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Thornhill reported that approximately 70 percent of erosion locations were on city‑owned or city‑responsibility land, 24 percent were on private property and 6 percent on property managed by homeowners associations. The consultant’s cost estimates for the most urgent (“critical”) locations totaled just over $10 million. For the set of locations scoring at or below the consultant threshold (0–60), city‑responsibility work was estimated at roughly $91 million; staff said addressing those city locations at that scale would take about 20 years and require roughly $9 million per year (including inflation assumptions used by staff). Thornhill also noted the city’s current annual spend on erosion projects is about $2.5 million.

The presentation included examples of past repair projects and a review of how peer cities handle cost allocation; peers vary widely (some split costs for private/commercial sites, some do not). Thornhill estimated that if the full city‑responsibility portion were funded immediately, the residential average drainage fee would rise from the current average (about $5.40 per reporting metric) to an estimated $8.94 — a 65 percent increase — to generate the roughly $9 million a year needed to complete the prioritized work over 20 years.

Public commenters representing affected homeowners and homeowners associations urged the city to assume responsibility for streambank repairs that have worsened as runoff from development upstream increased. Brent Emke, president of the Hills of Indian Creek HOA, told council that runoff from roads and parking lots outside neighborhoods has increased erosion and asked the council to “place responsibility for residential stream bank maintenance and erosion control where it belongs with the city.” Other speakers cited failed retaining walls, exposed tree roots, falling trees, failed fences and a market impact when buyers back out of transactions during due diligence because of unresolved erosion and ownership ambiguity.

Council members said they want to prioritize critical sites for immediate attention and asked staff to return with policy options for cost allocation, potential funding sources, and a phased implementation plan; staff said they will present refined options to the next council for policy decisions and budgeting. No binding decision was taken at the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Plano - City Council Meetings | 04-28-25","oneSentenceSummary","City engineering staff presented a citywide stream‑bank stabilization assessment that identified more than 3,000 erosion locations and estimated roughly $91 million in prioritized city‑responsibility repairs; staff said completing that work would take about 20 years without additional funding.","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},6255367,"Plano unveils draft cultural arts plan 'Live Creatively in Plano'; recommends consolidation, new programs and funding options",1855,1913000,3768000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3165228-890aecc22b4bf50f3e999b74a0c959bc&start=1913&end=3768","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3165228-890aecc22b4bf50f3e999b74a0c959bc/thumbnail_1913000.jpg","/articles/6255367/Plano/Collin-County/Texas/Plano-unveils-draft-cultural-arts-plan-Live-Creatively-in-Plano-recommends-consolidation-new-programs-and-funding-options","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6255367-5e720aef3b3741ecb32d951de901649f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770443069&Signature=cksRFdJSmvT7qzIMlODbCqkT8ttxs4mv4gepYOgl4LdsggbX3DhIpnpzQWTYPtwXGfN6OI5DodDLgysHrJlO9GBSkEOjvznkJ5tEMj3k8~9x3UwUaN-fe18PxfcynV2DULKMVtWMzmoF29Do3gCn9yVJEJkmM6KbO4PZVXhwGMVFlVLPoUaDTopNOCO2vu2wpTSP1-DmE5XWxPhPADM94zoB1s6zSVSLBIfQl8288q6PSyIy9Ubm3VStl~vfDfX0Y2KrTq2pOHwi-W8TwnEjO1GOlKyDk4SvY2ljkIyk6SWta~pZDztqV7boL1jB4LulWNwoWhXu3t0NVaHExYNZCg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Michelle Hawkins, Downtown Plano manager, introduced the draft Plano Cultural Arts Plan, titled Live Creatively in Plano. Consultant David Pletner Saunders presented findings from more than a year of community engagement and research and said the plan focuses on three goals: expanding community arts participation, strengthening the creative community and evolving the city’s role to coordinate and support implementation.

The consultants recommended consolidating city arts functions into a single office (an office of cultural affairs or office of creative life), revamping the city grants program to broaden eligibility (including individual artists), restarting a public‑art program and creating a centralized online marketing hub. Implementation priorities for the first three years include creating an interdepartmental action team, centralizing marketing/ information and beginning grants program changes. The presentation noted Plano currently allocates about $1.5 million annually to arts funding (approximately $5.10 per capita) from hotel occupancy tax and general funds and identified options for new revenue including a revived percent‑for‑art program, private fundraising arms (a friends‑of‑the‑arts foundation) and future bond funding for facilities.

Council members welcomed the report. Several emphasized the need to prioritize public‑facing programs and youth participation, cautioned against new general‑fund debt commitments while a large bond package is pending, and supported consolidating staff responsibilities for better coordination. One council member urged caution about subsidizing workspace for individual for‑profit artists outside typical economic development criteria. Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Homer and others urged a centralized staff role to lead implementation and coordination with upcoming capital projects so arts components are integrated in new facilities. No formal council action was taken on the plan; staff said implementation steps will be coordinated with budgeting and brought back to council.

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Thornhill described the program’s evaluation process: staff or the consultant would collect traffic speeds and volumes, average daily traffic, and neighborhood petition support before recommending traffic calming treatments — examples include speed humps, raised table crosswalks, pavement narrowing and speed cushions. He said speeding and cut‑through traffic make up “99.9 of the comments we get.” Thornhill said the consultant would set up the program, perform initial evaluations and hand the program over to city staff at the end of the engagement.

Council members debated tradeoffs between hiring consultants and building in‑house capacity. Council Member Anthony said the $110,000 one‑year option was “not much more or perhaps even less than the cost of one full time equivalent position” and urged clearing a backlog of 36 pending requests to address safety. Council Member Shelby and others asked whether studies would be concentrated at the worst locations; Thornhill said the consultant would focus on the highest‑need corridors and that the city has some equipment and staff but lacks capacity. Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Homer and other council members said they supported moving forward with the one‑year contract and asked staff to return with a future agenda item; no formal procurement vote was taken that night.

Council discussion also covered non‑engineering responses such as police radar enforcement and volunteer programs; Thornhill noted those give temporary speed reductions while physical calming measures can provide more persistent results but may affect emergency response. Council members asked staff to consider equity and prioritization and to return with refined proposals and cost/benefit analysis.","City engineering staff presented a restart plan for the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program including a revised consultant scope scaled from two years to one year at an estimated cost of $110,000; council members debated in‑house capacity, public safety priorities and directed staff to return with a proposal.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_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},6255377,"Plano staff briefs council on DART reform, hotel financing tool and foreign‑ownership bill in Austin",0,3143000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3165228-890aecc22b4bf50f3e999b74a0c959bc&start=3143&end=3143","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3165228-890aecc22b4bf50f3e999b74a0c959bc/thumbnail_3143000.jpg","/articles/6255377/Plano/Collin-County/Texas/Plano-staff-briefs-council-on-DART-reform-hotel-financing-tool-and-foreignownership-bill-in-Austin","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6255377-00f82875817ff94277c1e78e216e8f5f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770443069&Signature=IaqPU-NsdvWbY97YXGkFLdsiNHlSFrbiJMfxDyhrG1ph7gXf1QON6SC7dDQLCJuSqRlqh53E2-olX8BaqdVXdeHjxowfWw-j7vaRbKHQCXg8d3h8hqkAvnAD0dpdUCGm0C~CGBSylSao-twptTPfgSxEnOTPLakl0hCwQFjLjewXpP2Oe-t1wugFCzXyOfW4lE5ioR7t3FjxfYn9xQnyG8WQ8qMjAeoWcM2lia5L0JSUvKNNGWxdPw1Pf~Ca8BlrfibKXvb-Krt842arsODCruKkQbcfol4q4fnZYaAON50NDwgcKWYBCBQDOwR~sFXCA818k0VWRnGDVW0dNbdAHg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Andrew Fortune, the city’s director of policy and government relations, told the Plano City Council the city is tracking roughly 1,800 bills this legislative session and has eight priority items the council previously approved. City staff provided an update on a committee substitute to DART reform, a state tool for qualified hotel projects and the status of SB 17 addressing certain foreign purchases of Texas land.

Fortune said the DART committee substitute would limit future debt issuances tied to cities to a three‑quarters‑cent pledge, fast‑track repayment of existing debt and enshrine a 25 percent rebate program to allow cities to claw back revenue for local mobility needs. He described the substitute as “restraining” future issuances without cutting the one‑cent sales tax that funds DART and said sponsors in both chambers from both parties have signed on and the bill was expected to move through committee this week.

The staff update also covered a qualified‑hotel projects bill that would allow cities to capture a state portion of hotel tax revenue for projects inside a defined zone; Fortune said earlier proposals included a 1,000‑foot capture zone that may be removed and that city staff continue to press for Plano’s inclusion in the statutory authorization. On SB 17, Fortune said the bill as written would prohibit purchases of certain property in Texas by companies tied to a short federal list of “adversarial” governments (he named China, Russia, North Korea and Iran), would allow green‑card holders to buy property, and had been voted out of the Senate and reported favorably from a House committee.

Council members thanked staff for their work; several elected officials praised Fortune and staff for following long‑running DART reform conversations and for the department’s time in Austin. The discussion was informational; no action or formal council direction was recorded in the meeting minutes.","City of Plano legislative staff reviewed priority bills being tracked in Austin, including a committee substitute affecting Dallas Area Rapid Transit debt, a qualified‑hotel project financing tool and Senate Bill 17 on foreign ownership of certain Texas land; the briefing was informational and no council action was taken.","actionData","errors"]

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