Votes at a glance: McKinney Council approvals on May 20, 2025

The McKinney City Council on May 20, 2025 took votes on several agenda items. Below are the items, short descriptions and council outcomes as recorded in the meeting.

Votes at a glance

- Ordinance: Restate Home Rule Charter (agenda item 252813)
Outcome: Approved. City Attorney Mark Hauser described the ordinance as “mostly housekeeping” to reflect two charter propositions adopted in the November 5, 2024 election that corrected clarifications and misspellings. Council moved, seconded and the motion passed.

- Consent agenda (routine housekeeping items)
Outcome: Approved. A single motion and second approved the consent agenda.

- Planned development rezoning to allow high‑rise telecommunication structure at 4877 West University Drive (agenda item 240083z3)
Outcome: Approved. Planning staff recommended approval after the applicant and staff reported additional due diligence and mitigation offers. Several residents registered opposition in the hearing record.

- Rezone (PD/AG to PD) for industrial expansion at NE corner of Industrial Boulevard and Airport Drive (Encore Wire expansion; agenda item 250031z4)
Outcome: Approved. Planning staff said the request modernizes PD standards for roughly 200 acres and includes a requested height allowance for two heating towers (up to 105 feet for specific operational towers); staff supported the request as aligned with the aviation district and comprehensive plan.

- Unified Development Code amendments (Chapter 150 — McKinney Town Center / MTC clarifications, agenda item 250002m)
Outcome: Approved. Staff described the changes as corrections and codification following March amendments to McKinney Town Center standards; Planning and P&Z recommended approval.

- Resolution authorizing eminent domain procedures to acquire a temporary construction easement for the Honey Creek sanitary sewer trunk main project WW1638 (agenda item 252815)
Outcome: Approved (roll-call vote). Engineering Director Gary Graham said the project (a 48‑inch sanitary sewer trunk line crossing from west of US‑75 to east of State Highway 5) is necessary to serve northwest-sector growth and that negotiations for a temporary construction easement with Encore Electric (owner identified by Collin Central Appraisal District records) had not been finalized. The council adopted a resolution authorizing the city manager to proceed with procedures necessary to acquire the needed property rights, including eminent domain if negotiations fail.

- Appointment to McKinney Housing Finance Corporation (agenda item 252816)
Outcome: Approved. Council appointed Taylor Willingham to a regular seat (term expiring 2025) and moved an existing alternate up to a 2026 term; Kip Dixon was named as the alternate by council motion and vote.

Several other public hearings and recognitions were on the agenda; this roundup captures the formal votes recorded in the May 20 meeting minutes. Where the meeting record showed a motion, second and “motion passes,” the item is listed as approved; the meeting transcript did not record a detailed roll‑call for each vote except where noted.