[1. Call to Order.] [00:00:03] GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE CITY HALL CHAMBERS. MY NAME IS DAN KUBIAK, CHAIRMAN OF OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, WHICH IS MEETING THIS EVENING, MARCH 5TH. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. JUST A QUICK EXPLANATION IN TERMS OF KIND OF HOW THE FORMAT FOR THE MEETING TYPICALLY WORKS. WE HAVE A PLANNING AND ZONING AGENDA WITH A NUMBER OF THINGS ON IT THIS EVENING. [4. Chairman Comments. ] RIGHT AFTER THAT, WE'LL HAVE A SIGN BOARD MEETING WITH A NUMBER OF ITEMS ON IT. FOR EACH OF THESE ITEMS, GENERALLY WHAT WE'LL DO IS HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION. WE MAY TAKE SOME OF THESE ITEMS KIND OF ALL TOGETHER OR SEPARATE. WE'LL HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE, IF APPLICABLE, AN APPLICANT PRESENTATION. WE MAY OR MAY NOT DELIBERATE THEN. WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING WHERE FOLKS ARE INVITED TO COME UP AND COMMENT ON THAT SPECIFIC ITEM, YOU KNOW, AND I, YOU KNOW, SAY THAT FEEDBACK RELATED TO SPECIFICALLY WHAT WE'RE KIND OF WEIGHING ON IN THIS EVENING IS THE MOST HELPFUL. YOU'LL SEE UP AT THE PODIUM HERE, THERE'LL BE A MICROPHONE AND THERE'S SOME LITTLE LIGHTS UP THERE. WE GIVE PEOPLE UP TO THREE MINUTES JUST TO BE COURTEOUS TO OTHERS. YOU'LL SEE LITTLE LIGHTS ON THERE, KIND OF GREEN, YELLOW AND RED WILL FLASH WHEN IT GOES OVER THREE MINUTES. WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING TO ADDRESS THOSE COMMENTS TO US. AND THEN AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING IS DONE, WE'LL DELIBERATE SOME MORE AND TRY TO COME UP WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR CITY COUNCIL. SO THAT'S HOW WE'LL GO ABOUT THE BUSINESS TONIGHT. WE'LL TAKE THE AGENDA IN ORDER. WE ARE MISSING A COUPLE FOLKS THIS EVENING, INCLUDING 1 OR 2 THAT USUALLY DO THE MOTIONS FOR US. SO I'LL ASK FOR EVERYBODY'S PATIENCE ON THAT AS WE KIND OF GRIND THROUGH THOSE, BUT WE WILL GRIND THROUGH THEM. AND SO I THINK OTHER THAN THAT, THAT COVERS CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS. ARE THERE ANY ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS THIS EVENING? [3. Administrative Comments. ] THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. DUE TO CONFLICT WITH SPRING BREAK OF YOUR NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING THAT YOU WOULD TYPICALLY HAVE IN MARCH, YOUR NEXT MEETING WILL NOT BE UNTIL APRIL 9TH. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY OF THAT. ALL RIGHT. GET SPRING BREAK OFF AND ALL RUN DOWN TO THE BEACH. OKAY. YES, SIR. INCLUDING THE RESIDENTS, SO. OKAY. THANK YOU, DENNIS. APPRECIATE THAT UPDATE. NOW WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 5 ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING, [5. Consider: Approving the minutes for the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting held on February 19, 2026.] WHICH IS CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 19TH. EVERYBODY'S BEEN GIVEN A COPY OF THOSE MINUTES AND HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THEM. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEFORE WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION APPROVING THEM? OKAY. MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING DATED FEBRUARY THE 19TH, 2026 AS SUBMITTED IN THE REPORT. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD AND VOTE, PLEASE. AND THAT MOTION, A LITTLE BIT OF DRAMA. PASSES 4-0 WITH ONE PERSON ABSTAINING. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. NOW WE'LL MOVE ON AND WE'LL TAKE OUR AGENDA IN ORDER THIS EVENING. THE NEXT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ARE ITEMS 6, 7, AND 8. [Items 6 - 8] AND THOSE ARE CONSIDERATION OF OUR CITY OF SOUTHLAKE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ITEMS RELATED TO THE STORMWATER MASTER PLAN AND AN AMENDMENT TO THE SOUTHLAKE WATER PLAN AND THEN AN AMENDMENT TO THE WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN. THESE ARE ITEMS THAT I KNOW WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF PUBLIC MEETINGS ON ALREADY. THE CORRIDOR MEETING. AND I KNOW A NUMBER OF US WERE IN ATTENDANCE FOR A SPIN MEETING, AND I KNOW THAT STAFF´S RECEIVED A DECENT AMOUNT OF FEEDBACK, TRIED TO INCORPORATE THAT INTO THIS, AND IT'S MEANT TO BE KIND OF A MASTER PLAN THAT APPROACHES KIND OF THINGS TOP DOWN, KIND OF FROM A MACRO PERSPECTIVE IN TERMS OF UPDATING OUR PLAN, UPDATING OUR APPROACH MORE COMPREHENSIVELY, KIND OF UPDATING OUR DATA COMP SET, OUR ORDINANCES. AND SO I THINK THAT'S KIND OF TOP DOWN THE FRAMEWORK THIS EVENING THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY BOTTOM UP THIS EVENING TRYING TO MAKE A DECISION ON THIS INTERSECTION OR THAT INTERSECTION. IT'S MORE OF A TOP DOWN FRAMEWORK, AND THAT THE INTERSECTION BY INTERSECTION PROCESS WILL PLAY OUT OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, I GUESS. DANIEL, MAYBE HOPEFULLY I SUMMARIZED THAT DECENTLY WELL, OR I'LL LET YOU GO AHEAD AND KICK IT OFF HERE. THAT'S CORRECT, MR. CHAIRMAN, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S BEEN SOME TIME SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE WITH THE COMMISSION. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY NOT KNOW ME, I'M DANIEL CORTEZ. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM. ONE OF THE FORMER CITY PLANNERS HERE FOR THE CITY BACK 18, 19 YEARS AGO OR SO. BUT AS I MENTIONED, YEAH, WE ARE BRINGING TO THE COMMISSION THIS EVENING, [00:05:05] THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS IT RELATES TO OUR INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENTS. AS THE COMMISSION IS WELL VERSED, THIS IS REALLY THE FOUNDATION FOR A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WE END UP DOING THROUGH THE CITY, AND A LOT OF THE DECISIONS THAT THE COMMISSION ENDS UP MAKING AS IT PERTAINS TO LAND USE, WHICH IS THE ELEMENT THAT YOU GUYS ARE MOST FAMILIAR WITH. HOWEVER, THIS EVENING WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ON, AS I MENTIONED, OUR INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENTS. OUR WATER, WASTEWATER AND STORMWATER. AND WHILE THESE ELEMENTS ARE LARGELY TECHNICAL IN NATURE, THERE'S A LOT OF STUDIES AND INFORMATION THAT GOES INTO IT. REALLY WHAT WE'RE ESTABLISHING HERE TODAY IN THE SAME FASHION THAT WE WOULD DO FUTURE LAND USE MOBILITY AND WHAT HAVE YOU IS, WE'RE ESTABLISHING THE POLICY FOUNDATION FOR HOW THE CITY IS GOING TO BE GROWING MOVING FORWARD. SO MY HOPE IS THAT AS WE PRESENT A LOT OF THESE ITEMS AS WE TALK ABOUT THE HIGH LEVEL POLICY STATEMENTS, WHICH, AS THE COMMISSION IS WELL AWARE IN YOUR MEMOS THAT YOU RECEIVED, THERE IS PLENTY OF POLICY STATEMENTS THAT GO INTO IT, AND WE'VE RECEIVED PLENTY OF FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO, THAT WE'VE CRAFTED A POLICY MOVING FORWARD THAT ADDRESSES A LOT OF THE CONCERNS IN WHICH OUR RESIDENTS ARE FACING TODAY. SO, AS I MENTIONED, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT POLICY TODAY. THAT IS THE SUBSTANCE OF CONVERSATION. AND AS THE CHAIRMAN NOTED, WE ARE NOT ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS TODAY TO SPECIFIC ISSUES. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT POLICY. SO WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE POLICY IS FORMED? IT EFFECTIVELY GOES BACK INTO OUR OPERATIONS AND OUR CAPITAL BUDGET. AS THE CITY DEVELOPS ITS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM OVER THE NEXT 8 TO 9 MONTHS, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND START IMPLEMENTING A LOT OF WHAT IS IN THIS MASTER PLAN. AND SO A LOT OF WHAT YOU'LL SEE IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN THAT ULTIMATELY GETS ADOPTED FOR FY 28 NEXT YEAR, THE COUNCIL WILL TAKE THIS PLAN AS A FOUNDATION FOR HOW THEY MAKE DECISIONS. SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, A LOT OF THE STUDIES AND IMPLEMENTATION THAT ENDS UP HAPPENING IN EACH RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENT, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T JUST AFFECT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, IT HAS, WHAT I WOULD SAY, IS TENTACLES ACROSS THE ENTIRE CITY. IT WILL IMPACT ALL OF OUR OPERATIONS AS WE MOVE ALONG. AS THE CHAIRMAN MENTIONED, THIS IS WHERE WE'RE AT CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS. WE DID DO A LOT OF RESEARCH. AND WE HAVE BEEN OBTAINING FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC SINCE JANUARY, TIME FRAME. BUT IN ORDER TO MEET THE EXPEDIENCY IN WHICH A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY AT LARGE FEEL THAT WE NEED TO BE ADDRESSING A LOT OF THESE CONCERNS, WE'VE GONE AHEAD AND MOVED FORWARD WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PLAN. AND, OF COURSE, HERE WE ARE TONIGHT AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO THE CITY COUNCIL. SO IN TERMS OF WHAT SHOULD POLICY CONSIDER? WHEN WE EVALUATED ALL THREE OF THESE ELEMENTS, WE LOOKED AT THREE PARTICULAR AREAS. THE REGULATORY ASPECT, WHICH, YOU KNOW, THE CITY DOES MANAGE ITS INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT WE DO HAVE SEVERAL MANDATES FROM THE STATE AND EVEN NATIONAL LEVEL. WE ALSO, OF COURSE, LOOK AT THESE THINGS BECAUSE THESE ARE PUBLIC ASSETS. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A SYSTEM THAT, AS WE EFFECTIVELY TRANSITION FROM A GROWTH COMMUNITY TO A MAINTENANCE COMMUNITY, THAT WE HAVE GOOD SYSTEMS IN PLACE. AND LASTLY, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PRIVATE SIDE? NOT JUST THE PROPERTY OWNER, BUT ALSO THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY. WHAT RESPONSIBILITIES ARE THEY HELD TO AS WE NOW MOVE INTO THIS MAINTENANCE ERA OF THE COMMUNITY? SO THE THREE ELEMENTS THAT WE'LL BE DISCUSSING THIS EVENING IS THE WATER, STORMWATER AND WASTEWATER MASTER PLANS. AND TO TALK ABOUT THE TECHNICAL SIDE OF THE HOUSE, I'M GOING TO HAVE OUR CITY ENGINEER SPEAK TO THE COMMISSION ON THIS BECAUSE AS THE LOCAL EXPERT ON ON THESE THREE AREAS HE'LL BE BETTER VERSED ON ADDRESSING OUR CURRENT STATUS OF OUR SYSTEMS. THANKS, DANIEL, AND GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS. SO I'M GOING TO START WITH THE OVERVIEW OF OUR WATER SYSTEM. SO IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE, IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY MANAGING. SO HIGH OVERVIEW OF OUR WATER MASTER PLAN COMPONENTS. WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR SYSTEM INVENTORIES, OUR EXISTING CONDITIONS. WE'RE TAKING IN THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AND DEMAND PROJECTIONS AND ALSO POPULATION PROJECTIONS. WE'RE TAKING ALL THAT INFORMATION AND WE'RE PLUGGING IT INTO A HYDRAULIC MODEL. WE'RE ANALYZING SYSTEM DEFICIENCIES. WE'RE DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE ADEQUATE LEVELS OF SERVICE AND TRYING TO DEFINE WHAT THOSE LEVELS OF SERVICE ARE. AND ALL OF THAT KIND OF LEADS INTO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS, WHETHER IT BE UPSIZING OR RISK AND RESILIENCY STANDPOINT. AND WE TRACK ALL OF THAT IN OUR EXISTING ASSETS THROUGH OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND IT ALSO FEEDS OUR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET AND WORK PLAN. AND THEN ULTIMATELY, YOU KNOW, REQUESTING BUDGET TO IMPLEMENT AND FUND THESE PROJECTS AND THESE WORK PLANS. SO WHAT DO WE CURRENTLY MANAGE? WE CURRENTLY MANAGE APPROXIMATELY 313 MILES OF POTABLE WATER LINE. [00:10:04] WE OPERATE AND MAINTAIN 3000 PLUS FIRE HYDRANTS. WE HAVE 11,500 WATER SERVICE ACCOUNTS THAT WE FEED TO OUR CUSTOMERS. AND ALL OF THAT, WE HAVE STORAGE OF WITHIN SEVEN WATER STORAGE TANKS. THERE'S FOUR ELEVATED AND THREE GROUND. AND THEN WE ALSO CONVEY THAT THROUGH OUR SYSTEM WITH TWO PUMP STATIONS. SO WHERE DOES OUR WATER COME FROM? SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE A WHOLESALE WATER CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF FORT WORTH. BUT THE CITY OF FORT WORTH'S WATER COMES FROM THE TARRANT REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT. AND FROM THESE FOUR RESERVOIRS SHOWN ON THIS SCREEN. WE HAVE TWO TRANSMISSION PIPELINES THAT WE RECEIVE WATER FROM FORT WORTH THROUGH, AND THOSE GET CONVEYED TO OUR THREE GROUND STORAGE TANKS AT OUR TWO PUMP STATION SITES. AND THEN FROM THERE, IT'S ALL PUMPED INTO THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FEEDING OUR FOUR ELEVATED STORAGE TANKS, AND THEN ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS. OUR WATER QUALITY IS REGULATED BY THE TCEQ. WE ALSO HAVE DESIGN MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FROM PUMPING AND CONVEYANCE THAT IS ALSO REGULATED BY THE TCEQ. AND SO THROUGH THAT, WE ARE PERIODICALLY TESTING TO ENSURE WATER QUALITY AND MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF OUR PRESSURES AND ALL OF OUR FLOWS CAN GET TO OUR CUSTOMERS. SO THIS MAP KIND OF SHOWS A HIGH OVERVIEW OF OUR WATER SYSTEM. YOU SEE TWO SHADED AREAS ON THIS MAP. THE PINK SHADED AREA IS OUR HIGH PRESSURE PLAIN. AND THE GREEN SHADED AREA IS OUR LOW PRESSURE PLAIN. YOU CAN KIND OF SEE SOME BLUE LINES HERE COMING OFF FROM THE WEST AND OVER TO THE NORTH. THESE ARE OUR TWO TRANSMISSION MAINS THAT WE RECEIVE OUR POTABLE WATER FROM THE CITY OF FORT WORTH. AND THEY ARE CONVEYED TO OUR TWO PUMP STATIONS, ONE HERE CALLED OUR PIERSON PUMP STATION, KIND OF AT THE SOUTHWEST CITY LIMITS. AND THEN THE OTHER ONE BEING OUR T.W. KING PUMP STATION UP HERE, KIND OF ON THE NORTH END OF OUR CITY. JUST KIND OF A HIGH OVERVIEW ANALYSIS OF THE MODELING UPDATE THAT WAS DONE. AND JUST LOOKING AT IT FROM A STORAGE STANDPOINT, I WANTED TO KIND OF SHOW THE COMMISSION, YOU KNOW, KIND OF WHERE WE STAND JUST IN TERMS OF WATER STORAGE. SO THIS BLUE BAR ON THESE GRAPHS REPRESENT THE TCEQ STORAGE REQUIREMENT FROM A MINIMUM REGULATION STANDPOINT. THE GREEN IS FROM OUR CONSULTANT THAT WE UTILIZED TO UPDATE THE MODELS FREESE AND NICHOLS AND IT'S THEIR RECOMMENDED DESIGN CRITERIA FOR OUR SYSTEM AND OTHER MUNICIPALITIES. UP HERE, YOU KIND OF SEE A RED LINE, AND THAT'S OUR CURRENT ELEVATED STORAGE CAPACITY. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO GRAPHS ARE THE LEFT SIDE KIND OF SHOWS WHAT OUR LOW PRESSURE PLAIN STORAGE CAPACITY IS. IF YOU REMEMBER, THAT WAS THE LARGER OF THE TWO GEOGRAPHIC AREAS SHOWN ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE. AND THE RIGHT SIDE IS OUR HIGH PRESSURE PLAIN. SO AS YOU CAN SEE FROM A STORAGE STANDPOINT, WE'RE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE FROM A RISK AND RESILIENCY STANDPOINT AND ALSO A FUTURE DEMAND STANDPOINT. IT'S KIND OF MOVING ON TO OUR WASTEWATER SYSTEM SIMILAR PROCESS TO WATER. BUT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THOSE DEMANDS AND A LOT OF THOSE STORAGE CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS FROM A WATER STANDPOINT, THEY'RE MORE GEARED TOWARDS A HIGH CAPACITY OF LOOKING AT DRY WEATHER DEMANDS, YOU KNOW, LIKE IRRIGATION TENDS TO DRIVE, YOU KNOW, PEAK PUMPING OUT OF OUR WATER SYSTEM. BUT OUR WASTEWATER SYSTEM CAPACITY IS MORE DRIVEN FROM WET WEATHER IMPACTS. AND SO FROM THAT, WE'RE LOOKING AT A BASELINE SYSTEM FROM A DRY WEATHER DEMANDS ON WASTEWATER SYSTEM. BUT REALLY WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH CAPACITY TO HANDLE ANY INFLOW AND INFILTRATION THAT COULD OCCUR IN OUR SYSTEM FROM WET WEATHER IMPACTS. AND SO FROM THERE, IT'S A VERY SIMILAR PROCESS TO WATER WHERE WE TAKE ALL OF THIS INFORMATION, WE FEED IT INTO A MODEL, WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MEETING REGULATORY COMPLIANCE. WE'RE LOOKING AT ANY CONSTRAINTS WITHIN THE SYSTEM TO DRIVE OUR CIP AND OUR MAINTENANCE. SO WHAT DO WE MANAGE ON THE WASTEWATER SIDE? WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 225 MILES OF WASTEWATER LINE. THIS IS BOTH GRAVITY AND FORCE MAINS. WE CURRENTLY OPERATE 12 LIFT STATIONS. WE HAVE OVER 4170 MANHOLES THAT WE INSPECT AND MAINTAIN. AND ALL THIS LOOKS AT ABOUT CONVEYING, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE OVER 2.1 MILLION GALLONS OF WASTEWATER PER DAY. SO WHERE DOES OUR WASTEWATER GO? SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE THE LOCAL PROVIDER FOR WASTEWATER SYSTEM WITHIN THE CITY. BUT WE HAVE A WHOLESALE TREATED WASTEWATER CONTRACT WITH THE TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY OF TEXAS. SO ALL OF OUR WASTEWATER FLOWS, WE ULTIMATELY ARE CONVEYING TO TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY INTO TWO DIFFERENT TREATMENT PLANTS WHERE THEY TREAT THE [00:15:01] WASTEWATER. AND ULTIMATELY, THE TREATED EFFLUENT GOES OUT INTO OUR STREAMS. SO THIS MAP KIND OF SHOWS OUR EXISTING WASTEWATER SYSTEM. SO, THE DELINEATION FROM OUR WASTEWATER SYSTEM IS MORE FROM A TOPOGRAPHIC STANDPOINT. SO THE NORTH SIDE BASINS HIGHLIGHTED IN PINK, THEY ALL FLOW TOWARDS THE DENTON CREEK AND GRAPEVINE LAKE WATERSHED. AND THEN EVERYTHING IN GREEN KIND OF FLOWS DOWN TOWARDS BIG BEAR CREEK. WE ALSO CALL THESE THE DENTON CREEK SYSTEM ON THE NORTH END, BUT ON THE SOUTH SIDE, WE SOMETIMES REFER TO IT AS THE CENTRAL SYSTEM. THAT'S THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT THAT ALL OF THE BIG BEAR CREEK FLOWS GO TO FOR YOUR TREATMENT. SO SIMILAR ON THE WATER SIDE KIND OF TAKING A LOOK AT WHERE WE CURRENTLY STAND. BUT IN THIS CASE, WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT OUR LIFT STATIONS. SO THIS GRAPH KIND OF SHOWS DIFFERENT COMPARISONS ON OUR LIFT STATION. SO THE BLUE IS HIGHLIGHTING FIRM CAPACITY. SO THIS IS THE CAPACITY THAT WE HAVE FROM A PUMPING STANDPOINT FROM OUR LIFT STATIONS. GREEN KIND OF SHOWS THE AVERAGE DAILY FLOW. AND THEN THE RED IS THAT FACTOR THAT COMES INTO PLAY FROM A WET WEATHER FLOW IMPACT. SO YOU CAN SEE EVEN JUST ON AN AVERAGE DAY, TAKING A LOOK AT THIS LONESOME DOVE, THE AVERAGE DAILY FLOW IS PRETTY SMALL. BUT ONCE YOU START LOOKING IN THE PEAK WET WEATHER FLOW FROM THAT INI, IT KIND OF GOES UP. BUT HOPEFULLY THIS GRAPH KIND OF SHOWS TO YOU WHERE WE'VE PLANNED IN THE PAST AND WE'RE LOOKING TO CONTINUE TO DO SO IN THE FUTURE WITH ALL OF OUR LIFT STATIONS. SO WITH THAT, I'LL KIND OF MOVE OVER TO STORMWATER SYSTEM. A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FROM THE WATER AND WASTEWATER ASPECT IN THAT, YOU KNOW STORMWATER KIND OF IS LOOKING FROM LIKE AT A WATERSHED LEVEL. AND THE SYSTEM INVENTORY GETS A LOT MORE COMPLICATED. WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT OUR EXISTING CONDITIONS ARE BASED OFF OF CUSTOMER FEEDBACK LOOKING AT FLOOD RISK HOTSPOTS. WE'RE TAKING HYDROLOGIC AND HYDRAULIC MODELING TO KIND OF FEED INTO DIFFERENT MODELS. WE'RE LOOKING AT CULVERT AND CHANNEL CAPACITIES. WE ALSO HAVE TO REGULATE WATER QUALITY AND OUR MS4 PERMIT. AND WE'RE LOOKING AT EROSION AND STREAM STABILITY WHILE WE'RE LOOKING AT THE CULVERT AND CHANNEL CAPACITIES AS WELL. AND AGAIN, ALL OF THIS KIND OF FEEDS INTO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS AND OUR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE WORK PLANS. SO WHAT DO WE MANAGE ON THE STORMWATER SIDE? WE HAVE OVER 2700 CURB INLETS. WE HAVE 110 MILES OF STORM PIPE AND OVER 13 MILES OF BOX CULVERTS AND BRIDGES. THIS MAP KIND OF SHOWS THE DRAINAGE BASINS. THEY'RE VERY SIMILAR IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, IT'S DRIVEN BY TOPOGRAPHY. SO IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO THE WASTEWATER SIDE. THE GREEN HIGHLIGHTED AREAS ARE THE DENTON CREEK WATERSHED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS AND THE GOLD HIGHLIGHTED AREAS ARE THE BIG BEAR CREEK WATERSHEDS. SO THIS MAP KIND OF TAKES THAT PREVIOUS MAP AND KIND OF SHOWS WHAT THOSE BASINS LOOK LIKE FROM A REGIONAL STANDPOINT. SO ON HERE, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE CITY LIMITS HIGHLIGHTED IN GRAY, AND YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THAT OUR WATERSHEDS ARE NOT LIMITED TO WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. YOU KNOW, WE SHARE SOME OF THESE WATERSHEDS WITH OUR ADJACENT CITIES. AND ALSO ON THIS MAP, IT KIND OF SHOWS THE FEMA REGULATED 100 YEAR FLOODPLAIN FOR THE DIFFERENT TRIBUTARIES WITHIN OUR SYSTEM. SO THIS MAP KIND OF TAKES THE PREVIOUS MAP AND SHOWS OUR STRUCTURES THAT WE OPERATE AND MAINTAIN ON A DAILY BASIS WITHIN OUR STORMWATER SYSTEM. SO TO GIVE A HIGH OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'VE KIND OF DONE ON OUR STORMWATER SYSTEM. SINCE 2021, WE'VE WORKED ON 11 DIFFERENT CIP PROJECTS. THESE ISN'T A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF THOSE PROJECTS. BUT TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT WHAT TYPE OF PROJECTS WE LOOK AT. SO OUR NORTH WHITE CHAPEL IN EMERALD TO SH 114 PROJECT IS NORTH WHITE CHAPEL PHASE ONE AND TWO. THAT INCORPORATED STORM PROJECTS WITH A MOBILITY PROJECT. SO TO KIND OF SHOW THE COMPREHENSIVE ELEMENT TO WITHIN OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. OTHER PROJECTS ARE LOOKING AT UPSIZING CRITICAL DRAINAGE STRUCTURES. THESE COULD BE LOW WATER CROSSINGS OR JUST UNDERSIZED BRIDGE AND CULVERT CROSSINGS WITHIN OUR SYSTEM, KIND OF SHOWN WITH THE WEST HIGHLAND STREET DOVE CREEK TRAIL PROJECTS AND ALSO OUR NORTH WHITE CHAPEL BRIDGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. AND THEN OTHERS ARE LOOKING AT PROTECTION OF OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE CITY LIKE OUR TIMARRON CREEK AND BB 8 SANITARY EROSION PROTECTION. [00:20:06] THOSE PROJECTS CAME ABOUT BY OUR EROSION PROTECTION PROGRAM FOR OUR SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM. BECAUSE AGAIN, WATERSHEDS, YOU KNOW, FOLLOW TOPOGRAPHIC NATURE. SO DOES OUR WASTEWATER SYSTEM. AND SO WE EVALUATE OUR WASTEWATER SYSTEM TO MAKE SURE THAT IT CAN SAFELY CONVEY WASTEWATER WITHOUT IMPACTS FROM STORM. SO FEEDING INTO THE CURRENT STATE OF STORMWATER SYSTEM, KIND OF HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE MAJOR UPDATES OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS BEGINNING WITH THIS 2016 FEMA AND NCTCOG PARTNERED PROGRAM CALLED RISK MAP. AND WHAT THIS DID WAS SOUTHLAKE AND SOME OTHER CITIES WITHIN THE BIG BEAR CREEK WATERSHED, WE COLLABORATED WITH COG AND FEMA TO UPDATE THE H AND H DATA SETS AND MODELING FOR THE TRIBUTARIES ALONG BIG BEAR CREEK WITHIN OUR CITY LIMITS. AND THEN IN 2020, THE CITY PERFORMED A CITYWIDE 2D RAIN ON MESH SCREENING. SO WHEREAS, LIKE, FEMA KIND OF TAKES A LOOK AT, LIKE, RIVERINE AREAS. SO TRIBUTARIES, CHANNELS, YOU KNOW, EARTHEN STREAMS. THIS RAIN ON MESH IS LOOKING AT APPLYING RAINFALL DATA TO OVERLAND FLOW AREAS WHERE WE MAY NOT HAVE FEMA REGULATED FLOODPLAINS, BUT YOU STILL HAVE DRAINAGE IMPACTS THAT YOU NEED TO EVALUATE. SO THAT'S WHAT THAT STUDY LOOKED AT. AND THEN FROM THERE, WE UPDATED OUR DRAINAGE MASTER PLAN. MORE SPECIFICALLY, OUR CRITICAL DRAINAGE STRUCTURES AND CROSSINGS. WE EVALUATE FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN WE UPDATE OUR CRITICAL DRAINAGE STRUCTURES THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAD IMPROVEMENTS, THAT THEY'RE STILL SIZED PROPERLY. AND THEN JUST TO UPDATE BASED OFF OF NEW MODELING AND INFORMATION, THOSE CRITICAL DRAINAGE STRUCTURES THAT WE STILL NEED TO UPSIZE. THAT'S WHAT THAT STUDY PERFORMED. FROM THE TWO 2020 UPDATES SHOWN ON THIS SCREEN, WE TOOK A LOOK AT A WATERSHED APPROACH IN 2021 OF THE KIRKWOOD WATERSHED STUDY. AND THIS WAS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NORTH WHITE CHAPEL BRIDGE PROJECT. BUT INSTEAD OF JUST LOOKING AT THE WATERSHED IN THE NORTH WHITE CHAPEL BRIDGE AREA, WE LOOKED AT THE ENTIRE KIRKWOOD BRANCH WATERSHED, WHICH INCLUDED THE MAIN FORK OF KIRKWOOD BRANCH AND INCLUDED THE SOUTH FORK AND THEN ALSO HIGGINS BRANCH. SO FROM ALL OF THAT INFORMATION, WE ENDED UP FEEDING ALL OF THIS DATA INTO OUR 2022 STORMWATER MASTER PLAN PHASE ONE STUDY. AND WHAT THAT DID IS IT BASICALLY ESTABLISHED A FRAMEWORK FOR STUDY PRIORITIZATION OF OUR WATERSHEDS. IT RERANKED SOME OF OUR EXISTING CIP PROJECTS THAT WE STILL HAVE, YOU KNOW, WITHIN OUR WORK PLAN, INCLUDING CRITICAL DRAINAGE STRUCTURES. MADE CRITERIA AND POLICY REVIEW FOR RECOMMENDATIONS. AND THEN IT PROVIDED US WITH GUIDANCE ON FUTURE PHASED IMPLEMENTATION. ONE THING TO HIGHLIGHT THROUGH ALL OF THIS PROCESS. THIS SLIDE KIND OF SHOWS A MAP FROM THE 2022 STORMWATER MASTER PLAN. AND IT'S SHOWING A LOT OF RESIDENT CONCERNS THAT CAME IN WITHIN A FIVE YEAR PERIOD THAT WE FED INTO THAT 2022 REPORT. SO NOT ONLY WERE WE LOOKING AT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE HAD ON FILE THAT WE KNEW WAS UNDERSIZED, BUT WE TOOK ALL OF THE DATA FROM RESIDENT FEEDBACK. AND THE KIND OF GOLDEN BROWN DOTS, THEY REPRESENT 493 CONCERNS THAT WE RECEIVED IN THAT FIVE YEAR PERIOD. WE USED THAT TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL HOT SPOT AREAS THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY KNOWN ABOUT. A FEW OTHER THINGS TO MAKE NOTE. RED DOTS ARE EMERGENCY RESPONSE LOCATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD WITHIN THE CITY. THERE IS ONE THAT IS OUTSIDE OF CITY LIMITS, BUT DPS DID RESPOND TO THAT. THE MOST RECENT RESPONSES THAT WE HAD FROM EMERGENCY RESPONSE STANDPOINT WAS AT THE NORTH WHITE CHAPEL BRIDGE PRIOR TO IT BEING, YOU KNOW, IMPROVED BACK IN 2018. AND THERE WAS ALSO ANOTHER EMERGENCY RESPONSE I THINK THAT SAME DAY IN 2018, RIGHT HERE ON DOVE ROAD. AND THEN THE YELLOW DOTS ARE AREAS WHERE PUBLIC WORKS STAFF AND DPS CONSTANTLY MONITOR. THERE ARE LOW WATER CROSSINGS. THEY'RE LOCATIONS WHERE WE KNOW WE HAVE CAPACITY ISSUES AND OUR ROADWAYS ARE SUBJECT TO OVERTOPPING IN THOSE AREAS. AND SO WE MONITOR THOSE BEFORE STORMS, DURING STORMS AND AFTER STORMS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DON'T BECOME RED DOTS. [00:25:02] SO WITH THAT, I WILL HAND IT BACK OVER TO DIRECTOR CORTEZ, WHO WILL GO OVER REGULATORY AND FINANCE. THANK YOU, JEFF. AND SO JUST JUST WITH THAT CONTEXT THAT JEFF PROVIDED, OF COURSE, THE CITY, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION, WE'RE NOT IMMUNE FROM THE LEGAL, REGULATORY OR FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS OF ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION. AND SO THE OVERSIGHT, PRIMARILY AS IT PERTAINS TO WATER AND WASTEWATER, IS LARGELY DICTATED BY THE EPA AND ENFORCED BY THE TCEQ. AND SO THOSE TWO AGENCIES ENFORCE A LOT OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT YOU SEE THERE WITHIN THE BOXES TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE DELIVERING A SAFE AND RELIABLE SYSTEM. AS JEFF WAS MENTIONING EARLIER FOR BOTH OF OUR SYSTEMS WHILE WE DO PROVIDE THE DIRECT THE SERVICE DIRECTLY TO OUR CUSTOMERS, WATER SUPPLY IS ULTIMATELY BOUGHT BY THE CITY OF FORT WORTH. AND THERE ARE REQUIREMENTS, EVEN WITH THAT AGREEMENT ITSELF, IN ADDITION TO THE TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY, WHERE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT TREAT ULTIMATELY OUR WASTEWATER. SO JUST LIKE ANYTHING ELSE, AS I MENTIONED, THE UTILITY FUNDS, BE THAT BOTH A WATER AND WASTEWATER, THEY ARE DEFINED AS ENTERPRISE FUNDS. SO THE MONEY THAT COMES IN EFFECTIVELY HAS TO COME BACK OUT. THAT GOES DIRECTLY TOWARDS THE MAINTENANCE OR INSTALLATION OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE SYSTEM. AND OF COURSE, A LOT OF THIS IS DICTATED BY THE AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE WITH OUR PARTNER AGENCIES. AND SO THIS KIND OF SHOWS A BREAKDOWN OF WHERE THE MONEY IS COMING FROM AND HOW IT'S ULTIMATELY SPENT GOING OUT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OF 26. AND ON THE STORMWATER FRONT OF THINGS, OF COURSE, THERE'S DEFINITELY ALSO A LOCAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AS WELL INCLUDING THE WATERS OF THE US, THE TEXAS WATER CODE, BOTH DEVELOPMENT RELATED ORDINANCES SUCH AS 605 AND 1268. AND OF COURSE, WHAT THE STATE REGULATES, WHICH IS THE MS4 PERMIT AS REQUIRED BY THE EPA. SO ONE OF THE THINGS, OF COURSE, THAT WE'VE HEARD A LOT FROM RESIDENTS IS IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE CITY RESPONSIBLE FOR AND WHAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR. AND SO WHILE WE'VE HEARD RESIDENTS SAY THIS, THE CURRENT STATE IN TERMS OF HOW THE CITY EVALUATES WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT, IS THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING THAT'S WITHIN THE PUBLIC REALM. WE MAINTAIN THE STREETS, WHICH IS ALSO PART OF OUR STORMWATER SYSTEM, BUT ALSO ALL THE CULVERTS AND ANY CREEKS OR DRAINAGE WAYS THAT ARE WITHIN CITY PROPERTY OR PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. EVERYTHING ELSE IS WITHIN THE PRIVATE DOMAIN, WHICH IS THE PROPERTY OWNER RESPONSIBILITY, ALBEIT THAT THE HOA OR PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER OR EVEN DEVELOPER FOR THAT MATTER. AND OF COURSE, JUST LIKE THOSE INVESTMENTS AS WELL, THERE IS A FEE THAT'S CHARGED ON THE UTILITY BILL THAT I'M SURE ALL OF YOU HAVE SEEN AT SOME POINT OR ANOTHER, AND PART OF OUR POLICY TO LOOK FORWARD TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURES, OF COURSE, IF YOU'VE, AS THE COMMISSION LIKELY NOTICES, IS TO EVALUATE WITH A MORE CONSISTENT SCHEDULE OUR STORMWATER FEE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DELIVERING THE DEMAND THAT THE RESIDENTS HAVE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. OF COURSE, SOME OF THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT WE LOOKED AT AS WE DEVELOPED A LOT OF THE STRUCTURE WITHIN OUR STORMWATER POLICY STATEMENTS IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT LEGAL AUTHORITY DOES THE CITY HAVE? WE'LL LOOK AT THE GUARDRAILS, OF COURSE, WHAT'S NEEDED, WHAT'S MOST URGENT AND WHAT ISN'T. AND, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, CONSIDERING ALL THE COMMUNITY CONSIDERATIONS, YOU KNOW, WHERE ARE WE HEARING CHALLENGES FROM THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE? BECAUSE A LOT OF THE POLICY STATEMENTS THAT WE'VE GONE AHEAD AND DEVELOPED TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM RESIDENTS IN TERMS OF SPECIFIC WATERSHEDS, MAINTENANCE OF CULVERTS, MAKING SURE DEBRIS AND BANK STABILIZATION IS CONSIDERED. SO ALL OF THIS IS KIND OF TIED TOGETHER THROUGH A LOT OF OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMING. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT SERVE ALSO ON THE CORRIDOR PLANNING COMMITTEE, WE HEARD A LOT OF EDUCATION WAS GOING TO BE NECESSARY TO EDUCATE NOT JUST THE HOAS, BUT ALSO RESIDENTS AT LARGE IN TERMS OF RESPONSIBILITIES. AND WE'VE GONE AHEAD AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF THESE POLICY STATEMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COVERING ALL THOSE BASES AS WELL. SO I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND GET INTO THE DISCUSSION OF REALLY WHY WE'RE HERE THIS EVENING AND TO TALK ABOUT THE MASTER PLANS THEMSELVES, RIGHT? AND THE POLICY IN WHICH THEY'RE MOVING THE CITY FORWARD. ALL THREE OF THESE PLANS, THE POLICIES ARE REALLY DOING THE SAME JOB. THEY'RE DEFINING WHAT GOOD INFRASTRUCTURE LOOKS LIKE. AND THEY GIVE US A CONSISTENT WAY TO PRIORITIZE PROJECTS AND ADDRESS FUNDING FOR FUTURE PROJECTS. SO INSTEAD OF KIND OF GOING FROM PROJECT TO PROJECT, AS THE CHAIRMAN NOTED EARLIER, THESE POLICIES WILL HELP THE CITY AND ULTIMATELY, THE COUNCIL, MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE REPEATABLE TRANSPARENT AND TIED TO OUTCOMES THAT INCLUDE RELIABILITY, PUBLIC HEALTH, FLOOD RISK REDUCTION AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE SYSTEM ITSELF. SO THE FIRST ONE THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT IS OUR WATER SYSTEM MASTER PLAN. FOR WATER, THE POLICY DIRECTION IS CENTERED ON THE RELIABILITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH FIRST. [00:30:02] KEEPING SERVICE CONSISTENT, PROTECTING WATER QUALITY, AND REDUCING RISK THROUGH DISCIPLINED OPERATION. THEN THE PLAN REALLY LEANS INTO ASSET MANAGEMENT AND REINVESTMENT, TREATING THE SYSTEM LIKE A PORTFOLIO, USING CONDITION AND CRITICALITY TO GUIDE THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING AND STAYING AHEAD OF FAILURES AS WE APPROACH THE BUILD OUT. IT ALSO ADDRESSES FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY. SO RATES AND RESERVES AND CAPITAL PLANNING MATCH LONG TERM LIFECYCLE NEEDS, NOT JUST TO ADDRESS IMMEDIATE ISSUES SUCH AS BREAKAGE. AND FINALLY, THERE'S A STRONG EMPHASIS ON CONSERVATION TO BETTER SUPPORT DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS USING EDUCATION, PRACTICAL GUIDANCE AND MODERN DATA TO REDUCE AVOIDABLE WASTE AND IMPROVE EARLY DETECTION PRIORITIZATION. AND THOSE 16 POLICY STATEMENTS KIND OF ADDRESS THAT IN A NUTSHELL. WHEN WE LOOK ON THE WASTEWATER SIDE OF THE HOUSE, THESE ARE LARGELY THE SAME. AND YOU'LL PROBABLY SEE A THEME BY THE CATEGORIES THAT I'VE NOTED. THE POLICY DIRECTION, AGAIN, IS FOCUSED ON SYSTEM INTEGRITY AND WET WEATHER PERFORMANCE, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE INFILTRATION THAT OCCURS. BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE RESIDENTS TEND TO FEEL IT THE MOST, MORE IMPORTANTLY. BACKUPS, OVERFLOWS AND LIFT STATIONS STRESS DURING THE STORM TIMES, AND THE PLAN SETS POLICIES AROUND CLEAR SERVICE EXPECTATIONS AND USING CONSISTENT EVALUATION METHODS OVER TIME, AND NOT JUST ONE OFF JUDGMENTS AND PROBLEMS AS THEY ARISE, OF COURSE. AND LASTLY, WHERE WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF FEEDBACK, OF COURSE, IS OUR STORMWATER MASTER PLAN. AND SO WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON HERE MAKING SURE THAT WE ADDRESSED ALL THE CONCERNS THAT WE'RE HEARING FROM THE COMMUNITY. SO WE HAVE GOOD POLICY MOVING FORWARD. SO LOOKING AT THE POLICIES HERE, THEY'RE REALLY ABOUT REDUCING FLOOD AND RISK AND MAKING OUR DECISIONS MORE CONSISTENT AND DEFENSIBLE ON THE CITY'S POSITION OVER TIME. FIRST, THERE'S NOT A CLEAR EMPHASIS ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND SYSTEM PERFORMANCE. SO WE'RE NOT JUST REACTING AFTER STORMS, BUT PROACTIVELY MANAGING HOW STORMWATER MOVES THROUGH THE SYSTEM AND SETTING CLEAR EXPECTATIONS FOR WHAT THE SYSTEM IS INTENTIONALLY INTENDED TO DO. SECOND, THE PLANS LEAN INTO ASSET MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE, TREATING INLETS, CULVERTS, CHANNELS AND PIPES LIKE A MANAGED PORTFOLIO, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER. SO THAT MEANS A BETTER INVENTORY, UNDERSTANDING CONDITIONS AND CRITICALITY OF THESE SYSTEMS, AND PRIORITIZING MAINTENANCE AND REINVESTMENT BASED ON RISK AND CONSEQUENCE. NOT JUST REALLY A QUESTION OF WHO'S CALLING THE CITY FIRST. THIRD, THE STORMWATER IS INHERENTLY WATERSHED BASED, RIGHT? SO THE POLICIES COMMIT US TO TECHNICAL STUDIES AND DECISION SUPPORT, EVALUATING BASINS IN A STRUCTURED WAY AND USING THE DATA PLUS FIELD KNOWLEDGE, INCLUDING THE CONCERNS FROM RESIDENTS AND BEING WILLING TO APPLY MORE DETAILED ANALYSIS WHERE THE FLOOD RISK IS INHERENTLY HIGHER. FOURTH, THE DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT SIDE OF THE HOUSE. THE DIRECTION IS TO MANAGE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS AND ADVANCED PRACTICES TO REDUCE RUNOFF EFFECTS OVER TIME SO THE SYSTEM STAYS FUNCTIONAL AS CONDITIONS CHANGE OVER TIME. AND FINALLY, THE PLAN ADDRESSES THE REAL WORLD SIDE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION, THE EDUCATION AND THE SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES THAT EVERYONE HAS, NOT JUST THE CITY, BUT ALSO PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS. OF COURSE, WE'RE TAKING CUSTOMER SERVICE INPUTS AND LONG TERM FUNDING CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE DIRECTLY TIED AND DOCUMENTED WITHIN THE PLAN BASED ON THE NEED AND RISK, NOT JUST GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS OR GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. SO I ALSO WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE TO TALK WITH THE COMMISSION, BECAUSE WE DID RECEIVE A LOT OF FEEDBACK AT SPIN. AND AT YOUR PLACES, YOU RECEIVED A COPY OF THAT REPORT, IN ADDITION TO SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE ALSO RECEIVED ONLINE. SO I WANT TO ENSURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS KNOW THAT WE'VE HEARD THEM. DURING SPIN AND EVEN ON THE ONLINE COMMENTS WE RECEIVED, THAT WE KNOW THAT THERE'S CONCERNS THAT RESIDENTS HAVE. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RESIDENTS SEE HOW WE'RE TYING THESE DIRECTLY TO THE POLICY STATEMENTS THAT WE'RE APPLYING AS ADOPTION THROUGH THESE PLANS. THE FIRST OF THEM THAT WE HEARD IS THE REVIEW CRITERIA THAT THE CITY HAS TO EVALUATE THE PROJECTS IN RESPECT TO CAPACITY, VELOCITY, DEPTH AND CALCULATIONS WHEN RESIDENTS ASK, WHAT STANDARDS ARE YOU USING? OR HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT IT'S A PROBLEM? THIS IS WHERE THE PLAN RESPONDS. WE'RE COMMITTING TO PERFORMANCE BASED ON STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, GROUNDED IN ASSET BASED VIEW OF THE SYSTEM WHERE WE PRIORITIZE PROTECTING LIFE SAFETY, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE PROPERTY AS WELL, THROUGH PROACTIVE RISK REDUCTION AND SOUND SYSTEM PERFORMANCE PRACTICES SUPPORTED BY TECHNICAL WATERSHED EVALUATIONS. SO DECISIONS JUST NECESSARILY AREN'T ARBITRARY. SO WHEN WE'RE HEARING PEOPLE SAY FROM THE COMMUNITY, THAT THERE'S A NUMBER OF ISSUES THAT THEY WOULD LIKE US TO ADDRESS IN TERMS OF THE VELOCITY, DEPTH OF STORMWATER THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING. THERE'S A NUMBER OF POLICY STATEMENTS THAT WE HAVE WITHIN THE MASTER PLAN THAT DO ADDRESS THAT. NOW, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT FUNDING AS WELL AT THE SPIN MEETING. AND OF COURSE, THERE'S ALWAYS CONCERN IS, YOU KNOW, IS THE CITY COLLECTING ENOUGH? AND THERE WILL LIKELY BE A POINT, BECAUSE THIS IS A DYNAMIC AND ORGANIC CONVERSATION THAT WE SHOULD BE HAVING. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DON'T NECESSARILY DO WITH ENOUGH CADENCE ON THE CITY SIDE IS DOING A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS IN TERMS OF WHAT OUR NEEDS ARE ON THE STORMWATER SIDE, AND IS THE CITY REALLY EVALUATING ITS UTILITY RATES AT THE APPROPRIATE RATE? [00:35:04] AND SO WE DEVELOPED A CADENCE FOR THAT, FOR A MINIMUM AT LEAST OF FIVE YEARS. AND SO FN1, AS A PART OF THE STORMWATER MASTER PLAN, ADDRESSES IT. WE ALSO HEARD ABOUT WANTING CLEAR GUIDANCE ON THE MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES. WE HEARD THE RESIDENTS LOUD AND CLEAR. AND SO THESE POLICY STATEMENTS THAT YOU SEE ON HERE, AM3, CS1 AND ES1, THEY'RE ALL POLICIES THAT FOCUS ON CLARIFYING THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPLIT, IMPROVING HOW WE COMMUNICATE AND VERIFY RESPONSIBILITIES, ESPECIALLY WHERE PRIVATE SYSTEMS AFFECT THE PUBLIC RISK, RIGHT? BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THERE MAY BE A CHALLENGE FOR THE PRIVATE SIDE, IT CAN POTENTIALLY IMPACT THE PUBLIC SPHERE AS WELL. AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE TENDED TO DO AS CIP PROJECTS MOVE ALONG IS THAT A LOT OF THE EVALUATIONS AND STUDIES THAT WE CONDUCT ARE REALLY ON A NEED BY NEED BASIS. AND SO NOW KIND OF MOVING FORWARD TO THAT, WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF ESTABLISH A MORE REGULAR CADENCE IN TERMS OF WHEN WE'RE GOING TO BE CONDUCTING STUDIES, SO EFFECTIVELY TO EVERY OTHER YEAR TO EVALUATE WATERSHEDS SO THAT WE HAVE THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION SO THAT WE CAN EVALUATE PROJECTS AND DEVELOPMENT AS THEY OCCUR IN THE CORRECT MANNER. AND OF COURSE, THERE'S ALWAYS A CONCERN ABOUT DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT AS IT OCCURS WITHIN SOUTHLAKE. SO THE QUESTION IS CLEAR, ARE WE OPERATING UNDER ANTIQUATED REQUIREMENTS THAT NO LONGER MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY? AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE CITY IS LARGELY BUILT OUT. SO MAKING SURE THAT OUR ORDINANCES ARE UP TO DATE TO THE CURRENT CONDITIONS IN WHICH SOUTHLAKE IS IN IS IMPORTANT FOR US. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND REEVALUATE ALL OF THOSE ORDINANCES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY FIT THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS TO TODAY'S STANDARDS. AND OF COURSE, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATIONS, THERE'S CONCERNS ABOUT DEBRIS IN GENERAL THAT END UP IN OUR STORMWATER CHANNELS. SO A LOT OF OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT HAS A RHYTHM AND A CADENCE. AND YOU'VE SEEN IN THE POLICY STATEMENT, PARTICULARLY AM2, FOR THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S A REGULAR SCHEDULE FOR US TO PROACTIVELY GO OUT AND MAKE SURE THAT DEBRIS IS NOT IMPACTING A LOT OF OUR CULVERTS AND A LOT OF OUR CHANNELS, SO THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT THE SYSTEM IS OPERATING AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE. SO I KNOW THIS WAS A VERY LONG PRESENTATION. THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION, AND I KNOW THAT THERE WERE EVEN LONGER PLANS THAT SERVED AS A GOOD NIGHT READING FOR YOU ALL. BUT WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO THE COMMISSION IF THERE'S ANY IMMEDIATE QUESTIONS OF OUR CITY ENGINEER OR MYSELF IN TERMS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PLAN, OR FROM ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC AS WELL? NO, I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY COMPREHENSIVE. APPRECIATE THAT. AND DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, HIT ON A LOT OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT. I KNOW THAT WE WERE OUT AT THE CORRIDOR MEETINGS AND THE BRAINSTORMING SESSION WE DID JUST ON, YOU KNOW, MAYBE TRYING TO DO KIND OF A MORE MACRO DRAINAGE ASSESSMENT AGAIN, GIVEN THE CITY IS KIND OF APPROACHING BUILD OUT AND REALLY COME AT IT FROM A TOP DOWN. I KNOW YOU GET A LOT OF BOTTOM UP FEEDBACK AS WELL REGARDING SPECIFIC AREAS OF CONCERN, BUT COMING AT IT TOP DOWN AS WELL, UPDATING KIND OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE VIEW ON DRAINAGE WITHIN THE CITY. YOU KNOW, THE IDEA IS ABOUT TRYING TO WORK WITH THE HOAS A LITTLE BIT MORE TOGETHER TO TRY TO FIND SOLUTIONS THAT CAN HELP. SO YEAH, I THOUGHT IT WAS A HELPFUL BRAINSTORMING SESSION AND IT'S NICE TO SEE KIND OF ALL THE WORK PUT TOGETHER, INCLUDING TRYING TO UPDATE THE ORDINANCES AND UPDATE, LIKE YOU SAID, THE BALANCE BETWEEN PROPERTY OWNER, YOU KNOW, ASSISTANCE WITH THE ISSUE VERSUS CITY AND KIND OF HISTORICALLY WHAT HAS BEEN AND WHAT IT COULD BE GOING FORWARD. SO, YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY HELPFUL, ESPECIALLY HITTING ON WHAT YOU ALL HAVE KIND OF REVISED AND REFINED THE PLAN WITH FROM ALL THE FEEDBACK THAT YOU'VE GOTTEN THROUGH THE PROCESS. SO I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO COMMENT. I JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT YOUR SLIDES. THEY'RE REALLY GOOD. I DO TAKE DESIGN VERY SERIOUSLY. THANK YOU MA'AM. YEAH. AND I KNOW WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS, BUT I KNOW THAT STAFF HAD TOLD ME THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, HAVE THESE SLIDES AVAILABLE FOR RESIDENTS, I GUESS, UPON REQUEST. AND EVEN MORE SLIDES, I THINK APPARENTLY IN MORE DETAIL. YES, SIR. EVERY PRESENTATION THAT WE'LL HAVE THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS AND EVERY MEETING PRIOR TO THIS, WE'VE PUBLISHED ONLINE AT SOUTHLAKE.COM. SO EVERYTHING, INCLUDING THE MEETINGS RECORDINGS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC. OKAY. YEAH. AND I KNOW YOU SAID YOU COULD MAKE ALL THE REPORTS AVAILABLE INCLUDING KIND OF THIS, YOU KNOW, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT MORE TOP DOWN FOCUSED AND STAFF. YOU'RE ALSO ON POINT IN TERMS OF IF THERE'S BOTTOM UP FEEDBACK THAT RESIDENTS WANT TO GIVE REGARDING THEIR SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOODS, AS THIS PLAN IS KIND OF FURTHER PUT INTO PLACE, YOU KNOW, THE TIMELINE THAT YOU PUT OUT, YOU KNOW, AS THAT BECOMES A FUTURE PART OF THE PROCESS THAT CAN GET BAKED IN THERE AS WELL. ALTHOUGH I SAW YOU HAD SOME OF THE INFORMATION IN THERE ALREADY, SO I WAS TRYING TO SEE IF THAT COVERED ALL MY NOTES. I THINK IT DID. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING ELSE FOR NOW. EVERYBODY GOOD? OKAY. OKAY. NO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DANIEL AND TEAM. ITEM NUMBER 6, 7 AND 8, ALL TAKEN TOGETHER HERE IN THAT PRESENTATION DO REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS MEETING, [00:40:08] SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THAT PUBLIC HEARING. ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND COMMENT ON THIS SPECIFIC ITEM? THAT'S 6, 7 AND 8. OKAY. SEEING NO ONE, YOU MUST HAVE DONE A VERY ROBUST PRESENTATION. SO CONGRATULATIONS. BUT AGAIN, STAFF IS AVAILABLE ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS AFTER THE MEETING, YOU KNOW, ANY TIME TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, INCLUDE FEEDBACK, PROVIDE THE PRESENTATION. SO DEFINITELY APPRECIATE EVERYBODY COMING OUT TONIGHT. SO WITH THAT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND I GUESS UNLESS ANYONE HAS ANY ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK. I KNOW WE GAVE A LOT OF FEEDBACK AT CORRIDOR MEETING AND THEY GOT A LOT MORE AT SPIN, AND SO WE'VE KIND OF DONE A LOT OF THE HEAVY LIFTING. AND I KNOW COUNCIL WILL LOOK AT IT IN ABOUT A MONTH. SO. AND I THINK YOU CAN LITERALLY OFF THE AGENDA JUST KIND OF READ OUT, YOU KNOW, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF WHICH ITEM NUMBER AND READ THE TITLE. AND I THINK THAT CHECKS THE BOX IF I GET THE NOD FROM STAFF, SO. CORRECT, CHAIRMAN. YEAH. IF THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR RECOMMENDATIONS YOU WOULD WANT TO ADD TO MOVE FORWARD TO CITY COUNCIL, YOU MAY JUST REFER TO THE ITEM NUMBER AND THE MAIN TITLE OF THAT AND APPROVE AS PRESENTED. FIRE AWAY. MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 1030A, CP26-001, AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE STORMWATER MASTER PLAN, AN ELEMENT OF THE SOUTHLAKE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BASED UPON STAFF REPORT DATED MARCH 5TH, 2026. THAT IS ITEM NUMBER 6. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO VOTE, PLEASE. AND PASSES 5-0. NOW WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON ITEM SEVEN. MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 1032A, CP26-002, AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE WATER PLAN, AN ELEMENT OF THE SOUTHLAKE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AS PROVIDED BY THE STAFF REPORT DATED MARCH 5TH, 2026. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. OKAY, LET'S GO AND VOTE, PLEASE. I THINK THAT'S 5-0, I THINK THIS IS THE LATEST ONE. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T THE LAST ONE, SO. OKAY, ASSUMING THAT IS, THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON ITEM 8. MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 1034A, CP26-0003, AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN, AN ELEMENT OF THE SOUTHLAKE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS PROVIDED BY STAFF REPORT DATED MARCH 5TH, 2026. OKAY. WE GOT A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE, PLEASE. AND PASSES 5-0 AGAIN. OKAY. GOOD MOTION. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE GOOD PRESENTATIONS. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR HANGING IN THERE WITH US. WITH THAT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP A STAFF PRESENTATION ON ITEMS 9 AND 10 TOGETHER, WHICH IS [Items 9 - 10] CONSIDERATION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE CONSOLIDATED FUTURE LAND USE PLAN FOR 360 DEVELOPMENT AND A ZONING CHANGE AND SITE PLAN FOR 360 DEVELOPMENT. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN AND BOARD. I WILL BE PRESENTING ITEMS 9 AND 10 FOR 360 RANDOL MILL AVENUE. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING FOR AN APPROVAL OF A LAND USE AMENDMENT AND A ZONING CHANGE IN SITE PLAN FOR 360 RANDOL MILL AVENUE. THE FUTURE LAND USE IS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, AND THE PROPOSED LAND USE IS OFFICE COMMERCIAL. THE CURRENT ZONING IS SF1 A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT AND THE REQUESTED ZONING IS SP1 DETAILED SITE PLAN DISTRICT. THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED OFF OF RANDOL MILL. THE FUTURE LAND USE IS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. THE DEFINITION OF LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL IS A CATEGORY FOR DETACHED, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS, AND IT ENCOURAGES THE OPENNESS AND RURAL CHARACTER OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE. WITH THIS SPECIFIC PROPERTY, THERE'S SITE SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS AS FOLLOWS THAT ANY CHANGE FROM A LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO AN OFFICE COMMERCIAL MAY BE APPROPRIATE DUE TO [00:45:05] THE ADJACENT COMMERCIAL USES AND FRONTAGE ON FM 1938. ACCESS SHOULD BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL DRIVEWAY TO THE SOUTH. OFFICE DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE APPROPRIATELY SCALED FOR THE SITE AND SURROUNDING AREA. PARKING SHOULD BE LOCATED BEHIND THE BUILDING, NOT ALONG FM 1938, AND TO PRESERVE THE EXISTING TREE AREA ALONG THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE PROPERTY. AND THE OFFICE COMMERCIAL CATEGORY IS A COMMERCIAL CATEGORY DESIGNED AND INTENDED FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF OFFICE AND LIMITED OFFICE RELATED ACTIVITIES. THE CURRENT ZONING IS SF 1 A. THIS IS A STREET VIEW FROM RANDOL MILL FACING WEST. STREET VIEW FROM RANDOL MILL FACING SOUTHWEST. STREET VIEW FROM NORTHWEST AND A STREET VIEW FROM THE CARPE DIEM SCHOOL. THIS IS THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN WITH THEIR MEDICAL AND OFFICE BUILDING OF 15,620FT². ABOUT 12,000FT² WILL BE USED FOR MEDICAL AND 3620 WILL BE FOR OFFICE USES. NOTING THAT TO THE NORTH FOR THAT SIDE YARD TO THE ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, IT'S 65.3FT AWAY. FROM THE FM 1938, IT'S 30FT. AND THAT WESTERN PORTION WHERE THE PRESERVED TREES AND DETENTION AREAS FROM THE BUILDING IS 286.7FT, AND THE IMPERVIOUS COVER IS 51.4%. THIS IS OUR SITE DATA SUMMARY. JUST A FEW THINGS TO NOTE THAT THIS IS AN SP 1 DISTRICT WITH O1 USES AND PROVIDED PARKING WILL BE A TOTAL OF 98 SPACES. PROVIDED WITH THE SP 1 DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, ALL O1 OFFICE DISTRICT REGULATIONS WILL APPLY EXCEPT AS MODIFIED. THE LOT WITHIN THE CORRIDOR ZONE PROPOSES A REDUCED BUILDING SETBACK OF 30FT FROM FM 1938 RIGHT OF WAY, IN LIEU OF THE REQUIRED MINIMUM 50 FOOT SETBACK. AND THE BUILDING WILL ENCROACH INTO THE AREA ABOVE A PLANE HAVING A 4 TO 1 SLOPE MEASURED FROM THE PROPERTY LINE OF THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TO THE NORTH. THIS IS THEIR TREE CONSERVATION PLAN. TREE CANOPY TO REMAIN AS 45.11% AND TREE CANOPY TO BE REMOVED IS 54.8.9%. GENERALLY WITH AN UNDERLYING ZONING, IT'S RECOMMENDED FOR 50% TO BE PRESERVED. AND NOTING THAT THEY ARE PRESERVING THE TREES TO THE WESTERN PORTION. THIS IS THEIR LANDSCAPE PLAN SHOWING VEGETATION. ELEVATIONS FROM THE EAST TO WEST, THE HEIGHT BEING 30FT AND FOUR INCHES. ELEVATIONS TO THE SOUTH. AND ELEVATIONS TO THE NORTH. THIS IS A UTILITY PLAN SHOWING THE EXISTING 12 INCH WATER LINE AND EXISTING 8 INCH SEWER LINE, AND THE PROPOSED 8 INCH WATER LINE THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY. THIS IS THEIR DRAINAGE PLAN, NOTING THAT THE PROPERTY DRAINS FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST, AND IS PROPOSING THE ON SITE DETENTION. AND THERE'S AN EXISTING BOX CULVERT ALONG RANDOL MILL AVENUE FRONTAGE. 28 NOTICES WERE SENT TO SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS. SIX WRITTEN RESPONSES IN OPPOSITION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED WITHIN THE 300 FOOT BUFFER. TWO RESPONSES IN OPPOSITION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED OUTSIDE THE 300 FOOT BUFFER, AND 20 RESPONSES IN FAVOR HAVE BEEN RECEIVED OUTSIDE THE 300 FOOT BUFFER. AND THIS IS ANOTHER EXHIBIT SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THOSE RECEIVED IN FAVOR OUTSIDE THE 300 FOOT BUFFER. AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. MAYBE JUST ONE QUICK ONE, I GUESS. DENNIS, RELATED TO THE ON THE LAND USE PLAN, THE SITE SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATION THAT WAS DONE, I GUESS A FEW PLANS BACK, I GUESS, RELATED TO KIND OF THE ROAD EXPANSION AND JUST KIND OF. CONSTRUCTION WORK OF 1938 AND THEN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE JELLICOE SQUARE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH OF THAT. OBVIOUSLY WITH SOME CONDITIONS AND SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS. YES. IF THAT WAS TO BE CONSIDERED. YEAH. YES. OKAY. SURE. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO WE HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE THIS EVENING? AND I THINK HOPEFULLY THE APPLICANT. WE HAD A NICE STAFF PRESENTATION, HOPEFULLY, MAYBE JUST KIND OF A BRIEF PRESENTATION FROM YOUR SIDE. AND I KNOW WE'RE ABOUT TO LOSE A COMMISSIONER, SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE SHE GOT A CHANCE TO GET SOME QUESTIONS IN FIRST. [00:50:07] SO BEFORE WE LOSE YOU, JUST CHIME IN IF THERE'S SOME QUESTIONS OR SENTIMENT SO WE CAN KIND OF BAKE IT IN TO THE THOUGHT. SO PLEASE GO AHEAD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. I'M THE APPLICANT CONSULTANT WITH BUSY COMMERCIAL REALTY. IT'S 511 E JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, LAS COLINAS, TEXAS, 75062. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION OR ARE YOU GOOD WITH THIS? YES. I'M JUST GOING TO READ OUT FIRST. OKAY. FEW THINGS, AND I'M GOING TO FOLLOW THE STAFF. SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIRMAN AND THE P&Z BOARD FOR YOUR SERVICE. I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK MY SINCERE THANKS TO OUR CHIEF DENNIS KILLOUGH, THE PLANNER, CINDY CHANG, RYAN FIRESTONE, AND ALL OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HELPED US IN THIS DESIGN AND THE CONSUMMATION IN THE LAST 15 MONTHS. I HAVE TODAY JASON KILPATRICK, OUR CIVIL ENGINEER, TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING. DO YOU MIND TALKING A LITTLE BIT MORE INTO THE MICROPHONE? IT'S KIND OF HARD TO HEAR. IS THAT BETTER? YES. MY APOLOGIES. ALL RIGHT. SO THE NAME IS PARVEZ MALIK, AND THE ADDRESS IS 511 EAST JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, LAS COLINAS, TEXAS, 75062. I ALSO LIVE ON RANDOL MILL. PROBABLY A MILE AWAY TO THE NORTH FOR THE LAST ALMOST 20 OR 30 YEARS. I ESPECIALLY WANTED TO THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, AND ALL THE P&Z COMMITTEE AND ALSO DENNIS KILLOUGH, P&Z AND THE STAFF THAT HAS HELPED WORK WITH US FOR THE LAST 15 MONTHS GETTING TO A POINT WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE A RESOLUTION TODAY ON THIS MEETING HERE. I HAVE JASON KILPATRICK WITH RIDINGER ASSOCIATES WITH ME TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE CIVIL AND ALL THE RELEVANT PORTION ON THAT. AND I HAVE STEVE TRINH, OUR CONSULTANT, ALSO FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT HE CAN FACILITATE AND EXPAND, WHICH IS BEYOND MY CAPACITY. SO IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'M OPEN FOR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. OKAY. COMMISSIONER PHALEN, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO LEAD OFF WITH? OR YOU WANT. SOUNDS LIKE WE'VE GOT SOME QUESTIONS DOWN HERE IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD. OKAY. FEEL FREE TO. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES ME UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THIS PRESENTATION IS THAT THE BUILDING SEEMS TO BE UNNECESSARILY TALL. YOU'RE ASKING FOR A VARIANCE FOR THAT? I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU NEED A PARAPET AS TALL AS WHAT YOU'RE SHOWING ON THIS PLAN. AND IF THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT, I'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT THAT IS. SO, GOOD QUESTION. SO WHEN WE WENT TO THE CORRIDOR COMMITTEE, WE HAD A RETAIL COMPONENT IN THE ZONING PORTION ON IT. SO THE DESIGN WAS DONE FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL BASED ON THE RETAIL PORTION. SO LET ME GIVE YOU THE. SO FROM THE CORRIDOR MEETING. EITHER I'M TOO TALL OR TOO SHORT. HOLD ON A SECOND HERE. WE CHANGED THE ZONING AS PER STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO SP 1 DETAILED SITE PLAN DISTRICT WITH OFFICE USE IN IT. SO THAT TECHNICALLY WOULD BE AN ELEMENT WHERE THE HEIGHT OF THE STRUCTURE WOULD BE REDUCED BECAUSE THERE IS NO RETAIL COMPONENT IN IT ANYMORE. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTION. YOU'RE SHOWING A PARAPET WALL THAT'S ABOVE THE ROOF LINE THAT'S MORE THAN 10 OR 12 FOOT TALL. OKAY, SO MY QUESTION IS, WHY DO YOU NEED A PARAPET WALL ABOVE YOUR ROOF LINE SO TALL? BECAUSE THAT ADDS A LOT OF UNNECESSARY HEIGHT TO THE BUILDING. SO THAT'S MY QUESTION. WHY IS THE PARAPET SO TALL? SO, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS WERE TO SCREEN THE HVAC UNITS OF THE ROOF LINE. AND THAT'S WHY YOU NEED PARAPETS TO SORT OF HIDE IT FROM OPEN VISUAL OUTSIDE. BUT LIKE I SAID, PROBABLY THE BUILDING LINE WILL BE REDUCED AND THE PARAPETS WILL BE NECESSARY TO HIDE AND TO THE HVAC UNITS THAT ARE GOING TO BE ON THE ROOF. OKAY. I MEAN, I GUESS MAYBE I'LL JUST KIND OF JUMP IN. OBVIOUSLY, THE LAND USE PLAN KIND OF NOTES THAT AN OFFICE USE COULD BE CONSIDERED, BUT UNDER CERTAIN CRITERIA. [00:55:05] AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THAT WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT ONE OF THEM, YOU KNOW, KIND OF RELATED TO THE SCALE, HEIGHT AND DENSITY OF THE PROJECT, WHICH I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE'RE REFERRING TO, AND IT BEING KIND OF FILED UNDER AN SP 1, I MEAN, ORDINANCE WOULD USUALLY SAY 20FT. SO I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THE WAY I READ THE RECOMMENDATIONS IS THEY'RE SAYING IN THE SPIRIT OF THE ORDINANCE, WHICH WOULD BE 20FT, SO. YES. I THINK I WOULD STRUGGLE WITH ANYTHING OVER 20FT. IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE DRIVEWAY BEING UTILIZED FROM THE SOUTH AND NOT ADDED TO THE ROAD. I MEAN, I THINK, I GUESS FOR ME TO, YOU KNOW, BEGIN CONSIDERING IT, I THINK IT WOULD NEED TO CHECK ALL THOSE BOXES. I MEAN, I THINK YOU DO TRY TO CHECK THE BOX IN TERMS OF PUTTING THE PARKING ON THE REAR, PRESERVING SOME OF THE WEST SIDE OF THE SITE. BUT THERE'S, YOU KNOW, A FEW OTHER AREAS THAT I THINK ARE NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE RECOMMENDATION. SO I WOULD STRUGGLE WITH THAT PIECE UNLESS IT WAS ALLEVIATED. BUT TO ANSWER THE QUESTION IF THE HEIGHT REQUIREMENT IS REQUESTED, THEN IT CAN BE LOWERED AS PER THE REQUEST. OKAY, GO AHEAD AND FEEL FREE TO STATE NAME AND ADDRESS, I GUESS IF YOU'RE GOING TO ADDRESS. JASON KILPATRICK WITH RIDINGER ASSOCIATES, 550 SOUTH EDMONDS LANE, LEWISVILLE, TEXAS. AND SORRY, CAN I? WHAT WE WERE ORIGINALLY PROPOSING WAS TWO ENTRANCES ONTO RANDOL MILL. AND TO BE ABLE TO LOOT FIRE TRUCKS AND BE ABLE TO GET CIRCULATION. WITH THE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT ON THERE AND THE EXISTING FIRE LANE THAT'S STUBBED TO THE SOUTH, WE WERE TRYING TO MEET THAT BY CONNECTING THERE WHILE STILL PROVIDING THAT CIRCULATION. OKAY. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF. CAN I ASK? DENNIS, CAN WE REQUIRE THEM TO. YOU HAVE SHARED ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY ON THE SOUTH AND NOT HAVE ANY ACCESS DIRECTLY TO THEIR PROPERTY, BECAUSE WOULD THE PROPERTY OF THE SOUTH ISN'T GOING TO GRANT THEM AN EASEMENT OR WHATEVER? THE SPACING DOES COMPLY WITH THE SPACING REQUIREMENT FOR A LIMITED ACCESS. AND I THINK YOU COULD CERTAINLY DISCUSS THAT WITH THE APPLICANT AND WHAT THE IMPACTS WOULD BE. ONE THING YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER, THOUGH, IS YOU'RE GOING TO FORCE ALL THE TRAFFIC INTO THE RETAIL CENTER RATHER THAN BEING ABLE TO DISPERSE AND SPLIT SOME OF THAT BETWEEN DRIVEWAYS. BUT IT IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING YOU CAN CONSIDER AND DISCUSS. THEN I MISUNDERSTOOD YOUR QUESTION. THERE IS AN EASEMENT FOR THAT. OKAY. AND IN OUR REVIEW OF THIS, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE CONTACT AND COORDINATE THE CONNECTION OF THAT DRIVEWAY WITH THE APPLICANT OR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO THE SOUTH, SO. OKAY. SO THERE'S ALREADY A SHARED ACCESS EASEMENT IN PLACE. THAT IS CORRECT. YES. THAT IS THE REASON FOR THAT CONNECTION IS TO. THANK YOU. YES. I WANT TO GO BACK AND TALK ABOUT THE ARCHITECTURE JUST A BIT. I MEAN, A COMMERCIAL OFFICE, PROFESSIONAL OFFICE, MEDICAL OFFICE IS A GOOD TRANSITIONAL USE. I DON'T HAVE A BIG ISSUE WITH THAT. THE FACT THAT YOU'RE TAKING THE BACK 20, 25% OF THE SITE, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MESS WITH THAT. YOU'RE GOING TO LEAVE THE TREES AND EVERYTHING THERE. I THINK THAT'S GOOD. I THINK IF YOU COULD MOVE YOUR DUMPSTERS TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SITE SO THAT THE DUMPSTERS WERE BACKING TO THE COMMERCIAL, THAT'S TO THE SIDE AS OPPOSED TO BACKING TO THE RESIDENTIAL THAT'S TO THE NORTH WOULD BE HELPFUL. AND THEN ATTACKING THE HEIGHT OF THIS BUILDING. AND ONE WAY TO DO IT WOULD BE TO DESIGN THIS BUILDING SO THAT IT'S MORE RESIDENTIAL IN NATURE. WE HAVE A LOT OF PROFESSIONAL OFFICE BUILDINGS AND MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDINGS IN SOUTHLAKE THAT HAVE A MORE RESIDENTIAL LOOK, AND THEY FIT INTO THAT GENRE OF A RESIDENCE. AND THAT MIGHT HELP THIS REQUEST A LOT, IN MY OPINION. JUST TO ADD, I THINK LAST WEEK ME AND JASON HAD THE SAME CONVERSATION ON THAT, AND WE LOOKED AT ALL THE OTHER MEDICAL OFFICES. AND THAT'S THE REASON I SAID EARLIER THAT IT WILL PROBABLY BE AROUND ON THE SAME NATURE ALONG THOSE 20FT HEIGHT AND FLAT SURFACES ON THE TOP. [01:00:03] THAT'S WHAT WE BOTH TALKED ABOUT IT THAT EVENTUALLY THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. SORRY. SO IS THAT A YES I GUESS? YES, THAT'S A YES. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. YES. OKAY. AND I GUESS, IF YOU ENGAGE WITH THE RESIDENTS MUCH. YES, I TRIED. YES. OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. WELL THEY'RE HERE ALSO. YES THEY ARE. YEAH. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS FOR NOW FOR THE APPLICANT? OKAY. I THINK WE'RE GOOD. WE'LL CALL YOU BACK UP. THANK YOU. YEAH. YOU SET THAT BACK DOWN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. I KNOW WE MAY LOSE, COMMISSIONER PHALEN, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY SENTIMENT YOU WANT TO NOTE ON THE RECORD NOW OR JUST. I THINK MY SENTIMENT IS PRETTY SIMILAR TO COMMISSIONER CUNNINGHAM OVER THERE IN TERMS OF I WOULD AGREE WITH THE USE BEING A TRANSITIONAL OFFICE USE, BUT I WOULD HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE EXISTING PROPOSAL FOR THE BUILDING. OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. NOTED FOR THE RECORD. OKAY. NOW WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEMS BOTH NUMBER 9 AND 10 THIS EVENING. I RECEIVED SOME COMMENT CARDS UP HERE. SO I THINK I'LL START WITH THOSE. IF YOU DIDN'T SUBMIT ONE, THAT'S OKAY. YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE IT OPEN AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME UP AND KIND OF GET YOUR THREE MINUTES WORTH. BUT I GUESS I'LL GO AHEAD AND START WITH ROGER ALDINGER. 2325 JOHNSON ROAD, WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION. AND WHEN YOU COME UP, PLEASE ADDRESS ANY COMMENTS TO US. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, YOU'LL NOTICE THE HARDEST PART OF THIS JOB SOMETIMES IS READING HANDWRITING AND LAST NAMES. SO I'M GOING TO APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE FOR ANY MISPRONUNCIATIONS. SO THANK YOU SIR. FEEL FREE TO FIRE IN. ALL RIGHT. YES. MY NAME IS ROGER ALDINGER. I OWN THE PROPERTY. 2325 JOHNSON, WHICH IS RIGHT ON THE CORNER OF JOHNSON ROAD IN 1938. SO BASICALLY, THREE SIDES WOULD BE SURROUNDED BY EITHER THOSE ROADS OR THE DRIVE BEHIND THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW. AND I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED THE RESIDENTIAL APPEARANCE OF MOST THINGS HERE. JUST GO OVER ON CAROL. THINGS ARE BUILT. I'M NOT, IN THEORY, OPPOSED TO ANY DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA, BUT IT HAS TO BE DONE IN A CERTAIN WAY. OVER HERE AT LEAST THEY PROVIDE A VISUAL BLOCK FOR THE NOISE. RIGHT HERE, THIS DOES ABSOLUTELY NOTHING FOR ANY OF THE RESIDENTS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE TRAFFIC. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE LIGHT. AGAIN, I'M GLAD YOU ADDRESSED IT. 30 FOOT TALL. THERE'D BE SOMETHING BE ABLE TO STARE AT 24/7. SO I THINK IF IT IS TO GO FORWARD, IT HAS TO BE DONE MUCH DIFFERENTLY. TWICE I'VE HAD FOLKS COME AND APPROACH ME TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY AND DEVELOP. BOTH TIMES THEY'VE COME TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE AND I WAS NOT OPPOSED TO IT. AND THEY CAME TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE AND WAS TURNED DOWN SUMMARILY BECAUSE OF SINGLE FAMILY, NO ZONING WOULD BE CHANGED. AND THIS SEEMS TO BE IF IT'S GOING TO BE A CHANGE, IT'S GOING TO BE MUCH MORE DETRIMENTAL THAN ANYTHING THAT WAS PROPOSED BY A COUPLE FOLKS WHO CAME TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY THAT I HAD. IN ADDITION TO THE NOISE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE CARS, PEDESTRIANS, AGAIN, SURROUNDING ALL OF US. I DON'T SEE ANY PROPOSAL FOR ANY TYPE OF STRUCTURE TO BLOCK ACCESS VISUAL OR SOUND INTO OUR PROPERTIES. ALSO, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF LIGHT POLLUTION COMING IN THESE STRUCTURES HERE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR AREA OR THEIR TIME OF OPERATION WILL BE. IS IT GOING TO BE A 9 TO 5? THEY COULD BE DOING ANY TYPE OF MEDICAL PROCEDURES. IT COULD BE A 24/7 OPERATION. AND THAT IS GOING TO NOT BE SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO BE FACING LIVING THERE. AND I PROBABLY HAVE THE WORST NOISE OF ANYBODY RIGHT THERE. I THINK WE'RE OVER 40,000 CARS A DAY REPEATEDLY. IF SOMEBODY GETS PULLED OVER BY A COP OR IN MY FRONT YARD, WE'VE HAD NUMEROUS ROBBERY ATTEMPTS ON VEHICLES AND IN THE BUILDINGS JUST BECAUSE OF WHERE WE ARE. AND THIS IS NOT GOING TO HELP THAT. IT'S JUST GOING TO MAKE US MORE VISUAL TO ANYBODY COMING THROUGH. I THINK THE RIGHT DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE GOOD, BUT I DON'T THINK THIS MEETS THOSE STANDARDS. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. NEXT COMMENT CARD I HAVE HERE IS JANET. BURKE. BURKENBILE 2355 JOHNSON ROAD. PLEASE NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. THANK YOU. WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION. HI. MY NAME IS JANET BURKENBILE, AND I LIVE AT 2355 JOHNSON ROAD WITH MY HUSBAND AND TWO KIDS. WE STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS WHOLE SETUP. AND WE'VE LIVED IN THIS AREA FOR AT LEAST 24 YEARS. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL PLACES TRY TO COME IN AND BUILD BEHIND US LIKE THAT. [01:05:06] AND EACH TIME Y'ALL HAVE LISTENED AND I'VE ALWAYS APPRECIATED THAT. PARKING LOOKS LIKE IT'S FACING INTO MY BACKYARD. DUMPSTERS LOOK LIKE THEY'RE FACING INTO MY BACKYARD, BUT I PROBABLY WOULDN'T SEE THOSE WITH THE 30-FOOT BUILDING FACING MY BACKYARD. WE HAVE A LOT OF NOISE ON 1938, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE CUT THROUGH JOHNSON ROAD TO GET AWAY FROM 1709. SO WE HAVE THE NOISE, WE HAVE THE PARKING, WE HAVE LIGHTS AT ALL TIMES OF THE DAY. WE DON'T NEED ADDITIONAL ONES. AND EVEN WHEN THE LITTLE CHILD CARE FACILITY WAS BACK THERE, YOU COULD HEAR ALL THE LITTLE KIDS SCREAMING, CRYING. YOU LOOK OUT THERE BECAUSE YOU'RE A MOM AND TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY WAS OKAY. AND NOW THAT THAT'S GONE, I DON'T I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO GO ON IN THAT PLACE WHEN THAT. WHENEVER THEY LEASE IT. SO I'M MORE CONCERNED ABOUT LIGHTS COMING, LOSING PRIVACY AND JUST, JUST THE FACT THAT THEY'RE LIKE, HEY, WE PUT WE'LL KEEP EXISTING TREES. WELL, THESE ARE THE SAME PEOPLE THAT OWN THAT PROPERTY THAT GOT STOPPED WHEN THEY WERE BULLDOZING EXISTING STUFF. SO DON'T THROW THEM A BONE FOR THAT BECAUSE THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN STOPPED AND CAUGHT BREAKING THE RULES. SO THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT TO SAY. STRONGLY OPPOSE IT. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT. NOW WE WILL. I'M GOING TO CALL, I GUESS I THINK IT'S LESLIE SALMON, I BELIEVE, HOPEFULLY. 2405 JOHNSON ROAD. SUMMER, SORRY. WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION. SO, MY NAME IS LESLIE SUMMER AND I LIVE AT 2405 JOHNSON ROAD. LIKE YOU JUST SAID, I AM AGAINST THIS PROPOSAL. I STRONGLY OPPOSE IT. IN THE LAST MONTH, MY FAMILY AND I JUST FINISHED BUILDING OUR DREAM HOME. WHEN WE PURCHASED THE 1.37 ACRE LOT, WE CONFIRMED THAT THE LOT BEHIND US WAS ZONED RESIDENTIAL, AND MY FAMILY AND MYSELF ARE ASKING THAT YOU DENY THIS REQUEST FROM TURNING THIS PROPERTY FROM RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL. WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR PROPERTY VALUE, BUT EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR PEACE AND OUR SAFETY, WHICH IS THE NUMBER ONE REASON WHY, WHEN OUR BOYS GRADUATED FROM SOUTHLAKE CARROLL, WE CHOSE TO STAY IN SOUTHLAKE AND BUILD. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT COMMENT CARD IS FOR CLAYTON REED. 235 TIMBERLINE LANE. WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION. PRETTY SURE HE KNOWS HOW THE MICROPHONE WORKS UP THERE. SO NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. MY NAME IS CLAYTON REED. I LIVE AT 235 TIMBERLINE LANE, WHICH IS THE BIGGEST EXPOSURE LOT TO THE WEST OF THIS PROPERTY. I'VE LIVED IN SOUTHLAKE FOR 16 YEARS AND I WANT TO FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR SELFLESS SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS STUFF NIGHT AFTER NIGHT. I APPRECIATE THE DILIGENCE AND THE WISDOM THAT YOU GUYS APPLY TO ALL CASES. WHEN WE BOUGHT OUR HOME, WE WERE REALLY CAREFUL. THERE IS ALREADY A FAIR AMOUNT OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AROUND THE CORNER FROM US, SO WE SPECIFICALLY CHECK THE ZONING OF THIS PROPERTY BEFORE WE BOUGHT AND REMODELED. IT WAS RESIDENTIAL AND THAT MATTERS TO US. WE DIDN'T MOVE NEXT TO A SITE THAT WE THOUGHT SOME DAY MAY BE A PARKING LOT. WE MOVED NEXT TO A RESIDENTIAL SITE AND I WANT TO BE SUPER CLEAR WE'RE NOT OPPOSED AT ALL TO DEVELOPMENT. IF THIS PROPERTY WERE DEVELOPED INTO RESIDENTIAL HOMES, EVEN IF THE LOT WERE DIVIDED, THAT WOULD FIT THE CHARACTER OF THIS STRETCH OF RANDOL MILL. EVERYTHING ALONG RANDOL MILL, STARTING WITH THIS LOT IS RESIDENTIAL ALL THE WAY TO THE HILLS CHURCH, AND THE ONLY EXCEPTIONS ARE THE HILLS CHURCH AND SHUCK ME. WHAT DOES NOT FIT WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS A COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE WITH A LARGE PARKING AREA BEHIND EXISTING BACKYARDS. I HAVE SEVEN CHILDREN. MY KIDS LOVE TO PLAY IN THE YARD AND THIS IS GOING TO BRING INCREASED TRAFFIC, LIGHTING, AND DAILY ACTIVITY THAT AFFECTS OUR PRIVACY AND LIFE FOR PEOPLE WHO ALREADY LIVE HERE. WE EXPECTED A FENCE, BUT NOT HEADLIGHTS OR EARLY MORNING CAR DOORS. AND I WANT TO SAY HONESTLY, THE HISTORY OF THIS PROPERTY GIVES NEIGHBORS SOME PAUSE. BEING A NEIGHBOR HERE MEANS SIMPLE THINGS. CUT YOUR GRASS. TAKE CARE OF YOUR STUFF AND COMPLY WITH THE ORDINANCE. AND I THINK UP TO SIX MONTHS AGO OR SO, WHOEVER OWNS THIS PROPERTY WAS PUSHING DOWN TREES, AND WE MADE THE CITY AWARE OF THAT. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT THAT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS DISCUSSION, THERE ARE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT WANT TO MAXIMIZE THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY AND WE RESPECT THAT. BUT IN THIS CASE, MAXIMIZING THE VALUE OF THEIR PROPERTY, THEIR UPSIDE BECOMES OUR DOWNSIDE. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR THIS PROPERTY TO SIT EMPTY. [01:10:01] WE'RE SIMPLY ASKING THAT IT REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD THAT ALREADY EXISTS ON ALL SIDES OF THIS BUT ONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT TONIGHT. NOW I WILL CALL UP TAMMY ZUCKERMAN, 220 TIMBERLANE. I BELIEVE IN OPPOSITION. WE'LL HAVE. I MIGHT NOT HAVE. MAYBE THIS MIGHT HAVE JUST BEEN SUBMITTED. I GUESS IF I DON'T HAVE TAMMY, I GUESS I'LL. I'LL READ THAT INTO THE RECORD. 220 TIMBERLINE LANE IN OPPOSITION. AND THEN LAST COMMENT CARD I HAVE CARL MERCIER? HOPE DIDN'T SLAUGHTER THAT. 220 TIMBERLANE. ALSO OPPOSED. DON'T SEE HIM HERE, BUT THAT'S ALL THE COMMENT CARDS I HAVE. BUT I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE ELSE WHO'D LIKE TO COME UP AND COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? YOU CAN JUST KIND OF DO IT ONE AT A TIME. ORDERLY. IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO WANTS TO COME UP. COME ON, COME ON UP, SIR, IF YOU WANT TO COME ON UP, JUST. IF YOU DON'T MIND, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. THANK YOU, MEMBERS. AND THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN, FOR BEING HERE AND GIVING US TIME THIS EVENING. I KNOW EVERYBODY'S BUSY AND EVERYBODY HAS A BUSY LIFE OVER HERE. AND THEY ALL HAVE TO GO BACK TO KIDS. MY NAME IS DOCTOR HASSAN ASGHAR. I'M A RESIDENT OF JAMESTOWN LANE. I LIVE IN SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS. I'VE BEEN HERE ALMOST FOR TEN YEARS. AND MOST OF THEM, MOST OF MY. AND THE MAIN REASON FOR MOVING HERE WAS OBVIOUSLY TO LIVE IN A NICE CITY AND BE PART OF THE CITY. AND SAME GOES FOR THIS, THIS LOT TOO. AS FAR AS MY NEIGHBORS ARE CONCERNED RIGHT NEXT TO THIS LOT, THERE IS NO INTENTION OF HARMING ANYBODY'S PEACE AND TRANQUILITY. THERE'S GOING TO BE NO NIGHT LIGHTS AT NIGHTTIME WILL ONLY HAVE THE OFFICE RUNNING FROM 08:00 TO 4:00, WHICH IS ALL BASICALLY MEANT TO HELP THE COMMUNITY. SO I'M A SURGEON BY PROFESSION. I'M A PERIODONTIST. I SPECIALIZE IN ORAL SURGERY AND PERIODONTICS. SO THIS OFFICE WILL HAVE THE GOAL IS TO HAVE PEOPLE WHO CAN SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD TOO. WE HAVE DOCTORS LIKE INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALISTS WHO IS INTERESTED IN LEASING A SPACE OVER HERE. WE HAVE AN INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST, WE HAVE A GASTROENTEROLOGIST, AND ALL THOSE PEOPLE ARE THERE TO HELP THE COMMUNITY. NOW, THIS THIS LOT ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND THE FOR THE RIGHT SIDE, WE HAVE CHASE BANK, WE HAVE SPROUTS. WE HAVE SMALL SHOPS RIGHT THERE TOO. WE HAVE THE [INAUDIBLE] SCHOOL AND THEN WE HAVE THIS LOT. ACROSS FROM THIS LOT IS ALSO COMMERCIAL. ON THE LEFT SIDE YES, WE DO HAVE HOMES, BUT I'M ALWAYS OPEN TO PUTTING A FENCE PRETTY HIGH TO MAKE SURE THAT NOBODY HAS DISTURBANCE. BUT AGAIN THE GOAL IS TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE IT INTO A BETTER PLACE FOR ALL OF US. AS FAR AS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS I'M SURE MR. PEREZ BUT WE DO HAVE OTHER COLLEAGUES WHO DIDN'T HAND OUT THE CARD WHO DO WANT TO SPEAK TOO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING FORWARD. OKAY. PUBLIC HEARING DOES REMAIN OPEN. FOR ANYONE ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP AND COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. BEFORE I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. COME ON UP, MA'AM. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS SHERRY CORNING. I LIVE AT 245 TIMBERLINE LANE. MY BACK LOT LINE IS ADJACENT TO THIS PROPERTY. WE'VE LIVED THERE 33 YEARS, SO I THINK I'VE GOT THE RECORD FOR THE MOST TIME. AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE. IT'S I HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS AS MY NEIGHBORS. PROTECTION OF OUR PROPERTY VALUE THE QUALITY OF LIFE. THE ADDITIONAL LIGHT AND NOISE AND ETC. AND ONE THING I NOTICED DURING THE WASTEWATER OR THE STORMWATER DISCUSSION WAS THAT ANY ISSUES WITH DRAINAGE PROBLEMS THAT DO NOT AFFECT THE PUBLIC SAFETY WOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTIES, AND THAT WOULD BE US, BECAUSE THAT POND BACK THERE AND I SAW THE DRAINAGE, PROPOSED DRAINAGE. THERE'S ONE LITTLE ARROW THAT SAYS THINGS WILL GO AWAY FROM IT. EVERYTHING SLOPES TO THAT SPOT RIGHT NOW. I DON'T TRUST THAT THE GRADING WOULD NECESSARILY DO WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO DO. JUST I'M JUST A DOUBTER ON THAT. AND IT WOULD BE LEFT TO THE OWNERS OF THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITH THE OWNER OF A COMMERCIAL LOT WHO MAY OR MAY NOT STAY FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS, MAY JUST SELL AND LEAVE. DON'T KNOW. EVERYONE'S WELL-INTENTIONED, BUT THERE ARE THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN WITH A DEVELOPMENT LIKE THIS THAT YOU JUST DON'T SEE COMING. [01:15:07] SO I HIGHLY OPPOSE THE PROPOSAL. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PUBLIC HEARING REMAINS OPEN FOR ANYONE ELSE WHO'D LIKE TO COME UP AND COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. OKAY. AGAIN, NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. HI, EVERYONE! MY NAME IS DOCTOR RAO CAPRINALI AND I LIVE ON 1609 SOUTHLAKE BOULEVARD. SO I. I'M SORRY, ENCLAVE CODE SOUTHLAKE. I AM AN INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT DOCTOR. I HAVE 14 LOCATIONS ALL OVER DFW, AND I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR A GOOD OFFICE SPACE IN SOUTHLAKE. I DON'T HAVE ANY OFFICE HERE, AND UNFORTUNATELY, NOTHING IS AVAILABLE. EVEN IF YOU GO RIGHT NOW. GO ON LOOP NET, YOU WILL NOT FIND ANYTHING AVAILABLE. AND I TRULY RESPECT THAT PEOPLE WHO CAME HERE FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES IS DEFINITELY THEIR RIGHT. I WOULD FEEL PROBABLY THE SAME WAY IF THERE IS SOMETHING UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR WE ARE HAVING CERTAIN PLANS IN MY AREA, BUT THE WAY SOUTHLAKE IS GROWING, SOUTHLAKE BEING THE BEST SCHOOL SYSTEM IN DALLAS AND HOW PEOPLE ARE MOVING AROUND HERE. SO THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, THERE WILL BE NEED OF GROWING MEDICAL FACILITIES AND WE WILL BE NEEDING MORE SPECIALISTS HERE. SO JUST LIKE IF YOU GO I KNOW IT'S PROBABLY A NOT ANALOGY FOR SOUTHLAKE, BUT YOU SEE ON THE DUB HOW THE WESTLAKE THEY HAVE RESIDENTIAL ALONG WITH THAT, THEY HAVE NICE SMALL COMMUNITY WHERE THEY HAVE STARBUCKS AND ALL THOSE THINGS. SO SAME WAY AS MR. CUNNINGHAM MENTIONED THAT IT CAN BE CONVERTED IN A WAY, JUST RESIDENTIAL STYLE, AND WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT PARKING LOT AND EVERYTHING, IT IS BUILT IN A WAY THAT IT SHOULD NOT AFFECT OR MINIMALLY AFFECT RESIDENTS OF THAT AREA. BUT WE CANNOT IGNORE THE GROWING DEMANDS. WHEN PEOPLE MOVE TO NICE AREAS, THEY NEED BEST SERVICES AS WELL. SO I MYSELF NEED THAT. AND AS MY FRIEND MENTIONED, MANY OF US. THEY ARE RIGHT NOW NEEDING NEW OFFICES, SO PLEASE CONSIDER THAT ASPECT AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. THE PUBLIC HEARING DOES REMAIN OPEN FOR ANYONE ELSE. YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND COMMENT ON THIS ITEM BEFORE WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. COME ON UP, SIR. AND NAME AND ADDRESS AGAIN FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. YEAH, MY NAME IS KASIM MUSHTAQ. I LIVE AT 1212 SPRING LANE IN SOUTHLAKE. THE POINT I WANT TO MAKE IS THAT AS A RESIDENT OF SOUTHLAKE FOR MANY YEARS NOW, I STILL HAVE TO GO TO COLLIERVILLE OR OTHER CITIES FOR INTERNAL MEDICINE. AND AS FAR AS WEST OF KELLER FOR SPECIALIZED TREATMENT. SO THE NUMBER OF MULTI-SPECIALTY LOCATIONS WITHIN SOUTHLAKE IS LOW. THERE ARE A LOT OF DENTISTS. THERE ARE A LOT OF PROCEDURAL PLACES, COSMETIC AND SO FORTH. RIGHT. BUT YOUR GENERAL DAY TO DAY MEDICAL NEEDS, YOU ARE HARD PRESSED TO FIND DOCTORS OR ENOUGH CHOICE WITHIN YOUR PLANS AND END UP GOING ELSEWHERE. FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE, I FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT TO OPEN UP THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MULTI-SPECIALTY PRACTICES TO OPEN. THAT'S PART ONE. SECOND PART I WANT TO SAY IS, OF ALL THE POSSIBLE COMMERCIAL TYPE OF BUILDINGS THAT COULD BE HERE, YOU KNOW, STARTING ANYWHERE FROM CAR WASH TO MCDONALD'S WITH SMELL TO WHAT HAVE YOU, A MEDICAL PRACTICE IS THE LEAST INTRUSIVE UPON THE RESIDENTS AROUND IT. IT'S, IT IS. I SYMPATHIZE WITH THE RESIDENTS SENTIMENT THAT THEY STARTED OUT LIVING THERE WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE LOT BEHIND THEM IS A RESIDENTIAL LOT. BUT AS TIME GOES ON, THE CHARACTER OF THE CITY CHANGES AS THE DENSITY OF THE CITY INCREASES AND SO FORTH. SOMETIMES THESE KIND OF CHANGES HAVE TO BE MADE, AND THE PEOPLE WHO ARE TALKING ABOUT INCREASE IN NOISE, SOMEBODY CHOOSING TO LIVE ON 1938, SOMEBODY CHOOSING TO LIVE ON JOHNSON IS ALREADY ENCOUNTERING A LOT OF NOISE. SO THIS KIND OF NOISE IN PROPORTION TO THAT NOISE IS MINUSCULE OR NONEXISTENT FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE. [01:20:08] SO FROM THAT POINT WITH THAT, I WOULD JUST SAY IT'S IMPORTANT TO OPEN UP MULTI-SPECIALITY OPTIONS WITHIN THE CITY. AND THIS WOULD ENABLE US TO DO THAT. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PUBLIC HEARING REMAINS OPEN FOR ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. GOING ONCE. TWICE. ALL RIGHT. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. HI. I'M JAMES ALEO I'M JAMES ALEO. MICROPHONE. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. I LIVE AT 2395 JOHNSON ROAD. ACTUALLY, I HAD MORE OF A QUESTION THAN A COMMENT. I'VE LIVED AT 2395 JOHNSON FOR FOUR AND A HALF, FIVE YEARS. AND AS I COME HOME EVERY NIGHT, I BECAME VERY USED TO SEEING 2.4 ACRES RESIDENTIAL PLOTS AVAILABLE, WHICH WAS THE SIGN RIGHT THERE. CLOSE TO FIVE YEARS LATER, THAT SIGN IS STILL THERE. SO IT BEGS THE QUESTION, IF SOUTHLAKE IS SO DESIROUS TO LIVE IN, AND I THINK IT IS, WHY IS IT THAT THAT PLOT OF LAND HAS NEVER BEEN DEVELOPED? NOBODY WANTED TO BUY THAT. AND I THINK THE ANSWER IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE COMMERCIAL IMMEDIATELY TO THE LEFT OF IT. AND WE YOU KNOW, FROM A PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVE, THE FOLKS HERE ARE TRYING TO PROTECT THEIR INVESTMENTS. AND I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE REALLY EVALUATED CAREFULLY BEFORE ANY TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT OCCURS. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. THE PUBLIC HEARING DOES REMAIN OPEN FOR ANYONE ELSE WHO'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD ON THIS ITEM. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ABDUL BASIT. I LIVE ON 124 KEYSTONE DRIVE, SOUTHLAKE. I AM INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST AND I HAVE TWO LOCATIONS IN ALLIANCE AND DECATUR. AND WE ARE LOOKING TO HAVE ANOTHER IN SOUTHLAKE, WHICH IS OUR HOME. AND VERY MUCH INTERESTED. AND I CAN TELL FROM THE MEDICAL STANDPOINT. ALL THE PROCEDURES ARE DONE DURING DAYTIME. THERE IS NO NIGHT PROCEDURES AND I REALLY RESPECT. I ENJOYED THE COMMENTS FROM BOTH SIDES AND I RESPECT THE COMMENTS FROM THE OPPOSITION. SO I HIGHLY, HIGHLY PROPOSE FOR THIS IN FAVOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PUBLIC HEARING REMAINS OPEN FOR ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT. HELLO, MR. CHAIRMAN, AND THE COMMITTEE, I AM LINETTE BALL, I AM AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN. I WORK WITH THE MEDICAL CITY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. I'M A E.R. DIRECTOR, AS WELL AS I TEACH RESIDENTS, AND I'M A FACULTY IN RESIDENCY PROGRAM WITH THEM. I AM LOOKING AS I'M LOOKING INTO THIS SPACE AS A POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR SOUTHLAKE RESIDENTS TO EXPAND THEIR REACH TO MEDICAL CARE. I'M ALSO A MOM, AND I HAVE HAD TO TAKE MY KIDS TO CERTAIN APPOINTMENTS OR MYSELF AS WELL. AND IF IT IS IN SOUTHLAKE AND IT'S AVAILABLE NEXT TO US, IT IS ALWAYS A CONVENIENCE AND A LUXURY TO HAVE. AND THIS BUILDING IS ALSO PROPOSING THE SAME OPPORTUNITY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF SOUTHLAKE. IT IS, I UNDERSTAND, THE OTHER SIDE OF IT, THE OPPOSITION SIDE OF IT AS WELL, WHERE THEY WANT TO PROTECT THEIR PEACE AND PRIVACY. HOWEVER, COMPARED TO ANY OTHER LOCATION, A MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING THAT OPERATES IN THE BUSINESS HOURS IS THE LEAST INTRUSIVE OF FOR SUCH I GUESS FOR SUCH REASONS. I MY CURRENT RESIDENTIAL AREA I LIVE IN ON 901 WINCHESTER DRIVE, WHICH IS IN SHADY OAKS NEIGHBORHOOD NEXT TO DURHAM AND SIMILAR TO A MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING, A SCHOOL IS ALSO TRAFFIC, LIGHTS. WE HAVE TO DRIVE AT CERTAIN SPEED WHEN WE ARE LEAVING OUR HOUSE IN BUSINESS HOURS, AS WELL AS THERE'S TRAFFIC GOING IN AND OUT. WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL AND MINDFUL OF PARENTS AND KIDS. BUT WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE A SCHOOL CLOSE TO US, WHICH AT THIS TIME MAY BE HELPFUL FOR OUR KIDS, BUT TOMORROW OTHER KIDS AS WELL. SIMILARLY, THE MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING SERVES THE SAME PURPOSE. NOT. THE NOISE AND OTHER THINGS CAN BE MAYBE MINIMALLY INTRUSIVE. HOWEVER, COMPARED TO ANY OTHER ANY OTHER SITE THAT WOULD BE ANY COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, ANY SHOPS, PLAZAS. THIS IS ACTUALLY A VERY CONVENIENT WAY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF SOUTHLAKE TO HAVE ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE AND ACTUALLY MULTI-SPECIALTY MEDICAL CARE AT THEIR [01:25:09] DOORSTEPS. AND LIKE ANY OTHER CITY THAT EXPANDS, WE SEE DEVELOPMENTS HAPPENING, COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS COMING UP, MEDICAL OUTREACH FOR THE CITY TO SUCH A PROJECT IS ACTUALLY A VERY GOOD THING FOR THE RESIDENTS OF SOUTHLAKE TO HAVE. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING FORWARD THIS EVENING. PUBLIC HEARING REMAINS OPEN. ANYONE ELSE WHO'D LIKE TO COME UP AND COMMENT. HELLO. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DOCTOR ADNAN MUSHTAQ. I'M A RESIDENT OF 408 STOCKTON DRIVE IN SOUTHLAKE. I LIVED THERE WITH MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN. I'M AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST AND I HAVE BEEN PRACTICING FOR ABOUT 18 YEARS. I INTEND TO LEASE A PART OF THE OFFICE TO OPEN MY PRACTICE AS AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE OFFICE. I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY. AS WE ALL HAVE SEEN DURING THE PANDEMIC, YOU KNOW, WHAT DEVASTATING EFFECTS IT HAD ON ALL OVER THE US. AND THEN IF WE HAVE A INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, AN OFFICE WHICH EXISTS THERE, IT CAN HELP THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND I THINK IT COULD BE VERY MUCH HELPFUL. AND AS DOCTOR OSCAR SAID, THE TIMING WOULD BE 8:00 TO 4:00. IT'S NOT GOING TO INTERFERE WITH MUCH OF THE OTHER THINGS. SO IN MY PERSONAL OPINION, I THINK IT COULD BE A VERY, VERY HELPFUL THING. ESPECIALLY BRINGING SOME RARE SPECIALTIES TO THE OFFICE WOULD BE HELPFUL TO OUR OWN COMMUNITY. AND I'M ALSO A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PUBLIC HEARING DOES REMAIN OPEN FOR ANYONE ELSE WHO'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND COMMENT. HELLO, MY NAME IS MOHAMMED AKHTER. I'M A RESIDENT OF SOUTHLAKE FOR 28 YEARS. RAISED THREE KIDS IN THIS GREAT CITY. I RESPECT ALL THE OPPOSITIONS, BUT WE CAN USE THIS AS. I'M GOOD. I'M ALMOST AT SENIOR CITIZEN. WE CAN USE THIS FACILITY FOR OUR, YOU KNOW, CLOSE ENOUGH TO GO THERE. SO I AM FAVOR TO THIS PROJECT. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. I THINK WE HAD ANOTHER NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AS WELL, PLEASE. I'M HERE. ALL RIGHT, WE GOT YOU. [LAUGHTER]. HOPEFULLY YOU GRAB THE MICROPHONE AND WE'LL HEAR YOU TOO. SO THAT'LL BE GREAT. YEAH. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, SIR. OKAY. MY NAME IS STEVE BURKENBILE, AND MY WIFE ALREADY SPOKE UP HERE. I REALLY WASN'T PLANNING ON SPEAKING TODAY, BUT I'M A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, AND I'VE SEEN A LOT OF SITE PLANS FOR THE LAST 40 YEARS, AND THIS IS NOT A VERY GOOD SITE PLAN. AND I'M REALLY KIND OF SURPRISED SOMEBODY WOULD SUBMIT THIS FOR THE FOR THE APPROVAL. BUT THEY GO ON TO MY POINT IS THAT ALL THESE DOCTORS AND PEOPLE ARE GETTING UP HERE AND SAYING HOW THEY WANT THIS FACILITY, BUT THERE'S ALL KINDS OF MEDICAL ZONED AREAS IN SOUTHLAKE ACROSS FROM SOUTHLAKE TOWN CENTER. ALL THAT STUFF BACK OVER THERE, IT'S ALL OFFICE MEDICAL, ALL THIS STUFF ON THE OTHER SIDE OF CAROLL. THAT'S ALL OFFICE MEDICAL. WE HAVE A HOSPITAL, METHODIST HOSPITAL. WE HAVE BAYLOR HOSPITAL. WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF MEDICAL DISTRICTS. I DON'T THINK THERE IS A NEED FOR THIS TO BE AN OFFICE MEDICAL BUILDING. SECOND OF ALL, ALL THE PARKING THAT'S GOING FACING IS FACING MY BACKYARD. SO NO TELLING. I MEAN, IF THEY PUT LANDSCAPE OR WHATEVER, BUT IF THEY DON'T TAKE CARE OF IT, IT DOESN'T GROW AND THRIVE. IN WHICH A LOT OF TIMES IT DOESN'T. IN ALL THESE OFFICE BUILDINGS, YOU KNOW, ALL THOSE HEADLIGHTS ARE GOING TO BE IN OUR BACKYARD 24/7. AND THEN AGAIN, THERE'S THE SECURITY ISSUES OF PEOPLE COMING IN THERE. AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT WHOLE BACK END OF IT. THAT'S NOTHING BUT A POND. IT'S GOING TO BE A PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO CONGREGATE AND DO THINGS THAT ARE NOT GOOD. ANYWAY, I STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS AND THAT. I HOPE IT DOESN'T PASS. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT. PUBLIC HEARING DOES REMAIN OPEN FOR ANYONE ELSE. YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. THANK YOU, [01:30:03] CHAIRMAN AND COMMITTEE. SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. I MY. NAME AND ADDRESS REAL QUICK, SORRY. I'M SORRY SIR? NAME, NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. OH, MO ALI, I LIVE OFF OF 812 JAMESTOWN IN SOUTHLAKE. MOVED HERE TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO AFTER ACTUALLY A NATIONWIDE SEARCH OF WHERE WE WANTED TO LIVE AS A FAMILY. AND YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB AND ON SO MANY DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS. AND SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO LIVING HERE THOROUGHLY, YOU KNOW, RECOGNIZED WHY THE CITY LOOKS THE WAY IT DOES. I HAVE NOTICED A LITTLE BIT OF A RESIDENTIAL CONCENTRATION IN CERTAIN PARTS. AND AS IT TURNS OUT, FOR ME, MOST OF MY MOST OF MY APPOINTMENTS ARE OUTSIDE OF SOUTHLAKE. I'M SURE I COULD PROBABLY OPTIMIZE THAT, BUT I THINK THE WAY I LOOK AT IT IS IF I LOOK AT IT AS MY FUTURE HOME, I THINK MEDICAL COMPLEXES ACTUALLY IMPROVE OUR PROPERTY VALUE. AND ITS PROPERTY VALUE IS A BIG CONCERN FOR ME. BUT I WOULD EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THIS ONE. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PUBLIC HEARING REMAINS OPEN. FOR ANYONE LEFT IN THE GALLERY WHO HASN'T COME FORWARD. GOING ONCE, TWICE. ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. BUT NO, THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR COMING FORWARD, COMING OUT THIS EVENING. THANK YOU FOR MAKING IT AN ORDERLY DISCUSSION. HOWEVER YOU FEEL ABOUT THE PROPOSAL. SO APPRECIATE THAT. I GUESS I SCRIBBLED DOWN SOME NOTES HERE. YOU KNOW, I GUESS WE COULD MAYBE BRING THE APPLICANT BACK UP, BUT MAYBE I THOUGHT WE'D MAYBE DISCUSS FIRST. LET'S DISCUSS. LET'S DISCUSS IT FIRST ON THE DAIS, IF THAT'S OKAY. JUST A QUICK. I NEED TO GIVE SOME SORT OF AN EXPLANATION TO MOST OF THE CONCERNS THAT PEOPLE HAVE AND SOME OF THE CONCERNS ON THE DESIGN AND DRAWING THAT PEOPLE HAVE SUGGESTED. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN ADDRESS THAT. AND THE REASON FOR THIS MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT ALSO, I HAVEN'T SHARED THAT WITH YOU YET. I WANT TO SHARE THAT TOO ALSO. OKAY, SO IF YOU GIVE ME A FEW MINUTES, I WILL. WE'VE HAD THE APPLICANT PRESENTATION ALREADY, SO LET'S LET US KIND OF DO THE DISCUSSION UP HERE AND THEN WE'LL CIRCLE BACK SO. ANYONE WANT TO KICK IT OFF? I GUESS SO THINGS THAT HIT THE MICROPHONE. YEAH. THE THINGS THAT COULD BE ADDRESSED ARE THE STYLE OF THE ARCHITECTURE AND THEREFORE THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING. MOVING THE DUMPSTERS SO THAT THEY'RE AWAY FROM THE RESIDENTIAL. A FENCE ALONG THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LINE THAT WOULD BE CONSISTENT IN DESIGN THAT WOULD BE APPROVED BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO THAT WOULD BE A CONSISTENT LOOK. LIGHTING THAT'S LIMITED TO 12 FOOT IN HEIGHT AND DOWNCAST WITH CUT OFF LIGHTS, WHICH WOULD LIMIT ANY LIGHTING FROM GETTING PAST THE PARKING LOT EDGE. AND THEN THE TIME OF OPERATIONS LIMITED FROM EIGHT UNTIL 5:00. AND I THINK IF YOU DID ALL THOSE KIND OF THINGS, YOU WOULD HAVE MORE RESIDENTIAL QUALITY ARCHITECTURE THAT WOULD NOT BE IMPOSING UPON THE HOMES, BUT WOULD BE MORE OF A TRANSITIONAL TYPE OF PROJECT. THAT'S JUST MY. YEAH. YEAH. I MEAN, I GUESS WHAT I WAS YEAH. AND THAT'S A GOOD START BECAUSE I HIT ON SOME OF THE THINGS I WAS GOING TO SAY. I MEAN, THE GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYBODY UP HERE IS, YOU KNOW, THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING HAS BEEN HERE A LONG TIME. YOU KNOW, HE DOESN'T LET US COME UP HERE AND WING IT. WE HAVE A WE HAVE A PLAN HERE. IT'S CALLED A LAND USE PLAN THAT THE RESIDENTS ALL COME UP WITH YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR. AND SO THAT'S OUR GUIDELINE. THAT'S WHAT WE LOOK AT. THERE'S A LOT OF IDEAS AND COMMENTS THAT WERE SHARED THIS EVENING, WHICH ARE ALL GREAT. WHAT WE'RE HERE TO RULE ON THIS EVENING, YOU KNOW, TO THE COMMISSIONER'S POINT IS WHAT'S BEING REQUESTED RELATIVE TO THE LAND USE PLAN, WHICH THIS IS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. HOWEVER, IT COULD BE CONSIDERED NOT SHALL BE OR HAS TO BE. BUT CAN BE CONSIDERED IF CERTAIN CRITERIA ARE WHAT THE COMMISSION OR CITY COUNCIL FEELS IS APPROPRIATE. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE HITTING ON A NUMBER OF THOSE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER. THE INGRESS-EGRESS, WHICH DOES NOT MATCH WHAT THE SITE RECOMMENDATION IS. HEIGHT, WHICH DOESN'T. SCALE AND DENSITY IS A LITTLE SUBJECTIVE, BUT I MEAN, I THINK, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE HEARING KIND OF FROM ADJACENT NEIGHBORS IS YOU KNOW, THE DENSITY FEELS ON THE HEAVIER SIDE IN TERMS OF THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING AND WHERE THE PARKING'S SITUATED. YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME AREAS WHERE IT FELT LIKE IT DID TRY TO MEET THE SITE-SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT SOME THAT DIDN'T. I THOUGHT THE ARCHITECTURAL STYLE WAS A GREAT COMMENT AS WELL. I MEAN, THINGS LIKE FENCING AND LANDSCAPE SHIELDING WOULD NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. YOU KNOW, I'M ASSUMING IT WILL FOLLOW THE CITY'S LIGHTING ORDINANCE. [01:35:01] THE HOURS IS A GOOD COMMENT AS WELL. DUMPSTER LOCATION WAS A GREAT COMMENT. I MEAN, I CAN ONLY SAY THAT AS PRESENTED THIS EVENING, WHICH IS ALL I HAVE. I COULD NOT BE IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED THIS EVENING. YOU KNOW, IT'S UP TO THE APPLICANT. IF THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE FOR US TO REQUEST A VOTE, WE CAN AND WE CAN LET OTHER COMMISSIONERS WEIGH IN OR THE APPLICANT COULD TABLE THE ITEM, WORK ON IT. DEFINITELY TRY TO ENGAGE WITH THE NEIGHBORS TO SEE IF THERE ARE MITIGANTS POSSIBLE TO MAKE THE APPLICATION A LITTLE BIT MORE FAVORABLE TO THEM. I COULD JUST ONLY SAY SITTING HERE AT THIS MOMENT TONIGHT WITH WHAT'S IN FRONT OF ME TO CONSIDER. I CAN'T SUPPORT IT RELATIVE TO THE SITE-SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE CALLED OUT ON THIS LAND USE PLAN, BUT I'LL LET OTHER COMMISSIONERS WEIGH IN AS WELL, JUST TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY SENTIMENT EITHER WAY OR COMMISSIONER CUNNINGHAM, IF YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT OR OTHER COMMISSIONERS. NO I AGREE. I MEAN, AS IT'S SUBMITTED, I WOULDN'T BE UP FOR APPROVAL EITHER. I MEAN, WITH ALL OF THE STIPULATIONS THAT I MENTIONED THAT THEY COULD WORK ON IT, WOULD IT WOULD GET MORE FAVORABLE FROM US, FROM MYSELF. OKAY. OTHER COMMISSIONERS WANT TO? I AGREE WITH MOST OF COMMISSIONER CUNNINGHAM'S RECOMMENDATIONS. I DO SEE THAT IT IS CONDUCIVE TO A DEVELOPMENT SUCH AS A MEDICAL SITE, BUT HAVE ISSUES WITH THE DESIGN AND THE HEIGHT. BUT ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THIS PROPERTY IS. THERE ARE SIX LANES AND IT'S DIVIDED. SO THAT IS NOT USUALLY WHAT IS SURROUNDING A NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. AND SO THAT'S WHY I SEE THAT IT'S TRANSITIONED OVER TO THAT TYPE OF USE, BUT NOT AS IT'S BEEN PRESENTED SPECIFICALLY TO THE SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN. YEAH WE MIGHT HAVE ADDRESSED THIS, BUT ON THE SETBACK, IS THAT GOING TO BE AN ISSUE THERE? BECAUSE LIKE THE I KNOW WHAT THE SPEED LIMIT IS RIGHT THERE. BUT I ALSO KNOW WHAT THE RATE OF SPEED COMING DOWN THAT HILL CAN BE. SO IS THAT GOING TO CAUSE AN ISSUE? IT'S GREAT THAT THEY'RE KEEPING THIS GREEN SPACE BACK HERE, BUT IF IT'S GOING TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE PROPERTY BEING TOO CLOSE. I THINK THEY'RE HONORING THE SETBACK. IS THAT CORRECT, DENNIS? OR. I COULDN'T HEAR EVERYTHING. COMMISSIONER DRISCOLL STATED THE 30-FOOT SETBACK THAT IS ORDINANCE. IS THAT CORRECT? IS THAT IS THAT THE QUESTION? I GUESS, YES, THAT'S THE QUESTION. FROM 1938? YES. THAT IS THE BASE REGULATION FOR AN OFFICE DISTRICT ZONING. HOWEVER, FOR FM FRONTED ROADWAYS, THE NUMBERED ROADWAYS THROUGH SOUTHLAKE, THE STANDARD IS A 50-FOOT SET BACK FROM THE ROADWAY. OKAY. SO THEY ARE REQUESTING A REDUCTION FROM THE STANDARD ADJACENT TO. IT MAKES IT MORE DENSE. SO THAT'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF YOU KNOW AND IT'S A LITTLE SUBJECTIVE BUT IT BUT IT, YOU KNOW, BEING ON THE DENSER SIDE RELATIVE TO AN SB1 VERSUS WHAT THE STRAIGHT ORDINANCE WOULD ALLOW, WHICH I THINK, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, A LOT OF COMMENTS ARE BROUGHT UP ABOUT MEDICAL USES. AND I THINK GENERALLY WE'RE ALL SUPPORTIVE OF MEDICAL USES HERE IN SOUTHLAKE. BUT THE SPECIFIC QUESTION TO THIS BODY IS IF THIS SITE, RELATIVE TO THE LAND USE PLAN, SUPPORTS WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED. THAT'S THE SPECIFIC QUESTION THIS EVENING. SO THAT'S THE ONE THAT I THINK GENERALLY WE'RE STRUGGLING WITH. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING COMMISSIONER DRISCOLL, YOU WANTED TO ADD IN TERMS OF JUST SENTIMENT ON THE. OKAY SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE APPLICANT BACK UP AND NOT NECESSARILY TO I MEAN, WHAT'S BEEN PRESENTED HAS BEEN PRESENTED. SO NOT NECESSARILY TO RELITIGATE ANYTHING, BUT JUST REALLY ASK IF YOU'D LIKE FOR US TO TAKE A VOTE THIS EVENING. WE CAN. AND THAT RECOMMENDATION, WHATEVER IT IS WE GET PASSED ALONG THE CITY COUNCIL, OR IF THE APPLICANTS REQUEST, WE COULD TABLE IT UP AND YOU COULD WORK ON THE KIND OF GROCERY LIST OF ITEMS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AND ENGAGE WITH THE NEIGHBORS. YOU'VE GOT TO ENGAGE WITH THE NEIGHBORS SO. CAN I ASK A QUESTION TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE FEEDBACK? SURE. WE ARE REQUIRED AN EIGHT-FOOT SCREENING. IT'S JUST THE TYPE OF SCREENING COULD BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. IS THERE A PREFERENCE WITH THAT? WHETHER THAT BE SCREEN. IT'S VERY PREFERABLE THAT THAT HAPPENS BEFORE THIS STEP OF THE PROCESS AND NOT RIGHT HERE. SO WHICH IS NOT WHAT HAPPENED. SO MR. CHAIRMAN, THE SECOND OPTION IS THAT WE WILL TABLE IT TO GO OUT? PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO SET IT, DATE CERTAIN, AND IF THEY'RE READY TO COME FORWARD DO SO. [01:40:04] IF THEY ARE NOT, THEY STILL HAVE THE OPTION TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL TIME WELL, GIVEN OUR MARCH 19TH MEETING WAS CANCELED. SO WE CAN ALL GO SPRING BREAK AND GO TO THE BEACH LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER. APPLICANT'S REQUEST. OKAY. APRIL 9TH WOULD BE FINE. OKAY. OKAY. ALL GOOD. AND I JUST WANT TO ADD A COUPLE OF THINGS. THE REASON FOR THIS MEDICAL OFFICE IS. AND IT'S MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. I'VE BEEN ON THAT PROPERTY FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS. THE OTHER THING THAT HAPPENED ON THAT ROAD, RANDOL MILL, PRIOR TO HAVING 114 DEVELOPED, THERE WAS NOT SO MUCH OF TRAFFIC. SO SOMEBODY ASKED ABOUT VPD. THE VPD ON RANDOL MILL IS ALMOST 15,486 VEHICLES PER DAY AT THE MOMENT. WE HAD PROBABLY 3000 WHEN THE HIGHWAY WAS NOT THERE. ONCE I CLOSE MY DOOR THERE IS NO NOISE WHILE THE TRAFFIC IS 24/7 WITH BOBCATS, EXCAVATION TRUCKS, SEMIS AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES THROUGH THAT DOOR. SO THE IDEA OF NOISE IS ALSO, WE MAY BETTER NEED BETTER INSULATION ON THE DOORS. THAT'S ONE. AND AGAIN, WE'RE NOT HERE TO RELITIGATE IT. PLEASE. SO THE OTHER THING IS ON THE THIS MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT, THE MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT, WE CONSIDERED THAT RANDOL MILL GOING ALL THE WAY TO 114 NORTH AND SOUTH AS A MEDICAL DESERT, WHICH MEANS WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY BASIC SERVICES IN THE AREA. WE HAD A FOOD RESTAURANT SHORTAGE IN THAT AREA. WE WENT THROUGH SHUCK ME, AND SHUCK ME IS OVERFLOWING EVERY DAY, AND IT'S A GOOD BUSINESS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND ALSO FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE AREA. WE WERE JUST THERE TWO DAYS AGO TO HAVE OUR SUPPER. SO JUST TO MAKE IT SHORTER AND SO OUR IDEA IS NOT TO GO OUT THERE AND DO A GANGBUSTER PROPERTY WITH 30FT HIGH. I APPRECIATE DAVID'S COMMENT ON IT, THAT THE HEIGHT IS WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON THAT BECAUSE IT HAS CHANGED FROM RETAIL TO OFFICE. THE SCREENING IS PART OF THE CONCEPT. IT'S IN THERE. THE. AGAIN, WORK WITH THE RESIDENTS ON THE SCREENING. YEAH. AND THE RESIDENTS WE WILL ACTUALLY HAVE A TIME MEETING SET UP, AND WE CAN ACTUALLY TAKE THE BALL AND GO FROM THERE. I WILL PROBABLY REQUEST A CONTACT FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I'VE TALKED TO ONE GENTLEMAN IN PARTICULAR. IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO BE A PART AND HAVE THIS MEETING ORGANIZED, THEN I CAN GO BACK AND HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. I LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY LIVES IN A VERY QUIET AND PEACEFUL ATMOSPHERE. I THANK YOU FOR ALL FOR YOUR TIME. AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY'S COMMENTS. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I GUESS YEAH, I MEAN, I'LL JUST ADD I MEAN OBVIOUSLY TRAFFIC HAS PICKED UP MEANINGFULLY. THE ROAD WAS WIDENED. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE DIRECTOR SAID, THAT WAS THE REASON THAT THE SITE SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATION WAS ADDED WAS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THAT HAS HAPPENED. HOWEVER, IT'S NOT A BLANK CHECK. YOU KNOW, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. AND SO I WOULD I WOULD DEFINITELY TAKE A LOOK AT THE DENSITY OF THE PROPERTY AS WELL, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S AN OVERARCHING ISSUE. SO THE. WOULD WE TAKE THEM BOTH? WE. I THINK WE CAN TAKE THEM BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. RIGHT DENNIS? YES. IF YOU'RE TABLING BOTH ITEMS, YOU CAN CALL FOR ONE ACTION TO TABLE THEM TO APRIL 9TH. YEAH. SO WHAT YOU CAN DO IS ON BOTH ITEMS 9 AND 10 TABLE THOSE TO APRIL 9TH. AND SPECIFICALLY AT THE REQUEST OF THE APPLICANT. MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT WE AT THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST THAT WE TABLE CP26-0004 AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE CONSOLIDATED FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AND ZA25-0072 ZONING CHANGE AND SITE PLAN FOR 360 DEVELOPMENT BE TABLED UNTIL THE APRIL 9TH, 2026 MEETING BASED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE APPLICANT. PERFECT. I THINK WE'VE GOT A GOOD MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT. GO TO VOTE, PLEASE. SO WHAT THIS WILL MEAN FOR RESIDENTS IS, AT A MINIMUM PASSES 4-0. THIS WILL BE TABLED UNTIL AT LEAST OUR APRIL 9TH MEETING. [01:45:03] COULD BE TABLED AFTER THAT. SO I GUESS I'D STAY TUNED. AND I'D ALSO PROBABLY TELL THE APPLICANT GIVEN IF THIS GETS A RECOMMENDATION FROM THIS BODY ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, IT WOULD GO TO CITY COUNCIL. I WOULD PROBABLY REACH OUT TO CITY COUNCIL STARTING NOW JUST TO SEE THEIR TEMPERATURE ON THIS AS WELL. JUST GOOD USE OF YOUR TIME PROBABLY. SO BECAUSE AGAIN, THERE'S NO GUARANTEES THAT WHATEVER YOU BRING BACK IS CHECKS THE BOX OR NOT. SO WE'LL SEE. SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR COMING OUT. IF YOU WANT TO STICK AROUND, WE'VE GOT A SIGN BOARD MEETING COMING UP. [LAUGHTER] WHICH I'M SURE NONE OF YOU DO, BUT THAT DOES IT FOR OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING. AND NOW. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.