[1. Call to order.] [00:00:05] GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. IT'S 531 AND I'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. MY NAME IS SHAWN MCCASKILL, AND AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO OUR APRIL 1ST, 2025 MEETING. I'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. WE HAVE A LENGTHY WORK SESSION AGENDA AFTER HAVING A BREAK FOR SPRING BREAK IN MARCH, SO WE'LL GET STARTED. AS ALWAYS WITH PASTOR CLAYTON READ, OUR OFFICIAL CITY CHAPLAIN, WHO WILL LEAD US IN PRAYER. AND THEN IF YOU WOULD REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE PLEDGE TO TEXAS. PASTOR. READ. LET'S PRAY. LORD, WE GIVE THANKS THIS EVENING FOR YOUR GOODNESS TO US. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS COUNCIL. WE PRAY TONIGHT AS ITEMS COME IN FRONT OF THEM THAT YOU WOULD FILL THEM WITH YOUR WISDOM. LORD, WE'RE ALL FULL OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE, BUT MORE THAN WE NEED ALL OF THAT, WE NEED YOU TO HELP US THINK THROUGH THINGS WELL. SO I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BLESS THEM WITH GUIDANCE AND HELP AS THEY DELIBERATE. LORD, WE ALSO GIVE THANKS TONIGHT FOR GOOD COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WHO SERVE THIS CITY WELL. LORD, AS I WAS LOOKING AT THE AGENDA, I SAW ME SQUARED AND I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT HOW MANY YEARS THAT MIMI HAS HELPED PEOPLE IN THIS CITY. SO WE GIVE THANKS FOR HER. WE PRAY BLESSING ON HER ORGANIZATION AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE A PART OF THAT. LORD, WE'RE SO THANKFUL TO BE A PART OF THIS TOWN. YOU'VE BEEN SO GOOD TO US. THERE'S SO MUCH WE COULD SAY THANK GOD ABOUT. AND SO I PRAY, AS WE GO THROUGH THIS NIGHT, THAT YOU BRING PEACE TO THIS ROOM AND STRENGTH TO THE PEOPLE WHO LEAD THIS CITY. WE GIVE THANKS FOR JESUS, AND IT'S IN HIS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU, PASTOR REED. IF YOU'LL JOIN ME IN 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. AND THE TEXAS PLEDGE TO HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU, PASTOR REED. NEXT UP IS [3. Honors & Recognition: Proclamation for Me Squared Cancer Foundation] WORK SESSION, ITEM NUMBER THREE. WE'RE GOING TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE THE M-SQUARED CANCER FOUNDATION. AND I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE UP THE CEO AND MY FRIEND AND NEIGHBOR, MIMI TRAN, TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND BRING UP WHOEVER YOU WANT FROM THE TEAM. OR MAYBE NOT. MIMI TRAN, COME ON DOWN. I'M NOT MIMI TRAN, BUT THANK YOU FOR LETTING US BE HERE TONIGHT. MY NAME IS CHRISTY DEWEY, AND I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR M-SQUARED CANCER FOUNDATION. AND I AM HONORED TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION AND WHAT WE DO. WE WERE FOUNDED IN IN 2019 BY MIMI TRAN AFTER HER OWN BATTLE WITH BREAST CANCER. MIMI WAS WELL EDUCATED. SHE HAD THE FINANCIAL MEANS AND THE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT NEEDED TO GET THROUGH THIS HORRIBLE BATTLE WITH CANCER. DURING ONE OF HER TREATMENT SESSIONS, SHE LOOKED AROUND AND THOUGHT, WHAT DO PEOPLE DO THAT DON'T HAVE THE SAME MEANS THAT I DO? SO SHE GATHERED HER VILLAGE. THEY FORMULATED A MISSION AND FOUNDED MEAN SQUARED CANCER FOUNDATION. IN FIVE AND A HALF YEARS, WE'VE GIVEN AWAY OVER $1.7 MILLION TO MORE THAN 700 PATIENTS. LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT OUR PATIENTS. LIKE CANCER, WE DON'T DISCRIMINATE. ANY RACE, ANY RELIGION, ANY GENDER, ANY TYPE OF CANCER. THE CRITERIA FOR ONE OF OUR PATIENTS IS YOU MUST BE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. YOU MUST BE NEWLY DIAGNOSED, WHICH WE DEFINE AS SIX MONTHS OR NEWER. YOU MUST LIVE IN ONE OF THE 11 COUNTIES OF DFW, AND YOU MUST BE LIVING AT 250% OF POVERTY LEVEL OR BELOW, WHICH TRANSLATES TO ABOUT 36,000 IF YOU'RE SINGLE AND ABOUT 75,000 IF YOU ARE A FAMILY OF FOUR. MOST OF OUR PATIENTS HAVE JOBS, MOST OF THEM HAVE SOME FORM OF HEALTH INSURANCE, BUT THEY CAN'T TAKE A $400 HIT TO THEIR BUDGET, MUCH LESS A $10,000 INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE. I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT ONE OF OUR PATIENTS. HER NAME IS ANGELA, AND IN DECEMBER OF 2023, ANGELA HAD TO LEAVE WORK FROM HER JOB AT THE FORT WORTH POLICE DEPARTMENT TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BECAUSE OF EXCRUCIATING ABDOMINAL PAIN. THREE DAYS LATER, AFTER NUMEROUS TESTS AND SCANS, THEY DISCOVERED SHE HAD OVARIAN CANCER. THAT WAS IN DECEMBER OF 2023. SHE HAD A $12,000 INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE TO MEET. SHE HAD ANOTHER $12,000 INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE. IN JANUARY OF 2020, FOR MUCH TOO SICK TO WORK. THE BILLS WERE SKYROCKETING. LUCKILY, SOMEONE AT THE ONCOLOGY CENTER REFERRED HER TO US, AND WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE A $2,500 GRANT [00:05:07] TOWARDS MEDICAL EXPENSES. ANGELA'S STORY ULTIMATELY WON'T END HAPPILY, BUT SHE'S HAPPY NOW. SHE'S BACK WITH HER KIDS. SHE'S BACK WORKING AND ENJOYING THE THINGS THAT SHE LOVES. OUR PATIENT GRANTS RANGE FROM 500 TO $2500, AND THEY'RE PAID DIRECTLY TO PROVIDERS. OUR PROVIDERS ALSO REFER PATIENTS TO US DOCTORS, ONCOLOGY CENTERS, HOSPITALS, AND OF COURSE, WORD OF MOUTH. ONCE A PATIENT APPLIES, ONE OF OUR AMAZING VOLUNTEER PATIENT ADVOCATES, LOOKS AT THE APPLICATION, VALIDATES THE INCOME, THE INSURANCE, THE GNOSIS. AND EVEN IF THERE'S A CASEWORKER AT THAT POINT, AN EQUALLY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR PATIENT ADVOCATES. THEY LEND THE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT NEEDED FOR SOMEONE IN ONE OF THE DARKEST TIMES OF THEIR LIFE. ANOTHER THING WE DO IS WE PROVIDE CARING BAGS AND YOU SAY, WHAT IS A CARING BAG? IT'S FILLED WITH GOODNESS. IT'S GOT SOFT BLANKETS AND COZY SOCKS AND A STRESS BALL AND A COLORING BOOK AND A JOURNAL. THINGS A PATIENT NEEDS TO DISTRACT AND TO COMFORT WHEN GOING THROUGH TREATMENT. AND WE RUN LEAN. I'M THE ONLY FULL TIME EMPLOYEE. WE AIM TO GIVE 80% OF EVERY PENNY TO PATIENTS. THIS YEAR ALONE, WE HOPE TO GIVE OVER $630,000. OUR BIGGEST FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR IS OUR ANNUAL GALA, WHICH TOOK PLACE ON MARCH 8TH AT THE BEAUTIFUL WESTIN IN SOUTHLAKE. MANY OF YOU WERE THERE, THANK YOU. AND THE REST OF THE 45% IS MADE UP THROUGH GRANTS AND DONATIONS. I'D LIKE TO LEAVE YOU TONIGHT WITH ONE OF MIMI'S FAVORITE QUOTES FROM MOTHER TERESA THAT SAYS, I CAN DO THINGS YOU CANNOT. YOU CAN DO THINGS I CANNOT. TOGETHER, WE CAN DO GREAT THINGS. AND WE WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE FOR LETTING US DO GREAT THINGS FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED CANCER PATIENTS IN DFW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION, THAT UPDATE ABOUT THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING. AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THE GREAT EVENT ABOUT A MONTH AGO. THAT WAS THEY GET BIGGER AND BETTER EVERY YEAR. AND KNOWING THAT THAT'S HELPING SO MANY PEOPLE, IT'S REALLY UPLIFTING. I'M PROUD TO BE A PART OF IT AND BE THERE. SO THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION AND THANK YOU TO THE TEAM. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEFORE WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR YOU, AND WE'LL INVITE YOU TO COME DOWN AND TAKE A PICTURE HERE IN JUST A MINUTE. BUT ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. WELL, HERE'S THE PROCLAMATION THAT WE'LL GIVE YOU A COPY TO TAKE WITH YOU HERE IN JUST A MINUTE WHEN WE TAKE THE PICTURE. BUT HERE'S A PROCLAMATION FROM THE SOUTHLAKE CITY COUNCIL. WHEREAS THE M SQUARED CANCER FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING ADULTS WITH NEWLY DIAGNOSED CANCER IN THE DFW AREA BY PROVIDING CANCER RELATED EDUCATION AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO EASE THEIR JOURNEY AND GIVE THEM HOPE. AND WHEREAS THEY HAVE MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ITS UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO ADVOCACY, AWARENESS AND ASSISTANCE, OFFERING HOPE AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO THOSE FACING A CANCER DIAGNOSIS. AND WHEREAS, THE M SQUARED CANCER FOUNDATION ACTIVELY COLLABORATES WITH HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO TREATMENT AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY CANCER. AND WHEREAS, THROUGH FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH, THE MEAN SQUARED CANCER FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO INSPIRE COMPASSION AND SERVICE, EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE RECOGNIZES THE VITAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE M SQUARED CANCER FOUNDATION AND COMMENDS ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE HOPE, ASSISTANCE AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY CANCER. NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR SHAWN MCCASKILL, ON BEHALF OF THE SOUTHLAKE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MARCH 8TH, 2025 AS M SQUARED CANCER FOUNDATION DAY AND I URGE ALL SOUTHLAKE RESIDENTS TO RECOGNIZE AND SUPPORT THE IMPORTANT WORK OF THIS REMARKABLE ORGANIZATION. CONGRATULATIONS. NOW, IF YOU'LL COME ON DOWN TO THE FRONT, WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE AND I'LL GIVE YOU A COPY OF THE PROCLAMATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, GUYS. NO HIDING. [00:10:10] HIDING. OKAY, YOU GOT EVERYBODY. JOSH? ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY SMILE. HERE WE GO. THREE. TWO. ONE. VERY NICE. [4. Honors & Recognition: Proclamation for Alliance for Children] WE HAVE ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN AND REPRESENTATIVES EMMA GARCIA AND VIRGINIA DAVISON, WHO WILL SPEAK ABOUT CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH AND THE SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE THROUGH THEIR ORGANIZATION TO OUR CITY AND THE REGION. COME ON DOWN. HI THERE. HELLO. MY NAME IS VIRGINIA AND THIS IS EMMA, AND WE ARE BOTH FROM ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN. WE WORK OUT OF OUR NORTHEAST OFFICE, WHICH IS LOCATED IN HURST, AND I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR AND TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR PROCLAIMING APRIL AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH IN THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE. I'D ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUOUS SUPPORT AND YOUR PARTNERSHIP WITH US IN OUR MISSION TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE ALSO PROVIDE THIS PARTNERSHIP THROUGH INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES AND ALSO OUR HEALING SERVICES SO THAT, YOU KNOW, THE CHILDREN OR FOR THE CHILDREN THAT NEED US. AND WE'VE HAD THE HONOR TO WORK JOINTLY WITH THE SOUTHLAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT SINCE 1999. ONE OF OUR KIND OF FIRST TEAMS, AS WE GREW IN TARRANT COUNTY TO JOIN US. AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR THE COMMITMENT TO THE FAMILIES THAT WE SERVE AS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM. WE PROVIDE INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES, FORENSIC INTERVIEWS, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND TRAUMA FOCUSED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THE FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE ALSO PROVIDE THIS WITHOUT A FINANCIAL BARRIER TO THE FAMILIES. YOUR OR YOUR CITY'S FINANCIAL COMMITMENT TO OUR COLLECTIVE MISSION MAKES IT POSSIBLE. AND WHILE WE CONTINUE TO WORK YEAR ROUND, THE MONTH OF APRIL ALLOWS US TO HIGHLIGHT THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MOVEMENT AND TO ALSO HIGHLIGHT OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH EACH OTHER. IF ANYONE HERE PRESENT WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THESE SERVICES, OR REGARDING HOW WE CAN FURTHER PREVENT CHILD ABUSE IN THIS AREA, WE DO HAVE SOME FOLDERS IN THE BACK THAT YOU ARE WELCOME TO GRAB. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND REALLY YEARS OF GREAT WORK HELPING SO MANY KIDS, SO MANY FAMILIES. IT'S REALLY, IT'S SAD THAT WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT, BUT I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT AND SHINING A LIGHT ON THE NEED. AND SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK IN THAT REGARD. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS COUNCIL. WE ALSO HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR Y'ALL. SO IF YOU'LL JUST HOLD ON A MINUTE, WE'LL GIVE YOU A COPY AND TAKE A PICTURE. BUT WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FROM THE SOUTHLAKE CITY COUNCIL. WHEREAS CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE AND OUR GREATEST RESOURCE, AND WHEREAS EVERY CHILD DESERVES A NURTURING FAMILY AND A SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO GROW INTO A HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS CHILD ABUSE IS ONE OF OUR NATION'S MOST SERIOUS PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMS AND THREATENS THE SAFETY OF ALL COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS IN TARRANT COUNTY, 4719 CHILDREN WERE CONFIRMED VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT IN 2024. AND WHEREAS, ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN PROVIDED TRAUMA INFORMED SERVICES TO 3025 CHILDREN IN 2024. AND WHEREAS FINDING SOLUTIONS TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE IS A COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY. IT DEPENDS ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF ALL OF OUR CITIZENS. AND WHEREAS EFFECTIVE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION, INVESTIGATION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS SUCCEED BECAUSE OF PARTNERSHIPS AMONG PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES. SCHOOLS, RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, MEDICAL SERVICES, AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. NOW THEREFORE, I, MAYOR SHAWN MCCASKILL, ON BEHALF OF THE SOUTHLAKE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL 25TH, 2025 AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH, AND I URGE ALL SOUTHLAKE AND TARRANT COUNTY RESIDENTS TO WORK TOGETHER TO HELP REDUCE CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE YEARS TO COME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR YOU ALL. LET'S TAKE A PICTURE. [00:16:06] THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. YES. YES. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS WORK SESSION ITEM NUMBER FIVE. [5. Update from SafeHaven] WE'LL INTRODUCE SAFE HAVEN PRESIDENT AND CEO KATHERINE JACOB, WHO WILL GIVE A PRESENTATION ON THAT ORGANIZATION SERVICES. WELCOME. AND THANKS FOR BEING HERE. YES. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING Y'ALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME THE TIME TO SPEAK WITH YOU TONIGHT. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT FROM THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE FOR MANY YEARS NOW. MY NAME IS KATHERINE JACOB. I HAVE THE GREAT PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO SERVE AS THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE AT SAFE HAVEN OF TARRANT COUNTY, THE COUNTY'S ONLY STATE DESIGNATED FAMILY VIOLENCE PROGRAM. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WE OPERATE THE COUNTY'S ONLY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE. THE COUNTY'S ONLY TWO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS, ONE IN FORT WORTH AND ONE IN ARLINGTON, AND THE COUNTY'S ONLY HIGH RISK TEAM AND STRANGULATION RESPONSE TEAM. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING CRITICAL SERVICES FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS AND THEIR CHILDREN, WE ALSO RUN ONE OF THE COUNTY'S ACCREDITED PROGRAMS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDERS. WE OFFER EXPERT TESTIMONY IN FELONY CRIMINAL CASES AND FACILITATE THE ONLY FATALITY REVIEW TEAM LEARNING FROM INTIMATE PARTNER HOMICIDES IN OUR TARRANT COUNTY COMMUNITIES. I'M ALSO REALLY THANKFUL THAT I GOT TO SEE MY FRIENDS FROM ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN TONIGHT, BECAUSE WE WORK WITH THEM QUITE A BIT, SO THAT WAS A REAL TREAT. IN MY OPINION, TARRANT COUNTY IS VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE A PLACE LIKE SAFE HAVEN. IT'S A LONG STANDING ORGANIZATION. WE'VE BEEN AROUND NEARLY 50 YEARS, AND WE AREN'T JUST THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN. WE'RE A LEADER IN THE FIELD OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION RIGHT HERE IN YOUR BACKYARD. WE DON'T JUST PROVIDE SERVICES, WE INNOVATE AND SET A STANDARD. OUR APPROACH IS BASED IN EVIDENCE BY RESEARCH BEST PRACTICES. ONE EXAMPLE IS OUR GROUNDBREAKING WORK IN IDENTIFYING THE DOMINANT AGGRESSOR IN VIOLENT RELATIONSHIPS. SO WE AIM TO HELP LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE COURTS DETERMINE WHO POSES THE REAL THREAT WHEN SITUATIONS TURN DANGEROUS. THIS RESEARCH, ALONG WITH OUR EVIDENCE BASED PROGRAMS, MEANS WE'RE NOT JUST RESPONDING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. WE'RE WORKING TO CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY FOR VICTIMS, OFFENDERS AND OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY. TONIGHT, I'M HERE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON OUR IMPACT IN TARRANT COUNTY IN 2024. I BELIEVE SOME OF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO OUR REPORT. I MAY NOT HAVE BROUGHT ENOUGH, BUT I REALLY WANT YOU TO TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. AND YOU CAN SEE ALL THE IMPACT THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR WHILE WE SERVE ALL OF TARRANT COUNTY. YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT JUST IN THE LAST YEAR, WE PRIMARILY SERVED SOUTHLAKE RESIDENTS THROUGH OUR HIGH RISK TEAM. SO THAT'S AN IMPORTANT STORY TO TELL. WE'VE LEARNED FROM THE FAMILIES IN SOUTHLAKE. THEY DON'T OFTEN REQUIRE THE SHELTER INTERVENTION, BUT OUR HIGH RISK TEAM HAS PROVEN BENEFICIAL TO SOUTHLAKE RESIDENTS. THE HIGH RISK TEAM FOCUSES ON FOLKS WHO ARE IN EXTREME DANGER. THEY FALL INTO THAT CERTAIN CATEGORY ON OUR DANGER ASSESSMENT TOOL. AND THIS MEANS THEIR PARTNERS OR EX-PARTNERS ARE AT A HIGH RISK OF COMMITTING A FUTURE HOMICIDE AND OTHER VIOLENCE. OUR GOAL IS TO INTERVENE BEFORE TRAGEDY STRIKES. VICTIMS SERVED IN THE HIGH RISK TEAM COME TO US BY SEVERAL MECHANISMS. SUCH ONE SUCH METHOD IS OUR STRANGULATION RESPONSE TEAM, WHICH RESPONDS TO HIGH RISK CASES THROUGH A HOSPITAL BASED RESPONSE SYSTEM. SOMETHING TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR IS OUR FATALITY REVIEW REPORT, WHICH WE PUBLISH, AND WE PRESENT IN THE TARRANT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT EVERY OCTOBER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE COLLABORATIVE FATALITY REVIEW TEAM REVIEWS INTIMATE PARTNER HOMICIDES IN TARRANT COUNTY, AND HERE'S WHY THAT MATTERS TO SOUTHLAKE. WHILE WE SERVED SEVERAL SOUTHLAKE RESIDENTS ON OUR HIGH RISK TEAM IN 2024, [00:20:03] IT'S BEEN MANY YEARS SINCE SOUTHLAKE HAS EXPERIENCED AN INTIMATE PARTNER HOMICIDE. THAT'S EXACTLY WHY THE WORK IS SO CRITICAL, AND THE BEST STATISTIC TO KNOW THAT OUR WORK WELL WORKS. THE MORE VICTIMS WE BRING INTO SAFE HAVEN SERVICES, PARTICULARLY THAT HIGH RISK TEAM, THE MORE LIVES WE SAVE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE ABILITY TO ADDRESS YOUR COUNCIL TONIGHT. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE, BUT AGAIN, WE ARE VERY, VERY GRATEFUL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, THE UPDATE AND THE YEARS OF GREAT WORK. AGAIN, IT'S SAD THAT WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT ABUSE, BUT THANKFULLY, YOU KNOW, YOUR GROUP AND OTHERS ARE DOING SO MUCH TO HELP THOSE WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF IT. AND THAT WORK IS NOT FUN. IT'S NOT PLEASANT, BUT IT'S SO IMPORTANT. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. IT'S MUCH APPRECIATED AND MUCH NEEDED. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WE APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. GOOD EVENING. WE'LL SEE YOU SOON. NEXT UP [6. 2025 Art in the Square] IS WORK SESSION ITEM NUMBER SIX. AND THIS IS AN ART IN THE SQUARE UPDATE THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF ART IN THE SQUARE. COMING UP IN THREE SHORT WEEKS. I'M GOING TO TURN THAT OVER TO DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM KATHY TALLEY. THANK YOU. MAYOR AND I HAVE REQUESTED ALL THE BAD WEATHER BE THIS WEEK, SO I APOLOGIZE IF IT'S NOT GREAT, BUT WE HAVE TO GET IT OUT OF THE SYSTEM JUST IN TIME. SO I'VE BEEN INVOLVED. EXCUSE ME, WITH ART IN THE SQUARE, PROBABLY FOR ABOUT 12 OR 12 OR 13 YEARS, BUT THIS IS MY EIGHTH YEAR TO BE THE TEAM LEADER, IF YOU WILL. I LOVE IT. AND I AM SURROUNDED BY A TEAM OF 18 WOMEN WHO DO A PHENOMENAL JOB. BUT I WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE HISTORY SINCE THIS IS OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY. SO, I MEAN, LITERALLY IN THE YEAR 2000, WE STARTED. BUT BEFORE THAT, IF YOU CAN IMAGINE, BACK IN THE DAY WHEN SOUTHLAKE WAS A LOT SMALLER. SOUTHLAKE WOMEN'S CLUB HAD A GROUP OF WOMEN, PROBABLY MOST OF THEM. AND THEY WOULD HOLD A SPAGHETTI DINNER EVERY YEAR, AND THEY WOULD BE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA, AND THEY WOULD COOK ROUGHLY. I THINK SHE I THINK ONE OF THEM TOLD ME, LIKE BETWEEN THE MEAT AND THE SAUCE, IT WAS LIKE 1,000 POUNDS AND ANOTHER, I DON'T KNOW, 5 OR 600 POUNDS OF SPAGHETTI AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND THE BENEFICIARIES WERE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SISD SENIORS AND AT THAT TIME, OUR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, BECAUSE THEY WERE VOLUNTEER AND THEY NEEDED A LOT OF THINGS. SO FAST FORWARD, THEY BASICALLY KIND OF GOT TO A POINT WHERE THEY COULDN'T DO ANY MORE, AND THEY WERE RUNNING OUT OF ROOM. THE VERY LAST ONE, IN 1999, THEY SERVED 1800 PEOPLE AND RAISED $7,500. AND VERY PROUD OF THAT AT THAT TIME. BUT THEY WANTED TO DO MORE. AND SO, ONE OF THE LADIES HAD THIS IDEA, WELL, LET'S, HOW CAN WE RAISE MORE MONEY? I JUST CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE. AND SHE SAID, WELL, LET'S TRY AN ART FESTIVAL. THAT SEEMS FUN. AND SO, THE FIRST YEAR IT WAS REALLY KIND OF INTENDED TO BE LET'S GIVE IT A GO AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. AND 25 YEARS LATER, HERE WE ARE NEVER, NEVER KNOWING THAT IT WOULD BE THIS BIG AND THIS WONDERFUL. SO, I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT LITTLE HISTORY. I THOUGHT IT WAS I STILL ALWAYS THINK IT'S FASCINATING WHEN I HEAR IT. YOU'LL SEE. THIS IS OF COURSE, MIKE LEWIS IS A GREAT PHOTOGRAPHER OUT AND ABOUT TOWN. THIS IS ONE OF HIS DRONE SHOTS FROM LAST YEAR'S FESTIVAL. AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE BEGINNING, THE TREES ARE SO TINY. IT'S PRETTY COOL. SO THIS YEAR, IT'S OUR 25TH. WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO BE HERE AND BE DOING THIS FOR EVERYBODY. WE HAVE ARTISTS THAT COME FROM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SOMETIMES FROM OTHER COUNTRIES. IN 25 YEARS, WE HAVE GIVEN OVER $3.6 MILLION TO OVER 78 DIFFERENT CHARITIES. WE'VE HAD THOUSANDS OF SPONSORS. WE'VE HAD OVER 3300 ARTISTS. WE'VE HAD IN THAT TIME OVER 25,000 VOLUNTEERS. AND THIS ONE IS A FIGURE THAT I'VE ALWAYS BEEN ASKED FOR. SO I REALLY SPENT SOME TIME RESEARCHING THIS. I ALWAYS GET ASKED EVERY YEAR, HOW MANY LIVES DO YOU THINK YOU TOUCH? AND I SAID, I DON'T KNOW A LOT. WELL, BASED ON MY CALCULATIONS IN THAT TIME SPAN, WE'VE TOUCHED THE LIVES OF OVER 300,000 PEOPLE. SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT AND THANKFUL THAT WE CAN DO THAT. AT THE FESTIVAL THIS YEAR, YOU'LL ALWAYS FIND THINGS FOR KIDS. WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT AREAS FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES, SO THAT'S SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO. THIS YEAR, OUR HEADLINER BAND ON SATURDAY NIGHT IS THE CROWN JEWELS. THEY ARE A QUEEN TRIBUTE BAND AND THEY HAVE A PRETTY GOOD FOLLOWING, SO WE'RE HOPING THAT BRINGS THE CROWD OUT. AND THEN THIS IS THIS YEAR'S BENEFICIARIES. YOU'LL SEE ME SQUARED ON THERE. YOU'LL SEE. SAFE HAVEN. ALLIANCE, THIS IS A A COMMITTEE THAT DOES THIS EVERY YEAR. AND SO ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN HAS BEEN OUR BENEFICIARY BEFORE. [00:25:01] THEY'RE NOT THIS YEAR, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN. AND OUR BENEFICIARIES SERVE WOMEN, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN NORTHEAST TARRANT COUNTY. AND THAT IS THAT IS THE REQUIREMENT TO APPLY. AND WE ALWAYS GET SO MANY MORE APPLICATIONS THAN WE CAN TAKE. BUT WE ARE VERY BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO HELP ALL OF THESE FOLKS. AND THAT'S THAT'S REALLY IT. THE THE WAY THAT YOU SUPPORT THESE CHARITIES. WE'RE ALL VOLUNTEER. NOBODY GETS PAID A DIME FOR WHAT WE DO IS TO COME OUT AND BUY BEVERAGES AND BUY FOOD AND SUPPORT THE EVENT AND ENJOY YOURSELF AND BUY SOME GREAT ART. I USUALLY BRING HOME SOMETHING EVERY YEAR, SO THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE TIME TO TALK ABOUT IT. OF COURSE. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO WITH YOUR TEAM. I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF HOURS. IT'S YEAR ROUND. BASICALLY, AFTER THIS ONE'S DONE, YOU'LL TAKE MAYBE ONE DAY OFF AND START PREPARING FOR THE NEXT ONE. SO, THAT'S TRUE. TO SEE THAT LIST OF BENEFICIARIES, THE 26, I THINK IT IS THIS YEAR THAT ARE BENEFICIARIES. AND YOU KNOW THAT MONEY IS CRITICAL TO THOSE ORGANIZATIONS. THE WAY YOU ALL SUPPORT THEM WITH VOLUNTEER EFFORTS IS REALLY AMAZING. IT REALLY SHOWS SOUTHLAKE AT ITS BEST. SO THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND THE SOUTHLAKE WOMEN'S CLUB FOR DOING THAT FOR 25 YEARS. IT'S VERY EXCITING. SO WE'LL SEE YOU ALL THERE AT ART IN THE SQUARE IN THREE WEEKS, PLUS A FEW EXTRA DAYS JUST IN CASE, AND THE WEATHER WILL BE PERFECT. WE'LL ACTIVATE THE BUBBLE. NO BAD WEATHER. IT'S ALL GOING TO BE GOOD. THANK YOU. KATHY. NEXT UP IS WORK SESSION ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. [7. Southlake Kids Interested in Leadership Presentation] SOUTHLAKE KIDS INTERESTED IN LEADERSHIP PRESENTATION. AND FOR THIS ONE, I THINK BORIS, THE ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER, IS GOING TO LEAD THE DISCUSSION ON THAT ONE. COME ON DOWN. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M HONORED TO BE HERE TODAY WITH THE SOUTHLAKE KIDS INTERESTED IN LEADERSHIP GROUP AS THEY GET READY TO SHOWCASE A VERY SPECIAL VIDEO HIGHLIGHTING THEIR JOURNEY OVER THE PAST YEAR. BEFORE WE PLAY THE VIDEO, THOUGH, WE DID WANT TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT, ESPECIALLY TO DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM TALLEY. WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITH YOUR INVALUABLE INSIGHTS AND YOUR SUPPORT AT EVERY SINGLE MEETING, WHETHER IT WAS IN TOWN HALL, THE MARK OR ALL THE WAY OVER IN AUSTIN. WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU, SO THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PLAY THE VIDEO. AND NOT ALL OF THE STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT IN THE VIDEO, BUT WE HAVE QUITE A FEW MORE HERE TODAY, AND THEY'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THROUGHOUT THE SKILL PROGRAM, STUDENTS DOVE INTO DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF CITY GOVERNMENT WITH HANDS ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES. THEY DIDN'T JUST LEARN ABOUT LEADERSHIP, THEY ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH THE CITY OFFICIALS, BECOMING VALUED CONTRIBUTORS AND COLLABORATORS. STUDENTS GOT AN EXCLUSIVE BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT HOW THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE MANAGES ITS BUDGET AND EXPLORED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO UNDERSTAND HOW STRATEGIC GROWTH SHAPES THE CITY'S FUTURE. ONE THING I LEARNED WAS HOW CITIES ALLOCATE MONEY TO DIFFERENT SECTORS AND HOW MUCH MONEY THEY ALLOCATE PER SECTOR. SO I LEARNED WHEN INVESTMENT SHOULD BE MADE AND WHAT FACTORS THE CITY NEEDS TO ANALYZE WHEN MAKING INVESTMENTS. I LEARNED HOW THE CITY GAINS ITS REVENUE THROUGH DIFFERENT TYPES OF TAXES AND WHAT THEY PUT THE PROJECTS TOWARDS. ONE THING I REMEMBER THE MOST IS HOW THE CITY PRIORITIZES THEIR MONEY. IF THEY INVEST IN TOURISM OR ATTRACTING BUSINESSES, THAT REVENUE WILL COME BACK IN THE FORM OF TAXES. SO THE CITY HAS TO BE STRATEGIC ABOUT WHERE THEY INVEST IN, AS THE PROFIT WILL COME BACK IN THE LONG RUN. SO, I LEARNED THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, LOCATION IS SUPER IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER MULTITUDE OF FACTORS SUCH AS LOCATION. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN YOU BUILD A PARK FOR RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY, IT'S IMPORTANT TO BUILD IT NEAR THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS. SO IT'S ACTUALLY ACCESSIBLE. SO, THE PARK IS ACTUALLY USED. AND SO IT ACTUALLY MEETS THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS. WE'RE ABLE TO DO THIS BY COLLABORATING TOGETHER AND GETTING ALL OUR DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR CIVILIZATION HAS A VARIETY OF BUSINESSES FOR FULL CIVILIAN SATISFACTION. A BIG PORTION OF THE BUDGET WAS $18 MILLION PROPERTY TAX. SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP GROWING THE HOUSING MARKET. I LEARNED THAT YOU REALLY HAVE TO CONSIDER INFRASTRUCTURE. SO YOU'RE NOT JUST CONSIDERING THE HOUSES AND BUSINESSES. YOU ALSO HAVE TO CONSIDER THINGS LIKE HIGHWAYS AND WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES. MCCASKILL HAS ALSO PARTNERED WITH CHARLES SCHWAB, WHERE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A FOUR DAY INTERNSHIP STYLE EXPERIENCE TO LEARN ABOUT THE STOCK MARKET. YEAH, SO WITH HELP FROM THE CHARLES SCHWAB TRADERS, WE LEARNED HOW TO LIKE PICK STOCKS AND HOW TO INVEST, WHICH SETS US UP NICELY FOR OUR FUTURE SELVES. I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT STOCKS OR INVESTMENTS, BUT MY PARENTS HAVE ALWAYS WANTED ME TO LEARN ABOUT IT, SO BEING ABLE TO HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT IT WAS REALLY HELPFUL. AND IT WAS REALLY COOL TO LEARN. YEAH, WE GOT TO USE RESOURCES LIKE THINK OR SWIM AND WE GOT MENTORED BY LIKE SOME OF THE TRAINING PARTNERS THERE. AND IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING. WE LEARNED A LOT. WE HAD $100,000 IN PAPER MONEY TO INVEST, AND WE HAD TO CHOOSE THREE STOCKS TO COMMIT TO. AND OVER THE LENGTH OF THE FOUR DAYS THAT WE INTERNED, WE HAD TO ANALYZE AND INTERPRET ALL THE STOCKS AND FIGURE OUT WHEN WAS A GOOD TIME FOR AN EXIT STRATEGY, OR WHAT WAS A GOOD TIME TO INVEST. SKILL PARTNERED WITH THE SOUTHLAKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, ALLOWING BUSINESSES TO ENGAGE WITH STUDENTS AND SHARE INSIGHTS ON VARIOUS BUSINESS RELATED TOPICS. WE'RE JUST SO GRATEFUL TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND TO ALL THE PROFESSIONALS WHO TOOK TIME OUT OF THEIR DAY TO COME HERE, AND THEY KIND OF JUST GAVE US INSIGHTS ON HOW THEY GOT TO WHERE THEY ARE, WHAT THEY'RE DOING NOW. AND I THINK THAT WAS JUST REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ME. [00:30:01] FOR ME, I WAS JUST REALLY THANKFUL ABOUT ALL THE LESSONS I WAS ABLE TO LEARN, NOT ONLY ABOUT BUSINESS, BUT ALSO ABOUT LIFE IN GENERAL. AS WE GROW UP AND GET READY TO GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE AND GO INTO START WORKING, I'M JUST REALLY GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO TEACH US. STUDENTS ALSO HAD THE CHANCE TO VISIT THE TEXAS STATE CAPITOL, WHERE THEY EXPLORED TEXAS HISTORY AND MET WITH OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE. OVER THE PAST DECADE, THE SKILL PROGRAM HAS EMPOWERED HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS WITH THE TOOLS TO LEAD, INNOVATE, AND INSPIRE. AS WE CELEBRATE TEN YEARS OF THIS INCREDIBLE JOURNEY, WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT DECADE CONFIDENT THAT THESE STUDENTS, AND MANY MORE TO COME, WILL PLAY A KEY ROLE IN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY. GREAT VIDEO OR ANYTHING TO ADD ANYBODY WITH ANYTHING. THE KIDS ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HAVING TO SAY SOMETHING, SO I'M GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY. I CAN TELL IT SEEMS LIKE THEY CHANGED THEIR MIND. THEY LEFT YOU HANGING OUT THERE. IT LOOKS LIKE Y'ALL HAVE BEEN BUSY. GREAT WORK. I KNOW ALL OF YOU ARE SUPER BUSY WITH SCHOOL AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES WITH IT. SO CARVING OUT SOME TIME TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS PROGRAM AND ALL THE THINGS YOU DID, INCLUDING GOING TO AUSTIN, IT'S REALLY COMMENDABLE. IT'LL SERVE YOU WELL IN YOUR FUTURES, BOTH SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM. SO THANK YOU TO YOU, BORA. THANK YOU, KATHY, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP OF THIS PROGRAM. IT'S GREAT TO SEE SO MANY KIDS, YOUNG PEOPLE EVERY YEAR THAT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY AND MAKE SOMETHING OF IT. AND IT'S REALLY REWARDING TO SEE HOW MUCH THEY GET OUT OF IT ON A YEAR AFTER YEAR BASIS. SO THANK YOU. KATHY, DID YOU WANT TO WRAP UP WITH ANYTHING ON SKILL? I JUST BECAUSE SHE WON'T TAKE ANY CREDIT. I JUST REALLY WANTED TO THANK BORA. SHE HAS WORKED SO HARD WITH THESE STUDENTS ON THEIR, THEIR CITY PROJECTS AND WITH SCHWAB MAKING ALL THAT HAPPEN. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK HER AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BECAUSE I KNOW HOW HARD SHE WORKS AND HOW HARD SHE'S WORKED SINCE PROBABLY LAST SUMMER IN THE PLANNING OF THIS. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND OF COURSE, FANTASTIC GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE. OUR FUTURE IS BRIGHT. YEAH, LET'S GET A GROUP PICTURE. BUT A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FIRST. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. Y'ALL READY? Y'ALL, WE'RE GOING TO NEED Y'ALL TO BACK UP TOWARDS THE DAIS, PLEASE. THANK YOU. I NEED TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF ARRANGING. COUNCIL MEMBER SHARLI, YOU NEED TO COME IN FRONT, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE. HERE WE GO. THREE. TWO. ONE. VERY NICE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. Y'ALL ARE WELCOME TO STAY FOR THE WHOLE MEETING IF YOU WANT. IF YOU REALLY WANT. GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY TAKERS, BUT THAT'S OKAY. YOU ALL HAVE PUT IN YOUR TIME. NEXT UP IS WORK SESSION ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. [8. Discuss all items on tonight's agenda. No action will be taken and each item will be considered during the Regular Session.] OUR CONSENT AGENDA. I'LL TURN THAT OVER TO DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM KATHY TALLEY. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO OFFER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION. ITEM FOUR A APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE MARCH 4TH, 2025 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. ITEM 4.B APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 25-012 DESIGNATING THE COMMERCIAL RECORDER AS THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE'S OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF RECORD. ITEM 4.C ORDINANCE NUMBER 1228D FIRST READING AMENDED ARTICLE FIVE BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES OF CHAPTER TWO ADMINISTRATION TO ELIMINATE THE ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND TO REVISE THE TENURE OF THE CHAIR POSITION FOR BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES OF THE SOUTHLAKE CODE OF ORDINANCES. ITEM FOUR D RATIFY EXPENDITURES WITH TEXAS AIR SYSTEMS, LLC IN EXCESS OF $50,000, AND AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURES WITH TEXAS AIR SYSTEMS, LLC FOR HVAC PARTS AND REPAIRS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $95,000. ITEM 4 AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURES WITH PRIORITY SIGNS AND GRAPHICS FOR REPLACEMENT OF WAYFINDING SIGNAGE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $100,000. [00:35:04] ITEM 4.F. APPROVE A VARIANCE TO SECTION 4.01. AYE. IS THAT RIGHT OF SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE NUMBER 483, AS AMENDED, REGARDING EXPIRATION OF PLATS, AND APPROVE A ONE YEAR EXTENSION OF THE VALIDITY OF CASE ZA-24-004 PLAT REVISION FOR LOT ONE, R, LOT TWO AND LOT THREE MALIK ESTATES ADDITION BEING A REVISION OF LOT ONE MALIK ESTATES ADDITION AND TRACKS 1A. 01A2B. EXCUSE ME. AND 1A01A2C BEN J. FOSTER. SERVICES SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 519 CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS. AND LOCATED AT 900 AND 53925 RANDALL MILL AVENUE, SOUTHLAKE. ITEM 4.G. EXCUSE THE ABSENCES OF PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONERS GINA FALLON AND STACY DRISCOLL FROM THE MARCH 6TH, 2025, REGULAR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING AND ITEM FOUR H TABLE. ORDINANCE NUMBER 485 64F, ZA 24-0042. SECOND READING ZONING CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR CAROLYN PARK PLAZA DISTRICT ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS TRACKS THREE, FOUR, THREE, FOUR, THREE, FIVE, THREE, THREE, THREE, THREE A, ONE B AND A PORTION OF TRACKS ONE E, ONE D AND THREE A-1 LARKIN SHIVERS SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 300 AND GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF EAST STATE HIGHWAY 114 AND NORTH WHITE CHAPEL BOULEVARD WEST OF RIVERA DRIVE, AND APPROXIMATELY 600FT SOUTH OF EAST KIRKWOOD BOULEVARD, CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS. CURRENT ZONING SEC. EMPLOYMENT CENTER. ZONING. DISTRICT REQUESTED. ZONING SEC. EMPLOYMENT CENTER. ZONING DISTRICT. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THIS ITEM TO BE TABLED TO THE MAY 6TH, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S OUR CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANYTHING WE'D LIKE TO MOVE FROM THE REGULAR AGENDA TO CONSENT? YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND WE MOVE ITEM 9.A IF THAT'S OKAY WITH EVERYBODY. ITEM 9.A IS TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FROM FORD AUDIO VIDEO SYSTEMS. EVERYONE OKAY WITH MOVING NINE A FROM REGULAR TO CONSENT AGENDA. OKAY. SO ITEM NINE A APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FROM FORD AUDIO-VIDEO SYSTEMS LLC IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $163,926. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL ADD THAT TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. DOES ANYONE NEED A PRESENTATION OR ANY DISCUSSION ON ANY OF THOSE ITEMS, INCLUDING NINE A THAT ARE GOING ON CONSENT? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE'LL TAKE THAT UP DURING OUR REGULAR SESSION. [1. Call to order.] SO NEXT UP I WILL CALL OUR REGULAR SESSION TO ORDER. AND THE FIRST ITEM IN THE REGULAR SESSION IS TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. [2. А. Executive Session] AS MAYOR, I HEREBY ADVISE YOU THAT WE'RE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071 TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY. SECTION 551.074 TO DELIBERATE REGARDING PERSONNEL MATTERS. SECTION 551.076 TO DELIBERATE REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES AND SECURITY AUDITS. AND SECTION 551.087 TO DELIBERATE REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS. AND I'LL CHECK WITH OUR CITY MANAGER ON HOW LONG WE'LL BE. BACK AT 7:00. WE'LL SEE YOU THEN. ALL RIGHT. I'LL CALL OUR MEETING [2.B. Reconvene] BACK TO ORDER. IS THERE ANY ACTION NECESSARY FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION? NO, MAYOR. THANK YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM TALLEY. NEXT UP IS THE MAYOR'S REPORT. BRIEFLY, JUST A QUICK UPDATE AND RECAP ON THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN AUSTIN WITH THE TEXAS [3.A. Mayor's Report] LEGISLATURE. WE'VE TRIED TO KEEP YOU INFORMED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHERWISE ABOUT SOME BILLS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS DOWN IN AUSTIN THAT WOULD IMPACT THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE AND OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. THE BIG ONE BEING SENATE BILL 15, WHICH WOULD IN ESSENCE, OVERRIDE LOCAL RESIDENTIAL ZONING ORDINANCES AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. ORIGINALLY THIS WAS CONTEMPLATED. WELL, IT HAD A PROVISION THAT WOULD ALLOW 31 UNITS RESIDENTIAL UNITS PER ACRE. 31 RESIDENTIAL UNITS PER ACRE AND 1400 SQUARE FOOT LOTS. THIS CAME UP TWO YEARS AGO DURING THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION. SO THANKFULLY WE HAD A HEADS UP THAT IT WAS COMING BACK FOR THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION. SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND OUR STATE SENATOR. GOING BACK TO LAST SUMMER. ON OUR THOUGHTS ON THAT, OUR OBJECTIONS TO THAT. AND THANKFULLY, THOSE COMMENTS HAVE BEEN WELL RECEIVED. AS IT WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS WITH THE SENATE. THE ORIGINAL BRACKET WHERE THEY EXEMPTED THE SMALLER CITIES WAS SET AT 90,000. SO IF YOU WERE A CITY OF POPULATION 90,000 OR LESS, YOU WERE EXEMPTED FROM IT. AND AS IT WENT THROUGH THE SENATE DISCUSSION AND ULTIMATE VOTE, MORE AND MORE SENATORS AGREED WITH US AND BASICALLY SAID, YEAH, WE'RE NOT GOING TO VOTE FOR IT IF IT APPLIES TO MY CITY. [00:40:03] SO THROUGH THE GAMES THAT GO ON THE SENATORS SAID, I'M NOT GOING TO VOTE FOR IT IF IT APPLIES TO MY CITY. SO THAT BRACKET KEPT GOING UP AND UP AND UP TO 150,000. SO THIS BILL THAT'S PASSED THE SENATE, AT LEAST SENATE BILL 15 ONLY APPLIES TO CITIES WITH POPULATIONS OF MORE THAN 150,000. IT'S STILL WORKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE HOUSE. WE'RE NOT SURE HOW THAT'S ALL GOING TO PLAY OUT, BUT LATER THIS WEEK, COUNCIL MEMBER, SHARLI AND I WILL BE VISITING WITH OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND OUR STATE SENATOR TO REITERATE OUR QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS ABOUT THIS LEGISLATION. THERE'S ALSO SIMILAR BILLS INVOLVING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, WHICH ARE, YOU KNOW, SAY, AN ACCESSORY BUILDING IN YOUR BACKYARD AND OVERRIDING LOCAL ZONING ORDINANCES AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ON THOSE TYPES OF PROJECTS AND BASICALLY ALLOWING PEOPLE TO DO WHATEVER THEY WANTED. AND ALSO ANOTHER BILL THAT'S PERCOLATING DOWN THERE INVOLVING RELIGIOUS PROPERTIES AND RELIGIOUS LANDS, AND EXEMPTING THOSE FROM OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORDINANCES AND LOCAL ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. SO WE HAVE CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE AS WELL. AND AT LEAST THE SCUTTLEBUTT AT THIS POINT, WE HAD SOME A CALL WITH SOME FOLKS IN AUSTIN LAST WEEK, AND THE SCUTTLEBUTT IS THAT THOSE MAY HAVE THOSE SAME BRACKETS AND ONLY APPLY LIKE SENATE BILL 15, TO LARGER CITIES, WHICH IS PROBABLY WHAT THE INTENT WAS ALL ALONG. BUT UNTIL IT'S OVER, IT'S NOT OVER. SO REST ASSURED WE'RE WORKING ON THAT. WE SHARE EVERYONE'S CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT THAT MIGHT DO TO A CITY LIKE SOUTHLAKE. SO MORE TO COME ON THAT. BUT THAT'S THE UPDATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN AUSTIN AND WHAT WE'RE DOING ABOUT IT? SO COUNCIL, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT LEGISLATIVE STUFF BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO THE CITY MANAGER? ALL RIGHT. THAT'S IT FOR THE MAYOR'S REPORT. NEXT UP IS THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. THANK YOU. [3.B. City Manager's Report] MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO CALL OUR ASSISTANT CHIEF OF POLICE, JOSE LUNA, TO COME FORWARD. AT THIS TIME. HE IS GOING TO BE PROVIDING THE COUNCIL WITH AN OVERVIEW OF HOW WE WORK WITH LEADERS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME A FEW MINUTES TO TALK ABOUT THE FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY. MY EXPERIENCE WHILE ATTENDING AND HOW I'M USING THAT EXPERIENCE IN MY ROLE AS ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF. THE FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY WAS FOUNDED IN 1935 TO ENHANCE LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. IT IS HELD AT THE FBI ACADEMY IN QUANTICO, VIRGINIA, AND TO DATE, OVER 55,000 GRADUATES FROM OVER 50 STATES AND MULTIPLE INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES. ALL COURSES PROVIDED ARE ACCREDITED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. PARTICIPANTS ARE ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTIVES AND IN LEADERSHIP ROLES. IT IS A TEN WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM WITH A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESS, SO THERE ARE FOUR SESSIONS PER YEAR, AND IN THE DALLAS FORT WORTH AREA, THERE ARE A TOTAL OF SEVEN APPLICANTS THAT CAN ATTEND PER SESSION, WITH A TOTAL OF 28 APPLICANTS PER YEAR FOR THE ENTIRE NORTH TEXAS REGION. THIS TYPE OF TRAINING TIES INTO OUR DEPARTMENT'S COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND HELPS ENSURE EFFECTIVE SUCCESSION PLANNING. THE FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, IS A TEN WEEK LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT BRINGS TOGETHER OVER 250 LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTIVES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND INTERNATIONALLY, PROVIDING INTENSIVE ACADEMIC AND PHYSICAL TRAINING. DURING MY TIME AS PART OF SESSION 291, I COMPLETED COURSES IN EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, CRITICAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT, AND ESSENTIALS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERS, ALL DESIGNED TO ENHANCE LEADERSHIP, DECISION MAKING AND EFFECTIVELY WITH CRISIS RESPONSE. THESE COURSES NOT ONLY STRENGTHEN MY ABILITY TO LEAD EFFECTIVELY WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT BUT ALSO EQUIP ME WITH THE LATEST STRATEGIES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERSHIP, ENSURING THAT OUR DEPARTMENT AND OUR CITIZENS BENEFIT FROM BEST PRACTICES IN PUBLIC SAFETY AND MANAGEMENT. NOW, IN NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE. AS PART OF THE ACADEMY'S PHYSICAL FITNESS, WE COMPLETED THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD, WHICH IS A 6.1 MILE OBSTACLE COURSE RUN THROUGH THE TERRAIN OF QUANTICO. SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING SUCCESSFULLY FINISHING THIS COURSE SYMBOLIZES ENDURANCE AND PERSEVERANCE AND THE MENTAL TOUGHNESS REQUIRED FOR EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND POLICE WORK. WE HAVE A TENDENCY TO CONCENTRATE ON PHYSICAL FITNESS EARLY IN OUR CAREERS, AND THIS PROGRAM REINFORCED THE IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL FITNESS AND WELL-BEING THROUGHOUT OUR CAREERS. ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE ASPECTS OF THE FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY IS THE RELATIONSHIPS BUILT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD. THESE CONNECTIONS ALLOW ME TO COLLABORATE, SHARE BEST PRACTICES, AND SEEK GUIDANCE FROM A NETWORK OF EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS FACING SIMILAR CHALLENGES. THE STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIP WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE FBI, ENHANCES OUR DEPARTMENT'S ABILITY TO ACCESS CRITICAL RESOURCES, [00:45:05] INTELLIGENCE AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES THAT DIRECTLY BENEFIT OUR CITY AND ITS PUBLIC SAFETY INITIATIVES. THROUGH THE FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY, I HAD THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS TACTICS AND STRATEGIES WITH LEADERS FROM THE FBI HOSTAGE NEGOTIATION TEAM WHO WERE DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH THE SYNAGOGUE HOSTAGE SITUATION ALONGSIDE OUR REGIONAL SWAT TEAM IN JANUARY OF 22. THESE CONVERSATIONS HIGHLIGHTED HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN THESE PARTNERSHIPS AND RELATIONSHIPS AHEAD OF CRISIS AND OR MAJOR INCIDENT, TO ENSURE SEAMLESS AND EFFECTIVE RESPONSE. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT LESS THAN 1% OF LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERS GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THIS TRAINING, SO I DO WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO THANK CITY LEADERSHIP AND CHIEF CASEY FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE TIME TONIGHT, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT, AND WE'RE PLEASED AND PROUD OF YOU AND YOUR NEW ROLE AS THE ASSISTANT CHIEF AND DOING A GREAT JOB IN THAT REGARD. AND THANK YOU FOR GOING THE EXTRA MILE AND ENGAGING IN THIS PROGRAM AND THAT TRAINING. IT'S COMMENDABLE. I KNOW YOU'RE BUSY, BUT WE APPRECIATE YOU GOING THAT EXTRA MILE. AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. IT'LL SERVE YOU WELL AND SERVE US WELL. SO THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WELL, MAYOR, I'LL JUST ADD MY APPRECIATION FOR GOING. OBVIOUSLY, IT'S AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE FOR YOUR CAREER, BUT ALSO APPRECIATION BECAUSE I KNOW HOW WELL YOU REPRESENTED OUR CITY AT THAT, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELL SAID. THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE IT. NEXT, WE'LL GO BACK TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. [CONSENT AGENDA] WE REVIEWED THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS DURING OUR WORK SESSION, AND WE ADDED ITEM NINE A FROM OUR REGULAR AGENDA TO CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR ANY PRESENTATIONS NEEDED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? SEEING NONE, WE'LL TAKE A MOTION FROM DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM KATHY TALLEY. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I MOVE THAT WE VOTE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 4.A THROUGH 4.H. ADDING ITEM NINE A AS WELL. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTES ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. THAT MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED. NEXT UP IS THE PUBLIC FORUM. THE PUBLIC FORUM ALLOWS RESIDENTS TO BRING UP ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON OUR REGULAR AGENDA. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING OR PUBLIC FORUM. SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC FORUM. NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER SIX, ORDINANCE NUMBER 480 828. [6.A. Ordinance No. 480-828, ZA25-0001, 3rd 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] CASE NUMBER ZA 25-0001. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE THIRD READING AND ZONING CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR 2300 WEST CONTINENTAL BOULEVARD. DIRECTOR KILLOUGH. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. THIS IS A REQUEST TO CHANGE ZONING ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2300 WEST CONTINENTAL BOULEVARD. THE REQUEST IS TO CHANGE IT FROM AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO TRANSITION ZONING DISTRICT. THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. THE LAND USE DESIGNATION ON THE PROPERTY IS A MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, AND THE CURRENT ZONING IS AGRICULTURAL. PROPOSED ZONING, AS I MENTIONED, IS TRANSITION ZONING DISTRICT. THIS IS THE PROPOSAL AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT WAS PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL AT ITS FIRST READING. IT PROPOSED A FIVE LOT PLAN WITH THE SMALLEST LOT JUST OVER 18,000FT². FOLLOWING THE FIRST READING OF THAT ITEM, IT WAS DENIED WITH DIRECTION TO THE APPLICANT TO COME BACK TO SECOND READING WITH A PLAN THAT HAD 20,000FT², LOTS OR MORE. THIS IS THAT PLAN PRESENTED AT SECOND READING. IT'S A FOUR LOT PLAN, WITH THE SMALLEST LOT BEING 22,560FT². ALL LOTS ARE IN EXCESS OF 20,000FT². AND THIS IS THE TREE CONSERVATION PLAN ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. THESE ARE THE HOUSING TYPES ARE AN EXAMPLE OF THE TYPICAL HOUSING TYPE THAT WOULD GO IN. THESE DO NOT HAVE FRONT FACING GARAGE DOORS. AND THIS IS A STREET VIEW LOOKING BOTH DIRECTIONS ALONG WEST CONTINENTAL. EXCEPTIONS THAT THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSING UNDER THE IS. THIS ONLY INCLUDES ONE OF THE THREE COMPONENTS RECOMMENDED TO BE IN A. IT WOULD BE RESIDENTIAL ONLY. ALSO, IT PROHIBITS CUL-DE-SACS UNLESS THERE'S TOPOGRAPHIC OR OTHER FEATURES THAT PREVENT IT [00:50:04] FROM DOING ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT. AND THEN ALSO NO OPEN SPACE. THE OPEN MINIMUM OPEN SPACE IS TYPICALLY 15%. THIS IS PROVIDING A TEN FOOT LANDSCAPE EASEMENT ALONG WEST CONTINENTAL BOULEVARD. WE RECEIVED ONE RESPONSE, WHICH IS A PERSON WHO SPOKE IN PERSON AT PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THAT INDICATED THEIR FAVOR FOR THE ITEM. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID DENY THE APPLICATION THAT WAS PRESENTED FOUR TWO, RECOMMENDING THEY DO A FOUR LOT PLAN AS AN ALTERNATIVE MOVING FORWARD. AND AS MENTIONED, CITY COUNCIL DENIED FIRST READING OF THE FIVE LOT PLAN SIX ZERO WITH DIRECTION TO COME BACK WITH SF 28 TYPE LOTS. AND ON SECOND READING THAT PROPOSAL PRESENTING SUCH A PLAN WAS APPROVED SIX ZERO AS IT WAS PRESENTED. I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. AND APPLICANT ALSO HAS THEIR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR KILLOUGH. ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK WE'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS THE APPLICANT HERE? DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO WHAT WE'VE SEEN? COME ON DOWN. AND NAME AND ADDRESS. FOR THE RECORD, IT'S ALL YOURS. CURTIS SHANNON, THE STATE GROUP, 1130 NORTH CARROLL AVENUE HERE IN SOUTHLAKE. NOTHING'S CHANGED ON THIS SINCE THE FIRST READING. JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ANY OF YOU HAVE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I THINK WE GOT IT. THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. I WILL SAY GO AHEAD. I DO FEEL LIKE I HATE INEFFICIENCY. AND I FEEL LIKE WE COST YOU TWO WEEKS ON THIS DEAL, AND IT WAS MY FAULT FOR DOING THAT. SO I THINK WE LEARNED A LESSON ON THAT WITH WHAT WE DO GOING FORWARD. ALL RIGHT. SORRY ABOUT THAT. I APPRECIATE THE THOUGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ITEM 6.A REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING. SO I WILL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 6.A WE HAVE AS WAS NOTED PREVIOUSLY, A COMMENT OR SOMEONE WHO SPOKE IN FAVOR OF THIS AT THE P AND Z COMMISSION SPOKE IN FAVOR OF SHEKHAR. AT 2024 WOODBURY COURT AGAIN SPOKE IN FAVOR AT P AND Z. WE SENT OUT 17 PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATIONS TO SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 6.A IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK OR SUBMIT A COMMENT CARD ON 6.A? SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM SIX, A COUNCIL, ANY DISCUSSION OR ANYTHING FOR DIRECTOR KILLOUGH OR THE APPLICANT ON 6AI THINK NOT. SO WITH THAT WE WILL CALL FOR A MOTION. YES MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM SIX A ORDINANCE NUMBER 4808288250001. THIRD READING ZONING CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR 2300 WEST CONTINENTAL BOULEVARD. ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS TRACT 1B01. B THOMAS J THOMPSON, SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 1502. TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS. AND THIS IS SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED MARCH 25TH, 2025. AND THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER THREE DATED FEBRUARY 25TH, 2025, NOTING THAT WE'RE APPROVING A ZONING CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN FROM AG DISTRICT TO TRANSITIONAL ZONING DISTRICT AS PRESENTED. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON 6.A. AND THAT MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. 6.A IS APPROVED. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS ITEM SIX B RESOLUTION NUMBER 25-016. [6.B. Resolution No. 25-016, ZA25-0007, Specific Use Permit for a commercial school for wrestling instruction at 545 S. Nolen Dr., Ste. 250, on property described as Lot 8, Block 5, Cornerstone Business Park Addition, City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas. Current Zoning: "I-1" Light Industrial District. SPIN Neighborhood #8. PUBLIC HEARING] CASE NUMBER ZA 25-0007. A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR COMMERCIAL SCHOOL FOR WRESTLING INSTRUCTION AT 545 SOUTH NOLAN DRIVE IN SUITE 250. ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOT EIGHT, BLOCK FIVE OF CORNERSTONE BUSINESS PARK EDITION HERE IN SOUTHLAKE. DIRECTOR KILLOUGH. THANK YOU. MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED JUST AT THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH NOLAN AND EXCHANGE BOULEVARD. THE LAND USE DESIGNATION ON IT IS INDUSTRIAL, AND THE CURRENT ZONING ON THE PROPERTY IS INDUSTRIAL. THE PROPOSAL IS TO ALLOW FOR A COMMERCIAL SCHOOL GEARED TOWARDS WRESTLING WITHIN AN EXISTING DENTAL EQUIPMENT SUPPLY COMPANY. THEY WOULD USE A PORTION OF THE AREA FOR MATWORK AND OBSERVATION AS SHOWN ON THE EXHIBIT BEFORE YOU. THE TOTAL SPACE OF THE BUSINESS IS APPROXIMATELY 6900FT², AND [00:55:03] THE MAT AREA IS JUST UNDER 1600 SQUARE FEET. THEY PROPOSED TEN STUDENTS ON AVERAGE WITH 1 TO 2 INSTRUCTORS. THE HOURS OF OPERATION OF THAT WOULD BE 6 TO 9 ON WEEKDAY EVENINGS, AND 10 TO 4 ON WEEKENDS. THIS IS A VIEW OF THE BREAKDOWN OF USES IN THAT PARTICULAR BUILDING. AND ALSO TRAFFIC FLOW. THIS IS THE SITE PHOTO OF THEIR SUITE AND SOME VIEWS FROM EXCHANGE AND NOLAN. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL FIVE ZERO SUBJECT TO OUR STAFF REPORT AND CIP REVIEW, LIMITING THE TERM ON THAT SUBJECT TO THEIR LEASE AND ANY EXTENSIONS THAT WOULD BE GRANTED THEREOF. AND I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR KILLOUGH. ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU, SIR. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? COME ON DOWN. AND IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND TELL US ABOUT YOUR APPLICATION. MY NAME IS BRITTANY VO. 1012 DIAMOND BOULEVARD IN SOUTHLAKE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. SO MY BROTHER AND I STARTED THIS DENTAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY LAST YEAR. WE GOT THIS SPACE THAT WE FELT WE NEEDED IN TERMS OF HAVING OUR OFFICES, OUR SALES TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION AND OUR SHOWROOM AND WAREHOUSE NEEDS. BUT SINCE THEN, OUR LOGISTICS, OUR DISTRIBUTION MODEL HAS CHANGED, AND WE NO LONGER NEED AS MUCH SPACE AS WE INITIALLY THOUGHT. AND ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT I THOUGHT ABOUT IN TERMS OF UTILIZING THE EXCESS SPACE IS TURNING IT INTO A WRESTLING CLUB. SINCE I'VE MOVED HERE BACK IN 2017, I HAVE FOUR KIDS WHO EITHER WRESTLED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, AT CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL OR ARE CURRENTLY WRESTLING. AND I FOUND THAT WRESTLING HAS REALLY BENEFITED THEM IN TERMS OF JUST, YOU KNOW, BEING IN GOOD SHAPE. AND EVEN FOR COLLEGE. AND IT GOT MY DAUGHTER INTO AN IVY LEAGUE. SO I'M A REALLY BIG PROPONENT OF WRESTLING. SO, I WANTED TO CREATE A CLUB IN THE SOUTHLAKE AREA THAT WILL PROMOTE WRESTLING, BUT NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, PLAYING AROUND, BUT REALLY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE SERIOUS ABOUT WRESTLING, WHO WANT TO MAKE THE PODIUM AT THE UIL STATE TOURNAMENT, WHO EVEN MIGHT WANT TO WRESTLE IN COLLEGE. SO THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING TO UTILIZE THIS EXTRA SPACE SO THAT WE HAVE WRESTLING. I LOVE THE SPORT. I THINK IT'S A GREAT SPORT. AND I WANT TO PROMOTE IT IN THIS IN THIS CITY. THAT'S IT. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. APPRECIATE THAT. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I THINK WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU. BUT STICK AROUND. THANK YOU. ITEM 6.B REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING. SO I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM SIX B. WE SENT OUT 17 PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATIONS TO SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS. WE HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSES. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ITEM SIX B OR SUBMIT A COMMENT CARD? SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM SIX B COUNCIL. ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OR THE APPLICANT BEFORE WE TAKE A MOTION? MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMSON I THINK YOU'RE UP. YES, MAYOR. COUNCIL I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 6.B RESOLUTION NUMBER 25016 ZA 25-0007. SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A COMMERCIAL SCHOOL FOR WRESTLING INSTRUCTION AT 545 SOUTH NOLAN DRIVE, SUITE 250 ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOT EIGHT, BLOCK FIVE, CORNERSTONE BUSINESS PARK ADDITION, CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED MARCH 25TH, 2025 AND A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER TWO DATED MARCH 25TH, 2025, NOTING THAT WE ARE APPROVING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A COMMERCIAL SCHOOL FOR WRESTLING INSTRUCTION, SUBJECT TO THE TERM OF THE PRIMARY LEASE AND ANY EXTENSIONS EXERCISED BY THE TENANT. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. AND THAT MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. ITEM SIX B IS APPROVED. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT UP IS ITEM SEVEN. A ORDINANCE NUMBER 48833. [7.A. Ordinance No. 480-833, ZA25-0008, 1st Reading, Zoning Change and Site Plan for 2250 E. Continental Blvd., on property described as Lot 4R7R1, Green Meadow Subdivision, City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas. Current Zoning: "I-1" Light Industrial District. Requested Zoning: "S-P-1" Detailed Site Plan District. SPIN Neighborhood #8.] CASE NUMBER ZA 25-0008. FIRST READING. ZONING CHANGE IN SITE PLAN FOR 2250 EAST CONTINENTAL BOULEVARD. [01:00:03] ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOT FOUR, R7, R1. GREEN MEADOW SUBDIVISION HERE IN THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE. DIRECTOR KILLOUGH. THANK YOU. MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL. THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS TO CHANGE THE I-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING TO SP1 DETAILED SITE PLAN DISTRICT ZONING WITH THE I-1 INDUSTRIAL USES AND REGULATIONS. BUT TO ADD A PROVISION THAT WOULD ALLOW A PRIVATE SCHOOL AS A PERMITTED USE WITH THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. THIS IS THE PARTICULAR PROPERTY FOR WHICH THE REQUEST IS BEING MADE. THE LAND USE DESIGNATION ON IT IS INDUSTRIAL AND CURRENT ZONING IS I-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. THIS IS A SITE PLAN OF THE PARTICULAR SITE. AND EXHIBIT AND TRAFFIC PLAN THAT THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED ON HOW MORNING AFTERNOON TRAFFIC WOULD FLOW IN AND OUT OF THE PROPERTY. THIS IS A STREET VIEW FROM CONTINENTAL ON THE LEFT, KIMBALL ON THE RIGHT. AND SOME PHOTOS OF THE SITE. THE PARTICULAR REQUEST THIS EVENING IS JUST TO CONSIDER THE FIRST READING OF THE ZONING CHANGE THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE PROVISION OF A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE PRIVATE SCHOOL, IF APPROVED ON FIRST READING AND BROUGHT BACK SECOND READING. THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THAT PARTICULAR SCHOOL AND USE WILL FOLLOW THAT ON THE AGENDA, AND WE WOULD PRESENT THOSE CONCURRENTLY. BUT THE SCHOOL THAT'S BEING PROPOSED HERE IS NOVUS ACADEMY. IT'S A K THROUGH 12 PRIVATE SCHOOL THAT SERVES STUDENTS THAT HAVE LEARNING DIFFERENCES AND SPECIAL LEARNING CHALLENGES. CURRENTLY, THEIR PROPOSAL WOULD INCLUDE UP TO 50 STUDENTS AND 17 STAFF MEMBERS. THE SCHOOL DAYS ARE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 7:50 A.M. TO 330, AND STUDENTS MAY STAY UNTIL 430 OR 5 FOR SOME OF THE AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE PROGRAMS THAT THEY HAVE. THIS IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE INTERIOR OF THE BUILDING. THEY ARE INITIALLY PROPOSING, UNDER THEIR LEASE, TO OCCUPY JUST UNDER 22,000FT² FEET OF JUST UNDER 29,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING ROUGHLY 7200FT² OF THAT GATEWAY. CHURCH OWNS THIS BUILDING CURRENTLY, AND THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO RETAIN THAT AREA FOR STORAGE USE. BUT ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT, THEY DO HAVE A RIGHT OF REFUSAL IF THAT BECOMES AVAILABLE TO POTENTIALLY EXPAND INTO THAT THAT AREA. THIS IS A DETAIL OF THEIR PROPOSED TRAFFIC PLAN. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE ZONING FIVE ZERO, SUBJECT TO OUR STAFF REPORT THAT ACCOMPANIED THAT AND THEN RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, ALSO SUBJECT TO FIVE ZERO SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT AND THEN APPROVAL SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THEIR LEASE AND ANY EXTENSIONS OF THE LEASE THEREOF. AND THIS IS OUR NOTIFICATION MAP. AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSES REGARDING THIS REQUEST. THE APPLICANT HAS SOME SLIDES THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO GO THROUGH, BUT I, AT THIS POINT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM A STAFF STANDPOINT. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR KILLOUGH. ANY QUESTIONS? AT THIS POINT, I THINK WE'RE GOOD, AND WE'LL INVITE THE APPLICANT TO COME DOWN AND SHOW US THE SLIDES. THANK YOU. AND IF YOU COULD JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND THEN GO AHEAD INTO YOUR SLIDESHOW. OKAY. THANKS. I'M AMY RICHARD, AND I AM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL AT THE NOVUS ACADEMY. MY ADDRESS IS 8613 TERRELL BOULEVARD IN NORTH RICHLAND HILLS. SO WE ARE THE NOVUS ACADEMY, AND WE ARE A SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE LEARNING DIFFERENCES OR OTHER BARRIERS TO SUCCESS, SO WE SERVE NEURODIVERSE POPULATION. WE HAVE STUDENTS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM, STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA, ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER, ANXIETY DISORDERS AND YOU NAME IT, WE SERVE THEM WE SERVE STUDENTS IN THE GREATER DFW AREA AND ITS SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. [01:05:09] WE HAVE A NUMBER OF FAMILIES FROM SOUTHLAKE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. WE'RE A FULLY ACCREDITED SCHOOL AND WE'RE EVIDENCE BASED. WE DO WHOLE CHILD EDUCATION. WE HAVE A HIGH QUALITY PROGRAM. OOPS. EXCUSE ME. OOPS. SORRY. IT'S GOING TOO FAST. IT'S OKAY, I'M OKAY. I'M GOING TO. I'M GOING TO TAKE MY HANDS OFF YOU GO. GO AHEAD. OKAY. I WASN'T SURE YOU WERE WORKING THE CONTROLS, SO I GOT AHEAD OF YOU. THAT'S OKAY. OKAY. WE AGAIN, PROVIDE WHOLE CHILD EDUCATION. WE HAVE AN INDIVIDUALIZED CURRICULUM FOR OUR STUDENTS SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION. WE'RE A 1 TO 1 TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL. WE HAVE A BIG EMPHASIS ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT NOW. AND WE DO HAVE DUAL CREDIT OFFERINGS FOR OUR STUDENTS. WE FEEL THAT THE NOVUS ACADEMY CAN BENEFIT THE SOUTHLAKE COMMUNITY. WE ARE A STABLE TENANT. WE'VE BEEN A WELL KNOWN ORGANIZATION IN THE GRAPEVINE AREA FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS. WE'RE AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE AWESOME SCHOOLS IN SOUTHLAKE THAT SOME STUDENTS DON'T ALWAYS ARE NOT ALWAYS SUCCESSFUL IN LARGE CLASSROOMS. WE THINK THAT SOUTHLAKE IS SUCH A GREAT DISTRICT, BUT IF A STUDENT NEEDS SOMETHING DIFFERENT, THEN WE ARE THERE TO HELP PROVIDE THAT THAT GAP FOR THEM AND TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE US A PLACE FOR THEM IN A MUCH SMALLER ENVIRONMENT FOR THEM TO LEARN. WE HAVE A UNIQUE APPROACH TO EDUCATING STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES THAT'S UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE IN THE SURROUNDING AREA. THERE'S NOT ANY OTHER SCHOOLS THAT DO WHAT WE DO IN THE SOUTHLAKE AREA. WE'RE A SMALL SCHOOL. WE ONLY HAVE ABOUT 54 STUDENTS CURRENTLY. WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE CAUSING ANY KIND OF TRAFFIC DELAYS. WE DON'T UTILIZE SCHOOL BUSSES AND THE WAY OUR DROP OFF AND PICKUP GO, IT'S VERY STAGGERED. AND SO, I MEAN, OUR CAR LINE TAKES LESS THAN TEN MINUTES ON A ON A DAILY BASIS. SO WE ALSO DON'T BRING ANY KIND OF SAFETY CONCERNS. WE DON'T REQUIRE ANY KIND OF POLICE INCREASE POLICE FIRE OR PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTIONS. WE ARE A BIG SCHOOL ON COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. WE'VE HAD SOME OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE SOUTHLAKE JOB PLACEMENTS THROUGH TEXAS WORKFORCE. WE HAD A FEW A YEAR OR SO AGO THAT WORKED AT MIKE'S GARDEN CENTER. WE ARE BIG ON HOSTING SENSORY FRIENDLY EVENTS LIKE A FALL CARNIVAL. WE HAVE AN EVENT PLANNED AT THE END OF APRIL WITH URBAN AIR. AND SOUTHLAKE FOR AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH. APRIL IS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH, SO WE HAVE A BIG EVENT PLANNED WITH THEM. WE HAVE BEEN MEMBERS OF THE SOUTHLAKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND ARE RENEWING OUR MEMBERSHIP THERE. AND WE LIKE TO HAVE OUR STUDENTS INVOLVED IN AREA NURSING HOMES AND THINGS AROUND THE HOLIDAYS TO GO AND PARTICIPATE. SO WE ARE AN ORGANIZATION THAT LIKES TO GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO, THAT'S THE NOVUS ACADEMY AND WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO BE PART OF SOUTHLAKE. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION AND GOOD LUCK. ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCIL? I THINK WE'RE GOOD RIGHT NOW. OKAY. STICK AROUND. ITEM 7.A IS A FIRST READING, SO IT DOES NOT REQUIRE PUBLIC HEARING. BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON 7.A IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK OR SUBMIT A COMMENT CARD ON SEVEN A SEEING ANYONE. I'LL NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT THE CITY SENT OUT 19 PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATIONS TO SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS, AND WE HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSES TO THOSE 19 NOTIFICATIONS. AGAIN, IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK REGARDING ITEM 7.A OR SUBMIT A COMMENT CARD. SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 7.A. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR KILLOUGH OR THE APPLICANT OR ANY DISCUSSION? MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMSON I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT. SORRY, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY COUNCIL MEMBER SHARLI AND I MET WITH THEM, AND WE ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS. IT WAS IT WAS A GREAT MEETING, I THOUGHT, AND WE LEARNED A LOT. AND I REALLY LOVE WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND THE STUDENTS THAT THEY'RE SERVING, AND I THINK, I THINK IT THEY'D FIND A GREAT HOME IN SOUTHLAKE. SO THAT WAS IT WAS REALLY NICE TO DO THAT. YEAH. THANK YOU. IF THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER. MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMSON FOR A MOTION, PLEASE. YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM SEVEN, AN ORDINANCE NUMBER 480833 ZA 250008. FIRST READING, ZONING CHANGE AND SITE PLAN FOR 2250 EAST CONTINENTAL BOULEVARD, A PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOT 4R7 R1 GREEN MEADOWS SUBDIVISION, CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED MARCH 25TH, 2025, IN THE SITE PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER ONE DATED FEBRUARY 5TH, 2025, NOTING THAT WE'D BE APPROVING A ZONING AND SITE PLAN TO ADOPT AN SP-1 DETAILED SITE PLAN DISTRICT ZONING THAT WILL PERMIT A PRIVATE SCHOOL SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT WHILE RETAINING THE I-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT USES AND REGULATIONS [01:10:01] CURRENTLY ON THE PROPERTY, AND ALSO NOTING THAT IF THIS IS APPROVED TONIGHT, A PRIVATE SCHOOL SP WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE APRIL 15TH, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON SEVEN A. AND THAT MOTION CARRIES AND IS APPROVED. 607A IS APPROVED. AND WE'LL SEE YOU IN TWO WEEKS. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS ITEM SEVEN B ORDINANCE NUMBER 480G. [7.B. Ordinance No. 480-GGGGG, ZA25-0013, 1st Reading, amendments to the City of Southlake Zoning Ordinance No. 480, as amended, specifically pertaining to Section 47, Transition Zoning District (TZD).] CASE NUMBER ZA 25 0013. FIRST READING. AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE ZONING ORDINANCE NUMBER 480, AS AMENDED, SPECIFICALLY PERTAINING TO SECTION 47, THE TRANSITION ZONING DISTRICT, ALSO REFERRED TO AS TZD. THANK YOU. MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL. I WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE TZD TOUCH ON SOME OF THE CURRENT CHALLENGES THAT HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED, AND THEN WALK THROUGH THE PROPOSED REVISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HAS MADE. DIRECTOR KILLOUGH, JUST BEFORE WE GET INTO THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF INTEREST IN WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH TCD. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN WE'VE TRIED TO COMMUNICATE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHERWISE ABOUT WHY WE'RE LOOKING AT TZD. SO, I WANT TO JUST SPEND A MINUTE KIND OF GIVING YOU THE WHAT AND WHY. WHAT WE'RE DOING TONIGHT IS. AND ON SECOND READING IN TWO WEEKS, WE'RE CONSIDERING POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS TO THE TRANSITION ZONING ORDINANCE. TRANSITION ZONING DISTRICT ORDINANCE. THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN ON THE BOOKS FOR 20 YEARS. AND SO THE WHY OF IT IS BECAUSE OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO, WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS AND CASES THAT HAVE COME THROUGH THAT HAVE INVOLVED TREES. AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ORDINANCE AND, AND SOME OF THE PROVISIONS WITHIN IT. AND WE'VE ACTUALLY NOTICED SOME THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT AS A CITY COUNCIL. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING THIS. JUST TO BE CLEAR, BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN SOME QUESTIONS OR THERE HAVE BEEN QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS DOES NOT IMPACT YOUR ABILITY TO LIVE IN YOUR HOME IF YOU'RE IN A ZONE. WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO TAKE YOUR HOUSE AWAY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THIS ONLY APPLIES TO FUTURE PROSPECTIVE DEVELOPMENTS OR PLANS GOING FORWARD. SO IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE IN A ZONE AND YOU ALREADY LIVE IN YOUR HOUSE, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO CONTINUE LIVING IN THAT HOUSE. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH EXISTING DEVELOPMENTS OR EXISTING HOMES. IT'S ONLY PROSPECTIVE GOING FORWARD FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN AREAS THAT ARE TEASED OR WHERE THERE'S AN APPLICATION TO CHANGE TO TZD. SO WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DIRECTOR KILLOUGH. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THE TZD WAS THE PRODUCT OF OUR 2025 LAND USE PLAN THAT WAS ADOPTED IN AUGUST OF 2005. THE TZD CREATED BOTH THE TZD AND THE EMPLOYMENT CENTER ZONING DISTRICTS. MANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH CAROLINE THAT PROVIDE THE ABILITY TO HAVE SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED RESIDENTIAL, ALONG WITH RETAIL AND OFFICE USES WITHIN THE SAME DISTRICT. THE CURRENT TDD INITIALLY HAD NO DENSITY MANDATE WITHIN THE DISTRICT ITSELF. IT ALLOWED EACH TZD THAT WOULD COME FORWARD TO HAVE DENSITY BASED ON THE MERITS OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND WHERE IT WAS BEING LOCATED. IN 2006, THE CITY CAME BACK AND REREVIEWED TZD AND ADDED A MAXIMUM DENSITY OF TWO DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE. FOLLOWING THAT, THERE'S BEEN THREE OTHER VERY MINOR AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE DISTRICT, ALONG WITH SOME OTHER DISTRICTS THAT HAVE BEEN CHANGED. THIS IS A SCHEMATIC THAT REPRESENTS HOW A TRANSITION DISTRICT IS INTENDED TO GENERALLY LAY OUT THE T1 TYPE. TRANSITION DISTRICT IS A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF NON-RESIDENTIAL USES, WHETHER THAT'S RETAIL AREA OR RETAIL EDGE AND NEIGHBORHOOD EDGE. AND THEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL THAT WOULD BE INVOLVED WITH THAT. THE TRANSITION TO TYPE DISTRICT IS A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF RESIDENTIAL WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND ONCE AGAIN NEIGHBORHOOD EDGE RETAIL AREA. AND IT BOTH TYPE OPTIONS ARE INTENDED TO TRANSITION FROM HIGHER INTENSITY ROADWAYS OR. ADJACENT USES TOWARDS MORE LOWER INTENSITY USE AREAS THAT MAY SURROUND OTHER BOUNDARIES OF THE PROPERTY. THE CITY HAS SEVERAL FLEXIBLE ZONING DISTRICTS WITHIN THE ZONING ORDINANCE. [01:15:03] AS MENTIONED, THE EMPLOYMENT CENTER. THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO DISTRICTS CURRENTLY WITHIN THE ZONING ORDINANCE THAT PERMIT BOTH SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED, RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES WITHIN THE DISTRICT. WE ALSO HAVE RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. IT IT PERMITS ONLY RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TYPE DEVELOPMENT NOT TO EXCEED 1.8 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE. AND OF COURSE, OPEN SPACE WITHIN THAT DEVELOPMENT. SOME OF THE OTHER FLEXIBLE DISTRICTS WE HAVE NON-RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS ALL NON RESIDENTIAL MIX OF USES. AND THEN WE HAVE SP1 AND SP2 DETAILED SITE PLAN DISTRICT AND GENERALIZED SITE PLAN DISTRICTS THAT ALSO PRIMARILY ONLY PERMIT NON-RESIDENTIAL USES. AND THEY DO PERMIT ANYTHING OTHER THAN ONE FAMILY OR TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. SO IT WOULD POTENTIALLY PERMIT MULTIFAMILY TYPE USES WITHIN IT. THE TZD DOES NOT HAVE A MINIMUM ACREAGE STANDARD TO MAKE APPLICATION. THE OTHER MORE FLEXIBLE DISTRICT, EMPLOYMENT CENTER DISTRICT, IT REQUIRES THAT THERE BE AT LEAST 50 CONTIGUOUS ACRES TO WITH THE BOUNDARY OF A ZONING CHANGE. THE CITY'S APPROVED EIGHT TRANSITION ZONING DISTRICTS IN THE CITY. AMONGST THOSE, THE AVERAGE IS JUST OVER TWO DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE AT 2.06. THE RANGE OF DENSITY, WHICH IS BASED ON GROSS AREA OF THE TRANSITION DISTRICT, RANGES FROM 1.58 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE, UP TO 2.91 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE. THE MINIMUM LOT SIZES WITHIN THOSE APPROVED DISTRICTS RANGE FROM 5700FT² UP TO 10,000FT², AND ON AVERAGE, AMONGST THE DISTRICTS IT RANGES ROUGHLY BETWEEN 92. 39. UP TO 1250. 12,580FT². ON AVERAGE. SIZES SPANNING BETWEEN THE DISTRICTS. AND. THIS IS A TABLE SHOWING THE DISTRICTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND THEN SOME THAT HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL AS WELL. JUST TO PROVIDE A COMPARISON. AND WE CAN CERTAINLY REFER BACK TO THIS AS WE GO THROUGH THE DISCUSSION THIS EVENING. SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT HAVE BEEN ENCOUNTERED WITH SOME OF THE MORE RECENT TRANSITION ZONING DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN DENSITY OF THE PROPOSALS AND HOW THE DENSITY WAS CALCULATED. DELIGHTED ALSO HOW OPEN SPACE IS CREDITED AND THEN LOT SIZE, INCLUDING WIDTH AND AREA ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRODUCT BEING PROPOSED, AND THEN ADJACENCY STANDARDS WHERE A TRANSITION ZONING DISTRICT MAY ABUT AN ESTABLISHED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT IN THE CITY. WITH THOSE ISSUES IN MIND. STAFF BROUGHT FORWARD A PROPOSAL TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THAT RECOMMENDED SOME OPTIONS IN DEALING WITH THE DENSITY RELATED ISSUES. OPTION ONE THAT WAS PRESENTED IS TO REMOVE THE VARIANCE CAPABILITY THAT'S IN THE ORDINANCE OF THE DISTRICT CURRENTLY SET UP THAT ALLOWS CITY COUNCIL TO MODIFY ANY REGULATION WITHIN THE DISTRICT AS THEY CONSIDER A COMING FORWARD. OPTION ONE WAS REMOVE THE VARIANCE PROVISION FOR DENSITY AND SET IT AT TWO DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE AS IT'S CURRENTLY WRITTEN. THE OTHER OPTION WAS LOOK AT HOW THE DENSITY IS CALCULATED AND CHANGE CALCULATION TO BE BASED ON THE GROSS AREA DEFINED AROUND THE RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT OF THE PROPOSAL. AND A THIRD OPTION WAS TO CHANGE THAT DENSITY STANDARD, WHETHER THAT'S TO MOVE IT UP OR MOVE IT DOWN. WITH REGARD TO OPEN SPACE CREDITS TWO OPTIONS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION WERE TO EXCLUDE AREAS THAT ARE USED FOR DETENTION [01:20:06] THAT ARE NOT ESTHETICALLY DESIGNED FOR PASSIVE USE AND RECREATION AMENITY FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. OTHER OPTION WAS TO ADOPT THE SAME REGULATION THAT'S CURRENTLY IN THE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS, WHICH DICTATE THAT NO MORE THAN 25% OF AN OPEN SPACE CAN BE MADE UP OF DETENTION AREA. ANYTHING IN EXCESS OF THAT HAS TO BE MADE UP SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THEIR OPEN SPACE DESIGNATION. ALSO LOOKING AT MINIMUM LOT SIZE, WHETHER THAT WAS TO DEFINE A MINIMUM WIDTH AND DEPTH FOR EACH LOT OR A MINIMUM AREA AND PROPOSAL THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THEM WAS MINIMUM 60 FOOT WIDE LOT, MINIMUM 100 FOOT OF DEPTH. THE AREA COULD BE BASED ON THE PROPOSAL AND CREATIVITY OF THE DEVELOPER. THE OTHER WAS A SET 10,000 SQUARE FOOT, WHICH IN LOOKING AT THE TABLE AND WHERE MANY OF THE TRANSITION DISTRICTS LANDED IN THE. THE AVERAGE IS 10,000 SQUARE FOOT. SEEMED ABOUT THE MIDDLE POINT OF WHERE MOST OF THE TZD'S LANDED ON MINIMUM LOT AREA ON AVERAGE. OTHER WAS ADDRESSING ADJACENCY STANDARDS. AND 111 THING ABOUT TCD IT SPECIFICALLY EXEMPTS TCD FROM THE CURRENT RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY. IT TECHNICALLY EXEMPTS IT FROM ALL THE OVERLAY DISTRICTS, BUT ONE OF THOSE BEING THE RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY. AN OPTION THERE IS TO REMOVE THAT EXEMPTION AND MAKE ANY TCD AND THEIR NONRESIDENTIAL COMPONENTS SUBJECT TO THE STANDARDS THAT ARE WITHIN THE CURRENT CITY ZONING ORDINANCE FOR RESIDENTIAL OVERLAYS. OPTION TWO WAS TO ADOPT ADJACENCY STANDARDS THAT WOULD BE SPECIFIC OR UNIQUE TO TZD AS A BASELINE. AND THOSE COULD INCLUDE BOTH THE RESIDENTIAL COMPONENTS AS WELL AS THE NONRESIDENTIAL COMPONENTS WITHIN THE WITHIN THE DISTRICT. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IN THEIR RECOMMENDATION, ADOPTED A RECOMMEND MOVING FORWARD WITH OPTION TWO ON THE DENSITY CALCULATION AND METHOD. THAT OPTION TWO WOULD CALCULATE DENSITY BASED ON THE RESIDENTIAL AREA THAT'S DEFINED WITHIN THE TDD BEING PROPOSED ON THE OPEN SPACE CREDIT. THEY RECOMMENDED A MOVING FORWARD WITH OPTION ONE, WHICH WOULD EXCLUDE DETENTION AREAS THAT ARE SOLELY DESIGNED FOR FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL DETENTION AND DID NOT PROVIDE ANY AMENITY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THEN ON THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE THEY RECOMMENDED LOTS NOT BE LESS THAN 10,000FT² FOR THE ADJACENCY STANDARDS. THEY RECOMMENDED OPTION TWO, WHICH WOULD ESTABLISH ADJACENCY STANDARDS FOR THE TZD. AND THEIR FOCUS WAS IN DISCUSSION, WAS PRIMARILY GEARED AROUND THE NONRESIDENTIAL COMPONENT OF A TZD AND HOW THAT MIGHT IMPACT A NEIGHBORHOOD. AND SO WITH THAT STAFF HAS PREPARED AND IN OUR PRESENTATION THIS EVENING, SOME OPTIONS TO LOOK AT AND ADDRESSING THAT CONDITION OF THE COMMISSION, SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO GO THAT DIRECTION FOR THE OPEN SPACE CREDIT. WE'VE PROVIDED SOME VISUAL EXAMPLES OF WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED CREDITABLE FOR OPEN SPACE VERSUS THOSE THAT WOULD NOT. AND FOR THE ADJACENCY STANDARDS. WE'VE GOT A GRAPHIC EXHIBIT THAT SHOWS WHAT OUR CURRENT RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY IS, WHICH INCLUDES A SLOPE SETBACK FOR BUILDINGS THAT ARE MORE THAN ONE STORY OR GREATER THAN 20FT IN HEIGHT. BUT FOR RTSD, WE RECOMMENDED A PROPOSAL THAT A SINGLE STORY BUILDING WHICH ONLY PERMITS UP TO THREE STORY NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS. BUILDING TYPES IN IT THAT FOR A ONE STORY BUILDING, IT WOULD BE SET BACK A MINIMUM OF 40FT FROM ANY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY BOUNDARY THAT'S ADJACENT TO THE DISTRICT BOUNDARY. [01:25:01] AND THEN ADD AN ADDITIONAL 20FT OF SETBACK DISTANCE FOR EACH FLOOR THAT MAY BE PROPOSED FOR THE BUILDING. ADDITIONALLY, WE RECOMMENDED ADDING A BUFFER YARD STANDARD WHERE THE TZD ABUTS THE NEIGHBORHOOD. OUR CURRENT ZONING ORDINANCE UNDER BUFFER YARD STANDARDS AND SECTION 42. THE F1 TYPE BUFFER YARD IS A TEN FOOT WIDE BUFFER YARD THAT REQUIRES THREE CANOPY TREES, SIX ACCENT TREES, AND EIGHT SHRUBS PER EVERY 100 LINEAR FEET WITHIN A TEN FOOT LANDSCAPE STRIP. WE ALSO INCLUDED AN OPTION THAT APPLICANT COULD PROVIDE THE F1 OR PROVIDE A VEGETATIVE EVERGREEN HEDGE THAT WOULD REACH AND MAINTAIN A MINIMUM HEIGHT OF EIGHT FEET ADJACENT TO THAT BOUNDARY. ADDITIONALLY, WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION, AND THESE ARE SIMILAR TO WHAT'S CURRENTLY IN THE SECTION 43 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY, ADOPT MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT SCREENING STANDARDS THAT ARE IN THE OVERLAY DISTRICT, AND ALSO TRASH RECEPTACLE PLACEMENT ON THE PROPERTY THAT IT BE AT LEAST 50FT FROM A RESIDENTIAL BOUNDARY OF AN ADJOINING RESIDENTIAL, AND AT LEAST HAVE EIGHT FOOT MASONRY SCREENING WITH AN OPAQUE GATE. ADDITIONALLY, FOLLOWING SPAN, A LOT OF THE CONCERN RAISED IS HOW THIS IMPACTS EXISTING SEEDS. AND WITH THAT IN MIND, WE PROPOSE ADDING LANGUAGE TO THE ADOPTED ORDINANCE THAT SPECIFICALLY SPECIFIES THAT ANY EXISTING SEED WILL BE SUBJECT TO THEIR CURRENTLY ADOPTED ORDINANCE AND REGULATIONS, AND THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AND USE THEIR PROPERTY ON THAT BASIS. AND AS FAR AS THE SCHEDULE AS MENTIONED, WE PRESENTED THIS TO PNC ON MARCH 6TH. PRESENTED TO SPIN ON MARCH 11TH AND THIS EVENING PRESENTED TO COUNCIL FOR FIRST READING. IF PASSED ON FIRST READING, WE WOULD BRING THIS BACK. SECOND READING FOR PUBLIC HEARING. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I ALSO CAN REFERENCE BACK TO STAFF REPORT OR ORDINANCE ITSELF SHOULD YOU WISH TO REFER TO THAT. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR KILLOUGH. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THAT. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT. COUNCIL. GO AHEAD. DENNIS, WHEN YOU DID ON THE GRAPH YOU HAVE AND YOU TALKED ABOUT THE MEDIUM DENSITY AND YOU CAME TO THE 10,000 SQUARE, SQUARE FEET. WAS THAT BASED ON JUST THE RESIDENTIAL OR WAS THAT BASED ON THE WHOLE PROJECT ON THOSE? BECAUSE THE ONES WE'VE DONE BEFORE. DENSITY WAS BASED ON THE ENTIRE PIECE OF PROPERTY, NOT JUST RESIDENTIAL. SO WERE THESE NUMBERS BASED ON THE ENTIRE PIECE RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL? YEAH. THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE WAS BASED ON LOOKING AT THE RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT AND WHERE THAT AVERAGE LOT SIZE CAME INTO PLAY. AND THEN ALSO SOME OF THE DISCUSSIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MOST RECENTLY HAD ON SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT HAVE COME FORWARD TO COUNCIL. THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE, AS IT'S WRITTEN IN MANY OF THE REGULATIONS, VARIES FROM THE 2700FT² UP TO 10,000FT². AS SHOWN HERE. AND THEN RECENTLY PASSED THIS EVENING, THE 22,000 SQUARE FOOT. BUT WE WERE KIND OF LOOKING AT THE AVERAGE. AND SO IF ADOPTED IN THIS FORM WITHOUT A VARIANCE, NO LOT THAT WOULD BE COMING FORWARD WOULD, WOULD BE LESS THAN 10,000FT². AND THEN IF THE DENSITY CALCULATION IS ADOPTED AS BEING PRESENTED AND RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMISSION THE RESIDENTIAL BOUNDARY DEFINING THE PROPERTY, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE OPEN SPACE THAT IS SERVING THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, WOULD BE LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN TWO DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE. ANY NONRESIDENTIAL COMPONENT THAT IS IN THE TZD WOULD BE NETTED OUT OF THE AREA CALCULATION FOR THE RESIDENTIAL ESSENTIAL COMPONENT. THANK YOU. IT WOULD BE NET OF THE NONRESIDENTIAL. THANK YOU. [01:30:05] BUT TO ENSURE CLARITY ON THAT THOUGH. SO TO COUNCIL MEMBER CHARTRES QUESTION, WHAT WE'RE CONSIDERING HAS BOTH CALCULATION TYPE DECISIONS. YOU KNOW WHAT IS CONSIDERED THIS AS COMPARED TO THIS? AND IT'S A CALCULATION. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO ABSOLUTES. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE. THIS IS SAYING REGARDLESS OF CALCULATIONS, NO LOT CAN BE LESS THAN 10,000FT². THAT IS CORRECT. IT'S NOT AN AVERAGE. IT IS A MINIMUM LOT SIZE REQUIREMENT. RIGHT. THE APPLICANT COULD VARY THE WIDTH AND DEPTH OF THAT TO REACH THAT DEPENDING ON THE GEOMETRY THEY HAVE TO WORK WITH. RIGHT. SO DENNIS I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THIS MINIMUM LOT SIZE. THIS THESE NUMBERS ARE BASED ON HOW IT WAS ORIGINALLY CALCULATED WITH THE WHOLE PROPERTY OR THE WAY THAT WE WOULD CALCULATE IT SHOULD THIS PASS? YEAH. I'M SORRY. DENSITY. SORRY. YEAH. SORRY. YEAH. THE DENSITY ON THESE OR, SORRY. DENSITY ARE CALCULATED AS IT CURRENTLY IS RIGHT NOW. CURRENT WAY. IT'S CALCULATED. THE GROSS BOUNDARY OF THE TABLE HERE REPRESENTS THAT. DON'T SO AND THOSE AVERAGES THAT WE USED IN PRESENTING TO YOU, THOSE, THOSE ARE ALL BASED ON THE GROSS AREA OF THE BOUNDARY, WHETHER IT INCLUDED A NONRESIDENTIAL COMPONENT OR NOT. HOW IS FLOODPLAIN ADDRESSED IN THIS? WHAT WOULD IT BE CONSIDERED OPEN SPACE? HOW IS IT BECAME IF THE FLOODPLAIN IS NOT WITHIN A PRIVATE LOT BOUNDARY AND JUST AN EASEMENT? IT, IT WOULD NOT BE PART OF THEIR OPEN SPACE, BUT IN MOST INSTANCES WHERE SOMEONE'S DEVELOPING WITH THE FLOODPLAIN, DEPENDING ON THE CONFIGURATION THEY'RE DEALING WITH, THAT'S USUALLY ENDS UP BEING AN AREA THEY PRESERVE FOR OPEN SPACE. BUT THAT'S NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. LIKE I SAID, SOMETIMES THAT FLOODPLAIN COULD BE WITHIN THE PRIVATE LOT BOUNDARY, AND IN THAT CASE WOULD NOT BE COUNTED TOWARDS OPEN SPACE. BUT WE TYPICALLY DO NOT EXCLUDE FLOODPLAIN IF THAT'S BEING USED TO ACCOMMODATE SOMEBODY'S OPEN SPACE. IT'S TYPICALLY JUST VIEWED AS. AND OF COURSE, THIS COMES TO THE COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION AND COUNCIL DISCRETION. BUT IS IT BEING CONFIGURED THAT IT'S BENEFICIAL TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. YEAH. AND TO THAT POINT, AND THIS WAS SOMETHING I WAS PLANNING TO SPEAK TO WHEN WE HAD DISCUSSION, BUT WE'RE ON IT NOW. I DO THINK THAT THAT'S WHERE WE WANT TO BE CAREFUL TO HAVE VERY CLEAR LANGUAGE IN THE ORDINANCE, BECAUSE CERTAINLY THAT'S GOING TO BE SUBJECTIVE TO THE CONSIDERATION OF THE COUNCIL AND OF STAFF ADMINISTRATIVELY. BUT WE WANT THAT TO BE CLEAR THAT THAT'S, THAT IT'S NOT THE APPLICANT WHO'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO DECLARE THIS IS THAT THEREFORE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S HOW YOU CALCULATE IT. THEY CAN PROPOSE THAT THEY CAN ASK FOR THAT. BUT ULTIMATELY, THE COUNCIL AND STAFF WOULD HAVE TO MAKE THE DECISION AS TO WHETHER IT IS AN AMENITY OR IF IT'S NOT. THAT IS CORRECT. YES, IT WOULD BE STAFF INITIALLY MAKING THAT DETERMINATION, FINDING AND THEN IN COMING FORWARD, IF IT WOULD BE THE APPLICANT AND THE COUNCIL DETERMINING WHETHER IT MEETS YOUR NEEDS OR NOT. AND THAT COMMENTS GERMANE TO THE FOUR OPTIONS LISTING THE GREEN SPACE. THE OPEN SPACE. CAN YOU GO? YEAH. THIS WOULD BE PROBABLY MORE AKIN TO WHERE A DETENTION STRUCTURE IS PART OF AN OPEN SPACE RIGHT NOW AND EVEN TODAY. THERE WHEN AN APPLICANT ALLOCATES OPEN SPACE, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF DIRECTION IN THE ORDINANCE FOR THAT. I MEAN, IT SHOULD BE USABLE AND BENEFICIAL TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND IN MOST CASES WHERE I THINK IT'S BEEN PRESENTED FOR OPEN SPACE, THAT'S BEEN THE CASE. BUT ONCE AGAIN, THAT ELEMENT STILL LIES TO THE DISCRETION OF COUNCIL, WHETHER OR NOT THEY FEEL LIKE THE OPEN SPACE HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO PROVIDE AN AMENITY AND BENEFIT AND USABILITY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. IF IT'S PROVIDING SOME ESTHETIC AMENITY TO AN ENTRY OR SOME USABLE FUNCTION INSIDE THE NEIGHBORHOOD. YEAH. I THINK ANYTIME WE'VE CONSIDERED CASES OR POLICY AND ORDINANCES LIKE THIS, THE DEVIL'S IN THE DETAILS. AND THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE TO BE VERY PARTICULAR IN EVERYBODY DOING THEIR HOMEWORK AND READING EVERYTHING, [01:35:02] BECAUSE YOU CAN JUST PICK UP THINGS HERE. LIKE I JOTTED DOWN SOMETHING THAT SEEMS VERY GRANULAR, BUT IS IT WORTH TALKING ABOUT? THERE WAS LANGUAGE AROUND THE EVERGREEN VEGETATION THAT STAYS AT EIGHT FEET IN PERPETUITY. YES. THE QUESTION I WOULD HAVE IS, IS EIGHT FEET BY WHEN, YOU KNOW. SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS WE MIGHT HAVE TO PUT IN THERE. THAT SEEMS VERY GRANULAR, BUT MAYBE IT'S EIGHT FEET BY YEAR THREE OR WHATEVER THAT IS. OTHERWISE, YOU COULD HAVE SOME THINGS THAT MAY BE EIGHT FEET IN 15 YEARS, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEET THE SPIRIT OF THE ORDINANCE. SO YEAH, THOSE ARE THINGS I WILL AT LEAST WANT TO GET REALLY PARTICULAR ABOUT WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT THAT. RIGHT. I AGREE WITH THAT. AND GOOD, GOOD CATCH AND GOOD POINT. ONE OTHER THING THAT I NOTICED, AND I THINK SEVERAL OF US CAUGHT ON WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THESE CASES OVER THE LAST YEAR AND AS WE WERE DIVING INTO TCDI IN GENERAL, GOING BACK TO LAST YEAR WAS AND YOUR CHART OF ALL THE CASES AND DEVELOPMENTS, THERE'S A LOT OF THEM THAT DON'T HAVE ANY COMMERCIAL OR RETAIL OR OFFICE COMPONENT TO THEM AT ALL. THEY'RE JUST RESIDENTIAL. AND IT CAME TO MY MIND THAT, YOU KNOW, WELL, IS THAT REALLY THE SPIRIT OF TZD TO TRANSITION ZONING DISTRICT, WHERE IT'S JUST RESIDENTIAL AND THERE'S NO OFFICE OR RETAIL OR COMMERCIAL? IS IT BEING USED TO GET AROUND, SAY, PUDS, YOU KNOW, OR RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DISTRICTS, REGULATIONS OR, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. THAT ALWAYS LOOKED WEIRD TO ME THAT WE HAD ALL THESE CASES THAT WERE JUST RESIDENTIAL. SO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER AFTER WE HAVE SOME PUBLIC COMMENTS AND PUBLIC HEARING. BUT THAT'S ANOTHER THING I MIGHT WANT TO DIVE INTO A LITTLE BIT BETWEEN NOW AND SECOND READING IS IF THERE IS LEGAL QUESTIONS OR ISSUES WITH NARROWING THAT DOWN OR PUTTING SOME LIMITS ON A STRAIGHT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, OR THAT MAY ANSWER THE QUESTION OR PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS FROM THE CITY'S PERSPECTIVE OF HAVING WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE PAST OF JUST RESIDENTIAL AND PUTTING IN SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T ALLOW THAT ANYMORE, JUST FOR US TO CONTEMPLATE AS WE GO THROUGH IT. GO AHEAD. YEAH. ANOTHER CONCERN I HAVE IS ADJACENCY STANDARDS. AND I KNOW THAT I THINK P&Z WENT AND DETAILED SOME OF THEM, AND YOU SPOKE TO SOME OF THEM. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. YES. THANK YOU FOR THAT SLIDE, DENNIS. WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE IS A COMPARISON BETWEEN ALL OF THEM THAT ARE IN OUR CURRENT ADJACENCY STANDARDS AND THE ONES THAT ARE PROPOSED TO ME. I'M. I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA THAT WE CAN PUT A THREE STORY BUILDING SO CLOSE TO RESIDENTIAL, AS OPPOSED TO HOW WE REQUIRE IT. OTHER PLACES. NOW, A WAY TO GET AROUND THAT IS JUST TO SAY THAT YOU CAN'T HAVE A THREE STORY BUILDING, WHICH I'D BE FINE WITH, BUT I STILL LIKE THE SLOPE THAT YOU GET IF YOU GO FURTHER OUT. SO I'M JUST BOTHERED ABOUT HOW WE CHANGE THAT UP FOR THE TZD. AND THEN I REALIZED WE HAVE OTHER AGAIN. WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE IS IN OUR CURRENT ADJACENCY STANDARDS, HOW DOES THAT STACK UP TO WHAT ALL THE DETAIL THAT WE HAVE NOW, IF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE. DOES. WELL, AND AGAIN, AS LONG AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THESE THINGS, ANOTHER POINT OF CONVERSATION. COULD YOU GO TO THE SLIDE WHERE THE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE LISTED? YEAH. SO YOU SEE YOU KNOW MINIMUM LOT DIMENSION IN AREAS MINIMUM 10,000FT². I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THAT 10,000FT² BECAUSE IT'S JUST A NICE ROUND NUMBER OR IS, YOU KNOW, SHOULD WE CONSIDER IT? 10,890FT², WHICH IS EXACTLY A QUARTER ACRE. SO THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS TO TALK ABOUT. DO WE WANT MINIMUM QUARTER ACRES? AND IF THAT'S SO, IT NEEDS TO BE IN THE ORDINANCE 10,890FT², IF WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH 10,000. IT'S ABOUT A QUARTER ACRE. THEN FINE, BUT LET'S BE AWARE OF IT AS WE'RE TALKING THROUGH IT. I LIKE THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL. YEAH. WELL, LET'S THINK ABOUT THAT. MAYBE. I KNOW THIS IS A FIRST READING. DID ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DENNIS RIGHT NOW? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL PROBABLY COME BACK TO DIRECTOR KILLOUGH. I KNOW THIS IS A FIRST READING, AND IT DOES NOT REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN MAYBE WE CAN COME BACK TO SOME OF THESE TOPICS THAT WE'VE BROUGHT UP, AS WE HEAR FROM PEOPLE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE. SO I'LL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 7.B WE'VE GOT SOME LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT SOME COMMENTS FOR ITEM 7.B WE SENT OUT FROM THE CITY. SIX 356 LETTERS WERE SENT TO PROPERTIES WITHIN A TZD DISTRICT. WE ALSO SENT OUT 424 POSTCARDS TO PROPERTIES WITHIN 300FT OF A TZD DISTRICT. WE RECEIVED TWO RESPONSE FORMS SUBMITTED IN OPPOSITION TO PROPOSED CHANGES TO TZD. AND ONE EMAIL OF SUPPORT FOR PROPOSED CHANGES. [01:40:01] THE EMAIL IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSED CHANGES DATED TUESDAY, APRIL 1ST, 2025 FROM JESSICA ADCOCK STATING I WON'T READ THE WHOLE EMAIL. I BELIEVE THE REVISIONS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WILL IMPROVE THE ORDINANCE FOR SOUTHLAKE AND ITS RESIDENTS. THEREFORE, I'M ASKING THAT YOU SUPPORT THESE RECOMMENDED CHANGES IN YOUR VOTE THIS EVENING. WE ALSO HAVE A NOTIFICATION RESPONSE FORM FROM I'M NOT SURE HOW TO PRONOUNCE THE NAME, BUT IT'S [INAUDIBLE] AT 705 WINDING RIDGE TRAIL HERE IN SOUTHLAKE, AND THEY ARE OPPOSED TO 7.B AND PROPOSED CHANGES TO WE ARE OPPOSED TO CHANGES TO THE TRANSITION ZONING DISTRICT. ALSO A NOTIFICATION RESPONSE FORM FROM LAST NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] AT 404 WINDING RIDGE TRAIL HERE IN SOUTHLAKE STATING THEY'RE OPPOSED TO 7.B AND OPPOSED TO CHANGES TO THE ORDINANCE. AND WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN IT UP TO ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ITEM 7.B AND ALL THINGS, OR IF YOU'D LIKE TO SUBMIT A COMMENT CARD. OH, THERE ISN'T ONE. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT FORM FROM JODY BOYD AT 404 NORTH OAK STREET IN ROANOKE, WHO WILL SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM 7.B. COME ON DOWN. IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. FOR THE RECORD, EVEN THOUGH I ALREADY DID IT FOR YOU. BUT GO AHEAD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. NO PROBLEM. JODIE BOYD, 404 NORTH OAK STREET, ROANOKE, TEXAS. I WILL SAY THAT I REPRESENT MYSELF AS A REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER WITH ACTIVE PROJECTS IN THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE. THE CHANGES AS I SEE THEM FROM MY SIDE OF THE TABLE ARE PUNITIVE IN THEIR NATURE. NUMBER ONE, NO ONE SEEMS TO CONSIDER THAT WE HAVE TO PAY FOR 100% OF THAT PROPERTY. SO WHEN AN OPEN SPACE CREDIT, WHEN YOU SAY, OH CAN YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE FOR ME, DENNIS, JUST THE QUOTE I WANT TO SAY, I WANT TO READ THAT QUOTE. IT SAYS EXCLUDED DETENTION AREAS NOT DESIGNATED AS ESTHETIC PASSIVE RECREATIONAL AMENITIES. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? YOU CAN LOOK AT IT AND YOU EITHER LIKE THE WAY IT LOOKS OR YOU DON'T LIKE THE WAY IT LOOKS. SO PART OF MY PROBLEM WITH THE CHANGES HERE IS IT SAPS THE CREATIVITY FROM REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS FOR PRODUCTS THAT THE MARKETPLACE IS LOOKING FOR. AND IT ALSO, IT MAKES THE PROPERTY THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DEVELOP WORTHLESS. WHEN YOU HAVE A PROPERTY OWNER THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR EVERY BIT OF THAT PROPERTY, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN NOW YOU DON'T GET OPEN SPACE CREDITS, YOU DON'T GET THE ABILITY TO COUNT THAT TOWARDS YOUR OPEN SPACE AS YOU TRY TO COMPLY WITH ZONING PRACTICES THAT, FRANKLY, MAKE IT MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO DO BUSINESS IN THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE. SO I'M SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION TO THE CHANGES THAT ARE PROPOSED TO THE ZONING. I BELIEVE IF YOU LOOK THROUGHOUT THE CITY, THE PAST PROJECTS THAT USED ZONING AS IT EXISTS TODAY, THAT OVERLAY HAS BEEN A BENEFIT TO THE CITY. I DON'T SEE A WHOLE LOT OF FOLKS OUT HERE THAT SAY, OH MY GOSH, WE HATE WHERE WE LIVE BECAUSE IT WAS IN A ZONING AND IT'S RESIDENTIAL NO MATTER THE LOT SIZES. SPEAKING OF LOT SIZES, I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK IN THE PAST WITH CASES THAT HAVE COME BEFORE COUNCIL ON LOT SIZES. YOU KNOW, I WILL SAY I COME FROM A PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS STANDPOINT. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER'S RIGHT TO MAXIMIZE THE VALUE OF THEIR PROPERTY. NOW, IF THAT MEANS THAT FOLKS DON'T LIKE IT. SURE, I UNDERSTAND THAT. OR IF THEY'RE INCONVENIENCED BY THAT, THAT'S NO PROBLEM. BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE INCONVENIENCED. RIGHT. DO WE BELIEVE IN PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS OR DON'T WE? AND SO I STAND IN OPPOSITION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I KNOW THAT THESE ARE DIFFICULT ISSUES AS YOU WORK THROUGH THE CITIZENS AND DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS IN THE PROCESS. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TONIGHT. AND THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, SIR. WE ALSO RECEIVED AN ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENT FORM FROM HILLARY AT 602 STONEBOROUGH DRIVE. DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK BUT RECORD SUPPORT FOR ITEM 7.B AND PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE ORDINANCE. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK OR SUBMIT A COMMENT CARD ON ITEM 7.B? COME ON DOWN, SIR. IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND RECORD. THEN YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. MY NAME IS CHUCK TAGGART. I LIVE AT 700 SOUTH WHITE CHAPEL BOULEVARD. THIS WON'T TAKE THREE MINUTES. SO AS A PERSON WHO IS A HOMEOWNER IN SOUTHLAKE, I HAVE SEEN OVER THE LAST YEAR THE. I GUESS THE EFFECT OF TZD'S REDUCING THE SIZE, OR AT LEAST THE REQUEST OF THE SIZE OF THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE LOTS TO GET SMALLER AND SMALLER. IF YOU LOOK AT A LOT OF THE TCD'S, AS YOU GUYS HAD TALKED ABOUT EARLIER THERE REALLY AREN'T ANY COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL PARTS [01:45:05] TOGETHER. IT'S EITHER ONE OR THE OTHER. USUALLY THERE'S A COMMERCIAL SECTION THAT BUTTS RIGHT UP NEXT TO RESIDENTIAL, OR THERE'S NO COMMERCIAL AND USES 2300 CONTINENTAL TONIGHT AS A PERFECT EXAMPLE. IT JUST DIDN'T FIT. THERE'S JUST NO REASON FOR THE TZD ON THE PROPERTY RIGHTS COMMENT. I GET THAT QUITE A BIT. I HAVE SEVEN ACRES AND CAN I PUT 50 TRAILERS ON MY PROPERTY? NEXT WEEK ON SOUTH WHITE CHAPEL, I WOULD SOLVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF PROBLEMS ON AFFORDABLE PROPERTY IN SOUTHLAKE. I COULD PUT 50 SINGLE WIDES OUT THERE. WE COULD LOAD UP STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOLS AND I COULD MAKE A TON OF MONEY OFF OF IT. I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S WHAT THE CITY WANTS. I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT SOUTH LAKE IS ABOUT. I THINK SOUTH LAKE IS ABOUT A CERTAIN QUALITY OF LIVING AND A CERTAIN TOWN, AND I THINK WE NEED TO LISTEN TO WHAT A LOT OF THE CITY HAS SAID WITH REGARDS TO DENSITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK? COME ON DOWN. AND AGAIN, IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. SO MY NAME IS STEPHANIE LOMA, 2300 WEST CONTINENTAL BOULEVARD IN SOUTHLAKE. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE THIRD READING, I APPRECIATE THAT. I JUST WANTED TO JUST SAY MY PROPERTY IS VERY UNIQUE. RIGHT. AND THE REASON WE DID TZD IS BECAUSE I HAVE THREE SIDES. COMMERCIAL, SO I AM THE TRANSITIONAL POSITION. I JUST DON'T OWN THE COMMERCIAL THAT'S BESIDE ME, SO I'M NOT DEVELOPING THAT COMMERCIAL. IT WAS ALREADY DEVELOPED, SO FOR ME I FIT INTO IT NOT BECAUSE I OWN PROPERTY. I CAN PUT THE COMMERCIAL ON. IT'S ALREADY EXISTING AND I'M SMALL ENOUGH RIGHT AT 2.55 ACRES, THAT THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD FIT FOR ME IS TRANSITIONAL ZONING. IN ORDER TO PUT LOTS ON THERE AND BRING FAMILIES INTO SOUTHLAKE. SO THAT'S JUST WHAT I HAVE TO SAY. I WANT YOU TO REALLY LOOK AT IT. DON'T TAKE IT AWAY FROM PEOPLE LIKE ME, BECAUSE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. WHEN I PURCHASED MY PROPERTY, THERE WAS ALREADY THREE SIDES. COMMERCIAL. RIGHT. SO IF YOU IF YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK AT IT, YOU GOT TO REALLY LOOK AT THE WHOLE PICTURE, WHAT'S AROUND THESE PROPERTIES. AND BECAUSE I WOULDN'T FIT IN ANY OTHER WAY, I'D EITHER HAVE TO STAY WHAT I AM OR BE TWO ONE ACRE LOTS BASICALLY, OR A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN ONE ACRE LOTS. BUT I APPRECIATE YOU. THANKS SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK REGARDING ITEM SEVEN B? COME ON DOWN, SIR. YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND THEN YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. GOOD EVENING, CURTIS YOUNG, 1130 NORTH CARROLL AVENUE. I GUESS MY BIGGEST QUESTION ON THIS WOULD BE, WHY ARE THESE CHANGES MADE? YOU, AS A COUNCIL, HAVE PROVED VERY ADEPT AT CHANGING THE PROPOSED REQUEST TO HOWEVER YOU WANT THEM ANYWAY. NONE OF THESE REQUIREMENTS WERE NECESSARY TO DO THAT. AND YOU'VE SHOWN CERTAINLY HERE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS HOW YOU'VE EITHER DENIED REQUESTS FOR TZD OR YOU'VE SAID THESE ARE THE ONLY KIND OF THINGS WE'LL ACCEPT. WE'LL ONLY ACCEPT THIS KIND OF LOT SIZE WILL ONLY ACCEPT THIS KIND OF OPEN SPACE. WE'LL ONLY DO THAT KIND OF THING. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT ALL WE'RE DOING HERE IS TYING YOUR OWN HANDS. AND MAYBE THAT'S INTENTIONAL. OR TYING THE HANDS OF FUTURE COUNCILS INTO SOMETHING TO, YOU KNOW, THE REASON TZD WAS DEVELOPED 20 YEARS AGO WAS BECAUSE THE RECOGNITION THAT AS THE EASIER AND EASIER AND FURTHER OUT PROPERTIES IN SOUTHLAKE ARE DEVELOPED, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LEFT WITH AT THE END IS THE SMALLER, HARDER TO DEVELOP PROPERTIES THAT ARE BETWEEN EITHER AREAS OF HIGH INTENSITY COMMERCIAL OR AREAS OF, YOU KNOW, TRANSPORTATION, FREEWAYS, MAJOR THOROUGHFARES AND THAT STUFF AND THAT THEY NEEDED THEY HAD UNIQUE REQUIREMENTS THAT NEEDED A LITTLE FLEXIBILITY IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DO THEM. THAT'S WHY IT WAS INVENTED. AND AS STEPHANIE JUST SAID ON THE LAST ONE, WE ONE, WE CONSIDERED SOME OF THE ADJACENT COMMERCIAL THERE TO BE THE SECOND USE. IT JUST WASN'T PART OF THIS PROJECT BECAUSE IT ALREADY EXISTS. AND ONE CORRECTION EVERY TZD THAT'S BEEN PROPOSED, OTHER THAN THAT ONE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAS HAD A COMMERCIAL COMPONENT. YOU KNOW CAROL CROSSING HAD A COMMERCIAL COMPONENT. BREMEN EAST HAD A COMMERCIAL, COMMERCIAL COMPONENT, THE OVERLOOK HAD A COMMERCIAL COMPONENT. SO I JUST DON'T SEE WHAT THE NEED FOR THIS IS. AND ALTHOUGH I MIGHT AGREE WITH SOME OF THE YOU KNOW, SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS LIKE THE HEIGHT AND HOW DO YOU PLANT THE BARRIERS AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS, THAT'S JUST GOOD COMMON SENSE PLANNING. [01:50:06] BUT TO JUST SAY THAT THERE IS NO NEED FOR A TRANSITIONAL ZONING ORDINANCE, HECK, TWO UNITS PER ACRE ON RESIDENTIAL. NOW YOU'RE JUST ABOUT THE SAME AS REGULAR OLD PUD, RPD, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS. AT A CERTAIN POINT, I SAY KEEP THE FLEXIBILITY TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE A GOOD PLAN THAT COMES BEFORE YOU THAT HAS SPECIFIC REASONS, RATHER THAN TYING YOUR HANDS AT THIS POINT. THAT'S MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK REGARDING TZD? COME ON DOWN. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. HI JASON WANG, 721 WINDING RIDGE TRAIL. I DON'T HAVE SKIN IN THE REAL ESTATE GAME, AND I HONESTLY DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. I'M HERE JUST BECAUSE I WANTED TO SUPPORT. IF YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE AMENDMENTS, THE VERBIAGE OF SPECIFICALLY PROTECTING THE CURRENT TZDS AND THE TZD RESIDENCES IN THERE TO EXPLICITLY STATE THAT. BUT I GUESS I HAVE, I ALSO WONDERED, AND MAYBE THIS IS OUTSIDE OF THE DEFINITION OF ADJACENCY, BUT I WONDERED IF ADJACENCY STANDARDS MIGHT BE ALSO INCLUDED FOR PROPERTIES ACROSS THE STREET FROM A PROPOSED MAYBE AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE WHATEVER ADJACENCY STANDARDS ARE PROPOSED TO THOSE SO THAT YOU'RE NOT PUTTING A THREE STORY BUILDING RIGHT AT THE EDGE OF THE STREET, AND THEN A SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD LOOKING AT IT FROM ACROSS THE STREET. BUT I ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT, I GUESS I'M CONFUSED BY THE GENTLEMAN'S PROPOSAL THAT WAS APPROVED THIS EVENING FOR A TZD AND THE CONSIDERED MINIMUM LOT DIMENSIONS, IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY. HIS ORIGINAL PROPOSAL, THE MINIMUM LOT WAS 18,000FT². SO IT'S ALMOST TWO TIMES THE CONSIDERED MINIMUM DIMENSION THAT'S BEING CONSIDERED AS AN AMENDMENT. SO AND THEN HE WAS ASKED TO MAKE IT 22,000FT², SO I GUESS I DON'T. AND AGAIN, IT'S BECAUSE I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS. I'M AN OUTSIDER JUST OBSERVING, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THE INEFFICIENCY MENTIONED EARLIER WOULD STILL HAVE BEEN PRESENT BECAUSE HE MET THEM. HE MEETS THE NEW MINIMUM STANDARDS. AND, YOU KNOW, THE BAR IS JUST RAISED BECAUSE OF. I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHY, BUT AGAIN, THAT'S JUST AN OUTSIDER'S PERSPECTIVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, SIR. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR COMMENT CARDS ON ITEM 7.B THE ORDINANCE. GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 7.B COUNCIL. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR ANYTHING ELSE? WE NEED TO DISCUSS BEFORE WE TURN IT OVER TO MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMSON ON A MOTION. GOING BACK TO THE ONE POINT RANDY, YOU MADE ABOUT THE LOT SIZE. I AGREE ON GOING WITH QUARTER ACRES. I'VE SHARED THAT WITH PEOPLE HERE IN THIS AUDIENCE THAT FOR A WHILE WE TENDED TO GET AWAY FROM TALKING ABOUT LOT SIZES IN TERMS OF ACREAGE, WHETHER IT'S AN ACRE OR HALF ACRE, A THIRD OF AN ACRE OR WHATEVER. AND WE STARTED DRIFTING TOWARDS SQUARE FOOTAGE. AND I STATED PUBLICLY AND IN PRIVATE THAT I WANT TO GET BACK TO LET'S TALK ABOUT IT IN TERMS OF ACREAGE. SO IF WE WENT WITH QUARTER ACRE RATHER THAN JUST THE STRAIGHT 10,000 SQUARE FOOT DEFINITION, I'D BE FINE WITH THAT. IN FACT, I WOULD SUPPORT THAT. BUT THAT'S ON THAT TOPIC. ANYTHING ELSE? SEVERAL THINGS I LOOK AT. I DON'T DISAGREE WITH THE QUARTER ACRE PIECE, BUT I'D RATHER SEE IT BE A QUARTER ACRE AVERAGE. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A POTENTIAL, BECAUSE IF YOU'VE GOT PIECES OF PROPERTY OUT THERE THAT ARE ODD SHAPED AND DIFFERENT THINGS, SOMETIMES IF YOU MAKE IT BE 10,000FT², IT BECOMES ALMOST GEOGRAPHICALLY IMPOSSIBLE. SO I WOULD RATHER SEE US DO A QUARTER ACRE MINIMUM AVERAGE OR QUARTER ACRE AVERAGE WITH A MINIMUM OF 8000 OR 8500 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO THAT WE'VE GOT SOMETHING THAT WE DO PROVIDE SOME OF THE FLEXIBILITY WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST. I THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE, IF THERE'S NOT A COMMERCIAL REQUIREMENT IN THE IN THE PROPERTY, I THINK THERE SHOULD BE COMMERCIAL ADJACENCY, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT OF THE TRANSITION PIECE TO ME IS IT'S GOT TO BE CLOSE TO IT'S EITHER GOT TO BE CLOSE TO TO COMMERCIAL OR INCLUDE COMMERCIAL. SO I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING THERE THAT MAKES IT TRANSITION, NOT JUST COMPLETELY RETAIL, NOT JUST COMPLETELY RESIDENTIAL. AS FAR AS THE OPEN SPACE CREDIT STUFF GOES, I THINK, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE PEOPLE MENTIONED THAT IT KIND OF IT, IT COSTS YOU BECAUSE OF THE PURCHASE, AND I KIND OF VIEW IT A LITTLE BIT MORE AS PUSHING YOU TO MAKE IT MORE ESTHETICALLY PLEASING, LIKE THE THREE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. IF I EVER SAW THOSE COME BEFORE COUNCIL, I WOULD TELL YOU I'D HAVE A HARD TIME APPROVING ANY OF THOSE. EVERYTHING ON THE LEFT I'D BE FINE WITH. AND SO I THINK THAT I THINK WHAT I WOULD RATHER SEE IS I WOULD RATHER SEE US UTILIZE EVEN THE DETENTION AREAS AND MAKE THEM MORE ESTHETICALLY PLEASING AND SOMEWHAT FUNCTIONAL, AND GIVE YOU THE CREDIT FOR THAT AS PART OF THAT. [01:55:06] SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT DOES FOR ME. AS FAR AS RESIDENCY ADJACENCY REQUIREMENTS GOES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT APPLYING LIKE FOR LIKE THERE'S THIS HUGE TO ME CHASM BETWEEN WHAT IS IT LIKE TO LIKE ME? AND I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS, I FEEL LIKE AD NAUSEAM THE LAST THREE MONTHS. IF WE'RE JUST GOING DIRT FOR DIRT, THAT'S NOT LIKE FOR LIKE, BECAUSE IF YOU'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU MAKE US IF YOU IF YOU IF YOU REQUIRE, IF YOU REQUIRE SOMETHING THAT BACKS UP ON ONE SIDE TO A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S GOT HALF ACRE LOTS THAT HAVE, LET'S SAY, MILLION DOLLAR HOMES OR EVEN MILLION DOLLAR HOMES ON THEM, YOU REQUIRE THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT TO HAVE HALF ACRE LOTS THAT BACK UP TO THAT. THOSE ARE GOING TO BE 3 TO $5 MILLION HOMES. I DON'T REALLY KNOW THAT THAT'S LIKE FOR LIKE AND WHAT IS IT, WHAT IS IT LIKE? WHAT IF ONE SIDE IS RESIDENTIAL, ONE SIDE IS COMMERCIAL AND ONE SIDE IS INDUSTRIAL? WHICH PIECE ARE WE LIKING? I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT OF TRANSITION IS GIVING A DEVELOPER AN OPTION AND HOPEFULLY US AS A COUNCIL FINDING A SPOT THAT ALLOWS HER TO BE A TRANSITION BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL, INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC AREAS, EVERYTHING. AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S THE PART THAT SUCKS ABOUT BEING ON COUNCIL. YOU DO HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT. YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT. WE CANNOT PUT RULES ON EVERYTHING. WE CANNOT JUST SIT DOWN AND SAY, IF THAT'S THE CASE, WE WOULD NEED A COUNCIL. WE JUST HAVE STAFF AND YOU JUST RUBBER STAMP IT AND GO ABOUT OUR BUSINESS. SO I DO THINK WE STILL NEED TO HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY WITH THAT. BUT I DO THINK THAT THERE ARE OPTIONS FOR SOME IMPROVEMENTS AND REFINEMENTS HERE. GO AHEAD. YEAH I MEAN I'M FINE WITH THE I KIND OF LIKE THAT IDEA OF A QUARTER ACRE AVERAGE. BECAUSE I MEAN, IF YOU THINK ABOUT SOME OF THE, SOME OF THE LAND THAT'S STILL UNDEVELOPED ALONG 114, IT HAS CURVES, IT HAS WEIRD, WEIRD SPOTS. AND SO, IT CERTAINLY WOULD MAKE SOMETHING LIKE THAT MORE CHALLENGING, DEPENDING ON HOW IT'S LAID OUT. I DEFINITELY THIS THIS IS FRUSTRATED ME SINCE WE STARTED DEALING WITH IT THE CALCULATION. AND SO I DEFINITELY AM FOR OPTION TWO ON 47.4. THAT MAKES SENSE. AND I THINK THAT'S A GREAT REASON TO ADDRESS ALL THIS. I AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ROBBINS. I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE MAINTAIN FLEXIBILITY. I DON'T GET TOO GRANULAR AND TALK ABOUT I MEAN, RANDY, YOU MENTIONED BUSH SIZES, BUT I MEAN, I ALREADY HAVE FLEXIBILITY UP HERE ON THE DAIS. WE CAN MAKE DIFFERENT DECISIONS SHOULD WE CHOOSE TO DO SO ON ZONING CASES. SO I'D HATE TO GET TOO GRANULAR AND TIE PEOPLE'S HANDS, ESPECIALLY AT THE OUTSET. YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO TIE PEOPLE'S HANDS TO THE POINT WHERE THEY DON'T BRING THINGS TO US, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. SO I THINK I LIKE THE DENSITY CALCULATION STANDARD. I LIKE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE STANDARD. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE ON THESE OTHER TWO THAT THAT WE AREN'T PRECLUDING PEOPLE FROM BRINGING INTERESTING THINGS THAT THAT MIGHT BE GREAT DEVELOPMENTS. TO THE QUARTER ACRE AVERAGE. I'LL BE HONEST, IT GIVES ME HEARTBURN BECAUSE WE'VE ASKED FOR AVERAGES BEFORE AND WHAT WE GET BACK IS EVERYTHING IS UNDER WHAT WE REQUESTED AND THAT THE DEVELOPERS HAVE PUSHED THE ENVELOPE ON THAT. AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A A CEILING. IT SEEMS LIKE IT SEEMS LIKE A CEILING FOR THEM. OKAY, WAIT, YOU'LL DO UNDER A QUARTER ACRE. I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU. AND SO I THINK IF YOU DON'T REQUEST IT, THEY'RE GOING TO GO OUTSIDE THE LINES FOR ALL OF IT. AND WE HAD A CASE THAT HAPPENED THAT WAY. AND SO, I'M UNCOMFORTABLE WITH NOT MAKING A MINIMUM LOT SIZE. SO, I'M PRETTY ADAMANT ABOUT THAT IN MY OWN MY OWN THOUGHT PROCESS. I DEFINITELY LIKE THAT WE'RE CALCULATING IT ON GROSS RESIDENTIAL AREA. AND I, I THINK THE ADJACENCY STANDARDS AREN'T JUST WHAT YOU TALKED ABOUT, THE VALUE OF THE HOMES. IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT HOW BIG, HOW BIG THE BUILDINGS ARE THAT BACK UP TO RESIDENTIAL. AND SO I WANT TO SEE A 1 TO 1 COMPARISON BETWEEN WHAT OUR CURRENT ONES ARE AND TO HOW THE NEW ONES WOULD BE, BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE THAT IT'S GOING TO SERVE OUR CITIZENS WELL WHO ALREADY HAVE HOUSES IF WE DON'T SEE THE ADJACENCY STANDARDS. SO I THAT'S WHERE I STAND ON THOSE. YEAH, I DO THINK I ALIGN WITH THAT WITH REGARDS TO AN ACTUAL MINIMUM LOT SIZE AS OPPOSED TO AN AVERAGE ONLY BECAUSE REMEMBER THE COUNCIL ALWAYS HAS THE ABILITY TO APPROVE A VARIANCE. SO IF YOU SEE A PLAN AND IT IT HAS EVERYTHING AT 10,890 OR ABOVE. AND THERE'S ONE LOT THAT COMES IN AT 10,600, THE COUNCIL HAS THE ABILITY TO MAKE THAT APPROVAL. THE FLIP SIDE IS IF YOU IF YOU DO AVERAGE AND YOU REDUCE YOUR MINIMUM SUBSTANTIALLY, 7000 OR 8000 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU COULD INVITE REALLY BAD PLANS THAT HAVE ONE HUGE LOT, WITH SEVERAL SURROUNDING IT. [02:00:05] AND SO, THEY MEET THE STANDARD OF, YOU KNOW, THREE OUT OF FOUR LOTS OR 8000, AND THEN ONE IS, YOU KNOW, 46,000 AND IT, YOU KNOW, THE AVERAGE COMES IN, OKAY. SO I'D PREFER TO HAVE THE MINIMUM. AND THE COUNCIL ALWAYS HAS THE ABILITY TO CONSIDER VARIANCES. AND I THINK THIS COUNCIL IN EVERY COUNCIL I'VE BEEN A PART OF HAS BEEN VERY FAIR ABOUT CONSIDERING VARIANCES IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. SO I WOULD STICK WITH THAT. 10,890 RATHER THAN 10,000. I DO WANT TO ADD LANGUAGE SIMPLE LANGUAGE THAT JUST SIMPLY TIGHTENS UP A LITTLE BIT AROUND THE OPEN SPACE. OPTION ONE SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF THAT. IT'S SUBJECT TO STAFF AND ULTIMATELY COUNCIL DISCRETION. YOU KNOW, WHAT IS CONSIDERED WHAT IS CONSIDERED A A PASSIVE RECREATION AMENITY AND WHAT IS NOT. I THINK AGAIN, THAT GIVES MORE ABILITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. AND YEAH, IF YOU GUYS DON'T WANT ANYTHING ABOUT THE SIZE OF A PLANT, I CERTAINLY CAN TAKE THAT OUT. BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S UP TO YOU GUYS. THAT'S NOT THE BIG ONE FOR ME. I AGREE WITH YOUR COMMENTS ON THE PLANT SIZE. I MEAN, DO WE THINK THREE YEARS IS FAIR THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE EIGHT FEET TALL? OKAY WITH THAT? I MEAN, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A GROWTH PERIOD. BUT ON YOUR OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE AND HOW WE LOOK AT THE OPEN SPACE AND HOW THAT'S ULTIMATELY OUR CALL, IT'S NOT THE APPLICANT'S CALL. I THINK THOSE ARE POINTS THAT ARE WELL TAKEN. I AGREE 100%. GO AHEAD. RONELL IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS WE'VE HANDLED THAT BY GALLON SIZE. LIKE IF YOU ASSUME A CERTAIN PLANT WOULD BE A CERTAIN HEIGHT BY A CERTAIN AGE. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU WOULD HANDLE THAT OTHERWISE. WE HAVE, I THINK, IN THIS ONE I WOULD KEEP IT BROAD AND JUST SIMPLY SAY ON ADJACENCY SCREENING FEATURES THAT ARE THE EVERGREEN VARIETY. WHATEVER IT'S CALLED THAT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE A REQUIREMENT OF MEETING EIGHT FEET IN PERPETUITY AT YEAR THREE. AND WE WOULD HAVE DISCRETION WITH REGARD TO SELECTING THAT UP FRONT THAT I THINK THEY ALREADY I MEAN, I THINK THE APPLICANTS ALREADY HAVE. YEAH. DISCRETION ON THAT SUBJECT TO OUR APPROVAL THOUGH, TO BRUNEL'S POINT. YEAH. HOW DO YOU POLICE THAT? I MEAN, SO THREE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, YOU'RE ONLY. YEAH. I MEAN, IT'S MORE SETTING THE STANDARD UPFRONT, BUT OUR DEVELOPERS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY GOOD ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ABOUT MEETING THE STANDARDS THAT ARE APPROVED FOR THEM. SO THERE HAS TO BE SOME DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE IN THAT, YOU KNOW, AND STAFF CAN GUIDE US ON, HEY, THAT PLANT WILL NEVER GET TO EIGHT FEET OR THAT PLANT WILL PROBABLY BE EIGHT FEET WITHIN TWO YEARS OR THREE YEARS. SO WE'VE GOT WE'VE GOT SOME HISTORY THERE WHERE WE CAN DRAW UPON THAT AND GO, YEAH, THAT'S GOING TO WORK OR THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK. I JUST THINK ABOUT THE ONES THAT ARE PLANTED AND DIE AND THEN THEY AND THEN YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE FLEXIBILITY. OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE ORDINANCES ON THAT. IF PLANT MATERIAL DOES DIE TO GO BACK IN AND MAKE THEM REPLACE IT. OKAY. OUR ORDINANCES CONTEMPLATE THAT. THAT HAPPENS IN TEXAS WITH EXTREME COLD AND EXTREME HEAT. THERE YOU GO. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL, GOOD DISCUSSION, I APPRECIATE IT. APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEING HERE TONIGHT AND GIVING US YOUR FEEDBACK FROM OUR FELLOW RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. SO THAT IS THAT'S HELPFUL AS WE GO THROUGH THIS. AND I THINK WE'VE EVEN ADDED TO WHAT YOU KNOW, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT AT THE P&Z LEVEL, AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMSON TO MAKE IT INTO A MOTION. ALL RIGHT. LET ME JUST MAKE SURE I'M READY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO, MY QUESTION IS, IS IS IT ONE BIG MOTION OR COULD WE TAKE EACH CATEGORY IN CASE? I THINK I'M GOING TO DO IT AS EACH CATEGORY WITHIN THE MOTION. SO IF, IF THERE'S ANYTHING IN THERE THAT YOU DON'T LIKE. I CAN WE CAN PAUSE ON IT AND AMEND OR TALK ABOUT IT. I MEAN, OKAY, THERE MIGHT BE AGREEMENT ON ONE PORTION BUT NOT ANOTHER. AND THEN YOU'RE, YOU'RE KIND OF THROWING THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATH. SO I'M NOT SURE. BUT AGAIN, WHAT I CAN GO THROUGH, WHAT I HAD PLANNED FOR A MOTION AND THEN. ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT, MAYOR? SURE. GO AHEAD. OKAY. SO THANK YOU. YEAH. SO AS IT RELATES TO THE TRANSITION DISTRICT COMPONENT REQUIREMENTS, DENSITY IS CALCULATED ON GROSS AREA DEFINING RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD BOUNDARY, INCLUDING NEIGHBORHOOD OPEN SPACE AREA. UNDER DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS REGULATIONS SPECIFIC TO IS THAT WHERE THERE IS A TZD, IT'S DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIALLY ZONED PROPERTY AND NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ADDRESS NON RESIDENTIAL SETBACKS, BUFFERING AND SCREENING AS WAS PRESENTED IN THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT. SO, IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT WAS IN THE PRESENTATION THAT'S OPTION TWO. OKAY. THE NEXT WAS AS IT RELATES [02:05:01] TO MINIMUM LOT DIMENSIONS AND AREAS. IT WOULD BE OPTION TWO. BUT WE'RE GOING TO AMEND THAT TO 10,890. FOR OPEN SPACE. THIS WAS A BIG ONE INCLUDING OPTION ONE. THE DETENTION AREAS ARE EXCLUDED FROM OPEN SPACE CREDIT UNLESS THEY'RE DESIGNED AS AN ESTHETIC PASSIVE RECREATION AMENITY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE STAFF AND COUNCIL'S ULTIMATE APPROVAL ON THAT. LET'S SEE ON. WHERE DID WE LAND ON DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS? OPTION ONE WAS REMOVING EXEMPTION TO RESIDENTIAL ADJACENCY OVERLAY STANDARDS OR TO APPLY DIFFERENT STANDARDS. SO. WE ARE YEAH THAT WAS ALREADY IN THE 10,890 RIGHT. IT'S ON THE ADJACENCY STANDARD. SO DENNIS CAN YOU HELP US WORK THROUGH THIS A LITTLE BIT. SO. IN SECTION 47.6 THAT'S ON ADJACENCY. AND THIS IS THE P&Z RECOMMENDATION P&Z RECOMMENDED ADOPTING A STANDARD SPECIFIC TO THE TZD WE DID NOT HAVE THESE PROPOSALS PREPARED WHEN THEY MADE THAT RECOMMENDATION. WE TOOK THEIR RECOMMENDATION AND ADDED THAT THESE ZONING DISTRICTS LISTED WOULD DETERMINE THE TYPE OF SINGLE FAMILY THAT A TZD WOULD BE ABUTTING IN ORDER FOR THESE PROVISIONS TO TAKE EFFECT. AND SO WE'RE A TCD DISTRICT BOUNDARY AND THEIR NONRESIDENTIAL COMPONENT ARE ADJACENT TO AN EXISTING RESIDENCE ZONED ONE OF THESE DISTRICTS. IN THAT FIRST LINE THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED AT A MINIMUM OF 40 FOOT SETBACK FOR A BUILDING ONE STORY NO GREATER THAN 20FT IN HEIGHT. AND THEN EACH FLOOR ADDED UP TO THE THREE THAT ARE PERMITTED AN ADDITIONAL 20FT OF SETBACK WOULD BE REQUIRED. SO ULTIMATELY, AT A THREE STORY BUILDING, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE 80FT FROM A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BOUNDARY, WHEREVER THAT TOUCHES THE DISTRICT BOUNDARY. YEAH. SO CLEARLY, WE'RE NOT REMOVING THESE. WE'RE. WE'RE AMENDING. AS PRESENTED. RIGHT. I MEAN, IT'S YES, SIR. THIS IS WHAT WE PRESENTED TO YOU THIS EVENING. SO, THE QUESTION IS, ARE YOU COMFORTABLE HERE WITH THIS WOULD BE APPLIED TO THIS LANGUAGE HERE. IN ADDITION TO THE SETBACKS, WE INCLUDED AN F1 BUFFER YARD OR SOLID STATE, SOLID VEGETATIVE SCREEN, RIGHT OF A HEIGHT BEING MAINTAINED AT LEAST EIGHT FEET IN PERPETUITY. AND YOUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE SPECIES TYPE THAT'S SELECTED? MUST BE SUCH THAT IT WOULD REACH AN EIGHT FOOT HEIGHT WITHIN THREE GROWTH CYCLES. THREE YEAR GROWTH CYCLE. ADDITIONALLY, WE'VE ADDED MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT SCREENING FROM VIEW OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OR RIGHT OF WAY. AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, THE TRANSITION WOULD REQUIRE ANY TRASH RECEPTACLE TO BE A MINIMUM 50FT AWAY FROM A RESIDENTIAL BOUNDARY, SCREENED BY AN EIGHT FOOT MASONRY WALL AND GATED. AND ALL OF THESE, THE MECHANICAL SCREENING THE TRASH RECEPTACLE ARE SAME REGULATIONS IN OUR RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY. THE ONLY ADDITIONS WE'RE MAKING IS THE BUFFER YARD TYPE AND THEN HOW SETBACKS ARE. DICTATED. OKAY. SO THIS IS SECTION 47.6, RIGHT? 47.6. SO, IF YOU'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT, IT WOULD BE AS PRESENTED THIS EVENING SPECIFIC TO 47.6. SO, COUNCIL MEMBER SHARLI SHAKING HER HEAD. SO WHICH PART OF IT OR ALL OF IT? THE SETBACK PART. I'M SORRY. THE SETBACK PART? [02:10:06] I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A 1 TO 1 COMPARISON ABOUT. AND I DON'T KNOW, IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN TONIGHT ABOUT HOW THESE DIFFER. WHY CAN'T WE JUST USE OUR NORMAL ADJACENCY SETBACKS? THAT'S MY THAT'S MY QUESTION. THEN IF YOU WANT MY OPINION, IF YOU WANT THE PROPOSED ONES, THEN LET'S LIMIT IT TO TWO STORIES. BECAUSE YOU ARE MOVING THAT CLOSE TO RESIDENTIAL, THOSE HIGHER STORY BUILDINGS CLOSER TO RESIDENTIAL WITH THEIR CLOSER TO IT. SO EITHER GET RID OF THE THIRD STORY OR USE THE RESIDENTIAL ADJACENCY ON THE SLOPE. THE ONE THAT WE CURRENTLY ABIDE BY ON ADJACENCY STANDARDS. SO THAT'S WHERE I'M HAVING, I MEAN, SO IF YOU GIVE THIS TO US ALL AT ONCE, I MIGHT AGREE WITH YOU ON SOME THINGS, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO AGREE WITH YOU ON OTHERS, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WORKS AS FAR AS GETTING THIS WHOLE THING PASSED. THAT'S BEYOND MY WE CAN'T MAKE A MOTION. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT, CORRECT OR NOT. WE HAVE A FLEXIBILITY OF DOING WHATEVER WE WANT. THIS IS JUST WHAT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING. WE'RE APPROVING ONE OR THE OTHER. AND I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY SOMETHING ON THE LEFT. THE YELLOW HOUSE THAT'S ON THERE, IS THAT EXISTING HOME OR IS THAT PART OF THE TRANSITIONAL RESIDENTIAL PIECE? NO, THAT WAS JUST PLACED THERE FOR REPRESENTATION OF AN ADJOINING RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE AND HOW CLOSE IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE TO THE COMMON BOUNDARY. SO, BUT IT COULD BE EITHER. MY QUESTION WELL THAT'S MY QUESTION IS LIKE SO ON THE RIGHT BETWEEN THE YELLOW HOUSE AND THE BUILDINGS, ARE THERE MORE RESIDENTIAL OR LIKE IS THAT THE TRANSITION PIECE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT? ARE THERE MORE HOMES IN THERE THAT'S GOING TO PUSH EVERYTHING BACK EVEN FARTHER? OR ARE WE JUST SAYING FROM THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL, YOU HAVE TO DO THIS, WHATEVER YOU PUT INSIDE YOUR TZD, THAT YOUR BUILDING IS RESIDENTIAL, THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE BUYING AND THEY'RE GETTING IT CLOSER TO THE TO THE TO THE COMMERCIAL. YES. IF I'M UNDERSTANDING YOUR QUESTIONS AND I'LL ANSWER IT TWO WAYS FOR RESIDENTIAL THAT'S INSIDE THE TCD AND PART OF THE TZD, THEY'RE NOT SUBJECT TO THESE SETBACKS. PERFECT. THE YELLOW HOUSE IS REPRESENTING ONE OF THESE ADJACENT DISTRICTS. THAT WOULD BE SF 20 UP TO THE RESIDENTIAL ESTATE TYPE ZONING OR PD AND THAT'S WHAT'S BEEN REPRESENTED HERE. IF THERE HAPPENS TO BE TRANSITION DISTRICT RESIDENTIAL IN THIS VICINITY. OUR INTENT IS WHEREVER THIS RESIDENTIAL BOUNDARY ABUTS IT, THAT WHERE A NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDING IS BEING PLACED, IT MEETS THE SETBACK FROM WHERE THAT COMMON RESIDENTIAL BOUNDARY IS OF THE SF 20 OR OTHER STANDARD DISTRICT OR PUD BOUNDARY WOULD BE SO. SO ON THE ON THE DRAWING ON THE LEFT, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A 50 FOOT SETBACK FROM THE RESIDENTIAL, FROM THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TO THE CENTER OF THE OF THE COMMERCIAL BUILDING. IS THAT ACCURATE? I CAN SEE THE 50 THERE. CORRECT? YEAH. WHAT IS THAT? I DON'T SEE THE SAME. I DON'T SEE THE SAME MEASUREMENT OVER HERE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT IS. IS THAT? THIS IS. SURE. WHAT THIS IS REPRESENTING IS WHAT'S CURRENTLY JUST AS A COMPARISON, WHAT'S IN OUR RESIDENTIAL ADJACENCY OVERLAY STANDARD. AND STANDARD, AND IT'S ASSUMING YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ON THE LEFT, THE ONE ON THE LEFT. YEAH, I GET THAT. AND THE ONE ON THE RIGHT IS WHAT I WANT TO KNOW. WHAT'S THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE YELLOW HOUSE? YES, THAT'S THE YELLOW HOUSE. AND THE FIRST ONE STORY BUILDING ARE 80FT APART. IN THE CASE OF THE TZD OPTION, THE NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDING MUST BE AT LEAST 40FT FROM THE RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT THAT'S ADJACENT TO IT. AND THEN FOR EACH FLOOR, THEY WOULD ADD, IT MUST BE AT LEAST ANOTHER 20FT SETBACK FROM WHEREVER THAT RESIDENTIAL BOUNDARY IS. SO JUST AS A NOTE, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW IN TZD THERE IS NO ADJACENCY STANDARD. SO, WE'RE DRAFTING THIS THIS IS NEW FOR TZD. SO, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF OPTIONS HERE. I THINK YOU ALL HAVE FOCUSED ON. THERE'S THE ONE ON THE LEFT. THE ONE ON THE RIGHT. I MEAN, WE CAN PICK ONE OR THE OTHER OR CRAFT WHATEVER WE WANT BECAUSE WE'RE DRAFTING THIS ADJACENCY STANDARD THAT'S NOT ALREADY IN TZD. SO COUNCIL MEMBER SHARLI ARE YOU MORE COMFORTABLE WITH USING THE 4310 ON THE LEFT SIDE, THE SECTION 4310 RATHER THAN THE PROPOSED TZD SETBACK? THAT'S ON THE RIGHT? I'M JUST TRYING TO SEE WHICH. YES, GET US TO A CONSENSUS. I MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE THE ONE ON THE LEFT, THE ONE THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. AND IF THERE'S NO APPETITE FOR IT, THEN MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE IF WE USE THE ONE ON THE RIGHT TO LIMIT THE MULTI-STORY [02:15:09] BUILDING TO A TWO STORY AND NOT AND TAKE OUT THE THREE STORIES. LET'S START WITH PART ONE. IS EVERYONE OKAY WITH USING THE OPTION ON THE LEFT? NO. WELL, I THINK IF I WAS HEARING COUNCIL MEMBER ROBBINS CORRECTLY AND CORRECT ME IF I DIDN'T, IS THERE AN APPETITE THAT FOR? FOR CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE. THAT'S NEW ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION THAT THAT THERE BE THE THAT EXCUSE ME THAT THE SETBACKS DON'T REALLY REQUIRE BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE BUYING IN, AND THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE BUYING INTO VERSUS WHERE YOU'RE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AGAINST HOMES THAT ARE ALREADY THERE. AND HE'S SAYING THAT'S ALREADY THE CASE. SO THAT'S THAT THAT PIECE I'VE GOT IN THAT THAT PIECE IS RELEVANT. BUT THESE TWO, THESE TWO, THE FIRST BUILDING ON THE LIKE THE FIRST ORANGE BUILDING, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU'RE ON LEFT OR RIGHT, STARTS AT THE 40 FOOT BUILD LINE. IS THAT DOESN'T THE FIRST ONE THEY'RE BOTH AT THE 40 FOOT BUILD LINE. BECAUSE LOOK THE MIDDLE OF THE FIRST BUILDING IS 50 AND THERE'S A THERE'S IT'S LIKE MICROSCOPIC, BUT IT SAYS 40 FOOT BUILD LINE. FROM WHERE THAT COMMERCIAL WHERE THAT'S IN THE, IT'S ACTUALLY IN THE ORDINANCE SOMEWHERE. IT'S ACTUALLY WRITTEN. WELL, IT'S 40FT RIGHT HERE, BUT IT SAYS FOR A ONE STORY RIGHT THERE. SO, THEY STARTED EXACTLY THE SAME SPOT. ALL WE'VE DONE ON THE RIGHT IS ALLOWED THEM TO BUILD THEM A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TOGETHER. SO I WOULD SAY IF WE WANT TO LOOK AT A, A HYBRID VERSION OF THAT, I WOULD TAKE IT BACK TO A 50 FOOT BUILD LINE AND GIVE THEM CLOSER BUILDINGS. SO THAT TO ME IS THE COMPROMISE ON THE LEFT. ON THE LEFT. NO. TAKE THE ONE ON THE RIGHT. TAKE THE. OKAY. PUSH IT BACK TO 50 FOOT. BUILD LINE INSTEAD OF 40 FOOT. BUILD LINE AND THEN LET THEM PUT THEM CLOSER TOGETHER. BUT ON THE ONE ON THE LEFT, THE THREE STORY BUILDING IS AT THE 150 FOOT. I THINK DENNIS' FIGURES THAT ARE WRITTEN HERE ARE WRITTEN FROM WHAT YOU HAVE IN WRITING, RIGHT? IT'S NOT JUST TO SCALE ON THIS, IS THAT CORRECT? WHAT IS IN WRITING RIDING ON THIS ONE IS BASICALLY TO SCALE, ASSUMING 12 FOOT PLATE LINE ON EACH OF THE BUILDINGS. SAME THING HERE, BUT THIS IS APPLYING A 4 TO 1 SLOPE. ASSUMING A FLAT PLANE, WHICH IN ACTUALITY, WHEN WE EVALUATE THE 4 TO 1 SLOPE, WE LOOK AT THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE PROPERTY. IF THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IS HIGHER THAN THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, THEN THEY COULD BE MUCH CLOSER TO STAY UNDER THAT 4 TO 1 SLOPE. BUT ON THE ONE ON THE RIGHT, YOU ARE ULTIMATELY GOING TO END UP AT 90FT AWAY FROM THE LITTLE YELLOW HOUSE. CORRECT? FROM THE PROPERTY LINE. NOT THE HOUSE, BUT THE PROPERTY LINE. OKAY. SO, YOU'D BE 80. LET'S LET DIRECTOR KILLOUGH CLARIFY THAT QUESTION. WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 40FT OR 50FT, THAT'S FROM THE PROPERTY LINE. NOT FROM THE NOT FROM THE HOUSE. RIGHT. THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. SO, LET'S START WITH THAT. WHAT, WHAT THE YELLOW HOME EXISTS IS WHERE AN EXISTING RESIDENCE COULD BE POTENTIALLY THE CLOSEST STANDARD BUILDING LINE IN OUR RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS, WHICH IS 40FT. AND SO JUST TO GIVE A PERSPECTIVE OF, IN TYPICAL CASE, HOW CLOSE THE RESIDENCE COULD BE, YOU COULD BE IN A PUD THAT HAS A 20 FOOT REAR YARD, SO THE RESIDENTS COULD BE 20FT OFF OF THIS IN THAT SCENARIO. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO PROVIDE A GRAPHIC. THE ONE ON THE RIGHT IS THAT YOU SAID THAT'S BASICALLY A 12 FOOT SEPARATION BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS. IS THAT WHAT THAT IS? SO YOU'VE APPROXIMATELY. YES. AND YEAH, WE JUST MASKED THE BUILDINGS, YOU KNOW, EQUALLY 18FT OR 18FT WIDE BUILDINGS IN THAT BECAUSE 40 AND 60 BECAUSE YOU GOT A 40 FOOT BUILDING LINE AND THEN A 60 FOOT BUILDING LINE WITH 12FT IN BETWEEN. IS THAT ACCURATE? YEAH, I THINK THE I THINK THE, THE COMPROMISE TO ME WOULD BE BACK IT UP 50 AS OPPOSED TO LETTING IT BOTH STAY AT 40. THAT'S THE COMPROMISE TO ME, TO PUSH IT A LITTLE, TO PUSH IT A LITTLE FARTHER AWAY FROM THE RESIDENTIAL PIECE, BUT ALLOW THEM TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO AHEAD AND BUILD THEIR THREE IF THEY NEED TO, TO GET THE TRANSITION THERE. SO I WOULD START THE FIRST BUILDING WOULD HAVE TO BE 50FT FROM THE PROPERTY LINE. AND THEN WHAT ABOUT BUILDING TWO AND BUILDING THREE? I MEAN THEN THEN YOU CAN DO THE 12 AND GO FROM THERE. SO 50, 70, 90. WE NEED TO INSTEAD OF 40, 60, 80 TO AT LEAST GIVE US A LITTLE MORE OKAY. FROM THAT STANDPOINT. AND IS THAT GOING TO BE TRUE FOR THE EXISTING HOMEOWNERS WHO WEREN'T EXPECTING THAT IN THEIR BACKYARD? THIS IS ALL FROM THE EXISTING HOMEOWNERS. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE HOMES THAT ARE IN THE TRANSITION DISTRICT. THE HOMES THAT ARE BUILT INSIDE THE TRANSITION DISTRICT ARE [02:20:02] IRRELEVANT TO THIS DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. YEAH. THAT'S. YEAH. SO I JUST HAVE A HARD TIME DOING THAT TO EXISTING HOMEOWNERS. IT'S FARTHER BACK THAN THE OTHER ONE. AS I JUST PROPOSED TO YOU IS. YEAH, IT ENDS AT 90. WAS IT THE FIRST ONE? I MEAN, WE'RE STARTING FURTHER BACK. AT LEAST IT'S THE FURTHER WE'RE FARTHER FROM. YEAH, YEAH, BUT YOU ONLY NEED TO HAVE YOUR MICROPHONES ON SO WE CAN CATCH ALL THIS. SORRY, I WE'RE JUST. SO THE LAST ONE IN UNDER YOUR PLAN WOULD BE AT 100 VERSUS 150. THE THREE STORY BUILDING, CORRECT? YES. RIGHT. OKAY. THAT IS, THAT'S WHERE MY COMPROMISE COMES IN. WE'RE MOVING IT FARTHER FROM THE RESIDENCES TO START, BUT IT'LL BE CLOSER TO THE LAST ONE WILL BE CLOSER THAN IT WOULD BE IN THE OTHER ONE. SO THAT'S TO ME WAS WHERE THE COMPROMISE. IT'S KIND OF A HYBRID OF THESE TWO. RIGHT. EXACTLY. AND HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT GETTING RID OF THAT THIRD STORY? I DON'T LIKE THAT. YEAH I AGREE I DO. YEAH I'M COMFORTABLE KEEPING THE THIRD STORY. SO IF I'M HEARING CORRECTLY WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS THAT THE EXEMPTION THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS WITHIN THE TZD, WE'RE REMOVING THE EXEMPTION TO THE RESIDENTIAL AGENCY STANDARDS. WELL, WHAT WE WOULD DO IS THE CURRENT EXEMPTION, AS IT'S IF YOU ADOPT A STANDARD SPECIFIC TO TCDD, THE CURRENT EXEMPTION THAT'S WRITTEN IN THERE WOULD REMAIN IN PLACE AND WE WOULD ADOPT POTENTIALLY THESE REGULATIONS. AND HOWEVER, YOU AMEND THEM IN THE SUBSECTION THAT WE'VE PROPOSED IS TO BE RELOCATED IN. SO WHICH IS UNDER THE DON'T TAKE ANY ACTION AS FAR AS REMOVING EXEMPTIONS. CURRENTLY WE'RE JUST CORRECT WITH THIS OPTION. THE EXEMPTIONS JUST STAY AS THEY ARE, AND THE BODY OF THE ORDINANCE AND THE TZD SPECIFIC ADJACENCY STANDARDS WOULD BE ADDED TO THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS COMPONENT OF THE ORDINANCE. AND THAT WOULD BE AS REPRESENTED TONIGHT. OTHER THAN WE'RE GOING TO SHIFT THE DIMENSIONS FOR THE DIAGRAM REPRESENTED ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT FROM 46 TO 80 BUILD LINES TO 50, 70, 90 BUILD LINES. THAT IS CORRECT. EVERYTHING ELSE WOULD REMAIN THE SAME. DISCUSSED? YES. 50. 70. 90. NO. 50. 70. 100. BASED ON WHAT? COUNCIL MEMBER ROBINSON SAID. IT'S 20 BETWEEN EACH TWO. CORRECT. OR WHAT? RIGHT. TEN FEET ADDED TO EACH ONE. I THOUGHT YOU STARTED IT. I KNOW IT WAS 40. 70 IS 40. 60? 80? NO, 40. 70. 90 WAS CORRECT. LOOKING AT THE ONE ON THE RIGHT, I SAW MY BUTT POINTING TO THE ONE ON THE LEFT. I'M SORRY. I HAVE THE NUMBERS WRITTEN HERE. OKAY. BUT IT'S. SO YOU STILL WANT TO END AT 90? I MISUNDERSTOOD YOU WEREN'T GOING TO ADD THE TEN. YOU'RE ONLY ADDING. YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO PUSH BACK THE FIRST ONE STORY BUILDING FROM 40 TO 50. EXCUSE ME. CORRECT. THEN YOU'LL ADD. SO THAT PUSHES ALL OF THEM BACK TEN FEET. OKAY. YEAH. AND THE ORIGINAL PUSHBACK WAS AT 90, SO THAT WOULD PUSH THE LAST ONE AT 100. NOW, I'M SORRY, BUT I THINK YOU'RE CONFUSED. IT SAYS 80 FOOT BUILD LINE RIGHT HERE. SO IT SHOULD BE 90FT. OKAY. I MEAN, I DON'T THINK SO. WELL, I SEE THAT, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S ACCURATE. DIRECTOR KILO, WHAT DO YOU WHAT SAY YOU? WELL, THE WAY THE PROPOSAL IS REPRESENTED RIGHT NOW IS IT WOULD BE INITIALLY 40FT WITH 20 FOOT INCREMENTS FOR EACH FLOOR. SO THAT WOULD PUT THE THIRD BUILDING AT 80FT FROM THE BOUNDARY. BASED ON COUNCIL MEMBER ROBBIN'S SUGGESTION, IF YOU GO TO 50 AND KEEP THE 20 FOOT INCREMENTS FOR EACH FLOOR, IT WOULD PUT THE THIRD BUILDING AT 90. THE MIDDLE BUILDING AT 70 AND THE FIRST BUILDING AT 50. I STAND CORRECTED. WELL, HOW ABOUT WE DO THIS? WE LET'S DO A MOTION, PERHAPS WITH DR. ROBIN'S HYBRID PLAN. THIS IS FIRST READING. WE CAN THINK ABOUT IT OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, AND IF WE NEED TO CHANGE THAT COMPONENT OF EMOTION THAT HAPPENS TO PASS TONIGHT, WE CAN CERTAINLY DISCUSS THAT ON SECOND READING. OR COME UP WITH OTHER OPTIONS ONCE WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO THINK ABOUT IT. BUT MAYBE LET'S START WITH THAT. AND YOU KNOW, EVERYONE CAN VOTE HOW THEY WANT, BUT I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY ONE THAT WE'LL PROBABLY CHEW ON AND THINK ABOUT WHEN WE COME BACK FOR SECOND READING ON THAT PARTICULAR SETBACK ISSUE. AND DID WE, AS IT RELATES TO TRANSITION ZONING DISTRICT COMPONENT REQUIREMENTS, DID WE LAND ON OPTION ONE? NO, I THINK THAT ONE WAS OPTION TWO. WASN'T IT THE DENSITY CALCULATION THERE. YEAH. BUT ON THAT ONE THERE WAS AN OPTION ONE OR AN OPTION. YEAH IT'S TRANSITION ZONING DISTRICT COMPONENT REQUIREMENTS. [02:25:04] OKAY. WHAT. I'D LIKE TO LEAVE IT AT TWO. THAT'S WHAT I BELIEVE. TWO PER ACRE. THAT'S WHAT PA'S LIKE TO THAT PARTICULAR REGULATION. YEAH. DOES ADDRESS THE DENSITY. WELL, IT'S ALMOST LIKE THERE'S TWO ISSUES WITHIN THAT TOP LEFT SECTION. THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THE TWO DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE. BUT ALSO, THE ISSUE THAT WE'VE RAISED BEFORE ABOUT CALCULATING THE DENSITY WENT AWAY BASED ON JUST THE RESIDENTIAL PART, NOT THE COMMERCIAL PART. ROBERT ALREADY SAID IT'S ALREADY CALCULATED AT TWO DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE. SO. OKAY. I THINK WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION. SO. ALL RIGHT. ARE YOU READY, MAYOR? YES, SIR. OKAY. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE. ITEM 7.B, ORDINANCE NUMBER 480-GGGGGZA250013. FIRST READING. AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE ZONING ORDINANCE NUMBER 480, AS AMENDED, SPECIFICALLY PERTAINING TO SECTION 47, TRANSITIONAL ZONING DISTRICT. NOTING THAT AFTER THE PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION THIS EVENING, WE WERE APPROVING THE FOLLOWING RELATED TO 47.4.D.4 TRANSITION DISTRICT COMPONENT REQUIREMENTS. OPTION TWO DENSITY SHALL BE CALCULATED ON THE GROSS AREA DEFINING THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD BOUNDARY, INCLUDING THE NEIGHBORHOOD OPEN SPACE AREA. RELATED TO 47.6 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. OPTION TWO. AND ADDING REGULATIONS SPECIFIC TO TZD, WHERE A TDD IS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIALLY ZONED PROPERTY, AND NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ADDRESS NONRESIDENTIAL SETBACKS, BUFFERING, AND SCREENING, AS PRESENTED BY STAFF THIS EVENING, BUT ALSO INCLUDING AN AMENDMENT TO WHAT WE SAW THIS EVENING RELATED TO ADJACENCY OVER THE RESIDENTIAL ADJACENCY, AND THAT WE WOULD BE APPROVING RATHER THAN WHAT WAS PRESENTED TONIGHT. BUILD LINES AT 40FT, 60FT AND 80FT ON BUILDINGS ONE, TWO AND THREE, WE WOULD BE APPROVING BUILD LINES OF 50FT, 70FT AND 90FT ON BUILDINGS ONE, TWO AND THREE SPECIFIC TO THE SETBACKS. ALSO NOTING THAT LANGUAGE RELATED TO EVERGREEN VEGETATION. FOR FOR ADJACENCY SCREENING THAT WE WOULD BE ADDING TO THE TO THE COMMENTS THAT VEGETATION MUST BE EIGHT FEET TALL IN PERPETUITY, THAT IT MUST REACH THAT EIGHT FEET HEIGHT AT NO LONGER THAN YEAR THREE, AND THEN MAINTAIN IN PERPETUITY SPECIFIC TO 47.26. WE'RE ADDING A MINIMUM LOT AREA, A MINIMUM LOT AREA OF 10,890FT², WHICH IS REPRESENTATIVE OF A FULL QUARTER ACRE. AND THEN RELATED TO PERFORMANCE AND DESIGN STANDARDS, OPEN SPACE CALCULATIONS. NOTING THAT DETENTION AREAS ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE OPEN SPACE AREA CREDIT UNLESS DESIGNED AS AN ESTHETIC PASSIVE RECREATION AMENITY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND NOTING THAT THAT'S SUBJECT TO STAFF AND ULTIMATELY CITY COUNCIL DISCRETION AND APPROVAL. GOOD MOTION. THAT'S A LOT THERE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE IT ALL. DIRECTOR, ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THIS? YES, MAYOR PRO TEM. WELL, IF WE FIND ANY ITEMS AFTER THE MEETING THAT SOMEHOW WE MISSED, OR WE CAN COME BACK TO THAT ON SECOND READING AND IT STILL MOVES THROUGH, CORRECT? YES. OKAY. YES. THANKS FOR EVERYONE'S PATIENCE ON THAT. THANK YOU. SIR. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTES ON SEVEN B. AND THAT MOTION CARRIES ON. FIRST READING SEVEN B IS APPROVED AND WE'LL SEE IT AGAIN ON SECOND READING IN TWO WEEKS. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT. AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THAT. WITH THE TABLING OF NINE A, THAT IS OUR LAST AGENDA ITEM. SO MEETING ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.