Mar 04, 2025 City Council

[1. Call to order.]

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GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO OUR SOUTHLAKE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR MARCH 4TH, 2025. MY NAME IS SHAWN MCCASKILL AND AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, I CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.

WE'LL GET STARTED WITH OUR WORK SESSION AS ALWAYS.

BUT BEFORE I INVITE PASTOR CLAYTON REED UP HERE, I'D LIKE TO WISH MAYOR PRO TEM RANDY WILLIAMSON AND AMY WILLIAMSON A HAPPY 30TH ANNIVERSARY. I'M HAPPY THAT YOU'RE HERE CELEBRATING WITH US, AND WE'LL TRY TO MOVE THE MEETING ALONG.

SO IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY PLANS FOR LATER, WE'LL GET YOU ON YOUR WAY. BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF YOU. WE APPRECIATE IT.

NO BETTER PLACE, WE'D RATHER SPEND IT THAN HERE AT CITY COUNCIL.

WELL, WITH THAT, WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO PASTOR CLAYTON REED FROM SOUTHLAKE BAPTIST CHURCH, OUR OFFICIAL CITY CHAPLAIN, TO LEAD US IN PRAYER. AND THEN IF YOU WOULD REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE PLEDGE TO TEXAS. PASTOR REED.

LET'S PRAY. DEAR LORD, WE GIVE THANKS FOR THIS EVENING, AND WE GIVE THANKS FOR YOUR GOODNESS TO US.

AND WE GIVE THANKS FOR THOSE MILESTONES LIKE WE CELEBRATE TONIGHT FOR THE BLESSING THAT IS.

LORD, WE ALSO THINK OF PEOPLE WHO SERVE QUIETLY IN THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, WHO JUST DO WORK AND SERVE BEHIND THE SCENES.

LORD, I THINK TONIGHT OF DAVID ALDRIDGE AND THE TEAM OF PEOPLE LIKE HIM WHO WORK TO MAKE PEOPLE'S LIVES BETTER TO KEEP THIS ROOM SAFE.

WE GIVE THANKS FOR HIM AND HIS TEAM. WE ALSO GIVE THANKS TONIGHT FOR BRIAN THOMAS FOR SO MANY YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

WE PRAY BLESSINGS ON HIM AND HIS RETIREMENT. WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD KEEP HIM SAFE AND JUST BLESS HIS TIME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIME THAT WE'VE SET ASIDE TO MEET TONIGHT.

WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THIS COUNCIL, EACH OF THEM WISDOM AS THEY LOOK AT ITEMS AND THINK THROUGH THE MEETING AGENDA.

WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BE WITH THEM. GIVE THEM WISDOM AS THEY THINK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT ARE IN FRONT OF THEM.

WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE OUR MAYOR WISDOM TONIGHT AS HE LEADS THIS MEETING, AND WE GIVE THANKS FOR YOUR GOODNESS TO US.

AND MOST OF ALL, WE GIVE THANKS FOR YOUR SON, JESUS CHRIST.

AND IT'S IN HIS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU, PASTOR REED.

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

THANK YOU, PASTOR REED. NEXT, I'LL WELCOME DAVID MILLER, THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES,

[3. Town Hall Plaza Park - Discussion on Next Steps]

DIRECTOR MILLER. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. ACTUALLY, THIS IS MY PRESENTATION HERE.

ALL RIGHT. TRY THAT AGAIN. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL HERE TONIGHT.

REALLY TO CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION, WE STARTED AT THE WINTER WORKSHOP AND REALLY TO JUST DISCUSS A FEW SPECIFIC ELEMENTS RELATED TO THIS PARK IN ITS DESIGN. SO THIS EVENING, WE'LL BE TOUCHING ON ARTIFICIAL TURF.

TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE FOUNTAIN PLACE DECISION AND THEN ALSO TALKING ABOUT NEXT STEPS.

BEFORE WE BEGIN, THOUGH, THERE WERE SOME ITEMS OF DISCUSSION AT THE WINTER WORKSHOP THAT REQUIRED A LITTLE BIT MORE RESEARCH AND DATA ON THE PART OF STAFF.

AND SO WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT SOME DIFFERENT AREAS, SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT THE TRAFFIC STUDY A LITTLE BIT DEEPER, LOOKING AT PARKING WITHIN THE TOWN SQUARE ENVIRONMENT, LOOKING AT PEDESTRIAN THE AMOUNT OF PEDESTRIANS THAT ARE TYPICALLY IN THAT SPACE ON A GIVEN DAY OR A GIVEN WEEKEND, AND THEN ALSO LOOKING AT THE TRAFFIC FLOW AS WELL.

SO WE'LL TALK THROUGH THAT AND THEN MOVE FORWARD INTO THE DISCUSSION.

SO, BEGINNING HERE THIS FIRST SLIDE DOES DIG A LITTLE BIT DEEPER INTO THE TRAFFIC STUDY THAT WAS DONE BACK IN 2023.

YOU CAN SEE THE GRAPH ON YOUR LEFT HAND SIDE IS GOING TO REPRESENT A 24 HOUR PEAK TIME DURING THE HOLIDAYS.

SO THIS TOOK THIS WAS A DECEMBER 23RD A VERY BUSY DAY.

AND THEY LOOKED AT THE TRAFFIC. ON ALL THREE STREETS THIS WOULD BE MAIN CIVIC PLACE AND FOUNTAIN PLACE.

YOU SEE, FOUNTAIN PLACE IS REPRESENTED IN THE GRAY AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY.

SO WHEN LOOKING AT THE HOLIDAY TRAFFIC, ABOUT 20% OF THAT TRAFFIC DURING THAT PEAK TIME WAS ON FOUNTAIN PLACE, AND THE OTHER 80% WAS SPLIT UP BETWEEN THE OTHER TWO STREETS.

THE NEXT ONE YOU SEE IS YOUR TYPICAL MID-WEEK TRAFFIC.

THIS WAS A 48 HOUR PERIOD OF TIME WHERE THEY LOOKED AT TRAFFIC DURING THAT TIME.

SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS FROM A 48 HOUR PERSPECTIVE.

I EVEN TOOK IT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A DAYTIME TRAFFIC 7 TO 7 OR 9 TO 9 DURING THAT TIME,

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AND THEN THE FINAL GRAPH REPRESENTS A TYPICAL WEEKEND, NOT YOUR PEAK HOLIDAY TRAFFIC, BUT YOUR TYPICAL WEEKEND IN SOUTHLAKE.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT FOUNTAIN PLACE WAS ABOUT 15% OF THE TRAFFIC BETWEEN THOSE THREE STREETS DURING THAT TIME.

AND SO AS I GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION, WHEN I WHEN WE LOOK AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR FOUNTAIN PLACE, I WILL KIND OF CALL BACK TO SOME OF THESE NUMBERS.

THIS NEXT SLIDE LOOKS AT THE IMPACT OF TRAFFIC OR IMPACT OF PARKING WITHIN THE TOWN SQUARE ENVIRONMENT, AS THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED. AND WITH THAT IN MIND, I WANTED TO PROVIDE COUNCIL WITH A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW, STARTING WITH THE AMOUNT OF CITY OWNED SPACES IN THE ENTIRE ENVIRONMENT.

SO THIS WOULD BE THE EAST AND WEST GARAGES AND ALL OF THE STREET PARKING.

SO IT'S ABOUT 2400 SPOTS. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY'RE MARKED IN RED.

THAT IS THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE PARK ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET, AROUND TOWN HALL, AND THEN ONE BLOCK EAST AND WEST ON MAIN STREET THAT REPRESENTS 192 SPOTS.

AND THEN FOUNTAIN PLACE ITSELF HAS 16 SPOTS. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ENTIRE ENVIRONMENT BETWEEN CITY CONTROLLED SPOTS AND KITE CONTROLLED SPOTS, IT'S ABOUT 5300 SPOTS TOTAL IN THE ENTIRE ENVIRONMENT.

SO WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR FOUNTAIN PLACE, I'LL REFERENCE THE PARKING IMPACT WITH EACH OF THOSE OPTIONS.

NEXT, I WANTED TO LOOK AT THE PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC AND FAMILY AND RUSTIN PARKS.

AND SO IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE UTILIZE THE SOFTWARE THAT EDT HAS USED TO LOOK AT THE EVENTS AND HOW EVENT TRAFFIC WORKS WITHIN THE TOWN SQUARE ENVIRONMENT.

SO BEFORE I BEGIN, THE WAY THE PARAMETERS WORK, THIS IS THE PARK ENVIRONMENT ITSELF, INCLUDING FOUNTAIN PLACE.

SO THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE STATE OR GRAND. AND THIS IS MEASURING ANY VISIT MORE THAN TEN MINUTES.

SO IF SOMEBODY IS DRIVING THROUGH FOUNTAIN PLACE VERY QUICKLY, OR IF SOMEBODY IS WALKING THROUGH ON FOUNTAIN PLACE TO GET TO ANOTHER SITE, OR EVEN AT AN EVENT WALKING ON STATE OR GRAND, THOSE NUMBERS ARE NOT MEASURED WITHIN THIS.

SO ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE YOU SEE PARK USE FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR, AND YOU CAN SEE THE TOTAL VISITS IN THAT AREA ABOVE TEN MINUTES WAS 190,000, SO ABOUT 520 A DAY. THE AVERAGE DWELL TIME WAS 48 MINUTES.

AND THE REAL INTERESTING PIECE HERE IS IT GIVES US INFORMATION ON BEHAVIORS BEFORE AND AFTER GOING INTO A LOCATION.

SO YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT PRIOR TO ENTERING THE PARK, 20% APPROXIMATELY EITHER DINE SHOPPED OR BOUGHT APPAREL.

AND THEN AFTER LEAVING THE PARK, ABOUT 20.5% EITHER DINED, SHOPPED, BOUGHT APPAREL, AND ABOUT 4.5% WENT BACK TO WORK.

SO, YOU CAN SEE THAT PEOPLE ARE UTILIZING THE PARK, PERHAPS TO EAT LUNCH OR DO OTHER ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE PARK.

ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, YOU CAN SEE TOTAL VISITS ON WEEKDAYS.

SO PULLED THIS TO KIND OF TAKE OUT SOME OF THOSE LARGE SATURDAY CROWDS JUST TO LOOK AT IT.

AND YOU STILL HAVE 108,000 TOTAL VISITS WITH ABOUT 346 AVERAGE, 45 MINUTE DWELL TIME.

AND AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE BEHAVIORS BEFORE AND AFTER THE PARK.

YOU SEE A LOT OF DINING, SHOPPING, AND THEN OUTSIDE OF THAT 20%, 7% OF THOSE PEOPLE CAME TO THE PARK FROM WORK IN ABOUT 3.5% WENT BACK TO WORK AFTER. SO YOU CAN SEE SOME BEHAVIORS THERE.

ADDITIONALLY, WE LOOKED AT THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY PARKS IN SOUTHLAKE TO MEASURE HOW BUSY IS FAMILY IN RUSTIN PARK COMPARED TO BICENTENNIAL OR BOB JONES OR NORTH PARK.

SO WE LOOKED AT BICENTENNIAL. IT IS THE BUSIEST, AS YOU WOULD IMAGINE, AND WE TOOK OUT THE MARK BECAUSE THAT WOULD HAVE SKEWED IT EVEN HIGHER. WE'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, 700,000 VISITS JUST TO THE MARK ALONE.

AND SO THAT'S ABOUT 700 VISITORS A DAY. WHEN YOU LOOK AT NORTH PARK AND BOB JONES, THE FAMILY RUSTON PARKS WERE WELL ABOVE THOSE DAILY NUMBERS. SO IT'S PROBABLY THE SECOND BUSIEST CITY PARK IN TOWN.

AND THE OTHER THING THAT IS NOTICEABLE ABOUT THIS IS THAT THERE'S CLEARLY SOME CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PARK BEING A CONDUIT FOR COMMERCE IN THE AREA.

AND SO AS THESE, AS THE PARK HAS IMPROVED, THAT WOULD LIKELY INCREASE AS WELL.

NEXT, I JUST WANTED TO LOOK AT A LITTLE BIT OF THE TRAFFIC FLOW AND THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS. AND SO YOU CAN SEE HERE KIND OF AN OVERHEAD OF THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT.

YOU CAN SEE ALL OF YOUR EAST WEST AND NORTH SOUTH TRAFFIC.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP IS THE ONCE SOMEONE IS GOING SOUTH ON EITHER STATE OR MAIN OR GRAND.

ONCE THEY GO SOUTH OF FOUNTAIN PLACE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO TURN EITHER ONTO 1709 OR TURN AROUND TO GET BACK INTO THE ENVIRONMENT.

THAT IS AN ISSUE THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS TODAY.

IF YOU GO SOUTH OF FOUNTAIN PLACE, OF COURSE, TODAY, IF YOU'RE NORTH OF FOUNTAIN PLACE, YOU CAN GO EAST OR WEST.

YOU CAN GO BACK INTO THIS PARKING AREA OR YOU CAN CUT ACROSS.

SO LOOKING AT THE IMPACT, IF IT IS SHUT DOWN.

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BUT YOU CAN SEE ALL OTHER TRAFFIC FLOWS ARE PRESERVED.

SO IF YOU'RE GOING SOUTH ON STATE OR GRAND, YOU STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO BACK INTO ONE OF THESE PARKING AREAS, WHICH EACH ONE HAS ABOUT 350 ADDITIONAL SPOTS.

AND SO THAT MAY BE A BEHAVIOR WHERE PEOPLE ARE UNAWARE THAT THERE ARE ADDITIONAL PARKING SPOTS IN THOSE AREAS.

SO THE MAIN PATTERN YOU SEE ON FOUNTAIN PLACE IS KIND OF THAT WAITING FOR A PARKING SPOT, CIRCLING THROUGH.

YOU STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT JUST GOING BEHIND ONE OF THOSE PARKING AREAS.

SO NEXT I WANTED TO BRIEFLY TOUCH ON TURF. WE DISCUSSED THIS AT THE WORKSHOP.

THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF DIFFERENCES OF OPINIONS, BUT THE MAIN CONSENSUS WAS TURFING THE OUTER ACCESS AND THEN LEAVING NATURAL GRASS IN THE CENTER. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, SINCE THAT TIME, THERE HAS BEEN SOME QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ABILITY TO KEEP THE ESTHETICS AND THE USABILITY OF THAT MAIN ACCESS UP WITH THE REST OF THE ARTIFICIAL TURF.

AND SO I JUST BRIEFLY WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT.

THERE WOULD BE SOME TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WHEN YOU'RE IN A DORMANT SEASON, WHEN GRASS IS DORMANT, WHEN YOU'RE OVER SEEDING WHERE YOU WOULD SEE SOME VISUAL AND ESTHETIC IMPACT YOU'D HAVE SOME BROWN THAT WOULD EVENTUALLY TURN GREEN AND KIND OF CATCH UP WITH THE REST OF THE TURF, AND THEN YOU STILL WOULD HAVE THE POTENTIAL IF A REALLY HEAVY RAIN CAME THROUGH, LIKE WHAT OCCURRED LAST NIGHT WHERE YOU WOULD HAVE SOME IMPACT IN THAT CENTER ACCESS WHERE YOU MAY HAVE SOME YOU KNOW, IMPACT TO EVENTS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

SO I JUST WANTED TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION THAT THERE WOULD, YOU KNOW, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH IT TO THE TUNE OF KEEPING IT GREEN 100% OF THE TIME. AND SO YOU WOULD HAVE THOSE SLIGHT DIFFERENCES AT TIMES.

AND SO WITH THAT, I JUST WANTED TO OPEN UP THE FLOOR.

OF COURSE, THE ONE OPTION IS THE NATURAL GRASS IN THE MIDDLE AND THE TURF.

AND THE OTHER OPTION IS ARTIFICIAL TURF. AND HAPPY TO HEAR YOUR FEEDBACK.

COUNCIL. ANY THOUGHTS OR COMMENTS ON THE CHOICES BETWEEN PARTIAL OR FULL ARTIFICIAL TURF IN THAT PART OF THE PLAZA? I CAN I'LL ECHO MY COMMENTS AT THE THAT I SHARED AT THE RETREAT.

AND FEEL EVEN STRONGER ABOUT THEM NOW THAT I'M REALLY SUPPORTIVE OF FULL ARTIFICIAL TURF THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PLAZA AREA HERE, FOR THE REASONS DIRECTOR MILLER COMMENTED ON.

I WOULD RATHER GO ALL GRASS BEFORE I WOULD RATHER GO BEFORE I WOULD GO ARTIFICIAL TURF ON THE SIDES AND NATURAL GRASS IN THE MIDDLE. ONE OR THE OTHER IS THE WAY I THINK IT GOES.

I JUST SEE A SCENARIO WHERE YOU'RE TO DIRECTOR MILLER'S POINT.

YOU HAVE A HEAVY RAIN EVENT TWO DAYS BEFORE THE 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION, AND PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AROUND GOING, WHY? WHY ARE WE PUTTING BLANKETS OVER HERE IN THE KIND OF MUDDY AREA AND ALL THAT REALLY NICE TURF IS ON THE EITHER SIDE.

WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? WHY DIDN'T THE CITY HAVE ENOUGH FORESIGHT TO TURF THIS WHOLE AREA? AND THEN THROUGHOUT THE WINTER MONTHS, IT WOULD BE BROWN VERSUS A RICH DARK GREEN ON THE ARTIFICIAL SIDE.

SO I STRONGLY FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD GO FULL ARTIFICIAL TURF ACROSS THE BOARD.

AND IF NOT, THEN GO FULL GRASS. I AGREE. I MEAN, I'M AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, I'M NOT A TURF FAN, BUT WE HAVEN'T REALLY SEEN ANY TURF, I GUESS.

I MEAN, WE SAW SOME. IT'S PROBABLY BEEN AT LEAST A YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I'VE SEEN IT. I'LL JUST SAY SOME PLACES AROUND TOWN.

MAYBE A LARGE BOX RETAILER, FOR OBVIOUS REASONS.

THEY HAVE TURF IN THEIR PARKING AREA, BUT I'M NOT A FAN OF HOW THAT LOOKS.

BUT I UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DO IT. AND I AGREE WITH MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMSON, I'M GOING TO BE FOR ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, BECAUSE I THINK IT'LL LOOK THE MORE I'VE HAD TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT, IT WOULD LOOK FUNNY AND IT WOULD PRESENT SOME ISSUES EITHER WAY.

SO I THINK FOR DURABILITY AND ALL THOSE THINGS, I JUST I KNOW WHEN WE GET GRANULAR ON THAT, IF THIS IS THE WAY WE GO, WE WILL YOU WILL SHOW US TURF.

SO I'LL BE INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS AND FEELS LIKE.

ABSOLUTELY. I CERTAINLY PREFER ARTIFICIAL TURF IN THAT CENTER.

GIVEN THAT DURING OKTOBERFEST, WHEN WE'RE SERVING BEER, IT CAN GET UNSIGHTLY AND UNEVEN.

SO I PREFER ARTIFICIAL TURF THERE AS WELL. I GET THE MAINTENANCE AND IT ALWAYS LOOKING NICE. MY ONLY CONCERN IS ESTHETICS.

IS IT GOING TO LOOK? I DON'T KNOW. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THAT.

NOW I WILL SAY THAT I WALK IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND SOME OF MY NEIGHBORS BACK UP TO REALLY SHADED AREAS,

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AND SO MY CONCERN IS THAT IT'S JUST NOT GOING TO LOOK VERY FIRST CLASS.

HOW'S THAT? I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A NICE WAY TO SAY THAT IF WE TURF IT.

SO I'M AMBIVALENT. YOU KNOW WHAT? I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS IN A PARK SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN NOT ON A FIELD, BUT IN A PARK. THAT WOULD HELP ME TREMENDOUSLY.

I'D BE HAPPY TO. THERE'S SOME OPTIONS AROUND THE METROPLEX.

WE'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE OKAY THAT THAT HAVE TURFED, AND AS LANDSCAPED TURF HAS GOTTEN BETTER AND BETTER.

HIGHER QUALITY. IT THEY'VE DESIGNED IT IN A WAY THAT IT IS PREPARING FOR THE USES OF THE ENVIRONMENT, PREPARING FOR PETS TO BE ON IT, PREPARING IT WOULD BE IRRIGATED AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

AND SO EVEN THIS PAST WEEK AT A CONFERENCE, WE SAW SOME MORE EXAMPLES OF HOW THE PRODUCT IS EVOLVING.

SO WE'D BE HAPPY TO WALK YOU THROUGH THAT PROCESS.

YEP. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER ROBBINS. YEAH. I'D BE I'D BE MORE THAN WILLING TO SACRIFICE SOME ESTHETIC, WHICH I DON'T THINK YOU REALLY WILL SACRIFICE WITH IT TO GO FULL ARTIFICIAL. I THINK THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THAT YEAR IN, YEAR OUT IS FAR, FAR, FAR, FAR GREATER THAN WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE WITH NATURAL GRASS, IN MY OPINION.

AND I THINK THE TURF LOOKS GREAT. I WISH I HAD TURF IN MY FRONT YARD RIGHT NOW.

I WOULD AGREE WITH ALL THAT. AND I THINK MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMSON STARTED IT.

I THINK WE HAVE TO GO ONE OR THE OTHER, NOT MIX AND MATCH AND PART NATURAL, PART ARTIFICIAL.

I THINK WHAT WHAT STRUCK ME WHEN WE HAD THE ICE SKATING RINK AND THEN WE HAD TO REDO THE GRASS OUT THERE, WHICH WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. IT WAS WELL USED. BUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT WHEN WE'RE MAKING A DECISION. ARE WE GOING TO REPLACE THAT GRASS EVERY YEAR IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THE ICE SKATING RINK OR NOT? OR WE GO WITH THE TURF. SO ARTIFICIAL TURF. SO I'M IN FAVOR OF THE ARTIFICIAL TURF.

I THINK THE FUNCTIONALITY AND SOMEBODY BROUGHT UP, YOU KNOW WHAT, IF IT RAINS RIGHT BEFORE STARS AND STRIPES OR OKTOBERFEST OR WHATEVER, THIS JUST AS WE DID WITH THE BASEBALL FIELDS AND SOFTBALL FIELDS.

THE TURNAROUND TIME WITH THE ARTIFICIAL TURF IS MUCH QUICKER, SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY WEATHER DELAYS OR LOST DAYS, SO I'M GOOD WITH THAT. I THINK WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THERE YOU GO.

ALL RIGHT. WELL NEXT WE WILL DISCUSS FOUNTAIN PLACE AND REALLY GOING TO PRESENT FOUR VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD OPTIONS THIS EVENING.

ONE OPTION ONE BEING OF COURSE LEAVING IT AS IT IS TODAY.

OPTION TWO WOULD BE THAT PARTIALLY TABLED VERSION THAT YOU ALL SAW I THINK EARLIER EARLY ON IN DISCUSSIONS SIMILAR TO WHAT MAIN STREET WOULD LOOK LIKE.

OPTION THREE WOULD BE THE FULLY CLOSED ENVIRONMENT, AND THEN OPTION FOUR WOULD BE THAT HYBRID OPTION THAT WAS PRESENTED AT THE WORKSHOP.

SO WE'LL WALK THROUGH THESE. OF COURSE, THIS IS THE CURRENT VIEW TODAY.

EVERYONE'S VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS. AND SO THAT WOULD BE ONE OPTION WOULD BE JUST TO LEAVE IT AND MAKE THE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS.

THERE WOULD BE NO PARKING IMPACT WITH THIS OPTION.

THE NEXT OPTION THIS REPRESENTS THE BEST PICTURE WE COULD GET OF THE PARTIALLY TABLED.

YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A STRIP DOWN THE MIDDLE THAT IS FULLY LEVEL WITH THE REST OF THE PARK.

THE TRAFFIC WOULD KIND OF GO UP AND OVER, PROVIDES A TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURE, AND YOU KIND OF HAVE THAT GREAT LAWN EFFECT, BUT OTHERWISE THE STREET WOULD REMAIN OPEN. AND SO YOU CAN SEE THAT REPRESENTED THERE.

THIS OF COURSE, IS THE FULLY CLOSED OPTION. YOU CAN SEE THE GREAT LAWN THAT STRETCHES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE GAZEBO, THE SEATING AREAS, THE BOLLARDS ON BOTH SIDES.

AND THEN OF COURSE, THIS WOULD BE THE NEW GAZEBO REPRESENTED THERE AS WELL.

AND THEN FINALLY THIS OPTION HERE, WHICH REPRESENTED THE HYBRID OPTION.

AND THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS AT THE WORKSHOP THAT I DID WANT TO ANSWER AND ADDRESS.

ONE BEING THE ABILITY TO IMPROVE THE DESIGN, MAKE IT LOOK LESS LIKE A ROAD.

MORE LIKE A PLANNED SPACE. THE NEXT QUESTION WAS THE ABILITY TO POTENTIALLY HAVE SOME, SOME SORT OF TEMPORARY TURF THAT COULD ROLL OUT AND KIND OF CREATE THAT GREAT LAWN EFFECT. AND SO TO TO ANSWER THE FIRST QUESTION, THE PLAN WOULD BE IF THIS IS THE OPTION CHOSEN TO ENHANCE THE DESIGN THROUGH SOME DIFFERENT PAVERS. DECORATIVE. YOU COULD ALSO DO SOME DIFFERENT THINGS WITH THE BOLLARDS INSTEAD OF HAVING ALL BOLLARDS.

IT COULD BE A MIX BETWEEN BOLLARDS AND SOME HEAVY DUTY PLANTERS THAT WOULD LOOK NICE IN THE ENVIRONMENT, OR KIND OF PURPOSEFUL IN THAT WAY IN AREAS WHERE YOU WOULDN'T NEED TO CUSTOMIZE IT.

SO THAT WOULD DEFINITELY BE THE INTENTION OF STAFF TO ENHANCE THE CHARACTER THROUGH THE DESIGN PROCESS.

AND ON THE OTHER PIECE, WITH POTENTIALLY ROLLING OUT TURF, STAFF DID LOOK INTO IT ON A SMALL SCALE.

IN THE PAST, WE'VE DONE SOME SMALL VIP AREAS WHERE YOU'VE HAD TURF AND KIND OF SOME STANCHIONS AROUND IT.

FROM A LARGE SCALE VIEWPOINT, UNLESS IT'S AN ENGINEERED OPTION, IT WOULD PROVIDE SOME CHALLENGES, BOTH OPERATIONALLY AND ACCESSIBLY, ONE BEING THE ABILITY TO GET A PIECE THAT BIG AND ROLL IT OUT AND KEEP IT IN GOOD CONDITION, BUT ALSO TO KEEP IT LEVEL. PLAYING WITH THE PARK, IT WOULD CREATE SOME ACCESSIBILITY AND ADA ISSUES POTENTIALLY.

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AND OF COURSE UP FOR DISCUSSION. THESE ARE THE OPTIONS REPRESENTED AND WE'D LOVE TO HEAR COUNCIL'S THOUGHTS.

THANK YOU, DIRECTOR MILLER, ANY THOUGHTS ON THE FOUR OPTIONS? FIRST, I REMEMBER WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, I REALLY THINK I WAS ACTUALLY AGAINST CLOSING OFF THAT PIECE TO DRIVE THROUGH THERE, BUT I'M FULLY ON BOARD WITH OPTION C. I THINK OPTION C IS INFINITELY BETTER THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

IT GIVES THE MOST POP. IT GIVES US THE BEST PLACE TO HAVE EVERYTHING.

IT LOOKS FIRST CLASS, TOP TO BOTTOM. EITHER GO BIG OR GO HOME AND DON'T DO ANYTHING ELSE.

YEAH, I'M TOTALLY AGAINST VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. I THINK WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE FEWER CARS THROUGH THAT STRIP.

SO I SAY NO CARS THROUGH THAT STRIP. SO B OR C, I MEAN, I LIKE C.

YEAH. I IT'S FUNNY HOW AS TIME GOES BY BETWEEN MEETINGS, OPINIONS CHANGE AND FOLKS HAVE MORE TIME TO MARINATE.

AND THAT'S THE GOOD THING, RIGHT, ABOUT TALKING ABOUT IT THAN WAITING AND COMING BACK TALKING ABOUT IT AGAIN. THIS ONE AGAIN, I'VE FELT PRETTY CONFIDENT IN OPTION C ALL ALONG.

I LIKE THE IDEA BECAUSE ONE OF THE VISIONS OF THIS WAS TO TRY TO BRING THE CROWD TO THE GAZEBO, TO THE PERFORMERS, TO THE SPEAKERS, AND AS LONG AS YOU HAVE FOUNTAIN PLACE THERE, EVEN IN A IN A HYBRID TYPE SETTING, IT'S STILL CREATES A BARRIER BETWEEN EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING ON THAT STAGE.

AND THIS JUST BRINGS THE WHOLE PARK TOGETHER.

IT'S AGAIN, IT'S KIND OF A YOU EITHER DO IT OR YOU DON'T.

AND I FEEL LIKE IT REALLY BRINGS THE PARK TOGETHER.

IT HAS THOSE NATURAL PICNIC AREA TYPE AREAS THERE ON EITHER SIDE.

SO THAT'S MY OPINION. OPTION C. YEAH, I AGREE.

AND TO YOUR POINT, I MEAN I REALLY ON THE TURF THOUGHT AT THE BEGINNING, YOU KNOW, I WAS NOT FOR TURF, BUT OBVIOUSLY WITH, WITH ALL THE RESEARCH STAFF HAS DONE AND TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT.

YOU KNOW, WE DO CHANGE HOW WE FEEL ABOUT THINGS. BUT I HAVE ALSO BEEN SINCE THE BEGINNING ON THIS FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF CLOSING DOWN FOUNTAIN.

AND JUST REALLY AT THE VERY BEGINNING, WE TALKED ABOUT THE REASON FOR DOING THIS WAS ACTIVATING THE ENTIRE PARK.

WE'RE GOING TO DO ALL THESE IMPROVEMENTS. WE'RE GOING TO ADD, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF BEAUTIFUL FEATURES.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A NEW GAZEBO. AND SO LET'S PULL ALL THAT TOGETHER.

AND I THINK IT WAS INTERESTING TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE COME AND ENJOY THE PARK ON THE WEEKENDS AND DURING THE WEEK.

AND I THINK THIS IS GOING TO INCREASE AND ENHANCE THAT AND BRING MORE SHOPPERS, MORE PEOPLE TO JUST ENJOY SOUTHLAKE IN OUR IN OUR BEAUTIFUL PARK. SO I'M IN SUPPORT OF OPTION C.

CAN YOU CLARIFY SOMETHING FOR ME ON OPTION C? WOULD THERE STILL BE PARKING LIKE WHERE THIS LITTLE AREA IS WITH THE UMBRELLAS? WOULD THERE BE PARKING THAT BUTTS UP TO THAT? THERE WOULD BE THREE SPOTS ON THE EAST SIDE AND THREE SPOTS ON THE WEST SIDE OUTSIDE OF THE BOLLARDS.

AND THEN OF COURSE DURING EVENTS YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO REMOVE THOSE BOLLARDS SO FOOD TRUCKS COULD ACTUALLY COME UP ON TO THAT PLAZA AREA.

THERE WOULD BE A RAMP TO CURB THERE. AND SO THIS PARKING LOT HERE WOULD ONLY REPRESENT TEN SPOTS.

OKAY. BECAUSE OF THAT. I'M AMBIVALENT ABOUT IT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I CAN SEE THE MERITS OF WHAT EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT IS ABOUT OPENING IT UP AND ACTIVATING THE PARK MORE.

AND YOU DO MAKE A GOOD POINT ABOUT THE TRAFFIC FLOW IF YOU GET UP THERE LIKE I WAS TALKING ABOUT BEFORE, YOU CAN GO LEFT. YOU CAN MAKE A LEFT TURN AND CIRCLE BACK IN AND GET WHERE YOU NEED TO BE.

SO I AM LESS BOTHERED BY THIS THAN I USED TO BE.

OKAY. YEAH, I AGREE WITH THAT. I THINK I HAD SOME OF THE SAME CONCERNS ABOUT THE TRAFFIC FLOW.

BUT YOU KNOW, YOU CAN TURN, YOU KNOW, GO BACK INTO THOSE PARKING AREAS ON THE OTHER SIDES OF THE RETAIL.

I THINK I WAS I HAD SOME HEARTBURN ABOUT CLOSING IT COMPLETELY OFF.

BUT AFTER THINKING ABOUT IT SOME MORE AND LOOKING AT IT, THE FOUR OPTIONS TOGETHER.

I THINK I'M GOOD WITH OPTION C. MOVING FORWARD, I THINK IT'S JUST GOING TO THE POSSIBILITIES, AND THERE'S PROBABLY THINGS WE HAVEN'T EVEN THOUGHT OF YET THAT WE CAN USE OR DO WITH THAT SPACE.

IF IT'S RECONFIGURED LIKE THAT, THAT WILL BE REALLY EXCITING. AND THINGS THAT WEREN'T EVEN THOUGHT OF 20 YEARS AGO WHEN THIS WAS ALL DESIGNED.

SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. I THINK THE POINT'S BEEN WELL MADE, THAT ACTIVATING THAT PART OF THE PARK AND CONNECTING IT ALL TO THE FROM THE GAZEBO, BASICALLY ALL THE WAY TO TOWN HALL IS A GOOD THING AND MORE PARK SPACE IS BETTER.

SO I'M IN FAVOR OF OPTION C IF THAT. THAT SHOULD PUT US ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELL NEXT STEPS THEN WOULD BE STAFF IS ALREADY WORKING ON A DESIGN PROPOSAL.

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SO THE RESTROOMS WILL BE DESIGNED, AND THAT'S A DECISION THAT CAN BE MADE AT A FUTURE DATE IN TERMS OF WHETHER THEY GO IN IN THAT PHASE OR NOT.

BUT THE THE SPACE AND THE DESIGN WILL BE THERE TO BE ABLE TO, TO DO THAT AT ANY POINT.

AND SO VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. WE'LL BE BRINGING A DESIGN DESIGN PROPOSAL VERY SOON AND REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE FEEDBACK.

IT'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL. WELL, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THAT. I KNOW WE'VE GONE THROUGH MULTIPLE MEETINGS AND MULTIPLE PHASES AND MULTIPLE OPTIONS, BUT I THINK IT WAS IT WAS TIME WELL SPENT HAVING ALL THOSE FOUR OPTIONS TO LOOK AT SIDE BY SIDE WAS HELPFUL TO AT LEAST TO ME, AND I THINK THAT IT WAS TIME WELL SPENT. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT.

THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM. SO ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED FROM US AS FAR AS GOING FORWARD? NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. 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.]

THANK YOU. MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ITEM FOUR A APPROVED MINUTES FROM THE FEBRUARY 18TH, 2025, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

ITEM FOUR B, APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 25-013, CERTIFYING UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES FOR THE MAY 3RD, 2025, GENERAL ELECTION. ITEM FOUR C, APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 25-014 CANCELING THE MAY 3RD, 2025 GENERAL ELECTION. ITEM FOUR D, APPROVE, EXCUSE ME, THE 2024 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT.

ITEM FOUR E, APPROVE ZA 25-0010 PLAT REVISION.

LOTS 3RR-1 AND 3R-2 BLOCK ONE STADIUM SOUTHWEST BEING A REVISION, A REVISION OF LOT THREE R BLOCK ONE STADIUM SOUTHWEST, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, LOCATED AT 925 AND 935 SOUTH KIMBALL AVENUE.

ITEM FOUR F, APPROVAL OF A SOUTHLAKE PARKS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OR SPDK MATCHING FUNDS.

REQUEST FROM WATER MIRROR AT SOUTHLAKE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION FOR THE REFURBISHMENT OF THE WATER MIRROR AT SOUTH LAKE PARK GAZEBO IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $25,000.

ITEM FOUR G, APPROVE AN ENCROACHMENT IN JOINT USE AGREEMENT FOR RETAINING WALL LOCATED WITHIN A DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENT AT 213 EASTWOOD DRIVE.

ITEM FOUR H, APPROVE AN ENCROACHMENT AND JOINT USE AGREEMENT FOR RETAINING WALL AND SPORT COURT LOCATED WITHIN A DRAINAGE EASEMENT AT 1112 LINEAR LANE.

ITEM FOUR I, AWARD THE CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SHADY LANE AND LONESOME DOVE LIFT STATIONS.

IMPROVEMENTS TO FELIX CONSTRUCTION IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,400,000.

ITEM FOUR J, APPROVE AN ADDENDUM TO THE STANDARD FORM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN OWNER AND ARCHITECT WITH RPGA DESIGN GROUP, INC. TO REVISE THE SCOPE OF WORK AND COMPENSATION IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 22.

$7 MILLION FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE SOUTHLAKE MUNICIPAL SERVICE CENTER AND PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING TOWER.

ITEM 4K RESOLUTION NUMBER 25-015 APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. ITEM FOUR L, TABLE ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-564F ZA 24-0042.

SECOND READING ZONING CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR CAROLYN PARK PLAZA DISTRICT ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS TRACKS 3A4 , 3A4A, 3A53A 3A3, 3A1B AND A PORTION OF TRACKS ONE E, ONE D AND 3A1, LARKIN H CHIVERS SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 300 AND GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF EAST STATE HIGHWAY 114 AND NORTH WHITE CHAPEL BOULEVARD WEST OF RIVIERA DRIVE, AND APPROXIMATELY 600FT SOUTH OF EAST KIRKWOOD BOULEVARD.

CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS. CURRENT ZONING, ECZ EMPLOYMENT CENTER.

ZONING DISTRICT. REQUESTED ZONING, ECZ EMPLOYMENT CENTER ZONING DISTRICT.

ITEM FOUR M, WITHDRAW ORDINANCE NUMBER 4 80-827ZA24-0050.

SECOND READING, ZONING CHANGE AND CONSENT PLAN FOR 1965 AND 1975 NORTH WHITECHAPEL BOULEVARD ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOTS ONE AND TWO, THRASHER ADDITION IN ADDITIONS TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS. CURRENT ZONING, AG AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT. REQUESTED ZONING SF 20A, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

AND THAT'S THE CONSENT AGENDA. HOW DO YOU ALL FEEL ABOUT POSSIBLY MOVING THE TWO SIGN CASES FROM REGULAR TO CONSENT? ITEM NINE A IS THE SIGN CASE FOR LUSSO LABS AND MINERVA LABS, AND NINE B IS THE SIGN PACKAGE FOR RYE SOUFFLE.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ISSUES OR WANT FULL PRESENTATIONS ON THOSE? GOOD WITH CONSENT FOR THE TWO SIGN CASES? ALRIGHT.

DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM TALLEY YOU'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT FOR US.

YES I WOULD. GO AHEAD. DO I NEED TO? YEAH, I NEED TO READ THE I NEED, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING ITEMS FOR CONSENT.

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PLUS TWO NEW ITEMS. DOES ANYONE NEED ANY PRESENTATIONS OR ANY DISCUSSION ON CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL VOTE ON THOSE AFTER THE BREAK AND IN WORK SESSION A REGULAR SESSION.

SO NOW I WILL CALL OUR REGULAR SESSION TO ORDER.

[1. Call to order.]

[2. A. Executive Session]

AND I'LL CHECK WITH OUR CITY MANAGER ON HOW LONG WE'LL BE 45 MINUTES.

SO BACK AROUND 6:45. WE'LL SEE YOU THEN. ALL RIGHT.

I'LL CALL THE REGULAR MEETING BACK TO ORDER. IS THERE ANY ACTION NECESSARY FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION?

[2.B. Reconvene]

[3.A. Mayor's Report]

EVERY YEAR WE HAVE A FORMAL AUDIT WITH OUTSIDE AUDITORS THAT LOOK AT EVERYTHING THE CITY DOES, DOLLARS AND CENTS WISE. AND THE THING I TOOK AWAY FROM IT WAS A+ WAS WHAT THE AUDITOR SAID, WHICH IS, I THINK, SOMETHING YOU ALWAYS WANT TO HEAR.

DIRECTOR JACKSON GREAT WORK. YOU WERE YOU WERE APPLAUDED AND COMMENDED BY THE AUDITORS FOR YOUR GREAT LEADERSHIP OF EVERYTHING THE CITY DOES FROM A FINANCIAL STANDPOINT.

SO IS THERE ANYTHING YOU ALL WANT TO ADD ABOUT OUR AUDIT REPORT OTHER THAN THE A+ PART, WHICH IS PRETTY EASY TO UNDERSTAND.

I'LL GIVE SHARON TIME TO STEP FORWARD. AND SHE'S GIVING ME THE FACE.

I'LL JUST SAY THAT THE AUDIT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR.

IT IS THE THING THAT IS THE TESTAMENT TO OUR COMMITMENT TO OPERATING TRANSPARENTLY AND WITH THE UTMOST FINANCIAL INTEGRITY. AND IT REALLY IS. AS CITY MANAGER, IT'S SO GREAT TO WORK WITH THE TOP NOTCH PROFESSIONAL THAT SHARON JACKSON IS AS CFO, BECAUSE FOR SOMETHING THAT COULD BE, YOU KNOW, QUITE STRESSFUL WITH SHARON AT THE HELM, IT NEVER IS. SO I JUST PERSONALLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO HER FOR ALWAYS ENSURING THAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, REALLY ENJOYABLE MEETINGS WITH OUR AUDITOR WHO TELL US THAT THIS IS THE HIGHEST AND BEST RATING THAT YOU COULD RECEIVE FROM A FINANCIAL AUDIT PERSPECTIVE. WELL SAID. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR JACKSON.

WHEN YOU HEAR THINGS THAT THE AUDITORS WANT TO WORK FOR OUR CITY AND DO OUR CITY'S AUDIT, THAT'S TELLING, AND YOU KNOW, THE WORDING, LIKE UNMODIFIED OPINIONS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

IT MIGHT NOT MEAN THAT MUCH OUTSIDE OF THIS ROOM, BUT IT'S THE HIGHEST RATING AND HIGHEST STANDARD THAT WE LIVE UP TO.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO YEAR ROUND AND YEAR AFTER YEAR.

IT'S A IT COULD BE STRESSFUL, BUT IT'S NOT. AND THIS YEAR WE'RE RIGHT AT THE TOP WITH THAT A PLUS, SO THANK YOU. THAT'S IT FOR THE MAYOR'S REPORT I'LL TURN IT OVER TO ALISON ORTOWSKI FOR THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.

[3.B. City Manager's Report]

IF WE NEEDED A REMINDER THAT WE WERE APPROACHING SPRING SEASON, THIS MORNING'S STORM THAT BLEW THROUGH CERTAINLY WAS THAT.

AND WE HAVE PLACED A TIMELY ITEM ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.

I WOULD LIKE TO ASK PUBLIC WORKS BUSINESS MANAGER ZANE HUFF TO STEP FORWARD.

HE IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT SPRING CLEANING, TRASH AND RECYCLING TIPS.

THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER ORTOWSKI. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS ZANE HUFF, AND TONIGHT I'LL BE SHARING SOME REMINDERS ABOUT OUR TRASH AND RECYCLING SERVICES THAT ARE OFFERED BY CWD.

JUST IN TIME FOR SPRING CLEANING. SPRING IS HERE, AND THAT MEANS MORE BULKY AND BRUSH WASTE, AS WE ALL KNOW. BUT DON'T WORRY, THE CITY AND CWD ARE READY TO HELP.

ON OUR REGULAR TRASH COLLECTION DAYS, YOU CAN SET OUT TO TWO CUBIC YARDS OF BULKY WASTE TO BE COLLECTED ALONG WITH YOUR STANDARD COLLECTION.

THAT'S THE SIZE OF ABOUT TWO WASHING MACHINES.

THIS INCLUDES THINGS SUCH AS FURNITURE, TOYS AND YARD TOOLS, FENCE PANELS, BUT ONLY TO A MAXIMUM OF FOUR BY FIVE FEET.

REGULAR APPLIANCES AND SINGLE ITEMS UNDER 150 POUNDS.

THIS ALSO CAN INCLUDE ADDITIONAL TRASH BAGS AS WELL.

FOR ANYTHING HAZARDOUS LIKE PAINTS OR CHEMICALS, BE SURE TO USE THE HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE PROGRAM.

WE'LL COVER THAT IN JUST A LITTLE BIT OF DETAIL HERE LATER.

ANOTHER COMMON ITEM DURING SPRING CLEANING IS BRUSH.

THE GOOD NEWS IS WE HAVE TWO OPTIONS FOR THIS.

THE FIRST IS BUNDLED AND TIED BRUSH. THIS CAN BE SET OUT IN UNLIMITED AMOUNTS.

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IT WEIGHS LESS THAN 50 POUNDS, AND IT'S TIED WITH TWINE OR STRING.

IF YOU PLACE THESE BUNDLES NEXT TO YOUR TRASH CANS DURING YOUR COLLECTION DAY, CWD W ILL TAKE CARE OF THE REST.

FOR LOOSE BRUSH, ON THE OTHER HAND, CWD OFFERS TO COLLECT UP TO 12YD³ PER YEAR.

JUST CALL TO SCHEDULE THEM. PICKUPS HAPPEN ONCE A MONTH ON WEDNESDAYS BASED ON YOUR REGULAR RECYCLING DAY.

FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT THIS, CHECK OUT WEBSITE USING THEIR VIEW MY SCHEDULE FEATURE AND IT WILL TELL YOU WHAT DAYS THAT WILL FALL ON.

SPEAKING ABOUT HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE, AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, UNDER THE CURRENT CONTRACT, WE HAVE A NEW SERVICE FOR DOOR SIDE COLLECTION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE.

WE RECENTLY LAUNCHED A NEW CAMPAIGN TO HELP RESIDENTS LEARN ABOUT HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE, WITH THE HELP OF MAYOR MCCASKILL. THANK YOU, SIR, FOR YOUR TIME.

WE'VE RECENTLY PUBLISHED A NEW SOUTHLAKE SPOTLIGHT VIDEO THAT HIGHLIGHTS WHY PROPERLY, PROPERLY HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL MATTERS AND HOW YOU CAN SAFELY MANAGE HOUSEHOLD WASTE AT HOME. IN THE SLIDE ABOVE, YOU CAN SEE THE STEPS REQUIRED TO PERFORM THIS TYPE OF COLLECTION.

SOME COMMON HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE ITEMS TO DISPOSE OF WITH THE SERVICE, PARTICULARLY ARE PAINTS AND SOLVENTS, AEROSOLS, MOTOR OIL, BATTERIES, TELEVISION SETS, AND FLUORESCENT TUBES.

IF DISPOSING OF THESE ITEMS THE RIGHT WAY HELPS KEEP OUR COMMUNITY CLEAN, PREVENTS POLLUTION, AND PROTECTS THE HARD WORKING CREWS THAT HANDLE OUR TRASH EVERY DAY.

FINALLY, ANOTHER GREAT RESOURCE WE HAVE FOR SPRING CLEANING IS PAPER SHREDDING THAT IS OFFERED BY THE SOUTHLAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HELP RESIDENTS SAFELY DISPOSE OF THEIR DOCUMENTS. THIS SERVICE REPLACED THE SHREDDING SERVICE THAT THE CRUD CREWS ARE ALLOWED, AND OFFERS IT ON A MORE FREQUENT BASIS.

THE SOUTHLAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS ALREADY COMPLETED THEIR FIRST PAPER SHREDDING SERVICE.

THERE ARE SEVERAL MORE UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES TO DROP OFF PAPER FOR SHREDDING WITHIN THE POSTED GUIDELINES, AS YOU CAN SEE IN FRONT OF YOU. THIS IS A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED SERVICE LOCATED ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE DPS HEADQUARTERS.

ALL OF THE INFORMATION OF THESE PROGRAMS CAN BE FOUND ON THE CITY'S TRASH AND RECYCLING WEB PAGE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU, ZANE FOR THAT PRESENTATION AND UPDATE.

AND YEAH, ON THE HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD MATERIALS.

I GOT MY PACKET FROM CWD WITH THE PLASTIC BAGS AND ALL THE STICKERS.

SO I'VE GOT A BUNCH OF PAINT CANS AND OTHER STUFF THAT'S GOING OUT TOMORROW MORNING. SO VERY EASY TO USE EVEN FOR ME AND MUCH APPRECIATED THAT I'LL GET ALL THAT STUFF OUT OF MY GARAGE. SO GOT AN EARLY START ON SPRING CLEANING, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE.

ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL. BUT THAT GRAPHIC THE TWO CUBIC YARDS.

IT'S VERY HANDY. I ONLY KNOW THE TWO WASHING MACHINES A WASHING MACHINE AND DRYER BECAUSE I KIND OF KEEP THAT IN MY MIND.

BUT I HAVE TO SAY NOT TO IMPUGN OUR PREVIOUS CLIENT, BUT I REALLY, REALLY LIKE CWD AND WHAT THEY ALLOW US TO PUT OUT INSTEAD OF HAVING TO HAUL IT TO THE DUMP. SO YES, SIR, I THINK WE'RE GOOD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU ALL. ALISON IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE CITY MANAGER? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL GO BACK TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

WE'RE ALSO ADDING ITEMS NINE A AND NINE B, THE TWO SIGN CASES OR SIGN APPLICATIONS FROM OUR REGULAR AGENDA TO CONSENT AGENDA.

SO WITH THAT I WILL TURN IT OVER UNLESS WE NEED ANY DISCUSSION OR PRESENTATIONS ON CONSENT.

I DON'T THINK SO. WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM KATHY TALLEY FOR A MOTION.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE THAT WE VOTE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS FOUR A THROUGH FOUR H, NOTING THAT ITEM FOUR L WAS TABLED AT THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST TO THE APRIL 1ST, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING, NOTING ITEM FOUR M WAS WITHDRAWN AT THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST AND NOTING THAT WE ARE ADDING ITEMS NINE A AND NINE B, AND ON NINE B IN PARTICULAR, WE ARE SPECIFICALLY NOTING APPROVAL OF SIGN OPTION TWO AND NOTING APPROVAL OF THE MENU BOARD SIGN.

ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION. I'M SURE COUNCIL MEMBER SHARLI IS HAPPY ABOUT CANCELING THAT ELECTION, AND WE'LL SWEAR YOU IN TO A NEW TERM IN MAY. SO ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTES ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

AND THAT MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA CARRIES SIX ZERO.

IT'S APPROVED. NEXT UP, IT'S AFTER 7:00. SO WE'LL DO OUR PUBLIC FORUM.

PUBLIC FORUM ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO DISCUSS ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON OUR AGENDA.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING AN ITEM NOT ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT? SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC FORUM. NEXT UP WE GO TO ITEM SIX, A ORDINANCE NUMBER 480 828.

[6.A.Ordinance No. 480-828, ZA25-0001, 2nd Reading, Zoning Change and Development Plan for 2300 W. Continental Blvd., on property described as Tract 1B01B, Thomas J. Thompson Survey Abstract No. 1502, Tarrant County, Texas. Current Zoning: "AG" Agricultural District. Requested Zoning: "TZD" Transition Zoning District. SPIN Neighborhood #10. PUBLIC HEARING]

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THIS IS A REQUEST TO CHANGE ZONING ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2300 WEST CONTINENTAL BOULEVARD.

IT PROPOSES A ZONING CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN, CHANGING THAT PROPERTY FROM AGRICULTURAL ZONING DISTRICT TO TRANSITION ZONING DISTRICT. THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY.

THE LAND USE DESIGNATION ON THE PROPERTY IS MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND AS MENTIONED, CURRENT ZONING ON THIS IS AGRICULTURAL.

THIS WAS THE PLAN PRESENTED AT YOUR LAST CONSIDERATION OF THIS ITEM.

IT PROPOSED A FIVE LOT PLAN WITH THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE OF JUST OVER 1800 18,000 SQUARE FOOT.

FOLLOWING THAT LAST CONSIDERATION, THE APPLICANTS RETURNED WITH A FOUR LOT PLAN, WITH THE MINIMUM LOT AREA OF 22,560FT². IT IS A FOUR LOT PLAN. ALL LOTS ARE AT 22,560FT² OR MORE. THIS IS THE TREE CONSERVATION PLAN REVISED TO SHOW THAT LOT CONFIGURATION.

AND THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE HOME TYPE THAT WOULD BE DEVELOPED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

GARAGES WOULD NOT FRONT OR FACE THE STREET. AND I CLARIFY GARAGE DOORS WOULD NOT BE CONSTRUCTED TO FACE THE STREET IN THIS PROPOSAL.

THESE ARE SOME MORE DETAIL EXAMPLES OF THE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT THEY'D LIKE TO HAVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS IS A VIEW LOOKING IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE FRONTAGE OF THE PROPERTY ALONG WEST CONTINENTAL.

LOOKING WEST ON THE LEFT AND LOOKING EASTBOUND ON THE RIGHT.

THESE ARE THE REVISED DEVIATIONS FOLLOWING THE LAST CONSIDERATION.

AND SINCE THE PACKET WENT OUT, THE APPLICANT HAS CLARIFIED THAT THEY WOULD PROVIDE THE PLANTING STRIP REQUIRED ALONG THE STREET AT SIX FOOT RATHER THAN THE FIVE FOOT. SO THAT'S BEEN STRICKEN. THEY'RE STILL REQUESTING DEVIATION TO ALLOW JUST A SINGLE ONE OF THE THREE COMPONENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED.

THERE SHOULD BE AT LEAST TWO OF THOSE BEING A NEIGHBORHOOD AND EITHER RETAIL EDGE WITH NEIGHBORHOOD OR AND NEIGHBORHOOD THEY'RE SIMPLY PROVIDING THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND UNDER THIS PROPOSAL, ALSO REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A CUL DE SAC GIVEN THE CONFIGURATION AND RESTRICTIONS AROUND THE PROPERTY. AND THEN ALSO REQUESTING THAT THEY'RE NOT BE REQUIRED ANY OPEN SPACE SPECIFIC TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD THE REQUIRES 15% MINIMUM OPEN SPACE.

THESE ARE THE NOTIFICATION AREA MAP. AND WE'VE ONLY RECEIVED ONE RESPONSE.

AND THAT WAS A PERSON THAT SPOKE IN PERSON AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST.

THIS ITEM WAS DENIED AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION 42, WITH A RECOMMENDATION THAT IT BE SENT FORWARD TO COUNCIL WITH THE FOUR LOT CONFIGURATION.

AND CITY COUNCIL DENIED FIRST READING ON THIS ITEM WITH A REQUEST OF THE APPLICANT.

THEY BRING BACK A SF 20 TYPE FOUR LOT PROPOSAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL AT A SECOND READING.

IF THIS ITEM IS APPROVED THIS EVENING, IT WOULD RETURN FOR A THIRD READING TO CITY COUNCIL AT YOUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING, WHICH WOULD BE APRIL 1ST, AND WOULD REQUIRE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT TO PASS ON TWO READINGS.

THAT'S WHY IT WOULD COME BACK IN APRIL BECAUSE IT WAS DENIED LAST TIME, IT NEEDS TWO APPROVALS.

YES, SIR. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR KILLOUGH? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. APPLICANT HERE, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD?

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MY NAME IS CURTIS YOUNG WITH THE SAGE GROUP. 1130 NORTH CARROLL AVENUE HERE IN SOUTHLAKE.

I CAN BE REAL QUICK HERE. YOU ASKED US TWO WEEKS AGO TO CHANGE IT TO FOUR LOTS, ALL OVER 20,000FT².

WE HAVE DONE SO. AND I CAN END THERE AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

I'M GOOD WITH THAT, BUT I'LL OPEN IT UP TO COUNCIL IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WANT TO SEE MORE SLIDES.

I THOUGHT WE SAID TWO LOTS, OVER 40,000FT²? MY MISSISSIPPI MEMORY. WELL, THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

THAT LOOKS THE ONE LOT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.

AND HAVING THOSE HALF ACRE LOTS IT'S MUCH BETTER.

SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. AND I WILL OFFER AN APOLOGY FOR MY SPOT.

I UNDERSTOOD AND THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY CLEAR LAST TIME THAT IF WE DENIED THE FIRST TIME AND APPROVED IT THE SECOND TIME, IT WAS APPROVED. SO YOU HAVING TO COME BACK A THIRD TIME IS OUR FAULT. IF I'D HAVE KNOWN THAT, I WOULD NOT HAVE ASKED FOR THAT. SO I THOUGHT. I THOUGHT WE ASKED PRETTY CLEARLY LAST TIME JUST BECAUSE WE DENIED IT LAST TIME. AS LONG AS WE APPROVED IT AT THE SECOND READING, IT WAS A DONE DEAL.

BUT NOW WE'RE BEING TOLD HAS TO COME BACK A THIRD TIME, WHICH IN MY OPINION IS A WASTE OF THE DEVELOPER'S TIME. THAT'S WHAT I UNDERSTOOD AS WELL.

AND I THINK WE EVEN HAD A CONVERSATION ON THAT.

BUT WE HAVE TO COME BACK IN APRIL FOOL'S DAY.

HOPEFULLY THAT WON'T BE PROPHETIC. WELL, THAT'S ON US.

SO WE'LL SEE YOU BACK IN APRIL. BUT THANK YOU FOR MAKING THOSE CHANGES.

YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT I THINK WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU. THIS ITEM REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING SO I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM SIX A.

WE HAVE ONE PERSON THAT SUBMITTED A RESPONSE.

SRINAVASAN SHEKHAR AT 2024 WOODBURY COURT SUBMITTED A COMMENT IN FAVOR OF THIS PROPOSAL. AND HE ALSO SPOKE AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING.

THERE WERE 17 PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATIONS, AND I THINK HE WAS THE ONLY RESPONSE.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 6A. DOES ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK OR SUBMIT A COMMENT CARD ON SIX A SEEING NONE.

I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 6A. COUNCIL ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS ON SIX A AS CHANGED.

ALL RIGHT I THINK WE'RE GOOD. MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMSON.

YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'LL MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM SIX A ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-828ZA25-0001.

SECOND READING, ZONING CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR 2300 WEST CONTINENTAL BOULEVARD.

ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS TRACT 1B01B, THOMAS J THOMPSON, SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 1502, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS. SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED FEBRUARY 25TH, 2025, AND THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER THREE, DATED FEBRUARY 25TH, 2025, AND NOTING THAT WE'RE APPROVING A ZONING CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN FROM AG AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO TZD AS PRESENTED, WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTES. AND THAT MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO.

WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN IN APRIL. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS ITEM SIX B, ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-829.

[6.B.Ordinance No. 480-829, ZA25-0002, 2nd Reading, Zoning Change and Development Plan for the Schelling Property, on property described as Tract 3D01, Rees D. Price Survey Abstract No. 1207 and Lot 3, Joel W. Chivers Addition, an addition to the City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas and located at 2665 and 2735 N.White Chapel Blvd. Current Zoning: "AG" Agricultural District. Requested Zoning: "R-PUD" Residential Planned Unit Development. SPIN Neighborhood #1. PUBLIC HEARING]

THANK YOU, AGAIN MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL. THIS IS A REQUEST TO CHANGE ZONING ON PROPERTY LOCATED, AS YOU MENTIONED, 2665 AND 2735 NORTH WHITECHAPEL BOULEVARD FROM AGRICULTURAL TO RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT.

THIS IS THE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SITE. THE LAND USE DESIGNATION ON THE PROPERTY IS LOW DENSITY.

RESIDENTIAL AND CURRENT ZONING ON THE PROPERTY IS AGRICULTURAL.

THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN PRESENTED TO THE TO THE COUNCIL.

AND THIS WAS REVISED DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT WENT OUT IN YOUR IN YOUR PACKET THAT YOU RECEIVED.

IT INCLUDED ADDITION OF AN OPEN SPACE EASEMENT SLASH LANDSCAPE EASEMENT ALONG THE FRONTAGE OF NORTH WHITE CHAPEL BOULEVARD AND SINCE THE PACKET WAS SENT OUT, THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED A SLIGHTLY REVISED PLAN. THAT DOESN'T CHANGE MUCH, BUT THEY WANTED IT TO BE IN THE RECORD.

IT ESSENTIALLY SHIFTED THE ROAD SOUTH ROUGHLY THREE FEET TO MEET REQUIRED 25 FOOT SEPARATION

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SO THE AREA ON THESE LOTS DECREASED A VERY MINOR AMOUNT.

AND THE AREA ON THESE LOTS INCREASED VERY MINOR AMOUNT.

IT BASICALLY SHORTEN THE RADIUS OF THIS CURVE AND SHIFTED THE STREET SOUTH.

IT DOES NOT ALTER ANY REGULATIONS AS THEY HAVE IT PROPOSED.

THIS IS THAT PLAN, ALONG WITH THE MINIMUM REGULATIONS THAT THEY WOULD APPLY TO THE PUD.

AND THIS IS A TREE CONSERVATION PLAN. THIS IS ALSO REFLECTIVE OF THE, EXCUSE ME, THIS IS THE ORIGINAL ONE SEEN AT THE LAST MEETING. AND THIS IS REVISED FOLLOWING THE ROAD SHIFT.

AND THE EXISTING TREE COVER ALSO CHANGED SLIGHTLY IN THIS FROM JUST A LITTLE OVER 22% TO JUST SLIGHTLY UNDER 22%, BUT DOES NOT IT STILL COMPLIES WITH WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED IF IT WERE A STANDARD ZONING DISTRICT. IN THIS CASE, THE APPLICANT IDENTIFIED TWO.

DEAD TREES IN THIS CLUSTER THAT SLIGHTLY REDUCED THE THE COVERAGE AREA.

THIS IS A VIEW LOOKING ALONG THE STREET FRONTAGE, BOTH IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AND A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION.

AND THIS IS THE NOTIFICATION AREA MAP. WE'VE RECEIVED RESPONSES FROM ONE PERSON INSIDE THE 200 FOOT THAT'S IN OPPOSITION.

ONE PERSON THAT'S OUTSIDE THE 300 FOOT NOTIFICATION IN OPPOSITION.

AND THEN WE'VE RECEIVED SEVEN RESPONSES IN FAVOR WITHIN THE 200 FOOT AND ONE OUTSIDE THE NOTIFICATION AREA. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL SIX ZERO, WITH SUGGESTION THAT THE APPLICANT MAINTAIN COMMUNICATION WITH LANDOWNERS AND THAT THEY LOOK AT AN ALTERNATE PLAN THAT MIGHT REDUCE SOME OF THE AREA IN LOT EIGHT AND PICK THAT UP IN LOTS THREE AND FOUR, OR POTENTIALLY DROP ONE OF THOSE TWO LOTS, WHICH WOULD BE ON THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF THE PROPERTY.

AND THEN CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THIS ITEM ON THEIR FIRST READING FOUR TWO, AND ASKED THAT THEY BRING BACK AN OPTION TO CONSIDER OPEN SPACE AT BOTH THE ENTRY AS WELL AS THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY, AS WAS DISCUSSED DURING THAT MEETING.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR.

THANK YOU, DIRECTOR KILLOUGH. APPRECIATE THAT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR KILLOUGH? GO AHEAD. WHAT'S THE NET ACREAGE AFTER YOU PULL OUT THE EASEMENTS AND THE STREETS? DO WE KNOW WHAT THE NET ACREAGE IS? JUST PULLING OUT THE STREET.

IT IS LET'S SEE, JUST OVER JUST BARELY UNDER NINE ACRES. OR. EXCUSE ME. JUST BARELY OVER, IT'S 8/10 OF AN ACRE AND THE STREET RIGHT OF WAY. SO IT'S 1010 ACRES, 10.05 ACRES AND THAT.

AND THE DENSITY OF THAT IS 0.99 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE.

995. THANK YOU, SIR. OH, ONE OTHER QUESTION. IS THIS SEPTIC OR IS THIS NOT.

IT WILL, IT WILL BE ON SANITARY SEWER. OKAY. THANK YOU.

YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR KILLOUGH? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR . I'LL ASK THE APPLICANT TO COME ON DOWN.

AND I THINK WE HAVE YOUR PRESENTATION READY TO GO AS WELL.

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GO AHEAD. YEAH. MAYOR MARTIN SCHILLING, 2665 NORTH WHITECHAPEL BOULEVARD, SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS,7605 1 OR 92, SORRY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION OF THE APPLICATION.

AND WE'VE GOT THE FULL DECK IN HERE, BUT I THINK WE'LL JUST GO TO THIS DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT DENNIS PRESENTED AND JUST TALK THROUGH IT, AND THEN I'LL BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

SO WE'RE ASKED TO FIND A BUFFER ALONG WHITECHAPEL.

SO WHAT WE DID IS WE PUT A LANDSCAPE EASEMENT ACROSS THE FRONT.

60 FOOT IS THE WIDEST AND IT GETS DOWN TO ABOUT 20 FOOT WIDE.

WE LEFT THE OPEN SPACE IN THE BACK. THE SAME PART OF THAT WAS MY COMMITMENT TO THOSE NEIGHBORS.

BUT ALSO WE FELT AND MADE A LOT OF SENSE BECAUSE IT TIED INTO THE PARK THAT IS AT OAK POINT.

AND OF COURSE, WE GOT OUR DETENTION BACK THERE.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DIDN'T GET THAT NARROWED DOWN.

SO ANYWAY, WE THINK WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED WHAT WAS ASKED IS A BUFFER ALONG THE FRONT.

I THINK IT LEAVES THE OPEN SPACE IN THE BACK FOR MY NEIGHBORS.

SO ANYWAY, I'M. I'LL EXPOUND. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

THANK YOU FOR THAT, MR. SCHELLING. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS SLIDE OR NEED TO SEE ANY OTHER SLIDES? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. SCHELLING? IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED TO SHOW US FROM THE FROM THE PRESENTATION? THAT'S IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR.

ITEM SIX B REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING ON SECOND READING.

SO I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON SIX B. BEFORE I START INVITING PEOPLE TO COME UP, WE HAVE SOME RESPONSES AND SOME POSITIONS THAT WERE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY. JOHN RADIFORD AT 105 SWEET STREET IS IN FAVOR.

KRISTIE RADIFORD AT 105 SWEET STREET IS IN FAVOR OF ITEM SIX B KEVIN THACKER AT 125 SWEET STREET IS IN FAVOR OF 6B. DARRELL WHELAN AT 419 MARSHALL ROAD IS IN FAVOR OF SIX B ROBERT HADLEY AT 2573 NORTH WHITECHAPEL BOULEVARD, IS IN FAVOR OF 6B.

THE CROSS LIVING TRUST AT 2608 SUMMIT RIDGE DRIVE IS IN FAVOR OF 6B.

MARK ASSENZA AT 2535 NORTH WHITECHAPEL BOULEVARD IS IN FAVOR OF 6B.

BRIAN D WILLIAMS AT 2525 NORTH WHITECHAPEL BOULEVARD IS IN FAVOR OF 6B.

AND TIM MULLIKEN AT 2225 NORTH WHITECHAPEL IS IN FAVOR OF 6B.

J COUNCILMAN AT 2808 SUMMIT RIDGE DRIVE IS IN OPPOSITION TO 6B.

LAURIE COUNCILMAN AT 2808 SUMMIT RIDGE DRIVE, IS IN OPPOSITION TO 6B.

JOE HORNE AT 2809 RIDGECREST DRIVE IS IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM 6B.

ADAM BUTCHER AT 129 WELFORD LANE IS IN OPPOSITION TO 6B.

AMBER BUTCHER AT 129 WILFORD LANE IS IN OPPOSITION TO 6B, GREG SWEAT AT 3008 BROADGATE LANE IS IN OPPOSITION TO 6B. ERICA SWEAT AT 3008 BROADGATE LANE IS IN OPPOSITION TO 6B.

AMY WILCOX AT 105 WILFORD LANE IS IN OPPOSITION TO 6B.

DEBBIE CANTU AT 3004 BROADGATE LANE IS IN OPPOSITION TO 6B, AND THOSE POSITIONS ARE FROM EMAILS AND FROM ONLINE SUBMITTALS. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS TONIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE'VE GOT ALL THAT. AND WITH THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN ON ITEM 6B.

IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING SIX B? ANY COMMENT CARDS ON SIX B? SEEING NONE? I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM SIX B.

COUNCIL ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? I KNOW WE'VE ALREADY SEEN IT BEFORE AND WE'VE SEEN THE UPDATED VERSION.

ANY DISCUSSION BEFORE WE MOVE ON. ALL RIGHT, WELL, WITH THAT, WE'LL TURN.

I WILL JUST SAY ONE THING IN THAT AREA IN GENERAL, THERE'S A LOT OF ACREAGE THAT IS LOW DENSITY, SINGLE FAMILY THAT IS YET TO BE DEVELOPED. AND I'M CONCERNED THAT IF WE DON'T STICK TO THAT ZONING, THAT WE ARE OPENING OURSELVES UP TO LOTS OF EXCEPTIONS.

SO THAT'S MY $0.02 WORTH. MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMSON, I THINK WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION.

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WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON ITEM 6B. AND THAT MOTION TO APPROVE SIX B CARRIES 4 TO 2.

CONGRATULATIONS. YOU'RE THROUGH. SECOND READING. GOOD LUCK.

NEXT UP IS ITEM SIX C CASE. CASE NUMBER 25-0004.

[6.C.ZA25-0004, Site Plan for a helipad for Methodist Southlake Medical Center on property described as Lot 1R1 and Lot 5, Block 1, Southlake Medical District and located at 335 and 421 E. S.H. 114. Current Zoning: "S-P-2" Generalized Site Plan District. SPIN Neighborhood #7. PUBLIC HEARING]

DIRECTOR KILLOUGH. THANK YOU. MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL.

THIS IS THE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SITE AND THE PROPOSED LOCATION FOR THE HELIPAD TO BE CONSTRUCTED.

HOSPITAL. MAIN BUILDING IS LOCATED HERE WHERE MY CURSOR IS.

THE LAND USE DESIGNATION WHILE ZONING ON THE PROPERTY IS SP TWO.

GENERALIZED SITE PLAN DISTRICT AND PERMITS THE HELIPAD AS A PERMITTED USE IN THAT DISTRICT AS AN ACCESSORY TO THE TO THE HOSPITAL FUNCTION. THE LAND USE DESIGNATION ON THE PROPERTY IS MIXED USE AND HAS AN OPTIONAL MEDICAL WELLNESS OVERLAY IN THAT AREA. THIS IS THE PROPOSED HELIPAD. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL SEVEN ZERO, SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT AND REVIEW SUMMARY.

AND I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU. DIRECTOR KILLOUGH, ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL? I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM A COUPLE OF THINGS. THEY'RE ALREADY LANDING ON THAT SPOT RIGHT NOW, BUT IT'S JUST DIRT, RIGHT? CORRECT. AND THIS IS FOR SAFETY FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED.

AND THIS IS ONLY FOR EVACUATIONS. CORRECT? I BELIEVE THAT IS HOW THEY INDICATED THEY PRIMARILY USE IT.

YES. AND IS THERE GOING TO BE A PATH THAT'S PAVED FROM THE PAD TO THE TO THE PAD? YES. THEY'VE GOT A PAVED WALKWAY HERE. AND THEN I BELIEVE A SECONDARY.

PATHWAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAD. I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR THE HOSPITAL FOR CERTAIN, BUT I WOULD BE SHOCKED IF THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO SAY IT'S ONLY FOR EXFIL.

I MEAN, BECAUSE IF THEY BECOME A LEVEL THREE TRAUMA, THEY VERY WELL MAY BRING SOMEONE IN.

IT'S COMING FROM JUSTIN OR SOMETHING, AS OPPOSED TO FLYING OVER US TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. BUT IT SHOULD BE FULL MEDICAL SERVICE FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF THIS AREA.

AND I AGREE WITH THAT. THEY HAVE SAID IN THEIR OWN STUFF IT'S ONLY EVAC.

SO I WAS JUST. THAT'S ALL THEY ARE NOW. THEY ARE ON A LEVEL THREE OR ANYTHING RIGHT NOW.

THEY JUST. THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE TO HAVE IT BECAUSE THEY CAN'T SERVICE THAT. AND THEY'RE TRYING TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE THEY CAN'T SERVICE ALL, CITIZENS FOR ALL THINGS. I THINK.

WELL, DO WE WANT TO CLEAR THAT UP THEN, SINCE, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT THEM TO HAVE TO COME BACK WHEN THE IDEA OF IF THAT'S IN THE STAFF REPORT LIMITED TO THAT, JUST BROADEN IT OUT FOR FUTURE POSSIBILITIES.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S IN THERE. IS IT? I DIDN'T HEAR THE FOR WHATEVER REASON, I COULDN'T CLEARLY HEAR THE.

WAS THERE ANYTHING TO COUNCIL MEMBER CHARLIE'S POINT? WAS THERE ANYTHING IN THE STAFF REPORT THAT LIMITS THE USES TO EVACUATIONS? IT DOES NOT OKAY, NOR DOES IT SPEAK TO THAT IN THE IN THE ORDINANCE ITSELF.

SO IF THIS IS APPROVED, SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT, THERE'S NOTHING LIMITING IT TO THAT TYPE OF SITUATION.

THAT IS OKAY. THAT IS CORRECT. GOOD OKAY I'M GOOD THEN.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR KILLOUGH. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. THE APPLICANT HERE.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD? WE'RE ALL GOOD.

COME ON DOWN. YOU'RE HERE. YEAH. COME ON DOWN.

MAYBE THERE'S SOME QUESTIONS. IF YOU COULD JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

TRUBY MCDOUGALL WITH METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEM AND 17 SHADY COVE, RICHARDSON, TEXAS, 75080.

JAMI PLESNER, KIMLEY-HORN. I'M A CIVIL ENGINEER ON THE PROJECT 13455 NOEL ROAD.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. MAYBE YOU COULD GO TO THAT QUESTION ABOUT THE USES. IS THERE ANY WAS THERE ANYTHING STATED OR LIMITING IT AT THIS POINT? IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THERE WAS, BUT MAYBE YOU COULD SPEAK TO THAT ISSUE OF NOTHING THAT WE'VE HEARD.

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IT IS ONLY FOR EXIT. SO. AND SCHEDULED TRANSPORT OUT.

OKAY. BUT THERE'S NOTHING IN THIS APPLICATION THAT LIMITS IT AT ALL.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK DOWN THE ROAD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANTS? I THINK WE'RE GOOD.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

ITEM 6C REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM SIX C.

WE SENT OUT 28 PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATIONS AND WE HAVE 28 NON RESPONSES NO RESPONSES.

ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ITEM SIX C OR SUBMIT A COMMENT CARD? SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM SIX C COUNCIL ANY DISCUSSION BEFORE A MOTION.

MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMSON, YOU'RE UP. YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM SIX C, ZA25-0004, SITE PLAN FOR A HELIPAD FOR METHODIST SOUTHLAKE MEDICAL CENTER ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOT ONE, R1 AND LOT FIVE, BLOCK ONE, SOUTHLAKE MEDICAL DISTRICT AND LOCATED AT 335 AND 421 EAST STATE HIGHWAY 114.

SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED FEBRUARY 25TH, 2025 AND THE SITE PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER TWO DATED FEBRUARY 14TH, 2025, AND NOTING THAT WE'RE APPROVING A SITE PLAN TO CREATE A HELIPAD TO SERVE METHODIST SOUTHLAKE MEDICAL CENTER'S EXISTING CAMPUS.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE 60 ANY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTES. AND THAT MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIES SIX-ZERO.

CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK. NEXT WE HAVE ITEM EIGHT, A RESOLUTION NUMBER 25-002, APPOINTING MEMBERS AND A CHAIR TO THE ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THAT TO OUR APRIL MEETING.

AND THEN WE'VE ALREADY TAKEN UP ITEMS NINE A AND NINE B AND MOVE THOSE FROM REGULAR SESSION OR REGULAR AGENDA TO CONSENT AGENDA AND APPROVE THOSE.

SO UNLESS THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE, I THINK IT'S MEETING ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.