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Case File 26-0536
Case File 26-0429
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Trace Downtown McKinney referral's 2-month gap to Council
Context: McKinney Main Street Board voted 11-0 on 2026-05-14 (motion by Schwalls, seconded by Black) to approve and refer this item, but it doesn't clearly surface among Council's itemized July 21 actions — a 68-day gap with no visible link.
Recommended: Request the Main Street Board's May 14 staff memo for the item it approved and referred, then check it against the five development items Council actually voted on July 21 — none of the listed actions (fee waiver, housing tax credit bond, TIRZ amendment, airport agreement) obviously matches a Main Street Board referral.
Case File 26-0460
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Review McKinney Development Board's Closed Session Compliance
Context: MEDC entered closed session on 5/19/2026 to discuss real property and multiple named projects, and related financial items reached Council's agenda by 7/21/2026.
Recommended: Obtain the certified agenda from the MEDC's May 19 closed session on real property and 'several named economic development projects' and confirm each project meets the Texas Open Meetings Act §551.087 economic-development exception before any resulting incentive agreement is finalized.
Review McKinney Tax Increment Zone Amendment For Eligibility
Context: Council adopted two ordinances amending the TIRZ One project and finance plans on 7/21/2026 after MEDC referred them on 5/19/2026.
Recommended: Pull the two ordinances amending the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number One project and finance plans that Council adopted July 21 to see whether new project categories or a higher budget cap make your development eligible for reimbursement — this item moved from MEDC referral to Council adoption in the same two-month cycle.
Request McKinney Development Board's Unnamed Closed Session Projects
Context: MEDC's 5/19/2026 minutes reference an unnamed set of projects discussed behind closed doors that preceded multiple financial items on Council's 7/21/2026 agenda.
Recommended: File a public information request for the names of the economic development projects MEDC discussed in its May 19 closed session — the public minutes describe them only as 'several named' projects, and items from that same meeting surfaced on Council's July 21 agenda two months later.
Target McKinney Development Board Before Zone Vote
Context: Every major financial item on the 7/21/2026 Council agenda originated as an MEDC referral from the 5/19/2026 meeting.
Recommended: Approach MEDC board members now, while they're still weighing the projects discussed in the May 19 closed session — the roadway fee waiver, housing tax credit resolution, and TIRZ ordinances all cleared MEDC as referrals before Council rubber-stamped them on July 21, so the MEDC stage is where influence lands.
Case File 26-0461
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Check notice for McKinney's tax increment zone amendment
Context: Council adopted two separate ordinances at the July 21, 2026 meeting amending both the project plan and finance plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number One, increasing its committed obligations.
Recommended: Confirm whether Collin County and McKinney ISD received the notice or consent required for changes to a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone's finance plan before council amended Zone Number One's project and finance plans on July 21 — a missed notice step exposes the amendment to a validity challenge.
Verify McKinney's roadway impact fee waiver criteria
Context: Council granted a roadway impact fee waiver for a multi-family project at its July 21, 2026 meeting alongside three other development incentive items.
Recommended: Pull the resolution that waived roadway impact fees for this multi-family project and check its qualifying criteria — if a McKinney project of yours meets the same standard, you could avoid a substantial per-unit fee.
Request records naming McKinney EDC's closed session projects
Context: The EDC referred this item to council on May 19, 2026 with a due-back date of July 21, then entered closed session that same day to discuss real property and multiple named projects not identified in the public agenda summary.
Recommended: File an open records request for the closed session caption from the July 21 EDC meeting — the board discussed real property and several unnamed economic development projects behind closed doors right after this item came back from its May 19 referral, so the caption may be the only public trace of which sites are involved.
Case File 26-0465
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Confirm McKinney's annexation was voluntary, not involuntary
Applies if: You represent a property owner in the annexed area
Context: The July 21 council meeting included five public hearings covering annexation, rezoning, and a specific use permit, but the record doesn't state whether the annexation was petition-based.
Recommended: Check whether the annexation heard on July 21 followed a landowner petition or was city-initiated — Texas law requires an election for involuntary annexation of areas meeting population thresholds, and a defect here creates a narrow window to challenge the ordinance before it's final.
Get the McKinney multifamily roadway fee waiver criteria
Applies if: You have a multifamily project in McKinney seeking fee relief
Context: Council granted a roadway impact fee waiver to a multi-family project at its July 21, 2026 meeting, the same session it approved a 4% HTC resolution for apartment rehab.
Recommended: Pull the staff report behind the July 21 roadway impact fee waiver for the multi-family project and use its justification as a template if you're pursuing a similar waiver — the same meeting also backed a 4% housing tax credit apartment rehab, signaling council appetite for multi-family incentives right now.
Ask why McKinney National Airport got sudden funding push
Context: Council approved a professional services agreement for the airport master plan update and a resolution to seek federal taxiway extension funding on July 21, while the Arts Commission separately formed a subcommittee for airport mural submissions on May 21.
Recommended: File a records request for the airport master plan scope of work and the taxiway extension funding application — three separate actions on airport items surfaced across this matter's two appearances without any stated rationale tying them together.
Check road funding near this fee-waived McKinney project
Applies if: You live near the multi-family project that received the roadway impact fee waiver
Context: Council approved a roadway impact fee waiver for a multi-family project at its July 21, 2026 meeting.
Recommended: Contact public works to find out which road improvements were supposed to be funded by impact fees on the multi-family project — council waived those fees on July 21, so don't expect that money to materialize even as the project adds traffic.
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Journalist
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectTwo zoning and annexation cases received different deferral treatment on the same agenda — one tabled indefinitely, one tabled to a future meeting — with no reason stated in the agenda record, an open question worth putting to council.
Resident
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectFive zoning and annexation cases were decided this meeting, with three approved and two deferred; two Chapter 26 animal control ordinance amendments also passed, changing impoundment notice, timing, fees, and redemption rules for pet owners.
Contractor
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingThree contracts advanced on consent — sewer rehabilitation construction, an airport master plan update, and renewed state legislative consulting — while a second legislative consulting agreement was tabled indefinitely rather than awarded.
Developer
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingTwo development-finance actions this meeting: a roadway impact fee waiver for a multi-family project and a resolution backing a 4% Housing Tax Credit application, both of which lower project costs for developers working in the relevant zones.
Lobbyist
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingTwo Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number One ordinance amendments passed following public hearings, updating the project and finance plans that govern development incentives in that zone — a baseline stakeholders and lobbyists tracking TIRZ-funded projects should obtain.
Charts & Data
39 items(12 procedural hidden)
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#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
#5PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS (for Non-Public Hearing Items)
#6If 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
#8These 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
#9Consent MINUTES
#10Approval of the minutes from the City Council Work Session held on July 13, 2026.
#11Minutes of the McKinney Arts Commission meeting held on April 16, 2026.
#12Approval of the minutes from the McKinney Community Development Corporation meeting held on May 28, 2026.
#13Approval of the minutes from the McKinney Community Development Corporation Potential Projects Subcommittee meeting held on May 7, 2026.
#14Approval of minutes from the McKinney Economic Development Corporation meeting held on April 21, 2026.
#15Approval of the minutes from the March 17, 2026 McKinney Economic Development Corporation meeting.
#16Approval of the minutes from the McKinney Main Street Board meeting held on April 9, 2026.
#17Minutes of the joint Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Advisory Board and McKinney Community Development Corporation meeting held on May 14, 2026.
#18Approval of the minutes from the Visit McKinney Board meeting held on May 26, 2026.
#19Consent ORDINANCES
#20Ordinance amending Chapter 26 (Animal Control), Section 26-35, regarding domestic animals exhibiting or reasonably indicating rabies symptoms.
#21Ordinance amending Chapter 26 (Animal Control), Sections 26-36 and 26-37, regarding impoundment notice, disposition, timeframes, fees, and redemption of animals.
#22Consent RESOLUTIONS
#23Resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to apply for FY2026 FAA Airport Improvement Program discretionary funding for Phases II and III planning and design of the Taxiway C extension, and to accept the funds if awarded.
#24This resolution authorizes the City Manager to execute a contract and related change orders with Southern Trenchless Solutions LLC for construction of the Wilson Creek Sanitary Sewer Manhole Rehabilitation Project.
#25A resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. to update the McKinney National Airport Master Plan.
#26Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the eighth amended agreement with Red Media Group of Austin, Texas for state legislative consulting services.
#27A resolution to ratify the City Manager's approval of an extension to the agreement with Focused Advocacy, LLC for state legislative and regulatory consulting services.
#30This 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
#31Consideration of a request to waive roadway impact fees under the Neighborhood Empowerment Zone Impact Fee Waiver Program for the proposed Cotton Mill multi-family development at the southeast corner of State Highway 5 (McDonald Street) and Elm Street.
#32The City Council will hold a public hearing on a resolution regarding Skyway Villas (TX) Owner LP's application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for a 4% Housing Tax Credit to acquire and rehabilitate the Skyway Villas Apartments housing development.
#33Public hearing on a request to amend the project plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number One, along with an accompanying ordinance to formalize the changes.
#34A public hearing and ordinance action to amend the Finance Plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number One.
#35A public hearing and vote on a Specific Use Permit request to allow Enterprise to operate an auto, motorcycle, truck, or boat rental/sales business near Justice Road and James Pitts Drive, along with the accompanying ordinance.
#36Public hearing on a petition to annex and zone approximately land west of County Road 161 near County Road 124 as Planned Development (PD) for residential uses with modified development standards; request submitted to be tabled.
#37Public hearing on a petition to annex and zone property at 4905 County Road 317 as R12 Residential District, requested by Jacob Bennett.
#38Public hearing and ordinance to rezone the property at 8301 W University Dr from Agricultural (AG) to Local Commercial (C2) District.
#39Public hearing and ordinance to rezone the property at 1710 Couch Drive from Light Manufacturing (ML) to Heavy Industrial (I2) District; request submitted to be tabled.
#41PUBLIC COMMENTS regarding matters not on the agenda
#42If 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.
#44Council 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
#46In 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
#50Posted in accordance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, on July 14, 2026. ________________________ Empress Drane, TRMC City Secretary Tenitrus Parchman, TRMC Deputy City Secretary
#51In 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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