2026-07-21 - City Council
Summary
*Built from the official minutes (approved by Council on August 18, 2026). No agenda or video page is recorded for this meeting. *
- Mayor Cox called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m.; all seven members present; about 83 members of the public attended; adjourned 7:48 p.m.
- Consent agenda approved unanimously except item 26-0686, which Mayor Cox pulled; Council then tabled that Focused Advocacy ratification indefinitely.
- Cotton Mill roadway impact fee waiver passed 4 to 3.
- Town Center reinvestment zone project plan and finance plan amendments each passed 6 to 1.
- Skyway Villas housing tax credit resolution, an Enterprise specific use permit, a 56.6-acre annexation and R12 zoning at County Road 317, and a 1.41-acre rezoning to C2 at West University Drive were approved unanimously.
- A County Road 161 annexation was tabled indefinitely and the Couch Drive heavy industrial rezone was tabled to August 4.
- Ten speakers opposed the McKinney Islamic Association site plan in public comment.
State Legislative Consulting Contracts
- Focused Advocacy ratification tabled indefinitely (unanimous); Red Media Group eighth amendment approved on consent.
Cotton Mill Impact Fee Waiver
- Approved 4 to 3 (Councilmember Cloutier, Councilmember Feltus, Councilmember Jones no); Josh Eams spoke for the applicant.
Town Center Reinvestment Zone Changes
- Sixth Amended Project Plan and Second Amended Finance Plan each approved 6 to 1, Councilmember Cloutier no.
Skyway Villas Tax Credit Support
- Approved unanimously.
Couch Drive Industrial Rezone
- Tabled unanimously to August 4.
County Road 161 Planned Development Annexation
- Tabled indefinitely, unanimous.
Other hearings
- Enterprise specific use permit (auto rental or sales) near Justice Road and James Pitts Drive, approved unanimously (Ordinance No. 2026-07-085).
- Annexation and R12 zoning of about 56.6 acres at County Road 317, approved unanimously (Ordinances 2026-07-086 and 2026-07-087).
- Rezoning of about 1.41 acres at West University Drive from AG to C2, approved unanimously; Alex Srur spoke as applicant representative (Ordinance No. 2026-07-088).
Islamic Association Site Plan
- Public opposition from Nancy Robertson, Maryjane Manning, Ashley Louden, Darlene Burke, Karen Roe, Trisha Roberts, Debbie Lindstrom, Ken Pittman and two speakers without names; Councilmember Cloutier addressed it in his comments.
Better Together Homelessness Outreach
- Paul Ballesteros and one other resident spoke on homelessness.
Airport Master Plan Update
- Consent: Taxiway C extension funding application and Kimley-Horn agreement.
Light On Headquarters
- City Manager Grimes announced Light On's selection of McKinney for a North American headquarters and manufacturing campus: 600-plus jobs, $919,000,000 investment.
Other consent items
- Animal control ordinances on rabies and impoundment (Chapter 26); Wilson Creek manhole rehabilitation contract with Southern Trenchless Solutions, $995,337.83 (cap $1,100,000); surplus auction through July 23.