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The mayor acknowledged the request and said the item would be placed on a future agenda for study. No specific dollar amounts or draft ordinance language were presented at the Sept. 8 meeting; the request was recorded as direction to staff to return with a recommendation at a future meeting.
The council did not vote on any stipend change on Sept. 8.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Plano - City Council Meeting | 09-08-25","oneSentenceSummary","A council member asked staff to bring a recommendation comparing council member stipends with peer cities and to consider increasing the stipend for attendance and time reimbursement.","taxTitle","Plano, Collin County, Texas","taxId",2776,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6010100,"Resident urges council to condemn antisemitism in Plano schools amid reported investigations",61,2644000,2705000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5809872-4eac4743d2eb4c53f36b7bc877a8af57&start=2644&end=2705","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5809872-4eac4743d2eb4c53f36b7bc877a8af57/thumbnail_2644000.jpg","/articles/6010100/Plano/Collin-County/Texas/Resident-urges-council-to-condemn-antisemitism-in-Plano-schools-amid-reported-investigations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6010100-173dc5b8a35a46b2bb6ff850ce906159/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140335&Signature=aXOM3aHawmHkgLtpHd0wPsl9nl5HVQnYoYlusAF7UC4GqYDgxzRI5wWweWwOZcZ28tYQy7FdbBwTIeO7Z0B76ytTwUinvwEDr~fM6-ru-BqrhKwg~6PBDlL9Yb5DcQ4EbPstBHn2EbpoZoubtzukgrFoG~vEfEKtvnntNJ5F76iWjxY3CGfg3hfuD29t17yuYupywM7Tm8baMYHgYTOUxy2Po-IFXC2noJtehBO1YKxVseU~CNwjONgSO-ntAxJXTxxpQCkGL4vga0Xcwnp5BLPkcoN4YH8QsCoUcD2G3lJNnOPb2eIMdwh9MXZOCJu6eCN3nIoCnEnNNekCIMRccQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jennifer Groysman told the Plano City Council Sept. 8 she was speaking about \"the antisemitism that is going on in Plano\" and urged elected officials to condemn the behavior and act if the allegations are true. Groysman said she understood the council has no direct control over school operations but appealed after a council member made a public comment to the Dallas Morning News she found \"totally infuriating.\"
Groysman recounted allegations she said had been reported in schools, including one student writing a slur on a board and another incident in which a Black student used a slur and a Jewish student responded and only the Jewish student was disciplined. She said, \"These are children. Our Jewish children have been terrorized and traumatized, and the only thing anyone from this body should say is how awful it is these allegations are. They must stop if they are true, and there is no place for antisemitism in Plano.\"
Her remarks were made during the meeting'9s public comment portion. The council did not take formal action during the Sept. 8 meeting to investigate school discipline or direct staff to the school district. Groysman acknowledged the council'9s limited authority over schools but said she felt compelled to urge a stronger public statement of concern.
The transcript records Groysman speaking of multiple investigations involving \"Plano schools,\" but the meeting record provided does not include corroborating documentation or responses from the school district within the council meeting itself.","A resident urged the council to denounce antisemitic incidents in Plano schools and called for action after reporting students used slurs and inconsistent disciplinary outcomes.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6010105,"Resident warns trail will not be built after developer paid $455,000 park fee; city may need easement",162,2770000,2932000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5809872-4eac4743d2eb4c53f36b7bc877a8af57&start=2770&end=2932","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5809872-4eac4743d2eb4c53f36b7bc877a8af57/thumbnail_2770000.jpg","/articles/6010105/Plano/Collin-County/Texas/Resident-warns-trail-will-not-be-built-after-developer-paid-455000-park-fee-city-may-need-easement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6010105-8cc08dd12f38d37aebf875a7e4b4c141/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140335&Signature=kUklVuBf7Gi6ELHwhoReyGCRv8IkLRuAkZI9Ye9~kO2wsmNfqZoyk0SoNd-mVcV7ivU4brHwqrQIL-Te4BIuZ5jt--HkyzNBE~s7yvGgHD2KwHqyBvLB3mSa22paUCsI2vlw26CCXIXf9ou5hPu-YuZF3-fLKu0WFCQYZYKRRxzvvMhzhvKtbKT33oPlZwQSsd~GOY-Uwsey3lB6yQK3hcBcht7hT1VAET3dqucpHhDKaPdeRkVog2jC7KZm7vzK~HxzIBdnds2FQWR4XGSjWVRSrZRxr1EIf6ieQKbn~ITZbkNd0~m9dHADDUHewL6r-zNgwBoVC1tK-i4nFWvBTg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Bill Lyle, a Plano resident, told the City Council Sept. 8 that a developer paid $455,000 in park fees tied to a 2022 zoning case at Avenue K and J Place but has not built the trail the city expected as part of the planned multifamily project. Lyle said the developer later purchased an adjacent commercial parcel that would have allowed the trail connection, then \"decided to take the path of, I'm just gonna do nothing with the property,\" leaving the trail unbuilt.
Lyle said the original park-fee payment, made when the site received permits, was $455,000 and that under the city's new fee schedule the same payment would be roughly $910,000. He told the council that if the developer refuses to build the trail, the city will need to buy an easement and then build the trail to create the intended pedestrian connection to the service road near the President George Bush Turnpike.
Lyle referenced a prior zoning case, \"zoning case 2022-018,\" which was heard by the council on April 10, 2023, and described the parcel assembly and the discussion that followed at that time about compatible land uses between multifamily and remaining commercial parcels.
Council did not take action on the matter during the Sept. 8 meeting; Lyle urged council members to consider cooperating with the developer or using city funds to acquire easements so the trail could be completed.
The council did not discuss or vote on a specific acquisition or amendment to the park-fee policy in the Sept. 8 meeting record provided.","A resident told council the developer paid $455,000 in park fees tied to a 2022 zoning case but chose not to build an expected trail segment; the resident said the city may need to purchase an easement to complete the trail and noted park fees would be higher under the new schedule.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_46":104,"_48":105,"_50":106,"_52":107,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":108,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":109,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6010110,"Neighborers ask council to reduce height, improve screening for proposed Watermere senior living",133,2938000,3071000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5809872-4eac4743d2eb4c53f36b7bc877a8af57&start=2938&end=3071","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5809872-4eac4743d2eb4c53f36b7bc877a8af57/thumbnail_2938000.jpg","/articles/6010110/Plano/Collin-County/Texas/Neighborers-ask-council-to-reduce-height-improve-screening-for-proposed-Watermere-senior-living","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6010110-fadc0f64b584c11030acab788bbaa856/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140335&Signature=RGpQU6cq6cwixheH~LS0W2WhtIvhh8kv6tiHD7pBx8uAsK9Pgrx5OtXTXNZekHzi6XX3tKpXyNRxnI8RdbSYgr0lU4RRfos5OcorcBqEiga0o~bD021FcTAOZXEKI~xplaESIPSY6K8Gpkro~edeoqDrvEv56L9w~~-ng2yvmHVScICyw9Df3bMlP4EXJkvja-G1NJxgrPm0XoS-G9iXM1OKpQhN2sDMmHjDu1xoJsFVHTCvXrvytutR7CuoZE6fSvkri7kmsF65yMzMGklo~YtvRoG79PB~emMf30jcbRHd7OMVoIy7bw4bIzP-doSuT8TH2ayU5qPR7k5~XuS5xA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Plano resident told the City Council Sept. 8 that she supports a proposed senior living development but urged changes to reduce its impact on adjacent single-family homes. Angela Navarette, who said she lives on Atlanta Drive across from the proposed site, asked the council and developers to step down building heights and add layered screening, warm-shaded lighting and operational controls for loading and trash.
Navarette said many longtime residents of the El Dorado neighborhood were not directly notified because their streets lack a homeowners association, and she asked the developer to \"lower and stepping the building down along the neighborhood side so it fits next to the single family homes.\" She said the project as currently planned includes a five-story building that is \"very tall for the neighboring community\" and that traffic at commute times is already congested on Atlanta and Boston drives.
Navarette asked the council and Watermere's development team to place loading, trash and service access on the west side of the building away from homes, to use \"fully shielded fixtures aimed away from the homes with no bright white LEDs,\" and to provide walkable connections so neighborhood residents can continue to reach nearby shops.
Her remarks were delivered during the meeting'9s public comment period; the council did not take action on the project during the Sept. 8 session. Navarette also referenced Senate Bill \"S B 8 40\" in the course of remarks about future development precedents; she said she feared this project could set a pattern for taller structures in the area.
No formal zoning vote or staff presentation on the Watermere project was recorded in the Sept. 8 meeting minutes provided with the transcript.","A nearby resident told the council she supports a senior living development but urged the developer and city to reduce building height adjacent to single-family homes and improve landscaping, lighting and traffic management.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_46":116,"_48":117,"_50":118,"_52":119,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":120,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":121,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6010115,"Plano council adopts $798 million budget, approves 43.76-cent property tax rate",661,1321000,1982000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5809872-4eac4743d2eb4c53f36b7bc877a8af57&start=1321&end=1982","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5809872-4eac4743d2eb4c53f36b7bc877a8af57/thumbnail_1321000.jpg","/articles/6010115/Plano/Collin-County/Texas/Plano-council-adopts-798-million-budget-approves-4376-cent-property-tax-rate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6010115-e5a18421679e97ba9e1551b27178e91f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140335&Signature=nmqCRMniBs5DFdG-UIm3TfcKsOY5Z7cDwbHtCusczSmzaI8lP0q82TYzpnLo0QFxDNhMW6LSGCIuiL684zJPZtohiUdNBzM98LXvkGBapz2H8VeT8~tQR-byjpIcbFgNVrZ1-QsK09ozoSddCllCbrlLxyz9pB1yLWTeaz3JgmTEIDQsFlx6HoPFuPkk8X2TYyRaT1wrOArs84yz~8n9f~ivRPmpF3EAqYFSPFsLpzaLUaWacBBJ9tKIrRrIA8-9EN5zZk-dNSLgMBMQ8WCoj0Aao2HPWqQyE4lmOXTcMsIZY-bbngsFM~0az32RXdWSbESN1L6mXPnNE3JIGyAi2Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Plano City Council voted Sept. 8 to adopt the city'9s $798,000,000 combined operating budget and to set the property tax rate described in the meeting as 0.4376 (43.76 cents per $100 of taxable value). The council also adopted a $319,000,000 Community Investment Program (capital plan) and ratified that the city will collect more property tax revenue in 2025'026 than in the prior year.
The vote on the operating budget passed with one abstention; the community investment program and the ratification of property tax revenue each passed unanimously, and the tax-rate motion passed 8-0. City staff said the general fund in the adopted operating budget totals $422,700,000.
City budget staff presented the packet and told the council that the debt portion of the tax rate is fixed at 11.5 cents per $100 of taxable value because it funds existing debt. That leaves the operating portion to be set by the council; staff said the combined figures are reflected in the published budget documents and that public hearings were held Aug. 11, Aug. 14 and Aug. 25 before the Sept. 8 vote.
During the public comment period, resident Jennifer Grossman urged the council to approve a lower tax rate and criticized increases in several budget line items she called unnecessary, including economic development reserves and modest spending for council meals and apparel. Grossman said, \"You want to spend $12,000 for food and clothes' thousand dollars for clothing...People on fixed income, that's not small money.\" Another speaker, Jennifer Groysman, urged officials to be mindful of residents' tax burdens before finalizing the rate.
Council members discussed the proposal over several meetings and during the Sept. 8 session. Council member Maria (identified in the meeting by first name) moved to adopt the rate the council discussed as 0.4376; the motion was seconded and the council then voted to adopt the tax rate and related budget ordinances. Council members stressed the city'9s labor costs and the need to maintain staff pay to retain employees, while others said they preferred a lower, more gradual approach to increases.
City staff also explained that the capital program is primarily funded through the debt portion of the tax rate and therefore was presented separately; the council adopted the capital plan with an 8-0 vote.
What the council adopted are the spending and appropriation ordinances for fiscal year 2025'026; any future changes to the tax rate or appropriations would require subsequent council action. The council'9s formal motions and the recorded tallies were entered into the meeting minutes.
The council adjourned after completing the evening agenda.","The Plano City Council on Sept. 8 adopted a $798 million operating budget, approved a $319 million capital program and set a property tax rate described in the meeting as 0.4376 (43.76 cents per $100 of taxable value). Council votes on the budget and related tax measures followed public comment urging lower rates.","actionData","errors"]

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