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Plano City Council Regular Meeting - March 23, 2026

City Council — Monday, March 23, 2026
BodyPlano, Texas
SessionCity Council
DateMonday, March 23, 2026
StatusFILED
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Unassigned speaker

0:02

I

Speaker 1

0:02

now declare the Plano City Council is reconvened into open session that all council members are present.

0:08

We'll begin tonight's regular meeting with the invocation led by President Greg Christensen, Plano, Texas, Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, and the pledges led by Troop 2008.

0:22

Would you all please state?

Speaker 2

0:32

Our dear Father in Heaven, we are grateful to be gathered this evening together.

0:37

We are grateful for the freedom that we have to gather, and we are grateful to be members of this community.

0:46

We are grateful, Father, for the elected officials who serve us in this community.

0:50

We are grateful for the mayor and for the council members.

0:54

We recognize the weighty responsibilities that they take upon themselves as they make decisions for others.

1:02

And we pray that thou will bless them with wisdom, with clarity of thought.

Unassigned speaker

1:06

We

Speaker 2

1:07

pray that thou will bless them with discernment and that they will be uh able to listen clearly and process the information that they receive.

1:17

If any have come tonight with questions or concerns, we pray that thou will bless them.

1:24

Please continually remind us to treat each other with respect and kindness as we are all children of thee.

1:32

Again, we thank thee for the blessing it is to be here, and we ask that thy spirit will continually attend us.

1:38

And I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Unassigned speaker

2:01

I

Speaker 3

2:01

pledge allegiance.

Unassigned speaker

2:09

One nation under God.

Unassigned speaker

2:16

Honor the Texas, one

Speaker 1

2:29

be seated.

Unassigned speaker

2:47

Okay.

Speaker 1

3:09

She was above.

3:14

Okay.

3:15

Would you guys come take a picture with me, please?

Speaker 3

3:20

All right.

3:20

Good job.

3:23

All right, guys.

3:24

Good job.

3:26

Look at this.

Unassigned speaker

3:28

Okay.

Speaker 3

3:40

Thanks, guys.

3:41

Thank you.

3:42

Thank you.

Speaker 2

3:50

Kind of twinning.

3:51

So

Speaker 3

3:53

we're dark gray today.

Unassigned speaker

3:59

Thank you.

Speaker 3

4:00

Thank you, Mayor.

4:00

Thanks again.

4:01

Thanks very much.

4:01

Appreciate

Unassigned speaker

4:02

it.

Speaker 3

4:05

Okay.

Speaker 1

4:07

Am I on?

4:08

All right.

4:10

Tonight we would uh like to uh present a proclamation.

4:14

We'd like to recognize April as our national volunteer month with the proclamation, and we'd love to recognize nine student volunteers that will receive the mayor's volunteer service award for volunteering over a hundred hours of service with the city.

Unassigned speaker

4:32

So

Speaker 1

4:33

I'd like to call forward Karina Sadler, volunteer resource manager, and Morgan Green Griffin, volunteer resources coordinator.

4:43

I need your help.

4:49

Thank you.

4:50

So I'm I'm going to uh read the proclamation.

Unassigned speaker

5:00

National Volunteer Month, April 2026, whereas volunteers in Plano engages volunteers representative of the rich diversity of our community, from scouts to older adults, from lifelong residents to new arrivals, all who participate in service to better Plano.

Speaker 1

5:15

Whereas volunteers enhance services provided to the City of Plano residents and extend capacity of city departments.

5:23

And whereas volunteers give their time and talents to the many wonderful community organizations in Plano to contribute to a broad vibrant, healthy, and stronger community.

5:36

Whereas six thousand seven hundred and fifty-five dedicated volunteers serve ninety-five thousand nine hundred and fifty-four hours with the City of Plano in 2025.

5:48

This represented a total value of 3.3 million dollars.

5:53

And whereas National Volunteer Month takes place each year to celebrate the impact of volunteer service and the power of volunteers to tackle society's great challenges to build stronger communities and be a force that transforms the world.

6:10

Now, therefore, I John Muns, Mayor of the City of Plano, Texas, do hereby proclaim April 2026 as National Volunteer Month in Plano, and I do thereby encourage citizens to join me in the Plano City Council in honoring and thanking all who volunteer in the City of Excellence.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Planning And Zoning█████████████████████████████████████████████58%
Procedural███████9%
Public Engagement█████7%
Engineering And Infrastructure████5%
Economic Development████5%
Transportation Safety███4%
Parks and Recreation███4%
Volunteer Management██3%
Affordable Housing██2%
Summary of Proceedings

Plano City Council Regular Meeting - March 23, 2026

The Plano City Council convened for its regular meeting on March 23, 2026, presided over by Mayor John Muns. The meeting opened with an invocation and pledges, followed by a proclamation recognizing April 2026 as National Volunteer Month and awarding nine student volunteers the Mayor's Volunteer Service Award. The council then acted on items pulled from the consent agenda and conducted a public hearing and deliberation on a zoning case to amend the Heritage Creekside urban mixed-use district.

Proclamation and Recognitions

  • National Volunteer Month: Mayor Muns read a proclamation declaring April 2026 as National Volunteer Month in Plano. He noted that in 2025, 6,750 volunteers served 95,954 hours for the City of Plano, with an estimated value of $3.3 million. Nine student volunteers who each contributed over 100 hours received the Mayor's Volunteer Service Award.

Consent Calendar

  • Item A – Approval of March 9 Minutes: Speaker Amber Chaffin urged the council not to approve the minutes, citing concerns that the March 9 meeting moved public comments to once a month and eliminated Zoom access without full public discussion. The council voted 8-0 to approve the minutes.
  • Item C – Pool Repair Ratification ($156,000): The council considered ratifying an emergency repair of the Oak Point wave pool, which opened in May 2023 and was no longer under warranty. Speaker Bill Lyle questioned why a pool that was only three years old needed such repairs. Staff explained that shifting between structural piers had caused cracking and that the repair was needed to open by Memorial Day. Councilmembers directed staff to explore potential legal cost recovery. The motion passed 6-2.
  • Item I – Pedestrian Bridge Study ($185,250): An expenditure for engineering services to study a pedestrian bridge at Parkwood and Legacy was considered. Speaker Corey Renneker argued that pedestrian bridges serve motorists rather than pedestrians and urged the council to study broader walkability improvements. Staff confirmed the study is conceptual and will consider both pedestrian and vehicular needs. The motion passed 8-0.

Public Hearing and Consideration – Zoning Case 2025-003 (Heritage Creekside UMU-1 Amendment)

Staff (Christina Day, Planning Director) presented a proposal to amend the Urban Mixed Use One (UMU-1) district on 160.4 acres southeast of Plano Parkway and Custer Road. The applicant, Tim Harrison (Rosewood Property Company), requested:

  • Rezoning 4.1 acres from Light Industrial to UMU-1.
  • Modifying the required use mix to allow additional multifamily units, for-sale townhomes, and outdoor commercial amusement, while reducing office and hotel space.
  • Alternative phasing: Issuance of building permits for at least 12,000 square feet of non-residential space from a broader set of blocks before certificates of occupancy for new multifamily blocks.
  • Alternative air-intake locations for apartment buildings adjacent to President George Bush Turnpike. The Planning and Zoning Commission had recommended approval with more restrictive phasing (limiting non-residential blocks) and conditioning air intakes to the north side or interior courtyards.

Public Testimony:

  • Alex Stein spoke in opposition, arguing that the applicant chose not to develop under state law SB 840 and that the commission should not consider SB 840. He stated that staff recommended denial and that granting the amendment would erode the UMU district.
  • Bill Lyle (also spoke on consent item C) expressed general support for the project but urged the council not to rely on SB 840 as justification and to hold the applicant to original UMU commitments.

Council Discussion:

  • Councilmembers sought clarity on the requested changes, the phasing plan, and the air-intake issue.
  • The applicant emphasized that 12 years of marketing had failed to attract office tenants and that the revised plan preserved opportunities for eventual office, retail, and entertainment.
  • Councilmember Levine made a motion to approve the zoning case with the applicant's preferred phasing (12,000 square feet of non-residential in blocks A2 lot 2, A3, A4, A5, C, L, or M) and air-intake locations: for block F from the north or interior courtyards, and for block A2 from the east, north, and interior courtyards. The motion was seconded.

Key Outcomes

  • Zoning Case 2025-003: Approved (5-2-1) with the amended phasing and air-intake stipulations. The applicant must complete findings forms before adjournment.
  • Consent Items: Items A and I approved 8-0; Item C approved 6-2 with direction to seek cost recovery.
  • Next Steps: Staff will continue work on the pool repair, the pedestrian bridge study, and the zoning case implementation per council direction.

Meeting Transcript

I now declare the Plano City Council is reconvened into open session that all council members are present. We'll begin tonight's regular meeting with the invocation led by President Greg Christensen, Plano, Texas, Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, and the pledges led by Troop 2008. Would you all please state? Our dear Father in Heaven, we are grateful to be gathered this evening together. We are grateful for the freedom that we have to gather, and we are grateful to be members of this community. We are grateful, Father, for the elected officials who serve us in this community. We are grateful for the mayor and for the council members. We recognize the weighty responsibilities that they take upon themselves as they make decisions for others. And we pray that thou will bless them with wisdom, with clarity of thought. We pray that thou will bless them with discernment and that they will be uh able to listen clearly and process the information that they receive. If any have come tonight with questions or concerns, we pray that thou will bless them. Please continually remind us to treat each other with respect and kindness as we are all children of thee. Again, we thank thee for the blessing it is to be here, and we ask that thy spirit will continually attend us. And I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen. I pledge allegiance. One nation under God. Honor the Texas, one be seated. Okay. She was above. Okay. Would you guys come take a picture with me, please? All right. Good job. All right, guys. Good job. Look at this. Okay. Thanks, guys. Thank you. Thank you. Kind of twinning. So we're dark gray today. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Thanks again. Thanks very much. Appreciate it. Okay. Am I on? All right. Tonight we would uh like to uh present a proclamation. We'd like to recognize April as our national volunteer month with the proclamation, and we'd love to recognize nine student volunteers that will receive the mayor's volunteer service award for volunteering over a hundred hours of service with the city. So I'd like to call forward Karina Sadler, volunteer resource manager, and Morgan Green Griffin, volunteer resources coordinator.

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