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Updated parking ordinance to hit downtown Frisco FRISCO The Original Town District will soon see new parking condi- tions to meet the area’s “intensive development,” officials said. Frisco City Council members approved an amendment to a city ordinance to adjust a mandated reduction in parking spaces for downtown businesses on Aug. 1. The mandated parking reduc- tion amendment drops the 50% reduction to 30% for any expanding or new retail spaces, according to meeting documents. It also excludes outdoor seating and restaurants from the reduction as city officials look to incentivize more outdoor spaces downtown. An incoming parking garage is expected to ease some parking concerns downtown, Mayor Jeff Cheney said. which is slightly lower than the current $0.446600 rate. Frisco residents will also see higher utility rates from the North Texas Municipal Water District, Woodard said. Frisco residents can attend the city’s public hearings for its fiscal year 2023-24 budget on Aug. 15 or Sept. 5 . Current tax rate: $0.4466 Proposed tax rate: $0.432205 SOURCE: CITY OF FRISCO/COMMUNITY IMPACT BUDGET DISCUSSION
HIGHLIGHTS FRISCO The Frisco Police Department is getting some new equipment. City Council members approved two contracts—one for video equipment, and one for annual computer software and records maintenance—for the police department during their Aug. 1 meeting totaling $789,178. The first contract was for three years and $600,000 of annual maintenance and support for the department’s various public safety systems. The second contract was for $189,178 to outfit the department’s new traffic, detention and animal services vehicles. The money comes from the department’s 2023 operating budget. “BOTTOM LINE IS WE ARE IN A HEALTHY FINANCIAL POSITION.” COUNCIL MEMBER BILL WOODARD ON FRISCO’S BUDGET Frisco City Council meets at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 15 and Sept. 5 at City Council Chambers, George A. Purefoy Municipal Center, 6101 Frisco Square Blvd., Frisco. www.friscotexas.gov Collin County Commissioners Court meets at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 14, 21 and 28 at Jack Hatchell Collin County Administration Building, 2300 Bloomdale Road, Ste. 2302, McKinney. www.collincountytx.gov Denton County Commissioners Court meets at 9 a.m. Aug. 15, 22 and 29 and Sept. 5 at Administrative Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Drive, Denton. www.dentoncounty.gov MEETINGS WE COVER
FRISCO Site plans for the roughly $265 million project have been approved, putting the new Baylor Scott & White Health center on track to open in two years. Planning and Zoning Commission members approved a site plan for the center during their July 25 meeting. Site plan details include two hospital buildings, one parking garage and one central utility plant split between two lots located on a 37.1-acre northeast corner of Dallas Parkway and PGA Parkway, accord- ing to meeting documents. Baylor Scott & White Health officials said this region is one of the fastest growing in the country, and they have been exploring how to keep pace with the area’s explosive growth for a number of months. Frisco City Council to discuss 2023-24 budget at hearings FRISCO Residents are invited to participate in a discussion regarding the city’s finances Aug. 15 and Sept. 5. Frisco City Council members approved a resolution Aug. 1 sched- uling two public hearings about the 2023-24 fiscal year budget for their upcoming 6:30 p.m. meetings.
What we know: A request to rezone the land for a hospital first appeared on the commission’s agenda in June 2022 and was later approved by City Council at a July 5, 2022, meeting. “Any time we can get expansion of medical uses in this capacity, it is always a big win for the citizens of Frisco and the region,” Mayor Jeff Cheney said in 2022. Stay tuned: A Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation listing estimates the new facility will be completed by mid-2025.
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What you need to know: The two public hearings will both take place in council’s regular meeting chambers at the George A. Purefoy Municipal Center. Public hearings will also be held for the Frisco Economic Development Corp. and the Frisco Community Development Corp. budgets, accord- ing to meeting documents. Keep in mind: The new budget is expected to lower the city’s prop- erty tax rate, Council Member Bill Woodard said. The proposed tax rate is $0.432205,
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