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The Plano City Council convened in open session, then recessed into executive session to discuss legal, economic development, and personnel matters. Upon reconvening, the council addressed two main items: (1) formation of the Willowbend District Citizen Committee and (2) a discussion of e-bike and electric scooter regulations, including safety and enforcement.
I'm now declare that the Plano City Council is convened into open session, that all council members are present. The council will now recess into executive session and training room A to hold a closed executive meeting pursuant to the provisions of Vernon's Texas Codes annotated government code, Chapter 551, the Open Meetings Act in accordance with the authority contained in Section 551071 to consult with the attorney to receive legal advice and discuss litigation. Section 551087 to discuss economic development matters and Section 551074 to discuss personnel matters. Thank you. Our first item on the preliminary agenda is consideration and action resulting from the executive session. Our next item is uh discussion and direction regarding the Willowbend District Citizen Committee Council. Mayor and Council uh staff provided some names of um HOA folks that volunteered that were within a certain distance of the project area over at Willow Bend. This was uh something that we discussed with council at our last meeting to have an ad hoc citizens committee to help advise on uh economic impact studies as well as traffic studies. So, with that, we've distributed the names and we welcome council direction on how you would like to uh fill the seats on the committee. Uh and last, I would share that the staff liaison for this committee is gonna be Curtis Howard from our assistance of the managers. Um we uh we we've had some um uh submittals and we're we're uh wanting to make sure that we cover um all the neighborhoods as much as possible uh north, south, east, and west of uh the shops of Willabin. So I'm I'm uh these are submittals that uh that came to us, and I'm uh making sure that these neighborhoods are included. So I have Jill Little from Villas of Glen Meadows. I have Jeff Pascal from Glen Meadows. I have Rhett Broussard from Willowbind Polo. Got it. TJ Plicta from Stone Lake slash Steeplechase, Bill Warren from Old Shepherd Place, Carson Underwood from Willoughin Lakes, Chris Finetto from Wyndham Hill, Javier Murphy from Winhaven Farms, Ginny Truex Tot from Hills at Preston Woods South, and Mary Agnes Clock from the Hills of Indian Creek. Most all of the uh the residents that that are adjacent to um Willabend. Is there any other uh name that a council member would like to submit? We do have a speaker on this. Okay. Go ahead. Our speaker is David Romick. Thank you for the opportunity to speak today. I'm David Romick from the Stone Lake Estates area of West Plano. Thank you for putting the Willow Bend District Citizen Committee together to address the stars development. I think the committee with the citizens is a good direction. Since council keeps stating that stars development is not a done deal, I would like to request that the committee look at whether bringing the stars to the Willabend Mall property is the highest and best use of the property. The willowbind district citizens committee should look at alternatives like an arts or cultural district, bring in it, bringing in a company headquarters or a mixed use development that is in keeping with the Plano Comprehensive Plan, and more specifically the bin plan that was previously proposed by Centennial for a mixed use open air development. We need a development that is in keeping with the surrounding suburban neighborhoods that will generate tax revenue to support all of Plano. Thank you for your time and your work for helping keep Plano a city of excellence. Thank you. Councilman Kerr. Mr. Mayor, I just wanted to mention that uh as you were reading the names through there, that uh you actually named several of the ones that people I would like to have on there. I feel like they would represent their neighborhoods quite well, and they're in that vicinity.