Legislative Committee Meeting
Regular MeetingFrisco, TX · September 1, 2020
Minutes
SPECIAL MEETING OF Legislative Committee Meeting
McCallum Room
FRISCO, TX 75034
3:30 PM
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
Legislative Committe Chairperson Shona Huffman called the meeting to order at
3:32 p.m. with a full quorum present.
CITIZEN INPUT
No one wished to speak.
REGULAR AGENDA
1. Discussion on Legislative Strategy
Assistant City Manager Ben Brezina began the discussion on planning Frisco
Day 2021 (Exhibit A). Committee Chairperson Shona Huffman suggested the
Legislative Committee meet in early February after State Committees are set in
order to better plan for Frisco Day 2021.
Assistant City Manager Ben Brezina then moved on to discuss Frisco's
Legislative Agenda (Exhibit B) and reminded the Committee that this agenda is
typically brought before Council for consideration in October. The Committee
expressed the desire to add redistricting to the Legislative Agenda with the
stance of supporting one representative for the Collin County portion of Frisco
rather than redistricting to allow for more than one representative. Council
Member Brian Livingston then requested that Frisco support legislation which
would allow for greater access to protected EDC or CDC funds in the case of
another crisis similar to COVID-19 which is more economically devastating. Mr.
Livingston expressed his intent is to ensure the City will be able to keep funding
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police, fire, and basic maintenance and operations in the event another crisis
halts revenue streams. The Committee agreed to include this intent as it
reviews each piece of legislation in the upcoming State Legislative Session. The
Committee then reviewed the wording of the Legislative Agenda and agreed
that Mr. Brezina would bring back the finalized draft at the next Legislative
Committee meeting.
Assistant City Manager Ben Brezina moved on to review the 2020-2021
Contract for Public Affairs Consulting Services with HillCo (Exhibit C) and
requested direction from the Committee regarding bringing this contract before
Council in October. Mr. Brezina mentioned this service provides a conduit for
other State agencies such as TCEQ, PUC, the Controller's Office, and the
Attorney General's Office. He stated HillCo is able to assist in other ways
outside of legislation. He also indicated having this contract in place could be a
valuable tool as COVID-19 may continue to restrict travel, keeping City
representatives from Austin at critical times. The Committee was in agreement
to present the contract to Council.
The Committee requested that meetings to be held with key members of the
legislature after the November elections.
ADJOURN
Committee Member Will Sowell moved to adjourn at 3:50 p.m. Committee
Member Brian Livingston seconded the motion.
Passed
Vote: 3 - 0
For: Chairman Shona Huffman, Committee Member Will Sowell,
Committee Member Brian Livingston
Against: (None)
Approved 11/17/2020
_______________________
Board Chairman
ATTEST:
_______________________
Board 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/.
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Agenda
MEETING OF THE FRISCO LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
FRISCO CITY HALL
GEORGE A. PUREFOY MUNICIPAL CENTER
MCCALLUM ROOM – 4TH FLOOR
6101 FRISCO SQUARE BLVD.
FRISCO, TX 75034
3:30 PM
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
CITIZEN INPUT
REGULAR AGENDA
1. Discussion on 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 Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 4:00 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.
§ 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.
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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: ______________________________
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