On the agenda: Princeton meeting — Automated License Plate (Sep 8)

City of Princeton

Princeton Municipal Center
2000 East Princeton Drive
Princeton, Texas 75407

Meeting Agenda
City Council Special Meeting
Tuesday, September 8, 2026

6:00 PM

Council Chambers

PRE-COUNCIL MEETING 6:00 P.M.
A.

CALL TO ORDER - MAYOR

B.

ROLL CALL

C.

WORK SESSION AGENDA

C1.

2026-203

Discussion of the adopted Development Services and Fire
Department Fee Schedule to more accurately recover the City's
cost of providing development review, permitting, inspections, and
fire prevention services associated with development projects.
CC Memo - Fee Schedule Amendment - 09.08.2026.pdf
City of Princeton Previous and Adopted Development Services and Fire
Department Fee Schedules
Selected Fee Comparisons with Comparable Cities
Ordinance No. 2026-07-27 -01- Amending Fee Schedule.pdf
CC Presentation - Fee Amendment - 09.08.2026.pptx

C2.

2026-204

Discuss Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Proposed Annual Budget.
Proposed FY2026-2027 Budget.pdf
Taxpayer Impact Statement-09.08.2026.pdf
CC Presentation - Budget Work Session - 09.08.2026.pdf

D.

DISCUSS AND REVIEW AGENDA ITEMS

The City Council may ask questions regarding or discuss any item listed on the main meeting
agenda. No formal action will be taken during the pre-meeting, as any formal action shall only
occur during the main meeting.
E.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Executive Session: Under terms of Chapter 551 of Texas Government Code the City Council
may enter into Closed Session or Executive Session to discuss the following: Section 551.071
(2) Texas Government Code. Consultation with the City Attorney on pending or contemplated
litigation, a settlement offer, or on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the
governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State
Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter on any agenda item listed elsewhere within this
agenda, and/or the subject matter listed below:
Sicily Laguna Azure, LLC v City of Princeton et al.
F.

ADJOURNMENT
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SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING 6:30 P.M.
A.

CALL TO ORDER-MAYOR

B.

ROLL CALL

C.

INVOCATION

D.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it
stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
E.

PLEDGE TO THE TEXAS FLAG

Honor the Texas Flag; I Pledge Allegiance To Thee, Texas, One State Under God, One and
Indivisible.
F.

PUBLIC APPEARANCE

This portion of the meeting is set aside for members of the public to address the City Council
on any item of business that is not formally scheduled on the agenda as a Public Hearing
item. Members of the public should complete a Public Meeting Appearance Card prior to the
meeting and present it to the City Secretary. Speakers are allowed up to five (5) minutes to
speak. The City Council is unable to respond to or discuss any issues that are brought up
during this portion that are not on the agenda, other than to make statements of specific
factual information in response to a speaker’s inquiry or to recite existing policy in response to
the inquiry. Anyone wishing to speak shall (i) address the City Council directly not City staff or
otherwise; (ii) be courteous, respectful, and cordial; and (iii) refrain from making personal,
demeaning, insulting, threatening, and/or disparaging remarks, as to maintain decorum and
support the efficient and orderly flow of the meeting.
G.

CONSENT AGENDA

Consent Agenda: All consent agenda items listed are considered to be routine by the City
Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these
items unless a Councilmember so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the
Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.
G1.

2026-208

Consider the following City Council meeting minutes, and take
appropriate action.
August 17, 2026, City Council Special Meeting
August 24, 2026, City Council Regular Meeting
CC WS & CC Special Meeting Minutes 08.17.2026.pdf
CC WS & CC Regular Meeting Minutes 08.24.2026.pdf

G2.

2026-206

Consider the submission of the 2026 No-New-Revenue Tax Rate
of $0.445102 per $100 taxable value and the Voter-Approval Tax
Rate of $0.472959 per $100 taxable value; and take appropriate
action.
CC Memo-Submission of 2026 Tax Rate-09.08.2026.pdf
2026 Tax Rate Calculation Worksheet Princeton City.pdf

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Taxpayer Impact Statement-09.08.2026.pdf

G3.

2026-207

Consider scheduling a public hearing on the City of Princeton’s
FY2026-2027 Proposed Budget and proposed property tax rate
on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at the
Princeton Municipal Center, 2000 E. Princeton Drive, Princeton,
Texas 75407; and take appropriate action.
CC Memo-Setting Public Hearing Notice-09.08.2026.pdf
Notice of Budget Hearing FY2027 09.08.2026.pdf
City of Princeton Notice of Public Hearing Property Tax Rate.pdf
Taxpayer Impact Statement-09.08.2026.pdf

H.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Executive Session: Under terms of Chapter 551 of Texas Government Code the City Council
may enter into Closed Session or Executive Session to discuss the following: Section 551.071
(2) Texas Government Code. Consultation with the City Attorney on pending or contemplated
litigation, a settlement offer, or on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the
governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State
Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter on any agenda item listed elsewhere within this
agenda, and/or the subject matter listed below:
Sicily Laguna Azure, LLC v City of Princeton et al.
I.

ACTION PERTAINING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION

J.

SPECIAL AGENDA

J1.

2026-09-08-R

Consider Resolution No. 2026-09-08-R, proposing a Fiscal Year
2026-2027 property tax rate of $0.472959 per $100 valuation and
setting September 16, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. as the date and time for
the public hearing on the proposed property tax rate; and take
appropriate action.
CC Memo-Resolution No. 2026-09-08-R Setting Tax Rate and Public Hearing
Date-09.08.2026.pdf
Resolution 2026-09-08-R SETTING TAX RATE AND PUBLIC HEARING
DATE.pdf
Notice of Budget Hearing FY2027 09.08.2026.pdf
City of Princeton Notice of Public Hearing Property Tax Rate.pdf
Proposed FY2026-2027 Budget.pdf
Taxpayer Impact Statement-09.08.2026.pdf
CC Presentation-Tax Rate and Public Hearing-09.08.2026.pdf

J2.

2026-209

Consider appointments and/or reappointments to the Zoning
Board of Adjustments (ZBA); and take appropriate action.
CC Memo - ZBA Appointments- 09.08.2026.pdf

J3.

2026-210

Consider appointments and/or reappointments to the Planning
and Zoning Commission; and take appropriate action.
CC Memo -P&Z Appointments- 09.08.2026.pdf

J4.

2026-212

Consider approving an appointment to the Community
Development Corporation, and take appropriate action.
CC Memo -CDC Appointments- 09.08.2026.pdf

J5.

2026-205

Consider a Non-Standard Wastewater Service Agreement
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("NSSA") between the City of Princeton, Texas (the "City"), and
Lennar Homes of Texas Land and Construction, Ltd. (the
"Developer") for the Acorn South Addition Phase 2; and take
appropriate action.
CC Memo - NSSA Acorn South Addition Phase 2 - 09.08.2026.pdf
Non-Standard Water and Wastewater Service Agreement - Lennar - Acorn
South Addition Phase 2.pdf

J6.

2026-213

Consider the City's current, planned, and proposed use of
Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technologies and
related systems, including Flock Safety, Vigilant, Axon, and
similar technologies; review of associated contracts, purchases,
receipt, installation, policies, data collection, data retention, data
access, auditing, sharing practices, existing and proposed
installations, contractual arrangements, governance controls, and
consideration of direction regarding current or future deployment,
implementation, or installation of such systems and take
appropriate action.
CC Memo - Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) Direction 09.08.2026.pdf
CC Presentation - Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) Direction 09.08.2026.pptx

J7.

ORD-2026-09-08-01 Consider Ordinance No. 2026-09-08-01 of the City Council of the
City of Princeton, Texas, Amending the Princeton Municipal
Code, Chapter 46, “Offenses And Miscellaneous Provisions,”
Article Vi, “Regulation of Sexual Offenders”; Providing for
Severability, Savings, Repealing, and Penalty Clauses; Providing
for an Effective Date; and Containing Other Matters Related
Thereto, and take appropriate action.
CC Memo - Ordinance Amendment for Regulation of Sexual Offender 09.08.2026.pdf
CC Presentation - Regulation of Sexual Offenders Amendement 09.08.2026.pptx
Ordinance No. 2026-09-08-01 Regulation of Sexual Offenders
Amendments.pdf
Ordinance No. 2026-09-08-01 Excerpts of Suggested Changes.pdf

J8.

2026-211

K.

REPORT AGENDA

Consider approving a request for items to be placed on a future
agenda and NOT for discussion of these requests.

1. Next Special P&Z Meeting: Wednesday, September 9, 2026 @ 6:30 PM
2. Next Regular EDC Meeting: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 @ 6:00 PM
3. Next Special City Council Meeting: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 @ 6:30 PM
4. Next Regular CDC Meeting: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 @ 6:00 PM
5. Next Special Library Advisory Board Meeting: Thursday, October 22, 2026 @ 6:30 PM
L.

ADJOURNMENT

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CERTIFICATION
I certify that the above notice of this meeting was posted at least three business days prior
the scheduled meeting time in accordance with the Open Meetings Act, on the bulletin board
at Princeton Municipal Center.
Amber Anderson
Posted by: _____________________________
Amber Anderson, City Secretary
Digitally signed by Amber Anderson
Date: 2026.09.01 15:13:19 -05'00'

STATEMENT FOR ADA COMPLIANCE
The City of Princeton acknowledges its responsibility to comply with the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990. Thus, in order to assist individuals with disabilities who require special
services (i.e., sign interpretation services, alternative audio/visual devices, and amanuenses)
for participation in or access to the City of Princeton sponsored public programs, services and/
or meetings, the City requests the individuals make requests for these services forty-eight (48)
hours ahead of the scheduled program, service and/or meeting. To make arrangements,
contact Amber Anderson, City Secretary, or other designated official at 972-734-2416. The
City Council reserves the right to consult in executive session with its attorney and to receive
legal advice regarding any item listed on this agenda pursuant to Section 551.071(2).

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