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GOOD EVENING, GUYS. MY NAME IS VAMSI ALLA, AND I'M A MEMBER OF THE SOUTHLAKE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE.

[1. Call to Order: Video Introduction of SPIN Program by Southlake Mayor John Huffman]

ONE OF OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS A COMMITTEE IS HOSTING SPIN TOWNHALL FORUMS, WHICH WE ARE HERE TODAY FOR.

THE PURPOSE OF SPIN IS TO GAIN FEEDBACK FROM CITIZENS ON PROJECTS AND OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST IN THE COMMUNITY.

MANY OF THE ITEMS PRESENTED ARE DEVELOPMENT RELATED.

I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE A COUPLE OF THINGS.

THE FIRST THING IS THAT THIS SPIN FORUM IS JUST A INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS.

TOO THERE'S NO VOTES TAKEN IN THIS FORUM OR ANY OF THE SPIN FORUMS, AND THE SPIN IS STREAMED LIVE THROUGH VIDEO ON DEMAND.

AND WE WOULD ASK THAT THOSE IN ATTENDANCE WITH QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS USE THE MICROPHONES AT THE FRONT SO THOSE WATCHING FROM HOME CAN HEAR.

ARE WE SUGGESTING THERE ARE THESE, RIGHT? NEXT, A SMALL, BRIEF VIDEO INTRODUCTION OF THE SPIN PROGRAM BY SOUTHLAKE MAYOR JOHN HUFFMAN WILL BE PRESENTED.

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. ALL RIGHT. AGAIN, A COUPLE OF REMINDERS AFTER THE APPLICANT PRESENTATIONS, THOSE IN ATTENDANCE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN USE THE MICROPHONES IN THE AISLES TO DURING THE Q&A PORTION OF THIS SESSION.

RIGHT.

THEN THERE'S AN ONLINE SPIN QUESTION, COMMENT FORM THAT RESIDENTS CAN USE TO SUBMIT THEIR COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND.

IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MADELINE WILL SHOW THEM TO ME AND I'LL JUST READ OUT THOSE QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY SUBMISSIONS AS PART OF THE AGENDA FOR TODAY'S FORUM.

THEN AGAIN, AS I STATED EARLIER, THIS MEETING IS BROADCAST LIVE THROUGH THE CITY'S VIDEO ON DEMAND SYSTEM, ACCESSED THROUGH THE CITY'S MAIN WEBSITE, CITYOFSOUTHLAKE.COM.

WITH THAT, WE'LL BEGIN TO GET TO THE APPLICANT PRESENTATION.

[2. SPIN2022-12 - SOMOS Southlake is proposing to host a Hispanic Heritage Fiesta in Southlake Town Square generally located between E. Southlake Blvd., State St., Main St., and Grand Ave. within SPIN Neighborhood #7.]

WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS IN OUR AGENDA TODAY.

THE FIRST ONE IS ALISSA O'CALLAHAN IS HERE TO PRESENT THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING, WHICH IS SPIN 2022-12. SOMOS SOUTHLAKE IS PROPOSING TO HOST A HISPANIC HERITAGE FIESTA IN SOUTHLAKE TOWN SQUARE, GENERALLY LOCATED BETWEEN EAST SOUTHLAKE BOULEVARD AND STATE STREET, MAIN STREET AND GRAND AVENUE.

YOU CAN. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING, CITY OF SOUTHLAKE.

MY PRESENTATION IS REGARDING AN EVENT THAT WE ARE PLANNING.

AND MY GROUP IS CALLED SOMOS SOUTHLAKE AND IT IS TO HOST A PROGRAM OR AN EVENT CALLED HISPANIC HERITAGE FIESTA.

HOW DO I GO FORWARD OR DO YOU? OKAY. SO VERY BRIEFLY, WHY DO WE WANT TO HOST A HISPANIC HERITAGE FIESTA OR EVENT? BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN UNITY, A COMMUNITY AND FRIENDSHIP.

THE MORE THAT YOU HAVE EVENTS CITYWIDE, THE MORE THAT YOU MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS.

AND THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR US.

AND DURING THIS EVENT, YOU BUILD A COMMUNITY AND AGAIN, UNITY BECAUSE YOU'RE MAKING FRIENDSHIPS.

THE DATES THAT WE HAVE PLANNED.

WE HAD THIS EVENT LAST YEAR, OCTOBER 3RD, BUT WE ARE ASKING FOR FIVE YEARS NOW IN ADVANCE.

AND THOSE ARE THE DATES THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR.

THE MAP. WHERE WILL THIS BE HELD? IN THE RUSTIN FAMILY PARK.

AND WE SPOKE WITH THE CITY PLANNERS WE SPOKE WITH, AND THEY HAD A MEETING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND WE TOOK EVERY SINGLE

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COMMENT TO HEART.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REALLY MADE GREAT OBSERVATIONS ABOUT SAFETY, AND THAT IS OUR NUMBER ONE GOAL, TO HAVE IT TO HAVE A FUN EVENT, BUT A SAFE EVENT. SO WE WILL HAVE BARRIERS, WE WILL HAVE BARRICADES, WE WILL HAVE POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESENT, AND WE'LL HAVE VOLUNTEERS TO MAKE SURE THAT TRAFFIC FLOW IS SAFE.

WE'LL HAVE TRASH CANS, WE'LL HAVE PORTABLE POTTIES.

EVERYTHING, WE'LL LEAVE EVERYTHING LIKE WE FOUND.

SO IT WILL BE YOU WON'T SEE A TRACE FROM US AFTERWARDS.

IT'LL BE JUST LIKE LAST YEAR, VERY ORGANIZED AND VERY SAFE.

OUR TWO GOALS ARE SAFETY AND AND FESTIVITY AND TO HAVE FUN.

THESE ARE JUST I'M NOT GOING TO READ THEM TO YOU JUST REASONS WHY I GUESS THE THE PRESIDENT, GEORGE H.W.

BUSH IN 1989 PROCLAIMED THE MONTH AND THEN IT'S 1968, IT BECAME AN OBSERVED HOLIDAY.

AND THEN WITH PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN, IT BECAME A 30 DAY PERIOD MONTH EVENT.

AND THEN IT BECAME LAW IN 1988.

SO IT'S I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THAT WHOLE DESCRIPTION, BUT IT REALLY IS ALL ABOUT THE EVENT IS FUN AND FESTIVITY.

WE HAD GROUPS, WE HAD DANCERS FROM YOUNG AS FIVE YEARS OLD TO TEENAGERS TO ADULTS.

THEY CHANGED IN DIFFERENT TYPICAL COSTUMES.

AND THE AUDIENCE WAS REALLY, REALLY EXCITED TO SEE ALL THAT AND THAT'S REALLY A SHOT OF OF AN EARLY VIEW OF THE EVENT. WE DID HAVE A GOOD TURNOUT AND WE HAD GREAT ENTERTAINMENT, A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS WALKING AROUND MAKING SURE EVERYTHING IS SAFE AND CLEAN. WE HAD MARIACHI BAND, DANCERS, FOLKLORIC DANCERS, BRAZILIAN ZUMBA, TROPICAL MUSIC.

IT WAS VERY FESTIVE AND VERY FUN.

WE HAD NOTHING BUT GOOD COMMENTS.

AND THAT'S THE CROWD EARLY AND THIS IS MY GROUP AND THESE ARE SOMOS SOUTHLAKE THAT'S THE LIST OF OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PUTTING TOGETHER AND ARE MAKING SURE THAT THIS EVENT IS GOING TO BE FUN AND FESTIVE.

AND THAT'S IT. I'M HOPING THAT YOU WILL ATTEND AND YOU WILL ENJOY IT JUST LIKE THEY DID LAST YEAR.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. ALL RIGHT, GOOD. SO THE NEXT ITEM IS BY FRANK BLISS.

[3. SPIN2022-13 - An applicant is proposing a plan for a 6,185 sq. ft. restaurant located at 500 Reserve St. within SPIN Neighborhood #7.]

FRANK BLISS IS HERE TO PRESENT THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS SPIN2022-13 AN APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A PLAN FOR A 6,185 SQUARE FOOT RESTAURANT LOCATED AT 500 RESERVE STREET.

WHENEVER YOU'RE READY? GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS FRANK BLISS.

HI, CHRIS. I'M HERE TO PRESENT A PROPOSED NEW RESTAURANT IN SOUTHLAKE TOWN SQUARE.

THE IMAGE YOU'RE SEEING HERE IS A VIEW LOOKING WEST TOWARD THE DPS FACILITY.

AND THE RESTAURANT WOULD BE ON THE CORNER TO THE LEFT OF THE GRANITE OFFICE BUILDING.

THIS IS AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER YOU'LL SEE THE WE CALL THIS BLOCK 16.

THE EXISTING GRANITE OFFICE BUILDING AND GARAGE ARE THE STRUCTURES YOU SEE THERE.

THE RESTAURANT IS JUST BELOW THE FIRST GRANITE OFFICE BUILDING.

THIS AERIAL SHOWS YOU WHERE THE SITE SITS RELATIVE TO THE PARK.

AND THE CURRENT OFFICE BUILDING IN THE FOREGROUND IS THE SITE THAT'S UNDER DEVELOPMENT NOW WITH GRANITE'S SECOND OFFICE BUILDING.

THIS IS A CLOSE UP OF THE SITE.

IT'S ABOUT 12,200 SQUARE FEET.

OUR REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, WHICH APPROVED A RESTAURANT OF UP TO 7,000 SQUARE FEET IN THIS LOCATION.

WE'RE SEEKING UP TO 6,185 SQUARE FEET.

WE HAVE AN OPTIONAL PLAN.

I'LL SHOW IN A SECOND.

THAT WOULD REDUCE THAT TO ABOUT 5,170 SQUARE FEET.

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BECAUSE OF THE ADJACENT GARAGE BEING OPENED ON NIGHTS, WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS AND THE LOWER FLOOR OF THAT GARAGE BEING OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FOR PUBLIC USE WE'RE REQUESTING A 50% SHARED PARKING VARIANCE FOR THIS LOCATION.

THERE'S THE APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

HERE'S THE SITE PLAN THAT WE HAVE NOW FORMALLY SUBMITTED TO THE CITY.

THESE ARE THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS SHOWING THE FOUR SIDES.

THE BUILDING IS PREDOMINANTLY BRICK.

THE MAIN ENTRY IS STUCCO.

THE UPPER BAND THAT YOU SEE THERE IS STUCCO, AND THE BOTTOM OF THE COLUMNS IS ALSO STUCCO.

BUT MOST OF THE BUILDING IS BRICK.

YOU'LL SEE THE CORNER PATIO, WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT HERE IN A SECOND.

BUILDING DESIGN IS ART DECO.

WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF BUILDINGS IN TOWN SQUARE THAT FEATURE ART DECO DESIGN FROM THE TWENTIES AND THIRTIES AND AS WELL AS DALLAS FORT WORTH AS A REGION HAS A LOT OF ART DECO BUILDINGS.

A LOT OF THESE SINGLE STORY BUILDINGS WERE, AND SOME TALLER WERE BUILT BEFORE WORLD WAR TWO.

HERE'S A FOOTPRINT SHOWING THE BUILDING AND THE ADJACENT CORNER PATIO.

THIS SHOWS YOU THE BUILDING.

AND IT'S FOUR BAY TO THE LEFT OF THE ENTRY CONFIGURATION.

THIS IS THE 6,185 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING.

HERE'S THE LANDSCAPE PLAN.

IT'S A VERY TIGHT SITE.

SO WE'RE USING THE STREETSCAPE CONSISTENT WITH THE REST OF THE TOWN SQUARE FOR WHAT YOU'D SEE AS YOU DRIVE OR WALK DOWN THE SIDEWALK.

AT THE REAR OF THE BUILDING WE HAVE PROVIDED A SMALL GARDEN THAT WOULD BE VISIBLE FROM BOTH THE OFFICE BUILDING AND FROM DINERS INSIDE THE RESTAURANT ADJACENT TO THE SIDEWALK ON RESERVE STREET.

AND I'LL PULL UP THE PATIO TO TALK ABOUT THE LANDSCAPING THERE.

THIS IS I MENTIONED WE HAVE AN OPTIONAL SMALLER BUILDING WHERE WE REMOVE THE WEST BAY OF THE BUILDING.

THIS IS 5,170 SQUARE FEET.

IT OPENS UP A SMALL LANDSCAPE AREA ON THE WEST.

THIS IS AN ELEVATION SHOWING THAT SMALLER BUILDING WITH THE LANDSCAPED AREA ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THIS IMAGE.

AND THEN THIS IS THE CORNER PATIO.

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE VISITED MOXIE'S IN TOWN SQUARE THAT HAVE ASKED, WHY CAN'T WE HAVE MORE PATIOS LIKE MOXIE'S? RESTAURATEURS HAVE TAKEN NOTICE AS WELL.

THEY'VE SEEN HOW POPULAR THE CORNER PATIO IS THERE, AND THE RESTAURANTS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO ON THIS PARTICULAR SITE HAVE EXPRESSED A STRONG DESIRE TO HAVE A CORNER PATIO.

WHAT WE'VE DONE HERE WITH THE LANDSCAPING IS WE'VE BROUGHT A LANDSCAPED EDGE OUT TO THE STREET, WHICH HAS THE SIDEWALK NOW RUNNING INSIDE THE LANDSCAPE ZONE.

WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE A SAFER STREET EDGE FOR PEDESTRIANS THERE.

AND THEN WE ADDED PLANTERS AROUND THE PATIO SO THAT WE PROVIDE A POINT OF LANDSCAPE, COLOR AND INTEREST WHERE THE DINERS ARE AS WELL AS AT THE STREET.

PATIO SIZE IS ABOUT IN THIS PLAN, ABOUT 1,295 SQUARE FEET.

IN ORDER FOR THAT PATIO TO PROCEED THE RESTAURANT OPERATOR WOULD BE REQUIRED TO ENTER INTO AN ENCROACHMENT AND JOINT USE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, AS PATIOS HAVE DONE AROUND TOWN SQUARE.

I MENTIONED WE'VE GOT A REQUEST FOR A 50% VARIANCE FOR SHARED PARKING.

WE BELIEVE THIS SITE MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 35.2 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE.

IN THAT WRITTEN AGREEMENTS ARE IN PLACE WITH GRANITE AND WITH THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE FOR THE SHARING OF THE ADJACENT GARAGE.

THIS SLIDE GIVES YOU THE HOURS WHERE THAT PARKING IS AVAILABLE FOR BOTH UPPER LEVELS EMPLOYEES, WHICH ARE NIGHTS, WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS.

THE GROUND FLOOR, WHICH IS 24 SEVEN.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS BUILDING.

WE THINK THIS BUILDING IS REALLY GOING TO HELP CREATE A BETTER BLOCK OVERALL.

AND COUPLED WITH GRANITE'S SECOND OFFICE BUILDING, WE FEEL LIKE THIS PART OF TOWN SQUARE IS GOING TO START TO FEEL MUCH MORE LIKE A FRONT DOOR TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

SO THAT'S MY PRESENTATION.

I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

BECAUSE THIS IS BEING LIVE RECORDED SO PEOPLE CAN HEAR YOU.

I'LL PULL YOU BACK TO A.

LUIS GARCIA, IS THIS GOING TO BE A SPECIFIC RESTAURANT NAME?

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I DON'T HAVE A NAME I CAN ANNOUNCE.

I'M ACTUALLY TALKING TO TWO RESTAURANTS RIGHT NOW THAT ARE BOTH INTERESTED IN THE SITE.

ONE WOULD WANT THE LARGER BUILDING AT 6,185 SQUARE FEET.

THE OTHER WOULD LIKE THE SLIGHTLY SMALLER FOOTPRINT AT 5,170.

WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO RESTAURANT OPERATORS ON THIS PARTICULAR SITE NOW FOR SEVEN YEARS, AND IT'S TAKEN A WHILE TO FIND THE OPERATOR THAT WE THINK WOULD BE GOOD.

AND RIGHT NOW, OF COURSE, NOW WE'VE GOT TWO, WE WENT FROM 0 TO 2.

BUT THE FEEDBACK FROM THE MARKET HAS BEEN RESTAURANTS DON'T WANT THE FOOTPRINT TO GET TOO BIG.

SO EVEN THOUGH WE WERE APPROVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR 7,000 AND PREVIOUS TO THAT, WE COULD HAVE GONE BIGGER.

THE MARKET HAS BEEN TELLING US THAT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN FIVE AND 6,000 SQUARE FEET IS THE RIGHT FIT.

SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING THROUGH THE SITE PLAN PROCESS IS TO APPROVE THE LARGER FOOTPRINT.

WE MAY START WITH A SMALLER RESTAURANT, BUT OVER TIME WE WANT THIS TO BE A GOOD, SUSTAINABLE LOCATION FOR ANY RESTAURANT THAT MIGHT BE THERE IN THE FUTURE.

LOOK FORWARD TO IT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I GOT A QUESTION. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SPECIFICS ON THE PATIO, PLEASE? THE PATIO PROPOSED, IS THAT ON THE PROPERTY THAT OR IS IT ON THE CITY PROPERTY OR IS IT ON THE PROPERTY THAT'S OWNED BY THE THE. OH, THE PATIO.

YEAH. LET ME PULL THE PATIO BACK UP.

SO THE PATIO AS SHOWN HERE.

HARD TO SEE, BUT I'M NOT SURE HOW TO MAKE MY CURSOR.

OH. HERE WE GO. LET ME SEE IF I CAN PULL THIS UP.

THIS LINE RIGHT HERE IS THE PROPERTY LINE.

AND THEN MOST OF THE PATIOS YOU'LL SEE IS IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE MOXIE'S PATIO.

OKAY. WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM RESTAURANTS OVER THE YEARS IS PEOPLE LIKE TO BE OUT AND ENGAGED WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS, PEOPLE WALKING.

SO GETTING PEOPLE OUT IS THE KIND OF FEEL YOU GET IN SOME CITIES IN THE US.

A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE WILL SAY, WELL, WHEN I GO TO EUROPE, I SEE ALL THESE PATIOS THAT ARE ALWAYS OUT ON THE STREET CORNERS.

WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO CREATE THAT SENSE OF AN INTERACTIVE PLACE THAT'S OUTSIDE PART OF THE RESTAURANT, BUT EASILY UNDERSTANDABLE BY PEOPLE THAT ARE WALKING OR DRIVING. WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE LANDSCAPE SCHEME AS WE'RE TRYING TO IMPROVE ON WHAT WE'VE SEEN WITH THE MOXIE'S PATIO, WHERE WE CREATE A SAFER SIDEWALK ZONE FOR PEDESTRIANS, AND WE ALSO FLATTEN OUT WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND THAT CURVE SO THAT WE OPEN THE VISUAL CORRIDORS UP FOR MOTORISTS SO THAT IT'S EASY TO SEE AROUND.

AND YOU MENTIONED YOU'RE IN TALKS WITH TWO RESTAURANTS, RIGHT? DO YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF RESTAURANTS THEY ARE? I'M JUST ASKING THE SAME QUESTION AS THE GENTLEMAN ASKED.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF RESTAURANTS THOSE TWO RESTAURANTS ARE? YEAH, I CAN DESCRIBE BOTH WITHOUT GIVING TOO MUCH AWAY.

ONE, THE LARGER RESTAURANT WOULD BE LUNCH AND DINNER.

IT WOULD BE, IT WOULD CERTAINLY BE FAMILY FRIENDLY.

IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT I THINK WOULD BE VERY POPULAR WITH THE OFFICE AND THE BUSINESS CROWD.

THE OTHER RESTAURANT IS POPULAR WITH THE SAME FAMILIES BUSINESS CROWD.

THE LARGER RESTAURANT DOES JUST LUNCH AND DINNER.

THE SMALLER RESTAURANT ALSO DOES BREAKFAST, AND I THINK THEY BOTH DO BRUNCH ON THE WEEKENDS.

AND THERE NEITHER ONE IS WHAT I WOULD CALL SORT OF THE WHITE TABLECLOTH, YOU KNOW, UPPER HIGH END PRICE POINTS.

BUT BOTH ARE WHAT I WOULD CALL REALLY GOOD LIFESTYLE RESTAURANTS THAT I MEAN, I COULD PROBABLY EAT AT EITHER ONE OF THEM, WHILE I LIVE AND WORK HERE IN SOUTHLAKE SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK.

[LAUGHTER] THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.

THANK YOU. YES.

THAT'S ALL THAT I HAD. AND I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO ANNOUNCE ONE OF THEM SOON.

[LAUGHTER] BY THE TIME WE GET, YOU KNOW MY HOPE IS TO GET A LETTER OF INTENT SIGNED WITH ONE OF THESE RESTAURANTS WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

WE'RE GETTING PRETTY CLOSE.

AND THEN BY THE TIME WE'RE UP BEFORE COUNCIL TO BE ABLE TO ANNOUNCE WHO IT IS THAT WE'RE TALKING TO.

OKAY.

I THINK THAT'S, NO MORE QUESTIONS.

RIGHT? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT TWO AGENDA ITEMS ARE BOTH BY CHRIS TRIBBLE.

[4. SPIN2022-14 - The City of Southlake will present a concept design and project timeline for the Pickleball Complex in Bicentennial Park generally located between N. White Chapel Blvd., W. Southlake Blvd., and Shady Oaks Dr. within SPIN Neighborhood #7.]

ONE IS FOR SOMETHING AT BICENTENNIAL PARK AND THE OTHER ONE IS AT BOB JONES.

BUT WE'LL GO ONE AFTER THE OTHER.

CHRIS TRIBBLE IS HERE TO PRESENT THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS SPIN2022-14 THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE WILL PRESENT A CONCEPT, DESIGN AND PROJECT TIMELINE FOR THE PICKLEBALL COMPLEX IN BICENTENNIAL PARK, GENERALLY LOCATED BETWEEN NORTH WHITE CHAPEL BOULEVARD AND WEST SOUTHLAKE BOULEVARD AND

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SHADY OAKS DRIVE. YES, SIR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS PROJECT AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH OUR SITE PLAN ANALYSIS.

TALKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE BICENTENNIAL PARK PICKLEBALL COMPLEX.

THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED WITHIN THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN.

THE PARK'S MASTER PLAN AND FUNDING HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 SPDC CIP BUDGET.

IN TERMS OF THE PROJECT TIMELINE, WE'VE HAD BEEN TAKING THIS PROJECT THROUGH THE PARK BOARD AND THE PARK DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION HAVE BOTH SEEN THIS.

AT THIS POINT, WE'RE WORKING ON THE SITE PLAN.

WE'LL BE VISITING HERE WITH SPIN THIS EVENING FOLLOWED BY PARK BOARD P&Z AND CITY COUNCIL .

HERE IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO WE'LL BE WRAPPING UP OUR CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, BIDDING THE PROJECT OUT AND HOPING TO AWARD A BID IN THE FIRST PART OF AUGUST.

WITH THAT, IF WE CAN STICK TO THAT TIMELINE, WE'D BE LOOKING AT A GRAND OPENING IN MARCH OF 2023.

JUST TO ORIENT YOU.

MOST FOLKS IN SOUTHLAKE ARE FAMILIAR WITH BICENTENNIAL PARK.

YOU CAN SEE TO THE RIGHT OF THE SCREEN HERE, YOU SEE THE TENNIS CENTER.

TO THE NORTH, THIS SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE THE BOTTOM PART OF THE PLAYGROUND.

AND THE PICKLEBALL COMPLEX IS GOING TO GO IN THIS ZONE RIGHT HERE.

FOR THE BASEBALL FOLKS OUT THERE.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE ALARMED. THERE ARE TWO SMALL BACKSTOPS THAT ARE THERE.

THOSE WILL BE RELOCATED TO THE PARKING LOT THAT IS JUST NORTH OF ANOTHER BROKEN EGG AND JERSEY MIKE'S IN THAT ZONE JUST BELOW THE LARGE PARKING LOT.

BUT THIS WILL BE THE SITE WHERE WE CAN CONSTRUCT THE NEW PICKLEBALL COMPLEX.

TO KIND OF DIVE IN, ON THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER, JUST KIND OF AN IDEA OF WHAT PICKLEBALL LOOKS LIKE FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT.

WE ARE LOOKING AT BUILDING NINE PICKLEBALL COURTS.

THERE WILL BE TONS OF LANDSCAPING, ETC., JUST LIKE WE'VE DONE THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE PARK.

THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE KIND OF SHOWING YOU THE LANDSCAPE PLAN, LOTS OF VEGETATION THROUGHOUT.

THERE WILL BE SOME NICE OUTDOOR SEATING AREAS AND PLACES FOR SOCIAL INTERACTION WHILE YOU'RE WAITING ON YOUR YOUR PICKLEBALL MATCH, ETC..

IN TERMS OF THE FENCING ON THE PROJECT, YOU SEE ORIENTED UNITY WAY IS THE ROAD THAT RUNS JUST NORTH OF IT.

TO THE LEFT, WE'LL HAVE OUR CHAMPIONSHIP COURT.

TO THE RIGHT, YOU HAVE THE EIGHT OTHER PICKLEBALL COMPLEXES.

FOR THE MOST PART SURROUNDING THE COURTS YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A TEN FOOT CHAIN LINK FENCE WITH BLACK WINDSCREEN, VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU SEE OVER AT THE TENNIS CENTER.

INTERNAL THE PURPLE ON THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE IS SHOWING FOUR FOOT CHAIN LENGTH.

THIS IS IN BETWEEN EACH OF THE COURTS AND THEN ALONG THE FRONT ENTRANCE, WHICH IS IN THE LOWER LEFT ON THIS SCREEN, THERE WILL BE AN EIGHT FOOT WROUGHT IRON FENCE TO CREATE AN ENTRY SPACE INTO THE COMPLEX.

IN TERMS OF ARCHITECTURE, THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE SHOWING YOU THE NORTH, THE EAST, THE SOUTH, AND THE WEST ELEVATION, THESE BUILDINGS WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT'S ALREADY IN THE PARK. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON BICENTENNIAL PARK SINCE 2006, AND SO THIS WILL BE KIND OF PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON IT TO KIND OF ORIENT YOU.

THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL OF WHAT THOSE BUILDINGS MAY LOOK LIKE.

AGAIN, THEY'RE GOING TO MATCH WHAT YOU SEE AT ALL OF THE PARK BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT BICENTENNIAL PARK, AS WELL AS AT THE MARQ SOUTHLAKE AND THE SOUTHLAKE TENNIS CENTER.

JUST TO REMIND YOU WHAT THOSE LOOK LIKE TO THE LEFT, THOSE TWO PHOTOGRAPHS ARE THE BICENTENNIAL BALL FIELDS.

AND SO IT WOULD BE VERY SIMILAR LOOK.

TO THE RIGHT IS THE TENNIS CENTER KIND OF SHOWING YOU THE BACK PORCH OF THE TENNIS CENTER TO KIND OF SHOW YOU WHAT THOSE OUTDOOR LIVING SPACES WILL LOOK LIKE, HOW THAT'LL BE ORIENTED AROUND A CHAMPIONSHIP COURT, ETC..

IN TERMS OF THE FLOOR PLAN, THE PARTICULAR BUILDING ON SITE WILL HAVE A SMALL OFFICE AREA AND STORAGE AND ALSO HAVE BOTH MEN'S AND WOMEN'S RESTROOMS ALONG WITH COVERED SHADED AREAS FOR PEOPLE TO GET OUT OF THE HEAT.

IN TERMS OF LIGHTING, THERE WILL BE A VARIANCE REQUIRED ON THIS AS ANY SPORTS FIELD LIGHTING IN SOUTHLAKE REQUIRES A VARIANCE BECAUSE IT DOES NOT MEET THE CITY'S ORDINANCE.

SO I WANTED TO INCLUDE, JUST LIKE IN THE REST OF THE PARK SYSTEM WE HAVE, WE ARE USING THE MUSCO LIGHT STRUCTURE GREEN.

THIS IS AN LED LIGHTING SYSTEM.

IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER YOU CAN SEE THIS IS NORTH PARK IN SOUTHLAKE UP OFF OF WHITE CHAPEL AND DOVE.

AND I'M SHOWING YOU THIS IMAGE, JUST SO YOU COULD SEE HOW THE LIGHT'S DIRECTLY CENTERED ON THE PLAYING SURFACE.

AND YOU SEE VERY LITTLE SPILLOVER INTO THE SURROUNDING AREAS OUTSIDE THE FENCE.

OUR PARKS MASTER PLAN HAS SEVERAL STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES WE'LL UTILIZE IN TERMS OF PICKING OUT THE DIFFERENT PARK AMENITIES AND THINGS THAT WE WILL HAVE.

SO ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, SHOWING YOU THE AMENITIES SECTION OUT OF THE MASTER PLAN AND TO THE RIGHT IS SHOWING YOU THE BACK PORCH OF THE TENNIS CENTER AND ALSO OFF THE

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TERRACE OF LEGENDS HALL AT THE MARQ SOUTHLAKE.

IN TERMS OF PLANT MATERIAL, OBVIOUSLY IT'S A PICKLEBALL COURTS.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE DON'T HAVE ANY MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS WITH THAT.

AND SO WE'LL UTILIZE A LOT OF PERENNIALS AND A LOT OF EVERGREEN SHRUBS SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY TYPE OF DEBRIS ON THE COURTS THAT CAUSE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONAL ISSUES.

WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY.

OH SURE. LUIS GARCIA, AGAIN.

IS THERE A MEMBERSHIP THAT WILL BE OFFERED TO OR IS THIS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC? FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE? HOW IS THAT GOING TO WORK? A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH. NOT A MEMBERSHIP PER SE, BUT THERE WILL BE COURT FEES SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DO AT THE SOUTHLAKE TENNIS CENTER.

OKAY. SO WE ENVISION THERE BEING LEAGUES OUT THERE, TOURNAMENTS, INSTRUCTION, TRAINING, AS WELL AS OPEN FOR FREE PLAY.

AND SO THERE WILL BE WE'RE WORKING ON THROUGH THIS, BUT THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS AND NONRESIDENTS, OF COURSE, AT A DIFFERENT RATE, AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESERVE COURT TIME. OKAY.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND SO THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ALSO BY CHRIS TRIBBLE HERE AND IT'S CALLED THE SPIN2022-15.

[5. SPIN2022-15 - The City of Southlake will present a plan for replacement of a barn at the Bob Jones Nature Center located at 355 E. Bob Jones Rd. within SPIN Neighborhood #1.]

THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE WILL PRESENT A PLAN FOR REPLACEMENT OF A BARN AT THE BOB JONES NATURE CENTER, LOCATED AT 355 EAST BOB JONES ROAD.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU AGAIN.

HAPPY TO BE HERE TO PRESENT THIS PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN OUT AT THE BOB JONES NATURE CENTER AND PRESERVE.

IT'LL BE BUILDING A NEW BARN OUT IN THAT LOCATION.

AGAIN, LIKE THE PICKLEBALL COURTS, THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION OUT OF THE CITY'S MASTER PLAN AND HAS BEEN TIED TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR FY 22 FOR FUNDING. SIMILAR PROJECT TIMELINE.

WE'RE IN THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW, GOING THROUGH THE SITE PLAN, REVIEW, CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND BIDDING WE'LL BE DOING OVER THE NEXT MONTH AND A HALF, TWO MONTHS.

ANTICIPATE CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN IN AUGUST AND WRAP UP LATER THIS FALL.

IN TERMS OF LOCATION, I THINK EVERYONE KNOWS WHERE BOB JONES PARK IS MOST, SOME PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHERE THE NATURE CENTER IS, BUT IT'S UP OFF OF EAST BOB JONES ROAD.

THIS IS KIND OF AN OVERVIEW AERIAL SHOWING YOU THE LOCATION AND THEN AS YOU DIVE INTO THE SITE ITSELF, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH IT, THE NATURE CENTER BUILDING, THERE'S A COUPLE OF PAVILIONS OUT THERE, ACCESS TO THE BLUE BIRD TRAILHEAD, THERE'S AN EXISTING BUTTERFLY GARDEN AND OBVIOUSLY THE BARN IN THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER.

THIS THE BARN, THE NEW BARN WILL GO IN THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE FORMER BARN THAT WAS ON SITE.

IN TERMS OF ELEVATIONS, THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES, I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS FROM EACH DIRECTION, FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE BARN.

DIVING IN A LITTLE BIT MORE, YOU'LL SEE A COUPLE OF OTHER EXTERIOR PLUS INTERIOR ELEVATIONS OF WHAT THE BARN WILL LOOK LIKE.

AND THEN HERE'S SOME IMAGERY OF WHAT THIS BARN WILL LOOK LIKE.

COLOR WE'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT THAT.

BUT IN TERMS OF THE LOOK OF THE BARN, THE SHAPE, THIS IS ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE'LL BE BUILDING OUT THERE IN THAT AREA.

ANOTHER VIEW OF IT, LOOKING DIRECTLY ON THE FRONT, THERE WILL BE FOUR BARN DOORS THAT YOU CAN IN AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO OPEN THIS UP.

IT ALSO WILL BE CLIMATE CONTROLLED.

WE'LL HAVE AUDIO VISUALS.

SO THIS THIS FACILITY WILL BE ABLE TO BE UTILIZED NOT ONLY FOR PRESCHOOL NATURE PROGRAMING, ADVENTURE PROGRAMING, PHOTOGRAPHY, BIRD WATCHING, BUT ALSO SOCIAL FUNCTIONS.

SOMEONE MIGHT WANT TO HAVE A WEDDING OR BIRTHDAY PARTY OR ANNIVERSARY PARTY OR SOME SUCH AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE THIS FACILITY AVAILABLE TO THEM AS WELL.

IN TERMS OF THE INTERIOR SPACE, I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT KIND OF THE MAIN ROOM AND WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE.

YOU CAN SEE THE FOUR BARN DOORS WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO KEEP THIS BUILDING KIND OF OPEN AIR, BUT ALSO CLOSE IT DOWN WHEN IT'S TOO HOT OR IN THE WINTER MONTHS.

THERE WILL BE RESTROOMS ON THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THIS SCREEN.

THOSE RESTROOMS ARE GOING TO BE ACCESSIBLE FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE BARN.

THAT WAY FOLKS THAT ARE OUT ENJOYING THE NATURE CENTER AND PRESERVE WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO RESTROOMS ON SITE AS OPPOSED TO THE PORTABLES THAT ARE THERE IN PLACE NOW.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A SMALL PREP KITCHEN.

THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE A KITCHEN THAT WE WOULD BE DOING A LOT OF COOKING, BUT A LOT OF CATERING.

IF YOU WERE GOING TO BRING IN JERSEY MIKE'S OR WHATEVER IT IS YOU WANTED TO BRING IN THERE WILL BE SOME WARMING AREAS, BUT THAT'S REALLY ABOUT IT.

AND THEN THE OTHER ROOMS ARE REALLY FOR STORAGE, ETC..

THIS IS KIND OF NOT EXACTLY WHAT THE BARN WILL LOOK LIKE, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE SHIP LAP WALLS AND DIFFERENT THINGS MINUS THE STALLS, THIS IS KIND OF WHAT WE'RE GOING FOR IN TERMS OF THE INTERIOR LOOK OF THE NEW BARN, ANOTHER ANGLE OF IT.

THIS IS THE ACTUAL SIZE OF THE BARN THAT WE WILL HAVE THESE TWO IMAGES SHOWING YOU KIND OF THE HEIGHT AND DEPTH OF THE INTERIOR STRUCTURE.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

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I GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

IS THE PLAN TO GET A COMPLETELY NEW BARN IN ITS PLACE? IS THAT THE PLAN? YES, IT'S A BRAND NEW BARN.

THE OTHER BARN IT WAS WAS DEMOED.

OKAY. YES, SIR.

SO THERE'S NOTHING HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS OR ANYTHING IN THERE TO PRESERVE? WELL, WE ARE UTILIZING SOME OF THE OLD BARN WOOD.

WE'RE GOING TO BE UTILIZING THAT INTO THE BUILDING ITSELF.

OKAY. FOR INSTANCE, WE MAY BE FRAMING THE WINDOWS WITH THE OLD BARN WOOD.

THERE ARE A LOT OF WINDOWS IF YOU SEE IN THIS PARTICULAR.

SO WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO FRAME ON THE INTERIOR SIDE THE UTILIZATION OF THAT.

WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME ARTISTIC TYPE THINGS, SOME MORE FUNCTIONAL THINGS.

SO WE ARE UTILIZING WE KEPT SOME OF THE WOOD THAT WAS WORTH KEEPING.

OKAY. A LOT OF IT WAS WAS PRETTY WELL DAMAGED.

BUT WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP SOME OF IT AND WE'RE GOING TO BE REPURPOSING IT HERE IN THIS BARN.

OKAY. IS IT TO EXPAND THE SPACE? THAT'S, IS THAT THE PLAN? WHY ARE WE DOING THIS PROJECT? WHY ARE WE DOING THE BARN? YEAH. WHY ARE WE REDOING THE BARN? AS OPPOSED TO EXPANDING THE BUILDING? NO, SO THE QUESTION IS, IS IT BECAUSE WE WANT A BIGGER SPACE OR? YES, SIR. YEAH.

SO THE BOB JONES NATURE CENTER MASTER PLAN SPEAKS TO A LOT OF OUTDOOR CLASSROOM SPACES, PLUS WE HAVE ACTUALLY OUTGROWN THE BUILDING WE'RE IN.

AND SO THIS ALLOWS US TO DO SOME MORE FUNCTIONAL PROGRAMING SPACE.

SO FOR ALL DIFFERENT AGES AND ABILITIES, WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL SPACE HERE TO BE ABLE TO DO ALL TYPES OF PROGRAMS. MAKES SENSE.

ALL RIGHT. SO THANK YOU FOR TO ALL FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS SPIN FORUM.

AGAIN, KINDLY REMEMBER THAT SPIN REPRESENTS THE FIRST STEP IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO PLEASE TAKE THE SPIN EXPERIENCE SURVEY.

A SPIN MEETING REPORT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AFTER THE MEETING TAKES PLACE.

WE WILL INCLUDE THE SUBMITTED SPIN QUESTIONS AND OUR COMMENTS FORMS IN THE MEETING REPORTS.

THESE REPORTS ARE GENERAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE FORUM.

THEY ARE NOT VERBATIM.

INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO FOLLOW THE CASE THROUGH THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

ALSO, THE VIDEO ON DEMAND, THESE MEETINGS ARE RECORDED AND WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE APPROXIMATELY 24 HOURS AFTER THE MEETING TAKES PLACE.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.