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Tax rate, housing, and zoning actions

McKinneyAug 5, 20253 min read

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Council approved a proposed Fiscal Year 2025-26 tax rate of $0.413921, set a public hearing and record vote for September 2, 2025, and approved several land-use and housing plan items.

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Council advanced the city’s next tax rate, moving a proposed total rate of $0.413921 forward for a public hearing and final vote on September 2, 2025. It also approved the draft 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and the 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan, which guide how federal housing and community development funds will be used. In addition, council approved two rezoning requests and denied a third rezoning request for a self-storage and commercial use proposal on South Central Expressway.

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Proposed a Fiscal Year 2026 total tax rate of $0.413921, which is higher than the no-new-revenue rate of $0.398018, and set a public hearing and record vote for September 2, 2025.
Approved the draft 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan.
Approved the 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan for CDBG and HOME federal funds.
Approved rezoning of an approximately 1.69-acre property on the west side of Trinity Falls Parkway from C2 to PD to modify development standards.
Approved rezoning of an approximately 18.22-acre property at 2901 McKinney Ranch Parkway from PD to PD to allow multi-family residential uses and modify development standards.
Denied a rezoning request at 2250 South Central Expressway that would have allowed self-storage and commercial uses and modified development standards.

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City Council Regular Meeting

Aug 5, 2025, 6:00 PMCouncil Chambers 401 E. Virginia Street McKinney, TX 75069scheduled

Revised to include agenda item #25-3022

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CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INFORMATION SHARING ITEMS
Presentation Honoring Universal Oneness Day
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS (for Non-Public Hearing Items)
If 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 address the City Council regarding any non-public hearing item on this agenda shall have a time limit of three (3) minutes per speaker, per agenda item. The Mayor may reduce the speaker time limit uniformly to accommodate the number of speakers or improve meeting efficiency. Pursuant to Section 551.007 of the Texas Government Code, any person wishing to address the City Council for items listed as Public Hearings will be recognized when the Public Hearing is opened.
CONSENT AGENDA
These 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 Items.
Consent MINUTES
Minutes of the City Council Work Session of July 15, 2025
Minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting of July 15, 2025
Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting and Work Session of July 22, 2025
Minutes of the Community Grants Advisory Commission of May 14, 2025
Minutes of the Community Grants Advisory Commission of May 15, 2025
Minutes of the McKinney Armed Services Memorial Board Meeting of June 11, 2025
Minutes of the McKinney Arts Commission of April 17, 2025
Minutes of the McKinney Economic Development Corporation Meeting of June 17, 2025
Consent ORDINANCES
Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance to Modify the Effective Reduced Speed School Zones Times for Schools within the Prosper Independent School District
Consent RESOLUTIONS
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing a Contract for Professional Auditing Services with Weaver and Tidwell, LLP
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract with Birkhoff, Hendricks & Carter, L.L.P. for Professional Engineering Design Services for the WA2415 - Miscellaneous Pump Station Improvements Project and Any Necessary Supplemental Agreements
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract with LJB Inc. for Professional Engineering Design Services for the Gerrish Pump Station 18 Inch Waterline Replacement Project (WA2549) and Authorizing Any Necessary Supplemental Agreements
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract with Pace Construction Services LLC DBA Pace Turf Solutions, of Melissa, Texas for Irrigation Installation Services
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Supplemental Agreement with LJA Engineering Inc., of McKinney, Texas, for Professional Architectural and Engineering Design Services for the McKinney Light Walk at Towne Lake Park
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Supplemental Agreement with LJA Engineering, of McKinney, Texas, for Professional Architectural and Engineering Design Services for the Wilson Creek Greens Trail Phase 2
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Term Sheet with Trammell Crow Company No. 43, Ltd., Crow-Billingsley McKinney 380 Ltd., Crow-Billingsley Stover Creek Ltd., UBP/McKinney, LLC, BCC/McKinney, LLC, 380 North/McKinney, LLC, Henry/McKinney, LLC, SLC McKinney Partners, LP, and Karl Williams Governing Amendments to a 2008 Facilities Agreement for Approximately 1,223.5 Acres of Land in in the City of Mckinney, Generally Located Between US 380 and South of Bloomdale Road adjacent to Stonebridge Drive
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Request, Accept, and Implement a Residential Curbside Recycling Grant Program Award from The Recycling Partnership, Inc.
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
REGULAR AGENDA AND PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
This 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 for items listed as Public Hearings will be recognized when the Public Hearing is opened.
Consider/Discuss/Act on Fiscal Year 2025-26 Proposed Tax Rate, Take Record Vote and Set Public Hearing and Adoption Date
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Approving the Draft 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Approving the 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request to Rezone the Subject Property from “C2” - Local Commercial District to “PD” - Planned Development District, Located on the West Side of Trinity Falls Parkway and Approximately 3,385 feet North of the Intersection of the Trinity Falls Parkway and Laud Howell Parkway, and Accompanying Ordinance
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request to Rezone the Subject Property from “PD” - Planned Development District to “PD” - Planned Development District, Generally to Allow for Multi-Family Residential Uses and Modify the Development Standards, Located 2901 McKinney Ranch Parkway, and Accompanying Ordinance
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request to Rezone the Subject Property from “PD” - Planned Development District to “PD” - Planned Development District, Generally to Allow for Self Storage and Commercial Uses and Modify the Development Standards, Located at 2250 South Central Expressway, and Accompanying Ordinance (REQUEST TO BE TABLED)
END OF REGULAR AGENDA AND PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
CITIZEN COMMENTS on Matters not on the Agenda
If 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.
COUNCIL AND MANAGER COMMENTS
Council 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, upcoming meetings, informational update on City projects, awards, acknowledgement of meeting attendees, birthdays, requests of the City Manager for items to be placed on upcoming agendas, and condolences.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
In 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/client advice necessitated by the deliberation or discussion of said items (as needed) B. Section 551.071 (A) Pending or contemplated litigation C. Section 551.072. Deliberations about Real Property - Lower 5 Plaza - Municipal Facility D. Section 551.074. Personnel Matters - Public Safety Meet and Confer Agreement E. Section 551.087. Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Matters
ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS
ADJOURN
PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.002, A QUORUM OF VARIOUS CITY BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS MAY BE PRESENT. NO BOARD OR COMMISSION ACTION WILL BE TAKEN.
Posted in accordance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, originally posed on August 1, 2025, reposed on August 2, 2025 at 10:45 a.m. ________________________ Empress Drane, City Secretary Tenitrus Parchman, Deputy City Secretary
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