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[1. Call to order.]
IT'S 5:31 AND I WILL CALL OUR SOUTHLAKE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER.AND THEN, IF YOU WOULD REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE PLEDGE TO TEXAS.
SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO PASTOR REED.
LORD, WE GIVE THANKS THIS EVENING FOR THIS TIME THAT OUR CITY SETS ASIDE TO DELIBERATE, TO THINK, TO CELEBRATE THE GOOD THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN SOUTHLAKE WE JUST PRAY BLESSING OVER THIS ROOM TONIGHT.
LORD, WE ALSO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GOODNESS OF RAIN.
LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR SENDING RAIN.
HELP US TO RECOGNIZE YOUR GOODNESS AROUND US EVERY DAY AND WE GIVE THANKS FOR THAT.
LORD, WE ALSO THANK YOU FOR DENNIS AND HIS TEAM AND MIKE WHITE AND OTHERS WHO WORK BEHIND THE SCENES TO MAKE SURE OUR BUILDINGS ARE SAFE AND WELL PLANNED. LORD, WE GIVE THANKS FOR THEM AND WE ASK YOUR BLESSING UPON THEM AS THEY WORK WITH CITIZENS AND BUILDERS.
WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD HELP OUR INSPECTORS TO SEE WHAT THEY NEED TO SEE, THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM WISDOM AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS AND BLESS THE TEAMS THAT THEY SUPPORT AND THEIR EFFORTS IN OUR CITY.
WHERE WE ALSO THANK YOU FOR THIS COUNCIL.
WE ASK LORD THAT YOU WOULD BLESS THEM AS THEY THINK ABOUT THE BUDGET TONIGHT.
WE JUST PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM HELP AND WISDOM AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT'S HAPPENED HERE IN OUR TOWN.
LORD, WE PRAY BLESSING AND PEACE AND PROTECTION OVER OUR CITY, OVER OUR SCHOOLS.
AND WE ASK YOU, LORD, TO CONTINUE TO GIVE THOSE WHO LEAD WISDOM AND HELP.
THANK YOU FOR SENDING GOOD LEADERS AND WE PRAY YOUR BLESSING OVER THEM TONIGHT.
AND WE THANK YOU FOR OUR CITIZENS.
AND WE PRAY AS THEY SPEAK TONIGHT THAT YOU WOULD BLESS THEM.
WE ASK ALL THESE THINGS IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
THANK YOU, PASTOR REED, AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
[3. Local Entrepreneur Spotlight: Enrichify]
ITEM NUMBER THREE.LOCAL ENTREPRENEUR SPOTLIGHT FOR ENRICHIFY.
THANK YOU, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE THESE YOUNG MEN.
IF YOU GUYS WANT TO GO AHEAD AND STEP UP.
I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF MEETING THEM THROUGH YOU, MAYOR.
BUT ALSO GETTING TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEIR PLATFORM THAT THEY HAVE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK MR. K [INAUDIBLE], MAYOR MCCASKILL, MR. DANIEL CORTEZ, MR. MARK GILBERT AND MISS LINDA WARNER FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND BE WITH YOU HERE TODAY.
I'M AON BAKSHI AND I'M THE CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER.
I'M ANSON OMAR, AND TODAY WE ARE HERE ON THE BEHALF OF ENRICHIFY.
I'D LIKE YOU ALL TO IMAGINE YOURSELF IN THIS SCENARIO.
LET'S SAY YOU'RE 22 YEARS OLD, COMING OUT OF COLLEGE, MAKING ROUGHLY $55,000 PER YEAR.
YOUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO RETIRE SECURELY BY THE TIME YOU'RE 65.
HOW WOULD YOU BEGIN? 57% OF ADULTS DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START.
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WE'RE TARGETING CHILDREN WHO ARE 12 TO 18 IN OUR COMMUNITY IMPACT EVENTS, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO TARGETING YOUNG ADULTS WHO ARE 18 TO 30.SO YOU MAY BE ASKING, HOW DO WE GET STARTED? WELL, OUR STORY STARTS WITH ME.
WHENEVER I STARTED INVESTING, PERSONALLY, I DIDN'T FIND A LOT OF TOOLS ONLINE, BUT I HAD LUCKILY A NETWORK OF PEOPLE WHO WERE AVAILABLE TO HELP ME AND THAT SORT OF HELPED ME GET STARTED.
BUT I DIDN'T THINK THIS WAS ENOUGH.
SO I STARTED ENRICHIFY TO CLOSE THE FINANCIAL DIVIDE.
OUR SOLUTION INVOLVES A THREE PRONGED APPROACH.
NUMBER ONE WOULD BE OUR CHATBOT.
NUMBER TWO WOULD BE OUR PORTFOLIO OPTIMIZATION SOFTWARE.
THIS FILTERS INVESTMENTS TO MAXIMIZE RETURNS AND MINIMIZE RISK THROUGH RISK ADJUSTED PERFORMANCE MEASURES, AND THEN SUGGEST IDEA GENERATION OF STOCKS BASED ON CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS. GROUPING ASSETS TO OPTIMIZE PERFORMANCE.
AS WE'VE WORKED TOWARDS OUR GOAL, WE'VE USED A PHASE BASED DEPLOYMENT.
SO FAR, WE'VE FINISHED PHASE ONE WHERE WE RELEASED OUR FINANCIAL LITERACY CHATBOT TO THE PUBLIC.
SECOND IS THE TRIAL PHASE, WHICH WE ARE IN RIGHT NOW FOR OUR OTHER SOFTWARE SERVICES.
WE'RE ALSO MAKING THE BUDGETING TOOL AND THE PORTFOLIO OPTIMIZATION SOFTWARE.
SO AS WE MOVE INTO PHASE THREE, WE ARE GOING TO BE TESTING THIS, SENDING THIS TO OTHER PEOPLE SUCH AS CLOSE FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK SO WE CAN CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE OUR PRODUCT.
BESIDES THE SOFTWARE, WE ARE DEEPLY FOCUSED ON MAKING AN IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE PRIMARILY DONE THIS THROUGH THREE WAYS ONE.
SECOND IS PARTNERING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS SOUTHLAKE FOUNDATION AND GRACE.
NOT ONLY HAVE WE PERSONALLY VOLUNTEERED, BUT WE'VE ALSO HELPED ORGANIZE COMMUNITY EVENTS.
THIRD IS WHAT WE HOPE TO ACHIEVE IN THE FUTURE.
THROUGH THIS, WE WILL USE SIMPLE YET EFFECTIVE TERMS THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO PERSONALLY CONNECT WITH.
YEAH. SO MOVING ON TO OUR CAPITAL ALLOCATION FOR THE FIRST $5,000 AND THEN THE NEXT $5,000.
SO 11.3% OF OUR NEXT $5000 WOULD BE ALLOCATED TO THAT, 13.2% WOULD BE ALLOCATED TO OUR CHATBOT EXPENSES, BECAUSE WE REALLY WANT TO, AGAIN, ENSURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING CUTTING EDGE STUFF AND FOCUS ON, YOU KNOW, BUILDING MORE AND MORE KNOWLEDGE FOR THE CHATBOT.
56.6% GOES TO OUR NEW COMMUNITY IMPACT INITIATIVE AS ANSON HAS BEEN MENTIONING.
WE REALLY WANT TO, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE THESE COST FREE LECTURES.
AND, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING IS REALLY ACCOUNTED FOR.
SO YOU MIGHT BE ASKING, WHY ARE WE HERE? WHAT DO WE WANT FROM YOU? SO THERE'S THREE KEY THINGS, AND THERE'S DEFINITELY A LOT MORE TO BE DONE WITH ENRICHIFY.
EVEN WITH OUR PAST GOALS AND ALL THE THINGS WE'VE ACHIEVED.
SO THE FIRST THING IS IN REGARDS TO FUNDING ANYTHING FROM YOU AND YOUR NETWORK AND THE POTENTIAL TO LEVERAGE YOUR CONNECTIONS TO GET MORE MARKETING ABILITY AND MORE PARTNERSHIPS, WHICH KIND OF FEEDS INTO THE SECOND ONE, BUT REALLY UNDERSTANDING HOW YOU CAN HELP THE ORGANIZATION.
THE SECOND THING IS, IN REGARDS TO PARTNERSHIPS, ANSON WAS TALKING ABOUT MAKING COST FREE LECTURES INCREASINGLY ACCESSIBLE, BUT WHEN ARJUN WAS BRINGING IT UP IN THE CAPITAL ALLOCATION, YOU COULD SEE THAT IT COUNTS FOR A LOT OF OUR EXPENSES.
SO IF WE'RE ABLE TO GET PARTNERSHIPS AND ABLE TO FIND WHERE WE CAN GIVE THESE LECTURES ACROSS SOUTHLAKE, THEN THAT'LL REALLY CUT DOWN ON OUR EXPENSES AND ALSO MAKE COST FREE LECTURES INCREASINGLY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL PEOPLE ACROSS SOUTHLAKE NOT ONLY JUST THE KIDS, WHICH IS WHY IF WE CAN GET THESE PARTNERSHIPS, WE CAN MAKE THIS A REAL STRATEGY ACROSS SOUTHLAKE. THIRD, AND PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE NEED IS CREDIBILITY AND MARKETING.
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IF WE CAN GET CONNECTIONS WITH PUBLISHERS AND OTHER NEWS OUTLETS, THEN MORE PEOPLE WILL BE INCLINED TO USE THE PRODUCT, BECAUSE AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE THE PRODUCT OUT, BUT NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE ARE USING IT BECAUSE THEY THINK WE'RE JUST HIGH SCHOOLERS WHO CREATED THIS PRODUCT.SO OBVIOUSLY, IF WE CAN GET CREDIBILITY FROM OTHER NEWS OUTLETS SUCH AS SOUTHLAKE STYLE, BUT EVEN MORE ACROSS LOCALLY, THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO SPREAD OUR PRODUCT AND MORE PEOPLE WILL BE INCLINED TO USE IT AND SHOW UP TO THE LECTURES IN THE FIRST PLACE.
SO KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE WHERE THIS GOES FROM HERE.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THINGS THAT I DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND THAT.
YOU GUYS OBVIOUSLY UNDERSTAND A LOT BETTER.
SO JUST KEEP PUSHING AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? I'LL CHIME IN. I THINK THIS IS AWESOME.
I HAVE A 16 YEAR OLD SON MYSELF, AND JUST THIS LAST WEEK HE WAS ASKING ME ABOUT SETTING UP AN INVESTMENT ACCOUNT AND CAN I GET AN IRA AND CAN I DO SOME OF THIS? AND SO AFTER DOING A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH, IT IS TOUGH FOR A 16 YEAR OLD TO KIND OF GET STARTED.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU GUYS AND LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN HELP.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME.
RIGHT BEFORE YOU RUSH OUT OF HERE, LET'S GET A PICTURE.
OR YOU CAN STAY FOR THE WHOLE MEETING IF YOU WANT.
NEXT UP IS WORK SESSION, ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
[4. Discuss all items on tonight's agenda. No action will be taken and each item will be considered during the Regular Session. ]
DISCUSS ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, AND FOR THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM KATHY TALLEY.THANK YOU MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION.
ITEM 4A APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE AUGUST 20TH 2024 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
ITEM 4B APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 24-026 AMENDING THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD BYLAWS.
ITEM 4C APPROVE ZA24-0039 PLAT REVISION FOR LOT 12R BLOCK AR HUNTWICK ESTATES BEING A REVISION OF LOT 12, BLOCK AR HUNTWICK ESTATES.
IN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS.
LOCATED AT 805 VICTORIA LANE, SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS.
CURRENT ZONING SF-1A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT SPIN NEIGHBORHOOD NUMBER TWO.
ITEM 4D APPROVE ZA24-0048 VARIANCE TO THE SIDEWALK REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 5.06 OF THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE NUMBER 483, AS AMENDED, ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOT G IG BELCHER NUMBER 30 ADDITION SOUTHLAKE DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS.
LOCATED AT 1033 SOUTH WESTPARK CIRCLE.
ITEM 4E APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 733-E, FIRST READING APPROVING A SPEED LIMIT ORDINANCE.
AMENDING CHAPTER 18, SECTION 18-80 OF THE SOUTHLAKE CITY CODE TO REVISE THE SCHOOL CROSSING ZONE AREA FOR CARROLL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND FLORENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. ITEM 4F CONSIDER THE REQUEST FOR SOLID WASTE RATE ADJUSTMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL LP CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING SERVICES.
MID TEX DIVISION REGARDING THE 2024 RATE REVIEW MECHANISM FILING.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM TALLEY.
WE ALSO GOT A LETTER TODAY REGARDING ITEM 6D AS IN DAKOTA'S, DAKOTA'S STEAKHOUSE, ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-818, CASE NUMBER ZA24-0030.
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THIS WAS GOING TO BE SECOND READING FOR A ZONING CHANGE AND CONCEPT PLAN FOR DAKOTA STEAKHOUSE.I THINK WE HAVE A SITUATION, AND I'LL ASK MR. TAYLOR TO WEIGH IN WHERE WE HAVE THE OWNER OF THE LAND CURRENTLY IS ASKING TO TABLE THIS.
THE APPLICANT HAS NOT CLOSED ON THAT DEAL YET, I GUESS.
TEXAS LAW GIVES ZONING STANDING TO REQUEST A CHANGE IN ZONING ONLY TO THE OWNER OR OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY, SUBJECT TO THE ZONING, OR THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT THAT CAN INITIATE THE REZONING.
THE CITY DID NOT INITIATE THIS REQUEST.
IT WAS DONE BY AN APPLICANT WHO HAD A WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE OWNER GIVING THEM AUTHORITY.
SO OUR ADVICE IS CONTINUE THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING AND SECURE CLARIFICATION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE APPLICANT STILL RETAINS THE PERMISSION OF THE OWNER TO PROCEED WITH THE REQUEST.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. TAYLOR.
IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE STATED SEPTEMBER 17, 2024.
OKAY, WE'LL DO THAT ON CONSENT.
LET'S SEE WHAT COUNCIL THINKS ABOUT THEM.
9A WHICH IS SB 24-0007 THE SIGN VARIANCE FOR HALLMARK GOLD CROWN.
AND 9B SB 24-0009 SIGN VARIANCE FOR BRIGGS FREEMAN SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THE SIGNS? AS USUAL, MR. MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP 9A ON THE REGULAR AGENDA.
9A ARE YOU OKAY WITH 9B ON CONSENT.
ALL RIGHT YOU GOT THAT? SO 9B ON CONSENT.
ANYTHING ELSE ON CONSENT? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TAKE THOSE ITEMS UP IN OUR REGULAR SESSION.
BUT NOW I WILL CALL OUR REGULAR SESSION TO ORDER.
[1. Call to order.]
AND AS MAYOR, OUR FIRST ITEM UNDER THE REGULAR SESSION IS TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.[2.A.Executive Session]
SO AS MAYOR, I HEREBY ADVISE YOU THAT WE'RE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.071, TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY.SECTION 551.074 TO DELIBERATE REGARDING PERSONNEL MATTERS AND SECTION 551.087 TO DELIBERATE REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS. AND CITY MANAGER ORTOWSKI, HOW LONG DO YOU THINK WE WILL BE? ONE HOUR. SO WE'LL BE BACK AT 10 TO 7.
[2.B. Reconvene]
ALL RIGHT. I'LL CALL OUR MEETING BACK TO ORDER.IS THERE ANY ACTION NECESSARY FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION? NO, MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
[3. A. Mayor's Report]
TWO ITEMS. LAST FRIDAY NIGHT, WE HAD A GREAT EVENT AT THE DRAGONS FOOTBALL GAME.IT'S SOMETHING WE'VE DONE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THAT.
AND CHIEF WILSON, I KNOW YOU WERE THERE.
WE WERE THERE TOGETHER, ALTHOUGH WE KEPT ENDING UP IN THE WRONG PLACE APPARENTLY.
BUT WE EVENTUALLY GOT WHERE WE NEEDED TO BE.
BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE.
AND THANK YOU FOR KIND OF LEADING THAT EFFORT.
[3.B. City Manager's Report]
SO ALISON ORTOWSKI.MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I'M GOING TO ASK DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM, ROBERT BRIGGS, TO STEP FORWARD TO HIGHLIGHT ALL OF THE FUN THINGS WE HAVE PLANNED FOR THIS SATURDAY.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
IT'S ALWAYS NICE WHEN I GET TO COME UP HERE AND TALK ABOUT THE THE REALLY COOL STUFF, THE FUN STUFF.
SO THIS IS ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS I GET TO TALK ABOUT THE FUN STUFF COMING UP.
WE WANT EVERYBODY TO COME OUT.
SO LET ME GO OVER SOME GENERAL INFORMATION HERE.
IT'S THIS SATURDAY THE SEVENTH.
AND DON'T WORRY, YOU CAN SLEEP IN.
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OKAY? YOU JUST GO AHEAD AND SLEEP IN, TAKE THE FAMILY FOR SOME LUNCH NEARBY.ALL RIGHT. SO 2 P.M. TO 7 P.M., AND THE EVENT'S GOING TO BE GOING ON.
IT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF TOWN HALL RIGHT HERE IN FAMILY PARK.
OKAY. AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TONS OF STUFF TO DO.
IT'S OKAY IF YOU HAVEN'T REGISTERED YET.
IT'S DOESN'T CLOSE TILL TOMORROW.
WE GOT THREE CATEGORIES FOR THE TALENT SHOW.
WE'VE GOT MUSICAL TALENT, DANCE AND OTHER.
WE'D BE HAPPY TO HELP YOU THERE.
OF COURSE CELEBRATE SOUTHLAKE IS ALL ABOUT THE MERGING OF COMMUNITY AND CULTURE, AND WE'VE GOT A TON OF THE COMMUNITY COMING OUT TO THIS EVENT SUPPORTING THE EVENT THIS YEAR. ALL THE GROUPS THAT YOU SEE ON THIS SLIDE ARE GOING TO BE OUT THERE.
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THOSE FREE FAMILY FUN ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS.
SO THANKS TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY GROUPS ARE GOING TO BE OUT ON SATURDAY.
LAST THING, IF YOU'RE A PIN COLLECTOR, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NOTICED, BUT THERE YOUR POSITIONS THERE'S OUR CELEBRATE SOUTHLAKE PIN AND WE'RE GOING TO BE HANDING THOSE OUT AS WELL. AND THEY'RE PRETTY NEAT.
I THINK THEY'RE PRETTY COOL WITH THE WHITE BACK IN THERE.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE NOW.
OTHERWISE YOU CAN GO TO CELEBRATE SOUTHLAKE.
COM ALL OF OUR INFORMATION IS THERE.
AND AGAIN THE TALENT SHOW REGISTRATION.
COOLER WEATHER. SO I THINK WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.
AND I PUT IN THE REQUEST MAYOR IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT WEATHER.
SO FAR IT'S WORKING AND THE RAIN WE WILL GET THE RAIN OUT OF THE WAY.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT CELEBRATE SOUTHLAKE? ALL RIGHT, LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
NEXT WE'LL GO BACK TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.WE REVIEWED THESE ITEMS DURING OUR WORK SESSION.
ALSO NOTING THAT WE ARE ADDING ITEM 6D, WHICH IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-818 ZA24-0030 2ND READING ZONING CHANGE AND CONCEPT PLAN. OH, NO.
LET ME GET TO IT. I FLIPPED TOO FAR.
NO, THAT'S WE'RE REQUESTING TO TABLE.
SORRY. AM I READING THAT ONE? THAT WAS. I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU. OR WHAT DID WE DECIDE ON THAT? YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO TABLE 6 D PER THE APPLICANTS OR PER THE OWNER'S REQUEST.
THANK YOU. SORRY ABOUT THAT, EVERYBODY.
YES. SO ON ITEM 6D, WE ARE REQUESTING TO TABLE THAT ITEM.
AND THAT'S CASE NUMBER ZA24-0030.
THE ZONING CHANGE AND CONCEPT PLAN FOR DAKOTA STEAKHOUSE TO BE TABLED.
AND THEN ADDING TO CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 9B, WHICH IS SB 24-009, THE SIGN VARIANCE FOR BRIGGS FREEMAN SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY, LOCATED AT 2101 EAST SOUTHLAKE BOULEVARD, SUITE 220 SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT. CAST YOUR VOTES.
AND THE MOTION ON OUR APPROVING OUR CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED SEVEN ZERO.
[5. Public Forum]
SO NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER FIVE.THE PUBLIC FORUM ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO DISCUSS ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING.
IF YOU COME TO THE PODIUM, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE, YOU KNOW THE TIMING SYSTEM.
AND IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS BEFORE YOU GET GOING, AND THEN WE'LL SET THE TIMER.
MY NAME IS DIANE DORMAN, 100 ASCOT DRIVE.
AND I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU ALL TO BEAR WITH ME.
SO WHAT I'M GOING TO READ, I MIGHT JUMBLE UP AND HAVE TO CATCH MY PLACE AGAIN, SO I APOLOGIZE.
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AND IT WASN'T TRUTHFUL ON HIS APPLICATION ABOUT IT, WHICH I BROUGHT TO COUNCIL.HE WAS BROUGHT ON BY HIS BROTHER, GARLAND WILSON, AT THE TIME THAT HE WAS WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THEN IN 2022, MICHAEL STARR HIRED HIS NEPHEW, JEREMY WILSON.
AND WHAT I'M VIEWING AS AN INCESTUOUS, FULL CIRCLE MOMENT.
THE HIRING INTERVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED AGAINST HIRING JEREMY.
STARR OVERRODE THE DECISION, THE CITY ADMINISTRATION PERMITTED IT, AND WHAT WAS ON HIS APPLICATION WAS DOWNRIGHT NOT APPROPRIATE UNDER HIS FAILED LEADERSHIP. WE'VE LOST VERY TENURED STAFF, MOST OF WHOM ACTUALLY HAD MORALS, INTEGRITY, ETHICS.
LIKE KELLY CLEMENTS, THE FIRE MARSHAL WHO'S A RESIDENT OF SOUTHLAKE, HE STOOD UP FOR HIS STAFF TREATMENT BY MICHAEL STAR AND WILSON AND MOSTLY WAS ALL FEMALES. ONE OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE FIRE EMPLOYEES WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED ON THE JOB, ANOTHER ONE WAS PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED ON THE JOB REPETITIVELY, AND THREE WERE SEXUALLY HARASSED AS WELL AS DISCRIMINATED AGAINST ON THE JOB.
THEY, STAR AN WILSON FOSTERED A HIGHLY TOXIC AND HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT.
SINCE JANUARY 2023 SORRY JULY 2023 THROUGH APRIL 2ND, WHEN I SUBMITTED FOIA, I WAS PROVIDED A SPREADSHEET TITLED ETHICS POINTS AND REPORTS, REFERRING TO MICHAEL STAR AND JEREMY WILSON THAT WHILE THERE WERE 25 ITEMS LISTED ON THE SPREADSHEET THAT SAID ACTUALLY THERE WAS 32 CASES AND ALMOST YEAR LONG INVESTIGATION INTO STAR, WILSON AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER BRANDON HAVE AN INTERNAL MEETING WITH THE STAFF AND STATED THAT THE COPY OF THE INVESTIGATION WAS ESSENTIALLY WATERED DOWN FOR LIABILITY PURPOSES, AND THAT MAY HAVE BEEN RECORDED BY ONE OF YOUR STAFF MEMBERS. AFTER TWO INVESTIGATIONS, ONE BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND ONE BY CAPTAIN HENNINGER.
STAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN SIMPLY TERMINATED VERSUS THE FANFARE HE DIDN'T DESERVE, IN MY OPINION.
INSTEAD OF EMPLOYING A THIRD PARTY SEARCH FIRM TO FIND A NEW FIRE CHIEF, AS I UNDERSTAND IS OCCURRING, IT WOULD BE BETTER UTILIZED TO FIND A TO SEARCH FOR A NEW CITY MANAGER.
ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND HR HEAD AS THEIR FAILURES TO PROTECT OUR EMPLOYEES IS BEYOND HEINOUS.
SHAWN, I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU THAT.
I THINK YOUR TIME IS UP. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
APPRECIATE IT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC FORUM ON AN ITEM THAT'S NOT ON OUR AGENDA? IF YOU COME ON DOWN.
SURE. DOCTOR DEBORAH MISKELL 1104 LA PALOMA CORTE SOUTHLAKE.
I'M GOING TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT DIANE JUST MENTIONED.
IT'S FUNNY THAT WE'RE HONORING HEROES IN THIS PAST WEEK, AND THE REAL HEROES IN THE CITY ARE NO LONGER HERE BASED ON SOME OF THE BEHAVIOR FROM MIKE STAR. I USE HIS NAME DELIBERATELY.
AND IT'S BY CONDUCT, TOXIC ENVIRONMENT AND REPUTATION.
THE CELEBRATION THAT OCCURRED THIS WEEKEND HONORING THIS LEGACY AIR QUOTES INTENTIONAL WAS BUILT ON THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, TALENTS, COMPETENCY OF HIS MUCH MORE EXPERT STAFF AND WHO REALLY CARED ABOUT THIS CITY AND THEY WERE RUN OFF.
THE RETENTION ISSUES ALONE SHOULD BE NOTABLE TO A LEADERSHIP TEAM.
PLEASE DO BETTER IN THE FUTURE.
ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC FORUM ON AN ITEM THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE.
ALL RIGHT, I WILL CLOSE OUR PUBLIC FORUM.
[Items 6.A. & 6.B.]
WE'LL TAKE THOSE TOGETHER.ITEM 6A IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 1269-C CASE NUMBER CP 24-0002 AND 6B IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-813.
THIS IS REGARDING THE BRUMLOW EAST PROJECT DIRECTOR KILLOUGH.
THE ONLY CHANGE THAT'S BEEN MADE SINCE YOUR LAST CONSIDERATION OF THIS WAS A CHANGE IN FENCING ALONG THE CUL DE SAC THAT TERMINATES ON THE EAST BOUNDARY OF BRUMLOW AVENUE.
I'LL BE GLAD TO GO THROUGH A FULL PRESENTATION, IF YOU'D LIKE.
OTHERWISE, I'M HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS.
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I'M AT YOUR WILL MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.DOES ANYONE WANT THE FULL PRESENTATION OR JUST THE UPDATE? I THINK IT'S FINE WITH ME THE UPDATE, BUT THIS IS A REVISED DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
WHAT THEY HAVE CHANGED ON THIS FROM THE JUNE 4TH WAS THEY'VE REDUCED THE NUMBER OF LOTS FROM 56 TO 53.
THE LOTS ALONG THIS ROAD FRONTAGE HAVE BEEN INCREASED TO A MINIMUM OF 10,000FT² OR MORE.
THE CHANGE SINCE YOUR LAST MEETING THIS CUL DE SAC HERE HAS BEEN ADDED AN OPTION TO PROVIDE EITHER A SIX FOOT SOLID MASONRY WALL, OR A ORNAMENTAL IRON TYPE FENCE WITH MASONRY COLUMNS, JUST DEPENDING ON THE SCREENING DESIRE OF THAT.
WITH THAT I'M HAPPY TO PROCEED OR TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I THINK WE'VE SEEN THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES.
SO ANYTHING ELSE? ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR KILLOUGH? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR.
NEXT UP, AS ALWAYS, WE'LL HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT.
IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
AND THEN THE MICROPHONE IS YOURS.
MARTIN SHILLING, 2665 NORTH WHITE CHAPEL BOULEVARD, SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, 76092.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING AND CONSIDERATION OF OUR APPLICATION.
SO, AS WE'RE ALL AWARE, ON AUGUST THE 20TH MEETING, WE REQUESTED OUR APPLICATION TO BE TABLED.
AND AT THAT TIME, I ALSO SAID THAT I'D GO BACK AND LOOK AT OUR ECONOMICS TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING WE COULD DO TO OUR PLAN, AND WE DID THAT. WE DID A THOROUGH REVIEW OF OUR BUDGET.
BUT THERE'S NO MORE ROOM IN OUR ECONOMICS AND OUR BUDGET FOR THE PLAN TO REDUCE ANY MORE LOTS.
SO WE'RE UNABLE TO COME UP WITH ANYTHING THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO REDUCE ANY MORE LOTS.
AS DENNIS SAID, WE CHANGED ALL THE LOTS ON THE NORTH SOUTH STREET TO MINIMUM 10,000.
THAT WAS AN EFFORT TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THE REQUEST.
THERE WAS SOME CONVERSATION ABOUT LOTS THAT ARE ADJACENT TO CONTINENTAL.
SO ALL THAT ROW IS 10,000 MINIMUM.
THAT'S YOUR VIEW CORRIDOR DOWN THROUGH THE OPEN SPACE AND TO THOSE LOTS.
SO YOU KNOW THAT TOP LINE REVENUE WE WON'T GET BACK FOR THE THREE LOTS WE LOST.
SO AT THE END OF THE DAY WE ARE WHERE WE NEED TO BE AT THESE 53 LOTS.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE WIGGLE ROOM.
BUT SECOND, THEY'VE INDICATED THAT THEY'D RATHER SEE THIS PLAN WITH THE RESIDENTIAL AND THE COMMERCIAL THAT'S OFFICE AND FLEX SPACE VERSUS WHAT WE WOULD BE ON THE USES THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED ON THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN.
SO WE THINK THIS IS REALLY THE BEST PLAN FOR OUR NEIGHBORS.
I THINK IT'S A VERY GOOD USE OF THE PROPERTY.
SO YOU KNOW, WE'D RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF THIS PLAN.
I'VE GOT THE FULL DECK IN HERE.
BUT I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WANTS TO HEAR ME STAND UP HERE AND TALK ANOTHER TEN, 15 MINUTES.
WE CAN GO BACK TO A DISPLAY IF WE NEED TO.
SURE. THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE NEED ANY MORE SLIDES IN PARTICULAR FROM WHAT WE'VE SEEN BEFORE OR ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I THINK WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU SIR.
ALL RIGHT. ITEM 6A AND 6B ARE BOTH SECOND READING.
SO THEY REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING.
AND SO WE HAVE SOME COMMENT CARDS FROM PEOPLE WHO WISH TO SPEAK.
WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE HEARINGS ON THIS, ON THESE TWO ITEMS, 6A AND 6B, AND JUST TO CONFIRM WITH MR.
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TAYLOR THAT IF YOU'VE MADE COMMENTS OR SUBMITTED COMMENTS IN WRITTEN FORM, THOSE COMMENTS CARRY FORWARD EVEN THOUGH WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE HEARINGS ON THIS.SO, MR. TAYLOR, COULD YOU SPEAK TO THAT? MR. MAYOR, YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
UNDER TEXAS LAW RELATING TO LAND USE REGULATORY MATTERS, ALL OF THE COMMENTS MADE IN THE PUBLIC HEARINGS RELATING TO THESE TWO PARTICULAR CASES ARE MATTERS OF PUBLIC RECORD CONTAINED WITHIN THE FILE ON THIS CASE, AND THEY ARE PART OF THE RECORD FOR ALL PURPOSES.
AND OF COURSE, THE COUNCIL IS AWARE OF ALL OF THE COMMENTS MADE AND ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED.
I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT FOR THOSE WHO MAYBE ARE AT HOME TONIGHT AND COULDN'T MAKE IT IF YOU SUBMITTED SOMETHING OR SPOKE PREVIOUSLY, THOSE COMMENTS ARE A PART OF THE RECORD. THEY'LL BE PART OF THE MINUTES.
WE'LL NOTE THOSE IN THE MINUTES REGARDLESS OF HOW THE VOTE GOES.
SO EVERYONE'S COMMENTS WILL BE RECORDED.
ALL RIGHT. SO FOR TONIGHT, WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY WISH TO SPEAK.
IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND AND DON'T WANT TO SPEAK, THAT'S OKAY.
BUT FIRST UP IS LINDA KRISHNA AT 133 MONTGOMERY LANE, WHO WILL SPEAK IN OPPOSITION.
I THINK THAT'S HUGE TO BE HERE AND BE A PART OF THIS.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO OPTIONS.
WE HAVE A DEVELOPER THAT'S PRESENTED A COUPLE OPTIONS.
I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR IF YOU'RE IN OPPOSITION OR IN FAVOR, IF YOU'RE IN OPPOSITION, WOULD YOU RATHER SEE RESIDENTIAL OR WOULD YOU RATHER SEE INDUSTRIAL AS IT'S CURRENTLY LAND PLANNED. SO JUST FOR EDUCATION PURPOSES MORE THAN ANYTHING.
YOU'LL GET THE YELLOW LIGHT AT ONE MINUTE, AND THEN RED LIGHT MEANS YOUR THREE MINUTES ARE UP.
BUT GO AHEAD. OKAY, I'M LINDA KRISHNA AND I LIVE AT 1333 MONTGOMERY LANE.
I'M IN WARWICK GREEN, WHICH IS RIGHT ACROSS FROM THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.
I GUESS I DO DIFFER FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU, COUNCIL, FOR HEARING ALL OUR COMMENTS.
I GUESS I DISAGREE WITH THINGS FROM A LITTLE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE THAN OTHER PEOPLE.
THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL REALLY THAT ALREADY EXISTS IS BUSINESSES THEY'RE, QUIET BUSINESSES.
THEY DON'T GENERATE A LOT OF TRAFFIC.
THIS WAS ALL MEANT TO BE BUSINESS.
EVEN WITH THIS PLAN, EVERYTHING THAT FRONTS BRUMLOW AND CONTINENTAL, IT'S ALL GOING TO BE BUSINESS.
THAT'S ALL WE WILL SEE, EITHER THAT OR A WALL.
IT IS A VERY ODD LOCATION FOR AN ACTUAL NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE PLAN IS ALTOGETHER ODD AS I HAVE SEEN IT.
I JUST THINK IT WAS MEANT TO BE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL SLASH BUSINESS.
AND SO THAT'S REALLY THE WAY IT SHOULD BE.
A SINGLE ROW OF HOUSES SANDWICHED BETWEEN BUSINESSES AND A FLOOD PLAIN IS JUST VERY STRANGE AND ODD.
YOU KNOW, I REALIZE OTHER PASTURES WILL GET DEVELOPED AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THAT'S ONE THING.
IT'S JUST THREE QUARTERS OF THIS DEVELOPMENT IS ALREADY GOING TO BE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.
IT'S ALREADY WHAT WE SEE FROM THE STREETS ANYWAY.
AND SO THIS LITTLE ROW OF HOUSES DOESN'T REALLY MAKE IT A GREAT RESIDENTIAL.
IT'S A HORRIBLE LOCATION JUST BECAUSE OF WHAT IS SURROUNDING IT.
BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HEARING ME.
NEXT IS PATTY YEAGER AT 1402 VINO ROSSO COURT HERE IN SOUTHLAKE WILL SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THESE ITEMS. HELLO. HI.
SO I AGREE A LOT WITH WHAT LINDA HAD SAID.
I CONTINUE TO ASK YOU TO BE IN OPPOSITION OF THIS PLAN.
IT'S JUST ALL THOSE HOUSES ARE GOING TO POUR WAY TOO MANY CARS OUT ONTO BRUMLOW, AND SEEING THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE WIDENED FOR, WHAT DID WE SAY, 2030? SO, I MEAN, I COULD SEE YOU PUTTING SOME HOMES ALONG THE TEALWOOD IF THAT'S POSSIBLE AND THAT COULD STILL KIND OF
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LOOK GOOD.I'M NOT A DESIGNER, SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE, BUT I JUST THINK THAT COMPACT.
SO I WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THIS.
I MEAN, WHETHER TEALWOOD IS A PRECEDENT, THEY'RE ALL EVERYTHING'S A PRECEDENT.
SO I WOULD JUST ASK YOU TO PLEASE DO THAT.
AND, YOU KNOW, JUST GOING FORWARD BECAUSE IT'S ONCE IT'S IN, IT'S GOING TO BE THERE FOREVER.
NEXT WE HAVE DIANE DORMAN AT 100 ASCOT DRIVE IN SOUTHLAKE WILL SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THESE ITEMS. AGAIN, IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, THEN YOU'LL GET THE THREE MINUTES.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING ABOUT PEOPLE DISCUSSING THE ISSUES WITH IT.
AND I ECHO A LOT OF WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING.
SO I FEEL IT PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD.
I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA TO KEEP THEM BUSINESSES.
AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS ABOUT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
I KNOW SEVERAL OF YOU ALL ARE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO CALL FRIENDS OR ACQUAINTANCES WITH MARTIN.
AND WHAT IF YOU ALL VOTING ON THIS, IF THAT HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, WHETHER THAT YOU ARE FRIENDS, WHETHER YOU'VE RECEIVED CAMPAIGN DONATIONS, OR WHETHER YOU KNOW, WHETHER YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, YOUR KIDS PLAY TOGETHER OR WHATEVER IT IS, WHAT IN YOUR EYES WOULD CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON YOU ALL BEING ABLE TO VOTE ON THIS.
THANK YOU. MR. TAYLOR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS WHAT CONSTITUTES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND WHAT DOESN'T? YES. MR. MAYOR, THE STATE OF TEXAS, THROUGH ITS LEGISLATURE, HAS ADOPTED A SET OF REGULATIONS DEALING WITH HOW WE DEFINE AND ENFORCE CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES.
IT IS CAREFULLY SET FORTH IN A WORKBOOK STYLE MANNER IN CHAPTER 171 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, AND IT DEFINES WHAT TYPE OF CONFLICT CONSTITUTES A DISQUALIFICATION TO PARTICIPATE IN DEBATE OR VOTING.
AND FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WE ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL WHO HAS AN INTEREST THAT WOULD CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ANY ELEMENT OF CHAPTER 171.
THEY GENERALLY INVOLVE AN OWNERSHIP INTEREST ABOVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THE PROPERTY BEING AFFECTED, OR PARTICIPATION IN A BUSINESS ENDEAVOR IN WHICH YOU ARE CO-OWNERS AND YOU OWN AT LEAST 10% OR MORE OF THE BUSINESS INTEREST.
THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE SOCIAL ACQUAINTANCESHIPS WITH INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY OR WITH A BUSINESS, FOR INSTANCE, IF A WALMART CAME IN FOR A ZONING ACTION AND YOU BOUGHT THINGS AT WALMART, YOUR PARTICIPATION WITH THE BUSINESS IS NOT AN ACT THAT DISQUALIFIES YOU.
IT HAS TO BE AN INTEREST UNIQUE TO YOU THAT IS DISSIMILAR TO THAT OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, AND SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS SUCH AS ATTENDANCE AT CHURCH OR IN SOCIAL CLUBS, DO NOT BREACH THAT WALL UNDER CHAPTER 171.
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL NOTE THAT HE WAS GOING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THOSE ITEMS. NEXT IS KIM DAVIS AT 1438 MONTGOMERY LANE WILL SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THESE ITEMS. OKAY. WE'LL NOTE KIM DAVIS'S OPPOSITION TO THOSE TWO ITEMS. JOHN GRAY AT 1539 FLAMINGO CIRCLE WILL SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THESE ITEMS. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL NOTE, MR. GRAY SUPPORT OF 6A AND 6B.
NEXT IS STEVEN KARPY AT 1422 MONARCH WAY WILL SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THESE ITEMS. NO. OKAY. WE'LL NOTE THAT OPPOSITION TO THOSE TWO ITEMS. RYAN JACOBSON 1218 WOODSEY COURT HERE IN SOUTHLAKE WILL SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THESE TWO ITEMS.
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COME ON DOWN, SIR.RYAN JACOBSON, 1218 WOODSEY COURT, SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, 76092.
WE LIVE AT THE HOUSE ON THE EAST SIDE NEXT TO THE BIG LOT.
SO WE'LL HAVE A BIG HOME BEHIND US.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU'VE HEARD ME SPEAK A LOT.
I FULLY SUPPORT THIS DEVELOPMENT.
WHEN A DEVELOPER WANTS TO STEP DOWN FROM INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL AND THROW IN A BUNCH OF RESIDENTIAL, SO I THINK WE SHOULD JUMP ON THAT OPPORTUNITY, EVEN IF IT MEANS SOME OF THE LOTS ARE SMALLER.
THIS DOESN'T SET A NEW PRECEDENT IN TOWN.
30 YEARS AGO, 175 VILLAS IN TIMARON WERE BUILT ON LOTS THAT ARE ABOUT SIX OR 7000FT².
JUST RECENTLY, SOME MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL VOTED ON THE CARROLL WILLOW TREE DEVELOPMENT.
THOSE LOTS ARE LESS THAN 10,000FT².
AND THOSE LOTS ARE NEXT TO TOWN SQUARE AND CONNECTED TO A NEIGHBORHOOD OF 20,000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS, SO DOING SOME SMALLER LOTS DOWN NEAR INDUSTRIAL I DON'T SEE THE BIGGER DEAL IN THAT.
CARROLL HAS A SHRINKING ENROLLMENT.
WE ARE DESPERATE FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO COME.
WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE A LONG TIME. WE'VE GOT YOUNG KIDS.
I'VE SEEN THIS TOWN CHANGE FOR THE BETTER IN A LOT OF WAYS.
I THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS.
YOU'VE DONE AN AMAZING JOB MAKING THIS TOWN INCREDIBLE.
WE LOVE IT. I LOVE ALL THESE BIG LOTS, BUT THERE'S 10% LEFT IN THIS TOWN THAT'S GOING TO TAKE THIS INFILL PROJECTS NOW, AND BUILDING HALF ACRE LOTS HERE IS GOING TO BE REALLY DIFFICULT FOR SOME OF THESE BUILDERS TO FIND BUYERS THAT CAN QUALIFY FOR $3 MILLION, $4 MILLION ON HALF ACRE LOTS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION.
OUR TOWN IS SUFFERING BECAUSE EVERYTHING IN TOWN IS 30 YEARS OLD.
UNLESS IT'S A $3 MILLION NEW HOME.
WE ARE LOSING A LOT OF BUYERS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE MY AGE ARE GOING TO ARGYLE TO GET NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR 1.5 MILLION.
WE'VE GOT TEED UP THREE OF THE BEST BUILDERS IN TOWN.
THEY'VE BEEN BUILDING HERE FOR 30 YEARS.
THEY'VE ALWAYS DONE QUALITY WORK.
THEY'VE NEVER LET US DOWN WITH THESE DEVELOPMENTS THAT THEY'VE DONE.
I'VE ALSO ASKED YOU TO LOOK AT THE TRAFFIC SINCE THAT'S BEEN SUCH A CONCERN, TO GO TO SOUTH HOLLOW.
IF YOU DID DO YOUR HOMEWORK ON THAT.
AND ONE LAST THING. THE ZONING IF YOU LOOK AT IT, IT'S PURPLE, IT'S INDUSTRIAL.
IT'S GOING TO BE JUST LIKE MUSTANG INDUSTRIAL PARK.
THEY'RE LEGALLY ALLOWED TO DO THAT.
IF THIS GOES INDUSTRIAL, IT'S NOT JUST GOING TO BE LIKE THESE SMALL BUSINESSES.
IT'S LOADING DOCKS AND 18 WHEELERS.
NEXT WE HAVE ASMINA LALANI AT 1326 MONTGOMERY LANE WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THESE ITEMS. WE'LL NOTE THAT OPPOSITION.
NEXT IS STACY KELLER AT 1220 WOODSEY COURT WILL SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THESE ITEMS. COME ON DOWN AGAIN.
IF YOU COULD DO YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND THEN YOU GET YOUR THREE MINUTES.
GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME.
I'M STACY KELLER. I LIVE AT 1220 WOODSEY COURT.
WE ARE THE STREET THAT GOES TO THE RIGHT OF THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.
IT'S WITHIN ONE MILE OF OLD UNION.
IT'S A MILE OF EUBANKS INTERMEDIATE.
IT'S WITHIN A MILE OF DAWSON MIDDLE SCHOOL IS WITHIN A MILE OF DRAGON STADIUM.
IT'S WITHIN A MILE OF NOBLE OAKS PARK.
IT'S WITHIN A MILE OF SOUTHLAKE SPORTS COMPLEX.
WE MOVED TO THIS COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT'S FAMILY ORIENTATION TO SUPPORT THE KIDS.
WE'RE DOING CELEBRATE SOUTHLAKE ON SATURDAY.
CELEBRATION FOR FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT IT.
WHY WOULD WE DRIVE OUT THE ADDITION OF FAMILIES TO OUR COMMUNITY, TO SOME OF THE TOP SCHOOLS IN THE STATE? LIKE, I WANT TO SEE THE DRAGON TRADITION CONTINUE, AND I DON'T SEE THAT WITH INDUSTRIAL.
I DON'T SEE IT FITTING THE NARRATIVE.
SO I HOPE YOU TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
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WE HAVE NO WAY TO CROSS CONTINENTAL LIKE CONNECTING MORE RESIDENTIAL WOULD MAYBE ALLOW, APPARENTLY BECAUSE WE'RE AN OFFSHOOT AND DON'T HAVE A LARGE HOA BACKING US ARE SOMETIMES FORGOTTEN.SO PLEASE THINK OF US IN THE CONSIDERATION OF WHAT WILL BE BUILT LITERALLY IN MY BACKYARD.
IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND OF COURSE COME ON DOWN TO THE PODIUM.
FIRST IS FRANK BLISS AT 550 RESERVE STREET NUMBER 190, IN SOUTHLAKE DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT RECORDS SUPPORT FOR ITEM 6A AND 6 B, EASON MAKAS AT 108 MURPHY DRIVE SOUTHLAKE DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT RECORDS SUPPORT FOR ITEM 6A.
BRIAN CLINKENBEARD AT 1222 WOODSEY COURT DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT RECORD SUPPORT FOR ITEM 6A AND 6B AMY MARTIN AT 715 WINDSOR CREEK DRIVE DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT RECORDS SUPPORT FOR ITEM 6A AND 6B.
OLLIE SUTINEN AT 1226 WOODSEY COURT DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK BUT RECORDS OPPOSITION TO 6A AND 6B.
CAN I? OH, YEAH. COME ON DOWN.
NO. IT'S OKAY. I'M [INAUDIBLE] .
ALL RIGHT. YOU HAVE IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS EVEN THOUGH I JUST DID IT.
BUT STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU'LL GET THE THREE MINUTES.
YOU CAN SEE MY PLACE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.
I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS THING MANY, MANY TIMES.
I HAVEN'T BEEN TOO INTERESTED IN COMING HERE, BUT TO ME, IT SEEMS WEIRD THAT SOMEBODY WHO OWNS THE PLACE OWNS THIS LAND, HAS COME UP WITH A PRETTY NICE PLAN THAT THEY ALSO NEED TO CONVINCE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE ANY STAKE ON IT, ON WHAT TO DO WITH THE LAND.
SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT PLAN.
WAY BETTER THAN THE FUEL TANKS RIGHT NEXT TO IT.
SO AND I LIVE RIGHT NEXT TO THIS THING.
MY PROPERTY ACTUALLY BORDERS THIS PLAN.
AND WHY WOULD WE PREVENT SOMEBODY WHO OWNS THE LAND AND HAS DONE A PRETTY NICE PLAN FOR IT, YOU KNOW, PREVENT HIM FROM DOING IT.
WE DON'T LIVE IN A LIKE PLANNED ECONOMY.
I'M ORIGINALLY FROM FINLAND, AND I'VE SEEN SOME OF THAT STUFF.
NEXT WE HAVE SHANNON BUS AT 1403 VINO BLANC COURT HERE IN SOUTHLAKE.
DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT RECORDS OPPOSITION TO 6A AND 6B.
AIRA MURPHY AT 1410 MONARCH WAY DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK BUT RECORDS OPPOSITION TO 6A AND 6B.
DELIA SCHNEIDER AT 1202 BARLOW BEND DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT RECORDS OPPOSITION TO 6A AND 6B.
CAROLYN MARABEL HAWERCHUK AT 1225 HAVEN CIRCLE DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT PLEASE RECORD SUPPORT FOR 6A AND 6B.
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EDWARD LEADS AT 609 HEATHER GLEN DRIVE HERE IN SOUTHLAKE DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT RECORDS OPPOSITION TO 6A AND 6B.ELIZABETH STEVENS AT 160 CREEKWAY BEND DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT RECORDS OPPOSITION TO 6A AND 6B.
JEFF MATLOCK AT 1225 WOODSEY COURT DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK BUT RECORDS SUPPORT FOR 6A AND 6B.
AARON MARTELLE AT 2109 PALOMAR TRAIL, DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT RECORDS OPPOSITION TO 6A AND 6B.
IKA [INAUDIBLE] AT 1757 TUSCAN RIDGE CIRCLE HERE IN SOUTHLAKE DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT RECORDS OPPOSITION TO 6A AND 6B.
HAILEY SMETANA AT 1405 MONTGOMERY LANE DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT RECORDS OPPOSITION TO 6A AND 6B.
JUNE MATLOCK AT 1224 WOODSEY COURT DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT RECORDS SUPPORT FOR 6A AND 6B.
JEFF FANCHER AT 1308 BURGUNDY COURT DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT RECORDS OPPOSITION TO 6A AND 6B.
JENNIFER SCLAFANI AT 1305 PROVENCE LANE DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK BUT RECORDS OPPOSITION TO 6A AND 6B.
MALIK SONG AT 1224 WOODSEY COURT DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT RECORDS SUPPORT FOR ITEMS 6A AND 6B.
YURI SMETANA AT 1405 MONTGOMERY LANE DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK BUT RECORDS OPPOSITION TO 6A AND 6B.
JOAN GONZALEZ, AT 400 BORDERS COURT, DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK BUT RECORDS OPPOSITION TO 6A AND 6B.
MICHAEL HENSON AT 1212 WOODSEY COURT DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT RECORD SUPPORT FOR 6A AND 6B.
LINDA KRISHNA 1333 MONTGOMERY LANE DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT RECORDS OPPOSITION TO 6A AND 6B.
LINDA WILSON AT 1420 SANDSTONE COURT DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK BUT RECORDS OPPOSITION TO 6A AND 6B.
VINCENT GIAMPA AT 1219 WOODSEY COURT DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT RECORDS SUPPORT FOR 6A AND 6B.
MATTHEW SCLAFANI AT 1305 PROVENCE LANE DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT RECORDS OPPOSITION TO 6A AND 6B.
MAUREEN TAYMOR AT 2705 GALLANT COURT HERE IN SOUTHLAKE DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT PLEASE RECORD OPPOSITION TO 6A AND 6B . MICHAEL HALL AT 804 DURHAM COURT DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT RECORDS OPPOSITION TO 6A AND 6B.
PATRICK GRAY AT 14, 1145 EXCUSE ME EAST DOVE ROAD.
DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK BUT RECORDS SUPPORT FOR 6A AND 6B.
ROBERTO FILHO AT 1910 WATERLILY DRIVE.
DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK BUT RECORDS OPPOSITION TO 6A AND 6B.
RON AND BROOKE LONG AT 1424 SANDSTONE COURT.
DO NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT RECORD THEIR OPPOSITION TO 6A AND 6B.
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SHARON NELSON AT 1400 MONTGOMERY COURT DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT RECORDS OPPOSITION TO 6A AND 6B.SETH ALEXANDER, WITH NO ADDRESS GIVEN, DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT RECORDS SUPPORT FOR 6A AND 6B.
TOM NELSON, AT 718 WINDSOR CREEK DRIVE, DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK BUT RECORDS OPPOSITION TO 6A AND 6B.
AND LYNN SMITH COATE 1426 EAGLE BEND DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK BUT RECORDS OPPOSITION TO 6A AND 6B.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT A COMMENT CARD OR COME DOWN AND SPEAK? COME ON DOWN. AND AS YOU HEARD, IT'S IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
PAUL HASSELFELDT 1220 WOODSEY COURT.
I'M SORRY, I MUST HAVE MISSED THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION.
THAT'S OKAY. WE'RE THE HOUSE ON THE RIGHT THERE IN THE DRAWING.
I MEAN, I'VE SPOKE HERE BEFORE.
I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR TIME FOR LISTENING TO US FOR THESE.
I THINK THIS IS NOW THE FOURTH TIME WE'VE BEEN UP HERE.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN TALK ABOUT PUTTING LIGHT INDUSTRIAL OR MEDIUM INDUSTRIAL IN THE AREA.
NOT SEEING THE RESIDENTIAL THAT IS BOTH ON THE LEFT AND ON THE RIGHT.
THIS WOULD UNIFY THOSE TWO GROUPS CREATING RESIDENTIAL IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
RIGHT. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT FUNDS FOR WIDENING THE STREET.
NEW DEVELOPMENT WITH SOME PROPERTY FOR TAXES WOULD EASILY HELP GO IN THAT DIRECTION.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DRIVE THROUGH THE AREA.
IT'S NOT THESE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE CAUSING IT.
THE TRAIN CAUSES MORE CONFLICT AND BACKUP THAN THESE 53 HOMES ARE GOING TO CAUSE.
I'M CONSTANTLY STOPPED BY THAT TRAIN.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GREAT SCHOOLS IN THE AREA.
WE NEED TO ENCOURAGE FAMILIES TO GO USE THOSE SCHOOLS, RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ACCESS TO SOME WONDERFUL PARKS, YOU KNOW, LISTENING TO THOSE IN FAVOR OF AND AGAINST. I'M HEARING A FEW MORE FOR IT THIS WEEK.
WHAT WAS INTERESTING WAS THE ADDRESSES.
RIGHT. THE PEOPLE WITHIN THE 300FT REQUIREMENT SEEMED TO SUPPORT IT.
HEARING A LOT OF OPPOSITION ELSEWHERE IN THE COMMUNITY.
THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE FOR IN SOUTHLAKE, RIGHT? I'D LIKE TO SEE CHILDREN PLAYING.
I'D LIKE TO SEE THIS NOT GO INDUSTRIAL.
I WAS HERE A COUPLE OF WEEKS, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WHEN WE OPENED UP OUR ROAD TO THE INDUSTRIAL TO SUPPORT THE FIRE EGRESS TO THE BRAND NEW WAREHOUSING DISTRICT.
IT'S THE ONLY PLACE IN ALL OF SOUTHLAKE THAT RESIDENTIAL DIRECTLY CONNECTS TO INDUSTRIAL.
WE'RE NOT A FORGOTTEN CORNER OF SOUTHLAKE.
I PARTICIPATE IN EVERYTHING IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT WE LOOK AT THIS AS A COMMUNITY, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME DOWN AND SPEAK OR SUBMIT A COMMENT CARD? YES, SIR. COME ON DOWN.
AGAIN, NAME AND ADDRESS. AND THEN THREE MINUTES.
CHRIS DUCEY 1128 TEALWOOD COURT.
AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY TWO THINGS.
ONE, I SAID LAST TIME AND JUST THANKS AGAIN TO MR. RIGHT WHEN HE WAS HERE THE NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, AND WE PREVENTED A TREE LIKE CELL TOWER FROM BEING ACROSS FROM THE PROPERTY, WHICH WILL HELP THIS NEW NEIGHBORHOOD IF IT HAPPENS. AND AGAIN, I'M SURE YOU'VE ALL MADE UP YOUR MINDS, BUT JUST WANTED TO CONSIDER IF IT DOES GO THROUGH TO CONSIDER THOSE SIX.
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I'M CONCERNED THAT THOSE SIX LOTS BACKING TO FOUR AT TEALWOOD WILL SORT OF CREATE A LOOK OF LIKE TOWNHOMES AS YOU DRIVE DOWN CONTINENTAL, AND I WOULD MUCH RATHER SEE THERE BE 4 OR 5 LOTS BACKING TO TEALWOOD AND THEN A LITTLE MORE DENSE ON THE ONES RIGHT TO THE SOUTH.SO THAT'S JUST FOR CONSIDERATION AS IF IT DOES GO THROUGH TO HAVE THAT LINE UP A LITTLE BETTER AT THE TOP AND THEN KEEP THE TOTAL THE SAME AS THE GENTLEMAN DID, SAY THEY'RE TO MAKE THEIR ECONOMICS WORK.
ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK OR SUBMIT A COMMENT CARD IN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 6A AND 6B? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE.
ALL RIGHT. WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
COUNCIL ANY DISCUSSION ON 6A AND 6B? I THINK WE'VE KIND OF BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT ON THIS.
WE'VE GOT VOTES ON THE RECORD AND COMMENTS ON THE RECORD, BUT DOES ANYONE WANT TO HAVE ANY DISCUSSION OR SAY ANYTHING? ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE RESIDENTS, FOR I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN AT LIKE 3 OR 4 MEETINGS, INCLUDING PLANNING AND ZONING.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU ALL STICKING WITH US AND COMING TO THESE MEETINGS.
I KNOW WITH SCHOOL STARTING YOU ALL ARE BUSY.
THERE'S STUFF GOING ON WITH OUR KIDS, SO I GET THAT.
I THINK I KNOW IT MAKES FOR BETTER DECISIONS TO HEAR YOUR PERSPECTIVES AND YOUR INPUT.
SO I DO APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT MULTIPLE TIMES ESPECIALLY.
SO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, REGARDLESS OF HOW THE VOTE GOES, I THINK OUR PROCESS YOU KNOW, WAS FULFILLED.
IT KIND OF WENT THE WAY IT SHOULD WITH GETTING A LOT OF INPUT FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE.
AND, YOU KNOW, THE VOTE WILL BE WHAT IT IS.
BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR PARTICIPATING.
ANYTHING ELSE COUNCIL, BEFORE WE CALL FOR A MOTION ON 6A.
YES, MAYOR COUNCIL. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 6A ORDINANCE NUMBER 1269-C CP24-0002 SECOND READING AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE CONSOLIDATED FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, AN ELEMENT OF THE SOUTHLAKE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR BRUMLOW EAST FOR PROPERTY, DESCRIBED AS A PORTION OF TRACT 1A HARRISON DECKER SURVEY ABSTRACT 438, AND PORTIONS OF TRACTS 2E04, 2E06 AND 2E07A JOHN N GIBSON SURVEY ABSTRACT 591, CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, AND LOCATED AT 1719 EAST CONTINENTAL BOULEVARD AND 1451 THROUGH 1537 BRUMLOW AVENUE, SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS.
THIS IS SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED AUGUST 27, 2024, AND NOTING THAT WE ARE APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSOLIDATED FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, AN ELEMENT OF THE SOUTHLAKE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, FROM INDUSTRIAL TO MIXED USE, SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED AUGUST 13, 2024.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION ON 6A AND AGAIN, THAT'S ON THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT AS STATED BY MR. WILLIAMSON. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT. CAST YOUR VOTES.
AND THAT MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6A CARRIES 5 TO 2.
NEXT UP, WE'LL TAKE A MOTION ON ITEM 6B, WHICH IS THE ZONING CASE.
YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 6B, ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-813 ZA24-0007.
SECOND READING ZONING CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR BRUMLOW EAST ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS A PORTION OF TRACT 1A HARRISON DECKER SURVEY ABSTRACT 438, AND TRACTS 2E04, 2E06 AND A PORTION OF TRACK 2E07A JOHN N.
GIBSON SURVEY ABSTRACT 591, CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, AND LOCATED AT 1719 EAST CONTINENTAL BOULEVARD AND 1451 THROUGH 1537 BRUMLOW AVENUE, SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS.
SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED AUGUST 27, 2024 AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER FIVE DATED AUGUST 27, 2024, AND NOTING ALL OF THESE ITEMS AS PART OF THIS APPROVAL.
THIS IS A ZONING CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR BRUMLOW EAST, WHICH IS A REQUESTING TO CHANGE ZONING FROM AG, AG AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO TZD TRANSITION ZONING DISTRICT AS PRESENTED AND WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS, AND THESE WERE NOTED IN THE MOTION OF JUNE 4, 2024 AT FIRST READING, FIRST NOTING THAT AS WAS APPROVED AT THAT READING WILL REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO WORK WITH THE CITY STAFF AND CITY ATTORNEY TO CRAFT A NOTE TO BE PLACED ON FUTURE PLATS FOR THE RESIDENTIAL PORTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
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TRAINING TOWER FACILITY.NEXT THAT THE APPLICANT HAS AGREED THAT DESIGN APPROVALS FOR THE COMMERCIAL PORTION OF THIS PROJECT MUST REMAIN A GENERALLY CONSISTENT DESIGN NATURE TO GAIN APPROVAL AT SITE PLAN REVIEW AND NEXT THE APPLICANT HAS AGREED THAT BUILDERS CUMULATIVELY WILL PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF FIVE ARCHITECTURAL ELEVATIONS IN THE RESIDENTIAL PORTION OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. AND NOTING THAT WE DID AMEND THAT TO A MAXIMUM OF FIVE OF THE SAME ARCHITECTURAL ELEVATIONS IN THE RESIDENTIAL AREA.
NEXT, THAT THE APPLICANT HAS AGREED THAT NO LOTS WILL BE DELIVERED TO BUILDERS TO BEGIN VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION PRIOR TO JUNE 4TH OF 2026. ALSO THAT THE PRESENTED LANDSCAPE PLAN IS APPROVED AS PRESENTED, NOTING THAT COUNCIL IS GRANTING AUTHORITY TO THE CITY'S LANDSCAPE ADMINISTRATOR TO REQUIRE LESS INSTALLATION THAN IS REPRESENTED TONIGHT IN THE GREEN SPACE IF IT IS DETERMINED BY THE LANDSCAPE ADMINISTRATOR, THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE LONG TERM MATURATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROPERTY.
AND THEN FINALLY, THAT THE APPLICANT HAS AGREED TO EITHER SOD OR SEED AND OR SEED THE GREEN SPACE THAT'S INDICATED IN THE PLAN TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6B.
DIRECTOR KILLOUGH ARE WE GOOD WITH THAT MOTION? OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION.
AND THAT MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIES 4 TO 3.
AND THAT'S IT FOR ITEM 6A AND 6B.
NEXT UP IS ITEM 6C, WHICH IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-817.
[6.C. Ordinance No. 480-817, ZA24-0029, 2nd Reading, Zoning Change and Concept Plan for 920 S. Carroll Ave., on property described as Tract 6A01, Obediah W. Knight Survey, Abstract 899, City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas, and Tract 1A05C, J.W. Hale Survey Abstract 803, City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas and located at 920 S. Carroll Ave. and 924 S. Carroll Ave. Current Zoning: "AG" Agricultural District and "RPUD" Residential Planned Unit Development. Requested Zoning: "SF30" Single Family Residential District. SPIN Neighborhood #9. PUBLIC HEARING ]
CASE NUMBER ZA24-0029.SECOND READING ZONING CHANGE AND CONCEPT PLAN FOR 920 SOUTH CARROLL AVENUE.
THANK YOU MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL, THIS IS A REQUEST TO CHANGE ZONING OF PROPERTY THAT'S CURRENTLY ZONED AGRICULTURAL AND RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. THE TRACTS INVOLVED ARE LOCATED AT 920 AND 924 SOUTH CARROLL AVENUE.
THIS IS THE AERIAL PHOTO OF THE SITE.
THE LAND USE DESIGNATION ON THIS PROPERTY IS MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND THE REQUESTED ZONING IS SF 30 SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED RESIDENTIAL ZONING.
THIS IS A VIEW OF THE CONCEPT PLAN PRESENTED AT PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND THIS IS A REVISED ONE FOLLOWING THEIR MOTION, THE APPLICANT HAD INDICATED THEY WISHED TO HAVE A CIRCULAR TYPE DRIVEWAY, AND THEY HAVE AMENDED THAT CONCEPT PLAN TO REFLECT THAT. THIS IS A SURVEY OF THE SITE AS IT CURRENTLY EXISTS, AND THIS IS THEIR TREE CONSERVATION PLAN.
AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSES FROM THE NOTIFICATION AREA.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL FIVE ZERO.
NOTING THE APPLICANT WISHES TO INCLUDE THE CIRCULAR DRIVE AND PRIVATE GATE.
NOTING THAT THE APPLICANTS ARE WILLING TO MEET REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO PRIVATE GATE, AND ALSO NOTING APPLICANT'S WILLINGNESS TO INSTALL OR ESCROW THE FUNDS FOR THE REQUIRED SIDEWALK ALONG THE STREET FRONTAGE.
AND CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THIS ITEM SIX ZERO AT YOUR LAST MEETING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
WITH THAT, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK WE'RE GOOD. DIRECTOR KILLOUGH.
THANK YOU. NEXT UP, IS THE APPLICANT HERE? COME ON. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD TO THAT OR ALL GOOD.
ALL RIGHT. THIS ITEM REQUIRES A SECOND READING, SO IT REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING.
I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 6C, DOES ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON ITEM 6C? SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR.
OH, I DO HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT.
LET ME REOPEN THAT PUBLIC HEARING.
BONNIE HENNUM AT 920 SOUTH CARROLL DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT PLEASE RECORD SUPPORT FOR ITEM 6C.
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ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC HEARING? ALL RIGHT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AGAIN.ALL RIGHT. MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMSON WE WILL TAKE A MOTION ON 6C.
YES. MAYOR AND COUNCIL I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 6C ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-817 IS ZA24-0029 SECOND READING ZONING CHANGE AND CONCEPT PLAN FOR 920 SOUTH CARROLL AVENUE ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS TRACT 6801 OBEDIAH W.
KNIGHT SURVEY ABSTRACT 899, CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS AND TRACT 1A05C J.W.
HALE SURVEY ABSTRACT 803, CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS.
AND LOCATED AT 920 SOUTH CARROLL AVENUE AND 924 SOUTH CARROLL AVENUE.
NOTING THAT WE ARE APPROVING A ZONING CHANGE AND CONCEPT PLAN FROM AG AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT AND RPUD RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO SF 30 SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
WE HAVE A MOTION ON ITEM 6C TO APPROVE.
AND THAT MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.
CONGRATULATIONS. ITEM 6C IS APPROVED.
WE TOOK UP ITEM 6D AND TABLED THAT EARLIER THIS EVENING.
[6.E. Ordinance No. 480-771B, ZA24-0031, 2nd Reading, Zoning Change and Site Plan on property described as GMI Southlake Addition, City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas, and located at 350-380 S. Nolen Dr. Current Zoning: "S-P-2" Generalized Site Plan District. Requested Zoning: "S-P-2" General Site Plan District. SPIN Neighborhood #8. PUBLIC HEARING ]
PLAN FOR THE GMI SOUTHLAKE PROPERTY AND THE ADDITIONAL USE THAT'S BEING PROPOSED.DIRECTOR KILLOUGH. THANK YOU MAYOR.
THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 350 THROUGH 380 SOUTH NOLEN.
THE SPECIFIC REQUEST IS TO CHANGE THE UNDERLYING SP TWO ZONING TO ALLOW A BEAUTY SALON AND WELLNESS SPA WITHIN ONE OF THE LOTS AND BUILDINGS WITHIN THAT DEVELOPMENT, SPECIFICALLY AT 380 SOUTH NOLEN DRIVE.
THIS IS AN AERIAL OF THE PROPERTY.
LAND USE ON THIS IS MIXED USE ZONING IS SP2 GENERALIZED SITE PLAN DISTRICT.
WE'VE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSES FROM NOTIFICATION AREA.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL FIVE ZERO AS IT WAS PRESENTED, AND CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THIS ITEM ON CONSENT SIX ZERO AT YOUR LAST MEETING, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR KILLOUGH. ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK WE'RE GOOD. IS THE APPLICANT HERE, BY ANY CHANCE.
YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? I THINK IT'S GOING PRETTY WELL SO FAR.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I THINK WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU SIR.
THIS ITEM REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING.
IT'S A SECOND READING, SO I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ALL RIGHT. MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMSON, I THINK WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION.
YES, MAYOR COUNCIL, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 6E ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-771B ZA24-0031.
SECOND READING ZONING CHANGE AND SITE PLAN ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS GMI SOUTHLAKE ADDITION, CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS AND LOCATED AT 350 TO 380 SOUTH NOLEN DRIVE. SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED AUGUST 27TH, 2024 AND THE SITE PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER TWO DATED AUGUST 2, 2024, AND NOTING THAT WE'RE APPROVING A ZONING CHANGE AND SITE PLAN FROM SP2 GENERALIZED SITE PLAN DISTRICT TO SP2 GENERALIZED SITE PLAN DISTRICT TO ADD A BEAUTY SALON SLASH WELLNESS SPA AS A PERMITTED USE TO THE CURRENTLY APPROVED ZONING DISTRICT.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE 6E.
AND THAT MOTION TO APPROVE 6E CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.
NEXT IS ITEM 6F ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-819.
[6.F. Ordinance No. 480-819, ZA24-0032, 2nd Reading, Zoning Change and Concept Plan for 303 E. Highland St., on property described at Tract 1F, William W. Hall Survey Abstract 687, and located at 303 E. Highland St. Current Zoning: "AG" Agricultural District. Requested Zoning: "SF-20A" Single Family Residential District. SPIN Neighborhood #7. PUBLIC HEARING ]
CASE NUMBER ZA24-0032.SECOND READING ZONING CHANGE AND CONCEPT PLAN FOR 303 EAST HIGHLAND STREET.
THIS IS AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PROPERTY.
THE LAND USE DESIGNATION ON THIS PROPERTY IS MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
CURRENT ZONING AGRICULTURAL AND REQUESTED ZONING IS SF 20A SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED RESIDENTIAL.
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THIS IS CONCEPT PLAN PROPOSED FOR THE SITE.WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSES FROM THOSE IN THE NOTIFICATION AREA.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS FIVE ZERO, SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT AND NOTING APPLICANTS WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH NEIGHBORS REGARDING BUILDING HEIGHT AND DRAINAGE, AND THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THIS ITEM SIX ZERO AT YOUR LAST MEETING, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
THANK YOU SIR. ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR KILLOUGH? I THINK WE'RE GOOD. IS THE APPLICANT HERE BY ANY CHANCE? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ALL RIGHT. ITEM 6F IS THE SECOND READING AND REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING.
SO I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
HEMA CHAPALA, 817 GALLOP DRIVE IN COPPELL DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK BUT RECORD SUPPORT FOR THIS ITEM.
6F DEPTEE NANNINI AT 817 GALLOP DRIVE, COPPELL, TEXAS DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK BUT RECORD SUPPORT FOR ITEM 6F.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK OR SUBMIT A COMMENT CARD ON ITEM 6F.
SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION COUNCIL.
ALL RIGHT. MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMSON, YOU'RE UP.
YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 6F ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-819 ZA24 -0032.
SECOND READING ZONING CHANGE AND CONCEPT PLAN FOR 303 EAST HIGHLAND STREET ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS TRACT 1F WILLIAM W HALL, SURVEY ABSTRACT 687 AND LOCATED AT 303 EAST HIGHLAND STREET.
SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED AUGUST 27, 2024, AND THE CONCEPT PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER TWO DATED AUGUST 2ND, 2024, AND NOTING THAT WE ARE APPROVING A ZONING CHANGE AND CONCEPT PLAN FROM AG AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO SF 20A SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE 6F.
AND ITEM 6F IS APPROVED SEVEN ZERO.
CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT IS ITEM 6G.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-605D CASE NUMBER ZA24-0038.
[6.G. Ordinance No. 480-605D, ZA24-0038, 2nd Reading, Zoning Change and Site Plan for 2813 W. Southlake Blvd, on property described at Lot 1R, Block 2, Watermere Addition, and located at 2813 W. Southlake Blvd. Current Zoning: "S-P-1" Detailed Site Plan District. Requested Zoning: "SP-1" Detailed Site Plan District. SPIN Neighborhood #11. PUBLIC HEARING]
SECOND READING. ZONING CHANGE AND SITE PLAN FOR 2813 WEST SOUTHLAKE BOULEVARD.DIRECTOR KILLOUGH. THANK YOU AGAIN MAYOR.
CITY COUNCIL THIS IS A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE CURRENT SP1 ZONING ON THIS PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2813 AND THROUGH 2815 WEST SOUTHLAKE BOULEVARD, TO PERMIT A COMMERCIAL SCHOOL FOR TUTORING SPECIFICALLY LOCATED AT 2813 WEST SOUTHLAKE BOULEVARD AND SUITE 110.
THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY.
THE PERMITTED USE WOULD BE ADDED TO THE BUILDING AT 2813.
THE LAND USE ON THIS PROPERTY IS MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
AND THIS IS A SITE PLAN REPRESENTING THE PROPERTY.
THE REQUESTED USE WOULD BE IN THE BUILDING FRONTING SOUTHLAKE BOULEVARD.
THIS IS A VIEW OF THE SOUTHLAKE BOULEVARD FRONTAGE OF THAT BUILDING.
WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSES FROM OUR NOTIFICATION AREA.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL FIVE ZERO.
AND CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THIS ITEM SIX ZERO AT YOUR LAST MEETING.
I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR KILLOUGH? I SEE A TREND HAPPENING HERE NOW.
IS THERE AN APPLICANT HERE YOU WISH TO ADD ANYTHING, SIR? ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT.
ALL RIGHT. THIS ITEM REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING ON SECOND READING.
SO I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 6G.
DOES ANYONE LIKE TO? WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 6G.
YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 6G ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-605D ZA24 -003A.
SECOND READING ZONING CHANGE AN SITE PLAN FOR 2813 WEST SOUTHLAKE BOULEVARD ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOT 1R BLOCK TWO WATERMERE ADDITION AND LOCATED AT 2813 WEST SOUTHLAKE BOULEVARD.
SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED AUGUST 27TH, 2024, AND NOTING THAT WE ARE APPROVING A ZONING CHANGE AND SITE PLAN FROM SP1 DETAILED SITE PLAN DISTRICT TO SP1 DETAILED SITE PLAN DISTRICT TO ADD A COMMERCIAL SCHOOL OR TUTORING SLASH TUTORING ACADEMY AS A PERMITTED USE TO THE CURRENTLY APPROVED ZONING DISTRICT ONLY IN SUITE
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110, AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN.WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTES.
ITEM 6G IS APPROVED SEVEN ZERO.
CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SIR.
NEXT IS ITEM 6H RESOLUTION NUMBER 24-025.
[6.H. Resolution No. 24-025, ZA24-0037, Specific Use Permit for a Commercial School for Spirit Extreme, on property described as Lot 3, Block A, Commerce Business Park Addition, City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas, and located at 325 Commerce St, Suite 100 and 110, Southlake, Texas. Current Zoning: "S-P-1" Detailed Site Plan District. SPIN Neighborhood #8. PUBLIC HEARING ]
CASE NUMBER ZA24-0037.SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A COMMERCIAL SCHOOL FOR SPIRIT EXTREME.
DIRECTOR KILLOUGH. THANK YOU MAYOR.
THIS IS A REQUEST TO EXPAND THE CURRENTLY EXISTING CHEERLEADING TUMBLING FACILITY, LOCATED AT 110, TO ALLOW THEM TO ALSO EXPAND INTO AN ADJOINING SUITE THAT'S BECOME AVAILABLE AT THIS IS AN AERIAL OF THE PROPERTY.
THIS IS LOCATED AT 325 COMMERCE STREET.
THE CURRENT ZONING SP1 DETAILED SITE PLAN DISTRICT LAND USE ON THE PROPERTY IS INDUSTRIAL AND THIS IS A SITE EXHIBIT. THEY'RE CURRENTLY OCCUPIED AND PERMITTED UNDER AN SUP AT 110.
THE ADJACENT SUITE HAS BECOME AVAILABLE, AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADD SOME ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT FOR USE OF THE SCHOOL IN THAT OPEN FACILITY.
THIS IS AN OVERALL DESCRIPTION OF THE SCHOOL.
THEY HAVE APPROXIMATELY AS MANY AS 100 STUDENTS AND DIVIDED IN 20 STUDENT GROUPS WITHIN FIVE TRAINING AREAS.
THIS IS THEIR TRAFFIC FLOW AND PICKUP PATTERN WITHIN THE FACILITY AND WHAT THEY WOULD UTILIZE WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE FACILITY.
THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE FRONTAGE OF THE BUILDING.
AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSES FROM INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL SIX ZERO, NOTING THE APPROVAL IS TIED TO THE TERM OF THE LEASE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY A FIVE YEAR PERIOD. I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU.
IS THE APPLICANT HERE? LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? OH. GO AHEAD. I WAS JUST WONDERING HOW YOU ARE GOING TO GET YOUR PARENTS TO ADHERE TO YOUR TRAFFIC FLOW.
BEING A PARENT WHO HAVE PICKED KIDS UP BEFORE, WE DON'T ALWAYS ABIDE BY WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.
DO YOU HAVE ANY PLAN FOR MARKING THAT? IF YOU COULD COME DOWN TO THE PODIUM SO WE CAN RECORD THAT AND JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? MELISSA MERRIWEATHER, I HAVE A BUSINESS AT 325 COMMERCE.
I DROP OFF MY DAUGHTER OFTEN THERE, AND WE SEND OUT WEEKLY REMINDERS AND NEWSLETTERS.
WE USUALLY GET THE DAD OR THE GRANDPARENT THAT'S NOT THE NORMAL DROP OFF.
AND OUR PARENTS ARE REALLY QUICK TO LET THEM KNOW THEY'RE GOING THE WRONG WAY.
SO. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
I THINK WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION.
YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL I'LL MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 6H RESOLUTION NUMBER 24-025 ZA24 -0037.
SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A COMMERCIAL SCHOOL FOR SPIRIT EXTREME ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOT THREE BLOCK, A COMMERCE BUSINESS PARK ADDITION, CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS AND LOCATED AT 325 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 100 AND 110 SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS.
SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED AUGUST 27, 2024, IN A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER ONE DATED JULY 26, 2024, NOTING THAT WE'RE APPROVING EXPANDING THE CURRENT CHEERLEADING AND TUMBLING TRAINING FACILITY THAT'S CURRENTLY IN SUITE 110 TO ALSO TO OPERATE OUT OF SUITES 100 AND 110 AND ALSO APPROVING THE THIS SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO BE TIED TO THE LEASE, WHICH IS FOR A FIVE YEAR PERIOD.
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ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTES.NEXT WE HAVE ITEM 6I CASE NUMBER ZA24-0040.
[6.I. ZA24-0040, Site Plan for Breadwinners Cafe and Bakery, on property described as Lot 6, Block 1, Southlake Crossing, and located at 2055 W. Southlake Blvd., Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas. Current Zoning: "S-P1" Detailed Site Plan District. SPIN Neighborhood #10. PUBLIC HEARING ]
A SITE PLAN FOR BREADWINNERS CAFE AND BAKERY.DIRECTOR KILLOUGH. THANK YOU AGAIN MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL.
THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE BUILDING SITE.
THE LAND USE DESIGNATION ON THE PROPERTY IS RETAIL COMMERCIAL.
CURRENT ZONING ON THE PROPERTY IS SP1 DETAILED SITE PLAN DISTRICT.
THIS IS A VIEW OF THE CURRENTLY APPROVED SITE PLAN.
THIS IS THE EXISTING BUILDING SITE.
AS PART OF THAT SITE PLAN APPROVAL, THERE WAS ANTICIPATION OF THESE PARKING SPACES THAT WERE LOCATED ALONG THIS PORTION OF THE BUILDING, TO BE CONVERTED TO AN OUTDOOR PATIO AREA FOR FUTURE RESTAURANT TENANT AT SOME POINT.
AND THIS IS THE PROPOSED TRELLIS TYPE PATIO STRUCTURE.
THE PRIMARY REASON FOR THIS HAVING TO COME BACK THROUGH SITE PLAN APPROVAL, WHICH WAS PERMITTED UNDER THAT SP1 ZONING, WAS TO EXPAND THE BUILDING FOR ADDITION OF A COOLER WALK IN COOLER IN THE BUILDING, AND THAT BUILDING EXPANSION REQUIRED THE SITE PLAN TO BE BROUGHT FORWARD.
THIS IS A ELEVATION OF THE BUILDING AS IT WOULD APPEAR FROM SOUTHLAKE BOULEVARD WITH THE ADDITION OF THE PATIO TRELLIS AND THEN IN THE BACKGROUND, YOU CAN SEE THE ADDITION OF THE WALK IN COOLER EXPANSION TO THE BUILDING.
THIS IS THE SOUTH VIEW THAT WOULD FACE BACK INWARDS TO THE PARKING AREA, SHOWING THE TRELLIS, PATIO COVER AND THE WALK IN COOLER ADDITION.
AND THIS IS THE EAST ELEVATION.
AND PHOTO OF THE EXISTING BUILDING SITE.
THE RESTAURANT IS OCCUPYING THIS PORTION OF THIS BUILDING.
CURRENT TENANT ADJACENT AS FAR AS WE KNOW, IS INTENDED TO REMAIN.
AND THIS IS A VIEW OF THAT EXISTING EAST FACADE.
THE WALK IN COOLERS GOING IN THIS AREA.
PARKING IS COMING OUT AND PATIO WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED.
WE'VE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSES FROM THOSE IN THE NOTIFICATION AREA.
AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL SIX ZERO, SUBJECT TO OUR STAFF REPORT.
I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS ON BREADWINNERS OR IS THE APPLICANT HERE FOR BREADWINNERS? COME ON. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? I HATE TO BREAK THE TRADITION, WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO JOIN THE COMMUNITY AND GET OPEN.
AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? NO. ALL RIGHT.
THIS ITEM REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 6I.
ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON THAT ITEM? SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMSON A MOTION ON 6I.
YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 6I ZA24-0040.
SITE PLAN FOR BREADWINNERS CAFE AND BAKERY ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOT SIX, BLOCK ONE, SOUTHLAKE CROSSING AND LOCATED AT 2055 WEST SOUTHLAKE BOULEVARD, SOUTHLAKE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, AND SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED AUGUST 27, 2024.
AND WE'RE APPROVING A SITE PLAN FOR A NEW WALK IN COOLER AND STANDALONE PATIO TRELLIS.
WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTES.
AND ITEM 6I IS APPROVED SEVEN ZERO.
CONGRATULATIONS. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
NEXT I THINK WE'RE TAKING 6J, K AND L TOGETHER.
[Items 6.J. - 6.L.]
AND FOR THAT WE HAVE CITY MANAGER ALISON ORTOWSKI.[01:35:06]
YES. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF BUDGET DISCUSSIONS ALREADY THIS YEAR.
BUT TONIGHT BEGINS THE FORMAL PHASE OF BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR 2025.
AS NOTED, YOUR ITEM DOES HAVE THREE ITEMS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
ITEM 6J IS APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED THE AMENDED 2024 SOUTHLAKE CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT OPERATING BUDGET AND ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET FOR FY 25.
ITEM 6K IS YOUR TAX LEVY ORDINANCE CONSIDERATION.
AND THEN ITEM 6L IS APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND THE REVISED BUDGET FIGURES FOR 2024. SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, SHARON JACKSON, TO STEP FORWARD.
SHE'S GOING TO WALK THROUGH SOME OF THE DETAILS.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
THE FIRST AGENDA ITEM THAT WE'LL DISCUSS IS THE CRIME CONTROL BUDGET, WHICH IS AMENDING THE 2024 NUMBERS, AS WELL AS ASKING FOR YOUR ADOPTION OF THE 2025 BUDGET.
EXPENDITURES OF JUST OVER 2.7 MILLION.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE ENDS PROPOSED ENDING THE YEAR WITH A FUND BALANCE OF JUST UNDER 5.5 MILLION, WHICH IS A VERY FISCALLY STRONG RESERVES FOR THE CRIME CONTROL DISTRICT.
AND AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THIS FUND IS USED FOR OUR SRO PROGRAM FUNDING THE SRO OFFICERS AS WELL AS THE EQUIPMENT NECESSARY FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. NEXT, MOVING ON TO THE SECOND AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 1286, WHICH IS ESTABLISHING AND APPROVING THE PROPOSED TAX RATE.
AS WE'VE DISCUSSED AT PREVIOUS MEETINGS, THE PROPOSED TAX RATE IS A TAX RATE REDUCTION OF 1.4 CENTS, WHICH IS BELOW WHICH WOULD MOVE THE PROPOSED TAX RATE TO 0.305, WHICH IS JUST UNDER THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE OF 305956.
AND IT'S A REVENUE REDUCTION OF JUST UNDER 1.6 MILLION.
AS TAXPAYER RELIEF IS ALWAYS ONE OF THE KEY GUIDING PRINCIPLES WHEN DEVELOPING THE PROPOSED BUDGET WE ARE CONTINUING WITH THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION OF 20%, WHICH IS THE LARGEST ALLOWABLE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, WHICH WE ESTABLISHED STARTED.
IT REDUCES THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER'S TAXABLE VALUE OF JUST UNDER $220,000.
AND IT REDUCES THE CITY'S PROPERTY TAX REVENUE OF BY 5.6 MILLION.
SO WHEN YOU EQUATE THE TOTAL TAXPAYER RELIEF, WHEN YOU ADD THE PROPOSED TAX RATE REDUCTION AND THE HOMESTEAD THE TAX RATE EQUIVALENT OF THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER WOULD HAVE A TAX RATE OF 0.241.
AND THAT'S BASED ON THAT AND THE ANNUAL TAX BILL WILL BE JUST UNDER $2,700 A YEAR.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S BASED ON THE AVERAGE HOME VALUE OF JUST UNDER 1.1 MILLION.
IT'S ALSO SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE IS THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE TAX PORTION OF A HOMEOWNER IS A SMALL, VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THEIR OVERALL TAX BILL THAT THEY RECEIVE HERE IN THE CITY.
NEXT, JUST TO HIGHLIGHT A SUMMARY OF ALL THE TAXPAYER RELIEF THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
AGAIN, A TAX RATE REDUCTION OF 1.4 CENTS.
CONTINUE WITH THE 20% HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, AS WELL AS OUR 75,000 EXEMPTIONS FOR DISABLED AND OVER 65, AS WELL AS THE SENIOR TAX FREEZE THAT THE CITY INSTITUTED AND PUT INTO PLACE IN THE EARLY 2000.
THIS IS A GREAT DEPICTION OF THE TAXPAYER RELIEF THAT THE CITY HAS PROVIDED OVER THE YEARS AND INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET THE PROPOSED BUDGET IN 2025 THAT MARKS THE 14TH TAXPAYER RELIEF SINCE 2009.
AS WITH, WE'VE DISCUSSED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THIS BUDGET PROCESS THAT THIS BUDGET YEAR DID HAVE SOME BUDGET PRESSURES, SLOWED REVENUE GROWTH. STATE LEGISLATION, AS WELL AS JUST PROJECT AND LABOR DEMANDS.
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SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE, THAT ONGOING TAXPAYER RELIEF WILL BE A CONSIDERED, CAREFULLY AND BALANCED WITH OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVICE AND NEW PROJECTS, AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET THAT ACCOMPLISHED IN THIS BUDGET WITH STILL A TAX RATE REDUCTION.THIS SLIDE IS A GREAT DEPICTION THAT YOU CAN SEE OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS THE CITY HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF MAINTAINING AN AVERAGE TAX BILL FOR THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 2400 TO LESS THAN 2700 OVER A DECADE.
AND THAT'S PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL THAT YOU THINK OF ANY SERVICE THAT YOU WOULD RECEIVE TODAY AND PAY THIS SLIGHT INCREASE IN YOUR ANNUAL BILL IN OVER A DECADE WITH EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE.
THE PROPERTY TAX IS DEPICTED, IS SLICED UP INTO TWO AREAS.
IT'S THE OPERATING BUDGET AS WELL AS THE DEBT SIDE OF THE TAX RATE.
SO I'LL SPEND A COUPLE OF MINUTES DISCUSSING THE DEBT SIDE OF THE TAX RATE.
THIS SLIDE IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF OUR DEBT STRATEGY MANAGEMENT THAT WE STARTED EARLY IN THE 2000, WHERE AT THAT TIME, IN 2003, OUR DEBT AS A PERCENT OF ASSESSED VALUE WAS JUST OVER 3%.
AND AT THAT TIME WE SET A TARGET OF LESS THAN 2% OR LESS.
AND WITH THE PROPOSED BUDGET, OUR DEBT AS A PERCENT OF ASSESSED EVALUATION, IT IS 0.21%, WHICH IS SUBSTANTIAL.
YOU CAN TELL THAT OUR DEBT STRATEGY HAS SERVED US WELL, AND THIS IS A GREAT DEPICTION OF THAT, THAT WE MANAGED TO REDUCE OUR DEBT LOAD, AS WELL AS TO CONTINUE TO MAKE PROPER INVESTMENTS INTO OUR INFRASTRUCTURE OVER THE YEARS.
AS WITH PREVIOUS BUDGETS, THIS BUDGET PROPOSES OUR DEBT SERVICE REQUIREMENT FOR PROPERTY TAX DEBT WILL BE PAID OFF IN LESS THAN TEN YEARS, AND THAT'S INCLUDING ANY PLANNED OR PROPOSED DEBT THAT MAY BE REQUIRED FOR 2025 TO COMPLETE THE PROJECTS THAT ARE SCHEDULED FOR 2025. SO WITH ANY NEW DEBT REQUIRED FOR 2025, THE AMORTIZATION PERIOD WILL STILL ALLOW US TO PAY OFF THE DEBT IN LESS THAN TEN YEARS.
AND JUST AS A REMINDER, THE DEBT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE IS A PORTION JUST UNDER 20% IS FOR THE DEBT, AND JUST OVER 80% IS FOR PROGRAM AND SERVICES, WHICH IS THE MAIN PUBLIC SAFETY GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE CITY, PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND OTHER VARIOUS SERVICES WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND. THE LAST AGENDA ITEM IS THE ACTUAL APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE PROPOSED 2025 BUDGET, AS WELL AS APPROVING THE REVISED 2024 BUDGET.
AS WE'VE DISCUSSED NUMEROUS SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE OVERALL CITY OPERATIONAL BUDGET CONSISTS OF VARIOUS FUNDS, AND THE ACCUMULATION OF ALL THOSE FUNDS IS HOW WE DELIVER THE SERVICE HERE WITHIN THE CITY.
THE OVERALL FY 2025 PLANNED OPERATING EXPENSES IS JUST OVER 130 MILLION, WHICH EQUATES TO A 3% INCREASE WHEN COMPARED TO THE 2024 ADOPTED BUDGET.
CITY COUNCIL APPROVED OUR CURRENT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN 2014, AND WE'VE DISCUSSED OVER SEVERAL MONTHS THAT WE ARE UPDATING THAT PLAN AND ITS VARIOUS THINGS THAT WE WILL CONSIDER WHEN UPDATING THE PLAN.
THIS IS JUST ANOTHER ANOTHER QUICK VIEW OF THE FUTURE YEAR PROJECTION THAT WE DISCUSSED EARLY AUGUST WITH THE BIGGEST THING TO NOTE IS THE CIP CASH FUNDING. IN THE 2024 ADOPTED BUDGET, WE HAD 8 MILLION TOWARD CIP CASH FUNDING IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS 3.5 MILLION IN CIP CASH FUNDING. AND EACH YEAR GOING FORWARD, THERE'S A REDUCTION OF THE CIP CASH FUNDING BASED OFF OF WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT THE CRYSTAL BALL SAYS TODAY.
YOU CAN SEE AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE THAT THE CIP REQUIREMENTS EXCEEDS THE CASH FUNDING THAT'S AVAILABLE, WHICH WILL BE FOR A FUTURE DISCUSSION THAT WE'LL BE BRINGING BACK THE FIVE YEAR PLAN AND DISCUSS THE FUNDING AS IT RELATES TO CASH VERSUS DEBT INTO THE FUTURE.
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HERE'S ON THIS SLIDE SHOWS OUR TEN GUIDING FINANCIAL GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT HAVE SERVED US WELL IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS.AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO LEAN ON THOSE.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS, STAFF WILL BE WORKING WITH THE GOVERNING BODY TO HONE IN, AMEND OR ADJUST THESE GUIDING PRINCIPLES TO CARRY US INTO THE FUTURE WITH THE GOAL OF MAINTAINING THE STRONG FISCAL HEALTH OF THE CITY.
THIS WAS A VERY HIGH LEVEL BUDGET REVIEW, BUT ALL THE DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S BUDGET AS WELL AS ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, AS WELL AS IN THE SOUTHLAKE PUBLIC LIBRARY. AND THIS EVENING IS THE FIRST OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT, WITH THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE ON SEPTEMBER 17TH.
AND AGAIN, THAT WAS A VERY HIGH LEVEL REVIEW, BUT WE'VE DISCUSSED IT NUMEROUS TIMES.
BUT I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
GREAT WORK. AS WE'VE I THINK ALL STATED BEFORE, THIS WAS YOU KNOW, THE TOUGHEST BUDGET THAT I'VE SEEN US GO THROUGH SINCE I CAME ON COUNCIL IN 2015, WITH THE INFLATIONARY PRESSURES AND THE COST OF DOING THE CITY'S BUSINESS, AND YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND ALISON AND HER TEAM KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK WITH BEING ABLE TO DELIVER ALL OF THESE THINGS, INCLUDING THE TAX RELIEF, BUT ALSO THE SERVICES AT THE LEVEL THAT EVERYONE HERE IN SOUTHLAKE EXPECTS.
SO CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU BECAUSE YOU ALL DID IT.
THANK YOU. SO ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR JACKSON.
MR. TAYLOR, IS IT OKAY TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING? ONE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ALL THREE ITEMS? YES, SIR AS LONG AS WHEN WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, WE IDENTIFY EACH OF THE ITEMS THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THAT HEARING.
I CAN DO THAT. WELL, WE'LL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 6J, 6K, AND 6L.
DOES ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON ITEM 6J, 6K, AND 6L.
IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE THE THREE MINUTES WITH THE TIMER TURNING YELLOW WITH ONE MINUTE LEFT.
I'M SORRY, DID YOU SAY STATE MY ADDRESS AGAIN? I'M SORRY, I FORGOT.
YOU SAID TO STATE MY ADDRESS? NAME AND ADDRESS.
OKAY. SORRY. [INAUDIBLE] ASCOT DRIVE, SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS.
I DO HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS ON PAGE 12 OF 792 THERE IN THE COMMENT SECTIONS DOWN BELOW.
AND THEN MY OTHER CONCERN THERE IS KNOWING STUFF THAT YOU ALL MAY NOT KNOW IS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THE CITY PAYS OUT IN LEGAL SETTLEMENTS, OR I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE PROPER WORD, I'LL JUST THROW IT OUT THERE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING.
BUT THE LIKE, STACEY THROWS MONEY AT EMPLOYEES TO BASICALLY SHUT THEM UP AND MAKE THEM GO AWAY INSTEAD OF FIXING PROBLEMS. I DO KNOW THAT FOR A FACT I KNOW THE CITY HAS PAID OUT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO EMPLOYEES JUST TO MAKE THEM GO AWAY THROUGH THE YEARS UNDER HER LEADERSHIP OR UNDER HER TENURE THERE. AND H.R., I DO KNOW THAT BECAUSE I'VE BEEN PRIVY TO SOME OF THOSE THINGS.
AND AS A RESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN THE ACCOUNTABILITY TO OUR CITY COUNCIL, WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO BE MADE AWARE OF THE SITUATION, ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT'S BEING PAID OUT TO THE EMPLOYEES, TO SHUT THEM UP AND MAKE THEM GO AWAY.
AND WHEN WHERE DO WE DRAW A LINE BETWEEN THAT? AND THEN ALSO HAVING OVERSTAFFING IN CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS? A CITY OUR SIZE I DON'T THINK THAT WE REALLY NEED SIX PEOPLE IN HR.
I'VE WORKED FOR LARGER CORPORATIONS THAT HAVE A LOT LESS IN HR IN THOSE CERTAIN POSITIONS.
ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON ITEM 6J, 6K, OR 6L? SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THOSE THREE ITEMS. ANY DISCUSSION COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE NEED SEPARATE MOTIONS ON EACH OF THOSE THREE.
YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 6J.
NOTING THAT WE ARE APPROVING AN AMENDED FISCAL YEAR 2024 SOUTHLAKE CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT OPERATING BUDGET AND WE ARE ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 OPERATING BUDGET.
WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTES.
ITEM 6J IS APPROVED SEVEN ZERO.
NEXT, WE'LL TAKE A MOTION ON ITEM 6K.? YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 6K ORDINANCE NUMBER 1286.
FIRST READING TAX LEVY ORDINANCE.
WE ARE APPROVING A TAX LEVY ORDINANCE.
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THAT'S IT. THAT IS IT.AND ITEM 6K PASSES SEVEN ZERO.
YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM SIX [INAUDIBLE].
WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTES.
AND ITEM 6L IS APPROVED SEVEN ZERO ON FIRST READING.
NEXT WE HAVE ITEM 7A ORDINANCE NUMBER 480640.
[7.A. Ordinance No. 480-640A, ZA24-0019, 1st Reading, Zoning Change and Site Plan for Trinity River Authority on property described as Lot 3, R. D. Price No. 1207 Addition and Lot 9, Kirkwood East, and located at 1350 W. Kirkwood Blvd and 3200 N. White Chapel Blvd., Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas. Current Zoning: "S-P-1" Detailed Site Plan District and "NRPUD" Nonresidential Planned Unit Development. Proposed Zoning: "S-P-1" Detailed Site Plan District. SPIN Neighborhood #1. ]
CASE NUMBER ZA24-0019.FIRST READING, ZONING CHANGE AND SITE PLAN FOR TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY.
THANK YOU MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL.
THIS IS A REQUEST TO CHANGE ZONING OF THE EXISTING TRA SITE TO INCLUDE ADJACENT PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1350 WEST KIRKWOOD BOULEVARD.
THE CURRENT TRA LIFT STATION SITES LOCATED AT 3200 NORTH WHITE CHAPEL BOULEVARD, AND THIS IS A REQUEST TO AMEND THEIR SP1 DETAILED SITE PLAN DISTRICT TO INCLUDE THE ADJACENT NON RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT ZONING THAT ABUTS THIS PROPERTY.
THIS IS FOR AN EXPANSION OF THEIR CURRENT LIFT STATION FACILITY.
THIS IS A CURRENT LIFT STATION FACILITY WHERE MY CURSOR IS.
AND THEY'RE ADDING THIS ADJACENT PROPERTY TO THAT SITE.
THE LAND USE DESIGNATION ON THAT AREA IS OFFICE COMMERCIAL, AND THE CURRENT ZONING ON THE PROPERTY IS SP1 FOR THE CURRENT LIFT STATION SITE AND NONRESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT ON THE PORTION THEY ARE REQUESTING TO CHANGE ZONING ON.
THIS IS A SITE PLAN OF THE FACILITY.
THE EXISTING AREA IS LOCATED WHERE MY CURSOR IS, AND THEY ARE ADDING ANOTHER LIFT STATION STRUCTURE TO THE SITE, AND THEN A LAYDOWN YARD FOR OVERFLOW, WHAT ARE CALLED FRAC TANKS THAT WOULD HOLD ANY EFFLUENT NEEDED TO DEAL WITH A REPAIR OR OPERATIONAL ISSUE WITH THE LIFT STATION.
THIS IS THEIR LIGHTING PLAN AND THEIR TREE PRESERVATION PLAN.
THEY WILL BE PRESERVING THE EXISTING TREE COVER THAT SURROUNDS THE AREA FOR THE NEW LAYDOWN YARD.
THIS IS AN AERIAL PHOTO LOOKING IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION ACROSS THE FACILITY.
WHAT'S CURRENTLY IN THIS AREA IS STAGING FOR THE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT OPERATION THAT'S UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW. THEY WOULD BE EXPANDING IN THIS AREA FOR THAT TANK LAYDOWN YARD.
AND THIS IS A VIEW ONCE AGAIN LOOKING IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION AT THE EXISTING FACILITY.
THE NEW FENCING THAT WOULD SURROUND THE THE SITE WOULD MATCH THE EXISTING ORNAMENTAL METAL WITH STAINED CEDAR SLATS. AND THIS IS A VIEW LOOKING IN A SOUTHEAST DIRECTION FROM THE KIRKWOOD BOULEVARD FRONTAGE, THAT WOULD BE UTILIZING THE ACCESS DRIVE THAT'S CURRENTLY IN PLACE THERE.
THIS ACCESS DRIVE IS RESTRICTED TO NO THROUGH TRAFFIC, SO IT'S PERMITTED FOR ONLY EMERGENCY TRAFFIC TO EXIT OUT TO TO WHITE CHAPEL, BUT IS AVAILABLE FOR USE OF THE ADJOINING PROPERTIES.
AS MENTIONED, THEY'LL BE PRESERVING THE EXISTING TREE COVER ALONG THAT FRONTAGE.
THESE ARE SOME SLIDES THAT APPLICANT PRESENTED AT THE SPIN MEETING THAT WAS HELD.
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AND ONCE AGAIN PROPOSED SITE PLAN AND THE SCREENING AND SECURITY FENCING THAT WOULD BE INSTALLED AROUND THE PROPERTY. WOULD YOU GO BACK? ARE THEY FENCING ALL OF THE PROPERTY OR WHAT PART ARE THEY FENCING IN THIS TIME? I BELIEVE THEY WILL BE FENCING THE ENTIRE.NOW CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE ONE THAT SHOWED THE CURRENT? IT WAS TWO MORE BEFORE THAT, I THINK.
IT WAS MARKED IN RED AND YELLOW.
AND THEN THE PROPERTY ACQUISITION LINE.
YEAH. SO THEY'RE ACQUIRING THE RED AREA.
THE CURRENT FENCING TODAY IS THE YELLOW.
I'LL MAYBE THEY CAN ANSWER THAT.
THE DETAIL OF THAT? YES. WE'VE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSES FROM OWNERS WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA.
I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
THANK YOU. DIRECTOR KILLOUGH SO THE CURRENT FENCING IS THAT WOOD AND IRON COMBO FENCING THAT'S ALREADY THERE? CORRECT. ARE THEY GOING TO PUT NEW FENCING ALL AROUND? YES, I BELIEVE SO.
AND I'LL LET THEM PROVIDE DETAIL ON WHERE THAT BOUNDARY FENCING WOULD BE ADDED.
COULD YOU LEAVE IT ON THAT ONE PERHAPS.
ALL RIGHT. YEAH. ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR KILLOUGH? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? COME ON DOWN.
I THINK WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.
IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BLAINE JOHNSON.
ADDRESS IS 5300 SOUTH COLLINS STREET, ARLINGTON, TEXAS.
WELCOME. I THINK WE HAD SOME QUESTIONS REGARDING, I GUESS, THIS IMAGE AND THE FENCING.
WHAT TYPE OF MATERIALS COMPARED TO WHAT WAS THERE BEFORE AND KIND OF THE OUTLINE OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE FENCING? SURE. SO THE WHAT WE PLAN TO DO IS KEEP THE SAME FENCING MATERIALS THAT ARE THERE, THE WROUGHT IRON AND THE CEDAR SLATS AS THEY MENTIONED A MINUTE AGO.
THE YELLOW OUTLINE IS THE PROPOSED EXTENSION FOR THE NEW LIFT STATION BOUNDARY.
AND SO THE EXISTING FENCING THAT'S THERE TODAY WILL NOT BE TOUCHED.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO EXTEND AROUND THE NEW BOUNDARY.
OKAY. I GOT A TEXT FROM I THINK, SOMEONE WHO'S GOING TO BE YOUR NEIGHBOR, TERRY WILKINSON.
I THINK HE'S DEVELOPING THE OFFICES TO THE I GUESS THAT'D BE NORTHWEST OF THERE.
HAVE YOU ALL HAD ANY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT MASONRY WALL ALONG KIRKWOOD AND SABRE DRIVE? I DON'T KNOW IF HE SPOKE WITH YOU OR WHO HE MAY HAVE SPOKEN WITH, BUT ABOUT THAT POSSIBILITY.
WE'VE SPOKEN IN THE PAST, BUT I DON'T THINK WE'VE SPOKEN ON THE MASONRY WALL ALONG.
YOU SAID KIRKWOOD AND SABRE? KIRKWOOD AND SABRE.
I'M NOT SURE IF HE MEANS, LIKE, THE WHOLE LENGTH OF THAT OR JUST PARTS OF IT.
I'M NOT SURE. THE ONLY THING THAT MIGHT BE REFERENCED TO IS THERE IS A CONCRETE BARRIER THAT'S PREVENTING TRAFFIC FROM INGRESS AND EGRESS ALONG SABRE.
AND SO WE WOULD PLAN TO PUT IN A GATE THERE TO PREVENT PUBLIC TRAFFIC FROM GOING ALONG SABRE FROM KIRKWOOD TO WHITE CHAPEL.
BUT THE GATE WOULD ALLOW FOR ANY FIRE DEPARTMENT OR ANY OTHER EMERGENCY USE.
OKAY, SO THAT MIGHT BE WHAT HE'S REFERRING TO.
WHAT ABOUT EQUIPMENT THAT CAN ELIMINATE AS BEST AS IT CAN, THE ODORS FROM THE LIFTS? IS THERE SOME SORT OF EQUIPMENT THAT YOU ALL HAVE DISCUSSED IN THAT REGARD? SO THE EXISTING LIFT STATION AS IT CURRENTLY OPERATES USES A CHEMICAL CALLED MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE THAT HELPS PREVENT ODORS. AND SO THE THE LIFT STATION EXPANSION WOULD CONTINUE TO USE THAT CHEMICAL.
IT'S DELIVERED ON A TRUCK AND IT'S IT'S USED THERE AND AT OTHER LIFT STATIONS.
AND SO THAT'S ONE ODOR MITIGATION MEASURE THAT WE USE THERE.
THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT.
YEAH. SO THE YELLOW LINE IS YOUR FENCE LINE CORRECT.
WHAT'S GOING ON OUTSIDE THE FENCE LINE.
IS IT JUST GOING TO STAY UNDISTURBED OR WHAT'S.
SURE. CAN I OPERATE THE SLIDES I THINK SO THIS SLIDE HERE.
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SO THE LIKE YOU MENTIONED THE YELLOW IS THE FENCE LINE.AND THEN TO THE LEFT YOU CAN SEE THERE'S THE ONCOR TRANSMISSION TOWERS THAT RUN DIAGONALLY TO THE LEFT OF THAT IS A PROPOSED PARKING AREA FOR EMERGENCY FRAC TANKS.
SO THOSE THOSE ARE THERE FOR IF THERE WAS A LIFT STATION EMERGENCY WHERE WE'D HAVE TO SHUT DOWN THE PUMPS AT THE LIFT STATION, THE FLOWS WOULD STILL BE COMING IN FROM CUSTOMERS THAT ARE FLOWING INTO THE LIFT STATION.
AND SO THE STORAGE AREA THERE, THE PARKING AREA WOULD BE A SPACE FOR TEMPORARY FRAC TANK USE TO PUMP INTO AND DIVERT WHILE AN EMERGENCY REPAIR WAS TAKING PLACE.
SO I MAY BE THE ONLY ONE, BUT I DON'T.
I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHERE THIS LINES UP WITH WHERE IS THIS INSIDE ALL THE FENCING OR IS THIS OUTSIDE? IS PART OF IT INSIDE PART OF IT OUTSIDE WHAT'S ON THIS VERSUS THE LAST ONE? SURE. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A LASER POINTER OR ANYTHING OR A CURSOR, BUT THIS THIS RIGHT HERE IS IN THIS AREA RIGHT HERE.
SO THIS IS SO ALL THAT STUFF WILL BE OUTSIDE THE CURRENT FENCING.
THAT'S CORRECT. AND IT'S JUST A PARKING LOT THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN WITH BIG CONCRETE PADS AND TEMPORARY FRAC TANKS OR WHATEVER. I MEAN, AND I'M NOT CLAIMING ANY EXPERTISE ON THAT, BUT THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE I MEAN, FROM AN AESTHETIC STANDPOINT, THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A REAL DESIRABLE PIECE TO ME. IS IT? DOES ANYONE? CAN YOU SPEAK TO WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE OR ANYTHING AT ALL? I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY THAT'S OUTSIDE THE FENCING INSTEAD OF INSIDE THE FENCING TO KIND OF IF WE'VE GOT BUSINESS PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES OF THAT, WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT THERE? SO THIS AREA HERE WOULD BE A CONCRETE PAD.
SO, RIGHT. I THINK OUR QUESTION OR CONCERN IS THE AESTHETICS OF TWO IMPORTANT ROADS THERE.
KIRKWOOD AND I GUESS IS THAT SABRE THAT GOES ACROSS.
I MEAN, AGAIN, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, YOU KNOW A PIECE OF PROPERTY THIS SIZE POTENTIALLY HAVING, YOU KNOW, A MASONRY WALL OR SOMETHING THAT REALLY LOOKS NICE THERE BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF CORPORATE CAMPUSES ALL THROUGH THERE AND SO FORTH.
SO TO COUNCIL MEMBER ROBBINS' POINT, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOMETHING NICER THAN THE INLAID FENCE.
YEAH, I KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING WITH THAT.
AND I WOULD ECHO THAT. YEAH. AND YOU MENTIONED TEMPORARY FRAC TANKS.
SIR, DID YOU WANT TO COME DOWN AND SPEAK TO ANY OF THESE ITEMS AGAIN? IF YOU COULD COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND THEN GO AHEAD.
PAUL BANSCHBACH 5917 TRAIL MARKER COURT IN FORT WORTH.
I'M THE ENGINEER ON THE JOB. I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME CLARIFICATION ON THE TANKS.
THEY ARE NOT MEANT TO BE THERE EXCEPT DURING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
SO, LIKE BLAINE WAS SAYING, IT'S A PARKING LOT.
WE ARE MAINTAINING THE SCREENING.
SO OUR TREE PLAN DOES MAINTAIN THAT SCREENING ALONG THE BOULEVARD THERE.
SO I DID WANT TO PROVIDE THAT CLARITY.
HONESTLY, YOU PROBABLY WON'T SEE THE PAD AS IT IS IF YOU DO DRIVE ALONG THAT ROAD.
IT DOES HAVE PRETTY GOOD TREE SCREENING.
AND THOSE TANKS ARE TEMPORARY.
MAYBE A DAY OR TWO AT MOST, HOPEFULLY ONCE EVERY DECADE.
SO THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION ONLY.
YES. I THINK WE COULD GO BACK TO THIS IS THE VIEW FROM KIRKWOOD LOOKING SOUTHEAST. AND SO ALL OF THOSE TREES WOULD BE MAINTAINED.
AND THAT POWER POLE THERE IS THE ONES I WAS MENTIONING PREVIOUSLY.
AND SO ALL OF THE TREES ALONG KIRKWOOD BOULEVARD WOULD BE MAINTAINED HERE TO PROVIDE THAT SCREENING.
I GUESS THEY'RE THE YELLOW OR IS THAT WHAT IS THAT IN THE BACK CORNER THERE? THAT IS THE EXISTING HOIST CRANE MONORAIL FOR THE EXISTING LIFT STATION.
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SO I'D RATHER ALL THAT BE ALL THAT BE ALL I WOULD RATHER I DON'T I'M NOT SAYING YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE MASONRY WALL TO THE STREET.I'M FINE IF YOU USE THE TREES THAT ARE THERE TO CUT THAT OFF.
BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO BE ANY PRETTIER THAN THAT WITH A BIGGER CONCRETE PAD THERE.
THAT CRANE IS WHAT, 15 OR 20FT IN THE AIR [INAUDIBLE]? SO I GUESS WHAT? WHAT'S THE HEIGHT OF THIS MASONRY WALL YOU'RE ENVISIONING? I DON'T KNOW, 8 TO 10FT, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BECAUSE EVEN THAT'S GOING TO BREAK THAT UP THOUGH.
YEAH. THEN YOU'LL SEE IT FROM THERE.
AND WHAT COULD OCCUR. THAT'S THE TALLEST WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A WALL.
I'M QUITE CONFIDENT DENNIS AND RON ARE GOING TO TELL US THAT.
OKAY. AND JUST FOR CLARITY'S SAKE IT IS AN EXISTING FACILITY.
SO IT IS NOT A SITUATION WHERE, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAS BEEN APPROVED IN THE PAST IS NOT ACCEPTABLE ANYMORE, OR, I GUESS, WHAT IS THE CLARIFICATION THERE FOR OUR SAKE? I WASN'T ON COUNCIL WHEN THAT ONE GOT APPROVED.
SO THAT'S JUST IT'S A ZONING CHANGE, RIGHT? SO WE CAN CHANGE YEAH.
ZONING CHANGE KIND OF OPENS IT ALL UP TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT IT.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO WASTE MONEY, BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE POINTS BEEN MADE.
SO WHAT WE CAN DO TO CLEAN UP OR MITIGATE SOME OF THE SIGHT LINES AS FAR AS WHAT'S ALREADY THERE, I KNOW IT MIGHT GO HIGHER THAN AN EIGHT FOOT WALL, BUT I THINK THAT THOSE POINTS ARE WELL TAKEN.
OKAY. AGAIN, JUST ON SABRE IF YOU CAN.
IF YOU'RE KEEPING ALL THOSE TREES ALONG KIRKWOOD THAT LOOKS BETTER.
BUT FOR SABRE, THE MASONRY WALL I THINK WOULD ALLEVIATE THE CONCERNS YOU'RE HEARING FROM COUNCIL.
WOULD THE MASONRY WALL IS WHAT I GUESS WHAT I'M HEARING IS THE MASONRY WALL ALONG SABRE DRIVE ALL THE WAY OR UP TO WHERE THE PROPOSED CEDAR EXTENSION WOULD BE.
YEAH, I THINK RIGHT UP TO THE YELLOW WHERE THE WOOD FENCE WILL BE.
I THINK THAT TAKES CARE OF IT.
UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING OUTSIDE THAT YELLOW LINE THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT.
NO. OKAY. I WOULD SAY ALL THE NEW WALL NEEDS TO BE MASONRY, BECAUSE WHERE'S THE CURRENT FENCE END? IS IT AT THE RED LINE THERE? THE CURRENT FENCE ENDS HERE.
YEAH. THEN I WOULD TAKE THE MASONRY TO THERE.
SO THIS IS THE CURRENT FENCE PLAN WITH A METAL SLIDE GATE TO ALLOW ACCESS THROUGH HERE.
SO THIS IS THE PROPOSED FENCE BOUNDARY RIGHT HERE.
AND SO I GUESS Y'ALL ARE PROPOSING A MASONRY WALL THAT COMES ACROSS CONTINUES THROUGH HERE UP TO THE EXISTING FENCE, I GUESS JUST ONE OTHER ITEM OF NOTE.
WE ARE CONTENDING WITH AN OVERHEAD POWER EASEMENT THAT SPLITS OUR PROPERTY, AND I GUESS I'D WE'D NEED TO COORDINATE WITH ONCOR ON WHETHER OR NOT WE COULD BUILD A FENCE ACROSS THAT EASEMENT.
YEAH, THIS IS A 150 FOOT WIDE ONCOR TRANSMISSION EASEMENT THROUGH HERE.
AND SO THEY USUALLY HAVE LIMITATIONS FOR WHAT THEY ALLOW ENCROACHING THROUGH IT.
OKAY. THE APPLICANTS ARE CORRECT.
IF IT IS A MAJOR POWER TRANSMISSION EASEMENT, THE PRIORITY OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION IS GOING TO BE EMERGENCY ACCESS WITHOUT IMPEDIMENT TO THOSE GANTRY TOWERS.
SO WE MAY NOT HAVE A SITUATION WHERE ANYBODY CAN FENCE ACROSS THAT EASEMENT, BUT THAT CAN BE RESOLVED BY CONVERSATIONS WITH ONCOR BEFORE SECOND READING. YEAH, I AGREE WITH THAT.
I THINK WE CAN THERE MAY BE A MIDDLE GROUND WHERE THERE'S SOME MASONRY RIGHT BY THE DRIVEWAY COMING INTO THAT PARKING LOT, AND THEN OVER IN THAT YELLOW FENCE AREA WITHOUT GETTING IN THE WAY OF THE EASEMENT.
THERE MAY BE A MIDDLE GROUND, SO BE READY FOR THAT FOR SECOND READING.
YEAH. PERHAPS, YOU KNOW, WE CAN TAKE IT UP FOR FIRST READING, YOU KNOW, FOR THE MOTION, AND THEN JUST HAVE YOUR AGREEMENT THAT YOU'LL HAVE ANSWERS BY SECOND READING, BY INTERACTING WITH THE POWER FOLKS TO FIND OUT FACTUALLY WHAT CAN YOU DO AND WHAT CAN'T YOU DO.
AND WE'LL TRY TO DO THE SAME ON OUR END.
BUT IT'S BEST IF YOU GUYS CAN DIG ALL THAT INFORMATION FOR US.
WE CAN DEFINITELY GET IN TOUCH WITH THEM.
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GREAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT.THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE APPLICANT? ALL RIGHT. THANKS, GUYS.
SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANY DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL ON FIRST READING.
WE'RE READY. WE'LL TAKE A MOTION ON ITEM 7A.
YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 7A ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-640A ZA24 -0019.
FIRST READING, ZONING CHANGE AND SITE PLAN FOR TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOT 3 RD PRICE NUMBER 1207 ADDITION AND LOT 9, KIRKWOOD EAST AND LOCATED AT 1350 WEST KIRKWOOD BOULEVARD AND 3200 NORTH WHITE CHAPEL BOULEVARD, SOUTHLAKE TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED AUGUST 27, 2024 AND A SITE PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER TWO DATED AUGUST 16, 2024, NOTING THAT WE WOULD BE THAT WE ARE APPROVING A ZONING CHANGE AND SITE PLAN AND CHANGING ZONING FROM SP1 DETAILED SITE PLAN DISTRICT AND NRPUD NON RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO SP1 DETAILED SITE PLAN DISTRICT FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING LIFT STATION AS PRESENTED, AND ALSO NOTING THE APPLICANT'S AGREEMENT TONIGHT TO CONTACT ONCOR TO DETERMINE FACTUALLY WHAT OPTIONS THEY WOULD HAVE TO PROVIDE FENCING EITHER AS PROPOSED MATERIALS OF WROUGHT IRON AND INLAID WOOD OR MASONRY.
WHAT OPTIONS ONCOR WOULD ALLOW ACROSS THE POWER EASEMENT BY SECOND READING.
WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTES.
AND THAT MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO ON FIRST READING.
WE'LL SEE YOU ALL IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
[8.A. Resolution No. 24-028, appointing members to Community Enhancement Development Corporation and Crime Control and Prevention District. ]
DISTRICT. AND I BELIEVE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM KATHY TALLEY IS GOING TO LEAD US THROUGH THIS ONE.YEAH, WE HAD WE HAVE TWO COMMISSIONS THAT ARE UP FOR REAPPOINTMENT IN SEPTEMBER.
WE HAVE TO APPROVE THEM IN SEPTEMBER.
AND SO WE CONDUCTED WE OFFERED INTERVIEWS TO THOSE WHO WERE INTERESTED.
I WILL SAY I MET THIS ONE WAS IT'S ALWAYS VERY COOL TO MEET NEW FOLKS, ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM OUR FAIR CITY THAT WANT TO VOLUNTEER AND WANT TO BE INVOLVED. AND I EXPRESSED THAT TO ALL OF THEM THAT CAME OUT.
UNFORTUNATELY FOR THIS GO ROUND WE HAD IF WE CHOOSE TO REAPPOINT EVERYONE WHO'S APPLIED, WE ONLY HAVE ONE OPENING AND THAT IS ON THE CEDC DIRECTOR 4 THAT PERSON DID NOT REAPPLY.
SO SO I WAS REALLY TALKING TO FOLKS AND LOOKING AT APPLICATIONS FOR ONE PARTICULAR POSITION.
AND I DO WANT TO THANK ALL THOSE FOLKS FOR COMING OUT.
IT WAS GREAT TO CHAT WITH THEM.
YEAH. YEAH, EVENTUALLY GOT THERE.
SO FOR DIRECTOR 4 ON CDC, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND STAN BROWN.
HE'S LIVED IN SOUTHLAKE FOR 14 YEARS.
SO? SO THAT'S THE ONLY NEW PERSON.
THE REST DID REAPPLY AND Y'ALL HAD IN YOUR FOLDERS, YOU KNOW, INFORMATION ABOUT ALL THE APPLICANTS.
AND I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE GOOD TO GO.
ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION ON THOSE REAPPOINTMENTS? AND ONE NEW APPOINTMENT.
SO WHO'S GOING TO HANDLE THAT MOTION? YOU HAVE THE LIST.
ALL RIGHT. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM TALLEY, IF YOU'LL MAKE THE MOTION ON 8A, PLEASE.
YES, SIR. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 8A RESOLUTION NUMBER 24-028, APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT. NOTING FOR THE COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, WE ARE REAPPOINTING MARTIN SCHELLING AS DIRECTOR 2 TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 2026, WE ARE APPOINTING STAN BROWN, DIRECTOR 4 TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 2026.
REAPPOINTING CRAIG STURTEVANT, DIRECTOR 5 TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 2025.
REAPPOINTING ERIC WANG, DIRECTOR 6 TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 2026 AND REAPPOINTING MIKE PAZERA, DIRECTOR 7 TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 2025. AND ALSO NOTING FOR CEDC DIRECTORS FIVE AND SEVEN, THEIR APPOINTMENT IS FOR A ONE YEAR TERM TO PLACE THOSE POSITIONS BACK IN THEIR NORMAL APPOINTMENT CYCLE.
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WE GOT OUT OF CYCLE WITH SOME FOLKS WHO DECIDED TO LEAVE, YOU KNOW, IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR TERM.AND THEN FOR THE CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT, WE ARE REAPPOINTING OR I MOVE THAT WE REAPPOINT KARA CARRERAS CLUBB FOR A TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 2026. JAY DEMAS PLACE FIVE TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 2026, DAVID BARNES PLACE SIX TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 2026 AND WILLIAM MEDDINGS PLACED SEVEN TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 2026.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER SHARLI, YOU WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING.
I WOULD LIKE TO ABSTAIN FROM THE CEDC PORTION OF THE VOTE.
WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT. CAST YOUR VOTES.
AND THAT MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.
WHILE NOTING THAT COUNCIL MEMBER SHARLI ABSTAINED FROM THE APPOINTMENTS TO CEDC.
[9.A. SV24-0007, Sign Variance for Hallmark located at 2120 E. Southlake Blvd., Suite A, Southlake, Texas. ]
DIRECTOR KILLOUGH.THANK YOU MAYOR. THIS IS A REQUEST TO SEEK A VARIANCE TO ATTACH SIGNS LINES THAT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM SIGN SIZE PERMITTED. THIS IS AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY.
THE PROPOSED SIGNAGES ARE IN THIS VICINITY OF THE EXISTING BUILDING.
OPTION ONE IS A REQUEST TO ALLOW, IN BOTH CASES, SAME SIZE SIGNS OF 53IN AND AND 71.5FT². ON THE LEFT COLUMN IDENTIFIES WHAT'S PERMITTED BY THE SIGN ORDINANCE FOR THE S1 SIGN, WHICH FACES TOWARDS SOUTHLAKE BOULEVARD ORDINANCE PERMITS 36 INCH LETTER HEIGHT AND LOGO HEIGHT.
OR EXCUSE ME, LETTER HEIGHT AND 27.2FT² OF SIGN AREA.
AND ON THE SIDE FACING STATE HIGHWAY 114, WHICH IS THE NORTH ELEVATION IDENTIFIED AS S-2.
THE SIZE PERMITTED THERE IS 33.8IN IN HEIGHT AND 27.2FT², AND ALSO IT IS RESTRICTED IN WIDTH ON THAT SIDE TO 15.75 LINEAR FEET.
NOW THIS IS A VIEW OF THE SIGN FACING SOUTHLAKE BOULEVARD AND WHAT IT WOULD APPEAR AT NIGHT.
AND THIS IS THE VIEW OF THE SIGNAGE ON PROPOSED ON 114.
AND THIS IS SOUTH ELEVATION OF THE BUILDING SHOWING SOME OF THE ADJOINING SIGNS NEAR IT.
AND THIS IS THE NORTH ELEVATION TOWARDS SOUTHLAKE BOULEVARD.
AND THIS IS DETAIL OF BOTH SIGNS.
AND THIS IS OPTION TWO WHICH WOULD MEET THE ORDINANCE.
AND OPTION TWO MEETING THE ORDINANCE.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE ADJACENT SIGNS.
THE KROGER WAS APPROVED UNDER MASTER SIGN PLAN FOR KROGER.
AND SOME OF THE EXISTING SIGNS IN THE ADJACENT TENANT SPACES.
AS YOU WERE GOING THROUGH, THOSE ARE THOSE ALL WITHIN ORDINANCE OR ANY OF THOSE HAVE VARIANCES? SOME OF THOSE MAY BE NONCONFORMING.
YEAH. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT THEY'RE LARGER.
YES. THERE WERE PREEXISTING MOST LIKELY THAN WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN PERMITTED.
AND ALSO SIZE PERMITTED ALSO HAS TO DO WITH HOW THEIR DISTANCE FROM THE ADJACENT RIGHT OF WAY.
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BUT THERE ARE A FEW SIGNS IN HERE THAT ARE, YEAH, NONCONFORMING WITH CURRENT REGULATIONS.AND DIRECTOR KILLOUGH, THE REASON I ASKED TO HAVE THIS OFF CONSENT WAS SPECIFICALLY THE SIGN LOCATION FACING 114, BECAUSE I SEEM TO REMEMBER DRIVING PAST THERE AND SEEING OTHER TENANT SIGNS.
SO IN YOUR PICTURES IT LOOKS AT LEAST LIKE KARATE HAS A SIGN.
I ASSUME THAT WAS ALSO A VARIANCE THAT WAS APPROVED.
THAT I BELIEVE THAT IS A PREEXISTING NONCONFORMING SIGN THAT PRECEDED THE COLOR REGULATIONS ON SIGNAGE IS MY.
RIGHT. BUT THAT BEING THE BACK OF THE BUILDING OR JUST THE BACK OF THE BUILDING OR JUST COLOR? BACK OF THE BUILDING PERMITS A SIGN IF IT MEETS THE SIGN AREA.
THE SIGN SIZE IN GENERAL, WHETHER IT'S LETTER HEIGHT AND SIGN AREA.
I THINK IT WAS A PRIMARY CONCERN OF NEED, REALLY.
AND THEY DENIED THE VARIANCE KNOWING THAT THEY WOULD STILL BE PERMITTED A CONFORMING SIGN THAT MET THE LETTER SIZE, I BELIEVE. AND OPTION TWO ON THE FACING 114 IS CONFORMING.
ON THE BACKSIDE, KROGER HAS A SIGN, THE SALON HAS A SIGN, AND THE KARATE PLACE HAS A SIGN ON THE 114 SIDE. OKAY.
YEAH. WOULD YOU GO TO THE WENDY'S SIGN REAL QUICK? THIS IS A TOTAL SIDEBAR, BUT I JUST WANT TO GO ON THE RECORD.
I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE REST OF THE COUNCIL, BUT IT DRIVES ME CRAZY EVERY TIME.
IF WENDY'S EVER WANTS TO COME BACK AND CAN REAPPLY.
I DON'T. I HOPE I WASN'T ON COUNCIL WHEN THEY GOT APPROVED, BUT I'M AFRAID I WAS.
[LAUGHTER] THAT'S RECENT BECAUSE THEY REDID IT.
YEAH, WELL, MAYBE IT WAS IN THAT LITTLE GAP OF TIME I WASN'T SO.
ON THE HALLMARK THAT THING IS COVERED BY TREES ON THE 1709 SIDE.
IF YOU PUT THAT SIGN, THE ORDINANCE ONE, NOBODY'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT.
YEAH. I MEAN, I GET WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO.
I JUST AM AGAINST ANYTHING THAT I THINK IMPEDES BUSINESS.
I MEAN, THE REALITY IS THERE'S A LOT OF SIGNS IN THIS TOWN.
AND WHEN YOU GO IN THERE, IF YOU'RE LIKE ME, YOU TRY TO AVOID 1709.
YOU'RE GOING DOWN THE BACKSIDE THAT ACCESS ROAD.
AND IT TELLS ME IT'S IN THIS PLAZA, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE IT IS.
SO I AM ENTIRELY FOR THE BIGGEST SIGN THEY'RE ASKING FOR BOTH CASES.
I MEAN. IT'S YEAH, TO ME THAT'S A VERY TASTEFUL [INAUDIBLE].
I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH OPTION ONE ON THE FRONT AND OPTION TWO ON THE BACK.
THE ONE ON THE BACK SEEMS TO LOOK A LITTLE LARGER THAN THE ONE ON THE FRONT, BUT THAT'S JUST ME.
I GO TO KROGER A LOT AND YOU IT IT MAY LOOK LIKE THAT TREE.
IT MAY LOOK EASY TO SEE, BUT WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING THROUGH THERE, IT'S NOT.
COUNCIL MEMBER LEPP THIS WAS YOUR CASE, SO LET'S.
WHAT DO YOU SAY? I KNOW I ALSO TEND TO SIDE WITH BUSINESSES.
AND SO I AGREE WITH RANDY ROBBINS IN THAT THE BACK ONE DOES LOOK A LITTLE LARGE IN THIS RENDITION.
ALL RIGHT. MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMSON, DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE WHAT YOU NEED FOR A MOTION OR.
I DO. I DON'T THINK WE NEED A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS.
NO WE DON'T. OR AN APPLICANT? I DON'T REALLY THINK.
OH. APPLICANT. I THINK WE'RE GOOD.
YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING? I GOT AHEAD OF YOU. COME ON DOWN.
I DON'T KNOW. THINGS ARE GOING WELL.
[LAUGHTER] DON'T. THEY CAN ONLY GO DOWN FROM HERE.
IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND THEN GO AHEAD.
WE'RE LOCATED AT 2865 MARKET LOOP HERE IN SOUTHLAKE.
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SWOOSH AT THE BOTTOM OF THE K.OTHER THAN THAT, IT'S WITHIN THE ORDINANCE.
WHAT I FOUND WHEN I STARTED WORKING WITH THE CLIENT ON THIS IS KNOWING THE SIGN ORDINANCE.
IF WE INCREASE THE LETTER SIZE TO THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED, THEN WE'RE OVER THE SQUARE FOOTAGE.
AND IF WE WENT JUST BY THE SQUARE FOOTAGE TO KEEP IT WITHIN ORDINANCE, THEN IT WAS JUST SO SMALL.
FOR ONE, WE COULDN'T MANUFACTURE IT.
HALLMARK IS GETTING READY TO THIS IS THE CAMPAIGN THAT THEY'RE STARTING, THEIR EXPANSION, THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO NUMEROUS STORES THROUGHOUT THE DALLAS FORT WORTH AREA, AND THEY'RE STARTING WITH SOUTHLAKE.
SO THAT'S WHY THEY ARE RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE VARIANCE FOR BOTH SIGNS.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. SORRY YOU HAD TO STAY FOR AS THE LAST ITEM.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I JUST WANT TO.
OPTION ONE IS THE LARGER OF THE TWO.
AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE IN AGREEMENT ON BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH OPTION ONE.
LET'S HAVE A MOTION ON ITEM 9A, PLEASE.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE.
SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED AUGUST 27, 2024, AND NOTING THAT WE ARE APPROVING THE TWO ATTACHED SIGNS PRESENTED BOTH THE SOUTH ELEVATION AND NORTH ELEVATION SIGN, AND WE'RE APPROVING OPTION ONE AS FAR AS SIZING.
WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTES.
AND THAT MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS FOR STICKING AROUND.
THAT IS THE LAST ITEM BECAUSE WE ALREADY TOOK CARE OF 9B, SO MEETING ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.