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City Council Regular Meeting · 6:00 PM · Council Chambers

The McKinney City Council met for just over an hour (6:00 PM to 7:01 PM) with 6 of 7 members present, clearing 43 substantive items that were almost entirely consent-agenda actions on airport and road contracts, utility and ETJ governance, an industrial-development incentive agreement, and a Stacy Road/SH-121 rezoning. The only departure from unanimous consent was a repeated 5-1 split on Homeland Security grant applications for police and fire threat assessment, with Council member Beller the sole dissenting vote each time.
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Analysis incorporates data from the official meeting minutes, including vote outcomes, attendance, and public testimony.

Matters

Site-specific scope

Case File 26-0226

3 hearings since Mar 2026·Last: May 19, 2026·Notable

City Council final vote

vote6

Case File 26-0241

2 hearings since Mar 2026·Last: Apr 21, 2026·Notable
vote6

Case File 26-0242

2 hearings since Mar 2026·Last: Apr 21, 2026·Notable
vote6

Case File 26-0231

2 hearings since Mar 2026·Last: Apr 21, 2026·Notable
vote6

Analysis

Financial Highlights

The council acted on 14 financial and contracts items, including a bond ordinance amendment, three vendor contracts for airport, road, and disaster-recovery services, six federal or state grant actions (three of which passed 5-1), and a Chapter 380 economic development agreement to facilitate an industrial warehouse project.[#26][#40][#41][#28][#42][#29][#32][#24][#25][#39][#27][#35][#30][#20]

Zoning

The City Council approved a rezoning request for property at the northeast corner of Stacy Road and State Highway 121 (Sam Rayburn Tollway), changing the designation from "C3" Regional Commercial District and "PD" Planned Development District to a unified "PD" Planned Development District.[#43]

Development & Land Use

The Council approved three consent items tied to infrastructure and real estate development: a design contract for road reconstruction supporting an airport runway extension, an economic development agreement for road construction to facilitate an industrial warehouse project, and a resolution supporting a housing finance corporation's acquisition and rehabilitation of an apartment complex.[#33][#25][#30]

Transportation

Council approved a cluster of transportation and airport-related contracts and grant applications on consent, covering a road-design contract tied to the McKinney National Airport runway extension, a TxDOT funding agreement for parkway lane additions, an airport ramp service system contract, and grant applications for air service marketing and county transit funding.[#26][#29][#32][#25][#27][#30]

Infrastructure & Facilities

Council acted on water and wastewater utility matters, continuing a moratorium on new utility connections in McKinney's extraterritorial jurisdiction, authorizing the City of Princeton to provide wastewater service to roughly 490 acres near the shared McKinney-Princeton boundary, and appointing a member to the North Texas Municipal Water District Board.[#22][#44][#24][#21]

Public Safety

Council approved three Urban Area Security Initiative grant applications from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to fund officer protection and threat assessment for the McKinney Police Department and threat detection for the Fire Department, each carried 5 to 1 with Council member Beller voting against.[#40][#41][#28][#42]

Housing

The Council approved a resolution supporting the McKinney Housing Finance Corporation's partnership with Skyway Villas (TX) Owner LP for the acquisition and rehabilitation of the Skyway Villas Apartments.[#33]

Governance & Oversight

The Council approved on consent a series of ordinance amendments covering the City's General Obligation bond ordinance, its extraterritorial-jurisdiction water/wastewater connection moratorium, and a joint utility ordinance with the City of Princeton.[#22][#44][#41][#31][#39][#21][#20]

Community Impact

The Council approved an amendment to the license agreement with the Harvest Seed Project Foundation for improvements to and use of Gray Branch Park, and separately approved a rezoning request at the northeast corner of Stacy Road and State Highway 121 from Regional Commercial District and Planned Development District to a new Planned Development District.[#35][#43]

Insights by Role

Journalist

HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe only non-unanimous votes of the meeting were three identical 5-1 outcomes, with Council member Beller casting the lone dissent each time against Homeland Security Urban Area Security Initiative grant applications for police officer protection, police threat assessment, and fire department threat detection (#40, 26-0333; #41, 26-0334; #42, 26-0335) — a repeated pattern worth asking Beller's office about directly.

Contractor

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingSix contract and procurement actions cleared on consent, led by a disaster debris monitoring services contract (#24, 26-0321), a road-design contract for the McKinney National Airport runway extension (#25, 26-0322), and a TxDOT funding agreement for parkway lane additions (#26, 26-0323) — signaling an active pipeline of airport, roadway, and emergency-services work likely to generate follow-on solicitations.

Developer

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingThe unified 'PD' rezoning at Stacy Road and SH-121/Sam Rayburn Tollway (#43, 25-0131Z3) consolidates prior 'C3'/'PD' standards into a single development framework, and a Chapter 380 economic development agreement funding road construction for a private industrial warehouse project (#30, 26-0327) extends infrastructure into the airport-area industrial corridor — both open new build capacity worth confirming against the adopted terms.

Lobbyist

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingOf 27 total motions this meeting, only three were contested — all identical 5-1 splits on Homeland Security grant applications (#40, #41, #42) — indicating this Council overwhelmingly resolves items through consent rather than floor debate; advocates are better served securing staff and agenda support beforehand than lobbying for votes during the meeting. Two governance items also show where the Council currently stands: continuing the ETJ water/wastewater connection moratorium (#21, 26-0319) while directing new service demand to Princeton (#22, 26-0320), and joining the multi-state opioid settlement litigation (#31, 26-0328).

Resident

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingThree items carry direct neighborhood or public-space impact: a license agreement amendment with the Harvest Seed Project Foundation for improvements to and use of Gray Branch Park (#35, 26-0331), a rezoning at the northeast corner of Stacy Road and SH-121/Sam Rayburn Tollway (#43, 25-0131Z3), and a resolution backing the Housing Finance Corporation's acquisition and rehabilitation of the Skyway Villas Apartments (#33, 26-0330). The Council also took citizen input on the FY2026-27 budget (#39).

Charts & Data

43 items(13 procedural hidden)

The official vote outcome for each item
(e.g., Approved, Denied, Held)
The procedural action taken on the item
(e.g., Hearing Closed, Corrected, Referred)

AI-generated summaries. Click to expand for original text.

#2This meeting will be streamed live on the City’s website. Members of the public who wish to watch this meeting may watch online at: https://mckinneytx.new.swagit.com/views/130

#6Proclamations recognizing the McKinney Christian Academy's State Champion Boys Basketball and Girls Soccer teams.

#7PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS (for Non-Public Hearing Items)

#8If you wish to address the City Council on a posted item on this agenda, please fill out a "Request to Speak" card and present it to the City Secretary prior to the meeting. Speakers wishing to addres

#10These items consist of non-controversial or housekeeping items required by law. Items may be considered individually by any Council member making such request prior to a motion and vote on the Consent

#11Consent MINUTES

#12Approval of minutes from the City Council Work Session held on March 24, 2026.

Unanimously approved

#13Approval of the minutes from the City Council Work Session held on April 7, 2026.

Unanimously approved

#14Approval of the minutes from the City Council Regular Meeting held on April 7, 2026.

Unanimously approved

#15Approval of the minutes from the Joint City Council and McKinney Community Development Corporation meeting held on March 3, 2026.

Unanimously approvedCase File 26-0242

#16Meeting minutes from the Library Advisory Board's February 19, 2026 meeting.

Unanimously approvedCase File 26-0226

#17Approval of the minutes from the McKinney Community Development Corporation meeting held on February 26, 2026.

Unanimously approvedCase File 26-0241

#18Approval of minutes from the Visit McKinney Board meeting held on February 24, 2026.

Unanimously approvedCase File 26-0231

#19Consent ORDINANCES

#20Ordinance amending certain provisions of Ordinance No. 2026-03-029, which authorized issuance of General Obligation Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2026, while ratifying the remainder of the original ordinance.

Unanimously approved

#21Consideration of an ordinance amending and restating a prior ordinance that continues a temporary halt on new water/wastewater utility connections, water meters, and retail utility service accounts for properties in the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction and/or Certificates of Convenience and Necessity areas.

Unanimously approved

#22This item considers a joint ordinance that would allow the City of Princeton to provide wastewater utility service to two areas of land (approximately 250 acres and 240 acres) located west of the McKinney-Princeton shared boundary line near F.M. 1827 and C.R. 408/409.

Unanimously approved

#23Consent RESOLUTIONS

#24Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Tetra Tech, Inc. as primary contractor and Thompson Consulting Services, LLC as secondary contractor for disaster debris monitoring services.

Unanimously approved

#25Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a design contract with Garver, LLC for the Enloe Road Reconstruction project, related to the McKinney National Airport Runway 18 Extension Project.

Unanimously approved

#26Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an Advance Funding Agreement with TxDOT for Surface Transportation Block Grant off-system funds to construct additional lanes on Laud Howell Parkway between Lake Forest Drive and west of Trinity Falls Parkway.

Unanimously approved

#27A resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to apply for, accept if awarded, and implement a U.S. Department of Transportation Small Community Air Service Development Program grant to fund the McKinney National Airport Air Service Marketing Program.

Unanimously approved

#28Resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to apply for, accept, and implement the Catalytic Converter Theft Prevention Grant from the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority to support motor vehicle crime detection and apprehension for the McKinney Police Department.

Unanimously approved

#29The City Council will consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to apply for lapsing FTA Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Grant funds to support the Collin County Transit Program and accept the funding if awarded.

Unanimously approved

#30Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Chapter 380 economic development agreement with McIntyre Phase I Owner, L.P. for construction of segments of Wilmeth Road to support an industrial warehouse project east of McDonald Street (SH 5).

Unanimously approved

#31Resolution authorizing the City of McKinney to participate in proposed opioid settlement agreements against six regional distributor/dispenser defendants and authorizing the City Manager to execute related documents.

Unanimously approved

#32Resolution to award a contract to Keith Consolidated Industries Inc of White City, OR, for an Aircraft Ramp Service System.

Unanimously approved

#33A resolution showing City Council support for the McKinney Housing Finance Corporation's partnership with Skyway Villas (TX) Owner LP to acquire and rehabilitate the Skyway Villas Apartments development.

Unanimously approved

#34Consent MISCELLANEOUS

#35Consideration of an amendment to the license agreement with Harvest Seed Project Foundation regarding improvements to and use of Gray Branch Park.

Unanimously approved

#38This portion of the agenda consists of items requiring individual consideration by the Council. Pursuant to Section 551.007 of the Texas Government Code, any person wishing to address the City Council

#39Public session for citizens to provide input on the proposed Fiscal Year 2026-27 city budget.

#40A resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to apply for, accept if awarded, and implement an Urban Area Security Initiative grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (via the Governor's Office) to enhance officer protection for the McKinney Police Department.

Carried: 5 to 1

#41Resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for, accept if awarded, and implement an Urban Area Security Initiative grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to enhance threat assessment capabilities for the McKinney Police Department.

Carried: 5 to 1

#42A resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to apply for, accept if awarded, and implement an Urban Area Security Initiative Program grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to enhance threat detection capabilities for the McKinney Fire Department.

Carried: 5 to 1

#43Public hearing on a request to rezone property at the northeast corner of Stacy Road and State Highway 121 (Sam Rayburn Tollway) from C3-Regional Commercial and PD-Planned Development to a new PD-Planned Development District.

Carried unanimously

#44Consideration of appointing a member to represent the city on the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) Board of Directors.

Carried unanimously

#46PUBLIC COMMENTS regarding matters not on the agenda

#47If you wish to address the City Council on a posted item on this agenda, please fill out a "Request to Speak" card and present it to the City Secretary prior to the meeting.

#49Council and Manager Comments relating to items of public interest: Announcements regarding local or regional civic and charitable events, staff recognition, commendation of citizens, traffic issues, u

#51In Accordance with the Texas Government Code: A. Section 551.071(2) Consultations with Attorney on any Work Session, Special Session, or Regular Session agenda item requiring confidential attorney/cli

#55Posted in accordance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, on April 14, 2026. ________________________ Empress Drane, TRMC City Secretary Tenitrus Parchman, TRMC Deputy City Secretary

#56In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is the policy of the City of McKinney to offer its public programs, services, and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to everyone

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