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REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 11, 2025
Present:
Baine L. Brooks, Mayor
Allen City Council:
Ben Trahan, Mayor Pro Tem
Michael Schaeffer
Tommy Baril
Ken Cook
Chris Schulmeister
Carl Clemencich
City Staff:
Eric Ellwanger, City Manager
Eric Strong, Deputy City Manager
Tim Dentler, Assistant City Manager
Rebecca Vice, Assistant City Manager
Shelley B. George, City Secretary
Chelsey Aprill, Director, Public and Media Relations
Rocio Gonzalez, Deputy City Secretary (absent)
Maddie Hanson, Administrative Support Services Specialist
Pete Smith, City Attorney
Regular Meeting
1. Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present
With a quorum of the Allen City Council present, the Regular Meeting of the Allen City Council was
called to order by Mayor Brooks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in the Council Chambers
at Allen City Hall, 305 Century Parkway, Allen, Texas.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor Brooks asked everyone to join him and the Allen City Council in a moment of silence.
3. Public Recognition
• Proclamation: Texas Society of Professional Surveyors
• Proclamation: Curtis Middle School Cantaré Treble Choir
4. Citizens’ Comments
Theresa Boyd, 461 S. Waco Street, Van Alstyne, Texas, spoke regarding a project in Downtown Allen.
5. Reports from City of Allen Boards, Commissions, and Committees.
5.1 Annual Report of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
ALLEN CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 11, 2025
6. Consent Agenda
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Baril and a second by Councilmember Cook, the
Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed to approve all items on the Consent Agenda
as follows:
6.1 Approve minutes of the February 25, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting.
6.2 Adopt an Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Allen Chapter 6,
"Health and Environment," by adding Article X for the "Crime-Free Multi-Family
Housing Program."
ORDINANCE NO. 4142-3-25: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY
AMENDING CHAPTER 6, “HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT” BY ADDING A NEW
ARTICLE X, “CRIME-FREE MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING PROGRAM”; PROVIDING A
REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE
SUM OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
6.3 Adopt a Resolution appointing the Board of Directors of the Allen Tax Increment
Financing (TIF) Reinvestment Zone No. 4 ("Sloan Corners Zone").
RESOLUTION NO. 4143-3-25(R): A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, APPOINTING THE INITIAL BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE ALLEN TAX INCREMENT FINANCING REINVESTMENT ZONE
NO. 4; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
6.4 Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Fuquay, Inc., for the
installation of Manhole Lining for the Sloan Creek Trunk Sewer Project for $123,319.
6.5 Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Binkley & Barfield, Inc., for
the Design of the Jupiter Sanitary Sewer Main and Oak Hill Water Main Replacement
Project for $381,000.
The motion carried.
7. Regular Agenda
8. Other Business
8.1 Calendar.
8.2 Items of Interest.
• Councilmember Cook announced the observance of St. Patrick’s Day on March 17.
• Mayor Brooks shared the following Good News about Allen:
- Compared to February 2024, February 2025 saw a 28% decrease in injury crashes,
demonstrating the community’s commitment to working together to make Allen’s
roads safer.