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2026-06-16 - City Council

Summary

*Built from the official minutes (approved by Council on July 7, 2026). No agenda or video page is recorded for this meeting. *

  • Called to order 6:36 p.m. by Mayor Cox; all seven members present; adjourned 7:42 p.m.
  • Council unanimously elected Councilmember Franklin Mayor Pro Tem (nominated by Councilmember Jones; motion by Councilmember Beller, seconded by Councilmember Lynch), succeeding Councilmember Feltus, whom colleagues thanked for her service.
  • Consent agenda approved unanimously except item 26-0566, pulled by Councilmember Cloutier.
  • The Parks Church incentive budget amendment passed 5 to 2.
  • Eminent domain for a sewer easement on the SH 5 utility relocation passed 7 to 0 on roll call.
  • Town Center reinvestment zone expansion of about 15.7 acres passed 6 to 1.
  • Public comments covered Father's Day, homelessness, a teen drug prevention initiative, and the drowning incident at the APEX Centre.

Parks Church Tennessee Street Incentive

  • Pulled from consent; approved 5 to 2 (Councilmember Cloutier and Councilmember Lynch no).

Highway 5 Utility Easement Eminent Domain

  • Approved 7 to 0 by roll call (Resolution No. 2026-06-109).

Town Center Reinvestment Zone Changes

  • Public hearing; Bob Roeder spoke; approved 6 to 1, Councilmember Cloutier no.

Erwin Park Improvements

  • Consent: budget amendment, A&C Construction contract, Terracon testing contract; bid tabulation attached to the minutes.

Airport Master Plan Update

  • Consent: airport rules and fee ordinances, Garver on-call agreement; all proposals for airport terminal food and beverage concessions rejected.

Better Together Homelessness Outreach

  • Paul Ballesteros and one other resident spoke on homelessness.
  • Small right-of-way acquisition valuation procedure for acquisitions of $20,000 or less (Chapter 90, Ordinance No. 2026-06-074); school zone time and location changes for Melissa ISD and McKinney ISD; outdoor warning siren upgrades (FP2638); Assistance to Firefighters grant application for a heavy technical rescue apparatus.
  • Excel 4 Construction change order raising the not-to-exceed amount from $3,845,000 to $4,150,000; LJA Engineering Laud Howell Parkway design, $1,046,700 (cap $1,160,000); Johnson, Mirmiran and Thompson supplemental agreement, cap raised from $2,400,000 to $2,650,000; impact fee credit and reimbursement agreements with Timber Creek Properties LLC and Bloomdale Investments LP; Collin County as tax collector; rail siding relocation grant application.

Public comment and Council comments

  • Speakers on Father's Day included Debbie Lindstrom and Ashley Louden; Martha Sue Monroe spoke about the APEX drowning incident.
  • Council comments covered Juneteenth events, Pride Month, and the Red, White and Boom July 4 celebration announced by City Manager Grimes.

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