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• Consent agenda (items except K, D and I removed for separate consideration): approved (motion passed 6–0). The consent motion approved routine items submitted together; council removed items K (political signs ordinance), D (Schimmelphennig shelving) and I (annual audit acceptance) for separate votes.

• Item D — Schimmelphennig Library shelving: approved, 5–1. Council approved a low‑responsive quote from Libra Tech Corporation for the replacement shelving and installation (estimated $383,987 in staff background). Some council members initially sought to defer to pair with a later remodel, but staff reported the shelving procurement carries its own schedule and cost implications.

• Item I — Acceptance of the annual audit: accepted, 6–0. Council accepted the city’s annual audit and unmodified opinion; finance staff and the outside auditors were recognized by councilors for their work.

• Item K — Ordinance revising political/noncommercial signs at publicly owned active polling locations: adopted, 5–1. Council approved revised sign rules after hearing city attorney advice that numeric caps on public property could raise First Amendment enforcement risks. The ordinance retains size and setback restrictions and directs staff to publish implementation guidance for polling locations.

• Item 1 — Silver Line Station Areas Plan (12th Street and Shiloh Road): approved, 6–0. Council adopted a small area plan to guide mixed‑use, transit‑oriented development, building‑height transitions, and a recommended density bonus for the 12th Street transit center area.

Notes: The meeting also included an extended, nonfinal council discussion to narrow a proposed 2025 bond package and to set the order of propositions for the May 3 referendum; that discussion produced council direction to staff but was not a formal recorded vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Plano City Council Meeting -","oneSentenceSummary","Council approved a set of consent, finance and planning items including the Silver Line station-area plan, acceptance of the annual audit, purchase of library shelving, and an ordinance on political signs; key vote tallies listed.","taxTitle","Plano, Collin County, Texas","taxId",2776,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6366394,"Council approves revised political-sign rules at public polling places after legal review",153,7058000,7211000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2159530-d59588e45e25e876140902e3220e87ae&start=7058&end=7211","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2159530-d59588e45e25e876140902e3220e87ae/thumbnail_7058000.jpg","/articles/6366394/Plano/Collin-County/Texas/Council-approves-revised-political-sign-rules-at-public-polling-places-after-legal-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6366394-e0170f99fe9b822917014c4924a64474/orig.mp4?Expires=1771171841&Signature=jXaPqWgUWSETOaRl4IXAbabjlbPSHsP5WzfHOSu9tMfMFvvUHCPGOrWKzgAvJWW0MaI9NGydpTZIXI5G2WCtOxXr0X-c00oz37gj6h-mBK08PrFrp1RNbMd0iPXIAln64asvJ77RKU2mSJc1d5Tpe7do201u7kyxjL3QK0FXsSL-eptcPshxPm9sF~-YzoU0mc8YrSyIJzYqLyQtCSIhngeNKE1BLWaxQVn1CECjPnvLsVgpf-u4NKoNDcpAi86eG5HFwb7WtOqwR5uUVa-QuLMZwigOqEiLTN~7agGdP3GI80z3SqSQ7Z5dEN-GfoJrgswyL6s7PDQFeIYXXt4N-w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Plano City Council on Jan. 27 approved an ordinance that revises regulation of political and noncommercial signs at publicly owned active polling locations, removing numerical limits after legal review raised enforcement and First Amendment concerns.

City legal staff told councilors they had revised the city’s earlier approach because enforcing numerical limits on signs at public property could require staff to read individual signs during enforcement, raising constitutional‑law risks. Attorneys also noted a private attorney had questioned enforcement under existing language. Council voted 5–1 to adopt the ordinance after a short public comment period; one member had earlier moved to table the measure but the motion failed.

Two themes emerged in public comment. Opponents of removing number limits argued the city’s previously adopted limits better protected voters from “walls of signs” and provided equal protection for competing campaigns; one commenter said large clusters of signs made some voters feel intimidated. City attorneys answered that the revised ordinance keeps requirements for size and placement setbacks from the curb and confines signs to designated areas near polling places, while removing numeric caps on publicly owned property to reduce legal risk.

Why it matters: the change shifts how the city manages campaign signage at polling places. City staff said the revision is intended to reduce the risk of a successful legal challenge while still giving elections‑period signage clear size and placement restrictions.

Vote: ordinance adopted 5–1.","After discussing First Amendment and enforcement risks, the council approved an ordinance changing how political and noncommercial signs are regulated at publicly owned active polling locations.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":46,"_47":91,"_49":92,"_51":93,"_53":94,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":95,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":96,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6366398,"Council adopts Silver Line Station Area Plan for 12th Street and Shiloh Road",4334,6221000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2159530-d59588e45e25e876140902e3220e87ae&start=6221&end=10555","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2159530-d59588e45e25e876140902e3220e87ae/thumbnail_6221000.jpg","/articles/6366398/Plano/Collin-County/Texas/Council-adopts-Silver-Line-Station-Area-Plan-for-12th-Street-and-Shiloh-Road","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6366398-f876c6039b53c680e370fb99e7c49997/orig.mp4?Expires=1771171841&Signature=c5tgXeXYFhHTDuCJ~KpkT3qZExOrXkIPfKRul93F~e1G47GY9ZJq4h3oEggn9fCqQdhPOwXDPGzQiATZL~LwY4VvmQY8qI1b5eUBiARMZfoFM1Nefan~qn1iw2f6e6xrAbnZY08OcqJFWOpMBiC7V-sjpNV0skYuONQ~szwkKKoF~xdb5Sp5BxoJRUHNECaChxjGY6aBZmgpjhC9QORkchOqhEJcqeTQDE16-pnv2q3Jb7EiiFyk5qdfoT1QOs5P3F~tIXUpzK3c5e6~~2r8qlXaULzdyx-psMU~TVOKP5UZIm7DjkdK~ztb1GY9uorltb3HA0~ct60BkLCyyYta~Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Plano City Council on Jan. 27 adopted the Silver Line Station Areas Plan, a transit‑oriented small area plan that lays out land‑use, building‑form and implementation guidance around the city’s two planned Silver Line stations at 12th Street and Shiloh Road.

Drew Bronner, the planning manager who presented the plan, said it grew from years of study, two analysis reports, extensive public engagement and an advisory group of residents and stakeholders. The Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval, Bronner said.

The plan directs a higher share of mixed‑use development near the 12th Street station — about 39% of the station area — and recommends targeted building height transitions to protect adjacent residential neighborhoods. For 12th Street the plan identifies a three‑story maximum next to the Douglas community with higher, transit‑oriented development stepping down into existing neighborhoods. The plan also includes a density bonus mechanism for the 12th Street transit center mixed‑use area — developers could earn up to three additional stories by providing public benefits such as open space, public parking or an affordable‑housing percentage.

Council members and several public speakers supported the plan’s vision and the outreach process behind it. “They conducted a number of charrettes…they were able to come up with what I think is a very fine plan,” resident William Cravens told the council during public comment.

Why it matters: the plan will guide zoning and development decisions near two future rail stations and is intended to encourage mixed‑use, walkable development while protecting adjacent residential character. The plan is to be used in future zoning reviews and implementation steps identified in the plan’s implementation chapter.

Next steps: staff will use the adopted plan when reviewing zoning and development applications, develop the zoning tools recommended in the plan (including the density bonus), and track implementation through the listed near‑ and mid‑term actions.

Vote: Planning and Zoning recommended approval 8–0; council vote to adopt was 6–0.","The council unanimously approved a transit‑oriented small area plan that sets land‑use, height, and implementation guidance around Plano’s two future Silver Line stations.",{"_33":98,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":99,"_41":100,"_43":101,"_45":102,"_47":103,"_49":104,"_51":105,"_53":106,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":107,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":108,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6366404,"DART board members tell Plano council transparency and subsidy gaps remain unresolved",1335,4128000,5463000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2159530-d59588e45e25e876140902e3220e87ae&start=4128&end=5463","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2159530-d59588e45e25e876140902e3220e87ae/thumbnail_4128000.jpg","/articles/6366404/Plano/Collin-County/Texas/DART-board-members-tell-Plano-council-transparency-and-subsidy-gaps-remain-unresolved","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6366404-915656b9cd2624750c93e698e498b12b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771171841&Signature=SK~3WJXg3FCXOL4apC9RxHEUCF2-j82CgSvmSBWVyixrgF6FIG5grFzmBY4KThNoT~eBbOHD0m69ir7iUKoEjlbafFlOU9OUYsl29hY1eq72fQZwFSMOoqRxJ5FVPxjDtNVq~jPZg2sYfGmkompLTQCpxug8wIGt3A1cHRuBxdSEonAn490-OBwc518xOzweBB6SUDxCs~-VE0Xt5MfLp63Y~-Sa5KAf0~VEEoRQBYw~cCiW8wNU50X5cAl7kgfi7S46br78w74cQY-OSguWioi04zMIjKCyKHWAABc10VnO9f6lJDOQqWrH8dSp6hRJruSiW-KvkNzj7OxlphRCUA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Members of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) board told the Plano City Council on Jan. 27 that efforts to get more fiscal transparency and to address what an Ernst & Young study identified as a large subsidy gap have progressed only modestly.

Paul Wageman and Nathan Barbera, Plano’s representatives on the DART board, told council members they have pushed for clearer accounting of what the agency spends in each member city. “The agency will either continue to status quo budget, which is to fund everything we already are,” Wageman said, describing staff and board dynamics at DART.

Wageman and Barbera summarized the board-level response to the Ernst & Young report: some board members do not accept the report’s accounting; others question the inputs. Barbera said that, even if a hypothetical $20 million adjustment were valid, Plano would still be paying roughly $45 million more per year than it receives in direct service value according to the report’s methodology. Barbera described the issue as “existential” for Plano because the city cannot sustain that level of subsidy indefinitely.

Council members pressed board representatives on two specific topics: service changes and the Silver Line’s value to Plano. On service, Wageman and Barbera said staff has discussed incremental service additions (circulators in Legacy and Legacy West and express DFW service) and more structural changes such as expanding GoLink microtransit to cover the whole city. “We’re asking that we have more micro transit and, on demand service,” Barbera said, adding that implementing a citywide GoLink zone would be expensive but could be less costly than operating largely empty fixed-route buses in low-ridership corridors.

On the Silver Line, board representatives said the line will add service and development opportunities around stations but will not close the large funding gap that concerns Plano. They estimated two Silver Line stops in Plano and noted an approximate one-hour trip to DFW airport from Plano on Silver Line service.

Public commenters at the presentation mostly opposed wholesale replacement of fixed-route buses with GoLink-style services, saying fixed routes and rail provide reliable, predictable service for commuters and transit-dependent riders.

Why it matters: the city is weighing legislative and other actions to address a recurring fiscal dispute with the regional transit agency. DART system changes (service mix, fare or subsidy policy) would directly affect operations in Plano and municipal budgets.

Next steps: Plano councilors said they will pursue legislative remedies this session if DART staff and board do not produce a sustainable plan for fiscal transparency and equitable service.","Plano-appointed DART board members told the council there is limited staff and board appetite to accept or act on an Ernst & Young cost allocation report; members said service changes such as expanded GoLink zones were discussed but that major funding gaps remain.",{"_33":110,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":111,"_41":112,"_43":113,"_45":114,"_47":115,"_49":116,"_51":117,"_53":118,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":119,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":120,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6366408,"Plano council narrows bond referendum, keeps public safety and major street projects at top",8100,297000,8397000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2159530-d59588e45e25e876140902e3220e87ae&start=297&end=8397","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2159530-d59588e45e25e876140902e3220e87ae/thumbnail_297000.jpg","/articles/6366408/Plano/Collin-County/Texas/Plano-council-narrows-bond-referendum-keeps-public-safety-and-major-street-projects-at-top","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6366408-aa7c27fe81c3ece8b497a13777aeb44a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771171841&Signature=DTQMZ0tFKkSZRPskFHsTSX9m0hBBogMqWYy~cIC6IllEpYHRfZjfrEp5Bcm7d0Eo8gGV0tIwE6NVpa0hzXaCFrvKfYvppJHJTdOycIkE8x~Z7DIpKlQ1YDHv8z5XoHog5okmUmGbkkkwKxfL4tzu7NgKG0~z~A-sG3wbZdtblLGQu52ygMYZH8LiomPDtS8m3i95ryNe3RtG4DKox2U9EiKhrZFWylYVIIJdbFLW01gJYNh6xzevvBvPR4sOg-Kpxz-TUdEOW1SMKZdnugzeb0Dsi9AZW8kgbX1WJ0GBmvVJ7WVbjp6V~BhS7O8EJs7ht6iKETemaiUSVwGymDV4ag__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Plano City Council members spent a three-hour preliminary open meeting on Jan. 27 refining a proposed bond referendum for the May ballot, agreeing to narrow the package and group projects into a smaller set of propositions that front-load public safety and major street work.

Budget capital-improvement program manager Jason Gregorash told the council staff would return on Feb. 10 with a resolution to call the election and asked for council direction on which projects and proposition order to present to voters.

The council repeatedly emphasized public safety and infrastructure as top priorities. “We provide for public safety, first and foremost,” Councilman Smith said during the discussion. Fire Department leaders explained why some station upgrades are now scoped as near-rebuilds: Chief Biggerstaff said station 5’s work and rising construction costs changed how the department allocated earlier bond money and that station 5’s remodel is “closer to a rebuild than a remodel.”

Council members pressed staff to trim or reclassify items that could be funded through other sources or deferred. Several members proposed moving selected streets, screening walls, sidewalks and certain downtown right-of-way work out of the bond and into pay-as-you-go capital maintenance, TIF proceeds or future bond cycles. Council members asked staff to break out very large, discrete facility projects (those over $50 million) as standalone ballot items so voters could see big-ticket choices separately.

City staff reported a set of agreed adjustments that reduce the draft package from roughly $700 million toward a roughly $640.8 million authority. Items shifted or reduced in the council discussion included: pushing Hall Park to a later bond cycle; removing a miscellaneous traffic-improvements line; deferring Parr and Haggard library remodels in favor of prioritizing the oldest library; reducing the parks land‑acquisition total to $10 million; and looking to capital maintenance or TIF funding for sidewalk, alley and screening‑wall work. Council members also asked staff and the bond attorney to consolidate or re‑label some line items so ballot language is clearer to voters.

Council members discussed but did not make a formal, final vote on the package tonight; Gregorash said staff would return with the narrowed project list and the formal election resolution for Feb. 10. Several council members reiterated that authorizing bond authority does not obligate the city to issue the full amount immediately; the authority gives the city flexibility to issue debt later as projects and partner funding are confirmed.

Why it matters: the discussions set the city’s approach to a large public-investment decision. Council members sought to preserve core safety and infrastructure work while reducing sticker shock and presenting clearer voter choices. The council’s direction will shape ballot language and voter materials ahead of the Feb. 10 resolution to call the election.

The council’s next step is a Feb. 10 meeting where staff will present final language, the election call and any revised project list and proposition order for formal council action.","Council members agreed on a shorter bond package and preliminary proposition structure for a May referendum, prioritizing police, fire and major street work while moving or deferring smaller items to other funding sources or future bonds.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Plano City Council actions, Jan. 27, 2025

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