Dec 12, 2023 SPIN Town Hall Forum

GOOD EVENING.

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ONE OF OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS A COMMITTEE IS HOSTING SPIN TOWNHALL FORUMS. THE PURPOSE OF SPIN IS TO GAIN FEEDBACK FROM CITIZENS ON DEVELOPMENT RELATED PROJECTS AND OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST IN THE COMMUNITY.

SPIN IS AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING AND NO VOTES ARE TAKEN.

SPIN IS STREAMED LIVE THROUGH SOUTHLAKE TV ON THE CITY'S MAIN WEBSITE, CITYOFSOUTHLAKE.COM.

NEXT WE WILL SHOW A BRIEF VIDEO INTRODUCTION OF THE SPIN PROGRAM BY SOUTHLAKE 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.

WE DEVELOPED AN ONLINE SPIN FORM FOR RESIDENTS TO SUBMIT THEIR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND.

I WILL READ THROUGH THESE SUBMISSIONS AFTER THE RESIDENTS IN ATTENDANCE WHO HAVE QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SPEAK.

WITH THAT, LET US GET TO OUR APPLICANT PRESENTATIONS.

MOE ESTEPA IS HERE TO PRESENT OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING, WHICH IS SPIN 2023-31.

[2. SPIN2023-31 - The City of Southlake is proposing to develop the Municipal Service Center (MSC) and Public Safety Training Tower, as part of the Capital Improvement Program, located at 1630 and 1638 Brumlow Ave., and the southern portion of 1719 E. Continental Blvd. within SPIN Neighborhood #8.]

OKAY. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.

MY NAME IS MO ESTEPA.

I'M WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS AND I'M A PROJECT MANAGER.

SO TODAY I'M GOING TO GO OVER THE MUNICIPAL SERVICE CENTER AND PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING TOWER PROJECT.

SO BRIEF OVERVIEW.

I'LL GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT, AS WELL AS DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT LOCATION AND FOLLOWING UP WITH THE PROJECT DESCRIPTION.

SO JUST JUST AS A BRIEF OVERVIEW, THERE ARE FIVE GOALS INTENDED BY THIS PROJECT.

AND NUMBER ONE IS TO UPDATE THE FACILITY FOR PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS.

NUMBER TWO IS TO PROVIDE A FIRE TRAINING TOWER.

NUMBER THREE IS TO RELOCATE THE UTILITY BILLING SERVICE FOR THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE.

NUMBER FOUR IS TO PROVIDE A LARGER EQUIPMENT YARD AND FUEL DEPOT FOR OUR CITY EMPLOYEES.

UH, AND NUMBER FIVE IS TO RELOCATE THE FACILITY TO AN INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT WITH SIGNIFICANT DISTANCE FROM THE RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL AREAS. SO TO GET A FEEL FOR THE NATURE OF THIS PROJECT, PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS IS CURRENTLY LOCATED AT 1950 EAST CONTINENTAL BOULEVARD, REPRESENTED ON THE MAP BEHIND ME IN THE OUTLINE STAR.

THE NEW FACILITY WOULD BE LOCATED IN THE AREA ABOUT ABOUT A MILE AWAY ON BRUMLOW AVENUE, AGAIN AT 1630 AND 1638 BRUMLOW AVENUE, AND ALSO PORTION OF 1719 UH CONTINENTAL BOULEVARD.

WHEN WE LOOK AT THE OVERVIEW OF THE SPACE, THE PLOT OF LAND WHERE THIS PROJECT WILL TAKE PLACE IS L SHAPED AS SHOWN BY THE RED OUTLINE.

TO THE SOUTH OF US IS THE NEW STAR FUEL FARMS. TO THE WEST OF US IS LIGHT INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL AREAS.

EAST OF THE PROPERTY IS GOING TO BE A THE MUSTANG BUSINESS PARK, AND THE NORTH OF US IS CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED.

SO IN CONTRAST WITH THE CURRENT FACILITY, WE ARE IN A MORE INDUSTRIAL AREA AWAY FROM RESIDENCES.

THE LAYOUT OF THE PLAN IS SHOWN ON THE IMAGE BEHIND ME.

AND TO ORIENT YOURSELF.

BRUMLOW IS ON THE LEFT SIDE AND THAT IS WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS THE L-SHAPED PLOT OF LAND THAT THIS PROJECT TAKES PLACE ON.

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AREAS IN GREEN REPRESENTS THE UNPAVED LANDSCAPED AREAS.

THE PROJECT IS PRIMARILY COMPRISED OF THREE STRUCTURES.

NUMBER ONE IS THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, WHICH CONTAINS OFFICES AND THE UTILITY BUILDING SERVICE.

WE HAVE THE SERVICE BAY BUILDING, WHICH HOUSES THE LARGE VEHICLES AND CERTAIN KEY DIVISIONS.

AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING TOWER AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY.

WE WILL HAVE.

WE WILL BE RELOCATING THE FUEL STATION FOR THE CITY, FOR THE CITY VEHICLES SOUTH OF THE SERVICE BAY BUILDING AND THE REMAINING STRUCTURES THAT YOU SEE IN TAN REPRESENT STORAGE AREAS ON RUNNING NORTH SOUTH ALONG THE CENTER OF THE PROPERTY IS COVERED VEHICLE STORAGE.

ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY IS COVERED MATERIAL BINS AND SPOILS.

AND THEN WE WILL HAVE A POLE BARN FOR LARGE STORAGE.

I'M GOING TO CONTINUE WITH SOME RENDERINGS OF THE FACILITY.

SO WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW IS THE VIEW OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICE CENTER.

UH, IF YOU WERE STANDING ON BRUMLOW AVENUE FACING EASTWARD.

SO THE ENTRANCE.

SO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS THE PARKING LOT, WHICH WILL BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC, UH, OFF OF BRUMLOW AVENUE.

AND THERE WILL BE TWO DRIVEWAYS TO ENTER FOR, UH, STAFF PARKING AS WELL AS POOL VEHICLE PARKING.

SOME KEY FEATURES OF THE FACILITY INCLUDE UH, SIMILAR TO THE REST OF THE CITY IS MASONRY.

LOOK ALONG THE ALONG THE FACES OF THE STRUCTURE.

UH, DIAMOND MESH FENCE ON THE EAST AND SOUTH FENCES OF THE PROPERTY, AND WROUGHT IRON PRIVACY FENCES ALONG THE WEST AND THE NORTH BOUNDARIES OF THE FACILITY.

SO IF WE CONSIDER OURSELVES STANDING AT THE NORTH WEST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY FACING SOUTHEAST, YOU AGAIN SEE THE PUBLIC PARKING AREA TO THE RIGHT AND THE TWO DRIVEWAYS FOR STAFF PARKING ON THE INSIDE AND POOL VEHICLE AND FLEET VEHICLES ON THE OUTSIDE. IN THE BACK, YOU'LL SEE THE LONG BUILDING REPRESENTING THE SERVICE BAY BUILDING, AND THE STRUCTURE BEHIND THAT IS THE FIRE, FIRE OR PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING TOWER.

CLOSE UP OF THOSE TWO AREAS, SOME OF THE KEY FEATURES IS THE SERVICE BAY BUILDING IS DESIGNED TO BE A STEEL STEEL BUILDING WITH COLOR MATCHED STEEL PANELS TO MATCH THE ADMIN BUILDING.

IN A SIMILAR FASHION, THE PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING TOWER WILL UTILIZE INTEGRAL COLORED CMU TO MATCH THE OTHER TWO BUILDINGS.

AND THEN STANDING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, LOOKING AT THE STRUCTURE FROM THE NORTHEAST, FACING SOUTHWEST.

YOU KNOW, YOU'LL AGAIN SEE THE TWO DRIVEWAYS.

AND THIS IS THE VIEW THAT MOST EMPLOYEES WOULD SEE.

UH. WHEN THEY'RE ON SITE.

AND THAT BEING SAID, I WILL OPEN UP THE FORUM FOR ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PROJECT AND I CAN THUMB THROUGH ANY OF THE SLIDES IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LOOK THROUGH THEM AGAIN.

IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, JUST PLEASE COME DOWN HERE TO THE MICROPHONES, WHICHEVER YOU'RE CLOSER AND.

REJECT YOUR QUESTION.

WHAT IS THE HEIGHT OF THE TOWER.

UH, THAT THAT WOULD BE FOUR STORIES.

FOUR STORIES? YES, SIR. WAS THERE ANY CONSIDERATION OF MOVING IT TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY? BECAUSE TO THE NORTH SIDE WILL PROBABLY BE RESIDENTIAL IN THE FUTURE.

UH, LET'S WE CAN LOOK AT THE MAP OR THE SITE PLAN.

THERE WE GO. THAT WAS THAT WAS CONSIDERED.

AND ONE OF THE FACTORS IS THIS WAS THE OPTIMAL SPACE FOR, UH, ALLOWING STAFF AS WELL AS OTHER AGENCIES TO PARK.

UH. THEIR THEIR VEHICLES DURING TRAINING PERIODS.

IN THE FUTURE, THERE WILL PROBABLY BE HOMES UP THERE.

SO JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND WITH A FOUR STORY BUILDING LOOKING DOWN INTO THAT.

ALSO THE ACCESS ROAD.

YES. WHAT WILL THAT BE CONNECTED TO AND WILL THAT THEN ELIMINATE THE SECONDARY EMERGENCY EXIT ON WOODSY? WE LIVE AT 1218 WOODSY.

WE CARE ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE WE WERE PROMISED THAT THAT WOULD THEN ELIMINATE THE SECONDARY EMERGENCY EXIT FROM MUSTANG INDUSTRIAL PARK, AND SO DOES THIS ACCESS ROAD

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AND THAT CONNECTS TO THE INDUSTRIAL PARK? YES, SIR. OKAY.

AND THEN WE'D LIKE TO KNOW IF THAT WOULD THEN ELIMINATE THE EMERGENCY GATE ON WOODSY.

SO THEN WE CAN CLOSE THAT BACK UP BECAUSE NO ONE ON OUR STREET WANTS THAT EMERGENCY GATE.

SO YEAH, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WITH THIS PROJECT THAT WOULD ELIMINATE THAT.

YEAH. AT THAT POINT, I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

OKAY. UH, AS OF RIGHT NOW, I'M JUST AWARE THAT WE'RE CONNECTING TO SOUTHWESTERN WITH THE INTENT OF THAT'S A SECONDARY EXIT.

SO. OKAY. COOL.

THANKS. YOU'RE WELCOME.

SORRY. I'M GOING TO TRY TO ENCOMPASS MY QUESTIONS AS WELL AS OUR NEIGHBORS.

UM, WE HAD READ A COMMUNITY IMPACT ARTICLE THAT BASICALLY SAID THIS IS A FOREGONE CONCLUSION.

IS THAT CORRECT? LIKE IT SAID, CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN AND IT GAVE DETAILS AND OUTLINES.

IS THAT TRUE? SO THE INSTRUCTIONS OR SO THIS PROJECT, THE PLAN IS MOVING FORWARD FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT.

SO IT'S ALREADY BEEN THROUGH PLANNING AND ZONING.

BUT AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE 100% SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE.

AND AS WE GET INTO CONSTRUCTION, WE NEED TO GO THROUGH PLANNING AND ZONING THE ENTITLEMENT PROCESS.

SO YOU HAVEN'T GONE OKAY.

SO THAT'S ALL INCIDENTALLY LIKE IT IS HAPPENING.

IT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID.

IT'S ALREADY BEEN SET.

YEAH. THIS. SO FOR PRECISION OF LANGUAGE THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN PROGRAMED IN THE CITY'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM WITH THE INTENT THAT IT GETS COMPLETED. AND SO THERE'S STILL A NUMBER OF STEPS THAT WE GO THROUGH, UH, IN BETWEEN NOW AND CONSTRUCTION.

ARE THERE ZONING CHANGES THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS LAND OR IS THIS OR IS THIS, CAN THIS BE BUILT AS IS, OR DO YOU HAVE TO GET ZONING VARIANCES FROM PLANNING AND ZONING THAT THAT WOULD BE HANDLED THROUGH PLANNING AND ZONING AT THIS STAGE.

SO YOU NEED TO GET THAT OR IS IT I'M, I'M ASKING WILL THERE BE VARIANCES NEEDED.

LIKE WHAT IS THIS CURRENTLY ZONED? UH, DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW, ROB? HOW THIS IS THIS? YEAH. THIS IS ZONED AS CURRENTLY AS INDUSTRIAL OKAY.

WHICH THIS IS, WHICH IS THE APPLICATION.

OKAY. UM, SORRY, I'M TRYING TO ENCOMPASS EVERYBODY HERE.

OH, OKAY. SO DOES THIS REPLACE THE CURRENT ADMIN FACILITY ON CONTINENTAL.

SO THE INTENT IS TO YES TO TO PHASE OUT THE APPLICATION AND THE OPERATIONS AT THAT FACILITY AND TO MOVE IT OVER TO THIS FACILITY.

AND IN, IN, IN ADDITION, BRING THE UTILITY BILLING WHICH CURRENTLY RESIDES IN THIS STRUCTURE, INTO THE NEW FACILITY.

SO WHAT WILL THE OLD BUILDING I GUESS TWOFOLD.

WHY ARE WE BUILDING A WHOLE NEW BUILDING, UM, IF WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONE? AND THEN WHAT ARE WE GOING TO USE THE ONE THAT IS CURRENTLY THERE FOR? YEAH. SO THE TWO QUESTIONS ARE, UH, WHY IS THIS, WHY IS THIS NEW MUNICIPAL SERVICE CENTER BEING CONSTRUCTED? AND THE NUMBER TWO, WHAT WOULD THE NEW OR THE EXISTING FACILITY BE? IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH.

AND MORE IN MORE IN DEPTH WOULD BE NOT WHY DO WE NEED THIS? BUT WHY DO WE NEED A NEW ONE.

SO THE EXISTING FACILITY IS RELATIVELY LIVED.

ITS USEFUL LIFE.

UH AND IT IS AND THE SIZE AND THE OPERATION OF PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS HAS OUTGROWN THE SIZE OF THE FACILITY.

UH, PRIOR TO ACQUIRING THIS SITE, WE EXPLORED EXPANDING THE EXISTING FACILITY TO MEET OUR NEEDS.

HOWEVER, AS I STATED PREVIOUSLY, ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE EXPERIENCED WAS THE FACT THAT WE WERE, UH, CLOSE TO AND ADJACENT TO EXISTING RESIDENCES, WHICH LIMITED OUR ABILITY TO EXPAND TO THE FULL SITE.

THIS ALLOWS US, AS IT'S CURRENTLY DESIGNED OR AS WE HAVE PRELIMINARILY SHOWED YOU, MEETS THE CURRENT NEEDS AND PROVIDES FOR EXPANSION FOR THE FUTURE, AND ALLOWS US TO UTILIZE, UH, THE FULL SITE FOR OUR OPERATIONS AND ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE A SPACE FOR A TRAINING TOWER.

OKAY. AND THE EXISTING SITES, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, UH, THE PLANS FOR THAT WOULD BE TO BE ROLLED INTO THE SOUTHLAKE SPORTS COMPLEX, UH, WHICH CURRENTLY IS ON THE, UH, NORTHEAST SIDE OF THAT PROPERTY, AND IT WOULD EXPAND THROUGH THE EXISTING UH, MUNICIPAL SERVICE CENTER SITE ON CONTINENTAL.

OKAY. AND I DO ECHO THIS GENTLEMAN'S THOUGHTS ABOUT I KNOW YOU SAID PARKING OR WHATEVER IS BETTER AT THE TOP, BUT

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IT ALSO A FOUR STORY BUILDING LOOKING INTO NOT IT ISN'T ONE OF MY HOMES, BUT LOOKING INTO THOSE HOMES THAT ARE SITTING ON BRUMLOW IS PRETTY INTRUSIVE. WE ALREADY HAVE THE OFFICE BUILDINGS AND SO IF SOMEONE COULD, WHICH I ASSUME SOMEONE COULD FIGURE IT OUT, PUT IT IN THE SOUTH CORNER, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE'D LIKE TO PROPOSE AS WELL AS HE DID.

UM. BRUMLOW IS 110% BACKED UP EVERY DAY, SAME AS CONTINENTAL.

HOW MANY CARS WITH THIS NEW EXPANDED FACILITY DO YOU EXPECT TO COME IN AND OUT OF THERE EACH DAY? AND WHAT TIMES ARE THEY COMING OUT? BECAUSE WE'VE GOT SCHOOL ZONES.

IT'S BACKED UP AT THAT ROUNDABOUT.

SO WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT BECAUSE OPERATIONS ARE GOING TO BE RELOCATED TO BRUMLOW, THERE IS ALSO IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM, UH, A PLAN FOR INCREASING THE CAPACITY ON BRUMLOW AS, UH, AS A SEPARATE PROJECT.

SO, SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, YOU ARE EXPERIENCING THE CHALLENGES WITH TRAFFIC THAT YOU'RE EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW.

HOWEVER, IN THE FUTURE, THERE ARE PLANS FOR MITIGATING THOSE EFFECTS WITH WIDENING AND STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

SO THEY DO PLAN TO WIDEN BRUMLOW.

AND WHAT IS THE TIMELINE ON THAT? YEAH. AS, AS OF RIGHT NOW, UH, I DON'T HAVE THE TIMELINE THAT'S NOT ON MY PROJECT LIST, BUT THAT IS, UH, ON OUR RADAR AS IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED.

IF YOU CAN, I LET WHOEVER THE POWERS THAT BE KNOW THAT I THINK THE WIDENING OR SOME SORT OF FORM SHOULD TAKE PLACE WITH THIS BEFORE IT OR SOMETHING, BECAUSE I THINK PUTTING ALL THOSE PEOPLE ON BRUMLOW ACROSS FROM NEIGHBORHOOD, IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A NIGHTMARE FOR US.

UM, OR AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT I FEEL AND WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS FEEL.

UM, THAT FIRE FACILITY OR FIRE TRAINING? YES, MA'AM. WHERE IS THAT CURRENTLY LOCATED? CITY CURRENTLY DOES NOT HAVE A TRAINING FACILITY SUCH AS THIS.

HOW MANY TIMES A MONTH, YEAR, HOW MANY TIMES WILL THAT BE USED AND HOW MANY EXTRA PEOPLE WILL BE DRAWN WHEN THAT IS, WHEN THEY'RE DOING FIRE TRAINING? OKAY. UH, CHIEF STARR, DO YOU HAVE ANY, UH, INSIGHT ON THAT QUESTION? SO AS FAR AS THE USE OF THE TOWER, THE IDEA IS TO KEEP OUR RESOURCES IN THE CITY, RIGHT? RIGHT NOW WE GO TO TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE.

SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING TO TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE TO TRAIN.

OKAY. SO THIS IS A SOUTHLAKE FACILITY WHERE DON'T WE HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF BRINGING IN OUTSIDE CITIES AND THAT SORT OF THING.

SO IT'S JUST GOING TO BE USED FOR OUR PERSONNEL ONLY.

SO THERE MAY BE A TRUCK OVER THERE DAILY.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO NOTICE THAT THEY'RE OVER THERE.

IT'S NOT LIKE THEY'RE NOT LIGHTS AND SIRENS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT COMING IN.

SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE ON SCENE.

THEY'RE PULLING HOSE, THEY'RE TRAINING AND THOSE SORT OF THINGS.

SO IT'S NOT A REGIONAL TRAINING FACILITY.

THAT'S NOT THE INTENT. IT'LL JUST BE OUR SOUTHLAKE FIRE DEPARTMENT, BE OUR THREE STATIONS.

THAT'S THAT'S THE TEN.

AND YOU GOT TO REMEMBER, WE HAVE PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY GOING ON THERE TOO.

SO WE DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING TO CONGEST OR DISRUPT THEIR OPERATIONS.

SO THE FULL INTENT IS JUST TO HAVE SOUTHLAKE PERSONNEL.

UH, AND WILL THERE BE I KNOW THIS SOUNDS, BUT WILL THERE BE LIVE FIRE? I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY CONTROLLED I GET IT, BUT WILL THERE BE LIVE FIRES? SO IT'S PROPANE, UM, JUST LIKE YOU HAVE IN YOUR GAS FIREPLACE AT HOME.

UM, AND THE SMOKE IS THEATRICAL SMOKE LIKE YOU USE AT A HALLOWEEN PARTY? IT'S. THERE SHOULDN'T BE NO SMOKE THAT LEAVES THE THE FACILITY.

IT'S NONTOXIC.

IT'S JUST NO DIFFERENT. IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING, A PARTY AT YOUR YOUR HOUSE AND YOUR KIDS WALK THROUGH IT, THAT'S BASICALLY THE SAME SMOKE.

BUT FOR OUR PERSONNEL, IT'S ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

UH, LIKE I SAID, IT'S BASICALLY A HIGH POWERED, IT'S NATURAL GAS, BUT IT'S THE SAME THING YOU HAVE IN YOUR HOME.

IT'S CLEAN BURNING AND THE SAME THING WITH THE SMOKE.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

YES. YES, MA'AM. I GUESS IN CONCLUSION, DO I NEED TO FILL ANYTHING OUT OR DO YOU PUT ON RECORD WHAT WE SAID ABOUT THE MOVEMENT OF THE TOWER OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, OR THE WIDENING OF BRUMLOW, OR IS THAT ALL CAUGHT ON RECORD HERE? DOES THAT COUNT? ARE THERE COMMENTS? IS EVERYTHING I'VE SAID CAUGHT AND NOTES ON RECORD.

OKAY. YES. AFTER THIS MEETING, WE'LL MAKE A SPIN MEETING REPORT THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL PACKETS.

AND IF YOU'D LIKE A COPY, I CAN ALSO SEND THAT TO YOUR EMAIL.

NO. I'M GOOD, THANK YOU.

ONE OTHER THING.

THIS IS MORE JUST A SUGGESTION.

THE WASHOUT PIT. I'D BE CAUTIOUS THERE.

IT DEFINITELY FLOODS A LOT ON THE RIGHT RANCH.

SO ANYTHING WITH LIKE OILS, IF YOU ARE WASHING OUT ANY EQUIPMENT WITH POWER WASHERS THAT IT DOES FLOOD BACK THERE.

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I KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT BACK.

THAT'S BEEN NOTED.

WHY YOU HAVE THAT PICTURE UP.

QUICK QUESTION. THERE'S ALWAYS TRADE OUTS.

SO IF YOU MOVE THE UM FAR UNIT TO THE SOUTH, WHICH WOULD PUT IT NEXT TO THE TANKS THAT ARE THERE CORRECT ? MEAN, YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO HAVE SOME KIND OF CAPACITY FOR THE TOWER.

AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING BY MOVING THE TOWER SOUTH.

BUT IS THE TRADE OFF THAT THE FUEL STATION WOULD THEN GO TO THE NORTH AND PUT THAT NEXT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH WOULD THEN OBVIOUSLY CAUSE A LOT OF TRAFFIC.

AND I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU WANT A FUEL STATION NEXT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD VERSUS A TOWER.

SO CAN YOU GET THE CAN YOU GET IF YOU OPT TO MOVE THE TOWER SOUTH? CAN YOU KEEP THE FUEL STATION WHERE IT IS AND PUT THE TOWER SOUTH AND PUT THE STORAGE FACILITY TO THE NORTH? I THINK THE SHORT ANSWER WOULD BE WE WOULD HAVE TO EVALUATE EVERYTHING HOLISTICALLY AND THE IMPACTS, IF WE MOVE ANY OF THE STRUCTURES ON HOW THAT WOULD IMPACT THE OPERATIONS AND THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC.

AND YEAH, WHAT WE ATTEMPT TO DO, IT JUST SEEMS EVERYTHING TO THE SOUTH IS COMMERCIAL.

SO YOU CAN KIND OF KILL MULTIPLE BIRDS WITH ONE STONE.

IF YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE RENDERING OFF OF BRUMLOW, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF A GRAY DROP AS YOU GO INTO THE PROPERTY.

RIGHT THERE. YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD PICTURE.

SO IS THAT GRAY DROP AS YOU'RE COMING FROM, FROM BRUMLOW TO THAT FACILITY.

IS THAT A ONE STORY GRADE DROP.

AND IS THAT A IS THAT THE RIGHT DEPICTION AS TO WHAT HAPPENS TO THE LAND? THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT GRAY DROP FROM, FROM FROM BRUMLOW DOWN TO WHERE THE BUILDING IS.

OKAY. AND THEN SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FROM BRUMLOW, BASICALLY THAT FOUR STORY BUILDING WOULD REALLY BE A THREE STORY BUILDING BECAUSE THE GRADE IS GOING TO DROP SIGNIFICANTLY.

IT COULD BE MITIGATED CLOSER TO THE EAST.

YEAH. AND THEN THE OTHER IS THAT BRUMLOW'S GOT ENOUGH TRAFFIC ALREADY.

UM, AND YOU DEVELOPED WHAT IS IT TO THE NORTH? CARROLL'S GOT THAT 4 OR 2 LANE CIRCLE.

OKAY. IS THAT THE PLAN TO DEVELOP THE CONTINENTAL BRUMLOW INTO HAVING TWO LANES OF CIRCLE TO HELP THE TRAFFIC MOVEMENT? THERE IS AT LEAST PLANS FOR WIDENING OF BRUMLOW.

UH, FROM FROM 26 TO CONTINENTAL.

UH, THE LIMITS OF THAT PROJECT.

I DON'T HAVE THE.. AND DO YOU KNOW IF THAT INCLUDES WIDENING THE CIRCLE AS WELL? UH, I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION.

OKAY. THANK YOU. WERE THERE ANY ONLINE QUESTIONS? YEAH. IS THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY? OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, CRYSTAL DONG IS HERE TO PRESENT OUR FINAL ITEM ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING, WHICH IS SPIN

[3. SPIN2023-32 - An applicant is proposing to host the Southlake Spring Festival (Springfest) in Southlake Town Square generally located between E. Southlake Blvd., State St., Main St., and Grand Ave., within SPIN Neighborhood #8.]

EVENT HAPPENED, WE ACTUALLY HAD TO POSTPONE THE EVENT FOR A WEEK, BUT IT WAS PRETTY SMOOTH.

SO BEFORE WE PLAY THE SECOND VIDEO, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING TO THE BACKROOM.

YOU PROBABLY HAVE SEEN SOME FAMILIAR FACES, EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T GO THERE YOURSELF.

THIS IS THE PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THE LAST YEAR.

AND OUR SOUND CREW FOR THE STAGE.

LOTS OF ACTIVITY, AS YOU CAN SEE.

ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES ARE FREE, AND, UH, YOU MAKE CRAFT THAT CAN TAKE HOME.

SO BEFORE WE PLAY THE SECOND VIDEO, I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, SAY THIS EVENT CANNOT HAPPEN WITHOUT SPONSORS.

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AND. FOR KITE BABY.

SO KITE BABY HAVE BEEN PART OF OUR JOURNEY, STARTING AS A SILVER SPONSOR IN YEAR ONE, THEN STEPPING UP TO PLATINUM IN YEAR TWO, AND NOW PROUDLY TAKING THE SPOTLIGHT AS OUR DIAMOND SPONSOR FOR THE UPCOMING SOUTHLAKE SPRING FESTIVAL 2024.

AND WHAT MAKES OUR COLLABORATION SPECIAL IS THE PERSONAL TOUCH.

AS YOU WILL SEE IN THE VIDEO.

NEXT, WE MAKE IT A POINT TO VISIT OUR SPONSORS IN THEIR WORKPLACE AND WE CAPTURE THESE MOMENTS ON A VIDEO.

AND THIS VIDEO ENRICHED OUR CULTURAL ELEMENTS AND THEY BECOME HEARTWARMING ADDITIONS TO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT AND SHARE THE GOODWILL OF OUR SPONSORS BRING TO THE SOUTHLAKE COMMUNITY.

AND WE HOPE THESE VIDEOS ALSO OFFER OUR SPONSORS POTENTIAL ADVERTISING BENEFITS.

BY SHOWCASING THEIR SUPPORT, THEY NOT ONLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE FESTIVAL, BUT ALSO GAIN EXPOSURE TO OUR ENGAGED COMMUNITY AND THAT HOPEFULLY WILL CREATE A RIPPLE EFFECT.

SO NOW LET'S WATCH THE SECOND VIDEO.

JUST GIVE IT UP FOR A SECOND.

SO THAT WAS THE MASCOT FOR LAST YEAR.

AND THIS YEAR WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A EVEN MORE GRAND MASCOT VISITING OUR SPONSORS.

SO THAT WITH THAT I WILL DELVE INTO THE DETAILS.

SO FOR 2024, THE SPRING FESTIVAL FALLS ON A SATURDAY, HOW OFTEN CAN THAT HAPPEN? SO WE DECIDED THAT WE WILL CELEBRATE SOUTHLAKE SPRING FESTIVAL ON THE EXACT NEW YEAR'S DAY.

SO DESPITE SOME LINGERING MEMORIES OF EARLY FEBRUARY WINTER STORM, WE DECIDED TO BE BRAVE.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE RIGHT HERE IN SOUTHLAKE TOWN SQUARE FROM 11 A.M.

TO 4 P.M.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE FOOD TRUCKS, CULTURAL PERFORMANCE, FAMILY ACTIVITIES AND FASHION SHOW.

ALL RIGHT. I THINK THIS AUDIENCE EXPECT A MAP.

AND I DID MY BEST.

SO THIS IS A MAP OF OUR PROPOSED, UM PLACEMENT OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITY.

SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THE GRAND AVENUE AND THE STATE STREET ARE GOING TO BE THE PLACES FOR THE FOOD VENDORS. THE MAIN STREET IS GOING TO BE WHERE OUR BOUNCE HOUSES ARE.

SO WE ARE BLOCKING OFF ALL FOUR STREETS SURROUNDING THE RUSTIN AND FAMILY PARK.

AND WE, NOT ONLY THAT.

SO THE GREEN LINE IS THE ADDITION FOR THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE DRAGON PARADE.

UM, THAT GOING AROUND IN THIS LOOP.

ALL RIGHT. SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE SPEAKERS HERE.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETINGS ALREADY LAST THURSDAY.

WE ARE ALSO GOING THROUGH THIS NEW PROCESS THAT CITY HAS FOR EVENT HOSTING.

AND WE FOLLOW ALL THE RULES AND MAKING SURE THAT WE PROTECT OUR PUBLIC GROUND.

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AND THE FOUNTAIN PLACE IS WHERE OUR AUDIENCE IS GOING TO HAVE CHAIRS TO SIT ON.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S DELVE INTO THE DETAILS.

SO MANY OF OUR PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE BEEN ON THE PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR TWO YEARS.

SO WITH THAT TWO YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, WE SET OUR BUDGET OF THIS YEAR TO $30,000.

AND ALL MONEY RAISED ARE SPENT ON SPRING FESTIVAL.

UM, OUR SPONSORS PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE, WITH MOST BEING LOCAL ASIAN HERITAGE RESIDENTS WHO ARE BUSINESS OWNERS, ALONG WITH SOME SMALL AND LARGE COMPANIES THAT ACKNOWLEDGING OUR GROWING ASIAN COMMUNITY.

SO AS OF YESTERDAY, WE ARE GRATEFUL TO HAVE 22 COMMITTED SPONSORS CONTRIBUTING.

EACH CONTRIBUTING BETWEEN 750 TO $5000.

WHILE WE'VE MADE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES, THERE ARE STILL 20% LEFT TO RAISE.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS EVENT COULDN'T BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE GENEROSITY OF OUR SPONSORS.

UM, FOR PEOPLE WATCHING LIVE OR ON DEMAND, WE EXTEND A PLEDGE TO THE AUDIENCE.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A SPONSOR OR HAVE CONNECTION WHO MIGHT BE, PLEASE REACH OUT TO US.

YOU'LL FIND OUR CONTACT INFORMATION AT ON THE LAST PAGE.

NEXT I'LL TALK ABOUT THE ACTIVITY.

SO WHAT TRULY SETS SPRING FESTIVAL APART FROM MANY EVENTS IN TOWN SQUARE EACH YEAR IS THE ABUNDANCE OF HANDS ON ARTS AND CRAFTS THAT OUR FESTIVAL GOERS CAN ENJOY.

WE TAKE IT UP A NOTCH WITH BOUNCE HOUSES, FACE PAINTING, AND GAMES TO KEEP THE LITTLE ONES HAPPY.

HAPPILY BURNING OFF ENERGY.

AND ON OUR STAGE, WE HAVE A WHOPPING FIVE HOURS OF LIVE PERFORMANCE.

AND WHAT MAKES IT EVEN MORE SPECIAL IS THAT ALL PERFORMERS ARE RESIDENTS FROM OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND MANY YOUTH GROUPS.

THEY GAIN VALUABLE, VALUABLE CULTURAL ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCE IN PREPARING FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE.

ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT IS OUR DEDICATION TO REPRESENTING ALL CULTURES, UM, HERITAGE THAT CELEBRATE THE SPRING FESTIVAL.

SO IF YOU, UM.

YOU WHO IS WATCHING RIGHT NOW.

THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR HERITAGE IS REPRESENTED.

REACH OUT TO US.

BETTER YET, YOU MIGHT EVEN FIND YOURSELF AS A BUSY VOLUNTEER AND PROUDLY SHOWCASING YOUR CULTURAL HERITAGE ON FEBRUARY 10TH.

SO NOW LET'S DELVE INTO THE VENDOR BOOTH.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE HAVE A WAITING LIST FOR FOOD VENDORS.

THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE CULINARY ENTHUSIASM OF OUR COMMUNITY.

UM. A SMALL BUT DEDICATED FOOD COMMITTEE IS METICULOUSLY RESEARCHING TO SELECT 8 TO 10 FOOD VENDORS FROM THE APPLICATIONS. WE AIM TO STRIKE A BALANCE BETWEEN SUPPORTING THE LOCAL BUSINESS AND BRINGING UNIQUE, UM, FOOD DELIGHTS THAT ARE HARD TO FIND LOCALLY.

SO ANTICIPATION IS HIGH TO SEE WHAT THEY COME UP WITH, AND WE ARE CROSSING OUR FINGERS THAT WE HAVE SHORTER LINES THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

ALL OUR SPONSORS ARE INVITED TO HOST VENDOR BOOTHS, PROVIDING THEM WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE OUR FESTIVAL GOERS AND SHOWCASING THEIR PRODUCTS AND GOODS AND GOODS AND SERVICES.

UM. AS A PLANNING COMMITTEE, WE PAY THE CITY VENDOR FEE SO THAT WE CAN BRING YOU THE SOME OF THE SOUVENIRS THAT YOU CAN PURCHASE AT A VERY FAIR PRICE.

IT'S A LITTLE TOKEN FOR THE FESTIVAL FOR EVERYONE.

LAST YEAR WE INVITED SOME HIGH SCHOOL CLUBS TO SET UP BOOTHS, AND THIS YEAR WE HAVE.

WE ARE EXTENDING THIS GESTURE TO LOCAL NONPROFIT YOUTH GROUPS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS DFW THAT AMPLIFY SUCCESS IN ENGAGING THE ASIAN COMMUNITY.

SO THIS YEAR WE ARE VERY PROUD THAT THAT WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED IN OUR EVENT AS WELL.

LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, LET'S TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THE TRUE BACKBONE OF THIS EVENT, OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS.

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ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT, WE RELY ON THE DEDICATION OF MORE THAN 100 VOLUNTEERS, SOME COMMITTING OVER TEN HOURS ON FOOT, WORKING VARIOUS SHIFTS AND ROLES THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL.

WHAT MAKES OUR VOLUNTEER TEAM TRULY SPECIAL IS THE DIVERSE REPRESENTATION WE HAVE FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES AND ACROSS ALL AGE GROUPS.

SOME OF OUR SPECIALTY FOLK ARTISTS TRAVEL ACROSS DFW TO TO LEND THEIR SUPPORT.

SO THIS IS OUR VOLUNTEER.

AND LASTLY, I LIKE TO SHAMELESSLY SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON THE INCREDIBLE ORGANIZATION THAT FORMED THE BACKBONE OF MOST OF OUR VOLUNTEERS.

THAT'S A-CAST.

AS A PROUD BOARD MEMBER, I INVITE YOU TO EXPLORE, THIS IS OUR WEBSITE LISTED HERE OUR. EVEN THOUGH A-CAST CURRENTLY COMPRISING MOSTLY CHINESE AMERICANS, BUT ALL EVERYBODY IS WELCOME, WE COME TOGETHER WITH A SHARED GOAL AS TO VOLUNTEERING TO ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY, ALONG WITH OUR BROADER GOAL OF CULTURAL AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.

AND SPRING FESTIVAL.

IT TRULY HAS SERVED AS A FANTASTIC PLATFORM FOR US TO GIVE BACK TO THIS WONDERFUL COMMUNITY.

BUT BEYOND THE FESTIVAL, WE ALSO ENGAGE IN CIVIC INITIATIVES LIKE ADOPT A STREET, ENSURING OUR DEDICATION TO COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT EXTEND BEYOND THE FESTIVAL GROUND.

AND MOST RECENTLY, YOU MET.

YOU MIGHT HAVE SPOTTED US AT OKTOBERFEST, WHERE WHILE I'VE NEVER WORKED AT A BAR BEFORE, BUT FILLING UP THOSE BEER CUPS THAT DAY WAS AN ABSOLUTE, ABSOLUTE BLAST.

ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS THE LAST PAGE WAS THE INFORMATION ON HOW TO CONTACT US.

ON THE LEFT AND ON THE RIGHT YOU WILL SEE THIS IS OUR CURRENT 2024 COMMITTED SPONSOR LIST.

WE ARE ACTIVE ON FACEBOOK AS WELL AS ON INSTAGRAM AND.

THIS IS WHERE YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND US.

I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE QUESTIONS, EVEN THOUGH I DON'T HAVE A FIRE MARSHAL AS A HELPLINE TO TO CALL UPON.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN SPIN.

REMEMBER, SPIN REPRESENTS THE FIRST STEPS IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

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

WE WILL INCLUDE THE SUBMITTED SPIN QUESTIONS AND OR COMMENT 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.

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

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.