Eugene Escobar Jr.
Mayor
completed Monday, April 27, 2026
Princeton City Council Meeting Tracker: April 27, 2026
The April 27 meeting brought real work-session discussion on historical preservation and short-term rentals, approved PD-46 at Longneck Road, advanced most of the pulled plat items, made an alternate city manager appointment after executive session, and tabled both Crossmill Phase 1A and the city manager recruitment item to a later meeting.
Work session 6:00 PM
Regular meeting 6:30 PM Princeton Municipal Center, Council Chambers
Attendance Tracker
Who was there?
All seated officials were present for both the work session and the regular meeting. Place 4 remained vacant at the time of the meeting.
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 manager search, city manager, and city attorney.
Full Agenda Tracker
Every substantive item on this agenda
Open any item for the deeper explainer and vote or status view.
Work Session
The work session included two real policy discussions on historical preservation and short-term rentals, while four other listed topics did not get discussed that night.
C1 medium Discussion
2026-082 · Discussion regarding creation of historical preservation committee
Council discussed the idea of a historical preservation committee and indicated the next step is more research into classifications, structure, and what council wants to see before moving further.
Discussed in work session; next step is more research and refinement. Open item →
C2 high Discussion
2026-083 · Discussion regarding short-term rentals
Council discussed short-term rentals and signaled that staff will now work on an ordinance for future consideration.
Discussed in work session; city will work on an ordinance next. Open item →
C3 medium Discussion
2026-093 · 2023 Parks Bond Project Update: Multi-Gen Facility and Branding
This PARC and multi-gen facility update was listed on the work-session agenda, but it was not discussed on April 27.
Listed for work session, but not discussed. Open item →
C4 high Discussion
2026-094 · Roadway Status Update
The roadway status update was posted for work session, but it was not discussed on April 27.
Listed for work session, but not discussed. Open item →
C5 medium Discussion
2026-098 · Discussion regarding e-bike regulations
The e-bike regulations item was posted on the work-session agenda, but it was not discussed on April 27.
Listed for work session, but not discussed. Open item →
C6 high Discussion
2026-099 · Discussion regarding sex offender registration ordinance
The sex offender registration ordinance item was posted for work session, but it was not discussed on April 27.
Listed for work session, but not discussed. Open item →
Consent Agenda
G1 and G2 passed inside the main consent motion, while G3 through G8 were pulled out for separate handling.
G1 medium Recorded vote
2026-095 · Interlocal Cooperation Agreement for Ad Valorem Tax Collection Services with Collin County Tax Assessor's Office and the City
Council approved the tax-collection interlocal agreement as part of the main consent-agenda motion with G1 and G2 only.
Approved as part of the G1-G2 consent motion on a 5-1 vote. Open item →
G2 low Recorded vote
2026-084 · Approval of April 13, 2026 City Council regular meeting minutes
Council approved the April 13 meeting minutes as part of the same 5-1 consent-agenda motion that covered G1 and G2.
Approved as part of the G1-G2 consent motion on a 5-1 vote. Open item →
G3 high Recorded vote
2026-087 · Final plat for Crossmill Lot 58X Block A for Banschbach Middle School
Council approved the Banschbach Middle School final plat without infrastructure on a recorded vote, with Ben Long abstaining.
Approved without infrastructure on a 5-1 vote with one abstention. Open item →
G4 high Recorded vote
2026-088 · Final plat for Crossmill Lot 27X Block 1 for Joyce Carrell Elementary School
Council approved the Joyce Carrell Elementary School final plat without infrastructure on a recorded vote, with Ben Long abstaining.
Approved without infrastructure on a 5-1 vote with one abstention. Open item →
G5 high Recorded vote
2026-089 · Final plat for Crossmill Phase 1A subject to acceptance of Brookside Blvd.
Council tabled the Crossmill Phase 1A final plat to the May 11 meeting, with the city’s April 29 highlights page noting the item was tabled by the applicant.
Tabled to May 11, 2026 on a 6-0 vote. Open item →
G6 medium Recorded vote
2026-090 · Final plat for Whitewing Trails - Phase 4A-1
Council approved the Whitewing Trails Phase 4A-1 final plat without infrastructure on a 6-0 vote.
Approved without infrastructure on a 6-0 vote. Open item →
G7 medium Recorded vote
2026-091 · Final plat for Whitewing Trails Phase 3E
Council approved the Whitewing Trails Phase 3E final plat without infrastructure on a 6-0 vote.
Approved without infrastructure on a 6-0 vote. Open item →
G8 medium Recorded vote
2026-092 · Final plat for Eastridge Phase 8
Council approved the Eastridge Phase 8 final plat without infrastructure on a 6-0 vote.
Approved without infrastructure on a 6-0 vote. Open item →
Action Pertaining to Executive Session
After executive session, council returned in open session and approved an alternate city manager appointment.
Public Hearing
The Longneck Road PD-46 rezoning returned from March 23 and ended with a recorded 4-2 approval.
Regular Agenda
These were the main open-session action and discussion items after the consent and public-hearing portions.
K1 medium Recorded vote
2025-086 · Reappointment of Larry Thompson to the North Texas Municipal Water District Board
Council approved Larry Thompson’s reappointment to the North Texas Municipal Water District Board on a 6-0 vote.
Approved 6-0. Open item →
K2 high Recorded vote
2026-04-27-R06 · Resolution authorizing an application for a Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority grant
Council approved the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority grant application on a 6-0 vote.
Approved 6-0. Open item →
K3 high Recorded vote
2026-04-27-R01 · Resolution authorizing Whitewing Trails Public Improvement District No. 2 Improvement Areas 3A-3C
Council approved the Whitewing Trails PID resolution 6-0, but changed the authorization so it goes to the interim city manager instead of the mayor.
Approved 6-0 with authorization shifted to the interim city manager. Open item →
K4 medium Recorded vote
2026-04-27-R04 · Purchase of furniture, fixtures, and equipment for the Parks & Recreation Administrative and Maintenance Building
Council approved the Parks and Recreation building furniture, fixtures, and equipment purchase on a 5-1 vote, with Terrance Johnson voting no.
Approved 5-1. Open item →
K5 high Recorded vote
2026-096 · Discussion and possible action regarding the City Manager recruitment process, including timeline, recruitment firm, and next steps
Council tabled the city manager recruitment-process item to the next meeting on a 6-0 vote.
Tabled to the next meeting by a 6-0 vote. Open item →
K6 medium Discussion
2026-097 · Discussion and review of the Princeton Town Center, including an update and associated incentive agreement
Council received the Princeton Town Center update and associated discussion without a separate tracked vote.
Update and discussion received; no separate roll-call vote tracked here. Open item →
K7 medium Procedural
2026-085 · Request for items to be placed on a future agenda and not for discussion
Councilmembers raised their requests and concerns during the future-agenda request period rather than taking a separate roll-call vote.
Handled as the future-agenda request period; no separate roll-call vote tracked. Open item →
Source Notes
- Tracker details are based on the official posted April 27, 2026 agenda PDF, the city’s April 29, 2026 council highlights page, and the meeting record supplied on April 30, 2026.
- The official city highlights page confirms that C1 and C2 were discussed, C3 through C6 were not discussed, G1 and G2 passed on consent, G5 was tabled to May 11, G3, G4, and G6 through G8 were pulled and approved, and the Longneck PD-46 rezoning was approved.
- Vote splits, motion makers, and seconds reflect the meeting record directly unless a detail was explicitly marked as unclear.
- Where a specific detail was not captured in the meeting record, the tracker leaves only that missing piece unfilled instead of guessing.