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Hailey (identified only by first name) told the council staff is considering country artist Craig Morgan as the headliner for Stars & Guitars 2026 and recommended a contract not to exceed $75,000. Staff said Here’s Park is expected to be completed by 2026 and the event is slated for June 26, 2026, on the outfield/back baseball fields as in prior years. Earlier headliners and set‑up costs have been closer to $50,000, Hailey said, and the proposed $75,000 figure reflects Morgan’s top‑tier status and the anticipated scale of a park opening celebration.

Why it matters: Securing a headline performer for a large city event affects event budgets and the city’s special‑event planning for park opening logistics, security, and staging. Hailey noted the larger park footprint could reduce some staging costs (for example, less temporary infrastructure compared with off‑site setups), and staff said they have been able to negotiate discounts for pyrotechnics and fireworks in prior years.

Key points

- Proposed contract: not to exceed $75,000 for Craig Morgan as headliner for Stars & Guitars 2026.
- Timing and venue: event proposed for June 26, 2026, on the baseball/back fields at Here’s Park (staff said Here’s Park is expected to be completed by the target date).
- Cost context: recent headliners have cost about $50,000; Hailey said the higher number reflects Morgan’s status as a top‑tier artist but confirmed the figure is a not‑to‑exceed estimate.

What’s next

Staff said they will present the formal contract and additional event details during the regular meeting agenda that followed the presentation. Council members indicated interest and noted they would discuss performance contracting and event logistics in the meeting’s action agenda.

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Smith said budget kickoffs with staff would begin the following week and that the city plans to issue a request for proposals (RFP) for health insurance in April. The finance office expects to receive RFP results in June and to use those results to finalize health‑insurance choices before budget workshops. Smith said department budget workshops are slated for June, with a proposed budget to be presented in August and a formal budget adoption process culminating with the fiscal‑year start on July 1 for certain budget elements.

Why it matters: Smith said the calendar is designed to keep statutory deadlines and benefit procurement on track. The council was reminded that a homestead‑exemption decision (a 7% homestead exemption referenced from last year) must be adopted in June if the council intends to offer it again; a council member noted that the homestead exemption is a statutory timing requirement and that staff should prepare detailed estimates.

Key steps Smith outlined

- April: Issue RFP for health insurance and continue department meetings to collect budget inputs.
- June: Receive RFP responses; hold workshops on the capital improvement plan (CIP) and departmental budgets; deadline to adopt a homestead exemption if desired.
- July 1: Certain budget elements and the fiscal‑year workflows take effect; first readings on tax rate and CIP occur in July.
- August/September: Present proposed budget, hold required hearings on the tax rate and adopt the final budget in September so the fiscal year can begin as scheduled.

Smith said the city is working with health‑insurance brokers and expects responses primarily from major carriers; she mentioned Blue Cross Blue Shield and Cigna as examples of carriers the city works with but did not say staff were limiting the RFP to those firms.

What’s next

Smith will continue meetings with department heads to finalize requests and will return to council with RFP results and workshop materials this summer. A council member asked staff for detailed fiscal estimates related to any homestead‑exemption decision.

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Biller told council members the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) summary shows a 4% increase — five more Part 1 offenses in 2024 than in 2023 — for a total of 43 Part 1 crimes last year. He said the department recorded one homicide in 2024, a domestic stabbing in which the suspect was known to the victim.

The chief emphasized the change in federal/state reporting standards to the National Incident‑Based Reporting System (NIBRS). “NIBRS collects more information and more crime categories,” Biller said, and that difference changes counts for some offenses; for example, an aggravated‑assault case with multiple victims can count differently under NIBRS than under the older UCR summary.

Why it matters: Biller said the switch to NIBRS gives more detailed data for policing and analysis, and it can make year‑to‑year comparison more complicated. He also pointed to several ongoing investigations and enforcement actions that he said shaped 2024 statistics.

Key figures and trends

- Violent crime: Biller said overall crimes against persons were essentially unchanged year over year. The department recorded one homicide; the previous homicide had been in 2014. Aggravated assaults fell from eight to six incidents. Biller noted that in several assault cases the suspect was known to the victim, and in others a weapon was involved.

- Property and retail theft: From the UCR summary perspective property crime rose about 10%, but he said that when measured under NIBRS categories property offenses show a 21% decrease. Motor vehicle theft increased modestly; burglary of residences declined by about 67% and nonresidential burglaries were down about 40%.

- Retail theft: Biller said “other theft” increased 32% compared with the prior year and that retail theft made up the majority of that category: 71 of 103 incidents (69%). He gave store breakdowns discussed in the presentation: roughly 28% of those retail theft reports involved Walgreens stores and about 39.4% involved Tom Thumb locations. The department has investigated organized groups responsible for repeated thefts at multiple stores; Biller said those groups have resold items on online marketplaces. The department has made multiple arrests in those cases; Biller said roughly 15 arrests have been made in connection with the Walgreens series and two suspects were arrested in a multi‑incident series of wine thefts at Tom Thumb totaling about $6,800.

- Clearance and investigations: Criminal Investigations Division (CID) investigators opened roughly 767 new cases in 2024 (about 63 cases per month) and submitted 2,881 investigative supplements. Biller highlighted the department’s clearance rates versus national averages: a 47% clearance rate on property crimes (national average he cited: 12.1%), and comparably high clearance rates for larceny/theft and burglary categories. Biller explained why a violent‑crime clearance rate can appear to exceed 100%: when cases from prior periods are cleared in the present reporting period, those clearances count toward current clearance statistics.

- Organized theft and technical aids: The department credited license plate reader data, commercial datasets and multi‑agency cooperation for several recent arrests. Biller described instances of suspects traveling from other regions, conducting surveillance in higher‑income neighborhoods and targeting parked vehicles or retail locations. He said collaboration with Texas DPS and other agencies is ongoing on several active investigations.

- Counterfeit luxury goods seizure: Biller described an investigation that led to the seizure of a large quantity of counterfeit luxury goods and accessories (he estimated the retail value of the items in the millions). Officers worked with brand representatives and the district attorney’s office to inventory items at a secure warehouse; Biller said the items are held pending court orders for destruction.

- Crimes against society and online referrals: The department reported a decline in drug and weapons law violations in NIBRS counts, and Biller noted the department receives referrals from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and regional partners for online exploitation cases that are then investigated locally.

- Patrol activity and traffic: Calls for service for patrol rose about 11%. The department saw a 32% increase in traffic stops and a roughly 60% increase in arrests overall. Crash data show Colleyville Boulevard as the city’s top corridor for crashes; John McCain Boulevard experienced a notable jump in reported crashes (Biller cited a 78% increase year over year). Council members asked whether U‑turns were contributing to incidents along Colleyville Boulevard; Biller said the department would analyze crash locations and contributing factors to inform any recommendations to the Traffic Advisory Board.

Community feedback tool

Biller also reported the department had launched the PowerEngage citizen feedback survey the previous week: 59 surveys were sent, 38 responses received (a 64% response rate). Of those, 36 responses were positive (about 94.7%), one neutral and one negative response that the department used to re‑contact a resident and complete a delayed report.

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“We’re solving a lot of the cases and I think that’s just due to the great investigative work of our team,” Biller said while summarizing CID results.

What’s next

Biller said several felony‑level and multi‑agency investigations remain active and that department staff will continue targeted enforcement at repeat retail targets and busy traffic corridors. He also said the department will provide more granular crash‑location analysis to council and the Traffic Advisory Board.

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