Aug 11, 2026 City Council & Work Session

[CALL TO ORDER ]

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CALL TO ORDER THE AUGUST 11TH, 2026, CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS AT THE WYLIE MUNICIPAL CENTER. THE TIME IS 6:02 P.M. WE DO ASK IF YOU WERE HERE THIS EVENING AND YOU HAVE YOUR CELL PHONE WITH YOU, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE MAKE SURE IT'S EITHER SET TO VIBRATE OR TURNED OFF SO AS NOT TO DISTURB PROCEEDINGS. MADAM CITY SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE ROLL AT THIS TIME? YES, MAYOR. MAYOR MATTHEW PORTER PRESENT. COUNCILMAN DAVID R DUKE PRESENT. COUNCILMAN DAVE STRING. COUNCILMAN STRING INFORMED ME HE WOULD BE A FEW MINUTES LATE THIS EVENING. COUNCILMAN TODD PICKENS HERE, COUNCILMAN COUNCILMAN SCOTT WILLIAMS. COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND THIS EVENING. COUNCILMAN SID HOOVER PRESENT MAYOR PRO TEM GINA MALIKAI. THE MAYOR PRO TEM INFORMED ME HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND THIS EVENING. WE HAVE A QUORUM, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MISS STORM. WITH THAT, AT THIS TIME, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND FOR OUR INVOCATION, WHICH I WILL LEAD, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE, WHICH WILL BE LED BY COUNCILMAN PICKENS. DEAR LORD, WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE MANY GIFTS THAT YOU'VE BESTOWED UPON ALL OF US HERE. WE THANK YOU FOR THE ABILITY TO COME TOGETHER AND PLAY A ROLE IN THE GOVERNMENT OF OUR COUNTRY, OF OUR STATE, AND OF OUR CITY. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSINGS THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO US TO BE ABLE TO BE PRESENT AND BORN IN A COUNTRY LIKE THE UNITED STATES. LORD, I ASK YOUR PROTECTION AND GUIDANCE UPON THOSE WHO SERVE US, BOTH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS HERE AND OUR MILITARY, BOTH HERE AND ABROAD. LORD, PROTECT THEM AND BRING THEM HOME SAFE TO THEIR FAMILIES. LORD, I ASK THAT YOU WOULD PROVIDE WISDOM TO THIS COUNCIL AS WE DO OUR BEST TO REPRESENT THE CITIZENS WHO HAVE ENTRUSTED US WITH OUR POSITIONS. WE PRAY THESE THINGS IN THE NAME OF YOUR SON, CHRIST JESUS. AMEN. 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 FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. PLEASE BE SEATED. THIS EVENING, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PRESENTATIONS OR RECOGNITIONS, SO WE WILL MOVE TO OUR COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. IF ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IS PRESENT WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL REGARDING AN ITEM NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING, WE ASK THEM TO COMPLETE A FORM IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING IN ORDER TO SPEAK. WE DO REQUEST COMMENTS BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES IF FOR AN INDIVIDUAL OR SIX IF OFFICIALLY REPRESENTING A GROUP. IN ADDITION, WE DO REMIND EVERYONE UNDER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THE COUNCIL IS NOT ALLOWED TO CONVERSE, DELIBERATE OR TAKE ACTION ON ANY MATTER THAT IS PRESENTED DURING CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.

SO, MISS STORM, DID WE HAVE ANY FORMS TURNED IN? YES, MAYOR, WE RECEIVED ONE. OKAY. I BELIEVE THERE WAS ONE, MR. JONES. I WAS ACTUALLY, SINCE IT IS TECHNICALLY ON THE AGENDA, EVEN THOUGH IT'S EXECUTIVE. I'LL ASK YOU TO SPEAK RIGHT BEFORE THAT. JUST THAT WAY IT WOULD BE ON THE RECORD AS PART OF OUR CONSIDERATION FOR GOING IN. SO I'LL ASK YOU TO STEP FORWARD AT THAT TIME IF THAT'S ACCEPTABLE TO YOU. OKAY. WERE THERE ANY OTHER FORMS TURNED IN, MISTER? NO. MAYOR. OKAY. SO WITH NO FORMS TURNED IN FOR COMMENTS ON NON AGENDA ITEMS WILL FIRST GO

[CONSENT AGENDA]

[EXECUTIVE SESSION (Part 1 of 3)]

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YES, MAYOR. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DOUG JONES. MY WIFE, RACHEL AND I OWN AND OPERATE TRINITY VALLEY RANCH AT 2300 MCMILLAN ROAD. LATER IN TONIGHT'S AGENDA, MAYOR, AS YOU JUST OUTLINED, YOU WILL BE DISCUSSING RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN OUR CASE, UNFORTUNATELY, AGAINST THE CITY, MOST NOTABLY THAT WE DID RECENTLY RECEIVE A UNANIMOUS APPELLATE REVERSAL AND ARE NOW SET FOR TRIAL NEXT JULY. MY REASON FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT IS TO HIGHLIGHT THE GROWING PATTERN OF MISCONDUCT THAT I BELIEVE THE CITY ADMINISTRATION IS TAKING, AND TO OUTLINE, MAYBE TO OUR OWN DETRIMENT, SOME OF OUR NEXT STEPS. AS YOU AS YOU KNOW, AND MANY ON THE RECORD ARE LISTENING, KNOW, THE MCMILLAN PROJECT BEGAN IN NOVEMBER OF 23.

MCMILLAN IS THE ONLY ROAD THAT PROVIDES ACCESS TO OUR BUSINESS. THE CITY'S WRONGFUL DECISION TO CLOSE MCMILLAN ROAD AS A COST AND TIME SAVINGS MEASURE HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED, SO I WON'T REHASH THAT TONIGHT. BUT FOR NEARLY THREE YEARS, THE CITY'S RESPONSE TO OUR CLAIMS REGARDING ACCESS ISSUES AND OTHER DAMAGES HAS BEEN DISMISSED, DENIED AND DELAYED, REALLY TO OUR OWN DETRIMENT AND TO MY FAMILY'S HARDSHIP. THE CITY'S LATEST PLEA OF JURISDICTION, WHICH I HAD TO LEARN AS A PROCEDURAL MOTION, ARGUING THAT WE HAD NO RIGHT TO EVEN BE IN COURT, WAS THE MOST RECENT STALL TACTIC. BUT NOW, AFTER ANOTHER COSTLY YEAR, I AM PLEASED THAT WE'VE WON OUR APPEAL AND THAT IT WAS UNANIMOUS BY THE THREE JUDGES THAT SAT ON THAT APPELLATE DECISION. SOME OF THE REFERENCES IN THERE DECISION WERE SO SIMPLE. I'LL OUTLINE SOME OF THEM TONIGHT. FIRST, THE CITY'S OWN TRASH TRUCK SERVICE RECORDS HAVE LOGS THAT SAY THE ROAD WAS BLOCKED BY CONSTRUCTION, WHICH WAS WHY WE WEREN'T ABLE TO RECEIVE SERVICE DURING CERTAIN PERIODS. AND THEN THERE ARE OTHER WELL DOCUMENTED GPS MAPPING ISSUES THAT THE JUDGE HAS REVIEWED REGARDING THE REROUTING OF OUR CUSTOMERS AND VENDORS TO LAKE RANCH ROAD FOR MANY MONTHS. DURING THE DELAYS. AND BOTH OF THOSE ITEMS WERE PART OF THE APPELLATE DECISION. BUT THIS IS WHERE THINGS GET MORE SERIOUS.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T TAKE ANY PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THIS OR DISCUSSING THIS ON THE PUBLIC RECORD. BUT WHAT BEGAN AS AN ACCESS IMPAIRMENT CASE IS NOW ABOUT TO EXPAND. WHEN WE RETURN TO COURT IN JULY OF 27, WE WILL PRESENTING CLAIMS FOR NOT ONLY ACCESS IMPAIRMENT DAMAGES, BUT ALSO FOR PHYSICAL TAKINGS OF PROPERTY DRAINAGE AND FLOOD DAMAGES. REPUTATIONAL HARM FROM FALSE PUBLIC STATEMENTS MADE BY SOME MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL, CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND OTHER CLAIMS THAT I'M NOT GOING TO REVEAL TONIGHT. BUT THE RECORD SUPPORTING EACH OF THESE CLAIMS IS DOCUMENTED AND WELL ORGANIZED. FOR EXAMPLE, DURING THE COURSE OF THIS UNNECESSARY LITIGATION, THE CITY OF WYLIE INSTALLED SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS ON OUR PROPERTY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. IT'S FLOWN SURVEILLANCE DRONES OVER OUR PROPERTY. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THE FOURTH AMENDMENT OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION EXISTS TO PRESENT TO PREVENT GOVERNMENTS FROM USING THEIR POWER TO MONITOR, INTIMIDATE, OR SUPPRESS CITIZENS WHO ARE EXERCISING LEGAL RIGHTS. WE HAVE, IN WRITING FROM CITY REPRESENTATIVES AS EVIDENCE THAT THE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS WERE INSTALLED, AND I'M QUOTING DUE TO OUR LAWSUIT, WE BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS CIVIL RIGHTS CONCERN, AND IT'S GOING TO BE FULLY LITIGATED NEXT JULY. NOW, I WANT TO TURN TO SOMETHING ELSE THAT I THINK MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL MAY BE AWARE OF. BUT EARLIER THIS YEAR, IN FEBRUARY, WHILE OUR APPEAL WAS PENDING, YOU FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST YOUR OWN ENGINEERING FIRM ON THE ROAD, DXM INFRASTRUCTURE. AND IN DOING SO, YOU'RE NOW ARGUING TWO THINGS THAT CANNOT BE TRUE AT THE SAME TIME IN TWO DIFFERENT COURTS. IN ONE COLLIN COUNTY COURT, YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE CONSTRUCTION WAS LAWFUL, THAT ALL REPRESENTATIONS WERE ACCURATE AND THAT WE HAVE NO CLAIM? BUT IN ANOTHER COLLIN COUNTY COURT, YOU CLAIM THAT CONSTRUCTION WAS ILLEGAL, FALSE STATEMENTS WERE MADE AND THAT YOUR ENGINEER, DXM, BEARS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RESULTING HARM, DELAYS AND DAMAGES TO OPPOSING SWORN POSITIONS IN TWO DIFFERENT COURTROOMS. THE GOOD NEWS, I THINK, FOR US IS THAT THE COURTS HAVE STARTED TO ALREADY SORT THIS OUT, AND AS A RESULT, WE'VE BEEN REMANDED FOR TRIAL.

THE COURT FOUND THAT OUR EVIDENCE CREATED A GENUINE FACT ISSUE ON WHETHER THIS CITY'S CONSTRUCTION CAUSED A TOTAL TEMPORARY RESTRICTION OF ACCESS TO OUR PROPERTY, AND WE INTEND TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN, EXPAND THE CLAIMS WITH ALL THAT. I THINK THERE'S ALSO SOME QUESTIONS THAT YOU SHOULD CONSIDER AS YOU GO BACK TONIGHT FOR COUNSEL. ARE YOU AWARE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL VENDOR TRUCKS THAT HAD INCIDENTS ENTERING OUR PROPERTY DURING THE MULTIPLE WEEKS THAT THE DRIVEWAY, THE COMMERCIAL DRIVEWAY THAT ENTERS OUR PROPERTY WAS REDUCED IN

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MEANWHILE, OTHER MCMILLAN PROPERTIES ARE BEING COMMUNICATED WITH. BUT ALL OF OUR ATTEMPTS TO DISCUSS REMEDIATION HAVE BEEN DISMISSED AND REJECTED. AND ONE FINAL VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION I THINK EVERYONE NEEDS TO ASK THEMSELVES IS, DO YOU HAVE A PROPER PRE-CONSTRUCTION HYDROLOGY STUDY FOR THE MCMILLAN ROAD PROJECT? TO DATE, WE. AND YOU HAVE YOU'VE REFUSED MULTIPLE REQUESTS TO ANYONE WHO HAS INQUIRED ABOUT THOSE STUDIES, ESPECIALLY ANYONE WHO'S SEEING NEW DRAINAGE PATTERNS AND RUNOFF ON THEIR PROPERTIES. AND I KNOW I ONLY HAVE 10S TO RESPECTFULLY LAND THE PLANE HERE IN JUST A SECOND.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT JULY IS GOING TO BE OUT OF YOUR HANDS. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE DECIDED BY A JUDGE, BY LAWYERS, CITY ADMINISTRATORS, OR BY ENGINEERS. IT'S GOING TO BE DECIDED BY 12 TEXANS. THOSE TEXANS ARE GOING TO HAVE COMMON SENSE. THEY'RE GOING TO SEE THE FACTS FOR WHAT THEY ARE. THEY'RE GOING TO SEE EVERY PHOTOGRAPH. THEY'RE GOING TO READ YOUR EMAILS, AND THEY'RE GOING TO WATCH YOUR DEMEANOR ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ON THE STAND, AND THEY'RE GOING TO READ YOUR OWN CONFLICTING SWORN PETITIONS. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING SPECIAL. WE'VE ASKED THE SAME THINGS OVER AND OVER. WE WANT TO BE TREATED LAWFULLY. WE'D ASK TO BE COMPENSATED FAIRLY FOR TAKINGS, AND WE'D ASK FOR SOMEBODY FROM THE CITY TO REACH OUT TO US IN GOOD FAITH TO HAVE A CONVERSATION. INSTEAD, WE'VE SPENT TAXPAYER DOLLARS. SIR, YOU'VE GONE OVER HALF A MINUTE OVER. WE'VE SPENT TAXPAYER DOLLARS STALLING, DELAYING AND HOPING WE'D GO AWAY. AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO TONIGHT. I HOPE SOMEONE IN THE CLOSED SESSION WILL ASK SOME HARD QUESTIONS. THERE CAN BE TOUGH CONVERSATION. THIS ISN'T A QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT IT'S GOING TO GET RESOLVED. IT'S GOING TO GET RESOLVED. IT'S GOING TO BE A MATTER OF HOW LONG IT'S GOING TO TAKE, WHAT WILL BE ON THE PUBLIC RECORD. AND PLEASE, JUST IT'S TIME TO DO THE RIGHT THING BEFORE THE JURY HAS TO DO IT FOR YOU NEXT JULY. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. OKAY. WITH THAT, THE COUNCIL WILL MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED REASON UNDER SECTION

[RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION (Part 1 of 3)]

[1. Consider, and act upon, Resolution No. 2026-12(R) of the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas, accepting the proposed property tax rate for the fiscal year 2026-27; accepting the calculation of the no new revenue tax rate and the voter approval tax rate, establishing September 8, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. at the City of Wylie Municipal Complex for a public hearing and vote on the proposed property tax rate, and providing for the publication as provided by the Texas Property Tax Code, Chapter 26.]

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THE CITY HAS RECEIVED THE OFFICIAL CALCULATION FROM THE COLLIN COUNTY TAX OFFICE OF THE TAX RATES FOR THE 2627 BUDGET YEAR AND THIS YEAR'S NO NEW REVENUE RATE IS 0.555257, AND THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE IS 0.59655. FOR THE PROPOSED 2627 BUDGET IS BASED ON THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE. AND THE PROPOSED BUDGET WAS PLACED ON FILE WITH THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE YESTERDAY. ON AUGUST 10TH. IF WE MAKE ANY CHANGES IN THE PROPOSED TAX RATE, IT WILL REQUIRE REVISION OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET. AND TONIGHT, THE CITY COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO VOTE ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE AND THE RESULTS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE. ALONG WITH THE OTHER REQUIRED INFORMATION IN THE NEWSPAPER. THE MEETING THAT WE ARE PROPOSING FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING IS SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2026, AND IT'S INCLUDED IN THE MOTION. AND THIS VOTE HAS TO BE A RECORD VOTE. OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS BROWN. SO WITH THAT, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A MULTI-MONTH PROCESS AT THIS TIME. OKAY. SO I BELIEVE THIS IS THIS NEEDS TO BE READ AS WRITTEN AND THEN WE'LL NEED TO

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A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026-12R OF THE CITY OF WILEY OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS. ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL. PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27. ACCEPTING THE CALCULATION OF THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE AND THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE, ESTABLISHING THE VOTER ESTABLISHING SEPTEMBER 8TH 2026 AT 6 P.M. AT THE WILEY CITY COUNCIL AT THE.

I'M SORRY, THE CITY OF WILEY MUNICIPAL COMPLEX FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AND VOTE ON THE PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AS PROVIDED BY THE TEXAS TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE, CHAPTER 26. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AS STATED. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILMAN PICKENS? THANK YOU. MAYOR, I SECOND. OKAY. SO COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

SO THE MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. COUNCILMAN STRING FOUR. COUNCILMAN DUKE FOUR. MAYOR MATTHEW PORTER FOR COUNCILMAN SID HOOVER FOR COUNCILMAN TODD PICKENS FOR MAYOR. PRO TEM GINA MALIKI, ABSENT. AND COUNCILMAN SCOTT WILLIAMS ABSENT. SO THAT DOES COMPLETE ITEM ONE. WE'LL

[2. Establish a date, time, and place to hold a Public Hearing on the fiscal year 2026-27 Proposed Budget so that all interested persons may be heard, either for or against any item in the proposed budget before final approval. The date, time and place for the hearing and final vote will be published in the City's official newspaper, as provided by the Texas Local Government Code, Section 102.006. ]

THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AND THE CITY'S CHARTER REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET, SO COUNCIL MUST ESTABLISH A DATE, TIME AND PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING SO THAT ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY BE HEARD EITHER FOR OR AGAINST ANY ITEM ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET BEFORE THE FINAL APPROVAL. COUNCIL. I'M SORRY. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING SEPTEMBER THE 8TH AT THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX AT 6 P.M. FOR THE DATE AND TIME OF THE PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY, SO AS MENTIONED, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE BUDGET, I THINK FEBRUARY OR MARCH IN SMALL BITS AND THEN LARGER BITS. OBVIOUSLY, IF ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC HAS NOT COME ALREADY AND COMMENTED, WE WELCOME YOU TO COME AT THE TIME THAT IS SET ON THIS. WITH THAT BEING SAID, COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT SETTING A DATE, TIME AND PLACE TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET? AND IF NOT, WE DO HAVE. A MOTION ON THIS AND IT WILL NEED TO BE AS STATED IN THE PACKET.

SO COUNCILMAN HOOVER, MOTION. MAYOR. MOTION ESTABLISHING SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2026 AT 6 P.M.

IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE WILEY MUNICIPAL COMPLEX, 300 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD, BUILDING, 100 WILEY, TEXAS. AS THE DATE AND TIME PLACE AT WHICH THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL OCCUR, CITY COUNCIL WILL VOTE ON THE FINAL BUDGET. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AS STATED. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILMAN PERKINS. THANK YOU. MAYOR A SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION WITH A SECOND AS STATED. COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. DOES THIS REQUIRE A ROLL CALL? MR. NO. OKAY. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU. WITH THAT.

[3. Discussion and consideration of all matters incident and related to calling a bond election to be held in the City of Wylie, Texas, including the adoption of Resolution No. 2026-13(R) pertaining thereto.]

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BUT THIS IS TO ORDER THE BOND ELECTION. AND JUST TO NOTE, DUE TO THE CANVAS DATES, WE WILL HAVE TO HOLD A SPECIAL CALL MEETING ON THAT TUESDAY. I BELIEVE IT WAS NOVEMBER 16TH.

LET ME CONFIRM TO CANVAS THOSE ELECTION RESULTS. SO THAT IS NOT A CURRENTLY SCHEDULED MEETING. BUT WE SORRY, NOVEMBER 17TH WILL HOLD A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING TO CANVASS THE BOND ELECTION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS STORM COUNCIL, AS YOU KNOW, WE WENT THROUGH THIS WITH OUR BOND COUNSEL AT THE LAST MEETING, AND THERE WAS THE ONE CHANGE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THE ABOUT WHAT IS BEING PRESENTED THIS EVENING TO THEN BE PRESENTED TO THE VOTERS TO GET THEIR DIRECT FEEDBACK? OKAY. IF THERE ARE NONE, THEN I WOULD BE OPEN TO A MOTION ON THIS ITEM. AND AGAIN, AS MISS STORM STATED, IF YOU ARE OPEN TO WITH THE CORRECTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED. COUNCILMAN PICKENS. THANK YOU. MAYOR, I ASSUME I READ THE MOTION AS WRITTEN. IF THAT IS THE MOTION YOU WISH TO DELIVER TO MOVE FORWARD, THEN YES. AND JUST ADD PROBABLY AFTER THE HOUR, YOU COULD ADD WITH CORRECTIONS AS PROVIDED. OKAY. I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026-13R WITH AMENDMENTS AS PROVIDED TO US CALLING A BOND ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026, MAKING PROVISION FOR THE CONDUCTING OF THE ELECTION AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS, INCIDENT AND RELATED THERETO.

WE HAVE A MOTION AS STATED. DO WE HAVE A SECOND, COUNCILMAN DUKE? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION WITH A SECOND COUNCIL. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. WE'LL PUT. THAT WILL BE PROVIDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR CONTINUING INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC, BUT WE'LL PROVIDE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE US THE FEEDBACK THERE THROUGH THE ELECTION IN NOVEMBER. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM FOR TONIGHT,

[4. Hold a Public Hearing, consider, and act upon, the writing of an ordinance for a change in zoning from Commercial Corridor (CC) to Commercial Corridor - Special Use Permit (CC-SUP) on 0.49 acres to allow for a drone delivery service from Wing. Property located at 707 Cooper Drive (ZC 2026-07). ]

MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. AS STATED IN THE SUBJECT LINE, THE APPLICANT IS ASKING FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT ON ABOUT A HALF AN ACRE ON COOPER BOULEVARD IN ORDER TO DO DELIVERY SERVICE BY DRONE. THIS IS THE SAME COMPANY WING THAT DOES HAVE A CURRENT SUP OVER AT THE WALMART THAT'S ON STATE HIGHWAY 78. AND THEY'VE BEEN RELATIVELY SUCCESSFUL WITH THAT PARTICULAR BUSINESS MODEL. THAT BEING SAID, THIS ONE IS OVER ON COOPER. THERE IS A CURRENT DRONE OPERATOR OVER IN THAT AREA WHO DOES MORE OF A, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, A DOORDASH TYPE OF BUSINESS MODEL WING HERE IS GOING TO, FOR THIS PARTICULAR SITE IS OPERATING EXCLUSIVELY WITH CHICK FIL A. AT THIS POINT, THEY WILL JUST BE DOING DELIVERIES FOR THE CHICK FIL A RESTAURANT THAT'S JUST UP AND AROUND THE CORNER. SEE THE DIMENSIONS AND SOME OTHER THINGS WITHIN THE REPORT? THERE'S GOING TO BE 20, I'M SORRY. THERE'S A 20 BY EIGHT SHED FOR STORAGE AND OPERATION OF THE OF THE DRONES. THEY'RE GOING TO USE A BATTERY BACKUP TYPE OF SITUATION FOR THEIR BATTERY POWER FOR THE DRONES TO RECHARGE THE DRONES. SO THERE WON'T BE A GENERATOR OR ANY KIND OF NOISE ON, ON SITE FOR THAT SORT OF THING. THEIR HOURS OF OPERATION ARE PROPOSED TO BE BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 9:30 P.M. EXCEPT, I GUESS, ON SUNDAY, SINCE THEY'RE DELIVERING FOR CHICK FIL A. AND THAT WILL HAVE TWO OFF SITE PARKING ON SITE,

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KEEP CARS OFF THE ROAD WHILE STILL PROVIDING JOBS. THIS IS WHERE WE ARE WORKING WITH ON THIS PARTICULAR ONE IN WYLIE WITH ONE SPECIFIC CHICK FIL A. THIS IS A PLACEHOLDER THAT USUALLY HAS AN IMAGE OF THE DRONE DROPPING SOMETHING OFF, SO I APOLOGIZE. IT DOES NOT HAVE THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT THROUGH. SO WE'VE BEEN AN R&D COMPANY SINCE 2012. AND THEN WE STARTED WITH A PARTNERSHIP IN AUSTRALIA WITH DOORDASH, AND WE DID OVER 100,000 DELIVERIES IN THE FIRST YEAR. AND RIGHT NOW WE JUST FINISHED OUR MILLIONTH DELIVERY AND MOVED TOWARDS OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH US BASED PARTNERS. SO WE DESIGNED THE DRAFT THE AND MANUFACTURED THE DRONES THROUGH OEM STANDARDS. WE'RE AN OPERATOR. WE HAVE ONE 1 MILLION PLUS REAL COMMERCIAL DELIVERIES TO DATE, FLIGHT NAVIGATION AND AUTOMATION, WHICH IS MONITORED BY PILOTS IN COMMAND. AND THAT IS GOVERNED BY THE FAA. SO WE HAVE TWO DRONES. WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE A MIXED FLEET AT THIS ONE. CHICK FIL A WOULD LIKE THE LARGER ONE FOR THE LARGER PAYLOAD SO PEOPLE CAN GET A DIET COKE ALSO WITH THEIR CHICKEN SANDWICHES. AND SO THE SMALLER ONE CARRIES ABOUT TWO AND A HALF POUNDS AND IT GOES 55 MILES AN HOUR. AND THEN THE LARGER IS 5 POUNDS AND GOES 60 MILES AN HOUR. THE LARGER ONE IS 17 POUNDS AND THE SHORTER, SMALLER ONE IS 11 POUNDS. THEY'RE BOTH MADE OUT OF STYROFOAM AND RECYCLED PLASTIC. SO IF THEY'RE AND THEY'RE MEANT TO BREAK DOWN, IF THEY ARE TO HIT SOMETHING. SO THEY WOULDN'T CAUSE ANY DAMAGE IF THEY HIT A TREE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, OR GOD FORBID, A PERSON, WHICH IS NOT HAPPENED.

SO WE HAVE FLIGHT OPERATIONS CENTER HERE IN TEXAS AND THEY ARE FAA PART 107 CERTIFIED, ALL THE PILOTS MONITORING ALL THE SCREENS. AND THIS IS ONE OF OUR LOCATIONS. WE'VE GOT SEVERAL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. A LOT OF FOLKS ASK ABOUT HOW LOUD IT MIGHT BE. WELL, ON THE LEFT THERE, WE SHOW THAT WE ARE ABOUT 62DB. AND THAT IS LIKE KIND OF ON THE LOWER END OF BLESS YOU A LOT MORE BEING 90. AND WHEN YOU IF YOU WITNESSED THE WALMART OPERATION ONCE, THEY'RE ABOUT 100FT UP IN THE AIR, YOU CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING AND THEY JUST KIND OF ZOOM OUT.

AND THIS IS THE CAMERA VIEW OF WHAT THE PLANES CAN SEE. THEY'RE NOT MEANT TO TAKE PHOTOS, SO IT'S QUITE SAFE. AND SO WE LIKE TO SAY THAT THE CAMERA LENSES ARE ABOUT THE SAME AS A FLIP PHONE FROM BACK IN THE EARLY 2000. AND THEY'RE REALLY MEANT TO BE SENSORS FOR THE PLANES. THIS IS A TYPICAL DRONE NEST, AND THIS ONE'S ON CONCRETE. THE OTHER ONE THAT WE'RE BUILDING WILL BUILD IN CONCRETE AND THEN HAVE ON GRAVEL. BUT BASICALLY THE SAME THING. MORE EXAMPLES HERE OF THE MATERIALS THAT ARE USED. THIS IS THE ZERO EMISSIONS ELECTRIC POWER GENERATOR. AND HERE IS THE SITE PLAN WHICH MIGHT BE THE END OF THE

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I'VE NOTICED THAT THE DRONES THAT YOU'RE OPERATING OUT OF WALMART ARE EXTREMELY QUIET AS THEY'RE GOING OVER THE HOUSE. ARE THESE IN COMPARISON TO THAT? DO THE SAME ONES? WELL, IT'S THE SAME ONE. I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE THE BIGGER PAYLOAD. THAT ONE HAS BIGGER ONES ALSO.

OKAY, WE HAVE A MIXED FLEET ON ALMOST ALL OF OUR. YEAH, WE SWITCHED THOSE CAME OUT EARLIER THIS YEAR AND WE SWITCHED THEM OUT. OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANKS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMAN PERKINS. THANK YOU. MAYOR. POSSIBLY. HOW MANY EMPLOYEES WILL BE EMPLOYED AT THIS SITE DURING A GIVEN DAY? ONE, ONE. AND WAS THE SHIFT TIME THE SHIFT TIME OR ONE AT A TIME. SO THERE'LL BE TWO SHIFTS, YOU KNOW, LESS THAN EIGHT OR LESS HOURS EACH. OKAY. ARE THERE RESTROOM FACILITIES ON THE PROPERTY? NOT ON THE PROPERTY, BUT AT THE CHICK FIL A? WE'VE GOTTEN PERMISSION TO USE THE CHICK FIL A BATHROOMS. OKAY. AND WHERE IS THE PARKING BEING HELD? WE ARE POURING CONCRETE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE NEST. SO ON THE PROPERTY, YOU'LL HAVE PROPERTY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, COUNCILMAN STRING. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. SO AND I THINK JASON MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT THE PARKING SITUATION. WE JUST TALKED ABOUT A PARKING LOT. I KNOW CHICK FIL A'S NEXT. WELL, ROUGHLY NEXT DOOR IS SO IS THE PARKING LOT FOR, I GUESS, OTHER RESTAURANTS, WHATEVER, TO BRING STUFF THERE FOR THE EMPLOYEE OR NO, WE DO REMOTE FOR OH, SORRY. WE WOULD DO REMOTE PICKUP WHERE THE PLANE WOULD TAKE OFF, GO TO CHICK FIL A, LOWER ITS STRING, GET GET LOADED, AND THEN GO TO YOUR HOUSE. OH, I SEE, SO THERE'S NO TRAFFIC. THE AIRCRAFT ITSELF GOES TO PICK UP THE PACKAGE WHEREVER IT'S AT.

YEAH. AND WE DECIDED TO DO THAT MODALITY BECAUSE OF THE LAST MEETING WHERE RESIDENTS WERE CONCERNED WITH THERE BEING TOO MUCH TRAFFIC ON THAT ROAD. OKAY, IF YOU'VE GOT ONE PERSON WORKING THERE, WHAT DO WE NEED A PARKING LOT FOR? I'M JUST CURIOUS. WHAT'S THAT? WHAT DO WE NEED A PARKING LOT FOR? DOES IT SOUND LIKE YOU NEED A LOT OF PARKING? IF YOU ONLY GOT ONE PERSON WORKING? IT'S NOT A LOT. IT'S JUST A SLAB FOR ONE PARKING SPOT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THANKS. AND THEN THE BASS NEEDS TO GET REPLACED. SO A TRUCK WILL NEED TO COME IN THERE.

OKAY. WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I'LL ASK YOU TO STEP BACK. SO WITH THAT, MISS STORM, I WILL NOW OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM. IF ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IS PRESENT AND WISHES TO STEP FORWARD AND ADDRESS THE COUNCIL, WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU DO SO AT THIS TIME. OKAY, MISS STORM, PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT NO ONE HAS STEPPED FORWARD TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING THIS EVENING, SO I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, MR. HASKINS. AT THIS TIME. I THINK THEY WERE COVERED. THE EDC WILL REMAIN THE LAND OWNER, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY, SO IT SOUNDS LIKE IF NOT SAYING YOU WILL. BUT IF THERE ARE ANY ENCOUNTERS WITH ADDITIONAL CONCERNS, WE WOULD ASK THAT NEIGHBORS OR WHOMEVER IS WITNESSING INAPPROPRIATE ACTIONS TRASH OTHER CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED. MAKE SURE TO CONTACT THE EDC AND OR THE CITY COUNCIL SO WE CAN REACH OUT TO OUR PARTNERS AT THE EDC TO ENSURE THAT BEHAVIOR DOESN'T OCCUR. YES, SIR. AND I KNOW MR. GREINER HAS STATED AS SUCH THAT THEY WILL BE ADDRESSING IT. SO. BUT FOR THOSE LISTENING, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE TAKING THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT IF IT OCCURS. I DO APPRECIATE THAT YOU ALL ARE PUTTING PARKING IN, EVEN THOUGH YOU AREN'T GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE, EVEN WHEN YOU DO, THAT'S A NARROW ROAD. AND FRANKLY, WITH THE NEIGHBOR THAT'S ALREADY THERE, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL BE HELPFUL TO MAKE FEWER PUT FEWER VEHICLES ALONG THOSE CURBS. BUT THAT BEING SAID, COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? AND IF WE DON'T, I'M OPEN TO A MOTION ON THE ITEM. COUNCILMAN.

STRENGTH. THANK YOU. MAYOR, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM IS PRESENTED. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. THE ITEM IS PRESENTED. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILMAN HOOVER? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I SECOND IT. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION WITH A SECOND TO APPROVE. THE ITEM IS PRESENTED. COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. AND WITH THAT, BEFORE WE MOVE FURTHER INTO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT OUR CITY

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