Eugene Escobar Jr.
Mayor
completed Monday, April 13, 2026
Princeton City Council Meeting Tracker: April 13, 2026
The April 13 meeting skipped the posted work-session discussions, included a 5-0 executive-session-related legal-services action, passed the remaining consent agenda 5-0 with G1 pulled for its own 5-0 vote, and ended with split 3-2 Whitewing Trails PID votes plus a new round of future-agenda requests.
Work session 6:00 PM
Regular meeting 6:30 PM Princeton Municipal Center, Council Chambers
Attendance Tracker
Who was there?
Cristina Todd arrived late during the work session, Bryan Washington was not there, and all other seated officials were present. By the regular meeting, everyone except Washington and the vacant Place 4 was there.
Terrance Johnson
Place 1
Cristina Todd
Place 2
Bryan Washington
Place 3
Vacant
Place 4
Steve Deffibaugh
Place 5
Ben Long
Place 6
Carolyn David-Graves
Place 7
Closed Session Topics
Executive session deserves attention here
The closed-session portion touches litigation, security matters, and personnel topics. Those conversations happen outside public view, so even when no open vote immediately follows, this is one of the most important parts of the agenda to keep an eye on.
- Consultation with the city attorney regarding pending or contemplated litigation, settlement offers, or legal conflicts tied to agenda matters.
- Sicily Laguna Azure, LLC v. City of Princeton, Texas et al.
- North Collin Special Utility District v. City of Princeton, Texas.
- Security devices or security audits.
- Personnel matters involving the City Attorney, Interim City Attorney, and City Council P&Z Liaison.
Full Agenda Tracker
Every substantive item on this agenda
Open any item for the deeper explainer and vote or status view.
Work Session
These three items were posted for the 6:00 PM work session, but the user-provided notes indicate council moved into closed session instead and did not discuss them that night.
C1 high Discussion
2026-076 · Discussion regarding proposed enhancements to the current City of Princeton Sex Offender Ordinance
This work-session item was posted for April 13, but it was not actually discussed after council moved into closed session instead.
Listed for work session, but not discussed on April 13. Open item →
C2 medium Discussion
2026-081 · Discussion regarding creation of historical preservation committee
This work-session item was posted for April 13, but it was not actually discussed after council moved into closed session instead.
Listed for work session, but not discussed on April 13. Open item →
C3 high Discussion
2026-082 · Discussion regarding short-term rentals
This work-session item was posted for April 13, but it was not actually discussed after council moved into closed session instead.
Listed for work session, but not discussed on April 13. Open item →
Executive Session Action
This open-session action authorized interim legal-services work tied to the city attorney resignation, based on the user-provided meeting notes.
Consent Agenda
Council approved the remaining consent agenda 5-0 after pulling G1 out for a separate standalone vote.
G1 medium Recorded vote
2026-04-13-R01 · Resolution authorizing the purchase of a 10ft bed, 6 cubic yard dump truck from Custom Truck One Source, Inc. for $92,440.00
Council pulled G1 out of the consent agenda and then approved the dump-truck purchase on a separate 5-0 vote.
Approved 5-0 after being pulled from consent. Open item →
G2 low Recorded vote
2026-073 · Approval of March 23, 2026 City Council regular meeting minutes
Council approved the March 23 regular-meeting minutes as part of the April 13 consent-agenda motion.
Approved 5-0 as part of the consent-agenda motion with G1 removed. Open item →
G3 medium Recorded vote
2026-04-13-R04 · Resolution to remove 3303 Rooster Lane, a 2.25-acre tract, from the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction
Council approved removal of the 3303 Rooster Lane tract from Princeton’s ETJ as part of the April 13 consent-agenda motion.
Approved 5-0 as part of the consent-agenda motion with G1 removed. Open item →
Ceremonial Items
The ceremonial items were presented during the regular meeting rather than handled as policy votes.
H1 low Ceremonial
2026-077 · Presentation and recognition of commendation to the Princeton Community Development Corporation
Council presented the commendation to the Princeton Community Development Corporation during the ceremonial portion of the meeting.
Presented during the ceremonial portion; no separate policy vote tracked here. Open item →
H2 low Ceremonial
2026-078 · Presentation and recognition of officers receiving their RISE awards
Council recognized officers receiving their RISE awards during the ceremonial portion of the meeting.
Presented during the ceremonial portion; no separate policy vote tracked here. Open item →
H3 low Ceremonial
2026-075 · Proclamation honoring Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month for April 2026
Council presented the Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month proclamation during the ceremonial portion of the meeting.
Presented during the ceremonial portion; no separate policy vote tracked here. Open item →
Public Hearing
Council opened the PID public hearing, heard no speakers, and then closed it before moving to the related financing items.
Regular Agenda
These were the main open-session action items, including two 5-0 approvals, two split 3-2 PID votes, and the future-agenda request period.
L1 high Recorded vote
2026-080 · Acceptance of the 6th Street Lift Station and associated public improvements
Council approved acceptance of the 6th Street Lift Station and related public improvements on a 5-0 vote.
Approved 5-0. Open item →
L2 high Recorded vote
2026-04-13-R03 · Resolution authorizing on-call professional service contracts to support public works projects through September 30, 2028, with up to two one-year renewals
Council approved the on-call public-works professional service contracts on a 5-0 vote.
Approved 5-0. Open item →
L3 high Recorded vote
ORD-2026-04-13 · Ordinance levying assessments for Whitewing Trails PID No. 2 Improvement Area 3C
Council approved the Whitewing Trails PID assessment ordinance 3-2, with Terrance Johnson and Cristina Todd voting no based on the user-provided meeting notes.
Approved 3-2. Open item →
L4 high Recorded vote
ORD-2026-04-13-01 · Ordinance authorizing special assessment revenue bonds for Whitewing Trails PID No. 2 Improvement Areas 3A-3C
Council approved the Whitewing Trails PID bond ordinance 3-2, with Terrance Johnson and Cristina Todd recorded as no votes in the user-provided meeting notes.
Approved 3-2. Open item →
L5 low Procedural
2026-074 · Consider approving requests for items to be placed on a future agenda and not for discussion
Councilmembers used the future-agenda item to request a roadway study, traffic enforcement discussion, the return of tabled work-session items, bylaw posting and signatures, draft data-center and notary ordinances, and a status report on required Collin County uploads.
Councilmembers used this item to queue up future topics rather than take a roll-call vote. Open item →
Source Notes
- Tracker details are based on the official posted April 13 agenda and the user-provided meeting notes supplied on April 14, 2026.
- The three posted work-session discussion items are marked as not discussed because the user-provided notes indicate council moved into closed session instead and later future-agenda requests referenced those workshop items as tabled.
- The interim legal-services action description and law-firm name reflect the user-provided notes from the meeting recording and should still be cross-checked against the city’s official minutes or video once posted.
- Where the user-provided notes clearly captured a motion, second, and result, the tracker records those votes directly rather than leaving them as pending.