Frisco Legislative Committee

Name: Frisco Legislative Committee — Frisco, TX
Start: 2020-11-17T15:15:00
End: 2020-11-17T17:15:00
Location: Frisco, TX

Regular Meeting

Frisco, TX · November 17, 2020

Agenda Minutes

Minutes

MEETING OF FRISCO LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE FRISCO CITY HALL GEORGE A. PUREFOY MUNICIPAL CENTER MCCALLUM ROOM – 4TH FLOOR 6101 FRISCO SQUARE BLVD. FRISCO, TX 75034 3:15 PM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2020 MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Legislative Committee Chair Shona Huffman called the meeting to order at 3:17 p.m. with a quorum present. Committee Chair Shona Huffman Present Committee Member Will Sowell Present Committee Member Brian Livingston Absent Representing Staff: Henry Hill, Deputy City Manager; Ben Brezina, Assistant City Manager; Kristi Morrow, City Secretary; Anita Cothran, Chief Financial Officer. Council Member Bill Woodard was also in attendance but is not a voting member of this committee. CITIZEN INPUT No one wished to speak. REGULAR AGENDA 1. Consider and act upon the approval of the September 1, 2020 Legislative Committee Meeting Minutes. Committee Member Will Sowell moved to approve the September 1, 2020 Page 1 of 3 Legislative Committee Meeting Minutes. Committee Chair Shona Huffman seconded the motion. Passed Vote: 2 – 0 For: Committee Member Will Sowell, Committee Chair Shona Huffman Against: (None) 2. Discuss Legislative Strategy. Assistant City Manager Ben Brezina reviewed the outcome of the November 3, 2020 State election and asked the Committee to provide direction for moving forward before the start of the State Legislative Session. The Legislative Committee requested using the HillCo team to schedule meetings with key members of the Legislature regarding SB 29. Committee Member Will Sowell advocated for protecting the rights of Frisco's citizens to be heard at the Capitol and indicated he would be amenable to a bill which outlined steps to follow when engaging with a Citizen Advocacy Group. Committee Chair Shona Huffman requested scheduling meetings with those on the Redistricting Committee to discuss redistricting Collin County as it relates to Frisco. Committee Member Will Sowell suggested having Representative Holland attend the next Legislative Committee meeting and provide an update regarding redistricting. The next meeting is proposed to be held in December. Committee Chair Shona Huffman asked that Frisco remain watchful for a bill regarding Building Codes. Committee Member Will Sowell stated Frisco should prioritize and focus on a few big issues and indicated the Citizens Advocacy Bill, Redistricting, and Building Codes should be those priorities. ADJOURN Committee Member Will Sowell moved to adjourn at 3:36 p.m. Committee Chair Shona Huffman seconded the motion. Passed Vote: 2 – 0 For: Committee Member Will Sowell, Committee Chair Shona Huffman Against: (None) Approved this 19th day of January 2021. Page 2 of 3 __________________________ Shona Huffman Committee Chair ATTEST: __________________________ Kristi Morrow City Secretary Please note these are preliminary results and are not official until approved at the next scheduled meeting. Approved/signed minutes are available at https://agenda.friscotexas.gov/OnBaseAgendaOnline/. Page 3 of 3

Agenda

MEETING OF FRISCO LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE FRISCO CITY HALL GEORGE A. PUREFOY MUNICIPAL CENTER MCCALLUM ROOM – 4TH FLOOR 6101 FRISCO SQUARE BLVD. FRISCO, TX 75034 3:15 PM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2020 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER CITIZEN INPUT REGULAR AGENDA 1. Consider and act upon the approval of the September 1, 2020 Legislative Committee Meeting Minutes. 2. Discuss Legislative Strategy. ADJOURN CERTIFICATION Ben Brezina, Assistant City Manager, certifies that this Notice of Meeting was posted on the outside bulletin board, at the George A. Purefoy Municipal Center of the City of Frisco, Texas, a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public at all times, and said Notice was posted on the following date and time: By Friday, November 13, 2020 at 5:00 PM and remained so posted at least 72 hours before meeting was convened. Texas Government Code Section: § 551.071 – Private consultation with the attorney for the City. Page 1 of 2 § 551.072 – Discussing purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property. § 551.074 – Discussing personnel or to hear complaints against personnel. § 551.087 – Discussion regarding commercial or financial information that the Board has received from a business prospect or to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentives to a business prospect. NOTICE Pursuant to City of Frisco Ordinance Number 19-10-86, each member of the public wishing to address the City Council shall be entitled to speak for up to five (5) minutes, unless ten (10) or more members of the public are present to speak on a single agenda item, in which case the City Council may by majority vote reduce the allotted time from five (5) minutes to three (3) minutes per speaker to ensure that as many people as possible have an opportunity to speak, subject to the requirements of other law. NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS The George A. Purefoy Municipal Center is wheelchair accessible. Access to the building and special parking are available at the primary north entrance facing Frisco Square Blvd. Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids or services such as interpreters for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired, readers, or large print, are requested to contact the City Secretary’s Office at least 48-hours prior to the meeting. Please e-mail your request to: CitySec@friscotexas.gov or call (972) 292-5020. BRAILLE IS NOT AVAILABLE. Date Removed: _____________________________ Removed By: ______________________________ Page 2 of 2

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