Events — 2026
196 events with findings this period
The McKinney Board of Adjustment approved a Meritorious Exception for Chuy's Tex-Mex at 8405 West University Drive, allowing larger attached signs on non-street facing facades.
Developer: The approval of a Meritorious Exception in File 26-0793 shows the Board will allow signs above the 25 square foot cap on non-street facing facades.
Resident: Chuy's Tex-Mex at 8405 West University Drive received approval for two larger illuminated signs on its east and west facades.
The agenda for the McKinney City Council Special Meeting on 2026-08-18 featured a work session on board and commission appointment policy, parks capital projects, an Atmos Energy pipeline presentation, and an APEX North feasibility study.
Journalist: The agenda paired a proposed change to board and commission appointment policy (File 26-0767) with a discussion of Council preferencing for 2026 appointments (File 26-0772), and the closed session notice cited litigation involving the McKinney Community Development Corporation.
Resident: The Atmos Energy presentation on pipeline replacement impact on City parkland (Item 9, File 26-0768) was on the agenda, along with Parks Capital Projects (Item 10, File 26-0769).
Lobbyist: If the resolution on appointment policy (Item 7, File 26-0767) is carried forward, it would change eligibility rules for board and commission service.
The August 18, 2026 regular meeting was dominated by consent business: minutes from the City Council and several boards and corporations, plus a cluster of contracts for roads, parks, public safety and housing finance.
Contractor: Awards are visible for the Garret Shields Infrastructure turn-lane work, the APEX Centre elevator, and Towne Lake Phase 1C construction and testing; subcontractors and suppliers should engage the awarded firms.
Journalist: The agenda data shows no dollar amounts for any contract, which raises questions about the cost of the Towne Lake, APEX Centre and roadway contracts.
Developer: Infrastructure awards for turn lanes and a sewer force main signal public investment in road and utility capacity that may affect nearby sites.
Resident: Towne Lake Phase 1C will bring construction to the park, including the Bob & Barbara Tomes Dog Park and Play Zone, and road turn-lane work is moving forward; budget citizen input was also scheduled.
Lobbyist: Public safety and housing finance items passed through consent, and the FY2026-27 budget input item is the next venue to influence spending priorities.
The TIRZ Number Two agenda featured a resolution on TIRZ #2 funding for police and fire personnel serving commercial air service at McKinney National Airport, along with minutes from the May 5, 2026 board meeting.
Lobbyist: If File 26-0774 is approved, TIRZ #2 would fund public safety staffing for airport commercial air service.
Journalist: The File 26-0774 resolution proposed using TIRZ #2 funds for police and fire personnel tied to commercial air service at McKinney National Airport.
The McKinney Economic Development Corporation agenda for 2026-08-18 featured a closed-session item covering attorney consultation, deliberation on real property, and economic development matters.
The Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Advisory Board unanimously approved two design and construction contract recommendations tied to APEX recreation facilities and received annual updates from two facility operators.
Journalist: Neither contract item in the agenda data lists a dollar amount; the contract values for Parkhill (File 26-0765) and Crossland (File 26-0766) are a follow-up question.
Resident: The elevator addition at the APEX Centre, 3003 Alma Road (PK2546), moved forward with a Board recommendation to City Council, and a North APEX recreation center design contract was approved.
Contractor: Parkhill of Frisco holds the North APEX design contract (File 26-0765) and Crossland Construction is recommended for the APEX Centre elevator addition (PK2546, File 26-0766).
Lobbyist: The Crossland elevator resolution (File 26-0766) goes to City Council next, and the Board's unanimous approvals of both APEX items signal advisory-level support.
The McKinney Armed Services Memorial Board met on August 12, 2026 for a short session (6:00 PM to 6:42 PM) with 6 members present and 2 absent.
Lobbyist: The Board is reviewing its Standard Operating Procedures and Guidelines (File 26-0760) and planning the 2026 Veterans Day Ceremony (File 26-0759), with no action taken on either.
Journalist: The Board discussed the 2026 Veterans Day Ceremony (File 26-0759) and its Standard Operating Procedures and Guidelines (File 26-0760) with no action taken.
The McKinney Planning and Zoning Commission approved all four public hearing items on August 11, 2026: a design exception for Franklin Branch Apartments, a fuel sales specific use permit at Wildwood Marketplace, an MF36 multifamily zoning request on Baxter Well Road, and a PD-to-C2 rezoning on Eldorado Parkway.
Resident: The Commission approved multifamily zoning and a design exception along Baxter Well Road near FM 1461, plus a fuel station SUP near Laud Howell Parkway and CR 201 and a commercial rezoning on Eldorado Parkway near South Custer Road.
Developer: Multifamily and commercial entitlements advanced near Baxter Well Road/FM 1461 and on Eldorado Parkway.
McKinney City Council held a work session on August 7, 2026 (8:35 AM to 11:58 AM) with 6 members present and 1 absent.
Journalist: The FY 2026-27 budget discussion (File 26-0755) ran most of a three-hour-plus work session.
Lobbyist: The FY 2026-27 budget discussion (File 26-0755) was held at this work session.
The Historic Preservation Advisory Board agenda for August 6, 2026 featured five historic marker requests and two Historic Neighborhood Improvement Zone Program tax exemption (Level I) requests, plus minutes of the July 2, 2026 meeting.
Journalist: Two of the four marker requests (408 N Waddill Street and 620 W Virginia Street) were paired with Level I tax exemption requests.
Lobbyist: If the Level I tax exemption requests (HP2026-0019 and HP2026-0074) were to move forward, they would indicate how the Board applies the Historic Neighborhood Improvement Zone Program, which is relevant to preservation-incentive advocacy.
The August 4, 2026 meeting was dominated by consent-agenda contracts and agreements, paired with four zoning and specific use public hearings and the start of the FY 2026-27 tax rate process.
Contractor: Several contract opportunities moved forward, while the water and wastewater parts solicitation was reset.
Resident: The proposed FY 2026-27 tax rate and several zoning hearings affect residents directly, and the hearings are the opportunity to comment.
Journalist: The tax rate process, school contracts, and a rejected solicitation raise follow-up questions, though no items were flagged as non-routine.
Developer: Four land-use hearings and a religious assembly site plan set the near-term entitlement picture, and the Mixed Residential rezoning is the most relevant for housing developers.
Lobbyist: The tax rate process and the contracted state legislative consulting ratification are the main points of leverage for advocacy.
The work session agenda featured a Police Department recognition, a presentation on preliminary planning for the North Civic Campus, and a discussion of Board and Commission member policy and appointment procedures.
Journalist: The North Civic Campus planning presentation (File 26-0740) and the Board and Commission appointment procedures discussion (File 26-0741) were both scheduled.
Lobbyist: The Board and Commission appointment policy discussion (File 26-0741) and the North Civic Campus presentation (File 26-0740) were scheduled for council discussion.
The Administration meeting scheduled for 2026-07-30 is anchored by a notice of potential quorum of the City Council and/or various boards, with no other substantive agenda items published at this time.
The McKinney Planning & Zoning Commission's July 28, 2026 agenda is centered on two public hearings: a design exception to the site plan for a proposed multi-family development on W Henry Street, and a request to rezone a Couch Drive property from light manufacturing to heavy industrial.
Lobbyist: The window to influence both the Henry Street design exception and the Couch Drive rezoning closes at the July 28 hearing, four days from today — interested parties should target Planning & Zoning commissioners now through the two available channels: in-person speaker cards or the online comment portal.
Resident: Residents with interest in the Henry Street multi-family project or the Couch Drive industrial rezoning have a public hearing on July 28 to speak on either item — a "Request to Speak" card submitted to City Staff before the meeting is the way to be recognized when each hearing opens.
Developer: The Henry Street Multi-Family design exception request (320 W Henry Street) is a precedent to watch for other multifamily projects seeking site plan flexibility, while the Couch Drive rezoning to "I2" Heavy Industrial would open that parcel to a broader range of industrial uses than currently allowed.
Journalist: The two items to track from this docket are the Couch Drive rezoning to the city's most intensive industrial classification and the Henry Street multi-family project's request for a design exception rather than a standard site plan approval — both outcomes and any commissioner discussion are worth following once the hearings occur.
The joint meeting on 2026-07-28 included an update on McKinney Economic Development Corporation activities and strategic priorities.
Journalist: The closed session (item 8) listed deliberation on Project Marty under Section 551.087 and real property in the Old Donation Addition under Section 551.072.
Developer: The McKinney Economic Development Corporation strategic priorities update (File 26-0736, item 4) is the public item most relevant to development interests.
Lobbyist: The McKinney Economic Development Corporation update (File 26-0736, item 4) is where corporation priorities were presented in a joint meeting setting.
The July 28, 2026 City Council Work Session agenda consists of standard procedural items rather than specific policy or financial proposals.
The Administration meeting scheduled for 2026-07-27 is posted primarily as a Notice of Potential Quorum, indicating that members of the City Council and/or various Boards may be present.
The McKinney Housing Finance Corporation approved the Skyway Villas multifamily bond financing package, along with the FY2026-2027 budget and two resolutions on state bond programs.
Journalist: MHFC approved Skyway Villas bond issuance and a chain of entity resolutions in one meeting; the bond amount and public benefit terms are not stated in the agenda data and are natural follow-up questions.
Lobbyist: Board members Underwood, Willingham, Dixon, Emery, Sulur, Brannon and Raghunath moved or seconded the approvals; all Skyway Villas items and the budget passed.
Developer: The Skyway Villas package (Files 26-0735, 26-0729) shows MHFC taking ownership roles through LLCs and ground lease structures in bond-financed multifamily deals, which is relevant to anyone seeking a similar partnership.
Resident: The Skyway Villas development is to be financed, rehabilitated and operated as multifamily housing under the approved bond package (File 26-0735 and File 26-0734).
The July 23, 2026 MCDC meeting centered on the Fiscal Year 2027 budget and a slate of project and event grant applications, with four public hearings on project grants.
Journalist: The result data are inconsistent across the largest grants.
Lobbyist: The governance items (#13, #14, #42) show a process that runs through the MCDC board and then City Council.
Developer: MCDC is funding site-specific infrastructure and renovation projects: the $576K Roots Farm move to Gray Branch Park (#38) and the $448K CommonGood Medical renovation at 2750 Virginia Parkway (#41).
Resident: Four project grant public hearings were held, including the Gray Branch Park move of McKinney Roots Farm (#38) and the $72K item (#39).
The Community Grants Advisory Commission met on July 23, 2026 and approved the June 15, 2026 minutes on the consent agenda, referring them to City Council.
Lobbyist: The commission's 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 planning calendars (File 26-0696, item 9) were discussed, and the June 15 minutes return to City Council on 8/18/2026.
Journalist: The June 15, 2026 minutes (File 26-0695) appear three times in the record (items 7, S1, S2) with a motion by Campbell, seconded by Kelly.
The agenda included a notice of potential quorum of the City Council and/or various Boards, along with three additional items listed without titles or descriptions.
Council met with all 7 members present and worked through 39 substantive items in under two hours.
Developer: The 4-3 Cotton Mill roadway impact fee waiver shows the Neighborhood Empowerment Zone waiver program is usable but the margin was thin.
Journalist: A pattern of split votes and a tabled lobbying contract warrant follow-up.
Resident: Land-use changes were approved at 4905 County Road 317 and 8301 W University Dr, and the Cotton Mill multi-family project at SH 5 and Elm Street received an impact fee waiver.
Lobbyist: The tabling of the Focused Advocacy, LLC extension and approval of Red Media Group show the state legislative consulting portfolio is in flux, and Cloutier is a key vote on it.
Contractor: Two infrastructure and airport contracts were awarded on consent, and a third consulting contract was tabled.
The McKinney City Council work session on July 21, 2026 took up three discussion items: an update to the Parkland Dedication Ordinance, potential changes to the city's dam requirements, and an informational update on the Better Together Initiative needs assessment.
Journalist: The agenda posted litigation naming the McKinney Community Development Corporation alongside a Chapter 380 matter involving Venu Holding Corporation.
Lobbyist: Parkland dedication (File 26-0673) and dam requirements (File 26-0674) were both discussed as potential ordinance changes, giving stakeholders an opening to engage staff and Council before any formal action.
Resident: The Council recognized National Parks and Recreation Month (File 26-0672) and discussed a parkland dedication ordinance update (File 26-0673) that bears on park land in new developments.
The TIRZ 1 Board approved amendments to both its Project Plan and Finance Plan to reflect the zone's expanded boundary, aligning the zone's development framework and funding mechanism with the boundary change.
Lobbyist: Board Member Beller moved both the Project Plan and Finance Plan amendments reflecting TIRZ 1's expanded boundary, with Cox and Feltus seconding — stakeholders with interests in the zone's new footprint should engage this board given its active role in setting the zone's development and funding priorities.
Journalist: TIRZ 1's board amended both its Project Plan and Finance Plan in the same meeting to reflect an expanded zone boundary, worth tracking since both documents govern where increment revenue is captured and spent.
Developer: Developers with projects within TIRZ 1's expanded boundary should confirm alignment with the amended Project Plan and check increment-financing eligibility under the updated Finance Plan.
The McKinney Economic Development Corporation met on July 20, 2026 and approved the May 19, 2026 minutes and the May 2026 financials.
Journalist: The closed session notice named Project Plum Blossom, Project Marty, VENU Holding Corporation and five lots in the Old Donation Addition.
Lobbyist: The named closed-session matters (Project Plum Blossom, Project Marty, VENU Holding Corporation) are the items to track on future MEDC agendas.
The agenda for this Administration meeting on July 20, 2026 was limited to a notice of potential quorum and three additional items for which no title or description was provided in the available agenda data.
The agenda featured a discussion on the frequency of Library Advisory Board meetings under city ordinance, alongside routine approval of prior meeting minutes and a Director's Report.
Journalist: The agenda scheduled a Consider/Discuss/Act item on the frequency of Library Advisory Board meetings under city ordinance, a governance question worth following up on for any resulting change to how often the board convenes.
Lobbyist: The Board's consideration of its meeting frequency under city ordinance (File 26-0525) could change how often public-comment opportunities arise at Board meetings, a scheduling question worth monitoring.
This was a brief, routine McKinney Arts Commission meeting with two substantive items: approval of prior meeting minutes and a discussion of applicant presentations for the 2026-2027 Season Art Grant.
The Board of Adjustment agenda featured two public hearings on Meritorious Exception appeals filed by Andrew Jones on behalf of the City of McKinney as sign owner, both seeking relief from UDC sign-code limits for signage tied to Historic Downtown McKinney landmarks.
Resident: Two public hearings on this agenda concern large signage proposed at visible Historic Downtown McKinney sites: a 50-foot sign in the West Louisiana Street median and two illuminated blade signs on the historic Collin County Courthouse building.
Developer: If the two Meritorious Exception requests on this agenda are upheld, they would set a scale reference for sign-code relief in Historic Downtown McKinney and the McKinney Town Center Zoning District, relevant for any applicant preparing a future sign variance filing near the historic core.
The McKinney Capital Improvements Advisory Committee held a public hearing on the Land Use Assumptions for the 2024-2025 Impact Fee Update and approved them.
Journalist: The Committee approved the Land Use Assumptions for the 2024-2025 Impact Fee Update (File 26-0005M) following a public hearing, with no recorded opposition or discussion noted in the agenda.
Lobbyist: The Committee approved the Land Use Assumptions for the 2024-2025 Impact Fee Update (File 26-0005M), the first procedural step toward setting new impact fee rates for capital improvements.
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