Council Meeting Recap: AHS wrestling recognized, new CERT director, child abuse prevention month

Allen City Council met on Tuesday, March 26. Read on for the highlights and approved projects. The full agenda and meeting video are available here.

City Boards share updates with City Council

Two City Boards provided annual reports to council, sharing updates and accomplishments from the past year.

The Animal Shelter Advisory Committee's report detailed services the animal shelter provided to the community's furry, feathered or scaled residents.

Highlights from Allen Animal Shelter's 2023 include:

• 2,427 citizen calls and self-initiated activities
• 356 stray animals picked up
• 438 animals adopted out
• 359 animals returned to their owners
• 158 animals released to the wild, rehab or rescue

The shelter also collected over $20,000 in donations to help care for and rehabilitate sick and injured animals.

The Board of Adjustment, Building and Standards Commission and Sign Control which oversees structure permits and variations, building safety and sign permits shared a brief update on their activities over the past year.

In total, this board oversaw 6 cases within the last year to address requests to adjust City permitting and development code standards.

Child Abuse Prevention Month

Mayor Baine Brooks proclaimed April 2024 as Child Abuse Prevention Month to raise awareness and encourage all members of the community to unite for this cause. Members of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Children of Collin County accepted the proclamation, and spoke about the importance of collaboration for this cause.

Pictured below: Members of CASA of Collin County stand with members of City Council and Allen Police Department

Allen High School wrestling state champions

The Allen High School wrestling team was recognized for their achievements in the recent 6-8 UIL state championship. The women's team brought home their fourth consecutive championship and the men's team secured the second-place prize. Of 17 qualifying athletes, 14 placed and 4 were state champions.

Pictured below: The Allen High School men's and women's wrestling team stands with members of City Council

Allen CERT welcomes new director

The Allen Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) appointed longtime member and Allen resident Chris Diltz as its new director.

This volunteer organization is trained to help their neighborhoods or workplaces following a catastrophic event that requires a large-scale response. CERT's training includes fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization and disaster medical operations. Because of new internal systems Diltz implemented, many of these emergency tasks are carried out autonomously, helping to further ensure the safety of the community.

CERT was instrumental in the operation of Allen's community vaccine hub at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Learn more about CERT and how to become a member.

Pictured below: Newly appointed Allen CERT Director Chris Diltz stands with members City Council and Allen Fire Department

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Allen City Council meets at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Meetings are held in Council Chambers at Allen City Hall (305 Century Parkway). A calendar of upcoming meetings is available on the City website.

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