GOOD ONES. NO MATTER WHAT THESE SUPPORTERS PROMISE, AIRBNB ITSELF STATED IN THEIR IPO DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC THAT THEY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER BAD ACTORS. I HAVE A QUOTE FROM THEIR SEC FILING. WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE ACTIONS OF OUR USERS AND THE THIRD PARTIES DURING THE GUESTS' STAY AND THEREFORE WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THE SAFETY OF OUR HOSTS, GUESTS, AND THIRD PARTIES. THE ACTIONS HAVE RESULTED IN FATALITIES INJURIES BODILY INJURY, FRAUD, INVASION OF PROPERTY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. WE DO NOT VERIFY OR SCREEN THIRD PARTIES MADE THROUGH OUR PLATFORM. SO WE'RE ON OUR OWN TO PROTECT THE PLANO CITIZENS FROM THE DANGERS STRs CREATE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WHILE PLANO MAY NOT BE A VACATION CITY, WE'RE CLEARLY A GEOGRAPHICAL STR TARGET FOR METRO-AREA VACATIONERS BECAUSE WE HAVE A STRAIGHT SHOT TO DALLAS, FRISCO, AND THE AIRPORT. WE HAVE NOT WORKED FOR TWO YEARS TO CRAFT A WEAK REGISTRATION ORDINANCE. IF WE INTEND TO GRANDFATHER THE STRs, PLEASE BE SURE YOU ALLOW US THE TOOLS TO KEEP OUR NEIGHBORHOODS SAFE. >> Mayor Muns: THANK YOU. >> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS STEVEN CARIOKOS FOLLOWED BY REBECCA BACA. >> IN THE EVENING. 21-YEAR RESIDENT OF PLANO.M A- I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LEGALITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE AND THE REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS I BELIEVE THIS IS IMPORTANT AS MY WIFE JUST POINTED OUT EARLIER. AIRBNB IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE LIABILITY OF THEIR USERS OR OTHER PARTIES. NO PUN INTENDED. LAST SUMMER THE TEXAS STATE LEGISLATIVE SHOWED A HUGE INTEREST IN DOING YOUR JOB. HOUSE BILLS 2665 AND 2367 ARE PRIME EXAMPLES CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF RESIDENTIAL AMENITIES OF STRs BY THE STATE. STRONG LOCAL LEADERSHIP AND ENFORCEABLE ORDINANCES WERE EFFECTIVE IN DETERRING THESE BILLS LAST SUMMER IN AUSTIN, SO WE NEED TO KEEP THAT UP. FINALLY, MANY CITIES HAVE GONE BEFORE US. THEY PUT OUT THEIR ORDINANCES AND THEY HAVE FAILED TO PASS THE SNIFF TEST IN THE LEGAL SCRUTINY OF THESE ORDINANCES. WE HAVE SEEN OTHERS FAIL WHERE WE NEED TO PREVAIL. WHAT DID WE DO? THE BEST DEFENSE IS A GOOD OFFENSE RIGHT? SO A FEW EXAMPLES. ONE WRITTEN PARTICULAR, THE DEFINITIONS IN BOTH THE ORDINANCE AND THE REGISTRATION. ONE-ROOM BEDROOM. ONE ROOM COULD BE THE LIVING ROOM AND THE SURROUNDING ROOMS ARE FREE. SO IN EFFECT THE REGISTRATION WOULD SAY A ONE-ROOM BED AND BREAKFAST IS FINE SO WE NEED TO GET DOWN TO THE DIRTY DETAILS OF WHAT THESE DEFINITIONS MEAN AND HOW ARE THEY APPLIED LEGALLY. SO AS FAR AS THAT IS CONCERNED, ALSO WE HAVE DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS ALSO COMPLICATING ENFORCEMENT AND REGISTRATION. ONE-ROOM B&B, VACATION RENTALS - >> Mayor Muns: STEVEN, YOU'VE GOT TO WRAP IT UP. >> OH, I THOUGHT THAT WAS MY TEN SECONDS. THAT'S IT. >> Mayor Muns: THAT WAS THE WHISTLE. GO AHEAD. >> REBECCA BACA. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS REBECCA AND I OWN A HOME IN EAST PLANO. IT'S MY LEGAL HOMESTEAD AND I RENT OUT A BACKYARD COTTAGE. I AM IN FAVOR OF SHORT-TERM RENTAL REGULATIONS. I AM A RESPONSIBLE HOST BUT TODAY I WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT SECTION 6-736 THE DESIGNATED CONTACT AND THE ONE-HOUR RESPONSE TIME. SO MY CONCERN IS THREE PARTS. MY FIRST CONCERN IS THE ONE-HOUR RESPONSE. I FEEL THIS ONE-HOUR RESPONSE ASSUMES THAT WE DON'T HAVE DAY JOBS. THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO COVER STAFF FOR 24/7 BUT IT'S REALLY JUST ME AND MY HUSBAND WHO BOTH WORK FULL-TIME. SO I ASK FOR A LITTLE BIT OF LEEWAY ON THAT RSPONSE. I DID WANT TO MENTION I HAVE AN INVESTMENT HOME IN SAN ANTONIO THAT I WENT THROUGH THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROCESS WITH. THEY DO ALSO HAVE SIMILAR REGULATIONS BUT THEY ONLY SPECIFY 8:00 TO 5:00 FOR A DESIGNATED CONTACT AND THERE'S NO LANGUAGE FOR THE ONE-HOUR RESPONSE. MY SECOND CONCERN IS THAT THIS PARTICULAR SECTION DOESN'T DESIGNATE WHO I NEED TO ANSWER A CALL FROM SO I DON'T KNOW WHO'S GOING TO BE CALLING ME. THE REASON WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE IF I KNOW WHO IS GOING TO CALL I'LL SAVE THE CONTACT. I'LL MAKE IT A FAVORITE. EVEN WHEN MY PHONE IS ON DO NOT DISTURB, THE CALL WILL COME THROUGH. THAT WOULD MAKE IT EASY TO COMPLY. THE THIRD CONCERN IS THAT CONSEQUENCES FOR NOT RESPONDING. THIS IS JUST AN ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT BUT THE CONSEQUENCE WOULD BE A PERMIT GETS REVOKED FOR THREE MONTHS. I FEEL THAT WOULD BE PUNITIVE AND NOT CORRECTIVE. SO I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE RECONSIDER THE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE OFFENSE FOR IT TO MATCH ACCORDINGLY. THANK YOU. >> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MARK ASHER FOLLOWED BY CINDY PATILLO. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS MARK ASHER. 4237 McALICE DRIVE PLANO. AND I'M A 14-YEAR RESIDENT OF PLANO. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THE CONCERNS RAISED HERE REGARDING SHORT-TERM RENTAL REGULATIONS. TO ADDRESS THE QUESTION YOU RAISED, I'M IN FAVOR OF SHORT-TERM RENTAL REGULATIONS BUT NOT IN ITS CURRENT PROPOSED FORM. ON THE SURFACE THE PROPOSED REGULATIONS MAY APPEAR REASONABLE WITHOUT PROPER CONSIDERATION OF EACH ITEM WE FIND OURSELVES VICTIMS TO THE LAW OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. THE SPECIFIC EXAMPLE IS IN SECTION 6-743 WHICH STATES EACH STR SHALL PROVIDE [INDISCERNIBLE] AREA INSIDE THE FRONT ENTRANCE OF THE STR. IS THEN FOLLOWED BY THE VARIOUS ITEMS INCLUDING REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE, CONTACT INFORMATION, LOCAL AND STATE REGULATIONS AND HOST RULES. WHAT IS NOT CLEARLY ARTICULATED HERE IS WHETHER THE INTENT IS TO HAVE THE INFORMATION VISIBLE TO THE RENTER OR TO ANYONE PASSING BY THE PROPERTY. THE CONCERN IS THAT THE INTENT IS THE FORMER. THERE SHOULD BE WORDING TO STATE THAT THIS NOTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE VISIBLE FROM OUTSIDE OF THE PREMISES NOR SHOULD PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE MEAN THAT JUST ANYONE SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO GO INSIDE TO VIEW THE NOTIFICATION. WORSE, IF THE INTENT IS THE LATTER THIS WILL MAKE IT APPARENT TO ANYONE LOOKING TO ROB THE PREMISES. THIS WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE GENERAL SAFETY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL AS POSE A SPECIFIC RISK TO THE STR OWNER. THE QUESTION I POSE IS WHETHER THERE WILL BE CLARIFICATION ON WHAT THE INTENT IS OF THE SECTION AND WORDED IN SUCH A WAY TO REMOVE ANY AMBIGUITY AND ENSURE WE ARE NOT PAINTING TARGETS ON OUR SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROPERTIES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> Mayor Muns: THANK YOU. >> CINDY PATILLO FOLLOWED BY MARK. >> GOOD EVENING. I'LL TRY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION AS BEST I CAN. AS YOU KNOW I'VE BEEN HERE FOR TWO YEARS TALKING ABOUT SHORT-TERM RENTALS. AND I STILL WANT WHAT I WANTED ALL ALONG, WHICH IS TO HAVE NO SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. IT APPEARS LIKELY THAT THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN AND THAT WHAT WILL HAPPEN POTENTIALLY WILL BE NO NEW SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. WHAT THAT MEANS IS IRONICALLY, AFTER FIGHTING SO HARD ABOUT THIS FOR TWO YEARS, BECAUSE OF THE PARTY HOUSE BEHIND MINE, I WILL LIKELY END UP WITH THAT THING GRANDFATHERED IN AND ENSHRINED AS A SHORT-TERM RENTAL THAT I WILL GET TO LIVE WITH UNTIL I CHOOSE TO MOVE OUT OF THAT HOUSE. AS A RESULT, I'M STILL ADVOCATING FOR THAT. I STILL WANT THIS PROHIBITION TO BE PUT INTO PLACE BUT I'M POINTING OUT THAT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE STRENGTH OF THE REGULATIONS AND THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS IS WHAT WILL MAKE THAT TOLERABLE. TOLERABLE FOR ALL OF US WHO, IF GRANDFATHERING HAPPENS, WILL END UP WITH THE EXACT HOUSE WE WERE TRYING TO GET RID OF BEING GRANDFATHERED IN. LIKEWISE, IN AREAS WHERE THERE AR NEW SHORT-TERM RENTALS, THOSE FOLKS DESERVE GOOD, STRONG PROTECTIONS AS WELL. YOU HEARD IT FROM BOTH SIDES. WE WANT TO ELIMINATE THE BAD ACTORS AND WE NEED STRONG REGULATIONS TO DO THAT. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MARK AND I LIVE AT 2408 LONDON DRIVE HERE IN PLANO. WE LIVE IN A SINGLE-FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT DOES NOT HAVE AN HOA. TO SUMMARIZE QUICKLY, I'M IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSED REGISTRATION. I WAS A MEMBER OF THE TASK FORCE AND YOU'VE BEEN PRESENTED WITH THE WORK PRODUCT FROM THE TASK FORCE. IT WAS A LOT OF YELLING AND GOING BACK AND FORTH AND A LOT OF THINGS. NOT UNANIMOUS. SUPERMAJORITY, BASICALLY AGREE WITH THREE THINGS. I KNOW THERE WERE FOUR ON CURTIS SUMMARY. BUT REGISTRATION, LIMITING NEW RENTALS TO THE COMMERCIAL AREAS OF ZONING, WHICH WILL COME UP LATER. AND GIVING THE CITY THE TOOLS TO REMOVE BAD ACTORS. SO AND THESE WERE ALL REPORTED AT THE VARIOUS PUBLIC HEARINGS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SO MOST OF THE PROPOSED TERMS IN THE ORDINANCE REFLECT THE PUBLIC-STATED INTEREST IN REGISTERING THE CURRENT GRANDFATHERED UNITS AND TO IMPOSE REASONABLE STANDARDS AND RULES OF CONDUCT FOR THOSE STR OWNERS AND OPERATORS. THE REGISTRATION ORDINANCE PROVIDES A PROCESS FOR HANDLING AND THE TREATMENT OF BAD ACTORS. I URGE THE COUNCIL TO PROCEED WITH DUE DILIGENCE AND DEBATE ON THE PROPOSED REGULATIONS. >> 20 SECONDS. >> AND APPROVE THE PROPOSED REGISTRATION ORDINANCE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> Mayor Muns: LISA, AFTER MR. PATILLO SPEAKS, WE'LL PAUSE THAT AND COME BACK TO THAT AFTER OUR OPENING. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GREG PATILLO. I HAVE BEEN A PLANO RESIDENT FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS. I BELIEVE THE CITY'S SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE SHOULD MEET THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: PROVIDE GUESTS WITH THE SAME PROTECTION THEY WOULD HAVE IF THEY WERE TO USE A HOTEL FOR LODGING. ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE THE CITY FOR THE COST TO ADMINISTER REGISTRATION AND ENFORCE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE OF SHORT-TERM RENTAL BUSINESSES AND ENSURE ALL APPROPRIATE TAXES ARE PAID. PROVIDE THE CITY WITH THE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO IDENTIFY AND REDRESS NON-COMPLIANT BUSINESSES, ENCROACHMENT OF TRANSIENT LODGING BUSINESSS, PROVIDE NEIGHBORS WITH AN AVENUE FOR QUICK AND EFFECTIVE RESOLUTION TO INSTANCES WHERE NON-COMPLIANT BUSINESSES ARE IMPACTING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. AND OFFER NEIGHBORS A LONG-TERM RELIEF FROM PERSISTENTLY NON-COMPLIANT BUSINESSES. DOES IT MEAN THOSE OBJECTIVES? MOSTLY YES. I POINTED OUT AND I WILL CONTINUE TO POINT OUT BY OTHER MEANS SOME OF THE ADDITIONS THAT I BELIEVE BELONG THERE. BUT THE EFFECTIVENESS WILL GREATLY DEPEND ON THE RESOURCES THE CITY COMMITS TO ENFORCING THE PROPOSED REGULATION. I DO BELIEVE THE ORDINANCE REPRESENTS A VIABLE FRAMEWORK. PLANO'S DECISION MAKERS RECOGNIZED IN APRIL 2019 THAT IDENTIFYING SHORT-TERM RENTAL BUSINESSES WERE BEING OPERATED AND ENFORCING COMPLIANCE WOULD REQUIRE A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT OF CITY RESOURCES AND INSTEAD OPTED TO ENTER INTO A VOLUNTARY TAX COLLECTION AGREEMENT WITH TWO OF THE LARGEST HOSTING PLATFORMS. FIVE YEARS LATER THE INVESTMENT OF CITY RESOURCES WERE REQUIRED AND HAS GROWN WITH THE NUMBER OF LISTINGS. THE ONLY THING THAT HAS CHANGED IS THE REGULATORY DOCUMENT SERVING AS THE STARTING POINT. >> Mayor Muns: THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW TAKE A RECESS AND START OUR REGULAR MEETING. WE WILL RETURN TO THE SPEAKERS AS SOON AS WE GET PAST THE OPENING AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH THE SPEAKERS. I NOW DECLARE THAT THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL HAS RECONVENED INTO OPEN SESSION, THAT ALL MEMBERS WILL PRESENT. WE'LL BEGIN TONIGHT'S REGULAR MEETING WITH THE INVOCATION, LED BY REVEREND RAEGAN GILLILAND, PASTOR OF OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT WITH CHRIST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND TEXAS PLEDGE LED BY THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF COLLIN COUNTY PLANO. WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE? >> WOULD YOU PRAY WITH ME? GOD OF HOPE, LOVE, AND JUSTICE, I THANK YOU FOR THOSE HERE THAT HAVE ENTERED A CALL TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY OF PLANO TEXAS. THE DOUBTS THAT MAY CREEP IN, THE RUSH TO MAKE DECISIONS AT TIMES, AND THE ENDLESS WHAT IFS CAN SOMETIMES LEAD LEADERS PARALYZED. WE PRAY THAT WHEN THE MOMENT CALLS FOR OUR BREATH, YOU WOULD TAKE IT AS THEY DISCERN WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR NEIGHBORS AMONG US. WE PRAY AS CITIZENS OF PLANO THAT WE WOULD FEEL BOLD ENOUGH TO VOICE OUR OPINIONS AND PASSION WITH A LEVEL OF GRACE AND RESPECT. WE PRAY THAT OUR LEADERS WOULD HEAR US OUT, ASK QUESTIONS AND DO THEIR BEST FOR THE INTEREST OF ALL PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF WHO THEY ARE OR WHERE THEY COME FROM. WE PRAY FOR CLARITY IN THE CHAOS OF LIFE. AND WE PRAY THAT ALL OF US, AS CITIZENS OF PLANO, CAN ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT IN ALL THE WAYS WE CAN JOIN IN EFFORTS ACROSS NEIGHBORHOODS OR PARTY LINES OR ANY IMAGINARY LINES SOMETIMES WE SET UP TO MAKE THIS THE MOST WELCOMING PLACE FOR ALL PEOPLE. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND YOUR VOICE THAT LEADS US. MAY WE ALL LISTEN AND FOLLOW. AMEN. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] >> Mayor Muns: YOU GUYS COME UP JUST A LITTLE BIT. I WANT YOU TO SPEAK REALLY LOUD OKAY? >> YES, SIR. >> Mayor Muns: LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. YOU GUYS READY? ALL RIGHT. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] [HONORING THE TEXAS FLAG] >> Mayor Muns: BE SEATED. [APPLAUSE] >> Mayor Muns: GUYS, I HAVE RED AND BLUE. YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. WHICH ONE DO YOU WANT? YEAH. I WAS OVER AT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB THE OTHER DAY. DID YOU GUYS ALL GET ONE? COME HERE. COME HERE. EVERYBODY STAND HERE. THIS GUY'S TALLER THAN ME. [LAUGHTER] OKAY. YOU GUYS READY? LOOK AT THE CAMERA. [TAKING PICTURES] >> Mayor Muns: OKAY. HOLD ON. WE'RE USING LIKE A REAL CAMERA NOW. THANK YOU, GUYS FOR DOING THAT. I APPRECIATE IT. [APPLAUSE] OKAY. WE HAVE SEVERAL RECOGNITIONS TONIGHT. THE FIRST ONE I'D LIKE TO PRESENT IS 15 TEEN VOLUNTEERS ARE RECEIVING THE PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD. SO I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD KARINA SADLER, VOLUNTEER RESOURCES SUPERVISOR, AND ALL THE TEEN VOLUNTEERS. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE. COME ON DOWN. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M JOINED BY MORGAN GREEN GRIFFIN. WE ARE AT VOLUNTEERS IN PLANO. WE HAVE 15 INCREDIBLE TEEN VOLUNTEERS TONIGHT RECEIVING THEIR PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD, WHICH MEANS THEY HAVE GIVEN OVER 100 HOURS OF SERVICE IN 2023 JUST TO THE CITY OF PLANO FACILITIES, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES. [APPLAUSE] WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU'LL GRAB YOUR CERTIFICATE FROM MORGAN. ISHA SANVI CHARLOTTE BANE EMILY JACOB. MAHER. AVI. D.T. RACHAL,. [PRESENTING AWARDS] >> OPEN YOUR CERTIFICATE. [TAKING PICTURES] >> Mayor Muns: PERFECT! COME ON OVER HERE. >> RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE. >> Mayor Muns: COME A LITTLE CLOSER. YOU THREE ARE SO SHY. YOU COME RIGHT TO THE FRONT. [LAUGHTER] I KNOW. I KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. THERE YOU GO. OKAY. ARE WE CLOSE? OKAY. [TAKING PICTURES] >> Mayor Muns: THIS SHY ONE THAT REALLY NEEDS TO COME UP TO THE FRONT. YEAH. THAT'S TOO BAD. THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. YOU'RE GOING TO GO RIGHT HERE. THERE WE GO. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. [TAKING PICTURES] >> Mayor Muns: THANK YOU, GUYS. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. OUR NEXT ITEM IS APRIL IS NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH. SO I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD SARAH ACRES, FOUNDER OF THE PLANO CHILDREN'S THEATER, NORTH TEXAS PERFORMING ARTS. DAN POWERS, CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF COLLIN COUNTY. TRISHA CLIFTON AND PATRICK WILBUR, CASA COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF COLLIN COUNTY. SUE REEVES, FOSTER FRIENDS. DENISE KENDRICK, EMBRACE. DEANNA AND CURTIS, CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES BOARD AND DIRECTION 613. Y'ALL COME ON DOWN. SO ALL OF YOU ARE HERE BECAUSE YOU DO SO MUCH FOR THIS COMMUNITY IN PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN. AND SO BECAUSE APRIL -- WE'RE ALMOST IN APRIL. WE'RE CLOSE ENOUGH. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET IT GOING. APRIL IS THE NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH. SO I'D LIKE TO READ A PROCLAMATION. I WON'T READ IT ALL. WHEREAS THE MONTH OF APRIL IS NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH, A TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES WORKING TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE PEOPLE FIND THEMSELVES IN STRESSFUL SITUATIONS WITHOUT FRIENDS, FAMILY, OR RESOURCES. WHEREAS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY, ALL TEXANS MUST WORK TOGETHER TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITIES AND BUILD LOCALIZED SUPPORT NETWORKS THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE WELL-BEING OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. SO NOW THEREFORE I, JOHN MUNS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PLANO, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 2024 IS NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH IN PLANO AND I DO THEREBY ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN ME AND THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTING ALL ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK TIRELESSLY TO ERADICATE CHILD ABUSE IN PLANO. SO THAT ALL OF OUR CHILDRN AND FAMILIES ENJOY A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE. THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] YOU'LL HAVE TO CUT IT AND SPLIT IT. Y'ALL COME ON UP. YOU SEE WHAT I'M CAPABLE OF. [LAUGHTER] YEAH. WE NEED SOME OVER HERE. THE BOAT IS LEANING. [TAKING PICTURES] >> Mayor Muns: THANK YOU, GUYS SO MUCH. OKAY. OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION, APRIL 1 THROUGH 5, 2024 IS NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK AND APRIL MARKS THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. SO I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD -- CURTIS, YOU'RE BUSY TODAY. CURTIS HOWARD, DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES. SHANETTE EDEN, HOUSING OF COMMUNITY SERVICES MANAGER. ALTA FLOYD AND KARINA HERNANDEZ. SANDRA, COMMUNITY GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR. REPRESENTATIVES FROM TEXAS MUSLIM WOMEN'S FOUNDATION, THE SAMARITAN INN, THE FAMILY PLACE, AND CITY HOUSE. SO LET ME READ THE PROCLAMATION. SO NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK, APRIL 1 THROUGH 5. WHEREAS SINCE IT BEGAN IN '74, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH RESOURCES FOR A WIDE RANGE OF UNIQUE NEEDS. AND WHEREAS CDBG ONE OF THE LONGEST CONTINUOUSLY-RUN PROGRAMS OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROVIDES VALUABLE ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES. WHEREAS THE MONTH OF APRIL MARKS THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF CDBG. WHEREAS NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK IS DESIGNED TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. WHEREAS THE LIVES OF OVER 20,000 PLANO RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN POSITIVELY AFFECTED BY 35 YEARS OF THESE FUNDS. NOW THEREFORE I, JOHN MUNS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PLANO, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 1 THROUGH 5, 2024 AS NATIONAL NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK IN PLANO AND I ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN ME AND THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL IN PROVIDING HELP TO COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE AREA. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. LET'S TAKE A PICTURE. [TAKING PICTURES] THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> Mayor Muns: ALL RIGHT. THIS IS AN EXCITING TIME FOR ME. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU GUYS BUT I'M PRETTY PUMPED ABOUT THIS. I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU GUYS ALL YEAR LONG AND I WENT TO FORT WORTH AND YOU GUYS JUST DOMINATED IN FORT WORTH. I DIDN'T GO TO SAN ANTONIO BUT I WATCHED IT ON WHATEVER THAT STATION WAS. [LAUGHTER] YOU GUYS ARE ABSOLUELY AMAZING. I'VE BEEN HERE -- [APPLAUSE] SO I'VE BEEN HERE LONG BEFORE PLANO EAST WAS BUILT. I HATE TO BRAG ABOUT THAT BUT IT'S ALL I GOT. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME INCREDIBLE ATHLETES THAT HAVE COME THROUGH PLANO EAST, WENT ON TO COLLEGE, WENT ON TO THE PROS. YOU GUYS ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT HAVE A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN YOUR HAND AND THAT IS GREAT. [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] SO, GUYS, COME ON DOWN. I WANT YOU TO COME ON DOWN. I WANT THE COACHES, TRAINERS, THE MANAGERS TO COME DOWN, PLEASE. I DO WANT OUR SUPERINTENDENT, DR. TERESA WILLIAMS TO COME DOWN. AND DR. FREEMAN. BOARD MEMBERS, JERRY, NANCY, KATHLEEN, PLEASE COME ON DOWN. SEE? LOOK AT THIS. YOU CAN'T SEE ME ANYMORE, CAN YOU? [ LAUGHTER ] THAT'S IMPRESSIVE. I LOVE IT. LOOK, I GOT TO GO TO THE FRONT. CONGRATULATIONS, SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. LADIES, YOU CAN COME UP FRONT WITH ME. WE'LL BE SEEN. WE'LL BE SEEN. SO LET ME READ THIS PROCLAMATION AND I HAVE A COPY FOR ALL OF YOU GUYS OF THIS. THIS GOES TO COACH LESTER BECAUSE HE DESERVES IT. SO WHEREAS IN 2024 THE PLANO EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PANTHER BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM WON THE CLASSIC 6A TEXAS STATE TITLE AFTER A 40-GAME UNDEFEATED SEASON. [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] THIS IS THE FIRST STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP IN SCHOOL HISTORY. AND WHEREAS THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT IS A RESULT OF THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF THE ATHLETES, COACHES, TRAINERS, AND OTHER STAFF ON THE PLANO EASY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PANTHERS TEAM. AND WHEREAS THE ATHLETES, COACHES, TRAINERS, AND OTHER STAFF, SCHOOL PANTHERS TEAM ARE MATT LESTER, THE COACH. MICHAEL GODWIN, ASSISTANT COACH. CHAD EVANS, ASSISTANT COACH. GREG THOMAS, ASSISTANT COACH. JAMIE SMITH, ASSISTANT COACH. TIFFANY PHAN, TRAINER. SHIRLEY TRAINER. ELLE TRAINER. KINSLEY SLAUGHTER. KALEY HATCHER, MANAGER. GABBY CLINGER, MANAGER. K.J. CAMPBELL, D.J. HALL. REMEMBER THAT NAME. YOU'LL HEAR IT AGAIN. GRISHARD PLAYER. NOREET -- TELL ME. YEAH, THAT'S IT. I DON'T THINK THE ANNOUNCERS EVER GOT IT RIGHT. YEAH. ISAIAH BREWINGTON. JORDAN MAISEL. ETHAN MOSS, XAVIER MILLER, CARDA BUCHANAN, JOHN TRAN, MUSTAFA, SETH RAMIRO, IMANI, AND SHIMA. SORRY. [LAUGHTER] NOW THEREFORE I, JOHN MUNS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PLANO DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2024 AS PLANO EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PANTHERS' BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM DAY. [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] AND I DO ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN ME IN THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL IN CONGRATULATING THEM ON THIS MOMENTOUS ACHIEVEMENT. ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS GUYS! LET'S TAKE A PICTURE. [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] [TAKING PICTURES] [APPLAUSE] >> Mayor Muns: OH, THERE SHE IS. YEAH. SO I HAVE A BASKETBALL FOR ALL OF YOU TO SIGN. PLENTY OF SHARPIES. WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT IN A CASE AND DISPLAY IT HERE IN CITY HALL FOREVER. [LAUGHTER] SO, ANYWAY, I'M REALLY PROUD OF YOU GUYS. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE THE HEROES OF PLANO AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU PUT INTO IT. WE ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THIS WAS A TEAM AND YOU GUYS WERE TOGETHER FOR MANY, MANY YEARS BEFORE NOW. AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT YOU GUYS IS PLAYING TOGETHER ALL THESE YEARS AND IT PAID OFF. BIG TIME. SO CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND DON'T FORGET TO SIGN THE BASKETBALL. >> MR. MAYOR, MR. MAYOR, ALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WANT TO BE A PART OF THE PHOTO. [LAUGHTER] >> Mayor Muns: WELL, LET'S GO, CITY COUNCIL. >> Tu: IF WE GO UP THERE, WE WON'T BE SEEN. CAN THEY COME OVER HERE IN THE CIRCLE? >> Mayor Muns: OKAY. LET'S GO RIGHT BACK HERE. NO. GO IN THE CIRCLE. [TAKING PICTURES] >> READY? CAN Y'ALL SEE ME? [TAKING PICTURES] [APPLAUSE] >> Mayor Muns: PLANO CITY COUNCIL IS RECONVENED. WE'LL GO BACK TO WHERE WE WERE ON THE PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING. SO LET'S GO BACK TO OUR SPEAKERS, IF YOU DON'T MIND. >> OKAY. THE FIRST ONE IN THIS GO-ROUND IS STACIE MATTHEWS FOLLOWED BY ANTONIO MOLINA BENDICK. >> HELLO, EVERYONE. STACIE MATTHEWS. RESIDENT HERE SINCE 1981. >> Mayor Muns: STACIE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND EVERYONE ELSE HERE ABOUT TO SPEAK. I APOLOGIZE BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. >> OF COURSE. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THE TIME TODAY. WE DID JUST WANT TO TOUCH BASE ON A FEW POINTS IN TERMS OF THE REGULATIONS. I IN FACT AM CERTAINLY HAPPY TO REGISTER AS A RESPONSIBLE AIRBNB SUPERHOST. WE DID JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FROM SECTION 731 BOOKING SERVICE. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS AND A HOSTING PLATFORM? THIS TERM IS NOT USED ANYWHERE IN THE CODE EXCEPT IN THE DEFINITION OF HOSTING PLATFORM. NOISE MONITORING DEVICE. THESE EXAMPLES OF THESE DEVICES WE BELIEVE SHOULD BE PROVIDED AS NOT ONLY DO THEY NEED TO COMPLY WITH PRIVACY LAWS BUT THEY NEED TO COMPLY WITH HOSTING PLATFORM RULES. OCCUPANT. THIS TERM IS BROADLY DEFINED AND CAN INCLUDE OWNER AND ITS GUESTS. CLOSE ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO HOW THIS TERM IS USED THROUGHOUT THE CODE. AND SHORT-TERM RENTAL. FOR PURPOSES, THE TERM VACATION RENTAL SHOULD BE CLEARLY DEFINED. ONE OF THE THINGS WE ALSO WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT WAS THE CRIMINAL CONDUCT DEFINITIO IS EXTREMELY VAGUE. IT COVERS INCLUSION OF VIOLATION OF ANY ORDINANCE. THIS WOULD MEAN THAT A VIOLATION OF A VERY MINOR VIOLATION LIKE ACCIDENTALLY PUTTING TRASH BINS IN THE WRONG PLACE OR CONFUSION ABOUT BRINGING THE TRASH BIN FROM THE CURB WOULD BE CONSIDERED A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. IT SEEMS UNREASONABLE BECAUSE SIMPLY WE ARE RUNNING A SHORT-TERM RENTAL WE WOULD BE HELD TO A SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT STANDARD THAN EVERY OTHER RESIDENT OF PLANO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> Mayor Muns: THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ANTONIO. 1207 DREXEL DRIVE. I OPPOSE THE PROPOSED REGULATIONS AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS. I'M GOING TO KEEP IT SHORT. I WANT TO DELVE INTO THE FINANCIAL REALITIES OPERATING SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN PLANO POSES CHALLENGES. THE SUBSCRIPTION-BASED MODEL OF SERVICE PROVIDERS ALONGSIDE ESCALATING ENERGY COSTS AND TAXES AND FEES PLACES A STRAIN ON HOSTS. FURTHERMORE, PLANO'S PROPOSED REGISTRATION FEES 6-738 APPLICATION FEES, TO THOSE LARGER CITIES OF LIKE NEW YORK, WHO CHARGES 145. SAN ANTONIO CHARGES $100 FOR A THREE-YEAR PERMIT. AND LOS ANGELES CHARGES $89. THE CONTRAST IS GLARING. IT FEELS LIKE AN UNNECESSARY OBSTACLE FOR US HOSTS. IMPOSING HEFTY REGISTRATIONS AND RENEWAL COSTS WOULD ONLY COMPOUND THEIR FINANCIAL BURDEN. WE MUST STRIVE FOR EQUILIBRIUM ENSURING ADHERENCE TO REGULATION WITHOUT STIFLING GROWTH. EXPLORING ALTERNATIVE FEE STRUCTURES IS ESSENTIAL. LOWERING REGISTRATION FEES TO A THIRD OF THEIR CURRENT AMOUNT AND IMPLEMENTING REDUCED RENEWAL FEES IS CRUCIAL. THIS ADJUSTMENT SHOULD NOT OVER BURDEN THE CITY, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE PROPERTY TAXES, HOTEL TAXES, AND OCCUPANCY TAXES WE ALREADY PAID. SHORT-TERM RENTING OUR HOMES IS A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT, NOT A PRIVILEGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND CONSIDERATION. >> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JENNIFER ASHER FOLLOWED BY GINA MORAY. >> HELLO. IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT MANY RESIDENTS ARE LEGITIMATELY UPSET ABOUT THE EXISTENCE OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. BUT THE RESULT IS AN EXTREMELY SENSITIVE AND POSSIBLE OVER REACTION OR BIAS TOWARDS BLAMING TO A SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROPERTY. LOUD NOISE, FOR EXAMPLE, MAY COME FROM ANY ONE OF SEVERAL NEIGHBORS OR EVEN A GROUP WALKING DOWN THE SIDEWALK. AND A RESIDENT WHO IS ALREADY UNHAPPY ABOUT A PERFECTLY WELL-RUN SHORT-TERM RENTAL ON THE STREET MAY MAKE AN ASSUMPTION AND CALL IN A COMPLAINT WITHOUT EVEN INVESTIGATING WHERE THE NOISE IS COMING FROM. SHORT-TERM RENTAL OWNERS SHOULD HAVE A CLEAR AND SIMPLE PATH TO PRESERVE OUR OWN RIGHTS AS CITIZENS AND PROPERTY OWNERS IN PLANO TO DEFEND OURSELVES AND NOT BE PENALIZED UNFAIRLY. I STARTED THIS WRONG. THIS IS ABOUT SECTION 6-746 AND 747 REGARDING HEARING AND APPEAL PROCESS FOR OFFENSES. AND I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A MORE TIMELY AND SIMPLE PROCESS FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL OWNERS TO BE ABLE TO APPEAL -- >> 20 SECONDS. >> OR GO TO IF THERE IS A PROBLEM OR AN OFFENSE. FURTHER, I BELIEVE AS MENTIONED EARLIER, CANCELING EXISTING RESERVATIONS FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD COULD BE DEVASTATING FINANCIALLY FOR A SHORT-TERM RENTAL OWNER, PARTICULARLY FOR A NUISANCE INCIDENT, WHICH SHOULD BE MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT A NUISANCE OFFENSE AS THE DEFINITION OF A NUISANCE. THANK YOU. >> Mayor Muns: THANK YOU. >> HELLO. GINA MORAY. 4828 BULL RUN DRIVE. I HAVE LIVED IN PLANO THE MAJORITY OF MY LIFE AND AT THIS ADDRESS FOR 20 YEARS AND HAVE BEEN AN ON-SITE SHORT-TERM RENTAL HOST AIRBNB SUPERHOST FOR A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS. I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS WITH THE STR TASK FORCE REPORT AS WELL AS ANY COMPLAINT AND/OR EMERGENCY PHONE CALLS MADE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. AS IT RELATES TO CALLS MADE TO PLANO PD, I DO FEEL THAT CALLS, WE THE OWNER SHORT-TERM RENTAL HOSTS VERSUS A NEIGHBOR OR SOMEONE ELSE MAKING A CALL AS BEING VERY DIFFERENT AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH. FOR INSTANCE, IF ONE OF MY GUESTS ATTEMPTS TO THROW A PARTY THEN THIS CALL I MAKE TO PLANO PD SHOULD NOT COUNT THE SAME AS IF ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS OR SOMEONE ELSE MAKES A CALL DUE TO MY NEGLIGENCE OF MY SHORT-TERM RENTAL GUESTS. THE OTHER ITEM I'D LIKE TO BRING UP IS SECTION 6-742. NOISE AND ELECTRONIC MONITORING. WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF REQUIRING NOISE MONITORING? INDOOR NOISE MONITORING SHOULD NOT BE RELEVANT TO THE CITY OR OTHER RESIDENTS. IF THERE'S A LOUD BABY CRYING OR A COUPLE HAVING A MASSIVE ARGUMENT BUT IT'S NOT AUDIBLE TO OUTDOORS, THEN THERE'S REALLY -- IT SERVES NO PURPOSE. I DO FEEL, HOWEVER, THIS MIGHT BE AN ITEM THAT YOU COULD PRESENT DURING THE TRAINING SESSION AS AN OPTION TO SHORT-TERM RENTAL HOSTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> Mayor Muns: THANK YOU. >> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JASON FOLLOWED BY JAMES GILBERT . >> COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME. I NEVER WEAR THESE SO YOU'RE ALL A BLUR. I APOLOGIZE. JASON, 323 ROYAL MELBOURNE. BEEN A RESIDENT IN PLANO FOR TEN YEARS, ALSO A SHORT-TERM RENTAL OWNER. I WANT TO TALK MORE GENERALLY ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE BUT ALSO AS MEETINGS PROGRESS, I'D LIKE IS BALANCE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS ALL BALANCED, NOT JUST FOR THE COMMUNITY, FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT SHORT-TERM HOUSING BUT FOR THOSE WHO DO, THAT ARE LEGAL RESIDENTS. WE DON'T WANT IT ON THE SIDE OF MAYHEM. WE DON'T WANT IT ON THE SIDE OF RULES THAT ARE PASSED THAT ARE POSSIBLY ILLEGALLY QUESTIONABLE. WE WANT BALANCE. WITH THAT, THIS IS ACTUALLY TURNING OUT TO BE A BAN ON SHORT-TERM RENTALS. IT IS TRUE THAT WE ARE GRANDFATHERED IN BUT EVERYONE KNOWS THERE'S ATTRITION IN SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND ONCE THOSE GO THERE CAN BE NO MORE. IF YOU CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU CAN HAVE COMPLAINTS AGAINST GOOD-STANDING HOSTS, THAT CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT OF AGITATION WHERE WE COULD BE A TARGET OF PEOPLE THAT SAY THEY DO NOT WANT US IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE A RIGHT TO BE THERE. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU LOOK AT PROTECTING THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL OWNERS. THOSE OF US WHO WANT TO BE COMPLIANT, THAT ACTUALLY DO WANT THESE REGULATIONS BUT WE NEED TO HAVE IT FAIR AND BALANCED. THIS IS NOT A TYRANNY OF THE MAJORITY AND WE HOPE THROUGH THIS PROCESS WE SHOW WE ARE RESPONSIBLE AND RESPECTFUL BUT WE DO NEED TO BE HEARD. THANK YOU. >> MY NAME IS JAMES GILBERT. I LIVE ON ROARING RIDGE DRIVE IN PLANO, TEXAS. I HAVE BEEN IN PLANO NOW FOR ABOUT 40 YEARS. I, UNFORTUNATELY, AM A PERSON THAT LIVES WITH A VBR, A SHORT-TERM RENTAL BEHIND MY HOME. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED SO MUCH NOISE, CREATED SO MUCH OF AN ISSUE FROM TRASH TO NOISE TO JUST TOTALLY DISRESPECT FOR ME AS A HOMEOWNER. I HAVE PERSONALLY CALLED THE POLICE MYSELF TWICE. MY NEIGHBORS, I HAVE FOUR OTHER NEIGHBORS THAT HAVE ALSO FILED DIFFERENT COMPLAINTS, NOT EVEN THE SAME DAY I FILED. SO I'VE NOT HAD A REALLY GOOD EXPERIENCE AT THIS POINT IN TIME. I HAVE HAD ENCOUNTERS WITH THE PEOPLE THAT MANAGE IT ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHERE I PERSONALLY SPOKE TO THE MANAGER ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I WANT TO HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP BUT I DON'T LIKE WHAT I AM BEING FACED WITH. I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER WHAT'S TAKING PLACE. I HEARD WHAT WAS PRESENTED TONIGHT. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S REALLY GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I WISH IT WOULD GO AWAY BECAUSE THERE'S NO HISTORY YET AS TO WHAT THE IMPACT FINANCIALLY IS GOING TO BE FOR THE HOMEOWNER THAT LIVES NEXT DOOR TO A SHORT-TERM RENTAL. TO SEE WHAT THE COST IS GOING TO BE NEGATIVELY FOR US ON THIS SIDE. TEN MORE SECONDS. WE'VE GOT SPRING COMING UP, SCHOOL'S GOING TO BE OUT. INSTEAD OF HAVING WEEKEND VISITORS, I HAVE DAILY VISITORS BEHIND MY HOUSE. THANK YOU. >> Mayor Muns: THANK YOU. >> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS EFRAIN AND EFRAIN WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ZOE SANCHEZ. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME HERE. I DON'T WANT TO REPEAT. ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO MY NEIGHBOR ACROSS THE STREET SOLD HIS HOME. HE GOT PAID CASH. I ALSO HAVE A KNOCK ON MY DOOR. THEY WANT TO BUY MY HOME. PAY CASH. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES THE PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN TO THE HOME. THERE WAS A SERIOUS ISSUE. I DON'T WANT TO GO INTO DETAILS. THE OWNER OF THIS STR COMPANY, STR HOME, HAS A COMPANY THAT CAME FROM CANADA. THEY OWN SEVERAL STRs IN THE METROPLEX AND THEY PAY IN CASH. THESE BIG COMPANIES, THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT COMMUNITIES OR NEIGHBORHOODS. AIRBNB IS A BIG CORPORATION THAT JUST WANTS TO MAKE MONEY. AIRBNB TOLD ME OVER THE PHONE THAT THEY DON'T ALLOW PARTIES OR EVENTS. HOWEVER, PARTIES AND EVENTS STILL HAPPEN. >> 20 SECONDS. >> IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHO YOUR NEIGHBOR IS. THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. I ASK YOU TO PLEASE APPLY VERY STRONG RULES. NO PARTIES OR EVENTS. IF THEY DO NOT COMPLY, PLEASE SHUT DOWN THE BUSINESS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE COUNCIL, MY NAME IS ZOE AND I'M AT 2037 CANNES DRIVE AND I AM BEGRUDGELY SUPPORTING A REALLY STRONG ORDINANCE AGAINST STRs. OVER A YEAR AGO I STOOD BEFORE YOU RECOUNTING THE HARROWING EXPERIENCE OF A BULLET PIERCING THROUGH THE SANCTITY OF MY HOME, SHATTERING THE PEACE AND TERRIFYING MY INNOCENT 3-YEAR-OLD CHILD. I ATTEMPTED TO CONVEY THE SHARED HORROR OF HAVING TO EXPLAIN SUCH AN INCIDENT TO A YOUNG CHILD AND THE PAINFUL NECESSITY OF TEACHING HER TO PROTECT HERSELF FROM THE POTENTIAL HARM. I PLEADED WITH YOU TO EMPATHIZE TO IMAGINE YOURSELVES IN MY SHOES, TO UNDERSTAND THE URGENCY OF ENACTING STRINGENT REGULATIONS ON SHORT-TERM RENTALS. THE ORDINANCE GOVERNING SHORT-TERM RENTALS MUST BE ROBUST UNWAVERING AND UNEQUIVOCABLY STRICT. IT MUST SERVE AS A BARRIER AGAINST THE ENCROACHMENT OF VIOLENCE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. I IMPLORE YOU TO HONOR THE RESPONSIBILITY ENTRUSTED UPON YOU TO PROTECT THE WELL-BEING OF OUR CITIZENS. LET US BE THE ARCHITECTS OF A FUTURE WHERE EVERY CHILD CAN SLEEP SOUNDLY, WHERE EVERY PARENT CAN FIND SOLACE IN THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THEIR HOME IS TRULY THEIR SANCTUARY. THANK YOU. >> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS LYNN McCLENON FOLLOWED BY JUSTIN ELLIOTT, WHO WILL JOIN US ON ZOOM. >> GOOD EVENING. I'M LYNN McCLENON AND I LIVE AT 4021 ELM HILL DRIVE FOR THE PAST 28 YEARS. YES. I SUPPORT REGISTRATION WITH ENFORCEMENT. I HAVE A SHORT-TERM RENTAL THREE DOORS DOWN FROM ME. I'M GOING TO QUICKLY TOUCH ON FOUR OF THE PROBLEMS THAT MY NEIGHBORHOOD HAS HAD WITH THIS SHORT-TERM RENTAL. NUMBER ONE, PROPERTY MAINTENANCE. THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL OWNER DOES NOT SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT SHE IS RESPONSIBLE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY. THE STR IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS ONE OF THE WORST-LOOKING PROPERTIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. TWO, EXCESSIVE TRASH. I'VE CONTACTED PLANO NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO EXCESSIVE TRASH LEFT ON THE STR DRIVEWAY, INCLUDING A WALMART SHOPPING CART. SO FOR WEEKS IT LOOKED LIKE I WAS LIVING IN THE SLUMS RATHER THAN IN THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE. NUMBER THREE, EXCESSIVE NOISE. ONE OF THE REASONS WHY PEOPLE RENT STRs IS SO THEY CA BRING THEIR BIG DOGS WITH THEM BECAUSE HOTELS WON'T ALLOW IT. WHEN SHORT-TERM RENTERS LEAVE FOR THE DAY THEY LEAVE THEIR DOGS OUTSIDE ALL DAY AND THE DOGS BARK NONSTOP BECAUSE THEY'RE IN AN UNFAMILIAR AREA. MY ONCE-QUIET AND PEACEFUL NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOW LIKE A DOG KENNEL. NUMBER FOUR, PARKING. THE STR HAS AN ATTACHED GARAGE LOCATED IN THE BACK OF THE HOUSE AND THE STR OWNER DOES NOT PROVIDE A KEYPAD FOR THEM TO USE THE GARAGE. I GOT TO WRAP UP, I KNOW. >> Mayor Muns: THANK YOU. >> I HOPE THAT REQUIRING GARAGE ACCESS WOULD BE A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT OF AN STR. I HOPE THAT THE REGISTRATION PROCESS WILL ADDRESS ALL FOUR OF THESE CONCERNS WITH ENFORCEMENT. >> Mayor Muns: THANK YOU. >> JUSTIN ELLIOTT WILL BE JOINING US ON ZOOM. MR. ELLIOTT, WILL YOU PLEASE TURN ON YOUR CAMERA? GO AHEAD. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? >> YES. >> OKAY. WELL, I'M NOT AGAINST THE REGISTRATION IN GENERAL. I AM AGAINST THIS REGISTRATION PROCESS BECAUSE OF A COUPLE ITEMS. THOSE BEING THAT IT DOESN'T SEEM TO CONSIDER THE OVERALL INPUT FROM THE STR OWNER COMMUNITIES. WHAT OCCURS TO THEIR BUSINESS WHEN THE REGISTRATION IS REVOKED. AS WELL IT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH PROTECTIONS IN THERE FOR BEING GRANDFATHERED IN. AND DEFINITIONS AROUND THAT. SO AFTER REVIEWING THE FULL REGISTRATION, MY TAKEAWAY WAS THAT THE STR OWNERS WERE NOT SURVEYED OR INTERVIEWED, THAT'S MY IMPRESSION, TO FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE STR PROCESS IS AND THE FINER DETAILS. WHAT OCCURS WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR REGISTRATION AND THEN YOU HAVE TO CANCEL YOUR FUTURE BOOKINGS. ON VRBO IF YOU HAVE TO CANCEL FUTURE BOOKINGS, THE FEES CAN BE UP TO 50% OF THE TOTAL BOOKING SO IF I HAVE SOMEBODY STAYING THERE FOR THREE WEEKS AND FOR $3,000 OR $2,000, WHATEVER IT IS, I HAVE TO PAY 50% OF THAT FEE. AS WELL IF I HAVE MULTIPLE PROPERTIES ACROSS MULTIPLE CITIES AND MY PROFILE IS IMPACTED BY THIS, IT WILL REDUCE MY RANKING ACROSS ALL MY PROPERTIES. SO THERE'S SOME SEVERE IMPACTS THERE. THE LAST ITEM FOR BEING GRANDFATHERED IN, WHAT HAPPENS IF THERE'S ANOTHER COVID OR TEXAS FREEZE THAT IMPACTS MY PROPERTY TO WHERE I CAN'T AFFORD TO DO THE REGISTRATION FOR THAT YEAR, WHATEVER. AM I ALLOWED TO COME BACK IN AS A GRANDFATHERED-IN PROPERTY? THERE'S NOT ENOUGH EXPLANATION ABOUT THE PROTECTIONS THERE OR WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU'RE REVOKED. THANK YOU. >> Mayor Muns: THANK YOU, JUSTIN. >> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MATT BINGHAM FOLLOWED BY ANNIE HILL. >> GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL. AS A RESIDENT OF PLANO, YOU ALL CAN HAVE GUESTS IN YOUR HOME. YOU CAN HAVE A BUSINESS IN YOUR HOME. IF YOU WANT PEOPLE TO PAY YOU TO STAY IN YOUR HOME, PEOPLE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS. AS WE LEARNED FROM THE CITY STAFF IN THE LAST P&Z MEETING, NOT ONE SINGLE CALL OF SERVICE WAS MADE IN REGARDS TO A PARTIAL HOME STR. BY THOSE STATS, THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IN THE CITY ARE NON-SRT HOMES WHO HAVE COUNTLESS MORE CALLS OF SERVICE. PUTTING THIS BURDEN -- ADDITIONALLY, PUTTING THIS BURDEN ON REGISTRATION AND ADDITIONAL TAXES AND REQUIREMENTS THAT COST LOTS OF MONEY TO THE PEOPLE WITH ONE OR TWO ROOMS IN THEIR HOMES, E CAN'T AFFORD TO D. IT WILL PUT US OUT OF BUSINESS. IT WILL PUT SOME OF US ON THE STREETS OR WE HAVE TO START RENTING OUT THE WHOLE HOME, WHICH NOBODY WANTS EITHER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> Mayor Muns: IT WOULD BE A LOT EASIER. >> I'LL TRY TO DO THAT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MUNS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS ISSUE. ANNA HILL. I WAS PROUD TO SERVE ON THE CITY'S SHORT-TERM RENTAL TASK FORCE. FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND I'M AN ATTORNEY LICENSED TO PRACTICE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. GIVEN YOUR REQUEST FOR BREVITY AND STAY ON TOPIC, I'M GOING TO POSTPONE MY PREPARED COMMENTS FOR ANOTHER TIME. I AM FOR THE REGISTRATION THAT IS BEING PROPOSED HERE TONIGHT. IT WAS ONE OF THE THREE KEY FINDINGS OF THE TASK FORCE THAT I WAS A PART OF. AS YOU CAN SEE IN MR. HOWARD'S PRESENTATION, THE ORDINANCE SEEKS TO ADDRESS A NUMBER OF ISSUES. IT'S COMPLICATED BECAUSE SHORT-TERM RENTALS RAISE A NUMBER OF ISSUES. WHAT YOU CANNOT SEE THAT I CAN ATTEST TO AS A MEMBER OF THE TASK FORCE IS THAT THE GUIDANCE GIVEN BY THE TASK FORCE REFLECTED LENGTHY AND THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSIONS THAT DID SEEK BALANCE ON BOTH SIDES FOR THE UNDERLYING ISSUES. I'M TRYING TO STAY IN YOUR TIME-FRAME HERE. I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS ALSO A CRITICALLY-IMPORTANT TOOL FOR PEOPLE WHO WILL BE REQUIRED TO LIVE NEAR SHORT-TERM RENTALS THAT ARE PROBLEMS. I LIVE NEAR TWO. ONE PRACTICAL COMMENT IS THAT SHORT-TERM RENTALS PRESENT A 24/7 PROBLEM IN OUR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. SO RESIDENTS NEED TO BE GIVEN TOOLS LIKE THE REPRESENTATIVE WHO IS ABLE TO RESPOND WITHIN AN HOUR TO ADDRESS ISSUES THAT HAPPEN OUTSIDE NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS, WHICH COINCIDENTALLY IS WHEN ALL THE PROBLEMS HAPPEN ON OUR STREET. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED WORK ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT MATTER. >> Mayor Muns: THANK YOU. >> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS DANIELLA LETTERER FOLLOWED BY EDWARD LETTERER. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DANIELLA AND I LIVE IN 1608 [INDISCERNIBLE]. MY POINTS ARE IN THIS SECTION 6-735, THE REGISTRATION APPLICATION. THE POINT NUMBER 4 TALKS ABOUT THE FLOOR PLAN. THE FLOOR PLAN RELATES WITH THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT ARE CLEAR ENOUGH BUT OTHERS NEED MORE CLARIFICATION. FOR EXAMPLE, THE FLOOR PLAN FOR A SLEEPING AREA. HOW COME WE DETERMINED THE NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS? FOR EXAMPLE, WE CAN USE THE SQUARE FOOT OF THE ROOM OR HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN SLEEP IN THAT ROOM? WE NEED A CLARIFICATION TO AVOID BEING DENIED DURING REGISTRATION. THIS PLAN REALLY MAKES NO SENSE, ESPECIALLY WHEN FURNITURE IS MOVING. THE ORIGINAL PLAN MAY NO LONGER BE ACCURATE AND A NEW PLAN WILL BE NEEDED TO BE RESUBMITTED IN LESS THAN THREE DAYS TO THE DIRECTOR, OKAY? MY QUESTION IS WHAT IS THE PROPOSED -- WHAT IS THE SPECIFIC PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERN IS THIS LOOKING TO ADDRESS? ALSO, HOW COULD A REARRANGEMENT OF FURNITURE IN THE PERSONAL RESIDENCE BE CONSIDERED A CRIMINAL OFFENSE? AS YOU CAN SEE IN SECTION C 748, NO. 12. THE NEXT POINT IS THE [INDISCERNIBLE]. WE PROVIDE THE NUMBER OF THE PROPERTY AND IN THE PLATFORM WHEN WE GO TO THE REGISTRATION. OVER THERE YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE PICTURES YOU MAY WANT TO SEE. OTHERWISE, YOU WILL NEED TO STORE THESE IN A FILE AND MAINTAIN ALL PICTURES. WE UPDATE PICTURES CONSTANTLY. THAT PUTS US IN A POSITION THAT MAYBE NOT WITHIN 72 HOURS WE GO TO A -- >> 20 SECONDS. >> WE GO BAD. THE OTHER TWO IS LISTING IN THE HOSTING PLATFORM. IF WE'RE DOING AWAY WITH THE SEASONAL RENTAL, WHY DO WE NEED TO UPDATE A POSSIBLE LEASE IN 72 HOURS? AND THE LAST, THE RULES. NUMBERS OF OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES AND OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE FOR THE CITY TO REVIEW. IN THE PLATFORM THE CHANGE WILL BE IN REALTIME. IF YOU CHECK THAT, YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE OFFER TO THE PEOPLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> Mayor Muns: THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> HELLO. EDDIE LETTERER. 40-YEAR RESIDENT OF PLANO. I'M ALL FOR EFFECTIVE WELL-THOUGHT OUT EQUITABLE REGISTRATION THAT'S SIMPLE AND FAIR. BUT I NEED CLARIFICATION. ONE POINT IN PARTICULAR, JUST THE MECHANICS OF IT. 735 SAYS NO STR MAY BE OPERATED WITHOUT AN APPROVED VALID STR REGISTRATION. H, A REGISTRATION IS NON-TRANSFERABLE AND SHALL NOT BE ASSIGNED OR TRANSFERRED TO A NEW OWNER. 737A SAYS REGISTRATION IS VALID FOR ONE CALENDAR YEAR. SUSPENSION OF ONE YEAR OPERATION OF AN STR WITHOUT A VALID REGISTRATION. IF THE DIRECTOR DETERMINES STR WAS OPERATED WITHOUT A VALID REGISTRATION, THEN THE APPLICATION OF REGISTRATION MAY BE DENIED FOR ONE YEAR. SO THE MECHANICS OF THIS. I'M GRANDFATHERED. I SELL MY HOUSE JULY 1. REGISTRATION IS NON-TRANSFERABLE. REGISTRATION IS NO LONGER VALID UPON THE SALE. NEW OWNERS APPLY FOR THE NEW REGISTRATION JULY 2. GUESTS ARE IN MY HOUSE UNTIL JULY 18. 7252A AND D IS A HUGE REGISTRATION PROCESS. IF I'M SELLING MY HOME ARE NEW OWNERS IN VIOLATION OF OPERATING WITHOUT A VALID AND APPROVED REGISTRATION? HOW WILL THIS WORK NOT TO PENALIZE NEW OWNERS AND ARRIVING AND BOOKING GUESTS. WE NEED A GRACE PERIOD PROCESS THAT'S FAIR AND EQUITABLE. THANK YOU . >> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CLARA FOLLOWED BY KRISTIN RINEKER AND CORY RINEKER WILL BE THE LAST SPEAKER. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR. MY NAME IS CLARA DANTE AND I HAVE BEEN A PLANO RESIDENT FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS. I AM OPPOSED TO THIS ORDINANCE AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN. I WANT TO REFER TO SECTION 6-745, DENIAL AND SUSPENSION OF STR REGISTRATION. GENERALLY THE TASK FORCE RECOMMENDED ESCALATING PENALTIES FOR REPEAT VIOLATIONS. WE FEEL THAT THE PENALTIES ARE DISPROPORTIONATE AND EXCESSIVE. PENALTIES SHOULD START WITH A NOTICE AND ONLY AFTER THAT PROGRESS TO SUSPENSION OF REGISTRATION. THIS SECTION BELIES A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF HOW HOSTING AND HOSTING PLATFORMS OPERATE. EVEN A SHORT SUSPENSION OF REGISTRATION WOULD RESULT IN CANCELED BOOKINGS AND IMMEDIATE LOSS OF INCOME. LOSS OF STATUS CAREFULLY BUILT OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS. AN IMPAIRMENT TO EARN FUTURE INCOME. THIS MAY RESULT IN SEVERE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. REVOKING OUR RIGHTS DUE TO ONE INCIDENT IN THREE MONTHS OR SIX MONTHS IS EXTREME. REGARDING SERIOUS INCIDENTS. WHAT EVIDENCE WOULD BE NECESSARY TO PROVE THAT THE OWNER WAS AWARE BUT DISREGARDED THE RISK? WHAT ARE THE ACTIONS YOU ARE EXPECTING THE STR OWNER TO TAKE HERE AS A PREVENTIVE STEP? LASTLY, WE NEED CLARIFICATION ABOUT SECTION I, ACTION DURING SUSPENSION. DOES A NON-CONFORMING STR WITH A SUSPENDED REGISTRATION RISK LOSING NON-CONFORMING STATUS? THANK YOU. >> Mayor Muns: THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR. MY NAME IS KRISTIN RINEKER. I'M A 15-YEAR RESIDENT, 12-YEAR HOMEOWNER, AND SEVEN-YEAR SUPERHOST. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MY THOUGHTS THIS EVENING. I'M OPPOSED TO THIS REGISTRATION AS WRITTEN. AS NOTED IN THE PHASE 2 REPORT, THE TASK FORCE AGREED THAT THERE ARE IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LISTINGS WITH ON-SITE MANAGEMENT SUCH AS OURS AND THOSE WITHOUT. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGHOUT THE TASK FORCE PROCESS, NO EVIDENCE WAS PRESENTED THAT INDICATES THERE ARE ANY ISSUES WITH THESE TYPES OF LISTINGS IN TERMS OF NUISANCES, SERIOUS INCIDENTS, OR NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON NEIGHBORS. ON THE CONTRARY, WITH THE PRIMARY RESIDENT RESIDING ON SITE, THESE HOMES CONTRIBUTE STRONGLY TO COMMUNITY FABRIC. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IMPORTANT AND REAL DISTINCTION IS BARELY EVIDENT IN THE PROPOSED REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS. THE REQUIREMENTS OF REGISTRATION SHOULD BE ALIGNED TO THE RISK OF THE USE. SPECIFICALLY ADDITIONAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS MAY NOT BE AFFORDABLE, ATTAINMENT, OR APPROPRIATE FOR THIS TYPE OF RENTAL. THE LEVEL OF DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED IS BURDENSOME, INVASIVE WHILE NOT ADVANCING ANY CLEAR PUBLIC INTEREST. THE FEES SHOULD BE ALIGNED WITH THE LEVEL OF REVIEW AND TO PARAPHRASE CHAIR DAVID DOWNS FROM LAST WEEK'S MEETING, THE PROCESS FOR A ONE-BEDROOM RENTAL SHOULD BE A SIMPLE ONE PAGER. I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE THESE CONCERNS INTO CONSIDERATION AS YOU WORK THROUGH THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE. THANK YOU. GRUEING, COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS CORY RIENEKER, I OPPOSE THIS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN. IT IS HEAVY ON PUNISHMENT, CLASSIFYING ANY INFRACTION OF CITY, STATE, OR FEDERAL RULES AS CRIMINAL CONDUCT, BE SURE TO READ THAT DEFINITION. IT GOES BEYOND THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TASK FORCE IN SOME INSTANCES AND IGNORES RECOMMENDATIONS IN OTHERS, I'M DISMAYED THERE HAS NOT BEEN MORE ROBUST OUTREACH TO ALL STAKEHOLDERS. THIS COMMUNITY IS SMALL, IT'S 400 OR SO INDIVIDUALS, AND THE BROADCAST OUTREACH EFFORTS CONDUCTED TODAY HAVE LARGELY FAILED TO CONNECT WITH MANY. THE ARLINGTON MODEL IS THE TOUCH STONE OF THIS ENTIRE PROCESS, AND I LOOK TO -- AND IS LOOKED TO -- I CROSSED OUT TOO MUCH. PRIOR TO ENACTING REGULATIONS ARLINGTON LEADERS DIRECTED STAFF TO CONDUCT MEETINGS. THOSE MEETINGS YIELDED AREAS OF BOTH CONSENSUS AND DISAGREEMENT, BUT ULTIMATELY LAYED THE FOUNDATION FOR THEIR SUCCESSFUL REGULATION, THIS SORT OF STAKEHOLDER INPUT THAT AFFORDS BOTH PARTIES EQUAL WEIGHT HAS BEEN LARGELY ABSENT IN PLANO OR THE LAST YEAR, THE TASK FORCE REPORT IS A PRODUCT OF A MAJORITY RULES DEMOCRATIC PROCESS, THIS HOWEVER FALLS SHORT OF THE EQUITABLE BALANCING OF MINORITY INTERESTS THAT WE EXPECT IN OUR REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM. >> Mayor Muns: THANK YOU. SO THAT'S THE END OF THE SPEAKERS, AND I KNOW MANY OF YOU ASKED QUESTIONS REGARDING CURTIS'S PRESENTATION. AS FAR AS DIRECTION GOES, WE JUST -- WE NEED TO GIVE STAFF A DIRECTION AS WHETHER OR NOT THIS PARTICULAR REGISTRATION OVERVIEW IS IN THE DIRECTION THAT WE FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH, AND SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE THIS AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE THE DECISION WILL BE, YOU KNOW, IN A MONTH, MONTH AND A HALF FROM NOW. SO ANYWAY, IF YOU DON'T MIND COUNCILMEMBER RICCIARDELLI, IF YOU WILL JUST KIND OF GIVE YOUR THOUGHTS ON IT SO THAT WE CAN KIND OF GIVE SOME DIRECTION. >> Ricciardelli: CERTAINLY. ABSOLUTELY. SO I THINK WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK WITH THIS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE, AS I MENTIONED DURING MY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR HOWARD, I THINK WE COULD TIGHTEN UP 6-742 TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WE'RE REQUIRING CAMERAS AND THAT THE ELECTRONIC MONITORING IS NOT AUDIO ONLY, BECAUSE I DO THINK CAMERAS WILL DETER SOME OF THE ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR IN FRONT YARDS THAT WE'VE HEARD ABOUT FROM RESIDENTS, THEN ALSO 6-745, I DO THINK THAT FOR REALLY SERIOUS INCIDENTS LIKE GUN FIRE, PROSTITUTION, YOU KNOW, PERHAPS DRUG DEALING, THINGS OF THAT NATURE, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY AS DIRECTOR HOWARD SAID, THERE ARE GOING TO BE OTHER PENAL CODE ISSUES INVOLVING THAT, BUT IF IT'S -- IF THE PENAL CODE ISSUES COME DOWN ON THE GEST BUT THE OWNER WAS NOT VIGILANT ENOUGH IN PREVENTING THAT TYPE OF BEHAVIOR, I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A LONGER THAN A YEAR SUSPENSION FOR THESE REALLY SERIOUS INCIDENTS. I ALSO THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME INTERESTING POINTS WERE MADE TONIGHT AN STR OWNER ASKED TO NOT COUNT OWNERS MADE AGAINST THE STR OWNER, THERE COULD BE A PLACE FOR THAT, I WOULD HATE TO PASS A REGISTRATION ORDINANCE THAT WOULD CAUSE THE ON SITE PROPERTY MANAGER TO FEEL LIKE THEY CAN'T CALL THE POLICE TO GET CONTROL OF AN UNRULY SITUATION, THAT WOULD WORK CONTRARY TO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE AND PACIFYING NEIGHBORHOODS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, THAT BEING SAID, IF SOMEBODY ELSE ALSO CALLS, MAYBE STILL COUNT -- I DON'T KNOW, I THINK WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO CALL THE POLICE WHEN THEY NOTICE A PROBLEM. I ALSO THINK IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, AT LEAF A ONE YEAR SUSPENSIONS, I WOULD BE OKAY HAVING AN APPEAL TO COUNCIL, I HAVE FULL FAITH IN THE CITY MANAGER, BUT SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE OTHER AREAS, THE COVID EMERGENCY POWERS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE, RATIFICATIONS OF EMERGENCY EXPENDITURES, WE'VE HAD A ROUTE FOR THINGS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL, AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT IS ULTIMATELY THAT'S WHO THE PEOPLE GET TO ELECT AND SO I'D BE OKAY WITH AN APPEAL TO THE COUNCIL AND IN GENERAL, I THINK WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE HAVE A WAY TO REALLY ENFORCE THIS AND, YOU KNOW, DEVOTE RESOURCES TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO ROOT OUT BAD ACTORS TO HAVE STRONG NEIGHBORHOODS, SO THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER HORNE? >> Holmer: THANK YOU. THIS ORDINANCE WE GOT TO TOOK A LOT OF COLLABORATION FOR THOSE THAT WERE STRICTLY OPPOSED TO STRs AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, VERSUS WHAT WE CAN DO AS DETERMINED BY THE FIFTH KIR SUGGEST. 5TH CIRCUIT. THE STR OWNERS HERE ARE REPRESENTED. I HAVE TO APOLOGIZE THAT THEY DID NOT REACH OUT TO ENOUGH OF YOU TO JOIN THE 16 MEMBERS, BUT WE HEAR YOUR VOICES. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THIS ORDINANCE IS -- WE'RE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROCESS. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THIS OPEN FORUM HERE, AND WE HEAR YOU ALL. OKAY? AND WE THANK YOU ALL FOR PARTICIPATING. WE REALLY DO. I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS, WHETHER OR NOT WE HAD DETERMINED ENOUGH -- HAVE ENOUGH DETAIL IN THE ON SITE OWNERSHIP OF STRs, VERSUS THE OFFSITE, AND THAT WOULD BE THOSE THAT HAVE -- WHO DON'T LIVE ON THE PROPERTY THAT ARE -- THAT ARE NOT THERE. I DO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH RESPOND. I THINK WE NEED TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CLEAR AND CONCISE, WILL A PHONE CALL BE SUFFICIENT WITHIN AN HOUR? I DON'T KNOW THAT ANSWER. I WAS HOPING TO HAVE SOMEONE AT THE PROPERTY SITE WITHIN AN HOUR, BUT THAT IS JUST ME. OKAY? AND I THINK WE ALSO NEED TO LOOK AT THE FEE STRUCTURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING HERE, SOME OF OUR -- THE OWNERS HAVE REPRESENTED THAT THE FEE STRUCTURE PRESENTED IN THE ORDINANCE COULD BE A LITTLE OWN ONEROUS ON AND THEN THE TRANSFER OF THE PROPERTY, IF THAT PROPERTY WERE SOLD, AND YOU MADE COMMITMENTS MONTH OUT, EVE ALREADY BOOKED MY STRs FOR AUGUST, SO I'M COMMITTED TO GOING TO COLORADO THEN, SO I UNDERSTAND YOUR PAIN, IF THAT PROPERTY WAS SOLD IN THE MEANTIME. SO I THINK THOSE ARE PARTICULAR ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS AT THIS POINT. >>> Mayor Muns: MAYOR PRO TEM. >> Prince: YEAH, A FEW POINTS THAT I'LL BRING UP. ONE IS I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD POINT ABOUT SOMEONE SAYING THEY NEED TO KNOW WHO WILL BE CONTACTING THEM IF THERE'S AN ISSUE. PEOPLE DON'T ANSWER THEIR PHONES TODAY IF THEY DON'T KNOW WHO IS CALLING THEM, SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE IN TRAINING OR IN THE APPLICATION THERE'S A DESIGNATED NUMBER OR NUMBERS THAT THESE OWNERS KNOW TO PUT IN THEIR PHONE AND THIS IS WHO THEY ARE EXPECTING THE NUMBER FOR. I ALSO DO WONDER IF THE ONE HOUR CONTACT IS CORRECT OR IF MAYBE THEY'RE ALLOWED TO DESIGNATE A BACKUP NUMBER IF THEY'RE NOT AVAILABLE, IF THEY'RE ON VACATION, SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT, NOT -- THERE'S REASON SOMEBODY MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO RESPOND IN AN HOUR. I ALSO HAD WRITTEN DOWN WHAT COUNCILMEMBER RICCIARDELLI SAID ABOUT THE CITY MANAGER HAVING FINAL AUTHORITY. MAYBE THERE BEING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AN APPEAL IN ANOTHER -- IN ANOTHER WAY TO CONSIDER THAT, AND THEN ALSO JUST AN OPPORTUNITY IF -- IN MY MIND WE REALLY WANT TO INCENTIVIZE PEOPLE TO OPERATE WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TALKING A LOT ABOUT PENALIZING PEOPLE WHO AREN'T, AND SO I'D LOVE FOR THERE TO BE SOMETHING IN THIS WHERE WE INCENTIVIZE STRs, WHO ARE PLAYING BY THE RULES, DOING REALLY WELL FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, TO POSSIBLY GET WHATEVER THAT TIME, IF IT'S THREE YEARS, FOUR YEARS, WHATEVER, TO GET A POTENTIAL DISCOUNT ON ON THEIR RENEWAL FEES TO INCENTIVIZE PEOPLE FOR THEIR GOOD BEHAVIOR. THAT IS ALL. >> Mayor Muns: DEPUTY MAYOR? >> Tu: SO I SUPPORT EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED SO FAR. I ALSO HAD AN ISSUE ABOUT THE ONE HOUR WINDOW, AS WELL AS NOT KNOWING WHO IS GOING TO BE CONTACTING YOU, BECAUSE I NEVER ANSWERED THE PHONY YAY. PHONE ANYWAY. THERE MAY BE POTENTIAL MAKE CONTACT WITH TEXT MESSAGES OR SOME SORT OF WRITTEN NOTIFICATION, I THINK THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE A GOOD IDEA. I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE DEFINITIONS. I MEAN, ALL THE CRIMINAL OR OFFENSE DEFINITIONS. I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE LINK TO -- IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THESE OFFENSES CRIMINAL, THEN WE NEED TO LINK IT TO THE TEXAS PENAL CODE. I JUST THINK THAT THAT IS IMPORTANT, BECAUSE OTHERWISE WE'RE GOING TO BE PLAYING THIS, WELL, YOU KNOW, THE -- IS THIS TOO VAGUE OR IS THIS REALLY WHAT IT MEANS? I MEAN WHAT IS CHILD ABUSE? WHAT IS SEXUAL MISCONDUCT? I DON'T WANT TO BE -- I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE PLAYING THOSE TYPE OF GAMES AT ALL. OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME WHEN WE PUT SOME SORT OF ORDINANCE IN PLACE, WE ARE GOING TO RUN INTO PROBLEMS, SO I LIKE TO SEE ONCE IT'S OUT, ONCE WE PASS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ENFORCING, TO COME BACK AND REVISIT AND RETWEAK, SO KIND OF LIKE OUR BULK, YOU KNOW, THE -- WHAT IS THAT... YEAH, THE BULKY WASTE THING, COME BACK AND REEVALUATE WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S DOING WHAT WE INTEND IT TO DO, RATHER THAN JUST PENALIZING PEOPLE, WE ARE ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO RENT RSPONSIBLY AND TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE A NEIGHBORHOOD. SO I LIKE TO SEE MORE POSSIBLY LIKE EVERY SIX MONTHS OR EVERY 12 MONTHS, TO COME BACK AND HAVE THE STAFF TELL US WHETHER OR NOT THE RE-EVALUATION, HOW THIS IS GOING. AND THEN THE FINAL ON THE APPEAL, I WOULD RATHER INSTEAD OF GOING TO A CITY COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE PERHAPS LIKE A, YOU KNOW, KIND OF LIKE WHEN THE MAYOR, YOU APPOINT US TO DIFFERENT PART OF, YOU KNOW, THE TASK FORCE, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WHO WILL BE IN CHARGE OF THE APPEAL AND WORK WITH THE CITY MANAGER IN COMING UP WITH A SOLUTION. THAT'S IT. >> Mayor Muns: COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS? >> Williams: FIRST, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF EFFORT THAT HAS BROUGHT US TO WHERE WE ARE, BOTH BY THE STR TASK FORCE AND CITY STAFF, IN HELPING CRAFT THIS, AND NEGOTIATING OVER A VERY LONG PERIOD OF TIME, AND FOR FOLKS SPEAKING TO THE COUNCIL SINCE LONG BEFORE THE STR TASK FORCE WAS FORMED. THAT SAID, SEVERAL GOOD POINTS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP ALREADY, I WON'T BELABOR THOSE OR REPEAT THEM. I AGREE THERE'S SOME LANGUAGE THAT COULD BE TIGHTENED UP, WHEN IT COMES TO THE TERM CRIMINAL CONDUCT, THE DEFINITION OF CRIMINAL CONDUCT, I BELIEVE IT'S WORTH DIFFERENTIATING SIMILAR TO HOW WE'VE DONE IN HOW WE'VE DEFINED NUISANCE INCIDENTS. THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NOISE COMPLAINTS AND LEAVING YOUR TRASH BIN OUT A DAY LONGER THAN YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO, SO I THINK RECOGNIZING THAT DIFFERENCE FOR CRIMINAL CONDUCT IS WORTH IT. >> Mayor Muns: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMER? >> HOLMER: I AGREE WITH A LOT OF COMMENTS THAT WERE ALREADY MADE. MARIA, I DON'T KNOW IF AN EXISTING BOARD COULD MAYBE -- BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, SO WE'RE NOT CREATING A NEW, BUT I AGREE WITH YOUR COMMENT. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT REALLY APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE THAT CAME OUT WITH CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK, HEARD FROM A LOT OF HOSTS, ESPECIALLY ON SITE, WHO GENUINELY I CAN TELL WANT TO PLAY BY THE RULES, WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND THE RULES, WANT CLARIFICATION, AND THAT IS REASSURING TO ME, AND ALSO FROM THOSE WHO REALLY DON'T WANT STRs, BUT WILL BEGRUDGINGLY SUPPORT IF WE CAN DO IT TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY, SO REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE COMPROMISE THERE AND ALL THE REQUEST FOR THE CLARIFICATION, WHICH WE WILL WORK ON, AGREE THAT WE NEED VIDEO CAMERAS ON SITE. I DID NOT AGREE WITH ONLY HAVING VIDEO CAMERAS ON SITE IF THERE'S NOT AND ON SITE HOST, BECAUSE I THINK THEN IT COULD GET VERY, YOU KNOW -- WHEN IS THE HOST IN TOWN OR OUT OF TOWN, I DON'T KNOW, I THINK MAYBE EVEN IF IT'S A RING CAMERA TO CONTROL WHO IS COMING AND GOING, BE OPEN TO FEEDBACK ON THAT. BUT THAT WAS ONE COMMENT THAT MADE ME A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE, IT SEEMS LIKE A LOOPHOLE THAT COULD EASILY BE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF, I'M NOT SAYING ANYONE IN THIS ROOM WOULD DO THAT, BUT SOMEONE MIGHT, I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S PARTICIPATION AND INPUT AND HOPE WE'RE GETTING TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE. >> Mayor Muns: COUNCILMEMBER SMITH? >> Salda >> Smith : THANK YOU, MAYOR, I JUST HAVE THREE THINGS, THE FIRST, AND THIS MAY BE WE WANT TO PUT IT ON NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION, I REALLY WANT THIS TO WORK. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT, OUR CITIZENS HAVE A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT, AND I THINK THE -- HOWEVER WE CAN DO IT TO MAKE IT THE SMOOTHEST IMPLEMENTATION REGISTRATION, SO I WOULD PROPOSE THAT WE EXTEND OUR CURRENT M MORATORIUM ON NEW STRs FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER YEAR WHILE WE IMPLEMENT THE REGISTRATION TO GIVE IT TIME IN PLACE AND WORK THE BUGS OUT. NUMBER ONE, THE OTHER THINGS ARE BASED ON THINGS I HEARD FROM THE RESIDENTS TONIGHT, I THINK COUNCILMAN RICCIARDELLI HAS ALREADY TOUCHED ON IT, I THINK HAVING AN EXEMPTION FOR ON SITE MANAGEMENT WHO INITIATED, 911 CALL, BECAUSE YOU HAVE A RULELY UNRULY LET'S SAY GUEST SHOULD NOT COUNT AGAINST THAT PROPERTY. SO I THINK THAT WAS A GOOD POINT. AND THEN KIND OF A I GUESS MAYBE A CARROT, YOU KNOW, A STICK TO INCENTIVIZE, THERE WAS A COMMENT MADE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IF, YOU KNOW, WE SELL OUR PROPERTY AND WE ALREADY HAVE RESERVATIONS, MAYBE THAT'S WHY A PERSON WANTS TO BUY IT, BECAUSE THEY SEE THE REVENUE STREAM. I WOULD SAY WE PROBABLY WOULD WANT TO LOOK AT HAVING SOME TYPE OF A TRANSFER GRACE PERIOD CONTINGENT ON IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THAT GRACE PERIOD, WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE, THAT IT WOULD ONLY APPLY TO A PROPERTY THAT HAD HAD NO OTHER VIOLATIONS OR COMPLAINTS WITHIN A 12 MONTH PERIOD. AND OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S IT. AGAIN, I WANT TO REITERATE, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT THE STR TASK FORCE HAD DONE, CORY, I KNOW YOU WERE INVOLVED IN THAT AS WELL AS OTHER FOLKS HERE. A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT WENT INTO IT. IT WORKED OUT I THINK MUCH BETTER THAN WE PROBABLY IMAGINED, AND STAFF AS WELL, ALL THE WORK THEY PUT INTO IT, SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS WORK. WE'RE GOING TO BE I GUESS BUILDING ON IT THE FINAL VERSION NEXT MONTH, ALL OF THESE COMMENTS HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL FOR ME, I THINK THE REST OF THE STAFF TOO, I THINK WHEN WE GET THIS TOGETHER, MAY NOT BE PERFECT, NOTHING EVER IS, CERTAINLY GOING TO BE PUTING SOMETHING IN PLACE THAT WILL BE BASED ON CITIZEN INPUT THAT WE'VE HAD AND HARD DATA THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE, YOU KNOW, A YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF, TWO YEARS AGO. SO I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THE INPUT THEY PUT IN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL. APPRECIATE IT. ALL OF YOU WHO SPOKE, CURTIS, I HOPE YOU GOT SOME OF THAT DOWN OR ALL OF IT. YEAH. THAT'S IMPRESSIVE. BUT WE LIKE YOU TO SPEND THE NEXT FEW DAYS GOING THROUGH THAT, I'D LIKE LEGAL TO GO THROUGH WHAT IS, YOU KNOW, LEGALLY ADVISABLE AND WHAT ISN'T, AND THEN GET BACK WITH COUNCIL AND TALK ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES OF PIVOTING AND ADJUSTMENT THAT MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE ORDINANCE. DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH DIRECTION FOR YOU GUYS TO KIND OF MUDDY THROUGH THAT. >> COUNCIL, YOU GIVE A LOT OF DIRECTION. >> Mayor Muns: YEAH. >> SO THERE'S A LOT TO THIS, SO I COUNTED AT LEAST 11 ISSUES FOR US TO TAKE UP AND LOOK AT, SO THE -- AND SOME OF THESE ARE VERY SUBSTANTIAL AND MAY HAVE CONSEQUENCES ELSEWHERE WITHIN THIS, SO WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO DO A LEGAL REVIEW. WE WILL NEED TO DO SOME PRACTICAL ENFORCEMENT DISCUSSION TO LOOK AT THESE. LET ME SAY THAT AN APPEAL TO SOMEBODY OTHER THAN THE CITY MANAGER IS WOELY SUPPORTED BY ME, CLEARS UP MY CALENDAR, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT WHATSOEVER, SO WHOLLY SUPPORTED. SO THAT ONE CAN BE IN THERE FOR SURE. BUT LET US WORK ON THIS AND THEN CIRCLE BACK. I DO THINK THAT COUNCIL AND HERE IN A COUPLE OF ITEM, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE COUNCIL ITEM FOR FUTURE AGENDAS, COUNCIL SMITH'S DISCUSSION IS SOMETHING I HEARD FROM ONE COUNCILMEMBER, I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING Y'ALL OUGHT TO DISCUSS. >> Mayor Muns: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM IS CONSENT AND REGULAR AGENDAS, ANY ITEM COUNCILMEMBER WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE? AND THE LAST ONE IS COUNCIL ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND FUTURE AGENDAS. >> Smith : YEAH, I THINK WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION ADDED BEFORE WE FINALIZE ON EXTENDING ON ONE YEAR MORATORIUM. >> Tu: I'LL SECOND THAT. >> Mayor Muns: I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND -- I HAVE TWO PEOPLE TO PUT THAT ON THE FUTURE AGENDAS, CORRECT, ALL RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. SO LET'S MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION AND CONTAINS ITEMS WHICH ARE ROUTINE AND NONCONTROVERSIAL, ITEMS MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION BY A COUNCILMEMBER, THE CITY MANAGER, OR ANY CITIZEN. OFFICER WILL ESTABLISH TIME LIMITS BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF SPEAKER REQUESTS. MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> Mayor Muns: KAYCI AND MARIA. THAT'S A GUESS, I DON'T KNOW. >> WE'LL GO WITH THAT. >> Mayor Muns: RICK, DID YOU BEAT MARIA? OKAY. NEVER MIND, SORRY, MARIA. >> WE'LL LOOK AT THE VIDEO. >> Mayor Muns: SO KAYCI AND RICK. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 8-0. NEXT ITEM? >> PEERING ITEM, APPLICANTS ARE LIMITED TO FIFTEEN MINUTES PRESENTATION TIME WITH A FIVE MINUTE REBUTTAL IF NEEDED, REMAINING SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO 30 TOTAL MINUTES OF TESTIMONY TIME WITH 3 MINUTES ASSIGNED PER SPEAKER. THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAY AMEND THESE TIMES AS DEEMED NECESSARY, NONPUBLIC HEARING ITEMS, PRESIDING OFFICER WILL CO 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 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. NUMBER ONE, PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AS REQUESTED IN ZONING CASE 2024-4 TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, ORDINANCE 2015-5-2A. HERETO FOREAMENDED TO EXPAND SPECIFIC USE PERMIT NUMBER 660 FOR HOUSEHOLD CARE INSTITUTION FROM .3 TO .6 ACRES OF LAND, LOCATED ON TWO LOTS 0 ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 19th STREET, 400 FEET WEST OF N AVENUE IN THE CITY OF PLANO, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, PRESENTLY ZONED GENERAL OFFICE WITH SPECIFIC USE PERMIT NUMBER 660 FOR HOUSEHOLD CARE INSTITUTION, DIRECTING A CHANGE ACCORDINGLY IN THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY, >> THE CASE WE HAVE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS A REQUEST TO EXPAND AN EXISTING SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, IT IS ITEM 660, LISTED AS 660 WITHIN THE ZONING MAP, IT IS FOR A HOUSEHOLD CARE INSTITUTION, WHICH IS A FACILITY THAT PROVIDES RESIDENTS AND CARE TO 8 OR MORE PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF THEIR LEGAL RELATIONSHIP WHO ARE ELDERLY DISABLED ORPHANED ABANDONED OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN, VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CONVALESCING FROM ILLNESS, RENDERED TEMPORARILY HOMELESS DUE TO FIRE, NATURAL DISASTER OR FINANCIAL SETBACK. SO THAT IS THE USE THAT WE'LL BE CONSIDERING THIS EVENING. SO THIS IS A MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 19th STREET, YOU CAN SEE THE EXISTING SUP TO THE RIGHT AND THE EXPANSE TO THE LEFT ON THE SCREEN. AND THE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH IS JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE ZOOMED IN THAN THE NOTICE AREA. THIS IS A VERY CLOSE-UP VIEW OF THE PROPERTY SO YOU CAN SEE HOW THE BUILDINGS SIT ON THE PROPERTY. WITH THIS REQUEST, THERE IS NOT AN INTENT TO CHANGE THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE PROPERTY, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO USE THE EXISTING BUILDING. THEY ARE OPERATING OUT OF THE BUILDING ON THE EAST SIDE, AND ARE LOOKING TO DO A SIMILAR OPERATION ON THE WEST SIDE. THE EXISTING SUP DOES HAVE A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF 20 RESIDENTS AND WITH THIS REQUEST, THEY'RE LOOKING TO EXTEND THE SAME STANDARD TO THE ADJACENT BUILDING WHICH IS A SIMILAR IF NOT EXACTLY THE SAME BUILDING ON THE ADJACENT PROPERTY. SO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES SUPPORT THIS CHANGE. IT IS IN THE DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION. IT MEETS THE DESCRIPTION, PRIORITY AND MIX OF USES. SO THE FEEDBACK WE'VE HAD TO DATE, WE'VE HAD TWO OF THE PEOPLE WITHIN THE PROPERTY SAY WITHIN 200 FEET THAT ARE IN SUPPORT, ONE THAT IS NEUTRAL, AND NONE THAT OPPOSE, AND WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD TO BLOW UP THE OTHER SUPPORT, BECAUSE IT WAS SO TINY, IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ON THE MAP, YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT VERY SLIGHTLY CLIPS THE CORNER OF THAT ONE PROPERTY. AND THEN CITYWIDE, YOU SEE WE HAD TO ACTUALLY ZOOM IN TO THE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY, WE PICKED UP ONE ADDITIONAL COMMENT WHICH IS A COMMENT IN OPPOSITION, WHEN WE WENT CITYWIDE, IT'S ALONG THE SAME STREET, SO FOUR TOTAL RESPONSES, AGAIN, TWO IN SUPPORT, ONE NEUTRAL, AND ONE IN OPPOSITION. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS CASE BY A VOTE OF 7-0. AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ON THIS CASE. >> Mayor Muns: THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> FIRST SPEAKER IS THE APPLICANT. JANET COLLINSWORTH. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MUNS AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR THIS REQUEST THIS EVENING. I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG EVENING AND SO I WILL GET RIGHT TO IT. I WANT TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHO WE ARE, THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY REQUESTING THIS EXTENSION OF OUR SPECIAL USE PERMIT, SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, WE ARE AGAPE RESOURCE AND ASSISTANT CENTER, WE'VE BEEN DOING OPERATIONS IN PLANO, THIS IS GOING ON OUR 11 YEAR, AGAPE RESOURCE AND ASSISTANCE CENTER PROVIDES HOUSING AND CRITICAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR HOMELESS SINGLE WOMEN, SINGLE MOMS AND THEIR CHILDREN, SO WE PROVIDE FIRST OF ALL, SAFE, STABLE HOUSING TO HOMELESS -- SITUATIONALLY HOMELESS, SINGLE WOMEN-LED HOUSEHOLDS. I HOPE I DO THIS RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR GOING ON 11 YEARS, AND WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN THIS TIME IS THAT THE HOMELESS POPULATION IS INCREASING. I KNOW YOU SEE IT TOO. THESE ARE -- THESE PICTURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN VERY CLOSE TO OUR PROPERTY ON 19th STREET, IN FACT THE UPPER RIGHT HAND, UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE WOMAN SLEEPING ON THE STRAIGHT IS ON 18th STREET ACROSS FROM MINNIE'S FOOD PANTRY. THE GENTLEMAN WALKING IN FRONT OF THE FIRE STATION IS RIGHT AT THE END OF OUR STREET, RIGHT IN FRONT OF FIRE STATION ONE ON AVENUE K, THE EXTENDED STAY HOTEL WITH THE SCHOOL BUS IS ACROSS 75, AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE SEEING, AND THE GENTLEMAN LOOKING IN THE CLOTHING DONATION BIN IS ANOTHER INDICATION THAT WE REALLY DO HAVE A PERVASIVE AND GROWING HOMELESS PROBLEM. THE IMPACT ON OUR MOST FRAGILE HOUSEHOLDS, WHICH ARE WOMEN-LED HOUSEHOLDS WHICH IS WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO COMBAT. WE'RE TRYING TO HELP THESE WOMEN OVERCOME HOLELESSNESS AND POVERTY THROUGH OUR PILLARS OF SERVICE. WE'LL SHOW YOU A FEW ADDITIONAL PILLARS, A FEW ADDITIONAL PICTURES THAT INDICATE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS, JANUARY 14th, 2024, THIS IS RIGHT DOWN THE STREET ON AVENUE K, AN INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS INVITED TO GO INTO OUR OVERNIGHT WARMING STATION DIDN'T WANT TO BECAUSE OF THE FEAR THAT WAS FOURTEEN DEGREES. SO IT IS A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM. THE HOMELESS SITUATION IS A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES TO HOMELESS WOMEN, MOMS AND THEIR CHILDREN, THAT EMPOWER THEM TO MOVE OUT OF HOMELESSNESS, CRISIS AND POVERTY, AND INTO FULFILLING SELF-SUSTAINING LIVES, THE INCREASE OF A NEED NOT JUST OF OUR SERVICES BUT ALSO FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESS -- HOMELESS SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, AND IN PARTICULARLY IN PLANO, I WANT TO KIND OF FOCUS ON A FEW STATS THAT MAYBE YOU HAVE HEARD OR HAVE NOT SEEN, AND THAT IS WHAT IS CAUSING THIS, AND WHAT IS CAUSING THIS INCREASE IN HOMELESSNESS PARTICULARLY ON THIS VULNERABLE POPULATION IS THE INCREASE IN RENTS, I KNOW THIS IS NOTHING NEW TO YOU, I WANTED TO SHOW YOU A FEW STATISTICS, IN PLANO A RENT FOR ONE AND A HALF, TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT HAS GONE UP FROM DECEMBER OF 2019, 52%, THE AVERAGE RENTAL RIGHT NOW IS ABOUT 17, $1,800. WE SEE THAT SAME INCREASE, EXCEPT ACTUALLY HIGHER INCREASES IN McKINNEY AND IN WYLIE, UP TO 63%. THIS INCREASE HAS IMPACTED THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN WE SERVE, EVEN OUR GRADUATES ARE HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME STAYING HOUSED ONCE THEY GRADUATE, BECAUSE THE ACCELERATING RENTS IS OUT PASSING THEIR ABILITY TO STAY SAFELY HOUSED. WHICH IS ONE REASON WHY WE WANT TO EXPAND OUR PROGRAM. SO IN OUR TEN YEARS, WE HAVE SERVED OVER 270 WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN SAFE STABLE HOUSING. OVER 75 FAMILIES WITH 86 CHILDREN HAVE GRADUATED WITH HIGHER INCOME INTO JOBS THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO BE SELF-SUSTAINING, SO LONG AS THEY CAN KEEP PACE WITH THE INCREASE IN RENTS. THAT'S A 78% GRADUATION SUCCESS RATE, WHICH IS QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR OUR WOMEN. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THOSE. 90% OF THE HOUSEHOLDS THAT WE SERVE ARE ABUSE SURVIVORS, IF THE WOMEN ARE ABUSE SURVIVORS, SO ARE THE CHILDREN, WE OFFER A TWO GENERATIONAL PROGRAM TO HELP THE CHILDREN OVERCOME THE ADVERSE CHILDHOOD IMPACT AS WELL. SO WE'RE NOT ONLY WORKING ON THIS GENERATION OF HOMELESS, BUT WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON FUTURE GENERATIONS OF HOMELESS, AND THE EXPANSION OF THIS SPECIFIC USE PERMIT WILL ALLOW US TO REACHED A ADDITIONAL FAMILIES. HOW DO WE DO THIS? IT'S A HOLISTIC APPROACH WITH FIVE PILLARS OF SERVICE, WE PROVIDE HOUSING, BUT WE ALSO FIND OUT WITH EACH AND EVERY WOMAN WHY ARE YOU NOT ABLE TO TO BE HOUSED YOURSELF? WE ASK ABOUT, DO YOU HAVE EVICTIONS? DO YOU HAVE A RECORD? DO YOU NOT MAKE ENOUGH INCOME? DO YOU HAVE POOR CREDIT RATING? SO UNDER THAT PILLAR OF HOUSING, WE NOT ONLY HOUSE THEM, BUT WE HELP THEM OVERCOME THOSE BARRIERS THAT PREVENT THEM FROM BEING HOUSED ONCE THEY GRADUATE FROM US. VERY OFTEN A SINGLE WOMAN-LED HOUSEHOLD HAS THE DIFFICULTY OF BEING ABLE TO WORK BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T HAVE CHILD CARE, SO WE HELP PROVIDE THAT. WE ACTUALLY PAY FOR CHILD CARE AND HELP OUR HOUSEHOLDS OBTAIN FEDERAL SUBSIDIES, SO THAT WHEN THEY GRADUATE FROM US, THEY CAN CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO WORK AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR CHILDREN. TRANSPORTATION IS A HUGE PROBLEM IN COLLIN COUNTY, AND IN -- WELL, ANYWHERE IN COLLIN COUNTY, BUT TO OUR WOMEN, IF THEY DON'T HAVE TRANSPORTATION, THEY CAN'T GO TO WORK, GET THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL, YOU KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT. 50% OF OUR HOUSEHOLDS COME TO US EITHER WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION OR WITH TRANSPORTATION SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN AND IS NOT SAFE FOR CHILDREN, SO WE HELP THEM GET TRANSPORTATION, WE HAVE A LOANER CAR PROGRAM WHERE WE HAVE CARS THAT WE OWN AND WE LOAN THEM TO THE WOMEN SO THEY CAN CONTINUE, AND THEN WE SELL THOSE LOANER CARS TO THE WOMEN VERY DISCOUNTED RATE WITH ZERO PERCENT INTEREST, WHEN THEY GRADUATE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE -- TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES AND HAVE ASSETS. THE KEY FACTOR IS WILL THEY BE ABLE TO GRADUATE WITH A HIGHER INCOME? WE'VE LEARNED IN OUR TEN YEARS IS THAT IF THEY JUST CONTINUE AT MINIMUM WAGE OR AT RETAIL OR AT FAST FOOD, TEY WILL NOT, SO OUR WHOLE PROGRAM, THE SUCCESS OF IT IS BASED ON EDUCATION TO HIGHER INCOME, THAT IS FINANCIAL LITERACY AND VOCATIONAL LITERACY, WE PARTNER WITH COLLIN COLLEGE, WE HELP OUR WOMEN EITHER COMPLETE THEIR ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE OR GET CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER ON-THE-JOB TRAINING SO THAT THEY CAN GET INTO A JOB THAT'S A VOCATION, NOT AN HOURLY WAGE. THE LAST AREA IS HEALTH AND WELLNESS, THAT IS MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT. 90% OF OUR HOUSEHOLDS ARE ABUSE SURVIVORS, SO THEY COME TRAUMATIZED AND SO DO THEIR CHILDREN, SO WE REQUIRE COUNSELING AND OFFER OTHER HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES WE PAY FOR, IF THEY HAVE IMPACTED WISDOM TEETH, THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO TAKE THEM OUT, BUT THEY CAN'T WORK EITHER BECAUSE OF THE PAIN, WITH HELP TO PAY FOR THOSE, SO WE REMOVE BARRIERS THAT THEY FACE IN EVERYDAY LIFE SO THAT THEY CAN BECOME FULFILLING SELF-SUSTAINING CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS TO EXPAND. WE ALREADY HAVE AN SUP FOR 1325 ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF OUR PROPERTY. THESE ARE WHAT I CALL TWINKIE HOUSEHOLDS, THEY'RE SISTER BUILDINGS, THEY LOOK BASICALLY THE SAME, SO WE, IN OUR 1325 PROPERTY, WE GOT THE PERMIT IN 2015, AND THEN WE REMODELED TWO, OUR NORTHERN TWO UNITS IN 2016 AND 2017, AND HOUSED, WE ARE A SHARED HOUSING MODEL, SO EACH HOUSEHOLD HOLDS TWO FAMILIES, WHICH ALLOWS US, TWO ADULTS WITH ALL THE CHILDREN, IT ALSO ALLOWS US SOME ACCOUNTABILITY AMONGST OUR PARTNERS AND IT ALLOWS US TO HAVE A SAFER OVERALL COMMUNITY. IN '21 AND '22 WE REMODELED THE SOUTHERN TWO UNIT, THE WHOLE BUILDING IS NOW TOWN HOMES THAT LOOK REALLY ACTUALLY VERY NICE. SINCE 2016, THAT PROPERTY WHICH WAS AN EMPTY OFFICE BUILDING UNDERUTILIZED VACANT FOR SOME TIME, HAS PROVIDED STABLE HOUSING TO 88 WOMEN AND CHILDREN, 46 WOMEN-LED FAMILIES WITH 42 CHILDREN. WE WANT TO DO THE SAME WITH 1315. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. IT'S SHARED HOUSING WITH -- OR SHARED SPACE WITH ALL THE COMMON AREAS, SO THE KITCHEN AND THE LIVING ROOM AND THE OUTDOOR AREAS WOULD ALL BE SHARED SPACE, THEN EACH HOUSEHOLD WOULD HAVE THEIR OWN PRIVATE BEDROOM SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE PRIVATE TIME AND FAMILY TIME. EACH HOUSEHOLD WOULD BE IN THAT ONE BEDROOM, IF IT'S A LARGER FAMILY, WE CAN IN SOME OF OUR UNITS, SOME OF OUR BEDROOMS, WE CAN HOUSE UP TO ONE MOM, WITH THREE OR FOUR KIDS IF IT'S SMALL KIDS, AND THEN WE HAVE A SMALLER UNIT THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR SMALLER FAMILIES. KIDS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT. WE HAVE A CHILDREN'S PROGRAM, AND A CHILDREN'S PROGRAM COORDINATOR. WE USE 40 DEVELOPMENTAL ASSETS AS OUR METRIC TO MEASURE THEIR EMOTIONAL AND ACADEMIC LEVELS, AND WE HELP THEM GET UP TO THAT LEVEL. THE EXPANSION OF THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO HELP EVEN MORE CHILDREN AND MORE FAMILIES. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING, WE'RE ASKING TO CONVERT LITTLE BY LITTLE THE UNITS, THE OFFICE CONDOS, 1315, THE SAME WAY WE DID AT 13125. 1325.HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO BEGIN THIS YEAR, SO THAT BY THE END OF THE YEAR, WE WILL HAVE FOUR ADDITIONAL FAMILIES IN THESE TWO UNITS THA WE'RE GOING TO HOPEFULLY REMODEL, AND THEN OVER THE NEXT TWO TO THREE YEARS, WE WILL REMODEL THE SOUTHERN TWO OFFICE CONDOS AND IN THE MEANTIME, THAT'S WHERE WE WILL OFFICE, BECAUSE WE CAN'T AFFORD RENT EITHER. ALREADY SHOWN YOU WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE. THAT IS JUST ANOTHER VIEW. THE TWO UNITS FOR OUR FOUR ADDITIONAL FAMILIES, WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO GET STARTED JUST AS SOON AS YOU VOTE WITH US. SO I ALSO HAVE OUR WONDERFUL ARCHITECT HERE, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WOULD LOVE TO INVITE YOU TO ASK THEM. >> Mayor Muns: THANK YOU. >> Tu: I JUST HAVE, OUT OF CRIOSITY, I TOTALLY SUPPORT WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN. THEY -- YOU KNOW, ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS REALLY DO HURT. IT DOESN'T JUST HURT THE WOMEN, IT HURTS THE CHILDREN AS WELL. I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT HOW YOU QUALIFY AND HOW LONG IS THIS PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE GRADUATION? >> THANK YOU, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. SO WHEN OUR -- WHEN OUR FAMILIES COME IN, WE SIT WITH THEM AND WE SET A GRADUATION DATE. WE WANT THEM TO KNOW WHAT THEIR FUTURE IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND HOW MUCH TIME THEY HAVE WITH US, AND IT'S TYPICALLY 6 MONTHS FOR A SINGLE WOMAN, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SINGLE WOMEN WITH NO CHILDREN, AND THEN A YEAR FOR A MOM WITH KIDS. >> Tu: WOW. >> UP TO A YEAR, IF THEY PROGRESS, IF THEY'RE PROGRESSING, THEN THE NINE MONTH MARKER, THEY CAN ACTUALLY APPLY TO EXTEND THAT STAY, FOR EXAMPLE, IF THEY'RE TAKING CLASSES AT COLLIN COLLEGE, AND THAT EXTENSION WOULD ALLOW THEM TO FINISH THOSE CLASSES AND THEN MOVE INTO THEIR VOCATION, THAT'S SOMETHING WE WOULD GRANT, THAT IS YOUR SECOND QUESTION. YOUR FIRST QUESTION, HOW DO THEY QUALIFY. >> Tu: WHERE DO YOU GET THEM FROM. >> SO NOW, IN OUR TENTH AND ELEVENTH YEAR, ABOUT 50% OF THEM COME DIRECTLY TO US EITHER THROUGH OUR WEBSITE OR THROUGH -- THEY FIND SOME WEBSITE AND CALL US DIRECTLY, AND THE OTHER 50% ARE REFERRED FROM THE OTHER AGENCIES. WE COLLABORATE WITH THE OTHER TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AGENCIES IN THE PLANO AREA, AND UP INTO COLLIN COUNTY, AND ALLEN, UP IN THAT AREA AS WELL, AND THEN FAITH GROUPS, AND T AND THEN THE PLANO POLICE HAVE BROUGHT US SEVERAL, OTHER AGENCIES WANT TO REFER TO US, BECAUSE WE WANT TO FILL EVERY SINGLE BED. >> Tu: HOW MANY BEDS ARE THERE, I MEAN, LIKE HOW MANY ROOMS IN THE PROPOSED AREA? I HEARD THERE'S FOUR, RIGHT? THAT'S THE FOUR -- >> THERE'S FOUR TOWN HOMES, SO OUR TOWN HOMES, THAT IS ACTUALLY A REALLY GOOD QUESTION. I'M PRETTY SURE I WOULD MESS UP THE SLIDES IF I WENT BACK, BUT IT SOCIAL SECURITY A TWO STORY OFFICE BUILDING, EACH OFFICE CONDOMINIUM IS TWO STORY, IF YOU THINK OF AN ACCOUNTANT'S OFFICE, THE RECEPTION AREA IS ON THE BOTTOM FLOOR, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE, AND THEN YOU WALK UP THE STAIRS AND THEN THERE'S BUSINESS ACCOUNTING OFFICES UP THERE, THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE. EACH ONE OF THE FOUR UNITS ARE SEPARATE INDIVIDUAL CONDOMINIUMS OFFICE CONDOMINIUMS, SO WE'RE GOING TO CONVERT THOSE OFFICE CONDOMINIUMS INTO TOWN HOMES, THEY DON'T HAVE KITCHENS, THEY DON'T HAVE FULL BATHS, THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH BATHS, WE'RE GOING TO ADD A FULL BATH UPSTAIRS, WE'RE GOING TO ADD A FULL KITCHEN DOWN STAIRS AND CONVERT THOSE OFFICES INTO BEDROOMS, THAT IS KIND OF HOW IT LOOKS AND THEN EACH OFFICE CONDO, WHICH WILL BE A TOWN HOME, THEY LOOK JUST LIKE TOWN HOMES WILL SERVICE TWO FAMILIES, TWO HOUSEHOLDS, TWO FAMILIES, DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? DID I ANSWER ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS -- >> Tu: YES, I HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH MORE, BUT I CAN CONTACT YOU LATER ON. >> COME SEE US AND TAKE A TOUR, WE INVITE YOU ALL TO COME SEE US AND TAKE A TOUR. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF OUR WOMEN. >> Mayor Muns: THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. >> CERTAINLY. THANK YOU ALL. >> Mayor Muns: YOU BET. CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, CONFINE THE COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL. I'D LIKE TO JUST SAY I KNOW MS. COLONEL LINTSWORTH, I KNOW THE GREAT WORK SHE'S DONE OVER THE LAST DECADE HERE IN PLANO, IT'S WONDERFUL TO HAVE YOU IN OUR COMMUNITY TO HELP THOSE IN NEED, ESPECIALLY WOMEN AND CHILDREN. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO. >> MR. MAYOR, AGAIN, I APPLAUD ALL THE WORK YOU'RE DOING AND I THINK CLEARLY WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SPACE TO HOUSE THOSE THAT ARE ABUSED, AND WHEN I LOOK THROUGH THE PACKAGE, IT ADD HERES TO THE COMP PLAN, EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE IN ORDER, IT PASSED PLANNING AND ZONING 7-0, SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE AS PRESENTED. >> Tu: SECOND. >> Mayor Muns: OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 1. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 8-0. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM? >> ITEM NUMBER 2, PRESENTATION AND RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE CITY OF PLANO'S DROUGHT AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN AND WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN. >> GOOD EVENING. I'M ABBY OWENS, I'M THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OVER WATER AND WASTEWATER AND PUBLIC WORKS, SO I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN TODAY. THIS IS GOING TO BE MY THIRD TIME TALKING ABOUT THESE PLANS, HAVING WITHIN WITH THE CITY. BEEN WITH THE CITY. THE FIRST PLAN IS OUR DROUGHT EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN, BOTH OF THESE ARE REQUIRED BY TEXAS ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION ON EQUALITY THAT WE HAVE TO UPDATE EVERY FIVE YEARS, WE WORKED IN 20 2019 WITH THE SURROUNDING CITIES. WE ARE NOT RECOMMENDING ANY CHANGES TO OUR DROUGHT PLAN AT THIS TIME, BUT WE ALWAYS NEED TO PUT THESE OUT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT SO ... THE SECOND ONE IS OUR WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS THE CONSERVATION PLAN, THROUGH THE ONE WE HAVE TO UPDATE OUR GALLONS PER CAPITA DAILY GOALS AND THERE'S ALSO BEEN UPDATES TO THE EDUCATION OUTREACH INITIATIVES THAT OUR ENVIRO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHD SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT PROVIDE, THEY'VE UPDATED THE REBATES TO HAVE ONLINE APPLICATIONS THEY'VE ADJUSTED SOME OF THE FREE ITEMS THEY OFFER AND UPDATED SOME OF THE EDUCATIONAL CLASSES AND PROGRAMS THEY OFFER AS WELL. THESE ARE OUR PROPOSED GOALS WITH OF COURSE I CAN NEVER DO THIS WITHOUT ONE TIE BOW TYP. IT'S SUPPOSED TO SAY 2029, AND THEN THE TEN YEAR GOLD WOULD BE 2034. WE'VE TAKEN THE GOALS FROM OUR PREVIOUS PLAN AND MOVED THEM TO OUR FIVE YEAR GOAL AND CONTINUED THAT DOWNWARD TREND FOR TEN YEARS, YOU WILL NOTICE THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE HISTORIC FIVE YEAR AVERAGE AND THE BASELINE, THE REASON IS THE ORIGINAL PLAN WE ADOPTED IN 2019 WAS ACTUALLY DURING TWO AND A HALF YEARS OF EXTREME DROUGHT WHERE OUR WATER USAGE WAS VERY LOW, YOU ALL WHO HAVE BEEN HERE, REMEMBER, EVERY OTHER WEEK WATERING ONCE A WEEK, IT WAS VERY ROUGH, OUR USAGE WAS VERY LOW, AFTER ANY DROUGHT, YOU WILL ALWAYS SEE USE COME BACK, BUT USUALLY NOT AT A MUCH HIGHER RATE, 2014, OUR ACTUAL HISTORICAL AVERAGE WAS ALREADY OVER 200, SO THESE ARE OUR PROPOSED GOALS AT THIS TIME, THE BASELINE, THE 2019, OR 219 IS BASED ON THE ADOPTED PLAN THAT TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD HAS WHERE THEY ESTIMATED OUR USAGE IN 2020 AND THEN CALCULATED THAT OUT TO BE GALLONS PER CAPITA DAILY, SO WE USE THAT, THEY RECOMMEND YOU USE SOME SORT OF ADOPTED BASELINE THAT IS ALREADY OUT THERE, WE TOOK THOSE, AND CONTINUED OUR DOWNWARD TREND FROM THERE. ANY QUESTIONS? >> I WOULD JUST ADD IN 2029, WE HAVE A LOT OF INCENTIVE TO BE CONSERVING AT THAT TIME, BECAUSE WE WILL BE IN YEAR TWO OF OUR FIVE YEAR ROLLING AVERAGE, SO WE WANT TO SEE THAT GALLONS PER CAPITA PER DAY REALLY DROP AT THAT POINT, BECAUSE THAT WILL HELP OUR WATER RATES IN THE FUTURE, JUST PUTTING THAT OUT THERE. >> IS THERE ANY SPECIAL COMMUNICATION THAT WE -- THAT WE TRY TO DO TO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT, YOU KNOW, USING LESS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, SO THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW, TO GET TO THOSE NUMBERS, I MEAN OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO. >> SO, YES, AND I NOTICE THAT OUR WATER CONSERVATION EDUCATION PERSON IS HERE THIS EVENING. THEY DO A LOT OF ACTIVE OUTREACH ACTUALLY. MOST OF WHAT WE FOCUS ON IS GOING TO BE REDUCTION IN OUTDOOR WATER USE, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE SEE THE MOST WASTE OBVIOUSLY, BUT ALSO WHERE WE JUST FIND THAT'S GOING TO BE WHERE YOU'RE BETTER ABLE TO REDUCE, THEY ALREADY HAVE THE WATER CONSERVATION REBATE PROGRAM FOR WATER EFFICIENT TOILETS, WE OFFER IRRIGATION CONTROLLERS AT A DISCOUNT AND PRESSURE REDUCING VALVES IS ONE THAT WE ADDED FIVE YEARS AGO FOR SOME OF OUR RESIDENT OS THE HIGHER PRESSURE PLANE, EXTEND THE LIFE OF THEIR APPLIANCES AND PLUMBING FIXTURES AS WELL. THERE'S A TARGETED OUTREACH, AND THE MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT PROVIDES THE WATER MY YARD TOOL WHERE THEY PUSH OUT WEEKLY REMINDERS ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU SHOULD WATER OR SHOULDN'T WATER, AND ESPECIALLY ON THOSE WEEKS LIKE THIS WEEK WHERE IT'S RAINED, YOU CAN TURN YOUR IRRIGATION CONTROLLERS OFF, WE PARTNER WITH THEM AND PROVIDE THAT MESSAGING. SO THERE'S OUR TIME LINE FOR ADOPTION, ORIGINALLY WE WERE GOING TO TRY TO ADOPT ON APRIL 8th, SHIFTED THAT TIME LINE A LITTLE BIT, WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ALL THE WAY THROUGH APRIL 1, THAT WILL GIVE US TIME, GET IT PREPARED AND READY FOR THE APRIL 22ND AGENDA, AND THEN WE CONTINUED FROM LAST YEAR, WE POSTED AN ONLINE FORM, WE NOT ONLY HAVE THE PLANS POSTED ONLINE, I TRIED TO MAKE IT AS SMALL AS I CAN, YOU CAN TWO ON THERE AND FILL OUT NAME AND INFORMATION AND GO INTO OUR INBOX AND WE'LL COT LOG THOSE COMMENTS WE RECEIVE. TONIGHT IN PERSON IS OUR FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT ONLINE, YOU CAN MAIL THEM TO THE ATTENTION OR OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM, IT'S GOING TO BE WATER CONSERVATION PLAN COMMENTS. ANY QUESTIONS? >> PUBLIC COMMENT. USE MY GAVEL? >> IF YOU WANT TO GAVEL IT IN, THAT'S GREAT. >> Mayor Muns: I'LL DO IT LIGHTLY. PUBLIC COMMENT. D'OH DOES DOES ANYONEWANT TO CON OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS OR MORE. FIVE. WE'LL GO WITH FIVE. OKAY. THEN I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND -- I KNOW, I KNOW, THAT'S RIGHT, THIS IS IT. AND CITIZENS CAN CONTINUE TO COMMENT THROUGH APRIL 1 OR APRIL 22ND -- APRIL 1 USING THAT ONLINE FORM, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FEEDBACK IN REGARD TO THAT. ALL RIGHT. ITEM 3. >> ITEM NUMBER 3, PRESENTATION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 STATUS REPORT AND THREE YEAR FINANCIAL FORECAST. >> GOOD EVENING, KAREN RHODES-WHITLEY BUDGET DIRECTOR. IN YOUR PACKET, YOU RECEIVED OUR DOCUMENT, A LOOK AHEAD, IT'S OUR FINANCIAL FORECAST. THIS PROVIDES THE CITY AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A LOOK AHEAD INTO THE FUTURE FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS TO IDENTIFY ANY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE FACING THE CITY. IT ALSO IS THE STARTING POINT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 24-25 BUDGET PROCESS. WEDNESDAY WE WILL BE ROLLING OUT THE SAME THING. WE HAVE A BUDGET KICKOFF WITH ALL OUR DEPARTMENTS AND THEY WILL START INPUTTING THEIR BUDGETS. EVERY ANNUAL BUDGET ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL HAS TO BE -- IS REQUIRED TO BE BALANCED, SO ANY FUND DEFICITS YOU SEE WITHIN THE FORECAST WILL BE RECTIFIED THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS THS YEAR. WE HAVE SEVERAL CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD, STABALIZED AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS OF INCREASING SALES TAX REVENUE, BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT RELATED REVENUE, REVENUES HAVE BEEN INCREASING, THEY ARE STARTING TO STABILIZE OUT. THE CITY IS ALSO MATURING. WE ARE STARTING TO REACH THE BUILDOUT STAGE. MOST OF Y'ALL KNOW WE'RE WORKING ON A FISCAL ROAD MAP PLAN RIGHT NOW, AND THAT WILL BE LOOKING AT ALL OUR DIFFERENT COSTS -- COST RECOVERY AND REVENUE POLICIES. WE ARE STILL FACING ON GOING INFLATIONARY PRESSURE, A PRIMARY CONCERN IS STILL OUR COMMODITY COST, EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLE COST, PLUS SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES. WE ORDERED A FIRE VEHICLE THE OTHER DAY. NOT ONLY DID INFLATION HIT IT ABOUT 50%, IT'S ALSO GOING TO TAKE 72 MONTHS FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME IN. 3% INFLATION RATE HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FORECAST. ALSO OUR COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM IS STILL AT FULL CAPACITY. RIGHT NOW WE HAD A MEETING THE OTHER DAY. WE HAVE IN PLAY RIGHT NOW 500 MILLION IN DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT ARE EITHER AT THE DESIGN STAGE OR CONSTRUCTION PHASE. WE ARE GOING TO NEED ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL TO HANDLE THE PROJECTS TO MEET THE DEMANDS. WE ARE TAKING CARE OF 2.8 BILLION IN INFRASTRUCTURE. WE ALSO HAVE PLANNED NEXT MAY, 2025, A BOND REFERENDUM. WE ARE STARTING TO RUN OUT OF OUR STREET AUTHORITY FROM WHEN WE DID THE BOND REFERENDUM IN 2021. THIS IS JUST A LOOK AT THE INFLATIONARY RATES, BACK LAST YEAR, FEBRUARY, IT WAS 6%. IT'S GONE DOWN TO 3.2%. BEFORE I CAME UP HERE, I DID LOOK AT THE MUNICIPAL COST INDEX, AND IT ACTUALLY IS LESS THAN THIS, THIS IS THE US BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, THE MCI WAS 2%, AND CONSTRUCTION INFLATION ACCORDING TO THE MCI IS 3.1%. ON THE GENERAL FUND, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE PROJECTED 3 DAYS OF WORKING CAPITAL FOR 24-25, AS YOU'RE AWARE, WE HAVE A 30 DAY WORKING CAPITAL BALANCE, SO PUTTING IN OUR REVENUE MODEL AND OUR EXPENDITURE MODELS, RIGHT NOW THIS IS VERY PRELIMINARY. WE ARE LOOKING AT PROBABLY $26 MILLION SHORTFALL BETWEEN THAT 3 DAYS AND 30 DAYS. FOR 25-26, IT WILL BE 23.9, FOR THE NEXT YEAR, IT'S 18. NOW, WITH THAT BEING SAID, OUR PRIMARY REVENUE SOURCE, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PROJECTIONS FROM THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICTS. WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEM. THEY WILL BE GIVING US PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES, COLLIN COUNTY WILL BE APRIL 4th AND THE DENTON COUNTY IS GOING TO BE APRIL 30th, SO WE'RE GOING TO DO THE SAME THING WE DID LAST YEAR, ONCE WE RECEIVE THAT DATA, WE WILL SEND YOU OUT A NEW REVISED GENERAL FUND PACKET. ALSO, WE DO HAVE INCLUDED IN HERE, 2.5% SALARY INCREASE. ALSO, WE ARE FACING CHALLENGES IN OUR HEALTH INSURANCE FUND, AND WE HAVE INCLUDED A 15% INCREASE ON THE CITY SIDE, 15% ON THE EMPLOYEE SIDE. MENTIONED BEFORE, WE'VE GOT 3% INFLATIONARY RATE HAS BEEN INCLUDED. NO NEW PROGRAMS OR SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS ARE INCLUDED. THE FORECAST DOES MAINTAIN THE TAX RATE WHICH IS OUR CURRENT TAX RATE OF 41.76 CENTS THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST. OUR DEBT RATE IS TO REMAIN AT 11.5 FOR RIGHT NOW, AND THE OPERATING RATE AT 30.26 CENTS. THIS IS INCLUDING IF THE BOND REFERENDUM PASSES IN 2025, WE HAVE INCLUDED ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY INTO THERE. THIS IS JUST A LOOK AT THE GENERAL FUND SUMMARY. THE NUMBERS THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT, THE ADDITIONAL REVENUES PROGRAM REDUCTIONS, TO MEET THE 30 DAYS, THAT'S WHAT WE WILL BE WORKING ON FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. OUR MODELS ARE BASED ON EITHER POPULATION OR ECONOMIC FACTORS, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT PROVIDES US WITH WHAT THE POPULATION IS GOING TO BE. THEY ARE ESTIMATING AN INCREASE OF 1.1%, TO 296,800 FOR 24-25, A .8% INCREASE, AT 299,000, AND .6 IN 26-27. THEY DO THEIR POPULATION ESTIMATES AND THEY WILL BE GIVEN TO US IN APRIL. SO DEPENDING ON WHAT THE REVENUE IS, AND IF IT'S DIRECTLY RELATED TO POPULATION, WE HAVE DIRECT AND WE HAVE INDIRECT, A DIRECT POPULATION WOULD BE LIKE TRASH COLLECTIONS, WATER REVENUE, INDIRECT POPULATION MIGHT BE YOUR REC CENTER MEMBERSHIP AND MUNICIPAL COURT FINES. ON THE ECONOMIC BASE, WE ARE ASSUMING 3%, RIGHT NOW INFLATION IS CURRENTLY AT 3.2%, A DIRECT ECONOMY EXAMPLE MIGHT BE HOTEL MOTEL TAX RECEIPTS. INDIRECT WOULD BE CONSTRUCTION WATER REVENUES. WE ARE PLANNING A BOND SALE RIGHT NOW, $85 MILLION, GEOBOND. WE ARE HAVING RATING AGENCY CALLS IN APRIL FOR THAT, AND WE SHOULD RECEIVE THE PROCEEDS BY JUNE. IN ADDITION, WE ARE ISSUING 7 MILLION IN TAX NOTES, THAT'S TO REPLACE OUR TELEPHONE SYSTEM, PROVIDE A FIRE STATION ALERTING SYSTEM, AND UPGRADE OUR VIDEO STORAGE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION IN EACH YEAR OF THE FORECAST, WE ARE ESTIMATING A BOND SALE OF 85 MILLION, AND OF COURSE THAT IS CONTINGENT ON THE 2025 BOND REFERENDUM PASSING. I ALREADY MENTIONED THIS. WE ARE -- DO NOT FORECAST ANY CHANGE AT ALL RIGHT NOW IN THE DEBT SERVICE RATE OF 11.50 CENTS. THESE ARE VERY PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES, AS FAR AS ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUE, INCLUDED IN HERE, WE HAVE 5% FOR 2025, 3.5, 26-27. 3.5 IN 27. OUR NEW PROPERTY VALUE GROWTH PROJECTIONS IS 500 MILLION. I DID TALK TO THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT THE OTHER DAY, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE WON'T GET THE FINAL STUFF UNTIL APRIL 4th, BUT I THINK WE'RE A LITTLE SHORT ON THAT, IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE MORE LIKE 700 MILLION. OUR TAX RATE'S THE 41.76 CENTS. ONE CENT ON YOUR TAX RATE, THOUGH, IS EQUAL TO $6 MILLION THIS YEAR. SEALSALES TAX HAS STARTED FLATTENING OUT, FOR 23-24, WE ARE ESTIMATING THAT WE WILL COME IN AT $114.6 MILLION. IN FEBRUARY, WE RECEIVED A CHECK FOR $7.7 MILLION. THIS WAS A DECREASE OF $1.2 MILLION OR LESS 13%. I WILL TELL YOU THIS, THERE WERE SEVERAL AUDIT ADJUSTMENTS INCLUDED WITHIN THAT CHECK, AND ACCORDING TO THE STATE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, WE'RE GOING TO BE ISSUED SEVERAL MORE AUDITS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. SO WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE KEEPING SALES TAX FLAT, FOR THE REMAINING 7 MONTHS. RIGHT NOW WE'RE ONLY UP $600,000 FOR THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS, INCLUDED IN THESE PROJECTIONS, WE ARE MIMICKING EVERYTHING WE DID THE LAST YEAR, AND OF COURSE ALL THIS WILL BE UPDATED AS WE GO ALONG, ACTUAL FOR 22-23 WAS 114.2 MILLION. THIS IS JUST A CHART SHOWING WHERE OUR 3 YEAR AVERAGE IS EVERY YEAR. THE LAST SINCE 2017-18, YOU WILL SEE WE HAVE BEEN GAINING STRENGTH IN SALES TAX UNTIL 23-24. THIS IS A LOOK AT THE VOLATILITY OF SALES TAX COLLECTIONS. RIGHT NOW IF WE WERE PROJECTING MAYBE A RECESSION HAPPENING IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, THIS WILL SERIOUSLY IMPACT SALES TAX AS YOU CAN SEE GOING BACK IN 1920 15 16 12 13 THOSE WERE RECESSIONS, AND THEN OF COURSE 19-20 WAS COVID. BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT RELATED REVENUES ARE ALSO FLATTENING OUT. LAST YEAR IN 22-23, WE COLLECTED $8 MILLION. THIS YEAR WE HAD INCLUDED A 20% DECREASE. IT'S COMING IN A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THAT. WE'RE ESTIMATING AT 6.5 MILLION WHICH IS A 19% DECREASE FROM THE 22-23 ACTUALS. FOR 24-25, WE'RE ESTIMATING GOING DOWN 15% AND THEN CONSTANT THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST. WE'VE HAD A LEVELING OFF OF THE MAJOR PROJECTS OVER THE NEXT SEVRAL YEARS IS EXPECTED. INTEREST EARNINGS IS PROJECTED AT $2.8 MILLION WHICH IS WHAT WE ACTUALLY COLLECTED FOR THIS YEAR. A COUPLE OF ITEMS ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE ARE INCLUDED, WE HAVE 2.5% INCLUDED FOR CIVIL SERVICE AND NONCIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES TOTALING $6.7 MILLION, THIS IS ONLY INCLUDED IN 24-25, IN THE REMAINING TWO YEARS WE JUST HELD IT FLAT. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM, LAST YEAR DURING THE -- WE USED TO GIVE TWO CENTS ON THE TAX RATE. LAST YEAR DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, THAT WAS CUT BACK TO $8.5 MILLION, BECAUSE THAT FUND IS DOING VERY, VERY WELL. THE CAPITAL MAINTENANCE TRANSFER IS ESTIMATED AT $35.3 MILLION THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST, AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE CURRENTLY GIVING IT. AND WE HAVE INCLUDED LIBRARY BOOKS TOTALING $1.4 MILLION FOR LIBRARY BOOKS AND DIGITAL MEDIA. IN ADDITION, THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM, THE CIP OPERATING EXPENDITURES ARE ALREADY INCLUDED AS FUNDED WITHIN THE FORECAST. THEY TOTAL $1.4 MILLION OVER THE 3 YEARS, WE HAVE SEVERAL MAJOR PROJECS COMING UP, FIRE STATION 5 IS AN EXPENSE, WE'RE GOING TO BE RENOVATING FIRE STATION NUMBER 8. WE HAVE THE PARKWAY SERVICE CENTER. FLEET SERVICE CENTER, ALL OF THEM ARE GOING TO BE RENOVATED, AND THEN THE TOM MUEHLENBECK REC CENTER, CONSTRUCTION ON THAT WILL BE BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER OF '24. WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED WITHIN THIS FORECAST ARE ANY PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS RELATED TO INCREASES FOR MANDATES, GROWTH, INCREASED SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY REQUESTS, OR ANY OTHER CAUSES DURING THE THREE YEAR FORECAST. ALL DISCRETIONARY ITEMS WILL BE EXAMINED ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL MERIT DURING THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. WE ALWAYS ASK IN JANUARY-FEBRUARY TIME FRAME WHAT THE DEPARTMENTS ARE THINKING ABOUT AS FAR AS HIRING FULLTIME, PART TIME, WHAT THEY THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE REQUESTING. WE GOT IN THE LIST THE OTHER DAY, IT'S AROUND 41 FULL TIME POSITIONS, TOTALING $4.2 MILLION. EIGHT OF THEM ARE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. 12 ARE FOR CIP COMING ONLINE, AND THEN FOUR OTHER POSITIONS AND THEN THE WATER AND SEWER FUND, THERE ARE 17 POSITIONS, AND THOSE ARE TIED TO CAPITAL OVER IN THE WATER AND SEWER FUND. IN 23-24, AN ADDITIONAL 38 POSITIONS WERE ADDED, TOTALING $4.3 MILLION. THIS IS A LOOK AT WATER AND SEWER. AS EVERYBODY IS AWARE, WE PASS ON THE INCREASES THAT NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT PASSES ON TO US. ALL THIS INFORMATION IS FROM FALL OF -- SORRY, THAT SHOULD READ FALL OF 2023. OUR PROJECTIONS INCLUDE A MINIMUM WATER ANNUAL DEMAND OF 25.4, BEFORE IT USED TO BE 26.7, AND NOW IT'S DOWN TO 25.4, ALL THE INCREASES ARE SCHEDULED TO BE PASSED ON. WE'VE GOT WATER AT 12.4%, 11.8%, AND 15% IN 2027. THEY'RE SAYING OUR SEWER IS GOING TO GO UP 7.3% IN 24-25. 25-26, 12.8, AND THEN 26-27 IS NEARLY 14%, AND THEN UPPER EAST FORK INTERCEPTOR IS 7.9%, 17.5, AND 11.3. WE DID RECEIVE BACK IN OCTOBER, $5.2 MILLION FOR THE 22-23 WATER VARIABLE COST REBATE. AND THEN IN NOVEMBER, WE RECEIVED $1.2 MILLION BACK FROM THEM FOR WATER SUPPLY, AND CONTRACT SURPLUS FUNDS. SORRY, THAT WAS IN MARCH '24. WE DO HAVE A RESERVE FUND OVER THERE AT $5.8 MILLION. WE USED THAT TO COUNTER ACT ANY KIND OF INCREASES. NOW, WE NEED TO TALK, WE WILL HAVE ONGOING DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE WATER AND SEWER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. I KNOW WE DISCUSSED THIS THIS LAST YEAR, WE HAVE SEVERAL VERY LARGE SEWER PROJECTS. THE DALLAS NORTH TRUNK PHASE II IS NOW THE TOTAL FOR THAT HAS GROWN TO $17.8 MILLION, SPRING CREEK INTERCEPTOR PHASE II IS $18.3 MILLION, AND THEN THE SPRING CREEK INTERCEPTOR PHASE III NOW TOTALS 17.3. ALL OF THOSE ARE EXPECTED TO BE FUNDED OUT OF WATER AND SEWER. SO HERE IS YOUR WATER FUND RIGHT NOW, FUND 36. WE ONLY HAVE -- WE HAVE $20 MILLION THAT WE CAN GIVE TO WATER AND SEWER FOR THE PAY AS YOU GO. AS YOU CAN SEE, IN 24-25, WE START GOING INTO THE RED ON WATER, THE SEWER PROJECTS ARE EVEN WORSE, WE'RE GOING INTO THE RED. WHAT WE ARE THINKING AND OF COURSE WE'RE GOING TO BRING ALL THIS BACK, IS PACKAGING THOSE BIG PROJECTS AND ISSUING REVENUE DEBT FOR THAT. WE WILL BE BRINGING ALL THAT BACK. JUST ON THE OTHER FORECAST, ALL THE FUNDS ARE DOING VERY WELL, THE CONVENTION AND TOURISM FUND, HOTEL MOTEL TAXES HAVE ONCE AGAIN GONE UP AFTER GOING VERY FAR DOWN AFTER COVID, THE MUNICIPAL DRAINAGE FUND, WE HAVE SOME VERY LARGE PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMING UP ON THAT. ALSO WE HAVE BOND COVENANTS THAT WE HAVE TO MEET, SO MOST LIKELY WE WILL NEED A RATE INCREASE IN 25-26. SUSTAINABILITY ENVIRONMENT SERVICES HAD RUN DEFICITS FOR THREE YEARS IN A ROW. WE HIRED A NEW STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS LAST YEAR, AND PRESENTED EVERYBODY WITH A PLAN. WE WENT UP $4 THIS YEAR FOR THE 95 AND 68-GALLON CART. IN THE FORECAST YOU WILL SEE A DOLLAR PER YEAR INCREASES, BUT THIS KEEPS US WITHIN OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES. ALL THE OTHER FUNDS, REC REVOLVING FUND, GOLF COURSE FUND, ALL DOING GREAT. THE CAPITAL MAINTENANCE FUND, IT'S DOING GREAT. WE LIKE TO KEEP $20 MILLION IN THE FUND BALANCE, AND YOU SEE THAT HERE. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE A GOAL OF 75%, THE TRANSFER OVER, THERE WE'RE KIND OF SHORT BUT IN THE MEANTIME, IT WILL START GROWING UP, SO I'M NOT TOO WORRIED ABOUT THIS FUND. LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR BUDGET CALENDAR REAL QUICK. JULY 24th, THE CITY MANAGER WILL BE DELIVERING HIS RECOMMENDED BUDGET, AND PROPOSED CIP. COPIES WILL BE MADE AT ALL THE LIBRARIES AND WEBSITES. AUGUST 12th IS A MONDAY EVENING, YOU WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE CIP. WE ALSO HAVE SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE OPERATING BUDGET AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM. YOU WILL ALSO BE APPROVING THE TAX ROLL AND AT THAT MEETING IS WHEN YOU DISCUSS THE PROPOSED TAX RATE THAT YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT PASSING ON IN SEPTEMBER. IT HAS TO GO INTO THE PAPER. AUGUST 15th IS A THURSDAY EVENING, WE HAVE A CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION ON THE BUDGET, ALSO INCLUDED IS GRANT FUNDING ON THAT NIGHT THAT YOU WILL REVIEW. THURSDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 22ND, WE HAVE A BUDGET TOWN HALL MEETING, AND THEN ON SEPTEMBER 9th, PUBLIC HEARING ON THE TAX RATE, AND THE CITY COUNCIL WILL ADOPT THE OPERATING BUDGET, THE CIP, AND ALSO SET THE TAX RATE, AND THEN MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, WE BEGIN THE NEW FISCAL YEAR. WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE. >> MAYOR AND COUNCIL I WANT TO GIVE A COUPLE OTHER QUICK ITEMS. I KNOW EVERYBODY HAS BEEN WAITING, THE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY STUDY. I ANTICIPATE PROBABLY MAY SOME TIME, I WILL HAVE LASHAUN ROSS BRING BACK THE RESULTS OF WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY STUDY, I WOULD NOTE THAT I'M USING COMPENSATION, NOT JUST SALARY COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY STUDY, WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT FOR DISCUSSION AT COUNCIL AT THAT TIME. I WANT EVERYBODY TO HEAR LOUD AND CLEAR ONE THING, REVENUES ARE FLATTENING, THE EXPLOSIVE GROWTH THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s IS NOT SOMETHING WE'RE EXPERIENCING ANY LONGER, WE ARE FLATTENING WITH WITH OUR REVENUE GROWTH. THAT FIVE YEAR FINANCIAL FOECAST IS GOING TO BECOME A CRITICAL STUDY FOR US. AND WE ARE IN YEAR ZERO OF THAT. SO WE ARE STILL DOING OUR HOME WORK, WORKING ON STRATEGIC PLANS. BUT AS PLANO ALWAYS DOES, WE PLAN WELL, WE EXECUTE OUR PLANS YEAR OVER YEAR, AND WE DEVELOP SOLID PATHS FORWARD. SO THAT FIVE YEAR FISCAL ROAD MAP IS SOMETHING SHELLEY SEEMER IS HEADING UP FOR US, WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THAT LATER ON THIS YEAR AS WELL, BUT THAT FLATTENING IS OCCURRING. WE STILL HAVE THE LAST ELEMENTS OF DEVELOPMENT STILL HAPPENING, SOME INFULL PROJECTS SOME REDEVELOPMENT, BUT OVERALL, WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THAT FLATTENING OF THAT REVENUE, IT'S GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT FOR US AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE'RE DOING WITH A SUSTAINABLE MIND SET OF WHAT REVENUE GROWTH IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE INTO THE FUTURE. SO WITH THAT, I'LL GIVE ANY QUESTIONS TO KAREN. >> Mayor Muns: THANK YOU, KAREN. THANK YOU FOR THAT SNAPSHOT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO DIGGING IN TO THE DETAILS. >> SOUNDS GOOD. >> Mayor Muns: FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. SO SHANNAH, WOULD YOU MIND TAKING A PICTURE OF THIS SCENE AT THE DAIS THAT IS GOING TO CHANGE AFTER TONIGHT? SO WE -- WE ARE -- WE ARE ABOUT TO -- LET'S -- WE'RE GOING TO A NEW LOCATION FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS WHILE WE RENOVATE THIS COUNCIL CHAMBERS THAT'S BEEN OVERDUE FOR 40 YEARS. >> COMMENTS OF -- COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST. THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS TO ALLOW UP TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER WITH 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 FACT ACTUAL OR POLICY INFORMATION. THE COUNCIL MAY CHOOSE TO PLACE THE ITEM ON A FUTURE AGENDA. WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER, ALEX STEIN. ALEX STEIN? [ ♪ MUSIC PLAYING ♪ ]