The Frisco City Council will hold a meeting on Thursday, March 25. This meeting was moved from March 16 because of spring break. The meeting starts at 5:30 p.m.  with Executive Session. The public input will take place at approximately 7:30 p.m. The meeting will take place in council chambers inside of the George A. Purefoy Municipal Building at 6101 Frisco Square Blvd.

Among the items on the regular agenda is a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for a hotel/motel on the southwest corner of Main Street and Seventh Street, considering a request for a noise variance for night time paving operations on Preston Road, discussion and giving direction concerning funding for the improvements to the Beal Building for Sci-Tech Discovery Center and the Black Box Theatre and other items.

A complete agenda can be found on the city's Web site at http://sire.friscotexas.gov/sirepub/pubmtgframe.aspx?meetid=494&doctype=AGENDA

Employees with the Frisco Police Department were honored last night during the department’s annual awards ceremony that took place at Stonebriar Church. Numerous awards were given to both civilian and sworn personnel for their hard work and dedication to the department and City of Frisco throughout the preceding year.

Many of the award recipients are chosen by their fellow officers. According to Public Information Officer Sergeant Adam Henderson the winners for officer, supervisor, rookie, civilian and communications officer were all chosec by coworkers.

"Each year we get a blank nomination form and can submit our choices and commentary to validate our selections," he said. " As for the Chief’s award winners, unit award, and lifesaving award, those are all selected by Chief Renshaw with input from his command staff. "

Sergeants are also honored for the five, 10 and 20 commitment to the Frisco Police. All of the winners were given a small plaque to honor them and the officer of the year is given a personalized pistol.

The Frisco Police Department currently has 140 officers and 60 civilian staff according to Henderson.

 The 2009 award recipients include:

Officer of the Year Supervisor of the Year -Chadd Springer, School Resource Officer

Supervisor of the Year -  Roxanna Johnson, Dispatch Supervisor

Rookie of the Year - Chad LaPrelle, Officer

 Communications Officer of the Year -  Nichole Figueroa, Dispatcher

Chief’s Award for Operations Bureau - Ken Endicott, Corporal

 Chief’s Award for Services Bureau - Tonia Cunningham, Crime Victims Advocate

Department Unit Award - Traffic Unit

 Lifesaving Award - Ken Endicott, Corporal

Civilian of the Year- Cynthia Holmes, Property room technician

Safe Driving for 20 Years- Lieutenant Penny Mince and Officer Glynda Covington

 

Earlier this morning at around 1:30 a.m., a Frisco resident reported to police that he had been robbed at gunpoint of nearly $200 at the 7-Eleven located in the 5400-block of Dallas Parkway at Lebanon Road. The victim reported that he went to the store to purchase items and was approached by a black male who displayed a handgun and demanded money. The victim, in fear for his safety, withdrew money from the ATM at the store and gave it to the suspect. The suspect then left in a vehicle with a second suspect.

While officers were investigating the robbery, a Frisco police officer located a vehicle that matched the description provided by the victim and initiated a traffic stop. Officers’ subsequent investigation led to the arrest of 23-year-old Tyrone Dale Williams of Frisco who was charged with a minor traffic violation and the following:

 Aggravated Robbery with a Deadly Weapon (Felony of the 1st Degree);

 Failure to Identify (Class B Misdemeanor); and

 Possession of Marijuana under two ounces (Class B Misdemeanor).

Detectives are continuing their investigation and are actively searching for a second suspect who is believed to have been with Williams during the robbery. The victim was not harmed in the incident and was able to cooperate with detectives in order to identify Williams as the offender.

When you adjusted your clocks for Daylight Saving Time (DST), did you remember to adjust your sprinklers?  As part of the City of Frisco’s Water Management Plan, time of day restrictions begin with DST.

This year DST runs from March 14 through November 7. During DST outdoor watering is not allowed between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m. and between 10 a.m. and

6 p.m.

 These watering times were adopted to help reduce what Public Works Director Gary Hartwell calls a “water traffic jam.”  “In addition to requiring no watering during the heat of the day due to evaporation, Frisco chose to adopt the 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. hours to offset the demand for water when residents are getting ready for work and school,” said Hartwell. 

The plan also recommends limiting outdoor watering to two-days-per-week with the start of Daylight Saving Time through June 30.  From July 1 through September 30, two-day-a-week watering becomes mandatory for the summer months. The mandatory watering schedule coincides with residents’

trash and recycling service day plus an additional day. The watering day schedule is available to view online at FriscoTexas.gov/water.

 Restrictions apply to automatic sprinkler systems. Hand watering, soaker hoses, and drip/bubbler systems are allowed at any time on any day of the year. 

“Some of our residents wonder why we exercise water restrictions given our recent snowy and wet months, and the fact that North Texas isn’t experiencing drought at this time,” said Mayor Maher Maso.  “As a member of the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) we work collectively as a region to promote water efficiency because it’s important to the

prospective development of reservoirs for future generations.   We always

encourage our residents to use what they need, but don’t waste water.  Use it wisely and efficiently.”

 

Help with any of your outdoor watering questions is always available online at FriscoTexas.gov/water. There you can also read the complete contents of the City of Frisco Water Management Plan. The Frisco City Council adopted the plan in April 2009 to comply with a state law that required Texas cities to adopt and/or update their water conservation and drought contingency plans.