Plano City Council Regular Meeting - February 9, 2026

The Plano City Council reconvened in open session on February 9, 2026, with all members present except Councilmember Steve Levine. The meeting included an invocation by Jordan Davis of First Baptist Church Plano, pledges led by Boy Scout Troop 285, a Black History Month proclamation, public comments, approval of the consent agenda, and a vote to table two transit-related items. No agenda or minutes were available, so some item details are based only on the transcript.

Ceremonial Items

• Mayor Muns proclaimed February 2026 as Black History Month, highlighting the history of the Plano Douglass community and the legacy of Andy Drake and Frederick Douglass. Thomas family members accepted the proclamation and celebrated Councilmember Sean Thomas as the first African American woman on the Plano City Council.
• The mayor pro tem gave a Lunar New Year statement marking February 17, 2026, as the start of the Year of the Fire Horse and encouraged unity, generosity, and resilience.

Consent Calendar

• The council approved the consent agenda in one motion by a 7-0 vote. The transcript does not specify which items were included.

Public Comments & Testimony

• Ember Chaffin, director of Keep DART in Plano, expressed support for DART services and concern about Plano withdrawing from DART. She shared stories of residents who depend on DART, including a single mother who chose Plano for Plano ISD and a worker who was late because of a GoLink pickup delay. She asked council members to ride DART, attend the February 18 DART public hearing, and create a collaborative process with DART so residents feel heard.
• Mary Witherspoon, a Plano medical patient with vision loss, opposed Plano leaving DART, saying she relies on DART and paratransit to maintain decades of medical relationships and that withdrawal would create barriers for people with disabilities.
• Crystal Curry urged the council to help her bring concerns about artificial intelligence and deepfakes to federal legislators. She said she has contacted Senator Ted Cruz and Representative Crockett and asked the council to support her effort to amend legislation.
• Alex Stein complained about his HOA and neighbors he described as the Muslim Brotherhood, asked whether the HOA could forbid him from eating cow dung, and expressed support for President Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel.
• Corey Reineker raised ethics concerns about the city's Transit Truths website and an advertisement in Community Impact, arguing that the service area map and wording were misleading and that the city crossed from factual information into advocacy prohibited by the Texas Ethics Commission. He encouraged the council to ask legal staff for a public explanation.

Discussion Items

• Agenda Item 1 was a proposal to approve the purchase of alternative transit services from Via Transportation Inc. through an existing contract, with an initial six-month term, three one-year automatic renewals, an initial expenditure of $3,952,247, and an estimated $8 million per year for subsequent renewals.
• The city manager said DART board leadership had presented a potential offer that required several actions over the next two weeks and recommended tabling Agenda Items 1 and 2 until February 23 so the council could act with better information.
• A council member moved to table Agenda Items 1 and 2 to the February 23 council meeting; the motion was seconded and approved.

Key Outcomes

• The city issued a proclamation recognizing February 2026 as Black History Month.
• The consent agenda was approved 7-0.
• Agenda Items 1 and 2 were tabled to the February 23, 2026 council meeting by a 7-0 vote. Agenda Item 2 was not described in the available transcript.
• The meeting adjourned without further business.