They are.

All right, welcome as I call to order the April 7th, 2026, regular city council meeting.

Time is 6 p.m.

Rise with me as I offer the invitation to leave the Pledge of Allegiance.

Our Heavenly Father bless us as we consider the agenda in front of us tonight.

Give us the wisdom to act with compassion and vision for what is best for the community.

Bless and watch over our public safety officers and the community they serve in your name, we pray.

Amen.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands.

One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice.

Mayor Scott Bradley.

Here.

Mayor Protim Elizabeth Abraham?

Here.

Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Janay Butler.

Here.

Councilmember, please two, Scott Smith.

Here.

Councilmember please three, Andrew Chase.

Here.

Councilmember place for Ken Oldman?

Here.

Councilmember Place Five, Laura Deal?

Here.

Mayor certified the presence of a corn.

Thank you.

All right.

With that, we're going to move on to public comments.

This is a time we set aside on the agenda to allow residents to address counsel on items that are not on the agenda this evening.

There are some guidelines with our public comments.

As elected city officials, we are here to listen to you.

We recognize you, the people have a First Amendment and Texas statutory right to speak at public meetings.

City has consistently placed an agenda item on the City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission meetings for public comments.

The city, its officials, and employees will act upon and consider only objective, non-discriminatory reasons and factors and legitimate government purposes in all city businesses, including land use issues.

The city, its officials, and its employees will not consider any discrimination in any way, including religious discrimination.

The city, its officials, and its employees will treat all persons and property owners equally.

So with that, I do have one public comment form tonight, and that is Mr.

Maynard Little.

Welcome, Mr.

Little.

Thank you.

Maynard Little, 1004 St.

Mark Drive.

Good evening.

At the last uh at the end of the uh last at a council meeting that at the end of the annual comprehensive financial report presented on uh March 3rd, 2026, council meeting by a consultant from Weaver and Tidwell.

A council member asked the consultant if he thought Murphy was transparent.

Let's do some critical thinking and role playing.

Pretend you are a consultant who has worked for the city in the past and hope to work for the city in the future.

Now for the critical thinking part.

As a consultant for the city, how would you answer such a question?

Clearly, you would applaud the city regarding any of its endeavors.

A consultant employed by the city cannot be unbiased.

Another member asked if there were ways to disseminate information better.

The city manager stated that it was uh being considered, including many things were being considered, including a rollout of budget bytes.

Additionally, the manager said that it was important to make the information available and to be there to answer questions and being transparent to help residents understand.

I have presented numerous examples of the lack of transparency exhibited by city leaders.

Another occurred recently in which I submitted an ORR on March 12th, did not receive an answer until April 2nd.

The response was received only after I inquired regarding its status.

In three previous council meetings, I have requested a meeting with each of you so that you can explain the critical thinking and data used to support your approval of the stormwater fee increase.

None of you have contacted me and set up a meeting.

The absence of response is another example of the lack of transparency.

Again, I asked to meet with each of you to discuss the stormwater fee increase.

I have sent other inquiries and asked for explanations from each of you.

I rarely get a response from anyone.

In fact, Mr.

Smith and Mr.

Chase have never responded.

How is that being transparent?

How is that making information available and being there to answer questions to help me understand?

I look forward to a response from each of you and a meeting with each of you.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Little.

Would anyone else like to address counsel on it?

I'm not on the agenda this evening.

Seeing none.

We have mayor's report next.

I have nothing specific.

Does anyone have anything for mayor's report to say?

Very good.

We are going to go into uh the presentations.

Are the are the trucks here?

Yeah.

Not yet.

They are.

They are.

Then we're gonna go right into this these.

This is one of my favorite annual events.

I love this.

So let's see what the kids have for us.

I'm going to call item six A presentation recycled truck art contest.

Um winners.

And uh JC, you could start this off?

Okay.

Well, good evening, council and mayor Bradley.

I'd like to thank all of you first and foremost for your continued support of the Keep Murphy Beautiful program.

And tonight we're here to recognize um the winners of our 13th annual recycled truck art contest.

We've invited students who reside in Murphy or attend Murphy schools to submit their artwork, and that would represents what keeping Murphy beautiful means to them.

And we had some really incredible pieces this year, really creative young artists.

Um we had 39 students ranging from kindergarten to the 10th grade that submitted their art for us.

I'd also like to thank all of the contestants, as well as their parents and guardians for their support of the program and for their encouragement of their students and their art.

And additionally, we'd like to thank Republic Services for their continued partnership with the City of Murphy, and as well as the judges, which is our park and recreation, as well as Keith Murphy Beautiful Board and Mayor Scott Bradley for um judging.

And members of that park and recreation and keep Murphy Beautiful Board that uh voted include Jeff Bretniker, Diana Kane, Clay Detloff, Mike Jenkins, and Kayla Curtin.

Um the second place uh and great job winners.

They will have their artwork displayed uh throughout our parks as well as um part of the exterior of the Murphy Community Center, and this is different this year.

It's a new initiative that we are actually implementing as we transition away from the big belly trash cans.

Um this artwork is actually going to be printed on vinyl decals and placed near park pavilions in every one of our parks here, making it more visible and accessible for the community to see and to enjoy.

And then our first place artwork will be displayed as always on the Republic truck, recycled truck for one year.

And that truck will be ready as we commence uh from this award ceremony, so we'll feel free to come out and check it out.

Um I forgot to mention the installation of the decals is scheduled for the end of this week in the parks, and so I will reach out to parents and guardians uh via email with a map showing them where their students' artwork will be.

So please, everybody come out to the parks and check out all of these amazing residents' uh artwork.

Um and then please remember to bring your work home with you this evening and a reception with refreshments and goodie bags are gonna follow this award ceremony.

So we'll leave it to you to give out these awards.

Very good.

Uh I'll be coming down, I'll be presenting the awards to uh to all of the uh recipients following the awards.

I will be put in council in a 20-minute recess.

Council will come out, we'll enjoy uh refreshments with you and take photos with the kids next to the truck.

All right.

All right.

First one, great job, kindergarten, first grade is Billy Gleats.

There you go.

Great job.

Kindergarten, first grade, Elon Rudder.

Great job, second and third grade.

Great job, second and third grade.

Melanie Hale.

Great job, fourth and sixth.

Melody Cody.

I got her name wrong.

It's Madeline.

Great job, fourth to sixth grade.

Aisha Ghani.

Great job, seventh through tenth grade.

Mina Riyaz.

Great job, seventh and tenth grade, Catherine Joffrey.

All right, second place.

Oh, and we have gift cards.

Second place, K through first.

Tyler Hale.

Tyler got a hundred dollar gift card from MasterCard.

All right.

Second place.

Second third.

Bruno Muniz.

Fourth through sixth grade.

Olivia Harris.

Seventh through tenth grade.

Aisha Usman.

First place, kindergarten due first.

Sarah Usman.

First place, second through third grade.

Hank Gleats.

Congratulations.

Don't lose your first place, fourth through sixth grade.

Salma Abdullah.

And first place, seventh through tenth grade.

Mirian Umer.

All right.

Very good.

With that, I'm going to play it as 6.15.

I'm going to place the City Council into recess until 6 35.

All right.

City Council will resume.

The time is 6 35.

I'm going to call presentation 6B, proclamation sexual assault awareness.

And give that to Elizabeth.

Call Amy Lawrence up here.

Special thanks to Amy Lawrence.

She's a Murphy resident and part of the leadership team at the Turning Point.

I'm glad you're here.

So before I want to read this proclamation, I want to take a moment to recognize the Turning Point, which is our region's certified rape crisis center.

For more than three decades, they have stood beside survivors of sexual violence and with compassion, advocacy, and 24 hours support.

Their team serves individuals of every background, offering crisis intervention, counseling, and community education that strengthens safety and dignity for all.

We are grateful for the vital work that they do in Collin County and for the hope they bring to so many.

Just so that you know, on Saturday, April 11th, beginning at 11 a.m., they will have their fourth annual community supporting survivors event at the Art Center of Plano, located at 902 East 16th Street, Plano, Texas, and the public is welcome to attend.

Let me go ahead and read the proclamation.

Whereas sexual assault, a violent and devastating crime, affects men, women, and children of all races, ages, and economic situations, and whereas the consequences of sexual assault are often severe and long lasting.

In addition, the risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and many other psychological or physical ailments increases dramatically for victims of sexual assault.

And whereas each year the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault in conjunction with other organizations, such as the Turning Point, right crisis center of Collin County designates the month of April for an educational campaign to promote awareness and to build upon the network of support that has been mobilized to address this issue.

And whereas the April 2026 theme, 25 years stronger, looking back, moving forward, honors the history of the movement movement, celebrates progress, and encourages continued action for prevention, healing, and advocacy.

The campaign emphasizes that every voice matters and every action counts, inviting communities to reflect, engage, and take meaningful steps toward a safer future.

Whereas the Turning Point Rape Crisis Center of Collin County will also be working to publicize their services, increase community support for their agency, and increase awareness of the healing potential for survivors.

Now, therefore, I, Elizabeth Abraham, on behalf of Scott Bradley, mayor of the City of Murphy, Texas, do hereby proclaim April 2026 as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

All right, item 6C proclamation Earth Day, Ms.

Lord Deal.

Whereas communities around the world are suffering from the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, and hurricanes that are causing people's lives to be permanently altered.

And whereas people are resilient and even in the face of devastating climate change, communities around the world are coming together to preserve and protect our home this earth.

And whereas on Earth Day, let us recognize the role that each of us can play to increase awareness about the importance of environmental education and spur progress towards global environmental and climate literacy.

Whereas Earth Day is commemorated annually on April 22nd as a reminder of the constant need for environmental activism, stewardship commitments, and sustainability efforts for current and future generations.

And whereas the theme for Earth Day 2026 is our power, our planet, highlighting the urgent need to make smart energy choices.

And whereas everyone must step forward and take action to create positive environmental changes to combat global challenges.

And whereas the City of Murphy celebrates and supports Earth Day by hosting its annual community spring cleaning green event on Saturday, April 11th, 2026.

Now, therefore I, Laura Joe, on behalf of Scott Bradley, mayor of the City of Murphy, Texas, on behalf of the City Council, to gladly hereby proclaim the 22nd day of April 2026 as Earth Day in the City of Murphy, Texas.

And invite and encourage our community to use this day to celebrate the Earth and to commit to creating a cleaner and healthier environment for a better quality of life for current and future generations by reducing plastic consumption, planting trees, gardening, picking up litter, recycling, and conserving energy and water.

Thank you.

All right.

And item uh six D presentation, employee of the quarter, uh Anisha Subu.

Good evening, Mayor and Council.

My name is Anisha Sabu.

I'm the HR manager of the City of Murphy.

Tonight I have the pleasure of introducing our second employee of the quarter for the fiscal year 2026 in efforts to publicly recognize a Murphy team member who is consistently known to go above and beyond and demonstrates a commitment to our core values of Murphy Cool.

As a reminder, each quarter of the fiscal year, employees have the opportunity to submit nominations for those they think are deserving of this recognition.

And the final selection is made by the city manager's office.

After another quarter of strong nominations, I am pleased to announce the selected recipient of the employee of the quarter for 2020 uh for uh fiscal year 2026 is Shannon Long from the police department.

And now I'll hand it over to the police chief to officially present Shannon's award.

Shannon thoroughly enjoys public speaking, but for tonight she has deferred to to me.

I'm going to be very, very brief.

Uh Ms.

Slong is an incredible uh valuable member to the Murphy Police Department and the City of Murphy.

Uh she leads our communications center and does such a fantastic job.

Cannot be more proud of her.

Incredibly well deserving as well.

So thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

All right, with that, we'll move on to item 7, 7A, upcoming events.

Uh City Manager Staff Reports.

Mayor and Council, we have several events coming up.

This spring cleaning green is happening this Saturday, April 11th at City Hall, located at 206 North Murphy Road.

It will be taking place 9 a.m.

to noon.

Please check out our website for more information.

And early voting is coming back around.

Um it will be in the Homer Marie Adams room at the Murphy Community Center, 205 North Murphy Road across the street from City Hall.

Uh for the upcoming election, it will begin on April 20th, 2026 and continue through April 25th from 8 a.m.

to 5 p.m.

And then the drug takeback event is coming up at the end of this month on April 25th at the police department, located also at 206 North Murphy Road from 10 a.m.

to 12 p.m.

The Murphy's Backyard.

The Murphy's Backyard Barbecue is coming back for its second year, also on April 25th, 2026 from 12 to 3 p.m.

at Murphy Central Park.

Please check out our website for more information.

Moonlight Movies is hitting our parks again May 15th at Murphy Central Park.

A fresh twist on a community favorite.

Moonlight Movies is going adults only for a special evening under the stars.

So join us at Murphy Central Park for a relaxed and entertaining night featuring Just Go With It, a lighthearted romantic comedy that's perfect for a free date night.

And then our next council meeting.

So men have no excuse.

Alright.

So for our next council meeting, uh, it will be April 21st in this room at 6 p.m.

Thank you.

Thank you.

All right, moving on to the consent agenda.

All consent agenda items are considered to be routine by the city council.

It'll be enacted by one motion.

There'll be no separate discussion of these items unless a council member sell requests, in which event the item will remove the consent agenda and voted on separately.

I have been asked to remove items B and C from the consent agenda as for item A language about public comments was added to a revised version of the joint meeting minutes.

And uh the reconvening deregular session was removed from the meeting, also removed from the meeting minutes since we did not hold executive session.

Those meeting minutes have been filed and are up to date.

So would anyone else like to remove an item other than B and C from the agenda at this time from the consent agenda at this time?

No.

Not I will take a motion on A, D, and E.

Mayor, I move that we approve consent agenda items A, D, and E, and A with the revised um changes that were discussed earlier.

I have a motion and a second.

Also in favor, aye.

Aye.

Any opposed?

Motion passes unanimously.

Item B, consider and or act on the application of Webb Consulting Group for an extension to the approval of a construction platform gardens located at 311 McMillan Road and legally described as CA McMillan survey 8058 track 36, Murphy, Texas.

Jared.

Sure, this is a rather simple item.

This is just extending the life of their construction plat.

Uh at this point it's almost unnecessary.

Uh they have their pre-construction meeting scheduled, I believe, for this this week or next week.

I'm looking at now, he may not know.

Uh, but they are their plans are approved and they are about ready to begin construction.

But this the construction plats are good for year, and it was about to expire.

So staff took this to planning zoning and they recommend that approval.

All right.

Yeah.

So the streets are not named at this point in time.

Are they one street?

I don't believe it's been named.

Okay.

All right.

I'll take a motion.

May I move that we approve consent agenda item B as presented?

Second.

I have a motion second.

All in favor?

Aye.

Aye.

Any opposed?

Motion passes unanimously.

Item C consider andor act on the application from Palatine Investment Group Limited for replat on property described as lot A block A full spectrum place and located at 141 North Murphy Road.

I could have read the staff notes, but I was hoping you could tell me what is what we're adding to the replant of the property.

So this is it.

Was it just the easement on that part?

They are capturing it.

So uh this is subdividing the the lot into two.

So uh there'll be a lot that has the full spectrum salon on it, and then the undeveloped lot that surrounds it.

Excuse me, would be a separate lot.

Uh so this is just allowing them to be able to separate those and sell them separately.

Uh it is adding a corrected fire easement on the north end that connects the access easement between the Mac and this property.

And we had a conversation about how this fits with the uh future development plan.

Uh comprehensive decision.

Since this isn't involving zoning, we they are the property owner is aware of that.

Um but this is just involving subdividing the lot, so obviously any development on it would have to continue to abide by the town center zoning that's existing on that property.

All right, but we have communicated the the mod concept on that.

All right, very good.

Any other questions?

Take a motion.

May I move that we approve consent agenda item D as presented?

Second.

I'm sorry, isn't it C as presented?

I have a motion, second, all is in favor.

Aye.

Motion passes unanimously.

I see my not the only one I stake up here.

Yeah.

All right, individual considerations.

Uh 9A, consider an act on a resolution supporting the statewide wireless 911 service fee adjustment and sustainable funding model for the next generation 9-11.

All right, thank you.

Um this is my item.

I'll have Liana Russell come up from NCT 911 today.

Uh she'll be here to answer any questions you all may have.

Um, as I stated in our last council meeting that the we are in need of funding for our 911 services.

So the problem is uh that we have an outdated funding model.

Um the statewide 911 wireless uh fee has remained 50 cents per device since 1997.

That's almost 30 years without an adjustment.

So this is an unsustainable shortfall.

So Texas reported a 75.9 million deficit in 2022.

Projected to grow to 112.9 million by 2027.

That's a 48% gap.

So with the rising cost, um, next generation 911 technology upgrades, IT, talent shortages, utilities, and inflation continues to drive the costs higher.

So since there's no local tax authority, 911 districts cannot levy property taxes, they rely solely on state-set service fees.

So why this matters, public safety is at risk.

Underfunding jeopardizes reliable emergency response for millions of Texans.

Unfunded mandates.

So the legislature mandates next generation 911 by 2025, but has not provided ongoing funding to support it.

And so we're falling behind.

Texas being one of those.

And so most have raised their fees, so such as West Virginia has raised theirs to $3.64, and in Illinois up to $5 in Chicago.

So we're asking for public support.

So the Texans have agreed in 2024, they had a survey.

House Bill 2911 in 2023 mandated next generation 911 House passed with overwhelming support, more than 130 votes, and Senate appropriated 150 million ARPA funds temporarily.

And then proposition 8 in 2023, 150 million appropriated, but no structural funding fix.

And then the problem remains.

So ensure 911 systems remain reliable, modern, capable of handling emergencies for all communities.

And so we're asking that we delay delay and increase cost just worsens this deficit and it uh risks public safety.

And so uh Liana Russell is here if you have any questions for her.

Liana, if you don't mind just introducing yourself and explain a little bit more about what we do on the board.

Thank you, Dr.

Butler.

I am Leanna Russell.

I am the 9-1 data manager for North Central Texas Emergency Communication District.

I am the also senior staff member with the longest longevity other than the director.

I have been working on on and with legislative issues since since I came on board.

Uh we have been fighting this is this will be session number four, that we have been asking for some kind of sustainability model.

We have we did have a piece of legislature that was filed last year in the Senate, and it never made it to a committee hearing, and it was a little different model than we would ask for in the past because we were asking for half of the CPI to go back all the way to 1997, which would have raised it to 71 cents.

Uh and then kind of and then it would have been looked at every two years to see if that needed to be adjusted as well.

Uh 75 was the what we asked for with 2911.

The Senate came back and said we do not want to raise this at this time or increase this, and instead they said we have this ARPA money, we will give you this money.

And then we got Prop 8 money, as Dr.

Butler led to.

Um, our cost, just to give you an idea, we paid less than we paid about $800,000 for our system in 2013.

It has gone up three times when we signed our new contract last year.

So, and we have to continue with the same things that all the cities and the counties have to deal with.

Cybersecurity, staffing uh to keep our staff up and trained.

You know, we replace routers and switches just like y'all replace routers and switches.

We now have um total GIS is the routing model, so we have to have a robundant GIS system, and it's and all the other little things that we don't think about on a daily basis that all go in with 911.

Yeah.

And so they do a little with a lot.

So and that you know, you guys are even trailblazers and even showing other people, you know, how to do some of the things you guys have come up with.

Um you can just explain a little bit about that too.

So we actually uh we are early adopters, and we're very proud of that fact.

In 2013, we were the first in the state of Texas and fifth in the nation to implement Text 911.

And there are places in the nation that still don't have Tex Anomaly, and we've been doing it for 13 years now.

I think my math's right.

Uh and then in 2024, we actually made the first real-time text call in the world with T-Mobile to one of our uh county sheriff's offices.

Now all of our agencies have real-time text capability with all three major wireless providers throughout the whole entire region.

We also um just did we do we're one of the leaders in doing cloud dispatch mapping in 2020 and did a full implementation and never stepped foot in one of the agencies.

We did everything remotely.

It was it was a beautiful implementation, including training, the implementation, and anything, any questions or any problems we have was all done remotely.

Yes, awesome.

So if we increase to the 75 cents, what does that change the shortfall to?

I wish I had that number.

Okay.

So I'll the way wireless is done in the state of Texas, it is collected at the computer's office, and the computer sends um has a trust fund that they put the money in every month, and we get a check from them once a month.

We actually get seven point, let me see.

They just changed the the percentage this last couple weeks ago, and we get 7.19706 of 60 of that balance every month.

Okay, so uh I wish I'm I'm not the numbers person.

That's so I just thought she said with the shortfall it's gonna be in 2027.

I just wondered how much of a difference it makes.

This is just a resolution.

You're you're hoping to get support for the municipalities to convince the state to move forward with this change.

Yes, where where this came about is um Kerr County, uh their directors talked to their commissioners and the city of Kerrville and said we really need some support, especially after the after the uh disaster that they had this past summer.

And he Mark Del Toro is their director, and he actually came up with with the with the plan that said, let's go to our cities and ask them if do you support this?

So we we are visiting and asking every city to to can to consider a resolution in support of this adjustment.

Yep.

So I reached out to Jeff Bickerstaff, so I'll be sending him this information.

Um I can show up at his council meeting, which I think is on Mondays, um, and then we will see if they're interested in also adopting this resolution as well.

So we'll just keep going to people and trying to get them on board and also reached out to Candy Noble as rail as well.

So I will send this over to Robert Lane, her district director, afterwards too, with all the language that we have today.

Very cool.

Thank you.

Thank you.

All right, with that, I'll take a motion on this item.

I move that we approve item 9A as presented.

Second.

I have a motion to second all in favor.

Aye.

Any opposed?

Motion passing unanimously.

Thank you very much.

All right, we're gonna move uh as for item 9B.

That that item is going to be tabled until the May 19th regular city council meeting.

So with that, we're gonna move on to executive session in accordance with Texas Government Code Chapter 551, subchapter D, City Council will now recess it as executive session, discuss the following.

One land use and zoning manners, development plan, site plans, and planning processes, two, one of the path, and three McMillan Road.

Item B 551.072 deliberation regarding the purchase exchange lease or value of real property uh reference to Project Alpha.

The time is 659.

You want me to put her email on the back of here?

All right.

City Council, we're uh City Council will reconvene into uh regular session.

Item one land use and zoning matters development plan site plans and planning processes item two 103 Pioneer Path and item three McMillan Road the time is 748.

Oh all right well sorry and item B 551.072 liberation regarding the purchase exchange lease or value of real property reference to project alpha still 748 there was no actions taken in exec yeah we are moving on to future agenda items item 12 council members request topics for future agenda meetings no member of the city council may discuss any of the requested subjects until such a matter has been properly placed on the agenda would anyone like to add an item for future agenda at this time seeing none 749 we're good