GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME EVERYONE.
[1. Call to Order: Video Introduction of SPIN Program by Southlake Mayor John Huffman]
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MY NAME IS VANDANA TANDOU, AND I AM THE VICE CHAIR FOR SOUTHLAKE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND ONE OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT WE HAVE AS A COMMITTEE IS HOSTING THE SPIN TOWN HALL FORUMS. AND THE PURPOSE OF SPIN IS TO GAIN FEEDBACK FROM THE CITIZENS ON PROJECTS AND OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR THE COMMUNITY.AND MANY OF THESE ITEMS ARE USUALLY RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECTS.
SO A COUPLE OF HOUSEKEEPING STAFF BEFORE WE ACTUALLY START OFF.
I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THAT SPIN IS AN INFORMATIONAL SESSION MEETING AND THERE ARE NO WORDS TAKEN AT THIS TIME AND ALSO WANT TO REMIND THAT THIS SESSION IS BEING STREAMLINED, LIVE ON VIDEO ON DEMAND AND WOULD LIKE TO ASK THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE HERE WITH QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS TO USE THE MICROPHONES IN THE FRONT SO THAT THERE ARE THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE WATCHING FROM HOME CAN ACTUALLY HEAR.
THE NEXT, WE WOULD ACTUALLY SEE A BRIEF VIDEO INTRODUCTION OF THE SPIN PROGRAM BY OUR S OUTHLAKE MAYOR, JOHN HUFFMAN.
GOOD EVENING, I'M SOUTHLAKE MAYOR JOHN HUFFMAN, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING TONIGHT'S SPIN TOWN HALL FORUM.
THE ITEMS PRESENTED AT SPIN REPRESENT IDEAS, OFTEN IN THE BEGINNING STAGES OF POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT. NOW WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT THIS CONVERSATION STARTS HERE FIRST WITH THE PRESENTATION AND THEN WITH YOUR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPER.
THERE ARE NO VOTES TAKEN AT SPIN AND NO DECISIONS ARE MADE.
SPIN IS SIMPLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE.
ONCE THE MEETING IS OVER, BOTH THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY'S PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ARE PROVIDED WITH A SPIN MEETING REPORT THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE DISCUSSION FROM TONIGHT. WE TAKE YOUR IMPRESSIONS AND QUESTIONS INTO ACCOUNT WHEN CONSIDERING ANY ITEM THAT COMES BEFORE US FURTHER ALONG IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.
AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING TONIGHT.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR DEDICATION TO HELPING MAKE SOUTHLAKE A BETTER PLACE. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT! ALREADY, LIKE THE MAYOR MENTIONED, JUST TO REMIND REMINDER AFTER THE APPLICANT PRESENTATION, THOSE OF YOU ARE IN ATTENDANCE HERE WITH QUESTIONS OF COMMENTS CAN COULD COME STEP UP TO THE MICROPHONE AND ASK THE QUESTION.
AND IF WE HAVE MORE THAN ONE WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE, WE CAN THEN LINE UP AND ASK THE QUESTIONS. WE ALSO HAVE DEVELOPED AN ONLINE SPIN QUESTION AND COMMENT FORM FOR THE RESIDENTS TO SUBMIT THEIR COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING.
IF THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING LIVE HERE AND ALSO HAVE TO READ THROUGH WHICH ARE THE ONLINE SUBMISSIONS I'LL BE READING IT THROUGH AFTER THE QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ASKED FOR THE MEMBERS WHO ARE IN ATTENDANCE HERE.
AGAIN, THIS MEETING IS BEING BROADCASTED LIVE THROUGH CITIES VIDEO ON DEMAND SYSTEM AND IT'S BEEN IT CAN BE ACCESSED TO CITY'S MAIN WEBSITE.
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE. WITH THAT, LET'S GET THE APPLICATION.
APPLICANT PRESENTATION HERE TO PRESENT IS MARK KOZINSKI AND HERE IS TO PRESENT SPIN 2021
[2. SPIN2021-37 - An applicant is proposing to develop an approximately 75 ft. stealth cell tower to resemble a bell tower at 101 E. Highland St. within SPIN Neighborhood #7.]
-37. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO DEVELOP AN APPROXIMATELY SEVENTY FIVE FEET STEALTH CELL TOWER TO TO REASSEMBLE THE BELL TOWER AT 101 EAST HIGHLAND STREET.CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, THANK YOU FOR HOSTING ME.
CITIZENS OF SOUTHLAKE, THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF SALES FOR TITAN TOWERS, AND TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ALL AND SOLICIT FEEDBACK AND QUESTIONS WITH REGARDS TO A PROPOSED BRAND NEW DEVELOPMENT PROJECT THAT TITAN TOWERS WOULD LIKE TO UNDERTAKE IN SOUTHLAKE IN 2022.
AND THE PROJECT IS A MULTIPLE CARRIER CAPACITY SEVENTY FIVE FOOT STEALTH TOWER THAT'S DESIGNED TO LOOK LIKE A CHURCH BELL TOWER UPON THE PROPERTY OF NEW DAY CHURCH AT 101 EAST HIGHLAND WITH AT&T AS TITANS ANCHOR TENANT AND WITH ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR ADDITIONAL CELL CARRIERS. ALSO JOINING ME IN SUPPORT ROLE IF WE NEED TO TAG HIM IN FOR TECHNICAL OR TOWER SPEC QUESTIONS, I HAVE ANDRES GONZALEZ RAYCAP REPRESENTATIVE IN THE AUDIENCE, AND RAYCAP IS THE COMPANY THAT TITAN INTENDS TO USE FOR THE DESIGN, MANUFACTURING AND INSTALLATION OF THE SO THAT CHURCH PROPERTY.
IF YOU LOOK ON THE PICTURE HERE, IT'S LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION ROUNDABOUT OF HIGHLAND AND WHITE CHAPEL, JUST ABOUT ONE THIRD OF A MILE SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 114.
IF YOU'RE GOING DOWN 114 AND EXIT WHITE CHAPEL, HEAD SOUTH.
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IT'S ABOUT A THIRD OF A MILE ON YOUR LEFT, AND OUR PROPOSED TOWER LOCATION UPON THAT PROPERTY IS ON THE BACK SIDE.ON THE VERY SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE BUILDING.
YOU CAN SEE IT AS A YELLOW PEN ON THE PRESENTATION.
AND FOR A LITTLE BACKGROUND, AT&T SITE ACQUISITION REPRESENTATIVES, THEY CONTACTED TITAN ABOUT HAVING US BUILD THEM A NEW TOWER HERE AT THE CHURCH PROPERTY THAT THEY COULD RENT ON TO PLACE THEIR 5G ANTENNAS AND RADIO EQUIPMENT.
AND JUST A LITTLE MORE BACKGROUND AS FAR AS HOW AT&T SELECT SITES, AT&T'S PREFERENCE AND REALLY ALL THE CELL CARRIERS PREFERENCE WHEN IT COMES TO LEASING ON TOWERS IS TO LEASE ON AN ALREADY CONSTRUCTED TOWER WHENEVER THEY CAN.
SO, FOR INSTANCE, WHEN A CARRIER HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR NETWORK, SAY THEY'RE OVERCAPACITY IN CERTAIN GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND THEIR CUSTOMERS ARE COMPLAINING, HEY, WE HAVE LOTS OF DROPPED CALLS OR, YOU KNOW, SLOW SPEEDS OR WHATEVER THEIR FIRST THOUGHT IS, HOW CAN WE FIX THIS QUICKLY AND HOW CAN WE FIX THIS CHEAPLY? AND SO HENCE THE FIRST THING THEY DO IS THEY SCOUR THE AREA THAT WHERE THEY HAVE THEIR PROBLEM AND THEY FIGURE OUT IF THERE'S ANY AT ALL ANY CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTED TOWERS THAT THEY CAN LEASE ON, LIKE RIGHT NOW AND GET UP AND RUNNING.
BECAUSE THE THING ABOUT THE CELL CARRIER BUSINESS, THERE'S ONLY THREE MAJOR CARRIERS AT THE MOMENT AT&T, T-MOBILE, VERIZON, AND THEY UNDERSTAND THAT IF THEY HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM OR HOLDING IN A NETWORK, THAT'S GOING TO CAUSE THEM TO LOSE CUSTOMERS.
SO IT REALLY IS A ZERO SUM GAME.
AND THE CELL CARRIER BUSINESS, WHICH IS TO SAY ONE CARRIER'S LOSS IS ANOTHER CARRIER'S GAIN. SO THAT'S WHY THEY CARE ALL ABOUT SPEED, SPEED, SPEED.
HOW QUICK CAN YOU GET THIS THING UP AND RUNNING? SO THAT'S WHY THEY ALWAYS THEIR FIRST OPTION.
THEIR FIRST PREFERENCE IS IF THEY CAN, THEY WANT TO WHAT WE CALL CO-LOCATE ON A CURRENTLY EXISTING TOWER.
AND SO AFTER AT&T, AFTER THEY ATTEMPTED TO FIND CONSTRUCTED TOWER OPTIONS IN THIS AREA AND COMING UP EMPTY, THEY CONTACTED US ABOUT BUILDING THEM A NEW TOWER.
AND SO TITAN'S THINKING AND ALSO NEW DATE CHURCH THAT SOUTH, LIKE THEY'RE THINKING, IS THAT IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO GO AS LOW PROFILE AS POSSIBLE WITH THIS TOWER AND TO INTEGRATE THE DESIGN OF THE TOWER DIRECTLY INTO THE CHURCH'S OVERALL CURRENTLY EXISTING DESIGN. SO THE CHURCH HAS A DECENT SIZED PIECE OF PROPERTY, I WANT TO SAY, ABOUT SEVEN ACRES OR SO.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THE CHURCH TO HAVE A TOWER THAT WAS MORE STEALTHY THAN A TRADITIONAL CELL TOWER DESIGN LIKE A MONOPOLE TOWER.
I KNOW PROBABLY PLANNING AND ZONING FOLKS KNOW WHAT A MONOPOLE TOWER IS, BUT FOR THOSE WHO DON'T, THAT'S JUST THE GALVANIZED STEEL, SELF-SUPPORTING TOWERS THAT'S MOST TRADITIONAL CELL TOWER. AND SO AFTER PASTOR RICKY FRANKLIN AND HIS LEADERSHIP BOARD GAVE IT SOME THOUGHT AND TALKED TO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ON THE PROPERTY AND DIFFERENT TOWER DESIGNS THEY DESIRE TO TOWER DESIGN THAT LOOKED LIKE ESSENTIALLY A TRADITIONAL CHURCH BELL TOWER THAT WAS MORE OR LESS ATTACHED TO THE BUILDING VERSUS, SAY, A MONOPOLE TOWER THAT WAS JUST SITTING IN THE FIELD BEHIND THE CHURCH.
SO FROM HIS CHURCH'S STANDPOINT, PASTOR RICKEY DEFINITELY WANTED SOMETHING THAT MADE SENSE ESTHETICALLY, BUT ALSO AS A NEIGHBOR IN THE SOUTHLAKE COMMUNITY.
HE THOUGHT THAT WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE FOR THE COMMUNITY IN THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS TO SEE A BELL TOWER RATHER THAN JUST A MONOPOLE TOWER.
SO THIS NEXT PAGE? IT'S A VISUAL SIMULATION OF THE PROPOSED TOWER.
THIS IS LOOKING NORTH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH.
IN FACT, I TOOK THIS PICTURE STANDING IN THE CENTER MEDIAN OF THE ROUNDABOUT AT HIGHLAND AND WHITE CHAPEL. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IS DESIGNED TO INTEGRATE WITH THE LARGER, YOU KNOW, ESTHETIC OF THE PROPERTY.
AND IT JUST MAKES MORE SENSE ON THE PROPERTY VERSUS A TRADITIONAL MONOPOLE TYPE TOWER.
AND REALLY, THE IDEA IS, IS THAT IF A HUNDRED PEOPLE DRIVE BY HERE, NINETY NINE WILL SAY THAT'S A COOL BELL TOWER, AND MAYBE ONE WILL THINK, OH, THAT'S A CELL TOWER.
SO IT'S DESIGNED TO BE KIND OF A STUCCO DESIGN.
AND ACTUALLY, ANDREAS, HE BROUGHT SOME SAMPLES OF THE ACTUAL TEXTURE OF THE TOWER THAT WE HAPPY TO SHOW. BUT ALL THE ANTENNAS, ALL THE CABLING, ALL THE EQUIPMENT, ANYTHING THAT LOOKS LIKE A CELL TOWER, EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE HOUSED AND HIDDEN INSIDE THE STRUCTURE. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? ALL RIGHT. SO ON THE NEXT SLIDE, THIS IS A TWO HUNDRED FOOT CIRCLE AWAY FROM THE CENTER OF THE PROPOSED TOWER AND WITHIN THE SOUTHLAKE.
CELL TOWERS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE 200 FEET AWAY FROM RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, AND THERE ARE A
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FEW NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES WITHIN THAT 200 FOOT CIRCLE.AND WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
THIS JUST KIND OF SHOWS THE DIFFERENT ZONING.
SO IF YOU LOOK IN THE THE PICTURE HERE, IF YOU SEE THE NEW DAY CHURCH OF SOUTHLAKE PROPERTY, THAT GREEN TRIANGLE, THAT'S THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE CELL TOWER, THE PROPOSED CELL TOWER.
AND IF YOU LOOK GOING DOWN HIGHLAND TO THE EAST, THE THE THE CLOSEST PROPERTY IS AN AG ZONED PROPERTY, CURRENTLY HAS A RESIDENTIAL USE, IT'S A HOUSE.
AND THEN THE NEXT PROPERTIES AS YOU HEAD DOWN EAST DOWN HIGHLAND, THEY'RE ALL ZONED SINGLE FAMILY.
IF YOU DROP DOWN SOUTH, THAT LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S ADJACENT TO THE CHURCH'S PROPERTY IS AN RPUD, WHICH IS ALL RESIDENTIAL AS WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE CHURCH.
ACROSS HIGHLAND IS A SINGLE FAMILY ZONE, CATTY CORNER ACROSS THE ROUNDABOUT AS AN AG ZONE.
ALSO, AS YOU'RE HEADING SOUTH FROM THAT, THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER AG ZONE PROPERTY.
ITS CURRENT USE IS A TRAILER PARK.
SOUTH OF THAT IS ANOTHER AG ZONED PROPERTY THAT'S BEING USED AS RESIDENTIAL.
AND AGAIN, SOUTH FROM THAT IS ANOTHER AG PROPERTY BEING USED RESIDENTIAL AND THEN THE SF1A, WHICH IS A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.
AND THEN C-1 IS MY UNDERSTANDING.
I BELIEVE THAT'S CORRECT. AND THEN THE CHURCH'S ZONING IS CS.
SO WITHIN THAT TWO HUNDRED FEET, THERE'S A COUPLE OF PROPERTIES THAT THAT FALL WITHIN THAT THAT'S RESIDENTIAL SETBACK THAT ARE RESIDENTIAL ZONED.
SO OUR INTENT IS TO APPLY FOR A VARIANCE FROM THE 200 FOOT SETBACK AND THE LAST FEW SLIDES ARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TITAN TOWERS.
TITAN TOWERS IS A PRIVATE, FAMILY OWNED ABILENE, TEXAS BASED COMMUNICATIONS TOWER COMPANY. WE OWN, OPERATE, DEVELOP AND MAKE AVAILABLE FOR LEASING, COMMUNICATION TOWERS AND COMMUNICATION SITES.
WE WERE FOUND BACK IN 1998, AND SINCE THEN WE'VE OWNED, OPERATED AND DEVELOP THOUSANDS OF SITES, AND RAYCAP IS THE COMPANY WE'RE PLANNING ON USING TO AGAIN TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, INSTALL. THIS TOWER RATE CAP PRETTY MUCH INVENTED WHAT WE CALL STEALTH TOWERS THERE.
THEY'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR LONGER THAN ANYBODY HAS.
THEY'VE DONE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF THESE TYPES OF SITES.
AND SO WE COULD CHOOSE A LOT OF FOLKS TO DO THESE TYPES OF SITES.
WE WANT TO GO WITH THE BEST WE THINK NEW DAY CHURCH OF SOUTHLAKE DESERVES THE BEST.
WE FEEL LIKE THE CITY OF COMMUNITY.
THE COMMUNITY OF SOUTHLAKE DESERVES THE BEST.
SO THAT'S WHY WE ARE CHOOSING TO PARTNER WITH THE RAYCAP ON THIS DEVELOPMENT.
SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN UP TO QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.
SO NOW THIS ITEM IS OPEN FOR DISCUSSION, SO IF ANYBODY HAS QUESTIONS, PLEASE COME FORWARD TO THE MICROPHONE AND ASK THE QUESTION.
SO WE'LL GET IT ON THE RECORD.
MARK, THANKS FOR THAT PRESENTATION, IT'S VERY CLEAR AND ALSO THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE FOR HAVING THIS AND HEARING THE VOICE OF CONCERNED CITIZENS AND NEIGHBORS.
I'M NOT A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH.
I JUST LIVED RIGHT UP WHITE CHAPEL AND I HEARD ABOUT THIS.
AND FOR ME, I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, IF THE CHURCH OWNS THE PROPERTY, IT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY AND THEY WANT TO HAVE THIS TOWER.
I'M TOTALLY IN SUPPORT AND IN FAVOR OF PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, WHO OWN PRIVATE PROPERTY, BEING ABLE TO DO WHAT THEIR LAND, WHAT THEY WANT AND FREE FROM ME.
JUST AS A NEIGHBOR WHO DOES HAVE TO DRIVE BY IT ALL THE TIME, I APPRECIATE TITAN TOWER'S WILLINGNESS TO CUSTOMIZE THE APPEARANCE, AND TO ME, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BEAUTIFY THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT DEFINITELY UPGRADES THE FACIA OF THE CHURCH, BUT JUST CLASSES UP THE NEIGHBORHOOD A LITTLE BIT. SO ANYWAY.
MY ONLY COMMENT IS I'M IN FAVOR OF.
THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU SAYING THAT.
WE HAVE JUST ONE MORE COMMENT.
THAT WAS THAT HAS COME ONLINE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? YOU'RE FINE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ATTENDING THE SPIN.
JUST A REMINDER FOR TO TAKE THE SPIN.
SORRY TO TAKE THE SPIN SURVEY, THE EXPERIENCE SURVEY AND THE MEETING REPORT.
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THE SPIN MEETING REPORT IS MADE AVAILABLE AFTER THE MEETING TAKES PLACE, AND WE WILL INCLUDE THE SUBMITTED SPIN QUESTION, WHICH IS JUST ONE THIS TIME IN THE FORMS FROM THE ON THE MEETING REPORTS. THESE REPORTS ARE GENERAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE FULL FORUM AND THEN NOT VERBATIM.INTERESTED PARTIES WHO ARE ENCOURAGED TO FOLLOW THIS CASE THROUGH THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESS AND ONE MORE REMINDER THAT THE VIDEO OF DEMAND WOULD BE AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.
APPROXIMATELY 24 HOURS AFTER TODAY, WHICH IS ABOUT THIS TIME TOMORROW.
THANK YOU AGAIN, AND THANKS FOR PRESENTATION.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.